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Number one's a woman?

Kei Arishima, huh? I'd like to see what she looks like.

Education Institution Ochanomizu Seminar Position/Points/Name/School Nae/Desired School 1/ 352/ Kei Arishima /Kushiro Kouran/Pending 2/344/Junji Kiyomizu /Shiroishi/Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 3/342/Masayuki Iwata/National/Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Kei Arishima, huh? I'd like to see what she looks like.

Education Institution Ochanomizu Seminar Position/Points/Name/School Nae/Desired School 1/ 352/ Kei Arishima /Kushiro Kouran/Pending 2/344/Junji Kiyomizu /Shiroishi/Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 3/342/Masayuki Iwata/National/Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Cut it out. You can imagine, she's from Kushiro and got the top spot!

Education Institution Ochanomizu Seminar Position/Points/Nae/School Name/Desired School 1/ 352/ Kei Arishima /Kushiro Kouran/Pending 2/344/Junji Kiyomizu /Shiroishi/Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 3/342/Masayuki Iwata/National/Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

13 1/142/Atsuo Kuwata/Waseda University Language and Literature Dept.

61/263/Hiro Tokuda/Yuka City/Kyoto University Language and Literature Dept. 62/261/Takahashi/Sakai/Nagoya University, Medicine Dept.

1/352/Kei Arishima/Kushiro Kouran/Pending

Excuse me, I'm looking for a girl in the national sciences course.

Her name is Arishima.

There's no way I'd know her by name in a school like this.

There's hundreds of people in that course!

EIGHTEEN

YEAR OLD

TO

THE

SEA

EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD, TO THE SEA

This beach doesn't really smell like a beach.

What's the beach smell like in Kushiro?

I don't remember. I never had much time to go to the beach.

Well, I figured. You're the top student, after all.

Don't say that based on just a mock test!

Where were you from, again?

I told you in the train, didn't I? I'm from Imabari, in Shikoku.

What about the beaches at Imabari?

I dunno.

I was in Osaka for two years, so I completely forgot.

Why did you invite me to the beach of Kamakura?

I'm the bottom student, you're the top one.

There's not really a deep reason. I just heard that the top...

...can be kinda lonely.

A sea firefly!

Really? Where?

They were used as flashlights, back in the day.

- By you? - No, by my mom!

Used them as flashlights?

You liar!

I'm telling the truth!

She says she sent them to the soldiers fighting in the war!

Sea fireflies, huh?

I've never seen one.

She'd take the fish heads, with the help from local fishermen,

tie them to a string hanging from a bamboo,

and throw them into the sea when the tide was high.

After a while,

a bluish-white mass, of 10, 20 centimeters, would gather around the bait.

A bluish-white mass, huh?

Ew!

When you scrape that off, you find some two millimeter, translucent sea fireflies.

She got about 0.2 liters of them in just 3 hours!

She'd put them in little boxes, and take them to school, and the soldiers would eat them.

You're saying you ate sea fireflies?

No, it was my mom! It's her story!

It's a good one, isn't it?

You're pretty good at telling stupid stories!

You think you can seduce me by telling a story about your mom?

You invited me here to seduce me, right?

Erm, well... If I manage to.

- If you manage to? - Yeah.

But, you know, I don't have any money.

I'm gonna have to refuse, then. I don't really have money, either.

Well, if that's the case, why don't we try having it al fresco?

Al fresco?

Yeah.

What's that? Some sort of food? Is it a pasta?

Are you kidding? It's not al pesto or al polpo!

We don't have that in Kushiro! In all of Hokkaido, actually! I wanna eat it!

What's wrong? Are you off to eat al fresco?

Don't say that so loudly, come on!

Hey, stay back, Arishima!

It's better to not get close!

How many times ya gonna make me repeat?!

If you just apologize, I'll let it go. It's just two words!

Say something! Hey!

Out of the way!

Stop right there! Dammit!

- Wanna go again?! - That's what you get!

Where did you come from?

You should at least greet us properly! Huh? Are you gonna ignore us?

We're not kidding!

Give him one more, leader! Get him!

The hell's with that look, punk?!

Who do you take us for, you bastard?

I don't do fist fights.

How about we go into the sea for a game of death?

Game of death?

That's it. It's a contest of death.

One versus one.

Ah, that person is...!

Which one? The guy with the pompadour or the one with the short hair?

The one with the short hair. He's also in the National Sciences course!

Really?

He's always napping in the front row seats!

Three!

Four!

Five!

Six!

I wonder what they're doing?

You're so dense. This is the Kamakura Beach.

And what about it?

Osamu Dazai.

Dazai?

"A woman in a back-alley bar in Ginza liked me."

"There's a time in everyone's life when they're liked by someone. It's an immoral time."

Ten!

"I invited the woman to Kamakura and we entered the sea together."

Eleven!

"The woman died and I survived."

Twelve!

I got it.

So they're trying to see who dies and who survives?

Except they're both men.

Hey.

Show that guy, leader!

Alright, leave it to me!

Leader!

Hey, Ochanomizu Seminar!

You better survive!

Cut it out!

There's two classmates cheering for you!

Seems like I won!

What?!

Hey! He's going to die!

Leader!

Come over here!

He won!

Hey, cut it out! Let's get outta here!

No! I want to see him come back victorious!

Dammit!

Hey!

You bastard!

Put those rocks back. I'm going to check.

The match is set!

Your leader gave up.

Wait!

- Idiot! - Drop dead, you idiot!

Excuse me!

Hey, what were you going to say to him?

I don't know.

Of course you do. Your heart was throbbing, wasn't it?

Me. You. Become. Friends.

What?

