"Cobalt Blue" "It had been e year since I last!" "saw my hometown" "Seeing her now her smile had disappeared" "It all began one spring, twenty years ago" "Chapter One" "What's going on?" "A piano" "A famous pianist named Yukiko Morishita, I hear" "She's staying with the mayor to recuperate from an illness" "How'd they get that big piano to this island, anyway?" "You're in a good mood for a change" "Something happen?" "You know, Mamoru" "Art is a good thing, huh?" "What?" "This art thing, it's nice" "Makes your heart feel like it's soaring... or enriched, somehow" "Um..." "Ryuji, have a seat" "Ah, mister fisherman, good evening" "Would you like some?" "Not much company, are you?" "You've had too much" "You'll ruin your body" "What are you..." "Your sickness..." "Is it really bad?" "My body's been mined, long ago" "Leave me alone" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Mr Nakamura?" "Ryuji!" "Where's Ryuji?" "I don't think he's here" "Go tell Mamoru!" "Did something happen?" "Nobody's seen him for two days" "Let's get going" "Can't be helped" "Let's call the Coast Guard" "it's Ryuji" "What is it?" "Coral" "Coral..." "Corals are amulets that protect women" "Wear it and it'll cure you" "Cure me?" "It'll happen" "Just believe in it" "Hello" "When I played the piano, you cried, didn't you?" "That first day I played the piano" "Oh, right" "I was happy" "I didn't cry" "The tears fell on their own" "There's nothing on this island, yet it fulfills me more than Tokyo" "I think..., it'd be nice to stay here forever" "Then you should stay" "Yeah?" "Yeah" "Besides," "I'm in love... with your music" "I See..." "Thanks" "The two soon fell in love, and held e modest wedding the following year" "Two springs aft?" "er the fisherman met the pianist.." "Don't you love Mommy's piano?" "A daughter was born to them" "That summer;" "the pianist had a relapse and passed from this world" "She left behind the fisherman and the daughter they named Ryoko" "Chapter 2" "The year the girl was born to the fisherman and the pianist, two boys were born on the island" "Here I come, Daisuke" "Bring it!" "Me, Daisuke Higa..." "Own," "I win You're next, Kazuya" "Alright!" "And him, Kazuya Uehara" "C'mon, that's cheating!" "I beat you fair and square" "Forget it!" "I quit!" "Wait a second!" "Kazuya, wait!" "Come on Why don't you act like a man?" "Oh well Daisuke, we'll play together" "Daisuke, come here!" "Daisuke!" "I gotta go..." "Why should I apologize?" "When you two fight, it sucks for me" "Why?" "Because we're the only three kids on this island" "So lust hang out with me" "H just isn't the same" "Yeah, I know"," "it's Ryoko" "You peel better than Dad" "Of course, I'm a pro at this" "Did you always want to run a restaurant?" "I went to Tokyo hoping to be a musician, but I came back disenchanted" "Disenchanted?" "I just didn't have the talent, I guess" "Boys, what do you want to be when you grow up?" "I'm gonna be a fisherman" "Ever since Dad died, Mom's been toughing it out alone" "Can't stand seeing her like that, so I need to hurry and become a man" "That's awfully impressive" "Dad, do the spirits really come home during Obon festival?" "Sure, for most families" "I think ours might be a bit different" "Why?" "So Mom isn't home?" "That's not it" "I get the feeling..." "Mom isn't just here during Obon" "She's always somewhere dose to you" "You think so?" "I think she's always looking over you" "Sometimes I can't help but feel that way I See" "You're right, Dad I think you're right" "When the three of us graduated junior high, we took separate paths" "Ryoko and I went to high school in nearby Ishigaki Island;" "I know" "But every weekend and summer break we were beck together the three of us" "Daisuke and I are back home, so what's with the attitude?" "You're always at sea, you don't answer the phone" "You ignore your messages and you don't call back" "Can't you skip fishing for just one day?" "Look, Kazuya" "There's not much time left for us three to be together" "I know" "You're gonna miss Daisuke when he leaves the island" "Right, Ryoko?" "Kazuya hm" "I'm thinking of leaving, too" "You, too?" "So why Naha all of a sudden?" "Rather, why study nursing?" "It's not sudden" "Remember when old miss lha had a heat stroke?" "Even though she was in a critical state, the ferry was cancelled for four days because of a typhoon" "I remember" "Ryuji ended up taking her to Ishigaki on his boat" "That's when I started thinking..." "Even if I can't be a doctor, maybe a nurse on the island can be helpful" "Some emergency treatment, at least" "Hey, Daisuke" "Did you know about this?" "Yeah, she's been studying along that field for a while" "What the hell So I'm the only one who didn't know?" "That's why .." "This spring break is special" "It's the last spring we'll spend together" "Let's eat" "Some rice, Dad" "No thanks" "You can't lust drink sake" "Have a little, at least" "Kazuya" "You can come home if anything happens, you know" "You're the only friend I've got" "Remember that" "Daisuke" "I will" "I'm ready" "Do