I didn't expect to see you here.
Aren't you late for school?
You left your bus pass
behind yesterday.
Hinako Okuda
What's wrong?
Has someone died?
Me...
Okuda Patisserie
Thank you, uncle.
I thought grandma wanted
to be in the same grave as mom.
How did you conduct her funeral?
The union organized it for me.
They rented a community hall nearby.
Why didn't you tell me about her death?
Grandma, she didn't like you.
Is Hinako at school?
She is studying for an exam.
So she can go to college.
Why aren't you in high school?
Hinako
Did I leave something?
What do you mean?
My bus pass.
I gave it back to you on the bus.
Here's your bus pass.
"The Burning"
I should have adopted both of you
when your father died in the fire.
You wouldn't have had to be apart...
if I had convinced grandma.
I'm so sorry.
You make all of these?
Uncle lost his taste buds.
Really?
Everyone knows about his loss of taste
and still he has a patisserie.
Do you know what "Brulee" means?
It means "Singe".
Not burn, singe
Discarded desk burned
A suspected case of arson
Arson attacks continue
Bikes set on fire
Mailbox burned
Arson suspected
What are you doing?
Hey, you're Hinako's sister,
aren't you?
- Are you skipping class again?
- I already found a job.
What is it?
Fireman
So, will you be a fireman,
even though you know everything?
Are you dating Hinako?
Just old friends
What is she like at school?
Like, how many friends does she have
orwhat kind of shops does she go to...
after school or her favorite class
or herfavorite movie...
Why don't you ask her?
What did you mean
that I "know everything"?
Do you always start fires
with that cigarette lighter?
Was it you who
started that fire recently?
I burned lots and lots of things...
like someone's garbage bin,
school uniform skirt,
a pot of cyclamens...
Flowers don't burn easily,
they're too fresh.
We burned lots of things together
when we were young, didn't we?
We were just playing!
Was it?
Burning our house?
Burning dad?
You have a cigarette lighter scar
he made, don't you?
He burned our hair, too.
This scar is nothing.
Don't worry,
he's already dead.
You don't need to start a fire.
No need to set fires, anymore.
Aren't you eating?
I've had to use recipes and guesswork
since I lost my taste.
I don't even know
if this tastes good or not.
Since when?
Since you've been looking after me?
No
So why?
I can make a perfect cake
for my customers without tasting it.
Cakes are made by memories.
All my memories, since I was born.
If so, I can't make one...
It's empty.
I don't have any memories
since I was separated from Minako.
Let Minako help us.
Why don't you two make up
if you can't remember anything?
I...
Can I...
stop lighting fires?
I'll be...
watching you.
Thank you
Welcome
Can we have two of those?
And two of those
Thank you
Hello, this is Okuda speaking.
What?
I got a phone call
from your grandmother.
It's impossible. She's dead.
Are you OK?
I'm fine.
You escaped from the hospital,
didn't you?
There are no guarantees for you,
if you break down again.
I can't make Brulee without you.
I'll be lighting fires...
if Minako isn't with me.
Let's go.
Hurry up!
Michinoku Kick Boxing
Ex-kick boxer
An ex-kick boxer?
There are no jobs with
a broken leg.
Where are you going?
To Maizuru.
Give us a ride!
Please
Are we really staying here?
Doesn't he have any money?
Looks cold
I'm hungry
Please don't tell her...
about my medication.
This winter...
will be my last.
I can't survive...
'til spring-time.
It's a malignant cerebral tumor.
Maybe another month...
ortwo.
So I came to see her.
It's a hard trip,
but I'll go to the end.
You haven't told her
about your sickness?
You should tell her.
I'm scared
This trip will be over if I tell her.
I'm scared
Discarded desk burned
A suspected case of arson
It's freezing.
Your feet are cold.
Do you regret the past?
If we hadn't set fire to the house
when we were young...
we would never have been apart.
I don't regret it.
How about now?
Don't do that, it's too cold.
What will you do?
It's up to Hinako...
I've decided to stay with her.
