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ATAKASHI ISHII FILM

You OK? They sold you?

Stubborn bitch!

Make her sing!

Go to hell!

Watch out.

Ow!

Dumb ass!

MAI KITAJIMA

KANJI TSUDA

TOSHIYUKI NAGASHIMA

MIKAGE YOZABURO ITO

and NAOTO TAKENAKA

THE BRUTAL HOPELESSNESS OF LOVE

Who are you?

Nami has arrived.

Nami is here.

Is my hair OK?

It's sticking out.

Hold on. Mirror.

Thanks.

Right here. Great.

Thanks.

Where's Okano?

I don't know.

What room?

He's waiting in the control room.

Where is it?

In here.

In here.

What scene is next?

In two hours we'll do the escape.

I'll come get you then.

Come in.

Sorry.

Is this room OK?

It's not really for interviews.

It's fine.

Please.

Sorry to do this while you're filming.

Please.

No problem.

No photos?

We'll take some video this time.

OK.

Here we go.

OK.

Again, I'm Editor Katsuragi.

Let's continue with the interview.

OK.

Last time we covered your debut at 15,

your popularity as a young singer,

and your acting career.

At 24, you married an actor 15 years older.

Yosuke Tsuchiya.

A young actress like you...

marrying a seasoned actor caused...

a media stir.

That's about where we left off.

Yes.

A major star speaking to me openly about her life,

and sharing her personal sexual experiences...

has made me a hero at my company.

I'm embarrassed.

It's OK.

The movie you are shooting today,

what is it about?

Alright.

Go ahead.

It's about an actress.

It's called "Left Alone."

"Left Alone."

An actress believes she's living in a movie.

Hm?

You told me the other day.

Right. The actress thinks reality is a series of movies.

But I'm not playing her now.

I'm doing a story about

an actor couple who break up.

I play a woman named "Kyoko."

And the action scene?

That was from "Blackbird."

So within the movie "Left Alone"...

is the movie "Blackbird."

The scene shows Kyoko acting.

And "What's Going On"?

"What's Going On"?

Oh, that's an erotic piece at the end.

So there are two movies within the movie?

Yes, as films being shot.

And the story of the actress...

Yes, "Left Alone."

Your husband is playing the role of your husband

Quite a hot topic.

They say we're a happy couple,

but my husband cheats, and we often separate.

It happens a lot, right?

Why is that?

We hardly have time to meet.

When we got married, my husband said,

"Go ahead and continue your work. You only live once."

"I'll support you."

He was understanding.

Please continue from there.

One reason I accepted this interview is to...

talk about the issue of male chauvinism.

It is now referred to as

"domestic violence,"

and men still have violent tendencies toward women.

This includes verbal abuse and sexual acts like infidelity.

I feel that it has gotten worse.

Indeed.

One expression of an escape from this...

is the embattled main character, whose name is Kyoko.

You mentioned.

It's seen in her actions.

What actions?

Kyoko has nowhere to go.

In search of freedom, she opens a door to discover a new place.

She finds not an actress, but another self.

She changes into her true self.

It's the story of the true side of an actress.

True side?

Yes. In her crisis, it's not an eye for an eye.

She doesn't have loveless sex with countless men.

That doesn't happen.

It's the opposite.

Meaning...

I'll explain using the script.

Okano?

Okano?

Sorry. The manager has the script.

He knew the time...

He just called and said he had something urgent.

Urgent?

I wonder what.

I've had a chance to read the other scripts.

"What's Going On" and "Blackbird."

There's a lot of narration in the movie.

I think you'd understand it better if...

I explain it to you as you visualize.

Alright.

I play the main character Kyoko.

My husband plays her husband Fujikura.

His lover Ryoko is played by Junko Kotani.

In this scene, Fujikura is in bed with his lover...

while Kyoko is out filming on location.

