"Before, way before we were born, this was all underwater" "It's true" "Everything beyond the highway was ocean" "Why?" "Why what?" "What made the ocean turn into fields?" "In Shuichi's wisdom, he generally ignored questions he couldn't answer" "Why would they turn the ocean into fields?" "I'm going" "Brother, brother, wait for me" "You were scared of being left behind" "As a child, you were timid, afraid to be left alone and a little spoiled" "Why do people die?" "Huh?" "That's just the way things are" "All living things die, that's how it is" "Once you learned to speak, you were forever asking "Why?"" "Why do people die?" "Shuji, it's time for your bath" "Mother smiles as she always did, dodging questions with a wry smile" "Keep thinking about that stuff and your head'll fall off" "You may not remember, but..." "Shuichi's answer finally seemed to satisfy you and you nodded gravely" "Your house was near what locals called "The Shore"" "And Shore people called the neighborhoods built on landfill "Offshore"" "Shuichi used to joke, "Hold your breath when you go 'Offshore"'" "My parents never scolded me for it" "About the time you first started school, a man and woman started living together" "According to gossip, his name was Kenji" "He was the demon, Kenji, so we called him Demonken" "The woman's name was Akane Supposedly worked as a hostess nearby" "What's up?" "What's up?" "Stop crying" "It's a wreck lt'll just fall right off again" "You're from elsewhere?" "You from the Shore?" "Better push your bike home" "Yeah" "It's far" "Yeah" "Shut the fuck up!" "Hurry" "Want a ride home?" "Get in" "Hurry up, get in!" "What's your name?" "I'll throw you out" "Name's Shuji It's right on his bicycle" "You're a shrewd man where money's not concerned, Demonken" "That's right..." "That's Demonken, the gangster, murderer and sex fiend" "Idiots" "Idiots..." "Idiots." "Idiots!" "That's right, they're all idiots" "God, it's hot!" "Don't, the kid's watching" "Let him learn" "Don't" "Don't..." "You can push your bike home from here, right?" "I'll take your bike down, you get out, too" "10,000 yen, please" "Idiot" "Were you scared?" "A little" "But you didn't cry" "You look docile but who knows, maybe you're a gutsy kid" "Don't let on I gave you a ride" "You take care getting home I'll give you a ride anytime" "Next time, without her" "A few days later, Demonken's body was found in the woods" "He was buried in a hole, curled up in fetal position" "He had been shot fatally in the stomach, but his finger and toenails were torn off, and his right eye mashed with something like a nail" "Some said it wasn't his right eye, but his right testicle" "Idiots..." "ldiots... idiots" "Idiots, idiots..." "Your story began with the first tears you shed for another human" "They say this priest did time in prison for murder long ago" "Sort of reminds me of Demonken" "What reminds you?" "If you're an outsider, they always think you've done time" "Shu, do you think they'll have a Christmas party here?" "Don't you think they should, Shu?" " Sure" " Would you go?" "What if they make you drink chicken blood, yuck!" "Looks pretty normal" "Yeah, from the outside" "But actually, a murderer?" "It's only gossip and with gossip, you never know" "What's that mean?" "Father Miyahara Kazuo" "That's it, definitely, for sure The murderer's name was Miyahara" "And they say he was about 20, so the math checks out" "But you think a murderer would already be out of prison?" "Doesn't murder get the death penalty?" "Not necessarily." "If he had a life sentence, he could be out on parole" "No death penalty for murdering 4 people?" "Sure, it happens You know, "mitigating circumstances"" "Recently, the trend's against execution" "And say he was 18 or 19 when he did it, he'd never have gotten Death" "In that case, we wouldn't know his name" "Honey, that's enough sake for you" "Even without publicity the neighbors would remember him" "Right..." "I'll look it up in old papers at the library" "If he wasn't a minor, there'll be a picture" "If there is a picture of the murderer, I'll show it to you so you can check" "A murderer, wow" "And if he is the murderer, then what?" "Nothing, nothing at all, but it's just too perfect" "Too perfect?" "It's Offshore" "Only at home..." "Thanks for the meal" "It was an amazing crime You won't believe it, wanna hear?" "I'll tell you, but stand at attention while you listen..." "This is important" "Miyahara was like a real demon" "It was over a breakup, but he stabbed 4 family members over 100 times" "He's totally insane" "Amazing, really..." "Amazing" "He's still at the church, right?" "I think so" "Next time you see him, why don't you ask him how it feels to stab someone?" "He stabbed 'em just like that" "Our parents had no idea what you were quietly putting up with" "Totally cool, totally cool" "Hey, man, thanks for saving our seats" "Who are you?" "What's this?" "Christmas service" "Two of you?" "Yeah" "Anyone else coming?" "No, just us" "Please, come in" "It'll start soon" "That girl's really cute" "Merry Christmas" "I've met you guys before" "Do they go to your school, Eri?" "They're Shore kids" "Does Shore mean over by the train station?" "Yes" "Offshore's on the landfill" "That's right, this whole area used to be underwater" "Do Shore and Offshore not get along?" "It's not that we don't get along Shore just looks down on Offshore" "Why is that?" "I don't know" "Why?" "Every person is of equal value" "I offer you a Bible Come and take it" "Come, now" "My stomach hurts, I'm going home" "What?" "Why