This morning at the intersection
in front of Heian Jingu Shrine,
an incident occurred in which
a man suddenly disappeared
inside the bus.
Huh? What's that?
What do you mean?
Like he was "Spirited Away"?
Well, but I wonder where
he disappeared to?
Why? Why?
[ Kojinguchi Police Box]
- Excuse me.
- Yes?
I thought that would be it.
How so?
What did you lose?
Mr. Kouichi.
It's Sumeragi.
Fine.
Even if I tell you,
you wouldn't believe me.
Yesterday?
What did you lose yesterday?
I don't mean that,
by "yesterday," I mean the whole day,
it's just gone.
Are you drunk?
[One Second Ahead, One Second Behind ]
Hajime was born in Kyoto
Take your position!
Get set...
Again Hajime?
Ready, start!
Hajime is always a step
ahead of everyone else.
Fast is not necessarily good...
He starts eating cup noodles after
2 minutes of peeling off the lid.
Whenever he takes a commemorative photo...
Okay! I'm taking it.
Say chee...
Yes! There it is.
Hajime is up early in the morning.
Ah... hey.
The toilet seat!
Please lower it when you're done.
Please let me at least
pee standing up!
Come on.
There's pee everywhere!
His little sister and him
along with her boyfriend
live in a traditional
townhouse in the city.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
North is Imadegawa,
south is Gojo,
east is Higashi-oji,
and west is Senbon.
Inside here is
central Kyoto.
When they say Kyoto,
they only mean central Kyoto.
We will now be passing
through Nakagamo.
Please stop!
Huh? Who was it?!
No, no, they missed the bus stop.
So why did you stop?
Oh, I'm sorry.
See? This is the worst.
- How about here? And here?
- Ow! Ow, ow!
- And this one?
- It doesn't hurt.
- It doesn't hurt?
- It doesn't... Ow!
Hey, if you're gonna dawdle,
then call 119!
I can't make it now.
Hajime works at the post office.
Sumeragi, going in through the back.
It's much faster over here.
For 12 years after high school
he was a delivery man.
Earning him the nickname
"Wild Speed."
His license was suspended due to
repeatedly running a red light and speeding,
and since then he's been working as a teller.
Number 38, you're next.
Go ahead.
His work isn't too hard,
not too boring,
he works until midnight on Saturdays,
and he's definitely off on Sundays,
and because of his looks,
he's got fans.
But Hajime always thinks,
"I don: belong here."
Number 39.
Oh my, Mr. Kobayakawa...
Thanks for dinner the other night.
That place was nice, right?
Never had meat like that...
The new hire, Emily.
Hajime asked her out on May 12,
and she dumped him on June 7.
They were together for 26 days.
That's like the 30 days
free trial for Netflick.
When did you start talking about this?
Also it's "f | ix."
Yeah, but why? Why?
Why though?
Why'd you break up with him?
Sumeragi has a hundred
points for looks, right?
His character,
though, is a zero.
Um, I'm here, you know.
And so, points are
deducted every day?
-And it still keeps decreasing.
- I get it.
I'm here, but I wonder
if I'm okay with it.
Is your new boyfriend from Kyoto?
Yes, Kameoka.
Kameoka!
No, no, that's not Kyoto.
Kameoka is in Kyoto, though.
North is Imadegawa,
south is Gojo.
East is Higashi-oji,
and west is Senbon.
Inside here is central Kyoto.
When you say Kyoto,
it only means the central Kyoto here.
Outside of it is outer Kyoto.
In Heian period,
beasts used to live there.
Oh... scary.
Your hometown's in Uji, right?
He's taking me to
Am a no has hi date next time.
Am a no has hi date!
Why go to such a remote place?
Oh... scary. Please stay safe.
Mr. Kobayakawa,
you know everything, huh?
No, no, no...
Number 59, you're next.
Stamp, please.
That'll be 84 yen.
Excuse me.
Let me through, please.
Say cheese!
- Let me through, please!
- Watch out!
Coming through.
A woman tired of love, all by herself
Shiose's design on a yuki silk obi
swaying on the surface of a pond
Sanzen-in, Ohara, Kyoto
A woman tired of love,
all by herself
Kozanji, Togano, Kyoto
Got any CD5 or something?
I'm sorry,
I don't put out any physicals.
Phy...
Physical...
You can find it digitally on the web.
Digital...
Oh... do you have a computer?
- It's "sakurako214.com"--
- Oh, I see.
I sort of work in distribution,
so I thought I'd help out with promotion.
Distribution?
Yeah, well...
It's a post office.
I'm Sumeragi of the
Nakagamo Post Office.
Oh...
You're funny.
Huh?
R-Really?
I'll bring you a CD.
Mr. Sumeragi?
Yes... Yes.
Yes! There it is.
Thank you very much.
Number 20, you're next.
- We'll take care of it.
- Please and thank you.
Number 29, you're up.
Please.
Number 41, please.
You can write this one over there.
Oh, okay.
Number 42.
Number 42?
Uh... This is for Mr. Sumeragi.
What? Really?!
What? No way...
Look! Look!
Her ID! ID!
Wow... is this for real?!
