[theme song playing]
[keyboard clacking]
MY HIBERNATING WIFE
[soft music playing]
Good, Elizabeth.
Here.
[birds chirping]
[trees rustling]
[Elizabeth barks]
[chuckles]
What a friendly face she has.
[Elizabeth barks]
Thank you.
What's her name?
Elizabeth.
Eliza.
[chuckles]
Eliza.
Huh?
[chuckles]
Are you waiting for someone?
What?
I used to sit here and wait, too,
when I accompanied my younger sister.
The clinic over there
had their TV cranked up so loud in their waiting room.
I couldn't stand it.
Okay.
Is it your wife? Or your girlfriend?
Or is it...
There sure are many options nowadays.
I'm accompanying my wife.
Is that so?
[sighs] You must be worried. I understand.
I was, too.
The entire time I was waiting here,
I was overwhelmed with worry.
Mental illness patients are in a lot of pain,
but those around them suffer just as much too, right?
Don't worry.
She'll get better soon.
[chuckles] In my sister's case, it was as if the fog cleared like "whoosh!"
And then she came out of the tunnel.
She is doing so well that it's hard to believe she used to have depression.
Here.
It is easier than you think.
-Would you like to try? -No, thank you.
There's no way I can knit another 30.
They're for the church bazaar. 200 yen each.
Goodness. I got tired of making them at home.
So I came to the park today.
[chuckles]
-[trees rustling] -Look.
What a nice day.
Are you happy right now?
What?
[speaking English] Hallelujah.
[speaking Japanese] Why don't you come to our church with your wife?
It's not that far from here.
We want to share the Lord's immeasurable blessings
with everyone.
[scoffs softly]
Happiness...
You asked whether I'm happy. But are you happy?
Of course.
Because Jesus is always with me.
My sister was also saved
by Jesus's tremendous love.
Happiness...
I remember that my wife cared about being happy, too.
That day...
[Kengo] Oh!
[gasps]
[laughs]
It's huge. Goodness.
Well, it's a polar bear.
[laughs] Huge!
Wow, so huge.
[Kengo laughing]
[clanging]
[quirky music playing]
[Mai] Is she happy?
Huh?
[Mai] I wonder if she is happy.
She's supposed to be walking graciously
with her cubs on the vast, white, Arctic tundra.
She's supposed to be eating seals, her favorite food, as much she wants.
Why is she here?
How can we laugh so carelessly?
[chuckling] Huh?
Why are you asking me that all of a sudden?
[Kengo] I thought something was wrong then.
And after that it progressed so rapidly.
WHITE MISO - RED MISO
-Would you look at this font? -Sure.
-Move this to the right. -Yes.
-And omit this. -Okay.
[man 1] Personally, I think this would be best.
[man 2] I guess you're right.
[man 1] Yes.
I wonder if this might work. Give me a few minutes.
[tapping]
Not again...
[cell phone vibrating]
[sighs]
What?
Do you use white miso or red miso for simmered mackerel?
Huh?
[Kengo] Many options. I don't know which to buy.
[sighs]
Don't call me for such a trivial thing!
We can't go home until you finish, Mrs. Shiota.
Sorry. I'm almost done.
I get that you're happy that your design was chosen,
but the longer you spend on it,
the harder it is on the rest of us.
Do you understand?
Sorry.
You're not a rookie. Give us a break.
[clanging]
[Kengo] Time to eat.
Mm.
[door opens]
[door closes]
I'm home.
Welcome back.
[sighs heavily]
I chose red miso.
Oh?
Did you prefer white miso?
I don't care.
What's wrong, Mai?
[sighs]
I'm tired.
Sorry. I'm not eating today.
[Mai, muttering] What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?
Mai?
[Mai] What should I do? What should I do?
What's wrong?
[Mai] What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?
What should I do?
You won't get up if you don't sleep soon.
-What should I do? -About what?
I don't know what to do. What should I do?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-Mai? -I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-I'm sorry. -What's wrong with you, Mai?
I'm sorry.
It's all my fault.
What is?
Polar bears are going extinct.
It's all my fault.
[piano music playing]
It's my fault.
That Ms. Maeda is mean to me.
That Mr. Oogaki takes Ms. Maeda's side.
That a huge amount of plastic trash was found in a dead whale.
That the forests are dying because of acid rain.