are you running, Shu!" "Once you accept the Bible, you're stuck!" "We'd be trapped in that church for life, like Eri!" "Shit!" "And then you entered 7th grade" "Shu!" "Shu, we're in the same homeroom again" "You're breaking school rules" "I like my hair this way" "Schools rules don't dictate personal taste" "Personal taste is more important" "When you're at school, follow the rules" "I don't have to, education's compulsory" "Where's your respect for elders?" "Where's your respect!" "Enough!" "You have all day." "Come see me when you're ready to cut your hair" "If you don't cut it, I'll cut it, right here, after school" "Got that?" "All right then, let's choose the class representatives" "For the first semester, I'll make recommendations" "Your older brother was Student Council President 2 years ago, gotta keep up" "Come, step up" "Let's have a vote of confidence Anyone opposed?" "Why?" "Reason!" "I don't like him" "He wins by majority vote" "About this morning, don't let it get to you" "Who cares" "She doesn't have a mom or a dad" "They both killed themselves" "The whole family did She's the only survivor" "When?" "When she was a kid" "She transferred here in 2nd grade, so before that, probably" "And I heard she's worn her hair that way ever since" "We have an agreement" "If you recognize your error and promise to cut your hair over the weekend, I'll let it go for today" "You have to follow school rules" "That's a student's duty!" "It's your fault you broke the rules" "I told you to cut your hair yourself" "Your aunt and uncle didn't know what to do" "They believed it was fine for the school to cut your hair" "They asked me to take care of it" "Teacher, please stop!" "Please!" "You sure don't take after your brother" "Students are obliged to follow the rules" "You break the rules, you lose your right to an education" "Your brother understood that perfectly" "That's all" "She was wearing sunglasses, but I swear it was her" "Maybe she came back to Demonken's house" "Her tits were about to fall out of her dress" "Shuichi had been in an excellent mood, ever since mid-term exams" "Pretty impressive, huh?" "Isn't it amazing?" "I knew I could do it" "You liked Shuichi and enjoyed watching our parents making a big fuss over him" "He's the top of his class" "I heard something interesting at our store" "What?" "They're building a resort hotel Offshore." "Sports grounds and a park, too" "Those lucky Offshore guys, now they'll all be super rich" "A car's coming!" "Move over, it'll hit you!" "Hey Nanba!" "Look out!" "Watch out for cars, try not to go Offshore to play" "If a gangster car hits you, you're screwed" "And if it's your fault, then you're really screwed" "I'm sure deals were made, but it's good for the Offshore folks, no?" "Will everybody move?" "Of course" "But won't somebody want to stay?" "Only if they're holding out for a higher relocation fee" "Some of those Offshore folks are awful tricky" "Don't make a ruckus and interrupt your brother's studies" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Who is this?" "Hey!" "What?" "Why'd you keep running the other day when the car came?" "Just sort of..." "You were running behind me" "By chance" "And also, why did you ask the teacher to stop when I cut my hair?" "Dunno..." "Hey, want to come to church tomorrow?" "It's fun" "Yeah, but..." "Come, tomorrow" "The priest is going to explain the meaning of life" "I don't like listening alone Come with me" "I'll go tomorrow!" "I'll go tomorrow..." "What you just said, was that about Fate?" "Can you explain the difference between Karma and Fate?" "I think Karma's scarier than Fate" "What do you mean, scary?" "That there's nothing you can do about Karma" "And Fate?" "You can do something about it..." "Maybe" "All people die" "There is no one who won't" "That is human Karma" "But when we die, each of us dies differently" "How you lead your life, how and when you will die, this is Fate" "Fate is like an abacus game board" "The beads keep a record of many things" "Of fortune and misfortune" "According to Christianity, suicide is a sin, but I disagree" "A suicide victim just happens to land on the suicide bead" "It was just a roll of the dice" "Your father and mother landed on that bead" "But Eri, you didn't" "There are no more suicide beads before the game ends" "There's no turning back" "You will learn that today was the anniversary of Eri's family suicide" "I will protect you" "Several days later, you will learn something else..." "That Shuichi's abacus game didn't just have lucky beads" "Hey, Shuji" "Did you sleep with the window open?" "I forgot to close it, sorry" "Something got in" "No" "Something got in, in the night" "That's not true" "The anonymous phone call on Saturday, came from a student who had seen Shuichi cheating" "Suspended from school for a week, he broke down" "Oh, no, help me, Shuji" "Help me" "I can't do it alone" "Oh, no, oh, no..." "Shuichi, it's gone, gone" "Good night, brother" "Hey, bring more beer" "Come over here, kid" "Why do you have this?" "Is it from that depraved priest?" "I don't believe that story" "He killed 'em Brutally murdered a family of four" "I know, I can see it" "Him, all bloody, laughing," "It's true, he laughed as he murdered a whole family" "Brother, have you read the Bible?" "Just bits of it" "How was it?" "Ridiculous, totally boring" "They're all idiots" "I..." "Like this part" "Is this about me?" ""The poor brother," is this about me?" "Brother, let's go to church together" "If we go at night, no one will see us Let's go together" ""And to all these qualities, add love, which binds all things together,"" ""in perfect unity"" "Who's he?" "What's up?" "I brought my brother because he's interested in meeting the priest" "Why didn't you tell me there was a girl?