PRODUCTION DANSO
WHEN TWILIGHT DRAWS NEAR
Are women flowers?
Are men butterflies?
As the flower withers and falls while getting kissed by the butterfly,
the butterfly also dies...
Damn it.
Man, he sucks at singing.
He always does.
Does he actually think he's good?
What do you think is the most important factor for a pop song to become a big hit?
They say the key point is the first line in the first verse.
You have to win the heart of the listeners in the very first line!
Like "Hello, Baby" or "Sukiyaki" written by Ei Rokusuke.
Akashiya's...
Hey, that's not written by Rokusuke!
Which first line do you think is the greatest of all time?
It's your turn.
Don't know.
It's "when twilight draws near".
I see. That's good.
The phrase "when twilight draws near" stirs your imagination, no matter who you are.
No, damn it.
Yes!
I hate it when twilight draws near.
You know how the sunlight shines into this room on evenings?
Thanks to the effects of the light,
all the houses resemble matchboxes when you look out the window.
They look like tiny toys.
To think people live inside each one of those boxes like bugs...
It makes me think human lives are insignificant and fragile.
It makes me want to just jump out of the window and die.
You lucky bastard.
That's why...
I always come home at night,
or get in bed and sleep when I have to be in this room during sunset.
Then wake up at night.
Wake up and study?
Yes, here we go!
I wish.
It's over.
5, right?
We finally have a winner.
13.
Sammy won?
Sammy wins by 4 mon.
Only 4 mon?
Is that the total?
Yeah, 5 just now.
You'll never beat me.
Wanna play?
I'm tired.
You're tired?
I've been playing all day,
ever since I ran into you guys after the first period.
We've been playing the whole time.
We started yesterday, around this time.
Mahjong, pachinko, bowling...
More bowling and pachinko in the morning.
Geez.
I'm up by 4 mon in half a day.
Is it fun playing that much?
It's not.
There's nothing fun outside class either.
- It's fun.
What should we do now?
We've run out of things to do.
Even though twilight draws near.
Nothing we can do.
When twilight...
Wanna get out of here?
Doesn't look like we'll get any more food.
And the three of us can't just stay the night here.
Oh, why don't you at least drink some tea?
No, thanks.
Someone help me.
Give it to me.
It's not hooking up.
That gave me a scare.
Wait.
Leave it.
How about we let the gas leak?
We'll see who can stay in this room the longest!
Losers leave first.
Sounds fun.
Should we do it?
Is that all right with you?
Sure.
All right. Let's do it.
Let's make a bet if we're doing this.
All right! 500 yen?
I don't have that much.
300 yen.
Give me change.
Hurry up.
Stop!
You're so annoying.
Okay, let's do it!
Let's go, Sammy!
Okay!
Idiot!
Oh, right.
It'll ignite and blow up.
But I want to smoke so bad!
I wanna take a piss.
Are you all right, Jun?
Yes.
Natural gas stinks, huh?
It's Auschwitz in here.
The concentration camp?
The gas chamber?
I saw it in the movies.
We're just playing here,
but what would happen to us if were really were in a gas chamber?
I wonder why they just waltzed into a gas chamber in the first place.
I'd fight before that.
You can't fight them.
It's already too late by then.
You have to prevent that from happening.
It's already over when it's your turn to walk into the gas chamber.
Are you sure about that?
I personally think we can't fight until we're in that kind of a situation.
We're actually very unlucky.
There are no concentration camps,
or the Gestapo here.
We lack the extreme circumstances that'll measure our limits.
That's why we don't truly know who we are,
and therefore, we don't have any passion in life.
We have no choice,
so we create an extreme circumstance like this as a game...
to kill time.
It's fine.
There's a certain someone who hates it when twilight draws near.
If we can kill some time doing this,
then it's all good.
When twilight draws near,
our worries knows no bounds.
Whose shadow covers the...
While we're wasting time playing a game like this...
somebody might be planning to throw us in a gas chamber for real!
And we'll never find it in ourselves to fight that...
I can't breathe.
Are you all right?
Don't push yourself too far.
I may look poor outside, but I'm rich in the inside.
My heart is more beautiful than any flower.
You're only young once.
Don't be scared if you're a real man.
Do something no one else can.
A man laughs to hide his tears.
Stop it.
That's not funny.
He's so annoying!
I wanna go take a piss.
You're not the only one.
Man, I wanna take a piss so bad.
This little game of ours...
is pretty dumb.
But...
Pussy!
Just leave!
I'll be waiting in the hallway.
What is it, Jun?
Fresh air.
Are you all right?
You all right?
Don't push yourself too hard.
Shut up!
Are you all right?
Don't push yourself too hard.
Are you all right?
You're going to die!
Shut the hell up!
Sammy!
That's dangerous.
Hey, are you all right?
I feel cold.
Same here.
It's dark.
Why don't we turn on the lights?
It's more calming to be in the dark.
It's not my fault if you guys die!
I'm out!
Why?
You think this is stupid, too?
Yeah.
It's pointless if I die.
Smoke! Time for a smoke!
Good, good.
Are they still at it?
Yeah.
Masaaki.
Do you think this is stupid?
Well, I guess it's sort of stupid,
but it's not stupid enough to make me want to quit.
