PERFECT DAYS
\h\hHello.\h\h
\hSorry, there was a lot of traffic.\h
\hI hate the morning shift.\h
\hThere is always vomit everywhere.\h
\hLike the other day\h \hat Nanago Dori Park...\h
\h...in Hatagaya.\h
\hIt was a real nightmare.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hSome guy took\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\hforever to get out.\h\h\h\h
\h8 out of 10 on the horror scale!\h
\hAre you even listening to me?\h
\hTake it easy, Mr. Hiyarama.\h \hIt'll just get dirty again anyway.\h
\hMama!\h
\hWhat's wrong?\h
\hAre you here with your mom?\h
\hEverything will be fine.\h
\hYosuke?\h
\hMom was looking for you!\h
\hWhere have you been?\h
\hMom was looking for you everywhere!\h
\h\h\h\hDidn't I say\h\h\h\h \hnot to go too far?\h
\hI searched the whole park!\h
\hI'm sorry, honey.\h
\hNow he's crying too.\h
\h\h\h\h\hI'm sorry.\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\hIt's alright now\h\h\h\h
\hHow the hell does this work?\h
\hThank you very much.\h
\h\hHello, welcome.\h\h
\h\hWelcome back!\h\h
\h\hFor all your hard work!\h\h
\hYes! He hit the ball!\h
\hHe's in, right?\h
\hHe's in! See?\h
\hHey! What are you doing?\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPlaying bets?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h Where's the fun?\h
\hKat-chan! Back off!\h
\hAlways respect other people's\h \hsports teams or religions. High five!\h
\hNow go away. Alright!\h
\hThey play dirty.\h
\hThey steal great players\h \hfrom other teams.\h
\hOh my god!\h
\h\h\h\h\hAya! You made it!\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\hWhat a surprise! 10 out of 10!\h\h\h\h
\hJust a second!\h \h\h\h\h\hThis is the last place.\h\h\h\h\h
\hI'm almost done!\h
\hSo you can work fast when you want to.\h
\hThere's a girl waiting for me.\h \h\hI'm done for today.\h\h
\hCome on!\h
\h\h\h\h\hMr. Hiyarama,\h\h\h\h\h \hmay I borrow your car?\h
\hI can't miss this chance tonight.\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMr. Hiyarama, please!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hI'm begging you!\h
\hCome on, please.\h
\hThis is Mr. Hiyarama,\h \hmy supervisor at work.\h
\h\h\hHard worker, but very quiet.\h\h\h
\hI don't even know what his voice sounds like.\h
\hMr. Hiyarama, this is Aya.\h
\hDefinitely a 10 out of 10!\h
\h\h\hStop saying that.\h\h\h
\hIs it alright if I play this?\h
\hMr. Hiyarama...\h
\h\h\h\h\hI like her voice.\h\h\h\h\h
\hYeah?\h
\hSmith?\h
\hVery common name.\h
\hMr. Hiyarama...\h
\h\h\h\h...do you really like this job?\h\h\h\h
\hYou have your own equipment and tools.\h
\h\hHow can you work so\h\h \h\h\h\hhard at a job like this?\h\h\h\h
\hYou don't have to answer.\h
\hI'm just curious.\h
\hThis guy is weird.\h
\h9 out of 10 on the weirdness scale.\h
\hI like the sound of cassettes.\h
\hYes! The cassette sounds great!\h
\hIt's my first time listening to one.\h
\hThe first time is always good!\h
\hDrop me off there.\h
\hAren't we on a date?\h
\hI have an extra shift at the bar.\h
\h\h\hIf you come,\h\h\h \hI'll be with you all evening.\h
\hI'm still waiting for my paycheck.\h
\hMr. Hiyarama, this is very important to me.\h
\hPeople can't fall in love\h \h\h\hwithout money.\h\h\h
\hWhat happened to this world?\h
\hIs this the modern era?\h
\hHow much is this worth?\h
\hDon't you want to know?\h
\h\h\h\hI'm just curious!\h\h\h\h
