[[Based on original translation by 8thSin, resynched & fixed for Xtec rip]]
[[Inspired by "Nada Sou Sou", theme song for this movie first released in 2000. Composed by BEGIN, lyric by Moriyama Ryouko.]]
Excuse me.
Good morning!
Morning.
Ah! It's seriously hot in here!
Good morning.
[Tsumabuki Satoshi]
Morning.
Good morning.
Morning!
Good morning.
[Nagasawa Masami]
Hey, Youta.
Yo!
Get out of the way!
Hello.
Hey! Hello.
Please sign this.
Okay, okay. It sure is hot!
Hey, you've grown up!
He's going to be a first grader next year.
[Tsukamoto Takashi Asou Kumiko]
Morning!
Hi, hello.
Hello.
[Koizumi Kyouko]
Hi, auntie, your back is healed?
I'm fine. You take care of your health too.
Okay, thanks.
[Director: Doi Nobuhiro]
Hello.
Thanks for your hard work, Youta.
Ah, you too.
Bye, auntie.
Ah! Auntie, you are always so beautiful.
If you always think so, don't just say it today.
Right, you got me.
Oh, You-chan you are finished for today? [You-chan is his nickname. -chan can be used as a suffix for close friends.]
Yes. [You-chan is his nickname. -chan can be used as a suffix for close friends.]
What's going on, You-chan? Why are you worried about your looks? [You-chan is his nickname. -chan can be used as a suffix for close friends.]
You know...
I know! He must be going out on a date with that beautiful girlfriend of his.
On a date?!
No, no! My little sister.
My little sister is leaving the Island.
She was accepted in a high school here.
You had a younger sister?
Yes, it's Naha North High School.
What!?
She's really smart, just like me!
What are you talking about?
Who got the worst grade in high school?
It was definitely you!
Only because you quit school!
Was it?
Hey, what's your sister like?
Is she cute?
- Not really. Is she cute?
What's her name?
Wait, turn this around.
Whoa! Be careful!
Tell me!
You think I'll hit on her?
How can I do something like that to my best friend's little sister?
I'm telling you, she's just a country girl.
A brat raised on the Island.
She has no sex appeal, just like a boy!
She was always number one in the Island's Sumo contest.
Sumo contest?
Right. An unbelievably stubborn girl.
Oh! I have to get back to the construction site.
I'm coming back later. Don't forget to introduce her to me!
No way! I'll never introduce her to you.
You have to!
No way!
Come on! Pull yourself together!
Wait...
You have to be good to her.
Starting today,
she will be your sister.
Mommy...
Got married.
Was she okay?
Just a tiny cut right here.
She's fine.
Are you Youta?
I hope you can get along with Kaoru.
Kaoru-chan, it's Niinii. [Niinii - A very childish way of saying "Big brother" in Okinawa Dialect.]
Okay, thanks for waiting. Tacos and Taco-rice. [Taco-rice: An Okinawan specialty food. Tacos stuffings on top of rice, with spicy salsa.]
Wait, Niinii!
I'm over here.
Niinii!
Kaoru, this way.
Hey, uncle, I'm going to get my sister now. [In Japan, especially in the countryside, one refers to an old person who is a friend as an "uncle" or "aunt", even if they are not related.]
Daddy went somewhere.
Youta...
If mommy is gone...
The two of you go to grandma's place on the Island.
And...
Promise me...
That no matter what, you will protect Kaoru.
Because she's all alone.
so you have to protect her.
['Linking Fingers' is an agreement of a promise in Japanese culture, mostly to kids and sometimes playfully between friends.]
Youta.
Don't cry.
When your tears are about to flow...
Niinii!
Nada . [Tears .
Nada Sou . [Tears Flowing .
Nada Sou Sou. [Tears Flowing Endlessly].
That was refreshing.
I'm taking a drink!
Did you pick these curtains for me?
Huh? Why do you ask?
How should I put this? A bit too cute...
Or a bit too childish...
You have bad taste in these things!
It's great! What's wrong with them?
Kaoru.
Kaoru!
Huh?
Don't walk around wearing clothes like that.
Why?
You are a girl!
Anyway, just come help me.
Ahhh!
What?
I didn't think Niinii turned into such an annoying old man!
"Old man"? I'm still only 21!
