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What's his name?

– Taro, if I remember correctly – No surname?

We call him Taro, or the "blue tent philosopher

Philosopher?

He always read difficult books

– They'll be here in 5 minutes – Philosopher they call him

– We'd better keep asking – Yes

He's dead?

Poor devil managed to survive

the scorching summer

He was fine the day before yesterday

Did you get the dole?

I thought he'd last longer

It's quite sad

There wasn't much for him to live for anyway, was there?

Let's have a drink

To the memory of Taro

– Thank you – Mister!

Good man Taro asked me for a favor

He said he could trust me

Apparently, many years ago, he hid something in a house at Noto

Treasure, right?

He told you?

He was just raving

I thought so

Is he okay?

– Sorry to keep you waiting – Not at all

– Did you receive a superannuation payout? – No, I didn't, the president went missing

– You have a family though, right? – Yes

– A mortgage? – Yes

I did but we had to sell the house For half its value

It's not easy looking for a job,

after being laid off especially at your age

I don't mind getting a lower salary

I really need the job

Thanks for coming We'll be in touch

– Good luck – Thank you

– Hello – Honey, it's me

– Did you get unemployment relief? – Yes

Can you wire it right away?

I've got a lot of bills to meet this month

Yes, sure

– How is Kyohei? – He's fine

Did you find a new job?

No luck yet

I had three interviews last week – I'm back

Get one before your insurance runs out

Otherwise we'll never get back to Tokyo

I know I'll do my best

That's a joke, when have you ever done your best?

– I'm sorry – Please act like a man

Be sure to wire the money

Look, I

Head towards the river, and just before the rivulet

you'll find a red bridge

There's a house beside it

It's covered with trumpet flowers

They're lovely, you'll soon spot them

Upstairs there's a window overlooking the red bridge

From the other side, the sea and the Tateyama Range

You hid it in there?

I didn't hide it

I just forgot to take it with me

Look, he's wet my gear!

Poor boatmen, they have a schedule and a quota to keep

I stole a gold Buddhist statue

from a Kyoto temple and I hid it in a pot

Why were you down there?

It was just after the war, all my

family had died in the air raids

I was in shock

I roamed around, stealing to get by

Then I hightailed it out of Kyoto

I went down to the end of the Noto Peninsula

I stayed at that house for a month

You never went back for it?

One thing led to another and I never did go back

I can't stay in one place for too long

I didn't think the house would've survived

But a pal was down there five years ago and he said he saw it

It sounds like a novel

– Why don't you go get it in place of me? /– What?

You can keep it

It'll easily sell for over a million yen

All I want is to know how it was

Please do it for me

Good We've got a deal

Warm Water Under A Red Bridge

Excuse me,

is there a red bridge around here?

Go down that way, you'll see it over the river

I see Thank you

Excuse me

Perhaps you can help me Excuse me?

I'm looking for a red bridge near here

This way?

Thank you very much

The red bridge!

Taro

it's still here!

I'm going shopping

Wait, what about the payment!

The boxed lunch

I don't want it

Excuse me

Hold on!

Anyone here?

Anybody home?

Sorry I tried the bell

May I help you?

Grandma You really shouldn't smoke in here

It's too dangerous in here

I think this is yours

I found it at the supermarket, but you drove off

I saw the car outside, so I thought maybe you lived here

She gave me this fortune prophesy, Luck cometh!

Thank you

Would you like some cheese?

Come on up

The upstairs windows One of them overlooks the red bridge

From the other side of the house you can see the Tateyama Range across the Japan Sea

I'm here from Tokyo

I'm on vacation

Kind of a delayed summer vacation

Utensils for making Japanese cakes

You would've seen more downstairs

The shop was quite prosperous Until Grandma became senile

A few kind tea master still order from us

Somehow we get by

European peppered cheese

This is the cheese

The one you saw

They mix cream and pepper into goat's milk

then some pine nuts and paprika

I think these little crimson spots are red peppers

Do you do that all the time?

I think it would go very well with ice

You saw me shoplift the cheese

Then you saw the puddle of water

You must never tell anyone

about the water

It's so embarrassing

The water?

It's cold, hot, and it feels so good

Water!

It's welling up

The water!

Water?

Grandma is downstairs

I'm so ashamed

No, no!

Forgive me

It's never felt so good

Here it comes

Oh no!

They'll soon dry out It's not like it's urine

Honestly, I've never vented so much before

A first for me, too

I bet it was a shock

It was so unexpected

The supermarket? Same thing?

