"Is he really dead?" "Of course, nobody knows for sure." "Regrettably it's been eight years since he went missing." "Meaning... the courts can issue a decree in your father's absence." "So, in the eyes of the law he would be considered dead." "Even without any proof of his death, you would... basically inherit your father's..." "outstanding debts." "Of course I'll pay it back." "Yes." "Huh?" "You will?" "What a surprise." "I shouldn't say this, but I thought I had come here in vain." "With the way things are in this world, where family bonds are thinner than paper." "Furthermore, the last time you saw your father was thirty years ago." "But I'm so happy you'll take care of it!" "In that case, I'll make all the arrangements." "Oh, one more thing." "I said your father didn't have a single thing to his name." "But there is one." "The boathut." "As an asset it's absolutely worthless." "That's the reason I came here today." "Thank you." "Misaki!" "Mommy!" "Reaching destination in approximately two kilometers." "THE FURTHEST END AWAITS" "I'm hungry." "Yuck!" "What did you eat?" "Noodle snack." "Let's go somewhere." "Yeah." "YAMASAKI LODGE" "Hello." "Excuse me." "Who're you?" "What're you doing?" "Do you work here?" "I dunno if you're some social worker, but I'm busy." "Get out." "Why are you sniffing' around?" "I think you misunderstand." "I just want to stay a while." "Just a room, no board." "Huh?" "Why am I even talking to you?" "Get lost." "I'm back." "Arisa!" "Let's buy this!" "It looks awesome!" "Can't buy any snacks today" "Put it back." "Come on, cheapskate." "You're not gonna buy anything?" "No." "Let's get some more cheese samples." "Oh, sorry." "You OK?" "Get up!" "Ouch!" "Hurry, get up!" "Little brats." "I'm too hungry to walk." "How come you didn't buy anything?" "What about Mom?" "When is Mom coming home?" "We gotta go!" "C'mon, slowpoke!" "I need everyone's lunch money starting from the back." "Except for students with siblings in upper grades." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Yamasaki-san..." "Yamasaki-san." "You didn't bring your lunch money?" "Okay." "You'll have to write it in your contact notebook." "Hurry up and give it!" "You forgot yours, too?" "I know I brought it..." "Are you sure?" "Maybe it was stolen." "Now, now!" "Please check again at home, OK?" "OK." "Time for class to start." "Open your books... to page 39, please." ""I'm at home." "When can I see you?"" ""Eriko."" "Is this OK as is?" "Yes." "It can be used the way it is." "Also, I want to put up an exterior light there." "And the roasting drum." "Hey Mom." "Um..." "About my lunch money." "Gross!" "Ouch, dummy!" "What the hell!" "She hit me!" "'Cause Shota took onion from his mouth and put it on my plate!" "Eat it or you won't grow big." "That's right, midget!" "Don't call me that, stupid!" "You're stupid!" "Gimme a break!" "If you're not gonna eat, get outta my sight!" "You, too!" "Arisa Yamasaki..." "Beggar, rich man, king!" "Beggar, rich man, king!" "Beggar!" "She's a beggar so she's a thief." "Give it!" "You'll get thief germs!" "Ouch!" "I'm telling you hurt him!" "What's she doing?" "She's nasty!" "You OK?" "You skinned it." "Is here OK?" "Over here." "Thank you." "It's ready." "Coming." "Good, ain't it?" "Thank you." "Where's Mom?" "She went out." "To work?" "Said she might be late." "Hey it turned on!" "Just a sec." "That's fine." "Thank you." "Arisa!" "You gotta see!" "A steam train!" " Like Thomas the Tank Engine." " What?" "It's like a steam train!" "This big." "Just come." "You'll see." "What're you doing?" "Let's go." ""Yodaka"." "YODAKA COFFEE" "Arisa, get moving." "Hey." "How about a cup of coffee?" "Don't look." "Strangers are scary." "YAMASAKI LODGE" ""I have to go to work."" ""Don't eat too many snacks." "Mom."" "She's at work." "Come on, now." "When will she be back?" "She always leaves you and Shota alone, right?" "My grandma's here." "I'll speak to her, then." "She's sleeping." "She doesn't feel well." "Really?" "What should I do?" "Just leave." "Hey." "Arisa!" "Hey now." "Welcome." "Come in." "Seriously?" "A coffee shop, all the way out here." "Feel free to sample some." "Please." "This is doing wonders." "I'm exhausted after work every day." "I don't get kids at all." "I'm an elementary school teacher." "Paying a visit?" "More like collecting a debt." "The girl at the lodge." "She's the only one behind on her lunch money." "I wish they'd do bank transfers." "I feel bad when she can't pay it." ""So-and-so stole it", or had it stolen." "On and on..." "Why am I telling you