Original subtitles

Hajime-chan? Yes, I'm back

Last night

Just a bit tired

Really? Sounds good

I can call by on the way

Yes, is that okay?

Yoko-san! You're back!

Welcome back!

How was Taiwan?

Very... I was doing my research

Thanks for keeping an eye on the place

Really? So nice

Just a moment

Pineapple cakes... Do you like them?

Take some rest

Sorry

The landlady... yes

Listen, I had another weird dream

About an unhappy mother

She's sad because something's happened to her baby

It looks so old... but the face is made of ice...

And suddenly it's all melting! Very scary...

I can't remember the rest

You know any story like that?

Anyhow, I'm still having these weird dreams

I'll call by anyway

Okay, see you later... Bye bye

You made it!

Here you are - Thanks

And the receipts

How much?

Great!

Thank you

Oh, I brought you something...

A little gift for your birthday

Really?

This is great!

When I got to Taiwan

I found it was the 116th anniversary.

Of the founding of the railways

Look!

I should pay you for it

- Really? - Sure

Well, thanks a lot

I'll treasure it

Oh, I have one of these already

Do you?

Jiang Wenye won a prize for his "Taiwan Rondo"

At the Olympics Arts Festival

The Olympics?

Yes, the Berlin Olympics, 1936

Can I listen to this one?

Okay, just a moment

You know, Jiang Wenye came to Japan when he was 13

to study electricity

Electricity?

Right

And he went to night classes in singing and composition...

at Ueno Music Academy,

which is now Tokyo Arts University

Did he?

And he had a favoritejazz cafe

Maybe notjazz, but anyway a music place

It was called "Dat"

He listened to records there, and read music

Does it still exist?

If it does, I'd like to go

Shall I check?

Yes, please

By the way, that dream you mentioned...

About the baby changing

It's a goblin story, it comes from Europe

Really?

Yes, goblins are said to take the place of babies

There are many European stories like that

Changeling stories... it's like one of those

I guess it is

I'd like to read one

Yoko!

Thank you very much

- I'm home - Welcome back

It's been a while...

A couple of days

I'm home

Welcome

Was the train crowded?

Not really

Why don't you get changed?

I will

Want a drink, Mom?

No thanks

Where's Mew?

- Sorry? - I forgot to feed Mew

What's for dinner?

Ma!

What's for dinner?

Fish... Flatfish

Flatfish

No nikujaga beef stew?

Nikujaga?

No

Wait a second...

Mew!

(TV: Highschool League Baseball _Commentary)

Yoko, dinner's ready

Yoko!

Yoko

She's nodded off, better let her rest

Asleep

Asleep

Maybe she's not sleeping well

Anything to go with my beer?

How about pickles?

Fine

Chopsticks

You're awake

I'm hungry

Is there anything to eat?

I'll heat it up

You slept in those clothes?

Kimpira, okay?

Sure

Any rice left?

Yes

Thanks

Can I have this too?

You know what?

What?

What is it?

I'm pregnant

Whose is it?

My Taiwanese boyfriend

Boyfriend?

You know how often I visit Taiwan

But I won't marry him

And his parents? Do they know?

Yeah...

But I can bring it up by myself

Good afternoon

It's over there. Near the car

This way, Yoko-chan

I'll bring it

Careful, brother, you're getting splashed

Okay? Your shirt's getting dirty

There's enough water

I'll wipe it off

Here No problem

- Brother? - It's okay

Mother!

I'm borrowing the bike

Going out for a bit

The roads are slippery

Watch out for cars

You have to say something to Yoko

You're always evasive

Something important comes up, and you say nothing

Youjust stay silent

They hung up...

Who could it have been?

Does the boyfriend have ajob?

And we'll soon

be living on our pensions

- Excuse me... - Yes?

- Where's Tora-chan? - Inside

- See her? - Yes, she's asleep

You know Tora-chan?

I used to catch my train to school here

She's fatter than she was

Everyone loves her

She's sound asleep

She's getting old

Yes

Yes

I'll be honored to meet you

Thank you so much

Yes

Whatever time you can spare for me...

Hello, Cafe Erika

Yes, thank you very much

Thanks, Mrs Jiang

Yes, hold on a moment

A call for you

Hello?

Yes, hi!

Good afternoon

Yes

Thank you

I'll come by to pick it up

Thank you

Thanks for that umbrella for my girlfriend

By the way...

did you hear about Hajime?

Hear what?

Well... A girl came into his bookshop just like that...

and said she wanted to be his girlfriend

Incredible, right?

What did he say?

I don't know

People are saying that she's after his property

Or that there's some hidden agenda,

that's the guess

- You hadn't heard? - No... but...

He didn't want to tell you?

I wonder what she was like?

