Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Reunion Movie/Transcript

Transcript of the 2016 film Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Reunion Movie. Note that some dialogue will be in Japanese.

Prologue
(The song "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night!)" plays as the Warner Bros. Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and Cartoon Network logos appear in an anime-styled format.)

(The movie opens on a Japanese flag waving in the air, as the words "Tokyo, Japan" & "1995" display on-screen. The camera cuts to various shots of Tokyo before we pan down to a school. Cut to a room filled with musicians.)

Music Teacher: Sate, kurasu. Kyō kara rihāsaru ga hajimarimasu. Kanarazu... (Translation: Alright, class. Today, we'll start rehearsals. Make sure you...)

(We pan to a young pink-haired girl named Ami Onuki, who was drawing a picture of her as a rockstar.)

Music Teacher: Wakatta. Ichi, ni, san. (Translation: Okay. One, two, three!)

(The students played music. But one of them was playing very loudly, causing all of them to stop and listen. It was Ami, who was banging on the drums very hard. When she noticed that everyone was looking at her, she stopped.)

Ami Onuki: Uh... Setsumei dekimasu. (Translation: Uh... I can explain.)

(The students clapped.)

Ami Onuki: (to herself) Ā, mā. Sore wa hazukashikattadesu. (Translation: Oh, jeez. That was embarrassing.)

(Dismissal. Ami was walking out of the school, when another girl, Yumi Yoshimura, approached her. She had purple-hair)

Yumi Yoshimura: Oi. Jissai ni yokattadesu. (Translation: Hey. That was actually good.)

Ami Onuki: Mā, hontōni? (Translation: Oh really?)

Yumi Yoshimura: Hai. (Translation: Yes.)

(Ami Onuki smiled.)

Ami Onuki: Arigato. (Translation: Thank you.)

Yumi Yoshimura: Watashi wa Yumidesu. (Translation: I'm Yumi.)

Ami Onuki: Amidesu. (Translation: Ami.)

Yumi Yoshimura: Tomodachi ni naritai? (Translation: Do you want to be friends?)

Ami Onuki: Hai! (Translation: Yes!)

(The two touched hands, freeze-framing there. Then, the opening credits play as the Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi theme played.)

Part 1
(We open to a shot of the New York City skyline, with letters appearing that said: "21 years later." Crane down to a stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where Yumi was performing alone.)

Yumi Yoshimura: Thank you, New Jersey! Good night!

(The crowd cheered for her. Yumi walked off the stage.)

Yumi's Assistant: That was great, Ms. Yoshimura!

Yumi Yoshimura: Thanks. I gave it all my best shot.

Yumi's Assistant: So what are you gonna do now?

Yumi Yoshimura: I might head back to Japan. Gotta reconnect with my family.

Yumi's Assistant: You're not gonna reconnect with your former bandmate Ami?

Yumi Yoshimura: Ami Onuki? Haven't talked to the girl in ages. I hope she's doing well.

Yumi's Assistant: Well, it doesn't hurt to see her once in a while, does it?

Yumi Yoshimura: Hmm... nah.

(Just then, a mailman walked in. He was holding a letter.)

Mailman: Is Ms. Yoshimura here?

Yumi Yoshimura: That's me!

Mailman: I've got a delivery for you.

Yumi Yoshimura: Really? From who?

Mailman: That's something you've gotta figure out yourself, because I can't seem to identify who sent you this letter.

(The mailman handed Yumi the letter.)

Mailman: Hey. Love your music. Keep rockin'.

Yumi Yoshimura: Okay... thanks?

(The mailman left.)

Yumi's Assistant: Well, what are you waiting for? Open it.

(Yumi opened the letter. She read aloud from it.)

Yumi Yoshimura: (reading) "Dear Yumi, meet at Battery Park by twelve midnight. You might see an old face there. Sincerely, an old manager." Wait, wait, wait.

(Yumi puts down the letter.)

Yumi Yoshimura: I think I know what's going on here.

Yumi's Assistant: What?

Yumi Yoshimura: My old manager is trying to reunite Ami and I.

Yumi's Assistant: Oh! That's nice.

Yumi Yoshimura: Oh, jeez. I can't believe this is happening.

Yumi's Assistant: Why?

Yumi Yoshimura: Because... well, Ami and I weren't doing so well in our last years as Puffy.

Yumi's Assistant: Well, what happened?

Yumi Yoshimura: It's best if you don't think about it.

(Yumi walked away.)

Yumi's Assistant: Okay.

(Cut to a show titled "Amiventure", where Ami was sitting on a desk. This takes place during Yumi's concert.)

Ami Onuki: Welcome to Amiventure, folks! I'm your host and former Puffy member Ami Onuki! Today, we'll talk about the music industry, and how it's holding up today. Now...

(Fade to various shots of Ami talking about stuff.)

Ami Onuki: ...and that's Amiventure, folks! See you all tomorrow!

Cameraman: And we're off the air!

(Cut to the dressing room.)

Ami Onuki: Whoo! That was exhausting.

Ami's Assistant: Well, I'm pretty sure that was your idea now, wasn't it, Ami?

Ami Onuki: Yeah, it was. But still, I wasn't expecting it to be this big.

Ami's Assistant: Hm. I can't blame you for that.

(A person knocked on the door.)

Mailman: Delivery!

(Ami's assistant opened the door.)

Mailman: I've got a letter for Ms. Onuki?

Ami Onuki: Over here, sir!

Mailman: Right.

(The mailman gave Ami a letter.)

Mailman: Have a good one, folks!

(The mailman left. Ami opened the letter.)

Ami Onuki: (reading) "Dear Ami, meet at Battery Park by twelve midnight. You might see an old face there. Sincerely, an old manager."

Ami's Assistant: Well, what is it?

Ami Onuki: I think I know what's going on here.

Ami's Assistant: Is it a reunion? Is it a love letter? Or-

Ami Onuki: I'm 100% confident that someone I know is trying to bring me and Yumi together again.

Ami's Assistant: Yumi? As in "Yumi Yoshimura"?

Ami Onuki: Yeah. Wait, you don't know our old band? Puffy AmiYumi?

Ami's Assistant: No, I know Puffy. I just wanted to make sure it's the Yumi you know, and not some girl who's pretending to be her.

Ami Onuki: I can see that.

Ami's Assistant: So you goin' or what?

Ami Onuki: You know what? Get some mints. I think I'd like to see this Yumi.

Part 2
(Yumi was leaning on a railing at Battery Park.)

Yumi Yoshimura: (thought) You know, Yumi... Maybe this will be a good reunion. Just say "Hi" to Ami and everything will be alright. Yep; all I have to do!

Ami Onuki: Yumi?

(Yumi turned around to see Ami.)

Yumi Yoshimura: Ami?

Ami Onuki: Yumi!

(Ami ran towards Yumi. She hugged her.)

Yumi Yoshimura: Hi, Ami... long time no see.

Ami Onuki: I know! Oh, I can't believe this! It's been so long! How come you never talked to me since we split?

Yumi Yoshimura: I don't know... I kinda regret that now.

Ami Onuki: Look at you! You haven't changed a bit!

Yumi Yoshimura: Ami, it's been ten years.

Ami Onuki: Yeah, but still! Anyways, how you been?

Yumi Yoshimura: Oh, you know, still a rock-and-roll queen. Just like in the past.

Ami Onuki: Really? Well, I was just hosting my talk show called "Amiventure".

Yumi Yoshimura: "Amiventure"?

Ami Onuki: I'll explain more of it later. But for now, why don't we just go take a stroll?

Yumi Yoshimura: Sure. I don't see why not.

TBA.