Trumpet of the Cliff (絶壁の上のトランペット)

Mom...!

It's okay, Aoi.

Everything will be fine.

I'll be outside, okay?

Mom...!

It's going to be okay!

It's Ms. Aoi.

I can never forget that light I saw in surgery.

Ocean.

The surface of the water.

Waves jumbling around like hairs.

But deep inside,

there's only the silent and still blue water...

Maybe everything started from that moment I saw the light.

Trumpet on the Cliff

How are you feeling?

Good. The wind feels nice and warm.

I'm okay now.

Aoi, your surgery went well so if you get some

rest enough here, you'll become healthy again.

Then you can take photos just as you wanted to.

And see Koichi again.

What?

From now on, you can date a guy you like and do

whatever you want as any other girls in your age.

As a normal girl.

A normal girl.

Hmm?

What is it?

Over there.

Woah, what a wonderful sunset!

Not that. There's a guy playing a trumpet...

A trumpet?

Yes, you're right. The sound of the trumpet suits perfectly to the scenery.

Hi, Mari.

Hi!

Hi.

Please look after Aoi from now.

Okay! If I don't get to, I'll mail you.

Huh? What do you mean?

If you write a wish on a yellow letter and put

it in a blue mailbox, that wish comes true.

A letter that makes your wish come true.

That's the story Mari is into right now.

I see. Something like Santa Claus?

Something like Santa Claus.

Ichiro, please take care of her.

Don't worry about it. Good that they get along well.

I want to have hamburger for dinner. Daddy's hamburger is the best.

Look at the sunlight, Mari. So great.

Aoi. Look at the flower.

So pretty. Will I take a picture of you with?

Wait a second. Get ready. Cheese.

Aoi, take another one.

Okay. Another one.

Smile. Cheese.

You're so cute.

The stars are so beautiful here.

Even with the same sky.

It's surprising how different it is from Tokyo.

You can come back here anytime.

It's a small island but you can earn money enough to stay with Aoi.

Have you ever regretted bringing Mari?

I did.

At first I regretted a lot but not anymore!

Does Mari still don't know about her mother?

Yup...

No.

When I first met Mari at the orphanage, I could just, not leave her there.

I see.

Yes.

Ichiro.

Yes?

Thank you for letting Aoi to stay here.

Of course!

We're a family.

That's right.

Hometown is the best after all, right?

Yup.

Yes. So tasty!

At the beginning of the summer, you get to

hear the sad song of the dolphins. As the song

stops the monsoon ends and over the blue sea

and the clear sky, the summer festival begins.

Sorry that I can't take you to there. I got work to do at the harbor.

It's fine. Take care.

Oh!

Okay, be careful on the way back.

Yup.

I don't like it.

You don't like it? What about this place?

I like it.

You like it? What's the trend these days?

The wind feels nice.

It seems like they are selling something cute. Do you want to go in?

That's not for sale!

Why not?

I'm only keeping it during the summer festival.

You can't sell something with an owner.

Hamburger! Hamburger! Hamburger!

Now...

Thank you for waiting! Here you go.

This looks so delicious.

There's a lot left so don't worry and help yourself. The

meat here can't be compared with the ones in Tokyo.

Not because you cooked it?

Maybe?

Daddy's hamburger is the best!

Daddy's hamburger is the best? Good that you like it.

Yes!

Oh, Daddy! The summer festival is coming soon,

right? Can I go to the festival with Aoi in Yukata?

Good? Yeah.

That sounds good. We can go to the festival with Aoi this year.

Is that okay?

I'd love to.

Aoi. On the last day of the festival, people let off fireworks on the cliff.

Fireworks on the cliff?

Yes! It's really pretty.

Hmm...

I want to watch it with you this year.

Okay, let's go together. Eat.

Aren't you the one staying in Ichiro's?

Yes. I'm Aoi. Ichiro is my uncle.

So the princess in Tokyo Mari always talked about was you.

Me? A princess?

By the way, can I ask what your name is?

I'm Gio. Call me as Gio.

Gio?

Yes.

Seems like you went to the flea market. The summer festival is coming soon so...

Yes.

I think I saw the same trumpet yesterday.

That's that, but how are you going to go back to your place?

Huh?

Ah...

Will I give you a ride?

If you're okay, I'd like to stop by somewhere.

Would that be okay?

Yes.

This is where I live.

I can feel how precious it is to you.

This place. Every part of it seems like you put an effort on it.

To me this place is a family.

A family?

To me a family is something that you can rely on anytime

you feel lonely or sad. Something you can ask and

talk anything you want. Get back together even after

a big fight. That feels like the real family to me.

Then...

The trumpet.

When I was little I used to see the dolphins at the sea.

Who gave you the trumpet?

My dad.

He gave me this before he went out to the sea for the last time.

10 years ago, I was living in Korea and I've visited here to see my grandpa.

That's why you're name is Gio.

Yes.

My mom is from Korea and dad is from this island.

But then, a huge typhoon struck this island.

Dad took mom to the sea and...

Since then I've been living here...

Sorry to ask you all of this.

Ah! After then I played this trumpet whenever I want to see the dolphins.

With the sound of this trumpet, they mysteriously come approach to me.

The dolphins come to you?

Maybe it's a present from my parents to not leave me alone.

I sometimes swim with the dolphins too.

Then you mean, you swim with the dolphins?

I do.

Do you want to see the dolphins?

Well then if you're okay, let's go see tomorrow.

For real? I really want to see them!

Aoi, something good happened?

No, nothing. Isn't it tasty? Let's have it.

Okay.

That he will let me to see the dolphins tomorrow is a secret of mine.

So I didn't even tell Mari about it.

Maybe I wanted to make a secret like a little child.

Then I recalled Mari's wishing letter.

Sorry, Mari. Let me borrow it just for a day.

If you write a wish on a yellow letter and put

it in a blue mailbox, that wish comes true.

This is the donor information you asked for.

A year ago,

he came to the hospital brain dead.

Instead of the patient, the guardian have signed for the donation.

I got it.

Would it be possible to contact the guardian?

I'm sorry.

I understand what you're going for but it will only remind

the guardian about the death of his only grandchild.

At the last night of summer festival, when all the fireworks go off and silence

comes along everyone in this island stand on the cliff and listen to the sea.

Then far away from the see, you get to hear the

last sad song of the dolphins of that year.

Are you okay?

Yup...

I'm okay.

Are you really okay?