"Shizuoka, 1977" "What's the situation?" "The plane's damaged, no idea of survivor" "3 hours after the crash, hard to survive" "That's the worst scenario if all dead" "(Help)" "You hear that ?" "Yes, I heard it too." "A child's voice" "(Mommy, Daddy)" "(Help me...)" "(lt's so heavy, please move it away)" "Here he is!" "He's alive!" "Headquarters, we've located one survivor" "Send a rescue helicopter immediately!" "You heard him screaming?" "(Where's Mommy?" "Where's Daddy?" ")" "(lt's time to go home now)" "That's not his voice" "What..." "That's his thoughts reaching our brains impossible" "We have an emergency" "Report to the General immediately" "Discovered one Transparent at crash site" "Found a Transparent, request protection" "A stretcher!" "Now!" "National Defense Agency, Tokyo, 2000" "Eastern Regional Battalion, #1 Division" "Captain First Class, Komatsu Yoko" "You report to the Protection Committee" "Prime Minister's Office, Tokyo, 2000" "I'm Komatsu Yoko of #1 Support Regiment #1 Division, Eastern Battalion" "Welcome l'm Kunimitsu, Chief of Escort Division" "What about this female soldier" "Awfully dainty" "Has she got what it takes?" "After Military Medical Institute," "She's been a staff psychiatrist" "Yes, I'm making a clinical study of PTSD for disorder, and counseling soldiers" "Excellent" "You should be familiar with Transparent?" "Bulesis Transmission Disorder inner thoughts expose to nearby peopl" "Unfortunately, I've never met one lt is the mission of this Committee... to protect and supervise Transparents" "For years, being supported by government" "We have promotion for Transparent" "To enhance the public acceptance" "Transparent's thoughts can reach 10m far lf you suddenly get another's thoughts" "Don't panic, but react normally instead" "Transparents are invaluable resources don't reveal this knowledge to them" "From the Specially Gifted Committee" "Transparents never know their condition" "Yes." "When a Transparent discovers it" "The psychological stress has sometimes.." "...led to suicide. I know a case" "Our first Transparent" "A most unfortunate incident" "Now, there are 7 Transparents in Japan" "And their l.Q. are above 180" "Look at this" "#5, a genius on environment engineering analyzed carbon dioxide with silicon" "Reducing 5% in CO2 emissions mandated by international Global Warming Guidelines" "This increased our domestic GNP by 23%" "Case #1, a genius on Quantum Physics" "Case #4 proved the Hertz Moeler Theorem" "Case #3 designed our 1st space station" "All Transparents have great contribution" "Some of them may seem of dubious value," "But Transparents are valuable resources" "This is why our mission to protect... and supervise Transparents" "Transparents have been assigned to towns" "Transparents live like average citizens" "That's your new posting Where Case #7," "The 7th Transparent resides" "We'll look forward to your reports" "Yes" "Case #7." "His name is Satomi Kenichi" "Born in 1973, he lost both his parents ln an airplane crash when he was 3" "His grandma Satomi Kiyo lived in Okumino" "A town for Transparent Protection," "Kiyo was allowed to adopt him" "Case #7, his first day of primary school" "Kenichi, your lunch" "Graduating with top grades in school" "Want to be a doctor and took the exam" "You may begin" "Passing the test with top scores" "He passed the Medical Boards 6 yrs later" "Now, Kenichi sit here." "Got to tell them" "After his residency, Case #7 worked as a young doctor at the Mino hospital" "Make him give up medical practice?" "Yes" "But why?" "This drug is for Athlete's foot" "What does that... I've used it personally lt was Case #7, who discovered... this hit product during medical school" "Given more time in a real research," "He might find cures for cancer or aids" "Actually, he has to" "So, Transparents are national resources" "Why he quit research and be a doctor?" "Under the Transparent Protection Act," "Transparent's wishes shall be respected" "Therefore, we let him to become a doctor" "We have to make him change his mind" "So he can carry on researching new drugs" "That's where you come into the picture ln other words, I get close to #7, ln order to discover exactly why" "He wants to be a practicing doctor" "Precisely" "You are psychiatrist." "We have confidence" "Sir, I'm glad to study a Transparent" "We land in Okumino in 5 minutes" "What's it like?" "No local specialties nor any hot springs" "Otherwise, they'd never have