Aiko 16 sai (アイコ十六歳)

An Amuse Cinema City + Chubu Nippon Broadcasting Joint Production

How do you like Miko?

See? She's wonderful, Aiko.

Where's Miko? I have a present for her.

Here! This is for you from your father.

Where's Miko?

Miko is in heaven now.

Is she dead?

On Christmas night, when I was 6 years old,

my dear cat Miko died.

Ever since then, I've been climbing on the roof of my house.

It's so hot...

AIKO SIXTEEN

Executive Producer: Nobuhiko Obayashi

Produced by: Yokichi Osato, Tatsuo Ogawa

Planning: Mitsuhiko Akita

Original Novel: Akemi Hotta Script: Chiho Katsura, Mitsuhiko Akita, Akiyoshi Imazeki, Makoto Naito

Cinematography: Hideo Hara Art Direction: Shinichi Miura

Editing: Nobutake Kamiya Assistant Director: Ichijo Shirayama

Music Director: Makoto Saito Music: Southern All Stars, Yuko Hara, Westwood

CAST

Yasuko Tomita

Misa Kawai Sakae Igami

Yukie Matsushita Miyoshi Reiko Yumi Asano

Tatsuya Oka Kiyoshi Namikata Yuji Mori

Kishibe Shiro Akiko Kitamura

Hiroshi Inuzuka Yumiko Fujita

Katsuhiro Kobori Yukio Miyachi Kumi Shigemitsu

Hanae Shoji Shofukutei Tsurube

Misako Konno

Rabu-tan, hurry up.

Directed by: Akiyoshi Imazeki

Rise!

This is class 1-А of our Hoshigaoka High School.

Introducing the main characters.

The long-awaited summer vacation starts tomorrow.

It's a long vacation, so make up a plan for the summer.

And try not to fall behind.

Those are bad manners!

- Understood? - Yes!

- One more time. - Yes!

I'm going to give your grade sheets.

- Shihono Hiratsuka. - Yes?

Gonbe, a friend.

She's like an elder sister to me. She's in the swimming club.

- Reiko Suzuki. - Yes, yes!

- Once is enough. - Yes!

Rinrin is a person of action.

Brave dear Rinrin.

- Motoko Kimura. - Yup!

- Say "yes", not "yup". - Yes!

Mokku.

She's a glutton who spent all her youth eating.

- Kyoko Okamoto. - Yes?

O-Kyon. A pure and earnest curly maiden.

She has a sweet tooth for cake.

Beniko Hanaoka.

Yes?

Beniko.

She's the one I'll never lose to.

Aiko Mita.

Miss Mita?

Yes?

Nice to meet you. I'm Aiko Mita.

I'm an archery fan. I'm at the height of my youth - I'm 16!

My grades aren't that great,

but tomorrow my first holidays in high school begin.

No bad grades can spoil my mood!

Hit! Sanchū !

A set of 4 kyūdō arrows.

When you hit the mark once, it's hicchū. Twice, it's nichū.

If all four - kaichū. Write: "All arrows hit the target".

The referee stands by the targets. The archers shoot from the shooting line.

Of course, freshers aren't allowed to shoot or even touch the bow.

We practice taking the position and shooting using a rubber bow.

Hit. Kaichū.

You've done it again, Kawano!

Unbelievable!

Come on, let's do our best and repeat after our senior.

But Kawano sure is the best.

"But Kawano sure is the best!"

Toshiba could use her as a prototype for a brown-nosing robot.

She's a lecherous girl that messes with the boys' heads.

What are you talking about?

"But Kawano sure is the best!"

- Is that Beniko? - Yeah.

First of all, I don't like her name.

- Yeah, Beniko sounds awful. - It sounds fine, but that's the sad part.

- Fine? Are you serious? - That's not important.

At least, it's not written in katakana like mine.

Right, katakana has a techno feel to it.

There's a trend to write in hiragana nowadays.

Everyone writes in hiragana.

They're so perverted!

O-Kyon...

RYOTA KAWANO

- Mita, how's it going? - Yes?

Are you waiting for someone?

No, not really...

Nice shooting.

Ouch, be careful! What are you doing?

- Sorry. - Watch it.

- We saw everything. - Thank you for the treat!

There must be some deep meaning to a locker.

Putting a letter in the locker is so old-fashioned, though.

But I told you it's not mine.

It's okay, you can tell the truth.

- Hey! - Hi, Mokku.

As for you, Beniko part two, your intentions are quite obvious.

Making excuses is pointless.

- You're calling me Beniko part two? - I totally agree with Mokku.

But, I've already told you, it's pure coincidence.

Our senior was just...

Typical excuses, right, Mokku?

- For sure, Miss Beniko. - I'm about to get really angry!

It's here!

Go home, you lecherous girl!

We'll talk later. Bye bye!

You idiots! Silly girls!

It's him.

I've been meaning to ask you,

why do you keep climbing on the roof?

The earth is calling me.

I hope you fall off one day.

Maybe that will teach you.

Then, until that time comes let's wait, Mum.

Suit yourself.

When will you stop this nonsense?

No, even if I become a grandmother over 60, I won't stop.

I'm afraid you'll fall off there and die before you become that old.

Falling off the roof and dying is my dream.

Aiko.

- What? - Have you washed your kyūdō uniform?

- How are you going to go to the camp? - Oh, I forgot!

That hurt!

In summer, when the Kōshien baseball tournament is about to begin,

our kyūdō team is going to a training camp.

There we, freshers, are allowed to shoot the bow for the first time.

- Teacher! - Oh, here you are!

- Come on. - No one is going without you!

I was trying to rest...

Stop! Deep breath.

One more time.

- Teacher. - Excellent!

Let's meet in 20 minutes on the shooting range. Dismissed!

- Senior. - Yes?

You're sweating so much. Are you hot?

Thank you.

- Let's go, teacher. - No. Go with the rest.

Moriwaki, I'll wipe your face.

It's so hot... Really now.

Hit! Sanchū!

Ref! We can't hear you!

Hit! Sanchū!

Hit! Kaichū!

Not bad, Hanaoka.

I'm just trying to emulate you, senior.

You sure are talented, Hanaoka.

You're the freshers' hope.

Now, they're pampering her.

No wonder, she's been practising since middle school.

That burikko keeps showing off to the boys!

- Relax your shoulders. - Yes!

Breathe and relax.

Shall we count it as an hicchū?

Loser!

Stop being noisy!

I can see everything from here!

The full view!

- You fool, you fool! - Those guys!

- O-Kyon! - You scared me!

O-Kyon!

Do you feel for the boys?

You're so gloomy.

All right!

All right.

- What is it? - I have a toothache!

You shouldn't have eaten so much.

- Thanks for your sympathy. - I'm out of here.

Hurts so bad!

I told you, you shouldn't have eaten so much.

Good morning.

Fight!

- Did you bring what I asked for? - That thing?

- Yes, but only one pack. - Give it to me.

- These are mine... - Hurry up!

I owe you.

Leave some to me.

I will, don't worry.

Ah, it feels nice!

- Senior, I need to take a leak. - Okay, go.

Senior, who's that?

Hotoke, are you from Okayama?

From Wakayama...?

Takayama...?

- So, where from? - From Takayama.

I don't know much about it.

A suicide note was found on the scene.

Good that the body was found so soon.

If the body had been in the woods longer, there would be only bones left.