All language subtitles for Lonely.Castle.In.The.Mirror.2022.BLURAY.720p.BluRay.x264.AAC-[YTS.MX]

Read "Little Red Riding Hood."

Please, read it to me!

Shall we?

No way!

That's crazy.

Totally crazy!

CLASSROOM OF THE HEART

Miss, he hit me again!

Hello.

You must be Kokoro Anzai.

I'm Mrs. Kitajima.
Mind if I sit?

Kokoro, I see you go to
Yukishina 5th Junior High.

Yes.

I went there too.

Oh...

See, I have this dream.

A transfer student turns up.

Someone wonderful who can do anything.

They notice me among our many classmates.

With a beaming smile,
bright as the sun, they say,

"Kokoro, long time no see!"
and walk right up to me.

Everybody's amazed.

I keep wishing for a miracle like that.

But it's never going to happen.

I know that.

LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR

MAY

Alright, I'm off.

Take care.

Mom, my stomach hurts.

Hurts how?

Same as usual.

And what's "usual"?

It just does.

Are you going, or not?

You won't, then.
Fine.

It's not that I won't. I can't.

Good morning.

My daughter, Kokoro,
was supposed to start today,

but she's not feeling well,
so we won't be coming in.

My stomach really does hurt.

Moe...

Hey, wake up.
Come on, wake up.

Welcome, Kokoro Anzai!
We've been expecting you!

Wh-What?!

A castle...?

Yes! Exactly!

Congratulations. You've been
invited as a guest!

- Don't you run!
- I'm going home! Let go!

Enough! Shut up!

I've vetted six other guests.
I'm sick of it!

You're last.
And it's four PM already.

I want to get this over with.

Please, let me go!

I don't care!
Let me go!

Aren't you at least curious?
That's a real castle.

Not to mention eloquent little me
with superhuman strength.

Aren't you excited about some
adventure or otherworldly fantasy?

No!

Here, your wish'll come true.

I'm offering an ordinary girl like you
any one thing you desire.

Any wish?

The others await you.

Hello.

We've all been waiting for you.

We heard you're the last,
from her.

Call me "Wolf Queen."

The Wolf Queen said so.
There has to be seven of us.

You took so long.

About an hour?

Um, what is this place?
Why am I here?

Just like you, our mirrors glowed,
and brought us here.

I was first,
then the others started showing up.

We got a brief explanation,
but honestly, I'm lost.

Huh? You still don't get it?!

- I don't.
- Not at all.

This is the last time.
Listen closely.

Somewhere in this castle
is a tiny, unenterable room.

The Wishing Room.

If you can get in,
any wish'll be granted.

However, only one of you
can enter the room.

Red Riding Hoods.

She calls us
lost "Red Riding Hoods."

To enter the Wishing Room,
you'll need a key.

If you have an earnest wish,
from today till March 30th next year,

you must find the key
somewhere in this castle.

Huh? I don't... understand...

Me neither.
Way too many questions.

Granting wishes? Huh?

Why summon us here?
What key? Where are we?

Enough!
Shut up, shut up!

Explain properly then.

Why'd we get chosen?

You kids have no imagination.

Ever considered you're
the stars of this story?

You each have a room upstairs.

You're lucky. Rejoice!

The way you talk
is super aggravating.

For real.

Then, answer me this.
Do you not have any wishes?

Well, it's no matter if you don't,
but the early bird catches the worm.

When the key's found and
a wish is granted, it's game over.

This castle will close,
and the mirror paths will shut.

You won't be forced
to search for the key.

Hey.

Can we come here anytime?

There are limits. Between nine AM
and five PM, Japan time.

Nine to five?
What is this, City Hall?

Say what you will,
but this rule must be obeyed.

If you don't leave by five,

you'll be eaten by a wolf.

By you?

A real wolf.
Frighteningly big.

Don't believe me? Try it.
It will end with you eaten.

Plus, if one of you breaks the rule,

those with you that day
will share responsibility.

In other words,
you'll all be eaten.

Anyway, so long as you obey curfew,
anything goes. Come freely.

"Freely"?

Uh-oh, it's 4:30 already.

Did you look around while you waited?

This is all we have time for today.

Well? Far nicer than home, isn't it?

Girls, sit here.

May I?

I'll be back soon.
Get acquainted.

She vanished!

- She's a ghost?
- Who knows?

Well, I'm Aki. A junior high third year.
Nice meeting you.

- It's a pleasure.
- Nice to meet you.

- Nice meeting you.
- Nice meeting you.

Nice to meet you!

I'm Kokoro. A first year.
Pleased to meet you all.

I'm Fuka. A second year.
Pleased to meet you.

I'm Rion. A first year.
Nice meeting you.

Name's Subaru. A third year.
Nice meeting you.

Masamune.
Second year.

Like the general, sword,
and sake.

I'm sick of hearing that.
It's my real name.

Ureshino!

- Written how?
- My last name, not my first.

Written as "happy," and "field."
I'm a first year.

We're all junior high students?

Wh-What's that?!

Hey.

15 minutes to five. Time to leave.
Hurry, or be eaten.

