Original subtitles

A Toho Co., Ltd. and Nippon TV Co-production

You can go now.

Let me take you to the station.

Across the rainbow colored valley

A wind ribbon is flowing

In circles, in circles it swept

"Spring has come, spring has come!", it called

Looking over the beautiful sea

There is town overflowing with flowers

Translation by bLoodZ

[Tsutaya]

Say, why don't you add a little more crimson around this corner?

- Red? - Uh-huh.

It will look more attractive.

Uh-huh.

That's right.

Uh-huh.

Auntie!

Uh?

Can you come here again?

Hello.

So you see,

we decided on the name Suzume.

It's pretty, isn't it?

So, Suzume, these are

Ponta, Haruchiyo and Nanohana.

And also Mr. Tatsumi who helps with various things.

Nice to meet you.

It's nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

It's going to be hard while also going to school.

But it is what she wants.

Uh-huh.

Huh?!

That's not true.

She's a good girl.

I mean it.

Sparrow

Sparrow

Where is the inn?

Chirp, chirp, chirp

Chirp, chirp, chirp

It is this way.

Starring Yasuko Tomita Directed by Jun Ichikawa

Green soybeans for the beer, huh?

Your beer talk is only a dream.

I'm referring to what you're saying.

It's only a dream...

Emi.

Good morning.

- You came alone? - Uh-huh.

What about Azumi?

She's going to be late.

Tell us a few words about this morning.

Good morning.

Say something else...

What is your name?

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Good morning.

It looks like you went through a lot in Izu.

Do your best at the school!

Leave all of it behind.

Consider this a fresh start.

Yes.

Stand up.

Bow.

Sit down.

Um, let me introduce her to you.

From today, she will be joining you in 3rd Year, Class B.

Her name is Mugiko Morishita.

Yes. Um, I hope you'll all get along with her.

Well then.

Nice to meet you.

Yes, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you!

Well, you can sit there.

Okay.

Um, so today's homeroom subject is the school festival.

Class representative, please step forward.

Yes.

Uh, about the school festival,

this year, as you already know, it matches with the 100th Anniversary.

- Say, hey, Saito. - Uh?

Can you make an original song or something for the classes battle?

Huh!?

- A musical would be nice. - Yes, a musical.

We should do a musical.

You must be joking. Pass!

But we're still in May.

But, but it's the 100th Anniversary.

We also got exams, so why don't we go for something more reasonable?

- He's right. - Don't be like that.

Hey, come on, just think seriously about it for a moment.

Let's do something more exciting.

There's also the club activities, so we don't want to do the classes battle.

Come on everybody, pay a little attention.

Our sports club also has an invitational match.

Come on everybody, you're also a part of the class.

Tsuda!

I'm sorry.

You're not supposed to be late!

Oh my! Your wife's angry now.

Anyway,

I'm sure the other classes will do their best for the classes battle.

So, we should also at least try.

Suzume's mother is the Madam's big sister, right?

Uh-huh.

They say she was a really splendid geisha.

Oh.

That's surprising.

She got herself a man

and left Tsutaya.

Was that man Suzume's father?

Uh-huh.

- Excuse me. - Yes?

Can you bring us another rice cake plate?

This looks so bad.

Shut up!

Stop calling me, I'm busy.

Here it is way better than living there.

Bye.

Good luck.

Hey, let's go.

Yes Ma'am.

In the middle of the wild rice field in Itako Dejima

Well done!

Welcome.

Oh my, you look so pretty.

It's the first feast for the eyes in a long time.

Right, President?

Nice to meet you.

Welcome.

Welcome. My name is Nanohana.

Do you wear a brassiere under the kimono?

That's embarrassing. I'm not wearing one.

Wearing a brassiere under a red undershirt is restraining.

Will you untie your sash too, depending on the situation?

Hmm...

Is she the illegitimate child of that big-shot?

Yes.

She sure is worthy of her political patrimony.

She's Tsutaya's heiress.

Here we go.

Konpira guides the ships sail before the wind, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

President!

Now it's your turn, President.

- You can do it. - Here I go. One, two.

Konpira guides the ships sail before the wind...

Give her to me, please.

No way.

Give her to me.

Not happening.

Are you sure?

