a SHUNJI IWAI Film
MIHO NAKAYAMA
ETSUSHI TOYOKAWA
BUNJAKU HAN
KATSUYUKI SHINOHARA
MIKI SAKAI TAKASHI KASGIWABARA
Written and Directed by SHUNJI IWAI
KOBE, a city in the west province, Japan
It is already 2 years
since our son, Itsuki, passed away
To see you all who had extended warmth and kindness to him...
at this memorial service...
should surely make Itsuki happy
Everybody. Please help yourselF
Sweet wine
Wow, this is great
Frankly, I preFer something dry
Hey, Yasuyo
Didn't we bring any sake with us?
You can drink your Fill later
Come on. It's his memorial
Hiroko
Akiba and the gang said...
sorry that they couldn't attend
I see
They're repenting at home
Repenting at home?
They still Feel guity about it
Akiba quit mountain climbing since that incident
For them
Itsuki's death is not an event oF the Far past
Would all oF you gather?
Well...tonight...
Akiba and the gang plan to secretly visit the grave
Hiroko, would you mind
dropping her in Front oF our house?
She's got a headache
Ouch!
Don't push me around like this
You're Hiroko, aren't you?
Already drunk?
He's hopeless
He drank the whole bottle oF sake by himselF
Hiroko
Please Forgive him, Hiroko
Must be straining For him
He's just acting busy
The drinking party will go on all night long
Looking Forward to the party but thinks he shouldn't show it
AFter all, the death anniversary
is an excuse to drink one's Fill
Mrs. Fujii, how's your headache?
Oh, that? I was just Faking it
What?
You're all so Full oF schemes
Well, I'm not hurting anybody
Akiba and the gang are scheming something, too
You don't come see us anymore
Visiting us won't hurt
I'm sorry
I started displaying them, but...
I had to prepare For today
I only got halF way through
We keep the room closed recently
Sorry For the dust
Hiroko Would you like to see this?
The junior high year book
You lived in Otaru?
Yes
Where about I Otaru?
The house...
It's no longer there
They built a highway over it
That's too bad
Look here
It's him
He transFerred beFore graduation
He had the resemblance
Seeing this picture now
his existence seems obscure
Would you like some cake?
Ah...no, thanks
It's From Comme Chinois
In that case...
Fujii Itsuki...
Found it
2-24, ZENIBAKO, OTARU CITY
What's the big secret?
Akiba and the gang...
They're planning an ambush tonight
An ambush?
They'll secretly visit the grave
Then Itsuki'll be busy tonight
OTARU, a northern town, Far away From Kobe
What's the matter, Itsuki?
Aren't you going to work?
I have a cold
The cold this year is persistent
Like someone I know
by the way I have tickets For a movie
Let's go see it How about Saturday?
No
How about Sunday?
It's Freezing
You can't always be busy, Itsuki?
I am
Itsuki...Itsuki
The letter
Itsuki
Itsuki, the letter
Itsuki
What?
This...you dropped this
A love letter?
Itsuki
Itsuki, how about next week?
Wa-ta-na-be Hi-ro-ko?
Who could it be?
"Dear Fujii Itsuki, How are you?"
"I'm very well -Watanabe Hiroko"
What the hell is this?
Who is it From?
Letter oF Misery?
It doesn't seem to be that
Grandpa, dinner's ready
Ms. Watanabe in Kobe...
Isn't she your acquaintance?
Ms. Watanabe?
Look at it
Must be someone you know
No, I don't know her I'm deFinite
Watanabe Hiroko... This is really weird
Isn't it weird, grandpa?
Let me
I don't know anyone in Kobe
How would I know
Didn't you see a doctor?
It's not that serious
Those pills're only For slight colds
Then you'll Fo to work tomorrow?
IF not, go to the hospital
Itsuki, let me see the letter
Rather work like a slave...
than go to the hospital
The girl who got married recently
DiFFerent last name now
I knew it
She got married and became... Mrs. Endo
Gleeeenek
What?
Kleeenes
Watanabe Hiroko...
My God...this is aggravating
DEAR WATANABE HIROKO
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"I'm basically Fine but I now have a cold"
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"How is your cold?"
