"The coffee cup..." "The coffee cup should  hold some coffee." "The vase..." "The vase should.... ... hold some flowers." ""Hachiko"" "This dog became famous waiting at the station for his dead master." "Japan's most famous meeting spot." "Hachiko has been padded." "Now  he's in a museum." "1999." "To the soon forgotten days." "How long are you going to wait?" "A film about the "human body"" "First:" "My family." "Body ("Mi")" "Ocean ("Umi")" "Ocean ("Umi")" "Utsumi..." "View / Death ("Shi")" "UTSUSHIMI (Real Body / hollow body)" "Chapter One" "This film is a drama about sprinting bodies and a report from the places of work of three artists." "The photographer" "Nobuyoshi ARAKI" "The Butoh-Dancer" "Akaji MARO" "Training session of his dance ensemble Dairakudakan" "Rakudakan's body training" "The Fashion Designer" "Shinichiro ARAKAWA" "26.1.1999" "The case of Shinichiro ARAKAWA:" "Preparing for his show in Paris next march." "The winter collection of 2000." "Final preperations." "Speaking about final preperations..." "I am preparing my film too." "Working at the same time." "We plan to be finished by august." "Script reading practice." "Practicing for days and days." "Me, Shion Sono." "Skillfully moving hands are elegant." "The sewing machine" "The black Umbrella" "Until they meet on the worktable" "Shinichiro ARAKAWA and the others' hands don't rest." "February 1999, preperations for the film "Hold your breath and keep running!"" "Rehearsals every day." "Rehearsals every day." "Kana Sakurai" " Narrator" "But..." "Exhausting." "Nasty mood..." "On top of that, another failure!" ""Nothing bad about it."" "Assistant director Kunifumi YOSHIDA" "His wife is crying." ""Nothing wrong with that!"" "The divorce documents." "The gentle husband." "Suginami Ward Office" "She looks happy." "After that, Yoshida didn't come back." "He just disappeared." "However" "We had to move on." "To be ready by august." "No waiting" "Hurrying" "Conducting the filming" "It's decided!" "Don't call it "rehearsal"!" "A Pre-Practice?" "No idea!" "How should I know?" "You knew?" "However..." "RUN!" "I always liked running." "That's all I can say." "Once I am running I forget everything that is bothering me." "A.." "B..." "C..." "D et cetera, et cetera..." "I think that I've always been running." "See ya!" "Bye!" "When I feel sad  or angry..." "I've  been running!" "I always liked running." "A..." "B..." "C..." "D... et cetera..." "This is my story." "That is the man I am longing for." "He's the one who will take my virginity." "I am happy about being a virgin." "Because the man I love is right in front of me." "You are the first man I fell in love with." "You are the first man I want to be embraced by." "I can feel it with all my body." "Just kidding..." "Oden!" "Listen..." "Do it with me!" " Huh?" "Do it with me, please!" "What?" "!" "Come on!" "Let's go inside!" "Scene 13" "At the Hachiko statue." "Mitsue, Ocho and Hanako are waiting for their dates in front of Hachiko." "All three of them are talking to men on their mobile phones." "Mmh?" "I'm in front of Hachiko." "I'm wearing a white coat and a black mini skirt ..." "I'm in front of Hachiko." "I'm wearing a white coat and a black mini skirt ..." "Yes, at Hachiko." "Meeting a man in front of Hachiko..." "MAN?" "!" "A MAN?" "!" "At Hachiko?" " Hey!" "Stop!" " It's moving!" "What's going on?" "I am waiting for a girl!" "Give Hachiko back!" "Where are you taking him?" "!" "No!" "I have a date here!" "Heave-ho!" "Don't take Hachiko away!" " Please don't!" " I want to meet a girl here!" "Listen to me!" "Do you believe in love?" "!" "Ladies and gentleman!" "Do you believe   in love?" "!" "Me too!" "I want to have a date with the one I love, just like you!" "Understand me?" "!" "Hachiko, Banzai!" "Hachiko, Banzai!" "Hachiko, Banzai!" "Hachiko, Banzai!" "Hachiko, Banzai!" "Hachiko, Banzai!" "Radish ... radish ..." "Just in case..." "if you change your mind..." "Let's do it!" "I'll always be waiting." "In front of Hachiko." "You really wanna do it?" "I love you." "That's what I decided." "Please take my body." "But..." "A cute girl like you could find a boy in her class...?" "What's so good about me?" "Everything!" " Everything...?" "Your working attitude." "That special aura you have when washing the dishes." "And..." "And..." "Can you remember that I am always coming here?" "I've come so often..." "Sorry..." "No problem." "I am sorry." "A hand-shake!" "I'm