Why do you try so hard?
The whole point of this game was to see who tries the hardest.
So I have to try.
Is that all?
What do you mean?
Your reason for trying?
That's all.
Liar!
Even if it's just a game,
even if it just started as a game,
there will be a point when it's no longer a game.
There will be a deep moment.
You're trying because you're waiting for that moment, right?
Jun.
Are you hoping this game would become something serious?
That's absurd!
A game is just that, a game.
Yes, something... something will come out of all this.
It could be a tragedy, or it could be an epiphany.
You know, the stuff you hear all the time.
But don't get your hopes up!
Nothing good will happen from all this.
At the very least, not what you're hoping...
What are you hoping for?
I wonder.
Could it be...
one of us asking you out?
No, that would be too ordinary.
I would've asked you out already if that was all it took.
Even Yana would've done it.
Sammy's a player, so maybe he already...
Then again, you wouldn't be satisfied by simply being asked out.
What you seek is...
Right, a wonderful way of being asked out.
I guess a wonderful encounter.
Some kind of wonderful connection with another person.
A connection that would light up the whole world.
A burning love...
You wouldn't be satisfied by simply being asked out.
What you seek is...
Right, a wonderful way of being asked out.
I guess a wonderful encounter.
Some kind of wonderful connection with another person.
A connection that would light up the whole world.
A burning love.
It's not going to happen.
There's no way it would.
Definitely not from a game like this.
Then... you're not expecting anything from this game?
Yeah, nothing more than winning the bet.
- They're dead.
- They must be dead, huh?
Then... how can you try so hard?
- They're so stupid.
Hey, give it up already.
Because I have no expectations.
That's actually why I try.
Just as I have no expectations from this game,
I have no expectations from anything in life.
That's why I don't think this game is stupid compared to other things.
You only think it's stupid because you expect something more wonderful elsewhere.
Like the guys who walked out.
I have no chioce...
but to try my best at every challenge...
that comes my way.
He is the love of my life who I'll never see again.
A sad figure disappearing into the fog.
With forget-me-nots somberly wrapped around my arms,
I'll light up the lamp by the window and wait for his return.
I'll light up the lamp by the window...
Jun.
You're physically at your limit.
You're probably trying hard because of some unwarranted expectations,
But such expectations...
Expectations from others are absolutely meaningless.
You should stop doing it.
I surrender.
Come in!
Did you guys hear that?
Jun admitted defeat.
Ba-bum! Jun lost!
She was pretty stubborn.
Thanks.
It's yours.
I'll open the window.
Don't!
Watch it!
Don't!
I'm going to do it if you don't stop.
I'll blow us up!
We'll all burn to ashes.
Jun...
A game is just that, a game.
That's what Masaaki said.
Do you agree?
Yeah.
You too, Yana?
Yeah.
He might be right, if you have great expectations from somebody else.
Thanks for the lesson.
But if one of us wants to turn it into something more than just a game,
then what happens?
What are you trying to do?
We might all die, depending on your actions.
Cut it out.
It's not funny.
Are you out of your mind?
Maybe I did,
but otherwise I'll accomplish nothing in this day and age!
You say a game is just a game,
but we might run into something more important.
Admit that.
Show me your true colors, you posers.
Well?
Tell me what you really think!
Tell me to not light the match!
Yeah.
Say "Jun, don't light the match."
This isn't a game.
I want to hear it from your heart!
Say it and mean it.
I'll set you free if all three of you say it.
You'll be free.
But... you have to mean it.
I'm sure the desire to live on will have a great impact in your lives.
I think it will change you.
It may have started as a game,
but now you're placed in a life-or-death situation against your will.
It may have started as a game, but...
come on...
Say it!
You're not going to say it?
Say "Jun, please stop."
Jun. Please explain what you mean one more time.
I have a feeling that I understand what you're trying to say.
One more...
Just one more breath and she'll pass out.
Make her talk,
and buy some time.
Explain to us.
I think I'll understand what you mean.
This is ridiculous!
I don't need an explanation!
A game is nothing more than a game to me!
As if blackmailing will force me to beg a nutcase to stop!
A life-or-death situation against my will?
That's too stupid to even give it a thought!
I don't give a damn.
Let's see you do it.
I won't hate you for it. It'll be beyond my control just like the Hiroshima bombing!
Come on.
Do it, Jun!
Wait.
Stay away from me!
What do you think, Yana?
I don't care.
Let's her do it.
Wait, Jun.
Just for a minute. One minute.
Explain what you mean again.
Man up, Masaaki.
You're the one who said it's just a game.
No.
You guys were half-assed even for a game.
That's because you think there's something else that's more meaningful.
You're still not serious even though our situation has changed.
You behave the same way, whether it's a game or not!
At times, whether or not you can be serious
without expecting things from others...
and the ability to face the reality decides the winner.
You two have already lost.
But... I can't afford to lose.
What do you think, Jun?
About what I said?
Say something!
You saved us.
It was an all-or-nothing bet.
It was better than not trying.
When twilight draws near,
our worries knows no bounds.
Whose shadow covers the wavering heart?
I'm in love with you, but our lips will never touch.
Another night approaches as tears stream down
I'm here!
Whatever!
But I...
Hurry up!