Yes

It wells up inside me Until I become full

I can feel it All the way up to here

When you fill up like that,

then...

– you shoplift? – Yes

Yes, I can't stop myself

I have to do something wicked

All of them?

You shoplifted all this?

There's more

But I've eaten all the cheese

These foibles of mine, do they disgust you?

Not at all

– Really? – Yes

How can I put it?

More surprised, I suppose

That's good

But still,

I'm a perfect stranger

What if I were a crook?

I know you're not

How can you be so sure?

Grandma never gives bad people

her fortune predictions

You just said she was senile

She still thinks the local shrine is paying her to write them

She writes until she drops from exhaustion

She's amazingly accurate

Mine said, Goodness will come

I've been "unlucky" for ages, but now I'm "for the better"

Your pants are dry

I got another one

It's got some pull

He's scaring the fish away

– Who is he, anyway? – An athlete at that punk college

I knew that!

The training shows See how well he casts

No need to be so impressed

He should know the rules here

You go tell him

– Why me? – You're the oldest

You're always boasting about going to America

– But at the moment, the enemy – is not American, he's African

That's a good haul

Some big ones

Hey, you!

How many times you gotta be told?

You can't use a net here

I don't understand Japanese

Fuck off!

You gotta pay to use a net here

Cheapskate college!

They give you Africans athletic scholarships

But they don't feed you properly! How are you going to win?

Better go back to Africa

He came all the way from Africa,

let him have a few fish

What's that?

I'll pay for him, if it's not too expensive

And how much do you reckon?

Shintaro, don't

No fighting with outsiders

You listen up!

We got rules around here

We stock this river with fingerlings It costs money!!

– Leave him be – Just shut up!

What are you doing here?

I just thought this was a good place to stay

Looking for work?

– A job? – Yes

You've got a good body

But no cash

One of our pals is in hospital, it's his liver

Must have picked it up from some slut

You know, hepatitis C or B I'm buggered if I know

He went all yellow, like a banana

That's 'cause she was a student

They're the most dangerous

Anyway, we're short a man You want to try?

I've never done it before

We use fixed nets It's like factory work

We urgently need a man

It's for two or three weeks at the most

You've got 30 seconds We're going to karaoke

– If I pass muster – Good

I'll talk to the boss

He's my old man

– No place to stay? – You're right

There's one place, a dump, the food sucks, no clients

The Badger Inn?

But it sure is cheap! C'mon

Tomorrow at 3 a m Don't be late

Thank you!

Wait!

Why did you hire him?

– You didn't notice? – What?

He showed sympathy for that African

So?

People like that tend to be serious workers

Are you serious?

But he sure is handsome

You ever cheat on me again and you're dead!

Watch the road!

What?

Are you hungry already?

That man who came today?

He won't come back

He's from Tokyo

It's coming

It's venting

I'm so embarrassed

It's never been like this before

It's coming

Dinner's ready Are you coming?

Yes!

– Are you a friend of Aizawa's? – Who's Aizawa?

By the red bridge The place with that monster bird They used to be confectioners

Sake?

They made good sweets

I'm not a friend, I just dropped by

After she went senile, that youngster moved in

Are they related?

I don't know It's none of our business

The old lady lived alone there for a long time

All done

It's not hot enough No taste, it's gone all yellow

Hang on Horse radish

Where did it get to?

Horse radish powder?

Swill, isn't it?

I've put up with her cooking for 35 years

– It's been hell – What was that?

Here you are

It's freezing out

It's started snowing, no wonder it's cold

I partake

The factory next door made another offer for the house

Don't worry We'll not sell it

What are you doing?

Aren't you eating?

God, can she give her revelations after dinner?

You've made such a mess

First winter snow Third of November Trumpet flowers bloom unseasonally

The food sucks, doesn't it?

I got it down

Feeling seasick?

I'm fine

Just go easy You'll get used to it

– Take a rest – No, I'm okay

He's the spitting image

I told you, didn't I?

But don't tell him It'd invite bad luck

Net fishing strictly prohibited

Don't stop!

Good work there, Ramin

We'll get you in the Biwako Marathon!

You can run all the way there!

That'd give you an appetite, wouldn't it?

Nothing spurs you on like an empty belly

You'd better not

Don't take it Everyone will see you do it

I only came to look

Okay, sure

I vented so much I'll be fine for a while

Why are you here?