I have no idea

This is very much like the dream you told me about

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Delivery from Cafe Erika

Good day

I'll put it here

Thank you

Thank you very much

I remember this sunflower...

Where did this coffee come from?

My treat

That's nice of you

Strange...

Why?

I must have read this sometime

Did you?

It's very close to what you dreamed?

Thanks for the treat!

Ida played her wonder horn to rock the baby still

but never watched.

So the goblins came. They pushed their way in

and pull baby out,

leaving another all made of ice.

Poor Ida, never knowing,

hugged the changeling and she murmured

"How I love you."

The ice thing only dripped and stared,

and Ida mad knew goblins had been there.

"They stole my sister away!" she cried.

"To be nasty goblin's bride!"

Now Ida in a hurry

snatched her Mama's yellow rain cloak,

tucked her horn safe in a pocket,

and made a serious mistake.

She climbed backwards out her window

into outside over there.

Hello? It's me, Yoko

You know, it came back to me

There was a very large hall

That's where I read that book

Yes, the picture book that Hajime-chan gave me

The whole floor was tatami mats

I remember many people chanting sutras, believers I guess

My mom was one of them

Hello? Yes...

She was a strong believer

A big donor too

She left when I was four

Yes

This is my biological mother, not my mom now

Yes

Anyhow, it all came back

It gave me a very strange feeling

That's why I called, I wanted to tell you

Okay, see you

Yes, bye bye TOMARU BOOKS

Thank you very much

I'll put it here

Excuse me...

My name is Inoue, I'm a writer

I'd like to ask you some questions

I'm researching a man named Mr Jiang Wenye

- Mr Jiang Wenye? - Yes

What kind of...?

A composer, Taiwanese

He came here very often

Really?

I'm sorry, I don't know about him

It was 60 or 70 years ago

I see, quite long ago

Did your father ever mention him?

No, he didn't

- I see - Sorry I can't help you

Thanks

Hello?

What's up?

Great! Let's do it!

Right now I'm in Koenji

Shall we meet in Ochanomizu Station?

Okay?

Yes, see you later...

The next station is Shinjuku

The following stop will be Yotsuya

Change here for Yoyogi, Sendagaya and Shinanomachi

And the Marunouchi, Shinjuku

and Oedo subway lines

Please take all your belongings with you when leaving the train

Hello...

I suddenly don't feel well

Now I'm in Shinjuku...

YURAKUCHO STATION

What's wrong?

What is it?

Hey, are you okay?

What's the matter?

You feel bad?

Okay?

- I'm pregnant - What?

I suddenly didn't feel good

- You're pregnant? - Yes

Welcome

What'll you have?

Coffee

One coffee, one milk, please

Thank you

Show me the map

I got a lot from this man's book

Between 2-chome and 3-chome?

I think...

it's in the middle, there

Facing the side road?

There are only two cafes there

It must be one of them

The former Ginza Nishi 2-chome?

This is a map from that time

Excuse me, your drinks

Master...

This...

Here, there used to be a cafe called "Dat"...

Ever heard of it?

"Dat"?

Before...

Wasn't it around Subaru-gai?

It's too small, I can't see

Ah, Ginza 2-chome?

Yes... It used to be Ginza Nishi 2-chome

The name sounds familiar

"Dat"

So it's Ginza 2-chome?

Let me see...

Go straight down this street till you reach the traffic light

Cross over to the right, and you're in Ginza 2-chome

Thank you very much

Hello?

Tomorrow?

I see... What time will you get here?

Then cook something delicious!

Nikujaga beef stew!

Bye bye... Wait! Mom, you know what?

Uncle in Hokkaido will have his eye operation

So I have to pick him up

No, on 31 August

I'll tell you when I see you

Bye

Something wrong?

I'm sick, I was asleep

Is it flu?

Are you okay?

I'm not sure

Flu, maybe?

Yes, careful, I'm a bit feverish

Can I have some more sleep?

Sorry, I should let you sleep

Need anything?

Here you are

What's that?

- Want a look? - Sure

Beautiful

Great, isn't it?

- Trains... - Yes, trains

So many trains?

That's right, Yamate Line trains

Yamate Line?

So they are, fantastic!

Can it be enlarged?

- Sure, you know how to do it? - No

Press that

- This? - Right

It's slow, there's too much data

It's quite something

Guess so... it's a womb of trains

Really? What's this?

A mike and an MD-recorder... it's me

- It's you! - Yes, right

The eye seems kind of lonely

Yes, close to tears

Can I go closer?

Press this?

Zero

Zero?

Yes, press zero!

Press!

Trains everywhere

This Hajime-chan looks a bit sorry for himself

Yeah, he's on the edge!

These are shadows all around?

No... yes, these are shadows... those are trains

Trains, shadows...

