Hey, mister...
you're a Grim Reaper, aren't you?
You know?
It's that obvious...
Did you kill Mitchan?
No.
Reapers don't kill anyone.
We just talk to those whose death
is foretold.
Talk?
It's our job
to judge whether that life...
is worthy of death.
We decide
if it's right for
that person to die right now.
Like an umpire...
I guess so.
Mitchan was only ten, you know.
Age doesn't matter.
She'd fulfilled her purpose.
Do you always come to the funerals?
You must be busy.
Lots of people die every day.
We only handle
unexpected deaths.
No illnesses or suicides.
And we
only come to funerals for children.
Why?
A child doesn't
understand what's going on.
It's a service offered only to children.
Give Mitchan a flower.
I can't.
Shall we go?
I hope Mom will be all right.
Why is she crying like that?
She probably wanted
to be with me longer.
Is that it?
You don't get it, do you.
'Accuracy of Death'
'A job.'
'It's raining here, too.'
Yeah.
'Your subject'
'is an office worker,'
'Female, 27.'
Proceed or suspend'
'at your discretion.'
Don't keep telling me. I know!
'Customer Service Center'
Yes...
We'll send someone over.
I've got weird calls yesterday.
He kept calling...
Yes.
No,
it's not designed to
fall under normal use...
I'm very sorry.
Yes. I'm very sorry.
Kazue, that complainant called
again last night and requested you.
Take care of him, will you?
Yes.
Let's hit that disco later...
Sure!
Go!
Good night!
Hello?
Is that you, Ms Fujiki?
My VCR remote won't work.
The writing in the manual's
too small to read.
Read it for me.
Um...
Are you looking for something?
Music!
Music.
'Proceed' again, just like always?
No. The judging starts now.
You say that...
but with you it's always 'proceed'.
You're going to let her die, aren't you.
Probably.
Tomorrow you make contact.
Sorry!
What's wrong with this thing?
Wait!
I'll pay for dry-cleaning...
That's all right.
No, please...
Damn this umbrella!
Wait!
Music!
What's going on here?!
Oh, I'm sorry.
I like music.
That's mine!
What are you doing?
Drying it.
Three more minutes.
Is this a joke?
Or are you trying to pick me up?
Pick you up?
No, no, it's all right.
You're standing.
You don't need picking up.
I don't mean that.
Are you making fun of me?
No.
You have iron poor blood.
On the stairs...
So you helped me?
I was looking for
somewhere you could lay down.
So we came here?
There's a bench,
and you can dry clothes.
I'm really sorry.
Here I thought you
were trying to pick me up.
I'm not sure
what you mean by 'picking up'.
You don't know about 'picking up'?
There's so many new words...
So have I picked you up?
Don't feel that you have to.
Please...
This is actually the first time.
I've ever been picked up.
Is that so?
I'm hard to look at.
You are?
I can see you very clearly.
You're not hard to look at.
No, what I mean to
say is that my face...
isn't very striking.
I'm plain.
Oh, I see.
That's true.
Did I say something?
You're different.
Mister, uh...
'Chiba'.
I'm Kazue Fujiki.
People scream at me,
or get sarcastic.
But it's an important job.
If we listen, the company
gives better service.
But this one guy keeps calling
and asking for me by name.
He just gets worse and worse..
calling and calling all day long.
Why do you listen to him?
Tell him you don't like it,
and to stop asking for you.
If I could do that,
I'd have done it ages ago.
So much for my plans for the evening.
I'm sorry.
Did you have plans?
No.
My plan was to have no plans.
I see.
But...
sometimes in life you get days
like this, don't you.
Thank you for tonight.
Not at all.
I had a great time.
I'll see him again...
I won't...
Keep still and this won't hurt.
Aren't you cute!
What are you all doing?
What do you want?
This isn't for you to see.
But I can see it.
Huh?
What kind of a trip are you laying on us?
Laying on you?
I'm not laying on you.
A comedian, huh?
He's asking for it!
What did you do?!
Nothing.
Asshole!
Are you OK?
Thank you.
You're really strong.
No, I'm not.
They have iron poor blood,
just like you.
They'll wake up soon.
Let's get out of here.
I don't run much...
Sorry.
You're not hard to look at.
When you smile,
you're easy to look at.
Oh...
You dropped this.
Thank you.
Here.
Do you know 'tossing a coin'?
'Heads' or 'tails'.
It's a kind of
fortune-telling.
You decide heads means good
and tails means bad.
But for me...
it always comes up tails.
Then just say that tails
means something good.
Yes.
But when I do that...
You get heads?
Yes.
What do you think about death?
Why do you ask?
You ignore it?
I think about it.
There's nothing good in my life.
Sometimes I want to die.
I see...
But...
you don't have to worry.
Soon you'll be at peace.
Welcome.
Hi.
You fell for that?!
Yo.
It's been a while.
You're judging, too?
Not now.
I just went to 'proceed'.
Drunk, fell in front of a train.
She was a pretty girl, too.
That's a real blue sky...
Look at the girl,
not the sky.
It's just that I've never seen blue sky.
No?
Yeah,
it's always raining when you work.
I wonder why...
Don't ask me.
Anyway, your subject's a woman, isn't she?
You gettin' any action?
Is that fun?
What's wrong with
some fun at the end?
You want them
to go in
a good mood,
don't you?
Is that it?
Sure it is!
Especially with young women.
I'm mourning her with this.
That guy's called a 'producer'.
It's the producer
who makes the music good.
Not the singer's voice?
You'd think so,
but no.
It's
the producer
who finds the voice.
Yeah?
Come here...
This,
and this...
All the same producer.
Every singer he finds is a success.
Then it hit me...
Maybe we reapers
are the producers of the final
performance in someone's life.
So
give the girl a good time!
Have this.
It's 'proceed', isn't it?
She's only got
a few more days left.
Hello?
Fujiki speaking...
Ms Fujiki?
It's me.
Good. This is the right number.
You're home...
One moment, please.
Ms Fujiki...
Line 3. He asked for you.
I'll bet you that's really
her boyfriend or something...
No way!
It's me again, Ms Fujiki.
The tape's stuck in my deck.
Yes...
There's a song I want to hear.
Could you sing it for me?
Perhaps I could meet you somewhere.
Music?
Can you sing?
No!
He's just harassing me.
I like music.
It's humanity's greatest invention.
But I don't like rain.
Lately it's always raining.
I still can't sit outside.
Still?
For some reason
it always rains when I work.
You're a 'rain man'.
Is that like a 'snowman'?
Whenever he goes out...
it always snows?
That's kind of funny.
It rains'...
It snows'...
There!
Stop that and come on!
OK.
What's wrong?
I'm sorry.
For some reason...
everyone around me
dies and leaves me.
When I was small...
my parents were killed in a plane crash.
Then the aunt and uncle who took me in
died in a fire.
Then my boyfriend...
When am I going to see
some blue sky in my life?
Rain always stops.
Or so they say.
But I'm not so sure...
Why am I always left behind?
How are the subjects chosen?
By lot.
Laugh. It's a joke.
There's too much death around her.
That doesn't mean much.
I know.
Tomorrow's the last day.
So it's 'proceed'?
Probably.
I was near your office,
thinking we might meet.
But then I thought
we should set a time first.
He's been harassing me.
Now he wants to meet me.
Can't
the company do something?
Well, he's not threatening you
or anything.
We'd act
if he did something...
That's no help!
I'm going home.
Hello?
Ms Kazue Fujiki?
Could you come with me?
There.
Go in.
Hey!
Wait!
I'm sorry...
Mr Chiba!
He's the guy!
You're the guy?
No.
You're wrong.
Ms Fujiki?
Kazue Fujiki?
Oh, it's you...
I'm sorry.
This whole thing is
over the top.
What's going on?
How do you know my name?
I'm sorry about this.
Hi.
I'm from Tyrell Records.
I'm sorry you got the wrong idea.
Mr Ohmachi
gets these crazy ideas...
and there's
no stopping him.
It's not crazy.
I didn't want her
to know who I was.
But...
Why are you here?
I was worried!
I'm Ohmachi.
I'm a record producer.
I'd like to
use your voice.
My voice?
I've been
looking for a voice like yours.
He called in a complaint,
and happened to hear you.
Is
her voice all that special?
Yes.
Now I've heard it, I'm sure.
Real,
completely unspoiled,
a voice born to sing.
Music...
Why did you 'suspend'?
Shouldn't I have?
You were in love with her...
Nonsense.
Then why?
She hasn't fulfilled her purpose.
Purpose?
Even the greatest musicians...
end up as bones, you know.
Emergency Exit
Hey!
You OK?
You're Chiba?
Yeah.
Why did you come out of there?
You're supposed
to be coming
from outside.
Sorry. Been waiting long?
I know you've come here...
but I'm sorry,
I can't take you to Mr Fujita.
That wasn't the deal.
Look, you're working for Kuriki.
He
told you to find Mr Fujita.
No, I came to sell Kuriki
to Fujita.
So take me to him.
He's
not 'Fujita'
to you, buddy.
He's Mr Fujita!
And this information
of yours better not be bullshit.
You don't get far
on bullshit in this business.
Akutsu here.
Yes. I'm with the guy now.
Rain again...
Yes...
But
are you sure about this?
OK, I'll bring him.
Come on.
Can I hear some music?
Music?
Come on!
You're bad luck.
Oh, shit!
The subject is...
40 years old. A yakuza.
Another one...
How many is this?
Their business is killing.
So it'll be 'proceed'?
Probably.
Boss, it's me!
They've found us.
Kuriki's toying with me,
saying he can
hit me any time.
No...
Mr Fujita, I'm sorry!
I threw the rock!
What?
Sorry.
There was a crow.
It was weirding me out.
Look at me!
A stupid rock and I freak out.
Hey...who's that?
Hey, you with the beer!
This is Chiba.
Oh, it's you?
Sit down.
I've seen these.
What are you doing?
Put it down!
It's nice.
It hasn't been fired.
I don't like gunplay.
So you know where Kuriki is?
Why do you want to know?
To kill him, of course.
He'll die one day anyway.
