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YAE NOGUCHI

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[buzzing]

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[sad piano music plays]

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[piano music continues]

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[plane buzzing]

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[piano music continues]

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-[door opens]
-[gasps]

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Coming!

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Here.

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It's cold, huh?

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Thank you very much!

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[piano music continues]

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[gasps]

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[gasps]

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[classical music plays]

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[gasps]

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[classical music continues]

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S…

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Sw…

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S…

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S…

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Hm? Hm?

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S…?

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Oh, Switzerland!

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Thank you for coming.

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[giggles]

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[car stops]

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Coming!

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[sighs]

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[postman] It's cold, isn't it?

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Thank you very much.

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[Akihiko] How are your high school
admission exams going?

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Knowing you, I'm worried

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the overachiever in you
is pushing yourself too hard.

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I'm sending you this postcard
after reading an article in the newspaper.

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[piano music continues]

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Come on.

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Oh, found it.

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DECEMBER 18, 1997
WEDNESDAY

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"You can now send your name to Mars."

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NAME PLATE TO MARS ORBITER

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"On the 17th, the MEXT
science research center…"

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"Launching scheduled for next summer…"

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[Akihiko] Miss A student, when things
are tough, just look up at the sky.

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Another version of yourself
is traveling through outer space.

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[upbeat music plays]

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Good morning.

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Good morning, sir.

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[news reporter]
Earlier today at 3:12 a.m.,

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ISAS, the Institute of Space
and Astronautical Science

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successfully launched a M-V-3 rocket…

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Good morning.

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How are you?

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…this is very impressive footage.

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This M-V-3 rocket carries
Japan's first Mars orbiter Planet-B…

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Do you think that Martians can read?

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[laughs] Of course not, love.
Martians don't exist.

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Are you sure they don't?

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[news reporter] …Nozomi.

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And on board Nozomi, there are name plates

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of over 270,000 people who registered
and sent them to ISAS.

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Nozomi will soon be approaching the Moon,

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and use a lunar swing-by
to accelerate its speed twice.

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-And in December…
-You can do it.

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[news reporter]
…it will head toward Mars's orbit.

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[exciting song plays]

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[exciting music continues]

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AVAILABLE / UNAVAILABLE

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It's gotta be the Napolitan.

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Right this way.

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SPECIAL NAPOLITAN

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[indistinct chatter]

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-Yeah.
-Sorry for the wait.

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Thanks so much.

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-Enjoy your meal.
-Thank you.

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Thanks for this dish.

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[giggles]

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Oh.

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MR. NAMIKI, I BET YOU'D LIKE
SEIYOKEN'S NAPOLITAN IN CHIYODA

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[quiet music plays]

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[cell phone vibrates]

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MR. NAMIKI, I BET YOU'D LIKE
SEIYOKEN'S NAPOLITAN IN CHIYODA

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The pasta thickness and the degree
to which the ketchup is cooked

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is just perfect, right?

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[Yae] Totally.

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I've gone five times already.

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[Harumichi] Five?

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[Yae] I get persistent
when I get into something.

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Would you like more water?

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-Yes, please.
-Excuse me.

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There you go.

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Thanks so much.

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RESTAURANT SEIYOKEN

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EVERY 11TH IS PASTA DAY
FREE UPGRADE TO LARGE

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You can upgrade to large for free
every month on the 11th.

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You should come then.

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WE SHOULD GO TOGETHER THEN

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[gasps loudly]

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Sorry.

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Sorry, sorry.

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Sorry.

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YES! I LOOK FORWARD TO IT

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Creepy, creepy, creepy.

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[loud thud]

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[Harumichi] Ow, this hurts so much.

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Mr. Namiki.

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You should go to the hospital.

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Shut up already.

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Get back to work.

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Yes, sir.

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[downbeat music plays]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[cadet] Namiki.

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[downbeat music continues]

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[operator] The number you've dialed
cannot be reached

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as the phone is either turned off
or out of service area.

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Yae!

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Yae!

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I would really like it
if you let her be for a while.

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[downbeat music continues]

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Is there anything I can do?

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Leave it to me, okay?

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I'm gonna…

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I'll always protect her, all right?

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A kid who can barely wipe his own ass
shouldn't be declaring such things.

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Just…

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Just do what you should be doing.

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[downbeat music continues]

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[sighs]

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What do you wanna do in Tenjin?

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Look at clothes.

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Clothes?
I haven't bought clothes in forever.

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-[all laugh]
-Does Fukuoka have that…?

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Huh? You're not going out, Namiki?

