I heard about Shu.
Your younger brother.
Is that why you asked about my brother?
Now it's your turn to open up.
Don't be scared.
I'm here for you.
Where there is love, there's no insecurity.
Ai?
Why is it that, suddenly, the fear is gradually growing?
Will someone stop the spring on my back.
I probably can't turn back anymore.
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Transcriber/editor/timer: Jean
Also thanks to Avallac'h
Screenwriter: Nojima Shinji
Mikami Hiroshi as Ariake Yu
Hirosue Ryoko as Hayakawa Ai
Ishida Issei as Kasai Takao
Nakamura Aimi as Miike Anna
Ito Ayumi as Matsuda Eriko
Ikewaki Chizuru as Ikawa Masshiro
Magara Kanako as Suzuoka Kobato
Ukaji Takashi as Shigehisa Tadokoro
Yamazaki Daisuke
Hori Masaki
Natsuyagi Isao as Koizumi Shogo
Minagawa Yuki
Tanino Ota
Kubozuka Yosuke as Makimura Koki
Tanaka Minako as Sawamura Yukino
Aso Yumi as Kuwata Chihiro
Theme Song "Friends" (remixed edition) by Rebecca
Producer: Sugio Atsuhiro
Director: Nagayama Kozo
Translation: Nippon Golden Network
Do you believe in eternity?
Eternity.
I'm not sure.
Suppose you fall instantly in love,
and find out that the person is in love with you, too.
You feel very happy about it and think at the time that
the happiness will continue forever and forever.
So why does it end?
It doesn't always come to an end.
Some married couples never get divorced.
That's only because it's too troublesome.
They either have children, or feel insecure being alone.
That's going too far.
Maybe their love changed to affection.
Does the change make them happy?
They feel at ease.
You could still be at ease with each other when you're at the peak of your love.
Even when you're burning with passion,
you can sleep together in peace at nights, like kids.
It's not ease. It's resignation.
I don't like it.
The change represents no eternity.
Staying together doesn't represent eternity.
Your idea of love is harsh.
Eternity is more important than love.
Eternity gives you freedom.
Nothing changes even when you're apart.
Love and eternity don't mix together.
The schedule must be different.
Love is like the bus of happy people.
They sing together and hold hands with each other.
But they'll have to unboard at some time.
What about the bus called Eternity?
It's very empty.
Why aren't people riding it?
Because it's invisible.
They need to have imagination?
Yes.
They both have to be able to see it.
So...
So you're able to see that bus.
Yes, I can. It's an old but warm bus.
It has wings.
- Wings? - So it can fly.
Then you should be able to find happiness.
That's why they both need to be able to see it.
You make me sound stupid.
Like being able to see UFOs and spirits?
You don't believe me?
No.
I wish you could see it, too.
Sawamura.
What are you doing? Get back to your position.
- I need to ask you something. - Make it later.
It's about Makimura Koki.
Is his right eye made of glass?
Glass?
I doubt it.
You see...
Didn't you see his spike?
If he couldn't see, he wouldn't have been able to react from that angle.
That's true.
Excuse me.
Yoshioka Atsushi of Stanley Lynch Japan Ltd.
Shouldn't they be coming pretty soon?
I'll greet them at the front.
I appreciate the volunteer work they're doing,
but I sure wish they would think about us, too.
Better than the class the last time.
Everyone was dozing off. Including myself.
I heard it's a beautiful woman this time.
We can't keep up with the Chief's tastes.
Gather the girls.
For the classical music.
All right.
Ai...
When...
When did you get close to that officer?
We're on bad terms.
How can she get involved here?
Stop it.
It happens in a place like this.
After all, there's a one month time limit.
It's romantic, isn't it?
There needn't be a time limit.
He wouldn't be serious about her.
All the employees here are moralists.
They belittle us, in their own way.
We're like chickens.
Do men change?
In what way?
For example...
They could care less about a baited fish.
Is that what you mean?
They might get carried away and flirt with others,
thinking you won't escape.
It's like heredity.
The female hook up with outstanding males
so that they can bear outstanding children.
The male wants to leave as many descendants as possible
so he uses the strategy of going after multiple women.
You sure know a lot about it.
Koki explained it to me.
As a male, he must go after many women, too.
Koki is different.
He said the males that go after many women
at one time panic because of their inferiority.
An outstanding male picks only one outstanding female.
So why didn't he have sex with you?
Because he cherished me.
Is that why he made you into a prostitute?
What's so funny?
Never mind. We're trying to answer Ai's question.
I don't want to be a fish.
If you became bait for a foolish man, then that's that.
There's the kind method of catch-and-release.
After you catch the fish, you set it free again.
But that's being egotistical.
If I were a fish and I was caught, I would want to be eaten.
I don't care to be fed.
Eaten to the bones?
This is getting deep.
Don't women change when they become housewives?
They become old ladies.
I won't change.
Neither will I. I'll always remain beautiful.
What self-confidence! You're calling yourself beautiful.
That's what they all say about me.