I look funny?" "No, not at all" "Celebrating Daisuke's Entrance to Naha University of Arts" "Daisuke, congrats" "Good luck m Naha" "We're rooting for you" "You're so pretty now, I almost didn't recognize you" "A hand-me-down from Mom" "Looks great on you" "Can't believe the whole family is leaving, though" "His mom's from Naha originally, so I suppose it's a good opportunity" "But I wonder about his dad" "Why?" "All he knows is cutting canes and fishing" "We'll see if he holds up in the city" "My mom's really drunk" "My gosh, look at dad's face" "Kazuya" "Say cheese" "Did you get it?" "Yeah" "Not bad" "Looks cute" "Really cute" "I still can't believe it" "Next week, I'll be alone on this island" "Kazuya, don't you have anything to say?" "Like what?" "We're leaving this island next week" "So maybe." "Some words of farewell, or words to send us off?" "As the river water" "Flows into the sea" "I pour all of my heart" "Into you, my beloved" "Now he's done it..." "He's singing "Tubarama"" "What's that?" "A song of love, saying 'I want you"" "My dear beloved" "As the moon and the sun" "Travel me same path" "Pity, what a pity" "May you and I" "Take one path too" "Truly what a pity" "My dear" "My dear beloved" "Who's there?" "It's me I was so happy" "You finally told me how you feel" "I knew" "Knew what?" "I always knew... we'd be like this" "You did... it's kinda awkward."" "with him gone" "I wonder what to do..." "About what?" "The piano" "Wonder if I can bring it to your place" "My mace?" "But why?" "Being a fisherman's wife might not be so bad..." "You serious?" "What about your dream of becoming a nurse?" "I'm not giving it up I can keep studying" "Maybe the piano should stay where it is" "Otherwise Mom might get lonely" "Please consider it" "Marriage?" "Am I not good enough?" "It's not about you" "You're both still kids" "I'm turning 19" "So what?" "That makes you a grown man?" "I can't really say, but..." "Anyway, it's way too early for marriage" "Let's see you become a grown fisherman first" "Dad" "You could at least listen to what he has to say" "Dad!" "I'm gonna go get a coral" "What're you talking about?" "I'm already better at skin diving" "I'll make him see that" "I'll dive 100 meters if I have to" "I'll find an even bigger coral than he did" "But..." "Then he won't be able to object" "He'll have to admit", that I'm a full-fledged fisherman" "Don't worry, I'm fine when it comes to skin diving" "It's about the only thing I'm good at" "It'll be alright" "Kazuya's quite the young man" "He's still green, but he's committed to living here" "He'll make a good fisherman" "Don't come anymore" "Hard going down when you look at me like that" "Stop coming to the wharf" "I'll Call you later" "Who's there?" "Kazuya?" "So he?" "been diving, i hear" "Yeah" "How many days now?" "Ten days" "I see" "When he comes home today tell him... snagging coral doesn't make him a grown fisherman" "Thaw not what I meant at all" "Marrying and having a family means... taking responsibillity as a man" "Risking himself by going after coral is the exact opposite" "To protect your family, you have to protect yourself" "That's what a grown fisherman does" "Listen, Ryoko" "You tell him that today" "Got it?" "Dad" "Thanks" "For what?" "Not like I said yes to the marriage yet" "I Know that" "I know" "it's your fault" "This is all your fault!" "Give me back my only son!" "Give me back Kazuya!" "This is your fault!" "Ryoko" "Don't look" "Don't you look" "Ryoko" "Chapter 3" "From that day on, she stopped living in the present" "She merely relives that summer from a year ego" "Ryoko" "it's me, Daisuke" "Look who's here" "Hello, it's been a while Thank you for letting me stay" "Why so polite?" "You used to come over and eat without asking" "Well, it's been so long" "You can rest assured nothing's changed" "Great" "Um..." "I saw Ryoko at the beach earlier" "Oh, right" "So I hear you came back to work on some pottery" "Why this island, though?" "There are some old wares that were made here" "I'm doing some restoration on them I See" "I'm inconveniencing you both, aren't I?" "Not at all" "In fact, when I heard you were coming back," "I was a bit relieved" "Ever since that day, she's holed up in that guesthouse" "At twilight, she goes to the beach alone... and sits" "Day after day" "I'm off to sea now, I'll be back in the morning" "Take it easy and make yourself at home" "Thank you" "I See" "So Ryoko didn't even recognize your face?" "Must be the medication" "Medication?" "Her mental state took quite a beating after that" "It was rough Lots of incidents" "She ended up being taken to a hospital in Ishigaki on a chopper" "But I hear she's still on heavy medication" "I didn't Know" "Daisuke" "Why'd you wait a year to come back?" "Personally..." "I'd hoped you'd come back... immediately" "Yeah, I cut 'em" "After Ryoko was discharged, she lived quietly in the guesthouse for a while" "Half a year later, she started playing the piano one night" "It was loud and incoherent" "Probably woke up the whole island" "I locked the piano