volunteered" "Volunteer for having a Transparent?" "They take in one Transparent to cut tax" "Suddenly, their public works are funded" "So, this town lives off that Transparent" "TRANSPARENT" "Thank you for coming." "Oh, allow me" "Thanks I'm Homma." "Nice to meet you" "The Committee told us to help you," "You have new identity as an observer" "Amazing hospital" "The Committee built it I see" "This is built for Satomi Kenichi lt's a Transparent Public Works project" "The medical unit" "Good morning" "This is Dr. Azuma, our Chief of Surgery" "He supervises Satomi Kenichi" "Nice to meet you" "Dr. Satomi around?" "This is Komatsu Yoko" "She's here as an observer" "Nice to meet you" "Nice to meet you" "Observer?" "Actually the Committee's new spy" "(Damn!" "I'm late again)" "He just passed me." "He'll arrive in 10sec" "(Oh, shit!" "I'll never make it!" ")" "At the door" "Lobby area ready, Ready to escort" "(Why do I turn off my alarm!" "Stupid)" "(Jerk!" ")" "(Jerk, you better watch those corners)" "Don't bother!" "He'll be here any minute now, sorry" "(Shit, it's hopeless I'm totally late)" "That was..." "Seems he's arrived" "What?" "(Move!" "Move!" "Move, dammit!" ")" "Unbelievable" "(l'll get yelled at again)" "I'm sorry, I'm late" "(Here we go." "What a drag...)" "Satomi, this is the doctor I told you" "Komatsu Yoko, here as an observer" "Nice to meet you. I'm Satomi Kenichi" "Nice to meet you, too" "(Shoot)" "(l thought she'd be younger." "No chicken)" "No chicken..." "Oh, sorry, I just... (What a mess)" "(This morning, I have to order CAT scan)" "(After that, it's rounds and conference)" "(Make an intern do that crap)" "His thoughts are crystal clear I could never have imagined this" "It's OK to broadcast that?" "Apparently..." "Case #7 has knowledge of Transparents lt would be natural to let him know" "Because he doesn't know he's Transparent" "And you are?" "We're Special Police assigned to him" "We always disguise as staff and patients" "For the Unexpected" "The Unexpected?" "(Ouch!" ")" "Are you OK?" "(How dare you, you idiot!" ")" "(God, how embarrassing...) (How tacky." "That hurts...)" "Case #7 is a valuable national resource" "Violating the Act is a criminal offense," "Someone might point out he's Transparent" "So we have him under 24hour surveillance" "So I see" "He may be a genius," "But he causes trouble in this hospital" "Trouble?" "We shall begin Dr. Takemura's rounds" "Rounds" "How are you?" "Fine, thank you" "Oh, good." "His chart... (Chart, chart... here)" "This patient has swelling in the neck," "Protruding eyeball and weight loss" "What is the correct diagnosis?" "You" "Yes..." "Aggravation of Thyroid function" "(But first, you should do a scintigram)" "(and check hormone levels in his blood)" "But...first I'd do a scintigram, and check hormone levels in his blood" "Good." "And an effective treatment?" "lsotopic Therapy." "Radioiodine" "Collects in the thyroid" "(lsotopic Therapy can reap benefits)" "(with no radiation side-effects)" "(Any idiot knows that)" "Although it offers short-term benefits" "You risk thyroid deterioration" "You're Mita, right... I see you study hard" "Who's next?" "Hirayama san's waiting for you" "Yasuba san, with your good test results," "Doesn't mean you should smoke" "(Lung cancer'll kill you) lt's hard to give up..." "Listen, this hospital serves good food" "Nice nurses." "Maybe I'll move in for good" "Well, don't overdo it" "(Try to trick him with dirty old move)" "(Damn I'm hungry What to eat...) (Today's special is...)" "Here he is I'd like the special" "One special coming up" "here you are" "Thanks for the food" "(Lousy...)" "Thank you, teacher" "Kiyo san, you're so generous" "You do not charge for lessons" "But my Kenichi is a nuisance for others," "Giving lessons is the least I can do" "No, We have life easy because of Kenichi" "We can get gas lines and a sewage system" "And big tax breaks to boot" "No harm in hearing a few pesky voices" "Compared to him, my son is a real leech" "Might as well have been born Transparent I mean, Transparents..." "Excuse me, sorry to butt in" "Why, Town Councilman I'm sorry I have to be the one, Kiyo san" "But your Kenichi's, what d'you call 'em?" "Thought Waves!" "That's right!" "Your neighbors hear them all night long, I'm so sorry for all the trouble..." "The Case #7's thoughts are special" "Everyone around him at the hospital suffers extreme stress by his thoughts" "It's obvious that Transparents can