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00:00Even though he's 83 years old, he's still in his prime.
00:03His father-in-law continues to bake Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima.
00:07But what surprised him even more was...
00:11So this is where you usually cook?
00:12Yes, that's right.
00:15Wow, it's like an old story.
00:17There are still a lot of houses like this.
00:22Old houses?
00:23In the mountains in the northeast of Wakayama Prefecture,
00:26there are only two generations.
00:28A mysterious migrant who lives in a remote village that is on the verge of extinction.
00:33The husband is 51 years old,
00:35the wife is 35 years old,
00:37and the couple are 16 years apart in age.
00:41That's a lot.
00:43The age difference is huge.
00:51In the mountains 500 meters above sea level,
00:54there are three people living with a one-year-old child.
00:57Why did the family decide to live in a remote village in the middle of nowhere?
01:06I was unconsciously thinking,
01:08if I was in a place like this,
01:12I would be released.
01:15What is the surprising reason for moving to the mountains?
01:21There seems to be a lot.
01:25After hearing the information of the migrant family,
01:27we came to Koya-san Station, located in the northeast of Wakayama Prefecture.
01:33First, we will head to Sakuratoge-shita,
01:36the final destination of the route selection.
01:41Until the final destination, we will pass through 14 stops.
01:54Thank you for boarding.
01:57Next stop is Sakuratoge-shita, the final destination of the route selection.
02:03Thank you very much.
02:07We arrived at the final destination of the route selection.
02:14There is no transportation from here,
02:17so we walk to the remote village.
02:24It's a great view.
02:28It's so beautiful.
02:30It's steep.
02:31It's quite steep.
02:38It's been an hour.
02:44Do we go up to the left?
02:48Do we go up from here?
02:51It's narrow.
02:56It's amazing.
02:57It's like a guardrail.
02:59What's going on?
03:02It's falling.
03:04Is there something here?
03:10It's a steep cliff.
03:15It's a steep cliff.
03:17It's a steep cliff.
03:22As the road gets narrower,
03:24they keep walking in the mountains for about two hours.
03:29Two hours.
03:30It's quite steep.
03:32It's quite steep.
03:34But it's brighter up there.
03:39It's very open.
03:42It's hard.
03:48There is a house down there.
03:52There is a house up there, too.
03:54It looks like a village.
03:56We arrived.
03:58Here we are.
04:00It's a remote village 500 meters above sea level
04:03hidden in the mountains of Wakayama Prefecture.
04:07It's a remote village 500 meters above sea level.
04:13I can't see anyone.
04:18The house down there is in a mess.
04:21It's not a house.
04:23It's in a mess.
04:25They left it as it was.
04:28I see.
04:30It's not a house.
04:32It's abandoned.
04:35It looks like there are many houses,
04:38but there are only two groups of people living here.
04:41There were so many people.
04:43They were wandering around the village for a while.
04:52Hello.
04:54Excuse me.
04:58Excuse me.
05:00This is a program called Why There?
05:04Yes.
05:05I'm looking around the village around here.
05:08Yes.
05:09Can I talk to you?
05:11It's okay.
05:12We are the only people living in this village.
05:16Can I go this way?
05:18It's okay.
05:22It looks like a village.
05:26Is this your house?
05:28This is my house.
05:33It's not very clean.
05:35Can I go this way?
05:36It's okay.
05:38Wait a minute.
05:39My wife and kids are here.
05:41I see.
05:44It's a very strict gate.
05:46It's for the deer.
05:48Deer and wild boars come in here.
05:53It's for the deer.
05:55Please come in.
05:57Deer and wild boars come in here.
06:11Hello.
06:17This is a TV Tokyo office.
06:19It looks like a normal office.
06:23It looks like a normal office.
06:24I live here.
06:27This is Yoshimura TV Tokyo.
06:30Can I ask your name?
06:32My name is Unate.
06:34Unate?
06:35That's rare.
06:37I'm Unate, the sea urchin in space.
06:41That's rare.
06:43I've never seen this name.
06:45Unate.
06:46He has a cool name.
06:48We are moving.
06:50Is that so?
06:52Where are you from?
06:54I'm from Nara.
06:56I moved from Nara.