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No, thanks. I'll stay here.

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Okay.

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I'll just see you later then.

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[downbeat music continues]

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YAE NOGUCHI

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[downbeat music continues]

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Shoes.

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[downbeat music continues]

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Oh. That's something he--

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I know.

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It's a souvenir from Kathmandu
I got in fourth grade.

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-Yeah.
-This is from Helsinki.

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-Yeah.
-Tanzania.

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Buenos Aires.

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I still remember things
from a long time ago.

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I just can't remember anything
from the last few years.

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Yeah.

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You know, the doctor said it too.

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You don't have
to force yourself to remember.

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[laughs]

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I have tons of stuff I'd love to forget.

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You're gonna get better once you rest,
you know?

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Now, let's go!

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[TV host]
This is Mr. Suzaki from Minami Ward.

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To our guests from the first segment,

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and all those here,
thank you for your hard work.

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Yae! [laughs]

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I missed you! [laughs]

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-Oh.
-[laughs]

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Glad you're here!

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Hello.

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Ah. Your best friend, Nonko.

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[giggles] She's been worried about you.

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Oh, come on in.

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Thank you so much.

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[Nonko] I brought you a little something.

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[Kihako] That's very sweet of you.

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-[Nonko] It's nothing.
-[Kihako] Come in.

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[Nonko] Thanks.

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-This looks delicious.
-Yeah.

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Here you go!

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Here's something I made
for you guys. Ready?

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Ta-da! [giggles]

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-Hope you like it.
-[Nonko] It looks amazing!

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-How about that?
-[Nonko] Sure.

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Yeah, come on.

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-Cheers, girls.
-[all] Cheers.

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[Nonko savors]

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You know what? I ran into Hiroshi Abe
at Memanbetsu Station, of all places.

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What? Serious?

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-Really?
-When I realized it was him,

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I noticed he was actually 5.5.
Crazy, isn't it?

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You gotta be kidding me.

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[laughs out loud]

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-That's hilarious, 5.5?
-Really.

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[Kihako keeps laughing]

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Em…

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So Yae, this guy Hiroshi Abe.
He's handsome and attractive.

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[Kihako] Yeah, very handsome.

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-[Nonko] Very handsome, yeah.
-[Kihako laughs]

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Have you seen…

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Namiki, by any chance?

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-Well…
-Yeah.

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See you later then.

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Feel free to call anytime, all right, Yae?

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[snaps fingers]

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[chuckles]

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See you.

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[sad music plays]

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YAE SCHOOL DAYS

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[sad music continues]

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2001 HOKKAIDO KITAMI HIGH SCHOOL

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YAE NOGUCHI

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NOZOMI SHIGETA

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Well, summer-caught salmon is the best.

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They're young, so their meat is tender.

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The fat content is completely different.

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Sorry, I couldn't eat it all myself.

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Give my regards to your beautiful mother.

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Okay.

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Nasu.

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What do you usually think about
during the time between

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shampooing and conditioning?

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Shampoo…? Oh, interesting.

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Feeling clean and fresh, I guess.

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[laughs]

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Well, lately…

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when I'm alone with my thoughts,

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I keep thinking about this certain guy.

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Oh.

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Or like…

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when I see familiar words…

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like…

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like "regular portion" for beef bowls,

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or "Thursday," or maybe…

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-Oh.
-Or even "sunny" weather,

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or the character for "road."

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When I see them,

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I catch myself
following them with my eyes.

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Isn't that…

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[moans]

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Just say it already, you know?

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What?

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You're interested.

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Not at all. Let's not even go there.

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I'm old enough to know what's sensible.

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That kind of thing will destroy love.

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Love?

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[assents]

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Okay, put it this way.

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Okay, hypothetically,
let's assume it's that.

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Well,

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I'm actually divorced with a son, you see?

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If I were salmon, I'd be kelt.

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Kelt?

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Old, shriveled up salmon who has already
spawned, grown thin, and is tasteless.

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That's a bit much.

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They say that aged meat tastes good.

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Even kelt might taste good if you try it.

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Good enough, you know?

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[laughs] Still…

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You gotta show the inner power of kelt.

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Oh? I thought I smelled something good!

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And it's summer-caught!

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Young salmon tastes the best, you know?

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So? What were you two talking about?

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Just eat some salmon.

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Can I? Thanks a lot!

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[doctor] Any numbness or dizziness?

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[Yae] No.

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Your MRI results were good.

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And school?

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I'll be taking some time off
and staying here a while.

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Regain any memories?

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No.

270
00:21:25,793 --> 00:21:26,751
It's very common.

