Ninomiya Mayu had a long-term sexual relationship with her father started from middle school. In her house, there was a painting of her naked when she was 12 years old. Her mom hated her because of that. After her mom's death, her father became the only person she could rely on in this world. Even though she realized that this relationship was abnormal and should never happen, but she couldn't leave him. In a scene, Mr. Hamura read a quote from a book: "Human beings have three faces. One is the face that they show to themselves. One is the face that is viewed by the others. And another is their real selves." Before she met Hamura, although her real self was living in pain and feeling bad every day, in front of the others, she was always cheering, active, and happy.
She met Hamura at the train station. Although he never knew her, taught her, or talked to her before, he trusted her. She probably started to think that maybe he could be one that she could rely on. So afterward, she put letters with "help" on them every day into Hamura's mailbox. Waiting one day he could understand her signal and take her away from her hentai father.
Hamura is a new teacher was quite awkward. He didn't even know which way he should go to get into the auditorium. In the morning they met, Mayu said: "I'll protect you" to Hamura in front of everyone. But deep inside, she was the person who was seeking protection.
Gradually, their relationship became closer and closer, but Hamura kept a certain distance. Until he discovered that his fiancée was having an affair, she never loved him and only considered him as a good person for a marriage. His professor, the father of his fiancée lied to him and he couldn't get back to the lab anymore. He took Mayu to the zoo and cried in front of her. From now on, his fiancée was no longer an obstacle.
The important turning point is during episode 5. They went to the cinema. After they finished watching "The Way We Were", Mayu wanted to see the ocean. They went to Kamakura. During the journey, Hamura checked his watch multiple times, which made Mayu feel bad and she threw his watch away. I think the plot of their journey to Kamakura definitely was inspired by a song in the 80s called "Akai Sweet Pea" by Matsuda Seiko, the most popular Japanese idol during that time. There's one line in this song: "Why do I feel like crying every time you glance at the clock?" At least I think both the screenwriter and the lyricist are very good at telling girls' feelings. But interestingly, both of them are guys.
There's another reason why Mayu didn't want to go home other than her love for Hamura. She needed a reason to left her father. In the evening, Mayu missed the last train and stayed in the same hotel room because there was only one room left. She called her father and told him that she was staying with someone she loved which was Mr. Hamura. From common sense, under this situation, she shouldn't tell her dad and should make a lie about her staying with her female friends. She used it as a way to revolt against her father. Before this, their tragedy could be avoided by keeping her relationship with Hamura a secret until she turned adult. Her father's a hentai. He had a million ways of separating them.
The scene of Mayu and Hamura in the hotel room was the most delicate in the drama. She kind of alluded to her true self and her pain in their conversation. She said to Hamura: "Please don't dislike me after you know my true self." She fears seeing his reaction after one day he knows her relationship with her father. Hamura's view of her was totally changed on this night and they had sex.
In the following episodes, Hamura decided to broke up with her for many reasons. One of the most important factors was her hentai father. And then the most shocking scene came. Hamura went to her house because he realized his feelings. He saw Mayu naked in her father's room. He saw her hidden truth and finally understood why did she put those letters with "help" on them every day.
Days after, he took Mayu away from her father. Mayu chose to go with him in front of her father. She had been waiting for this for a long time so that she didn't even hesitate. But this time, he tried hard to keep a distance from her. Her father called her and knocked on her door every day. In some ways, her dad made her feel that he was caring for her. Hamura's behavior probably made her feel more alone. That was the reason why she left Hamura's house and went to the airport with her father. She left a letter telling all the truth.
Hamura went to the airport after he read her letter. He hurt her father with a knife. To destroy their relationship, her father burned the house and killed himself so that Hamura became a suspect. Eventually, Mayu decided to die with Hamura on the train.
She met Hamura at the train station. Although he never knew her, taught her, or talked to her before, he trusted her. She probably started to think that maybe he could be one that she could rely on. So afterward, she put letters with "help" on them every day into Hamura's mailbox. Waiting one day he could understand her signal and take her away from her hentai father.
Hamura is a new teacher was quite awkward. He didn't even know which way he should go to get into the auditorium. In the morning they met, Mayu said: "I'll protect you" to Hamura in front of everyone. But deep inside, she was the person who was seeking protection.
Gradually, their relationship became closer and closer, but Hamura kept a certain distance. Until he discovered that his fiancée was having an affair, she never loved him and only considered him as a good person for a marriage. His professor, the father of his fiancée lied to him and he couldn't get back to the lab anymore. He took Mayu to the zoo and cried in front of her. From now on, his fiancée was no longer an obstacle.
The important turning point is during episode 5. They went to the cinema. After they finished watching "The Way We Were", Mayu wanted to see the ocean. They went to Kamakura. During the journey, Hamura checked his watch multiple times, which made Mayu feel bad and she threw his watch away. I think the plot of their journey to Kamakura definitely was inspired by a song in the 80s called "Akai Sweet Pea" by Matsuda Seiko, the most popular Japanese idol during that time. There's one line in this song: "Why do I feel like crying every time you glance at the clock?" At least I think both the screenwriter and the lyricist are very good at telling girls' feelings. But interestingly, both of them are guys.
There's another reason why Mayu didn't want to go home other than her love for Hamura. She needed a reason to left her father. In the evening, Mayu missed the last train and stayed in the same hotel room because there was only one room left. She called her father and told him that she was staying with someone she loved which was Mr. Hamura. From common sense, under this situation, she shouldn't tell her dad and should make a lie about her staying with her female friends. She used it as a way to revolt against her father. Before this, their tragedy could be avoided by keeping her relationship with Hamura a secret until she turned adult. Her father's a hentai. He had a million ways of separating them.
The scene of Mayu and Hamura in the hotel room was the most delicate in the drama. She kind of alluded to her true self and her pain in their conversation. She said to Hamura: "Please don't dislike me after you know my true self." She fears seeing his reaction after one day he knows her relationship with her father. Hamura's view of her was totally changed on this night and they had sex.
In the following episodes, Hamura decided to broke up with her for many reasons. One of the most important factors was her hentai father. And then the most shocking scene came. Hamura went to her house because he realized his feelings. He saw Mayu naked in her father's room. He saw her hidden truth and finally understood why did she put those letters with "help" on them every day.
Days after, he took Mayu away from her father. Mayu chose to go with him in front of her father. She had been waiting for this for a long time so that she didn't even hesitate. But this time, he tried hard to keep a distance from her. Her father called her and knocked on her door every day. In some ways, her dad made her feel that he was caring for her. Hamura's behavior probably made her feel more alone. That was the reason why she left Hamura's house and went to the airport with her father. She left a letter telling all the truth.
Hamura went to the airport after he read her letter. He hurt her father with a knife. To destroy their relationship, her father burned the house and killed himself so that Hamura became a suspect. Eventually, Mayu decided to die with Hamura on the train.
