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This work, “Useless father”, portrays a father figure who, despite being the supposed breadwinner of the family, endures daily ridicule and bullying not only from his wife but also from his own children—yet manages to survive without running away.
00:00Hello. Thank you for watching today. Today's topic is "Dame Oyaji."
00:21This film, Dame Oyaji, depicts a father who is supposed to be the breadwinner of his family, but is ridiculed and bullied every day not only by his wife but also by his own children, but who never runs away and somehow manages to survive.
00:40Now, let's take a look at this work.
00:44Dame Oyaji was originally written by Mitsutoshi Furuya and aired for a total of 52 episodes in 1974.
00:56The story begins one morning when the alarm clock rings and Dame Oyaji and Takobou wake up.
01:03However, when Takobou wets the bed again, the useless father feels sorry for him and takes Takobou's place, pretending that he was the one who wet the bed.
01:15He is then punched multiple times by Oni Baba, and as punishment he is forced to carry the wet futon on his back and walk around town screaming that he has wet the bed.
01:25Meanwhile, Takobou feels guilty that Dame Oyaji has taken his place and been forced to leave his house, so he becomes kinder to Dame Oyaji and even delivers newspapers to buy Dame Oyaji a birthday present.
01:41Furthermore, while Takobou becomes attached to Dame Oyaji, Oni Baba begins to criticize her for not doing any of the housework and leaving it all to Dame Oyaji, which causes Oni Baba to become increasingly angry and irritated.
01:56One morning, when her frustration reached its peak, Oni Baba dragged the sleeping Useless Dad out of bed, threw him out the front door, and ordered him to go to work without breakfast.
02:09The useless dad has no choice but to head to work, but as he is walking and feeling hungry because he was not allowed to eat breakfast, he sees a bottle of milk delivered to a milk crate and instinctively picks it up and drinks it.
02:27However, he was soon found by someone in the house who knew Dame Oyaji, and he ran away with the milk in his hand.
02:35Then, that evening, as Takobou was on his way home after buying a birthday present for Dame Oyaji, he was suddenly stopped by a stranger in front of the house where Dame Oyaji had stolen his milk.
02:49Takobou is surprised, but when it is confirmed that he is Dame Oyaji's son, he ends up receiving a beating in Dame Oyaji's place.
03:01Afterwards, Takobou gets beaten up, but when he gets home he tells Oni Baba that he was beaten because of the bad dad.
03:09After a while, the useless old man returns home, only to be beaten and kicked to a pulp by Takobou and Oni Baba.
03:18This horrifying scene begins a story in which the useless dad becomes a tool for the family to relieve stress.
03:27Now, let me introduce the main characters.
03:35Ameno Damesuke, nicknamed Dameoyaji, is a useless and unattractive employee at work, and a pathetic father who is abused by his entire family at home.
03:47He is a teaching material writer, and after coming home from work or even on his days off, he is overworked with housework and other tasks, but he is a pitiful person who is happy just to survive each day.
04:01Furthermore, not only was he treated like a servant by his wife, but also by his daughter and son, and when they got angry he would hit and kick them, making him a father who had no dignity as the head of the household.
04:13However, in some episodes, the child may be well-loved by his family, but in the end, he ends up being abused.
04:26Amenoh Fuyuko, nicknamed Onibaba, is a full-time housewife who doesn't even do housework on a regular basis, and is a violent barbarian whose purpose in life is to bully her useless father to relieve stress.
04:38While providing ready-made meals for the children, he also proactively encouraged bullying of the useless father, and forcing the useless father together with the children became a form of recreation.
04:50It turns out that this Onibaba was once a rich and beautiful young lady, who had a passionate love affair with a useless old man and eloped with him to get married.
05:03Ameno Takobo is the eldest son and elementary school student, and his face looks just like his father's.
05:11At school, I was often bullied as a poor student, and I often took out my frustrations by bullying useless dads.
05:21However, he resembles Dame Oyaji not only in appearance but also in his poor capacity, and he is often seen being controlled by Onibaba.
05:29There were also occasional scenes where she showed concern for the useless father, empathizing with him.
05:38Ameno Yukiko is a beautiful female college student who looks nothing like her parents, but she bullies her useless father with a cruel and violent personality that is hard to imagine from her appearance.
05:50According to one theory, there are testimonies that she resembles Onibaba when she was younger, and at heart she was just like Onibaba, smiling with a cute face and suggesting ways to bully the no-good dad.
06:03In the anime, Amenoi Kataro is the newborn second son, and while he resembles his mother, unlike the rest of his family, he has an excellent mind, a cool-headed view of things, and a strong sense of teamwork.
06:21In the original story, the grown-up Ikataro is violent and good at fighting, so he is seen bullying not only the useless old man, but also Onibaba and Takobou.
06:32Rokubay is a dog that lives in the neighborhood, and for some reason he can speak Jingo, so he becomes a confidant for the useless old man.
06:44He saves Dame Oyaji from a hippopotamus and they become best friends after meeting, but Onibaba finds out and targets him, causing him to endure a terrible fate.