Yes!
Number 43, you're next.
Stamp, please.
Sorry.
If you listen, the sound of the waterfall
Hello?
Ah, hello? I'll put you
through after the song.
Huh? Hello?
This cover version truly hits you too.
So, the person who requested this song,
he's on the line, right?
Hello?!
What?! Huh? No way!
Can you turn off the radio?
The sound is looping.
Yes, yes, yes, I always enjoy
listening to your program.
No, we just started today.
Oh? You're Tsurube, right?
This is "Tsurube's Weekly", isn't it?
Oh, that one ended last week.
Really? Then who are you?
Oh, I'm Shohei, Tsurube's apprentice
and starting this week it will be "Shohei's
Obanzai Night". Nice to meet you.
And you are...
Let see, you go by the radio name
"Mr. Speedy Postman"?
Hey, can you hear me out?
At the age of 30,
I finally met the woman of my dreams.
No, no, listen...
Just listening to her sincere singing voice,
it's like my heart is purified, you know...
Oh, that's right. I'll send you her CD.
Please play it.
No, no, no... Mr. Postman,
we're doing a message theme.
Huh? Really?
That's depressing.
No, no, no... it's nothing depressing, really.
Today's theme is
"what you have lost."
Huh?
That's even more depressing.
Don't have one. I don't know.
No...
I have one.
And it's a big one.
Ooof...
It fell apart all at once.
It doesn't feel good.
No, no, no, I'm sorry somehow...
So, what did you lose?
My father.
Dad, where are you going?
Oh, Hajime.
Yeah...
Oh, the fireworks are starting.
It's beautiful.
You can see it from my room.
What's going on?
Oh...
I just
need to buy something.
Are we having so men today?
Yeah.
I'm gonna go buy
some condiments.
M)/093. myoga.
No need. I don't want it.
Well then,
is there anything else you want?
Papico.
Oh, papico.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Papico... Papico...
That was the last time I saw my father.
My father disappeared.
He left us.
Whoa, you lost quite something.
Hajime!
[ Missing Person Report Form ]
He'll come home, ma'am.
We'll make sure we find him.
It's gonna be okay.
Hey, hey, if we find him,
do we get the 10% reward?
- Dad?
- Yeah.
No, thank you.
The search was terminated
after a month and a half.
You sure?
Yay!
I get to eat two papicos.
Family of three is the best!
That year, I failed the entrance exam,
and with no money to cr*ck at it again,
I landed a mid-career job at the post office.
Okay-
It's not just because of that.
I'm not good at being a student.
There's lots of them again in Kyoto.
They haven't even been here yet,
and they have this air of
arrogance around them.
My mother still lives at home alone.
Even if I say we should move,
she says it'd be sad if my father suddenly
comes home and find that no one's there.
- I'm home.
Oh... what about your little sister?
Oh, she just got back.
Here, it's Mom.
Huh?
He didn't run away, Hajime!
You were listening?!
Of course! I don't like being talked
about on the public airwaves.
I'm gonna sue you for libel!
Hello? Who is this?
Your dad didn't run
away from your mom,
he ran away from reality,
he ran away from his responsibility!
We eat together, here.
Hey!
Hear me out, Mr. Tsurube!
No, this is Shohei.
Talk to her directly.
- Hey, it's too soon!
- Hello?!
Yes, yes, hello?
- Here you go.
- Okay.
We'll take care of it. Thank you.
Number 61, you're next.
Yes.
Excuse me!
This should go first.
It's number 57.
Oh... I'm sorry.
Number 61.
Go ahead.
No, no, no.
Number 57 comes before 61, right?
You picked that up on the floor, didn't you?
Go ahead.
What's with that attitude, huh?!
I'm a customer.
I've been coming here
for over 20 years.
This is your first time picking up
numbered tickets, right?
What did you say?!
Now, now, now, Professor.
I'm terribly sorry.
Come on, Sumeragi, apologize.
This is really bothering me.
I'll put this up on Twitter.
This girl has the number 19.
Huh?
Here, Mister, look.
It's not "61
It's "19".
Are you stupid?
No good, huh?
Many of your students
use this place too, Professor.
Damn, oh damn...
Look at this.
Professor! Professor!
Thank you for that.
You haven't had lunch yet, right?
For me?
I know it's not much, but it's my
thank-you for listening to me sing.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Bye.
Really? Holy moly...
Holy crap... Wow!
Hey, look? Look, look.
She made me a lunch box.
No way. Is this for real?!
I'm sorry.
Number 61, go ahead.
Yes.
Um... wait...
Oh, a stamp?
Stamp.
Why do you buy one every day?
Pardon?
We sell sheets too.
10 pieces each.
You don't have money for it?
Uh, well, um...
It's okay.
It's just part of my job.
Here's your change, 16 yen.
Wow!
It says "Do your best!"
Is this for real?!
Oh, it's cherry blossoms!
Seriously, Sakurako -Chan?
Of course I will do my very best.
Wow, what's this?
It's a heart-shaped egg.
Oh, my gosh...
Thank you for the food!
Oh wow, it's really good!
Delicious! Really great.
What is this? This ain't no ordinary rice...
