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Life is short...
Surprisingly short.
By the time you realise it, it's all over.
How many people do we meet who we'd miss when they're gone?
The number is as few as life is short.
Before you know it, it's too late.
Whether I'm orphaned or disabled,
I prefer birth over death.
Here's the goat soup, enjoy.
- Let's drink! - C'mon!
Hey, you! You from the mainland?
I prefer bright places over dark places.
I prefer laughing over crying.
Shut the fuck up!
Damn Okinawan dialect!
Hello, this is Kamimura.
- Here's your taco rice with beer. - Thanks.
I prefer this life to the next.
I prefer propagating over perishing.
Shuku speaking.
Who?
Here's your meal, enjoy.
- Extra rice is free. - Thanks.
I may believe I'm completely free...
because the world is but a fleeting dream,
but if, in the end, we're only on Buddha's palm,
we can do whatever we want.
All our sins will be wiped away when we die.
Religious Guru Kills Man in Accident.
The decision will come once the flesh is gone.
There's no use challenging me.
I've thought it all through, even after my own death.
Guided by the truth, I'm speeding straight ahead...
and I'll still be going 100 years from now.
What are you afraid of? What do you fear?
The answer's death. Fear of death is the root of all bad habits.
Do not fear death.
It gives birth to all our anxieties, trouble and suffering.
Do not fear death.
Recall how peaceful the dead look.
The soul lives on.
What you fear is the loss of what you see as your 'self',
but this 'self' never existed.' It's all external. 'You' do not exist.
To learn this only upon death would be a tragedy.
But look at the world...
Flowers will continue to bloom, birds will continue to fly.
Do not believe in the fiction of ghosts.
Though the flesh will vanish, the spirit will return.
Death is the ultimate salvation.
"Life is beautiful."
Hello?
Mr. Shinno? We've been expecting you.
Come in.
Please wait here.
Hello.
No smoking here.
Fine, asshole!
"Luck won't last, but happiness will."
She's stable now, but still in a coma.
Her cerebral cortex is wrecked,
but her brainstem is intact, so her organs still function.
- For how long? - Hard to say...
but one patient awoke after a 19-year coma.
An accident put him in a coma, just like her.
But against all odds, he recovered.
Call her by her name. She might hear you.
I don't know her name.
Here's one month's pay, to start.
If this amount is acceptable to you,
then sign here.
This is no chump change!
We're trusting you to protect Master Rui.
What happens to us if we fail to protect him?
I think it's pretty obvious what will happen to you.
Right.
The only thing I can't protect...
is a promise with a woman!
Is someone after him?
That I don't know.
There must be.
Any other questions?
You won't answer them.
Well, then... Read the contract carefully.
Should you violate the terms, we will pursue legal action.
Welcome aboard.
Master Rui?
Where the hell did he go?
You already lost him? We're gonna get fired!
Not my fault.
Hurry, find him.
Master Rui!
Master.
Master Rui!
Oh... there he is.
Caught a big one, sir.
I don't get it. What's up with this guy?
He's the guru of a cult.
Kind of like a mob boss.
I know, I just don't know what goes on in his head.
He got drunk, got in a car accident,
killed a guy, and put his girlfriend in a coma.
Normally, he'd be arrested.
Normally.
You know, if he ever gets arrested,
we'll be arrested, too.
For concealing a criminal, or something.
You'd better pray to God, then.
Pray, my ass.
Hello, ma'am.
- Where's Rui? - Probably in his room.
Probably? You dimwit!
I told you to lock the door and not let him out.
- Idiot! - I'm sorry.
You need to study more.
- I'm sorry. - Taiyo, wait here.
Rui, you moron!
You know what a fiasco your accident created?
The press know you were driving drunk.
The police will be on to you soon, too.
You'll get locked up, raped, and catch some disease!
We're getting cash ready to pay off the cops.
Repent a little, dammit!
Where do you think you're going?!
I'm not finished yet!
Don't you dare ignore me!
What were you doing with some girl you'd just met in a bar?
You're too old to be waving your dick around like some ape!
Sis, I'm going to dissolve the church.
You don't really think you can quit, do you?
- This church is better gone. - You didn't create this church.
It was founded by your grandfather, your family.
It isn't yours to dissolve.
Your father risked his life defending it.
I don't want to be another skull on display.
Mother will be furious when she hears this.
She'll thank me for my service.
You're out of your mind.
You should just die, then!
