Original subtitles

We never conceal the truth, no subject is taboo

We try to share everything with each other

This is our family rule

Good morning

Good morning

Say,

where'd you cook me up?

Cook you up?

Where was I invested with life, my destiny-origination?

A love hotel

- Where? - Wild Monkeys

Wild Monkeys?

That monkey billboard in the mall That love hotel there

And me?

Right here, Ko

Where here?

Right there

In the refrigerator?

But doesn't Wild Monkey sound like you're totally dumb?

Kimura Hana was Amsterdam

"I'd like to visit Amsterdam someday,

"I'm sure I'll feel a sense of nostalgia there," she says. Revolting

She got made when her folks went to Amsterdam to smoke pot

Her name's Kimura Hana? Like the flower?

They're definitely ex-hippies

Sure beats Wild Monkeys

Wish I hadn't asked I wanna die

Your mother didn't like Wild Monkeys, either,

but that day, everywhere else was full

Hotel Merry-go-round, Hotel White Parasol,

Hotel Mr. Mountain Bear...

Each time they turned us down, it only stiffened our resolve

So we settled for Wild Monkeys

Great memory, but then you're an ex-class president

Of course, we're talking Wild Monkeys

Already 16 years since Wild Monkeys

And 17 years since this Grand Urban Maison was built

It's just a housing project

Shit

At least eat your egg

I'm off

I'm off

Honey, wait, take out the garbage

Sure, sure, I'm off

Off you go

Kyobashi Takashi, Eriko, Mana, Ko

Wait, wait

''home remodeling is the way to go!

''Today's topic...

''Remodeling with new wallpaper is the way to go!"

Listen

About your bear...

It's pink

Yeah, it's pink

Your bear...

How can he bear it?

Are you nuts?

How can your bear bear it?

...leave a 5 yen coin under your bed, and you'll get lucky in love

Apearl of wisdom

I'll definitely check it out, starting tonight

Happy Birthday, Mommy May 18, 1991

HANGING GARDEN

For real? Intense

That's totally intense

Right? Isn't Kimura Hana a creep?

No, I can't believe your family discussed it first thing in the morning

It's our family rule that we don't hide anything

In the Kyobashi family, nothing's embarrassing

Wow, intense

That's so intense

No way that would happen in my family

That's because your family's grounded

What?

Your feet are on the ground

You're just dissing my family because they're farmers

I'm not dissing them Being grounded is cool

Nothing cool about it

Oh, I'd like to blow this place up

Why? Thanks to this place we can live in the sticks,

but still eat Italian, Balinese, and go to Starbucks

Don't tell me you like Discovery Mall

I'd die without Discovery Center

Totally brainwashed

Listen, Mokki

You asked me what I wanted for my birthday, right?

It's not a thing, but there is somewhere I want to go

Where?

Hurry up and tell me

That grandma over there, keeled over this morning

Hospitals are just a place to dump old women

Mother, you're smoking!

You really should shorten your skirt

You've got zero sex appeal

Is Takashi really keeping up with his work?

I mean, the man's over 40

He has to pull that silver spoon out of his mouth

and get a real job, so you don't have to work

Mother, why won't you let them operate?

I can't stand it, anesthetics and all...

Why?

Why...

What, what are you doing!

I'm off, then

Wait a minute

Take this and treat Mana on her birthday

It's OK

It's not for you, for Mana

I don't need it

Treat the 3 of you on the sly, without your dumb hubby

Oh, no, pick them up

Don't leave it on the floor

If you put 5 yen coins under your bed, you get lucky in love

That's what they said on TV

Satoko san

How are we feeling today?

A melon!

Hey, my 5 yen coins!

Tempura with noodles, ready

Welcome

Sorry to keep you waiting Here are your orders

Take your time

Thank you

Ninny

Stop calling me that

Sorry, it's just, that's what my Mom calls you

What an amazing coincidence that you and Mom were in the same class,

all through school

The manager says your bathroom breaks are too long

And your absentee rate's high You'll get fired

It's not like soba noodles You can't just cut off a shit

Ninny, you used to be totally depressed, right?

Mom told me all about it

Always alone and super sensitive

Always smiling to cover up Totally empty Ninny

Oops, was that supposed to be a secret?

