<The last time we met, she told me.
To choose something is to abandon something.>
<We chose a path we can't go back on that day.
Even if we never see each other again, we will live as new selves.
With a secret between the two of us
and a nostalgic heart.>
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6 months earlier
"Robert, tonight is the sweetest night of all...
A sweet night... A sweet night?
that's a little clumsy.
"Robert's strong arms around her waist...
Waist...
"When I hug her from behind...
"Eva..." And "Eva! Aah!
Ah! Ah~...
Do you want to stay the night after this?
I have to finish my manuscript by morning.
I thought you'd say that.
I'm sorry.
It's tough being a successful translator.
But you need to take a break once in a while.
Would you like to go with me sometime?
A hot spring...
If we turn off the lights and make it pitch black...
If only I was 20 years younger... No, 10 years younger...
In here...
[phone ringing]
Yes. Um... this is Maoka.
It's been a while. I wonder how long it's been.
It was when Miwa was 5, so... it's been 12 years.
Miwa is 17 now.
I know.
Are you working as hard as ever?
I guess. And you?
I'm getting transferred to London next month.
Hmm.
Actually, I'm calling to ask you a favor about that.
I know it sounds crazy to call you out of the blue,
I know we're divorced, but I need to ask something...
Get to the point, what is it?
Shoko...
Will you take care of Miwa for me?
What?
Konya wa Kokoro Dake Daite [Tonight, I only want to hug your heart]
Episode 1 [47 years old, and 17 years old] (8 episodes total)
<When I was a child, I thought I could get everything I wanted as an adult.
<But when I became an adult, I realized
that there are many things that you can lose.
For example, confidence as a woman is one of them.
I am 47 years old.
I'm torn between the feeling that I should accept things as they are
and the feeling that I want to remain a woman for as long as possible.
My forties may be my second puberty.>
Hey! Thank you for your hard work.
I've brought the original manuscript and data. Aah, thank you.
Hey, take some of this home with you later.
Pickles? Did you pickle them yourself, Sukachan?
I made it with leftover vegetables. - Ah~ how wonderful!
Wow, these are real beans. Well? Do you think this manuscript will sell?
To be honest, I can't really relate to the heroine, but...
It's too unrealistic for a 48-year-old woman to act like that.
Forty-eight... you're the same age?
Yes, I'm 47. Oh, sorry
This heroine is just so confident.
Asking a guy 15 years younger than her out to a hotel on her own?
Normally you wouldn't.
Maybe this is better? He's a businessman eight years younger than him.
A younger boyfriend? No, no, no. Not a boyfriend yet...
Isn't that fine? It's good to have a life partner.
Being alone in old age is lonely.
Aren't you divorced and single?
Then let's go to the same nursing home.
That's not funny. Hahahaha.
What's wrong? Huh? The sugar.
Ah... What's wrong with sugar?
Whenever she has a problem, she always adds sugar.
She usually goes black. How do you know so much about me?
That's so creepy. Eh...
It's about my daughter.
What do you mean you want me to take care of Miwa?
I was going to take her with me to London.
But Miwa will graduate from high school in six months.
She said she really wants to stay in Japan until then.
At first, there was talk of her going to her cousin's house.
But it was canceled due to circumstances over there.
What about your mother? Miwa can be looked after by her grandmother
My mom had a stroke two years ago.
She's now living in a nursing home in Izu.
Your mom... I see
Will you think about it?
You're the only one I can ask now.
So you accepted his request?
I told him it's up to Miwa.
I don't think she'll agree to live with me.
You haven't seen your daughter since the divorce?
Yeah, my ex-husband remarried and she has a new mother.
She's 17. That's fast.
We've been apart for 12 years, but now it's too late...
No, I mean... how am I supposed to talk to a high school student?
*choberigu = very very good choberiba = very very bad
Do I say "choberigu~" or "choberiba~"?
What? I just thought you'd be happy.
I wonder how Miwa is growing up.
Ha, you're going to live together with her
No way! There's no way I'm going to live with her.
Can't you stay in your current house and live alone?
That house is already rented out to someone.
I said I wanted to rent an apartment and live on my own, but
But he said not before graduation.
But why are you contacting that person of all people?
It's hilarious.
Thanks. - Wow~ It smells good!
Touru-kun, I see you've started hiring part-timers.
