"There's nothing wrong with her life" (Side Job)
Eric Paroissien Translation eric.paroissien@gmail.com
I'm going out.
OK.
Breakfast is ready.
OK.
-Good Morning. -Good Morning.
Excuse me.
Well...
it's under construction.
There's no access from here to here.
I can't get in?
Why would you do that?
To take photos?
Are you a photographer?
Yes.
I shoot city landscapes.
In that case...
I'll call my superior...
and get you an entrance pass.
Good Morning.
That's a good glove.
Yeah.
Granny bought it for you?
Yeah.
Great.
Yeah.
See ya.
Yeah.
How is it?
I'm losing.
Been here since early morning.
My luck isn't improving.
A losing streak lately.
You won big time yesterday, though.
Random luck.
A win at Pachinko is no big deal.
I used to earn $100s/day when I was a fisherman.
Not too tasty this one.
That's all we have.
It's out of season.
Your Mom's beans were so delicious...
we were growing them ourselves in Akita...
they were so delicious we'd sell them directly on the market...
and then bought you book and toys.
I met your Mom at the Tanabata festival in Sendai.
She came from Akita with friends...
we sat at the same table in a restaurant.
That's how we met.
If at that time...
she had not crossed my path...
the tsunami wouldn't have taken her away.
She'd be now with a good man...
married in Akita living a happy life.
I have heard your rant dozens of times.
Mom's your only conversation topic.
Dad, how about the field?
You need to get to work.
I am a farmer.
That's the only thing I'm good at.
Evening.
Where's Dad?
At the meeting.
And Mom?
She said she'd stay at grandma’s today too.
Come on...
you need to drop that game and get out sometimes.
Have you eaten?
Not yet.
Fried soba, OK? -Yup.
"Uran."
Welcome.
Excuse me for a while. -It's okay.
Fried soba, please.
Take out.
Are you OK?
What?
Yesterday a curry.
Tomato pasta before that.
Fried udon the day before.
You eat from my bar every day.
It's just that I like it.
The check please.
Alright.
Why don't you cook?
I can't cook.
Find a girlfriend.
Not that easy.
Alicia.
Yes.
She is new.
Tokyo university girl.
She's temporarily part time here.
I'm Alicia, pleased to meet you.
His name is Yuto.
He is looking for a girlfriend.
I didn't say that.
What kind of job do you do?
He doesn't look reliable.
He's a government clerk.
Which department are you?
Public Relations Department.
Really?
I am very interested.
Here's your ashtray.
There.
Wait a minute.
You're tired?
Yes.
Have another drink.
Your ticket, please.
Thank you.
There.
(Tokyo Station)
We meet on occasions.
Where?
Where do you come from?
Fukushima.
Oh, I see.
Tough luck.
Shopping?
Nope.
Came for a lover?
Nope.
I am from Niigata.
Hate long-distance buses.
Gives you a stiff neck...
impossible to sleep...
Don't forget your belongings when you get off...
Thank you for taking the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line today.
We are arriving at Shibuya Terminus Station.
Get off through the left doors.
Shibuya terminus, thank you for riding with us.
Please don't forget your belongings.
(Mermaid Office)
Good Morning.
Good morning, Yuki-chan.
So?
Yuki.
Yes.
There.
Yes.
You're so kind.
I don't think I am.
Let's go.
Yes.
Going out.
See you.
See you later.
Here I am.
Awesome.
So sexy.
Let's go to bed.
Excuse me.
Your name is Yuki?
Yes.
You did it when you were in school too?
Alright.
Take off the top.
OK.
Yeah.
Uh?
I want you.
No, I can't.
Girls like you are rare.
It's the rule.
They won't check if we follow it.
And you'll make more money.
You're being pushy.
It hurts.
Cut the crap.
Your mouth or your hands, it's the same.
Just the same.
Stop.
Got it.
I know.
Wait, bathroom...
Hurry up, I can't wait.
Ok.
It's Yuki.
I need your help.
I'll go ... Yuki.
You have no right to intrude.
Sir, you're going too far.
We offer hostesses, not whores.
-I'm sorry...
I am so sorry, please forgive me….
Don't apologize to me...
I'm sorry.
I am sorry, please forgive me.
How many years has it been?
Almost 2 years.
That long.
It was hard at first but you got used to it.
You adjusted really well.
You see...
I like this job.
The diversity of human experience.
