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[Girls Chattering In japanese]

[Man On P.A. Speaking japanese]

[Screams]

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Please, can somebody make it stop?

Does anyone know how to...

I need to get back.

Please, somebody help!

[Ben] Tell me it's not my fault.

Tell me that they damaged it at the lab.

[Seiko]

They looked. It's on the negatives.

[Ben] Then why didn't we

see anything in the Polaroids?

Then they must have damaged it

at the lab!

- [Ben Groans]

- [Seiko Speaking japanese]

- Just tell me this is not my fault.

- Hey.

What's going on?

The film from today's shoot

is ruined.

Okay, I'm gonna go.

- Bye, Jane.

- Bye.

How bad is it?

Can you reshoot?

No. Not without blowing the budget

and the schedule.

- That's if they'd even let me.

- It was a mistake.

- These things happen.

- Yes, it was.

A very embarrassing,

very expensive mistake.

[Jane]

We've seen this before.

Like the pictures from the cabin.

Well, it makes sense.

It's the same camera.

It must've got

banged up in the crash.

And, uh, somethin' got in the body,

or there's a light leak.

I don't know. But I'm lucky

I didn't get fired today.

- If it wasn't for Bruno...

- I saw her.

Who?

The girl from the road.

- [Sighs]

- She followed us to Tokyo.

Well, great, great.

That means she's okay.

No, she's... She's not...

She's not okay, Ben. Christ, she...

I think she's dead.

[Whispers]

Janie.

Janie, look. I know that this

has been difficult for you.

- And it's completely understandable given...

- I know. I know. I know.

I know what it sounds like.

I know it sounds crazy. But just think about it.

Ben, have you seen

or felt anything strange?

Anything at all.

Anything since the crash.

Jane, I haven't seen any ghosts.

- Don't be like that.

- But that's what this is about, right?

I mean, that's what you're saying.

Listen to yourself.

Do you hear what

you're saying, Jane? Ghosts?

I mean, look. I wish I could

quit my job. I do.

I wish I could spend every moment

of every day with you, but I can't.

- I have to work.

- I've never asked you to hold my hand.

- I've never asked you...

- But, Jane, that's what this is about!

Now, come on!

Today is just not the day. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Jane, but, Jesus,

I'm just not your f***ing father.

[Sighs]

God.

[Footsteps Departing]

[Thunder Rumbling]

[Voice Whispering]

[Voice Whispering]

[Thunder Rumbling]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

I see no sign of serious injury.

I can give you something for the pain.

## [Girl Singing In Japanese]

##[Singing Continues]

[Voice Whispering]

##[Woman Humming]

##[Humming Continues]

[Sighs]

Honey, I'm really sorry about last night.

[Phone Ringing]

[Sighs]

That's probably the agency.

- I'll be right back.

- [Ringing Continues]

- Moshi moshi.

- Hi. It's me.

Hey, let's not fight anymore.

I'm sorry about the whole thing.

Well, I was thinking

I'd make you dinner.

##[Humming Continues]

Ben? Are you there?

##[Humming Continues]

## [Humming]

[Screaming]

No! God!

Ben!

Ben?

[Wind Blowing]

Ben?

[Both Gasp]

I'm so sorry.

Honey, I'm so sorry.

You saw her.

[Gasps]

I think maybe the stress is gettin' to me.

But you saw the girl.

[Exhales]

Seiko took me

to meet her ex-boyfriend.

He told me that emotional energy

can be communicated on film.

I know. I know.

- But all of your ruined photos?

- [Window Creaking]

Everything that's happened...

I think it's that girl from the road.

She's angry at me

for what I did to her.

There's a man that people go to...

to... cleanse their spirits.

- [Sighs]

- I think he should take a look at our pictures.

- Jane, a fortuneteller?

- Please. I need you.

What can it hurt?

[Baby Crying In Distance]

[Sighs, Speaking Japanese]

We can go in.

- We saw your article.

- [Speaking Japanese]

Well, we wanted to know.

What are these?

[Ben Speaking japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

What are you?

- [Japanese]

- Not the skin.

- [Japanese]

- This is not us.

- [Japanese]

- We are spirit.

Just alive.

The spirit is energy.

When the body dies, the flesh rots.

The spirit leaves,

but the energy remains.

Light is energy.

The camera catches light.

That's how this works.

- But what makes them appear?

- [Speaking Japanese]

Passion twists the spirit.

Too much desire...

or love... or hate.

The spirit becomes...

Iocked to the body.

Trapped in death.

Mr. Murase, we had an accident.

[Speaking Japanese]

[Speaking Japanese]

[Shouting In Japanese]

- He's talkin' crazy.

- Wait, what is he saying?

- He's saying we're on our own.

- I think he's trying to help us.

We're leaving. Come on!

Sorry.

He said there's nothin' he can do.

But why? Did he say anything

that can help us?

The guy's a fake, a scam artist, okay?

We're wasting our time here.

- [Phone Beeps]

- Seiko. Hey, it's me.

[Chattering]

Hey, everybody.

I'm sorry I'm late.

I cannot talk about this right now.

Can we talk about it later?

Okay? Later.

Sorry, everybody.

[Jane]

T.G.K.

Seiko?

Do you guys have a-a Polaroid camera

that I could borrow?

[Speaking Japanese]

[Female Electronic Voice

Speaking japanese]

- [Voice Whispering]

- [Electricity Buzzing]

[Buzzing]

[Voice Whispering]

[Voice Whispering]

[Speaking Japanese]

Where are you?

[Door Creaking]

[Voice Whispering]

[Whispering In japanese]

[Gasps]

[Chattering, Laughing]

## [Humming]

[Saying Good-byes In Japanese]

- [Japanese]

- See you tomorrow at 8:00.

- See you tomorrow. Thanks for your help today.

- My pleasure.

[Chuckles]

[Sighs]

[Beeping]

[Beeping Continues]

Oh!

[Generator Recharging]

[Power Shuts Down]

Hey, I'm still in here!

Hello!

[Generator Recharging]

Jane? Is that you?

[Grunts]

Sh*t.

Look, this isn't funny anymore!

Turn on the lights.

Hello?

[Gasping]

[Objects Clattering]

[Gasping, Grunting]

Who's there?

Who's there?

Hey!

[Shouts]

- [Gasps]

- [Out Of Breath]

[Gasping]

- [Exhales]

- You know who she is.

Megumi was a translator.

Good. Excuse me, miss.

Could you come forward a little bit

andjust tuck in? All right.

[Ben] I don't think she'd ever

had a serious relationship before.

[Chattering, Laughing]

Me, us, herjob-

they meant freedom

from her home life.

- Her father was very traditional.

He didn't approve.

- [Crying]

- This is for you.

- She wanted to spend more

and more time at my place.

Oh, my God.

You really shouldn't have done this.

Her father died suddenly.

He'd been sick for a while.

- After that, she was different. Needy.

- Ben.

I knew she was suffering,

but there was nothing I could do.

I just wasn't falling in love with her.

She sensed it.

- It only made her more intense, obsessive.

- Ben.

Maybe I didn't understand

what our relationship meant to her...

how much it cost her.

She was dangerous, Jane.

She was going to hurt someone... herself.

- Don't leave me!

- Put that... Put it down!

- This has got to stop. It has to stop.

- No!

I can't do this anymore.

- [Sobbing]

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