"Kuroki" "Yeah" "Who'd that be?" "Maybe it's Mei." "Do you still believe Mei will come back?" "You said Mei was seriously ill when she was small." "Kept asking Mom if she would die." "Mom said if she dies." "She'd give birth to her again." "Are you still waiting for her?" "You want a cat?" "I already have one." "Well, for this month's..." "What?" "Rent?" "Your mother said to wire it to her directly starting this month." "Mom, you want a cat?" "It doesn't matter." "I don't have to collect rent for you?" "(You were a respectable Japanese samurai in your previous life)" "(named Tetsuo Takeda)" "Hello," "This is Kuroki, please leave a message after the beep" "Kuroki?" "Still in bed?" "It's Mom." "I forgot to remind you." "Send me your sister's clothes as soon as possible." "Dear audience." "Do you have a cat at home?" "According to some daring prophecy." "If your cat runs away from home before new millennium, you can trade a life back." "Bring back to life someone you want." "Of course." "They won't look the same as before." "That's Kuroki." "Holding a kitty." "Time to change the uniform." "Is this the uniform?" "Indeed" "You want a cat?" "No, you want a rabbit?" "No." "I am a rabbit myself." "You want me?" "No." "Good evening everybody." "Welcome to 'Behind Paradise'." "Dear friends, when it rains, do you sense a devilish truth?" "You will never get back the things you've lost." "One day, when you leave this world what will you leave behind?" "Books, clothes, a music box or a letter?" "What if one day your dear one dies and leaves you a letter what would you want to see in it?" "A brief but endearing love letter or rather a will leaving you properties?" "And what would you write in the letter?" "Settle your personal matters or tell everyone how you loved them." "We'll be back." "Stay tuned to 'Behind Paradise'." "Takkyubin." "Please sign here." "Are you Japanese?" "No" "You look like one." "Thank you." "Thanks" "Mister!" "Mister!" "Mister!" "Mister!" "Thank you!" "You're a nice guy, thank you." "Hey, Young man." "(You were a respectable Japanese samurai in your previous life)" "(named Tetsuo Takeda)" "He always knew he'd become a musician." "He also believed he was a reincarnated Japanese." "No one knows why he's regained interest in this belief from his childhood." "After watching the drama series 'Long Vacation'," "Kuroki rushes in his flip-flop to have a haircut like Kimura Takuya." "He perfectly identifies with its philosophy and his life gradually falls in line with the fairy's prophecy..." "You know what today is?" "Do you know what today is?" "(108th anniversary of Marxism?" ")" "(Big Sale at SOGO?" ")" "(Pop singer fan club gathering?" ")" "It's the 5th, fucking payday!" "Dear audience life is just made up of... repetition of trivialities." "Only 30 days to go before the millennium." "From now on our dreams will be intertwined together." "He thinks work is basically sinful not decent at all." "No matter how he rebels against the establishment, he still has to go back to play saxophone with the band." "The long vacation is thus ruined." "Excuse me!" "Aren't you..." "Takkyubin" "Why are you here?" "I was fired because I made a wrong delivery... and you?" "I'm substituting." "Don't worry, there must be an opening." "You smoke?" "I've got a light." "What are you looking at?" "You know her?" "Not really." "Let's take a break." "Excuse me, where is your boss?" "Well, I am..." "He's flirting again." "Ever heard of the program 'Behind Paradise'?" "Of course, hosted by Yaqi bala bala bala 'Behind Paradise'." "Right" "You want to join our study group?" "Study group?" ""Deja vu Study Group"" "Ko Kwai-chuen, founder of this group." "Used to be a Communist spy." "His godson, Ko Tat." "He and Bud always fight over me." "And I have to treat them no matter who wins." "Bud specializes in web-page design and kicking dogs." "He's happy with his job." "Mok, 20 years old, has not been drafted yet" "Madonna got knocked up when he first did it with her." "Tell me if it hurts." "What did you do that for?" "That hurts!" "Really?" "Yes!" "The principle of the group is not to be bound by morals and to overthrow corrupt capitalism with creativity." "But since getting addicted to marijuana the ideals have been lost." "Currently waiting for Ko