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Eri, what is all this?" "Is someone here?" "It's Shuji's brother I'm going home" "Won't you come in?" "No, right here is fine" "Why have you come here?" "I just wanted to see your face" "My face?" "I wanted to see how a killer looks" "See?" "I told you, it's true Just like I told you" "Shuji, you've been meeting a killer Letting a murderer read you the Bible" "How does it feel to murder someone?" "Tell me" "Say, mister, bet it felt good to kill someone" "You killed the woman first, right?" "The whole damned family" "How did it feel?" "Tell me I really want to know, really" " Cut it out" " It's OK." "I'll tell you the story of my younger brother" "The story you want to hear, about the murderer" "My brother Yuji fell in love" "I welcomed her" "My brother and I were very close" "Sometimes she'd invite us both to her house for dinner" "I realized that her parents preferred me, as I was better educated" "But their daughter and my brother were in love" "She got pregnant" "I had violated her" "My brother found out" "His lover told him everything, about his terrible brother, told her parents, too" "My brother despised me" "As did his lover and her parents" "They showered hatred on me" "They should have killed me" "Kill yourself" "Kill yourself, you rapist" "I violated her" "That's true, but I didn't rape her" "I..." "I..." "I didn't force her" "Do you understand?" "Can you understand?" "The sin I committed is deeper still" "Your poor brother, robbed by his older brother" "My brother should have hated me" "He should have killed me" "But he couldn't do it" "He couldn't kill his brother" "One murdered son, the other a murderer, it would have destroyed our parents" "My brother thought everything through" "Burdened by sorrow and suffering with no respite, my brother suffered..." "He suffered terribly, terribly..." "Instead of killing me... he murdered her family" "Kill yourself!" "You should have killed yourself" "That's right" "Why didn't you do it?" "If you had, your brother wouldn't have killed" "That's right" "Then..." "You're the real murderer!" "Because I lived on, he killed four people and became a murderer" "Killer!" "Killer!" "Killer!" "Wait, brother" "I hope you'll come back" "No, I won't Now I've seen a killer's face" "Please come" "No" "Please read the Bible" "Forget that" "The Bible is filled with the Word The Word will save you" "Don't be late We waited a long time" "Is Tetsu taking the day off again?" "Something came up at the last minute" "Liar" "Eri and Shuji, you two go ahead" "But..." "I'll be fine, don't worry" "Got a minute?" "About relocating?" "Yeah, they're relentless" "Gangsters?" "I don't know..." "Hey, you, kid" "We've met before, right?" "She your girlfriend?" "It's been a long time Do you remember me?" "Yes" "You've grown, of course you have" "Already in junior high?" "Yes" "Time sure flies" "Did you know?" "There's going to be a big hotel here soon" "With a yacht harbor and a heliport" "Rich people will come to play there from all over the world" "But this church, you see..." "It just won't budge" "The landlord sold us the land, but the priest's holding out" "What an idiot" "Have you come back?" "Oh, no, no." "I'm..." "A secretary important, right?" "If you're ever in trouble, you come to me" "That Offshore shack, it's a vacant lot now" "Demonken san's house?" "Don't waste "san" on him" "Yeah, Demonken Brings back memories" "I figured you'd have forgotten him" "I remember" "Just remember the important things" "No luck?" "Well, slowly but surely" "Bye, hope to see you again" "Yes" "I'm thrilled you remember Demonken" "You know her?" "Yeah" "So, you're a traitor" "When I was a kid, just a little" "Tell that lady, not to force the church out" "Eri, don't be hard on Shuji" "But..." "It's not Shuji's fault" "You'll save the church?" "Don't worry" "Father, may I run?" "Yes" "She really loves to run" "Um..." "May I run, too?" "Please" "My Uncle says he'll settle" "That it's better than going to the police" "With the trucking company?" "Yes, it's a construction firm, but gangster-backed" "Yeah" "He said they'd gotten friendly" "That maybe they'll get big bucks for relocating" "I'm finally of some use to my aunt and uncle" "He says they're moving in March" "Has he already signed?" "Not yet, but soon" "Are you moving, too?" "I don't know" "Do you know where they're moving to?" "Is this an interview?" "Tokyo" "Tokyo" "Am I too heavy?" "You're fine" "Shall I get off?" "No, just hold on" "That fire was arson, right?" "The gangsters" "They're gangsters, they'll do anything" "Think they'll do it again?" "I do" "Me, too" "They'll keep at it until all the Offshore houses are gone" "But the Shore people are happy, right?" "One hundred years ago, this was all ocean" "It's unnatural to fill in the ocean" "What are you doing, Shuji?" "Went to watch the fire" "There was a fire Offshore" "Lady, don't give up" "Everything burned down" "This is the third house" "Goddam them!" "Will you help me?" "What's wrong?" "You seem down" "Well..." "Did Tetsu come back to school?" "I see" "He came to the church last night" "He comes every night" "Tetsu doesn't want to be at home or at the store" "Yes" "He says no one at school speaks to him" "Including you?" "He cried and swore he didn't start any fires" "Yes" "I