06:57How old are you?
06:59I'm quite old.
07:03How old am I?
07:06I was born in 1958.
07:10I'm 51 years old.
07:1151 years old?
07:12Yes, I'm 51 years old.
07:14This is Wakayama Prefecture.
07:17Unate Takeshi is 51 years old.
07:21He lives in a two-generation mountain village.
07:25He looks very young.
07:27He is young.
07:33He is holding a baby.
07:35He is cute.
07:37He is cute.
07:39He is cute.
07:40What is your name?
07:42I'm Yuko.
07:43How old are you?
07:45I'm 35 years old.
07:4835 years old?
07:49Yes.
07:50You are 16 years younger than him.
07:52Yes, I'm 16 years younger than him.
07:54You are 16 years younger than him.
07:56There is a big age gap.
07:57Is that so?
07:59Yuko is 35 years old.
08:02Unate is 1 year older than him.
08:05They are 16 years younger than each other.
08:10There is a big age gap.
08:15It's very dirty.
08:17Is that so?
08:18Can I look at it?
08:19You can look at it, but...
08:21Is it that bad?
08:23I don't know.
08:24Let's go inside the house.
08:31There is a stove.
08:33It's amazing.
08:35There is a stove inside the house.
08:38There is a stove inside the house.
08:39Do you usually cook here?
08:41Yes, I do.
08:42It's amazing.
08:44It's like an old story.
08:46It's interesting.
08:47It's difficult to light the fire.
08:48It was difficult at first.
08:51It's hard to light the fire.
08:55Yes, it is.
08:56I think there are more than 80 stoves.
09:00There is a floor.
09:04Did you renovate this house by yourself?
09:07Yes, I did.
09:09It's a 70-year-old house.
09:13Her husband, Takeshi, lives here while renovating the house.
09:19Unate's family used to live in Nara Prefecture.
09:26Three years ago,
09:29they moved to Wakayama Prefecture,
09:34where there are fewer people and only two groups of people.
09:41But...
09:43I'm not used to it.
09:48Why did they move to Yamaoku Village,
09:51where there are only two groups of people?
09:55I don't know.
09:56I don't know why.
09:59To find out why they moved to Yamaoku Village,
10:02they went to Yamaoku Village.
10:06Then, they saw something surprising.
10:10I'm scared.
10:12There is something inside.
10:14What is it?
10:15There is something inside.
10:16There is a deer.
10:18It's rare.
10:19It's a deer.
10:20What?
10:23I have to contact them.
10:26I've never seen it before.
10:28It's amazing.
10:29I've never seen it before.
10:32It's very popular.
10:34I've never seen a deer on a trap before.
10:37Really?
10:40It's amazing.
10:41It's swimming.
10:42A deer is on a trap.
10:44It's fighting.
10:47A wild deer is on a trap set up by a local fisherman.
10:56It's a trap set up by a local fisherman.
11:01I don't know how the fisherman will catch the deer.
11:07It's my first time.
11:09I'll be surprised if it's his first time.
11:12It's easy.
11:13In Yamaoku Village, where wild deer live,
11:17Mr. Munate is making something.
11:21Please be careful.
11:22It's narrow here.
11:24Is it a field?
11:25Yes, it is.
11:26It's narrow here.
11:32I'm going to use Japanese leek and radish.
11:34Japanese leek and radish?
11:35Yes.
11:37I'm going to use Komatsuna.
11:40I'm going to plant some onions.
11:45It's easy to grow vegetables.
11:53He grows six kinds of vegetables in his field in front of his house.
12:00Today, he's going to harvest Japanese leek, radish, and Komatsuna
12:05and use them for lunch.
12:10Do you get water from there?
12:12Yes.
12:13It's mountain water.
12:15Can we drink it?
12:17Yes, you can.
12:20But we boil it first.
12:23I think it's okay.
12:25But if the baby is hungry...
12:31What's the water level?
12:33How deep is it?
12:35I think it's around the bridge.
12:38The hospital is in Koyacho.
12:40Do you go there by car?
12:42No, I don't go there by car.
12:45There's no supermarket or hospital.
12:47It's a secluded village with only two generations.
12:51He's still one year old, but he's very careful about his health.
