Don't sleep there.
Hey!
Hurry up.
Hey, come on.
My big brother.
My big brother is in high school.
At home, he dresses sloppy and he's untidy.
But when he goes out, he acts totally cool.
His character at home is totally different than when he's not.
When he's with friends, he's incredibly chill.
No problem. Don't worry about it.
Let's go.
Then we told each other how we felt!
-You drank my tea, didn't you? -No!
But at home, he is unbelievably stingy.
-I'm sorry! -You did drink it!
Yes, I did! I did drink it!
My brother wants people to like him.
I think that's all he thinks about.
But if my brother acts like that…
"Will he
be able to grow up to be a proper adult?"
Hey!
Come on. Let's go.
Sleep in your room!
Shuji.
Are you a cow? Or a horse?
What the heck is he dreaming about?
Ours is the only class that hasn't decided on a project for the festival.
What's your problem, you people?
Who's in charge of festival planning?
Isn't it Bando?
-That's right! It's Bando. -Gosh, what a pain.
Oh, it's you, Bando?
Spend this time deciding what to do.
Get up here.
-What a pain. -The floor's all yours.
What do you want to do for the festival?
You guys say something.
We're already doing a live show in the gym!
-All new material! -All new material!
-We're in sync! -We're in sync!
-This must be destiny! -This must be destiny!
You guys are a pain.
-Doesn't anyone want to do anything? -I know!
Let's invite a celebrity!
-Nice! -Good idea!
Then we should invite Masaharu Fukuyama.
-No! Ken Matsudaira. -I know! Akiko Yada!
Akiko Yada is the best! Don't forget her!
Hey! Cut the bullshit ideas!
Then you decide.
Fine!
Then I can decide for everyone, right?
-Go right ahead. -Bando's choice!
Yes!
We'll do a haunted house.
Just a dark room with Kotani standing inside.
Very realistic!
Starring, Nobuko Kotani.
Props, Nobuko Kotani. Scenery, Nobuko Kotani.
And direction, Nobuko Kotani.
That settles it!
Don't be stupid! One person can't do all that!
Then I assign Akira Kusano to do the grunt work.
"Hey! Cut the bullshit ideas!"
And what are you going to do, Bando?
I'll just watch to make sure Kusano and Kotani do their jobs.
That's all. Any objections?
Me.
Settled by majority vote.
-It's settled! -It's settled!
Is that what you guys want?
Are you complaining about what we decided?
That's not what I mean.
You're good with it?
-Okay. That settles it. -That settles it?
Okay. Time to take attendance. Aoi.
Here.
But you know, this could be our chance.
If Nobuta is a success at the festival,
everyone will see her differently.
But of all possible things, this is a haunted house, man.
No way the two of you can pull it off.
It's not two. There are three of us.
If we're doing this…
then let's have fun.
That's right.
Let's have fun doing it.
How can you be so easygoing about this?
If we blow it, Nobuta will get bullied even more.
What are you going to do, producer Shuji Kiritani?
What are you going to do?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
HIRAYAMA TOFU SHOP
Why are you watching this scary movie?
We're doing a haunted house at the school festival.
Oh, nice. A haunted house.
That's freaking me out!
What's freaking you out? I don't get it.
The scariest haunted house in my life was
when this man was just standing there in the dark,
dressed like a regular businessman.
He stood there drearily with his back facing me.
That's creepy!
I couldn't see his face,
but since he didn't move an inch, I thought,
"This is probably a mannequin!"
But I couldn't make myself get close!
That was seriously scary.
I like that! We could make that with a mannequin.
And dangle konnyaku and slap it against people's faces.
Right. Konnyaku. Write that down.
What are you doing for the festival, Shuji?
What?
A haunted house.
A haunted house?
Really? Nice! That sounds like fun.
-Can I go? -No, don't go.
-How come? Why not? -I'll be busy.
I won't tell anyone you're a sloppy mess at home.
Don't you dare go.
-Why? -Don't you dare!
There's a dumpling stand!
You're not going.
I'm home.
