"BLACK BOARD" "Terutake Tsuji, Ryoko Sano" "Kazuki Minabuchi, Masao Abe" "Ryuzo Tanaka Maiko Kawakami, Shin Takuma" "Hisashi Igawa, Kotoe Katsue" "Reo Morimoto Senri Momoi, Taiji Tonoyama" "Ichiro Zaitsu, Nobuko Otowa" "Written and Directed by Kaneto Shindo" "The body was bound to a bicycle." "The bicycle was used to make the body sink." "TSURUSAKI RIVER PLAIN He was 14 or 15, 170cm, 70kg" "His body was larger than average." "He was in jeans and T-shirt." "Time of death:" "Around 6pm yesterday." "He died of a head wound, struck by a blunt object." "The police considered it murder, and called for a body identification." " Excuse me?" " Yes?" "About the incident..." "Please follow me." "You're his mother?" "Please wait!" "Are you the victim's mother?" "His mother, right?" "Wait!" "Stop it!" "Later!" "Stop it!" "Later!" "Hey!" "Stop it!" "Later!" "Stop it!" "La..." "Later!" "You are?" " On the news..." " Oh, that?" "Please, come here" "Sit down please." "He's the station chief." "May I?" "After supper, he went out and didn't come home." "It was after 5, I think." "I watched the noon news... and wondered if it's Takeshi." "Is that his bicycle?" "No." "His is at home." "And this?" "This..." "Not his, I think." "Yes, I'm the principal." "What?" "Yes." "I see." "Is Takeshi Yasui here?" "No." "So it's true." "What is it?" "Something bad." "Come to my room." "Please wait for me." "Principal!" "The body in the Tsurusaki River." "He's Takeshi Yasui, of class 3-1." "No comment." "No comment." "Nothing is clear yet." "Stop it!" "Hey you!" "Please get out!" "No photos, or I'll take your film out." "Stop it, bastards!" "As class master, the Yasui boy... what do you think about him?" "We hear that he's a punk." "It's all my responsibility, my..." "Mr Tomita, nothing to do with you." "That's right." "The bicycle that was tied to the body was stolen from the train station." "Was it done by his classmates?" "Of course not." "That's impossible." "As the case is under investigation..." "I can't say if we have any responsility." "That's it." "No photos!" "We'll be attacked by the media." "Do your utmost to keep silent." "The school is my reponsibility." "We shouldn't yield to their violence." "Be careful of your words and attitude." "They just see what they want to see." "Bear it silently, until the storm passes above our heads." "This is a disaster." "Especially you, Mr Tomita, be careful of your responses." "Did they get the one who did it?" "The police is working on that." "Is he from our school?" "Don't speak rashly." "If the media hears that, very big trouble." "Mr Tomita, what is on your mind?" "No..." "Yasui's the leader of the punks!" "Don't use the word "punk", Mr Kiyose." "Our school is peaceful." "Not even one window is broken." "The incident will be exposed eventually." "For the honour of this school, and our posture as teachers." "Be careful and calm in your action." "All we can do now is to pray for his soul." "My condolences." "He was a bright kid." "When's the funeral?" "Tomorrow morning." "We'll come help." "No, I asked someone from the town cooperative." "The students will come." "That's not necessary." "I'm sorry for your loss." "See you tomorrow." "Why are you here?" "He's a reporter." " May I ask you something?" " So rude!" "This is a wake!" "Come another time." "Just 2,3 minutes." "This is a wake!" "You have no manners!" "Nothing to tell you." "Am I right?" "About Takeshi's daily life..." "Yesterday you had supper together?" "I want to say nothing." "You got it?" "Now go." "Can't you media people understand the sorrow of people?" "Stop it!