Kyoko suspected her husband of having an affair with Ryoko,

and when she happened to see an e-mail Ryoko had sent him,

she was almost certain of it.

It was evening, and Kyoko was out filming on location.

Kyoko enters from the garage, holding her bag.

She has removed her shoes, and steps quietly.

She looks around.

The door chain is secured.

Her husband's shoes...

sit next to a woman's shoes.

Kyoko sets her shoes on the floor,

and quietly enters the living room.

On the sofa are a women's scarf and shopping bags.

On the table is some half-drunk wine.

And two glasses.

She hears people arguing upstairs.

Shut up!

No!

Take your clothes off or I'll kill you!

Kyoko heads toward the stairs.

Get undressed!

No! Stop it!

Look, you're on TV!

Stop it, please!

As Kyoko approaches the third-floor bedroom,

the voices get louder.

She realizes the man's voice is Fujikura's.

Stop it! Let go of me!

Shut up or I'll kill you!

Ow! It hurts!

You're not going to shut up, huh?

Get undressed!

I'll turn you into my sex slave!

So you're not wearing panties!

Hold on.

Hey, what are you doing?

You're great. You've nothing to worry about.

Hey.

Do you do this with her too?

My wife? We used to a long time ago.

All night, no matter what.

I'm jealous.

She was able to be an actress because I helped her.

You're so kind.

I once played a character...

who ties up his cheating wife and kills her.

I saw it. "Climax."

I asked her to help me rehearse my part.

She refused?

Yeah, she's squeamish about that kind of stuff.

She bathes alone.

I've never even seen her asshole.

Really?

She became a big hit, so it was tough for me.

I should've retired.

She seems high-strung, even in her movies.

But she's great.

Even when she's busy, she'll clean the house.

But I do find that a bit rigid.

I understand.

I thought you were filming.

I'm sorry.

We were just rehearsing!

Cut!

Alright!

Crotch patch OK?

Yes, fine.

You OK? I hit you a bit hard.

You must really have a grudge.

That was great, very realistic.

Okano.

You saying it's real?

That's not...

I'm sorry.

She was scary.

She's a star, but also the wife of a star.

So the affair happened.

She was worried about her husband and other women.

Hm? Yes.

The story is about a breakup.

The manager is also named Okano.

That's right, Okano. So?

Never mind.

So your married life

continued to be rocky?

According to my husband, we hardly saw each other,

and I was a neglectful wife who didn't cook his meals.

You said the main character, at this time of crisis...

starting to do something.

What did she do?

She was backed against the wall.

She was distraught.

With nowhere to go, she opened a door to find...

a new place.

A new place?

Her husband's affair was to be covered in a magazine.

Could you comment on these photos?

Do you know Ryoko? She's been on TV a lot.

Hey!

Could you do this later?

You let him in?

You don't need to prepare. Get your beauty sleep.

But the new director doesn't give me any feedback.

It's a nude scene in a nudie film.

Just undress.

But you said you approved of this role.

Because you said you wanted to advance.

But no man wants the world to see his naked wife.

You say this now?

Shall we rehearse the rape scene?

I'm good at it!

Stop it!

He's a yakuza boss, right?

Can't pay?

Then you'll pay with your body!

No! Stop it!

Good! Good!

Come on, tell me to stop!

No! Stop it! Stop it!

That's right! Good!

They say that director is very supportive.

Go on, do him.

Maybe you already have. Don't let me stop you!

Enrich your art!

And this magazine!

"His excuse for..."

"cheating on his supportive wife."

"Enriching his art."

Did you tell?

To get back at me?

Had our relationship been that fragile?

Or had it been an illusion from the start?

To escape from her daily life,

she immerses herself in her movie.

The action film.

The movie "Blackbird" in the movie "Left Alone."

What's it about?

A man goes undercover to stop human traffickers,

but is killed by someone.

His wife tries to find the killer,

but is raped and drugged.

As she's tortured, she plans to avenge her husband.

