1 00:02:56,343 --> 00:02:59,805 We ran a grocery store at first. 2 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:02,474 Since 1952. 3 00:03:05,310 --> 00:03:11,817 No, we ran the grocery from 1948 to 1952 here, 4 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:19,574 Then, we ran a Pachinko from 1952 to 1956. 5 00:03:20,158 --> 00:03:23,161 We often changed our business, because it was not good. 6 00:03:23,161 --> 00:03:24,830 Little by little it went bad. 7 00:03:24,830 --> 00:03:28,667 It's just enough for two of us to eat... 8 00:03:29,793 --> 00:03:32,337 We manage to live with our monthly pension. 9 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:35,132 We live on the pension. 10 00:03:37,342 --> 00:03:43,181 I wait for customers wondering how many would come. 11 00:03:43,306 --> 00:03:48,186 Almost everyday is similar. 12 00:03:48,186 --> 00:03:54,568 It's been 42-43 years since I ran this cafe. 13 00:03:57,362 --> 00:04:03,285 So I work at my own pace. My body moves that naturally. 14 00:04:56,254 --> 00:04:58,381 They say he is out of the office now. 15 00:04:58,840 --> 00:04:59,841 Shall we go? 16 00:05:01,676 --> 00:05:06,473 Well, you director had better see them together with what you think. 17 00:05:06,932 --> 00:05:09,893 But suddenly and strangely by accident, 18 00:05:09,893 --> 00:05:12,395 I met that old couple at the cafe before... 19 00:05:20,237 --> 00:05:21,446 This is Mr. Takeda. 20 00:05:21,947 --> 00:05:23,949 The one we're supposed to meet... Takeda Yusuke. 21 00:05:23,949 --> 00:05:25,951 Ah, Takeda Yusuke! Hello. 22 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:29,412 I'm Kim Taehoon. 23 00:05:34,251 --> 00:05:36,336 - You're the director. - Can I shake hands? 24 00:05:40,215 --> 00:05:41,758 Call me Kim-san. 25 00:05:41,758 --> 00:05:43,218 Kim-san. 26 00:05:47,305 --> 00:05:48,807 - Mijeong-san. - Mijeong. 27 00:05:52,978 --> 00:05:55,397 - He said it's very hot. - Yes, hot. 28 00:06:06,575 --> 00:06:08,827 - Shall we go now? - Sure, it's all right. 29 00:06:11,997 --> 00:06:14,291 - It's hot, but are you okay with it? - That's okay. 30 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:18,545 There aren't many people. 31 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:30,557 He says, population of Gojo city is decreasing. 32 00:06:40,775 --> 00:06:46,364 Young people moved to big cities, so mostly elderly people stay here. 33 00:06:52,996 --> 00:06:57,542 They are trying various things to revitalize economy. 34 00:07:06,384 --> 00:07:08,678 Persimmons are the specialty here, 35 00:07:08,678 --> 00:07:11,348 so they're holding various events with them. 36 00:07:15,393 --> 00:07:17,520 He say, it's not that simple. 37 00:07:18,063 --> 00:07:21,858 That's why I don't see young people yesterday and today as well. 38 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:23,401 I think so. 39 00:07:23,860 --> 00:07:26,071 Are you from Gojo? 40 00:07:45,048 --> 00:07:48,760 He says he's not from here but from Tokyo. 41 00:07:49,344 --> 00:07:51,513 After graduating from university there, 42 00:07:51,513 --> 00:07:55,350 he passed a local civil service exam, and has been working here. 43 00:07:58,770 --> 00:08:02,440 - He's been here for 3 years. - He must have studied a lot. 44 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:23,086 He says, shops are closed because there're few people. 45 00:08:50,488 --> 00:08:51,114 Korea... 46 00:08:54,492 --> 00:08:56,036 E...excuse me. 47 00:09:06,004 --> 00:09:07,672 Thank you. 48 00:09:08,173 --> 00:09:10,091 Arigatou gozaimasu. 49 00:09:40,038 --> 00:09:45,460 When all family members and relatives are dead, 50 00:09:45,460 --> 00:09:48,171 there is no one to take care of the graves, 51 00:09:48,171 --> 00:09:51,216 so these graves are gathered together over there. 52 00:09:52,717 --> 00:09:56,554 So it means the cemetery without family as we know. 53 00:09:58,932 --> 00:10:01,893 Maybe they aren't so lonely, since they stay together like that. 54 00:10:01,893 --> 00:10:03,645 I guess so. 55 00:10:15,198 --> 00:10:17,617 Like a pyramid... 56 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:26,000 Not all shapes are the same in Japan. 57 00:10:49,065 --> 00:10:50,275 Delicious! 58 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:51,818 Glad to hear that. 59 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:53,653 Delicious. 60 00:11:01,619 --> 00:11:06,624 Not long before I started working, 61 00:11:07,292 --> 00:11:12,130 a Korean tourist visited like you two 62 00:11:12,130 --> 00:11:14,048 and I guided once. 63 00:11:19,971 --> 00:11:23,141 Yes, that kind of thing rarely happens, 64 00:11:23,141 --> 00:11:26,102 since we hardly meet Koreans here. 65 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:34,903 What I did was similar to today. 66 00:11:35,236 --> 00:11:39,115 We walked here and there, and it was really hot. 67 00:11:39,908 --> 00:11:42,869 It occurred me all of a sudden. 68 00:11:46,873 --> 00:11:49,083 The person looked like you Mijeong, a little. 69 00:11:49,083 --> 00:11:50,627 - Like me? - Yes. 70 00:11:50,835 --> 00:11:51,669 Is that so? 71 00:11:52,003 --> 00:11:53,171 So it was a woman? 72 00:11:53,171 --> 00:11:55,006 Yes, it was. 73 00:11:59,177 --> 00:12:02,180 Did you have any romance with her? 74 00:12:04,015 --> 00:12:06,017 I wish I could. 75 00:12:08,019 --> 00:12:10,063 But, nothing happened. 76 00:12:13,274 --> 00:12:15,026 I... 77 00:12:15,860 --> 00:12:19,364 Originally, I... 78 00:12:20,907 --> 00:12:23,201 A long time ago, I wanted to be an actor. 79 00:12:23,201 --> 00:12:25,119 - Really? - Yes, really. 80 00:12:33,044 --> 00:12:34,712 That's right. 81 00:12:36,381 --> 00:12:40,677 I didn't go to college for acting, and 82 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:44,847 my major was literature. 83 00:12:45,223 --> 00:12:56,025 But I preferred moving my body to sitting at the desk to study. 84 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:04,200 I liked films, too. 85 00:13:11,916 --> 00:13:15,378 Why did you decide to become a public official? 86 00:13:19,841 --> 00:13:22,844 After graduating from university, 87 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:27,223 I seriously decided to be an actor. 88 00:13:28,099 --> 00:13:29,267 And... 89 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:34,981 An elder from my university club belonged to a troupe. 90 00:13:34,981 --> 00:13:36,232 You know what 'troupe' means? 91 00:13:36,232 --> 00:13:38,943 He recommended me to the troupe, 92 00:13:38,943 --> 00:13:40,278 and I got in. 93 00:13:47,744 --> 00:13:48,703 But, 94 00:13:48,870 --> 00:13:51,247 after I joined it and performed, 95 00:13:52,373 --> 00:13:57,837 I realized I was not talented as an actor. 96 00:13:58,379 --> 00:13:59,630 And then, 97 00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:07,305 I came to hate living in Tokyo itself. 98 00:14:09,974 --> 00:14:12,727 What time do you usually work by? 99 00:14:12,727 --> 00:14:14,687 By 5 PM. 100 00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:20,360 These days, I work till 10 or 11 to prepare for the festival. 101 00:14:21,402 --> 00:14:22,904 That must be exhausting. 102 00:14:22,904 --> 00:14:24,864 Yes, it's hard. 103 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,910 That's it for today. Everything was okay? 104 00:14:29,077 --> 00:14:32,080 He's wrapping up for today, and wants to know if it was all right. 105 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,833 Yes, thank you so much for interesting and useful time. 106 00:14:36,084 --> 00:14:37,752 Please tell him that 107 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:41,923 I'd like to treat him to dinner before I leave. 