Stay (2014) - full transcript

Bye bye.

♪ You and me ♪

♪ God knows that I have tried ♪

♪ To be ♪

♪ All you need ♪

♪ Look in my eyes
and you will see ♪

♪ There is nothing
I would rather do ♪

♪ Then spend my days and
nights in love with you ♪

♪ Pray my actions and
my words will show ♪

♪ Though my heart I
want you to know ♪

♪ Can I share with you ♪



♪ A love that will
outlast the sun ♪

♪ That warms the sky ♪

♪ On this vow you can rely ♪

♪ Can I share with you ♪

♪ A loving home where
we can build a family ♪

♪ Take my hand
and come with me ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Can't you see ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪



♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ Knocking at my door ♪

♪ I hear you
knocking at my door ♪

♪ You change my world,
you change my world ♪

♪ You change my
world, you change it ♪

♪ You change my world,
you change my world ♪

♪ You change my
world, you change it ♪

♪ You change it ♪

♪ You change it ♪

♪ You change it ♪

♪ You change it ♪

♪ When I gave up on my love ♪

♪ You helped me ♪

Ginger.

Ginger.

So, can I have your name now?

Ah, so you speak English well.

Just a little bit.

Come on, I'm not stalking you.

I just wanna make conversation.

I'm Ryuu.

All right.

You know, Japanese people,
when they learn English,

the adopt a Western name.

So I can give you Japanese name.

A Japanese name?

Yeah.

How about Hana?

No.

Yuri?

Yuri?

Yeah.

How about...

Hope.

My name is Hope.

That's a lovely name.

Nice to meet you, Hope.

Nice to meet you too, Ryuu.

So where you from?

Around.

Around?

Yeah.

Here and there, all over.

So you're like a goddess.

Something like that.

You're Venus or Aphrodite?

Aphrodite.

The Greeks were so much more
romantic than the Romans.

Really?

Yeah, Aphrodite was first.

Venus just a mere imitation

once the Romans
conquered the world.

I stand corrected.

So are you living here
or are you just visiting?

Neither.

Where are you going?

Nowhere special.

My place is not far from here.

It's just, you know,
a couple stops,

so if you need a place
to sleep and just...

I'm fine.

Are you sure?

Look, Ryuu, you're cute

and what happened
in the club was nice

but it was a one time thing.

Just, you know, I've slept
on a train before and I,

trust me, futon is
much more comfortable.

You promise not to try anything?

A man is nothing
without his word.

- Okay but if you...
- I promise.

Come in.

Nice place.

Thanks.

A little small but it's a home.

Hey, nice suits.

Thanks.

Tailored, like worsted wool.

Good quality.

You can tell.

Salary man?

You can take the bed,
I'm gonna sleep here.

I can sleep on the
floor, this is your place.

You're my guest.

Exactly, which is why you
can stay in your own bed.

Thanks.

You need this?

Oh, thanks.

Goodnight.

Same to you.

♪ Soft light, soft music ♪

♪ Gets me in the groove ♪

♪ The wine and scented candles ♪

♪ Sets the mood ♪

♪ And you know ♪

♪ You love ♪

♪ Red lingerie ♪

Ryuu.

♪ And you love ♪

Yeah?

♪ I know you love ♪

Can you hold me?

What?

Hold me.

♪ Red wine ♪

♪ And red lingerie ♪

♪ Baby, stay with me tonight ♪

Good morning.

Morning.

I'm gonna take quick shower,

so you're welcome
to take one after.

- Okay?
- Sure.

Thanks.

Whoa.

You want some?

What're you doing?

What?

That.

It's only...

I know what it is.

Just put it out.

Sorry.

Happy?

Thanks.

Is everything okay?

Mind if I watch?

I'm almost done.

That's okay.

Can you hand me the towel?

Sure.

Can I watch?

Sure, you can watch.

Okay, show's over.

Are you on the wagon?

Wagon?

Yeah.

Used to use and stopped?

Yeah.

I stopped.

Hey, it's nothing
to be ashamed of.

Takes a lot of strength
to break a habit.

Just one day at a time.

Yep, that's what I heard.

So, what's your story?

My story?

Yeah.

There is something about you.

I'm impulsive.

Yeah, I can tell.

You got a
problem with that?

No, just curious.

Nice ink.

Thanks.

You too.

Thanks.

Are you hungry?

Yeah.

Okay, let's get
something to eat.

So,

how long you been in Japan?

Too long.

What brought you here?

A plane.

I meant, why did you come here?

I know what you meant.

So you don't
wanna talk about it.

