Hiroshi's Letter

Ini adalah surat dari karakter Hiroshi Takahashi pada film Restless. Surat ini teruntuk ia –orang yang dicintai Hiroshi—sebelum Hiroshi melakukan misi bunuh diri Kamikaze. Menilik pernyataannya, pejuang Kamikaze akan menulis surat sebelum mereka melakukan misinya. Surat terakhir.

Lisan yang tertuang. Aksara-aksara terakhir dari yang akan mati. Serta sekaligus bisa menjadi cambuk kepada yang masih berjuang terhadap hidup.

 

  

“As I write this letter, the ocean breeze feels cool on my skin.

That very ocean is soon to be my grave. They tell me I will die a hero.

That the safety and honor of my country will be the reward for my sacrifice.

I pray they are right.

My only regret in life is never telling you how I feel.

I wish I were back home.

I wish I were holding your hand.

I wish I were telling you that I have loved you, and only you, since I was a boy.

But I'm not.

I see now that death is easy. It is love that is hard.

As my plane dives, I will not see the face of my enemies.

I will instead see your eyes, like black rocks frozen in rainwater.

They tell us that we must scream, "Banzai," as we plunge into our target.

I will instead whisper your name.

And in death, as in life,

I will remain forever yours.”

Setelah saya membaca surat Hiroshi ini, pertanyaan yang satu ini langsung menyudutkan saya;

“Apa yang akan saya lakukan?”