Be with You (2004) - full transcript
Mio's death leaves husband Takumi and 6-year-old son Yuji fending for themselves. Taku occasionally suffers fainting spells, is disorganized, and fears that his health hindered Mio's happiness. Yuji overheard relatives speculate that his delivery compromised her health, and he blames himself for her death. Mio left him a picture book in which she departs for "The Archive Star" but re-appears during the rainy season the following year, and he eagerly awaits her return. Taking a walk in the forest outside their house, Taku and Yuji find a woman sheltering from the rain and immediately accept her as Mio. She has no memory or sense of identity, but comes home to live with them anyway. She asks Taku how they met and fell in love, and he recounts a tale of years of missed chances starting in high school until she encouraged their marriage years later. As the rainy season nears its end, Yuji finds the "time capsule" he hid with his mother before her death. Mio's diary is inside, and its version of the romance holds the answers to the mystery.
Time to get up, dad!
You'll be late.
Yes.
Morning.
Good morning.
You're here so early.
Actually, today's the last day
for our bakery.
Oh, I see.
But I'm glad I managed
to keep my promise, to the end.
Thank you for everything.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Yuji? Where's my new toothbrush?
I told you yesterday.
The miracle...
That unfolded during
the rainy season that year,
started in this forest.
The miracle only lasted 6 weeks...
Maybe, it was nothing more...
Than an illusion we glimpsed
beyond the mists.
But there's no question...
That we saw my mother.
Be with you
It's been a year now, since mio died.
I wonder if takumi and yuji
are really all right.
You see how takumiis...
She never should have gone
through with having yuji.
It was such a difficult birth.
She was just fine before she had yuji.
To my little yuji - mommy
Where do all the people
go when they die?
They're on the archive star.
Isn't that what mommy
wrote in her book?
Is mommy really
on the archive star, too?
That's what I think.
Mommy would never lie.
That means mommy's coming back
for the rainy season, right?
Isn't she?
Yeah...
All right, let's eat.
Sorry, daddy messed up again.
That's ok, I can eat it.
Thanks for the food.
Thanks.
I'm going first, daddy.
Off you go.
Daddy, don't be late.
I won't.
I'm off.
I'm off.
Alo.
Send this, ok?
This order...
It'll be much more efficient
in this order.
Thanks.
Sure.
And...
Thank you.
Sure.
And also...
I think that's out of season.
It's a winter suit...
Oh, sorry.
1lt's likely rain
will be heavy at times.
Given the fast-moving front,
it seems rainy season
has finally arrived.
The rainy season...
Do you like rain?
Yes, well...
I see...
It's the festival this weekend.
Does yuji want you to take him?
I can take him if you like...
Ailo-San.
No, um...
This is ready.
Thank you.
Going to the festival?
Yes!
Aren't you going to the festival?
Um, my daddy...
Doesn't like to be around
lots of people.
Oh, I see.
You heard the chime.
What's that?
It's upside down.
It'll make it rain!
It's aio's fault!
I think it's sweet.
Time to start our lesson.
Maths is next.
Doctor...
Why can't daddy do things?
Is he sick?
Yeah, that's it.
Let's say your daddy
was a car.
It's like his gasoline gets stuck.
It's not that he's sick in his head
or in his heart.
Do you understand?
But your daddy isn't unhappy.
Why not?
Because he has you.
Yuji.
I'm sorry to be late, doctor.
Don't worry, take your time.
I feel bad for yuji.
Why?
With me for a father...
That's not true at all.
I'm impressed that you've overcome
local doubts,
and turned out to be such
a wonderful father.
Hardly.
I wish I could do things for him...
Like a normal parent.
It's over a year now,
since mio-San's death.
Recently, I remember...
Less and less about mio.
I only feel her when I watch her
on video or look at her photograph.
But mio's coming back.
Soon...
In the rainy season?
Yes.
With her last words she promised
she'd be back in the rainy season?
She wrote it in yuji's book, too.
Do you believe that?
Yuji believes it.
I see...
Is it impossible?
As I thought...
Well, scientifically,
after all, I am a doctor.
Yes, it's as I thought...
- Alo.
- Yes?
Do you want mio-San
to come back, too?
Yes.
Because I failed miserably
to make her happy...
Is that what you think?
With my condition,
I was only a burden.
From beginning to end.
Just once,
I wish she'd felt happy
that she'd shared my life.
So if she comes back,
I want to make her feel that way.
Take a trip on a train somewhere,
like a normal couple...
I see...
Doctor, you don't ask
about my condition, even though,
you're a doctor.
How are you feeling?
The same.
Lousy, huh?
That's not true.
It tastes lousy.
I'm sorry, yuji.
It's ok, I can eat it.
I'm all done.
Hey, yuji.
How'd you like to go
to the festival on Saturday?
Remember how you went
with mommy before?
You said you had a great time.
But...
Will you be ok, daddy?
I'll be fine, you want to go, right?
Yeah!
Aio!
Aya-chan.
Let's go look over there.
Yuji!
Yuji!
Yuji!
Daddy, I want to try this one.
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Yuji!
Daddy.
Yuji...
I'm sorry.
So sorry.
Daddy, you're not going to go away...
Are you?
No,
I won't go away, I promise.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, yuji.
Hey, daddy.
It's my fault mommy died, right?
Isn't that true?
Yuji, why would you say that...
Because,
I heard our relatives say it...
That's not right.
It's not your fault.
Besides,
daddy's never going away.
Ok.
I want to see mommy.
What are you looking for?
A four-leaf clover.
Mommy wants to make a wish.
What kind of wish?
For mommy to get all better.
Thank you.
Mio.
Are you ok?
I'm fine.
It's really pouring.
Wa-ter.
Ter?
Ter-mite.
What's that?
Yuji.
Be careful.
I'm ok.
What are you looking for?
A big secret. I promised mommy.
Promised mommy?
But I can't find it anymore.
Better Mark it.
Yeah...
Mommy.
Mio.
Mommy!
Mio...
Is it really you, mio?
Mio?
Is that my name?
Mommy.
Mommy?
Who are... you?
Don't you remember, mio?
You're... my wife...
And yuji's mother.
I'm... a wife.
And mother?
See, look.
It's me...
Mommy, what was it like
on archive star?
Oh, um, mio.
You'll catch cold, you should change.
Your things are all still there.
Still there?
Right.
Hurry up and change.
Yuji, come with me.
Just come, come.
Listen, yuji.
It's our little secret that
mommy's back, ok?
Why?
They don't know about the archive star,
so they'll think she's a ghost.
Right.
And mommy doesn't seem
to remember anything.
Not about daddy, or about you.
Or that she died, once.
