1 00:00:58,324 --> 00:01:03,318 "All men are created equal, neither above nor under each other." 2 00:01:03,763 --> 00:01:05,958 Yukichi Fukuzawa's famous comment. 3 00:01:08,668 --> 00:01:10,226 But I know... 4 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:12,062 It's a lie. 5 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:15,731 All men are not equal in this world. 6 00:01:17,510 --> 00:01:19,273 Even at this moment... 7 00:01:20,513 --> 00:01:22,572 babies are born one after another. 8 00:01:23,450 --> 00:01:25,748 But they aren't equal. 9 00:01:26,786 --> 00:01:28,014 It's written. 10 00:01:28,555 --> 00:01:30,853 Everything goes on as is written. 11 00:01:31,524 --> 00:01:33,014 One is born to be a prince, 12 00:01:35,929 --> 00:01:37,419 another to be a princess. 13 00:01:48,041 --> 00:01:49,008 Suppose... 14 00:01:49,709 --> 00:01:51,006 we stage a play. 15 00:01:58,418 --> 00:02:01,387 A certain boy plays the prince, 16 00:02:02,055 --> 00:02:06,253 and a certain girl the princess. 17 00:02:07,527 --> 00:02:10,826 They are attractive as human beings. 18 00:02:11,731 --> 00:02:15,565 What'll common people be, 19 00:02:15,835 --> 00:02:20,932 without charm, talent or money? 20 00:02:23,276 --> 00:02:24,834 Stagehands. 21 00:02:25,945 --> 00:02:29,142 I've been one for a long time. 22 00:02:42,362 --> 00:02:43,989 If I had wings like birds... 23 00:02:44,197 --> 00:02:47,064 I'd like to fly with you in the sky. 24 00:02:54,707 --> 00:02:55,765 What are you doing? 25 00:02:57,944 --> 00:02:58,774 I'm sorry. 26 00:02:59,245 --> 00:03:01,179 Hurry! The snow! 27 00:03:04,417 --> 00:03:09,047 True love always meets hindrance. 28 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:12,524 God gives our hearts a bitter trial. 29 00:03:12,825 --> 00:03:14,383 I know. 30 00:03:37,483 --> 00:03:44,616 Don't blame the unjust world 31 00:03:44,924 --> 00:03:46,755 or my poor family. 32 00:03:47,994 --> 00:03:49,188 Simply... 33 00:03:49,762 --> 00:03:51,389 I'm to blame. 34 00:03:54,033 --> 00:03:56,297 I'll never be in the spotlight. 35 00:03:57,370 --> 00:03:58,337 I know. 36 00:03:59,672 --> 00:04:00,934 I know, 37 00:04:03,142 --> 00:04:04,575 but... that time... 38 00:04:40,313 --> 00:04:41,337 Now you're smiling. 39 00:04:47,153 --> 00:04:48,916 You're charming when you smile. 40 00:04:55,528 --> 00:04:56,586 What a comment! 41 00:04:57,930 --> 00:05:00,160 For the first time in my life. 42 00:05:14,347 --> 00:05:17,373 It's become my special place. 43 00:05:20,586 --> 00:05:24,078 I met him here for the first time... 44 00:05:46,412 --> 00:05:50,143 Here on July 24th Avenue. 45 00:06:14,474 --> 00:06:23,212 < CHRlSTMAS ON JULY 24TH AVENUE > 46 00:06:23,750 --> 00:06:28,687 "July 24th Avenue" 47 00:06:33,326 --> 00:06:36,659 I know, this is my imagination. 48 00:06:44,971 --> 00:06:46,905 The comic story with the background of Lisbon, Portugal, 49 00:06:47,106 --> 00:06:48,733 gave me a hint. 50 00:06:52,445 --> 00:06:54,640 As I read it, I realized... 51 00:06:56,716 --> 00:06:58,240 my town of Nagasaki... 52 00:06:58,451 --> 00:07:00,476 is similar to Lisbon. 53 00:07:02,321 --> 00:07:03,720 Both are harbor towns... 54 00:07:04,991 --> 00:07:07,585 the entrances to each country... 55 00:07:10,897 --> 00:07:12,694 and have streetcars running... 56 00:07:16,135 --> 00:07:17,193 similar statues... 57 00:07:20,573 --> 00:07:22,837 many slopes... 58 00:07:24,710 --> 00:07:27,076 Even buildings are alike. And... 59 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:30,310 both are harbor towns... 60 00:07:31,184 --> 00:07:34,779 I said that. 61 00:07:35,588 --> 00:07:36,646 Statues... 62 00:07:37,557 --> 00:07:38,615 I said that. 63 00:07:42,261 --> 00:07:42,955 Yes! 64 00:07:43,596 --> 00:07:47,532 Both have the quiet blue sea. 65 00:07:48,034 --> 00:07:51,595 I haven't seen Lisbon, though. 66 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:18,691 Sayuri. 67 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:20,564 Good day! 68 00:08:21,834 --> 00:08:22,664 Good day! 69 00:08:36,915 --> 00:08:40,113 No. This is different. 70 00:08:40,753 --> 00:08:43,017 Japanese manners - the worst! 71 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,659 Every morning I take a streetcar 72 00:08:56,869 --> 00:08:59,167 at July 24th Avenue, 73 00:09:00,973 --> 00:09:03,373 pass by Jeronimos Monastery, 74 00:09:04,844 --> 00:09:06,402 get off at Commercio Square, 75 00:09:08,414 --> 00:09:10,780 and go to Garrett Street where my office is located. 76 00:09:13,619 --> 00:09:17,180 The imagination makes my daily routine enjoyable. 77 00:09:22,461 --> 00:09:26,090 And I look for my prince every day. That's fun. 78 00:09:26,432 --> 00:09:27,160 I'm sorry. 79 00:09:28,834 --> 00:09:30,665 He comes in fifth this week. 80 00:09:31,537 --> 00:09:34,597 It's my personal ranking. 81 00:09:39,345 --> 00:09:42,439 "Have room in your heart for your dreams." 82 00:09:43,449 --> 00:09:46,145 Martin Luther King said that. 83 00:09:47,253 --> 00:09:49,187 Have secret dreams. 84 00:09:49,789 --> 00:09:52,019 Nobody blames you for that. 85 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:57,290 Who comes in fourth this week? 86 00:09:57,496 --> 00:09:58,622 Sayuri! 87 00:09:59,398 --> 00:10:01,798 The special issue's now on sale! 88 00:10:02,034 --> 00:10:05,333 Yoshio Moriyama, my old buddy. 89 00:10:06,806 --> 00:10:07,568 Not him. 90 00:10:19,619 --> 00:10:20,847 "Amore! Amore!" 91 00:10:21,654 --> 00:10:24,919 Jose Rodriguez, my eternal hero! 92 00:10:26,325 --> 00:10:30,318 He looks wild, but once saved a wounded giraffe. 93 00:10:30,696 --> 00:10:35,690 In fact, he's gentle and nice. 94 00:10:37,203 --> 00:10:39,228 Paper and ink, after all. 95 00:10:40,573 --> 00:10:43,565 You should fall in love with somebody in the flesh. 96 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:51,010 I bought this. 97 00:10:51,217 --> 00:10:54,152 This is my father, Goro Honda. 98 00:10:55,721 --> 00:10:57,348 A fir tree. 99 00:10:57,857 --> 00:11:00,052 Miss Kaibara is his girlfriend. 100 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:02,124 It's still November. Too early. 101 00:11:02,395 --> 00:11:07,094 Why don't you enjoy a happy time longer? 