1 00:00:17,618 --> 00:00:18,753 What's wrong? 2 00:00:21,055 --> 00:00:24,458 I was just a little dizzy. 3 00:00:24,992 --> 00:00:26,293 Are you okay? 4 00:00:27,762 --> 00:00:30,197 I'm okay. 5 00:00:30,264 --> 00:00:33,768 I'll email you from home. 6 00:00:48,949 --> 00:00:49,917 I'm not sure. 7 00:00:50,985 --> 00:00:52,887 Something doesn't feel right. 8 00:01:26,821 --> 00:01:28,389 In Germany. 9 00:01:28,956 --> 00:01:30,257 -Germany? -Yes. 10 00:01:30,758 --> 00:01:35,529 The Klaus Symphony Orchestra invited me to join. 11 00:01:36,163 --> 00:01:36,997 Oh wow. 12 00:01:37,064 --> 00:01:39,700 That's right. It's my dream. 13 00:01:40,534 --> 00:01:43,003 That's amazing. Congratulations. 14 00:01:44,105 --> 00:01:46,107 You'll come with me, right? 15 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,349 How long of a stay will it be? 16 00:01:55,416 --> 00:01:56,417 Ah… 17 00:01:56,484 --> 00:01:58,619 At least three years, I think. 18 00:02:01,155 --> 00:02:02,623 I see. 19 00:02:02,690 --> 00:02:03,657 Oh. 20 00:02:04,158 --> 00:02:08,429 There's still time, so you can think it over, okay? 21 00:02:37,024 --> 00:02:39,193 I like you! 22 00:02:40,394 --> 00:02:41,629 I like you. 23 00:02:48,836 --> 00:02:50,171 Who is it? 24 00:02:52,239 --> 00:02:53,274 Good morning. 25 00:02:53,340 --> 00:02:56,076 Morning? It's very early, isn't it? 26 00:02:56,677 --> 00:02:58,612 It's still 7 a.m. 27 00:02:58,679 --> 00:03:01,682 The Saturday morning show's still on. 28 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:04,485 Am I interrupting? 29 00:03:06,020 --> 00:03:06,954 No. 30 00:03:14,528 --> 00:03:16,397 I couldn't sleep last night. 31 00:03:18,032 --> 00:03:19,033 What if… 32 00:03:19,099 --> 00:03:20,401 What if… 33 00:03:20,467 --> 00:03:23,971 What if summer comes, and autumn comes… 34 00:03:24,538 --> 00:03:26,407 and winter comes, and spring comes… 35 00:03:27,074 --> 00:03:29,743 and this all ends with nothing happening? 36 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:31,278 Hmm… 37 00:03:31,345 --> 00:03:32,179 What's this about? 38 00:03:32,913 --> 00:03:33,948 Us. 39 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:39,420 Hold on. Wait. I'll go change. We can go to a café… 40 00:03:39,486 --> 00:03:42,323 I doubt that there are any cafés open right now. 41 00:03:42,389 --> 00:03:43,857 Good morning. 42 00:03:43,924 --> 00:03:44,792 Oh. 43 00:03:44,858 --> 00:03:46,860 Good morning. 44 00:03:46,927 --> 00:03:48,796 Please, come on in. 45 00:03:48,862 --> 00:03:51,365 I'm making breakfast. Care to join us? 46 00:03:51,432 --> 00:03:52,533 -Dummy. -Ow! 47 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,736 What makes you think we'd talk about our future over some natto? 48 00:03:56,237 --> 00:03:59,707 Here's your usual order. And your change. 49 00:04:19,159 --> 00:04:20,394 Sae? 50 00:04:23,464 --> 00:04:24,298 Sae! 51 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:28,569 Hey! 52 00:04:29,803 --> 00:04:31,805 Hey! Sae! Over here! 53 00:04:32,373 --> 00:04:33,507 Sae! 54 00:04:34,008 --> 00:04:36,377 Sae! Over here! Hey! 55 00:04:36,944 --> 00:04:37,978 Sae! 56 00:05:01,402 --> 00:05:02,503 Oh! 57 00:05:02,569 --> 00:05:05,739 I'll go get coffee and snacks from the convenience store. 58 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:06,940 You got cash? 59 00:05:07,541 --> 00:05:09,443 -Right here. -Wait, that's my wallet. 60 00:05:11,178 --> 00:05:12,379 I'll be back! 61 00:05:12,946 --> 00:05:14,148 Be careful. 62 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:15,382 Sure, sure. 63 00:05:20,054 --> 00:05:23,157 I'm the one… who has to protect her. 64 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:27,261 You know. With her leg. 65 00:05:28,662 --> 00:05:29,963 I'll protect her, too. 66 00:05:30,531 --> 00:05:31,198 What? 67 00:05:31,265 --> 00:05:34,535 What you'll protect, I'll protect, too. 68 00:05:36,236 --> 00:05:37,171 She's adorable. 69 00:05:37,237 --> 00:05:39,106 But with her leg… 70 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:40,574 That doesn't matter. 71 00:05:42,242 --> 00:05:44,945 But if there is an issue… 72 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:48,048 it's her hair. 73 00:05:48,115 --> 00:05:49,483 Her hair? 74 00:06:01,261 --> 00:06:03,430 -Amazing. -She says that was amazing. 