[peaceful piano music playing]
[Namiki] All right, okay.
[couple laughing]
-[Yae] Hey, have you heard of this story? -[Namiki] Hmm?
[Yae] To prepare for the long winters,
squirrels take acorns and walnuts and hide them underground.
In order to stop their enemies from stealing them,
they dig a bunch of holes and stash them all over the place.
[Namiki] Wow. [laughs]
[Yae] And then… [laughs]
…apparently, before they go eat them, they forget where they are.
[laughing]
[both laughing]
[Namiki] For real?
Isn't that cute?
-Oh, yeah. -Oh!
Guess what? It's led to an amazing by-product.
-Oh. -You know?
New trees will then begin to grow there.
Without forgetful squirrels running around,
all of the nuts would get eaten and then the forest couldn't really grow.
We need to make sure we don't forget about this thing.
It's March 11th, year 2001.
I'm not saying I had good grades at Kitami High School,
you know, I had other skills.
But I did it!
Ten years from now?
Back at this place in 2011.
Okay, there.
Good.
-You got it! -Okay.
-Nice. There! -That's it.
Ah.
What did you add?
It's secret. What about you?
Well, no way.
[sighs]
Ten years from now?
That's a long time, though.
I'll be the ultimate Japan maverick, you know?
[laughs]
A tough and brave man,
who faces all the dangers while protecting his family and lovely home.
And my wife, classy flight attendant
who travels the world.
Well, where is your flight going tonight?
Just to Istanbul again.
[laughs]
-[both laughing] -Yes!
-[show theme playing] -[in Japanese] Good morning.
Here is the weather for Monbetsu on Friday, March 11th.
The temperature is minus 4.2° C.
It will rise to 2° C during the day.
[woman] Yes. Looking at Hokkaido's weather,
expect snowfall in Sapporo throughout the morning before dying down.
In Asahikawa, from the evening--
[woman] In number 10, Capricorns tend to get distracted,
so please concentrate on the content of the story.
And I'm so sorry,
Sagittarius has the worst luck of the day.
Be careful of being forgetful.
Hey, Yae, they said be careful being forgetful.
I heard it.
[officer] Hokkaido?
Sir.
-Going to visit home? -Yes, sir.
This time of year?
Well, my work slowed down…
Well, make sure you stay out of trouble.
Sir. I will return in one piece.
[clock ticking]
[door closes]
Hey! You going somewhere, Yae?
My job.
And dinner?
I have that salmon from Akemi.
-I'm fine. -Okay. You take care.
[Yae] Okay. Bye.
[sighs]
[clock ticking]
VIOLET
-[crowd murmuring] -[clock ticking loudly]
[sign rattling]
[rumbling noises]
-[rumbling growing louder] -[crowd screaming]
[woman] Ready, and…
-[zipper zips] -Ooh!
-Ahh! -I did it!
-I can't believe it fit! -Of course it did!
-[sighs] -Looking good.
Oh!
-It's just a little too youthful. -No, no, no, no.
I'm telling you it's great, right?
Hmm. We could always make your fiancé tell us what he thinks.
That's harder than it sounds, though. My fiancé is brutally honest.
If you want to know how rough he is, he's like Goku as a kid.
Oh, oh.
What, Dragon Ball?
-Really? -[clears throat]
-[employees laugh] -Ta-da!
[giggles]
What do you think?
Uh… okay.
Hmm?
-Mm. -I knew it!
[laughing]
See, you saw the look he gave.
He could say, "It's fine, but I want to see more," or a compliment.
Yeah, he's not gonna do that, though.
I'll die if he gives me that look two more times,
so only show me ones I look good in.
Uh… you got it.
We'll be right back.
-[bird chirping] -What?
That's like a thousand…
It's 2,000.
-Can you actually believe that? -No!
-I'm not kidding. -You have a point.
-Uh, you okay? -Uh…
Time's up.
Oh.
-Lt. Namiki. -Yes.
Your required assessment is now complete.
Okay.
And I have determined that you overcame the pressure from your mission
and independently arrived to new insights and understandings on your own.