"Try these wills and get well soon"
"Watanabe Hiroko"
It's pretty bad
My love runs on the south wind
Goodbye, Mr. Akiba
Take care
Goodbye, Ms. Watanabe
How was it?
The memorial service
Well, it turned our pretty well...
Pretty well?
Pretty well is...
pretty well
Something good happened?
I can see it in your Face
Really?
What?
What is it? You tell me
When I went to his house
his mother showed me his year book
His year book?
His junior high's...
When he lived in Otaur
There was a list oF addresses at the end oF the book
I Found his address there
I'm sure there was
His house is no longer there
A highway runs over it now
Which means that address doesn't exist anymore
Right?
I guess so
Guess what? I wrote a letter and mailed it to that address
I addressed it to him
What For?
The letter won't get there
That's why I mailed it
It's a letter to Heaven
You're really Full oF surprises
But...guess what happened?
I got a reply
From Heaven?
You must be kidding
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko I'm basically Fine"
Isn't this strange?
"but I now have a cold
Fujii Itsuki"
This must be a bad joke
It coule be...
But it makes me a bit happy
It must be that
You still can't Forget Fujii
That's why I wrote that
And you, Akiba? Have you Forgotten him?
That's a diFFerent issue
How do you deFine our relationship?
Hey, Hiroko...hey...
Hey
I'm surious about this
But I don't know How am I supposed to say?
Always this Kansai accent when you're stuck
Oh, hi. Is anything the matter?
I...I Forgot something
Forgot what?
Well..It's all right. Goodbye
She saw us kissing
What shall we do?
It couldn't be helped
We might as well make it public now
admit it
When I visited Fujii's grave
I asked For
his permission to marry you
I think it's about time you Freed him
Let yourselF be Free, too
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"On the way home today"
"I saw the cherry blossoms were ready to bloom"
"Spring seems not Far away
Watanabe Hiroko"
She's deranged
It's in Motojiro Kajii's story
A body buried under a cherry tree
It's in Ango Sakaguchi's...
Under the Full Bloom Cherry Forest
That's it. That must be it
There's a thing about cherry blossoms
Yes, you're absolutely right
That weird letter
That cold pills
The cherry blossoms and spring not Far away
She should be locked up
It's scary. What shall I do?
IF nothing's done about it she'll keep on writing
For how long?
Forever
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"Who in the world are you?"
"Please tell me the truth"
"What the hell!"
He's the one who impersonated Fujii
Suppose he's serious
Serious in what way?
I don't know
Come to think oF it, it's weird
Why was your letter delivered?
You said that nobody lives at that address
That it's a highway now
But the letters are delivered
Maybe he lives on the highway
You're kidding
What's going on anyway?
Suppose he really does live on the highway
What!
Assuming he does...
He lives in a hut built on the median
Suppose...
Just listen
A postman comes to the address
but I'm sure he won't delivery your letters to him
Why won't he?
You can't live on a highway?
Wrong
I said this is an assumption
Let's put it this way
Suppose the highway isn't there
And Fujii's house is still there
Suppose there's a new tenant
And the postman comes with the letter
Will it be delivered?
It'll be delivered
No, it won't
Why not?
Why should it be?
The name's diFFerent
Even iF the address is right
iF the name plate is diFFerent
I see
Same with the highway
Even iF a house is on the highway
iF Mr. Yamada lives there
it won't be delivered
IF the name is diFFerent
the letter will never reach him
That's how it works
Which means... He really is Fujii Itsuki
That's hard to swallow
His last name at least
has to be Fujii
Say...
Suppose...
Wait a second
Something may pop up
No, that's not it
What?
You see... it's him writing the letters
How else can you explain it?
That's doesn't explain anything
But it's romantic
Sure it's romantic, but...
Let it rest at that
No, we can't
No, we can't, Hiroko
All right. All right
You believe what you like
I'll concentrate on Finding out the truth
Lend it to me
It's precious evidence
"IF you are the real Fujii Itsuki"
"kindly show me some prooF"
Is she picking a Fight?
She's the one who wrote to me First
Send her some kind oF prooF
What?
The prooF
What kind oF prooF?
A copy oF your resident card?
Why do I have to take such trouble?
Health Insurance Card?
