"Gleanings/St Anderson"
Is not a difficult book to find.
Because of this, it is not expensive.
So why would anyone
want to steal a copy?
It can't be so they can sell it again.
But why, if they wanted it
hadn't they found it before?
It's not for reading or for selling ...
But there must be a reason.
What could it be?
- Welcome. - Who the hell are you?
Where's Shioriko?
- Ah, Shida-san.
Ah, I'm in deep shit.
"Gleanings" by Koyama Kiyoshi was stolen.
This is Shida-san from Sedori Books.
- Sedori Books? - Sedori Books is a shop
Where they buy old books cheap
and sell them on for a profit.
Today I went to Myouhon Temple.
But as soon as I got there, my belly started hurting.
I headed straight to the toilet,
As I got to the temple I heard a crash.
I look, and this schoolgirl had run into my bike.
"Are you okay?" I asked,
The girl didn't turn around,
she's picked up a bag that she had dropped
and seemed to be looking inside it.
I started to worry a little,
So I said "Sorry, I'll sort my bike out"
After that, I carried on,
When I finally got back
one of the books was missing.
And she chose "Gleanings" of all things.
You think the schoolgirl took it with her?
- No doubt about it. - Why?
Well, she probably thought it was worth something.
- Eh? - What?
How would a schoolgirl know if a book is valuable?
Why else would she take it?
Maybe she's been looking for it.
"Gleanings" isn't rare, you know.
Maybe she dropped her book and picked up the wrong one?
Then where's the book she dropped?
If you're not going to sell it or read it,
- Is there a reason to steal a book? - There is.
And that's the clue to this case.
If we can work out the reason,
then that will help us find the girl.
How?
Shida-san, when you got back from the toilet
How were the books and the bicycle?
Kasai had just arrived, and he picked up the books with me.
- Kasai-san? Who's that? - A co-worker from Sedori Books.
He was waiting to get some new stock from me.
He said he saw a girl running away.
- heading towards the bus stop. - The bus stop.
She must've been in a hurry for the bus.
Certainly, because she was running when she hit your bike.
Maybe Kasai-san knows more about this.
He might have seen what she did afterwards.
I asked but he didn't know anything.
It's what I deserve for being careless in the first place.
We'll never find her, so we might as well not bother.
You can't find something unless you look for it first.
Just forget it. It's only one book.
It's not that big a deal.
I shouldn't have complained. Anyway, see what you think of these.
So ... what's back there? A warehouse?
No. That's my home.
- You live with Shida-san? - Yes.
- You're relatives? - No.
Well, what are you two?
Shinokawa-san?
- It's very special. - Eh?
The book that was taken, "Gleanings,"
it's very special to Shida-san.
Oh ... is that what you meant?
He would never sell that book to anyone,
And he always has it with him.
It's a book that's very close to his heart.
- I'll go and meet him. - Eh?
Kasai-san, wasn't it? I'd like to talk to him about this.
- Do you have any contact details? - Just a moment.
If you email this website, he'll get the message.
Okay. But don't tell Shida-san about this.
I think this'd probably make him angry.
I'll just borrow this a second.
- Episode 02 - "Gleanings"
Subtitler's note: This episode mentions many
books that have no official English version.
In those cases, I have used my own translations.
subtitles by ersby
- Are you Goura-san? - You must be Kasai-san.
Pleased to meet you.
It was right here.
It was just after three,
I was walking from that direction
When I saw a schoolgirl crouching here, doing something.
What was she doing?
She had her back to me so I couldn't see
but she seemed to have her hand in a paper bag.
Notice anything special about the bag?
Just a normal bag.
- Dark red. - Dark red.
Well, whatever she was doing,
I didn't have time to worry since I had a meeting.
So I just walked past.
Then I heard a voice.
What? She spoke to you?
"Do you have a pair of scissors?" she asked.
- Scissors? - To be honest,
No one's ever asked me for scissors when I was out walking before.
Did she want to cut something out of the book?
I don't know. I couldn't see inside the bag.
And another thing ...
When she gave me my scissors back they were wet.
Wet? With water?
That's right.
Then, she immediately
picked up the bag and ran off.
Down this way, towards the bus stop.
I thought, "So that's why she was in a hurry."
She must've wanted to get on that bus.
I thought so too, but she didn't get on.
Eh? What do you mean?
Shida-san's books were scattered around here.
I was picking them up, thinking what an odd thing had happened,
When I saw her again.
The bus had just pulled away,
But she was still standing as it drove away.
