Paikaji Nankai Sakusen (ぱいかじ南海作戦)

Unemployment and divorce simultaneously.

It's excessive, but unavoidable.

The company I worked at for five years didn't provide severance pay

due to bankruptcy. It's all unavoidable circumstances.

Everything seems to be unavoidable.

Many apartments are springing up where I live.

Being unemployed,

I refrain from renting a new place for now.

In my camera bag and suitcase,

It's a wallet, bankbook,

a few cards, some clothes,

and everyday items.

At 39, these are all the accessories of my life.

I want to go to the southern islands.

No decided residence, no job,

and I have no family.

Thinking about the future,

considering it in the southern islands doesn't seem bad.

Sasaki,

why are you laughing?

Because there's no purpose.

Temporarily going to the southern islands,

that's what I'm thinking.

It's a journey under these circumstances. Trying to go to quiet places.

Without a signal of departure, the boat sets sail.

So sudden, bidding farewell to Tokyo with mixed emotions.

Paikaji Nankai Sakusen

I want to find an easily livable guesthouse.

Not relying on others, searching on my own,

Negotiating on my own,

Without that,

relying on a rough map given by a rental store,

Decide to drive on the island,

hoping to find words of encouragement at the destination.

Heading towards the endpoint,

Just like life,

unexpectedly, there's still a path before the end.

The sea is stunningly beautiful,

given the circumstances of this journey.

What do you think of shorts?

Easy to take off, right?

Are they a famous brand?

Cicada's offspring.

The helmet,

is it a famous brand?

Famous brand shorts?

Why run naked?

This sea is beautiful,

but a bit nauseating.

Hope I won't be attacked by them.

Their true intentions are unclear,

causing tension.

Three minutes later,

let's eat and see.

This, huh?

It's okay, it's okay.

- Is it really okay? - Let's try eating.

Spare me, please.

What are you here for?

Three minutes later.

It has indeed been difficult for a long time,

but our feelings for each other have diverged

I'm a photographer;

She was an ad director, We were incompatible.

Seeing the face of the helmet man,

Telling the truth to someone I've only known for 15 minutes.

So, I decided to embark on a purposeless and freely wandering journey.

That is medicine.

Heart medicine.

Hearts.

Such a good person.

Life is actually simple.

If you enter with courage,

in beautiful scenery,

people with good moods are waiting for me.

please wait

please wait.

Feeling excited.

Hey.

please.

Until now, I've never seen anyone drink beer like this.

This is the happy seaside life.

In their conversation, I learned that the four of them

are homeless people living by the seaside.

He is Mr. Mambo who can endure hardship and eat bitter fruits.

Then

And he likes to speak like this:

"The sea is a supermarket."

Hoshino came from Hokkaido in search of a place to die.

He came to this southernmost island, wanting to dive into the sea to die.

But he became a skilled fisherman.

Mr. Nori..

unlike his appearance, used to be a teacher.

He came to this island after her daughter got married.

He ate a lot of delicious food.

It seems Guitar Guy used to be a hippie musician.

He always has his guitar with him, tuning it constantly.

Didn't catch much due to the tide.

Great!

The first time I've seen someone put food on leaves.

Great, great.

Can i burn this?

Burn it. Can this be burned?

This is often used in hotel decoration.

Burn it.

great.

Sorry, the toilet.

Toilet.

Toilet is everywhere.

There are toilets everywhere.

Seems like everywhere is a door.

Anywhere is a Toilet.

I'll be right back.

Are there toilets everywhere?

Not bad.

Not bad.

The wind from the south is blowing.

If the wind blows here,

the body feels refreshed,

the mind becomes clear,

Many things make me feel good.

South wind.

Unexpectedly, on the first day of arriving on the island,

encountering someone with such a cheerful mood.

Sleeping at the home of someone just met today.

On the morning I left Tokyo, I didn't expect this.

Good morning.

Can I also live here?

Each one uses things washed ashore from the sea,

building their homes in the way they like.

The teacher's room has tatami mats,

a traditional Japanese-style residence.

There's this.

Manbo's room is a living room, dining room,

kitchen, bedroom, and storage room.

There's even a bathroom.

Guitar and Jiro also have different places to stay.

Houses, huh?

Hurry up.

Please pay.

I bought the blue sheets as instructed.

I called President Yoneyama who guided me.

where are you now?

In the South China Sea, I am in the South China Sea.

South China Sea?

It's true.

Today, I bought blue sheets.

Blue sheets?

Uh, are you okay?

Sasaki, have you not eaten anything?

The party started in the evening.

Awesome.

The wind from the south blew over.

South wind? Blowing to where?

The body feels comfortable, and many things don't matter.

Sasaki,

Are you really okay?

Never mind.

I tied the blue sheets to the tree roots.

Entering inside, my body touches the ground.

Very comfortable.

Everything is beyond expectations.

Dry batteries.

Manbo, what's this?

It's for scaring away crows.

If you leave food, crows will come.

Dry batteries.

It hurts; they fly away immediately.

Eat this; eat quickly.

It tastes like leaves. Do you always eat this?

You eat this too.

You can pick

100 or 200 leaves. When you're hungry, pick quickly.

In the beginning, I woke up earlier than anyone else, waiting for everyone.

Realized it's pointless.

Good morning.

It's not communal living

or having breakfast together.

On the contrary,

I have to think about breakfast alone.

You can read this.

Once a week around noon,

everyone goes to the sea together.

You should come too.

At first I thought it was just for fun,

but it's a threatening method for fish.

Are you still there?

Today is the weekly party; we caught crabs.

- I'm in a meeting. - Crabs were really delicious.

- What time is it there? - No time difference, it's Japan.

No time difference? Are you taking photos?

I forgot.

- Not even one. - Quite leisurely.

At times like that,

just take photos.

Living with them,

photos and notes are nice.

I see, there's a method like this.

I'm still unemployed.

Publish an article about living here.