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Please say something.

If you want to go back home to your family, you can go.

To make that decision, you know,

it's not ours to make.

Ours?

Me and my father.

Of course, Ihika’s feelings are important too.

I want you to do what you want to do.

I think we should clarify our relationship too.

But, if we formally divorce

and something happens to my dad,

I’d be the one who inherits the inn.

I wouldn’t be able to give you anything.

It's OK to close this inn.

I won't close this inn.

I have the lady to help me.

There're other people who can help me too.

I will not close this inn.

Beyond the Fog

I think you took the kimono with the Shark-Spot pattern.

The Oshima pattern is nice too.

You can keep good posture in a kimono.

But, my posture is like this because of my back pain.

It's hard to wear kimono belts nowadays.

I'd go and pick up tea leaves, but that's it.

I take them to the tea factory.

- I'd have them to roast the tea. - I see. You let them do it.

- But you still have to pick the leaves. - Yes, that's right.

Oh, she's home.

- More tea? - No, it's OK. It tasted good.

Here she is.

- You're back. - Hi, I'm home.

- OK, then. - Going home?

- Yes, I'm going. - OK, take care.

- Thank you. - Good bye.

Is my dad here?

No. His car's not here, right?

I'm leaving now.

Hey,

Ihika.

Hey, good work.

Ihika, you came too.

She's bored until she gets into junior high.

It's good that Ihika sees the work we do in the mountains.

She's my daughter.

Should I bring the lunche?

Oh yeah.

It's a little early, but let's have a lunch break.

We'll bring them up here.

- Watch your step. It's slippery here. - OK.

Let's go that way.

Shige-ni, you'll give us a hand?

No, I can't be a good help anymore.

That's not true at all.

We used to work together.

This man knows everything about the mountains.

Stop. It's an old story.

In this area, the mountains are deep.

When it gets foggy, we can’t see a thing.

That might sound scary,

but it might also be a good place to hide.

It might rain soon. You should leave before that.

Should I get you the bill for the lunch?

Oh yeah.

Just send it directly to the village office.

OK.

Are you sad your dad hasn’t come home?

That’s between Mom and Dad.

You're right.

It's getting cold.

Hi, welcome.

- Hello. - Thank you for coming so far.

- I made the reservation, I'm Sugihara. - We're happy to have you.

- Let me open the door. - Thank you.

Thank you.

- Are these all of your bags? - Yes.

- Thank you for your help. - Pardon me.

- Thank you for carrying. - Thank you.

Please go upstairs.

You see Kodako and Shimotako? It means upper and lower Tako areas.

On the main road, they're separated.

But on the top of the mountain, they're connected.

If you take the main road, there're different areas between them.

There is no rice field in this village.

That's right. But the water is so clear here.

- Yes, it is. - Is it Yoshino river?

Yes. This village is the origin of the Yoshino river.

In the old times, the woods were carried out from here by the river.

Those woods were distributed to build the Imperial Villas and Osaka.

The trees are planted close to each other.

So the trees have to compete with other trees to survive.

A tree needs to be higher than the trees around it to survive.

That's why the trees grow straight the same thickness from top to bottom.

Like a straight log.

That's convenient for human use.

Thank you.

- I'll get you some meat. Here. - That's good. Thanks.

Can I get you some? Let me do that.

- Thank you. - I'm a really good server.

He's a professional hot-pot server.

- Let me get you more meat. - He'll do it all for you.

Here, grilled Amego fish.

- Thank you. - Please pass it down.

- Here you go. - Thank you. Wow!

- It's the perfect shape. - It is perfect.

Really? I'm glad. Here you go.

A special dish.

This is yours

- Great. The food here is always delicious. - Oh yeah? I'm glad.

Going to bed already?

That's ridiculous, I’m going back to work.

You should say something before you go.

Okay.

Drink, and enjoy. That's it.

Bye now.

You can stay and have some drinks with them.

Is that OK?

- Get her a drink! - Here!

- Sit down and join us. - Really?

- Thank you. - Here, drink up.

That's not the way to drink it. It's a lot!

Relax and drink tonight!

- Eat as much as you can. - We will. Thank you.

- You guys eating good? - Yes we are.

- Everything good? - Delicious.

I'm glad.

You know Japanese pepper trees have peppercorns.

You see the ground ones at stores. Have you seen the peppercorns?

What? Peppercorns?

- It's originally a peppercorn. - Really!?

Tired?

It’s been the same view for decades.

As long as I’ve been doing this…

Never mind...

What about you?

What do you wanna become when you grow up?

Do you want any left overs from here? No?

OK. I'll be there in 15 minutes.

No, no. No need to come up here.

I'll be right there.

OK.

Don't bother. I'll do it later.

I'll take them outside.

Not a big deal.

You could've come get it yourself.

Let's eat.

What?

What is it?

We came here to do a research project for our college.

It's like part of our class, studying in this area.

And we're researching on this village and the people who live here.

Everything’s closed. Were they open a long time ago?

The post office is open, but no one is there.

Yeah.

Do you have friends around here?

At school, yes.

Look.

- Mt. Omine? - Right.

I'll take a picture.

It's the trail entrance. We should go.

Yeah.

11.5 kilometers to the top.

Have you been up there?

- From there? - I think so.

- Maybe later? - Yeah.

Come here!

- What? - What is it?

This place is cool.

What's this building?

An old movie theater, I think.

A movie theater?

A movie theater.

- Hello. - Hello.

