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I'll leave Kamanishi's things to you.

A toothbrush and toothpaste.

Alright.

I'll leave Ofunato's stuff to you.

Good work.

About five minutes ago, these incidents occurred in various places in the county.

According to the Ofunato Police Station and Miyakojima Police Station along the coast...

There have been 52 confirmed cases as of the 10th of this month.

The number of crimes has decreased compared to the same period last year...

But 9 of them were stolen cash incidents due to the Tsunami disaster.

The police are on guard due to the earthquakes.

The first temporary houses of Rikuzentakada City in the disaster area have been completed.

The victims have started their new life.

A fixed telephone has been set up in the temporary housing today.

Excuse me, I'll be heading out first.

Good work!

Excuse me! Sorry!

Konno-san... Umm..

You're going home right now aren't you?

Umm... can you give me just a little bit of time?

You will, right?

Thanks for waiting.

This is your sweet potato snack and coffee.

Thank you.

I just got you a normal coffee.

That's fine.

Sorry for stopping you on your way home.

It's fine.

You guys have been working overtime huh?

Yeah...

There's fewer part-timers for us as well.

We have to help each other during difficult times after all.

Yeah...

The sweet potato dessert is really good here.

Eat up! Eat up!

Alright...

Thanks for the food.

Hey Konno-san...

Yes?

Have you seen the section chief recently?

No...

I thought you guys were close, you haven't been in contact?

No, that's not it...

But i haven't contacted him for these past 6 months.

Is that so?

Yes...

This is about the section chief...

He might be dead.

What do you mean?

You must explain this kind of stuff in detail.

Sorry...

Excuse me.

Smoking...

Here!

Wanna smoke?

No, it's prohibited here.

Is that right?

Yes..

Hey...

I'll take that.

Good work.

Hey.. how about going out for lunch?

That sounds good. Let's go!

Hey Konno! What about you?

Let's eat some lunch!

Let's go! Let's go!

Should we have some noodles again?

Yeah! Noodles are the best!

Let's do it! Let's do it!

What are they doing?

They're practicing for the Sansa festival! There's a huge parade too!

Happiness is coming!

Happiness is coming!

Hold on! What is it? Who is it?

Umm..

Shall I guess?

You're the person that I met at the entrance the other day.

How did you know?

Well, your smoker smell is different than other people.

Hiasa!

I'm Hiasa Norihiro! You remember me?

Here!

Thank you!

When did you come here?

Last month.

From the headquarters in Saitama?

Yes.

What do you think of Morioka?

To be honest, I don't really know yet.

But he's good at drinking alcohol.

Are you a drinker?

I am.

Thanks for the drink.

Hey... can you stop speaking so politely?

It doesn't feel right.

How old are you?

I'm going to be 30 this year.

See? You're the same age as me!

I said that it's prohibited!

You're not doing too bad.

Hey Hiasa! Come do me a favor!

Okay!

Let's go!

You smoke too right?

I quit before I came here.

I didn't see anything.

By the way, I fixed the cart!

It's not as noisy anymore!

Yes, this is Konno.

Good work.

Yes, that's right.

I understand. I'll come and get it right away.

Yes!

Please come again.

Pardon me!

Please come in Ochiai-san.

Good work!

Yes?

Yes?

The paper is wet! What're you going to do about this!?

My mailbox is at the top!

It'll get soaked when it rains!

Sorry!

Use your brain a little!

Okay...

Do you understand?

You young people can't do anything but run your mouths!

What are you doing?

You don't follow anything I tell you!

You really can't do anything at all!

He should just use his damn head!

This paper is soaking wet!

Long time no see.

Everyone's well-being is the most important.

Although Morioka is in the north the summer is still very hot.

Don't worry. The Jasmine plant is still doing very well.

Wanna drink?

There was a fire in mountains during spring right?

They reported it in the news.

Yep! I finally visited the ruins.

In the middle of the night?

I got there in the evening.

It was huge!

The entire area was bare!

