"I wake up in the middle of the night" "Every night ..." "it's been 4 years" "I hear a cry in my sleep" "The voice of a baby screaming calling me for help" "I wake up and look around" "Erina is not here" "Although I am a mother" "Her warm embrace cannot soothe my pain" "Some said "make another baby"" "How can they be so insensitive" "Until she came back" "I thought I would go crazy" "As a couple" "Erina was our treasure" "But the Erina who came back of course is our child" "But the little 4 year-old Erina" "Does not see us as her real parents" "She thinks her abductor is her real mother" "She loves her" "Do you know how painful how sad this is?" "That woman" "Has robbed the whole family" "The pain of our family" "Even as Erina is back still continues" "That woman" "Stole not only Erina's body" "But her heart also" "One who takes a life gets the death penalty" "But she took the heart of a whole family" "And there is no death penalty for her" "This is why I say ..." "Give us back our happiness" "Etsuko told me:" ""You are bare like a tree in winter"" ""You got pregnant from Hiroshi but terminated it"" ""now it went bad and you can't conceive anymore"" ""That's the price you pay for killing a baby"" "When Etsuko got pregnant" "I thought I had to take a distance from Hiroshi" "But I was too weak I couldn't" "Etsuko was calling every day" "Crying for her husband to return or the next day talking about Hiroshi's sex life taking pleasure in an open discussion an other day verbally abusing me she kept calling every day" "She seemed almost crazy when I heard the baby was born" "I just wanted to take a glance at the baby one look and that would be enough" "then I would forget everything change place and job" "Start a new life with my dad's inheritance" "It was all set in my heart" "Kaoru ..." "Little Kaoru" "...protect this child" "I will protect this child" "Her smile would comfort me would forgive that ..." "I had killed my baby in the womb tried to steal a married man for all these she would be my forgiveness" "this is ..." "what I thought" ""In a baby's most tender years"" ""the accused took her away from her parents"" ""at a time when a child needs affection most"" ""she dispossessed her"" ""That little Erina's emotional scars will remain"" ""is also a concern"" ""Despite the cruelty of the crime"" ""The accused doesn't reconsider her act"" ""or show any sign of regret"" ""it is useless to expect any sincere remorse"" ""And in the view of these facts"" ""We apply the sentence of 6 years imprisonment"" ""We have given this penalty due consideration"" "Let the accused come to the bar" "This is the end of the trial" "Does the accused want to say something?" "If you do please be concise" "Until I was arrested" "I would pray every day of my life and every day, all day to live with Kaoru" "And I lived praying continuously" "For four year" "I was allowed to taste the joy of motherhood" "I would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Akiyama" "Wouldn't you rather apologize than thank them?" "There is no word of apology" "Just die!" "Why don't you die!" "Please calm down" "Rebirth [The loneliness of the 8th day cicada]" "[John Mayer" " Daughters] I know a girl she puts the color inside of my world" "But she's just like a maze" "Where all of the walls all continually change" "And I've done ..." "Ms Akiyama" "We're going out to karaoke" "I work until 12 midnight" "Oh, right" "You're Erina Akiyama?" "I'm Ando a freelance writer" "May we have a little talk?" "Are you a journalist?" "You are little Kaoru, right?" "I'd like to ask you questions about the abduction" "I don't remember it" "Here" "If you remember anything please tell me" "I'll come again" "Finished Work?" "Be careful on the way back Kishida" "Mrs. Akiyama congratulations !" "Congratulations" "It's a family reunion" "How do you feel right now?" "How do you feel about the accused?" "Do you feel she is your own kid?" "Erina found in Kagawa, Shodoshima with 33-year-old abductor" "Erina reunited with family after an absence of 1342 days" "Kazuo Nozomi, no regrets expresses gratitude instead of apologies" "Oh, Yasue!" "Yeah ..." "Who is it?" "Kiwako Nozomi" "I'm sorry" "Right now I'm in your neighborhood" "Close to your house" "Alright, thank you" "Little Kaoru" "It's cold out there" "So your Mom got married and made you!" "?" "Little Kaoru is so cute" "Little Kaoru" "Let's make a tea pot?" "What?" "Milk" "What's her dosage?" "About that, Yasue" "I need your help" "What kind of help?" "I did not actually get married" "I lived together with this kid's father but I ran away" "Why?" "He was hitting the baby" "So I decided to take the child and run" "Tell me Kiwa, could this person be ...?" "No way!" "Of course not" "So, help me please" "I Broke with up with that other guy long ago" "He was so mean" "Although he was