Yakushima's Illusion (2025) Movie Script

THE ILLUSION OF YAKUSHIMA
Kobe, July 2025
- Dr. Corry! - Hello.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Her operation is today. It makes me nervous.
I think it'll be alright.
We have to wait.
I will come back to see you.
Tope is!
Hello, this is Hamano.
Yes.
Okay. Understood.
Perfect, thank you.
Hello, this is Hamano.
Yes, okay.
I'm coming.
3 years earlier
La-bas.
Go over there.
Yes, you.
Perfect.
Try this.
Usually,
The sound only reaches one side.
It's to give you a boost.
That's all for you.
"Betsubara."
That means
that we have a different stomach for sweets.
Betsubara
Heard.
He has arrived!
Big sister!
Kakeru!
Your letters are like a parade of ants.
What did you write?
Please let me play hide-and-seek with Kakeru.
Hide and seek!
It's been a year
that my children had not seen each other.
He is there.
Ms. Hamano is a superman.
More like a superwoman!
Stop joking!
Let's talk seriously. This is important.
Why not increase the staff first?
It's not that we don't want it.
Medical law needs to change.
In Japan, the definition of death is:
the cessation of heartbeats,
the cessation of spontaneous breathing,
and with eyes wide open.
When these three main elements are combined,
Death is pronounced.
Abroad, it's different.
We do not consider brain death to be death.
That's what the law says.
This is why all parents hesitate.
to give the hearts of their children and...
That's why I'm talking about it.
It's interesting because it's rare.
to discuss this.
Yes, maybe we...
We haven't discussed it enough.
Exactly. I don't want to overstep my role.
because I know it's a sensitive subject.
But I feel like we're going in circles.
around the topic.
A question of culture?
Yes...
While I'm here.
For internal use only.
Tanabata Festival: Help yourself.
It's my birthday.
As every year.
The stars Orihime and Hikoboshi
are meeting today.
Orihime, Hikoboshi, soyez libres!
Yes I know.
I've always been an idiot.
You said my name.
Yes, come.
Very well, let's go.
Teacher.
Don't forget to greet everyone.
You're right.
Hello everyone.
Good morning.
Sorry for the wait.
Today, it's chicken nanban
or a minced steak simmered in tomato sauce.
And our new product, pumpkin croquettes.
I want a minced steak.
A minced steak?
My daughter liked yesterday's carrots.
It's true ?
I'm ready to do it again!
- Don't hesitate. - Hello.
- Hello. - Here you go, please.
Koharu will be leaving the hospital next week.
Really ?
That's great.
Three years was a long time.
- Three years? - I'm happy.
That's really good. All the better.
We will miss your bento boxes.
- You helped us. - Thank you, that's great!
Sorry.
It's really great.
I will not forget you.
- Sorry. - Thank you.
- Courage. - Thank you.
Don't film me.
Mince...
- What great news! - Yes, great.
That bothers me.
I am intimidated.
Why did you start making bento boxes?
For what ?
You can speak Japanese.
Well...
I have...
A friend of mine
gave me a bento box.
That was when my son was hospitalized here.
It was hot, very hot.
When I ate it,
I don't know why, I started to cry.
It made me cry.
How to put it?
I was like all those mothers. It was hard.
Really tough.
And then...
I saw no way out.
I understand.
You look magnificent.
Amazing.
I know...
It's tough.
It's not what you think.
My son...
I couldn't save him, that's the hard part.
Takashi was a happy child.
He made everyone happy.
That's why he was happy.
You know ?
Today,
It's the birthday
of his death.
A year already! It's gone by so fast.
Very long.
Effectively.
There is no way out.
This will take two or three years.
i guess.
She's nibbling, even though she probably shouldn't.
I've already eaten everything!
"In difficult times,
"Don't hesitate to come and talk."
It's been one year and three months.
In this space?
That's it...
It's true that it's narrow.
It ends up shrinking my mind.
It's stifling.
I have a little brother.
When I was a child,
I saw a praying mantis devouring another praying mantis in the grass.
The praying mantis that was being devoured
was looking at me.
His face
was in the other person's mouth.
She seemed to know
that it was the end.
From that moment on,
They terrify me.
Winter 2023
Yeah.
Last night, you were a tigress.
In September, it will be 4 years since we arrived here.
I thought she would be cured.
before her sister took her baccalaureate exam.
But that's not the case.
Ici Dr. Fabricsaka.
It's a pump.
This device replaces his heart.
It emits the same beats.
This area has become infected.
Initially, the pipe entered here.
But we couldn't put it back.
THANKS.
THANKS.
But you have to understand. We have work to do.
It's fatigue.
Thank you for your work.
Thank you for taking the time.
We agree to change.
But we are reaching our limits.
We must save the lives that are in front of us.
Otherwise, it would be a failure.
Unlike you,
We Japanese don't think like that.
You only think about your failures.
When someone dies, you feel guilty.
You always make everything about yourself.
But you shouldn't.
We all know we need to change.
But we don't have the time,
nor the staff.
Sorry. There's nothing we can do about it.
It's simple.
It's impossible to have a discussion with her.