The tree trunks were black and burnt.

I heard that they were going to renovate the land at the end of the month and so I hurried over there.

Here!

Cheers!

Cheers!

This is yummy!

Wildfires happen in the spring a lot!

The air is dry and the wind is strong right?

That's why the dry fallen leaves will burn so easily.

I know a firefighter.

He said that it spread so fast then disappeared that he couldn't do anything about it.

The cause of the fire was the incense for tomb sweeping.

Such a small fire burned 3 mountains due to the wind.

Is that right?

Wanna eat?

Scallops?

Sorry...

I woke you up..

It's time for me to go.

Right now? you should sleep over...

No, I'll call a driver.

It will be dawn in 3 hours...

No... it's fine.

Let me see your phone.

Here..

I brought this Jasmine plant when I came here.

It doesn't look right in a small flower pot.

Want to take some peaches home?

Peaches?

They were peaches sent from my hometown. I can't eat them alone.

But I just live with my Dad.

Is that right?

Any woman would accept that.

Have you always lived with your Dad?

I went to Tokyo for 4 years during my university days.

I have been living with him since I came back.

My Tohoku accent is completely gone now.

Yes?

Yes!

He said he's here.

Okay, I understand.

Let's go fishing next time.

Fishing huh? i haven't done it since i was a child.

I'll teach you. Come with me.

Okay, sounds good.

That's right! Your contact info!

I don't have a mobile phone.

I see you everyday anyways. Later!

Be safe!

Let me see it.

Okay...

Amazing...

You just put the hook in carefully.

Amazing!

I got one!

Amazing!

It's here!

Where did it come from?

It's a rainbow trout!

A rainbow trout?

I heard that it naturally reproduces in this area.

I took it out!

Hold on!

Oh crap!

Sorry! It got away...

That's too bad.

Who raised it?

Who knows!

I haven't heard of any farms in the upper reaches.

I'll look it up when I get back home.

It's okay if you don't know.

Section chief! I'll leave this to you!

Okay!

If the section chief cut his hair then he would be pretty handsome huh?

Go to the barber shop!

I don't want to!

I can cut my own hair.

Section chief?

He's too fast at cutting boxes!

That's why I call him the box master chief!

The box master chief?

It's not very cool is it?

Where do you live Konno-san?

Nakano!

You're single?

Yes..

Have you been eating well?

There's a cheap butcher shop nearby called Takemura!

It's cheap and yummy!

Hey! Hey!

You can talk but keep those hands moving.

Okay! Okay!

Takemura is really good!

Happiness is coming!

Right left!

Draw a small circle, draw a big circle!

It's coming! It's coming!

Amazing!

I got another one Hiasa!

It's big!

It's big!

It's big, isn't it?

It's big! It's big, isn't it?

That's amazing!

We caught 3 huh?

And we got a big one!

This one is perfect!

It's hot...

It's hot.

Look! Look!

Can I take a look?

Go for it!

I like these.

Don't drink it all.

It's not bad.

Are we going to skip it?

Yeah!

There must be something!

I wonder? I don't really know.

What is it?

It's whiskey isn't it?

Didn't she say it was mandatory?

Shut up man!

Thanks for waiting!

What is this?

When I came here, I saw a huge tree on the way.

You took it?

I have a pomegranate tree behind my house too.

Thanks.

Eat up!

Is it yummy?

It tastes like a human right?

They said that pomegranates and human flesh taste the same.

The old people used to tell us that when we were kids.

The old people here used to tease children as a hobby.

Good morning Konno!

Good morning!

I heard that Hiasa from the logistics department resigned!

He was working yesterday...

It was too sudden. People in the General affairs department are complaining.

Well, the people in the Logistics department can't really get promoted or make good pay.

Did you hear anything about it Konno-san?

No...

Nishiyama-san!

I heard that the section chief quit...

You two were very close. It must be lonely huh?

No, I just came here to see everyone.

Oh man! He's so sweet!

You got that right. The section chief never told you huh?

He didn't know..