\h\h\hAnalog is back in style.\h\h\h \hThese could be worth a lot.\h
\hI'm really just curious!\h \hI know a good place in Shimokiti.\h
\hThat's too far away.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \hIt'll take less than 30 minutes.\h
\h\h\hIt should be here...\h\h\h
\hHere it is! That's the sign.\h
\hExcuse me.\h
\hWelcome.\h
\hExcuse me, how much are these worth?\h
\hThis one is rare, it's Lou Reed.\h
\hFor this, 12 thousand yen.\h
\hSeriously?\h
\hFor this 8000.\h \h~ Really?\h
\hWhere did you get these tapes?\h
\h\hThey belong to my boss.\h\h
\hThis one is 4000 yen.\h
\hSeriously?\h
\h\h\hThis one can be sold for 6000.\h\h\h \hYou can make a lot of money from these.\h
\hHere is my estimate.\h
\hMy goodness!\h
\hAmazing! Mr. Hiyarama,\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\hlet's sell them!\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hWe'll take them all.\h \hCassettes are trending.\h
\hEspecially cassettes\h \h\h\h\h\h\hfrom the 70s and 80s.\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\hWe have to sell it,\h\h\h\h\h \hyour entire collection.\h
\hTwelve thousand\h \h\hjust for this tape!\h\h
\hNow is the perfect time!\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hOK, just one.\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWe'll just sell one.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hThen I can go to the bar and see Aya.\h \hThis is a very important night for me.\h
\hThis is a very important night for me!\h
\h\h\h\hIf I miss this chance...\h\h\h\h
\hNo love life if we're broke?\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\hIsn't that true?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\hReally?\h\h
\hThank you so much!\h
\hYou saved me! I'm going!\h
\hYou're the best, Mr. Hiyarama!\h
\hThanks for coming.\h
\hHave a good night.\h
\hThank you!\h
\hMr. Hiyarama...\h
\hI don't think I have a chance with Aya.\h \hOdds are 2 out of 10.\h
\hBut that doesn't mean I give up.\h
\hMr. Hiyarama...\h
\hYou're not married, are you?\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hAlone at your age...\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hDon't you ever feel lonely?\h
\hTakashi!\h
\hOh, hey!\h
\hTakashi!\h
\hWe haven't seen each other for a long time.\h \h~ Takashi!\h
\hWhat's up?\h
\hI was looking for you.\h
\hWere you?\h \h~ Yes.\h
\hMr. Hiyarama, this is Dera-chan,\h \h\ha friend of mine.\h\h
\hAs you can see, he likes my ears.\h
\hEvery time he finds me, he grabs them.\h
\hHe always finds me. 10 out of 10.\h
\hDera-chan is friends with my ears,...\h
\h...and I'm just the accessory, right?\h
\hYes.\h \h~ Or not?\h
\hYou are!\h
\hExcuse me!\h
\hI wanted to give this back to you.\h
\h\hHere.\h\h
\hCan I listen to it\h \h\h\h\h\hone more time?\h\h\h\h\h
\hThank you.\h
\h\h\h\h\hDid Takashi say anything?\h\h\h\h\h
\hWelcome back.\h
\hFor all your hard work!\h
\h\hHello.\h\h
\hThanks.\h
\hBOOKS FOR 100 YEN\h
\h"Trees"\h \hAya Koda\h
\hAya Koda should be more famous.\h
\hHe uses the same words we do,\h \hbut does something special with them.\h
\hGood evening, Mr. Hiyarama.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hThe usual?\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hWhat are you reading now?\h
\hAya Koda "Trees"\h
\hThe essays?\h
\hHave you read it?\h
\hYou're quite the intellectual.\h
\hNo, I don't think so.\h