108 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:45,093 - Thank you very much today. - No, my pleasure. 109 00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:49,764 He'd like to take you to dinner before he leaves. 110 00:14:49,931 --> 00:14:51,182 Good, good. 111 00:14:51,182 --> 00:14:53,059 Please do so. 112 00:14:54,811 --> 00:14:58,106 You have a meeting tomorrow, right? 113 00:14:58,356 --> 00:15:03,444 He has lived in Gojo for a long time, 114 00:15:03,444 --> 00:15:06,239 so he must know a lot more than I do. 115 00:15:06,239 --> 00:15:08,282 He says that since the person we'll meet tomorrow 116 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:10,243 has lived in Gojo for a long time, 117 00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:13,121 he will have more to tell us than Mr. Yusuke did. 118 00:15:13,121 --> 00:15:16,416 I apologize for not knowing a lot. 119 00:15:17,041 --> 00:15:19,710 He says, sorry for not being helpful. 120 00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:23,047 No. I really appreciate it. 121 00:15:51,492 --> 00:15:53,494 Did you get the feel of something today? 122 00:15:57,874 --> 00:15:59,000 Well... 123 00:16:02,837 --> 00:16:05,089 The cafe in the morning and Yusuke. 124 00:16:11,053 --> 00:16:14,765 I personally liked what Yusuke told us today. 125 00:16:15,224 --> 00:16:16,350 It's interesting. 126 00:16:16,350 --> 00:16:18,186 Actually it's not easy, is it? 127 00:16:18,853 --> 00:16:24,066 Before we met Yusuke in the morning, 128 00:16:24,901 --> 00:16:28,362 I thought he'd only show us the obvious sites. 129 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:33,451 But it was nice to hear his personal story. 130 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:37,288 Maybe I... we went to the cafe in the morning. 131 00:16:37,788 --> 00:16:39,332 I arrived there 30 minutes earlier. 132 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:41,959 If I hadn't been there, 133 00:16:42,210 --> 00:16:45,379 I wouldn't have thought about interviewing Yusuke. 134 00:16:46,297 --> 00:16:50,885 During the pre-meeting in Seoul, 135 00:16:51,344 --> 00:16:54,514 I heard there's an alley like Shinmachi. 136 00:16:55,139 --> 00:16:58,017 When I took a walk around in the morning, 137 00:16:58,017 --> 00:16:59,894 I found that cafe by chance. 138 00:17:01,020 --> 00:17:03,189 Didn't you get the right feel of it when you came in? 139 00:17:03,189 --> 00:17:05,233 Those grandmothers and grandfathers... 140 00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:10,112 It's still vague but... 141 00:17:10,238 --> 00:17:12,198 I can't think of anything now though... 142 00:17:13,407 --> 00:17:16,953 I mean, if someone guides us 143 00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:24,585 to every nook and corner without any plan or what we have prepared, 144 00:17:25,836 --> 00:17:30,967 then, something magnificent might be coming, I believe. 145 00:17:31,300 --> 00:17:33,553 During the interview with Yusuke, 146 00:17:34,053 --> 00:17:37,932 I was going to ask him about Tokyo story. 147 00:17:37,932 --> 00:17:40,226 If he hadn't told us, 148 00:17:40,226 --> 00:17:42,228 - You'd not have asked him either. - That's true. 149 00:17:42,937 --> 00:17:47,358 As you know, we need his help for another 3 or 4 days, 150 00:17:48,109 --> 00:17:51,153 so it was difficult for me to poke my nose into his privacy. 151 00:17:51,153 --> 00:17:52,488 But luckily, 152 00:17:53,281 --> 00:17:57,076 he was open to tell us first that he was an actor. 153 00:17:58,452 --> 00:18:02,123 That was a good thing today. 154 00:18:03,583 --> 00:18:06,502 When you came here, as I saw you, 155 00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:12,341 I didn't think you had concrete ideas. 156 00:18:12,341 --> 00:18:14,635 But now, you seem to set a direction. 157 00:18:15,344 --> 00:18:17,430 I am not sure though. 158 00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:19,473 What's important is who. 159 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:22,643 Something happens in Gojo, 160 00:18:22,643 --> 00:18:25,146 but what's important is who is in it. 161 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:29,400 In a way, that can be a young character like Yusuke. 162 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,068 There must be a character. 163 00:18:31,235 --> 00:18:33,112 I didn't come here to shoot the scenery, 164 00:18:33,237 --> 00:18:35,656 not to see mountains and shrines here. 165 00:18:36,073 --> 00:18:37,950 'Who' is the most important thing. 166 00:18:38,242 --> 00:18:39,327 Moreover, 167 00:18:40,077 --> 00:18:41,495 though we live in Seoul, 168 00:18:41,495 --> 00:18:44,582 when you sometimes go to a different region 169 00:18:44,582 --> 00:18:46,959 and meet a person with a Seoul accent, 170 00:18:47,918 --> 00:18:50,588 don't you feel a sense of kinship strangely? 171 00:18:52,006 --> 00:18:52,673 No? 172 00:18:54,550 --> 00:18:58,304 You can tell the difference from the people to live there. 173 00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:02,516 Or they have different feelings. 174 00:19:03,517 --> 00:19:05,019 Did you notice? 175 00:19:05,436 --> 00:19:06,437 I didn't know. 176 00:19:06,437 --> 00:19:11,525 But, I guess people from Gojo recognize Yusuke's accent. 177 00:19:11,525 --> 00:19:12,943 Sure, they know. 178 00:19:14,362 --> 00:19:16,614 I find that very interesting by itself. 179 00:19:16,947 --> 00:19:18,240 Those things... 180 00:19:18,616 --> 00:19:21,118 It's like there's a doctor from Seoul. 181 00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:23,704 I'm not saying that area is bad. 182 00:19:23,704 --> 00:19:26,415 - Like Bonghwa in Gyeongsang province? - Yeah. Like Bonghwa. 183 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:31,045 Imagine there's a very sophisticated looking doctor there. 184 00:19:31,587 --> 00:19:34,256 Can't you see him outstanding? 185 00:19:34,382 --> 00:19:35,675 You find that interesting? 186 00:19:36,342 --> 00:19:38,135 I mean there is a story there. 187 00:19:38,552 --> 00:19:39,595 In addition, 188 00:19:42,973 --> 00:19:46,394 more than talking about actor or literature, 189 00:19:48,437 --> 00:19:51,357 that might be 1 out of 10 reasons, 190 00:19:51,357 --> 00:19:53,984 but the rest of them is that we are others. 191 00:19:54,151 --> 00:19:58,197 There should be something he couldn't tell others. 192 00:19:58,739 --> 00:20:00,700 He should have reasons, 193 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,618 and I'll figure it out. 194 00:20:03,077 --> 00:20:04,578 Why didn't you ask him more? 195 00:20:06,163 --> 00:20:07,081 I did. 196 00:20:07,248 --> 00:20:08,165 More. 197 00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:11,502 I liked his story, so wanted to hear more. 198 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:13,462 - I asked a lot. - You did? 199 00:20:13,462 --> 00:20:15,589 You didn't translate all, so I didn't know. 200 00:20:15,589 --> 00:20:17,758 Sorry, his story was Interesting to hear... 201 00:20:18,426 --> 00:20:19,510 Just kidding. 202 00:20:23,139 --> 00:20:24,390 Isn't he good looking? 203 00:20:25,516 --> 00:20:26,517 He is. 204 00:20:29,645 --> 00:20:30,688 Right. 205 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:39,029 You go in first. 