12:58It's hard to go to the hospital.
13:01It's hard to go to the hospital.
13:08The kitchen is spacious.
13:11It's spacious.
13:23It's a rice cooker.
13:25It's amazing.
13:27We don't have a rice cooker.
13:30So we use a clay pot to cook rice.
13:35It looks delicious.
13:37It must be delicious.
13:39It's a luxury.
13:40On this day, they cook rice in a clay pot.
13:44While they wait for the rice to be cooked...
13:49Today...
13:52I got boar meat.
14:00I'm going to cook it.
14:04Boar meat soaked in sake overnight.
14:09Boil it and remove the smell.
14:13It looks soft.
14:15It's going to be very bitter, right?
14:17It's going to be very bitter.
14:19So I'm a little...
14:23I don't know if it's good or not.
14:25Is it refreshing?
14:26I think it's a little refreshing.
14:28The smell of cinnamon is reduced.
14:32It looks easy to eat.
14:34Boiled boar meat is put in a pot with vegetables.
14:41Boar meat is put in a pot with vegetables.
14:50This is the pumpkin I bought.
14:53How far is the supermarket?
14:55It's near the bridge.
14:57It's near the bridge.
14:59I buy it once a week or once every 10 days.
15:07Fusuke's favorite.
15:11Boil the pumpkin together.
15:14It looks delicious.
15:16Finally, add miso and melt it.
15:20A clay pot full of ingredients is completed.
15:25It looks delicious.
15:27Make it a little light.
15:29Make it a little light so that Fusuke can eat it.
15:35We make it light and eat it.
15:44If you make it this light, you can eat it.
15:49On the other hand, what about the rice cooked in the kiln?
15:54It looks delicious.
15:57It's delicious.
16:01In addition, the leaves of the radish and the salt of the nanohana were harvested in the field.
16:06It's a good color.
16:08Konjac and shiitake mushrooms are also used.
16:10There are a lot of shiitake mushrooms.
16:12Almost self-sufficient dishes made with mountain ingredients are completed.
16:17It looks delicious.
16:19You are good at cooking.
16:21It's all thanks to my husband.
16:24Let's eat.
16:29The rice is delicious.
16:39There is a label on the bowl.
16:42Is this a label?
16:45It's true.
16:47Is this a label of a supermarket?
16:49The microwave is OK.
16:52The microwave is OK, but I don't have a microwave.
16:56I don't have a place to use it.
16:59Fusuke also eats rice cooked in the kiln.
17:06It looks delicious.
17:09It looks delicious.
17:10He is laughing because it is too delicious.
17:13He is laughing because he is eating rice.
17:18I'm glad you came to my house.
17:26Dojo.
17:28Do you say Dojo?
17:30Do you say Dojo?
17:32Dojo.
17:34It's cute.
17:36Is it difficult to raise a child here?
17:40It's difficult.
17:44It's a little difficult when you get hurt.
17:47But even if you make a loud voice, you don't have to worry about anything.
17:55So even if you go to a supermarket, if you raise a child in town, you don't have to worry about it.
18:05So even if you go to a supermarket, if you raise a child in town, you don't have to worry about it.
18:11No one lives here.
18:14There's no one here.
18:21This is your husband.
18:23Yes.
18:24How does it feel to raise a child at the age of 50?
18:29It's my first time raising a child.
18:34It's cute, so I can't help it.
18:39Anyway, it's interesting.
18:44I realized that people change like this.
18:53It's not like I'm raising a child at all.
18:56It's like I'm being taught a lot.
19:01I've lived a long life,
19:04so I don't have to worry about when I'll die.
19:07I want to live until I'm about 20.
19:09You're 70 when you're 20.
19:12That's right.
19:14I guess so.
19:16I want to see what happens next.
19:19If this child drinks alcohol,
19:23I want to keep her healthy enough to drink until she's 70.
19:28That's what I want to do.
19:31What do you think, Sensei?
19:34Peke.
19:36Peke.
19:38What kind of peke is this?
19:41It's 5.30 p.m.
19:47While his wife Yuko is taking care of her son, Fusuke...
19:55What are you doing? It's so cute.
19:58It's fun.
20:00It's both firewood and soy sauce.
20:04It's a tiny room.
20:06He started preparing the bath.
20:10I'm busy.
20:11It's a special type of firewood and soy sauce,
20:14so it's easy to start and finish the fire.
20:18It'll take about 30 minutes.
20:24That's how long it'll take.
20:29He has to wait for 30 minutes.
20:33Hold this.
20:35This is hard.
20:38My back hurts.
20:41Here you go.
20:43It's bright.
20:44I think it's about 10 kg.
20:47It's big.
20:50It feels good.
20:52It's warm.
20:54It's cold.
20:58He's like an old man.
21:03It feels good.
21:04Does the water come out of the shower?
21:07The water comes out of the solar panel.
21:11So you can take a shower in the summer.
21:15In the winter, the sun doesn't warm up the water,
21:21so only water comes out.
21:23What about now?
21:26If you want to train, you can take a shower and get water.
21:34The number of people is decreasing.
21:36It's a secluded village with only two generations.
21:41The Unate family lives in comfort.
21:46Why did they move to the mountains of Wakayama Prefecture?
21:56Where were you born?
21:59I was born in Kyoto.
22:02In Kyoto?
22:03Yes.
22:04I'm from a small town.
22:06You eat a lot of delicious food.
22:08No, I don't.
22:11Takeshi's husband was originally from Kyoto.
22:16He has lived a free life in the city since he was a child.
22:22But his life...
22:24I wasn't used to school.
22:27I see.
22:28I dropped out of college and graduated high school.
22:35You don't look like that.
22:38It's unexpected.
22:40We were born in the Los Angeles generation,
22:44so we didn't have a job.
22:49At that time, I made a lot of money.
22:55I went abroad for three months.
23:00I wandered around like that.
23:04He doesn't have a job.
23:07He works at a factory or a lumber mill.
23:13He spends a lot of money abroad.
23:16And he spends a lot of money again.
23:20Why did you want to go abroad?
23:23I wanted to see places other than Japan.
23:29Why?
23:32I couldn't get used to it.
23:36I couldn't get used to it.
23:38I had to be a salaryman.
23:40There are a lot of people who live like us now.
23:44But people around me tell me to be a salaryman.
23:51I have a strong sense of value.
23:55Takeshi couldn't find a job as a salaryman.
24:03Then he met Yuko when he was 40 years old.
24:12How did you two meet?
24:16I was doing music.
24:19She came to the event.
24:22As a guest?
24:24She said she was doing calligraphy.
24:28So we decided to do something together.
24:33Takeshi has been interested in music since he was a child.
24:39He used to play at shopping malls in the city.
24:45On the other hand, his wife, Yuko, is a calligrapher.
24:51Their income was unstable.
24:59They got interested in each other's work.
25:03They got married in the first year of high school.
25:07He used to live in Nara, his wife's hometown.
25:10He rented an apartment for 30,000 yen.
25:15They must have done something together.
25:19But three years ago...
25:22COVID-19 broke out.
25:27I realized there was no point in living in the city.
25:31I thought I could live in the countryside.
25:40I thought it wouldn't affect me.
25:45But as I got older, it did.
25:51So I decided to move to the countryside.
25:55The couple decided to move to the countryside due to COVID-19.
26:02They visited many places.
26:04Finally, they arrived at a place.
26:08It was a remote village in Wakayama.
26:15Two years later, in 2022, their eldest son, Fusuke, was born.
26:22The three of them started to live in the mountains.
26:27I like the air here.
26:31I don't get disturbed.
26:35I think it's a good environment.
26:40I want to live in a place where I can be myself.
26:49I want to live in a place where I can be myself.
26:55I want to live in a place where I can be myself.
27:00I was surprised to see Mr. Unate, who moved to the mountains of only two generations.
27:08But there was another person who was even more surprised.
27:15We're in the middle of the mountains.
27:17Yes, we are.
27:20It takes 20 minutes to go deep into the mountains.
27:26I can't go through here.
27:31There are no guardrails.
27:33Even if I fall, I'll be stopped by a tree.
27:38I've been here before.
27:41It's been over 20 years since I've been here.
27:47In fact, there are only three generations of people in this village.
27:56It's amazing.
