1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:03:27,209 --> 00:03:28,584 Van Pao-Te. 4 00:03:34,209 --> 00:03:35,417 Van Pao-Te. 5 00:04:11,792 --> 00:04:15,292 Your mother-in-law is talking, but you just turn a deaf ear. 6 00:04:25,334 --> 00:04:26,126 Mom. 7 00:04:37,834 --> 00:04:39,334 Why have you got a gun? 8 00:04:42,584 --> 00:04:44,376 That's funny, Mom. 9 00:04:45,542 --> 00:04:47,917 I'm going downtown. 10 00:04:48,709 --> 00:04:51,001 There's a water leak at Doc's. 11 00:04:51,459 --> 00:04:53,501 And that's more important? 12 00:04:53,792 --> 00:04:55,251 What about my bathroom? 13 00:04:57,042 --> 00:04:59,126 Registration is in a week. 14 00:04:59,126 --> 00:05:00,792 Have you decided yet? 15 00:05:03,459 --> 00:05:06,459 There's 80 square meters behind that bathroom. 16 00:05:06,459 --> 00:05:08,542 No title deeds. 17 00:05:10,042 --> 00:05:12,251 What if she gets elected? 18 00:05:12,251 --> 00:05:13,751 I served six terms. 19 00:05:13,751 --> 00:05:16,501 - Where will I take a bath? - Mom, have some pigs' feet. 20 00:05:16,501 --> 00:05:19,251 I don't want pigs' feet. I want pigskin. 21 00:05:19,251 --> 00:05:20,959 No pigskin today. 22 00:05:24,126 --> 00:05:26,376 These clothes need dry cleaning. 23 00:05:26,376 --> 00:05:28,167 Dy-Chi can take them. 24 00:05:28,167 --> 00:05:29,542 Why bring them over here? 25 00:05:30,001 --> 00:05:31,959 Their service is better. 26 00:05:38,626 --> 00:05:40,959 Mom, I'm leaving. 27 00:05:44,959 --> 00:05:46,126 If you don't register... 28 00:05:46,126 --> 00:05:47,751 I'm going to run again! 29 00:05:50,042 --> 00:05:53,376 Dad. Could you invent a smog alarm for him? 30 00:05:53,376 --> 00:05:55,792 It'd be faster if you wrote him an App. 31 00:05:59,501 --> 00:06:03,001 Look. It's sixty years old. 32 00:06:03,417 --> 00:06:04,792 Really tough. 33 00:06:05,709 --> 00:06:07,001 Show me. 34 00:06:08,709 --> 00:06:10,084 It's heavy! 35 00:06:13,001 --> 00:06:14,167 Same age as us! 36 00:06:14,167 --> 00:06:15,709 Would've been drafted the same year! 37 00:06:21,001 --> 00:06:22,501 I'll come back tomorrow. 38 00:06:24,001 --> 00:06:26,042 Tell your nurses... 39 00:06:26,251 --> 00:06:28,751 not to use the water trough today. 40 00:06:37,792 --> 00:06:39,126 What's up? 41 00:06:41,126 --> 00:06:42,167 Wait! 42 00:06:43,292 --> 00:06:45,209 Slowly, slowly. 43 00:06:48,751 --> 00:06:50,167 Steady! 44 00:06:52,542 --> 00:06:53,792 Two more. 45 00:06:54,167 --> 00:06:55,417 Steady. 46 00:06:57,751 --> 00:06:59,042 Almost there. 47 00:07:00,209 --> 00:07:02,042 Come on, I've got you. 48 00:07:02,501 --> 00:07:03,751 Slowly. 49 00:07:08,042 --> 00:07:10,126 Let's give you a check-up. 50 00:07:10,334 --> 00:07:13,126 - I don't go to doctors. - I know. 51 00:07:13,334 --> 00:07:15,376 I'm not Doc, just your classmate. 52 00:07:15,584 --> 00:07:16,667 A-Chen! 53 00:07:18,084 --> 00:07:19,626 - What's up? - Come here! 54 00:07:22,292 --> 00:07:24,084 What happened? 55 00:07:25,084 --> 00:07:27,084 I'm allergic to doctors. 56 00:07:41,584 --> 00:07:43,542 A-Chen, you can go for lunch now. 57 00:07:52,042 --> 00:07:53,292 Breathe in. 58 00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:57,584 Breathe out. 59 00:08:01,126 --> 00:08:02,334 Breathe in. 60 00:08:04,251 --> 00:08:05,709 Breathe out. 61 00:08:09,126 --> 00:08:10,501 And again. 62 00:08:29,376 --> 00:08:31,126 Have you heard? 63 00:08:32,542 --> 00:08:34,042 Mei is sick. 64 00:08:34,376 --> 00:08:36,042 Really? 65 00:08:36,709 --> 00:08:37,667 Cancer. 66 00:08:39,334 --> 00:08:41,084 She's started chemotherapy. 67 00:08:43,667 --> 00:08:44,584 Chemotherapy? 68 00:08:47,334 --> 00:08:49,709 Ah, she's been wearing a hat lately. 69 00:08:52,251 --> 00:08:54,167 Lost her hair. 70 00:09:38,251 --> 00:09:40,209 Hello, Tiffany Laundry. 71 00:09:44,292 --> 00:09:49,167 (Tiffany Laundry) 72 00:10:00,667 --> 00:10:05,501 (Yung-Hsing Hotel) 73 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:10,459 That's not a job for the boss. 74 00:10:12,042 --> 00:10:13,251 Where is A-Ti? 75 00:10:13,251 --> 00:10:14,376 Off duty already. 76 00:10:15,251 --> 00:10:16,251 You're too good to him. 77 00:10:17,251 --> 00:10:18,209 Both machines broke down? 78 00:10:18,417 --> 00:10:20,042 We've been washing all day. 79 00:10:20,251 --> 00:10:24,251 Both motors are giving up. So temperamental. 80 00:10:24,251 --> 00:10:26,501 Leave it to me and A-Kuan. We'll do it. 81 00:10:26,709 --> 00:10:27,959 Thanks a lot. 82 00:10:28,167 --> 00:10:30,251 Here's your new coupons. At your service... 83 00:10:31,251 --> 00:10:32,292 Thanks. 84 00:10:40,709 --> 00:10:43,251 Ku, good job you're here. 85 00:10:54,626 --> 00:10:59,292 (A-Kao Fruit Store) 86 00:11:00,292 --> 00:11:03,292 - Don't answer that. - I have to. It's the bosslady. 87 00:11:04,292 --> 00:11:05,417 Look at the time. 88 00:11:05,417 --> 00:11:08,376 It's the middle of the night. 89 00:11:13,251 --> 00:11:14,292 Dad, hurry up. 90 00:11:14,292 --> 00:11:17,084 Okay. Don't push me. 91 00:11:50,001 --> 00:11:51,126 Five-eight-three. 92 00:11:51,126 --> 00:11:52,417 Calling five-eight-three. 93 00:11:53,126 --> 00:11:56,209 Bad news. That thermal tank idea you had... 94 00:11:56,209 --> 00:11:58,334 someone is already doing it. 95 00:12:11,376 --> 00:12:13,292 This one's also made in Japan? 96 00:12:14,001 --> 00:12:15,251 Taiwan. 97 00:12:16,376 --> 00:12:17,709 Can I take a look? 98 00:12:23,376 --> 00:12:26,376 Why do you want to take a look? 99 00:12:27,126 --> 00:12:28,376 Hold on. 100 00:12:34,376 --> 00:12:37,626 Today, your stool color... 101 00:12:37,626 --> 00:12:39,376 still the same? 102 00:12:47,376 --> 00:12:49,001 I'm giving you a phone number. 103 00:12:49,001 --> 00:12:51,001 My classmate. She's at NTU Hospital. 104 00:12:51,292 --> 00:12:54,042 Find some time to see her in Taipei. 105 00:12:54,417 --> 00:12:56,001 Why? 106 00:12:57,417 --> 00:12:58,709 You ask me why? 107 00:12:59,417 --> 00:13:01,584 She was our class belle. 108 00:13:02,209 --> 00:13:03,501 Very pretty. 109 00:13:29,626 --> 00:13:31,209 Class belle? 110 00:13:32,251 --> 00:13:34,167 I know what he meant... 111 00:13:35,626 --> 00:13:38,667 He said the same thing twenty years ago. 112 00:13:45,459 --> 00:13:48,376 Mrs Van, don't worry. 113 00:13:48,376 --> 00:13:51,251 I'll give Yasu another doctor's number. 114 00:13:51,251 --> 00:13:52,501 He'll take you. 115 00:13:53,417 --> 00:13:54,459 Why? 116 00:13:56,376 --> 00:13:57,459 Why? 117 00:13:58,042 --> 00:14:00,334 Nothing, he was my teacher. 