1 00:02:08,451 --> 00:02:13,185 On June 8, 2008, a 25-year-old man drove a rented truck into a crowd 2 00:02:13,210 --> 00:02:17,942 in Akihabara, a district in Tokyo known for its electronics stores. 3 00:02:18,461 --> 00:02:23,301 He ran over several pedestrians, then proceeded to indiscriminately 4 00:02:23,326 --> 00:02:28,052 stab many others with a knife. He killed 7 and injured 10 more. 5 00:03:56,759 --> 00:04:01,720 Hello, ma'am. Our maid café is family friendly. 6 00:04:01,831 --> 00:04:03,026 Sure, sure. 7 00:04:03,132 --> 00:04:05,226 It's on the third floor. 8 00:04:05,334 --> 00:04:07,963 We'll check it out later. 9 00:04:43,940 --> 00:04:50,437 Please donate to the relief fund for victims of the quake and tsunami. 10 00:08:15,751 --> 00:08:16,878 Hi there. 11 00:08:18,287 --> 00:08:19,755 You're here alone? 12 00:08:21,057 --> 00:08:22,057 Yes. 13 00:08:22,391 --> 00:08:26,658 I'm not some shady person, I'm a photographer. 14 00:08:26,762 --> 00:08:29,459 Here, you can see some of my work. 15 00:08:34,770 --> 00:08:37,137 Mind if I photograph you? 16 00:08:42,978 --> 00:08:45,607 You just have to act normal. 17 00:08:45,981 --> 00:08:49,008 I take pictures of ordinary people here. 18 00:08:50,453 --> 00:08:53,150 I won't publish it without notice. 19 00:08:53,355 --> 00:08:56,484 Here, this is my card. 20 00:09:06,135 --> 00:09:07,262 Where're you from? 21 00:09:09,071 --> 00:09:10,334 Saitama. 22 00:09:10,439 --> 00:09:12,135 Rode the Express in? 23 00:09:13,008 --> 00:09:14,169 Right. 24 00:09:14,677 --> 00:09:16,168 You came alone? 25 00:09:20,483 --> 00:09:21,917 You come often? 26 00:09:26,722 --> 00:09:28,850 Do you work? 27 00:09:34,330 --> 00:09:36,265 Here for a date, maybe? 28 00:09:45,107 --> 00:09:49,545 How do the people here look to you? 29 00:09:53,415 --> 00:09:54,974 Cheerful. 30 00:09:55,551 --> 00:10:00,251 Full of energy, like they love this place. 31 00:10:01,757 --> 00:10:03,350 I see. 32 00:10:09,498 --> 00:10:11,626 What's your name? 33 00:10:16,572 --> 00:10:17,767 Hikari. 34 00:10:17,873 --> 00:10:21,935 Hikari. Well, Hikari, do you like Akihabara? 35 00:10:26,816 --> 00:10:28,114 Do you? 36 00:10:34,657 --> 00:10:36,023 It's empty. 37 00:10:36,892 --> 00:10:38,884 Empty? 38 00:10:39,495 --> 00:10:41,930 - Yeah. - What else? 39 00:10:44,900 --> 00:10:46,732 There's also... 40 00:10:48,637 --> 00:10:49,798 the river. 41 00:10:50,406 --> 00:10:52,034 The Kanda River? 42 00:10:54,910 --> 00:10:56,401 That's all. 43 00:10:56,745 --> 00:10:59,374 That's all, huh? 44 00:11:04,854 --> 00:11:06,322 Why me? 45 00:11:09,592 --> 00:11:14,997 You looked so uncomfortable, yet more at home than anyone else. 46 00:11:15,097 --> 00:11:17,532 I was intrigued. 47 00:11:26,609 --> 00:11:28,373 Got a boyfriend? 48 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,108 What's he like? 49 00:11:38,287 --> 00:11:39,687 An electronics geek. 50 00:11:39,788 --> 00:11:41,882 Yeah? What kind? 51 00:11:46,462 --> 00:11:48,897 Likes to build from scratch. 52 00:11:51,700 --> 00:11:55,330 Likes to take apart anything that's electronic. 53 00:11:56,338 --> 00:12:01,140 He broke a bunch of my iPods and cell phones. 54 00:12:02,011 --> 00:12:03,343 What else? 55 00:12:06,982 --> 00:12:08,541 He also... 56 00:12:13,989 --> 00:12:15,890 loved Akihabara. 57 00:12:21,196 --> 00:12:22,824 And here in Akihabara, 58 00:12:26,669 --> 00:12:28,501 he was killed. 59 00:14:21,450 --> 00:14:26,013 Candytufts 60 00:15:01,090 --> 00:15:03,719 Hikari, Hikari! 61 00:15:14,336 --> 00:15:16,305 What did you do today? 62 00:15:17,773 --> 00:15:19,435 Planted some pansies. 63 00:15:20,175 --> 00:15:21,973 And studied a bit. 64 00:15:23,078 --> 00:15:24,137 I see. 65 00:15:27,516 --> 00:15:29,314 I told Daddy. 66 00:15:31,353 --> 00:15:36,189 That if you want to go to recording school, you should. 67 00:15:38,026 --> 00:15:39,460 What did he say? 68 00:15:40,229 --> 00:15:41,561 Nothing. 69 00:15:46,034 --> 00:15:47,764 What should I do? 70 00:15:50,139 --> 00:15:52,131 No need to rush. 71 00:15:53,041 --> 00:15:58,878 Sure, I'm glad you finally feel like going outside. 72 00:16:00,215 --> 00:16:04,880 But it's nice having you home to help. 73 00:16:08,357 --> 00:16:09,586 Candies. 