Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye (グッドライフ〜ありがとう、パパ。さよなら〜)

Daddy!

I want you to take care of Waku for a while.

What...

Please.

Take care of Waku.

-Good morning. -Good morning.

Waku. Go brush your teeth and wash your face.

Today's breakfast is extravagant.

What is it?

Waku and Dad's favorite.

Curry with fried egg on top?

-Right. -Curry in the morning?

It's okay once in a while.

Do you want to make it with me?

Be careful.

The secret to Dad's curry is

to cook the onions real well. That's all.

Roger!

-Move your hand more. -Roger!

Waku.

Be careful, okay?

Aren't you coming with me?

It's about time you went by yourself.

-Will you pick me up? -Don't be a baby.

You're going to be late. Go on.

Okay. I'm going.

Waku.

-Go on. -I'm going.

Please stay seated.

How was the trip with Wak-kun?

We managed somehow.

I have a favor to ask you today, Doctor.

Sawamoto-san, are you alright?

Sawamoto-san. Sawamoto-san.

Let's get you hospitalized until your condition stabilizes.

It's almost time for Wak-kun to come home from school, isn't it?

-Shall we let him know? -No, it's alright.

I wanted to stay with my son until I reached my limit.

I can't take care of him anymore.

Not only that, I'll end up being a burden.

That's one thing I can't bear as a father.

I...

can't...

live with Waku anymore.

-Here it goes then. -Okay.

It didn't fly at all.

Let me try.

Wow, that's amazing.

Waku's is awesome.

[I know that he's all alone and

that he's just little bit of a crybaby.]

Mommy.

[Daddy. If I knew how you felt at that time,

what could I have done for you?]

There.

Wak-kun's got fat.

Then the fat one's Wak-kun's.

Aw~ Why?

Put the meat in...

Mommy.

What is it?

Where did Daddy go?

Daddy said he suddenly got called to cover a story.

When will he be back?

I'll ask him next time, okay?

Okay, while the gyoza's cooking,

it's homework time for Wak-kun.

Okay~.

Wak-kun.

Oh!

They have such pretty feathers, don't they?

Is it a parrot?

It's a bird of paradise.

Oh, bird of paradise.

They live on islands in the South Pacific

and before they mate the males dance.

Like this.

-They shake their head? Like this. -Yeah, yeah.

What? What... -And if you can, shake like this.

-Up...What... -Do both.

Squat...butt too?

And you have to shake the head too?

Is his father at work?

Yes...

Is something wrong?

I haven't been able to get in touch with him.

He'd been acting strange sometimes.

I was wondering if something's going on.

Hello.

Daddy?

What are you doing?

I'm on my way home from school.

I see.

We had meatballs for lunch today.

-What did you have, Daddy? -I've been so busy at work

I skipped lunch.

Are you covering a story? Where are you?

Someplace far away where you can only go by airplane.

-South Pacific? -Yeah.

-Something like that. -Really?

Is the ocean beautiful? Is the sand on the beach hot?

The deep blue ocean is stretched out in front me...

The sun is really bright.

I'm getting really tanned.

Are there birds of paradise?

Yeah. I see lots of them flying.

Are they dancing? Take pictures for me.

Alright.

Wak-kun wants to go too. To the South Pacific.

Next time, okay?

Really? Will you take me?

Yay~!

Daddy.

When are you coming back?

It's going to take...a little longer.

Monday? Wednesday?

Saturday?

Maybe...

Saturday!

When you come back, let's make curry with fried egg on top.

Let's play hopscotch too.

Promise for sure?

Waku.

Be careful going home.

Okay. I'll talk to you again, Daddy.

Yeah.

Sawamoto-san?

The secret to making curry is to cook the onions very well.

Where's daddy?

Ah...Looks like he's not back yet.

He said he was going to be back on Saturday.

Boss, one more.

Ah~...but really, when you first started at the company,

you were so impertinent and cocky, you sure kept me on the edge.

A punk barely 20 years old had the nerve to rant and rave

to the Chief of Social Section about the soft coverage.

Do you know how many years of my life were taken off because of you?

I know.

Wak-kun.

Let's go home for today.

But who would have thought that

you would throw away your job for your child.

Okuda-san.

Have I... become a wimp?

No, you haven't changed.

Whether you're a reporter or a father, you're ridiculously straightforward.

You shortened my life, but as a man, I sure don't dislike you.

I'm going this way, so...

Okuda-san.

I...

thought of Okuda-san...

as my dad somewhere in my mind.

Even as I was saying whatever I wanted to,

I think I knew you would always be there for me.

What's this? Are you drunk?

Looks like I am. I'll see you then.

Yeah. See you.

"Go through personal belonging."

"Kaori" "Waku"

Did you find him?

Sawamoto-san hasn't returned yet.

Is something the matter with Wak-kun's father?

Wak-kun came to the outpatient clinic with his mother.

That couple there...

Stop chitchatting and get back to work.

He called us couple... How did he know? Huh?

I'll try to call him at home.

No. Let's just let him be.

I'm sure

there's a lot of business he wants to take care of.

Do you think

Sawamoto-san's not going to see Wak-kun anymore?

That's something Sawamoto-san himself has to decide.

Right?

I heard that you were away on a business trip.

Sensei.

There's something I want to ask you.

What is it?

Waku really looks up to you.

I'm sure Kaori was saved because

you were watching over her.

Sensei,

how do you feel about Waku and Kaori?

I'm just an art teacher.

Sensei.

I don't have too much longer to live.

It's cancer.

Please...I'd like an honest answer.

This is probably the last time

I'll see you.

Perhaps

I've been living in the past all these years.

I had a son, you know.

I don't know if he took after me, but he didn't handle pressure too well,

and every time there was a field trip, he'd run a high fever...

When he couldn't go to the zoo,

he cried like it was the end of the world, so

I promised him that I'd take him when his fever went down.

At that time, I was busy with my thesis

and I completely forgot about the promise.