I'm home.
My husband, who died 3 years ago, came back.
Could you believe that you died?
I had seen in the news about dead people coming back to life around the whole country,
but I thought it was impossible.
Why did I fall from the roof?
The police seemed to want to call it a suicide....
You really don't remember when you died?
Yeah...
And a little before that... it's a complete blank.
We can only think that I was murdered.
Do you have any idea who could have done it?
Yes. There's just one person.
Share your happiness with me.
Please.
Please, let me combine my genes with your wife's.
Chika?
Are you okay?
Ah... Mr. Akiyoshi.
Are you okay?
Yes...
Is Tetsuo working with no problems?
Yeah, yeah, he's working hard.
I'm sorry we can't pay much for a part-time job.
No, we're really thankful.
Ah, stop with that...
It's great that Tetsuo is back, but it must have been hard for you.
Must be hard to put your emotions in order.
Yes...
How is everything at home? Has it calmed down?
He has started to say that it wasn't suicide, that he was murdered.
And who does he say that killed him?
He says someone named Saeki is the culprit.
Did you tell Tetsuo?
About what happened between you and Saeki.
I don't know how to tell him...
Shut up!
I'm sorry...
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Resurrected, don't come back!
Don't allow the resurrected to have privileges!
There is a growing movement to ostracize so-called "resurrected",
people who have died and come back to life.
Resurrected, don't come back!
Ouch!
How dare you come back with such a lack of filial piety!
- Seriously... - It hurts!
Eat slowly.
I don't want you to choke and die again.
Don't joke like that.
I'm really glad.
I'm sure your father sent you back to this world, saying it was too soon for you.
I couldn't say whether I had died or not...
Sorry that I didn't call you.
You needed to calm down to contact me, right?
I was really shocked when I heard.
Chika contacted you?
Some reporter from a magazine or something came,
and said something like "tell me about your son who came back to life,"
I was really surprised.
They came to our house too. We turned them down, so they went to you.
He said it's all over the Internet.
Oh, I see.
- Do you want more? - Yeah.
- I'll put it in the fridge for you. - Oh, it's okay, I'll do it.
- You're staying a bit more, right? - I have something to do today.
What? Aren't you meeting Chika and Riku?
Chika and I think a little differently.
Different thinking?
She said she didn't know why you died.
That you are not the kind to commit suicide.
Yeah.
How can you be so upset that you don't know?
No, but I...
I could understand why you killed yourself, because I'm your mother.
- Huh? - You were always working too hard at everything,
pretending to be strong, never raising your voice.
I wonder if she can't understand that.
No, no, no, that's wrong.
Chika is right.
Your dad too died early,
you were trying to do your father's share too...
Please, stop.
Promise me that you won't commit suicide again!
I told you to stop!
Everybody insisting that I committed suicide... even you, mother?
I don't get it!
I thought whether I could have done something.
I've always thought the same about your father.
At that time if I had...
Massaged... given him a heart massage...
Promise me... that you won't commit suicide again...
Hurts...
Okay... I get it, I get it.
I promise. Jeez...
But I didn't.
Come on, don't cry anymore. Here, a tissue.
Ah, yuck!
Was your mother well?
Yeah.
She left quickly, though.
I see...
Seems like she had something to do.
Yeah...
Is it strange?
- Grandma cooked it. - Grandma?
Dad's mother.
And your mom's mother? You don't see her?
Thanks for the food.
You ate a lot, huh?
Okay, let's take a bath together.
Riku, your father wants to take a bath with you.
Let's play with bubbles in the tub.
You loved making bubbles with shampoo.
Ah, then what about that?
You had a father and kid toy turtles, right? The ones we bought at the aquarium.
Huh? What?
Okay, okay.
Then, I will take a bath with you. Okay?
Okay, let's do that. I'll pick you up.
Okay, got you. It's okay!
Want a drink?
Ah... yeah.
Just because you are the parent, doesn't mean you understand your kid's feelings.
You mean me and Riku? Or me and my mother?
It's the same for everybody.
Me and Riku too, same with me and my mother.
Yeah...
I think that before, it's just that he didn't like his toys box being touched.
Seems like he has his own way to put his things.
I see...
There's such a thing too...
Do you still think you were killed?
Yeah...
I thought if I could see that Saeki guy, I might be able to remember something.
Do you really have to remember?
What?
Aren't things fine like this?
Riku will get used soon.
But... I have to find Saeki.
Is it that bad to leave things as they are?
It's not.... that.
Then, promise me that you will stop looking for him.
Yeah...
