第19話: 真輔と由利子が鷹を放つために山へ旅立つ中、キートンが後を追う

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At the train station, Yuriko bumps into her childhood friend named Shinsuke Funase, who has smuggled a hawk inside his backpack. Shinsuke's mother tells Keaton about Shinsuke's suicide note, while Shinsuke's father shows Keaton an empty birdcage. Meanwhile, Yuriko and Shinsuke take a bus to Musashi Province. In the mountains, Shinsuke tells Yuriko that he desires to finally free the hawk after it has been confined inside the birdcage. While driving, Keaton learns from Shinsuke's father that Shinsuke attempted to free the hawk a month ago, but the hawk bruised Shinsuke's father on his face after he tried to restrain Shinsuke. Keaton reassures Shinsuke's father that Yuriko and Shinsuke are okay in the mountains. After Yuriko expresses her undecided career path, Shinsuke fears that he is unable to live up to the expectations of pursuing a career as a doctor since his grades are slipping. Yuriko and Shinsuke steal two tomatoes from a crop and eat them after venturing deeper into the mountains. Keaton and Shinsuke's father soon find the crop and follow the trail. While Shinsuke's father realizes that Shinsuke was comparing himself to the hawk, Keaton perceives that Shinsuke will find a sky where he belongs. At a waterfall, Yuriko and Shinsuke witness the hawk refusing to fly away. Upon their arrival at the waterfall, Keaton says that the hawk needs time to survive in the wild, while Shinsuke's father agrees to help Shinsuke teach the hawk some survival skills in the mountains. (Source: Wikipedia)