Temperature 9 degrees,
I'm dizzy and not feeling well,
I,,,
The medicine that I took earlier,
made me feel a little regretful,
What?
It's nothing,
What?
I'm talking to myself, Don't worry about me,
If I have something to say, I'll say it properly,
Hey, does it bother you to be with me?
What do you think?
I cut off my finger for your sake,
Don't say that,
Help me feed Cerberus some dog food,
It's your dog Zigzag, If you're worried, take care of it yourself,
I'm telling you, I'm going to an audition later,
What kind of actress brings her dog to an audition?
- I have a job too, - No you don't,
I've never seen you work,
I really have a meeting today, so I can't help you with the dog,
Is that so,
What are you doing?
It hurts, it hurts, You're gonna break my arm,
- You can't, - Let go!,
Let go!
Where were we?
This script outline,,,
Of course I've read it,
What? Do you doubt me?
I didn't mean it that way,
That's good,
Has this been written as a script?
I don't have a full script yet,,,
Would it be better to submit the script without an outline?
That's a good question,
I'd rather see the full script, perhaps,
Okay, I'll write it right away,
Excuse me,
Hirasaka, this is the screenwriter, Kato Shinjiro,
I'm Kato,
I'm Hirasaka, I've heard a lot about you,
I've read your book "A Rare Melancholy",
Thank you,
Please sit,
My father loved that movie and recommended I must see it
Ah, thanks,
Sorry, I just remembered something really annoying,
Oh, it's really funny,
I'm the screenwriter, Kato,
I'm the production assistant, Hirasaka,
Will it take up to a month?
What?
The time to write the script,
No, I've got an outline, It'll take two weeks,
Wait, sorry,
Wait, wait,,,,
I'm sorry,
Please join the line here,
- What's your name? - It's Zigzag,
Miss Zigzag, Okay,
I'll be right back,
Please line up at the end of the line,
Miss Zigzag?
Yes, sir,
Hello, I'm Mr, Sakaki, the producer of this film,
I'm Zigzag,
Eh?
I like her,
This plot is a man's fantasy,
The Sound of Tears
Falling in love with a beautiful married woman,
Mr, Kato,,,
He's already dead,
Eh?
It's because he's an author,
That's right,
I hate it,
Movies about male fantasies,
And movies with the word "forbidden" in the title,
Disgusting,
Haha, stop it,
Come on, what is he thinking?
I'll see you after work,
Well then, I look forward to working with you,
Eh?
You passed,
Really?
Is this real?
I'm alive, aren't I?
Whoa, you're alive, aren't you?
Right, Director Numazu?
No, it's not easy to cry when you're shot,
It's hard to do that on the spur of the moment,
Ah,
It's important to do it on the spur of the moment, isn't it?
Right, Miss Zigzag?
Yes, it's important to do things on the spur of the moment,
The important moments in life happen on the spur of the moment,
It's not like you have to do things so admirably with such heavy steps, right?
Right, Producer?
Sorry, Sorry, I didn't hear you at all,
Huh? What a clown,
Hey, don't look down on him,
Just leave him alone,
All directors think they're special,
By the way, I'm sorry that you got blood all over you,
Right!?
No, it's totally fine,
I had a lot of fun, I'm just going home now,
Many things happen in Japan,
I guess so,,,
Just accept the situation,
They only sold cat food,
I'll have Zigzag get something on the way back,
"I'm not finished yet"
What the hell?
Label: Dog Food
Convenience Story
You scared me,
There is a world within a world,
Eh?
Whatever,
Do you have any dog food here?
What's that?
Dog food,
You don't know? Dog food,
Don't you have everything at the convenience store?
We don't have everything,
We just have most things,
Even my favorite dried apricots are not here,
Actually, it's better not to get your hopes up,
What? There it is,,, dog food,
Didn't you see?
Twenty three,
What?
You move slower than a clam!
What?
Hurry up, girl,
Sorry, sir,
What's that, 4,444 yen?