believe Tetsu" "Eri came to church alone, too" "She keeps insisting she doesn't want to go to Tokyo" "Shall we go inside?" "Or is it easier to talk out here?" "The fires..." "It might have been my brother" "Shuichi" "Where are you going?" "To the store?" "I'd like to go, too" "Let's go together" "Wait" "Don't, Shuichi" "Stay away, go inside" "Are you really going to the store?" "Go inside" "Is there anything I can do?" "If there is, ask me." "Anything" "There's nothing" "Get inside or you'll catch cold" "You Red Dog!" "The family that produced the Red Dog is equally responsible" "Listen up!" "Talk to a Red Dog relative then you're a Red Dog, too" "Never, ever talk to Shuji!" "We're the victims here!" "It was "Red Dog" who had set the fires" "A dog who raced past houses and down back alleys, in the night" "Shuichi had become a Red Dog" "I'll always remember the 13 years I lived here" "Aren't you going to say anything, Nanba san?" "I hate all you guys" "He should've burned down all your houses" "Why don't you ask Shuji's brother" "All right then, that's that..." "I'm not done yet!" "You guys think blaming one Red Dog solves things?" "There's more than one Red Dog" "A house on fire is a beautiful sight" "Not that you'd know" "There's lots of Red Dogs" "Even if you catch one, there'll always be more" "You'll all become Red Dogs Every last one of you" "Thinks you'll be a Red Dog Some joke" "I hope that Shore and Offshore will all burn down" "Then, I'll say, "I'll told you so"" "Good bye, everyone" "That's all" "Call me!" "Write me!" "Please!" "Write me or call me when you get there!" "Tell me where you are!" "Hey, we'll take your pants off" "Bring Nanba Eri here Take away her crutch and she's toast" "Somebody kill him!" "Hey, what are you doing?" "Let go!" "Kill me, go ahead and kill me" "But then, I swear I'll kill you, too" "Are you sure your Dad didn't say anything?" "No" "Think harder then You were the last one to see him!" ""Die!"" "I'm home" "Landfill Collapses Resort Plans Cancelled" "A day trip to Osaka?" "I'm going to visit my brother" "I want you to meet my brother before they set his execution date" "My brother wants to meet you" "I'm sorry" "I wrote about you in some of my letters" "You may not want to meet him, but I hope you will" "I got a letter from Eri" "She sent something along with it" "It's the story of a girl called Eri" "I'm sure she wants you to read it" ""Once upon a time, a weak couple lived in a weak city" ""filled with weak inhabitants" ""Though they knew themselves to be weak, the couple" ""had the gall to become parents" ""And had a baby girl" ""The baby girl often cried at night" ""Whenever she cried, her father screamed" ""Screaming at a crying child only makes the crying worse" ""Her father was so stupid, he couldn't even make this simple connection" ""Soon Eri's father resorted to violence" ""Her mother simply cowered in fear" ""But the girl didn't hate her father the most" ""She hated her mother" ""She had no escape from her mother's embrace" ""When her mother held her to her cowering breast," ""the girl was forced to absorb her mother's tears," ""her screams, her resignation, and even" ""the dull thud of her husband's kicks" ""The mother called out the girl's name over and over like a chant" ""Eri, Eri, Eri..." ""Calling her name, she held the girl..." ""Morning, noon," ""and night, always..." ""The mother always fastened her daughter's long hair in a ponytail" ""She always insisted the ponytail was very becoming" ""But sometimes, Eri's mother would yank that ponytail" ""Not for any reason, just yank" ""As if to say, 'You'll never get away from me"'" ""Then one day, the weak parents died" ""Eri's father bought sleeping pills" ""so they wouldn't disturb their sleeping child," ""as they quietly took their own lives" ""However, both parents" ""were so weak, they couldn't even" ""stick with that plan" ""Eri, Eri, wake up"" ""Eri wakened to her name" ""She ran away" ""Her mother did not pursue her" ""Perhaps because she'd left her daughter's hair unbound as she slept" ""The girl ran through the night streets until she was out of breath" ""She raced on, barefoot" ""Then, she stumbled and fell to the ground and looking back..." ""Saw the apartment in flames"" "I've brought Shuji to see you" "Don't you have anything to ask him?" "Why didn't you die?" "You tried to kill yourself, right?" "I can tell, just looking at you" "But you didn't die" "Why not?" "Were you scared to die?" "You're me" "You're me We're the same" "Stop it" "We're the same" "I couldn't do it, either" "I just couldn't" "I had enough despair to kill myself, but I couldn't see it through" "Only the despair remained" "Burdened with that despair, I aimed it at others" "I cut off my future" "If I had died, they'd be alive" "I'll be killed soon That's my punishment" "I'm empty and I'll die empty" "Eventually, you'll be this way I can tell" "I'm you, you're me" "We're..." "Time's up" "The same" "Shuji, I'm sorry It wasn't supposed to be like this" "I'm sorry" "You didn't hear anything Please forget..." "Forget everything stupid" "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..." "Sorry I'm late" "What's wrong?" "Are you crying?" "How about we go and get some dinner" "What're you up for?" "I'll treat you to your favorite meal" "Let's have sex" "This is your first time?" "What can I say?" "For your first time, let's go somewhere pretty" "You sure you don't mind?" "I told you, yes" "I don't have a condom" "Don't need it" "But..." "Nitta wants me to make a baby" "Nitta's my