only co-exist with citizens if they cooperate" "Case #7's qualifications on surgical... (Not again...)" "(Still no surgery for me What is this?" ")" "Good morning" "You've got a gall bladder next week lt's your fifth case since coming here" "You're the star of Surgery" "(Why don't I get a bladder)" "Sorry" "(l can handle a gall bladder)" "No way, because you're Transparent" "Excuse me" "Dr. Azuma I saw the surgery schedule" "(l'm better)" "And?" "You scheduled Dr. Mita for operations" "Why can't I operate?" "(Of course I'm better than he is)" "Doctor" "There's reason why you're not fit for it" "(What's that?" ") What's that?" "You lack the experience to be a surgeon" "Excuse me" "Because his thoughts are so transparent?" "Not fit to handle really sick patients?" "Although there is informed Consent," "Patient should not hear every detail" "Say the patient is a politician" "His medical condition might affect a lot lf Transparent doctor leaks it to others doctor-patient confidentiality is ajoke I understand" "Kenichi isn't suitable for clinical work" "(Extraction of a gall bladder is speed)" "(The approach I'd...) (Why won't they let me...)" "Good morning" "Good morning" "(What does she want?" ")" "How come you want to be a surgeon?" "Why... (Wow, that's Megumi)" "(ln a mini-skirt She looks so cute...)" "Your reaction's abnormal" "Sorry" "(Girls like presents)" "(A present... a pendant..." "Or a ring?" ")" "(That's it!" ")" "(Act naturally)" "Hey, there" "Yes" "Do you prefer pendants or rings?" "What?" "I wonder which you'd like for present" "No!" "(Why not?" ")" "you know... as an aspiring physician," "Wear things might pose risk to patients" "So I never, ever, wear rings" "Of course" "(Of course)" "Oops, I have to run to an examination" "Excuse me" "(She realized the dangers of a ring)" "(l never even thought about it)" "Who's she?" "Kawakami Megumi, an intern here" "She's 3 years younger than him" "Definitely he's a Transparent" "Well, everybody knows that" "That's just it Everybody'll know" "What if I date him." "Not just our talk, but if we had sex and how many times, and whether it felt good or..." "Just, just calm down now" "The next day, all will know my business I can't stand that even if I love him" "Well then, why not just turn him down?" "If he says he loves me, I can refuse him" "How can I ask Do you love me?" "You've got a point..." "Please, give me a chance to reject him" "Me?" "Please" "Right now, the biggest concern ls that Case #7 seems to love Megumi" "No Transparent has ever loved a human" "Clearly, we must solve it quickly," "Consideration to Megumi's feelings" "Under the Transparent Protection Act," "Transparent's thoughts subject others to stress violates another's privacy, the situation must quickly be defused" "So, we need an immediate solution I say let the hospital fire him, and send him to the research facility" "The Ministry controls teaching hospitals" "The Ministry should cancel his license" "There you go passing the buck as usual" "You're out of your mind!" "I understand" "Given our Committee's record, lt's no trouble to break Case #7's heart" "Thank you so much" "But we'll need... your cooperation" "Cooperation?" "A date?" "Will you mind if we had a date tomorrow?" "What a surprise" "(Does she have the hots for me?" ")" "No, I will be with Megumi tomorrow and I thought, the more the merrier!" "(Megumi!" ")" "I'm available, definitely!" "(Go for it!" "Excellent!" ")" "(Where?" "A date, let's see Where to go..)" "I, um, hadn't decided... (Where)" "Oh, I see" "You have a date?" "Where?" "A festival in the next town?" "There's fireworks, and it's tomorrow!" "Get me the Cabinet Secretary for meeting interrupt him!" "This is a real emergency!" "On the double!" "Clock's ticking!" "The load-in is complete Next, the Team!" "Why do we have to dress up this way..." "Well, it is a festival" "Not exactly my style... (Damn!" "I'm late!" "I'm totally late!" ")" "(Why'd I turn off my alarm!" ")" "Sorry, I'm late Oh, no..." "You look great in that" "Oh, not at all" "(She looks so cute in that)" "What about me?" "I'm sorry, there's no time" "You are bribing us with cheap sake!" "I'm sorry, it won't be long" "You jerk!" "Everyone we need your..." "(She can't drop a pendant even at work)" "(She won't be scolded, it's perfect)" "(l hope Megumi'll wear it...)" "But, is this OK?" "What's OK?" "It's so sudden and so far lt is a date. lt's just one town away I heard once, that Satomi's never go out of Okumino" "What?" "A Transparent will join you today, be sure not to speak anything to him" "And even if you do overhear his thoughts lf you break rules, you'll be arrested so you must obey" "Roger, report to me" "We're doing our best, but something else" "What?" "Director Kunimitsu hasn't arrived" "Why not?" "How'd they end up at a festival!" "Hey, hurry!" "They've made me assistant Scout master.." "Hey!" "That's it!