All language subtitles for Stratosphere Girl.2004

Every line you draw,
leads to something...

and often you don't even know to
where.

You go on a journey, without
knowing how it will end.

In comics, everything is possible...

and every comic has a hero.

Heroes only do what
they believe is right.

Most comics begin
in far away places,

sometimes even
other galaxies.

This story began at
my graduation party.

Hi, my name is Yamamoto.

I'm Angela.

I really like the music
you play, is this your job?

Yeah, I play
nearly every night.

And what do you
do during the day?

I buy records, listen
to them...and you?

Me? I'm going to start working
in my uncle's office from Monday.

Actually...I wanted to travel.

So, where are you from?

I live with my
family in Japan.

Have you ever been to Tokyo?

No, I haven't
been to Tokyo yet.

But, I've got a few
good friends over there.

This one looks like you.

You are right.
It is me.

Did you draw that?

Uhuh.

It's beautiful.

I wish I could
go there one day.

I had not even started to
look for adventure,

when the adventure found me.

I know a swedish woman.
She's been working in Tokyo.

She works in the Mizo Shobai,
as a kind of hostess.

Like a geisha?

No...foreign women cannot
become geishas.

Her name is Monika.

I don't know her
that well but uhm..

I think she likes the job.

The night is the best time
to leave everything behind.

Real heroes just leave,
they don't ask for permission.

Here's her address.

Is that the street?

And she really doesn't mind?

If you find the beginning,
you have already reached the half...

and at this point,
your destiny has been decided.

Of course, I didn't
realise that the beginning...

would be so linked to the end.

Ahh.

Do you know if...
is Monika already back?

She'll be here.

Uh!

Come on!
Concentrate!

You'll have to try
harder than that!

No!!

Ok ok...

Wait, wait.

Come on!

Oh!

Oy!

What did you do?
Unbelievable!

-You take care!!
-Broken!!

-Such a mess!!
-You need to pay!

Leave our apartment!

I don't believe it,
for fucks sake,

What have you done?

I don't know.

You've only been here
for five minutes...

No, don't you see this!

Charging the bathroom,
I mean what are you doing?

-I'm sorry.
-Don't worry.

Don't worry.

-What's going on?
-Sorry.

Sorry...

Sorry.

It must have been the
worst time to meet Monika,

but I liked her from
the very first moment.

It's not easy to know
friends from enemies...

...that's what I
was about to learn.

-So you're Angela, yeah?
-Yeah.

I'm Monika.
Welcome.

Thanks.

And don't worry
about the wall,

at least you had
your clothes on.

I could escort her to
a hotel, if you like.

-What?
-Come on.

Most people seem to
have a goal in life,

but what happens
to those who don't?

They drift...with
no clear destination...

and then they get lost and disappear.

Take a good look,
that's what they all look like.

The men here work very
hard and long hours,

so after work, they want to
be admired, flirt a little.

The best thing you can do is just
tell them something about your life.

You'll see it's easy, the Japanese
like their women to be direct so...

give them your opinion,
don't be shy to argue with them.

They don't get a chance
to argue at home...

that's why they
come to the club.

Yes, lets meet at
nine o clock, at the usual place.

And you bow in order to give the
other person more stature or
height...

...by making yourself smaller so...

Go on...try.
Bow.

The deeper the better.

-It can't be that difficult.
-Don't you believe it.

I'm joking.

-How old are you?
-I'm 18.

At the moment
there are too many.

Try another place.

Maybe you come back in two months
and we have something for you.

But I sat in a plane
for thirteen hours...

Don't you get it,
we're too many.

Take a look around...
what do you see?

-But one girl more or less?
-Try another club.

What are you, French?

They always think they have
the right to do everything.

A hero never gives up...

after all, a mission
is waiting, somewhere.

Hello...

Do you speak english?

-What?
-There is somebody.

I would like to
talk to the manager.

Can't you read?
Japanese only!

Excuse me, where can
I make a phone call?

Hmm?

I don't know.

