Kakou No Futari (2019) - full transcript
When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order ...
Hello?
Is that Kenji?!
Dad?
What's up?
Naoko's getting married.
The ceremony is in August, on the 26th.
Chasudo Hotel, from 10:00.
Heh?
They asked for your address
to send you the invite.
In the meantime,
Her dad asked me to give
you the date and time.
Can you come?
You busy right now?
Huh?
Uh, well.
Kinda.
I'll make my way up
there around that time.
Alright, got it.
Okay then. Bye.
Who's there?
Naoko
What?!
Hurry up and open the door.
Hey, you!
Do you know what time it is right now!?
What happened to your hair?
Well, you know.
And the piercings?
Well, you know!
Something bad happen and you
cut it after some deep reflection?
Hold on.
How did you know I was here?
I heard from Nobuko.
Nothing has changed since back then, huh.
It's like a museum of Aunt Ika's stuff.
This place...
Make yourself at home, why don't you?
Well I've been coming
here since way back then.
Mom died, and auntie
took over parenting me.
Your old man had a lot
of night shifts for JR, huh.
Until you up and went to Tokyo for college.
Four years.
Mom wasn't around anymore
but I gained an older brother.
Nobuko really keeps
this place clean, huh?
She's really something, too, huh?
The electric and gas
are still running, right?
Even so, I don't think Uncle Isa
hasn't come back even once.
And, you know, last year
he quit teaching high school
and he's been teaching old folks
with Nobuko at her calligraphy school.
Yeah, I heard.
That Nobuko is making amends, huh.
Hey.
Since, well, she stole Uncle
from another woman, right?
After my mom died, they had a
chance meeting and tried to go out.
At least that's what I was told.
I doubt it
Right after the first anniversary
of death, they got married.
I think it started when mom
was in the hospital with cancer.
Auntie is always by herself, huh?
If neither you nor uncle will take her
I guess I will take care of auntie.
It's been a while since
I drank your coffee.
When was the last time
we drank coffee together?
How would I remember that?
Hey.
I gotta go shopping now, come with me!
It's not like you're busy, right?
And lunch is on me, okay!
Okay!
- This!
- Hm.
It's just sitting here so can I take it?
- Eh?
- Nice, right?
My mom made it herself, you know.
Well, it'll be my
wedding gift from auntie.
Whatever you want to think.
I always kinda liked it, actually.
It'll match my new place.
- What?
- Huh?
Here.
Goddammit.
What? What happened?
I was really hoping to
get this deal for a 48" TV
with a Blu-Ray recorder.
But I wasn't even close to on time.
My co-worker said you should
line up while it's still dark out
I guess she was right.
Just the first five people, huh?
What's that?
A numbered ticket.
I couldn't get that deal, but
You can get a 50" deal
for a little more money.
Since I have this ticket
at least I can get that deal.
So you were planning to fit that
TV and Blu-Ray thing in this car?
Uh, yeah.
That's why I brought you.
Ugh.
Delivery is expensive.
And it wouldn't get there
in time for the wedding!
What time does this place open?
Hm?
8:00.
That's an hour from now, man!
We wait.
Ugh.
Your big lunch for me is just ramen?
You can order extra noodles.
I'm fine with the regular size.
At the funeral you said you'd reached
your limit with that kind of work, so
you quit being a nursery school teacher?
Yeah.
What are you doing now?
I've just been doing a part-time job.
Hm?
But you just said you're
working at a company?
It's really nothing special.
Because they know my dad, they let
me become a kind of contracted worker.
It's kinda like a sub-company of a
sub-company of East Japan Railways.
So
What work are you doing?
I'm just doing desk work.
- What about you?
- Me?
You got divorced,
and quit your job
you got hired by your college
buddy to work at his printing company?
At least that's what I heard at the
second memorial ceremony, anyway.
The company went bankrupt soon after that.
It was because of the earthquake.
How come?
Is there some connection
between printing and radiation?
The paper mills at Ishinomi
and Hachinomi went under.
Also, things going from paper to
computers seemingly overnight...
the printing world was
already gasping for air.
Then the tsunami disaster happened
Orders decreased
Not enough money to
handle orders we did get.
The electricity shortage
Plus, the cost of electricity
going up in 2011
We had no choice but to give up.
The company collapsed
a year after I was hired.
Here you go: shoyu ramen and tantanmen.
Thank you very much.
Let's see how this tastes...
Huh? Ah, here it is.
So, what about now?
Pu-taro. *A person with no job
You've just been hanging
out unemployed for four years?!
That's why you can be here
for ten days up to the wedding.
Well I work some part time once in a while.
Like what?
Like directing traffic
at construction sites.
- You, directing traffic?!
- Yeah.
Not a good look.
I don't want to see that.
You don't have to see.
Why don't you come back
here and live at home?
Free rent, too.
Even if I come home
You'll be married.
What?
The national defense forces?
How?
My co-worker introduced us.
Single at 40 is suspicious.
He's not divorced like you are.
That's why it's suspicious.
He's a stand-up and wonderful person.
Totally different from you.
If he's a major at 40
he could become a general.
Nice job getting engaged
to such an elite soldier.
Seriously.
I'm really thankful.
But as an elite graduate from military
academy, he'll need to go to HQ in Ichigaya
when he has to go off
for a duty or mission
He might have to move
all over the country...
Hmm, you think so?
I don't like Tokyo anymore.
- Hey, Ken.
- Hm?
If it's okay I wonder if
we can stop at my house.
That's fine with me, but...
My bad, heh, taking all your time.
I need to use the restroom.
Pardon the intrusion.
Come on in.
Just you and your dad in
this big house for seven years.
Yup.
Without a spouse or a steady job.
Yup, that's right.
Good-ole Naoko!
Since you love hot dogs so much
I've always thought of you as a child.
What? Is the beer for me?
I'll drive the rest of the night.
You just need to carry
the TV to the bedroom.
Thanks for helping.
I'll be upstairs sorting out some things.
There's more beer in
the fridge. Help yourself.
Got it.
I'm coming in.
- You know... Oh!
Ken.
You were sleeping, too?
I woke up at five this morning.
And you drank beer.
What else was there for me to do?
I don't want to have an
accident from sleepy driving.
Right before I get married.
You're the one who gave me the beer!
You're kind of a lightweight now, huh.
Did you get your things sorted? All done?
Yeah, basically.
Oh.
There's something interesting
on top of that desk.
The black thing on top.
Bring it here.
Huh?
Naoko.
You were still hanging
on to this kind of thing?
You were 25.
I had just turned 20.
Two years after moving to Tokyo.
You know, Naoko.
You wanted to go to the school for early
childhood education in Takadanobaba
and made your way to Tokyo.
Even though there's already a ton
of those schools in Akita and Sendai.
It's obvious I just
wanted to be by your side.
That's why
I rented an apartment right
next to your company housing.
Why am I saying that just now?
I knew that at the time, it's just...
I
I was scared.
Scared of what?
To become like, you know, with you.
I asked you at the
beginning if you were scared.
Do you remember what you said?
I muttered, "I'm happy".
Here.
I was about to leave the apartment,
not wearing any underwear.
Because you told me to.
Why did you keep this?
What were you planning
to do if the old man found it?
Have you completely
forgotten about those days?
Those days?
Those days from those days.
This is the only thing I have though.
I haven’t forgotten
but it's not something I think about.
Hmm?
- You haven't thought about me either?
- That's right.
Well, have you thought about my body?
What are you saying?
While looking at this album
I thought deeply
about your body.
Don't say such weird
things at a time like this!
It's not weird.
You don't get any such
thoughts about my body?
Not even just one?
This one.
This is my favorite one.
Do you remember what we were doing here?
We were posing like we were
getting sucked into Mt. Fuji.
This.
This was a Mt. Fuji poster, right?
Why'd we take a picture like this?
You really don't remember?
