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Beyond the scenery reflected in my eyes,

something is crumbling down.

Somewhere on Earth.

Hello.

Akane and others are not here yet.

- Alright, let's go ahead. - Let's go.

Let's go!

- Hurry up! - Wait, already.

Hey, by the way, you got a haircut, didn't you?

- Oh, you're right. - Got it?

- Yeah, I got it. - Yesterday, I went to the beauty salon.

- Is that so. - Is it weird?

- No, it suits you. - Okay.

Good morning!

Hurry up, or we'll be late.

Wait a sec!

- That's not... - Wait!

- Hurry up! - It's okay even if you don't run!

You're fast! Fast... jeez!

- Cut! Okay. - Okay, right?

Yes, then please prepare for take 3.

Yes.

- Good work. - Thank you.

Have you done the interview yet?

No, not yet. I still can't grasp the main point or the trigger for it.

You can't be so leisurely about the trigger or anything like that.

As for interviews, boldly barging in like this,

if you manage to get the information we want to know, then that's enough.

Excuse me, I need an explanation about this scene.

Okay.

You left this morning...

- Excuse me. - Yes?

I'm Shimao, the writer.

I'd like to ask the director for a brief interview if possible...

- Oh, sure. - Yes.

First, I'd like to ask you about the theme of the movie.

The theme, huh.

That's just something you can't put into words.

It would be best if you could just see the work.

Okay.

I've been wanting to know what happens on a movie set of for a long time.

Even now, standing here on the set,

I still don't really understand what's going on.

You know, even I, who's working on it, don't understand.

Over there.

Certainly, our work is such that we often feel like we're daydreaming while doing it,

so it's natural that you wouldn't immediately understand when you come in.

On a personal note, there are times when, in the midst of my daily life,

I feel like I'm living inside a daydream...

Do you think things like that come to an end?

No, it might not end easily, don't you think?

I think it's tough when you can't wake up from the dream by yourself.

Well then, I'll be off to the test.

- Test! - Yes, test!

School friends, the usual chatter.

No words can reach me.

Everything I see seems to fade.

You see, our hamburger is different from the usual ones you find around here.

From the meat we use to the seasoning and how we cook it,

I can't really say too much because it's a company secret.

Kuma!

* her name is 胡摩, which is romanized in a variety of ways... I chose what seemed to match their pronunciation. But the meaning is "sesame", not "bear".

Let's take a shortcut.

I wonder what people live for.

Do you think about things like that?

You know, back in junior high, I tried to kill myself.

I took a lot of sleeping pills.

Just kidding!

Hey, wait?

What's up?

Izumi and the others are waiting.

Unable to send.

"The astonishing divine craftsmanship creates,

a supreme artistic honey pie that brings tears to the eyes." Hmm.

This kind of expression is a bit...

Readers, for instance,

receive birthday presents from their lovers, don't they?

At that time, what catches their attention first is the amount of money involved.

They're measuring the depth of love by that amount.

You're doing business with sad readers, huh?

What we're making is an information magazine.

Readers who buy information want to get even the slightest benefit.

Anyway, prioritize the data.

They're asking for as much information as possible to be packed into a small number of words.

Oh, they told me at the editing department that this kind of data is also necessary.

Wow, that sounds like a tough job!

But make sure to write about the taste too, okay?

To maintain a modest daily life without interruption,

one must continually trim away something.

Is it because of fear of despair that we don't hold hope?

I am currently out.

When it beeps, please state your name and the purpose of your call.

Hello, this is Sakai. Thank you for your hard work.

I have received the manuscript.

Please continue with tomorrow's coverage in this manner.

Oh, starting next week, a new magazine project is beginning.

Remember what we talked about? How about giving it a try?

At some point in time,

I started writing down the landscapes and thoughts I observed, directed towards myself.

♪ One day, inside the forest

♪ I met a bear

♪ On the road to the flowering forest

♪ I met a bear

Hey, haven't you been eating too much lately?

