Original subtitles

Summer 1996

Kite! Fly higher! Higher! Fly higher!

I'm sorry for being late.

- Sorry for asking you to come so suddenly. - Not at all.

They said that Sugi Ryoutarou is coming to Culture Hall.

Aki-chan is at home?

- Is it okay for her to be alone? - Yeah.

Her brother is watching her.

Look at this.

- This please. - May I see your membership card?

- Fukami Hiroki-san? - Yes.

Please hold on for a moment.

Well, girls are becoming precocious these days.

My daughter said she wants the same red shoes as those your daughter has.

Hey. Speaking of which, Tora-san passed away.

- Atsumi Kiyoshi? - Yeah.

No way!

- I wanna see her tits. - Quickly.

Oi! Where's your brother?

What the? He's not here? Let's go.

- Then how about Hiroki's house? - No way.

My sister will come into the room right way.

How about your house?

Aki-chan.

Onii-chan? You're still sleeping?

- I'm home. - Ah, welcome back.

- Welcome back. - Oh? Where's Aki?

- Dunno. - Eh?

You didn't accompany her to play outside?

- I asked you to right? - Jeez.

I wanted to surprise her with these.

Maybe she's at Mika-chan's house?

Kouhei. Not yet.

We are from Shizuoka Prefectural Police.

Would you help us confirm these photos?

Is there no mistake that these things belong to your daughter?

Some time ago, at Mikazuki Lake, her body was discovered.

Liar... Liar! Liar! Liar! Liar! Liar!

Early summer 2011

- Was there some traffic jam? - Yeah. A bit.

Thank you for your hard work.

2 layers. Fishing beads, 3B type.

- You know, the husband of this family... - Yeah?

A long time ago, remember there was this incident where...

...a junior high school student killed a primary school girl.

Oh, that girl who floated on the lake of some mountain along shoreline 32?

- That's right. The inspection was... - Alright, let's go.

- Here are your fishing beads. - Oh thanks.

- Here. - Ah- thanks. Alright.

3 more people will come in the afternoon. To our place.

Oh.

- Tomorrow is Aki's birthday. - Yeah.

For a while, Otou-san will...

- Hey, Onii-chan. - What?

What is the point in having "A dog of Flanders"?

Both Nello's parents passed away.

He is bullied and deceived.

In the end, he just died. Together with his dog.

What is the point in having this sad story?

What is the point, you ask?

Wouldn't it better if Nello hadn't been born in the first place?

Onii-chan, what do you think?

Please delete my phone number as well.

- Otou-san. - What's up?

- I was dumped. How about you? - I was fired.

Seems that the company received an anonymous call.

- Futaba's boyfriend too? - Yeah.

I think I won't have retirement allowance.

Shizuoka's brother asked whether we will be coming.

Will I be the only one left here?

If people at your school know, they'll bully you.

That happened to you right?

Plus at that time I wasn't born yet.

Then why don't you try telling them?

Not only to the students but also the teachers.

That's no good. Everyone will move together, if we have to.

If Obaa-chan and I were not here,

maybe things would have been settled down.

Your names are not on the register papers so it will be fine.

Maybe they found my identification, which could have caused all this.

When we submitted the divorce papers, we promised each other this, didn't we?

That we would never be separated.

Where did you put contract papers for the senior citizens home.

But you said that the facility there isn't adequate.

We can't bring Obaa-chan to move around with us any more.

Come.

- Hm... - Does it feel good?

Don't worry, Obaa-chan. I will manage to do something.

Have you heard?

We don't have any savings, but we have no debts either.

Take care of the rest for me.

Why are you feeling relieved?

Because I will be able to meet Aki.

- Ah... - Eh?

Is that your car?

- Ah! I'm so sorry. - No, it doesn't matter. It's fine.

Oh.

- Yes? - No.

- What is it? - No...

Are you from here?

Well, yeah... It's like... I'm by myself.

Eh?

Can I?

- Ah! - What?

- No... - What?

No... I'm just hungry.

Ah.

"Even so, we will be living on"

Episode 1: The forbidden encounter

Translation and fine timing by yuizaki_libra@livejournal

How much is it?

- No need. - But...

It's just my own food. Ah, it means I didn't buy it or anything.

- Are you from Tokyo? - Ah, yeah.

Are you by yourself?

Ah! There is a plug.

- I will hold it. - No, it will boil soon.

- But... - No, it's fine.

Just get ready.

- Sorry... - Yes?

You are not supposed to put the sauce before pouring in water...

