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Hello.

I'm Sion SONO.

It's the 4th of december.

10:00 a.m.

It's 10 and ... no idea how many minutes.

La la la la la

The 5th of december.

16 more days and then: birthday.

Falling asleep asleep in the bathtub.

Haven't bathed for 8 days now.

Hello.

I'm Sion SONO.

I'm 22 years old.

It's the 6th of december.

9:20 p.m.

And 30 seconds.

Here we go.

The public bath is closed today. I'll have my hair done tomorrow.

I'm going to meet Eiko tomorrow. Yoshio said on the phone:

My relationship to Jun-chan is going very well now.

The 12th of december, 22 years old.

I haven't heard anything from Eiko yet.

The time when I ran away and came to Tokyo.

It was a very cold day when I ran away from home.

I even took the bullet train and came to Tokyo.

I was 17.

I can't forget that short trip to Tokyo.

Theese days are alive in my memory.

A few things symbolise Tokyo for me:

Knifes, whores, clocks.

Knifes, whores, clocks.

The 13th of december.

Thursday.

Sion SONO.

22 years old.

5 days left until my birthday.

Eiko hasn't called.

What a nice fresh wind.

Feels good.

Yoshiko is going to move out.

Out of her room in Nerima over a nice white cafe.

I am on my way to help her carrying her stuff.

Now it is 4:50.

It's after 4:50 now.

It's after 4:50. After 4:50.

The street is very quiet.

I guess people at her place are still asleep.

Now we have passed 4:57.

It's after 4:57.

It's 6...

It's 6:24.

Chrip Chirp

Chirp Chirp

A coin ...

It's near enough to walk.

There's a phone box.

It's definetely a phone box.

Enter!

Comunicate by telephone.

Comunication.

Pick up my courage ...

... and call her again.

Well ...

Let's try again with the help of my friends.

Can we do it later? I'm still sleepy.

Well, that's how it is.

I decided to do it on my own once more.

Check ... 1 ... 2 ... 3

I'll go once more.

Let's go.

It's so noisy.

I'm coming in, get up!

Will you help me now?

Yes.

Are you filming?

Okay, I want you to film it like this.

Just zoom out as far as possible.

I'll be running in front of you with the microphone.

Can you hear my voice?

Yes, it's recording.

Fine.

I'll open it with my leg. The microphone ...

You have to watch it to see if I am in the picture!

Hold the microphone. Stop shooting ...

Nobody ...

Huh?

Is she asleep?

Still sleeping. We sh...

Ah?

Hello? Koko-chan?

It's me.

I am going to your place.

When are you off to school?

I'm on my way then. See you.

What?

I'm still sleepy!

Mmh?

What?

- Around nine. - Nine?

Okay.

And ...

What?

What?

- I'm leaving some time after nine. - Nine?

Alright.

I won't leave before nine.

Okay, fine. Bye.

Cut!

Uhm, well ...

When is your birthday?

The 17th of march.

What are you doing?

Well ...

Just hold it down.

Well... uhm ...

Your name. What's your name?

Your name ...

Listen!

Listen!

Your name?

Your name?

Listen to me!

Come on! Tell me!

I'm Rokoko Nakagawa.

- What kind of name is that? - No idea...

Uh... what was it again? Uhm ...

Uh... what's your blood type?

- B. - Blood type B?

And which college are you going to?

- Well? Well? - Tokyo University of Agriculture.

Really?

And ... uhm ... do you have a boyfriend?

No.

No boyfriend? Sorry about that.

You're spitting!

And what do you think about the weather? Good?

- No ... - No?!

Oooooh, poor girl!

What was the last thing I asked?

Well ... well ... how many friends do you have?

- No friends. - No friends?

Oh, I'm so sorry. Poor girl!

Stop it!

We have such a fine weather today.

We want to capture it with our camera.

Let's see .... you ... uhm ...

Uhm ... Uhm ...

Body height! How tall are you?

- 156 cm. - Just 56? You are so short.

Closer or you're not in the picture!

Alright!

No idea ...

Really? Well ... uhm ...

Let's have a race then.

No!

Closer!

Listen. Uhm ... uhm ...

Do you like the weather?

You like it? What is your favourite kind of weather?

- This kind of weather. - This kind?

- Cloudy. - You like cloudy weather?

What a strange girl you are!

Well then, uhm ... uhm ...

Well, any plans for today?

