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A Shochiku Film

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Father, take care of yourself.

The same to you. Keep well.

Don't waste your time.

We have to walk a long way.

Dad...

Osaku!

Hirokichi!

Forgive me.

This is all I've collected for three days.

I'm no good after all.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Gold coins!

Wait. You're...

Brother!

You're mistaken.

I'm a stranger here. I travel from village to village.

Forgive her for the mistaken identity.

He's a stranger.

Mr. Traveler, I have a truant son your age.

His name is Torajiro.

He rebelled against the Shogun and was on the run.

That's why he left home.

I wonder where he is and what he's doing.

I heard your story.

Times are bad.

Many hungry wolves are looking for lambs.

Damn you!

This money can't clear their debt.

Shall we kill him?

Yes.

Stop yapping. Go outside.

Osaku.

The day will come when you can see your brother again.

We believe it.

Farewell.

Tora!

Heaven knows best. Remember that.

Bra vo!

Japan 's best!

Wido w-killer!

Look, it's raining.

Spring drizzle.

Let's get wet.

Tora-san's Forget-Me-Not

I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika…

I was born and raised in Shibamata, Katsushika… Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora

Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora

Kuruma is my family name… Kiyoshi Atsumi as Tora And my given name is Torajiro…

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

But people call me Tora, Chieko Baisho as Sakura the street peddler…

Chieko Baisho as Sakura

Gin Maeda as Hiroshi

Chieko Misaki as Aunty

Gajiro Sato as Genko

Hisao Dazai as President

Tatsuo Matsumura as Uncle

Chishu Ryu as the High Priest

Ruriko Asaoka as Lily

Producer: Kiyoshi Shimazu

Planning by Yukio Takashima Shun'ichi Kobayashi

Written by Yoji Yamada Akira Miyazaki Yoshitaka Asama

Cinematography: Tetsuo Takaba

Art Direction: Kiminobu Sato

Music: Naozumi Yamamoto

Sound Recording: Hiroshi Nakamura

Sound Mixing: Ryuji Matsumoto

Lighting: Yoshifumi Aoki

Editing: Iwao Ishii

Original Story and Directed by Yoji Yamada

Here you are.

Take care of the shop.

That's a swallow.

The swallows came back to Iseya's shed this year.

He almost broke their nest last year.

He was glad he kept it.

I'm glad, too.

I wonder how swallows remember their nests.

How about your square-faced swallow? Will he come back?

Maybe he's forgotten his nest.

Even his father's memorial day?

He never remembers that. He's a bad son.

When did we last see him?

Last autumn. It's been a long time.

How long will this last?

Some swallow he is!

Sorry I'm late.

It hasn't started yet? I'm glad.

I was at the tax office.

Thank you for coming, High Priest.

Thanks for coming.

It's so hot!

Let's start.

Sakura!

Uncle's dead at last?

I didn't know.

Forgive me.

Uncle!

You're alive?

Then Aunty?

Sakura's alive.

Hiroshi too.

Then who's dead?

Did Octopus finally die?

Oh? You're alive?

Who's dead?

Is the service for me? No. I'm alive.

Idiot! For your father.

It's our father's memorial day.

Oh, that?

A service day for my old man? Rubbish!

Where have you been? Did you forget his memorial day?

And you're his only son.

Who remembers that?

Welcome home.

His father's spirit brought him back.

Sit down here.

I heard the sutra, like a funeral. I was surprised.

Now we're together.

Everybody...

Congratulations.

Hello?

May I help you?

What's funny?

Hey! Stop it!

You mean I spoiled the service?

Who else?

That's one thing you can't blame on me.

I didn't laugh. You did.

You can't say that.

You laughed, too, Hiroshi. You were as red as a monkey.

You made me laugh.

You didn't have to laugh.

You laughed on your own.

Why did you make us laugh?

Why did you laugh?

Your face was funny.

You mean your own nephew has a funny face?

The funniest of all.

Am I funny?

Sure.

Then laugh.

I will.

You call that laughing? What?

Your face makes me laugh.

Good night.

Leaving?

Stay a while.

Behave yourselves. You have neighbors.

You made her mad.

You're to blame.

What?

Why me?

Because you made me laugh.

You didn't have to laugh.

Wise up.

You forced me to laugh.

Wise up. It was you who laughed. Why did you?

Because your face was funny.

