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Preferably one that is big and wide,

so I'll be more comfortable...

And can see my children

and grandchildren.

May all of them live

long and prosperous lives.

Tell them not to come back

if they're too busy.

I would like

to be buried in the Buddhist cemetery.

Make sure my plot is at the top of the hill.

The higher the ground

I'm buried in, the better.

With more space

and being more comfortable,

I'll be able to see all my offspring.

May all of them be blessed

with a safe, long and prosperous life.

Tell them not to come back

if they're too busy.

I would like to see all my offspring

live a safe,

prosperous and long life.

Then I'll rest in peace.

- What does it cost per night?

- $150.

- Let me pay half.

- Don't worry.

I'll go outside. You can get changed.

Sorry to have disturbed you at work.

No one wants to date an old lady like me.

I'm desperate.

I thought you didn't want to see me again.

Do my wrinkles look fresh to you?

If I have my skull cut open with a saw

and replace a fuse in my head,

I may be able to cry.

Perhaps because it's autumn.

I've dried up

and so have my tears.

A wrinkled woman won't be

good enough for you.

I'm sorry.

I wasn't talking about you.

Look.

My dick's getting hard.

I want someone

to ask me something.

It's been such a long time

since anyone asked me any questions.

Like where I was born,

about my brothers and sisters,

what color I like,

what my star sign is,

when I reached my full height,

shoe size...

What my father did for a living,

how many teeth my grandparents have left...

When...

I first noticed girls' breasts...

Where I made love for the first time...

What was the happiest moment of my life,

and the most painful.

What is my greatest fear?

Death?

What makes it worth it

for me to live in this world

breathing every three seconds?

What is it?

What does that mean?

I don't even ask myself that any longer.

I don't

even remember

the answers.

- Why don't you come in?

- What?

- Come into the water.

- It's too cold.

- Come in.

- It's cold.

Come on in.

Come on in! Get wet!

Come on in!

Go faster!

Are these your belongings?

Yes.

Where are your ID cards?

In my room.

In the holiday flat over there.

Are you spending the night together?

We'll be studying.

Does your family know about this?

What's your favorite ice cream?

When I was six,

I came first in class.

My grandpa bought me

an ice cream for my effort.

It was absolutely delicious.

Now, what's your favorite film?

Walt Disney's Bambi.

I saw it 12 times.

When I first saw it, I was nine years old.

My father took me to see it.

When Bambi's mother was killed,

I... I cried.

I looked at my father who was next to me.

He was crying, too.

Which girl's breasts did you like the most?

Miyo's.

My sister's?

Yes.

They were like the peach flowers at home.

In winter,

the snow makes everything white.

Then the peaches bloom.

Pink flowers against white...

They were soft,

like white snow

covering the peach flowers.

Her breasts were like that. So beautiful.

How old was Miyo at that time?

Fourteen, perhaps.

That means she's 25 now.

What's she doing?

She's in Hawaii

with her husband and three children.

I see.

That's good.

In the year we broke up,

she almost killed herself, didn't she?

I think it was when she was 16.

Yes, I remember that.

To be honest,

I couldn't have cared less

if she lived or died.

I was cruel.

Her life is happy now.

What about you?

Well, I don't have lovely breasts like Miyo's.

You have kids, don't you?

A boy and a girl.

They've returned to Tokyo with their father.

Let's end the questioning.

Do you want me?

Does it hurt?

An old lady can't get hurt.

Why

don't you go back to Tokyo?

Why

are you here alone?

Are you...

Happy?

I don't know.

For 30 years,

I was never free.

I think I have at last found my freedom.

You're very wet.

This is like being young again.

I thought you were going to bring

your guitar.

It's too cumbersome to carry.

We'll just have to sing

without accompaniment.

What time do you usually go to bed?

- About this time. And you?

- I have no set time.

Damn!

Game's over.

I expect to get five distinctions this year.

- That's very good.

- Nine would be even better.

Do you expect to be promoted

to a higher class?

I don't know.

The light's too bright.

It's time you studied harder.

Next year I'll join my sister in America.

I'll do Year 12 there.

- Are you coming to bed?

- I'm not sleepy.

My sister's studying computing.

I want to do that, too.

Then I'll major in nuclear physics.

Not many do that course.

My sister tells me it's not popular.

When I graduate,

I'll be sought after by the big

companies in the US and Japan.

After a few years' experience,

I may start my own business.

It's chilly.

It's late. Let's sleep.

Careful, Grandma.

Don't stand up by yourself after the bath.

Call out to me and I'll help you.

Don't stand up by yourself. Understand?

- What's wrong?

- I forgot the incense.

- I forgot to pray.

- Do it after your bath.

Please, Grandma!

Let me help you light them

and place them on the altar.

- I can manage.

- Let me help you.

- I'm all right.

- Sit down.

Go and sit down.

Let me help you, Grandma.

Careful, Grandma.

Dad was very happy when he telephoned.

He said he'd bought a house by the sea.

He said he'd never lived

within sight of the sea.

My brother likes the house, too.

It's close to his university.

Mum says there's direct transport

to Chinatown.

No one's asked me what I think.

I suppose that means

we'll be leaving Hong Kong soon.

I asked her about her boyfriend.

She said she'd forgotten him.

I told her

she shouldn't forget him.

When she was a kid,

she used to come here to fish

with her parents.

Because in autumn

the fish are fatter and more delicious.

But in the last few years,

her father has been busy

making money to emigrate.

So he's never brought her here again.

According to her,

this used to be a fishing village,

but the young people

began to leave for other jobs,

and the remaining old folk

all seem to have died.

Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In Japan we have

the Bon Festival in August.

The Chinese people

light lanterns and eat moon cakes.

The moon is said to represent family union.

You demon!

You idiot!

In Japan, on August 13,

we welcome the spirits of the dead,

who come to visit us.

Then on the night of August 15,

we watch them go.

In my hometown

we send them off in little boats.

I never learned to make the boats,

but I decided

to make some for the first time in my life.

This is the last time

I'll be in Hong Kong

for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Grandpa used to celebrate

the occasion with me.

He always made me recite that poem.

"When will the spring flower

and autumn moon fade?

"How much of the past do we know?

"At my home...

"At my home last night

"The east wind blew."

I can't remember the rest.

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