this?" "I'm sorry." "Oh, I'd like to buy some." "It's on the house." "No, I couldn't." "You're my first customer." "The selection of beans aren't ready yet." "Shall I grind some?" "Yes, please." "And the name?" ""Yodaka Blend"." "No, I mean yours." "Misaki Yoshida." "I'm Megumi Shiroyama." "Thanks a lot." "I'll be back." "I'll be waiting." "Don't tell my mom." "About the lunch money." "Now what?" "More stealing?" "I've never." "The supermarket." "If you do it once, everyone will blame you." "What're you gonna do?" "Can I borrow some?" "Borrowing money's not so simple." "Hey!" "Why not work here?" "If you do a good job," "I'll pay you." "You really... mean it?" "First, there's a test." "Here you are." "Like it?" "OK." "From tomorrow come by when you have time." "How come you weren't scared?" "Hey where are you goin'!" "It's too big." "Well, we'll make do." "Looks good." "Today you put labels on." "Here." "This is how a finished pack looks." "Please stick a label on here." "Good?" "Messy." "A little." "I can't call this good work." "Again." "Take your time." "Welcome." "Hey how come you're here?" "Go home!" "You're at work now." "No yelling." "Coffee beans come all the way from Africa and South America." "They only stop by here briefly before they make their way to customers." "We have to make sure they reach them." "That's why both you and I have to work hard." "Her name's Arisa, not "you"." "Right, Arisa?" "Arisa's working." "It looks easy." "I'll work, too!" "Before that, there's a test." "Please try it." "You're still too young." "Don't call me "you"." "What do I call you?" "Shota Yamasaki!" "Hey..." "Dinner's ready." "It'll get soggy." "You shut up!" "I'm telling Mom." "What?" "Coffee!" "No." "Don't you say a word!" "I'm tellin'." "You want Mom around even less?" "'Course not." "Then keep quiet." "If I do then Mom wll stay home?" "Deal." "This is Tanzania." "We have six straight coffees, ancl mix those to create three different blends." "The blends" "Nescafé Gold Blend!" "We don't have anything that fancy" ""Yodaka", "Hummingbird", "Kingfisher"." "What's that?" "Yodaka is a rich coffee with a slight bitterness." "I guess you could say it's like unsweetened chocolate." "Of course chocolate's sweet!" "Well... that's not always the case." ""That's not always the case"." "Oh, shut up." "Always Arisa." "Do you know where Tanzania is?" "Africa." "At the coffee plantation there are elephants walking around." "These were mixed with the beans." "They might have stepped on them." "Pebbles from the other side of the world, in your hands." "Don't call me "you"!" "Right." "Shota." "It's Eriko." "Long time." "Are you free?" "Oh, come on..." "I see." "OK." "Maybe next time." "Promise you'll come." " New shipping forms." " Thanks." "Those are ready." "No problem." "More every day." "Looks like your Tokyo customers stayed loyal." "Thanks to you." "Not at all." "Here." "For one week." "Your pay." "Enough for my lunch money?" "I'll be back!" "Here's your change." "Tell your mom that it covered Shota's lunch money too." "Is your mom... still busy with work?" "Teacher." "Does everyone feel the same when they work?" "What do you mean?" "Is it fun?" "I can't say it's only fun." "It's tough." "There are failures." "Responsibilities." "You feel like "Darn it!"" "or "This job's not for me."" "Lots of things get you down." "But it can be fun." "It's all worth it." "Goodbye." "Keep quiet." "You didn't pay for that, did you!" "What's in your pocket?" "Let go." "Let go of me!" " What's this?" " No, no!" "Not me!" "It was her." "She put it in there!" "Come back here." "Did you do this?" "No." "Not me." "She's home." "Arisa's home!" "The teacher's with her." "I'm not sure what's true and what isn't about what happened." "But it seems like this kind of thing has happened before." "Even at school... her lunch money has become a problem." "Lunch money?" "You had Arisa pay that money today right?" "I don't know anything about that." "It wasn't your money?" "Where did the money come from, then?" "Wait a sec." "I have no idea." "How can you say that?" "You're her guardian, right?" "She's still in third grade." "You don't know whether your own child has that kind of money?" "That's what you're saying?" "Arisa is shoplifting and stealing money?" "Wait a minute." "Miss Yamasaki!" "Let me explain!" "Wait!" "Hold on!" "Let me talk to you!" "Miss Yamasaki!" "What did you do?" "What the hell did you do!" "Tell me!" "Wait!" "Teacher." "She's paid her lunch money, hasn't she?" "Why do you know about that!" "She works at my