Hello
It's me, Yamamoto.
The police came to the school.
They're looking for both of you.
You burned the shop...
and school, didn't you?
I just realized...
I only have your number
in my mobile phone.
You're my only friend.
Where are you now?
Tell me
Hinako?
What's wrong?
We'll be arrested.
The police are searching.
Let's go
I'll go on my own.
We shouldn't stay together
any longer.
Don't run away by yourself!
I lied!
I told a lie to see you!
I am here to staywith you!
I want to tell you everything!
I lost it...
my mobile phone.
It doesn't matter.
We're better off without it.
Attention!
Begin!
Connect hose!
Connected!
Hey!
Try harder! Don't you want to
be a fireman by spring?
You can't put out fires.
Hinako?
This is Ikezawa speaking.
Who are you?
Hinako Okuda...
I've got her mobile phone...
and your's was the only number in it.
Where is she now?
You tell me
Aren't you with her?
She left yesterday.
She ran away.
What's going on?
Go after them.
Get to them before the police do.
Arson, shoplifting...
not paying the bill at a restaurant.
We've done everything.
We traveled a long way.
The Bullet Train will depart at 6 A.M.
from Hiroshima station.
Did you check it?
I checked the timetable.
If we take that...
we'll be in Kagoshima by
lunch time.
Do you remember...
the house's address in Kagoshima?
No, I don't.
Don't you know?
It's in my memories.
The paddy fields, large sky
and the smell of grass.
Let's eat a boxed lunch tomorrow
in the Bullet Train.
Are you Yamamoto?
Did you come on your motorbike?
I need to bring them back.
Do you promise to love her
under any conditions...
Yes, I do.
Do you take herto have and to hold,
from this dayforward...
in sickness and in health,
to love forever?
Yes, I do promise.
Let's make Brulee together...
afterthis trip ends.
Let's open a caf.
There will be tables and
chairs for dining...
and let's put an orange curtain
on the window.
I looked at your scrapbook.
I was in there.
You found me...
in every one of the articles.
Even though I'm in the worst situation
in my life... I'm OKwith you.
I can do anything with Minako.
The urn...
to tell you the truth, it's mine.
I won't survive until spring.
I have cancer in my head.
So, I don't have a future!
I only have now, this moment!
I've never even had a bad tooth.
So, I came to see you with my urn.
There's a restaurant overthere.
I haven't got much money on me.
Why don't you ride in
my van with me?
You can't bring the girls back with you
on your motorbike.
I don't need your help.
I'll bring them back with me.
Why did you let them go?
You must know she is sick.
She said she's scared.
She can't tell her about her sickness 'cause
she doesn't want them to be apart again.
I can't trust you.
I found you.
If I knew...
that I was sick...
I shouldn't have...
waited to see you, right?
We are...
both stubborn.
Let's go home.
You need to rest.
It can't be cured.
I know...
about myself.
What about the caf?
I can't make brulee by myself!
I'll start a fire again,
if you aren't there!
Let's run away...
by morning.
It's not finished yet.
Please...
come with me.
Stay with me.
Can I borrow your motorbike?
In return, I'll lend you my van.
Where to?
I'll go back to the boxing ring.
I changed my mind,
because of the girls.
Here it is.
We're friends now.
Whatever.
Don't give up...
you can make it.
Shit.
Do you have any dirty clothes?
Hot!
Minako
Minako!
Minako!
What's wrong?
Run!
Get up!
Don't go to sleep.
Minako
Minako
Don't kill me off yet...
not without permission.
I'm comfortable...
like this.
Hinako
Don't you remember?
I started the fires...
school fires...
uncle's shop...
all of them.
I wanted to see Hinako too
I started the fires
No
Why are you pretending
to be a good girl?
There's nothing...
that we can't do.
Let me become Hinako's baby.
Give birth to me.
Give birth...
so that...
I can be...
carried...
and fed...
and held...
...all day long.
Give birth
I will let you be my baby.
Written and Directed by
Kenta Hayashida