Why?
Maybe that's how it is when you
come from the archive star.
Why is it like that?
How should I know!
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
She doesn't remember me.
No.
I see.
She can start getting to like us...
Like you and daddy, too...
May I ask a question?
Please.
Did I used to live here? With you?
Yes.
Why is this house such a mess?
Was I such a slob?
Of course not. You're very neat.
But you were...
In bed, sick...
Yeah.
I see.
But still...
What a mess.
You're right.
What was I doing in those woods?
We were on a walk...
The three of us were.
- A walk?
- A walk.
Then, you felt a little strange.
And you were resting.
You were resting.
Then it seems...
You lost your memory.
It seems.
Yeah, it seems.
I see.
I see.
You're a cute boy.
Yuji?
I'm... mio?
Your wife...
And yuji's mother.
I see.
Breakfast's ready.
Wow!
Yeah? You, first, yuji.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Daddy!
Look at this perfect fried egg.
It's been a long time!
You're right.
Something's strange.
Yeah? Oh, this?
Not your clothes.
You two.
- That's not true.
- That's not true.
I'm off.
Off you go.
Mio.
I think you'd better not
leave the house.
Wouldn't want you to get sick again.
I'm off, then.
Your shoelace.
Off you go...
Takumi-San.
Yeah, I'm off.
Morning.
You won't believe it, it's amazing,
yesterday...
What?
Oh... a secret.
You're just making it up.
No, I'm not, but it's a secret!
I'm jealous, you have a secret.
It's good to have secrets.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Something good happen?
Yes.
What?
It's a secret.
Oh, I see.
This is better.
Yummy.
Yeah?
It's delicious.
Was I a good cook?
You sure were.
Ok, boots.
Was this me?
That's right.
Then, who's this?
Taku-San.
Then I'm pink...
What a darling...
He's your child.
Yes, I gave birth to him.
We were husband and wife, right?
That's right.
I can sort of understand
that you two are my family...
And I think it's true.
But...
I'm sorry,
I still can't remember anything.
Take your time, take your time.
Tell me about us.
About us?
How did we meet?
How did we fall in love?
How did we come together?
We met in the spring,
as juniors in high school.
We were both juniors?
That's right.
We were in the same class for 2 years.
By chance, you sat next to me
both years.
I fell for you first...
You were cheerful and cute,
and you got great grades.
A model student.
But you were moody
and it seemed to me
that you were always
angry about something.
I liked that about you.
Yeah, I liked that.
Didn't I like you back?
I think... my love was unrequited.
Unrequited?
Yeah.
I was an oddball.
I had no interests other than
track and field
and I was never one for
hanging out.
I was kind of aloof...
And always alone.
I see... were you a fast runner?
Yeah, I held the prefectural record.
But at the track meet during
our first year in high school...
I got so mad, after that,
I did nothing but train like crazy
every day.
I was obsessed with running faster
and just got weirder.
I see.
I doubt you could have liked me then.
Not that you disliked me,
or had feelings for someone else.
You didn't...
Seem to be interested
in romance.
But...
That's what I liked about you.
I was so happy, just to be able
to sit next to you.
But we never said more than,
morning.
Morning
fo each other,
before graduation.
I got an athletic scholarship
to a local college
and you were going off
to school in Tokyo.
Can I sign it, too?
Sign it.
Oh, sure.
Thank you, I felt so comfortable
being next to you.
Aio takumi
here.
Thank you.
Sure.
And then you took off for Tokyo.
Wait a minute.
When did we start falling in love?
Can you just be patient
and listen a little longer?
That first summer vacation,
I happened to hear
you were back home.
Hello?
Still not yet?
It's coming up real soon.
Hello?
My name is alo.
I'm aio, do you remember me?
Yes, um, I'm sorry to call
out of the blue.
Remember when I signed your
yearbook on graduation day,
I never took my pen back.
Could I have it back?
Of course, it was just an excuse.
I didn't care about that pen.
It's just that, I just had to...
See you again.
Just one more time.
Alo.
Here.
Thanks.
I'm sorry about your precious pen.
Oh, no, it's fine. Thanks.
It's been a while.
How have you been?
Fine.
Oh, I see.
See you.
See you.
Say...
Do you have time for a cup of coffee?
I do.
I couldn't believe
I'd found the courage.
But that's how our memorable
first date took place,
two and a half years
after we first met.
So then, so then?
I couldn't stop talking,
like water from a broken dam.
I didn't dare stop.
Because if I stopped, I was afraid
you'd say you were going home.
I was so scared,
I talked about track,
about my favorite music,
books I'd just read...
Even how I'd always watched you.
Alo.
It's cold, isn't it?
You're welcome, if you want.
Ok, then...
I'll take you up on that.
Can l... see you again?
I have to go back to the dorm.
But...
I'll write you.
That's how it all started.
You and me.
I want to get used to you gradually,
the way I did back then.
I want to fall in love all over again.
Sure... thank you.
Mommy, I'm done, dry me.
Yuji, you can dry yourself off.
Ok, arms up.
Um.
Yes?
You're looking sharp these days.
Yes.
Did you meet someone special?
Yes.
I wish you could eat neatly
without spilling.
Doesn't daddy always
say the same thing?
You, too, takumi-San.
Hey, aya.
You can't tell anyone.
You have to promise.
One, two and...
Again.
Ok, one, two and...
Yuji, don't forget your umbrella.
Sure.
Yuji's birthday
Mio,
do you think it's a boy or a girl?
An adorable boy.
How can you tell?
A secret.
Squeaky clean...
I look... so happy.
Do you believe me?
Of course you don't.
Well, what to say...
You don't seem like someone
who'd tell a lie,
but then,
I was also at her funeral.
You don't have to believe me.
I'm sorry, forget I told you.
I'm at a loss.
I'm sorry.
But...
Assuming you're telling the truth,
if mio has returned
in this rainy season,
she must disappear again
when it is over.
Yes.
Is that what will happen?
Probably...
Because mio would never lie.
Which means sad times ahead...
For both yuji...
And youl...
The rainy season was over.
Time to go home.
Yuji.
Yes.
Why are all the sunshine dolls
in our house upside down?
You won't go away, will you, mommy?
Of course not, how foolish.
Say, what's this key for?
A time capsule.
You and I buried it together,
without telling daddy.
A time capsule?
But I can't remember
where we buried it.
I see.
Let's hope we can find it.
Um... sparrow.
Row, row-your-boat.
Boat? Boat-yard.
Yard, yard, yard-bird.
Bird, bird-cage.
It's not here.
Not here.
If they don't...
Even if I don't get my memory back,
it's ok.
I love you and yuji, too.