I have no secrets

Liar, that's impossible You're so pathetic

Then, why are you smiling? Answer me

Hey, Sacchi, more soba water

Not until after you've eaten soba

Manager, she's got a sexually transmitted disease

What?

Chlamy...dai?

Chlamydia

She says it hurts when she pees so she washes it with soba water

The poor girl

Two orders of soba water, please

Hey!

Throw out all the soba water!

Hotel Wild Monkeys

Here it is

For real

It's really here?

Let's go

Way, way... wait! Way, wait!

Hey, wait!

Wild Monkeys, huh? Wild Monkeys Hotel's over the top

Hey, there's karaoke

Hey, a revolving bed!

I wonder if the bathroom door really doesn't lock...

I could probably live here...

lf, today, just if...

If you come inside me and it reaches my ovaries,

we'd become an instant family

That's kind of intense

Actually, it's so simple, really

I'll take it off

Sorry

I can't, just can't

So tacky

Don't mind, don't mind

I want to run away

Shall we use Viagra?

I can't afford it

I'll get you some for a present on your birthday

Let's do karaoke

I want to stay here forever

"So? "So?

"I walk with my back to the streets"

You should be ashamed of yourself

A human with no shame is no better than a monkey. Right?

We wear clothes and don't have sex in public, because we're ashamed

Excuse me, can I get another beer?

I think morals are conceptualized shame

Why don't you smoke in non-smoking buses?

Why don't you suck on a young girl's leg?

Because you're ashamed

I'm ashamed

That's why people who have no concept of shame are so impossible

I mean, wimps like you

Yes

This is for you

What?

Do you know what today is?

What day was it?

The day you stole my virginity

Oh, right...

Can I open it?

Because I was raised in a family that couldn't remember my birthday,

I want to celebrate the day I became a woman

I'm so thrilled Thank you, thank you so much

Oh, good

I think that's all for today

I bit your nipple

a little too hard

You drew a little blood

Do it right I want you to do it right

Stop wimping out and dithering around like some stupid wimp

Stop dissing me and your wife and kids and everyone around you

Get it?

Get it?

Yes, I'm sorry

Yes? Yes? Yes?

Yes

Don't yes me

Bye bye

Mother

Time to go home, you Ioner

What are you doing here?

Dropped in for some snacks

I'll go buy them

Sacchi, the part-timer, started going steady with a guy

and she's always just not showing up

I was late because of a thing over firing her

Lucky her, going steady with a guy

What happened to your teddy bear?

Oh, I attached him to Mokki's bag

But you were crazy about that bear

Adultery prevention

Oh, sorry, sorry

Say, seeing as I got home so late tonight,

let's call a cab and grab some Balinese food at Discover

Not me, I'm busy

Then I've got homework, too

OK, well, next time, then

Listen, I really think we need 4 keys, one for each of us

But we're one family

I don't want you to come home to an empty home

I bit your nipple...

Thanks for the watch

Wear it

My house is this way

I bit your nipple

a little too hard...

My house is this way

Wear it

Mother keeps insisting she won't be anaesthetized

Lung cancer, right? Let's do it

Surgery is her only option

Then she'll have to move hospitals and we don't have the money

But we've got love

The other day...

I looked up how much we still owe on our mortgage

I learned we still owe 30 million yen

All the payments we made these 15 years,

went mostly for interest That's not fair, is it?

The world's full of unfairness

Oh, I know Mana says,

she wants to go to the new sushi place in the mall for her birthday

Why not?

We'll blow 30,000 yen

Only 30,000?

When I ask Ko what he wants to do, he just says, "Whatever"

When I ask him what he wants to eat, it's "Whatever"

If that's teenage rebellion, it's sure a gutless rebellion

He's probably holding it in

30,000 yen, huh? Better increase my hours

No, I'll pay for it

Oh, I'm really wiped Good night, turn out the lights

It's 5 years since we last did it...

Thank you, then

Kyobashi san, how's the property?

I'll have to consider the matter

A place near the mall that allows 2 mid-size dogs is a prize

Yes, you're right, but I'll take you, Mina, over the dogs

Let go of me, they'll find out You really can't

Nobody's around at this hour

What is it?

That's my son

When are you due?

One more month

So soon

You just got pregnant the other day

It'll get faster with the kids growing up

Have the baby before the rainy season

She looks so happy sleeping

Sorry, were you dreaming about getting high?

No, dreaming about not having a home, right, Ninny?