74 00:16:11,994 --> 00:16:13,257 Thanks. 75 00:16:35,117 --> 00:16:36,585 I'm sorry, Mom. 76 00:16:46,195 --> 00:16:49,723 You still go to Akihabara? 77 00:16:53,368 --> 00:16:54,461 Yeah. 78 00:16:56,605 --> 00:16:57,732 I see. 79 00:17:02,611 --> 00:17:04,773 I need to end it, though. 80 00:17:06,815 --> 00:17:08,579 I need to end it. 81 00:17:11,687 --> 00:17:13,519 Kenji is gone. 82 00:17:16,525 --> 00:17:18,084 I'm fine. 83 00:17:19,294 --> 00:17:20,421 Right. 84 00:17:49,825 --> 00:17:51,054 A helicopter. 85 00:17:51,159 --> 00:17:52,889 Where's it heading? 86 00:18:29,498 --> 00:18:30,498 Hey. 87 00:18:31,733 --> 00:18:34,362 Oh my god, how long's it been? 88 00:18:34,870 --> 00:18:36,065 Three years. 89 00:18:36,772 --> 00:18:38,832 Since high school, right? 90 00:18:39,141 --> 00:18:42,600 Heard about what happened with you. 91 00:18:45,247 --> 00:18:50,114 - Do I look different? - Yeah. 92 00:18:50,218 --> 00:18:52,778 Seriously? How so? 93 00:18:55,290 --> 00:18:56,781 You look slutty. 94 00:18:56,925 --> 00:19:00,418 Well, it's for my new man. 95 00:19:03,799 --> 00:19:06,394 This is him. Isn't he hot? 96 00:19:08,503 --> 00:19:11,803 It's like I finally met someone I like. 97 00:19:11,907 --> 00:19:14,672 This time it's for real. 98 00:19:17,012 --> 00:19:21,416 Anyway, are you doing okay? 99 00:19:25,253 --> 00:19:26,812 I wasn't. 100 00:19:26,922 --> 00:19:30,086 Seriously? That's intense. 101 00:19:31,259 --> 00:19:32,784 And now? 102 00:19:36,264 --> 00:19:38,563 A bit better. 103 00:19:39,368 --> 00:19:41,769 What've you been doing? 104 00:19:43,438 --> 00:19:45,236 Holed up at home. 105 00:19:48,377 --> 00:19:51,438 That stuff really stays with you. 106 00:19:56,518 --> 00:19:57,577 I guess. 107 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,680 So much happens when you live long enough. 108 00:20:05,961 --> 00:20:09,591 Wanna know why I look different? 109 00:20:10,732 --> 00:20:11,791 What? 110 00:20:12,567 --> 00:20:14,934 I'm actually filming today. 111 00:20:15,670 --> 00:20:16,899 Filming? 112 00:20:17,005 --> 00:20:19,167 Yeah, porn. 113 00:20:22,744 --> 00:20:28,115 Don't look so shocked! A lot of girls do it, you know. 114 00:20:28,483 --> 00:20:33,251 The thing is, I really want to be an actress. 115 00:20:33,355 --> 00:20:36,382 Porn is a stepping stone for me. 116 00:20:36,691 --> 00:20:41,823 I get to study acting and make connections and stuff. 117 00:20:50,505 --> 00:20:52,838 It's him, can you take it? 118 00:20:53,341 --> 00:20:55,003 My boyfriend. 119 00:20:55,177 --> 00:20:56,406 I'm answering? 120 00:20:57,212 --> 00:20:58,145 You sure? 121 00:20:58,146 --> 00:21:01,173 It's fine. I'm putting makeup on. 122 00:21:01,850 --> 00:21:03,011 Hello? 123 00:21:04,186 --> 00:21:09,887 No, I'm a friend of Maria's. My name's Hikari. 124 00:21:11,593 --> 00:21:13,960 She's putting makeup on. 125 00:21:14,062 --> 00:21:17,999 Sorry, here's the 30,000 yen I borrowed. 126 00:21:19,901 --> 00:21:23,633 Yes, I'm with her right now. 127 00:21:24,372 --> 00:21:25,372 Yes. 128 00:21:28,710 --> 00:21:30,144 Okay, can you hold? 129 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:47,853 Maid Café Pinafore. 130 00:22:47,989 --> 00:22:50,390 Please come by later! 131 00:23:53,622 --> 00:23:55,955 Weren't you here last week? 132 00:23:59,527 --> 00:24:03,726 When I came last week, I saw a girl looking down. 133 00:24:06,401 --> 00:24:08,666 Wanna commit suicide together? 134 00:24:18,213 --> 00:24:19,647 You like it here? 135 00:24:23,351 --> 00:24:26,219 Not even locals know this place. 136 00:24:35,063 --> 00:24:39,626 I was brought here by someone who loved this place. 137 00:24:40,602 --> 00:24:41,763 What? 138 00:24:44,105 --> 00:24:45,437 Why now? 139 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,205 What do you want? 140 00:24:56,618 --> 00:25:01,113 I only told him where to rent the car, that's all! 141 00:25:01,589 --> 00:25:04,855 I had no idea what he was about to do. 142 00:25:05,093 --> 00:25:06,755 He seemed nice enough. 143 00:25:07,395 --> 00:25:08,886 What're you saying? 144 00:25:09,130 --> 00:25:10,792 It wasn't my fault! 