271
00:21:27,918 --> 00:21:31,001
Some may experience
mood swings or memory regressions,

272
00:21:31,084 --> 00:21:33,418
but try to live your life normally
without worrying about it.

273
00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:36,084
Also, no workouts at all.

274
00:21:37,918 --> 00:21:39,001
Any questions?

275
00:21:41,751 --> 00:21:42,626
Doctor.

276
00:21:42,709 --> 00:21:44,043
Yes?

277
00:21:44,584 --> 00:21:48,334
We're in May, and your calendar says June.

278
00:21:53,334 --> 00:21:54,376
[doctor] Oh.

279
00:21:55,001 --> 00:21:56,334
Yes.

280
00:21:56,959 --> 00:21:57,876
Okay.

281
00:21:57,959 --> 00:21:58,834
Good.

282
00:22:00,126 --> 00:22:02,251
I thought I lost my memory again.

283
00:22:04,418 --> 00:22:05,501
[chuckles]

284
00:22:05,584 --> 00:22:08,626
[laughs]

285
00:22:08,709 --> 00:22:12,126
[laughs]

286
00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:15,084
Oh.

287
00:22:15,168 --> 00:22:17,001
I'm really sorry about it.

288
00:22:17,084 --> 00:22:18,626
I'm somewhat impatient.

289
00:22:18,709 --> 00:22:19,834
[laughs]

290
00:22:19,918 --> 00:22:20,751
[laughs]

291
00:22:21,626 --> 00:22:22,626
Yeah.

292
00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:24,751
[laughs]

293
00:22:26,376 --> 00:22:27,501
[sighs]

294
00:22:30,084 --> 00:22:31,459
YAE NOGUCHI

295
00:22:32,418 --> 00:22:34,043
HARUMICHI NAMIKI

296
00:22:35,959 --> 00:22:37,126
[Yae] I'm home.

297
00:22:37,918 --> 00:22:38,751
[Kihako] Welcome back.

298
00:22:41,084 --> 00:22:42,751
How was it? Hmm?

299
00:22:43,584 --> 00:22:44,709
Fine.

300
00:22:44,793 --> 00:22:45,751
[Kihako assents]

301
00:22:46,668 --> 00:22:50,334
So that younger doctor assigned to me…

302
00:22:50,418 --> 00:22:55,251
He's actually… He's kind of strange.

303
00:22:55,334 --> 00:22:59,251
He's so impatient,
he flips the calendar on the 15th.

304
00:22:59,876 --> 00:23:04,376
And he's had Dotour's C set every day
for breakfast over the last ten years.

305
00:23:04,459 --> 00:23:05,543
[Kihako] Hmm…

306
00:23:06,168 --> 00:23:10,209
Because making a decision every morning
costs time and energy.

307
00:23:10,293 --> 00:23:13,001
His favorite words are
"efficiency" and "logical."

308
00:23:13,084 --> 00:23:16,709
He hates lines, romantic games,
and things not based on science.

309
00:23:16,793 --> 00:23:18,793
He doesn't believe in fate.

310
00:23:18,876 --> 00:23:22,543
He doubts anyone who believes
in fortune-telling or prayers, you see?

311
00:23:25,418 --> 00:23:26,251
Hmm?

312
00:23:27,168 --> 00:23:31,668
Also, when he gets irritated,
he fidgets with the chart like this.

313
00:23:33,084 --> 00:23:35,834
And he eats rice balls with chopsticks!

314
00:23:35,918 --> 00:23:37,334
[laughs]

315
00:23:37,918 --> 00:23:42,626
You have been talking about
this doctor of yours for a while now.

316
00:23:42,709 --> 00:23:45,001
[encouraging music plays]

317
00:23:45,084 --> 00:23:46,418
[laughs]

318
00:23:47,334 --> 00:23:49,209
-Huh?
-[assents]

319
00:23:50,209 --> 00:23:52,959
No, I haven't really.

320
00:23:53,043 --> 00:23:53,959
Yes, you have.

321
00:23:54,043 --> 00:23:55,001
I said no!

322
00:23:57,376 --> 00:24:01,293
[quiet music plays]

323
00:24:22,209 --> 00:24:27,751
YAE NOGUCHI

324
00:24:42,876 --> 00:24:45,001
[pants]

325
00:24:49,209 --> 00:24:51,418
[pants]

326
00:24:57,126 --> 00:24:59,834
[pants]

327
00:25:01,584 --> 00:25:05,918
[quiet music plays]

328
00:25:17,084 --> 00:25:18,834
[message alert]

329
00:25:23,626 --> 00:25:25,126
TSUNEMI
ONE NEW MESSAGE

330
00:25:29,459 --> 00:25:32,709
HAVE YOU EATEN?