So? Everyone's an old man after 20.
AhhEhh?!
What?!
What's this?! It's mad delicious!
Duh! Why do you think I have chef's license? [In Japan, cooks must pass an exam to become a chef of a restaurant in each prefecture.]
Niinii, is it true you want to open a restaurant in the future? [In Japan, cooks must pass an exam to become a chef of a restaurant in each prefecture.]
Yeah.
I thought you were just joking.
When I say I'm going to do something, I do it.
My plans are slowly progressing.
Really...
Kaoru!
Watch your manners.
Whoa!
Good.
Hey! What are you doing?
I'm sleeping here tonight.
What? No! You can use that room over there.
Come on! It's been so long since we met.
Are you scared?
What?
The sound of rain.
No.
You are scared!
No!
There are many things I want to talk to you about.
Just for tonight.
Brings back memories.
Grandma missed you.
You never come back and visit us in the Island.
I was busy with things here.
You dropped out of high school without telling us too.
Kaoru.
What?
You were accepted by a good high school,
so study hard.
Okay.
You are the only one from the Island who made it, as far as I know.
Okay.
Hey, did you know?
Our neighbor Mii-chan finally got married!
No way!
It's true! He's 4 years younger than her!
Then, uncle Yasu got a girlfriend too!
You serious?!
Kaoru?
Youta, what's wrong?
What is it?
I can't find Kaoru!
Kaoru!
Kaoru?
Kaoru!
Niinii!
Kaoru!
Niinii!
I wanted to go home, I wanted to go to Kino Bay,
then I got lost!
Niinii, Niinii!
Niinii!
Kino Bay is on the other side of this sea.
We rode on a ferry to get here, remember?
Isn't mommy in Kino Bay?
Mommy is already dead.
What happens to dead people?
Well...
I don't know.
Kaoru.
Hmm?
When your tears are about to flow...
This is what you do.
Then your tears will stop flowing. Mommy taught me that.
Ahh!
There are so many people in the city!
There must be as many people here as our Island just in this block!
Isn't that right? Niinii!
Right.
This is the first time we've gone out for a drive together, right?
Yes.
What's wrong, Niinii? Are you not feeling well?
No.
Then what?
Huh? Just...
Just what?
Huh?
Just want to introduce you to someone.
Who?
Who is it, Niinii?
She's the person who gave you that curtain for present.
Kei-chan.
Hello.
You know! That's how it is.
What! Come on, Niinii!
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Hello, I'm his younger sister, Kaoru.
Nice to meet you, I'm Inamine Keiko.
I'm Kaoru, Arakaki Kaoru.
Really?! She's in Medical Department of Ryukyus University?
Yeah. Right? Kei-chan.
Wow!
You can ask her anything you don't know in your homework!
Why are you showing off?
I would be glad to help you.
Yes, thank you very much.
But Niinii,
how did you find such a beautiful and smart girlfriend?
Of course through my ability!
My charm as a man!
What happened? Where did he hit on you?
Hey! Listen to my story!
What happened?!
Do you mind if I tell her?
I don't really mind.
I was drinking with my friend, and got drunk.
When I almost got hit on by some bunch of guys,
your brother saved me.
You were drunk?
I was a bit too excited when I found out I was accepted to the university.
That's when 'this guy' gave me a long lecture while he was working at the bar.
What did he say?
He told me "Girls have to protect themselves."
Reeaally...
He acts like he's so great.
That's right! He acted like he's so great.
Right? "Niinii".
Wait a minute there! You are older than me!
Ah! You just mentioned the topic that bothers me most.
Unbelievable! That's the mistake you always make!
Wait! You are lecturing me?
I'm sorry my brother is like that.
Hey! Listen to what I say!
Ah! Come on, Niinii!
She sure is an energetic girl.
She's just immature.
There are no amusement parks on the Island, so she's just excited.
I don't think that's all there is to it.
Huh?
She's happy she got to live with her big brother at last.
Besides...
I'm sure she's not as immature as you think she is.
But...
From now, I won't be able to sleep in your room.
His underwear?
Right, right. It has a ridiculously weird pattern on it.
It's one of those ones old people wear!
Right, right!
I knew it! You have seen it!
Youta's underwear.
I'm gonna slap you!
