Good work
OK, see you next week
See you at 4 o'clock
Yes, 4 o'clock
Be 10 minutes early
Yes
We won't be getting meals so eat beforehand
Sorry y
See you then
Goodbye
Thank you
Mr. Machiyama
Yes?
You enjoy yourself?
Well, sure...
I tried explaining to you last time
But you don't get it, do you?
I'd like you to forget about next week
You understand
Don't you?
I'm getting fired?
Don't take it wrong
I like you as a pianist
But some people don't
What the hell?
What'd I do wrong?
Right, buddy?
Can't you say anything?
I should just quit...
Where?
"Snakes"
You swallow my tail, I bite onto yours
Like two snakes forming a circle
Can't move
Something remains locked in the circle
Here's the picture
Read the next one?
"Laughing"
We laugh
Old people do nothing but laugh
Laugh while stretched out, peeling lychees
Laugh when you're feeling back pain
Laugh at the mediocre, and at the extraordinary
Laugh with no teeth
Here's the picture
You're up? You star t today
Thank you very much
Where am I?
Heaven
This is Yui and I'm Yamaki, the owner
Wait a second. Heaven?
Start today?
Boss, you didn't explain anything?
OK. I'll explain about heaven
People have 100 years to live
But not all live to 100
Heaven's a place for the remaining years
So if you die at 80, you spend 20 years here
When the years total 100, your memory of heaven is erased
And you start a new life in the living world
I don't get it
No worries. You're not dead
Just a temporary job so relax
Not dead
Heaven?
Um, do I get paid for my work?
There's no money in heaven
Huh?
Here you are
Thanks
You're welcome
Don't just stand there
What do I do?
Please read this
Hey, do you know a boy named Kaoru?
He's about your age
No. I don't
Me neither
Really
That bearded man will read for you
Yes
Where you going?
Shall we get started?
Puny car
You're the guy
The par t timer
A pianist...
and, popular with girls...
Hey, who are you?
I'm Satoshi
A pleasure
I'm Yamaki's disciple
I can take you around here
Home. I wanna go home
Impossible. You're in heaven
Yamaki brought you without notice?
He handles human resources
He can travel both ways
You dead, too?
You bet. Have 71 years, 4 months and 9 days to go
How disgusting
Hello
Tomorrow I'll forget everything here today
and return back to earth
But I just can't believe I'll truly forget everything
45 years of life on earth
55 years of life in heaven
Now all of the memories
go through my mind like a kaleidoscope
I'll leave behind 100 years of memories here in heaven
And enter a new life in exchange
Tomorrow I'll be reborn
I'm grateful for my 100 years of life
and my days in heaven
And I would like to pray for everyone's future happiness
For the 100 years that end life
For the 100 years that bring new life
I thank you. I truly do!
Thank you all!
Thank you!
Thank you for coming. Thank you!
Would you like some?
Welcome
Have a seat
Order anything you like
Yes
You just get here?
Yeah
Ever yone's a bit lost at first
Coffee, please
Right
What?
Young ones are tall recently
That's right
Wish my diet was more nutritious
Can't be helped. You were alive during the war
Ate nothing but potatoes
People her e look like they did when they died
How about the inside?
That depends. It's up to the person to grow or not
People can fall in love but can't have children
Met each other her e?
That's right. We met here
In heaven,
you can't meet people you were close to previously
Other wise we'd have people dying to meet their families and lovers
It's good
Welcome back
Have fun skipping work?
I got a question
What?
My grandpa lived to 102
So what happened to him?
Easy. In that case he bypassed heaven
and was reborn to live on earth
If your grandpa was 102, he lived 2 years after rebirth
You understand?
No
You don't?
Homework
What, homework?
What's with him?
Why do you want to go back so much?
My video is overdue
Welcome
Boss!
A reading, please
Oh, hello
Welcome
Kenta! Do it
Me?
He'll do it. He's new her e
Do it
"Two Blades of Grass"
Two seeds, two friends
Promised each other
They would be together
When they entered the wild
But when one reached the world
It couldn't find the other's shade
When the other came along
The prior grew too big
The tall blade of grass
Was blown by the autumn winds
To the left and to the right
While he looked for his friend
He did not know the little blade
Bloomed at his feet
"A Tree"
A small bird resting on a t wig
A child on a shaded swing
A small leaf about to bud
That tree, that tree, must be happy
How do I look?
Looks good on you
Kana, you resemble Shoko even more
I wonder
Shoko was so beautiful when she played the piano
You should've learned to play, too
No, I don't have an ear for music
When I saw how Shoko practiced
I knew it was impossible for me
Shoko was like a different person when she played the piano
I remember this yukata
She always wore it for the fireworks
You should wear it for fireworks, too
May I?
Shoko would be happy if you did
Been 13 years since she died. It's about time
Grandmother, look at this
I made it
Looks delicious
A fruit rice cake
Summer reminds me
of loving fireworks
Yes, loving fireworks
Heard of them?
No. But I remember fireworks
Just an old folks' story
Those were the days
The town fireworks weren't that show y but they were good
And the loving fireworks were something special
Couples who watched them together
got very intimate
Really? Really?
Superstition
Cool down, Maru
How long ago was that?
We were both married but watched together, right?
Stop it, Tasuke
Why you getting red, mom?
You had an affair?
Don't say 'affair'
Our spouses left before us
No problem
You're a player, Tasuke
You saw them before dad died?
They stopped putting on shows after the economy collapsed
More than 10 years ago now
Fireworks...
Loving fireworks, how nice
But it's a lot of trouble to organize
If you watch loving fireworks you might find a lover like I did
Now I'm really into it
Won't make it in time
We can do it
Yes, we can
Let's have fireworks!
We will
That reminds me
My brother was on the fireworks committee
So he should know who to call
Go look'em up
Why me?
Look'em up
Just do it
Aw, come on
See you
Why am I the one to do it?
See you, thanks
Fool!
Good morning
Morning
Boss!
Yes?
Someone left this
Belongs to a customer from yesterday
Didn't return it?
I should have?
Of course
Can I go and return it?
Wait a sec
Leave him
He'll be back soon
Morning
Morning!
Need a ride!
Go faster!
Watch it
Don�t laugh
Take it easy
Um...
Excuse me
Sorry
I'm Kenta Machiyama. From the bookstore
You brought this when you came
Oh, that book
Sorry y I couldn't read well the other day
What?
Huh?
I can't hear with this ear
This is yours
Don't need to shout. I can hear with this ear
Thank you
Sorry y to surprise you, but do you know this song?
You're Shoko Hiyama, right?
You know me?
My mom took me to a concert when I was a kid
And I hear d you play
I was greatly moved
Then I went backstage
To see you
You thought I was lost so you played
that song until my mom came
So somebody remembers my piano playing
It has inspired me to become a pianist
Never thought I'd meet you in heaven
I'm sorry that you died so young
Actually...
Please come in
I get the manager to read books for me often
Why do people come for readings?
Don't you like to be read to?
Sometimes it hurts to read alone
and want to hear the sound of words
Sounds...
Hey
Play the piano?
Me?
Yes
I'm nervous
The music you played.
'A Bright Place'
It's really nice
Are your shoulders stiff?
The fate of a pianist
You must relax more
You should listen to yourself as you play
Yes
I'm sorry
I didn't think you'd play like that
Shoko
Could you play for me?
I don't play now
Your ear?
There's that too, but...
I just can't play since I came here
And the rest of the music?
You told me it was par t of a suite
that you were composing
You remember things well
There was a continuation but I didn't finish it
Why?
Because I came here
Couldn't finish the last par t
Is that so
Will you come again?
If I feel like it
You too. Come back here if you want
So this is heaven
11 deliveries today, right?
You got it. Off you go
I'll be done by evening, so you want to go for dinner?
Organize the shelves if you're back early
Right
How long does it take to return one book?
Sorry y
Whatever
I...
I knew that person
Huh?
Looked up to her since I was a kid
This is really heaven
You just noticed?
Glad I met her
Wanted to meet her for so long
Finally got to
Yui, what's wrong?
Yui's in rehabilitation
Rehabilitation?
In rare cases people carry a scar from the living world
Our r ole is to rehabilitate them
A lot of them are people who committed suicide
How about being unable to do something that was possible?
Like playing the piano
Think, what would make you stop playing?
Forget it
Yokodo Japanese Confections
Good morning
Hello, Maru
Kanako, Maru's here!
I'm her e on business
Was I too early?
Yes, just opened. Don't take our big draw away
Is this Kanako's invention?
Yes, pretty popular
I'll take one
Dad, I'll be back in time for mixing
Did you order the fruits?
I'll call
Double the amount
The fruit rice cake trial period is over
All right!
Give Maru a bite
Already got one
Make sure you taste it
This...
has a chewy texture
You don't make sense
Are you sure?
For tasting, tasting
I'm off
Hello
Welcome
My name's Nagase
I'm Nishiyama
And I'm Maruyama
Confections from our store
Yokodo Store
Yes
I used to enjoy
putting on fireworks for the Mihama Assoc.
