All language subtitles for Kishibe no tabi (Journey to the shore).English

Once more from the top.

Easy, not too rushed.

Here you go, Shiori.

Shiori is taking your lessons for two years now?

Yes.

Do you think Shiori can continue on like this?

She's doing the best she can.

I honestly think you are taking it a bit too easy.

It can be...

It can be a little more rhythmic.

It's a happy song.

It seems like your pace doesn't match the rhythm.

I wonder if that's the cause...

why she makes so many mistakes.

Flour for 'shiratama' dumpling

500 yen and your receipt.
-Thank you.

Thank you.

Welcome home.

How long has it been?
-Three years.

I took a long time.

Yusuke, your shoes.

Nothing has changed here.

O, shiratama.

Do you want to eat them?
-Sure.

Thanks.

I'm digging in.

It's hot.
-Careful.

Delicious.

Did I scare you?
-Yes...

You're...

I died.

ln the sea near Toyama.

My corpse has been devoured by the crabs.

That's why they never found anything.

I see.

I was sick then.
-Was that my fault?

Ofcourse not.

I was stressed out because of work.

It was a strange ordeal.

It went by so fast.

After the first step there's no going back.

You're gasping for air while being pulled down.

My intuition told me you drowned.

But I didn't suffer.

That's good.

l think so.

Thanks for the meal.

l looked everywhere for you.

Near temples, in churches...

in big parks...

between the homeless near the riverbanks.

Did you think to find me there?
-l had no choice.

You shouldn't have looked for me.

You didn't want me to?

ls my room empty?
-No, it's still like it was.

I had to look through your stuff though.

Listen...

Yusuke, wait.
Wait up.

Yusuke.

Yusuke.
Yu…

Why are you panicking?
-Where are you?

Why are you sitting there?

I feel good here.

Can I turn on the light?

It's already on.
-Can I make it a little brighter?

Come sit with me.

It was a long journey.

Many deceased are on the road.

Some get tired...

and decide to settle somewhere.

But as soon as they lose themselves...

they leave just as sudden.

What a strange dream.

What... You're really here?

Yes.

Do you blame me?

For what?

That I didn't notice...

that you were sick.

You couldn't have known.

I only knew at the final moment.

I suddenly became desperate.

No one could have stopped me.

I had some bad luck, nothing more.

Your shoes again.

Never mind.

I don't care.

Stay here, forever.

Mizuki...

Do you want to come with me?

Whereto?

I know many beautiful places.

Not on the other side.
Real places.

Many people took care of me.

Some I abandoned.

Will we be gone for a while?

Yes.

JOURNEY TO THE SHORE

What's that?

Shinto prayers.
-Show me.

Come on, show me.

Prayer manual

Did you write these?
-Yes.

One hundered times, the priest told me,
to pray for your safe return.

Did you believe that?
-Not really, but...

I was willing to try anything.

What sloppy writing. Outragious.

I wrote with everthing I had.

You better take them with you then.

Whenever you want to go back, burn them.

What happens than?

We'll know when you burn them.

So if I don't want to go back,
I shouldn't burn them?

Do we rent a car?

I burned my license.
-Really?

Let's take the train.
-Is that possible?

Why not?
-You know why.

Me?

No problem.
l walked home.

So not by train.
-No, that's right.

I'll go and ask.

Excuse me, I want to travel to Yaga.

To Yaga? ln that case...

Masahiko! I'm sorry.

It should be around here somewhere.

What's the address?
-No idea.

Yusuke.

Let's go back if you don't remember.
We'll return when we're better prepared.

Don't you think?

I know for sure it's around here somewhere.

Come on.

It's mr. Shimakage.

Mr. Shimakage! Come on.

Wait!

Mr. Shimakage!

It's been a while.

O, it's you, Yu.

Yes.

I remember you.

This is my wife.

Really?

I'm Mizuki.

Mr. Shimakage took care of me.

You've come just in time.

That thing is acting up again.

As expected.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

You two are a bad fit.

Now it turns on.

I'm only a small paper deliverer...

but after Yu came along,
business expoded.

He was heaven sent.

Are you staying over?

Ehm.

You'd better.

Let me make dinner then.

Not too salty?

No, not at all.

Good.

l really don't understand these shows anymore.

What do you think of her?

Huh?

Do you think she looks like her?

O.

Honestly it's a little disapointing.

Really?

She doesn't look at all.

Yusuke, did you work here?

Yes, but not that long.

As a paper delivery boy?
-Yes.

