""Tokyo, 1987"" ""The March-born cat is crying"" ""From morning to night"" ""You must be tempted"" ""The abandoned cat and the roommate"" ""Better not fall from the window"" ""Don't make me repeat it over and over"" ""Beyond the window are the cherry blossom trees"" ""I guess you want to go out and play"" ""Would you like to try our new gum?"" "Here you go, enjoy" "Free samples of our new gum The new Kiss Mint, a ﬂavor of the forest" "The new Kiss Mint." "Would you like to try it?" "Thank you, enjoy" "A ﬂavor of the forest!" ""Stop your alarm clock!"" " Fresh arrival?" " Fresh?" "Oh, yes, I just moved here today from Nagasaki" "Ah, you must be a student" "I'm Kogure, unit 205" "Uh, I'm Yonosuke Yokomichi" "That your real name?" "Well, yes" "Huh, unusual name." "Common in Nagasaki?" "No, not exactly" "Say, is that alarm clock always on, mm?" "Yeah, who knows if anyone's even home" "Maybe the person's dead" "I guess that's common in Tokyo...?" "No, of course not" "Shoot, the beef..." "The beef" "I'm cooking stew" " Want some?" " I'd love some" "Wait, really?" "Oh, uh..." "No thank you, then" "Yes or no?" "Um, well, I guess..." "Well, which is it?" "In that case..." ""Hosei University Entrance Ceremony"" "This is your first step towards allowing... your abilities to blossom" "Once again I remind all you freshmen... that in this day and age, such self-awareness and diligence... are what will instill in you the capacity to serve as leaders... who will guide our society towards continued progress" "This blows, huh?" "Excuse me?" "I had a weird dream and got a hard on" "Sorry, what's your major?" "Business admin" "Me, too!" "What's your name?" "I'm lppei Kuramochi" "Yokomichi" "Yokomichi?" "What's your full name?" "Yonosuke Yokomichi" "Okay, Okay" "Excuse me" "Sorry, excuse me" "Was this school your first choice?" "No, I applied to Waseda but got rejected" "Me, too!" "Man, we're like best friends already" "But I'm gonna apply to Waseda again to transfer next year" "What, take the exam again?" "I mean, we have a long life ahead of us" "We do?" "We can't have everything decided here already" " Decide what?" " You know, life" "Life... right" "Hey, I have a question" "This goes to Student Affairs, right?" "We turn this in to Student Affairs, right?" "Yeah" "I heard you can also mail it in" "Mail?" "Oh, thanks" "Straight from high school?" "Uh, yeah" "My name's Yui Akutsu" "Oh..." "I'm Yonosuke Yokomichi" "Yonosuke?" "It's like a comedian name" " Your eyelids" " My eyelids?" "They're stylish" "Thanks" "Say, what're you doing afterwards?" "I was going to check out the clubs" "Well then, if you don't mind, can I come with you?" "It's lonely going around alone" "Oh, sure" "Really?" "Wow" "Come join the fishing club!" "Fishing is great!" "You, come fish with us!" "You'll love it!" "Hey, Yokomichi!" " Who's that?" " Um, well..." " Your friend?" " Not really..." "Sorry, my friend's here." "I have to go" "Man, they grab you and won't let go" "Who're you?" "What's your major?" "Uh... business admin" "Wow, same as us" "And you were..." "Kuramochi" "We met at the ceremony" "You're from..." "Chiba, right?" "No, Nagasaki" "They want me to join the samba club" " So do it" " No way, man" "So what's your name?" "Yui Akutsu" "I'm Kuramochi" "Something on your eyelids" "Glue on your eyelids" "Oh, it's a type of makeup" "Yeah, it looks weird" "Hey, you shouldn't..." "This thing on your eye..." "That's enough" "What's your problem?" "What's your problem?" "It's rude, we just met" "I don't even know you" "You see, I have a tendency to get too excited" "I think I got too carried away just now" "Wait, don't do that" "Your eyelashes will come off" "Ow, that's gotta hurt" " I can't take this!" " Stop this noise!" "Kiyoshi, I don't remember you reading books like these" "Despair" "What?" "It's a record of one man's despair" "Oh, right" "One must embrace it" "That's so deep" "You know, Auntie was worried about you" "She said you shouldn't be a writer because writers commit suicide" "Ozawa" "So you're studying mass communications, mm?" "Yes" "Great, they say media is the Third Power" "Right" "Together we can change the world" "Yes, sir" "What's the first and second, mm?" "Say, Yonosuke" " Dance" " Huh?" "Listen to me" "Dance while you're still young" "Don't bother asking why" "As you go on dancing, you'll be on the other side before you know it" "What other side?" "You know, the other side" "Ozawa, you understand, mm?" "Oh, yes, I do" "One day you'll understand" "Come on, Ozawa, dance" "Yonosuke, you too" "No thanks, I'm already dancing" "Huh?" "I'm already dancing" "What the hell am I doing?" "Samba, of course" "I need to get into Waseda." "I don't have time for this" "Looking good, Yonosuke" "Thanks" "You look good, too" " Good, now turn" " Turn?" "Turn" "No, like this" "I didn't want to come to this camp" "But Yui kept inviting me" "You don't say Yui-san?" "Not since the day we met" "I decided not to use san san with any new girls I meet" "Helps to break the ice" "You think so?" "Just learning from high school mistakes" "Freshmen, time for a meeting!" "In Samba style!" "Remember to turn off the light" "Yes, sir" "You think lshida-san is going out with Kiyodera-san?" "Huh, I dunno" "You see, I..." "What, you like Kiyodera-san?" "No, what gave you that idea?" "Oh, you don't?" "By the way, are you a virgin?" "No" "Aren't you?" "I'm not" " You