Characters Tomoko Hatonaka(19) A college student Yukie Kimura(18) Tomoko’s roommate Toshi. Maeda(18) Yukie’s class mate Kaoru Oda(19) Tomoko’s friend Osamu Uehara(20) Kaoru’s boyfriend Kiyoshi Shimura(20) Osamu’s friend
And others
EXT. ON THE STREET (RECOLLECTION) DAYTIME A LITTLE GIRL’S MOTHER is taking A GIRL’s hand and walking. THE GIRL is looking at her mother’s profile of the face.
EXT. A PARK (RECOLLECTION) DAYTIME The girl and her mother is playing with fallen leaves. The mother’s profile looks kind and beautiful.
GIRL Mom.
MOTHER Yap?
GIRL Beautiful.
The girl touches the mother’s cheek.
MOTHER Thanks.
The mother smiles and touches the girls hand touching her cheek, then turns her eyes to the leaves. The girl looks up at the mother’s profile. The mother is vanishing in the sunshine.
SUBTITLE “PROFILE”
INT. IN THE TRUCK DAYTIME TOMOKO HATONAKA is sitting between a driver’s seat and an assistant seat. Her BROTHER is sitting at the driver’s seat and her FATHER is sitting at the assistant seat.
TOMOKO Turn right the next corner.
EXT. IN FRONT OF AN APARTMENT DAYTIME The truck is coming to the apartment, and Tomoko and her father and brother get off.
FATHER It looks good as a college apartment.
TOMOKO Yap. And it doesn't cost too much because I got a roommate.
Tomoko and her brother start carrying Tomoko’s baggage.
BROTHER What’s in it? It’s too heavy.
TOMOKO Books. Hey Dad, Help us!
FATHER I’m sorry.
The father gets a large box from Tomoko. Tomoko takes two large bags from the driver’s seat and close the door, then walks toward the apartment with her father and brother.
INT. ROOM 301 IN THE APARTMENT DAYTIME Tomoko comes into the room. Her father and brother follows her. They put their baggage in the living room.
FATHER Two rooms.
TOMOKO Yap. It’s enough for me, right?
BROTHER Hey, guys. We got lots of things left.
TOMOKO Please.
BROTHER Give me a break...
The brother shrugs. Suddenly, a door cross the living room opens. Tomoko and her father and brother turn around. A young woman-YUKIE KIMURA comes out of the room. She looks shy.
TOMOKO ...Well, um... You must be ...Yukie, right?
YUKIE Yes.
TOMOKO I’m Tomoko. Nice to see you.
YUKIE Me too. My name is Yukie.
TOMOKI They are my father and brother.
BROTHER Hi.
FATHER Nice to meet you, Yukie.
Yukie smiles at them.
TOMOKO OK, you guys get my stuff.
BROTHER Come on, Dad.
FATHER All right.
The father and the brother smile at Yukie and go out of the room. Tomoko picks up a large box and tries to carry it to the room opposite side of the room, which Yukie comes out. Yukie is staring at Tomoko’s profile. Tomoko finds that Yukie looking at her.
TOMOKO What?
YUKIE ...Nothing.
Tomoko goes into the room, which becomes her room from now. Yukie stares at Tomoko.
INT. THE LIVING ROOM NIGHT The room is ruled by chaos with a lot of Tomoko’s stuffs. A large table is located in the center of the room. Tomoko and Yukie are sitting there and eating their supper. Yukie looks at Tomoko’s face often. Tomoko looks she is uncomfortable by it.
TOMOKO You are a student of my college, right?
YUKIE Yes.
TOMOKO What’s your major?
YUKIE Design.
TOMOKO Oh, Really. I’m painting major.
YUKIE You are a sophomore, aren’t you?
TOMOKO Yeah. I used to go to the school from my home last year but it was a little inconvenient and I wanted to leave the house.
Yukie is just looking at Tomoko’s face.
TOMOKO What are you looking at?
YUKIE You really look like my mother.
TOMOKO Your mother? That’s funny. I don’t look like MY mother though.
Yukie stares at Tomoko as if she doesn’t listen.
TOMOKO Um...You look like your mother?
YUKIE I don’t know. My mother died when I was 8 years old.
TOMOKO Oh, I’m sorry.
YUKIE It doesn’t matter. It’s just like my mother is in front of me right now.
Tomoko feels uncomfortable by Yukie staring at her.
TOMOKO OK. I have to finish setting up my room.
Tomoko stands up and goes to a garbage can.
YUKIE Especially your profile...
Tomoko glances at Yukie while she is binding up the garbage bag. Yukie is still looking at her.
EXT. IN FRONT OF FUJI ART COLLEGE DAYTIME There is a plate, which tells “FUJI ART COLLEGE.” A lot of students is walking through the college gate.
INT. ART STUDIO IN THE COLLEGE DAYTIME Some students are drawing something while they are sitting in front of easels. Yukie being among them is drawing a woman’s profile, which looks like Tomoko. TOSHI. NAEBA, who is sitting next to Yukie looks at Yukie’s drawing. Yukie finds Toshi’s looking and looks at him. Toshi turns back to his drawing. Yukie stares at him once, and turns back to her drawing.
EXT. A PARK IN THE COLLEGE DAYTIME Tomoko and her friend, KAORU ONO, are sitting on the grass.
KAORU It’s so boring. I really wanna summer Vacation.
TOMOKO Hey, Kaoru. The school’s just started.
KAORU I know.
TOMOKO You can meet your boyfriend everyday, huh?
KAORU Yeah. He did part time job during the winter vacation.
TOMOKO Is it going fine?
KAORU Yeah, so-so. We often meet in the weekend.
TOMOKO That’s nice.
KAORU How’s your roommate?
TOMOKO Well, she is nice but...
KAORU What’s the problem?
TOMOKO She always stares at me.
KAORU ‘Cause you are ugly.
TOMOKO Hey, I’m serious.
KAORU I’m sorry.
TOMOKO She said I look like her mother.
KAORU She has mother complex?
TOMOKO I don’t know. Her mother died when she was a child. She is pity.
KAORU Maybe she loves you.
TOMOKO No way. I’m straight.
KAORU Then, you gotta get a boyfriend.
TOMOKO I know. But I don’t have a chance.
KAORU You got a girlfriend though.
TOMOKO You!
Tomoko holds Kaoru down and they start play on the grass.
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TO BE CONTINUED!