She's my second daughter.

That doesn't matter.

Where were you born?

In Sukagawa.

Huh?

Sukagawa.

Have you gotten used to the school?

Don't be so gloomy.

We're cousins, aren't we?

Look, it's late. Just go home already.

Sorry, I'm late.

Zun chaka chaka chaka

Zun chaka chaka chaka

Zun chaka chaka chaka zun

Zun chaka chaka chaka

Zun chaka chaka chaka zun

Um, this country lost its power.

And the reasons for its ruin are various.

For example:

Concerning the emperor's position, it was the fight for the crown.

Kyoko, this was interesting. Lend me volume 4 too.

No.

And we can say that the biggest causes for that were...

The economic crisis and the poverty.

And for these also, there are various causes.

And the major reason for this was,

the imperial court and their extravagant lifestyle.

Stop that!

- What are you doing? - Face forward!

Asakura.

Everybody, sit properly. Are you paying attention?

[HISANO] [Snacks & Coffee]

Hello.

Good afternoon.

It sure is warm today.

Allured by the river breeze

I take a summer boat

Now, look without blinking.

Now, one.

Two.

Now, pose.

Here, here.

Come on, hurry up.

Now, jab.

Jab.

Now, one-twos.

You have a good right punch, so...

- All right! - Thank you very much.

That's nice.

One.

Two.

Three.

Open.

Now, show it.

Now, spin.

- Hey, Suzume. - Your gaze is totally off.

You're supposed to look at the moon.

Why aren't you looking up?

I'm sorry.

Don't "I'm sorry" me.

It's not only when dancing,

but a person must always keep his head up.

Yes.

Don't "yes" me.

Suzume.

From today on, you will follow us from behind the rickshaws.

Ooh!

Take this!

Don't fuck with me!

Ooh!

Don't fuck with me!

Empty.

Human karaoke.

Empty.

Empty.

Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B.

You can have this.

Empty.

Starring Kunihiko Tsuda, "The Rumored Superman", a parody.

Oh, that sounds great!

Superman?

Give me a break! I don't want to play Superman.

- Mr. Tatsumi. - Uh?

This herb is called creeping lettuce.

Creeping lettuce?

Isn't it just a weed?

I see you know some complicated stuff.

Weeds aside, have you heard of Yaoya Oshichi?

I don't...

You haven't?

This is Yaoya Oshichi's grave.

And.

This here explains everything.

[There are many stories told and written about Oshichi,]

[such as Saikaku Ihara's "Five Women Who Loved Love"...]

As the gate opened

Oshichi was leaping here and there

Searching through the people from the top.

At the age of 16,

for the sake of a man,

she turned the town of Edo into a sea of flames.

She really was a girl.

Your mother,

when she danced at the Asakusa Public Hall,

as a puppet of Oshichi,

she was magnificent.

She portrayed a girl's affection really well.

Fight!

Here it comes.

Fight.

Assemble!

Are you all right?

Don't touch me.

Humor is not the same as comedy.

Really?

Say, have you heard of reformatory?

It's like...

Reformatory?

It makes people feel relieved.

It's were they reform people.

That's what it is.

What does reform mean?

Say.

Reforming means to influence people

- Teach me more. - Sure.

in order to change their hearts.

Hmm.

I...

...love my mom more than I do you.

From Friday, I'll be at the hotel in Narita.

Cuffing your trousers...

Cooking hot pot meals...

Making children...

Raising children...

He's an actor I know.

- It might be an old person role... - Is this her?

The helper that's running behind the rickshaw?

Why are you making her do this, Kochou?

She's a precious untouched girl, so don't grope her so freely.

Don't be ridiculous.

Massage my shoulders.

Massage them.

How much?

Let me think. Around 10 million, maybe?

Don't be absurd.

I mean, there's no way for a girl nowadays to still be untouched.

Right?

What about you?

Uh?

Maiden?

Are you a virgin?

You're playing billiards?

Uh-huh.

Is it fun?

I really got into it recently.

And then, you see,

a weird girl pops up.

Was that what they call a ghost?

Doesn't this hurt?

What's wrong with her face?

Isn't that ridiculous? Her eyes turn over.

Isn't that something?

I wonder what happened.

Maybe she's got a fever or something.