Hello.

This area used to be bustling with mountain climbers

and rafts carrying cedar.

I see.

It's cool, right?

Have you seen a movie here?

Of course, not.

Ihika, stand right here for me.

Am I in your way?

So this is the second floor.

- Was this the first floor? - No, second floor.

But this is the entrance.

So this is the first floor.

No, that's the projection room.

- I don't know. - I think it was.

Dad.

Dad?

Dad.

It's almost evening. Are you OK?

Did you ask if I'm OK?

Why?

I thought you might have gotten a cold or something.

All this water keeps on flowing,

but the river never runs dry.

All the smaller upstream waters come together.

Yes!

Oh yes.

There you go!

Look.

I knew it was in that pool.

- You see? - Pool?

It’s a deeper area where the water flows slower.

But, they don't necessarily stay there.

They go into the pool and come out of the pool.

Fish need a place like that.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- It's warm. - Yes, it warmed up today.

- I'm glad the sun came out. - Yes.

- We learned a lot here. - I'm glad.

- We'll be back. - We'll be waiting for you.

Yes, we promise.

Ihika, see you again.

Ihika, we'll be back soon.

See you then, OK?

- Sorry about that. - It's OK.

- Thank you for your hospitality. - It's our pleasure.

- Safe travels, OK? - Yes.

- Good bye. - See you.

- Take care. - Yes, thank you!

- They're full of energy. - They sure are.

- They're gone. - Yes, they left.

College students… It must be so nice…

They still have a lot of time to do so many things…

You’re only a kid too, Ihika.

Right?

Was it salty?

No, it tastes good.

I was going to say something...

I can't remember...

Shige-ni, are you going senile?

Yeah, for sure.

You’re calling Grandpa ‘Shige-ni’ again.

That's fine.

It feels younger than being called ‘Grandpa’.

Here.

Sorry for the wait.

Smells great.

- Here, this is for you. - Thanks.

This is sugar and milk.

Thank you.

Mmmm.

- Thanks. - My pleasure.

Taste so good!

- Mocha? - That's right!

- You like coffee? - I love it.

Maybe I should do this at the inn too.

Oh yeah! Why not?

You're still young. You can start anything you want.

But I know nothing about running a cafe.

It's never too late to try something new.

Listen, you can start anything in your life.

We came to this village by chance and fell in love with it.

Then we moved here to start everything at our age.

I met my husband abroad.

OK.

Any idea where?

- No idea. - It was Egypt.

We both went there heartbroken from a relationship.

He flew from another country, and I flew from Osaka.

And we accidentally met in Egypt.

I wish we moved here when I was younger.

Then...

Tatsuya got used to it here faster.

I'm glad Tatsuya became friends with Ihika.

She doesn't talk about school or anything.

I think kids are all like that.

I don't think I know anything about what's going on with my son or husband.

I guess that's normal.

Wait, wait.

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Hurry up.

Just give me a second!

This place is awesome!

Wanna go inside? Let's do it.

I can't open this.

Ihika,

what should we do?

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

It can’t be Alzheimer’s... Did it seem like that?

Not at all.

Ihika.

Ihika?

What are you looking for?

What are you gonna do with the inn?

There's no choice but to take a break.

There're too many things I can’t do without him.

His wallet, bag, and clothes are all gone.

He probably went out somewhere.

For now, let’s wait to call the police.

He’s not a kid, I’m sure he’s fine.

Grandpa...

Where did he go...

You awake?

Yeah.

If Grandpa doesn’t come back,

I might not be able to continue the inn.

What if...

I close the inn

and leave this village,

what would you do?

I can't decide anything without Grandpa coming home.

What do you think?

I'm only a kid.

Are you sure?

I've never been to this area.

I think Grandpa was saying

through this area, even birds don’t fly passed it.

You’re not allowed to come to places like this alone.

I wouldn't.

I just saw Shige-ni fixing the sign.

You're lying.

You always make that face when you lie.

I don't.

Seeing Grandpa fix the sign,

if it was me, I’d want to see what kind of place it is.

All I've been doing is running the inn.

I don’t know anything else.

What do you want to be in the future?

An IT engineer.

What's that?

That's a job?

I think I saw it somewhere.

I see.

Well, that should be fine.

I didn’t give what I'd do much thought either.

What do you think?

What if Grandpa really lived there?

And says ‘Hey! did you guys come to hang out with me?’

What would you say to him?

I'm home.

I'm home? That doesn't sound right.

It's Grandpa's home.

‘Thanks for having us over’ …?

...maybe not.

It's complicated.

I don't know what's right.

Ihika,

come over here.

Look, they must be Grandpa's.

Put it on.

Why?

Why not?

What do you think?

Look.

Can you see?

No wonder I didn't see old photos at home. They're all here.

See this.

This one.

when Grandpa was really Shige-ni, back when he was younger.

You see?

Grandpa was living in such a nice place.

I wish he had brought us here.

Why don't we move here?

And start a café, like Tatsuya’s house.

We can line up many sweets over there.

Will any customers come?

I don't know.

Maybe no one will find this place.

Yeah.

Ah,

I might lay like this forever.

Feels great.

Can you tell the air is clear?

I guess it's hard to tell.

When I moved to this village,

we often came here with Grandpa and your Dad.

Your Dad was fishing all the time.

Are you going to close the inn?

Mom,

let's go home.

Mom?

Mom!

Shige-ni, where have you been?

Ihika.