Mom isn't home yet?
No.
She said she'll buy croquettes.
You've got a festival, right?
Yes.
Hey, James!
Yip yip.
Help with the paper-mache.
We're helping.
-We're helping, right? -Yes.
Yes, we're helping.
You're not helping at all!
Since they insist, let's finish it up real quick.
Those two will never finish anyway.
-Real quick? -A quick job!
-Why not? -Let's do it!
Let's do this! Nice and quick!
A nice quick paper-mache job!
Hey, everyone!
All the girls in class A are running a dumpling stand wearing kimonos.
-Kimonos? -Kimonos?
Let me see!
Kimonos?
Is that Mariko Uehara?
Mariko Uehara?
-Shuji! -What?
It's Mariko Uehara in a kimono!
That way!
Hurry it up!
I thought you were wearing a kimono.
Do you have time on the day of the festival?
Let's walk around together.
I doubt I will.
You've got a little time, right?
I'll go around in my kimono.
-Your kimono? -Yes.
A kimono sounds nice.
I bet you'll look great in it.
Shuji!
-Perfect timing! -What is it?
We'll never finish making the costumes in time.
-I'm the leader of the drama club. -Yes?
-You're good with needles. -You bet.
Please! I'm begging you!
No way! Never!
I just need a little help! Please!
My best friend! My bosom buddy! Please!
-I really-- -Fine!
-Thank you! These are the directions! -Okay.
-Thank you! Sorry! -Fine.
-Shuji! -Shuji!
We're doing a fashion show on the day of the festival.
We need someone to take photos.
I am seriously busy.
-But you're such a good photographer! -Please!
Oh, fine. What about a camera?
-Bring yours. -Yes.
Mine?
Of course. Every photographer does.
Okay. I'll take great photos.
-All right! -All right!
-Thanks! Bye! -Sure.
What a pain.
Kiritani! Come over here!
What?
You're a good singer, right?
-No. -Join us.
-Let's make a trio. -No, it's okay. Please. No!
Wait! Don't! Please!
What?
It's just you two?
Where's everyone else?
They all went home.
For real?
What are we supposed to do?
Can we even finish it?
Don't panic.
How can you be so calm?
When doing simple tasks like this,
you feel like a monk meditating.
So we'll just work together, the three of us.
Yip yip.
Hold on.
That's all you've done in one day?
No! We started three days ago!
What? Three days…
So this angle is 30 degrees.
And the length of this is the radius of the circle, so it's two.
This is two. Then…
Oh, no! My right hand!
Why did you write "celebration"?
You're supposed to write "cursed"!
Later!
See you. Make sure you watch it.
Sounds nice.
-You guys, you better watch it. -I will.
Shuji!
Look. We've made lots of progress.
Now we just need the thing with the head that falls off.
What's he doing here?
The frightening three-eyed dog. Woof!
Are you kidding? You call that frightening?
I'll now plot small a vector and small b vector.
Okay.
BC vector here and AO vector are equal.
Why's that? Because they're parallel.
You know what?
No matter what I do, I never feel like it's much fun.
Things to me only seem fun when I think about them later.
What do you mean?
When I play video games and stuff, they're not fun when I'm playing.
But when I remember them while I'm studying, I think it was fun.
We may not realize what's fun until after it happens.
I wonder if we'll remember a few years down the road.
Remember what?
The three of us making the mannequins early in the morning,
or picking susuki grass in the late afternoon.
I wonder if in a few years we'll remember these things
and think they were fun.
45TH SUMIDAGAWA HIGH SCHOOL FESTIVAL
Pretty darn scary!
This turned out good! Right?
Right?
D…
Dad…
It looks like your dad?
Want to call it "Kotani Papa"?
Kotani Papa.
Papa.
When you said "Dad," did you mean your stepdad?
I mean,
you said your mom remarried, but you can't call her new husband "Dad."
Dad!
Oh, sorry.
I married your mom,
but I'm not your dad.
Strikeout!
But I bet you think of him as "Dad," don't you?
Yip yip.
