Timeless Melody (タイムレスメロディ)

A PIA Film Festival Scholarship Fund Film

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"Introduction"

The 0120 prefix,

is necesary from all area codes. Please be sure to use it.

the nationwide number is...

I'm not drunk.

I won't drive it right away. I'll nap in the car first.

Welcome.

C'mon, please. I have to get there tonight.

I'm sorry. Come back when you're sober.

How much later?

We're closing soon.

Can you come back tomorrow?

Next customer please.

How long do you need it?

Can I take it one way?

Yes, that's fine. Here's a list of all our offices.

You can return it anywhere.

And where are you going?

Where? You need to know that too?

For emergency purposes only.

Really it's for your own safety.

Where shall I go? What do you think?

Well, it's... really up to you.

I'll get your car ready. Please wait here a moment.

Where you off to?

What? Couldn't rent one. Says I'm drunk.

I asked where you're going...

Yokohama.

Yokohama...

Yokohama, Yokohama...

Your car is in the garage.

Yokohama.

What?

You asked where I'm going. Yokohama.

Oh, I see. OK, then.

Please follow me.

I'll give you a lift.

That's a big bag. What's in it?

My tools.

Say, wasn't there a post office robbery today?

There was?

What happened to your hand?

I'm no robber.

Age? How old are you?

27.

27, huh... Married?

Not yet.

Any plans?

Not for now.

Whatever.

What is it about Yokohama?

I wonder. I don't know. My first trip.

Why go?

Yokohama has a harbor... And then of course, Chinatown.

I know. How 'bout some noodle soup when we get there?

Sounds good.

When I heard the name Yokohama in the rental office, it dawned on me...

that human beings are alone.

You're born alone and you die alone.

I'm starting my life over again, alone, in Yokohama.

Say, Japan first entered the modern age through Yokohama, right?

Guess that's true.

Now you've become my sort of guide in life.

Not that you need to know that.

And that's history in a nutshell.

What do you mean?

What do I mean? There's no meaning.

There's only living.

Are you married?

What? Didn't I just tell you?

What?

No, I'm not.

Oh, right... that's right... It's just as well.

Something happen with your wife?

Who said so?

No one... it's just that, it just occurred to me, that's all.

What is love... What do you think it is?

I wonder...

Useless. That's what she called me. Useless.

What's so funny?

She called you useless, so you ran away?

You make it sound so trite.

I always get called that.

I really don't know anything about you.

But... words are like the skin on a piece of fruit.

Rotting skin always covers spoiled fruit. Are you listening?

Spilt milk stays spilt... forever.

We've come pretty far. Are we half-way?

Nowhere near. It's barely been an hour.

I see. Doesn't matter.

No need to rush.

How'd it go?

Shall we go?

You in some kind of hurry?

Not really.

Didn't think so.

She probably needs to hear from me.

Taste good?

What? The cigarette? Can't tell.

Why do you smoke then?

Have you?

Never.

Wanna try?

I'll call her.

I was wrong. We both were.

So you made up.

There was no cause for discord... We had only imagined it.

Hey, that's great.

Thank you! It's all because of you!

Great... great...

Thank you.

Great, great.

I must rush to her side.

Yeah. You should.

No time to waste.

Then you've no time to waste.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I know something good will happen to you, too. See you some day.

Thank you.

"Scratch"

Hey.

Hey.

What's that?

I found it.

You can play it?

I dreamed about a trumpet.

Yeah.

And today I found this.

Huh.

Amazing, right?

Yeah... but it sounds kind of fake.

I know, but...

You know, that happened to me, too.

Really?

Yeah.

Changed the drums.

Yeah. Yesterday.

Hasegawa's coming today.

Huh.

Know Kobayashi Billiards?

Yeah.

He's taking lessons there.

Paying money?

10,000 yen an hour.

Must have time to waste... Hope he's got enough to pay me.

Today could be iffy.

Meaning?

You almost lost to him the other day.

It's all part of the game.

Where's Chikako?

At her job.

Where?

Restaurant.

Amazing they took her.

- You have money? - To loan you?

No, not for me. I mean to buy this place.

Oh, that. Did she bring it up?

Not really.

You know how much this place costs?

How much it costs?

I wonder...

Listen...

What?

I want to go out on the boat.

Yeah. Maybe we'll go fishing this time.

What's up?

Meaning?

Came straight from work?

Yeah.

You never come at night.

Not really... I came last week.

Really?

Oops. You weren't supposed to miss that one, were you?

One ball left.

Three ball, side pocket.

What's that?

Fortune telling.

What fortune?

Can't you figure it out?

What?

The future.

Guess that's why there's fortune telling.

Want to know?

No thanks. It's better to keep it a secret.

I'll tell you what you'll treat me to with that money.

So, what does it say?

Hold on, I'll know in a minute.

Take Kawamoto out for dinner.

Hey!

Been a while.

Nice boat you got here.