I reach out my hands and gathered up...
the scattered music notes in the 88th scene.
I don't know how to put my feelings in words.
I put them in the music score as the days passed by.
When we come across...
at the third time, the feelings will ring out here.
Let me put it straight forwardly like a song.
I write all of them in a song.
This endless crescendo is so strong...
and reaching out to someone.
The melody is heading to the pianist on the stage.
It's the melody of everything about life.
It's the real face.
A whole new world...
has opened up before my eyes.
A new prelude repeats.
Beethoven.
Hello?
Um... oops.
- Hello? - Is this Saiko?
It's Nodame.
Is this Shinichi's cell phone?
Shinichi? Hold on. Shinichi? Telephone.
Wake up... wake up, please.
- Yeah? - Shinichi?
Come home immediately.
Uncle Take?
Bring that girl with you but leave right away.
That's an order. Got it?
Who was that?
Wait... why am I in your place?
What? Don't you remember?
After the graduation party, you came over and said,
"I'm drinking under the kotatsu!"
And then we drank and sang tee hee
and even danced the waltz!
Hey, did we sleep until the next morning?
What have I done?
I was expecting this call to come soon.
But not at this moment.
Chiaki? Do I look okay like this?
- What is that? - Makeup for a small face.
If I'm going to meet your family, I've got to look proper.
You call that "proper"?
I wonder if your parents will like me.
Why on earth do I have to bring her along with me?
They're totally mistaken!
Take off that makeup, please!
And you should know my parents are divorced.
- Huh? - We're going to my mother's.
My uncle's home.
The Miyoshi family. I lived there from age 12 on.
Whoa. Woah! Wooow!
- This is... your home? - Yeah.
Welcome home! Shin!
Hi, Yuiko.
- So mature! - Shin, I missed you!
You've grown again, Yuiko.
Well, it's been a year.
And you keep getting handsomer and handsomer, Shin.
Well, come on! Everyone's waiting.
Um... Chiaki?
I'm disappointed, Chiaki... You never call.
What's more, you didn't even consult me about your future plans.
To whom do you owe your ability to freely and comfortably
pursue your musical studies, eh?
You, Uncle. Forgive me.
You seem a bit arrogant, Shin.
But Shin... Is that your girlfriend outside?
- Your taste has changed. - Totally!
What about Saiko? What happened to her?
- You're mistaken! - How so?
- Excuse me... - Huh?
Please come on in.
How do you do? My name is Megumi Noda.
Shinichi has been very kind to me...
making me food and various things.
I'm just the maid here.
I have a matter to discuss with you.
Well, I have studies.
Make yourself at home.
Make myself at home...
Toshihiko! Let's play some music together later.
You on the violin and me accompanying.
That's okay. I quit the violin.
What? Why?
No reason really.
I just didn't feel like playing, so I stopped.
I see...
Well, not everyone is as infatuated with music as you are.
Yes.
But he used to really love the violin.
He was always hanging around me.
That's cause he really liked you.
So now he hates me, is that it?
He's at a difficult age. Leave him be.
On the other hand, he's really been hitting the books hard lately.
He's finally beginning to show signs
of being heir apparent to the Miyoshi Group.
Of course, he's still only in the top ten of his school.
So he's got a ways to go yet.
Top ten at a leading school in the nation.
That should be plenty.
I was always number one.
This guy's unbelievable.
- But today is about you. - Huh?
By the way, where's Mom and Aunt Chiharu?
Seiko is overseas doing work for the Cultural Business Division.
Chiharu joined her for pleasure.
- Enter. - It can't be.
So you've already guessed.
An introduction's in order.
This is a world famous hypnotist counselor.
Dr. Gyart Fischer.
Gutentag.
Another hypnotist. I knew it.
Guraahh! Merry go round!
I don't believe it. Friends in an instant!
Yuiko's such a difficult child. But to see her laughing so much?
Don't I have to lie down on a bed?
No, you can stay as you are. As long as you can relax.
I can.
You seem quite accustomed to this.
This is my third time trying hypnosis.
That many times?
I've never been able to go under.
Before we tried a spiritualist. Before that a channeler.
Whenever mom's not around, they quickly resort to this.
Hypnosis is neither magic nor the supernatural.
Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it doesn't.
