01x05 - Episode 5

[bunniefuu]

This is one of the highlights
from the Noh play, Dojoji.

It's called Ranbyoshi.

Just by breathing,
the Shite actor harmonizes with the drum.

Wait, wait...

Wait, wait, and wait even more...

Then, he makes this small movement.

Believe it or not,
this continues for 30 minutes.

It's as long as
two morning TV drama episodes.

"There's no commercial break today."

No. This is all we can show.
We don't have time.

Jugemu is playing the lead role.

He received gut-wrenching news
a few days ago.

I swear to you.

You're my biological son.

Please forgive us, Jugemu.

We're sorry.

I understand.

And this is the biggest highlight
of this piece.

It's called Kaneiri.

The Shite actor goes under the bell.

The bell handler lets go of the rope
at the right time.

- Jui-chan.
- Yes!

If I don't do it right,
Jugemu will get hurt.

This piece's success
is in the bell handler's hand.

I'm playing that role today.

Not yet.

Not yet.

Here we go!

Then, a monk comes out
and blesses the bell.

When I pull the bell up,

the girl who turned into a large snake
will go into a rage. That's the plot.

Whatcha looking at, man?!

Jugemu!

Wanna go?
Whatcha sayin' your prayer for, huh?

Where do you think you're going?

Jugemu...

This isn't good.

Yesterday's show was a great success.

The girl who turns into a snake spits fire

and burns in her own flames.

Then she jumps into a river.

It's a very sad ending.
Jugemu did a great job.

He earned the applause.

Bravo!

Amazing!

Congratulations, Jugemu.
The timing was perfect.

Don't touch me.

Thanks for the food.

Thanks for the food.

Jugemu entered his rebellious phase
very late, at age 40.

And...

At the same time,
my nephew Daisu is rebelling too.

Daisu, Jugemu...

Sit up straight.

Unfortunately, they were lumped
in the same category.

- What is it?
- Nothing.

He looks just like him.

I saw something I wasn't supposed to see.

Super Zeami Machine
is actually Juichi Miyama.

Am I right?

If so, everything makes sense.

Juju and I visited the filming locations
of Beautiful Life.

Are you okay, Sakura?

A man in red suddenly appeared.

He carried me like a deer or a wild boar
that he just caught.

He put me on his shoulder.

Is he a hunter or a bandit?

No, he's Super Zeami Machine!

- What's the matter?
- Nothing.

You're so cute, Sakura!

Your cuteness is almost a crime.

You're guilty!

My guess was wrong.
Sakura didn't just steal old men's money.

Her sense of money is a little off.

She tends to send
the wrong message to men.

She's likely to be sued.
I don't dislike it.

I have a huge crush on her.

What?

That's my egg.

Oh, sorry!

No thanks. I like ketchup on my egg.

Can I have more rice?

What?

Nothing.

Come on.

How many refills do you want at my home?

Zeami, will you carry me
like a bandit again?

You're too cute, Sakura. It's a crime.

Ketchup on eggs? Are you six?

I'm a Tokyo-born hip-hop artist!

That's the angel's heavenly coat.

My family is really out of gear.

- Hey, Dad.
- What?

Why don't we go on a family vacation?

Thanks for the food.

This is the story of my family.

A family vacation?

To get right to the point...

It's 100 percent possible.

Really?

It may surprise you but I'm actually
a certified travel helper, too.

Travel helper?

I can help you with travel arrangements.

I can also help you with meals
and baths upon request.

I'll keep a good distance,
not to disturb your family time.

Oh.

Hold on.

Mr. Suehiro, you thought
we were inviting you to come with us?

I won't disturb you.

Mr. Miyama wants to plan
a private family vacation.

- Is that right? To where?
- Somewhere within Japan.

- Is that right?
- I wanted to go to Hawaii, but...

Hawaii? Why?

Is this you, Juichi? You're too cute!

Juju looks so young.

This was our only family vacation.

This is actually our only family photo.

We have some nice ones in Noh masks, but...

Did your mom go?

No, I think she was in the hospital.

She passed away the following year.

I see.

Is this Jugemu?

