Anna Umemiya, a year of angry waves due to her father's inheritance problem ... What I started now (Kaoru Shimada) --Individual--Yahoo! News

It's been exactly one year since the death of actor Tatsuo Umemiya on December 12th. How has the cherished family spent the past year? His wife, Claudia, who has lived with her for about half a century, her eldest daughter, Anna, and her grandson, Momoka Umemiya. Actually, I had a hard year. This is a long interview with Anna who decided to take on a new challenge.

Tatsuo Umemiya's first anniversary, what kind of year was it?

I haven't cried once yet ... I haven't cried once. I had a lot of work to do. I had been prepared since I started dialysis a year before my father died. Also, this year was a really difficult year as I was desperate to support my mother.

Her mother ... was just crying. Seeing her mother so crying and plunging into the depths of anxiety, I can see again how amazing Tatsuo Umemiya was and how much she was doing for her family. There was also. I was always "Anna, Anna" and I thought I was dependent on me (laughs), but it was still great.

My mother was supposed to say hello at the crematorium, but I couldn't do it, so I ended up doing it as a representative, and from that day on, I had to do everything about the Umemiya family. .. I don't even know who to talk to. I was the only one I could rely on.

As for my mother, I wonder if this will happen if I can't be with my partner for more than half a century. Originally, my father was married to her mother saying, "I don't have to do anything."

As the word says, I didn't let my mother do almost anything until the end. My dad did all the details of his life, including cooking, taking care of his children, taking care of his dog, and paying for electricity, gas, and water. I wonder if she was cleaning and washing her mother.

I can only imagine, but couples are couples because they rely on each other. So did my father and mother. But when I'm with someone, I just "like it". So is all the old romance. I just love it. So there is no need to rely on each other ...

I'm not good at being with someone, I want to turn off the lights at my own pace and turn on the TV. When I got divorced, I thought, "I don't like marriage." It's okay to have one person at all, one person is good, I've never thought about remarriage for 18 years after divorcing, and I think that's the case in the future.

Have you ever learned since Mr. Umemiya passed away?

My father was a very careful person. Just before he died, maybe a week ago ... he was writing something all the time. I thought I was doing something for the end of life, but it wasn't. I organized and summarized the "cooking recipes". The number of magazine clippings that I put on and arranged from there, and the ones that I thought about myself, are not odd. There were dozens of books that I had made myself up to the table of contents.

Looking at that, I think it was a relief time for my dad to face cooking until the very end. I would like to make a book if I have a chance. I want to give shape to what my dad was doing all the way to the end, and I'm looking for someone to put it together.

What has been difficult over the past year?

It is an inheritance. My father died on December 12th. Immediately after the new year, I went to my father's tax accountant and asked, "I don't know anything, so please tell me what I should do."

The inheritance procedure is set by the country for 10 months from the time of his death. In our case, October 12th was the final date. That's a lot of work, I need various documents.

Your account will be frozen as soon as you die, so you'll have to work to open it. The legal heir must be clarified. At that time, we have to clarify the location from birth to death.

I know after marrying my mother, but before I got married to my mother, my father was married. Her mother was also married, so we are remarried. Then, since it is related to inheritance, it is necessary to clarify whether or not there are other children, and if so, whether or not they are aware of it.

I was worried when I thought, "Eh? Daddy ... Is there another child? Maybe I have a brother." I haven't heard that it is, but it may be. I wondered if I had been married several times, uncovering the past of the dead, and it was an unpleasant task because I was a parent.

How was the result?

After all, there were no children. But it's also difficult from there. My father was born in Manchuria and was repatriated, but I thought I went to Mito (Ibaraki) after that. However, the Mito government office has not been digitized, and it is too old to understand because there are no paper documents left. I was at a loss if I couldn't open an account for the rest of my life. When I went to ask him, he said, "It's Aizu Wakamatsu (Fukushima), not Mito."

I thought, "Daddy is the best! He often appeared in" Family History "", but I have to go to each land, and I think I went to the government office 50 to 60 times in total.

How long did it take?

It started in January and ended in August. It has been in full operation for 8 months almost every day. What was still good was that a person named Tatsuo Umemiya lived very simply. It wasn't that there was a fictitious company or a property overseas, but I was competing only with the name "Tatsuo Umemiya".

And the important thing is the legal heir. Unless this is clarified, property distribution is not possible. In the end, it became clear that they were my mother Claudia, myself, and my daughter Momoka.