I hope you get stung by a jellyfish and die!
What a little piece of shit!
Move, you faggots!
And I better not see you wearing sandals again!
Harii, lace Rui's meal with a load of tranquiliser.
- Make him foam at the mouth! - Will do, ma'am.
Taiyo, let's go.
Wow!
You really do have a gift.
Three in a row!
How do you do it?
Look that way.
He's like a puppeteer.
Look this way. Look that way.
You're even worse!
Bottoms up.
Hey, wanna play 'Look that way' with me?
I've never lost. The loser takes a tequila shot.
God taught you, right?
Uh... what?
God taught you how to toy with people's hearts.
What're you talking about?
About the sinful work you do.
- You've mistaken me. - I've been to your church.
Teach me that 'Life is Beautiful' thing.
Sure, I'll teach you.
Hurry!
Don't be late for tomorrow's seminar!
Still chasing tail!
I should tell on him to his mommy.
Say, that's drunk-driving.
The best things are all outside the law.
True!
Hey, look. Check this out.
- Cool. - Right?
Watch...
- How's that? - Cool, I'm impressed.
You have pretty hands.
My sister says men with pretty hands are cold-hearted.
Oh, yeah?
Say, wanna go have some fun?
Is it fun being a guru?
Being a guru? Being a guru is... fun, yeah.
- Does it pay well? - It does.
If you really want to make some serious money,
nothing beats religion.
See, the key to life resides within yourself, but no one uses it.
Everyone's waiting for someone else to open the door to let light in.
That's why...
religion is profitable.
Gurus are all shit.
Different ass, same shit.
That's a good one.
My sister used to be in your church.
- She's got good taste. - She killed herself.
Dressed in black, she disappeared into the sea.
She left her shoes neatly on the beach.
- After the flesh is gone, our spirit... - Who cares about the spirit?
Everyone prefers to have flesh.
- How much do you want? - What do you mean?
- You're blackmailing me, right? - Just going for a drive.
- Stop the car. - No getting out of a speeding car.
Just stop the car.
Didn't you say, "Don't fear death"?
The tank's full.
Don't you die on me, Rui.
Plastic surgery again?
I'm gradually getting closer to God.
So you're dissolving the church?
Bold move.
Because you won't take over, Brother.
I'm not your brother anymore.
I'm Kaoru, your sister.
The guru has to be male, so that leaves only you.
The followers love a cute guru.
Besides, you're better with your hands.
You're good at magic tricks.
They're all special effects.
You're free to quit the church.
But you'll lose your income source.
What will you do?
You'll still take care of me, I hope.
Female hormones aren't cheap.
I can't lose my supplier.
Sakura's so stingy.
I hate women. Their shit is thick.
Become a man again and be the next guru.
Never; it creeps me out.
You should consider removing your testicles.
Women love men without balls.
You came worried about money?
Don't be silly. I rushed here because I was worried about you.
- You'll charge me for it. - Of course not.
Father's skull chalice...
Ever notice the hole?
I had it examined...
Turns out it's a bullet hole.
Grandfather's skull had the same hole.
A coincidence.
Be careful.
That's valuable information right there.
Just wire it to me later.
How can you stand living in this creepy place?
A, B, C...
I like the beastly type, so...
maybe you, Mr. C.
I guess it isn't bad here.
Sure.
The top of the food chain, right there.
I seriously feared for my life.
She's going to ask you to be her bodyguard.
This family is nuts.
All God ever plants are the seeds of tragedy.
Too many dreams that beget misfortune.
Time immediately wipes away any traces of our existence.
Like a dog licking its dish.
Whatever isn't tucked quickly into the heart will vanish.
They go up in flames in an instant.
The day's events, all tossed into a graveyard.
The warmth of the sea...
the burning sun...
the scent of the forest...
regrets... pleasure...
They'll never surface again.
The world erases all traces of our existence.
Everything vanishes in the blink of an eye.
Nothing remains.
Death turns us into data,
our stories told by the living, in their own interpretation,
mixing in lies with truth.
Wow...
- How'd you do it? - Magic.
Stop!
- Did the guru teach you? - No, no.
Rui Yoshino?
You killed my sister.
Tell me, why did she die? Why did she kill herself?
- We all die... - Cut the crap!
Why did my sister die?
What did you teach her? She believed in you.
You sent a troubled, naive teen to her death.
She believed your phony show, 'Don't fear death'.
When you die, it's all over.