\hHere's your potato salad...\h
\h...and here's to a long day.\h
\hMama, I didn't get that appetizer.\h
\hI'm sure I gave you one.\h
\hWe had some but\h \hwe never got that much.\h
\h\h\h\h\hThat is not true.\h\h\h\h\h \hWe're all equal here, right?\h
\hI'm gonna have to look up\h \h"equality" in the dictionary.\h
\hAh, women don't like petty men.\h
\hHave you always had a wrinkle here?\h
\hNo no, on the other side. Here.\h
\hMama, do you have fried tofu?\h
\h\h\h\h\hNo, we ran out.\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\hI'll make it if you go buy some.\h\h\h
\hHis wife left him, you know.\h
\h\h\h\h\hHow can he be so cheerful?\h\h\h\h\h
\hAre you talking about me?\h
\hNo, it's nothing.\h
\hHow can you be so cheerful\h \hwhen your wife left you?\h
\hIt's easy. Finally I'm\h \hcarefree and single again.\h
\h\h\h\h\hIt makes all men happy.\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat a relief to be rid\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\hof fussy women.\h\h\h\h\h
\hYou're just pretending to be strong.\h
\hSoon you'll be crying to Mama here\h \habout how lonely you are.\h
\hIt's always the same story...\h
\h\h\hOne more drink?\h\h\h
\h\hHere.\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hWhy can't things\h\h\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\hjust stay the same?\h\h\h\h
\hMama.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hSing us that song.\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hOur favorite.\h
\hOh, yes!\h
\hBut Mr. Hiyarama has just arrived.\h
\h\h\h\hDon't let us down.\h\h\h\h \h\h~ Please!\h\h
\hHere it is, that's it.\h
\hCome on.\h
\hSince you've already got the guitar out... Let's go.\h
\hIt's a beautiful song.\h
\h\h\h\hI got to the place\h\h\h\h
\hin New Orleans\h
\hto a place they called a brothel\h
\h"The House of the Rising Sun"\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hThe man I loved\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hhe didn't come back.\h
\h\hThat's when I left\h\h
\hyour homeland.\h
\hI got on the train,\h
\hand in a moment...\h
\hAnd two hard lemonades!\h
\hAh, you made it, just a moment!\h
\hFor all your hard work!\h
\hUncle.\h
\hWhere were you?\h
\hI've been waiting for a long time.\h
\hWhich door is your house?\h
\hUpstairs or downstairs?\h
\hNiko?\h
\hYou've grown so much!\h
\hUncle...\h
\h...you're going to work?\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hcan I go with you?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h \hYou'd better take me with you.\h
\hif you leave me alone\h \hI don't know what I'll do.\h
\hGet in from the other side.\h
\hWould you like a coffee?\h
\hSure.\h
\hThe same as mine?\h
\hYeah.\h
\hThank you.\h
\hYou want to put it in?\h \h~ Yes.\h
\hNo, no.\h
\h\h\hThis side.\h\h\h
\hLike this?\h \h~ Yes.\h
\hThe tape is on this side.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hIs that the Sky Tree?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\hYes, it is.\h\h
\hSo, this is a cassette?\h
\hLike from ancient times?\h
\hFrom ancient times.\h
\h\h\hCan I play this\h\h\h \h\hon my iPhone?\h\h
\hWhat does it say?\h
\hVan Morrison.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIs this on Spotify?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hI don't know.\h
\hWhere is that?\h
\hWhat?\h
\h\h\hThat shop.\h\h\h
