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A SHOCHIKU FILM

Yokohama. Yokohama. You've arrived at Yokohama Station.

The express train "Satsuma" has arrived at Platform 6.

It leaves for Kagoshima at 11:06.

The express train "Satsuma" is leaving from platform 6, bound for Kagoshima.

The express train is leaving for Kagoshima.

The next station is Ofuna. Next stop, Ofuna.

No seats.

This train came from Tokyo Station. Good grief!

They must've found seats.

- Kawamoto's team, you mean? - Yes, sir.

They wouldn't like it if we went to them.

They had to fight for their seats at Tokyo Station.

The next stop is Ogaki, isn't it?

- No, it's Gifu. - It is?

It's hot again today.

Can we take your seat?

- I'm getting off at Kyoto. - Thank you.

Shimooka, you can take his seat.

Yeah? I'd be grateful.

- You got on at Yokohama? - Yes, sir.

- Must've been hard for you. - I'll have a seat at Osaka.

That'll be good. Where will you be?

- Two cars down that way. - I see.

HIROSHIMA

Hiroshima. Hiroshima. You've arrived at Hiroshima Station.

- Give me sake. - Thank you.

- Give me sake. - Sake, please.

Mitajiri, Daido, Yotsutsuji...

You'll be off at the fourth station.

You and Shimooka still have a long way to go.

OGORI

- Take care. - You two, too.

- See you. - See you.

The next station is Asa. The next stop is Asa.

KANMON STRAITS

The next stop is Tosu, in about 30 minutes.

The next stop is Tosu.

HAKATA

SAGA

TOKYO POLICE DEPARTMENT YUJI SHIMOOKA - TAKAO YUKI

I see. Please, this way.

How was your trip? It must've been hot on the train.

Yes.

I got a call from your chief at the Criminal Investigation Unit.

He called you, then.

The Saga Police are prepared to assist you in any way we can.

Please don't hesitate to ask for anything.

We may eventually ask for your help.

But for now, the two of us will do, given the nature of the crime.

SAGA PREFECTURE SAGA POLICE STATION

Goldfish...

Buy goldfish.

YOKOGAWA RESIDENCE

What a perfect location.

Isn't it?

HIZEN INN

That's too expensive.

But it's on the second floor. It's the best room.

And that includes three meals a day.

We'll be staying for four days, or maybe a week. Give us a discount.

Oh well...

How about a discount of 50 yen? That'll make it 650 yen.

What time would you like lunch?

I know it's early, but we already ate.

- Are you going out? - We're not going out today.

I see.

Make yourself at home.

The bath will be ready at about 6:00.

This place is just perfect.

That's the spot. No one can see you there.

Yes, sir.

It's hot, though.

So begins our stakeout...

STAKEOUT

MINORU OKI

TAKAHIRO TAMURA, SEIJI MIYAGUCHI, HIZURU TAKACHIHO

HIDEKO TAKAMINE

Based on the short story by SEICHO MATSUMOTO

Screenplay by SHINOBU HASHIMOTO

Music by TOSHIRO MAYUZUMI

Cinematography by SEIJI INOUE

Directed by YOSHITARO NOMURA

Shimooka.

She looks older than her actual age.

Mom, I'm hungry.

That's the youngest kid.

Come on.

- Tei, let's play. - Go play.

He seems to have taken to his stepmother.

They look like a happy family.

It seems Ishii hasn't contacted her yet.

- I'm home. - We're home.

The kids.

Welcome home.

1:20. The other kids come home from school.

They're having lunch now.

I'll go check the area.

Please do.

- Come home before it's late. - Sure.

She seems to get along with the older kids, too.

Grocery shopping for dinner?

Cigarettes, please.

She bought fish and vegetables for about 80 yen in total, and...

Her husband drinks a lot, right?

A bottle of standard-grade sake.

Welcome home.

Welcome home.

- That's the husband, isn't it? - It looks that way.

Excuse me.

Wow, someone new.

Please take a bath.

- A bath? Why not? - You both can go now.

I'll take one later.

Would you care for drinks with dinner?

Only if you serve me!

Sake or beer?

I'd like to drink some, but I can't tonight.

Hey.

Yes?

What time did you put in the bath water?

Around noon.

Why don't you put it in in the morning?

It saves a lot of coal, really.

Okay.

I feel so good after the bath. I left some soap for you.

Thank you, sir.

So different from what we imagined, don't you think?

I mean, the girl.

She looks much older than her age, and she's very quiet.

Or should I say she's extremely boring?

Most people in the world are boring.

Who would have guessed, though...

She's the epitome of ordinary,

yet she was once with a man who's capable of killing.

What else could we do? If things had gone wrong, we'd be dead.

You can say that, but...

What I hate most is when I have to handcuff a parent while his kids watch.

- Thank you for waiting. - Thank you.

- Now you can relax. - It's been 45 days.

Hey, kiddo, tomorrow I'll take you to Kamakura.

I don't trust you to keep your promises, Dad.

I mean it. I'll take you there.

Yuki, why don't you come with us?

Well, let me see.

Officer Yuki, you can go swimming, but first you must give me an answer.

Well, that's...

It's been two months. You've put me in a spot.

- You don't like the bathhouse business? - No.

Her family's not asking you to quit your job.

No.

If you want to turn her down, do so. If you want to marry her, say so.

If you keep dragging your feet, as a go-between, I'm...

- Excuse me. - Yes?

Good evening. What can we do for you?

We need him at Fukagawa Station.

Where's the crime scene?

Sorry to bother you at night.

It's Koto Ward Fukagawa 3-127. Mikawa Pawnshop.

I'm Yuki, with the Criminal Investigation Unit.

I'll go there with Sergeant Shimooka.

No need for Takemachi Station to contact my boarding house.

- Yuki with the CIU? - Yes.

I knew it. You don't keep your promises, Dad.

MIKAWA PAWNSHOP

MIKAWA PAWNSHOP

Do we know what the weapon was?

- Shimooka, with the Metropolitan Police. - Yuki, with the CIU.

He's still warm.

What killed him?

It entered from his back and went through his heart.

.32 caliber.

One bullet. Died instantly.

Shimooka.

Get a close-up of the bullet hole.

PAWNSHOP MURDERER ARRESTED 18 HOURS LATER, NEAR FLOPHOUSE

PAWNHOP MURDERER ARRESTED

SHOKICHI YAMADA, CONSTRUCTION WORKER

YAMADA CONFESSES

PAWNHOP MURDER SOLVED? ACCOMPLICE SUSPECTED

You chucked it?

Where did you dump it?

Where did you get rid of your pistol?

We know. Your partner took it and skipped town.

You can insist you acted alone, but the crime scene doesn't lie.

Please give him a week, or maybe 10 days.

I got no choice, so I'll tell you.

In the first place, I suggested, "Let's do it."

And he didn't do much.

I meant to cover for him.

But I think I might feel clean if I confessed everything.

So that man has the gun?

I gave it to him when we parted.

What's his name?

We stayed in the same bunkhouse at the site. His name is Kyuichi Ishii.

Business is slow in Kyushu, huh?

- What's your line of work? - We sell machines, motors.

What's your company name?

We're from Tokyo. Yamasawa Motors.

- Never heard of it. - Thanks for dinner.

We mostly sell in Kanto, Tohoku and Hokkaido.

So we're here trying to break into the southern region.

- Tea, please. - Sure.

Can you sell us one at a discount?

Do you have a water-cooled motor for a thresher?

My family needs one.

I'm sorry. Ours are machine tools and much smaller.

Is that so?

Thanks for dinner.

Hope you enjoyed it.

It's so damn hot.

So, Day 2...

Look, Sadako...

Yes?

Did you water the morning glories with the water from washing the rice?

But this morning...

You must do what I told you. The flowers are too small.

I'm sorry.

- Money for the day. - Sure.

Good day.

Have a good day.

8:20. The husband goes to work at the bank.

She's finished cleaning.

Took a full two hours.

Must be a neat freak.

Her husband must be fastidious. He looks quite grumpy.

He looks like a scorpion fish with stomachache.

Ishii could contact her by mail or telegram.

He could use a messenger, too.

This family doesn't have a phone.

He'd have to call from someplace nearby and summon Sadako to him.

Of all these possibilities, mail is the most likely.

I'm going ahead.

Hey, I'm going out.

I changed my mind.

It's too hot to go out.

I'm going out later. I'm taking a nap now.

What?

It's still morning, so it's like we're sleeping late?

Good grief!

Why does it have to be so hot this year?

Sergeant Shimooka.

Ishii is sure to come here, isn't he?

Ishii doesn't talk much.

He was always saying, "I don't like Tokyo."

- He also has chest pains. - A lung disease?

He said, "I won't live long anyway, so I'd like to go home to die."

But it wasn't so easy to come up with the travel fare to go back to Yamaguchi.

Couldn't he afford the train fare? He was working at the construction site.

No, he had no work. He forced his way into the bunkhouse.

The bunkhouse only fed him.

Now he's got more than enough for the train fare.

Yes.

Recently, he was having dreams about a girl.

A girl?

He said he'd broken up with her when he left his hometown three years ago.

I asked him what had happened to her.

He said, "She's married to someone else, and lives in Kyushu.

"I even know her address." He was saying...

The kids are back.

- We're home. - Welcome home.

- You must be hungry. - You got any snacks?

I've got some cold noodles.

Come on, eat now. You have homework, don't you?

What about what I've been asking for?

The baseball.

Haven't you talked to Dad?

I lost it, so I have to replace it, or it's everybody's problem.

I'll talk to him today when he gets home.

You say that every day.

They appear to get along on the surface, but they're not truly mother and kids.

It says here they're both corporate employees.

They could write anything in the inn register.

But if we suspected everyone, like you do...

No buts. No buts. XXXXXXXX

Two salesmen, staying in the room, never going out for business?

They're suspicious. So weird.

Excuse me.

Oh, welcome.

It's hot, isn't it? Please have a seat.

I'm sorry, but I have to ask you a favor.

It's time to make a deposit for the postal savings.

I forgot to ask my husband for money this morning.

Don't worry about it. I have to pay for the dresses you're making for me.

- Thank you. - How much?

Well... about 300 yen.

Sure. Here you go.

Thank you very much. Excuse me.

- Hot, isn't it? - Are you going out?

What a beauty that was.

She's the housewife from across the street.

She's pretty. She's nice.

I hate to say it, but she's too good for Mr. Yokogawa.

Akiko!

Why is she too good for him?

Her husband is a tightwad.

He gives her 100 yen before he goes to the bank every day.

He's got a tight hold on the wallet and won't let her touch it.

That's not the worst of it...

When they first got married, he used to put a lock on the rice chest.

Mr. Yokogawa used to measure out how much rice they needed.

What're you chattering about?

Stop the idle gossip. You still need to clean the rooms.

Aren't you going out?

I wondered if you had ice in your fridge? It's too hot to go out.

- Get some iced water for our guest. - Sure.

- Give me some crushed ice. - Sure.

- Would you like one? - Thanks.

Aren't you getting bored? You spend all day in the room.

Headquarters is so slow in sending us the machines.

I see.

On the other hand, we can't go back now.

Without samples, we can't begin to talk business.

You got guests.

Welcome, sir.

She came to borrow money. 300 yen.

I couldn't hear clearly, but she said something about postal savings.

Postal savings?

Her husband gives her only 100 yen a day.

Nobody's visited her since the morning.

Yeah, that's true.

Have some.

They got some guests in the next room.

They're lovers. Disgusting!

Shutting themselves in during the daytime, in this heat.

Here.

Wow, Tei, yours is so big.

Yours is bigger.

No, yours.

Liar, yours is bigger.

2:30. Okay.

Nothing's changed.

A kid came home about 20 minutes ago with something wrapped in newspaper.

Since then, nobody.

- Nobody's come out? - No, sir.

Taking a nap. The whole family's taking a nap.

Damn.

She's off to go shopping.

4:00. Same time as yesterday.

YANO CIRCUS

You know us, the Yano Circus.

One of the three major circuses in Japan.

Spectacular acrobatics. Brand-new programs.

Yano Circus is performing right now.

Come one, come all. We are the Yano Circus.

Thank you very much.

Married a widower.

The husband's 20 years older.

He even has three kids.

Grocery shopping limited to 100 yen a day.

There's no life in her.

There's nothing lively about her.

Is this woman really...?

- Hello. - Welcome.

The usual, please.

Half a liter, right?

I don't know her history or her circumstances.

It's unimaginable that that woman has had a passionate love affair.

Let's just say something like that happened.

He's committed a crime and is desperate.

She doesn't seem like the girl he's got to rush over to.

We don't know if he'll come or not. That's why we're watching her.

I know that.

It's just...

if we'd searched more thoroughly in Tokyo back then,

maybe...

Well, maybe he used to work here.

But he was a drifter working for a subcontractor's subcontractor.

- Kyuichi Ishii? - Yes.

He was here briefly, three years ago.

Has he come by recently?

I'm from the same hometown. I loaned him some money.

He quit, and hasn't been back.

I see.

Did you hire him because you knew his folks?

No, he was referred by an employment agency.

Remember when Ishii quit here?

It was still cold. February, maybe...

I hear he shows up sometimes.

No, he's never been back. Did he do something?

I hired him as a temporary machinist, but he seemed to be in poor health.

- Show me a photo of him. - What?

A photo of him. You'll have one among his employment papers.

As you can see, we're a small factory with small machines and staff, so...

Please have some.

He didn't have a girl. He was honest and true.

Our work requires years of experience. He was too old to start anew.

He couldn't sell a drop of blood. He needed to buy blood before he sold any.

- Did you run a medical checkup on him? - Of course.

How was his condition?

Pretty bad.

He's not in Tokyo anymore.

I've said this before, but I think he's fled to his girl in Kyushu.

TOKYO METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

- We're back. - Hello.

INVESTIGATION HEADQUARTERS

Come here.

It's from the police in his hometown. They did a thorough job.

Here, there's a photo, too.

Yuki, you were wondering about his girl. All the details are in there.

It includes who she's married to in Kyushu.

The moon shines on the foreigners' cemetery

The two of us with our dreams climb up the hill

The ship sails tonight, so long and good-bye

Hear the gong, hear its song

Farewell, says the gong

Are you sad? Aren't you sad?

You, storm petrel

Flying away

From Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south,

everybody gather around the radio.

We've already gathered!

- Please. - Don't worry about me.

Many more audience members are seated behind the gauze curtain on the stage.

The next song is "Come Home Soon, So." The singer is Koichi Aoki.

I'll go get your friend.

- Don't bother. - Why?

- He prefers books to radio shows. - So what?

You're not reading a book. Come downstairs.

It's the Top Ten Singers' Sing-a-thon.

- I can hear from here. - But not so well.

I like the cool breeze. I feel better listening up here.

You're a funny man. Why listen to a hi-fi radio from so far away?

That's just an excuse. You're thinking about a girl, aren't you?

Thinking about a girl?

Why don't you marry her already?

I'm okay if you want to break up with me. A clean break.

Listen...

You got someone better qualified than me, why not hurry up and marry her?

I'm a detective on a low salary. Not many qualified girls...

Don't try to fool me.

I know a bathhouse family wants you for their daughter.

So hot...

It gets a bit better after 9:00.

It's only been two days. Don't get so frustrated.

Buy something cold.

Buy something cold.

Day 3, nothing. Now it's Day 4...

Same thing, every day.

7:30, the kids leave for school.

And at 8:20...

Have a good day.

Here comes the postman.

I'm worried about their tab, but they paid for five days in advance.

They've been here for four days already.

They don't do anything. They just hang around.

Maybe they're the ones in the newspaper.

Remember? A million yen, stolen from Eiraku Credit Bank in Tokyo?

That was three men.

Maybe they fought over the loot.

One of them was... "Die!"... killed off.

They're suspicious. We'd better alert the police.

So spicy.

Shimooka!

- We're off now. - Have a good day.

- We'll bring back a gift. - Really?

Thank you for waiting. This bus is going to Hayase.

Please get on board quickly.

Thank you.

Who else will require tickets?

She got 40 50 yen in change for 100 yen. XXXXXX

Where are you going?

Well, we were just talking about it.

Come back later, please.

Next stop is Senzoku.

What if we find him? Call for backup?

- It depends how it looks. - The perp has a gun.

Next stop is Omachi Bridge. Is anyone getting off?

Stop at the next stop, please.

Shimooka.

Thank you for riding.

Thank you for riding. Ready to go.

- "Ikoi" cigarettes, please. - Sure.

You got a phone?

- Not yet. - What time's the next bus to the Station?

- 2:11. - And after that?

- 3:25. - Thank you.

What a strange place to meet.

What a tragedy...

She was only attending a funeral in place of her husband.

Is she making fools of us?

He broke up with her three years ago. She's married to someone else.

Why would a robbery murderer go to see her?

We can't find any other women in his life.

I think she's a possibility.

It's conceivable that he'll go to his hometown.

But would he go to this girl?

Two of us should go to his hometown in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

Sure.

Yamada's statement says Ishii has 30,000 to 40,000 yen in cash.

When he's spent all he has, well, he's still got a gun.

I think there's a high probability that he'll commit suicide.

Suicide?

Ishii came out to Tokyo three years ago.

His dreams of city life have turned sour.

He has a lung disease. He's desperate, with nothing to lose.

He may conceivably commit another crime.

I think he may be pessimistic enough to commit suicide.

I'm sure that, while the money lasts, he'll try to see the girl from his past.

Wait...

Hold on...

Who's she meeting at the funeral?

- We gotta keep our eyes on her. - Yes, sir.

Rain gear for her husband.

It might be a bit less hot tonight.

She managed to fix her sandal.

The moment she reached the bank, the rain stopped.

She trudged back home with the umbrella and the rain shoes.

A married woman is miserable.

Not necessarily.

Women are born more patient than men.

They can manage a family's poor finances.

You might have to force a bit of hardship on your old lady.

So find a sturdy girl, one who won't get worn out.

I'm kidding.

With the right man, a woman won't mind hardship.

With the right man...

- Here. - Welcome.

How much do you weigh, Mr. Yuki?

156 pounds.

You've lost a pound and a quarter.

Welcome.

Welcome.

Here's your change.

- One razor, please. - Sure. Thanks for your business.

Here.

A movie?

Our seats are side-by-side. If you stand me up, I'll get mad.

Mr. Yuki is a busy man. You can't tell him that.

Thank you.

- Good evening. - Welcome.

- Good evening. - Officer Yuki.

Come here. Just for a moment.

"A man has to be his own master" applied only in the bygone days.

You can work till you die,

but you never know if you'll be able to own a house where you can shelter from the rain.

You're a detective, after all.

Listen, Officer Yuki, I'm not forcing you into something you don't want.

I'm well aware of that.

If you don't want her, fine. Just give me a clear answer.

Every day that I come to the bathhouse, I have to be ready to make an excuse.

I'm a little embarrassed.

Should I turn down their proposal?

Hey.

Lights out.

Wake me up at 2:00.

Can you sleep, with all that noise?

They're from the circus.

They're just spending tonight here.

So noisy.

It's an easy stakeout, though.

We can stretch out on a futon, like this.

That's true, but...

I spent a night in a graveyard, attacked by mosquitoes.

I did a stakeout on a freezing night, under a bridge on a riverbank.

Then there was the night of the storm...

Sergeant Shimooka, next year will be your 20th with the force.

Yeah, my 20th year with the force.

You must've seen a lot.

Well, yeah.

Today is the 6th day.

7:30, the kids go to school.

8:20, the husband goes to work.

Cleaning. Laundry. Sewing.

Day in, day out.

Excuse me.

I'm Sasaki, with Saga Police.

Detectives Shimooka and Yuki, from the Metropolitan Police?

Yes, but...?

The innkeeper has been calling us over and over since yesterday.

"We've got two unidentified suspicious men staying with us.

"Come check up on them." We couldn't just ignore her.

- Sorry about the trouble. - Please. - Thanks.

We thought about telling the innkeepers what's really going on,

but they're within a stone's throw.

And it appears she's on friendly terms with the people here.

If we divulged that and it leaked, that'd be the end of it.

We thought we were faking it well as two salespeople.

Don't.

I'll feed them some excuses.

Please make up a good story.

Sure will!

What a tough job.

- It's too hot to bear. - It's the 6th day, isn't it?

Can you contact headquarters for us?

There's no sign that the perp's been here.

- Sure will. - Just a moment...

Please make sure the press doesn't sniff her out.

She's a housewife; she's not involved in the crime, or a suspect.

If the story ran in the papers, her family would be destroyed.

Our chief gave us a strict warning about that.

- Good day. - Thank you very much.

You surprised the Saga police detective.

You sure went out of your way for her.

Well, I've been watching her every day.

She's begun to seem like a fellow human being.

At first, I used to think she was a boring woman with no merit.

Over these past days, I've begun to feel sorry for her... or pity her...

They're here to sell new motors to the Prefectural Agricultural Cooperative.

Their headquarters hasn't sent them the motors in question.

Is that so?

They're not suspicious. Don't worry.

Water, please.

Now I feel guilty that I suspected innocent people.

I'm a pro. I didn't ask them anything that might offend them.

- Kiwa, two ice creams. - No, thank you.

They're not for you. They're for...

Good evening.

A festival, I guess.

"A summer festival in a strange land," so the song goes.

Look at my sparkler!

Pretty girl, having fun with your guy?

Are we leaving on tomorrow's night train?

I'll go to the Saga Police first, to contact headquarters.

Then I'll go buy the tickets.

We'd like to relax in a seat on our way back.

Oh? Thank you very much.

Both my maids have gone to the festival.

What's this? Is it going on our bill?

Don't you worry about that.

Well, I just needed to make sure.

The service improved suddenly this afternoon.

Your girls went ahead and did the laundry, ironed our shirts and now this.

You're traveling; you must endure a lot of inconveniences.

We gotta do all we can for you.

These days, it's hard to find an inn with such hospitality.

Your inn is indeed a godsend.

Oh my!

Yuki, here.

But I feel sorry for your wife.

Aren't you on business trips all year long?

She's used to it.

You may think she's used to it, but for us women...

Your wife must still be young, so...

He's still single.

What? He's not married yet?

I see. Then you have a lot to look forward to!

We can't do that.

I know we can't.

But Mr. Matsunaga will pay us 50,000 yen to compensate for eviction.

I don't care what he wants. We've been paying the rent.

- No point making an argument now. - It's not a pointless argument.

No matter how you look at it, Yumiko,

we don't have the money to buy this house.

He's paying us to compensate for eviction.

"Compensation for eviction" again? Have you already taken the money?

No. Not yet.

What will you do if you get this "compensation for eviction"?

We could move into an apartment. We looked at a place today.

It's only got one room, but it's clean. It's conveniently located, too.

So our whole family, the six of us, will be living in a one-room apartment?

And cram in all the furniture, too?

It'll be cramped for sure, but soon you'll be...

I'll be married and gone?

One less person and it'll be fine, is that it?

Can you get by without me bringing in my earnings?

Of course, I do have a sincere man who's asking me to marry him.

No, I did have.

Not anymore... because I didn't accept him...

How could I accept him?

I don't ask you for any trousseaus or a customary bridal closet.

I can tell him I need to work when I'm married.

But, you know...

How can I send most of my earnings to this family?

How can I say that'd be my condition?

I'm not going to be a mistress. I want to marry an honest man.

- Here. - Is your dad back from Kyushu? - Nope.

It's a long trip, huh?

- Is he always gone this long? - Yeah.

He promised me, though, for when he's back.

- Yeah? What did he promise? - A beach holiday.

I'm swimming 400 meters, freestyle!

Does it mean my hunch was off?

Well, there's no news from Yamaguchi Prefecture, either.

Don't worry so much.

They might want us to hang on a bit longer...

Then we can ask the Saga Police to lend us the inn fare.

We were scheduled for a week. It's over now.

I'll ask them how it's going in Yamaguchi.

Yes, thank you.

Scorching again today.

Tei, let's play.

Sure, let's go. What're we doing?

She can't hire you to fix any umbrellas. She only gets 100 yen a day.

It's too early to go to the market.

She has no shopping bag.

That man... That umbrella repair man...

He was the contact. Ishii had him contact her.

TRAIN DEPARTURES

NAGASAKI LINE

The outbound train leaves at 10:09.

What about the inbound? The inbound train's at 10:25.

Good. Since she left home, no train has left the station.

Calm down. Calm down.

We found out, Officer. She took a bus.

It was an earlier bus for Higashi-Taku.

Higashi-Taku?

Her companion had her take off her apron. That's why I remember her.

- Was her companion a man or a woman? - It was a man.

- What was he wearing? - Well, I didn't get a good look...

A dress shirt and trousers...

and a brown suitcase.

Is this him?

I didn't see his face.

Their tickets... Where to?

I don't know.

When will the bus get to Higashi-Taku?

12:50.

I can catch up. It's been 30 minutes.

I'll catch up with the bus.

- What's the matter? - We're blasting. Wait a minute.

You, I'm in a hurry.

Too late. They're setting it off.

Blasting!

It's dangerous. Step back. Way back.

Come on, help them. Quick.

- When did you see the Higashi-Taku bus? - About 20 minutes ago.

Thank you. Go.

I'm sorry. We didn't make it.

If only we hadn't run into the blasting in the West Valley...

I'm with the police.

This man rode your bus, with a woman in her late 20's.

Did they get off here?

- They got off at Kusakari. - Kusakari? Yes...

It's five stops back from here.

- Where did they go? - To the hot springs. - Hot springs?

I said, "Kusakari, gateway to Hosenji Hot Springs."

They got off in a hurry. A passenger teased them.

The whole bus erupted in laughter.

It's a hot springs resort in the mountains. What?

Yes, Hosenji Hot Springs.

Please contact Sergeant Shimooka at the inn right away.

Coming straight from Saga? Got it. Thank you.

Thank you.

She's been dragged into this against her will.

Ishii's desperate. Who knows how he might hurt her?

He might force her to commit a lover's suicide.

HOSENJI HOT SPRINGS

HOSENJI-HIGASHI-TAKU

If it's a murder suicide, she was just shot. Next, Ishii will...

Jupiter, Jupiter! Come here, Jupiter.

Excuse us.

Wait a moment. Did you see a young man and a woman?

The man's in a dress shirt. She's wearing sandals.

I'm with the police.

I see. They passed by those woods.

- They were walking along the river. - The river? - Yes.

Take this road all the way down to where it forks.

- Take the right... - Thank you!

She's in danger. I must arrest Ishii now.

23,000 yen a month after tax. That's not bad.

All three of his kids have taken to me.

For the time being, I get through each day.

You do, huh? I'm glad to hear that.

When are you leaving, Mr. Ishii?

I'll first stop by in Yamaguchi, then go back to Tokyo and leave right after that.

Okinawa is like a foreign country now, isn't it?

That's where the construction is. What can I do?

I'll drive bulldozers for about three years.

When I come back, I'll get better pay as an expert.

That sounds nice. And then you'll live in Tokyo?

Yeah, there's more construction going on in Tokyo.

Then you'll have to find a pretty girl to marry.

Well, we'll see.

Why are they so happy?

They can't be committing lovers' suicide.

If so, maybe she's not in danger.

I don't need to rush to arrest him.

Don't be hasty. Calm down. Ishii has a gun.

Wait for backup. Don't make an error.

She's enjoying herself, like an innocent child.

Did you see a young man and woman earlier on this road?

What?

You saw them, didn't you?

No, I didn't see anybody.

This trail... They must've taken this trail.

SHORTCUT TO HOT SPRINGS

Are you really going to Okinawa?

Please. Tell me. Are you really going to Okinawa?

I really am.

Liar! I know you're lying.

And I thought she was reserved and quiet!

You're leading a happy life, Sadako. Who cares what I'm up to?

- I care. - Why?

It's just like three years ago.

Is this the same woman I've been watching for a week?

It makes me angry just to remember it.

It makes me sad.

I tried so hard to stop you, but you had to leave me and go to Tokyo.

That's the way the world is.

Things don't go the way you want.

If only I hadn't left for Tokyo...

What are you saying now?

Too late...

It's too late now.

I know. It's too late.

It's all over now.

I can't start over.

Listen, Sadako.

If you'd wanted to come with me...

when I left for Tokyo...

if your mind had been set on coming with me...

you could've come with me.

You're right.

I could've changed your mind and you wouldn't have gone to Tokyo.

If only I'd accepted you. No...

When you wanted to go to Tokyo, I shouldn't have needed to think about it.

I should've stopped you somehow.

Or, I should've gone with you.

I'm sorry.

You know how I felt back then? I can be honest now.

I thought I could break up with you.

I felt I could live without you.

I was sad to part ways.

I was older than you, though.

I thought I'd find someone else to marry.

But it was a big mistake to think like that.

I'm being punished.

It's as if I'd killed myself.

I'm a liar, right?

"I have a happy life," I told you.

Well, it's a happy life on the surface.

I'm trying my best.

But you know what?

You know how I feel?

My entire body feels tired every day.

I feel aimless.

I've got nothing to live for.

I have nothing.

Let me tell you about Tokyo.

Tokyo is really vast.

There are rows of big buildings.

Neon signs light up the nights.

Trains, automobiles, subways...

So many of them.

You go to the department stores.

Each and every kind of goods are lined up.

Anything you want, they've got it.

For three years, I worked in that city, Tokyo.

I had lots of fun.

I'm so glad I went to Tokyo. I'm so happy.

I'm not going home to Yokogawa's family.

I'm coming with you this time. Wherever you go, I'm with you.

I can bear any hardship and endure any suffering.

Please, take me with you now.

Please, will you? Please.

It's not like three years ago.

What's different? What's changed?

Sadako, you're married to someone else.

I'm leaving Yokogawa's family.

We'll start over again.

- That's impossible. - What's impossible?

What is? Tell me.

I can't. I just can't.

No, I'll tell you. I'll tell you why.

I'll tell you everything.

Dreams still run around

Unforgettable is my hometown

How are you doing, Father, Mother?

Let's go down to an inn. I'll tell you there.

No matter what you tell me, it's never going to change my mind.

Good work.

- Where is he? - He's just gone into an inn.

He must be in the bath. He's with the girl.

Fancy that!

She's not involved in the crime. She's not his mistress.

Let me take care of her.

This way.

They're taking a bath.

It's this room.

Wait. We have to check their belongings. Stay and witness.

There's no gun.

Would he take it to the bath?

Shall we wait here?

No.

Waiting for the girl?

Wait, Ishii. Aren't you Kyuichi Ishii?

You're under arrest for the murder of a pawnbroker.

Here's the warrant.

Where's the gun?

I sold it off in Osaka.

What...?

Ma'am.

Ishii's leaving with the police now.

Take the bus and go home now. You don't have much time. Get ready now.

What did Mr. Ishii do?

Please take these.

You can still make it before your husband comes home.

The bus will leave in 15 minutes.

Don't worry about paying the inn.

Here's your bus fare to Saga.

She only had a few hours of passion, when her life was brightly ablaze.

Tonight, she has to be back with that stingy husband.

She has to live with the three kids from his previous wife.

What awaits her tomorrow?

She'll hide her true passionate self, and be a boring housewife who sews.

We have an announcement for passengers waiting for trains.

The next train to arrive is the "Saikai" express.

It will leave at 10:40, bound for Tokyo.

Three express tickets for Tokyo.

Sure, three express tickets for Tokyo.

What's he doing?

A telegram form, please.

TAITO CITY OFFICE, TOKYO ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

YUMIKO TAKAKURA

"Yumiko, lets work it out.

"I know your family has issues.

"Don't let them defeat you.

"It's just sunk into my heart.

"AS SOON AS I'M BACK...

"LET'S GET MARRIED."

You can find seats on this train. It's coming from Nagasaki.

When we were leaving Tokyo Station, we ran into a newspaper reporter.

We were like, 'This is bad!" We went to Yokohama to change trains.

We ended up standing on our feet all night long.

That must've been hard.

- What were you doing? - Your ticket.

- Have a seat. - Thanks.

What's done is done. Start a new life today.

Thank you for waiting. We're now ticketing for the Saikai.

The express train leaves at 10:40, bound for Tokyo.

Come on.

- So long. - I'll see you to the platform.

Will you?

When you decide to make a fresh start, a new life begins.

It will stop at the following stations: Tosu, Hakata, Onga-Gawa...

You'll have a new life. You're still young.

I'll take it.

Mitajiri, Tokuyama, Iwakuni, Hiroshima, Itozaki,

Onomichi, Fukuyama, Kurashiki, Okayama, Himeji,

Kobe, San-No-Miya, Osaka, Kyoto,

Otsu, Maibara, Ogaki,

Gifu, Owari-Ichinomiya, Nagoya, Gamagori,

Toyohashi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Shimizu,

Numazu, Atami, Odawara, Ofuna,

Yokohama, Shinagawa, Shimbashi and Tokyo.

All right. All right.

You've just arrived at Saga.

If you're getting off, please be careful not to leave anything on the train...

Starring:

MINORU OKI as Yuki SEIJI MIYAGUCHI as Shimooka

HIDEKO TAKAMINE as Sadako TAKAHIRO TAMURA as Ishii

HIZURU TAKACHIHO as Yumiko KIN SUGAI as Shimooka's Wife

KUMEKO URABE as Hizen Inn Madam JUN TAKARA as Saga Police Detective

MASAO SHIMIZU as Sadako's Husband RYOHEI UCHIDA as Yamada

Staff:

Produced by TAKESHI OGURA

Based on the Short Story by SEICHO MATSUMOTO

Screenplay by SHINOBU HASHIMOTO

Cinematography by SEIJI INOUE

Music by TORU TAKEMITSU

Lighting by SHIGEO SUZUKI

Sound by SHUJIRO KURITA

Production Design by SEIICIRO SAKAI

THE END

Translation by Captions, Inc., Burbank Subtitles ripped by miikki