I don't think that's your business.
You think so?
Do you?
How come, Shuji?
Talk to me, Shuji!
2-B REALM
Delphine!
Nothing's changed.
You mean, you went to high school here?
Yes.
I wrote this graffiti.
HEY BABY, I'LL BECOME HIDEKICHI
"I'll become Hidekichi."
Who's Hidekichi?
Hideyoshi.
It's Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
I was depressingly stupid.
I thought it was pronounced "Hidekichi."
I came to carve it over again, but I think I'll leave it.
Right?
Okay.
As a memory of when I was colossally stupid,
I'll leave it as is.
Okay?
Yes.
Bye.
Why's the last thing you're making a mole?
It's a bat.
Say, did you know?
Mole's live all alone in their hole.
But when it's time to mate, they find themselves a mate. Perverts!
How?
When it's digging, it finds a woman, they hug and get it on!
The odds of that must be pretty darn low.
Yes. It's all underground.
But if they do actually meet up,
that's a real miracle, right?
Yes. A miracle!
Yes! It's done!
Okay, a photo for the memories.
Let's go.
Good idea.
Okay.
Say "cheese."
-Hey. -What?
Eats!
-Not going. -Then how about food?
Bad joke. No good.
KOTANI HOUSE OF HORROR
-It's about to start! -It's starting!
-What we've all been waiting for! -It's coming soon now!
-We've all been waiting! -It's the Sumidagawa High Festival!
-The opening! -The opening!
Shuji!
-Shuji! -What is it?
Shuji…
What the heck is this?
KOTANI
That Kotani says she'll still do it.
Kotani's the type that holds a grudge.
Whoever did it better say their prayers.
What? Wasn't it you who did it?
We wouldn't do this.
-We wouldn't go to this trouble. -We sure wouldn't.
-Let's go. -Yes.
We've got to get ready for the fashion show!
-I'm sorry, Kotani! -I'm sorry! Let's go.
Today's main event is about to start. See you there.
I'm in shock!
Anyway, I'll hire some people to fix what we can fix.
I'll be back as soon as I'm done with my stuff.
You two will be fine until then, right?
Smile, would you?
Okay?
I'll be back in a sec. Handle things till then.
SUMIDAGAWA HIGH SCHOOL
Excuse me.
Want some work?
-Work? -What kind?
Well…
It's a really fun job. Really fun!
Keep this secret just between us. Don't tell anyone.
You'll get the best experience of this festival.
-Experience? -The best experience!
You can't get this experience anywhere else!
Whoa! Thanks man!
You'll be in it as well.
What? In the play?
-Your lines are easy. -No way!
"There's a fight!" That's all.
-I can't! -2 p.m. on the dot. Okay?
-Later! -Wait! Yoshida!
-Wait a minute! -Nice timing.
-Let's tune up. -Wait!
-Let's go! -Wait!
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
-There. Next! -Next!
Let's get this.
You guys are on fire! You're hot!
That's right. You got to have passion for a festival.
We won't have this chance later in life.
I guess you're right.
Let's do this!
-Let's do this! -Let's do this!
Okay. The tombstones are ready.
Looks like we'll be ready by lunch.
Someone you know?
Your stepdad that you talked about?
I happened to be nearby.
If you've got time, want to get something to eat?
I didn't have breakfast, so I'm starving.
I'm not hungry.
Oh, I see.
Hello?
It's nice to hear from you.
Yes? Okay.
What?
Oh, certainly! I'll be right there. Goodbye.
Sorry. I've got to get back to work.
Here.
I didn't know what to get.
-Share this with everyone. -Thank you.
Okay. Have a good time.
After what you told me,
I thought he'd be a jerk.
But he's a totally cool dad.
But why sweet buns?
Those are my favorite sweets.
He really is a cool dad.
I'm hungry.
Why don't we get some lunch? Okay?
Okay?
Okay.