She got to the bus stop but
she never got on the bus?
She stole a book, cut something with scissors,
gave back the scissors all wet,
ran to catch a bus, but then didn't get on.
What's that all about?
If she didn't want to get on the bus,
why was she in such a hurry?
Beats me.
Kasai-san was there at the same time the books were stolen.
Yes. He thinks it was the same girl.
- Are you awake? - Charles Dickens.
"Our Mutual Friend" volumes 1-3.
Lucian Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin, "The Coming Of The Book."
Shikiba Ryuzaburou, "The Curious Case of Watanabe Kinzo's House"
Sugiyama Shigemaru, "One Hundred Demons"
Frank Renwick, "Scotland Bloody Scotland"
Fujita Cheiko "Love Is Power Overthrown"
Hidaka Toshitaka "Will Rats Conquer The World?"
What on Earth are you talking about?
I bought these yesterday from Shida-san. They're all out of print books.
All are Chikuma or Kodansha editions.
- And so? - Goura-san,
To know a book you must understand its parts.
- Parts? - Yes.
- Paper. Words. - Right. What else?
- Else? The binding. The cover. - And?
- That's about it. - Really?
Er, about this little chat ...
Are we still talking about the girl that stole a book?
- Yes. - That's a relief.
- I thought I'd gone mad. - I'm trying to work out
why she stole that book.
And I think I know the answer.
Eh?
If I am right in my thinking,
she doesn't want to sell the book,
and she isn't going to read it, either.
For her, "Gleanings" has no real value.
However,
she had to steal that particular book.
Why do you think that?
Didn't she take it by chance?
- Let's imagine. - Eh?
You are running for a bus,
- In a terrible hurry. - Okay, got it.
Why are you in such a rush?
- I need to get on the bus. - Wrong.
- What? Wrong? - Think a little more.
Maybe ... at the bus stop
there was someone waiting?
Eh?
Ah!
There was! When I was talking to Kasai-san,
There was one guy sitting there.
But why? And how did you know
- someone was there? - Remember what Kasai-san said.
"The bus had just pulled away,"
For the bus to have stopped and pulled away again
there must have been someone waiting.
In other words, she wanted to see
the person who was waiting at the stop.
Ah ... I see now.
The person at the bus stop wasn't another schoolgirl, right?
Eh? How did you know?
She never wanted to get on the bus,
she wanted to meet the man waiting for the bus.
That's why she was in a hurry.
She wanted to talk to him
before he left. But ...
Tomorrow, I'll try and meet him at the stop.
Well, I don't really know if it's the same man.
No, if he's there every day, it'll be the same guy.
But it's just a guess on my part.
I'm sure you're right.
After you told me about my Grandma just by looking at her book,
I trust your judgement.
- What is it? - Nothing.
Actually, could I ask you something?
Have you met a girl here recently?
- Girl? - About the same age as you.
Maybe, she was in a hurry,
she'd been running.
Are you a friend of hers?
- Got a problem with me? - Nothing like that.
It's just a small thing, really.
- Do you have her contact details? - Contact details?
Ah, it's nothing suspicious. It's ... but ...
Here.
- Are you sure? - You're her stalker, aren't you?
- No, not at all! - Then what?
Yakuza? Will you do something terrible to her?
She's a friend of yours?
Not really. Just a classmate.
- So why was she here? - What?
The girl. Why did she meet you here?
She was acting pretty weird that day.
She wished me "happy birthday"
I said, "Why are you celebrating? Idiot."
She just stared blankly.
Gave me the creeps.
What are you going to do?
Are you going to call her?
She was wrong for taking the book,
But it was a spur of the moment thing.
She had a broken heart, and was mercilessly teased.
So she did a stupid thing.
- Shinokawa-san? - Yes.
You say that "Gleanings" isn't rare.
- Yes. - I'm going to try looking for it.
Excuse me, do you have "Gleanings" by Koyama Kiyoshi?
No, I'm afraid we don't.
I see. Thanks anyway.
Excuse me, I'm looking for
- "Gleanings" by Koyama Kiyoshi. - Sorry, we don't stock it.
- Ah, I see. - Thank you.
I'm looking for "Gleanings" by Koyama Kiyoshi.
We don't have it.
- Excuse me, Koyama Kiyoshi- - Sorry, but
- we don't stock Japanese literature. - Is that so?
Thanks for your help.
It's here! "Gleanings". Got it.
- What is it? What are you up to? - Nothing.
- Just buying a book. - A book?
Put it back.