Sometimes good, sometimes bad...
makes me feel alive.
(Radiation level)
Too bad.
I'm throwing.
Ready.
Too bad.
Again.
Ready.
Nice catch.
Ready.
Go get it.
Hello.
Alright, that's it for today.
Next time. -OK.
You're having fun?
Too much Pachinko lately.
Whatever.
How were your English classes in Tokyo?
Well, I had fun.
Hey, how many times?
It's always the same story.
Moving on.
According to the report of the Agricultural Agency...
the rice crops exceeding the value of 100b/kg...
are not authorized.
Five years later the pollution has decreased and we're improving...
although we still can't export our products.
We're still experimenting...
while some paddy fields are not yet concerned...
we are focusing on the revival...
Are you a farmer too? -Yes.
We're tomato producers.
We had finally received a new variety but it seems we can't use it.
The instructions to evacuate the city in April and the revival of agriculture...
We have a good level.
We always...
lose the first match.
Amateur baseball is fun.
Lose or win...
we love to drink together after the game.
Mr. Kanazawa.
Would you like to participate?
I'd like that.
It's a deal.
If you join we'll have more chances to win.
You're quite muscular...
there's an admission fee...
for you, it's free.
Thank you.
But in return...
if you could buy a pot from us.
A pot?
It's like a talisman.
It has a power...
you leave it in a place and it swallows the radiations.
Come on...
I know life is difficult.
Usually it's $5000, for you it will be $1000.
What do you say?
Sorry, I can't.
If you can sell one to someone you get a $300 commission.
I gotta go.
What a pity.
Thanks you.
Thank you.
It's $51.00.
OK, a special discount, $500.
Thank you.
$500 is a good deal.
Thank you.
(Yamamoto Kento)
"I'll be in Iwaki this month."
"Maybe we could meet?."
I did not expect you to come.
So why did you send me a message?
I thought you had a new address.
There must be other people you'd rather meet.
Married people are worried about their kid's health...
they all left this city.
My best friend Kosuke...
the tsunami took him away.
They were lucky to find his body.
They did?
His mom can grieve properly...
I miss the old days.
Did you get over it?
Get over what?
Right after the earthquake.
Like, "Although Mom died.."
"I'm dating as if nothing happened."
You told me...
that day, "What happened to me.."
"I survived and they died.."
"I feel guilty."
Now I finally understand a little.
It's important to date someone you like.
Did you call me to tell me this?
I had to tell how I feel.
Wait.
Please.
Is it over between us?
Can't we see each other again?
Please.
I'd like to see you again.
I'll think about it.
Yes.
Too bad.
Again.
Ready?
Yes.
Good catch.
Thank you.
It's OK.
Please.
See you.
Wait a minute.
Hey, what are you doing?
You should not come here.
Leave me alone, it's a free country.
Go away, go away.
What are you doing?
Is it any of your business?
You receive generous subsidies.
You play pachinko all day.
Don't you dare judge me.
You know Yuhei...
lost his parents in the disaster.
He's home all day.
baseball helps him to get some fresh air.
His granny asked me...
to teach him baseball.
And now he wants to become a professional player.
He has a fighting spirit.
Have a drink.
Nope...
give me a break...
what?
Are you squandering our subsidies on Pachinko?
It's been five years.
Time to get back on your feet.
What happened?
No one cares anymore.
Grandma told me to give you this.
Thank you.
'Uran'.
What is your function at the public relations department?
We deal with the post-disaster situation... -"post-disaster..", I see.
We convey information to the population.
In which area?
For the residents of Fukushima, etc...
you mean the local newspapers, etc.?
How did you live through the disaster?
We had a 24/7 implementing emergency measures...
"Emergency measures."
Dealing with the situation in the aftermath.
We had an emergency program.
You personally saw the tsunami?
How did you feel?
What are the scars left by the disaster five years ago.
I'm doing this for my graduation thesis.
Probably some people want to get back, or wonder about it.
I'd like you to tell me about these.
Has your family been touched?
Please.
Your department is probably very informed...
I'd appreciate any information.
Is there something you could tell about a future orientation, a revival?
(Fukushima Hang on)
I'm doing my best.
It's early.
We were impatient.
There, let me...
is it here?
Yes.
It is a shared cemetery.
All confessions are welcome.
What does the temple abbot say?
He has nothing again it.
It's a good place.
How about the bones?