75 00:06:05,966 --> 00:06:07,501 Thank you. 76 00:06:08,001 --> 00:06:10,337 -Let's have some tea. -Okay. 77 00:06:11,038 --> 00:06:14,174 I learned sign language after I heard. 78 00:06:14,742 --> 00:06:16,310 It was hard. 79 00:06:16,844 --> 00:06:18,746 How is it? You like? 80 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,415 -I like very much. -That's good. 81 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:23,083 Thank goodness. 82 00:06:23,650 --> 00:06:24,818 It was a shock. 83 00:06:25,386 --> 00:06:26,920 It must have been tough. 84 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:28,622 I was in Germany, so I didn't know. 85 00:06:29,690 --> 00:06:35,262 Haruki plays piano for the Klaus Symphony Orchestra. 86 00:06:36,263 --> 00:06:38,899 -Wow. That's where you're going. -That's right. 87 00:06:38,966 --> 00:06:45,672 Haruki said he'll look after us in Germany. 88 00:06:46,473 --> 00:06:48,609 It's been a while for you two, right? 89 00:06:48,675 --> 00:06:52,880 I remember when you played piano together as kids. 90 00:06:53,380 --> 00:06:58,786 You said you'd grow up to marry Haruki, didn't you? 91 00:06:58,852 --> 00:07:01,722 Stop it. That was years ago. 92 00:07:01,789 --> 00:07:02,990 Sorry. 93 00:07:03,557 --> 00:07:08,295 Haruki is here in Japan on vacation. 94 00:07:08,362 --> 00:07:10,998 He'll be staying with us, okay? 95 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:14,401 Thank you for putting up with me. 96 00:07:15,135 --> 00:07:16,603 Likewise. 97 00:07:19,373 --> 00:07:21,942 Oh, cakes! They look delicious! 98 00:07:22,009 --> 00:07:24,178 Why are you tagging along? 99 00:07:24,244 --> 00:07:27,080 Wow, there's so many wonderful shops! 100 00:07:27,614 --> 00:07:30,684 Knock it off. You're acting like a country bumpkin. 101 00:07:31,251 --> 00:07:32,719 So much to choose. 102 00:07:32,786 --> 00:07:35,556 Where should we start? 103 00:07:36,056 --> 00:07:38,692 Hey. How about a haircut? 104 00:07:38,759 --> 00:07:40,027 -Huh? -Where? 105 00:07:40,093 --> 00:07:41,762 I've got a regular place. 106 00:07:41,829 --> 00:07:43,063 It's just that way. 107 00:07:43,630 --> 00:07:44,698 I wanna go! 108 00:07:44,765 --> 00:07:47,768 Oh, I should've come prepared! 109 00:07:47,835 --> 00:07:51,705 I've got a bunch of magazine clippings. I wanted a celebrity hairstyle. 110 00:07:51,772 --> 00:07:53,440 You don't have the face for it. 111 00:07:57,511 --> 00:08:00,214 You can use this room. 112 00:08:01,014 --> 00:08:02,549 Got it. 113 00:08:12,526 --> 00:08:13,427 Sorry. 114 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:16,897 I didn't know about your ears. 115 00:08:17,397 --> 00:08:18,832 I couldn't do anything. 116 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:22,336 There are benefits. 117 00:08:22,402 --> 00:08:24,404 Benefits? How so? 118 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:27,441 For example, 119 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:33,814 studying in crowded restaurants is a breeze. 120 00:08:34,348 --> 00:08:39,419 I can't hear the noisy people at the next table. 121 00:08:39,486 --> 00:08:42,422 Oh, I get it. That makes sense. 122 00:08:43,423 --> 00:08:47,160 Whew! Thank goodness. You haven't changed. 123 00:08:48,795 --> 00:08:51,365 Your smile is still the same. 124 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:20,861 Well? 125 00:09:22,462 --> 00:09:23,797 Not bad. 126 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,068 It's amazing. 127 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:30,904 You wouldn't think she's Deaf. 128 00:09:31,705 --> 00:09:35,509 Actually, she can hear high notes just a bit. 129 00:09:36,009 --> 00:09:39,446 Apparently, she plays using them as a guide. 130 00:09:41,114 --> 00:09:42,950 Yeah… Yeah. 131 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:44,718 Yeah. 132 00:09:45,552 --> 00:09:48,055 I'll talk to you later. Bye. 133 00:09:48,855 --> 00:09:49,423 MOM 134 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:53,627 You're still up? Go to bed. 135 00:09:53,694 --> 00:09:55,028 I will. 136 00:09:56,663 --> 00:09:58,131 It's still early. 137 00:10:03,036 --> 00:10:04,304 Hey, Shohei? 