118 00:14:00,334 --> 00:14:01,667 And very good-looking! 119 00:14:18,334 --> 00:14:20,251 Really? 120 00:14:20,251 --> 00:14:23,959 You never went to a clinic? Never saw a doctor? 121 00:14:25,501 --> 00:14:27,501 I was there to fix the water pump. 122 00:14:27,501 --> 00:14:29,501 Not cos I was feeling sick. 123 00:14:31,501 --> 00:14:33,501 Then I am not like you. 124 00:14:34,501 --> 00:14:37,292 Whenever I go to a clinic... 125 00:14:37,292 --> 00:14:39,001 the smell always gives me a headache. 126 00:14:41,251 --> 00:14:42,459 A-Kao... 127 00:14:44,084 --> 00:14:47,501 Doc said I needed to check my pancreas. 128 00:14:57,542 --> 00:14:59,126 Just ignore him. 129 00:14:59,334 --> 00:15:01,542 Everyone has something in their pancreas. 130 00:15:02,167 --> 00:15:05,501 From my lungs to my intestines... 131 00:15:05,501 --> 00:15:07,542 there's always something. 132 00:15:08,292 --> 00:15:10,542 Those guys are all the same. 133 00:15:10,542 --> 00:15:12,292 They're always bluffing. 134 00:15:12,292 --> 00:15:14,209 The more frightened you are... 135 00:15:14,209 --> 00:15:15,584 the more money they can make. 136 00:15:16,917 --> 00:15:18,042 A-Kao. 137 00:15:18,959 --> 00:15:20,542 Where is the pancreas? 138 00:15:24,126 --> 00:15:25,126 Pancreas? 139 00:15:35,542 --> 00:15:36,626 Inside the belly! 140 00:15:51,042 --> 00:15:53,917 (Doc's Clinic) 141 00:16:18,584 --> 00:16:20,001 Girlfriend? 142 00:16:21,251 --> 00:16:22,209 Yeah. 143 00:16:22,667 --> 00:16:24,626 Won't leave me alone. 144 00:16:34,459 --> 00:16:36,209 You're kidding? 145 00:16:40,126 --> 00:16:41,626 Really? 146 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:43,917 What's the problem? 147 00:16:47,542 --> 00:16:48,626 My back hurts. 148 00:16:49,209 --> 00:16:51,001 Kidneys? 149 00:16:52,042 --> 00:16:53,917 Pancreas, maybe. 150 00:16:54,584 --> 00:16:55,626 Pancreas? 151 00:17:10,459 --> 00:17:11,667 Not Internal Medicine? 152 00:17:12,626 --> 00:17:14,126 Gastroenterology? 153 00:17:16,584 --> 00:17:18,542 Go ask Dr. Hsu for me. 154 00:17:21,292 --> 00:17:24,084 I'll go ask at Doc's. 155 00:17:30,209 --> 00:17:32,251 Yasu isn't faking it. 156 00:17:34,667 --> 00:17:37,126 I'll complete the registration and run myself. 157 00:19:05,459 --> 00:19:07,167 Vote Chuang Su-Ju! 158 00:19:08,751 --> 00:19:11,126 My daughter. She's running this year. 159 00:19:13,792 --> 00:19:15,501 Vote Chuang Su-Ju! 160 00:19:23,501 --> 00:19:28,126 Vote Kuo Yu-Chin! 161 00:20:02,917 --> 00:20:04,042 Mei. 162 00:20:09,126 --> 00:20:10,251 I'm here. 163 00:20:13,792 --> 00:20:16,376 Were you always that tall or have you grown? 164 00:20:16,376 --> 00:20:18,292 C'mon, I'm just the same. 165 00:20:18,292 --> 00:20:19,834 Just like you. 166 00:20:22,334 --> 00:20:24,584 - Are you tired? - A little bit. 167 00:20:41,626 --> 00:20:44,292 In 1987, I failed the college entrance exam. 168 00:20:45,126 --> 00:20:47,667 Mom told me to come down and help with her hotel... 169 00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:49,167 and prepare to retake. 170 00:20:52,709 --> 00:20:54,709 When I arrived... 171 00:20:54,709 --> 00:20:58,542 the boys here, just like bored guys at the pool... 172 00:20:58,542 --> 00:21:00,709 surprised by sudden ripples in the water... 173 00:21:00,709 --> 00:21:02,709 all turning to see what made the splash. 174 00:21:04,667 --> 00:21:05,626 Me? 175 00:21:07,709 --> 00:21:09,501 I didn't care about them at all. 176 00:21:10,042 --> 00:21:12,917 Thinking I was nothing but a passerby... 177 00:21:12,917 --> 00:21:14,501 doing my time and leaving. 178 00:21:14,501 --> 00:21:16,501 Dad, I'm going out. Be right back. 179 00:21:17,251 --> 00:21:19,584 That was my first time here. 180 00:21:45,376 --> 00:21:46,917 How did you find that? 181 00:21:56,376 --> 00:22:00,209 I'd left this place behind ten years before. 182 00:22:00,542 --> 00:22:02,959 I thought I'd have nothing more to do with this town... 183 00:22:05,792 --> 00:22:09,209 but my aunt and uncle... 184 00:22:09,209 --> 00:22:11,542 were in an accident... 185 00:22:12,959 --> 00:22:14,959 and left the hotel behind. 186 00:22:15,959 --> 00:22:17,542 Nobody knew what to do. 187 00:22:19,792 --> 00:22:21,751 They didn't have any kids. 188 00:22:24,376 --> 00:22:28,042 My mom wanted to sell it. 189 00:22:31,292 --> 00:22:33,084 But I just couldn't. 190 00:22:33,751 --> 00:22:36,084 So I decided to come back and run it. 191 00:22:36,792 --> 00:22:40,376 That's what I don't understand. You're not even from here. 192 00:22:43,542 --> 00:22:46,376 I have feelings for this hotel. 193 00:22:48,001 --> 00:22:49,334 You said you came here twice... 194 00:22:49,334 --> 00:22:52,126 but why did you leave in the first place? 195 00:23:00,042 --> 00:23:03,376 My dad and brother didn't want me to come back. 196 00:23:03,376 --> 00:23:04,584 Why not? 197 00:23:08,042 --> 00:23:10,751 I caused trouble here before. 198 00:23:21,459 --> 00:23:22,167 Dad... 199 00:23:22,542 --> 00:23:24,709 I'll go fetch grandma's clothes. 200 00:23:26,042 --> 00:23:27,042 The receipt. 201 00:23:29,417 --> 00:23:30,542 The laundry? 202 00:23:31,667 --> 00:23:33,751 I'll go. You stay here. 203 00:23:34,376 --> 00:23:35,751 I can go, you stay here. 204 00:23:36,584 --> 00:23:37,626 You stay here. 205 00:23:38,042 --> 00:23:39,042 I'll go. 206 00:23:51,334 --> 00:23:52,542 You go. I'll stay. 207 00:23:54,042 --> 00:23:55,042 I'll stay. 208 00:24:02,626 --> 00:24:05,626 This is my niece, Nico. From Taipei. 209 00:24:08,084 --> 00:24:10,501 No experience at all... 210 00:24:10,501 --> 00:24:12,084 has never done business. 211 00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:14,417 So look out for her. 212 00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:17,084 Where are you going? 213 00:24:18,459 --> 00:24:20,167 To Taipei... 214 00:24:25,084 --> 00:24:28,084 to fix this. Got it? 215 00:24:57,042 --> 00:24:58,709 Anybody there? 216 00:25:08,251 --> 00:25:10,126 Aren't you... 217 00:25:11,542 --> 00:25:14,126 working at the hotel? 218 00:25:16,126 --> 00:25:20,417 Oh, I was just helping my friend with the bed sheets. 219 00:25:23,251 --> 00:25:25,459 What are you looking for? 220 00:25:31,084 --> 00:25:33,501 Do you have this kind of cable? 221 00:25:36,459 --> 00:25:37,501 Nope. 222 00:25:38,751 --> 00:25:40,167 It's okay, thanks. 