You'd carry them for us?
We can't.
Your bones are polluted.
It can't be a grave without bones.
Darling.
This is heartless.
You're useless.
I'm sorry.
Sorry.
He has a temper.
I'm going.
Wait a moment.
Darling.
Rice cake.
She baked it, take it.
Thank you.
Grandma has lived a long time.
Her cancer is metastasized...
the doctors say she won't see the sakuras next year.
She has no burial place.
Is that so?
That's it.
Excuse me….
The issue with the cemetery...
I'll check if there's a way around it.
Thank you for your cake.
I will visit you again soon.
Hey.
Have you been sick recently?
No, I was fine.
I was worried about you.
I missed you.
Take these if you want.
What?
Really?
Goodbye.
Tell me if there's anything new.
Bastard.
Madam, Madam, don't...
No, don't do that.
Stop, you can't do that.
You can't do that.
You're hurting me.
Let me die.
Don't do it.
I don't even have the right to die?
Madam, you can't do that.
I won't let you.
You can't.
Why? Why?
You can't.
It hurts, you can't do that.
She's calm now.
But I'm worried.
I see, she tried again.
Again?
She was depressed lately, I was concerned.
If you were concerned why did you leave her?
I am sorry for all the trouble we're causing you.
She refused to be hospitalized.
I keep asking her...
I'm really sorry….
Anyway, please come back soon.
I can't leave my work right now.
She is your wife.
I am sorry.
Until I arrive, could you please take care of her?
What? What kind of husband are you?
I am sorry, there's no one else I can ask.
Please do something.
Thank you very much.
When did her depression start?
When I started to work in wastewater treatment.
We had so many emergencies...
and….
I have rarely been home.
Loneliness has been hard on her.
You couldn't stay with her?
My mother lives in an elderly home.
And so...
I have to work hard...
to face the expenses.
When we started to work...
people were very grateful.
And we were working very hard.
Could I be doing something wrong?
How have we come to be criticized?
You're finished? -Yeah.
This too? -Yeah.
You want saké?
Not today.
That's a first.
What happened?
Nothing….
"The weather forecast, tomorrow will be cloudy."
"Aizu district, cloudy and rainy."
"The probability of rainfall is 20%."
"The ocean will be choppy."
"Beware of strong gusts of wind."
(Ginza)
That girl was depressed?
Not really...
she just had that impulse to jump.
You can't...
you can't open it more...
There's a safety, it's dangerous.
There are so many weirdos and idiots in our world...
I heard many people who die remain unidentified.
Yuki, you're good...
It's good.
I'm close...
I'm coming.
The call girls in the countryside are all moms.
Shibuya is so different.
You hear me?
I'll call you again.
Yes.
Good evening.
Soon I'll have to quit.
Why?
I'm going to be a dad.
Such a blessing.
Is it a blessing or a curse.
It's probably both.
You can't be a call-girl forever either.
You should think about it Yuki.
Is it weird of me to say that?
What?
Well...
you don't even answer my mails.
Would you have dinner?
How about a hotel?
At the hotel...
if I feel as we used too I'll date you.
But...
else I won't see you again...
Let's do it.
I'm aware that...
I'm vulgar.
It's fine.
You can refuse now.
I work as a call-girl.
In Tokyo...
all kinds of men fuck me.
you hate me?
A call-girl as a girlfriend.
I thought I wouldn't tell you.
But I can't pretend it doesn't happen.
It doesn't matter.
It's not working.
That's enough.
Don't.
Stop.
I'm pathetic, right?
Lol, it was the only way I could know how I feel.
I'm sorry….
There was a school by the sea, right?
Yes.
My parents were schooled there.
Your parents are from here?
Yes.
During the earthquake, I watched the news on TV.
They said my parents had died.
I lost my dear hometown.
It touched me deeply.
A dear place erased from the map.
That's why I came to take photos.
The place of my dear memories.
We came here often when I was a kid.
I also had my first bath in the ocean here.
I also often came here to swim as a kid.
Your house wasn't hit by the disaster?
My family was untouched.
My father’s factory is opposite, near the fishing port.
The factory was flooded.
I see.
We received subsidies because business stopped.
My father is idle all day.
Granny and Mom have all sorts of useless hobbies, shirking the chores.
Our family is falling apart.
That happens a lot.
Mr. Nitta.
Please smile.
Excuse me...
I have a request...