What are you guys talking about?
We were just saying how you are so admirable, saving money to open a restaurant one day.
Right? Midori.
That's right.
Like how you always take our leftovers to save on your food expenses,
and how you accept everything from aunties in the marketplace, from bean sprouts to underwear!
Just kidding! We were not talking about that. Right?
Nope.
Or like, how you took our truck for free,
or how you remodeled your room from a garage, and renting it for 30 bucks a month.
We weren't talking about that at all.
And that bed in his room was the one he stole from the doctor's office at night when it was about to get torn down.
What?! Really?
Kei-chan!
But you two sure are siblings!
Your faces look exactly the same when you laugh!
You two really have the same face when you laugh!
No! Really? How embarassing!
Hey! What's that supposed to mean?
Relax!
She's just kidding!
Sorry sir, they are so noisy.
Don't worry about it.
Would you like a refill?
Okay, another bottle.
I'll get it.
Thanks.
You are the guy who makes deliveries every evening, right?
Yes.
I see. You want to open a restaurant.
That's really great, working so hard at such young age.
I'm not really great or anything.
That's right! Say he's "great" after he actually opens a restaurant.
Ahhh!
Niinii! Why did you do that for?
Will you stop hurting me?
You always exaggerate.
Look at this scar!
Niinii knocked me off the stairs when I was little!
Four stitches!
I can see it!
What are you talking about? You fell by yourself.
No, you chased me!
You... Remember it?
I don't, but I do.
What's that supposed to mean?
It means I remember the pain.
How spiteful!
Yes I am, just like you!
Ahh! Wait...
Ahh! What's this?!
Awamori! [Awamori: A type of Shouchuu (distilled rice liquor) made only in Okinawa. Its alcohol content is at least 30%, some reach over 60%.]
Whaaa!! [Awamori: A type of Shouchuu (distilled rice liquor) made only in Okinawa. Its alcohol content is at least 30%, some reach over 60%.]
Are you stupid? [Awamori: A type of Shouchuu (distilled rice liquor) made only in Okinawa. Its alcohol content is at least 30%, some reach over 60%.]
Are you okay? Oh, I'm sorry.
Are you okay? I'm sorry.
[CONGRATULATIONS 26th Naha North High School Entrance Ceremony.]
Kaoru! Kaoru!
She's my little sister.
We freshmen will at last begin our long awaited high school life in Naha North High School.
For three years starting today,
we wish it will become important and valuable time for all of us.
This first step we have just taken
will be a new phase in our life.
From now, we will start working toward the goals we made for ourselves.
Niinii, be careful.
Yeah!
Good morning.
Hi, good morning.
Well, auntie, you are even more beautiful than usual!
Yeah right, you didn't even look at my face.
Maybe that's why!
Sorry, Niinii.
What were you trying to do?
Let me see this.
Here you go.
- Youta. - Yes?
Grill 10 sticks of chicken hearts.
Okay.
Good evening.
Hello.
You doing well?
I'm going to drink again tonight! Beer first.
Coming up!
Thanks.
Is your sister doing well too?
Yes, she's stupid as usual!
Niinii! Why didn't you wake me?
I tried three times, but you didn't wake up.
I'm going.
Hey, you have to finish your breakfast.
- Can't! - Kaoru!
Will we make it on time?
What?
Will we make it on time?!
I can't hear you!
Ahhh! Just hold on tight!
Yay!
Congratulations!
Thanks for the ride.
Sorry for making you stay so late.
What?
You must be busy with school work.
You have an exam for medical certification next year too.
It doesn't matter. Why are you worrying about me?
It's been a while...
... Since we've been alone together like this..
We are always with the gang lately.
My parents can see us.
Hey! You seem to be working hard!
Ah! Mr. Kameoka.
Oh! I think it will look great when it's done.
All thanks to you.
Here are the documents, before I forget.
Okay, I got it.
Thank you, for doing everything for me.
Don't worry about it.
You remind me of myself when I was young.
What?
I lost my parents when I was young too, I know how hard it is.
Don't worry. See you again.
Thank you.
Bye.
Thank you for showing me around the campus. I know you must be busy.
Don't worry about it.
Niinii told me "If you are going to university, aim for a good one."
But it's still two years in the future. He always worries so far ahead!