Yeah, he came for some reason.

Come to think of it,
maybe Dad wanted to bring him.

You guys are brothers.

We look happy, don't we?

But I don't remember anything
about this trip.

I was really rebellious around this time.

I probably didn't have a lot of fun.

I've been looking at this photo
for 25 years.

This photo was the Miyama family's
prime in my opinion.

Then, I think you should go.

What?

There definitely is a risk.

People often regret
dragging seniors out afterwards.

At the same time,
people often regret not taking them out.

That's right! If we'd regret it anyway,

we should do
something fun with him, right?

I can help you have
the best family vacation ever.

You're trying to
invite yourself again, aren't you?

Suehiro agreed to support us, but...

The main person was too busy
dealing with other things.

Daisu, we can't ever skip out
on our performance for any reason.

It's unthinkable for Noh actors.

- Yeah, then kick me out.
- Daisu!

There's other stuff I'd rather do.

His team won an online dance contest.

He's my son after all, you know?

I can't even spend time
with my new girlfriend.

She looks like Fuwa-chan.
But I mean Mansaku Fuwa.

That one?

If you hate Noh that much,
go ahead and quit.

Really?

Instead, go to college
and become a government employee.

You have to support us.
Take us to our grave.

Give me break! I have my own life!

Taking care of your parents
is part of your life!

What?

You make no sense!

The hell...

Daisu?

Daisu!

What's wrong, Daisu?

My comment about Fuwa-chan
was too much. Sorry.

She doesn't look like him that much.

MANSAKU FUWA

Dad, why did you marry her?

You mean your mom?

Why? I forgot.

Grandpa might be
a living national treasure, but...

To me, he's just a difficult old man.

This house is occupied
by an old man and a devilish hag.

Don't be like that.

If we didn't get married,
you would have never been born.

Was it too sexual? Oh, no.

Was it too dirty? No?

You say nice things sometimes, Dad.

I do? When?

You're not aware of it?

I don't fit in with this family, do I?

Don't worry about it.

I don't fit in either.

You were aware of that, huh?

I said terrible things to him again.

I said, "Taking care of your
parents is part of life."

I sounded like
our life wasn't perfect because of Dad.

Well, taking care of your parents
is part of life for sure.

It can't be avoided. Thanks.

Do you remember?

Not at all. I was like seven years old.

Mom went.

You're kidding!

Of course, she did.

But she wasn't feeling well,
so she mostly stayed in the hotel.

Is that why she wasn't in the photo?

She wasn't in that photo
because she took the photo.

She felt better on the last day.

We all went outside and wanted
to take photos.

But she said she didn't want to be in it

because she looked ill
and didn't get a tan like us.

Are you really okay?

No wonder we were all smiling so happily.

What?

Mom took this photo.
She went to Hawaii with us.

Yeah.

What? You guys all remember?

You thought she didn't go?

What do you call it?
It's like memory selecting?

Selective memory?

That's it. You altered your memories
for your convenience.

Juichi, why would I leave your mom home?

You're such an idiot.

Can we take a better family photo?

The bar is set pretty high.

Juichi, we can't go on a vacation.

Why not?

We don't have money.
Dad's health is a concern.

And...

VACATION SAVINGS

Here's the money.

How'd you get this money?

- I put my whole heart into it.
- That doesn't explain anything.

I'm the oldest son.

You're going to chip in, too, right?
Hawaii might be a stretch, though.

But we should be able to go
to a hot spring resort for a few days.

Does Dad really want to go
in the first place?

I wouldn't mind going
to Spa Resort Hawaiians.

Hawaiians?

I guess that means he wants to go.

Okay.

I just have to convince Jugemu.

He's still not talking to anyone?

He's practicing as usual.

Well, he's practicing more intensely
and aggressively.

Because of that, our neighbors
complained for the first time.

MIYAMA

Jugemu, I need to talk to you.

Can you turn down the death metal?

Thank you for turning
your death metal off.

I'm planning a family vacation.

It might be Dad's last trip.

I'm not part of this family,
so I'll be staying back, right?

Jugemu.

My life has always been like that.