206 00:20:39,405 --> 00:20:40,573 You're not going in? 207 00:20:40,698 --> 00:20:42,700 I'll take a walk a little more. 208 00:20:43,325 --> 00:20:45,453 We're starting early tomorrow, 209 00:20:45,453 --> 00:20:47,455 - so come back soon. - Yes, sure. 210 00:20:47,455 --> 00:20:49,790 - Good job in hot weather today. - You too. 211 00:20:50,374 --> 00:20:51,250 Go on in. 212 00:20:51,333 --> 00:20:53,169 You sure you know the way back? 213 00:20:54,420 --> 00:20:56,464 I'll be in the neighborhood. 214 00:20:58,132 --> 00:20:59,133 Take it easy. 215 00:20:59,592 --> 00:21:00,593 Good night. 216 00:22:39,567 --> 00:22:43,737 He says in 1959 they had a really big typhoon. 217 00:22:44,238 --> 00:22:47,533 The water rose up to here due to heavy rain. 218 00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:50,578 And heavy wind, and many people died. 219 00:22:51,871 --> 00:22:55,666 You mean the water was up to here? 220 00:23:02,631 --> 00:23:04,341 That means the whole area was submerged. 221 00:23:04,341 --> 00:23:06,677 - Yes. - Over there too. 222 00:23:15,436 --> 00:23:19,064 - Which year was it? - It's 1959. 223 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:22,276 Since then, no typhoon anymore? 224 00:23:42,504 --> 00:23:44,715 After that big typhoon, they built this bank. 225 00:23:44,715 --> 00:23:46,884 So they didn't have big damage. 226 00:23:49,136 --> 00:23:55,976 - So this was built after the big typhoon. - Yes, they did after the flood 227 00:23:57,728 --> 00:24:00,731 This is huge, from here to over there. 228 00:24:03,525 --> 00:24:05,736 This is better. 229 00:24:11,367 --> 00:24:13,702 Your ancestors are watching over you. 230 00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:26,882 He says, they all think so. 231 00:25:33,907 --> 00:25:36,785 - Welcome. - It's been a while. 232 00:25:37,411 --> 00:25:40,748 You always come by yourself, but not today. 233 00:25:41,415 --> 00:25:45,669 A guy from the city hall asked me to show these people around. 234 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:47,838 - You mean Gojo city? - Yes. 235 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:52,634 We visited the Sue shrine and the river Yoshino. 236 00:25:52,634 --> 00:25:53,719 I see. 237 00:25:53,802 --> 00:25:55,012 Iced coffee, please. 238 00:25:55,012 --> 00:25:55,929 Okay. 239 00:25:57,347 --> 00:25:58,807 Where are they from? 240 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:00,059 From Korea. 241 00:26:00,851 --> 00:26:02,478 - Korea? - Yes. 242 00:26:02,770 --> 00:26:04,354 Annyunghaseyo! 243 00:26:04,772 --> 00:26:06,607 - Annyunghaseyo. - How are you? 244 00:26:06,607 --> 00:26:08,776 My name is Juri. 245 00:26:09,109 --> 00:26:10,110 Juri? 246 00:26:10,944 --> 00:26:13,113 - It's the name of 'Cafe Juri'? - That's right. 247 00:26:13,781 --> 00:26:15,574 - That's nice. - Thanks. 248 00:26:18,285 --> 00:26:20,954 He is a film director. 249 00:26:21,288 --> 00:26:25,000 He came to Gojo for research, to shoot a film in Gojo. 250 00:26:25,125 --> 00:26:26,835 - You are a director. - Yes. 251 00:26:26,835 --> 00:26:27,836 Hello. 252 00:26:28,003 --> 00:26:29,129 How do you do? 253 00:26:29,296 --> 00:26:31,006 It's... nice... 254 00:26:31,006 --> 00:26:32,132 to meet you. 255 00:26:32,966 --> 00:26:34,718 You speak Japanese? 256 00:26:35,636 --> 00:26:36,804 Japanese... No, no. 257 00:26:36,929 --> 00:26:38,055 That's all I know. 258 00:26:38,138 --> 00:26:39,181 That's it? 259 00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:40,766 You're funny. 260 00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:55,656 Want some milk? 261 00:26:55,656 --> 00:26:57,199 I do. 262 00:27:10,170 --> 00:27:11,713 Whenever I wake up early, 263 00:27:11,713 --> 00:27:14,007 I come here for the breakfast set menu. 264 00:27:15,175 --> 00:27:16,677 And hot coffee too. 265 00:27:17,219 --> 00:27:19,847 That's my routine menu. 266 00:27:24,935 --> 00:27:30,023 Ham on toast, salad, and a fried egg. 267 00:27:30,023 --> 00:27:31,024 I come here to have it. 268 00:27:31,024 --> 00:27:33,694 Always the same menu, always great taste. 269 00:27:33,694 --> 00:27:34,653 That's the reason. 270 00:27:34,862 --> 00:27:37,656 The hostess is 2 years older than I am. 271 00:27:37,990 --> 00:27:43,245 She was really pretty and popular like Madonna, when we were young. 272 00:27:44,705 --> 00:27:46,748 Sorry, if I am too fond of women. 273 00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:47,916 Since then, 274 00:27:47,916 --> 00:27:51,378 Was it 36 years ago? 275 00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:53,755 Maybe when I was 20? 276 00:27:53,755 --> 00:27:56,300 I was a high school student, so it might be a while after then. 277 00:27:56,300 --> 00:28:01,722 So, it's been 38... 39... almost 40 years, 278 00:28:01,722 --> 00:28:02,806 since I came here. 279 00:28:07,102 --> 00:28:09,062 I don't know much but... 280 00:28:09,855 --> 00:28:12,691 Maybe a love story or some sorts. 281 00:28:13,317 --> 00:28:14,902 Like a love story? 282 00:28:15,652 --> 00:28:21,909 This area is surrounded by mountains in a rural environment. 283 00:28:22,117 --> 00:28:27,873 It used to be a feudal community, but it's changed now. 284 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:34,922 Back then people didn't welcome strangers. 285 00:28:34,922 --> 00:28:40,385 I hope your film portray that we are more open to others. 286 00:28:55,067 --> 00:29:04,076 Cafe JURI 287 00:30:15,522 --> 00:30:19,484 There are only about 15 households in this village. 288 00:30:20,235 --> 00:30:22,529 Most of them are elderly people. 289 00:30:23,071 --> 00:30:28,118 Their caregivers are all single men in their 50s and 60s. 290 00:30:59,149 --> 00:31:02,194 So it's like old people taking care of old people. 291 00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:03,862 That's right. 292 00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:12,871 Please come in. 293 00:31:15,957 --> 00:31:18,960 They came from Korea to shoot a film. 294 00:31:19,461 --> 00:31:22,381 They're researching now. 295 00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:23,423 Okay. 296 00:31:23,423 --> 00:31:25,008 Let me introduce to you. 297 00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:28,929 This is director Kim. 298 00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:30,389 Hello. 299 00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:31,932 He's a film director. 300 00:31:32,933 --> 00:31:34,351 She's his translator. 301 00:31:34,351 --> 00:31:36,186 - Mijeong. - Miss Mijeong. 302 00:31:37,437 --> 00:31:39,439 And this is Mr. Tsujiuchi. 303 00:31:40,607 --> 00:31:42,442 My name is Tsujiuchi. 304 00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:45,487 He's going to shoot a film here, 305 00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:47,948 He came to research this time. 306 00:31:48,198 --> 00:31:53,036 We walked around here and had been to Gojo, too. 307 00:31:54,204 --> 00:31:56,415 - It's a good thing. - Yes. 308 00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:01,920 I'm glad you're filming Shinohara. 309 00:32:02,629 --> 00:32:06,633 - It rarely happens. - It's never happened in my life. 310 00:32:07,134 --> 00:32:08,135 You're right. 311 00:32:11,888 --> 00:32:15,183 He is really glad and grateful to meet you. 312 00:32:19,396 --> 00:32:22,190 - Thank you. - Thank you. 313 00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:30,490 Some crews from a TV station came sometimes, 314 00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:35,245 since there are some cultural assets here. 315 00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:41,001 They came to shoot them. 316 00:32:41,418 --> 00:32:49,050 He says, some TV crews came before, to shoot cultural assets. 