Muraki.

Yuko, the main character in "Blackbird,"

is freed by the boss Muraki.

Muraki actually also...

But then Muraki...

Get out of here!

Go!

Muraki!

Are you OK?

This way!

Forgive me. Your husband...

Muraki!

Muraki!

The challenging filming of "Blackbird" was finally done.

But that evening, instead of being happy for her...

Fujikura seemed bitter and depressed,

Iike his outlook on life had changed.

She could see it.

Her husband had once again gone to bed early.

She wanted him to sooth her.

What are you doing? I've got to get up at 5!

I took some sleeping pills! Not now!

She couldn't count on Yosuke for support.

She, I... had hit rock bottom.

Wasn't his name Fujikura?

Hm? What's that?

It seemed as if the staff and actors,

everyone was against her.

Like one more thing would set her off.

She puts on the dress he gave her, and goes out to the terrace.

His arms feel good against her body, warm from the wine.

Great, just like that.

You're beautiful.

Open your legs more.

Something snapped.

She changed her clothes, and left the house.

She had to go.

It didn't matter where.

As long as it was far from him.

Excuse me.

Shall we?

Three?

Come on.

Me? OK.

What's this?

A hospital? For role-playing?

It's locked.

I was born here.

It closed down. But I always...

wanted to come here.

It's my own secret place.

The lights work.

That's some smell.

Could be a body.

Wow! Nice.

Let's do it right now in gynecology.

You're not wearing panties.

Wow...

Wow, that was amazing.

It's been a while.

Hey.

Why don't we do it dirtier?

What's a pretty girl like you doing this for?

How about some more?

Are you kidding?

We did it three times, didn't we?

That's a lot for me.

No?

I've got work tomorrow.

Fuck my ass.

Your ass? What are you doing?

What's this?

Hey! What are you doing?

Sorry. I'm sorry.

An actress turned prostitute.

Quite a sensational movie.

The theme isn't prostitution.

A woman loses her...

So then...

Prostitution is how she responds to...

her husband's betrayal.

No. It's about "makeup."

Makeup?

She creates another self with makeup,

and goes into the night.

She restores her balance by selling her body.

It's what she does to express her desperation.

I understand.

So she starts out normal and conservative.

But her troubled marriage...

brings about a sexual awakening.

Is that it?

She is not awakened.

Sex is not the objective nor the consequence.

She is hurt by her marriage, and in trying to free herself...

this is what she does.

If you wouldn't mind,

please tell me more about her "breakdown with makeup."

So she transforms with flashy makeup,

and hooks up with strangers.

But isn't she too famous for that?

She's a star actress in this movie, right?

What is fake and what is real?

Even the realness is fake...

Transcending truth. Is that the last prostitution scene?

No. Before long...

there's a development.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Omura, a well-known producer...

approaches her about a film.

Please.

Thank you.

About the nudity...

Nudity?

There's more to it than just nudity.

Actually, my husband said "no more nudity."

It's about a novelist who cheats...

on his wife.

It's not a dirty movie. Please read the script.

Can it be done without nudity?

With her popularity...

You're a movie star.

No one will think less of you.

You know how to act.

This is your chance to become a mature actress.

I'm counting on you.

It'll be a chance to advance your career.

It's a good director.

But...

You can do better.

Around then, she was losing her confidence as a woman.

Even if her fans loved her,

the one man she loved, didn't love her back.

She was unhappy.

Pretty good, isn't it?

You can review every scene.

It's rubbish.

Grade-B action. The actress comes out...

struts around, and is raped and killed.

Rubbish.

Honey.

I wanted to ask you something.

What?

Wow... a hospital.

With instruments.

You were born here?

Not here.

Wow...

Here is good.

People might be able to see us.

Anywhere else?

Come on...

Come on...

I can only get hard when I see an S&M flick.

That's good...

S&M...

Want to tie me up?

It might make you hard.

Really? With what...?