I. Was searching. You.

Together. Talk. Eat. Sleep.

What are you doing?

I read that somewhere.

The sun's come up already, huh? And we didn't even do anything good.

Where are you going back to, once classes are over?

To Shikoku?

Nope, to Osaka.

A relative has a factory there. I'm gonna work part-time and go to prep school at night.

- How about you? - I'm going back to Kushiro.

Me. You. Become. Friends.

I. Was searching. You.

Together. Talk. Eat. Sleep.

You think there's anything left from that bonfire?

What the...? Hey!

- Hey. - Huh?

Wanna do that?

- That from before? - Yeah.

Let's get into the sea, then.

It's colder than you'd think, huh? Certain bits of me are gonna shrink!

Will you rescue me if I drown?

That's what decides who wins, isn't it?

"The woman died and I survived."

Are you going to abandon me and run away, like Dazai did?

Cut it out. It's not like it's for real!

So we're just playing?!

We're doing something really stupid, aren't we?

We sure are!

Oh, the water hit my chest! It's gonna shrink!

You're that worried about your boobs?

No, stupid! About the cold!

It's coming to the right side of my head.

Why the right side?

I always get a migraine on the right side.

Do you know what a migraine is?

That's what happens when you study too much!

That's not true!

Ever since I was little, the back of the right side of my head...

...feels like a jet taking off!

That's awesome!

It's not something to laugh about!

Wah! It suddenly got deep!

It got deep here too!

Be quiet for a second.

Hey, there's a small wave coming.

- Be quiet. - What's wrong with you?!

It's gone!

My migraine is gone!

It's like my head has cleared right up. I feel so good!

- You feel good? - Yeah.

So good that I could just gently die right now.

Hey, cut that out! We're just playing, aren't we?

Feels like everything is melting away.

I get it! So this is the sea, huh? I can feel it!

Is this the time to feel the sea?!

Are you alright?

My feet won't reach!

I'm just kicking with the tip of my toes!

Want some help?!

No! Don't help me!

Okay, got it!

Hey! At least grab my hand, won't you?

No! Leave me alone!

Don't you help me!

Just die then, if that's what you want!

Hey, you two! What are you doing there?!

We're putting stones in our pockets!

Idiots! Don't do something you'll regret!

Just leave us alone! We're okay right here!

Idiot! What are you saying? Wait for me right there!

Let's run. That geezer's super weird!

Even if you say that, how can we run? I can't sta...!

Oh, it hurts! My eyes are tearing up!

- Grab onto me! - Wait, wait!

Turn back, you two!

Don't meddle in people's affairs!

We're doing it because we want to! Isn't that okay?!

Idiots!

- You'll freeze and drown! - Stop it!

Relax your body! Throw away the rocks!

I don't wanna! The two of us are...!

You idiots in love!

Jeez, I give up! I'll throw my rocks too.

Arishima!

That's obvious! Throw away those rocks!

- I'm cold! - Do you need to spit out water?

I must have drank a bit like ten times, but I'm okay!

You two are coming over to my house!

What the heck? What are you gonna do to us?

Idiot! Can't you understand by my actions that I'm not going to call the police?!

Hey, are you alright?

Hey, Arishima, let's run!

That's not going to happen.

I won't forgive you if you run from me just to try double suicide again.

Now, come along. Come on.

What a huge house!

The president of the Japan Business Federation.

Huh?

He could be someone as important as that!

Should we run for it?

But isn't this house wonderful?

Please, this way.

No, but we're soaking wet!

I've been told. I'll ask you to take a shower and change.

Please, come.

If you'll take off your clothes, I'll take them.

Take them?

I'll quickly wash and dry them. Please.

Thank you very much.

You too, miss, please.

Oh, okay.

Well, if you say so... Here.

Thank you very much.

Your underwear too, please.

That's right, this is a bath, huh?

There's no reason to be shy about getting naked in the bath!

Here.

I'm going in first.

Please, then.

There's a change of clothes ready for you inside.

Oh, this is refreshing!

I feel my pores opening, you know what I mean?

You don't have to look at me to say that!

Excuse me, why did you rescue us?

Bring the tea!

Because watching someone die is unpleasant.

When I came to, I was rescuing you.

Stop thinking about suicide and keep on living!

Their clothes are dry. Should I bring them?

Hm, yeah. Then, I'll put them in the car.

You're going to hand us to the police straight away?

Who said anything about that?

I mean... you're sending us away pretty readily.

It seems like you haven't cooled down yet.

If you want to talk, then talk.

Here you are.

We're supposed to change here?

A person who decided to die shouldn't have anything to be embarrassed about, right?

Well, understood!

"A double suicide is like a lifetime worth of intercourse."

Is that true?

That's awful! To say something like that all of a sudden!

Oh, no, how rude of me!

I have a lot going on. I flunked my mock test!

I only have one more try next year!

If I fail, it's my brother's turn.

And if he passes, I'll be stuck with my old man in the countryside!

Of course I'd want to die!

I got it. Stop.

The fuck you mean "I got it"? Look at your giant house!

I sacrificed a lot to be able to take this mock test!

I won't hear it! Not another word!

Thanks to you, it became an unpleasant morning.

- Hey, Teruko. - Yes.

I'm very sorry.

Next time you want to try killing yourselves,

do it away from my sight!

Excuse me.

Hm, test, test.

This is Konaka speaking.

And I'm Agnes Lum!

I have had English classes with Agnes Lum, did you know?

Well, then. Today we'll be reading Hemingway's The Killers.

This is, as you might know, Hemingway's most acclaimed short story, and it's one of his "Nick Adams Stories".