It's not foolproof.
Sir... Have you ever fixed someone with the same symptoms as me?
I have. Fear of airplanes and boats. Just two, though.
That's a lot.
Could you tell me about yourself?
You attend university, right? How do you like college life?
It's a zoo.
Recently, well, over the past year,
I've been followed around by a very strange girl.
I mean, strange enough that I'd like you to take a look at her.
She lives next door to me,
but her apartment is always like a garbage dump.
Occasionally, she smells like one, too.
What would you call that?
A girl that hates to take a bath,
and wears the same clothes for days.
Even if she's not the type to put on airs,
you'd think she'd still want to make herself presentable
around the man she likes.
Today's a perfect example.
And now I've been forced to bring her here,
with everyone thinking she's my girlfriend.
Why did I bring her along?
I could've just as easily disregarded that order.
- Wha? _ - Are you listening?
He's not under at all.
I didn't think it would work.
I keep telling you hypnosis isn't right for me.
Then what is right for you! Tell me!
I'll be frank. Why don't you just give up music?
What?
You could have all the talent in the world,
but if you can't leave Japan, what's the point?
You need to go abroad.
You can have a music career in Japan!
The west is the place for classical music.
You can build a name for yourself here,
But if you don't do the same abroad...
you'll never reach the top.
The "top"?
I used to feel exactly the same. But now...
I haven't even done anything in Japan yet.
Use that passion for my company.
Who did that!?
Me. Huh?
It was me... Nodame.
- Gyaah! - What are you... a child?
Most people know that if you bat facing this direction,
the ball is going to go that way!
So sorry.
Is that the behavior of an adult?
And what are those bruises on Yuiko?
What in the world did you do to her?
Fielding practice and stuff.
And a ski jumping contest... large hill.
Say what?
My Koimari! My Bizen! My Maisen!
- We're leaving. - What?
Not "what"? You've done enough.
No, don't go! Shin! Nodame!
- Huh? - Don't go!
But why?
What has this place become?
It didn't used to be like this.
Shinichi...
Can you play Saint Saens?
This house was always filled with music.
There was Shinichi spinning a golden sound on his violin...
Grandpa was always very proud of Shin.
I wanted to be like him.
Children grow up believing they can be anything, space aliens even.
My chin cleft is getting bigger.
Mr. Toshihiko?
Dinner is ready.
At least knock before entering!
I did, but you were focused so intensely on your chin.
I thought you guys were leaving.
To make amends for breaking your dishes and vases,
I made dinner for everybody. Please enjoy it.
Okay, now leave. I'll be down soon.
Wow, look at that huge computer screen.
Is this my "miso" font?
Don't look!
I can't believe you! Are you really Chiaki's girlfriend?
You're tactless. No sex appeal.
What kind of taste in women is that?
"Tactless. No sex appeal."
Are you interested in computers, Toshihiko?
"Interested" because I'm using one?
It's weirder not to use one these days.
Our family company is in the IT industry.
And father was originally a computer specialist.
So am I.
As usual, the only things "classical" "here"
are Shin and this house.
I appreciate your wanting to make dinner.
I really do. But...
It's spring and we're having stew?
Nodame chose it because she says
it's one dish she's never failed cooking.
- You call this "cooking"? - Here you are. Eat up!
I've never failed with rice balls, either.
It's hard to get at that!
Bring out one of those for each person, like we always do!
Nodame says that stew is a dish that's meant for everyone
to sit around the pot and share.
Dad, could you get me some tofu and shirataki noodles?
Why, of course I will, dear.
Tofu and shirataki, got it.
What would you like, Toshihiko?
It's sure been a while since we all sat together
and shared an enjoyable meal together.
I've been so busy, I'm never home.
You're pretty carefree sounding,
considering mother ran out on us.
This crabmeat ball is delicious! Where'd you get these?
I know you didn't make them yourself.
Chiaki made them. Who'd have thought?
I told you not to say anything, Chiyo.
Shinichi, you've always been one
to excel above average at everything you do.
Same with schoolwork. Dancing, too.
Why don't you quit music and come join my company?
You could be my right hand man right away.
If you took music away from me, there'd be nothing left.
I'm not that versatile.
Plus, I plan on forming a new orchestra.
I have concrete aspirations.