- Not at all. - Have you gained weight?

- Lie? - Lie.

Geez! Stop it. Because it bothers me.

- I'll go ahead. - Okay.

- Ah, I'm sleepy... - It feels like I might die of boredom.

- Are you still here? - Yes.

- Hey, where's Kuma? - I don't know.

Huh, she was in the classroom.

She doesn't want to talk to us.

- Let's draw eachother. - Wow, that's great!

Kuma, are you going up too?

Me too.

When I'm in the staff room, I feel suffocated.

Whenever I go, you're always there first,

so I thought I shouldn't disturb and turned back.

You always read letters, don't you?

You have an important friend somewhere, huh?

Teacher.

Why did you become an art teacher?

Me?

Honestly, I thought I would live happily if I could draw every day.

Natsume-sensei, regarding the staff meeting...

See you again.

Even with this amount of weight, It's quite tough.

Well done.

Hey, can you take this to my room.

Actually, the fire department is requesting the reconstruction of this building.

While residents are still here, we're rejecting such reconstruction.

But in reality, residents are steadily moving out.

You're planning to move out too, right?

Everyone is going to be gone, huh?

But it would be troublesome if everyone leaves.

There's no money to rebuild this building, you know.

You mentioned quitting your magazine job, didn't you?

Yes, so I decided to move out.

And you haven't decided on the next job, right?

Well then, for a while, run a shop here.

Since I'm asking you, you don't have to pay rent for the room.

I think it's a good deal.

I...

Getting a painting from Natsume-sensei, that's enviable.

But hey, tell me about the story of the third embankment instead.

Oh, I heard it from my brother,

but what was it again? You know, that thing...

- Hey, let's go quickly. - What about Midori and Yuriko?

- Observation. - What about Kuma?

Why do you care so much about her?

Late!

- Oh, Natsume-sensei. - Why are you here?

Today, since Mr. Mori is on leave, I'll be the one teaching.

- Can you do it, sensei? - Of course, I can.

But since you all are late, Yours today's task is picking up balls.

Eh! Teacher, you're cute again today.

- Teacher, you always look beautiful. - Captivating men all over the world!

What are you saying?

So dazzling...

I wonder where I am.

Talking like that leads to situations like this.

It's a check.

- So it has come to this... - Yeah.

[ The End of the World ]

Well, focusing on color as a unique expressive element,

not just a realistic reproduction, but a sensory representation.

In other words, intense colors, color composition, decorativeness, and expression of emotions...

Izumi is late.

Indeed.

Let's go home.

Let's wait a little longer.

Natsume-sensei was cute, right?

- I was on the rooftop. - Huh, why?

I'm worried about Kuma.

- She hasn't been talking much lately. - Yeah, she's completely closed off.

I wonder why? It would be fine if we could talk normally.

Why not just let it go?

Hey, is it true what Akane mentioned about the story of the third embankment?

- I heard it from my brother... - What is it, what is it?

Ah, I've heard about it.

Something about a buried body or something like that.

- Huh... - What I heard was,

- Something about landmines being buried. - Shall we go check it out?

- No way! That's scary. - I have something to do now.

Ah, I forgot to return a book to the library.

Welcome.

Please come inside and take your time to look around.

Since it's a special occasion.

It suits you very well.

Hey, what are we going to do from now on?

- What should we do... - Whatever...

Is this 'The End of the World'?

Ah, welcome.

- Amazing! - This is it, right?

- What about being featured in a magazine? - What's this?

- But there are various things, right? - Hey!

From what I saw in the magazine, it seemed like a stylish shop, right?

- But there are so many. - It's nostalgic!

No, you collect these one by one.

Cheap! Wow, it's amazing, nostalgic.

Rather than a general store, doesn't it seem more like an antique shop?

- Hmm, you're right. - These are used stamps.

Do these kinds of things sell?

Yay!

Is this camera moldy?

- Really? - Yeah.

It's cloudy.

Yay! With this, I can't take a photo.

- Hey, should we go now? - Yeah, let's go, let's go.

It looks like there are visitors at the store.

I saw it, that article.

- Isn't that Yuki? - That's right.

It's your right to quit your job, but if you've started a store,

wouldn't it be better if you told us?

It's not a store worth telling about, really.

Who wrote the article about this shop?

Ask Tajima. He's the one

who found this place, too. - Thanks.

Hey, I hadn't heard anything about this at all.

One of the things I was supposed to write got canceled,

so to fill that gap.

I'm sorry, it became a matter of after-the-fact handling.

You're going to start saying things like, "I didn't want anything to be published in the magazine,"

again, aren't you?

It would be troublesome if too many people came.

It's not that kind of store.

Customers who come from magazines tend to leave quickly.

- Is that so? - It'll be fine.

It will become a quiet shop like before.

We will now bring you the weather information from the Meteorological Agency's Forecast Department.

Currently, there are no weather warnings or advisories in effect.

First, here's an overview.

There is a high-pressure system over the seas to the east of Japan, and it is moving southeastward.

Additionally, there is a high-pressure system over the southern seas, and it is moving northeastward.

How can I assist you today?

Covered by a high-pressure system, it is sunny.

Tomorrow, too, under this high-pressure system, it is likely to be generally sunny in many areas.

Tomorrow in the Tokyo area, there will be a south wind.

Later, there will be a slightly strong southeast wind, and it will be sunny.

In the Tokyo area, the chance of rain is 10% from midnight to 6:00 AM.

Afterward, every 6 hours, until noon, it's 0%.

Until 6:00 PM, it remains at 0%.

It's fifty yen.

You're welcome!

Today's sales are 50 yen.

When I wear clothes I like,

I somehow feel a kind of courage welling up inside me.

When I'm wearing them,

I feel like I can truly be myself.

Yes.

There are no warnings or alerts regarding the weather.

First, an overview: Over the southern sea of Japan,

a front is stagnating.

It's 50 yen.

Here.

Later, the southwest wind will be somewhat strong,

and many places will become cloudy.

In some areas, there may be scattered showers.

The probability of rain in the Tokyo region from midnight to 6 a.m.

"Control tower to Lieutenant Macbeth"

"Tell Rosie for me:"

" 'I baked a cake for you' "

Not bad, huh?

Not bad.

- Are you the manager? - Yes.

Someone said that only darkness stimulates our imagination, right?

I've also liked dark places since long ago, for some reason.

Oh, this hat? I left the money there.

Sometimes, I think, you know?

When humans first gained imagination,

It seems their initial thoughts were about the end of the world, don't you think?

Like the end of the universe beyond the stars.

Like the end of time that seems to go on forever.

Maybe they were thinking about something like that.

The end of the world?

What's wrong? Is there something you need?

Did you enter my room without permission?

Mom wouldn't do something like that, right?

A lie...

Lately, you're acting strange.

Your father has been worried too, you know.

I know you're skipping school and wandering around.

What's going on? There's a limit to being lenient, you know.

At your age you should know better.

- It's mainly because we spoiled you. - Stop it, please.

If you don't get it together,

I'll ends up getting scolded.

Your father is aware of where you are and what you're doing, you know.

A general store named "The End of the World".

That was the only place for me.

Like escaping from the sun,

Like returning to the dream,

I visited that place many times.

She is writing a letter to herself.

She is reading the letter she wrote to herself.

Me doing this,

speaking words that I don't intend for anyone else to hear,

is similar to recording and playing back on my own cassette recorder.

We are the same...

- What's wrong? - Come here for a moment.

- What is it? - Hurry up!

This!

That's awful...

- What's wrong? - This...

- Oh no... - What is this...

I worked so hard on this drawing.

Why not just redraw it again, huh?

That's right, Akane. You're good at it, after all.

Who did this? Who would do such a thing...

It must be Kuma.

I saw her leaving here this morning.

Kuma...

No way...

You didn't do this, right?

See this.

It's not you, right?

It's raining, huh?

Well then...

Currently, a winter weather pattern continues,

and there are areas along the mountains in northern Kanto where snow is falling.

In the northern part of the Kanto region and in the mountains of the Koshin region, snow...

Oh, I'm surprised. This is unexpected.

Oh,

I didn't know there's a shop like this.

It's nostalgic, isn't it?

Uh, excuse me.

I apologize for the delay.

I am Ishikawa the son of the owner here.

Ah, thank you.

In fact, I've been entrusted with overseeing the closure of this place on behalf of my old man.

My old man unexpectedly passed away two weeks ago.

What?

He ate the soba dumpling that was in the wedding gift.

My dad has a severe allergy to buckwheat,

so he absolutely never eats things like soba noodles.

So, it's a sudden request, but I'd like you to vacate this place.

For now, please gather your belongings from here as soon as possible.

Oh no, no need to do it right away.

I won't ask you for the impossible.

Please, I'm requesting you.

They said it's going to snow tomorrow, but...

Snow?

This shop won't open from tomorrow.

The end is today for this place.

I was told just now that they're going to demolish this building.

Well, there's nothing I can do about it anyway.

So, that's why this shop is closing today.

I'll have nowhere to go...

My place is here, too.

You have school, and you have friends, right?

What about your family? You have one, right?

Is it true that this is the only place where you belong?

Shall we go somewhere together?

That's right. Hey, did you do your homework?

- Yeah. - What should I do?

- I haven't done mine. - I forgot mine too.

- Akane, let me copy your homework. - Again.

- Let me copy yours too. - You always do.

We have to do it seriously.

It's snowing.

I wonder if they're worried about you?

Nobody cares about me.

Only that postcard. It's the only thing left from the shop.

I wonder where this place could be?

I wonder where it is.

Every year, just after Christmas,

as we enter the winter break,

we are offering this as a service to our customers who visit us today.

So, why here?

There's a lonely place like this at the back of the abandoned school up ahead.

Well then, please take your time.

Is it over, I wonder?

The beginning.

I've also had thoughts like 'the world exists for the sake of two people',

just like you.

Izumi?

Izumi?

Izumi?

Izumi, what are you doing?

Stop hiding and come out.

You're the one who scribbled on my painting, right?

It's okay.

Izumi.

What's wrong?

Yuriko, hello.

Midori, hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello!

Say 'hello'!

- Hello. - Hello.

- Hello! - Hello!

Hello...

What is everyone doing?

- Stop it!

Let's go home now!

Izumi! Yuriko! Midori!

Hello!

I wonder what I was thinking when I was in elementary school...

Has it been me who changed, or has it been the surroundings...

I wonder how it is.

I can only hear the sound of the wind and water.

Because there's no one else besides us.

I'm going to look at the map for a bit, so please rest.

You're Mizuno Kuma, right? Your dad asked me to follow you.

You're still 16, aren't you?

It's better to listen a bit more to what your parents say.

Please stop, I don't like it.

Even I don't want to do something like this.

But it's work.

Fine... I got it, I got it.

But I can't just back down like this.

If things go further, I won't be able to handle it anymore.

Your father will have to rely on the police.

If that happens, wouldn't it be an unfortunate thing for that man too?

But if you turn back now, you can still make it in time.

So please promise me.

You're going to end the journey today.

I'll come to pick you up later.

I am very timid.

I'm the same way.

It feels like time has stopped while doing this.

What are you doing here?

Do you remember yourself... the self from childhood?

Childhood?

Without worrying about anything,

in those days, we could talk and laugh.

Did that remind you of something?

Why do you have such a sad expression?

If we go any further, we might get lost and not be able to find our way out.

Please keep your eyes closed.

Why?

Please.

Until I say 'okay', please don't open them under any circumstances.

Hello.

Translated by Everlasting Proofing, additions and italics by Dougal666