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TOHO CO., LTD.

SNOW TRAIL

Produced by TOMOYUKI TANAKA

Screenplay by AKIRA KUROSAWA

Cinematography by JUNICHI SEGAWA

Art Direction by TAIZO KAWASHIMA

Recording by SHOJI KAMEYAMA

Lighting by MITSUHARU HIRATA

Music by AKIRA IFUKUB'E

Starring

TOSHIRO MIFUNE

TAKASHI SHIMURA SETSUKO WAKAYAMA

AKHTAKE KONO YQSHIO KOSUGI

KOKUTEN KODO TAIZO FUKAMI

EIZABURO SAKAUCHI FUMIO OMACHI

NOBUMITSU MOpHIZUKI KENZO A'SADA

FUSATARO ISHIJIMA HARUKO TOYAMA

CHIZUKO OKAMURA TOSHIO KASA'l

KO ISHIDA v TOKUE HANAZAWA

Directed by SENKICHI TANIGUCHI

TRAIL OF BANK ROBBERY TRIO

LEADS INVESTIGATION TO NAGANO AREA

HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO JAPANESE ALPS

Hello?

Hello?

Surrounded by this much snow, we're like fish on dry land.

I wish I knew how to ski.

The snow slows them down, too.

That might be so,

but you sure need a different pair of shoes.

Of all the places to hide out in Japan,

they picked the snow-covered mountains.

This is the perfect opportunity

for you to learn how to ski.

It's easy.

It's a little late now, isn't it?

I can't reach Shikanoyu Hotel. No one's answering.

Thank you.

They have to be there.

They must have cut the phone lines.

That's their pattern.

If so, they're rats in a cage.

How so?

I'll explain.

Shikanoyu Spa Hotel is right there.

It is 12 miles from here.

The reason Chief called them rats in a cage

is that there's only one way in and out of there.

About four miles from the hotel, there's a forest service hut.

In another eight miles, you reach Tanizawa Ski Lodge.

The area between the hut and the ski lodge,

which is right about here,

is known for avalanches.

Only experienced climbers and the locals

would dare venture through the snow in the winter.

Most accidents happen there, too.

What's after the lodge?

There are no roads after that.

You may find a way forward in the summer,

but only experienced climbers would make it up there in the winter.

If you're not one of them, it would be a suicide mission.

It's a difficult path.

I tried it once, but quickly gave up.

On a clear day,

you can see beyond that big tree over there,

a mountain ridge that looks like a row of shark's teeth.

There it is.

Where's the Shikanoyu Spa Hotel?

You can't see it from here.

See that cloud shadow on the slope?

There are two peaks that look like humps, right?

The hotel is between them in the valley.

How far is it?

If we left now,

we'd be there by dinnertime

there.

Beautiful day, isn't it?

Detective Kamijo, what's going on?

There's nothing to worry about.

I heard on the radio that the bank robbers are here.

On the radio, huh?

Kamijo.

Do they have a radio at Shikanoyu?

A radio? Uh-huh.

Yes, sir. I believe they do.

Then, cutting the wires won't do the robbers any good.

The hotel hired many men for the lumberyard this year,

and the hotel manager was an amateur sumo champ, too.

Maybe they've already caught them.

Excuse me. -Huh?

They shouldn't make any attempt to capture them.

The robbers are still armed,

and if any civilians try to catch them,

they may end up getting hurt.

It s probably better

if the people there don't know anything.

Makes sense.

SHIKANOYU HOT SPRINGS SPA HOTEL

No wonder. The tubes are missing.

Who would steal just the tubes?

Well, I guess you can sell them.

But this is weird.

The wires are all cut, too.

This is not a simple theft.

Just think about it.

First, our phone lines were cut.

The weather is calm today. No breeze at all.

Someone did this.

And then the radio went down.

I'm convinced the bank robbers are behind this.

I’m convinced you read too many crime novels.

This is no joke.

Remember the party of three who arrived today?

Room 7 on the second floor? What did you think of them?

Nothing. I was disappointed it was all guys.

Come on.

This is a serious matter.

They fit the description of the robbers.

As soon as the radio announcer started reading the description,

one of them abruptly turned off the radio.

Maybe he likes a quiet lunch.

That's not all.

It also said the ringleader is missing two fingers on his right hand.

The one with glasses kept his glove on even inside.

Also, his red leather bag!

Who brings that to the mountains?

He didn't even let us touch it.

I see.