Is it too loud?
I am loud, aren't I?
I can't keep my voice down!
Ah, it's so good...
Oh, the eggs.
Wow, that is good.
Kozanji, Togano, Kyoto
A woman tired of love,
all by herself
The obi with Oshima Tsumugi pattern
cast a shadow on the stone pavement
Kozanji, Togano, Kyoto
A woman tired of love...
Sanzen-in, Ohara, Kyoto
A woman tired of love,
- You're early, Hajime!
- all by herself
- Yay!
- Yay!
No! I'm so happy for you, big bro.
This time, you need to take it slow.
Go out with her for
at least a year. A year.
Don't be so pushy, Hajime.
A little teasing is fine.
Yeah, yeah, don't send LINE
stamps one after another.
That's intimidation.
That's stamp harassment.
I know! I'm holding back
like crazy right now!
We want you to be happy,
and since you're
good-looking on the outside
but not on the inside,
so keep your true self
hidden until marriage.
So? So?
She made you lunch, right?
You two held hands, right?
What's next?
What sort of date are you planning?
Well, after touring the whole Kyoto,
as for the night...
we'll see how it goes.
- That fast!
- That fast!
Oh, really?
Slow down there.
Don't suddenly expose your disgrace.
Don't say it's a disgrace!
Sakurako-chan said,
"I'll leave everything to you tomorrow."
- You let her call you "Mr. Hajime"?
- Yeah.
You call her "Sakurako chan"?
Yeah.
- Ew!
- Gross!
Why is that? Why?
You guys are nuts!
Now, when I get a subject,
I can do it in a flash.
- Can you?
- Yes.
Can you give me a subject then?
- A subject? Then "woof, woof".
- You think I'm a baby?
- Woof. woof?
- That should be simple...
The waterway bridge will be full of tourists.
The Hyakumanben is a den
for Kyoto college students...
It's pretty close from here,
how about the Takarageike
amusement park?
What's the matter?
I can't go after all.
Why?
I feel like I shouldn't be
the only one having fun.
What do you mean?
Huh... What's wrong?
Sakurako -chan. What is it?
What's wrong?
Huh...
The only thing I can do now
is give him medication.
And it's expensive...
That's why I'm working
three part-time jobs,
but I still can't keep up.
How much do you need?
400,000 by the end of this month.
Can you blame me?
He's my one and only little brother.
I don't wanna give up singing,
so at worst,
I might consider doing sex work...
I'll take care of it.
How?
Kyoto, Prize Money.
400,000...
"Kyoto Literary Award,"
"Wanko Yuba Speed Eating Contest,"
"Birdman Contest."
Birdman. No, no, no...
"Guess the Buddha Statue Quiz,"
"Uji Fireworks Festival,
Best Couple Award."
Huh?
I'm a local from Uji, this is it!
What will we be doing?
We'll be doing
"100-Meter Princess Carry Race."
It's so easy!
Huh? No way, I can't!
Don't say you can't,
you can do it!
- I can't!
- Yes, you can!
It'll be okay.
Thank you.
It's been so long since
I laughed so much.
I'm serious.
Even if we don't win,
I'll find a way to get your money.
I've got savings, and I'm always working,
so I don't spend much.
So, tomorrow, I promise.
But...
Besides, I wanna show it to you.
The Uji fireworks.
Okay -
Thank you.
You're really kind, Mr. Hajime.
Meet me in front of the post office
at 9 in the morning.
Pinky promise.
Woah!
And still, you're off to Kyoto
is the city of Kyoto really that amazing?
- J' Than this...
- You're early.
love of mine...
- J' Than this...
- You're early.
By request of the radio name
Mr. Speedy Postman.
That was
"NanoniAnata wa Kyoto e Yuku no."
Huh? The sound is looping again.
Sorry!
Sorry. We were singing.
Oh, okay, okay.
We'll be giving you a special
clear file of the program.
Enjoy tomorrow's fireworks date!
Listen.
She'll be there, right?
My girlfriend.
I'm sorry?
Oh, well...
I don't have much success in that area.
I don't know why.
Despite always being confessed to,
I end up getting dumped.
It's a pattern.
It's just that no one can
keep up with your speed.
But,
without any basis,
I believe that she will come.
I mean...
even if she stood me up,
it's understandable.
When she's that cute and a sweet girl.
Really.
In my 30 years of living,
tonight is the happiest night of my life.
You don't mind being
deceived, do you?
Yeah.
I'm a hopeless guy.
There's no one I talk to but the radio.
My Instagram follower count keeps
dropping, and now it's down to 9.
In other words,
it's extremely boring as hell.
If I die, the people who will cry for me
are only nine people. I--
Here, it's Mom.
Don't say such sad things, Hajime!
Mr. Postman's Mom!
We're live on air, why are you calling...
You're smart.
Nevertheless,
you're so impatient.
" If I start gping "pya-pya" you'll go
pew!" and disappear right away, right?
You need to calm down.
Hear what people have
to say until the end.
Your mom's gonna start her
own Instagram account.
I'll follow you right away.
Mr. Postman's Mom?
You know what's Instagram?
What is it?
Where is it sold?
