Huh?
Sae-san, what's wrong?
Oh, what's wrong?
My bag.
I forgot my Prada bag.
Huh?
You're holding it.
Huh.
What's wrong?
She said she left something.
Forgot something?
A wallet.
I forgot my wallet.
She said she left her wallet.
Your wallet is inside.
They said they found a wallet left behind.
I'll go with her.
Huh?
Don't worry.
Since you're hurt, go home early and get some rest.
Right, sorry about that... Thank you.
Shall we go?
So... Shall we go too?
Your wallet is in there right?
You came back to see Kai, right?
No, that's not it.
Because it was my fault that he got hurt I was worried.
Ah, It's okay I understand.
I know what you're trying to say.
Let's go, I'll go with you to the station.
Don't you feel cold?
Was that sign language?
How do you say "I'm fine" in sign language?
Like this?
I'm fine.
May I ask one thing?
What is it?
How long have those two been dating?
By "those two" do you mean Kai and Maho-san?
How unlike you,
you've never fought before.
Yeah.
Be careful, okay? You'll be working soon.
How long have those two been dating?
It's been three years already.
Three years...
Since then, I can only think about you...
Hmm, maybe it's a bit strong.
What are you writing?
Hey!
Let's see.
Idiot, give it back!
The gorgeous salad which you gave me.
I can't forget that taste.
Hey, quit it!
Who's this for?
Yuki, Sae or someone else?
You're wrong.
It's Akane-chan.
Ozawa Akane-chan!
Who's that?
You know, Sae-chan's friend.
Ah, the kind of slow one.
She's pretty, and... kind, and...
she's just like a goddess.
She just shared a bit of her salad with you.
You wouldn't be able to understand.
It all begins with small things like that, love that is.
Since when?
Since when has it ever happened to you? Your love, that is.
From now, my love begins from now on.
Good morning!
Hey, hold it.
Good morning!
Hey, can you stop being so perky early in the morning.
You're like that guy who broadcasts exercises over the radio.
I have hypo-tension, just looking at you makes me tired.
I have good news.
Can you spare me a cigarette?
Cigarette? Wait a second...
That isn't important, let me tell you the good news First.
Sometimes at our University we have Liberte practice.
You know about it right?
They have an orchestra full of semi-pro students they even have concerts and sell CD's.
Of course I know.
The head of the department said he'll listen to your violin,
if likes it then you can join the group.
Really?!
When I mentioned you, someone from literature class overheard and recognized your name,
He recognized your name, as the Yokohama International Competition youth award winner.
So he went to see the department head.
But
I'm not confident,
because I can't hear a thing.
I wonder if I can perform with everyone.
Let's give it a try.
Beethoven couldn't hear either and he was performing on the piano.
Don't compare me with that old man.
I said don't put me in the same status as that weird-haired old dude.
So she gets mad when you compare her with Beethoven.
Odd.
Wait, didn't he wear a wig?
Hey, hey... Stop right there.
Wait wait wait wait. He had a wig, right? A wig.
that... You understand?
Sano-kun!
I'm... I'm not doing well.
With your younger boyfriend?
A rival has arrived.
So now I get it.
Huh?
Well I was wondering why you suddenly called and invited me to dinner.
I don't have anyone to talk to.
Okay, I'll listen to anything.
Tonight's my treat.
It's okay, I have a job you know... I'll pay.
Hmm.
What?
You look somewhat adult-like.
What are you saying?
You can pay me back when it's convenient.
Hot, hot, hot, hot.
Sorry for disturbing, but you're concentrating too much.
Want some coffee?
Smells good.
I grounded some beans.
Delicious.
Something must have happened.
Mama hasn't heard your violin for along time,
who's fault is it?
Who are you focusing that hard on practicing for?
And having the guts to perform with a large orchestra, who's fault is it?
Bee?
Beethoven, it's him.
He played piano and composed music even after he became deaf.
I felt that he had spirit.
I thought maybe I should learn from him.
Well it doesn't matter, either way you're performing again.
Mama's very happy.
Sometimes I hang out with college students,
to delay maturity, that's no way to live.
I envy you.
I have to work hard and be polite to the boss in order to survive.
That's what is, going out to society, right?
Yeah, I think it's great.
Well, we can put it like that.
I want to be like her and be able to laugh, scream or cry.
The girl called, Sae?
Why don't you do it?
Scream and cry.
I just can't anymore.
