Aki!
Hey, open the door!
Are you OK?
I'm so sorry
Jerk!
You OK, Saku?
Aki
Aki!
Ever since the day we went to Yume Island,
my parents have been kind of upset
But don't worry about it
It's fun, isn't it? Like we're Romeo and Juliet
It's 8 o'clock in the morning
Usually, I'd have left the house long ago,
but my uniform's still hanging up,
and I haven't even had breakfast
Actually, I'm going into the hospital today
But please don't worry
My feelings for you are the same
I've left you proof at school
How'd you like a little treasure hunt?
Start outside the science lab,
at the end of the long, hushed hallway
Go inside it
Isn't there something exciting about a lab?
As if there's some secret
Beakers, flasks,
microscopes,
the smell of spirit lamps
Look at the desk at the back, by the window
Hirose Aki spent a drowsy lecture here - 1986
Saku
I love the gym
The high ceiling,
the light pouring through those big windows,
the waxed hardwood floor
You can hear shoes squeaking
Get up on the stage
Graduation Ceremony
"Farewell for today
"Until we meet again"
I like this song
Stand in front of the piano
Close your eyes
Are they closed?
Ready?
You can't open them until I tell you to
Don't open them
Aki
Keep your eyes closed, OK?
I haven' t played since I was little, so I'm not sure how well I'll do
I've never played for anyone
This is a very big deal
I love you
I love you, Saku
Say
Yeah?
How do you meet,
when you meet by chance?
Leukemia
The name of my disease
Leukemia
You got it because of that awful postcard I sent to the radio show
That's not true
But no!
It's my destiny
But I swear not to die
I need you to believe it, too
Believe it
Thank you
Oh, hello, it's me
Did you find Ritsuko?
Not... yet
I see
Listen, Ryu
Do you remember much from high school?
That's kind of sudden
I can't believe I've forgotten
So full of precious experiences
What's up with you?
I just...
I saw Aki
What are you talking about? Get it together
What'd you go there for?
You went to find Ritsuko, right?
Remembering Aki won't help
She's not a memory!
That day, 17 years ago,
after Typhoon #29 passed, Aki died alone
Aki didn't...
Aki didn't want to see me at the end
That's why,
being here, I feel like Aki's still alive
Have some coffee
Warm you right up
Thank you so much
You know them?
I owe so much to those kids
The girl died right after I took that picture
Said she was afraid of being forgotten
So I took their picture
I...
Stole it away
The promise they'd made...
I stole it away
They're ready
The film was pretty old, but the pictures were fine
Where is this?
Probably Australia
Ever been there?
Nope
Thank you
Hey there, Ritsuko, don't run
Aki, sister, the pictures are ready
Really! Thanks
Amazing, right?
Amazing
Amazing!
Ritsuko
Oh, Mommy
I'm sorry she's always pestering you
Oh, no, she's been doing my errands
Right?
Right
Another whole night long with Midnight Wave
Let's move on to the next postcard
It's from Kobane cho, pen name, Fried Noodle Bread
I wrote once before,
about a classmate who had leukemia
I'm sending this postcard today to give you the latest news
Would you believe, she's completely recovered
She's got all her strength back,
and flies around the track at double, no triple her former speed
She runs in the evening glow, after school is over,
just like the first time I saw her
And she says, with that slightly triumphant smile of hers
"I'm home..."
I'm so glad to hear this
So, here's a gift to your friend from me
Watanabe Misato's "Meeting You"
Romeo appears
What?
Weren't you asleep?
What's wrong?
I can't even get any sleep,
with you showing up at the crack of dawn
I' m sorry, sorry
Say
Who delivers your tapes?
Who knows
No fair. It bugs me
Say, how's school?
The culture festival's over
The play was horrific
Besides, you weren't there
Huh, I see
In here, you lose all sense of time
I feel like I'm being left behind
Don't talk like that
Once you get better, you'll catch right up
Sure
Look at these
Pictures from the undeveloped film on Yume Island
Look at what was there
Where is this?
