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And in my case...

Ouch.

This is me.

Just like Bruce Lee, right?

Let's go.

Stupid to lend the video.

That day Sakurai said let's try

walking on the white line

as far as we can.

How many girls you dated?

One.

So few.

And you?

One too.

Left a college guy 6 months back.

You're an adult.

Used to like confident guys

way back.

Just 6 months ago.

Girls have a phase like that.

Wanna know how far l got with him?

l'd rather not know.

What's that?

What's what?

Brothers and sisters?

Only child.

Got an older sister.

Hometown?

Don't have...

a hometown.

Mom and pop are from

Yokohama and Kyushu.

What?

Was told to call them ''mom and pop'',

but didn't even if l got hit...

Your dad hits you?

Sometimes.

Really?

Put on your shoes.

Feels better this way.

Go, go straight ahead.

Alright, finished!

Whose house?

My house.

Made an appointment.

Appointment?

For Sugihara.

Thanks.

My first dinner at a Japanese home.

Would you prefer beer?

No thanks.

You like this country?

My boyfriend heard this one before.

Not too many countries

without policy like Japan.

Almost embarrassed to be Japanese.

So l don't even vote.

Um...

Know the meaning of ''Japan''?

Land of the rising sun?

Some people think so,

but there are other theories too,

like it coming from ancient poetry.

Not taught at school?

Yeah.

Point is, no one knows

the meaning of the name.

Not too many countries like that.

And?

And,

that's the point.

What does ''Japan'' mean?

Land of the rising sun.

But l thought that wasn't true.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Some cantaloupe.

Later.

This? My pop's hobby.

Over here.

First name.

No one said it down there.

l told them.

Look?

Lick?

Love... you.

After that, we always met

at Sakurai's house.

We got closer together

we did a lot of things

l can't tell you

but we didn't go all the way.

Yes.

Dad sent me.

Thanks.

Enjoy.

Scared me.

Oh yeah,

want to go to the opera

next Saturday?

Opera!?

Cavalleria Rusticana.

Wanted to see La Traviata

but it's not on.

Opera...

l'm going to the opera...

Gotta save some money.

Opera expensive?

Maybe.

By the way, does she know?

Know what?

About you... everything about you.

Um...

Thinking of telling her soon.

Tell her after the opera.

You remember

the ''Great Chicken Race?''

Why you bring that up?

You looked so cool back then.

What, you were there?

Recently,

l remember how you were then.

Tawake

Remember Tawake? The real fast guy.

He made it too.

What's he doing now?

Stupid, l...

Yeah.

gave my

fingerprint.

This is when foreign residents

still had to give

their fingerprints.

Thought l'd give 'em

a real good beating but...

The girl with the forms

had a bruise on her face.

When l pressed my finger,

She covered it up like this.

l couldn't touch 'em.

l said, ''Sorry''.

Never kowtowed like that before.

Finally got caught.

Authority's scary.

Don't run fast enough,

you can't get away.

Stupid, you're my

... successor.

Get it.

l heard after that incident

Tawake quit school

and became South Korean.

Really.

Wonder what he's up to.

Gotta be running down some street.

For sure.

Get it.

Just imitating Tawake.

See ya.

Stupid?

Jong-il. What's up?

Free tomorrow?

Got something to tell you.

Big thing.

C'mon, tell me now.

Not on the phone, in person.

You'd understand.

You're dirt if you

don't pick up the Korean.

More like sh*t.

A real p*ssy.

Bet 500 yen you can't.

For good luck.

Go.

Excuse me.

What is it?

No, l didn't mean...

What the hell!

Ambulance!

Call an ambulance!

Somebody, please,

call an ambulance!

ln the end,

Jong-il took the ''big thing''

to heaven.

Jong-il really thought

highly of you.

Thank you so much,

for being

his friend.

Mom.

Hey.

Skip school tomorrow.

Why?

You know why.

lt's payback time

for those bastards.

What's the point?

l'm asking you.

You in or not?

Jong-il wouldn't want it.

Jong-il's dead, Stupid.

Left us some business

to take care of.

He wants you to do it the most.

What do you know about Jong-il?

You hardly even knew him.

You just want to get violent.

Just want a sacrifice.

Don't need your excuses.

You sold your soul, man.

lf l had a soul like that,

l'd sell it for 20 yen.

Wanna buy it?

What's in a name?

That which we call a rose

by any other name,

would smell as sweet.

Should l stay,

the night with you?

l'll be with you,

until you wake up.

Why?

Not sure but,

that's what l'd want if l were you.

l love you.

What's the matter?

Tell you something.

l don't think it's a big deal but...

l have to say it now.

What? What is it?

Just listen, listen to me.

l'm ...

l'm not Japanese.

What do you mean?

Like l said.

My nationality's different.

What is it?

South Korean.

North Korean until junior high.

Might be Japanese 6 months later.

What are you saying?

l'm saying it doesn't matter.

You were born and raised in Japan?

Yeah.

Education is different.

North Korean school until

Junior high.

So l learned Korean.

l mean, l'm bilingual.

l can cheer for both

Korea and Japan.

Cool, right?

... That's it.

Why?

What's the matter?

Pop told me when l was little...

Don't go out with

Koreans or Chinese.

ls there...

a reason for that?

Don't know.

Pop said...

blood of Chinese and Koreans...

is dirty.

What's so funny?

Sorry.

Why apologize?

l understand but...

it's no use.

My body...

having you inside makes me...

scared.

You said it was no big deal.

How could you,

bring this thing up,

and ruin everything.

My first time.

l was scared as it is.

Say something.

My first name,

is Tsubaki.

Like the Japonica flower.

Tsubaki Sakurai,

...so Japanese

l didn't want to tell you.

My name is Lee Jong-ho.

Like Bruce Lee.

A totally foreign name.

Scared to tell you.

Hey you.

Hey.

Got 120 yen?

OK.

Man,

want a coffee but don't have change.

Why out so late?

Well, um...

Where were you?

Over there.

Your name and address?

What's the matter?

No way.

Can't believe it.

Gotta smoke?

l wasn't made to be a cop.

Never good at sports.

Got a weak body,

look stupid in uniform.

Don't think so.

l faint at the sight of blood.

l'm sorry.

Yeah,

all l wanted was 120 yen.

Thought l'd be arrested

for not having my alien card.

l'm South Korean.

A South Korean.

No,

A resident.

Residents have to carry

an alien card?

lmprisonment or a 200,000 yen fine.

No way.

Have to arrest you.

Didn't even know.

l dated a Korean girl once.

Really?

She couldn't cook.

She made this awful Kimchi.

Had to wash it first.

But she was really cute.

Had a Japanese girlfriend until now.

Until now?

Worried about stupid things.

Like my pronunciation of names

like Jean Claude van Damme.

Could always see her panties.

Awesome!

She was so cute.

What actress did she look like?

Can't think of anyone.

Maybe like...

the actress who came to our parade?

Forget her name.

Whatever !

l got it.

Yeah,

l really loved her.

l didn't mind discrimination before,

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