That is to say, it features this character, a young man who is said to be a Hemingway's alter ego, modeled after him.

It's a story about a night when two killers attack.

That's the theme of this story.

I love reading it, and it also became a film if I'm not mistaken.

Well, let's get right into it.

"Inside the kitchen, he saw Al,"

"his derby hat tipped back."

A derby hat tipped back looks a little like this, maybe.

"Sitting on a stool beside the wicket with the muzzle of a sawed-off shotgun..."

"...resting on the ledge."

"Sawed-off shotgun" might be a little difficult. But you know "shotgun", right?

You get one of those and you saw off the end of the barrel, like this.

It's like that one from Golgo 13, so yes, if the barrel is too long, then it doesn't kill, so they made it shorter.

Then they hide, like this, and go pew pew pew, shooting all around.

That's the kind of scene we have.

Let's move on, then.

"Nick and the cook were back to back in the corner, a towel tied in each of their mouths."

"George had cooked the sandwich, wrapped it up in oiled paper,"

"put it in a bag, brought it in, and the man had paid for it and gone out."

They eat ham and eggs, there. This is a bit of a funny story I'm gonna tell you now.

The first time my friend went to the US, he went to a restaurant, right?

And they asked him, "What kind of eggs?"

So, they asked him what kind of eggs did he like, right?

And he was very surprised...

What is it?

Erm... I saw you at the beach in Kamakura.

When you put rocks in your pockets and walked straight ahead.

I watched the whole thing.

Me and my friend tried mimicking you, after.

It was an incredible feeling.

Drinking the water, my throat hurting so much.

When we were at our limit, a rich man thought we were committing double suicide.

He saved us and he even gave us a check!

You sure have free time.

What do you think?

- About what? - What just happened.

You saw it from the window, didn't you?

He'd been studying here for two or three years.

- Did you know him? - We never talked.

Are you okay?

What do you mean?

How can you have an appetite at a time like this?

I don't eat because I have an appetite. It's because my body needs it.

What do you mean, your body?

You're pretty nosy, huh? I have work after this!

Oh, so you're working?

Yeah, at night.

Do you manage to study and work at the same time?

It's pretty anguishing.

What kind of work do you do?

I'm a bellboy. At a hotel.

You're gonna ask which one, right?

Yeah... Which hotel?

A hotel bellboy doesn't have to talk to people.

That's why I do it.

Did you see it? Someone just jumped from the roof!

Hey, did you see it?

- Were you watching? - Yep!

- The whole thing? - Don't make a fuss!

You saw him jump, too?

I saw it from when he was standing on the roof, from the classroom window.

He was holding an umbrella.

I heard he was taking medicine.

Seems like he'd been studying here for two years.

A burnout, huh?

Let's go. I cashed that check we got!

- Wanna go to the beach? - Where?

The beach.

Kamakura, Enoshima, Fujisawa, Chigasaki.

What, you want to do that again? The pretend suicide?

The sea is probably too cold on a day like this, eh?

So we're not gonna do anything?

I might be okay going to a hotel.

Huh?

Are you making fun of me?

I want to stay there for the night.

For real?

I never thought I'd hear a girl say that!

That money we got the other day's finally gonna come in handy, then!

I've got a prescription for migraine meds, but I wonder if they work if you take it all at once.

Meds?

Do you know any pharmacies where we can buy them easily?

I see! We go to the hotel, take some meds,

and then, if everything goes our way, we get more money.

Shigeru Yoshida

You were telling the truth about your job, after all!

Do you need anything?

Are you gonna be wearing that until tomorrow morning?

- Why are you asking me that? - Just in case.

Because we might not wake up.

Wake up? You're not planning to take medicine or anything, are you?

You're probably thinking that I look happy to have so much spare time, right?

I don't have time to spare thinking about that!

Hand me the meds we bought earlier.

What? You're gonna take them already?

You're gonna get sleepy before we do anything!

- Give it to me. - Fine!

Here.

Oh, I get it.

We're gonna take them one at a time?

Well, we went into the sea gradually, didn't we?

Alright, me too, then!

Welcome!

Please write your name here.

Okay.

Since we've already started taking the meds, can't we at least relax a little bit more?

We just started a double suicide, of course we're not going to relax.

Who could that be?

No one knows we're here.

Someone could've seen us.

Don't joke about that!

If that's the case, do they really think we'd pick that up?

Hey, you sure about that?

What if it's some sort of notification from the staff?

If it's anything serious, they'll call again.

Alright. I'm gonna go ahead and take a shower.

- Wanna join me? - You can get in first.

We're taking one pill each at a time, right? Shouldn't we do everything else together too?

- Strip down. - I don't want to.

I'm gonna attack you!

Well, go right ahead, then.

You sure piss me off sometimes.

Yes?

Are you kidding? I'm not letting anyone in at a time like this!

What is it?

Excuse me.

What? It's just a bellboy!

Did you come to interrupt us?

I don't want you doing anything stupid at my workplace!

We've started taking our pills. Are you going to forbid us?

What do you want?

You're...!

That guy, the bike dude!

He's working nights here, it seems.

I'll be taking those sleeping pills.

What is this? Bellboys can just take guests' stuff now?

I'm deeply sorry. It depends on the circumstances

You don't really have that right.

Right now, we're taking one pill each at a time together.

- See? - Stop it!

Hand them over!

Are you getting mad? Idiot.

If you really can confiscate guests' property, then take them.

We're just pretending. It's not going to turn into the real thing.

You're planning to take money from someone again by doing that?

You know that much?

But we're still free to do it.

If we end up oversleeping because of this, come wake us up. That's your job, right?