138 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:05,772 Yeah? 139 00:10:06,873 --> 00:10:08,442 She seems nice. 140 00:10:08,508 --> 00:10:09,509 Yeah. 141 00:10:11,612 --> 00:10:14,982 Also, she smelled nice, too. 142 00:10:15,515 --> 00:10:16,483 Huh? 143 00:10:17,751 --> 00:10:20,420 I kind of wish she was my mom. 144 00:10:23,824 --> 00:10:25,025 Good night. 145 00:10:26,693 --> 00:10:27,828 Good night. 146 00:10:36,203 --> 00:10:38,071 Jealous? 147 00:10:39,773 --> 00:10:40,907 I'm not jealous. 148 00:10:44,645 --> 00:10:48,415 Why not? I promised I'd marry him. 149 00:10:48,482 --> 00:10:50,083 When you were five. 150 00:10:51,618 --> 00:10:53,086 I don't feel the need. 151 00:10:55,522 --> 00:10:57,124 Why not? 152 00:10:57,190 --> 00:10:58,925 Because you trust me? 153 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:01,228 Hmm… 154 00:11:01,728 --> 00:11:03,563 I guess I feel secure. 155 00:11:18,545 --> 00:11:21,615 Hey, did you know? 156 00:11:21,682 --> 00:11:22,516 Hm? 157 00:11:23,750 --> 00:11:27,688 When I close my eyes, 158 00:11:27,754 --> 00:11:31,291 I fall into true darkness. 159 00:11:32,459 --> 00:11:37,931 I can't hear, right? 160 00:11:37,998 --> 00:11:41,768 So I can't see and I can't hear. 161 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:46,106 And yet, I feel you there. 162 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:54,748 How? 163 00:11:58,485 --> 00:12:03,857 You're near my heart. 164 00:12:03,924 --> 00:12:05,692 It feels that way. 165 00:12:15,268 --> 00:12:18,572 We were together as much as we could. 166 00:12:18,638 --> 00:12:21,742 Holding each other and holding onto each other. 167 00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:28,315 We overcame the voices she couldn't hear. The voices that couldn't reach her. 168 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:32,152 He's asking him to introduce himself. 169 00:12:32,686 --> 00:12:37,124 This is Kato, from type O, and his blood type is Niigata. 170 00:12:38,158 --> 00:12:42,529 We were weak alone, but we decided to be strong together. 171 00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:48,702 At least, that's what I intended. 172 00:12:54,141 --> 00:12:56,176 The Japan Piano Contest. 173 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:58,245 Want to enter? 174 00:13:00,580 --> 00:13:02,315 I think you can win. 175 00:13:03,083 --> 00:13:05,018 Haruki said so, too. 176 00:13:07,020 --> 00:13:10,624 If you want, I can coach you. 177 00:13:10,690 --> 00:13:11,858 Seriously?! 178 00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:13,360 Seriously. 179 00:13:13,426 --> 00:13:17,230 I mean, that's why I frantically learned sign language. 180 00:13:17,831 --> 00:13:20,367 You have talent. 181 00:13:20,433 --> 00:13:23,336 Talent I never had. 182 00:13:24,938 --> 00:13:25,772 Well? 183 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,777 -What do you mean? -Really? 184 00:13:30,844 --> 00:13:31,812 Well? Which one? 185 00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:32,712 Professor Yoshida! 186 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:34,147 Ah, Keita. 187 00:13:34,214 --> 00:13:35,382 -Hello. -Hey. 188 00:13:35,448 --> 00:13:37,517 -Hey. -Hey there. 189 00:13:37,584 --> 00:13:39,853 So which one? How about you? 190 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,489 -Wait a minute. -Choose one, Akane. 191 00:13:45,392 --> 00:13:46,393 Thanks for the other day. 192 00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:48,228 Huh? 193 00:13:48,728 --> 00:13:50,230 Come with me. 194 00:13:52,232 --> 00:13:57,237 My sister… Ayumi appreciated it. She said she's become really popular. 195 00:13:57,304 --> 00:13:58,538 That's good. 196 00:13:59,906 --> 00:14:01,541 I'll buy you dinner. 197 00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:03,643 You don't have to. 198 00:14:03,710 --> 00:14:06,079 Get the hint. I'm asking you on a date. 199 00:14:06,146 --> 00:14:07,781 Woo! 200 00:14:08,281 --> 00:14:10,584 -Woo-hoo! -He asked her on a date. 201 00:14:14,221 --> 00:14:17,424 Give them space. How about you? 202 00:14:18,725 --> 00:14:20,327 Ignore them. Come on. 203 00:14:23,997 --> 00:14:26,233 THE MIRACLE PERFORMANCE OF SERGIO TIEMPO 204 00:14:26,299 --> 00:14:28,401 -Look, a piano contest. -That's it. 205 00:14:30,303 --> 00:14:31,771 APPLICATION GUIDELINES 206 00:14:37,611 --> 00:14:41,748 A fellow musician got the same illness and had surgery. 