husband" "He's in love with me so he's desperate for me to get pregnant lt'll be more fun without a rubber" "Your first drink" "This is your second "first" with me" "So, what are you going to do?" "Live in Osaka?" "I'll try going to Tokyo" "Got anyone there?" "No" "It's easier to talk when you're drunk, right?" "Life's like that" "Shu, this is Nitta san" "He always looks after me Say hello" "You get him drunk?" "Just a little" "And see, since Shu came all the way here to see me," "I thought we could put him up at a hotel" "The Minami Hotel, they've got suites Call and book one" "Hey, honey, a single's fine He's alone" "Hey, bet you can't walk by yourself" "You can lean on me We'll go to the john, then catch a ride" "No, no, I'll take him He's a relative" "I'll settle up, wait in the car" "No, that's not..." "OK, time to use the john Hold on to me" "How is it?" "Can't throw up?" "Don't hold it back You'll feel much better after" "Come on, try throwing up" "That's it, that's right" "I don't like your attitude" "You've got a look that I don't like" "You'll feel better Drink this" "Drink it all up" "It's hell" "Being with him, it's just hell" "Don't think about anything If you do, your head will fall off" "Empty your head, and make yourself into a doll" "Why?" "So you prefer this?" "Drink!" "Drink!" "You!" "Miyuki, how old are you?" "With that cute face Must be rough on your folks" "Oh, no, honey" "Not our family style" "Hey, Shuji, come have a bite" "C'mon over" "Say, let's kill Nitta san" "I'll help you if you'll do it" "I came here from Tokyo, for summer vacation" "Tokyo..." "I'm so stupid..." "an older friend sold me" "I... want to go to Tokyo" "It's hell, for real, a living hell" "As long as Nitta san's alive, it just goes on and on" "Isn't he terrifying?" "So, let's kill him" "We're the same" "You're... me" "We're the same" "He died, for real..." "Nitta san" "No, he didn't die" "I killed him" "Shu" "What?" "You, run" "Miyuki, what about you?" "Want the cops to arrest you with me?" "Or you want to run with Shu?" "Run..." "There's no guarantee you'll make it" "If you don't make it" "That's that" "You can live with that?" "I'll run" "That's right" "You go back to your mama" "I'll wait to be sure you've left the hotel and go to the cops" "No!" "You have to come with us!" "Please!" "I'll be right down, wait for me" "Oh, God Mishima's come for him" "Today's golf day" "Oh, no..." "Um, I murdered someone" "The Sunstar Hotel, room 2801 Please come now" "Now, go I'll call the front desk" "Thanks for remembering Demonken" "Go, there's no more time" "I'll count to 30 after you leave and call the front desk for Mishima" "While I do, you slip through the lobby and get out, you two" "Yeah" "Hurry!" "You're still warm" "You're still warm... but you're dead... now..." "I had to let Shu get away" "You don't mind?" "You treated him terribly" "And Miyuki too" "When we're reincarnated..." "Let's give up the gangster life" "Give it all up" "And if fate let's us..." "Meet again" "Maybe we should split up to leave" "You go first and I'll follow a little later" "Otherwise, it'll be really bad" "Don't worry" "I want to go home, too" "I want to see my Mom" "Wait at the station for half an hour" "If I'm still not there, take off by yourself" "Hey, they hung up!" "Fucking idiot!" "Yes?" "Hello" "Hello" "Eri?" "Can you tell?" "It's me" "Can you tell, it's me?" "Where are you?" "Tokyo" "Why?" "I just arrived in Tokyo, now" "I said... why?" "I don't know" "How long will you stay?" "Forever" "Have you run away from home?" "Yeah" "I think you should go back" "Don't you think your parents are worried about you?" "Dad's gone" "He disappeared, after you left" "Really?" "I'm not lying" "Mom got herself way into debt and stopped coming home" "My brother's still in juvenile custody" "Everybody left... our place" "Intense" "I want to see you" "I don't" "Let's meet, I want to" "I've been dying to see you, Eri" "Can you find Shinjuku?" "Don't stare at me so hard" "I'm not" "You've grown, Shuji" "Not really... you look the same" "That bad?" "Not at all" "Your leg hurt?" "Not that much, but I can't walk on it..." "Ever" "I'm tired, let's rest" "Hotel More" "Is this your first time in a place like this?" "What's wrong?" "Don't you feel well?" "Hey, hey" "Shuji, hey, are you OK?" "Hey, what's wrong?" "I... no..." "What?" "What did you say?" "I can't hear Shuji..." "I... kill..." "Say, Shuji" "Did you mean "I killed,"" "or that you want to kill" "No" "Amazing You killed someone" "You can have this" "Whenever you're ready, whenever the mood strikes you, kill me" "I'd rather be killed than kill myself" "Did you read my letter?" "Yeah" "I thought so" "I knew the priest would show it to you" "I'm sorry" ""The Weak Couple" is a good story, no?" "Did it move you?" "Eri" "There's more to the story" "The next part is about a strong, lonely girl, and a weak, devious boy..." ""Once upon a time," ""there was a strong and lonely girl," ""whose weak parents committed suicide" ""Her aunt and uncle looked after her" ""The story starts one Sunday, about a year ago..."" "How are you feeling?" "How's... your fever?" "Aren't you cold?" "Are you asleep?" "Can't you get up?" ""Happy ending..." Guess that'd be a bit much" "Cut it out" ""The surviving daughter lived happily ever after..."" "Wouldn't work either..." "Cut it out" "Everything I told you was true" "You were precious to me" "Shuji, you want to be connected to someone" "Yeah" "What for?" "They'll just betray you Don't you get my stories?" "But you were always precious" "Sorry" "A little