Sakuraya
This cheap sweets candy shop is sure to go under sometime soon.
Our sales are only about 40,000 yen a month...
...and our net income minus miscellaneous expenses...
...is too embarrassing to tell.
But...
...that this cheap sweets candy shop is merely some meaningless, pointless thing...
...is something I've never even considered.
2014
Estimated Trends in Future Population
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
(Median Estimate)
Right now
126,900,000 people
Year 2050
And so, in other words...
97,080,000 people
Year 2100
By 2100, there'll only be a third of the people who are in Japan now.
49,590,000 people
That explains why the number of our customers keeps decreasing.
Long ago...
...this store used to be overflowing with kids.
That's true... It used to be busy.
The year 2100, huh...
Taro, how old will you be then?
Let's see... I'm 33 right now, so...
...I'll be 118.
You'll be quite elderly by then, won't you?
I'll be long dead by then.
Oba-chan, good morning.
Good morning.
Oh, you're ready to start?
Yeah.
What are you starting?
We're gonna research into what we can do from here on.
Okay...
Research...
Heiwa Fansubs Presents
Okashi no Ie (House of Sweets)
Episode 4 - "Individual Pain, Facing Reality"
Odagiri Joe
Ono Machiko
Katsuji Ryo
Yachigusa Kaoru
Sakuraya
World Political Reform
You're reading quite a lot, aren't you?
Don't bother us.
We're doing research.
Both the Ukraine and Syrian conflicts are serious ones.
Human trafficking and immigration problems are serious, too.
Suicide, nuclear power plants, the death penalty system...
Bullying, death by isolation...
What can we do about those?
Disasters, national security, territory problems... Is there anything we can do about those?
Military base issues, Greece, drugs...
...air pollution, fake foods... Is there anything we can do about those?
Saegusa...
...let's go to the sex district.
Yeah.
I'm tired of this already.
Oi.
When we were kids...
...nobody taught us that we'd be living in this kind of world, did they?
Yeah.
I feel we got duped.
Can I participate in this, too?
What is it?
I was watching this variety show the other day.
And they had these charts that ranked news events.
In second place was an event for original underwear.
Ah...
And in first place, this well known Idol who was ill with diarrhea.
Anyhow...
...it's those sorts of issues and events that are the appropriate ones for us.
I feel abnormally distressed by them.
You know...
...we were talking about sensitive issues here.
Eh?
At the very least, that wasn't what we were talking about just now.
Eh?
So young!
You're way too young!
I'll... go home for today.
Yeah... Leave, leave!
Turning your eyes away from the world's problems and then smirking like some fool!
There's a harsh reality...
...right in front of you, isn't there?
Who are you to say that...
...when you turn your eyes away from your own harsh reality!
Oba-chan.
Gou-kun...
What's the matter?
Here you go.
Itadakimasu.
Have you calmed down a little?
Yes.
Oba-chan...
...I'm frustrated.
By being made a fool of by Taro-san and the others.
Ah...
When I think about my life...
...it feels like it's always been like this.
After graduating from college...
...I found a job in a sales position and did that for about five years.
I'm a representative of ACQUA.
My name is Kaneda Gou.
For your consideration, thank you very much.
It was like something out of a manga...
...but that was the reality.
I became really frustrated...
"Why was I even born..."
That's how far I'd gotten in my thinking.
All you young people...
...are still way too naive!
You need to have more guts!
You won't take any initiative!
All you young people lack strength.
I had no friends at the office, either.
I was despised by my boss.
It was a vital objective among my colleagues...
...to come up with ways to curry favor with the boss.
The one who was wrong...
...was probably me.
You had it tough, didn't you?
Eh?
I don't know all the details, but...
Being single is lonely for you, isn't it Gou-kun?
Just hearing you say that...
...makes me feel like I've been saved.
Still...
Huh?
It might have been better...
...if I had tried my best at it for a little longer.
Tortoise Bathhouse
Here you go.
No customers again today?
Yeah.
Shima-san, you haven't been coming around to Sakuraya at all lately.
Sorry about that.
Yeah.
What's the matter, Toru-chan?
I've got a bit of a headache.
Huh?
I'm going back home for today.
Eh? Didn't you hear him say he had no customers?
Don't worry about me. Go home and get a good rest.