I think I'll apply.
We're hiring daytime staff. What are you going to do about school?
That's so cool! Hey, did you see that? That was so badass
Yes, yes. Mayumi? What's wrong?
What's that. That's so funny!
Why don't you want to go to London?
Well...
I've got college and everything.
I think it'll be easier for Mom and Dad if I'm not here.
Aren't you thinking too much?
Besides...
If I go, I won't be able to see you.
Hey, Touru, you can leave early today.
You have a mock exam tomorrow, right? Come on.
It's okay. - Hello, Michiru-san!
You're early. - Yeah, I wrapped up the photo shoot.
Hey, Touru-kun, two coffees over there. Slowly
She's so thin! Models are a completely different animal, aren't they?
It's like an adult world... where kids are forbidden.
I can't wait to be an adult.
I'm sick of being pushed around by my parents.
I want to be free.
But we're left to our own devices, so it's not so bad
Oh, that's right. Miwa, I've got an idea.
This is a monkey, right? Correct. Then what's this?
Apple. - Hey, Shuntaro, what's this?
Lion. You're studying hard.
Oh, Miwa's back.
Welcome home, Sis. I'm home.
We're having cabbage rolls today. You like cabbage rolls, right, Miwa?
Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I wanted hamburger steak.
Don't be selfish. Eat up.
Hey, Shuntaro, what's this?
(Cicada sounds)
[phone ringing]
MAOKA RYUSUKE
Miwa has agrred to live with you.
I wonder if the three of us can meet once before we leave for London.
Hello. It's been a while.
It's been a while.
Have a seat.
Miwa, do you remember?
I mean... your (biological) mother. Not at all.
All right, let's get something to eat.
Oh, yeah. How old were you when you were chosen to run in the relay?
Was it the eighth grade? No, third grade.
You said, "I'm definitely going to win my last gym class"
That's right. You were in the third grade.
Well, a lot happened in the past.
But apart from parent and child, we're going to have a new relationship...
Dad. - Hm? Hm?
I'd like to talk to this person alone for a while.
Okay, okay.
I'll wait for you in the lobby downstairs.
Don't worry, you won't have to take care of me
What? I'm staying at a friend's house.
Her house is really big, so she's letting me use her unused room.
She said she'd rent it to me. We've already talked about it.
Has your father agreed to this? There's no way my dad would let that happen.
That's why I'm asking you to get your story straight.
What do you mean?
You don't want to live with me now, right?
So let's just pretend that we're living at your house on the surface.
That's impossible. - Huh? Why not?
If anything happens, it'll all be my responsibility.
How dare you say that when you threw away that responsibility and got divorced.
Anyway, I can't cooperate with this arrangement
No way. - What?
It's your daughter's first request after 12 years of neglect.
But to dismiss it immediately? Seriously, you're a devil.
Huh? Wha, seriously...
I'm saying, "You're seriously a devil."
You're going to be 18 soon, right?
Why don't you use proper Japanese when you ask people for things?
If I use correct Japanese, will you listen to my request?
That's not the same thing as this. Then I really don't want a lecture.
I'm not giving you a lecture, I'm giving you advice.
How annoying!
If you're going to your friend's house, why don't you talk to your father yourself?
If you can't tell him yourself, then I'll talk to him myself.
Hey, don't do something selfish! Who's selfish?
I admit that I'm an irresponsible mother.
But this is a matter that requires adult judgement.
Wait, okay.
I'll tell him myself.
But for today, please keep quiet.
Tomorrow... tomorrow I promise I'll tell him.
I see. You're trying to make me look bad.
If you tell him I refused to live with you on the day of his departure.
He'll have to agree to it.
Well, whatever. Do as you please.
Now that we've decided, let's go.
Annoying...
"Please press the destination button." Can you press the button, please?
Why me? You're closer than me, right?
Isn't this the lobby?
Then why didn't you just push the button yourself from the beginning?
Seriously, this is so annoying. Stop saying "seriously.
I'm annoyed by your orders. Stop saying "annoying" too.
(crashing sound)
What? Oh, did it stop?
Oh, the emergency button. I can't get through.
(Intercom) "What's wrong? The elevator's stopped.
I see. Please wait a moment.
Yes.
How long is a while? A while is a while, right?
That's not good enough! Why aren't you checking?
