Unhandy Handyman (不便な便利屋)

Batsu-san takes too much time.

He may poo.

Why didn't he finish that before leaving?

How long have we waited?

We'll late again.

I'll check him

Batsu-san! Time to go!

Time is up, Batsu-san.

Batsu-san? Batsu-san!

Matsui-san, call 911!

Batsu-san? Batsu-san!

Mother, Batsu-san vomited blood and fell down.

It's the story about a young screenwriter who is the sport of irresponsible people nowhere in Hokkaido.

It's fiction.

Inconvenient handymen

Episode 9

Batsu-san.

You didn't have to call 911.

But that blood was unusual.

You vomited blood, right?

Well...

Are you all right?

I'm fine. See?

Doctor, I'm a relative of Umemoto.

I told him that his condition wasn't good.

It's not good.

Is he sick?

His condition is worse than before.

Getting worse.

What's his symptom?

I can't tell you since he made me promise to keep quiet.

We can't.

What do you mean?

He doesn't want you to know that.

He doesn't.

Take care.

May I, Jun-kun?

Go ahead.

I have to adjust your jaw.

Umemoto-san.

Yes.

Here's your medicine.

Wait. I have to explain.

Wait! Since this is special medicine, I have to explain how to take.

Umemoto-san, please pay for that!

Well...

It's 1,370 yen.

Where's my wallet?

Is his condition really bad?

So a doctor said.

Since when?

I have no idea.

I think that it's been a while.

That was why he really wanted to meet his son.

When he realized that he'd die soon, he wanted to meet his son.

You may be right.

I want to give a helping hand to him.

What do you do?

I ask Jun-kun to identify himself as a son.

Jun-kun says that he isn't Batsu-san's son.

I know that.

But Batsu-san will die soon, right?

Then, even though Jun-kun isn't his real son,

I want Jun-kun to act like a real son.

If I may say so,

Batsu-san is really a mysterious man.

It's true.

He seems to have something to do with Yakuza.

You're stubborn.

What do you want?

Until when do you intend to follow me?

It's a mystery

It's a mystery.

By the way, why does he stay at Ma-chan's place?

Well...

2 years ago

Excuse me!

Hello?!

What's wrong?

I'm looking for a place to stay.

Is there a hotel in this area?

This hotel is the only one.

There's no other hotel in this town.

Ah, but there's a cottage in the mountain.

I'll take you there.

Do you?

Please hop in.

Thank you.

The train stopped for a snow storm.

And I couldn?t grab a taxi either. I was wandering around the street.

You saved me.

Traffic regulation is held almost every day these days.

Where did you come from?

From Abashiri.

I don't think that you came here for sightseeing.

I want to meet somebody by any means.

I came here to look for that person.

But I have no idea where to look for.

It's reckless, isn't it?

Looking for somebody?

Yes.

No vacancy?

No, I'm sorry.

I use this space as my office.

It's not really clean.

I'm sorry to cause you trouble.

Do you do a handyman business?

Yes, I do.

But all I get in winter time is the ploughing or walking a dog.

May I ask you to search for someone?

Yes, since I say that I do anything.

If so, can you find her?

I'm looking for a woman whom I separated from more than 20 years ago.

What? More than 20 years ago?

Yes.

Well...Ah, if that's your request, I'll do.

But since I do everything by myself, it may take time.

On top of that, I have to plough every day.

Then, I'll help you.

What?

I'll help you ploughing.

So, please find her.

Well...Do you help me? If you do, I may be able to take your request.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Thank you.

Ah, you're welcome...

I was looking for a job too.

Did you find that woman?

Even though it took a lot of time, we found her.

But she wasn't in this town.

She was in Tokyo.

Various things happen in her life since it's been 23 years.

Didn't you go to Tokyo to meet her?

I pulled back at the last moment.

So, I wrote a letter instead.

You told her that you'd like to meet a son.

You believed that your son would visit you some day.

And when I came here by accident, you thought that I was your son, right?

That's right.

It's getting chilly, isn't it?

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Why were you not able to meet them for 23 years?

Why?

What did you do before having come here?

I was in jail.

Jail?

That's right.

I was there for 25 years.

It was a long time.

Were you in jail for 25 years?!

That's right.

Really?

Seriously? Wow, really?

Really?!!!

He is a dangerous man...

I can't say such a lie.

A necessary lie is harmless.

Please help us to make Batsu-san happy.

I think that you should find his real son instead.

You're right, but...

Even though we send many letters, he doesn't reply.

That means that he doesn't want to meet Batsu-san, right?

If you explain him the situation, he may understand.

We don't have much time, right?

That's right. Batsu-san will die soon.

He may die tomorrow.

It's true that a huge amount of blood was in the toilet.

Vomiting blood is unusual.

That's right.

I understood.

A doctor said that his condition was very bad.

Are you all right?

Yes.

Does a doctor usually tell a patient that his condition is bad?

No.

Doctor's job is to put patients or the family members at ease, right?

But if a doctor told a patient that his condition was very bad...

He may be past cure.

I think so.

No doubt.

Jun-kun,

You've only been here a short time.

You help me a lot.

Thank you.

What's wrong? Why do you suddenly become polite?

You're our colleague.

What's your point?

You know a motto of our business, right?

We do anything you ask.

For people,

That's right.

in general.

For Batsu-san,

Can you lie to him?

Why don't we make Batsu-san happy and say good-bye?

What do I have to do?

Father!

What?