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SWAY

Oh, right, you're right

What to do... That pushes it to mid-month

Please wait a moment

Hello, Hayakawa speaking

Let's push the lab and get this thing over with

I'll be back tomorrow

I can't stand the place for long

Yeah, I'm the black sheep of the family

Tomorrow then Yeah, thanks

I'm sorry, I thought you'd take a week or so off

Book an Okinawa flight for early next week

Is it really OK?

Hey, it's my first vacation in 2 years

Is that ready, Yokoyama?

I'm off

Hayakawa san, your suit

Right

Don't you need a mourning suit?

Whatever

And the tie, that color...

Want to come along?

Off you go

ODAGIRI Joe

KAGAWA Teruyuki

IBU Masatoh

ARAI Hirofumi

MAKI Yoko

KIMURA Yuichi

KANIE Keizo

Written and Directed by: NISHIKAWA Miwa

Hayakawa Fuel

Thank you

Which way?

There

To Buddha, the world must appear with utter clarity

But we humans, no matter how old or affluent we grow,

keep weeping over things we claim

we've seen but haven't, or things in plain sight we've overlooked

To Buddha we must all seem like pitiful blind babies,

stumbling through the darkness

No, no!

Hello

Now, speaking of tears,

at my age,

I'm not about to cry my heart out

sweetly, like that child over there

We stifle our feelings of sorrow,

and intimidate others by hiding our weakness

from them,

or we bare our fangs at them,

only making ourselves more vile

So, when we call out to Buddha,

he guides us, in full awareness

of our confusion and suffering

Amazing, Takeru, I hear you've built a corporation

More like I incorporated

No, I can't drink

Can't drink? Not a drop?

Then what do you do with all your money?

OK, so there's all kinds of photos

You can shoot steam locomotives, or the Rocky Mountains

What kinds of pictures do you take?

Well, all kinds, really Mostly people

Oh, I knew it Naked ladies

Nudes! Right!

No, hardly ever

Oh no, you don't! Next time, you call me!

I always gave you a big allowance, right?

All right, the next time, I'll call you

Really! Hey!

Say, brother! Takeru's a fine boy

He makes a mint, too

It's not easy to make it on your own in that world! Impressive!

No, he's in a risk y business, don't butter him up that way

But it's the best time to flatter him, right, Takeru...

But if your clients dump you,

you're done for tomorrow

Unlike food and fuel,

folks can get along fine without photographs

Take my wife's memorial portrait

They blew her face up from a group shot at a rice cake party

and stuck it on a body below it A shabby piece of work

Her son carries a camera everywhere

but his mother never had a decent picture of herself. Poor thing

Whatever it is that keeps him busy,

I can't believe any picture's more important than

his parent's funeral!

There, there, brother

After all, they call it art We can't possibly...

You were perfectly capable of taking her picture

Plenty of good cameras around

Takeru

You've got nerve calling her "Poor thing"

You locked her up in this soot-stained house

and made her slave over gas fumes for decades

Besides, when did my work ever inconvenience you?

For all your whining, you're just pissed

you have to pay someone else because I won't work for you

Now, now, calm down, Father!

Father calm down Takeru, that's enough, OK

It's not right, in front of Buddha, is it, Priest?

You'll sadden your mother

That's right, see?

Here, with everybody gathered together

You drank too much

You let him overdo it, Aunt!

It's mostly cleaned up, I can head over

Oh, there you are

No, better stay out of it

Just say your boss will be right there Chie, do you mind serving him tea?

Yes, please

Oh, well, so much for my pleasant buzz

Sorry, a difficult customer

Oh, that's fine

Hey, that was Chie on the phone

Remember? Kawabata Chieko

From across the river

She works for us now

Oh...

Did you know?

No, I stopped by to fuel up on my way here

Did you see her?

Not that I noticed

That older-looking woman?

Don't be ridiculous! She's younger than you

She is?