Tat's research work on." "'The Formula of Taste of Death'." "He keeps saying he's a survivor of "Behind Paradise"" "We don't know what he means." "As for me, everyone calls me 'Bandit'." "I have a lot of skills." "But I'm best at blow job, I mean playing trumpet." "Miss, no marked parking here." "There is now!" "I love white ones." "I only love white ones." "I, love white ones." "Long live dogs and marijuana." "Oh, he's awake." "Here's a uniform for you." "Let me introduce you to Ko Tat." "Where is he?" "Ko Tat?" "You keep looking for him." "Are you some kind of pervert?" "Ko Tat is writing..." "'The Formula of Taste of Death'" "'The Formula of Taste of Death'" "God knows what that is." "Where the hell is Tetsuo?" "He hasn't been around." "I heard he moved." "Bandit!" "What's wrong?" "Come here!" "You have a cold?" "Allergic" "To what?" "Don't know." "Sometimes I get allergic when I get up." "But today... maybe it's the air." "Change of temperature." "Dust" "Dust" "Pollen" "Pollen" "Cat hair, Kuroki?" "I love white ones." "I love to play dead too." "I want to die, but fear it might hurt." "He makes love like a capitalist." "Welcome to the official 'Behind Paradise' web site." "I am Yaqi." "Please confirm your membership." "To apply please watch the program 'Behind Paradise' on TBBS channel." "Thank you" "$1,000, this one is too expensive!" "That Nicholas-something also has one." "How much do you charge to play?" "Depends on the repertoire instruments and number of people." "Also, the weather counts too." "And most importantly, our mood." "What do you need?" "I hope you can play a song at my husband's funeral." "Which song?" "I don't know the name, but I know the tune." "Ever heard it before?" "No" "Welcome to 'Behind Paradise'." "The new millennium is approaching." "Apart from excited anticipation there is a looming concern or even fear of the terrifying time bug." "Excuse me, I mean millennium bug." "Where's Bandit?" "Don't know." "What's the topic today?" "'Behind Paradise', not bad?" "Yaqi is pretty cool." "The news anchor with unbalanced breasts." "Not breast but hand, which is bigger, Left or right?" "No, it depends on which hand you use more." "No, it depends on whose tits you fondle with." "Where did you go?" "Do you know what time it is?" "Here comes Big Deal." "I've made a deal, we can make some money." "Let me hum the tune." "Never heard of it." "It's different from the one You just hummed." "Really?" "Again" "Isn't this place haunted?" "Haunted?" "Why come to such a place?" "To hell with haunted." "Why do you always drink Yolukut?" "Helps digestion." "But I've never seen you eating anything." "What's there to be digested?" "I warn you, never fall in love with me." "Have you ever logged onto Yaqi's site?" "Yeah" "Are you a member?" "No" "Why don't you call me?" "Call me at night." "Bye" "Hello" "Welcome to 'Behind Paradise'." "How's your practice?" "Almost ready." "Hurry up." "I brought the music score." "Just listen and follow." "Pay attention, one two three four." "Hey, what's the score?" "Hey, I'm out here." "What are you doing there?" "Smoking?" "Come inside." "I'm practicing deep breathing." "What?" "Practice deep breathing." "You scare the shit out of me!" "Do I know you?" "It's good to practice here with air-con and freebies clean toilets with free tissue." "What's more, I can wash my feet here." "Hey, what are you doing here?" "What the hell are you doing here?" "Still lying around?" "Go away." "Barefeet?" "Take a hike." "Hurry up and fuck off." "Do you know why samurais always had toothpicks in their mouths during the Shogun period." "As the feudal system fell apart samurais lost their patrons and lived poor lives." "To maintain their dignity they kept a toothpick in their mouth all the time to show that they'd just eaten meaning they're well-fed and worry-free." "Are you my best buddy?" "What do you want?" "I have a secret." "I don't know how to play trumpet." "It seems that she could fly over with just a little push." "Is she the cat, or Mei?" "Brother" "NT$90" "Miss..." "Can I keep the other copy?" "What for?" "I'll pay another day." "Ya... ku..." "It." "It's seven." "Why aren't you watching Yaqi's show?" "Can't find the remote control." "It's over there." "Let me help you." "Thanks" "Over there" "weird" "Hey, Ko