Uhh.
On this day
You suddenly called out my
name in the middle of the night.
When I went to your room,
you were completely drunk.
"Let's die together."
You kept saying we
should die together.
So, holding each other like this
So I said, "let's get
sucked into Mt. Fuji."
And you became so giddy.
You said, "that's brilliant".
Then
Finally,
we took a picture just like this.
You can see the ocean.
Ah, yeah you can.
Right here.
- That's it?
- Yeah.
Okay. Here we are.
Alright.
Okay.
Ohh!
Oh!
Oh.
Ahh!
You bought it?
I'm getting it for
￥5m over two years.
Can't even imagine only
paying that much in Tokyo.
Yeah, but they say the winters
are cold and summers are hot.
That's it?
I'm sure there's a heater and AC.
Well, yeah, but...
- Whoa.
- Right over here.
Wow.
You're living here together?
Not yet.
Still at Tsuchizaki's place officially.
We're going to live
together after the wedding.
Big fan of that.
They made a TV show on NHK awhile
back. The guy from 'Moku' was in it.
Kitano wept the other
day while watching it.
I was surprised by that.
As for me
I don't really know anything
about the Russo-Japanese War.
Whoa!
This space is really cool.
What will you use this for?
Ah, the kids' room.
Hmm.
- ...but the culprit of a 24 year
old case... well, if we add it up...
I wonder if I'll be watching the
Tokyo Olympics with Kitano on this TV.
I can't imagine that at all.
TV: -in order for you to do
the things you want to do...
Don't sit over there. Come join me.
I'm going home.
Aren't you scared, Ken?
Of what?
For us to be like this
after all that time.
You're not scared?
No, I'm not.
Neither am I. Not at all.
Not scared, huh.
I'm going.
Just tonight.
Let's just go back to that time.
So wet, right?
Stop that.
Fuck me.
Let's go to the bed.
Is that okay?
Ah, sorry!
Just a second.
Put it in.
I'm gonna come.
This.
Now this bed is officially broken in.
You haven't done it on this
bed yet with soldier-boy?
Why did you want to first use it with me?
This situation gets you excited.
Why don't you say something?
Why did you decide to get married?
I want to become a mother.
You want kids, huh?
When I saw how many people died
in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami
that's how I felt.
What do you mean?
If an only-daughter like me
left no kids
my dead mother would
have lived for nothing.
I also want my dad to
see his grand kid’s face.
Hmm...
It sounds like bullshit.
Sounds contrived, and not like you.
Two years ago, when I found
out I had a uterine fibroid
I've been going to
follow-up examinations, but
last year it suddenly
started getting bigger.
If I want kids, the sooner the better.
That's what the doctor said.
Did you
tell that to your fiance?
Of course not.
Let's do it.
Come to think of it
When we did it at your family's place
that one time was really crazy, huh.
During the Obon holiday.
Your dad got drunk and passed out.
We went to your room...
You shoved my panties in my mouth.
If you were too loud your
dad would've woken up, right?
I really felt good that time.
Oh yeah.
You get excited when there's
a risk of people hearing, so
we fucked in the department store bathroom.
Yeah?
It's me.
Ken.
What's up? You forget something?
What's up?
Did something happen?
Stop it.
Stop it! Ow.
Stop.
No.
I don't like it.
No.
I don't like it.
Ken.
The tissue box by the TV.
Can you bring it to me?
The liver and chives from that place is
on another level from those other places.
How so?
The liver they use is
really fresh.
I hadn't heard of this place until today.
Well of course not. You haven't
lived in this town for 15 years.
I feel like I'm being called a traitor.
Actually, you are a traitor.
Don't do what you did earlier, okay.
Yesterday I said, "only tonight", didn't I?
If that were the case, don't
feed me liver an chives.
Come on, it's your favorite, isn't it?
I'll be married in ten days, you know.
You're the one who started it.
Yeah, but I told you it
was only for last night.
The way you said it
didn't sound like that.
*speaking Akita dialect
Yeah but I said "only tonight".
I went back to that time
but I lost my way coming back.
What's with you suddenly
speaking in dialect?
I'm not trying to ruin
your wedding ceremony.
I came back here
to attend the wedding.
That's why you can't
do what you did earlier.
That was the last time for you and me.
It doesn't work like that.
Why's that?
Well, fine.
It's still hard.
To ask someone to extinguish the flame
after you yourself
selfishly lit the flame.
Of course I can't accept that.
Please stop speaking Akita dialect.
It's really unappealing.
Hey. Cut it out!
He'll be back from his work trip soon.
When does he come back?
- Next week, Wednesday.
- What's today?
Friday.
We have five days.
In five days I'll set your free.
I'm not kidding.
Yeah.
We need to put the fish in the fridge.
It's fine, there's an ice pack in the bag.
No, we can't.
We have to at least change the sheets.
They'll just get dirty again, won't they?
It feels
seriously amazing.
What does?
Sex.
I'd completely forgotten.
What do you usually do?
I just have sex with myself.
Ken
I could totally smell it
yesterday when we met.
Smell?!
Yeah.
I thought, "this person
hasn't been getting laid at all".
What does that smell like?
Kinda like [religious] incense, I guess.
Really?
Like a dead person, huh?
Although the smell itself is
totally different from incense.
What about you?
One after the other?
I guess it's been like that for
two years since coming here.
Since you got rid of me.
I was desperate.
I didn't get rid of you.
Yes, you did.
How is it with soldier-boy?
Yeah, we have sex.
He's been trained methodically, so
his chest is like a steel plate.
He pins me down and I
can't move my arms or legs.
Well that's good.
No, it's really not.
If he's a steel plate
you're like a snake.
When we're doing it
that snake becomes a whip.
Your body is just irresistible in that way.
But I always felt that way.
To be with you again
after all that time
it still feels so intense.
I've never been told
anything like that before.
It's my own body, so I
know it better than anyone.
The way you know your own body
and the way I know your body
is not the same.
Huh?!
What's this?
Uh, it hurts.
Ow.
Naoko.
Naoko!
Something happened.
Is he back?
No!
This.
Eh...
It's really swollen.
This kinda thing happened before.
Is that right?
Don't rub it so much!
You're not used to doing it.
Ah, I just remembered.
Yours got like this back then.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Will you look at it?
Huh? Okay.
It looks a little swollen.
It's kinda puffed up.
Maybe we did it too much.
What did we do that time?
I think we cooled it with a wet towel.
- Let's do that.
- Okay.
Here.
Here goes.
Oh!
It's cold, but it feels good.
It's getting big again.
Shall we fuck?
Ah, hot.
It's hot, it's hot.
There we go.
Guess you still are a really good cook.
I like to cook for other people.
Yeah, I know.
It's been a while.
I haven't cooked like this or had
someone to eat my food in a while.
It's good.
Just one glass, please.
It'll swell up again.
Here.
Just like grade school, huh?
What is?
'Pon Juice' at dinner time.
Right.
Yeah, but now we can drink alcohol.
Okay.
Cheers.
You become a mom, then what?
'Then what'?
Why do you want to become a mother?
Well
Because I'm a woman.
Don't you think it's unreasonable to
get married just because you want kids?
How come?
What about the guy who is
roped into a marriage for that reason?
What are you talking about?
Aren't there men who get
married because they want kids?
Come to think of it
After marriage, if they can't
have kids, men lose affection
Ah, there are some guys like that, but...
Men get married because
they want to be with that woman.
That's the same for women!
So you're marrying soldier-boy
because you want to be with him forever?
Yeah, of course.
So why are you spending time
with me like this while he's away?
That's really not your business, is it?!
Firstly, you say 'just yesterday', but
you're the one following me around.
Look who's talking!
A woman shouldn't do this
kind of thing before her wedding.
The reasons don't have to do with you.
What are you talking about?
That's why, honestly, I thought
what you said yesterday was bullshit.
