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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:24,533 --> 00:00:29,533 Haruki Kadokawa 2 00:00:29,533 --> 00:00:34,533 Katsura Morimura 3 00:00:34,533 --> 00:00:39,533 Nobuhiko Obayashi 4 00:00:39,533 --> 00:00:44,533 Tomoyo Harada 5 00:00:45,533 --> 00:00:57,566 The Island Closest to Heaven 6 00:01:04,566 --> 00:01:07,566 Associate Producer: Kyoko Obayashi 7 00:01:07,566 --> 00:01:12,566 Screenwriter: Kenmochi Wataru Shooting Screenwriter: Nobuhiko Obayashi 8 00:01:12,566 --> 00:01:15,566 Cinematographer: Yoshitaka Sakamoto 9 00:01:15,566 --> 00:01:18,566 Production Designer: Kazuo Satsuya 10 00:01:18,566 --> 00:01:23,600 Lyrics by Chinfua Kan Composed by Tetsuji Hayashi Arranged by Mitsuo Hagida 11 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,600 Tomoyo Harada 12 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,600 Ryoichi Takayanagi 13 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:50,600 Toru Minegishi Miyoko Akaza Shigeru Izumiya Yukihiro Takahashi 14 00:01:54,600 --> 00:02:00,633 Nenji Kobayashi Maiko Ogo Wakaba Irie Nobuko Otowa 15 00:02:11,633 --> 00:02:13,633 Author Katsura Morimura writes 16 00:02:13,633 --> 00:02:18,633 20 years have passed since I wrote The Island Closest to Heaven 17 00:02:18,633 --> 00:02:23,633 Now, once again, we are depicting the warmhearted adventures of a young girl 18 00:02:23,633 --> 00:02:27,000 who visited the legendary island in search of love. 19 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,533 This is one tale of The Island Closest to Heaven 20 00:02:33,833 --> 00:02:37,166 See this river? If you follow it all the way out, 21 00:02:37,233 --> 00:02:39,800 it leads you to the sea. 22 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,033 If you keep going, way to the south, 23 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:46,366 all the way to the other side of the world, 24 00:02:46,566 --> 00:02:50,366 there's a small island made of pure white coral. 25 00:02:50,633 --> 00:02:55,033 That's the island closest to where God is in heaven. 26 00:02:55,366 --> 00:02:58,366 If anyone, anywhere wants to meet God 27 00:02:58,466 --> 00:03:00,833 God will go down to that island 28 00:03:01,100 --> 00:03:03,733 and go out to find them from there. 29 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:04,800 That's right. 30 00:03:04,833 --> 00:03:08,866 Because it's closest to heaven the sun is always shining. 31 00:03:08,966 --> 00:03:11,900 It's very bright and very warm. 32 00:03:12,233 --> 00:03:13,866 The people on the island 33 00:03:14,033 --> 00:03:16,733 are always very happy. 34 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:18,566 How do you get there? 35 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:20,533 You ask God to take you. 36 00:03:20,666 --> 00:03:23,400 Ask with all your might, and he'll do it. 37 00:03:23,666 --> 00:03:25,400 How do you ask him? 38 00:03:25,700 --> 00:03:27,066 Please take me there 39 00:03:27,166 --> 00:03:29,533 Have you ever gone there? 40 00:03:29,633 --> 00:03:32,433 No, I've never been able to ask properly 41 00:03:32,533 --> 00:03:34,533 That's so sad. 42 00:03:34,633 --> 00:03:36,866 But someday, we'll go there. 43 00:03:37,033 --> 00:03:38,333 Together? 44 00:03:38,433 --> 00:03:39,433 That'd be nice. 45 00:03:39,666 --> 00:03:41,766 I'll ask with all my might. 46 00:03:41,933 --> 00:03:43,100 That's right. 47 00:03:43,333 --> 00:03:45,100 -But I don't know -What? 48 00:03:45,333 --> 00:03:47,566 The name of the island. 49 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:49,733 New Caledonia. 50 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:56,433 Don't worry, father. I won't cry. 51 00:03:56,866 --> 00:04:00,666 My sandal is just going to the island before we do. 52 00:04:00,933 --> 00:04:04,733 Let's make sure we go there someday. 53 00:04:04,933 --> 00:04:06,600 Both of us, together. 54 00:04:06,766 --> 00:04:09,800 Mari and father, together. 55 00:04:10,066 --> 00:04:12,633 "The Island Closest to Heaven" 56 00:04:13,733 --> 00:04:20,300 It's just like your father to die on us so suddenly like this. 57 00:04:20,533 --> 00:04:24,133 He was always so caught up in his fantasies 58 00:04:24,433 --> 00:04:27,433 it was like he was already in the next world. 59 00:04:27,966 --> 00:04:29,433 But Mari... 60 00:04:29,566 --> 00:04:32,966 that's just what you needed in a father. 61 00:04:33,133 --> 00:04:35,600 Don't you think so? 62 00:04:36,433 --> 00:04:40,100 Of course, he was good to me as a husband, too. 63 00:04:43,033 --> 00:04:46,600 Won't you say something, Mari? 64 00:04:46,733 --> 00:04:51,000 I wonder what made you such a gloomily silent girl. 65 00:04:54,366 --> 00:04:57,300 You'll be even lonelier now, won't you? 66 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:15,500 Excuse me, please fasten your seatbelt. 67 00:05:20,700 --> 00:05:22,366 You're Mari, right? 68 00:05:22,533 --> 00:05:24,033 Yes, Katsuragi… 69 00:05:24,133 --> 00:05:25,700 Nice to meet you! 70 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:30,033 We'll be together for the whole trip! 71 00:05:30,933 --> 00:05:34,533 I'm Fukuko Yamamoto I'm almost 20. What about you? 72 00:05:34,766 --> 00:05:35,866 I'm 16. 73 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,766 But I'm almost 17. Nice to meet you. 74 00:05:38,866 --> 00:05:41,200 How nice! 75 00:05:41,333 --> 00:05:43,966 I'm so excited for this! 76 00:05:44,700 --> 00:05:48,433 A real blue Christmas! So much fun, I can't handle it! 77 00:05:48,533 --> 00:05:51,200 By the way, Mari... who did you deceive? 78 00:05:51,466 --> 00:05:52,600 What? 79 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:58,233 I told daddy I was going to New Caledonia to study French. 80 00:05:58,566 --> 00:06:00,333 He bought it, and paid up! 81 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,733 You know money in French? Argent 82 00:06:03,066 --> 00:06:04,900 So much "argent!" 83 00:06:05,766 --> 00:06:08,233 Fess up! Who'd you deceive? 84 00:06:08,766 --> 00:06:10,466 My mother used her savings 85 00:06:10,566 --> 00:06:12,566 Oh, well done! 86 00:06:12,733 --> 00:06:16,733 Learning to rip off your parents is an important skill… 87 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:20,700 Mother... 88 00:06:20,766 --> 00:06:21,866 What is it? 89 00:06:22,166 --> 00:06:25,733 I'd like to visit New Caledonia. 90 00:06:26,966 --> 00:06:29,566 Where's that? Africa? 91 00:06:29,733 --> 00:06:31,066 No 92 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,700 It's a small island near Australia. 93 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,666 I see. 94 00:06:39,266 --> 00:06:43,266 If it's outside of Asakusa, I don't know it. 95 00:06:44,433 --> 00:06:48,400 Why do you want to visit New Cale... whatever it was? 96 00:06:49,466 --> 00:06:52,733 I made a promise with father 97 00:06:53,700 --> 00:06:57,533 A promise? With your father? When? 98 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:00,833 A long time ago. 99 00:07:02,033 --> 00:07:04,900 When I was very small. 100 00:07:05,933 --> 00:07:07,766 Why now? 101 00:07:10,133 --> 00:07:11,966 Well, that's fine. 102 00:07:12,700 --> 00:07:15,300 You're so gloomy all the time. 103 00:07:15,966 --> 00:07:20,433 You hardly say anything so if you're asking for this... 104 00:07:20,533 --> 00:07:22,700 it must be important to you. 105 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:30,766 Just go. You might as well. 106 00:07:31,933 --> 00:07:38,300 When your father died, I thought I'd be through dealing with his fantasies. 107 00:07:39,966 --> 00:07:43,366 Why are you so much like your father that way? 108 00:07:43,466 --> 00:07:44,933 I'm sorry. 109 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,266 You need money, right? 100,000 Yen? 200,000? 110 00:07:50,166 --> 00:07:52,100 Thank you very much. 111 00:07:55,333 --> 00:07:57,000 Don't worry. 112 00:07:57,166 --> 00:07:59,800 I have some savings you can use. 113 00:08:01,533 --> 00:08:06,666 It's just as well. I've always wanted to be alone. 