I can't get anything
past you, can I?

Decent coffee.

It's okay.

Look,

I'm not one of those open
books kind of people.

I'm not gonna spill
my life history

just because I got
some decent dick.

What're you laughing at?

Decent dick.

You liked it.

Yeah.

I was just wondering,

how you feel about...

What, fucking in a club?

Have you ever before?

Have you?

Maybe.

Maybe?

I knew you wanted it

after you were all up on
me on the dance floor.

I just wanted to dance, okay?

All on my ass?

It's a nice a ass.

Thank you.

You want some?

Yes, please, thank you.

Okay.

So, is this like our first date?

- First date?
- Yeah.

I think we're just hanging out.

What's the difference?

Nothing, I guess.

Okay, so, I should
ask you about you more.

Like what?

Like...

What's your favorite movie?

Hmmmm.

"The Notebook."

"Notebook?"

Okay.

Yes, "The Notebook."

You got a problem?

No.

It's not like I said
"Citizen Kane" or something.

I know, I mean,

"The Notebook" is, you
know, sweet love story

it's not a great cinema
but it's enjoyable.

Okay, Mr. Film Snob,

what's your favorite?

"Breathless."

"Breathless?"

Yeah.

It's a complicated love story.

A love story?

Yeah.

What, and "The
Notebook" doesn't count?

It's a different
kind of love story.

Thank you.

You wanna know a secret?

Secret?

What?

I'm psychic.

Psychic?

Yes.

Okay.

See that waitress, there?

Yeah.

She's gonna be running
in the next 30 minutes.

Is she?

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

I'll even bet you if I win,
you have to sing a song to me.

Sing a song?

Mm-hmm.

And if I win?

What do you want?

Tell me why you came to Japan.

Deal.

Deal.

So now you have 30 minutes.

I wanna ask you a
personal question.

You wanna ask me a
personal question but...

Okay, okay, okay.

I'll tell you one
thing about me.

Okay, tell me.

I'm from Manchester.

I moved to the U.S.
when I was like 15.

So you're British.

No, American.

Some habits are harder
to break than others.

So, what's your question?

I noticed your arms, the scars.

Yeah?

How long you been clean?

It's a little over six months.

Six months?

Yep.

What made you quit?

I got arrested.

Well...

Oh.

I'm sorry, thank you.

Thank you.

I told you I was psychic.

You're right.

You owe me a song.

Okay, I owe you a song.

You like strawberries?

I love them.

They have the best
strawberries here.

Mmmmm.

Wait, what is the difference?

Which one?

- This one.
- Okay.

Konnichiwa.

Have a seat.

Nice to meet you.

She's asking you
where you're from.

Ah, I'm from America.

Oh, America?

I'm gonna wash hers
and make some tea, okay?

Okay.

America.

Yeah.

She said she used to
have American boyfriend.

Oh, nice.

She said she was with him
when she was 16, after the war.

Ah.

His name was William

and he was very gentle
and a good looking guy.

Nice.

He dumped her at
the movie theater.

Oh.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Mm-hmm.

She said, you are kinda cute.

Oh.

Arigato, thank you.

Thank you.

Aw.

You are too cute.

That is adorable.

Your grandfather?

Yeah.

You wanna meet him?

Yeah.

Come here.

Hope, this is my grandfather.

She is so sweet.

Thanks.

How long were
your grandparents married?

I think it's
a little over 50 years.

What?

That's a long time.

Yeah.

They were
soulmates, weren't they?

I don't know about that.

You don't?

You know how
he proposed to her?

Your grandfather?

Yeah.

How?

They went to a festival

and he was walking her home.

And he quietly asked her

if she can make morning
miso soup every day

and she said yes.

And that's it?

That's it.

That was the romance
for the time.

I'd like to still believe

there's a soulmate
out there for me.

Yeah, that's
nice but I'm a realist.

I think every relationship
we have will fail

until we have one that doesn't.

There is no other one
but the one we choose.

And what about love?

I believe in love.

I just don't believe there's
just one person out there

specifically for you.

So you do believe in
love but just not the one.

Precisely.

You're cynical.

It's not cynical, it's honest.

Isn't that what women say
what they want in a man?

Honesty?

Yeah, we want romance too.

I can be romantic.

That is chivalry.

That is not romantic.

I could ask you to
make miso soup every morning.

Unfortunately, I don't
know how to make miso soup.

I could teach you.

I'm sure you could.

I wanna be like her
when I'm her age.

She's so free and uninhibited.

I don't know if
I'll ever be that age.

You'll live a long life.