317 00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:53,013 But, no film crew came here. 318 00:32:57,684 --> 00:33:00,604 The prime time of this town was, 319 00:33:00,979 --> 00:33:02,105 indeed, 320 00:33:03,148 --> 00:33:09,613 when the forestry industry was booming 321 00:33:10,363 --> 00:33:13,700 around 1953, 322 00:33:14,534 --> 00:33:23,543 as growing economy boosted demand for local timber. 323 00:33:26,254 --> 00:33:30,425 I was young at that time, 324 00:33:31,051 --> 00:33:35,388 so worked various jobs. 325 00:33:38,308 --> 00:33:41,353 Forestry industry is gone now. 326 00:33:42,312 --> 00:33:45,440 Business is broken. 327 00:33:47,150 --> 00:33:49,736 Thinking back, 328 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:54,115 we were born in good times. 329 00:33:56,368 --> 00:34:02,165 Otherwise... I raised 5 kids. 330 00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:11,716 Without the forestry industry, I couldn't have raised them. 331 00:34:25,105 --> 00:34:28,775 May I ask her something? 332 00:34:28,775 --> 00:34:30,110 Yes, go ahead. 333 00:34:30,110 --> 00:34:31,736 My hearing is bad. 334 00:34:34,322 --> 00:34:37,117 He'd like to hear 335 00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:41,204 about old Shinohara. 336 00:34:43,748 --> 00:34:47,335 It's changed not much for all ages. 337 00:34:51,131 --> 00:34:53,800 Still, you can tell us anything, any story. 338 00:34:54,217 --> 00:34:56,803 Everybody moved to big cities, 339 00:34:59,431 --> 00:35:03,476 so, most houses are empty and I feel lonely. 340 00:35:03,643 --> 00:35:09,608 There were many houses up to the mountain. 341 00:35:10,525 --> 00:35:12,611 About 100 houses. 342 00:35:13,528 --> 00:35:19,701 At that time there were people. 343 00:35:20,660 --> 00:35:24,497 But after the war ended and life began convenient, 344 00:35:25,206 --> 00:35:26,833 most people just left here. 345 00:35:27,334 --> 00:35:29,127 Do you understand? 346 00:35:30,503 --> 00:35:39,179 Now, not even 20 houses remain. 347 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,600 There are only... 348 00:35:44,351 --> 00:35:50,315 The village was lively back then with 100 houses. 349 00:35:51,566 --> 00:35:57,614 I entered the elementary school in 1928. 350 00:35:58,323 --> 00:36:06,206 There were 60 students in school. 351 00:36:09,459 --> 00:36:12,754 But now, there's nobody at school. 352 00:36:14,381 --> 00:36:16,383 School's totally empty. 353 00:36:18,551 --> 00:36:21,137 - Do you understand? - Yes, I do. 354 00:36:30,897 --> 00:36:32,565 They're talking in Korean. 355 00:36:32,857 --> 00:36:34,567 I said they're talking in Korean. 356 00:36:46,621 --> 00:36:48,665 May he hold your hand? 357 00:36:48,915 --> 00:36:49,916 Hand. 358 00:36:50,417 --> 00:36:51,793 Your hand. 359 00:36:52,460 --> 00:36:54,421 - Home? - Hands. 360 00:37:01,678 --> 00:37:06,850 He'd like to shake hands with you. 361 00:37:09,436 --> 00:37:13,565 My hands aren't pretty any more. 362 00:37:17,318 --> 00:37:22,449 You see a little big house over there? 363 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:26,327 The roof has been fixed a while ago. 364 00:37:26,619 --> 00:37:31,416 I was born there in that quiet house. 365 00:37:32,250 --> 00:37:39,924 My mother and my grandmother were born there, too. 366 00:37:46,848 --> 00:37:51,519 When I was healthy, 367 00:37:52,562 --> 00:37:54,814 I woke up at 5 in the morning, 368 00:37:56,941 --> 00:38:02,489 I offered a Buddhist service with my hands clasped. 369 00:38:03,656 --> 00:38:06,826 During the day I mowed grass around here. 370 00:38:08,703 --> 00:38:14,709 And I prayed to Buddha again at 6 or 7 in the evening. 371 00:38:16,503 --> 00:38:18,296 It was my daily routine. 372 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:22,550 It's not that I like here or not, 373 00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:25,428 but I can't but live here since I was born here. 374 00:38:25,929 --> 00:38:29,516 All my friends moved to big cities, 375 00:38:29,891 --> 00:38:33,895 but it must be some kind of relation, 376 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:36,689 which made me keep living here. 377 00:38:37,023 --> 00:38:39,359 Here is the best. 378 00:38:42,362 --> 00:38:46,032 I hope all live healthily at unity, 379 00:38:49,369 --> 00:38:52,497 without misfortune here. 380 00:38:56,835 --> 00:39:00,922 I went to Shinohara Elementary School down there, 381 00:39:01,798 --> 00:39:04,801 and went to middle and high school in Gojo. 382 00:39:04,801 --> 00:39:06,052 And then, 383 00:39:06,553 --> 00:39:10,890 I left my hometown for the first time and moved to Osaka for university. 384 00:39:11,558 --> 00:39:15,436 I studied to become a dental technician. 385 00:39:15,895 --> 00:39:20,358 After graduation, I worked for an artificial tooth manufacturer. 386 00:39:21,901 --> 00:39:23,653 And 387 00:39:24,988 --> 00:39:31,578 the company was growing fast, so I did sales as well. 388 00:39:32,787 --> 00:39:37,876 I had to visit many hospitals and dental clinics. 389 00:39:39,419 --> 00:39:41,921 Wasn't it difficult, the sales? 390 00:39:42,922 --> 00:39:46,426 The job wasn't right for me. 391 00:39:47,719 --> 00:39:52,098 Being plagued by people wasn't right for my character. 392 00:39:52,765 --> 00:39:57,770 I wasn't good at persuading people. 393 00:39:58,605 --> 00:40:01,900 Owing to pressure, 394 00:40:02,734 --> 00:40:05,486 I got sick. 395 00:40:06,446 --> 00:40:09,616 So, I came back to Shinohara. 396 00:40:10,450 --> 00:40:13,119 Have you regretted coming back here? 397 00:40:13,453 --> 00:40:14,495 Regret? 398 00:40:15,038 --> 00:40:16,372 Regret... 399 00:40:20,376 --> 00:40:27,133 When I was working in Osaka, I used to go to a bar near the office. 400 00:40:27,967 --> 00:40:34,724 There was this college student from Korea, working part-time. 401 00:40:35,433 --> 00:40:37,644 The lady... 402 00:40:38,603 --> 00:40:45,818 she just looked like my first love in my elementary years. 403 00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:53,993 My heart seemed to stop. 404 00:40:57,956 --> 00:41:01,000 Plucking up my courage, 405 00:41:02,001 --> 00:41:07,674 I asked her out and dated several times. 406 00:41:08,675 --> 00:41:11,636 She was a really good person. 407 00:41:14,681 --> 00:41:20,937 But after I quit my job and left Osaka, 408 00:41:22,522 --> 00:41:25,108 we never met again. 409 00:41:28,486 --> 00:41:31,656 It's been 25 years since the school was closed. 410 00:41:33,032 --> 00:41:36,035 He says this school has been closed for 25 years. 411 00:41:39,998 --> 00:41:41,624 25 years... 412 00:41:44,627 --> 00:41:48,047 But, the old stuff is still remained. 413 00:42:14,574 --> 00:42:16,242 This is cool. 414 00:42:26,502 --> 00:42:27,754 Hey, Mijeong. 415 00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:29,547 It's still the same. 416 00:42:29,547 --> 00:42:32,258 - Yes, it looks just the same. - The house on the hill. 417 00:42:33,926 --> 00:42:35,887 I wonder where they are now. 418 00:42:35,887 --> 00:42:37,597 That's me. 419 00:42:38,931 --> 00:42:40,266 He said it's Mr. Kenji. 420 00:42:40,266 --> 00:42:41,559 What? 421 00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:42,935 - This boy. - This? 422 00:42:46,939 --> 00:42:48,024 Wow... 423 00:42:50,151 --> 00:42:52,862 I think he's looking at someone. 424 00:42:55,198 --> 00:42:57,116 Who were you looking at? 425 00:43:03,998 --> 00:43:05,124 Yoshiko. 426 00:43:05,792 --> 00:43:06,793 Yoshiko? 427 00:43:10,671 --> 00:43:12,757 Yoshiko! Your first love! 428 00:43:13,633 --> 00:43:15,551 Your first love? 429 00:44:13,943 --> 00:44:15,027 Kenji? 