You better take an umbrella because if will rain later.

You better take an umbrella because it will rain later.

You better take an umbrella because it will rain later.

It will rain this afternoon.

It will rain this afternoon.

I happened to be in the area so I decided to stop by.

Here!

You got a job?

Since when?

2 months ago.

Right after you resigned huh?

Pretty much.

What kind of job is it?

The kind of company that sells Amway stuff.

They recruit members through home visits.

Take a look at this.

Being number one in the Iwate branch is amazing...

The people who don't get it have to wait for 10 days straight.

I always get scolded behind closed doors.

It's uncomfortable to be scolded at this age.

It's like that at first but then you get used to it.

You can hold a funeral or wedding for 2000 yen a month?

Isn't that amazing? You can do a wedding and funeral.

There are many elderly people living alone who are worried about their funeral.

When it's not convenient for them to come to us, we come and see them.

This will make them very happy.

Fill out the application form and get a seal.

You only need to pay once a month and everything is fine.

Is that right?

The old man who signed this form earlier said that it really helped him out.

He sent a thank you letter to the company as well.

I felt a little embarrassed but also thankful.

Just got out of bed?

No...

I'm heading out.

Good work!

Come in.

Have a seat.

Took a shower?

It's raining like crazy!

My job relies on a lot of footwork. And it comes in handy.

I found a nice river in an unexpected place.

That's why I always have a fishing rod in my car.

I found a nice river too.

You know of one?

Well, I started fishing in a river that's close by.

But now I can go further with the car.

Where is it?

It's not as deep as the Yonai river but...

When I drop my hook in...

I keep on getting funny looking trout.

And they're tiny!

Even if you don't get good catches...

Then how we go fishing this afternoon?

Why?

I won't lose to the trout.

You need to work hard!

Do your job man!

I know that!

Fishing is work!

No, no you can't come back empty-handed!

Konno!

Konno! A snake!

It wasn't poisonous.

How did it get in?

What's wrong?

Are you okay?

Stop it!

Knock it off man!

Sorry...

Let's go to bed.

Take me to the river you found.

It's near the Yonai river right? The upper reaches of it are blocked though.

That's Mizunara!

Konno! That's Mizunara!

Amazing!

Moss likes to grow on fallen trees where there's sunlight.

Wanna drink?

Moss grows on the dead trees then new ones grow.

It's a cycle huh?

We're standing on top of their bodies.

Shall we go a bit further?

This is a paradise isn't it?

Wanna go to a different place?

No, I'm having a lot of fun here!

Did you catch any small fish?

Catching small fish isn't a bad thing. Sometimes the big fish don't come.

That's huge!

It's going to tear off the thread!

It's huge!

It's huge... Look at it!

It's huge...

Some people say this fish steals bait.

But I don't hate them.

It's not good to be too greedy.

What's wrong?

Konno... Sorry but can you join our mutual aid group?

This month's quota is just one order.

If I don't get one today then I'll be fired.

I can't think of any other way.

You're the only one who can help me.

Sorry!

Come in!

Thanks!

Well, I've been thinking about this for a while. I think it's a good thing.

There's no loss after all.

Right here too.

Alright.

This is your stub.

After you become a regular employee, let's get some barbecue.

Thanks man!

Be safe out there!

I'm going to hook some catfish tonight. Come over here.

You're hooking fish?

That's a first.

It's yummy with an egg on top.

We can sprinkle it with salt, roast it on a campfire and drink until the morning.

If you're sleepy then I can give you my sleeping bag and you can sleep in the car.

You don't have to work tomorrow.

There is a bridge in front of the intersection near the Washunosan bus stop.

After walking down that path you will see a gate.

You can just park your car in front of the hut by the farmlands.

I have a good relationship with the owner of that cottage.

Inoue-san is the first customer I signed after joining the company.

Come at 7 pm tonight.

No need to bring alcohol, food, or cigarettes, you just need to come.

I understand.

This is a gift for last time.

Are you playing house?

What an organizer, you have everything ready.

Don't say that.

Did you come straight here from work?

It's not as cold today.

Hey...

Don't wear a hat.

You look like a robber, it makes people uncomfortable.

Also, you parked your car next to the cabin.

But it's in the way of everything.

I tried my best.

But I still feel bad for Inoue-san.

Fix it then come back.

Right now?

That's right!

What do you mean?

It's fine isn't it?

I'm hooking fish for the first time so hurry up and show me!

There are six anchor hooks right?

Put this at the bottom of the river.

If the rope becomes entangled in the river you have to loosen it immediately.

Like this?

That's right!

Lower your fishing rod a little bit.

There's a lot of hooks.

But it's small huh?

This is fire from the driftwood.

Driftwood?

When I went to Akita for work in the summer...

I picked them up at the beach.

The fire is like glass huh?

The best quality firewood is driftwood.

Each piece of the driftwood burns at different speeds.

According to the degree of dryness, the quality of the fire can be judged.

It feels really nice.

It would be nice if we could burn a big log huh?

The flames would be really violent.

Such a fierce fire like that...

Has to be burned in a place where there's no people.

No, this fire is enough.

It's a bonfire.

But no matter how fierce the fire is...

We can't be reckless.

If you're anxious at the beginning then don't light a fire.

We must prepare first huh?

Here!

I quit.

This is sake.

You can quit after drinking this.

A lunatic is a step above a weirdo huh?

Here!

No, I quit.

I have to go back.

I have work tomorrow.

Don't worry about me and just drink.

I drank four cups at once last time right?

I'm going back.

These eggs aren't very yummy huh?

I don't want to know!

What are you talking about?

I only saw a part of you being illuminated for a split second.

You need to see a person from within.

You need to see the darkest part of his shadow.

It's Inoue-san

What's up with you guys?

You're drinking away aren't you?

It's just 9 P.M. isn't it?

Are you drunk yet?

I'm not!

No one is drunk here.

Good evening.

Are you his friend?

I'm Konno.

He's my colleague from before.

Inoue-san

It's cucumber!

It's sour!

Right?

I can't get used to this foreign food.

It's salted beans!

Is that pickled radish?

It's huge!

This is pretty yummy isn't it?

Here!

He can't do that!

He can't drink.

He can't drink?

Forget about it.

I was pretty surprised by your phone call.

It felt quite sudden.

Well, you've always been spontaneous.

I don't really have a reason, I just missed you and wanted to see you.

Me too. That's why I sent you the message.

When did you have the operation?

Probably not that long after you came here.

Is that right?

How's work going?

I'm having fun. What about you?

Well, I don't have any friends and...

And I'm very depressed during the winter time.

Maybe because a side of you is illuminated for a split second?

What the heck?

When I decided to come here...

You looked more refreshed like you just threw away a bunch of things.

But you will come back in three years right?

I mean, just take a look at our senpai in Saitama, Minagawa-san.

He was transferred to Matsumoto in his third year, did he tell you?

Mingawa-san stayed there.

Is that so?

He disregarded the order to return to the head office and resigned.

Now he's running a discount shop with his family.

I can't be like that.

Be safe when you go back to work.

Be safe alright?

Thanks!

No problem.

Shuichi.

Let's hug!

Sure!

Did you start smoking again?

I haven't been able to quit for a while.

Do you have someone right now?

I don't...

Good night.

Good night.

There was a strong earthquake last night with some aftershocks.

The largest magnitude detected in the country is close to magnitude 6.

The earthquake caused power outages across the prefecture.

At around 11:32 last night...

4,721 people were missing.

According to the specific situation of the region, there are 1,239 people in Rikuzentakata City

On Ofunato city, there is 288 people.

708 people in Kamaishi city.

596 people in Otsuchi.

399 people in Miyako city.

533 people in Yamada.

6 people in Iwaizumi Town.

Hey... did you know that the section chief is in a mutual aid club?

Yes, I know that.

He suddenly showed up at the end of August.

He said that he tried his best..

And that's why I signed his contract.

Is that right?

I signed a contract in April...

Then he begged me to sign another one...

And so I got my husband to sign one.

Then at the end of the year...

He told me that this was the last one.

And so I signed a coming-of-age gift plan to my eldest daughter who was still a high school student.

Then at the beginning of the first month of this year..

The section chief called me again.

He said that he wanted to thank me and so I went to see him again.

After we ate ramen...

He asked me to sign another one.

Okay, okay...

I hesitated for a bit but in the end I refused.

After all, my youngest daughter is only in first grade.

So umm..

Why are you telling me this?

I'll tell you why.

Yes, please do.

Umm..

Yes?

Yeah that's right.

I lent him money.

300,000 yen.

A week has passed since I refused to sign my youngest daughter's contract...

Then he came again...

And he said that he has to move out of his hometown in February...

And he told me that hundreds of people are in desperate need of money.

The reason why I ambushed you today is because that's what I learned from the chief...

Well, like I said..

Yes?

I did this right?

Sorry about that!

That's what the chief does.

But now the situation has changed due to the earthquake.

Relatives who have been affected in the coastal areas will stay at home.

And my various expenses have increased.

It would be great if he could pay me back now.

So then I called him.

But he didn't answer at all!

I can't get a hold of him!

I was so angry

So I called his company.

Did you call the head office?

It seems like there's another one in Kuroishiye...

No it's not from there.

A stuttering girl answered the phone...

And they told me that Hiasa went missing!

And so I told her that she must be covering for him.

And then she suddenly switched me to her male boss.

Then he told me that was rude and what my relationship to him was.

And so I said that I was his girlfriend!

Then after that...

He told me "I understand your worries but you are not alone!".

He said that a large group of people went missing in the coastal area...

And I said "I know that!"

Then he said that the work injury expense is a lot.

When you say coastal area...

The chief...

During the tsunami...

He went to Kamaishi for business...

And seemed to be taking a vacation but...

He didn't reach his goal for the month...

And he told his colleague that he won't go home empty-handed...

And even if he doesn't get any orders he has to do some fishing before he comes back.

What you see is only the part that's illuminated for a split second.

In order to see someone's inner self, you have to look at the darkest part of their shadow.

Excuse me.

I parked my car here without authorization.

Oh, that's your car huh?

Yes.

I'm Konno, the person who fished with Hiasa the other day.

Long time no see.

What?

Did that ever happen?

It has been raining here recently.

It's been a long time.

I happened to grow some cabbage here.

Have you been in touch with Hiasa?

Hiasa..

Well, when you get this old, you can't even remember names.

He's the salesperson of the mutual aid club that you joined.

Mutual aid club?

Oh, that...

My son told me not to do it.

He told me to cancel the contract.

It's quite troublesome.

This is Sugawara Nobou-san from Rikuzentakata City. How are you guys?

I'm worried about you guys, please contact Sugawara Shuu-san.

This is Sugawara Nobu-san from Rikuzentakata City. Mizuko-san, please contact Osa Sugawara.

Shihnohe Koichi-san and Natsuo-san who live in Ofunato City, please contact us.

Here you go.

Thanks.

I'm sorry for coming here uninvited.

My name is Konno Shuichi.

I'm a colleague and friend of Norihiro-san.

I don't know anyone in Morioka.

And he helped me out a lot.

We've drank and fished together...

And we've been to the festival together.

And we went camping too.

Norihiro-san was the first person who I met in Morioka and my best friend.

We also saw each other after he changed jobs.

And I became his client for his new job.

I heard this from his colleague but...

You haven't submitted the search application right?

3 months have passed.

It should have been submitted already.

There might be some news about your son too.

Furthermore..

I think you have responsibility as his family member.

I know that.

Then I'll tell you for the sake of your friendship with him.

I'm not his Father anymore.

We cut off our relationship as Father and Son.

This is forged.

I received an unpleasant call when the new year started.