How do we leave?

Find your name.

Found it.

JUNE

I haven't made it
back to the castle since.

I wonder if the others have.

Come over sometime.

You mean it? I will!

Cute red umbrella!
It suits you, Moe.

Done that homework?

- Let's go.
- Y-Yeah.

I knew it!

- How cute!
- Right? Super cute!

Just one. There's just one
wish I want granted.

Must be tough to be all alone.

No matter what.

Come on!

- Crap!
- No good?

I died! Damn, I died!

Wish we had a TV.
I could battle you, Subaru.

Not without electricity.

No need for a TV.
Forget the ordinary world here.

Forget you.

- What could this be?
- A game?

No power to run it.

Could be manual.

I bet it sucks.

Japanese chess puzzles?
Old school.

They're pretty interesting.

- Borrow whatever you like.
- Really?

Dad buys me them in Europe.

He's a professor of children's literature.

Thanks!

Hey, it's been a while.
First time back?

Oh, I'm Kokoro.

Come on, I know.
Leaving already?

Bye!

Kokoro!
Guys, it's Kokoro!

- We waited for you.
- Glad you're back, Kokoro.

Long time.

Er, I haven't been able to come.

Really? We've been coming quite a lot.

Mostly this time in the afternoon.

A little later for me, maybe.

You're early today.

I usually have school soccer.
But not today.

Someone else is coming.

What's up, everybody?
Oh, Kokoro!

Now we're all here.

I have things to do in my room.

Aki! Going already?

But I just got here...

Hey, have some of my mom's cookies!
She bakes the very best, you know!

- Read the room.
- It's hard to watch.

It felt like I'd missed out on something,

but they were glad to see me.
I'll visit again tomorrow.

Kokoro.

Over here.

The boys are over there,
and they're a pain.

Well, just Ureshino, really.

Come with us.

Us girls hang out here, mostly.

There's a great view of the garden.

They've got pretty teacups here,

but the faucets are dry,
so we can't get any hot water.

It's BYO drinks.

- Have some.
- Thank you.

It's nice.
Strawberry tea?

That's right. I like it.

May I ask if you
looked around inside?

No need to be so formal.
We have, more or less.

The day after we first came,
I went exploring with Fuka.

We climbed the tower too, but...

We're surrounded by water,
with no connecting land.

We also looked for the key,
but no luck.

Hey, um... Well...

If they find the key...

My room's so beautiful.

Yeah! Mine's great too.
Fuka even has a piano.

I wanted to ask what wish
they want to come true,

but couldn't.

I didn't want them to ask me either.

The castle's quite fun.

Whether I'm with them or on my own.

They come almost every day,
so I wonder if they're skipping school.

But no one asks about that,
or says anything.

It's very comforting.

JULY

Well? Tasty, right?
Have more. Don't hold back.

Kokoro!

Okay, come with me.

Sit, sit.

Kokoro, have some too.
My mom's cookies.

I saved the prettiest ones.

Thanks.

He gives them to girls he likes.

Tell me, Kokoro. Got a boyfriend
or somebody you like?

Hey.

So, you've switched from
Aki to Kokoro?

Wolf Queen,
it's been a while.

Listen, enough slacking.
Why not look for the key?

It ain't here.

Did you look properly?

Well, if you've got no wishes, fine by me.

Ureshino's got a wish.
"Look at me, Kokoro!"

You didn't hear that, right...?

So stupid.

So stupid.
Drop dead!

AUGUST

I just dropped home to have lunch...

They're all playing a game.

So, do your close friends
just call you Fuka?

Not a nickname like "Fuu?"

No. Even my mom just calls me Fuka.

Wow, really?
So hey, so hey...

JUNIOR HIGH YEAR 1 SCIENCE WORKBOOK

How does this make sense?
I don't get it.

Nobody's here. This is a first.

What's this?

Kokoro.

Sorry to spook you.

I thought I was alone.

It's summer break.
Everybody seems busy.

Busy?

Masamune's away with his parents.
Fuka has two weeks of summer seminars.

Ureshino goes to a cram school.

Oh...

Yo.

Headed home?

The others haven't been coming lately.

Because of summer break?

They have summer seminars,
and stuff like that.

Summer seminar?
What's that?

A sort of first term review
people do over summer break.

Everybody's so smart.

You go too?

Good.

I feel... more relaxed now.

I'm not scolding you.
It's good you feel like going out.

I was just surprised to find
you weren't home.

Why'd you come home?
On purpose?

Of course not. My plans just got canceled.
I thought we could have lunch...

I hate being monitored.

Mrs. Kitajima...

You know, at the alternative school.
Your young teacher.

She says she wants to
talk with you again.

She says it's not your fault
you can't go to school.

That there must be a reason.

She's always telling me that, so...

Oh, that must be your dad.
He's early today.

Hey, why don't you and your dad...

Figured we're on break.

Sure but,
summer's almost over already.

Yeah, true.

Won't the teachers get mad?
All like, "Don't dye your hair!"

They'll all be on edge.

Yeah. Well, whatever.