What doesn't change... isn't the visible things.
Right.
Everyone, come.
Sit in order, from the front.
This is Kuwata Chihiro, who will be performing for all of you.
Chihiro?
I'm happy to meet you all.
Chihiro.
What a surprise it was. You didn't tell me about it.
Sorry, I wanted to see what the place was like.
You told me a lot about it, so I was curious.
You should've mentioned it.
I wanted to surprise you.
It was so funny! You looked stunned.
You have a childish side to you.
Yes, I become an eternal maiden at heart.
Eternal?
Yes, eternal.
Is something wrong?
It's nothing.
I was curious about her, too. The girl you once told me about.
- Was she there, too? - Yes.
It must've been that girl.
There was a girl that had her eyes fixed on me.
They were all watching you. You were wonderful.
She had the eyes of a woman.
What do you mean?
She seemed to know that you and I were friends.
I sensed jealousy.
You're not denying it.
She's a strange girl.
- She's in love with you. - In love?
No, what she wants is what you mentioned earlier.
Eternity.
Are you interested in her, too?
In the past, I would've considered it a burden.
A lot of girls in there have strong emotions.
But in her case, it's more than strong emotions.
She's very harsh.
Harsh?
She claims she can see a bus in her mind.
Not a cheerful bus called Love, that everyone boards.
For such a bus will drop off each passenger.
But another bus that is very empty.
An invisible one.
She wants me to see the other bus with her.
It pains her to see it alone.
And you?
My brother may have been able to see that bus...
The bus called Eternity.
Do you have a girlfriend?
No. I'm always jilted.
How do you get jilted?
Well...
It's like you said. That I'm boring to be with.
I can take that back.
When you clenched the thumbtacks, I was slightly touched.
Really?
Yeah.
I was shocked at first,
then thought it was stupid, and finally felt touched.
Thanks.
Why thank me for going through pains?
That was the first time I moved someone's heart.
I think I have always watched
the movies and sports in a cynical way.
Because you didn't want to feel moved?
Yes.
I didn't want to let my feelings get to me.
How small-minded.
Yes, I am.
I didn't think I could move anyone's heart,
so I didn't think much about other people's efforts.
I even wrote anonymous complaints to magazines.
I was evil and jealous.
You actually wanted to shine out, though.
Yeah.
But I knew I could only play second fiddle.
In fact, second fiddle is still tolerable.
But I couldn't bear to end up as an extra cast member
that had no speaking role.
By not belonging to anything, I could be the main actor in my life.
That's sad.
That is why I'm thanking you for it.
You're a strange one.
Makimura Koki doesn't have a glass eye.
You found out?
I'm not angry with you.
I was glad to learn that.
Why?
Because you finally sent me a signal.
That you want to be freed from him.
What are you doing?
Stop it.
You're joking, right?
Stop it!
What happened?! I heard someone scream!
- I'm Yoshioka. - He's waiting there.
I'm sorry to bother you when you're busy.
I expected you to come.
I'm sorry to bother you when you're busy.
Isn't it a valuable piece?
It has sentimental value.
Shu?
As in her younger brother?
You know about him?
I have never met him.
By the time I became her tutor, he was already dead.
Did you hear about the accident, from her parents?
No.
From her directly. She told me everything.
Even things that I didn't want to hear about.
What did she say?
That she killed him.
Of course I didn't believe what she said.
Girls that age are like that.
They say things to separate themselves from the group.
But as I got to know her better after that...
You started thinking that it was quite possible?
She had gone shopping with her brother Shu.
She had her hands full with baggage,
and they walked up the hill together.
Then the apple...
Apple?
The paper bag ripped and an apple rolled off.
Shu ran after it in a hurry to pick it up.
He ran down the long hilly path, and was hit by a bike.
Then it's an accident.
Ai just stood there in a daze.
In other words...
She watched him die.
I lost my watch.
Hello.
So you were the girl after all.
Have you heard about me?
I see. What did he say?
That you were his older brother's fiancée.
Is that all?
That he was secretly in love with you.
You used the past tense for everything.
He's...
in love with me now.
You're amusing.
She feels like the victim.
Her parents doted on her younger brother,
so she may have hated him as a result.
But you don't think that anymore?
Right.
Because I know what she's like.
I told you before...
that she tried to take everything from me.
My past, present, future... Everything!
That she's a demon with an innocent face.
I have to go back to work.
If I can be of any further help, just call on me.
Please call for an appointment first though.
Has she told you about her bus?
Bus?
Yeah.
A bus that only she can see.
No...
It must be her usual delusions.
Bye.
What if I told you that I love him, too?
I wouldn't believe it.
Why?
Didn't you love his brother all along,
even after you let him die?
Let him die...?
He committed suicide...
You couldn't save him.
That's true.
That's...
That's why I want to save him now.
- You mean the officer? - Yes.
He may have artistic talent.
He may end up suffering like his brother, too.
You can't possibly save him.
Because I can't fly?
Can you fly?
Yes, high into the sky.
