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Yamato
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Sakura (Hanae Kan, Nobody Knows), a moody teenager, lives in Yamato, Japan. A small town one hour away from Tokyo, it is unremarkable in every way except for the massive US military base that remains at its center. This closeness to American culture has also shaped Sakura’s consciousness: she dreams of becoming a rapper, like the American musicians she admires. Already feeling like an outsider in her own home, her routine is further disturbed when a young Japanese-American girl, Rei (Nina Endo, Tourism), visits from the States. The daughter of an absent G.I. that her mother is dating, Rei has friendship to spare… which Sakura initially resists.
Yamato (California), Daisuke Miyazaki’s sophomore film following End of Night (2011), stands out to this day as his most personal and heartfelt: a tale of growing up in Yamato (the director’s own home town) at a particular nexus of postwar histories and imperialisms both large and small, cultural and otherwise. Taking the military base as his backdrop and symbolic gateway to address the long-standing influence of American culture on Japanese society, Miyazaki weaves a musical coming-of-age film affectionate of slackers yet propelled by a creative impulse to make life worth remembering.
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“Naval Air Facility Atsugi" is an American
military base located in the city of Yamato,
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20 miles north of Tokyo.
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It was requisitioned by the U.S. army
right after Japan lost World War II.
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More than 70 years have passed since
that war but inside the 5km2 vast area,
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extraterritoriality is still in effect.
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"S to the K to the R, MC Sakura.
Yamato Original...
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From Yamato City in the Far East,
a well-known strategic point
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My name is Sakura, singing in this dump,
tryin' to find my future out of this trash
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With a pen and a microphone in my
right hand, failure in my left
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I brush up my skills and my kicks everyday
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But nobody pays attention to me
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Livin' in a shanty, eating
tasteless fast food everyday
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Feels like my life is getting
cheap and fast too
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I'm a sulking thug
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I'm neither black nor white
rather the real yellow
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In a radioactive,
contaminated country, dodging
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the brain-washing,
a dark night's passing
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Losin' my dreams, hope and direction
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Of course I didn't go to
high school, so what?
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I do have my own plans, no matter
how much you look down on me
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Though I'm a bit tired recently
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We can buy anything but we can't achieve
much, anxiety served up with each purchase
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Buy this. Your friend bought that.
Buy two get one free.
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Aren't we like the living
dead? Tryin' to pretend
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we're alive? At a dead end,
endless days on repeat!"
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Hanae KAN
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Nina ENDO
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Haruka UCHIMURA
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Reiko KATAOKA
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Yamato (California)
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"Under the shivering sunset...
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There is no answer in the sea of words"
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"It's almost Friday night,
I'm the prodigy as you know
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Doin' this everyday to get all
the props from my friends and homies
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I stand on this stage and
rock you guys every night
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The streets are my stage, where I live,
you know I'm an ex-criminal..."
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"Various races gathering
here in Yamato
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Are you guys having fun? Listen
up and learn how to rap
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Didn't you come to join us, out of the
small flat? Yo, people of Yamato...
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Can you hear me rappin'? I heard Lord's
voice one day, rap ain't difficult..."
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"What are these puns and jokes?
It's not fun at all.
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Do you guys think you're cool?
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Sounds like a quarrel of queers
chitchatting fast, what's the point?
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You're just..."
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"Back up and listen, miserable runaway girl.
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You're spitting in a war zone,
the street. Who you callin' queer?
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I can take any kind, call me bisexual.
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I don't care about sexuality,
hip-hop only cares about reality
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Let's keep up with this groove, Yamato,
keep movin' and you don't stop
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Natural THC secreted in my head, I feel
like I'm even faster than amphetamines,
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can't hide my skills or drugs
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Still water runs deep..."
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Kim!
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What the fuck are you grinning at?
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Sakura! What the hell are you doing!
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- Shut up you fucking cunt!
- Ouch! You crazy bitch!
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Leave me alone!
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Don't fucking touch me, dickhead!
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Welcome back, Sakura
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Sakura
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Don't ignore me!
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I'm late for work so can you prepare
dinner? I've prepared most of the things.
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Yes
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I'm counting on you two,
Rei is coming this week.
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I have a full shift next week so I don't
think I can take care of her much
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- Please help her make this a great vacation
- Sure
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Thanks
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Hey mom!
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What?
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Why do we have to take care of the daughter
of a guy who hardly comes home anymore?
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He still does sometimes!
And you know he has been nice to you
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Abby is the one who taught you
this kind of music and English
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- She just learned English swear words from him
- What?
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Don't say mean things, Kenzo
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Abby will be working
at the Atsugi Base soon,
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so he wanted us to meet
his daughter before that
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Time to go to work!
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Wait, Sakura! Jesus...
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- Kenzo, I'll leave it to you
- OK
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"Eel restaurant Kono"
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Is it you, Sakura?
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Are you drinking again?
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Sorry Sakura...
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It seems like there's no work for us today
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You promised I could work three days a week
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I know...
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I'm so sorry...
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But the elderly croquet club will stop
by this week so we will be very busy
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Whatever...
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Forgive me!
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"Contaminated water is leaking
out of the containers again.
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14% of the containers in Fukushima
were found to be compromised..."
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- What's your plan?
- What?
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What are you planning...
Abby's daughter?
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What? Speak in proper Japanese, asshole!
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Abby's daughter is coming soon!
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So what?
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So, we have to take care of her.
Didn't you hear what mom said last night?
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Don't be childish.
You know what's going on
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Acting as our mother isn't her priority.
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She's been her own person
from the day she was born.
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So, let's respect her and support her.
It's just a few days
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Don't trouble her so much.
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She looks fine now but she might
get sick again like a few years ago
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And what are your plans, bro?
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I do have plans...
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Like shopping in Harajuku,
climbing Mt. Fuji, sushi...
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I haven't decided yet, but foreigners
love those typical Japanese things.
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I will go if she is cute.
Mixed girls are super ugly sometimes.
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That's a fucking cool story, bro...