place." "Stay out of other people's business, OK?" "Don't come near my kids again!" "Or I'll sue you." "I didn't steal it, Mom." "Why didn't you tell me about the lunch money?" "I didn't want you to go to Kanazawa City." "What else can I do?" "There's no work for me around here." "I'm working real hard in Kanazawa so I can provide for you and Shota." "From now on I want you to tell me everything." "OK?" "Yeah." "And I don't want you going over there anymore." "OK?" "Promise." "Good." "Friends again." "By the way, you're too young for earrings." "Your ears aren't even pierced." "And about what you're doing..." "She's only in the third grade." "Arisa thinks like an adult." "That's not what I'm talking about." "I'm talking about labor law violations." "I know." "But I'm relieved." "Now I know where the money came from." "But there's the supermarket problem." "What do I do?" "She didn't steal the earrings." "How can you be sure?" "The supermarket people were so threatening." "It was scary." "The first time you earned money what did you spend it on?" "I bought a tie for my dad and a scarf for my mom." "Right?" "If my dad had been around" "I would've done the same thing." "When did that guy get here?" "Early this morning." "Mom's staying home today right?" "I think she's working." "C'mon." "We're late." ""I'm leaving for work." "I'll be back on Sunday." "You both be good."" "Morning." "I'm happy you came." "I've been pretty down lately." "Can you drop me off in Kanazawa?" "Can't." "Heading to the site directly." "OK." "I'll catch a bus, then." "I'm going now." "Don't leave your cigarettes lying around." "Shota might play with them." "One time, he started a little fire in Kanazawa." "He was only four then, but still." "Come back, OK?" "I'll be back on Sunday." "Wait, thief!" "Freeze!" "The thief is escaping." "She's escaping!" "Careful." "She might steal again!" "Please be careful." "Thank you for your cooperation." "Sorry I haven't come home." "Get better soon." "Are you eating all right?" "Any trouble?" "We're OK." "And your mom?" "She's good." "Lucky you, Yukiko." "Such cute grandkids." "Not grandkids." "Great grandkids." "Great grandkids?" "When did you have kids?" "Really young?" "I didn't have any." "But I'm still their great grandma, right?" "Arisa, Shota, this is Mrs. Okajima." "She transferred from another hospital." "Hey Grandma, someone moved next door to us." "Next door where?" "By the ocean." "The old boathut." "The boathut?" "Is it the Shimizus?" "Nope." "Misaki's last name isn't Shimizu." "It's Yodaka." "I see..." "No, silly." "It's Misaki Yoshida." "Her shop is called "Yodaka"." "It's great!" "In that case I'll introduce myself when I'm out of the hospital." "She's a neighbor, after all." "Mom will say we can't go there." "Can we stay here tonight?" "Where's your mom?" "Come in." "It's late, so I made café au lait." ""Café au lait"?" "Coffee with milk." "It's warm." "Is there anything else you want me to do?" "I wanna work here again." "Can I?" "Sure." "Why is it called "Yodaka Coffee"?" "Because I'm like a yodaka." ""Yodaka"?" "It's a type of bird." " Which one?" " This one." "Here you go." "Teacher, is this a yodaka (nighthawk)?" "Yes, it is..." "But I think Misaki's shop is named after this book." "The yodaka was really a very ugly bird." "His face had reddish brown blotches, as though daubed by bean paste." "And its beak was flat, and his mouth stretched right round to his ears." "Welcome back." "In fact, though, the yodaka was not a brother of the hawk nor even a relation." "Surprising to say he was elder brother to the beautiful kingfisher and to the jewel of birds, the hummingbird." ""Oh, how wretched."" ""I think I'll stop eating insects and starve to death"" "Crap." "When that jerk's there," "I can't do anything!" "He folded in his wings and plummeted down towards the earth." "But then, just when his weak legs were only inches from the ground, the yodaka quite suddenly began to shoot upwards again like a rocket." "Up he went, and when he came to the middle regions of the sky, he shook his body and ruffled up his feathers." "He called and called again in a harsh, piercing voice." "It was the voice of a hawk, and all the other birds who were asleep awoke and trembled as they looked up wonderingly at the starry sky." "Don't worry" "The yodaka climbed straight up and up, ever farther up into the sky." "Now the ﬂames of the forest fire below were no bigger than a burning cigarette end." "The cold and the frost pierced him like swords." "Then, with tearful eyes, he gazed once