That Mr. Suzuki's feet stink!
Air pollution from car exhaust, too!
It's all my fault!
[all] It's all my fault!
NAMIKI MENTAL CLINIC
[Doctor] Work-related stress, insomnia, irritation,
anxiety, guilt,
and lack of motivation.
You likely have depression.
It's good to know the cause.
I'm sure medication can fix it.
You'll be all right.
Don't worry about anything.
[woman 1] This is nice.
[woman 2] Yes. I think this will look good on Mikan.
[woman 1] How is this, Mikan? Do you like this outfit?
"Do not encourage them. Do not force anything special."
"Put off making major decisions."
DEPRESSION
I'm guilty of enabling her.
Please wait a moment.
-Boss, get to work. -Oh.
Please wait a moment.
[Kengo] What do you want to do? Do you want to watch the next episode?
Or should we go to bed?
Take your medicine before bed.
[Mai] Okay.
Here.
Water.
[glasses clinking]
Mai, water for you.
In my head,
it's all static.
-[static hissing] -Black and white. No color.
[quirky music playing]
I can't tune in to any channel.
[grunting]
Mai.
I can't do anything for whales and polar bears,
but I promise I'll get revenge on Ms. Maeda.
It's a shame since your design was finally chosen, Ms. Shiota.
I'm sorry.
Well, have a good rest.
SUPER BLOOM BEVERAGE POLAR BEAR LEMON SOUR
Ms. Shiota, have a good rest.
I'll take over from here.
I'm sorry,
but I'll do what I can from home.
I don't think you can.
Work is not that easy.
I'm sorry.
I envy you. I want to take a break, too.
Did Maeda say something to you?
That jerk!
Okay.
I'll avenge you. I promise.
[bass music playing]
Excuse me. Where is Ms. Maeda?
Here. Can I help you?
I'm Kengo Shiota.
Thank you for helping my wife.
No, no. It's nothing.
What?
HIT ITEM POLAR BEAR LEMON SOUR
HER THOUGHTS ABOUT ITS DESIGN ART DIRECTOR SATOMI MAEDA
[quirky music playing]
Mai, let me kiss you!
Please, just a kiss. Mai, please.
Mai, your head reeks. [laughs]
[Mai crying]
Sorry. Sorry, Mai. Sorry.
What am I supposed to do?
[Mai continues crying]
[Kengo] I'm doing my best to understand her.
Mai used to always be stylish and cute.
Now she doesn't change her clothes, brush her teeth, or let me touch her.
And she stays in bed all day long.
Her head reeks.
She looks like a sea lion on the beach.
A sea lion? That's cute.
[barking]
[howls]
What is that?
-A sea lion howling. -Okay.
Mm.
[door closes]
I'm home.
I bought some supper.
Mai, please eat, even just a little bit.
[Mai groans]
[sighs]
[Mai groans]
It's hard for me to sit up.
Even though I've done nothing all day.
Sorry. I'm so useless.
I just want to disappear.
Don't say that.
[groans]
I'm glad that I'm not a Christian.
What? Why?
Because suicide is a big sin in Christianity.
But in Buddhism, even if I die, I can go to paradise and be reincarnated.
So, even if it's tough now, I can be reincarnated.
[chuckles softly]
Reincarnation is not that easy.
You may not be a human in your next life.
If I become a bug in my next life,
Kengo, just swat me to death.
I'm not going to do that.
I'll look after you. I'll change your water every day.
I'll get your medicine.
[Mai groans]
It feels like a sumo wrestler is on top of me.
Huh?
[quirky music playing]
A gigantic sumo wrestler
is always sitting on my chest and it's agonizing.
That must be awful.
[straining] I do my best to sit up.
Then he gets on my shoulders.
That must be heavy.
Mai, what should I do?
How can I make you feel better?
[Mai crying]
[announcer] On Team West, Kengo Shiota.
On Team East, a gigantic sumo wrestler.
Get set!
Ready, go!
Fight, fight!
[Kengo] I feel helpless.
I can't beat up the sumo wrestler sitting on Mai.
I can't make her feel better or make her smile, either.
I can't do anything for her.
"I can't do this. I can't do that."
What?
Condescending self-satisfaction.
You've got no balls.
It wilted.
You want me to throw it out?
If we water it, it might revive.
Mai,
your hair is terribly messy.