Hey!
Tetsuo!
Mr. Gonda?
You're alive!
Well, I am alive or rather... I was brought back to life...
You... you're really Tetsuo!!
Did you doubt it? Can't you say by looking at me?
This is a miracle!
The other day, on the anniversary of your death, I put in this flower.
Well, that was the last time!
So it was you, Mr. Gonda. Thank you.
Director Anzai told us
that you thought that maybe that guard, Saeki, had killed you.
Well, that's... a possibility...?
I think you were murdered.
You would never commit suicide!
Right?
It doesn't feel like that anymore...
It was him! That security guard!
That guy was kicking pigeons to dead around here, right?
That guy was strange!
Also, he stopped coming right after you died.
Isn't that strange?
That doesn't mean... that he's dead... right?
What? I haven't heard about that.
That security guard... do you have Saeki's contact info?
Okay, I'll check it out.
Please.
Sorry, I'm a bit late.
I'll replace it right now.
- What are you doing, Mr. Tsuchiya? - I'm sorry.
You accepted the claim for this one, right?
Err... yeah.
- Why? - Why...?
Ah, because she filled a claim.
That lady is a nasty chronic complainer!
She just says bullshit wanting us to apologize.
That's why you shouldn't listen to such talk.
You have to get her to leave.
But... I don't think it was a lie.
Huh? How do you know that?
This is very rarely the case with pull-top cans.
Huh? What?
I used to work for a company that made these cans.
Cheap imported pull-top cans can leak, I explained....
It's because you told her that!
She came again today, and I was made to kneel down.
Kneel down?
No, but I exchanged it for 3 new cans.
It's because 3 cans were too many that she came to return them!
Excuse me, is the staff called Tsuchiya here?
What is it?
Yesterday, he replaced a can with a hole in it,
but 3 cans are way too many.
Please, make this the last time.
Excuse me, what do you mean with that?
- Huh? - Don't talk about people like they're thieves!
- I didn't. - Apologize!
So you got down on your knees?
If would have gotten out of hand if not.
Because you apologized first!
Please, think of the shop.
You didn't understand why that customer was mad?
If you don't understand that, you'll get into trouble again.
Huh? Why am I being lectured?
- It's me the one who is mad! - Why did you end up on your kneels?
That just gives them a false sense of satisfaction.
I think you shouldn't have done that.
Two people got fired to hire you!
Don't you get it? I don't care if you are the manager's friend or whatever,
aren't you misunderstanding something?
Hey, hey, what... There's customers around!
Nothing really...
If you think you are right, then say it in front of the boss.
I don't want a sermon from someone who threw his own life away!
Well... he's not a bad guy.
But when he makes up his mind... Are you okay?
- Yes... - Hey, Higa...
I'm home.
What happens?
They want the life insurance money back....
- Why? - Look at this.
"Because of the survival of the insured"...
Huh? 36 million within a month....
That's impossible.
With a loan, it would cost 150,000 yen a month.
- That much? - It seems like 3 years of non-payment are also added.
We can't pay it...
What do we do?
I guess I'll call the insurance company tomorrow.
- Shall we sell the apartment? - What?
Let's move to a place that fits our current lifestyle.
- Sell it? - If they won't wait, you know.
It's fine! You were able to come back!
Yeah...
I think it was a little too much.
I will find a job.
But don't force yourself.
Yeah...
Mr. Tsuchiya, you have no experience in home sales, do you?
Correct, I don't.
Why do you want to work with us?
I know this from personal experience,
when I bought my own house, it felt like a home had been created.
Having a home to return to gave me the motivation to go to work and do my best,
so I decided that I wanted to work in the housing business.
It was the same for me.
I was thrilled when my family moved into our new house.
Right?
Mr. Tsuchiya, you previously worked for Dojima Cans, right?
The Ishizawa Beer one.
Yes. I started that project myself.
If you don't mind me asking, can you tell us the reason for your resignation?
And there is a three years blank in your resume.
I had... a bit of a... physical condition.
Ah, but I'm okay now. Yes.
- Was it a mental issue? - No, no.
If you are unable to answer, please let me know.
Actually, well... I am a resurrected.
I died once, three years ago. In an accident.
Well...
I've been dead for 3 years, but just recently, I was brought back to life,
well, at my previous workplace, they had filled my position,
and when I thought what kind of work I wanted to do,
well, I remembered the excitement when we bought our house...
Yes?
Well, the excitement when we bought our house...
Okay, that will be enough. Thank you for coming.
Err... I'm in good health, and I have a family.
