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Put it down.
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That snake…
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I’ll slit her throat myself.
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Then kill me instead.
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I'm the one who seduced her.
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That's a lie.
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It's true.
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Chiyoko did nothing wrong.
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Why?
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Why would you lie like that?
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Do you want to protect her that badly?
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Was the sex with her that good?
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Drop it!
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I'm gonna kill her!
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Kazuko, stop!
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It's over for us.
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Please wait one moment.
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Please relax and enjoy your stay.
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Everyone, how is your afternoon?
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I'm Kaoru Jindaiji,
your host on Kaoru's Moment.
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Thank you for joining us.
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Without further ado,
let's welcome today's guest.
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Here's Ms. Chiyoko Shimakura.
Please welcome her!
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Thank you for having me.
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It's so good to see you.
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Welcome. It's been so long.
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Long time no see.
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The last time we met
was four years ago, right?
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Was it really that long ago?
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In these four years,
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you've been through
quite a lot, haven't you?
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Yes, a lot has happened.
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How did you manage to get through it all?
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I’d say singing kept me going.
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I see.
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Singing saved your life. How wonderful.
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How do you feel now?
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Well…
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I guess it feels like
I was released from prison.
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Is that so?
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I heard you have a new song coming soon.
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Yes, the first release
from my own agency--
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Welcome.
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Whiskey, please.
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Would you like bourbon or scotch?
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Either one. Straight, please.
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Coming right up.
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I wouldn't if I were you.
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Even if it's to get over a man.
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Sorry.
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I saw what happened at the inn.
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I know I should mind my own business,
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but when you've been hurt,
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you need to put yourself first.
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He didn’t dump me.
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Oh, really?
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It's the opposite.
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You’re more straightforward than you look.
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It's easier opening up to a stranger.
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And the woman he was going to divorce
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is actually…
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my best friend.
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You stole your best friend's husband?
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It was so painful,
knowing I was hurting her.
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When I saw how happy
those two were at their wedding,
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I decided to give up, but…
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From her perspective,
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that's exactly what a Void Period is.
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A Void Period?
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It's from Sanmeigaku,
a form of fortune-telling.
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A Void Period
is when your luck turns unfavorable.
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Wow.
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Are you a fortune teller
or something, miss?
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Yes.
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I'm actually
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a fortune teller.
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Wow, really?
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Then could you read into
my compatibility with him?
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Can I borrow a pen?
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Yes, ma'am.
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Write his name and your name
along with your birthdays here.
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Okay.
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I see…
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Listen closely, Ritsuko.
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Okay.
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Your compatibility with him
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is incredibly good.
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Almost too good.
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Really?
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But you know,
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there are pros and cons
to being compatible.
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When you both have good luck,
it builds up together.
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When it's bad luck,
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you bring each other down
and cause it to worsen.
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And…
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the real problem is you.
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You're actually right at the height
of your Void Period.
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You and whoever you're bound with
are guaranteed an unfortunate outcome.
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An unfortunate outcome?
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There's a chance…
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the man you're with
will take his own life.
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Or it may be his wife that kills herself.
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Misato? That can't be…
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Death is deeply tied the Void Period.
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There's a chance that death
could find its way to you too.
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Which means…
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Are you saying
I might be killed by Misato?
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My fortune-telling uses statistics.
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I'm sharing possibilities with you.
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What should I do?
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That's up to you to decide.
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But…
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if you want my advice,
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before the three of you
tear each other to shreds…
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you should break it off.
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Could I have
another glass of that whiskey?
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Certainly.
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-Are you okay?
-I'm fine.
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-Be careful.
-I will--
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You drank quite a bit.
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I had too much to drink.
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I'm sorry.
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You even covered the bill.
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It's a parting gift.
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I'm sure you'll find a better man
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and build a happy family.
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That would be nice.
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Oh, Ms. Hosoki, I'm heading that way.
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Oh, take care then.
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Okay.
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Oh, wait.
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Here.
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As a thank-you.
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I don't need it anymore.
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That’s a little too much for a thank‑you.
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In that case,
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think of it as payment
for reading my fortune.
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Your fortune-telling
is worth at least this much.
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You think so?
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In that case,
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I accept with gratitude.
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Goodbye then.
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Take care.
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Thank you.
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Was that the beginning
of Kazuko Hosoki the fortune teller?
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Yeah.
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Something clicked inside of her.
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She realized she had
a natural gift for fortune-telling.
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And most importantly,
fortune-telling is lucrative.
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So after Shimakura,
she set her sights on fortune-telling.