TARAKO ONIGIRI
-Somewhere in town -Somewhere in town
-There is a lonely soul -There is a lonely soul
-On the verge of tears -On the verge of tears
-Strumming on the guitar -Strumming on the guitar
-Love is lost -Love is lost
-Searching for something -Searching for something
-Wandering around -Wandering around
-We're very much alike -We're very much alike
-Come on over here -Come on over here
-The night is long and cold -The night is long and cold
-Until morning, let's quietly -Until morning, let's quietly
-Strum on the guitar… -Strum on the guitar…
Tsukishima, please.
Da…
Dad!
Da…
A rice ball!
Driver, can you stop a second?
Thank you.
Bye.
Go ahead.
I couldn't call him "Dad."
Is that right?
I must have a hard heart.
No, you don't.
You said it yourself.
It takes time before realizing something is fun.
This is the same.
This kind of thing takes time too.
Shuji!
-I'll tell them I'm stepping out. -Okay.
-Hold on a second. -Okay.
I'll wait.
Sorry! I was really busy.
You're late, Shuji!
You've done a great job!
But absolutely nobody's coming!
I guess we got kind of a late start.
Become a closer couple!
Congratulations!
Become a closer couple!
Make it couples only!
We'll get even fewer people!
If you limit it, then everybody wants it! Even allow boy couples and girl couples!
Dang!
Couples only!
A couples-only haunted house!
That couple!
Look! A couple!
Come on, everyone! Couples!
Then can I change the ending a little?
You bet! Make it even more exciting! I'll be back!
Couples! Come on couples!
Sorry!
I was waiting.
-Let's go. -Okay.
Where do you want to go first?
Shuji?
Stop!
-I told you not to come! -Shuji? What?
Sorry!
Wait! Shuji!
You're not supposed to come without a guardian!
You're here, Shuji.
I told you, I'm busy.
There he is! The peasant!
-What? -You promised to play a peasant!
What? I'm a peasant?
One peasant captured!
-No way! -Get changed or we'll be late!
Take him away!
-Take him away! -You go home now!
Go home, you!
Step right up for the haunted house!
There's a long wait,
so if it's your second time, come back later!
Incidentally, I am Dracula!
Hey, it's your guys' second time! Out!
We're in the same class. Let us go in.
Yes.
No! Back of the line!
Ms. Kuroki is in line with her boyfriend!
Go away!
Hurry up and kill them!
You tramp! Just because I was nice, don't take advantage of me!
-Out of the way! -There's a fight!
There's a fight!
I'm really sorry.
Let's go to the haunted house.
What? You mean our haunted house?
Yes. I heard the end is really moving.
-It's moving? A haunted house? -So I heard.
-Fashion show! You're up next! -Okay.
This way, please.
Oh, crap. I totally forgot.
Shuji!
Get good photos!
I'll hate you forever if they're blurry.
Okay. They won't be blurry.
Sorry. I'm really sorry.
-Sorry. -Shuji! Wait!
Shuji!
Camera!
Excuse me. I'll take that.
Oh, right. I'm a peasant now.
I'll bring you the money later. I swear I'll bring it!
Please.
Excuse me!
-Where's 2-B? -That way.
KONNYAKU
Use these.
We've got konnyaku!
When I heard the haunted house got destroyed,
I did what little I could and hustled over.
But…
it doesn't look destroyed.
We've already fixed it.
I see.
Guess I'm too late and lost my chance.
What's this?
Well, I was thinking I could post this off to the side.
You're late because you drew that, aren't you?
Stab.
Well… Actually, you're right.
What? What's that?
You know, that was really nice.
-That was really moving. -Yes, it really was.
-What's so moving about a haunted house? -I heard the ending is pretty cool.
-Right? -Yes.
-Let's go in. -I want to go too!
-I want to go!
If you want to go, then go.
-Yes! Let's go! -Let's go!
-Dang! That's what youth is all about. -I was really moved!
Yes, very moved…
Sorry.
Quit shouting, you geezer!
Listen. Even us geezers want to shout sometimes.
Fuck off, you bald geezer!
My hair's just very short.
Ouch!
It's almost time for the ending!
Wait! What about our live show?