Australia, they say
This is called Uluru
Uluru is a place,
that's sacred
among the Aborigines, Australian tribal people
They consider it holy
So sacred,
that even for me, it's the center of the world
The center of the world?
That's right
I'd like to go there
Let's go
Sure
Thanks a lot
You know, Saku, I realized something
At this rate, I'll never make it to Australia
The thing is... I don't have a passport
Neither do I
You take these balls and put them all in your left hand
You mash them together, with both hands...
Hey, Saku Don't scare me
What's all this?
I' m so bored, I decided to learn magic tricks
Show me
No
Cheapskate
Listen, you need a picture to get a passport
Can you come have your picture taken?
What?
Don't worry, Uncle Shige's place is close
Sure
Aki
Kawano
Here
You could see the trick
Hello
Dr. Sudo was looking for you
Oh, shoot
I forgot I had afternoon tests
Saku, can you wait?
You're not getting any better at that
I practice a lot, you know
Sorry I made you wait
Everything OK?
Yeah, if they find out, Kawano will cover for me
What's with this "Kawano this" and "Kawano that"?
What?
Don't tell me you're jealous
I'm jealous of him
I'm sorry
Let's go
All right
Will the pictures be ready tomorrow?
Yeah
They're for our passports, you know
Yeah
All right
Did you take all these?
Yup
Beautiful
I' m afraid I'll be forgotten
Uncle Shige, would you take a picture of me, now?
A photograph lasts forever, right?
Sure
Really?
I owe you guys
So?
What's that supposed to mean?
I'm going to the bathroom...
Uncle Shige
How do I look?
Very beautiful
Thank you
Hey! Sakutaro!
What the hell are you doing!
I'll be right there
I'll shoot, now
This is fine
Yeah?
Thank you
See you
Saku!
What's wrong?
He' s dead...
Kawano's dead
Kawano had leukemia, like me
Am I going to die suddenly, like him?
I'm scared of dying
Parting here means parting forever
I know you're going to forget all about me
Sterile Area
Mother
You should go home, get some sleep
Otherwise, you’ll get sick, too
I know that
No, you don't
Oh, I'm fine I'm going to sleep
Good night
Look at me now
But don' t you worry
I'm fine
What is it?
Marriage License Application
Let's get married
I can't...
do anything for her
I can't do anything for her
Nothing...
Not a single thing...
How are you feeling, Aki?
Your first birthday since we started going out
You're almost 17 now
I know it's last minute,
but I want to take you to that place I promised you
I'll pick you up tomorrow, at midnight
You really came to get me
Of course I did
Listen to the wind
It's getting closer
What is?
The typhoon
The typhoon?
Typhoon #29
The super Typhoon #29,
which already hit Kyushu,
wreaking havoc and paralyzing traffic,
is moving over the water
south of Shikoku, at 20 kilometers an hour
The typhoon
is expected to hit Shikoku, with increased ferocity
The rain will grow heavier this afternoon,
and we are predicting as much as 200mm total precipitation,
for some areas
In Kyushu, especially in Oita,
we've had many reports of flooding and landslides
The islands around Okinawa
are already reportedly clear of the Typhoon...
Say
Your birthday...
is November 3rd, right?
That's right
My birthday...
is October 28th, so...
You haven't had even one second
since your birth, when I wasn't here, too
Even after I go...
your world will go on
Don't act so frail Hang in there
I never thought you'd nag me
Shut up
This is an announcement from All Nippon Airways
Flight #327, scheduled to depart for Tokyo at 6:55AM,
has been cancelled due to inclement weather
We will handle flight re-assignments at Counter 3
What do you mean cancelled?
We have to get to Australia!
We don't expect any flights to take off today
Don' t give me that!
We absolutely have to get there!
It's got to be today! Please! C'mon!
That's enough
Aki!