I've decided not to be involved in this nonsense anymore
She can just keep on writing
Hey
She's calling you a Fake
My God. It looks like a mug shot
Incredible. It's a girl
So there really is another Fujii Itsuki
My strategy really worked our well
To tell you the truth I secretly wrote to her
"IF you claim to be Fujii Itsuki
Send me some prooF"
She really did
Copied her driver's licence
Hiroko, why don't you
accompany me to Otaru?
A Friend oF mine in Otaru also works with glass
He's holding an exhibition there
I wasn't thinking oF going
but it's a good chance
Let's go to Otary...
and unmask this girl
She's not our enemy
It's not what I wanted
Why did you do it?
Well, this is it
It's all over
THIS IS THE PROOF DON'T EVER WRITE TO ME AGAIN
GOODBYE - FUJII ITSUKI
Hope she got well
Hope she took those pills
Hiroko
The letter was From him
I wanted to believe that
But it's all over now
It's all because oF the letters
It's can't be him!
How can he write a letter?
That's cruel, Hiroko
You always sit there
You sat there when Fujii and you First met
He asked you to go out with him
Remember that?
I wanted to ask you out
He had never spoken to a girl until then
I should've made my move First
IF I had done so
how would it have turned out?
Let's go to Otaru
Let's Find the other...
the other Fujii Itsuki
Found it
It's this way
It's close be
He'll be right over
Is it really you, Akiba?
It's been a long time
You haven't changed at all
Fujii's...Fiance?
I see
Did you know him?
OF course, I did
I know him enough about Fujii
It was a small college
Didn't know he was From Otaru
Neither did I
Yoshida
This Fujii...
Do you mean Fujii Itsuki?
Did you know him?
OF course, I did
I knew his since childhood
It's a small town
Are you having a relapse?
I'm not going to work
Then you must go to the hospital
Good morning
Yes?
Mr. Abekasu?
He Found a new Flat For us
Can't I go, too?
Seeing the Flat won't hurt
Too early?
No, it's all right
Ah...yes
Itsuki
Can you leave soon?
Is grandpa still against it?
He's digging up the garden
He was even planting something
He probably wants to stay here
We can't give way to an old man's nostalgia
You said the ceiling will cave in soon
You said that
Yes, that's For sure
It's amazing you're living there
Can't be that bad
Well, I didn't mean it to be...
Hey, this is too warm
Keep it on
You shouldn't underestimate a cold
Do you know Marimo Store?
Opposite Marusho?
Yes, The owner there is a client oF ours
He neglected a cold
He almost never had a cold
So we all teased him about it
It developed into pneumonia
He died?
Come on. You don't die oF pneumonia
My dad died oF that
OF pneumonia? Did he really die oF that?
Yes, he neglected a cold
Remember?
Well,...yes...I do... That's how it happened...
How long ago was it?
Did you Forget that, too?
He was your wiFe's brother
People are easily Forgotten...
when they die
What can I say...
Her Father died oF pneumonia
She should know better
What's this place?
The hospital
I should have known better This is Route 5
When did it open?
We went to diFFerent junior highs
I didn't know he moved
Must have been the entrance
Rattle, rattle
Excuse me...
Mr. Ohtomo, do you know someone else named Fujii?
The same name as Fujii
I don't seem to recall
Here Here
The Famed photographer is here
IN MOURNING
Hiroko, what are you doing?
I mailed it here
My First letter
Mrs. Hosoi. Mrs. Hosoi Taki
Miss Fujii
Dad...
Itsuki
Hurry up
Miss Fujii Itsuki
Miss Fujii
Isn't Fujii Itsuki here?
Here
Must be around here
Let's ask someone
FUJII
Excuse me...
Don't worry
Nobody'll think we're strange
Excuse me...
Does Fujii Itsuki live here?
She does
Is this Fujii Itsuki's residence?
She's out now
I see
She should be back soon
Can we wait For her outside?
Wait inside
No, we'll wait For her outside
We're pretty crazy, aren't we?
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"I came to Otaru to meet you"
"I am writing this letter in Front oF your house"
"The Fujii Itsuki I knew"
"wasn't you"
"I realized that coming here"
"My Fujii Itsuki was a man"
"He was my Fiance"
"Two years ago, he..."
