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June 23rd, 1992.

Shigemi Itoi.

JUNE 23, 1992

What are you up to?

Come on, start talking!

Why are you making things up?

She's smiling about something.

Stop smirking and say something.

Listen, all we need is an explanation.

What are you doing up there?

Okay?

It's not safe! Get inside!

Sana...

Shigemi!

Help!

Pull harder! Yui, pull harder!

- Thanks. - Pull!

- Let me hear it. - Huh?

Your final sound.

Harder, Yui!

Pull me!

Shigemi!

LET ME HEAR

NAGISA SHIBUYA

IKOI HAYASE

SOMA SANTOKI

TOWA ARAKI

SHUN AOI

MAYA IMAMORI

TOMOKO HOSHI

SHOTA SOMETANI

SOUNDS OF THE SOUL

TOSHIO

DIRECTED BY TAKASHI SHIMIZU

JULY 2ND, 2024

MEET AT STATION, JULY 2ND, 4:00. SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS.

THERE'S SOMEONE I WANT YOU TO MEET.

Yuma!

Oh, sorry.

- Sorry. Did you have to wait long? - I just got here...

Yuma... Yuma!

Yuma! Yuma!

Please help!

Hey, help, help, help!

Yuma!

Are you alright? You, stop recording and help!

Okay? You, help!

- Hold on! Hold on! - No, Yuma!

Hold on tight.

- Slowly, slowly. - Okay.

- Okay, okay, okay. - Get him up.

Gently does it.

Where's the ambulance?

Yuma... Yuma!

Yuma!

Look, Yuma. It's such a nice day.

Yuma...

What was the important thing you wanted to discuss?

Who did you want me to meet?

Hello!

Yuma!

We're here to see you!

Er, who's that?

- Hello. - Hello.

Why's he still sleeping?

He can't wake up or something.

Why not? It's boring.

Hey! Can you hear me?

Yuma!

This is for you, Mr Yuma.

Another butterfly?

Mr Yuma said that, as a butterfly,

you can stay with your favourite people as long as you like.

But Yuma has Honoka.

- Naoya! - Unlucky!

- But look, she doesn't have a ring. - Mind your own business, Miya.

But she doesn't have a ring!

Time to eat, kids!

Come on. Dinner's ready.

MAY

Hello.

Hey, no running!

And wash your hands properly!

- Hello! - Hello.

I just said, no running!

- Hello! - What's wrong?

Will Mr Yuma be back tomorrow?

- Tomorrow? I don't think so! - Come on, let's go. Let's go.

Let's go.

Was Yuma like that?

I suppose he was.

He's unusual, though. Not many people stay like he did.

I must have been around the age you are now when I first met him.

I'm something like a mother to him.

THE BUTTERFLY'S DREAM

YUMA NANAO

So, you were at Sakuragi Middle School as well?

Yes, I taught a second-year class.

Really? I'm sorry about the strange time of year.

That's alright.

That Ms Tsukamoto...

She knew a year ago she was taking this form, then goes on maternity leave.

It doesn't make sense, does it?

- This is for the supplementary classes. - Thank you.

Hey, Miura!

Can you show Ms Kimijima around?

This is Hitomi Miura.

This is the third-years' floor.

Aren't you going to ask me anything?

I thought you might not want to talk about it.

Hmm... I see.

But you're the one who saved him.

He's alive?

Yes.

But unconscious still.

Huh?

Thank you so much for what you did.

It's all thanks to you.

Sorry.

I'm locking up now.

- We'll be right out. - If you don't mind.

- Close up the piano before you go. - Yes.

I can't be bothered!

Why do I have to come to school in the summer holidays?

Because you're stupid in the head, Daiki.

But you're here too, Rento!

Will you shut up? We're in this shit together.

- Hey, Mari. What are you doing here? - To put her make-up on, I guess.

- A new teacher? - Hey, she's hot.

Good morning.

Oh? Where's Tsukamoto?

You never listen, do you, Mari?

Tsukamoto told us she's taking the summer off, you moron!

I'm Honoka Kimijima, taking the summer classes in Ms Tsukamoto's place.

It's nice to meet you all.

Today's worksheet. Take one and pass them back.

Hey, Takeru! Maybe Tsukamoto's off because she's pregnant.