430 00:44:15,820 --> 00:44:17,697 What took you so long? 431 00:44:18,156 --> 00:44:20,032 I've been waiting. 432 00:44:21,951 --> 00:44:23,119 Yoshiko? 433 00:46:09,267 --> 00:46:10,268 Yes. 434 00:46:14,272 --> 00:46:16,065 They haven't called me. 435 00:46:19,026 --> 00:46:23,239 No, my phone has been on, but no calls. 436 00:46:25,366 --> 00:46:26,367 No. 437 00:46:30,997 --> 00:46:31,998 Really? 438 00:46:34,292 --> 00:46:35,918 I see... 439 00:46:38,212 --> 00:46:40,006 They called her... 440 00:46:52,351 --> 00:46:53,519 They will... 441 00:46:57,189 --> 00:46:58,274 Yes... 442 00:47:03,821 --> 00:47:05,031 I went to Nara, 443 00:47:05,031 --> 00:47:07,366 and just arrived in Gojo now. 444 00:47:08,492 --> 00:47:09,493 Gojo. 445 00:47:10,202 --> 00:47:15,041 It took 2 hours from Nara. 446 00:47:18,085 --> 00:47:20,254 Eating breakfast, 447 00:47:20,254 --> 00:47:25,968 I just decided to go a little further. 448 00:47:31,140 --> 00:47:34,560 It seems okay since I came here. 449 00:47:35,144 --> 00:47:37,521 I haven't decided what to do, 450 00:47:38,147 --> 00:47:39,857 but it seems fine. 451 00:47:43,235 --> 00:47:51,410 Go straight, and cross the street on the second light, turn right. 452 00:47:51,410 --> 00:47:53,579 Then, turn left here. 453 00:47:53,579 --> 00:47:58,834 When you cross the street, you will find Shinmachi Road. 454 00:47:59,418 --> 00:48:00,503 All right, I see. 455 00:48:00,503 --> 00:48:02,004 Thank you. 456 00:48:03,089 --> 00:48:11,597 Is there any bus back to Nara? 457 00:48:12,223 --> 00:48:15,142 If you want to take a bus, 458 00:48:15,142 --> 00:48:20,064 you should transfer to a tram at the Yamatoyagi station. 459 00:48:20,856 --> 00:48:23,359 Bus will take more time. 460 00:48:26,153 --> 00:48:29,615 It usually takes much more. 461 00:48:31,575 --> 00:48:32,993 You'd better take trams... 462 00:48:33,119 --> 00:48:35,287 How did you get here? 463 00:48:35,454 --> 00:48:36,914 - By tram. - By tram? 464 00:48:37,998 --> 00:48:41,001 - Tram will be more comfortable. - He's right. 465 00:48:41,001 --> 00:48:42,128 I see... 466 00:48:43,462 --> 00:48:45,131 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 467 00:48:45,423 --> 00:48:46,966 Thank you. 468 00:48:47,633 --> 00:48:49,510 - Are you on a trip? - Yes. 469 00:48:50,052 --> 00:48:51,137 That's great. 470 00:48:53,389 --> 00:48:55,933 Have you been to many places in Japan? 471 00:48:56,142 --> 00:48:58,060 - Yes. - I see. 472 00:48:59,103 --> 00:49:04,525 You been to Nara city? 473 00:49:04,525 --> 00:49:05,526 Yes. 474 00:49:05,943 --> 00:49:09,113 I was there before here. 475 00:49:09,530 --> 00:49:10,990 Thank you very much. 476 00:49:13,325 --> 00:49:15,619 Since you're in Gojo, 477 00:49:16,328 --> 00:49:17,121 this... 478 00:49:17,580 --> 00:49:23,335 Gojo is the biggest persimmon producer in Japan. 479 00:49:24,003 --> 00:49:26,672 You can taste it, if you want. 480 00:49:27,214 --> 00:49:29,216 It says 'Free Tasting', so. 481 00:49:32,136 --> 00:49:33,471 Thanks. 482 00:49:43,022 --> 00:49:44,148 How is it? 483 00:49:44,565 --> 00:49:45,983 - Good. - Tasty. 484 00:49:45,983 --> 00:49:47,193 - Yummy? - Yes. 485 00:49:48,319 --> 00:49:49,945 - Jawsome! - Jawsome? 486 00:49:51,280 --> 00:49:53,199 You know that word? 487 00:49:53,199 --> 00:49:54,283 Where are you from? 488 00:49:54,283 --> 00:49:55,701 - Me? - Yes. 489 00:49:56,452 --> 00:49:58,704 - From Korea. - I see. 490 00:49:59,413 --> 00:50:00,998 How do you know 'jawsome'? 491 00:50:01,373 --> 00:50:02,708 You're good at Japanese. 492 00:50:05,044 --> 00:50:07,379 - That's all I know. - That's it? 493 00:50:08,172 --> 00:50:09,381 But still. 494 00:50:10,174 --> 00:50:11,717 Glad to hear you like it. 495 00:50:15,054 --> 00:50:16,430 Please take more if you want. 496 00:50:16,639 --> 00:50:18,641 - No, thanks. - No, thanks? 497 00:50:19,266 --> 00:50:20,601 So it's not that good? 498 00:50:20,601 --> 00:50:22,061 No, it's great. 499 00:50:25,022 --> 00:50:27,566 The way to Shinmachi Road takes some time. 500 00:50:28,609 --> 00:50:32,279 But if you walk slowly, 501 00:50:33,405 --> 00:50:35,449 it will take some more time. 502 00:50:36,408 --> 00:50:39,245 I know there is a short-cut. 503 00:50:50,214 --> 00:50:53,050 This is Shinmachi Road. 504 00:50:54,343 --> 00:50:56,595 - Thank you very much. - You're welcome. 505 00:51:04,061 --> 00:51:05,688 - This way. - This way? 506 00:51:12,695 --> 00:51:14,113 Awhile ago, 507 00:51:15,155 --> 00:51:17,741 you had persimmon at the information office. 508 00:51:17,741 --> 00:51:19,743 - Yes. - Dried persimmon. 509 00:51:19,743 --> 00:51:21,370 - Was it yummy? - Yes. 510 00:51:23,414 --> 00:51:24,623 I made it. 511 00:51:24,623 --> 00:51:26,750 - Really? - Really. 512 00:51:27,459 --> 00:51:28,460 Really. 513 00:51:28,794 --> 00:51:30,379 I harvested it. 514 00:51:32,298 --> 00:51:34,300 And I dried it. 515 00:51:38,137 --> 00:51:39,179 Was it tasty? 516 00:51:40,139 --> 00:51:41,181 It was tasty. 517 00:51:43,183 --> 00:51:44,810 - I'm glad. - You're amazing. 518 00:51:49,148 --> 00:51:51,734 It's been 4 years. 519 00:51:55,821 --> 00:51:56,822 4 years. 520 00:51:59,158 --> 00:52:00,200 4 years... 521 00:52:08,083 --> 00:52:10,544 Making dried persimmons... 522 00:52:11,420 --> 00:52:12,546 Interest... 523 00:52:13,505 --> 00:52:15,090 - Is it interesting? - Is it interesting? 524 00:52:15,174 --> 00:52:17,301 - Yes, it is interesting. - Is it interesting? 525 00:52:17,301 --> 00:52:18,636 Yes, it is. 526 00:52:19,178 --> 00:52:21,347 When I make dried persimmons, 527 00:52:21,847 --> 00:52:30,356 I feel excited since the result comes out of what I do. 528 00:52:31,857 --> 00:52:33,317 On the other hand, 529 00:52:34,443 --> 00:52:36,695 the weather influences on the product. 530 00:52:37,196 --> 00:52:38,489 That is the difficult part. 531 00:52:40,491 --> 00:52:43,118 But still, it is more interesting 532 00:52:43,118 --> 00:52:48,248 than working in office, like "Boss, sign here, please." 533 00:52:48,749 --> 00:52:52,336 And taking a jam-packed subway, 534 00:52:52,544 --> 00:52:55,673 Do you know 'jam-packed subway' to commute? 535 00:52:55,673 --> 00:52:57,383 It is very stressful. 536 00:52:57,633 --> 00:53:00,386 Comparing to that, my work is kind of decent. 537 00:53:01,428 --> 00:53:06,892 I wasn't born here originally. 538 00:53:08,394 --> 00:53:09,728 My uncle lives here. 539 00:53:09,728 --> 00:53:10,896 You know the word 'uncle'? 540 00:53:11,271 --> 00:53:12,272 Yes. 541 00:53:12,898 --> 00:53:16,360 It's my dad's hometown. 542 00:53:16,694 --> 00:53:19,571 Sol began to work here. 543 00:53:22,574 --> 00:53:24,743 - By the way, what do you do? - Me? 544 00:53:24,743 --> 00:53:26,578 Me, yes, you. 545 00:53:27,579 --> 00:53:29,248 I... 546 00:53:32,793 --> 00:53:36,296 I make something, too. 547 00:53:36,630 --> 00:53:38,173 - Really? - Yes. 548 00:53:38,173 --> 00:53:39,299 What do you make? 549 00:53:39,758 --> 00:53:41,343 Some...thing. 550 00:53:41,343 --> 00:53:43,303 What do you mean 'something'? 551 00:53:43,762 --> 00:53:44,930 Something to eat? 552 00:53:45,514 --> 00:53:46,724 Something like machine? 553 00:53:46,724 --> 00:53:47,683 - No? - No. 554 00:53:47,683 --> 00:53:48,851 Then what is it? 555 00:53:52,271 --> 00:53:53,313 Something. 556 00:53:53,605 --> 00:53:55,441 So it's a secret. 557 00:53:55,691 --> 00:53:57,484 - Yes. - Why is that? 558 00:53:59,194 --> 00:54:01,196 - So it is. - Yes. 559 00:54:04,450 --> 00:54:06,618 I wonder what you make. 560 00:54:08,287 --> 00:54:12,791 I'm looking for something here. 561 00:54:13,834 --> 00:54:15,836 Looking for something to make it with? 562 00:54:16,795 --> 00:54:18,338 No? 563 00:54:21,759 --> 00:54:23,302 Absolutely no idea. 564 00:54:25,262 --> 00:54:26,597 What are you looking for? 565 00:54:27,890 --> 00:54:28,974 A material. 