She's not listening.
You're in a bad mood.
Hikoboshi met Orihime in his dreams.
Okay, that's good.
What is your New Year's resolution?
Your resolution.
I don't have any.
Words lie.
Are they lying?
Did you forget "Betsubara"?
I'm not laughing.
I'm not laughing.
I'm practicing laughing.
I'm doing my best!
Just what?
Good morning.
Do you know when Hisashi Yamauchi is arriving?
Hisashi Youchi?
Good morning.
He's here.
C'est Hisashi Yamauchi.
Pleased to meet you.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Pleased to meet you.
Is that really you, Hisashi?
I am Corry.
Where did you come from?
What's gotten into you?
Excuse us.
Where are you from, Hisashi?
De Kyoto.
Me, France.
Why are you here?
Excuse us.
Why, in your opinion?
You got into trouble in France.
Sorry.
Correct answer!
Good morning.
Good morning.
- It's Hisashi. - Please.
Sit here.
Yes.
Je m'appelle Hitomi Ishiyama.
Pleased to meet you.
Hisashi, we're doing math.
- Sir, may I bother you? - Yes?
If you're stuck, ask Hitomi.
Look at !
A small dog.
It's what ?
2 years earlier
Winter 2024
He looks like you, Hitomi.
Yes, it's you!
Let's make a snowman.
I wouldn't say I'm praying to find a donor.
Finally...
I try not to think about it.
Furthermore, in Japan,
We are taught from childhood not to disturb others.
To receive an organ in order to survive,
It's bothering someone, it makes them feel guilty.
And that seems very Japanese to me.
My own daughter received a transplant.
We were harshly criticized.
How dare we live
By stealing other people's organs?
For fear of being criticized,
We never dare to say it openly.
that we received a transplant.
In Europe, how can we view transplantation
like "the gift of life"?
In Japan, it is associated with death.
And Europe,
In the transplant community, a transplant is a gift of life.
It is precisely a human act.
between two people.
When I removed a heart
which was cooled and still beating,
I experienced an indescribable feeling.
A helicopter took him to another hospital.
When I learned
that the heart had started beating again,
I sincerely realized that death was not an end.
It's as if a new door has opened.
That's what I felt.
Corry, you're pretty.
Ah good ?
Where am I going to go?
Corry, why are you here?
I would also like to visit
ton pays, Corry.
What's good about it?
It's sweet and melts in your mouth.
Does it taste like love?
Here we go.
Turn left.
I'm with you, darling.
Hisashi, let's go home.
Let's go home.
Toc Toc.
Comment va Hitomi ?
Hitomi
has gone to heaven.
Do you want to go see Hitomi?
Hisashi is here.
I hope for a transplant soon. Hitomi
Kakeru...
Close your eyes.
You don't see...
A light?
Blanche.
Two.
Three.
Four.
How are you ?
Come on, get up.
Fly away, little pain. Everything will be alright.
If you close your eyes,
You'll see.
the people you want to see.
Even if they are playing hide-and-seek.
Forgive me.
THANKS.
Oh ! Corry !
As per usual ?
We don't have any octopus.
"Okay" means "OK", not "octopus". Stupid!
Who's stupid? Potato!
- Potato? - I'm not stupid!
Sorry, Corry.
There you go.
You look tired.
Everything is fine ?
I have a question to ask you.
- A question? - Yes, do you have time?
Time? Of course.
About what?
Ryoji...
You were a policeman, weren't you?
Well...
When a person disappears,
How can we search for it?
What happened to you?
When did the person disappear?
One year ago.
One year!
Wait a moment.
Corry,
Do you know his name?
Feeling.
Naruse Jin...
Listen.
I'll try, but
the police in Japan...
The police
they can't help you,
Because you're not his family, OK?
More...
I'm going to ask them.
Don't worry.
Wait a moment.
One minute, OK?
It's a Hasselblad.
Development ?
Is this yours?
A friend.
No film.
It's broken.
This device does not work.
Fragments de Galaxie de Sansei Yamao
SO
if we can make a fire
So we are humans
Light the fire
Light the primal fire of man
Me? I'm coming to get you.
Go on, open it.
You always wear a watch
to check the time.
"I have to go." "I have to go to bed."
Most people think
that time moves in only one direction.
But that's an illusion.
An illusion?
Yes, an illusion.
Time is within us.
He comes and goes,
in our hearts.
Isn't that right?
I think so, Corry.
I'm listening.
Chi-Co Star.
Do you see it now?
Chi-Co Star.
Even if you can't see it,
She's still up there.
Good morning.
Fantastic! Incredible!
A soaked rat.
Pardon, Corry.
Look here.
Naruse Jin.
That's called "kanpo".
A document that informs people of what the country has decided.
It says "declaration of disappearance" there.
When the disappearance dates back 7 years
and that the family abandons the search.
She can make that statement.
Here... it is written that...
The missing person report has been acknowledged.
So, uh...
You should go see his family in Gifu
to talk to her about it.
You need to hurry.
If you do nothing...
Jin is dead.
If he is considered dead, it will be difficult to change.
Ikeda Township, Ibi District
Good morning.