207 00:14:43,183 --> 00:14:44,684 What happened to them? 208 00:14:44,751 --> 00:14:48,355 It's not complete, but they got their hearing back. 209 00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:50,624 I see. 210 00:14:52,459 --> 00:14:55,428 Oh. Don't mention that to Sae. 211 00:14:57,797 --> 00:15:02,569 We've considered it, but the chances aren't great. 212 00:15:02,636 --> 00:15:04,938 So don't tell her. 213 00:15:05,005 --> 00:15:07,340 When the time comes, I'll talk to her. 214 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:08,675 I understand. 215 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,378 A contest? 216 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:23,990 I want to try out for it. 217 00:15:25,859 --> 00:15:27,794 What do you think? 218 00:15:30,630 --> 00:15:32,198 Do you have to compete? 219 00:15:33,566 --> 00:15:38,138 I mean, a contest is a competition, right? 220 00:15:38,972 --> 00:15:41,608 I thought maybe playing was enough. 221 00:15:43,977 --> 00:15:46,279 I want to try. 222 00:15:46,346 --> 00:15:50,016 I want to see how far I can go. 223 00:15:54,821 --> 00:15:57,090 All right. I understand. 224 00:15:57,624 --> 00:15:59,626 Well, I'm against it. 225 00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:01,661 I knew you'd say that. 226 00:16:01,728 --> 00:16:04,331 Then why bother bringing it up? 227 00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:06,533 But Mom… 228 00:16:07,067 --> 00:16:07,901 Well… 229 00:16:08,401 --> 00:16:10,837 She broke up with her boyfriend, so she's alone. 230 00:16:11,638 --> 00:16:13,273 She wants to come back. 231 00:16:14,107 --> 00:16:16,476 She left us. Why would I care now? 232 00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:20,413 But I think she's lonely. 233 00:16:21,081 --> 00:16:22,582 Why bother now? 234 00:16:26,319 --> 00:16:28,855 I want to live with her again. 235 00:16:31,191 --> 00:16:33,259 Have you lost your mind?! 236 00:16:33,927 --> 00:16:38,431 She may want to come back after hopping from man to man, 237 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:42,936 but chasing after her is how you had your accident! 238 00:16:47,273 --> 00:16:49,142 It was because I care for her. 239 00:16:51,044 --> 00:16:53,546 I care about Mom, that's why I followed her. 240 00:16:53,613 --> 00:16:56,182 You idiot! This is nonsense! 241 00:17:27,881 --> 00:17:31,051 Try to play more gently here. 242 00:17:31,117 --> 00:17:32,952 Like a newborn bird trying to fly. 243 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:34,354 Watch. 244 00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:41,795 Like a newborn bird trying to fly? 245 00:17:41,861 --> 00:17:43,029 Right. 246 00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:45,598 Carefully, yet boldly. 247 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,876 Treat those pedals like bicycle pedals. 248 00:17:56,943 --> 00:17:59,479 As you get excited and keep pressing them, 249 00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:02,148 you might just fly like E.T.'s bicycle! 250 00:18:03,016 --> 00:18:05,051 Huh? What's so funny? 251 00:18:06,719 --> 00:18:09,823 I'm having so much fun. 252 00:18:09,889 --> 00:18:13,026 I feel like I could fly off to the sky with my piano. 253 00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:15,395 Yes! That's the sort of piano you play! 254 00:18:17,063 --> 00:18:19,632 Oh, sorry. I forgot to use sign language. 255 00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:24,637 You're quick and you're free. 256 00:18:25,138 --> 00:18:28,875 The piano in your mind has power. 257 00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:30,677 You have an amazing imagination! 258 00:18:31,311 --> 00:18:33,179 Is that a compliment? 259 00:18:33,246 --> 00:18:34,814 It's high praise. 260 00:18:36,049 --> 00:18:39,986 If I could, I'd like to teach you forever. 261 00:18:41,721 --> 00:18:43,356 Oh, sorry. 262 00:18:44,190 --> 00:18:46,359 No flirting during practice. 263 00:18:48,895 --> 00:18:50,096 Okay. Take it from here. 264 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:01,741 You got it wrong. 265 00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:05,044 Sorry. 266 00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:06,513 Coming. 