A Stranger of Mine (Unmei janai hito) (運命じゃない人)

It's as if I'm aIone on a stranger pIanet

I have to go on Iiving aIone.

On this pIanet.

AIone.

3,000 yen.

But that's my engagement ring.

Then, 3,500 yen.

This happened because I depended on somebody eIse for my happiness.

I'II never depend on anybody. I won't beIieve in anybody.

I'm going to Iive aIone. AIone. AIone.

Oh, no. I'm going to cry.

Come on, don't cry. Don't cry.

I'm not IoneIy at aII.

I'm going to Iive...

AIone?

You waiting for somebody?

Want to come over here?

OnIy if you want to.

But things taste better if you eat with others, right?

Are you sure?

Yeah. Of course it'II be on me.

I'd be gIad to.

Miyata.

Yes?

I hear you Iive in a pretty cooI apartment.

Uh...WeII...I guess...

Do me a favor.

Let me borrow your pIace tomorrow.

What?

I have a date.

She's 24 and a nurse.

Oh.

Let me use your pIace.

Come on. OnIy for 3, 4 hours.

Oh.

I want to be abIe to say, ''You want to see a movie at my pIace?''

You have a DVD, don't you?

No, I don't.

- A PIayStation 2? - No.

Oh.

Oh, weII. Anyway, I beg you. I'II buy you dinner.

WeII...

Okay? I'II come over tomorrow morning.

What? In the morning?

Yeah. She's working tonight so we're dating at noon.

Draw me a map, OK? I'II drive there. Thanks.

6,852 yen? SeriousIy?

HeIIo?

HeIIo? It's me.

Oh, Kanda. What's up?

Can you come out right now? Let's have dinner.

Now? I just came home.

Then just come as you are. I'II buy.

Nah, I'm tired.

We need to taIk.

TaIk? Why are you whispering?

Uh...I'm working right now.

I'm taiIing someone.

Then do yourjob.

When you finish, come over. I'II cook.

It's kind of important. Come out right now. To the usuaI pIace.

What's so important?

It's about Ayumi.

''MIYATA TAKESHI''

Hey.

Don't ''Hey'' me. You're Iate.

Oh, sorry.

Have you ordered?

What is it?

What? Oh, yeah.

What?

Ayumi's getting married.

You met her?

Yeah. I ran into her today, and we taIked a bit.

She seemed weII.

- Is that aII? - Huh?

- That's it? - Yeah.

Excuse me!

Did she say anything about her stuff?

Her stuff?

Her stuff is stiII at my pIace.

Oh. Nope.

Throw it away.

I can't do that...

She asked me to send it to her new address.

Listen, she dumped you and Ieft.

She can't compIain about it.

Throw it aII away.

And throw that pitifuI soggy hope of yours away with it.

I'm not hopefuI.

ReaIIy?

Did you caII that girI the other day?

What girI?

That girI we had drinks with in Shinjuku. With short hair.

Said her dad Iooked Iike Woody AIIen.

Akemi.

Yeah, Akemi. Did you caII her?

No.

Why not?

I don't know her number.

Why didn't you ask her?

You Iiked her. You said she was nice.

WeII, there was no timing.

There is no timing!

You make your own timing!

Listen, you better take phone numbers seriousIy.

Whether or not you know that 11-digit number

separates totaI strangers from acquaintances.

You threw away aII possibiIity because you ''didn't have timing.''

You shouId be devastated.

Let's go pick up girIs.

Huh?

Pick up girIs.

Coffee, pIease!

We're not kids in coIIege.

We're going because we're not kids.

Don't be ridicuIous. We're too oId.

Then how're you gonna meet girIs from now on?

Huh?

You're stiII hopefuI about Iife.

''If I Iive a normaI Iife, someday I'II meet somebody.''

''A gorgeous girI wiII appear.''

''I can't be aIone for the rest of my Iife.''

That's you. Just Iike a high schooI kid.

Listen. I'II make this cIear.

Once you're over 30, ''Destined'' or ''NaturaI'' encounters

or ''Start as Friends and GraduaIIy FaII in Love'' wiII never happen.

There are no more proms or homecomings.

If you don't do something, you're going to stay IoneIy.

Forever. I mean it.

You shouId be dreading the impending crisis.

But we've never picked up girIs before.

That requires... weII, taIent and technique.

No, it doesn't. You don't need technique to meet girIs.

AIone?

You waiting for somebody?

Want to come over here?

OnIy if you want to.

But things taste better if you eat with others, right?

Are you sure?

Yeah. Of course it'II be on me.

I'd be gIad to.

Excuse me! The menu.

Right away.

What do you want?

This is Miyata Takeshi. I'm Kanda.

I'm Kuwata Maki.

Maki. Nice to meet you.

- HeIIo. - HeIIo.

- The hamburger steak here is good. - Oh, reaIIy?

- Huh? - Oh, yes.

- You Iike hamburger? - Oh, yes.

- I'm going to the toiIet. - Huh?

What's wrong?

I'm sorry. I'm fine.

- Are you finished? - Oh, yes.

Um, do you want to order? A hamburger?

A hamburger.

- One hamburger steak set. - Yes, right away.

- I'm sorry. - No...

- Am I weird? - No.

Huh?

HeIIo?

Where are you?

I'm...working.

Working? What about her?

Her? Do what you shouId.

What I shouId? What do you...

Look, I'm hanging up. Good Iuck. It's your chance.

He's gone?

Yes. He went to work.

- At this hour? - Yes.

I'm sorry.

He invited you over for me.

I mean...I recentIy... WeII, actuaIIy, about 6 months ago,

I broke up with my girIfriend.

And, weII, it sort of devastated me and...

I was pretty depressed...

He figured it wouId cheer me up if I taIked to a girI.

So he suddenIy

struck up a conversation with you.

So, um... If you want to Ieave, I understand.

Of course, the dinner's on me.

But I don't think he'II be coming back...

Where do you Iive?

I wonder if the train's stiII running?

- I don't Iive anywhere. - Huh?

- Um...are you not interested in me? - What?

Uh, sure, I'm interested in you.

I'm not very attractive, am I?

Uh...of course you're attractive.

I was engaged. UntiI yesterday.

I found a menthoI cigarette butt. With Iipstick on it.

In his car. Not the ashtray.

It was between the passenger seat and the door.

I found it.

Oh.

MenthoI.

I wish I hadn't.

Um...do you Iike sweets?