27:59Has it changed in 20 years?
28:01It's getting worse.
28:03It's getting worse.
28:04It's a beautiful green.
28:05They're making rice paddies.
28:08Do you have rice paddies?
28:09Yes.
28:12Is there a house here?
28:15Is there a house here?
28:16It's a rice paddy.
28:18It's a rice paddy.
28:19Is it?
28:21It's a beautiful rice paddy.
28:22Is it?
28:24They go deeper and deeper into the steep mountains.
28:30We're going further.
28:32The road is getting narrower and narrower.
28:34I'm worried if there's a house.
28:37I found a house.
28:39Was it like this?
28:41It's been over 20 years since I've been here.
28:44I don't know.
28:49It's getting narrower.
28:51Is this a house?
28:53I'll ask the president.
28:55I'm in trouble.
28:57Hello.
28:59It's been over 20 years since I've been here.
29:03He's checking the road.
29:08There's someone.
29:09Hello.
29:14I was surprised.
29:16I'm not lost.
29:17You might be lost.
29:19Which way should I go?
29:22A woman named Takenaka, who happened to meet him, gave us some information.
29:30Mr. Takedo lives below there.
29:35I heard that Mr. Takedo lives there.
29:39He lives in the field over there.
29:42Let's call him.
29:46He's a difficult person.
29:48I have to say who he is.
29:49He's a difficult person.
29:50Who is he?
29:51He's on TV Tokyo.
29:53I know him.
29:55Do you know him?
29:58Is he the one?
29:59Yes.
30:02Wait.
30:05Mr. Takedo.
30:06Wait.
30:08Excuse me.
30:10I'm on TV Tokyo.
30:12Why are you there?
30:15I'm at the station.
30:17I see.
30:18I'm going home.
30:20I see.
30:22I'm Fujimura from TV Tokyo.
30:26Can I ask your name?
30:29My name is Hiroyuki Takedo.
30:32Hiroyuki Takedo.
30:34This is Mr. Hiroyuki Takedo.
30:38He's 81 years old.
30:41Can I come to your house?
30:44You can't come to my house.
30:47But you can come to my house.
30:49Really?
30:50Mr. Takedo is a good person.
30:53He's kind.
30:56Where does Mr. Takedo live?
31:00It's 515 meters above sea level.
31:04It's a village of only three generations.
31:09It's located between Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures.
31:14Mr. Takedo gave us permission to film.
31:18We followed him to his house in the mountains.
31:30I see a dog.
31:32It's amazing.
31:33There's a house in the back.
31:35It's so far.
31:38It barks a lot.
31:39It's scary.
31:42There's a dog.
31:50Hello.
31:51Hello.
31:52Thank you very much.
31:54There's a dog.
31:57If you don't buy a dog, you can't buy a monkey.
32:04What's the name of the dog?
32:06It's Tetsu.
32:07It looks strong.
32:09It's reliable.
32:10It's a rare dog.
32:12It's smaller than me.
32:14It's like an olive tree.
32:16It's about three times bigger than me.
32:20Wait a minute.
32:21Are you going to take it?
32:24It's amazing.
32:25It's strong.
32:27515 meters above sea level.
32:30Mr. Takedo and Tetsu live in the mountains near Hiroshima and Okayama prefectures.
32:40What kind of life do they live in a village of only three generations?
32:44Let's find out.
32:47This is a potato.
32:49A potato.
32:50It's sprouted now.
32:51You have to prune it.
32:55Prune it?
32:56It's called mekagi.
32:58You cut it and throw it away.
33:04Some people cut it into one piece, but I usually cut it into two pieces.
33:13Is that because it's nutritious?
33:16That's right.
33:17It's nutritious.
33:18The potatoes will grow fat.
33:21That's a lot of potatoes.
33:22That's a lot of work.
33:24That's a lot of work.
33:28It's everywhere.
33:29That's true.
33:37It's a strawberry.
33:39Can I eat it?
33:40Yes.
33:45Let's try it.
33:48It's pretty good.
33:53Go ahead.
33:58It's very sweet.
34:00Is it sweet?
34:01It's very sweet.
34:02It's very juicy.
34:04It's sweet, isn't it?