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Sakura, all you evey say is "fuck".
You should enrich your vocabulary.
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Fuck you too!
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Sakura, eat up! Don't fill the
bowl if you're not eating!
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Imagine how many animals and plants devoted
their precious life to serve you this dish
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Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!
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Although, I do admit that it feels kind
of strange that Abby is becoming our father
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Will our family name become Goldmann?
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Who cares...
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- Kenzo
- What?
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- Can I use the internet?
- Not today
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- Why?
- I have work to do
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Hey...
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Hey!
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The app I made that automatically
messages people good night?
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It's going viral now
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There's been more than
2000 registrants this week
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Maybe our family can live off this app
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Shut up...
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"S to the K to the R, MC Sakura,
Japan Original...
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Are you alright?
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Why did you scream?
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...I didn't
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- What? Obviously you were
- No I wasn't
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- Shut the fuckin' curtain!
- You are the one who suddenly screamed!
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What's wrong with you!
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Fuck you...
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"I haven't done anything yet but..."
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"S to the K to the R,
MC Sakura, Yamato Original
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Welcome to the center of Japan.
Right next to the U.S. base in Yamato
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Zip code number 242.
Route 467 is the road you take
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KICK OUT ASIAN IMMIGRANTS
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"Uploading your file."
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What's up?
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- Can you find me a cheap computer?
- Why? What for?
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- To use the internet and...
- And what?
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I have stuff to do...
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I guess a smartphone is enough for you
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What's that ancient machine? Is that why
I couldn't find you on Facebook or Twitter?
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Why don't you just buy a new one?
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I need a guarantor
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Just ask your mom
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No, never. Especially not now
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Then just go to an electronics store
and buy a cheap, made-in-China computer
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It might be even cheaper
than buying a smartphone
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You know the additional costs
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Find a part time job.
McDonalds and 711s are everywhere
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They pay less than 5 dollars per hour
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Yeah, and you get fired
easily for making trouble
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- What do you mean?
- By what?
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Sorry, I'll find a computer and a
well-paying, easy part-time job for you
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OK?
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See you! I'm quite busy playing video games
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By the way
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What?
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- By the way
- What!
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By the way, did you quit music?
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Why?
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- You want money, right?
- Yes...
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Then make money with your music
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This ain't the 90s dumbass!
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No, no.
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If you want cash, why don't you participate
in the singing contest this weekend?
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- What is that?
- Wait a sec...
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Here you are
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The small contest they hold at
the town hall besides the library
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Usually, the only ones that participate
are old people who love karaoke
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But the cash prize is 2000 dollars
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- Seriously?
- Yes, seriously
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Sing a bit on the stage
and you get two grand.
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Then, you can buy both
a computer and a smartphone
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They even have extra prizes too.
I bet it's a good deal
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Yamato has money to spare!
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The city probably get benefits from
keeping the U.S. base here.
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It's so fuckin' noisy every day
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See you then
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Hi! Eat the bento box for dinner
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OK, OK
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"Yamato Singing Contest"
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Sakura, wake up
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Rei is here already
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Rei, this is Sakura.
She is the same age as you
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Nice to meet you
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- Kenzo, bring Rei's luggage to my room
- Sure
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- I can do it by myself
- It's no problem, this is a man's job
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Well, thank you...
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- You hesitate like a Japanese
- I'm half Japanese so...
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- This is from my aunt and uncle
- Oh! Thank you very much!
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How long does it take
from San Francisco to Tokyo?
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- About 11 hours, I think
- Wow, that's longer than I thought
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- Aren't you tired?
- No, I'm fine
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You can eat and drink
whatever you like in the fridge
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And, just in case you
don't want to drink tap water
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I bought you some mineral water
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OK
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And the bath...
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Have you ever seen this kind
of traditional Japanese bath?
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This is a classic.
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- Turn it on for her
- OK
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Welcome in
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This is Kenzo's room and...
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This is Sakura's room
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Are you looking at this?
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- This is for my next expedition
- Expedition?
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Um... I mean exhibition
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- Oh, so are you an artist?
- Some would say
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I think that's it. Any questions?
00:32:18.686 --> 00:32:21.356
Do you have wifi here?
00:32:21.564 --> 00:32:27.111
We don't have wifi
but my PC is online and...
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I can hack the password of
our neighbor's wifi for you
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It's a small house but please make
yourself at home. I'll prepare lunch
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- Thank you very much
- My pleasure
00:32:53.304 --> 00:32:55.139
Pleased to meet you
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Sakura, let Rei rest in your room.
You know she is tired
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- Stop being sulky!
- Close it...
00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:14.784
- What?
- Close the fuckin' curtain!
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Wow, that was dangerous!
00:33:29.674 --> 00:33:32.844
- Is tea OK?
- I still have water
00:33:34.387 --> 00:33:36.264
Let's eat!
00:33:40.351 --> 00:33:42.687
- Can you eat raw fish?
- Yes
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I don't remember the
last time I ate sushi
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Really? Wasn't it at
your graduation dinner?
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- Was it?
- I think so
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- Excellent for a fast food sushi
- I agree
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So, you graduate from
high school this year?
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Yes, next month
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I heard you skipped grades
and are already in college
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Seriously?
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- I just attend a few classes
- That's still amazing!
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What are you going to study in college?
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I wanted to study art like my father
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but I'll go into business
to help my aunt and uncle
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Although, I hope I can still do
something creative in the future
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- She is very steady
- Not at all...
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By the way, did Abby call or text you?
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No, but I texted him
that I arrived in Japan
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- Where is he now?
- Bahrain
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I see
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Does he write to you?
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Yes, only by letters
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Oh my god!
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I can't believe it.
00:35:32.672 --> 00:35:34.215
Why is that?
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He said it's something
to do with the job he does
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I understand, but it's quite awkward
to write longhand these days
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He's definitely a weirdo
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Hand written letters are much
nicer than texts or e-mails
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Yes
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- Do you need a fork?
- I'm OK
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- Are you sure?