I can hardly believe it.

It does one good, such an ordered life.

Say...
-What?

You we're talking how I didn't look like someone.
Who were you talking about?

His wife. She ran away.
l thought you looked like her.

Really?
-Yes.

It was just an idea.

l promised to take you along.

And his wife?

She's missing.

She's probably enjoying life somewhere else.

Mr. Shimakage is like me.

Really.
-How do you know?

How I know? I can just feel it.

Does he know about you?

No, he doesn't even realise that he's dead.

Maybe his sense of duty won't allow it.

That doesn't explain everything.

When I was working here a while,
I had a violent dream.

After that I knew how he died.

A scary dream.

Let's sleep.

Ok.

Can I help?
-Yes, that's alright.

Lately my fingers are
not that flexible anymore.

Use these.

Ok.

l put the flyers in...

Like this?
-Fine. Take it easy.

Ok.

These.
-Good day.

710 yen, please.

From 1.010 yen...

300 yen change. Thank you.
-Thank you.

Mr. Shimakage, tonight
we eat rice with vegetables, ok?

Welcome back.

Thanks.

Tell me...

Why did you come back, Yusuke?

Mizuki...

l love you.

For a long time...

I didn't enjoy it anymore, but...

it's actually real good fun.

Suddenly I felt like it again.

What is it?

My hobby.

Amazing.

In reality this is my whole life.

What do you think?

Very nice.

The computer stopped working.

I see.

It held on for a long time.

So its time finaly came.

I'll take it apart
and call the recycling service.

We can just buy a new computer, right?

Although it doesn't seem necessary
to deliver papers.

We can also hold a party as a memorial.

Let's do that.

What's the meaning of this?

Sorry, I took it without asking.

Why that of all things?

But...

you told me you liked sukiyaki.

I never said that.
-You did.

That pan got saturated with oil
the more it was used.

A pan with a rich history.

That pan...

I once threw it.

And then...

it hit my wife on the head
with a laud bang.

Family or not...

if you cross that line just once...

is it all over just like that?

Should I stop?
-No.

Mr. Shimakage.

Is that you, Yu?

Let's go home and eat sukiyaki.

Why is it so complicated?

Don't worry about it.

You know...

lately it feels like
I'm being called.

To where I don't know, but...

I need to go.

Do you understand?

I'll carry you on my back.
Hold on tight.

No...
-Yes, it's all right.

How are you doing?

I mistreated my wife.

Ok.

Really bad.

If I continued like that, I would've lost my ties
with everyone and everything.

It really scared me.

l understand.

But now that you're back, Yusuke...

I feel that because of your visit
I can finally take the step.

Is he alright?

He's sleeping.

He's so heavy.

Are you ok?
-Fine.

You're here.

Can you turn on the lights?
-Ok.

I'll let him sleep.

Help me put him down.

Here he goes.

His shoes.
-Can you take them off?

Cover him with this.

There are a lot more now.

Let's go.

Do you think mr. Shimakage will one day...

see his wife again?

Who knows.

He will only find peace...

when he goes where and does what he wants.

Don't.

Right.

Such things...

are impossible?

I'm sorry.

I got it.

Here you go.
-Thanks.

l was totally surprised to see him back again.

He never cooked at home.

He is very skilled.
He can become great.

So Yusuke worked as a goldsmith in Tokyo?

That's right.
-You're both lucky...

that you have such fulfulling work.

Why a goldsmith?

Did you make that up?

Why would you say that?

Are you open?
-Yes, come right in.

Ouch!

Come on.

All done.

I'm thirsty.

When I first visited I ordered
the gyoza, it was so good.

I think they're great too.

But I had nothing on me.

You left without paying?
-Ofcourse not.

Afterwards I confessed
that I couldn't pay.

What happened then?

They were a bit astonished,
but they let me work for it.

Wait a minute.

What if they had called the cops.

That's true.

But...

mr. and mrs. Jinnai
aren't heartless people.

Are they also...

No, they are like you.
Regular people.

l see.

They probably led a pleasant life.

Welcome.

How many?
-Three.

Come on in.
Do you want to share a table?

One chashu ramen and beer.

Coming right up.

One order of chashu ramen and beer.

Ok.

Here you are.

Thanks.

l can't believe it.
-What?

My hands are so soft.

Usually they're rough and dry.

The water here does you good.

Is that why?

You should live where the water is good for you.

Fried liver.
-Ok.

Wait up.
-Ok.

Hello.