34:06It's sweet.
34:07It's juicy.
34:08You don't have to buy this.
34:13I'm jealous.
34:15I'm jealous.
34:17There are a lot of potatoes.
34:19There's a lot of varieties.
34:20It's a self-sustaining farm.
34:23No one has the energy to go to school.
34:27There's no school.
34:29In a field about three years' worth of tennis court in front of the house,
34:34there are 10 kinds of potatoes, including onions, pine nuts, cabbages and garlic.
34:42Oh!
34:46Wow!
35:12I'm from Hiroshima prefecture.
35:15Just in case.
35:17Hey, are you okay?
35:23Last year, he became the M-1 Finalist.
35:26And now, he's the laughing duo Mayuri.
35:30Nakatani-san, who's in charge of Tsukkomi,
35:33had an experience where he lost to Hama-chan from Downtown.
35:40He used to be very late.
35:43In Osaka, he was banned from the company.
35:46He was banned?
35:47That's a long time ago.
35:48He was banned for two months.
35:50That's terrible.
35:51He was banned because he was late.
35:52That wasn't good.
35:54He calmed down a bit.
35:56But when he came to Tokyo,
35:58he said he might not be able to make it to school.
36:02That was the first time he met Hamada-san.
36:06He's so cute.
36:09I thought I'd send a letter to my parents.
36:12You were prepared to die?
36:13I was prepared to die.
36:14That's terrible.
36:16I didn't feel like I was alive.
36:19But Hamada-san was late, too.
36:21What?
36:22That's a miracle.
36:24It's a miracle.
36:25It's a life-and-death situation.
36:28That's dangerous.
36:29Did Hamada-san notice that Nakatani-san was late?
36:33I don't think he noticed.
36:35He said it here, so if he sees this, it's over.
36:38If you're watching, please spread the word.
36:40Stop it!
36:41You don't have to say it.
36:42But Hamada-san was late, too.
36:44What are you talking about?
36:46This is near the border between Hiroshima and Okayama.
36:50It's a mountain with only three generations.
36:56This is Hiroyuki Takedo, who lives alone in a house in the village.
37:01He's 81 years old.
37:04That's a lot of vegetables.
37:06What kind of vegetables do you have?
37:08I'm self-taught.
37:10I don't go to anyone to learn how to grow vegetables.
37:17515 meters above sea level.
37:19In a mountain with no supermarket or hospital,
37:24Onions, komatsuna, cabbage, garlic, etc.
37:30He grows about 10 kinds of vegetables on his own.
37:35In addition, he grows more than 300 kilograms of rice every year in a vast rice field.
37:45Moreover, Takedo-san, who is 81 years old, manages everything by himself.
37:52Hey, are you okay?
37:55Seriously?
37:57That's amazing.
38:00After the field work, he goes home.
38:04Isn't that a carp?
38:06Are you a carp lover?
38:08Well, I'm from Hiroshima Prefecture.
38:11I'm a carp lover.
38:16Using a carp barista, he takes a break with a cup of coffee.
38:24Excuse me.
38:26There's no place to sit outside, is there?
38:29No, not at all.
38:31It's not a big deal.
38:33Thank you very much.
38:39He asked me to give him some rice.
38:42I think he needs a snack.
38:44Do you need a snack?
38:47When I see him drinking and eating like this,
38:50I think he's begging me to give him a snack.
39:01He's wagging his tail.
39:03Tetsu is a big boy.
39:05He's used to it.
39:07He's a good boy.
39:09That's amazing.
39:11He's smart.
39:14That's great.
39:19Takedo-san lives alone in a house near the prefecture.
39:28When he was young,
39:30he worked in a cotton factory in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture,
39:36and was a truck driver.
39:41When he was 25,
39:43he married Miyoko, who was 8 years older than him.
39:48He was blessed with four children,
39:51and lived a happy life with his family in the city.
39:58However, when he was 55 years old,
40:02he left his family in the city
40:05and moved to a house in the mountains by himself.
40:11The reason was...
40:14What was the reason?
40:20Last year's M-1 finalist,
40:22Mayurika from the comedy duo.
40:26Sakamoto-san, who was in charge of modeling,
40:29was invited to this night's show.