That's why I thought I'd ask again.
You act so shameless all of a
sudden. it doesn't suit you.
Stop talking with that weird Akita dialect.
To sum it up
you learned you have a uterine fibroid,
panicked, and found a partner, right?
As for me
getting married just to see kids
I don't like it.
You're one to talk, since you have a kid.
How old now?
Maybe six years old?
Do you see the kid?
Not since the kid was one year old.
I lost visitation rights.
Ken.
I'm really sorry, but
It's only until Tuesday.
You gotta promise that.
Cried deeply
After being saved
Repeating mistakes
Let's live together
Sleep really well
But wake up again
Reborn again and again
Let's play together
Only you
Are so special
More cherished
than a friend
Let's go.
Beautiful person
Until then
Let's chase
these dreams
Only you
So special
More precious
than a lover
After a deep sleep
Keep your voice down.
Wake in the morning
Born one more time
Let's play in this world
Let's play in this world
Let's play
in this world
You feeling better?
Yeah.
Can you make it?
Yeah.
All right!
Sukiyaki...
steak...
How about beef stew?
It'll take too long.
This hamburger is so good.
This is my third one.
Oh my.
It's an earthquake.
Hold on.
Don't we need to take cover?
No.
Aren't you scared?
Oh, this one is not so big.
Even more than just before
It was really shaking
during the quake in Kurikoma
when I was a senior in high school.
That was a level 4 quake.
What about the 2011 disaster?
It was level 5-
And what did you think?
I thought, "it's bigger
than the Kurikoma quake"
...even though their both North Japan
No real damage in Akita.
There's a kind of
like a feeling of
indebtedness that I feel.
A kind of guilt feeling.
My friends from high school
friends from Amai City,
Sendai, and Ishinomaki
When I called
Things like, "my husband
just barely made it"
and, "I made it to the
second floor so I was okay."
And I thought
I'm really grateful
just being alive.
I felt like seeing my old friends
like my ex-boyfriend
to have a drink together
to celebrate together
that we're alive.
With your ex?
That's you!
Ah, right.
You
Tohoku is unfortunate.
It's always been so.
What do you mean, 'always'?
In Heian era, called enishi
and subjugated by the government
Then in the Meiji restoration era
Aizu was labelled an enemy of the state
and the Ou and Etsu clans built a
unified northern alliance but still lost.
Then the continued discrimination and scorn
of those born north of Shirakawa River.
The suppressed and behind Tohoku region.
To have a tsunami there?!
Tohoku is just unfortunate.
Sounds like it's not your problem.
That's because
it's not my problem.
Isn't that terrible?
I can pretend to see from
the perspective of a victim
but that doesn't mean I am one.
Very honest.
And so your soldier-boy came to
the rescue with the defense force.
Indebtedness?
Maybe so.
Maybe you're right.
The defense forces are not
in the disaster area anymore
Because of the 'right of collective self-
defense', they're focused war-readiness.
I'm getting out
Did you get a head rush from the bath?
If it's diarrhea you should
go as soon as possible.
I'm not feeling sick though.
There were some red parts
in the burger, weren't there?
Huh?
Maybe it was that.
What?
It was 100% beef, so I
don't think it was that.
Come to think of it since you were
little you've had a weak stomach, huh.
Plus you didn't sleep
much the last couple days.
You must be tired, too.
Why are you glaring at me?
It was because of the burgers you made.
Definitely.
You're the one who said
you wanted to eat meat!
You said it was perfect and ate it up.
You just ate too much.
Good morning.
How's your stomach?
It seems okay.
That's good, then.
Thanks.
Hey, Ken.
If something like last
night happens again
what should I do?
Huh?
While I'm living with Kitano
if I get like I did last
night, what should I do?
Can't you just let him be your nurse?
I don't like that.
Why?
It's embarrassing.
You say you're embarrassed
but you lick each
other's assholes, don't you?
What's to be embarrassed about?
The thing for me is
being naked in front
of you doesn't bother me.
No matter what you do to me, no
matter what we do together... I'm fine.
But, you know
I feel uncomfortable with other people.
I start to feel pathetic and gross.
I think it's because I'm
related to you that it feels good.
I feel like that's definitely part of it.
Blood is pretty thick between
cousins, don't you think?
That's why I
even if I have sex with other people
I haven't once
experienced the same level
of burning passion I feel with you.
There's probably lots of siblings
in this world who have sex together.
I think there's a lot of
parents and kids doing it, too.
And when it gets like that
when it feels so good like with us
even when you try
to, it's really hard to stop.
Since we're related by blood
it's an unbreakable bond.
That's why until he gets back
we can do whatever we want. It's fine.
As long as, before he gets back
we put a stop to it
it's fine.
First time on a bus, huh?
Yeah.
It's full of people going
to the Bon dance festival.
If you keep quiet we won't get caught.
I don't think I can do that.
Name is Nogara.
My skirt's going to get wet.
Take off your panties.
Lift your butt.
You can come.
It's kind of erotic, huh.
Maybe because you can't see the face?
Yeah, maybe.
You can't tell if it's a
man or a woman either.
It's like they're dancing on the border
of this world and the spirit world.
They call it no-ja dance.
Does no-ja mean dead person?
People who are dead,
but can't enter heaven.
It's like us, huh?
Why's that?
Because, we
one time, committed double
suicide in the crater of Mt. Fuji.
Tonight's the last night, huh?
Can you keep your promise?
Let's run away together.
Are you serious?
Ken, why did you get divorced?
Eh?!
I've always wondered about it.
Why?
My affair was exposed.
Always saying I had to work
overtime and staying out all night.
It's no surprise with such
reckless behavior she found out.
Since we have kids
we thought maybe we shouldn't get divorced.
But her dad was really pissed off.
I was forced to sign the divorce papers.
What happened between
you and the other girl?
I thought since I'd divorced
we would be together.
She said she wasn't interested in that.
Hmm.
In the apartment without my wife and
daughter, I couldn't sleep, I just drank.
Pretty soon
I was walking circles around my
room with the lamp cord around my neck.
When I finally caught a glimpse
of my reflection in the window
I was really shocked.
I went to emergency outpatient care.
Then I went to a med-psych detective
and I quit my job.
Ken, what do you want to do now?
What do I want to do?
You're just a vagabond now.
I guess I'll find some proper work.
I have to work, right?
- One more.
- Okay.
Yeah, but, Ken
You say 'find proper work',
but you won't find that.
Huh...
Do you have savings?
It's debt I have.
I don't have much but I can lend you money.
I'm not so desperate as to take
money from a part-timer like you.
You know something,
The thing with you is
you're a weakling,
and though you act reckless
in contrast, you're strangely prideful.
Think about what you'd be best at.
When things don't go well, you get caught
up in thinking it's just a lack of effort.
But, you know
The thing with people is
when it's not working
it doesn't matter how much
effort you put in, it won't work.
That's when you need to
depend on other people.
At least that's what I think.
You always have Nobuko and Uncle.
Why not sell the family house?
No one's using it anyway.
Nobuko
if it's for you
she'll tell you to use it as you like.
That new house you got is ￥5m, right?
There's no one
who will buy the family
house for even half that.
Hey.
When did you first notice
I was dating my ex-wife?
From the day
the first day she and you had sex.
You called out to me in
the middle of the night.
You said let's die together, didn't you?
That's the day, right?
Yeah.
That day we went to a
hotel for the first time.
In the taxi on the way I
said "let's get married."
When I got back to my tattered
little company apartment
as soon as I was alone
I really wanted to die.
I wanted to die.
I'm sorry.
You were really scary that time.
Scary?
So casually lying and
having sex with me.
I thought, "men really are selfish."
Really...
But
having my body touched by you
right after you touched another woman.
I could truly feel it.
It was the worst feeling.
That's why I thought of escaping.
If not
I felt like I'd be losing to my own body.
That's when you suddenly
asked me to come home.
That's right.
Even though I had already lined up
work at the nursery in Suginami [in Tokyo].
I felt like I needed to
get away from your body.
But, you know
there were times when I thought
I should just wait a little longer.
I knew
it wouldn't work out
between you and that woman.
Don't take this the wrong way.
You should have actually
more properly
listened to your body.
Listened to what my body needed...
You know, Aunt Ikuno
Actually, said
"I've always thought you
two should be together"
She said that one time
When?
Right after getting back from your wedding.
My mom said that?
That time, I thought
maybe I should just tell the truth.
Marriage between relatives
is pretty hard, right?
I'd always thought you and
I would have to break it off
ever since the first time we did it
since it's "incest".
A part of me felt embarrassed for
enjoying sex so much with my cousin.
So, I did it with a guilty conscience
in places like dept. store bathrooms
and alleyways
Is that how it was?
As for you
Hm?
I did it because I thought you
liked doing it in those places.
But you really liked it, right?
You made such incredible sounds.
The way you came was amazing.
It's because
I really loved you.
She thought we
should be together?
Why couldn't mom have said that sooner?!
Seriously.
She asked me why I'd divorced, but
she never asked why I got married.
Because she was pregnant.
What's the matter?
I want to come inside you.
Huh?
It's not okay, is it.
Sorry.
Dear Kenji Nagahara,
Ken,
These five days, were
so fun. It was like a dream.
Thank you so much.
I'll be waiting at the wedding ceremony.
Please come, okay.
-Naoko
PS
I'll pay for the hotel room.
Yeah.
Were you sleeping?
What is it?
Come on, what's up?
I just got a call from Tetsuo Satou.
Uh-huh.
He said the wedding has been postponed.
Wedding?
Naoko's wedding?
Yeah.
What, why?!
Do you know why?
Her fiance, who's in the armed
forces, got some sudden assignment.
What? What's that about?
They've had this ceremony
planned for months.
What, did a war start?
If you can believe it
they both were at your
aunt's place yesterday
and apparently they said they've
got to postpone the wedding.
A postponement?
So when will it be?
You haven't heard anything from Naoko?
Stopping it right before
the wedding, it's weird.
I don't know anything.
They told your aunt postponed, but
it seems like it's really a cancellation.
I don't think Testuo
will be okay with this.
I'll ask Naoko about it.
If you find out anything, let me know.
Okay.
Ken?
I'm sorry.
Were we found out?
It's not that.
Huh?
When he got back
from the regional office
he said we can't have the
wedding because of an urgent mission.
An urgent mission. What is that?
Urgent mission? What is that?
He won't tell me.
He said it's a confidential mission.
Confidential?
No matter what, he can't talk about it.
Heh?
Hey, Ken.
Hm?
Will you come to my place now?
What?
He's not there?
What's this?
Since you came out here today I
thought I'd give this back to you.
I'd been looking for this at home forever.
I couldn't find it that time, but
when I went to my dad's place
last night, I finally found it.
Huh?
Ahh!
Why do you have this?
You sent it to me!
When you moved away to get married.
You told me to keep it.
I had this in a frame decorating
my room forever.
It was always precious to me.
Forever?
Until I decided to get married.
On the night of the engagement
party, I took it off the wall.
Since I was going to get married I thought
it was my turn to give it back
but it doesn't look like I can do that.
It's going to erupt.
Erupt?
They're going to make an
announcement the day after tomorrow.
After 300 years it's gonna blow.
This World Heritage Site.
It's gonna erupt, huh?
This.
Yesterday.
When we got back from my dad's,
Kitano was exhausted
and went right to sleep.
Canceled the wedding last minute
and wouldn't even tell
me what his mission is.
I couldn't fall asleep.
I opened up his computer
and opened up all his files.
The password was just as I expected.
"sakanouenokumo"
*cloud over the hill
I found the description of the mission.
You could get arrested
for stealing state secrets.
In the morning I confronted him about it.
Then
He got really angry
but I didn't back down.
As the commander of
disaster relief operation corps
he will be in charge of
disaster relief
emergency exit strategy
repair work, and public order.
He told me, "If you try this
kind of wannabe spy shit again
I'm seriously calling off the marriage."
He was really mad.
Yeah, I'll bet.
But then I found out Mt. Fuji will erupt
and I thought, honestly,
maybe he's not the right guy.
It was I who gave up on everything first.
So it's fine for you to be here, Ken.
Books about Mt.
Fuji's volcanic activity
From tomorrow all of
Japan will be in commotion.
Yeah, it will.
Even though it's so quiet and peaceful now.
Well, you know
the volcanic ash won't reach this far.
You came back at a good time, huh ken.
Yeah, but
But you're situation is messed up.
I don't care.
Getting married just to
have kids is disingenuous.
That's what you said, right?
I did.
I was kinda thinking the same thing.
But if I didn't do that
I thought there wouldn't be
anything else for me to do.
I just kinda thought
there's really nothing
else to do but have kids.
But the moment I heard
My. Fuji was going to erupt...
It felt like an awakening.
How come?
Because, it's Mt. Fuji.
After looking
every single day
at that poster
magma is going to come
gushing out of that huge crater.
This time it's not going
to come out of that part.
Here
on the side of the mountain
it seems that a new crater will open up.
Yeah, but
it's definitely
going to erupt, right?
Uh-huh.
It seems Tokyo will have 10 cm of ash.
Travel times will be
affected like when it snows.
The urban power and
functionality of Tokyo will falter.
Isn't that a really serious problem?
Yeah, it's really serious.
Now no matter what
happens nothing is unexpected.
This country
A war-like era will come.
Then what will you do?
Even when it gets to that point
You don't plan to do anything?
What do you mean, 'plan'?
Well after seeing it all those years
you won't be able to see Mt. Fuji anymore.
And even so, you haven't decided anything?
You need to stop all that 'just thinking'
and take control of your
own life, don't you think that?
If the nuclear power plant in Shizuoka
gets messed up by volcanic ash
and it's worse than the
Fukushima situation...
making some kind of life plan at
this point won't make a difference.
We can live how we like now.
That's why
I can live with you as long as I want
Have sex as much as we want.
That's what I want to do most.
Is that so?
That's
what my body wants.
Your voice is loud.
Why'd you stop?
We were seen.
Really?
Your voice is too loud.
It's that loud?
When you're coming you don't
know how loud your own voice is.
I think it was young kids.
Young kids?
On their way back from cram school, right?
Did you really get a good look?
They had a cell phone light on
but I don't think they could
really see what we were doing.
Shall we eat some ramen and go home?
Let's keep doing it before eating.
Go home early...
This is going to be like a
war-torn country from tomorrow.
Any moment now.
I guess so.
Any moment now.
Let's go.
Mt. Fuji hasn't erupted yet, but
as you can see, evacuees
are filling the roadway.
Due to traffic controls, roads from
Shizuoka are backed up more than 100 km.
This morning, a Mt. Fuji
eruption warning was issued
The volcanic alert level had been raised
from level two, needing the national guard
to level four which
requires evacuation, but
just now level four
was raised to level five.
According to the Fuji hazard map committee
the danger area
Is between 3700 and 14600 kilometers.
1800 km of train lines have been suspended
Six airports will close
with even 0.1 mm of ash.
Those who cannot evacuate must
live in an environment polluted with ash.
Going outside is also dangerous.
If the volcanic glass in the ash gets
in the eyes, it will cause severe pain.
If you inhale it, it will injure
your lungs and other organs
and cause irritation and inflammation.
So, if you are on your way
to the evacuation area...
Ken.
Good morning.
Naoko.
Mt. Fuji.
Still?
Still.
It hasn't happened yet.
Well then.
Naoko.
What's up?
Can I come inside?
Why are you laughing?
Okay.
Ken, does that feel good?
Yeah.
What about you?
It feels so good.
All three songs used
written by Itsuro Shimoda
Is that Kenji?!
Dad?
What's up?
Naoko's getting married.
The ceremony is in August, on the 26th.
Chasudo Hotel, from 10:00.
Heh?
They asked for your address
to send you the invite.
In the meantime,
Her dad asked me to give
you the date and time.
Can you come?
You busy right now?
Huh?
Uh, well.
Kinda.
I'll make my way up
there around that time.
Alright, got it.
Okay then. Bye.
Who's there?
Naoko
What?!
Hurry up and open the door.
Hey, you!
Do you know what time it is right now!?
What happened to your hair?
Well, you know.
And the piercings?
Well, you know!
Something bad happen and you
cut it after some deep reflection?
Hold on.
How did you know I was here?
I heard from Nobuko.
Nothing has changed since back then, huh.
It's like a museum of Aunt Ika's stuff.
This place...
Make yourself at home, why don't you?
Well I've been coming
here since way back then.
Mom died, and auntie
took over parenting me.
Your old man had a lot
of night shifts for JR, huh.
Until you up and went to Tokyo for college.
Four years.
Mom wasn't around anymore
but I gained an older brother.
Nobuko really keeps
this place clean, huh?
She's really something, too, huh?
The electric and gas
are still running, right?
Even so, I don't think Uncle Isa
hasn't come back even once.
And, you know, last year
he quit teaching high school
and he's been teaching old folks
with Nobuko at her calligraphy school.
Yeah, I heard.
That Nobuko is making amends, huh.
Hey.
Since, well, she stole Uncle
from another woman, right?
After my mom died, they had a
chance meeting and tried to go out.
At least that's what I was told.
I doubt it
Right after the first anniversary
of death, they got married.
I think it started when mom
was in the hospital with cancer.
Auntie is always by herself, huh?
If neither you nor uncle will take her
I guess I will take care of auntie.
It's been a while since
I drank your coffee.
When was the last time
we drank coffee together?
How would I remember that?
Hey.
I gotta go shopping now, come with me!
It's not like you're busy, right?
And lunch is on me, okay!
Okay!
- This!
- Hm.
It's just sitting here so can I take it?
- Eh?
- Nice, right?
My mom made it herself, you know.
Well, it'll be my
wedding gift from auntie.
Whatever you want to think.
I always kinda liked it, actually.
It'll match my new place.
- What?
- Huh?
Here.
Goddammit.
What? What happened?
I was really hoping to
get this deal for a 48" TV
with a Blu-Ray recorder.
But I wasn't even close to on time.
My co-worker said you should
line up while it's still dark out
I guess she was right.
Just the first five people, huh?
What's that?
A numbered ticket.
I couldn't get that deal, but
You can get a 50" deal
for a little more money.
Since I have this ticket
at least I can get that deal.
So you were planning to fit that
TV and Blu-Ray thing in this car?
Uh, yeah.
That's why I brought you.
Ugh.
Delivery is expensive.
And it wouldn't get there
in time for the wedding!
What time does this place open?
Hm?
8:00.
That's an hour from now, man!
We wait.
Ugh.
Your big lunch for me is just ramen?
You can order extra noodles.
I'm fine with the regular size.
At the funeral you said you'd reached
your limit with that kind of work, so
you quit being a nursery school teacher?
Yeah.
What are you doing now?
I've just been doing a part-time job.
Hm?
But you just said you're
working at a company?
It's really nothing special.
Because they know my dad, they let
me become a kind of contracted worker.
It's kinda like a sub-company of a
sub-company of East Japan Railways.
So
What work are you doing?
I'm just doing desk work.
- What about you?
- Me?
You got divorced,
and quit your job
you got hired by your college
buddy to work at his printing company?
At least that's what I heard at the
second memorial ceremony, anyway.
The company went bankrupt soon after that.
It was because of the earthquake.
How come?
Is there some connection
between printing and radiation?
The paper mills at Ishinomi
and Hachinomi went under.
Also, things going from paper to
computers seemingly overnight...
the printing world was
already gasping for air.
Then the tsunami disaster happened
Orders decreased
Not enough money to
handle orders we did get.
The electricity shortage
Plus, the cost of electricity
going up in 2011
We had no choice but to give up.
The company collapsed
a year after I was hired.
Here you go: shoyu ramen and tantanmen.
Thank you very much.
Let's see how this tastes...
Huh? Ah, here it is.
So, what about now?
Pu-taro. *A person with no job
You've just been hanging
out unemployed for four years?!
That's why you can be here
for ten days up to the wedding.
Well I work some part time once in a while.
Like what?
Like directing traffic
at construction sites.
- You, directing traffic?!
- Yeah.
Not a good look.
I don't want to see that.
You don't have to see.
Why don't you come back
here and live at home?
Free rent, too.
Even if I come home
You'll be married.
What?
The national defense forces?
How?
My co-worker introduced us.
Single at 40 is suspicious.
He's not divorced like you are.
That's why it's suspicious.
He's a stand-up and wonderful person.
Totally different from you.
If he's a major at 40
he could become a general.
Nice job getting engaged
to such an elite soldier.
Seriously.
I'm really thankful.
But as an elite graduate from military
academy, he'll need to go to HQ in Ichigaya
when he has to go off
for a duty or mission
He might have to move
all over the country...
Hmm, you think so?
I don't like Tokyo anymore.
- Hey, Ken.
- Hm?
If it's okay I wonder if
we can stop at my house.
That's fine with me, but...
My bad, heh, taking all your time.
I need to use the restroom.
Pardon the intrusion.
Come on in.
Just you and your dad in
this big house for seven years.
Yup.
Without a spouse or a steady job.
Yup, that's right.
Good-ole Naoko!
Since you love hot dogs so much
I've always thought of you as a child.
What? Is the beer for me?
I'll drive the rest of the night.
You just need to carry
the TV to the bedroom.
Thanks for helping.
I'll be upstairs sorting out some things.
There's more beer in
the fridge. Help yourself.
Got it.
I'm coming in.
- You know... Oh!
Ken.
You were sleeping, too?
I woke up at five this morning.
And you drank beer.
What else was there for me to do?
I don't want to have an
accident from sleepy driving.
Right before I get married.
You're the one who gave me the beer!
You're kind of a lightweight now, huh.
Did you get your things sorted? All done?
Yeah, basically.
Oh.
There's something interesting
on top of that desk.
The black thing on top.
Bring it here.
Huh?
Naoko.
You were still hanging
on to this kind of thing?
You were 25.
I had just turned 20.
Two years after moving to Tokyo.
You know, Naoko.
You wanted to go to the school for early
childhood education in Takadanobaba
and made your way to Tokyo.
Even though there's already a ton
of those schools in Akita and Sendai.
It's obvious I just
wanted to be by your side.
That's why
I rented an apartment right
next to your company housing.
Why am I saying that just now?
I knew that at the time, it's just...
I
I was scared.
Scared of what?
To become like, you know, with you.
I asked you at the
beginning if you were scared.
Do you remember what you said?
I muttered, "I'm happy".
Here.
I was about to leave the apartment,
not wearing any underwear.
Because you told me to.
Why did you keep this?
What were you planning
to do if the old man found it?
Have you completely
forgotten about those days?
Those days?
Those days from those days.
This is the only thing I have though.
I haven’t forgotten
but it's not something I think about.
Hmm?
- You haven't thought about me either?
- That's right.
Well, have you thought about my body?
What are you saying?
While looking at this album
I thought deeply
about your body.
Don't say such weird
things at a time like this!
It's not weird.
You don't get any such
thoughts about my body?
Not even just one?
This one.
This is my favorite one.
Do you remember what we were doing here?
We were posing like we were
getting sucked into Mt. Fuji.
This.
This was a Mt. Fuji poster, right?
Why'd we take a picture like this?
You really don't remember?
Uhh.
