E2 - cul-de-sac
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[00:20] Stylist
What do you think, Shinako-san?
[00:24] Stylist
You look great with short hair, too.
[00:30] Haru
Come on, Rikuo.
[00:33] Haru
The weather's nice.
[00:35] Haru
Let's go somewhere.
[00:37] Rikuo
I'm in the middle of work, damn it.
[00:40] Kinoshita
Haru-chan, you should go with me instead.
[00:46] Kinoshita
This guy's still not over being rejected, anyway.
[00:51] Rikuo
Kinoshita-san!
[00:54] Haru
Jeez, you're still upset?
[00:57] Haru
Fine, whatever.
[00:59] Haru
I'll go by myself.
[01:01] Haru
Bye.
[01:02] Kinoshita
Aw, she's gone.
[01:07] ---
Jeez.
[01:09] Rikuo
Why is she here every day?
[01:11] Kinoshita
She's here to mess with you, Uozumi.
[01:15] Kinoshita
Why are you so mean to her?
[01:18] Kinoshita
I feel bad for her.
[01:20] Rikuo
I'm... I'm not being mean to her.
[01:24] Kinoshita
Come on, man.
[01:25] Kinoshita
So you went at her and it didn't work.
[01:27] Kinoshita
Be a man and switch gears already.
[01:30] Kinoshita
You haven't talked to that
pretty lady since, have you?
SIGN Sing "Yesterday" for Me
SIGN Toizumi Municipal High School
Graduation Ceremony
SIGN Chemistry Prep Room
SIGN Nemoto Yuko
Nonaka Haru
[01:54] Morita
Morning.
[01:55] Morita
You're here early, Morinome-sensei.
[01:58] Shinako
Good morning, Morita-sensei.
[02:01] Morita
Are you nervous because it's your first
graduation ceremony as a teacher?
[02:06] Shinako
Yes.
SIGN Attendance
[02:08] Shinako
I was a student until not so long ago.
[02:11] Shinako
It's strange.
[02:13] Shinako
I really feel like I've become a teacher.
[02:18] Morita
There'll be an after-party when it's over.
[02:21] Morita
We can talk about all sorts of things then.
[02:32] Student A
Morinome-sensei!
[02:35] Student A
A little to the left.
[02:36] Student A
That's it.
[02:38] Student A
Here I go.
[02:44] Student A
See you, Sensei.
[02:46] Student B
Good luck, Sensei.
[02:52] Sensei A
Good work, everyone.
[02:54] Sensei A
It went off without a hitch.
[02:56] Sensei B
We have the after-party all set up.
Please join us, Morinome-sensei.
[03:00] Shinako
Of course.
[03:05] Shinako
I forgot something in the classroom.
[03:09] Shinako
I'll see you there!
SIGN Art Room
[03:21] Shinako
Rou-kun!
[03:27] Shinako
You aren't transferring here
until tomorrow, are you?
[03:31] Rou
Oh, Shinako.
[03:33] Rou
You cut your hair.
[03:34] Shinako
Never mind that.
[03:36] Shinako
What's the idea of building a
mountain of garbage in the classroom?
[03:41] Rou
The theme is "graduation."
[03:42] Rou
The symmetry makes it pretty
academic, don't you think?
[03:45] Shinako
Just tear it down, all right?
[03:47] Shinako
Before another teacher shows up.
[03:52] Rou
The world is still hostile toward art.
[04:01] Shinako
Don't you have entrance exams next year?
[04:04] Shinako
Why are you out here in Tokyo?
[04:06] Rou
I told you, my dad moved
out of home for work.
[04:11] Rou
Although I would have stayed in Kanazawa
if you'd stayed, too, Shinako.
[04:16] Shinako
You're going to call me Morinome-sensei
when we're at school.
[04:21] Rou
Come over today.
[04:22] Rou
Dad's been wanting to see you.
[04:24] Rou
And I miss your home cooking.
[04:27] Shinako
Not today.
[04:28] Shinako
The teachers are getting together to drink.
[04:30] Rou
That's boring.
[04:33] Shinako
Grown-ups have social commitments of our own.
[04:37] Shinako
Say hi to your dad for me.
[04:42] Rou
Since when does she wear makeup?
[04:45] Rou
Yeesh.
SIGN Izakaya
[04:55] Morita
You're from Kanazawa, Morinome-sensei?
[04:58] Shinako
Yes, I was there until high school.
[05:00] Shinako
I went to college in Tokyo.