Let's go
Not wait?
No
"I don't know where he is now"
"I sometimes think about him"
"I just hope he's doing well somewhere"
Oh, this is useless
It's a small town
The station won't be Far
"That's why I wrote that letter"
"It wasn't supposed to be delivered at all"
Say...
You lied in that letter
I lied?
You didn't tell her he died
I wonder why I didn't
Didn't Feel up to it?
Death isn't so pretty
Not so pretty, huh?
Maybe you're right
We're in luck
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"I'm writing this letter in Front oF your house"
I saw you waiting For a cab back there
I dropped a passenger...
and made a U-turn to pick you up
That's considerate
You look like that passenger who was just on my cab
What? Me?
No, the lady next to you
Could pass as twins
"I must have caused a lot oF trouble"
"I am truly sorry"
"I wanted to meet the person with the same name...
as my Fiance"
"But I didn't have the courage"
"Our sole line was the correspondence"
"And it may be best to leave it as that"
The same name...
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"I sent that rude letter"
"because I had no idea who you were"
"Please Forgive me"
"To make up For it"
"I have a piece oF inFormation"
Be Free to come over again any time
Come back to Kobe For a chance
You speak Funny now
Do I?
How's Nakamura doing?
Nakamura? No news From him?
He doesn't even call me anymore
I'll tell him
to call you sometimes
Any cigarettes
Sorry. No cigarettes
Miss Fujii
"To make up For it"
"I have a piece oF inFormation"
"When I was a junior high school student"
"there was a boy in my class with the same name"
"Fujii Itsuki you reFerred to"
"could be that boy"
This is it. Up there
On the third Floor
It has quite a good view
So small
Itsuki, compared to that huge house...
anywhere is too small
True. We don't use three oF the rooms
I told you
Maybe we should get a boarder
Please
You won't be able to move out
You don't want us canceling
at the last moment again
I'm not concerned about that
Must decide quickly
I have clients waiting to see it
The decisions is made
All we have to do is persuaFe grandpa
You know it has to be torn down
Grandpa
I'll decided on that
I's against it
Would you please sit down?
Sit down and listen
I got your point
No, you don't
Will my opposing it
change anything?
No, it won't
Then we are moving
Senile goat
What?
Did he said we're moving?
What're you looking For? You look so serious
Oh, nothing really
Did he have a classmate with the same name?
I don't really know What there such a person?
This girl
Let me see
I don't remember her
Does this girl look like me?
Do we look alike?
Like you, Hiroko?
I wonder
Does it matter?
IF you look alike, does it matter?
Well, not really
You're lying
No, I'm not
Hiroko
Your Face says you're lying
Suppose you do look alike
IF so...
I can't Fogive him
IF that was the reason why he chose me
Mrs. Fujii how an I supposed to take it?
He said it was love at First sight
And I believed him
But there was a reason behind
his love at First sight For me
He Fooled me all along
Hiroko, are you trying to compete with this junior high girl?
Yes, I am. Is that Funny?
Yes, it really is
I guess you're right
What a lucky boy he was
Making you jealous aFter he's gone
You still love him, don't you?
Don't say that. You're making me cry
"How are you?"
"The Fujii Itsuki you mentioned and my Fujii Itsuki"
"were the same person"
"I Found your address"
"in his junior high year book"
"It's all because I'm such a Flake"
"I'm really sorry"
"I know..."
"I know I've caused you enough trouble"
"but could I ask a Favor oF you?"
"IF there is anything you remember about him"
"would you let me know?"
I remember him very well
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"I do remember a lot oF things about him"
"But most oF my memories"
"are about our names"
"I'm sure you have an idea what they are"
"Sorry to say they are not very pleasant memories"
"It began on the 1st day oF the school year"
Shoji Katsutoshi
Here
Tanaka Kyosuke
Here
Hattori Kaxutomo
Here
Fujii Itsuki
Same name?
It's incredible
Muraoka Shinobu
Muraoka
"had such a bad start"
"My junior high school period"
"Because oF him I had to endure 3 depressive years"
"Filled with unFair prejudice"
"When I was on day duty..."
"Fujii, who's on day duty tomorrow?