566 00:54:29,433 --> 00:54:30,476 Material... 567 00:54:30,642 --> 00:54:32,352 Is there anything here? 568 00:54:34,646 --> 00:54:36,315 Is it something to do with water? 569 00:54:36,398 --> 00:54:37,816 - Water? - Water. 570 00:54:37,816 --> 00:54:39,777 We have clean water. 571 00:54:40,444 --> 00:54:41,779 - It's not. - It's not? 572 00:54:41,779 --> 00:54:43,572 What is it? 573 00:54:44,990 --> 00:54:47,618 Isn't your bag heavy? 574 00:54:48,285 --> 00:54:49,536 No, it's okay. 575 00:54:51,622 --> 00:54:52,623 Fish! 576 00:54:52,831 --> 00:54:53,916 Fish. 577 00:54:54,500 --> 00:54:55,918 This is the 'Well of Sakura'. 578 00:54:56,293 --> 00:54:56,710 A Well? 579 00:54:56,710 --> 00:54:59,338 Yes, well, spring, where water comes through the ground. 580 00:55:01,423 --> 00:55:05,552 We have a folktale about its origin. 581 00:55:06,011 --> 00:55:08,013 You know 'folk tale'? 582 00:55:08,639 --> 00:55:09,473 Legend. 583 00:55:09,807 --> 00:55:11,725 - Legend, you know? - Yes. 584 00:55:12,017 --> 00:55:13,310 A long time ago, 585 00:55:13,769 --> 00:55:18,357 Buddhist master, 'Kobo Daishi' came to this town. 586 00:55:19,483 --> 00:55:23,654 He was thirsty, so asked an old woman for water. 587 00:55:24,029 --> 00:55:27,991 There was no water source like this back then, 588 00:55:28,408 --> 00:55:31,537 she took the trouble to walk 589 00:55:31,829 --> 00:55:35,624 all the way to the Yoshino river to get water. 590 00:55:36,708 --> 00:55:40,379 Moved by her kind efforts, 591 00:55:40,629 --> 00:55:45,050 the master dug a hole on the ground with his cane. 592 00:55:45,676 --> 00:55:50,389 Water has been coming up through the ground ever since. 593 00:55:52,641 --> 00:55:53,642 Isn't it great? 594 00:55:53,642 --> 00:55:55,060 Yes, it is. 595 00:55:55,435 --> 00:55:57,729 The old woman drank the water from the well, 596 00:55:58,063 --> 00:56:00,691 she suddenly became younger. 597 00:56:03,402 --> 00:56:05,863 And she fell in love with the master. 598 00:56:06,071 --> 00:56:12,369 But he stayed for a couple of days and left. 599 00:56:12,828 --> 00:56:16,039 Meanwhile, she got pregnant, 600 00:56:17,583 --> 00:56:19,918 And she gave birth to a carp. That's the carp. 601 00:56:19,918 --> 00:56:21,086 A carp? 602 00:56:21,628 --> 00:56:23,338 - Fish. - You're kidding. 603 00:56:23,505 --> 00:56:24,590 It's true. 604 00:56:24,756 --> 00:56:27,509 - How is it possible? - Because it says right there. 605 00:56:28,343 --> 00:56:29,595 Really? 606 00:56:30,012 --> 00:56:32,431 That the carp was born here. 607 00:56:35,559 --> 00:56:36,685 Can you read it? 608 00:56:36,977 --> 00:56:38,061 No, I can't. 609 00:56:38,604 --> 00:56:40,606 You don't want to read it. 610 00:56:40,856 --> 00:56:42,900 - You told me a lie? - No, I didn't. 611 00:56:43,400 --> 00:56:45,903 It's true in a way. 612 00:57:00,626 --> 00:57:04,504 I guess you will only remember Gojo's hot weather. 613 00:57:04,838 --> 00:57:07,549 - How was Gojo? - You mean today? 614 00:57:09,134 --> 00:57:12,846 - Better than I expected. - Better than you expected? 615 00:57:14,473 --> 00:57:15,766 Though you saw nothing? 616 00:57:15,766 --> 00:57:19,436 I liked it because there's nothing. 617 00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:25,025 Did you want to go some place no one's around? 618 00:57:25,025 --> 00:57:26,026 Yes. 619 00:57:26,026 --> 00:57:27,027 Why? 620 00:57:30,697 --> 00:57:34,493 Because I needed the time for me. 621 00:57:35,994 --> 00:57:37,996 Are you okay with me? Was I too noisy? 622 00:57:37,996 --> 00:57:40,415 You were little... 623 00:57:40,499 --> 00:57:42,501 I was noisy? 624 00:57:43,543 --> 00:57:44,586 I'm sorry. 625 00:57:44,586 --> 00:57:46,838 - You're in the way... - In the way? 626 00:57:47,005 --> 00:57:49,007 I should be quiet from now. 627 00:57:51,510 --> 00:57:52,594 Just kidding. 628 00:57:52,594 --> 00:57:53,929 - Kidding? Are you sure? - Yes. 629 00:57:54,763 --> 00:57:55,806 I see. 630 00:57:56,139 --> 00:57:57,849 A quiet place... 631 00:57:58,433 --> 00:58:02,938 I went to Osaka and Nara before. 632 00:58:03,146 --> 00:58:04,898 Nara is a quiet place. 633 00:58:05,899 --> 00:58:07,150 Temples and shrines. 634 00:58:07,526 --> 00:58:10,195 That's what I heard. 635 00:58:10,195 --> 00:58:12,531 But, there were many... 636 00:58:12,823 --> 00:58:14,074 Many what? 637 00:58:14,950 --> 00:58:18,203 - Buildings and cars? - No. 638 00:58:18,870 --> 00:58:19,955 Many deer. 639 00:58:21,873 --> 00:58:23,542 You went to a park. 640 00:58:23,542 --> 00:58:24,543 No. 641 00:58:25,043 --> 00:58:26,753 - I think it was. - No. 642 00:58:27,212 --> 00:58:29,214 That must've been the park. 643 00:58:30,549 --> 00:58:31,717 They were everywhere. 644 00:58:31,717 --> 00:58:33,593 No way. 645 00:58:34,886 --> 00:58:36,513 Did they come to you? 646 00:58:36,722 --> 00:58:39,933 "Feed me, feed me." right? 647 00:58:40,225 --> 00:58:42,644 They came to you for food, right? 648 00:58:43,603 --> 00:58:45,063 Yes, they were frightening. 649 00:58:46,940 --> 00:58:50,694 At a quiet place, I was... 650 00:58:53,780 --> 00:58:55,657 Walking? 651 00:58:55,824 --> 00:58:57,576 I was taking a walk, 652 00:58:58,618 --> 00:59:01,246 and a deer was interrupting me. 653 00:59:02,247 --> 00:59:06,168 - So my mind got complicated. - Complicated? 654 00:59:07,252 --> 00:59:08,503 Yes. 655 00:59:08,503 --> 00:59:09,963 - Due to deer? - Yes. 656 00:59:11,006 --> 00:59:13,717 It's good there is no deer in Gojo. 657 00:59:15,135 --> 00:59:16,553 So... 658 00:59:18,680 --> 00:59:20,223 As for a quiet place, 659 00:59:20,974 --> 00:59:24,770 Gojo is okay, but there is some traffic on the street. 660 00:59:25,771 --> 00:59:31,109 If you go further into mountains, it'd be quieter. 661 00:59:31,818 --> 00:59:33,236 No people. 662 00:59:34,863 --> 00:59:35,947 No cars. 663 00:59:36,114 --> 00:59:37,199 No deer. 664 00:59:37,574 --> 00:59:39,117 Wouldn't that place be better? 665 00:59:39,117 --> 00:59:40,118 Sounds good. 666 00:59:40,118 --> 00:59:41,620 No deer. 667 00:59:43,663 --> 00:59:45,582 My father... 668 00:59:47,667 --> 00:59:51,046 There is a place called 'Shinohara' where you should go by car. 669 00:59:51,046 --> 00:59:52,756 - Shinohara. - Shinohara. 670 00:59:54,716 --> 00:59:58,678 He was born there. 671 00:59:59,096 --> 01:00:02,307 So I've been there, when I was a child. 672 01:00:03,558 --> 01:00:06,645 I remember that place was beautiful. 673 01:00:08,146 --> 01:00:09,314 Good, good. 674 01:00:09,314 --> 01:00:10,690 I want to go. 675 01:00:11,942 --> 01:00:13,652 I just feel like going too. 676 01:00:13,860 --> 01:00:15,028 Surprise...? 677 01:00:15,570 --> 01:00:16,738 Suddenly! 678 01:00:17,322 --> 01:00:19,032 - Yes, suddenly. - Suddenly. 679 01:00:21,326 --> 01:00:23,036 When I was little, 680 01:00:25,747 --> 01:00:30,710 my dad often said to me "Shinohara was a nice place...", 681 01:00:31,169 --> 01:00:33,922 Probably because we lived in Tokyo. 682 01:00:34,756 --> 01:00:37,008 I thought he was annoying, 683 01:00:37,717 --> 01:00:39,970 but thinking of it now, 684 01:00:41,096 --> 01:00:43,807 it was a nice place. 685 01:00:48,019 --> 01:00:50,689 I'd like to go alone. 686 01:00:51,731 --> 01:00:53,024 - I see. - Yes. 687 01:00:53,024 --> 01:00:54,609 Quiet is good. 688 01:00:54,818 --> 01:00:55,861 Yes. 689 01:00:56,695 --> 01:00:57,737 I see. 690 01:01:00,824 --> 01:01:02,200 Wait a second. 691 01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:11,710 You want to go to Shinohara, right? 