When you had your eel on rice,
I had a simple eel rice bowl.

When you had Blu-rays,
I had DVDs because I was adopted.

That's my status in this family.

You're wrong!

You're part of our family.

Don't act so inferior.

That's my personality.
I can't change at this point.

I've been inferior ever since
you left 25 years ago.

Don't say things like that.

When you wore long-sleeve shirts,
I wore short-sleeve shirts.

Cut it out already!

Come here!

Shut up and come with me!

What's going on? Huh?

Stop whining already!

Wait, Zeami!

Come here! Stop whining!

What's going on, Kotobuki? What happened?

Sir, I'm borrowing the ring.

Come here.

Hey, you can't do that to an amateur!

- It's just two brothers fighting.
- We're not brothers!

Mr. Choshu, please stop him!

These cards haven't been shuffled!

I'm not going to hurt you.
Punch me as hard as you can.

You've never punched anyone before?
It hurts, right?

It's going to hurt more.
What are you going to do?

I can take whatever you got.

You want to throw me against the ropes
and do a lariat?

Or...

"Zeami?"

Hold on. Someone called me Zeami earlier.

- Zeami!
- Sakura!

Oh, I sounded too friendly.
When did she notice?

Zeami, watch your back!

Why? Why are you calling me Zeami?

Excuse me, Miss. This area is off-limits.

He's Super Zeami Machine, right?

What?

Of course not.

He's a retired wrestler,
called Blizzard Kotobuki.

He's weak, see?

Give me a break!

He's pretty good.
How long have you been doing this?

Hey, if you're feeling better,
get out of the ring.

This won't make me feel better at all!

I've been waiting for you, Jui-chan!

Mai is a doting stage mom.

Yosuke isn't talented at all.

I always thought
I couldn't take over the troupe

because I wasn't his biological son.

In reality, I could have been
the successor a long time ago!

Damn it.

Why didn't you tell me the truth,
dirty old man?

Stop him! Kotobuki will get hurt.

If you hadn't left,
he wouldn't have adopted me.

I could have lived
a totally different life!

I can't stop myself!

I've decided.

I'll be the 28th family head.

I won't back down about this.

Jui-chan, if you want to
become the family head,

beat me in Noh, not pro-wrestling!

Thank you, sir.

Thanks, guys. I'm fine. Thanks.

Why didn't you fight back?

Because you're Super Zeami Machine?

If I was, what would you do?

I'm not, though.

I like you.

I like you.

What? What does she mean?

Wait.

She likes me? What does she mean?

Does she like Zeami Machine?
Or, does she like me?

Which?

How and when did she find out?

He looks cool.

That day?

Or...

No, she was unconscious that night.

Then how?

I used to be a wrestler.

- Do you know Su...?
- No!

It was pretty obvious, wasn't it?

Sooner or later...

Are you listening?
Is a seven-person minivan okay?

What?

The minivan...

With a ramp or a lift?

The prices are about the same
for three days.

Dad, Juichi, Yosuke, Jugemu, Sakura,
and me... That's only six.

There's room for one more.

- What about Daisu and Hideo?
- Oh, them?

Let's not take them. It'll be too much.

- I was planning to take them.
- That'll make eight of us.

Maybe I shouldn't go.

You have to come, Sakura. Right, Dad?

What, Yosuke?
Why are you calling her so casually?

- Don't call her that.
- Did I?

You sure did. Idiot.

I want to try
the world's biggest open-air bath.

We'll have a room with bath.

What about the food?
They serve too much meat.

That's bad. He has to watch his sugar
and carb intake.

- Just don't eat it all.
- I can finish this easily!

Let's ask them if they can change it
to a senior meal.

Look! This natural stone bath
is accessible for you.

We'll have a room with bath.

Isn't a big bath good for him? Right?

This is too boring.

- Juichi!
- Me?

It was definitely your fault!

Wait, Dad!

You said you wanted to go.

I never said that.

It was on your bucket list.

I did but,

I crossed it out.

And you found it somehow.

And you got too carried away
without asking how I felt.

Why did you cross it out?

Because it won't be fun even if we go.

I can't eat the same food
as everyone else.