When I draw, I never
know what comes first,

the idea or the drawing.

In the same way, there are
things one cannot find,

one has to be lead to them.

But maybe I could
work as a waitress?

We only have servants here.

And what about the kitchen?

I didn't take enough
money with me,

I don't know what I will do.

I think she wants you
to feel sorry for her.

-Go on cry!
-Shut up!

Go and find yourself
another club.

Go somewhere where they
like baby faces, ha!

Hey, have you gone mad!
Stop it!

You're not going to
mess up the atmosphere here.

Hey you, come here girl!

That was a very bad start.

I think you had better
go home now but um...

...maybe you can
try another day.

Okay?

It's about time that
bitch got a beating.

Hey, brush your hair.
Then go over to Table 3.

But don't cause trouble.

Tonight is her first night.

She's still got a jet lag, it's
such a long flight from Europe,

isn't it, the flight?

Yes, it's very long.

Where are you from?

I am from Belgium...

but the last years,
I went to school in Germany.

In Europe, everybody has got a dog.

You see dogs everywhere.

Yeah? We also had
a dog in our house.

A nice laborador.
But he was killed by a car.

That's good,
dogs always smell.

Dogs are not good
in the house.

That's not true, they don't
smell if you wash them sometimes.

-They are dirty animals!
-They are not!

They are only natural.

You would be dirty too,
if you didn't wash.

Angela, you can't
compare men with dogs.

So you are a student?

No, I don't want to study.
I want to draw.

Draw?
What means draw?

What does that mean?

Ahh, it means drawing.

Very good!
Look at this!

-Very look like.
-Oh.

Do you have a boyfriend?

No.

She doesn't either...

because her tits hang
down to the ground.

See, there, can I stick a pen
underneath them or a book?

Come on, just tell us!

No, not just one book, I can
fit a whole bookshelf under them.

Do you believe it?

Yes.
What can I do for you?

She hasn't had a man yet.

Oh.

I beg your pardon, Ingrid.

Never had a boyfriend, you?
Ha?

-She may be a virgin.
-You're expecting too much.

Well, you don't know
unless you ask.

-She does look innocent.
-Go ahead, ask her!

-Look at her face.
-Heart-rendering...

I don't ever want to miss...

a second with
a lovely girl like you.

So, has someone
fucked you yet or not?

He's into virgins, he can
give it to you straight away!

It doesn't work.

Ah, you have to
put more coins in.

Yeah, like this
and then dial again...

Ok.

Alright, see you later.

This is the number
of Yamamoto.

I am not here right now.
Please leave a message.

Thanks for calling.
I'm not here right now.

Please leave your name
and number...

and I'll get back to you
as soon as I can.

Thanks.

A girl has vanished.

Another hostess.

Is this reason why
you sent me to Tokyo?

Is this what I
was meant to find?

No, I don't know that girl.

Who is it?

Her name is Larissa.

I was just wondering,
if she worked...

She never worked
in this club.

Why do you show this around?
You should not do this.

Anyway, you are not allowed to
have your drinks here at the bar.

I mean, I don't
really know him,

I just met him at a
party in Sweden and ah...

where he was working as a DJ.

And he sent you to Tokyo?

No, he didn't send me...

we were just talking, you know...

and then he told
about this hostessing job and...

I had nothing better
to do at that time so...

I really thought he
was gay, but he's not.

He's definitely not.

See you in a sec.

She's such a
talented little liar.

She's told her father
that she's working here...

as an English teacher.

My mother doesn't even
know that I'm here.

Wow!

The men really
seem to like you.

I only made 20 thousand yen.

That little?
I make that in 10 minutes.

20 thousand?

Made you curious, has it?

If you come a bit closer,
I'll show you how it's done.

You won't tell the
others will you?

The Japanese call
this Mugandi,

the look into infinity.

Don't ask me why they call
it "looking into infinity",

when they're staring
at a woman's pussy...but hey.

At least I don't let
them climb all over me...

Iike those Babushka sluts do.

