Ai No Uta Aka Love Song - 2005 - Episode 10

KANNO Miho TAMAKI Koji NARIMIYA Hiroki KOHINATA Fumiyo WAKUI Emi "Ai no Uta" "Love Song" - That's great! That's great! - It is great, isn't it? Episode 10 - Final: "Anata ni Aiete Yokatta" "I'm Glad I Met You" Thank you. Are you okay? Umm. I need to talk with you. Ah. I'll leave you alone. Doctor. It's okay if Ai-chan stays. What is it? Please prepare yourself. As your Doctor, I must recommend that you be hospitalized. I don't want to be hospitalized, Doctor. Because... Because... It will soon be Christmas, Doctor. Please, Doctor. Please. Very well. Thank you very much. Ai-chan. Yes? Let's make this our best Christmas. Okay? Yes. You guys... It's Christmas! Dad... Will you be okay? - I'll be fine. - All right! - Dai. - Eh? Thanks for that home run. I want all of you to come to our Christmas Party. Be sure and come. That's right. It's Christmas, isn't it? Okay, let's do it! Right, Yaginuma-kun? Yes. A party. I'll come! Yes! I'll come too... - It's good... - Are you okay? This is the one. Wow! It's huge! It's perfect, isn't it? Let's take it. Okay, Ai-chan? - All right! It's great! - It is great! Ah, excuse me. We'll take this one. Yes sir. Just a moment, please. Why don't you look around for decorations? Ah, Ai-chan, you too. Excuse me, Okusama. (Okusama - Wife, Married woman) Okusama, would you like this delivered? Or... Huh?! We'll come back and get it. We'll take it ourselves, right? Okay, everyone, hang in there! What is it? Ah, sorry... I just heard the sound of the bell... - You did? - Um. Pretty, isn't it? Okay! Ready? It's beautiful. It is, isn't it? It'll be a good Christmas. "Merry Christmas!" 'Here's your Christmas present." "Ah, thank you!" Ai-chan, do you believe in Santa Claus? Of course I do. I do believe. But, I thought he'd never come to my house. Still, this year I do expect to see him. I wonder what those guys would like for presents. Shun wants a Purareeru. (Purareeru - Toy electric train set) Aki-chan is wishing for a Furby doll. Dai-kun wants, well, it's a bit expensive, but he wants an astronomical telescope. They do? Wow, Ai-chan. What do you usually do on Christmas Day? This year, I think we'll give thanks for being alive... That's right. Ai-chan. Yes? When Christmas is over... I want you to leave this house. I think it would be best for you. I understand... what you're trying to say. But I won't leave. Because I understand that. Kataoka... -san... I think this is what I truly want. I know I want to be with you. But, Ai-chan... If you say anything more, I'll get angry. I'll get violent. I'm very scary when I'm like that. I'll be fine. Is it Christmas already? I'm looking forward to it. This will be my first time, in a house with a Christmas party. That's right. God isn't impartial. You like Christmas, don't you? Did you realize that? I have so many Christmas memories. For example... - Are you serious?! - Yep. I'm serious! You're scary, that's... Ah, just now! The look on your face when you said that was lovely! The way you said it. It made you look pretty. That's enough! Hm? What is it? He told me that I should leave once Christmas was over. Eh? Why? He said it because he's worried what will happen to me after he's gone. He doesn't want me to see him at his last moment. He doesn't want me to shoulder the care of the children. And so...? It's okay. I scolded him. After all, he's not alone anymore. Besides... The kids and I will stay beside him. Forever. That's right! You love those kids. You'll stay with them, right? Still... I'm really looking forward to Christmas. But, he... thinks that this will be his last Christmas. That's what he thinks... It must be painful for him. I'm sorry. I'll do better. I'm sorry about just now. Eh? Magic tricks? For your Dad? We want to show him some for the Christmas party. Eh? So you want me to teach you? Yes. That's what we came to talk to you about. We thought you'd know some. I see! That makes me happy. You're relying on your uncle... Only because we couldn't think of anyone else. Ah... Is that right... Can you really do any? Eh? That's nice, isn't it? It is, just like Christmas. What are you doing for Christmas? Me? Passing it happily with my family. Good. Ah. How about you, Midori-chan? I will be