267 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:13,553 What's wrong? 268 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,524 Sorry for dropping by. 269 00:19:18,625 --> 00:19:19,459 What is it? 270 00:19:20,860 --> 00:19:22,262 I can't handle it. 271 00:19:27,867 --> 00:19:31,538 Aren't you supposed to invite me in for tea? 272 00:19:32,438 --> 00:19:37,443 Oh, right. It's just that things didn't seem all right. 273 00:19:38,011 --> 00:19:39,312 Come in. 274 00:19:44,851 --> 00:19:46,186 Shohei? 275 00:19:47,120 --> 00:19:49,355 I want you. 276 00:19:50,623 --> 00:19:51,724 Can I? 277 00:19:55,962 --> 00:19:57,030 Sure. 278 00:19:58,498 --> 00:19:59,332 Hey. 279 00:19:59,899 --> 00:20:01,067 Hm? 280 00:20:02,101 --> 00:20:03,736 What's going on in the world? 281 00:20:04,337 --> 00:20:05,939 The Dragons won yesterday. 282 00:20:06,005 --> 00:20:08,541 And comets NEAT and LINEAR… 283 00:20:08,608 --> 00:20:12,378 No, I mean in our immediate world. 284 00:20:12,912 --> 00:20:14,781 Like the other Orange Group members. 285 00:20:18,151 --> 00:20:19,252 You know… 286 00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:21,554 From what I've heard… 287 00:20:22,789 --> 00:20:26,492 College students have time, and they're young. 288 00:20:27,126 --> 00:20:29,996 When they get into relationships, there's no stopping them. 289 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:33,633 -Like dogs and cats in heat… -I don't want to hear about that. 290 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,736 And yet, why are you here alone, Kai? 291 00:20:38,271 --> 00:20:41,975 My girlfriend is focusing on her piano lessons for the contest. 292 00:20:42,542 --> 00:20:43,376 I see. 293 00:20:43,443 --> 00:20:45,545 Oh, but Shohei and Akane… 294 00:20:45,612 --> 00:20:51,284 Stop! You can stop there. Don't ever finish that thought. 295 00:20:54,821 --> 00:20:55,989 What? 296 00:20:56,055 --> 00:20:58,157 Just checking to see if you're crying. 297 00:20:58,224 --> 00:20:59,525 I'm not crying anymore. 298 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:02,161 I see. So how long did you cry? 299 00:21:04,697 --> 00:21:10,036 I wonder. Does Sae care about the piano contest more than you? 300 00:21:15,608 --> 00:21:17,210 Let's not fight. 301 00:21:18,044 --> 00:21:19,579 Sure. 302 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:23,316 It'd be too pathetic if we two leftovers were fighting. 303 00:21:24,717 --> 00:21:27,186 Don't call us pathetic. 304 00:21:35,428 --> 00:21:36,362 I'm home. 305 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,168 What? 306 00:21:42,235 --> 00:21:43,269 What's what? 307 00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:46,306 Are you ignoring me? 308 00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:50,877 You spent the night… or rather, the night and day out. 309 00:21:50,943 --> 00:21:53,012 I thought I should pretend not to notice. 310 00:21:53,613 --> 00:21:55,348 I've done it before. 311 00:21:56,382 --> 00:21:59,886 But you've got a different air about you. 312 00:22:00,486 --> 00:22:03,122 Like you're glowing or something. 313 00:22:04,190 --> 00:22:05,692 I was just guessing. 314 00:22:10,196 --> 00:22:11,764 IWASAKI PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO 315 00:22:13,733 --> 00:22:14,934 Hello? 316 00:22:15,601 --> 00:22:17,203 Oh, Mr. Iwasaki. 317 00:22:17,804 --> 00:22:19,105 It's been a while. 318 00:22:19,605 --> 00:22:20,807 Tibet? 319 00:22:21,474 --> 00:22:22,709 Yeah. 320 00:22:22,775 --> 00:22:26,713 From Tibet, through Nepal, and to Cambodia. 321 00:22:27,213 --> 00:22:32,151 It'll take three months. I'll go again after returning to Japan. 322 00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:34,487 Well? Are you interested? 323 00:22:35,121 --> 00:22:36,622 You graduate soon, right? 324 00:22:37,990 --> 00:22:38,825 Mr. Iwasaki. 325 00:22:38,891 --> 00:22:39,759 Hm? 326 00:22:40,827 --> 00:22:42,628 I overheard you before. 327 00:22:43,396 --> 00:22:47,667 You said you keep me around because girls like me. 328 00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:53,573 -Right. -You don't think I have talent, do you? 329 00:22:55,408 --> 00:22:56,376 I don't. 330 00:22:57,577 --> 00:23:00,246 I don't think you do, but I don't think you don't. 331 00:23:02,715 --> 00:23:04,217 How do I put it… 332 00:23:06,085 --> 00:23:08,721 I still think you're at zero. 333 00:23:09,455 --> 00:23:10,590 A blank slate. 