Completely fucking
up the business.

One of those Russian girls
lived here, didn't she?

Yeah.

Larissa.

I thought she was the
one that dissapeared?

Possibly.

Lets just say, she hasn't
shown up for a while.

See that handbag?

She left it behind.

...at the Miss Norway competition,
that's where I was discovered.

And then I worked
as a model in The States...

But then my father found out.

You know he's very obsessive about
me
but I escaped and came here.

-Do you have any change?
-Uhuh.

In December, I go to
New York, to Acting School.

-You want to be an actress?
-Yeah.

I met this photographer, who's
going to produce his own movie.

He talked to me on the street
and after the audition,

he immediately
offered me the lead.

Well, he first made
some photo's of me.

But that looks like
Gwyneth Paltrow.

No, it's me.

And after the
audition, Jeff said...

I have much more emotional
depth than Gwyneth.

Ok, so straighten
up your back,

now take long deep breaths...

keep your head a bit higher.

Oh Rachel, please stick
to your own make-up!

The bacteria's contagious,
I don't want to get pimples...

A few pimples might make
your face more interesting,

won't help your tits though.

Don't take it personally...

but sometimes I think
you have a very bad energy.

Angela, sing for table number 3.

-You should work on your chi!
-Fucking do!

With this energy,
it doesn't surprise me...

that you're in big trouble.

Ah!
You suprise me.

Thank you for enlightening me,
but I'm fine.

-Really, I'm not so sure.
-No?

Come on, she's just using your
powder.
You can buy a new one.

Go for it.
You can make a lot of points.

Shoes...

or make-ups, you know
for your lovely lips?

For your eyes...any...

I want to invite
to our table.

We would appreciate very much
if you'd come and join us.

Is it true, you're just 16?

No, I'm 15.

-Oh.
-Aha!

Hey look, I found a
pair that might fit you.

-Try them on!
-Okay.

I think they
look really cool,

probably suit you as well.

-Okay.
-It's hard.

Here we are...
Ok just try to walk a bit.

Hey, they look
beautiful on you...

you know they make your
legs look much longer.

-Are they not too tight?
-No...I think they fit!

-You can have them.
-Are they yours?

No, not really.

They belong to a girl,
that used to live here.

Jesus, it's getting
hard to breath in here.

So, you know what?

I think we need to keep our
eyes open for a flat for you.

Uhuh.

You know Polly
lives here as well...

and five is just too much for comfort.

I'll get it.

But there'll be no trouble
finding you a new flat.

And also could you
give me thirty thousand...

for the rent for this week?

-Yes, sure.
-Thank you.

After all you did
so well last night.

It's for you.

-For me?
-Aha.

Go on, open it up.

-What is it?
-I don't know?

Take it out!

Oh wow, someone
made an effort!

Yeah, that was quick!

But nobody knows
where I live?

Can I open this one?

They give things to people
they don't even know?

Don't cream your
panties sweatheart,

we get gifts all the time.

Oh wow!
Lovely!

Look!
It's with real feathers!

And if I were you, I'd have
that cleaned before I wore it.

I mean, you can
never be sure,

but some of these perverts
like to jack-off on the stuff,

before they give it away.

It's so nice to see how quickly
the other girls have accepted you.

No, really. Usually
it takes ages for them...

to get along with the newcomers.

Thanks for waiting.
Here for take-away.

-Yey, thanks for waiting.
-Thanks.

Your little Lolita trick seems to
go down quite well with the
customers.

Trick?
What do you mean?

Hurry up!

Mick Jagger?

Come on, he's much
prettier than Mick Jagger.

Polly...

Of course it's Polly.

Look, doesn't he look
exactly like you?

No!

My lips are not that big!

Hello.

But you've got
silicon in them.

They weren't that big
when you first arrived.

Do you like shopping?

-Yeah?
-When? Tomorrow?

Tomorrow.

I wanna come too.

I want to go shopping
with one girl.

I want to go
shopping with you.