114 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,433 It's been very trying for me. 115 00:08:11,333 --> 00:08:15,133 All alone, with no one to be a nuisance to me. 116 00:08:15,266 --> 00:08:18,966 I can drink a bit of saké on my own, 117 00:08:19,700 --> 00:08:24,100 and think back upon my memories of my dear, departed husband. 118 00:08:24,866 --> 00:08:28,500 I'll get lonely and cry a bit. 119 00:08:29,533 --> 00:08:31,200 Mother 120 00:08:35,966 --> 00:08:38,033 I'm very happy 121 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:45,033 You're finally doing something on your own. 122 00:08:46,666 --> 00:08:49,366 It's thanks to your father, isn't it? 123 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,466 Have a good trip. 124 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:55,733 Thank you. 125 00:08:57,066 --> 00:08:59,333 Let's go. 126 00:09:07,733 --> 00:09:09,733 Tonight is Chrismas eve. 127 00:09:09,933 --> 00:09:15,333 We'll be giving everyone champagne. 128 00:09:20,333 --> 00:09:22,500 Go on, try some! 129 00:09:25,733 --> 00:09:27,033 Cheers, Mari! 130 00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:29,866 To the success of our adventure! 131 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,600 It's okay. We're not in Japan anymore. 132 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:36,700 In France, even children drink wine. 133 00:09:36,833 --> 00:09:40,100 Just drink it! It's not your first, is it? 134 00:09:40,166 --> 00:09:42,600 I tried it once with my mother. 135 00:09:42,666 --> 00:09:44,400 See! No big deal! 136 00:09:44,466 --> 00:09:46,533 Check this out... 137 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,766 I smuggled some whiskey on board, too! 138 00:09:49,933 --> 00:09:52,433 À votre santé! 139 00:09:53,933 --> 00:09:55,700 Drink it up! 140 00:09:58,266 --> 00:10:00,100 Here... 141 00:10:03,700 --> 00:10:05,200 Drink up! 142 00:10:17,866 --> 00:10:23,633 Attention. We will land in Noumea soon. Please fasten your seatbelts. 143 00:10:49,533 --> 00:10:52,133 On this trip, Christmas is in midsummer! 144 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,566 Thank you for joining our Santa Claus tour! 145 00:10:55,833 --> 00:10:59,000 We will be arriving in Noumea soon. 146 00:10:59,166 --> 00:11:03,000 You'll be spending the night at the fine Le Surf Hotel 147 00:11:03,266 --> 00:11:10,300 as you were informed by the travel agency at Narita airport 148 00:11:10,433 --> 00:11:17,300 First, we'll check in, and then you'll be free to explore until dinner. 149 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:20,700 Enjoy the fresh air and sea of New Caledonia 150 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,166 We'll have a small Christmas party at dinner. 151 00:11:41,466 --> 00:11:43,300 Over here! 152 00:11:46,766 --> 00:11:49,700 No, this way! Over here! 153 00:11:56,066 --> 00:11:57,233 Oh, Mari! 154 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:00,533 What's with the outfit? Where's your swimsuit? 155 00:12:00,633 --> 00:12:02,700 I'm going out for a bit. 156 00:12:02,766 --> 00:12:05,733 You're going out? Where? All alone? 157 00:12:05,933 --> 00:12:06,866 See you. 158 00:12:06,933 --> 00:12:09,066 Is your hangover all right? 159 00:12:09,233 --> 00:12:10,366 I'm fine. 160 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:12,400 What a drag. 161 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,166 Let's go! 162 00:12:15,833 --> 00:12:17,033 Let's go! 163 00:13:43,233 --> 00:13:45,466 No, not here. 164 00:14:17,866 --> 00:14:21,666 Was it really here, father? 165 00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:43,366 Thanks! 166 00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:20,333 Are you all right? Try to stand up. 167 00:15:22,266 --> 00:15:24,366 Are you Japanese? 168 00:15:25,166 --> 00:15:28,033 You're not injured? Are you all right? 169 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:29,866 Yes 170 00:15:30,166 --> 00:15:32,066 You sure you're all right? 171 00:15:32,133 --> 00:15:33,400 Just a little... 172 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,566 My glasses! 173 00:15:39,666 --> 00:15:42,100 Glasses? Sunglasses? 174 00:15:42,266 --> 00:15:45,266 No, ordinary glasses with red frames. 175 00:15:45,866 --> 00:15:48,933 Glasses with red frames... 176 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,066 Oh, there! These? 177 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,066 Yes, those! 178 00:15:56,166 --> 00:15:58,766 It looks like they've been damaged 179 00:16:08,866 --> 00:16:09,966 I'm sorry. 180 00:16:10,133 --> 00:16:13,133 It's fine. They were cheap anyway. 181 00:16:13,300 --> 00:16:16,466 That won't do. Glasses are very important! 182 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,133 I'm sorry. 183 00:16:20,133 --> 00:16:21,766 It's all right. 184 00:16:26,966 --> 00:16:29,133 I'm very sorry. 185 00:16:29,233 --> 00:16:31,133 It's really all right. 186 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:34,600 I'm always clumsy anyway. 187 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:39,766 How do I get back to Le Surf Hotel? 188 00:16:39,900 --> 00:16:44,166 Turn left up ahead, and you'll get back there. 189 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:46,466 I can take you in my truck. 190 00:16:46,833 --> 00:16:51,000 That's okay. I can get back on my own. 191 00:16:54,166 --> 00:16:57,000 But, will you be all right? 192 00:16:57,166 --> 00:16:59,433 Oh, right. 193 00:16:59,700 --> 00:17:02,666 I'm always clumsy with my truck. 194 00:17:04,166 --> 00:17:06,433 Oh no! 195 00:17:13,266 --> 00:17:15,200 Thank you! Goodbye! 196 00:17:15,866 --> 00:17:17,300 Goodbye! 197 00:17:26,366 --> 00:17:28,000 Don't move. 198 00:17:29,366 --> 00:17:34,666 You kids are always wandering around recklessly and getting yourselves hurt. 199 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,833 Starting tomorrow, you'll stay with the group! 200 00:17:37,900 --> 00:17:39,000 Right, Fukuko? 201 00:17:39,133 --> 00:17:42,100 She's just having a little adventure. 202 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:45,000 Can I take one of these? 203 00:17:45,100 --> 00:17:46,833 It's not a toy! 204 00:17:46,933 --> 00:17:49,666 Dinner's starting soon. Don't be late! 205 00:17:49,766 --> 00:17:50,900 Yes 206 00:17:58,733 --> 00:17:59,933 Papa, quickly! 207 00:18:00,066 --> 00:18:01,066 We're models! 208 00:18:01,133 --> 00:18:03,866 Okay, pose just like that! 209 00:18:03,933 --> 00:18:05,066 -One more! -Yes! 210 00:18:07,100 --> 00:18:10,000 That's my type. Masculine, but refined. 211 00:18:11,066 --> 00:18:15,066 Too bad he has two kids. 212 00:18:15,233 --> 00:18:17,400 Let's try it. 213 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,200 -Let's go, papa! -Papa, let's go! 214 00:18:21,333 --> 00:18:23,200 Papa, look at the market! 215 00:18:23,666 --> 00:18:27,200 Yes, that's right. You're a very observant girl 216 00:18:27,300 --> 00:18:29,300 This is the town marketplace. 217 00:18:29,433 --> 00:18:33,100 It's an important center for the Noumean way of life. 218 00:18:33,666 --> 00:18:35,066 Stop! 219 00:18:35,166 --> 00:18:36,400 Let me off! 220 00:18:37,766 --> 00:18:43,733 This Santa Claus Tour has been proudly and carefully arranged. 221 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,900 I cannot allow you to miss our tour! 222 00:18:47,966 --> 00:18:51,433 You should have asked his address, or phone number! 223 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:52,666 You're right. 224 00:18:52,766 --> 00:18:54,600 What's his name? 225 00:18:54,766 --> 00:18:56,200 About that… 226 00:18:57,266 --> 00:18:59,433 I forgot to ask him. 227 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,900 You really are careless. 228 00:19:03,333 --> 00:19:04,733 Yes. 229 00:19:04,866 --> 00:19:07,400 I really am careless. 230 00:19:07,533 --> 00:19:10,466 I'm sorry. Are you okay? 231 00:19:10,633 --> 00:19:12,966 I'm fine. 232 00:19:13,133 --> 00:19:16,100 You'll see him again. You already did twice! 233 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:17,300 It's a small town 234 00:19:17,366 --> 00:19:21,300 Fukuko! Will you take a picture with us? 235 00:19:21,466 --> 00:19:22,800 Let's do it, Yasui! 