145 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:27,348 Are you okay? 146 00:25:39,294 --> 00:25:40,819 Same with you? 147 00:25:42,797 --> 00:25:44,095 What? 148 00:25:46,301 --> 00:25:47,826 He told me... 149 00:25:50,338 --> 00:25:53,467 to come here to see something cool. 150 00:25:55,710 --> 00:25:57,201 You, too? 151 00:26:01,316 --> 00:26:03,376 It was someone else. 152 00:26:15,864 --> 00:26:17,196 What do you... 153 00:26:21,002 --> 00:26:22,937 always see from here? 154 00:26:31,613 --> 00:26:32,979 I can't even look. 155 00:26:37,986 --> 00:26:39,454 Then don't come. 156 00:26:43,725 --> 00:26:47,856 But this is where I feel most peaceful. 157 00:26:58,106 --> 00:26:59,233 Look. 158 00:27:00,308 --> 00:27:04,507 No one down there even cares about that incident. 159 00:27:24,365 --> 00:27:26,357 Who are you? 160 00:27:34,242 --> 00:27:37,474 You want to kill yourself? 161 00:27:45,820 --> 00:27:46,981 No. 162 00:27:53,561 --> 00:27:54,722 Good. 163 00:28:16,584 --> 00:28:22,319 Hi, I'm "Quinka, with a Yawn". Hope you enjoy this song. 164 00:28:37,972 --> 00:28:45,004 I chase you, call to you Draw you closer to me 165 00:28:50,652 --> 00:28:57,559 Our love's tied up, tangled in the gray yarn 166 00:29:02,964 --> 00:29:09,495 Never again will I pretend to smile 167 00:29:09,737 --> 00:29:16,735 Wiping away the memories of those days like foam 168 00:29:16,911 --> 00:29:20,643 I want to be clean always 169 00:29:20,748 --> 00:29:27,177 Bare my naked heart and cry 170 00:29:29,791 --> 00:29:35,253 Always near me is the Harunire tree at dawn 171 00:29:35,430 --> 00:29:43,031 Reaching its arms high up into the sky 172 00:30:07,962 --> 00:30:14,198 I can't look into your eyes so I ask my heart 173 00:30:14,369 --> 00:30:20,036 The heart is always like a small boat 174 00:30:20,775 --> 00:30:27,011 Almost a special love, yet we never get there 175 00:30:27,115 --> 00:30:32,918 I'm the only string keeping us tied together 176 00:30:33,154 --> 00:30:39,788 All my loves are on the other side of stars 177 00:30:39,894 --> 00:30:48,598 If they're not by my side it means nothing 178 00:30:48,736 --> 00:30:52,434 I want to be beautiful always 179 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:59,137 The same smile on my face 180 00:31:01,649 --> 00:31:07,247 Always near me is the large Harunire tree 181 00:31:07,422 --> 00:31:15,831 Always thinking only of you 182 00:31:20,701 --> 00:31:24,297 What's the title of that song? 183 00:31:24,539 --> 00:31:28,601 It's called "Harunire." 184 00:31:29,077 --> 00:31:31,740 What is it? 185 00:31:31,846 --> 00:31:36,648 Well, it's the word for the Japanese Elm tree. 186 00:31:36,984 --> 00:31:41,422 Let's see, I was in a bookstore, 187 00:31:42,256 --> 00:31:45,590 just browsing aimlessly, 188 00:31:45,693 --> 00:31:48,720 and I found this book on Japanese Elms. 189 00:31:48,830 --> 00:31:52,267 In Hokkaido or something... 190 00:31:52,967 --> 00:31:55,266 Well... uh... 191 00:31:55,470 --> 00:31:59,066 There's this one large tree, 192 00:31:59,173 --> 00:32:04,168 standing in the middle of a field, and it was a Japanese Elm. 193 00:32:04,278 --> 00:32:09,979 It was a photo book showing this one tree through the seasons. 194 00:32:10,084 --> 00:32:12,144 So they're pretty big? 195 00:32:12,253 --> 00:32:17,851 I imagine... they're quite large. 196 00:32:19,293 --> 00:32:25,665 So, I was looking at those photos that spanned a year, and... 197 00:32:27,802 --> 00:32:31,705 I just thought they were fantastic photos, 198 00:32:31,806 --> 00:32:34,901 and ended up naming my song after it. 199 00:32:35,910 --> 00:32:37,344 So what's... 200 00:32:37,778 --> 00:32:42,409 Well, let's see... I, uh... 201 00:32:44,585 --> 00:32:49,387 Well, I'm someone who's had a lot of romances. 202 00:32:49,690 --> 00:32:56,062 I've fallen in love with many people in my life thus far. 203 00:32:56,230 --> 00:33:00,600 So all these people were on my mind, 204 00:33:01,669 --> 00:33:03,638 and, well... 205 00:33:04,906 --> 00:33:07,637 Against that backdrop, 206 00:33:07,742 --> 00:33:11,907 I was singing about the person I was seeing at the time. 207 00:33:12,780 --> 00:33:14,214 Something like that. 208 00:33:14,315 --> 00:33:16,784 Listening to it, 209 00:33:18,119 --> 00:33:20,987 my heart started to ache. 210 00:33:21,088 --> 00:33:22,750 Really? 