Pardon the intrusion.

Go do your job, jackass!

Serves him right!

I dunno why, but I feel super refreshed now!

Really? Let's take a shower together, then!

Sure.

You can attack me now, come on!

Arishima.

Give me one.

Huh?

Me-di-cine.

Yeah.

Here!

So bitter!

Right?

- Come here a sec. - Huh?

Are there any guests in this floor?

- No. - That room's closed.

Oh, 3520. We called them once, but they didn't pick up.

If you're worried about it, maybe you should use the master key.

It was a failed suicide attempt.

Hey. Thanks for the hard work.

They're in the ambulance.

Can we clean the room up?

It's not like there's much to investigate here, but it's better to wait for the police anyway.

- Wanna look around, Mr. bellboy? - Yeah.

They looked like students, those two.

I know it sucks, but you can't touch anything!

Well, even if I say "students", seems like they're in prep school.

Oyagi Kazutaka TEL 0467-22-0566

"We're not sure if we're going to be successful this time, but..."

Why would a couple of carefree prep school students take meds like that, I wonder?

Couldn't they be just worried they're bad at studying?

They were pretty stupid.

Yes?

Excuse me.

Thank you for coming.

Take a seat.

Oh, no, I don't have much time.

I see. Well, it might be rude to say it like this, but fortunately...

...they will be up and about in two to three hours.

Where are their parents?

They're both from far away.

I'm this girl, Kei Arishima's older sister.

Oh. I'm Oyagi.

I don't have much time, so I'll be blunt.

These two are guilty of fraud, by pretending to commit double suicide!

They're repeat offenders!

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Yes.

You were aware?

No.

It's the first time I'm hearing about this.

If that's the case, I'm sorry, but you're too composed.

I'm deeply sorry.

It's just that the other day, when my sister spent the night out,

she told me that she went walking into the sea at Kamakura beach.

That's right.

I'm the one who saved them.

After that, I gave them a check.

So that's what happened?

This time, they shamelessly...

...left a note with my phone number written on it by their hotel bed!

They did it so I'd be called.

And that note you mentioned, where is it?

Well, I don't know.

Someone from the hotel called me at my place.

The police is still around the hospital, but...

...they haven't heard that story yet.

Shouldn't you tell them?

The police? I don't have that time to waste!

So I should be the one to tell them?

That's what you're saying, right?

Miss.

Do you want your sister to be charged with fraud?

No, I don't.

But if what you told me is true...

- I'm prepared to do what's right. - Let's not do anything asinine.

It's enough that you and I know.

But what if the person from the hotel who called you has that note and...

I'll get going now.

I don't have free time to get involved in this!

Was that Mr. Oyagi?

Yes, he was.

And you are?

I'm their friend, from prep school.

Which one are you friends with?

Well... both of them.

Oh, please come visit them. I'm Arishima's older sister.

- Feel free to go to their room. - I'm sorry.

But I don't want to see any of them.

Please hand this to them.

Oyagi Kazutaka TEL 0467-22-0566 "We're not sure if we're going to be successful this time, but..."

Why do you have this?

I'm also a bellboy at the hotel.

So?

When the ambulance came, I thought it'd be bad if there was anything suspicious left in the room.

I went in of my own accord and got that.

Were you also the one who called Mr. Oyagi?

I wanted to be sure if this world is a place where anyone would pay money for that kind of thing.

That man said they were "repeat offenders, guilty of fraud by pretending to commit double suicide." He was very mad.

That's alright. I'm sure it'll be okay.

Kei.

I just woke up a bit ago.

Get up.

They said that you're okay, so you can go home right away.

Is that really all?

There's an officer waiting.

You just have to tell them what happened and it'll be all.

Let's get you ready.

- Did no one come? - We'll talk about that later.

Let's go. Before he wakes up too.

Sis, that thing you got there.

I'll keep it a secret. Thanks to a certain person, the police doesn't know about it.

- Who are you talking about? - Your friend Morimoto.

I don't know anyone by that name.

Hurry up and get ready. We'll talk about this when we're home.

Did that person come over?

He stopped at the entrance, saying he didn't want to see you.

Successful

Kei?

He wanted to check if the world is a place where someone would get paid by doing this.

Morimoto said that.

He just does whatever he wants, that guy!

Kei...

Mr. Oyagi also...

... said this was asinine, so he wouldn't...

...tell anyone about it.

Let's forget about all this, like if it was a bad dream.

No! It wasn't a bad dream!

Kei!

I'm not going home alone.

After he wakes up, we have a lot to talk about, to decide things!

And, then, I'll think.

What? Number one's a woman again?

Was it a woman in the previous one too?

1/358/Junko Kiyomizu/Shiroishi 2/352/Michiko Sato/Akita 3/350/Naotoshi Noguchi/Koyou

1/358/Junko Kiyomizu/Shiroishi 2/352/Michiko Sato/Akita 3/350/Naotoshi Noguchi/Koyou What was her name...?

1/358/Junko Kiyomizu/Shiroishi 2/352/Michiko Sato/Akita 3/350/Naotoshi Noguchi/Koyou

I think it was Arishima, from Hokkaido?

She's fallen quite a bit down, hasn't she?

But she's still 17th place.

17/333 /Kei Arishima/Kushiro Kouran

17/333 /Kei Arishima/Kushiro Kouran Smart people are always smart, even if they're women.

17/333 /Kei Arishima/Kushiro Kouran

You're kidding! There it is!

Morimoto.

Yeah. You were spacing out by yourself, weren't you?

Oh, you noticed?

I don't have much time, though.

Excuse me, but...

...do you meet my sister often?