married" "He told you he'd leave if you cheated on him" "I thought of going myself and yell at him" "Yasue, typical" "Remember our teacher was smoking in class" "You started getting angry at him" "I did?" "You are the same person I used to know" "But there's no going back" "You don't need to be so dramatic" "I'll help you" "You can ask me anything you want" "Next, the infant abduction in Kanagawa" "A 4 month old baby disappeared yesterday in Hiratsuka City Kanagawa Prefecture" "[Magazines:] "Infant" "Mom and Baby Everyday"" "Erina daughter of Mr. Hiroshi Akiyama" "Is 4 months old [Book:] "My first Baby"" "According to the police yesterday around 8:30 am" "Etsuko, wife of Mr. Akiyama drove him to the station" "When she came back home" "Little Erina had disappeared" "She reported it to the police" "There was no evidence of robbery" "Police say it's highly probable that in the couple's absence little Erina has been abducted" "The investigation into a minor's abduction has started" "Please" "Welcome" "Hi!" "It's OK at the counter?" "What do you recommend?" "Handmade tofu and raw horse sashimi" "And a beer please" "Why the long face?" "So you came" "We never meet so I came" " good evening – good evening" "Did you read my document?" "We don't need to drinking but we could go to a place" "Who's this?" "Mr. Kishida" "I had a previous appointment with my friend, I'm sorry" "What?" "A Boyfriend?" "A Stalker?" "You want me to walk you home?" "We could bring beers home instead" "I think there was a convenience store there" "Tell me" "The cicadas are full of life" "They're still singing" "Cicadas wait in the ground for years to hatch" "Once they come out they live 3 days" "It's sad" "It's not 3 days it's 7 days" "Oh, is that right?" "Let's sit for a while and drink" "I was surprised you came suddenly?" "That's for sure" "This time I want to write about you about that abduction" "I got it, you don't want to talk" "I really don't remember it's quite plain, I was brought up by abductor" "It's too particular" "I came to listen to that particular account" "One more drink?" "Let's drink" "Let's buy side dishes too" "Ah, right" "Can't you drink at home?" "I want to go back and sleep" "I meant drinking at your place" "Where is it?" "No time to daydream let's go" "Wow, you have no shame" "I'm hungry" "How was my document?" "I read such prints a long time ago" "Oh, and where?" "Mommy used to buy them secretly" "Hiding them from me" "So you know everything about the abductor" "Kiwako Nonomiya" "What did you think about Kiwako Nonomiya?" "the interview has already begun?" "Well it's just small talk" "What did you think the first time you read such articles?" "Such books or articles tell so much it's hard to know it becomes confusing" "Well ..." "The writers purposefully designs an entertaining story, right?" "Well ..." "You have such wisdom" "It's like reading about someone else as if it didn't happen to me" "I see ..." "You know inside you'll find the trial record read it again" "you were four years old it's great that you returned safely to your family" "The truth be told, we still don't feel as a family" "It took me long to realize who my real mother was" "My mother too was embarrassed" "Every time she looks at me" "All the memories of the event come back" "Embarrassed?" "How is that?" "It's not your fault" "[Osaka Imperial Palace]" "Yes" "Yes" "OK" "I'm sorry ..." "OK, OK!" "Let's drink" "Let's drink" "Let's drink" "Let's drink" "You must be hungry" "OK, OK" "I decided to name it Kaoru" "You remember we said Kaoru sounds beautiful" "Be it a boy or a girl Kaoru is good it's not possible right now" "In fact I'd like to have dinner every night watch TV with you" "We'd have a normal life get married like normal people" "Not a sordid affair" "I'll tell everything to my wife and leave her so if this kid was born" "It would ruin our chances for a future" "I want a child" "Yet when we make a fresh start" "I know you understand" "It's not coming I know" "I'm sorry" "It's not coming" ""Everything he told you was a lie"" ""You thought he'd Marry you?"" "A person like you never becomes a mother" "Touch it" "Can you feel it move" "Hey" "It just kicked" "You felt it, right?" "You're bare as a tree in winter" "You killed your own kid" "You forced her out to kill her, right?" "How monstrous" "Isn't your bareness a just payback?" "How old is the baby?" "About 5 months?" "A Girl?" "What's her name?" "Kaoru" "Cute name" "Little Kaoru looks like her Mom" "The spitting image" "You can have this maybe a bit overcooked" "It's delicious and organic" "Ester!" "Yes" "Bye bye" "House of Angel Female shelter to set you free from family problems Women only" "House of Angel An ideal home in harmony" "I don't need money" "Stop seeing me in secret from Mom" "Please accept it" "I'm fine, really" "How about School?" "It's