223 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:45,417 Wait a second. Just a second. 224 00:26:09,417 --> 00:26:10,667 This one, right? 225 00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:18,584 - How much? - It's free. 226 00:26:19,209 --> 00:26:21,209 - Free? - I've got loads of them. 227 00:26:22,209 --> 00:26:24,126 One thing to remember... 228 00:26:24,334 --> 00:26:26,167 there are two kinds of connectors. 229 00:26:26,376 --> 00:26:27,292 You go and try this first. 230 00:26:29,209 --> 00:26:31,334 If it doesn't work come back. 231 00:26:31,626 --> 00:26:33,209 I'll give you a different one. 232 00:26:33,626 --> 00:26:35,251 Seriously, I've got loads. 233 00:26:37,167 --> 00:26:38,542 - Thanks. - You're welcome. 234 00:29:54,167 --> 00:29:55,417 We eat... 235 00:29:57,001 --> 00:29:58,251 what we like. 236 00:30:00,084 --> 00:30:01,084 Wanna drink? 237 00:30:02,001 --> 00:30:03,126 Then drink. 238 00:30:06,501 --> 00:30:08,001 A smoke? 239 00:30:18,376 --> 00:30:20,542 Healthy living is only the half of it. 240 00:30:21,084 --> 00:30:23,501 We have to be mentally happy as well. 241 00:30:31,417 --> 00:30:33,042 Mei is going to be okay, right? 242 00:30:38,459 --> 00:30:42,334 I know it looks serious. 243 00:30:42,542 --> 00:30:45,459 But this time... 244 00:30:45,959 --> 00:30:47,459 I guarantee you she'll be all right. 245 00:30:47,459 --> 00:30:48,584 What do you know? 246 00:30:51,251 --> 00:30:54,251 Her mom was sick, too. 247 00:30:54,542 --> 00:30:57,334 The old lady just didn't let anyone know. 248 00:30:59,542 --> 00:31:02,417 You know we got together, huh? 249 00:31:04,584 --> 00:31:07,126 I only know the Stained Pants Incident. 250 00:31:10,001 --> 00:31:12,501 You're only happy when you're teasing me. 251 00:31:15,126 --> 00:31:17,501 After that there was a miracle. 252 00:31:19,126 --> 00:31:22,376 Her mom's tumor just disappeared. 253 00:31:23,417 --> 00:31:24,584 So I've been thinking... 254 00:31:24,584 --> 00:31:28,292 the whole family must have a strong constitution. 255 00:31:28,501 --> 00:31:30,251 A strong constitution? 256 00:31:31,292 --> 00:31:32,376 Think about her mom. 257 00:31:32,584 --> 00:31:34,501 She passed away just a few years ago. 258 00:31:35,042 --> 00:31:37,417 Both her parents lived into their eighties. 259 00:31:39,542 --> 00:31:41,292 How old is Mei? 260 00:31:41,292 --> 00:31:44,626 Only in her fifties. She'll be fine. 261 00:31:48,417 --> 00:31:49,501 A-Kao. 262 00:31:50,542 --> 00:31:51,584 What about me? 263 00:31:56,542 --> 00:31:58,542 With you, I'm not sure. 264 00:32:00,251 --> 00:32:03,209 Your mom lived to sixty. That's a bit short. 265 00:32:05,126 --> 00:32:07,417 But you've got your father's genes. 266 00:32:08,501 --> 00:32:10,292 If he's still alive... 267 00:32:11,542 --> 00:32:12,542 he'll be ninety years old? 268 00:32:13,542 --> 00:32:14,584 Almost ninety. 269 00:32:18,292 --> 00:32:20,001 Have you heard from him? 270 00:32:23,292 --> 00:32:24,584 President A-Kao! 271 00:32:25,376 --> 00:32:27,584 The Scientist! Long time, no see. 272 00:32:27,584 --> 00:32:30,084 - Inventor! - What's the difference? 273 00:32:30,626 --> 00:32:32,334 Science. Art. 274 00:32:32,584 --> 00:32:34,251 The inventor sits in between. 275 00:32:34,459 --> 00:32:36,042 Both a scientist and artist. 276 00:32:36,251 --> 00:32:37,084 No! 277 00:32:37,501 --> 00:32:39,584 Neither scientist nor artist. 278 00:32:41,584 --> 00:32:42,584 You stay with the scientist. 279 00:32:43,084 --> 00:32:45,542 You take this piece of fruit. I need to have a word. 280 00:32:51,001 --> 00:32:52,584 Take good care of him. 281 00:32:52,584 --> 00:32:54,167 Make him happy. 282 00:33:07,292 --> 00:33:08,626 What have your invented? 283 00:33:08,626 --> 00:33:09,959 Nothing. 284 00:33:10,167 --> 00:33:12,251 Come on, tell me. 285 00:33:12,626 --> 00:33:14,251 Nothing. Really. 286 00:33:15,626 --> 00:33:17,126 How old are you? 287 00:33:18,209 --> 00:33:19,459 Sixty. 288 00:33:20,084 --> 00:33:21,834 You don't look it. 289 00:33:22,042 --> 00:33:25,209 Your friend does, but you don't. 290 00:33:25,501 --> 00:33:27,209 He's not sixty yet. 291 00:33:46,126 --> 00:33:51,667 Feeeeeel... Soooo... Aliiive!!! 292 00:34:03,001 --> 00:34:04,376 Happy? 293 00:34:06,084 --> 00:34:07,209 Happy. 294 00:34:07,417 --> 00:34:09,167 I told you. 295 00:34:10,001 --> 00:34:13,667 Better treatment than you'll get in any hospital. 296 00:34:22,417 --> 00:34:26,084 Your girl was so hot. How many times? 297 00:34:27,709 --> 00:34:29,126 None. 298 00:34:34,667 --> 00:34:39,126 Since you're an inventor... 299 00:34:39,584 --> 00:34:42,917 I reckon you should invent... 300 00:34:42,917 --> 00:34:46,709 a special pill for yourself. 301 00:34:48,459 --> 00:34:50,584 I didn't need a pill. 302 00:34:51,001 --> 00:34:53,126 I just didn't wanna do it. 303 00:34:55,042 --> 00:34:58,042 What are you talking about? 304 00:34:59,042 --> 00:35:03,209 I meant a suicide pill. 305 00:35:09,001 --> 00:35:11,042 In many countries... 306 00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:17,376 they give their soldiers a single suicide pill. 307 00:35:18,209 --> 00:35:19,376 And as a result... 308 00:35:21,209 --> 00:35:25,626 this has an unexpected effect. 309 00:35:26,751 --> 00:35:27,751 Huh? 310 00:35:28,209 --> 00:35:29,709 If people... 311 00:35:30,459 --> 00:35:33,959 are in charge of their own death... 312 00:35:35,376 --> 00:35:39,959 they become very, very brave. 313 00:36:30,834 --> 00:36:33,167 A-Te, you going to Taipei? 314 00:36:40,001 --> 00:36:41,542 I'm going to meet the Premier. 315 00:36:41,959 --> 00:36:44,251 The Premier? How come? 316 00:36:44,959 --> 00:36:49,417 No big deal. We were in a competition in Japan. 317 00:36:50,001 --> 00:36:53,001 Now the Premier wants to meet us. 318 00:36:54,751 --> 00:36:57,334 Fantastic! Meeting the Premier... 319 00:36:58,001 --> 00:36:59,376 I bet you couldn't sleep last night. 320 00:36:59,834 --> 00:37:00,834 I could. 321 00:37:03,126 --> 00:37:04,709 I didn't sleep a wink. 322 00:37:04,709 --> 00:37:06,792 I had a nightmare. So scary. 323 00:37:07,459 --> 00:37:11,792 I was a kid, standing next to a fish pool... 324 00:37:13,251 --> 00:37:14,709 waiting for a bus. 325 00:37:15,667 --> 00:37:16,834 But the bus never came. 326 00:37:18,417 --> 00:37:20,792 It was getting darker and darker... 327 00:37:21,084 --> 00:37:24,126 and the pool started to flood. 328 00:37:24,126 --> 00:37:25,834 I was so scared. 