The number 4 sounds like "death" in Japanese, so it is sometimes regarded as bad luck,
That's bad luck!
Just forget about it,
Thank you very much,
It's supposed to rain tonight,
So you'll sleep well,
Are you okay?
I think so,
Do you need a doctor?
I think I'll just go home,
Please take this,,,
Huh?
I know you've been through a lot, so I'll give you this,
Thank you,
Hey,
I got it,
You,,,
Well,,,
tomorrow,,,
you can start living organically,
Please insert your ETC card,
Oh,
Oh, crap,
What the hell?
Zigzag, are you home?
What the hell?
Tougen Pictures - Hirasaka
Thank you for the other day,
How's the script?
It was just the day before,
Thank you for the discussion the other day, I'm Hirasaka from Tougen Pictures, How's the script coming along? If you're facing troubles, this time ,,,,,,,,,, I look forward to your response,
If you're facing troubles,
this time,
would you like to have a brainstorming session over dinner?
It's fine,
Now let fate decide,,,
Ms, Hirasaka, huh?
More like Grandma Hirasaka, ha,
Zigzag
What are you doing?
Cerberus is missing,
Have you seen him, Kato?
Nope,
Oh,
Hey, look this way,
Eh?
Cerberus,
Cerberus!!
I've never seen a statue like this before,
I wonder if it'll hit me,
Will you hit me?
Huh?
Oh,
Vanishing Point
Missed Calls - Vanishing Point
Huh,
Hello, this is Kato, I got a missed call from you,
Look at the time,
I'm sorry, Can you give me an extension until 4:00 p,m, tomorrow?
You said what?
Yes, I'm sorry, tomorrow,
Cream Bun
Oh, they actually have it,
Excuse me,
No one's here,
Filming got pushed back and I'll be late, Have you found Cerberos yet?
Not yet, I'll be late too,
Excuse me,
Vanishing Point Rent-a-car
What the hell?
No way,
Slightly,,,
What?
Is something wrong?
No,,, you're,,,
I work here,
Oh, okay,
Miss Keiko,
Oh,,,
Ah, my name tag,
Well,,,
When you're a foreigner, letters like "gi" and "gu" all seem the same,
But there's so much more to Japanese syllables, right?
There's more to it, isn't it?
I heard you,
I don't need you to understand,
I'm sorry about before,
Eh? About what?
There was no one to pay to,
I'm sure it was enough,
Oh, I didn't notice,
No, I left a photo of what I bought, and 2,000 yen,
I see,
I'll check it out,
That's 3, 3, 3, 3 yen,
Oh! Matching numbers,
It also means throwing a pair of matching dice
I wonder if something good will come out of it,
Nah,
A blanket? Are you camping alone?
My truck broke down,
Out of gas or something?
It's an electric vehicle,
Well, I can take a look at it for you,
Eh?
I may not look like it,
but I used to work at a gas station,
I'm sorry, Is it alright with you?
The truck is in the dark,
Are you thinking of doing something to me?
No, I would never,,,
It's OK, I'm probably stronger than you,
What?
For example,,,
Ow, ow, ow, ow,
Which way?
This way,
That's impossible, but,,,
it's gone,
What do you mean?
No, the truck's gone,
I'm not trying to trick you,
I just don't know where the truck is,
As for me,,,
- It's strange, right? - It's strange, right?
In any case, let's look for it tomorrow when it's light out,
But,,,
Would you like to stay at my place?
What?
Ah, my dear,,,
What's wrong, Keiko?
So, his truck's disappeared,
Strange things happen, huh?
Yes, well,,,
Oh?
You're not from around here, are you?
No, I'm from Tokyo,
You must be in trouble,
Why don't you stay with us?
No, I can call a cab, It's not far from the station,
No way, no way, no way,
Give that up,
No, but,,,
A former employee of mine, his room is now available,
What was he called again?
Mr, Da, or Mr De?
Mr, De,
That's right,
Mr, De, Mr, De,
I asked him to stop,
He fell in love with Keiko,
Right?
That's enough,
He went back to his country?