On this day
You suddenly called out my
name in the middle of the night.
When I went to your room,
you were completely drunk.
"Let's die together."
You kept saying we
should die together.
So, holding each other like this
So I said, "let's get
sucked into Mt. Fuji."
And you became so giddy.
You said, "that's brilliant".
Then
Finally,
we took a picture just like this.
You can see the ocean.
Ah, yeah you can.
Right here.
- That's it?
- Yeah.
Okay. Here we are.
Alright.
Okay.
Ohh!
Oh!
Oh.
Ahh!
You bought it?
I'm getting it for
￥5m over two years.
Can't even imagine only
paying that much in Tokyo.
Yeah, but they say the winters
are cold and summers are hot.
That's it?
I'm sure there's a heater and AC.
Well, yeah, but...
- Whoa.
- Right over here.
Wow.
You're living here together?
Not yet.
Still at Tsuchizaki's place officially.
We're going to live
together after the wedding.
Big fan of that.
They made a TV show on NHK awhile
back. The guy from 'Moku' was in it.
Kitano wept the other
day while watching it.
I was surprised by that.
As for me
I don't really know anything
about the Russo-Japanese War.
Whoa!
This space is really cool.
What will you use this for?
Ah, the kids' room.
Hmm.
- ...but the culprit of a 24 year
old case... well, if we add it up...
I wonder if I'll be watching the
Tokyo Olympics with Kitano on this TV.
I can't imagine that at all.
TV: -in order for you to do
the things you want to do...
Don't sit over there. Come join me.
I'm going home.
Aren't you scared, Ken?
Of what?
For us to be like this
after all that time.
You're not scared?
No, I'm not.
Neither am I. Not at all.
Not scared, huh.
I'm going.
Just tonight.
Let's just go back to that time.
So wet, right?
Stop that.
Fuck me.
Let's go to the bed.
Is that okay?
Ah, sorry!
Just a second.
Put it in.
I'm gonna come.
This.
Now this bed is officially broken in.
You haven't done it on this
bed yet with soldier-boy?
Why did you want to first use it with me?
This situation gets you excited.
Why don't you say something?
Why did you decide to get married?
I want to become a mother.
You want kids, huh?
When I saw how many people died
in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami
that's how I felt.
What do you mean?
If an only-daughter like me
left no kids
my dead mother would
have lived for nothing.
I also want my dad to
see his grand kid’s face.
Hmm...
It sounds like bullshit.
Sounds contrived, and not like you.
Two years ago, when I found
out I had a uterine fibroid
I've been going to
follow-up examinations, but
last year it suddenly
started getting bigger.
If I want kids, the sooner the better.
That's what the doctor said.
Did you
tell that to your fiance?
Of course not.
Let's do it.
Come to think of it
When we did it at your family's place
that one time was really crazy, huh.
During the Obon holiday.
Your dad got drunk and passed out.
We went to your room...
You shoved my panties in my mouth.
If you were too loud your
dad would've woken up, right?
I really felt good that time.
Oh yeah.
You get excited when there's
a risk of people hearing, so
we fucked in the department store bathroom.
Yeah?
It's me.
Ken.
What's up? You forget something?
What's up?
Did something happen?
Stop it.
Stop it! Ow.
Stop.
No.
I don't like it.
No.
I don't like it.
Ken.
The tissue box by the TV.
Can you bring it to me?
The liver and chives from that place is
on another level from those other places.
How so?
The liver they use is
really fresh.
I hadn't heard of this place until today.
Well of course not. You haven't
lived in this town for 15 years.
I feel like I'm being called a traitor.
Actually, you are a traitor.
Don't do what you did earlier, okay.
Yesterday I said, "only tonight", didn't I?
If that were the case, don't
feed me liver an chives.
Come on, it's your favorite, isn't it?
I'll be married in ten days, you know.
You're the one who started it.
Yeah, but I told you it
was only for last night.
The way you said it
didn't sound like that.
*speaking Akita dialect
Yeah but I said "only tonight".
I went back to that time
but I lost my way coming back.
What's with you suddenly
speaking in dialect?
I'm not trying to ruin
your wedding ceremony.
I came back here
to attend the wedding.
That's why you can't
do what you did earlier.
That was the last time for you and me.
It doesn't work like that.
Why's that?
Well, fine.
It's still hard.
To ask someone to extinguish the flame
after you yourself
selfishly lit the flame.
Of course I can't accept that.
Please stop speaking Akita dialect.
It's really unappealing.
Hey. Cut it out!
He'll be back from his work trip soon.
When does he come back?
- Next week, Wednesday.
- What's today?
Friday.
We have five days.
In five days I'll set your free.
I'm not kidding.
Yeah.
We need to put the fish in the fridge.
It's fine, there's an ice pack in the bag.
No, we can't.
We have to at least change the sheets.
They'll just get dirty again, won't they?
It feels
seriously amazing.
What does?
Sex.
I'd completely forgotten.
What do you usually do?
I just have sex with myself.
Ken
I could totally smell it
yesterday when we met.
Smell?!
Yeah.
I thought, "this person
hasn't been getting laid at all".
What does that smell like?
Kinda like [religious] incense, I guess.
Really?
Like a dead person, huh?
Although the smell itself is
totally different from incense.
What about you?
One after the other?
I guess it's been like that for
two years since coming here.
Since you got rid of me.
I was desperate.
I didn't get rid of you.
Yes, you did.
How is it with soldier-boy?
Yeah, we have sex.
He's been trained methodically, so
his chest is like a steel plate.
He pins me down and I
can't move my arms or legs.
Well that's good.
No, it's really not.
If he's a steel plate
you're like a snake.
When we're doing it
that snake becomes a whip.
Your body is just irresistible in that way.
But I always felt that way.
To be with you again
after all that time
it still feels so intense.
I've never been told
anything like that before.
It's my own body, so I
know it better than anyone.
The way you know your own body
and the way I know your body
is not the same.
Huh?!
What's this?
Uh, it hurts.
Ow.
Naoko.
Naoko!
Something happened.
Is he back?
No!
This.
Eh...
It's really swollen.
This kinda thing happened before.
Is that right?
Don't rub it so much!
You're not used to doing it.
Ah, I just remembered.
Yours got like this back then.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Will you look at it?
Huh? Okay.
It looks a little swollen.
It's kinda puffed up.
Maybe we did it too much.
What did we do that time?
I think we cooled it with a wet towel.
- Let's do that.
- Okay.
Here.
Here goes.
Oh!
It's cold, but it feels good.
It's getting big again.
Shall we fuck?
Ah, hot.
It's hot, it's hot.
There we go.
Guess you still are a really good cook.
I like to cook for other people.
Yeah, I know.
It's been a while.
I haven't cooked like this or had
someone to eat my food in a while.
It's good.
Just one glass, please.
It'll swell up again.
Here.
Just like grade school, huh?
What is?
'Pon Juice' at dinner time.
Right.
Yeah, but now we can drink alcohol.
Okay.
Cheers.
You become a mom, then what?
'Then what'?
Why do you want to become a mother?
Well
Because I'm a woman.
Don't you think it's unreasonable to
get married just because you want kids?
How come?
What about the guy who is
roped into a marriage for that reason?
What are you talking about?
Aren't there men who get
married because they want kids?
Come to think of it
After marriage, if they can't
have kids, men lose affection
Ah, there are some guys like that, but...
Men get married because
they want to be with that woman.
That's the same for women!
So you're marrying soldier-boy
because you want to be with him forever?
Yeah, of course.
So why are you spending time
with me like this while he's away?
That's really not your business, is it?!
Firstly, you say 'just yesterday', but
you're the one following me around.
Look who's talking!
A woman shouldn't do this
kind of thing before her wedding.
The reasons don't have to do with you.
What are you talking about?
That's why, honestly, I thought
what you said yesterday was bullshit.
That's why I thought I'd ask again.