329 00:37:26,209 --> 00:37:28,501 In the end, I didn't know if I was waiting for... 330 00:37:28,501 --> 00:37:29,751 a bus or a person. 331 00:37:29,751 --> 00:37:31,626 I just kept crying. 332 00:37:39,709 --> 00:37:41,709 You went to a competition in Japan! 333 00:37:43,626 --> 00:37:44,792 Not bad. 334 00:37:47,251 --> 00:37:48,876 My whole life... 335 00:37:49,167 --> 00:37:51,167 I've never been abroad. 336 00:38:00,084 --> 00:38:01,251 Today... 337 00:38:01,542 --> 00:38:05,334 with the gold medal winners... 338 00:38:05,334 --> 00:38:08,667 from seven international invention exhibitions... 339 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:09,959 gathered together... 340 00:38:11,126 --> 00:38:14,959 I feel great admiration for you... 341 00:38:14,959 --> 00:38:18,042 and am thankful for your efforts. 342 00:38:18,917 --> 00:38:20,751 Through creativity... 343 00:38:20,751 --> 00:38:24,042 we can make up for such deficiencies. 344 00:38:24,042 --> 00:38:25,917 And this kind of spirit... 345 00:38:25,917 --> 00:38:29,917 embodies our most important of assets. 346 00:38:33,751 --> 00:38:35,209 Mr. Van. 347 00:38:36,376 --> 00:38:37,959 We couldn't reach you. 348 00:38:37,959 --> 00:38:40,209 Your details seem out of date. 349 00:38:40,209 --> 00:38:41,959 A Japanese company is interested. 350 00:38:41,959 --> 00:38:43,959 Your email, please. 351 00:38:44,542 --> 00:38:45,792 Here, please. 352 00:39:28,292 --> 00:39:30,709 I just got off the train. I'm walking out. 353 00:39:32,084 --> 00:39:33,542 You must be tired. 354 00:39:38,501 --> 00:39:39,626 I'm fine. 355 00:39:40,501 --> 00:39:43,501 By the way, Mei from the laundry... 356 00:39:43,709 --> 00:39:45,417 is getting treatment in Taipei. 357 00:39:46,292 --> 00:39:49,334 She's sending her niece here, to take care of the laundry. 358 00:39:50,001 --> 00:39:52,584 Says she's a real character. 359 00:39:53,001 --> 00:39:56,626 Was taking liberal arts but now she's dropped out. 360 00:39:57,084 --> 00:39:59,042 Plans to transfer to science. 361 00:40:05,667 --> 00:40:09,376 She just broke up with her boyfriend... 362 00:40:09,376 --> 00:40:12,042 cos he was too childish. 363 00:40:12,667 --> 00:40:14,042 She has a cat... 364 00:40:14,334 --> 00:40:17,042 but cos it's not convenient... 365 00:40:17,251 --> 00:40:20,126 she's left it in Taipei. 366 00:40:22,417 --> 00:40:24,042 Why are you telling me all this? 367 00:40:38,584 --> 00:40:40,292 I want to go to Japan. 368 00:40:41,084 --> 00:40:43,334 Why not just slow down for a while. 369 00:40:44,126 --> 00:40:46,667 You need to go for a proper examination. 370 00:40:49,084 --> 00:40:50,251 And I looked it up. 371 00:40:50,501 --> 00:40:53,709 Pancreatic diseases often suddenly get worse. 372 00:40:58,084 --> 00:41:02,126 How's the coding going? 373 00:41:03,084 --> 00:41:05,334 We can work online for the time being. 374 00:41:07,251 --> 00:41:09,167 So when are you going to Taipei? 375 00:41:10,084 --> 00:41:12,501 It's not urgent. I can take my time. 376 00:41:16,126 --> 00:41:17,751 Just leave when you have to. 377 00:41:18,084 --> 00:41:19,417 Don't wait around here. 378 00:41:26,126 --> 00:41:27,084 Dad. 379 00:41:28,292 --> 00:41:30,042 Actually... 380 00:41:31,126 --> 00:41:32,334 I'm not afraid of you dying... 381 00:41:36,417 --> 00:41:38,376 I'm afraid of you suffering. 382 00:41:45,126 --> 00:41:46,251 I appreciate that. 383 00:41:52,667 --> 00:41:55,126 I remembered A-Kao's words. 384 00:41:55,501 --> 00:41:57,542 What makes people brave? 385 00:41:57,542 --> 00:41:59,626 Being in charge of life... 386 00:41:59,626 --> 00:42:01,626 or being in charge of death? 387 00:42:03,459 --> 00:42:06,084 What kind of pill would do that? 388 00:42:06,626 --> 00:42:09,167 I made something twenty-nine years ago... 389 00:42:10,167 --> 00:42:13,084 I thought would fix my fear of death forever. 390 00:42:15,167 --> 00:42:19,251 But, am I really not afraid to die? 391 00:42:53,501 --> 00:42:56,209 I had my first cigarette here at the age of thirteen. 392 00:43:01,084 --> 00:43:03,209 My first sexual experience, at the age of sixteen... 393 00:43:03,209 --> 00:43:04,417 also here. 394 00:43:08,209 --> 00:43:10,501 Doc asked me what it was like. 395 00:43:11,209 --> 00:43:11,542 I answered... 396 00:43:13,709 --> 00:43:15,209 It is what it is. 397 00:43:18,542 --> 00:43:20,292 It is what it is. 398 00:43:26,209 --> 00:43:27,417 It is what it is. 399 00:44:37,251 --> 00:44:38,292 Cousin! 400 00:44:39,251 --> 00:44:40,417 Sorry. I kept you waiting. 401 00:44:41,167 --> 00:44:42,084 Come in, come in. 402 00:44:43,126 --> 00:44:45,292 You remember, I'd just passed the Bar Exam... 403 00:44:45,292 --> 00:44:46,959 got lots of gifts... 404 00:44:47,334 --> 00:44:49,209 including four pairs of shoes. 405 00:44:49,626 --> 00:44:52,292 One pair was from you. Remember? 406 00:44:53,126 --> 00:44:55,167 I've worn out the other three pairs. 407 00:44:55,167 --> 00:44:56,167 But the ones you gave me... 408 00:44:56,376 --> 00:44:59,334 dark brown, ankle boots... 409 00:44:59,709 --> 00:45:01,542 I dared not wear them. 410 00:45:04,126 --> 00:45:05,334 In the whole family... 411 00:45:05,334 --> 00:45:06,709 your approach is the most up-to-date. 412 00:45:08,584 --> 00:45:12,542 Living wills are common in the West... 413 00:45:13,042 --> 00:45:16,001 while in Taiwan they are still rare. 414 00:45:16,209 --> 00:45:19,209 If you want to have one, I'll back you up. 415 00:45:19,209 --> 00:45:29,208 (Patents) 416 00:45:32,126 --> 00:45:37,334 (Certificate of Deposit) 417 00:46:42,417 --> 00:46:46,251 (In Japanese) Four eels, one kilo in total. That's the maximum. 418 00:46:46,667 --> 00:46:50,042 1.1 or 1.2 kilos, like before... 419 00:46:50,042 --> 00:46:51,209 isn't acceptable. 420 00:46:51,417 --> 00:46:53,417 It's because of flight delays. 421 00:46:54,376 --> 00:46:56,042 Wait a second. 422 00:46:56,251 --> 00:46:59,126 Really? So during the flight... 423 00:46:59,126 --> 00:47:01,459 baby chicks hatch from their eggs? 424 00:47:02,959 --> 00:47:05,417 They'll keep growing, no matter where they are. 425 00:47:05,667 --> 00:47:07,542 Even with delays... 426 00:47:08,251 --> 00:47:10,542 the weight needs to be accurate. 427 00:47:11,667 --> 00:47:14,209 Never mind. Mr. Huang, we require... 428 00:47:15,084 --> 00:47:16,459 Four eels, one kilo in total. 429 00:47:16,459 --> 00:47:19,292 Non-negotiable. 