I'm glad, but I'd rather have
Sakurako -chan as my 10th follower.
All right!
Okay -
- Good morning.
- Yeah.
The toilet seat!
Oh, Mai, I'm sorry.
Sorry.
Fresh collared shirt.
- I knew it wasn't right.
- No, it's okay.
Have some confidence.
Wait just a second.
Huh?
Here, Hajime.
Some protection.
No, no, no...
No, no, no...
You never know
what might happen, okay?
Wait, will you guys be here tonight?
It's okay.
Mai has part-time,
and I'm going to a mixer.
Really?
Are you absolutely sure?
It's all good.
Good luck.
350... 360...
370... 380...
390... 400.
All right.
Thank you very much.
Over here.
Thank goodness!
I was worried you might really
wear a yukata, Meg -tan.
I'm glad the weather cleared up.
Whoa! What?
Shirt... shirt... my shirt.
Huh? My shirt...
The shirt... What?
Huh...
Huh?
Ow!
What?!
Huh? Wait... Huh? Huh?
W-What?
[ sorry ]
[ I overslept]
[Where are you now? ]
[Are you there? ]
[ Sakurako-chan ]
Oh, the 400,000...
400,000! 400,000.
Excuse me. I'm sorry.
400,000... What?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Not here... what?
It's not here...
Why?
It's Sunday, right?
Are you mad?
Why are you working on a Sunday?!
What are you saying, sleepyhead?
It's Monday.
Monday?
Getting pissed off for oversleeping
is seriously uncool.
I mean, what's with that face?
You look like a namahage!
Huh?
More importantly, look!
Yesterday,
at the Uji Fireworks Festival,
we won the Best Couple Award!
Huh?!
Kameoka b*ating Uji
is a historic moment.
That's true.
What?
Huh?
Huh?
Sumeragi.
Stop messing around
and get changed.
Yes, sir.
No, no. Today is Sunday.
It's my day off.
Huh?
Excuse me, the fireworks festival...
It's already over.
Huh?
Today is Sunday, right?
What the hell are you talking about?
Today is Monday.
Not this again.
Huh?
Excuse me, today is Sunday, right?
Monday!
Huh?!
What?
Why? Why?
[ Kojinguchi Police Box]
- Excuse me.
- Yes?
Fine.
Even if I tell you,
you wouldn't believe me.
Yesterday?
What did you lose yesterday?
I don't mean that,
by "yesterday," I mean the whole day,
it's just gone.
Are you drunk?
- Here.
- Thanks.
Hate to break it to you,
but you've slept all day, big bro.
We've all been there.
No. I'm not like you guys.
Well, coming home in the morning,
doze off watching a comedy show,
and waking up to "Jounetsu Tairiku"
is normal to me.
Yes, I can totally relate.
No! I woke up once.
Sound like you slept twice.
I've done that too.
Mitsuru, you gave me this.
Hajime!
And the sunburn?
How did I get if I was sleeping?
You left the window open?
That place gets ton of afternoon sun.
I woke up and went out once!
I wasn't sunburned then.
I don't know.
Maybe it was a dream.
What's that smell?
Hm?
Whoa, what?
Huh?
What? What is going on?
Hey...
What?! Wait... My 400,000!
Hot! Hot, hot, hot!
Wait, what? What? What the heck?!
400,000! 400,000!
What? Why?
Beats me! Maybe you were
hiding it in the microwave?
Huh? Why?
Ah... this sucks.
I'm done.
I don't understand... Why?
- What about the pasta?
- Forget it.
Number 43, you're next.
Yes?
Sorry, it's a bit heavy today.
Ah...
Don't worry about it.
I'll give it to you as extra.
Thank you.
Ah... yes.
Goodbye.
Huh?
What?!
What is that?
Oh! Mister, it's you in the picture.
What happened to you?
You been drinking?
Why put up someone's
picture without asking?
Oh, that.
It was taken by one
of my part-timers.
A part-timer?
Yeah, a student.
But she already quit yesterday.
Huh?
She developed the film herself.
And when I told her how well it turned
out, she smiled happily and said,
"Please put it on display."
What's she like?
Is she small and a good singer?
No, she doesn't stand out at all.
She's a camera girl.
What's her name?
No, that's private information.
Screw that! It's a violation
of my image rights, too!
Reika.
Reika?
- Her surname, what was it?
- Reika....
Oh, wait a second.
Here's her resume...
Hey! Hey!
Where is this?
- I don't know.
- Look closely!
Where?!
How the hell should I know!
She's the one who took it.
Oyster shells.
It's by the beach...
Ah!
Isn't that Am a no has hi date?
Am a no has hi date?!
Doesn't stand out...
Camera girl...
Doesn't stand out...
Camera girl...
Doesn't stand out...
Camera girl...
Doesn't...
stand out...
Camera girl...
Ah!
Cho... Cho...
Cho... Cho...
No, Osa?
No, Cho...
Cho... so... ka... be...
Reika.
What?!
Am a no has hi date P.O. Box.
I'm gonna go make a delivery.
I'm sorry.
It won't open without a key.
Right.
I know that.
Key?
Key...
The key! The key!