Well, if you hire me,
I will work hard for your company!
We will contact you as soon as possible with the results.
Yes. I look forward hearing from you.
Thank you.
They exist, huh....
Ah! Use gloves. You can find some at the hot-water supply room.
Should I get rid of this teacup?
Yes, that would be better.
- What do I do... - I'll go clean it.
I'm home.
I'm home...
Is anybody home?
Yay!
- Congrats! - Happy birthday!
- Is it my birthday...? - You're too shocked! Too shocked!
You scared me! I thought it was a thief!
- Thank you. - Sorry for the scare.
Wow, there's a lot of food too!
- Yes, everybody brought some. - I see!
- Tetsuo, let's have a toast! - Ah, yes.
- Okay, guys! Hold your drinks. Yes. - Yes!
- Everybody has a drink, right? - Yes, we have.
Tetsuo, do the greetings. Come on.
Ah, well... yes.
What can I say... I am happy.
Thank you. Thank you.
Ready... go.
Awesome!
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Dad, happy birthday.
Thank you, Riku!
I'll open it.
Oh, this is me? Wow, it's really good!
- So good. - It's great.
Yeah...
He got embarrassed.
Say, say, and this one? What's this?
Riku, your dad is asking you.
It's a secret.
I see, a secret.
My father died at 36.
Without warning...
So since I was a kid,
I was worried that one day I would die like that.
I couldn't imagine being older than my father.
That's why I really wanted Riku to see me turn 36.
It is absolutely impossible for me to die by own will.
Yeah...
I didn't want to say it in a day like this, but...
You think you were murdered, then?
If you don't want to say it, then don't.
That's a possibility...
It's possible. It's quite possible.
I will find out Saeki's address soon.
Mr. Gonda, don't stir things up.
No, Tetsuo asked me to.
And what will you do once you have his address? You won't go, right?
What if you go and Saeki is there?
- He can just ask him. - And if he denies it?
He will deny it, without a doubt.
- No, I mean... - Tetsuo, what were you going to do?
What...
He could have killed you.
What are you saying? You're drunk...
No, I mean, what if....
you actually bump into Saeki, what will you do?
Even if you ask him about it or something, he might be a murderer...
Are you prepared?
- No, not yet... - Mr. Gonda?
We'll catch him. That's all.
So have you prepared anything to catch him?
Say, are you just grabbing him by the hand
and carry him to the police as you hold him?
Do you think you can catch him quietly?
Were you planning to go?
Didn't you promise that you wouldn't look for him?
Yeah....
That's right, but...
You are talking about your murderer, right?
If he escapes, he may target you again.
Tetsuo, you also have the grudge of being killed, so what then?
I didn't kill him!
Ah, no... well, I won't kill him.
Are you okay?
I don't think you'd go as far as killing him,
if you want it to vanish, or to escape from the pain you are feeling right now,
when you think something like that, your thoughts go there in an instant.
I can't let that happen to you.
Ridiculous!
People who kill people are like that by nature.
That's Saeki's case.
But Tetsuo is not like that.
You understand that, right?
I haven't stopped thinking about it on my own for the past three years.
Why couldn't I help Tetsuo?
I don't want that to happen again.
So, if you don't believe me,
there's no reason for you to work for us anymore.
That's a different story.
You say that because you are convinced he killed himself.
I thought he was murdered from the beginning.
You know what Saeki did to Chika, don't you!
Riku, it's time to sleep.
Then... we should start leaving, right?
Tetsuo, I beg you, don't look for him. Okay?
You can't do it, okay?
- Yes... - Come on, let's go home.
But tidying up...
It's fine, it's fine. Don't worry.
Tetsuo, sorry for raising my voice... sorry!
Yeah.
Sorry, my father is a bit drunk...
It's fine.
See, he's drunk...
Mr. Gonda, thank you for coming today.
Thanks for inviting me today.
- Thanks for the food. - Yeah.
See you.
Don't worry about that, you are the birthday person.
Yeah...
You knew Saeki.
Yeah...
Why didn't you tell me?
No matter what... I'm on your side.
I want you to believe that.
That person, he first came to the funeral...
My funeral... right?
Yes.
I see.
Then he's alive.
What do you mean?
It's nothing...
I heard that he was dead...
Sorry, and then?
He gave me his card, saying he wanted to talk about you.
His card?
Did you call that crazy man?
I wanted to know why you died.
The first time we met was at a family restaurant in the neighborhood.
Well, Mr. Tsuchiya was disliked at the company.
He ate the lunchboxes you made him alone.