He scares me.
Let's go.

It's alright.
Nothing to worry about.

Excuse me.

Mr. Watanabe, the fire-fighter?
-No.

Yusuke... l'm amazed by you.

Come on, let's do the groceries.

Say...

What if we stayed and live here.
-What?

l could...

live in this town forever.

If that was possible.

It would be wonderful.

Alright.

You can open the curtains.
-Ok.

The last rental of this room seems ages ago.

We really need the business.
The financial crisis has lasted long enough.

A piano.

Do you play, Fujie?

I used to.

An idea from my parents.

I found the exercises horrible.

Me too.

Did you play the piano as well?
-Yes.

I hated the exercises.

And every time I was told:

'Listen to your own sound.

'Focus and listen carefully.

'Even though you might hate it...

'your sound, that is you.'

That's what I was told.
-lnteresting.

Did your parents tell you that?
-No, my piano teacher.

My parents didn't care much about music.

They died a long time ago.

I'm sorry.

Let's stop talking about it.

You're so strong, Mizuki.

What do you mean?

You never waver.

When you're sad, you still eat.

I don't know about that.

When I'm alone I can't do anything.

But you're taking care of yourself
for three years now.

What did you say?

You have no idea...

what I've been through these last three years.

I was just kidding.

Yusuke...

wouldn't you want to live here?

A whole life making gyoza?

That would've been a possibility.

Why did I ever become a dentist?

That's a first for you.
-Sorry.

Public bathhouse

That was amazing.
-Yeah.

Why would I feel this great?

l think I feel better than ever.

Choir of Angels

'Choir of Angels'

What are you doing?

I'm sorry.

I don't want that.

I'm so sorry.

I really do apologise.

It sounds like you've played quite a lot.

Yes.

Is it your job?
-l just teach children.

Now I get it.

I shouldn't have touched it.

An instrument like this is something
its owner is fused with.

Do you have any brothers or sisters, Mizuki?
-No.

I see.

Then you might not understand.

You know.

l used to have a little sister,
eight years younger than I.

When I was eighteen,
she was ten.

At an early age she suffered from her intestines.
She always complained about pains.

She died young.

That score...

the 'Choir of Angels'.

She loved that song and she
taught it herself while playing.

Really.

Time and time again. She played it so much
we got sick of it.

Sometimes it sounded like she mastered it,
but than her pace started to falter again.

I can't get that song out of my head.

I wasn't aware.

And then...

I...

It only happened once...

but I hit her.

'Your performance is terrible.

'You know this.

'Don't ever touch my piano again.'

To a ten year old girl.

l don't know what came over me.

l was a bit confused around that time.

A little while later...

my sister died.

That's why I stopped playing.

My parents wanted to get rid of the piano...

but I wouldn't allow it.

For a long time it was standing in a corner at my parents,
until I picked it up.

O well...

It doesn't really matter.

But...

even if it seems insignificant...

I get tangled up in it
like in the strings of a kite.

The older I become...

the stronger it binds me to the past...

so I can't take another step ahead.

I'd love to...

if just for a moment...

return to that one time...

to give my sincerest apologies to Mako.

'Sorry for hitting you.

'You just wanted to play the piano, right?

'Every time I played...

'you were jealous, isn't that right?

'Can you find it in your heart to forgive your sister?

'I'll see you again in paradise.

'At that time I'll be an old lady.

'But don't forget me.'

All that time I've had regrets.

Even now...

thirty years later, I still feel remorse.

Mako...

Is it alright if I teach her?

Come on over.

Sit.

Once more from the top.

Easy, not too rushed.

At your own pace.

Thanks for everything.

Please come again.

We will.

Bye.

There's the bus.
-Hurry.

Do you have something against motion sickness?
-I do.

Shall I take a look?

In here?

Sorry, I don't know where dr. Yabuuchi is.

To Mrs. Yabuuchi.

From Tomoko Matsuzaki.

What is this?

My lucky charm.

Did you write her a letter?

I had to.

I thought you might have been with her.

Ofcourse not.

I had no clue.

Until I found the emails on your computer.

That's stupid.

You kept in touch quite often.

You even described the sheets in your hotel room.
It made me so angry.

But strangely enough it also gave me strength.

Should I throw it away?
-No.

Why not?
-l don't want it.

l thought you stood above such things.

Who's in the wrong here?

It was just a fling.
She means nothing to me.

Do you dare say that to Tomoko's face?

Well?

Well what?

Alright let's go to Tomoko right now.
-What?