Hajime?
What are you looking for?
A key! To a P.O. box!
The one that was for the post office here.
Hey, slow down a little, will you?
Want some so men?
I do.
It tastes better without the myoga, right?
I know, right?
The myoga takes it all away.
When Dad comes home,
you have to tell him.
''It didn't need myoga."
I wonder if he's still
looking for myoga.
Is it possible that
Goro accidentally swallowed the key?
Goro.
Goro from the eel shop?
Yeah.
Huh?
Mom! Mom!
Oh no... Spit it out.
What's going on?
Goro swallowed the keys!
What?
Come on! Spit it out!
Come on! Spit it out! Spit it out!
Hajime! Water! Water, water!
Water! Water.
Come on, spit it out!
Come on, spit it out!
What?! Hey!
Come on! Wait, Hajime!
- Spit it out.
- Spit what out?
Give me the keys!
Hey, Goro, the keys!
Spit it out.
- What is it?
- Bend down a bit.
- Ow, ow, ow, ow. What is it?
- Spit out the keys!
Hey!
He already spat it out!
Look! It has to be one of these.
You should've told me sooner.
I'm sorry.
This just came in.
What?
Foundit
[ Reika Chosokabe ]
Huh?
[ Reika Chosokabe ]
[Hajime Sumeragi]
Hajime clearly remembered now.
[ Reika Chosokabe ]
I'm gonna be late.
Write faster, please.
Hey, hurry up.
Wait a minute, please.
Reika was also born in Kyoto.
She was born in Miyazu, the city
where Am a no has hi date is located.
Next group, take your position.
Reika is an easygoing person.
Get set!
She is always one step
behind everyone else.
Reika -Chan!
By the time Reika finishes writing
her name slowly and carefully,
her friends have solved
the sixth question.
Of course,
slow is not necessarily good.
If she plays rock-paper-scissors,
she always reveals hers late.
She never once caught a mosquito.
Reika's hobby is photography.
Even years later,
she's still using her
father's hand-me-downs.
But she's not very good at
taking pictures in motion.
- Good work.
- Good work.
Reika is currently a
7th year college student.
Juggling several part-time jobs
to pay for tuition
and living in poverty.
Reika, take this home
with you too.
I'm sorry for the bother.
Now she became the only
member of the photography club,
living quietly in the club room.
Well, both staff and I are figuring
things out as we go,
but anyway,
it's more laid-back than before.
I want to create a program that
digs deep into trivial things.
If Master was listening, he might get mad,
but he probably won't, so it's all good.
Okay, shall we start taking requests?
We will now be passing
through Nakagamo.
Please stop!
Huh? Who was it?!
No, no, they missed the bus stop.
So why did you stop?
Oh, I'm sorry.
See? This is the worst.
- Does this hurt?
- Ow!
- This doesn't hurt? And here?
- Ow! Ow!
- It might be broken.
- Ow, ow, ow...
I'm just checking!
To see if it is broken.
- How about here? And here?
- Ow! Ow, ow!
- And this one?
- It doesn't hurt.
It doesn't hurt?
Hey, if you're gonna dawdle,
then call 119!
I can't make it now.
Number 59, you're next.
Stamp, please.
That'll be 84 yen.
Su-me-ra-gi.
Ha-ji-me.
What's your name?
Miss?
Hm... Yes?
That'll be 84 yen.
Ah...
You can write this one over there.
Oh, okay.
Number 42.
Number 42?
Uh... This is for Mr. Sumeragi.
What? Really?!
Look! Look!
Her ID! ID!
Please give it back.
You don't want your wife or your
company to find out, do you?
I've got nothing to hide...
So you don't mind us exposing you?
All the LINE messages,
Twitter DMs, and photos...
I don't mind.
Shall I call your wife, then?
That's a little...
What are you saying?!
I'm sorry. It's not a big deal.
Because you were so persistent.
He's gone all quiet.
What's wrong with you?
I'm just...
a huge fan of hers,
I kind of want to support her in some way...
Huh?!
I was... able to support her.
That said, you think a
lousy lunch would do it?
Did you really think
I'd be happy with this?
Yes.
Huh?!
You're quite the character, aren't you?
No clue if it count as harassment.
But I thought of the nutritional balance,
kneading the hamburger by hand...
Quit it with the gross talk!
Cut it out, I mean it.
Your voice came out.
It did come out normally, right?
Just go get your
money from the ATM.
Come on, follow us.
My lunch!
Just give me back what's inside!
- Come on, let's go!
- No, no, give it back!
I saw something terrible.
Hurry... I have to let him know.
We'll take care of it. Thank you.
Number 61, you're next.
Yes.
Excuse me!
This should go first.
It's number 57.
I'm sorry.
Number 61. Go ahead.
Ah... Yes.
No, no, no.
Number 57 comes before 61, right?
You picked that up on the floor, didn't you?
Go ahead.
What's with that attitude, huh?!
I'm a customer.
I've been coming here
for over 20 years.
This is your first time picking up
numbered tickets, right?
What did you say?!
Now, now, now, Professor.
I'm terribly sorry.
Come on, Sumeragi, apologize.