are" " Am not" "C'mon, don't lie" "I'm telling you, I'm not" "Shut up, it was a classmate" "What was her name?" "Who cares?" "What about you?" "No, I am not a virgin" "It was pretty recent, though" "Rinse all the shampoo off" "Not Kiyodera-san" "Yui Akutsu, right?" "How'd you know?" "She's the only girl you're friends with" "You're going out?" "I dunno if you call it going out, but... that's the thing" "What's the thing?" "Well, like, we're in the same... industrial theory class" " And..." " Interesting class?" "No, it's totally boring" "Anyway, ever since that first day we met, it's been awkward" "I wanted to fix things, so I invited her to get coffee" "But she turned me down, so I got persistent" "I kept asking her over and over, and we finally had coffee" "And so, she says she went and bought a book shelf, but can't assemble it on her own" "So that means I've gotta do it, right?" "I dunno" "No, I'm telling you" "Sol go to her room, and... you know, we kissed" " What?" "You kissed?" " Yup" "Hey, hey, hey" "No pointing" " You left out stuff" " I didn't" " You left out stuff" " I didn't" "It was just magical, you know" "You ever had that?" "I dunno" "It was this natural transition... from the bookshelf to kissing" "Yeah, I just got here" "I'm about to see him" "I know" "Where's Tomoyo?" "I see" "Don't worry, I won't yell" "I know, I know" "Go ahead" "Thank you" "Sorry for the trouble he's caused" "And you are...?" "I'm the manager here, Handa" "Been looking after him since he finished junior high" "I'm very sorry, sir" "Why'd you keep my daughter out so late?" "Well, it was his birthday that day, you see" "He was stuck here late, working overtime, when your daughter suddenly showed up" "So it's her fault now?" "Tomoyo says she wants to live with you after junior high" "How old are you?" "I'm 18" "You're just getting started" "Why decide your life now?" "But..." "I don't know what she told you, but my wife and I met in college." "This isn't the same" "Sir, the kid's not an idiot" "You stay out of this" "It's true I didn't finish high school, but I'm... going to save up and open my own shop" "So what?" "It doesn't matter!" "Sir, please..." "Tomoyo's still in junior high" "She needs to experience things" "All I'm asking is that you let her think about her life" "Where's Tomoyo?" "In her room" "Has she eaten?" "She'll be eating by tomorrow" " Want rice?" " Not yet" "By the way..." "I went to lchigaya for work today" "I had time so I walked to the university" "The campus has all these tall buildings now" "Yeah, I saw on the Internet" "And you know what?" "All of a sudden," "I remembered Yokomichi" "Yokomichi..." "Oh, Yonosuke?" "Right, Yonosuke" "Man, haven't seen him in ages" "Wonder how he's doing" "Actually, we sort of met because of him" "Wait, did we?" "Remember when we went to that samba training camp?" "Oh, I remember" "I was in the bath with him when I told him about us" "Told him what?" "About what?" "What was it?" "I forgot" "Silly" "You a student?" "Yes, sir" "Party while you can" "Yes, sir" "Here's your room, sir" "After you" "Getting the hang of it?" "More or less" "Got a fat tip, huh?" "Don't tell boss." "He'll take it" "Do you get big tips, too?" "Sometimes, but after a while you won't want to work anymore" "Here you go" "Welcome" "You're late, man" " What's that?" " Mm?" "This suit?" "Installment payment" "Hello" " Coffee, babe" " Yes, sir" "What is this place anyway, mm?" "This?" "A joint that's popular with girls in the biz" "Biz?" "What business?" "You know, models, budding actresses..." "Buddin"?" "So stop fidgeting" "It's embarrassing" "You're embarrassing" "I study media, remember?" "My colleague and I went around to talent agencies" "We just got back from Sony Records, you know?" "We spoke to the manager, and what can I say?" "He's totally interested in our event" "My colleague Kinoshita-san is unstoppable right now" "Hey, are you listenin"?" "Wait, is that...?" "Is that what?" "You know her?" "Yeah, well, kind of" "Anyway, I'm thinking of starting a club that puts on dance parties" "Enough about you" "Who is she?" "A socialite that preys on men" "A party girl, as they say" "What's a party girl, mm?" "You know, like..." "They ﬂirt with guys, show up at parties..." "Mysterious figures" "They ﬂirt, mm?" "They're mysterious, mm?" "Yeah" "Her name's Chiharu Katase, sort of famous" "My friend from back home..." "You..." "Uh, yes?" "Interested in a gig?" "Mind if I borrow him?" " No, uh... what?" " Come with me okay" "You're going?" "I guess I'm going" "Wait, you're going?" "Here's your coffee" "Hey, did something happen?" "You need to come to practice." "The parade's coming up" "Parade?" "What parade?" "The samba parade, of course" "Oh, samba" "Not really in the mood for samba right now" "Say, where's Kuramochi?" "Haven't seen him lately" "Well, you see, he refuses to leave my room" "Why?" "Is he depressed?" "Quite the opposite, I think" "Kuramochi is lucky" "He falls in love with someone his age... so much easier" "What?" "What're you talking about?" "Wanna hear it?" " No, long story, right?" " I'll make it short" "No, gotta go to my next class" "Hey, wait just a minute" "Listen, I've got a little girl trouble going on..." " Did You eat lunch?" " No" "Shall we eat together, then?" "I'll return the 50 yen I borrowed" "I'm sorry, but I don't know you" "Wait, didn't you loan me 50 yen at