Um...how long will it take?
I'm trying to hurry as much as possible. - I'm sorry.
Told you so, you hear but you don't understand
What's with that smug face. Huh?
Oh, you don't understand young people's language, do you?
I'm sorry. I can at least make a smug face.
*doya face originates from Kansai dialect which has become a term to mean a smug face
That's the "doya*" face, right? The "smug" face.
Hey! Hey, hey... What are you doing? Stop it.
Stop it. It's shaking!
Don't be scared. It'll move soon.
Huh? I'm not scared of anything.
You're afraid of the dark.
Your habits are the same as when you were a child.
When you're anxious, you clench something tightly.
When we went to the zoo as a family a long time ago,
there was a time we were locked in a bathroom with the lights out just before closing time.
Why are you getting immersed in these memories as a mother?
I'm not immersed. I'm just stating the truth...
It's on.
(crashing sound)
(Voice in head) Where?
Are you awake? (Voice in mind) Dad? Thank goodness.
(Voice in head) Why...? Yes, I was in the elevator with that person...
Are you okay? Mom, why the formal language?
(Voice in head) Me? What? Why? Astral projection?
Miwa. Miwa-chan!
Sis. - Miwa! Thank goodness.
What? What is this?
Switched places? Yes, I'm Asou Shoko.
This girl is Maoka Miwa
Sensei, have you ever treated a case like this?
I don't know what this means. Hurry up and do something!
You'll be fine. There's nothing to worry about.
Can you cure me?
Let's make an appointment for counseling at a psychosomatic medicine clinic.
Huh?
Let's postpone tomorrow's departure and reschedule.
Miwa, I'm taking you to London too. What?
There's no way I can leave you in Japan in such a precarious state.
That's right, Miwa. Let's live together over there.
No, it's all wrong!
I'm sorry for everything. It's not like that!
That's not it!!
Sis, does it still hurt?
Yes... Hey.
What?
We bumped our heads in the elevator, right?
If we do the same thing, we might be able to switch back
One, two,...
Ouch!
Didn't work...
What's wrong?
Are you okay?
Papa! Pa...?
I'm not going to London. I'm going to live with this person.
Miwa!
I lied that I switched places with her, it was just a prank.
I was a little lonely after all, and I wanted to embarrass you.
Wait, what are you saying... [ Voice in head] Just stop!
What? What...
...I mean, what? What are you talking about? Shh~!
I don't want to believe this either.
But this is the only way.
We have to accept the situation
and figure out the best way. I don't accept.
If we stay together, maybe something will happen to bring us back together.
That's definitely better than being apart.
If I'm taken to London, what will you do on your own?
You can't even go to your friends looking like that.
So we'll have to live together and help each other!
No way...
Please take this.
Miwa-chan, you have to eat properly.
And be careful with your throat too.
or you'll get tonsilitis
Sis... Here.
Shuntaro made that by himself,
to gave to his sister. He worked really hard, didn't he?
Shuntaro...
Please look after Miwa.
I'm sorry for everything.
I'll call you when I get there.
Miwa, we're off now.
You have a nice family.
You've been raised with great care.
That's right.
Mom never once said, "Hurry up."
That's what you used to say when you were my mother,
every second word was, "Hurry up.
I was still small.
I could only understand that work was more important to you.
This is the worst.
To be replaced by someone I never wanted to be around again.
What did I do to deserve that?
Why is it like this...
Give it back to me. Give my body back to me.
I'm only 17 years old.
Why do I have to look like an old lady like this?
What are you going to do about school?
I can't even meet the person I love like this.
Why...? I seriously don't understand.
I have no intention of living with you.
Now it's my
turn to leave you.
No, it's not.
Miwa, hurry up. I don't want to!
Miwa... Even as a small child,
you know who cares
about you the most, don't you?
Isn't that nice? Since Shoko-san has a job she loves more than anything
Miwa.
I don't need my mother!
You should live with grandmother.
Yeah.
That's right. You don't need your mother, do you?
<Miwa.
You've been abandoned twice.
[Text] Shoko-san, are you free tonight?
I don't want to be a parent and child now...
Next Episode
When I'm eating dinner alone, I feel like crying.
Aren't you ten years too young? Who do you think you are? Stop it!
I'm glad I'm not alone at this hour.