Not necessarily.

Urgh! Do you know something I don't? Gross!

Funny, though.

Miss, we're one sheet short.

Oh, no, Miss! Are you picking on her?

Picking on her? On her first day?

I'm sorry.

You're Sana... right?

Weirdo.

What? What are you looking at?

What is this?

It's been there a while.

What the...?

Who's doing that? It's dangerous!

- Sana... - Step away from there!

Hey.

Hear my sound!

It's not safe! Get inside!

Sana... Sana... Sana...

No!

We're looking into it. We'll inform you as soon as we have more details.

Yes.

So sorry to trouble you with this.

If you think of anything else, please let me know.

Thank you for your help.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Headteacher?

Excuse me.

Not at all. I should've greeted you sooner.

I'm sorry that this has happened to you.

About 30 years ago, there was another jumping incident at this school.

- Huh? - What?

My mum told me. She was a third-year.

No way! Same as us?

Wait, and your mum was at this same school?

It happened to one of your pupils?

Shigemi Itoi.

So, that's why the flowers were there.

Yes. For the anniversary.

You don't think one of them pushed her or something?

No, apparently not.

They were all trying to help her.

How do you know that?

The three other girls on the roof said it was an accident.

My mum told me about it.

They tried to help, but it was futile.

- Huh? - Your mum was there?

Apparently. Hitomi's mum was there, too.

She saw her friend fall to her death.

She told me she can still see the look on her face.

This song...

Hey.

Hey, guys?

Huh?

Let me get you some slippers.

- Here you go. - Thank you.

You're shitting me!

I can't be bothered with this.

- Takeru! Are you okay? - I'm fine, I'm fine.

- Is everything okay? - It's nothing.

I was so worried!

Thanks. I'm fine.

Oh... Yui?

It's been so long!

Tae...

Ms Kawamatsu, it's been a long time.

Tae.

- Yui... - What's going on, Ms Kawamatsu?

It's just like what happened when we were at school!

- Ms Kawamatsu! - Excuse us. I'm sorry.

Please excuse us.

Crazy, right?

It happened round the back, right? The same as Shigemi.

I guess so.

This brings up a lot of memories I'd rather forget.

- You were there, too, Yui... - I'm sorry, Tae.

I don't remember much about it.

Oh, really? Sorry, sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

But there's something going on. It can't be a coincidence.

- Something? - Come on, Yui.

You know I've always felt like that since way back.

Really?

You really should stop saying those things now.

Her. It's her.

It must be her.

I didn't want to go to school after that.

It was so awful.

Mum...

- Who did Tae mean by "her"? - Not you, too?

Why are you asking me that?

- Sorry. - I told you I don't remember!

Why are you of all people saying things like that?

Shigemi!

Mum...

I'm sorry.

Hitomi...

Don't tell me you've seen her, too?

Really? That's tragic.

What a dreadful shock for the poor parents.

Yes.

Sana?

Can you take care of Grandma?

Yes!

I see Sana's a great help at home.

August 11th, 1992.

Grandma, Toyo Takaya.

What happened? Is my mum awake?

She's not been sleeping day or night lately.

I guess you wouldn't know since you're at work.

I'm sorry my mother's put you to so much trouble.

She needs to hang on long enough to hold this little one.

Right.

Hey, Sana, is Grandma okay?

Sorry, Mum.

I just have to finish something.

TOSHIO

When's the baby due?

Autumn... No, by the end of summer.

Have some, please.

Thank you very much.

Well, I'd best be leaving.

What happened? Is my mother asleep?

She's not been sleeping day or night lately.

I guess you wouldn't know since you're at work.

I'm sorry my mother's put you to so much trouble.

She needs to hang on long enough to hold this little one.

Right.

It's time I was...

What happened? Is my mother dead?

- Huh? - Yes.

That's why she's not been sleeping day or night lately.

I guess you wouldn't know since you're at work.

I'm sorry my mother's put you to so much trouble.

I wish she could have held on long enough to hold this little one.

Right.

BEST BEFORE DATE: 13.08.1992

Sis?

Oh, Ms Kimijima. Please, join us for a cup of tea.

Ms Kimijima?

Ms Kawamatsu...