Can you save him?
As long as he doesn't let go of my hand.
Maybe... he's already let go.
He held my hands tightly.
When I was feeling very lonely and depressed...
He made love to me.
You're lying.
Why do you say that?
He said he went back to Shu.
Do you believe that?
I won't doubt him.
You're strong-minded.
You're no...
I'm actually weak,
but I only show my weak self to him.
I don't want to be alone.
But I can't pursue love at this point.
I want to go higher and farther away.
I want to ride the bus that you speak of.
I want to fly!
Ai and Shu
The apple.
The paper bag ripped and the apple rolled off.
Oh, the apple!
Shu went after it in a hurry.
He ran down the hill...
And, he was hit by a bike.
Ai just stood in a daze.
She watched him die.
Yes?
Mr. Tadokoro? I have the night shift today.
The hospital?
Thanks.
So you finally came.
Sorry.
I didn't have her contact number.
I know it. I've already contact her parents.
What happened?
The monitor in the audio- visual room fell down.
She calmly explained what happened.
She said she tripped over the cord.
How is she?
Small fragments and particles went into her eyes.
It's taking time to take them all out.
Why was she there anyway?
She went to look for something she forgot.
What?
She had lost her watch.
Her watch.
It's time to go back.
What are you reading?
Metamorphosis.
By Kafka?
Was that a question on the entrance exam?
When Gregor Samsa awoke,
he found himself transformed into a poisonous insect.
Franz Kafka, a writer that lived at the end of the 19th century.
The end of the century.
Yes, a hundred years ago.
Anxiety lined with absurd existentialism.
Why does the end of the century bring anxiety?
Don't you feel anxiety?
Yes, I do... when I have no one to love.
Has Miike Anna been freed of you?
Yes.
I underestimated that monkey-brained officer.
By using the same method as me, he freed Anna.
I feel sorry for you.
The only way you could bound your loved one was by brainwashing her.
What other method could I have used?
People are forgetful.
I guess you don't believe in eternity.
Don't tell me you do.
I'd like to believe in it.
In any case, you lost.
It's like sharing the pain.
I once warned you of the dangers of freeing Anna.
Are you okay?
What happened all of a sudden?
Pull yourself together.
Let's go.
- Do you have the chills? - You okay?
Hurry, and get some blankets!
- Hey! - Anna, what's wrong?
Hang in there.
- Call for help. - Okay.
Someone, come!
Officer!
What's up?
Anna is sick.
Hurry!
- Let's take her to the health room. - Okay.
Can you stand?
I'll have a doctor examine you right away.
Why did Koki make me do such terrible things?
Don't talk.
Why?!
I'm... dirty!
I had sex with so many men!
- I'm filthy! - That's not true!
I'm dirty!
- You're not dirty! - I am!
You're not dirty!
- Listen to me! - I am!
No, you're not!
Will Anna be okay?
She had a fit like Ai.
She didn't eat dinner.
That's true.
Then what's the cause?
Is she pregnant, too?
Why am I so insensitive?
She had clear eyes.
She had nice clear eyes like a child's.
I've never seen her like that.
Your parents are on their way over.
I'm sorry to worry you.
Will you keep this between us?
No, I can't. It was a maintenance error.
I don't want it to go to court.
I can understand her feelings, as another woman.
Who do you mean?
She must've gotten jealous.
Do you mean...
Ai?
Ai is a demon with an innocent face.
Good morning.
You know Yoshioka Atsushi, don't you?
You do, don't you?
He was your tutor and your boyfriend?
You met him?
Yes.
He told me a lot about you.
I wanted to see him, too.
I can imagine.
You wrote to him in London daily.
He even told you that?
He never replied once.
He said he got scared and ran away.
He was afraid that you would take everything...
he had from him.
I...
He called you a demon with an innocent face.
Is that...
Is that what you think, too?
He notified me, too.
Thanks for coming.
Don't worry.
The ophthalmologist here is very skilled.
He'll surely heal your eyes.
I don't care to see...
or be healed.
Chihiro...
I want to fly with him.
Why can't human beings fly?
We may all have wings.
We must be too timid.
Because the sun's brilliance will burn out our eyes.
That is why I chose to lose my sight.
Now I can fly with him.
Hand in hand.
She might become blind!
Chihiro?
Why did you do that?!
I thought you were more broad-minded.
Did I think too highly of you?
So...
So you can't see the bus...
I've had enough of your delusions!
That doesn't exist!
Something...
Something is wrong with you!
After being terribly hurt beyond any feeling,
your heart become like a well-whetted diamond.
This was for the best, I guess.
Your heart was sparkling and wavering.
Or I'll end up falling very deeply in love with you.
If someone were to take you away...
Then... I'll end up destroying you.
I probably couldn't find you.
And I'll fall apart, too.
Yes...
I probably couldn't... eternally.
How can you let five of them escape!
If they should create trouble, we'll be in trouble.
She should die.
Tetsuya!
Always by your side.
I'll always be your ally.