Tears for You (涙そうそう)

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[[Inspired by "Nada Sou Sou", theme song for this movie first released in 2000. Composed by BEGIN, lyric by Moriyama Ryouko.]]

Excuse me.

Good morning!

Morning.

Ah! It's seriously hot in here!

Good morning.

Morning.

Good morning.

Morning!

Good morning.

Hey, Youta.

Yo!

Get out of the way!

Hello.

Hey! Hello.

Please sign this.

Okay, okay. It sure is hot!

Hey, you've grown up!

He's going to be a first grader next year.

Morning!

Hi, hello.

Hello.

Hi, auntie, your back is healed?

I'm fine. You take care of your health too.

Okay, thanks.

Hello.

Thanks for your hard work, Youta.

Ah, you too.

Bye, auntie.

Ah! Auntie, you are always so beautiful.

If you always think so, don't just say it today.

Right, you got me.

Oh, You-chan you are finished for today?

Yes.

What's going on, You-chan? Why are you worried about your looks?

You know...

I know! He must be going out on a date with that beautiful girlfriend of his.

On a date?!

No, no! My little sister.

My little sister is leaving the Island.

She was accepted in a high school here.

You had a younger sister?

Yes, it's Naha North High School.

What!?

She's really smart, just like me!

What are you talking about?

Who got the worst grade in high school?

It was definitely you!

Only because you quit school!

Was it?

Hey, what's your sister like?

Is she cute?

- Not really. Is she cute?

What's her name?

Wait, turn this around.

Whoa! Be careful!

Tell me!

You think I'll hit on her?

How can I do something like that to my best friend's little sister?

I'm telling you, she's just a country girl.

A brat raised on the Island.

She has no sex appeal, just like a boy!

She was always number one in the Island's Sumo contest.

Sumo contest?

Right. An unbelievably stubborn girl.

Oh! I have to get back to the construction site.

I'm coming back later. Don't forget to introduce her to me!

No way! I'll never introduce her to you.

You have to!

No way!

Come on! Pull yourself together!

Wait...

You have to be good to her.

Starting today,

she will be your sister.

Mommy...

Got married.

Was she okay?

Just a tiny cut right here.

She's fine.

Are you Youta?

I hope you can get along with Kaoru.

Kaoru-chan, it's Niinii.

Okay, thanks for waiting. Tacos and Taco-rice. [Taco-rice: An Okinawan specialty food. Tacos stuffings on top of rice, with spicy salsa.]

[Taco-rice: An Okinawan specialty food. Tacos stuffings on top of rice, with spicy salsa.]

Wait, Niinii!

I'm over here.

Niinii!

Kaoru, this way.

Hey, uncle, I'm going to get my sister now. [In Japan, especially in the countryside, one refers to an old person who is a friend as an "uncle" or "aunt", even if they are not related.]

[In Japan, especially in the countryside, one refers to an old person who is a friend as an "uncle" or "aunt", even if they are not related.]

Daddy went somewhere.

Youta...

If mommy is gone...

The two of you go to grandma's place on the Island.

And...

Promise me...

That no matter what, you will protect Kaoru.

Because she's all alone.

so you have to protect her.

['Linking Fingers' is an agreement of a promise in Japanese culture, mostly to kids and sometimes playfully between friends.]

Youta.

Don't cry.

When your tears are about to flow...

Niinii!

Niinii!

Nada . [Tears .

Nada Sou . [Tears Flowing .

Nada Sou Sou. .

That was refreshing.

I'm taking a drink!

Did you pick these curtains for me?

Huh? Why do you ask?

How should I put this? A bit too cute...

Or a bit too childish...

You have bad taste in these things!

It's great! What's wrong with them?

Kaoru.

Kaoru!

Huh?

Don't walk around wearing clothes like that.

Why?

You are a girl!

Anyway, just come help me.

Ahhh!

What?

I didn't think Niinii turned into such an annoying old man!

"Old man"? I'm still only 21!

So? Everyone's an old man after 20.

AhhEhh?!

What?!

What's this?! It's mad delicious!

Duh! Why do you think I have chef's license? [In Japan, cooks must pass an exam to become a chef of a restaurant in each prefecture.]

[In Japan, cooks must pass an exam to become a chef of a restaurant in each prefecture.]

Niinii, is it true you want to open a restaurant in the future? [In Japan, cooks must pass an exam to become a chef of a restaurant in each prefecture.]

Yeah.

I thought you were just joking.

When I say I'm going to do something, I do it.

My plans are slowly progressing.

Really...

Kaoru!

Watch your manners.

Whoa!

Good.

Hey! What are you doing?

I'm sleeping here tonight.

What? No! You can use that room over there.

Come on! It's been so long since we met.

Are you scared?

What?

The sound of rain.

No.

You are scared!

No!

There are many things I want to talk to you about.

Just for tonight.

Brings back memories.

Grandma missed you.

You never come back and visit us in the Island.

I was busy with things here.

You dropped out of high school without telling us too.

Kaoru.

What?

You were accepted by a good high school,

so study hard.

Okay.

You are the only one from the Island who made it, as far as I know.

Okay.

Hey, did you know?

Our neighbor Mii-chan finally got married!

No way!

It's true! He's 4 years younger than her!

Then, uncle Yasu got a girlfriend too!

You serious?!

Kaoru?

Kaoru?

Kaoru?

Youta, what's wrong?

What is it?

I can't find Kaoru!

Kaoru!

Kaoru!

Kaoru!

Kaoru!

Kaoru!

Kaoru?

Kaoru!

Niinii!

Kaoru!

Niinii!

I wanted to go home, I wanted to go to Kino Bay,

then I got lost!

Niinii, Niinii!

Niinii!

Kino Bay is on the other side of this sea.

We rode on a ferry to get here, remember?

Isn't mommy in Kino Bay?

Mommy is already dead.

What happens to dead people?