Rumors were spread that he was paying off his clients to get work,
and everyone in the company believed it.
Was he troubled about that?
Mr. Tsuchiya often consulted me.
Mr. Tsuchiya was lonely.
I was the only one he could talk to.
He didn't tell me a single thing...
He was fixated on the idea that having a family and working hard for it would make him happy.
That was a tremendous burden.
You know, living was what killed him.
Moreover, living happily.
Was it true?
What?
Was your family a burden?
Of course not.
Saeki said it on his own accord.
You also didn't tell me about the strange rumors spread by this Sonoda person.
Yeah...
Being transferred to quality control, was a demotion, right?
I didn't want you to worry.
I had no choice.
I wanted you to tell me the truth.
That kind of thing... is lonely.
But I had the feeling that it wouldn't end like that.
In fact, I was really motivated by the development of Ishizawa beer.
You ate alone in the company, right?
Well,... yeah.
There were some unpleasant moments at the company.
You didn't know anything, huh?
My husband said it was the most fulfilling time for him since he joined the company.
Because he loved you.
He was just trying not to worry his family. Right?
Getting married, having a kid, buying a house...
he wanted to say he had a happy family life.
Isn't that the kind of crap you hear in good economic times?
What is the present time?
Individuals like insects have to work themselves
to death to maintain their families.
Even if you are actually so tired you can just laugh,
you still have to say you are fulfilled.
With no allies in the company.
You can't do it unless you think you are fulfilled.
It's all around.
I was flabbergasted.
Were you okay?
You were with him, and you didn't think anything of it?
It's... it's enough....
I understood.
Your husband was a slave to happiness.
So he rebelled against this society that makes it seem as if the family
is the most valuable thing in the world. To be free.
It's a lie to say that family means happiness.
- I hate it! Let's leave it in the past! - Stop!
Stop!
I never thought that.
Saeki kept telling me that kind of bullshit too.
He just said whatever he wanted because I wasn't there.
I'm telling the truth.
- But... - Trust me!
Was that the only time you met Saeki?
The next time I saw him was when I went to visit your grave....
Chika.
I kept calling you and you didn't answer, I was worried.
Your child is still young, honestly, I think it's going to be tough from now on.
You will also have to send him to cram school.
All the kids nowadays go.
Please, don't come.
I'm here today to introduce you to a job.
I have a store that I have been using for a little while now.
You know about the call-girl business, right?
You get the appointment via home, and go to their house to offer the service.
If you start working there, you will be really popular.
You don't have to force yourself. Take it a little at a time, at your own pace.
You can earn money easily while having fun.
I can go on living without having to do that.
Do you despise the people who do this kind of work?
They have a lot of money and time,
and lead a lively, healthy, laughing life.
Why? Because they are happy.
That is their value system.
And you say "having to do that"? As if they were mere germs...
- You are too arrogant. - I...!
I... still talk to my husband about everything.
We will discuss and decide together.
I think my husband would disagree with you. I disagree too.
Discuss things? He's already dead.
I can hear his voice.
You wouldn't understand.
I don't.
How much did you and your husband discuss before he died?
How is it?
He didn't tell you anything.
He died on his own without discussing anything with you.
He kept it from you.
Leaving you and this little kid...
I'm not blaming you.
I pity you.
It doesn't matter what you do, whether you commit suicide or kill someone.
It's a question of values, of accepting everything as it is.
If he wanted to commit suicide, you should be happy that he got his wish.
Why don't you try to see it that way?
He's been released from all his burdens!
Could you... hear my voice?
I stopped being able to...
Instead, gradually...
All I could hear was Saeki's voice over and over again in my head...
I didn't take up that job, but...
I didn't want to think it was just natural to reject it.
If it had been said in different words by someone else at a different time....
And I don't think I would have known if you hadn't come back.
Because... I had to live.
Riku is what kept me alive.
Can you see that he's still trying to protect me?
I tried my best to smile.
I didn't want to raise Riku in a gloomy place.
Sorry...
Why are you apologizing?
It's not your fault.
You have nothing to apologize for.
Yes, but...
Tetsuo...
Why did you die?
Right...
What did you do for three years after you left Dojima Cans?
Actually, I'm a resurrected.
Ah.. yes, yes.
It's often talked about on TV...
But he said it's not my fault...
Yes, that's right, but...
Sorry. I understand.
It's my fault.
Are you glad to have been brought back to life?
Or were you better dead?
Working really hard, and barely making a living.
Why don't you just admit it?
What?
You actually know, don't you?
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