430 00:47:19,292 --> 00:47:23,126 Leave it to me. They'll be no problems. 431 00:47:23,126 --> 00:47:24,501 Compared with the flights issue... 432 00:47:25,459 --> 00:47:28,459 Compared with the flights issue... 433 00:47:28,459 --> 00:47:30,459 your priority should be sourcing more eel farms... 434 00:47:30,459 --> 00:47:33,584 to ensure a reliable supply. 435 00:47:34,084 --> 00:47:36,334 You have only one farm now, right? 436 00:47:38,542 --> 00:47:40,251 Excuse me. 437 00:47:40,667 --> 00:47:45,501 I couldn't help hearing your conversation. 438 00:47:46,501 --> 00:47:52,501 One of my relatives happens to have an eel farm. 439 00:47:53,542 --> 00:47:55,959 If you don't mind... 440 00:47:55,959 --> 00:47:58,292 I could introduce him to you. 441 00:48:03,501 --> 00:48:05,417 I meant no disrespect. 442 00:48:06,001 --> 00:48:08,209 Sorry to have interrupted you. 443 00:48:08,459 --> 00:48:09,334 Please... 444 00:48:11,292 --> 00:48:13,501 Who's that? 445 00:48:15,376 --> 00:48:17,542 Your friend? 446 00:48:43,417 --> 00:48:44,542 Where are you from? 447 00:48:47,292 --> 00:48:48,334 Taiwan. 448 00:48:48,542 --> 00:48:50,334 Taiwanese... 449 00:48:55,501 --> 00:48:57,626 You don't know any eel farmers, do you? 450 00:48:58,584 --> 00:49:00,126 You want to do business. 451 00:49:00,459 --> 00:49:02,084 You've got balls. 452 00:49:18,084 --> 00:49:19,959 Your Japanese isn't bad. 453 00:49:20,167 --> 00:49:21,917 Wanna make some money in Japan? 454 00:49:37,001 --> 00:49:38,584 You just don't get it! 455 00:49:41,626 --> 00:49:43,417 Why can't you understand? 456 00:50:18,376 --> 00:50:20,209 Somebody has to take care of this family. 457 00:50:30,667 --> 00:50:32,542 I did my part. 458 00:50:51,459 --> 00:50:52,959 After my dad left us... 459 00:50:53,959 --> 00:50:56,376 his boss felt sorry for my mom and me. 460 00:50:57,626 --> 00:51:00,667 He introduced my mom to the Huang's where she became a housemaid. 461 00:51:02,334 --> 00:51:04,209 We lived there for nine years. 462 00:51:05,001 --> 00:51:06,709 Mrs. Huang is Japanese. 463 00:51:07,626 --> 00:51:10,417 I got the name Yasu from the Huangs. 464 00:51:39,542 --> 00:51:43,084 If you get elected don't pick on my mother-in-law. 465 00:51:47,084 --> 00:51:50,584 Not a word in ten years and that's what you say to me. 466 00:51:54,751 --> 00:51:56,334 I heard you're sick. 467 00:52:00,501 --> 00:52:01,584 All right. 468 00:52:02,042 --> 00:52:04,042 Why would I pick on her? 469 00:52:08,417 --> 00:52:09,459 No, you wouldn't. 470 00:52:11,917 --> 00:52:14,042 You're not afraid of being seen here? 471 00:52:14,751 --> 00:52:16,667 I'm here for A-Kuan. 472 00:52:16,876 --> 00:52:19,376 Why do you want to see her? 473 00:52:20,251 --> 00:52:23,959 Thirty years ago, she wanted to give me an address. 474 00:52:24,542 --> 00:52:26,001 I didn't take it. 475 00:52:27,334 --> 00:52:29,459 I want to ask her if she still has it. 476 00:52:34,292 --> 00:52:35,542 Forty years ago... 477 00:52:36,376 --> 00:52:39,667 A-Kuan replaced my mother and became their housemaid. 478 00:52:40,209 --> 00:52:42,542 When Yu-Chin came back to deal with the hotel... 479 00:52:42,542 --> 00:52:44,792 A-Kuan came here to work for her. 480 00:52:47,959 --> 00:52:49,626 A-Ti says you're sick? 481 00:52:50,751 --> 00:52:54,209 Maybe. I don't feel great. 482 00:52:54,459 --> 00:52:57,917 All of a sudden you want this address. 483 00:52:58,542 --> 00:53:00,584 Is it cos you're sick? 484 00:53:06,042 --> 00:53:07,084 Don't be afraid. 485 00:53:08,126 --> 00:53:09,917 Adversity can be overcome. 486 00:53:09,917 --> 00:53:11,834 Through strength, one will prevail. 487 00:53:16,376 --> 00:53:17,209 I know. 488 00:53:46,334 --> 00:53:47,792 Got a cigarette? 489 00:54:24,001 --> 00:54:26,334 Is it really so important for a son to see his father? 490 00:54:32,209 --> 00:54:33,334 I should go. 491 00:55:45,001 --> 00:55:45,959 Hello? 492 00:55:46,417 --> 00:55:48,709 Hi Van. It's Auntie. 493 00:55:51,709 --> 00:55:52,959 Auntie. 494 00:55:55,751 --> 00:55:57,459 Less than a month to go. 495 00:55:59,042 --> 00:56:00,709 What do you mean? 496 00:56:03,001 --> 00:56:05,417 Didn't you want to check out the elections in Taiwan? 497 00:56:05,417 --> 00:56:07,792 Did I really say that? 498 00:56:08,542 --> 00:56:10,001 Auntie is old now. 499 00:56:10,001 --> 00:56:12,542 There's nobody to help with the campaign. 500 00:56:15,459 --> 00:56:17,251 You're not my auntie. 501 00:56:18,001 --> 00:56:20,001 My auntie would never say that. 502 00:56:20,209 --> 00:56:22,084 It's just a short flight from Hong Kong. Come over. 503 00:56:23,001 --> 00:56:24,042 When? 504 00:56:26,001 --> 00:56:27,334 As soon as possible. 505 00:57:30,709 --> 00:57:34,251 Weird. It's already the 20th. 506 00:57:34,251 --> 00:57:36,126 We haven't received the tickets yet. 507 00:57:38,084 --> 00:57:39,376 November 20th? 508 00:57:41,709 --> 00:57:43,501 If your grandpa is still alive... 509 00:57:43,501 --> 00:57:45,667 today's his 90th birthday. 510 00:57:48,417 --> 00:57:50,417 I thought you'd forgotten already. 511 00:58:00,626 --> 00:58:02,126 Speak of the devil... 512 00:58:09,126 --> 00:58:10,292 Zoom in. 513 00:58:14,501 --> 00:58:18,126 I don't get it. Why don't you take your cousin along? 514 00:58:18,751 --> 00:58:20,126 Going without a lawyer... 515 00:58:20,126 --> 00:58:23,126 The Japanese are very careful people. 516 00:58:24,084 --> 00:58:25,751 Don't sign any contracts. 517 00:58:27,751 --> 00:58:30,042 If he goes with us, you'll miss out on his vote. 518 00:58:31,126 --> 00:58:34,626 He'll definitely vote for me. So will Dy-Chi. 519 00:58:34,626 --> 00:58:36,167 But you... I'm not so sure. 520 00:59:14,417 --> 00:59:16,709 Five-eight-three calling zero-seven-seven... 521 00:59:17,167 --> 00:59:19,667 All set. Come and get the luggage. 522 00:59:24,459 --> 00:59:27,209 Zero-seven-seven. Copy that. 523 00:59:59,501 --> 01:00:00,459 This bag, too? 524 01:00:01,542 --> 01:00:05,292 Hat, scarf, gloves. All with you? 525 01:00:40,292 --> 01:00:41,251 Mom... 526 01:00:41,584 --> 01:00:43,167 I hope you get elected. 527 01:00:43,417 --> 01:00:45,042 Get elected my ass. 528 01:03:08,667 --> 01:03:10,084 Hello, bosslady. 529 01:03:12,042 --> 01:03:14,001 Bosslady. I've picked up Van. 530 01:03:15,376 --> 01:03:16,667 Yeah, I've got him. 531 01:03:18,667 --> 01:03:20,959 Okay. 532 01:03:24,042 --> 01:03:26,417 Sorry for the noise. 