Oh really. That's great
As I'm sure you're aware,
fireworks are never cheap
30 minute duration is OK?
Yes, that would be great
That means
This is the minimum price
That much?
And the price changes according to
the launch site and number of shots
Please have a seat
Please do
Thanks
Ohta-san, they brought this
Thank you
Yokodo Store
They're not so good but...
We, um
would like loving fireworks
Uh, yeah
Japanese-style Wabi fireworks at the end?
Wabi?
A special blend of Japanese fireworks
That's it
Those fireworks are what everyone's waiting for
We can't make them
They're the works of one craftsman
He stopped working more than ten years ago
Did you hear about the accident?
No
Yes
My brother told me
There was a workshop explosion in the final year
No one died so it wasn't a big deal
But an accident is an accident
He caused it
He was a talented man
A real shame
Um, is there any way we can get in touch?
He just got up and left. And that was it
No use asking
He's no longer a craftsman
Wait
You can find him here
I'd like to see his fireworks, too
Mr.Takimoto
Must be a story behind this
What do we do?
Let's go
Here?
Really?
This is it
Are you sure?
Yeah, maybe
Here's the entrance
Anybody home?
Excuse us
Over there
Hello
Anybody home?
Somebody there
A guy
Look
You're right
He the one?
Should be
Strange
Mysterious
Loud
Take off?
Stupid, I'm going
Too dangerous for a girl
Excuse me
Are you Mr.Takimoto?
Yes
We'd like to ask something of you
Get to the point
We'd like some fireworks
Excuse me
I'm planning a show for the Mihama Shop District
My name's Kanako Nagase
There anything...
Loving fireworks are very popular in our shopping district
So could you make some?
I'm sorry
Go home
I don't do fireworks
Yes
Stranger than we thought
What's that?
Come her e
Frogs
Let's go
How was it?
Interesting
But not like my composition
Really
First time someone's played my music
Play it once more
OK
Stop
Are you OK?
What's wrong?
What should I -?
Lay down
It happens sometimes. I'll be fine, don't worry
Wait a sec
You OK?
Thanks
Why does this happen?
The accident
Explosion at the fireworks workshop
Explosion?
I'm not here because of it
I didn't have any injuries except for my ear at the time
You OK?
After the accident
I entered the hospital
And came here, unable to play
Sorry, it's a sad story
Not at all
Shoko-san, what will it take
for you to play again?
Heaven does not create people superior or inferior
Heaven creates thousands of people
without any class distinctions
Could you read this?
He'll read your book next
Um, I'd like you to read it for me
I don't do readings
But you work her e
I can't read
You're kidding me again
What's the matter?
I'd like her to read this for me
I can read it if it's OK
Well, no thanks
It was written by a woman so I wanted a woman to read it
I hate them
Hate what?
Books
So full of love and hope
Can't read them
Not a good reader myself
I...
...killed my brother
Wait, what do you mean?
Tell me
We didn't
have a father at home
I had a much younger brother
who really liked books
I read for him at bedtime
Later, I fell in love with a man
I really liked him
but he was busy with work
He was only free during my brother's bedtime
There was little time even when my brother slept early
It made him very upset
I felt my brother was a burden
That's when it happened
I put my brother to sleep and hurried to meet my boyfriend
When I ran across the crosswalk, from behind
I heard a voice call, 'Sister! '
He rushed after me in his pajamas
And then a truck hit him
I wanted to apologize to my brother,
so I tried to jump from a building
But before I could do that, Yamaki brought me here
You're not dead?
I see
You can go back
I see
When you go back,
you'll find a reason to live again!
But please,
don't go back!
Don't worry about the budget
Thank you. You're a big help
A lot of merchants will help out
It's been 12 years
Want to put on a good show
Boss!
An order for a fall show
Excuse me
Have time tonight?
I know a good place
Glad you could meet him
Is he doing OK?
Well, um...
Were you close to Takimoto?
He came to our shop when he was only 18
I cared for him like a little brother
He was talented
Made his own original fireworks at 20
If it weren't for the accident...
You know, he would inspect fireworks without sleeping
What kind of accident?
Takimoto brought his girlfriend into the shop one night
He showed her some powders and they caught fire
There were no major injuries
but the girl hurt her ear
Will we see his work?
Um, that's not quite decided yet
Oh, but I really want to see his fireworks
Such a waste of talent
Hi there
What's wrong?
Mom,
did Shoko go out with Takimoto,
the fireworks craftsman?
You're not thinking of using his fireworks, are you?
If you are, I'm against it
Grandma will be too
Hurting her ear like that... You know how much Shoko suffered
It's his fault
I don't car e what he does with fireworks
Stay away from him