01x01 - Episode 1

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Those gigantic orifices

appeared suddenly.

A total of seven orifices.

When?

How?

Where do they lead to?

What could these orifices possibly be?

Whoa

Even from this distance

you can tell it's huge.

Up close, it's probably

as tall as a building.

This is one of the orifices

that suddenly appeared.

Workers are currently

blocking off the area.

Investigations into the orifices

have been ongoing for

about three and a half years.

Seventeen investigators

entered the orifices

but none returned.

However,

their tethers extending

out of the orifices are

proof that they are still alive.

How can they still be alive?

Why don't they come back?

Thank you for your questions.

Based on the current results

from our investigations,

we haven't been able to obtain

definitive information

on the depth of the orifices

or if they are connected.

Therefore, we have decided

to terminate our investigations.

-What?

-What?

If an orifice is deemed to be compatible

with the local area

and considerations are made regarding

its impact on safety and the environment,

it may be recognized

as part of the landscape.

Once the blockade

around the orifices was lifted,

people began to interact

with them in various ways.

All sorts of theories spread,

and many ventured inside.

Eventually, there appeared a man

who worshipped them as deities.

His name was Ozawa.

The orifices are

a place that relieves you from distress.

No one has returned from the orifices.

Which means, in the orifices,

you will find liberation.

The question is,

how should we enter the orifices?

In kindergarten, Ozawa would look for

oddly-shaped pine cones

and throw them from the jungle gym.

By making others pick them up,

he gained status in his class.

But that is another story.

The organization led by Ozawa

designated December 1st through the 30th

as the Festival of the Orifices.

Interested individuals were allowed

to enter the orifices during that period.

Before entering an orifice,

each person was to document their reasons.

To abide by those instructions,

eight people gathered

at this lodging owned by Ozawa.

-Let's eat.

-Great job, everyone.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

Shall we start?

Some of us might want

to get it over with today.

-Well

-Yeah.

Should we start with those

who are planning to enter early?

-Right.

-Good idea.

I'm scheduled for the 21st.

I'm scheduled for the 13th,

so I'm before you.

Anyone scheduled before that?

I know what week

but I haven't set a date yet.

I'm going before her, though.

I don't have a set date either

because I'm still undecided.

I'm scheduled for the 6th.

-Then, you might be the first.

-Yes.

I'll tell my story first, then.

Okay

All set.

Okay.

Um

When I was in elementary school,

I started playing soccer

after watching a match

on a sports channel.

My father wanted me to engage

in some form of physical activity,

so I'd been taking swimming lessons

since kindergarten.

But I didn't really like it.

Soccer was the first sport

I felt like trying out

on my own initiative.

Whenever I had time on weekends,

I used to practice with my father.

My father had experience

in all kinds of sports

and was pretty athletic.

Among second graders,

Kawabata had decent soccer skills.

However, since he joined the team late,

he was not prioritized during matches

and he never got much playing time.

Do you see where I'm standing?

Yeah.

Where did the ball go?

Yeah

That's no answer.

I'm asking you where the ball is.

Where is it?

When will you be able to play properly?

We're done for today.

Hey, Kawabata!

After quitting soccer,

Kawabata started to hang out

with Teppei and Yuki.

Whoa!

It's your fault!

There goes the cola-splashing hag again.

Iizuka got splashed the other day too.

It's a waste of money to buy cola

just to splash it on people.

Are you okay?

Do you want to go wash it off?

I'm okay.

Let's keep playing catch.

You two have a game coming up tomorrow,

so let's practice.

One day,

Kawabata realized

that his favorite eraser was missing.

The eraser had

trading card characters on it.

I had that eraser too.

I wondered where I'd lost it.

And

Did you drop it somewhere?

It wasn't in the lost and found box.

Did you look in your school bag?

I did but it wasn't in there.

And your desk drawer?

I looked.

Hm

They might not sell the same one anymore.

Who was it?

Someone found it.

Who?

That doesn't matter.

It's smaller than it was before.

Someone probably stole it

and came to return it.

You're a boy, so go retaliate.

In the end, I didn't retaliate.

But, whenever I faced unfair treatment

in my junior high school baseball club,

my father always told me to fight back.

Even in junior high school

and high school,

Kawabata never became angry.

Eventually, Kawabata went to college

and found a girlfriend.

Why were you late?

I was waiting for two hours.

But I'm totally fine

if you're two hours late. I can wait.

Huh?

Um, I'm asking for

the reason you were late.

I don't care if you're late,

so it's fine if you run late.

Um

I see

Exactly.

Thanks.

Why won't you get mad about that?

Apparently, she stays out

till morning every day.

Even if he tells her

to stop it, she won't.

You'd cover her in mayonnaise

while she's sleeping, right, Akira?

Did you ask her

why she stays out all night?

She said, "I'm not doing

anything suspicious."

But this concerns both of you.

Isn't her reaction to your question weird?

You don't like it,

so she should stop being late

if she wants to keep seeing you.

That's what I'm trying to tell her.

If she knows what you mean,

it means she doesn't care

if you like her or not.