[05:02] Shinako
I went back for a bit
when I was job hunting,
[05:05] ---
but then I learned about this place, so...
[05:08] Morita
I never knew.
[05:09] Morita
Is there someone nice here?
[05:11] Shinako
Nah, it's nothing like that.
[05:13] Morita
Or did you leave someone back in Kanazawa?
[05:24] Shinako
Not really.
[05:26] Morita
The way you react makes me curious.
[05:28] Sensei A
I know we're in the middle of the party,
but I'd like to pause that for a moment
[05:32] ---
and thank you all for seeing the students
through all the way to graduation.
[05:33] Morita
Oh, well. Someday.
[05:37] Teachers
Thank you.
[05:40] Sensei B
Well, ready for the after-after-party?
[05:42] Shinako
Actually, I'd better get going.
[05:46] Morita
You're leaving?
[05:47] Sensei A
All right, get home safe.
[05:49] Shinako
Pardon me.
[06:23] Rikuo
Shinako?
[06:26] Rikuo
What are you doing out here so late?
[06:31] Shinako
What about you, Uozumi-kun?
[06:33] Rikuo
I live around here.
[06:36] Rikuo
I'm on my way home.
[06:39] Shinako
Oh, right.
[06:44] Rikuo
Y-You cut your hair.
[06:47] Shinako
Yeah, kinda.
[06:55] Rikuo
You seem out of it.
[06:56] Rikuo
Is something wrong?
[06:59] Shinako
I was watching the cherry blossoms.
[07:02] Shinako
I don't like cherry blossoms
that much, but they're pretty.
[07:08] Rikuo
Yeah.
[07:10] Shinako
Time flies, doesn't it?
[07:12] Shinako
It's already been a year
since we graduated college.
[07:17] Rikuo
Yeah.
[07:20] Shinako
It's so disappointing.
[07:25] Shinako
People don't really change that much,
[07:28] Shinako
yet time just... ticks away.
[07:33] Rikuo
What's gotten into you?
[07:35] Rikuo
You're always so forward-thinking.
[07:38] Rikuo
Only unchanging losers like me
are supposed to say stuff like that.
[07:44] Shinako
You're not a good judge
of character, Uozumi-kun.
[07:47] Shinako
I'm not that forward-thinking.
[07:51] Shinako
I might seem like I'm moving
forward, but I'm really not.
[07:56] Shinako
I just keep going around in
circles on the same spot.
[08:01] Rikuo
Don't you have an early start tomorrow?
[08:04] Rikuo
I'll walk you home.
[08:21] Rikuo
What's wrong?
[08:24] Shinako
I'm going to stay here a bit longer.
[08:27] Rikuo
I'll stay with you, then.
[08:29] Shinako
No, it's okay.
[08:32] Shinako
My apartment's not far from here.
[08:37] Shinako
This isn't right, is it?
[08:41] Shinako
I know it's not, but I don't know what to do.
[08:48] Shinako
If you do think I have anything going for me,
[08:55] Shinako
I want you to see me as just a friend.
[08:59] ---
I want to have the friendship we used to have,
where we could laugh about stupid things.
[09:06] Shinako
It's not that there's anything wrong with you.
[09:09] Shinako
Um...
[09:12] Shinako
Am I asking for too much?
[09:18] Rikuo
I'll try my best.
[09:22] Shinako
Sorry.
[09:26] Rikuo
Haru?
[09:27] Rikuo
What are you doing out here so late?
[09:30] Haru
"So late"?
[09:32] Haru
I'm heading home from work.
[09:34] Haru
I'm a hostess at a bar.
[09:36] Haru
This is my route home.
[09:39] Haru
What are you two doing out so late?
[09:42] Rikuo
What?
[09:43] Shinako
Oh, um... we just ran into each other.
[09:46] Shinako
Please don't get the wrong idea, Nonaka-san.
[09:53] Haru
Well, not that I care.
[09:56] Haru
Pardon my intrusion.
[10:01] Rikuo
Sh-She's not anything
to me, just so you know.
[10:06] Shinako
You seem to be something to her, though.
[10:08] Rikuo
She just thinks it's fun messing with me.
SIGN Sing "Yesterday" for Me
[10:20] Kinoshita
Haru-chan hasn't been by today.
[10:23] Rikuo
Isn't that a good thing? It's more peaceful.
[10:25] Kinoshita
Well, it's making me lonely.
[10:28] Kinoshita
Did you make Haru-chan hate you?
[10:39] Rikuo
Kinoshita-san...
[10:41] Rikuo
Do you think men and women can be friends?