331
00:25:32,793 --> 00:25:34,001
NOT YET

332
00:25:34,834 --> 00:25:35,668
[pants]

333
00:25:37,001 --> 00:25:40,751
[indistinct chatter]

334
00:25:57,709 --> 00:26:01,418
MR. NAMIKI

335
00:26:01,501 --> 00:26:04,043
[ringing tone]

336
00:26:22,793 --> 00:26:23,876
[Harumichi] Yes?

337
00:26:23,959 --> 00:26:24,793
Oh.

338
00:26:26,084 --> 00:26:28,043
It's Noguchi again.

339
00:26:28,751 --> 00:26:30,876
Sorry, were you at work?

340
00:26:32,251 --> 00:26:33,084
Oh.

341
00:26:36,084 --> 00:26:36,918
No.

342
00:26:37,918 --> 00:26:38,876
It's okay.

343
00:26:38,959 --> 00:26:40,251
[chuckles]

344
00:26:40,751 --> 00:26:44,209
[stutters] It's nothing,
no big deal at all.

345
00:26:44,293 --> 00:26:45,876
But if you have time,

346
00:26:46,501 --> 00:26:49,209
take a look at the sky in the south
today, if you can.

347
00:26:49,293 --> 00:26:51,918
Mars will be making
a close approach tonight.

348
00:26:52,001 --> 00:26:54,709
It's the closest in 15 years.

349
00:26:55,209 --> 00:26:56,501
It was on the news.

350
00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:01,084
[indistinct chatter]

351
00:27:01,168 --> 00:27:02,543
You there?

352
00:27:02,626 --> 00:27:05,334
Sorry, I was rambling to myself.

353
00:27:08,751 --> 00:27:09,668
It's fine.

354
00:27:09,751 --> 00:27:10,876
[chuckles]

355
00:27:14,293 --> 00:27:17,626
MARS WILL MAKE ITS CLOSEST
APPROACH IN 15 YEARS

356
00:27:17,709 --> 00:27:20,209
STARGAZING
GAZE AT MARS

357
00:27:20,293 --> 00:27:23,293
[sad music plays]

358
00:27:35,376 --> 00:27:37,668
[Harumichi] Yae, how are you?

359
00:27:38,584 --> 00:27:40,209
I hope you haven't caught a cold.

360
00:27:41,501 --> 00:27:43,959
Mars looks especially bright this year.

361
00:27:45,459 --> 00:27:48,668
Apparently, it's the closest it will be
this century.

362
00:27:50,293 --> 00:27:52,126
When I see a star shining brightly,

363
00:27:53,293 --> 00:27:54,876
I feel you close to me.

364
00:27:57,793 --> 00:28:00,668
It's almost been two years
since the accident.

365
00:28:02,168 --> 00:28:04,043
The way a turbo jet engine works,

366
00:28:04,126 --> 00:28:07,584
it takes in air from the front
and pressurizes it.

367
00:28:09,501 --> 00:28:13,376
[Harumichi] Tomorrow will finally be
my first solo flight as a cadet.

368
00:28:14,418 --> 00:28:17,584
It's the first step
in becoming a fighter pilot.

369
00:28:17,668 --> 00:28:19,376
…in balancing the wings.

370
00:28:20,251 --> 00:28:24,418
You told me long ago that if you win
at Sazae-san's rock-paper-scissors,

371
00:28:24,501 --> 00:28:27,126
something good
will definitely happen in that week.

372
00:28:29,001 --> 00:28:31,709
Just so you know, I just won with rock.

373
00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:33,876
…enter the upwind leg
and prepare for landing.

374
00:28:35,209 --> 00:28:36,043
Namiki.

375
00:28:36,126 --> 00:28:36,959
Yes, sir?

376
00:28:37,626 --> 00:28:38,626
Go have fun.

377
00:28:39,751 --> 00:28:40,668
Yes, sir!

378
00:28:40,751 --> 00:28:45,876
Are there any non-combat zones
in Iraq right now?

379
00:28:47,209 --> 00:28:49,709
Mr. Prime-Minister, please tell me

380
00:28:50,376 --> 00:28:54,418
where there might even be
one non-combat zone.

381
00:28:54,501 --> 00:29:01,459
Of course I can't answer what area is
a combat zone and what isn't right now.

382
00:29:03,126 --> 00:29:05,084
[Kan] What a reply.