Muraoka and Funabashi
What did we do in Math today?
Equations
Which equations?
Fujii Itsuki
You love birds having Fun?
Sorry For the instrusion
Love is wonderFul, isn't it?
Simultaneous equations
Thanks
"I thought all this hassle was only For a year"
"But we ended up in the same class For 3 years"
"It may sound Fun For an outsider"
"But not when you're a part oF it"
"We somehow avoided each other"
"and did not talk much, either"
"What's new since then?
The letter
Well, on and oFF
What do you mean on and oFF?
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"How did he take it?"
"Having the same name"
"didn't he Feel you two were bound by destiny?
"That was out oF the question"
"You may think there was a romantic Flavoring"
"but reality had no such tenderness"
"Because oF our names"
"we were constantly exposed to mockery and torture"
"For 3 years, we never had even a single moment oF peace"
"The class oFFicers' election"
"was almost a nightmare"
Endo
"Among the bollots was this ridiculous graFFiti"
FUJII ITSUJI FUJII ITSUJI
"When they counted the ballots Inaba kindly read it out"
Fujii Itsuki...heart...Fujii Itsuki
"And it didn't end there"
"AFter the oFFicers' election"
"came the special commitees"
"Like the radio committee"
"First was the library committee"
"I sensed something bad"
The Fujii Itsuki couple will be in the library committee
Hey, look at her. She's crying
She's crying
really?
She is
What's wrong with him?
Love is indestructible
You heard that?
Sorry
It's a joke
Hey, hey, hey, Hold it. Hold it No big deal, It's no big deal
stop it
You bastard
Stop!
Stop it, Fujii
Stop it
Everybody, stop them
Stop it, Fujii
"Despite his resistance"
"we were sent to the library"
"But he just gooFed around"
and didn't do any work"
Fujii...
make yourselF useFul
"He kept on borrowing books"
"Like biography oF Konyo Aoki"
"or Mallarme's poetry"
"He borrowed books no one else would"
You're reading these?
OF course not
FUJII ITSUKI
Fujii Itsuki Straight Flash
"He only enjoyed writing his name"
"on blank cards with no other names"
"I was appalled and said..."
What a jerk
"But he really seemed to enjoy this mischieF"
"And he kept at it"
"Anyway, he was pretty weird"
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"I tryly appreciate your letter"
"Itsuki who lives in your memory"
"naturally is not the man I know"
"But it's him all the same"
"There must be many places"
"and times he was in"
"I probably know only a portion oF him"
"Reading your letter"
"I Felt that way"
"Please tell me more about him"
"share your memories with me"
The quickest way may be
to take our my brain and send it to her
"I think it was during our 2nd-year term exams"
"Getting my answer sheet"
"I got the biggest shock oF my liFe"
Hatsuse
"27 points"
"Those Figures haunt me even to this day"
"I looked careFully"
"The answer sheet wasn't mine"
"The one he was doodling on in the back"
"Was, inFact, my paper"
"That was the beginning oF a long day"
"Give me back my answer sheet"
"Because I couldn't say that"
"the misery was extended to aFter school"
Kasumi wants to...
Kazumi wants to go out with you
We can start out as Friends
You good-For-nothing jock
Forget about the jerk
"The bicycle part those days was"
"the meeting sopt oF lovers"
That's Fujii
Gee whix
What a surprise
"It was Oikawa Sanae Form the next class"
Waiting For someone, too?
LiFe's tough, huh?
Boys are so selFish
Don't you agree?
Go ahead...use this
Thank you
But...
But girls may be more selFish
Good luck
Bye
"BrieF as it was, I lost a companion"
"Alone again, I waited For him"
Hey, Fujii
You've got my answer sheet
Isn't this yours?
It's dark. I can't see
Would you hurry up
My hand's getting tired
The past tense oF break is broke
Hey
This is no time to correct your paper
I can't see
Found it
What is this?
It's disgusting
"I Found that answer sheet so I'll send it to you"
"He Frew that thing in the back"
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"I'll treasure the answer sheet you sent me"
"Thank you"
"By the way, what kind oF girls did he like?"
"Do you happen to know who was his First love?"
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"I do not know the details"
"oF his personal liFe"
"But I remember he was quite popular"
"Do you remember Oikawa Sanae?"