334 00:23:11,391 --> 00:23:13,659 But you do what you're told. 335 00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:16,129 You're considerate and on time. 336 00:23:17,563 --> 00:23:19,599 I trust you in the basics. 337 00:23:20,333 --> 00:23:22,235 Good or bad, that's all. 338 00:23:24,437 --> 00:23:25,471 However… 339 00:23:26,472 --> 00:23:28,908 zeros can become one or even two. 340 00:23:29,909 --> 00:23:30,777 It's up to you. 341 00:23:34,414 --> 00:23:35,815 That's what I think. 342 00:23:38,418 --> 00:23:40,920 14TH JAPAN PIANO CONTEST PRELIMINARY TRIAL HALL 343 00:23:52,632 --> 00:23:58,504 Next is number 22, a fourth-year from Meisei Gakuin University, Sae Hagio. 344 00:23:58,571 --> 00:24:04,544 She will play Chopin's Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat major, Opus 53. 345 00:24:05,077 --> 00:24:08,448 Stay calm. Play like you always do. 346 00:26:22,315 --> 00:26:24,250 I'm sorry! One more time! 347 00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:27,887 Let her try again! Please! 348 00:26:28,621 --> 00:26:29,889 One more time! 349 00:26:33,659 --> 00:26:35,861 Come on! Play it one more time! 350 00:26:37,463 --> 00:26:38,464 Come on! 351 00:26:39,031 --> 00:26:40,733 Play it again, Sae! 352 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,335 From the top! 353 00:26:42,868 --> 00:26:44,904 Come on! Sae! 354 00:26:44,971 --> 00:26:46,505 Sae, play it again! 355 00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:49,642 Sae, what's wrong?! 356 00:26:52,211 --> 00:26:53,346 Miss Hagio. 357 00:26:54,413 --> 00:26:55,281 It's over. 358 00:27:03,322 --> 00:27:04,390 Sae. 359 00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:06,726 Let's go. 360 00:27:32,451 --> 00:27:34,387 Hey. 361 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:37,490 What? 362 00:27:39,392 --> 00:27:44,930 Were you against this because you knew this would happen? 363 00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:48,634 Against my entering the contest. 364 00:27:51,070 --> 00:27:52,638 Was I against it? 365 00:27:57,076 --> 00:28:02,915 You weren't very enthusiastic. 366 00:28:08,788 --> 00:28:10,089 To be honest… 367 00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:15,461 I thought if things didn't go well, it might hit you hard. 368 00:28:20,733 --> 00:28:23,002 -That was wonderful. -That was great. 369 00:28:23,069 --> 00:28:27,106 I was in top shape today. I might just win. 370 00:28:29,909 --> 00:28:30,910 Hey. 371 00:28:32,011 --> 00:28:34,146 I'll buy you some delicious cocoa. 372 00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:35,281 Let's go. 373 00:28:52,398 --> 00:28:55,634 Delicious cocoa? Here? 374 00:28:56,302 --> 00:28:57,536 Isn't it good? 375 00:28:58,337 --> 00:29:00,039 Well, yeah. 376 00:29:10,683 --> 00:29:12,551 I suddenly… 377 00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:19,959 I suddenly couldn't hear anything. 378 00:29:21,494 --> 00:29:26,031 Normally I can barely hear anything. 379 00:29:26,932 --> 00:29:32,505 But I can hear high notes faintly. 380 00:29:33,506 --> 00:29:37,276 How do I explain it? 381 00:29:37,343 --> 00:29:40,913 It's like being underwater in a pool 382 00:29:40,980 --> 00:29:44,784 and having someone call out to you from outside the water. 383 00:29:45,317 --> 00:29:49,555 Like playing the piano underwater. 384 00:29:49,622 --> 00:29:52,958 That's what it's like. 385 00:29:53,025 --> 00:29:55,427 It's faint, but there's noise. 386 00:29:57,596 --> 00:30:04,103 But before, I couldn't hear anything… 387 00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:09,008 It was while I was playing… 388 00:30:09,775 --> 00:30:12,678 That's never happened before, 389 00:30:12,745 --> 00:30:14,980 so I kind of panicked… 390 00:30:15,815 --> 00:30:21,387 I get stage fright. The pressure got to me. 391 00:30:21,453 --> 00:30:23,856 I'm so ashamed. 392 00:30:26,125 --> 00:30:28,894 All I wanted was to see her smile. 393 00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:34,200 I wanted to give her some confidence. 394 00:30:35,034 --> 00:30:36,135 I understand. 395 00:30:36,802 --> 00:30:38,704 She must think I'm horrible. 