Kon'na koi no hanashi (1997– )

Hiroyuki Sanada: Shuichiro Harashima

Quotes 

• Kaori Fujimura : You wanted to know why I don't want the department store to fold, right?

  Shuichiro Harashima : Yeah, I did.

  Kaori Fujimura : Well... Because then I wouldn't be able to eat the chocolate parfait that is served in the main restaurant.

• Shuichiro Harashima : Nothing worthwhile develops from friendship, trust...

  [looking at Kaori] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : and love.

• Kaori Fujimura : When you're ill, you act like an ordinary person. If it hurts you should cry out in pain. You'll feel better... so don't hold it back on my account. Be honest and admit you're in pain.

  Shuichiro Harashima : You're amazing.

• [after finding out who Shuichiro is] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : I'm sorry, Kaori.

  Kaori Fujimura : No, I... I'm sorry, sir -sorry- Shuichiro Harashima... For not realising who you are. God, what an idiot! What a fool I've made of myself... Believing that you were nice...

  Shuichiro Harashima : I admit it, I am Shuichiro Harashima. I am you enemy, but I ...

  Kaori Fujimura : ENOUGH! Please, no more lies, please! Don't spoil happy memories!

  [Kaori starts to walk away. Harashima calls after her] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : I had fun with you... That's *not* a lie!

• Shuichiro Harashima : What would you do if you knew you were going to die?

• Satou : You don't have much time left. Don't leave any regrets!

  Shuichiro Harashima : That's what I'm doing...

  Satou : Harashima!

  Shuichiro Harashima : Be nice, I don't have much time left.

• Dept. Store President : I know numbers are slipping, but everyone here is trying their hardest...

  Shuichiro Harashima : Really?

  [Notices two shop girls and 2nd director talking] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : Doesn't seem that way to me.

• Kaori Fujimura : Tell me about yourself!

  Shuichiro Harashima : About me? There's nothing much to tell.

  Kaori Fujimura : What? I can't believe that!

  [Shuichiro shrugs] 

  Kaori Fujimura : Fine then, I'll ask the questions then. What comics did you read as a kid?

  Shuichiro Harashima : I didn't read them.

  Kaori Fujimura : Okay then, who did you play with?

  Shuichiro Harashima : I played by myself.

  Kaori Fujimura : What's your favourite food?

  Shuichiro Harashima : Nothing in particular.

  [Kaori ponders for a moment, think of a question] 

  Kaori Fujimura : Do you have silblings?

  Shuichiro Harashima : [Smiling]  None

  Kaori Fujimura : You're an only child!

  [They both laugh] 

  Kaori Fujimura : So you had all your parent's attention...

  Shuichiro Harashima : Actually, my mother passed away when I was a baby. My dad died when I was eight.

  Kaori Fujimura : You're just like me then, both my parents died when I was a kid too. Misao raised me. I'm surrounded by poor people but I've never felt alone. I've always felt happy and loved. Konosuke was always teasing me though and causing trouble, he tries to help people but only makes matters worse for himself. One summer, Yosaku didn't do his homework so Konosuke gave him his! Konosuke got in so much trouble with the teacher, can you believe it? He's still the same today, he hasn't matured at all.

  [Laughs] 

  Kaori Fujimura : I can talk, can't I?

  Shuichiro Harashima : Consider it a quality.

  Kaori Fujimura : If you had no siblings, and no parents, and no one to play with as a kid, you must have been very lonely.

  Shuichiro Harashima : I was very conscious about those things.

  Kaori Fujimura : [pause]  Of all the men I've ever know, you're the wealthiest but by far the loneliest... But you won't be alone any more.

  Shuichiro Harashima : Huh?

  Kaori Fujimura : Soon you'll be married to Mayako, so she can keep you company... And later, so will your children. I'm glad you'll have your own family and you'll never be alone.

  Shuichiro Harashima : Yeah...

• [Final lines. Harashima sitting in a chair. He's not moving] 

  Senpei Konosuke : [Worried]  Uncle Shuichiro?

  [Long pause. Harashima awakes] 

  Senpei Konosuke : What was wrong?

  Shuichiro Harashima : [smiling]  I was dreaming.

