Bare Essence of Life (ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー)

When no longer boggy, it's time to prepare the soil.

Lime speeds the plants' growth,

so we start with plenty of that.

Then straw compost to firm the soil's texture.

For fertilizer, use traditional ones... Bone meal and the like

They're tried and true and last the longest.

They'll do the trick.

Forgot my basket.

From the ground an old buddy came out

Oh my god! Dynamite!

Oh my god! The carnival

Oh my god! Dynamite!

Oh my god! The carnival...

Hey, best not wander outdoors. Today they're crop spraying.

See the helicopter there?

Crop spraying... helicopter?

Bare Essence of Life

"Schedule of Activities 6am Get up..."

How to grow late fall cabbages.

Here we go, Yojin.

1. Plant in late June.

Timed when hydrangeas bloom.

2. Don't forget both fertilizer and compost.

And with cabbage...

you should spread lime, too.

3. Once carefully prepared, leave the mixture a day or two.

Otherwise the seed will get fertilizer burn.

4. When sowing the seeds...

Oh... What is this?

Oh... My... God.

Oh my god...

Oh my god!

Grandma, I'm here...

Eat up quick.

I listened carefully and did what you said...

But my cabbages are full of holes.

Such a shock to find bugs behind every damn leaf.

Full of holes... What did I do wrong?

Grandma, more rice please.

There's bread in the kitchen.

Give me pesticide, for the cabbages.

Pesticide? No way.

If it's for your own use...

don't waste the spray.

Then show me what to do again. I didn't understand Grandpa's tape.

My legs are killing me. Let me get some rest.

Grandma, I'll take some pickles, then.

Where are you going?

We're selling veg at 2pm.

Yojin here.

Yojin? It's Dr. Misawa.

What about your checkup? It's been 2 weeks already.

I forgot. I'm just too busy.

When can you come? Tomorrow? The day after?

Call when you're ready.

Okay. I'll come now.

What, now? I'll wait for you, then. Hurry.

Don't forget your insurance.

I know. See you.

"Sell veg"

Get rid of this...

"At the doctor's"

What the...

Where's my insurance card?

And my ID...

Where is it?

Where did I put it?

2 o'clock. Departure time.

The sky looks fit to burst

Watch out, he'll explode

Seems he ate baking soda

Watch out, everyone

Run away, he's gonna blow!

Take my blood pressure, too.

Get out of my way.

How are your legs?

Terrible as always.

Just like my head.

We're both useless, huh...

Right, and this place can't help us.

Yojin, sit down. Let's begin.

Give me that.

Take a breath.

Close your mouth.

Doc, patch things up with your son?

Turn around.

Hey, stop it.

What'll happen?

When you die, we'll have no doctor.

Reconcile with your boy, have him take over.

Again. Breathe in and hold it, okay?

Do it properly.

Take a deeper breath then hold it. 1, 2, 3...

Gimme medicine. If I take it, no need to be here, eh?

Idiot, I'm not doing that.

Call your son in Tokyo. He'll send some.

- I'll do it, then. - Cut it out.

I'm through with you. Get out of here. Next patient.

I'll examine you.

- It's not a toy, idiot. - We're ready for you.

Shinsen, Machiko... Not a local surname.

You're not from Aomori.

Born in Tokyo. I just arrived.

So I reckoned.

You used to have a great sense of humor.

"Psychic consultation"

He was obviously attracted to that.

A sense of humor, really?

You're pretty obstinate, too.

That was hard for him.

One day, he just didn't come back. No answer from his cell phone.

I want to know where he is now.

The guy had his soul taken away. He's empty.

But popular with women.

Good at the sweet talk. That's how he steals hearts.

He made the move when we first met.

Of course.

His type can't be without a woman.

He's dead, isn't he?

Yes.

I knew it. How did he die?

An accident. He was driving.

Was he alone?

No, he wasn't.

Another woman?

Yes.

A girl I didn't know.

Was she killed, too?

Badly injured. Still in hospital apparently.

We lived together for nearly two years, yet...

I never knew what was on his mind.

I couldn't bear Tokyo any more so I came to Aomori.

I decided to consult you straight away.

I see.

It's sad that he died empty...

But you and I are empty, too.

Empty?

His head was taken off in the accident.

They still haven't found it. Is that why he's empty?

He lost his head? Goodness...

They didn't find it? What are the police up to?

Is there anything he wants to tell me?

Shouldn't think so.

I want to know what I meant to him.

What you meant to him? Shouldn't think he has a clue.

Know what he means to you, do you?

Don't think about that stuff.

Get on with your new life.

It's not good to get all worked up.

Don't try to find answers right away.

Someone else might come along and show you the way.

Got it? All right.

Can you call Ms. Tsushima?

Ms. Tsushima?

That's right, she's waiting outside.

Oh, okay.

Thank you very much.

Not at all.

Take care.

Fresh, organic vegetables.

Plucked from nature's bounty today.

We've got all kinds, y'know.

No need to go to the store. Gather around.

- Yojin. - Let's get together.

Yojin!

We're all friends...

You changed the schedule again yesterday.

Grandma... Sorry.

Sorry!

I'm so sorry, so sorry...

"Kaneshiro Kindergarden"

These days if a store cheats...

even slightly on a sell by date,

people get up-in-arms...

and accuse it of fraud.

That's right. My Granny...

She wolfs down cheap stale bread, hard as nails...

and chugs milk the texture of yogurt,

as grateful as can be.

And she's 98 and fit-as-a-flea.

Wow, that's one tough old lady.

And the veggies they all grow nowadays...

"Pesticide-free, all organic" they say.

Next door's Eiko, was so strict about that,

only organic and ate no meat whatsoever, too.

Then at 35 she kills herself.

What a tragedy.

What's wrong with the world?

Well done. Thank you girls.

Now then, let me introduce your new teacher.

Here's Miss Shinsen, Machiko.

Nice to meet you all. I'll be taking the dolphin Class. I'm Machiko.

Let's all have fun, playing like dolphins.

We sure will.

- Yojin's here. - Please call me Miss Machiko.

- Yojin, Yojin! - I love to sing.

Where are you?

- I'll teach you lots of songs. - It's the veggie sellers.

Sorry but would you go summon them?

I got a bad leg and can't run.