I'm helping the fisherman I started today

I'll be staying around for a while

I see

That's good

Wait

Would you mind having lunch with me?

I have to run an errand before noon

But I've got time for tea at my place first

I won't be long Can you wait?

There are so many kinds of sweets but it's the water that makes them special

Good water is a must

But I ended up with more than my fair share

As long as you don't steal

– Only the stealing? – Yes

If you don't do

wicked things,

I prefer more water to less

If you weren't a good man, I'd stab you to death

See the mullet!

This is where the river meets the sea

That mixture attracts the fish

Mullet, sea bass, parrot fish

Maybe it's just good water

I'm home

Come in

– Have you had it looked at? – Looked at what?

The water thing

I did see a doctor once He didn't believe me

I can see why

No one knows how much I suffer when it happens

Promise me you'll stop stealing

If it does happen again,

I could help out

Look at the time!

I'll go make sweets for your work mates

Those fishermen love sweets!

There's a closet off the room with a view of the red bridge

I put it inside a cheap pot and stuffed it up the back

What's wrong?

I'm looking for the toilet

Use the one downstairs

Hello

– Is that you? – Yes

Did you wire the money?

Sorry, I've been busy

We need it as soon as possible

I'm not in Tokyo now

– Where are you? – In Toyama

I'm at a friend's funeral

That's all well and good but still

I'll wire you half right away I'll send the rest from Tokyo

I don't have much choice But don't let me down

Mr. Sasano

Here's your change from the wire transfer

Thank you very much

Come to Africa There are no loans and no lay offs

You can fish the rivers

As a runner, I burn a lot of sugar

Thanks for the sweets

Our crazy coach allows only water when training

Japanese are not scientific

Why did you come to Japan?

I have three wives

Then I have Eleven children

No, thirteen children I couldn't afford to feed them

I'm going to run in the next Olympics I'll go home with a medal

In 10 years I'll be president

I'll appoint you as a minister

I'll hold you to it

Then I'll slaughter all the other tribes

Chop off their heads, freeze 'em,

then have 'em for breakfast

It's just a joke

An African joke

Ramin! What the hell's going on?

See you, Minister

It's a rare medical text

Compiled from Chinese originals 1000 years ago

The originals are all gone, scattered all over China

That volume is a sex manual

Ever heard of the Indian Kama Sutra?

Yes, I have The one about sex What's the blue tent philosopher up to now?

It's also instructional

This was written by the ancient Roman poet, Ovid

Amores or "Loves"

Man's been a lecher all through history

The ruling class never had to worry about survival

They could devote all their energies to food and sex

You know why?

They had nothing else to do?

No Because that's been the ideal life from ancient times

Squeeze what they could from the peasants

Then enjoy a degenerate life Does it make you envious?

I can't even imagine it

People today are all sick Too learned to honestly admit to their desires

You must like sex, too?

Forget all the trivialities and throw yourself into lasciviousness

Easy to say,

but I don't have the energy

– What about you? – What about me?

I couldn't devote myself to lechery

Too late for me I can't get a hard–on

Look, everything else aside, enjoy life

while you can still get a hard–on

It's no laughing matter

Be serious about it

Dirty old man

Getting used to it?

Yes It's my 6th day today

You learn fast

What did you do? Before your company went bankrupt

– A firm of architects – Architects, eh?

That's classy

So you graduated college?

You must be an intellectual

I was in sales, I had to bow and scrape to everyone

– That's why you're so humble – Am I?

– You haven't said "no" once – I doubt that

Your type ends up regretting

You have no criminal record

Criminal record?

That worries my Dad

We had a murder after a drifter like you appeared

A murder? Here?

A long time ago, before I was born

He's getting old Tells the same stories over and over

It's for you

They're upside down

Good morning

Morning

I'm full Now, please

Just a minute

Again, thank you ever so much

Call me anytime I'll come right away

To you I must appear like a slut

You certainly do

But I can't stop thinking about you

Strange, this time I filled up very quickly

Going straight home?

Yes Then after I eat, I'll take a nap

I want to show you something

Like what?

Grandma says it's okay

"As calm as the ocean appears, a wind is slowly rising"

"A small boat pitches and rolls on the waves"

– That's "bad luck" – No, it's "good luck"

"A different atmosphere and place, ill bring ease of mind"

"After trials, a man you'll find" "Your wishes come true"

When?

In the end, it says

See?