I didn't expect him to lose his right arm after coming to Japan,
You've got to stop this,
Oh, can't sleep?
Well,,,
Don't worry about the truck, you'll find it,
I'm pretty sure I parked it there,
It's not unusual for things to be missing from where they're parked,
Sorry about that,
What's your job?
I'm writing a screenplay,
Oh, yeah?
Yeah, a movie,
Although most people don't know about my work,
Oh, so you're an artist,
Sorry, I don't watch TV or movies,
That's a good thing,
You know,,,
When you write a movie script, do you write about your ideals?
Or do you portray reality?
You're so smart, Keiko,
What's that?
What you just said is the essence of a script,
I'm just an idiot,
You must enjoy writing screenplays every day,
No, not at all,
I'm stuck,
Is that so?
It's not good,
Are there any interesting stories for sale at the convenience store?
We don't,
I don't know,
Well,,, that's for sure,
You have a great face,
Were you ever a model or anything?
You're kidding,
No, I'm serious,
Uhm, the TV,,,
Nothing's on,
Please, eat all you want,
It's great, isn't it?
That's his policy,
He wants breakfast to be the main meal,
Your husband's chest,,,
Ahh, the tattoo?
I don't think it matches his look,
That's right,
I wonder why he got it,
He already had it when we first met,
Does it bother you?
No, not really,
Did you and your husband meet here?
No, but I don't want to talk about it,
You're being too intrusive,
My apologies,
Yo, yo!
I'm sorry for all the trouble I've caused,,,
Getting up in the morning at someone else's house is proof that you're relaxed,
Oh, should I repeat myself?
Getting up in the morning,,,
He heard you just fine,
right?
Oh, yeah,
Hello Kato, where are you?
Please at least call me,
Good morning,
Zigzag, stand by in the make-up room, please,
Okay,
Hello, Kato, I've called you many times,
Did you find Cerberus? Call me back please,
You should apologize when you bump into someone!
You should apologize too,
Let go,
Stop it!
You're hurting me,
Stop it!
What?
You're rotting and going to die,
What?
Mr, Kato, found your truck?
I'm about to,
In case you don't find it, don't worry,
If you help me with my business, you can stay here for a while,
Thank you very much,
Okay then,
Where's he going?
He's going to lead them in the woods,
Eh, I have no idea what that means,
So, let's go,
Go where?
Aren't we supposed to be looking for your truck?
Don't you know what it means to lead?
Eh?
To the tune of the CD,
Ah! You mean conducting,
He's been doing it ever since we got married,
At first I would accompany him,
but not anymore,
I don't mean to be rude, but has he changed?
Yes, he has,
He even brought in a generator,
That's amazing,
Ah, this way,
Anything?
It's not here,
Was it stolen?
I don't think it's stolen,
Nobody comes around here,
No, but it was definitely parked here,
There's no tire tracks,
What's this?
Oh, that's,,,
What was that?
I don't know,
That scared me,
Anyway, there's no sign of a truck,
You sure it's not another place?
The dog food jar was here, no doubt about it,
Dog food?
He's out of gas,
So what are you doing?
Well,,,
When he runs out of gas, he blows the horn,
Then I get the gas,
That's tough,
You know,,, doesn't the smell of gasoline excites you?
Eh?
I live in the middle of nowhere,
I always wanted to go somewhere that wasn't here,
My dad used to take me into town sometimes,
We'd stop at the gas station,
The smell of gasoline feels like a trip,
What about you?
Does the smell of gasoline excite you?
It doesn't, but I know what you mean,
Hey,
Would you take me somewhere?
Eh?
Let it go, let it go!
That's impressive,
Mr, Scriptwriter,
We're shooting now,
Dry ice, please,
Here we go,
And we're on,
And,,,,, start!
Cut!
Cut, Cut,
Good work,
Good work!
Let's check the slow motion,
- Yes, checking, - Checking,
Very nice,
It's all over the picture, her facial expression,
Please, come see the monitor,
What do you think?