-Th-Thank you very much. -[laughs]
You know, I sort of liked coming here.
I had fun as well.
You were so helpful to Pippi while you were here.
[bird chirping]
Um…
So, have you eaten yet?
Apparently, there's a good ramen place nearby, wanna go?
I'm not a client anymore, you see. It won't be an issue.
Uh…
What do I do now?
I had tonkotsu with all the toppings yesterday.
Is it okay? It's okay!
I'm particular about ramen.
Yeah, I know. Never mind.
When I said "What do I do?" I was obviously implying "yes."
-Oh. Really? -Of course it's yes!
Don't take everything at face value so quickly.
At 5:00 I'll be free.
[chuckles]
The zebras still, the zebras.
Gradually. Right, Tsunemi?
♪ Carp, Carp ♪
♪ Hiroshima, Hiroshima Carp ♪
♪ Carp ♪
-I've been thinking, you know. -[singing]
Nothing can really scare you.
So rude! That's really what you thought of me?
-Is there then? -Nothing.
-Told you. -[laughs]
Tsunemi Arikawa, it comes from Tsunemi Tsuda.
My favorite quote is, "The greatest enemy is timidity."
-I've never heard that one. -What? You didn't know that one?
The Carp's pitcher is Tsunemi Tsuda. He's the first draft in '81!
He's frightened by nothing. Pitches even faster when in trouble.
-He's the flame stopper! -Ohh!
But he started out weak like tofu,
and so the manager would give him flour when he was nervous,
and… said it would stabilize him.
Really?
Let's go, you Carp!
So that's the wheat flour I use for strength.
Wait a second, you've been nervous before?
Why is that?
-Hey! Ow! -[laughing]
Oh, my poor back!
So, what, then, are we?
You know that I really like you.
What's my ranking?
[laughing]
Is that it?
You know, you can lie.
Just say that "You're number one," and that'd be the end of it.
Sorry.
-If you can't, then I understand. -I want something official.
I need a name for this.
Like dating, maybe.
Like, at first you're not so sure, but once you go to a ramen place,
it turns out it's good and you want to go back again, you know?
Try dating me, and you might decide that you like me, huh?
[laughs]
Wait. I said way too much.
You know I really like that about you, right?
Mm.
-Have a nice day, sir! -You too.
I WILL RETURN TO TOKYO BY MONDAY. LET'S TALK WHEN I GET BACK.
MESSAGE SENT
[phone buzzes]
OKAY, I'LL BE WAITING. BE CAREFUL.
-[sign clanging] -[building rumbling]
-[rumbling grows louder] -[crowd screaming]
[rumbling decreases]
[man] Is anyone hurt?
-[phone beeping] -Is everyone okay?
TSUNEMI COULD NOT CONNECT
[muffled shouting]
Because of the earthquake, the train schedule will be delayed.
We apologize.
[gasping] I'm here!
[reporter] This is footage of Miyako-shi, Iwate, at 3:25 p.m.
Just 40 minutes ago, a pitch-black tsunami wave
has broken the levee, causing devastating flooding for the city.
Cars were swept away.
-Even ships were unable to survive… -Oh, my God.
Here we see them being carried upstream.
Again, the tsunami has broken the levee, becoming a black, solid mass.
Oh!
Are you okay?
Thank you.
-Thank you. -Just be careful.
[car horns blaring]
♪ We've been together now… ♪
Please keep moving and do not push!
[announcer] The government has now declared a nuclear emergency
under the Nuclear Disaster Countermeasures…
This is horrible.
However, there have been no radioactive materials…
Excuse me.
♪ Many men and women ♪
♪ Boys and girls… ♪
Huh?
[sighs]
-Hmm? -[laughs]
I'm scared of something.
I don't like the dark.
I'm more scared of it than showing a guy I like my flat chest.
Uh…
Hmm? Really?
But it's not that flat.
[laughs] Whoa!
Oh, good.
You know how Home Alone has a big family?
That's like mine.
And my parents are really careless, like in the movie.