There are different colors in the window?

Nice, isn't it?

This key...

Why are they different lengths?

No reason

No reason? No reason

each train is a different size

In this part, I changed the size of the trains

Are those rails in the background?

Yes, here they're in the foreground

So they are

When you record train sounds,

are you trying to find the essence of railways?

What do you hear?

Well, I guess it's different every time

That's what makes it interesting to listen to

Maybe my recordings will help in an investigation one day

Yes

Someone might need to hear a tape as evidence of something

You know all the station names by heart?

Pretty much, although I had trouble reading some of old Chinese characters

It's really beautiful

- Beautiful? - Really

Station names are shown, too

It's really murky in the center

That's dark blood

Dark blood? Yours?

Is my blood dark?

Sure

Then I'll change the color...

Welcome Good afternoon

Hot milk, please

Hello, this is Yoko

Call me back when you hear this... Bye

Where's Hajime-chan?

Hajime-chan isn't in the bookshop or in Cafe Erika...

He's out recording Japan Railways sounds

Really? I see

- Thanks for that little umbrella - You're welcome

You can see my father's holding the shutter-release

You know about cameras with an extension shutter-release?

That's how he took the picture himself

He did so many things: Photographs, paintings, music...

This was their skiing trip

It was in Sugadaira, in Shinshu

The skiing area hadjust opened

All the Morokoshi-kai members went skiing

So these are all members of the alumnus group?

That picture is called "Sweet Pea and Pansy"

"Pansy" is me

So he called you "Pansy"

Yes, he did

And he said "I'm as smart as a sweet pea"

So I called him "Pea"

I get it

I still have a copy hidden away somewhere

You two were really close

Yes, but many people thought our marriage was too good to be true

They thought I was secretly under his thumb

It seems real enough to me

- Hi! - I'm back

Where's Mom?

Visiting Kishibojin Shrine

I see

Let's wait, she'll be back soon

Hot, isn't it?

Not much in the fridge

Things go off quickly

"You have a message"

(Chinese) Hello, Yoko!

Water, Dad?

Thanks

Fancy a snack?

Why not?

I'll have tea

Okay

...Please fix the shooting schedule. Thanks, bye!

Where are the pans?

Upper shelf

Upper?

Found it?

Thanks

Mom, there's no tea... Will water do?

Water's fine

Dad, whose funeral is it?

My former boss

He was very kind to me

It's tomorrow?

Yes

Cerebral haemorrhage

Really?

Shall I put it here?

Where are the chopsticks?

...in this bottle

In a bottle!

Here?

I'll hang up yourjacket

Okey

Have some food?

Bon appetit!

I cooked well today

Yes, very good

Dad, it's great, why don't you try some?

Will you eat?

A little

- Tasty, isn't it? - You bet

Tastes good?

Here

Not too much, we'll have dinner later

Yoko, you like this

Thanks

Potato

For you!

Yes, who is it?

Excuse me... Inoue, from next door

Just a moment

- Next door? - Yes!

Good afternoon!

Thank you for being so kind to my daughter, I'm Yoko's mother

How do you do?

Sorry, I should have greeted you sooner

This is a small gift, from Takasaki

Thank you! These are my favorites!

- Glad to meet you - So am I, thank you so much

Could I beg some sake from you?

Is an open bottle okay?

Sorry about this, my husband selfishly demanded sake

Not at all!

Can you spare me a glass, too?

Alright, wait a moment

Sorry to bother you

Thank you for the gift

You even have to borrow a glass! I feel ashamed!

You often borrow from her?

Sure, soy sauce or whatever

I can't believe it...

- Thank you so much - Sorry to trouble you

Will this help? Yes, thanks

I'm ashamed...

My pleasure!

Have a nice stay!

I'm ashamed...

How many months?

Three months

Have you been to a clinic?

Yes

Don't worry, Mom

But I won't marry him

- You won't? - No

Because he's too close to his mother

- He is? - Yes

His family manufactures umbrellas

I'd be expected to help with the business...

No way!

- They produce umbrellas? - Right

They had a factory in Thailand, then moved it to China

He was my student when I taught Japanese in Taiwan

After that he went to the American School

And after graduating he went to the United States

And his mother went with him!

Unbelievable!

So those umbrellas are from him?

- They are? - Yes

Now he's managing the factory in Amoy with his sister

You stay in touch with him?

Yes, on the phone

He's forever saying "Come to Thailand!"

Thailand...

That parasol too? Yes

Excuse me... Wakaba Sushi delivery

Sorry for keeping you waiting

It's here...

I'll pay

It's alright, you have no money!

Thank you!

Sorry for keeping you waiting

Three orders ofJo-sushi, right? Yes, thank you...

How much is it?

Excuse me...

THE END