In this new research facility

we observe neutrinos which are generated

by the collision of cosmic rays and air,

through 50,000 tons of super pure water

Neutrinos have poor reciprocal qualities,

so they penetrate most known substances

They are unchanged when they reach earth from deep space

and the center of the sun

Something from the ends of the universe

We're linked to the far ends of the universe

At any given time,

up to 100 neutrinos per cubic centimeter

are sharing the same space as we humans

Through studies of these neutrinos, we know how the universe was born

We can also learn how our sun will change

Isn't this great? It's so 21 st century

When neutrinos collide with this body of water,

a whitish blue, 'Cherenkov Light" is generated

We must use super pure water

in order to prevent the light from degrading

– Question – Yes

Is this water drinkable?

– Yes, but it would taste terrible – Why is that?

Because it contains no calcium nor magnesium

Don't drink it all at once

Ever hear of "Ouch Ouch Syndrome?"

Yes It was caused by cadmium– polluted discharge

The plant which discharged the cadmium was here

So, neutrinos are a new form of "Ouch Ouch Syndrome?"

Many things are all somehow connected

My mother, she died in this river

Great god of our forefathers who watches over us

We beseech you to render assistance to your devotee

Great god of our forefathers who watches over us

We beseech you to render assistance to your devotee

Great god of our forefathers who watches over us

We shall always look to you

May your holy spirit be

calmed by this plea

Remove from her the pain Restore her to her former self

Stop this nonsense!

How many times must I tell you?

It's evil to work on her superstitions

– Back to hospital! – Never!

No doctor can heal her

It is caused by the god's wrath

Stupid superstition! It's a medical condition!

It's caused by man! It's cadmium poisoning

Stupid, ignorant superstition!

What are you doing?

What are you doing? That is sacrilege!

Great god of Konsei! Great god of Konsei!

Great god of Konsei!

Great god of Konsei!

Mommy!

Saeko!

Mommy!

Mommy!

Saeko, no!

Saeko!

Don't follow me!

She has to puke!

She's stopped breathing!

Resuscitation Call an ambulance!

Start breathing, kid!

– She hasn't puked – Pummel her

Bigger stones will comfort her spirit

You know,

I'm a married man

Are you?

There was nothing dramatic in my life

I never expected more than boring predictability

Then my company went bankrupt

I thought my career, my family, and everything was guaranteed

That was a big mistake

I had to sell my house, move away from my wife,

and join the dole queue

Sorry, you don't want to hear this

I expected the 21 st century to be different

But nothing's changed

– Hello – I'm back

There's a beggar been waiting for you since lunch

The man's putrid

– Gen? – You know him?

Well, yes

Right on the ocean, it's freezing here

I'm starving

Inside

– It's warm here – Excuse me

It's got no taste at all

It was a trial getting here

I'm glad I found you

Otherwise, I'd have no way to get back

Did you find the pot?

I found nothing

You don't want to share it

– Ma'am – Yes

– Any tea? – Right away

– One more Sake?

There was nothing here

It was just Taro's delusion

So why didn't you come back?

I lucked into a job

Helping out on a fishing boat

Lucked into?

Fishing is an interesting line of work

Half your luck, that is

I'll be staying for a while

– No, you can't – Why not? You've got work

I've got a family I can't afford you, too

I'll look for the pot, too

– Good work – See you tomorrow

Where's he rushing off to?

– To see the monster – What do you mean?

The monster who sucks out his vital essence

Gimme a break!

It makes me horny

– Let's go to a hotel – So early in the day?

My vital essence is overflowing

You pervert!

You pervert!

Slacking off again!

– I'll run your ass off! – Good morning

They're biting!

It's a big 'un

Look at that

– Flounder! – I don't believe it

That's impossible!

See the eyes on the left side? That's a flounder, no mistake

I've got an eel! A saltwater eel!

I'll need a net to land it

Grab it for me

I'll go down there

He don't know the difference tween a flounder and a turbot

Thank you

Hungry? I'll go fix something

I'll feed you, too, parrot

What in hell am I doing?

Hello

Is that you?

I'm still not back in Tokyo

Is that right?

Can you wait a little longer?

It's not about the money

I think we'd better get a divorce

I'm sick of living like this

Hey, wait up This is all so sudden

Then you'll be free

That's not the issue!

I've thought it through My parents agree

The sooner the better

Because I can't provide?

– It's not that – I just don't want to drag it out

So what is it? Have you found another man?