- Yes
00:36:11.169 --> 00:36:15.590
- Do you study Japanese too? It's so fluent
- No
00:36:16.507 --> 00:36:19.927
My mom taught me when she was still alive
00:36:20.469 --> 00:36:26.267
And I still rent Japanese movies
and dramas in San Francisco's Japantown
00:36:27.393 --> 00:36:28.895
Which one's your favorite?
00:36:31.439 --> 00:36:34.025
"Akira" and "Ghost in the Shell"
00:36:34.483 --> 00:36:36.736
Anime, as I suspected!
00:36:59.467 --> 00:37:03.429
- I'm going to work
- OK
00:37:05.056 --> 00:37:10.478
Please get some rest. If you're
hungry, tell Sakura or Kenzo
00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:12.313
OK
00:37:12.480 --> 00:37:14.732
- Bye
- See you
00:37:27.703 --> 00:37:29.914
Where is Kiko working at?
00:37:31.123 --> 00:37:33.584
Shimamura during the day
and Origin at night
00:37:36.337 --> 00:37:40.675
Shimamura is like a more
Japanese version of Uniqlo
00:37:43.427 --> 00:37:45.179
Origin is a bento box shop
00:37:56.607 --> 00:37:58.776
Sakura, I bet you like hip-hop
00:38:01.195 --> 00:38:02.863
Which musician do you like?
00:38:07.326 --> 00:38:09.704
Have you ever heard of any rap music
from the Bay Area? California?
00:38:10.579 --> 00:38:12.957
Like... E-40 or Lil B?
00:38:18.379 --> 00:38:20.673
- Where are you going?
- My part-time job, you asshole!
00:38:22.591 --> 00:38:23.926
See you...
00:38:32.143 --> 00:38:38.733
"Closed"
00:39:01.005 --> 00:39:04.592
Be quiet Sakura.
Rei is already sleeping
00:41:59.892 --> 00:42:01.852
...Are you alright?
00:42:09.443 --> 00:42:13.113
"The governor of Okinawa
once again declared
00:42:13.113 --> 00:42:17.284
that he will use any
means necessary to stop..."
00:42:17.701 --> 00:42:20.496
The pricier cup noodles are so good
00:42:21.497 --> 00:42:26.418
"...the Japanese and American governments
from building a new military base in Henoko"
00:42:26.794 --> 00:42:28.629
Rei, do you know Okinawa?
00:42:29.630 --> 00:42:33.926
Yes, my mom is from that island
00:42:35.135 --> 00:42:40.182
I can't stand cold weather so I'm
thinking of moving there someday
00:42:41.433 --> 00:42:45.187
But I heard it's hard
to get around without a car
00:42:49.608 --> 00:42:52.903
Sakura, this is from Mom
00:42:54.488 --> 00:42:58.951
"I'll be back around 8. Please take
care of Rei with Kenzo until then"
00:43:09.086 --> 00:43:14.174
Otaku culture was misunderstood for
a long time but things are changing.
00:43:14.383 --> 00:43:19.847
Did you see Pharrell William's
music video featuring Hatsune Miku?
00:43:20.723 --> 00:43:24.310
The borders between subculture and
high culture are collapsing quickly
00:43:24.518 --> 00:43:26.645
and the world is becoming super flat...
00:43:27.980 --> 00:43:29.690
Hey... hey!
00:43:30.441 --> 00:43:32.109
- What?
- Where are you going?
00:43:33.235 --> 00:43:34.069
Why?
00:43:34.987 --> 00:43:36.488
Take me with you
00:44:20.240 --> 00:44:23.118
- What is this place?
- It's a shrine
00:44:26.580 --> 00:44:28.332
What's so special
about a shrine?
00:44:28.374 --> 00:44:30.918
I heard foreigners
like traditional places
00:44:32.503 --> 00:44:36.507
Why don't you take me to a
local place you usually go?
00:44:41.178 --> 00:44:48.811
"Don Quijote Discount Store"
00:45:43.615 --> 00:45:47.453
- What is this?
- Cheap sweets
00:46:29.953 --> 00:46:34.166
What is this called?
00:46:36.293 --> 00:46:38.045
"Golden Vibrant"
00:46:49.556 --> 00:46:52.309
- Whose song is this?
- What?
00:46:52.601 --> 00:46:56.522
- Whose song is this!
- My senior from this town
00:47:04.363 --> 00:47:10.619
- How much is it for an hour?
- It's 5 dollars
00:47:10.869 --> 00:47:12.663
- That's OK
- OK
00:47:15.165 --> 00:47:16.792
Thank you
00:47:20.212 --> 00:47:26.593
Here is your change.
Your booth is No. 35
00:48:20.105 --> 00:48:25.027
"24 total number of plays"
00:48:37.039 --> 00:48:40.292
I chose some comics but I forgot
I couldn't read the Chinese characters
00:48:44.588 --> 00:48:47.674
By the way, I'll show you the
rappers I mentioned yesterday
00:49:00.228 --> 00:49:04.900
This is Lil B. He used to release
a music video everyday
00:49:05.108 --> 00:49:05.859
Seriously?
00:49:06.234 --> 00:49:07.945
He lives in our neighborhood
00:49:39.059 --> 00:49:39.768
Hey
00:49:42.104 --> 00:49:44.356
- Here you are
- Thanks
00:49:58.412 --> 00:50:02.082
- What is this strange sound?
- It's the tofu vendor
00:50:02.249 --> 00:50:05.669
- Vendor?
- Yeah, the truck sells tofu on the street
00:50:09.339 --> 00:50:13.969
Do you know there's a rapper in the States
that sells his mixtapes out of a truck?
00:50:14.970 --> 00:50:16.013
Seriously?
00:50:16.054 --> 00:50:19.224
Yeah. I'll let you
listen to his music later
00:50:20.017 --> 00:50:22.060
Hey, what's up?
00:50:25.856 --> 00:50:26.857
Hey
00:50:28.817 --> 00:50:31.486
Who is she?
