"tokyo. skies" "Laun... dry..." "There is..." "laundry." "There is..." "Laundry..." "Please take it." "Let's begin." "Yes, Sir." "Wait a moment." "Sorry." "Will you please step back?" "Step back a bit, please." "Turn around, please." "Please turn." "All right." "Thank you very much." "Oh?" "May I?" "Yes, you may go." "Thank you, Sir." "Thank you." "I'll do my best." "Good-bye." "Thanks." "Bye." "Oh, hello." "Nihao." "Please keep it." "Here." "Please." "Here." "Please." "Tell us about your recent projects." "Well..." "Do you always wear glasses at auditions?" "Yes, Sir." "Will you take them off?" "Well, it's..." "Yes?" "It's the part of a student who lives by herself." "Yes." "Well, the thing is..." "you're 25, right?" "Yes." "What do you think?" "Well, I have, well, I have..." "I have lived by myself for about 5 years." "In fact, I still do." "I see." "All right." "Oh, okay." "You may go now." "Thanks." "I'll do my best, Sir." "Thank you very much." "Thanks." "Bye." "Thank you very much, Sir." "Hi, there." "I like..." "I like Kyoto." "H-hot!" "Thanks." "I..." "like..." "I like..." "I am glad to meet you." "I... am... glad... to... meet... you." ""Excuse me."" ""You haven't paid this month's fee."" ""Oh, I see."" ""When will you pay?"" ""As soon as I can."" ""Okay, please do that."" ""I will." "Sorry."" "I... am... glad... to meet you." "Hey, it's the same book, isn't it?" "Yes." "Do you like Machida Ko?" "Yes." "Do you?" "Uh-huh." "I only have this." "Do you have his books?" "His other books?" "Yes?" "Yes!" "Isn't it funny that we are both reading the same book?" "Yes." "Uh-huh." "Yeah?" ""Hello, Mom."" ""Is Dad home?"" ""Well, the thing is..."" "Have you ever come and eaten here as a customer?" "Well, no." "Can you work morning hours?" "Well, morning hours are..." "I see." "You can't." "Sorry." "Do you like your school?" "Well, yes, I do." "Come in." "Manager, there's an urgent call for you at Extension 1." "One?" "Yes." "Please get it." "Hello?" "Oh, hi." "How are you?" "Yes." "Uh-huh." "Yes." "That's right." "Thanks." "Bye." "Sorry." "Oh, I'm afraid I have to go now." "Hello." "Over there." "Yes." "Looks good." "Does it?" "It is good, isn't it?" "Fine with me." "Okay." "Stop." "Yes." "On the whole, I think it's quite okay." "I agree." "I do, too." "Please keep it." "Here." "Please." "Please keep it." "What's this?" "Tissue, Sir." "See you again." "Zaijian." "See... you... again." "Hi, there." "Hi." "Curry." "Dig in." "Yeah." "When will you have some time?" "What?" "Well, the thing is..." "I want to paint." "Me?" "Yeah, I want you to pose for me." "Why?" "Yeah?" "Why me?" "Well, I think girls... somewhat have softer lines." "Yeah." "That's why." "Want my coffee again?" "Let's hope." "What?" "Well..." "Just a bit." "I know." "It's awful." "Thank you." "You like it?" "So-so?" "It's normal." "Now we're done." "We can't go on." "What shall we do?" "We need good coffee." "Well, I think you need to love coffee." "Yeah, a little more love on my part." "And proper drying." "Mine is hardly coffee." "But we need good coffee." "So we must close." "Hello." "Do you want to try these on?" "Oh, no." "Thanks." "What?" "Well, oh, nothing." "Dig in." "Yeah." "Do you have time?" "Yeah." "Let me talk to you." "Say it now." "There are others, you know." "Only a few." "Anyway, not now." "Yeah." "Have... have you lately done?" "Have you recently, well, done... any kissing?" "No." "I haven't." "Same here." "Wanna kiss?" "Well, I mean... that is, some day." "This hair grows." "Mine?" "Oh, yours?" "Mine." "Not yours." "Oh, don't pluck it out." "Not whiskers." "These two grow fast." "Oh, I see." "These." "Yeah." "I know people who have gray hairs growing here." "One on my tummy." "One on my thigh." "What?" "Back thigh." "Back thigh?" "I can't pluck it out." "I love it." "You love it." "That's strange, but..." "I can't." "You hate gray hairs on others." "But you think yours are so great." "You love them and admire them." "Even play with them." "Not me." "Nice meeting you." "Thanks." "Hi, there." "Hi." "I'm Yuki." "Good to see you." "I'm Yuki." "Yuki?" "Yes." "I'm glad to see you." "I'm glad, too." "How do you spell "Yuki"?" "Yuki in kanji." "Kanji?" "It means the snow falling from the sky." ""Yuki" that means snow?" "Yes." "Well." "What?" "What's your name?" "Yoko." "Any meaning?" "My name means "Leaf Child" in kanji." "Yoko the Leaf." "Oh, you want to know how many girls are here?" "Yeah." "Really?" "Yeah." "I am snow." "I am snow that falls from the sky." "Yuki the Snow Girl is..." "Yuki..." "Is everything okay?" "Yes, fine." "Yes." "Coming." "Yes." "Yes." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Yes." "This is Michihara, editor of "Blue Sky."" "Yes?" "The "Blue Sky" magazine." "Yes." "I'm Michihara." "Oh, hello." "Hello." "Yes, hello." "Is this Yoko?" "Yes, it is." "Well, you... entered your story into our competition." "Yes, I did." "It didn't win the competition." "No." "But, in fact, it was a finalist." "Oh, really?" " Yes." " I see." "I wanted to tell you that." "Thank you." "Yes." "I see." "And..." "Yes?" "In fact, I liked your story." "Thank you so much." "It was a good story." "Thank you." "Why, thank you so much." "You only have to thank your own talent." "Well, I'm so glad." "And..." "Yes?" "I wonder if..." "What?" "I can help you... to break through." "Yes." "That's why I called." "Oh, I see." "Yes." "I see." "Oh..." "Yuki girl." "I am Yuki, the snow that falls from the sky." "Yes, I am the snow." "It's the new project?" "There is this girl, this heroine, in me." "I want to write about her in some way." "To me, it looks like you wrote with more ease before." "I can't any more." "Somewhat, it hasn't yet sunk in, you know." "I guess you need something that really interests you." "That you can write about with ease." "Yes, I see." "I understand." "Write about what interests you most." "Yes." "I see." "Don't try to write well." "I see." "We have enough clever writers." "I'll try a little more to write." "Yes." "Well, about making your debut..." "Don't think too much about it." "I don't think I do, but..." "Well..." "Good morning." "I wonder what the others are talking about." "Yeah." "Oh, thanks." "Oh, this one's better." "Can I try?" "Like this?" "I guess so." "I am Yuki." "Yuki, the snow." "Yuki, like the falling snow." "I'm only looking at the face." "Oh, no!" "I believe you!" "All right, then, only if you feel like it..." "I'll give you my phone number." "So, if you like..." "Yes." "Any time." "Yes." "If nobody's here to hold me tight, I'll melt away." "Will you write here?" "Hi." "Oh, hi." "I'm Yuki." "Nice to see you." "Yeah." "Just taking it easy." "Yeah?" "At home?" " I hardly go out." " Same here." "Really?" "I just take it easy." "Company is tiring." "Oh, is it for you?" "Yeah." "If no one is here to hold her..." "If no one is here to hold her..." "That's okay." "Oh, but..." "If you don't want to, it's no use talking." "Oh, sorry." "It's okay." "I'm sorry." "Don't worry." "It's fine." "Oh, I should have..." "It's perfectly okay." "I am snow." "I am snow." ""YUKI"" "I wrote it almost at a sitting." "So, it may not be perfect." "I want to know what you think of it." "Oh, I see." "Please read it." "Yes." "In about an hour..." "I'll come over." "Yes, I see." "Thank you very much." "See you later." "See you then." "Yes." "Bye." "My goodness!" "An hour!" "Oh, I'm surprised!" "Are you done?" "So?" "Well, I would say it's only half the world." "Yes, it is." "Don't you ever feel that way?" "Do I?" "I don't know." "I like this halfness." "Being "whole" is dull." "I wanted you to understand that." "Thanks anyway." "That's okay." "Thanks for coming." "This is what I do." "I'm used to it." "Yoko, wait at the table." "Darkness... or something like that." "That's what your story lacks." "Darkness?" "You feel that's my missing half?" "Yeah." "Darkness..." "In my story, I left out such elements, and wrote about little things." "Little things in our everyday lives." "So I left that out on purpose." "And so..." "I also have... the dark side in me." "Well..." "You do, too, Yoko." "Yes." "So does Yuki." "Yes." "Hello." "Oh!" "Hi." "Hi, there." "Hello." "What are you writing?" "Well..." "This is a surprise." "Hi." "Coffee, please." "Thanks for the other day." "Oh, that's fine." "Do you want to sit here?" "No, thank you." "I came here to write today." "Oh, I see." "So..." "Okay." "Please write." "I will." "Thanks." "Do you come here often?" "Uh-huh." "I see." "I need a haircut." "Let me do that." "Really?" "I was..." "Cropped?" "Yes." "Shaven." "When?" "It was..." " Over 20?" " Yeah, I was over 20." "Goodness!" "A friend said he would cut it..." "short for me." "And he cut it too short?" "Much too short." "Probably nice." "What?" "No way!" "Three..., two..., one..." "Now!" "I love you." "What?" "I love you." "Sorry?" "I love you!" "I..." "love you, too." "I'm leaving." "Bye." "Bye-bye." "Hi." "What's up?" "Oh, I was only having tea." "Sort of." "Having tea?" "Here?" "I wasn't waiting for you or anything." "Uh-huh." "Want some?" "What's this?" "Hey?" "Are you okay?" "Thank you." "Come in." "So, what is it?" "Pardon?" "What's up?" "It's this." "Yes?" "Oh!" "It'll be published?" "Chief editor really liked it." "Really?" "I see." "This is good stuff." "Oh, thanks." "Would you like beer?" "It'll be printed?" "Yes." "I see." "Half the manuscript was written by you." "You say half, but..." "I don't know how to put it." "To me, this is no longer my story." "It's yours." "Will you?" "What?" "Publish it?" "Will I publish it?" "But it is not my story." "All right." "Then..." "Get it published." "It's much better now." "I really like it." "You are so talented." "You should have advised me to do this." "It's so good now." "Have some beer." "All right, then I'll get it printed as my story." "Please do that." "That's best." "It has darkness." "It has what I lacked." "What?" "Hey?" "Oh, come on." "Will you?" "Hey?" "It's okay." "Let's see." "Basilico, meat sauce, or... peperoncini." "They are the easiest." "Peperoncini?" "Is it "cino"?" "Well?" "I think it's "cino"." "Cino?" "Are peperoncini and peperoncino different?" "Peperoncino!" "Let's make peperoncino." "Do you know how?" "Can't we use a boat?" "Well, just peperoncino is kind of unglamorous." "But I think it is the least difficult." "Okay, then..." "I myself want spaghetti with anchovy and cabbage." "Cabbage?" "Yeah." "I think cabbage and..." "Do you know anchovy?" "Of course!" "A plant." "Fish, right?" "Oh, yes." "And it's very salty." "Cabbage and... prosciutto." "I don't like prosciutto." "There's none." "You can go and buy some." "I once ate spaghetti with cabbage and prosciutto." "It was really good." "Very good." "What's in it?" "Cabbage and... prosciutto." "Are they enough to make such good spaghetti?" "There was cream, too." "I see." "Good!" "I wonder..." "Let's try." "We have sausages." "You like ketchup?" "Yeah." "So-so." "Just so-so." "I want to eat some creamy pasta." "Let's arm wrestle." "Okay." "I'm strong." "Ready, go." "Yoo-hoo!" "Yoo-hoo!" "Beer and charbroiled vegetable, please." "Hello." "Come in." "Hi." "Hello." "Come in." "Put it here." "Is it okay?" "Thank you." "Is it good?" "Good." "It's good." "Lots of veggies." "Are you alone?" "Yes." "Are you alone?" "Yes." "If you like." "Have my spring rolls, too." "Why!" "Thank you." "Have some." "Please." "Let's help ourselves." "Good!" "Yeah." "Come in." "Thank you." "Say..." "Yes?" "I may surprise you, but your name is Yuki, right?" "Yes, but why?" "Right?" "But why do you know my name?" "I haven't told you." "Well, I thought it might be your name." "What?" "But why?" "Well." "I am writing a story." "Oh, are you?" "I see." "It's about you." "But..." "I work at the bar." "Oh, do you?" "Yeah." "Yuki in real life has only been... allowed to shampoo for years." "That's tough." "Yeah." "I'm not allowed to cut." "Really?" "Is that so?" "Yeah." "Want another bottle?" "Yeah." "This is our Yuki Day." "Yuki in your story..." "Yes?" "Is life good for her?" "What do you mean?" "Does she have moments in her life when she feels happy?" "Yeah, I guess she does." "You do, too, right?" "Come on." "Don't hesitate." "Well, I might and I might not." "Really?" "I m sure you do." "Do I?" "You do!" "I do, but I don't know." "You don't know?" "Isn't that sad?" "Yeah, but..." "I don't know, either." "I don't think much about happiness, but..." "Is anyone here lonely?" "Yeah!" "Does anyone want to get drunk?" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Anyone... having fun now?" "Yeah!" "Splendid!" "Let's drink then." "I am." "I am drinking more!" "You see." "I must catch up." "Here." "Thanks." "Wanna drink?" "Yeah!" "Okay." "Let's." "You're an athlete?" "Am I?" "You look one." "Do I?" "Yes, I was an athlete." "What did you do?" "Try to guess." "At school?" "Yeah." "At school?" "Yeah." "At school!" "Yes!" "Basketball?" "No." "I didn't use a ball." "Running?" "Yeah." "No kidding!" "Did you run, too?" "Yeah." "Let's run." "What?" "I don't think I can." "Shall we run?" "Okay." "Let's!" "Shall we?" "Want to run?" "Yeah!" "Are you serious?" "Yes." "I'm all set." "Shall we?" "I'll run." "But my stomach's full of beer." "It may go glug-glug." "Anyone here ready to run?" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "I feel so drunk!" "Good morning!" "Morning." "Oh, you run so fast." "Wait!" "Come on." "Too fast!" "Hot!" "Feels so good!" "The slope's tough." "Go!" "I'm hot!" "So hot." "Run!" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Tell Yuki..." "Yes?" "Hello?" "Tell her." "Yes?" "Tell her that was fun." "Yes?" "Hello?" "Sorry, but who's Yuki?" "Yuki the Snow Girl." "The falling snow." "Yuki the Snow?" "You mean..." "Yuki the Snow Girl?" "The thing is..." "Well, I have met her once." "And that was it." "I don't see her now." "Hello?" "If you see her, tell her." "You're her friend?" "Hello?" "Is anything wrong with you?" "Hello?" "Are you all right?" "Hello?" "Will you see her?" "What?" "Will you see Yuki?" "Well." "What's your name, then?" "Hello?" "I may be able to give her your message." "Hello?" ""YUKI"" "An accident that could have been a suicide." "Suicide?" "But why?" "I've only heard she was waiting for the green light." "Then she sort of fell forward." "A car drove over her." "She was killed instantly." "What?" "But why?" "How could she?" "She was almost drawn to the car of her own will." "That's what they told me anyway." "Who died?" "What?" "Who?" "Oh, it's Yuki." "Is she dead?" "Yeah." "I only know what they have just told me, though." "Really?" "True?" "Well, no." "I don't know." "They just said so." "Can you skip?" "What?" "You mean, like this?" "You know some kids couldn't do that." "It's the time for the last train." "Oh, yes, it is." "I wish I... could stay a little longer." "Hold it." "Why?" "Just hold it." "Sorry." "Not today." "What?" "I don't see... what you mean." "Be good and paint." "Well, for today..." "I'm going." "See you." "Bye-bye." "You have grown so." "When have you grown so much?" "The other day, well." "I... went to a lingerie bar." "Oh, so you go to a place like that?" "Were you driven by your animal desire?" "That's me." "So, you go to a place like that." "Although you don't look it." "That one time," "I saw a girl there, and her name was..." "Yuki." "Yuki?" "Yes." "Yuki?" "There was this girl named Yuki." "And I gave her my phone number." "Yes." "I received a call." "But that was... not from Yuki, but... from a strange girl." "She wanted me to tell Yuki... that it had been fun." "When life is... too much to bear," "people sound that way." "Have you ever felt like..." "life is... no longer for you?" "I do every day." "I never do." "What will you be doing on your next day off?" "Nothing." "I'll be home." "I'll be..." "Let's go drink good coffee." "Hello." "Yes?" "I made something hot." "Well..." "Hi." "I'm your neighbor." "Would you like something hot?" "Thank you." "And some tissue, too." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "cast itaya yuka" "igawa haruka nakamura ayano" "takagi ikuno sun cheng hwa" "honjo manami nagatsuka keishi" "nishijima hidetoshi" "music:" "kanno yoko" "written and directed by ishikawa hiroshi english subtitles:" "yoshida minako"