UNBROKEN BONDS

(a.k.a "AKASUKI!")
Written & Directed By
Ascharya Rajeev
Based On A 2Chan Story As Read By Lazy Masquerade
NOTE THAT ALL SCENES TAKE PLACE IN AND AROUND KYOTO, JAPAN.
ALL CHARACTERS ARE JAPANESE. THE EVENTS IN THIS STORY ARE
COMPLETELY FICTIONAL. ANY RESEMBLENCE TO REAL PEOPLE OR REAL
LIFE EVENTS ARE PURELY A COINCIDENCE.

INT. JAIL CORRIDOR - TIME UNCLEAR

Double doors open as a man walks through the frame and into
the room, on the phone with someone. This is SATO. He's
holding a file in his hand, and a prison guard leads his way.
SATO
(into phone)
--I understand. I won't be long.
(listens)
I'll do my best. But from what I've
seen so far, her actions speak
volumes. Pure evil, not criminallly
insane.

INT. JAIL VISITORS AREA - CONTINUOUS

The guard stops outside the door and lets Sato in.
SATO
(nodding)
Thank you.
Sato turns and sits in front of a 16 yr old girl. A glass
pane separates them. She's wearing a striped orange and white
jail prisoner suit. This is AKASUKI.

SATO (CONT'D)
(placing his file on the
table)
Hello. My name is Sato. I'm working
with the Kyoto Police Department,
and I'm here to-
AKASUKI
(blunt)
I know what you're here for. You're
a Psychologist- you're here to find
out if I'm actually pure evil or
just mentally insane.
(notices the surprise in
Sato's eyes)
I overheard the guards.
Sato tries to maintain his calm demeanor.
 2.

SATO
(smiling)
I'm here to know you better. I want
to know who Akasuki was before she
got convicted.
AKASUKI
She was a nobody. Still is.
SATO
(opening his case file)
Let me see... Oh, a silver medal in
gymnastics... Placed second in the
AMA-CAS [academic merit associates
council for advance studies], and
had a good academic and
disciplinary track record up until
the incident.
He looks up to see a slightly more agitated and retreated
Akasuki.
AKASUKI
(scoffs)
That's who I am. Always missing the
mark.
Sato flips through the pages, smirking at the sarcastic
remark. Only it wasn't sarcastic.
SATO
The official report says you
murdered a 'Ms. Hashimoto' during
class hours... with a pen.
Akasuki says nothing. Sato picks up on this.
SATO (CONT'D)
Why would a near perfect school
student do such a thing?
AKASUKI
The file won't tell you everything.
Sato nods slowly, his gaze lingering on the file for a beat
too long.
SATO
(slowly looking up)
The file won't. But you can.
He leans back in his chair, exuding patience. Akasuki's eyes
flicker, the defiance replaced by a hint of vulnerability.
 3.

SATO (CONT'D)
You say "missing the mark." Makes
me wonder, what mark were you
aiming for?
Akasuki remains silent, her fists clenched.
SATO (CONT'D)
The silver medal, the academic
success, they all point to someone
striving for excellence. Yet, you
say you were "nobody." Isn't there
a disconnect there, Akasuki?
She looks conflicted. But there is hope.
AKASUKI
(barely a whisper)
I wasn't trying to be "nobody." I--
I...
Sato keeps his gaze steady, waiting for Akasuki to finish.
But she gives up and looks down again. Sato then reaches into
his file and pulls out a specific page, taking his time to
seemingly examine it.
SATO
(reading from the file)
"The loss of a close family member
around the time of the incident."
Akasuki's eyes widen momentarily, but she quickly averts her
gaze.
SATO (CONT'D)
It says here you had a twin sister.
Was she the one who...
AKASUKI
--Yes.
SATO
But taking another life, even
someone you felt hatred towards,
won't bring your sister back.
AKASUKI
It won't. But it'll...
(beat)
It silenced the pain. For a while.
She takes a shaky breath, her voice barely above a whisper.
 4.

SATO
(confused)
Your sister took her own life. On
her own accord--
AKASUKI
(silent outburst)
You don't know anything about her.
You only believe what's written in
that file, a file filled with cold
facts and assumptions.
Sato realizes he'd crossed the line.
SATO
(taken aback)
Sorry. Too far.
AKASUKI
I won't deny what I did, Mr. Sato.
It was wrong, unforgivable. But I
can't change the past. All I can do
is try to understand it, to
understand myself.
SATO
-Then tell me. Tell me what you
want the world to know. Tell me who
Akasuki is.
AKASUKI
I'm telling you this not to justify
my actions, but because... maybe,
just maybe, by understanding where
I came from, you can understand why
I did what I did.
A silence settles.
AKASUKI (CONT'D)
I... I don't know where to start.
SATO
Tell me about your relationship
with you sister.
AKASUKI
--I had an older twin sister.
CUT TO:
 5.

INT. SCHOOL - DAY

AKASUKI (V.O)
I sometimes get asked things like
"do you feel pain when your sister
gets hurt?" or "do your parents get
confused between the two of you?".
Stuff like that.
Action
AKASUKI (V.O) (CONT'D)
People seem to have this idea that
twins are connected somehow on a
deeper level. More so than regular
siblings... But not us both.