\h\h\hIt's not a shop.\h\h\h
\hAh, that thing!\h
\hYou mean this?\h \h\h\h\h\h\hMy camera is quite old.\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hLook!\h
\h\hHow?\h\h
\hYou don't remember?\h
\hYou gave it to me, Uncle.\h
\hOh yes.\h \h\h\h\h~ Liar.\h\h\h\h
\hYou don't remember, do you?\h
\h\hIs the tree your friend?\h
\hFriend?\h
\h\h\hIs it?\h\h
\hI guess it is.\h
\hThis is my friend the tree.\h
\hUncle?\h
\hIs it alright if I borrow this book?\h
\hWhich one?\h
\h\h"Eleven Short Stories"\h\h
\hOf course.\h
\h\hThis boy, Victor,\h\h \hfrom the tale "The Turtle"...\h
\hHe's like me.\h
\hI understand what he's going through.\h
\h\h\hIs it alright if I help?\h\h
\hReally?\h
\hThanks.\h
\hUncle, why don't you and\h \hmy mom get along?\h
\hIs that what she told you?\h
\hEvery time I talk about you...\h
\h...she changes the subject.\h
\hIs that so.\h
\hDid you have a fight with your mom?\h
\hSomething like that.\h
\hDo you always run away from home?\h
\hThis is my first time.\h
\hIt was always my plan to\h \hcome live with you, Uncle.\h
\hWhat does that mean?\h
\hHello.\h
\hHere you go.\h
\hThank you. I go over there?\h
\h\h\hSee you in 10 minutes.\h\h\h \hThat's too short.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h20 minutes then.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hYes. I understand.\h
\hYes, okay.\h
\hAre you hungry?\h
\hThen we'll have lunch.\h \h~ Yay!\h
\hPut the towel here.\h \h~ Thank you.\h
\hYou and my mom\h \hare nothing alike.\h
\hWhat do you mean?\h
\h\hShe said you live in a\h\h \hdifferent world than we do.\h
\hThat's probably true.\h
\hIs it?\h
\hThis world is made\h \hof many different worlds.\h
\hSome are related and some are not.\h
\hMy world...\h
\h...and your mother's world\h \hare very different.\h
\h\h\h\h\hWhat about mine?\h\h\h\h\h
\hWhat world am I in?\h
\hThis river goes to the ocean?\h
\hYes, to the ocean.\h
\hCan we go there?\h
\hNext time.\h
\hWhen will that be?\h
\h\hNext time is next time.\h\h
\hAnd when is that exactly?\h
\h\hNext time is next time.\h\h
\hNow is now.\h
\h\hNext time is next time.\h\h
\hNow is now.\h
\h\hNext time is next time.\h\h
\hNow is now.\h
\h\hNext time is next time.\h\h
\hNow is now.\h
\h\h\h\h\hBrother.\h\h\h\h\h
\hIt's been a long time.\h
\hSo you live here?\h
\hI'm not trying to be rude.\h \hNiko, get your things.\h
\hI don't want to!\h \h~ That's not an option.\h
\hUncle!\h
\hHurry up.\h
\hUncle!\h
\hCome visit whenever you want.\h
\hI haven't even finished\h \h\hreading your book.\h\h
\h\hYou can take it with you.\h\h
\h\hI'll be like Victor.\h\h
\hNo, you won't.\h
\hDon't say that.\h \h~ Niko!\h
\hFor your trouble.\h
\hYour favorite chocolate.\h
\h\h\h\hShe's a good kid.\h\h\h\h
\hI'm not so sure about that.\h
\h\hOur father...\h\h
\h...he doesn't remember anything anymore.\h
\hAre you going to visit him\h \hat the nursing home?\h
\hHe won't behave like last time.\h
\hIs it true that you work cleaning toilets?\h
\hUncle.\h
\hThank you.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt's Takashi.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\h\hIt's Takashi, hello?\h\h
\hI hear you.\h
\hMr. Hiyarama, you have been\h \hkind to me. I really appreciate it.\h
\h\h\h\h9 out of 10!\h\h\h\h
\hThat's why it's hard for\h \h\hme to say this, but I quit.\h\h
\hWhat?\h
\hI'll pay you back soon.\h