40:33Mayurika, who was in charge of modeling,
40:36was invited to this night's show.
40:40Sakamoto-san, who was in charge of modeling,
40:43had the worst thing in the world.
40:47I hate trains.
40:49I hate trains the most in the world.
40:51That's rare.
40:52I'm not used to Tokyo,
40:54so I don't know what to do.
40:56Is it because it's difficult?
40:58Or is it because you don't want to be with people?
41:01I don't like all the processes.
41:03Like waiting.
41:04Or sitting all the time.
41:06We young comedians
41:08go all the way to Makuhari theater in Tokyo.
41:11We're the only ones who take a taxi.
41:14To Makuhari?
41:15Yes.
41:16That's expensive.
41:17How much is one way?
41:1820,000 yen.
41:19That's expensive.
41:2140,000 yen.
41:22We spend 40,000 yen to earn thousands of yen.
41:25That's a lot.
41:27In the mountains near Kenkyo in Okayama, Hiroshima,
41:32in a small three-generation village,
41:36there is a 81-year-old woman named Hiroyuki Takedo
41:40who lives alone.
41:43When she was 25,
41:45she married her 8-year-old older sister's wife, Miyoko.
41:52The four of them were blessed with children.
41:55They lived happily in Fukuyama.
42:02At the age of 55,
42:06something happened in the mountains.
42:11My mother called me in the middle of the night.
42:14She said something was wrong.
42:17I asked her why.
42:20She said she couldn't speak.
42:23I asked if she was breathing.
42:25She said she wasn't.
42:27She said she was dead.
42:30Shigeru's father was a high-ranking official.
42:36His mother, Sakae, lived alone in the village.
42:41She was 78 years old.
42:45Her eldest son, Takedo,
42:47left his family in the city of Fukuyama
42:51and returned to his hometown.
42:54I see.
42:56I see.
42:59I had a severe cognitive impairment.
43:02I couldn't speak or do anything.
43:05We fought all the time.
43:07We were both parents.
43:09I took care of her,
43:11but I couldn't take care of her.
43:14Her mother's care for her cognitive impairment
43:18wasn't easy.
43:20She consulted her brother
43:22and went to a care facility.
43:25One year later,
43:27Sakae left for heaven.
43:32But her misfortune continued.
43:36My wife passed away
43:38about a year later.
43:43Just a year after her mother's death,
43:46her wife, Miyoko,
43:48suffered from high blood pressure.
43:50She had to keep standing.
43:53It was hard.
43:57After losing her mother and wife,
44:05Takedo lived alone in a house in the mountains.
44:11Even now, at 81 years old,
44:14there was a surprising reason
44:16why he could still be healthy.
44:22That's one of the things I look forward to.
44:25That's one of the things I look forward to.
44:27It's a good relationship.
44:48In the mountains of Hiroshima prefecture,
44:51Takedo Hiroyuki,
44:5381 years old,
44:55lives in a village of only three generations.
45:00You're pretty good.
45:04At the age of 66,
45:06he lost his beloved wife.
45:09In the inconvenient mountains,
45:11he lives alone every day.
45:15Even now, at 81 years old,
45:17there is a secret to staying healthy.
45:20He comes back from his hometown in Okayama.
45:26When he comes back,
45:28we always have dinner together.
45:32We talk for two or three hours.
45:34We drink a lot.
45:36We talk a lot.
45:38That's one of the things I look forward to.
45:43Takedo is down there.
45:46Let's call him.
45:48During the search,
45:50Mr. Takenaka, who introduced Mr. Takedo to us,
45:53went to the neighboring village
45:56to take care of his family.
46:01He visits Mr. Takedo's house
46:03every now and then
46:05because he is worried about his wife.
46:12It seems that drinking alcohol together
46:14and having fun talking
46:16is the secret to staying healthy.
46:18That's what I'm looking forward to.
46:21Sometimes I feel lonely.
46:25I feel lonely
46:27and sometimes I feel like I can't go out alone.
46:31Since my ancestors noticed,
46:36I've been coming here more and more.
46:40It's easy to live in the mountains,
46:45but I can't do that,
46:47so I just drink while I can.
46:52Why is it on TVER U-NEXT?