the cafeteria once?" "No" "Remember?" "I was short 50 yen, so you noticed and..." " not me" " Not you?" "You got the wrong guy" "Wanna have lunch anyway?" "Wait, what's your name?" "Well, I'm Kato" "Cool, I'm Yokomichi" "Hang on, Kato." "I'll get my bag" "Let's go" "So are you going to explain about your "pinky?"" "Pinky?" "Who said anything about my pinky?" "Kato, were you even listening to me?" "Well, not really" "So you see, this Chiharu-san told me... that I need to become a real man" "I really meant it" "'With the company in this state," "I'm willing to abandon everything and elope with you" "It's true I can't promise I can make you happy, but..." "But still, if I'm going to be unhappy, I'd rather..." "I'd rather be with you" "Please, not in front of my brother" "Here, and here" "Sign them" "Sign them" "Thanks, you were great" "All I did was sit there" "It's fine, it was all I needed" "So you're a student?" "Uh, yes, and I also work here" "Oh, you do?" "Maybe we'll meet again" "Uh, yes" "By then, you'd better have become a real man" "A real man?" "Yeah" "A man I could fall for" "Let me tell you, since we're not even friends..." "What?" "We're friends now, right?" "Uh, well, whatever the case..." "A woman that toys with a BMW-driving guy." "Seems to be out of your league" "She's not toying with him" "The BMW guy is just head over heels for her" " You got a driver's license?" " No" "Without a license, you don't have a chance" "I better get going" "I guess you're right" "I guess I need a license, at least" "Hey, you know..." "Wanna get a license for real?" "Why?" "I was thinking of taking driving lessons" "There's a discount for referring friends" "5% off for both of us, pretty good" "But are we friends?" "We're friends" "We're friends, huh?" "You don't sweat at all" "Don't touch me with your sweaty hands" "What?" "You know her?" "She approached me yesterday" "Why?" "She asked me on a date" "No way, impossible!" "What does that mean?" "She said to bring a friend." "Wanna come?" "You mean, a double date?" "It's gotta be a trap." "It's too good to be true" "Fine, I'll tell her no" "No, don't do that!" "I didn't say no" "Weren't you into a certain "pinky?"" "Man, a double date..." "You better get it nice and organized" "Fine, I'll do it, but I'm not really into girls" "Yeah, right" "Stop acting like you're so cool" "I'll come over today" "Huh?" "Why?" " You have air conditioning?" " Yeah" " I don't" " Not my problem." "Now turn around" "You sweat all over the desk" "You're such a dork" "I do samba and stuff" "Oh, I see, that's nice" "About Kato-san..." "Kato-san" "Oh, right, Kato" "What is he like?" "What's he like?" "You know, he's pretty much the same all the time" "All the time...?" "Which is..." "like how, exactly?" "Well, I guess, like, if you ask him a question, he'll answer you" "If he asks a question occasionally, you know, I answer back" "When an opinion is requested, it's met with a response" "Kato, you're late, man." "I was waiting" "Hello" "Where's your friend?" "She should be here soon" "She's always on the dot" "I see" "What?" "She's here" "Thanks" "Good day to you" "Good day to you" "Hello, ma'am" "Doing well?" "What if it's not a good day?" "How should I know?" " That's not her dad, is it?" " He's the driver" " Like in the movies." " Shut up" "My old friend, Shoko Yosano" "Hi, I'm Kato" "Kato-san" "Oh, I'm Yonosuke Yokomichi" "You shouldn't..." "A wonderful name, with alliteration" "Anyway, shall we go?" "Hi, table for four" "Sorry, we're pretty full" "We can seat you separately, though" "Should we try another place?" "I'm fine sitting separately" "Well?" "I'm quite fine as well" "Hi, can I order something?" "Sure, just a sec" " Can I get a napkin?" " Sure, just a moment" "Say, your friend Mutsumi... seems to be really into Kato" "She quite fancies handsome men" "Here you go, burger with everything." "Enjoy" "So Shoko-chan, what does your dad do?" "Well, it's diff cult to explain" "Some shady business?" "Oh, it's nothing shady" "It's called waste soil disposal" "Waste soil?" "They dump soil into the sea to create landfill" "He says his dream is to fill Tokyo Bay one day" "Sure he doesn't mean bury a body in Tokyo Bay?" "Did I say something funny?" "Bury a body in Tokyo Bay!" "I'll mention that to him" "No, don't!" "Then he'll really bury me in Tokyo Bay" "Oh my goodness..." "Shoko-chan, Shoko-chan" "Are you in any clubs?" "Yes, I'm in the poetry club" "Poetry, really?" "I'm in the samba club" "You're joking" "Samba?" "Careful, Shoko-chan" "Shoko-chan" "The fork and knife" "Oh, my hat" "Ketchup on your nose" "Yonosuke-san" "Yonosuke-san" "Yonosuke-san" "Yonosuke-san, are you... here!" "I'm so glad you're here wait, you may not!" "Hang on" "Just a second" "Be right there" "Good day to you" "Good day, yeah" "I telephoned a few times, but it seems you're never home" "How'd you find out where I live?" "I called and asked Kato-san" "Oh, I see" "So, why the sudden visit?" "Oh, would you like to go to the pool?" "The pool?" "When?" "Right now, of course" "I can't, it's too sudden" "It'll be delightful" "Pool, huh?" "Yonosuke-san" "Yono!" "This is my older brother..." "Well, half-brother" "Ooh, she said it" "I'm Katsuhiko, her brother" "Well, half-brother" "Yikes!" "Have some champagne" "And some prosciutto" "Well, cheers" "What're you doing here?" "I'm not exactly sure myself, actually" "So you're