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This is the big sister's studio. We'll put her paints in here.

When she sketches her sister, the sister will be about here.

Right there, in a wicker chair.

¿How about more light from here?

Yes, please do that. Thanks.

¡Good morning!

Good morning.

Hey, Mr. Director.

- ¿Getting enough sleep? - You bet.

At least brush your hair.

Murai, Saori's in your hands.

We shot the rehearsal.

Hey, not bad at all.

We got it done.

Mr. Murai, good to see you.

¡Break a leg!

- ¡Good morning! - ¡Good morning!

Mr. Murai is here.

Hello.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you too.

¿Mr. Murai?

- This is Saori. - Hi.

Hitomi, look right to left, then straght ahead.

Then glare at the camera.

Camera test.

Okay, roll cameras.

¡Action!

Face left, then turn to look forward.

Slowly.

¡Cut!

That's good.

Okay, Saori's turn.

¿Saori, did you see that?

Please do the same thing.

Okay.

Roll cameras.

¡Action!

Give us a smile.

¡Cut!

That's a wrap.

Let's do the hall scene.

We've got film.

Some ends of old reels.

Okay, the hall scene.

Don't shoot this one.

Got it, got it.

¿Can you rehearse your lines? We're not taping the sound.

¿Mr. Murai?

Let's do it.

¡Roll cameras!

Action.

Hey...

After Mom died,

you were just like a mother. You used to play with me.

You'd ask "¿where's Mom?" You never stopped.

It's bedtime for sleepyheads.

That's right.

¡Cut!

"Joyû rei"

I'm telling.

I'm telling on you two.

Good.

Try standing for those lines.

¿Standing?

This is the part where the little sister suddenly blows up at her big sister.

You stand up without even thinking about it.

Let's go from the top.

¡Roll cameras!

¿Tired?

No.

Hey...

¿What?

¿We'll go back to Tokyo after the war is over, right?

¿Who knows what Tokyo will've like?

I want to go home. ¡I hate it here!

They say Japan will lose. We need to think ahead.

¡He's a deserter, that's why he says things like that!

¡If the willagers catch us, we'll all be traitors!

They'll stop...

They'll stop giving us food.

They can hear you upstairs.

I'm telling.

I'm telling on you two.

Good.

Sorry, I forgot to turn it off.

That's okay.

Sorry.

Don't worry about getting the lines. Try standing up this time.

¿Well, yes, but could you talk to him about it?

He's the one who gave me the job.

I can't do anything about it now.

Hitomi's been having problems with her agency.

That's why she's by herself.

Her agent's as hard as nails.

She must not have asked her.

She really likes the script. But I'm the real reason.

¿Is everyone here?

Murai, ¡I hear you're directing!

It's all thanks to you.

¿What was that?

Undeveloped film. It must have gotten in with ours.

It must have been mixed in with the unused stock.

Well, this footage is no good.

It's not your fault. This stuff usually gets thrown out.

We should check all the footage.

Got it.

Excuse me.

¿Could I have this film?

Sure.

Good night.

Bye.

Mr. Murai, ¿is the script ready?

More or less.

The script's not much to go from.

¿Was I right?

Yes.

It surprised me.

They must have scrapped the film.

I wonder when?

¿Have you ever seen an old movie...

and not been able to get it out of your head?

Yeah, I know what you mean.

You know,

I've seen this movie. On TV, when I was a kid.

¿Huh?

They can't have scrapped it.

¿So these are outtakes?

If you go up the stairs, all the way to the top.

There's an attic up there. It was terrifying.

¿How?

I can't remember.

¿Was it like this? ¿Was it really, really scary?

¿How's this?

Looks good.

- ¿Will it work? - It's fine.

Let's do a take.

Roll cameras.

¡Action!

¿Is this where they found Mom's body?

It was further downstream.

She drifted a bit.

I'm going back.

¡Cut!

Okay, great.

Let's break for lunch.

So far so good.

Murai's tough.

He's only giving us three cabs.

¿Cabs?

- Cab rides home. - ¡I like that!

There's no budget for you.

¿What are you thinking? No way.

¿Mochizuki isn't on set today?

He's doing stand-in.

Let me play him.

¿Are you serious?

¿Are you sure?

¡Mr. Murai!

¡Cut!

- ¿Are you okay? - I'm fine.

Great.

¡That's a wrap!

¿Going to the studio?

You bet I am. Oh, You bet I am.

Hi.

¿Do you have a minute?

¿What is it?

¿Have you seen her before?

¿When did you see her on TV?

I must have been in second or third grade.

1970 or 1971. It aired on daytime TV.

¿Mishima Yukio's era? Life hasn't changed a bit since then.

It's not one of ours. Maybe it was a TV show.

¿In a daytime slot? ¿Was it a rerun?

TV...

¿What?

Nothing.

I'll watch it again, and look her up.

Thanks a lot.

Let's run the whole scene.

Roll cameras.

¡Action!

I'll going out to the meeting.

Okay.

I hate talking to them about the air raids.

As if there will ever be air raids here.

But I heard the bell yesterday.

Bye.

Let's do that in two.

Okay.

¡Cut!

¿Time?

"1'18"

Let's run it again.

¿What about Hitomi?

This scene is only Saori.

Hitomi, you can take a break.

Thanks.

¿Where's my bag?

¿Do you have it?

Have a rest.

I'll take this for you.

Mom hated having her picture taken. She was so superstitious.

It sucks away your soul... "It sucks away your soul..."

¿Hello?

The shoot's going well.

¿What?

¡That has nothing to do with it!

¡Why are you bringing me into this!

You only think about yourself.

You make it sound like it's my fault.

¡That was you!

¿Hello? Yes.

I'm committed until the 20th. ¿Can't we talk about this later?

I'm hanging up now. We'll talk later. Bye.

I can't...

remember Mom's face.

¿Did she looks like you?

Not really.

There aren't any pictures of her.

There are pictures of us.

Mom hated having her picture taken.

She was so superstitious. It sucks...

I'm sorry.

¡Cut!

Let's do it again.

You can miss lines, but let's go all the way through.

Okay. I'm sorry.

¡Hey! ¿Can you put these up?

Okay.

I'm sorry I'm taking up all this time.

I was even worse when I started.

The crew would get this awful look on their faces.

Don't worry. Mr. Murai is going to make you a star.

¿Did he really say that?

¡Hey!

¿Can I ask you a favor?

We'll take this one from above. ¿Can you get the light?

See you tomorrow.

Good night.

¿Mr. Murai?

The taxi's here. I'm going the same way.

¿The crew's all gone, right?

¿Is someone up there?

I don't think so.

It's pretty spooky up there, isn't it.

¿Mr. Murai?

I saw one once, at the old studio.

¿Saw what?

A ghost.

We were blocking the actor's movements for a TV show.

The main actor on that show...

was just looking up into the dark.

I wondered what he saw. Whatever it was,

the main actress was staring at it too.

I wondered what they saw, so I looked up too.

There was a girl in white, sitting up on the rigging.

Right up there.

¿Are you serious?

The three of us all saw it.

The main actress walked right over below her and said...

"¡Come down, it's dangerous up there!"

It shook us up.

¿Did you see its face?

No.

She had on a scarf.

But her face...

I didn't hear that.

Hey.

Let's go.

¿What are you doing?

That's no good.

I'm glad she's relaxed, but this is too much.

¿You think so?

You need to do something.

I guess so.

Take this in.

Okay.

¡Cut!

That was good.

Okay, let's do a take.

Hello.

Your scene is next.

Hitomi's manager is here.

Hello.

Let's go talk.

¿Where is she?

We're about to shoot.

¡Let go of me right now!

¿What are you doing here?

- ¿Didn't I tell you? - No. You should know better.

I'm sorry.

That's no excuse. ¿How about my agency's position?

Sorry.

¿We've known each other how long?

You know how it is.

¿What kind of...

film is this?

¿What?

Here, take this.

Keep it on you.

¿Is everything okay?

Yes, just fine. I'm a bit wound up.

Thank you for taking the part. I know this is hard.

Not at all. It's a great script.

There's something eerie about this place.

¿You think so?

Yes. It's hard to explain.

Studios are like that.

Maybe it's because we're making lies.

It's all so shady.

This film is too.

It's not spelled out, but I killed the mother.

Then you pretended to be her.

It's bedtime...

for sleepyheads.

Hello.

¿Where'd he go?

He's not here today.

¡I'm telling! ¡I'm telling on you two!

¡Cut!

Don't look down.

I'm sorry.

Let's take a break.

¡There's no time!

Numbers in.

Track six.

¡Roll cameras!

¡Action!

¿Tired?

No.

Hey...

¿What?

¿We'll go back to Tokyo after the war is over, right?

¿Who knows what Tokyo will be like?

I want to go home. ¡I hate it here!

They say Japan will lose. We need to think ahead.

¡He's deserter, that's why he says things like that!

You want to be with him,

¡I know you do!

¿What are you saying?

¡If the villagers catch us, we'll all be traitors!

¡They'll stop giving us food!

They can hear you upstairs.

I'm telling.

¡I'm telling on you two!

¡Don't leave me alone!

Mother...

¡Cut!

Okay.

Saori, that's all for today.

Pretty please.

¡Yum!

Good.

¡Let's go!

¡Roll cameras!

Japan is losing.

Don't joke like that. People are dying.

People are dying in tokyo too.

But you ran away here.

I'm no different.

Cut, cut.

¿What was that?

Wait, I'll check.

Wait a second.

Sorry.

¿Anything?

¿What do you think?

I'll check around the lens too.

¡Mr. Murai! ¡Mr. Murai!

She's something else.

Hey, be careful.

¡Let's do it!

¡Ready!

¿Is everyone ready?

Okay, let's do it.

¡Mr.Murai!

Let's do another take.

¡Ready!

Roll cameras.

¡Action!

Japan is losing. Don't joke like that. People are dying.

People are dying in tokyo too.

But you ran away here.

I'm no different.

¿Don't just stand there? ¡Call an ambulance!

Don't touch her.

¡Get a towel!

Okay.

¿Mr. Murai?

Mr. Murai.

You're wanted upstairs.

It's okay.

Let's go on up.

¡There's a scary witch up there!

There's no witch anywhere.

There's an attic at the top of the stairs.

¿Mr. Murai?

Hi.

¿What was Saori usually like?

¿Did anything strike you?

No, not really.

¿She was standing here, right?

That's right.

¿Around here?

It's strange that she'd fall, especially with the railing.

And no one else was up here.

¿No one?

That's right.

They say Japan will lose. We need to think ahead.

¡He's a deserter, that's why he says things like that!

¡You want to be with him!

I know you do.

¿What are you saying?

¡If the villagers catch us, we'll all be traitors!

They'll stop sharing food with us.

They can hear you upstairs.

I'm telling. ¡I'm telling on you two!

¡Don't leave me alone!

¿How'd it go?

The chairman liked it.

He'll negotiate for us.

¿When will we know?

The next set goes in on the 2nd, so by next week at the latest.

We need three more days.

¿What do the police says?

Everything's unclear.

All they can say is she was careless.

The head office is worried they'll say it was suicide.

That's not it, right.

I...

I saw Saori fall.

It looked like she wasn't alone.

I saw someone holding her.

Don't be stupid.

That's all.

Good-bye.

See you.

¿Was it rough?

¿What did the chairman say?

I think he liked it.

It's good.

¿Did you learn anything about the film?

Nothing.

I burned it.

It felt evil.

This place is 50 years old.

So much went on here.

Best let sleeping dogs lie, and throw out old film.

¿Hello?

Mr. Murai, it's Hitomi.

Hi.

I got your number from the boss.

¿How were the rushes?

Pretty good. The Chairman said he'll talk to the company for us.

I hope we'll meet again. I'd like to finish it too.

Thanks.

¿Are you fixing the script?

Yes. It's taking forever.

Sorry to bother you.

Not at all.

Thanks so much.

See you.

I'll be in touch.

Okay. Good night.

Good night.

It's late, but...

Murai's.

It's Toshio. ¿Did I wake you?

No. ¿How are you?

I have a question for you.

¿What is it?

¿Remember when you were in the hospital? ¿When I was little?

¿When I was in for gallstones?

You would have been in second or third grade.

It was summer vacation.

I thought so. ¿You don't know exactly when it was, do you?

I kept a diary then. I could look it up.

It would be in there.

¿Could you look it up?

¿Now?

Hold on a second.

¿Toshio?

You were in third grade.

¿Third grade? That would have been 19...

1971. That's right.

You were being really strange. It's in my diary.

Tell me more.

You were really scared of the TV.

You'd run away when your dad turned it on.

And you used to love TV...

Actress Falls to Her Death on Set.

It was the exact same thing.

I don't know the actress.

¿Know anyone at the station you could ask about the show?

Come on, use your head.

You say you saw it on TV.

She died, so production would have stopped. That film never got used.

¿Get it?

You probably saw the picture in the paper.

You're just confused.

No, I saw it, I swear I did.

¿So what? We only have three days left. ¡Three days!

I know.

¿Got a second?

It's the last scene.

When the big sister kills the deserter.

I think the little sister should be there.

She needs to see it.

¿Do we stand-in?

I'm not happy with it either.

But it's a waste not to use Saori's scenes.

Hey.

I've got it.

People are dying in tokyo too.

But you ran away here.

I'm no different.

¡Cut!

¿Ready?

Let's do a take.

¿Mr. Murai?

Try not to look up there.

Sorry.

Let's do it.

¿This seat taken?

No.

¿What's with you?

It's one more day.

I finally feel like I've gotten into the part.

Your scene with Mochizuki is great.

In Saori's last scene, when she was hugging me.

She whispered something.

"Mother."

She looked amazing.

But I don't think she knew she was saying it.

That's when I got into the part.

¿You became a mother?

I've played a mom before.

I saw it. That's why I got you.

¿Really?

That was strange too. I was on the set with kids every day.

Even after work, I never felt alone.

It was like I could hear them around me.

It kept up even after the shoot ended.

But then it faded away.

¿How about this film?

I can still feel Saori's arms around me.

But once we finish tomorrow, it'll go away.

It has to go away.

It's the same when someone dies.

It's like they hang on a while.

¿Where is she?

Down at the river.

She must know about us.

She's that age.

¡Cut, cut!

¿What was that?

Sorry. I'll check it out.

That was perfect.

I feel like the camera hates me.

¿Finished?

We'll do this scene once more.

Mamiya.

Hello.

This is Saori's replacement.

I'm Mamiya. Nice to meet you.

You're in the next scene, so ¿could you wait over here?

Okay, last time. ¡Let's do it!

Get ready.

Come over here.

¡Roll cameras!

¡Action!

It's bedtime for sleepyheads.

¡Cut!

¡The camera's still on!

That wasn't the new girl.

¿Who was it?

You said you burned that film. ¿Why?

¿Did something happen?

I heard a voice.

¿A voice?

I was watching it by myself at night, and I heard her cackling.

I heard it loud and clear.

You should burn this too.

It's too late. Burning it isn't going to help.

Murai.

I found out about the TV show. Production was cancelled.

It never aired.

She played a mother who had a strange game with her son.

¿A game?

There was another woman living in the house.

She walked in the attic at night.

There was no woman there.

It was a game they made up, a ghost story.

Then the mom got a boyfriend, and the son was in the way.

She developed a split personality.

She become the woman in the story and tried to kill her son.

That was the plot.

But a strange rumor started going around during the shoot.

When that actress was on stage,

a woman would appear overhead.

They said she didn't fall.

The other woman pushed her.

You've got to stop this film.

It's too late.

I've already watched it all.

¿Where's Hitomi?

She's not here.

She can't be by herself.

Find her right away.

Okay.

Mr. Murai.

¡Hitomi!

¡Don't move!

¡Hitomi!

¡Hitomi!

¡Hitomi!

It's bedtime,

bedtime for sleepyheads.

¡Take out that voice!

We have to work with what we've got.

You have no messages.

Nothing.

Apparently he was last seen at the studio.

¿Really?

¿He didn't leave a note?

No, nothing really.

He must have gone off somewhere.