211 00:33:23,624 --> 00:33:26,492 What do you do? 212 00:33:27,261 --> 00:33:32,928 Until recently, I've been shutting myself up at home. 213 00:33:34,135 --> 00:33:35,296 And... 214 00:33:36,771 --> 00:33:41,709 I couldn't bring myself to leave the house, 215 00:33:42,143 --> 00:33:44,840 but I finally managed. 216 00:33:44,946 --> 00:33:50,408 Now I'm hoping to attend a recording school. 217 00:33:50,651 --> 00:33:52,449 I think sound... 218 00:33:53,955 --> 00:33:57,892 allows you to recall things. 219 00:33:58,025 --> 00:34:03,225 Even when you're somewhere else, just by hearing that sound, 220 00:34:03,864 --> 00:34:08,928 you can remember something that had happened. 221 00:34:09,036 --> 00:34:14,065 I think it's really important. 222 00:34:19,780 --> 00:34:20,780 Thank you so much. 223 00:34:20,781 --> 00:34:23,546 - I had a great time. - Me, too. 224 00:34:23,651 --> 00:34:26,553 - Thanks for hearing my song. - Thank you. 225 00:34:26,921 --> 00:34:28,048 Okay, then. 226 00:34:35,263 --> 00:34:36,822 Take care. 227 00:34:57,518 --> 00:34:59,453 Do you work? 228 00:35:00,087 --> 00:35:01,453 Are you a student? 229 00:35:04,525 --> 00:35:09,657 Wanna try dressing up as a maid? It'll look great on you. 230 00:35:12,967 --> 00:35:15,801 You could be the top maid in Akihabara. 231 00:35:17,972 --> 00:35:21,272 You get to enjoy being someone else. 232 00:36:16,130 --> 00:36:17,598 Changed your mind? 233 00:36:17,832 --> 00:36:20,063 Great, let's go. 234 00:36:21,001 --> 00:36:22,526 It's right over there. 235 00:36:38,285 --> 00:36:42,484 It's perfectly safe, so don't worry. 236 00:36:51,298 --> 00:36:54,132 Role-playing is fun. 237 00:36:55,836 --> 00:36:58,567 Look, over there. 238 00:36:59,206 --> 00:37:00,572 You see her? 239 00:37:07,214 --> 00:37:09,376 Hey, working hard. 240 00:37:10,518 --> 00:37:11,952 New recruit. 241 00:37:14,321 --> 00:37:16,187 It's up there. 242 00:37:24,865 --> 00:37:31,999 When I say Shaka-Shaka, you say nyan-nyan, master. 243 00:37:32,306 --> 00:37:36,175 Here we go! Shaka-Shaka... 244 00:37:36,277 --> 00:37:37,643 Nyan-nyan. 245 00:37:37,745 --> 00:37:39,236 Shaka-Shaka. 246 00:37:39,346 --> 00:37:40,678 Nyan-nyan. 247 00:37:40,781 --> 00:37:42,249 Shaka-Shaka. 248 00:37:42,349 --> 00:37:43,373 Nyan-nyan. 249 00:37:43,617 --> 00:37:47,076 And it's done! 250 00:37:48,255 --> 00:37:52,215 How pretty! 251 00:37:55,429 --> 00:37:56,863 Enjoy. 252 00:37:58,199 --> 00:37:59,929 First time in a maid café? 253 00:38:01,602 --> 00:38:02,763 Yes. 254 00:38:09,643 --> 00:38:10,906 Here you go, nyan. 255 00:38:12,313 --> 00:38:13,576 Thanks. 256 00:38:16,383 --> 00:38:17,851 Thank you, nyan. 257 00:38:17,952 --> 00:38:19,011 Nyan. 258 00:38:28,896 --> 00:38:31,263 No need to work every day. 259 00:38:32,266 --> 00:38:37,000 But we'd want you here for the weekend shifts. 260 00:38:42,409 --> 00:38:44,605 Ever done service work? 261 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:46,904 No. 262 00:38:50,618 --> 00:38:52,814 There's nothing to it. 263 00:38:54,321 --> 00:38:58,986 You just have to be cute. You're cute, so you're okay. 264 00:39:06,367 --> 00:39:07,367 Momo. 265 00:39:07,468 --> 00:39:08,561 Yes? 266 00:39:08,702 --> 00:39:10,534 Show her the ropes. 267 00:39:10,638 --> 00:39:11,638 Yes, sir. 268 00:39:14,708 --> 00:39:16,404 Ask her anything. 269 00:39:17,077 --> 00:39:19,171 - Okay. - Don't worry. 270 00:39:21,382 --> 00:39:26,912 Well, let's get you started. Change in the room over there. 271 00:39:27,688 --> 00:39:28,917 Yes, sir. 272 00:39:30,524 --> 00:39:31,719 Good luck. 273 00:39:32,192 --> 00:39:33,922 Thank you. 274 00:39:47,708 --> 00:39:48,971 Ready? 275 00:39:52,313 --> 00:39:54,748 Come see us at Pinafore! 276 00:39:55,215 --> 00:39:59,152 We're from Pinafore. Thank you, come by! 277 00:40:00,588 --> 00:40:02,682 Come see us. 278 00:40:08,796 --> 00:40:10,196 Come see us. 279 00:40:10,497 --> 00:40:12,932 Come to Pinafore! Hope to see you! 280 00:40:23,310 --> 00:40:25,302 Come see us 281 00:40:25,679 --> 00:40:27,113 Come see us! 282 00:40:27,214 --> 00:40:29,342 Come to Pinafore! Hope to see you! 283 00:40:36,690 --> 00:40:38,318 Come see us. 284 00:40:38,826 --> 00:40:40,089 Come to Pinafore! 