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "I want to see your chief." "I saw it by chance..." "It was my sunset birdwatching." "I thought they were wrestling." "Like they were just playing." "What made me remember, is the TV report of his body being found." "Do you remember the faces?" "That was a 2000mm lens." "No way." "How can I let your officers peep into our classroom?" "Kotato Tamashima, Lab Head, East Japan Avian Research Centre." "I heard of your name." "You study water birds?" "You're a scholar, how can you agree to such an absurd request to let the police in our holy realm?" "No, we made him do this." "He's really a witness." "We really need his testimony." "If you refuse..." "We'll arrest the two right away." "But, it's now the 4th lesson." "Lunch break is next." "How about identifying them on the sports field?" "Ah..." "You have binoculars?" "Telescope for astrology." "In the science classroom." "Go get the telescope, discreetly." "Yes." "They're there." "You'll arrest them?" "Of course." "Please be discreet." "They are students." "What do you mean?" "They're murder suspects." "Let's find out." "Because of bullying?" "I don't think we have that in our school." "Class master, do you know of bullying in your class?" "You knew nothing?" "I knew." "So much to cause murder?" "How can that be?" "Bullying is there in all schools of Japan." "It's not strange to have it here." "We'll see if we have responsibility." "We'll let you know." "Sir, please show your face." "Sir, please show your face." "Yoshio is arrested..." "Dad, Goro is..." "Will you talk?" "We killed Yasui." "We did it together." "Ah." "We know who did it." "They're his classmates." "Classmates!" "Goro Makita, 15." "Yoshio Sugihara, 15." "They confessed." "Goro Makita, Yoshio Sugihara. 15." "Where's the chief?" " Officer!" " Bullying." "Chief." "The Makita and Sugihara families." "I'm the station chief." "Where's our child now?" " They're resting." " Where?" " In the interrogation room." " I want to see him." "No." "Why?" "You don't know if he's the culprit!" "No." "They confessed." "What?" "Our Yoshio won't do such thing!" "Did you force the confession?" "We don't do such thing." "Are you questioning further?" "It's over." "You bullied them!" "What if they killed themselves?" "Yes!" "We don't want that." "They're now closely watched." "Let me speak to my kid." "No." "Please go home." "I don't know if you overdid the interrogation." "We don't make innocent people into criminals." "The prints on the bicycle... match those on the bowl." "I see." "The confession gave them peace." "They're sleeping well." "Let them rest." "We'll continue tomorrow." "Fine." "About the same time as Takeshi Yasui's funeral," "An eyewitness showed up." "Kotaro Tamashima, a famous water bird scholar, while birdwatching, saw Takeshi Yasui playing with two teenagers." "He saw that with a telescope." "They are Yasui's classmates." "They confessed readily." "It's said that bullying's the motive." "YUKIO AKATSUKA, SOCIAL CRITIC The worship of numbers," "That is, "more is better"," ""grab what you can"," ""A larger salary is better" way of thinking and the worship of numbers of the whole society." "Schools are no exception." "They too want a higher Z Score." "To boost that Z Score, schools become just a place to teach skills." "MOEKO TAWARA, CRITIC When they're at first year, they know their position in the whole group." "They found that out in secret." "And then "He has a high Z Score."" ""He's so good." "I'm useless"" ""Why does the teacher ignore me?"" ""I'm a useless person." They feel defeated." "It gives stress to any kid." "Schools today make life guidance their concern." "Supervision and corporal punishment." "Supervision, how to say it..." "Means a lot of rules." "Moving your hand or leg, there are rules to that." "Too many rules make the kids felt oppressed." "Those refuse to obey are beaten up harshly." "Oppression is imposed like that." "But kids at that age, their bodies are small." "They have to obey." "But gradually, such education by force, will be paid back by force." "The principal refused adamantly that bullying was the reason." "Don't watch that." "You'll just get angry." "Big, big trouble." "Worse thing since I'm on this post." "Why did such thing happen?" "It's not your responsibility." "Don't be anxious." "All things here are my responsibility." "Bad things are all the fault of the principal." "Good things... they won't praise you to your face." "When a student gets a scratch on his leg, it's my fault." "Yes!" "The prinicpal bears the full brunt." "He's the expression of this school." "We have to back him up well." "Even education specialists have no idea." "Tomita, your students signed a petition?" "What a buzz!" "This liar!" "Were they bullied by Takeshi Yasui?" "I too heard of that." "Mr Aizawa," "You