I thought my dream finally had come true.
My father was always transferred.
From a young age, I moved every 2 - 3 years.
I had lived in apartments and condos,
but for once I wanted to try what it was like to live in a detached house.
I don't have to go anywhere anymore.
This is the place I can come home to.
This is my house.
This is my city.
Since my dream came true
and I started living in this city,
everything's changed.
Welcome!
One item for 420 yen.
One item for 126 yen.
One item for 428 yen.
It's 1184 yen in total.
I've received 10,000 yen.
Shall I put the cold articles in a separate bag?
No, it's fine. Shall I put the cold articles in a separate bag?
No, it's fine.
I understood.
Here's your change from 10,000 yen.
ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT JANUARY 22, 2013
If you answer correctly to the third question, you win.
Takaki-kun, what's it gonna be?
Number 1. Takaki-kun, what's it gonna be?
Number 1.
Correct~
Congratulations!
Amazing!
This can't happen..
I hate this.
I can't!
Why does something like this...?
No!!!!
Haemorrhage due to head injury, disturbance of consciousness, intracranial injury is possible.
Must be taken to an emergency hospital.
Maa-kun, listen.
I could hear angry shouts a little while ago.
No, not from Endou-san's.
From Takahashi-san's house.
I always knew..
that it would surely turn into something like this.
Ferris wheel is a mysterious ride.
Can't go anywhere.
It keeps on turning around but it always returns to its origin.
Why is this..
But if you notice, that scenery in the sky you once got close to,
No!!!!
it'll always stay in your heart.
Even after you come down,
No!!!
Junko-san! No!!!
Junko-san!
you will never be able to forget.
Yakou Kanransha - Ferris Wheel at Night
First Episode Yakou Kanransha - Ferris Wheel at Night
4 years ago
JAPAN'S BIGGEST FERRIS WHEEL TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER 2010.
We should be there soon...
I can see it, Dad.
Where? I can see it, Dad.
Where?
Look, it's there.
Hibarigaoka.
Amazing!
So beautiful! Amazing!
So beautiful!
Look at that house!
Dad, I want to live in a house like that!
Don't be silly. We'll arrive soon. Dad, I want to live in a house like that!
Don't be silly. We'll arrive soon.
Go ahead~
Excuse me for disturbing~! Go ahead~
Excuse me for disturbing~!
Ayaka, this is our house, it's ours. Excuse me for disturbing~!
Ayaka, this is our house, it's ours.
Oh, oh my God!
Hey, was it really this spacious?
Yeah, it's because there isn't any furniture yet. Hey, was it really this spacious?
Yeah, it's because there isn't any furniture yet.
Brand-new, so shiny!
Of course. It's a new building! Brand-new, so shiny!
Of course. It's a new building!
Mom, come here fast!
Coming~
All right!
Mom, come here! All right!
Mom, come here!
So cute~
After all, detached houses are amazing, aren't they? Totally different from condos.
I wanted to have my own room! So happy!!
Keep it clean, use it nicely.
I'll definitely do that, will keep it in order. Keep it clean, use it nicely.
I'll definitely do that, will keep it in order.
Hey!
Let's put these to their places first.
Hey, it's a good thing we chose cream coloured wallpapers, because if it were white our eyes would get tired.
That room's really cute!! Hey, it's a good thing we chose cream coloured wallpapers, because if it were white our eyes would get tired.
That room's really cute!!
Can I invite my friends? That room's really cute!!
Can I invite my friends?
Invite them quickly~
Good morning.
I'm sorry for all the fuss.
Can I help you?
Ah, no, we'll finish in a minute.
I'm Endou.
These are my husband and our daughter, Ayaka.
Thank you for your kindness in advance.
Pleased to meet you. Thank you for your kindness in advance.
Pleased to meet you.
You too. I'm Takahashi. Pleased to meet you.
You too. I'm Takahashi.
How old is your daughter?
She's going to junior high school next year.
Same age as Shinji. Get along well~
Hello.
If you need anything anytime, let me know.
Thank you very much. That's really kind of you.
Mom, wait.
Thank you.
That woman, she seemed like a very pleasant person, didn't she?
The house across the street, it really does feel like it's a house in Hibarigaoka, right?
It made me wonder what kind of people live there.
She was really beautiful.
What?
No, no, she was just a different kind of beauty than you. What?
