Those trees with entwined branches you're standing on
were once the home of the Tengu.
In former times, no one would fell these.
Do Tengu really exist?
Who knows?
You're human, aren't you?
Unfortunately, I am.
Are you kids from around here?
Yeah.
Where are you from? Do you live in these mountains?
What a silly question to ask a homeless guy.
I don't have a home. I walk from mountain to mountain throughout Japan.
Wow, that's amazing.
But recently, I've been attached to Kameiwa Mountain.
Why this mountain? There's nothing here.
I don't know either. But I feel that something will happen here... or perhaps not.
Which is it?
If you stay out of your body for too long, you won't be able to get back in.
Eh, seriously?! This is really bad!
Tell me more next time we meet. Later!
Hurry up! We have to return now!
A little while ago, I left my body again.
On Kameiwa Mountain, I met a strange, old man.
I even talked to him.
I'd like to meet him again when I'm awake.
It would be terrible if I couldn't get back into my body,
but this spiritual separation is getting interesting.
If I could just move more freely...
If I could explore Kakuriyo...
could I meet her again?
This is Suiten's mayor, Yazaki Motoi.
He asks for your support in his re-election!
Students of Suiten, thank you for your hard work! Thank you for your support!
How annoying...
What is it?
Master Makoto, you shouldn't enter this room so regularly.
Kabato, you knew my father, didn't you?
Yes, and he should have succeeded the family.
She seemed very happy.
Her stepsister has fallen down the stairs and broken her leg.
It's thanks to the princess' curse.
The brain surgeon Wilder Penfield discovered a phenomenon in which, by stimulating the temporal lobe of an epileptic patient,
some patients were able to recall memories of their pasts.
He theorized that a tiny person lives inside the brain,
and is responsible for the senses of sight, hearing and smell.
This graphic shows how the information transmitted to the brain is distributed.
This depends on how sensitive the sensors are in each part of your body,
and this is an exaggerated picture called "The Midget in the Brain, the Homunculus."
Yazaki Motoi, it's Yazaki Motoi!
He has come here personally to seek your support on his development plan for the town of Suiten!
I need more sleep, I don't feel well...
This is exposure.
Where are you, mister?
Shit!
Am I going to be scared of this my whole life?
Yazaki Motoi, it's Yazaki Motoi.
He has come here personally to seek your support on his development plan for the town of Suiten.
What's wrong with that kid?
She's not back yet?
What is it, son of Komori?
T-Thanks for before.
Just to make sure, nothing happened afterwards, right?
R-Right.
I see.
It's some sort of superstition or popular belief,
so I had to ask, since I'm the chief priest here.
I know you've been going to the mountains recently, but sorei lived there in the past.
Translator's note: Sorei are spirits of ancestors.
You shouldn't go there to mess around.
It's not really for fun. I'm looking for a certain person.
A person?
He's an old man. He said he's wandering from mountain to mountain throughout Japan.
T-That's...! Did you meet him?
I think so.
I never thought there'd be such a person on Kameiwa Mountain.
Um...
Where is that girl?
You mean Miyako? She's out shopping.
I see... Perhaps this mountain is the seat of a deity.
Oh, no... It's happening again...
I need to take a break.
Where am I?
What?
What's that?
What will happen if I go in there?
If I go in there... I probably won't be able to get out.
Ah, she's back.
Ah, you're back.
H-Hey, just now, I...
Hey, watch out!
Huh?
W-What the...
Call an ambulance!
Are you conscious? It's going to be all right.
He's regained consciousness.
In Suiten...
None? We'll have to go to Kumada then...
Kumada General Hospital, roger.
Okay, please don't move.
Patient is male, 14 years old.
He hit his head on hewn stone stairs.
Blood pressure is 120 over 80; GCS is 12.
Editor's note: GCS is the Glasgow Coma Scale, which assesses a person's conscious state. A 12 indicates a moderate coma.
We're going to draw some blood now.
10 milligrams Dormicum, 4 milligrams Masculax IV.
Editor's note: Dormicium is a brand of Midazolam, a short-term anaesthetic, and Masculax is Vecuronium, a muscle relaxant.
Take a CT immediately.
Editor's note: A CT scan (CAT scan/Computed tomography) takes a three-dimensional scan of internal organs, commonly the brain.
Yes.
I see you're conscious.
Does your head still hurt?
A little. But I'm fine. Sorry.
Don't apologize.
Are the CT preparations ready?
They're finished.
We'll be injecting some medicine now. You may feel warm, but that's normal, so you shouldn't be concerned.
Sorry for troubling you.
He'll probably be just fine.
I'm really sorry for troubling you.
No, no, it's perfectly fine.
We have to thank you properly.
It's really no problem. Please, don't mention it.
Let's sit you down for a bit.
Tarou...
He will be all right; his condition doesn't seem serious. He's a lucky boy.
I see, I'm really glad that you were at this hospital.
Translator's note: He uses "kimi" for "you," which indicates familiarity.
"You?"
You must be the girl we talked about on the phone.
Ah, y-yeah, my daughter, Miyako.
T-This young lady is Otori Reika. She's a former pupil of mine, back when I was at Tokyo University.
Yeah. She's a famous neurologist now.
Turns out she came here to Kumada. It's really lucky.
I'm going home!
Ah, Miyako!
I'll leave the rest to you. Later!
Canadian neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield, by stimulating the cerebral neocortex with electrodes,
succeeded at producing a sensation very similar to an out-of-body experience.
Penfield was also able to make remarkable discoveries regarding the functions of the cerebral lobes.
However, he believed in the principle of Cartesian dualism, in which the mind is not thought to be part of the brain,
and he persisted with the idea until the end.