She's coming.

- She's coming. - She's here.

Sakurako, we were waiting for you.

Scary.

I didn't see anything.

Hurry, sit down.

Sit down.

Yes, sit down.

There's something inside this apparently,

but everyone's afraid to look.

So, we tough that maybe you can open it for us.

No, that sounds scary!

It's all right. It doesn't bite.

- Just open it slowly. - You just have to open it slowly.

See?

Scary, right?

She opened it!

That was priceless!

How can you do that?

Oh...

How can you do that to her?

Oh my, don't get so serious.

It was just a joke. A joke. Come on.

You call that a joke?!

You don't know shit, you bastard!

Kuni!

You bastard!

You'll kill him!

Oh no!

Let's go to the infirmary.

- Mom. - Uh?

Don't include me at the gathering on Friday.

But Friday is tomorrow, that's so out of the blue.

I forgot I had a class meeting. So, I'll be staying over in Hakone.

Hello, this is Tsutaya's.

Shimizu was suspended for 3 months and Tsuda got a bone fracture.

Hello, this is Tsutaya's.

Oh, Mr. Kuroda. Thank you for your patronage as always.

Yes.

Yes.

Ageha?

Yes.

I didn't know about it.

I also told him to kidnap her if he loves her that much.

But I thought it would be fair to let you know at least.

I appreciate the consideration.

Well.

He's got no time to kidnap her anyway.

Next week, he's being stationed in Brazil for 5 years.

In Brazil?

He's already going to stay at a hotel in Narita from tomorrow.

Tomorrow is...

Friday, huh?

Give her to me, please.

Give her to me.

What's wrong with you?

Suzume.

You can have this.

Here you go.

Does your arm hurt?

No.

Iwao is kind of a weirdo, right?

Mugiko too.

But Morishita sure catches your eye.

What do you mean?

She's cute.

She's a geisha in the making.

She's a geisha?

She's not open about it, but she's not hiding it either.

That's what Nakagawa said.

Hmm.

You're so well informed.

The next stop is Ryoun High School.

The exit is on the left side.

Looking at my falling tears

And at the days you were tender to me

They're all now at the bottom of the glass

Melted away like ice

Sleepless nights are haunting me

Let me hear your voice

The lights on the empty street

Burn my heart Like a moonlight

Tonight's the night You make me right

Tonight's the night I flutter about the moonlight

Tonight's the night You make me right

Tonight's the night I sleep like under a spell

When I woke up

I gently kissed his photo

The letter he left behind

I blur it with tears Rainy Day

The one-sided love from when I was young

Shook my heart

I'm still too young to give up

I fell in love with love Like an angel

Tonight's the night You make me right

Tonight's the night Summer passes by

Tonight's the night You make me right

Tonight's the night You'll fall even more if you dream

The Sobu Line is a great line.

It's like...

Just looking at it feels like a punishing scenery.

Do you have an allowance?

W-Wait, I don't want to go.

Why not?

- Let me go! - Come on.

The ugly shouldn't be putting on airs!

I'm feelin' blue Being alone stings my heart

I'm losin' you I count away every night

Tonight's the night You make me right

Tonight's the night I flutter about the moonlight

Tonight's the night You make me right

Tonight's the night After my sweetheart left

You're not even answering my calls anymore.

My family's giving me hell!

There's no going back now, take responsibility for it!

Stop it!

Give me a break!

Give me a break. I'm not playing Superman.

Well, I understand how you feel,

but we can't take part in the classes battle like this.

If this goes on, I don't want be in charge of the festival anymore.

I'll quit as a class representative.

It's always just the two of us.

How about we put someone new in charge of it this year?

I recommend Morishita.

Since she's a geisha,

she might come up with something that hasn't been done before.

That's right, I saw her running behind a rickshaw the other day.

Maybe she can do something as a geisha.

Yeah, she should just perform a dance or something.

Morishita!

Again.

Morishita!

Here we go.

Morishita!

Again.

Morishita!

Come on.

Morishita!

Morishita!

Morishita!

I can give you a hand.

I'll give you a hand.

Here you go, dig in.

Thank you.

Suzume.

You skipped school the other day, haven't you?

Where have you loitered?

Why don't you just quit school already?