It looks good on you.
Maybe I'll dye mine, too.

Fuka, Kokoro, how about it?

Oh, but if I make Fuka do something
silly, somebody might get mad...

You gave Fuka a present too, right?
Mommy's homemade cookies.

Listen!

Starting next term,
I'm going back to school.

I held back saying this till now...

but none of you go to school, do you?

You can't go, can you?

So stupid!

Aki, you even acted worried
that teachers might get mad.

What a joke!

Don't say that.

You all treated me like a joke!

You always do.
You laughed at me!

That's not true!

Maybe... it is true.

It's Ureshino, so...

I'm sick of it!
Aren't we all the same?!

We're left out, disliked,
and have no friends!

You too! You too! You too!

You too! You too! You too!

Ureshino, calm down.

Well, what about you? Why'd you
stop going to school? Out with it!

I...

I go to school.

- Liar!
- I'm not lying.

Just not a school in Japan.
A boarding school in Hawaii.

- Hawaii?
- Actual Hawaii?

You come here from so far away?

I don't think distance matters.

That's why the Wolf Queen told us

this castle is open from nine to five,
Japan time.

I wondered why
she specified "Japan time."

You in some elite school?

No, it's not like that.

The school was easy to get in to,
and we just play soccer.

You're studying soccer abroad?

Yeah, kinda.

Why'd you hide that?
You think we're a joke?

I've never thought that!

At first, I thought you were all
studying overseas too.

But you talked about
afternoons in Japan...

I couldn't tell if you went to school.

I'm usually here in the evening.

I don't care about any of that!

I'll do what you all can't.
I'll show you I'm different!

I'll go to school!

So long!

SEPTEMBER

A-Are you alright?

This is a little overboard.
It's not as bad as it looks.

Ureshino, wanna play?

Let's play.

- Ureshino, let's play.
- Let's play.

Had a rough time, did he?

Knowing how he is, I figured
things'd get bad for him.

After starting junior high,
his new friends

got him to pay for things,
and it escalated.

It wasn't bullying
or anything like that.

I went back to school, and it felt
awkward, so I apologized to them.

Why should you apologize?

Well my teacher said
they worried about me...

But then they said if I didn't pay,
I was useless to them.

I snapped and shoved them,
then they got me...

Oh boy...

This is his only safe space too, huh?

But Aki...

Oh, I mean...

You haven't come
to the castle much either.

I guess not.

Why not?

I've got a boyfriend.

Keep it secret.

It's been a while. Been well?

Come in.

We can talk here, I won't be long.

I thought I should wait
for your mother,

but I wanted to talk with you alone.

I talk with your mother sometimes.

I hope you'll come to our school
when you feel up to it.

Hey...

About it not being my fault
I don't go to school...

Did you really say that to my mother?

Why?

Because you're fighting to
every day, aren't you?

May I come again?

Sure.

I enjoy this tea. Try some
if you like. What do you say?

Thank you.

Okay, see you.

OCTOBER

Since we're all here today,
we should talk about what to do.

It's already October.
Less than six months left.

So, the key...

Masamune and I actually
looked pretty hard for it.

I was searching in the dining room,
and he walked in.

You were so focused.
You didn't even notice me.

And you waited till we were all gone
to look for the key every day.

But I couldn't find it, so I thought
we should all team up and try.

We're rivals,
but if we find it,

we could figure out a way
to decide whose wish gets granted.

Aki, I never knew you had such a wish.

Or that you were
so determined, Masamune.

Everybody's got a wish or two, right?

- I'm in.
- Me too.

But if we'll all do it,
how about we make a promise?

Even if we find the key,
no one uses it till late March.

Ah, good idea.
I'd hate to lose this place.

So... How does that sound?

Okay. Let's decide who goes where.

Not here.

Aki said she searched this place through.

Maybe a fresh pair of eyes will help.

What's this?

Wonder what that cross means.
I noticed it, too.

Ow!

You okay?
Arm still hurts?

Yeah, but it's mostly better.
Except when I stretch it...

Hey, Fuka.

A while back, I got angry
and said silly things,

but I like this castle.

It's fun being here.

Have you been back to school?

No, not at all.

But my other school
has a great teacher.

That alternative school?

Yeah. That teacher asks me,
"What do you want to do most?"

And listens to what I have to say.

Really?

Oh crap.

Hey! It's time!

No luck, huh?

Well, not much we can do today.
Let's find more time to search.

A united front? Marvelous.

Hey, hey, we meet again,
Little Red Riding Hoods.

Always out of nowhere.

You Red Riding Hoods seemed to be
having fun, so I couldn't help myself.

Got a problem?
We can search together, right?

Cooperation is beautiful.
Continue in that vein.

There's just one thing
I forgot to say.

Once you find the key
and your wish is granted,

your memories of here will vanish.

What...?

This castle. Your time here.
You'll forget it all.

You'll forget each other,
me, everything.

If no one's wish is granted by March 30th,
your memories will continue on.

You'll still remember your time here.

The choice is yours.

So, I don't really care,
even if I lose my memories.

None of us would've ever met anyway.

Aki, your wish means that much to you?

Um...

My classmate, Sanada,
is a big problem for me.

After I started school, a pretty girl,
Moe Tojo, transferred in.

She lived nearby,
and we became quick friends.

The thing about Sanada was,

she was active, bold, and popular.

The teachers liked her too.

What?

You know,
I hate ugly girls like you.

Satisfied?

Thought Ikeda would ask you out?

You're dreaming!

Ikeda would never go for
somebody like you!

So stupid!
Drop dead!

Back in elementary school,
that boy once said he liked me.

But that was the only time...

Don't ignore me, ugly!

In junior high, he started dating Sanada.

What scared me most was...

Kokoro Anzai!

It wasn't just one or two.
I sensed many more outside.

- Get out here!
- Make it quick!

- I know you're in there!
- Come out!

Let's try the yard.
Look in the windows.

Come out or your garden's dead.

- What's she doing in there?
- Hiding 'cause she's chicken.

Kokoro, come play with us!

Don't be eyeing her boyfriend!

Sanada has something to say to you!

You're gutless!

- It won't open.
- She's totally in there.

Get out here!
You coward!

- Get out here.
- Stupid baby!

Come out already.

Mom! Mom! Mom!

That coward.
How could she...

Sanada, don't cry.

That girl hit on her boyfriend.

She needs to be taught a lesson.

- I'll never forgive you for this!
- Get out here!

- Open up!
- Why won't you show yourself?

You're the worst!

No need to forgive me.
I'll never forgive you either!

I was terrified.

I honestly thought they would kill me.

Before I knew it, the house was dark,
and it was quiet outside.

Mom came home soon after...

But, I couldn't tell her.
I don't know why.

After that, I gradually
stopped going to school.

You did great. Really great.
You hung in there, Kokoro.

Yeah. Well done.

I... wanted to tell somebody...

I wanted somebody to listen.

I thought, if Sanada was gone,
everything would be easier.

I wanted to find the key and wish
for her to vanish from the world.

But... if I lose my memories
of you because of that...

I don't know what to do.

Nevertheless, we kept looking for the key.

NOVEMBER

Have you tried this?

Oh, that...
Nobody knows what it is. I wonder.

I might know.

Then...

It's a music box?

What's that?

This thing plays music?

Rion started it.

That's "Träumerei."

It's an antique music box?
Beautiful.

Aki! What's wrong?!

You okay?

What's wrong?

It's Aki.

Aki?

Sorry. It's nothing.

What?

That uniform...

Yukishina 5th...

You've finally noticed?

It's a surprise though.

We all go to Yukishina 5th
in Minami Tokyo City.

I went to Hawaii before I could go.

But I would've if I hadn't.

Our school has this many
absent students, huh?

If only you Little Red Riding Hoods
had talked about school sooner.

You took far too long.

You enjoying this?

Oh no.
I'm not such an evil soul.

Then why...?

What do you want from us?

I don't want anything from you.

I've merely given you this castle,

and the right to search for
the wish-granting key.

They're here, somewhere in this town.

That kinda cheers me up.

I can't believe it.

I didn't have it in me to tell you.

I wanted to, but...

I had no idea. At all.

It's not just some argument.
It's much more serious.

Alright. Let's fight.

Let's fight this together, Kokoro.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I should've noticed.

DECEMBER

Thank you.

Kokoro, it's been a while.
Are you well?

I'm glad we could meet.
And that I pressed your mother.

Mrs. Kitajima isn't coming today?

This is a simple school issue.

I talked to Sanada.
Seems there were some misunderstandings.

"Misunderstandings"?

What do you say you try
talking it out with Sanada?

Mr. Hottie!

Mr. Hottie!

Ida's such a dumbass.

He so is.

She's easy for anyone to misunderstand.

I'm sure it was extra hard for you.

But she's worried,
and sorry--

I doubt she's sorry.

If she is sorry, it's because
a teacher scolded her.

She's scared of teachers
thinking badly of what she did.

Kokoro, listen...

Mr. Ida. Shouldn't you start by
asking Kokoro what happened?

Just like you asked that girl, Sanada.

I think they should
work it out themselves...

I've heard enough.
Next time you come,

could you please bring the
head of her year, or the principal?

Wow.

Looks tasty.

Handmade? By a girl?

No. My mother.
She makes them every year.

She comes to Hawaii,
bakes it, then leaves.

She left already?

Two nights, three days.
She's busy.

I see...

Come on, let's have some.

Yeah, yeah!

Let's invite the Wolf Queen too.

Good idea.

You called?

Every time...

There's cake. My mom made it.

We have the Christmas version
of the Wolf Queen today.

- Oh yeah!
- Cute.

Can you eat with your mask on?

No. I won't eat here.

Cut me a piece,
and I'll take it with me.

I thought you'd refuse.

The Wolf Queen likes cake too!

Hey, I need to ask you all something.

Could you come to school
next term, even just for a day?

My parents want me to switch schools.

I thought my other school
was enough for them.

The alternative school?
You go too?

Sometimes.
There's one cool teacher.

Is that teacher a woman?
Could it be Kitajima...?

- Yeah!
- Yeah!

Wow, really?

But alternative school
isn't real school,

and we barely study.

Private school then?
You don't trust public school teachers.

My dad's got connections.
He'll set something up for me.

I've thought the same thing.
Somewhere else might be easier.

But if I transfer, maybe I can't
come to the castle.

So, I talked with my dad.

Told him I want to go to Yukishina 5th
at least through next term.

But you'll...

Just for the first day.
Just come for the first day.

Please!

You don't have to go to your classrooms.

Just the nurse's office, or the library...

Why are we all from Yukishina 5th?

Maybe we're supposed to help each other?

JANUARY

You didn't have to stay home from work.

Should I go with you?

It's okay.
I'd better go.

Take care.

YUKISHINA 5TH JUNIOR HIGH

This isn't for school.

I came for...my friends.

Moe!

Why...

TO KOKORO ANZAI FROM MIORI SANADA

Dear Kokoro Anzai,

I heard from Mr. Ida that
you'll be at school tomorrow.

He said I should write you
a letter, so here it is.

Miss Anzai, do you hate me?

I want to meet with you and talk.

I understand you're hung up on "him,"

but actually, I broke up with "him"
over the summer.

If you like "him,"

then I want to support you.

NURSE'S OFFICE

Please be here, guys. Anyone!

Kokoro?

You okay?

Um, Masamune, in Year Two,
did he come?

Fuka in Year Two?
Aki and Subaru in Year Three?

Calm down, Kokoro.
What's this about?

What about Ureshino? In Year One?

His name's rare, so you
must know him. Right?!

There's no one in Year One with that name.

If you know
the others' last names...

I don't. Not Aki's last name, or Fuka's...

Kokoro?

Mrs. Kitajima!

What are you doing here?

I heard from your mother
that you'd be at school today.

You did...?

You look better now.
You were so pale before.

You were clutching this letter.

Sorry. I went ahead and read it.

I don't want it...

I just spoke with Mr. Ida.
That was wrong of him.

I should've talked to him more.

I'm sorry for putting you through this.

Ma'am...
I saw Moe Tojo just now...

She saw me,
and ignored me.

No, "You came to school,"
or anything like that.

What if she's the one that
put that letter in my shoe box?

On behalf of Miori Sanada.

Moe used to bring me
handouts from school every day.

But, if she hates me now,
what should I do?!

Don't worry.

We found out about you and Sanada
thanks to Moe.

Perhaps she was just too surprised
to say anything when she saw you.

Please, believe me.
Moe is worried about you.

She really... is?

Rion?

The others aren't here?

I just got here myself.

I had a break during soccer,
but nobody's here.

So, how was it?

I didn't see any of them.

I don't know why, but Masamune
and the others didn't show up.

They didn't just not show up,
they don't even go to Yukishina 5th.

What do you mean?

I don't know.

I wanted to come and ask everyone.

Maybe this castle,
the mirrors...

All of you, even.
Maybe none of it's real.

That thought scared me.

I'm real.
I'm really here.

That's no lie.

So the others are real too.
There must be a reason.

I'm sure us all meeting
in this castle means something.

Especially because
we all have something troubling us.

Something's troubling you, too?

Er, well...

If we find the key
do you have a wish?

My wish is for...

my big sister to come back home.

The year I started elementary school,
she died. She was sick.

Sorry, this all probably puts you off.

I wasn't planning to tell anyone,

but for a while I was
seriously searching for the key.

Now, not so much.

My wish...it's so petty...

I gotta go back.

My mom's waiting for me
at home today, too.

She might be faking us out.

The Wolf Queen calls us
Little Red Riding Hoods, but...

Kokoro, why didn't you come?

I did! I went,
like we agreed!

That's what Fuka and the others said.

I went too.

- Me too.
- Me too.

Yet none of us met?

I was told
there's no Kokoro in Year One.

Ureshino's a rare name so I asked,
but there was no such student.

How can that be?

I went to Year Two Class Six,
where Masamune should have been,

but I got told
there's nobody with that name.

Has Masamune come yet?

We waited for ages, but the next day,
and the day after,

Masamune didn't come.

Just as we thought he'd never
come again,

FEBRUARY

he showed up.

That's gotta be it.

We all come from parallel worlds.

Parallel worlds?
Like in science fiction novels?

Video games too.

So basically, that means,

we go to different versions
of Yukishina 5th.

All seven of us
come from different worlds.

Which means...

put simply,

let's say the world
was like one big tree.

Then each of our worlds
branched out from it.

Same origin, so they're similar,
but slightly different.

My world doesn't have a Subaru,

and Aki's world
has no Kokoro or Fuka.

That's why we didn't meet?

Could be.
Like the premise of Gate W.

"Gate W"?

Don't you know it?
Gate World.

Professor Nagahisa's game
that's flying off the shelves.

A friend of mine knows him
and let me be an advance tester.

Nagahisa...

Pleiades Nagahisa! The genius director
of game company Unison.

Don't even know that?
It's basic knowledge.

I know it. Gate W.

That hit game they made into a movie.

No they didn't!

But...

Hey, I know you're listening,
Wolf Queen?

"One truth prevails!"
So they say.

Says who?

What a racket.

You heard me.
Say something!

Totally wrong.

How did you even come up with
such a flimsy game premise?

You need a reset.

But our realities
are similar but different.

If we can't meet outside,
what other explanation is there?

I never said you can't meet outside.

We can, then?!

Work it out
for yourselves already. Think!

I gave you a hint at the start.

More than plenty about
finding the key too.

The key?

Hey, there's a cross symbol under my bed.
Does it mean something?

There's one under my desk too.
I thought it was just some marker.

There's one in the bath, too.

I wondered why there's a bath
if there's no water,

and found it when I peeked inside.

There's one in the oven, too.

And in the dining room cabinet.

You're right.
Plus the closet in my room.

That makes six...

There might be more...
Are they some sort of hint?

Think.

It's the mission and the right
you've been given.

Choose to not search for the key,
and stay till the end...

or find the key...

and make your wish come true.

You're free to choose.

TO KOKORO ANZAI

KOKORO, I'M SORRY. FROM, MOE TOJO

MARCH

Still no sign of the key.

Our time's almost up.

Only two more weeks of gaming here.

I'd never have known
how fun video games were

if you hadn't shown me, Masamune.

I'm amazed how advanced they are now.

You finish RPGs and fighting games
way faster than I do.

That ain't fair.

I'm interested in computers now.

I decided to go to high school
so I can study them properly.

Last month, I took an exam for
a part-time tech school. Finally, right?

You studied for it?

More or less.

I had no idea...

I'll switch schools.

You will?

My dad found a decent private school.

Sat the entrance exam.
Got in yesterday.

Good for you.

I'll probably transfer too.

Dad'll stay for work,
but I talked with Mom,

and I'm looking into studying overseas.

Overseas?

Way to go!

I haven't made up my mind
and am starting to worry.

My parents suggest I transfer,
but I just can't decide...

Fuka plays piano a lot lately.

She said she enjoys it more now.

I wonder if she'll
make it her main thing?

Yeah, she might.

I'll repeat the year.

Everybody says I should do it again.

I didn't study at all.
No surprise.

Sorry I'm late.

It's fine. Kokoro wanted
a hamburger, so we came early.

How do you feel?
This isn't too much?

I thought somewhere lively
might be nice once in a while.

Let me know if it's too much.

As for your next move,

I met your mom several times,
and your dad once too.

You did?

I did. To figure out what you want,
and what's best.

You could switch to a school
in a district nearby,

or to a different class than Sanada
at Yukishina 5th.

Really?

I've talked with the school,
and they've made it a priority.

What about Sanada's friends?

Toyosaka and Maeda in your class,
and Nakayama, right?

They'll all be in a different class.

I pushed for a new homeroom teacher too.

What about... Moe Tojo?

Moe will be transferring again.

Her dad's a college professor.

He'll start teaching
at a school in Nagoya in April.

We can visit schools
in districts nearby.

But if you really don't want to,

you don't have to force yourself
to go to junior high.

Your mom and I don't think
you need to go no matter what.

There's the Classroom of the Heart,
and lots of other options.

You're not alone.

Let's work out where's best together.

Thank you for visiting
the Minami-Tokyo Careo Mall.

This is cute.

Want one?

Can we drop by the convenience store, too?

I want to buy some snacks.

Sure.

FAREWELL PARTY

Tomorrow's our last day.
I'm all ready for our farewell party.

I'm sure...

all kids like me, who don't go to school,

have been at the castle
with the Wolf Queen.

People never find out about that

because wishes come true,
and memories are lost.

Whether my wish gets granted or not,

I'm grateful the castle
in the mirror exists.

Truly grateful.

Kokoro, mind if I clean?

Mom, what about work?

Someone's coming to clean our ACs.

I'll pop into work this afternoon.

Well?

I'll do it!

Want to come over?

Glad I bought two.

Which would you like?

Maybe... this one.

Um, thanks for your letter.

It's true you're transferring?

Sorry.

Don't be.

When I saw you by the shoe boxes,
I wanted to talk, but I couldn't.

Things were still weird.

Weird?

Sanada's group had turned on me.

If they'd known I talked to you,
they might've done something to you.

Why?

I'm not sure.

They thought I looked down on them,
and it bugged them.

They said I tried to seduce Nakayama's
boyfriend. That I'm a "guy-stealer."

Like, whatever.

I did look down on them, anyway.

They only think about boys,
and other superficial stuff.

They have bad grades,
and they're immature.

Decades from now
they'll still be the same.

All leading crappy lives.

Whoa...

Moe, I've never heard you
talk that way before.

- Off-putting?
- Not at all.

I'm glad.

Now that they hate me the most,
and want to shun me,

they'll probably
be friendly to you if you go back.

To isolate me.

But that's...
But that's...

That's them.

So stupid, right?
It's only school.

"It's only school"?!

Don't let them win, Kokoro.

Kids like that are everywhere.
Maybe even at my new school, too.

But next time,
I'll speak out when I should.

You should, too...

Next time somebody's in trouble,
I'll try to help.

Hey...

This wolf picture...

That's "The Wolf and Seven Goats."

Seven?!

Sorry, I won't keep it long.

It's okay.
I move day after next.

Thanks! Bye.

Why... Why? Why?!

Wolf Queen, tell me.
Why has this happened?

Please answer!

Kokoro.

Rion?

Kokoro.

Kokoro!

Kokoro.

Kokoro.

What's wrong?
What happened?!

Aki... broke the rule.

It was past five,
but she didn't leave the castle.

The wolf ate her.

We're going to be eaten now, too.

We share responsibility.

We went home just in time, but...

...we were sucked back into our mirrors.

What? What is it?!

Guys! Guys!

Kokoro, please!
Find the key and save Aki!

Rion, I think this picture's a...

I think the key...

Aki, why? Why did you break the rule?

But don't worry.

I'll save you, and the others.

I know I can!

The first little goat is under the desk.

Fuka!

The second, under the bed.

The third, inside the closet.

The fourth, inside the kitchen oven.

The fifth, in the dining room cupboard.

The sixth, under the bathtub.

Wolf Queen!
Are you listening?

The seventh little goat
was hiding somewhere unfindable.

Somewhere unreachable.

Somewhere the last little goat could
leap into while the other six were hiding!

Wolf Queen, the key
is in there, isn't it?

- Lying Masamune!
- You're full of it.

- Creep.
- Quit lying all the time!

"MASAMUNE'S A LIAR"

A friend of mine made this game.

I've got this friend who makes games, see?

It's not his fault.
We knew public schools were no good.

He doesn't even need to go to school!

There's no way they wouldn't show up!

Of course. Your friends
must've been unable to.

Mrs. Kitajima?!

Hey, it's him.

For real? Why'd he show up?

He's pigging out.
What a joke!

A migratory bird?

Can it rejoin its friends?

Haruka.

Mom! Mrs. Kitajima too!

Your friends aren't here yet?

Been waiting this whole time?

Subaru, hurry up and eat.

Look at his damn hair...

The kids are just like their
disaster of a father.

Ma'am, Fuka is a prodigy!

DECEMBER 23 2018
COMPETITION

Fuka went to Mrs. Kitajima too?

Aki. What's up?

Is playing piano fun?

It's more like...

I love it after all.

You study a lot.

"Knock knock.
It's your mother."

"Liar! You're the wolf!"

"I'm your mother."

"That's not what mom sounds like!"

Listen, Rion.
If I go away,

I'll ask God to grant a wish of yours.

I want us to go to school, sis.

When you start elementary,
I'll be in junior high.

Then wait for me.

Thanks anyway.

I want to go to school with you too.

You're lucky you're so healthy.

Grandma, this is Atsushi.

My boyfriend.

What?

Your mother won't be home for a while.

Atsushi! Help me, Atsushi!

H-E-L-P is...
41, 33, 24, 44...

A pager?
You sneaky little brat!

You okay?

Wolf Queen, you used
my mom's mirror...?

It was urgent.

Aki! What's wrong?!

Nobody's coming...

I don't fit in at school,
and I don't want to be at home.

What should I do?

If I had the key...
The key...

I'd wish him dead.

I've got nowhere to go!
I don't want to go home!

She's not in her room.

Aki, where are you?!

- Aki!
- Aki!

Time's up!

We don't have a choice.
The rest of us need to head back!

What?! Wait, why?!

I'm sorry...
Sorry, you guys...

Kokoro, please!
Find the key and save Aki!

I think the key...

You saw it?

Wolf Queen! Where's Aki?
Where is everyone?!

They were eaten.
They shared responsibility.

That's out of my hands.

Once a rule's broken,
there's no going back.

This place is built on that condition.

Everything comes with a price.

But still...

You weren't here.
You're exempt.

You were spared.

The markings you gathered
are their grave markers.

That's why you saw
fragments of their memories.

How you use the key is up to you.

Can I... meet them again?

That's in your hands.
Aki's in the Wishing Room.

Please...

Please spare Aki's life.

Please forget she broke the rule!

Aki! Don't run away!
Come to me!

We can meet again.

We'll do our best, grow up,
and help each other!

So please,
you've got to live!

I'm... in the future!

Sometime after you've lived and grown up!

We all exist in different times!

We're in our own times,
as Yukishina 5th students!

Kokoro...
I'm sorry...

It's okay! None of that matters!

Aki!

Rion!

Aki! Come to us!

We're all waiting!

- Aki, get over here!
- It's okay!

You guys!

Aki!

Here goes!

Pull!

I'm sorry!
I'm sorry! I...

Aki.

Aki.

Thank goodness!

Bravo.

Wolf Queen...?

SUBARU 1985 AKI 1992 KOKORO/RION 2006

MASAMUNE 2013 FUKA 2020 URESHINO 2027

Subaru and Ureshino
are 42 years apart?

They are...

2027? Ureshino,
you're from so far in the future.

When were you born?

2013.