533 01:03:27,292 --> 01:03:28,501 Take a nap. 534 01:04:21,584 --> 01:04:25,501 Sorry. I'll be there in 15 minutes. 535 01:04:27,126 --> 01:04:28,251 See you in front of the temple. 536 01:04:43,042 --> 01:04:43,626 Let's go. 537 01:05:10,542 --> 01:05:12,042 Pretty big. 538 01:06:51,626 --> 01:06:54,084 Auntie has prepared all your favorites. 539 01:07:05,626 --> 01:07:07,667 It's really okay not to answer that? 540 01:07:07,959 --> 01:07:11,542 It's fine. The election's not so important. 541 01:07:12,584 --> 01:07:15,334 What matters is that you're finally here. 542 01:07:53,709 --> 01:07:56,459 I'm Ken Honda from Technical Development. 543 01:08:06,459 --> 01:08:09,084 Our company is interested in harnessing... 544 01:08:09,084 --> 01:08:13,209 the energy generated by... 545 01:08:13,209 --> 01:08:17,459 various mechanical and bio-mechanical activities. 546 01:08:23,709 --> 01:08:25,959 Are you familiar with traditional Chinese medicine? 547 01:08:27,167 --> 01:08:29,292 No. I am not. 548 01:08:30,751 --> 01:08:32,751 You speak Japanese? 549 01:08:32,751 --> 01:08:34,751 Just a little. 550 01:08:38,084 --> 01:08:43,959 I was deeply impressed by your work at the invention exhibition. 551 01:08:44,501 --> 01:08:48,292 And I researched the patents you have applied for. 552 01:08:48,709 --> 01:08:52,959 No disrespect, I was just curious. 553 01:08:54,001 --> 01:08:56,751 I found your systems... 554 01:08:57,126 --> 01:09:02,751 bear a striking resemblance to the meridian system of the body. 555 01:09:04,126 --> 01:09:08,792 He said your designs remind him of the meridian system of the body. 556 01:09:09,792 --> 01:09:12,709 I don't know anything about traditional Chinese medicine. 557 01:09:14,042 --> 01:09:18,376 I focus on circulation. 558 01:09:20,959 --> 01:09:22,084 Circulation? 559 01:09:22,542 --> 01:09:23,459 Circulation. 560 01:09:26,042 --> 01:09:29,334 Conservation of energy. 561 01:09:30,459 --> 01:09:33,792 It's all about circulation. 562 01:09:40,709 --> 01:09:42,709 Do you mind if I smoke? 563 01:09:42,709 --> 01:09:44,501 No. Please. 564 01:09:47,376 --> 01:09:48,459 Excuse me. 565 01:09:57,626 --> 01:09:58,459 Thanks. 566 01:10:00,542 --> 01:10:01,792 Don't smoke. 567 01:10:14,792 --> 01:10:17,542 I must say, your App is quite good. 568 01:10:18,542 --> 01:10:19,876 Thank you. 569 01:10:22,417 --> 01:10:25,167 He said you're an excellent App writer. 570 01:10:26,001 --> 01:10:27,376 Yeah, right. 571 01:10:30,334 --> 01:10:31,292 Thanks. 572 01:11:37,459 --> 01:11:40,709 I never knew the bosslady was from Hong Kong. 573 01:11:41,292 --> 01:11:44,251 She isn't. Only I am from Hong Kong. 574 01:11:45,001 --> 01:11:49,084 My father is her brother. They are both Taiwanese. 575 01:11:49,084 --> 01:11:52,959 I was born in Hong Kong, so I'm a Hongkonger. 576 01:11:55,001 --> 01:11:57,584 - What about your mother? - British. 577 01:11:59,459 --> 01:12:00,459 I knew it. 578 01:12:01,042 --> 01:12:03,667 I told my dad you're mixed-blood! 579 01:12:04,959 --> 01:12:06,709 I'm not mixed-blood. 580 01:12:07,626 --> 01:12:09,334 My mother is originally from Hong Kong. 581 01:12:09,334 --> 01:12:12,459 In 1997, she applied for a British passport. 582 01:12:12,459 --> 01:12:14,334 So she became British. 583 01:12:20,209 --> 01:12:21,542 Whatever... 584 01:12:23,417 --> 01:12:25,376 you are my first foreign friend. 585 01:12:25,751 --> 01:12:27,126 And I'm gonna show you a great time! 586 01:12:28,792 --> 01:12:31,251 Call me Newman, not Van. 587 01:12:31,459 --> 01:12:35,751 Only Auntie calls me Van. 588 01:12:37,709 --> 01:12:39,292 That's what she always does. 589 01:12:40,001 --> 01:12:41,459 I've got my own name. 590 01:12:41,667 --> 01:12:43,251 But she insists on calling me A-Ti. 591 01:12:43,459 --> 01:12:46,501 And so now, everyone calls me A-Ti. 592 01:13:20,542 --> 01:13:23,292 Welcome. Over there, please. 593 01:13:53,501 --> 01:13:55,042 Welcome. 594 01:13:59,126 --> 01:14:01,209 May I take your order? 595 01:14:07,167 --> 01:14:08,001 A cup of coffee. 596 01:14:08,209 --> 01:14:11,126 A glass of orange juice and a cup of coffee. 597 01:14:11,126 --> 01:14:12,084 Wait. 598 01:14:14,334 --> 01:14:15,501 Coffee. 599 01:14:16,167 --> 01:14:19,126 So two cups of coffee? 600 01:14:19,334 --> 01:14:22,126 Got it. I'll bring them shortly. 601 01:14:38,417 --> 01:14:41,376 Welcome. Please take a seat. 602 01:14:50,584 --> 01:14:52,167 Mr. Van? 603 01:14:56,126 --> 01:14:57,667 This is my son. 604 01:15:00,126 --> 01:15:01,292 My name is Asai. 605 01:15:04,084 --> 01:15:05,126 Have a seat, please. 606 01:15:20,334 --> 01:15:21,501 I'll sit here. 607 01:15:27,459 --> 01:15:32,542 You look like your father. 608 01:15:40,417 --> 01:15:43,417 I'm very happy to meet you. 609 01:15:47,417 --> 01:15:52,001 I want to ask you about my father. 610 01:15:55,292 --> 01:15:56,417 But... 611 01:15:58,209 --> 01:16:03,042 I might not have the answers you want. 612 01:16:18,209 --> 01:16:19,292 Cafe au lait. 613 01:16:46,251 --> 01:16:50,417 Do you know what he did for a living? 614 01:16:53,251 --> 01:16:56,167 A construction worker. 615 01:17:02,251 --> 01:17:06,042 Mr. Van, you will be 60 this year? 616 01:17:08,501 --> 01:17:11,251 The years fly by. 617 01:17:11,459 --> 01:17:13,501 That's a bit sad. 618 01:17:16,292 --> 01:17:22,209 So, your father. A construction worker. 619 01:17:23,209 --> 01:17:26,709 Involved in many important projects in Tokyo. 620 01:17:32,292 --> 01:17:36,001 Fifty years have passed. 621 01:17:39,334 --> 01:17:40,626 Is that true? 622 01:17:42,292 --> 01:17:44,334 He was a construction worker? 623 01:17:52,584 --> 01:17:53,709 Please enjoy. 624 01:18:08,001 --> 01:18:10,501 He was a bodyguard... 625 01:18:13,209 --> 01:18:15,126 Oh no... 626 01:18:17,292 --> 01:18:21,084 Your father was a broker. 627 01:18:25,334 --> 01:18:30,334 Introducing young ladies from Taiwan to Kabukicho. 628 01:18:34,542 --> 01:18:36,334 A bodyguard? 629 01:18:37,959 --> 01:18:38,959 A broker? 630 01:18:40,334 --> 01:18:42,042 A broker. 631 01:18:46,417 --> 01:18:53,126 In our club, many of our hostesses came from Taiwan. 632 01:18:54,001 --> 01:19:00,251 He was especially nice to me. 633 01:19:01,376 --> 01:19:02,417 However... 634 01:19:05,292 --> 01:19:07,167 When he found out being with me... 635 01:19:08,292 --> 01:19:11,209 wouldn't get him a Japanese passport... 636 01:19:11,417 --> 01:19:13,292 he disappeared. 