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Asakawa drives her car into the lot and parks quickly. She gets

out, runs up the STAIRCASE to the third floor. She stops in front

of a door, sticks her KEY in the lock, and opens it.

INT. ASAKAWA�S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM � DAY

A BOY of about 7 is sitting in an ARMCHAIR facing the veranda. We

can see only the back of his head.

ASAKAWA (O.S.)

Yoichi!

Hearing his name, the boy puts down the BOOK he was reading and

stands up, facing the door. He is wearing a white DRESS SHIRT with

a brown sweater-type VEST over it. He sees Asakawa, his mother,

run in the door. She is panting lightly.

ASAKAWA:

Sorry I�m late. Oh, you�ve already

changed.

YOICHI:

Yup.

He points over to his mother�s right.

YOICHI (cont�d)

I got your clothes out for you.

Asakawa turns to see a DARK SUIT hanging from one of the living

room shelves. She reaches out, takes it.

ASAKAWA:

Aargh, we�ve gotta hurry!

She runs into the next room to change.

INT. BEDROOM � DAY

Asakawa has changed into all-black FUNERAL ATTIRE. Her hair is

up, and she is fastening the clasp to a pearl NECKLACE. Yoichi is

still in the living room.

ASAKAWA:

Did grandpa call?

YOICHI (O.S.)

Nope.

Yoichi walks into the room and faces his mother.

YOICHI:

Why did Tomo-chan die? *

>* �-chan� is a suffix in Japanese that denotes closeness or affection.

>It is most often used for young girls, though it can also be used for

>boys.

ASAKAWA:

Well... it looks like she was really,

really sick.

She takes a seat on the bed.

ASAKAWA:

Will you do me up?

Yoichi fastens the rear button of his mother�s dress and zips her up.

YOICHI:

You can die even if you�re young?

ASAKAWA:

If it�s something serious... well, yes.

Asakawa turns to face her son, puts an arm around him.

ASAKAWA:

As hard as it is for us, what your

auntie and uncle are going through

right now is even harder, so let�s

not talk about this over there, OK?

Yoichi nods.

ASAKAWA:

(remembering)

You and her used to play a lot

together, didn�t you?

Yoichi says nothing.

EXT. OUISHI HOUSEHOLD - NIGHT

RED PAPER LANTERNS mark this place as the site of a wake. Several

GIRLS in high school uniforms are standing together and talking in

groups. Asakawa and Yoichi, walking hand in hand, enter the house.

INT. OUISHI HOUSEHOLD - NIGHT

There are many PEOPLE milling about, speaking softly. A MAN seated

at a counter is taking monetary donations from guests and entering

their information into a LEDGER. Asakawa and Yoichi continue walking,

down a hallway.

INT. OUISHI HOUSEHOLD - NIGHT

Mother and son halt before the open DOOR to the main wake room, where

guests may show their respects to the departed. The room is laid in

traditional Japanese-style tatami, a kind of woven straw mat that

serves as a carpet. Two GUESTS, their shoes off, are kneeling upon

zabuton cushions.

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