- I'm going out. - Where to?

- Shimokitazawa. - Shimokitazawa?

Oh dear! Poor girl!

Uhm ... and which train are you going to take?

Get closer!

You can just zoom out, you know?

- Start shooting! - I am.

Well then ... really... well ...

Look! Are you going to ride that train?

The romance car.

The romance car?!

Enough!

Come on, let's go on.

Well, uhm ... is Shimokitazawa a nice place?

I don't really know ...

You don't know? Is Shimokitazawa a nice place?

I don't know ...

- I'm scared. - The red button!

Red button! Push push!

- Can you see us. - Yes.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Can you?

We're not moving that much.

Well...

Well, you can go now. Happy?

Leave me alone! Are we finished?

- Why? Don't you have a job? - No.

Well, then ... well ... How about this tree?

You love it?

And that tree?

There's no tree...

The window?

- I hate it. - You hate it?

That's unfair! Unfair!

And the plane? Can you hear me?

- Yes. - I hate it.

- And that? - Hate it.

Do you smoke?

No, I hate it.

Trouble!

Let's run then!

Let's run! Let's run!

Let's go up there, alrighty?

I hate it.

You hate it?!

Let's run!

Great weather!

Let us hear your name. What's your name?

Rokoko Nakag...

Speak into the microphone.

The microphone! The microphone!

- Rokoko Nakagawa. - Rokoko Nakagawa?

No!

Stop it!

No!

I hate it.

You are a bad girl.

I knew it.

You want it.

I don't want to.

I won't squeal.

Why don't you jump into the river.

It disappeared.

It disappeared.

It disappeared.

It disappeared.

Composed and performed by Sion SONO

Wait a second.

The old art store.

- Good morning. - Morning.

Someone ...

You could only hear the sounds of his steps.

One fine friday morning.

I took of my clothes right away.

And sat down next to her.

She was already naked.

Then I kissed her.

My father and my mother are not here anymore.

That's what she said.

We had ...

On the rotten fifth floor of a building in Shinjuku.

We had sex.

She ...

... died like ...

... ice.

... died ...

In front of an old art shop.

In front of an old art shop.

In front of an old art shop.

In front of an old art shop.

In front of an old art shop.

In front of an old art shop.

The memories of a man and a woman in love.

The memories of a man and a woman in love.

The memories of a man and a woman in love.

The memories of a man and a woman in love.

The memories of a man and a woman in love.

The memories of a man and a woman in love.

Today is ... uhm ...

The 6th ... of december.

It's 7:29 p.m.

32 seconds, 33 seconds, 34 seconds.

Today I ran into Eiko at a crossroad.

My mom sent me 30.000 Yen.

Fall is over now.

I am 22.

About Eiko ...

Maybe we are over the limit.

This microphone, and myself too.

And maybe I'm getting far too close.

My face too.

But here and now ...

Only this voice is left, telling you that we used the camera.

You might not see me anymore. There might be nothing left of the film.

But the camera ...

Before, I ...

Maybe only the voice is left, saying that there were pictures before.

Only the voice remains.

Camera! Can you see my face?

My face.

Shoot me, even if it's just a vision.

Together.

The ear phone has disappeared.

No ear phone ...

I can't check what I'm talking about.

I'm in my room in Nishi-Ogikubo.

In the middle of Tokyo. I mean in the outskirts.

Can you see me?

That's how the light is shining.

Like this ...

Don't think of an image of me if you can't see me.

You can't see me, but it's not that dark right now.

Don't make up your own image.

Will it look like R-25?

The stars.

I guess you won't see them.

I thought it was R-200 but It is R-25.

That was a mistake.

Doing this right now is an everyday's mistake too.

Can you see my face?

An everyday's fault. At the tabacconist's.

I went there to buy some hightlights and was short 10 Yens.

An everyday's fault.

I woke up and was too late for my date.

Nothing to do about it.

Here's a girl.

At work.

And a boy.

Working.

In the park.

Laughing.

Holding hot dogs.

One of them ...

Drinking Coca Cola.

Everyone is laughing. They look happy.

But nothing's on film.

You can't see anything.

You can't see anything.

You can't see aynthing.

You can't see anything.

6th of may.

Thursday.

You can't see anything.

You can't see anything.

When Reiko is here ...

... she will say: "How lame is that!"

So how about your normal days?

Let's stop that kind of sophism!

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