692 01:01:12,210 --> 01:01:14,212 If you go there tomorrow, 693 01:01:14,838 --> 01:01:17,299 please give me a call. 694 01:01:19,384 --> 01:01:21,303 I'm Takeda Yusuke. 695 01:01:21,845 --> 01:01:23,054 My phone number is here. 696 01:01:23,054 --> 01:01:24,055 Okay. 697 01:01:26,892 --> 01:01:28,393 Nice to meet you. 698 01:01:28,393 --> 01:01:29,394 Okay. 699 01:01:30,187 --> 01:01:31,188 And... 700 01:01:35,817 --> 01:01:36,902 I'm okay! 701 01:01:36,902 --> 01:01:38,153 Really okay. 702 01:01:38,153 --> 01:01:39,821 You said it was good. 703 01:01:40,071 --> 01:01:42,866 - It was... - Then, take these. 704 01:01:43,825 --> 01:01:45,160 It's souvenir. 705 01:01:46,077 --> 01:01:47,412 Thanks. 706 01:01:48,205 --> 01:01:49,706 This one too. 707 01:01:50,248 --> 01:01:51,917 Just this one. 708 01:01:59,799 --> 01:02:00,800 So... 709 01:02:01,092 --> 01:02:02,135 So... 710 01:02:04,095 --> 01:02:05,305 Later. 711 01:02:11,770 --> 01:02:15,398 If you get lost or something, 712 01:02:15,398 --> 01:02:17,317 just give me a call. 713 01:02:18,693 --> 01:02:20,779 - I will show you the way. - Thanks. 714 01:02:28,245 --> 01:02:29,454 So... 715 01:02:29,454 --> 01:02:31,122 - Take care. - Yes. 716 01:02:31,456 --> 01:02:33,208 Bon voyage. 717 01:02:34,334 --> 01:02:37,837 - Thank you. - My pleasure. Thank you. 718 01:03:32,809 --> 01:03:34,811 I told you before. 719 01:03:36,021 --> 01:03:39,024 Just don't ask anybody a favor for me. 720 01:03:42,193 --> 01:03:44,821 Why do you ask for my job instead of me? 721 01:04:08,219 --> 01:04:10,889 You don't care about what I think. 722 01:04:21,775 --> 01:04:23,860 What do you mean I never find an audition? 723 01:04:24,861 --> 01:04:27,405 You don't even know if I'm looking? or not. 724 01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:40,335 Save it. 725 01:05:14,369 --> 01:05:16,496 - Good morning. - Good morning. 726 01:05:18,164 --> 01:05:20,208 - Did you have breakfast? - Yes. 727 01:05:20,583 --> 01:05:22,544 I've kept you waiting. 728 01:05:25,130 --> 01:05:26,131 Excuse me. 729 01:05:26,464 --> 01:05:28,550 Iced coffee, please. 730 01:05:30,969 --> 01:05:34,139 - It's hot. - Today is hot, too. 731 01:05:38,476 --> 01:05:41,062 - Coffee tastes good here. - Yes. 732 01:05:41,062 --> 01:05:43,356 - Really good. - Really good. 733 01:05:48,236 --> 01:05:50,989 - I'm sorry. - Why? 734 01:05:51,990 --> 01:05:53,992 I called you suddenly... 735 01:05:56,035 --> 01:05:57,036 Not at all. 736 01:05:57,162 --> 01:05:58,246 I was happy. 737 01:05:58,246 --> 01:05:59,664 - Really? - Really. 738 01:05:59,664 --> 01:06:00,498 At this early morning? 739 01:06:00,498 --> 01:06:02,417 - Day or night. - I'm sorry. 740 01:06:02,959 --> 01:06:05,253 Anytime is fine. 741 01:06:11,050 --> 01:06:13,386 What's Shinohara like? 742 01:06:13,386 --> 01:06:14,929 Shinohara? 743 01:06:15,138 --> 01:06:16,347 Shinohara is... 744 01:06:16,681 --> 01:06:20,018 Actually I've not been there lately... 745 01:06:20,268 --> 01:06:22,020 so I don't remember much, but... 746 01:06:22,353 --> 01:06:26,149 Nature is beautiful, indeed. 747 01:06:28,151 --> 01:06:29,569 Clean air. 748 01:06:29,569 --> 01:06:32,030 Clean river water. 749 01:06:35,700 --> 01:06:37,535 At the river... 750 01:06:39,412 --> 01:06:41,289 Once I went fishing 751 01:06:41,289 --> 01:06:44,083 with my dad by the river. 752 01:06:44,959 --> 01:06:46,544 There are sweetfish. You know 'sweetfish'? 753 01:06:46,544 --> 01:06:47,545 No. 754 01:06:47,545 --> 01:06:48,546 - You don't know? - No. 755 01:06:48,546 --> 01:06:50,548 It's a name of fish. 756 01:06:51,966 --> 01:06:53,468 Anyway we went fishing, 757 01:06:53,635 --> 01:06:55,720 but we caught nothing. 758 01:06:56,304 --> 01:07:01,142 We already told everybody that we were going fishing. 759 01:07:01,142 --> 01:07:04,229 So... before we went home, 760 01:07:04,687 --> 01:07:06,648 we bought one at a fish shop. 761 01:07:08,107 --> 01:07:10,693 - So sad. - Sad, that's right. 762 01:07:11,277 --> 01:07:14,364 But, my grandma had the fish, thinking we caught it. 763 01:07:14,364 --> 01:07:16,074 Indeed... 764 01:07:18,576 --> 01:07:22,163 - You're a liar indeed. - A liar? Right. 765 01:07:22,497 --> 01:07:24,040 What do you mean 'indeed'? 766 01:07:26,459 --> 01:07:32,423 When I was a child, I often went fishing. 767 01:07:32,590 --> 01:07:34,425 Fishing, really? 768 01:07:35,218 --> 01:07:36,594 With my dad. 769 01:07:37,303 --> 01:07:38,638 - We went sea-fishing. - Sea-fishing? 770 01:07:38,763 --> 01:07:40,431 - That's good. - Yes. 771 01:07:40,598 --> 01:07:42,350 Sea-fishing sounds good. 772 01:07:43,560 --> 01:07:48,106 Usually I couldn't catch anything either. 773 01:07:48,565 --> 01:07:50,775 Fishing is not easy. 774 01:07:51,442 --> 01:07:53,027 One day, 775 01:07:53,361 --> 01:07:55,738 - One octopus. - One octopus? 776 01:07:56,364 --> 01:07:57,490 I caught one. 777 01:07:58,116 --> 01:08:00,201 - Only one? - Yes. 778 01:08:02,620 --> 01:08:05,290 So you cooked only that octopus at home? 779 01:08:05,623 --> 01:08:07,542 - That was delicious. - Was it? 780 01:08:08,042 --> 01:08:10,253 It tastes better, when you actually catch it. 781 01:08:10,253 --> 01:08:11,421 Sure. 782 01:08:40,074 --> 01:08:42,243 Can I have one too? 783 01:08:47,248 --> 01:08:48,374 Here. 784 01:09:39,842 --> 01:09:41,386 We're almost there. 785 01:09:53,815 --> 01:09:55,191 Here... 786 01:10:03,366 --> 01:10:04,575 Here we are! 787 01:10:04,742 --> 01:10:06,244 Thank you. 788 01:10:24,679 --> 01:10:26,597 Now I remember. 789 01:10:27,724 --> 01:10:30,560 There is a river down there. 790 01:10:31,394 --> 01:10:32,395 Can you hear water flowing? 791 01:10:32,395 --> 01:10:35,231 - Can we fish? - Let's go fishing. 792 01:10:35,773 --> 01:10:37,692 But we'll catch nothing. 793 01:10:55,501 --> 01:10:57,295 Nothing's changed. 794 01:11:10,391 --> 01:11:12,727 - Good. - Good. 795 01:11:31,287 --> 01:11:32,497 Excuse me. 796 01:11:39,837 --> 01:11:41,422 Excuse me. 797 01:11:45,802 --> 01:11:47,929 Mr. Nobuo? 798 01:11:54,393 --> 01:11:55,812 Hello! 799 01:12:02,860 --> 01:12:03,903 - No one is in. - Nobody? 800 01:12:03,903 --> 01:12:05,029 Not sure. 801 01:12:06,322 --> 01:12:08,449 - Is it all right if we wait longer? - Okay. 802 01:12:16,040 --> 01:12:18,376 Let's take a rest. 803 01:12:19,710 --> 01:12:21,879 - Can I sit? - Sure. 804 01:12:53,077 --> 01:12:54,662 Over there... 805 01:12:54,871 --> 01:12:59,917 You see a red-roof and a black one side by side? 806 01:13:00,501 --> 01:13:02,044 There... 807 01:13:02,753 --> 01:13:03,963 Can you see it? 808 01:13:03,963 --> 01:13:08,426 And there is a white one above them. 809 01:13:08,843 --> 01:13:10,803 And the one above that one is 810 01:13:11,012 --> 01:13:14,098 where my grandma lived. 811 01:13:17,518 --> 01:13:19,353 Is that house still solid? 812 01:13:19,478 --> 01:13:21,647 I'm not sure, but 813 01:13:22,023 --> 01:13:24,650 my grandma passed away. 814 01:13:30,781 --> 01:13:36,370 She was born and raised in Shinohara. 815 01:13:38,497 --> 01:13:41,918 Before she passed away, she was sick and had to be hospitalized. 816 01:13:42,543 --> 01:13:45,087 But there was no hospital around here, 817 01:13:45,546 --> 01:13:49,425 so she went to a hospital in a big city. 818 01:13:49,926 --> 01:13:52,386 She never came back, and 819 01:13:52,386 --> 01:13:54,639 died in the hospital. 820 01:14:00,561 --> 01:14:02,897 I thought this could happen... 821 01:14:16,744 --> 01:14:18,079 Hyejeong. 822 01:14:18,829 --> 01:14:20,539 Do you want to live long? 823 01:14:20,665 --> 01:14:21,832 Me? 824 01:14:30,091 --> 01:14:31,175 Moderately... 825 01:14:31,175 --> 01:14:32,593 Moderately? 