236 00:19:22,966 --> 00:19:24,466 Come on, let's go! 237 00:19:24,966 --> 00:19:26,100 Then I'll go. 238 00:19:26,166 --> 00:19:29,633 The immigrants are resting below here. 239 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,933 It's an awfully big gravestone, isn't it? 240 00:19:33,066 --> 00:19:38,400 Let's say a small prayer so the Japanese people here can rest peacefully. 241 00:19:39,266 --> 00:19:41,600 Let's finish this. 242 00:19:53,900 --> 00:19:54,800 What is this? 243 00:19:54,866 --> 00:19:56,466 A submarine? 244 00:19:56,533 --> 00:19:58,666 From Japan? 245 00:19:58,833 --> 00:20:01,833 It's a grave for the people in the submarine? 246 00:20:09,100 --> 00:20:11,633 All right, everyone. This way, please. 247 00:20:11,766 --> 00:20:13,566 Quickly! 248 00:20:13,666 --> 00:20:18,366 Yes, there are bats here. Let's keep going. 249 00:20:31,900 --> 00:20:33,366 Are you surprised? 250 00:20:33,866 --> 00:20:37,800 That bird is unique to New Caledonia. It's called a "cagou." 251 00:20:37,866 --> 00:20:41,533 It doesn't know it's a bird, so it barks like a dog. 252 00:20:42,133 --> 00:20:44,533 It's like a canary that forgot how to sing. 253 00:20:45,166 --> 00:20:46,833 In this place... 254 00:20:46,966 --> 00:20:49,533 There are a lot of strange animals. 255 00:20:50,266 --> 00:20:51,700 Like the ostrich. 256 00:20:51,866 --> 00:20:54,900 A bird that forgot how to fly, so its pride is its speed. 257 00:20:55,466 --> 00:20:57,333 But it isn't just the birds. 258 00:20:58,133 --> 00:21:00,833 What about the people? 259 00:21:02,900 --> 00:21:05,400 No, I don't mean you. 260 00:21:06,466 --> 00:21:08,900 But me, perhaps? 261 00:21:09,566 --> 00:21:12,433 This way, please! 262 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,533 Certainly those specimens! 263 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:22,200 They look like humans, but they've forgotten how to be human. 264 00:21:23,566 --> 00:21:25,500 Hey, everyone! 265 00:21:26,566 --> 00:21:31,100 Welcome to New Caledonia! Don't forget to look past the normal tour. 266 00:21:31,266 --> 00:21:36,266 You can go to the disco or casino tonight! You can fly freely, like birds. 267 00:21:36,433 --> 00:21:41,566 I'll be your guide for Noumea's nightlife. How about it? 268 00:21:41,633 --> 00:21:43,233 You again? 269 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,300 Don't listen to this man! 270 00:21:46,433 --> 00:21:50,100 He's an unlicensed guide! A fraud! 271 00:21:50,266 --> 00:21:54,600 You're the fraud! You go to the same sites as every other tour. 272 00:21:54,766 --> 00:22:00,766 A real guide should help them discover this place for themselves. 273 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,233 Who asked you? 274 00:22:05,333 --> 00:22:12,433 If I followed your advice, I'd lose my livelihood, and my house! 275 00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:17,033 Let's go, everyone! 276 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:18,933 If you please. 277 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:19,633 What? 278 00:22:21,300 --> 00:22:22,300 Mari! 279 00:22:24,133 --> 00:22:24,800 You? 280 00:22:25,633 --> 00:22:29,166 There's something I'm looking for. Please help me. 281 00:22:29,300 --> 00:22:33,700 You can't do this! If anything happens, who'll be responsible? 282 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,600 Your parents will blame me! 283 00:22:37,300 --> 00:22:41,366 It's fine! I'll take you out tonight. Let's go! 284 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,066 Please. 285 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,566 All right, let's go. 286 00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:47,233 No, don't go with him! 287 00:22:47,366 --> 00:22:51,633 Don't get in her way! Let's go! 288 00:22:54,833 --> 00:22:56,000 Satisfied? 289 00:22:56,166 --> 00:22:58,133 You're an odd one. 290 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,133 I've never seen anyone so fixated on the market. 291 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,666 -Looking for someone? -Yes. 292 00:23:06,166 --> 00:23:09,000 Why so intently? Is it your boyfriend? 293 00:23:09,166 --> 00:23:11,300 No, it's not that. 294 00:23:28,366 --> 00:23:30,666 "The island closest to heaven" 295 00:23:32,033 --> 00:23:33,700 Who told you that? 296 00:23:34,466 --> 00:23:36,666 My late father. 297 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,366 Your father? 298 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,833 When I was little, he always told me about it. 299 00:23:43,466 --> 00:23:45,166 A fairy tale, then. 300 00:23:46,133 --> 00:23:49,800 He said everyone on the island is happy. 301 00:23:51,133 --> 00:23:54,466 That's not here. It isn't Noumea. 302 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,166 I wonder if it's another island. 303 00:23:57,300 --> 00:23:58,833 Another island… Yes 304 00:23:58,933 --> 00:24:00,633 Are there other islands here? 305 00:24:00,733 --> 00:24:04,733 Sure. Lîle des Pains, Lifou, Ouvéa 306 00:24:05,266 --> 00:24:08,066 There's lots of little islands made of coral deposits. 307 00:24:08,466 --> 00:24:10,566 Coral deposits… 308 00:24:10,733 --> 00:24:13,033 How do you get there? 309 00:24:13,166 --> 00:24:16,200 By plane. Cessna flies there. 310 00:24:16,333 --> 00:24:17,666 Plane... 311 00:24:17,900 --> 00:24:20,200 It must be expensive. 312 00:24:20,433 --> 00:24:22,700 Did your father have a picture? 313 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:23,866 No 314 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,866 Then how can be sure it's his island? 315 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,000 You'll be searching for ever. 316 00:24:32,833 --> 00:24:34,500 I'll know. 317 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,433 When I get there, and I see it, 318 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:42,266 I'll know it right away. 319 00:24:43,466 --> 00:24:46,066 It's the island my father promised. 320 00:25:05,866 --> 00:25:07,066 We're here. 321 00:25:08,233 --> 00:25:11,633 There's something I want to show you. Hurry! 322 00:25:11,700 --> 00:25:13,733 There's no time. 323 00:25:13,866 --> 00:25:15,733 Where are we going? 324 00:25:24,700 --> 00:25:26,100 Wait! 325 00:25:27,866 --> 00:25:28,800 We made it! 326 00:25:28,933 --> 00:25:30,800 I'm sorry. I'm going back. 327 00:25:30,966 --> 00:25:31,966 Please! 328 00:25:33,900 --> 00:25:35,400 The sun... 329 00:25:36,633 --> 00:25:39,233 the moment the sun sinks into the sea 330 00:25:40,233 --> 00:25:43,633 You might see the horizon turn green. 331 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,433 It's said the people who see that green 332 00:25:48,533 --> 00:25:51,666 will be able to find what they're looking for. 333 00:25:53,166 --> 00:25:55,100 I've never seen it before. 334 00:25:56,866 --> 00:25:59,400 But I hope that you can see it. 335 00:26:09,166 --> 00:26:10,166 Now! 336 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:20,300 Did you see it? 337 00:26:22,533 --> 00:26:23,800 I'm sorry. 338 00:26:27,366 --> 00:26:31,333 I'm no good at this. 339 00:26:33,766 --> 00:26:36,733 It's fine. Let's go. 340 00:26:36,933 --> 00:26:38,000 Yes. 341 00:26:38,366 --> 00:26:43,000 Maybe it's just an optical illusion. Related to complementary colors. 342 00:26:43,066 --> 00:26:44,833 Complimentary colors? 343 00:26:45,900 --> 00:26:48,366 If you stare at red light for too long, 344 00:26:48,866 --> 00:26:52,533 then look at something else, it looks green. 345 00:26:52,666 --> 00:26:54,633 It works the other way, too. 346 00:26:55,533 --> 00:26:59,900 But why did you want to take me here? 347 00:27:02,933 --> 00:27:04,800 20 years ago 348 00:27:05,433 --> 00:27:08,733 I brought someone here who saw the green light, 349 00:27:09,266 --> 00:27:11,800 so I thought you might, too. 350 00:27:11,933 --> 00:27:15,166 Do I remind you of that person? 351 00:27:20,266 --> 00:27:23,233 No, not at all. 352 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,400 There's no one like them. 353 00:27:32,633 --> 00:27:35,100 What's your name? 354 00:27:35,300 --> 00:27:36,666 Katsuragi. 355 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:37,833 Katsuragi? 356 00:27:38,033 --> 00:27:39,666 Mari Katsuragi. 357 00:27:40,566 --> 00:27:43,666 My name is Yuichi Fukaya. Nice to meet you. 358 00:27:44,466 --> 00:27:45,600 Nice to meet you. 359 00:27:46,733 --> 00:27:50,100 Will you go out with me tonight, Mari? 360 00:27:50,466 --> 00:27:52,100 What? But… 361 00:27:52,766 --> 00:27:53,600 Frightened? 362 00:27:54,300 --> 00:27:57,100 No, you're not frightening. 363 00:27:58,333 --> 00:27:59,766 Then why not? 364 00:28:00,033 --> 00:28:04,266 I don't know anything about you. 365 00:28:05,333 --> 00:28:06,866 When people first meet 366 00:28:07,466 --> 00:28:10,200 they're always strangers. 367 00:28:10,966 --> 00:28:13,966 But isn't it lonely if everyone is a stranger? 368 00:28:14,533 --> 00:28:15,533 Yes. 369 00:28:17,466 --> 00:28:19,466 I have an idea! 370 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:20,866 An idea? 371 00:28:21,300 --> 00:28:23,100 We'll visit Lîle des pains 372 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,500 The island? 373 00:28:25,766 --> 00:28:26,966 Yes 374 00:28:28,133 --> 00:28:32,466 You can dress up and get all made up like an adult 375 00:28:33,033 --> 00:28:35,800 -Let's go back to the hotel. -Yes. 376 00:28:37,266 --> 00:28:40,466 That's a good girl. Let's go. 377 00:28:41,866 --> 00:28:43,566 It's gotten quite dark. 378 00:29:35,033 --> 00:29:39,866 Do you want to bet on whether we'll find your "island closest to heaven?" 379 00:29:40,033 --> 00:29:42,966 Your lucky number is... 380 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:44,200 nine. 381 00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:49,366 That's all? That's no good. 382 00:29:49,933 --> 00:29:52,800 Don't hesitate when you're calling for good fortune.. 383 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:57,400 Well done. 384 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:17,566 Nine! 385 00:30:28,966 --> 00:30:31,600 You did it! 386 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,966 Incredible! 387 00:31:13,300 --> 00:31:16,300 It looks like the sky. 388 00:31:20,433 --> 00:31:22,300 It does, doesn't it? 389 00:31:23,333 --> 00:31:25,833 Or like we're in a submarine. 390 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,566 Silly! 391 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:29,800 Like we're seeing the wind. 392 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:32,633 I see. 393 00:31:33,366 --> 00:31:36,433 You're incredible, Mr. Fukaya. 394 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:39,933 Winning money for a plane ticket at roulette! 395 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,166 But what would we have done if we'd lost? 396 00:31:46,566 --> 00:31:48,833 If you believe in them 397 00:31:49,633 --> 00:31:52,000 you can achieve your dreams. 398 00:31:52,833 --> 00:31:56,166 Right, right. 399 00:32:34,366 --> 00:32:36,066 Wait a minute. 400 00:33:08,766 --> 00:33:11,233 -He said go to the beach -Who? 401 00:33:11,900 --> 00:33:15,066 Tom. My friend. 402 00:33:29,966 --> 00:33:31,666 Yuichi! 403 00:33:36,766 --> 00:33:37,800 Bonjour! 404 00:33:39,433 --> 00:33:40,633 Voila! 405 00:33:42,266 --> 00:33:43,966 The book I promised you. 406 00:33:45,966 --> 00:33:46,966 Incredible! 407 00:33:46,966 --> 00:33:51,033 This is Tom. 408 00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:54,066 This is Mari Katsuragi. 409 00:33:54,566 --> 00:33:55,566 Hello! 410 00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:20,566 Let's go. 411 00:34:22,300 --> 00:34:25,466 We'll climb the tallest mountain on the island. 412 00:34:25,933 --> 00:34:27,100 Tom agreed to lead us. 413 00:34:55,666 --> 00:34:58,466 We're almost there. Let's race to the top! 414 00:34:59,466 --> 00:35:01,433 Let's do it. Go! 415 00:35:18,733 --> 00:35:20,533 Well, Mari? 416 00:35:23,166 --> 00:35:27,866 See anything that looks like your "island closest to heaven?" 417 00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:41,300 This is a beautiful, incredible island. 418 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,466 But it's not the one. 419 00:35:45,133 --> 00:35:48,300 I don't know how I can tell, but 420 00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:53,400 when I find the island closest to heaven 421 00:35:53,933 --> 00:35:56,633 I know exactly how I'll feel. 422 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:03,500 But doesn't this look like it? 423 00:36:05,933 --> 00:36:07,400 I'm sorry. 424 00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:11,566 My island closest to heaven… 425 00:36:12,133 --> 00:36:15,566 doesn't look like any other. 426 00:36:18,133 --> 00:36:22,433 I see. I'm sorry. 427 00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:25,166 I'm very sorry. 428 00:36:26,666 --> 00:36:29,433 I won't forget how kind you've been. 429 00:36:31,566 --> 00:36:34,766 No, don't worry about it. 430 00:36:36,733 --> 00:36:44,200 You're very charming and sincere, 431 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,233 I respect that sincerity. 432 00:36:51,933 --> 00:36:54,466 Thank you, Mr. Fukaya. 433 00:36:55,233 --> 00:36:57,366 Really, thank you. 434 00:36:58,166 --> 00:37:00,966 I'm very happy. 435 00:37:08,966 --> 00:37:10,800 What a great feeling! 436 00:37:22,533 --> 00:37:23,633 Fukuko! 437 00:37:23,766 --> 00:37:26,800 Mari! Why are you here? 438 00:37:26,900 --> 00:37:30,266 I've been looking for you all morning! You were here? 439 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:31,333 Why are you here? 440 00:37:31,433 --> 00:37:35,233 It was an optional extra. Isn't this a romantic spot? 441 00:37:35,366 --> 00:37:37,566 Miss Katsuragi! You again! 442 00:37:37,833 --> 00:37:42,566 This is awful! The Santa Claus tour has never had an incident like this 443 00:37:43,233 --> 00:37:45,566 Mari, this is perfect. 444 00:37:46,700 --> 00:37:48,566 You can get back with these people. 445 00:37:48,700 --> 00:37:50,200 What about you? 446 00:37:50,366 --> 00:37:54,533 I'm thinking maybe I'll just stay. 447 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,166 I have lots to talk about with Tom. 448 00:37:59,033 --> 00:38:00,000 Mari. 449 00:38:01,333 --> 00:38:03,000 Keep having a good trip. 450 00:38:03,500 --> 00:38:05,000 But... 451 00:38:06,333 --> 00:38:11,366 I hope you find your "island closest to heaven" soon. 452 00:38:11,866 --> 00:38:13,866 What about you? 453 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:20,433 Our tour is over. 454 00:38:22,266 --> 00:38:24,366 The one who decided that… 455 00:38:31,700 --> 00:38:33,133 is you. 456 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:35,700 Goodbye. 457 00:39:03,233 --> 00:39:05,400 I can't go too far off-shore. 458 00:39:27,500 --> 00:39:29,600 It's a pretty song, isn't it? 459 00:39:31,566 --> 00:39:37,000 Thank you. My wife liked it very much. 460 00:41:24,866 --> 00:41:26,366 What luck! 461 00:41:27,966 --> 00:41:30,700 I wanted to see you again. 462 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:41,800 You were all right? 463 00:41:41,933 --> 00:41:43,500 Yes, I was fine. 464 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:44,900 Your wound? 465 00:41:46,333 --> 00:41:47,733 Here. 466 00:41:50,366 --> 00:41:52,900 I think it's probably Ouvea. 467 00:41:53,066 --> 00:41:54,400 -Ouvea? -Yes. 468 00:41:54,533 --> 00:41:57,066 It's a small island, due east of here 469 00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,166 It sparkles brightly at night 470 00:42:00,733 --> 00:42:02,000 I see. 471 00:42:03,700 --> 00:42:05,066 What did you do? 472 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:10,400 I can't get there. I have no money for another plane. 473 00:42:10,733 --> 00:42:13,300 That's fine. There's a boat! 474 00:42:13,466 --> 00:42:14,533 A boat? 475 00:42:14,633 --> 00:42:19,000 That's how people who live there get to and from here. 476 00:42:19,133 --> 00:42:21,333 Can I ride one, too? 477 00:42:21,633 --> 00:42:23,433 It's almost new years, 478 00:42:23,533 --> 00:42:26,766 There should be a boat going there this afternoon 479 00:42:26,900 --> 00:42:29,500 How much does it cost? 480 00:42:29,633 --> 00:42:30,933 It's free. 481 00:42:31,266 --> 00:42:35,100 I'm friends with the son of the chief of a village there. 482 00:42:35,266 --> 00:42:37,266 He can take you. 483 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,266 What an incredible friend! 484 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:40,600 Yes. 485 00:42:40,933 --> 00:42:45,066 But I don't have any Japanese friends. 486 00:42:45,266 --> 00:42:51,200 Why not? Aren't there a lot of Japanese people who live here? 487 00:42:51,333 --> 00:42:54,466 You can spend New Years Day on Ouvea. 488 00:42:54,633 --> 00:42:56,566 Does that work for you? 489 00:42:56,666 --> 00:43:00,000 I have to leave the night after tomorrow 490 00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:01,466 I see. 491 00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:04,633 I'll come get you at your hotel at 3. 492 00:43:04,766 --> 00:43:06,466 Then we'll go to the boat 493 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:07,966 Thank you. 494 00:43:08,466 --> 00:43:11,233 "Thank you." What an incredible word. 495 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:14,300 It's my favorite word in Japanese. 496 00:43:14,633 --> 00:43:17,900 And it's the one that suits you best. 497 00:43:19,933 --> 00:43:21,400 Thank you. 498 00:43:22,866 --> 00:43:24,133 What is it? 499 00:43:24,266 --> 00:43:26,733 My name is Mari Katsuragi. 500 00:43:26,966 --> 00:43:29,066 I'm Taro Watanabe. 501 00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:31,566 Taro Watanabe... 502 00:43:31,700 --> 00:43:33,500 Taro Watanabe. 503 00:43:36,000 --> 00:43:39,666 There are bungalows for overnight stay, 504 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:43,066 but there's no bath or shower, little electricity 505 00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:44,833 and frequent blackouts. 506 00:43:44,966 --> 00:43:48,000 It's terrifying. There isn't even a toilet! 507 00:43:48,700 --> 00:43:52,666 Why do you insist on going off on your own all the time? 508 00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,033 Give it a rest, Aoyama sweetie. 509 00:43:55,166 --> 00:43:57,300 I'll go out with you again tonight if you let her go, okay? 510 00:43:57,400 --> 00:43:59,000 This isn't a joke. 511 00:43:59,233 --> 00:44:05,000 I can't snag a French boy, and Japanese men are so unreliable. 512 00:44:05,133 --> 00:44:06,900 And you're never around 513 00:44:07,066 --> 00:44:09,533 Good thing we're going home soon! 514 00:44:09,700 --> 00:44:13,366 I just have to wait two more days. 515 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:15,600 Mari. 516 00:44:16,900 --> 00:44:19,100 -I'll be back later! -Be careful! 517 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:24,700 Hello 518 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:28,466 This is Jerome. His father is a chief on Ouvea. 519 00:44:28,566 --> 00:44:30,133 Nice to meet you. 520 00:44:31,166 --> 00:44:33,466 Jerome can speak English. Can you? 521 00:46:08,466 --> 00:46:10,433 That late? 522 00:46:24,100 --> 00:46:25,633 The morning after tomorrow? 523 00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:29,000 Thank goodness. I can make my flight. 524 00:46:38,033 --> 00:46:41,833 That was dangerous. Almost made another mistake. 525 00:49:16,633 --> 00:49:22,833 This is Taro's friend Mari. 526 00:49:22,833 --> 00:49:27,166 She came here from Japan. Please look after her. 527 00:49:30,166 --> 00:49:35,500 We are the children of the sun. 528 00:49:35,633 --> 00:49:37,000 Hello, Mari! 529 00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:44,000 Thank you. 530 00:49:50,233 --> 00:49:51,300 Mari Katsuragi 531 00:50:50,433 --> 00:50:52,000 Father 532 00:50:52,533 --> 00:50:55,666 I finally made it here. 533 00:50:56,266 --> 00:50:59,233 It's very beautiful. 534 00:51:00,033 --> 00:51:04,066 Don't you think the people and nature are the best on earth? 535 00:51:04,400 --> 00:51:06,333 But I don't know. 536 00:51:06,933 --> 00:51:11,600 I still don't know. Let me know, will you father. 537 00:51:11,966 --> 00:51:14,966 Your "island closest to heaven"... 538 00:51:15,133 --> 00:51:16,933 where is it? 539 00:51:17,300 --> 00:51:21,366 Please let me know, father. I have no time. 540 00:51:21,566 --> 00:51:25,700 Tell me: is this it? 541 00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:29,933 Why won't you tell me father? 542 00:51:30,100 --> 00:51:34,933 Is this our "island closest to heaven?" 543 00:51:54,633 --> 00:52:01,300 Don't worry. She just tried to learn too much at once 544 00:52:02,300 --> 00:52:07,000 A girl always gets a fever when she becomes an adult. 545 00:52:34,366 --> 00:52:36,100 Father 546 00:54:18,066 --> 00:54:19,500 Jeez. Again? 547 00:54:19,600 --> 00:54:22,666 You were stung by a ray? I was terrified! 548 00:54:22,833 --> 00:54:24,366 I'm fed up! 549 00:54:24,500 --> 00:54:26,100 What is it with you, anyway? 550 00:54:29,733 --> 00:54:33,133 This is what happens when you go out on your own! 551 00:54:33,400 --> 00:54:37,633 If I hadn't searched for you, you'd be stuck here forever! 552 00:54:37,733 --> 00:54:44,533 Your flight back to Japan was the day before yesterday, but here you are! 553 00:54:44,633 --> 00:54:45,866 Look! 554 00:54:46,000 --> 00:54:48,966 The guests for the next tour are already here! 555 00:54:49,266 --> 00:54:50,333 In any case, 556 00:54:51,766 --> 00:54:54,633 I've moved you here. 557 00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:56,900 Moved? I'm switching hotels? 558 00:54:57,033 --> 00:54:59,133 Yes. The next flight isn't for another week. 559 00:54:59,266 --> 00:55:00,700 You'll have to pay extra. 560 00:55:00,866 --> 00:55:03,300 And for a seat on the next flight, too! 561 00:55:03,533 --> 00:55:05,500 As you can see, we're already full. 562 00:55:05,600 --> 00:55:11,566 Unless there's someone else like you, there won't be a seat on the next flight 563 00:55:12,266 --> 00:55:18,500 We have limited seats, so you'll have to pay normal price. 564 00:55:18,633 --> 00:55:19,666 But... 565 00:55:19,800 --> 00:55:20,966 One other thing. 566 00:55:21,033 --> 00:55:24,166 The fee for the boat from Ouvea, and the officer's 567 00:55:24,300 --> 00:55:25,700 you have to pay it! 568 00:55:25,866 --> 00:55:28,000 It's eye-poppingly expensive. 569 00:55:28,466 --> 00:55:31,033 You can't pay, can you? 570 00:55:31,166 --> 00:55:34,500 The company will send you the bill when you get home 571 00:55:34,633 --> 00:55:36,666 Your father can pay, can't he? 572 00:55:36,966 --> 00:55:38,000 Don't say that! 573 00:55:39,233 --> 00:55:41,166 Don't say it like that! 574 00:55:41,333 --> 00:55:42,666 Like this? 575 00:55:42,866 --> 00:55:44,866 Who are you to tell me that? 576 00:55:45,033 --> 00:55:47,566 You're the one who caused the trouble! 577 00:55:47,700 --> 00:55:51,600 When you're on my tour, you're my responsibility. Got it? 578 00:55:51,700 --> 00:55:55,533 Stop making that sad face, and don't tell me how to talk! 579 00:55:55,700 --> 00:55:58,700 I'm in charge! Don't make fun of me! 580 00:55:59,066 --> 00:56:00,533 This... 581 00:56:00,866 --> 00:56:04,566 always having to make a sweet face for customers. 582 00:56:04,866 --> 00:56:06,033 Got it? 583 00:56:07,033 --> 00:56:11,866 They always want so many things. It's infuriating. 584 00:56:13,366 --> 00:56:17,466 I wish I could go back to Japan. 585 00:56:18,966 --> 00:56:23,466 I have a wife and son there. 586 00:56:23,666 --> 00:56:27,566 We could go to the beach in Chiba on holidays, 587 00:56:27,733 --> 00:56:30,233 then come back and have some yakiniku 588 00:56:30,300 --> 00:56:33,400 and put my son to bed when we get home, 589 00:56:33,600 --> 00:56:36,066 and have a cold beer and relax. 590 00:56:40,033 --> 00:56:41,566 Mari! 591 00:56:41,866 --> 00:56:43,233 Miss Katsuragi! 592 00:56:44,033 --> 00:56:45,566 Miss Mari Katsuragi. 593 00:56:47,933 --> 00:56:50,900 Umm, therefore 594 00:56:51,066 --> 00:56:52,666 because of that... 595 00:56:52,966 --> 00:56:56,166 I'm not rich. 596 00:57:00,800 --> 00:57:03,166 Umm, here... 597 00:57:04,466 --> 00:57:06,166 It's all I have. 598 00:57:06,933 --> 00:57:10,333 You need it, right? 599 00:58:15,866 --> 00:58:20,400 I should have asked where the office was. I'm so forgetful. 600 01:00:36,633 --> 01:00:38,166 Taro! 601 01:00:38,300 --> 01:00:39,766 I found you! 602 01:00:39,833 --> 01:00:41,466 Here's your girlfriend. 603 01:00:41,500 --> 01:00:42,500 Thank you. 604 01:00:47,466 --> 01:00:49,666 In any case, you can stay with me 605 01:00:49,833 --> 01:00:51,300 It's a small farm, 606 01:00:51,433 --> 01:00:55,933 but I live there with my father and sister, Yukiko. 607 01:00:56,133 --> 01:00:57,400 A farm? 608 01:00:58,533 --> 01:01:01,466 Yes. My father is second generation, 609 01:01:01,733 --> 01:01:03,500 so I'm third generation. 610 01:01:14,033 --> 01:01:20,166 My grandfather came here to dig for nickel. No one's been back since. 611 01:01:21,033 --> 01:01:24,166 My father was 18 when the war started. 612 01:01:24,433 --> 01:01:30,766 He decided he wanted to be buried here, so he married a half Melanesian woman. 613 01:01:31,333 --> 01:01:33,166 That's my mother. 614 01:01:35,300 --> 01:01:39,166 If you follow the sea north, there's a country called Japan 615 01:01:39,533 --> 01:01:43,433 My mother told me about that place often 616 01:01:43,966 --> 01:01:47,100 It was the land of her dreams. 617 01:01:49,033 --> 01:01:53,700 My mother died when I was 8. 618 01:01:55,533 --> 01:01:59,800 My dream is that one day, I'll have enough money to go to Japan. 619 01:02:01,233 --> 01:02:04,000 I'm sorry. I'm talking too much. 620 01:02:04,066 --> 01:02:06,133 No, it's fine. 621 01:02:06,633 --> 01:02:09,366 It's wonderful to hear. 622 01:02:10,433 --> 01:02:12,133 Let's go. 623 01:02:16,466 --> 01:02:19,566 But I found you. That's a relief. 624 01:02:19,666 --> 01:02:25,800 It was me who sent you to Ouvea so I was shocked when Jerome told me. 625 01:02:25,933 --> 01:02:29,066 I went to the hotel and they told me everything 626 01:02:29,366 --> 01:02:33,333 I'm sorry. I'm always getting into trouble. 627 01:02:33,566 --> 01:02:35,566 How's your injury? 628 01:02:35,700 --> 01:02:38,433 It's completely healed. Look! 629 01:02:38,600 --> 01:02:41,566 No, I mean the one from the stingray. 630 01:02:49,566 --> 01:02:52,100 What's would you most like to do now? 631 01:02:52,266 --> 01:02:55,266 I want to take a bath. A Japanese one. 632 01:02:56,466 --> 01:02:59,500 Could you get the things in my mailbox? 633 01:02:59,600 --> 01:03:01,933 Sure! 634 01:03:15,100 --> 01:03:16,800 We're here! 635 01:03:22,666 --> 01:03:26,800 Welcome home, Taro! 636 01:03:38,933 --> 01:03:41,366 This is Yukiko. She's like my little sister. 637 01:03:41,500 --> 01:03:43,133 Hello. 638 01:03:43,266 --> 01:03:44,800 Hello. 639 01:03:45,100 --> 01:03:47,066 I'll introduce you. 640 01:03:49,966 --> 01:03:51,300 My father. 641 01:03:51,766 --> 01:03:52,966 Nice to meet you. 642 01:04:01,733 --> 01:04:03,066 This way. 643 01:04:08,600 --> 01:04:11,733 This is my room. It's not very clean, but... 644 01:04:11,866 --> 01:04:14,166 Thank you for everything. 645 01:04:14,366 --> 01:04:15,900 Use anything you'd like 646 01:04:16,000 --> 01:04:17,733 -Yes. -Yukiko. 647 01:04:33,333 --> 01:04:35,533 The bath. 648 01:04:42,766 --> 01:04:44,200 Enjoy! 649 01:05:41,166 --> 01:05:44,266 That must have been trying. 650 01:05:44,533 --> 01:05:46,500 But it turned out okay. 651 01:05:46,633 --> 01:05:48,000 Please take it easy here 652 01:05:48,133 --> 01:05:49,966 Yes, thank you. 653 01:05:50,133 --> 01:05:52,433 Will big sister live with us? 654 01:05:52,633 --> 01:05:54,266 She'll take the next plane back 655 01:05:54,400 --> 01:05:56,833 No fun! I want her to stay. 656 01:05:56,966 --> 01:05:58,266 I'm sorry. 657 01:06:06,100 --> 01:06:07,600 Good night. 658 01:06:07,900 --> 01:06:09,433 Good night. 659 01:06:33,766 --> 01:06:35,133 Night! 660 01:06:47,433 --> 01:06:50,300 Your late grandfather always said... 661 01:06:50,933 --> 01:06:55,833 The butt of a horse doesn't match the butt of a cow. 662 01:06:57,533 --> 01:07:03,166 She may be Japanese, but she's not like us. 663 01:07:04,366 --> 01:07:08,166 Because we live here. 664 01:07:10,133 --> 01:07:14,000 Japanese tourists are very different from us. 665 01:07:53,066 --> 01:07:58,633 This is my mother's grave. Right next to my grandparents. 666 01:08:00,266 --> 01:08:03,333 Yukiko's parents died on Ouvea. 667 01:08:04,100 --> 01:08:07,733 I'll take her there to visit them on Sunday. 668 01:08:07,933 --> 01:08:09,966 Then you'll come back? 669 01:08:10,100 --> 01:08:12,566 No, not just that. 670 01:08:12,800 --> 01:08:16,066 Yukiko has plans with the children there 671 01:08:23,366 --> 01:08:26,833 Yukiko (snow child) has never seen snow. 672 01:08:27,433 --> 01:08:33,400 Her grandmother was from northern Japan, and named her that from nostalgia. 673 01:08:34,533 --> 01:08:37,333 I've never seen snow, either. 674 01:08:43,300 --> 01:08:47,000 Won't you rest a bit, Mari? 675 01:08:47,200 --> 01:08:49,433 I have some work to do. 676 01:08:49,566 --> 01:08:51,933 Taro is sumo wrestling the tree! 677 01:08:52,100 --> 01:08:55,933 It's been causing us trouble for a week. 678 01:08:58,600 --> 01:08:59,933 I'll help! 679 01:09:00,066 --> 01:09:02,100 It wouldn't help. 680 01:09:18,700 --> 01:09:20,033 Big brother! 681 01:09:22,400 --> 01:09:24,133 Big sister! 682 01:09:31,166 --> 01:09:33,800 Try hard! With all your might! 683 01:09:45,033 --> 01:09:45,966 Mari! 684 01:09:46,100 --> 01:09:47,433 Taro! 685 01:09:49,933 --> 01:09:53,233 All your might! 686 01:10:12,800 --> 01:10:13,933 You did it! 687 01:10:15,500 --> 01:10:18,766 You did it! You did it! 688 01:10:33,633 --> 01:10:38,366 Let me take you to Noumea this afternoon 689 01:10:38,733 --> 01:10:40,700 What? But... 690 01:10:41,366 --> 01:10:47,133 I'm very sorry. Our house is too small, and too dirty. 691 01:10:47,333 --> 01:10:48,700 And... 692 01:10:49,033 --> 01:10:52,533 I have to take Yukiko to Ouvea. 693 01:10:53,466 --> 01:10:55,700 I'm very sorry. 694 01:12:18,833 --> 01:12:23,133 I visited here once, about 20 years ago. 695 01:12:23,333 --> 01:12:27,466 And Miss Ishikawa here was with me then, too 696 01:12:27,633 --> 01:12:30,966 Keiko is a very famous essayist. 697 01:12:31,166 --> 01:12:35,466 She met you then for one of her columns. 698 01:12:35,633 --> 01:12:39,466 We're very indebted to you. 699 01:12:39,600 --> 01:12:43,633 I know all about Noumea's history. 700 01:12:44,200 --> 01:12:50,166 I remember the sinking of that submarine well. 701 01:12:50,766 --> 01:12:54,833 These days the young people don't think much of it 702 01:12:55,200 --> 01:13:01,066 it's just an incident of history. But some of the elderly still make a fuss 703 01:13:01,166 --> 01:13:04,000 No, no, it's not unreasonable. 704 01:13:04,166 --> 01:13:05,666 You are? 705 01:13:05,966 --> 01:13:08,000 I'll introduce her. 706 01:13:08,133 --> 01:13:11,266 This is my son's friend Mari Katsuragi. 707 01:13:11,366 --> 01:13:12,500 Nice to meet you. 708 01:13:12,633 --> 01:13:14,266 Nice to meet you. 709 01:13:14,900 --> 01:13:16,166 Shall we head out? 710 01:13:16,300 --> 01:13:17,600 Ah, yes. 711 01:13:18,466 --> 01:13:22,100 This woman is Miss Ishikawa. 712 01:13:22,800 --> 01:13:28,200 Her husband was on the submarine that sank. She's asked me to take her there. 713 01:13:28,366 --> 01:13:29,866 Let me come, too! 714 01:13:29,966 --> 01:13:33,333 You have to help your brother. 715 01:13:34,166 --> 01:13:36,433 Won't you come with us? 716 01:13:42,966 --> 01:13:47,800 The sea down here is so remarkable. 717 01:13:48,066 --> 01:13:50,700 Good, good. 718 01:13:50,833 --> 01:13:53,633 This way, Yukiko. 719 01:13:53,766 --> 01:13:57,800 If it's okay, I'll bring your bag to your hotel later. 720 01:13:57,900 --> 01:13:58,633 But... 721 01:13:58,733 --> 01:14:01,900 I know the front man at the Mikado hotel 722 01:14:02,066 --> 01:14:03,566 Just tell him my name. 723 01:14:03,733 --> 01:14:06,066 He'll give you the bag. 724 01:14:19,033 --> 01:14:22,333 Bye! See you soon! 725 01:14:39,266 --> 01:14:44,100 The way our friends treated us changed very suddenly. 726 01:14:44,833 --> 01:14:48,933 We had Japanese ancestry, so we were potentially enemies. 727 01:14:49,300 --> 01:14:54,266 We weren't put in internment camps, though. I guess we were lucky. 728 01:14:54,933 --> 01:14:58,766 There was a Japanese POW camp on the island, but 729 01:14:59,000 --> 01:15:04,600 ...how should I put it. It's strange to think about, but... 730 01:15:04,733 --> 01:15:07,866 it looked like the POWs were more free than us. 731 01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:10,466 Their food looked good. 732 01:15:10,966 --> 01:15:14,033 We only got the leftovers. 733 01:15:37,266 --> 01:15:41,233 I think it was somewhere around here. 734 01:15:44,600 --> 01:15:48,466 The submarine surfaced, and some airplanes fired at it. 735 01:15:48,900 --> 01:15:52,666 That was its last stand. 736 01:15:52,833 --> 01:15:56,000 It was almost like a suicide. 737 01:16:00,033 --> 01:16:04,766 I could see the fighting from that hill. 738 01:16:05,133 --> 01:16:08,766 But of course, I couldn't say anything. 739 01:16:09,466 --> 01:16:13,866 I couldn't cheer for the Japanese ship, because I live here. 740 01:16:14,233 --> 01:16:15,866 It was so bungled up. 741 01:16:16,600 --> 01:16:25,366 They're from the same place as my father but I could only watch them get shot at. 742 01:16:26,333 --> 01:16:28,933 Then, suddenly... 743 01:16:29,066 --> 01:16:32,466 suddenly the submarine began to sink. 744 01:16:32,700 --> 01:16:35,966 I couldn't tell which explosion caused it. 745 01:16:36,400 --> 01:16:40,033 It just started to disappear from view, 746 01:16:40,700 --> 01:16:44,866 and then it didn't come back up again. 747 01:16:47,566 --> 01:16:52,466 Thank you very much. I'm sorry to make you talk about it. 748 01:16:52,600 --> 01:16:54,066 No, not at all. 749 01:16:54,166 --> 01:16:58,566 But the landscape has changed somewhat since then 750 01:16:58,766 --> 01:17:01,733 so I can't be sure of the spot. 751 01:17:01,866 --> 01:17:05,233 No, it's here. 752 01:17:06,200 --> 01:17:08,166 There's no mistaking it. 753 01:17:09,033 --> 01:17:10,500 It's here. 754 01:17:45,100 --> 01:17:49,400 You must have been lonely all this time. 755 01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:59,133 I've kept the ring you gave me. I hid it when they tried to collect our metals. 756 01:18:00,466 --> 01:18:03,966 I thought I should, since it's something you gave me. 757 01:18:05,666 --> 01:18:09,333 If I have to give it back, I should give it back to you. 758 01:18:17,433 --> 01:18:20,466 Here it is now. 759 01:18:22,166 --> 01:18:24,233 Please remember me 760 01:18:26,133 --> 01:18:28,900 and rest peacefully. 761 01:18:53,666 --> 01:18:55,666 I feel relieved. 762 01:18:56,000 --> 01:19:00,433 Thank you all for joining me. 763 01:19:05,500 --> 01:19:07,266 Please tell us. 764 01:19:08,033 --> 01:19:10,033 39 years later 765 01:19:11,066 --> 01:19:15,100 What do you remember most of all? 766 01:19:16,700 --> 01:19:18,400 That... 767 01:19:18,900 --> 01:19:22,033 is something I'm embarrassed to share. 768 01:19:23,566 --> 01:19:25,300 It's love, 769 01:19:26,400 --> 01:19:31,200 and pride in him. 770 01:19:32,666 --> 01:19:36,300 That I fell in love 771 01:19:36,466 --> 01:19:40,133 with someone I can be proud of. 772 01:19:41,966 --> 01:19:43,800 I'm not very eloquent, but 773 01:19:44,900 --> 01:19:48,633 isn't that what love is? 774 01:19:53,566 --> 01:20:04,066 I'll never forget how I felt when I fell in love with him. 775 01:20:08,866 --> 01:20:11,666 In the end, love is… 776 01:20:13,533 --> 01:20:16,700 the story of your whole life. 777 01:20:34,100 --> 01:20:36,200 Mari Katsuragi hasn't come here 778 01:20:36,300 --> 01:20:37,433 What? 779 01:20:37,733 --> 01:20:39,800 I'll let you know if she does. 780 01:20:39,966 --> 01:20:43,700 But I heard she went to a hotel with an older woman. 781 01:20:44,500 --> 01:20:47,700 I'll have someone help you with her bag. 782 01:20:57,133 --> 01:21:00,300 Sorry to inconvenience you. Thanks. 783 01:21:02,000 --> 01:21:03,300 Taro. 784 01:21:03,933 --> 01:21:08,633 You shouldn't fall in love with a tourist. 785 01:21:08,766 --> 01:21:12,000 You'll end up lonely. 786 01:21:26,200 --> 01:21:28,166 What a nice hotel. 787 01:21:28,433 --> 01:21:32,666 It was noisy over there, but we're the only ones here. 788 01:21:33,700 --> 01:21:36,166 I needed the peace. 789 01:21:36,666 --> 01:21:38,333 Have some tea. 790 01:21:38,466 --> 01:21:39,566 Yes. 791 01:21:39,833 --> 01:21:41,066 You must be hungry 792 01:21:41,200 --> 01:21:43,500 Let's eat something delicious. 793 01:21:43,566 --> 01:21:46,866 We've been invited by someone named Madame Hiroko. Let's go! 794 01:21:47,033 --> 01:21:48,000 Yes 795 01:21:50,333 --> 01:21:54,000 Mari What are you... 796 01:21:54,300 --> 01:21:55,666 Mr. Fukaya! 797 01:21:57,833 --> 01:21:59,166 You 798 01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:02,333 Keiko 799 01:22:09,366 --> 01:22:11,800 I read you were coming in the paper 800 01:22:12,133 --> 01:22:14,600 I didn't come to see you. 801 01:22:19,866 --> 01:22:21,266 I know that. 802 01:22:28,966 --> 01:22:30,133 But I came to see you 803 01:22:30,200 --> 01:22:31,366 Go back 804 01:22:40,100 --> 01:22:42,133 We're going out soon. 805 01:22:48,233 --> 01:22:50,100 I read your essay, 806 01:22:50,400 --> 01:22:54,800 "When Love is Broken," in one of the women's journals. 807 01:22:55,400 --> 01:22:59,566 I found it very moving. 808 01:23:01,100 --> 01:23:02,400 Thank you very much 809 01:23:23,766 --> 01:23:28,266 Why did you follow me here? Are you trying to cause trouble? 810 01:23:28,566 --> 01:23:30,166 I'll go soon. 811 01:23:31,766 --> 01:23:35,500 But there's one thing I want to tell you 812 01:23:36,800 --> 01:23:41,866 I'll be waiting for you on our hill at sunset. 813 01:23:42,766 --> 01:23:45,100 The one where we made our promise. 814 01:24:11,333 --> 01:24:12,633 Keiko 815 01:24:14,500 --> 01:24:19,466 I'm still just a child, and am very clumsy 816 01:24:19,800 --> 01:24:22,566 and I don't understand adult relationships 817 01:24:23,800 --> 01:24:28,766 But Mr. Fukaya really loves you. 818 01:24:30,600 --> 01:24:32,500 That's all I know. 819 01:24:33,266 --> 01:24:39,166 I'm telling you because I like Mr. Fukaya a lot. 820 01:24:40,666 --> 01:24:45,400 But Mr. Fukaya already found the love of his life. 821 01:24:46,866 --> 01:24:48,433 That's you. 822 01:24:50,700 --> 01:24:54,333 20 years ago, when the sun set into the sea 823 01:24:55,100 --> 01:24:59,666 there was someone with him who saw the green light. 824 01:25:01,400 --> 01:25:07,033 That person is the one that Mr. Fukaya loves, even now. 825 01:25:45,066 --> 01:25:46,733 You came. 826 01:25:47,733 --> 01:25:49,133 20 years. 827 01:25:50,733 --> 01:25:52,400 It's been 20 years. 828 01:25:55,233 --> 01:25:58,000 I'm an old lady now. 829 01:25:59,233 --> 01:26:01,733 I've even been married once. 830 01:26:05,233 --> 01:26:06,400 Keiko 831 01:26:09,233 --> 01:26:10,833 Mari Katsuragi 832 01:26:14,033 --> 01:26:16,333 You love that girl, don't you? 833 01:26:20,633 --> 01:26:22,500 I understand. 834 01:26:25,933 --> 01:26:28,933 It's because of her that I came to see you. 835 01:26:30,733 --> 01:26:32,733 She's just like you at that age 836 01:26:36,033 --> 01:26:39,933 I tried to see if I could get another chance with her here 837 01:26:45,833 --> 01:26:50,866 But it's over now. I lost my chance, and there's nothing left for me. 838 01:26:52,266 --> 01:26:54,133 Mari Katsuragi... 839 01:26:55,966 --> 01:26:58,533 Her life is just beginning now. 840 01:27:00,500 --> 01:27:03,700 That's what made me realize it. 841 01:27:05,466 --> 01:27:07,466 She's a very wise girl. 842 01:27:09,200 --> 01:27:11,600 Just like you were back then. 843 01:27:11,900 --> 01:27:14,400 I was so silly at her age. 844 01:27:15,000 --> 01:27:18,066 But I came back because I'm a bit wiser now. 845 01:27:18,166 --> 01:27:19,600 Believe it, will you? 846 01:27:19,700 --> 01:27:21,066 Keiko. 847 01:27:22,800 --> 01:27:26,733 Could you see the green light again? 848 01:27:29,600 --> 01:27:31,500 No, not anymore. 849 01:27:33,433 --> 01:27:34,833 I'm also finished. 850 01:27:36,066 --> 01:27:38,466 There's nothing left for me, either. 851 01:27:42,666 --> 01:27:46,166 That's a relief. 852 01:27:47,500 --> 01:27:49,333 The green light… 853 01:27:50,200 --> 01:27:53,833 It didn't see it either. Never. 854 01:27:54,366 --> 01:27:56,500 Apart from you. 855 01:28:40,266 --> 01:28:42,533 Use this money to return to Japan. 856 01:28:42,733 --> 01:28:47,066 My dream is to raise enough money to go to Japan one day. 857 01:28:47,933 --> 01:28:49,233 Please. 858 01:28:49,600 --> 01:28:53,466 I need to get to Ouvea somehow. 859 01:28:54,033 --> 01:28:56,566 There's someone I have to find again. 860 01:28:58,433 --> 01:29:01,233 Please take me there. 