I lived in a flat share
as well for half a year.

So I know to live with
these girls is so hard.

They stole my money.

You should be careful.

Larissa's traces seemed
to be fading away,

but I just wasn't
going to give up.

Can I borrow your shampoo?

Not before I'd found out
what really happened.

Thanks.

I think there's a
leak in that part.

Ouch!

Ow, Rachel!!!

What the hell
did you give me?

What is it?

-Shampoo.
-This isn't shampoo!

-What did you give me?
-I don't know.

Glue!

Look at this!
Ah fuck!

Awe, it hurts...
and it smells like shit.

Jesus Christ!
What is this?

Oh!
Ow, ow, ow, ow. ow.

It's still hurting.

My third night in Tokyo, brought me
a little closer to my antagonist.

It's easier to
recognise evil,

when one is expecting it.

And I was ready.

Come on, it's not so bad.

Wow!
These are pretty amazing.

Finally something different
in this crappy place.

I hope they're not
all the same size.

Who are they for anyway?

For Mr. Kruilman
and his guests.

Well, if that's the case...

what kind of pay
are we looking at tonight?

Everything double.

Ooh, cool!

I thought he wasn't
going to show up again.

Well, you didn't seriously think...

we'd get rid of him
that quickly, did you?

He's got us in the
palm of his hand.

My fault, isn't it.
Blame it on me.

I didn't mean it that way.

Oh, for gods sake
what horrible colors.

I told this Papa-Arse
I wanted Dirndls.

The classic one's
from Bavaria.

What does he give us...some
kind of Chinese imitations.

The cripple is no good
for anything anymore.

Even the most ghastly rags can't
disfigure these nordic elves.

Come on sit down, come on!

Whom do we have there?
A new face.

-Good evening.
-Good evening. Come...

And what's this enchanting
creature called?

Angela.

Oh no!

I should have thought
of that, of course...

Angela.

If this isn't the
face of an angel.

What do you think gentlemen?

A woman who looks like this...

can't possibly be
from this planet, can she?

I think...

this wonderful,
delicate creature...

has come from somewhere up above.

I believe, that she has descended
from
the Stratosphere down onto the
earth...

in order to make us all happy.

For the men.

Lets drink to
The Stratosphere Girl.

Kruilman seemed harmless,
at least in the beginning.

He was a well known
guest in the club,

everyone seemed to know him.

-Do you have a minute.
-Yeah, of course.

I sensed there was a link
between him and Larissa.

But what was it?

A hero must always be alert,

...especially when he
enters hostile territory.

He must understand the
tactic of the enemy,

this will help to protect him.

Angela, go back to table number 3.

Angela, table 3,
the guests are waiting.

What's going on?
Angela?

Hey wait up,
you haven't got a key...

how were you going
to get in otherwise?

Thank you.

Wait don't think that...

don't think that
one of the girls...

Dear Yamamoto, I don't know
where you are at the moment,

but I'm looking
forward to seeing you.

When are you coming?

I tried to reach
you on the telephone...

there is so much
I have to tell you.

I think, I'm
uncovering a secret...

I must be careful.

It wasn't easy for me either,
the first weeks in the club...

...you know when I was new.

It happened to me as well.

They also put
glass into my soup.

But I nearly died, I had to be
in a hospital for a whole week.

I need to look for
another place to stay.

Yeah, maybe it's for the best.

It's very difficult to
find anything affordable.

But I might know of somebody.

And what should I
do with my money?

You can't just walk in and
open a bank account like that.

Welcome.

The tax authorities will
be onto you in no time.

We're working here illegally.
Don't forget that!

Don't worry, I know guy who
can take care of everything.

I don't feel like working
in the club anymore.

The police can send you back
anytime
and that is if you're lucky.

I once visited a
girl in jail...

He's got plenty of space...

and he doesn't even
have to pay any rent...

and he's so friendly.

Does he look
after your money?

Of course...you can
really trust him.

So it's really safe?

Yea...absolutly.
Don't worry.