As long as I can stay with you,
it's all right.
If I can be your wife...
Mio?
What?
Can I kiss you?
No?
What's wrong?
Didn't you like it?
I just feel... I'm not sure.
Like it was my first kiss.
You're right.
Please check this.
Kaneko-San, this is ready, too.
The front is moving swiftly,
which may prolong this
rainy season considerably...
Excellent.
You're happy about that?
Yes, I'm thrilled.
Found it!
To my little yuji - mommy
The archive star?
Mommy!
I found the time capsule! Look!
Wow, so this is it.
Shall we open it?
Daddy!
Takumi-San!
What's wrong, takumi-San!
Are you ok?
I'm sorry.
This happens, sometimes...
Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't want you to worry.
Silly.
I'm sorry.
Can I join you?
You're welcome.
Ok, then, I'll take you up on that.
Tell me what happens next.
After that date...
Actually,
we never had a second date.
We broke up once.
What happened to us?
Because of my condition.
Physically, I'd pushed myself
too hard in high school,
and my body just
started to go haywire.
In my sophomore year of college,
everything fell apart,
with a crashing bang.
Countless medical exams
ultimately concluded
that my brain was randomly
secreting the chemicals,
that control most motor
functions and reflexes.
In any case, you really can't run...
I was forbidden to run.
Crowds and vehicles
were also put off limits.
I gave up on everything
and even dropped out of college.
Let's take it slowly.
You need to take it slowly and
learn to live with your condition.
Don't worry.
It's not necessarily a misfortune.
But you...
Wouldn't tell me about it?
I didn't know how...
My condition was hard to define.
I couldn't even manage
half of what most people could.
My future looked bleak.
I couldn't ask you to join me
in a life like that.
That's why... I thought,
I'd just quietly disappear...
Welcome.
Alo.
Sorry to show up like this.
Am I a nuisance?
I heard you quit college...
I've got lots of plans...
So I can't see you anymore.
Why not?
Maybe I'll run into you again,
at a high school reunion.
We might both be married...
I hope you'll be happy,
enokida-San.
But I...
See you.
What I did was terrible.
But I kept telling myself,
it was for the best.
After a single date
and 47 love letters,
our romance was about to end.
But I still wanted to see you.
It was selfish,
but I wanted to see you again.
Traveling to Tokyo alone,
was almost impossible for me
by then...
But I just couldn't stand it.
I just had to see you.
Mio.
Thanks for this.
It really helped.
Of course I'm not right for mio...
That's what I told myself.
I wasn't good enough for you.
After that, I left you alone.
And you left me alone, too.
I'm sure mio feels the same way,
she wants to forget about me.
That's what I thought.
But then...
One day, out of the blue,
you called.
You didn't write, you called.
Hello?
Hello, aio...
Can I come see you?
What's that look?
Because...
Don't look at me like that.
I'm right for you.
That's not true, how foolish.
It's fine...
We're just fine.
Your conviction overwhelmed me,
and I agreed.
But you sounded...
Almost like you were
trying to convince yourself.
Eventually, we got married
and we settled here,
close to Dr. noguchi.
And then... yuji was born?
That's right.
And we lived happily after that?
Yeah.
And we'll live happily ever after, too?
I feel so calm.
Holding me.
Holding me?
This is how you always...
Slept beside me.
I'm off.
Off you go.
Taku.
Don't rush. Take it slow.
Aio takumi.
Ok, you try it now.
Take your time...
Not so hard.
Try it again.
I said, you didn't have to
tap it so hard.
- I can't do it right.
- Don't be like that.
C'mon, yuji.
Yuji!
That's it! You've got it, yuji!
Daddy!
Good morning.
I made this egg.
Amazing, yuji.
Morning.
Morning.
Not like this.
You've got to shape it, like this.
Spread it and tap, tap, tap.
Spread it and tap, tap, tap.
Now turn it over.
Daddy's shoes are so big, look.
I hope there are lots of flowers.
I know.
A garden full of flowers here
would be so beautiful.
I wish I could see it.
Oh, nothing.
You take good care of them.
Sure.
Sunflower.
You're working so hard.
Yeah.
What a big boy.
Yeah, daddy?
When the rainy season's over,
mommy's going back to
the archive star, right?
I wonder.
But what if she's forgotten
all about that.
But even if she has,
I'm sure they'll come to get her.
'Cause, it's always that way
in all the stories.
I see.
We'd better really enjoy
the time we have together.
I'm sorry I scared you.
Mio... -San?
Right?
Yes.
But...
I'm sorry.
It's really a long story and
it'll just confuse you.
Will you just listen to me?
Please.
I'm asking you.
Yes, I will.
Thank you.
I came here to ask you to do
something for me, nagase-San.
Ask me?
Yes.
Can I ask you to look after
takumi and yuji?
I ook after...
The other day, aio-San said
he'd met someone special.
Was that...?
But I'll be gone soon.
After the rainy season ends.
And so,
I want to be sure someone looks after
takumi and yuji.
Takumi needs help
with certain things.
So I want him...
Taken care of.
Can I ask you to do that?
I'm sorry.
I'm not as noble as I thought.
I'm worried about them,
but I don't want takumi
with anyone else.
I couldn't stand, just couldn't stand
to have him love someone else.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Please forget this.
It's fine.
You don't have to worry.
There's no way that he's going
to fall in love with me.
I don't think he'd love
anyone but you.
That's aio-San.
Thank you.
I'm really talking with you,
mio-San, right?
Yes, takumi's told me about you.
It seems that you're always
looking out for him.
Thank you.
Oh, not at all.
It's been a while.
I'm sorry.
I don't remember you at all.
How does this look?
Happy birthday yuji
I just wanted to check.
Yes, what is it?
Your bakery isn't
planning to shut down, is it?
Will you be ok?
Of course we will, are you nuts?
Oh, good.
Then I'd like to order
some birthday cakes.
Let's see... 12 years' worth.
Once a year, until my boy turns 18.
Wow!
Amazing.
It's no big deal.
It's a birthday cake!
That's right, it's yours.
Cool!
Yuji's birthday is next week...
Oh, never mind.
I wanted to celebrate it today.
Sit down.
Sit down.
Smile, yuji. Look this way.
Hurry.
Mio.
You sure?
I'm a little scared.
I'm crazy about you.
I'm crazy about you.
I love you.
I love you.
Alo.
What's wrong?
I have to go home!
I just have to go home now.
Teacher!
I understand, go on.
Mommy!
Mommy!
Mommy!
Mommy!
The national weather service has announced
the rainy season is over...
Aio-San!
Summer's here.
Mio!
Mio!
Yuji?
You listen to what I say, now.