It's- it's fine. I can eat it.

You can't. You won't be able to eat it.

Um... onigiri. That onigiri. I will buy some.

- No, it's really fine. - Would you want bonito flakes or plum?

Then, salmon.

So sorry. I didn't know about salmon.

Nii-chan.

He suddenly came to my house by taxi.

- His sickness... - Sickness?

Nothing.

He said he wanted to meet Kaa-san.

Of course she pretended to be out.

- He didn't meet her? - He couldn't even come into the house.

It's been more than 10 years since they divorced. I'm even adopted as their son-in-law.

They even take care of Kaa-san.

I don't want to cause them trouble.

Why did he want to see Kaa-san all of a sudden?

He wanted to talk about Aki.

Today is Aki's birthday, he said?

He even bought a birthday cake there.

We don't do that sort of thing anymore.

- Come, wake up. - I'll do it.

- Drive back safely. - Yeah.

- Shall I lay out the bedding? - Please.

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

The bedding. The bedding is over there. It's over there.

I'm so sorry.

Ah, it's my old stuff.

If it's delayed for 15 years, I wonder how much will it become.

Are you awake?

I'm home huh?

Hm?

I will go get some water.

- Who is she? - Someone who wants to commit suicide. Maybe.

What? What are we gonna do?

Let's not make a fuss about it.

Have you called someone? Look. Next to the phone, there's that. Right?

Why did you go to Kaa-san's place now of all time?

What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?

- Don't! Don't! Don't! - No matter how much you cry,

Aki is never coming back. We will forget about her!

What are you doing?

We can... We can just give birth to another child!

We can just give birth to another child, can't we?

When you are done choosing, please call me.

- Japanese-styled hamburger and rice. - Yes.

Ah... um... Tandoori chicken and bread.

Yes. Certainly.

Excuse me. Thank you very much.

Please wait a moment.

- Do you like Tandoori chicken? - Yes?

Do you often eat Tandoori chicken?

Eh... oh, Tandoori chicken?

I used to work part-time in a place similar to this one before.

Heh~

Ah, I'm Fukami.

I'm Touyama.

Was the place you worked at also quite empty like this?

Since there were a university and others around,

so there were times it would get crowded.

- I see. - Yes.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

- She's wearing a uniform. - You like that?

No, that's not it.

You're thinking that I'm creepy right?

Eh? Why? I don't think that at all.

Well, I'm... Nothing.

Oh? Can you not stop saying something you were about to say?

- No. Even if I talk about that... - I'm curious.

- Well, I'm 29 years old. - Yes.

I've never gone out with a girl before.

- Heh~ - Isn't that bad?

There are quite a number of people like that around.

You saw that video earlier right?

Ah, yes.

My sister was murdered when I went to borrow it.

I only thought about tits and such at a time like that.

Well and then, how should I put it...

Oh, you aren't interested in this right?

No, rather than not being interested, I'm wondering why you would want...

...to talk about this all of a sudden. - Ah, you're right.

It's actually fine. You can just talk about what you like.

Touyama-san, what were you doing when the earthquake happened?

I was here. Then at that time, there was this waiter...

...who was an Indian and looked like Nicolas Cage. Then that person...

- Sorry... - Yes?

Why was your sister... you know...

- Why was she murdered? - Yes.

- Excuse me. - Yes.

- Do you have a pen? - Please go ahead and use this.

This is the house I lived in when I was in junior high school.

Ah, yes.

Here's the station. Here's the shopping street. There is a river, a junior high school, and a primary school.

There's a highway, and here is the video rental shop.

At that time, there was a mountain called Mikazuki.

Inside, there was a lake.

Ah, this is the place where my sister was killed.

My sister's name is Aki. That day, Aki was...

...asked me to go play kite with her.

Onii-chan!

Onii-chan!

If you follow me, I will never play with you again.

Okay.

Well, that was the last time I saw my sister.

Right. You're probably curious about why my sister was together with the perpetrator, right?

Yeah...

It's because the perpetrator was a friend from my junior high school.

Is that right?

Then, my sister went to this lake to play her kite.

And there, that perpetrator hit my sister's head with a hammer and killed her.

Five, six, or seven times.

Then, he threw Aki's body which became unable to move by then into the lake...

- Sorry!

Thank you for waiting. Here's Tandoori chicken.

Here's Japanese-styled hamburgers.

Are these the correct orders?

Please take your time.

Doesn't that Tandoori chicken look good?

Thank you for the food.

Wait... What are you doing!?

- I'm sorry. - What's your problem?

I can eat well after listening to such a story, can't I?

Normally it's too hard to bear right? Don't you think that's a little too much, normally?

Because I'm not normal.

It's not normal. My sister was murdered. That's why.

I can't recall it. Aki's face at that time.

There's not a single photo of hers at home. So, gradually, gradually, somehow...

I became unable to recall how Aki's face is like.

I was always cold towards Aki.

If I'm cold towards her for a thousand times,

then maybe there is just one time I'm kind.

Despite that, Aki was always calling me "Onii-chan, Onii-chan".

"Onii-chan"...

But I can't recall her face.

- Why? - Yes?

Why did you tell me that though you've just met me?

Ah... I feel that you have the same...

The same?

Excuse me, but somehow, I just have an inkling that you experienced the same thing as I did.

Like, you're also a victim.

Please use room number 3. If you like, please use this.

- Sorry. - Yes?

Even now, you still detest the perpetrator right?

And the perpetrator's family.

- The perpetrator is... ah, his name is Misaki Fumiya. - Yes.

Yes.

Why Fumiya did such a thing...

...or what he is up to at the present... I have no idea at all.

Either way,

I just think that the person who killed my sister is myself.

- I don't really know. - Is that right?

There is this story called "A Dog of Flanders" right?

For that boy who is the main character,

nothing good ever happens to him, right?

Wouldn't it be better if he hadn't been born?

Are you talking about your sister?

You think that way about your sister?

No, it's nothing, it's nothing. Good night.

Yeah. It's a friend. I'm with my friend.

I'm fine. Yeah. Yes. See you. Okay.

What's the matter?

When I woke up in the morning, my father's gone missing again.

Ah, the phone!

Yes. I understand.

For some reason, he brought with him a knife and got on a train that headed for Tokyo.

They said he was being kept at the police station.

I'm terribly sorry for causing you this trouble.

Tou-san, we're going home.

- I found him. - What?

I got to know about Boy A. Damn.

Just a little bit more. Damn it.

- We're going to the hospital. - Go home.

- But we're home. - Not that.

We'll go to our home at Matsumidai.

- Hold on... - Accompany me there.

Tou-san.

Are you all right?

Oh, it's you...

Enough already right? Let's go home.

It's strange, isn't it?

Whenever I come here, I will feel as if I could meet Aki.

The other day, I remembered the time Aki and I went grape picking together...

I got you! Isn't that enough already?

You're the only one who's still saying that.

Anyway, you were the one who said that right?

The one who said that let's forget about Aki.

But you see, that was impossible.

You know, that day, I saw the kite that Aki was flying.

I saw it.

The white kite that was flying in the summer sky.

It was flying nicely.

But then, the kite fell down all of a sudden.

I don't know what happened, but somewhere inside, my heart suddenly started racing.

I thought of going there, but it was really hot that day. Really hot...

I... wasn't able to save Aki.

When the night came and Aki didn't come home, I realized it.

After that, what a long day followed.

Even if you say those things now, it can't be helped anymore, can it?

Yeah.

If you're talking about that, it's my fault too.

My bad. My bad.

Around this time last year, I received a notice about my cancer.

With this, I can finally go to Aki's place.

Life is just in a blink of an eye. But in its midst, there was that long day.

My life is short, but that day was long.

- That is also gonna end. - You're just saying things as you please.

But you see, there is this one thing I still need to do.

Before I die, there's something I have to know no matter what.

Where boy A is staying and what he is doing at the present.

I want to meet that kid, and ask him why he would do such a thing...

I want to hear the truth.

But there's no way they are going to tell you his whereabouts.

I found a nurse who worked at the juvenile corrective institution that kid was it.

That nurse...

...told me about things that happened when he was in the institution.

- He's got outside already? - 8 years ago.

- I also thought it was too short... - 8 years ago...?

The nurse showed me this drawing.

This is the drawing boy A drew before he was discharged from the institution.

It's a beautiful drawing.

Aki.

He's not reflected on his action.

To that kid, that was nothing more than a beautiful memory.

Why?

Why is the one who killed Aki still alive?

Aki's not coming home anymore! She's gonna become an adult!

And yet, how could he get out after just a mere 7 years?

How could he grow into an adult?

He hasn't redeemed his sin! He hasn't even done one bit of reflection!

He has no criminal record, and now he's a free man!

Somewhere on the street, he's making a face as if nothing had happened. He's living, mixed among people.

But... but he will do it again.

He'll kill someone again.

So the reason you brought a knife and went to Tokyo was...

I... I thought of killing him.

The one who used to be his probation officer passed away last week.

Tomorrow... Tomorrow, the funeral will be held in Tokyo.

The funeral home will be at this Zenen Temple in Tokyo.

Hiroki. I can't move anymore.

Bring me there.

And then, I will kill him with my own hands.

It's frustrating! I have to avenge Aki.

It's so frustrating that even if I die, I won't be able to close my eyes.

- It's impossible. - Even if I die, I won't be able to close my eyes!

- But... - Even if I die, I won't be able to close my eyes...

Tou-san?

Tou-san!? Tou-san!

- What is his blood pressure? - 80 over 40.

Jeez. I wanted to surprise her with these.

Onii-chan! Let's go fly kite!

We can play next time, right?

Let's play today! Let's play today!

What is the point in having "A dog of Flanders"?

What is the point, you ask?

Wouldn't it better if Nello hadn't been born in the first place?

Onii-chan, what do you think?

Woah! The kite is high, isn't it?

Onii-chan is amazing.

The kite is high, isn't it?

A... Aki?

Aki?

Aki.

Aki. Was it cold? Was it painful?

Wait for me, Aki.

I understand. That means tomorrow at 1 o'clock. I ask for your favor.

Yes, excuse me.

Obaa-chan, he wasn't the one.

He wasn't the one that informed others about our family.

I couldn't do anything.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Obaa-chan.

He hasn't redeemed his sin! He hasn't even done one bit of reflection!

He will kill someone again.

I have to avenge Aki!

Onii-chan, you're amazing!

I'm digging in.

Jeez. Don't scare me.

Tou-san died a while ago.

U... um...

I'm about to go buy some milk for Ryou-chan now.

Yuka-san is home. Just go inside and wait for me.

I don't have time. I just came to tell you something.

I see. From time to time, you can drop by to have a meal with us.

Is that everything you can do?

That person... That person may have been weak-minded,

but he was trying, in his own weak-minded way, to protect his family.

But that was no good. Totally, totally no good.

Full of regrets,

he died after saying that even if he died, he wouldn't be able to die in peace.

So what? Is that everything you can do?

Even just a little... Even just a little, won't you cry for him?

I've lost all my tears.

Because in this world, there is no sadder thing than that.

Nothing than that.

Kaa-san.

Hm?

But I... Even so, I will still be living on.

So that I can think

Things are going fine.

Kaa-san. You just have to bear with it a little.

They are saying that there's an incident that happened 15 years ago in Shizuoka.

- A kid in the second year of junior high... - The junior high student killed a primary school girl...

It's fine. You have done everything to your full capacity.

Sending a parent to the senior citizens home...

...she will start searching for her son, won't she?

Protect the family you're having now.

Fukami-san.

Hello.

- Yesterday, all of a sudden... - I'm so sorry.

- I was eavesdropping on your conversation. - Not at all.

Um... Though I'm happy that you're worried about me,

it's something that has nothing to do with you at all.

Fukami-san. Are you planning to kill boy A?

It has nothing to do with you at all, Touyama-san.

- It does have something to do with me. - What?

I... I know Fukami-san's younger sister.

I know about Fukami Aki-chan.

I don't get what you're saying.

Fukami-san, you said this the other day right?

That you were always cold towards your sister.

This is what I think.

To a younger sister, even if her brother does a thousand terrible things to her,

if he is nice to her once,

then for some reason, she will feel that he is her brother.

Like she will want to play with him again.

Since she knows the time her brother is kind, she thinks that he will be kind again.

That's why... That's why, she won't hate him.

Who are you?

Who?

I am...

Sorry...

Fumiya?

Run away! Onii-chan!

Onii-chan! Run away!

Let go!

- No! No! - Let go!

I'm boy A's younger sister.

I'm Misaki Fumiya's younger sister, Futaba.

- I've just come back. - Oh.

- Have you expressed your gratitude properly? - Yes.

Welcome back, Ken-chan!

Don't loiter around in those clothes!

A divorced woman can't wear a skirt?

Ken-chan! The kite won't fly well.

Yesterday, I read to Yuri the illustration book Ken-chan gave us.

- "A Dog of Flanders"? - Yeah.

A book with no salvation, isn't it? Yuri asked me this.

"Why would there be such a sad story?" Why do you think it is?

- Perhaps... - Perhaps what?

Because humans are just sad living beings.