When I was a kid, before we went on a big trip,
I actually got trapped in a closet and was left behind, you know?
-Wow. -[laughs]
They were going to a hot springs.
I never had to fight off a couple of haft-witted thieves,
but at eight years old, 15 hours in the dark felt like eternity.
Since then, I've kept the lights on when in my bed.
Well, that's definitely good.
I'm glad you didn't go bad and get terribly addicted to heroin.
This is so bad.
[laughs]
Top of the first, no outs, bases loaded.
[laughing]
[distant siren wailing]
[bangs on door]
Tsunemi!
-[faint singing] -[door closes]
-♪ Hiroshima Carp ♪ -Tsunemi?
Tsunemi?
Tsunemi!
[Tsunemi sobbing]
You all right?
Thank goodness.
But why, though?
What about Hokkaido?
I couldn't go.
I won't go anymore.
Sorry for it all.
You're important to me, Tsunemi.
Harumichi.
But…
it's an emergency.
I need to go to the base.
I might be a while.
I'm sorry I can't be with you right now.
[sobbing] No.
Go on.
I swear that I'll be okay.
[power humming]
When I do return, let's get serious.
Be my girlfriend.
Wait for me until then.
The "tsune" in Tsunemi means "fixed star."
A star that's always there when you look up at the sky.
I will wait.
Come back to me in one piece, okay?
[reporter] Massive damage was caused along the Pacific coast
after a tsunami, caused by the earthquake last night, hit the area.
[vehicle beeping]
KOMAKI BASE
[troops clamoring]
[officer] Attention! Thirty minutes until loading!
-Let's go, pick it up! -Got it, sir!
-Move these boxes in a timely manner! -All right, let's go!
-Move them to the disaster areas ASAP! -Yes, sir!
Ready!
Move!
[co-pilot] Obstacle clear. Positive.
-Gear up. -Gear up.
[newscast playing indistinctly]
[announcer] The SDF has been keeping busy,
from cleaning up debris to rescue missions.
Their aid and support in this critical time for the country
have been invaluable.
Mama!
Hey! [laughing]
Whoa! Tsuzuru!
[laughing]
Your hat's so cool!
-Is your school fun? -Yeah!
Can we buy an Evolvine?
Hmm, how about one?
Okay.
If I combine just one more,
I'll have completed the Mugen Tornado.
That's awesome!
I'd like to see it when it's done.
[man] Thank you.
Many people lost everything in the Great East Japan earthquake…
Uh, Mommy.
Can we not get toys today and give them money instead?
[man] …time for Japan to come together and strengthen our bonds.
We need your help with donations.
-Contribute to the earthquake fund. -Okay.
-Thank you. -How about 500?
[woman] Please lend Tohoku all of your strength!
Bye-bye.
[man] Thank you! Thank you so much.
Many people lost everything.
-Help them out! -Thank you.
-Oh, Thank you. -Thank you.
Would anyone else care to contribute to the earthquake fund?
Thank you.
-Is that everything, ma'am? -Yes, thanks so much.
Okay.
I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused.
It's not your fault.
Our bad luck with men is in our genes, I'm afraid.
Yae, dear. For you.
I'm sorry.
I've been thinking, and I still…
don't know whether I made the right choice.
You know, you'll always be my special girl.
Your dad was a cruel man,
but he gave me you.
And that's more than enough.
I should probably leave before we cry.
[engine starts]
Ms. Noguchi, roundabouts are similar to our lives.
If you can't follow its flow, then you'll never become a real taxi driver.
-[horn blares] -Whoa!
Knock it off!
Noguchi!
Look forward.
Take a breath.
-And go! -Okay.
-Here, go now, quickly! -Okay!
-And go… -I am!
Good job!
Uh, do you know how to get to the freeway quickly, though?
-Uh, it's this way. Here, here. -Oh, okay.
-Ooh, no, no, no, no! -[horn blares]
[horns honking]
-[whimpering] -Uh… [laughs]
Okay, well, take another lap! Let's go, let's go!
Ah, okay.