You never change

You get confrontational when you're challenged

A perpetual loser

What about Kyohei? What about our son?

He's made new friends here He doesn't want to go back

I've sent you the divorce papers Please sign them

Bye

You should think more

Keep on thinking until your brain cells start to rot

My boss always said I was too hesitant, I thought too much

That only proves you don't think enough

The corporate culture

you see, they don't want the workers to think

They want fools who'll work all their lives without complaining

Just like jail

Feeling any better?

My gift is past its "consume by date, " but it should be okay

I appreciate it

This layoff gives you a good chance to sit and think

The real meaning of freedom,

is to think for yourself and reach your own conclusion

One that will make you happy

What if I blow my brain without reaching a conclusion?

– Then it's in the hands of the gods – Why not acquiesce to that first?

That's not right

Don't let others make your decisions

You have to do it yourself Lose your free will, and you lose your humanity

But in the end,

it's all in the hands of the gods

– What are you doing? – Sorry

– Thinking again, are you? – Not really

I reckon you think too much

About that woman, right?

No offense, but be careful

What do you mean?

For a while she was hooked up with a fisherman

He went crazy and killed himself

He went and drowned himself

Fishermen don't drown easily He meant to

There were other men

One man wasn't enough for a monster

who sucked out a man's vital essence and killed him

That's ridiculous

Just idle gossip

You're starting to dry up

Finished for the day?

I'll be by at four

What for?

To meet my father

I guess I'll have to join you

No you won't

Can I get 1000 yen? A loan?

Women earn him money

In here

Here he is

So you want to be a fisherman, eh?

I'm Sasano Pleased to meet you

They are alike He is Koji's double

Just like I told you

It's like Koji's come back

Who am I like?

Koji, a fisherman Remember I told you?

Shorter hair, but he looked like you

When I first saw you, my heart stopped

That's not why I brought him here

Will you hire me?

I'll vouch for him He's a good worker

– We're coming – Please wait a second

Careful

– Sorry – You're absolutely hopeless

I'm sorry

Take care

Old Grandma is still waiting, is she?

Waiting? For what?

She's always there at the end of the bridge

Waiting for someone?

Didn't I tell you?

She's waiting for that drifter to return

The murderer? That was years ago

She was a fine looking woman back then

She used to have men fighting over her

– How is it? – Everything's fixed, we're ready to fish

So the drifter killed the fisherman?

Right There was a carpet of fish that day

What's a "carpet of fish?"

It was as if every fish in the Sea of Japan,

had gathered here, forming a carpet of fish

I've never seen that

The drifter was up on a number of charges

He got thirteen years

She waited for him all that time But he never came back

He was incapable of understanding a woman's self– esteem

Self– esteem? What's that mean?

You're too young to know

When she got old she began waiting for him again

Enough of these old stories

Does he get the job or not?

Because of that woman you'll give up everything?

You've got a family, obligations

Not any more, I don't

You haven't decided yet

Come see me again when you're certain

Well, that was a waste of time

That's checkmate In one move

The General!

And a very commonplace move, I must say

– What's wrong with it? – It's got no pizzazz

I once had a pal who died on top of a woman

He had his hand up between her legs

Now that was rare

Everything is commonplace these days

What's wrong with being commonplace?

Isn't life like that?

Who can say what's rare and what's common?

Is it common to vent as much water as she does?

How do you know?

You love that warm fluid

That's not your concern

Fulfill your desires, that's the way!

You side with the commonplace

lmagine being a rook, a knight, or a pawn

Now there's a life for you! It's a good life if it ends well, that's all

But the battle ends when your dick goes limp!

Grandma?

Come on inside

What's up?

Running short of vital essence?

– I'm okay – Keep a sharp eye out or you'll get hurt

Pull!

Hey, Minister! I'm in the Biwako Marathon

Congratulations!

The road to my presidency starts at Biwako

A good coach helps There's not as much as there was

– About half of what it was – Yes

It is half of what it was

Will it continue to lessen?

It's all because of you

You're curing me

I've decided to stay for a while

There's no work in Tokyo

I'm so glad!

I'm no burglar!

A man asked me to get something he left behind

A golden Buddha or something

Anyway, he hid it in a pot he left here

You know about it?

What's the matter, Granny?

Stop laughing!

Is my Taro in good health?

No He died a while ago

He didn't suffer, though

You were Taro's lover, weren't you?