Give me a soda

You free?

Please

You're the only one I can ask, Ninny This is the last time

Pay me back

One more

I got fired from my job

Thank you So you do feel guilty

What? For what?

Chlamydia I'll give it to you

What? Really?

That manager, I stroked him a little and he came in a second

You've got a teenage daughter, right?

Her name's Mana, right? It's probably too late by now

She's probably in Wild Monkeys getting fucked,

from front and from behind and everywhere else

Shut the fuck up!

Say, Ninny, why do you always have that perfect smile?

To keep up the lies? Because you're empty?

Stop!

If you stick to your story, it stops being a lie

Eriko, huh? What about school?

Haven't been to school in a long time I just get bullied there, anyway

I'd gotten used to the bullying,

but getting used to it and asking for it are different, right?

How's your family?

Mom brings men home so I can't go home, which is just a housing project

What can you do

You call her Mom, but she's just a grown up kid

Scalp a human and we're all just skulls

Not food for humans

Oh right, it's your birthday

That's why I wanted to come to my destiny-origination

We all come into this world crying

And bloody, too

Do you have a family? Would you like to start over?

Get married, buy a house, have babies and your own...

Your family's finished

Welcome to Babylon, Queen

Start over?

It was all over a long time ago

You really are clueless, aren't you?

Really are clueless

You really like me, don't you?

Don't you like me?

You're here because you like me

You wouldn't be here if you didn't Right? Right?

You're not lying, are you?

I'll do it myself

I'll do it myself

I think you're a really pathetic human being

Happy Birthday

Boss, my father slipped in the bathroom and hit his head twice...

I'm terribly sorry, but could I take the day off...

Oh, really? Thank you Sorry to inconvenience you

Wimp

Wimp

I had a feeling I might run into you

I bit your nipple...

Um...

Yes

I'd like to visit your show room

Can you show me your student ID?

I'm home

Welcome home

Honey, a phone

A phone?

Won it in a bingo game for our client's new employees

Wow, amazing

I can't believe my bingo luck

Oh, she's Kitano Mina She's going to tutor Ko

Tutor Ko?

This is my Dad

Dad? You always call him, Papa

Shut up, sis

Nice to meet you, I'm Kitano Mina Just call me Mina, Papa

Ko just brought her home, out of the blue

He saw the flyer advertising tutors in the mall, and called her up himself

He's never shown such initiative,

and her monthly fee's reasonable

Even if he doesn't have exams,

his grades will matter in high school

Let's eat Sit down, Papa

Please, sit down, teacher

What's that yellow car?

It's a Wimp Q

Another day, Papa

Papa, this beer's totally delicious

Oh, thanks

You, too, teacher

Why, thank you

What? Your bank passbook? Not again

How could you not take something so important to the hospital?

Yeah, so, where is it?

The Buddhist altar? Hold on

Hello, mother

Hello, nice to see you

I'll bring it later

What is the purpose of a show room, teacher?

Well, the show room is for...

Cake time... is the way to go

How many times do I have to tell you to knock?

Oh, sorry, sorry

Oh, why thank you

I have to go to your grandmother's house

Take your time

Right And I'll stop by the hospital

OK?

You see,

if she keeps this up, Eriko won't make it into college

Her attendance is much too low

Why don't you try getting her some counseling

I think she may be mildly depressed

An acquaintance of mine is a doctor

Why don't you consult with him?

It's all my fault

The way she turned out is all...

it's all my fault

Oh, no, I don't think so

I'm so sorry, it's all my fault

Oh, no, that's not true

Please, be strong

It's not a matter of assigning blame

My marriage was all wrong

Her father was the worst sort of man!

And she takes after him

I was happy with just my older boy

I never intended to have a second child

Her older brother is such a good boy

I never should've had her I never should've had her

I never should've had that girl

I never should've had her I never should've...

Die with me! Die with me!

Die with me!

