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E9 - Treehouse of the Dead

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    A college in Tokyo?
[00:03] ---
    That's fine and all,
    but why do you want to go there?
[00:07] ---
    A production company?
[00:09] ---
    Is that really
    the kind of work you want to do?
[00:14] ---
    Find your dream, Akira.
    Biggest one you can.
[00:19] ---
    A man without a dream
    is nothing more than a jellyfish.
[00:23] ---
    Like you know anything.
[00:26] ---
    You're just...
[00:29] ---
    a country farmer.
[00:34] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[00:37] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[00:40] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[00:43] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[00:47] ---
    From the outset, it’s a ban-banging upset!
[00:50] ---
    Metamorphose into a classic life
[00:52] ---
    Once upon a time
    Long, long ago

[00:55] ---
    Humankind merely
    ate, slept, danced, and laughed

[00:58] ---
    Endless suffering and social pressures
    pushing people to their limits

[01:01] ---
    Are portrayed as part of the norm
    on the morning news

[01:03] ---
    Wake up again to a coerced routine
[01:05] ---
    Hamburgers for breakfast, break up
    the status quo with the paranormal

[01:08] ---
    Am I a fool for longing for these things?
[01:10] ---
    Song of the Dead!!
[01:12] ---
    I wanna!!
    Dancing, dancing

[01:14] ---
    Rolling, rolling
    Only one, my life

[01:18] ---
    Sooner or later, life will come to an end
[01:21] ---
    Want more than a sense of futility,
    don’t you?

[01:24] ---
    Dancing, dancing
    Morning, morning

[01:27] ---
    Go back to the basics
    and start something new

[01:32] ---
    Do what you wanna do
[01:35] ---
    Every night, every time
[01:38] ---
    Let’s live until we’ve had our fill of fun
[01:47] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[01:49] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[01:52] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[01:55] ---
    Dystopia to the Song of the Dead!!
[02:02] ---
    Oh man!
[02:03] ---
    We're almost at Akira's hometown!
[02:05] ---
    I sure hope your parents are all right.
[02:08] ---
    They'll be fine!
[02:09] ---
    My parents wouldn't go down that easily!
[02:12] ---
    As your best friend,
    I have to introduce myself to them!
[02:15] ---
    I'll entertain them with a one-liner!
[02:17] ---
    UNPARALLELED
    -I'll draw 'em in by getting naked.
[02:21] ---
    It's been three years
    since you visited your parents, right?
[02:24] ---
    You're not nervous, are you?
[02:26] ---
    N-No! Not at all!
[02:30] ---
    Well, honestly,
    it's gonna be kind of awkward.

[02:35] ---
    Now that I've quit my job, I don't know
    what I'm gonna say when I see him.