That's not my fault.

That's enough.

Give me more sake.

No sake.

You took it away!

That's a piano. How nice.

I'm back.

Welcome home. Did you have fun?

Why are you sighing?

I wish I could at least have a piano.

Is your door too small for it?

No room for it in our apartment.

The landlord forbids it.

Too heavy?

No. Too much noise.

He's so nosy.

How about lunch?

I'm hungry.

What's wrong?

Did you fight each other?

Sakura wants a piano.

Why don't you help her?

You want a piano?

For Mitsuo.

He's a boy.

That's why.

A piano has been Sakura's dream.

Why don't you buy her one?

Not so easy.

Why not? You work from morning until night.

You still can't afford it?

Poor boy.

Poverty isn't our responsibility.

Whose, then?

Your boss?

It's not that.

Japanese laborers in their present situation...

All right. Stop lecturing!

Anyway, don't fight during the day.

Behave yourselves.

Okay.

I'll be back soon.

What's "okay"?

Will he buy a piano?

No way!

Busy?

I'll be late. I'll be back at eight... no, nine.

You work from morning to night.

I still can't afford a piano. Poor boy.

I bought one.

What?

A piano.

Is this all right?

So stop fighting.

It's costly for me, but...

It's a token of my thanks for your usual kindness.

Thank you.

Not at all. Don't thank me. We're brother and sister.

Aren't we?

I'm thirsty. Bring some refreshments.

He thinks of a toy when he hears the word piano.

Don't make him lose face.

I know.

Don't mention a real piano.

Thank him.

Hiroshi, you've worked hard.

Thank you for the beautiful piano.

Was it expensive?

Hiroshi's smile is a good reward.

Smells nice.

But don't spend too much money for supper.

Our token of thanks.

It's not much.

Cheap sake, sashimi and vegetables are enough.

I'll order some sashimi.

Get cheap one's. Some octopus will do.

You want me?

Come in, Octopus.

You don't pay Hiroshi enough. You put a dent in my wallet.

Why?

He can't buy a piano for his wife.

So I bought them one.

It cost a lot.

Where is it?

Right in front of you.

You mean a toy?

I thought it was a real piano.

How could Tora buy a real one?

That's as good as a real one.

I wanted a toy.

Will you bring some sashimi?

Octopus only? That'll do. For three persons.

You wanted a real piano?

Like one in an auditorium?

That's right.

We can't buy a real one. A toy piano is good enough.

We couldn't even buy a toy one.

We talked about a dream, that's all.

Yeah!

You laborers can't afford a piano.

So forget it. We gave up.

You gave up?

A piano is something you keep in a big mansion.

With green lawns and white dogs.

And a girl plays it in a lace-curtained room.

Elegantly, beautifully.

But your room...

Could a piano pass through the door?

It's even too small for a coffin. Let alone a piano.

You're cruel.

We have the right to have a piano.

But you earn only a few coins and can't afford one.

Don't be so harsh!

What's wrong with it?

It is wrong!

You can't say that. That's too much.

Don't cry. I told the truth.

Brother!

Get out!

What?

Get out!

You don't have to go.

Why didn't you say you wanted a real piano, not a toy one?

When I bought it...

You could've said, "Brother, I want a real piano."

I made a fool of myself.

It's not that.

We're really glad.

Don't treat me like a kid.

Sorry. I'm to blame.

Yes. You always come unexpectedly and cause trouble.

It's not his fault.

I want to go to a wide-open place.

Let's play golf next Sunday.

I mean some really wide-open place.

A place with an endless horizon.

Like Hokkaido. I wish I could go there.

Well?

He's gone.

This is Abashiri… … … Abashiri… … …

Buy my records, ma'am.

You've got a shop. I envy you.

Look at my records, sailor.

A famous record shop in Tokyo went bankrupt.

They're sold for 500 yen each.

I'll sell two for a 100 yen.

Come on, folks!

No deal?

Business is slow. It's the times.

What do you do?

Me?

I'm a singer.

By any chance, do you have my records?

I'm afraid not.

Your home town...?

Home town? I have none.

I was born in Tokyo, but I left home as a child.

Like me. So you're a drifter.

"Wandering from town to town."

Welcome home!

You cried last night. Why?

You saw me?

Anything wrong?

No. I just felt like crying.

Felt like it?

How about you?

When you're on a night train.