and got through the night, but the next day she opened it with a crowbar" "There wasn't much else I could do" "Wasn't about to tie her up with a rope" "After a few days, I went to apologize to everyone" "Visited every home" "Guess what they said to me" "Sorry about the ruckus" "I didn't even notice" "You know, I get drunk at night and then pass out" "There's no need for that" "Really, it's fine" "I'm sorry" "Don't worry about it" "It's alright, really" "Look, don't sweat it" "But..." "Just let her play" "If it makes her feel better, even a little, it's fine by us" "My wife will understand" "I'm sure of it" "This is for Ryoko's sake" "Hers, and everyone else on the island" "I See" "I fried some shallots" "Yummy You're a good cook" "It's self-taught, since my wife died early" "Sir" "Would you mind taking me fishing sometime?" "Sure, anytime" "Wow, I get to go with the master himself" "Fishing's the only time I don't have to think about anything" "Anything upsetting or sad..." "So when my wife died, I was diving everyday" "Usually, we only go out to sea about 100 days each year" "But that time, I was out there 300 days" "One day I came home and found Ryoko crying" "I just got back from fishing, and here she is weeping" "I mean, I know it's a baby's job to cry" "She wails when she's sleepy, she bawls when she's hungry..." "But if she starts weeping like that... it probably means she's really sad" "Seemed that way" "That's when I realized..." "I needed to pull it together" "And so..." "I started cooking" "I'm sorry" "Huh?" "Ryoko's still Just a baby" "Just when you'll need me most .." "I'm so sorry" "Who's there?" "Kazuya?" "Wanna try?" "Here" "Been a while since she looked this peaceful" "When things get tough, pottery would comfort me" "You came back", to have her do this?" "Let's see how it turns out" "This."" "is the one you made" "Don't" "It's SUN hot" "it's been a while" "Ryoko made this vase... for Kazuya" "Would you like to see his room?" "Yes" "Look..." "Is there anything I can do for you?" "VII do anything" "I came back... so I can be here for you" "Then." "Then?" "Then bring Kazuya back" "But..." "Wait" "What is it?" "Stay with me a little longer" "Stay," "Stay with me just a little" "Just a little" "What's the matter?" "A bit too much to drink?" "Did something happen?" "I tried to take her" "Even though I know she's still recovering" "What?" "I never gave up my feelings for Ryoko" "If only I had the chance to make something happen" "Thinking I can take Kazuya's place" "Daisuke" "After all the traumatic things she went through," "I still look at her that way" "That's what I keep thinking, day after day after day..." "That's enough, now" "When I heard Kazuya died..." "When I heard that m Naha..." "I was glad about it" "You should go home" "I was actually glad he was gone so Fiyoko and I could be together!" "I said that's enough!" "Hello?" "Nope" "Daisuke hasn't been home since yesterday" "What?" "When did he take off?" "I'll be right there" "Anything?" "Went down south, but nothing" "What about Shimajiri?" "Nothing there, either" "Anyone try Nishiyama?" "We don't have enough fuel" "Ryuji, it's already midnight" "We searched all night" "I'm begging you, just once more around the island..." "Keep this up and we'll risk another accident!" "I'm begging you, please..." "Kazue" "Thank you" "Thank you so much" "Yukiko" "Yukiko" "Please, do something" "Please... please save Daisuke" "Kazuya" "Kazuya" "I need your help, too" "If you could somehow just... take me to Daisuke" "Please..." "Please..." "Who's there?" "Daisuke!" "Stay with me, Daisuke!" "Just hang on!" "Daisuke!" "Daisuke!" "Daisuke!" "Daisuke!" "Please..." "Please..." "Breathe..." "Breathe, dammit!" "Hey" "He M Daisuke" "Who is it?" "I[S me" "Kazuya?" "Kazuya" "I saw the coral too" "It was so beautiful.." "Glimmering in the light.." "But I left it there" "Somehow if felt like... it belongs at the bottom of the sea" "Goodbye, Kazuya" "Come back!" "Please, Daisuke!" "Daisuke!" "What's the matter, Ryoko?" "Mom." "What about Mom?" "She came" "She came to me" "Is that right?" "Mom..." "She played the piano for me" "I See" "She played the piano for you..." "Ryoko" "I saw Kazuya" "He left me some words for you" ""Don't blame yourself"" ""You,"" ""...mustn't blame yourself"" "Cobalt Blue" "Masami NAGASAWA" "Seiji FUKUSHI" "Shimi RACHI" "Yonko DOGUCHI" "Mnsuru TAMAKI" "Misato TANAKA" "Kuranosuke SASAK\" "Producers Hidehisa YAMADA Akito YAMASHITA Naoki HASHIMOTO" "The novel "Gunjou" written by Ayako MIYAGI, published by Shogakukan, Inc" "Screenplay Yosuke NAKAGAWA Makoto ITAKURA Yu SHIBUYA" "Music Jyoji SAWADA" "Cinematographer Hiroo YANAGIDA lighting Yasushi MIYAO" "Production Sound mixer Tatsuhiro OKAMOTO" "Production Designer Hidefumi HANATANI" "Planning EXPRESS Co, Ltd OCC Co, Ltd" "Production WILCO Co, Ltd" "Distributed by TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION" "Director Yosuke NAKAGAWA" "English subtitles Taro Goto" "©2009 "Cobalt Blue" Production Committee" "©2009 "Cobalt Blue" Production Committee"