- Eh? - Put it back.
Sorry.
- Want a drink? - Eh?
- You've got time, haven't you? - Yes.
Why are you so attached to "Gleanings"?
The hero is a poor novelist.
He doesn't care about everyday things,
But one day he meets a young woman working in a used bookshop.
And then for his birthday she gives him
- Some nail clippers and an ear pick. - Nail clippers and an ear pick?
- Yes. - And then?
The End.
Well, I wanted a young woman to be nice to me.
Like most men do, right? Never happened, though.
But the author must've felt the same
because he wrote it down in a story.
I felt better after that.
The thing is, I was homeless at the time.
The company I worked for went bust one day
I couldn't pay the mortgage, my marriage broke up.
Nothing was going right.
I was going to have to leave everything,
But, just as I'm leaving the house,
for some reason, I picked up "Gleanings".
Back then,
I barely knew about the book,
but I thought I may as well take it with me.
You see, over many years,
Reading it over and over,
The meaning somehow changed.
The meaning?
What I mean is, this book
became a sort of symbol
of my life so far. I wanted something to tell me
a happy life was possible.
A single scrap of evidence would do.
Well, for me
It became a good luck charm.
So when I saw you buying the same book it felt strange.
I didn't mean anything by it.
Hey, what's that expression for? That was then.
You have to stop living in the past
before you can face the future. Isn't that what they say?
- Ah- - This is Kosuge.
Please leave a message.
Hello.
- Welcome back. - Ah. No Shioriko?
She went out with Goura-san.
Right.
- Here you are. - Thanks.
Are you ready to order?
Yes. Green tea, please.
For me, too.
I'll see to it right away.
Who are you waiting for?
- It's a little ... - A little ...?
- A little ... - Fine.
- Do you think she'll come? - Will she ...
- We can only wait. - Right.
Didn't turn up?
Biblia Bookshop sells old books, doesn't it?
- Yes. - But you seem very young.
- When did you take over? - My father died two years ago,
After that, I became owner.
So, who are you waiting for?
- It's a little- - Fine.
- Here you are. - Sorry for staying so long.
- It's fine. - Who are you waiting for?
- It's- - Fine.
Fine.
Please, take your time.
I knew she wouldn't come.
Shall we go after this?
I checked the orders
- a little while ago. - Ah, no.
I was just looking if Kosuge had replied about not be able to come.
- She hasn't called here, has she? - No.
Welcome.
- What is it? - Do you like this?
Katarei Tarou?
- Yes. - That's quite rare for young people.
Do you often visit used bookshops?
Yes. Sometimes.
- That 7,800 yen. - What? That much?
The author, Fukunaga Takehiko-
How can it be 7,800 yen? It was only 1,000 yen when it came out!
I don't have enough money on me. I'll come back again.
Please wait a moment.
Perhaps this is the first time
you've been in a second-hand bookshop.
Anyone who knows about this book and goes to bookshops
Would know exactly how much it is worth.
You wouldn't happen to be Kosuge Nao-san, would you?
Yes I am. So what?
- How did you get my address? - You see ...
Have you been following me?
One of your classmates gave it to me.
Classmate? Who?
The one from the bus stop.
Nishino.
Did you tell him about the book?
I didn't. But he had no problem telling me your email.
You were the one who took "Gleanings", right?
- I don't know. - Like I said in the email,
that book is very important.
- I don't know. - Please. Give it back
I already told I don't know, didn't I?
Even thought I said that,
You keep asking me about things I don't know about!
- Calm down please. - I see now.
I think I know what's happened.
We're not blaming you for anything.
If you want to return the book, that would be nice.
What do you know? Explain yourself.
That day, for your classmate's birthday,
you made him a cake as a present.
- Sweets. - Yes.
The droplets on the scissors were from the melting ice pack.
That's the only thing it could be.
An ice pack?
A birthday, a paper bag, an ice pack. Put those together
And I thought there must have been a cake inside.
You wrapped it up, put a ribbon on it,
put it in a bag, and left the house.
Nishino-san always got the bus
from a bus stop nearby.
That's where you went.
On the way, in front of the shrine,
you ran into a bicycle, and dropped the bag.
You checked in the bag, and it seemed okay.
Maybe the wrapping was twisted,
or the knot in the ribbon was loose.
Or the flower had come off.
In order to fix it again,
- You needed some string. - String?
Yes.
Huh?
"To know a book you must understand its parts."
- Ah! - The book "Gleanings"
had a dark red ribbon as a bookmark.