See? It all fits.

Boy, you really have quite an imagination.

Me?

You thought the restaurant cashier had a thing for you

since she was always looking at you.

But she was looking at you in disgust.

I don’t believe what you say. Not without sold evidence.

Solid evidence?

Yeah, like let me see with my own eyes

that the guy's really missing two fingers.

How can we do that?

No idea.

I slept well.

Already nighttime? So that's why I'm so hungry.

What's on your mind?

How can we get a look at his hand?

Still thinking about that?

Come on. Let's go take a dip.

In the hot spring?

Yeah. Then we'll have dinner.

That's it!

Huh?

What about dinner?

Not dinner, the bath!

I don't get it.

He has to take off his glove to bathe, right?

Why don’t you eat first? Your soup's getting cold.

busy!

Whatever.

Shh. Here he comes.

No, that's not the guy.

They're cautious. Bathing one at a time.

Why don’t you eat now?

I can't leave my post. Just in case.

Save my food, though.

- For later? - Of course.

Get me some tea.

You’re a handful, aren't you?

Here's another one.

That's not the guy either.

The boss will be the last one.

She's a good girl

A very sweet girl

As sweet as an apple

- Let's go. What are you doing?

- Let's go take a bath. - But I have to stay here.

Let's wait for him while we're soaking.

Good thinking.

That's him.

Hey! Rabbit's footprints!

Sorry.

Be careful, kid.

The raftsmen on the Kiso River

At great Mt. Kiso Ontake How can it be?

There are chills in the summer breeze

Guys!

The raftsmen need to bundle

They need warm clothes

They need heavy socks

You told me you were out of sake.

Those laborers brought their own sake.

Your boss waters it down, right?

Can you share some for this?

I can't do that.

What?

Hey, something came up.

Get lost!

Fool! You II catch cold!

Kid! Stop right there.

Where are the kids?

I tied them up in a storage room

Where's Ejima?

Locking up the employees in the basement.

What shall we do with them?

Don't move!

Make them take their gowns off.

Put it down!

Take your gowns off. All of you!

Do it! Don't you see this?

What is it?

I'll kill them!

Hold on.

This way.

- Hello. - We're right here.

What's going on here?

You're not gonna believe what we've been through.

This is the longest bath I've ever taken.

Will you go get our gowns?

Your gowns? What happened to them?

Where do I start?

It's freezing.

They threatened us with a gun and made us strip down.

We're lucky there's a hot spring here.

Where are they now?

They fled out the back door.

Shall we?

Let's go.

Come on, grandpa. You're slowing us down.

Shut up, you greenhorn.

Look! There's a hut!

It's a hut!

This is hut for the forest service.

And the ranger is not in.

It's freezing in here.

Fire is so great.

The flame is beautiful.

We're safe here.

A perfect hideout.

We can stay here for a while.

You're easy to please.

What are you doing?

For firewood. We're gonna need more.

Remember the barking dogs when we left the hotel?

Do you think police were there?

You wanna know? Go ask them.

Say that again, and I'll...

Go ask them.

They know we're a trio. It's all over the papers.

I say we split up.

I agree.

I

Hey. Is something wrong?

Split...

in three.

In three.

One for you, and you and me.

One left.

I'll take it.

You guys okay with that?

Why don’t you pick them up? You're not happy?

No way.

I don't want us separated.

We don't know what will happen. We may have to -

But we vowed to stick together all the way through.

Sure, I remember.

Old man, let me tell you

It was your idea to hide out pretending to be ski tourists.

Look at us now. We're stuck in a hut.

- But - - Shut up!

Knock it off.

What we need to do is find a way out of here.

Yeah, exactly.

We don't want to starve or freeze to death.

Hey, Nojiri.

What?

Hypothetically speaking,

if we turned ourselves in right now,

how much time do you think we'd get?

You can't be serious.

Spineless old man!

That's enough!

Damn you!

You cheat!

Let's go, old man!

Wait.

You think he's okay?

Who cares?

Listen up! Don't fire unless you absolutely must.

PRESS

Why is that?

It could trigger an avalanche.

An avalanche?

Takasugi!

Stop right there!

Don't move or I'll shoot!

Run!

I knew this would happen.

The old man's gone.

And his money. What a waste.

Look over there.

Those are ski tracks.

That wasn't the sound of a hunting gun.

Grandpa, your ears are tricking you.

My ears are fine.

You can hear a bear 300 yards away, right?