06:53As an aside, the original work was originally planned to be a short series of eight issues, but due to its popularity it became a long-running series.
07:06In addition, the original author, Mitsutoshi Furuya, was also an assistant to Fujio Akatsuka at the time, and was extremely busy working at the same time. As a remnant of this, the Fujio Akatsuka Songbook includes a song about Dame Oyaji written by Akatsuka.
07:25In addition, in 1973, a live-action film version was released in which Minami Shinsuke played the role of Dame Oyaji and Kaisho Mitsuko played the role of Onibaba, which became a hot topic.
07:42Furthermore, in keeping with the trend of mocking aunties in 1989, a new OVA, Obata-Ran, based on the Onibaba character from this work, has also been announced.
07:53On the other hand, the anime version toned down the original's extremely violent content, including hitting the nail on the head, but it still frequently depicted scenes such as the whole family beating up the father, which is why it was said to be difficult to rebroadcast.
08:11Furthermore, it is unlikely that it would ever be broadcast on terrestrial television at the moment, and if you want to watch it again, the only available option seems to be the VHS tape released in the 1980s.
08:26Furthermore, in the story up to the final episode of the original, a useless father becomes the company president through a chance encounter with the president's sacred place, and goes on to run the company and turn around other companies, becoming a success story.
08:43However, towards the end of the story, he retires from his position as president and opens a snack bar deep in the mountains, his family becomes much kinder, and he spends the rest of his life beloved by many people.
09:01Well, we are finally at the final episode. The final episode will be the bottom of the previous episode.
09:08One night, the good-for-nothing father was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up by the evil hag, who then, for some reason, made him go buy some summer mandarins.
09:20The good-for-nothing father is puzzled, but then remembers that he was sent to buy summer mandarins in the same way when he was pregnant with Yukiko and Takobou, and he tells Oni Baba that he is pregnant.
09:32The next day, when the pregnancy was confirmed at the obstetrician-gynecologist, the no-good dad took care of his pregnant Oni Baba and did all the housework.
09:43However, they get into an argument about the unborn baby, and the angry Oni Baba forces the no-good father to eat food day and night, and after a few days he grows to a huge size like a sumo wrestler.
09:58As a result, his imposing size made him feared by Oni Baba and his family.
10:07Meanwhile, Oni Baba develops kidney pain, so she is rushed to the hospital in a wheelbarrow, where she gives birth to a baby boy.
10:17After giving birth, Oni Baba ignored her no-good father and named the baby Ikataro, as he was Takobo's younger brother.
10:29Furthermore, Oni Baba's important plan after being named begins immediately: Spartan training to bully her useless father, just like Yukiko and Takobo.
10:42The no-good dad noticed the training and took Ikataro out in the middle of the night while Oni Baba was asleep, and taught Ikataro how to attack Oni Baba, and had him actually do it.
10:55Furthermore, when Oni Baba sees that Ikataro has completely fallen into ruin, she looks at the two of them with mixed feelings and anger. When Takobo returns home at an inopportune time, she ends up getting angry at him and lies to him, saying that Ikataro is a boy she picked up under the bridge.
11:16Then, Takobo gets angry and takes Ikataro off somewhere, and No-Good Dad, Oni Baba, and Yukiko quickly chase after him.
11:28Later, when Takobo arrives by the river and is lost in thought, he becomes confused when he is told he is an abandoned child, and tries to jump into the river with Ikataro.
11:42However, at that moment, Ikataro called Takobo "big brother" and he hesitated to jump in, and then the no-good dads came running and told him that Oni Baba's story was a lie.
11:56After somehow managing to rescue the two, the show ends with the whole family heading home in the sunset.
12:07Now let's take a look at the miserable days of this no-good dad.
12:26No, no, no, no, no dad
12:28No, no, no, no dad
12:33I'm a no-good, no-good dad
12:40Today, Oni Baba is at home again.
12:43Go home quickly and collect fairy tales
12:47Waiting for my return
12:54I'm a no-good, no-good dad
13:00Everyone at work makes fun of me
13:04Two slaps to prevent them from getting up
13:08Today's merciless wind blows
13:15What have I done?
13:20If I stay here I'll be killed
13:21Someone please help me
13:23Onibaba, Takobo, Yukiko
13:25Help me please
13:26Please!
13:28Onibaba, Takobo, Yukiko
13:40No, no, no, no, no dad
13:45No, no, no, no, old man
13:49No, no, no, no, old man
13:54I'm no good, no good, old man
14:01Even a useless old man like me
14:04I'll go alone, on a man's path
14:08I dream that someday flowers will bloom
14:18What have I done?
14:20If I stay like this I'll be killed
14:22Someone help me, it's a demon
14:24I'll say Onibaba or Kobo.
14:25Help me please
14:38I guess it's no good after all
15:08What did you think?
15:16At the time it aired, my elementary school
15:20The teachers turned to the boys
15:22Those who don't study
15:24I'll definitely become a useless dad in the future.
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