Summer vacation" "Are you eating enough?" "How about you Dad?" "You're eating properly?" "Mom prepares meals for you?" "Well" "Mom's in good health?" "She finally got used to you being away" "Really" "She's sad you should call sometimes" "You don't have to play the father part on me" "It does not suit you at all" "Is that right" "Maybe right" "Yeah" "See you" "She says she's been taken to a couple of strangers place" "So she ran away" "Kaoru can you tell me again?" "Erina" "Little Erina!" "You give us so much worry what a bad kid" "You hate our home that much?" "Such a bad kid doesn't belong to this family" "Enough now she is scared" "Please Erina" "Please, don't run again, please" "Etsuko, let's go home" "Please don't go anywhere" "Let's go home" "Erina let's go back" "Sorry for the trouble" "OK, let's go home" ""Write the truth in your diary"" ""No need to feel ashamed"" ""I'm embarrassed when people see me"" ""The end"" "You want me to sing your song" "Erina do you like songs?" "Sing the song of the Star" "OK" "Twinkle, twinkle little star" "No not this one" "Not this one" "It 's not this one" "Well" "The stars twinkle in the sky" "Not that one" "You know" "Ah right" "So, what could I sing" "Why do you do that to me!" "?" "Why is that?" "Why?" "Why?" "Why?" "I'm sorry Mom" "I'm sorry ..." "Etsuko!" "I'm sorry Mom" "You're hurting me!" "Stop" "I'm sorry Mom ..." "Stay calm!" "I'm sorry Mom ..." "I'm sorry I'm sorry Mom" "I'm sorry Mom" "A Souvenir" "What are you doing at this hour?" "I was an examiner in today's Exam but they canceled" "I came running how stupid of me" "Sorry it's not a good time" "I missed you so much" "How about you?" "Did you miss me?" "The cake is wasted" "You dropped it" "Makes no difference once it's swallowed" "Tastes just the same" "When you quit my classes I thought you'd met someone it's not that" "I was trying to forget you" "But I can't forget" "I thought if I could stay away for a month?" "I'd forget you" "Why do you say that?" "I don't know, anymore" "How does love feel?" "How can we stop loving someone we loved?" "You don't need to stop" "You and me we are solid" "Are you working all summer vacation?" "Yeah" "Such a job you have there" "Living on my own I have to see for everything" "I would be a terrible mother" "I thought you'd come back as soon as I call" "I was wrong" "You are tough you live your life" "Flatter me" "You're doing fine" "Enough" "Struggle on your own" "You finally appreciate your parents" "Ah, I don't want to return work" "What if you didn't return?" "Don't say that" "Really I don't want to go back" "I love you" "What do love in me?" "The smiles you give only to me and when we part the rear side of you" "How about you?" "What do you love in me?" "the lies you make when you're exposed" "Can't you find something better" "Thanks for your kindness" "Her husband threw her out she has nowhere to go" "She's asleep a girl, right?" "Let's do the formalities tomorrow" "Just the paperwork tonight then you can rest" "The application Mrs. Bani" "Yes" "If you please" "Good morning" "Good morning" "Oh!" "It's shorter" "A prospective member has come" "You are welcome" "Make yourself at home" "This is the "House of Angel"" "When Humans do stupid things" "Angel Always come to the rescue as long as you are here" "Angel will thoroughly fulfill her mission when a human does a stupid thing" "I have to come and help" "Your child's so cute" "And Who are you?" "You do everything that you're told, right?" "You're a woman?" "Yes" "Why Do you think so?" "Because I am not a man" "What do you mean by that?" "And what do you think about yourself?" "I'm nothing" "How that?" "Then, how do you consider yourself a woman?" "You had an abortion" "I'm talking to you from my soul" "So please talk from your soul too" "You don't talk of worldly things through your soul" "If one is old or young man or woman" "If she has money or not" "Isn't it futile chatter?" "It's good to drop one's obsessions" "About being a man or a woman" "If you can let go of it, you're happy" "This is what it means to live from the soul" "You don't mean anything" "Really?" "Simply" "I want to go live with this child" "To me" "This child means everything" "Somehow" "Please help me" "I got it" "Please help me!" "I got it" "In this place people are reborn as angels in this world" "There are several rules" "Sarai and the others will tell you" "Listen carefully" "Yes" "This way, please" "In charge of farm work" "Ms. Abel" "Ms. Esther" "Ms. Tobit" "Ms. Bani" "Ms. Ezekiel" "That's it" "Why is that?" "I thought I heard Kaoru cry" "She's fine, she's looked after" "The baby is the treasure of House of Angel" "She's not here" "There is so much to do now:" "Crawl, touch, walk" "Soon you can speak with Mom" "I wish I gave birth to a girl" "Then he would have left her when he went" "You know