Hirugao: Love Affairs in the Afternoon

It looks like you!

Like me?

Look at that glaring stare!

It looks just like you when you're collecting insects!

Do I really look like that?

Of course, you do!

Look at those arms! He'd knock you out with a single punch!

Don't worry.

Gorillas are often thought to be violent but they are actually very sensitive.

And rarely do they attack humans.

Oh really.

Well, its grip is said to be over 400kg, so you probably don't want to shake hands.

I'd say about... 20kg.

I mean, it doesn't hurt.

Of course, it hurts!

Teacher!

Come here!

That's a very good drawing!

I wondered what the two of us look like to strangers.

Shall we go?

Lovers?

Husband and wife?

No, we are forbidden to hold hands in public.

We are forbidden even to call each other's names in public.

If I lose sight of him, I may never get him back.

It's so beautiful!

What are you doing? Chase me when I run away!

I'm not shameless enough to play tag with someone else's wife.

I can't remember the last time I came to the beach without kids! Play with me!

Are you all right, ma'am?

You're not going to help me up?

You look better when you're in trouble.

I just thought you looked cute for the first time.

Pervert!

What are you doing!

You're not afraid?

You will lose everything if your husband finds out.

I am afraid.

If I wasn't, I wouldn't be seeing you.

I can't believe it!

Hello.

This is Sasamoto. The fireworks are starting.

Mana-chan and Hina-chan are waiting, you're not going to make it back?

No.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry to call you when you're working.

Oh no, I'm the one that needs to apologize for pushing my kids on you.

I'll be right back after I finish work, if you could stay with them a bit longer.

All right then.

What's going on, Shun-chan?

No, um... did you call me, Shun-chan?

Why not? We're not at work, it's fine.

Hurry, the fireworks are starting!

Oops, sorry!

I thought it might be his wife calling him.

Hello? Where are you? I'm by the fountain.

I'm already on the train.

What? Why?

I thought you left me and went home.

I would never leave without telling you.

Just kidding. Behind you.

You're very mean.

Are you mad?

I don't like women who play with men.

Sorry, I just wanted to tease you. Scare you a little bit.

Hey, you're the one who's mean!

No, I'm sorry. I walk so fast, this happens often.

Often? So you leave your wife behind, too?

Um, no...

Wait, here.

Oops, this one.

For me?

Yes, for you.

Thank you!

Does it look like me?

- You look like this one. - This one?

It's adorable.

I saw blue fireworks going up in the sky far away.

Fireworks, that my husband was surely seeing, too.

His wife may be watching them, too.

A joy so intense I could throw everything else away...

an agonizing pain so deep I need to run away.

Shall we go?

Having an affair is like being on a boat being tossed in the waves of a storm.

A boat that will never see port.

Love Affairs In the Afternoon

Episode 6

Heatstroke?

What? I'm fine.

Not you, Mama.

Oh, the hamsters?

I think they're just bored, they were just eating.

It's a typical morning.

Nothing has changed these three months.

I still make my husband's lunch.

My husband still pays more attention to his hamsters than to me.

How were the fireworks?

They were pretty.

How about you, Mama? How was the cake buffet?

Delicious. I stuffed myself.

Especially that cheesecake!

Just one thing has changed.

I have become a better liar.

What are you doing?

The university is on break, I have to help out with the chores, too.

Don't worry about it.

You have that report to submit, right?

No, I want to do it.

When we have a baby I'll become a mother, so I need to start being a better wife.

I also read a study that said men's fertility rate increases

when they have higher emotional satisfaction towards their partner.

I'll cook while the university is on break, okay?

It's fine.

Just how it was.

Why?

I want you to concentrate on your research.

I'm going now.

- Liar! - It's fine, leave it!

You can't call this a journal.

- Be quiet! - Give it to me!

Don't fight, you're going to be late for cram school.

But, she made things up and is saying both you and Dad were at the fireworks.

Thank you, you wanted me to show me the fireworks too, right, Hina?

But Dad wasn't even there.

Dad too?

I had to leave to finish up some work during the fireworks.

Sasamoto-san and his colleague took care of these two.

I see. I'll have to thank him, too.

Yes.

You're going to be late.

I'll come pick you up if you have to come home late.

Summer school...

Kids nowadays don't even get vacations, I feel bad for them.

They have to, since all their friends are going.

It's convenient for their mothers too, isn't it?

They send their kids to cram school to make time to meet with men.

They accept PTA positions to have a convenient excuse to leave the house.

Women are scary.

I'm talking about our magazine column.

Here, your handkerchief.

Could you clean today?

I clean everyday.

The floor feels a bit sandy.

There's something like sand... maybe it's from the beach.

Oh yes. Give me your phone.

Mine?

I wanted to change our cell service plan.

It'll become cheaper.

What's wrong?

I'm the one who pays for it, correct?

You're right. Here.

I'm going to work.

Have a good day.

My husband found out.

What?

Tomoko.

My wife had your number saved under a female name, but it was you who answered.

Those fireworks were a trap my husband set up.

I switched to a taxi because I found a GPS tracker on my car.

But, he'd already planned for that.

There was another tracker.

- Then did he see you... - Probably.

He took my cell phone away.

Hello.

What happened? Both of you look upset.

- Hello. - How is your new work coming along?

I'm working on it now.

I can't wait to see your work.

It's my fault. I broke my own rule about only going on dates on weekdays.

What do you think your husband will do?

He's quite egotistical, he probably can't bear someone taking his possessions.

Then, will he ask for a divorce?

Even if he does, I won't accept.

I can't make my daughters suffer.

You should be ready for when your husband finds out, too.

Be ready?

Either completely deny it, or accept it and apologize profusely.

I might... leave my home.

It's not wise to get a divorce.

If your husband starts suspecting you, you should break up with your lover.

But I feel like I'm lying to both of them.

Stop trying to play the damsel in distress.

A woman is always fast to try to leave her marriage, but an affair to a man is just a game.

It doesn't matter how deep he is into it, he won't try to leave his family.

I guess that means I can be relieved.

My husband... I think he's in love with somebody else.

It's just my guess.

Is it a physical relationship?

I don't think so.

My husband is a very serious and conscientious man.

But... he just seems distracted, like he's thinking about another woman.

Do you know who she is?

Not yet.

If you don't want to divorce him, you shouldn't start hunting for clues.

I should pretend not to notice anything?

A man will start justifying his actions if his wife starts hounding him.

Pretend you don't notice anything for a while, and be extra nice to him.

I promise he'll come back to you eventually.

I know, right?

He loved me so much, and promised we would be together forever.

You're showing off?