It's good,
The salmon roe looks like pearls,
What do you mean by that?
Zigzag, you're so beautiful,
Oh,
I want to be a fish too,
Eh?
I just can't
Wait,,,
Leave it alone,
Instead of slow motion,,,
What if it was smow lotion instead?
No, no,
Sir,,,
Ah,
So it's you?
Where's Keiko?
She got doused with gasoline,
Again?
Eh, it's happened before?
She gets stressed, from time to time,
I guess it can't be helped after what happened to her,
In here, please,
What happened?
Everyone knows about it,
Incident?
Keiko's a survivor of the Ebado Incident,
Ebado Incident?
You don't know about it?
No, I don't,
No, I'm sure you do,
I heard you're a movie scriptwriter,
Yes,
I envy artists,
What do you say? Would you like conduct a little?
Eh?
No, I'm fine,
Ah, whatever,
Good work today, Zigzag,
You too,
Excuse me,
Get in,
Thank you,
For helping me with the gas,
No problem at all,
Did you see him conduct?
Yeah,
What do you think?
It's not my place to judge other people's hobbies,
So you don't discriminate?
Not so much,
You know,,,
Screenwriters are supposed to fantasize, right?
Yeah, I suppose we do,
Then how about this?
I told you didn't I?
The smell of gasoline,,,
excites me,,,
Hey, over here, over here,
Hello,
How did you find out about me?
Somehow or other,
No, I don't trust that kind of thing,
After all,,,
If you want to make a request,
you'll have to be prepared to do what's necessary,
I'm sorry,
You should have said that earlier,
If I said it too quickly, wouldn't it sound suspicious?
I suppose,,,
Well, that's just one way of putting it,,,
So, is there a picture of this person?
Do you need one?
I do, after all,,,
Yes, of course,
You speak too much, shut up!
Yes, yes,
Is that unusual?
Using digital for this kind of work,,,
I'm not so sure,,,
Did people in the old days,,,
really think that being photographed would take away their soul?
I'm not sure I'm the right person to ask,
right?
The Ebado Incident,,,
Hello, Mr, Kato,
Ahh, I finally caught you,
I'm Kunikida from Tougen Pictures,
I read the plot you sent me,
Wow, it was interesting,
So, that's why I called you,
This is completely original, right, Kato?
No, as I wrote in my e-mail,
It's based on a book I found at a convenience store,
What? I didn't know there was such a book,
I looked up the case on the internet,
The Ebado incident,,,
Do you know the publisher?
No, I'm looking for a book right now,,,
What? That's strange,,,
Nevermind,
Okay, no more pretense,
I have a hunch, A very good hunch,
You know what I mean?
If you don't, that's okay,
Anyway, can we go ahead with the script now?
Yeah, of course,
If you give me two weeks for the first draft,,,
Two weeks means,,,
Friday the 13th, That's the deadline,
It was very interesting,
I think it's going to be one of the best films I've ever seen,
Who should direct it?
Mr, Kato, do you know any good directors?
I'm sorry,
I'm getting ahead of myself,
You should get on with it,
Uhm,,,
Huh?
Come here a minute,
What's wrong?
I just wanted to kiss you again,
Eh?
I'm kidding,
Look,
Whoa!
I bet you forgot to put the parking brake on,
Oh, no,,,
That's so strange,
But that's good, right?
Well, for the time being,,,
Won't start?
Battery?
Probably,
What are you going to do?
Do you have a charger or something?
I don't know,
I'll have to ask my husband,
Hey, are you going back? To Tokyo,
What about me?
It's a rental, I have to return it by 4:00 p,m, today,
Okay,
Hello, this is Kato, I rented your truck,
Yes, yes, that's right,
Yes, can I get an extension?
Yeah, three more days,
Just three days?
What's wrong?
No,,,
I don't know,
What do you mean, you don't know?
What now?
What is this?
What the hell!?
I'm going to be conducting all day today,
Go ahead,
What is it? What's with the attitude?
Well, it's just for now,
What's that supposed to mean?