a hopeless case." "I must be such a burden to you..." "I want to do it." "But if you don't wanna do it, that's okay." "Sorry!" "But let's shake hands." "A hand-shake... please..." "Can we really do it?" "But I am not in love with you." "And I won't take any responsibility after we did it." "It's just for fun." "And only for once." "Lay down." "No!" "What?" " Not here!" " Why not?" "Let's find a more relaxed place." "It's very relaxing here..." "But it's the shop I'm always coming to..." "Nothing wrong with that!" "I want something..." "What?" "Something more jolly." "Jolly?" "Just a moment." "Fantastic!" "Try your best!" "A lot is happening, but now  you two must do your best and become happy!" "Do your best!" "We'll do!" "Thank you!" "Too expensive..." "This one!" "I'm falling..." "The two are wandering among the hotels." ""Let's do it in this hotel!" "Okay?"" ""No!"" ""Why not?" "I'll pay the room."" ""I don't like a room where other people are doing it all the time."" "I don't like a room where other people are doing it all the time." "Always?" "What's this all about?" "I know!" "This way!" "How about it?" "Be careful." "Cool!" " This way." " Take it." "Are you okay?" "Come on." "How exciting!" "Here we are." " Well...?" " Wow!" "What's this?" " Not bad, huh?" " Wow!" "You wear it and we'll do it!" "You like it?" "A wedding dress!" "Let's start." "Wait!" "Why?" " First my feelings..." " What?" " Kiss me!" " Kiss...?" "Kiss me!" "It's your first kiss?" "Yeah..." "Can't believe it..." "Open your mouth." "Open your mouth!" "I can't put my tongue into your mouth." "It's your first time?" "Yes." "I'm so happy." "Stop!" "What's wrong?" "Not like this!" "The girl is waving around her uniform's ribon." "The two are chasing each other laughing." "You're too fast!" "Why are you running?" "'cause I'm happy." "Happy?" "I'm so happy!" "Stop!" "Wait..." "While running I kept thinking about it:" "What would be a good place?" "Actually it didn't matter." "I had a good feeling about it." "So I felt like running." "That's right!" "Hey!" "How about my apartment?" "Where is it?" "Straight on!" "Okay!" "Wait!" "You're too fast!" "I'll go ahead." "Address?" "Bunkyo, Sugamo 1-2-3" "Okay!" "Taxi!" "Taxi!" "You look exhausted, sir." "I am okay..." "Take me to Bunkyo, Sugamo 1-2-3." "Look at that lively girl." "Come inside!" "No thanks." "Mr Driver..." "I'll run too." "Please stop here." "Thank you." "Chapter 2" "To all the cloth which was not reborn as Shinichi ARAKAWA's fashion." "When you open your eyes" "and realize that one piece" "of cloth has already become" "a piece of fashion... it's is not the guilt of the cloth." "That way!" "My second kiss." "My third kiss." "Now the fourth." "You should be more active too." "Okay." "When our mouths meet we should  both use our tongues." "Okay." "Your tongue!" "Wait." "Let me undress you." "I've never seen you like this." "You're wearing cute stuff." " It's Bambi?" " Yeah, Bambi." "What's this?" "You're bleeding." "Why?" "I scratched it somewhere." " Are you okay?" " It doesn't hurt." "A patch..." "I'm fine." "It's better to be careful." "It's okay." "Thanks." "The toilet!" "Where's the toilet?" "Down the stairs on the right." "Okay." "It's so cold." "Sorry." "I am going to do it." "With the man I love." "I'm so nervous." "Now I will  put a dick   inside of me." "Peace!" "We kissed so often, I forgot how often..." "Yes, so many kisses." "I don't remember the number." "Now idea how often we've kissed by now..." "I don't love you..." "No problem." "Go on." "Please do it." "I'll do it." "Getting naked and do it." "You feel it?" "Can you feel my ..." "touching your body?" "Oh yes." "Touch it." "I touched it." "And?" "It's hard." "And now use your hand." "Put it close to your..." "Like... this ....?" "I did..." "I'll put it inside..." "Inside..." "No!" "Please don't move now." "Don't move!" "Please don't move." "How does it feel?" "I can feel it." "No surprise!" "I can feel it." "I'm going to move." "I'll put it in." "I'll move." " Peace!" " Are you okay?" "Don't stand there naked!" "Feels good here." "Where are you going?" "Can you feel my...?" "Yes." "Where?" "At my thighs." "Well..." "Use your hands!" "And move it... somewhere ..." "Okay." "Wait... wait... wait..." "At the beginning, when putting it inside  I have to use a little bit of power." "Let's have a countdown." "3... 2... 