826 01:14:35,096 --> 01:14:36,806 That's a good word. 827 01:14:37,473 --> 01:14:38,808 I know that word. 828 01:14:38,808 --> 01:14:40,559 You know that word. 829 01:14:47,566 --> 01:14:48,943 I think, 830 01:14:52,488 --> 01:14:58,703 living a happy life is more important than living a long life. 831 01:15:01,956 --> 01:15:05,626 You say something right today. 832 01:15:07,044 --> 01:15:08,629 You're right. 833 01:15:48,127 --> 01:15:49,712 Classroom. 834 01:15:55,968 --> 01:15:58,888 - Newspaper here. - Old one? 835 01:15:59,805 --> 01:16:01,182 You don't know? 836 01:16:01,807 --> 01:16:03,184 I don't know. 837 01:16:23,162 --> 01:16:24,914 I found an old photo. 838 01:16:25,831 --> 01:16:26,957 Here. 839 01:16:38,803 --> 01:16:40,805 They don't look happy. 840 01:16:41,013 --> 01:16:42,723 That can't be. 841 01:16:43,057 --> 01:16:44,266 Look. 842 01:16:54,110 --> 01:16:55,653 This one... 843 01:16:57,321 --> 01:16:58,989 I think he is my father. 844 01:16:58,989 --> 01:16:59,949 Really? 845 01:16:59,949 --> 01:17:00,908 Really. 846 01:17:00,908 --> 01:17:02,910 - You're lying again. - That's true. 847 01:17:03,619 --> 01:17:05,287 I wonder when it was taken... 848 01:17:06,122 --> 01:17:08,666 I'm sure he's my dad. 849 01:17:11,085 --> 01:17:12,002 Look at this. 850 01:17:12,002 --> 01:17:14,755 - Do I look like him? - Nope. 851 01:17:14,755 --> 01:17:17,174 You see his back is bent like cat's. 852 01:17:17,174 --> 01:17:18,175 Cat's? 853 01:17:18,759 --> 01:17:20,136 Bent like a cat's back. 854 01:17:22,012 --> 01:17:23,722 It's him. It's him. 855 01:17:25,349 --> 01:17:27,685 I can't be wrong. 856 01:19:05,115 --> 01:19:07,117 So did you find it? 857 01:19:07,284 --> 01:19:08,327 Find what? 858 01:19:09,245 --> 01:19:11,121 You were looking for something. 859 01:19:12,164 --> 01:19:13,332 You said. 860 01:19:14,959 --> 01:19:16,961 - Not yet. - Not yet? 861 01:19:19,213 --> 01:19:20,756 I see... 862 01:19:21,298 --> 01:19:22,383 But... 863 01:19:22,967 --> 01:19:25,970 I think I found what I'm going to do. 864 01:19:26,136 --> 01:19:27,846 - Really? - Yes. 865 01:19:28,973 --> 01:19:31,141 - You owe me, right? - Yes. 866 01:19:35,062 --> 01:19:40,776 So, you don't have to look for anything from tomorrow? 867 01:19:41,485 --> 01:19:43,779 - Yes. - Yes. 868 01:19:45,281 --> 01:19:47,241 Did you get it? 869 01:19:49,827 --> 01:19:52,162 So what are you up to tomorrow? 870 01:19:53,831 --> 01:19:55,249 Tomorrow, 871 01:19:57,918 --> 01:19:59,253 I'm going back. 872 01:20:00,004 --> 01:20:01,005 Going back? 873 01:20:01,463 --> 01:20:02,840 To Korea? 874 01:20:03,424 --> 01:20:05,301 - Really? - Really. 875 01:20:11,515 --> 01:20:13,225 I'm sorry to hear that. 876 01:20:17,354 --> 01:20:22,026 I wanted to spend more time with you. 877 01:20:22,276 --> 01:20:24,945 And talk with you more. 878 01:20:33,037 --> 01:20:34,538 You got work to do? 879 01:20:34,997 --> 01:20:36,540 - Yes. - I see. 880 01:20:42,504 --> 01:20:44,923 Stay just one more day... 881 01:20:45,883 --> 01:20:47,885 Just kidding. 882 01:21:08,238 --> 01:21:10,282 - What? - What? 883 01:21:16,330 --> 01:21:21,585 You're going back to Korea to make something. 884 01:21:30,928 --> 01:21:33,389 I'm actually... 885 01:21:35,099 --> 01:21:36,600 acting. 886 01:21:38,227 --> 01:21:39,895 You're an actress? 887 01:21:41,397 --> 01:21:42,981 That's great. 888 01:21:43,524 --> 01:21:45,234 - Really? - Yes. 889 01:21:46,944 --> 01:21:49,446 - Indeed. - Indeed? 890 01:21:50,239 --> 01:21:51,490 I see... 891 01:21:53,283 --> 01:21:55,953 It's tough. 892 01:21:57,913 --> 01:21:59,623 I can imagine. 893 01:22:02,876 --> 01:22:04,920 - Difficult? - Yes... 894 01:22:11,427 --> 01:22:13,887 When I started, 895 01:22:14,179 --> 01:22:16,181 I just liked that. 896 01:22:16,932 --> 01:22:18,642 And that was enough. 897 01:22:22,104 --> 01:22:26,650 I thought I'd be better, if I tried harder. 898 01:22:28,444 --> 01:22:29,486 But well, 899 01:22:30,154 --> 01:22:32,489 it's not that easy. 900 01:22:44,168 --> 01:22:45,335 Acting... 901 01:22:46,962 --> 01:22:49,590 I don't know much about it. 902 01:22:55,929 --> 01:22:58,432 I also feel what you feel. 903 01:23:01,268 --> 01:23:03,187 - You do from your work? - Yes. 904 01:23:03,187 --> 01:23:06,190 When I harvest persimmons, 905 01:23:07,983 --> 01:23:10,360 it doesn't always go as I planned. 906 01:23:22,581 --> 01:23:25,000 Then... 907 01:23:26,210 --> 01:23:29,046 Having a dream to do this and 908 01:23:29,379 --> 01:23:33,717 that is not something bad. 909 01:23:36,386 --> 01:23:40,724 But living happily now is 910 01:23:42,434 --> 01:23:46,730 more important than being a slave of a dream. 911 01:23:49,483 --> 01:23:52,528 - That's what you said, right? - Yes. 912 01:23:58,700 --> 01:24:01,370 I know, but it is difficult. 913 01:24:01,370 --> 01:24:04,122 I know it's not easy. 914 01:24:13,173 --> 01:24:14,508 You'll be fine. 915 01:24:16,134 --> 01:24:17,177 You'll be fine. 916 01:24:17,344 --> 01:24:18,220 Why is that? 917 01:24:18,220 --> 01:24:19,179 Why? 918 01:24:19,555 --> 01:24:21,265 Because... 919 01:24:23,016 --> 01:24:24,393 you are pretty. 920 01:24:25,185 --> 01:24:26,562 Really. 921 01:24:29,439 --> 01:24:32,276 Just be who you are. 922 01:24:33,277 --> 01:24:35,320 You're a beautiful woman. 923 01:24:37,614 --> 01:24:39,116 Thank you. 924 01:24:40,450 --> 01:24:42,202 When I... 925 01:24:42,744 --> 01:24:48,709 first met you at the information office in front of the tram station, 926 01:24:49,042 --> 01:24:50,294 I thought 'Ah!'. 927 01:24:50,294 --> 01:24:52,087 What do you mean 'Ah'? 928 01:24:54,548 --> 01:24:59,052 What a beautiful woman! Really. 929 01:25:00,345 --> 01:25:02,139 I'm not kidding. 930 01:25:04,308 --> 01:25:07,644 I wanted to talk to you and be with you. 931 01:25:08,478 --> 01:25:10,647 So I talked to you first. 932 01:25:24,328 --> 01:25:26,288 Can I be your boyfriend? 933 01:25:27,831 --> 01:25:29,207 I... 934 01:25:29,583 --> 01:25:31,376 have a boyfriend. 935 01:25:32,252 --> 01:25:34,129 Really? 936 01:25:36,423 --> 01:25:38,258 I see. 937 01:25:41,470 --> 01:25:43,805 So I was a little late to meet you. 938 01:25:53,357 --> 01:25:54,691 Japanese... 939 01:25:55,192 --> 01:25:57,361 As your boyfriend in Japan... 940 01:25:58,236 --> 01:25:59,655 How about that? 941 01:26:27,140 --> 01:26:28,308 So... 942 01:26:38,694 --> 01:26:40,195 Thank you. 943 01:26:40,529 --> 01:26:42,322 Thank you. 944 01:26:44,783 --> 01:26:50,414 We have a big fireworks event tonight. 945 01:26:51,248 --> 01:26:52,749 Would you go with me? 946 01:26:57,671 --> 01:26:59,381 No? 947 01:27:07,597 --> 01:27:08,890 Then... 948 01:27:09,641 --> 01:27:13,729 When I visit Korea next time, 949 01:27:14,229 --> 01:27:15,605 would you be my guide? 950 01:27:15,605 --> 01:27:16,940 Like today. 951 01:27:23,280 --> 01:27:25,282 - Fine. - You okay with it? 952 01:27:25,532 --> 01:27:26,533 Yes. 953 01:27:27,951 --> 01:27:29,786 It's not free. 954 01:27:49,890 --> 01:27:51,808 Do you have any paper? 955 01:27:51,975 --> 01:27:54,394 - No. - No? 956 01:27:56,313 --> 01:27:58,940 Just a piece of paper... 957 01:28:01,693 --> 01:28:04,237 - I don't have any. - You don't? 958 01:28:10,619 --> 01:28:11,953 Write here. 959 01:28:12,496 --> 01:28:13,622 You sure? 960 01:28:14,247 --> 01:28:15,832 Then... here. 961 01:28:16,291 --> 01:28:19,336 If you write on a hand, it can be easily erased. 962 01:28:19,795 --> 01:28:22,255 Here's better. Your phone number, please. 963 01:28:22,756 --> 01:28:23,757 Okay. 964 01:28:25,008 --> 01:28:28,512 - Here? - It might be erased. 965 01:28:32,516 --> 01:28:33,850 Where? 966 01:28:34,851 --> 01:28:36,978 Then... here. 967 01:33:27,227 --> 01:33:32,899 A MIDSUMMER'S FANTASIA