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And what's amazing about Kazuko
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is that once she decides her destination,
she always reaches it.
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First, she became an apprentice
for a fortune teller she knew
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and started learning from scratch.
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This should teach you
the basics of the Four Pillars of Destiny.
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I appreciate the help.
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Never read fortunes
using superficial knowledge.
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Fortune-telling changes people's fates.
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To be proficient, you'll need
at least ten years of training.
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I'll keep that in mind.
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What would take the average person
ten years to learn,
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she managed to scrape through in a year.
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I can imagine just how hard she studied.
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Your compatibility is the best.
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Especially your physical compatibility.
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If you get married,
you'll be blessed with children for sure.
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Under the guise of business,
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she used whoever she could
to test her fortune-telling.
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It was perfect
for building real experience.
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Ms. Hosoki, can you read our fortunes too?
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Sure.
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While working in nightlife,
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she'd been caught in the whirlpool
of human desire for over 20 years.
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What is it that people want
from fortune-telling?
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What kind of writing grabs readers?
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She knew better than anyone.
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Then, she used her connections
to force her manuscript to be published.
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Of course, it didn't end
with just publishing a book.
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She toured the country on her own dime,
promoting it herself.
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She'd rope in celebrity regulars
from her clubs
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and use them for publicity.
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Thank you.
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Before long,
her book had sold 500,000 copies.
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It's commendable.
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Currently,
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through a period of rapid economic growth,
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this country has achieved
great material prosperity.
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But what about spiritual prosperity?
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Juvenile crime has gone up,
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with innocent women and children
continuing to fall prey to violent crimes.
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I want to use my fortune-telling
to make the world a better place.
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To that effect,
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I want to write even more books
and reach even more people.
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I ask for your support in this endeavor
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from the bottom of my heart.
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Bringing peace through the power
of fortune-telling…
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You're like Queen Himiko.
She ruled Yamatai-koku through divination.
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Oh, come on.
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Oh right, Ms. Hosoki.
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Can you read my fortune
to see if I can win next year's election?
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My sessions are fully booked,
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but please give me a call.
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I'll be in your care.
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-I look forward to it.
-It's Mr. Yashiro!
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Oh, excuse me.
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We've been expecting you!
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-Mr. Yashiro.
-Mr. Yashiro.
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-Hey, you!
-Yes?
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Do you know who that guy is?
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I'm aware the publishing industry
is going through tough times.
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-That's why--
-Mr. Yashiro.
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Nice to meet you. I'm Hosoki.
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Nice to meet you. I'm Yashiro.
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Mr. Yashiro! I know of you, of course.
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I can't believe the vice chairman
of the Shigaku Association is here.
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I'm thrilled to see you.
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Oh, you're aware of our association?
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It was founded by Mr. Masataka Yasunaga,
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advisor to many prime ministers
throughout the years.
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It's Japan's most prestigious
academic association.
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Anyone in this field would know of it.
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I hope we can get along.
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Mr. Yashiro.
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Yes?
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I'd like to expand my knowledge
and hone my Six-Star Astrology skills.
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If it's okay with you,
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could you possibly introduce me
to Mr. Yasunaga?
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Mr. Yasunaga is a distinguished figure
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who even sharing a drink with
is a story to tell your grandchildren.
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It's not that simple.
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Of course.
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An insignificant woman like me…
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I shouldn't be so presumptuous.
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Six months later,
Kazuko became Masataka Yasunaga's wife.
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After fortune-telling, she set her sights
on Mr. Masataka Yasunaga.
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Once she became his wife,
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her social standing skyrocketed.
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But how on earth did she do it?
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I'm not sure either.
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I was busy
with my own election at the time.
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Pay the Yasunaga family a visit.
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His daughter should know the details.
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Welcome to this week's
I'll Give It to You Straight-Up!
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Thank you for tuning in.
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Please welcome Ms. Kazuko Hosoki!
Come on down!
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-Shin.
-Yes?
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Check, please.
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OSAMU MIYAZAWA: CAN WE MEET SOON?
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT KAZUKO HOSOKI.
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Are you dumb? I thought you were a lawyer!
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What about suing for defamation
or demanding compensation?
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There should be ways around it!
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But those are only options
once the article is released--
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Then it'll be too late.
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I don't pay your high retainer
for nothing, you know.
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In any case, I need you
to shut down that article, got it?
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She's got some nerve…
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My father, Masataka Yasunaga,
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spent the last half of his life
in this house until he passed.
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We preserved it as is
to serve as a memorial museum.
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When you first reached out to me,
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I was planning to say no.
