H Story

His arm reminds her of something...

buried in her memory.

This shaking hand reminds you of the past.

Just then, her expression changes slightly.

And soon, he wakes up and sits up.

Want some coffee?

Yes, please.

And now, the coffee.

Sit where you like.

You were dreaming?

Just then, Umano gets up and goes as close as possible.

I don't know; Why?

Your hands move in your sleep.

It's when we dream...

without knowing it

I'm a pain, arguing about everything.

Good, that's very good

I'll have a coffee.

You OK? Yeah.

You OK?

Let's try the movement Let's give it a try.

Camera, position 1.

Can you tell me the position of the hand?

Can someone place the hand so we can see it from here?

She... Come here!

It set about just now.

Thanks.

Are we doing one more run through?

Let's try one more time to see.

OK

Let's go.

Just when should I touch her?

After the call for silence...

count to 3 or 4.

After you've given the signal?

That's right, after "Action!"

OK, let's go.

I know forgetfulness.

No, you don't know forgetfulness.

You're a thousand women in one.

Because you don't know me.

Maybe that's not the only reason.

I like being a thousand women in one.

It's 4 o'clock.

Why?

I don't know who he is.

He goes past every day at 4 and coughs.

Were you in Hiroshima?

No, of course not

I'm silly.

My family was in Hiroshima.

I was at war.

Lucky, huh?

Yes.

Lucky for me, too.

Why are you in Hiroshima?

For a film.

What film? I'm acting in a film.

And before you were in Hiroshima,

where were you?

I was in Paris.

And before Paris?

Before Paris, I was in Nevers.

Nevers?

In the Nitre You don't know it.

Why did you want to see everything in Hiroshima?

I was interested.

And I have a reason.

Looking carefully is instructive.

Meeting here doesn't happen every day.

What did Hiroshima mean to you in France?

The end of the war Completely, I mean.

The amazement that we'd dared.

The start of an unknown fear, too.

And indifference the fear of indifference.

Where were you?

I'd left Nevers I was in Paris, in the street.

It's a pretty French word, Nevers.

A word like any other Like the town.

Met many Japanese in Hiroshima?

I met some...

but none like you

I'm the first Japanese man in your life?

Hiroshima...

I have to close my eyes to remember

I mean, to remember how before in France, I remembered Hiroshima.

It's always the same with memories.

Good!

That's good, OK Good.

Machida, you've already come to Hiroshima, haven't you?

That's right, I came last year...

for a signing for one of my books.

I only have a vague memory of it.

Vague?

So, why are you interested in Hiroshima now?

For a future novel?

Actually...

Do you know the name Kobori Rintaro?

No, not at all.

He was an artist from Hiroshima.

He died at the age of 50, ten years ago

I'd like to write something about him.

So far, writing from documents isn't your style.

It isn't like me.

In fact, I don't even know yet...

if he'll appear in person in this book or not,

this Kobori Rintaro character.

He was born in Hiroshima...

and lived in various cities.

In Okayama, for instance...

and in Tokyo, too

where he lived for a while.

But if you don't know his name,

do you not know his work at all?

Not at all.

It's true that he was little known in his day.

Few people knew of him

I'd like to research the subject to see if I can find...

material that would encourage me to write.

Do you mean material for a work of fiction or suchlike?

I've read his book and seen his work...

and I felt that it was very personal,

based on his experience of the bombing

I thought that by going to Hiroshima,

I could perhaps feel for myself certain things.

That's why I came here.

So you're wandering around, visiting...

Well, for now I have no precise goals.

So, that's about it.

As for me...

to be honest I hadn't given much thought...

to my feelings on Hiroshima

I was born here This is my home town,

but as for shooting a film here,

I can't say I'd given it much thought.

However and it's maybe a matter of age...

I still feel something for this town.

Maybe that influenced my decision.

When I heard about this film project,

I wondered why you wanted...

to do a remake of "Hiroshima Mon Amour".

Why did you want to do it at this moment in time?

Actually...

I thought that to you,

Hiroshima was above all the place you came from.

Yes, that did matter at first

I do have connections with this town.

In a way, Hiroshima is me.

And yet this town has no particular meaning for me.

It's a place where I lived...

It was just part of my everyday world.

When I thought about making a film here,

I had a lot of trouble finding a way in...

There was this "Hiroshima Mon Amour"...

that had been written 40 years ago.

It was a text for the cinema,

a real screenplay that was used to make the film.

But in actual fact,

from the moment I encountered this work,

I couldn't get it out of my head.

Every time I searched for new ideas,

I couldn't remove it from inside myself.

So, I am so steeped in this film and this text...

that as soon as I try to express Hiroshima,

I can't avoid them.

Mr Suwa told me earlier...

that this is the river...

where a lot of people...

who were burned by the atomic bomb...

came to drink the water.

And they died because of that.

Why? Were there things on the water?

Yes.

Lots of things Dead bodies.

Everywhere here...

Everywhere the bomb fell there's nothing left.

The scene we filmed earlier on, in the cafe...

What was bothering you?

I don't know

I'm tired of doing the same thing.

I wanted to things a bit differently.

It had worked up to then.

Yes, it works really well between the two of us.

You were just tired in that scene?

Not physically tired. Of doing...

When we started this film I thought we'd do more personal things.

That glass business annoyed me.

Doing the same gestures over and over was a pain.

I don't mind being physically tired...

I'm getting stuck here.

Let's do our marks.

You're here Here.

I want to go home I'm tired.

I feel great.

You did nothing all afternoon!

At least we worked.

Get ready.

Let's go.

I feel great.

Is it here? Yes, we go up to here.