Being an older sister all the time, I became unable to show emotions.
Your smile,
is perfect like a horse with a honey colored mane, galloping in the springs wind on a blowing plain...
No this is bad, bad, bad It's nonsense.
Um... um...
Your mane i...
She's not a horse!
Bye bye!
Sorry, you all right?
Yeah.
We'll continue next time.
Huh?
Don't make such a face.
Sorry, for visiting suddenly.
It's fine, although I was surprised.
I wanted to do this kind of thing for once,
in the gym equipment room or in the library.
Then, let's do it.
That's why we'll continue next time.
You might encounter a mouse.
I'm going, bye bye.
Hmm, a mouse.
What?
Wait.
Do you hate me that much?
Like or hate, I'm just not interested.
Really?
Because you always make a troubled face when you see me, so I thought you liked me.
It's because you're always so outrageous.
That's true.
Did you recognize the person who just left?
Don't tell anyone.
No idea.
I see, you know she's actually a pretty famous model though.
Amazing, you're going out with that kind of person.
Not really, it's just that our bodies match.
But I guess you wouldn't understand.
I do.
I really really do.
Huh?
I lied.
I don't know.
I think it exists, but...
Wanna try?
I won't.
I will do such a thing with only someone I love.
I don't do things that lower myself.
I see...
Thanks for the meal.
Don't mention it.
You know...
Right here in front of me,
you can cry or get angry.
What's with that, you...
Cry or get mad and what else? Laugh, right?
From time to time, go crazy?
You can play the coquette.
Also, you're not a big sister here.
What am I?
Sakaida seminar's Madonna.
In that seminar, everyone liked you.
Sano-kun too?
Of course.
Hey, if you say stuff like that, I may just fall in love with you.
Think about it.
You're really...
Don't become troubled by your own words.
I'm all right with being your friend, drinking partner, or anything you want me to be.
Let's go eat sometimes.
See you.
So, I think Hagio Sae-san should join us at our next practice.
Huh, what?
What did he say?
"Concentrate the consciousness?"
"In my heart, I create melodies."
Then I follow wave?
Yeah, like surfing.
Eh, surfing.
If I play like that I won't make a mistake.
I see.
Thank you.
It's fine, don't be so formal.
Hey, I'm super happy right now.
I'm so happy that I even want to give you half of my joy.
I'm happy too.
Can we shake hands?
I want to shake hands, is it okay?
Yeah, but...
Sure.
To tell you the truth,
if it's possible, can I have a hug?
Here?
Now, I want to hug you, because I'm happy.
Well, yeah, I don't mind but...
Ah, Sae...
Isn't that... not, not, not, not good?
It is not, not, not, not, not, not good.
Hey, It's a misunderstanding.
It's not like you refused though, right?
So now you're paying for my coffee.
It's really not what you guys are thinking.
I'm gonna tell this to Maho-san.
Hey, hey that's a bit...
But that was a bit daring, hugging in the middle of the campus.
It was so sudden I couldn't evade it.
Did you even want to evade it?
Seems hard to answer.
Well but, it's not love or something like that.
How do I put this...
It's like, Ms. Sullivan and Helen Keller.
Huh?
Ah, Is that too hard to understand?
So you're Ms. Sullivan then?
Did she say Waaater! already?
Well, not yet.
But I have to stay until she says it.
That's my duty, or my mission.
Duty?
Mission?
Long ago, I had a wild dog.
No one wanted to care for that dog, but I continued to feed him.
She's similar to that dog.
What are you talking about?
Well, you know...
It's time for my next class.
Me too, I have to go.
She said "You two still have time so sit down."
You know sign language?
No, but that's what she said.
Okay, translate.
What?
She told me to translate, so here is what she said.
"There's nothing between me and him he isn't even my type.
He's the type who has no prospects for the future."
I see, very interesting story, right Keita?
Yeah, haha.
What, what?
Translate.
"This person is a good guy, but he's too normal so he's boring."
Hey, can we stop this new type of torture now?
I understand well, too normal so boring.
Hey!
Violin, I heard you started again.
Kai told me already.
That's awesome being in Liberte, even I know that group.
You have to go to practice now?
She said, "Sorry for disturbing."
She said whatever she felt like, if she could talk I would punch her.
Eh, Sae-chan is cute.
Even wild, if the savage one was that cute, I wouldn't mind.
Stop it.
Don't lay a finger on her.