[10:45] Kinoshita
That came out of nowhere.
[10:49] Kinoshita
Well, I wouldn't say no,
[10:52] ---
but you'd have to have the
confidence to stay friends,
[10:54] ---
even if she ends up in a relationship
while you still have feelings for her.
[11:05] Kinoshita
Do you have that confidence?
[11:07] Rikuo
But if you're friends,
[11:10] ---
wouldn't it be rude to stop
being friends just because
[11:14] ---
you can't be in a relationship with them?
[11:17] Rikuo
I don't want to ruin what we have for
the sake of my childish emotions.
[11:23] Rikuo
Is that wrong?
[11:24] Kinoshita
No, I honestly admire your mental fortitude.
[11:32] Rikuo
Welcome.
SIGN Uozumi
[11:36] Rou
Your name's Uozumi, isn't it?
[11:41] Rou
I'll get right to the point.
[11:43] Rou
Who are you to Shinako?
[11:46] ---
I'm heading home.
[11:47] ---
Okay, see you.
[11:51] Haru
Shinako-sensei.
SIGN Toizumi High School
[11:56] Shinako
Nonaka-san.
[11:58] Haru
There's something I wanted
to talk to you about.
[12:01] Haru
Let's go to the park to
watch the cherry blossoms.
[12:07] Haru
They say you can't fight on an empty stomach.
[12:10] Haru
Time to eat.
[12:13] Haru
Would you like some?
[12:19] Haru
I was working at a bar,
[12:22] Haru
but I didn't drink a drop of booze.
[12:25] Haru
Not that it means anything to say this now...
[12:32] Shinako
I trust you.
[12:36] Shinako
So, what did you want to talk about?
[12:42] Haru
All right.
[12:46] Haru
Sensei, let's have a contest.
[12:51] Rikuo
Wha?
[12:52] Rou
Don't "Wha?" me.
[12:53] Rou
Morinome Shinako! You know her, don't you?
[12:56] Rou
Be honest.
[12:58] Rou
What is your relationship with her?
[13:00] Rikuo
My relationship with...
[13:02] Rikuo
Who are you, anyway?
[13:03] Rou
I'm Hayakawa Rou.
[13:05] Rou
Shinako and I grew up together in Kanazawa.
[13:10] Rikuo
I have no idea what you're getting at.
[13:11] Rou
Dude, you're dense.
[13:13] Kinoshita
Guys, would you please take
your problems outside?
[13:17] Kinoshita
You're in the way.
[13:19] Rikuo
Kinoshita-san...
[13:22] Rikuo
So, what is it that you
want to tell me, young man?
[13:26] Rou
You aren't a good fit for Shinako.
[13:28] ---
Huh?
[13:30] Rou
Our houses were next to each other.
[13:32] Rou
I've known her since we were kids.
[13:35] Rou
How much do you know about her?
[13:38] Rikuo
What does it matter to you?
[13:42] Rou
So you don't know...
[13:44] Rou
who she was in Kanazawa.
[13:47] Rou
That's the extent of your relationship.
[13:54] Rikuo
Wait.
[13:58] Rikuo
What happened in Kanazawa?
[14:04] Shinako
A-A contest?
[14:13] Shinako
Uozumi-kun and I won't
ever be more than friends.
[14:20] Haru
That's not fair, trying to be friends.
[14:23] Haru
Even if you make Rikuo turn to me
instead, it would only be a compromise.
[14:28] Haru
If we have a contest and I lose, I can give up,
[14:32] Haru
but I don't want to be a compromise.
[14:35] Rikuo
I understand, but I don't want to
do a contest with you, either.
[14:37] Haru
Then why don't you tell him
to stop being friends, too?
[14:41] Guy A
What? I have to hold the spot by myself?
[14:45] Guy A
I'll be lonely.
[14:46] Girl A
Want me to come with you, then?
[14:48] Girl A
The weather's nice.
[14:49] Guy A
Really? You'll do it?
[14:50] Girl B
Don't dump the job on her.
[14:52] Girl B
Go by yourself.
[14:54] Guy B
Why are you trying to leave?
[14:58] Haru
Why did you reject Rikuo, Sensei?
[15:02] Haru
Doesn't it take guts to stay friends
even when things are tough?
[15:09] Haru
Why?
[15:10] Haru
Is it because Rikuo's a loafer?
[15:12] Shinako
That has nothing to do with it.
[15:15] Shinako
So, then, why do you like
Uozumi-kun, Nonaka-san?
