The next day
Beach
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Crew Member

That's all for this morning!
We'll resume shooting after lunch!
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Rui

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(Our morning shoot's already over...)
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Rui

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(After lunch, we'll be doing that scene again.)

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???

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I'd try to rethink this scene with Reki Bakuno in mind.
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Rui

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(With those words in mind, I rewatched all the old footage I could.)
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Rui

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(Not just for this film...
I even asked Mr. Kato to send over footage of any of Bakuno's previous stage performances.)
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Rui

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(Unfortunately...
I still wasn't able to find an answer.)
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Rui

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(What are we missing?
What did he see...?)

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Rin

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<Rui, is something wrong?>
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Rui

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Rin...?
What brings you here?
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Rin

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<You haven't really slept since yesterday, so I came to see how you were doing.>
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Rin

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<Wait, those bags under your eyes!
You really should get some rest if you can!>
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Rui

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You got me.
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Rui

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But I'm okay.
More importantly, I need to figure out what we're missing.

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Tsukasa

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There you are, Rui!
Oh, Rin's here as well.
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Rui

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All of you...
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Rin

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<Huh?
What's with the big bag, Tsukasa?>
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Tsukasa

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Heh heh heh.
It's full of our lunches, including yours, Rui!

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Rui

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Oh, including me...?
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Nene

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We're heading over to the airport to shoot that scene again after lunch, right? So, we think you should eat while you can.
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Emu

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Having some yummy food should help you come up with really good ideas!
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Tsukasa

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Which is why we brought you a hearty barbeque lunch! This was the last one they had, so you should consider yourself lucky!
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Rui

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Yes, I agree that I should provide myself with some nourishment. Thank you, everyone.
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Rin

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<Oh, you guys' lunches are all different!>
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Rin

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<Nene's got a Japanese-style lunch, Emu's looks Western, and Tsukasa's having some sandwiches!>
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Emu

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Hehe. It's so great how we get to choose our lunches like this!
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Tsukasa

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Good point. Normally, you would expect them to provide the same meal for everyone.
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Tsukasa

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But considering how many people are working on this film, there must be a wide range of preferences, and they've given us a few choices to meet everyone's needs!
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Rui

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To meet everyone's needs...
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Emu

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Oh, I just thought of something amazing!
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Emu

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Getting to choose our lunches is really nice!
But wouldn't it be even nicer if we could choose what's inside?!
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Nene

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What do you mean?
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Emu

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Take Rui's lunch for example. It's a big barbeque lunch that's chock-full of meat and vegetables, right?
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Emu

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But Rui hates vegetables.
So, wouldn't it make him happier if he were allowed to have no veggies?!
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Rui

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...!
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Emu

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As for me, I'd want to have lots and lots more veggies instead of meat!
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Nene

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It wouldn't be much of a “barbeque” lunch if you did that. Also, you're basically talking about a buffet.
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Rui

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(Individualized lunches based on each person's wants and needs...)
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Rui

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Now I see...
That's what we've been missing.
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Emu

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Rui?
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Nene

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Did you figure something out?
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Rui

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Yes.
I think I understand why that scene didn't go as well as planned.
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Rin

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<What?>
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Rui

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I need to go talk to Mr. Ohara.
The rest of you keep eating.

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Nene

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Hey, wait a—
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Nene

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*Sigh*
There he goes...
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Ohara

...is how I'd like you to do this scene now.
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Reki

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I see...

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Rui

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Pardon the interruption, you two.
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Ohara

You look like you're out of breath.
Is something wrong?
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Rui

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No, it's about that one scene.
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Rui

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I think I know what you need to do in order for it to go the way you want.
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Reki

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What...?!
You also had an idea?
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Rui

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Huh? Also?
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Ohara

Yes, I was just discussing my new plan for it with Bakuno.
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Ohara

It hit me last night. My friend said he'd rethink the scene to fit Reki Bakuno better, but I thought I'd been doing that up to this point.
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Ohara

But further editing what we had didn't give me the answer. Which meant that the problem didn't lie there.
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Rui

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The problem was the screenplay...

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Ohara

Looks like we landed on the same answer.
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Ohara

This screenplay is based on the original novel. As such, the lines for each character are more or less all taken straight from it.
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Rui

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Right. In particular, the climax scene is completely faithful to the dialogue in the book.
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Ohara

Exactly. Unfortunately, that dialogue is intended to have maximum impact when read as a part of a novel.
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Ohara

In other words...
It won't necessarily translate well over to film.
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Rui

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Yes, but... These lines aren't bad or anything. This scene still works with them in place.
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Rui

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We may not have run into any problems if we were working with a different cast. However...
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Rui

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Because Bakuno is playing Katsuyuki, there has to be a better way to do this scene.
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Ohara

Precisely.
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Rui

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So, as important as it is to stay faithful to the original story, the lines for this scene need to suit Bakuno's style better.
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Rui

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They need to be rewritten in order to allow him to put his skills to full use.
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Ohara

Oh...?
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Ohara

Haha. I see...
Even you decided to stop there.
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Reki

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Mr. Ohara?
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Ohara

That won't be enough, Kamishiro.
I'm thinking about going even further.
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Rui

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What...?
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Ohara

Credit where credit's due, you did better than most would in your situation. I commend you for that.
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Ohara

But I'd be out of a job if a filmmaking novice like you managed to come up with the same answer as me.
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Reki

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U-Um, so...
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Ohara

It's time to show all you youngsters.
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Ohara

You're going to see what Tomomi Ohara is really capable of.