It's just a joke.
I won't.
She's Kai's right?
No way.
Well, I'm leaving now too.
I'm borrowing this.
The exam's on Friday, so return it by Wednesday.
All right.
See you.
I forgot to say it earlier.
She's listing my personal flaws.
Endlessly.
No sign of danger, nor pheromones, and even a total lack of masculine charisma.
She started her speech again.
Sometimes I close my eyes instead of blocking my ears.
So I can't hear what she's saying,
then everything goes black.
And I begin to understand her loneliness.
It's time for class,
work hard.
But I
about you,
I like you.
Huh?
I'm sorry.
By practicing a couple times together, we understood that.
The rhythm is delocalized?
Actually, it's the tune that goes wrong.
With a violin, you create sounds by pressing your fingers onto the strings.
So if you can't hear, you can't match the right tune.
When playing all together, it becomes unbalanced.
Does this mean you're kicking Sae out of the group?
My apologies.
Well,
I will explain what happened to her.
Really?
Yeah, I think it would better that way.
You saved me, I don't think I could say it.
Hey, you scared me.
I thought you were going to give me another orange.
Huh?
Like the first time we met.
During summer, there are periodical performances.
If you want to hear you can come too.
Sae...
Ah, I have to go.
Did you have something to say?
No, nothing.
Let's take a break.
My fault?
Your sound is delocalized.
We didn't notice it during your first performance, however your tune is off.
Honestly, when you were introduced I was also interested in your fame.
You were even noticed during high school.
I thought if someone like that joined our orchestra it would bring us publicity,
and your talent would challenge everyone.
Of course, your skill is for real too.
Perhaps, the sound that's echoing in your head is different from reality.
I'm sorry.
For me, it's impossible to hear the sound in this world.
What sound does the wind make?
How do shoes sound when you run?
Hey, what kind of voice do you use when you laugh?
What does my mother's voice sound like?
What about Akane's?
Why has only my world... lost the sound?
Sae-san.
Hello.
Do you have time now?
Violin. I heard from Kai-kun.
Congratulations, you got into the orchestra?
Well, kind of.
You know, I've been thinking about what I can do to help you as well.
Why don't you try speaking?
Let's try it, you can talk right?
You were talking until four years ago,
so I believe your world will become larger.
I'm sure it will help the orchestras practice go smoothly as well.
Don't worry about me anymore.
Huh?
Thank you for taking care of me.
To explain it more briefly,
this administrative theory focuses more on inner-group relation than outer-group relation.
Administrative system is...
...and supervisors, that is to say, watch and control the overall...
It's urgent, can you come to the lounge?
Kai-kun.
What is it, that urgent matter?
We are worried about Sae.
I went to watch her practice, but she wasn't there.
Looks like she understood that she was annoying everyone.
Then after that, she saw Maho-san.
Maho-san-
I...
I asked her to try speaking.
That girl, the reason why Sae isn't speaking,
is because she tried before and... she was laughed at.
They said she spoke oddly...
Because she has that kind of personality and is very prideful,
she was hurt.
Why did you say that, I told you to leave her alone already.
They will laugh at her.
At first, all of us are laughed at,
but there are times when you have to overcome it.
All deaf people must do it.
Don't talk about deaf people like that.
It's discriminating to say something like that.
We're not talking about discrimination!
Whatever, I will go talk to her.
Why do you have to go?
Why?
Don't go.
What are you saying?
That girl has friends, parents and maybe even a boyfriend.
Why is it that whenever something happens, you have to go?
Yeah, that's right I will go this time.
Sorry guys, I'm in a state of panic too.
Even messaging Kai-kun...
Hold on a sec.
I'm sorry, but can you bring this to Shouhei's home?
What?
He has an exam tomorrow, so I have to return this today.
I'll draw a map.
Weird.
There's no gas in this.
Brother, you usually put beef in for Sukiyaki, but this is pork.
Is that okay?
We have no money so deal with it.
That's too bad since Kai-kun will be coming over.
You know, your lips are reddish.
Putting on make-up, eh?
Laundry.
It's okay I'll do it, so get a new gas container.
Coming.
Sorry for keeping you waiting, Kai-kun.
Um... Sorry, is this Aida Shouhei-san's home?
Yes.
Hey Ayumi!
I told you to wash these boxers in a net.
What is it, so suddenly?
Coming.
Good evening.
Come in.
Sorry for disturbing.