Ok?
Mommy has to...
Go away now.
I have to say good-bye.
Yuji.
Mio!
I'm sorry, mommy.
It's my fault you died, isn't it?
You're so silly.
Did you really believe that?
Because...
That's not true.
Not even one tiny bit true.
Don't you believe me?
Yuji...
You were born because we wanted you
so, so badly.
Maybe it's the real reason why
mommy and daddy met.
To make you, yuji.
You brought us happiness.
You've made me so happy.
Understand?
Yui,
grow up to be a wonderful man, ok?
And look after... daddy.
Won't you see daddy?
I wonder...
If he'll make it.
He won't make it.
He walks so slowly.
He goes so slowly.
But you know, yuji...
There was a time when daddy
was an incredibly fast runner.
He looked very cool.
Mio...
I can't find it, I can't.
Mio!
Daddy!
Mio!
You made it... I'm glad.
Mio.
Yes?
I'm sorry.
I wanted to make you happy.
I couldn't...
Make you happy.
I'm sorry.
What are you saying?
You and your son are quite a pair.
I was so happy.
I've always been happy.
Since I fell in love with you.
You were my happiness.
Being with you was
all the happiness I wanted.
If I could,
I would always be by your side.
Look after yuji, ok?
Love him for me, too.
Alo...
It's cold.
Thank you.
I always felt so comfortable
being next to you.
Found it!
Mommy! Found it!
Mommy!
Mommy!
Mommy!
I see.
She arrived with the rain
and departed with the rain.
She's like a hydrangea.
Doctor, do you really believe me?
I wonder...
But I...
Fell in love with mio all over again.
I was so happy.
I wonder how many people in this world,
can say they've known
such a wonderful love.
To meet, then be drawn back
together again.
Over and over again...
You were both lucky enough to meet
your one true soul-mate.
June 24th.
I found someone
I can't help thinking about.
All I do is think about him.
I wonder if I'm in love.
Sophomore, class 3, seat 1,
aio takumi.
Go!
That was clearly a foul.
That's unacceptable.
But I surprised myself.
Why on earth did I do that?
I guess I'm in love with him.
But he doesn't know how I feel.
It's what they call unrequited love.
I used my power on
the student council
I can't even talk to him.
But I'm happy just sitting
next to him.
It's enough to make me
kind of... happy.
Alo. I want to get to know you.
What books are you reading?
What kind of music do you like?
What are your favorite colors?
What kind of girls do you like?
Could you fall in love with me?
We have to say good-bye
and we haven't even started.
What'll I do?
What am I supposed to do?
Sorry.
Sign it.
Thank you, I felt so comfortable
being next to you.
Aio takumi
If I'd run after you,
I could've returned your pen.
But I didn't.
Because as long as I had it,
I could see him again.
I could call him to give it back
and I could see him again.
I'll call him.
Just tell him I'll give him
his pen back.
But I couldn't find the courage.
I'm sorry about your precious pen.
I'm sure I'll find it.
I was so surprised when he
called me about it.
I get to see him.
This pen brings happiness.
Here.
Oh, thanks.
It's been a while.
How have you been?
Fine.
Oh, I see.
See you.
See you.
I'm hopeless.
You wanted to see him so badly.
I can't believe I'm just going home.
Is that really what I want?
Say...
Do you have time for a cup of coffee?
I do.
I've read this book 3 times already...
You couldn't stop talking,
like a dam had broken.
I could hardly get a word in.
But I was so happy.
Because I was next to you.
I wish this would last forever.
Your hand...
Felt so warm.
But in the spring,
you wrote me a letter.
It was just three lines...
But, why?
Maybe I'll run into you again,
at a high school reunion.
We might both be married.
I hope you'll be happy,
enokida-San.
But my...
See you.
But my only happiness
is at your side.
I just want to be with you forever.
That's all.
Are we really over?
I want to see you.
I want to see you so badly,
I can't bear it.
Aio?
Sorry...
Aio!
Aio!
Aio!
Takumi!
Takumi!
Takumi...
Mommy!
Mio?
Morning.
I doubt anyone would believe ft.
I can hardly believe it myself.
As a 20 year-old,
I met you as a 29 year-old,
fell in love and made love.
I leaped into the future,
into a rainy season 9 years later.
Takumi and I had married
and we had a darling boy
named yuji.
I was happy.
I led a happy life.
I fell in love with you all over again.
But then I learned...
That I had really died
one year earlier.
I will die... at 28.
Leaving my beloved takumi
and yuji behind
I'm going to die...
And I'll promise
to return in the next rainy season.
Alo, takumi.
If I never see you again,
will I marry someone else
and live a different life?
Is there a future for me,
where I won't die...
At 287?
But I don't want that.
Because I'm in love with you.
Because I saw our future together.
I want to meet you and
be with you...
I choose the life in which
I give birth to yuji.
I want to bring yuji into this world.
I don't want it any other way.
Hello, aio?
Can I come and see you?
No matter how briefly,
I'm choosing the future
with you whom I love.
Ajo.
Takumi.
Yuji.
Please wait for me.
I want to be with you.
What's that look?
Because...
Don't look at me like that.
I'm right for you.
That's not true, how foolish.
We're fine...
We'll be just fine.
You and I will always be together.
That's just the way it is.
The way it is?
That's right.
You're my one true soul-mate.
I love you.
Dad.
Shall we get started?
Sure.
You sure curry's ok
for your birthday?
Sure, I like your curry.
Here.
- Hey, have you grown again?
- You think?
Turn around.
I am not.
You sure?
Like a falling flower petal
like a dream
it's a miracle to have met you
loving each other, fighting each other,
getting past various obstacles together
even if I'm reborn,
I want to become a flower beside you
How long will it last...
This sun right above me?
How long can I maintain...
Your smiling and crying expressions?
If we were to eventually lose everything,
let's be more grateful of our encounter
the miracle of that day,
that time, that place will
give birth to a new miracle
getting past hard times by
believing in each other
what you have left me is still in my heart
without losing its brightness
I'm happy that we came across each other
this smile I regained
is my overwhelming feeling of "thank you",
now I can move forward
like a falling flower petal
like a dream
it's a miracle to have met you
what you have left me is
a treasure of reality
called "this very moment"
that's why I will live
my life to the fullest
and become a flower
Why do flowers
wither?
Why can birds
fly?
Why do winds
blow?
Why does the moon
shine upon me?
Why am I
here?
Why are you
here?
Why did I
meet you?
To have encountered you
was a fate.