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Chase it!" "Get ahead of it!" "Get there faster!" "Hurry!" "Faster!" "(When shall I give her the pendant)" "(That's when I just tell her how I feel)" "(God, it makes me nervous)" "Just passed Point F" "Go faster!" "We're out of time!" "We need your cooperation" "Faster!" "(l've got a good feeling... (l think today's the right day...)" "Just in time" "Protection Manual #17." "Stage 1 begin" "There we are" "Hello" "Hello" "(Who's this guy?" ")" "Let me introduce This is Takahashi san, and we've been... I'm Takahashi, Megumi's boyfriend" "(... for real?" ")" "OK" "Stage 2" "(What does he means, boyfriend...)" "What kind of work do you do?" "A friend and I started an it firm and it's finally up and running" "He's the President" "Wow, a real entrepreneur" "(Entrepreneur!" "He's just nouveau riche!" ")" "I heard your father's a lawyer?" "Yes, I come from a family of lawyers" "They still want him to become one, too" "From a good family I'm envious" "(Good family." "Kind of spoiled rich kid)" "(selfish, bratty and full of himself)" "OK, now call Children 1 through 3" "Children 1 through 3 standing by 5 seconds, 4, 3, 2, 1" "Off you go!" "No, I hate this color!" "What?" "I said, just go!" "Oh, it's Takahashi and his girlfriend" "Hey, guys, Way cool" "You're popular with kids I volunteer as an assistant Scout master" "So I take them camping and hiking" "(So he's popular with kids...)" "Assistant Scout master!" "Yes, shall we go?" "(So kids like him, big deal)" "Not just kids Seniors A and B" "Seniors A and B, standing by 5 seconds, 4, 3, 2, 1" "Oh, Takahashi san" "Hello" "Thank you for the other day" "The pleasure was all mine I'll give you croquet tips." "Come again" "Right, stop teasing me..." "(Maybe he's a decent guy, after all)" "Site 5 passed. we follow the Manual" "This is Site 4 ls the drunk on the main path?" "Drunk?" "Well, damn this Transparent" "He ruined all the fun at the festival" "Where's this Transparent of yours?" "Emergency!" "Captain Komatsu, you're on!" "Check the area!" "On the double!" "I'm on..." "Stumble!" "Just stumble!" "Yes" "Dr. Komatsu!" "Dr. Komatsu!" "Hey, Transpa..." "Are you OK?" "Just in time" "(ls she nuts?" ")" "Let's go on up" "(What's with her?" ")" "That was a close call" "Moving onto Site 7." "Pick it up at shrine" "You gave him the ring?" "I checked" "Oh, sorry" "(l wish I hadn't... come today)" "(Me and my lousy luck)" "(What am I doing here?" ")" "There you are" "Oh, good, I thought we lost you ls everything OK?" "You seem a little down" "Oh, no..." "We're at a festival, let's have fun" "(Right, if I'm down...) (lt's no fun for them either)" "The drums and fireworks will start soon" "Followed by the dancing You must stay" "(l've got to say something...)" "Everybody will dance I've never seen it" "What fun" "(l've got to say something...)" "We don't have a good view, let's move up" "Sure" "#7's watching you, get closer" "Nice and romantic, let's go" "5 seconds to fireworks,4, 3, 2, 1" "(Oh... a ring...)" "As a doctor, I never wear anything..." "So I never, ever, wear rings" "I'm going home" "But the dancing... I've just remembered something, goodbye" "Great job" "Thank you" "Keep communication." "Call off the alert" "I just came to drop something off" "Please" "You're with the Committee?" "You can tell?" "None of his friends or colleagues have ever come to visit him before, so.." "I see" "He's a grown man with a child's heart" "He's never really dated a woman." "Actually, today he..." "Sounds like he was jilted by Kawakami I heard him" "I realized you suffer more than anyone" "You're with him 24 hours a day ut pretend you don't hear a thing" "We can't imagine how difficult it is I'm not pretending" "He's just an honest boy" "Excuse me" "Dr. Komatsu" "Give me just a second?" "I'm sorry to barge in" "No, sorry for the mess" "Oh, no" "Please" "Say..." "What is it?" "You left this behind" "Oh..." "I'm sorry" "For what?" "For dragging you along" "Were you bored?" "Bored?" "Why