This is really bothering me.
I'll put this up on Twitter.
This girl has the number 19.
Huh?
Here, Mister, look.
It's not "61
It's "19".
Are you stupid?
No good, huh?
Many of your students
use this place too, Professor.
Professor! Professor!
Thank you for that.
You haven't had lunch yet, right?
For me?
I know it's not much, but it's my
thank-you for listening to me sing.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Bye.
Really? Holy moly...
Holy crap. What?
Look? Look, look.
She made me a lunch box.
Wow, I'm so happy!
I'm sorry.
Number 61, go ahead.
Yes.
Um... wait...
Oh, a stamp?
Stamp.
Why do you buy one every day?
Pardon?
We sell sheets too.
10 pieces each.
You don't have money for it?
Uh, well, um...
It's okay.
It's just part of my job.
Here's your change, 16 yen.
Calling it "woof woof"...
Calling it "woof woof"
...and "pop-pop and gran gran"...
...and "pop-pop and gran gran"...
both of which are in essence the same...
That's too hard for their minds to grasp.
It's way too complex.
- You didn't get it?
- Yeah.
The only thing I can do now
is give him medication.
And it's expensive...
That's why I'm working
three part-time jobs,
but I still can't keep up.
I don't wanna give up singing,
so at worst,
I might consider doing sex work...
I'll take care of it.
How?
We'll be doing
"100-Meter Princess Carry Race."
It's so easy!
Huh? No way, I can't!
Don't say you can't,
you can do it!
I've got savings, and I'm always working,
so I don't spend much.
So, tomorrow, I promise.
But...
Besides, I wanna show it to you.
The Uji fireworks.
Okay -
Thank you.
You're really kind, Mr. Hajime.
Meet me in front of the post office
at 9 in the morning.
Pinky promise.
Woah!
Excuse me.
What is it?
No, you seemed to think
I wouldn't notice, so I let it be,
but come on...
What is it?
Um...
Can I talk to you?
We met before, didn't we?
Oh, I remember.
We met at the post office.
Right? We did, didn't we?
You said you wanted
to talk but it's only me.
Mr. Sumeragi...
Sumeragi?
The guy from the post office
you were with earlier...
Oh, Number Two?
Number Two?
He's always at counter number two,
so I call him "Number Two."
Ah...
You're going on a
date tomorrow, right?
With Number Two?
I'm not going. I'm not going.
I see.
I won't go, especially not
with someone like that.
I mean, there's no benefit to it?
Even if we date.
Well, he's single in his 30s, so I figured
he'd have some savings at least.
And he's making a fuss
over a mere 400,000.
If I make it big, I'll be the type
who never talks about it.
I've already set on making a debut.
To create a story of how I
became popular through busking?
Though I'm doing what
my label tells me to do.
So for now,
it's just followers and views.
By this time next year,
I'll be doing anime theme songs.
That's amazing...
Amazing, huh?
On the flip side, someone without
that dedication shouldn't sing.
It's all about presentation.
It comes with some sacrifices.
I'm gonna go.
I'm the only one talking.
Why would you do that?!
Don't call someone who cares
for you as ''like that."
Huh?!
Ugh, this is just the worst...
Enjoy tomorrow's fireworks date!
Listen.
She'll be there, right?
My girlfriend.
I'm sorry?
Oh, well...
I don't have much success in that area.
But,
without any basis,
I believe that she will come.
I mean...
even if she stood me up,
it's understandable.
When she's that cute and a sweet girl.
Really.
In my 30 years of living,
tonight is the happiest night of my life.
Please go.
If we could swap places,
I would, but I can't.
He doesn't even recognize me.
SO.
even if you don't like him,
or Number Two or whatever,
please, just go.
What is it?
What's Number Two to you?
Su-me-ra-gi.
Ha-ji-me.
What's your name?
Reika.
Reika Chosokabe.
Screw you!
The photo!
- It cleared up, isn't it, Master?
- What are you talking about?
It's so cloudy.
It's clear over there, though.
- It's cloudy over there, too.
- Huh?
It's obvious when you look at it.
It's dark.
I don't see it.
Wanna launch one out?
What?!
- You sure?
- Let's do a dry run.
We can't see anything
if we launch in daylight.
Hey! We're gonna
launch one right now.
- What? Right now?
- Yeah, now!
Okay, press number 1.
- Number 1?
- Yeah, this one.
Look.
Look, the mosquito.
I caught one.
Amazing, right?
Let me borrow this.
Excuse me. Excuse me.
The passengers...
What's going on?
What's wrong, guys?
Get a grip!
Snap out of it!
Ah... he's not breathing!
Mr. Driver.
- Ah!
- Oh, sorry.
I finally met one...
At last... a living person.
What? Are you dead?
Huh?! Is that so?
No, no, because you said
"a living person."
They're not breathing... so I'm sure.
Oh, damn it.
What do we do?
Huh?!
I tried calling the office,
but no one answered.
Why?
Why Just you and me?
What's...
going on with everyone?
Maybe it's that one?
A prank show or something.
Oh, a flash mob?
That's it!
And barn! All at once!
They all start to move?
What...
What could this be?
Can this bus move?