383
00:29:05,876 --> 00:29:09,959
[Yae] "Please pick one
by 4 p.m. tomorrow and contact me."

384
00:29:10,043 --> 00:29:11,126
[giggles]

385
00:29:11,209 --> 00:29:12,709
I like this one.

386
00:29:14,043 --> 00:29:17,251
"Also, if you decide to turn down
this proposal,

387
00:29:17,334 --> 00:29:22,084
please send them to the address below
within seven days."

388
00:29:22,168 --> 00:29:23,501
"Cash on delivery."

389
00:29:23,584 --> 00:29:25,834
What kind of proposal is this?

390
00:29:26,376 --> 00:29:29,584
[laughs]

391
00:29:33,876 --> 00:29:38,168
[military music plays]

392
00:29:47,626 --> 00:29:49,876
-[pilot 1] Off I go!
-[pilot 2] Off I go!

393
00:29:49,959 --> 00:29:51,168
[Yotsumoto] Off I go!

394
00:29:54,584 --> 00:29:55,876
[sighs]

395
00:29:57,709 --> 00:30:00,418
[military music continues]

396
00:30:07,918 --> 00:30:09,001
Thank you, sir.

397
00:30:12,668 --> 00:30:14,418
I want to see you again.

398
00:30:15,251 --> 00:30:17,043
If I safely pass…

399
00:30:17,668 --> 00:30:18,543
Clear.

400
00:30:20,709 --> 00:30:22,418
I will come see you.

401
00:30:22,501 --> 00:30:24,918
[engine turns on]

402
00:30:27,918 --> 00:30:32,084
[military music continues]

403
00:30:47,751 --> 00:30:51,293
[plane buzzing]

404
00:30:54,126 --> 00:30:55,959
[air traffic controller] MARS-ECHO 3,
Hofu Tower.

405
00:30:56,043 --> 00:30:57,543
Wind, zero-eight-zero at seven.

406
00:30:57,626 --> 00:30:59,543
Runway one-two. Cleared for takeoff.

407
00:30:59,626 --> 00:31:03,959
[Harumichi] Runway one-two.
Cleared for takeoff. MARS-ECHO 3.

408
00:31:04,043 --> 00:31:10,043
[exciting music plays]

409
00:31:35,209 --> 00:31:38,084
[quiet music plays]

410
00:31:43,459 --> 00:31:44,668
[sighs]

411
00:31:45,501 --> 00:31:50,876
[triumphal music plays]

412
00:32:29,793 --> 00:32:35,709
[triumphal music continues]

413
00:32:39,001 --> 00:32:43,084
[plane buzzes]

414
00:32:50,959 --> 00:32:55,876
[music continues]

415
00:32:58,126 --> 00:32:59,834
[exhales]

416
00:32:59,918 --> 00:33:01,168
[Yotsumoto] Namiki!

417
00:33:14,293 --> 00:33:15,209
[exhales]

418
00:33:25,834 --> 00:33:27,418
[doorbell rings]

419
00:33:28,084 --> 00:33:29,209
[Kihako] Coming!

420
00:33:32,543 --> 00:33:33,751
Who is it?

421
00:33:43,209 --> 00:33:44,334
It's been a while.

422
00:33:48,251 --> 00:33:49,084
Uh…

423
00:33:50,418 --> 00:33:51,334
Um…

424
00:33:52,543 --> 00:33:54,418
-Is Yae…?
-Oh.

425
00:33:55,293 --> 00:33:57,584
She's out right now.

426
00:34:03,126 --> 00:34:04,334
Well…

427
00:34:04,418 --> 00:34:05,251
Then…

428
00:34:06,918 --> 00:34:09,251
I'll just wait around here.

429
00:34:10,251 --> 00:34:11,251
Wait.

430
00:34:13,834 --> 00:34:14,876
Wait one second.

431
00:34:17,084 --> 00:34:18,751
Okay.

432
00:34:18,834 --> 00:34:22,751
FOR NISHI-MEMAMBESTU STATION

433
00:34:27,501 --> 00:34:28,501
MATERNITY NOTEBOOK

434
00:35:00,584 --> 00:35:03,501
NOZOMI MISSION TERMINATED
FAILS TO ENTER MARS ORBIT

435
00:35:04,543 --> 00:35:06,959
[sad music plays]

436
00:35:14,418 --> 00:35:15,251
Here.

437
00:35:16,543 --> 00:35:17,918
Take these with you.