my boy was taken away by my husband" "Or rather by my husband's mother" "I lost him in court" "Without money I couldn't get parental authority" "They wouldn't let you meet him?" "hmm" "Angel takes away the sadness but I can't" "I just can't" "His name's Hikaru" "Although he's a boy his name's Hikaru" "It's a good name" "That's right I gave it to him" "This kid is Rebecca" "And you're Ruth" "Angel gave you a name" "Ruth and Rebecca" "As you received it today from Angel" "It's become your birthday" "From today you're official members of House of Angel your old birthday and your old name have both become useless luggage" "You can leave behind you the pain" "Let's help each other live" "Happy Birthday" "Happy Birthday doh-bee-dah was-was-waaaa" "Happy birthday to you" "I'm sorry to bother you" "Alright, alright" "You called me because you remembered something" "Here" "Ah thanks" "You read it thoroughly" "Yes" "You always eat on your own?" "Why on your own?" "It's stress-free" "Really" "So maybe you have things to say?" "What do you remember?" "What?" "Shall we go?" "uh?" "Aah summer's over" "I didn't go anywhere again this year" "Did you go somewhere?" "I had to work" "Sure" "A person has to work" "Excuse me" "How do you eat?" "Uh?" "How do you organize your life?" "I live an easy life my mother has an apartment she doesn't say anything even when I don't work" "This is no thing to be proud of" "Well" "I think I have a child on the way" "With whom could I discuss it?" "Other than my parent" "To your friends?" "I don't have anyone" "Are you saying you're pregnant?" "I don't know yet ..." "Your boyfriend is that kind of stalker?" "Mr. Kishida is not a stalker" "Oh ..." "Did you tell him?" "Not yet" "Why?" "Kishida has a wife and a kid on his own" "So you like him" "I don't know whether I like him or not" "Are the cicadas gone?" "When I told you Cicadas die soon after coming out" "You were not surprised" "They live 7 days it's quite alright if they all die together the 7th day it's not particularly sad" "It's the same for all of them" "But suppose one survived the 8th day" "All her friends have died" "It is a sad situation" "What?" "Toilet" "I just bought it I'm checking it" "What here?" "Now?" "Now I'm drunk" "Whatever the result I won't be scared" "You have to pee on this" "If it doesn't reach the blue line, your fine" "We'll think about it" "Sure, take your time" "Thanks" "We haven't had lunch in a long time" "We need to talk" "Before that, cheers!" "Cheers" "What would you do if I was pregnant?" "I'm saying "if"" "But you're still a student" "It means we keep it?" "or do I have an abortion?" "Of course I'd like to keep it" "But right in this juncture" "Practically it's difficult" "At some point it will be OK?" "Of course it will" "I would like to live with you" "Once you graduate" "Once my little one doesn't need my help anymore" "In the meantime we'll be very prudent" "I told you many times" "Why are you laughing?" "You look like my father when you talk like that" "Your Father?" "What about him?" "Nothing" "Are you pregnant?" "I told you I said "if"" "You're shocked?" "Of course I am" "Don't stress me" "Alright let's eat" "OK" "How is it?" "Yeah" "Umm ..." "Mr. Kishida" "What I couldn't say until now" "What now?" "I wasn't raised in a normal family" "You celebrated birthdays" "You would go to fireworks" "Or to see blossoming sakura you also had Christmas Parties" "But I had none of this in my family" "All this is I did for the first time with you" "You taught me many things" "There are so many fun things you said" "You taught me that" "So where do you want to go next time" "We won't meet anymore" "I really thought I couldn't end it" "But we won't meet anymore" "Thank you for everything" "You said you loved everything about me" "Thank you" "[WOMEN'S CLINIC]" "Now it is exactly this big she said" "What do you mean by that?" "They gave it to me at the clinic it's cute" "Isn't it" "Do you keep the baby?" "I keep it" "Is that right" "How do you plan to raise it?" "Did you tell Mr. Kishida?" "You didn't" "You're an adult, you should find the strength to tell him" "It won't happen" "He runs away from the hassle" "You fell in love with a mean guy" "You told me so" ""It's not your fault" you said" "Did I say that?" "You were one of the few to talk to me like that" "Only you and Kishida" "I hated it" "My mother was yelling and crying" "I thought everything was my fault" "I finally understood I was not alone not alone?" "It's because my family had been broken" "My Father's mistress was an abductor" "She was wanted nationwide" "He was working irregularly drinking too much" "My mother had enough of him" "She was always out not much at home" "The meals were always side dishes from the supermarket" "I hated it I got used to it" "But when I was in elementary school" "There was a birthday