I've seen her from afar. But I decided I won't talk to her.

I'm sorry, but could you please do it?

Huh?

I want you to give this to her.

What do you mean?

She hasn't come back to my place after that.

I'm embarrassed to even say it. And I waited here for half a day today.

So she's with...?

With that guy, you mean?

I think so.

So take that to his place.

He was at this school's dorm, but it seems like he left it.

Even so, that's no reason to ask me for favors.

I think so too, but since we happened to meet!

I've got pretty bad luck, haven't I?

What's this?

If it's money, I'm sorry but no.

It's a plane ticket.

- You're sending her home right away, huh? - That's not it!

It's to Rota, in the South.

And what's that?

An island.

Don't you know that campaign, "This summer, you too can be an islander!"

It's a small island near Saipan and Guam.

It doesn't really ring a bell.

So you're sending your little sister to a faraway island. Is that what they call banishment?

I want her to go with me.

What, to get her away from that guy?

I think it's foolish on my part, but if I can get a chance to do that...

Next up, this problem here. In question 1, there's this curve,

and this line. Here we have y = mx.

And this one is y = mx/2, right?

This question wants us to find the area between these two lines.

And question 2 is to solve for the maximum possible area.

Well, that's it for today.

I'm not going to Rota. Could you return that to my sister?

If you're not going, then give it back to her and say that.

Why'd she even ask you to do that? You're too much of a busybody!

We're living together in our own way. Just leave us be!

"Us", huh?

Then, take him with you. I'll give this to him.

He's not coming here anymore.

Where have you two been playing pretend double suicide nowadays?

Please don't say such silly things.

He's been working.

Working?

Because he's very poor.

And why should I take that ticket?

Because it's all your fault, isn't it?

She was worried you two would try some stupid stunt like that to make money again!

Well, now you know, right? If you get it, go on and tell her yourself!

Or, if you'll give us both tickets, maybe I should accept.

Don't be silly!

Since you got entrusted with them, you should be the one to return them after all.

I'll do that.

Well, then. Be sure to work honestly!

Hey! What do you mean, "be sure to work"?

It's because of your rash decision to call the Kamaku...

Idiot!

I did it so the police wouldn't find out!

And I'm saying you shouldn't have!

That old man from Kamakura would've probably given us another check if the police got involved!

You're still thinking about that?

Of course I am!

Each time I blink because of the sweat that falls in my eyes and hurts them,

the image of that check flashes by.

Stop that!

Weren't you the one who said that reviewing...

...what I learned with a partner at night was the best way to study?

Keep up the good work.

I've got no complaints. See you.

Sorry for making you come all this way.

For how many people are they making food?

It's so there's enough food, because the school is short on hands.

Well... I should hand these back to you for the time being.

I'm deeply sorry.

You even went to the place he's working at.

Thanks to you, at least I'm a little less worried now.

I can cancel these with a clear head.

It'll be good to have the money. It's all good now, I'm relieved.

As for me, I'm neither relieved nor with a clear head.

I'm sorry.

Just what was I for you two sisters?

I just feel mad, all of a sudden.

Oh...

Your sister said she'd go straight back to high school once her adventure was over.

In other words, your efforts were in vain from the start!

Which means...

You, too, were manipulated by that young couple.

Or should I say they made us both turn on to each other?

Someone, help!

What?

Can you speak in English?

Huh?

- Go for that. - What?

What did you say?

Come on!

I wonder what they're doing, those two.

- Are you worried? - No.

But I feel bad that I came in her place.

Don't worry about it.

To be completely honest, I wasn't planning on coming with my sister in the first place.

Hey, you!

You mean, you were coming with a man?

Did you have a fight?

We broke up.

That's something else my little sister ruined.

It's pretty indecent of me. That I'd come with a young man I barely know.

Why do you say that?

You don't have to be that honest.

I want to know about you.

Tell me. Why are you doing this?

I'm not someone who'd just open up after you ask me like that.

I'm not that dramatic of a man.

I'm just going to prep school, waiting to get into university.

I wish you wouldn't ask things that are hard to talk about.

Sorry about that.

I've never been with a woman that I wasn't paying.

I'm embarrassed to admit.

For how long were you two together?

Three years.

Did you love him?

Yeah.

One step and two!

Rock, paper, scissors!

Three, four, five and six steps!

Rock, paper, scissors!

Seven, eight, nine and ten steps.

Rock, paper, scissors!

Eleven, twelve steps.

Rock, paper, scissors!

One more time!

One more time! One more time!

Come on!

You bastard!

JAPAN, Kushiro City Showacho 2-365 Sen'ichiro Arishima Now, I'm spending my days off alone on Rota. Kei stayed in Tokyo to study for her entrance exam. She told me to enjoy myself, but after her summer classes are over, I plan to go back to Kushiro with Kei. Until then. - Yu Arishima

It was a lot of fun.

This has to stay just between us, right?

Yeah.

We'll split up at Narita.

And we'll go back to being strangers.

That's what we agreed on.

When we're back, will you go back to working as a bellboy?

Yeah.

You seem used to the life as a college prep student. Why'd it turn out like that?

I found out my dad was trying to buy my way into university, so I ran from home.

When I noticed, five years had passed.

Ladies and gentlemen. We are now passing over Tinian, and the weather is fine.

I'm fed up with this already.

Feels like everyone in Tokyo's Ginza moved to the beach together, right?

Don't you regret it? Not going to Rota Island?

A little bit.

You think your sister went?

No way, she's too stingy!

I'm sure she canceled the very next day.

I wonder if that's so?

I actually called her work, because I was curious.

And they said she took three days off, after all.

- See? She did go, then! - Nope.

She probably just went back home in Kushiro.

Is that so?

Which means, right about now she's telling your dad,

"Kei has been living together with a weird man".

Well, it's fine.

Whatever it is, I don't care.

- Hey? - Huh?

Do you have that phone number?

- Which one? - That old man's.

You want to do it again?

We've come all the way to Kamakura. We could do it instead of going to visit.

We do it with the meds?

It'll be the last time, before summer is over.

So, then, we fail again?

There's no way he's gonna buy it, now.

There's only one way that we wouldn't fail.

Huh?

If one of us would...

...die for real.

Are you out of courage? To go to the brink of death?

You are, aren't you?

I bet no one would think there's a couple of idiots...

...thinking about that kind of thing right now.

Let's go home.

I don't want to be here.

Set the rice bowls for us please!

Okay!

You can start drinking some beer and eating edamame, I don't mind.

The cutlet will be ready in a minute.

Are you sure it's okay if we have some beer?

I mean, we'll only be able to do this for three more days.

Let's not be stingy and just finish off everything we have.

Alright, let's drink as much as we can tonight!

Since we went to the beach and couldn't even swim.

Hey there! I'm back home!

Sakakibara!

Weren't you supposed to stay in Imabari until the end of August?

Yeah.

Sorry about that. The countryside is too hot, I couldn't stay anymore!

We've been looking after your place while you were away.

- Oh, yeah, yeah. - Sakakibara.

Well, this girl...

I get it, I get it.

Isn't she a nice girl? She's even making proper food!

Oh, beer! I'm super thirsty. Don't mind if I join!

Tonight we're having some edamame and she's making a cutlet.

- Feel free to eat. - Yeah!

We only have two portions.

Let's split them between us!

You're pretty blessed for a prep student, huh?

Hm, delicious!

By the way,

I'm not gonna get in your way at night, so stay as much as you want!

- Is that so? - Sure!

I was really nervous, thinking you'd throw us out!

Isn't that great, Kei?

Kei? So that's her name, huh?

Let's get along well, okay?

I'm counting on you to make dinner for me too, please.

Oh, you need a futon right?

You can borrow one from my seamstress neighbor, so it's a-okay!

This is great, isn't it? I'm super happy!

I'm thrilled that there's a girl in this room, after so long!

What's wrong?

The jet plane is taking off.

Huh?

Are you alright?

I'm not... My head feels like it's splitting open!

Get me my meds!

Your meds.

Hey, hurry up.

Ah, it hurts.

Does it still hurt? Did the medicine not work?

Don't get mad! We're in a disadvantageous position, he let us stay for free.

It's only three days that we'll have to put up with him.

I can't stand it precisely because it's only three days!

Even if you say that, spending three nights on the street is not going to be easy.

Well, feel free to go back to Sakakibara's place, then!

How about you? Are you going to your sister's?

If I did that, I'd be better off heading straight back to Kushiro.

Let's get back!

We don't really have any other friends in Tokyo.

We do have one.

At the Sun Route Hotel.

The bellboy?

Are you kidding? He's not our friend!

I'll try calling him!

Come on, cut it out! I don't want to deal with him!

You again? What's going on?

Did you have a fight with Kuwata?

What? You two need a place to stay?

Well, okay. I'll hear you out, at least.

I'm working until two. Wait for me in the back.

Is that so?

I'm Morimoto. Did you call for me?

You have a visitor.

I don't think there's anyone who'd visit me at work, though.

"Japan Medical Association permanent member, Prof. of the Medicine Department at Hokuriku University."

"Head Doctor at Niigata Jin'aikai Hospital, Takahide Morimoto."

Oh, he's a relative of mine.

He's waiting over there.

Do I have to meet him?

Eisuke, is that you?

I'm working right now. I'll get out at two in the morning.

Please wait until then.

Come in right now.

What's with that outfit?

It's my uniform.

I'm asking why in the world you're a bellboy! It's embarrassing!

- I need to eat. - You're quitting immediately.

Is that an order?

Didn't expect you to be so formal with me.

When I saw you by chance downstairs, after five years,

I was hoping I'd mistaken you for someone else.

So it was a coincidence? You didn't come here to look for me?

I only looked for you for the first year.

If I recall correctly, I was the one who asked you to hide from me for a while.

I had no choice. If I'd left you be, even my hospital...

Stop with the reminiscence!

As you can see, I'm busy.

Seeing you like that, dressed like a monkey with those golden buttons,

I deeply understand I made the wrong move.

I should've sent you to study abroad in the US or Europe immediately.

No, it's not too late, even now.

If you actually want to study, that is.

I don't want that. Please don't interfere in my life.

I'm not a kid anymore.

What kind of language is that? Is that the kind of person you've become?!

No. Getting angry at you is probably a mistake.

For a father to be a customer and meet his son working as a bellboy.

Is a very unlikely event.

It's like a blind sea turtle hitting a drifting log.

It can't be anything other than heavenly providence, or a gift from god.

I can't just leave you here like this, Eisuke.

I cannot accept.

I refuse.

I'm busy too, right now.

I have a conference soon, so I'll head to Hakone early in the morning.

After the conference is over in three days,

I plan to spend two or three days there, to rest.

Won't you come join me?

Then, I might be able to listen to what you want to do now.

If you say you'll come, I'll book a room for you right away.

So you can take those clothes off and relax a little.

This is the hotel I'll be staying at.

If you don't want to meet me right away, that's okay too.

To be honest, I'll be busy until the presentations are over. You got it, right?

I don't know if I'll be able to go.

Now, then, I'm in the middle of work.

Didn't I say I don't accept you working here?!

Please excuse me, esteemed guest.

The restaurant is on the third floor, to the right of the elevator.

- Thanks! - Thanks!

Come here.

That wasn't a relative, he's your father!

Does it make a difference? It's a private matter.

Your father told you to quit working immediately.

That's just his own opinion!

However, people with a good social standing tend to be uncompromising.

We can't have such a troublesome person having something against us.

Are you telling me to not come starting tomorrow?

No.

I'm telling you to get out of this uniform right now. Come down to HR.

We'll settle your payment.

I'll be waiting.

Seems like we were made to wait.

It's still not two yet.

Where are you off to?

You need a place to crash, right? I'll lend you my room.

One of you, get on the back. The other one get a cab to follow.

You'll really let us both stay?

Yeah.

But only for one night.

I was just fired from here.

I don't want to be involved with you much longer.

Who's getting on?

Me! Atsuo, take these for me!

Do you know the proverb about the turtle and the log?

What? I can't hear you, say it again!

- The one about the blind turtle! - A blind turtle?

The one who hits its head on this log, that's floating in the ocean!

Oh, I know that! It's like, something that only happens once in a blue moon, right?

What about it?

It came to bite me in the ass.

I get it, I get it!

I remember that feeling!

What feeling?

At the beach, in Kamakura.

Kamakura?

I understood that life is hard and sometimes it's hard to breathe!

You fool!

Yes, I'm an idiot!

I won't get it unless I die!

Are you still going on about that?

Yeah, I wanna do it again, but I don't have anyone to trick!

There's someone you could.

Who?

If you two are up to it, there's someone who is okay to take money from.

Really?

Put your hand in my shirt's right pocket!

What do you mean?

Put your hand in there!

It's in there.

There's a piece of paper, right? Take it.

Okay, I got it.

There's a hotel name written on it.

There should be a room booked for me, Eisuke Morimoto.

That's the place!

Isn't this in Hakone? I can't believe it!

Believe it!

It's the blind turtle!

Quit fooling around, you two!

Get off.

My room's number three on the second floor. It's not locked.

What about you?

I'll go somewhere else.

Hakone should be okay any day after tomorrow.

What were you talking about?

She will tell you everything.

See you.

Hey!

Hey, what was that about?

What's going on?

Kei and Atsuo came to stay at my place tonight.

And you came to tell me that?

Actually, I want you to let me stay here.

But weren't you the one who said that "us" was something that should stay in Rota?

Tonight I've changed my mind.

What happened tonight?

Hey, what are you doing?

What's wrong with you?

Be quiet. Come over here!

Stop it! I don't want this!

Shut up!

I get it!

Turn off the light.

Morimoto...

You were like a mad dog.

What were you so angry about?

It was like your eyes wanted to strangle me to death.

To be honest,

I wanted to ask you to commit suicide with me.

You can't be serious.

I was a little bit serious.

Of course, I wouldn't do it until we died.

Why were you thinking that?

There's a man to whom...

...I wanted to show the pathetic image of me, who'd failed at double suicide.

Leave the lights off, please.

Go away. Please, don't stay here.

You're throwing me out?

I don't know who that person is, but for you to come running here...

I don't like seeing that side of you.

Message received.

Please, take care of my sister.

About that, I'm not sure I can.

At the very least, that girl is stronger than me.

Eisuke.

What is it?

You're not thinking of inviting her to commit double suicide with you, right?

Of course not.

I'm not that much of an idiot.

Father, I came over starting today. However, I ask that you let me think by myself for a couple of days. - Eisuke

Hey, stop loitering and go on in!

- Was it okay? - Of course!

Hurry up and go check in.

Come on, quit making me anxious!

Hey, can we use our names?

Your choice. If you want to commit double suicide under your real names, that is!

Morimoto, thank you.

It's not time to thank me just yet.

Where did you stay last night?

At your sister's.

I also went to Rota with her.

In your place.

How awful.

Don't exaggerate things.

It's the first time...

I was betrayed by someone.

Morimoto.

Yes?

This might be the last time we meet, so...

I just told you to not exaggerate things!

Even if I don't say anything, someone else will pay.

And who is that?

It's better if you don't know.

You're a pretty scary person, aren't you?

Niigata Jin'aikai Hospital Head Doctor It's your fau...

Niigata Jin'aikai Hospital Head Doctor It's your fau... Where's the room?

Where's the room?

Yes, I shall accompany you there now. It's a luxurious room in a detached building.

Luxurious room?

Hey, it looks like we're in this amazing room in a detached building!

Who's that someone else?

Keep this close to you, if you feel like doing it.

Yes.

But don't overdo it.

Yes.

Take care of yourself.

19th Day - Japanese Chest Disease Conference General Meeting Assembly Hall

Me. You. Become. Friends.

I. Was searching. You.

Together. Talk. Eat. Sleep.

Hey.

Yes?

Are you gloomy because something happened to him?

You shouldn't be worrying about that.

It doesn't matter who'll pay for it. As long as it's paid for, this room's ours.

Oh, it's full!

There's even regular water.

And whiskey, too!

But maybe I should start with a beer.

Hey.

- Will you drink some? - Yes.

Pardon me for drinking in broad daylight like this!

Wanna go outside? There's sandals here for us.

What the...? I just got off my clothes and all.

But you don't really have the guts to sleep together right now, because it's early, right?

What's that envelope?

Did he give you money?

Seems like it's a letter of introduction.

Come on, let's go to the front.

It was a weird summer, wasn't it?

What was I studying for, again?

Do you regret it?

Nope, it was pretty fun!

Those branches are beautiful.

Branches?