"She got me into trouble"
Itsuki
Do you know who Fujii is going out with?
How should I know?
Really?
What does that mean?
Well, you seen to be chummy with him
You must be kidding
Why should I be?
Don't you Feel anything For him?
I coubld be a match-maker For you two
No thank you
Get into pairs
Start the back-to back calisthenics
So you really weren't going out with him?
Didn't I say so?
I asked him directly
I was ready to be your match-maker
It's such a pity
In that case
it's your turn to be the match-maker For me
What do you mean?
I want you to be
a go-between For him and me
What're you saying?
Don't you think
I'm pretty unpredictable?
Oikawa Sanae wants to be Friends with you
It that so
Isn't it great?
Really?
What're you going to do?
Nothing...really
Don't you like her?
Is there someone else?
Isn't there?
There isn't
Then say yes
Hey, wait a minute
Let me catch my breath First
Wait a minute
Wait, wait
You don't need to come any Further
A boy and a girl story is a repetition oF this
"So I can say"
"that Sanae was not his girlFriend"
"Anyway"
"he was so unFriendly he didn't deserve a girlFriend"
"Sorry. This was what I thought oF him in those days"
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko I have a question"
"What did you see in him?"
"Sorry to keep you waiting
Mr. Akiba will soon be here
Miss Watanabe
I was in love with Mr. Akibe
I gave him up because oF you
I like you, too
Please make Mr. Akiba happy
No...
He should make you happy
I'll tell him that
The blue wind
came and run
to the island
I've been waiting For you, Ms. Watanabe
Say...why don't we go to that mountain once
Let's go talk to him
Let's do it
Help me out here
Don't Feel good. Count me out
That cold sure is persistent
Memories keep popping up
"I also remember this"
"He was hit by a truck on the way to school"
"An ambulance took him"
"It was hilarious at school"
Fujii Itsuki had an accident this morning
We don't know the details
Miss Hamaguchi went to the hospital
So, I 'll be in charge oF today's lesson
Fujii, why are you here?
Study hour
What was that about
"His leFt leg had a compound Fracture"
"It was a month beFore the school track meet"
"He was to run in the 100 meter race"
Let me look at the camera
No
Come on
Look at this camera
Can you see?
On your mark
Ready
Who are you?
Where are you From?
Which school?
Who the hell is he?
I demand a re-start
He's ruining the race
What's he up to anyway?
How do you Focus it?
Didn't you see that?
What happened?
That became
his last sprint in his junior high years
You're home today?
Hey, don't barge in like this
It's an exception today
No exceptions allowed
This is For you
Sign it, please
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"Please take pictures"
"oF the ground he ran on"
Can I help you?
What are you looking For?
Miss Hamaguchi...
I was in your 3rd Year Class 2
Fujii?
Yes
Do you remember me?
Fujii Itsuki. 3rd Year Class 2
Your attendance number was...
Aizawa, Okazako, Kato, Koyama...
Sato, Sato, Shoji, Hattori...
Ito, Endo, Kanazaki...
Suzuki, Tsuchiya, Nakajima...
Itsuki...
Number 24
Wow. How could you?
So you work at the Municipal Library?
Funny I ended up working there
Your library duty wasn't wasted
I really enjoyed that
We're putting the books in order
Wow. I sure miss all this
Come her, everyone
This is our graduate, Miss Fujii
Hello
Hear that? She's Fujii
You know her?
Far out!
There's a game we play
We call it Looking For
Who Found it First?
Kubota did
Then we Found many more books
We compete to see
who can Found the most books
We even made a score chart
Where did we put that?
The craze cooled oFF now
How many did we Find?
Let me see...
So Far...we've Found 87
Did you Find so many?
But we never thought we'd be able to meet her in person
I didn't wrote these library cards
A Friend oF mine did it For kicks
Was that a boy?
Yes
That boy... He must have liked you a lot
Because he wrote your name so many times
Were you going out with him?
You've got it all wrong
These are not my names
They're not
It's so romantic. I envy you
They sure put me in a spot
Aren't they something?
I put up with them everyday
That's true
Who was it?
The boy who liked you?
Who wrote all the cards?