Sorry for calling you out.
Something happened?
I want you to come out with me.
I don't want to be alone.
Or go home.
All right, I'll go out with you.
Here.
Sorry.
This cake is Sae's favorite.
I should go.
No, stay with us.
Sae.
I heard about your situation regarding the orchestra.
I was thinking of being an intermediate, but...
Sae...
Sae.
Sae, Sae...
You're being impolite.
I told your mother, too.
The head of the orchestra talked to me.
So you don't have to tune, perhaps you can play a percussion instrument.
Are you telling me to hit cymbals?
Maybe it's a bit conservative, but I think it has its own joy.
Mother,
his name is Kai.
We met at the university.
He's a very good person.
His looks aren't bad, right?
He's handsome, right?
But, I don't understand his voice.
I can't hear his voice.
No matter how loud he talks to me,
I can't hear the voice.
Mother, you're my mother, right?
Then let your daughter understand, let her hear.
What kind of voice does this person have?
Stop it, your mother is crying.
Why, tell me.
I'll tell you.
Better than a frog, but not as good as Chemistry.
That's my voice, a common voice.
Then,
how does this sound?
Stop it.
This?
Sae, Sae!
Calm down, Sae!
Why?
Do only I
deserve this?
Sae, I heard that before.
Are you going to live your whole life,
always asking yourself why only you have problems?
Do you plan on living the rest of your life like that?
You're really selfish.
Selfish?
That's right.
For example Maho, she was only thinking about you.
That's why she encouraged you to talk.
I understand your anger, but... you always think about yourself.
Other people have their own emotions, circumstances and their own worries too.
We all have hard lives, not just you.
That...
Your mother bought it for you, apologize to her.
I'm fine now.
I think I'm also partially at fault for her becoming like this.
Wrong, it's not your fault.
It's no one's fault.
What did she say?
She said "Please leave me alone."
I've lost my confidence.
Is everything I do... wrong?
Where's my mother?
She said she'd take a nap because she's tired.
I'm sorry about what happened.
Me too, I said too much.
Later, I will apologize to my mother too.
You better not touch, there might be some broken pieces.
It would be a shame to injure your beautiful hands.
I won't play violin anymore.
That doesn't matter.
It would be a shame to injure your beautiful hands.
Yeah?
You said it earlier.
The reason why I became like this,
has nothing to do with anyone.
Yeah.
So then,
what is God's message?
God's message?
Yeah,
a message explaining why this has happened to me.
God has no message.
Just, a misfortune has occurred.
But, I have a plan.
A plan?
From sounds darkness, I'll save you.
I will save you from sounds darkness
"Am I crying with a weird voice?"
Absolutely not.
Better than a frog,
but worse than Hamasaki Ayumi, that kind?
Can I keep crying?
Sure.
I hope it reaches you
Todoite kureru to ii na
届いてくれるといいな
In a place you don't know, I'm playing a tune of my feelings for you.
君の分かんないところで 僕も今奏でてるよ
Kimi no wakannai tokoro de boku mo ima kanadete iru yo
They are like a flower that withered before it could sprout.
育たないで萎れてた新芽みたいな音符を
Soda tanaide shioreteta shinme mitai na omoi wo
Futatsu kasanete narasu hamoni
二つ重ねて鳴らすハーモハーモニー
Put these two notes together and they make a harmony.
I repeat "Thank you" and "I'm sorry" over and over again.
'arigatou' to 'gomen ne' wo kurikaeshite bokura
「ありがとう」と「ごめんね」を繰り返して僕ら
人恋しさを積み木みたいに乗せてゆく
Hitokoishisa wo tsumiki mitai ni nosete yuku
Our longing like building blocks we stack them up.
Wazuka datte akari ga kokoro ni tomoru nara
僅かだって明かりが心に灯るなら
A small faint light burns in our hearts.
大切にしなきゃ と僕らは誓った
Taisetsu ni shinakya to bokura wa chikatta
We should treasure that which we vowed.
Meguriatta subete no mono kara okurareru sain
めぐり逢った すべてのものから送られるサイン
The signs that come from the things we've encountered.
もう 何ひとつ見逃さない
Mou nani hitotsu miotosanai
We wont miss a single one ever again.
そうやって暮らしてゆこう
Sou yatte kurashite yukou
Lets live our lives this way.
そんなことを考えている
Sonna koto wo kangaete iru
That is what I'm thinking.