ORDINARY PARENTS WHO STRANGLED OWN DAUGHTER

SANA TAKAYA'S FINAL WISH: "HEAR MY VOICE"

TAKAYA

What's going on?

I need to talk to you about her.

I brought it. Why here, though?

- Just give it to me. - Careful with it.

- I had to sneak it out. - Don't worry.

What did you want it for?

Do you remember what our mums were saying?

It was something about...

"It must be her," they said.

"Her"?

Oh, they did say that!

That's Ms Kawamatsu! She looks so young.

So does my mum.

Oh, and this is your mum, right?

SANA TAKAYA

What the...? How does that work?

This has to be...

..."her".

Sana.

You're Sana... right?

Her. It's her.

No way...

A ghost?

CANCELLATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY SUMMER CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES

There are prying eyes around. Please wrap it up quickly.

Thank you, Mr Nakamura.

After Shigemi Itoi's fall...

...your mothers had to stay off school for a while

due to the trauma of witnessing it.

But Sana came to school as if nothing had happened.

THANK YOU, SHIGEMI

She made the other kids feel uneasy.

DON'T MAKE IT YOUR MURDER SONG

TAKAYA'S A WEIRDO

STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL, FREAK

Have you been sitting in class like this? Why didn't you tell the teacher?

You should've said something!

But...

...I want to have everyone's sounds.

Sounds?

Sounds? What did she mean by "everyone's sounds"?

Sounds...

Hey! Hear my sound!

I think that was Sana's dream.

My dream.

Sana Takaya. Class 1, Year 2.

My dream is to bring my song to everyone,

and draw everyone into my world.

I want to hear and collect the voices of everyone's souls,

so that I can fill my song with them.

Sana...

What a good girl you are.

But...

Her own parents, they...

TWISTED PARENTS SLAUGHTER THEIR OWN CHILD

STRANGLED WITH VACUUM CLEANER CORD

Is this real?

Sana telephoned me at school that day.

It was me who found the body.

Miss Kawamatsu?

Sana... Sana, she...

Why would they do such a thing?

Did it have something to do with the sounds she was collecting?

MY WORLD... MY SONG...

There's someone I want to see.

- You're so heavy. - Okay, Aoi. I'm fine.

- Walk properly, will you? - Hey, you don't have enough toilet paper.

- Sorry about that. Walk properly. - What's with that?

Straight ahead, straight ahead. Pick your feet up.

Ahem, Gon-san?

Oh, welcome!

Mr Gonda?

Welcome.

Over to you.

- Hey, Gon-san! - Mr Gonda!

Mr Gonda! Mr Gonda! Wait! Hey!

You'd better not.

You'll get dragged into it.

Please let go of me.

This ex-detective's still got it.

Mr Gonda! Someone else at the school has jumped to their death.

Don't do that. Stop it.

Stop it, stop it! You're tempting fate!

Stop!

Who is he, Ms Kawamatsu?

Well, he's another former pupil of mine.

Despite appearances, he's an excellent private detective, I think.

Do what you like with it. It's on the B-side.

Mr Gonda. I'm sorry.

EVERYONE'S SONG

"Everyone's Song"?

Hey, hey!

If you're gonna listen to it, do it in the car.

Sorry.

I might not look it, but I've got a wife and daughter.

June 23rd, 1992...

1992? It's ancient.

Shigemi Itoi.

What are you doing up there?

It's not safe! Get inside!

- Is this... - Our mums' voices?

No way.

Why was that recorded?

Everyone's sounds... their final...

The final sounds that Sana was collecting...

Everyone's souls...

That's just sick.

September 2nd, 1992.

Toshio, younger brother.

Younger brother?

TOSHIO

September 23rd, 1992.

Me, Sana Takaya.

No way!

No... Herself?

Hey, Sana! What is this? It's dangerous.

I think the cord's stuck.

Surely not...

Okay. I'll come and have a look.

You don't have to come up. The door won't open.

Can you pull it from down there?

She made her parents...

Alright.

That's not doing anything. Pull harder!

Okay, okay. Wait a minute.

Oh! It moved a bit.

Pull harder!

Okay! Hang on!

Come on, Shiori! Help me out!

Pull!

More!

That's it.

So, she...

...made it look like her parents murdered her.

She's out of her mind.

Again...

Finished?

It'll do that to you.