dating Katsuhiko's sister?" "What?" "I am?" "I dunno, that's what I heard" "No, we're not dating" "Anyway, that's not important" "Just promise me" "Don't tell anyone about the other day" "Pretending to be your brother?" "Yeah, that..." "Okay?" "You're amazing, Yonosuke-san!" "He's like an Olympic swimmer" "Yonosuke-san!" "Shoko-chan" "Yonosuke-san!" "You can stand, you know" "Is that lady, Chiharu-san... your brother's girlfriend?" "Oh, not at all" " Really?" " Yes, I mean, she's..." "What?" "Oh, never mind" "Anyway, your swimming is marvelous!" "How did you get so fast?" "I grew up near the beach" "I used to swim everyday" "That sounds lovely I'd love to go there" "Not much there, but you should come someday" "I certainly will I've never been to Kyushu" "You should definitely come" " Can I really come?" " Sure" "You're going home to Kyushu for summer break, yes?" "Well, yeah, I'm going..." "So you're inviting me to come visit then, right?" "Turn that off, man" "Look, this is where I collapse" "I thought you were embarrassed about doing samba" "You actually love it" "I know, so watch!" "See?" "Yup, you collapsed" "Apparently I told them, "Forget me, just go"" "Uh-huh" "Can't believe I said that" "I was unconscious from a heat stroke" "Say, were you going back home tomorrow?" "Yeah" "Staying here today, too?" "I'll depart and arrive here." "That's cool, right?" "I guess so" "Could you just stop that video?" "The samba rhythm's seeping into me" "Hey, Kato" "Kato" "What do you want?" "About Chiharu-san..." "That again?" "You think she's like a..." "a prostitute or something?" "Ozawa seemed to suggest as much" "After I eat this I'm going out" "Where to?" "For a walk" "I'll go with you" "You don't need to come" "I'm coming" "Hey, where are we going?" "Look, mosquitoes." "Let's go back" "I said you can go back!" "The only thing up ahead is the park" "I heard parks at night are full of thugs and dangerous" "Hey, remember when I told you." "I'm not really into girls?" "You said that?" "You see," "I prefer guys" "Understand?" "Are you saying you're..." "What?" "No!" "You're not my type" "Anyway, now you know" "If it makes you uncomfortable, just don't come anymore" "What?" " I can't come over?" " I didn't say that" "You're not shocked?" "Why?" "What do you mean, why?" "This park is for people like me" "You see, I..." "I'm here seeking that sort of company" "I shouldn't be here, then!" "Exactly, you shouldn't be here" "Okay, I'll wait here, then" "That's not the point!" "It's fine, I won't get in the way" "Go on" "Aren't you going?" "Shut up" "What're you doing?" "Sorry" "Thanks" "You ate this like a rodent" "Gave you the bigger one" "Here" " You sure?" " Yeah" "What's so funny?" "Oh, nothing" "It's a bit creepy" "Well, it's completely trivial" "What is it?" "You see, today I passed by a really sweaty guy" "He reminded me of someone, but I couldn't remember" "I just remembered who it was" "You're right, it's trivial" "I told you" " Cheers" " Cheers" "It was a good friend just as I started college" "We met when he mistook me for someone else" "So, were you into him?" "What?" "Into Yokomichi?" "No way" "His first name is Yonosuke" "I'm not even kidding" "Yonosuke Yokomichi..." "Sounds vaguely familiar" "Maybe from a magazine" "I really doubt it" "He was weird, but a rich girl took a liking to him" "What?" "I forgot, you never met him" "Of course not" "That's right..." "Huh, I feel kind of lucky" "What does that mean?" "It's like the fact that I knew him... makes me luckier than you, somehow" "Unusual for you" " Complimenting someone like that." " You think?" "You said no one in college was interesting" "Did I say that?" "I misspoke, then" "He was definitely interesting" "Wait, is he..." "' What?" " Sorry" "Look, it's Kiyoshi" "How's high school, mm?" "Studying hard?" "Sure, good to be back" "Quit messing around with girls" "Better study hard!" "I'm home" "You're late" "Shoko-san's already here" "Yonosuke-san" "Welcome back" "Thought you coming tomorrow" "I was suddenly able to come." "I called you a few times" "She says you weren't home" "Said you done collapsed doing samba, mm?" "What you smiling for?" "So, you do lotsa cooking?" "Lotsa?" "You funny" "Used to ﬂies?" "Oh, no" "Lots out here in the country" "Know what a ﬂy sticker is?" "I'm afraid not" "Don't got these in Tokyo, mm?" "Don't touch it!" "What?" "Honey, Yonosuke says the oven's empty!" "That right?" "You'll love this" "Thank you" "I could hit that with my eyes closed" "This here's sea bream, horse mackerel" "Thank you, it looks delicious" "Ito's gonna do it" "I like this hitter" "Second best man after me" "He did it!" "See, my hunches are always right" " Sir, I'll pour some more." " Why, thank You" "Which gentleman hit it?" "Ito... san" "San" "Ito-san" "Ito-san" "She's adorable" "Ito-san!" "Ito-san!" "Fabulous!" " Be safe." " I will" "Yonosuke-san, good night" "Good night" " See You tomorrow." " See You" "Yonosuke" "You marrying her?" "What?" "She's a terrific gal" "But aren't you too young, mm?" "No, it's not like that" "Then what is it?" "I'm not really sure myself" "How could you not know?" "Who is she, then?" "Tell us who she is" "Like I said, she's just a friend" "Just a friend?" "I think so..." "Hey, he's here!" "Look, Yonosuke's here!" "Park here" "Can you hold this?" "Help him back in" "Left, left" "Keep coming" "Okay, you're fine" "Left, left" "Sorry" "Keep