There is just one thing

I'm hiding from my family

That the Kyobashi family

was created according to my perfect plan

Mana wasn't an unexpected child

I'd kept track of my cycle since I was 15

I looked for a boy who could make a family,

and staked my life on fashion and beauty to catch that boy

I also devoted 3 years of high school to studying only

child rearing and home economics

Don't walk in front Don't walk in front

Don't look this way Don't look this way

Don't breathe Don't breathe

Don't wimp out, Ninny

I couldn't fit in

My classmates called me strange names,

and collectively ignored me

My high school life was barren and hopelessly empty

The only place I had to go was home,

and at home, I was stuck with my mother

I met Takashi when he took

a part-time job at the company I joined after finishing high school

I observed him for one month and made my choice

Hotel Wild Monkeys

On his last day, I asked him out and he was easy,

inviting me right on to the hotel

I figured he was that kind of guy,

but that was hardly relevant to my plans

The crucial question, was when I told him I was pregnant,

would he grudgingly accept it or run away

Takashi

I'm pregnant

Really... good...

When we moved into the housing project,

I thought I had arrived at a shimmering new future

Don't cry, now

Mana, can Mommy have some ice cream?

Mmm, yummy

Look Ko

Why's Ko crying?

Up so high, high Stopped crying

Doing the exact opposite of my detested mother

I started my new family

Mama

What's wrong? Did you see a ghost?

Don't be scary

This area used to be a cemetery

Cut it out

Mother, are you OK?

Yes, I just spaced out a little

Seconds? More beer, Papa?

Teacher

In our family, we share everything

Our rule is we hide absolutely nothing from each other

Right, when I got my first period, we had a party to celebrate

And we had a Celebrate Ko's Awakening to Sex Party

Sister!

Mama, tell us how you lost your virginity

Right now? Oh, no

No secrets in our family

I'll write it up in a report later

Tell us now, with teacher here, too

When was it... not in front of Papa It was Papa, after all

That's not what you said before

Tell us

How was it, Papa?

Don't... don't ask me

Wasn't it you, Papa?

It was Papa

Of course it was Papa

I've only slept with him

That's not what I heard before...

A family without secrets is like a love hotel room with no windows

What does that mean?

Oh, I don't mean anything strange

It was just a metaphor, nothing more

And do you use them, teacher?

Of course not

I'd like to see a room with no windows

Ko, that's a fantastic seduction line You're a natural

Have you had a Caught Dad Cheating Party?

Not yet

No, no, no, no, no

No, no party like that

No, no

It's time for me to go

Thank you for the lovely meal

Oh, not at all

Sorry for not cleaning up

- See you - Take care, then

Take care, teacher

Thanks

Going on a date, now?

Maybe that's a secret

See you, Ko

Thank you

Do your homework

See you, take care, bye bye

Honey, there's no more beer Guess I have to go buy some

No more beer...

Reeks of perfume

Ko, can you clean that up?

Do you ever get horny for your teacher?

She's got big tits

I don't get horny for her But her breasts are big

Hmmm How's the studying going?

I'm realizing what my weakness is

What's your weakness?

I get too obsessed

But it's important to be obsessed

If you really want to be beautiful, or be cool,

you tend to get what you want

Even this place, I really wanted to live here,

and I got to

At the time, this was the place everyone coveted

I thought, "I got what I wanted! Now our family can be happy"

That's what I mean by obsessed

When you get obsessed, you shut out reality

Mina, I wanted to see you

You see me every week

I'll go to the store

More...

Lady, no smoking or cell phones allowed

Don't you hear me? No smoking, look

The No Smoking sign

I'll throw you off the bus

Driver...

What a drag

I'm his guardian, Kinosaki Satoko

My grandson caused you so much trouble

How can I apologize...

What a provincial department store

Got me out of a jam, thanks, Sacchan

Not so fast

What?

I'm your guardian

Sorry, did you buy it?

Who's she?

Sacchan

Sacchan?

I'm his guardian, Kinosaki Satoko

I thought I had money...

You got caught shoplifting?

I had to get her, she's my guardian...

Why did you bring your grandma?

It's too surreal

What does surreal mean?

Have fun with your grandma

Don't "grandma" me Want me to set your hair on fire?

When you ask a kid to shop for you,

the mature thing to do is to give him enough money

How much? How much were the tampons?

What a drag

I'm not asking for the money

Dragging a kid to a place like this What if his parents find out?

You've got parents, don't you?

No, I don't

Well, excuse the fuck out of me

Go ahead and tell his parents

Ko, why not learn how to fuck from an experienced, mature woman

Fax? Send it where?

Teacher

Ko

Tell me the truth How far have you gone with her?

This?

This?

Or...

This?

Did you get this far?

I haven't gone anywhere

I just heard that love hotels don't have windows,

so I had her bring me here

You're right, there are no windows

I'll take you to the hospital

Maybe I'll rest here

The bath looks nice and big

All right, but you have to swear not to tell Mom

No, I won't You need bus fare?

I've got it But thanks

We all come into this world crying And bloody, too

Hey, Kyobashi!

What are you doing, Mokki, running up the stairs?

Did you hear?

What?

Discovery Mall has to halt development Way to go

What?

Justice prevails, after all

Oh, and you know

You gotta stop calling me Mokki It's way too tacky

See you

I'll meet you at your new place

The Taniis from the 10th floor moved out

It's getting so Ionely here

I wonder who'll move in to their place

Who'd want to move in here?

Oops

Who needs human company...

What a drag

Wow, amazing

Thanks to you

Shhh, that's a secret

But why have a party for me tonight?

Because it's your birthday

That's not what I mean

Why is your family celebrating my birthday?

We share anything with strangers but not with each other

Hello, everything's ready

Coming

Mama, you're over-frying these Maybe not...

My mother, Sacchan It's her birthday, today, too

I'm Kinosaki Satoko

This is Mina, Ko's tutor

Thank you for looking after Ko

Not at all I'm always being fed here

Where's Dad?

He's late

You should always tell him an earlier time. He's such a pussyfoot

Oh, all right Let's start without him

I'm home!

Papa, you're late

I missed my bus

Thank you for working late

Mother, it's been a long time

Takashi, you're always the picture of fortitude and manliness

Sit down, Papa

Is wine OK, teacher? Please

No wine for you, mother

I can have a toast

This could be my last birthday Right, Takashi?

Drink up

You're so sweet, teacher

Well, then

In honor of Mina's 22nd birthday

and Sacchan's something-or-other birthday,

here goes, Happy birthday to you...

Mina, Sacchan, congratulations!

Cheers

Let's eat, let's eat

Please, eat up

Dad, you seem a little down

Is it because Sacchan's here?

I know, it's a school play

This is a school play

This is exactly like a kindergarten play

They all know the truth, but they're acting like a happy family

A school play

I get it This is a school play

Teacher, are you OK?

"Teacher, are you OK?"

You're good at mimicking Ko

Right?

What's wrong with a school play? It's fun, isn't it?

Why not be happy to be alive? It's your birthday

Mother, I didn't know you smoked

I haven't been able to quit since 18

Can't quit

May I smoke one?

Sure, feel free

Thank you very much

Here, teacher

You said you didn't like women who smoke

I had quit...

Hotel Wild Monkeys... Do you frequent love hotels?

Well, most days when I come here

Are you drunk, teacher?

You could get alcohol poisoning

So, the question is...

Who is with me then?

I'll go buy some beer

We've got another case

Some harder stuff, then...

After you hear the answer

No. 1, Papa

No. 2, Ko

No. 3, Sacchan

Call her a taxi

And the answer...

Really, Mama, call her a taxi

You OK?

Teacher, are you OK?

Teacher, I brought you some water Can I come in?

Are you OK?

I'm coming in

Are you OK? You'll feel better if you throw it all up

Drink all that water up You OK?

It's acute alcohol poisoning

Turn on the TV?

I've lost my appetite

''...thing is, I don't want him to wimp out

''I totally want him not to wimp..."

What a totally stupid show, sorry

Would you read these outside?

Don't leave them in the toilet

What am I supposed to do? We haven't done it in 5 years

Bet you've got cobwebs down there

Hey, she looks exactly like Mana

What?

Exactly like her

Idiot! She doesn't look anything like me

I can't believe you buy these, Papa You're the worst, disgusting

What am I supposed to do? We haven't...

Because you're cheating?

No I'm not

Oh, what's the big deal

Young people have their own rules about dating

Say, when I was talking with Ko on the phone...

Mother, I've told you not to call when I'm not here

I called her to ask her how this place used to be

The reason you thought we could all be happy living here,

was because it was brimming with direct sunlight and greenery...

That's what she taught you?

What is she teaching you? That giant-breasted teacher

Straightening your hair, getting sexy...

How about "Thanks for dinner?" Isn't that what you say?

Eriko

Ko's just impossible these days

I don't have a clue anymore

Just like an ex-class president Super mean

Ex-class president?

At this rate, Ko might become a "shut-in"

Eriko you used to be a "shut-in," too

No way

Of course not

Back then, we didn't have that nifty phrase "shut-in" yet,

so you couldn't tell whether she was lazy or sick

I was not a shut-in

They'd tease you, "Ninny, Ninny," and you'd come home crying

Listen, Mother

What is it?

Why don't you just die

Maybe I'll have another glass of beer

Hello?

Is that Ninny

No, it's not

- I'll answer it - Why?

Not sure why

Hello, Eriko san?

What do you want?

Listen, I forgot my earrings in my locker at the soba shop

Can I borrow the key?

I'll give it right back, can I come over?

Listen, you

What?

Die

Who was that?

Miss Fizz-for-brains

So many girls like that these days

I say it's time for the cake

Yeah, let's have cake

They shot this in Wild Monkeys

You know Wild Monkeys, Sacchan?

She's still very much in her prime

This does look exactly like you, Mana Look

That's why you were curious about love hotels

You do take after your father, Mana

I found a Viagra brochure in your bag

What do you do when cut school?

I eat sweets Meals with liars taste lousy

Thanks for dinner, Ninny

Taka-baby, water

Teacher, let's call you a cab Are you OK?

Taka-baby

Who's Taka-baby?

I bit your nipple...

Yes, hello?

Who the hell are you?

I'm Kinosaki Satoko Who might you be?

I'm Mr. Wimp's S-Friend

Oh, it's so nice to meet you

Mr. Wimp, your S-Friend's on the phone

Thanks

Hello, S-Friend Alva Trois

Tell me, is S-Friend French?

It means Sex Friend

Oh, I see

Brings back memories

Remember how we'd go out to celebrate birthdays?

We'd ride the bus to Sushi Tsune or Gourmet Grill?

I have no memories

of going out to eat with you

Sure we did

Don't tell me, you're going senile

Maybe you should go back into therapy

Listen, Mother

Why don't you just die

There's too many candles

Too senile to remember your age?

Reminds me of funeral incense

Make your incense offering

Don't mind if I do

What...

Birthdays are for the survivors

So many people have already died on me

Those I loved, those I hated

But as time passes, you forget them

That's the saddest thing of all

When you're dying,

it's as though ordinary memories, gathering dust in an empty well,

quietly start to play, like in a silent movie

That's what I've been thinking

Do you remember, when you were 3 or 4,

we took a ride on the ferris wheel?

You cried for ice cream,

but I only had enough money to buy one

But you wouldn't even give me a bite

I kept asking you to give Mommy a bite,

but you just shut up and pouted

I got pissed off and slapped you

That scene's been appearing in my dreams, lately

But each time I see it, the dream's a little different

It keeps getting better

I'm revising my memories in my dreams, improving on them

When I think I'll die in this dream,

I feel so relieved, not sure why...

Having kids is so great

When you have kids, time flows so slowly

And your life follows an orderly cycle

You get your hands on whatever you need

And then you can start over

Start over and do it again

It's your fault I couldn't go to school

Start over, do it again

A mother is supposed to

love her child, affirm her child,

bring her up well, protect her from hatred and evil

point out what's right and beautiful in the world,

and protect her against despair and fear

That's what she's supposed to do

Start over

That's what a mother does

Creating that kind of a home is what a mother does

I don't want to keep on smiling

My smile is a prayer,

to protect this family,

so we can all live happily, every day

Start over... Do it over

You never should've become a mother

You're a failure as a mother

In my next life, when I'm reborn,

I'll be your mother and bring you up properly

So why don't you just die

Start over, do it over

Start over

Do it over

Eriko, Mom's looking much better

The reason Mom refused surgery,

was because she thought,

under anesthesia, she'd just blab everything

What?

She'd seen a spy movie, where the guy was afraid he'd spill,

so he choose surgery without anesthesia

When the doctor assured her it wouldn't make her talk, she went right under

So, she's got secrets

You know what they are, brother?

Live life as long as she has and I'm sure she's got a secret or two

But you'd know better than me Unlike me, you two get along

What do you mean?

You've always gotten along

To this day, you're all she talks about

How you brought her flowers or plants from so-and-so...

My wife's had it up to here with it

You tell me her secret and I'll pay for the surgery

Mana?

Mom, I'm sorry, I have to stay for practice today

It's hard work making new friends with girls in high school

I might be a little late

OK, then, stick with it Just don't be too late

Bye, then

Bye, then

Yes, I'm in the tunnel

Well, the situation is, when the dog leapt out,

I swerved to avoid him and that's when I ran into it

No, nobody's injured

Teacher Mina, when they built that housing project, did they think,

if all the windows were the same size and faced South at the same angle,

that they'd all get the same sunlight and everyone would be equally happy?

What are you talking about?

That's for drying laundry

See ya

No matter how late, he's always home by 10

He'll be fine

Ko's pretty together Let him go out, once in a while

He's 14 years old

Listen, Papa

If you know where Ko is, tell me

Ko's with Mina, right?

You know Mina's cell phone number

Don't play dumb, I know what's what

I'm sorry, actually, I've broken our family rule about no secrets...

I don't want to hear your ridiculous confession

Blabbing a secret isn't following the rules

I want you to not have any secrets, to protect our family!

I'll call you back

Are you listening to me?

...they were trying to steal the cash,

when an officer responded

to the alarm, arresting them for attempted robbery and murder

In custody are Saito Sachiko, age 20, unemployed,

and Yokoyama Katsuo, 25, also unemployed

Suspect Saito had once worked at the restaurant...

You're late Find a new boyfriend?

I was at practice

Oh, I see

What's in that bag?

Nothing

Papa, are you loving Mama like you should?

I think Mom's on the edge, like she might lose it. Something's off

She's always talking to herself, always mumbling

Like "idiot," "die," or "I'll kill you"

Something's wrong

Oh, yeah?

There's no telling what people will do if they're deprived of love

Why don't you love her, instead of hiding porn

Listen, you were both totally unexpected,

but for me to quit college, give up my dream of cycling around Hokkaido,

get my act together to get married,

get an apartment in the housing project, hunt down a job,

always chase after the next job that's even a little bit better,

swallow my pride and borrow money from my folks,

and when I do stay out, always be home by morning,

with hardly a kiss from your mother these past 5 years...

But how on earth do you think I can stand,

looking out for our family in our pathetic housing project,

if not for love!

Right?

You're late

What'd you buy?

Ko?

No, the one that nearly died

What?

Say, I had this dream

Remember back when,

you cried like a baby, saying that no one in your family

ever celebrated your birthday?

That we only ever celebrated your brother's?

I had a dream exactly about that

Frankly, I never played favorites between you

Sorry, but I don't have time to listen to your stories

Oh, sorry

But the thing is, today's the 18th, right?

I wanted to reach you before midnight, so I popped my dentures in and called

Happy birthday

Did you hear me?

Happy birthday

Now I'll be able to sleep peacefully

OK, excuse me

Wait a minute! Wait a minute!

What's wrong?

Where'd you cook me up?

Cook you up...

Where was I given life,

my destiny-origination

Don't ask such a thing

The really important things, you take to your grave

Got that?

Sure

That's what I mean by obsessed

When you get obsessed, you shut out reality

A bite of ice cream?

Sure

Isn't it yummy, Eriko?

Hey, Mama

Hurry, Mama

Maybe she's asleep

For real? This early?

Think Mama remembers?

Bet she's still forgotten

She always remembers our birthdays

Know what this is called?

What's it called?

A surprise birthday party

Sounds suspicious

Wish she'd wake up

She'll let us in when she wakes up

Let's wait, then

Welcome home

A worn-out road

leading up a hill to anywhere

A dragonfly's missing a wing

The sun climbs overhead

refusing to move

I lose my own shadow

Kyoko Koizumi

Itsuji Itao

Anne Suzuki

Masahiro Hirota

Jun Kunimura / Eita

Sonim / Hiromi Nagasaku

Michiyo Okusu

A road leading up a hill

that goes on forever

An ant carries a dragonfly wing

Without a shadow

there's no forward or back

I walk down the hill

I wanted to see beyond

the road on the hill

but I sit down

in the middle of the road

The midday sun

shimmers so bright

I wait for my shadow

on the road on the hill

Based on the novel by Mitsuyo Kakuta

Music Director: ZAK Music: Kazuhide Yamaji (dip)

Ending Theme by UA

Director of Photography: Junichi Fujisawa

Written and Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda

English subtitles: Linda Hoaglund

(Copyright) Little More/Pony Canyon/Eisei Gekijo/ Culture Publishers/Asmik Ace Entertainment