You can shop however you like with 10,000 yen... #CanIFollowYouShopping?

This is a "shopping documentary" where we accompany people on their shopping sprees and explore their lives.

This time, the store that cooperated with us in our interviews was the MaxValu Shinhasam Store.

What kind of people shop there?

1st Person: On parental leave at her husband's parents' house. What's her relationship with her mother-in-law like? Saya Hanyu (28 years old)

Saya Hanyu, who lives in Nishi Ward, cooperated with our interview.
She came shopping with her 6-month-old son.

Hanyu: "My name is Haruhi (sunshine). The two characters at the top, shining in the sun, are Asahi (morning light) and Yuuhi (light). My dad named them all."

Hanyu: "They all have 'Hikari' (light) at the end. It's from my dad, so the 'Hikari' in Koichiro's name is 'Hikaru'. I say anything is cute, so it's fine."

Program staff: "Are you mischievous?" Hanyu: "Yes, you're quite mischievous."

Hanyu: "He broke our TV. He climbed on it and knocked it over, and the screen just shattered..."

Hanyu works in the office at a real estate company.
She's currently on parental leave, and during that time, she's staying with...

Hanyu: "My husband's parents." Staff: "Isn't that unusual?" Hanyu: "I get that a lot. I thought maybe I'd be more sympathetic if I went there."

Staff: "Do you have to be careful?" Hanyu: "I do, but they're really nice to me, so it's actually okay."

Staff: "Do Saya's parents ever get sulky?" Hanyu: "They're fine. I go over there to play."

During her parental leave, Hanyu is living at her husband's house.
Her mother-in-law apparently prepares her meals every day.
By the way, dinner on this day was...

Hanyu: "I'm looking for bibimbap mix." Staff: "Does your family like bibimbap?" Hanyu: "I said I wanted to eat it."

Here's her mother-in-law's special bibimbap!
In addition to vegetables, it also contains sweetly seasoned minced meat, and the kids were apparently very happy with it.

When we asked these children about their dreams...

Hanyu: "My oldest child wants to be a train driver. He loves trains, like the subway."

Hanyu: "My middle child wants to be Godzilla. He likes dinosaurs and strong things. He said if he eats a lot, he can become one."

My youngest son, Yuhi, eats a lot every day and spends all his time imitating Godzilla.

And that's it!
The total was...

5,647 yen.
Finally, we asked about the family's dreams!

Hanyu: "I'd like to travel abroad with everyone. Maybe Hawaii, and then I'll work hard."

Second child: Move to Tokyo to become a screenwriter! The reality after that... Mitsue Hasegawa (71 years old)

Hasegawa: "I haven't done any shopping yet. I just bought this. These rice crackers are delicious. They're not sold very often around here. I happened to see them... so I'll try some."

Program staff: "Shall I try some? Later." Hasegawa: "I have to pay for it myself. What a pain."

Hasegawa Mitsue, who lives in Nishi Ward, cooperated with the interview.

The rice crackers she was holding earlier were from a popular Tokyo store.

Hasegawa: "I used to work in Tokyo, so I've tried them before."

Program staff: "You worked in Tokyo?" Hasegawa: "After I retired, my father got sick. So I came back to Japan to care for him, and I looked after him for about five years, and then he passed away..."

Hasegawa, who had lost her mother a few years earlier, had been caring for her father alone.

Hasegawa: "Caring for him was tough, but it was the first time I'd ever had such a conversation with my father..."

Hasegawa's family ran a liquor store, and he says he rarely had the chance to talk to his parents from a young age.

After returning to Sapporo, he was happy to be able to have casual conversations with his father.

About 50 years ago, Hasegawa moved to Tokyo in pursuit of a dream.

Hasegawa: "I wanted to be a screenwriter."
Program Staff: "A stage scriptwriter?" Hasegawa: "That's right. I wanted to be one, but I just didn't have the talent."

Hasegawa went on to study literature at a university in Tokyo with the goal of becoming a screenwriter.
He spent his youth working toward his dream.
However, the reality was harsh...

Hasegawa: "After I graduated (from university), I thought I'd try writing a bit, but I couldn't make a living. I did write a little bit when I was asked to, but I was a newbie, so I was only paid around 15,000 yen per article. It takes a lot of research to write one article. I can't write that much per month."

Hasegawa: "That's why I thought it would be better to get a job and have a stable position. But then my work got busy."

Program staff: "Do you still go to the movies?" Hasegawa: "When I was in Tokyo, I used to go, but not at all since I came back to care for my parents. I'm getting older now. So I thought, 'No thanks.'"

And that's it!
The total was...

14,373 yen!

It's been about five years since he returned to Sapporo.
Hasegawa seems to have found a new dream.

Hasegawa: "I want my f...