You act so shameless all of a
sudden. it doesn't suit you.
Stop talking with that weird Akita dialect.
To sum it up
you learned you have a uterine fibroid,
panicked, and found a partner, right?
As for me
getting married just to see kids
I don't like it.
You're one to talk, since you have a kid.
How old now?
Maybe six years old?
Do you see the kid?
Not since the kid was one year old.
I lost visitation rights.
Ken.
I'm really sorry, but
It's only until Tuesday.
You gotta promise that.
Cried deeply
After being saved
Repeating mistakes
Let's live together
Sleep really well
But wake up again
Reborn again and again
Let's play together
Only you
Are so special
More cherished
than a friend
Let's go.
Beautiful person
Until then
Let's chase
these dreams
Only you
So special
More precious
than a lover
After a deep sleep
Keep your voice down.
Wake in the morning
Born one more time
Let's play in this world
Let's play in this world
Let's play
in this world
You feeling better?
Yeah.
Can you make it?
Yeah.
All right!
Sukiyaki...
steak...
How about beef stew?
It'll take too long.
This hamburger is so good.
This is my third one.
Oh my.
It's an earthquake.
Hold on.
Don't we need to take cover?
No.
Aren't you scared?
Oh, this one is not so big.
Even more than just before
It was really shaking
during the quake in Kurikoma
when I was a senior in high school.
That was a level 4 quake.
What about the 2011 disaster?
It was level 5-
And what did you think?
I thought, "it's bigger
than the Kurikoma quake"
...even though their both North Japan
No real damage in Akita.
There's a kind of
like a feeling of
indebtedness that I feel.
A kind of guilt feeling.
My friends from high school
friends from Amai City,
Sendai, and Ishinomaki
When I called
Things like, "my husband
just barely made it"
and, "I made it to the
second floor so I was okay."
And I thought
I'm really grateful
just being alive.
I felt like seeing my old friends
like my ex-boyfriend
to have a drink together
to celebrate together
that we're alive.
With your ex?
That's you!
Ah, right.
You
Tohoku is unfortunate.
It's always been so.
What do you mean, 'always'?
In Heian era, called enishi
and subjugated by the government
Then in the Meiji restoration era
Aizu was labelled an enemy of the state
and the Ou and Etsu clans built a
unified northern alliance but still lost.
Then the continued discrimination and scorn
of those born north of Shirakawa River.
The suppressed and behind Tohoku region.
To have a tsunami there?!
Tohoku is just unfortunate.
Sounds like it's not your problem.
That's because
it's not my problem.
Isn't that terrible?
I can pretend to see from
the perspective of a victim
but that doesn't mean I am one.
Very honest.
And so your soldier-boy came to
the rescue with the defense force.
Indebtedness?
Maybe so.
Maybe you're right.
The defense forces are not
in the disaster area anymore
Because of the 'right of collective self-
defense', they're focused war-readiness.
I'm getting out
Did you get a head rush from the bath?
If it's diarrhea you should
go as soon as possible.
I'm not feeling sick though.
There were some red parts
in the burger, weren't there?
Huh?
Maybe it was that.
What?
It was 100% beef, so I
don't think it was that.
Come to think of it since you were
little you've had a weak stomach, huh.
Plus you didn't sleep
much the last couple days.
You must be tired, too.
Why are you glaring at me?
It was because of the burgers you made.
Definitely.
You're the one who said
you wanted to eat meat!
You said it was perfect and ate it up.
You just ate too much.
Good morning.
How's your stomach?
It seems okay.
That's good, then.
Thanks.
Hey, Ken.
If something like last
night happens again
what should I do?
Huh?
While I'm living with Kitano
if I get like I did last
night, what should I do?
Can't you just let him be your nurse?
I don't like that.
Why?
It's embarrassing.
You say you're embarrassed
but you lick each
other's assholes, don't you?
What's to be embarrassed about?
The thing for me is
being naked in front
of you doesn't bother me.
No matter what you do to me, no
matter what we do together... I'm fine.
But, you know
I feel uncomfortable with other people.
I start to feel pathetic and gross.
I think it's because I'm
related to you that it feels good.
I feel like that's definitely part of it.
Blood is pretty thick between
cousins, don't you think?
That's why I
even if I have sex with other people
I haven't once
experienced the same level
of burning passion I feel with you.
There's probably lots of siblings
in this world who have sex together.
I think there's a lot of
parents and kids doing it, too.
And when it gets like that
when it feels so good like with us
even when you try
to, it's really hard to stop.
Since we're related by blood
it's an unbreakable bond.
That's why until he gets back
we can do whatever we want. It's fine.
As long as, before he gets back
we put a stop to it
it's fine.
First time on a bus, huh?
Yeah.
It's full of people going
to the Bon dance festival.
If you keep quiet we won't get caught.
I don't think I can do that.
Name is Nogara.
My skirt's going to get wet.
Take off your panties.
Lift your butt.
You can come.
It's kind of erotic, huh.
Maybe because you can't see the face?
Yeah, maybe.
You can't tell if it's a
man or a woman either.
It's like they're dancing on the border
of this world and the spirit world.
They call it no-ja dance.
Does no-ja mean dead person?
People who are dead,
but can't enter heaven.
It's like us, huh?
Why's that?
Because, we
one time, committed double
suicide in the crater of Mt. Fuji.
Tonight's the last night, huh?
Can you keep your promise?
Let's run away together.
Are you serious?
Ken, why did you get divorced?
Eh?!
I've always wondered about it.
Why?
My affair was exposed.
Always saying I had to work
overtime and staying out all night.
It's no surprise with such
reckless behavior she found out.
Since we have kids
we thought maybe we shouldn't get divorced.
But her dad was really pissed off.
I was forced to sign the divorce papers.
What happened between
you and the other girl?
I thought since I'd divorced
we would be together.
She said she wasn't interested in that.
Hmm.
In the apartment without my wife and
daughter, I couldn't sleep, I just drank.
Pretty soon
I was walking circles around my
room with the lamp cord around my neck.
When I finally caught a glimpse
of my reflection in the window
I was really shocked.
I went to emergency outpatient care.
Then I went to a med-psych detective
and I quit my job.
Ken, what do you want to do now?
What do I want to do?
You're just a vagabond now.
I guess I'll find some proper work.
I have to work, right?
- One more.
- Okay.
Yeah, but, Ken
You say 'find proper work',
but you won't find that.
Huh...
Do you have savings?
It's debt I have.
I don't have much but I can lend you money.
I'm not so desperate as to take
money from a part-timer like you.
You know something,
The thing with you is
you're a weakling,
and though you act reckless
in contrast, you're strangely prideful.
Think about what you'd be best at.
When things don't go well, you get caught
up in thinking it's just a lack of effort.
But, you know
The thing with people is
when it's not working
it doesn't matter how much
effort you put in, it won't work.
That's when you need to
depend on other people.
At least that's what I think.
You always have Nobuko and Uncle.
Why not sell the family house?
No one's using it anyway.
Nobuko
if it's for you
she'll tell you to use it as you like.
That new house you got is ￥5m, right?
There's no one
who will buy the family
house for even half that.
Hey.
When did you first notice
I was dating my ex-wife?
From the day
the first day she and you had sex.
You called out to me in
the middle of the night.
You said let's die together, didn't you?
That's the day, right?
Yeah.
That day we went to a
hotel for the first time.
In the taxi on the way I
said "let's get married."
When I got back to my tattered
little company apartment
as soon as I was alone
I really wanted to die.
I wanted to die.
I'm sorry.
You were really scary that time.
Scary?
So casually lying and
having sex with me.
I thought, "men really are selfish."
Really...
But
having my body touched by you
right after you touched another woman.
I could truly feel it.
It was the worst feeling.
That's why I thought of escaping.
If not
I felt like I'd be losing to my own body.
That's when you suddenly
asked me to come home.
That's right.
Even though I had already lined up
work at the nursery in Suginami [in Tokyo].
I felt like I needed to
get away from your body.
But, you know
there were times when I thought
I should just wait a little longer.
I knew
it wouldn't work out
between you and that woman.
Don't take this the wrong way.
You should have actually
more properly
listened to your body.
Listened to what my body needed...
You know, Aunt Ikuno
Actually, said
"I've always thought you
two should be together"
She said that one time
When?
Right after getting back from your wedding.
My mom said that?
That time, I thought
maybe I should just tell the truth.
Marriage between relatives
is pretty hard, right?
I'd always thought you and
I would have to break it off
ever since the first time we did it
since it's "incest".
A part of me felt embarrassed for
enjoying sex so much with my cousin.
So, I did it with a guilty conscience
in places like dept. store bathrooms
and alleyways
Is that how it was?
As for you
Hm?
I did it because I thought you
liked doing it in those places.
But you really liked it, right?
You made such incredible sounds.
The way you came was amazing.
It's because
I really loved you.
She thought we
should be together?
Why couldn't mom have said that sooner?!
Seriously.
She asked me why I'd divorced, but
she never asked why I got married.
Because she was pregnant.
What's the matter?
I want to come inside you.
Huh?
It's not okay, is it.
Sorry.
Dear Kenji Nagahara,
Ken,
These five days, were
so fun. It was like a dream.
Thank you so much.
I'll be waiting at the wedding ceremony.
Please come, okay.
-Naoko
PS
I'll pay for the hotel room.
Yeah.
Were you sleeping?
What is it?
Come on, what's up?
I just got a call from Tetsuo Satou.
Uh-huh.
He said the wedding has been postponed.
Wedding?
Naoko's wedding?
Yeah.
What, why?!
Do you know why?
Her fiance, who's in the armed
forces, got some sudden assignment.
What? What's that about?
They've had this ceremony
planned for months.
What, did a war start?
If you can believe it
they both were at your
aunt's place yesterday
and apparently they said they've
got to postpone the wedding.
A postponement?
So when will it be?
You haven't heard anything from Naoko?
Stopping it right before
the wedding, it's weird.
I don't know anything.
They told your aunt postponed, but
it seems like it's really a cancellation.
I don't think Testuo
will be okay with this.
I'll ask Naoko about it.
If you find out anything, let me know.
Okay.
Ken?
I'm sorry.
Were we found out?
It's not that.
Huh?
When he got back
from the regional office
he said we can't have the
wedding because of an urgent mission.
An urgent mission. What is that?
Urgent mission? What is that?
He won't tell me.
He said it's a confidential mission.
Confidential?
No matter what, he can't talk about it.
Heh?
Hey, Ken.
Hm?
Will you come to my place now?
What?
He's not there?
What's this?
Since you came out here today I
thought I'd give this back to you.
I'd been looking for this at home forever.
I couldn't find it that time, but
when I went to my dad's place
last night, I finally found it.
Huh?
Ahh!
Why do you have this?
You sent it to me!
When you moved away to get married.
You told me to keep it.
I had this in a frame decorating
my room forever.
It was always precious to me.
Forever?
Until I decided to get married.
On the night of the engagement
party, I took it off the wall.
Since I was going to get married I thought
it was my turn to give it back
but it doesn't look like I can do that.
It's going to erupt.
Erupt?
They're going to make an
announcement the day after tomorrow.
After 300 years it's gonna blow.
This World Heritage Site.
It's gonna erupt, huh?
This.
Yesterday.
When we got back from my dad's,
Kitano was exhausted
and went right to sleep.
Canceled the wedding last minute
and wouldn't even tell
me what his mission is.
I couldn't fall asleep.
I opened up his computer
and opened up all his files.
The password was just as I expected.
"sakanouenokumo"
*cloud over the hill
I found the description of the mission.
You could get arrested
for stealing state secrets.
In the morning I confronted him about it.
Then
He got really angry
but I didn't back down.
As the commander of
disaster relief operation corps
he will be in charge of
disaster relief
emergency exit strategy
repair work, and public order.
He told me, "If you try this
kind of wannabe spy shit again
I'm seriously calling off the marriage."
He was really mad.
Yeah, I'll bet.
But then I found out Mt. Fuji will erupt
and I thought, honestly,
maybe he's not the right guy.
It was I who gave up on everything first.
So it's fine for you to be here, Ken.
Books about Mt.
Fuji's volcanic activity
From tomorrow all of
Japan will be in commotion.
Yeah, it will.
Even though it's so quiet and peaceful now.
Well, you know
the volcanic ash won't reach this far.
You came back at a good time, huh ken.
Yeah, but
But you're situation is messed up.
I don't care.
Getting married just to
have kids is disingenuous.
That's what you said, right?
I did.
I was kinda thinking the same thing.
But if I didn't do that
I thought there wouldn't be
anything else for me to do.
I just kinda thought
there's really nothing
else to do but have kids.
But the moment I heard
My. Fuji was going to erupt...
It felt like an awakening.
How come?
Because, it's Mt. Fuji.
After looking
every single day
at that poster
magma is going to come
gushing out of that huge crater.
This time it's not going
to come out of that part.
Here
on the side of the mountain
it seems that a new crater will open up.
Yeah, but
it's definitely
going to erupt, right?
Uh-huh.
It seems Tokyo will have 10 cm of ash.
Travel times will be
affected like when it snows.
The urban power and
functionality of Tokyo will falter.
Isn't that a really serious problem?
Yeah, it's really serious.
Now no matter what
happens nothing is unexpected.
This country
A war-like era will come.
Then what will you do?
Even when it gets to that point
You don't plan to do anything?
What do you mean, 'plan'?
Well after seeing it all those years
you won't be able to see Mt. Fuji anymore.
And even so, you haven't decided anything?
You need to stop all that 'just thinking'
and take control of your
own life, don't you think that?
If the nuclear power plant in Shizuoka
gets messed up by volcanic ash
and it's worse than the
Fukushima situation...
making some kind of life plan at
this point won't make a difference.
We can live how we like now.
That's why
I can live with you as long as I want
Have sex as much as we want.
That's what I want to do most.
Is that so?
That's
what my body wants.
Your voice is loud.
Why'd you stop?
We were seen.
Really?
Your voice is too loud.
It's that loud?
When you're coming you don't
know how loud your own voice is.
I think it was young kids.
Young kids?
On their way back from cram school, right?
Did you really get a good look?
They had a cell phone light on
but I don't think they could
really see what we were doing.
Shall we eat some ramen and go home?
Let's keep doing it before eating.
Go home early...
This is going to be like a
war-torn country from tomorrow.
Any moment now.
I guess so.
Any moment now.
Let's go.
Mt. Fuji hasn't erupted yet, but
as you can see, evacuees
are filling the roadway.
Due to traffic controls, roads from
Shizuoka are backed up more than 100 km.
This morning, a Mt. Fuji
eruption warning was issued
The volcanic alert level had been raised
from level two, needing the national guard
to level four which
requires evacuation, but
just now level four
was raised to level five.
According to the Fuji hazard map committee
the danger area
Is between 3700 and 14600 kilometers.
1800 km of train lines have been suspended
Six airports will close
with even 0.1 mm of ash.
Those who cannot evacuate must
live in an environment polluted with ash.
Going outside is also dangerous.
If the volcanic glass in the ash gets
in the eyes, it will cause severe pain.
If you inhale it, it will injure
your lungs and other organs
and cause irritation and inflammation.
So, if you are on your way
to the evacuation area...
Ken.
Good morning.
Naoko.
Mt. Fuji.
Still?
Still.
It hasn't happened yet.
Well then.
Naoko.
What's up?
Can I come inside?
Why are you laughing?
Okay.
Ken, does that feel good?
Yeah.
What about you?
It feels so good.
All three songs used
written by Itsuro Shimoda