rest" "This is my favorite spot" "I like to space out here, alone" "This is where I'd live if I was homeless" ""Please, someone kill me"" ""Please, someone, live with me"" "Eri!" "What brings you here?" "Have you come to see your uncle?" "Sweet" "Let's get something to eat What would you like?" "Or shall I take you somewhere else?" "What's wrong?" "I guess we've come half way" "Say, Shuji, do you think my uncle made it?" "I don't know" "Do you think he deserves to die?" "I don't care" "I'm sorry" "What'll we do when we get back?" "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" "The landfill" "Can't you run even a little?" "I doubt it" "Want to?" "In my next life, I'll run" "That's a long way off, then" "Maybe you can still run" "Give me those" "You can run, Eri" "You're crazy" "Hold on tight" "Stop, it's dangerous" "Hold on tighter" "Everybody's staring" "Here goes, don't let go" "Shuji, as you raced down the streets of Tokyo, a decomposed body was found in the mountains outside suburban Osaka" "The next morning, the body was identified" "The girl who ran away from Tokyo, had returned to the earth, without telling her story to a single soul but you" "Shuji, on a beautiful morning at the end of spring," "I left the town with the vast landfill and returned to my hometown" "I buried my brother's ashes, which I had kept with me, in my parents' grave" "I, the cursed one, stood in front of a Buddhist grave, and read a passage from the Bible for my brother" ""One generation passes away," ""and another generation comes:" "But the earth abides forever"" "Later I found out you were reading the same passage, in the streaming sunlight on a train" "When I heard that, Shuji" "I wept for you" "Murderer/Red Dog/Die" "I'll wait outside" "Sorry" "Shuji" "Guess your uncle... made it" "You're my hostage" "Don't say anything or do anything" "It's hopeless anyway We can't get away" "Someday... you'll run" "Someday..." "let's run together" "My, my boyfriend dumped me last night" "I was depressed and spaced out, when I saw your message on the shutter" "I'm not sure what it means, but it's been on my mind" "Hello?" "Are you listening?" "Hello?" "Your story is finished" "What follows is no longer yours, but just a little summer scene I wish to share with you" "The sunflowers bloomed again" "They faced the morning sun, standing on tiptoe" "I offered one at your grave" "I left it there for you yesterday, with the only family to survive you" "Nozomi" "What day is tomorrow, Nozomi?" "The day Mommy comes home" "Tomorrow afternoon, this home, which was once a church, will be lively" "The boy's mother will come home, having paid for her crime" "And Shuji, the very last thing" "Don't you hear them, Shuji?" "Those footsteps coming up the gently-sloping path to our home" "Footsteps following Nozomi, who loves to race, all the way around the house, they lag far behind him, yet finally approach the finish line" "Don't you hear them, too, Shuji?" "Are you really going to the store?" "Go inside" "Is there anything I can do?" "If there is, ask me." "Anything" "There's nothing" "Get inside or you'll catch cold" "You Red Dog!" "The family that produced the Red Dog is equally responsible" "Listen up!" "Talk to a Red Dog relative then you're a Red Dog, too" "Never, ever talk to Shuji!" "We're the victims here!" "It was "Red Dog" who had set the fires" "A dog who raced past houses and down back alleys, in the night" "Shuichi had become a Red Dog" "I'll always remember the 13 years I lived here" "Aren't you going to say anything, Nanba san?" "I hate all you guys" "He should've burned down all your houses" "Why don't you ask Shuji's brother" "All right then, that's that..." "I'm not done yet!" "You guys think blaming one Red Dog solves things?" "There's more than one Red Dog" "A house on fire is a beautiful sight" "Not that you'd know" "There's lots of Red Dogs" "Even if you catch one, there'll always be more" "You'll all become Red Dogs Every last one of you" "Thinks you'll be a Red Dog Some joke" "I hope that Shore and Offshore will all burn down" "Then, I'll say, "I'll told you so"" "Good bye, everyone" "That's all" "Call me!" "Write me!" "Please!" "Write me or call me when you get there!" "Tell me where you are!" "Hey, we'll take your pants off" "Bring Nanba Eri here Take away her crutch and she's toast" "Somebody kill him!" "Hey, what are you doing?" "Let go!" "Kill me, go ahead and kill me" "But then, I swear I'll kill you, too" "Are you sure your Dad didn't say anything?" "No" "Think harder then You were the last one to see him!" ""Die!"" "I'm home" "Landfill Collapses Resort Plans Cancelled" "A day trip to Osaka?" "I'm going to visit my brother" "I want you to meet my brother before they set his execution date" "My brother wants to meet you" "I'm sorry" "I wrote about you in some of my letters" "You may not want to meet him, but I hope you will" "I got a letter from Eri" "She sent something along with it" "It's the story of a girl called Eri" "I'm sure she wants you to read it" ""Once upon a time, a weak couple lived in a weak city" ""filled with weak inhabitants" ""Though they knew themselves to be weak, the couple" ""had the gall to become parents" ""And had a baby girl" ""The baby girl often cried at night" ""Whenever she cried, her father screamed" ""Screaming at a crying child only makes the crying worse" ""Her father was so stupid, he couldn't even make this simple connection" ""Soon Eri's father resorted to violence" ""Her mother simply cowered in fear" ""But the girl didn't hate her father