1987
A young Jemuzu looks out of his bedroom window at the orphanage he's lived at since the death of his mother and dissapearance of his father. A nun stands outside his door and knocks.
Nun: Jemuzu... are あなた ready yet?
Jemuzu: I'm not going Sister Beth. They're all phony!
Beth: May I come in?
Jemuzu: I don't care.
Beth enters the room.
Beth: あなた know Jemuzu... Just because あなた think あなた can read someone well, dosen't mean that あなた can actually read them.
Jemuzu: Why are あなた so skeptical of me?
Beth: I'm not.
Jemuzu: Yes あなた are... あなた always have been. Not only that, you're annoyed... Why won't I just be like the other kids?... That's what I sense from you.
Beth: Please Jemuzu... Just go to the sermen at least.
Jemuzu: No... Why should I have to get dressed up in your uniform to pray to a god, that あなた say, sees all, and hears all? Can't he hear me pray in this room?
Beth: Of course he can.
Jemuzu: Then this is where I'll pray.
Beth closses her eyes
Jemuzu: Let me guess... "Such a poor child, why must he feel so alone?" It's because I am.
Beth opens her eyes wide and Jemuzu smirks.
Beth: At least come downstairs to eat then.
Jemuzu: I'll be down in a 分 then. (Beth turns to walk to the door) Oh and Sister Beth!(Beth turns her head) I called it right on, didn't I?
Beth:(turns her head back away) The cafeteria is still open.(Exits room)
Jemuzu gets changed into a plain black t-shirt and blue jeans, and heads downstairs to an empty cafeteria. He gets himself a bowl of cerial, sits at one of the tables and begins to eat. He hears sounds from the church. The organ playing hymns, the priest 読書 from the bible, then... the other sounds that only he could hear. Feelings and emotions echoed in Jemuzu's head, almost creating their own voices. Voices that urked Jemuzu, like a thousand needles in his head. He threw down his spoon and covered his ears, but he could still hear them. Like a migrane that wouldn't go away, a pain that could not be dulled, the voices struck down on him like a thousand bullpin hammers pounding the needles deeper in to his skull.
Voices: Damnit, I'm missing the game. Is this thing over yet. Every sunday, yap yap yap, amen. Why does my wife drag us here. I could be sleeping right now!!!
Jemuzu pounds the 表, テーブル with clinched fists, stands up and walks towards the church. Beth notices him...
Beth: Jemuzu, あなた decided to make it after all!
Jemuzu walks up to the alter. He takes his fingers and makes the cross.
Jemuzu: In the name of the father, son, and the holy spirit. Amen.
Jemuzu lightly shoves the priest away from the microphone.
Jemuzu:(looks at the roof of the church) Forgive me father, I am about to sin... Badly.
Priest: Jemuzu! What are あなた doing?
Beth: Jemuzu?
Jemuzu:(speaks into the microphone) If あなた don't want to be here, why do あなた come!?! Do あなた think the big man in the f*ckin' sky gives two sh*ts if あなた do または not!?! Go watch your football game, go sleep in, and if あなた really want to come here, fine!!! But do it of your own free will... If あなた don't wanna be here then don't come!!! If あなた actually believe in this God you're praying to, then あなた should know he's supposed to be a forgiving one... I don't think he's gonna care if ya miss a day.
Priest: Jemuzu!
The crowd looks on in shock, not being able to believe what is comming from the six 年 old's mouth.
Jemuzu: All I'm saying is... Come here when あなた really give a sh*t about being here.
Jemuzu storms out of the church.
Beth: Jemuzu...
Priest: Let him go Sister Beth.
Beth: But...
Priest: He's done nothing but cause problems since he gotten here!
Beth: I know... But he's just a troubled child.
Priest: Exactly! He dosen't belong here, he belongs in a mental asylum!
Beth:(Gives the priest an angry look) The worst part of it is that... He's actually kind of right! (Walks outside and Jemuzu is gone)
Beth: Jemuzu!!!
Meanwhile Jemuzu has made his way to the cemetary.
He stands overlooking a simple headstone that reads, " Ashuri Kuratchi 1957 - 1981. Loving Mother."
Jemuzu: Well Mother, I'm back again. It's been a rough time lately. They've got me going into first grade this year... I'll try to block out the other kids, but it's so tough... Actually If あなた could Mother, tell God that I'm sorry for what I just did... I'm sure he already knows but I can't exactly tell him face to face like あなた can...(sighs) Still no sign of my father anywhere either, but I don't know, maybe one 日 he'll come back... Right?
Jemuzu pauses for a moment and looks up to the sky.
Jemuzu: I wish I could've known あなた mom... and... even though, we've never really met... (sighs) I 愛 あなた too...
Beth finds Jemuzu in the cemetary and walks up to him.
Beth: Jemuzu...
(The priest walks up behind Beth)
Priest: Now what is he doing? He's not gonna start vandalizing...(Beth interupts)
Beth: That's his mother's grave...
Priest:(puzzled look) Huh... after he just...
Beth: This is the way he prays...
Jemuzu stands up and walks past the priest and Beth not saying a single word.