So, you're eight years
younger than me.

Ureshino, even in your time,
they exist, huh?

Kids like us...

But hey, with this castle,
we can help one another.

Even if we lose our memories.

Seems we're all seven years apart.

You're right.

But, here,

between you and me,
there's a 14-year gap.

Why the gap...?

1999.

Maybe there was somebody else,
but they couldn't come?

No. There were seven little goats,
there are seven of us,

and if we're seven years apart,
the number seven must mean something.

We look like regular junior high kids,

but we're from far in the future,
and the past. Weird, right?

I wonder why we
never noticed that before.

But Kokoro and Rion are the same age.

Rion wasn't a
Yukishina 5th student, though.

Maybe it's because
I wanted to go there.

Maybe I was invited because I wanted
to make friends at a school in Japan.

And to meet you, Kokoro.

With our age difference, we probably
won't recognize each other in real life.

What does it matter?
We lose our memories anyway.

You finally shut up.

Wolf Queen, is it time?

We can't stay?

Unfortunately, the castle
will close as today does.

It will be as though
none of this ever happened.

Hurry and collect your things.

- Time's up, huh?
- Gotta hurry.

- My music and textbooks.
- My makeup set.

Pleiades Nagahisa's game.

Sis...

The castle would've closed tomorrow...
on your deathday.

I was going to find the key
and wish for you to come back.

This castle, it's just like
your dollhouse.

The kid missing from 1999
is you, isn't it?

You wanted to go to
Yukishina 5th, but...

At first, I thought you'd returned
from the grave to see me...

but I get it now.

You've been coming here
from your hospital room.

You're in that hospital room right now,
with six-year-old me, aren't you?

In this dollhouse,
you've been spending

your last year on Earth
together with us.

You look like a young girl

because you were healthy
when you were six or seven.

Am I right?

Sis!

It's time.

Subaru Nagahisa.

Akiko Inoue.

Rion Mizumori.

Kokoro Anzai.

Fuka Hasegawa.

Haruka Ureshino.

Earth Masamune.

Oh, Masamune was your last name?

Earth? That's your name?

Shut up, you thing of the past.

Ureshino's is Haruka.

It sounds girly,
but I'm pretty fond of it.

Subaru... Nagahisa.

The name Subaru means
"The Pleiades."

Fuka, if we meet again
back in our world...

Even if we did,
we wouldn't know.

Still, I know I'll fall in love
with you at first sight. So...

I'm gonna become a video game creator.

So brag about me.

Kokoro. Thanks for saving me.

Aki...

Don't worry.
I'll be waiting.

I'll be there 14 years in your future.
Come see me, okay?

Sure. You bet.

Guys, take care.

Bye.

Bye now.

I hope we meet again somewhere.

Bye now.

Bye.

Sis...
I'll try to make things work somehow.

I'll say what I want to do,
and what I don't.

And about Mom, too...

Can I ask you for one last favor?

I want to remember.
About the others, and you, the Wolf Queen.

Too much to ask, huh?

I'll see what I can do.

My sis will be with me
when I go to school.

When I go to school, she'll be there.

Thank you...

Goodbye...

Ms. Inoue?
Oh, not any more.

Mrs. Akiko Kitajima.
Making a new name tag?

- Yeah, how is it?
- It's lovely.

KITAJIMA

- Your ring, I mean.
- My ring?

You must be Kokoro Anzai.

I'm Mrs. Kitajima.
Mind if I sit?

Kokoro, I see you go to
Yukishina 5th Junior High.

Yes.

I went there too.

Oh...

You'll be fine.

You'll be fine,

so keep growing, Kokoro.

Any requests for dinner?

APRIL 7TH, 2006

Cabbage rolls, maybe?

Cabbage rolls?
Okay, got it.

Don't try too hard.
If it's too much, come home.

- Bye.
- Take care.

Hey there.

Same class, yeah?

YUKISHINA 5TH 2-2, ANZAI

My name's Mizumori.
Rion Mizumori.

Let's go.

Sure...

Ami Touma

Takumi Kitamura

Sakura Kiryu Rihito Itagaki
Naho Yokomizo

Minami Takayama
Yuki Kaji

Akiko Yajima
Karen Miyama

Anji Ikehata
Ayaka Yoshimura

Shingo Fujimori
Karen Takizawa

Kumiko Aso

Mana Ashida

Aoi Miyazaki

ENTRANCE CEREMONY

Based on the novel "Lonely Castle
in the Mirror" by Mizuki Tsujimura

(POPLAR Publishing Co., Ltd.)

Screenplay: Miho Maruo

Castle Design/Visual Concept/Illustration
of Fairy Tales: Ilya Kuvshinov

Character Design: Keigo Sasaki

Music: Harumi Fuuki

Production Company: A-1 Pictures

Presented by Shochiku & Nippon TV

Directed by Keiichi Hara

Takashi Nakamura, I loved your
personality and background art.

Thank you for your many
wonderful scenes. - - - Keiichi Hara

Additional Translation
Deven Neel

©2022 "Lonely Castle in the Mirror"
Film Partners