[15:20] Haru
I don't know.
[15:22] Haru
I just started liking him one day.
[15:24] Haru
Love's just a trick of the mind.
[15:27] Haru
I think once it happens, it doesn't stop
until you see some kind of conclusion.
[15:35] Shinako
That sounds like something you'd say.
[15:43] Shinako
There's actually someone I'm in love with.
[15:51] Shinako
But...
[15:53] Shinako
he's gone now.
[15:58] Rikuo
Who is this person?
[16:00] Rou
My brother.
[16:03] Rou
He was the same age as Shinako.
[16:04] Rou
He died six years ago.
[16:08] Rou
He always had heart problems.
[16:11] Rou
We didn't have a mom at home.
She died early.
SIGN Hayakawa
[16:17] Rou
Shinako would come to our place
often to take care of my brother.
[16:26] Rou
My brother would get annoyed with her for it.
[16:32] Rou
I couldn't stand to see them like that.
[16:39] Rou
The night my brother died,
[16:42] ---
Shinako spent the whole night
staring at the cherry tree in my yard.
[16:47] Rou
Every time cherry blossom season comes
around, she remembers my brother.
[16:56] (Flashback) Shinako
I was watching the cherry blossoms.
[16:59] (Flashback) Shinako
I just keep going around in
circles on the same spot.
[17:05] Shinako
I think I'm tired of being in love now.
[17:14] Shinako
So you don't have to worry about me.
[17:24] Haru
I thought you were keeping Rikuo as a backup.
[17:29] Haru
I guess it's not like that, is it?
[17:32] Haru
I've made up my mind, then.
[17:36] Shinako
About what?
[17:39] Haru
I'm declaring war against you, Sensei.
[17:45] Haru
I didn't want to be sneaky about it.
[17:48] Haru
So now you know.
[17:56] Haru
Anyway, I should get going.
[18:00] Haru
I feel better now that I've
said what I wanted to say.
[18:04] Haru
See you, Sensei.
[18:09] Haru
Oh, I forgot to say something.
[18:13] Haru
It wasn't your fault that I quit school.
[18:31] Kinoshita
Are you done talking yet?
[18:34] Kinoshita
Wait, huh?
[18:47] Shinako
Uozumi-kun? What's up?
[18:50] Rikuo
Ah, well...
[18:53] Rikuo
Your childhood friend, Hayakawa Rou,
came to the store today.
[19:03] Rikuo
Not that that means anything.
[19:07] Rikuo
But the reason I'm here...
[19:09] Rikuo
I don't really have a reason, but...
[19:12] Rikuo
Well...
[19:17] Rikuo
Sorry.
[19:19] Rikuo
I'm going to go home and cool my head.
[19:28] Shinako
Sorry for not telling you.
[19:30] Shinako
I wasn't trying to hide it,
[19:34] ---
but I just didn't want to make it an excuse.
[19:40] Shinako
It's stupid, isn't it?
[19:43] Shinako
I still can't let go of the past.
[19:54] Shinako
Uozumi-kun, let's stop being friends.
[20:02] Shinako
It won't work if one of us
has to put effort into it.
[20:07] Rikuo
Sure.
[20:08] Rikuo
I was thinking that, too.
[20:11] Rikuo
I can't be friends with you.
[20:14] Rikuo
I was going to try,
[20:17] ---
but I don't think I can.
[20:20] Rikuo
Not that there's anything to do about it.
[20:24] Rikuo
And I'm still acting like we're friends...
[20:31] Rikuo
But I have ulterior motives.
[20:33] Rikuo
So keep that in mind.
[20:36] Rikuo
Would that bother you?
[20:39] Shinako
No...
[20:42] Shinako
But then...
[20:43] Rikuo
It's fine.
[20:44] Rikuo
I'm just doing this for my own satisfaction.
[20:47] Rikuo
I'd rather wait than be friends.
[20:51] Rikuo
Don't mind me.
[20:53] Rikuo
Anyway, I'm heading home now.
[21:04] Shinako
I hate this...
[21:12] Shinako
That I'm actually relieved.
[21:18] Kinoshita
I'm way better, then.
[21:20] Haru
I don't know...
[21:22] Kinoshita
Hey.
[21:23] Haru
Here comes the derelict.
[21:26] Kinoshita
Who might you be, again?
[21:28] Rikuo
Kinoshita-san.
[21:30] Haru
I heard you have a new rival
or something, Uozumi-san.
[21:35] Rikuo
It's none of your business.
[21:39] Haru
How could you say that?