637 01:19:15,084 --> 01:19:18,167 Running away with an American girl. Anna. 638 01:19:19,376 --> 01:19:22,126 But Anna had her own story, too. 639 01:19:23,001 --> 01:19:26,376 She thought your father was Japanese. 640 01:19:28,376 --> 01:19:29,959 Who knew that... 641 01:19:31,126 --> 01:19:33,126 your father was seeing Anna... 642 01:19:33,334 --> 01:19:37,542 cos he wanted an American passport. 643 01:19:44,417 --> 01:19:45,626 Is he... 644 01:19:46,667 --> 01:19:50,042 still alive? 645 01:19:58,417 --> 01:20:00,042 I don't know. 646 01:20:00,417 --> 01:20:03,001 The last thing I heard... 647 01:20:03,417 --> 01:20:06,417 he'd run off to China. 648 01:21:08,542 --> 01:21:12,459 Back then, the Japanese economy was on the rise. 649 01:21:13,126 --> 01:21:17,334 Many Taiwanese came here to work in construction. 650 01:21:17,542 --> 01:21:19,292 Hard times. 651 01:21:19,501 --> 01:21:22,959 He made a great contribution to Japan's economy. 652 01:21:25,501 --> 01:21:28,334 Miss Asai met him at the construction site. 653 01:21:28,542 --> 01:21:30,501 She adored him. 654 01:21:31,126 --> 01:21:33,084 But your grandpa told her... 655 01:21:33,334 --> 01:21:35,501 he already had a family in Taiwan. 656 01:22:19,334 --> 01:22:21,584 Good day. Welcome. 657 01:22:21,959 --> 01:22:24,001 This way, please. 658 01:22:36,459 --> 01:22:37,584 Slippers, please. 659 01:23:21,001 --> 01:23:22,167 You remember... 660 01:23:22,417 --> 01:23:24,292 when you and mom were fighting a lot. 661 01:23:25,626 --> 01:23:27,584 You wanted to leave us, didn't you? 662 01:23:32,584 --> 01:23:33,626 There was one night... 663 01:23:33,626 --> 01:23:36,626 It was very quiet... 664 01:23:38,334 --> 01:23:40,376 You thought I was asleep. 665 01:23:41,667 --> 01:23:43,667 You came to my bedside... 666 01:23:44,334 --> 01:23:47,167 and whispered something. 667 01:23:49,292 --> 01:23:51,209 Although you spoke in a really low voice... 668 01:23:51,667 --> 01:23:53,959 I've never forgotten what you said. 669 01:23:55,667 --> 01:23:57,292 You said... 670 01:23:57,917 --> 01:24:00,042 Somebody had to take care of the family. 671 01:24:00,042 --> 01:24:01,667 You'd done your part. 672 01:24:13,667 --> 01:24:16,084 I hid in my quilt... 673 01:24:16,667 --> 01:24:19,626 watching you get your bag and leave. 674 01:24:20,667 --> 01:24:23,542 I heard you walk out. 675 01:24:24,459 --> 01:24:28,376 I kept crying, but I daren't make a sound. 676 01:24:33,376 --> 01:24:35,709 But then I heard you come back in. 677 01:24:36,501 --> 01:24:38,126 Why? 678 01:25:04,417 --> 01:25:06,751 (He was a broker) 679 01:25:08,167 --> 01:25:10,751 (He sold Taiwanese girls to the clubs in Kabukicho) 680 01:25:19,709 --> 01:25:21,584 Today on the train... 681 01:25:22,251 --> 01:25:25,751 telling me about grandpa in Japan... 682 01:25:27,584 --> 01:25:29,376 I realized something. 683 01:25:31,584 --> 01:25:33,501 You weren't heartless enough. 684 01:25:38,501 --> 01:25:40,959 And so, because of that... 685 01:25:41,167 --> 01:25:44,001 you spent your whole life in a no-hope town... 686 01:25:44,542 --> 01:25:47,792 mucking around with stuff... 687 01:25:48,084 --> 01:25:50,584 pretending you were an inventor. 688 01:25:54,751 --> 01:25:58,959 You couldn't be like your father. Just up and leave. 689 01:25:59,459 --> 01:26:04,084 First Japan. Then the USA. Then China. 690 01:26:04,084 --> 01:26:06,542 Just following the money. 691 01:26:20,334 --> 01:26:22,084 Because of this... 692 01:26:23,667 --> 01:26:25,542 I won't leave you behind. 693 01:27:20,376 --> 01:27:27,209 Wind clears, mist dispersed 694 01:27:27,417 --> 01:27:34,334 Fleeting glimpses, ebb and flow 695 01:27:34,542 --> 01:27:41,542 The words unsaid, still wanna hear? 696 01:27:41,751 --> 01:27:48,667 While the answer lies, in the riddle 697 01:27:48,876 --> 01:27:52,959 A day, a year 698 01:27:53,167 --> 01:27:56,584 Not seeing, not missing 699 01:27:56,792 --> 01:28:04,084 Paths crossed, without sparks 700 01:28:04,292 --> 01:28:11,417 Searching for years, you in the mirror 701 01:28:11,626 --> 01:28:19,292 Turning to look, you're in my heart 702 01:28:45,167 --> 01:28:46,459 Twelve times. 703 01:28:54,792 --> 01:28:58,542 You know how many times it repeats? 704 01:29:18,001 --> 01:29:19,251 Floating around... 705 01:29:20,042 --> 01:29:22,334 Here and there. 706 01:29:28,501 --> 01:29:30,167 I'd like to wash these. 707 01:29:31,667 --> 01:29:33,001 Phone number? 708 01:29:36,084 --> 01:29:41,542 (Master of The Future by LO TaYou) 709 01:29:41,542 --> 01:29:43,001 Twelve times. 710 01:29:51,334 --> 01:29:52,417 Afghanistan. 711 01:29:55,042 --> 01:29:56,084 An Afghan stamp. 712 01:30:02,126 --> 01:30:03,334 You collect stamps? 713 01:30:03,667 --> 01:30:04,792 Just started. 714 01:30:06,042 --> 01:30:07,167 Any themes? 715 01:30:08,209 --> 01:30:10,042 Theme? Cats! 716 01:30:13,417 --> 01:30:15,042 Do you know the singer used to be a doctor? 717 01:30:24,334 --> 01:30:25,126 Gear wheels. 718 01:30:26,042 --> 01:30:28,084 Oh, gear wheels! 719 01:30:30,376 --> 01:30:33,167 I like stamps with gear wheel themes. 720 01:30:33,167 --> 01:30:35,042 So you collect stamps, too. 721 01:30:36,376 --> 01:30:38,209 I read a series of American novels... 722 01:30:38,709 --> 01:30:40,584 and began to collect stamps. 723 01:30:41,584 --> 01:30:43,126 American novels? 724 01:30:56,084 --> 01:30:58,209 Among the doctors I know... 725 01:30:59,334 --> 01:31:02,292 only he can write something... 726 01:31:03,376 --> 01:31:05,084 so abstract. 727 01:31:09,334 --> 01:31:10,626 - Lawrence Block! - Lawrence Block! 728 01:31:12,542 --> 01:31:16,167 Stories from the past that you want to hear... 729 01:31:17,084 --> 01:31:19,542 hide in the future. 730 01:31:20,126 --> 01:31:21,126 Don't panic... 731 01:31:21,334 --> 01:31:23,126 The Smoke Gets In Your Eyes... 732 01:31:31,417 --> 01:31:35,084 Or maybe, all the stories from the future... 733 01:31:35,417 --> 01:31:37,501 hide in the past. 734 01:31:43,209 --> 01:31:45,501 What kind of trouble did you cause here? 735 01:31:50,126 --> 01:31:52,126 Nothing worth talking about. 736 01:31:53,376 --> 01:31:55,417 The point is, I came back... 737 01:31:56,126 --> 01:31:57,626 and stayed. 738 01:32:59,209 --> 01:33:01,126 The Smoke Gets In Your Eyes... 739 01:33:19,501 --> 01:33:24,417 The heart affects the kidneys and impairs kidney function. 740 01:33:27,251 --> 01:33:30,417 The kidneys affect the lungs... 741 01:33:30,417 --> 01:33:32,251 and...er...cause...er... 742 01:33:35,251 --> 01:33:37,001 Now take your medicine. 