What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life

Subtitles by maskmahe

WHAT A WONDERFUL FAMILY! III: MY WIFE, MY LIFE

Isao Hashizume

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Masahiko Nishimura

Yui Natsukawa

Tomoko Nakajima

Shozo Hayashiya

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Yu Aoi

Nenji Kobayashi

Jun Fubuki

Directed by Yoji Yamada

Honey? Are you up?

- Washed your hands? - Of course. Shut up.

You stink.

Eat quickly.

None for me.

I woke you several times. You're hopeless.

Where to this time?

Hong Kong.

Wow, that's so cool.

It's not a holiday!

Till when?

Tomorrow, or the day after. Depends on work.

Oh.

I hate handling complaints.

They're a state-run business. Hard-headed.

At worst, we could lose billions.

Billions?

Honey, I need this month's...

Oh, right.

Could I have more?

Everything's more expensive.

Postcards, beer, butter...

Kenichi's got exams next year.

How much does Dad give you each month?

Ask for more.

We pay the dry cleaning bill too.

Konosuke, your taxi's here.

Take care.

Mom, watch your step.

One slip could be fatal...

You okay?

Thank you.

Shuzo, breakfast's ready.

Hey, Mom.

How much does Dad give you every month?

None of your business!

My allowance comes out of it. It is my business.

Yoshida's dad doesn't give his mom money.

His mom gives his dad a monthly allowance.

Why are we the opposite?

Good question.

It's been that way since we got married.

I guess that's what Granddad and Grandma did.

Right, Tomiko?

Taking money for daily expenses was easier.

Managing a household budget is such a pain.

So your granddad did it.

So that's why he's a cheapskate.

Did he hear?

What am I now?

Darling, what'll you do today?

Golf with Kakuta.

Good. I'm going to the culture center.

Oh, you and your old bookworm granny pals.

Isn't that delightful?

Why does everything he says sound so sarcastic?

What exactly is the culture center?

A place for learning. They have many classes.

Haiku. Painting too.

Yoga, ballroom dancing, hula dancing, and lots more.

Wow. You should go too, Mom.

Dance classes would suit me.

Huh? You dance, Mom?

I danced the flamenco in high school.

What's so funny?

You know, they have a flamenco class.

You should go!

I asked Konosuke last year,

for money for flamenco classes.

And?

He brushed me off.

"Think of your age," he said.

That's awful.

He sure does take after his father.

Morning.

Thanks for going out of your way.

Hey, Hirata!

Your ride's here.

Thank you for going to such trouble.

These traitors took my license away.

Of all the nerve.

You did the right thing, Fumie.

He would've mowed somebody down one day.

You're a lifesaver!

Shut your trap.

Hey, you call this a car?

For shuttling grandkids.

Yes?

It's Officer Nakamura.

Oh, hello. I'll be right there.

In you go.

Hello. Can I help you?

Lots of break-ins lately.

What a pain. I was just heading out.

Many folks do in the afternoon.

In a lot of cases, elderly folks are left at home alone.

Hey Officer.

Are you from Kansai?

Huh? How did you know?

It's obvious!

Still single?

Tokyo women scare me.

I'll probably be a bachelor for life.

Oh please!

Okay, gotta go.

Scary...

What a cutie.

Bye Fumie.

Where are you going?

Our part-time jobs.

It's a stylish place. Our boss is a hunk!

Got to save for a rainy day!

"Marriage is a fine thing to do,

but if you don't have to,

it's fine not to as well."

So said Hatsunosuke.

It grabs the reader's attention right from the start.

"If you don't have to marry, why bother?"

Does that provocative statement...

apply to young people today?

You say that, but you've been married three times.

Each time, remembered this novel.

Third time lucky?

Don't make me angry!

Do you come here just to tease me?

Sorry.

Now, in this novel by Fumiko Hayashi,

which part struck you the most?

Michiyo's ironing episode.

I'm not surprised.

It incites the imagination.

"The iron's excess heat

would still be enough for a few more items.

Michiyo didn't want to let it go to waste,

so she lowered the zip on

her gray wool skirt.

It slithered down.

Her short white silk underskirt

clung tightly to her plump calves.

Was spring the reason

that she felt so alive? She sniffed her skirt.

It stank of sweat."

Doesn't that sound erotic?

Doesn't it thrill you?

Mr. Takamura, aren't you a bit old for that?

No wonder you got married so often.

Let's take a break.

Hello!

"Flamenco Classes."

Just observing?

- Yes. - Come in.

"Kanai Tax Office."

What she had before marriage

is her own money.

No matter how much it was, it's hers, sir.

Divorce settlements

only split assets gained while married.

Yes. That's exactly right.

Please don't forget that...

Men can be so dense.

Hello dear.

You came, huh?

How's Noriko? You getting along?

Of course they are. Noriko's fallen for Shota.

You fell for Taizo, right?

Of course.

Huh? What would I fall for?

Hmm. My sense of humor?

Really? Then why did you fall for me?

That's obvious.

Your beauty.

Idiot.

How about we eat out?

I'd like to, but I've got to work.

You came for a reason?

Yeah.

Your parents will visit the family grave.

They did mention that. When?

Day after tomorrow.

One of us should go too, but we can't,

so maybe we should give them some money.

It's Shota's idea.

Say it's for incense.

How much?

I was thinking this much.

To be honest, I'm broke.

They don't need so much.