the most" ""She hated her mother" ""She had no escape from her mother's embrace" ""When her mother held her to her cowering breast," ""the girl was forced to absorb her mother's tears," ""her screams, her resignation, and even" ""the dull thud of her husband's kicks" ""The mother called out the girl's name over and over like a chant" ""Eri, Eri, Eri..." ""Calling her name, she held the girl..." ""Morning, noon," ""and night, always..." ""The mother always fastened her daughter's long hair in a ponytail" ""She always insisted the ponytail was very becoming" ""But sometimes, Eri's mother would yank that ponytail" ""Not for any reason, just yank" ""As if to say, 'You'll never get away from me"'" ""Then one day, the weak parents died" ""Eri's father bought sleeping pills" ""so they wouldn't disturb their sleeping child," ""as they quietly took their own lives" ""However, both parents" ""were so weak, they couldn't even" ""stick with that plan" ""Eri, Eri, wake up"" ""Eri wakened to her name" ""She ran away" ""Her mother did not pursue her" ""Perhaps because she'd left her daughter's hair unbound as she slept" ""The girl ran through the night streets until she was out of breath" ""She raced on, barefoot" ""Then, she stumbled and fell to the ground and looking back..." ""Saw the apartment in flames"" "I've brought Shuji to see you" "Don't you have anything to ask him?" "Why didn't you die?" "You tried to kill yourself, right?" "I can tell, just looking at you" "But you didn't die" "Why not?" "Were you scared to die?" "You're me" "You're me We're the same" "Stop it" "We're the same" "I couldn't do it, either" "I just couldn't" "I had enough despair to kill myself, but I couldn't see it through" "Only the despair remained" "Burdened with that despair, I aimed it at others" "I cut off my future" "If I had died, they'd be alive" "I'll be killed soon That's my punishment" "I'm empty and I'll die empty" "Eventually, you'll be this way I can tell" "I'm you, you're me" "We're..." "Time's up" "The same" "Shuji, I'm sorry It wasn't supposed to be like this" "I'm sorry" "You didn't hear anything Please forget..." "Forget everything stupid" "I'm sorry, it's all my fault..." "Sorry I'm late" "What's wrong?" "Are you crying?" "How about we go and get some dinner" "What're you up for?" "I'll treat you to your favorite meal" "Let's have sex" "This is your first time?" "What can I say?" "For your first time, let's go somewhere pretty" "You sure you don't mind?" "I told you, yes" "I don't have a condom" "Don't need it" "But..." "Nitta wants me to make a baby" "Nitta's my husband" "He's in love with me so he's desperate for me to get pregnant lt'll be more fun without a rubber" "Your first drink" "This is your second "first" with me" "So, what are you going to do?" "Live in Osaka?" "I'll try going to Tokyo" "Got anyone there?" "No" "It's easier to talk when you're drunk, right?" "Life's like that" "Shu, this is Nitta san" "He always looks after me Say hello" "You get him drunk?" "Just a little" "And see, since Shu came all the way here to see me," "I thought we could put him up at a hotel" "The Minami Hotel, they've got suites Call and book one" "Hey, honey, a single's fine He's alone" "Hey, bet you can't walk by yourself" "You can lean on me We'll go to the john, then catch a ride" "No, no, I'll take him He's a relative" "I'll settle up, wait in the car" "No, that's not..." "OK, time to use the john Hold on to me" "How is it?" "Can't throw up?" "Don't hold it back You'll feel much better after" "Come on, try throwing up" "That's it, that's right" "I don't like your attitude" "You've got a look that I don't like" "You'll feel better Drink this" "Drink it all up" "It's hell" "Being with him, it's just hell" "Don't think about anything If you do, your head will fall off" "Empty your head, and make yourself into a doll" "Why?" "So you prefer this?" "Drink!" "Drink!" "You!" "Miyuki, how old are you?" "With that cute face Must be rough on your folks" "Oh, no, honey" "Not our family style" "Hey, Shuji, come have a bite" "C'mon over" "Say, let's kill Nitta san" "I'll help you if you'll do it" "I came here from Tokyo, for summer vacation" "Tokyo..." "I'm so stupid..." "an older friend sold me" "I... want to go to Tokyo" "It's hell, for real, a living hell" "As long as Nitta san's alive, it just goes on and on" "Isn't he terrifying?" "So, let's kill him" "We're the same" "You're... me" "We're the same" "He died, for real..." "Nitta san" "No, he didn't die" "I killed him" "Shu" "What?" "You, run" "Miyuki, what about you?" "Want the cops to arrest you with me?" "Or you want to run with Shu?" "Run..." "There's no guarantee you'll make it" "If you don't make it" "That's that" "You can live with that?" "I'll run" "That's right" "You go back to your mama" "I'll wait to be sure you've left the hotel and go to the cops" "No!" "You have to come with us!" "Please!" "I'll be right down, wait for me" "Oh, God Mishima's come for him" "Today's golf day" "Oh, no..." "Um, I murdered someone" "The Sunstar Hotel, room 2801 Please come now" "Now, go I'll call the front desk" "Thanks for remembering Demonken" "Go, there's no more time" "I'll count to 30 after you leave and call the front desk for Mishima" "While I do, you slip through the lobby and get out, you two" "Yeah" "Hurry!" "You're still warm" "You're still warm... but you're dead... now..." "I had to let Shu get away" "You don't mind?" "You treated him terribly" "And Miyuki too" "When we're reincarnated..." "Let's give up the gangster life" "Give it all up" "And