438
00:35:24,168 --> 00:35:25,668
YAE NOGUCHI

439
00:35:29,126 --> 00:35:32,459
[sad music continues]

440
00:35:34,293 --> 00:35:39,876
I don't want Yae
to struggle like I did, you know?

441
00:35:48,959 --> 00:35:50,793
-No, I--
-You understand?

442
00:35:52,668 --> 00:35:54,418
She's got a baby inside her now.

443
00:35:55,626 --> 00:35:59,043
She found a good person,
and they are getting married soon.

444
00:36:04,751 --> 00:36:06,543
He's rich and wonderful.

445
00:36:09,251 --> 00:36:10,918
So forget about her.

446
00:36:12,918 --> 00:36:14,709
If you really care about Yae,

447
00:36:16,584 --> 00:36:20,501
please, forget about her.

448
00:36:23,751 --> 00:36:25,293
No, wait--

449
00:36:25,376 --> 00:36:27,626
[sobs]

450
00:36:29,126 --> 00:36:31,001
[gasps]

451
00:36:39,626 --> 00:36:40,834
[sobs]

452
00:36:43,918 --> 00:36:47,751
NOZOMI MISSION TERMINATED
FAILS TO ENTER MARS ORBIT

453
00:36:47,834 --> 00:36:51,251
[sad music plays]

454
00:36:51,334 --> 00:36:54,584
FAILS TO ENTER MARS ORBIT

455
00:37:06,626 --> 00:37:07,459
CARRIER DETECTED

456
00:37:07,543 --> 00:37:08,584
CARRIER LOST

457
00:37:11,418 --> 00:37:14,001
[male announcer] Japan's first Mars probe
headed towards the orbit.

458
00:37:14,084 --> 00:37:17,376
On it are engraved
the names of 270,000 people.

459
00:37:28,334 --> 00:37:33,334
[sad music continues]

460
00:38:09,584 --> 00:38:13,168
[sad music continues]

461
00:38:35,293 --> 00:38:39,126
[Yae] You know how Earth and Mars
have different orbits?

462
00:38:39,209 --> 00:38:44,043
So, it won't be until 2035
that we'll be close again.

463
00:38:44,668 --> 00:38:45,751
Really?

464
00:38:46,834 --> 00:38:48,584
Which means we'll be…

465
00:38:49,834 --> 00:38:50,876
fifty-three?

466
00:38:52,918 --> 00:38:54,043
That's scary.

467
00:38:54,126 --> 00:38:54,959
[laughs]

468
00:38:55,793 --> 00:38:57,876
You think we'll have
the same conversations

469
00:38:57,959 --> 00:39:00,376
or brag about how we only slept
for three hours?

470
00:39:00,459 --> 00:39:01,918
[giggling] Definitely, definitely.

471
00:39:02,001 --> 00:39:05,709
And certainly I'll mistakenly call
Christel Takigawa "Crystal,"

472
00:39:05,793 --> 00:39:07,584
that's for sure. [laughs]

473
00:39:09,084 --> 00:39:11,543
I think that would be cute.

474
00:39:13,376 --> 00:39:14,209
[hesitates]

475
00:39:14,293 --> 00:39:15,918
Yes…

476
00:39:20,751 --> 00:39:24,501
Do you believe that Martians
really exist out there?

477
00:39:24,584 --> 00:39:26,209
Of course.

478
00:39:27,043 --> 00:39:28,751
If there's a colonization mission
announced,

479
00:39:28,834 --> 00:39:30,376
I'll be the first to raise my hand.

480
00:39:30,459 --> 00:39:32,668
What? Even if it's a one-way ticket?

481
00:39:32,751 --> 00:39:33,751
Fine with me.

482
00:39:34,501 --> 00:39:36,459
David Bowie should be arriving soon.

483
00:39:36,543 --> 00:39:38,334
[laughs]

484
00:39:38,876 --> 00:39:40,584
That's so true.

485
00:39:40,668 --> 00:39:43,126
Huh? What about you?

486
00:39:43,209 --> 00:39:45,043
About Martians?

487
00:39:45,126 --> 00:39:47,001
I believe they exist.

488
00:39:47,084 --> 00:39:49,084
[Harumichi] Oh, as I thought.

489
00:39:49,168 --> 00:39:51,501
I'd love to go to space someday.

490
00:39:52,584 --> 00:39:54,959
Yeah, I'd love to go as well.

491
00:40:00,668 --> 00:40:05,001
[romantic music plays]

492
00:40:11,084 --> 00:40:12,751
[laughs]

493
00:40:12,834 --> 00:40:13,876
[hesitates]

494
00:40:23,626 --> 00:40:25,043
What?

495
00:40:28,251 --> 00:40:29,126
Are you going?

496
00:40:29,918 --> 00:40:31,418
Oh, yeah.

497
00:40:31,501 --> 00:40:32,793
[chuckles]

498
00:40:33,418 --> 00:40:35,918
-Huh.
-[laughs] What?

499
00:40:36,876 --> 00:40:37,709
Ready?

500
00:40:39,209 --> 00:40:42,876
[romantic music continues]

501
00:41:27,709 --> 00:41:31,043
[music fades]

502
00:41:32,834 --> 00:41:34,043
It's beautiful.

503
00:41:36,418 --> 00:41:38,793
It kind of feels like a time machine.

504
00:41:41,584 --> 00:41:42,418
What?

505
00:41:45,251 --> 00:41:46,626
Did you know that

506
00:41:47,918 --> 00:41:51,459
starlight takes years and years
to finally reach Earth?

507
00:41:54,334 --> 00:41:56,584
Being able to see distant stars

508
00:41:58,043 --> 00:42:01,626
is like looking at a past
that no longer exist unfortunately.

509
00:42:08,084 --> 00:42:08,918
Oh.

510
00:42:12,043 --> 00:42:14,209
Then it's even brighter, I guess.

511
00:42:33,501 --> 00:42:35,584
Have you heard of Nozomi before?

512
00:42:38,293 --> 00:42:43,834
The very first Japanese Mars orbiter
that was launched in 1998.

513
00:42:46,043 --> 00:42:48,168
I think it was in a textbook.

514
00:42:49,293 --> 00:42:50,293
Back then,

515
00:42:51,418 --> 00:42:54,334
I naively and honestly thought that…

516
00:42:56,001 --> 00:42:57,584
Nozomi might change the world.

517
00:43:03,168 --> 00:43:04,084
What about now?

518
00:43:06,168 --> 00:43:08,001
The mission completely failed.

519
00:43:09,626 --> 00:43:11,168
It fulfilled its role though,

520
00:43:12,709 --> 00:43:15,459
and is now drifting through space
somewhere.

521
00:43:18,543 --> 00:43:22,459
And you know,
my name is traveling with Nozomi too.

522
00:43:26,001 --> 00:43:28,418
It might not have any purpose
whatsoever now,

523
00:43:30,209 --> 00:43:33,168
but it's out there.

524
00:43:38,543 --> 00:43:39,626
It has a purpose.

525
00:43:41,459 --> 00:43:42,293
It does.

526
00:43:42,376 --> 00:43:44,251
It definitely has one.

527
00:43:51,751 --> 00:43:52,584
Yeah.

528
00:43:54,668 --> 00:43:56,584
Back to what we were talking about,

529
00:43:57,334 --> 00:43:58,501
Ms. Christel.

530
00:43:59,334 --> 00:44:00,418
[chuckles]

531
00:44:00,501 --> 00:44:01,334
Yes.

532
00:44:02,209 --> 00:44:05,001
Were you talking about your mother then?

533
00:44:05,584 --> 00:44:07,501
Yes, about my mom.

534
00:44:08,168 --> 00:44:10,418
She's just always a little off.

535
00:44:11,418 --> 00:44:13,709
She'd call bagna càuda, "aioli vader."

536
00:44:13,793 --> 00:44:16,751
Or say Yoshimura instead of Shimamura.

537
00:44:16,834 --> 00:44:18,293
[chuckle]

538
00:44:20,376 --> 00:44:22,209
How is your mother doing?

539
00:44:22,959 --> 00:44:26,001
She was panicking that
she had cancer the other day,

540
00:44:26,084 --> 00:44:28,334
but it turned out to be a gum infection.

541
00:44:29,334 --> 00:44:32,043
And recently, a friend gifted her

542
00:44:33,626 --> 00:44:36,209
a talking vacuum cleaner.

543
00:44:37,293 --> 00:44:39,418
So she quickly named it Masao.

544
00:44:40,251 --> 00:44:42,543
After the actor Masao Kusakari.

545
00:44:42,626 --> 00:44:43,876
[chuckle]

546
00:44:43,959 --> 00:44:45,376
That's so like her.

547
00:44:46,793 --> 00:44:49,668
Yeah. Well, Masao's
an incredible hard worker.

548
00:44:52,959 --> 00:44:53,959
Wait.

549
00:44:54,751 --> 00:44:57,001
Did I mention my mom to you in the past?

550
00:44:57,709 --> 00:44:58,543
Not really.

551
00:44:59,751 --> 00:45:00,793
I was just asking.

552
00:45:03,126 --> 00:45:05,084
I'm glad she's doing well.

553
00:45:25,418 --> 00:45:26,584
Sorry it got so late.

554
00:45:26,668 --> 00:45:28,043
I don't mind.

555
00:45:28,126 --> 00:45:29,834
Not at all. I'm sorry, too.

556
00:45:29,918 --> 00:45:32,793
It's no trouble for me,
I live really close.

557
00:45:33,751 --> 00:45:34,918
Oh.

558
00:45:37,668 --> 00:45:38,501
Ah… [sighs]

559
00:45:43,334 --> 00:45:44,876
I can't get one at all.

560
00:45:45,668 --> 00:45:48,584
Everyone gets on at Susukino
this time of night.

561
00:45:51,209 --> 00:45:52,918
Then I'll use an app.

562
00:45:53,001 --> 00:45:54,251
That's not necessary.

563
00:45:54,334 --> 00:45:57,459
-I'm fine, I'm totally fine waiting.
-Just in case, I'll call one.

564
00:45:57,543 --> 00:45:58,668
[chuckles]

565
00:46:00,418 --> 00:46:02,168
It's fine.

566
00:46:02,251 --> 00:46:04,668
[quiet music plays]

567
00:46:23,251 --> 00:46:26,084
[quiet music continues]

568
00:46:42,918 --> 00:46:46,584
[quiet music continues]

569
00:46:54,959 --> 00:46:56,043
It's here.

570
00:47:02,501 --> 00:47:04,293
Thank goodness.

571
00:47:12,834 --> 00:47:13,668
Thank you.

572
00:47:15,876 --> 00:47:17,209
Ms. Noguchi?

573
00:47:17,709 --> 00:47:20,459
-Hmm, I'm actually fine after all.
-What?

574
00:47:20,543 --> 00:47:21,626
I'm okay.

575
00:47:22,251 --> 00:47:23,209
I'm sorry!

576
00:47:24,168 --> 00:47:26,626
I suddenly became thirsty.

577
00:47:32,668 --> 00:47:36,793
Yeah, but Harumichi is busy with work
as you know, so…

578
00:47:37,668 --> 00:47:40,001
He told me he's got so much to do.

579
00:47:41,876 --> 00:47:42,709
Yeah.

580
00:47:43,959 --> 00:47:45,001
Uh-huh.

581
00:47:45,084 --> 00:47:46,751
Mister! Two please.

582
00:47:48,918 --> 00:47:51,293
Don't say that.

583
00:47:51,376 --> 00:47:54,793
He was looking forward to meeting you
and Mom the other day.

584
00:47:55,959 --> 00:47:58,334
It's true.

585
00:47:58,418 --> 00:48:00,209
So don't worry.

586
00:48:02,709 --> 00:48:04,001
Mmm.

587
00:48:05,126 --> 00:48:07,376
Yes, extra please.

588
00:48:08,959 --> 00:48:10,168
It's fine.

589
00:48:11,459 --> 00:48:13,793
We'll definitely have the wedding
as planned.

590
00:48:15,709 --> 00:48:16,584
Yeah, okay.

591
00:48:16,668 --> 00:48:18,209
I'm hanging up now.

592
00:48:18,293 --> 00:48:20,001
Please, give Mom my love.

593
00:48:20,793 --> 00:48:21,626
All right.

594
00:48:27,376 --> 00:48:28,293
Parents, right?

595
00:48:30,418 --> 00:48:32,959
True, they complain.

596
00:48:44,209 --> 00:48:45,043
[sighs]

597
00:48:45,918 --> 00:48:46,751
Let's see.

598
00:48:47,543 --> 00:48:48,501
Right.

599
00:48:53,251 --> 00:48:54,084
[sighs]

600
00:49:03,418 --> 00:49:04,251
Go ahead.

601
00:49:15,251 --> 00:49:16,751
[giggling] What?

602
00:49:16,834 --> 00:49:18,626
You wanted this?

603
00:49:20,626 --> 00:49:21,459
Uh-huh.

604
00:49:22,251 --> 00:49:23,959
[laugh]

605
00:49:25,209 --> 00:49:26,043
Here.

606
00:49:28,209 --> 00:49:29,793
GRAINY CORN POTTAGE

607
00:49:29,876 --> 00:49:33,876
[quiet music plays]

608
00:49:52,793 --> 00:49:53,834
So…

609
00:49:53,918 --> 00:49:54,834
Harumichi?

610
00:50:05,668 --> 00:50:11,126
[quiet music plays]