I don't know...
Huh? It can move!
Oh, it's working!
Well,
there's a place I'd like you to take me.
Where to?
Am a no has hi date.
What?
I don't know.
From here...
it will take 3 hours.
- Please!
I really want to go there.
Thank you very much as always
for riding Kyoto Central Bus.
This bus has changed its
destination to Am a no has hi date.
Ah... Sorry.
I just wanted to try it once.
Why Am a no has hi date?
We promised to go there together.
When I was in grade 1,
my parents took me
on a sightseeing tour of Kyoto
during Golden Week.
I was really looking forward to it,
but I couldn't make it.
I was in a multiple vehicle collision
which k*lled both my parents
and I suffered serious injuries.
Hey, are you alive?
Does this hurt?
Does this hurt?
This doesn't hurt?
How about this?
Does it hurt?
Behind the nurse's back,
he'd open the curtain and ask,
"Does this hurt? Does this hurt?"
teasing me every night.
Thinking back now,
I think he was comforting me
when I was always
crying by myself.
What's this?
Woof! Woof!
A dog.
Wrong! It was a wolf.
Okay, next one.
What's this?
When I heard that Hajime was
going to be discharged,
I was crying all the time.
Wanna exchange letters?
Exchange letters?
But looks like you can't.
You can't write letters, right?
I can write!
Really?
Then let's exchange letters.
Yeah, we should!
That made me happy,
but the problem was...
after getting discharged,
they still hadn't decided
where I was going to live and with whom.
Just then, as relatives
had gathered to discuss it,
if the address was unknown,
we wouldn't be able to exchange letters.
And then an auntie of mine...
You know,
this is my dad's P.O. box key.
P.O. box?
Yeah.
There's a box at the post office
where they hold the letters for you.
This is the key to it.
It's a secret mailbox for
just the two of you.
The sweet sound of "a secret mailbox
for just the two of us"
drew me in completely.
Su-me-ra-gi.
Ha-ji-me.
What's your name?
Reika.
Reika Chosokabe.
That's too long.
Where do you live, Reika?
Am a no has hi date.
No clue where that is.
Is it in Central Kyoto? Or outer?
What's in there?
The sea!
Really? There's a sea in Kyoto?
There is!
The Three Views of Japan.
When you look at it between your legs,
it looks like a dragon.
Sounds nice.
I'd like to go there.
Let's go, let's go!
That's a promise!
After I was discharged, I was sent to
live with my grandfather
in the town of Ine,
just across the Am a no has hi date.
Don't move!
Hurry up, Reika.
Are you still not done?
I've caught an octopus.
It's our side dish tonight.
Hurry up,
the octopus is getting away.
Grandpa,
what day is it today?
Today is Monday.
Oh, the post office!
Huh?
What the... Reika
Is it okay?
Can your grandpa
move now? Hey!
Every Monday I crossed the
Am a no has hi date to get to the post office.
Come to think of it,
no matter how nice Hajime is,
there's no reason for him to come
three hours one way to see a P.O. Box.
I deeply regretted it.
Why didn't I ask for his address?
Our exchange letters
never came to fruition,
but I thought of
my parents on that beach.
[ Hajime / Reika ]
Taking pictures with my dad's camera
helped me get over a bit of sadness.
And the other day, I met him.
All thanks to you, Mr. Driver.
What? Me?
What did I do?
- How about here? And here?
- Ow! Ow, ow!
- And this one?
- It doesn't hurt.
- It doesn't hurt?
- It doesn't.
Hey, if you're gonna dawdle,
then call 119!
I can't make it now.
Hello? There's been an accident.
An accident.
So, so, so... An accident.
I'm sorry.
We can't go any further.
That's too bad.
You came all the way out here.
Ready?
Well, I'll wait for you here.
Thank you very much.
See you later.
Well, then.
Oh!
All right.
I'm sorry. Please stop.
What?
- What? What is it?
- Um...
- There's someone here.
- Huh?
The one at the very back.
T-The very back.
Ow...
Ouch.
Oh, no... It's not me.
No, you got it wrong.
This morning,
since everyone was not moving,
I thought maybe
I shouldn't move too...
W-Who are you?
I am...
that guy's father.
You look well, Hajime.
Oh, does this bus go to Uji?
Yes.
No, no, how can you speak?
The others can't speak,
so how can you?
Why are you so calm?
It's my second time.
Second time?
The world stopped.
And this is my second time.
It's my first time.
It's my first time, too.
No, like I said,
How are we able to move?
Why can't everyone move?
Tell me.
What is your name?
Mikurube.
Ken Mikurube.
You read that as "Mikurube".
My son, you see,
The "Hajime" is written as " | chi."
Hajime Sumeragi.
It has a total of 10 strokes.
And you?
49 strokes.
While I was still writing my full name,
my son finished writing his.
They can take a sip of tea
and make a joke out of it.
Don't you think it's a loss?
Loss... I don't know if it is.
At the city hall, mobile phone shop,
wedding and funeral reception,
every time I write my name...
It's a loss.
That's for sure.
You see,
the time you've lost adds up,
and when it's the length of a day,
it comes back to you.
You're kidding...
Do you find yourself one step
behind those around you?
- Yes, I do.
- Yes, I do.
That's why God is giving
us back our time.
Oh...
My son, on the other hand...
is a step ahead of everyone else.
That's why he has to
give the time back to God.
Oh...
Huh? But you are
a Sumeragi, right?
Well, you see
I'm an adopted son-in-law.
My original last name is
"Kadenokouji",
and consists of 73 strokes.
No way...
73...
Hajime...
Listen, your dad...
that day...
uh...
the fireworks festival night...
I told you...
that I was going to go buy some
condiments, but truthfully,
I was going to jump off a train and die.
I was happy-
And I loved you guys.
But...
I just couldn't keep up
with the speed of the world.
And then,
when I got to the train crossing,
all of a sudden,
the world stopped.
I'm not even allowed to die.
I've cursed the world.
If I had d*ed,
your mother and you would have
been very sad.
But...
if I had lived,
right?
Even if you hate me,
you wouldn't be sad, right?
Well, it was selfish
and shallow,
but that was all I could
think of at the time.
And then...
for over ten years,
working.
traveling,
becoming a Buddhist,
searching for myself,
a little too late.
Did you find it?
Just because I quit being
a husband and a father
doesn't mean
I can become something else.
And then this morning.
[Am a no has hi date ]
[Uji]
Thank you.
Well...
that's it for me.
Wait a minute, please.
Oh, is here okay?
Yes, right there.
Thank you.
All right, I'm taking it.
Say cheese.
Take this.
Please buy
Hajime a papico.
I promised him.
Not the caf au Iait,
but the white one, right?
Let me drive you home?
Mr. Hajime Sumeragi.
Thank you
for spending all day
with me today.
Oh...
Thank you very much.
Um...
S-Shakamu...
Mikurube.
Oh...
That's right.
Goodbye.
Huh?
Huh?!
Huh?!
See? We can't see anything, right?
You're right.
Well, that's how it is.
Yeah...
Okay, work.
Yes.
No, go back to work.
Oh, yes.
- Hurry.
- Yes, sir!
Huh?
That guy over there, disappeared.
- The guy, he's gone!
- He's gone! What?
- He was just there...
- He was there, right?
This morning at the intersection
in front of Heian Jingu Shrine,
an incident occurred in which
a man suddenly disappeared
inside the bus.
Huh? What's that?
What do you mean?
Like he was "Spirited Away"?
Well, but I wonder where
he disappeared to?
To be exact, two men
seem to have disappeared.
What? Two people?
Mr. Hajime,
you have someone you like right now,
and you've completely
forgotten about me.
Because of you,
I am alive,
and I am glad to be alive.
- Number 43, you're next.
- Thank you
for being there inside my heart.
Yes?
Sorry, it's a bit heavy today.
Ah...
Don't worry about it.
I'll give it to you as extra.
Thank you.
Ah... yes.
Goodbye.
Oh...
Papico...
[363 days later]
Welcome, Gran Gran.
Send this please.
It stinks!
Gran Gran, what is this?
Heshiko. You don't know that?
This is why you folks in
central Kyoto are like this
- Seal it.
- What?
Seal it properly,
or it won't get sent.
Also, I'm not from central Kyoto,
I'm in Uji.
Such a nitpicky man.
I'll even help you with the packing.
- Good work.
- Good work.
It's been almost a year
since I applied for a transfer
to work at the post office
in the town where she grew up.
You still haven't found her?
The old man at the
photo studio said,
"She didn't even come to
collect her part-time pay."
I see.
What are you gonna do?
It'll be the fireworks
festival in two days.
I'm alone anyway.
I'll just disappear again this year.
You shouldn't talk like that.
Cheer up.
She might be listening somewhere,
so who knows?
Yes, you're right.
In that case,
send us another mail.
I will.
Okay, now let's check out the
next person's request.
You again.
I don't like you.
Don't say that.
I've got a box ready for you.
Thanks.
All right.
This one's for you.
Thank you.
Ah... here.
I'll do it later.
Well, I'll leave it to you.
- I need to use the restroom.
- Okay.
Stamp, please.
Here.
Someone asked me
to give it to you.
Why?
I wonder why.
[Lilas Ikuta - P.S. plays]
.I' Casually, I always called you
But for the first time, I wrote your name
And I felt an even deeper affection
This is a letter I'm sending to you
But your heart is not directed towards me
I'm aware that there's someone
else you hold feelings for
On a fresh sheet of paper
I'll fill it with overflowing emotions
Diving in recklessly
3' If I were to steal away your heart
I don't know how I would even do that
Everything feels completely different
From the way we live to the rhythm we follow
Yet, I found myself irresistibly drawn to you
And it felt so right
When you, who are like a clear sky,
become clouded
I can: help but think,
if only I could be the one by your side
The moments of our respective lives
we've spun together
might be just an instant
But all the time I've spent talking with you
Is shaping and supporting the person I am now
Even if there's no future for us
Bound by this mismatched love
In the closing lines of this letter
Let me express my true feelings
The words I've concealed for so long
I'll say them here
.I' P.S. Actually, I've always...
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