Electric Girl

One beautiful summer evening,

I saw the future of my city,

which is about to die.

I know how difficult the tests are, that face me.

Maybe they'll be too hard.

But the fate of so many people is in my hands.

I mustn't let them down.

Japan is threatened by evil spirits, the Yokai.

They lurk in power lines and WiFi connections.

They manipulate people with magnetic fields,

rendering them powerless.

The electrical current is getting stronger and stronger.

Only I, Kimiko, can see the Yokai and fight them.

That was fun. - You're on, then.

Ten seasons? - You set yourself quite a task.

Can I rely on you? - Of course.

Of course you can.

So here's to Kimiko. - To Kimiko.

Before I forget...

For you to prepare.

I look forward to it.

Me too.

Everything OK?

Let's have a drink.

What a beautiful sunrise!

Sorry, I didn't intend to ruin your bad mood.

Sometimes I'm too...

... silent.

And the world...

... is far too much.

Sometimes I must...

I cannot distinguish...

between laughing and crying...

Shit.

There you are. When are you coming? Dad is really not well.

I'm in a hurry. - We need you here.

Let's speak later, right? - We should discuss...

You missed school a lot. I worry about you.

I'm just very busy.

Why don't you tell me what's on your mind?I'm your friend.

It's too dangerous. I shouldn't involve you.

You'll understand once everything's over.

Really?

Promise to be careful, Kimiko.

See you soon, Lee. Take care.

Thanks, that was excellent.

My sister! Hello, Paula.

See you tomorrow.

Good idea, with the photos. I'll do so.

Right, there's plenty of time. I'll manage.

I'm coming. I'm just in the middle of a job, and...

Memorise the storyline...

But I'll make it.

Right, don't worry.

Dad'll be fine.

Right, OK, see you, bye!

The full moon.

There's not much time left.

Kill the engine, Chris.

They're here.

The transmitter is connected.

Connect the spark quenching transmitter...

And distribute all across the roof.

Oh, Tokyo!

If we do everything correctly

no-one'll ever know how close you were to death.

You seem so spooky sometimes.

The fate of so many is in my hands.

I mustn't let them down.

They're here, already!

On yellow, I have to jump.

Run! Run fast!

I can't hold the energy much longer!

Wonderful, thanks, Marc will join now.

Ready when you are.

You have much to learn, Kimiko.

Who on earth are you?

You're strong. But your powers could turn dangerous, too.

For you and for others. I'll help you.

You're a water-spirit.

How do I know I can trust you?

The Yokai headquarters are surrounded by water.

You won't get in without me, anyway.

The old power station! I should have known.

The Yokai meet there at full moon.

Are you brave enough?

Is there any milk? - It makes your throat slimy.

Why not just turn off all power stations to destroy the Yokai?

No way. It would be a mega catastrophe.

Everything breaks down in a super black-out.

No Internet, no light, no nothing.

There'd be looting, alarm systems failing.

Traffic chaos, death, people stuck in the metro,

and in lifts, planes be without radio contact...

hospitals without electricity...

No Internet would be worst, right?

No, the dark is worst.

Everything OK?

Oh my God, those weird sounds...

Ah, the splatter movie next door...

Gave me the creeps too.

No need for you to be frightened anymore.

That's a good one.

That's good...

Would you please leave...

Thanks.

Everything OK?

Where are the others?-Outside. - Jakob.

Here's something for you.

Thank you.

There you are!

We're work mates, in this bar.

Are you out of your mind?

We're looking for Sternschanze.

Is it that way?

You're totally out of synch.

It's that way!

The Yokai already control the whole digital world.

We must free ourselves of conventional energy sources.

Paula: More photos... of dad... ... dad on holiday in Italy

Electromagnetic waves

Morning.

What is your name?

Kristof.

You're Kristof.

Cyrillic. Let's see.

Wow. What's it mean?

Something silly, from a while ago.

I believed in a better universe, then.

With fewer morons in it.

I still believe in that.

We now also control our heating with an app.

Have you heard of the dash button?

A tiny button you programme.

To order, let's say, the suds you always use.

If you realise you're running out on suds

you press the button, and it's re-ordered.

How practical.

I don't have any books at home, either. Nor CDs, it's all in the cloud.

You never had books, anyway.

There's a lot you don't know. - Oh really.

No need to leave the house anymore.

What if there's a black-out?

You'll Google in a blank with your online library.

It's not very likely, is it?

You mean the N1 criterion?

The N1 criterion?

It stipulates that failure in any single power line

must not jeopardise the entire network.

Problem is, N1 is now obsolete.

The whole world now depends on electricity.

There's 1000s of power failures each year.

Cascading faults, multiple break-downs.

Is that so? - It's a bit more complicated.

I can tell you more if you want. - Esther is a physicist.

You tell me? Because you think you know?

Or you want me to believe so?

But you don't know that I know...

Pardon?

Nor what I really know.

So, what do you know?

Mia, are you alright?

Well, it's been a pleasure.

Wine's excellent.

Hello, come on, get up.

Are you mad? Why?

In Japan the Kimiko Manga came true quite early.

Hiroshima, Fukushima, Tepco Yokai.

Just Kimiko didn't exist.

Tepco Yokai.

Sorry, I talk too much.

Were you in the navy, in Russia?

Nuclear submarine?

No?

Look.

Well?

Well, quite yellow.

Yes.

On yellow, I have to jump!

It's too much. - Never mind.

Cheers.

You're quite electric.

It can be quite annoying.

I've got something for you.

A poem for Kristof.

Sometimes I can't sleep

Just laughing and crying

About to explode, all thoughts start rhyming

Sometimes the world is way too wee, for me to be

Sometimes the world is full of such silence and me to much

Sometimes it spins too fast, for me to last

I get dizzy, neither here, nor now

Not with you, not with me, not held, not free

Floating afar like a fuming star

What I'm touching 's getting dire

What I look at catches fire

All is rotting in a blink, everything is...

out of sync.

Did you write that? - Yeah.

Not bad.