861 01:29:02,100 --> 01:29:05,000 I have money, but... 862 01:29:05,200 --> 01:29:07,166 I can't use it. 863 01:29:09,133 --> 01:29:10,733 I understand. 864 01:29:11,233 --> 01:29:13,000 I'll send you there. 865 01:29:14,866 --> 01:29:17,666 Am I being unreasonable? 866 01:29:19,033 --> 01:29:20,433 It's okay. 867 01:29:21,100 --> 01:29:28,666 Life is not long. You need to be unreasonable sometimes. 868 01:29:32,433 --> 01:29:33,766 Mari! 869 01:29:34,100 --> 01:29:36,266 You can go home to Japan 870 01:29:36,966 --> 01:29:41,100 A silly person is giving their plane ticket away. 871 01:29:42,333 --> 01:29:43,600 Mari. 872 01:29:45,266 --> 01:29:46,766 Thank you. 873 01:29:52,533 --> 01:29:54,300 It's thanks to you. 874 01:32:20,466 --> 01:32:22,300 Oh, big sister! 875 01:32:24,633 --> 01:32:25,933 Mari 876 01:32:30,900 --> 01:32:32,200 Taro 877 01:32:34,933 --> 01:32:36,433 You made it 878 01:32:36,900 --> 01:32:40,366 I wanted to see you again. 879 01:32:44,333 --> 01:32:46,633 Here. Let me give this back to you. 880 01:32:47,466 --> 01:32:49,300 Thank you very much. 881 01:32:52,300 --> 01:32:55,966 I can't take anything from you. 882 01:32:56,433 --> 01:32:58,966 No, I didn't want to take money. 883 01:33:00,200 --> 01:33:01,966 Instead, 884 01:33:02,833 --> 01:33:06,733 I'll go home with the beautiful memories that you gave me. 885 01:33:08,433 --> 01:33:11,400 We won't meet again, will we? 886 01:33:11,966 --> 01:33:14,633 Thank you very much. 887 01:33:15,933 --> 01:33:18,900 I should thank you. 888 01:33:22,166 --> 01:33:24,233 -Taro? -Yes? 889 01:33:24,700 --> 01:33:28,000 Can I ask one more favor. 890 01:33:28,200 --> 01:33:30,333 Yes. What is it? 891 01:33:31,533 --> 01:33:35,500 Would you let me see your picture show? 892 01:33:35,700 --> 01:33:37,900 Picture show? 893 01:33:39,033 --> 01:33:40,400 Please 894 01:33:41,033 --> 01:33:42,433 I see. 895 01:33:46,800 --> 01:33:51,166 If you follow this sea all the way to the north, 896 01:33:51,900 --> 01:33:55,833 there's an island shaped like a seahorse 897 01:33:57,866 --> 01:34:00,533 That island is called "Japan." 898 01:34:01,533 --> 01:34:06,533 This island has flowers that are more beautiful than you've ever seen 899 01:34:06,866 --> 01:34:09,200 Their blossoms fill the island. 900 01:34:10,333 --> 01:34:14,366 Spring has spring flowers, summer has summer flowers 901 01:34:14,733 --> 01:34:19,033 autumn has autumn flowers, and then in winter... 902 01:34:19,200 --> 01:34:22,700 winter flower blossoms called snow fall from the sky. 903 01:34:22,833 --> 01:34:24,533 That's like my name! 904 01:34:24,566 --> 01:34:26,866 Yes. When it's winter... 905 01:34:27,133 --> 01:34:32,033 God covers the ground that's been polluted with a white blanket of snow. 906 01:34:32,133 --> 01:34:34,700 -Snow is a white flower? -Right. 907 01:34:34,800 --> 01:34:39,233 It's white, cold, and fluffy. 908 01:34:39,333 --> 01:34:41,233 It's like sherbet. 909 01:34:41,333 --> 01:34:42,966 Is it sweet? 910 01:34:43,100 --> 01:34:44,400 No, it's not sweet. 911 01:34:44,666 --> 01:34:51,733 But when it snows, everyone feels beautiful inside, just like God. 912 01:34:51,766 --> 01:34:58,066 So all the people on the island are always very happy. 913 01:35:01,100 --> 01:35:01,900 What's wrong? 914 01:35:02,033 --> 01:35:03,833 What's wrong, big sister? 915 01:35:06,800 --> 01:35:09,500 Thank you, Taro. 916 01:35:11,533 --> 01:35:13,700 I found it. 917 01:35:13,800 --> 01:35:14,833 What? 918 01:35:15,033 --> 01:35:17,600 I found it. 919 01:35:18,833 --> 01:35:22,600 My "island closest to heaven"... 920 01:35:24,800 --> 01:35:26,166 is here. 921 01:35:26,600 --> 01:35:29,100 It's right here. 922 01:35:30,133 --> 01:35:33,433 It's right in front of me. 923 01:35:35,800 --> 01:35:40,933 It's right in front of me, with you, Taro. 924 01:35:41,900 --> 01:35:46,700 This is my "island closest to heaven." 925 01:35:50,900 --> 01:35:53,200 Thank you, Mari. 926 01:35:54,300 --> 01:35:55,966 I found it, too. 927 01:35:57,300 --> 01:36:00,466 I found my "Japan" 928 01:36:01,500 --> 01:36:04,300 Actually, my Japan 929 01:36:04,700 --> 01:36:07,366 is you, Mari 930 01:36:09,500 --> 01:36:10,633 Taro 931 01:36:10,733 --> 01:36:11,633 Mari 932 01:36:11,800 --> 01:36:13,233 Big sister 933 01:36:14,166 --> 01:36:15,800 Thank you. 934 01:36:23,200 --> 01:36:26,833 See this river? If you follow it all the way out, 935 01:36:27,000 --> 01:36:29,500 it leads you to the sea. 936 01:36:29,600 --> 01:36:33,333 If you keep going, way to the south, 937 01:36:33,500 --> 01:36:36,666 all the way to the other side of the world, 938 01:36:36,833 --> 01:36:41,000 there's a small island made of pure white coral. 939 01:36:41,300 --> 01:36:46,266 That's the island closest to where God is in heaven. 940 01:36:46,533 --> 01:36:49,666 If anyone, anywhere wants to meet God 941 01:36:49,800 --> 01:36:52,266 God will go down to that island 942 01:36:52,333 --> 01:36:55,266 and go out to find them from there. 943 01:36:55,566 --> 01:36:59,700 And just so that it doesn't hurt when God lands there, 944 01:36:59,966 --> 01:37:03,533 it's covered in a carpet of fluffy flower blossoms. 945 01:37:03,633 --> 01:37:04,700 Yes, yes. 946 01:37:04,800 --> 01:37:08,700 Because it's closest to heaven the sun is always shining. 947 01:37:08,866 --> 01:37:12,200 It's always bright and warm. 948 01:37:12,500 --> 01:37:14,100 The people on the island 949 01:37:14,233 --> 01:37:20,800 are always very happy. 950 01:37:20,900 --> 01:37:23,300 Everyone... 951 01:37:39,833 --> 01:37:41,066 Welcome home! 952 01:37:43,633 --> 01:37:46,400 I'm home. You came to meet me? 953 01:37:46,900 --> 01:37:49,066 The travel agency called me. 954 01:37:49,566 --> 01:37:52,733 They said you were back, and would come this way 955 01:37:52,866 --> 01:37:55,200 Were you worried? 956 01:37:55,500 --> 01:37:58,066 Parents are always worried. 957 01:37:59,266 --> 01:38:01,766 Do I seem different? 958 01:38:02,033 --> 01:38:04,533 Oh, you don't have glasses. 959 01:38:08,333 --> 01:38:11,600 You've been very quiet, mother. 960 01:38:11,666 --> 01:38:13,266 Won't you say something? 961 01:38:13,933 --> 01:38:14,833 Happy New Year, ma'am. 962 01:38:14,966 --> 01:38:17,600 Happy New Year. 963 01:38:17,800 --> 01:38:18,933 Your daughter is home 964 01:38:19,033 --> 01:38:20,766 She's got a nice tan 965 01:38:24,233 --> 01:38:25,100 What is it? 966 01:38:25,266 --> 01:38:26,600 Oh dear. It's snowing. 967 01:38:26,733 --> 01:38:28,766 Snowing? Where? 968 01:38:28,900 --> 01:38:30,433 Look! It's coming down! 969 01:38:30,633 --> 01:38:32,933 Oh, it is! 970 01:38:35,800 --> 01:38:39,600 Mother, mother! 971 01:38:39,833 --> 01:38:40,766 What? 972 01:38:40,900 --> 01:38:42,866 I met with father there. 973 01:38:43,400 --> 01:38:44,666 I see 974 01:38:44,833 --> 01:38:45,933 Yes. 975 01:38:46,400 --> 01:38:48,966 I wonder how he split in two 976 01:38:49,133 --> 01:38:50,133 What? 977 01:38:50,666 --> 01:38:53,466 He was here with me the whole time. 978 01:38:53,633 --> 01:38:57,533 You're unfair, mother. 979 01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:11,000 Goodbye 980 01:39:11,000 --> 01:39:18,000 days of youth... 981 01:39:18,000 --> 01:39:23,000 Thank you 982 01:39:23,000 --> 01:39:34,000 The Island Closest to Heaven 983 01:39:52,900 --> 01:40:07,333 I shouldn't just think of myself 984 01:40:10,200 --> 01:40:17,466 when I think about achieving my dream 985 01:40:17,833 --> 01:40:26,100 there's a place I really like 986 01:40:26,766 --> 01:40:36,966 When we meet and fall in love 987 01:40:38,033 --> 01:40:45,733 you're my personal God 988 01:40:46,766 --> 01:40:54,800 love, ordinary love, a whisper 989 01:40:55,200 --> 01:41:03,100 turns your lips into precious jewels 990 01:41:08,300 --> 01:41:11,933 Love more than anyone 991 01:41:12,400 --> 01:41:20,733 The island closest to you in heaven 992 01:41:27,600 --> 01:41:35,800 Love, plain love, a smile 993 01:41:36,000 --> 01:41:43,866 draws a rainbow in your eyes 994 01:41:49,166 --> 01:41:52,700 Love more than anyone 995 01:41:53,166 --> 01:42:02,200 The island closest to you in heaven 996 01:42:10,000 --> 01:42:14,000 Subtitles by smilethebeachboysloveyou Proofread by EvanM 997 01:42:15,000 --> 01:42:26,000 Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi 64097

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