Takuru is forced to confront his own involvement in the case, and the secrets of his past.  He was a neglected and abused child, who turned to an imaginary friend for support.  This decision has terrible consequences during the Shibuya Earthquake.
Eriko Miyashiro:
I don't think I can get home tonight. You?
:إيريكو مياشيرو 
لا أظنني سأتمكّن من العودة إلى المنزل الليلة، وأنت؟
Hoy no creo que pueda
volver a casa, ¿y tú?
Hoy no creo que pueda
volver a casa, ¿y tú?
JE NE POURRAI PAS
RENTRER CE SOIR, ET TOI ?
Non credo che oggi
riuscirò a tornare a casa.
Tu?