I can't use big baths.

It's obvious you guys
will treat me like a sick grandpa.

Fine!

I won't treat you like a sick grandpa.

Food and bath...
I'll let you do whatever you want.

Enjoy it. Stop whining, okay?

Yes! I get to go to Hawaiians!

- Hawaiians!
- Good for you!

I can't say no to that.

- Have fun, okay?
- Yeah!

I had to start fresh since
I gave Hideo's old things to a friend.

Sorry, I didn't bring a gift.

I'll bring something next time.

By the way, did you
make up your mind about custody?

Well...

I want to have custody.

I see. I get that.

Well, it's all up to Hideo, but...

If he wants to continue Noh...

- I was impressed.
- Right?

He's talented.
My dad is praising him like crazy.

If he wants to become a Noh actor,
he should stay with the Miyama family.

I agree that it might be
the best for him, but...

Hayakawa is...

He was inspired by
Hideo's Noh performance.

What?

- I decided.
- What?

I'll become Hideo's dad.

Okay.

- Can I, Yuka?
- Well, I'm not sure.

- Can I?
- Put your mask back on.

He wants to love his stepson
unconditionally as his own.

The setting makes him emotional,
apparently.

Emotional?
Is that how he decides on things?

Raising only your biological child
makes me look like an egoist.

He was here?

- Sorry.
- Sorry, too.

That's right.

You never said he wasn't home.

I should get going.

So, what'll happen
if both sides ask for custody?

We have to come up with a settlement.

Sorry about that.

Do you have a lawyer?

You're lucky I'm a lawyer.

Thanks.

You're asking for
a change of parental authority?

I'll give you a discount.

Are you aware that in Japan,

mothers are granted custody


- What? 90 percent?
- You didn't know, huh?

Fathers have the disadvantage,
but I'll help you as much as I can.

Here's some information for you.

Well... Are you going to be okay?

You don't have time
for a family vacation, do you?

We're going. We're definitely going!

Hey, don't tell anyone.

I'm going to officially confess my love
during our vacation.

What? Confess? To whom?

Sakura, obviously!

I like you.

This happens to lawyers a lot.

We often get "suspicious"
and "love" mixed up in our heads.

I like you.

Okay, now that you know,
how should I tell Dad?

- Hold on, Yosuke.
- What?

I like you.

Well, this family vacation...

I like you.

I like family vacations, well...

You shouldn't bring
your love affairs into this.

I'll be totally fine.
I think it's rather convenient.

My family will be there. It's perfect.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Look! Sakura is quite the artist.

We're preparing our itinerary.

Nice.

I overstayed. I should get going.

Thanks.

See you tomorrow. Bye.

About what I said the other day...

Yes?

You don't have to tell me
what you think right away.

Do I have to tell her what I think?

Are you okay?
You're making an Ayakashi face.

Ayakashi is a Noh mask that you wear
when a character dies in pain.

Did I look like this?

That's the angel's

heavenly coat.

Settle down, Juichi.

And think.

If I have to give her an answer,

I'll be admitting
that I'm Super Zeami Machine.

I like you.

No, I can't.

I can't respond to her affection.

I'll be betraying both pro-wrestling fans
and the Japanese Noh association.

But...

Sakura, obviously!

It's obviously Sakura? I had no idea.

Let's organize my thoughts.

Yosuke likes Sakura.

Dad likes Sakura.

Sakura likes me.

I love pro-wrestling.

No! This is bad!

I chanted what's on my mind.

This is too much for me.

I don't even want to
go on vacation at all right now.

If I can convince Sakura
that I'm not Zeami Machine...

Sakura's...

I like you.

...will die.

Well, I have to convince her.

But how?

Hello Juichi, I just took a bath.

What's wrong?

What are you doing?

Juichi? What is it?

It just turned green. We have to hurry.

Look! Is that...? Could it be?

That's him! Zeami!

What's Osada doing?

I'm home.

I'm back.

See? Your blood pressure is elevated.

- What's going on?
- He can't go on a vacation.

His blood sugar level is less than ideal.

Cerebrovascular dementia
can be really tricky.