God is like the ultimate threat.
You're going to pay for using God to make money and kill someone.
- You want me to die? - Your death won't satisfy me.
You don't get off that easy.
You'll live and suffer...
until you're old and impotent!
What do you want me to do?
You're going to watch me die.
Death is salvation, right?
So save me.
I don't want to be alone, like my sister.
When You Dive Into the Deep Sea.
You turning into a believer?
It's actually interesting.
I feel like the mystery of life and death is being answered.
You should read it, Kamimura. You're going to die before me.
- Shut up. - No really, you should read it.
When you die, it's over.
Hi there.
So, have you gotten used to life here?
Not really.
You should attend our seminars.
Special deal for you, free of charge.
There'll be lots of girls there. Maybe you'll meet someone.
I'm sure you have lots to confess.
You'll think of life and death more effortlessly.
It shouldn't be effortless.
Forgive me.
You're all professionals. I'm sure you're used to it.
Master Rui, your mother wishes to see you.
I don't.
Don't be ridiculous.
You can't say no to her, not even you.
Cafe Fluffy.
Rui's here.
You're late.
Rui, Mother's dessert is better than ever.
Better brace yourself. Mother's pissed off.
Why, Rui, look at that tan! You look like you're doing well.
And you look a bit younger, too.
How's your body?
Any pain left?
I'm quitting the church.
The guru's miraculous recovery from the accident...
had our believers so excited.
- Such a waste. - I'm tired of this farce.
Without you, we'll lose a lot of believers.
It's you they follow.
No, it's because of Sis's marketing.
You faced death, and now you're scared.
And you're at that tricky age...
If you want to quit, fine.
You should do as you wish.
But even if you quit, the church isn't going anywhere,
and the believers will only move to another church...
so we might as well keep them coming to ours.
Everyone needs to cling to something.
And having a place to cling to isn't a bad thing.
We all have an urge to congregate.
Whether it's a festival, a party...
or a religion.
That's what saving people is about.
You need to grow up, Rui.
To save people, the church needs to go.
That's not salvation.
- You're just being selfish. - You can't save them.
Death is the ultimate salvation...
That's the truth your father arrived at.
A convenient truth...
You sure you didn't come up with it yourself?
Ask your father's skull chalice. He'll tell you.
Tell me what?
You don't know?
You've got a long ways to go.
Rui...
You've been an honest, fantastic son.
Don't make things hard on me.
A vow made with God...
runs deeper than the bond with your parents.
Life is wonderful. It's time you realised that.
Realising it when you die...
is too late, you know.
You want us to kill him?
It's easy, no? Make quick work of it.
I'll pay double.
The job would be finished. You could go home to Tokyo.
Not thrilled about the idea.
Then I'll need to find someone else, so you need to decide now.
No choice, right?
I appreciate your understanding.
There's no contract this time.
Just sign the receipt when it's done.
Rui!
You better run.
Take care of Rui.
What did Rui say?
Does it matter? Let him do as he pleases.
Really?
He's a lost cause.
You really are one cold-hearted mother.
Unfortunately for him, the church has to go on.
We need to make a living.
Sakura, how old is your son now?
Nine.
A 9-year-old guru...
Maybe he'll be popular, like Harry Potter.
How lovely.
I know she's the boss, but...
For a mother to order her own son killed?
It's insane.
For a long time, I lived with my mother, just the two of us.
If my mother ever said anything like that, I...
I don't want to hear it.
This is some graphic shit!
Do you really enjoy life, just watching someone from the sidelines?
Is life supposed to be enjoyable?
I'm no good at pretending.
It's not pretending.
I don't care either way.
You should care.
Wanna see?
Bastard!
Should we drive off the cliff and drown?
Or run into a truck and be blown to smithereens?
What do you prefer, Master Rui?
- Do as you wish. - You're resigned now.
When you keep looking ahead,
it looks like you've stopped...
- You're drunk. - But it's not the same.
It keeps going,
constantly changing.
Since it looks the same,
you figure you're always better than the others.
So you're unfocused...
and miss your chance at doing anything.
That's something...
you only see in retrospect.
Looking back now,
there were plenty of chances to change my life.
And I let them pass me by.
I assumed...
that I had plenty of time.
I never imagined...
that I'd end up doing something irreversible.
Should we plunge together... into the sea?
- When do we do this? - Whenever.
Whenever? We should decide.
You decide.
Me?
You read his book. What did it say?
It doesn't matter.
I caught a few.
This fish, it's...
it's really good, no?
Yeah, the skin's real tasty.
When you harpoon a fish, it doesn't have any stress.
If you use a hook, stress over dying spreads and makes it taste bad.
Huh, fascinating!
Never knew that.
Is it the same with people?
I've never eaten a person.
Easier to go to heaven if we don't suffer?
There's no heaven.
Then where do we go?
We're filled with euphoria, and then we vanish.
Does death feel good?
It's to die for.
Would you want to die?
Yeah, kill me.
You're like God.
Hey, this is our chance.
We can push him off the cliff. What do you say?
What're you afraid of?
Fine. I'll do it. Gotta do what I gotta do.
Let's eat together today.
Sure, my pleasure.
Personally, I don't feel like doing this.
He's not that bad of a guy.
Get over it, it's a job.
I've got a family I've got to feed, too.
If we don't do it, they'll just hire another hitman.
Let's go settle this.
Haven't you guys got any sense of loyalty?
I need to finish this and get back to my life.
Shit's about to hit the fan.
Good times don't last.
Eventually, everything disappears.
You'll see, once you hit your forties.
I don't want to see.
Unfortunately, you will someday.
If you say so.
I don't want to, though.
Man, this is one hell of a shrine!
I'd like to introduce you all to my father.
Well, have a seat.
Come on.
Sit... Make yourselves at home.
Man, look at this feast!
On special days, our family gathers here for a meal.
Like birthdays or graduation.
Harii, you can take the rest of the day off.
Thank you, sir.
- Wait, is this real? - Yeah, it's real.
We drink from it during Mass.
You drink from it? That's insane.
Let's toast.
What should we toast to?
To good health and prosperity, I suppose?
No, no...
To 'Life is Beautiful', right?
Screw that shit!
It's up to you now!
Dammit!
Get out. I'm going alone.
I don't care anymore.
I'll drive. Let's keep going a bit.
Aren't you too drunk to drive?
Have faith in God.
Never. I should've just killed you.
Over here!
When we say farewell to God,
we dive into the sea.
With our breath held, deeper and deeper,
sinking to the bottom.
When blue turns to black,
and we can't see where we are,
we look back.
We see the light in the distance.
Not at any time will the illusion of hope be destroyed.
Like a light, like a flash of light...
There's nothing to fear.
When we dive into the deep sea,
we are together.
You'll live inside me.
You're the one who'll live inside me.
How's it feel to become God?
Good work.
Here, I don't need a receipt.
Let's work together again.
Too bad about the young guy.
Maybe he's at death's river playing with hermit crabs.
"Love not any contact with the dead, for it is misery".
It's a Bosnian saying.
The living need to forget about the dead.
Yeah.
Wanna get a drink?
Maybe next time.
Sure, I'll see you around.
I'll go drink with that young guy in heaven.
Looks like he wants to believe in God now.
Tatsuya Fujiwara I was born in a storm.
Tatsuya Fujiwara.
Tatsuya Fujiwara I live in the winds
Kiko Mizuhara I sleep when I want. I do it when I want.
Don't worry, it's just a joke
Shigeru Nagano Don't worry, it's just a joke
Kento Nagayama It's all just a lie. I'm just a lying lightning.
It's all just a lie. I'm just a lying lightning
Itao Itsuji It's all just a lie. I'm just a lying lightning.
Yukiya Kitamura / Mayu Harada I flash and then I'm gone I flash and then I'm gone
I flash and then I'm gone.
Michiyo Okusu When the obstetrician pulled me out of the womb.
Ryuhei Matsuda She screamed "Oh, no!" I'm a consolation prize.
Don't worry, it's just a joke
It's all just a lie I'm just a lying lightning.
I flash and then I'm gone I flash and then I'm gone
I flash and then I'm gone.
In my mother's womb
I always sang the blues.
Even today, there are women crying in my room.
Don't worry, it's just a joke
It's all just a lie I'm just a lying lightning.
I flash and then I'm gone I flash and then I'm gone
I flash and then I'm gone.
To all you screwy rappers, I've got something to say to you.
I was born in a trash dump on main street
I'll suddenly storm up and create a tornado in town.
Can't wait to see the panicked look on their faces.
Don't worry, it's just a joke
It's all just a lie I'm just a lying lightning.
I flash and then I'm gone I flash and then I'm gone
I flash and then I'm gone.
Written & Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda