Miss Osaka (2021) - full transcript

MISS OSAKA

He was just typical Norwegian. He didn't
think we should buy the Chinese modules.

I got him persuaded
and explained -

- that the Norwegian modules
are produced in Singapore.

We'll talk about that at the meeting
tomorrow. They will all be there.

Yes.

Apparently, it was a total agreement
on the board. Yes...

We'll get a signature
at the meeting tomorrow. Yes.

Exactly.

All fine.
Good, hey!

- Good, your shoes!
- Yes.



What about your hair?

Ines, come on!

- We should be there in 10 minutes.
- Yes.

I'm hurrying.

Please open again. I need to get rid of
the top I'm wearing under my dress.

- I'll wait downstairs.
- Yes, I'm coming now.

I'm so hungry.

Maybe we should try to rent a boat?

Yes.

Cheers.

Hi.

Hi Lucas.

Hello again.

Hi.



Maria, right?

Yes.

Who is the young lady?

I'm the girlfriend of Lucas.

And do you have a name?

This is Ines. Ines, Maria.
We meet in the elevator.

She hates them just as much as me.

That's right.

We just ordered...

Do you drink champagne?

Of course.

Do you want to have a glass?

It's very good.

Sure. Okay.

Have a seat.

Thank you.

Did you eat?

No, I haven't. Have you?

We just ordered. Do you
want to see a menu card?

Okay... okay.

Cool.

Let's have dinner then.

You have a very very lovely dress.

Here you go. The menu card.

Thank you.

Your dress is really beautiful.

Thank you.

Most people actually don't think you
can use solar power so far up north.

But you know that the sun
almost doesn't set all summer...

Can I have another drink?

So, you have the sun to fill in,
when you are low of hydropower.

Just the same.

So, I put up trackers that follow the
sun all day long, 360 degrees around.

So, I can harvest the sun.

Alright.

So, Ines...

Well...

What about you?

Are your here on holiday?

No, I just came along with Lucas.

He is here for work.

And you? What are you doing here?

A friend of mine he wanted
to show me the Northern lights.

But I haven't seen any for now,
so I am not even sure of what it is.

It is... Solar storms, that burns
up through the atmosphere.

But you have to be very lucky to see it.

Wow... I like that.

Where do you come from?

I come from Osaka.

Osaka? Wow.

Have you been there?

No.

I always wanted to go to Japan.

Always Japan.

I have never been there.

You have to come visit.
Japan has everything.

It's just endless
possibilities. You will love it.

Okay.

Maria is not a Japanese name?

My father is French-Canadian.
In Japan I actually prefer Mimiko.

I like the music here.

Yes, it's good.

Yes, it's like you can
hear the Nordic spirits.

Like you can hear the melting Italian
sun when you hear Puccini's arias.

You like Puccini?

I love Puccini.

Me to.

I never think I have heard
any of their songs actually.

You do know, that Puccini's
middle name is Maria, right?

Cheers, Cheers.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico
Michele Secondo Maria Puccini.

Maria.

It's true.

Deep asleep,
it's now dreaming of itself.

It's just resting here.

It's like...

Like this landscape you know...

It feels like it was forgotten.

People forgot about this
place, and now it's just...

lying here and falling
asleep, dreaming about itself.

Does it make any sense to you?

Yes.

Oh, blueberries!

They are good for the memory.

And the eyes.

So, here my child.

I don't know what I think of this place?

I don't know if I like it or not?

I never feel like this.
Normally when I go to a place,

I like it or I don't like
it. But here it's different.

This landscape has been forgotten.

Deep asleep -

- dreaming of itself.

It just lies here.

Silly you.

Okay ready?

Yes.

Okay...

Hi?

Ready?

Yes.

Okay, Maria. Are you ready?

I am ready.

Yes!

Do you have it?

It was beautiful! Ah... Damn!

- Are you siblings?
- What?

Are you sisters?

What did he say?

He asked if we were sisters.

You are not going to be the
next Björn Borg, I have to tell you.

What about you?

What about me?

What do you do?

I work in a club.

Is it like a nightclub?

It's like a place where you
can just be whoever you want.

It's a place of freedom you know.

It's like a paradise.

Paradise?

It's a place for dreamers.

It feels like a horror movie.

Two young girls, and they
are just walking around -

- thinking, "It's safe
here, there is nobody"'.

And then there is one
person who comes...

Look at this!

No, no...

Ines!

Oh no!

Who would you be,
if you could be anyone?

Anyone?

Yes.

Elvis.

Elvis? Really?

Would you like to be Elvis Presley?

"Ain't Nothin' but a Hound Dog".

Wow!

You walk like an angel.

You talk like an angel.

You walk like an angel. And I...

You're the devil in disguise.
Oh, yes, you are. Devil in disguise.

Like an angel. Not like a devil.

Cheers.

Cheers.

What did you do?

That's a little impolite.

What does it mean?

It's like... we have a very different
way of speaking in Japanese.

Hold on, we must do something about this
posture. Posture is really important.

You need to stand straight.
You always stand like...

Like stand straight. Proud.
You know, shoulders open.

Good.

You ask them questions, you know.
People they want to feel important.

They want to feel like, that
you are interested in them.

So, you ask them questions.
A lot of questions about them.

And they will think: "Ah, it's
so easy to speak with her".

You have to be
interested, really interested.

Really looking... really.
Everything has to be real.

And you walk... Like you
are the only person here.

And everybody is looking
at you. Very gracefully.

Don't look at me.

Look into yourself in the mirror.

Yes, like that.

What's your tattoo about?

You are going to think it's so cheesy.

No, come on.

It's a period in my life
where I needed to feel free.

You know, sometimes you have to do things
that seems stupid to other people.

But it helps you.

They are perfect.

Thank you.

Are you afraid?

No.

Where is the road?

The water is freezing.

You have something... here.

Come on!

I don't understand Japanese.

Very good.

I'm going to miss you.

When are you leaving?

Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.

Why do you stay with him?

Stupid.

Do not be so hard on yourself, Ines

No, but that's stupid.

I just dumped the guy
who brought me here.

I have a better man
back home anyway, so...

I bet he is madly in love with you.

More mad than in love,
the way he looks at me.

Why do you look so sad?
I like it when you smile.

You are so cool. No, I'm
serious, you are so cool.

I wish you were my mother.

No, I mean it.

Why?

Because you're so cool.

Don't believe what you think you see.

I can be whoever I want.
I can be anyone but me.

You know, we are so
agitated all the time, thinking...

about who we are. Who do we
want to be? What are we scared of.

And then there are these moments,

when all these thoughts just
go away. And you are there.

You are actually there.

And it's... magical.

Maria?

Maria?

Help!

Help!

Ines?

You may change the water temperature.

Miss Osaka?

Miss Osaka.
It's over there.

Move Mr. Yamaoka to
another table.

No.3, no.7, no.8...

Are you looking for someone?

What do you want?

I want you to hire me.

You look like a tourist.

Foreigner.

I live here.

As hi ya to table 121.

As hi ya to table 121.

You get paid by the number of men
who want to spend a time with you.

If you sleep with customers,
they never come back.

But if you do karaoke
for him, you get extra.

We never use real name.
Like me... just Mama-san.

You are... April.

April.

Yes.

It's been a while.

Ayano. The second
most popular in this club.

But who is the most popular?

Mimiko. Number one. Mimiko is in
Norway. She should be back soon.

A customer paid for her holiday.

Are you having enough to drink?

One more?
One more bottle of champagne, please.

Thank you.

Cheers.
One more time.

Cheers.

Do you want to learn Japanese?

Let's do it.

You have to start with the
beginning to introduce yourself.

So, if you want to say: "Hi,
my name is Ines", you say:

Hi.

Hi.

My name is...

Ines.

My name is Ines.

Stop reheating the bath.

Preparing the bath.
Make sure the stopper is on.

The water temperature
is changing.

The water temperature
is changing.

It's funny...

You smell a little like her.

Ayano to table 41.

Do you know Mimiko?

Who?

That's friend of mine.

I have to go.

April to table 123.

April to table 123.

How was your day?

Go to work every morning. Finish late.

My wife always asleep.

What does she do?

Who?

Your wife.

During daytime, what does she do?

I don't know.

April to table 142.

Sacrifice is going on tonight.

Your turn.

Now you.

Sing us a song.

I... I don't.

I mean... I cannot...

A new singer on the stage!

I am sorry.

Good evening.

Thank you all for coming!
Shinobu will sing!

Hello.

Sorry.

"Sorry"?

Sorry for taking a break?

Or sorry for being a disaster?

You do everything wrong.

You are acting strange.

You don't know what you do.

If you're lost, then customers get lost.

- Yes.
- Yes.