When your diabetes worsens,
your dementia progresses, too.

I still want to see you perform again.

Why don't you postpone the trip?

I'm getting tired.

Can I go lie down?

Don't take it so seriously.

It's a seesaw struggle.
You'll swing from joy to sorrow.

Taking care of a family member
with dementia is like that.

Let's give up on the trip.

No...

We're going.

His primary doctor is against it.

It doesn't matter whether
I agree with that or not,

but our family is stronger.

We'd rather regret going over not going.
That's the Miyama family.

Please tell me, Doctor.
Blood pressure and blood-sugar level?

How low do they have to be?

It's not just about the numbers.

What if he falls in the bath
and has to be taken to the ER?

I've been giving him a bath every night
to prevent that!

- Keep your voice down.
- How many men do we need?

I can bring in
younger wrestlers if we need.

I'll get Choshu too, if needed.

Why do you want to
go on a vacation so badly?

Because I want to smile again like this...

This is the only photo
that captured our dad's smile, right?

If Dad dies now,
this will be his funeral portrait.

I don't mind, because Mom took this photo.

But don't you feel sad?

Is this our best memory?

Don't you want to have
something better than this photo?

After 25 years...

Don't you want to see
if we can smile like this again?

Dementia, inheritance, an illicit child...

We've gone through a lot.

Don't you want to see if we can smile
like this after everything?

Who's the illicit child?

Please, Doctor.

Even a day-trip just to take a photo
in our aloha shirts.

Please let us go.

His blood pressure has to be under 130.

His weight needs be under 85 kg.

His fasting blood-sugar level
has to be under 140 milligrams.

If he can clear these targets,
I'll let you go.

Okay!

Yes!

Yes!

Thank you!

- You're almost there.
- This is the top of the hill.

- You can do it.
- I can do it.

Take it slow.

Hang in there.

What are you guys doing?

We're learning take dad
to a natural stone bath.

He'll be naked!

If you take three minutes,
he'll catch a cold!

One more time!

Daisu, help us.

- Thanks for the food!
- Thanks for the food!

Thanks for the food!

Yum!

You ketchup ramen jerk!

Don't get mad.
Your blood pressure will go up.

One, two, one, two...

Walking is becoming a lot easier.

You're getting faster. Great job!

I'm cold. I'm going to catch a cold.

Keep it down.

Be careful.

Jugemu...

Don't get me wrong.
I didn't want Suehiro to get hurt.

Thanks.

There are my rivals.

Let's go, let's go,

I caught up!

You look cool, Juju!

I did it!

Here are his blood test results.

Which one?

- His blood sugar level is 140!
- Yes! He did it!

Your blood pressure is 127.

Yes!

Let go.

I'm ready.

It's 85 kg!

Yes!

Congratulations, Juju! Thank you!

Thank you!

We can go on a vacation, right?

Yes, that'll be fine.

Thanks, everyone!

Let's take a photo.

Sorry for not asking. I'm just so happy.

What a great photo this is!

This should be enough, right?

No. Look. Mai's eyes look too thin.

My eyes have been thin for 40 years.

Jugemu isn't here. We can do this again!

The Miyama family can do this! Right, Dad?

MIYAMA FAMILY TRIP

LET'S GO TO RESORT HAWAIIANS!

If Sakura is coming, I'm not going.

What? What do you mean?

I'm feeling great right now.

Let's make it just family.

She's so excited about this trip
and is preparing for it.

I can't just un-invite her.

Then, you guys should go.

I won't go if she's coming.
I'll stay at home.

Quietly.

- Ouch!
- Sorry!

I'm not done, Dad!

What are you thinking?

- Oh, Sakura.
- What's the matter?

He suddenly doesn't want you to come.

I wasn't expecting this,
so I asked him why.

But he's not making himself clear.

Is that right?

Say something, Dad!

Juichi, calm down.

There's someone I want to see.

Who? A woman?

It wouldn't be a problem if it were a man.

What do you mean?
You have more secret women?

Do you have any more illicit children,
other than Jugemu?

I met Mayumi after Mom died.

Mayumi?

Listen, Juichi. After you left home,

I was desperate
and became pretty reckless.

At Aizu Noh Gakudo Hall in Fukushima,

there was a bonfire Noh event.

I drank too much the night before.

I was transferred to a hospital
for acute alcohol poisoning.

A nurse named Mayumi
took great care of me then.

NEW NOH SHOW

ANGEL IN A WHITE UNIFORM

MAYUMI

Your gamma

GTP

is too high.

And?

Well...

As thanks for saving my life

I invited her to my show.

And I took her to dinner.

Did you date her?

I asked her to marry me.

Not on our first date.

I summarized a lot.

Because...

I wanted to get away from everything then.

I didn't care about our family name,
my family, our disciples,

my honor, or my skills.

I wanted to throw away everything I had.

I just wanted to live
as a regular middle-aged man.

What did Mayumi say?

She said, "I'd like to respectfully
accept your proposal."

But life can be very ironic.

Right after I proposed to her,

the Ministry of Education, Sports,
Culture, Science, and Technology

awarded me as Japan's
important intangible cultural heritage.

A living national treasure...

Jusaburo Miyama...

couldn't become a regular old man.

I couldn't throw away anything.

I let Mayumi go.

Because of my health condition,
this will probably

be my last chance to see her.

So, I want see her in person.

And give a proper apology.

I want to say, "I'm sorry for
not being able to make you happy."

I see. You should have told me earlier.

- I have to tell you something.
- Okay.

Sakura doesn't like...

Juichi!

Sakura continued to pretend
to be his fiancée.

I understand.

If I'm around, you'll feel awkward
with your ex-girlfriend.

Sorry for not noticing.

I'm such an idiot
for preparing the itinerary.

I understand. I won't go.

Have fun, Juju.

Okay?

Sorry, Sakura.

Don't worry.

Dad, have a safe trip, man!

Okay!

Without ramen...

- Can I sit next to you?
- Sure.

- Here you go.
- As we arranged.

Yosuke has his health insurance card
and medications.

Mai, I prepared his daily medications.
I wrote everything down.

Thanks. I'll call you
if I don't understand it.

Yes.

What's wrong, Yosuke?

I'm not going!

Why would I go if Sakura isn't going?

Get up already!
This might be Dad's last trip with us!

I lost my motivation.

Jugemu, are you coming?
Just give me an answer.

Where should I sit?

Next to me.

Wow, this is great!

See you, Juju. Watch your diet.

Take photos of your meals for me.

- I'll get you a nice gift, okay?
- Okay.

- You haven't forgotten anything, Dad?
- No.

Let's go.

Have fun!

Let me know if you need anything.

Oh.

What's the matter?

Today's my birthday.

I wanted to go with them.

Really?

- Mustard.
- Dill.

- Landmark.
- Landmark? K...

With K...

- Can you get off at Kashiwa?
- What?

Juichi, can you get off at Kashiwa?

- Why?
- I want to make a quick stop.

We just got on the highway.

Come on.

Juichi, are you seriously getting off?

I don't have any choice.

I'm going to let Dad do
whatever he wants during this trip.

- What do you need to do here?
- It's nothing important.

Are you okay?

Alright.

Can you come with me, Juichi?

- Why?
- Why?

Just come with me. I'll tell you later.

You folks wait in the car, okay?

- Where are we going?
- Just come with me.

Dad, what's going on here?

Actually...

I have one more person I'd like to meet.

I HOPE WE CAN MEET
FROM CHIHARU

It's a woman again?

We performed in Italy ten years ago.

She was our translator.

We stayed in a hotel with a sweeping view
of the Mediterranean Sea.

I learned a little bit of Italian.

I sang "My Way" for her.

We just clicked, you know?

This is it!

There she is!

Ti amo, Chiharu!

Judy!

Judy?

I missed you, Judy!

This is the Miyama family's
second vacation after 25 years.

I'm Juntaku's leader, Takasshi.

Hold me.

Will I feel this way forever?

I'll knock you out
the next time you call me "dude."

Maybe it'll be a great memory someday...

Why can't I just genuinely say thank you?

I'll show you
the traditional performing art of Japan.