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I apologize for being unreasonable.
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But…
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I read your book.
265
00:26:17,659 --> 00:26:18,535
Huh?
266
00:26:19,202 --> 00:26:20,745
And it changed my mind.
267
00:26:23,039 --> 00:26:28,044
I could feel the love you poured
into each and every character.
268
00:26:28,670 --> 00:26:32,966
It felt like a very sincere book.
269
00:26:33,758 --> 00:26:35,510
Thank you.
270
00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:36,761
If you're the author…
271
00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:43,143
I felt that speaking with you
would be okay.
272
00:26:47,063 --> 00:26:50,984
I'll tell you everything
273
00:26:51,484 --> 00:26:53,903
exactly how I witnessed it.
274
00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:57,449
As for how you write this information,
275
00:26:57,949 --> 00:26:59,784
I leave that to you.
276
00:27:05,498 --> 00:27:08,585
Tell me about your father.
277
00:27:12,422 --> 00:27:14,215
In his day-to-day,
278
00:27:14,716 --> 00:27:17,719
he loved to wear ro silk kimonos.
279
00:27:18,637 --> 00:27:23,099
He liked how light and thin they were,
and how easy they were to move in.
280
00:27:28,021 --> 00:27:31,316
No matter who he was with,
281
00:27:31,816 --> 00:27:35,028
he would treat them gently
like ro silk fabric.
282
00:27:35,528 --> 00:27:40,450
He would never force his views
onto other people.
283
00:27:41,326 --> 00:27:43,578
Even with those
of the lowest social standing,
284
00:27:43,662 --> 00:27:47,499
he would never turn people away
or chase those who leave.
285
00:27:48,958 --> 00:27:52,253
His free, broad-minded nature
captivated everyone,
286
00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:56,216
from prime ministers over the years
287
00:27:56,716 --> 00:27:59,761
to the heads of major corporations.
288
00:28:01,721 --> 00:28:06,434
But perhaps it was
that sheer breadth of his heart
289
00:28:06,935 --> 00:28:11,314
that gave Ms. Hosoki a way in.
290
00:28:21,366 --> 00:28:22,701
Mr. Yasunaga.
291
00:28:23,201 --> 00:28:26,246
There's someone I'd like you to meet.
292
00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:30,583
This is Ms. Kazuko Hosoki.
293
00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:34,546
My name is Hosoki.
It's a pleasure to meet you.
294
00:28:36,506 --> 00:28:38,717
Ms. Hosoki is a female entrepreneur.
295
00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:42,679
She recently published
a book on fortune-telling.
296
00:28:42,762 --> 00:28:45,056
-I was hoping she could meet you--
-Mr. Yasunaga.
297
00:28:46,057 --> 00:28:48,268
The way you enjoy your drink
298
00:28:48,351 --> 00:28:50,729
is truly elegant and refined.
299
00:28:50,812 --> 00:28:52,731
It's captivating.
300
00:28:55,442 --> 00:28:56,443
Please.
301
00:28:59,112 --> 00:28:59,988
Father,
302
00:29:01,114 --> 00:29:02,699
you've already had enough.
303
00:29:03,992 --> 00:29:07,036
A wise man takes pleasure
in slight intoxication.
304
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,665
This single glass
shall deliver me to pure bliss.
305
00:29:10,749 --> 00:29:11,875
Then,
306
00:29:12,917 --> 00:29:14,836
why not use this one?
307
00:29:14,919 --> 00:29:18,381
Wait, Kazuko, you're stepping out of line.
308
00:29:19,799 --> 00:29:22,761
Excellent idea. Pour it for me.
309
00:29:28,516 --> 00:29:30,769
Your hands are quite adept.
310
00:29:31,394 --> 00:29:37,108
I spent the last 20 years
operating a nightclub.
311
00:29:37,609 --> 00:29:40,069
Then why did you write
a book on fortune-telling?
312
00:29:40,570 --> 00:29:44,783
I was inspired by your book,
I Ching and Life.
313
00:29:46,326 --> 00:29:49,120
The contents left an impact on me.
314
00:29:49,204 --> 00:29:53,166
As such, I mastered
the Four Pillars of Destiny,
315
00:29:53,249 --> 00:29:56,044
which you recommended in your book.
316
00:30:02,175 --> 00:30:04,093
You shouldn't lie.
317
00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:07,555
It's not a lie.
I poured everything into my studies--
318
00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:10,225
That book was released four years ago.
319
00:30:11,351 --> 00:30:13,728
To master destiny analysis,
320
00:30:13,812 --> 00:30:16,439
even a prodigy would require ten years.