- Thank you very much.
- Thank you very much.

That's right.

How nice.

Good job, so. Smile, smile. Beautiful.

Come again, will you?

Yes!

Straight. Stand straight.

You're a pretty girl.

Smile, smile anytime.
Come back tomorrow.

Do you believe she could
have drowned herself?

I think you ought to contact Maria.
She was the last one who saw her.

We're trying to get hold of her,
but she's gone back to Japan.

The passenger list confirms that.
But now I'm asking you?

After all, you're the one
who knows her the best.

Does she have any family, any friends,
who know her better than you do?

- Doesn't she have parents?
- Yes.

But she never saw them.

She was very sad, because they never
had time for her. I've never met them.

Okay...

Presuming that you're the one
who knows Ines best.

How would you describe her?

Confused.

Confused?
About what?

Herself.

She is, she was, very insecure.

How did you handle that?

Probably not very well.

Working as a hostess is
like studying at university.

You learn about society, you learn about
people. All the people in the world.

But why do they come?

To dream. To live the dream.

You are innocent when you dream.

A hostess is a woman,
who likes to fall in love.

In love? Really?

This will look good on you.

You think so?

I Know. Men like silk.
“ "The Lady in Red".

Whatever the man loves
to do, you love that too.

You share his passion. You want
to open up the heart of the man.

So you need to be able to
talk about the things he likes.

Cars, watches, fishing...

Solar energy.

Exactly! Good one. You take
boring stuff and make it fun.

You place your hand here.

This is the soft spot.
It works like magic.

Confident?

Yes.

Very good.

It's serious. It is very serious.

Why?

Because it's important.

You are not afraid, you're
defying them. You are...

like a fight, but you are going to win.

Straight. Yes, very good.

Look straight.

Look straight.

Shoulders down.

Head up.

Smile.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Get ready to dream.

Welcome to the world of dreams.

This is Toru Shibata.

So you are a stockbroker?

Yes.

It is really fascinating.

Do you know that stockbrokers are
the fortune tellers of the modern world?

You have to open your eyes and

raise your eyebrows.

Like overreaction is better for us

Overreaction.

Everyone does that.

Why?

While thinking, right. It's so cute.

What's that? Is that: "I get it!"?

"Ah, I get it!"'
"Ah, I get it!"

And while thinking, you have to do...

Like, your hand it will be like this...

"I need money."

"I need money."

- What's your name?
- I'm April.

- Beautiful.
- Yes.

Where does it come from?

- I'm fine thank you. And you?
- I'm fine.

I seems like I saw you before?

I was here before.

Unbelievable.

What are you doing, Mimiko?

Open the door now!

Open!

Mimiko, what happened?

I'd rather not be with the person.
Will you take care today?

- Yes. Mr. Tanaka, right?
- Yes.

He should be here soon.

- He's a little late.
- Yes.

How come your English is so good, Ayano?

Wow, thank you!
I learned it from karaoke.

Really.

Yes, "Life's Been Good to Me".
Like "A Bridge over Troubled Water."

The short one... It's funny. Very
good at karaoke. He likes Wham.

He likes Wham?

He loves Wham.

Only talks about his mother.

Only talks about his mother.

It's Shigeru. He is a regular.

He only likes one girl. Mimiko.

His family owns the club. So
Mama-san makes sure he is happy.

Mimiko is the only one
who can handle him,

so he is obsessed with her.

Cat-san, Cat-san.
Please go to the stage.

Hi.

I'm waiting for someone.

Aren't we all...

waiting for someone.

I am April.

April.

No.5, no 4! No.3 and No.4.
No.3 is sprinting!.

Reaching the home stretch.

Reaching the home stretch.

Jinxed.

Your earring...

It's nice.

Thanks.

So... What are you doing tomorrow?

Do you want to go to the races?

How do you say oyster?

No.2, Tottori Yugo from Okayama.

No 3, Asahi Isamu from Aichi.

No.5, Kuriyama Shunsuke from Nara.

And now, the 11th race kicks off.

No.9 Ikeda moves up to the 3rd place.

Reaching the home stretch.

Here.

Also here.

It is impossible you
see. It will not be No. 3.

You don't teach me. Now you listen.

Okay.

One more, one more.

Oh, come on!

Show us what you've got!

Come on.

This is the best.

Please take the money.

Thanks.

Six... Six, three... eight.

Let me see. Six, three,
eight minus one. One more.

I Knew number six was
going to win this race.