The company she worked for went under

Dad brought her onboard She's a hard worker

That's his way of making sure you find a wife

What's that supposed to mean?

That's for you, it was Mom's

What is this? This projector was hers?

Yeah, don't you remember? I set it aside, figured you'd want it

Hey, it's a Fujica-scope

SH9... Wow, this is cool!

That side of you definitely came from Mom

Here are the movies

Wow!

"Takeru graduates kindergarten"

"Takeru's first birthday"

Don't remember that...

"Hasumi Gorge" We used to go a lot

Say, let's go tomorrow

Huh?

Chie's off tomorrow Let's all go together

I'm the chauffeur? No, you two go I'll go home tonight

Don't be like that, here you finally made it home

Let's catch some trout again

Trout?

We all ate the fish that Dad caught and grilled

Dad?

Don't know, wasn't there

No, you ate it, too

I did not

Dad never took me anywhere I wasn't born yet

You've just forgotten everything

Your brain's fogged up by Tok yo smog

I'm not foggy

Let's go. It'll clean your soul and you'll get good pictures

None of your business

Excuse me I forgot to return your ashtray

For real?

I had no idea

Are you his younger brother?

Me? Yeah, yeah

Part-timer?

Yes, but I've been here 4 years now

Four years? Why don't you get a real job somewhere?

It must be tough working here

Well, but Minoru san's here

It's kind of fun

Excuse me then, I'm done for today

See ya

Sorry, Takeru, you go on home I'm not done

Oh, yeah

Call me if something comes up

Is Chie done?

Yeah

Shall I give her a lift?

She moved out on her own

She lives in town, now

Then I'll go that way

I'm hungry. I'm sure to find something in town

Oh, right, off you go

I don't need that

I happen to be a well-paid man

I never dreamed you'd be working at our station

I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you either

I mean, you've gotten so hip

What! Did I used to be so tacky?

Ah, you don't deny it

When did you move to town?

After my mother remarried Last summer

Huh...

She moved away?

No, she married someone else from the factory

Huh...

You don't live with them?

No, I guess you wouldn't

He has a teenage daughter

Oh, it's his second time, too

But hey, that's great for your mom

Do they get along?

Well, yes, she seems happy

Do you feel like he took your mom away?

It was just the two of us for so long, I feel like it's a load off me

Wish she'd done it a lot sooner!

What was that customer complaining about before?

Claimed we scratched his car when we washed it

That's gotta be a bullshit claim Will the station pay for it?

Minoru san came and managed to calm him down

Huh

That teary-eyed act of his worked... Like...

But you and my brother are like, super tight

Who, me?

After all this time, it made me jealous

Has my brother ever been to your place?

Of course not!

Will you let me in, then?

Hey, green light

Welcome! All right...

Welcome!

Thank you!

Give me your tongue

How am I supposed to dry off? Or do you like me wet?

I put your towel out there!

by Hayakawa Takeru

You can come tomorrow, right?

To Hasumi Gorge

Minoru san's way into it

Well... no...

Let's go That way, he'll never suspect

It's just mushrooms you hate, right?

Yeah... in the old days

Dad?

He went to bed Early day tomorrow

Look at the time

Too late to drive back to Tok yo

Harder than I thought to find a good place

Yeah, mostly just the usual chain restaurants

Exactly, exactly As it turns out...

Chie can be... a real handful, right?

When she starts drinking

No, well, maybe...

She can hold her booze, despite her looks. I ran out of topics

Don't really hang out much

Will you skip the bath?

No, I'll take one

All right, go ahead

You're the last one in

Just...

I'm glad you invited me today

I got to say my prayers to Mom

Even though I was a little late...

Wow! Feels great!

Come on in, Takeru!

Look, fish! Fish!

It's freezing!

He's acting like some kid

Wow, it's beautiful here

You can see right through the light

This place...

It didn't work out right for me, Takeru

Back then,

I was so scared of everything

I was so obsessed with not failing,

my life turned out to be nothing

You're too young to say "My life..."

Tokyo must be great

I can't believe I didn't take off with you then

Tokyo, huh...

It's not what you think

It's just exhausting

It's not the place for provincial types

It flipped!

Hey, did you see?

Yeah, I saw it

But things won't be the same for me anymore...

Hey, hey!

It flipped again! Flipped!

I'm scared

I think he's already sensed it

Sensed what?

Home sure is good for a change of pace

Here I got to see you, Chieko

It brought back memories, right?

Takeru...

I've gotta go take a dump

They used to bring me and Takeru here a lot

But I could never stand high places or all that swaying...

So I always stayed behind

Maybe I'll try crossing it

Oh, don't, it's dangerous It's old, too

I'm completely fine

Minoru san, you wait here

Takeru!

Chie, take it slow

Chie, don't look down

Hold on with both hands You've got to hold the railing

Like this

Cut it out, don't touch me!

Hey!

What are you doing?

What do you see?

What?

I... Chie...

Did she fall!

From here! This came loose and she fell!

All right Let's call the police, now!

Get it together

You get it? Call the police

But Takeru, I...

No "buts"!

Call the police now and tell them she fell in from here

Understand?

It's all right

She might still be OK

Let's go... C'mon

It'll be all right... all right

Brother, you're shivering

It's all right

It's all right

It's all right

When I crossed it,

it was already pretty unstable

Especially right there in the middle

I had a feeling it was pretty dangerous

I see

So you didn't notice, after you crossed, when your older brother

and Kawabata san...

Kawabata Chieko, came across the bridge?

No, I didn't notice

I was pretty deep in the woods

I didn't notice at all

Did you let the Tokyo folks know?

Yeah

Your work OK?

Yeah, it's fine

I see

I'm fine

Why!

What were you doing!

Dad

Why didn't you try to stop her?

You did, right, Brother?

You...

When Chie slipped... what did you do!

Cut it out, that's enough!

Enough? You fool!

There's an autopsy set for tomorrow morning,

so the funeral can be scheduled the day after that

An autopsy?

Yes

I'll also explain this to the bereaved family,

but in such cases, an autopsy is legally required for several reasons

You may find it uncomfortable, but she'll be fully restored

I see

Hey, Brother, Brother!

C'mon, you have to greet them It's all right

Ma'm, Ma'm,

Ma'm, Ma'm...

How old was Chie?

She was 29

What?

Yeah, um...

I fell asleep

I didn't even set the alarm

I'm... going home tomorrow

Oh, yeah, right

I'm sorry about everything

I apologize

No...

It'll be all right

I'll be all right

Where's the section chief?

Downstairs watching the martial arts championships

Get me the autopsy and the crime scene report

Hey, dammit

Hold on to the damned ball, fool!

The autopsy...

Arrest Warrant - Homicide

Have him sign it after the round's over

Hey, this is huge!

- Just when they really needed it - Absolutely

A two-run play, shifting the lead

Attorney at Law - Hayakawa Osamu

Co-worker Arrested in Hasumi Gorge Murder

Co-worker Arrested in Hasumi Gorge Murder You didn't see it?

Co-worker Arrested in Hasumi Gorge Murder

No, I didn't

You didn't hear any voices or anything?

No, I didn't

Then why do you think he didn't do anything?

Excuse me

You never know. Maybe he pushed her off, like it says here

Wait a minute. This is my brother here, you know him

Yeah, I know that

But he actually confessed

In Japan, a confession carries real weight

Dad harassed him to the point he lost his mind

He couldn't bear his guilty conscience

What does he feel guilty for?

The fact that Chie died while he stood there

The cops egged him on and he finally said, "It's all my fault..."

I understand

Right?

No, how you might feel that way

Unbelievable

Your nephew's about to become a criminal

and you don't give a damn

That has a nasty ring to it

I prefer, "You have a rich grasp of human potential"

Takeru, conjecture is meaningless to the law

Now, the prosecution's bound to dig up all kinds of evidence

It'd be different if you'd seen it, but we can't fight without evidence

Uncle

I'm prepared to take desperate measures

That's not what I'm talking about

Is this what we're talking about?

You can't, yet!

Take it slowly, sir

Hey! Iga, can you hear me!

Iga! Iga!

Iga! Hey!

Hey, say something from over there!

What? What did you say?

Say something!

I can't hear you! What is it!

Look down

Now, don't look at the camera

After the charges are read, you'll be advised of your right to remain silent,

after that... Right here, right here

Let's rehearse

I ask the defendant,

are there any errors of fact in the prosecutor's charges?

Please, Minoru!

On the bridge, I didn't fight with Kawabata san

or touch her hands

She lost her...

She lost her balance and slipped and fell

Takeru, I'm asking you again

Are you sure you didn't see anything?

Why?

I have this feeling

you could see the bridge from where you stood

If I had, I'd have told you

Didn't you hear strange voices or anything at all?

The river rapids were too loud

You couldn't hear a thing...

I'm sure I'd notice something like that

All right, then

You'll say that on the witness stand, right?

Yeah, I'll say it

The new guy they've hired was a classmate of Yohei's

The kid's alarmingly stupid And fat

Yohei freaked out

Dad's calming Yohei down, saying "It's only until Minoru gets back"

Say, have you seen Uncle?

Yeah

He says it's perfect Once the trail starts, it's our game

You can tell the truth, all right?

I'm sure Uncle's filled you in...

Huh?

Even with his bifocals, he's like...

Uncle sure has aged

How he'll manage a trial when he can't even read. No way

No, no, he's at the top of his game

You know, I've never liked him

Takeru

What'll happen if they find me guilty

Idiot, they won't How can you say that!

Don't get all worked up. I just wondered what would become of you

Don't be so negative

Negative? Not at all

Listen, Takeru,

I'm glad I confessed

What's that supposed to mean?

Do you have any idea how it would be

to live in that small town, branded as the man who killed

his childhood friend?

What are you talking about? They all know who you are

It'll go right back to normal

They'll welcome you back warmly

It's strange to hear you call

that town "warm"

What's the difference, spending my life at the gas station or behind these bars?

At least here, I don't have to bow to stupid customers

That punk I got it out of my system

I should've bashed his head in while I was at it

Don't talk like that

Why not? It's just the sort of thing you're always saying

It's a meaningless life anyway

That's not true

What are you saying?

You're impressive

I could never do it

My life is always about running away

From a meaningless life, right?

Your life is wonderful

You do work only you can do,

meet lots of people, make lots of money

Look at me

My work's boring, girls never give me a second look,

at home, I cook, do the laundry and get to enjoy Dad's lectures

Now, on top of that, I'm a murderer How bad is that?

Cut it out, that's not true

Yes, it is What's not true?

Why did it have to turn out this way?

I really don't get it

There's not a single good thing

Why? Why are you and I so different?

You're not wrong

I know that, you asshole!

I'm the only one! I'm the only one! This!

The interview is over Please leave

So, let's get you out of here I'll get you out

The facts of the indictment

"On October 2, 2005, at approximately 2 p.m.,

"on the suspension bridge over the Hasumi River in Hikawa,

"the defendant placed his hand on Kawabata Chieko's shoulder,

"then 28, in order to steady her

"When she rebuffed him bluntly, the angry defendant

"did with murderous intent, grab her and push her

"forcing her to fall between the bridge slats, and the ripped

"bridge cable, hurling her into the Hasumi River below

"Therefore, in said place,

"the defendant did murder the deceased by drowning"

The charge is Murder under Penal Code 199

We ask the court to deliberate these charges

I ask the defendant,

are there any errors of fact in the prosecutor's charges?

On the bridge...

Kawabata san started to run

and the bridge swayed hard

I thought she was in danger...

I wish I hadn't placed my hand on her

She raised...

her voice alarmingly and shoved my hand aside...

I never expected her to treat me that way

Instinctively... it sounds terrible,

but out of resentment, I pushed her

So you don't contest the prosecutor's account of events?

That's when Kawabata san staggered

and landed on her backside on the bridge

I regained my senses...

and reached out,

to help her to her feet...

In other words,

you claim that you did not push the victim off the bridge?

I did not... push her off

But at first,

I was afraid that people would believe

I was guilty if I even said anything

about shoving her

So I lied and

said that she slipped

Still...

If I...

If I hadn't been there...

She'd be alive today

When her death was declared an accident

and nobody accused me of anything,

it was really unbearable

Afterwards, when I went to the police

about another matter and I told the officer,

"It was my fault," I finally felt alive again

But, um...

Thinking it over later, calmly,

I realized very clearly that,

what actually happened and what I told him happened,

are two completely different things

Takeru

Please return this to your father

He probably can't re-use a dead person's uniform,

but I can't keep it around the house

Do you mind?

Thank you for taking the trouble

Well, then

See you

Um, Ma'am

Are you all right?

The child has high school exams,

the factory's cut employees so we're crazy busy

I don't have a moment to spare

Takeru

What did Chieko do to deserve being murdered?

Can you tell me?

What your brother's thinking?

Oh well, that's how it is with brothers, right?

See you in Tokyo

Registered Mail - Cash Sender - Hayakawa Isamu

When she fell on her backside like this,

what did you say to her?

I think I just said "I'm sorry"

Only once?

No, I apologized several times

And then you reached out your hand Was that for another shove?

No, I wanted to help her up I even said, "Hold on"

In other words, you clearly conveyed, with a change

of attitude, that you would not repeat your rough action

I thought I did

But Chieko backed away from you

Yes

Using that diagram, show us how far away she moved

To this spot, "B"

What happened when she reached point "B"?

She suddenly seemed to flip

What do you mean "Suddenly"?

How soon after she reached "B"?

Immediately, like a reflex

Like that

It was like she suddenly fell to her back...

Well, do excuse me My, what a shock

I'm sure you were shocked, too

And what did you do?

I leaned forward and tried to grab her arm

For what purpose?

What...?

For what purpose did you attempt to grab her arm?

I thought I could save her

If only I'd grasped her arm...

You did everything in your power

to prevent her descent?

Yes, I think I did

That's all

The prosecution may proceed

You said you reached out your hand to help her

Yes

You didn't imagine the opposite effect?

I mean,

here's a man who has just shoved her violently

suddenly cooing at her, reaching out to her. Don't tell me,

she'd turn around and say, "Oh, my, you're so kind"

When she fell on her backside she screamed in pain, right?

Yes

She landed on an exposed flooring screw

Even through her clothes, it caused a serious internal hemorrhage

I bet that hurt even after she died

An archer could mistake it for a target and shoot it

Don't you think anyone would dread the person who caused that?

I think... you're right

You say you apologized, with a mere "Sorry"

"I've reformed, I won't do it again," are convenient excuses for the perpetrator

But it's hardly sufficient

for the wounded party to overcome her terror

And you couldn't even imagine that

That must mean you're unbelievably dumb about other peoples' feelings

Is that your opinion!

Excuse me, I've let my emotions carry me. I withdraw

Tell me

You knew all along she'd back away in terror and fall

into the river

That's hardly a retraction

Objection! Your Honor!

Prosecutor, your opinion?

I consider the objection unfounded

Objection sustained Please rephrase the question

Suppose...

that Chieko san had fallen on the bridge on her own,

would she have cowered at your outstretched hand?

But in fact,

she fell on the bridge because you shoved her

After that, your extended hand

might seem to threaten a mortal blow, right?

Tell me

Didn't you corner her, with just that in mind?

Eat your noodles

You eat them I ordered too much

No, you should eat them You'll lose your strength

I'm not going back

What?

I can't stand to see Minoru's face

Making a laughingstock out of him

He didn't mean any harm

Maybe it's best that you don't

That's what it means to stand trial

Both my opponent and I,

have to strip the defendant naked in order to win

Do you have to call him "Defendant" in his own home?

What'll happen to Minoru?

I still can't tell Bear with it

You don't have any conviction? Aren't you a professional?

I can have convictions but his own testimony could overturn them

I wish my convictions could produce evidence

What the hell is your job, then?

Can't you for once, help us?

You know full well the burden I've borne for your self-indulgence

And you've reaped your share of benefits from it, too

If you think I'm the only beneficiary,

that's a failure of your own self-victimized imagination

Uncle

I've had it

I'd better go home, Takeru

But it's...

I'll find a way, I'd better go

Fine, go home!

See?

Why? You should stay here

I'll be fine. Sorry I should never have come here

Stop! You should stay over!

What's wrong with you, Dad!

Save your family fights for when we can afford them

Up early

Yeah, where's Uncle?

Headed out

After gobbling 3 bowls of rice for breakfast

Asked you to call him

Chieko's mother gave it back

She didn't say a word It was just in the package

Let's offer prayers at her family altar I'll go with you

Take an offering of something Chieko liked

Maybe like a bottle of sake I'm not really sure...

Offer her sake and she'll come back to haunt you

What?

Chieko couldn't even drink a little glass of beer

Just like you

I couldn't believe it

I wished it was just a dream

My whole family was in shock

But on that bridge,

when you steadied her because she was in danger,

why did Chieko reject you?

What did she say to you, exactly?

Tell me if you remember

"No, don't touch me"

What? One more time

"Don't touch me"

Did you steady her breast or her backside?

No, her shoulder

You steadied her shoulder and she took that tone?

Won't you tell me honestly?

When she took that tone, asking you not to touch her, how did you feel?

How can I say...

I guess she just,

found me physically repulsive...

I thought she must really hate me

I felt wretched

Had anything like that ever happened before?

No, never

What made Chieko san react that way?

That...

I don't know

That's all

You may proceed, Prosecutor

Physical repulsion in women can be really tricky

I often stumble over that one myself

By the way, you're single?

Yes

You're 35 Do you have any plans for marriage?

No

Had you ever considered Chieko san in that way?

She was also single, approaching her 29th birthday, right?

Not to put too fine a point on it,

but in these parts, she was of an age to get hitched, right?

Day in, day out, you worked side by side with her

You were almost family

She was an upstanding person, did you consider her for a wife?

Isn't that how everyone else saw it?

That would really have been up to Kawabata san...

I'm asking what you thought Did you have feelings for her?

Spit it out

Well...

Yes

Romantic feelings?

Yes

Did you confess your love?

Why not?

I'm not very popular with women

I thought if she rejected me, it would be awkward at work

But you could have kept at it

You two got along, right?

Yes, but...

But you just weren't confident

Getting along and being in love aren't the same thing

Hey, if there was someone guaranteed to instantly fall in love with me,

I'd be on that train

Have some confidence!

So, now, turning to Exhibit #17, the victim's autopsy report

Unrelated to cause of death, victim's vagina contained traces of semen,

estimated to date from one day prior to the accident

Further DNA analysis of this semen,

determined that the semen was not the defendant's

In other words, one day prior to the accident, the victim

probably had sexual relations with a man other than the defendant

Defendant, I'd like to know, were you aware of her partner?

Wasn't the real reason you couldn't reveal your feelings,

that you knew she was already involved with another man?

What's the deal?

Didn't you know and feel jealous?

Weren't you seething with resentment?

Furthermore, didn't your attitude

put her under pressure about the romantic partner of her choice?

What's up?

Talk to me

Hurts...

How dare you! I'm sick of you! I'm going to Tokyo with him!

Takeru said I should make a new life for myself

He's lying

He's lying!

He's tricking you! I swear he's tricking you!

Cut it out! I don't want to live my life like my mother and you!

I'm sorry

Oh, I didn't know

What did you say?

I had no idea...

she had someone

If she had a lover,

then I've done irreparable harm...

to that person, as well...

No, no, that's not what I mean How could you miss that?

You were together everyday...

I'm so terribly sorry

What's this about, it's not over yet!

Let's enjoy ourselves This is a gift from me

Please do your best, sir

This is terrific

Of course I'll do my best

It's the family gas station, after all

Besides, we can't let you take it over!

Brother,

realistically, how much longer will it take?

Ultimately, they have no conclusive evidence, either

Without that, they'll have to fold

So, at the next session...

Takeru, you'll get up on that witness stand

and you'll say, "My brother is a blah-blah-blah, a man of character,

"who provided Chieko san,

"with concern and tenderness, etc., etc., etc."

That's all you'll have to do and...

"Victory"?

No, no, we're just looking for, "Innocent"

Now, now, young folks, no need to be in such a hurry

How's the part-timer getting along?

Wonder if Dad'll fire him when I get back

That's not fair, is it?

If I win, I think I'll blow my savings on redecorating the station

Paint it in bright colors, get rid of that gloomy atmosphere

Make it self-service at night and fuller service during the day

And turn the inside into sort of a caf�

Play some bossa novas...

You know lots of designers, don't you?

Can you ask one of them to handle it?

Do it right

Say...

I know, we'll show your photos In huge frames, it'll be really cool

I said, say...

Yeah

I want you to tell me

Yeah, what?

Why'd you cross the bridge?

Hey,

weren't you there when I testified in court?

We're not in court, here

Like I said, after you crossed,

Chie insisted on crossing, too,

and I told her it was dangerous, alone

We're talking me

Chieko was really nagging you, right?

"I hate that depressing gas station Run away with me, Takeru!"

Or something pushy like that

Gotta be kidding, right? Couldn't let a girl like that, tie you down

So I invited her

Actually, I'm not scared of that hanging bridge

It freaked Chieko out, but I told her it wasn't as scary as it looked

Told her you might be waiting for her

Then she said she'd go A good one, right?

Cut it out! Don't blame me

Just kidding

Kidding, kidding, kidding...

Of course that's a lie

I'm not going to volunteer to go up there...

Cut the crap!

Tell me the truth, the truth!

I've been telling you!

The truth... Let it go

Let what go?

I mean, do you believe in the truth of my innocence?

No, right?

What the hell? What are you saying?

You just don't want to be the brother of a killer

Why the...

I can't believe it!

You can believe whatever you want

Just hold on

Why... should I doubt my older brother?

Don't ask me

Cut the crap, I've had it!

Excuse me, I'm...

Hey, wait! Why won't you agree with me?

Why don't you say, "I know you'd never doubt me"!

You always doubt everyone,

never trusted anyone, no matter what

That's the Takeru I know

God dammit!

Let's go

"I swear

"to tell the truth according to my conscience,

"concealing nothing,

"and to speak no falsehoods This I do swear"

Witness,

Hayakawa Takeru

How are you related to the defendant?

We're brothers

I'm the younger

On the day of the accident,

did you notice anything unusual about your brother?

What was he usually like?

My brother

was very dedicated and kind,

he was a very honest person

I am... someone with nothing to be proud of

But my brother was different

He was the one person I could trust,

the one person I was connected to

But that all changed

He'd never been capable of such devious lies

When are you talking about?

What lies are you referring to?

My brother's testimony in court

In court?

What, specifically are you referring to?

What proof do you have to determine that he lied?

Until now, I've acted like I knew nothing

Because I wanted to protect my brother

And in doing so, I protected myself, too

But I'm sick of it

If by telling my story,

I tear both of us apart

and we both end up leading pathetic lives,

I'll stake my life,

to tell the real truth

Because I want

my real brother back

Please answer my question

If you don't intend to answer, fine, that's all

What do you mean by "His devious lies"?

It's not important, he's confused

Counsel, please withdraw

What is this "Truth" you refer to?

I...

I watched my brother

close in on Chieko san on that hanging bridge

They struggled on the swaying bridge

Then she...

My brother pushed her off the bridge

I saw her scream as she fell

I saw everything

How the hell dare you spout such bullshit!

You told me over and over, you didn't know!

Calm down, Counsel

Where?

Explain where you saw all this!

Counsel!

Witness

Are you certain your memory is accurate?

It's as I swore, earlier

Yes, I understand

Thank you for calling

Seven years later

No, no, I swear it's true

I don't like to brag about my work but these are really terrific

Sometimes, I run across pictures I'd completely forgotten I'd taken,

that I might have taken as a student, but sometimes they're pretty good

Oh no... I'm so disorganized Excuse me a moment

Been a while

Oh

Do you remember me?

Won't you say "Good evening" to him?

You have to say, "Good evening"

We drove down to celebrate my mother-in-law's 60th birthday nearby

The traffic was awful, the kid was crying, couldn't eat...

Rie, will you ask him if he wants seconds...

Do you want seconds?

Yes, please

Rie, you're so sweet, have my broccoli

Oh, how nice

No, no!

It's on your plate, now

That's 3,382 Yen

He's done, Minoru san

It's tomorrow, we received a notice

Takeru san...

Please, look after him

The truth is, recently...

your dad's a little... Maybe it's his age...

Losing his marbles?

It may not be about that...

No one's visited Minoru san these past 6 months

If I were family, I'd go, but...

I don't even know if he's planning to come back

Yohei, there's no way I can...

I don't think he'll go back

He can't go back

But either way, there's nothing I can do about it

But he's your brother, Takeru san

He's not my brother anymore

I'm sure he feels the same

It just feels better that way, right?

I don't understand

Takeru san,

back then, you said you were doing it to get your brother back

That's why you had him locked up, right?

I can't understand it

If it were my brother, I never could

I can't believe what you did was right

You came to tell me that?

Please bring him, back to me and his father

Look

We're going

You've stolen everything, forever?

What exactly did you gain?

Memories of Hasumi Gorge, 1980

It is clear to everyone

I stole to the end and my brother was lost

But even as time flows, always fleeting and fickle,

one thing is true. It was I who had slipped from the slender floorboard

of that perilous, yet well-anchored hanging bridge between us

Now, I can see it all so clearly

Can crumbling wood be restored,

can corroded handrails prevail?

I wonder

if that bridge survived

Yohei, my car won't go any further

Let's take the truck

Do you know where he went?

I really don't

Guess he headed home, we just missed him

Want to call home?

Your dad should be there

No, let's leave it be

Let's go

Hey, Yohei, can you stop?

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

Let's go home!

Staring idly at the passing cars,

It seems the sun is going to set

Gently swaying, the red sun sinks

Don't worry, the dark of night

will hold you tenderly

Step by step, let's go home

Step by step, go home slow

Executive Producers: KAWASHIRO Kazumi SHIGENOBU Yutaka YAKIGAYA Shoji

Development Producers: YASUDA Masahiro KORE-EDA Hirokazu

Producer: KUMAGAI Kiichi

Cinematographer: TAKASE Hiroshi

Lighting: ONO Akira

Sound: SHIRATORI Mitsugu

Production Design: MITSUMATSU Keiko

Music: Cauliflowers

Editing: MIYAJIMA Ryuji

Written and Directed by: NISHIKAWA Miwa

English subtitles: Linda Hoaglund

� 2006 SWAY Production Committee