321
00:30:16,523 --> 00:30:19,400
Did a nightlife entrepreneur like yourself
322
00:30:19,901 --> 00:30:24,239
really have more time to devote
than a prodigy has in ten years?
323
00:30:24,322 --> 00:30:25,281
If not,
324
00:30:25,365 --> 00:30:27,867
the book you wrote is misguided.
325
00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,290
I knew it.
326
00:30:35,875 --> 00:30:38,044
A dumb woman like me
327
00:30:38,127 --> 00:30:40,672
should have never come here.
328
00:30:44,342 --> 00:30:46,094
Kazuko…
329
00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:49,556
I just wanted to learn from you.
330
00:30:49,639 --> 00:30:51,307
Stop, this is disgraceful.
331
00:30:51,391 --> 00:30:54,352
But…
332
00:30:54,435 --> 00:30:57,272
Good grief. F-Fine.
333
00:30:57,772 --> 00:31:00,483
Come to my house next time.
334
00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,485
I'll teach you the basics.
335
00:31:08,324 --> 00:31:11,536
Um, could you contact us here?
336
00:31:12,954 --> 00:31:14,998
Thank you.
337
00:31:16,666 --> 00:31:19,502
A woman crying over me…
338
00:31:19,586 --> 00:31:21,880
Guess I've still got some charm.
339
00:31:28,261 --> 00:31:31,222
A wise man takes pleasure
in slight intoxication.
340
00:31:31,306 --> 00:31:34,142
This single glass
shall deliver me to pure bliss.
341
00:31:39,898 --> 00:31:42,650
This will be your last one tonight, okay?
342
00:31:47,822 --> 00:31:52,660
My father had begun showing
signs of dementia around then.
343
00:31:53,995 --> 00:31:57,874
The day Ms. Hosoki first met my father,
344
00:31:58,374 --> 00:32:01,502
I believe she sensed it.
345
00:32:03,546 --> 00:32:05,465
About a month later,
346
00:32:05,548 --> 00:32:11,054
Ms. Hosoki came here
to learn the basics from my father.
347
00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:28,571
Hello, Mr. Yasunaga.
I'll be in your care today.
348
00:32:29,072 --> 00:32:32,533
This is just a small token
of my appreciation.
349
00:32:32,617 --> 00:32:34,911
Special-grade sake from Niigata.
350
00:32:37,413 --> 00:32:39,874
Thank you for your generosity.
351
00:32:42,752 --> 00:32:44,253
Father.
352
00:32:48,758 --> 00:32:50,510
Your medical exam is today.
353
00:32:50,593 --> 00:32:52,804
Please refrain from smoking.
354
00:32:56,516 --> 00:32:58,893
I will let you know when time is up.
355
00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:14,617
In other words, the foundation of I Ching
356
00:33:15,118 --> 00:33:18,705
lies in how we regulate the changes
357
00:33:18,788 --> 00:33:21,582
that arise from the interactions
between yin and yang.
358
00:33:22,834 --> 00:33:26,713
The moments that represent such changes
359
00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:33,261
are shown in the form
of these 64 hexagrams.
360
00:33:36,139 --> 00:33:40,143
It's so difficult,
I can't make heads or tails of this.
361
00:33:41,185 --> 00:33:44,897
Perhaps I was too presumptuous
to think a lowly woman like me
362
00:33:44,981 --> 00:33:47,150
could learn the I Ching.
363
00:33:48,943 --> 00:33:55,158
Vimalakirti, who preached the teachings
of the Buddha in the Vimalakirti Sutra,
364
00:33:55,241 --> 00:33:58,953
was a drunkard and a gambler.
365
00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:03,666
One's high or low social standing
is irrelevant when it comes to learning.
366
00:34:04,167 --> 00:34:08,546
Well, I do know a bit
about drinking and gambling.
367
00:34:13,593 --> 00:34:17,138
Could you go let some air in?
368
00:34:17,221 --> 00:34:18,222
Of course.
369
00:34:25,271 --> 00:34:26,939
Learning…
370
00:34:27,982 --> 00:34:31,944
is not something
one can achieve by sitting at a desk.
371
00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:38,076
Only by drawing it out from daily life
372
00:34:38,159 --> 00:34:40,578
can true learning begin to be harnessed.
373
00:34:42,413 --> 00:34:44,165
Harnessed learning?
374
00:34:44,665 --> 00:34:49,003
That is my philosophy,
Harnessing of Learning.
375
00:34:54,509 --> 00:34:56,010
I…
376
00:34:57,553 --> 00:35:00,640
lost everything in the war.