1..." "Thank you." "I've always liked running." "When I am running, I forget everything that bothers me" "I think I've always been running." "Always ..." "Always..." "Always running." "I've always liked running." "Once I start running, I feel like myself again." "A..." "B..." "C..." "D... et cetera." "This is my story." "Mornin'!" "What is it?" "You're acting strange..." "Look!" "Look!" "Hey!" "Hey ho!" "Good morning." "Now look at this!" "Wow!" "Wow!" "Good morning." "So what now?" "Fantastic!" "So... what are all these people?" "It's an audition for a film." "So the girls are asked if they can get undressed or not." "One girl says she will get undressed." "She's not supposed to be especially beautiful ..." "I see, fine ..." "I see." "An audition ..." "Time to start working." "My name is Takuji." "I forgot to tell her my name." "What is he talking about?" "This is the ursa major." "And this the evening star." "And here ..." "Kasumigaseki." "Here the country's guesthouse." "And around here the house of parlament." "And here is the..." "Are you listening?" "I've changed on the inside." "Changed... inside..." "Shinichirio ARAKAWA   takes one piece of cloth and one piece of fur   blows on it   and wakes up the sleeping piece of fashion." "Chapter 3" "Utsushimi!" "Utsushimi!" "The word Utsushimi ..." "It's about the body in the real world." "But also the opposite." "You can also talk about a hollow body..." "The hollow body." "You understand?" "Last Chapter:" "Last Chapter:" ""Hold your breath and keep running!"" "Scene 57." "The restaurant." "Nobody is there." "The man is doing preperations." "Putting the chairs in order." "Preparing his meals." "He sits down in front of the camera." "Shyly, he confesses." "Scene 57." "Man's narration - track 1." "Start!" "Frankly speaking ..." "Frankly speaking ..." "I think I am in love." "I think I am in love." "Love!" "It's love!" "I know ..." "I know ..." "It's pathetic." "It's pathetic." "Love ..." "With whom?" "It's that girl." "I'm wondering   if she will come back?" "That's all I can think of." "Ouch!" "But no trace of her." "Nothing at all." "Man's narration." "Scene 59 to 63." "Track 1." "Several times I've walked the way we ran together." "Again and again." "Hey, you!" "You decide where to go." "Again." "Again and again." "Where are we going?" "What are you doing?" "This way." "Let's go home." "It's cold, I'm tired." "Scene 59 - 63." "Narration track 2, differnt version." "Several times I've walked the way we ran together." "Again and again." "... and again." "Again and again." "But no trace of her." "Again and again." "I knew why I couldn't find her." "My life has   a different speed than hers." "Her speed is..." "But ..." "Scene 64." "The man's room." "The woman on her back, sleeping." "Both of them are naked." "He's looking out of the window." "He removes the condome from his penis." "It comes off with a splashy sound." "He tosses it into the dustbin." "I knew why I couldn't find her." "My life has   a different speed than hers." "Her speed is ..." "Hey!" "Listen!" "Yes." "I know." "Yeah... yeah..." "Yes." "I know." "Yeah... yeah...." "She's always running." "Hey!" "Wait for me!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "Temorarily closed due to illness." "Are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm okay." "You know ... this street   is very important for me." "Please don't pee here." "Okay?" "Okay?" "Is it your street?" "It belongs to everybody." "It's mine!" "What the fuck?" "You!" " It belongs to everyone!" " It's mine!" " It's public!" " It's mine!" " It's public!" " It's mine!" "I'll beat you up." " It's mine!" " It's public!" " It's mine..." " It's public..." "Morning!" "Good morning!" "How are you?" "Fine." "Me too, I'm fine." " I see." " Yes." " Me too." " Yes." " I wanted to see you." " Yes." " One more time ..." " Yes." " Are you listening?" " Yes." " Really?" " Yes." " I wanted to see you." " Now you did." "Not like this ..." "Without running ..." "Let's meet once more." "Let's meet once more." "It's too fast." "Sorry, but that's my speed." "Slower, please!" "Sorry!" "Wait!" "Fuck!" "That guy's running again!" "Like yesterday?" "Just like a maniac." "Wait a moment." "Are you okay?" "Careful!" "Are you okay?" " Yeah..." " Your legs!" " Are you alright?" " I'm fine..." "And here?" "Okay?" "I have to run through this city with the same speed like hers." "Yes." "If I can't do that, I won't see her again." "Running." "Running." "Running." "Are you okay?" "Yes." "Please