285 00:40:40,194 --> 00:40:41,856 Thank you! 286 00:40:45,466 --> 00:40:47,731 It's a good gig, you know. 287 00:40:48,235 --> 00:40:50,170 It's a piece of cake. 288 00:40:50,537 --> 00:40:55,237 Just treat male customers as your masters, 289 00:40:55,542 --> 00:40:57,408 and females as princesses. 290 00:40:58,545 --> 00:41:02,949 And if the cops come, just casually walk away. 291 00:41:06,286 --> 00:41:07,345 Oh, yeah... 292 00:41:07,721 --> 00:41:10,748 Wait 'til a guy pays for the "Stroll with a Maid" option. 293 00:41:10,891 --> 00:41:14,885 Earn 5,000 yen just for chatting for 30 minutes. 294 00:41:20,567 --> 00:41:24,368 Oh, look at that creep. Hang on a sec. 295 00:41:26,774 --> 00:41:30,438 Master, please come see me at Pinafore! 296 00:41:31,645 --> 00:41:34,809 Really, please come, nyan. 297 00:41:35,883 --> 00:41:39,217 Goodbye, hope to see you! 298 00:41:43,357 --> 00:41:45,326 He's not taking the bait. 299 00:41:48,929 --> 00:41:50,795 You really transform. 300 00:41:50,931 --> 00:41:52,331 Really? 301 00:41:53,067 --> 00:41:55,002 I can't even tell anymore. 302 00:41:57,137 --> 00:41:59,129 You enjoy the job? 303 00:41:59,640 --> 00:42:04,169 Not really, but I need the money. 304 00:42:04,878 --> 00:42:06,972 Haven't been home in a week. 305 00:42:07,081 --> 00:42:08,081 Here. 306 00:42:09,683 --> 00:42:11,345 Where do you sleep? 307 00:42:11,785 --> 00:42:14,482 Like manga cafes, sometimes. 308 00:42:15,289 --> 00:42:19,158 Or I'll come here to get picked up by a guy 309 00:42:19,526 --> 00:42:22,018 who'll take me to a hotel. 310 00:42:24,164 --> 00:42:25,826 Aren't you scared? 311 00:42:26,366 --> 00:42:29,700 I have a good eye for picking safe guys. 312 00:42:30,537 --> 00:42:32,506 I'm careful, though. 313 00:42:32,840 --> 00:42:35,503 I'd hate to get murdered. 314 00:42:37,978 --> 00:42:39,879 I'm on top of that stuff. 315 00:42:41,849 --> 00:42:46,253 Gotta look out for myself. No one's gonna protect me. 316 00:42:51,058 --> 00:42:55,723 I figure I'll find something I want to do soon enough. 317 00:43:02,503 --> 00:43:07,532 Akihabara sure turned boring, though. All these regulations now. 318 00:43:08,275 --> 00:43:11,643 The geeks all flock to Nakano now. 319 00:43:12,913 --> 00:43:16,645 All thanks to a few idiots, right? 320 00:43:20,721 --> 00:43:22,155 I don't know. 321 00:43:31,465 --> 00:43:35,664 You've been coming around here a lot, haven't you? 322 00:43:39,139 --> 00:43:42,906 You stick out, like you're not one of us. 323 00:43:47,381 --> 00:43:50,215 I wondered where you were going. 324 00:43:51,952 --> 00:43:55,184 Every week, like some zombie. 325 00:44:00,794 --> 00:44:02,057 Take this. 326 00:44:04,932 --> 00:44:06,491 A bit pathetic. 327 00:44:14,007 --> 00:44:15,498 Where will you go? 328 00:44:22,749 --> 00:44:23,944 Hey. 329 00:44:24,585 --> 00:44:28,283 The guy recruited you and you just tagged along. 330 00:44:30,290 --> 00:44:35,524 He sleeps with all the girls at the café, so watch out. 331 00:44:36,430 --> 00:44:39,423 Cute, very nice. 332 00:44:39,566 --> 00:44:41,194 A bit too stiff. 333 00:44:42,269 --> 00:44:45,000 Relax, loosen up. 334 00:44:45,105 --> 00:44:48,940 That's right, good. Here we go. 335 00:44:50,277 --> 00:44:52,576 "Pinafore." 336 00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:54,778 Good. 337 00:44:57,818 --> 00:44:58,979 Sir... 338 00:45:00,387 --> 00:45:02,947 I can't. 339 00:45:05,058 --> 00:45:06,788 Yeah? 340 00:45:07,094 --> 00:45:10,792 That's too bad, but I understand. 341 00:45:11,498 --> 00:45:13,262 I'm sorry. 342 00:45:13,934 --> 00:45:18,804 No worries, normal girls shouldn't be doing this anyway. 343 00:45:19,273 --> 00:45:22,710 Well, you can keep this photo, then. 344 00:45:24,478 --> 00:45:25,707 A souvenir. 345 00:45:25,846 --> 00:45:27,678 Thank you. 346 00:45:35,522 --> 00:45:37,150 Anyway, 347 00:45:38,125 --> 00:45:43,689 all these people, I wonder where they all spring up from. 348 00:45:53,540 --> 00:45:55,600 Where are they all going? 349 00:46:00,180 --> 00:46:02,513 Are you a student? 350 00:46:04,217 --> 00:46:05,515 No. 351 00:46:08,188 --> 00:46:09,622 You know, 352 00:46:11,091 --> 00:46:15,358 the hardest thing for people is not having a mission. 353 00:46:16,263 --> 00:46:19,199 We just need to set some destination. 