[laughs]
[console beeps]
[dispenser clatters]
[woman] Thank you for your business.
Hello, it's Yukihito. I've confirmed the deposit.
[clears throat]
It's not that much, but you can use it to buy Tsuzuru something.
This isn't necessary. I know things aren't easy for you.
Can I at least just do this?
It's not why I'm doing it, though.
But I want to visit with Tsuzuru more.
[man] Hey, taxi!
My job in Sapporo is squared away.
Well, I can take the train to see him, okay?
Yeah. Of course.
You're his mother after all.
Okay, good.
And thank you.
Bye now.
Whew!
Okay.
Good work.
Excuse me.
Lt. Namiki, reporting for duty.
I was transferred to Chitose Base today. Harumichi Namiki.
And your back is hurt?
Yes. And I take full responsibility.
Ah… mm.
Flying isn't the only job you've had.
I used to be a part of Miho's transport division.
Keep your chin up as you fulfill your duties on the ground.
Yes, I will, sir.
[jet engines roaring]
How long can you stay?
-I just quit my job. -Huh?
I'm interviewing for a clinic in Sapporo Monday.
-You serious? -[laughs]
Now, I want that hometown tour, already.
[relaxing music playing]
♪ Yeah, when I was only 17… ♪
[laughing]
This is great!
♪ I could hear the angels whispering ♪
Thanks.
Let's eat.
♪ I wandered aimlessly about ♪
♪ Till I heard my mother shouting… ♪
-That's good! -Delicious.
♪ It turned out to be The howling of the dog ♪
[laughing]
-♪ Or a wolf, to be exact ♪ -That's huge!
♪ The sound sent shivers Down my back ♪
-For dinner! -♪ But I was drawn into the pack ♪
♪ Before long ♪
-♪ They allowed me to join in ♪ -[woman] Thanks for shopping!
♪ And sing their song ♪
♪ So, from the cliffs And higher still ♪
♪ Yeah, we would gladly get our fill ♪
♪ Howling endlessly and shrilly ♪
♪ At the dawn ♪
♪ And I lost the taste ♪
♪ For judging right from wrong… ♪
-[engine rattles] -One second.
No, no, no!
No!
[groans]
[engine rattling]
[engine dies]
-Huh? -[clears throat]
-Sorry, wait right here. -Uh-oh.
-We all right? -Let's see.
[groans]
Uh…
Sure looks awful.
[sighs]
Wow!
Doesn't look good.
[blues guitar strumming]
Oh, see that?
Hmm?
Hey-ey!
Give me a break, you guys!
I'm a very busy man!
Oh! Why are you still so annoying?
-What the hell? -What's with that, huh?
-Come on! Ready? -Uh-oh!
[chuckles]
Hi, I'm Bonji, miss.
-[lighter flicks] -Well, what's the plan?
What plan?
Oh…
When are you tying that knot?
Huh? Why is that?
[chuckles] What's this "why"?
You're both around that age now.
She quit her job to come live out here, right?
So that's what I'm talking about.
Uh…
You like her, right?
-Hmm. -See? [chuckles]
Oh, boy.
Harumichi.
Are you still…?
No. Of course not.
-Hurry up and fix it, punk. -[groaning]
That felt sweeeet!
This is a tough one, huh?
Let's see.
How old?
Five?
You're five? Are you five?
[laughs]
Ah.
For you. You can share all this chocolate.
Okay.
Amnesia?!
HIS FIRST LOVE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT
I THINK HE STILL FEELS RESPONSIBLE…
GOOD NEWS
SHE'S BEEN MARRIED AWHILE NOW
I WANT MY BROTHER TO BE HAPPY ALREADY!
[laughs softly]
-You can't catch me! -Hey, come on now!
-[girl squeals] -We're gonna make a toast!
-No, no, no, no, that's yours. -Hold on.
-[girl shrieks] -Listen!
-Are you two the only ones drinking? -I'm all right.
Well, help yourselves.
-Hey! -Yeah, yeah!
-Yes. -Quit that running and sit down.
-[girl] I'm down! -Hey!
No, Bonji, wait for everyone else.