No, no, she was just a different kind of beauty than you.
Hey, his name was Shinji-kun, right?
Doesn't he look like Takagi Shunsuke?
Who's Takagi?
He's in the curry commercial.
Ah, so he's an idol.
Shinji-kun's really cool, isn't he?
I wonder~
If he's in your class, it will be fun to go to school~ I wonder~
If he's in your class, it will be fun to go to school~
Next time, you should ask him which school he's going to~ If he's in your class, it will be fun to go to school~
Next time, you should ask him which school he's going to~
No way, why don't you ask him? Next time, you should ask him which school he's going to~
No way, why don't you ask him?
What?
Stop it!
Is Ayaka really going to a private school? Stop it!
Is Ayaka really going to a private school?
Yep. She's gonna go to the one up the hill.
Do you think I'll pass?
Well, do your best! You even have your own room now. Do you think I'll pass?
Well, do your best! You even have your own room now.
Huh?
Ah, it's too short.
From today, this is our city.
Yes.
Ah, we have to go and greet the neighbours as newly moved-in residents.
Mom, in that outfit?
Let's do it tomorrow.
You're right.
All right, let's drink some beer!
Oh! Please only drink one beer a day from now on~
Please~
You're kidding?
Of course~ You're kidding?
Of course~
Two bottles.
No way. Two bottles.
No way.
I mean, foamy beer! No way.
I mean, foamy beer!
That's OK.
Note: Arm band says "Women's Committee".
Good morning.
Terrible, isn't it? We can't even put out our own rubbish.
They put them out during the night, huh. Terrible, isn't it? We can't even put out our own rubbish.
They put them out during the night, huh.
Who?
Isn't it obvious? The ones who have just moved here.
Have they been to see you?
Normally you would do that the day before or on the day of the moving.
Kojima-san, have they been to see you?
No.
So they've moved across the street.
There's a girl who's the same age as Shinji. So they've moved across the street.
There's a girl who's the same age as Shinji.
What? You've met them? What's she like? Cute?
You say such things immediately. What? You've met them? What's she like? Cute?
You say such things immediately.
Among us, Hinako is the reckless one.
It's really difficult for both Yoshiyuki and Shinji because of cram school and mock exams.
Yoshiyuki's pretty smart. He even has time to help Shinji with his studies.
It's easier for me to understand when he's explaining about Science,
than when the private teacher does it. It's easier for me to understand when he's explaining about Science,
than when the private teacher does it.
So that teacher can't teach?
No, it's not like that.
At the last party, someone from Dad's hospital
said that he found a good private teacher for his daughter, didn't he? At the last party, someone from Dad's hospital
said that he found a good private teacher for his daughter, didn't he?
What?
Did he?
Then why don't we ask that teacher to come?
Should I ask him to introduce me to that teacher?
There's no need to replace my teacher! Daddy, you're the hospital director! If daddy says so.. Should I ask him to introduce me to that teacher?
Daddy, you're the hospital director! If daddy says so.. There's no need to replace my teacher!
The current teacher is good.
Thank you for the food.
Learning's not something you do while you're taught.
In the end, it all depends on you.
He's doing his best.
Shinji's much more serious than me.
But both of you, don't overwork yourselves.
Hey, you're not saying it to me?
You're not taking any entrance exams. Hey, you're not saying it to me?
You're not taking any entrance exams.
That's true but say it to me too.
Hurry up and eat.
Should I pick you up when you come home?
No, it's embarrassing.
Ayaka!
Morning.
Good morning. Morning.
Good morning.
Immediately coming to school by car~
Because it's become a bit too far for us.
Princess~
Celebrity~ Princess~
Celebrity~
It's not like that! I told her I'd walk here. Celebrity~
It's not like that! I told her I'd walk here.
What's it like? The elite neighbourhood of Hibarigaoka.
So shiny~ You must come and hang out~
Please get on well with Ayaka until the graduation, okay?
You'll go to different junior high schools, but I want you to stay friends forever~
What will we do if I fail the exam? Stop saying things like that. Let's go! You'll go to different junior high schools, but I want you to stay friends forever~
What will we do if I fail the exam? Stop saying things like that. Let's go!
You'll do great. I'm sure you'll pass it.
Lucky you! That school's uniform is really cute~ You'll do great. I'm sure you'll pass it.
