Love And Other Cults

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Call me for sex, Yoko.

Hey...

Just do it.

It might be a scam.

- Come on!

- Alright!

I got through.

Talk!

Hello, I saw the toilet message.

Yes. Yes.

Yes, I'm in the toilet.

Yes.

Okay.

- Well then?

- What?

Who was it?

A woman.

- Really?

- Yeah.

And?

She said to wait outside.

Sairi Ito

Kenta Suga

Anthony

Kaito Yoshimura

Hanae Kan

Leona Hirota

Denden

Yoshimasa Kondo

Producer:
Adam Torel

Cinematographer:
Maki Ito

Director:
Eiji Uchida

Do you think she'll come?

If she does, what'll we do?

The order?

I'll go first as I called.

I don't think she's coming.

Keep your opinion to yourself.

You can't deny the probability,

it's like a lottery.

Comparing a lottery and a slut?

What's the difference?

Hey.

Did you guys make the call?

Yes, we did.

This is Yoko, the legendary slut.

Cute.

How old?

Seventeen.

All virgins?

Yes, we are!

So, who's up for it?

- I am!

- Me first!

We all want to do it,

would it be possible?

Ta-dah.

Please tell me what we have to do?

That is up to Kenta.

Kenta?

Yo, you kids!

Are you from... Minami High?

Answer!

Yes, Minami High.

Be ambitious, boys.

Get ready for push-ups!

One!

- 500 dollars each, yeah?

- What? But...

Two!

You called a sex service, right?

- We didn't call such place.

- Sex service Yoko.

You called it.

Who told you to stop?

The slut dances, the boys

do push-ups, three!

Bring the money tomorrow,

ask your parents.

Answer!

- Yes.

- Yes.

Or I'll come get ya.

Guys...

Help me.

Her name is Ai Shima.

Why I fell in love with her?

I don't know.

Emotion without reason

exists in this world.

This is my love story...

10 years ago

Do you know why babies cry

10 years ago

when they are born'?

Because they are babies?

- No.

- Why then?

They cry because they are

sad to be born.

How surreal.

Such is life, huh?

I'm going home, bye.

Bye-bye.

This is young Ai.

She was an ordinary girl

who dreamt of a happy life.

And this is Ai's mother.

A religious maniac.

This is the fourth religion

she joined in her life.

Tatsuo!

Dance with me, reach

beyond the sky, into space.

Come on, stand up.

I fell over and hurt myself,

help me, Mommy!

How pathetic.

You want my attention, huh?

Is this the result of

late child-bearing?

Damn it! My channeling with Sirius

is disturbed because of you!

I wish you'd never been born!

As the result of disturbing

her mother's prayers,

Ai was taken away to the

religious cult's commune.

Seven years has passed,

Ai has grown up in the commune

with the other members.

Here, Ai was called Ananda.

Ananda means bliss and joy.

He is the leader of the cult.

The members call him Lavi.

Look at this.

Praised Ai as

"a gifted child blessed by god."

It's a special voice.

Special direct from God.

I love you so much, Lavi.

Ananda.

May I touch you?

Of course, I'm all yours.

Ai's life here was

filled with happiness.

Occasionally Lavi took Ai

hunting with him.

The woods are vast and full of life,

Ai felt her soul was

cleansed there.

Lavi repeatedly told Ai

"Do not fear solitude. Transcend."

Ananda.

Take a look.

Ananda!

What's wrong?

It's Lavi...

The police...

It looks like the members

are being arrested.

- A word please?

- Out!

Just one word?

- Where's Lavi?

- Inside.

Alan Pereira, known here as Lavi,

the leader of the cult, is being arrested.

Is she related?

She looks underage.

Lavi! Lavi!

Lavi!

She looks to be in her early teens.

The suspect is being taken away.

Ai's peaceful life in the commune

came to end like

a one-night dream.

I'm back.

Can you feel the warmth?

Keep it with you and you'll be saved.

It's very reasonable.

- Really?

- This will save your soul, you know?

- Yes, I do.

- This is something.

I'm home.

So you are.

Kaori... Just look at this.

- Oh, my god!

- I know!

Our guru in Morocco

painted this.

- Mom.

- By himself?

Yes. This one here

represents a child.

Oh, I can see that!

It's been 7 years.

Kaori, you do know this is not

some sort of scam?

- Yes, of course.

- I'm sure you do.

For the first time in her life

Ai started to go to school

- Murakami.

- Yes.

- Yokoyama.

- Yes.

- Yamashita.

- Yes.

- Watanabe.

- Yes.

All here.

We have a new classmate with us.

Can you write your name

on the board?

Maybe things you like too?

Ananda.

My name is Ananda.

I like God.

God?

All right. Take a seat.

You can sit...

That empty seat over there.

I hope you all get along, guys.

Let's start.

Yamashita.

What's our show and tell?

- Not decided.

- How about singing?

That's a bad idea.

Where are you going?

Toilet.

Should've gone before class.

It's here, right?

- Yeah.

- Think so.

- Uh, hello.

- Hello.

You all saw the

Twitter post, right?

Yeah, I saw it.

Sounds cool huh? I can't wait

to see the motorbike gang!

Eh? Motorbike gang?

I heard I can ride a Harley today.

No, motorbike gang.

- Yep, badass gang.

- Really?

- Look.

- That explains that.

- That's amazing!

- Good ain't it'?

- I borrowed it off my friend's bro.

- You got another?

Let's have a photo

showing off our gear.

- Ah, nice one.

- Since you're prepared.

You get in position too.

- In middle school?

- Yes.

Here we go.

Get ready.

Say cheese.

Ready and waiting!

Pump up y'all.

Where are your rides?

I took the train.

My mom gave me a lift.

I came straight from work.

What the hell?

Then double up.

We'll get to the motorway,

then pass the city hall, alright

W, wait a second.

What now?

Are you serious?

Of f***ing course!

Like a motorbike gang?

We'll get arrested.

You f***ing idiots?

That's why you're here right?

You're joining our gang.

All we wanted was to

take some photos.

You want out of the team?

Team?

We're not in your team yet.

Kenta, they wanna leave the team.

$500 each then.

- What?

- You gotta pay $500 to leave.

Huh, you gotta be joking.

You!

$500.

- Ok.

- Hurry up.

Let's get outta here.

Stop it.

He said he'll pay my share.

Yeah?

I'll pay.

What's your name?

Ryota Sakuma.

You crack me up.

Let's get outta here.

That was how I met

Kenta and Yuji,

and I took my first steps

to hell.

Three years passed

before I saw Ai again.

Ai.

Geez, Ryota!

It's been a while!

Yeah.

How're ya?

I'm good.

- You look well.

- Oi.

What're ya doin'?

My boyfriend, Haruki.

- Hello.

- Which school?

This guy was Ai's first love.

Kita High? You know Yamaguchi?

- Not sure.

- He was the head of a gang.

- No.

- No? How 'bout Miura?

He came out of a juvenile prison.

- Idunno.

- How 'bout Furuya?

- I don't know.

- You don't know him?

You're kinda funny, come to mine.

Great!

Yeah.

Since Ai ran away from

her maniac mother,

she has lived with his family.

She's Miharu,

Haruki's sister.

He's her boyfriend.

Which school?

Middle school students.

- Kita High.

- Kita High!

D'ya know Sugita in year 10?

Don't think so.

You don't?

He's a real badass.

Okay, that's enough.

Come in.

He's Kazuharu, the eldest.

Can you believe he's just 18?

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