Right?
All right, come on!
It's so good.
Bonji's started!
Delicious! Really, really good.
[woman] Come this way.
[Bonji] You all have to try this. I'll just drink your beer.
Okay?
I'd wait but it's right in front of me.
Hey, let's go! Everyone to the table!
It's amazing!
YAE NOGUCHI
Will you…
uh, go out with me?
[laughs] Aw!
I'm so sorry.
Would you… reconsider?
I'm sorry.
I'm flattered you feel that way about me, but I just can't.
Is it the one…
you've been texting?
Even I can see it.
Your entire expression changes.
He's already seeing another person.
In that case…
Hey. [laughs] Let's get up.
Finding that special someone you can fall head over heels for
makes you feel grateful to live.
I think it's a pretty amazing feeling.
No matter where they are,
or what they're doing with any person,
it doesn't change anything.
So I think that's enough.
Well, I guess should be more than enough.
[man] Hey, man, wait up!
Hey, Yae?
I want to say that…
I think fate exists.
One day, someone very special to me appeared
in such a terrible workplace.
She was like an exotic cat.
So fleeting.
She was translucent.
Thanks to this person,
I was able to look forward to going to work again.
I was even able to eat shrimp again.
You might think I was exaggerating if I called it fate,
but if one day I become a successful shrimp farmer overseas,
in theory,
and I build a fortune and find a beautiful wife,
and people would then say,
"Yae Noguchi
changed Outaro Urabe's precious life."
I don't have any of that planned right now…
But… life is just
so full of
special, meaningful encounters like that.
And back to what you said.
Do you think you're really okay with that?
Lying about your own feelings
and hiding them?
You get used to loneliness.
I sure did.
Okay then.
If you won't regret it,
then I'll fully support you!
Although…
I'd say, if that's not the case…
you don't run, Yae!
Look forward!
Take a breath and go!
Even if you get hurt, or embarrassed,
in life, you have to take the plunge!
FLIGHT NAVIGATION REVIEW
-[man 1] Yes? -[man 2] I'm here to see Harumichi?
-[man 1] Oh. He's in the back. -Thanks.
Oh.
Could you give these to Uta?
Hmm.
You got a second?
[children laughing]
Wait for it.
Big air show starts soon.
[jet roaring]
How the hell did you know?
Old secret that I learned. 'Cause airplanes fly towards the wind.
If northern wind comes in, they take off and land from the south to north.
Whoa.
So tell me, are you through with her?
She's dating
a guy who's known for always calling people out to say the truth about them.
Sounds like a tough rival.
Don't worry, it's all right. I've gotten over it.
Without talking with her?
-I know what she's gonna say. -Do you know what you want?
I'll just go live a normal life, meeting my parents' expectations.
-How old are you again? -Fourteen.
Oh.
[clicks tongue]
You know that I was no good?
I couldn't move on.
Then things got complicated.
I still held on for several years.
So, did you see it through?
Nope.
I hurt someone special to me and ran.
We never should have met.
If I never would have met her, I wouldn't have to feel this.
Hmm.
Yeah, you're right.
You could've gone on without knowing about…
those unforgettable moments,
or all… those long, sleepless nights, right?
Hold on, what about you, huh?
Are you happy with your life?
Planes have a speed that's called V1, okay?
A speed that can split fate.
So whenever you're still below this speed,
you can cancel your take-off, okay?
But the second you go over V1,
you have to fly, no matter what happens.
Life presents us with a few of these exceptionally very unique moments.
For you, kiddo, and me as well.
What do you want?
Face all the unpredictable rough winds out there?
Or do you get there and fly and glide?
[door opens]
Make sure to choose your pictures for our after-party video soon.
Tsunemi.
We need to have a talk about us.
That okay?
One question.
You're a brave hunter.
You're in the mountains hunting a wild polar bear
when you're accidentally shot by a fellow hunter.
The doctor rushes over, says you don't have long.
Okay. Who do you want to see when you die?
Mountains don't have polar bears.
You were hunting a black bear and then you're accidentally shot
and gonna die, same scenario.
So, who do you see when you die?
Who do you see?
Sorry.
It's not you, Tsunemi.
There's someone I've never been able to forget.
Yeah. That's what makes you Harumichi.
[laughs]
You can't keep waiting around for someone who won't love you.
The "tsune" in Tsunemi means "fixed star."
A star that will keep on shining all on its own, okay?
[laughs]
Of course I can survive without you in my life.
Go on, get going!
[door closes]
[sobbing]
[bird chirping]
I did my best, didn't I?
[bird chirps]
[stomach growls]
YAE NOGUCHI ONE NEW MESSAGE
I WILL WAIT FOR YOU AT THAT RESTAURANT ON PASTA DAY NEXT MONTH
OKAY
[patrons chatting softly]
[footsteps approaching]
Have you decided?
Uh, I'll just wait until he's here.
I'll check back later.
RESTAURANT SEIYOKEN
[phone buzzing]
Excuse me.
Yes, hello?
Are you there?
Sorry about that.
I just can't make it today.
Uh…
Okay, no problem.
Um… it's not a big deal.
Maybe some other time.
Also…
Yeah?
I wanted to let you know that…
I'll be leaving Japan at the start of next year.
My back improved thanks to you.
So I'll give a foreign airline another shot.
It may have been fairly brief, but thanks for all your help.
Oh… yeah.
Goodbye, Yae.
Uh…
Um… I…
Can I just say one thing?
I just regret it.
Lying to you.
I lied to you.
Mr. Namiki…
I really like you.
A whole lot, actually.
I always… [sniffles]
…have felt that way.
I'm sorry.
So…
you take good care, okay?
Yeah.
You as well.
If we can't meet…
please have a wonderful life, all right?
Okay.
Thank you very much.
You can take whatever you want.
I haven't found anything I want yet.
[birds singing]
Hey, this cool?
Sure, it's yours, take it.
Hey. Want this?
Or this, huh?
Come on. [laughs]
Harumichi broke up with his girlfriend and is leaving the country.
She's probably the one who dumped him.
Do you want yaki udon or yakisoba for lunch?
Udon.
You got batteries?
Huh? Which ones?
Two double-As.
Yeah, I should have some here.
Ah, yeah. Here.
What's it for?
Nothing.
Okay, let's go.
I ended up making both.
The ingredients are mostly the same thing.
Oh, the red ginger.
Wow. [giggles]
This takes me back.
Can I?
[in Japanese] ♪ Our last kiss was ♪
♪ The flavor of cigarettes ♪
♪ A bitter taste ♪
♪ Around this time tomorrow ♪
♪ I wonder where you will be ♪
♪ And who you will be thinking of ♪
[in English] ♪ You are always gonna be my love ♪
[in Japanese] ♪ If one day I fall in love with someone again ♪
[in English] ♪ I'll remember to love ♪
♪ You taught me how ♪
♪ You are always gonna be the one ♪
[in Japanese] ♪ Now, it is still a sad love song ♪
♪ Until I can sing a new one ♪
♪ Time, standing still ♪
♪ Is about to start moving ♪
♪ So many things I don't want to forget ♪
♪ Around this time tomorrow ♪
♪ I know I will be crying ♪
♪ I will be thinking of you ♪
[in English] ♪ Hey-ey-ey ♪
♪ You will always be inside my heart ♪
[in Japanese] ♪ There will always be A place just for you ♪
[in English] ♪ I hope that I have A place in your heart too ♪
♪ Now and forever You are still the one ♪
[in Japanese] ♪ Now, it is still a sad love song ♪
♪ Until I can sing a new one ♪
[in English] ♪ Oh, oh-oh ♪
♪ You are always gonna be my love ♪
[in Japanese] ♪ If one day I fall in love with someone again ♪
[in English] ♪ I'll remember to love ♪
♪ You taught me how ♪
♪ You are always gonna be the one ♪
[in Japanese] ♪ Now, it is still a sad love song ♪
[in English] ♪ Now and forever ♪
♪ Ever ♪