Original subtitles

Even if the whole world is against you.

Even if you are a truly bad girl.

I'll be your ally.

Will you really?

Your court hearing is soon.

We promised to break up and forget about each other.

If you're afraid of that, then let's break that promise.

You're lying.

Do you want proof again?

Falling in love with another out of loneliness...

Such weak-heartedness is unsightly, isn't it?

I want...

What?

I want you to live here... with me.

Even if I'm left behind at the ends of the earth.

I'll wait for you, forever.

So that even when my body should be gone someday,

my love for you will definitely continue to exist there.

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Transcriber/editor/timer: keiko1981 Also thanks to Avallac'h

Screenwriter: Nojima Shinji

Mikami Hiroshi as Ariake Yu

Hirosue Ryoko as Hayakawa Ai

Ishida Issei as Kasai Takao

Nakamura Aimi as Miike Anna

Ito Ayumi as Matsuda Eriko

Ikewaki Chizuru as Ikawa Masshiro

Magara Kanako as Suzuoka Kobato

Ukaji Takashi as Shigehisa Tadokoro

Natsuyagi Isao as Koizumi Shogo

Yoshimoto Takami as Nagumo Akiko

Kubozuka Yosuke as Makimura Koki

Tanaka Minako as Sawamura Yukino

Aso Yumi as Kuwata Chihiro

Theme Song "Friends" (remixed edition) by Rebecca

Producer: Sugio Atsuhiro

Director: Sawada Kensaku

Translation: Nippon Golden Network

21st century?

Yeah.

It's not far ahead.

What do you think will happen, to love?

Science will achieve remarkable progress.

Aside from cloning.

Cosmetic surgical methods should improve.

So?

You can easily become pretty, if you want to.

In other words, the aesthetic sense may become seared

and everyone might end up with the same face.

What do you mean?

Martians all have the same face, don't they?

Have you seen one?

No.

So, will everyone look like this?

Yeah.

As science progresses,

human beings may transform to become clones in appearances.

Then that might get rid of discrimination.

Then people will stop falling in love.

You may be able to plan your offsprings by artificial insemination.

I...

I don't care about the feelings of love.

I just want to see you.

If there's no love, then anyone will do.

The face will be the same.

No, it's different.

You're different.

I'm different.

Will we be the only ones different?

Even after dancing tens of thousands of times,

we can hold hands at the end of the song.

By coincidence?

By fate.

Tens of thousands of times?

Because we're the only ones dancing.

- That's not fair. - That's fate.

Right?

Yes.

What's going on there?

Open up.

Let me go!

Who's the instigator?!

Koki...

What you're trying to do?!

Anna is no longer...

Akayama.

Why you're doing this?!

Anna.

Koki.

So, you still remember me.

There still might be hope.

The poor people of this world envy, deny, and scheme against others.

Just to free themselves.

Just believe in me.

I'll just believe in you.

Are you scared?

Move!

You can't see the stars on a rainy night.

That's why we must flow together,

so as not to be found by the poor people.

On the next rainy night.

On the next rainy night.

I love you.

I know that you instigated the riot.

What did you tell her?

What did you say to Miike Anna?!

Are you jealous?

Are you jealous of Anna?

Don't be ridiculous.

You've felt sympathy towards me, from the very beginning.

I don't know why though.

I'm only asking as an officer.

- As an officer? - Right.

I've nothing to say to you, an officer.

Your court hearing is coming up. I'm moving you to an isolated room.

That's fine with me.

Please take him.

But he was dashing.

He treated you like a princess.

You can't help sighing over him.

But you criticized him a lot.

That's because only a scum makes his girl sell herself.

But that's a different matter.

What's with that?

What did he tell you?

That's a secret.

Don't keep us in suspense!

Did he pull you back in?

Is that what it means? Don't go back to him.

You have to break it off.

- Don't worry, I'm all right. - Are you sure?

He used to make my heart throb before.

I'd even feel nervous.

But what?

I could look him straight in the eye.

Is that so.

Ai, what are you drawing?

Martians.

Martians?

Stop it, not you, too!