[02:38] ---
    Akira!
[02:46] ---
    What's going on?
[02:49] ---
    I'll go check it out!
[02:58] ---
    Zombies.
[02:59] ---
    Your village is past this tunnel, right?
[03:02] ---
    You don't think...
[03:03] ---
    The villagers have...
[03:06] ---
    No. I don't recognize anyone in there.
[03:18] ---
    Anyway, since we can't
    get through the tunnel,
[03:20] ---
    there's only one other way to continue.
[03:23] ---
    We'll cut through the forest,
    and go over the mountain.
[03:38] ---
    Don't worry.
[03:41] ---
    The entrance and exit of the tunnel
    were sealed.
[03:45] ---
    They probably managed to seal away
    the zombies that came from the cities.
[03:49] ---
    I'm sure the villagers are safe.
[03:54] ---
    A scream?!
[03:55] ---
    Where is it coming from?
[03:59] ---
    O-Out of the way!
[04:01] ---
    A zombie boar?
[04:02] ---
    Please get down!
[04:04] ---
    Oshite mairu!
[04:14] ---
    Are you all right?
[04:18] ---
    Man, you really did me a solid back there!
[04:21] ---
    My name is Masaru Kumano!
    Nice to meet you!
[04:27] ---
    Mr. Kumano, what are you doing
    so deep in the forest?
[04:30] ---
    What am I doing? The cities are overrun
    with monsters, aren't they?
[04:34] ---
    I was looking for a safe place
    and ended up settling here!
[04:38] ---
    That monster boar was unexpected, though!
[04:41] ---
    Home is where you make it!
    I understand!
[04:44] ---
    But you can't live
    in the middle of the forest!
[04:49] ---
    Wh-Whoa!
[04:52] ---
    This is...
[04:53] ---
    Could it be?
[04:55] ---
    It's a treehouse, of course!
[04:57] ---
    Despite how things seem,
    I'm a master carpenter!
[05:00] ---
    No house?
    No problem, I can just build one!
[05:05] ---
    23. BUILD A TREEHOUSE
    -Uh, based on how things have been going...
[05:07] ---
    Japanisch Tischler!
[05:09] ---
    This is an oak tree!
[05:12] ---
    Oaks have large, thick branches
    so they make perfect host trees.
[05:17] ---
    Southern trees rot too easily!
[05:19] ---
    But you can find
    some northern trees in this area!
[05:22] ---
    This is an amazing and rare forest
[05:24] ---
    that's quite unusual
    from a global perspective!
[05:26] ---
    Mr. Kumano,
[05:27] ---
    there's no telling when another zombie
    boar will attack before it's completed.
[05:30] ---
    This is a race against time.
[05:32] ---
    It'd be better if you had help, right?
[05:34] ---
    W-Well, sure...
[05:36] ---
    Aren't we racing against time
    to see if your parents are safe?
[05:39] ---
    I can't believe
    you'd ignore someone in danger!
[05:42] ---
    Have some heart, Shizuka!
[05:45] ---
    Your own secret base where you can stretch
    your wings and leave the world down below!
[05:49] ---
    A building at one with nature,
[05:51] ---
    where you can embrace
    the mighty power of the trees!
[05:53] ---
    Where sky's the limit for design!
[05:55] ---
    A treasure trove of imagination
    and playfulness!
[05:57] ---
    A dreamhouse suspended in mid-air!
[05:59] ---
    A treehouse!
[06:01] ---
    Can we?! We only live once.
    Can we build a treehouse with our hands?
[06:07] ---
    I think that's a great idea.
[06:09] ---
    I don't understand what's going on,
    but I'll be counting on you!
[06:16] ---
    PITY REVEAL ENTRUST
    -Affection. Sympathy. Affection. Sympathy.
[06:21] ---
    Honestly, why are men always so...
[06:22] ---
    I did it!
[06:25] ---
    A hose?
[06:26] ---
    It's difficult to judge how level
    things are between trees by eyeballing it.
[06:30] ---
    You can measure it by checking the water
    level of a hose filled with water!
[06:33] ---
    Whoa!
[06:34] ---
    Amazing!
[06:35] ---
    I see. You're right!
[06:37] ---
    Eyeballing it, I thought it was level,
    but I was completely off!
[06:41] ---
    If you place your nails and bolts
    in the right locations,
[06:44] ---
    you won't damage the tree!
[06:45] ---
    -Whoa! I see!
    -Whoa! I see!
[06:48] ---
    It's best to leave a five cm gap
    between boards,
[06:50] ---
    so fallen leaves won't get stuck in them!
[06:52] ---
    -I see!
    -I see!
[06:54] ---
    Treehouses are built differently
    from tree to tree.
[06:58] ---
    The tree itself
    will tell you how to build,
[07:01] ---
    and what kind of house it'll be.
[07:03] ---
    If you're not sure of something,
    ask the forest.
[07:06] ---
    The forest?
[07:08] ---
    That's right!
[07:09] ---
    The foundation of a treehouse
    is the tree itself.
[07:12] ---
    If the host tree dies,
    the house is done for.
[07:16] ---
    When you think of a tree, think about
    the other trees and the earth around it.
[07:21] ---
    By doing that, you'll become mindful
    of the entire forest.
[07:26] ---
    And that's how you'll hear
    the voice of the forest.
[07:38] ---
    I feel like I just learned something
    really profound.

[07:43] ---
    When you think of a tree, think about
    the other trees and the earth around it.

[07:47] ---
    By doing that, you'll become mindful
    of the entire forest.

[07:52] ---
    And that's how you'll hear
    the voice of the forest, huh?

[07:58] ---
    Does that mean...
[08:00] ---
    If you think of yourself
[08:02] ---
    and others around you...
[08:05] ---
    you'll become mindful of the whole world?
[08:09] ---
    So, when the day comes when I can hear
    the voice of the world one day...

[08:14] ---
    What would I write in my bucket list then?
[08:20] ---
    You know, you've got
    quite a knack for this!
[08:23] ---
    What? Really?
    Thank you very much!
[08:26] ---
    I've always dreamed of having
    a treehouse since I was little.
[08:31] ---
    That's great to hear!
[08:32] ---
    Come to think of it,
[08:34] ---
    my son used to pester me to build
    a treehouse for him when he was a kid!
[08:38] ---
    I see!
[08:39] ---
    Where is your son right now?
[08:46] ---
    Mr. Kumano?
[08:49] ---
    My son was bitten by my wife
    right before my eyes.
[08:54] ---
    So, I had to deal with 'em...
    with my own hands.
[08:57] ---
    I thought I could take my time
[08:59] ---
    and build a tree house with my son
    when he was bigger and I had retired.
[09:05] ---
    People say, when you're ready to repay
    your parent, it's already too late.
[09:10] ---
    Turns out,
    it works the other way 'round too.
[09:16] ---
    Whoops!
[09:22] ---
    You have my support.
[09:24] ---
    Let's finish this together!
[09:28] ---
    Thank you.
[09:30] ---
    All right! Just a little more
    until it's complete!
[09:34] ---
    Let's give it our all!
[09:41] ---
    The treehouse is complete!
[09:46] ---
    This is the best house ever! Yay!
[09:50] ---
    This canned food is very delicious!
[09:52] ---
    It was the right call
    to grab these from the store!
SIGN    23. BUILD A TREEHOUSE
[09:58] ---
    Mr. Kumano,
    it's been great working with you.
[10:01] ---
    I'll be in this forest.
[10:04] ---
    If there's trouble, give me a holler,
    and I'll give you a hand.
[10:07] ---
    Okay!
[10:08] ---
    How unusual.
[10:09] ---
    I thought you would say,
    "I got to spend the night in a treehouse."
[10:13] ---
    Yeah, well...
[10:17] ---
    I kinda got a strong urge
    to see my mom and dad.
[10:31] ---
    That was close!
[10:32] ---
    Aren't there any other routes
    we can take, Akira?!
[10:35] ---
    This place used to be called
    the "Hungry Gorge."
[10:38] ---
    because of how many people died here.
[10:40] ---
    Until they opened the tunnel, this was
    the route to and from the village!
[10:46] ---
    Also they say my village started out
    as a penal colony long ago.
[10:49] ---
    Enclosed by steep mountains and valleys...
    It's like a remote island on land!
[10:54] ---
    Hey!
[10:55] ---
    We somehow managed to cross it.
[10:57] ---
    Y-You sure grew up in a pretty wild place.
[11:01] ---
    Would you believe
    I was a wild child myself?!
[11:03] ---
    Yeah, I believe it.
[11:05] ---
    But thanks to all this...
[11:07] ---
    It's very likely that everyone
    in the village is still safe!
[11:13] ---
    We're here.
[11:15] ---
    That's my home,
    where I was born and raised!
[11:23] ---
    Have I given anything back to my parents
    since becoming an adult?

[11:28] ---
    Their birthdays and my first paycheck...
[11:31] ---
    I had plenty of opportunities,
[11:34] ---
    but I never really thought about it
    until now.

[11:38] ---
    Dad... Mom...
[11:42] ---
    I'll be home soon!
[11:51] ---
    N-No way...
[11:55] ---
    Where's everyone from the village?!
[11:57] ---
    Dad. Mom!
[12:00] ---
    Akira!
[12:03] ---
    This can't be happening.
[12:04] ---
    This can't be happening, right?!
[12:06] ---
    Please! I'm begging you!
    Please be safe!

[12:10] ---
    Dad! Mom!
[12:13] ---
    Hey, yo! Yo, ho!
[12:16] ---
    Drink! Dance!
[12:18] ---
    And a'yo ho ho!
[12:25] ---
    Hey, yo ho! What's this?
[12:27] ---
    A-Aren't you Akira, Tendo's kid?
[12:31] ---
    Teruo! Akiko! Akira has come back!
[12:34] ---
    What?
[12:35] ---
    Akira? Akira, is that you?
[12:43] ---
    Dad...
[12:52] ---
    Dad! Thanks for working hard everyday
    non-stop to put me through college!
[12:59] ---
    Mom! Thanks for packing me lunch everyday
    and washing my rugby club uniforms!
[13:06] ---
    I wouldn't be alive today
    if it weren't for the both of you!
[13:10] ---
    I've just given you nothing
    but troubles and worries.
[13:14] ---
    Also!
[13:16] ---
    I've never done anything for you!
[13:18] ---
    I used work as an excuse to not visit you
    for the past three years.
[13:23] ---
    I'm sorry! I'm really sor—
[13:30] ---
    That hurts! What was that for?
[13:33] ---
    Ya came back here
    just to spill that nonsense?
[13:38] ---
    The world's a mess.
    Think a little before you act.
[13:42] ---
    Nonsense?
[13:44] ---
    Y'all Akira's friends?
[13:46] ---
    You must've had a tough time
    crossing that dangerous path.
[13:49] ---
    We've got plenty of empty rooms,
    so get some rest for now.
[13:52] ---
    Oh, thank you!
[13:54] ---
    Thank you very much!
[13:57] ---
    I leave the rest to you, dear.
[13:59] ---
    I'm off to the fields.
[14:03] ---
    Your dad's not the man I'd pictured.
[14:06] ---
    -All right, we should get to work too!
    -All right!
[14:11] ---
    We have wild plants we forage in the
    mountains and vegetables from our fields.
[14:15] ---
    We're a small village with nothing fancy,
    but please make yourself at home.
[14:19] ---
    Thank you very much, ma'am!
[14:21] ---
    Thanks for the food!
[14:24] ---
    Whoa! This is so good!
[14:26] ---
    So this is tempura!
[14:30] ---
    Have you been locked down here
    sustaining yourselves
[14:33] ---
    all this time in the village?
[14:34] ---
    Yes, we're a remote village
[14:37] ---
    that's pretty much sealed off
    every winter anyway with all the snow.
[14:41] ---
    We've always survived the winter
    by farming and hunting.
[14:46] ---
    So, this spot of trouble
    isn't trouble at all.
[14:48] ---
    I see.
[14:50] ---
    If I may ask...
[14:52] ---
    The zombies in the tunnel...
[14:54] ---
    A lot of people from the city
    tried to take shelter here
[14:57] ---
    when they heard rumors
    that this village was safe.
[15:00] ---
    But some of them were infected and spread
    the infection to those around them.
[15:08] ---
    We had no choice but to seal the tunnel.
[15:11] ---
    Stopped the infection in its tracks.
[15:14] ---
    I'm really glad
    you and the others are safe!
[15:18] ---
    Anyway, a number of people from the city
    managed to survive.
[15:23] ---
    This village has been losing residents
    for a while,
[15:26] ---
    so there are many empty houses.
[15:27] ---
    We let them use those and live with us.
[15:32] ---
    Wunderbar!
[15:33] ---
    Akira!
[15:34] ---
    We should add historic home renovations
    on your list!
[15:37] ---
    Whoa! That's a good one!
[15:40] ---
    Hold on now!
[15:41] ---
    There was a reason why I came back
    to my parents' place!

[15:44] ---
    I haven't repaid Mom and Dad!
[15:47] ---
    I have to be a good son!
[15:49] ---
    31. GO HOME AND SPEND TIME WITH MY PARENTS
    -I have to be a good son!
[15:52] ---
    This is truly a glimpse of old Japan.
[15:55] ---
    I wasn't even born here, but I feel like
    I've returned to my hometown.
[16:00] ---
    What’s this feeling of nostalgia?
[16:01] ---
    -Right?
    -Right?
[16:03] ---
    Oh! You don't need to do that!
[16:05] ---
    I'll wash the dishes for you!
    You can just sit back!
[16:08] ---
    Really?
[16:10] ---
    Anyway, look, I got you a souvenir!
    It's Biyoko Tweats, a Tokyo specialty!
[16:14] ---
    Oh, thank you.
[16:16] ---
    Oh! Are you tired?
    Want me to massage your shoulders?
[16:18] ---
    I'm all right.
[16:19] ---
    Then how about
    I take you on a trip somewhere!
[16:22] ---
    How about a hot spring?
[16:22] ---
    I found a really amazing spring
    in the mountains recently.
[16:26] ---
    Akira.
[16:27] ---
    Thanks for worrying about me,
[16:30] ---
    but aren't you exhausted
    from your long journey?
[16:33] ---
    I can do the dishes myself,
    so get some rest.
[16:39] ---
    Hey, Akira.
[16:42] ---
    Could use your help if you're free.
[16:54] ---
    H-How have you been lately?
[16:57] ---
    Have your backaches gone away?
[16:58] ---
    Nah. It's the same as always.
[17:02] ---
    Dad, you've really been doing this
    by yourself?
[17:05] ---
    Working the fields sure is hard work!
[17:06] ---
    Nah, it's not that bad.
[17:10] ---
    But now that I'm here,
    I can help you with anything!
[17:12] ---
    You can count on me for--
[17:14] ---
    Everyone in the village must work together
    to do their part.
[17:18] ---
    Everyone knows that.
[17:20] ---
    Th-That's true.
[17:28] ---
    I'm having trouble
    making Mom and Dad happy.
[17:36] ---
    This is so difficult!
[17:40] ---
    How do you...
[17:43] ---
    repay your parents?
[17:52] ---
    Don't expect I've got much time left...
[17:54] ---
    Dad!
[17:55] ---
    The green beans were ready to harvest.
[17:57] ---
    This should be enough for dinner...
[18:00] ---
    Uh, Dad?
[18:03] ---
    -Is something--
    -Nah. It's nothing.
[18:29] ---
    Oh...
[18:30] ---
    Those guys came from the city.
[18:33] ---
    That guy...
    I've seen him before.
[18:42] ---
    A-Are we really doing this?
[18:45] ---
    Of course we are.
[18:53] ---
    JOB SEARCH
    -Just 23,000 Yen
    for contract work? And no bonus?
[18:56] ---
    Just 23,000 Yen
    for contract work? And no bonus?
[19:02] ---
    Do they think I'm stupid?
[19:05] ---
    I guess working really is for losers.
[19:09] ---
    Damn it!
[19:11] ---
    I should've had that old lady get me more.
[19:15] ---
    What a pain!
[19:18] ---
    When and why did I start falling behind
    those around me?

[19:24] ---
    A life of being unwanted
    by society and by others.

[19:32] ---
    I wish I could go back to summer break
[19:35] ---
    in grade school when I didn't
    have to think about anything

[19:38] ---
    and I could go to the pool with my friends
    every day and do whatever I wanted.

[19:48] ---
    Help me!
[19:51] ---
    Stop it!
[20:00] ---
    Wh-What the hell is that?
[20:16] ---
    Yes!
[20:18] ---
    I'm free!
[20:20] ---
    I was unwanted by those guys and society!
[20:24] ---
    And they've all...
    They've all been destroyed!
[20:27] ---
    From now on, it's summer break every day!
[21:17] ---
    Going to the public pool by yourself
    during summer break is pretty lame.
[21:24] ---
    Hey, you three.
[21:27] ---
    Do ya wanna have some fun together?
SIGN    TRY OUT ANY AND EVERY...
[21:35] ---
    Fire a real gun...
[21:38] ---
    Blow something up with dynamite.
[21:40] ---
    Burn down the company that insulted me.
[21:43] ---
    I wanna force my tongue
    down a girl's throat!
[21:47] ---
    Slap my bitch of a wife!
[21:52] ---
    We've all been rejected by society.
[21:58] ---
    It's our turn to have fun
    and do whatever we want.

[22:01] ---
    Our last summer break!
[22:06] ---
    We're all just waiting to become zombies.
[22:12] ---
    But while we're waiting...
SIGN    100 THINGS WE WANT TO DO BEFORE BECOMING ZOMBIES -might as well do what we want.
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    100 THINGS WE WANT TO DO
    BEFORE BECOMING ZOMBIES
    -It’d be a shame if we didn't.
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    Being bored
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    With nothing but efficient days
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    Sure that's fine
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    But it's kind of a waste, right?
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    When I think today could be my last
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    Steve would start to make a bitter smile;
    Let's start something

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    Life & Death
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    How many times has it been already?
    And yet...

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    I can't stop; like a junkie
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    One more time, c'mon, one more time
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    Let's go all the way
    to the end of the world, yeah

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    C'mon, I want to find happiness
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    You can leave the key behind
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    If I can live and laugh,
    that's good enough

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    C'mon, even a place that has nothing
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    Has to have something
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    How about it? All right!
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    Let's get excited about today!
[23:10] ---
    C'mon, here in this hell, the earth
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    I want to keep laughing with you
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    Living on a whim
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    C'mon, everything is coming undone
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    So c'mon, let's start anew
[23:25] ---
    All right! Let's enjoy today
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    We can take detours
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    If you feel like singing, that's fine
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    Until the day everything ends
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    Next time: Hometown of the Dead I.