He always regretted it

When he was drunk he'd say he wished he had returned

But he couldn't face you im being an ex– con and all

So there's no pot of treasure?

There is

But it's been empty for years

No treasure to be found in this old dump

What's that?

Noto silk

It's cool in summer

It's his, you take it

Expensive, isn't it? Are you sure?

It's a reward for telling me what became of Taro

May I ask a question?

Is that girl upstairs Taro's granddaughter?

What's up?

I've had enough I'm heading back to Tokyo

No treasure here and the food's lousy

You be careful

You, too

We won't be seeing you back at the camp

I envy old Taro

No woman's going to cry when I die

That was sudden I'll miss the old stinkpot

Good time, Ramin

You run best when you're hungry

Haven't seen Granny around for a couple of days

Probably given up hope

Did you say something?

It's a sad thing to wait all those years

Especially in vain

– You always had a thing for her, didn't you? /– Not just me You, too

She was beautiful

More beautiful than any of the film stars back then

She was really something

That hurts

Sorry, I can't

It's okay Don't worry about it

You're probably just tired

But you're a good doctor You've cured me

So from now on, I'll let you do it, whenever you want to

– I'll take these – That'll be 1,280 yen

– Do you want a cover? – Please

– Can I borrow your scooter? – Sure

– The key? – It's in there

How come?

Damn it!

– Hello – Cold, isn't it?

Hey!

Koji?

What's with you and her?

You look so much like him!

– You gave me a fright – What's with you and her?

I'm just out of jail, I came to see Koji's old girlfriend

– She was Koji's girl – She's not Koji's any more

She's yours then, is she?

Yeah

Okay Then let me be frank with you

She's quite different, isn't she?

Her body, I mean

She gushes like a fountain So Koji told me Is that true?

I know a man who pays well for oddities like that

How's 50,000 yen a night sound?

Okay, 80,000 Plus some amphetamine

Before I take her to him, I'll test her out first

Stay away from her!

You know who you're talking to?

This Koji, he owed me money!

I reckon his woman has to pay me back

I'm taking her anyway You aren't married to her

Anyway, you'll dump her when you tire of it

– I'll kill you first! – Stop it!

You're too good for him

– Hey, Shintaro – Finally!

You and your drugs are what killed Koji!

– Cool it, will ya! – Fuck off!

– In trouble again, kid? – You're a damn nuisance!

Fighting again? Stop being a nuisance

Dad...

He's got it wrong I can explain

Let me explain it to you

It's a misunderstanding

– Leave that be! – You uppity little bastard!

You motherfucker!

Listen to me!

The fishermen you cuckolded are waiting at the wharf

– Shintaro, I've gotta go – Let's go then

He's crazy about her, ain't he?

I saw you drive past

You don't trust me

You're all the same

When the water decreases, they accuse me of being unfaithful

– That's bloody obvious! – Isn't it right?

– What happened to you? – Nothing

Divine punishment for doubting you

Okay, I'll tell you

Grandma never sold up because she was waiting for a man

He asked me to come here

He hid some treasure here long ago He wanted me to get it in his place

So that's why you first approached me?

Well, I saw you stealing, so I thought

I've heard enough!

At first it was true, but once we had a relationship

I didn't care about the treasure any more

Honestly!

For you it was just exotic sex, but do you realize how much I suffer?

I tried to kill myself many times

– I tried to kill myself many times! – It wasn't just sex!

Only Grandma understands my agony

She had the water, too?

That treasure was in her "pot"

That's what it means

What a fool!

You came all the way here for that?

Now you've found it

What do you say? Are you satisfied?

Hey! Where are you?

Hey!

Down here

It's over now

You can go back to your wife

I'm staying here

I've decided I'm staying

Do what you want

Was Koji so much like me?

He was kind to me

You chose me because I look like him?

To atone for your sin?

That's vicious!

Did you bring him here?

Don't! Don't come in here

Am I just his substitute?

Yes, you are

This place is a womb for you

Koji was a real fisherman

He was nothing like you

You're just a salaried office worker

Can't a salary man love you?

You only love the water, my shame!

Take a look at the real me! The me without the water

Which is the real you?

You're real as you are!

I can't take it! I love you so much it makes me sick!

I love you

Vent my water! Now!

I will I sure will

I'll empty you You'll run dry

You know yourself it's an impossible tale

A funeral at New Year's is hard to pull off

lmagine dying after choking on a rice cake

That's so like Grandma