A new orchestra? What's that?
You're building it yourself?
We'll assemble talented musicians, and put on performances.
And sponsors?
None yet. But we'll manage something.
We've only just started planning.
An amateur orchestra, huh?
What's that going to accomplish?
It'd be far better to enter a conductor's competition.
What, you scared to turn pro!?
I will! Someday.
"Someday"? When's that?
Shin, you're the protege of Sebastiano Vieira, right?
Well, when do you plan to see him?
Just 'cause you can't ride an airplane or boat!
Can't ride?
Damn, she found out.
You should join our company like father says.
I'm sure you'd succeed at anything there.
Unlike me, you're smart and skillful.
Hey, you're a perfect heir to the throne.
Toshihiko!
You don't know about this, Shin.
But there was once a plan to put you to sleep with drugs...
and put you on a plane bound for overseas.
Stop it, Toshihiko!
But the car you were in got in a multi car accident.
Or the plane you were supposed to take
ran into trouble soon after takeoff
and had to return to the airport.
There's definitely a curse on you, Shin!
Toshihiko!
You want him to become part of the company?
Then this is what you have to tell him! Instead of trying to win him over!
Thanks for dinner.
No one thinks about me.
They all just ignore me.
Same with grandpa, same with father.
I just don't compare with my dear Shin.
Nodame? Sleep with me, okay? Don't go home.
Don't worry. Permission to stay over has been granted.
It's too late to go home, anyway.
- Thanks. - Wanna take a bath?
We did play a lot today.
- Nodame? - What?
My mom's coming back, right?
They're not getting divorced, are they?
My mom said that after grandpa died,
the air in this house went "stain".
She says it was hard to breathe.
In that case, she's just gone out
for a quick breath of fresh air.
When I stay too long in my room,
it gets hard for me to breathe, too.
So I run away a lot, too.
To "Cousin Shin's" "place."
What? Unfair!
The nightmares are back.
Just when I thought they were gone.
Who was that person, anyway?
I've never seen him before.
Human?
You're definitely cursed, Shin.
It's 'cause he says things like that.
Damn it!
"J.S. Bach Matthaus Passion"
What's wrong, Shinichi? Did you have another nightmare?
Well, then. Let's listen to a record together.
Matthew Passion. It's Bach.
This is rare. You never listen to vocal music.
Hey! What're you wearing?
Oh, this?
It's one of your mother's negligees apparently.
I feel like a princess in this.
This sure is amazing, this audio room.
So many records. And sheet music, too!
It was my grandpa's room.
Nobody loved music like he did.
He played the cello, too, as a hobby.
Wow... the cello.
So did you and he play together?
All the time.
Grandpa used to invite over all kinds of musician friends,
and he'd hold performances in the salon of this house.
Salon?
I say a long time ago, but it was only 5 years ago.
Music was always playing in this house.
Whoa... a 60 CD set of Heifetz!
I think I'll take it home with me.
Eep! Look, a Milch record! He sure is young.
Hey, Franck! This is the violin sonata
that Maki played accompaniment on recently.
That's right. Mine, too, for his exam.
The piano part for this is really cool, too.
There's a piano in this house, isn't there?
- What? - And a violin?
Yeah... so?
You serious?
Okay, wait.
If we're going to play something, we should do this.
Huh?
I don't know this one.
We've got the sheet music, too.
But in your case, why don't you just listen to it?
Elgar?
Do you know what time it is!?
Figure out the time difference!
Right now it's 5 a.m. in Japan!
Why are you waiting till the last minute
to tell me something this important?
Why didn't you report this earlier!?
What? You're the president? Don't give me that!
Unbelievable! They don't take me seriously enough!
When are these old guys gonna move on!
Damn it. I guess 50 is still young.
You've always got your eye fixed only on the present,
or the next mountaintop.
Every once in a while, you should turn around
and take a look at the path you've traveled.
Just to see if you've left anything behind.
This dazzling voice...
will last forever.
The mark of summer...
carved on my shaking heart...
will last forever.
When our paths overlap,
I will close my eyes and feel you.
I will never forget you...
All the blue tears and stars...
in the sky.
Nowhere...
can they be disappeared.
A light shines suddenly.
This very light...
shines on my dream...
Somewhere...
I will never forget.