You see a lone light in a dark field, and you think...

"Somebody lives there."

And you feel sad.

Tears well up in your eyes.

A tiny twinkling light fades in the distance.

In that house...

Kids are asleep.

Their folks are eating rice cake...

Worried about their daughter at a spinning mill.

As I gaze out...

I hear the train whistle.

It makes me feel melancholy.

I feel that way, too.

Their father is leaving.

Listen...

Our lives are different from ordinary people's.

Not in a better way.

Let me see...

We have no hope or meaning in life.

In other words, we're like bubbles.

Yeah. We're bubbles.

Stinky ones.

Like a fart in the bath. They bubble up and break.

Funny?

What a man.

What time is it?

I must go to work.

Going?

Let's meet again.

I hope so.

Bye.

Mister...

What's your name?

Me? I'm Torajiro Kuruma from Shibamata.

Torajiro?

Tora, then?

Nice name.

Bubbles...

Lily Matsuoka Sings Tonight!

"A harbor is seen from the hill you and I came up to.

"Blossoms were sadly blooming on a lone cherry tree.

"The whistle sounds as if sobbing. The blossoms scattered.

"On you and me. It was such a spring afternoon."

It's still raining.

Uncle's late.

He's playing pinball.

He said he wins on rainy days. He's silly.

I'll go get Mitsuo.

Special delivery!

From Hokkaido.

Mr. Kurihara in Abashiri.

I don't know him.

Read it, will you?

"Dear Mr. Kuruma...

"I own a farm in Abashiri, Hokkaido.

"Your nephew, Torajiro Kuruma, visited us.

"He wanted to work."

I realize our lives are like bubbles.

Fragile, meaningless.

We aren't straight.

Your way of life is how human beings should live.

That's why I want to work here.

Here I am.

I can't be of much help. But I'm as healthy as one can be.

You don't have to pay me any money. Just feed me.

Thank you, ma'am.

"We're very busy at this time of year.

"We were glad to have a helper."

"He worked all right on the first day.

"But on the second day, he looked tired."

"On the third day, he fell ill."

Make up a bed.

Get a doctor.

You all right?

"His fever wasn't excessively high.

"He was delirious and cried...

"Uncle, Aunt and Sakura.

"I can't let him suffer like this.

"We live in a faraway place and we're busy.

"We can't take good care of him.

"So I wrote this letter."

It's obvious that this man is having a problem.

You have to go and bring him back.

We 're arriving in Abashiri… … …

Tora's sister is here.

Thank you for coming.

Coming all the way from Tokyo?

I'm sorry he troubled you.

Don't be. Not at all.

He's been fine since yesterday.

Where did he go?

He's taking a walk.

Whereabouts?

In the hayfield.

There he is.

Sakura!

It's terrible.

I get up at four. The stars are in the sky.

I work all day without taking a nap.

I eat my supper almost half asleep.

It's a terrible place. I had a hard time.

You all right?

How's Tora?

He's okay. He ate his breakfast.

When you brought him back, I thought...

He had to be hospitalized.

Dairy work is hard, even for him.

They get up at four every morning.

They can't take a day off.

Because cows have no holidays.

That's right.

Our days are like holidays.

Did you give the boss the gift?

I did. He liked it.

Hi, Megumi.

Will you tell him I'm here?

You mean Mizuhara?

Sit down.

Thank you.

Came from Aomori?

Mizuhara too. He's a good friend of yours.

Thank you.

Young people are nice.

He's called Octopus.

Hi.

You look worried.

The boy doesn't want us to call them lovers.

If we do, he might quit.

I have to be very careful.

They're getting along.

They remind me of you and Sakura.

Silly.

You were naive then.

Not now?

I didn't mean that.

Tora almost broke your heart.

I remember.

"My sister will never marry a laborer."

He can hear you.

Is he in?

I forgot he was here.

Is he behaving himself?

Eat your lunch, son.

What a beauty!

I won some cake for you.

Let's eat.

How's the freeloader?

You're a freeloader, too.

He's just like Tora.

Same blood.

Well said!

Where are you going?

It's goodbye.

Why, Tora?

I've outstayed my welcome. I'm a freeloader after all.

You heard me? I was joking. Forget it.

Uncle.

Aren't you ashamed?

Playing pinball all day?

To have a lazy man like you in my family is a shame.

I can't face those people in Hokkaido.

They have no places to play pinball or drink.

Their neighbors live a mile away.

They're working hard in a place like that.

He plays pinball only once in a while.

And you?

You call yourself a laborer and talk big.

You always laugh, even when there's nothing funny.

Those Hokkaido people have no time to laugh.

They can't even sit down when they eat lunch.

They eat noodles standing.

They don't smoke much.

Heaven knows everything.

You'll be punished for your laziness.

I'll go to Hokkaido again to train myself.

Your lives are rotten.

You're my shame.

Everything's dirty.

Hey!

Mister.

What the hell are you doing here?

Back from the tour?

I see. What are you looking for?

Come on.

Not a dream?

Of course not.

Tora!

How have you been?

Why are you here?

This is my home town.

Is your house near here?

Yes. Want to drop in?

Yes. Which way?

That way.

Let's go.

You saw that?

I sure did.

Who is she?

I don't know.

You all right?

Many reasons for this. I'll explain later.

Stay calm.

Here we are.

I didn't notice it.

Your own house?

I'm back.

Why the look?

Surprised, Uncle?

No. I'm not surprised.

That mumbling old man is my uncle.

The fat woman is my aunt.

The young one is my sister.

She's married to Mr. square jaw.

That's Octopus.

This is Lily, a singer, one of my friends.

Hello.

What are you waiting for? She's my guest.

Please come in.

To tell the truth, she's...

Tora.

Looks great.

It's good!

Eat plenty.

Bring more. Words are no use.

Do you travel often?

Yes. I spend half the year on tour.

It's nice to see many places.

How ignorant you are.

Why?

She travels on business, not for fun.

She stays in cheap hotels. Right?

I don't think your life is easy.

Naturally.

Those men who play pinball all day don't understand.

You like singing, don't you?

Don't ask stupid questions.

Tired?

Beautiful garden!

It's not tended.

I saw her in Abashiri, Hokkaido.

Tora.

What are these purple blossoms?

Dandelions.

No. They're forget-me-nots.

They're forget-me-nots.

Really? So these are forget-me-nots.

In Abashiri...

Tora. Can I use these geta?

Wearing geta...

No. We had a chat about ourselves at the harbor.

Then we said goodbye. And that was it.

Is that all?

Why not?

We aren't lovers or anything like that. Get it?

She's singing.

Hello again.

Your factory?

A dingy place. I want to build a larger one.

Hard, isn't it?

Sorry we couldn't do much.

Come again.

Buy some candy with this.

Don't.

I didn't bring any gift for you.

That's okay. Accept it.

Thanks.

Lily is a lone traveler like me.

When I travel alone, there are hardships I can't explain.

On a night train...

The passengers are asleep.

But I can't sleep. I don't know why.

As I gaze out leaning against the window...

I see a distant lone light.

I tell myself some people live in that house, too.

The whistle sounds lonely.

Then... It is then...

That I feel melancholy and tears dribble out.

Doesn't that happen to you?

Yes. Smoke gets in my eyes.

Steam engines? They're few now.

Shut up, Uncle.

No time for such low-grade talk. You see?

I understand.

Especially when you're on a night train in Hokkaido.

Sure. Even a big man feels that way.

Least of all, a girl.

It's tough to travel alone. You see?

Yes. The toilet is a problem. Men can do it anywhere, but...

Oh, no!

You don't know what hardship means.

Girls like Lily have a hard time.

Middle-class women like you don't understand.

Middle-class? Us?

Yeah.

I don't think so.

Here's a man from high society.

Me?

High society?

Why?

You're a company president.

I don't feel like I'm in high society.

Nobody does.

What about you?

Me? Let's see... Middle-class, maybe.

I don't think so.

Middle-class people should have color TV.

I don't have one.

All you have is a suitcase. I don't know what's in it.

What?

Wait.

Having a lot of things doesn't make a man great.

That's right.

Men who live in mansions aren't always great.

Men who have no estate...

Great men are among those who have no estate.

Right!

I like his words.

You don't have a color TV.

But you have something of a greater value.

What's that?

Did you open my suitcase?

No. It's not that.

You mean like a fart?

No.

A loving heart to love people.

Yes. You have it.

Silly.

How do you know?

She's right. Love is an invaluable treasure.

What makes you so sure?

So, Tora's rich.

Tora is in high society, then.

High society? Me?

I didn't know that.

So I'm in high society, huh?

That's all for today.

Good night.

The temple bell...

Poor people will fall asleep hearing it.

What a fool!

Hello.

Give us some sweets.

Aunty.

Aunty!

Nobody's around. Buy your sweets next door.

Let's go.

How noisy.

Hey! Be quiet! This is my house.

I'm busy thinking.

Tora.

Lily.

I'm back.

Welcome. Come in.

Sit down.

You want a drink? I'll bring some beer.

Your uncle...?

Loafing around.

Are you alone?

Hello.

A customer.

Hello, Megumi.

Sweets...?

No. Will you call Mizuhara in the factory for me?

Mizuhara? Okay.

I there somebody named Mizuhara in the factory?

Hey, Romeo. Juliet is waiting. Come here.

Your lover's coming.

That's too much. We aren't lovers yet.

What's that?

Brother!

What's wrong?

Why did you say that?

Say what?

Your silly talk!

They're secret lovers.

Don't call them lovers loudly.

Be more considerate.

I was trying to be kind...

Listen, everyone.

You'd better run after them.

Yes. Let's go.

What's going on?

Let's have some beer.

Good luck!

Tora shouldn't have said that.

I apologize for him.

But if your friendship is broken so easily...

You'd better not have it from the start.

Right?

Right!

This is a good chance for you to tell us what's on your mind.

Don't you think so?

Yes.

Don't you?

I...

I love Megumi!

"Happy, happy, Megumi.

"Happy, happy, Megumi!"

Then Mizuhara stood up.

He cried to the sky.

"I love Megumi!"

In front of everybody?

They drank to it.

Then what?

Megumi was surprised. Then...

She burst out crying.

I didn't understand what had happened.

Youth is nice.

That boy said he loves Megumi?

And she cried?

Yes. Openly.

How nice!

It's nice, don't you think?

What is nice?

The "I love Megumi!" nonsense!

You helped them, too.

Hiroshi wants you to join the party.

It's only a while ago that he blamed me.

"Be more considerate."

How could he say that? Did he ever care about me?

You can't say that.

We always care about you.

You know.

I could cry every time I see them care about you.

Every time you fell in love.

"Every time"? You sound as if...

I fall in love all year round.

Silly...

My friend is here.

Be more careful.

What is it?

What's funny, Lily?

You fall in love so often?

No.

That's a lie.

Just once or twice. Long, long ago.

Right?

Yes. Ten, twenty years ago.

Sakura.

Who were they - the girls he loved?

Don't talk, or you'll get it.

There's no reason to hide it.

They weren't many.

For example, who?

It was ages ago. Sakura can't remember.

Can't you? Just one.

Well, the girl I remember was...

Chiyo?

I knew her as a child. That's all.

Right?

Then the novelist's daughter.

Utako? No. She was too young for me.

Takako at the tea shop.

Takako? I remember her.

Where is she?

Anyone else?

Hanako.

What's she doing?

She's back home.

The kindergarten teacher.

Miss Akiko.

Setsuko, the tofu maker.

I remember.

It was hot then.

Mr. Sanpo's daughter.

The hotel proprietress.

The priest's daughter.

I miss them.

No wonder we're all getting old.

What?

What's wrong?

How nice.

You're lucky.

Why?

I'm not lucky. Those girls shook me off.

That's okay. I want to find and lose love a million times.

Many men must've fallen in love with you.

I want to love somebody, not to be loved.

I admit there have been many men around me.

But I never loved anyone with all my heart.

I want to love a man, once in my life, and die for him.

I won't mind if he shakes me off.

I'll die content.

I'm sorry.

Don't be. I understand.

Do you?

Yes.

I want to love a girl that way.

I want to run away with her to the end of the earth.

What? Did you hear that, everybody?

I never thought you could say things like that.

You have a girlfriend?

I had.

I know. The old woman at the grocery.

No, no.

It's your turn, Lily.

Tell us one of your passionate love stories.

I didn't have any.

Who was your first love?

First love?

All my men were no good.

My first love...

You could say it's Tora.

Lily, that's a bad joke.

I know these things.

But my folks are straight. They take it seriously.

Hi, laborers!

Drink and talk a lot tonight.

The boss will pay for the drinks.

What?

What a fool!

Nice room. Can I sleep here?

Beautiful bed!

