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Do you know about elephant tears?

What’s that?

When you see an elephant’s tear, your wish comes true.

I got lost in here when I was small.

I cried so hard looking for mom.

It’s scary to be lost in a zoo.

So… I wandered around a long time,

…ending up in front of the elephants.

Elephants?

I watched the elephants for a while.

The eyes of an elephant draw you in,

I kept watching their eyes,

I saw tears from the elephant’s eye…

Then, my wish came true.

– I’m coming… – Wait… wait…

Now…

No… wait…

No, don’t.

What’s wrong?

– Well… – What?

Let’s go out today.

– A lot of people here… – Yeah.

I thought a giraffe’s neck was longer.

What?

Quite a different place than when I was a kid.

– Really? – I thought the neck was longer.

I see… I get it.

– Look, a rhino. – Yeah… I see it!

Impressive…

The horn is huge!

A horn!

– Really? – Yeah, the horn.

My elephant story is too hard to believe today.

If there’s a tear in the elephant’s eye…

the tears would be caused by dirt in the air.

I might think that way today.

Taizo, are you having fun?

I’m sad that I think like that.

Sad…

You’re talkative…

Ah, zebras… zebras!

Can we see flamingos next?

– Yeah! – Y’sure?

Yeah!

Are flamingos your favorite?

Not really.

Taizo, I know you like it.

You’re acting funny.

Funny… sure.

Taizo…

– What? You’re scaring me. – I may be pregnant.

What?

Wait…

– I may be pregnant. – Wait, listen to me…

you just had your period.

Yeah…

But, sometimes you have period type activity…

…after getting pregnant.

Taizo?

Taizo.

– What’s that? – A pregnancy test.

– Give it to me. – I want to know.

– First, let’s talk. – Why… why?

What about?

What are you thinking?

Wait!

Wait!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey, where are you going?!

Wait…

What’s happening?

Sorry…

Taizo…

What’s the matter?

– I can’t do it alone. – What can I do?

Come with me… come.

I can’t.

Hurry.

Here, take this.

– Are you ready? – Yeah.

– Are you done? – Where is it, I cant’s see.

Okay…

Sorry.

– Hurry. – Okay.

– Done? – Done.

They don’t know…

…anything about my situation.

I’d like to have a kid.

You aren’t telling me the truth.

What?

You’re just saying things.

Sorry, I panicked.

Don’t worry, don’t think about it.

I’m not… just…

But, Taizo.

Not an easy thing to decide.

– I know that. – It’s an important matter.

It won’t be difficult, I promise.

Only minutes for a result.

What’s the matter?

I can’t think clearly.

– It’s not easy. – What do you want?

I just want to know…

What about your feeling?

Don’t you want a child?

You don’t…

I’m scared.

Kana…

Taizo!

Taizo!

Taizo!

What’s wrong with you?

Tears of Elephant

Edited, Written and Directed by Kota Yoshida