What is this? What did she have against them?

Nothing.

That's the problem.

I always thought of ghosts as being like those old vengeful spirits.

But with her,

her fixation with overly happy hopes and dreams are the cause.

Final sounds...

Everyone's souls...

I thought it had finished.

July 2nd, 2024.

- Younger brother... - Huh?

Yuma!

Sorry. Did you have to wait long?

Yuma... Yuma!

Please help!

Yuma!

Now just hold on. That wasn't on there before!

And July 2024...

That's so recent!

That last one was from Ms Kimijima's boyfriend's accident.

What?

I was there.

So were you, Miss.

A new recording?

Why?

What's her aim?

Well... it doesn't matter who.

She just takes people's final sounds and drags them into her world.

In any case, everyone who's heard her song will...

But if that's true...

...then, why Yuma?

This is what I was talking about.

He must've got caught up in it.

This is why I didn't want any fucking part of this!

Pardon me...

- What? - Can I hold on to this?

You're the only two other people who heard her song, right?

- Probably. I'll ask around. - Okay.

Stay together. You mustn't split up.

Hey, Daiki?

Hello? Can you hear me?

It's no good. Too much background...

Daiki, where are you?

- Kyoko? - Yes?

Yuma's parents...

I had the same thought.

Whether to contact them or not.

Excuse me! School's closed today!

How did you get in?

Where is he?

Are you looking for something?

Sorry. You haven't seen him, have you?

Eh?

My baby.

Where is he?

My baby, my baby, my baby, my baby,

my baby, my baby, my baby, my baby...

Found him!

Mr Nakamura?

Mr Nakamura?

Excuse me a moment.

YUMA NANAO: FATHER

July 25th, 2024.

Takeru Maekawa.

Takeru?

Hello? Ms Kimijima?

Are you with Takeru at the moment?

Yes.

What? What do you mean?

Just don't leave Takeru on his own.

Where's this all coming from?

No...

DAIKI

- Daiki? - Just do it, Hitomi!

It's just so sudden, I don't...

What's going on? I don't...

Stop that!

This is no time to mess around, Daiki!

- Just come with me! - Huh? What the hell?

Huh?

- What's going on? - Are you holding onto him?

Yes!

Daiki? I'm hanging up if you're not gonna stop.

I'm heading straight over now.

Don't let go of Takeru's hand until I get there!

Yes, I'll do as you say.

Daiki, is someone there with you?

Yes.

Over here.

Give me your sound, too.

What? Stop it! Why are you doing that?

Hello? Hello, Hitomi? Hello?

What's wrong?

Takeru?

Huh?

Why couldn't you save her?

Stop it. There was nothing I could do.

Ms Kawamatsu?

Oh, Mr Nakamura...

Miss...

Thank you for the flowers every year.

Shigemi...

But you're...

Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me, forgive me...

Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me...

July 25th, 2024.

Teacher, Yoshie Kawamatsu.

What the hell?

You're...

...Takaya, aren't you?

Gross.

Oh, there he is.

Rento! I think I had a call from Takeru.

Got it.

There it is. He must want to join our crew.

Eh?

Rento?

July 25th, 2024.

Daiki Abe.

DREAM COLLECTION

They're all gone.

It should've been me next.

Hitomi...

Hitomi! Where have you been? I've been looking all over!

What have you been doing? Say something.

Why are you always like this?

I'm always so worried about you.

Why can't you understand? I care so much about you...

You only care about yourself!

Mrs Miura...

I'm sorry, Hitomi. I didn't mean to hurt you.

I'm sorry. What can I do to...?

No more! Just leave me alone!

Please don't say that. Please, stay with me.

- Hitomi! - Hitomi!

I'm so scared, Ms Kimijima!

I thought Hitomi might be involved in something unpleasant.

What?

She's started humming this strange song, just like she did.

I thought the two of us might be afflicted with the same curse.

It doesn't matter who.

She just takes people's final sounds, and drags them into her world.

Then, why Yuma?

July 2nd, 2024.

Younger brother, Toshio.

- Yuma! - Sorry. Did you have to wait long?

July 2nd, 2024.

Younger brother, Toshio.

Younger brother?

- When's the baby due? - TOSHIO

She needs to hang on long enough to hold this little one.

Toshio...