200 yards.

When you were 30 years younger, right?

I'm telling you. That wasn't a hunting gun.

Grandpa, someone's coming.

It's cold out, Haru-bo.

Harue, pour more sake for our guests.

I had no idea people could live in such a remote area.

Mr. Honda.

You know what?

Master.

With that avalanche and this blizzard, we can't go down the mountain.

You’re gonna have to wait at least a week.

One week! Great!

You look happy.

Yes. Mr. Honda can't leave here, right?

Settle down.

My boss won't be happy.

We can't get the newspaper, mail service or new customers.

This time, our only customers are the bears.

Great. She's calling us bears!

That's not what I meant.

Does that radio work?

It's been out for six months.

The batteries died.

Mr. Honda.

Next time you come, bring us some batteries, will you?

Sure. Sure.

You sound drunk.

You face is as red as boiled octopus.

This is good sake.

What's that sound?

It's a pigeon. - A pigeon?

A carrier pigeon.

For emergency communication with the town.

Mr. Honda, show me your dance.

I haven't seen you dance this year.

Aren't you drunk enough to dance?

Now I know.

She had an ulterior motive when pouring sake.

She wanted to get me drunk and make me dance.

Come on, dance.

Nope.

Dance for us!

Won’t you?

Well, since none other than Haru-bo is asking.

Let the record spin.

Hey, that's a bottle of honey.

Oh.

Here we go.

Bear with me. I must dance when I get drunk.

Here goes.

You don´t get old, do you?

Which record?

Oh Susanna," please.

Gentlemen, you're lucky to see this.

Haru-bo, dance with me.

No, thanks!

Come on.

I'm not good at this.

I can't dance!

Good morning.

Is something wrong

It's the pigeon.

She found it dead.

I wonder what happened.

Poor girl. She really loved it.

I slept very well.

What are they doing?

Burying the pigeon.

This is one lucky pigeon.

Lucky?

Sure.

It's buried in a beautiful place like this

In spring, this place is covered with flowers.

What a waste. They should roast the bird.

Get in here. I need to talk to you.

Mountaineers aren't just conquerors.

Rather, they are conquerors who cherish the silence.

What's this?

Just like jail cells I see in foreign movies.

What a dump.

What is it?

Come on, Nojiri.

Do I have to tell you not to get too cozy here?

We're not here to have fun.

I'm aware of that.

Then start acting like it.

It looks like you've lost your edge.

Does it?

Take a look at yourself in the mirror.

You look too relaxed.

Why not think about our next move?

Okay.

Give me a break.

According to that grandpa, there's no road through the mountains.

Not necessarily.

Honda was telling me he's crossed over the mountain before.

In the summer, right?

No. In wintertime.

So grandpa was making it up?

If that kid can do it, why can't we?

He's a famous expert in mountain climbing.

An expert?

That's hard to believe. What’s 'an expert' good for?

He can guide us. That's what he's good for.

Mister!

Could you give me a hand? I'm preparing the bath.

You're soft on girls, aren't you?

I've never taken a bath with melted snow water.

How was the temperature?

Grandpa! It's too hot!

I'll put in some snow!

Open the window.

You have to open it wider.

It's cold!

Here!

Is that enough? - It's still hot!

Got it.

Here's some more.

Hold on.

Here you go.

What kind of place is this?

Making your guest take the last bath?

That s how I run it.

"Those who don't work...” How does the saying go?

You didn't even help us with firewood. Of course, you're the last.

Grandpa! May I have some honey tea?

I'm thirsty.

Here.

Give him some tea.

Here.

Mister.

Why do you keep a glove on your right hand?

Because of chronic nerve pain.

Grandpa has it, too.

- I'll massage your hand. - I'm not in pain right now.

Mr. Honda, how about some honey tea?

Thank you.

Smells good, doesn't it?

Honey from the lily-of-the-valley tree.

This smell reminds me of springtime.

Try this.

Smells good.

Honey from the lily-of-the-valley tree.

Reminds me of springtime.

Are you out of your mind?

Pull yourself together.

She's your granddaughter's age.

It's not like that.

That's what they all say.

You don't understand.

My daughter died around that age.

I've heard that one, top.

When will we head out?

If we keep you in charge, we'd never -

Shut up!

You complain too much

You're starting to sound like that useless old man.

Hey.

Don't speak ill of the dead.

Should I pray for him? - Enough!

You should have died. Not him.

Which record were we playing when they came?