Tat." "Did you see the remote control?" "Bandit, come here!" "What's wrong?" "Hey Hey" "What's that?" "Umbrella" "Not this, that one." "Brother couldn't find work after retiring from the army." "Last month, he got a letter from the government office." "In less than three day, he..." "What did the doctor say about it?" "They couldn't figure out the cause..." "His heart just stopped beating." "This is the document from the government office." "There is nothing in it" "I've made some enquiries." "They denied having sent the document." "I believe my brother's death had something to do with them." "No way." "Where does that door lead to?" "Why the mystery?" "Does it lead to some weird place?" "Bye" "Don't forget to open that door some time." "Who do you think you are?" "What's so special about you?" "To hell with you." "Don't worry, the saxophone is very simple." "You can learn it in 3 weeks." "Right" "Tomorrow's rehearsal will be by the river." "Brother..." "I was right." "No one can find." "Those who are out of work for a while." "They either disappear or die mysteriously." "What are you doing, Kuroki?" "What are you doing?" "Practicing dying." "Why can't we?" "Why can't we?" "Why can't I?" "Sorry..." "Why can't we live like a sofa?" "Just lie there quietly... doing nothing." "There's mail for you over there." "Fly, fly, "G Force"!" "You will die." "Everyone will." "I will go to the City Hall tomorrow." "They won't admit it." "Your brother got it several days before he..." "Wouldn't be seven days?" "Come on, this is not "The Ring"" "You'll pay it for me?" "I should, I owe you a lot." "Do you think the government kills?" "Of course." "Don't you know the 228 incident?" "But that involved elites." "Err... what I mean to say is." "Getting rid of 'useless people'" "Kuroki, Kuroki, Kuroki." "(Wake up)" "(You're in great danger)" "According to the Health Department..." "Nine out of ten useless people love to sleep." "And these young people hang out daydream all day and lead strange lives." "They make weird friends and talk weird talks." "Experts worry that if unemployment continues." "There will be serious social consequences." "Wasting of resources." "They also worry that if these young people continue to fool around they will become a great burden to society." "I got a letter from a viewer." "Recently he met a girl and for some reason he thinks she might be the reincarnation of his dead sister's cat." "I want to dedicate this song to him a soft tune for walking under a coconut tree" "(by the way)" "Are you being laid off?" "None of your business." "Don't you remember me?" "I got one too." "This" "What are you looking at?" "You like my ring?" "Why do you always bring an umbrella?" "Nuts" "Why did you hide from the police?" "You brought me here." "Are they still there?" "More and more cops are coming." "Bye-bye" "Get off!" "Why are you so quiet?" "Look" "Where are they flying to?" "Heaven perhaps." "Why are you called Yakult?" "Want to hear a story about a port bottle?" "Once upon a time... there were a proud and handsome Sake bottle and a lovely strong-headed port bottle." "They lived in the warehouse of a run-down convenience store." "The two got along for several years." "One day, the authority decided to raise the price of sake." "Port bottle knew they were going to separate." "Sake bottle said" ""hurry up and bear me a little sake bottle"" "Port bottle replied sadly, "I can't give birth"" "Sake bottle got angry and yelled" ""you irrecycleable bitch"" "Port bottle cried day and night until the entire content of her had dried up." "Then she was crushed flat by the boss and sold cheaply to a "recycling old man"" "Do you know that feeling..." "Whenever I needed his shoulder." "Only to discover his head grown on my neck." "Faking happiness is tiring." "But after a while, you get used to it." "Like riding a skateboard, you get better at it." "But faking it for so long makes you forget what happiness really is." "Are you happy?" "I don't really want happiness that badly." "It's addictive." "I'm addicted to too many things already." "Where are we, Yong-he or Tu-cheng?" "God knows!" "I've never left Taipei in my life." "Didn't you serve in the army?" "I did, civilian guard." "Stood on guard for two weeks outside Presidential