party for a kid" "He showed family videos when he was a baby" "It's no big deal I'll show you mine" "There it was on this video" "All the love and care I hadn't received" "What my parents said was right" "It's all Kiwako Nonomiya's fault" "If it wasn't for Kiwako Nonomiya" "Our home would have been normal" "Mom was kind dad used to laugh" "A usual home as any other" "That woman is public enemy #1" "She messed up our family" "I felt so bad I vomited when I came back" "OK, let's eat" "OK" "Thank you" "Good appetite" "Good appetite" "Why are you so kind to me?" "You need material for your article" "I want to go some place" "I need you to go there" "What do you mean?" "I have to go there" "I can't do it on my own" "With you I could make it" "Isn't it what you think?" "If I was that girl I would just go" "When things get better let's make a trip to gather data" "Gather data?" "The place where you lived with Kiwako, and all" "Why?" "There's no need to go" "There's nothing I want to see" "The House of Angel for example" "You were called Rika" "You were Rebecca but they called you Rika" "And Kiwako was called Ruth" "All characters of the Bible" "You were there with Kiwako" "We grew up as sisters" "You don't remember me" ""Maggie opened an umbrella immediately"" ""Ha, you won't get wet like this"" ""And you won't get cold"" ""Ahaha, funny, funny!"" ""But as Maggie drinks tea"" ""It's raining heavily"" ""Keeps falling heavily"" ""Suddenly the whole place became a sea"" "What is a sea?" "Rika, you've never been to the sea" "Have you ever been there, Maron?" "I have" ""The waves are rolling and rolling"" ""...rolling and rolling"" ""The water runs all over"" "It's so big." "These guys are brainwashed" "They rip you off your money, a scary gang" "They're gonna fool you" "House of Angel please give me my family back" "Give it back" "I want to hear the voice of my mother" "They came again" "They're coming in" "Nobue" "Come back!" "Nobue" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Maron!" "Maron!" "Quick!" "Kaoru!" "Kaoru!" "Kaoru!" "All right, all right" "Don't cry Kaoru" "Hold me tight" "When you come visit please call" "You surprised me" "Yeah I'm sorry" "Are you going to eat?" "I don't need to" "How about School?" "You go regularly?" "Yeah ..." "I'd like to quit" "I'm pregnant" "Into the 4th months now" "So I came to borrow money" "I swear I'll pay you back when I work" "The father" "He looks like dad" "There is a family but he won't be a father" "Please have an abortion" "I'll pay for it" "Please have an abortion!" "I'll take you now to a clinic" "Please terminate such kid's pregnancy" "No way!" "Calm down listen to her" "You're not going to raise it there's not even a father" "That much I know" "So" "Mom" "What did you say to that woman?" ""I can't believe she's having an abortion"" ""You're bare as a tree in winter"" "You told her, right?" "It's a lie" "It's a lie" "It's all because that woman is paranoid" "Me" "I'll keep it" "So I won't have abduct someone's kid" "I'll raise her alone" "Why is it you can't forget?" "It's been 20 years now" "Just forget" "You know how important you are to me" "How can I express how much you mean?" "Why would you believe what she said?" "You don't listen to a word I say, but you trust her" "Mom" "You don't even consider me as your mother" "You want to hurt me, right?" "Not at all" "You think, if I hadn't been there it would all have been much simpler" "The person who took you away from your life" "You believe it's me right?" "You're wrong" "What am I wrong about?" "You always saw me like that" "Etsuko!" "I wanted to be a perfectly normal mother!" "To offer you a normal childhood" "When I see a girl Smile to her mother" "I'm so envious I could scream" "Mom" "I'm sorry" "But you know" "I don't want to" ""become bare like a tree in winter"" "Why didn't I take you in the car that day" "Why did I leave you back home that day" "What should I do?" "I want you to love me?" "What should I do?" "Mom" "I often played house with you here" "I Don't remember sure" "You we're only three" "Tell me" "What was it here exactly?" "Well, a kind of women's shelter" "The staff at House of Angel knew Kiwako was the abductor and they hid her" "Ah really?" "The person Angel wanted was not Kiwako but you I think" "Me?" "Why?" "They wanted a purely bred angel" "An angel untouched by the world untouched by men" "When the Asahara cult gassed Tokyo subway in 1995" "The press decided we were a cult too and attacked us 10 years ago Mother Angel died, it all petered out" "Finally an executive took the money and fled" "So it was over" "Looking at this wall even today I'm stressed and nauseous" "In this place" "They wanted to lead an inquiry" "Who wanted that?" "The press?" "The police?" "Let them investigate what they wish" "We didn't do anything wrong" "It's not