Lucky you! That school's uniform is really cute~
I'm gonna be lonely. Don't go to that private school, Ayaka~
Let's go to public school together~
Let's go~
Early retirement.
It's good to at least think about it, right?
It's not something that can be decided in a hurry.
But if you work until your retirement age, will you get a retirement allowance?
But the housing industry's suffered a great decline, didn't it?
Our company is of the better kind.
Just how many companies give bonuses out normally these days?
Endou-san, you've moved to an elite neighbourhood, haven't you?
That's right. Completely different from yours. Endou-san, you've moved to an elite neighbourhood, haven't you?
That's right. Completely different from yours.
Impressive~
With a 35-year old loan. Impressive~
With a 35-year old loan.
My husband's going on another business trip next week.
Will you finish this by Monday?
I'll bring it to you first thing in the morning. Will you finish this by Monday?
I'll bring it to you first thing in the morning.
Thank you for the trouble. I'll bring it to you first thing in the morning.
Thank you for the trouble.
Your husband is quite busy, as always.
Oh, no.. you heard it?
This time, where's he going on business?
To London.
He says he doesn't want to go to that depressing city but
when they ask him he can't refuse.
It must be hard!
But Satoko-san must be lonely too~
It's difficult to not have him here.
Even though I have many things to discuss with him about our home.
For example, about the house in our back.
What kind of people moved there?
They seem like they don't really fit in here.
That land originally was Iwami-san's parking area, wasn't it?
The estate agent also asked me if I had been interested in buying it. That land originally was Iwami-san's parking area, wasn't it?
The estate agent also asked me if I had been interested in buying it.
But it's not worth it to buy such a halfway land like that.
That's a typical agent. He thought that if it had the name Hibarigaoka attached to it, it'd sell for a higher price.
That's right.
That's what we always say with my husband. That's right.
That's what we always say with my husband.
Even though we all gave so many years to Hibarigaoka and made it what it is today.
At the beginning, when there were only just opened up mountains,
we worked really hard and purchased more land.
We've built big houses.
It took us many years but we built it up.
But these new people, they just come here and act like they've been here for a long time.
They love living here without a care in the world.
They should stop acting so tactless. They love living here without a care in the world.
They should stop acting so tactless.
It really bothers me.
My husband also told me that their house doesn't fit our city..
that cabin-like house they have.
Oh no!
You shouldn't laugh at this.
As my son and his family are coming home.
Oh! Is Maa-kun coming home from New York? As my son and his family are coming home.
Oh! Is Maa-kun coming home from New York?
Next year, he'll be working in the head office in Otemachi.
Maa-kun's amazing~
He's in the fast track, just like his father~ Maa-kun's amazing~
He's in the fast track, just like his father~
I've wanted two generations of our family to live under one roof for so long.
But despite this..
I want my son's family
to live peacefully in this city.
If circumstances change here, I won't know what to do.
Come on in!
I'm coming in~ Come on in!
I'm coming in~
Coming in~ I'm coming in~
Coming in~
Oh my God! Coming in~
Oh my God!
We've just moved here so it's a bit messy.
Ah, just that as I thought, brand new houses are great. It smells so new.
Such a cute house! Mayumi's taste?
You can tell?
But you know, it was quite difficult actually.
I was so busy every weekend because I had meetings with the building company.
But all your work was worth it. It's a really amazing house.
This is our house-warming present.
Ah, thank you! I'll pour you some tea. Sit down.
Thank you.
It's amazing~
So spacious~
In summer, you can have barbecue..
Have you met Mayumi since we graduated from university?
Nope.
When I thought we'd meet after such a long time, she just wanted to show off with her new house? Nope.
When I thought we'd meet after such a long time, she just wanted to show off with her new house?
What's wrong with that? She wanted to show off. It's cute.
Building a house in Hibarigaoka makes her this happy, huh.
Didn't you know? About Hibarigaoka.
As you go up the hill, the price of the lands and houses go up.
She went a bit too far, huh.
It's a small house and as she said there's also the loan. She went a bit too far, huh.
It's a small house and as she said there's also the loan.
You're too evil for saying it was small!
It's dangerous.
Be careful.
Sorry!
Mmm...
OK.
Took it off.
Thanks.
What?
Welcome home!
Somebody came?
Yeah.
came and brought a house-warming present. My friends from university
They praised our house saying how lovely our house was.
I see.