In fact, Momoka was adopted by her parents six years ago. At that time, a tax accountant called me and said, "If Tatsuo Umemiya died, Anna would have to pay a very heavy tax. Is that okay?"

At first I didn't know what I was saying, but it was explained that her tax would be reduced by making my daughter Momoka the adopted daughter of her father, so I decided to study law and tax. became. Anyway, her mother said, "If you make Anna and Momoka sisters, you can reduce it considerably."

The houses I own are Shoto (a high-class residential area in Shibuya, Tokyo) and Manazuru (Kanagawa). Since the price of Shoto's house is extremely high, I was told that I could have to abandon it because I couldn't pay it, and I learned that I couldn't get the house built by my parents.

Didn't you worry about the decision to make your daughter a sister?

Since I was an only child, I was really happy that my sister could do it, and I felt like "Is it a sister!" Her father also says, "I'm glad if Momoka is a child." My mother felt like "I don't have to be a child", but when I explained to Momoka Umemiya, "You don't have to waste TAX. No, I don't change my mind." Six years ago. After completing the procedure, my daughter became a younger sister.

When she was divorced and Momoka Umemiya was small, she couldn't go to work without seeing her parents, and at that time she was hurt by being called abandonment of childcare. Sure, I could only do 3 or 4 if I had 1 to 10, but we had our own ruler.

I've been talking to Momoka one by one, and she's still calling her "Momoka" and "Mama," and her feelings have changed completely except for her family register. I think it was good for us because there isn't. At least I and Momoka were saved when I actually sold Shoto's house.

It was a tough day.

I had a lot of things to do, but in fact, my father died and I thought I had to do something. When I talked to her daughter, she said, "Mom always has a lot to say, but she's never shaped," and pushed her back.

When the world became self-restraint in Corona, entertainment stopped, I couldn't meet people, but now I can concentrate on making something. I've always said that I want to make something that suits my lifestyle, but the chances, timing, and atmosphere of the world made me think "now!".

I mostly shop online, but everyone is even more at home, so I decided to make it so that I could shop at home.

At this time, I thought about what I should do if I started making from spring to summer, so I decided to sell cashmere sweaters and stoles on the site. I really didn't have time to rest because of the procedure after my father's death. I haven't had much time to watch the news for the past year, so I just woke up in the morning to check Yahoo News (laughs).

Did you start a cashmere shop?

Yes, the name is "anmo closet". I had a clear vision, but it started selling in March, 9 months ago, and will be on sale from December 15th! The brand name is a combination of Anna and Momoka's name, but when we were living together, we used everything together, and of course the closet. I decided that I wanted to make something like that in my closet.

I like the sound of "Ammo" like no other. The model of the brand is me. The image is important, but I'm pretty misunderstood. It seems like "Paripi" drinking expensive wine at night, but I don't drink alcohol (laughs). I sleep at 10 pm and wake up at 4 am. It's like a grandma.

Isn't the season limited with cashmere alone?

The first is cashmere, but in the future I would like to make something that suits various lifestyles. There are many cheap ones, but the hundreds of thousands of yen for luxury brands is a little different. I want to make what people who know good and cheap things want. When you wear it, it creates an atmosphere.

It doesn't make sense if you don't do what no one is doing. This time too, it's not cheap. However, it may not sell even if it is set cheaply. To be honest, I'm doing it too. I don't know until I try it. It's a challenge.

Will you work with Momoka in the future?

My daughter is now a freshman in college and is majoring in marketing. She majors in business, so she takes her to work as much as possible. Her brain is a daughter, and I'm good at moving, so I think she'll get involved in something. I'm good at numbers, so I was wondering if I could get the money done. I hope we can work together while complementing each other.

[Postscript of the interview]

When I started as a reporter, Anna was the protagonist of the variety show. She remembers that every day she saw a senior reporter go out to the Umemiya family and she was shocked that she was an amazing world. Anna, who she met for the first time in a long time, hasn't changed so much that she's shining and running looking only in front of her. She is honest, cheerful and honest. Tatsuo Umemiya's affection still seemed to show through.

■ Anna Umemiya

Born August 20, 1972. Born in Tokyo. Her father is the late actor Tatsuo Umemiya, and her mother is Claudia. She has been a model for many popular fashion magazines, including the exclusive model for "JJ". She gave birth to her eldest daughter, Momoka Umemiya, in 2002. She will launch her first apparel brand "anmo closet" in December this year.