396 00:30:40,239 --> 00:30:42,474 Sae would never think that of you. 397 00:30:43,809 --> 00:30:46,312 Give me back the daughter who talks. 398 00:30:46,979 --> 00:30:49,682 Where did the girl who laughed out loud go? 399 00:30:50,182 --> 00:30:52,852 The girl who talked normally with me… 400 00:31:06,699 --> 00:31:07,533 What's wrong? 401 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,604 I left my sheet music in the green room. 402 00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:13,305 -Wait here. -Here you go. 403 00:31:13,839 --> 00:31:15,007 I'll go with you. 404 00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:17,376 I'll be fine alone. 405 00:31:17,443 --> 00:31:18,477 Are you sure? 406 00:31:18,544 --> 00:31:20,412 I'm sure I'll be fine. 407 00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:01,774 Excuse me. Sorry. 408 00:36:16,708 --> 00:36:18,810 If I was a judge… 409 00:36:19,645 --> 00:36:21,680 you'd win first prize. 410 00:36:24,016 --> 00:36:25,184 You… 411 00:36:26,585 --> 00:36:28,987 were chosen by god. 412 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:44,403 Try again. 413 00:36:44,469 --> 00:36:45,904 Huh? Again? 414 00:36:46,638 --> 00:36:48,307 I have to have one. 415 00:36:48,373 --> 00:36:51,076 Like the one you gave to me 416 00:36:51,143 --> 00:36:56,481 when you heard my violin when we met. 417 00:36:59,051 --> 00:37:00,352 All right. 418 00:37:00,919 --> 00:37:01,954 Stand back. 419 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:09,328 Ow! 420 00:37:09,928 --> 00:37:11,063 Ouch! 421 00:37:11,563 --> 00:37:13,065 Are you okay? 422 00:37:13,131 --> 00:37:14,633 Hold on. 423 00:37:14,700 --> 00:37:16,134 I think it's fine. 424 00:37:16,868 --> 00:37:19,338 I was talking about you. 425 00:37:19,404 --> 00:37:21,073 I'm fine. 426 00:37:27,379 --> 00:37:28,213 Hey. 427 00:37:32,117 --> 00:37:33,852 Tell me the truth. 428 00:37:36,688 --> 00:37:41,460 That wasn't the first time you completely lost your hearing, was it? 429 00:37:51,136 --> 00:37:53,472 Looking at this data… 430 00:37:53,538 --> 00:37:58,410 what hearing you have has gotten weaker. 431 00:38:00,779 --> 00:38:05,851 I'm afraid that at this rate it's likely you'll completely go deaf. 432 00:38:08,053 --> 00:38:09,454 But… 433 00:38:09,521 --> 00:38:12,424 Uh, but she can hear a little now, right? 434 00:38:12,491 --> 00:38:15,627 Is there a way for her to keep what hearing she has? 435 00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:18,597 There's surgery. 436 00:38:19,798 --> 00:38:24,336 It won't be completely, but if it goes well, she may regain her hearing. 437 00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:26,872 Um… 438 00:38:26,938 --> 00:38:29,207 And if it doesn't go well? 439 00:38:30,442 --> 00:38:33,779 She'll go completely deaf. 440 00:38:38,950 --> 00:38:40,385 What? 441 00:38:48,794 --> 00:38:52,230 I know about the surgery. 442 00:38:52,297 --> 00:38:56,201 Normally it shouldn't be that difficult. 443 00:38:56,268 --> 00:39:01,807 But my ears have a unique shape. 444 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:06,712 The chances of success are 60 percent. 445 00:39:07,813 --> 00:39:10,215 Barely over half. 446 00:39:16,321 --> 00:39:17,322 Sae. 447 00:39:18,623 --> 00:39:20,225 You should get the surgery. 448 00:39:21,393 --> 00:39:23,595 If it works out… 449 00:39:24,262 --> 00:39:27,032 you'll find it easier to play the piano. 450 00:39:27,733 --> 00:39:30,235 It'll make your life easier. 451 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:36,408 I'm scared. 452 00:39:46,284 --> 00:39:47,252 You know… 453 00:39:47,886 --> 00:39:53,692 god tests those who can overcome such trials. 454 00:39:57,562 --> 00:40:00,065 That's overestimating. 455 00:40:00,132 --> 00:40:01,166 Huh? 456 00:40:05,203 --> 00:40:06,371 "That's overestimating." 457 00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:20,719 "God thinks too highly of me." 458 00:40:25,724 --> 00:40:26,558 I'm here. 459 00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:31,296 I'm with you. 460 00:40:33,899 --> 00:40:34,933 How's that? 461 00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:41,306 Thank you. 462 00:40:50,615 --> 00:40:52,150 Oh, that's not it. 463 00:40:52,984 --> 00:40:54,920 -I'll do it. -I'm okay. 464 00:40:54,986 --> 00:40:56,087 Let's see, three… 465 00:40:57,656 --> 00:40:58,790 …three, five. 466 00:40:58,857 --> 00:41:00,625 Yes? Hello? 