You don’t remember?

Well...

You were asking me about that song.

That's right!

This is it.

What is this song called?

"My..."

My Old Kentucky Home.

It's an American song. What's the song about?

About a man who's homesick for his hometown in Kentucky.

That's correct.

What's "Kentucky"?

It's the name of a state in America.

The guy is longing for his beloved hometown.

I see.

I guess we all have the same feeling towards our hometown.

This song reminds me of my childhood.

Stop it!

Stop the music!

This song makes me sick!

It's morning and I'm already sweaty.

Morning.

Twice a day, in the morning and evening,

you get to see the color of the snow turn rosy.

That's the most beautiful sight in the mountains.

What's that noise?

They're cutting trees for road repair.

Road repair?

The one in the avalanche? -1 believe so.

They're not far.

Maybe it II be ready tomorrow

We need you to guide us.

To cross that mountain.

I don't think so. You're amateurs.

I'll use this if you don't. You have no choice.

Threaten me all you want. It's too dangerous.

You're bold. I'll give you that.

You don't want see her hurt, right?

When I'm cornered, I tend to do some crazy things.

Give me your bowl.

This is really well-made.

A can opener.

This one is a screwdriver.

This is a bottle opener.

I wish I had something like this.

Harue!

How were the mountains? Did you see the "rosen morger”?

That’s not it, Haru-bo. It's .

What does that mean?

Rosen morgen?

You just saw it. It means Arosy morning.

It was particularly beautiful this morning.

Leaving loved ones is hard to do, right?

I'm on a leash?

Do you own me?

We're all in the same boat now.

It's all right!

Stay calm, use your crampons!

Now fhat we've reached the peak, it's all downhill from here.

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Hey! Pull me up!

That's what the ropes are for!

Come on! You guys!

Pull me up, okay?

Idiots!

Honda.

What's wrong?

Come on, what's wrong

We were lucky.

What's wrong with your arm?

Probably broken.

My goodness.

It'll get dark soon. Let's get going.

He's badly injured.

He can't guide us now. Leave him here.

He's an expert mountaineer. He'll survive.

Aren't you coming?

In that case, I'll go by myself.

Make up your mind.

I owe him my life. I'm not going anywhere.

A thief with a conscience!

The police must be at the lodge by now.

If you turn back, you'll get caught.

You won't be needing the money. Hand it over.

Come on, give it to me.

I suggest you give it up.

Fine. It's yours.

Is that it?

Greedy bastard.

I'll take the pick and the rope.

Untie it.

Untie it, I said!

Not the rope.

We'll need the rope to get down.

Not my problem.

Honda.

Let's head back to the lodge.

I'm sorry.

I should be saying that to you.

I have cigarettes in my right pocket.

Only one is smokable.

Then go ahead.

No, I don't need it

Tastes good.

Thanks.

Honda.

Let me ask you.

Why did you save us time after time?

You were...

We basically blackmailed you.

Why didn't you cut the rope?

Mountaineers have a code.

No matter what, we don't cut the rope.

The rope ties one human life to another is not to be touched.

Still...

All I did was abide by the code.

Honda, we're almost there.

It's so beautiful.

Rosen morgen.

Huh?

A rosy morning.

It's almost evening.

So beautiful.

Oh, no. He has a high fever.

It was 20 years ago.

What?

I was still in high school.

One morning, I stood here and saw the same rosy morning.

i

Ever since that day, I've been enchanted by it.

Come on, Honda.

I love it. Rosen morgen.

Let's keep moving.

Stay with me.

Don't make a fuss about it.

The mighty mountain will punish the bad.

Understood.

The doctor will be waiting for you at Shikanoyu.

Thank you very much.

Take it easy. We'll come back with a sled.

Thank you.

Honey tea.

Mister, thank you for the knife.

Will you take good care of it?

Even after learning who I really am?

I was told you're not a bad person.

By whom?

My grandpa.

This smells really good.

Shall we?

It's time.

You patched up the hole for me?

Bye.

Master, take care.

Honda.

I don't...

I don't know what to say to you.

You should say, "I hope we meet again in the mountains."

That’s what we climbers say to each other.

Let's go.

We should go before the snow gets soft.

- Thank you, sir. - Take care.

Haru-bo, play that record.

Play it for him.

Which one?

The one he liked.

Officer.

May I open the window?

I want to see the mountains one last time.

Sure.

Thank you.

I appreciate it.

THE END

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