working. How about you, Momoko-chan? Don't you have anyone? A boyfriend, or someone you like? I have someone I like, but they haven't invited me anywhere. I see... Must be tough... That guy must be an idiot! Yes. He's an idiot. Ah. That's right. Yaginuma. - Yes? - Come with me. Eh? Why do you ask that? So that, when I'm gone... I'm begging you for Ai-chan's sake. Kataoka-san! When I'm dead. You'll be the most senior. Don't bring up your death. But... Please, Yaginuma. Still, I'm not asking you to become Ai-chan's boyfriend. I'm just asking that you help her when various things come up. Because. Because I love Ai-chan. It worries me. Don't worry. It's not very likely, anyway. All right! But... I don't like it. I understand why you ask that, but I don't like it. I realize you have to do this... but I don't like it. Okay, it's ready. Cut it. He did it. What is this? What happened? I must have done something wrong. The last time for Santa Clause, huh... Okay then. (This is Kondo Yoshimasa, who co-starred with Tamaki Koji in 'Konna koi no hanashi' - 1997) Oh, that's great! Let me see. How did you do that? What was that?! Iizuka-san! Ah, sorry. Where did that water come from? - Aki-chan, let me try that. - No way! No... Are we good enough to make that?! - Wow! - Nice, isn't it? Looks good! - We'll have to take notes! - Okay. - Ah! This one! - Which? - It looks so good! - It looks so good! Tah-dah! That's great! And that's how you do that magic trick. It's okay. It's okay. You just need to practice. - Aki, do your best. - Sis, good luck! - Hello. - Hello. What's up? Nothing, ah... There was something I wanted to see you about. Please, you don't have to look at me that way. I was joking. Eh? It's regrettable. Well... If it should happen... Kataoka-san has asked me to watch over you. Eh? Only IF it should happen. This is a completely different development from what I expected. I suppose. I'm beaten... How mortifying... You seem prettier somehow, Ai-san. Being in love will do that. - So you say. - I do. Ai-san. Hang in there. Thank you. Please continue to watch over me. Please do the same for me. Thank you, Yaginuma-kun. Ah... What is your given name? It's Yuusuke. Really? (Yuusuke's name is made up of characters meaning "to help" and "concern for others") Lately it does seem I've gradually been acting more like Iizuka-san! Eh? You have? Magic tricks, huh? They came to me for help. What could I do? After all, when the critical moment came up, they thought of their uncle Iizuka-san. Will they be okay? Will they be able to do it? They asked for your help, you know! If they aren't able to do it, then it'll be all your fault! Eh... Well... Eh? Excuse me. But are you using showy, one-shot devices? Then I can surprise the children! You can? Then you know magic? Yes. Back in my university days, I was a clerk at a research society in magic. That's great! So that's why. This is why I'm so envious. It's cute! It's been 10 years since I last received a Christmas present from a man. Thank you! Will you have a nice Christmas? Hmm. Good. I'm sorry. Eh? For not being able to do anything for you... What are you saying, Doctor? If it hadn't been for you, I don't know what I would have done. I truly appreciate what you've done. Thank you. But... Keep this in mind. For human beings, life isn't the same thing as living... It's because we want to live... That is the reason we have life. I know... I know, Doctor. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! "Merry Christmas" Okay, the Christmas party has started! - CHEERS! - Cheers! - Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas! What a lot of presents! Ah, Iizuka-san, close your eyes, too. Thank you very much. What could it be? I'm sorry. I ran out of time. I'm sorry. Ooh! I even got a pattern book! Way to go, Iizuka! Hey! What is it, Dai? What are they up to? What's going on? This is it. Ah. We will now perform a magic show using 3 people! I was the one who taught them. - Your attention, please! - Everyone watch, please! Please watch! One, two, three! What is it, Aki? Dad... What is it? I'm... still not very good. But, next year I'll get better, and the year after that, I'll be even better. Aki. We promised not to cry, didn't we? I'm sorry. I'll do my best. And