like we're kidnapping people" "Not to worry" "There they speak the language of the world" "They are not speaking with their soul" "Whatever they ask you never answer them" "Al-right?" "Yes" "As usual today" "Each one to her chore" "Please start your own meeting" "Mother Angel!" "Please ... when the families came to protest" "Why didn't you deliver the person" "That" "Those who came here seeking refuge can't be expelled" "People come to live here away from their circumstances" "Do you understand?" "Ruth" "For Ruth and Rebecca" "I pray for angels to visit us" "Mama, mama, where are you going?" "Mama, where are you going?" "Mama, mama!" "Kaoru please keep silent" "I want to play with Maron" "I know, I know" "I want to play with Maron" "Kaoru it's OK?" "I want to play with Maron" "Go down to there ..." "There" "Mom, I want to play with Maron" "Mom, I want to play with Maron" "Enough now!" "It's OK Kaoru" "We're not coming back here" "Ruth!" "Take this" "Rika, I ..." "Do not let go of Kaoru" "Stay with her until she is big" "From now on forever" "Go" "Kaoru" "Come on ..." "Here, let's go" "It's so tight" "Kaoru" "Mom it's dark" "Look Kaoru" "The starry sky" "Stars?" "Those twinkling dots are stars" "You saw them in a picture book" "Hey Mom" "It's Scary" "There's nothing to be afraid of" "With me you're safe" "Come" "Mom" "What sweetie?" "Sing your song ... for me" "Which song?" "Alright" "Then" "I sing the song of the Star" ""Look up at the sky"" ""The stars at night"" ""There's a small star"" ""A small light"" ""A modest happiness"" ""singing"" ""Look up at the sky"" ""The stars at night"" ""just like us"" ""A Star with no name"" "It's so high above?" "Stars are so beautiful" "It's the first time I stop in such hotel" "Really?" "I used love hotels but" "They are different" "A love Hotel is more cozy" "Usually it's the contrary" "Say" "Has Kiwako Nonomiya finished her jailtime yet?" "Yeah" "The lawyer received a postcard from her" "Posted from Tokyo" "But she's probably not living there" "She doesn't have much good memories in Tokyo" "So where then?" "You know where she lives?" "!" "You want me to meet that woman" "It's not my intention" "I don't know her whereabouts or anything" "Why?" "You're really Going back?" "!" "I really don't know" "Stop, there are no more trains" "You find all this entertaining" "You'll write it all" "An abducted child, commits adultery, makes a child" "She's doing the same as the criminal" "I don't find it entertaining" "It's not because I am pregnant that I'm the same as her" "You just think I'm stubborn" "I don't think so" "I talked about it with you" "I really needed to hear someone's opinion about it all" "I told you everything" "Why do you think I want to become a mother?" "I can't figure myself as a mother" "I can't even raise a child" "I have no idea" "How to cherish her or scold her" "How to get close to her, to know her" "I won't become a mother" "I won't write if you like" "I won't write anything" "If you're worried let's raise her together" "As for me" "I'm afraid of men" "Their thick shoulders and arms their Adam's apple even now they frighten me" "I've never dated a man" "I have no experience with a man" "I can't understand your feeling" "I can't become someone's wife" "I think I'll always be alone sometimes my mind withdraws far away" "What I always wonder is" "Why wasn't I raised in a normal world?" "But you know" "Maybe I could be a good mother together with you" "You and me together can make a good mother" "You think it wouldn't work" "May I touch your belly?" "I hear something" "Its heart beating" "I can't say if it's Yours or the babies" "You girls came from Tokyo?" "You mean Shodoshima in Okayama?" "Yeah, I went sightseeing" "Did you visit the Okayama area?" "You have to visit that park" "Walk in Kurashiki look at Korakuen eat Rose sushi" "Tokyo people should know what rose sushi is" "I don't know what rose sushi is" "What?" "You don't?" "Well rose sushi is ... rose sushi" "Welcome" "Please, thank you very much" "We take it?" "Wait for the next?" "We take it?" "Kagawa Prefecture Shouzugun Fukuda 4028 If you visit there tell them I'm fine Kumi Sawada" "What's going on?" "So much water it's scary" "No need to fear" "Kaoru" "Look" "Look how beautiful the sparkling" "Seto Sea is so calm" "Sparkling and beautiful" "Excuse me" "Is this Kumi Sawada's family?" "Who are you?" "I'm sorry to come unexpectedly" "It's Kumi she asked me... to tell you she's fine" "Kumi did?" "Where does she live?" "Her company has gone bankrupt..." "We lived in the same dormitory" "Everyone is gone" "I see" "So you came here to deliver the message?" "I wanted to come and see once" "Kumi was often talking about the island" "She was talking about our place?" "If you don't mind could I work here?" "What?" "The company just went bankrupt we don't know what to