In a world where people come and
go like falling flower petals
like a dream,
it's a miracle to have met you
loving each other, fighting each other,
getting past various obstacles together
even if I'm reborn,
I want to see you
to fall like flower petals,
I will accept everything in this world
what you have left me is
a treasure of reality
called "this very moment"
that's why I will live
my life to the fullest
and become a flower
rain stopped, rainbow appeared,
the light was born in the blue sky
the firm and important thing
is to recognize that "you love me"
can I walk on?
I can see it
I hope my feeling can be
heard through eternity
your happiness, your pain,
and your everything
come on, bloom with pride, more and more...
You'll be late.
Yes.
Morning.
Good morning.
You're here so early.
Actually, today's the last day
for our bakery.
Oh, I see.
But I'm glad I managed
to keep my promise, to the end.
Thank you for everything.
Happy birthday.
Thank you.
Yuji? Where's my new toothbrush?
I told you yesterday.
The miracle...
That unfolded during
the rainy season that year,
started in this forest.
The miracle only lasted 6 weeks...
Maybe, it was nothing more...
Than an illusion we glimpsed
beyond the mists.
But there's no question...
That we saw my mother.
Be with you
It's been a year now, since mio died.
I wonder if takumi and yuji
are really all right.
You see how takumiis...
She never should have gone
through with having yuji.
It was such a difficult birth.
She was just fine before she had yuji.
To my little yuji - mommy
Where do all the people
go when they die?
They're on the archive star.
Isn't that what mommy
wrote in her book?
Is mommy really
on the archive star, too?
That's what I think.
Mommy would never lie.
That means mommy's coming back
for the rainy season, right?
Isn't she?
Yeah...
All right, let's eat.
Sorry, daddy messed up again.
That's ok, I can eat it.
Thanks for the food.
Thanks.
I'm going first, daddy.
Off you go.
Daddy, don't be late.
I won't.
I'm off.
I'm off.
Alo.
Send this, ok?
This order...
It'll be much more efficient
in this order.
Thanks.
Sure.
And...
Thank you.
Sure.
And also...
I think that's out of season.
It's a winter suit...
Oh, sorry.
1lt's likely rain
will be heavy at times.
Given the fast-moving front,
it seems rainy season
has finally arrived.
The rainy season...
Do you like rain?
Yes, well...
I see...
It's the festival this weekend.
Does yuji want you to take him?
I can take him if you like...
Ailo-San.
No, um...
This is ready.
Thank you.
Going to the festival?
Yes!
Aren't you going to the festival?
Um, my daddy...
Doesn't like to be around
lots of people.
Oh, I see.
You heard the chime.
What's that?
It's upside down.
It'll make it rain!
It's aio's fault!
I think it's sweet.
Time to start our lesson.
Maths is next.
Doctor...
Why can't daddy do things?
Is he sick?
Yeah, that's it.
Let's say your daddy
was a car.
It's like his gasoline gets stuck.
It's not that he's sick in his head
or in his heart.
Do you understand?
But your daddy isn't unhappy.
Why not?
Because he has you.
Yuji.
I'm sorry to be late, doctor.
Don't worry, take your time.
I feel bad for yuji.
Why?
With me for a father...
That's not true at all.
I'm impressed that you've overcome
local doubts,
and turned out to be such
a wonderful father.
Hardly.
I wish I could do things for him...
Like a normal parent.
It's over a year now,
since mio-San's death.
Recently, I remember...
Less and less about mio.
I only feel her when I watch her
on video or look at her photograph.
But mio's coming back.
Soon...
In the rainy season?
Yes.
With her last words she promised
she'd be back in the rainy season?
She wrote it in yuji's book, too.
Do you believe that?
Yuji believes it.
I see...
Is it impossible?
As I thought...
Well, scientifically,
after all, I am a doctor.
Yes, it's as I thought...
- Alo.
- Yes?
Do you want mio-San
to come back, too?
Yes.
Because I failed miserably
to make her happy...
Is that what you think?
With my condition,
I was only a burden.
From beginning to end.
Just once,
I wish she'd felt happy
that she'd shared my life.
So if she comes back,
I want to make her feel that way.
Take a trip on a train somewhere,
like a normal couple...
I see...
Doctor, you don't ask
about my condition, even though,
you're a doctor.
How are you feeling?
The same.
Lousy, huh?
That's not true.
It tastes lousy.
I'm sorry, yuji.
It's ok, I can eat it.
I'm all done.
Hey, yuji.
How'd you like to go
to the festival on Saturday?
Remember how you went
with mommy before?
You said you had a great time.
But...
Will you be ok, daddy?
I'll be fine, you want to go, right?
Yeah!
Aio!
Aya-chan.
Let's go look over there.
Yuji!
Yuji!
Yuji!
Daddy, I want to try this one.
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Daddy!
Yuji!
Daddy.
Yuji...
I'm sorry.
So sorry.
Daddy, you're not going to go away...
Are you?
No,
I won't go away, I promise.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, yuji.
Hey, daddy.
It's my fault mommy died, right?
Isn't that true?
Yuji, why would you say that...
Because,
I heard our relatives say it...
That's not right.
It's not your fault.
Besides,
daddy's never going away.
Ok.
I want to see mommy.
What are you looking for?
A four-leaf clover.
Mommy wants to make a wish.
What kind of wish?
For mommy to get all better.
Thank you.
Mio.
Are you ok?
I'm fine.
It's really pouring.
Wa-ter.
Ter?
Ter-mite.
What's that?
Yuji.
Be careful.
I'm ok.
What are you looking for?
A big secret. I promised mommy.
Promised mommy?
But I can't find it anymore.
Better Mark it.
Yeah...
Mommy.
Mio.
Mommy!
Mio...
Is it really you, mio?
Mio?
Is that my name?
Mommy.
Mommy?
Who are... you?
Don't you remember, mio?
You're... my wife...
And yuji's mother.
I'm... a wife.
And mother?
See, look.
It's me...
Mommy, what was it like
on archive star?
Oh, um, mio.
You'll catch cold, you should change.
Your things are all still there.
Still there?
Right.
Hurry up and change.
Yuji, come with me.
Just come, come.
Listen, yuji.
It's our little secret that
mommy's back, ok?
Why?
They don't know about the archive star,
so they'll think she's a ghost.
Right.
And mommy doesn't seem
to remember anything.
Not about daddy, or about you.
Or that she died, once.
Why?
Maybe that's how it is when you
come from the archive star.
Why is it like that?
How should I know!
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
She doesn't remember me.
No.
I see.
She can start getting to like us...
Like you and daddy, too...
May I ask a question?
Please.
Did I used to live here? With you?
Yes.
Why is this house such a mess?
Was I such a slob?
Of course not. You're very neat.
But you were...
In bed, sick...
Yeah.
I see.
But still...
What a mess.