377
00:35:02,308 --> 00:35:04,977
Air strikes burned my home to the ground,
378
00:35:05,478 --> 00:35:08,439
and my father and older brother
died in battle.
379
00:35:12,485 --> 00:35:13,986
At the evacuation site,
380
00:35:14,070 --> 00:35:17,406
I heard the Emperor's speech
that you revised.
381
00:35:20,159 --> 00:35:22,453
After I returned to Tokyo,
382
00:35:22,954 --> 00:35:25,998
I helped with my mother's business.
383
00:35:26,916 --> 00:35:30,795
But it wasn't enough to feed us,
384
00:35:30,878 --> 00:35:35,550
so I quit school
and began working at night.
385
00:35:37,468 --> 00:35:39,303
I was so naive back then.
386
00:35:42,473 --> 00:35:44,392
I was almost sold by a man,
387
00:35:45,309 --> 00:35:47,562
bullied at the home I married into…
388
00:35:50,273 --> 00:35:51,691
and tricked into debt…
389
00:35:54,110 --> 00:35:55,653
worth hundreds of millions.
390
00:35:57,864 --> 00:36:00,032
I've been through hell.
391
00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:05,037
And that's not even all of it.
392
00:36:06,122 --> 00:36:08,791
The yakuza treated me like a slave.
393
00:36:10,459 --> 00:36:13,337
I saved a life,
only to be repaid with betrayal.
394
00:36:17,592 --> 00:36:19,677
I've thought of ending my life
395
00:36:21,012 --> 00:36:23,514
more than once.
396
00:36:27,310 --> 00:36:30,188
I'm not a perfect person.
397
00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:36,110
I've failed and hurt others in the past.
398
00:36:36,819 --> 00:36:39,322
But I've learned from those experiences.
399
00:36:39,822 --> 00:36:43,201
I fell, got back up, and failed again,
400
00:36:43,284 --> 00:36:46,454
enduring extreme hardship
to survive until now.
401
00:36:46,954 --> 00:36:48,289
After all of that,
402
00:36:48,789 --> 00:36:53,002
I finally learned the ways of the world
well enough to sit before you.
403
00:36:54,170 --> 00:36:55,546
That…
404
00:36:57,089 --> 00:36:59,008
is the learning I went through.
405
00:37:02,929 --> 00:37:04,931
Magnificent.
406
00:37:05,806 --> 00:37:06,724
Huh?
407
00:37:07,225 --> 00:37:08,684
That is
408
00:37:09,810 --> 00:37:13,648
what I consider a perfect example
of Harnessing of Learning.
409
00:37:16,651 --> 00:37:18,569
Thank you.
410
00:37:19,111 --> 00:37:21,989
I don't deserve such praise.
411
00:37:25,785 --> 00:37:27,578
It's been a long time
412
00:37:28,162 --> 00:37:32,708
since I last heard words
with such life and humanity.
413
00:37:36,587 --> 00:37:40,007
These days, all I hear
414
00:37:40,091 --> 00:37:43,886
is empty lip service and adulation.
415
00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:48,641
For those striving to follow
Harnessing of Learning, it's pathetic.
416
00:37:54,438 --> 00:37:55,982
Excuse me.
417
00:37:56,774 --> 00:37:58,276
It's almost time.
418
00:38:00,486 --> 00:38:04,740
Your medical exam is next,
so please get ready.
419
00:38:23,050 --> 00:38:24,510
Mr. Yasunaga.
420
00:38:25,344 --> 00:38:26,512
Here.
421
00:38:26,595 --> 00:38:28,723
This is my club.
422
00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:34,812
Please stop by
whenever you're in the area.
423
00:38:37,940 --> 00:38:41,694
It's okay to unwind once in a while.
424
00:38:45,865 --> 00:38:47,950
A short while after that,
425
00:38:48,034 --> 00:38:52,079
my father went out one day
and, without notice, didn't come home.
426
00:38:52,163 --> 00:38:53,456
-Please find him.
-Got it.
427
00:38:53,539 --> 00:38:56,125
Although he showed signs of dementia,
428
00:38:56,208 --> 00:38:59,211
he had never behaved like this before.
429
00:38:59,295 --> 00:39:02,798
Please call if you find out anything.
430
00:39:04,008 --> 00:39:05,134
Understood.
431
00:39:06,427 --> 00:39:08,095
Goodbye.
432
00:39:17,938 --> 00:39:21,609
Mr. Yasunaga, you're home now.
433
00:39:21,692 --> 00:39:23,110
Father!