coming" "I hear some honking" "Keep coming" "You're fine" "Sorry, just a moment!" "He took off" "'Will he come back?" "I'm sure he will" "Over here!" "Back up a bit" "What the hell were you doing?" "I was doing my best" "Been a while" "Yeah" "Oh, hello" "Hi, I'm Kurihara" "Good day to you." "My name is Shoko Yosano" " I'm Koike" " Koike-san" "Thank you" "This is Shoko-chan" "We know" "Hello" "Sakura's dating Jiro now" "I know, Ozawa told me oh, yeah?" "Long time no see" "Let's go" " Sorry we're late." " No sweat" "You and Shoko-chan fighting or something?" "Huh?" "Why?" "It's obvious" "She was sitting in the back" "No, she gets carsick in the passenger seat" "How's Ozawa doing?" "Wearing some ﬂashy suit, studying mass communications" "He did say he wanted to be a TV announcer" "You're jokin." "No, I'm serious" "What a nice day" "Your swimsuit is cute" "Really?" "Yours are adorable, too" "This is great" "There they are" "Yonosuke-san!" "Apologies for the delay!" "So hot" "Sorry!" "Man, I'm exhausted" "Me, too" "Someone's toss was terrible" "Hey, man" "Shoko-chan, you were jumping" "Yeah, jumping all over" "Been dating her long?" "Well, I don't know if I'd say we're dating..." "You're dating Jiro, right?" "Let's not talk about that" "Yonosuke-san!" "They have grilled shellfish over there!" "What, you're still hungry?" "Let's go" "C'mon, let's go" "Let's eat squid" "Whoever thought of eating squid first?" "You gonna walk Shoko-chan to her hotel tonight, mm?" "It's fine, ma'am, I'll take a taxi" "Don't waste your money" "Go deliver some sweets to Grandma along the way, mm?" "What?" "It's the opposite direction" "Grandma gave us that jelly you eating, you know" "Aw, if I knew that I wouldn't have eaten it" "Yonosuke-san, we can go as we enjoy the walk" "Gimme a break..." "Your grandmother is really quite adorable" "Adorable?" "Grandma?" "Yes, like her apron" "It's the apron that's adorable" "It's choosing that apron makes her adorable, mm" "Did I get that right?" "I imagine the beach is pretty at night" "Tired?" "From having too much fun" "You were outdoing yourself" "I suppose, Yes" "I am a woman, after all" "What?" "Yonosuke-san, you really don't understand women, do you?" "What?" "Seeing you eyeing your ex-girlfriend all day makes me sad" "I can't help it" "What?" "Sakura-san" "You used to date her, right?" "Did Kurihara tell you?" "It was obvious without being told" "Since you were paying so much attention to her..." "Was I paying that much attention to her?" "Yes, you were" "Sol signaled to you that I was sad" "You did?" "When?" "I shouted to you that they had grilled shellfish, remember?" "Yeah" "Wait, uh..." "I don't understand" "I'm allergic to shellfish" "Is that a real allergy?" "Yes, I myself suffer from it" "The world's full of allergens yet to be discovered" "I'm sorry" "Yonosuke-san" "I'm glad I came here to your hometown" "Really?" "I was kind of worried about it at first, but having you around has been pretty fun" "Hey, Shoko-chan..." "Yes?" "Um, uh..." "I'm not sure if this is something I should ask, but..." "Yes?" "Uh, well..." "How to put this?" "Can I... kiss you?" "Okay, well, excuse me..." "Um, would you mind... turning your head this way a bit?" "Yonosuke-san" "Yes?" "Perhaps this isn't the appropriate time to say this either, but..." "What is it?" "I think I see people..." "Who are they, exactly?" "Not sure, maybe fishermen?" "What's going on?" "Let's run!" " They're refugees" " Refugees?" "What do we do?" "We gotta tell the townspeople" " Wait" " What?" "Wait, please" "C'mon!" "We have to go!" "Wait, she has a baby!" "Yonosuke-san, Yonosuke-san" "We have to go!" "We have to go to a hospital!" "Stop!" "Are you two Japanese?" "What'll happen to the baby?" "Don't worry, we'll take care of her" "Were they boat people?" "Refugees from Vietnam, probably" "Yonosuke-san!" "The baby!" "They said she's fine!" "They took her to the hospital, and she was severely dehydrated, but now she's safe with her mother at a shelter" "I'm glad, really" "I'm so glad, too" "I'm so incredibly glad" "Shoko-chan?" "This episode taught me... what a truly useless person I've been" "Yeah" "Me, too" "Yonosuke-san" "You should get the phone" "Hello, this is Yokomichi" "Yonosuke, it's your mother" "What do you want?" "Listen, your grandmother, she's..." "Oh, here's Yonosuke" "Look how cute he is" "Sure is cute" "Grandma's so young here" "Lemme see" "That's me." "Handsome, eh?" "Dork" "She kept everything, mm?" "These really are good" "Just heard this morning, couldn't make it to the funeral" "Not a big deal" "So you were still here" "Yeah, might as well stay for a bit" "You know," "I really liked your grandmother" "After we broke up, I still saw her to learn knitting" "Oh, really?" "I didn't know that..." "She was really light" "But we all carried her coffin" "Everyone was bawling" "I..." "I've never seen my mother crying before" "It's only natural" "When I die," "I wonder if they'll cry for me" "As they remember me..." "I wonder" "'With you, they'll probably remember you and laugh" "What?" "Why?" "I don't know, just a guess" "Hey, when did you get back?" "I came back last week" "Boss asked when you're taking shifts" "I can start as early as tomorrow" "I know you've got a job, but you better show up here" "You're our only freshman" "Exactly" "In fact, if you have time, go recruit some" "Only