743 01:34:04,501 --> 01:34:05,542 President A-Kao! 744 01:34:07,292 --> 01:34:09,042 May I take some of the girls with me for a while? 745 01:34:09,459 --> 01:34:10,459 Please. 746 01:34:10,459 --> 01:34:12,417 The other rooms are complaining! 747 01:34:12,417 --> 01:34:15,292 You've got all my girls here! 748 01:34:16,292 --> 01:34:17,417 Please. 749 01:34:17,417 --> 01:34:18,459 Okay? 750 01:34:21,376 --> 01:34:24,292 No-one's going anywhere! 751 01:34:54,667 --> 01:34:57,334 I'm sorry, one of our regular clients... 752 01:34:57,334 --> 01:34:59,126 has booked all my girls tonight. 753 01:35:00,417 --> 01:35:02,334 I brought my Hong Kong friend especially... 754 01:35:02,334 --> 01:35:03,542 Don't do this to me! 755 01:35:09,167 --> 01:35:09,542 Fuck! 756 01:35:12,334 --> 01:35:13,626 - Let me in! - You can't! 757 01:35:15,126 --> 01:35:16,209 That's my dad! 758 01:35:29,251 --> 01:35:30,626 Fuck! Put the knife away! 759 01:35:52,167 --> 01:35:53,167 Five-eight-three. 760 01:35:53,167 --> 01:35:54,376 Calling five-eight-three. 761 01:35:55,209 --> 01:35:56,251 Bad news. 762 01:35:56,251 --> 01:35:57,376 They're getting away. 763 01:35:57,376 --> 01:35:59,459 Call downstairs! Don't let them leave. 764 01:37:01,459 --> 01:37:03,126 Wait. 765 01:37:07,292 --> 01:37:08,459 Please. 766 01:37:24,459 --> 01:37:25,584 Help me... 767 01:37:31,626 --> 01:37:35,334 get a message... 768 01:37:36,209 --> 01:37:38,209 to my son. 769 01:38:47,542 --> 01:38:49,542 No...No...Enough. 770 01:38:54,542 --> 01:38:56,209 If I go on... 771 01:39:01,667 --> 01:39:03,959 I'll just become another you. 772 01:39:57,626 --> 01:39:59,917 Don't die! 773 01:40:18,876 --> 01:40:22,959 Actually, I know that after my death... 774 01:40:22,959 --> 01:40:25,042 all the stories move on... 775 01:40:25,334 --> 01:40:27,292 just without me. 776 01:40:28,084 --> 01:40:29,626 Is it sad? 777 01:40:30,417 --> 01:40:32,917 I came up with two options: 778 01:40:33,667 --> 01:40:35,126 Firstly... 779 01:40:36,001 --> 01:40:38,167 if this is a math question... 780 01:40:39,001 --> 01:40:42,001 If you have one pencil in a box... 781 01:40:42,001 --> 01:40:44,209 then you take away that pencil... 782 01:40:44,667 --> 01:40:47,626 To that pencil box... 783 01:40:48,334 --> 01:40:50,459 before I'm put in... 784 01:40:50,917 --> 01:40:53,084 and after I'm taken away... 785 01:40:53,376 --> 01:40:54,667 The difference is zero. 786 01:40:56,126 --> 01:40:57,501 Secondly... 787 01:40:58,417 --> 01:41:00,959 if this is a chemistry question... 788 01:41:01,167 --> 01:41:02,209 then... 789 01:41:03,084 --> 01:41:06,959 I'm like a hot pepper, boiled in oil... 790 01:41:07,501 --> 01:41:09,959 and then scooped up. 791 01:41:10,501 --> 01:41:11,709 I've changed... 792 01:41:12,251 --> 01:41:14,959 The oil has changed, too. 793 01:42:26,459 --> 01:42:27,792 Anybody there? 794 01:42:43,959 --> 01:42:47,084 Hello neighbor, we are closed today. 795 01:42:49,459 --> 01:42:51,251 I'm in the toilet right now. 796 01:42:51,709 --> 01:42:54,417 Just take what you need and pay me later. 797 01:42:54,417 --> 01:42:56,167 Thanks. 798 01:45:49,167 --> 01:45:50,042 It's you. 799 01:45:54,042 --> 01:45:55,459 What's up? 800 01:45:58,542 --> 01:46:02,001 Your father had a message for you. 801 01:46:04,001 --> 01:46:06,667 Why didn't you tell me in the police station? 802 01:46:08,292 --> 01:46:10,084 Because, I'm not sure... 803 01:46:10,542 --> 01:46:12,001 if it's important or not. 804 01:46:13,584 --> 01:46:15,542 But since I promised him... 805 01:46:19,459 --> 01:46:21,167 He wanted me to tell you... 806 01:46:22,626 --> 01:46:24,292 He came back... 807 01:46:25,209 --> 01:46:26,667 because of money. 808 01:46:27,001 --> 01:46:28,084 He didn't take enough. 809 01:46:37,709 --> 01:46:38,667 I should go. 810 01:46:54,584 --> 01:46:57,042 I don't know if the message is important. 811 01:46:59,042 --> 01:47:02,417 He doesn't know how much it means to me. 812 01:47:04,042 --> 01:47:06,667 I'm not sure if I remembered it correctly. 813 01:47:08,042 --> 01:47:09,584 It's exactly what Dad would've said. 814 01:47:45,334 --> 01:47:47,126 I can't figure it out. 815 01:47:47,709 --> 01:47:51,459 Add the rice wine, cook off the alcohol. 816 01:47:52,459 --> 01:47:54,084 Why doesn't it change back to water? 817 01:47:55,751 --> 01:47:57,292 Water? 818 01:47:57,751 --> 01:48:01,126 You know you can't give her water. 819 01:48:15,417 --> 01:48:19,126 Alcohol plus water, minus alcohol... 820 01:48:21,292 --> 01:48:27,501 Hot pepper plus oil, minus hot pepper... 821 01:48:31,292 --> 01:48:34,292 Chicken plus water, minus chicken... 822 01:48:38,001 --> 01:48:45,626 (1988. The state funeral of late President, Chiang Ching-Kuo) 823 01:48:47,501 --> 01:48:48,501 Kiddo. 824 01:48:50,167 --> 01:48:51,251 Sleep. 825 01:49:02,167 --> 01:49:05,251 Kiddo, do you understand the concept of... 826 01:49:05,251 --> 01:49:07,167 physical and chemical change? 827 01:49:10,167 --> 01:49:12,334 Water freezes, became ice. 828 01:49:13,209 --> 01:49:16,209 Ice melts, returns to water. 829 01:49:18,167 --> 01:49:20,459 These reversible changes we classify as physical changes. 830 01:49:24,042 --> 01:49:25,501 But an egg in hot oil? 831 01:49:26,334 --> 01:49:27,417 It gets transformed! 832 01:49:29,459 --> 01:49:31,334 When that egg cools down... 833 01:49:32,209 --> 01:49:34,209 it can't change back. 834 01:49:34,626 --> 01:49:36,126 This kind of irreversible change... 835 01:49:37,209 --> 01:49:38,626 we classify as chemical changes. 836 01:49:40,084 --> 01:49:41,209 Now... 837 01:49:41,584 --> 01:49:43,459 he performs for me again. 838 01:49:44,501 --> 01:49:46,209 Protecting the heart... 839 01:49:47,209 --> 01:49:49,209 by pretending to have no heart. 840 01:49:51,376 --> 01:49:53,209 Five-eight-three. 841 01:49:54,501 --> 01:49:56,042 Calling five-eight-three. 842 01:50:01,376 --> 01:50:03,209 Where did you come from? 843 01:50:04,292 --> 01:50:06,167 Why did you choose this house? 844 01:50:08,626 --> 01:50:10,209 You know... 845 01:50:11,251 --> 01:50:13,042 since you were born... 846 01:50:13,667 --> 01:50:16,459 I have been transformed. 847 01:50:18,251 --> 01:50:19,626 No turning back. 848 01:50:20,459 --> 01:50:22,459 No turning back. 849 01:50:25,251 --> 01:50:26,667 Calling five-eight-three. 850 01:50:27,626 --> 01:50:29,251 Keep the heart out of it. 851 01:50:31,251 --> 01:50:32,251 Copy that.