354 00:46:20,367 --> 00:46:24,737 You could always just figure it out as you go. 355 00:46:29,209 --> 00:46:31,542 And when you get there? 356 00:46:33,380 --> 00:46:36,976 Just come up with a new destination. 357 00:46:37,884 --> 00:46:42,379 We walk every day in order to figure out our mission. 358 00:46:48,795 --> 00:46:52,197 What am I rambling about? Sorry. 359 00:46:54,434 --> 00:46:56,062 Wanna go to a hotel? 360 00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:02,040 Got a boyfriend? 361 00:47:04,378 --> 00:47:06,313 I'm sure you do. 362 00:47:14,321 --> 00:47:16,017 You should leave now. 363 00:48:30,997 --> 00:48:32,556 Ow. 364 00:48:34,835 --> 00:48:36,167 I'm sorry. 365 00:48:36,470 --> 00:48:37,768 You okay? 366 00:49:36,530 --> 00:49:38,396 Looking for something? 367 00:49:41,234 --> 00:49:43,362 Thought you might know. 368 00:49:45,038 --> 00:49:46,233 Know what? 369 00:49:47,941 --> 00:49:49,068 Kenji. 370 00:49:52,312 --> 00:49:53,473 Who's that? 371 00:49:55,582 --> 00:49:58,416 He used to buy parts here. 372 00:50:00,887 --> 00:50:05,757 Well, that could be just about anyone. 373 00:50:14,000 --> 00:50:16,128 I know guys who might know. 374 00:50:55,809 --> 00:50:57,835 What is this place? 375 00:50:58,044 --> 00:51:00,570 A haven from the outside. 376 00:51:07,787 --> 00:51:11,383 So Hikari, do you still visit your parents? 377 00:51:11,558 --> 00:51:14,722 - I actually live with them. - You do? 378 00:51:15,895 --> 00:51:16,962 That's great. 379 00:51:16,963 --> 00:51:18,761 You really think so? 380 00:51:20,200 --> 00:51:23,864 Where do they live? Tokyo? 381 00:51:23,970 --> 00:51:25,461 Saitama. 382 00:51:26,273 --> 00:51:28,936 Not that far from Tokyo, then. 383 00:51:32,912 --> 00:51:34,039 You get along? 384 00:51:34,648 --> 00:51:37,311 Yeah, we get along. 385 00:51:38,151 --> 00:51:42,316 But isn't it difficult when you have a boyfriend? 386 00:51:43,723 --> 00:51:49,458 Like, isn't it tricky when you want to go home with him? 387 00:51:49,729 --> 00:51:50,819 Go home? 388 00:51:50,830 --> 00:51:54,358 When you want to go home with your boyfriend. 389 00:51:56,636 --> 00:52:03,600 He's asking if it feels awkward bringing him home to the parents. 390 00:52:07,280 --> 00:52:08,805 What about in America? 391 00:52:09,015 --> 00:52:13,350 I don't really think it's a big deal. 392 00:52:13,453 --> 00:52:15,752 No problem with her meeting the parents? 393 00:52:15,855 --> 00:52:20,555 Sure, or else my mom will complain about it. 394 00:52:20,660 --> 00:52:22,720 Mom will want to meet her. 395 00:52:22,829 --> 00:52:26,823 My parents with my girlfriend? No way, man. 396 00:52:27,233 --> 00:52:28,701 It'd be such a drag. 397 00:52:28,802 --> 00:52:33,797 If your parents like her, that would make things easier. 398 00:52:33,907 --> 00:52:36,069 But if not, it's a pain. 399 00:52:36,176 --> 00:52:37,974 The mother-wife tension. 400 00:52:39,346 --> 00:52:42,077 It can get sticky. 401 00:52:42,549 --> 00:52:44,848 I have a question. 402 00:52:44,951 --> 00:52:49,912 If your parents don't approve of her, would you break up? 403 00:52:50,023 --> 00:52:51,651 No, not at all. 404 00:52:51,758 --> 00:52:52,987 What about you? 405 00:52:53,093 --> 00:52:55,562 I wouldn't break up. 406 00:52:55,929 --> 00:53:01,527 My Japanese friend broke up after the parents disapproved. 407 00:53:11,878 --> 00:53:14,780 Once I save up some money here, 408 00:53:15,882 --> 00:53:18,078 I want to start a business. 409 00:53:20,353 --> 00:53:22,879 - Electronics store? - No. 410 00:53:23,656 --> 00:53:26,490 Hopefully a restaurant. 411 00:53:27,994 --> 00:53:32,090 I'm not even that good with electronics. 412 00:53:33,133 --> 00:53:35,762 Not like some other guys. 413 00:53:36,136 --> 00:53:38,867 They used to build rockets, bombs. 414 00:53:41,441 --> 00:53:44,605 I saw that and freaked out. 415 00:53:45,879 --> 00:53:48,314 I can't beat those guys. 416 00:53:51,484 --> 00:53:55,478 But even those guys get hungry. 417 00:53:56,790 --> 00:53:58,349 They have sex, too. 418 00:53:59,993 --> 00:54:05,523 So I'll be in charge of feeding them. 419 00:54:08,835 --> 00:54:09,894 So, anything? 