freshman?" "Didn't you know?" "The other two quit" "Quit samba?" "No, quit school" "I had to call your parents, man" "Oh, so you heard?" "Yeah, you dropped out of school" "Oh, no, not that" "You see, I... got pregnant" "No, I meant, got her... pregnant?" "Yeah, so Yui got pregnant" " Want some Coke?" " No, not now" "So you're sure?" "Oh, yeah, yeah" "She saw a doctor" "So, what're you gonna do?" "Yeah... man" "I mean, I do think she's pretty shocked about this, too" "But she's oddly calm about it" "She said, "My mind's already made up"" "About what?" "Not sure..." " You didn't ask her?" " I'm too afraid to ask" "Maybe it's about... marriage?" "Marriage..." "Marriage..." "Wait, am I gonna get married?" "You're asking me?" "Right, sorry" " Okay, Okay." " It's not okay" "But I guess..." "I can't help it" "I knocked her up, after all" "What do you mean, you can't help it?" "The pregnancy was careless, but..." "You need to remember, there's a baby at stake here!" "Huh?" "Anyway, you need to sit down and talk it over with her" "A real heart-to-heart" "Yes, sir" "And let me know if I can help" "I will" " Loan me money, then" " Sure" "What?" "I'm just kidding" "It's fine, I barely use money" "No, that's all right" "No, it's all right" " are You okay?" " I'm fine" " are You hungry?" " I'm fine" "It's me, Yonosuke Yokomichi." "Remember?" "Yonosuke" "Oh, long time no see." "How long's it been?" "Since the summer" "You a friend of Lil Chiharu?" "This is my mother She's visiting" "Hello, I'm her friend, Yokomichi" "Much obliged to you looking after her" "I'm not being looked after" "Well, I sure am glad..." "I got to meet a friend of yours before leaving" "Ma, you oughta go to the restroom before going" "Oh, I reckon I do" "Over here, ma'am" "Hold this" "Careful, now" "Oh, I can hold that" "Where are you from?" " What?" " Your hometown" "A small town in the northeast" "Not that rural, but..." "Well, it's the boonies" "I wouldn't have known" "What do you mean?" "I bet you were popular" "Oh, I don't know..." "Well, I suppose that's true" "I'm sure" "Say, what happened to Shoko-chan?" "I haven't seen her lately" "Oh, well, maybe I'll see you again sometime" "When shall I see you?" "When shall I see you again?" "When... shall we?" "Let's see, your name is..." "Yuta?" "Uh, yes" "Mind telling me your age and occupation?" "Um, I'm 19 years old, a student" "Okay, and what's troubling you?" "Well, I'm in love with someone" "Right, perfectly normal" "Yes, and, uh..." "She happens to be older than me" "I'd like to go to a lot of different places with her, but I'm kind of having trouble" "You ask her out but she says no?" "No, it's just that I know I'd have fun, but I'm not sure if she'd have fun with me" "So you're scared" "I guess, yes" ""Today around 5 o'clock PM, there was an..."" "Around 5 o'clock PM..." "Chiharu, something wrong?" "Huh?" "Why?" "You seemed off after that call-in" "What?" "Really?" "I guess I was lost in thought or something" "Hey, hey, hey" "You know, "Around 5 o'clock PM" is hard for me to pronounce" "It's your northeastern tongue" "Making fun of me?" "No, no" "Jingle ending" "Today around 5 o'clock PM..." "Sorry to keep you." "Let's go eat okay" "What should we eat?" "Oh..." "I don't care" "Hey, are you upset?" "No, let's just go" "Where should we go?" " What?" " Dinner" "Today around 5 o'clock PM, there was an accident at Yoyogi Station" "Two men jumped on the tracks to save a woman who fell from the platform" "They were 26 year-old Korean exchange student Park Seung-jun and 35 year-old photographer Yonosuke Yokomichi" "The three were transported to a hospital, but were later pronounced dead" "Yonosuke-san!" "Yonosuke-san!" "Yonosuke-san!" "It was delightful!" "I've never seen you so active" "Was I active?" "Yes, and aggressive, too" "Man, I didn't think you'd come" "I heard about it from Kato-san" "You could've asked me directly" "Well, if you recall, we hadn't talked in a while, and we had embraced a number of times before that" "It just felt terribly awkward" "Say, Yonosuke-san" "Do you have time afterwards?" "Why?" "Perhaps we could eat together again" "Actually, right after this," "I'm supposed to help my friend move" "Ah, I see" "Well, I guess that can't be helped" "But how about next Sunday?" "Oh, certainly!" "Next Sunday!" "So you're dating this Shoko?" "Well, that's the thing" "What's the thing?" " Oh, I got a job." " Doing What?" "A normal job, real estate broker" "Isn't that stuff shady?" "No no, it's a legit company" "Well, there's only six employees right now, but..." "Seems like it's doing well" "Hey, thanks for the money" "I was able to save face with Yui's mom" "Yui's stomach is this big now" "That stuff really is mystical" "What is this heavy box?" "Dirty magazines?" "Don't slack off, man" "Yonosuke" "I appreciate it" "I'm gonna... give it my best" "For the sake of the baby that's about to be born," "I'll give it my all" "You were... the only one I could ask for help" "I'm gonna try... to make this work with Yui" "Hey, let's get on Neruton" "What?" "The dating show on TV, man" "We're gonna audition for it." "Right, Kiyoshi-san?" "Yonosuke, I swear I'm getting on Neruton" "That's nice" "You've got time, right?" "No, I'm actually going on a date" "Save it for another day" "I can't" "From now on, I decided I'm gonna be... more serious about this" "About... what?" "About Shoko-chan, of course" "Good day to you" "Good day to you" "it's a fine, splendid house you've got here, sir" "He's waiting, hurry" "Apologies for the wait" "Shoko" "So, you're a student?" "Yes, sir" "How long have you been dating?" "Oh, well..." "Father, I've already explained this to you" "It's not serious or anything" "We're still students, and..." "Students or not, you're still man and woman" "What're you studying?" "For now, uh... business administration" "Administration?" "Yes, well, I'm still an amateur" "Does it look promising?" "Promising?" "Uh, graduating?" "Huh?" "Graduating?" "Father, you don't have to interrogate him like this" "You chose to date a guy with no promise?" "Of course he has promise" "He has more promise than anyone I've ever met" "Well, that's that, then" "Since you're here, make yourself at home" "Pardon me" "Um..." "Sorry about this He insisted on dragging you here" "No, it's... fine" "Actually," "I was hoping to ask you this when we're alone, but..." "Yes?" "So... we're, uh... we're... dating... right?" "Well, um... from your standpoint... how exactly do you feel about me?" "Oh, well..." "I..." "I, uh..." "I must say..." "I like you" "Me, too" "I like you as well" "Oh, so... we're in agreement that we're... dating, yes?" "Yes" "Shoko-chan" "Shoko-chan" "Can you come out of the curtain?" "Please" "Please" "Um, what?" "Please go somewhere" "I'm so shy right now" " Good day to you" " Good day to you" "Oh, that's a wonderful hat" "Thank you" " Come in." " Thank You" "Oh my, look at all this!" "Bought them all at the supermarket" "Here, a cake" "Wow, thanks!" "I'm impressed, Yonosuke-san" "I tried" "On your own?" "I'll take that" "Thank you" "One for me" "Oh, looks good" " Here." " Oh, cool!" "'Will the noise be okay?" "The neighbor's rarely home" "Thank goodness" "And..." "Merry Christmas!" "And a happy new year!" "Look, it fell in!" "Wow, cool!" "Who's that?" "It's Oscar Never heard of him?" "Nope" "And that one?" "That's Little Pierre." "He gets shot to death" "And that one?" "That's Charlotte" "She kills herself" "Huh, what's the story?" "Oh, you've never read it?" "You really must" "Shoko-chan, come, look!" "Yes?" "Oh, my!" "Shoko-chan" "Wow, look!" "It's snowing!" "Wow!" "It's beautiful!" "Shoko-chan, look at all this snow!" "Indeed!" "One, two, and..." "This is amazing!" "There's so much snow!" "And we didn't even notice!" "This is amazing!" "When did this happen?" "Maybe when I was drawing" "Amazing" "Say, you're going home the day after tomorrow, yes?" "Yeah, I need to visit Grandma's grave" "I see..." "Well, I'm going skiing" "I guess I won't see you for a while" "Hey, what's wrong?" "Okay, well... excuse, uh..." "Excuse me" "Shoko-chan" "Yes?" "Sorry, just saying your name" "Oh my goodness, Yonosuke-san!" " Shoko-chan" " Yes?" "One more time" "Ahem, pardon me" "Oh my goodness, I'm so shy!" "Are your feet okay?" "Shoko-chan" "Ah, Yonosuke-san." "Happy new year to you" "Oh, happy new year" "What happened?" "You okay?" "Yes, I'm quite alright." "Just tripped while skiing" "Why didn't you tell me?" "I'm sorry, I didn't want to worry you" "Of course I'll worry" "Worrying about each other is our job, so let me okay lf l ever get hurt, you'll be the first to know" "From now on I'll say your name without san" "Is that okay?" "Sure, that's fine" "Great" "Well..." "Yonosuke" "okay-"" "Sh..." "Shoko" "Yes" "Yonosuke" "Sh..." "Shoko" "Yes" "Yonosuke" "Shoko" "Yes!" "Yonosuke" "Shoko" "Yonosuke" "I'm home" "Oh, you're home" "Good to be back" "How was it?" "Exhausting" "There's a letter here for you" "That name, Yokomichi..." "It sounds vaguely familiar" "The one I was dating in college, remember?" " Yonosuke-san, right?" " That cheerful young man" "This is from his mother" "I got nostalgic the other day and called his home" "Is he doing well?" "Yes" "You must be exhausted." "I'll pour you some tea" ""To:" "Shoko Yosano From:" "Yonosuke Yokomichi"" ""For Shoko Yosano's eyes only"" ""Tomoyo"" " Thank You." " Take care." "It's off" "It feels rather cold" "Shoko-chan" "Yes?" "Let's stay together tonight" "Sure, would you like to come to my home?" "No, I mean... just the two of us" "Like maybe at a hotel or something" "Hote..." "Yeah" "Oh, but, wait, no... what?" "I really want to be with you" "Does that, um... mean..." "what I think it means?" "Probably... yeah" "But..." "But my cast was only just removed today, and, and..." "And?" "It's just too sudden" "Right, I'm sorry" "But I just really want to spend tonight alone with you" "Do you get to stay a while this time?" "Yeah..." "Well, until next weekend" "Where're you going next?" "Tanzania" "Tanzania?" "Where's that?" "Africa" "Ai-chan, I'm impressed!" "All these exotic places..." "Don't you get tired?" "Well, we did fight over mosquito nets last time" "Mosquito nets?" "What are mosquito nets?" "Look what you've done" "Got her all interested in your lifestyle" "Wanna ditch those silly exams and come to Africa with me?" "What're you calling silly?" "You know..." "It's Daddy." "Excuse me for a sec" "Say, Shoko-san, do you still remember your first love?" "Why, all of a sudden?" "I do remember" "What was he like?" "How to put it... it's a bit hard to explain" "He was an ordinary guy" "Yeah... ordinary" "Ordinary?" "He was so ordinary, it was funny" "Ooh, is there someone you like?" "Like I explained, it's not that we shouldn't love each other" "Right" "All I ask is that we clearly define... when it's appropriate and when it's not" "Right" "In other words, meal time... is not kissing time" "Precisely!" "Yes, I understand" "Oh, by the way..." "It's not a present" "What is it?" "Chocolates, I think" "Someone gave it to you?" "No!" "You think any other girl would give me gifts?" "I suppose not" "Anyway, I just noticed it in my mailbox this morning, and opened it assuming it's for me" "Don't, not that one!" "Why?" "Is it a woman?" "There's no sign of any life." "Rumor says the tenant is dead" "The alarm clock used to go off regularly, but even that stopped eventually" "I doubt there's anyone here" "Like a Buddhist mummy" "Some monks holed themselves up and rang a bell" "When the bell stopped ringing, the people outside knew he had passed away" "No, a woman lives there" "Yonosuke-san..." "Who is it?" "What?" "We're not suspicious people or anything" "It's this thing..." "They're probably gifts" "Hi, sorry, I'm from unit 207" "This was accidentally delivered to me" "It's from someone named luchi-san." "Does that name ring a bell?" "I'm busy right now" "Did you just say..." "luchi-san?" "Luchi-san?" "Luchi-san?" "Chocolates?" "For me?" " Nice to meet You." " No, the pleasure is mine" " Hello." " Looking forward to more" "Could I get a picture?" "Ready..." "Great, thank you very much" ""Gazes w The Photos of Keisuke Murota"" "Good luck" "Hey, 207" "Kuramochi" "Oh, wait, wait..." "It's coming" " You okay?" "Go slowly" " I said I'm fine" "Hey, long time no see" "Did your water break?" "My water?" "No, just labor" "We're three days early, man!" "Sorry, slowly, slowly..." " Really, I'm perfectly fine" " Does it hurt?" "The door, lock the door" " Hey, Can You lock it?" " Now?" "Hey, careful, man" " You okay?" " I'm fine" "Slowly" "I'm fine" "How do I do it?" "How?" "How?" "Oh, forget about it" "I'll go first" "Ow!" "Dammit!" "Hey, grab my sandal!" "I said I'm fine, okay?" "You'll be okay." "Just hang on tight" "Don't worry about him" "Hey, shut up!" "Aren't they cute?" "Which one?" "Oh, so adorable" "She has your eyes" "She's my friend's, not mine" ""Tomoyo"" "Hello, Yokomichi speaking" "Oh, hi, it's me" "Oh, what do you want?" "Nothing, I'm just calling" "You need money?" "No" "Say, the fruits get there?" "Yeah, I already ate 'em" "Weren't they sour?" "Wasn't so bad" "That's swell" "How's Shoko?" "She's fine." "She's going to France to study" "France?" "Yeah, but only two weeks" "That right?" "She's an impressive gal, alright" "Well, I gotta go." "Doing the dishes right now" "Stay warm, mm?" "Well, if isn't Yonosuke" "Oh, hello" "I guess it's been a while" "I haven't seen your lights on, so I assumed you'd moved out" "I only come home to sleep" "Huh, so you've been busy" "Yes, I guess so" "Hm, when I first met you, I wondered if you'd survive, but seems you've plugged the holes" " The holes?" " I mean, you still have some but there's less now" "I guess I've... grown a little" "Yeah, I guess you have" "It's a handsome camera" "Murota-san lent it to me" "The chocolate guy" "Oh, the photographer?" "Hey, would you mind sitting there?" "But why?" "C'mon, please" "Should I act natural?" "Oops, made a mistake" "What?" "Hurry, hurry" "Just a sec" "Hurry" "Just don't move" "Yonosuke-san" "Is that your first roll of film?" "Yeah, my first roll" "If you don't mind, may I be the first to see your pictures?" "Well, after you, of course" "Sure, but I'm not confident they'll come out okay" "Oh, it doesn't need to be" "I simply want to be the first woman to see your work" "I doubt it'll be anything special..." "But sure, I'll develop them before you get back, and keep them stashed in my closet" "That's a promise!" "The bus!" "Let's go" "Hurry, hurry" "Are you okay?" "Yeah, are you?" "Wait" "You Okay?" "Hey..." "Stop!" "Well, thank you" "What?" "I'll go to the airport" "You see, I'm not so good at being seen off" "How about I see you off" "Oh, c'mon" "Have a great trip!" "Well, okay, off I go" "Yonosuke!" "What!" "You're the best!" "Dear Shoko-san, thank you for your phone call the other day" "It was so nice talking with you after so many years" "I'm sending you what I promised on the phone, though it may not be anything special" "It's almost three months since Yonosuke passed away" "Having lost my only son," "I am very sad, of course, but I know I can't cry forever" "When I do cry, I see Yonosuke's face" "Always that carefree smile..." "Recently," "I've been feeling so glad that Yonosuke was my son" "This may be an odd way to put it, but maybe the best thing that ever happened to me... was being able to meet Yonosuke" "Please come by and visit when you have time" "Maybe we can get together and reminisce about Yonosuke" "I imagine it'll be one funny story after another" "Yuriko Yoshitaka as SHOKO YOSANO" "Sosuke Ikematsu as KURAMOCHI" "Ayumi Ito as CHIHARU" "Go Ayano as KATO" "Aki Asakura as YUI AKUTSU" "Mei Kurokawa as SAKURA" "Arata lura as MUROTA" "Jun Kunimura as SHOK0's father" "Kitaro as YONOSUKE's father" "Kimiko Yo as YONOSUKE's mother" "Producers:" "Toshikazu Nishigaya Yasushi Yamazaki" "Cinematographer:" "Ryuto Kondo" "Lighting:" "Isamu Fujii" "Sound Recording:" "Masato Yano" "Art Director:" "Norifumi Ataka" "Editor:" "Takashi Sato" "Music by Ren Takada" "Original Story by Shuichi Yoshida YOKOMICHI YONOSUKE" "Screenplay:" "Shiro Maeda and Shuichi Okita" "Directed by Shuichi Okita"