make this thing go faster." "Okay." "It's your responsibility." "It's fine." "I wouldn't do it." "Please make it go faster." "Okay." "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "Faster!" "You know what you are doing?" "It's your decision." "Really?" "Okay then." "Faster!" "Faster!" "Hey!" "Heyyy!" "Scene 83" "On the train" "A groper and a school girl." "Hey, we should run like that guy." " Into desire!" " Please stop ..." "The man is running on the side of the train." "Scene 74" "Running on and on." "Running on and on." "Until the end of the carnal world with its real bodies." "Good morning." " Please be my girlfriend." " Impossible." " Be my girlfriend." " Sorry!" " Be my girlfriend." " Sorry!" "I'm in love with someone." "Be my girlfriend!" "It's a very happy memory for me." "I'm not a memory!" "I'm in love with someone." "I'm about to meet him right now." "Damned!" "Fuck!" "He'll be here in a moment." " He'll be here ..." " What?" "!" "Hang on, man!" "That guy?" "Exactly." "Faster!" "Hang in there!" " You love him?" " Yes." " That guy?" " Yes." " That one?" " Yes." "I thought you loved me." "That's what you said before." "Just once more." "Just once more." "You were so egoistic that day." "Just coming to my place." "Stealing my body and my soul!" "It's your duty to be my girlfriend." "It's my right to have you." "What's wrong with you?" "I love you!" "Let me hold you!" "Let me hold you!" "We don't have a bed." "But it's going to be romantic." "Won't you take off your panties?" "Just pierce them." "Okay." "Real body!" "Real body!" "hollow body!" "Ufo!" "Ufo!" "An ufo!" "Let's get married." "Let's get married." "I want at least two kids." "Got it?" "Well, let's go then!" "Real body!" "Love... this rich hollow!" "That's it." "Good bye." "Good bye." "They are running fast." "Remember what I said about women?" "No girls like her!" "And now?" "Still a long way." "Several kilometers." "Taxi!" "Taxi!" "Get inside!" "To a wedding hall." "Let's go ... to a church!" "Roger!" " Come inside!" " No, thanks!" "I have just one question." "What?" "Don't we have to run there?" "Idiot!" "That would be too exhausting!" "Withering thing" " What's wrong?" " Stop ..." "Hold your breath and   keep running!" "Are you okay?" "Hold your breath!" "Human ability!" "Real body!" "This rich hollow" "Keep running!" "I ..." "I ..." "I ..." "I was running ..." "Love!" "For you running was something real." "I kept watching you running." "Your running was   a romantic idea for me." "It really hurts!" "You were so ... so ..." "You ..." "You ..." "You running was so real." "You were running because of reality." "But I was running for romance." "The romance!" "I was ..." "I was ..." "What's he talking about?" "For a woman it's nonsense." "Nonsense?" "Yes." "For a woman." "So it's nonsense?" "Nonsens ..." "Exactly!" "Yes, a lie!" " A lie ..." " Stop it!" "Ain't you a man?" "What's wrong with you?" "Soon I'll be a mother of two." "So let's try our best!" "I will  run!" "I want to run!" "I want to run!" "Mr Driver ... ?" "No need to pay me." "Just go and run together!" "You two are real lovers." "Thank you so much, Mr Driver." "I love you so much." "With all my heart." "I accept your wonderful but very ragged order." "I will love you forever." " Really?" " Yes." "Really?" "Let's run." "Ouch!" "Okay, lovers!" "It's a race then!" "Challenge accepted." "Ha-henge a-hhe..." "Will the two be happy?" "Who knows?" "Nice weather today." "Really?" "Vase without flowers!" "Coffee cup!" "People, who don't know what to do about heir hollow!" "hollow body!" "Be resolute!" "Human ability!" "Real body!" "Nobuyoshi ARAKI" "Akaji MARO" "Shinichiro ARAKAWA" "Takuji SUZUKI, Yukiko SAWADA, Makiko TSUDA" "When he heard, that Unkei was carving a guard figure into   the gate of Gokokuji-temple, Natsume Soseki went to see it." "Many people had already come together and were chattering around." "They watched Unkei doing the carving." "Soseki mingled with the people and kept watching Unkei." "The chipped wood was flying around." "Soon there was a wonderful nose and impressive eyebrows." "Soseki was impressed what nose and eyebrows Unkei was able to carve." "But the man next to him said:" "He did not make them." "They were inside the wood from the beginning." "He's only digging them out." "Just like digging out a stone from the earth." "Let's see the guard hidden inside the wood." "Surpised, staring, with all your body."