were bullied at that class, right?" "No." "I wasn't bullied." "You said they threw eggs at you!" "That was just a joke!" "Really?" "Just a joke?" "Was Takeshi Yasui the one to be watched out for?" "He broke 16 pieces of glass in the gym, with a bat." "It made me shiver." "Is that true?" "They bullied around the whole school." "Like a game." "You're talk irresponsibly!" "Irresponsible?" "Principal, is that all right to let it go on?" "Just let the truth be known." "Truth is one thing." "But if they report twisted truth, it'd be awful." "The media's attitude is wrong." "We'll bear the misunderstanding of PTA and the Education Committee." "We can't help if it's twisted or not." "The world's twisted anyway." "But there's no smoke without fire." "Let's say we wash it all out?" "Yes." "Such impudence would not be tolerated in any school!" "Beware of such dangerous thought!" "Please speak your minds." "Back to basics." "Let's build up a new teacher-student relationship." "It's my responsibilty!" "I didn't try hard enough!" "To let such thing happen, I lose my qualification as a teacher!" "I apologize." "Sorry, Principal." "Everybody, sorry!" "What time is it?" "8 o'clock." "Time for school." "Tastes good?" "Yes." "It'll be just the two of you." "Don't kill yourself." "Yes." "Let's talk." "I called Yasui up." "It was a payphone." "You can have the walkman." "I told you." "You can do it if you want to." "Show me now." "I'll be back at 11." "Come and have coffee with us." "OK, I'm coming." " Going out." " Hmm." " Where did you nick this?" " I don't do such thing." "I like you..." "Where for coffee?" "Let's walk around instead." "With you guys?" "It's best to listen to that at the river." "Yeah." "Let's go by bike." "I've to go home to get mine." "Stupid." "Bikes are everywhere." "Steal?" "Don't say that out." "We're just borrowing it." "Take your pick." "They're shiny." "Mom, shiny!" "Let's go to the river." "Stop it." "It's not funny." "I came to hear music!" "Wrestling!" "Wrestling!" "Full Nelson!" "What're you doing, fools!" "Stop it!" "Headlock!" "Stop it, you two!" "What're you doing?" "Let go!" "Let go!" "It went as we planned it." "We worked on it over and over." "Ah!" "Ugh..." "We wanted to sink the body." "We wanted to sink it, but it won't." "I told Sugihara to bring the bicycle over." "Your belt." "Why did you kill him?" "We found out that we'd go to the same high school." "What's wrong with that?" "We'll be bullied forever." "When did the bullying start?" "For three years." "Did your class master know about this?" "Who is it?" "Excuse me." "Who?" "Sorry to disturb." "What's the matter?" "They said "We can't take the bullying, so we killed him."" "Oh really?" "They'd go to the same high school." "They can't stand to be bullied on and on." "So isn't that great?" "You're so rude!" "I know it's rude, but I'd like to know." "I've nothing to tell." "Police's function is to prosecute criminals." "The result of the bullying is known, but not the reason." "I'd like to ask you, their class master." "You meet teenagers every day." "You know." "I know your guard against media." "But if I don't know the truth, I won't write anything." "Oh, sorry." "It hurts!" " Don't get mad." " Don't get mad." "You're kidding!" "You're joking!" "Anything wrong?" "Harder!" "Play harder!" "What're you doing?" "Do it well, understand?" "Go!" "Go!" "You bastard!" "There are army 1, 2, and 3." "Yasui's the leader." "5 persons under army 2." "Army 2 bullies army 3." "In fact, Yasui's Army 1 never acts." "Look this way." "That's enough." "What're you thinking to do?" "You've no beard?" "Enough." ""When Yasui reached Form 3, he became a punk suddenly."" "If you have guts, plunge it in." "Fool!" "You really stab him?" "Makita, Sugihara, stand up." "Take off your jacket." "Who asked you to buy them?" "No one did." "Can you eat this much?" " Yes." " Sugihara, you too?" "Yes." "Bastard, slap him like this!" " Quick!" " No need to decide." "Just hit each other." "Harder!" "Not like that!" "Like this!" "You too." "What're you doing?" "Just a finger guessing game." "That's not a game!" "Stop it, Yasui!" "You too!" "You, when'd you stop?" "Stop!" "Stop, Nomura!" "Watch out!" "Stop it!" "Watch