no..." "Actually" "Actually I was in love with Megumi" "Oh, I see..." "I had no idea" "So I was thrilled when you invited me" "My first real date I was all excited I wanted to show her my feelings with it" "But... (l'm glad he seems like such a nice guy)" "I mean, no use dwelling on it, right?" "Besides, I think you're looking good" "They just don't know it yet" "Someday, you will find someone perfect" "No, I..." "It's OK... (Nobody ever said that)" "(Dr. Komatsu's kind of...) (Hey, I'm...)" "(all nervous)" "(l think she's kinda cute)" "(Maybe..." "Maybe I...) (ln love...)" "Not again?" "Give me a present which is for other?" "(Why isn't she wearing it?" ")" "(She accepted. lt means she likes me)" "(Hey, is she being shy?" ")" "(She's so cute)" "Hear those thought waves?" "Say, did you hear the latest?" "Transparent's got a girlfriend?" "Can you believe it?" "I've heard, Yoko san You're so brave" "Are you crazy!" "Why should Satomi Kenichi and I go on vacation together!" "Not so loud" "What is the Committee thinking?" "We must consider our employees' welfare" "The Special Police who are covering #7 are exhausted from years of duty" "What does that have to do with me?" "It's even worse wherever Kenichi is" "And so we've devised solution to kill two-birds-with-a-stone" "Here..." "But why me?" "Your profession is..." "Psychiatry..." "Your specialty?" "Research on Transmission Disorder" "As a Transparent, Case #7 is also categorized as Transmission Disorder lt's extremely rare" "Only 7 cases in the country" "What researcher would throw away this first hand, round-the-clock observation" "No one" "In that case, here" "But that's not the... I want you to know, this is an order" "A deserted island I hadn't thought of it" "Bringing him when he's wiped out from an extended shift is a nice touch" "Thank you" "The island is 8kms around" "There's an old ruin on the north side" "No one will overhear his thoughts there" "You can relax lf anything should happen..." "Anything should happen... I'm done!" "I'm going in!" "Wait!" "(lt's so salty." "So this is the ocean)" "(Wow!" "I'm glad to be alive!" ")" "C'mon, let's swim together" "Exposing myself at this age takes..." "Satomi!" "Gotcha!" "No fair!" "Thanks for the meal" "(Lousy) lt's good and spicy" "Too spicy?" "How beautiful" "(Yoko and I are alone on this island)" "(Does that make us Adam and Eve...) I knew he'd get there" "We're like Adam and Eve, aren't we?" "Didn't think he'd actually say it" "Actually I've never traveled I traveled with my parents when small but I don't remember" "When I was 3, I was in a plane crash" "That was the last time" "Oh, I see" "My parents died in that crash I was the only survivor" "(l wonder why I was the only one)" "When I learned I was the only survivor I began to wonder why..." "Why it was me... and only me... I don't believe in God especially but there's a reason why I'm alive here" "And I still think so" "What?" "(Please... be quiet)" "A Transparent" "I'm sorry I had to be rough" "Come in, Please" "But I had no choice" "(He won't overhear my thoughts I'm safe)" "Excuse me." "You are..." "Shigefumi Japan's 1st Transparent" "30 years ago, when I was in fear of my abnormality" "the government asked me to help create the Committee and the Protection Act I thought the 1st Transparent suicide" "When I found that I was a Transparent" "And I did consider suicide" "(How to live with every thought exposed)" "But the Committee knew those thoughts lronically, because I was a Transparent," "I couldn't even kill myself" "And by the time they let me out, I'd lost the will to do it" "So you've been all alone on this island" "Life's gotten awfully convenient I can do things without personal contact" "and get most things I need" "(l've never given one to someone)" "I never intended to meet anyone" "Do you know Medusa from Greek?" "Everyone sees her turns to stone" "Transparents are a kind of Medusa" "Whatever they think about another, good or bad, it's all exposed" "Their thoughts freeze everyone near them" "No one wants to turn into stone" "So someone like me, has no choice but to live this way" "(Thank God I was right)" "(Talk to someone... who's with me) I'm so glad I met you and talked to you like this" "(lt's so lonely being all alone)" "I'd better be getting back" "Wait, a little..." "Yoko san" "Go, now!" "Shiraki san!" "Forget it, just get out of here!" "Don't come any closer" "What's wrong!" "I just touched your skin" "The