420 00:54:12,172 --> 00:54:13,172 What? 421 00:54:13,473 --> 00:54:17,171 Did anyone know... who you were looking for? 422 00:54:21,181 --> 00:54:22,376 No. 423 00:54:23,917 --> 00:54:26,546 Is he your boyfriend? 424 00:54:32,492 --> 00:54:34,085 He died here. 425 00:54:42,068 --> 00:54:43,297 When? 426 00:54:47,474 --> 00:54:48,965 Three years ago. 427 00:54:50,176 --> 00:54:51,542 June. 428 00:54:56,950 --> 00:54:58,213 Was that... 429 00:55:02,188 --> 00:55:03,188 Yeah. 430 00:55:09,162 --> 00:55:10,425 Seriously? 431 00:55:15,602 --> 00:55:17,594 We made a promise. 432 00:55:21,541 --> 00:55:28,004 We promised we'd ride a boat together. 433 00:55:38,491 --> 00:55:40,722 That's why you've been coming. 434 00:55:44,063 --> 00:55:46,623 I wanted to see only what he saw. 435 00:55:49,669 --> 00:55:51,399 But I'm putting an end to it. 436 00:55:53,439 --> 00:55:54,737 An end? 437 00:55:59,546 --> 00:56:00,844 The end is... 438 00:56:02,649 --> 00:56:03,878 the end. 439 00:56:07,186 --> 00:56:08,381 But... 440 00:56:10,356 --> 00:56:12,689 He's gone now, right? 441 00:56:15,295 --> 00:56:16,957 For me, 442 00:56:18,798 --> 00:56:20,926 his world is what's real. 443 00:56:23,770 --> 00:56:25,466 Gotta face reality. 444 00:56:29,943 --> 00:56:31,605 What is reality? 445 00:56:38,284 --> 00:56:40,048 He used to say... 446 00:56:42,755 --> 00:56:44,951 that this world is all fake. 447 00:56:46,559 --> 00:56:49,085 That sometimes it feels like... 448 00:56:50,396 --> 00:56:52,558 his real self is elsewhere. 449 00:56:55,335 --> 00:56:58,100 I didn't know what he meant. 450 00:57:02,809 --> 00:57:06,075 But being here, I understand now. 451 00:57:10,116 --> 00:57:15,180 Everyone's looking for a different self. 452 00:57:26,699 --> 00:57:28,725 I know that guy. 453 00:57:34,440 --> 00:57:35,567 You do? 454 00:57:38,778 --> 00:57:42,715 He was tall, skinny, 455 00:57:43,549 --> 00:57:45,108 curly hair. 456 00:57:49,555 --> 00:57:52,024 He looked really smart. 457 00:57:53,860 --> 00:57:55,453 How should I say... 458 00:57:56,863 --> 00:57:58,559 He looked gentle. 459 00:58:03,302 --> 00:58:04,930 He's one of... 460 00:58:07,006 --> 00:58:11,774 the guys I mentioned I couldn't beat. 461 00:58:15,448 --> 00:58:17,417 He used to come here. 462 00:58:19,085 --> 00:58:21,077 Bought from me a few times. 463 00:58:25,458 --> 00:58:26,824 You hid this? 464 00:58:28,695 --> 00:58:34,931 Why should I tell everything to some weird, random girl? 465 00:58:41,274 --> 00:58:42,970 What'd you talk about? 466 00:58:44,610 --> 00:58:48,638 I think we talked mainly about electronics. 467 00:58:51,417 --> 00:58:53,852 But he just knew everything. 468 00:58:56,789 --> 00:58:58,052 So I remembered. 469 00:59:04,063 --> 00:59:05,190 Sorry. 470 00:59:09,368 --> 00:59:10,631 It's okay. 471 00:59:21,547 --> 00:59:22,845 Thanks. 472 00:59:25,251 --> 00:59:29,552 For remembering Kenji. 473 00:59:43,302 --> 00:59:47,000 Are you still riding a boat? 474 00:59:50,176 --> 00:59:51,974 You promised, right? 475 01:00:04,791 --> 01:00:06,555 Wait, hang on. 476 01:00:57,510 --> 01:01:04,576 ...along the coastal areas within a 30km radius from the Fukushima plant, 477 01:01:04,684 --> 01:01:08,621 and within 20km off the coast. 478 01:01:08,921 --> 01:01:12,551 Search efforts in the convoluted coasts 479 01:01:12,658 --> 01:01:15,753 and in the flooded areas 480 01:01:15,862 --> 01:01:18,127 have proved difficult. 481 01:01:18,231 --> 01:01:19,756 That's reality. 482 01:01:22,468 --> 01:01:23,959 My parents... 483 01:01:26,339 --> 01:01:27,407 are there. 484 01:01:28,374 --> 01:01:34,803 There have been 11,578 deaths confirmed to date, 485 01:01:34,914 --> 01:01:39,215 and over 16,000 remain missing. 486 01:01:39,752 --> 01:01:44,349 Searching for the missing remains the priority. 487 01:01:47,093 --> 01:01:48,789 Did you call them? 488 01:01:51,898 --> 01:01:53,457 You're not going there? 489 01:01:56,168 --> 01:01:57,659 I abandoned them. 490 01:02:00,773 --> 01:02:02,708 My pathetic dad, 491 01:02:04,644 --> 01:02:06,636 my useless mom, 492 01:02:09,048 --> 01:02:13,543 and myself, always living in fear of my dad... 493 01:02:15,621 --> 01:02:17,112 I left them all. 494 01:02:19,792 --> 01:02:21,818 Thought I could do anything. 