A young Jemuzu looks out of his bedroom window at the orphanage he's lived at since the death of his mother and dissapearance of his father. A nun stands outside his door and knocks.
Nun: Jemuzu... are あなた ready yet?
Jemuzu: I'm not going Sister Beth. They're all phony!
Beth: May I come in?
Jemuzu: I don't care.
Beth enters the room.
Beth: あなた know Jemuzu... Just because あなた think あなた can read someone well, dosen't mean that あなた can actually read them.
Jemuzu: Why are あなた so skeptical of me?
Beth: I'm not.
Jemuzu: Yes あなた are... あなた always have been. Not only that, you're annoyed... Why won't I just be like the other kids?... That's what I sense from you.
Beth: Please Jemuzu... Just go to the sermen at least.
Jemuzu: No... Why should I have to get dressed up in your uniform to pray to a god, that あなた say, sees all, and hears all? Can't he hear me pray in this room?
Beth: Of course he can.
Jemuzu: Then this is where I'll pray.
Beth closses her eyes
Jemuzu: Let me guess... "Such a poor child, why must he feel so alone?" It's because I am.
Beth opens her eyes wide and Jemuzu smirks.
Beth: At least come downstairs to eat then.
Jemuzu: I'll be down in a 分 then. (Beth turns to walk to the door) Oh and Sister Beth!(Beth turns her head) I called it right on, didn't I?
Beth:(turns her head back away) The cafeteria is still open.(Exits room)
Jemuzu gets changed into a plain black t-shirt and blue jeans, and heads downstairs to an empty cafeteria. He gets himself a bowl of cerial, sits at one of the tables and begins to eat. He hears sounds from the church. The organ playing hymns, the priest 読書 from the bible, then... the other sounds that only he could hear. Feelings and emotions echoed in Jemuzu's head, almost creating their own voices. Voices that urked Jemuzu, like a thousand needles in his head. He threw down his spoon and covered his ears, but he could still hear them. Like a migrane that wouldn't go away, a pain that could not be dulled, the voices struck down on him like a thousand bullpin hammers pounding the needles deeper in to his skull.
Voices: Damnit, I'm missing the game. Is this thing over yet. Every sunday, yap yap yap, amen. Why does my wife drag us here. I could be sleeping right now!!!
Jemuzu pounds the 表, テーブル with clinched fists, stands up and walks towards the church. Beth notices him...
Beth: Jemuzu, あなた decided to make it after all!
Jemuzu walks up to the alter. He takes his fingers and makes the cross.
Jemuzu: In the name of the father, son, and the holy spirit. Amen.
Jemuzu lightly shoves the priest away from the microphone.
Jemuzu:(looks at the roof of the church) Forgive me father, I am about to sin... Badly.
Priest: Jemuzu! What are あなた doing?
Beth: Jemuzu?
Jemuzu:(speaks into the microphone) If あなた don't want to be here, why do あなた come!?! Do あなた think the big man in the f*ckin' sky gives two sh*ts if あなた do または not!?! Go watch your football game, go sleep in, and if あなた really want to come here, fine!!! But do it of your own free will... If あなた don't wanna be here then don't come!!! If あなた actually believe in this God you're praying to, then あなた should know he's supposed to be a forgiving one... I don't think he's gonna care if ya miss a day.
Priest: Jemuzu!
The crowd looks on in shock, not being able to believe what is comming from the six 年 old's mouth.
Jemuzu: All I'm saying is... Come here when あなた really give a sh*t about being here.
Jemuzu storms out of the church.
Beth: Jemuzu...
Priest: Let him go Sister Beth.
Beth: But...
Priest: He's done nothing but cause problems since he gotten here!
Beth: I know... But he's just a troubled child.
Priest: Exactly! He dosen't belong here, he belongs in a mental asylum!
Beth:(Gives the priest an angry look) The worst part of it is that... He's actually kind of right! (Walks outside and Jemuzu is gone)
Beth: Jemuzu!!!
Meanwhile Jemuzu has made his way to the cemetary.
He stands overlooking a simple headstone that reads, " Ashuri Kuratchi 1957 - 1981. Loving Mother."
Jemuzu: Well Mother, I'm back again. It's been a rough time lately. They've got me going into first grade this year... I'll try to block out the other kids, but it's so tough... Actually If あなた could Mother, tell God that I'm sorry for what I just did... I'm sure he already knows but I can't exactly tell him face to face like あなた can...(sighs) Still no sign of my father anywhere either, but I don't know, maybe one 日 he'll come back... Right?
Jemuzu pauses for a moment and looks up to the sky.
Jemuzu: I wish I could've known あなた mom... and... even though, we've never really met... (sighs) I 愛 あなた too...
Beth finds Jemuzu in the cemetary and walks up to him.
Beth: Jemuzu...
(The priest walks up behind Beth)
Priest: Now what is he doing? He's not gonna start vandalizing...(Beth interupts)
Beth: That's his mother's grave...
Priest:(puzzled look) Huh... after he just...
Beth: This is the way he prays...
Jemuzu stands up and walks past the priest and Beth not saying a single word.