We're going back to Tokyo and ask her
if she thought it was just a fling.

Deal?

I'm getting off.

Wait.

Wait up.

Where are you going?

Stop.

Listen, it's already long over.
Leave it in the past where it belongs.

It isn't over.

For me it's anything but over.

Were you planning to keep it from me forever?

Did you think I'd never find out?

I had already forgotten about it.

But I won't forget.

Never...

even if it takes ten or twenty years,
I'll never forget.

Where are you going?

Watch out.

Dr. Yabuuchi. Renewal Registration
Dental department, Kanto University

Are you dr. Yabuuchi's wife?

Are you Tomoko?

Nice to meet you.

Can I offer you some tea?

Sorry to bother you at work.
-That's alright.

My name is Mizuki Yabuuchi.

Mizuki.

Yeah.

l'm Tomoko Matsuzaki.

Please sit.

Do you have any news on Yusuke?

I know where he is.

You do?

Thank goodness.

This might sound a bit cheeky,
but I was worried.

He has made known
that he's doing fine.

That's a relief.

Yeah.

And...

this was between his mail...

so I thought it better to let the hospital
know about his situation.

l understand.

Sorry you had to worry.
You don't need to anymore.

But...

he won't return to work here anymore.

Are there any procedures I need to follow?
-No, I'll let the director know.

Thank you.

I actually was quite curious all this time...

what type of woman
dr. Yabuuchi was married to.

But...

You're just like I imagined.
That's kind of disappointing.

I wanted to meet you too, Tomoko.

You gave me a lot of support.

Support, by me?

Yes.

l was persistent to be the first one to find Yusuke.

Whenever I thought of you,
it gave me strength.

Peculiar, no?

I'm a different kind of woman.

If he had cheated on me...

he could have just dropped dead.

Unfortunatly...

Yusuke is alive and kicking.

l feel like I understand him now
better than I used to.

Did you come here to tell me that?

Not really.

I just want...

you to understand Yusuke and I
have a solid, regular marriage.

I knew that.
-Even better.

The relationship between spouses is very complex.
That's difficult for an outsider to understand.

I do understand.

I'm married as well.

What?

I'm expected to have a baby this fall.

I stop working next month.

From now on...

my life will be monotonous,
untill I die.

But...

what can one want more than that?

They're here.

Hello. Welcome.

It's been a while.
My wife, Mizuki.

Hello.
-This way, please.

Come on in.

Mr. Hoshitani.

Come, Come...
Enter.

Hasn't changed a bit, right?
-No.

Come in, please.
-Thank you.

Your notebook. I kept it safe.

What is that?
-My notebook.

I taught the villagers.

At first just tutoring students,
but that just expanded.

You did that too?

Yusuke's lessons were very fascinating.

We were hanging on his every word.

l had never heard
of something like an Einstein.

Einstein wasn't a thing he was human.
-O right.

Come come.

This way.

Sit.
-Thank you.

Hello.

Kaoru, his daughter-in-law.

My wife, Mizuki.

Mizuki.

Can you bring us some tea?
And some cookies?

She is kind, but a bit unsociable.

Should I give her a hand?
-No, that's not necessary.

Yusuke really is like a son to me.

Now that he has brought his wife along,
I want you both to feel at home.

Stay as long as you like.

Please sit.
-Thank you.

Grandpa, where's mom?

Making tea.

Yusuke-sensei!

How are you doing, Ryota?

Did you really come back, sensei?

Hurray!

He's back!
Yusuke-sensei is back!

He's back?
-Yes.

Hello.

Hello.

Let's see...

Last time we learned that light
can be a partical as well as a wave.

Today we'll learn why a light particle
has zero mass.

Like the name implies
light moves at the speed of light.

And according to Einstein...

the mass of a body is infinte
when it moves at the speed of light.

But a light particle is so small
that its mass can't be infinite.

The only possibility is that its mass is zero.

A photon, or light particle,
has zero mass.

That's the only possible answer.

But doesn't that seem strange?

Does that even exists, a particle with zero mass?

How do we view something like that?

Now think back to the fact
that light is also a wave.

A wave is measurable,
because every wave has a wavelength.

Imagine we keep making this length smaller,
do we end up with wavelength zero?

Or is that no longer a wave?

As small as it might be,
a wave always has a length.

That means that the smallest wavelength
is paired with zero mass.

Are you able to keep up?

It's quite complicated.

It means that on the smallest level
zero still has a length.

In other words, zero is not zero.