Run away from your birthplace.

And run away from Tsutaya.

You should run, run and keep running.

And while you're running away,

you might find something out there.

I, you know...

I'm taking ballroom dance classes.

It doesn't suit me, right?

That's why I like it.

Mr. Abe to the staff meeting.

Ms. Nakagawa come to the staff meeting.

Morishita, you should try it.

Well, I think he could do it if he tries.

You mean him?

So he can't, huh?

Then how about you dance something?

Don't they teach you lots of traditional dances?

They're plain.

And I'm not good.

Isn't there one that's flashy?

A traditional dance?

What about "Yaoya Oshichi"?

That one's flashy!

I saw Tamasaburo dance that one on TV once.

Really?

Say, can you dance "Yaoya Oshichi"?

I want to die.

Those in the classroom aren't allowed to die.

You can see everything from the classroom's window.

You can see all over the world from the window.

My body is all flabby now. My chest, my arms, my belly...

I always play the piano in the classroom...

My older and younger brothers...

- I still remember the music room's smell. - They're both elite students.

To surpass them...

- There's only one way... - Noguchi said he'll become a lawyer.

- The Kendo club uniform suited him. - Without training, my body won't recover.

I wonder where he lives now?

Can you fight for the title?

Just forget about boxing.

Those in the classroom mustn't die.

Even If I were to train until I'm old of age

I wouldn't be as flabby as I am now.

It's so nice.

It's so nice in the classroom.

But before entering music school,

my father passed away.

Death comes to all equally.

Can I go home?

- And then... - The body gets weak fast.

I looked for a job first.

I work as a manual laborer at a table tennis store in Ueno.

Sometimes,

my fingers want to play the piano.

Suddenly, when I carry stocking boxes...

I'm flabby now, all flabby.

It's so sad to be a man who only relies on his body.

Yaoya Oshichi.

Doing manual labor...

Falling in love with someone else's husband...

I never saw that from the classroom's window.

I'm scared.

That man's wife,

I bet she's completely different from me.

She must be chubby with white skin.

And a reliable housewife.

But, I think that compared to his wife, you're...

...much more prettier.

Oh-oh... Are you all right?

Auntie.

Please teach me the "Yagura no Oshichi" dance.

What has gotten into you?

Huh?

Auntie.

Please, teach me well.

What?

You said you'll teach me Oshichi's dance.

Did I say that?

Now, do the same thing again while facing forward.

And clap.

Now, turn your head while stepping with your left foot.

That's it.

Hey, Sakurako.

Can you act as a stage assistant here, like this?

Squat.

Now, shake your head.

All right.

The outsiders'...

...eyes...

They have too much energy.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

The outsiders'...

Hang the sleeve.

...eyes...

At the assistant's sign. One.

What do you think a married couple is?

Have you ever seen any news on shell gathering?

A married couple...

In the public, or in the world...

It's like, the first...

It's the minimum for a unit, right?

Things like that...

Even if

they couldn't become what they wanted,

I think that a person who passed away

kept living on by making their own decisions.

Many families

crouch,

look down

and dig holes.

Three or four of them...

Many small families...

Are digging holes.

And then...

You live together.

The one's who don't make children

are contradicting human history, if you ask me.

I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore.

But, I...

At least once...

At a soapland...

I might work there.

I think it's better than dying without sleeping with a man.

Shall we go?

Hey, did you know PINK JAGUAR's coming to the school festival?

- PINK JAGUAR's coming? - They're coming.

They graduated from here.

They'll even broadcast it live on TV.

- I really love Non! - I like Meg more.

It'll be on TV, so let's try to stand out.

One-two: Non! Meg!

Those in the classroom mustn't die.

Morishita, so what about the festival?

I...

I'll dance as the "Greengrocer Oshichi".

This is the one that your mother wore when she was about your age.

Here you go.

At the Asakusa Public Hall.

- That's the Oshichi outfit. - This will be taken off.

For the quick change.

She looks ready for the Shichi-Go-San festival rather than the Oshichi role.

Ponta!

I must go save Kichizo's life

With her resolute woman's heart

She tightens her sash and pulls up her kimono

But she is challenged

and pushed back by the storm.

Are you all right?

It looks like it's impossible without two stage assistants.