I'll tell you when I get back,
I've made a very important decision,
After you hear it,
you're not gonna let me go, are you?
Sure,
Where's Mr, Kato?
Maybe he's sleeping again?
He was up late last night,
Even though he's a scriptwriter,
maybe you shouldn't trust him so much,
I got it,
Oh, I thought you'd sleep till noon,
Oh, well,,,
You're still writing today, right? The script,
Last night,
I made so much progress already, it's not a problem,
I'm sorry, but can I borrow your tools?
For the truck?
I'm gonna disconnect the battery,
I could help you with that,
I don't know about you, but,,,
but I don't think I've ever felt this way before,
Like this?
Yeah,
It's like I would cry if I thought about losing you,
I can't stop thinking about losing you,
I see,,,
The sun,,, is eight minutes old, right?
What?
The sun we're looking at right now is eight minutes old,
Yeah, you mean it takes eight minutes for the light to reach us,
Which means,,,
The you that I'm looking at right now,
is just a fraction of you,
A fraction of your past,
That's a funny thing to say,
It's more like,,,
More like your nose,
your eyes,
are just a little bit from the past,
Is that what you mean?
That's why
I want to touch your hand,
But,,,
It's okay,
It's only the fourth night,
It was recorded in the navigation system,
Yeah,
Are you sure it's October 27th?
Ta da!
Have you reached a decision?
Before I accept this,
just know you can't turn back,
I know,
When we take this kind of risk, there is no turning back,
As you know, we're going against human reasoning,
Please do it,
How long has he been gone?
About a week now,
That's barely any time at all,
What do you think?
Just barely,
That's what I just said,
Am I an idiot for getting my hopes up?
Understood,
Well,,, I might,,,
We're done,
Then we have a deal,
I'll even throw in the dog for free,
You're late!
We already made a deal,
What's wrong?
Nagumo's not here,
The music's playing,
That's right, he's never done this before,
He's supposed to be conducting the whole time the music's playing,
Does he know?
I don't think so,
What's wrong?
No,
I didn't think you'd be here,
Take a look,
What happened?!
Well, I got a little carried away with the orchestration,
I got stung by a centipede,
Did you see a doctor?
What? It's no big deal,
Besides,,,
Look,
Yeah, I got him,
If anyone tries to get me,
I'm always gonna win,
You scared the shit out of me,
No, I was scared half to death earlier,
I'm getting even,
I don't even know what that means,
So, are you gonna go home when it's fixed?
I guess,
My feelings for you just kind of flipped,
They just flipped in the direction of love,
And there's no going back,
How'd it go? The battery,
Yeah, it's chargin',
Oh I mean, it is being charged,
If it runs tomorrow,
I wonder if I can borrow your truck?
I was thinking of going to the hospital tomorrow,
Are you in pain from the centipede bite?
It's not a centipede,
Actually, I didn't want to tell you at first,
We're finally going to have our baby,
A baby?
I told you, it's what I planned for,
But dear, it's too soon,
Shall I excuse myself?
No, no, no, It's nothing to hide,
But I,,,
You will do exactly as I say,
That's why, tomorrow,
to make sure that I'm fertile,
I'm going to get tested,
Wouldn't that be better, Mr, Kato?
Yeah,
Mr, Kato,
Don't you want some dried apricots?
Why all of a sudden?
You like dried apricots, right? So go get some,
Huh?
Please,
What do you think? Did you find the dried apricots?
Yes, well,,,
Keiko scolded me,
I really thought this would make her happy,
I don't know if I should say this, but,,,
I felt that the way you told her was not very delicate,
Is that so?
Speaking of which,,, have you looked into the Ebado Incident?
No,
Is that really necessary?
It's not for him,
Don't change your mind,
Don't look back,
To my husband,
Hey, do you still want to go home?
We can still pretend this never happened,
But I don't want to,
I don't want to go back,
You don't regret it, do you?