I don't think it's like that

Then why won't she stop?

Apparently,

she goes on photography trips

with another guy.

Is she an idiot? Seriously.

-You're not getting through to her.

-Well

Yeah, I can't deny that possibility.

You should get mad at her.

Kawabata started thinking about

why he didn't feel like getting angry.

I didn't understand

what it meant to get angry.

Not just about this incident.

I've always been like this.

I wondered how everyone else knew

that they were getting angry.

But then, I realized that

her actions did annoy me and

that's why I asked them for their opinion.

I started thinking that

maybe I actually was angry.

I just hadn't realized it.

It made me wonder if the seeds of anger

were already sprouting within me.

Maybe, I had been

unconsciously plucking them.

And so,

I started practicing being angry.

First, I practiced facial expressions.

Then, articulation.

Stop messing with me.

Stop messing with me.

Stop messing with me.

Lastly, I worked out.

Next time she's late,

I'm going to give it to her.

Hey, there.

Did you read the book

you got at the flea market?

I've kept it in good condition.

And will you get another expensive book

for your collection today?

I like to display my books, you know?

I told myself I would do it next time

and kept practicing my anger.

I'm still practicing,

but that's when the orifices appeared.

My mom and my dad entered

an orifice pretty early on.

I'm the only one left in my family.

Yeah

Did your parents know Mr. Ozawa?

Yes. They told me about him.

I never thought I would enter

an orifice too,

but since my parents went,

I started thinking

it might not be so bad after all.

Did they meet with Mr. Ozawa beforehand?

Yes, they did.

Did you tell your girlfriend off?

Well, kind of

The main reason

you can't get angry is likely because,

since childhood,

you have been seeking acceptance

from those around you,

particularly your parents.

That's why you have learned

to suppress your own desires and emotions

as much as possible.

I'm not intending to suppress my emotions

There are quite a few children like that.

Childhood life is

mostly designed by parents.

So, kids often try

to not inconvenience their parents.

They try to convince themselves that

what their parents want them to do

is what they want to do.

Even as you grew up,

a part of you believed that,

to blend in with your friends,

your own desires

might hinder communication.

And that's already ingrained

in your body and brain.

That's why, the moment you feel anger,

or any other emotion

Whenever an emotion

wells up inside you

and you have the urge to express it,

you instinctively suppress it.

Lately, I have started to recognize

when an emotion surfaces.

It's your environment.

In other words, society.

Society was what made you

give up on expressing anger.

But now, you have started

to interact with society

and the people are making you think

maybe it's okay to get angry.

That's how you're feeling right now.

You have the ability to get angry.

Hey, there.

Why are you late?

I'm asking for a tangible reason.

Like, the train was delayed or something.

Though a three-hour delay seems unlikely.

I need an explanation like that.

Why? You're at home.

Well

I

I don't like it when you're late.

I told you that before, right?

Did you have plans later?

No, it's not that.

Waiting here alone

for two, three hours is not fun.

But I can wait.

That's not what I mean.

Maybe you can wait but

I'm sure you can wait too.

If you don't have any plans,

you can just k*ll time.

But we had set a time.

Look.

I want you to stop being late.

I don't think

we can maintain this relationship

if we keep doing things

each of us doesn't like.

I think so too but

Then why won't you stop?

I don't think being late is

something we both dislike.

It's not just about being late.

For example

Going to a café with another guy.

But I haven't done anything wrong.

Even so, it's still unpleasant, isn't it?

Not really.

If you don't do anything wrong,

you can go too.

I don't like being controlled.

What? You think I'm being controlling?

I do.

I mean, I'm fine if you do as you please.

I won't go out with other girls.

Why?

Because you can't prove it

if the other person isn't there.

You can't prove nothing happened.

Look, Hikari.

You went on a photography trip

with another guy and said

there were no romantic

Because it's true.

But you can't prove that, can you?

So, you don't trust me?

It's not about trust.

Even if we trust each other,

I want us to consider

each other's feelings.

So it is about trust.

No, it's not!

Why is the burden

on the trusting one greater?

Why am I the only one who's suffering?

Don't misuse the word "trust"

for convenience's sake.

Besides, we're in

this relationship together.

You can't just go off doing as you please.

When two or more people gather,

there are more things to consider

than when you're alone!

Getting angry is difficult, isn't it?

I don't know if I got too angry but

while we were arguing,

I started to lose control.

Maybe I should have been

more used to anger.

I think it's good you broke up.

It's scary if the other person

starts throwing things.

I think I'd be terrified too.

I realized how difficult it is

to control both your mind and body.

Writing it down while listening

must be hard.

I'm just taking notes for now.

I'll transcribe it later.

As instructed,

Kawabata documented his life

and headed towards an orifice.

This story is a compilation

of the personal histories

of eight individuals from the modern era,

who sought to enter the orifices.

Could you show me

what you wrote when you're done?

Of course.

Subtitle translation by:

Mariko Yasuoka-Sator

You wish to get married?

I'm cold. Can I sleep with you?

I didn't expect to meet you

again in this way.

Of course I remember.

My story begins with first love.

Seven Orifices.