Water Flower (水の花)

Produced by PFF Partners: PIA, TOKYO BROADCASTING SYSTEM

A PIA FILM FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND FILM

Water Flower

Here's your lunch

1 told you not to bother

1 overslept, sorry

I didn't have much time

Next stop is the Seiryo Junior High school

Please push the button if you wish to disembark

The bus is about to stop

Stars shining in the night sky lead amazingly long lives

Even short lived stars live for 10 billion years

Stars the size of our sun live 10 billion years

Then, how do stars come to be born?

Gas and dust gather in space to become the building blocks

Dense concentrations attract ever more gas and dust

to form solar disks

Energy is generated at the core and a star is born

Sorry

Sorry, Minako

It's okay

Give it back, Sasaki

You jerk

Idiot

What's up?

Tell me

I saw her on my way home yesterday

In the housing complex

I saw your mother

Did you know she's back?

She's not my mother anymore

Still awake?

Has she come back?

Who told you?

That doesn't matter

She got a divorce, got an apartment and found herself a job

She even didn't know her parents had died

Don't worry. Just go on as usual

Nothing has changed

Can you forgive her?

You and I were...

...abandoned by her

Excuse us

No one's here

Tomoko is selfish. She didn't join us

Hey, Minako

We've come to visit you

She's asleep

She'd never skip class

Shall we go to class?

We said we're sick

Let's go to the roof

My favorite program has started

Mom, hurry up

Yu, your umbrella

You'll get water everywhere

Ryota

Dinner's ready

T'll eat later

Really?

You're going out? It's late

Just around the corner

T'll leave your dinner

Take care

Won't you go home?

I'd finally forgotten her

Hello, dear

Going to work?

Soon as I finish

Don't look so sad

Now there's just the two of us, T have to make a living

Take it. It's my old one

Move your lips

You shouldn't drink

Father

It's me, Minako

Stop it

Get a life!

You promised I could continue ballet lessons

Yu... ...be a good girl

Be patient until we can afford better

I have to leave

Tam being patient!

I'm always alone! T lost my daddy and my friends!

I'm trying to be strong

"Scorpio... You'll be in a strange mood as the week begins.”

But I'm not

"You tend to be emotional and hurt your friends.”

- You're nasty recently - No way

"Aquarius... You'll be very popular with friends..."

"...and take the leadership in your group.”

That's right

My star sign has the most unlucky forecast

Read it

Sorry, but IT have to go now

So soon?

We've just got here

Have some cakes

They're all discounted

Why?

T've got to run an errand for my dad

Okay, then. IT guess it can't be helped

Sorry

Bye Bye

See you tomorrow. Take care

I like Minako

You want to play?

Shouldn't you go home?

I don't want to go home

I'm Yu. What's your name?

Minako

Can I call you Mina-chan?

Sure

I'm hungry

Thank you

You like the ocean?

I've never seen it

Would you like to go?

I know a place near the sea

Full of dolls and toys, too

Will you take me there?

Attention please

The shop will be closing at 9:00pm

We sincerely hope you will visit us again

Thank you for shopping here today

Excuse me

Which bus do I take for Mito?

Mito, you say...

Yes, that's the No. 6 bus

It's over there, on the left

Good. Thank you

Minako?

Minako?

I'm coming in

Hello?

Hello?

Yu? Is that you?

Where are you? Come home immediately

Hello? Yu?

Yu?

Hello?

Who is this?

Hello?

What time did she leave home?

1 got back about 10

Did she come, then leave?

No, she didn't

Can you think of anywhere she might go?

No idea

Her friends don't know, either

I see. Please fill out this form

May I help you?

My daughter hasn't come home

And T got a weird telephone call

One adult and one child to Aihama, please

That's 1800 yen

Mina-chan, are you an adult?

200 yen change