You're right.
What was I doing in those woods?
We were on a walk...
The three of us were.
- A walk?
- A walk.
Then, you felt a little strange.
And you were resting.
You were resting.
Then it seems...
You lost your memory.
It seems.
Yeah, it seems.
I see.
I see.
You're a cute boy.
Yuji?
I'm... mio?
Your wife...
And yuji's mother.
I see.
Breakfast's ready.
Wow!
Yeah? You, first, yuji.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Daddy!
Look at this perfect fried egg.
It's been a long time!
You're right.
Something's strange.
Yeah? Oh, this?
Not your clothes.
You two.
- That's not true.
- That's not true.
I'm off.
Off you go.
Mio.
I think you'd better not
leave the house.
Wouldn't want you to get sick again.
I'm off, then.
Your shoelace.
Off you go...
Takumi-San.
Yeah, I'm off.
Morning.
You won't believe it, it's amazing,
yesterday...
What?
Oh... a secret.
You're just making it up.
No, I'm not, but it's a secret!
I'm jealous, you have a secret.
It's good to have secrets.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Something good happen?
Yes.
What?
It's a secret.
Oh, I see.
This is better.
Yummy.
Yeah?
It's delicious.
Was I a good cook?
You sure were.
Ok, boots.
Was this me?
That's right.
Then, who's this?
Taku-San.
Then I'm pink...
What a darling...
He's your child.
Yes, I gave birth to him.
We were husband and wife, right?
That's right.
I can sort of understand
that you two are my family...
And I think it's true.
But...
I'm sorry,
I still can't remember anything.
Take your time, take your time.
Tell me about us.
About us?
How did we meet?
How did we fall in love?
How did we come together?
We met in the spring,
as juniors in high school.
We were both juniors?
That's right.
We were in the same class for 2 years.
By chance, you sat next to me
both years.
I fell for you first...
You were cheerful and cute,
and you got great grades.
A model student.
But you were moody
and it seemed to me
that you were always
angry about something.
I liked that about you.
Yeah, I liked that.
Didn't I like you back?
I think... my love was unrequited.
Unrequited?
Yeah.
I was an oddball.
I had no interests other than
track and field
and I was never one for
hanging out.
I was kind of aloof...
And always alone.
I see... were you a fast runner?
Yeah, I held the prefectural record.
But at the track meet during
our first year in high school...
I got so mad, after that,
I did nothing but train like crazy
every day.
I was obsessed with running faster
and just got weirder.
I see.
I doubt you could have liked me then.
Not that you disliked me,
or had feelings for someone else.
You didn't...
Seem to be interested
in romance.
But...
That's what I liked about you.
I was so happy, just to be able
to sit next to you.
But we never said more than,
morning.
Morning
fo each other,
before graduation.
I got an athletic scholarship
to a local college
and you were going off
to school in Tokyo.
Can I sign it, too?
Sign it.
Oh, sure.
Thank you, I felt so comfortable
being next to you.
Aio takumi
here.
Thank you.
Sure.
And then you took off for Tokyo.
Wait a minute.
When did we start falling in love?
Can you just be patient
and listen a little longer?
That first summer vacation,
I happened to hear
you were back home.
Hello?
Still not yet?
It's coming up real soon.
Hello?
My name is alo.
I'm aio, do you remember me?
Yes, um, I'm sorry to call
out of the blue.
Remember when I signed your
yearbook on graduation day,
I never took my pen back.
Could I have it back?
Of course, it was just an excuse.
I didn't care about that pen.
It's just that, I just had to...
See you again.
Just one more time.
Alo.
Here.
Thanks.
I'm sorry about your precious pen.
Oh, no, it's fine. Thanks.
It's been a while.
How have you been?
Fine.
Oh, I see.
See you.
See you.
Say...
Do you have time for a cup of coffee?
I do.
I couldn't believe
I'd found the courage.
But that's how our memorable
first date took place,
two and a half years
after we first met.
So then, so then?
I couldn't stop talking,
like water from a broken dam.
I didn't dare stop.
Because if I stopped, I was afraid
you'd say you were going home.
I was so scared,
I talked about track,
about my favorite music,
books I'd just read...
Even how I'd always watched you.
Alo.
It's cold, isn't it?
You're welcome, if you want.
Ok, then...
I'll take you up on that.
Can l... see you again?
I have to go back to the dorm.
But...
I'll write you.
That's how it all started.
You and me.
I want to get used to you gradually,
the way I did back then.
I want to fall in love all over again.
Sure... thank you.
Mommy, I'm done, dry me.
Yuji, you can dry yourself off.
Ok, arms up.
Um.
Yes?
You're looking sharp these days.
Yes.
Did you meet someone special?
Yes.
I wish you could eat neatly
without spilling.
Doesn't daddy always
say the same thing?
You, too, takumi-San.
Hey, aya.
You can't tell anyone.
You have to promise.
One, two and...
Again.
Ok, one, two and...
Yuji, don't forget your umbrella.
Sure.
Yuji's birthday
Mio,
do you think it's a boy or a girl?
An adorable boy.
How can you tell?
A secret.
Squeaky clean...
I look... so happy.
Do you believe me?
Of course you don't.
Well, what to say...
You don't seem like someone
who'd tell a lie,
but then,
I was also at her funeral.
You don't have to believe me.
I'm sorry, forget I told you.
I'm at a loss.
I'm sorry.
But...
Assuming you're telling the truth,
if mio has returned
in this rainy season,
she must disappear again
when it is over.
Yes.
Is that what will happen?
Probably...
Because mio would never lie.
Which means sad times ahead...
For both yuji...
And youl...
The rainy season was over.
Time to go home.
Yuji.
Yes.
Why are all the sunshine dolls
in our house upside down?
You won't go away, will you, mommy?
Of course not, how foolish.
Say, what's this key for?
A time capsule.
You and I buried it together,
without telling daddy.
A time capsule?
But I can't remember
where we buried it.
I see.
Let's hope we can find it.
Um... sparrow.
Row, row-your-boat.
Boat? Boat-yard.
Yard, yard, yard-bird.
Bird, bird-cage.
It's not here.
Not here.
If they don't...
Even if I don't get my memory back,
it's ok.
I love you and yuji, too.
As long as I can stay with you,
it's all right.
If I can be your wife...
Mio?
What?
Can I kiss you?
No?
What's wrong?
Didn't you like it?
I just feel... I'm not sure.
Like it was my first kiss.
You're right.
Please check this.
Kaneko-San, this is ready, too.
The front is moving swiftly,
which may prolong this
rainy season considerably...
Excellent.
You're happy about that?
Yes, I'm thrilled.
Found it!
To my little yuji - mommy
The archive star?
Mommy!
I found the time capsule! Look!
Wow, so this is it.
Shall we open it?
Daddy!
Takumi-San!
What's wrong, takumi-San!
Are you ok?
I'm sorry.
This happens, sometimes...
Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't want you to worry.
Silly.
I'm sorry.
Can I join you?
You're welcome.
Ok, then, I'll take you up on that.
Tell me what happens next.
After that date...
Actually,
we never had a second date.
We broke up once.
What happened to us?
Because of my condition.
Physically, I'd pushed myself
too hard in high school,
and my body just
started to go haywire.
In my sophomore year of college,
everything fell apart,
with a crashing bang.
Countless medical exams
ultimately concluded
that my brain was randomly
secreting the chemicals,
that control most motor
functions and reflexes.
In any case, you really can't run...
I was forbidden to run.
Crowds and vehicles
were also put off limits.
I gave up on everything
and even dropped out of college.
Let's take it slowly.
You need to take it slowly and
learn to live with your condition.
Don't worry.
It's not necessarily a misfortune.
But you...
Wouldn't tell me about it?
I didn't know how...
My condition was hard to define.
I couldn't even manage
half of what most people could.
My future looked bleak.
I couldn't ask you to join me
in a life like that.
That's why... I thought,
I'd just quietly disappear...
Welcome.
Alo.
Sorry to show up like this.
Am I a nuisance?
I heard you quit college...
I've got lots of plans...
So I can't see you anymore.
Why not?
Maybe I'll run into you again,
at a high school reunion.
We might both be married...
I hope you'll be happy,
enokida-San.
But I...
See you.
What I did was terrible.
But I kept telling myself,
it was for the best.
After a single date
and 47 love letters,
our romance was about to end.
But I still wanted to see you.
It was selfish,
but I wanted to see you again.
Traveling to Tokyo alone,
was almost impossible for me
by then...
But I just couldn't stand it.
I just had to see you.
Mio.
Thanks for this.
It really helped.
Of course I'm not right for mio...
That's what I told myself.
I wasn't good enough for you.
After that, I left you alone.
And you left me alone, too.
I'm sure mio feels the same way,
she wants to forget about me.
That's what I thought.
But then...
One day, out of the blue,
you called.
You didn't write, you called.
Hello?
Hello, aio...
Can I come see you?
What's that look?
Because...
Don't look at me like that.
I'm right for you.
That's not true, how foolish.
It's fine...
We're just fine.
Your conviction overwhelmed me,
and I agreed.
But you sounded...
Almost like you were
trying to convince yourself.
Eventually, we got married
and we settled here,
close to Dr. noguchi.
And then... yuji was born?
That's right.
And we lived happily after that?
Yeah.
And we'll live happily ever after, too?
I feel so calm.
Holding me.
Holding me?
This is how you always...
Slept beside me.
I'm off.
Off you go.
Taku.
Don't rush. Take it slow.
Aio takumi.
Ok, you try it now.
Take your time...
Not so hard.
Try it again.
I said, you didn't have to
tap it so hard.
- I can't do it right.
- Don't be like that.
C'mon, yuji.
Yuji!
That's it! You've got it, yuji!
Daddy!
Good morning.
I made this egg.
Amazing, yuji.
Morning.
Morning.
Not like this.
You've got to shape it, like this.
Spread it and tap, tap, tap.
Spread it and tap, tap, tap.
Now turn it over.
Daddy's shoes are so big, look.
I hope there are lots of flowers.
I know.
A garden full of flowers here
would be so beautiful.
I wish I could see it.
Oh, nothing.
You take good care of them.
Sure.
Sunflower.
You're working so hard.
Yeah.
What a big boy.
Yeah, daddy?
When the rainy season's over,
mommy's going back to
the archive star, right?
I wonder.
But what if she's forgotten
all about that.
But even if she has,
I'm sure they'll come to get her.
'Cause, it's always that way
in all the stories.
I see.
We'd better really enjoy
the time we have together.
I'm sorry I scared you.
Mio... -San?
Right?
Yes.
But...
I'm sorry.
It's really a long story and
it'll just confuse you.
Will you just listen to me?
Please.
I'm asking you.
Yes, I will.
Thank you.
I came here to ask you to do
something for me, nagase-San.
Ask me?
Yes.
Can I ask you to look after
takumi and yuji?
I ook after...
The other day, aio-San said
he'd met someone special.
Was that...?
But I'll be gone soon.
After the rainy season ends.
And so,
I want to be sure someone looks after
takumi and yuji.
Takumi needs help
with certain things.
So I want him...
Taken care of.
Can I ask you to do that?
I'm sorry.
I'm not as noble as I thought.
I'm worried about them,
but I don't want takumi
with anyone else.
I couldn't stand, just couldn't stand
to have him love someone else.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Please forget this.
It's fine.
You don't have to worry.
There's no way that he's going
to fall in love with me.
I don't think he'd love
anyone but you.
That's aio-San.
Thank you.
I'm really talking with you,
mio-San, right?
Yes, takumi's told me about you.
It seems that you're always
looking out for him.
Thank you.
Oh, not at all.
It's been a while.
I'm sorry.
I don't remember you at all.
How does this look?
Happy birthday yuji
I just wanted to check.
Yes, what is it?
Your bakery isn't
planning to shut down, is it?
Will you be ok?
Of course we will, are you nuts?
Oh, good.
Then I'd like to order
some birthday cakes.
Let's see... 12 years' worth.
Once a year, until my boy turns 18.
Wow!
Amazing.
It's no big deal.
It's a birthday cake!
That's right, it's yours.
Cool!
Yuji's birthday is next week...
Oh, never mind.
I wanted to celebrate it today.
Sit down.
Sit down.
Smile, yuji. Look this way.
Hurry.
Mio.
You sure?
I'm a little scared.
I'm crazy about you.
I'm crazy about you.
I love you.
I love you.
Alo.
What's wrong?
I have to go home!
I just have to go home now.
Teacher!
I understand, go on.
Mommy!
Mommy!
Mommy!
Mommy!
The national weather service has announced
the rainy season is over...
Aio-San!
Summer's here.
Mio!
Mio!
Yuji?
You listen to what I say, now.
Ok?
Mommy has to...
Go away now.
I have to say good-bye.
Yuji.
Mio!
I'm sorry, mommy.
It's my fault you died, isn't it?
You're so silly.
Did you really believe that?
Because...
That's not true.
Not even one tiny bit true.
Don't you believe me?
Yuji...
You were born because we wanted you
so, so badly.
Maybe it's the real reason why
mommy and daddy met.
To make you, yuji.
You brought us happiness.
You've made me so happy.
Understand?
Yui,
grow up to be a wonderful man, ok?
And look after... daddy.
Won't you see daddy?
I wonder...
If he'll make it.
He won't make it.
He walks so slowly.
He goes so slowly.
But you know, yuji...
There was a time when daddy
was an incredibly fast runner.
He looked very cool.
Mio...
I can't find it, I can't.
Mio!
Daddy!
Mio!
You made it... I'm glad.
Mio.
Yes?
I'm sorry.
I wanted to make you happy.
I couldn't...
Make you happy.
I'm sorry.
What are you saying?
You and your son are quite a pair.
I was so happy.
I've always been happy.
Since I fell in love with you.
You were my happiness.
Being with you was
all the happiness I wanted.
If I could,
I would always be by your side.
Look after yuji, ok?
Love him for me, too.
Alo...
It's cold.
Thank you.
I always felt so comfortable
being next to you.
Found it!
Mommy! Found it!
Mommy!
Mommy!
Mommy!
I see.
She arrived with the rain
and departed with the rain.
She's like a hydrangea.
Doctor, do you really believe me?
I wonder...
But I...
Fell in love with mio all over again.
I was so happy.
I wonder how many people in this world,
can say they've known
such a wonderful love.
To meet, then be drawn back
together again.
Over and over again...
You were both lucky enough to meet
your one true soul-mate.
June 24th.
I found someone
I can't help thinking about.
All I do is think about him.
I wonder if I'm in love.
Sophomore, class 3, seat 1,
aio takumi.
Go!
That was clearly a foul.
That's unacceptable.
But I surprised myself.
Why on earth did I do that?
I guess I'm in love with him.
But he doesn't know how I feel.
It's what they call unrequited love.
I used my power on
the student council
I can't even talk to him.
But I'm happy just sitting
next to him.
It's enough to make me
kind of... happy.
Alo. I want to get to know you.
What books are you reading?
What kind of music do you like?
What are your favorite colors?
What kind of girls do you like?
Could you fall in love with me?
We have to say good-bye
and we haven't even started.
What'll I do?
What am I supposed to do?
Sorry.
Sign it.
Thank you, I felt so comfortable
being next to you.
Aio takumi
If I'd run after you,
I could've returned your pen.
But I didn't.
Because as long as I had it,
I could see him again.
I could call him to give it back
and I could see him again.
I'll call him.
Just tell him I'll give him
his pen back.
But I couldn't find the courage.
I'm sorry about your precious pen.
I'm sure I'll find it.
I was so surprised when he
called me about it.
I get to see him.
This pen brings happiness.
Here.
Oh, thanks.
It's been a while.
How have you been?
Fine.
Oh, I see.
See you.
See you.
I'm hopeless.
You wanted to see him so badly.
I can't believe I'm just going home.
Is that really what I want?
Say...
Do you have time for a cup of coffee?
I do.
I've read this book 3 times already...
You couldn't stop talking,
like a dam had broken.
I could hardly get a word in.
But I was so happy.
Because I was next to you.
I wish this would last forever.
Your hand...
Felt so warm.
But in the spring,
you wrote me a letter.
It was just three lines...
But, why?
Maybe I'll run into you again,
at a high school reunion.
We might both be married.
I hope you'll be happy,
enokida-San.
But my...
See you.
But my only happiness
is at your side.
I just want to be with you forever.
That's all.
Are we really over?
I want to see you.
I want to see you so badly,
I can't bear it.
Aio?
Sorry...
Aio!
Aio!
Aio!
Takumi!
Takumi!
Takumi...
Mommy!
Mio?
Morning.
I doubt anyone would believe ft.
I can hardly believe it myself.
As a 20 year-old,
I met you as a 29 year-old,
fell in love and made love.
I leaped into the future,
into a rainy season 9 years later.
Takumi and I had married
and we had a darling boy
named yuji.
I was happy.
I led a happy life.
I fell in love with you all over again.
But then I learned...
That I had really died
one year earlier.
I will die... at 28.
Leaving my beloved takumi
and yuji behind
I'm going to die...
And I'll promise
to return in the next rainy season.
Alo, takumi.
If I never see you again,
will I marry someone else
and live a different life?
Is there a future for me,
where I won't die...
At 287?
But I don't want that.
Because I'm in love with you.
Because I saw our future together.
I want to meet you and
be with you...
I choose the life in which
I give birth to yuji.
I want to bring yuji into this world.
I don't want it any other way.
Hello, aio?
Can I come and see you?
No matter how briefly,
I'm choosing the future
with you whom I love.
Ajo.
Takumi.
Yuji.
Please wait for me.
I want to be with you.
What's that look?
Because...
Don't look at me like that.
I'm right for you.
That's not true, how foolish.
We're fine...
We'll be just fine.
You and I will always be together.
That's just the way it is.
The way it is?
That's right.
You're my one true soul-mate.
I love you.
Dad.
Shall we get started?
Sure.
You sure curry's ok
for your birthday?
Sure, I like your curry.
Here.
- Hey, have you grown again?
- You think?
Turn around.
I am not.
You sure?
Like a falling flower petal
like a dream
it's a miracle to have met you
loving each other, fighting each other,
getting past various obstacles together
even if I'm reborn,
I want to become a flower beside you
How long will it last...
This sun right above me?
How long can I maintain...
Your smiling and crying expressions?
If we were to eventually lose everything,
let's be more grateful of our encounter
the miracle of that day,
that time, that place will
give birth to a new miracle
getting past hard times by
believing in each other
what you have left me is still in my heart
without losing its brightness
I'm happy that we came across each other
this smile I regained
is my overwhelming feeling of "thank you",
now I can move forward
like a falling flower petal
like a dream
it's a miracle to have met you
what you have left me is
a treasure of reality
called "this very moment"
that's why I will live
my life to the fullest
and become a flower
Why do flowers
wither?
Why can birds
fly?
Why do winds
blow?
Why does the moon
shine upon me?
Why am I
here?
Why are you
here?
Why did I
meet you?
To have encountered you
was a fate.
In a world where people come and
go like falling flower petals
like a dream,
it's a miracle to have met you
loving each other, fighting each other,
getting past various obstacles together
even if I'm reborn,
I want to see you
to fall like flower petals,
I will accept everything in this world
what you have left me is
a treasure of reality
called "this very moment"
that's why I will live
my life to the fullest
and become a flower
rain stopped, rainbow appeared,
the light was born in the blue sky
the firm and important thing
is to recognize that "you love me"
can I walk on?
I can see it
I hope my feeling can be
heard through eternity
your happiness, your pain,
and your everything
come on, bloom with pride, more and more...