102 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,494 I love Christmas. 103 00:11:09,702 --> 00:11:12,227 So do l...Christmas. 104 00:11:12,838 --> 00:11:14,328 We agree with each other. 105 00:11:20,479 --> 00:11:22,242 Mr. Honda? 106 00:11:22,715 --> 00:11:24,205 Mr. Koji Honda? 107 00:11:24,417 --> 00:11:26,317 Mr. Nagasaki University? 108 00:11:26,719 --> 00:11:28,949 A cool guy! 109 00:11:29,155 --> 00:11:34,422 My brother, Koji Honda, comes in third. 110 00:11:37,196 --> 00:11:38,788 Sayuri. 111 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:40,790 I saw this. 112 00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:44,596 Nice, isn't he? 113 00:11:45,004 --> 00:11:46,995 He's my type. 114 00:11:47,406 --> 00:11:48,338 Really? 115 00:11:48,841 --> 00:11:51,366 Because you haven't seen him. 116 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:54,805 I mean, say more nice things about him. 117 00:11:55,014 --> 00:11:58,006 Good morning. 118 00:11:58,417 --> 00:12:00,282 My compliments. 119 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:02,481 He wins second place. 120 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:08,124 Mr. Ando, the section chief, gives us good food. 121 00:12:08,861 --> 00:12:10,158 We like him. 122 00:12:10,396 --> 00:12:11,556 By the way, Sayuri... 123 00:12:13,899 --> 00:12:15,890 You free tonight? 124 00:12:17,036 --> 00:12:18,196 Tonight? 125 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:20,871 Just a moment. 126 00:12:30,449 --> 00:12:32,349 I'm free tonight. 127 00:12:33,452 --> 00:12:34,976 How about dinner? 128 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:41,422 Cheers! 129 00:12:43,529 --> 00:12:45,895 Akiko, you're beautiful. 130 00:12:46,699 --> 00:12:47,723 Thank you. 131 00:12:49,435 --> 00:12:50,163 You too. 132 00:12:50,569 --> 00:12:51,968 Cheers! 133 00:13:00,312 --> 00:13:02,872 This is reality. 134 00:13:04,083 --> 00:13:06,051 And the hairdresser boy said, 135 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:09,415 "Are you really married?" 136 00:13:10,256 --> 00:13:15,853 This label is designed by an underground artist. 137 00:13:16,128 --> 00:13:19,655 It's funny. I haven't got stiff shoulders. 138 00:13:19,865 --> 00:13:22,425 But the hairdresser boy massaged me 139 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,398 saying, "Your shoulders are stiff." 140 00:13:24,904 --> 00:13:26,667 It's not easy to buy one. 141 00:13:26,872 --> 00:13:29,238 I tried hard not to burst out laughing. 142 00:13:29,441 --> 00:13:30,874 Nice, isn't it? 143 00:13:34,079 --> 00:13:37,105 Akiko was my senior at school. 144 00:13:38,617 --> 00:13:41,415 After we graduated, she often came to see me... 145 00:13:43,355 --> 00:13:44,413 with him. 146 00:13:49,862 --> 00:13:50,920 Hello. 147 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:58,493 My boyfriend. A lighting designer. 148 00:14:01,407 --> 00:14:04,205 He'll help you with your stage. 149 00:14:15,321 --> 00:14:16,288 You... 150 00:14:17,756 --> 00:14:18,882 Property girl? 151 00:14:21,193 --> 00:14:24,788 I'll spotlight them. Decorate them. 152 00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:33,972 By the way... 153 00:14:34,273 --> 00:14:36,138 Satoshi is coming back. 154 00:14:39,979 --> 00:14:41,810 He published a book. 155 00:14:42,848 --> 00:14:45,749 So he'll have an autograph session. 156 00:14:45,951 --> 00:14:48,943 He wants to see his old schoolmates. 157 00:14:49,154 --> 00:14:51,145 Okuda? Is he coming? 158 00:14:54,226 --> 00:14:58,663 It seems everyone wants to see him. 159 00:15:06,839 --> 00:15:07,806 The wine. 160 00:15:08,474 --> 00:15:11,966 Will you serve it, Sayuri? 161 00:15:12,177 --> 00:15:15,635 I bought a whole case. The remainder. 162 00:15:24,723 --> 00:15:27,283 The No. 1 prince of the week is... 163 00:15:30,896 --> 00:15:36,562 My all-time hero who won first place for 397 consecutive weeks... 164 00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:38,733 Mr. Satoshi Okuda. 165 00:15:46,478 --> 00:15:52,110 "Light and Men" by Satoshi Okuda Autograph Session 166 00:15:52,751 --> 00:15:56,414 Sayuri, collect your courage. 167 00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,954 Confess to Satoshi. 168 00:15:59,525 --> 00:16:01,186 Impossible. 169 00:16:01,827 --> 00:16:03,761 He's a big name in Tokyo. 170 00:16:04,096 --> 00:16:06,064 I have no chance. 171 00:16:06,398 --> 00:16:09,367 You can make it. 172 00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:32,885 Poster-thief! 173 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,625 Not so easy being in love. 174 00:16:38,364 --> 00:16:40,924 Not for me, at least. 175 00:16:56,715 --> 00:16:57,647 Love? 176 00:16:57,950 --> 00:17:00,885 A new love. 177 00:17:02,988 --> 00:17:06,388 Honestly, I have a new girlfriend. 178 00:17:07,059 --> 00:17:09,391 Really? That's fine. 179 00:17:11,829 --> 00:17:13,387 Help us, Sayuri. 180 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:16,497 I don't like Christmas. 181 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:18,670 Another negative comment. 182 00:17:19,070 --> 00:17:23,132 Why don't you get a boyfriend before Christmas? 183 00:17:25,377 --> 00:17:28,471 Christmas is a Christian event. 184 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,649 Not a love-hunt session. 185 00:17:31,984 --> 00:17:34,748 Is your way of life like this? 186 00:17:35,287 --> 00:17:38,552 "What flower will bloom, though I didn't sow any seeds?" 187 00:17:38,757 --> 00:17:42,215 "Will I pass the test, though I didn't take it? 188 00:17:42,895 --> 00:17:46,456 "Will I hit a fortune, though I didn't buy any lottery tickets? 189 00:17:46,665 --> 00:17:47,495 Good! 190 00:17:47,766 --> 00:17:50,098 Help us, Sayuri. 191 00:17:50,969 --> 00:17:58,102 If you prefer, wear the red-and-green costume in the mood for Christmas. 192 00:17:58,477 --> 00:17:59,341 No way. 193 00:18:07,152 --> 00:18:08,278 Koi (love). 194 00:18:08,854 --> 00:18:10,845 The deadline... November. 195 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:13,983 Koi (love). 196 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:16,224 The deadline... last week. 197 00:18:19,898 --> 00:18:20,557 Koi (carp). 198 00:18:20,766 --> 00:18:22,597 This one...the day before. 