[soft music playing]
-[Mai] Let's get a divorce. -[Kengo] Nope.
[Mai] I don't want you to hate me.
[Kengo] No matter how you are, I'll never hate you.
-[Mai] That's a lie. -[Kengo] It's not a lie.
[Mai] You think I'm like a sea lion on a beach.
[Kengo] How do you know that?
[Mai] Because I thought so, too.
I do nothing but sleep.
When I get up, at times, I howl.
[Mai howling]
What is that?
A sea lion?
I still love you even if you're like a sea lion.
Then I'll try to gain 100 kilograms and turn into a real sea lion.
[howls]
It's important for you not to try too hard.
You told me not to try too hard, but I don't know how.
Okay. Then do your best to not try too hard.
It means...
[emotionally] I have to do my best after all.
[crying]
I want to disappear.
I have decided to stop squirming and stay by your side.
[Mai sniffles]
So please hang on to life.
Even if I look like a sea lion?
Yep. Even if you look like a sea lion.
No matter how stinky my head is?
Yes. No matter how stinky your head is...
I love you.
[Kengo sniffs]
Wow, that stinks!
[speaking English] Very bad smell.
[speaking Japanese] You're a hibernating polar bear right now.
Think of it that way.
But what if spring never comes?
Don't worry. Spring always comes.
Global warming is making the seasons disappear.
No spring, summer, fall or winter.
So spring might not come because of me.
It's not your fault, Mai.
No. It's humankind's fault and it's my fault also.
But, sorry, polar bears don't hibernate.
What? Is that so?
I didn't know that.
[birds chirping]
Those are scissors for dogs, aren't they?
[Kengo chuckles]
[birds chirping in distance]
[slow music playing]
[drawer opening]
[woman] Why doesn't this fit?
Is it defective?
No, I suggested she should try it on first.
[scoffs] Whatever!
I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm sorry.
-Boss. -Mm?
If you were to get revenge on a huge jerk, how would you do it?
-Huh? What? -Just answer me.
Mm...
If it were me...
I'm Kengo Shiota.
Thank you for helping my wife.
No, no. It's nothing.
[quirky music playing]
Something like that.
How small.
Hmm?
[Mai] Mm.
That was good.
You do the dishes.
Why me?
I made dinner.
I did the laundry today.
I folded it and tidied up the room. So there's no way I'm doing dishes.
You can't say that.
I walked Elizabeth by myself today. Didn't I?
But I took out the trash.
[Mai humming]
So now you can't hear me?
[continues humming]
I got it. Let's do it together.
[continues humming, giggles]
Are you ignoring me?
[continue humming]
Thank you for the food.
[continues humming]
[Kengo] I ended up doing the dishes.
But I was happy.
So you're back to talking?
That's right.
How small.
Huh?
A small slice of happiness.
I prefer the small ones.
Oh, no. I've made no progress at all.
[both chuckle]
-[Kengo] I should get going. -Ah.
Come to the church bazaar if you like.
Okay.
Let's go, Elizabeth.
[door opens]
[door closes]
-[Mai] I'm home. -Welcome back.
What are you doing?
I'm knitting a sweater for Elizabeth.
Okay.
You have a package.
[Kengo] Oh! It's done!
It looks great.
Want to drink it?
I do.
[quirky music playing]
-Ahh. -Ahh.
-[Kengo] Oh, no. -[Mai] It's burning.
Let's try it.
[Kengo] Hot!
[Mai] Hot, hot!
-Hot! -[Kengo] Hot!
[women, harmonizing] What a friend we have in Jesus
All our sins and grief to bear
And what a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer
Oh, what peace we often forfeit
Oh, what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer
Amen
-This one, please. -That'll be 200 yen.
-Thank you so much. -Thank you so much.
[church bells ringing]
What is that?
[speaking English] A coaster.
-[speaking Japanese] Tacky. -[laughing] It's fine.
What? You're both wearing the same color?
-You finally noticed! -What?
Elizabeth.
We match.
[chuckles]
I see. Let's go. Let's go.
Yes.
Mai got her colors back.
[upbeat music playing]
[Kengo] Hey!
When we get home, let's watch a TV show together.
[Mai] Huh?
[Kengo] And hold hands like before.
-[Mai] No way. -[Kengo] Why?
Here.
Hold my hand.