With a sash...

from the roof.

Lie back.

Good.

Lift.

Good... good.

Great...

Why do men want to do this?

No good?

What about pills?

ED medicine?

I'm too embarrassed to get it, and it's pricey.

I have some.

It looks different.

There are different kinds.

In an hour, if you think of sex, it should work.

I always do.

Lift up my dress.

Pass the sash between my legs.

Put it in my mouth.

SLEEP MEDICINE KYOKO FUJIKURA

What?

Welcome back.

Get in.

Okano.

I'll do it.

What?

The two of you?

But... please cast my husband Fujikura as the star.

No. You're the star. How about him as leading male?

He'll be billed over Kobayashi.

That's quite a deal.

OK. That'll be fine.

But, Mr. Omura...

You, stay out of it. And we'll cast Ryoko Nogami.

So you'll undress for us?

Yes.

Kyoko...

I'll do my best.

So you and your cheating husband...

Cheating? Can I comment?

We'll be making an announcement.

And his lover Ryoko Nogami too...

Sorry, no comment.

That'll be all for today.

Get back...

Okano, get rid of them!

Omura... That sly son of a gun...

Nice.

Meaningless sex in the...

place you were born.

What'll it be?

Put this on and lie down.

Right in front...

Embarrassed?

Very nice. Now lie down, and don't move.

You're dead.

Dead?

You know.

You never did this as a kid?

Played autopsy?

I'm starting the autopsy.

Don't move. You're dead.

Put your panties back on.

Continuing the autopsy.

A wedge...

Hey... aren't we going to do it?

Of corpse we are... Good one, huh?

I'm Sho-chan, the perverted medical examiner.

This isn't my first time.

I'm into this.

Stiffness implies 12 hours since death.

Hey... you look like the actress Kyoko.

Who?

Kyoko. You look like Kyoko.

Kyoko?

Who's that?

She was a young singer, and nowshe's popular among...

married men.

I really look like her?

Go wiith it. Say "I'm Kyoko!"

I'm Kyoko.

I'm Kyoko.

I'm Kyoko.

Just like her.

Who am I really?

Who am I like?

What is she like? Swieet? Cute? Beautiful?

Do I really look like her?

Do I really look like Kyoko?

Not yet. Hold on. Wait!

Harder! Harder!

You wiere watching me again?

No, I...

You're not going to ask?

Filming starts in 2 wieeks.

Take care of yourself.

Is something on my face?

Let's go.

I was looking all over for you.

You really are Kyoko.

You don't have to run away. You really are Kyoko, right?

You have the wirong person. Who's Kyoko?

You think I'm threatening you?

Or is it you never take the same customer twiice?

We came here a month ago!

No, don't hit me!

Look, I brought some things.

Some things like before.

Come on, let's play autopsy.

Your outfit.

I don't know you!

Let's play. It'll be fun.

You're Kyoko, right?

That's right!

I brought this for you.

Wowi! Let me see!

Kyoko, try this on.

You don't have to be embarrassed in front of me.

OK then. Howi do I look?

Oh, Kyoko, take a look at this.

Look!

Kyoko thinks,

"This man is crazy."

"Who knowis wihat he'll do if I resist."

"So she says, I'm Kyoko! I'm Kyoko!"'

"This man is crazy. Who knowis wihat he'll do if I resist."

You think that?

Alright then. Let's do it then.

I remember nowi. We partied together, right?

Put on the special panties, right?

Put on this costume, and dance like her.

I sawi her performance.

And I wion these clothes.

In a drawiing. But they're fake.

I smelled them, but they don't smell like you.

There's a big room on the second floor.

Kyoko thought, "This guy is nuts."

"If I resist it'll only get wiorse."

"I have to get through this."

Kyoko has no choice but to put on her old outfit.

As she changes, Ogura is in the next room.

He's fumbling wiith...

a pile of old televisions.

Too bright.

It worked.

Kyoko, yeah! Kyoko, yeah! Kyoko, yeah, yeah, yeah!

Kyoko, yeah! Go ahead, sing!

I don't know who Kyoko is!

I don't knowi the song!

...in a crowid, I think of you.

I remember your tenderness...

and your playfulness.

I'm dreaming of you.

Please accept me.

I love you and only you.

Hold me tight.

Run, run, run, run, runaway!

Run, run, run, run, runaway!

Everybody, come on! One, twio, let's go!

You depart for somewihere alone.

Is it far away? I lose sight of you.

In this big wiide wiorld,

wihy did I meet you?

You let go of my hand.

Tears fill my eyes...

In this big wihole wiorld,

Can I take a picture?

No, don't!

Can I?

No!

Don't!

"I'm a star. It's my job to be in pictures," Nami thinks.

Nami? I thought she was Kyoko.

Hm? Right, Kyoko.

Run, run, run, run, runaway!

Run, run, run, run, runaway!

Run, run, run, run, runaway!

I'm Kyoko, a young singer!

Love me!

I'm a star!

Fans adore my radiance!

Love me!

Just the twio of us in the big wiide wiorld.

In this big wiide wiorld,

wihy did I meet you?

You're really her.

Come here. Let's do something fun.

Don't be afraid. No need to wiorry.

No! No! No!

It's OK.

I won't hurt you.

It's OK.

It's not what you think.

It's not. It's not. It's not.

It's not. It's not what you think.

You and me forever.

Stop it!

Cut! Where's the cut?

Cut, right?

Cut!

Cut...

Kyoko.

OK!

Good wiork.

No, I'm hot.

You wiere watching me again?

Well, I...

Is he dead?

It'll be OK. Nobody sawi us come in.

If we just hide the evidence...

I wion't tell anybody.

If this gets out,

I killed him because he attacked you.

I?

Yes. This wiill be our secret.

Kyoko thinks Ogura looks like he's in bliss.

Kyoko calms dowin, and sits there in a daze.

She hears footsteps outside.

As she listens, she braces herself.

Okano asks her to...

recount all the events.

What she did, wihat she left wihere.

Okano jogs her memory.

He looks for things left behind,

and erases the photos.

The photos...

He tries to get rid of any trace of Kyoko.

Finally, he picks up Ogura's laptop,

wihich holds Kyoko's past.

Laptop.

He hides the body and shakes his head.

Is there any evidence? Why?

The motive? What should I do?

Has anything been left behind?

Okano crawils around, searching.

Don't do this again.

You're a star.

And if I wasn't?

Just don't do it!

Her handbag!

She only used it wihen she sold herself.

Her little handbag.

Why?

You're a customer, right?

Hold me.

We've made it this far.

Let's hang in there.

If not, I'm leaving...

Obstruction of business.

The one I love, doesn't hold me.

I didn't know who I was anymore...

Howi long have you been wiith Okano?

Been wiith?

I mean howi long has he been your manager?

OKANO-RELATED

Since my debut.

So 15 years?

STATEMENTS BY EX-WIFE

Yes, and I?

Being together for so long...

people come to love each other.

You said, "The one I love, doesn't hold me."

It'd be natural to feel that.

No, wie just wiork together!

Is that how Okano sees it?

He's 40 and single, right?

He's not single.

He's been married 15 years.

I haven't met his wife, but I've heard she's lovely.

Has Okano ever made any kind of advances?

Let's get back to the movie.

Sorry. So they never found the body?

We wiere wiorried, but it was never on the newis.

The movie then picks up.

Filming starts for "What's Going On."

And things move toward a breakup.

Could you tell me about "What's Going On"?

What kind of movie is it?

Omura gives Okano a warning.

"Kyoko's skin is bruised."

"She has marks and scars."

"Make sure she takes it easy."

Okano apologizes for his laxness.

I heard a funny rumor.

Yes?

Kyoko is a prostitute.

What the heck is that?

Who started this rumor?

I know.

But this cast is causing a stir.

It'll be a big hit.

You're coming to see the climax, right?

I've got some cleaning up to do, but I'll go after that.

What was Omura trying to say?

Was it "You caused those marks"?

Or "Get married and settle dowin"?

Or was it "Her affairs wiill be the end of you"?

In "What's Going On," Kyoko plays Yuko, a wioman in her 30s.

Her husband is novelist Yoshinaga, and his lover is...

Junko.

Mika.

Yuko, played by Kyoko,

is taking a showier in a red tile bathroom.

Red tile bathroom?

She has a look of wiorry.

The showier is raining dowin on her.

Her long hair is up in a bun.

She feels something strange on her neck.

It flew...

Yuko heads to the third floor, but remembers something.

She takes out a beer and has a drink.

As she heads back, she remembers to turn on the rice cooker.

Is this her own house?

So like the scene in "Left Alone"...

it's a three-story house?

No, it was a movie set, I think...

A movie set.

There's a twiist here, so maybe I shouldn't tell you.

Cut! OK!

OK, next scene.

Hm?

Oh yeah...

Nami, are you OK?

Here it is.

Nami, are you OK?

Hm?

Don't laugh. We're statues!

OK!

Up to the covers.

So you didn't need us.

Nowi, Yuko finds them in bed.

She stabs them to death in the bed.

Let's get ready!

Aren't wie eating?

I'll look fatter if we eat first!

Come in.

Is this Kyoko Fujikura's room?

Yes?

The scene to be filmed is wihere Yuko stabs them.

It's first done once wiithout all of the blood.

I was wiondering...

Okano wasn't at the set?

Okano? What about Okano?

Some cheap stuff here.

I don't know him.

My husband left to go meet her, but never came home.

I looked all over for him.

So he's missing. What's this have to do wiith Kyoko?

There's a hard disk.

It's my husband's, but please take a look.

The movie flashes back to 2 hours earlier.

She returns home wihen her husband is in bed wiith a young actress.

Because filming was canceled due to rain.

Rain?

Yes.

The first time she caught him it wasn't raining.

And the second time it was.

Yes, so?

Entering from the garage, she sees the chain is on.

And a wioman's shoes are again next to her husband's.

She sets her bag and shoes...

dowin on the floor, and heads to the second floor.

She hears the showier running, and the banter of a man and a wioman.

It's her voice again.

Let's have some wiine.

Cut! Once more!

Once more. Is that real?

It's fake.

We need a real one. It looks different.

OK! Once more!

Real take!

Hold on.

Real take!

OK! Next scene!

Sorry about that.

No problem.

Shut up and take off your clothes!

That's my wiife's bathrobe.

She'll smell your perfume.

We always play rape.

If you like it so much, do it.

For you it'll be a rehearsal, and for me,

material for my wiriting.

Writing material?

We don't have to.

What's wirong? You've been strange lately.

I'm tired. I've been busy.

Busy deceiving your wiife?

Take it off! Take it off!

What's the problem?

Will you stay the night?

She wion't be back tonight.

Your wiife... she calls me.

I pick up, but she doesn't say anything

10 times a day.

Come on, she's not that persistent.

OK!

Next, Yuko stabs them.

Lay out sheets for the blood!

We'll do a test take wiithout the blood!

Okano is late.

Cover the walls too.

This is a fake.

Alright.

Kyoko, let's run through it.

You rush in. Junko is startled. Feel free to yell.

Stab her.

Pull it out.

Again.

No, stop!

Stab him.

Pull it out.

Again.

Junko.

Pull it out.

Breathing.

OK. Just like that.

Alright?

Alright.

Starting position.

Here wie go!

Test take!

Test take!

Suzuki.

I want to see the timing,

so call it out.

"Psssh!"

OK!

Test take!

Test take!

And action!

Ryoko, you're beautiful.

Darling...

I thought you wiere filming.

No, stop!

OK!

Nowi the real take!

Ready wiith the blood?

Ready.

We're counting on you Suzuki.

The acting is fine like that.

That man, Sho-chan, is my husband.

Interesting fellowi, huh?

When did he turn into a real man?

He said he hated other wiomen.

She must have tricked him.

Is that Kyoko?

She's on TV a lot, isn't she?

Sorry, but wihat do you want?

Hey... you look like the actress Kyoko.

Who?

Kyoko.

Nowshe's popular among married men.

I'm Kyoko.

What is this?

Look, it's Kyoko! Kyoko!

It's really Kyoko!

Things get suspenseful, so it cuts to another scene.

When was the last time he sawi Kyoko having so much fun?

Okano thinks it through.

He did not see the murder.

He thinks he's watching wihat happened wihen he wasn't there.

He recognizes her.

But wiho else wiill recognize her as Kyoko?

Kyoko is a star... Everyone wiill.

What do you want?

I showied it to a magazine to see wihat they thought.

You showied it to a magazine?

The wihore in the operating room is Kyoko isn't it?

The young singer, it's her!

He had to satisfy this wioman,

or it wiould blowi up and be Kyoko's ruin.

He was in a bind.

Is that all the footage you have?

What?

There aren't copies?

No! Hurry up and take me to him!

There's a dam by this studio.

Sometimes the reservoir there dries up.

In couple of years, a body may be found there.

It was tough carrying him all that way.

But it seems I should've taken him further.

Kyoko is innocent! Some fan you're husband was!

He was a growin man stalking her!

Who knowis wihat he wiould've done? He might have...

He tried to kill her! So I killed him!

That's my job! I dumped the body.

Kyoko is innocent!

What did you do to Sho-chan?

Sho-chan...

Sho-chan... is lonely...

Time to join him!

Murder! Murder!

Help! Help!

Okano is late.

There she is!

I told you no interviews!

Just one thing. This picture.

It looks like you... Is this a movie?

Is this real? Are you a prostitute?

Look at this.

This is you, isn't it?

Okano! Okano!

A bit blurry, but...

Excuse me.

Nami is innocent.

Nami didn't do it!

This is a fake, but be careful.

Good luck.

Real take!

Real take!

Make it good.

Here wie go!

Real take!

And action!

Nami!

Hey!

Nami!

Nami!

Nami! Somebody call an ambulance!

Cut!

Cut, right? Where's the cut?

Nami, die!

Cut, right? Where's the cut?

Cut!

Okano!

Cut!

OK. Nami... you wiere great.

The press is here.

Fix up your makeup wiith this.

Am I cute?

Am I cute?

Hold on.

You're beautiful, Nami...

Okano? What's the matter?

I'm OK. I'm OK.

I'll protect you...

Okano? Okano, wihat's the matter?

Howi could you be late for this important video?

Sorry, I got stuck in traffic.

You've got to allowi for that.

Oh... Nami, this is your manager Okano.

He's our top newi guy.

I'm Okano. I'm tough, so give me a lot of wiork.

I'm Nami! Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you.

Nami...

Nami! Calm dowin!

Have a seat.

Excuse me.

Time's up.

Very interesting. I'd like to see that movie.

But there's more.

More? Let's stop here for today.

Could you let me hear the rest tomorrowi?

Yes. I wionder if it'll fit in my schedule. Okano?

NAMI TSUCHIYA MANAGER KILLED

POPULAR ACTRESS ARRESTED

HUSBAND AND MISTRESS MURDERED AT HOME

CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY UNCLEAR

PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION

I wonder where he went.

I'm sorry.

No problem.

Send him my regards.

This way.

Where should I go?

Wherever you like.

OK... alright.

DR. KATSURAGI PSYCHIATRY

Written and Directed by TAKASHI ISHII