That's why you spoke about "parts".
Once, most novels had a bookmark like this.
Now only Shincho paperbacks have them.
You
needed a ribbon
so you stole a book.
Did someone see me?
No.
Well, then. How did you know the colour of the ribbon?
No one knew about it except me.
Not even Nishino saw it!
I can guess the colour of the ribbon because you used the bookmark.
Also, the colour of the bag.
You didn't have much time, so you had to use the bookmark
It was the only choice you had.
First you tried to pull it off by hand.
However, that's not easily done.
So you asked a passer-by if he had a pair of scissors.
You cut the bookmark, and finished the job.
Probably this is when the scissors
touched the ice pack.
You had no use for the book, but because he was there
you couldn't just throw it away.
Then, you had to get the present to the bus stop,
And so you took the book with you.
But ...
But I never gave him his present.
Impressive.
So, will you give the book back?
I'll come to your house to pick it up.
- That's no good. - Eh?
I can't return it now.
What do you mean, you can't return it?
Taking it is bad enough,
- but that attitude- - Shut up!
Don't tell me what to do!
If I can't give it back, then I can't give it back!
Hey! Wait!
It's fine.
She'll come back, so it's fine.
- Oh. Where are you off to? - Just a stroll.
- A stroll? - Yes.
Ah, Shida-san, did you buy something?
- Just a stroll? - Yes.
You guys ... you're up to something.
Sorry I didn't tell you.
Want something to eat?
You've got time, haven't you?
Thank you very much.
Does Shida-san always cook?
It's not just meals. I cook and clean, too.
So, Shida-san and Shinokawa-san
- What's your relationship? - We're more or less strangers.
Then, why do you live together?
When I was homeless I came to this shop,
and I met Shioriko's mother. I guess she wanted to help me.
She said I could sleep in a spare room.
Since then, I've sort of stayed here.
Where is your mother now?
- Is the food ready yet? I'm starving. - Hello.
- Hi. - Fumiya, help me set the table.
Let me help too.
Huh? Who could that be?
I'm afraid we're closed.
Hey, I said we're closed!
You can't just come in!
"It's fine. She'll come back."
I'm here to see Shida-san. Let go of me!
If that's so, tell me your name!
Wait!
Wait a second!
I'll just get Shida-san for you. Please wait a moment.
How did you know? That she'd come back.
She read the book.
Kosuge-san said:
"I can't return it now."
She didn't mean, it's impossible to return it.
She meant, I can't return it right now.
She hadn't thrown it away.
She was going to return it,
but she was in the middle of reading it.
- "Gleanings"? - Right.
I apologise.
And ...
What's that?
It's my way of saying sorry.
You read it?
This story's about following your wishes.
I'm not that kind of woman.
But I'm glad someone else understands what I feel.
Because it was so clear, I just fell in love with the story.
"But the author must've understood"
"because he wrote it down in a story."
"I felt better after that."
- It's a bit pathetic. - But can't you mend it?
- I'm really sorry. - I don't mean the book.
I mean you.
You worked so hard to make a present
And gave it to someone who didn't care.
It doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter at all.
It does matter.
Your feelings got hurt.
We all make mistakes.
No need to lie about it.
I didn't lie.
That's a lot of strong talk.
From someone who wants to be with a guy who's never there.
Well? If you want, you can always talk to me.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm just a loser.
Well, maybe I won't be able to help,
But sometimes, just talking to someone makes you feel better.
Look, it says so in "Gleanings" too.
"Somehow, it's helpful to clear away all of the things"
"we ask from each other. If we can join together,"
"what benefits we shall see." It says.
A little sentimental, but those words mean a lot to me.
Well?
"Happy birthday."
"Why are you celebrating? Idiot."
- Thanks for the meal. - It was a surprise.
- Eh? - About "Gleanings".
Goura-san, you really worked hard on it.
Perhaps I was thinking about the whole thing with "And Then ..."
"And Then ..."
When you said "Gleanings" was important to Shida-san
I started thinking ...
Maybe it's the same with me and "And Then ..."
So I thought it'd be a shame
if he never got it back, so I tried my best.
Shinokawa-san, you said you like old books.
That it's not just the stories written inside,
but the books themselves have their own stories.
Right.
Now I think I know how you feel.
Well ... even though I can't read books.
- Ah, I've kept you out in the cold. - That's fine.
- See you tomorrow. - Yes. Thanks for everything.
Thanks to you too.
subtitles by ersby
srt reduction ~ Vultural