so, I'll begin. One, two, three! And last... And last... You can do it, Aki. From this hat... I will now pull out a beautiful flower. One, two, three! Aki, you did great! It's snowing! - Great! - Wow! - So pretty! - That's great! Merry Christmas! That was fun, wasn't it? It was. I didn't know you could do that, Iizuka-san! Eh? Ah, ah... But it wasn't me who did it. All right! Let's do it again next year! Next year and all the years after that! - We will. - I'll second that! "To Santa-san, Dai, Aki, Shun" "Dear Santa-san, Don't leave any presents. Please be patient, our Dad has always taken care of us." "Merry Christmas. When summer comes, please take me to the beach. From Ai." "Merry Christmas! When summer comes, I'd like to see Ai-chan wear this. I really would! Kataoka Yuji" "I wonder when... the strange story of me and my mother came to an end. Mother. Are you spending Christmas with anyone? I once resented the fact that you didn't love me. But I don't anymore. I'm certain it was because you yourself had never been loved. So you were never able to love anyone in return. Yes, that's what I think it was. I was able to love someone thanks to you... Thank you. For giving birth to me. Thank you. You gave birth to me, so it was possible for me to meet the one I would fall in love with." Ai-chan. So you were here. I was worried about you. I thought you had gone. I'm not going anywhere. A church, huh. Why did you come here? To have a talk with my mother. I wanted to thank her for giving birth to me. And to tell her how happy I am now. I'm happy now. From now on, whatever may happen, I will be happy. Kataoka-san... Yuji-san. Thank you. I'm glad I met you. I can say the same... Thank you. Ai-chan. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Let's go home, Ai-chan. "Thank you, Yuji-san. (Arigatou Yuji-san.) You were the one who taught me. (Anata ni oshiete moraimashita.) Just how wonderful... (Kono sekai wa...) this world is." (nande suteki nandarou.) "What happened after that, I'll try a little to explain." (Kono ato no hanashi o, sukoshi dakeshouto omou.) Um, in case I'm wrong, please forgive me. Huh? Could it be, perhaps... that the person you like is... Me? It is. I thought so! Ah... that's right... Was I slow to notice? Was I thickheaded? You were! I was... I guess I was only thinking about myself after all... I didn't even consider other people's feelings. I'm sorry. No, it's okay. But... I'm happy. Thank you. I'm happy! I have confidence in myself! Lately, just being around Iizuka-san has been a bit depressing. Eh? Would you like to have lunch? Huh? Ah, well... I've liked you for a long time, Fusako-chan. Please go out with me. Ah, no way! Ah... 'No way...' I know that you've been putting out a considerable number of signs about how you feel. Ehhh!? Isn't that how you feel? Matsuda Yoko: KANNO Miho Not at all. Not in the least. Kataoka Yuji: TAMAKI Koji Yaginuma Yuusuke: NARIMIYA Hiroki Iizuka-san. Yes. I'm sorry. I have many various, wonderful dreams, Makino Yoshiko: KISHIDA Kyouko and many, many various loves yet to come! And so, someday... Iizuka Hideki: KOHINATA Fumiyo Enomoto Fusako: WAKUI Emi A dangerous love like that, would grow quickly tired, Screenplay: OKADA Yoshikazu and soon say things to hurt rather than heal. If I should ever become a good person, I might not mind seeing you then. Ah... So... you'll have to wait until that time. Ah... well, how long might that be? - About 10 years? - That long? Ah... I see... I'll wait! That's good, right? Producers: KATO Masatoshi, MURASE Ken Directed by: OYA Taro Oh, no. Time to get up! Hey! Get up! Get up! "Spring. The time given to Yuji-san, as the limit of his life, was already upon us." Good morning. Good morning. "His illness has not been cured, and perhaps it's unreasonable to hope for a miracle like that. But, right now, his smiling face is before me. The one I love. And, being happy in love, I chew off every bit of life. I once said that I did not need love. But that was such a small, small feeling. If we can only live our lives with a smile, perhaps even the miracle which cannot be, will happen after all. Besides, if someone like me, who once wanted to die, can find love, a miracle may yet occur." Original Air Date: December 14, 2005