Isn't there anyone else that can help out?

What about Iwao?

Hey, aren't you still under suspension?

Yeah, this entire week.

But I don't care!

The last performance goes to 3rd Year, Class B.

3rd Year, Class C is next.

I picked the last performance.

I picked the last performance. I did it.

I picked the last performance!

The last performance.

The snow is frozen

And it's slippery

Oshichi was leaping here and there

Searching through the people from the top

"Stick to your initial resolution" my dad often told me.

Hey listen, those are geisha from Morishita's place.

Well...

That's about it, I guess.

No one from Tsutaya's coming to watch you tomorrow,

so dance how you please.

Morishita?

Nana?

Uh?

You also came to Tokyo?

I live around here.

Oh, me too.

Want to come over to my place?

Yeah.

But, it's late.

That's all right, come!

This is it.

I brought a friend.

Mugiko Morishita.

Hello.

Good evening.

Sit down.

Handshake.

I'm glad to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Have some rice crackers.

Nana.

You seem happy.

Uh-huh.

I'll visit you again.

Ryoun High School's 100th Anniversary Soaring Festival

Advance! Advance! Advance!

Men who cry yourselves to sleep,

listen now to what I tell you.

The time has come.

Break the cold wall of sadness at once

and march together with us.

Standby, please.

All right!

One!

Two!

Three!

Four!

Five!

Six!

Seven!

Eight!

Nine!

Ten!

I am Tanba.

Who are you?

Long ago, I starred in Key Hunter.

Do you think the one washed yesterday has dried?

Morishita!

Do your best.

I'm over it now.

I'm not afraid anymore even if I become an old man.

I see.

Come on, hurry up.

Committee representative! PINK JAGUAR is already coming in.

Hey-hey, bring it in! Hurry up!

Hey-hey, hurry up with the lights!

Keep bringing them in.

Hurry, hurry. Hurry up!

Hurry. Yes. The lights go there.

Yes.

This is the high school we went to!

And since today it's the 100th Anniversary,

we'll be turning the party up!

Well then, let's watch them now. PINK JAGUAR!

The street corner...

How was Tokyo?

It's a fun place.

There are lots of kinds of people there, right?

Uh-huh.

There are various kinds of people.

What about...

...school?

Uh.

I'm attending it.

The round petals blooming in the rain

CAST

Yasuko Tomita

Shiver with a presentiment of romance as they get dyed iridescent.

Michiyo Okusu

Masahiro Takashima

Minako Fujishiro

Kazue Ito

Shigeru Muroi, Yumi Iori Keiko Kanae, Koba Hayashi

The two of us that day, without saying anything,

Ikuyo Nakamura Yasuyo Shiroshima

Yuji Hoshino, Yuriko Hirooka Naoki Yamazaki

We stopped at the street corner and listened to the rain.

I don't know why, but that unforgettable, strange melody,

I can still hear it in my mind even now.

Hisahiro Ogura PINK JAGUAR

Koichi Wajima Chikao Otsuka

Nobuo Nakamura Issey Ogata, Kei Suma

I gradually came to like you and I'm gradually falling in love.

Mitsuko Oka

Looking back, I think it was just the sound of your footsteps.

STAFF

Production: Hitoshi Ogura

Oh oh, good-bye sadness and cheers to being loved.

Producers: Hosuke Hirabayashi Takaomi Deguchi, Toshiaki Nakazawa

Screenplay: Makiko Uchidate

Shooting: Tatsuhiko Kobayashi Art: Katsumi Kaneda

Recording: Hisayuki Miyamoto Lighting: Hidenori Isozaki

Assistant Directors: Toshihiro Tenma, Takio Yoshida

I'm waiting for the day we meet again.

Editing: Yoshiyuki Okuhara Record: Yachiyo Kato

Production Manager: Noriyuki Takahashi

Music: Fumi Itakura

The rain left behind on the cracked ground

Is made into a song by my swaying thoughts.

I gradually came to like you and I'm gradually falling in love.

Everything is becoming unforgettable now.

Oh oh, I tossed away my lonesomeness for my handsome with mischievous eyes.

I can surpass time for you at once. I love you.

Translation by bLoodZ

Directed by Jun Ichikawa