No...

No way.

Sis?

I don't believe it...

Honoka...

Kyoko.

Yuma is... Yuma is...

Your visitors.

It's been a long time.

Please, sit over here.

Mr Takaya, as I explained on the phone,

heaven forbid, should the worst happen to Yuma,

you'll regret not taking this opportunity to see him.

How could I see him?

I don't deserve to.

Oh, Yoichi.

How are you, Shiori? Have you been well?

Yes. They all take good care of me.

Eh?

Eh? What's wrong?

Here.

There, there.

What's the matter, Toshio?

TOSHIO

Do you want Daddy to hold you?

Not this still, Shiori?

More importantly, what happened? Did my mother die?

Yes. That's why she's not been sleeping day or night lately.

I guess you wouldn't know since you're at work.

I'm sorry my mother's put you to so much trouble.

I wish she could have held on long enough to hold this little one.

Right.

Calm down, Shiori. Let's sit down. Have a seat.

Feet up.

Shiori, calm down. Now breathe.

It's okay, it's okay. Calm down.

It's okay, it's okay. Relax. Stay calm and take some deep breaths.

Don't hit. Don't hit.

Yoichi... Yoichi...

My baby...

Where did he go?

My baby...

Where has my baby gone?

- Yoichi... - That's not safe, Shiori.

- Yoichi... - Shiori!

- Where's my baby? - He... He died.

- It's alright, Shiori. - Shall we go back to your room?

- Everything's alright. - You're safe.

Okay, one, two, and lift.

This is why he had to go into a home.

There was no way Shiori could take care of him.

Shiori is very agitated, so it's best if we leave it there for today.

Please, help him!

She can't take care of him.

Toshio, run! Don't go over there!

Shall we go back to your room, Yoichi?

He's not dead! He's not!

MEET AT STATION, JULY 2ND, 4:00. SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS.

Yuma! Yuma!

Yuma! Yuma!

Yuma!

SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO DISCUSS.

Honoka!

- Hello. - Hello.

Hello, Miya.

Say hello, Miya.

Honestly!

What have you been drawing all this time, Miya?

Whose house is this?

Is there someone in that room?

Sana Takaya!

You're...

You're dead!

Yuma...

Sis?

No!

July 27th, 2024.

Younger brother, Yuma Nanao.

I won't let you take him!

Then, I'll have your sound, Miss.

July 27th, 2024...

Stop it!

Miss...

- Listen to my sound. - Wait! No!

Hitomi!

Hitomi!

Your sound next.

July 27th, 2024...

July 27th, 2024!

Honoka Kimijima!

Hitomi!

Miss!

Miss!

Miss! Hold on to me!

What are you up to? Come on, start talking!

Why are you making things up?

She's smiling about something.

Stop smirking and say something.

All we need is an explanation.

- What are you doing up there? - Okay?

It's not safe! Get inside!

No, no...

Sana?

No... No, I'm...

Shigemi!

Pull harder!

Thank you.

Let me hear it.

Your final sound.

Stop!

Mum...

Yuma...

Shiori, shall we have some medicine?

Shiori?

Shiori?

Shiori?

Shiori?

- Get the doctor! - Right!

Mr Nanao, can you follow my finger with your eyes?

His breathing and awareness are much better.

I can't say whether this will last, or if it's just a temporary response...

Yuma...

- So, he's going to be alright? - Just listen to the doctor.

At this point, I couldn't really say...

Hey! I told you not to run!

I'd like to announce that Ms Tsukamoto has had a baby.

Hey, that's great! That calls for a celebration!

We need to get her a present! Present, guys!

FOR MARI

THANK YOU, SHIGEMI

Mind if I join you?

Yuma!

Of course.

Thank you, as always.

Not at all.

THANK YOU, MS KIMIJIMA. REST IN PEACE

July 27th, 2024...

July 27th, 2024! Honoka Kimijima!

NAGISA SHIBUYA

IKOI HAYASE

SOMA SANTOKI

TOWA ARAKI, SHUN AOI

MAYA IMAMORI, AZUKA IMAI

SATORU MATSUO

MAKITA SPORTS

YUTA NAKATSUKA

TOMOKO HOSHI

SHOTA SOMETANI

DIRECTED BY TAKASHI SHIMIZU