Thanks. See you again tomorrow.
Sorry about this, Grandma.
You have a tiny "teething fever."
What about making dinner?
I went to the shopping district and bought some dishes.
Grandma, sorry...
Shouldn't you call Gou-kun after this?
Ah, hello?
Ah, Gou... sorry.
Come by again tomorrow.
I've just been a little frustrated recently...
I've been trying to brace myself for it somehow or other...
For that not too distant future point...
...when, I think...
..."Sakuraya" will go under.
Eh?
Even I recognize that much.
But...
It's the same for Shima-san's bathhouse, too...
The things we've cherished up till now...
"Does this mean we won't be leaving them behind after us?"
"I wonder what will happen from here on?"
I've been worrying over such things...
But...
...not being able to do anything about them...
...has been frustrating for me.
Still...
...hitting you like that was wrong.
I'm sorry.
No...
Thank you very much for hitting me.
Reality is harsh, isn't it?
But all of us will surely have to confront it.
It's not only just me, is it?
I was taught as a child that "With your own pain you'll understand other's pain."
But I was totally useless at that, wasn't I?
It's impossible for us who are at this distance...
...so we just can't understand what's happening with the Ukrainian people.
Ah Shima-san, good morning.
Ah Shima-san, sorry about yesterday.
No. Here's 120 yen for three of them.
Is something the matter?
I just went to the bank.
The bank said they can't give me a loan.
Guess my bathhouse'll go under.
Though I've known that for awhile now.
At a time like this...
...what is it that we can do, Shima-san?
Just leave me alone.
But...
...be nearby.
Kimura-san?
Are you okay?
Kimura-san!
Kimura-san! Hey!
Hello?
Yes.
I'm sorry.
Taro-kun, I'm sorry to you, too.
No...
The doctor said it's just exhaustion.
But... He wants to hold me overnight for observation.
I see.
This is a rare chance for you. Get yourself a good long rest today.
Yeah.
But about Haruma...
Don't worry about him.
That's totally okay.
There.
Yo! OK!
It's been a long time since you made your favorite, omelet rice.
It's good every now and then, isn't it?
Haruma.
Once you've eaten Grandma's cooking, you won't want to go home again.
Oh.
Here. Give this to him.
Ah!
Thank you.
C'mon.
They open their mouths and sing a cheerful song.
They sing while flying...
...as they fly slowly around the atrium.
Oh!
Oh! Oh, oh, oh!
Oi, you went and did it.
Is it okay to do that?
I shouldn't... but it was fun, wasn't it?
When we were little, we would peep into the women's bath, too.
We would.
Should we give that a try?
I don't think you should go peeping.
Hey... it's pointless trying to peep.
Since I don't have any customers, I've been doing the sweeping.
Lonely somehow, isn't it...
Yeah.
The year 2100, huh...
Haruma would be 90.
It'd be nice if it didn't get any lonelier than it is now.
Is this your car, Taro-kun?
Ah, I borrowed it from my part-time job.
Will it start?
Maybe.
It's working.
Thank you for everything.
Yeah.
Well... don't overdo things.
Yeah.
I understand you've been really doing your best...
...and I do like that sort of thing...
What is it?
Yesterday I went to the bathhouse with Haruma, but that kid...
Don't change the subject.
Oh...
The Ukraine...
...Syria, human trafficking...
...the immigration problem, suicide, nuclear power plants...
...capital punishment, bullying, death by isolation...
I told you not to change the subject.
Yeah...
Disasters, national security, territorial issues, the military base issue, Greece, drugs...
...air pollution, fake foods... and you...
...me...
...Grandma... Sakuraya...
What are you talking about?
To be honest... I don't know what to do about those things.
Huh?
But for now... I'm leaning towards you.
おとなだろ～ 勇気をだせよ Otonadaro~ yuuki o daseyo If you're an adult~ show some courage
おとなだろ 知ってることが Otonadaro~ shitteru koto ga If you're an adult~ the thing you should know is
誰にも言えないことばかりじゃ Darenimo ienai koto bakarija When you only don't tell them to anyone
空がまた暗くなる Sora ga mata kuraku naru The sky just darkens again
この 空がまた暗くなる Kono sora ga mata kuraku naru This sky just darkens again
おとなだろ～ Otonadaro~ If you're an adult~
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