The tree branches.

Which ones?

Hey, don't you want to do that once?

Since we have all those fine branches there.

You mean hanging ourselves?

Silly.

Not for real, just to see how it feels.

Don't say that. I don't really like things that hurt.

But, you know, after feeling a little pain...

...I feel like we can love each other more.

Okay, got it.

Let's do it, since summer is almost over.

I'll go find us some rope. One that looks like it'll break easy.

That's not fair!

Weren't we supposed to take them together and embrace? How many did you take?

Just one.

You're not lying, right?

Give it to me.

Here.

When I was a kid, I heard a story.

About what?

An old man with no relatives.

Seeing the state of the world, he tried to hang himself.

But, just his luck,

the tree he tied his rope to was a persimmon tree.

Before he was completely hung, the branch ended up snapping.

Oh, poor man.

People thought he chose the frail persimmon tree on purpose,

and laughed at him.

I feel bad for him!

Is yours ready?

Yes!

Though I'm not sure if this knot is okay.

Did you tie it in a way that's easy to cut? Then, it's okay!

Let's go on three. We just have to get our legs off the floor, right?

Yes!

One, two, and...

...three!

Ouch! Ow, ouch!

Did it break? Ouch!

Ow, ow, ow...

It hurts...

Are you okay?

If it's too painful, I'll help you down!

It hurts.

Kei!

It hurts.

Kei...

Are you alright?

It was so, so painful...

It felt so good!

Atsuo!

Did the pills kick in?

Not yet.

Before we fall asleep,

we should at least make this look like a double suicide.

What do you mean, make it look like one?

The woman should be wearing her clothes properly,

and her feet should be tied together.

And the man?

Since he'd be the one who tied it,

they'd have to be tied to his feet.

Niigata Jin'aikai Hospital Head Doctor It's your fault we lost our lives.

Ochanomizu Seminar

National Science Course Mr. Eisuke Morimoto

Mr. Eisuke Morimoto TEL 322

"The writers should exercise their function as formers of consciousness."

This word, "consciousness", is hard, right?

You probably know "conscience".

That means distinguishing right from wrong or just being aware. Don't mix both up.

Now, when it comes to "consciousness",

it's really just "being aware."

Therefore, "class consciousness",

refers to being aware of one's social standing.

So, you shouldn't mix these...

Huh? Yeah?

Eisuke Morimoto, from the National Science course.

Is Mr. Morimoto here?

The ratio of blood circulation and the volume of the right atrium and ventricle...

...are within normal range for most cases of pulmonary diseases, but...

In severe cases of pulmonary emphysema and latter stages of pulmonary diseases,

this has been accepted as a case where that ratio increases.

Well, now...

Ochanomizu Seminar National Science Course Mr. Eisuke Morimoto TEL (322) 3529

While we held her small funeral in Kushiro,

I was thinking.

Why did she write your name at the end?

Because I drove her to it.

That time, she said it was her first time,

being betrayed by someone.

Is that so?

In the end, I'm responsible for both their deaths.

I don't think that's true.

That is just...

...your own loneliness speaking.

So why did she write my name?

She just wanted to spit on you. Because you were a meddler.

That's what I'm saying!

I'm responsible for their deaths!

You're wrong.

I'm not.

You are!

Those two only had this one summer.

They probably never even thought of the following summer.

The sea of the metropolis is already

The sea of the metropolis is already Production: Shiro Sasaki, Yoshihiro Yuki Original Novel: Kenji Nakagami

Production: Shiro Sasaki, Yoshihiro Yuki Original Novel: Kenji Nakagami

Screenplay: Tsutomu Tamura, Chiaki Watanabe Cinematography: Shohei Ando

Polluted by people's line of sight Screenplay: Tsutomu Tamura, Chiaki Watanabe Cinematography: Shohei Ando

Polluted by people's line of sight

Polluted by people's line of sight Lighting: Shin Shinkawa Recording: Saburo Takahashi Art Direction: Hiroshi Tokuda

Lighting: Shin Shinkawa Recording: Saburo Takahashi Art Direction: Hiroshi Tokuda

Editing: Osamu Inoue Music: Chito Kawachi

A love that once ended can never Editing: Osamu Inoue Music: Chito Kawachi

A love that once ended can never

A love that once ended can never Planning: Kimio Shindo Assistant Director: Yasuaki Uegaki

Planning: Kimio Shindo Assistant Director: Yasuaki Uegaki

Ever smile again Planning: Kimio Shindo Assistant Director: Yasuaki Uegaki

Ever smile again

Cast:

In an era of just forgiving each other Aiko Morishita Toshiyuki Nagashima

In an era of just forgiving each other Yoshie Shimamura Kaoru Kobayashi

Yoshie Shimamura Kaoru Kobayashi

Whenever there's a gentle gesture Yoshie Shimamura Kaoru Kobayashi

Whenever there's a gentle gesture

Whenever there's a gentle gesture Atom Shimojo Sansho Shinsui

Atom Shimojo Sansho Shinsui

Something ends up slipping through Atom Shimojo Sansho Shinsui

Something ends up slipping through

Something ends up slipping through Eitaro Ozawa, Akira Takahashi Tatsuya Hamaguchi, Ryota Mizushima

Midori Mori

Just like the remnants of a daytime dream Midori Mori

Just like the remnants of a daytime dream

In the brightness of summer

Love fades away

Like sand that's covered by sand

Like sand that's covered by sand Mizuho Suzuki

Like sand that's covered by sand

Or wind that's blown away by wind

Or wind that's blown away by wind Directed by: Toshiya Fujita

Directed by: Toshiya Fujita

THE END