This room and the universe
are filled with an infinity of zeroes.

Zero is the basis of everything.

So zero, nothingness,
is anything but meaningless.

Nothingness is the basis of everything.

From the mountains and rivers,
from the earth and mankind.

Everything exists from a combination of nothing.

That seems to be the true shape of this world.

You're very much loved, are you not?

I'm discovering a totally different side of you.

Really?

Maybe.

But I don't notice it myself.

Say...

Can I tell you something from before I met you?

Go ahead.

There is one thing
I never told you about.

What is it?

ln my first year at college
I had a relationship...

with an older student
I knew from school.

It lasted four and a half years.

Together we went to dinner, to concerts,
and we slept together, in each others rooms.

I don't know why, but...

neither one of us ever spoke about 'marriage'.

We never even gave it a single thought.

So when we eventually broke up,
I didn't have a care in the world.

The bond between two people is so strange.

You and I never talked about this.

I'm glad you told me.

I rather know it than not.

There are actually many more things
I haven't told you.

Are you serious?

Yes.

Now I'm getting worried.

Too bad.

It's a secret.

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

I saw a quail.

She disapeared.

Are you ok?
-I am.

You're actually not allowed to catch them.

I was given this.

Ryota's lunch.

I forgot to give it to him.

l was at the school,
but he wasn't there.

Thanks.

I'm so absentminded lately.

Should I bring it to Ryota?

Would you?

Where could he be?

Most certainly near the waterfall.
The double waterfall.

He's there quite often.
l don't know why.

Should I bring it?

Ryota.

You forgot your lunch.

Did you come here just for that?
-I did.

I couldn't find you at school.

Don't you have anything to do?

No. I'm wide open.

Here you go.

Do you scare easily?

I don't know.

If you do, I won't tell you.

What? Now I'm curious.

See that dark spot there?

That one?

It's a cave.

It's a passageway for the dead.

That dark spot?

A gate to the realm of the dead. For real.

If that's true, Ryota...

you better not come here anymore.

So you are scared.

Not really.

Want to go see?

How?

Jump in the water, hold your breath,
and enter the cave.

Past the waterfall the realm of the dead begins.

Really?

Yes.

So this is where he came from.

Who?

Yusuke-sensei.

That's rubbish.
He came by bus.

He came from the city,
with my mom.

I'll put your tea down here.

Thank you.

Nice work.

I'm sorry to put you to work.
-No problem.

Finished.

Mizuki.
-Yes?

What do you think about Kaoru?

My son died two years ago.

She's gotten better, but at that time
a lot of things were happening.

He wanted to sell our land
without my permission.

I'll spare you the details.

But my son and I were arguing about it.

He left home and died soon after.

It appears that in his travels
he caught a terrible cold.

He died alone like a dog.

When I heard the news it shook me up.

Anyway, when I was ready to
to pick up his ashes...

Kaoru told me she wanted to go by herself.

Suddenly she was gone
and left me with her son.

I was desperate.

And about to give up.

But when all hope seemed lost...

she came back this one fine day
and brought Yusuke along.

Appearently he addressed her
because he almost died of starvation.

Kaoru was thin too,
more dead than alive...

and had bruises all over.

Wherever she'd been or whatever she'd done,
she wouldn't say.

Ever since it's like her soul has slipped away.

It doesn't matter
what task I give her...

she's always ever absent.

Did you see the waterfall?

Yes.

I don't believe in the legend that is told.

But maybe...

Kaoru might not be alive anymore.

No one...

could ever change that.

I couldn't bare it...

if more people around us disappeared.

She knows how I feel...

and that's what's keeping her here.

But not forever.

Kaoru is not like me.

Not at all.

But mr. Hoshitani said...

Her husband is like me.

That's a certainty.

When I first noticed those two,
something stuck out.

Not Kaoru, but her husband.

He was already starting to perish.

Still he dragged Kaoru along...

but he was already too far gone.

Her husband...

How is he now?

Who knows.
I left him behind.

What will become of him?

He'll transform in a dark...

confused...

horrible creature, I imagine.

What is it?

Nothing.

Hello.

Tell me...

Who are you?

Mizuki.

Do you not recognise me?

Father...

Thank goodness you still remember me.

Why?

I was worried about you.

Have you all this time...

looked over me?

Ofcourse.

When I died you were only 16 years old.

Every parent would have done the same.

I kept looking over you...

and when you married that man,
I knew it would spell trouble.

I could only hope...

nothing would happen to you.