touch and warmth of human skin lt's been so many years since I felt it" "I've tried not to think about it" "Now that I have, I can't stop myself" "(Your... your body...) (l want your naked...)" "Shiraki San" "You can hear me, how I imagine taking you inside my head," "(Breasts..." "lips... naked)" "Even darker emotions... I can't bear for you to know" "Don't listen to my thoughts, get out" "Please calm down, I'm a psychiatrist I understand how you suffer" "Just get out!" "Go!" "Stop!" "Enough!" "Yoko san!" "You need help" "Stay away!" "You know nothing!" "Your words won't help me" "You can't imagine how terrible it is" "Nobody can help me" "Now you know The Transparent... is the Medusa" "I'm sorry." "Please get out of here" "Not for your sake, but for mine" "...but I'm sure there's a reason why I'm alive now, I still believe that" "Yoko san" "Where were you?" "I was so worried" "(l'm so happy she's here)" "(Oh, thank God she's back)" "What were you doing?" "(l woke up and she was gone)" "(l was so worried and lonely)" "(So all alone)" "(So lonely, lonely...) (Don't go anywhere again)" "Yoko san?" "(Why's she crying?" ")" "(What happened?" ")" "(Don't cry, please)" "(Don't cry...)" "Let's leave" "What?" "On that island, I learned that I know absolutely nothing of the overwhelming loneliness" "Nor did I understand" "why I had held Satomi Kenichi in my arms or how I should behave" "Excuse me... (Did I do something wrong?" ")" "(l don't get it)" "(What happened?" ")" "(Why did she cry?" ")" "(What happened?" "I don't get it)" "Kenichi" "(l don't get it)" "Kenichi!" "What?" "What are you dreaming about?" "Not in love" "Give me a break and leave me alone!" "Eat it while it's hot" "What is this!" "I'm sorry" "Are you all right?" "What are you doing?" "Dammit, it's hot!" "Whatever am I doing?" "Messing up my room I'll do it" "No, I'll do it I will!" "Let me do it You'll ruin the tatami mat" "Oh, dear me, I made quite a mess" "(Was grandma always this tiny?" ")" "Let me do it, grandma" "You're getting old, grandma" "Just a little tired, that's all" "You should have an exam at our hospital I'll arrange it at the Health Center" "There's nothing wrong with me" "Just in case" "Pancreatic cancer" "The permeation is apparent" "There's no doubt" "Given its size, it's quite advanced" "Any family?" "Case #7 is her only family" "Dr. Satomi..." "We can't tell him He's a Transparent" "We've told that she got hyperlipidemia and we're admitting her for tests I understand" "We've to get Dr. Satomi out of hospital," "His grandma may find out what's wrong" "The Committee has to make a move that Transparent into research" "What a blessing for us" "That's right, yes" "Thank you for being good to my grandson" "Why, of course" "Please continue your kindness" "Grandma, what are you doing!" "Thanking your colleagues" "You don't need to" "But I thought I would" "OKay, that's enough Go to your room" "(She's so embarrassing)" "About the island... I'm sorry" "You don't have to apologize" "(What happened...) lt's so inconvenient with grandma gone" "Yes can't hospitalize her for cholesterol" "(l'm so relieved it's nothing serious)" "You've always lived with her" "That's why you're so close I'm jealous" "Remember you asked me why to be surgeon?" "It's before I went to elementary school" "One night I got a terrible fever lt hurts, grandma, it hurts" "You'll be OK, Kenichi" "Kenichi, you'll be OK" "Grandma'll take care of you" "When grandma saved me that night, I was just so happy what She did but... I was so deeply grateful to her" "But I didn't know how to tell her" "That's why" "That's why I decided to be a doctor to help other people as well" "That's the reason why I'm alive here" "The Drug Research Lab has requested you to join their staff the earliest" "They want you to leave here for new Lab job by the end of the month" "But I've got to consider grandma" "Then let me be frank" "Our hospital has financial problems" "The Board has ordered us to cut doctors" "Surgery has to comply as well" "You're eliminating me?" "I would definitely cut you from surgery" "(That's what you think of me)" "Developing new drugs is important, you'll help many more people" "Can I think it over?" "I'll report to the Committee" "Recently, I wonder what if I were a Transparent" "That way, I'd never have to lie, never have to hurt anyone" "It's not just others who you hurt" "Lying to others is not most difficult" "They're the ones we tell ourselves" "Grandma, the