Aki
Are you OK?
Shall we go back?
Can't we go?
Sure we can Next time
There won't...
Won' t be any next time
I'm still fine
I'm still alive
Aki
Aki!
Please help
Please help!
October 28th
I don' t know why...
I can' t get to sleep
I' m so afraid of tomorrow that I can't fall asleep
I think...
I'm going to die soon
Ritsuko
Wow
You see,
I don't think we should see each other anymore
The tiny bit of eternity
I spent with you
Is the greatest treasure of my life
I've been so happy with you
That's OK, right?
As of today, let's say goodbye
You'll grow up,
get married,
do your work,
and live into the future That's what I'm imagining,
as I fall asleep tonight
Hello
Ritsuko
It was you, Saku
I knew I should've given you,
Aki's final cassette
But I never could
I never even knew she'd...
died...
I'm so sorry, Saku
Ritsuko
What's happened?
Where are you, now?
The Photo Studio
Sakutaro
Ritsuko?
She went out
Uncle Shige,
I'm a terrible person
I've...
been running away from Aki's death
I can't get over it
Uncle Shige,
I don't know what I should do
It's a big deal,
when someone dies
Memories,
images,
of the happy times, linger like a stain
Heaven' s just something
invented by survivors
My beloved is there
Someday we'll be reunited
We want to believe that
She asked me to give this to you
I still can't let go of this world
A survivor who keeps clinging to this world
All anyone left behind can do,
is tie up loose ends, Sakutaro
Flight Cancellations
The super typhoon, #29, which landed
on Kyushu last night,
causing significant damage,
hit Shikoku shortly after 2PM
The typhoon is moving from Ehime to Kagawa...
Excuse me
The Tokyo flight?
I'm terribly sorry,
we don't have an estimated departure time
This is an announcement from ANA
Flight #153, scheduled to depart for Tokyo at 18;00,
has been cancelled due to inclement weather
That day... it was just the same
They predicted Typhoon #29 would hit Shikoku
My...
school was closed,
and I went to visit my mom in the hospital
Staring out the window,
my heart raced at the typhoon's approach
And that day, as usual,
I stopped to see the older girl who was always so nice to me
I never,
never believed,
Aki's final tape would turn up
And that's why...
That's why I had to...
give it to the man Aki loved
I'm sorry, Saku
It took me so long I'm so sorry
Aki...
wouldn't hold it against you
Because...
it was because of you that Aki and I discovered each other
That day...
she only made it this far
Someday...
I promised her we'd get there
Time to tie up loose ends
Uluru
When I close my eyes,
I only see your face
What I remember,
Is your big mouth full of fried noodle bread,
and your face, crumpled up with laughter
You puffed it up earnestly,
then suddenly shifted and softened with a kind smile
Your sleeping face on Yume Island
I wish it was near enough to touch, now
When you gave me a ride on your bike,
the warmth of your back,
meant the world to me
All the memories of time I spent with you,
made my life sparkle
Thank you so much for being with me
I'll never forget
the precious time I spent with you
I just have one last request
Please scatter my ashes
on the winds of Uluru
And then,
go on and live your life
I'm so glad I met you
Bye bye
Coming here,
I feel like I've found the center of the world
Like magic
Just like Aki...
Osawa Takao
Shibasaki Kou
Nagasawa Masami
Moriyama Mirai
Yamazaki Tsutomu
Executive Producer: Honma Hideyuki
Producers: Ichikawa Minami Haruna Kei
Based on the novel by Katayama Kyoichi
Screenplay by Sakamoto Yuji Ito Chihiro Yukisada Isao
Cinematographer: Shinoda Noboru
Production designer: Yamaguchi Syu
Recording: Ito Hironori
Lighting: Nakamura Yuki
Editor: Imai Tsuyoshi
Score: Meina & Co.
Directed by Yukisada Isao
English subtitles: Linda Hoaglund
Ripped by: SkyFury