434
00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:24,445
Oh, miss.
435
00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:26,030
I'm so glad you're here.
436
00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:30,993
Jeez, Father, what happened?
437
00:39:31,577 --> 00:39:35,331
What drove him to drink this much?
438
00:39:35,414 --> 00:39:37,416
When I was with Mr. Yasunaga,
439
00:39:37,500 --> 00:39:39,794
I had to go take care of something.
440
00:39:39,877 --> 00:39:42,171
He must have had quite a bit
while I was gone.
441
00:39:44,632 --> 00:39:47,802
He didn't mention he was going to see you.
442
00:39:49,178 --> 00:39:52,473
I shouldn't have left him alone.
443
00:39:53,474 --> 00:39:57,645
No, I apologize
for the trouble he caused you.
444
00:40:00,731 --> 00:40:02,691
He smoked quite a lot too.
445
00:40:04,026 --> 00:40:06,779
I'll make sure
to keep an eye on him next time.
446
00:40:06,862 --> 00:40:10,408
Tell him he's welcome to stop by again.
447
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,580
After that,
448
00:40:16,664 --> 00:40:21,502
my father began to frequent
Ms. Hosoki's business.
449
00:40:21,585 --> 00:40:23,295
-An orange juice.
-Coming right up.
450
00:40:24,380 --> 00:40:27,007
I got worried
451
00:40:27,091 --> 00:40:30,219
and had my father's live-in student
follow him.
452
00:40:30,845 --> 00:40:35,558
When he did, Ms. Hosoki
was glued to my father's side,
453
00:40:35,641 --> 00:40:40,438
feeding him alcohol
without a moment of rest.
454
00:40:49,864 --> 00:40:54,285
Then, she took my father
directly to her home.
455
00:41:02,626 --> 00:41:04,837
After my mother passed away,
456
00:41:05,337 --> 00:41:10,634
I had taken care of
everything for my father.
457
00:41:13,137 --> 00:41:15,931
Many people adored my father,
458
00:41:16,432 --> 00:41:18,767
and I was right by his side.
459
00:41:20,436 --> 00:41:25,191
That was my source of pride.
460
00:41:27,109 --> 00:41:30,654
And Ms. Hosoki
took that pride away from you?
461
00:41:32,198 --> 00:41:35,743
I couldn't stand it anymore,
462
00:41:36,619 --> 00:41:39,371
so I confronted my father.
463
00:42:10,236 --> 00:42:12,863
What's with the scary face?
464
00:42:12,947 --> 00:42:16,659
What are you planning to do with those?
465
00:42:17,159 --> 00:42:23,457
Kazuko wants me to show her
how to appreciate calligraphy.
466
00:42:24,959 --> 00:42:28,671
You said that last time
and never brought them back.
467
00:42:29,296 --> 00:42:30,130
What?
468
00:42:30,798 --> 00:42:33,634
I-I don't remember that.
469
00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:37,638
You didn't give them
to Ms. Hosoki, did you?
470
00:42:40,891 --> 00:42:42,184
Father.
471
00:42:42,685 --> 00:42:45,521
Please stop going to see her.
472
00:42:46,021 --> 00:42:47,565
Towako.
473
00:42:48,190 --> 00:42:51,443
Who are you saying that for?
474
00:42:51,527 --> 00:42:53,821
Of course, it's for your sake.
475
00:42:54,446 --> 00:42:56,198
And not just you.
476
00:42:56,740 --> 00:42:58,909
For the Yasunaga family name.
477
00:42:59,994 --> 00:43:01,579
For my late mother.
478
00:43:01,662 --> 00:43:03,038
No.
479
00:43:03,998 --> 00:43:06,083
It's for yourself, isn't it?
480
00:43:08,794 --> 00:43:13,674
Do not use me as your reason for living.
481
00:43:14,174 --> 00:43:19,013
You're at the age
where you should live as you please.
482
00:43:25,477 --> 00:43:27,730
And I'll do the same.
483
00:43:45,539 --> 00:43:47,416
Just a bit more.
484
00:43:48,167 --> 00:43:49,293
You can do it.
485
00:43:49,376 --> 00:43:52,087
Yes, good work.
486
00:43:52,171 --> 00:43:53,005
Here.
487
00:43:53,672 --> 00:43:54,965
Thanks.
488
00:43:58,052 --> 00:44:01,013
Oh, right. Let's just stamp it now, okay?
489
00:44:01,096 --> 00:44:03,098
Yeah, sure.
490
00:44:04,350 --> 00:44:05,309
Here we go.