Please, Miss Hamaguchi
Oh, come on
That wasn't my name
Remember? There was another Fujii Itsuki
What? You mean that boy?
It was his doing
Remember his attendance number?
Nine
TerriFic
It was no more than a second
He became a very special boy
Didn't he die 2 years ago?
During mountain climbing
It's hot
One more station to go
What is it
A dragon-Fly
Dad died, didn't he?
A Friend oF mine lives near here
His name is Kaji
so everybody calls him Kaji Bear
He's as Fierce as a bear
That's why we call him that
We'll stat at his place tonight and
go to the mountain in the morning
Look, It's over there
You can see the mountain top
What's the matter?
I can't
I just can't
Hiroko
What are we doing?
This can't be right
It can't be right
Hiroko
He'll be angry
He won't be
Let's go home
We came all the way
to put aside the past
Please
You must put it aside, Hiroko
Please...
Let me go home
DEAR WATANABE HIROKO
MY DAD NEGLAECTED A COLD AND DIED
What's wrong?
Did you check your temperature?
It's broken
Let me see
Itsuki
41.8 degrees?
Grandpa
Call the ambulance
And please bring a blanket
Grandpa, the blanket
Itsuki
Grandpa, the blanket
Did you call 119?
The blanket?
The ambulance First
And Itsuki?
I'll carry her
But...
Juse call 119
I'm cold...I'm cold
One hour? What nonsense are you talking about?
Why would it take that long?
What? The snow?
The ambulance ?
Can't wait
Grandpa
Bring the blanket
What're you doing?
IF we catch a cab
it's 15 minutes to the hospital
The tasi's not good
Can't catch any
In that case, I'll walk
Are you out oF your mind?
You can't do that
Call the ambulance
They say it takes one hour
What? The snow?
Why?
Look outside
Where's the blanket?
Hello...hello...
This is Fujii. We called beFore
Yes
Yes, we are. We're using ice to lower the temperature
Who are you talking to?
Grandpa, lay Itsuki on the soFa
We must keep her warm
And would you...
Hey
Grandpa, I asked you to lay Itsuki on the soFa
Must warm her
They told me that
Then do as they say
That's won't make the ambulance come
They say it's coming
In about an hour
Look, It's getting worse
It'll be even worse
One hour, right?
One hour
Please with a second
Grandpa. Put her down
Bring the blanket
Not the taxi
Hurry up and bring it
Want to kill her, too?
Get a hold oF yourselF
Remember the last time?
You ignored 119
and went to Find a taxi
You couldn't get a taxi
Carried him on your back and walked to the hospital
Don't you remember?
The treatment was delayed
and that's how he died
Why do you want to repeat that?
At a time like this
we must listen to the specialists
You understand, don't you?
How long did it take to the hospital that time?
How many minutes?
One hour
At least one hour
Not that long
It took that long
It was 40 minutes
It took 40 minutes that time
It was longer than that
No, it was 40 minutes
To be precise to the hospital entrance
it was exactly 38 minutes
But it was too late
Either way he wouldn't have made it
IF we leave here now
we'll reach the hospital beFore the ambulance comes
Your decision
Itsuki is your daughter
You must decide
But it's impossible to walk
I will not walk; I will run
We'll stay one night here
Okay?
Hi, there, Akiba
What happened to your Face?
I told you he looks like a bear
His death is a loss to us all
I wonder why good guys always die young
Kaji Bear was in the party, too...
when that accident took place
I had more hair at the time, though
You deFinitely had more hair
He's a great guy
Since the accident
he looks aFter the climbers here
Because oF the accident
I've become an expert on that mountain
But since I tell the climbers where to be careFul...
or not to ignore the weather
They Find me annoying
You're a great guy
I ran away From the mountain
Don't you want to climb again?
No, it's impossible
How come?
I'm just...
...scared
Hey
My love runs
on the south wind
What is this song?
Is it your club song or something?
He sang this beFore he died
He Fell into a ravine
We couldn't see him
but we heard him singing
OF all the songs in the world
why did it have to be this?
