Today I’m going to explain a Japanese movie called
“The Seeds Of Happiness”. Spoilers ahead!!
At the start of the movie, a couple, David and
Nikki are having dinner at a fancy restaurant.
While both of them are enjoying their food,
Nikki suddenly questions David if he is alright.
Unexpectedly, David takes out a ring from
his pocket and proposes to Nikki to marry
him. He then reveals his desire to spend the rest
of his life with her. Startled by the unexpected
proposal, Nikki just stares at him with confused
eyes and soon looks away. Because of this,
an awkward David suggests Nikki to
take her time with the decision.
After a while, Nikki leaves the place alone and on
her way back home, she comes across a flower shop.
The shop has ‘seeds of happiness’ on sale and
this makes Nikki curious. The next morning,
Nikki is planting one of the seeds inside her
garden. Here, we get to know that Nikki has been
frustrated as of late so she has bought the seeds,
in hopes of changing her sad and boring life.
Later at office, a colleague at work inquires with
Nikki if she answered David’s proposal, to which
she says no. When the colleague questions her
if there is any problem with David, Nikki again
says no. The colleague then mentions that the two
are a perfect match for each other as they have
been dating since the last three years. Despite
this, Nikki seems skeptical about something.
After returning from work, while Nikki
is collecting her clothes, she notices
a hand coming out from her garden. It is the same
spot where she planted the ‘seed of happiness’.
When she approaches the hand and starts
digging near it, she suddenly finds a girl
and screams in horror.
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In the next scene, the same girl,
who has a plant growing out of her head, cleans
herself up while a shocked Nikki stares at her
in disbelief. She asks the girl about her identity
but the latter simply ignores her question. The
little girl then approaches Nikki’s family
picture and exclaims that she missed it very
much. Hearing this, Nikki gets confused and
she again asks the girl about her identity.
This time, the girl replies that she is Joanna,
Nikki’s mother. She further mentions that she
came to existence because of the magic seed that
Nikki had planted. Taken aback by the revelation,
Nikki quickly grabs the magic seed packet
and takes a look through it. However,
she fails to find anything unusual so she
suspects the girl of lying to her.
Just then, the little girl starts spitting facts
about Nikki’s personal life, which only she
would know. She mentions her date of birth,
weight at birth and even her favorite food.
This stuns Nikki but even now she is skeptical
about the girl’s story. As the two are talking,
Nikki’s stomach suddenly starts rumbling and the
little girl decides to make her favorite dish.
She then climbs on a chair and starts preparing
the ingredients. As the little girl is at it,
she mistakenly injures her finger but when Nikki
rushes to check on her, she finds a green liquid
instead of blood. This indicates that
the little girl is totally a plant.
After a while, the food is finally served and
when Nikki takes a bite of it, she realizes
that the taste is similar. This assures Nikki
that the little girl is indeed her mother. She
takes some time to process the information and
asks Joanna if she is going to eat. However,
Joanna replies that she cannot eat food as she is
a plant. She then asks Nikki about her father, and
the latter replies that he has been busy traveling
abroad. After the short mom-daughter conversation,
Joanna decides on taking a bath but as soon as she
gets in contact with water, she starts screaming.
Hearing this, Nikki immediately rushes to the
bathroom and finds Joanna struggling to contain
the water shower. When Nikki turns off the tap,
she gets startled to see that Joanna has grown
into a teenager. Turns out
that the plant girl grows
every time she comes in contact with water.
At night, Nikki lends some of her clothes to
Joanna and as they are preparing to sleep,
she suddenly gets a notification. On checking
her phone, she finds a text from David, which
suggests she take her time with the decision.
Joanna also reads the text and excitedly asks
her daughter if she has been proposed to.
However, Nikki replies that it is personal and she
should stay out of it. Despite this, Joanna urges
her daughter for an answer. Left with no other
choice, Nikki reveals that she has been proposed
but hasn’t decided about her answer yet. Being
the good mother that she is, Joanna decides to
sleep with her daughter and discuss the whole
matter with her, but Nikki pulls her away and
orders her to sleep on the couch outside. Although
distraught, Joanna agrees and leaves the room.
Outside, while Joanna is contemplating her
life choices, she suddenly notices the magic
seed packet and starts inspecting it. Inside
it, she finds a note and after reading it,
she becomes sad. Joanna then chucks the note
inside the dustbin and goes to sleep.
In the next scene, while Nikki is walking
around her office, she hears her nosy colleague
talking to Joanna. The two are discussing Nikki’s
boyfriend; David. Nikki hurriedly approaches them
and tells her colleague that Joanna is her cousin.
She then grabs Joanna and pulls her away but just
then, David emerges from the elevator. Joanna
immediately recognizes him and starts asking him
several questions. Embarrassed, Nikki again lies
about the girl’s identity and takes her away.
The duo then enters a private room and
Nikki berates Joanna for her actions.
After apologizing, Joanna expresses that David
is a perfect match for her and hence, she should
think about the proposal. However, Nikki replies
that everything is not as simple as it seems.
Hearing this, Joanna asks her daughter if
she truly likes David to which she replies
yes. This delights Joanna and soon she
starts reminiscing about Nikki’s childhood.