He dropped out of high school,
and always says academic history doesn't matter.
But he says the exact opposite to me!
How is the restaurant coming along?
He's working on it everyday, until very late at night.
Keiko,
why does Niinii work so hard?
Of course it's for you.
Youta thinks of himself as a replacement father for you.
That's why I think he wants to start his own business, so he can support you.
I'm glad his dream came true.
Keiko,
Don't you have plans to get married with Niinii?
What?
I mean, you guys have been going out for 4 years now!
You never talk about these things?
Right, now that you mention it... We haven't.
Do you like someone other than Niinii?
What? Why do you ask?
Come on! There must be many better looking and smarter men around you.
But why Niinii?
Hmm... I wonder why?
Ah! You agreed!
Poor Niinii!!
You said it first!
Don't you know better than anyone else?
Huh?
About what's so wonderful about 'Niinii'.
Niinii!
Hey! What's up?
Got you some food. You will be working late tonight too, right?
Why all the sudden?
No reason. Love, just love!
This reminds me... Of the restaurant in Kino Bay.
Mom's Taco-rice, it was delicious, wasn't it?
We had so much fun back then, didn't we?
All right, back to work.
Hey Niinii, can I paint this?
Forget it. Your uniform will be ruined.
I don't care!
Okay, everyone gather around.
Over here.
I proudly present...
Tada!
Whoa!!
"Nankuru"?
"Nankuru" of "Nankuru-naisaa". [Means "It will work out somehow" in heavy Okinawa dialect.]
It will work out somehow, you know! [Means "It will work out somehow" in heavy Okinawa dialect.]
That is SO Niinii! [Means "It will work out somehow" in heavy Okinawa dialect.]
- I agree! - Hey! What did you mean by that?
Stop, guys!
"Nankuru", huh? A formidable competition for our restaurant.
Yeah, right! Anyway, come on, sit down.
I made these myself too.
What about the staff?
It will be just me for a while.
It will be tough.
It's too expensive to hire staff.
Niinii, I told you I would help out after school.
You don't have to do that.
If you had so much spare time, go study!
Why?
I always tell you.
You are smart, it'd be a waste if you didn't attend university.
I can get by with just good looks and physical strength though!
"Good looks"?!
Right, good looks! What? You disagree?
Well, let's just have a toast!
Where's Kei-chan?
She told us to start without her because she will be late with school work.
Then Youta, go for it!
Okay then.
Uh, as I was introduced earlier...
No one introduced you.
I'm Arakaki Youtarou.
Right, right.
I moved here at age of 16. Now living here for...
We don't care how many years it's been!
Anyway!
Thanks to you guys, I got to open my own restaurant.
Master chef and Midori.
Thank you so much for teaching me everything I know.
Thank you so much.
I had to get past many obstacles, but...
It's too long!
Drink, drink! Let's hurry and drink! Cheers!!
Cheers!
Wait, my speech, my...
Thank you, cheers. Thank you.
Cheers.
Yeah!
I'm sorry, we officially open tomorrow...
What are you people doing here?
Huh?
What happened?
Well... We don't really know either.
That person who claims to be the real owner of the restaurant came out of nowhere,
and said he never sold his restaurant.
How's that possible?
They said they were planning to tear down the place and build a new building at the site.
What did Kameoka say?
Kameoka did all the paperwork, right?
About that... They can't find him.
His company's telephone number isn't being used anymore.
Does that mean...
Youta!
Niinii...
He got me!
I was completely fooled!
Big mistake!
Niinii.
What? Don't surprise me.
Use this.
What is it?
This is the money you have been sending us since you were 16.
Grandma told me she couldn't use it, so she saved it all.
Use it when you get into money trouble, she said.
So...
Why?
This is money sent to you.
Use it when you are in trouble.
Your troubles are my troubles, aren't they?
Am I wrong?
Niinii...
Don't worry! It will work out somehow.
Go to sleep!
You-chan!
I heard about it! Must be tough on you!
I didn't know Kameoka was such a bad guy!
I'm really in trouble! It's because I'm so dumb!
That's why you get fooled by a con artist.
With that face of a fool.
This is a good lesson for you.
Auntie, that's too mean!
Don't you feel sorry for him?
No, it's okay!
She's right, I really was a fool.