more up into the sky" "That's right." "And that was the last of the yodaka." "A while later, the yodaka opened his eyes quite clearly," "and saw that his own body was glowing gently with a beautiful blue light like burning phosphorus." "And the yodaka star went on burning." "It burned and burned forever." "It is still burning to this day..." "Hi, Arisa!" "Hi." "What's wrong?" "You're nothing like the yodaka!" "Don't go anywhere." "I won't." "I'm staying right here." "Your friend?" "Hi there." "Teacher told me about this shop." "Can I buy some coffee here?" "You can buy 250-gram packs." "Great." "I want to buy my mother a birthday present." "Do you want to try some?" "At my house, only my mom drinks coffee." "Can you help her choose one?" "Do you want a bitter or sour flavor?" "Do you want a lighter or richer blend?" "Well, what's your mom like?" "My mom is... usually fun to be with, like a friend, but when she gets mad she's scary." "Sometimes she doesn't understand how kids feel, but when she goes out she's really pretty and nice." "Like my mom." "Then you should buy "Kingfisher"." "OK, I'll get that one." "I'll get it ready." "I wanted to tell you..." "Sorry about the lunch money." "How come you're sorry?" "I was embarrassed I forgot the money, so I didn't say anything." "'Cause of that, everyone started calling you "thief"." "But you didn't call me that." "Hey can I call you "Arisa"?" "Is it OK if I call you "Rika"?" "Hey why don't you stay over at my house?" "We're having a barbecue tonight." "A barbecue?" "I wanna go!" "Sure." "You can come, too, Shota." "Really?" "But..." "You can go." "All right!" "Give back my guitar." "Give back... my guitar." "I'll call the police." "Call 'em." "It'll take half an hour." "What're you gonna do?" "Hey..." "I'm home!" "When did you get here?" "Huh?" "What the..." "Who does that bitch think she is?" "You better..." "Get lost." "See you at the station tomorrow." "Thanks for your cooperation." "Thank you for that." "Come inside." "I'll make some coffee." "C'mon." "After going through that..." "How can you be OK?" "I'm not OK." "I won't let it get to me." "Let me do it." "How do I do it?" "Slowly." "Slowly, in a circular motion." "Stop." "Pour finely." "Stop." "In a circular motion." "Finely." "Stop." "Don't immerse the grounds." "Slowly." "It's nice to have someone make coffee for me." "Is this coffee?" "Like it?" "You remind me of Arisa." "Oh, I forgot." "Arisa and Shota." "They're fine." "They're staying over at a friend's house." "Thank God." "Good." "I thought you'd get angry again." "Both of them were scared of him." "I had no idea." "I guess they couldn't say anything." "Because they love you too much." "But they're still too small." "They can't live alone." "I know that." "But I didn't even graduate high school so I can only get hostess club work." "And my grandma's in the hospital now..." "I guess I'll have to move to Kanazawa with my kids." "In that case, why don't you work here a while?" "Really?" "What's your name?" "Eriko." "I never got your name, either." "Misaki Yoshida." "Call me Misaki." "Think she'll like it?" "I'll give her it!" "You sneak!" "I'm giving it to her." "Hey wait!" "We got you a souvenir!" "Can you guess?" "We're sorry." "Really sorry, Mom." "Mommy's started working here now." "I'm sorry... for everything." "Your nails..." "I took the pretty nails off." "Strange?" "You're not going to Kanazawa?" "No..." "I'm not." "Yippee!" "I'll give you the souvenir." "What is it?" "Ta-da." "Pancakes!" "I made 'em myself." "Wow, good job." "See you later." "See you later." "Morning." "Morning." "I'm starting with Tanzania." "OK." "Hello, Yodaka Coffee." "In that case I recommend our sampler set so you can try a variety of blends." "Thank you very much." "Your address, please." "Aomori prefecture..." "Hachinohe City." "Shiriuchi-machi." ""What color is the devil?"" "Red!" "It's your turn, Mom!" ""What color is the devil?"" "Yellow." "Can I take the afternoon off'?" "Sure." "What's up?" "I thought I'd visit my grandma." "Can I come, too?" "Really?" "You'd do that?" "Hi, Grandma." "Eriko." "How are you?" "Mom's been working at a coffee shop." "She's with us every day In the morning, after school and at night!" "That's Misaki." "She moved into the old boathut." "Nice to meet you." "Misaki Yoshida." "Thank you for helping with the kids." "Not at all." "In fact, they're helping me." "Are you Mr. Shimizu's daughter?" "You knew my father..." "We used to order fish from him." "Before he started working on the Yutaka-maru..." "I hadn't realized he had a daughter." "My parents divorced when I was four, and I went with my mother." "After that I never saw my father again." "I thought I couldn't meet him." "So, you're waiting for him at the boathut." "All the families connected with the boat are." "Everyone's waiting." "I'd have a gut feeling..." "wouldn't I?" "If he were really dead," "I think I'd know it." "I think I might've met your father once." "Huh?" "When I was pregnant with Arisa, my mother didn't support me at all." "I had never been here even once, but this is where they made me have her." "I couldn't believe how big my breasts and belly became." "I was so scared, and used to cry at the beach all the time." "That's when the man at the boathut said" ""Kids are really cute."" "He was talking about you." "After Arisa was born," "I understood what he meant." "They really are." "When it comes to these two," "I'd do anything for them." "It's my fault I grew up without him." "I deserted him." "But you were only four, right?" "It's not like you had a choice." "I chose my mother over my father." "I want to see him." "Make up for lost time." "Why don't you meet the other family members of Yutaka-maru?" ""Forgive me for writing out of the blue."" ""I'm Toshio Shimizu's daughter"" ""I moved here this spring to wait for my father's return."" ""I'd very much like to meet everyone,"" ""so if it's convenient, please come to Yamasaki Lodge."" ""Misaki Yoshida."" "Misaki!" "Their reply arrived!" "Are they coming?" "Tastes good." "Misaki!" "Mom!" "They're here!" "They're here!" "Hurry" "Hurry up!" "C'mon, c'mon!" "Let's go!" "Hello!" "I'm Misaki Yoshida." "I'm Misaki Yoshida." "Oh, thank you." "Thanks for your trouble." "You know, your father really looked after that boy." "His grandpa was tough on him." "'Cause he was often truant." ""If you're not in school then get on the boat." he said, but he got seasick." "Then he became more of a recluse." "It was at that time your father joined the Yutaka-maru crew, and he lured Yoshihito back out with his guitar." "I'm very thankful for that." "Oh, I see." "I tried, I tried." "Oh, thank you." "That didn't work at all." "Try this..." "What was it?" "It looks delicious." "How nice and slim you are." "Take some of my fat, will you?" "Give it a rest, Mom." "What a bother." "Dad liked his booze but also had a sweet tooth." "Before he'd go fishing he'd always eat a big daifuku." "But that day he only ate half and said "I'll finish it when I get back."" "The boat went missing and I completely forgot about the daifuku." "It turned all moldy so I had to throw it away." "Nevertheless, he said he'd be back for it." "What she means is, after eight years of eating half a daifuku in the morning and half in the evening, she ballooned up." "It's a true story." "And she's still eating." "What a trooper." "Say some more." "My mom's a chubby one." "'Cause this is too good." "Chubby, chubby." "Oh, I brought a photograph." "There was only ever one picture of them all together." "They're all there." "That's a good shot of them." "There's my husband." "Oh... he was a good, handsome man." "You must really want to see your father again..." " Cleaned up?" " Yep." "Thanks a lot." "No problem." "This is... for you." "What's this?" "This is your pay and boarding money for the ladies." "The salary's enough." "They stayed at the lodge, so please take it." "Thank you very much." "This much?" "Business is doing well." "We even had a robber break in." "No jokes about him, please." "But thanks again." "I got an idea when I was cleaning up just now." "After my grandma comes home, I thought we could run the lodge together." "Nice idea." "Then I'll have to hire someone younger." "But if you hire Arisa back you'll violate labor laws again, so be careful." "How come you didn't wake me up?" "Oh, you're going to school?" "No summer holiday I guess." "Shut up!" "I just made a mistake." "Bon appetit." "Bon appetit." "You're not on summer holiday?" "No, I'm not." "I only get a little time off for the obon holidays." "Today I had to inspect the phys-ed equipment." "I moved the vaulting horse and now I'm all sore." "You worked hard." "Thanks for saying that." "Oh, by the way." "Yeah?" "You're not running the lodge anymore, right?" "Right." "My younger brother's university club need summer camp lodging." "The place they usually stay cancelled their reservation." "They can stay there." "What?" "Right?" "What about meals?" "Oh, they can cook and eat just about anything." "Amazing." "The big boss weighed 105 kilograms!" "That heavy?" " How'd you feed them all?" " They cooked by themselves." "They had barbecues." "Next year, too." "Is that so?" "Grandma, let's run the lodge together after you leave here." "Eriko..." "Yuriko." "Are you sad you'll be discharged soon?" "Please come to reception later." "Breaking news." "A human skull has been discovered off the coast of Sekifuzaksi." "The discovery marks the fourth such incident in the waters today." "Now, a live report." "With more details from Hjima Harbor, Miss Tashiro?" "Yes, reporting." "Hjima Harbor is engulfed in tension at the discovery." "Eight years ago, a fishing boat was reported missing in the same waters." "A portion of a boat's hull also found is believed to be from the same vessel." "According to a report released by the coast guard this morning, a fishing trawler 20km off the coast discovered a human skull in its nets..." "Miss Yamasaki." "This is the fourth incident today of a trawler dredging up human remains." "Each of the skulls is believed to have been in the waters for several years." "How was your grandma?" "Um, Misaki..." "What?" "Is she all right?" "A human skull was discovered in the waters off of Sekifuzaki." "It's been all over the news." "They found part of a boat, too." "They think it's from the Yutaka-maru." "Misaki..." "Yodaka Coffee." "Oh, hello." "One moment, please." "Misaki, it's Ayako Kitagawa." "This has happened many times before." "An unidentified body was discovered in the ocean and I wondered..." ""Could it be my father?"" "And I felt scared." "So I know exactly how you feel." "I've always wanted to bring my father back no matter what." "I've known he's wanted to come home from the bottom of those icy waters." "Regardless of what everybody else does" "I'm waiting for my father right here." "But they came home." "In whatever form it was, they came back to the place we've all been waiting." "My mother could finally give my dad a full daifuku." "She put it at the shrine today." "It'd be best if you came, too, when the remains are examined." "That's all I wanted to say." "Misaki?" "Hey why don't you stay here tonight?" "Why?" "Why?" "Because, you're alone and all." "I'm fine." "Good night." "Time for bed." "Mom, is Misaki's father never coming back?" "I don't know." "But" "Misaki doesn't want to believe that." "So..." "I want to think like her." "I don't need a dad." "As long as I have Mom." "Right, Arisa?" "Mom," "I feel sorry that Misaki is all alone." "Maybe... she's with her father after all." "I'm gonna get up early and go to her place." "Me, too." "Let's all go together." "Good night." " Good night." " Good night." "Morning." "Misaki, where are you going!" "I have a favor to ask." "What?" "A man's coming to collect the roasting drum." "Could you unlock the door for him?" "Where are you going?" "I don't know." "But somewhere that's not here." "I don't want you to!" "Tell me why." "To say goodbye, can you hold onto this for me?" "I really enjoyed working together." "Thank you." "You lied!" "You said you weren't going anywhere!" "I'm sorry." "But I... can't listen to these waves any more." "Recently I don't hold my little brother's hand." "He's become a lot cheekier." "The only time he grabs my hand is when he gets scared." "But I don't think anything scares him any more." "There are things that scare me, though." "The ocean in front of our house becomes pitch black at night." "That scares me." "Mom went to Misaki's old house and turned on the outside light for me." "But even the light doesn't make me braver." "I told Mom it doesn't help, but she said "it's not only for you,"" "and went to turn it on every day." "Let's go." "You'll be late." "OK, everyone get in a circle." "Come on." "I want each of you to choose a book you like." "Yes, Teacher." "Then you're going to write a book report." " Yes, Teacher." " Oh, no." "Excuse me?" "Yes, Teacher!" "All right, choose your book." "Over there!" "That was quick." "I'm good." "Maybe it's closed down." "Someone's coming." "Let's ask." "Excuse me." "Is this coffee shop closed?" "Yes, it is." "I knew it." "See!" "We drove all the way from Tokyo." "Can you take our picture?" "Just press this." "Cheese!" "Thank you." "Isn't she pretty?" "Yeah, but what's she doing here?" "Now what?" "THE YODAKA STAR" "What did you choose?" "Is it a good story?" "I've been waiting." "I'm home." "Hiromi Nagasaku" "Nozomi Sasaki" "Hiyori Sakurada" "Kaisei Hotamori" "Asami Usuda" "Issey Ogata" "Jun Murakami" "Masatoshi Nagase" "Miyoko Asada" "Directed by Chiang Hsiu Chiung" "English subtitles by Jason Gray  Eiko Mizuno"