It's me.

I could sense your presence.

My ears are sharper now, since I can't see.

Did you eat?

There's food in the kitchen, from my mother.

I'm sorry. I have to get used to it.

Doesn't it scare you... to live in darkness?

No.

It makes me feel at ease. I just wait for you to come home.

From the first time I was first introduced to you...

I've been in love with you.

I felt it... from some time ago.

In whatever way it took... I wanted to have you.

That's how I felt.

As science progresses...

We may all end up with the same face.

Are those earthlings?

Could be anything.

I wonder if it's going to rain tomorrow.

I don't know.

I guess you wouldn't.

That's right.

Let's continue on from the last time.

About the cicada?

Yes.

They were noisily flying around you.

They peed on me.

They're awful, aren't they?

I lent them money to buy bread.

That was the start of it?

Then they came to me every day after that.

Then it got worse and the amount got bigger?

The change in my dad's suit wasn't enough,

so I started taking from my mom's purse.

But the cicadas knew no limit.

I hate them. Really hate them.

I know that feeling. I hated my parents for not noticing.

They...

What?

They had ambushed me on the way home.

And?

I didn't want to do it...

but I was forced to touch a dog's face.

They put a lot of dirty things in my lunch.

That's when you stopped going to school.

You confined yourself to your room,

feeling angry and sadness, and became king of the house.

I told you before that I lacked the courage.

I may have forgotten some details of my past.

But reality is harsher.

The more you resist the cicadas, the louder they cry.

Can I ask you something?

Why did you open up to me?

Because I felt sorry for you.

Me?

Why did you have pity on me?

Because you had no friends.

Do you have friends?

Yes, four of them.

Are they going to chase the noisy cicadas away?

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

Do you... love Anna?

That's sure a direct one.

I'm in a bind now.

Your analysis of him, not having sex with Anna,

seems to bother him, too. He was very upset at first.

But he's curious now?

Yes, that's why he simply wants to see you.

You want me to find out what he told Anna?

But I doubt he'll tell me anything important.

Please try. I'm worried about Anna.

Hello.

I'm a thinker.

I analyze everything in a logical way.

That's why I become pessimistic.

I always assume the worst scenario,

then am tempted to witness that worst scenario.

That's why the endings become tragic for me.

While artists are confined to and under- stood by only an enlightened inner circle.

They are extremely optimistic and liberal.

You think so?

Many artists have met with tragic endings.

My older brother was an artist.

Was?

He committed suicide.

A true artist doesn't commit suicide.

Even van Gogh?

Vincent William van Gogh.

Only he knows what prompted him to die.

He may have felt cornered to die, by destiny.

By God's will?

Do you believe in God?

No.

I thought so.

God is an abstract figure in the skies.

Human beings desire stability between the top and bottom.

If you stay on the swing endlessly, you might go crazy.

Tell me more about yourself.

I'm a boring person.

Don't you paint, too?

I can tell from the art book collection in the library.

I even know what kind of art that you prefer.

I paint a little, because my father was an art instructor.

But it was your brother that turned professional.

Come to think of it, van Gogh had a younger brother.

Right.

I have no talent.

Oh, really?

I'd want to see your art.

You didn't choose to be a free artist,

- but this repressed job here. - Not really.

Wasn't it a conscious choice?

What makes you say that?

So you know what it's like to be confined in a cage.

Do you think I want to be in a cage?

You want to be punished for something.

What sin have I done?

It was just a play on words.

Sorry to offend you.

What did you tell Anna in the cafeteria?

That, again? It's nothing really.

It has to do with the last judgment.

The last judgment?

Yes.

Let's move to another place and talk more.

Sorry, but I can't only be bothered with you.

That's too bad. We could've become friends.

Friends?

Because we're exact opposites of each other.

I think of myself as a philosopher who will eventually fade away.

Eventually?

And you are...

An artist?

Right.

The bus...

Can you see it?

The bus called Eternity.

What do you mean?

No, forget it.

What did he say?

The last judgment.

What's with you?

What's wrong?

What was that for?

Let's go.

The flute player?

