One day, a man felt something was wrong with him.
Obviously I didn't eat the wrong thing, how did I suddenly throw up?
Still in session, the nipples are quietly secreting indescribable liquid...
Even more indescribable is...
This "beer belly" is a bit exaggerated???
Congratulations to the vast number of female compatriots, your ultimate fantasy.
It finally "came true"
"The Pregnancy of Kentaro Hiyama"
Pregnancy of Himakentaro
I have to admit that the Japanese still "can play".
Only you can't think of it, without him to shoot a drama.
For example, two years ago, Yuriko Yoshitaka's "I, to the point of work", AKA, "The old lady does not work overtime".
The same social animal series, "Don't Do It, I Fired the Black Heart Company"; the midlife crisis series, "Every day when I come home, I will see my wife pretending to be dead"; the girl daydream series, "If, there is a high school with only handsome men"...
Then, in "The Pregnancy of Kentaro Hiyama", he directly asked the man to try to conceive in October.
Without further ado, there is a protagonist please.
01
Men, women
This man is named Kentaro Hiyama (Played by Koshi Saito), and he is an advertising agency animal.
It is in the ascendancy of her career, and it is a marriage insulator, as the saying goes
Having children is just a stumbling block to your career
Whether it's a man or a woman
However, it was just such a coincidence.
One day he went to the hospital because of vomiting, but was suddenly told: You are pregnant!
man? pregnant? A bolt from the blue!
He refused to believe—"Something must have gone wrong." ”
He bought a pregnancy test stick – this abominable mason.
Morning sickness at work, milk production at meetings, shaved beards grow back at an alarming rate... Pregnancy is in constant trouble.
One hundred thousand were in a hurry, and he decided to do it immediately.
But the doctor said
It's not up to you, you have to have your other half's abortion consent form.
spouse?
Hiyama silently pulled out his mobile phone, he should be very thankful that he has the habit of recording time management.
It's just that Haruka, Manami, Eri, Yaji...
Counting the days, is it the heroine Yaji (played by Shuri Ueno)?
But Hinoyama and Yaji are only gun friends, and the two have more than one sexual partner, which no one dares to easily recognize, right?
So Hiyama broke into her house and said, "I'm pregnant."
Yaji didn't say anything, but the expression already said it all
this...... Is the child really mine?
Yes, it's yours, but I'm not going to give birth, so please sign this abortion consent form.
It's just that...... Suddenly morning sickness flare up again, consent is voided...
Don't you think it's off the beaten track? How can a man get pregnant? Explain?
The explanation taken by the play is... not. Yes. untie. release.
In this world in the play, any man, as long as he has sex, has a very small probability of becoming a pregnant husband.
This has been the case for decades.
Hinoyama had to go to the hospital again.
Who expected the doctor to say that the child is twelve weeks old, you have to apply for a baby burial, and the government passes it before you can have an abortion.
"Funeral"?
Hinoyama realized at this time that this was a living life.
Yaji was actually hesitating.
Thirty-five years old, she was judged by doctors that she might not be able to have children, and she had always wanted children but did not want to get married.
So she pretended to persuade, you don't want to be born, I understand; but if you want to give birth, it's also very good, after all, I just want to give birth but can't give birth...
Sounds familiar?
Although Yaji behaved politely, Hiyama was offended:
It's like a man saying after a big girl's belly
Oh, I see
And then they sign the consent form as if it had nothing to do with them at all
Well, it's more familiar.
Yes, because of the gender reversal, you can easily find out.
What causes birth conflicts is really not gender differences, but unequal situations.
Therefore, the more Yaji tried to "show respect", the more Hinoyama was injured.
Because she didn't walk into Hinokiyama's predicament.
02
Dilemma, nature
What is Hinoyama's dilemma?
First, the hardships in the workplace.
Before Hiyama became pregnant, the leadership group had a small stove meal, and on the way, a male colleague wanted to take the baby to say hello and leave first.
Colleagues complained: It is ridiculous for men to bring children.
The leader immediately showed reasonableness:
Wherever
Everyone's lifestyle is different
On the surface, it is respectful of everyone's life choices, and the words are beautiful.
But the next second, he handed over important projects to two single subordinates.
The same thing happened to Hinoyama.
You say, in this environment, is there really a choice in lifestyle?
Hinoyama does not want to organize a family, how much is personal will, and how much is mixed with the subtle rules of the workplace?
Second, the white eyes of society.
A detail that makes both men and women sad.
On the subway, pregnant women will put "I am pregnant" stickers on their bags, and remind everyone to take the initiative to give way.
