text: Hiroko Yamamoto

- Have you done anything that made you think your were impure, and you were a grown up?

umm, I'd think when someone's aware of what's going on around them they meet a lot of people. I can't say what it is for sure, but maybe it's betraying people, obsessing over money, things like that. This is pretty practical, but that kinda stuff makes people sad or disappoints them. When I became a part of society I thought it was kinda scary.

- About how old were you?

That was after I graduated from high school and had to work for myself. Of course I met a lot of good people too, but...I can't talk to anyone completely honestly anymore.

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yeah. When I was drawn forward and had to associate with people, that's when I think I became impure.

- Have you ever been worried about it?

I have.

- Are you saying adults are impure?

yeah. I never thought of resisting it though. It's just a part of reality. That's society, and I caught on. Rather than being an individual in society, it's more like being a part of a group. It's like if I were re-arrainging music there might be things I want to do but can't.

- How did you manage to avoid becoming insincere?

It saved me knowing there were a lot of people around me who didn't know innocent impurity. My brother was like that too. I think people can see from me, there're some people out there who can love completely honestly...

- You seem like an earnest person.

yeah. But it's hard to stay innocent because it's important to interract with other people, to make connections...

- You can't calculate what's gonna happen?

Yeah, yeah. Like catch sales (laughs). It's not just my brother, truthfully there are a lot of people like that. The kind who'll stand outside the person they love's house but won't ring the doorbell (laughs). When I'm talking with them it's like they haven't given up on the world, and it makes me feel good. Those kind of people's innocence leads others like that to them.

- You said people who suit each other tend to find each other. Are you that kind of person?

I wonder. In the midst of all that I end up thinking I'm impure. However I say it, it's giving advice. There are definitely times when I have to lie, and bargain so...

Yeah. But instead of really pure women, I like ones with a bit of an edge.

Oh, how's that?

Well, people who're completely pure aren't interesting. I'd want her to be pure, but for her to have her own personality its important to have...its like she'd be greedy to become beautiful. She'd be childishly selfish, and if she needed money for that..

K, basically, he likes mixed up women, and all this other stuff...

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