thing is, I've been invited to the Research Lab" "Really?" "Researching new drugs is important work lf l succeed, I can help lots of people" "I'm more suited to that work" "Why that's wonderful" "You should work hard" "If you want to go, you should do what you want" "Oh, dear, I'm quite tired today I'll lie down" "Have a good rest" "(Grandma, I'm sorry)" "(l couldn't become a doctor)" "Thank God, he will go to research lab" "We'll be free of all his thoughts" "Finally, it's back to business as usual" "Don't tell about his grandma's cancer?" "This shouldn't be told to a Transparent" "He's leaving for the Research Lab today" "Soon, they'll operate on Satomi Kiyo" "This is the Committee's best plan" "You've completed your mission as well lt's over, over" "Finally, it's all settled" "We should've sent him to the Lab earlier" "Exactly" "Please wait!" "Given Case #7's psychological state, you should postpone his transfer to Lab" "What are you saying?" "The transfer's cleared the Ministry lt's too late to change now" "Taking him away from Kiyo isn't necessarily the best idea" "Let him stay until the operation finish" "Don't consider the Transparent's wishes?" "If he insists on staying as a doctor" "We shouldn't ruin his dream of surgeon" "A Transparent's still a Transparent" "Transparents are humans, too" "Even when they make the wrong choices, they have the right to explore" "Let him stay longer" "Please" "Unfortunately, that's impossible" "Why is that?" "As long as Case #7 is a Transparent, we need to protect him lt's our duty and it's the interests of his happiness" "Trapping him in a cage is happiness?" "OK, thank you" "Dr. Azuma" "Yes?" "I'm very sick, aren't I?" "We'll heal you over time" "Can't you let my boy operate on me?" "That's..." "Maybe it's just family prejudice, but he's worked so hard all these years" "night after night, chained to his desk..." "All he wants is to become a doctor who can help people" "But... I can't bear the thought of his" "Hard work and devotion going to waste" "But it's impossible" "I'm sorry I guess I shouldn't have brought it up" "Thanks for everything" "Work hard over there" "Where's Dr. Satomi?" "He just left for the Lab" "Wait!" "Kenichi" "Stop, you have to follow our orders!" "Don't worry, grandma'll look after you" "You'll be fine" "What happened?" "Are you sure this is what you want?" "I want?" "What?" "Are you happy leaving this for the Lab?" "Yeah, I'll be better at research anyway" "(l can't be a surgeon)" "Your grandma inspired you by saving you isn't it your turn to save her?" "That's impossible l will join the Lab" "(Why are you saying this?" ")" "You're lying, Satomi lt's not like you to lie I'm not lying" "(Don't confuse me anymore Stop it)" "Your grandmother has pancreatic cancer" "What?" "(impossible..." "The test results...)" "People at the hospital hide it from you" "But why... (Because I'm a failure as a doctor)" "No, that's not..." "This is not your fault" "You should know what you have to do" "Why are you alive here and now?" "(The reason I'm alive here" "Case #7 is heading back surveillance" "Dr. Azuma" "What, leave something behind?" "Please let me treat my grandmother" "What's this?" "You're no longer part..." "So you know about her illness" "Yes" "(Pancreatic cancer..." "And terminal)" "And you still want to treat her?" "Yes" "(l'll save her life... i will)" "(Grandma..." "I swear I will)" "(l swear)" "(l become a doctor because of you)" "Please let me operate" "Do you know why I never let you operate" "No" "Because you're far better than I am" "I was jealous I didn't want to admit it, so I lied to myself" "You'll still have to leave the hospital lt'll be your first and last operation" "I'll make up your lack of experience lt'll be tough, but go ahead" "Yes, thank you" "Dr. Mita" "We've assigned a new surgeon" "Yes Hurry, Dr. Mita I understand" "Wrong chart, Dr." "is this Anesthesiology?" "The surgery's assigned to other doctor" "That's right, it's Dr. Satomi" "It's just a little lump in your stomach lt's a simple procedure to remove it" "(it's cancer...)" "When it's gone, you'll live many years I guarantee that" "(Pancreatic cancer)" "What's wrong, grandma?" "You're so grown up" "You were just a little boy" "Thank you, doctor" "(Sure)" "(l swear I'll save your life)" "Hurry" "Back-up Team's here" "We're scheduled for 13:00" "No idea how forceful is his thoughts" "We'll make security around 100m radius" "Got that?" "Yes!" "(Once