199 00:18:22,801 --> 00:18:25,998 All contests have ended. 200 00:18:26,238 --> 00:18:29,435 Maybe I'm not suited for cartooning. 201 00:18:30,242 --> 00:18:31,607 What do you think? 202 00:18:36,115 --> 00:18:38,777 You aren't interested? 203 00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:41,817 I said... 204 00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:44,222 Love! 205 00:18:46,992 --> 00:18:50,018 Christmas is coming. 206 00:18:51,430 --> 00:18:53,022 What do you plan to do? 207 00:18:53,365 --> 00:18:57,825 Nothing. Buy roast chicken and watch a DVD. 208 00:18:58,137 --> 00:18:59,468 You, too, eh? 209 00:19:00,672 --> 00:19:01,570 No. 210 00:19:01,773 --> 00:19:03,798 Liar. I saw it. 211 00:19:04,176 --> 00:19:10,979 Last Christmas. You went home alone carrying a pack of roast chicken. 212 00:19:11,183 --> 00:19:12,741 I'm a witness. 213 00:19:13,285 --> 00:19:15,082 That's not good. 214 00:19:17,256 --> 00:19:18,154 I know. 215 00:19:20,759 --> 00:19:22,283 I want to change. 216 00:19:23,795 --> 00:19:26,229 Because I want to do it. 217 00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:30,061 A breathtaking love. 218 00:19:31,737 --> 00:19:34,638 Listen. I'll make myself clear. 219 00:19:35,474 --> 00:19:36,532 Impossible. 220 00:19:37,809 --> 00:19:41,267 You need talent to fall in love. 221 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,744 Satoshi Okuda, for instance. 222 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:48,745 Boys like him belong to the other side of the world. 223 00:19:49,154 --> 00:19:51,952 We're on this side. That's that. 224 00:19:52,157 --> 00:19:53,954 Don't chase dreams. 225 00:20:00,232 --> 00:20:01,290 Or... 226 00:20:02,301 --> 00:20:03,359 Or... 227 00:20:04,136 --> 00:20:08,004 read books like this, and struggle to go to the other side. 228 00:20:10,442 --> 00:20:11,841 M-O-T-E? 229 00:20:12,044 --> 00:20:13,807 It's "mote." 230 00:20:14,012 --> 00:20:15,741 It means "girls' hero." 231 00:20:17,216 --> 00:20:18,308 MOTE. 232 00:20:26,758 --> 00:20:29,488 You wear contact lenses instead of glasses? 233 00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:36,329 Not good enough. 234 00:20:37,736 --> 00:20:43,572 You should wear something more flashy and gaudy. 235 00:20:43,942 --> 00:20:48,242 It's just a party of old acquaintances. 236 00:20:48,947 --> 00:20:50,710 Very sober. 237 00:20:52,451 --> 00:20:55,147 "1 Month Till Christmas!" 238 00:20:59,258 --> 00:21:01,749 A party of old acquaintances. 239 00:21:02,494 --> 00:21:04,689 I'm not expecting a miracle. 240 00:21:07,199 --> 00:21:10,134 But when I decorated the shoes... 241 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:17,661 You're charming when you smile. 242 00:22:26,078 --> 00:22:27,841 It's only a flash in my memory. 243 00:22:30,882 --> 00:22:33,578 I want to talk to him. 244 00:22:40,492 --> 00:22:43,120 That's all. 245 00:22:57,242 --> 00:22:59,870 I'm sorry. 246 00:23:04,549 --> 00:23:05,345 I'm sorry. 247 00:23:08,453 --> 00:23:10,080 Where am l? 248 00:23:11,757 --> 00:23:13,884 I fell asleep. 249 00:23:16,261 --> 00:23:16,989 Honda? 250 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:18,760 No. 251 00:23:22,868 --> 00:23:23,493 You're Honda. 252 00:23:23,702 --> 00:23:24,600 No. 253 00:23:26,438 --> 00:23:28,372 You surely are Honda. 254 00:23:30,308 --> 00:23:31,570 Yes. 255 00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:34,669 Why did you lie to me? 256 00:23:36,281 --> 00:23:37,441 Guess why. 257 00:23:39,684 --> 00:23:41,652 Maybe because... 258 00:23:43,789 --> 00:23:46,121 we met too abruptly. 259 00:23:47,225 --> 00:23:52,162 I never thought we'd meet like this. Is my hair all right? 260 00:23:52,364 --> 00:23:56,198 I should've worn better makeup. I'm nervous. 261 00:24:02,841 --> 00:24:05,969 Am I all right now? 262 00:24:30,502 --> 00:24:31,434 Satoshi! 263 00:24:32,737 --> 00:24:34,932 It's been a long time. 264 00:24:35,140 --> 00:24:37,108 As handsome as ever. 265 00:24:44,683 --> 00:24:47,174 Happy reunion! Cheers! 266 00:25:01,867 --> 00:25:03,596 Hi! 267 00:25:08,907 --> 00:25:11,341 Did you forget me? 268 00:25:13,211 --> 00:25:14,303 I'm Magi. 269 00:25:15,981 --> 00:25:16,948 Honest? 270 00:25:17,449 --> 00:25:19,644 I had a different image. 271 00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:21,512 You remember me... 272 00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:23,412 as a different type of man. 273 00:25:23,755 --> 00:25:25,382 I had no self-confidence. 274 00:25:25,657 --> 00:25:27,818 I was timid and scared... 275 00:25:28,293 --> 00:25:30,887 Like a stray cat. 276 00:25:33,164 --> 00:25:37,191 But now you're seeing the real Magi. 277 00:25:38,436 --> 00:25:40,700 You're always welcome to my club. 278 00:25:41,339 --> 00:25:44,172 I will be 20% more attractive. 279 00:25:53,585 --> 00:25:55,780 "Night with Young Lads" 280 00:26:30,355 --> 00:26:31,754 You haven't changed. 281 00:26:34,125 --> 00:26:35,956 You always wiped tables. 282 00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:39,189 Remember that gateleg table? When we wanted to use it, you said... 283 00:26:39,397 --> 00:26:43,060 "Wait. I'll wipe it." 284 00:26:48,139 --> 00:26:51,700 I thought it'd help remember me. 285 00:27:06,024 --> 00:27:09,118 How romantic, Sayuri! 286 00:27:09,361 --> 00:27:11,921 Keep up the good mood. 287 00:27:12,263 --> 00:27:15,130 You can do it. 288 00:27:17,002 --> 00:27:17,900 Look... 289 00:27:19,571 --> 00:27:20,731 I... 290 00:27:20,939 --> 00:27:22,702 Here's Akiko! 291 00:27:25,710 --> 00:27:28,008 You're beautiful! 292 00:27:35,787 --> 00:27:37,186 Hello. 293 00:27:50,068 --> 00:27:52,730 Thank you very much. 294 00:27:56,541 --> 00:27:58,168 Thank you. 295 00:27:59,944 --> 00:28:01,241 I'm back. 296 00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:03,209 Welcome home. 297 00:28:19,164 --> 00:28:21,098 Meet Koji's girlfriend. 298 00:28:21,866 --> 00:28:23,731 Koji's? 299 00:28:26,905 --> 00:28:27,837 You? 300 00:28:30,241 --> 00:28:32,175 You're... 301 00:28:32,844 --> 00:28:34,573 Koji's sister? 302 00:28:35,814 --> 00:28:38,544 Hello. I'm Megumi Kanbayashi. 303 00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:41,480 Call me Meg, or Gumi. 304 00:28:42,187 --> 00:28:45,645 My friends call me Kan-chan. 305 00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:49,057 If you don't like it, just Kanbayashi. 306 00:28:56,234 --> 00:28:59,931 I'm allergic to fir trees. 307 00:29:01,172 --> 00:29:05,541 The cats and dogs, too. 308 00:29:06,878 --> 00:29:10,041 Their hair does me wrong. Short-haired Chihuahuas are all right. 309 00:29:41,279 --> 00:29:44,248 Sayuri, are you angry? 310 00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:50,344 The way you wash them... 311 00:29:50,622 --> 00:29:53,523 Usually... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8... 312 00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:58,687 Today... 1, 2... 313 00:29:59,097 --> 00:30:02,089 It shows you're irritated. 314 00:30:03,268 --> 00:30:06,396 I'm not angry. 315 00:30:07,305 --> 00:30:12,675 I just wondered why he chose her. 316 00:30:13,244 --> 00:30:15,769 I don't think the girl suits Koji. 317 00:30:18,349 --> 00:30:21,944 She's so different from his type. 318 00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:26,949 His first girlfriend was... 319 00:30:27,792 --> 00:30:32,752 Mami, the prettiest girl in kindergarten. A superb pianist. 320 00:30:34,766 --> 00:30:37,667 Then came Reika, a ballerina. 321 00:30:40,271 --> 00:30:42,205 Next, a pretty chess player. 322 00:30:45,076 --> 00:30:46,703 Next, Miss Noodle. 323 00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:49,809 Next... 324 00:30:58,323 --> 00:30:59,722 Shall we do it all again? 325 00:31:01,125 --> 00:31:02,683 It happens often. 326 00:31:03,428 --> 00:31:05,760 Tastes change abruptly. 327 00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:11,632 After heavy meals, you prefer oatmeal. 328 00:31:12,503 --> 00:31:17,202 Then my father is oatmeal to you? 329 00:31:18,710 --> 00:31:19,540 Yes. 330 00:31:19,911 --> 00:31:20,969 Oatmeal? 331 00:31:24,582 --> 00:31:27,608 Koji has a big future ahead of him. 332 00:31:27,819 --> 00:31:31,186 He should eat oatmeal sometimes. 333 00:31:34,459 --> 00:31:35,858 What'll I do? 334 00:31:38,062 --> 00:31:40,189 I can't even become oatmeal. 335 00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:52,606 Remember our first date? 336 00:31:54,646 --> 00:31:58,138 Everything looked shining those days. 337 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:04,287 I thought I could get anything if I reached for it. 338 00:32:06,491 --> 00:32:08,425 We had the last date here. 339 00:32:11,462 --> 00:32:13,396 I still regret it. 340 00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:20,833 If only I had said I'd go to Tokyo with you that time... 341 00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:34,641 Don't call me out at this hour of night. 342 00:32:38,923 --> 00:32:43,292 Don't eat only quail's eggs. 343 00:32:44,195 --> 00:32:46,823 I'm so discouraged I eat my favorite food first. 344 00:32:47,031 --> 00:32:49,659 I told you not to chase rainbows. 345 00:32:51,235 --> 00:32:52,133 Listen. 346 00:32:52,704 --> 00:32:56,470 Get Satoshi's autograph. He'll have his autograph session tomorrow. 347 00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:58,704 To remember him by autograph? 348 00:32:58,910 --> 00:32:59,774 Why not? 349 00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:02,809 Isn't that too miserable? 350 00:33:10,421 --> 00:33:11,718 Wait. 351 00:33:12,357 --> 00:33:14,848 So you came here, too? 352 00:33:15,059 --> 00:33:16,686 I like waiting in line. 353 00:33:17,495 --> 00:33:19,326 You want his autograph. 354 00:33:19,630 --> 00:33:22,656 I just happened to pass by. 355 00:33:26,137 --> 00:33:30,665 I'll buy it. 356 00:33:37,081 --> 00:33:38,207 Sister! 357 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:44,551 We meet again! 358 00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:48,649 The girl I heard of? 359 00:33:49,093 --> 00:33:52,824 Megumi. Call me Meg, or Gumi. 360 00:33:54,665 --> 00:33:55,757 The girl you talked about? 361 00:33:56,300 --> 00:33:57,562 Yes, the fir tree. 362 00:33:58,102 --> 00:34:00,070 I'm allergic to fir trees. 363 00:34:00,405 --> 00:34:01,531 To cats, too. 364 00:34:02,006 --> 00:34:02,973 And to dogs. 365 00:34:03,374 --> 00:34:04,432 Except Chihuahuas. 366 00:34:04,642 --> 00:34:06,439 Short-haired ones. 367 00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:12,014 Why are you here? 368 00:34:12,350 --> 00:34:14,079 I like waiting in line. 369 00:34:14,318 --> 00:34:16,842 You're like twins. 370 00:34:17,789 --> 00:34:18,949 Who? 371 00:34:19,556 --> 00:34:20,717 Whose? 372 00:34:23,226 --> 00:34:25,695 Whose autograph? 373 00:34:27,998 --> 00:34:30,159 Don't you know that? 374 00:34:30,601 --> 00:34:32,398 I just like waiting in line. 375 00:34:34,539 --> 00:34:35,563 I'm Okuda. 376 00:34:36,507 --> 00:34:37,974 Satoshi Okuda. 377 00:34:39,143 --> 00:34:42,373 You're Honda? 378 00:34:42,914 --> 00:34:43,710 No. 379 00:34:44,549 --> 00:34:45,481 You are Honda. 380 00:34:48,386 --> 00:34:49,318 Yes. 381 00:34:52,456 --> 00:34:56,359 Sign it. 382 00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:06,267 Moriyama! 383 00:35:06,571 --> 00:35:07,663 Don't skip work. 384 00:35:07,872 --> 00:35:11,308 Sorry! I'm not skipping work. 385 00:35:13,244 --> 00:35:14,836 Let's go! 386 00:35:24,755 --> 00:35:29,920 You dropped this. 387 00:35:33,231 --> 00:35:34,220 You dropped this. 388 00:35:47,712 --> 00:35:49,543 That was a nice show. 389 00:35:52,917 --> 00:35:57,115 I'm sorry I couldn't sign your book. 390 00:35:57,588 --> 00:36:00,113 It's not your fault. 391 00:36:01,292 --> 00:36:03,385 Apologize to him. 392 00:36:03,594 --> 00:36:04,788 Why must I apologize? 393 00:36:04,996 --> 00:36:06,190 Because you pushed him. 394 00:36:06,397 --> 00:36:08,297 Because you pushed me. 395 00:36:08,499 --> 00:36:12,959 It beats me. I can't do so much. 396 00:36:15,306 --> 00:36:17,001 I can never outdo Nature. 397 00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:36,391 Be sure to go to the other side. 398 00:36:36,961 --> 00:36:40,556 I have to go. Goodbye. 399 00:36:47,471 --> 00:36:49,666 We are alone. 400 00:36:49,874 --> 00:36:54,902 I should say something romantic. 401 00:36:55,513 --> 00:36:56,810 Just a word... 402 00:36:58,482 --> 00:37:03,351 What did you and Akiko do the other day? 403 00:37:03,554 --> 00:37:05,351 Fool! What a question! 404 00:37:06,657 --> 00:37:07,624 Nothing. 405 00:37:08,125 --> 00:37:09,353 We went home, that's all. 406 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,790 Is that so? 407 00:37:13,264 --> 00:37:14,697 Is that so? 408 00:37:16,801 --> 00:37:19,565 What are you doing? 409 00:37:19,770 --> 00:37:22,500 Ask him for a date. 410 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,274 You can do it. 411 00:37:25,643 --> 00:37:32,674 Ask for a date. 412 00:37:35,486 --> 00:37:39,047 I'm good at bookkeeping. 413 00:37:40,524 --> 00:37:42,424 What are you saying? 414 00:37:43,094 --> 00:37:44,391 I mean... 415 00:37:44,962 --> 00:37:49,422 Never mind bookkeeping. 416 00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:52,836 Yes 417 00:38:24,368 --> 00:38:25,426 By the way... 418 00:39:11,048 --> 00:39:11,946 By the way... 419 00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:54,689 Goodbye. 420 00:39:54,892 --> 00:39:55,688 Sis! 421 00:40:14,011 --> 00:40:18,311 "3 Weeks Till Christmas!" 422 00:40:35,065 --> 00:40:36,692 Nothing has changed. 423 00:40:38,736 --> 00:40:43,730 I remember how we passed schooldays here. 424 00:40:45,743 --> 00:40:47,802 Without reason I wanted to see it again. 425 00:40:48,312 --> 00:40:51,577 Without reason I wanted to see it again. 426 00:40:53,617 --> 00:40:57,212 It was a page in my bruised youth. 427 00:40:58,889 --> 00:41:00,481 I wanted you to see it... 428 00:41:00,991 --> 00:41:04,688 the stage on which I used to stand. 429 00:41:06,931 --> 00:41:07,863 That's nice. 430 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,727 My Little Girl. 431 00:41:23,948 --> 00:41:27,281 Mr. Okuda? 432 00:41:28,686 --> 00:41:31,154 Show us how to light the stage. 433 00:41:41,198 --> 00:41:42,688 The right one, up a bit. 434 00:41:44,835 --> 00:41:47,895 The center one, to the right. 435 00:41:49,974 --> 00:41:51,635 Keep the front in focus. 436 00:41:54,712 --> 00:41:58,910 That's right. Good. Okay. 437 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:03,680 Spotlight on me. 438 00:42:06,457 --> 00:42:08,925 Exclusively me. 439 00:42:11,428 --> 00:42:12,952 Not that way. 440 00:42:15,599 --> 00:42:16,623 Let me do it. 441 00:42:29,113 --> 00:42:32,276 Here we go! 442 00:42:48,499 --> 00:42:50,797 I'll check the plug. 443 00:43:38,949 --> 00:43:41,645 Thanks. Here's a ticket. 444 00:43:41,852 --> 00:43:44,878 On Christmas Eve. Please come. 445 00:43:45,756 --> 00:43:48,190 "Miracle on Christmas Eve" 446 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:32,651 It's called Christmas magic. 447 00:45:33,397 --> 00:45:36,855 It's a season for any girl to fall in love. 448 00:45:38,102 --> 00:45:42,198 Maybe they're already passionately in love. 449 00:45:45,275 --> 00:45:49,075 Perhaps they embrace each other... 450 00:45:50,180 --> 00:45:51,841 Perhaps not. 451 00:45:53,550 --> 00:45:57,577 But maybe they're desperately in love... 452 00:45:58,222 --> 00:46:00,019 Passionately... 453 00:46:02,025 --> 00:46:03,390 Maybe not. 454 00:46:04,361 --> 00:46:06,693 Don't make fun of him. 455 00:46:06,897 --> 00:46:08,888 But it's fun. 456 00:46:13,904 --> 00:46:15,599 I'm back. 457 00:46:25,549 --> 00:46:28,416 Have some coffee. 458 00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:29,919 Cake, too. 459 00:46:30,254 --> 00:46:34,748 Curry and rice. Sorry it contains little meat. 460 00:46:35,959 --> 00:46:38,018 Some pickles, too. 461 00:46:38,595 --> 00:46:39,289 Thank you. 462 00:46:39,496 --> 00:46:40,827 You're welcome. 463 00:46:46,170 --> 00:46:47,262 Take your time. 464 00:46:50,274 --> 00:46:53,243 Go out, Moriyama. 465 00:46:56,613 --> 00:46:58,547 I'm a customer, too. 466 00:47:01,585 --> 00:47:04,053 I'm sorry. It's so noisy. 467 00:47:12,296 --> 00:47:14,491 "Amore! Amore!" 468 00:47:14,998 --> 00:47:17,558 They're mine. 469 00:47:18,302 --> 00:47:19,166 A comic book? 470 00:47:19,403 --> 00:47:22,099 Yes. I love the story. 471 00:47:22,573 --> 00:47:24,006 It happens in Lisbon. 472 00:47:25,943 --> 00:47:28,741 My mother was in a hospital when I was little. 473 00:47:29,046 --> 00:47:31,776 I was always at home alone. 474 00:47:31,982 --> 00:47:35,008 But those books led me into a different world. 475 00:47:35,519 --> 00:47:39,956 The heroine finds her love on July 24th Avenue. 476 00:47:40,557 --> 00:47:43,253 Lisbon looks like our town. 477 00:47:43,627 --> 00:47:45,561 I haven't been there, but... 478 00:47:45,762 --> 00:47:50,893 as I read the book, I fancied Nagasaki as Lisbon. 479 00:47:58,876 --> 00:48:00,844 I had many dreams before. 480 00:48:01,511 --> 00:48:05,504 A boxer...a pro-wrestler... I wanted to be a sportsman. 481 00:48:05,716 --> 00:48:06,774 You did? 482 00:48:07,017 --> 00:48:10,214 But I was feeble. I often caught cold. 483 00:48:10,554 --> 00:48:14,581 My parents showed me shadow plays. 484 00:48:17,461 --> 00:48:19,395 So light interested me. 485 00:48:19,596 --> 00:48:21,393 It's a fantastic job. 486 00:48:21,765 --> 00:48:25,724 You go to various places and create things. 487 00:48:26,803 --> 00:48:28,930 It's really wonderful. 488 00:48:29,973 --> 00:48:30,769 No. 489 00:48:30,974 --> 00:48:33,465 Yes. It's great. I mean it. 490 00:48:36,146 --> 00:48:37,511 I'm proud of you. 491 00:48:40,450 --> 00:48:45,217 We're proud of you, Okuda. 492 00:49:10,604 --> 00:49:11,468 Akiko? 493 00:49:14,007 --> 00:49:20,071 "2 Weeks Till Christmas!" 494 00:49:51,544 --> 00:49:53,273 Is she all right? 495 00:49:54,414 --> 00:49:57,440 She's beside herself. 496 00:49:58,118 --> 00:49:59,585 As if in love. 497 00:49:59,919 --> 00:50:02,911 She should be. She's having a date. 498 00:50:03,690 --> 00:50:05,157 Yes, it's a date. 499 00:50:06,793 --> 00:50:08,283 Not a job. 500 00:50:09,329 --> 00:50:10,296 Liar! 501 00:50:10,997 --> 00:50:13,932 You consider me a mere customer! 502 00:50:16,202 --> 00:50:18,363 It's true that... 503 00:50:19,105 --> 00:50:22,165 our love isn't morally approved of. 504 00:50:22,442 --> 00:50:25,309 But now...at least now... 505 00:50:40,927 --> 00:50:42,121 Thank you. 506 00:50:45,165 --> 00:50:48,828 Sayuri is at last in the season of love. 507 00:50:49,035 --> 00:50:49,933 What's that? 508 00:50:50,170 --> 00:50:55,369 When a girl falls in love, many boys gather around her. 509 00:50:55,608 --> 00:51:01,308 In my case, I've been surrounded by boyfriends since I was twelve. 510 00:51:01,948 --> 00:51:02,778 Me? 511 00:51:03,249 --> 00:51:08,881 I'm sure Sayuri will have lots of boyfriends asking for her hand. 512 00:51:09,089 --> 00:51:17,019 They'll be swarming like bees. 513 00:51:17,397 --> 00:51:19,228 Stop making fun of him. 514 00:51:19,432 --> 00:51:23,994 I like it. It's fun to make him jealous. 515 00:51:30,176 --> 00:51:33,839 Give me two buns and two bottles of milk. 516 00:51:36,449 --> 00:51:38,246 Three long calls. 517 00:51:38,451 --> 00:51:40,578 Twenty-four e-mails. 518 00:51:40,787 --> 00:51:42,550 Nice going. 519 00:51:42,756 --> 00:51:44,451 Confess your love. 520 00:51:44,657 --> 00:51:45,919 Do it today. 521 00:51:46,359 --> 00:51:49,726 You can do it. 522 00:52:03,576 --> 00:52:04,804 Thank you. 523 00:52:12,218 --> 00:52:13,150 Satoshi... 524 00:52:15,655 --> 00:52:18,215 When will you go back? 525 00:52:23,296 --> 00:52:25,958 Where would you like to go? 526 00:52:36,409 --> 00:52:42,370 It looks normal. I'm surprised. 527 00:52:44,584 --> 00:52:46,518 What did you imagine? 528 00:52:49,055 --> 00:52:52,513 Something more decorative. 529 00:52:53,960 --> 00:52:56,019 Like in your books? 530 00:52:57,797 --> 00:52:59,697 Excuse me. 531 00:54:01,261 --> 00:54:02,387 What's wrong? 532 00:54:12,238 --> 00:54:15,366 So you've lived here... 533 00:54:19,512 --> 00:54:24,779 Going to school, falling in love, enjoying your youth... 534 00:54:27,153 --> 00:54:28,984 studying lighting... 535 00:54:30,323 --> 00:54:34,885 working part-time at a gas stand. 536 00:54:37,830 --> 00:54:41,129 After work, you go to the bakery... 537 00:54:43,436 --> 00:54:46,496 and buy some buns and milk. 538 00:54:50,109 --> 00:54:54,307 After you finish eating, you stay there 539 00:54:54,681 --> 00:54:58,048 watching the harbor lights turn on, 540 00:54:58,751 --> 00:55:00,582 wearing a smile. 541 00:55:04,324 --> 00:55:06,383 Then she comes... 542 00:55:09,462 --> 00:55:11,396 Akiko. 543 00:55:14,734 --> 00:55:16,565 As I watch you two, 544 00:55:19,439 --> 00:55:23,808 I think, "How happy I would be... 545 00:55:25,311 --> 00:55:27,575 if I were beside you." 546 00:55:29,182 --> 00:55:30,843 My imagination. 547 00:55:34,454 --> 00:55:38,151 I imagine it every day. 548 00:55:43,162 --> 00:55:45,596 That's my youth. 549 00:56:50,029 --> 00:56:54,625 I'll make a reservation. At seven? 550 00:56:54,834 --> 00:56:57,200 That's fine. 551 00:57:00,506 --> 00:57:02,337 "Dinner at 7:00" 552 00:57:02,742 --> 00:57:04,073 And... 553 00:57:07,380 --> 00:57:08,677 Nothing. 554 00:57:09,816 --> 00:57:12,216 See you later. 555 00:57:15,088 --> 00:57:16,555 Are you free tonight? 556 00:57:17,323 --> 00:57:18,881 We're planning a party. 557 00:57:20,326 --> 00:57:21,418 I'm sorry. 558 00:57:24,230 --> 00:57:25,492 Not tonight. 559 00:57:25,698 --> 00:57:27,563 "Satoshi returning" 560 00:57:28,568 --> 00:57:30,798 You look happy. 561 00:57:31,938 --> 00:57:33,633 Unlike the Chief. 562 00:57:35,074 --> 00:57:37,668 Ando? What's wrong? 563 00:57:39,679 --> 00:57:44,173 I hear he's getting a divorce. 564 00:57:46,385 --> 00:57:49,286 The rumors say many things: 565 00:57:49,822 --> 00:57:52,848 They had a big fight. 566 00:57:53,693 --> 00:57:57,527 His wife had a love affair. 567 00:58:20,887 --> 00:58:22,479 Thanks for coming. 568 00:58:24,157 --> 00:58:24,851 Goodbye. 569 00:58:25,057 --> 00:58:25,887 Goodbye. 570 00:58:26,092 --> 00:58:27,081 I'll drink a lot. 571 00:58:27,360 --> 00:58:29,487 You say that every day. 572 00:58:41,374 --> 00:58:43,604 "Let's Go to Tokyo!" 573 00:58:49,849 --> 00:58:50,747 Decided. 574 00:58:52,552 --> 00:58:53,814 I'll be going, too. 575 00:58:55,154 --> 00:58:58,612 To Tokyo, with Satoshi. 576 00:59:00,726 --> 00:59:02,216 Maybe later, after him. 577 00:59:05,131 --> 00:59:08,100 He didn't ask me to come. 578 00:59:08,834 --> 00:59:12,429 But I want to go. 579 00:59:14,307 --> 00:59:17,333 We'll be able to see each other often. 580 00:59:18,044 --> 00:59:19,671 I can get a job in Tokyo. 581 00:59:19,879 --> 00:59:20,846 Look. 582 00:59:22,548 --> 00:59:23,947 Can you see him? 583 00:59:25,351 --> 00:59:26,943 Can you see what Satoshi is? 584 00:59:27,153 --> 00:59:28,518 Of course. 585 00:59:29,288 --> 00:59:30,414 I've been in love with him. 586 00:59:31,357 --> 00:59:33,120 Not the man you used to love, 587 00:59:33,326 --> 00:59:37,626 but the man you love now. 588 00:59:48,074 --> 00:59:49,268 If I were him, 589 00:59:55,548 --> 00:59:57,914 I'd always be beside you. 590 01:00:39,091 --> 01:00:41,992 Will you finish the story? 591 01:00:58,878 --> 01:01:00,846 I'll be a little late. 592 01:01:03,215 --> 01:01:04,477 I've got work. 593 01:01:04,984 --> 01:01:06,144 I'll be waiting. 594 01:01:29,742 --> 01:01:31,505 He did the lighting. 595 01:01:31,711 --> 01:01:34,646 Recently he lit up the lobby of a movie theater. 596 01:01:36,515 --> 01:01:38,380 One in Hiroshima. 597 01:01:38,584 --> 01:01:41,075 The color changes as time goes by. 598 01:01:41,287 --> 01:01:43,118 His reputation's good. 599 01:01:43,823 --> 01:01:48,021 I saw it. You did that, too? 600 01:01:50,730 --> 01:01:51,958 Great! 601 01:02:04,276 --> 01:02:11,273 "I'm sorry I can't answer your call now..." 602 01:02:17,423 --> 01:02:22,053 We must look at the spot before we make a plan. 603 01:02:22,261 --> 01:02:24,923 Do it quick. We haven't got much time. 604 01:02:25,131 --> 01:02:26,860 I see. All right. 605 01:02:27,533 --> 01:02:30,263 What's your budget? 606 01:02:37,676 --> 01:02:41,134 Well...shadows. 607 01:02:43,282 --> 01:02:48,049 My style is, find a light in the shadows. 608 01:02:49,188 --> 01:02:54,922 Light is strange. It shines brighter in the dusk. 609 01:02:56,128 --> 01:02:57,425 Let's see... 610 01:03:26,392 --> 01:03:27,450 Do your best. 611 01:03:29,361 --> 01:03:31,795 Thank you. 612 01:04:00,926 --> 01:04:01,756 I'm sorry. 613 01:04:03,095 --> 01:04:04,460 I'm so late! 614 01:04:06,398 --> 01:04:07,490 Why out here, 615 01:04:08,400 --> 01:04:09,958 in the cold? 616 01:04:11,070 --> 01:04:12,503 I'm all right. 617 01:04:13,038 --> 01:04:19,705 Your job is important. Don't worry. 618 01:04:50,910 --> 01:04:52,377 I'm sorry. 619 01:04:57,616 --> 01:04:59,709 I understand. It's only natural. 620 01:05:02,221 --> 01:05:03,381 You were with... 621 01:05:05,090 --> 01:05:07,058 ...Akiko, right? 622 01:05:10,796 --> 01:05:12,058 I thought so. 623 01:05:15,701 --> 01:05:21,071 She was your girlfriend. She still is. 624 01:05:24,310 --> 01:05:27,746 A peach of a pair! 625 01:05:29,615 --> 01:05:35,247 You were both stars... 626 01:05:36,855 --> 01:05:40,222 always shining... 627 01:05:44,330 --> 01:05:45,558 I understand. 628 01:05:47,733 --> 01:05:50,099 I'm no match for her. 629 01:05:52,705 --> 01:05:54,297 I don't suit you. 630 01:05:58,310 --> 01:05:59,675 Because you're... 631 01:06:01,714 --> 01:06:02,806 really... 632 01:06:06,952 --> 01:06:08,283 my ideal... 633 01:06:08,487 --> 01:06:10,421 It's not me that you love. 634 01:06:16,061 --> 01:06:18,621 I'm no good. 635 01:06:22,835 --> 01:06:25,599 I'm a cheap roadside decoration. 636 01:06:32,778 --> 01:06:35,008 Akiko found me a job. 637 01:06:37,216 --> 01:06:39,241 She knew I needed one. 638 01:06:43,622 --> 01:06:47,080 In Tokyo, I got a good job, 639 01:06:48,360 --> 01:06:50,624 thanks to my coordinator. 640 01:06:52,898 --> 01:06:55,594 But I left him. 641 01:06:56,969 --> 01:06:58,061 Then... 642 01:07:00,572 --> 01:07:02,540 I got nothing. 643 01:07:05,778 --> 01:07:09,214 No jobs at all. 644 01:07:14,319 --> 01:07:15,877 A jobless technician. 645 01:07:18,123 --> 01:07:20,114 That's what I am. 646 01:07:23,028 --> 01:07:24,723 You understand now. 647 01:07:28,967 --> 01:07:34,564 The man you love isn't me as I am. 648 01:07:34,773 --> 01:07:35,899 That isn't right. 649 01:07:38,310 --> 01:07:49,084 I'm really in love with you. 650 01:07:56,628 --> 01:07:58,220 I've been so... 651 01:07:59,865 --> 01:08:04,768 since I met you on the avenue. 652 01:08:07,706 --> 01:08:14,578 Since then I've been deeply in love. 653 01:08:15,714 --> 01:08:22,085 That place is July 24th Avenue for me. 654 01:08:22,287 --> 01:08:23,413 No. 655 01:08:25,991 --> 01:08:27,685 No avenues like that. 656 01:08:36,502 --> 01:08:41,461 None with that name. 657 01:10:02,788 --> 01:10:04,312 Welcome back. 658 01:10:15,400 --> 01:10:16,526 Marriage? 659 01:10:20,205 --> 01:10:21,570 She's pregnant. 660 01:10:23,008 --> 01:10:24,771 It shocked me, but... 661 01:10:25,577 --> 01:10:27,169 I made up my mind. 662 01:10:28,580 --> 01:10:30,480 We'll get married. 663 01:10:30,682 --> 01:10:31,512 Just a minute. 664 01:10:32,951 --> 01:10:36,944 You're still students. 665 01:10:37,189 --> 01:10:39,680 Is it okay with you? 666 01:10:40,459 --> 01:10:45,158 Why not? Marriage needs courage. 667 01:10:45,998 --> 01:10:49,934 They decided, so let's help them. 668 01:10:50,402 --> 01:10:52,336 The sooner the better. 669 01:10:52,704 --> 01:10:54,865 They chose Christmas Eve. 670 01:11:00,279 --> 01:11:02,213 It's so abrupt. 671 01:11:06,451 --> 01:11:08,009 But l... 672 01:11:09,054 --> 01:11:11,249 I'm very happy. 673 01:11:13,425 --> 01:11:15,950 Happiness rushed to me. 674 01:11:17,529 --> 01:11:18,962 Like a dream. 675 01:11:19,164 --> 01:11:21,064 It's suffocating me. 676 01:11:27,673 --> 01:11:32,667 No. I won't approve of it. 677 01:11:34,079 --> 01:11:39,483 I'll never approve of your marriage. 678 01:11:53,999 --> 01:11:54,988 Why? 679 01:11:58,403 --> 01:12:00,371 Why are you so irate? 680 01:12:02,307 --> 01:12:03,399 No way! 681 01:12:07,179 --> 01:12:09,044 She doesn't suit you. 682 01:12:10,882 --> 01:12:13,407 She can't. 683 01:12:14,119 --> 01:12:16,178 What a wrong match! 684 01:12:20,092 --> 01:12:22,617 You'll see the truth. 685 01:12:23,929 --> 01:12:26,056 It may look okay at first. 686 01:12:27,332 --> 01:12:31,359 But you'll realize you're wrong. 687 01:12:33,405 --> 01:12:36,203 You haven't seen what she really is. 688 01:12:39,011 --> 01:12:43,004 Then you'll see she doesn't suit you. 689 01:12:44,216 --> 01:12:48,812 She'll see she's not a match for you. 690 01:12:50,689 --> 01:12:55,183 Then, she'll have regrets. Pity her. 691 01:12:56,762 --> 01:13:01,062 You have no right to hurt her that much. 692 01:13:05,871 --> 01:13:10,899 Don't make a fool of her anymore. 693 01:14:15,440 --> 01:14:18,432 Maybe I made a mistake. 694 01:14:19,811 --> 01:14:25,181 A wrong match brings a failure. 695 01:14:26,885 --> 01:14:28,944 Is that it? 696 01:14:32,324 --> 01:14:38,661 In comic books, even a homely heroine wins the prince's love. 697 01:14:41,800 --> 01:14:45,133 In reality, things don't go that way. 698 01:14:48,406 --> 01:14:50,931 Recently, it's been the opposite. 699 01:14:57,983 --> 01:15:01,510 In most new comic books and dramas, 700 01:15:02,454 --> 01:15:08,620 heroines prefer boys nearby to princes far away. 701 01:15:10,362 --> 01:15:12,694 It's safer. 702 01:15:30,949 --> 01:15:35,352 That might be good. 703 01:15:42,761 --> 01:15:48,927 I wish it'd happen to me. 704 01:15:54,072 --> 01:15:56,165 So you don't see me. 705 01:15:59,611 --> 01:16:01,806 You don't see me through. 706 01:16:02,514 --> 01:16:03,947 Nor anyone else. 707 01:16:09,988 --> 01:16:11,888 You love your dreams. 708 01:17:12,651 --> 01:17:16,212 "1 Week Till Christmas!" 709 01:17:25,730 --> 01:17:26,788 Goodbye. 710 01:17:27,232 --> 01:17:29,223 Have a nice day. 711 01:17:44,916 --> 01:17:46,679 Are you Koji Honda of Nagasaki University? 712 01:17:47,152 --> 01:17:50,212 You're in this magazine... 713 01:18:58,857 --> 01:18:59,915 Look. 714 01:19:01,493 --> 01:19:03,256 I used his credit card freely. 715 01:19:07,365 --> 01:19:09,026 What do you plan to do? 716 01:19:10,235 --> 01:19:11,862 Just one thing. 717 01:19:13,271 --> 01:19:16,365 I'll live with my ex-boyfriend. 718 01:20:10,762 --> 01:20:17,395 "Christmas Eve" 719 01:21:04,082 --> 01:21:10,248 For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health 720 01:21:10,655 --> 01:21:15,024 will you love her? 721 01:21:17,195 --> 01:21:18,127 I will. 722 01:21:19,097 --> 01:21:20,359 Will you love him? 723 01:21:24,569 --> 01:21:26,366 Will you? 724 01:21:31,075 --> 01:21:32,372 Will you? 725 01:21:38,783 --> 01:21:41,183 - Will you? - No. I can't. 726 01:21:42,820 --> 01:21:44,378 I can't vow it. 727 01:21:50,061 --> 01:21:51,961 Sayuri is right. 728 01:21:55,867 --> 01:21:58,335 She told me before. 729 01:22:01,973 --> 01:22:04,498 "You'll see the truth." 730 01:22:06,110 --> 01:22:07,975 I think she's right. 731 01:22:10,348 --> 01:22:11,906 I get nervous. 732 01:22:14,552 --> 01:22:18,613 I get nervous whenever Koji is near me. 733 01:22:19,591 --> 01:22:21,525 Even when I talk... 734 01:22:23,494 --> 01:22:25,223 Even now... 735 01:22:27,498 --> 01:22:30,262 I'm worried he might shake me off. 736 01:22:31,836 --> 01:22:33,701 It's suffocating me. 737 01:22:36,074 --> 01:22:37,701 She's right. 738 01:22:39,344 --> 01:22:41,039 A wrong match. 739 01:22:43,615 --> 01:22:45,014 I understand. 740 01:22:47,251 --> 01:22:48,775 It's a mistake. 741 01:22:50,588 --> 01:22:53,182 I'm making a mistake. 742 01:22:58,896 --> 01:23:00,625 I can't vow it. 743 01:23:13,211 --> 01:23:14,803 You can make mistakes. 744 01:23:23,388 --> 01:23:25,049 Why not? 745 01:23:26,624 --> 01:23:28,854 Make mistakes, so what? 746 01:23:32,463 --> 01:23:34,454 It's easy... 747 01:23:36,200 --> 01:23:41,137 to turn away from your love, give up... 748 01:23:42,407 --> 01:23:44,875 and go back to your shell. 749 01:23:47,145 --> 01:23:49,375 It'll save you from suffering. 750 01:23:52,717 --> 01:23:53,615 But... 751 01:23:57,822 --> 01:24:00,985 It'll bring nothing. 752 01:24:06,631 --> 01:24:10,657 Nothing will happen. 753 01:24:18,209 --> 01:24:20,507 Don't be afraid of mistakes. 754 01:24:22,880 --> 01:24:24,677 Don't give him up. 755 01:24:26,050 --> 01:24:29,041 If you love him, stay beside him. 756 01:25:05,723 --> 01:25:06,985 I'm sorry. 757 01:25:32,183 --> 01:25:33,707 I will. 758 01:25:52,637 --> 01:25:53,695 Excuse me. 759 01:25:58,276 --> 01:25:59,903 I made a mistake. 760 01:26:02,180 --> 01:26:03,875 I saw him. 761 01:26:05,750 --> 01:26:07,809 I saw Satoshi a while ago. 762 01:26:10,888 --> 01:26:12,253 I called him. 763 01:26:14,659 --> 01:26:19,289 I wanted him to attend my wedding. 764 01:26:32,677 --> 01:26:36,340 But l... 765 01:26:37,114 --> 01:26:40,447 I told him, "Don't confuse her anymore." 766 01:26:44,422 --> 01:26:47,016 But... it's not too late. 767 01:26:52,263 --> 01:26:53,525 Sayuri. 768 01:27:09,213 --> 01:27:11,477 It's Christmas Eve. 769 01:27:13,017 --> 01:27:16,851 You must spend it with your love. 770 01:27:44,949 --> 01:27:45,973 I... 771 01:27:50,221 --> 01:27:55,523 I think I'll make a mistake. 772 01:28:00,598 --> 01:28:02,623 Then hurry, go. 773 01:28:05,870 --> 01:28:07,599 In comic books, 774 01:28:08,940 --> 01:28:11,067 all heroes see the heroines off. 775 01:28:15,446 --> 01:28:16,378 Go to him. 776 01:28:32,730 --> 01:28:33,754 Merry Christmas. 777 01:31:00,811 --> 01:31:02,836 "Miracle on Christmas Eve" 778 01:31:03,047 --> 01:31:05,072 "Nagasaki Univ. Auditorium" 779 01:33:39,803 --> 01:33:41,168 Is it so good? 780 01:34:58,349 --> 01:35:00,817 This is my last job this year. 781 01:35:16,300 --> 01:35:17,733 That time... 782 01:35:19,870 --> 01:35:22,839 you encouraged me. 783 01:35:25,876 --> 01:35:27,366 Since then... 784 01:35:29,279 --> 01:35:35,148 I've been in love with you. 785 01:35:38,088 --> 01:35:43,184 But the more deeply I'm in love, 786 01:35:45,562 --> 01:35:49,862 the more perverse it feels. 787 01:35:53,370 --> 01:35:54,803 I tried... 788 01:35:56,206 --> 01:35:58,572 not to get closer to you. 789 01:36:04,314 --> 01:36:06,874 I saw only what I wanted to see. 790 01:36:10,521 --> 01:36:15,220 I didn't see the whole of you... 791 01:36:15,459 --> 01:36:17,723 what you really were. 792 01:36:20,864 --> 01:36:22,195 But still... 793 01:36:24,902 --> 01:36:27,302 I'm glad to see you smiling. 794 01:36:30,040 --> 01:36:34,032 I'm sad when you look lonely. 795 01:36:40,484 --> 01:36:45,922 If I have something to be proud of, 796 01:36:48,125 --> 01:36:49,114 it's... 797 01:36:54,631 --> 01:36:57,862 that I love you. 798 01:37:02,172 --> 01:37:07,405 In the past, at present... 799 01:37:10,447 --> 01:37:14,144 and in the future, too. 800 01:37:15,952 --> 01:37:17,750 I love you...only you. 801 01:37:20,724 --> 01:37:22,749 You're charming when you smile. 802 01:37:27,197 --> 01:37:29,165 I thought so that time. 803 01:37:31,101 --> 01:37:36,698 I wished I'd have somebody smiling in the light. 804 01:37:38,407 --> 01:37:39,534 That's all... 805 01:37:41,178 --> 01:37:42,304 That's all... 806 01:37:43,580 --> 01:37:45,309 That's all I want. 807 01:37:47,150 --> 01:37:48,742 I think so. 808 01:37:52,022 --> 01:37:54,616 You make me believe it. 809 01:38:02,032 --> 01:38:03,090 Sayuri. 810 01:38:06,737 --> 01:38:08,967 I love you... only you. 811 01:38:16,346 --> 01:38:18,439 Someday... Iet's go... 812 01:38:20,584 --> 01:38:21,881 together... 813 01:38:25,656 --> 01:38:28,090 to July 24th Avenue. 814 01:40:17,166 --> 01:40:19,761 This is as I am. 815 01:40:22,072 --> 01:40:26,008 If it's okay, let's make a family. 816 01:40:32,816 --> 01:40:34,647 What shall I say? 817 01:41:02,412 --> 01:41:05,438 Pretty as ever. 818 01:41:06,983 --> 01:41:08,109 Thank you. 819 01:41:14,758 --> 01:41:20,059 Merry Christmas! My Little Girl. 820 01:41:27,671 --> 01:41:28,797 What's this? 821 01:41:29,873 --> 01:41:31,602 Oh! My Jesus! 822 01:42:15,085 --> 01:42:20,751 Let's drink to Megumi and Koji. Congratulations! 823 01:42:21,023 --> 01:42:24,391 Cheers! 824 01:42:26,263 --> 01:42:27,730 Cheers! 825 01:42:31,334 --> 01:42:33,029 I accept it. 826 01:42:38,175 --> 01:42:39,233 Merry Christmas! 827 01:42:42,679 --> 01:42:44,146 Merry Christmas! 828 01:42:48,618 --> 01:42:50,210 Are you okay? Tired? 829 01:42:51,955 --> 01:42:53,422 You must be tired. 830 01:42:53,690 --> 01:42:55,317 Better sit down. 831 01:43:08,071 --> 01:43:10,539 Merry Christmas! 832 01:43:47,744 --> 01:43:50,440 "Don't be afraid of ending your life. 833 01:43:52,849 --> 01:43:59,982 "Fear that it may not start at all," Grace Hansen said. 834 01:44:10,666 --> 01:44:14,159 Adoration was at the starting line. 835 01:44:18,407 --> 01:44:21,809 And I finally reached the goal... 836 01:44:23,113 --> 01:44:26,549 July 24th Avenue. 837 01:44:39,396 --> 01:44:42,854 TAKAO OSAWA 838 01:44:43,066 --> 01:44:47,764 MlKl NAKATANl 839 01:47:55,023 --> 01:47:59,688 Directed by SHOSUKE MURAKAMl