But none of the pregnant men dared to do so.
And every pregnant man either chooses abortion or hides from anyone.
Just like the scumbag high school student in "Forbidden Girl".
It's not that there are no men who want to be born, such as the bald brother that Hiyama met by chance.
Unlike Hinoyama, the bald brother wants to save his child.
But the wife had mixed feelings.
Expecting the child, but the child was unexpectedly gone, she was relieved...
Because no matter where they go, their family will be said to be disgusted.
The kids said his dad was disgusting with her pregnancy
Others were also cold to me
But now the child cannot be born
I felt a little relieved
Did you succeed in giving birth to a child?
There are, for example, Hinoyama's father...
(Yes, the skill of pregnancy is still family inherited.) ）
But his wife was not disgusted.
A father who loved his children, because he could not bear the gossip, left his children and his wife and left for a full thirty years.
He must become a scumbag in the secular sense in order to return to a little "man's dignity."
In a society like Japan, people who take the initiative to leave work and society will not encounter fewer white eyes, not to mention the very small minority such as pregnant husbands.
No manhood, disgust, etc. are imposed on them with white eyes again and again.
At the press conference, the media's questioning of Hinoyama was even more absurd.
As a man, how do you fulfill your mother's vocation?
It is said that mothers have the vocation of mothers, and fathers have the vocation of fathers.
But no one thought about it.
Before everyone becomes a mother and father, first of all ta himself.
Hinoyama replied
These are the so-called things that should be there
What the hell is it going to do?
The way men should be, the way women should be
The way the father should be, the way the mother should be
Is it necessary to restrict people with these labels?
Yes, we always judge a person in a narrow range with labels.
However, it is rare to reflect on whether such "conventions" are right or wrong.
Hinoyama's era is also our time.
Progressive, independent, pluralistic, like a big character newspaper printed in everyone's heart.
But if there is a real alien, will we be tempted to criticize it?
03
Both ends of the collective
So, is this a drama that simply tells the story of male pregnancy?
Sir thinks it's more than that.
After the episode aired, it received an unprecedented backlash on IMDB, with a large number of users scoring 1 to express their dissatisfaction, with 2600 people participating, and finally only 1.4 points.
The drama is too bad? It's not that simple.
Domestic Douban, the score is not outstanding, there are also 7.5 points.
why?
Sir felt that it was the satire of some social phenomena in the series that angered some people.
For example, the collectivism behind the series.
And, the episode shows the Eastern way of interpersonal relationships.
It is a retrograde of a long-standing, universally accepted social state.
Let me give you an example.
The parents of the heroine, Yaji, represent both ends of a collective society.
At one end, stubborn feudal patriarchal thinking.
If you don't get married, you don't lose face, you lose the face of your entire family.
At one end, the majority of those who have been disciplined are the ones.
Yaji's mother also advised her daughter to marry, and her words were entirely on her side.
"Don't think too much about being yourself, it will make you unhappy."
Mom's reminder was well-intentioned.
But it also points to the sharp reality:
If the so-called social consensus is an irresistible authority, then the single concept of happiness needs to be more vigilant — a kind of "self-brainwashing" after collective discipline.
We reassure ourselves never to make a head bird and become a very small minority.
But who can guarantee that they will always be "safe"?
Maybe we don't know the answer.
Rather, no one dares to debunk the truth.
Sir is reminded of an educational documentary, Childhood Elsewhere.
A similar plot appears more than once in the film:
In Japanese kindergartens, when a child leaves the team and acts overwhelmed, other children will pull him back at the first time.
It's heartwarming.
As soon as the camera turns, Japanese parents are worried:
"In Japanese culture, group action is important, and it's also important to maintain good feelings with the people around you. I was worried that the child would be erased from his personality as a result. ”
But after expressing concern, the dad just smacked his lips.
On the one hand, he felt that this was not right.
One side has secretly decided to compromise for the sake of the child's "happiness".
Such a compromise may be normal.
But is it necessarily true?
Especially when it happens repeatedly in a collective that flaunts greatness and civilization.
So.
Sir was not surprised by the rebellion of Kentaro Hiyama and the outrage against it.
Sir is more concerned about anger after that
True collective progress is not about making everyone believe in the same kind of happiness.
It is when a person dares to stand up and shout" "I am so unhappy".
There are people who are willing to accept his challenge and are willing to fight for him.
Because one day we'll realize.
Ta shouts not only for themselves, but also for "us."
△ "To Those Who Are Not Protected"
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