491
00:44:07,186 --> 00:44:09,229
Thank you.
492
00:44:09,313 --> 00:44:13,776
Mr. Yasunaga, I was hoping you'd write
a testimonial for my next book.
493
00:44:13,859 --> 00:44:14,693
Sure.
494
00:44:14,777 --> 00:44:17,613
And can I have
the hanging scroll you brought today?
495
00:44:17,696 --> 00:44:19,156
Sure.
496
00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:20,991
Your reward.
497
00:44:23,744 --> 00:44:24,578
Here.
498
00:44:34,755 --> 00:44:36,423
Okay, all right.
499
00:44:45,641 --> 00:44:46,975
Yes?
500
00:44:48,102 --> 00:44:50,229
Oh, Towako.
501
00:44:53,732 --> 00:44:55,401
Kazuko!
502
00:44:56,068 --> 00:44:59,446
-Kazuko, I need more alcohol!
-Excuse me.
503
00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:01,198
I need a drink!
504
00:45:09,081 --> 00:45:09,915
Father.
505
00:45:11,500 --> 00:45:12,876
Shizuko.
506
00:45:13,669 --> 00:45:16,088
Shizuko, why are you here?
507
00:45:16,171 --> 00:45:20,759
Father, snap out of it. I'm Towako.
508
00:45:21,343 --> 00:45:23,679
Mother obviously wouldn't be here.
509
00:45:23,762 --> 00:45:26,098
Good grief…
510
00:45:26,932 --> 00:45:27,933
We're leaving.
511
00:45:28,016 --> 00:45:29,518
Towako.
512
00:45:31,061 --> 00:45:32,479
Listen.
513
00:45:32,563 --> 00:45:36,108
Your father is here of his own accord.
514
00:45:36,608 --> 00:45:38,610
As his daughter, you shouldn't meddle.
515
00:45:41,822 --> 00:45:43,866
Of his own accord?
516
00:45:45,033 --> 00:45:48,662
You're the one who tricked him
and dragged him here.
517
00:45:48,746 --> 00:45:50,164
That's a misunderstanding.
518
00:45:51,248 --> 00:45:53,959
I'm Mr. Yasunaga's disciple.
519
00:45:54,042 --> 00:45:58,005
It's only right that a disciple
follow their master's wishes.
520
00:45:58,088 --> 00:46:00,132
After you fed him all this alcohol?
521
00:46:00,215 --> 00:46:01,842
You're no disciple.
522
00:46:02,342 --> 00:46:04,178
I see right through you.
523
00:46:04,887 --> 00:46:08,182
You're so shameless!
524
00:46:13,103 --> 00:46:14,563
Hey, you.
525
00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:18,984
You may be his daughter,
526
00:46:19,568 --> 00:46:22,863
but don't be so full of yourself.
527
00:46:27,534 --> 00:46:29,286
Shizuko.
528
00:46:32,414 --> 00:46:35,626
Such bliss!
529
00:46:37,252 --> 00:46:39,129
I…
530
00:46:40,380 --> 00:46:46,804
have taken back my soul's freedom!
531
00:46:50,682 --> 00:46:52,059
Father…
532
00:47:03,362 --> 00:47:05,739
Father! Are you okay?
533
00:47:05,823 --> 00:47:08,033
Father!
534
00:47:10,035 --> 00:47:12,621
Father!
535
00:47:12,704 --> 00:47:14,164
Wake up!
536
00:47:14,248 --> 00:47:17,042
Come on! Father!
537
00:47:22,798 --> 00:47:26,301
My father managed to survive,
538
00:47:26,385 --> 00:47:29,137
but his condition was uncertain.
539
00:47:29,221 --> 00:47:30,973
Yet, in spite of this…
540
00:47:32,516 --> 00:47:34,309
This is bad. That woman's here.
541
00:47:34,393 --> 00:47:35,227
Huh?
542
00:48:03,088 --> 00:48:04,882
Everyone, this way.
543
00:48:32,576 --> 00:48:33,702
Get out.
544
00:48:34,202 --> 00:48:36,705
This is no place for a complete stranger.
545
00:48:36,788 --> 00:48:38,498
A complete stranger?
546
00:48:41,585 --> 00:48:44,630
WRITTEN OATH
I PROMISE TO MARRY KAZUKO HOSOKI
547
00:48:44,713 --> 00:48:46,131
MASATAKA YASUNAGA
KAZUKO HOSOKI
548
00:48:47,716 --> 00:48:48,967
This is…
549
00:48:54,139 --> 00:48:55,557
HUSBAND: YASUNAGA
WIFE: HOSOKI
550
00:48:55,641 --> 00:48:57,225
MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
551
00:49:00,938 --> 00:49:03,065
His wife has come to see him.