Do you need to kill him now?
Yeah.
He's out of line.
That's all the reason I need.
Kuriki...
When did you get a conscience?
This is how it's done.
Using kids to push drugs...
Don't sell the kids short.
They're good workers.
It's your boss who told us to.
You can't come telling me to stop now.
Boss!
Mr Nanami won't rest if we don't...
take revenge.
So hurry up and tell us where he is!
Will revenge
make Mr Nanami happy?
Damn right!
How do you know for sure
a dead man is happy?
Isn't it you
it'll make happy?
Why, you...
Settle down, Akutsu!
You're soaking wet!
Go get a shower.
Go.
Revenge isn't for the dead.
It's for those left alive.
Where did you hear that?
Sit down.
Thanks.
Torazo Katsuta,
the old Godfather, used to say that.
Yeah, that was his name.
He told me that.
He died 30 years ago.
You were still
a kid with a runny nose then.
'Runny'? Can a nose run?
You're a funny guy.
Tell me...
what do you think about death?
Why?
I'm not afraid of dying.
Mr Chiba,
a yakuza...
goes on reflexes, not brains.
If he can't toe the line,
he's better off dead.
Good.
It's a relief to hear that.
You get it,
don't you.
Lately there's lots who don't toe the line.
What about you?
I wouldn't have lasted 20 years
as a yakuza if I hadn't.
You're an informant.
Just
tell me what I want to know.
That's all you need to do.
I'm going out for a minute.
What for?
Cigarettes.
OK.
Get going.
Don't go getting cold feet.
If you can't do the job,
you're no use to us.
I understand.
Hang in for two more days.
We're counting on you.
Who said you could use that?!
Where are you going?!
Kuriki's.
Wait a minute!
You can't trust him!
You brought him.
I trust you.
So it's information you brought.
Wait!
Please, Mr Fujita! Wait!
Yes, Boss?
Yes...
Wait a minute!
You mean you're cutting a deal with him?!
No!
But that means
we're the ones out of line.
'The bottom line'?
'Profit against loss'?
What kind of yakuza is that?!
That damn fool!
Mr Fujita, no!
He said to stay here, didn't he?
You of all people should know
I won't take that.
Move!
Yeah, but...
What?
he could be lying to you!
It's the truth.
Chiba,
you shut up!
I'll go check
if he's really there.
There'll still be time.
Please! Wait a bit longer.
Please!
Is that it?
Yeah. Lots of guards.
Yeah!
How many are there?
That's how much Mr Fujita scares them.
There he is!
Looks like he's got some new heavies.
Look...
The wise-ass one with glasses.
The bastard!
Damn.
We're going.
Here's Kazue Fujiki
with 'Sunny Day'...
Keep your hands off that!
This is no time for music!
I want to hear music.
I hate music!
Then what's this for?
Shut up!
We're going.
Damn!
Won't Fujita be waiting for us?
Just shut up, will you?
What'll
happen if we go back
and tell him
Kuriki was there?
He's
bound to go after him.
He'll go busting in there alone.
We can't let him do that.
It's your turn.
Even Mr Fujita can't take on
all those guys by himself.
Wow! You're good!
Act a little happier.
Mr Chiba,
do me a favor.
Let on that Kuriki
wasn't there.
Why?
If we have our stories straight,
Mr Fujita won't get killed.
OK? Please!
Please!
Hey, Chiba. What happened?
You fell asleep.
Have you been staying out too late?
Yeah?
About what I said...OK?
We can't let Mr Fujita go.
We can't let him die!
No one doesn't die.
That's not what I'm saying.
Listen...
Mr Fujita
treats a punk like me
like a real little brother.
What happens to me...
if he's gone?
I win.
Hey, are you listening to me?!
It sounds
like you don't have faith in Fujita.
Sure I do!
Fuck off!
Gone?
Yes.
We watched all night.
Sorry.
I see...
Akutsu, go do some laundry.
I'm out of clean clothes.
All right.
Kuriki was there, wasn't he.
Yeah.
I knew it!
Akutsu's a lousy liar.
He doesn't want you dead.
I worry about him.
There's no future anywhere
for someone who can't lie.
His father died when he was small,
and his mother abandoned him.
He grew up alone.
Is she still alive?
Don't know.
She was a singer.
A singer?
Yeah. She retired years ago.
I don't know if she's alive.
Neither does he.
Mr Chiba, tell him for me that
you die the way you've lived.
That the way you die says how you've lived.
Tell him to walk the line
and live like there's no tomorrow.
I'm no carrier pigeon.
You tell him.
I'd feel like an idiot
saying that.
Kuriki's?
No.
His hideout doesn't matter now.
My boss called.
Tomorrow they're meeting Kuriki.
He'll be alone.
I'm inviting myself.
Thanks for your help, Mr Chiba.
That's tomorrow.
Where are you going now?
I've got something to do.
A woman...
Nothing
gets by you, does it.
One last thing...
Do you have faith in yourself?
Yeah, I have faith in myself.
I always have high expectations for myself.
Akutsu,
are you keeping an eye on Fujita?
Yes.
It goes down tomorrow.