old events in tokyo

For Christmas on November 11, the streets of Tokyo, big and small, have been decorated.

When the sky is getting late, all kinds of Christmas trees, ribbons, and lamp beads are shining brilliantly, and the whole street is immersed in a lively and splendid festive atmosphere.

On this day, young men and women in pairs also take to the streets together. In addition to shopping, gourmet food, and watching movies are also essential parts of dating.

And to say that the most anticipated movie this Christmas is "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World", which has been promoted on major TV stations and subway trains for several weeks.

There is already a long queue in front of the movie theater of MOVIX in Shibuya District.

In addition to young couples, there are also couples traveling together, and even the whole family mobilized in groups.

However, most of them are students. Whether it is a novel or a movie, a large part of the plot takes place in middle school, which undoubtedly resonates most with the student community.

According to the consumption level in 94, the average price of a movie ticket was around 1400 yen, which is roughly equivalent to the price of a slightly better lunch box.

Almost everyone can afford it, even if students do odd jobs for two hours after school, it is enough. After all, film is an art for the public.

"I'm really looking forward to it. I didn't expect this novel to be put on the big screen so soon."

Miko is a loyal reader of this novel, and she was excited for a long time when she heard that it was going to be adapted into a movie.

Now that the movie is about to be released, it coincides with Christmas. After having dinner with my boyfriend, I skipped shopping and went straight to the cinema.

"But there are too many people." Naoto stretched out his head and looked at the crooked line in front of him. According to his visual estimation, it was three to four hundred meters long.

This is unimaginable in Tokyo, where the population is not as large as later generations.

"That's right, but it's pretty much the same in other places." So many people waiting, also made Miko feel a little distressed.

But before that, they had already changed two or three cinemas, and the queues in front of some cinemas were even more exaggerated than here.

At this time, a group of spectators suddenly appeared in the theater, and they left after the last movie screening.

Miko regained her spirits immediately, her big eyes curiously sized up the passers-by audience.

What surprised her was that many audiences, especially female audiences, were mostly tearful.

Wiping with a tissue or handkerchief in one hand, and holding the arm of the man next to him with the other, he whispered something while sobbing.

Most of the men beside them also comforted in a low voice, and then under the half-push of the other party, they put their arms around their slender waists and walked towards the feasting and feasting not far away.

Miko blinked her eyes, then looked back at her boyfriend Naoto, who also looked at her suspiciously.

"Si Guoyi Nei~" Seeing the performance of the audience, Miko looked forward to this movie even more.

After finally surviving until they entered the venue, Miko couldn't wait to show the movie ticket to the staff for inspection, then took Naoto's hand and went straight to the seat.

With all the audience in place, the lights in the theater dimmed.A faint piano sound came, and lines of subtitles appeared on the screen.

Kazuki Akiyama's name appeared in the column of producer and script, which made the public who have always been accustomed to look at him as an artist feel a little more novelty and expectation in their eyes.

As the sound of the piano became blurred, the sound of the rain gradually became clearer.The backs of a young man and woman looked at the typhoon and rain outside the window, talking softly.

With the sound of the door opening, the middle-aged Sakutaro suddenly woke up, looking at the wind and rain outside the window, and the typhoon warning broadcast on TV.

Sakutaro rubbed his cheeks, the weak but extremely clear voice still echoed in his mind.

When he got home, he saw his fiancée leaving a message without saying goodbye, and he was a little confused.

But when I saw my fiancée's figure on the TV in my friend's bar, and saw that familiar and long-standing city.

The vague voice in his mind reappeared, and attracted him to pursue, to go back to the city that contained too many memories of him——Gaosong.

The weather in Takamatsu more than ten years ago seemed to be always sunny. Even the heavy rain at the memorial service for the funeral did not cover her bright sunny face.

It was on that day that he suddenly noticed the girl.

The girl named Yaji, the girl who sat on the back seat of his motorcycle and hugged his waist when they first met, was the girl he would never forget in his life.

The pictures in warm colors narrate the process of their acquaintance, just like ordinary middle school male and female students, lively, simple and full of hope.

The audience watching this scene can't help but think of their youth, the age full of first love.

Everyone remembers the taste of first love, not only for its pure beauty, but also for enjoying the unknown and wonderfulness brought by the first love.

The two read together, walked together, traveled together, and discussed the future and dreams of life together.

Occasionally there will be quarrels or temper tantrums, but in a flash they reconcile as before.