Over here...

Look...this is where he lives,
the green door under the bridge.

See you later.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Things seem to be
going well for you!

I guess, not bad for 3 days.

Not bad?
That's 40 thousand yen.

Could you give me a receipt?

I don't even know you!

A receipt!?

How many girls are
you doing this for?

Almost all of them...

and nothing's
ever gone missing.

I don't have anywhere
to stay at the moment.

Do you think I could
stay here for a while?

Okay, but you owe me one.

Scotty's so...understanding...
but a bit strange.

Scotty...

he was really
in love with me.

Unfortunately, I wasn't
interested in him.

I mean not in that way...
I think he's still keen on me.

Didn't he mention me?

No, he didn't say
anything to me.

Ah I think...
I miss you already.

What a pity that out
of all the people,

you're the one
who's moving out.

Uhuh.

Oh...
where did you find this?

You asked me if I knew what
had happened to Larissa.

Look, let me show
you something.

It's a Cumo pipe.

Very rare and very expensive.

Careful, you'll
get really buzzed.

Angela, is
everything alright?

I'm fine.

You sound so different.

Shall I meet you
at the airport?

Never ever tell anybody what
I'm about to tell you now.

It all started at that party.

I did a job with her at
some rich Japaneses place.

A publisher or something...

Anyway, he's mad about blonds.

He really coughed up
the goods and in exchange...

they wanted us to kind of fool
around with each other a bit.

We knew exactly how far we could go
without them thinking we wanted sex.

We thought that we had the
whole thing under control.

They were actually
being quite sweet to us.

Larissa and I even
had a good time...

and then suddenly Kruilman
appeared with these two girls.

Whom I'd never seen before.

From then on...
things became unpleasant.

They kept on
lighting new pipes.

By that time, we were already
completely out of it.

Suddenly I became so drowsy,
that I fell asleep...

When I woke up, I didn't know
how long I'd been sleeping.

I just wanted to
get some fresh air.

That's why I was
walking around.

At first I thought Larissa
and the other two girls...

were in there, but then I
noticed it wasn't the girls.

It was the men.

They were wearing wigs.

And I remember seeing blood.

Welcome.

When one is looking
for something,

everything has a meaning.

I didn't find very
much in Larissa's bag,

just enough to
confirm my suspicion.

Angela to table number 1.

I can't believe it...
he wants you, all on your own.

Congratulations.

So have you made
already any friends here?

No, not really.

I've only been
here for a few days.

Oh, I see.

I came over here to
visit a pen friend.

Penfriends.
Does it still exist?

Yeah.

But, I never got a
chance to meet her.

She's from Russia.

Aha.

I can't find her and I have
a feeling the other girls,

they know where she is, but
nobody wants to talk about it.

How childish.

What was the
young lady's name?

Larissa.

Whatever he knew, he wasn't
going to share it with me...

Your parents must
be proud of you.

If I were your father, I
wouldn't let you out of my sight.

My father left us.

I'm sorry.

It's okay, I still
have my mother...

she's a little bit
old fashioned but...

But she's allowing you to
travel all over the world,

that sounds quite
progressive to me.

She doesn't know
that I'm here...

Nobody knows.

So if I understood you correctly,
you ran away, didn't you?

Come.

You made a very good
decision to come here.

Don't worry,
my darling.

It all started at that party.

I did a job with her at
some rich Japaneses place,

a publisher or something.

Anyway, he's mad about blonds.

It was Larissa's connection.

I think she'd
already been there...

It was easy money.

The mood was
actually really good.

They wanted us to fool around...

and kiss each other,
stuff like that.

We knew exactly how far we could go
without them thinking we wanted sex.

We thought we had the
whole thing under control.

I don't remember having
ever been that high before.

Then Kruilman appeared
with these two girls.

From then on, things became
more and more unpleasant.

At first I thought
it was Larissa...

and the other girls in there dancing.

But then I noticed it
wasn't the girls dancing,

but the men!

And they were wearing wigs!

Larissa.

Oshima.

You got those panties for me?

No, not yet.

We had an agreement!

Very artistic.
Go on!

The others will show
you how it's done.

Did you happen to see a
business card laying around?

No.

But it was laying on
my desk a minute ago.

I can't do this!

You want to earn money,
don't you?

I've got a question...

about Larissa.

She used to go to parties at
some clients house, didn't she?

I keep on telling everyone,
that it's not a good idea...

to meet the client
outside the club.

If Larissa had listened to me,
she would still be alive.

But what makes you
think she's dead,

the police only
think she's missing.

Oh, what do I know.

Leave me alone
with these stories.

Go back to table 3.

I was trying to put all
the pieces together.

A girl had been killed,
slaughtered in a ritual.

I wanted to forget all of it,
escape my thoughts.

I missed you so.

She's very sweet...

it's just that she seems to be
a bit confused from time to time.

Ah really?

You know, maybe she's just not
the right type for this work.

-Ah, here she is.
-Hey, how are you?

I needed to
tell you everything,

but I didn't know how...

When you were by my side,
everything seemed so unreal.

But what if you
didn't believe me,

what would become of us then?

It looks like the girls
are afraid of him...

and I think they are trying
to cover the whole thing up,

so that's why Monika told you
that I'm confused, but I'm not.

I really don't want to
get them into trouble...

but I have a feeling that
something bad might happen.

What do you mean by that?

I don't know...

but I know who did it!

You got any proof?

No, but I know what happened.

I can show you.

If you don't believe me,
then...just stay here,

I'm going to bring
you the proof.

Don't you want me
to come with you?

No, it's ok.

I have to admit...
I really like them.

What a strange little
story you've made up there?!

It's only a story
which I invented.

Of course, of course.

and...

I haven't quite finished yet.

I very much appreciate
your talent.

So please don't get me wrong...

but don't you think that
you might cause a lot of...

confusion with this story?

-Confusion?
-Aha.

-No.
-No?

Why?

Because maybe somewhere
there are some people...

who think that these
fantasies are real.

You don't want that...do you?
No.

You see, that's why I'll keep
them in a safe place for you.

Why did you have to go and
stick your nose into everything?

Because of you, Ella wants
to go to the police.

It was about two months ago...

Kruilman called us
and asked if we had time...

and wanted to make some quick
money...

...and of course we
wanted to be part of it so...

he took us along to
this rich Japanese man.

We'd already worked at his
place before so we knew him...

and that's why I thought
it was completely harmless.

Kruilman was in a terrific
mood that night...

but Larissa and Ella
were already there...

putting on their stupid show.

Then Larissa started giving
the men the full works.

We all knew that Larissa
would do absolutly anything...

to make as much
money as possible.

We all had an agreement,
as to how far we should go...

and Larissa just ignored this,
she was a real little whore at times.

Later that night, Ella and
Rachel had this wonderful idea...

and I know it sounds
stupid but at that time...

I thought it was
kind of funny...

they um, they wanted to
cut Larissa's hair.

I remember how
she struggled...

but she never had a chance
against both of them...

and then, and then suddenly
Rachel just lost it.

But then...

You have to
go to the police!

Do you have any idea what
would happen to Rachel and Ella?

It's murder, they put you
away for twenty years here.

Yes but sooner or later...
someone will find out.

Not if you...

and every other one of you
two-faced bitches in this place,

keeps your mouths shut.

No-one will ever find out.

We have a meeting...
did Monika tell you that?!

Could you stop over
there for a moment.

What?!

-Do you want to stop here?
-No!

Drive.
Continue driving.

So now, I would be the
next to disappear.

What traces had
I left behind?

No thanks, I don't want.

Angela, if you hear this...

I'm thinking of you.

Real heroes never die,
because if they did,

who would finish their mission?

Whatever happens
during the journey,

it is important to bring
the story to a good end.

She is sleeping like a stone,
we should let her sleep.

This is how I became a
visitor in my own world.