We ran out of time.
-What? All is lost! -Watch out!
CLOSED
We're done, at last.
Oh, you guys are all done too?
It's all thanks to the guys you hired.
You all have been a big help. Thanks.
Like you said, it was fun. Right?
I'm really glad we met you guys.
We may never meet again though.
Oh, well.
Guess we got to go back to our lives again.
That's a nice camera. Right?
Take a photo.
Sure.
Okay.
Stand up.
-Crouch lower. -Okay.
More.
There.
Five. Four. Three.
Let's see it.
You guys!
It's Catherine!
I see.
This year,
those guys came again.
Principal Iehara here. I'm coming in.
You saw them, didn't you?
You saw them?
They were our students 20 years ago.
Twenty years ago?
Their uniforms were brown, right?
Did they say they were Yamamoto, Komai, and Kaneko?
Yes, they did.
I knew it!
When it's festival time…
Those guys show up every year.
Are they ghosts?
No. They're alive.
They're alive?
I think Komai is a neurosurgeon at a university hospital.
Yes. Yamamoto is a magazine editor at a publishing company.
Kaneko's a supermarket manager.
But they were all high school students.
That's because they're living spirits.
Living spirits?
They're way too busy with work, so there's no way they can come.
They must have really loved their high school festival.
It is only once in a lifetime
when you can be with friends and become engrossed in meaningless fun.
They can't forget that, so every year,
they come here in just spirit alone.
THIRD YEAR, CLASS A
Those guys…
Koji!
You didn't go home?
Come with me!
I wanted to see the haunted house!
Then you should have seen it and gone home!
But it was couples only.
Oh, right.
Then let's go in.
-Yes! -Okay.
You go first, Koji.
-What? -Yes. Hurry up.
-Oh, man! -Hurry!
Hold on a second.
You go first.
I think it's looking at us.
Okay.
Thank goodness.
-Don't push me. -But I'm afraid something's behind me.
That scared me!
Splat!
That's disgusting! Darn you!
Cut that out!
This must be it.
It opened.
There's someone!
It's just a mirror.
Something's written on it.
"The chances of you meeting the person you are holding hands with now
were far greater than one in a million.
Once you're out in the light, make sure you don't let go of their hand."
Let's go.
Yes.
Did you have fun?
Yes. That was fun.
Right?
Yes! Whoever made this is a genius!
-I'm a genius! -A genius! Yay!
-Let's go again! -Genius!
Hurry! Come on!
Hurry!
One more time!
You've got a date with Shuji after this, right?
-Well, yes. -I'm so envious.
I'd like to fall in love too.
That was a nice festival.
The students only have it three times,
but we've done these dozens of times.
How many times for you?
That's my 800th.
It's over! It's finally over!
That was one long day.
It was long for me too.
What?
You see…
For the longest time, I was digging alone,
like a mole in the dirt.
Then suddenly, two people showed up.
What?
"Two people"? You mean us two?
Yes.
From now on,
I wonder if we'll just happen to meet people again like this.
If we do,
then it's probably all right to be digging in the dirt by myself, right?
We probably will meet
all kinds of people.
Then someday
we'll never meet again.
-Koji. -Yes?
Don't you be like me.
Like what?
Well…
I mean, don't become an adult
who's only good at getting by but can't ever build anything.
I was shocked by it.
When I saw that Nobuta and Akira, who I thought was stupid,
had made something that worked so well,
I was totally shocked.
You're a great guy, Shuji.
What?
You always keep your promises.
You can be a little bit of a poser sometimes though.
But I think you're a nice guy.
Oh, Dad's home.
Yes.
Let's go.
Tomorrow, the classroom will be like it was before.
Nobuta will be bullied again.
Akira will be a nuisance like he always is.
And I'll be the popular guy.
Though there's no way that could ever change…
I was really insecure.
I've got nothing…
so I was incredibly insecure.
Whoa! This sight will blow your mind!
Are you guys dating?
-You should tell Nobuta that you love her. -What?
Shuji, don't you know?
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey