Cutie and the Boxer Page #5

block before we reach the bus stop.

He is ashamed of you.

Alex doesn't want you coming along.

I felt guilty that I didn't give my son

a proper environment to grow up in

with drunk adults

hanging around him all the time.

Why don't you go dance alone?

Let me tell you something...

Did Alex go out, Noriko?

He got so drunk

that he's still sleeping.

Why is it always like this with you?

They invited me. I have to go.

Why would you even consider going to

Japan when we can't pay our rent?

Well, we need money from somewhere.

I'm going to take some work to sell.

Every time you go,

you come back and say it didn't sell.

You say, "Sorry, it didn't sell."

Someone there wants to buy

a sculpture for $3,000.

That's too cheap.

Well, it's something.

Oh, yeah. Here we go.

Pokemon motorcycle. It's a little dusty.

Look, Noriko.

You have to get at least $10,000

for this work.

No... don't do it. It won't fit!

It doesn't fit.

Obviously!

When Ushio is gone,

suddenly the air clears

and it gets very quiet.

Ushio had always been my teacher.

But I always felt inferior to him.

Ushio's voice was always in my head.

I was just following him.

According to Virginia Woolf,

female artists need a little money

and a room of their own

in order to succeed.

I feel for the first time that Cutie

is completely my own work.

Glad you are here.

I get to show a friend my new work.

We just had our 39th anniversary.

So you must have

a lot of stories to tell.

Of course.

This will be the last chapter.

This is just a rough idea

on a sketch book.

Cutie pulls Bullie's mouth and ears

and she pins him down.

Looking at angry Cutie

is interesting, but...

...I prefer her being happy.

But it won't be true

if it has a happy ending.

I hate Hollywood-style happy ending.

Of course, I understand that!

It's just nice to have

some happy moments.

Yes, sometimes.

After all...

Otherwise I can't emphasize

the roughness.

Yes, because of the roughness, I feel

"Cutie is so sweet!" in another moment.

She doesn't want

to be put into a mold.

No, she doesn't.

All of these together

would be great for a gallery.

- So you've made about 20 pieces?

- Yes, about that.

Hi, Alex! Hi.

- Hi.

- Hi.

OK, so 20 altogether?

Let's see. One, two, three...

This one I did...

This is kind of more earlier work.

I like this very much.

Even from afar I could see

something stronger here.

Something strong is here.

This is another one.

It's kind of self-portrait-like.

I like this a lot.

I like this one, too.

Very nice.

Ushio.

You got here so fast!

Wow, you brought this all the way!

Amazing.

Wait, don't rush.

You did a good job

carrying this by subway.

Sure! I saved $50.

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