467 00:41:01,226 --> 00:41:03,929 Oh, Miss Hagio. Can I help you? 468 00:41:03,995 --> 00:41:06,798 It's Sae. Sae hasn't come home. 469 00:41:06,865 --> 00:41:09,000 -She hasn't come home? -Yeah. 470 00:41:09,067 --> 00:41:12,971 We called the hotel she works at, but they said she left a while ago. 471 00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:15,841 What's up? 472 00:41:15,907 --> 00:41:18,543 Uh… Sae's gone missing. 473 00:41:18,610 --> 00:41:19,811 What?! 474 00:41:19,878 --> 00:41:22,814 I've been emailing her, but she doesn't reply. 475 00:41:22,881 --> 00:41:24,683 I keep emailing her, but… 476 00:41:27,452 --> 00:41:29,321 -Excuse us. -Sorry for barging in. 477 00:41:30,088 --> 00:41:32,724 -We thought maybe we could help. -Yeah. 478 00:41:32,791 --> 00:41:34,960 Do you know anything, Kai? 479 00:41:35,026 --> 00:41:37,529 Anything. Is there anything at all? 480 00:41:38,964 --> 00:41:41,500 I went to the hospital with her today. 481 00:41:41,566 --> 00:41:42,868 The hospital? 482 00:41:42,934 --> 00:41:44,536 Uh, the otologist's. 483 00:41:45,704 --> 00:41:47,005 No one told me. 484 00:41:48,540 --> 00:41:50,408 What did they tell her? 485 00:41:50,976 --> 00:41:52,944 Um, we discussed surgery. 486 00:41:53,745 --> 00:41:54,579 What? 487 00:41:54,646 --> 00:41:56,815 I suggested that she do it. 488 00:41:58,483 --> 00:42:01,052 Who said you could do that? 489 00:42:01,119 --> 00:42:01,953 Huh? 490 00:42:02,020 --> 00:42:04,456 Who gave you the right to tell her that? 491 00:42:04,523 --> 00:42:07,792 But, surgery could cure her. 492 00:42:07,859 --> 00:42:08,994 Only 60 percent. 493 00:42:09,060 --> 00:42:11,062 The success rate is 60 percent. 494 00:42:11,129 --> 00:42:15,567 If she's in the 40 percent, she'll completely lose her hearing. 495 00:42:15,634 --> 00:42:19,104 Yes, but she could be in the 60 percent. 496 00:42:19,704 --> 00:42:23,608 Her illness affects one in 10,000 people. 497 00:42:23,675 --> 00:42:26,811 To get it you need to be extremely unlucky. 498 00:42:27,312 --> 00:42:28,680 When that happens… 499 00:42:29,180 --> 00:42:34,219 you stop believing you'll be in the lucky 60 percent. 500 00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:37,355 You become scared you'll be in the unlucky 40. 501 00:42:38,023 --> 00:42:43,862 I know she can barely hear, but she can still do so much. 502 00:42:43,929 --> 00:42:47,399 She can play the piano and sense people around her. 503 00:42:47,966 --> 00:42:49,267 See? 504 00:42:49,334 --> 00:42:55,440 No matter how dark it is in life, having hope lets you keep going. 505 00:42:55,941 --> 00:43:01,680 If she gets that surgery and goes deaf, what will there be for her to live for? 506 00:43:01,746 --> 00:43:05,450 For her, knowing that the option for surgery is there… 507 00:43:05,517 --> 00:43:07,652 gave her hope to live. 508 00:43:08,820 --> 00:43:09,854 But… 509 00:43:10,822 --> 00:43:14,626 she's losing her hearing now. 510 00:43:15,727 --> 00:43:16,628 What? 511 00:43:16,695 --> 00:43:20,599 She's losing what hearing she has left. 512 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:23,468 Is that true, Kai? 513 00:43:23,969 --> 00:43:24,803 Yeah. 514 00:43:27,105 --> 00:43:28,106 I'll get it. 515 00:43:29,641 --> 00:43:30,575 Hello? 516 00:43:31,376 --> 00:43:32,277 Yes. 517 00:43:33,545 --> 00:43:34,412 What? 518 00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:36,314 I understand. 519 00:43:36,381 --> 00:43:38,383 The Yamashita Memorial Hospital. 520 00:43:38,450 --> 00:43:39,618 We'll be right there. 521 00:43:40,785 --> 00:43:42,120 What is it? 522 00:43:44,856 --> 00:43:46,524 Sae was hit by a motorcycle. 523 00:44:11,850 --> 00:44:14,019 KAI YUKI AGE 22 MOTTO: GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT 524 00:44:14,953 --> 00:44:17,956 SAE HAGIO AGE 21 PEPPERS AND ONIONS (FOOD SHE HATES) 525 00:46:21,379 --> 00:46:23,782 -It's okay. -Let's get more drinks. 526 00:46:23,848 --> 00:46:25,984 -We've got drinks. -What's going on? 527 00:46:26,050 --> 00:46:27,352 Sae came and took it. 528 00:46:27,418 --> 00:46:30,255 -Why didn't you tell me?! -Stop it! 529 00:46:35,326 --> 00:46:37,562 How could you, Sae Hagio?! 530 00:46:37,629 --> 00:46:39,931 Subtitle translation by: Toshihisa Nakamura