もう一次思い出して

recalled again
あんなにも爱したこと
love like that
Arigatouga
want to say to you

言える
thank
The song "Time Goes By" came from the background of the movie, with a clear and gentle singing voice and a beautiful melody.

Akiyama Kazuki turned her head and looked at the Sakai spring beside her. In the dim theater, the light on the screen reflected her flickering face.

At this moment, she was fully focusing on the screen, completely oblivious to the echo of her delicate singing voice in the theater.

Kazuki Akiyama quietly turned his head and looked around. Everyone was immersed in the story on the screen. The arrival of the singing even made many people smile unconsciously.

Sure enough, everyone has good memories of their own. Seeing this situation, Kazuki Akiyama also quietly heaved a sigh of relief. It seems that the situation is not bad.

The good memories made the audience feel relaxed, but when Aki stood on the cliff of the unnamed island and fell backward with a nosebleed, not only Sakutaro, but also the hearts of the audience were gripped.

虽然亚纪的父亲暴怒的揍了一拳朔太郎，但是他们依然保持着恋人的关系。

It's just that as her condition worsened, the place where the two dated changed from outside the classroom, on the mountain, by the sea, and on the swing to the sterile room.

The topic of communication has also changed from imagining future plans to discussing life and death.

Finally, Ya Ji's leukemia became more and more serious, and the two planned an escape - to fly to Australia.

At the airport, Yaji, who was begging to see the future, finally fainted, bleeding profusely from the corners of his nose and mouth...

"I can hold on...I'm still alive...I'm still alive" Aki's pale face and parted lips made Sakutaro couldn't bear to look more.

But her sobbing voice and the tears in the corners of her eyes pricked his heart all the time.

Sakutaro looked at the pale and dying Aki in his arms, trembling lips, not knowing how to comfort her.

In the end, she slowly closed her eyes, tears slipping down from the corners of her eyes.

"Help!" Helplessness and fear made him cry out heart-piercingly, and what he got in return were only a few surprised looks from the crowd at the airport.

...

フッと気づけばあなたはいない
Inadvertently you have quietly left

Thinking out
Sora left behind a memory in a hurry

words
like a doll who can't speak

"Confession of Tears"

...

There was a girl's crisp singing voice in the background music, but the melody and lyrics made people sad.

Gradually, sobbing came and went in the theater. Although many people have read the novel, they still feel sad for such an ending.

After all, people are emotional animals, especially women are more emotional, and it is easier to empathize when immersed in a story.

Akiyama Kazuki saw that Sakai Spring Water beside him also had moist eyes, this was the first time he saw her so sensual.

He stretched out his arms and gently hugged her into his arms. Sakai Quanshui leaned on his shoulder and wiped his eyes. The two of them continued to look at the screen without saying anything.

The narrative of the whole movie is to trace the past through the middle-aged Sakutaro listening to the tapes left by Aki.

Reality and memories are interspersed, the past scenes are always sunny, and the colors presented on the screen are also warm colors.

And when I return to the real scene, it is a rainy day, and the color is dark blue and cool.

Past and present, warm yellow and dark blue, this is the contrast in narrative techniques.

At the end of the movie, accompanied by his fiancée, Sakutaro stood on Ayers Rock in Australia and took out the glass bottle that had been treasured for more than ten years.

When he gently opened the bottle cap, a gust of wind drifted past as if spiritually, bringing up the last touch of ashes, and the last trace of concern went away with the wind.

The ashes that are gone with the wind are scattered like the dusty love, but it does not mean that it never existed.

Your love forever
your love is eternal

Close your eyes

close your eyes
君を描くよそれだけでいいい
Picture you in your mind, that's enough
...

With the singing of Akiyama Kazuki, the movie came to an end.

Lines of subtitles slide by, and finally the picture freezes, "Crying Out for Love in the Center of the World" is adapted from Kazuki Akiyama's novel of the same name [Den Shock Bunko].

The lights in the theater were turned on again, but the audience seemed to be still immersed in the aftertaste of the plot, feeling lost for a while before slowly getting up.

At this time, Kazuki Akiyama and Izumi Sakai, who were sitting in the front row, had already left the table and went to the cinema quietly to watch the movie they participated in. The excitement is exciting, but if you are not careful, it will cause commotion.

Miko walked out of the theater with Naoto, she hugged Naoto's arm and whispered something while wiping her eyes, Naoto kept comforting her.

The audience queuing in front of the theater looked at them curiously from time to time, and at the same time looked forward to the next movie even more.