00:50:33.530 --> 00:50:40.996
- That's Rei, she's staying at my house
- My name is Rei. Nice to meet you
00:50:41.663 --> 00:50:44.541
Hi, I'm Sadao
00:50:47.544 --> 00:50:50.714
- Is he your boyfriend?
- No way
00:50:51.423 --> 00:50:54.176
- I thought I was
- No way, you moron!
00:50:55.761 --> 00:51:02.601
- Your pronunciation sounds like a
foreigner's. Are you a half Japanese or...?
00:51:02.642 --> 00:51:04.895
- I'm American
00:51:05.479 --> 00:51:06.730
Seriously!
00:51:19.159 --> 00:51:20.786
You're welcome!
00:51:20.952 --> 00:51:24.122
Oh, shut up. Don't you
have some goodies today?
00:51:24.122 --> 00:51:25.165
Goodies?
00:51:38.011 --> 00:51:38.762
Here you are
00:51:48.939 --> 00:51:51.108
OK, cheers!
00:51:58.949 --> 00:52:03.203
- Don't drink so fast
- Why not!
00:52:04.162 --> 00:52:05.205
Alright
00:52:49.374 --> 00:52:52.544
- Where are we going?
- Where do you think?
00:53:20.572 --> 00:53:25.827
"I was born in 1979, the Showa era.
Still living in my hometown,
00:53:25.994 --> 00:53:28.538
still struggling for success"
00:53:29.748 --> 00:53:32.709
- Who is that?
- My senior from this town
00:53:33.752 --> 00:53:35.086
He's so cool!
00:53:35.629 --> 00:53:40.050
"My life's winter is starting to fade,
listen up my hometown's story
00:53:40.300 --> 00:53:49.768
Someday I'll make money and pay back
everybody. Never forget the traitors
00:53:49.935 --> 00:53:59.277
My enemy is the smart hustler
who I once respected
00:53:59.527 --> 00:54:02.781
The hip-poster poster
I stole as a teen changed my life
00:54:02.989 --> 00:54:06.576
The songs I listened to made me
00:54:06.785 --> 00:54:09.204
Rapping is better than going to jail"
00:54:09.412 --> 00:54:13.750
Watch where I came from,
watch where I'm going"
Let's watch him closer!
00:54:13.833 --> 00:54:18.213
"Instead of grabbing a knife,
my dirty hands grab the future
00:54:18.380 --> 00:54:23.385
Don't forget where you came from
and where you're heading
00:54:23.677 --> 00:54:27.847
Instead of grabbing a knife,
my dirty hands grab the future
00:54:28.181 --> 00:54:32.310
It's time to rebel along my
Hispanic and Korean brothers.
00:54:32.352 --> 00:54:37.399
There's
no rest in this battle
00:54:37.899 --> 00:54:42.529
I opened the door to this maze when I
was 15. I'm still searching for the exit.
00:54:42.779 --> 00:54:45.824
We are the guerrillas of the projects..."
00:54:47.075 --> 00:54:49.828
I've seen you before.
00:54:50.662 --> 00:54:52.872
You know we don't allow teenagers in!
00:54:55.083 --> 00:54:56.918
- Come on!
- Fuck you!
00:55:01.923 --> 00:55:06.428
"The sun always rise from Yamato!"
00:55:06.678 --> 00:55:11.016
- What the fuck are you doing?
- Hurry up!
00:55:16.438 --> 00:55:17.439
Come on!
00:55:19.649 --> 00:55:20.984
Wait you bitch!
00:55:27.907 --> 00:55:29.909
The world is full of assholes!
00:55:44.382 --> 00:55:49.471
Let's keep on partying till the morning!
00:55:50.263 --> 00:55:55.518
I feel so high and invincible now!
00:56:22.128 --> 00:56:26.466
- Wait!
- God, I feel so good!
00:56:41.147 --> 00:56:43.149
I'm tired. Where is it?
00:56:45.693 --> 00:56:48.071
The morning glow is so pretty...
00:56:50.031 --> 00:56:53.952
- But this is not Japan's airspace...
- What?
00:56:56.621 --> 00:57:00.750
Inside the fence, the
address is California, USA
00:57:00.792 --> 00:57:02.710
What do you mean?
00:57:05.004 --> 00:57:10.802
This side is Yamato,
Japan's territory and...
00:57:11.886 --> 00:57:16.307
Inside the fence, the land
is still American territory
00:57:16.307 --> 00:57:17.767
Why is that?
00:57:19.269 --> 00:57:20.645
Why?
00:57:26.276 --> 00:57:27.694
I don't know...
00:58:29.881 --> 00:58:31.257
Let's eat
00:58:38.473 --> 00:58:39.807
How was yesterday?
00:58:40.350 --> 00:58:43.478
- It was fun
- Good
00:58:44.896 --> 00:58:48.566
- What were you doing?
- I was hanging out with Sakura
00:58:49.192 --> 00:58:51.277
Is there any place
to hang out around here?
00:58:52.278 --> 00:58:57.242
We went to that place
full of things. Donki...
00:58:57.242 --> 00:58:58.993
Don Quijote
00:58:59.202 --> 00:59:00.870
Oh, Don Quijote!
00:59:01.579 --> 00:59:04.040
It was really interesting
00:59:05.208 --> 00:59:07.085
Don't they have that in the States?
00:59:07.669 --> 00:59:12.799
That's not really a place for tourists
00:59:13.174 --> 00:59:15.134
- What?
- I liked it
00:59:15.552 --> 00:59:19.264
Rei, I can take you
downtown Tokyo if you want.
00:59:19.472 --> 00:59:22.267
How about Shibuya or Tokyo Skytree?
00:59:22.517 --> 00:59:26.312
- I bet you will stay home, geek
- What?
00:59:28.856 --> 00:59:35.071
Come on, you two can take
turns taking her somewhere
00:59:35.446 --> 00:59:40.743
This creep pisses me off everyday.
Let's go Rei, I'm done
00:59:43.413 --> 00:59:47.208
Rei, I made time the day after tomorrow.
00:59:47.458 --> 00:59:49.877
- Shall we go to dinner together?
- Sure
00:59:51.170 --> 00:59:55.633
- And don't drink too much alcohol
- Yes
01:00:03.891 --> 01:00:08.688
- I feel sorry about Kenzo
- It's OK. He's always like that
01:00:09.230 --> 01:00:10.982
He's fuckin' disgusting...
01:00:11.566 --> 01:00:17.614
His nerdy hobby and the
crappy music he listens to...
01:00:20.617 --> 01:00:23.494
The shopping mall looks
similar to the ones in USA
01:00:23.494 --> 01:00:24.454
Really?
01:00:25.455 --> 01:00:27.290
I didn't know they had
shopping malls in America
01:00:27.332 --> 01:00:27.915
Of course
01:00:30.043 --> 01:00:32.337
- Is it big?
- Yeah, much bigger than here
01:00:33.421 --> 01:00:35.798
- We always lose in size
- Yep
01:00:36.841 --> 01:00:39.510
- I thought this was one of
the largest malls in the world
01:00:39.552 --> 01:00:41.346
- You mean this place? You are joking
01:00:45.558 --> 01:00:50.021
- I want the black bag
- Black again?
01:00:54.025 --> 01:00:56.527
- Let's check the sunglasses
- Do you want to buy?
01:01:02.742 --> 01:01:07.622
- I can't choose
- Maybe this one?
01:01:08.831 --> 01:01:09.874
This is cute
01:01:13.670 --> 01:01:14.879
I'll take this
01:01:48.287 --> 01:01:50.289
I'm glad that I came to Japan
01:02:03.845 --> 01:02:06.431
- Hello
- Welcome Sakura!
01:02:06.764 --> 01:02:10.393
- Sorry about the other day
- No problem
01:02:15.022 --> 01:02:17.608
Who is she?
01:02:20.987 --> 01:02:24.741
- She is my friend, Rei
- Nice to meet you
01:02:26.284 --> 01:02:30.413
She is from the Unites States
and staying at our house now
01:02:31.914 --> 01:02:35.418
- The USA? My goodness
- Hi, I'm Rei
01:02:35.960 --> 01:02:38.504
I'm Seiichiro.
01:02:38.671 --> 01:02:42.425
Sakura helps me a lot with this place
01:02:42.800 --> 01:02:46.763
It's a dirty place but please take a seat
01:03:07.992 --> 01:03:12.955
- You two seem hungry. What do you want?
- Please fix her something tasty
01:03:13.331 --> 01:03:14.290
I got it
01:03:16.083 --> 01:03:18.836
We got fresh fish today
01:03:21.005 --> 01:03:23.174
Sakura, you're gonna eat too?
01:03:23.382 --> 01:03:24.342
No thanks
01:03:25.259 --> 01:03:26.803
Why not?
01:03:28.221 --> 01:03:29.847
Whatever...
01:03:30.306 --> 01:03:37.063
So Rei, how are you finding Japan?
Is it your first time here?
01:03:37.730 --> 01:03:45.029
I came here ten years ago.
Japan is... A beautiful country
01:03:46.447 --> 01:03:51.118
- You think it's beautiful?
- Yes, it's beautiful and clean
01:03:51.369 --> 01:03:53.871
You think it's clean...
01:03:54.080 --> 01:04:00.628
I agree that the scenery around
here is getting a little inorganic
01:04:06.175 --> 01:04:10.513
From which city of
America did you come from?
01:04:10.555 --> 01:04:12.139
San Francisco
01:04:13.349 --> 01:04:16.435
- San Francisco!
- Do you know it?
01:04:16.727 --> 01:04:18.688
Of course.
01:04:19.105 --> 01:04:30.283
My great-uncle always boasted that
he lived there until the war began
01:04:30.992 --> 01:04:37.456
He was almost sent to the
internment camps and ran away
01:04:37.999 --> 01:04:41.002
- I heard there's still many
Japanese-Americans living there
01:04:41.002 --> 01:04:42.003
- That's true
01:04:45.006 --> 01:04:51.095
"The United States of America"...
How lovely that sounds...
01:04:51.554 --> 01:04:57.852
- But I am ashamed to say that I've
never been out of Japan - Why is that?
01:04:58.436 --> 01:05:01.898
I can't ride airplanes
01:05:03.816 --> 01:05:10.531
- My only wish is to go to USA before
I die - I'm sick of hearing this story
01:05:10.823 --> 01:05:12.700
Come on!
01:05:12.867 --> 01:05:15.828
When I was a kid, I watched
the American soldiers at the base
01:05:15.828 --> 01:05:18.789
having gorgeous BBQ on the weekends
01:05:19.165 --> 01:05:26.631
I told my father, "I want to move to USA
so I can eat barbecue every weekend"
01:05:27.214 --> 01:05:31.218
And then he said,
"What are you talking about?"
01:05:31.469 --> 01:05:36.349
'You are the heir of a traditional grilled
eel restaurant!" and punched me in the face
01:05:58.704 --> 01:06:00.706
Here you are!
01:06:17.098 --> 01:06:18.265
Please try
01:06:22.103 --> 01:06:24.230
- It looks amazing!
- You see!
01:06:29.318 --> 01:06:30.903
Thank you for serving
01:06:42.623 --> 01:06:43.708
It's so good!
01:06:43.916 --> 01:06:49.338
- Of course! Eels put on some fat
in this season - Can I have a beer?
01:06:51.799 --> 01:06:53.426
Don't tell your mother...
01:06:54.343 --> 01:07:01.600
- Do you have eel barbecue in the States?
- Yes, but it's totally different
01:07:02.059 --> 01:07:03.936
I guess so.
01:07:04.103 --> 01:07:10.192
We've only used very special
eels from the west
01:07:10.443 --> 01:07:14.530
since my ancestors opened
this restaurant 120 years ago
01:07:14.780 --> 01:07:19.285
It's traditional and totally different
from the farm-raised Chinese or Korean eels
01:07:19.452 --> 01:07:21.370
served at fast food restaurants
01:07:24.832 --> 01:07:27.043
Thank you
01:07:39.346 --> 01:07:43.434
Well, let's make a toast. To...
01:07:44.185 --> 01:07:49.732
OK, I've decided... Let's toast to the
friendship between Japan and the USA
01:07:50.066 --> 01:07:51.484
Cheers!
01:08:03.496 --> 01:08:06.957
- It was so good!
- I'm glad
01:08:08.709 --> 01:08:11.295
Is Seiichiro your relative?
01:08:13.714 --> 01:08:20.304
Not sure but he used to take
me to festivals when I was a child
01:08:23.849 --> 01:08:26.894
- What was my father like?
- Who?
01:08:27.269 --> 01:08:31.482
- My Dad
- Oh...
01:08:33.901 --> 01:08:35.820
He was basically like a friend.
01:08:36.153 --> 01:08:40.032
But sometimes, more like a brother
or even a father
01:08:43.494 --> 01:08:46.080
Sometimes I don't understand
what he is thinking
01:08:46.247 --> 01:08:50.751
But Abby is the one who taught me
about hip-hop, Nas or the Wu-Tang...
01:08:51.377 --> 01:08:55.881
And he is also the one who told Kenzo
that his otaku hobby is modern art
01:08:58.092 --> 01:08:59.135
I see
01:09:05.933 --> 01:09:10.062
- Get out of this town!
- You stink!
01:09:15.401 --> 01:09:17.236
You're disgusting!
01:09:35.337 --> 01:09:36.297
Let's go
01:09:53.606 --> 01:09:59.987
- I didn't know there are homeless in Japan
- There are some
01:10:01.989 --> 01:10:06.076
- Are those girls your friends?
- No...
01:11:31.704 --> 01:11:33.163
Please take a seat
01:11:38.294 --> 01:11:40.087
Wow, this place is awesome!
01:11:42.673 --> 01:11:48.178
- Is this your hideout?
- Yep. I can't stand Kenzo
01:11:54.643 --> 01:11:56.186
Does this car still work?
01:12:00.816 --> 01:12:02.151
I don't think so...
01:12:07.156 --> 01:12:08.115
You wanna smoke?
01:12:35.351 --> 01:12:42.107
- What do you do here?
- Nothing special
01:12:46.445 --> 01:12:50.449
- Do you practice rap here?
- Sometimes
01:12:55.704 --> 01:13:01.835
- Can you rap a bit?
- I don't feel like it
01:13:02.044 --> 01:13:04.380
- Please!
- No!
01:13:22.314 --> 01:13:24.525
Why are you rapping?
01:13:28.153 --> 01:13:31.907
Do you want to become rich or famous?
01:13:32.825 --> 01:13:35.661
It's almost impossible to make
money from rap in Japan
01:13:36.787 --> 01:13:38.247
Then, why?
01:13:43.043 --> 01:13:44.294
I don't know...
01:13:46.422 --> 01:13:54.179
but eating and living the same things
everyday makes me feel replaceable.
01:13:55.848 --> 01:14:01.603
If I disappeared suddenly,
no one would know
01:14:01.854 --> 01:14:06.733
I don't feel alive.
I feel like I'm the living dead.
01:14:06.984 --> 01:14:10.529
Thinking about that,
I become uptight everyday
01:14:11.447 --> 01:14:14.450
But if I keep on rapping,
01:14:15.534 --> 01:14:22.833
my songs, my existence might remain in
someone's memory, somewhere in the world.
01:14:26.670 --> 01:14:27.713
I envy you
01:14:31.592 --> 01:14:32.593
Why?
01:14:44.021 --> 01:14:44.771
Here you are
01:14:50.444 --> 01:14:51.403
Oh my god!
01:15:04.875 --> 01:15:08.962
- Looks tasty!
- Yeah. Let's eat
01:15:28.732 --> 01:15:29.942
What's wrong?
01:15:31.318 --> 01:15:34.279
- Anchovies...
- You don't like it?
01:15:38.992 --> 01:15:39.910
Why not?
01:15:42.246 --> 01:15:45.582
It tastes like insects
01:15:45.749 --> 01:15:46.750
What?
01:15:56.635 --> 01:16:00.430
I can't hear well.
01:16:02.432 --> 01:16:05.644
It feels like my head is underwater
01:16:07.771 --> 01:16:09.523
You drank way too much...
01:16:11.608 --> 01:16:13.235
How many beers did you drink?
01:16:14.069 --> 01:16:15.737
Oh my god, you're crazy
01:16:37.342 --> 01:16:38.594
Stop it!
01:16:42.598 --> 01:16:47.769
- So you're not used to this kind of thing
- What do you mean?
01:16:48.895 --> 01:16:49.980
Come on!
01:16:53.191 --> 01:16:54.651
Shut up...
01:16:58.447 --> 01:17:01.199
- How about you?
- You can guess
01:17:03.535 --> 01:17:09.249
- Do you have water here?
- Sure, over there
01:17:13.253 --> 01:17:14.630
Inside the box
01:17:22.471 --> 01:17:24.097
You're fuckin' drunk
01:17:55.545 --> 01:18:00.592
- Can you freestyle rap for me?
- What?
01:18:01.927 --> 01:18:05.180
- On this beat
- No
01:18:05.347 --> 01:18:08.433
- Please
- Why?
01:18:15.315 --> 01:18:20.362
- I don't like to freestyle
- Why? It's cool
01:18:23.031 --> 01:18:25.534
You said you want to be remembered.
01:18:27.911 --> 01:18:29.913
Try me?
01:18:32.708 --> 01:18:34.876
Let's go!
01:18:35.544 --> 01:18:38.463
Start!
01:18:40.716 --> 01:18:44.094
"My rap is too swag for
a wack ass like you to listen"
01:18:45.429 --> 01:18:46.346
...like that?
01:18:47.723 --> 01:18:50.600
- You can do better
- Enough!
01:18:50.767 --> 01:18:52.978
No it's not!
01:18:53.145 --> 01:18:56.231
Please! I wanna hear more
01:18:57.858 --> 01:18:58.984
I had enough!
01:19:06.450 --> 01:19:09.995
- Let's go home
- Let's drink more
01:19:14.124 --> 01:19:18.920
- Let's have more fun!
- I wanna go home...
01:19:22.799 --> 01:19:30.265
Why won't you rap for me?
Can you even rap?
01:19:37.981 --> 01:19:42.402
"Dull, dull, dull...
01:19:42.611 --> 01:19:46.615
Why do I have to freestyle for this
drunken' bitch with no style?"
01:19:48.909 --> 01:19:49.785
Style?
01:19:49.993 --> 01:19:56.583
Aren't you just a phony who
wants to copy American culture?
01:19:57.250 --> 01:19:58.293
What did you say?
01:20:04.591 --> 01:20:07.636
"There is no copy in hip-hop,
it's called sampling.
01:20:08.553 --> 01:20:13.183
Should I kick your fake intellectual ass?"
01:20:13.391 --> 01:20:14.434
What did you just say?
01:20:18.355 --> 01:20:21.399
Do you think you are always right?
01:20:26.279 --> 01:20:28.865
I don't know but I'm sure
you're just a phoney.
01:20:29.616 --> 01:20:32.285
You can't even live without copying us
01:20:35.539 --> 01:20:38.625
You even copied us before the
people of China and Korea did!
01:20:38.834 --> 01:20:40.001
Who are you calling imitators?
01:20:47.634 --> 01:20:49.344
- Get off!
- Ouch!
01:20:55.475 --> 01:20:59.062
You have the blood of the imitator,
you fuckin' bitch!
01:21:36.349 --> 01:21:39.686
Hey, what happened, Sakura?
01:21:49.279 --> 01:21:50.614
What happened?
01:21:54.659 --> 01:22:02.334
That whore made fun of my
life's work and kept on nagging...
01:22:03.710 --> 01:22:05.754
So I got a bit annoyed
01:22:06.379 --> 01:22:08.840
But why her of all people?
01:22:09.049 --> 01:22:13.261
- It's not a big deal
- Then, why is she wounded?
01:22:13.428 --> 01:22:14.721
Shut up!
01:22:16.014 --> 01:22:19.726
That slut and Abby are just taking
advantage of our family!
01:22:20.018 --> 01:22:21.937
Look at the reality!
01:22:22.646 --> 01:22:24.564
He doesn't even come home!
Did he ever pay rent?
01:22:24.731 --> 01:22:27.525
How in hell can he send us that bitch!
01:22:29.611 --> 01:22:31.613
Do you call this a family?
01:22:52.050 --> 01:22:54.469
I won't smile away...
01:22:55.887 --> 01:22:57.931
Don't keep playing the victim!
01:22:58.139 --> 01:22:59.641
Wait, Sakura!
01:23:10.110 --> 01:23:13.321
- Sakura! Wait a second! I agree with you!
- Let me go!
01:23:15.198 --> 01:23:21.287
- Let's relax and discuss!
- Fuck off you, freak!
01:23:21.705 --> 01:23:22.706
Sakura!
01:23:24.082 --> 01:23:25.208
Sakura!
01:24:25.518 --> 01:24:27.520
"Store for rent"
01:24:33.234 --> 01:24:35.320
"Seiichiro"
01:24:53.004 --> 01:24:59.719
I see... OK, thanks
01:25:03.306 --> 01:25:09.104
Jesus... But don't worry.
She is even tougher than me
01:25:16.319 --> 01:25:21.658
I didn't know this river got so clean.
01:25:23.034 --> 01:25:29.040
When I was a kid, this river
was so dirty and smelly
01:25:30.583 --> 01:25:36.548
The color of the water was like milk tea.
01:25:37.924 --> 01:25:45.682
I enjoyed imagining what
could be flowing inside
01:26:01.865 --> 01:26:18.548
"After the Obon holiday, it starts
snowing and the kids start crying..."
01:26:25.263 --> 01:26:29.767
My mom used to sing me
Japanese lullabies...
01:26:33.146 --> 01:26:38.526
Are you visiting your
mother's grave this time?
01:26:40.945 --> 01:26:43.990
No. I just came to see you
and your family this time...
01:26:47.160 --> 01:26:48.536
Well then...
01:26:50.705 --> 01:27:01.341
The next time you come to Japan,
go and visit her with Sakura and Kenzo
01:27:03.468 --> 01:27:06.221
I can save money for the trip
01:27:13.102 --> 01:27:14.145
Kiko...
01:27:16.064 --> 01:27:17.398
I'm sorry...
01:27:19.692 --> 01:27:26.324
Sakura is so nice to me and I just
wanted to be good friends with her...
01:27:26.491 --> 01:27:30.495
Don't worry. I know loving is like hurting.
01:27:32.789 --> 01:27:34.624
Everything's gonna be alright
01:27:55.144 --> 01:28:01.734
- Let's change the dance
- That might be a good point
01:28:02.443 --> 01:28:05.321
Kim, you are the one who
composed the choreography
01:28:44.527 --> 01:28:45.361
Ouch!
01:28:47.780 --> 01:28:50.241
Motherfucker!
What the fuck are you...
01:29:01.085 --> 01:29:05.173
Did you think you could run away
after doing something like this to me?
01:29:12.430 --> 01:29:13.890
Take your fuckin' hands off of me!
01:29:19.062 --> 01:29:26.652
Do you remember when I told you how to
bleach your hair when we were in junior high?
01:29:29.864 --> 01:29:32.408
Stop pulling the victim card!
01:29:45.630 --> 01:29:49.675
That's enough, Kim! Let's go!
01:30:21.707 --> 01:30:24.710
- Excuse me!
- What?
01:30:26.629 --> 01:30:30.091
- What do you want, mister?
- Aren't you Sakura's friend?
01:30:31.050 --> 01:30:33.052
- So?
- I know you
01:30:34.470 --> 01:30:40.726
- So what?
- I remember you came to our house before
01:30:44.564 --> 01:30:46.065
I'm her brother
01:30:49.861 --> 01:30:52.447
I'm looking for Sakura
01:30:55.158 --> 01:30:56.075
Why?
01:30:56.409 --> 01:30:57.827
She ran away
01:41:24.745 --> 01:41:32.002
I...
01:41:35.297 --> 01:41:43.263
I want to...
01:41:46.892 --> 01:41:54.358
I want to sing...
01:42:09.748 --> 01:42:13.085
I want to...
01:42:13.335 --> 01:42:16.672
live...
01:42:24.555 --> 01:42:30.477
I want to live...
01:42:38.735 --> 01:42:43.574
I want to live!
01:42:52.499 --> 01:42:58.589
I want to sing!
01:43:06.263 --> 01:43:08.932
"Yamato Singing Contest"
01:43:23.655 --> 01:43:27.075
"Jury"
01:43:48.513 --> 01:43:54.353
Next up is Mr. Tanaka.
The song is "In Bloom"
01:43:57.272 --> 01:44:00.067
Hi, I am Tanaka. With respect to this town
01:44:16.541 --> 01:44:27.719
"When I opened my eyes, it was already
spring. The spring breeze lit everything
01:44:28.470 --> 01:44:38.855
It was me who was dishonest.
It was me who couldn't tell my heart"
01:45:03.964 --> 01:45:07.342
Where is the music you are using?
01:45:25.694 --> 01:45:28.280
Thank you for the beautiful song!
01:45:28.447 --> 01:45:33.368
A round of applause for Mr. Tanaka
01:45:36.371 --> 01:45:40.250
OK, let's go to the next challenger
01:45:42.794 --> 01:45:45.797
It looks like she is anonymous.
01:45:47.716 --> 01:45:50.010
Well, please come up to the stage
01:46:08.695 --> 01:46:10.655
Please start the song!
01:46:37.099 --> 01:46:40.602
- Something is wrong with the music...
- It's OK
01:46:47.359 --> 01:46:59.704
I was dreaming... I had a dream.
I thought I was special
01:47:02.874 --> 01:47:14.344
But at the same time, I knew I am not.
I was called useless throughout my life
01:47:17.264 --> 01:47:22.477
You can't realize what is most
important, unless you lose it
01:47:25.355 --> 01:47:32.946
And the chain reaction of revenge
never ends, unless you stop it
01:47:35.782 --> 01:47:41.746
To start thinking of others
and to start living with others...
01:47:44.624 --> 01:47:59.556
Let's start the 2015 space odyssey
from here with hip-hop
01:48:02.058 --> 01:48:07.814
Words always differ from what I mean
but I won't give up telling
01:48:10.275 --> 01:48:24.206
By standing on my own legs
I finally found my voice and my place
01:48:27.834 --> 01:48:29.503
I'm independent
01:48:31.588 --> 01:48:43.016
Yamato, Japan, do you read me?
It doesn't matter if you copy or not
01:48:45.060 --> 01:48:50.440
Listen to the voice of
the dead and of the living.
01:48:50.440 --> 01:48:55.820
I'm gonna live through
this hell and this heaven
01:48:58.198 --> 01:49:03.995
We are going to be truly
independent from now on
01:49:17.759 --> 01:49:23.515
I haven't done anything yet
but I might die doing nothing
01:49:23.723 --> 01:49:28.436
Fuck disparity, I'm from the bottom of society,
standing at the edge of the avant-garde
01:49:28.687 --> 01:49:32.899
With my homies and my family, I live.
01:49:32.941 --> 01:49:34.943
I don't fear being punished
by god for learning these words
01:49:35.110 --> 01:49:40.448
I will stand alone on my own legs
and start walking
01:49:41.324 --> 01:49:48.290
Praying, dreaming,
one day my song will connect you to me...
01:49:48.748 --> 01:49:57.090
I know loving is like hurting...
but I won't fear no further nor give up
01:49:57.799 --> 01:50:01.845
I know we will never completely
understand each other
01:50:01.845 --> 01:50:06.474
but I believe someday we will...
01:50:07.142 --> 01:50:09.311
And I'll keep on rapping 'till then
01:50:10.270 --> 01:50:17.527
So, I live both in my dreams and reality.
01:50:18.153 --> 01:50:23.366
So that girl, she lives in
her dreams and reality!
01:50:57.901 --> 01:50:58.860
I'm sorry
01:51:03.281 --> 01:51:04.199
I'm sorry too
01:51:36.606 --> 01:51:37.816
Thanks
01:51:40.777 --> 01:51:41.611
What?
01:51:44.322 --> 01:51:45.240
Thank you...
01:51:48.243 --> 01:51:49.285
Thank you too
01:52:24.988 --> 01:52:29.743
"Yamato. I don't know where
I came from and where I'm going
01:52:30.368 --> 01:52:32.370
But I've decided to live here
01:52:33.830 --> 01:52:37.709
I'm independent.
I will act before I pray
01:52:38.042 --> 01:52:43.798
It's the people around you that
define you. Using your words and soul
01:52:44.466 --> 01:52:49.012
Shout out everyone!
Celebrate your existence in this world
01:52:49.846 --> 01:52:53.224
And then, the world will start looking
so free and vivid, homies!
01:53:01.316 --> 01:53:02.734
What's up Maria?
01:53:02.901 --> 01:53:08.406
Sista Sakura, can you teach
me how to rap?
01:53:12.076 --> 01:53:13.119
Please!
01:53:16.456 --> 01:53:21.503
I'm not sure if I can teach
you but let's learn together
01:53:21.544 --> 01:53:23.213
Thanks!
01:53:30.845 --> 01:53:32.305
I'm so happy!
01:53:35.099 --> 01:53:37.060
- So, you like music?
- Who doesn't!
Distributor: Collective Eye Films
Length: 118 minutes
Date: 2016
Genre: Fiction
Language: Japanese / English subtitles
Grade: 10-12, College, Adults
Color/BW:
Closed Captioning: Not available
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