do next and I saw the poster over there" "This has been there for 2 years" "Now I can't hire any staff" "Is that so?" "If I could help it's OK" "I'm sorry" "Let's go" "Just a minute" "You ..." "You have nowhere to go" "How long are you staying on this island?" "Two, three days ..." "Alright, today father's not here" "Before you go back" "You can stay one night at our place" "Oh" "Dad is worried about Kumi" "Because of her divorce the quarrelling at her home" "That's what we know" "Would you tell us about it?" "You are so cute what's your name?" "Kaoru" "And how old are you?" "Oh!" "The same as Kumi's daughter" "We are there" "So beautiful" "Come Kaoru" "This is the Sea too?" "This is the Sea too?" "There are many here" "This is a town" "All kinds of people live there" "It's immense" "Yeah" "It's big" "Kaoru" "Let's go sightseeing" "We haven't yet discovered anything" "Let's go see places" "You're going to see many things with Mom" "All the beautiful things" "The sea?" "Yeah, sea, sky, stars, flowers" "Let's see spring and autumn and winter" "Mom's gonna work to earn money and buy things a beautiful book let's buy chocolate" "Chocolate!" "I'll buy you anything" "I'll show you anything you want" "I introduce to you our new worker" "Kyoko Miyata" "She's far away from home" "She's a distant relative" "I'm Kyoko Miyata" "Pleased to meet you" "Pleased to meet you" "OK, let's start" "Have a nice work" "Aaaaah!" "Let's play" "Come here" "Where are you from?" ""Where are you from?" She said" "Come over here" "Let's play together" "Come on Let's play" "Let's swing together" "Little Kyoko" "Come here" "How was work?" "I'm doing my best" "Quick to the park let's play" "What is your name?" "Shin Noriyuki" "Yuri" "Sakura" "Let's swing together" "Kyoko look" "It's men's things but you can wear them" "In fact it was for Kumi" "I wanted you to wear it" "I'll give it to Kaoru" "It's too much" "It's alright" "I'm happy to offer it to her" "Grandpa bought it for her" "Kaoru you can wear it" "It's as if my granddaughter was back, I'm so happy" "Look" "Thank you" "OK, let's get on" "There you are" "There" "Here we go" "All aboard!" "Hi there" "Hello" "Kaoru, I feel good" "It feels good, Mom" "What did you pray for, Mom?" "To stay together with you" "Tomorrow and the day after and the day after" "Let us be always together" "To be with you always" "On this island, there are so many gods" "Let's visit them all and pray to each one" "Yeah" "One, two" "Three, four, five" "Everyone makes mistakes at first" "I'm sorry!" "It takes time to learn" "Let's do this without rush" "Yes" "Thanks for the good meal" "Thanks for the good meal" "Mommy?" "Mr. Sawada is a girl?" "A "Mr." is a man of course but Kaoru is a boy?" "Kaoru is a girl" "She's a Cute girl" "But ..." "Really" "You saw men only in picture books" "Yeah" "Where we lived there was only women" "The fact is, man is one half and woman the other half" "Isn't it right?" "When you grow up a little" "You'll want to marry a person" "He will be a man" "Mom, you're a man?" "I'm a woman" "But I want to marry you so you won't have to work so hard anymore" "Is that what Mr. Sawada said?" "You hurt me" "Kaoru" "One day you'll fall in love with a gentle boy" "You'll follow him to his home" "I'm not going anywhere" "I'll stay with you always" "In fact" "I thought of getting an abortion" "I went to the clinic to get an appointment" "Then I saw her figure on the scan" "I was suddenly hit by the light" "I saw the whole landscape" "The landscape?" "Flowers, trees, sky, sea and light" "I saw all these beautiful things" "So I thought" "I had a duty to show them to that baby in me all these beautiful things things I saw and others I will see" "All the beautiful things" "You know" "Yeah?" "We spoke about the cicadas" "They die after 7 days" "That cicada surviving the 8th day is sad hmm" "I thought so too but maybe it's not so the 8th day cicada saw something that no other cicada saw" "It could be something very beautiful" "Yeah" "Maybe so" "Mama, on top of that shrine" "There is a ghost" "Uh, what ghost?" "A princess wearing a beautiful kimono" "But she's smaller than me" "She hasn't seen anyone for years she finally disappeared" "Why?" "Last year she fell in love with a handsome student visiting the shrine she didn't go with him?" "Oh, it started" "Yes, cheese" "Alright" "Hold your bag's straps" "Alright" "Turn your back" "Yes, look this way" "Give me a smile cheeeese" "Alright" "This time, everyone side by side" "Leave it here" "Kyoko too, come into the photo" "Me?" "It's OK?" "Of course, no need to be shy" "No, no, Really" "If you're sure" "This is for memories" "We'll have one in a photo studio" "We'll take one in studio too?" "Kaoru not yet" "Go to school, you'll get a school bag" "Let's go to the photo studio" "Hey, gimme a smile everyone" "Kaoru what's