Hall" "Kuroki, can you stop watching TV?" "Excuse me Which way to Taipei?" "Thailand?" "Taipei" "Taibei?" "What the hell Taipei?" "Which way heads to Taipei?" "(Taipei)" "Taipei." "Thank you." "Is that umbrella handy?" "Excuse me." "Where is the exit?" "I'll go this way." "You two go that way." "It's hard to make a living." "Don't know what's wrong lately." "There're more and more crazy people." "Even more than stray dogs." "Are there more stray dogs or more unemployed people?" "Well, if those lunatics didn't exist." "We'd had been one of the unemployed." "To be safe let's have an ultrasound." "It won't hurt." "Miss Lee." "Can you take Miss Wu to have an ultrasound?" "Let's change first, alright?" "You go along with Miss Lee." "Thank you, doctor." "See you later." "Come over here." "Take off your shoes..." "Thanks for watching." "Hey, Kuroki, I know you miss me." "I really mean it." "They've taken action." "You're kidding." "Before the turn of the millennium hurry up and log onto the site." "Password is 'Loser'." "What is loser?" "You really have to hurry up and learn your sax and practice well with Bandit or else it'll be too late" "or else you'll be killed." "I'm not allowed to tell." "When did you cut your hair?" "My TV is not working." "Let me fix it for you." "There's no need, I'll get a new one anyway." "If you want come down and watch mine." "She just talked to me." "Who?" "Yaqi" "Don't trust anything on TV." "You watch too much of it." "How about yourself?" "You see..." "I'm not the only one who thinks you look Japanese." "Don't take TV too seriously." "I saw my own grave and yours." "It must be some sort of mischief." "Don't worry, it might be one of Ko Tat's experiments." "So it's cancelled?" "Congratulations." "If there is a chance" "I'd love to hear you all play the song." "We've practiced long and hard." "Bye now." "Do you know..." "I know nothing about musical instruments." "I'm not kidding." "We are the next targets." "We are totally useless to our society and country." "We contribute nothing." "Who else would they get rid of?" "I had a dream last night." "It was vivid and familiar." "I could clearly smell the air in it." "It was like the air here." "I fell into a lake and kept sinking." "I tried hard to swim because I didn't want to die." "I struggled hard to swim until I was totally exhausted." "At that moment" "I saw an island an island made up of gas tanks." "There was only a piano on it." "No one was at the piano but it played by itself." "(Lyric) This is the tune." "(Have a socialist snowfall) Suddenly a clown jumped out." "(Have a socialist snowfall) And smiled at me." "(People are dead before war even begins) A glorious smile." "(People are dead before war even begins) But I felt weird." "But I felt weird." "Bandit have you ever been a clown?" "I will soon." "Looks like a burning map." "Really?" "I think it looks more like the seaside." "We'll be saved if we log onto Yaqi's site?" "More like a map." "More like seaside." "I go there very often." "Map" "Excuse me, Miss." "OK, no problem." "Where is Bandit?" "(Bandit, Kuroki is here!" ")" "(David)" "(What the fuck are you doing here?" ")" "(Hi, I am no longer Bandit)" "My name is Ma (Horse)" "I am a useful person." "How are you?" "I love Taiwan very much." "You did log onto Yaqi's site, didn't you?" "You did log onto Yaqi's site, didn't you?" "Have you traveled abroad?" "No" "What we called 'the whole world' perhaps does not exist." "Actually Taiwan is the whole world!" "HBO maybe in Tianmu district." "I don't understand." "Some people do the same thing repeatedly but expect different results." "Actually, even if you do different things the result will still be the same." "Isn't it some kind of a paradox?" "This movie sucks." "Have they shown the wrong movie or are we in the wrong theatre?" "Oh, yeah?" "There's no one in the projection room" "Kuroki?" "Hold on." "Hey, a call for you." "Hello" "Hello, it's me, Miss Lee." "Did you see me?" "Hurry home, I have something to tell you." "With just a little effort." "She can fly over." "Is she the cat or Mei..." "Hey, welcome to 'Behind Paradise'." "Never thought I'd see you here." "Can you imagine?" "I have done the same thing you have." "You always ask me who Tetsuo is just like I ask you about Mei." "We both know we won't stop looking for them." "No matter how much your hair looks like Tetsuo's or how much I look like Mei." "What I'm trying to say is..." "Actually, I think it must be that boy I met in senior high" "that caused my infatuation with you and Tetsuo." "The day after tomorrow is the year 2000." "Let's leave all our trouble for the next century." "What's the time now?" "Will everything be just as Yaqi said?" "Kuroki" "You really don't want to watch TV anymore?" "Or just 'Behind Paradise?" "Don't worry." "Maybe it would be safe if we just left." "We're going to Japan." "You want to come too?" "Book the tickets for me, two please." "Over there... a truck is overdue." "Close your eyes." "You've got a present for me?" "5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." "Why did you know it'd rain?" "What are you thinking?" "Let's go home." "Do you know... if things are like Yaqi said we won't survive after the millennium." "The most unfair thing about life is its ending." "Just imagine." "You spend so much time and effort at work." "But the only reward is death." "If time could go the other way round." "Everybody dies first that would save a lot of trouble." "Then we live in the elderly home until they find us too young to stay and expel us we then take a job work hard seriously and obediently or hypocritically for some forty years until you are young enough to claim your retirement" "love begins... car-racing, partying, going to senior high" "or college if you're unlucky soon you grow into a child play all day long, absolutely carefree" "on and on you turn into a baby and squeeze back into your mom's uterus and spend nine months bathing in the water until one day some man reaches orgasm all of a sudden you disappear unnoticeably." "Isn't it perfect?" "After Mei left she is the first girl whose face." "I can remember clearly, apart from Miss Lee." "(Kuroki:" "This is the last rain in this century) (Yolukut:" "Will this be the end of the world as predicted?" ") I can remember clearly, apart from Miss Lee." "(Kuroki:" "This is the last rain in this century) (Yolukut:" "Will this be the end of the world as predicted?" ")" "(Kuroki:" "This is the last rain in this century) (Yolukut:" "Will this be the end of the world as predicted?" ") I really like her voice." "(Kuroki:" "This is the last rain in this century) (Yolukut:" "Will this be the end of the world as predicted?" ") Maybe since I'm a born musician." "(Kuroki:" "Will we all die?" ") (Yolukut:" "We'll leave it till the next century)" "Kuroki, save me." "Save me" "Save me" "Save me" "Hey" "Will everything be like you said?" "Will it be like you said?" "Will it be like you said?" "Did you see my umbrella?" "Are you looking for the toilet, Miss?" "Not here, go straight and turn left." "Thank you." "Excuse me, how high are we flying at?" "Pretty high." "Pretty high." "I have an identical one." "Who is she?" "Haven't you been laid off?" "It's the new millennium." "I guess in the next century no one will fly anymore." "Would we lose our jobs?" "Don't be afraid" "I'm not." "I'm just worried about the make-ups." "I'm not afraid." "Coffee or me?" "Coffee or tea for you, sir?" "I don't know when I fell in love with Mei." "Just like I never knew when I fell asleep." "Brother" "Take me to Lung Shan Temple for Cotton-Sweets won't you?" "Won't you?" "Let's go." "Please" "Do you remember one summer... during a night of typhoon... you told me a story." "You said once upon a time a toothpick boy fell secretly in love with a match-stick girl." "He fancied her look, her body... and how passionate she was." "It was perfect." "One day when he was about to propose to her a heavy smoker boy used the match-stick girl to light his Marlboro Light." "From then on, toothpick boy stayed forever in the matchbox and never came out again." "And heavy smoker boy had to switch to a lighter instead" "Kuroki" "Yeah" "Who would that be?" "Maybe it's Mei." "Take it, this is just my heart." "Hold it tight with your hands." "Wait till dawn." "Release it and let the sun shine on it." "(Take it, this is just my heart)" "(Hold it tight with your hands)" "(Wait till tomorrow." "Release it and let the sun shine on it)" "(Memoir of the Cuban Revolution ~ By Che Guevara)" "Will everything be like you said?"