Father...

Did you know it would turn out like this?

Yes.

I am so sorry.

It's not your fault.

He was sick.
-Do not defend him.

What he has done to you...

Father.

Father.

Mom died 5 years ago.

You know this, right?

Have you seen her there?

How are you both doing
there on the other side?

We are in peace.

Thank goodness.

Do not worry about us.

So I ask of you...

forget that man.

l...

I'll be ok.

Can you tell mom?

Maybe...

there's no difference.

Huh?

Between you and me.

That's why I'm thinking...

to get over to the other side as well soon.

What?

l was talking to myself.

l heard you.

But I was talking to myself.

Let it be.

'l feel better than ever', you said recently.

That's that.
-We're done.

Ryota, is something wrong?

l saw mom walking with a stranger.

You don't know who?

Some kind of man.
-With a man?

Where are they now?

What is this?
There's nothing human about him.

What have you done
to be so far gone?

Him again.

Come.

That woman has no willpower.

How long are you going to keep at it?
-Doing what?

Wandering about with your wife.

What a sad place this is, don't you think?

This was your home.
-Here?

Yes.

It did look familiair,
but I couldn't place it.

Watch out.

Stop it.

That's enough.

Where is Kaoru?

Kaoru!

I know you're out there!

Damn it!
l can't even see anymore.

Aren't you done by now?

You've lived way too long.
You're rotting away from the inside.

What about you?

I died of a bad cold
you choose your own dead.

What's the difference?

At least I know my bounderies...

but you can't let go of Kaoru.

She can't let go of me.

She's what's keeping me here.

Right, Kaoru?!

Enough, stop it!
Control yourself!

You can't move on like this.

Leave him alone.

My husband doesn't understand himself anymore.

l promise he won't bother anyone anymore.

I'll stay with him till the end.
I'll take care of it.

Please, let him stay for just a bit longer.

It can only end one way now.

You know it.

Stop talking.

Ofcourse Yusuke is right.

No one wants to hear your excuses anymore.

Let's go, Yusuke.

We're better of leaving them be.

I can't do that.

Sometimes you shouldn't end things.

Are you sure of that, Mizuki?

Don't you understand?

It's over.

ls this the end?
-Yes.

I'm scared.

What should I do?

Tell me your final wish.

l can't hear you.
Speak louder!

I asked you your final wish!

Can you grant it?

The least I can do now is remember it.

A wish?

My final wish?

Tell me your final wish.

I didn't want to die.

I didn't want to die.

Tell Kaoru that.

Takashi.

Mizuki.

It hurts.

The air and the wind too...
They're hurting me.

Thanks.

Excuse me.

Today...

Today I want to talk to you
about the universe.

I've once told you the universe began
with an enormous explosion, the Big Bang.

That happend 13,7 billion years ago.

So...

if the universe has a beginning,
it obviously should have an ending.

The universe isn't everlasting.

And it exists for 13,7 billion years now.

Does this mean that its ending might be near?

Does the universe suddenly disappear
leaving nothing behind?

A scary thought, right?

But that's not the way it will happen.

It has been proven
that the universe is still expanding.

The expansion rate has never dropped,
but is still increasing.

Besides we've only discovered about 4%...

of all the matter the universe is made of.

There are also 10 to the power of 500
other universes.

On that scale those 13,7 billion years seem
only a brief moment.

The universe has only just begun.

You all are lucky to be born
in this young universe.

Isn't that amazing?

One precicts that in about 20,8 billion years...

the temperature will be 140°,
too hot for human life.

And after 4 billion years the Milky Way
will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy.

But that is an insignificant event.

The universe isn't on its last leg.

It's just beginning.

And we are witness to that beginning.

That single thought is enough to get me excited.

I'm glad for being born.

And I feel chosen
to be born in this era.

Leave the lights off.

Mizuki.

Come here.

Mizuki.

I love you.

Is it alright?

Maybe this worked better than I expected.

What?

Prayer manual

You really do write sloppy.

O.

Here.

Why?

You wanted to burn them to go home.

I'm ok.

It's beautiful.

Yeah.

Is this the place you were talking about?

One of them.

Some are even more beautiful.

Are you going there?

Yes.

Do you really have to go?

Yes.

Those places...

don't go there.

Let's go home.

Home together.

Please come back home.

Mizuki...

I wanted to say sorry.

But all this time...

I didn't know how.

You already have.

Really?

Will we meet again?

Eri Fukatsu

Tadanobu Asano