going on?" "Smile, smile" "Yes cheese" "Mr. can we play now?" "Alright" "Let's go play soccer" "You want to come along?" "Al-right" "Kaoru come play soccer" "Oh?" "She's a typical child of the Island" "Yes" "Kumi just called" "I told her about you and Kaoru she was happy" "She said she comes back to the island" "Kumi said that?" "Yeah" "If Kumi is back I owe it to you" "I didn't do anything" "What do you say?" "I didn't think I'd meet her again" "Instead of my granddaughter Kaoru visits me" "Thank you" "It's nothing" "I owe it to you and Kaoru" "A lot happened to you too that you don't talk about" "No I ..." "I just enjoy being with Kaoru" "You know Kyoko" "Let me buy Kaoru's school bag" "Thank you hmm" "Someone knows what this is?" "OK, What is it?" "Yes, teacher!" "Yes, Kaoru Miyata first year" "An elephant!" "It's correct!" "Look, Mom" "Little Shin" "Kaoru come" "Hello" ""Body is nothing more than emptiness" [Heart Sutra]" "OK, you lit it" "I'm scared" "You're not scared" "To keep the bugs away from the rice we pray" "Let's do it" "You're with Mommy nothing to fear" "Lit it" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Hold it tight" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Lit it on, lit it on!" "Look Mom" "It's so beautiful" "So beautiful" "What's going on?" "I have been here ..." "Excuse me" "Kaoru, come eat" "Kaoru let's swing!" "Shin, the cicadas" "Kaoru be careful when you play" "Kaoru come" "Kaoru" "Kaoru" "Kaoru" "Mom" "Uh?" "You're tickling" "You tickle me too" "Kaoru!" "Look at the sky Kaoru" "It's so good" "Kaoru ..." "Ah Kyoko!" "Come here a minute" "Come here" "Come here a while" "Check this it's incredible" "Such a beautiful work" "It's really a prize" "It's the national contest" "This is incredible" "It's so beautiful" "The faces are beautiful" "Yeah" "We should pin it where everyone can see" "We need to show it to everyone" "Please stop this" "Kaoru" "Let's move home?" "Where to?" "Near Sakura's place?" "Let's get out of the Island" "No way, I like it here" "You'll be with me you'll be fine" "No way, I am not going anywhere" "Kaoru ..." "No way, I am not going anywhere" "Excuse me" "I'd like to have our picture taken" "A family photo" "Come inside" "Now we're ready" "Chin up" "Kaoru" "Come" "Where are you going?" "You take a boat with Mommy" "We take a boat and then ... we go to the zoo" "Do they have giraffes?" "They do" "And also hippopotamuses and elephants?" "Hippopotamuses and elephants, all there" "We are moving home now?" "Yeah" "Once we're back from the zoo?" "Can I play again with Shin and Sakura?" "Let's play a lot" "Come" "Kaoru ..." "I can't keep up anymore" "Are you Okay?" "Alright" "Let's buy something to drink" "I'm sorry ..." "Why?" "It's OK" "Please" "Here too" "Mom ..." "It's 630 yen" "Here perfect" "Thank you for coming" "Thank you" "Let's go" "Kaoru" "We must get on the boat in turn" "Why?" "Mom will follow you later" "Please" "Let's go together." "Yes" "Come" "Go" "You're Erina Akiyama" "I'll take you back home" "Infant protection here to protect little Erina" "Mommy!" "Mom!" "You're Kiwako Nonomiya, right?" "Suspected for the abduction of Erina Akiyama arrested at 19:10" "Let's go" "Mommy!" "I'm taking you back to Mom's place" "All right, all right" "Please wait!" "This child!" "Hasn't eaten yet" "Thank you" "Shall we go?" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "where are you going?" "It's OK" "Mommy!" "Mommy!" "Wait, what happened?" "Wait" "Excuse me" "Here, a long time ago" "You took a picture" "Show me your face?" "Kyoko Miyata  Kaoru" "As for the photo" "Kiwako Nonomiya took it" "She came here?" "About 5 years ago" "SHe asked if I had pictures of that time?" "That person ..." "Kiwako Nonomiya told you something?" "No, Nothing" "She didn't say anything" "She just took the photo" "Come" "Kaoru" "Thank you" "Mommy was happy with you" "Yes, raise your hands" "Yes" "What sweetie?" "I don't need anything else" "With you by my side" "I have everything I need" "I love you" "Kaoru" "Chin up!" "Erina" "You're ok?" "I had no grudge" "I didn't have any grudge" "For mommy also" "For daddy also" "For you also" "I wanted to return to this island" "The truth is" "I wanted to return" "I though it was forbidden" "It's fine" "When this child is born we'll come here" "I ..." "I will work" "Yeah" "If I work I can afford to show her many things" "Yeah buy her beautiful clothes and delicious foods" "I'll take away all her worries" "Yeah" "I'll tell her it's all fine" "That she's my favorite in the world" "I'll tell her often" "Every problem can be solved" "When she's born" "We'll show her to your Mom and dad" "We'll let them hug her" "Will they love her?" "She'll be so cute they'll love her" "I don't know why..." "I already love this child" "I haven't seen her face yet" "Why is that?" "song by Mika Nakajima: "Dear""