I finally got out of that convenience store,
And I'm grateful to you,
You know, convenience stores, they have everything,
Everything you need is right there,
You'll never have to leave,
That would be the end,
Well, it would be nice to have something like a crowbar in a situation like this,
You know, the crowbar they show on the news?
A crowbar,
After all,,,
Welcome,
Will the bus come?
If it doesn't, then what is this bus stop?
A lie?
Yeah, I guess so,
Where is this bus going?
It says "hot springs",
Hot springs?
Somewhere other than here, It looks like the hot spring is the only place,
What do you mean?
I don't know,
Other people used to say this, I've never been,
What's next?
Welcome to our home,
Let us greet you with a welcome dance!
Alright,
Excuse me,
Please, come in,
Allow me to let some air in,
Is it a festival?
Yes, it's a "Towa" festival here,
"Towa"?
"Towa" means "forever",
Ah, that word,,,
Do you know the character for "forever"?
You write it when you buy a ballpoint pen,
I already know it,
I told you I know what it means,
Does it last forever?
Forever lasts three days,
Today is the third day,
The souls of the dead return
to the other world through the passage,
Farewell,
You look surprised,
No, I get it,
Shall we go?
What were you doing while I was in the hot spring?
I was working on my screenplay,
You liar,
No, it's true,
And I finished it faster than I've ever finished anything,
You did?
I've never done anything like that before,
Hey wait,
What's wrong?
Nagumo was here,
No way,
Ah, wait,
Hello?
Hello? Excuse me?
Hello, Mr, Kato?
I'm Kunikida from Tougen Pictures,
What a great script!
I've never been so moved in my life,
Hallelujah,
Yes, you're a genius,
I immediately sent it to the head of Hoto Film's production department,
He got back to me right away and said he'd love to work with us,
Thank you very much,
I'm in a bit of a situation,
Excuse me for a bit,
Oh my goodness,
It sounded like you were being chased by young women,
My goodness,
Mr, Kato, you really are a genius after all,
Okay, okay, but you have to get back to me before noon,
Keiko
Hello?
Kato-san, I'm sorry I didn't get back to you about this,
I just checked with Hirasaka-chan,
There really was an Ebado incident,
Right, unlike you plot,
the convenience store owner's whole family was murdered,
That's ridiculous,
Excuse me, did Keiko come back?
You know, the woman I was with,
Did something happen?
We got separated on the way to the festival,
That's nice,
Getting separated from a woman is just so romantic,
Oh, you're back,
You're not her,
Oh, there's a power outage,
It was you, wasn't it?
Uhm,,,
Keiko has left,
She left?
Yes,
It seems she had an affair with another man,
Well,,,
I'm sorry, I suspected you,
But I was mistaken, you came back,
I'll get some water,
Go ahead,
I'll pay you,
It was self-defense,
They broke the lock on the entrance with a gun,
That's really something,
Look at these,
Mr, Kato, it was you, wasn't it?
The one who ran away with Keiko?
No,
You did something you shouldn't have,
Keiko's not with me,
I don't care where Keiko is,
I don't care about her anymore,
Mr, Kato,,,
How's this turn of events for a movie script?
What do you think?
Mr, Kato,
Mr, Kunikida from Tougen Pictures is on the phone,
Get in, quickly,
Thank you for saving my life,
Does it hurt?
A little,
What is it?
No, it's the first time I've seen anyone
used their clothing as bandage to help someone,
Nagumo's gone, You can go out,
But,,,
I'll be right behind you,
Alright,
Just one thing,
What?
Don't look back,
Whatever happens, don't look back,
Why?
Don't look back,
It's back,
That's just weird,
Hey, where you been?
This is Zigzag,
Kato, and what happened to my dog Cerberus?
Please call me,
The truth of the Ebado Incident
Uhm,
Could you move aside?
Sorry,
Thank you very much
Welcome,
Waiting customers, over here
Kato, didn't you see me over there?
You're unreliable, aren't you?
Temperature Nine degrees,
I'm dizzy and not feeling well,
The medicine that I took earlier,
made me feel a little regretful,