out!" "A nice song!" "Nice." "But stop." "Stop it!" "Hey!" "Stop it!" "17-year-olds of 10 years ago, they're now 15-year-olds." "Bursting youth has an unstableness." "Form 3 is the centre of adolescence." "If you suppress it, it bounces back harder." "They don't want to be supervised." "I wanted to talk to them, calmly, man to man." "Because every one has their own problems." "The surroundings?" "Frustrated people find an outlet in bullying." "Not just the boys, girls too..." "I'm in." "I'm in!" "I'm in." "I'm in." "I'm in." "I'm not done." "I'm in." "Sir, Yazawa is not well." "Wow!" "She did it here!" "Go to the toilet with her." "That's it?" "That's not good?" "Can you solve the bullying problem?" "Tomoko Yazawa looks weak on the outside, but she's strong inside." "She won't report the bullying." "She fought it out herself." "Why was she bullied?" "Because she's quiet." "Quiet?" "She won't talk to people?" "She comes from a mid-range, white-collar family." "Her father works at a food company." "She has an elder brother." "The brother graduated from a national university and works in a bank." "The mother's the Vice Chair of the local cultural organization." "Her grandfather was top staff at a steel firm." "The family is dignified." "The family is well-off, but she's isolated." "Because her grades are bad." "Her parents are all top graduates." "Her brother's been top in class since primary school." "She grows up in the disdain of her family." "So she's isolated." "Fusae Higuchi's the opposite." "Her father, a labourer, gambled on bicycle races madly." "Her mother took her and ran away." "Her stepfather is a violent alcoholic." "Her mother couldn't stand it and left without her." "A strange woman came and went." "Then became her mother." "Fusae's current parents have no blood ties with her." "Have you met the mother of Takeshi Yasui, when he was alive?" "Her mother was busy and worked irregular hours." "I had no chance to meet her." "I wanted to, but..." "But Takeshi's gang had no reason to bully Tomoko, right?" "That..." "Please!" "He helped me." "Do it!" " Panties game!" " You didn't know?" "She can't do it herself." "Nice legs." "Such nice legs." "Show them to the teacher." "You did wash your panties!" "So clean!" "Why're you standing like a jerk?" "Go ahead." "Right Turn!" "Walk." "Laugh some more." "Right Turn!" "Don't be so shy." "What're you doing?" "What's wrong?" "Jerk." "Talk to me like that, you won't get away easily." "That's panties game?" "Let's play together." " You too." " You're kidding." "Do it!" "Line up!" " Stop it!" " It's not funny!" "Such coarse legs." "Let go!" "Eat, sleep, then eat, sleep." "That's how you got such legs." "You're bowlegged!" ""Then I became his follower."" ""It was natural."" "The beer first." "Opener?" "Ah!" "Idiot, do it with your mouth." "Yes." "That's a woman's job." "Forget courtesy today." "Drink up." "Thank you." " Cheers." " Cheers." "Some more." "You do that well." "I watched Mom." "Your dad's a drinker?" " Yes." " Every night?" "Yes." "He sure enjoys life." "To drink such thing..." "It makes my dumb head dumber." "Isn't that great?" "It won't get worse." "Let me see." "Let me see, we're friends." "I'll show you mine." "Didn't you lose weight?" "That's enough." "Cigarettes." "We're drunk." " Tomoko, go buy some." " Yes." "Army money." "I'm broke." "I have money." "There's no bullying at our school." "Yes." "They killed him to escape from bullying." "You called me here, interrogate me in such room, it's humiliating." "This is not an interrogation." "I want you just as a reference witness." "I don't like this." "You don't take care of the bullying problem," "You'll be having calls from us." "You, who are responible for the school that caused this murder, have the obligation to apologize to the society." "Apologize?" "We've been receiving calls and letters." "From parents." ""The slack attitude of the prinicipal made this happen."" "Really?" "I'm slack?" "Regarding bullying, you teachers have the closest contact." "You personally." "Actually what happened?" "You just let that happened?" "The principles of life guidance." "Did you communicate that well?" "You understand the pain of the students?" "Mr Tomita." "You let it out of control." "I knew it all along." "How about you?" "We don't know how to deal with it." "With sincerity, we can solve it." "How?" "Communication of teachers and students on equal standing." "Equal standing?" "Not necessary." "Communication?" "But it's too late." "Sorry." "Are you a ninja?" "Come in if you want to." "Please don't just blame him." "By chance, it happened to be his class." "Bullying concerns the whole school." "By chance?" "Yes." "By chance." "Inexperience." "Just lay the blame on him, it's like watching it from afar." "Be calm." "Watch your words." "The media is here, ready to set us up." "I ran into Tomita from time to time." "I gave him advice." "But he's still young and inexperienced." "He can't control the students." " That's harsh." " Old fox." "I think it's better to ask the reporter out." "That's OK." "We've nothing to hide." "The Z Scores are out?" "The school will advise the students accordingly?" "Slice and cut them into ranks?" "We advise some to try for the high school they want, but we'll tell some to give up!" "That's the national policy." "Can't change that." "We just follow the policy." "I understand the policy, but..." "For those who can't make it, it's cruel to tell them to try." "That's right, but..." "Every kid has his own strength." "Even if they can't study, don't see them as inferior beings!" "Kids' strengths and academic advice." "They're different!" "If not high school, there are private tutorial schools to go to." "Good and evil are already twisted." "Don't just let it that way!" "Make the bad good." "To give an example." "Morals are collapsing." "Schools are part of the society, of course they'd be polluted." "With poor immunity, the kids get sick easily!" "School bullying has its roots in the society!" "You don't have to look afar," "Having seen his dad scold his mom." "What would a kid think?" "Bullying is the reaction." "You talk like a critic." "Schools have the duty to protect their students." "We teach them strictly." "I'm against such oppression." "Dont say "oppression"." "Punks are punks." "Force is the solution." "Corporal punishment gives bad results." "So what's your suggestion?" "No corporal punishment." "It's against social customs." "As warning, it's no good." "If you do bad things, you should taste the consequences." "Well-meaning corporal punishment should be allowed." "It's just beating!" "Calm down." "Careful." "It'd be published." "Judo, Kendo, Karate." "Strong PE teachers are much sought after." "I myself am sought after." "There's no better and quicker solution." "Even we have you here at your school," "Bullying still happened." "Principal, so you think what I do is useless?" "Keep a close contact with the families!" "Parents and teachers together... that's the only way to educate them well." "What do you mean by close contact?" "Parents don't trust us." "We are helpless." "We could only write a bad recommendation if they're bad." ""Be a good kid." That's the only thing we could." "Parents don't really care about schools." "They know tutorial schools are the only way to get to good schools." "It's enough to understand that." "Getting into good schools are all that matter for parents." "How dare you say that schools are useless?" "Schools are sacred." "Teachers are holy workers." "You should be proud to be a teacher!" "Holy workers?" "I thought we are just technicians." "Holy workers have to sacrifice themselves." "But as technicians, we work by our skills." "Education is the mirror of character!" "What about those who aren't aware of their characters?" "They have no right to be teachers!" "They have it, but aren't aware of it." "You like to argue!" "Well..." "Makita and Sugihara will be transferred to the Family Court in 3, 4 days." "Mr Tomita, you may be summoned as witness." "What kind of kid was Takeshi Yasui?" "Hmm..." "He's good at the core." "How come a good kid became a bully?" "That..." "How come?" "In the meantime, reflect and analyse this case." "Our school should deal with bullying actively." "How about we offer chrysanthemum at the crime scene?" "That's not necessary." "Better not do anything now." "Or the media'd take the chance." ""Will flowers undo bullying?" Something like that." "About Tomoko Yazawa..." "Ms Aizawa, still here?" "I work better here, so I stay." "I'm going home soon." "You're so enthusiastic." "I learnt a lot." "Please write the truth." "The truth." "They play the trumpet so badly!" "Just because they're bad, they play so loud," "Or no one could hear them." "Words could kill." "Bullying is not just in schools." "The media bullies us." "I saw Tomoko buying cigarettes." "So I followed her." "Seven Star, please." "You smoke and drink booze!" "And you're impudent!" "You could lose the chance to get to the high school you want." "You don't study and get lazy." "Of course your grades are bad." "If you complain, I'll fail you." "The recommendation will be bad." "If you feel bad, study." "To let off steam by bullying is weak!" "Instead of studying, you have fun by bullying." "That's not a man's doing!" "Let's do a "Egg Sushi" on her." "We'll nail her panty up on the blackboard." "Who's there?" "Did you call me out?" "What're you doing?" "What're you doing?" "I know who you are!" "No!" "What're you doing?" "Let go!" "Stop it!" "What're you doing?" "What're you doing?" "No!" "No!" "You cowards!" "You bastards!" "What're you doing?" "We failed." "She knew it was us." "Tomoko told her?" "Tomita had a crush on Aizawa." "He follows her after dark?" "No, it's the sports teacher." "She'll report us." "So what?" "No way!" "Better stop picking on teachers." "What's done is done." " Good morning." " Good morning." "Good morning." " What happened?" " Nothing." "A cold?" "Yes." "Good morning." "Mr Tomita." "What happened?" "What is it?" "Everybody stop!" "Today you fight with me." "Come up when I call you." "Kawamoto!" "Makita!" "Sugihara!" "Come on!" "Next!" "How's that?" "Tomoko." "Yes?" "Did you tell Tomita?" "Yes I did." "Yes?" "Why?" "You betrayed us." "It's better to let him know." "Why so?" "Because." "What is that?" "Hey!" "That's enough!" "What do you want?" "How was that?" "He ran like a rat." "That was fun." "You coming?" "Return the bike." "If I'm seen, I'll be in trouble." "Then dump it in the river." "No!" "I'll return it." "We'll be expelled!" "You're scared?" "Dad is a government official." "He always says, "Don't get into trouble."" "Don't worry." "Middle school is compulsory." "They have to graduate us." "Just leave it to me." "We'll go to the same high school, and be together for 3 more years." "If Dad knows, I'd be in trouble." "Tell your dad and I'll burn down your house." "Is that your bike?" "Say something!" "You think we're fools?" "Get up!" "Pay for the gas!" "Are you kidding us?" "We'll take this." " Get lost!" " Now!" "Fool!" "Money?" "Where's your allowance?" "You don't study." "And ask for money." "Mom, don't give him money." "What happened?" "Fight back, you coward!" "Who did that?" "Cowards have no right to eat." "Are you bullied?" "Be a bully yourself!" "Welcome home." " Where's Takeshi?" " He went out with his teacher." "Biking makes you forget your troubles?" "Should I tell your mom?" "None of your business." "I'm your teacher." "It's my business." "I don't want to turn against you." "Yasui, you don't have to become a great person." "Rather," "Take good care of yourself." "Oh really?" "Hey!" "Fight me!" "Makita and Sugihara, they're not coming?" "Where are those fools?" "Shall I buy you something?" "Yes." "I cried." "The love's gone." "How I long for intimacy." "To me, this is my last lady." "Ellie my love." "So sweet." "If we wake up and don't see each other." "The memory'd get even stronger." "If words can express that..." "You won't give up?" "Sorry." "Reporter, that's a hard job?" " People hate us." " You're disturbing me!" "Sorry." "Can you tell me about Takeshi?" "I don't want to talk about him." "They said they killed him because Takeshi bullied them." "But they're bullies too." "Don't pretend you care." "You just want me to tell you everything, right?" "I'm a reporter." "I can't stop pursuing the truth." "Especially this time..." " I'm home." " You're early." "Only 1 hour this afternoon." "Welcome." "I'm home." "Welcome home." "You're early today." "Yes." "No work today?" "It was changed to tomorrow." "I lost one day." "What do you want to eat?" "I'm not hungry." "Where's Keiko?" "She went to her friend's to study." "She's good at studying." "Not me." "What is it?" "Nothing." "You look sad." "Nothing." "I'll make sushi for you today." "I'm not the type for studying." "Don't compare with others." "But my build is good." "I should join the Judo club, and focus on that." "That's great!" "Your body is larger than others." "That's your specialty." "Use it well." "You really think so?" "No person can do everything well." "Find one thing and do it well." "I'm to take the test of Meiwa Trade School." "It's not in Tsurusaki." "But I won't be accepted." "Don't say that." "You won't know if you don't try." "You want to go there, right?" "It's the school's decision." "The "Z Score" thing?" "I want to try my luck at the Judo club." "That's fine." "Our records say that your income is 70000 yen." "You get an allowance of 38000 for your kids?" "108000 in total." "According to law, the minimum household expenses are 210000 yen." "You're 102000 yen short." "The state pays you that!" "As a citizen, you could live on that," "And save up for 6 months' rent." "You can't thank the state enough!" "But I found out, apart from your salary at the company," "You make 120000 on the side." "I've to say you lose your qualification for the subsidy." "Your reply?" "Come to our office tomorrow and explain." "Taxes are the toil of our citizens." "How can you cheat them!" "Jerk." "I'm a cleaner." "I work late nights and early mornings." "I don't look after my kids well." "If I rest, I lose money." "We can't even eat together three times a month." "That's wrong." "Now I regret it." "The last day..." "The 7th anniversary of Dad's death, that's on the 3rd of next month." "It's that long since he died?" "Let's go to Fukuyama to clean his grave." "I won't do that." "He walked out on us." "But he's to be pitied." "We don't have to go." "He's your father." "But he did that to you, won't you get angry?" "Hello." "Yes." "OK." "I'm coming." "Yes." "Thanks." "Work." "I'm off to Shinagawa now." "Hospital's big clean-up." "Yes." "I see." "I told you." "You can do it if you want to." "Show me now." "I'll be back at 11." "He raised his hand like that." "His dad left us and disappeared." "I got sick and lived in poverty." "He left with a woman from the buildings over there." "I got a call from the hospital in Fukuyama, and went there." "He died before seeing me." "She wasn't there." "Why is that?" "It was Makita and Sugihara who called Takeshi out." "I thought so." "I'm sure about that." "After the call, he went out at once." "10 minutes after, Tomoko Yazawa came." "This is it." "It's new!" "They just bought me that." "But Takeshi can have it." "A gift of love?" "You let him kiss you yet?" "He's not like that!" "Really?" "Go home now." "They looked strange." "So I followed them." "Is Takeshi here?" "He just went out." "FAMILY COURT" "What is it?" "They won't let me in." "Why?" "They said it'd affect the kids." "Then I can't go in too?" " The class wrote a petition?" " Yes." "But they won't do anything for Yasui?" "Now the sentence." "Goro Makita, you'll go to a boy's home." "Get rehabilitated as soon as you can." "Yes." "Now the sentence." "Yoshio Sugihara, you'll go to a boy's home." "Get rehabilitated as soon as you can." "Yes." "The neighbours wrote these about Takeshi." ""He was a bright kid, but had such a terrible end."" ""He was like a brother to our Sakiko"" ""I guess he did something bad to get himself killed?"" "There are more." "Read them when you have time." "I'm Tomoko Yazawa." "I knew about you." "May I offer him incense?" "Please do that." "I was his follower." "Was he a good kid?" "Or a bad kid?" "He left this behind." "Take this as a memento." "Thank you very much." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "I cried." "The love's gone." "How I long for intimacy." "To me, this is my last lady." "Ellie my love." "So sweet." "If we wake up and don't see each other." "The memory'd get even stronger." "At a loss for words, the love has ended." "Ellie my love." "So sweet." "Laugh some more, baby." "Innocently on my mind." "Shine some more, baby." "Beautifully in your sight." "Inviting tears' sun has set." "Ellie my love." "So sweet." "Ellie my love." "So sweet."