He said he knew my son's secret.

He said he was commissioned by my son to do it.

The man said that he saved an endless supply of copies.

Then he sent me a sample.

He told me that I'll be fired if my company finds out.

Have you checked with the university?

He submitted an application for a graduation certificate.

Not long after that, the Academic affairs office replied.

It seems like that student has never studied in their school.

I'm sorry to ask but...

Did the other party ask for anything?

He said "Transfer the specified amount to the specified account".

That's..

No, I originally planned to pay him as a thank you gift.

He helped me make my decision to sever my father and son relationship to that person.

Anyways, let's submit a search application!

You know right?

What the situation in the affected areas are.

That kind of fool doesn't care about how much trouble he causes others.

And as you said, my son... isn't dead.

Is it serious enough to sever your father and son relationship?

It's just a fake resume...

The crime isn't that serious..

No..

It's been 4 years.

I rented him a house in Tokyo for the past 4 years.

And paid for his living expenses.

And it's 800,000 yen for half a semester.

I transferred it to his account.

This can be regarded as an embezzlement crime right?

Then why didn't you notice it in 4 years?

Because I believed in him.

I treated him as a man who would never betray me

Then he got taken away by the tsunami while fishing.

So what happened?

A lot of decent people are on the missing people's list along with that man.

I find it ridiculous.

It's a blasphemy to people who live honest lives.

Besides, aren't there a lot of people who took advantage of the earthquakes?

Himself included.

He's the kind of person who steals.

And eventually...

His name will appear in the newspaper due to some kind of incident.

I'm prepared for that.

Umm..

Yes?

Shijimura-san...

Does he live here?

Ah, are you talking about the residents here?

Yes.

We're a cleaning company.

We don't really know any of that kind of stuff.

Umm... you can put that here.

Sorry, just wait for me to come back.

Are you Konno-san?

Yes.

I'm here to talk about your little brother's search.

Oh, that?

I don't care too much about it.

My father also thinks this way and won't let me interfere.

I heard from your father that he admires his brother a lot.

That's all from our childhood.

I haven't seen the two of them recently.

What about the university?

I know nothing at all.

What has he been doing these past 4years?

Who knows..

But because of a business trip, we drank together in Tokyo once.

We talked to each other about college classes and our friends.

Umm... Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

Where did he live after moving away from his hometown in February?

I don't know.

He didn't seem to submit a change address application to his company.

He still has his home address.

His colleagues didn't know that he ran away from home.

Is that right?

We haven't found his car.

It must have been washed away.

In other words, there is no evidence that he's alive but there's no evidence that he's dead.

That's it right?

Sorry..

Our Mother died out of nowhere.

She passed away so suddenly.

Because of that I cried a lot...

But my little brother...

He just looked at our dead mother and the faces of the people around us.

He had such a strange expression on his face.

It was like I witnessed something incredible.

I couldn't do anything but just watch.

When I think back on it..

That's how I remember him.

I think that Norihiro is alive.

No matter where he goes...

No matter what happens...

He finds a way to live.

He is called frivolous...

But I call him unrestrained.

This is what makes him different than everyone.

Thank you for your time.

No problem.

Yes, pardon me.

Umm... excuse me! Excuse me!

Is there a pomegranate tree in your backyard?

Well, I heard Hiasa talk about it before.

That tree has been cut by my Father.

He cut it?

Yeah.

That happened when my Mother died.

When I got up in the morning...

My Father had already cut down the pomegranate tree.

Because he heard that pomegranate trees are unlucky.

My father was younger than I am right now at that time.

He just had two small children left.

And he made sure not to put the blame on anyone.

But there was nothing he could do.

New moss will grow on the dead trees.

It's a cycle.

We are standing on the corpses.

Who is it?

This is a nice place isn't it?

Is it nostalgic?

Pretty much.

Shall we go and see my parents next weekend?

Sure. I'll set some free time aside.

Thanks!

Wanna try it out?

It's a rainbow trout!

Where did you come from?

Go!