I open, I check primary lesion,)" "(check hepatic metastasis)" "(Mobilize the duodenum)" "(Separate pancreas from peritoneum)" "(After cutting away the stomach,)" "(Separate the pancreas at the SMV" "(Tape the hepatic artery, portal vein)" "(and excise the stomach)" "Sir" "Why is Case #7 in the operating room!" "Please, just be quiet and observe" "I'm ready to begin Anesthesiology" "Please" "Scalpel" "(You can make it, grandma)" "Here we go, everyone" "No obvious hepatic eventration" "Right" "The primary carcinoma's severe" "Yes" "(Grandma, I'll get it all out of you)" "(Steady now)" "(l shouldn't damage the portal vein)" "(l've removed the pancreas)" "(but the connective tissue inflamed,)" "(and it's hemorrhaging Stay calm, now)" "(Carefully suture one area at a time)" "(Damn, there's permeation of nerves)" "(l have to cut the advential tissue)" "(Hang in, grandma lt won't be long)" "Stable now" "(l just have to remove the jejunum)" "Specimen" "Specimen, please confirm" "(Hang in there, grandma)" "The carcinoma's out Now," "Amazing" "What's going on?" "His first surgery is so precise" "Dr. Azuma" "Can you take a look?" "What?" "Here Metastasization to the peritoneum" "What happened?" "What's wrong?" "(lt's too late...) (we cut now, it'll recur)" "It's really too bad" "Yes I'll repair and suture" "30 Proline" "(Grandma, I'm sewing you up)" "(l'm sorry, grandma)" "(l was so near you, but I never...) (l never noticed you were sick)" "(Grandma)" "(l'm so sorry I cut you open)" "(Cut you so badly)" "(l'm so sorry, grandma)" "(Grandma)" "(l never even noticed)" "Operation complete" "Resume routine protective surveillance" "(We lived together all that time)" "(Why didn't I notice before it's late)" "(l'm so sorry, grandma)" "(lt's too late Too late)" "(Forgive me, grandma Forgive me)" "There are alternative treatments lt's your duty as physician to see her" "What should I do?" "Tell her what you have to" "Yes" "It's done, grandma" "We got that lump out of you, so you'll be fine" "I see" "I'm glad" "You were great" "Thank you, Kenichi" "I have to go now" "You're all grown up" "(l couldn't save you..." "Grandma)" "(Don't thank me...)" "(Grandma...) (Grandma...)" "(Don't thank me)" "(l was right there)" "(But I couldn't help you)" "(Forgive me, grandma)" "(l couldn't do...)" "(A thing for you)" "(Forgive me, grandma)" "(Why didn't I notice before it's late)" "(Forgive me, grandma)" "(l'm so sorry, grandma)" "(Forgive me)" "(Grandma...)" "Dr. Azuma" "How did my grandson do?" "I've never met a more skillful surgeon" "Oh, good" "Now I have no regrets..." "Don't say that, Satomi san" "There are many other treatments I'm in your hands" "We'll lick this thing together" "Thank you for everything" "For the next 6 months," "Kenichi acts as his grandma's physician" "He oversaw many treatments" "He was always by her side" "You could say that Kenichi failed to save his grandmother's life" "But his surgery had consequences none of us could have dreamed of" "Unfortunately, you have a tumor lt's malignant, but at an early stage" "We consider it operable" "Excuse me..." "Um..." "Yes, what is it?" "Can I request Dr. Satomi to operate?" "He's a Transparent." "Do you get it?" "Yes..." "But, I want Kenichi to operate on me" "Well, he's... certainly a fine surgeon" "You have to fill out consent forms" "That's the 26th request this month I won't send him to the Lab for awhile" "And the Ministry of Health?" "I'll explain and offer an apology" "The Cabinet Secretary's furious with me" "That man keeps increasing my workload" "What?" "The 1st time you refer Case #7 as a man" "Did I... say that?" "There's more to the myth about Medusa" "When the hero Perseus slays Medusa," "Pegasus is born of her blood" "Good morning" "Thank you" "How wonderful" "Your patient, Dr. Mita" "Right ln the modern age, as words proliferate it is difficult to know people's hearts" "And many people suffer because of this" "Maybe the modern age needs Transparents ls Dr. Satomi in?" "May I help you?" "Not you, again!" "I just want him to examine me" "If we all accept Transparents as normal perhaps we'll have ushered in a new age" "As Pegasus born from Medusa's blood, spread his wings across endless skies" "So I have come to believe" "We're almost there, grandma" "Don't worry" "Don't worry" "Everybody knows you're a wonderful boy" "What are you talking about?" "(What are you talking about?" ")" "Look, grandma lt's so beautiful" "Grandma Grandma"