I'm going to greet the neighbours, will you come with me?
My name is Endou. I've come here to introduce myself.
Oh, Endou-san?
Now, I'm busy, I'm in the middle of something. Could you come back later?
I look forward to it.
Please, come another time.
I moved here yesterday. My name is Endou.
How kind of you to come. Excuse me.
Thank you very much.
Yes. Have you finished setting up your house? Thank you very much.
Have you finished setting up your house? Yes.
You know...
About greeting the neighbours.
Yes.
In this city, is there a rule or something about it?
What?
Nobody would let me in.
Have you been to see Kojima-san too?
Oh, Takahashi-san!
Pleased to meet you.
I've just moved to the house in the back. My name is Endou.
So polite! Oh, please, come on in.
Come in.
I've been talking to my husband about it.
What kind of people have moved in there, we wondered.
We were curious to find out.
It's a cute and lovely house, isn't it?
Right, Takahashi-san? It's a cute and lovely house, isn't it?
Right, Takahashi-san?
Right. Right, Takahashi-san?
Right.
Indeed. Right.
Indeed.
As we are neighbours,
If there's anything you need help with, don't hesitate to ask me.
Kojima Satoko-san is the leader of women in the homeowner's association.
If you have any problems, she can help you solve anything.
Stop it, Takahashi-san! What I do is not that important!
I've lived here for a long time,
so almost everyone is a friend of mine, that's all.
Please, have a seat.
That reminds me, Endou-san..
Though it's hard to say it.
What might it be?
This morning, at the garbage collection point there was a lot of garbage.
It's me. I caused you trouble, didn't I?
No, it's fine, it's fine by me.
But there were people who couldn't leave their own rubbish there so..
But you did your best, didn't you? But there were people who couldn't leave their own rubbish there so..
But you did your best, didn't you?
By throwing all that rubbish out,
I'm sure your house must've become really tidy. By throwing all that rubbish out,
I'm sure your house must've become really tidy.
Oh.
Please, sit down.
Okay.
You worked hard.
I understand that feeling!
I'm terribly sorry.
I'll be careful.
It's okay, it's okay. I'll be careful.
It's okay, it's okay.
I'm just asking you to please give more consideration to the people in the neighbourhood.
I understood.
I'm sure you will gradually understand this city's rules.
As you're also a citizen of Hibarigaoka from now on.
Let's get on well, Endou-san.
Then...
Thank you so much for your help.
For coming with me.
After this, you'll be fine.
Because you've greeted Kojima-san,
the others will accept you.
So, there's a rule like that?
There is an order.
Whatever it is, Kojima-san comes first.
They probably hate me now.
It's not like that.
But in this neighbourhood, the relationship of the neighbours
is a bit different from other cities, it might be a little difficult.
Difficult?
Because people who have lived here for a long time get along really well.
Kojima-san is their leader.
If you need help, you can ask that household for it.
Will I... Will I be able to make it here?
I also moved here after I got married.
But I soon got used to it.
It's a really quiet and nice town, isn't it?
Totally different from other towns.
It's a really lovely town.
It's also a great environment for bringing up children.
I also...
I agree with you.
It's a really great town,
this place is.
No!!!!
ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT No!!!!
ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT
No!!! ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT
No!!!
So the place is Hibarigaoka, right?
Isn't it a burglary?
Who called the ambulance?
The wife? Is she still at the scene?
Just stay back, please.
What has happened?
Please tell me, what has happened?
Are you from the neighbourhood?
Yes... from across the street... Are you from the neighbourhood?
Yes... from across the street...
Hiroyuki-san! Hiroyuki-san!
Hiroyuki-san!
Hiroyuki-san! Hiroyuki-san!
Junko-san.. Hiroyuki-san! Hiroyuki-san!
Junko-san..
Hiroyuki-san! Hiroyuki-san!
Hiroyuki-san...
This way.
I wonder if it's a burglary...
There's no sign of struggle.
It seems, he was attacked from behind.
Yes, he suffered a serious injury to the back of his head.
He was caught off-guard.
By someone he knew.
Probably a very close friend.
Hiroyuki-san! Hiroyuki-san!
Please save my husband!! Hiroyuki-san! Hiroyuki-san!
Please save my husband!!
I'm begging you!
Hiroyuki-san!
I wonder if they have anything nice at the Charity Bazaar.
4 years ago I wonder if they have anything nice at the Charity Bazaar.
4 years ago
If there is something, please buy it for me, Mom. 4 years ago
If there is something, please buy it for me, Mom.
Buy it from your own allowance.
Really? Cheapskate! You keep buying clothes these days. Buy it from your own allowance.
Really? Cheapskate! You keep buying clothes these days.
Hey, watch your tongue!
You didn't use to say so old-sounding things like this before.
Just do it, okay?
The Charity Bazaar.
Thank you, Nagano-san.
Then, please, go to the booth.
Ah, how are you? Thank you for participating this year as well. Then, please, go to the booth.
Ah, how are you? Thank you for participating this year as well.
How are you doing, Endou-san?
What have you brought with you?
Yeah, well...
No, you know..
Excuse me for a second.
Come with me.
Mom, will you really give this to them? Did you misunderstand something?
Yeah, I was wondering what to do too, you know.
Take this, Ayaka throw it out.
No, just take it home.
What do you mean I should throw it out, Mom? Won't it be worse if we don't give them anything?
Yeah, itll be bad... but this, do you think we can give it to them?
No, we can't.
Good morning! No, we can't.
Good morning!
Huh?
What's wrong?
Please, listen, my mom is an average person.
She took the towels of my father's company... Please, listen, my mom is an average person.
She took the towels of my father's company...
Stop it, Ayaka. She took the towels of my father's company...
Stop it, Ayaka.
Please, just take this home, please.
Got it.
Endou-san.
Junko-san.
Here.
What? Er..
Either way, it ends up at he Bazaar. Doesn't matter who gives it to them, it'll be the same. What? Er..
Either way, it ends up at he Bazaar. Doesn't matter who gives it to them, it'll be the same.
I can't take this...
Thank you very much.
Thank you, Endou-san.
Well, just what might it be?
Thank you for your cooperation.
Wow. There are so many events!
That's right.
We wanted to make it a place where it's nice and fun to live.
We've been organizing them with homeowner's association for a while now.
Ah! How are you doing?
Hello.
Ayaka! Hello.
Ayaka!
Your daughter, right?
Yes. Your daughter, right?
Yes.
Soon we're holding a musical gathering at my house. Please, come!
All the children from Hibarigaoka will gather around.
Will you go, Ayaka? It sounds like fun!
I'll be waiting. Bye.
Thank you very much. I'll be waiting. Bye.
Thank you very much.
That old lady, isn't she a little bit scary?
Her smile looks insincere.
From her shoulder, it sparkles, that weird thing.
Her clutch bag?
Clutch bag?
Her clutch bag.
I wonder what's in it. Maybe some snack.
Hey Ayaka.
Will you go to the musical gathering?
Why do I have to go?
Please, it's also something we should do to have a good relationship with our neighbours. Why do I have to go?
Please, it's also something we should do to have a good relationship with our neighbours.
Recently, that's all I hear from you! What is a "musical gathering"?
It's "a musical gathering for our children's sake" - she said.
I don't know exactly either, but you listen to music, right?
It's a recital!
Wow! It was wonderful!
Everyone did really well, this year as well.
You're worthy of being the children of Hibarigaoka.
My heart, it's filled with joy!
I look forward to next year's musical gathering too!
Ma'am.
What is it?
Ayaka-san hasn't...
That's right, Ayaka-san.
You haven't performed yet, right?
I'm so sorry. I'm so absent-minded.
Will you play us something?
Anything's fine.
You want to hear Ayaka-san play, right?
I can't play the piano or anything.
Excuse me?
Are you embarrassed?
It's going to be fine.
It's a gathering about loving and enjoying music.
I really can't play.
Anything's fine.
Play the song you can play the best.
Think of it as a self-introduction, let us hear you play.
Then, everyone, please clap.
Ma'am, but she's saying she can't play..
Come on.
Please.
Wonderful~
Good afternoon!
Kojima-san, please enjoy eating this.
Oh, are you sure? Thank you so much, always. Kojima-san, please enjoy eating this.
Oh, are you sure? Thank you so much, always.
Kojima-san, thank you for your continuous help!
Hiromu-kun, you did really well.
Did you change teachers?
Yes.
Next time, have the teacher teach me too, okay? Yes.
Next time, have the teacher teach me too, okay?
Ayaka!
What's wrong?
Did something happen?
Hey, wait a bit.
Let's say goodbye to Kojima-san properly, okay?
See you next time. Bye-bye.
Kojima-san! See you next time. Bye-bye.
Kojima-san!
Thank you very much for taking care of Ayaka today.
Endou-san, I'm really sorry.
I did something awful to Ayaka.
To Ayaka... what happened?
Until now, I thought that in every single household
children are taught to play the piano or violin.
Well, that's the case in Hibarigaoka.
That Ayaka-san can't play any instruments,
I thought it must be a joke.
Please forgive me, Ayaka-san.
She goes to cram school..
Oh, but~
Everyone's going to cram school, aren't they?
She doesn't have any extra lessons?
Well, there are parents who raise up their children liberally, right?
I believe it's also important that she spends time with her friends.
I knew that it was different.
What's different?
No, nothing..
Just tell me straight.
What is different?
When I was a child,
I didn't have any extra lessons either.
Go home, I'll come later.
Ayaka-san is a straightforward, honest and wonderful girl.
She learns everything about what's important from her mother.
That's right. Ayaka-san's honest.
She played us the "Flea Waltz" with all straightforwardness.
Thanks to you, today's musical gathering ended up being something completely different.
I'm really grateful to you.
Ayaka is...
Kojima-san!
Can I borrow your piano for a little bit?
Try playing on it a little.
Yes, this and this come next.
Yes, here and here.
Yes, here.
That's it. Then let's play it from the beginning.
You were really good!
Maa-kun? Please, listen to me!
I'm so frustrated I don't know what else to do!
What? About those people...
People who've come from the bottom of the hill.
They've completely won Takahashi over.
They turned against me.
It's an important issue.
It is important so I want you to hear me out.
I have to.. for your sake too..
I have to protect Hibarigaoka.
Thank you so much. I could feel relaxed a little bit.
I'm glad~
Is it okay if I don't go to that gathering from now on?
Ayaka!
Takahashi-san.
Why are you so kind to us?
Because when I moved here, everyone was really kind to me.
And there's also the fact that I don't have friends.
But everyone in this city loves Takahashi-san, right?
I don't have any friends who are close to my age.
Friends with whom I could talk about anything freely,
about children or about myself.
So without much thinking...
I don't have friends either...
Since I married and Ayaka was born,
I've only had my family to talk to.
Let me thank you.
Here you are.
This is it! This is it! Let's dig in~
Yummy~
But I was surprised that you wanted to eat cup noodle.
Once every half year, I really start craving it.
Like it'd even appear in my dreams.
You love it that much? Like it'd even appear in my dreams.
You love it that much?
I keep telling my kids, "only eat healthy food".
I always tell them "you mustn't eat cup noodles".
So I can't eat it at home.
But because you can't eat it, you start craving it more and more, no?
Exactly. And if my children found out about this, I'd lose their respect.
Does this mean that you don't use ready-to-eat meals, either?
Yep. I make everything we eat.
Even the snacks.
Everything?
Yep. Everything?
Yep.
Impressive~ Yep.
You know, my parents had a shop.
That's why, every weekend, I made ramen
and ate with my little sister. That's why, every weekend, I made ramen
and ate with my little sister.
I used to buy them in bulk at the supermarket.
In salt flavour,
or in soy sauce flavour noodles, I would put in eggs or curry.
It was a lot of fun to try various flavours.
But I thought Junko-san
was brought up glamorously in a house where they don't eat things like cup noodles as well.
But I've already told you.
I lived here since I got married.
Until that point, at the bottom of the slope
I grew up in a poor way.
They didn't even let me go to cram school.
We lived in a shabby apartment.
It's funny to hear you say "glamour".
But you know, if I think about it, it's all thanks to my husband.
What does your husband do?
He's an orthopedic surgeon.
He's the director of a small hospital.
Lucky~ My husband is an average office worker.
I understand that it's unreasonable for us to live in Hibarigaoka.
But if you don't try to reach for something better, you can never get hold of it.
I'm glad I took this risk.
Well, there might be difficulties,
but I'm really glad to be living in this city.
Glad?
I've never felt like this before.
Of course, there have been good things.
But whenever I felt happy,
that feeling went away quickly.
Once that happened, my daily life went back to boring.
But it's been different since I came to this city.
I look forward to getting up every day.
I look forward to what I should do in the day.
I'm glad too.
Yummy~
This is a secret, okay?
Don't tell Ayaka-chan either?
Got it.
I won't tell anyone.
Have you turned off the gas?
Yes, I have!
Hey, don't wear that, wear this instead.
Why, we're just going to the house across the street, right?
Just wear this one, please.
Hurry up! Just wear this one, please.
Is it necessary for me to wear the new one? Hurry up! Just wear this one, please.
Hurry up! Is it necessary for me to wear the new one?
Okay, okay.
Ah, the present, the present!
Ayaka, behave yourself, OK?
Ah, your use of words. I've got it. You're so annoying..
I got it.
Welcome! Come on in.
Good afternoon! Welcome! Come on in.
Good afternoon!
Excuse us.
Go ahead.
Amazing...
Welcome, please come in.
Ah, this is just to thank you for inviting us today.
If you like it, please... Ah, this is just to thank you for inviting us today.
If you like it, please...
Thank you.
Bon Bon Chocolate!
It sells out early every day, hard to buy, right?
Hinako really only cares about food, huh.
Yoshiyuki, say hello.
My eldest son, Yoshiyuki.
Thank you for always caring for my sister and brother.
Let's hang your coats.
Please, come this way.
All right. Please, come this way.
All right.
Wow, you have a really great house!
Which architectural firm did you use?
I asked a friend's company to do it.
And it was me who designed it.
You designed it?
Yes. You designed it?
Yes.
When I was young, I wanted to become an architect. Yes.
When I was young, I wanted to become an architect.
Normally, we only have one chance to build a house, right?
Because I had waited so long for it, I thought I'd do it myself however I want it.
By yourself. It's amazing~
Endou-san's house is lovely too, isn't it? By yourself. It's amazing~
Endou-san's house is lovely too, isn't it?
The front door is really cute~ Endou-san's house is lovely too, isn't it?
The front door is really cute~
That door is great, right? I got it on a sale from a model house.
Yeah, well we got the windows and the fitted kitchen there too, all at a cheap price.
Hey, stop it please.
Here you are.
Go ahead.
Please come~ Go ahead.
Please come~
Here you are.
Ah, thank you so much. Here you are.
Ah, thank you so much.
Isn't it amazing?
Getting accepted to the Kyoto University.
No, the second-stage exams are still ahead.
No, no, Kyoto University's medical department is the best in Kansai, isn't it?
I see. Yoshiyuki-kun will become a doctor and follow his father in his hospital.
I hope you'll pass it. The second-stage exam.
I'll be grateful if that happens.
You'll be all right. Yoshiyuki, you don't have to worry about anything.
Yes, thank you, Father.
If it doesn't happen, then you can think about something else.
It's OK to take it easy.
I decided to become a doctor when I was much older than Yoshiyuki.
It takes time to find what you really want to do.
No need to hurry. It's better to take time to find it.
Hinako and Shinji too.
Yoshiyuki-kun and Shinji-kun are both preparing for the second-stage exams, right?
For us, having Ayaka applying is a lot of work already.
Where do you want to get in? For us, having Ayaka applying is a lot of work already.
Where do you want to get in?
To the Seishuu Academy. Hinako-chan, what's it like? Are the teachers good?
Mom, why are you telling them? It'll be embarrassing if I fail. To the Seishuu Academy. Hinako-chan, what's it like? Are the teachers good?
Mom, why are you telling them? It'll be embarrassing if I fail.
I'm also applying there, to Seishuu.
Really? Ayaka, it's great news, right?
It's encouraging.
I hope I'll pass it..
Shinji.
Yeah, well, I...
Let's do our best together!
Okay.
It'd be great to wear the same uniform as Hinako-chan, right?
Yes.
Thank you for the food.
That's right, Ayaka-chan, come for a sec.
It's OK, you can open it.
Opening it~
Yes! Opening it~
Yes!
Ta-dah~ She's tried it on~
It really suits you!
It's not like that.
Really cute, right Shinji?
Yes, really cute.
Ah, let's take a picture!
What? Ah, let's take a picture!
What?
Okay? What?
Okay?
It's not easy.
Having a mortgage on the house for 35 years, it won't be easy.
How old will I be in 35 years..
I still have a long way to go too..
When I have manage both the hospital and my personal finances at the same time, it gets pretty difficult.
But you're the head of it, aren't you?
I'm so jealous~
Independence is every man's dream.
It would've been easier to take over my family's hospital, as a second or third generation director. Independence is every man's dream.
It would've been easier to take over my family's hospital, as a second or third generation director.
Did you open your own practice by yourself?
Even so, I just work hard every day and do as much as I can do.
It's not easy anywhere, huh.
It's totally like a world without dreams.
It's impolite to talk about us on the same level.
Ah, I see. It's impolite to talk about us on the same level.
Ah, I see.
Mayumi-san, please don't say such things. Ah, I see.
Mayumi-san, please don't say such things.
I'm really pleased that Junko's made a really good friend.
Me too.
Please, get on well from now on too.
The two of you can have fun together, once in a while.
Like going to lunch together. The two of you can have fun together, once in a while.
Like going to lunch together.
Great, isn't it? It sounds like fun to go out together~
But we can have our own fun too.
Do you ever go fishing?
If he starts talking about fishing, he just can't stop.
When I was young, I often went fishing to the river.
When the fishing season starts, let's go together!
Last year, on the opening day of Sagama river, I took a day off.
It was still dark, so I had headlights on.
How many chars this size do you think I caught?
As you can see, he can't stop, he just can't stop! How many chars this size do you think I caught?
As you can see, he can't stop, he just can't stop!
Let me speak!
What, you haven't?
Mom!
Ayaka!
What do you think?
Ayaka's a junior high school student at last. What do you think?
Ayaka's a junior high school student at last.
Not yet.
Do your best, so you can wear this uniform! Not yet.
Do your best, so you can wear this uniform!
Yes! Do your best, so you can wear this uniform!
Yes!
Do your best Shinji!
I will! Do your best Shinji!
I will!
So cute!!! I will!
So cute!!!
What we had that time,
we don't have it anymore.
What could have been done?
So that we could have stayed that way?
They say that once it's completed, it will be the biggest ferris wheel in Japan!
It'll probably be finished by summer.
Once it's completed, let's go ride it together!
Yes! Once it's completed, let's go ride it together!
Yes!
I really love Ferris wheels!
I don't really like high places though~
Not a chance! The three of us will ride it together, right Mom?
Yes!
I look forward to it!
Note: Heisei is the current era in Japan. The Heisei era started on 8 January 1989, the first day after the death of the reigning Emperor, Hirohito. His son, Akihito, succeeded to the throne. Heisei Year 22 = 2010. From now, the entrance exam of Heisei Year 22 will begin.
Do your best so that you won't have any regrets.
Let's begin!
Junko-san!
Five minutes left.
Are you all right?
Sorry, I'm not feeling so well.
Do you want to rest?
No, I'll be fine.
What am I doing?
Just from my child's exam I become this..
Everyone's nervous.
Everyone's the same.
I'm sure they both are doing well.
Time's up. Put your pencil on the table.
Put it down.
Collect the answer sheets from behind.
Mom.
I failed.
I passed!
Really?
Well done, Shinji! Really?
Well done, Shinji!
Junko-san.
My precious friend.
But..
We can't laugh together anymore.
Not like how we used to.
ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT
I'm Takahashi. Takahashi Hinako. ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT
I'm Takahashi. Takahashi Hinako.
Mommy!
Mommy, what happened to Daddy?
Hey, Mommy. What happened? Where's Shinji?
We did everything we could but...
We're terribly sorry.
Daddy!
The father in the house across the street... It looks like someone hit him on the head.
The paramedics said something like that on the radio.
Not a wound?
Why would there be police cars then?
I should ask the police what's going on!
Don't get stick your nose into others' problems! I should ask the police what's going on!
Don't get stick your nose into others' problems!
What's up with that?
HUH!?
Yuuki-san.
Yes. Yuuki-san.
Yes.
The victim Takahashi Hiroyuki has just passed away. Yes.
The victim Takahashi Hiroyuki has just passed away.
So it has just turned into a murder case.
Hey, has the second son been found?
Takahashi what was it? Hey, has the second son been found?
Takahashi what was it?
Takahashi Shinji. His whereabouts are still unknown. Takahashi what was it?
Takahashi Shinji. His whereabouts are still unknown.
He's a junior high school student, right?
What's happened?
Mommy!
All right. First let's look for the murder weapon.
And let's ask for cooperation and check all the security cameras in the neighbourhood.
Understood!
That's right.
There are secrets in every family.