Youta, don't be discouraged by this.
If I got discouraged so easily,
I would've been dead a long time ago.
Here, use this to cook tonight's dinner.
No, you don't have to, auntie.
It must have taken a long time to prepare these bean sprouts.
You can sell these! Auntie!
Are you Arakaki Youtarou?
Ah, come in.
Please, sit down.
Cold drinks. I'll get you some cold drinks.
That's not necessary.
Don't worry, sit down.
Okay.
I heard everything from Keiko.
Very unfortunate.
Yes.
You don't seem like a bad person, however...
A bit too trusting.
Use this to end your involvement with them.
Is this...
"Business loan" is just a legal name, they are definitely loan sharks.
Anyway, just use this to get yourself clean.
Uh, but...
Even if you are Kei-chan... I mean... Miss Keiko's father,
I can't let you...
I can't accept this money.
Eventually...
I plan to have my daughter succeed my hospital.
What are your plans for the future?
When you are young, you might think nothing matters as long as you love each other.
But...
Even if people of different wealth and environment are together...
A gap will inevitably emerge.
I think sooner or later, such time will come.
Does that mean...
Kei-chan and I are not well matched?
You want me to break up with her for this money?
You may not approve of what I'm doing.
But in my perspective, this is...
Get out!
I don't need your help.
I will take care of this myself.
What makes you think you can...
Please leave!
Niinii.
Dinner's ready. Let's eat.
It's going to get cold.
It's from Kei-chan.
You sure you won't pick it up?
Youta? It's Keiko.
I know you are in there. Can you open the door?
I need to talk to you, about my father.
I want to talk to you, I want to apologize!
Kaoru.
Can you open the door for me if you are in there?
That's not what I wanted to happen.
Niinii.
That's not why I told him.
I just wanted to help you.
That's all!
Youta, please!
I want to talk to you!
Are you sure? Niinii.
Youta...
Niinii!
I'm sorry... I'm sorry.
I'm sorry...
With your grades now,
Ryukyus University's Law Department as your first choice is...
Probably no problem.
Really? Ah! Good for you!
Oh, but you can't let your guard down.
Summer break is the most critical time.
It's still too early to relax.
Okay, I will work hard.
Wait, there's no point for me to work hard, huh?
Work hard, Kaoru.
Teacher, please continue taking good care of her.
Arakaki! Hurry up!
Yes.
Excuse me! I'm getting on!
Huh? Kaoru?
I'm home.
Kaoru, I'm home.
Huh? Oh! Welcome home.
You are early tonight.
What's with you?
Huh?
Your hair is all messed up.
Well, you know...
This question is really hard.
Why does your hair get messy by a hard question?
What a weirdo.
Are your studies going well?
Yes.
Your teacher said summer break is the turning point.
You have to work hard.
Yes...
Hey, Niinii...
About going to university...
I don't think I...
Niinii...
All right, all right, all right. Okay, stop!
Raise it up!
I heard from aunties in the marketplace.
You quit delivering?
I can earn more money here.
Everyone was worried about you because you work until so late at night.
Working hard is my only strength.
Are you still having trouble with the debt?
Kei-chan, it's not something you need to be worried about.
What happened? You surprised me with your sudden visit.
I...
Passed the exam for medical certification.
Really? Good for you!
Congratulations.
I see. That's amazing.
You are a doctor at last.
I still need two years of apprenticeship before I can become a real doctor.
I'll get you to examine me if I get sick.
Sure! Leave it to me.
But I've never even caught cold before.
I guess I'll have to force myself to get sick if I ever wanted to see you again.
Youta, I...
Kei-chan.
I can't see you anymore.
Are you still upset about my father?
No, that's not it.
You will be walking a new path.
Besides, we were so different from beginning.
I felt like you were just forcing yourself to be with me.
Why would you say something like that?
I've never thought of it that way, not even once!
No way! I bet you were the whole time.
It's not good for you to be in a relationship with someone like me.
I have to get back to work.
They reduce my pay if I slack off too much.
You were the one... Who forced yourself to be with me, wasn't it?
I was always lonely.
Ever since Kaoru came.
Things like me becoming a doctor,
or what my father did...
They don't really matter, do they?
If you really loved me,
Those things shouldn't matter, should they?