Yes?
If you could show your photos to everyone.
Sure.
When I came back from school today...
mom was at home.
Ah?
She gave me pocket money.
Really?
$50.
Because I told her I wanted a new game.
Great.
Say, do you think I'm a burden.
What? Of course not.
My brother says I'm always bothering him.
He told me to go live with my grandma.
What did you answer to that?
That I'm just fine here.
Right.
But are you really fine?
You like your mother?
Yes.
How about me?
What? You're creepy.
How has it been lately?
What about?
Have you been bullied?
Are you bullied?
No.
OK, then it is all fine.
Ready, speed up.
Hoy, hoy...
too hard.
We can go faster.
Too hard.
Let's go.
There.
Good.
There.
Thank you.
Good?
What?
Is it good?
Yup.
Is that all?
Not too enthusiastic.
You did well.
I'm tired.
Kaito.
I am your brother.
If there was anything...
tell me right away, okay?
Alright then.
Stop.
I'll be back in a minute.
A great success.
We're grateful for your work.
Coming back there won't even be possible in your lifetime.
Yuki... Yuki...
Your pass please.
OK.
The door.
(Controlled access) (Restricted area ahead - Traffic interrupted)
(Radiation Detector)
(Ideal City Game Center)
(Ito Ham)
(Passenger Vehicle Temporary Pass)
"Announcement: The area can only be visited until 4pm."
"We're grateful for your understanding."
Scroll:"Amaterasu Radiant Goddess."
"Please leave the area before 4 pm."
Mr. Osami.
Where do you open it?
Stop here.
Ok.
My darling...
it's cold out there.
My darling...
It's cold out there.
My darling...
I am sorry.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
My darling...I'm sorry.
My darling...
It's cold, my darling...
My darling...
good Morning.
Ah, good morning.
Who are you?
I am Suga.
I started the day before yesterday.
What about Mr. Miura?
He works in a theater now.
What theater?
What?
What theater?
He's an actor.
Mr. Miura is an actor in a troupe.
Oh, you're Yuki.
Yes.
It's a pleasure.
Likewise.
Mr. Miura told me about you..
Hello.
This is the Mermaid Office.
Hi.
-Good Morning.
Yes… You're a new customer?
Yes... Please wait a moment.
Anyone for a new customers?
You get him?
Yes, they're here.
You want a lady with big breasts.
Yes, please wait a moment.
You have big breasts?
Big breasts?
(Shimokitazawa South Exit Mall)
(Play "Honeymoon Travel") ("Long Season" Theatrical Company)
(Shimokitazawa Theater "Honeymoon Trip")
Why did you do that?
This is really the last time.
When that job is done...
Let's get married.
Please trust me.
I loved you.
You're the only one.
Please trust me.
I've had enough.
Tell me, are you motivated?
I'm not letting you.
No way.
I said no.
You don't need to do that.
Forget it, cover yourself.
Don't overdo it.
I want to do it.
I'd do anything.
I need to do it.
You serious?
Yes.
Can you really work?
Yes.
Alright.
I will protect you.
Why would you protect me?
What?
Why do you want to protect me?
What's wrong with you?
It's my job...
and you don't seem that self-confident.
There's something you're not telling me.
But I don't need to know.
Just don't let it interfere.
My job...
is to protect the girls from freaks.
It's not especially for you.
You don't look so sure.
Do you really want to work?
Yes.
Yes, it's Yuki.
I'm going back...
Yes, I’m sorry.
It's been a while.
You remember me.
Of course.
You and me we have the same vibe.
Vibe?
We look much alike.
You're from Fukushima, right?
Yes, Iwaki.
The radiations are severe?
Yeah.
It's getting better.
Still it's alarming.
Aren't you worried for the kids?
Yeah.
You see, next week I move here.
Really?
I'm a certified call girl now.
OK, I'm being silly, I stop.
See you around.
Would you like to come live with me?
You'd save on bus fares.
Uh?
Good Morning.
What? You're back in the morning?
Yeah.
I drank with friends.
What is this?
It was abandoned.
Where?
The park near the station.
That's so mean.
A male?
You don't want it?
Uh?
We keep it?
Well.
Alright, alright.
You want water?
(From Miura)
"Photos of my daughters."
"Come hug them some day."
Alright.
Drink.
Great.
Good.
Easy.
It's good?
Alright.
Making breakfast.
OK.
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