\hWait a minute,\h \hwhat about your shift?\h
\hYes.\h
\hWe can't find a replacement\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\hon such short notice.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hNo replacement?\h \hWhat should I do?\h
\h\hYou'll have to cover the shift today.\h\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hCan I? Sorry, I'll be quick.\h
\h\hSorry.\h\h
\h\hExcuse me!\h\h
\hAre you new?\h \h\h~ I'm almost done.\h\h
\hWhat is it?\h
\hWhere's Takashi?\h
\hI've called three times.\h \hWhy isn't anyone picking up?\h
\hListen, I'm only doing this for today.\h
\h\h\h\h\hFind someone, okay?\h\h\h\h\h
\hI'm Sato. I was told\h \hto come here right away...\h
\h...and take over the shift\h \hfrom the previous employee.\h
\hShould I start there?\h
\hAh... Yes.\h
\h\hHello.\h\h \h~ Hello.\h
\hDo you remember what\h \hused to be here?\h
\hThat means we're getting old.\h
\hPatricia Highsmith knows\h \h\heverything about anxiety.\h\h
\hShe showed me that fear\h \hand anxiety are different things.\h
\hWhat are you doing here?\h
\hYou know...\h
\hCan i come in?\h
\hCome in.\h
\hA pack of cigarettes and a bag.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCan I have one?\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hI haven't smoked for a long time.\h
\hYou saw us at the bar earlier?\h
\hIt seems like you're always there.\h
\hYes.\h
\h\h\h\hSince it opened, five\h\h\h\h \h\h\h\h\hor six years ago.\h\h\h\h\h
\hIs that so.\h
\hIt's a nice place.\h
\h\hI'm her ex-husband.\h\h
\hAh, I see.\h
\hIt's been about seven\h \h\h\h\hyears since we divorced.\h\h\h\h
\hI've gotten remarried.\h
\hIt's been seven years\h \h\h\h\h\h\hsince I last saw her.\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hI have cancer.\h
\hAnd it has spread.\h
\hMy body is swollen from the chemotherapy.\h
\h\hThen I...\h\h
\h...suddenly felt that\h \hI owed her an apology.\h
\hNothing bad happened.\h
\hMaybe it wasn't an apology.\h
\h\h\h\h\hI wanted to thank her.\h\h\h\h\h
\hNo, that's not it either.\h
\h\hI just wanted to\h\h \hsee her, that's all.\h
\hDo you want a drink?\h
\hNo thanks.\h \h\h~ I still have one more.\h\h
\hIn that case...\h
\h...I'll take one.\h
\hPlease take care of her.\h
\hNo, we don't have that kind of relationship.\h \h~ I'm counting on you.\h
\h\h\h\h\hIt's not like that.\h\h\h\h\h
\hShadows...\h
\hDo they get darker\h \hwhen they overlap?\h
\hI don't know.\h
\hThere are still so many things I don't understand.\h
\hThat's how life goes.\h
\hI guess that's how it is.\h
\hLet's go find out right now.\h
\hWhat?\h
\hStand there.\h
\hWhat?\h
\hWhat do you see?\h
\hLooks the same to me.\h
\hIsn't it darker?\h
\h\h\hI doubt it.\h\h\h
\hThat looks darker to me.\h
\hI don't see the difference.\h
\hHere, look!\h
\hThey must get darker!\h \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt's only logical.\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hYou're so persistent.\h
\h\h\h\h\h\hStill no changes?\h\h\h\h\h\h
\hJust forget it.\h
\h\hI agree.\h\h
\h\h\h\h\hWant to play shadow tag?\h\h\h\h\h
\hI'm the one chasing.\h
\h\hReady?\h\h
\hI start.\h
\hRun!\h
\hAre you okay?\h \h~ This is hard.\h
\hNow I'm the one chasing.\h
\hAre you sure? ~ Ready?\h \h~ I start.\h
\hGot you!\h
\hVery hard.\h
\h\hThis is tiring. Got you!\h\h
\hThat was close. I stepped on you.\h \h~ Did you?\h
\h\hI did.\h\h