552
00:49:03,148 --> 00:49:05,150
Let me through.
553
00:49:17,287 --> 00:49:19,331
-Ms. Hosoki!
-Close it!
554
00:49:24,586 --> 00:49:28,090
Open the door!
555
00:49:29,424 --> 00:49:30,926
Open it!
556
00:49:32,302 --> 00:49:34,429
Let me see my husband!
557
00:49:34,513 --> 00:49:38,350
I'm Mr. Yasunaga's wife!
Let me see my husband!
558
00:49:39,309 --> 00:49:40,978
Please!
559
00:49:42,980 --> 00:49:44,606
Open it!
560
00:49:44,690 --> 00:49:45,899
At that moment,
561
00:49:46,900 --> 00:49:49,152
I thought to myself…
562
00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:56,326
that I will never forgive this woman
for as long as I live.
563
00:50:02,499 --> 00:50:06,586
Open the door!
564
00:50:07,504 --> 00:50:09,589
Let me see my husband!
565
00:50:10,090 --> 00:50:11,258
Please!
566
00:50:11,758 --> 00:50:14,219
Let me see my husband!
567
00:50:16,430 --> 00:50:18,015
Let me see my husband!
568
00:50:31,820 --> 00:50:34,197
Sorry for being late.
569
00:50:40,996 --> 00:50:42,873
Haven't done this in a while.
570
00:50:43,749 --> 00:50:47,836
The last time we met without Reina
was before the divorce.
571
00:50:47,919 --> 00:50:49,713
What did you want to talk about?
572
00:50:51,423 --> 00:50:53,550
No small talk, huh?
573
00:50:54,509 --> 00:50:56,386
It's about Ms. Hosoki, right?
574
00:50:58,597 --> 00:51:00,932
How's the book? Making progress?
575
00:51:01,433 --> 00:51:03,852
No, I just started writing.
576
00:51:04,352 --> 00:51:05,937
I see.
577
00:51:06,646 --> 00:51:09,399
Stop beating around the bush
and tell me already.
578
00:51:14,529 --> 00:51:18,408
Kazuko Hosoki still has ties
with the yakuza
579
00:51:19,034 --> 00:51:21,328
and runs spiritual-related scams, right?
580
00:51:22,245 --> 00:51:23,914
She's done a lot in her past.
581
00:51:23,997 --> 00:51:26,291
If you dig, she's got a mountain of dirt.
582
00:51:26,833 --> 00:51:28,126
Who told you?
583
00:51:28,210 --> 00:51:33,131
Our weekly magazine's preparing
a campaign exposing Hosoki's dark side.
584
00:51:35,175 --> 00:51:40,013
Hosoki found out,
and she's desperate to kill the story.
585
00:51:40,097 --> 00:51:43,558
Apparently she had her lawyer threaten us.
586
00:51:44,059 --> 00:51:47,104
And of course, we refused.
587
00:51:51,399 --> 00:51:52,234
Hey, Minori.
588
00:51:53,276 --> 00:51:55,862
You got this book offer
about two months ago, right?
589
00:51:56,738 --> 00:51:57,823
Yeah, why?
590
00:51:58,448 --> 00:52:01,243
That's when the exposé campaign
started moving too.
591
00:52:05,455 --> 00:52:07,457
She's using you as a decoy.
592
00:52:08,125 --> 00:52:12,003
She wants you to write a favorable book
to fight against the campaign.
593
00:52:15,382 --> 00:52:18,009
I know you want to release a book.
594
00:52:18,093 --> 00:52:20,637
And maybe you want to prove me wrong.
595
00:52:20,720 --> 00:52:22,931
But you really should walk away this time.
596
00:52:23,431 --> 00:52:26,476
You'll be called a gimmick writer,
ending your career.
597
00:52:51,793 --> 00:52:53,712
Hello? Ma'am?
598
00:52:55,881 --> 00:52:58,675
I see. What a troublemaker.
599
00:53:00,051 --> 00:53:03,847
No, it's fine. I have a plan.
600
00:53:04,347 --> 00:53:05,891
Thanks, Teppei.
601
00:53:06,391 --> 00:53:10,687
Things are a bit noisy nowadays,
so I'll send your payment in the mail.
602
00:53:11,646 --> 00:53:14,024
Okay. Bye then.
603
00:56:11,368 --> 00:56:14,287
Subtitle translation by: Chul Woong Kim