if fate let's us..." "Meet again" "Maybe we should split up to leave" "You go first and I'll follow a little later" "Otherwise, it'll be really bad" "Don't worry" "I want to go home, too" "I want to see my Mom" "Wait at the station for half an hour" "If I'm still not there, take off by yourself" "Hey, they hung up!" "Fucking idiot!" "Yes?" "Hello" "Hello" "Eri?" "Can you tell?" "It's me" "Can you tell, it's me?" "Where are you?" "Tokyo" "Why?" "I just arrived in Tokyo, now" "I said... why?" "I don't know" "How long will you stay?" "Forever" "Have you run away from home?" "Yeah" "I think you should go back" "Don't you think your parents are worried about you?" "Dad's gone" "He disappeared, after you left" "Really?" "I'm not lying" "Mom got herself way into debt and stopped coming home" "My brother's still in juvenile custody" "Everybody left... our place" "Intense" "I want to see you" "I don't" "Let's meet, I want to" "I've been dying to see you, Eri" "Can you find Shinjuku?" "Don't stare at me so hard" "I'm not" "You've grown, Shuji" "Not really... you look the same" "That bad?" "Not at all" "Your leg hurt?" "Not that much, but I can't walk on it..." "Ever" "I'm tired, let's rest" "Hotel More" "Is this your first time in a place like this?" "What's wrong?" "Don't you feel well?" "Hey, hey" "Shuji, hey, are you OK?" "Hey, what's wrong?" "I... no..." "What?" "What did you say?" "I can't hear Shuji..." "I... kill..." "Say, Shuji" "Did you mean "I killed,"" "or that you want to kill" "No" "Amazing You killed someone" "You can have this" "Whenever you're ready, whenever the mood strikes you, kill me" "I'd rather be killed than kill myself" "Did you read my letter?" "Yeah" "I thought so" "I knew the priest would show it to you" "I'm sorry" ""The Weak Couple" is a good story, no?" "Did it move you?" "Eri" "There's more to the story" "The next part is about a strong, lonely girl, and a weak, devious boy..." ""Once upon a time," ""there was a strong and lonely girl," ""whose weak parents committed suicide" ""Her aunt and uncle looked after her" ""The story starts one Sunday, about a year ago..."" "How are you feeling?" "How's... your fever?" "Aren't you cold?" "Are you asleep?" "Can't you get up?" ""Happy ending..." Guess that'd be a bit much" "Cut it out" ""The surviving daughter lived happily ever after..."" "Wouldn't work either..." "Cut it out" "Everything I told you was true" "You were precious to me" "Shuji, you want to be connected to someone" "Yeah" "What for?" "They'll just betray you Don't you get my stories?" "But you were always precious" "Sorry" "A little rest" "This is my favorite spot" "I like to space out here, alone" "This is where I'd live if I was homeless" ""Please, someone kill me"" ""Please, someone, live with me"" "Eri!" "What brings you here?" "Have you come to see your uncle?" "Sweet" "Let's get something to eat What would you like?" "Or shall I take you somewhere else?" "What's wrong?" "I guess we've come half way" "Say, Shuji, do you think my uncle made it?" "I don't know" "Do you think he deserves to die?" "I don't care" "I'm sorry" "What'll we do when we get back?" "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" "The landfill" "Can't you run even a little?" "I doubt it" "Want to?" "In my next life, I'll run" "That's a long way off, then" "Maybe you can still run" "Give me those" "You can run, Eri" "You're crazy" "Hold on tight" "Stop, it's dangerous" "Hold on tighter" "Everybody's staring" "Here goes, don't let go" "Shuji, as you raced down the streets of Tokyo, a decomposed body was found in the mountains outside suburban Osaka" "The next morning, the body was identified" "The girl who ran away from Tokyo, had returned to the earth, without telling her story to a single soul but you" "Shuji, on a beautiful morning at the end of spring," "I left the town with the vast landfill and returned to my hometown" "I buried my brother's ashes, which I had kept with me, in my parents' grave" "I, the cursed one, stood in front of a Buddhist grave, and read a passage from the Bible for my brother" ""One generation passes away," ""and another generation comes:" "But the earth abides forever"" "Later I found out you were reading the same passage, in the streaming sunlight on a train" "When I heard that, Shuji" "I wept for you" "Murderer/Red Dog/Die" "I'll wait outside" "Sorry" "Shuji" "Guess your uncle... made it" "You're my hostage" "Don't say anything or do anything" "It's hopeless anyway We can't get away" "Someday... you'll run" "Someday..." "let's run together" "My, my boyfriend dumped me last night" "I was depressed and spaced out, when I saw your message on the shutter" "I'm not sure what it means, but it's been on my mind" "Hello?" "Are you listening?" "Hello?" "Your story is finished" "What follows is no longer yours, but just a little summer scene I wish to share with you" "The sunflowers bloomed again" "They faced the morning sun, standing on tiptoe" "I offered one at your grave" "I left it there for you yesterday, with the only family to survive you" "Nozomi" "What day is tomorrow, Nozomi?" "The day Mommy comes home" "Tomorrow afternoon, this home, which was once a church, will be lively" "The boy's mother will come home, having paid for her crime" "And Shuji, the very last thing" "Don't you hear them, Shuji?" "Those footsteps coming up the gently-sloping path to our home" "Footsteps following Nozomi, who loves to race, all the way around the house, they lag far behind him, yet finally approach the finish line" "Don't you hear them, too, Shuji?"