He finished second last week.

And number four owed him big time.

You know, April?

Four is bad luck.

Four it's "'shi" '.

"Shi"?

"Shi" means death.

So... Tell me what you
like, apart from numbers.

I like...

I like Puccini.

Is that something, they
teach you in hostess class?

No, it's just me.

So, why do you like Puccini?

You can hear the melting
Italian sun in his music.

It feels larger than life in a way.

You want to make love or go
swimming in the dark of the night.

A while ago me and my friend...

We had this amazing Puccino moment.

We drove out into the wilderness.

And... The music was
playing in the car radio.

It was showing.

It felt like...

as if the music was
made for that moment.

I told you! I told you!

You like this place?

I love this place.

Please make your payment over there.

Welcome.

I will take that for you.

It will be 8,500 yen.

It will be 8,500 yen.

Thank you very much.

Nice shop.

Thank you.

- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.

Mobile phone for sale.

Thank you.

Mobile phone for sale.

Hello, Ayano.

I've got a cell phone.

Yes.

Yes, I see you later.

Sixteenth floor.

Let's go.

It's that guy. I told you,
that he only likes one girl.

"Ain't no Sunshine When She's Gone".

He is not going to forget her, just
because you look a little like her.

She is a wild one. ' "'A Real Wild One".

He likes that.

Hello!

Earth!
Are you doing well?

I'm fine, thank you!

What are you saying?

- "I'm fine, thank you."
- That is what you're saying?

- I'm fine, too!
- I'm fine, too!

International.
We're international here, you know.

Hasn't she changed?

Reaching the home stretch.

No. 9 moves forward.

No. 9 is lagging behind.

Reaching the home stretch.

- Sprinting!
- No. 9 is chasing!

Reaching the home stretch now.
No.9 chases!

April chases!

April... no. 9 chases!

Did I win?

Yes.

One two three four. Yes.

One two tree four.

I like you, April.

You want to be number one too?

Of course.

Can you ...?

Are you dressing up for him again?

Maybe.

April, I told you...

He likes me. He said so.

He did?

Yes, I'm his girl now.

You do not think that
I'm good enough for him.

I'm just worried.
He's not ""Mr. Nice Guy".

But Maria was in love with him, right?

Maria?

You mean Mimiko?

Why do you care so much about her?

You do not even know her. You
keep asking strange questions.

You know something
about what happened to her?

Sorry, I don't.

Girls, it's time.

Hi go go, let's go, let's go

What's taking so much time?

Hurry up, come on!

You! Come on!
No time to relax now!

Heading for the northern sky
where the snow is melting -

- to find the dreams
of days gone by.

Get ready now.

3,000 yen.

You know every time I meet a guy,

and they fall in love with me,
it's a matter of time before they

get tired of me and then they dump me.

What, they say like
"I'm tired of you"?

No, they do not say it.
They are too afraid to say it.

So it's just in your imagination.

I mean, if someone is leaving you, it
must be because they are tired of you.

No, there could be a million reasons.

I don't buy it.

I've left many guys, and it was
not because I was tired of them.

Well, who so?

Sometimes it's just not what you need.

Not because of the person.

It's but because you are in a period of
your life, where you need to be alone.

It could be that, you don't know.

Thank you.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Sorry. I'm sorry.

I was just thinking about...

something that I should
not be thinking about right now.

I feel like to telling you, Shigeru.

I did something that I can't take back.

Mimiko... I know her.

Something really bad happened to her.

She said something about wanting
to swim in the northern lights.

But it's all very blurry.

I fell asleep.

But I got the feeling that...

and maybe she did not
want to be here anymore.

And I keep having this dream
about the Northern Lights

And that it took her, and
carried her soul away in the night.

I woke up and I found her shoes. And
then I searched for her and found her.

And she was dead.

But I was obsessed with her,
you know. Just like you are.

After all, I don't even think
that I knew who she was.

I don't even think anybody
knew... much about her.

Get out! I don't want to
see your face anymore.

Out! Get out!

Out! Get out!

Stop!

Stop it.
Stop the car, goddammit.

Hey, Mama-san.

I'm not coming.

I'm not going to work
anymore, Mama-san. I'm sorry.

Help!

Help!

I told you, that I like your smile.

Because there is something
so true in your smile.

So innocent.

You are such a special girl.

You just don't know it.

You, you wish you could
be anyone but yourself.

But you can only be
Ines. You are not fake ..

And you're so lucky.