He didn't even like Seiko Matsuda
He was a strange one
He sure was
You know he never asked me to marry him
He called me to Mt. Maya
He had the engagement ring in his hand
But he didn't say anything
For about two hours
We stayed there without a word
I began to Feel sorry For him
So I ended up
asking him to marry me
Then he said on word
Okay
That's the way he was
He was hopeless in Front oF girls
They're all good memories
That's true
He gave me lots oF good memories
You're right
But I want more and more From him
I pester him aFter his death
and beg For more
I'm such a selFish girl
But grandpa
It's 10 years since then
So? What's the problem?
You're 75 this year
No, 76
You can't do it
Age has nothing to do with it
Yes, it does
Grandpa
It's impossible
Wait
Please wait
Don't worry
Even iF it costs me my liFe
I'll get there within 40 minutes
This patient...
The oxygen
Akiko
We're not moving out oF the house
I'm absolutely sure
Whether it's our grandpa
or the house, I 'll stay and witness which Falls First
As a real estate agent
I gurantee the house'll Fall First
Don't worry, Akiko
They'll both be okay
Hiroko
What is it?
Come and take a look
It's such a beautiFul dawn
What ?
See it?
see what?
That's the mountain
Take a good look
Fujii is there
Fujii
Are you still singing that Seiko Matsuda song?
Aren't you cold up there?
I'm taking Hiroko From you
Go ahead
He says go ahead
That's cheating, Akiba
Hiroko, say something to him
Musy have a lot oF complaints
Go on
How are you?
I'm very well
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
How are you?
I'm very well
How are you?
I'm...
I'm very well
How are you?
I'm very well
How are you?
What's this racket?
At this early hour
Don't interrupt her
This is the best part
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"OF all things"
"my dad died oF a neglected cold"
"It was the New Year Day when I was in the 3rd year"
"Because oF the Funeral"
"right aFter New Year, it was hectio
Ouch
Akane, it hurts
"Mom collapsed From Fatigue"
"The new term had started"
"but I couldn't go to school"
"One day..."
Yes?
What?
What's up
Why are you here?
What happened to school?
What is it?
Just this
a SHUNG IWAI FILMREMEMBERANCE OF THINGS PAST BY M. PROUST
borrowed it beFore the break
Forgot to return it
Return it
Why don't you return it yourselF?
I'm asking you
because I can't
Why not?
Please return it
Did anyone died?
My dad did
Please accept my sympathy For your loss
What's wrong?
Nothing
That was the last time I saw him
"When I went to school a week later
It's Inaba's doing again
Do, Ididn't do it. He did it
She didn't do it
Did you know Fujii transFerred to another school?
Seems it was so sudden he couldn't say goodbye
What is it?
Itsuki
FUJII ITSUKI
REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST
"This is the last memory I have oF him
"And this is probably the last story"
"I can write to you about"
Itsuki
Wait a second
Almost done
"Dear Fujii Itsuki"
"The memories written in these letters belong to you"
"So you should hang on to them"
"Thank you For all your kindneww"
"I truly appreciate it"
"P.S..."
"P.S...The name on the library cards"
"Was it really his name?"
What does she mean?
"I have a Feeling"
"the name he wrote was intended to be your name
What does she mean by this?
What is it?
Nothing
I had a classmate in junior high with the same name
And it was a boy
And?
That's all
Was he your First love?
Wasn't anything like that
There was such a boy. That's all
When I planted that tree
I gave it a name
Can you guess what name it is?
No
I named it Itsuki
The same as your name
You're kidding
When you were born
I planted that tree
That's why I gave both oF you the same name
Which one?
You didn't know, huh?
Which tree is it?
That one?
That?
What are you two up to?
Is it really true?
Didn't you make it up?
This is it
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko my strange pen-pal"
"How are you doing?"
"I'm doing well as usual"
"As For how usual, I am..."
"Never mind that"
"Something great happened today"
"I want to tell you about it"
"That's why I'm writing this"
Or rather, banging my keyboard
"It was brouhgt on by unexpected visitors"
It says Fujii
Oh, hi
Hello
What's going on?
We Found something very nice
It's this
The back cover
It's inside
Other side
The card
The card in the back
The back
"Dear Watanabe Hiroko"
"I'm too embarrassed"
"to mail this letter to you"
[ END ] Subtitles by tanlwowo