495 01:02:23,529 --> 01:02:25,361 That I could be on my own. 496 01:02:27,233 --> 01:02:29,293 That I didn't need help. 497 01:02:32,939 --> 01:02:37,843 Know what the last thing I said to dad was... 498 01:02:38,811 --> 01:02:40,336 before I left? 499 01:02:42,715 --> 01:02:44,411 "Hurry up and die." 500 01:02:50,089 --> 01:02:54,891 "Hurry up and die," I told him, 501 01:02:56,295 --> 01:02:58,787 and slammed the door behind me. 502 01:03:02,068 --> 01:03:04,196 I can still feel it. 503 01:03:06,005 --> 01:03:07,095 It's not too late. 504 01:03:07,106 --> 01:03:10,770 I can't! It's too late. 505 01:03:11,811 --> 01:03:13,302 It's hopeless. 506 01:03:16,282 --> 01:03:17,306 Look. 507 01:03:27,994 --> 01:03:29,986 Is that reflection fake? 508 01:03:32,064 --> 01:03:34,192 Am I real, talking here? 509 01:03:36,936 --> 01:03:38,871 This is reality. 510 01:03:40,439 --> 01:03:44,137 Even if the other side is the real world, 511 01:03:45,378 --> 01:03:47,973 and we're the fake ones... 512 01:03:51,050 --> 01:03:54,885 Me, you, 513 01:03:57,056 --> 01:03:58,217 Kenji, 514 01:03:59,091 --> 01:04:01,560 Akihabara, the mirror, TV... 515 01:04:02,728 --> 01:04:04,720 This is all real. 516 01:04:43,502 --> 01:04:45,232 It's not too late. 517 01:04:52,611 --> 01:04:53,943 For a while, 518 01:04:56,048 --> 01:04:58,108 I was holed up. 519 01:05:00,753 --> 01:05:04,656 I lost track of the days, the months. 520 01:05:07,326 --> 01:05:10,785 I gradually started to feel ill. 521 01:05:11,197 --> 01:05:13,257 I couldn't feel anything. 522 01:05:13,666 --> 01:05:15,726 My skin went numb. 523 01:05:21,907 --> 01:05:23,000 Then... 524 01:05:26,779 --> 01:05:28,873 I saw pansies blooming. 525 01:05:32,852 --> 01:05:34,878 I planted them last year. 526 01:05:38,424 --> 01:05:40,655 I barely cared for them, 527 01:05:42,461 --> 01:05:48,765 but they were reaching for the sun on their own strength. 528 01:05:54,173 --> 01:05:59,874 When I saw that, I thought, "How beautiful." 529 01:06:05,718 --> 01:06:07,983 Even though Kenji's gone, 530 01:06:09,855 --> 01:06:11,653 how beautiful, I thought. 531 01:06:12,892 --> 01:06:14,224 I... 532 01:06:23,068 --> 01:06:24,468 So... 533 01:06:29,708 --> 01:06:34,737 it's not too late, I'm sure. 534 01:06:47,860 --> 01:06:52,423 I understand now what Kenji was saying. 535 01:08:02,801 --> 01:08:04,292 You like that photo? 536 01:08:08,474 --> 01:08:09,474 I do. 537 01:08:09,642 --> 01:08:10,974 You can have it. 538 01:08:13,412 --> 01:08:14,971 Really? 539 01:08:16,949 --> 01:08:18,781 You've changed somehow. 540 01:09:13,138 --> 01:09:14,834 Will I see you again? 541 01:09:18,811 --> 01:09:20,006 Maybe. 542 01:09:24,249 --> 01:09:27,344 Well, take care. 543 01:09:29,421 --> 01:09:30,855 You, too. 544 01:13:47,512 --> 01:13:51,540 Our family's all safe. Please don't worry. 545 01:13:51,683 --> 01:13:57,020 Our relatives in Gamou are fine and living with us, too. 546 01:22:47,185 --> 01:22:48,778 Thanks. 547 01:22:53,992 --> 01:22:55,255 Kenji. 548 01:22:58,229 --> 01:22:59,993 I'm going to go on. 549 01:27:07,378 --> 01:27:11,406 Misako Renbutsu 550 01:27:15,119 --> 01:27:19,113 Toshie Negishi 551 01:27:35,673 --> 01:27:39,667 Tomorowo Taguchi 552 01:27:40,678 --> 01:27:44,672 Yukichi Kobayashi 553 01:27:47,552 --> 01:27:51,045 In order of appearance 554 01:28:01,098 --> 01:28:05,092 Executive Producer Tadayoshi Kubo 555 01:28:06,103 --> 01:28:10,097 Producers Naoya Narita Mikihiko Hirata 556 01:28:11,108 --> 01:28:15,102 Screenplay Nami Yoshikawa Ryuichi Hiroki 557 01:28:16,113 --> 01:28:20,107 Cinematography Noriyuki Mizuguchi 558 01:28:21,118 --> 01:28:25,112 Music Quinka, with a Yawn 559 01:28:26,123 --> 01:28:30,117 English translation by Taro Goto 560 01:28:31,128 --> 01:28:35,122 Subtitle timing, editing and additions for this version by famitsu1 561 01:28:36,133 --> 01:28:40,127 Special thanks to ikeda69 562 01:29:09,500 --> 01:29:16,498 Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki 563 01:29:19,510 --> 01:29:24,471 This is a fictional film based on a true event that occurred in Akihabara. 564 01:29:24,582 --> 01:29:28,610 However, the footage of the disaster areas are real. 565 01:29:28,719 --> 01:29:32,952 The cast and crew send their sincerest condolences 566 01:29:33,057 --> 01:29:36,118 to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.