• [Shuichiro takes Kaori's hand and leans his cheek against it] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : I'm glad I met you.

  [Kaori smiles and kneels next to him] 

  Kaori Fujimura : Same here. I'm glad I met and fell in love with you. No matter what happens, I'll never regret knowing you and loving you. Never. And until the day I myself die... I'll keep on loving you.

• Kaori Fujimura : Why your watch broken?

  [Harashima says nothing] 

  Kaori Fujimura : Sorry, I asked another personal question.

  Shuichiro Harashima : Not at all.

  [reaches for the watch clumsily, Kaori helps him and puts it in his hand. He holds it to himself] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : My father collapsed... it fell and broke.

  Kaori Fujimura : It's been broken since you were a child then?

  Shuichiro Harashima : Yes.

  Kaori Fujimura : Why didn't you have it fixed?

  Shuichiro Harashima : [sleepily]  I wonder... I suppose I never felt the need to.

• Kaori Fujimura : I wish I could do something for you, but I don't know what. I try cooking, cleaning and being helpful. I feel hopeless.

  Shuichiro Harashima : You don't need to do anything, Kaori. Just stay by my side.

• [after being fired by Harashima] 

  Dept. Chef Yoshimura : What's wrong with betraying someone when they don't trust you not to? You're a sad man. You're a pitiful man who can't trust anyone.

  Shuichiro Harashima : [smiling]  Is that all?

• [upon finding out his worker betrayed him. He laughs out loud hysterically] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : I'm only going to tell you, my outstanding secretary. I'm ill.

  [looking at the photos] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : I'm dying. But now... I've found my cure. I'm going to be fine now.

• [Kaori's walking away, Harashima calls out to her] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : Wait!

  [Kaori turns to face him] 

  Shuichiro Harashima : Can you keep me company for a while?

• Mayako Mizukoshi : Oh, by the way. A woman called you just now.

  Shuichiro Harashima : Oh?

  Mayako Mizukoshi : Yes. She said not to send her flowers.

  Shuichiro Harashima : I see.

  Mayako Mizukoshi : [smiles]  See you then!

• Shuichiro Harashima : I'm sorry I lied to you.

  Kaori Fujimura : Do you play jokes like this often?

  [pause] 

  Kaori Fujimura : Shuichiro Harashima?

• Shuichiro Harashima : I am Harashima.

• Shuichiro Harashima : You're the first person to hit me... and the first person to cry for me.

• Shuichiro Harashima : I'm no longer the chairman. I don't have the power to protect you or the others now... I'm just a stubborn and sick man with only three months to live.

  Kaori Fujimura : I still love you. You have nothing... not even the title of chairman... But I like you for what you are now. When I first met you, I had no idea you were the chairman. Had I known, I might never have fallen in love with you. You're still the same man. Nothing's changed.

  [pause] 

  Kaori Fujimura : Can I stay here? I won't leave, even if you tell me to leave. I won't let you be alone. I won't let you suffer all alone. I'll protect you.

• Mayako Mizukoshi : I don't care about your wealth or status. Even if you only have three months... I want to be with you. When you can't walk, I'll be your legs... If you become blind, I'll be your eyes... I want to stay by your side until the very end... as your wife.

  Shuichiro Harashima : No, there is someone else better suited to you then I.

  Mayako Mizukoshi : Do you love Kaori that much?

  Shuichiro Harashima : I don't deserve to love or have the love Kaori or anyone for that matter... I can't make anyone happy. I'm sorry for lying to you all this time. Please leave.

• Shuichiro Harashima : You...

  Kaori Fujimura : Yes?

  Shuichiro Harashima : You remind me of my late mother.

  Kaori Fujimura : I do?

  Shuichiro Harashima : [nervously]  I'm sorry.

  Kaori Fujimura : No! If anything, I'm flattered to remind you of someone who meant a lot to you.

• Konosuke Shimodaira : Sorry I hit you over the Kaori incident.

  Shuichiro Harashima : You told me not to come again... But I had something to tell her. I had fun with her... When I'm with her, I forgot about my illness. When I came to this place and watched her, I felt I could be someone different.