Yes ?
Good morning.
What are you looking for?
Feeling...
Feeling.
Jin is alive.
Where is Jin...?
Currently ?
I don't know.
We apologize for the mess.
These are matters of...
my youngest son, Takeru.
Finally, about Takeru's child.
DeKo...
My little sister,
She is Jin's real mother.
The delivery went badly.
After giving birth,
She is dead.
So, we took in Jin and adopted him.
When he was born,
His mother is dead.
During his high school years, he saw his birth certificate
and he discovered that he had been adopted.
And...
After that,
He never spoke to us again.
Jin, when did he disappear?
He left the house...
When was that?
July 7th,
his birthday.
On his birthday.
That was ten years ago.
Yes...
We really tried to find him.
More...
He left no trace, and time passed.
The neighbors...
They were asked to search everywhere.
We really have them
They were very disturbed.
We finally filed the missing person report.
We couldn't do anything.
If he were our real child, would it have been different?
We've thought about it carefully.
before taking this step.
So there you have it...
My entire inheritance will go solely to Takeru.
This decision
calms my mind.
- Wait. - Wait a moment.
Just a moment.
You have come from far away.
We are truly sorry.
It's not enough, but...
I will accompany you
all the way to the train station?
Summer 2025
Catch Take and Ukyo!
Run, run!
Scatter!
Ukyo?
Ukyo?
What's wrong?
It has been three days since the ambulance brought Ukyo here.
Just now,
To study the brain, we performed an electroencephalogram.
But it was flat,
without any curves.
If things continue like this,
in about a week
The heart will stop beating.
What kind of child
Was Ukyo?
He eats a lot.
Isn't that right?
Yes, he ate a lot.
He loved ravioli.
that my wife was preparing.
He ate while repeatedly saying that it was delicious.
He stuffed it all in his mouth.
It looked like a squirrel.
Then...
He did things on his own.
without us needing to ask him.
He is only ten years old.
That's too cruel.
Finally...
There is one option, which is organ donation.
Have you already thought about it?
Non.
Never.
Can I explain?
You know...
Just three days ago, Ukyo was running around everywhere.
"Dad!"
"Mom !"
Ukyo was shouting our names.
He will not return...
Hisashi, have you rested?
Do you want to talk to me?
Yes.
Very well, let's go.
Hisashi,
We found a donor.
Do you understand what this is?
A friend who is far away
gives you a healthy heart.
This is called "a transplant".
All right.
Hisashi,
Do you want to receive a transplant?
Yes.
All right.
I wonder if Hitomi is around here.
I think
that she watches over us.
A typhoon is affecting transportation in the region.
Very few flights will be operating tomorrow.
It will approach Kagoshima between July 6th and 8th...
How to explain...
If Hitomi was
envy,
I wonder if it wasn't his turn.
Is it that...
we have the right
to rejoice?
More,
What is important,
It's the desire to live
de Hisashi.
It's true.
Ukyo...
Mom.
Mom.
What's wrong?
Why are you crying?
Why is that?
THANKS.
For what ?
- I have the right to say it, don't I? - Why not.
THANKS.
Yes.
I'm waiting for you, Hisashi.
Aren't you afraid?
No, I'm not afraid.
You and me,
We're still connected.
Everything will be fine.
Go ahead.
I'm waiting for you.
I'm going.
Courage.
Bye bye.
- Ici Hamano. - Ici Sakuma.
Clamping of the cavity vein at 6:39.
6:39, noted.
THANKS.
Thank you so much.
6h39, clamping of the cave vein.
- Ici Hamano. - Ici Sakuma.
Cardiectomy at 6:47 am.
6h47, cardiectomie.
OK.
We will take great care of him.
Please.
Can I touch him one last time?
Of course.
Let's hope things calm down!
Let's go.
No matter what form it takes, keep living!
D'accord, Ukyo?
Yes ?
At 7:40 a.m., the plane took off from Kagoshima.
7:40, noted.
Perfect. Thank you.
They took off from Kagoshima at 7:40 am.
Perfect. Let's begin.
Patient's full name.
Duration. Blood loss.
Expected finish time: noon. Let's say 4 a.m.
For the blood, 500 ml.
Antibiotic dose?
1 gramme.
Let's go.
Let's go.
Scalpel.
And the landing?
At 9:05 a.m.
Sample to be collected in 1 hour.
- Opening of the sternum. - Sternal saw.
Ventilation stopped.
Aspiration.
Coagulation at 20.
Is 20 the right amount?
Yes, at 20.
All right.
The plane landed at 9:05 am.
It's good.
We open it.
We're taking it out.
Corry.
9:23 a.m., arrival of the donor's heart.
I was afraid we wouldn't succeed.
Well done.
Auricular appendage.
Auricular appendage.
No more cold.
The next one, please.
Warm infusion.
Yes !
Turn off the ventilation.
His head was pointing downwards.
We lower it.
Reduce the flow.
The clamp is removed. Lift his head.
Heard.
Restart the ventilation.
The heartbeats are good.
The heart is beating well.
Adaptation: Shoko Takahashi & Patricia Boscassi