The one who had the accident here?

I was there, so I was a bit concerned.

Unfortunately...

- Did she go blind? - So I've heard.

How kind of you to worry about a stranger.

Come in.

I'll take over.

She's told me a lot about herself today.

Take care.

It's storming outside. Do you like the rain?

I've been thinking...

About what?

The Martians.

If we all have the same face then...

That was just an example of the 21st century.

If we all end up with the same face.

How do I ever find you? How?

Play the music.

We're the only ones who will be dancing anyway.

Take it seriously!

Answer me!

What's wrong?

I drew a lot of Martians.

I tried to find you from among them, but they all looked the same to me!

Even if you closed your eyes and imagined?

No.

I can't feel anything when I'm insecure.

I can't find you if you all look the same.

I won't be able to see you anymore.

Not able to see you...

Sorry I'm late.

Is she the girl?

Yes, she's influenced me.

Once again.

I can't believe a girl in the deten- tion center has so much sensuality.

I think she'll draw fabulously.

She'd do well in music or literary arts.

Are you saying she is a natural artist?

Is she that complex?

Or she could be the very opposite.

- In what way? - Very simple-minded.

That may only be now.

Women eventually change, for motherhood.

It may be only now.

Even in the case of love.

She doesn't drag things in life like men.

As long as death doesn't take her lover away.

How is Chihiro doing?

Her mother cares for her at her condo during the day.

I try to be with her as much as possible at nights.

Don't get the wrong idea. I sleep in my brother's studio.

It's all right. You're a man and she's a woman.

I'm sure that's what she wants, too.

Seven years have passed.

If you're holding back because of your brother...

Could you by chance be in love with that girl?

Yes, I love her.

When I say it, it doesn't seem right.

It goes beyond the love dimension.

It's just...

Her court hearing is coming up soon.

I won't be seeing her again, after that, ever.

I'll continue to love her up until that point.

Then I'll live with Chihiro, and stay by her side always.

If you truly need this girl to be with you,

then you should explain it to Chihiro.

As much as I feel sorry for Chihiro.

Especially when she's blind now.

You can't stay with her when you don't love her.

No, it's not impossible.

I owe it to her. It's my punishment.

What sin have you committed?

My brother's death... wasn't caused by accident.

Well, that's right.

Nor was it suicide.

I...

I killed him.

I'm painting my last piece.

Of that girl?

Yes.

Will you show it to me?

Sure.

Eriko.

Poppo.

Masshiro.

Ai.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

This is a small room.

We all knew that you were acting strange.

I don't want to die.

I don't want to die!

Don't want to die.

Give me the key to 2E.

Only weaklings choose to die.

Not thinking about those you leave behind makes you irresponsible.

Were you scared, and in pain?!

Don't ever do it again, fool!

Why?

I thought you were freed of Makimura.

Please...

Save Koki!

Please!

Is he...?

Koki...

Were you two planning to commit double suicide?

I don't believe this...

Why?!

Makimura!

Makimura? Makimura!

Did something happen?

Were you sleeping?

It's past bedtime.

Do you know of the artist called van Gogh?

Sunflower.

He used a lot of yellow.

Why?

I don't know.

Maybe he had a strange adoration for the sun.

Maybe he wanted to fly.

Yes, perhaps.

That's probably it.

Let's talk about Martians.

Never mind.

Why?

Something was wrong with me.

Didn't you want a reply?

When science progresses in the 21st century

our sense of aesthetic value gets closer...

Just forget it already.

How do you find me when everyone has the same face?

Isn't that what you wanted to know?

Yeah.

It's a simple answer.

You needn't search. I'll be right beside you.

Whenever you're happy or sad...

I'll be right at your side.

Thank you.

Right at your side.

If at all possible, I wish we had met as children.

Why are you crying?

We'd play in the mud and get our photos taken.

Because...

I love you.

I know you do.

A ticklish yet nostalgic...

I'm hoping to keep fond memories of you always.

I may have been under a terrible misunderstanding.

Even my daughter betrayed me. You thieving cat.

I'm only yours.

I have nowhere to go.