After this, the movie goes into a flashback.
It is Nikki’s sixth birthday and both her parents
are there to celebrate it. Nikki seems really
excited about her present and when Joanna hands it
over to her, she starts unwrapping it immediately.
However, her expression quickly changes when
she finds a 5-piece makeup set instead of the
magic ring that she had requested. Joanna then
reveals that the magic ring has been sold out and
hence, she got her the makeup kit. Hearing this,
little Nikki acts as if she likes the gift
but the disappointment is clearly visible
on her face. This bothers Joanna so she approaches
Nikki to inform her that she doesn’t have to force
herself to like the gift. She then apologizes
for not fulfilling the little girl’s wish
and suggests she follow her heart and tell the
truth. After a bit of thinking, Nikki concedes
that she still wants the magic ring and Joanna
vows to get it for her. After the conversation,
Joanna heads out in search of the ring.
The scene then changes to the present where
Joanna mentions that she is still proud
of her daughter as she followed her heart.
But before she can continue the story,
she is stopped by Nikki, who exclaims that
she doesn’t want to hear anymore of it. Following
this, she leaves the room, leaving Joanna sad.
At night, while Nikki is walking back home,
she starts remembering the rest of the story,
where her mother is in the ICU bed. A young
Nikki can only watch in horror as her mother
fights for her life. Surprisingly,
she has the magic ring with her.
After reaching home, Nikki proceeds to get changed
but just then, she hears some noises coming from
her bedroom. She rushes upstairs and finds Joanna
going through her personal belongings. When Nikki
tries to stop her, Joanna suddenly asks if she
still has the magic ring. Hearing this, Nikki
becomes silent for a while. After coming out of
her emotional state, she takes out the ring from a
drawer and hands it to Joanna. Delighted that the
ring still exists, Joanna says that it brings back
special memories from the past. However, when she
asks her daughter if she remembers the memories,
Nikki gets enraged, saying that she
doesn’t want to remember anything about it.
She then snatches the ring from Joanna’s hand and
shouts that if it weren’t for the stupid ring,
her mother wouldn’t have gone out and died
in the accident. Hence, to this day, Nikki
still blames herself for her mother’s death.
Following this, a distraught Nikki throws the ring
out of a window, telling that she doesn’t need it
anymore. She then claims that she doesn’t deserve
any happiness in life. This is the reason why
she doesn’t want to get married with anyone,
as she fears that she will ruin someone’s
life again. Joanna tries her best to console
her daughter but Nikki cuts her short. She then
orders Joanna to go away, saying that her life was
happier before she came into existence. Seeing her
daughter devastated, Joanna obliges and leaves.
In the next scene, we are shown that Nikki
has been in her bed all day long. Tired of
overthinking, she decides to take a walk but
finds out that it is raining heavily. She heads
downstairs to apologize to Joanna but fails
to find her. Just then, it dawns on Nikki that
the heavy rain might have drenched Joanna wet.
Fearing that she will lose her mother again, she
decides to head outside, but accidentally knocks
the dustbin over, spilling all its contents.
As Nikki collects the trash, she notices the same
note from the magic seed packet. The note reveals
that the lifespan of the flower is one week, but
overwatering may result in immediate growth and
shortened lifespan. Panicked, Nikki rushes
out of her house with an umbrella and finds
Joanna searching for something near a tree.
When Nikki approaches Joanna, she is shocked to
find out that her mother has grown to
her original state. Because of this,
Nikki calls her mom for the first time. Joanna is
delighted by the surprise, but she soon continues
her search. Nikki requests that they go inside
and talk, but Joanna stresses that she will only
go back once she finds the ring, because it is
special to her. Nikki again tries to persuade her,
mentioning that her lifespan will be shortened
if she stays in the rain, but Joanna is adamant
on finding the ring first. After a bit of
searching, Joanna eventually finds the ring
and hands it over to Nikki. She then expresses
her happiness at finally delivering the gift to
her daughter. Following this, Nikki tries taking
her mother inside but it’s too late. A flower
petal from Joanna’s head suddenly falls down,
indicating that her lifespan is about to end.
Before Nikki can get a chance to react, Joanna
gets dizzy and loses her balance. However,
even in her final stages, she continues to
express her affection for her only child.
Joanna mentions that she doesn’t regret going
out to get the ring and if given the chance,
she would do it over and over again. After
Joanna apologizes to her daughter for leaving
her with painful memories, Nikki assures her
that she has always missed her mother. As the
two get emotional, some more flower petals fall
down from Joanna’s head. With her last breath,
she mentions that she is proud to be the mother of
a wonderful girl like Nikki. Joanna then requests
her daughter to remain happy and passes away in
her arms as the rain continues pouring heavily.
In the next scene, Nikki follows her mother’s
wish and finally gets married to David. After
exchanging their vows, the entire crowd applauds
them. Among the crowd, Nikki’s father is also
present, along with a picture of the late Joanna.
The movie ends as Nikki gazes at her late mother’s
picture and says the words ‘Thank You Mom’ Thankyou.
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