As long as you eat
healthy and exercise.

Not slip up?

What makes you say that?

You know, it's a
everyday struggle.

You're going to
live a long life.

You're fortunate.

For a moment while
I was in there,

it felt like she
was my grandmother.

Yeah.

She has that effect on people.

I never knew my grandparents.

No?

I hardly knew my parents.

Grandparents would've
been a luxury.

I've only seen pictures
of my grandmother.

She's wearing this
in one of them.

This is all I have of her.

I noticed that before.

I wanted to ask about it.

My mother gave it
to me before she died.

Other than that, I don't
know much about it.

It's an heirloom.

It's a beautiful
connection to your past.

Peaceful.

What did you wanna
be when you was a boy?

When I was a boy?

Yeah.

I wanted to be
a yakitori shop owner.

You know those little...

- Yeah.
- You know?

I know what it is.

Yeah.

When I was a boy,

my grandfather used to
take me to Yakitori Track

owned by a man called Chan.

I used to think he was so cool.

You know, like, cooking
yakitori on the grill

and he would always joke around.

Usually he gave us an
extra one as a service.

That's sweet.

You know, when I
looked into your eyes

in that picture of you,

you have all of this
bright-eyed optimism.

Made me curious.

What would that boy back
then say to you right now?

He would probably say,

what the fuck did you do to us?

Where did you mess up?

Everybody makes mistakes.

Not like me.

It can't be that bad.

When I was a girl, I
wanted to be an artist.

I used to draw
pictures of everything.

I studied art at high school.

I even considered
going to art school.

Until my boyfriend told
me I wasn't that good.

Then you quit?

I did.

Never to draw again?

Nope.

That's a shame.

That's life.

You should draw again.

I don't know about that.

Come on.

Nothing to be afraid
of unless you try.

What do you have to lose?

Nothing, I guess.

Right?

Okay.

If you ever want a model...

You'll pose for me?

I will pose for you.

Look.

This is my super cool look.

And this is my seductive look.

And...

This is my sexy but
disinterested look.

How about that?

I'm sure you've used
those looks before.

No, I'm just playing around.

But I will pose for you.

Be careful, I might
take you up on that.

I like you, Hope.

I like talking with you.

I like talking with you too.

I want to spend
time with you more.

What?

I know this sounds
crazy, we just met,

but why don't you stay with me?

Look,

let's just enjoy today.

Okay?

♪ Have I said to you ♪

♪ That I've never known a love ♪

♪ As wonderful ♪

♪ As the love you give to me ♪

♪ Have I said to you ♪

♪ That my life has
changed since you ♪

♪ Have been right here ♪

♪ Sharing every day and night ♪

♪ With me ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ To know you mean
the world to me ♪

♪ Have I given you ♪

♪ Each and everything
your heart's ♪

♪ Been longing for ♪

♪ No one else can
love you more ♪

♪ Have I given ♪

Do you like sashimi?

Of course.

Because I have a great
piece of tuna at my place.

It's a shame to eat it alone.

Okay.

I'll cook for you.

Do you like wine or soki?

Wine but I thought
you didn't drink.

I don't need to drink but

if that's something that
you want I can just...

I want to do it for you.

Why?

Let's just say I need to give.

That girl is staring at us.

Do you know her?

Just ignore her.

Ryuu?

Let's go.

I'm sorry you had to see that.

She must've loved you very much.

I was a different person.

It was never about
love or feelings.

It's always about
get the next high

and now,

it's like my past.

No matter how much I
wanna put it behind me,

it's always staring
me in the face.

Our past is only a
part of who we are.

Maybe where you come from.

But here,

here is still your past,
no matter your present.

Forget what other people think.

You've got to stop holding
on to it, just let it go.

I'm trying.

It's strangling me.

Look, don't take
this the wrong way.

What?

You need to stop
acting like a bitch.

Whatever you lost and don't
have anymore, it's gone.

So fuck it.

Fuck it?

Yeah, fuck it.

Yeah.

Fuck it.

Now that you know
my past love life,

I'm just curious, do
you have a boyfriend?

No, I don't
have a boyfriend.

Husband?

You have a husband.

I don't have anybody.

You don't?

No!

You're here
with me right now.

This is temporary.

After I leave,

I don't know if I'm ever
gonna come back to Japan.

When do you leave?

Tomorrow afternoon.

♪ If I made a move ♪

♪ When you made a move ♪

♪ We'd stand here forever ♪

♪ What if I choose ♪

♪ To reach out to you ♪

♪ Could that change
things for better ♪

Smells good.

Right?

♪ With nothing in return ♪

♪ What if you love ♪

♪ You're what I deserve ♪

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Kanpai.

Kanpai.

Wow, this looks delicious.

Yeah.

And what
is this one again?

This is yudofu.

That's traditional food.

I have an uncle who eats
it almost every day.

Every day?

Yeah.

It was his favorite dish
prepared by my aunt.

After she died,

it was like his was of staying
connected to her, I guess.

Well, you sure know your
way around that kitchen.

What's the story?

Where you a chef
in a former life?

No, far from it.

So, what then?

You're correct.

I was a salary man.

I used to have, it was a great
job for the fashion industry.

I used to go to Milan,
Paris, London every season.

It was my dream job

but I had a very heavy habit.

I worked long hours

and needed to stay on
all day, every day.

Over time, it became
a daily habit.

One day, I had a meeting
with a major vendor

who could have given me a
promotion in the company.

In the middle of the
meeting, my nose bleeds,

and this vendor
wanted to be polite.

Doesn't say a word

and when the blood drips
down from my noise,

drips down to lips
and suits and tie.

Wow.

I was so high and in
the zone, I never noticed.

Once I finished
the presentation,

the vendor and his
team excused themselves

and never came back.

What?

Just like that, they
didn't say anything?

It's my fault.

The supervisor had
me take a drug test.

They searched by desk and
they found a small stash.

I was so stupid.

What?

They can't search your desk.

Do you know the
Japanese word for privacy?

No, what is it?

Privacy.

Because there is no
word in Japanese for it.

It doesn't exist.

What is your happiest
childhood memory?

My mother.

♪ And watching ♪

She loved to dance.

She would dance anywhere.

Our living room, laundry
room, in the supermarket.

I remember one day after
dinner she turned on the radio

and her and my dad just
stood up and danced.

Anyway, it was the
first time that I'd seen

what it must've been
like before I was born.

That's sweet.

Yeah.

What, what're you doing?

May I have your dance?

Yes you may.

♪ Til I found you ♪

♪ Til I found you ♪

♪ You know the blue sky ♪

This is nice.

Yeah.

I could dance with
you for forever.

♪ There was no peace of mind ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ I didn't start to live ♪

♪ Til I ♪

♪ I found you ♪

♪ You have made ♪

♪ Made my life whole ♪

♪ Hand in hand ♪

♪ Heart to heart ♪

♪ Soul to soul ♪

♪ I've left behind ♪

How about this?

What is it?

This is sweet beans.

It's good.

Okay.

Wanna try, okay.

So this one.

Oh, what is that?

That's a cinnamon roll.

That looks yummy,
let's take one of those.

- Yeah?
- Yeah.

Okay.
♪ When I found you ♪

No, no, no, no.

- Oh, okay.
- That's okay.

♪ Oh, til I found you ♪

♪ Oh, yes ♪

♪ Til I found you ♪

♪ You know the blue sky ♪

♪ Wasn't really ♪

♪ Really blue ♪

♪ The sun didn't really shine ♪

♪ There was no peace ♪

You hookah?

Yeah.

You wanna do it?

Yeah, let's do it.

Okay.

Well, seeing as
you can't get high,

I suppose this is
the next best thing.

Yeah.

I love different flavors.

It's much more fun
than cigarettes.

I'm not a big fan of cigarettes.

You smoke.

What're you talking about?

I'm more of a social smoker.

Yeah?

That's what they
call it these days.

Hey.

I wanna ask you
a silly question.

What?

If you could be any
superhero, who would you be?

Superhero?

Yeah.

I don't know.

Kinnikuman.

Who's that?

He's a wrestler and
he has a superpower.

That's my, he was my dream.

I wanted to be him
when I was a kid.

He's cool and he can fly.

Okay.

What about you?

Me?

The Hulk.

Hulk.

The Incredible Hulk?

Yeah.

All right.

What?

Thought I was gonna
say some chick?

Kind of.

No, the Hulk, he gets his
strength from his anger.

So the angrier he gets
the stronger he becomes.

And then when he's
not being the Hulk,

he's just like a highly
intelligent scientist.

Okay.

Remind me to not get
on your bad side.

I don't have a bad side.

I like this bit.

You like this part?

Mm-hmm.

It's good, right?

Mmmmmm.

Ryuu?

It's okay.

He just want money.

Help!

You okay?

Fuck!

Ryuu.

Bo.

Bo.

Thank you.

Ryuu.

Just a moment, okay?

No.

You got a trash can?

Huh?

Do you have a trash can?

Thank you.

Let's go.

Why are you doing this?

What are you trying to prove?

I just wanna make things right.

It's just a necklace.

It's not about the necklace.

Stay here.

Sorry.

He doesn't have the necklace.

Hey.

You're crazy.

Do you know what?

It belonged to your grandmother.

I know it's important to you.

That's sweet but
you did not need to.

He deserved it.

No one steals from my girl...

my friend and gets away with it.

Anyway,

what's the story
with your neighbor?

Is he like the
resident lady killer?

He just moved in
a few months ago

and there always a different
girl every other night.

He must be
like a real lady's man.

These walls are thin.

You can hear everything.

Ah.

Ah, Ryuu!

Ah, God!

Yes!

Yes, Ryuu!

Oh my God, yes!

- Yes, baby, ah!
- Yes, ah!

- Ah, ah, ah!
- Oh, come on!

- Oh.
- You are so funny.

Anyway.

Desert?

Mmmmm.

Our night of dessert
misadventure.

Yeah, it was.

It sill tastes good.

Hmmm.

Mmmmm.

Sweet.

Yep.

What can I do to convince
you to stay with me?

Seattle.

That's where you're from?

Yeah.

I can imagine you from
New York or Chicago.

No, just a girl from Seattle.

So why Japan?

I met Kouichi in Seattle.

He was an exchange student.

Met him on campus, I
took him on a tour.

We started hanging
out and dating

and then we stayed in contact

and he asked me if I could
come and be with him in Japan.

He said I could get a
job teaching English,

so I applied for a few
places and I got hired.

He had gotten his own place
by then so I stayed with him.

Then I realized he was
obsessed and insanely jealous.

He told me that he
would never let me go.

I knew I needed to
get out of there.

Then I realized he
had taken my passport.

One afternoon, when I was
cleaning the apartment,

I found where he had
been hiding my passport.

I purchased my ticket
during my lunch break.

It was three days ago.

I got on a train to Tokyo.

I figured I could hide out here

until it was time
for me to leave.

So tomorrow I got
back home to Seattle.

To pick up the pieces.

I'm so sorry.

I'm so glad I met you.

This is the first
time I felt in control

of my life since I got here.

And as much as I
would love to...

Kishi kaisei.

Kishi kaisei?

Yeah.

Wake from death
and return to life.

Like a phoenix?

Kind of.

When you leave,

you're gonna take my heart.

It's always
gonna be right here.

Hope.

Do you trust me?

Yeah.

♪ Have I said to you ♪

♪ I've never known a love ♪

♪ As wonderful ♪

♪ As the love you gave to me ♪

♪ Have I said to you ♪

♪ That my life is
changed since you ♪

♪ Have been right here ♪

♪ Sharing every day and night ♪

♪ With me ♪

♪ I want you to know ♪

♪ That you mean
the world to me ♪

♪ Have I given you ♪

♪ Each and everything
your heart ♪

♪ Be longing for ♪

♪ No one else can
love you more ♪

♪ Have I given you ♪

♪ Reasons to believe you can ♪

♪ Be secure with me ♪

♪ Oh, God knows
that I've tried ♪

♪ To be ♪

♪ All you need ♪

♪ Look in my eyes
and you will see ♪

♪ That there's nothing
I would rather do ♪

♪ All my heart I
want you to know ♪

♪ Girl, I want you to know ♪

♪ I want you to know ♪

♪ I want you to know ♪

♪ To ♪

Good morning.

Morning.

What're you doing?

It's not finished yet.

He was wrong.

You do have talent.

Thank you.

It's yours.

Mine?

Yeah.

Thanks.

I wanna take you somewhere
before you catch your flight.

Sure.

And I want you to do me a favor.

Before we pass on here,
we should make a vow.

Okay.

We have to purify first.

You drank it.

That's all right.

Thank you.

That's it?

Yeah, that's everything.

What're you gonna
do after you get back home?

I'm not sure.

Haven't made any plans.

Me neither.

Maybe I'm gonna take my
grandmother to somewhere.

She says she wants to go Kyoto.

Maybe I should
go next time I come here.

I'd like to do that.

I thought you'd
never come back here.

I don't know.

All set.

All set.

Yeah.

Here.

What is this?

Open it.

It's for me?

Yes.

Wow.

Thank you.

Well, every man
needs a power tie

and I want you to wear this
in your first interview.

You're gonna miss your flight.

Yeah?

Thank you.

I should go now.

I gotta leave.

♪ I don't understand ♪

Ryuu.

Bo.

Hmmmm.