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When people finish their day
and hurry home,
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my day starts.
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My diner is open from midnight
to 7:00 in the morning.
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They call it "Midnight Diner."
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Do I even have customers?
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More than you would expect.
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MIDNIGHT DINER: TOKYO STORIES
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PLUM RICE BALL
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The guy turned 60
and switched jobs to be a care worker?
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That's right.
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He was a writer for a magazine,
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but he was no longer getting any work.
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Was he close to you?
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Yes.
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That guy used to offer me a lot of work.
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It's a tough job, by the way.
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Does he have the strength for it?
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His clients always tease,
"An old guy looking after an old guy."
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Here you go. The firefly squid
dressed with vinegar and miso,
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and the marinated squid.
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Spring has come. I just want to feel
peaceful while I'm alive.
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Another cold sake, please.
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Sure.
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Which glows more,
a firefly or a firefly squid?
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Firefly squid does.
Fireflies only glow around their buttocks.
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Either way,
they won't shine on our old days.
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It's delicious, isn't it?
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Honestly, I feel depressed when I think
about my days after retirement.
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You're already retired, aren't you?
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Hey, that's mine!
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Wouldn't it be better if you shaved
your hair and had a shining head?
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You should talk! You're hiding
your bald head with a cap!
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This is the fashion!
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À la mode.
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-Oh, dear.
-What is that...
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Welcome.
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Excuse me, I want to ask you something.
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Is Shinjuku New Art around here?
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It's right there,
but it's already closed by now.
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It closes at midnight.
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If you're looking to see the Virgin Mary,
you could visit the other one over there.
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Are you okay?
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Are you all right?
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We have both normal-sized
and small pickled plums,
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but he wanted the small ones.
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If you go to New Art before noon,
you can get an early-morning discount.
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Is that so?
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Can I have another one?
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Of course.
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I've heard of an old plum hag before,
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but never an old plum geezer.
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You found this at Yomogi town park, right?
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Who found this?
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-It was her.
-What?
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It was him, right?
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No, it was you!
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-No!
-Wait, wait.
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I need to talk to your parents,
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because the person who found this
has the right to receive a reward.
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-Yes!
-It was me!
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Too close.
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Can we get some money?
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It depends.
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I'm not sure if it's cash.
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I gotta go now.
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-Me, too.
-Hey.
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Hey, wait.
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Oh, dear...
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You've got something between your teeth.
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Between your teeth.
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Something you ate.
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No, no, no. How come she doesn't get it?
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Here you go.
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Mr. Umemiya taught Marilyn
bookkeeping at her high school.
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I see. He was her teacher
when she was a student.
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Welcome.
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-Sorry to have kept you waiting.
-Marilyn. Come sit here.
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Thank you.
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Sensei, sorry for making you wait.
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No worries. I don't mind.
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-Master, another of these and the usual.
-Sure.
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I've been watching strip shows
for a long time,
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but today's was so special.
I'll never see anything like that again.
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A heavenly maiden!
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Marilyn!
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Unveiling!
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Student number nine!
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Mariko Kanno!
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Umejii?
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I was so surprised!
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I was called out to by my student number.
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It was like a sumo wrestler
entering the ring.
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I retired so long ago,
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but I couldn't help myself. I'm sorry.
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I'll call you that again next time, too.
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Stop it!
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Student number nine!
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Here you are.
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I started calling him Umejii.
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Since I was a slut like my mother,
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all my female classmates disliked me
and ignored me.
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-They were jealous.
-Maybe.
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But he was the only one
that wasn't like them.
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I'd call him by his nickname,
feeling close to him.
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At lunch time,
when I was smoking on the rooftop alone,
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you always gave me a rice ball with plum.
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You'd complain, saying you preferred
the one with cod roe.
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I didn't say that!
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You'd chop small pickled plums
and mix them with rice.
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It was delicious.
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How's your wife? Is she well?
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Yeah.
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She still makes me rice balls with these.
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Umejii, where are you gonna stay tonight?
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Tonight...
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It was great getting to see you,
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and I did see the Virgin Mary, too.
It was great.
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Don't be silly.
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Why don't you stay with me?
I live with my boyfriend, though.
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Good for you, Mr. Umemiya. I'm envious.
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Why not, then?
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Deal!
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Going with the flow
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That night, he stayed at Marilyn's.
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The next day, they went to Tokyo Skytree
since Marilyn had the day off.
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Our friends
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Forever
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Support each other forever
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Forever
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Yes, there.
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Kibi...
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After that, Umejii wanted
to buy a scarf for his wife,
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so he bought one at a department store
in Ueno, and I took him to the station.
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I see.
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Welcome.
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Umejii! What're you doing here?
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Student number nine!
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Mariko Kanno!
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Long time no see!
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Have a seat.
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He was standing in front of the theater,
staring at her poster.
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He doesn't remember me, either.
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-In that case...
-It can't be helped.
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He's old enough to be like that.
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Your big photo was hanging on the wall.
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I was so happy to see you hard at work
in Tokyo.
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Umejii, aren't you hungry?
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Yeah.
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I am.
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I came up here from Fukushima today,
and I haven't eaten anything.
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Master, can I have a rice ball
with the little pickled plums?
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And another one with cod roe, please.
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She likes that one.
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Of course.
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You were always complaining.
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I always was, wasn't I?
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What's wrong? You look sad.
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When she told me she'd give up high school
to be a dancer,
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I tried so hard to stop her,
but she wouldn't listen to me at all.
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She's so stubborn. Isn't that right?
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Here you go.
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Do you cook at home, too?
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I just go home and go to sleep.
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You should cook her meals sometimes.
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I bet she'd be pleased.
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Umejii, Master is--
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You're right.
I should spoil her sometimes.
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If you're not nice at home,
she'll leave you.
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I'll try my best.
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That night, Marilyn took Mr. Umemiya
to her home again.
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The next day, although she asked him
his home phone number and address,
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he wouldn't tell her, changing the subject
and talking about old times instead.
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I feel sorry for the pickled plum.
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But if I don't crush it,
I can't get its juice.
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I prefer these ones.
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They taste good with a generous amount
of salt, don't they?
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Yes.
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My wife's pickles
aren't quite so salty these days.
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She must care about your health.
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If you consume too much salt...
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Can I see your hand, please?
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This here is the kidney's pressure point.
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And right here is the adrenal gland's.
I'm gonna press here.
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Do you feel anything?
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Hey, you!
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You're going to open your own
chiropractic clinic, aren't you?
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If you reveal your trick so easily,
your business will fail right away.
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-Yes.
-I'm sorry for the trouble.
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It felt good, anyway.
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Sorry, Kibi.
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Here's the scarf!
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Don't forget this.
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You'll give it to your wife, won't you?
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You don't need to do that.
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You have it, Mariko.
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Don't be silly.
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You asked me to pick out a nice one.
We bought this together in Ueno!
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Here.
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Really?
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I'm so old and absentminded nowadays.
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Thank you. I'll take this to her.
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Marilyn.
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Have you managed to talk to his family?
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I called the high school,
but they didn't know his contacts' info.
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And I cut ties with people there.
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I see.
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Good evening. Is Mr. Umemiya here?
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Dad!
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We were looking all over for you!
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Mr. Umemiya lost this cell phone.
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His daughters tried to track it by GPS,
but it had run out of battery.
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My sister and I take turns
looking after him,
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but I've been busy the last few days.
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We both thought
he was with the other sister.
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We are very sorry for the trouble.
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Since our mother passed away
two months ago...
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he's suddenly gone strange.
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Why are you crying?
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Dad!
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You, Midori!
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Long time no see...
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Slut Mariko.
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This woman, Midori, works
for the care facility Mr. Umemiya goes to.
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In high school, she was the leader
of a group that ignored Marilyn.
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Thank you.
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Please come to the police station with me
to fill out several documents.
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Sure. Thank you.
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Dad, please watch your step.
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-What a relief to have found him!
-Such a relief.
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Umemiya sensei...
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There are times when he's fine,
but he occasionally loses his memory.
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I heard his cell phone ran out of battery.
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How come you knew he was in Tokyo, then?
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He visits our facility once a week.
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On the day he went missing...
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he left this behind.
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MARILYN - I FOUND THE RIGHT PLACE
IT'S MY IDEAL JOB
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Gosh...
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It's an article from when
I first went onstage at New Art.
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Every time he'd visit, he'd always say,
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"I thought I should've have taken Mariko
back home from Tokyo,
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but Mariko has found her place at last.
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I won't try to stop her, because she said
in the interview that it's her ideal job."
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Umejii...
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I hated that nickname.
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I hated you as well, how you'd behave
as if you were the only special student.
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I hated you, too,
always with those other girls.
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I spent more time with him than you,
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but he'd always cared most about you.
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He carried it with him all the time.
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He never gave me a rice ball
with little pickled plums,
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back in high school or now.
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Wait a second.
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Are you leaving without eating anything?
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Master, a rice ball
with little pickled plums, please.
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-Here you go.
-What?
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The other one is on me.
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Are you sure?
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If you don't eat it, I will.
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Since then, Marilyn takes my rice balls
with the little pickled plums with her
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to bring to Mr. Umemiya from time to time.
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Hana. What did you make?
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It's a hydrangea.
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A hydrangea!
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What is yours?
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A photograph of...
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Remove the pits from the pickled plums,
chop them into bits,
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and mix them in
with rice and sesame seeds.
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Nori has two sides.
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The shiny side is the head.
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Putting the head facing out feels nicer
on your lips and tastes better, too.
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Here you go.
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Wonderful.
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Good night!
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Night.
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THIS STORY IS A WORK OF FICTION
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