How nice!

Change your clothes.

It smells nice.

It's washed and starched.

It's starch.

I think I can sleep well.

Sakura.

Do you think I'm strange?

Why?

I'm not straight.

I paint my face and sing in cheap night clubs.

I drink and smoke.

I come home after midnight and sleep until noon.

That's my routine.

Sleep well tonight.

Thanks.

Here's water. If anything happens, Tora's in the next room.

Is he my guard?

I'll call him.

Tora!

Yeah?

Fine!

Good night.

Tora!

Yeah?

Keep thieves away.

I'll kill them.

I'm glad.

He'll be awake all night.

Tora!

Beautiful moon!

Tora.

I want to fall in love.

You listening?

Sure.

Passionately in love.

Are you there?

"Summer has returned to Hokkaido.

"All my family are fine, working hard.

"We have unexpectedly received your wonderful gift.

"Thank you very much for your kindness.

"I regret we were too busy to take care of you...

"When you came here.

"Thank you.

"I'm still a poor farmer, but...

"I boast the richness of my heart.

"Please take care of yourself.

"My best wishes to your brother."

Thank you.

He appreciated your kindness. You did a good thing.

Sakura.

How do you spell ignorant?

I'm writing "ignorant sister".

What?

Sakura.

What is it?

I'm writing a letter.

Why ignorant sister?

'Cause you are.

Let me see.

No.

I'll read it.

"Dear Mr. Kurihara. My ignorant sister sent you something.

"I think it's trash."

Like that.

Then what?

Let's see...

"Since I came back from Hokkaido...

"I've tried not to forget the farm life.

"It's harder than I expected.

"But I'm ignorant. As I live in a middle-class family...

"I tend to forget the hardship.

"Please forgive me."

You like that?

You can't call that a letter.

No? How do you write it?

Like this.

"It's my pleasure to hear that you're well."

Then you write it.

All right, then.

Can't Lily stay in the room next to mine?

Why?

It's just...

I want her to see what ordinary family life is like.

Good idea.

She was so happy the other night.

"I vividly remember the beautiful landscape of Hokkaido.

"I always tell my sister how I want to go there again.

"Please take care of yourself.

"Remember me to your family. Signed: Torajiro Kuruma."

Can you write this way?

You're good.

You'd better study, like I did.

Mail it.

Don't loose it.

Let's go.

I don't think Lily will always live like she does now.

She's clever.

She'll find happiness for herself without assistance.

But my brother wants to help her.

I'll be sorry if he loses his love...

This time again.

A humble shack will do for me.

I won't mind poverty.

Just let me stay with you.

There're seven pairs.

The price for these is 500 yen.

Give me one.

He knows it's a bargain.

I'm losing money.

I'll buy one.

You too?

I'm so desperate, I'd bite a tough eggplant.

But not with my teeth.

A harakiri price for them. Only 500 yen.

Take them away. 500 yen!

I'll be there.

I phoned you three times. You were out.

I have a terrible toothache.

The money?

Thank you. It helps me a lot.

Prices went up.

The toilet needs repair. The dentist charges me a lot.

You worked at the Sacramento Cabaret the other night.

Mr. Ikeda, one of my customers, saw you sing.

I told him Lily's my daughter.

He praised you.

I thought you'd come. We waited for you.

Why didn't you come?

I told you not to mention me in your bar.

But I'm your mother.

You a mother?

I hate you. I wish you'd disappear.

How cruel!

I'm suffering, too. But you don't understand.

Fool.

Stupid!

Tora!

It's me. I'm back!

Wake up, Tora!

Who is it?

It's me, Lily. I want to see Tora.

What'll we do?

Coming.

You alone?

Hello.

Sorry it's so late.

I'm a little drunk.

Okay?

Nobody says you can't get drunk.

Let her in.

Close the door.

Drink with me.

I'm blue. Let's cheer up.

Okay.

I'll bring some sake. Wait here.

Tora.

I want to take a trip. To a faraway place.

Come with me.

It's about time I take to the road again. Shall we go?

I got sick of everything.

Have a drink.

I sang at a cabaret tonight. Nobody listened to me.

They don't have to listen.

I'm not a good singer.

But he has no right to bother me.

That drunken jerk!

A drunk bothered you when you sang?

I slapped him.

Then the manager...

Don't let it bother you. Have a drink with me.

Tora... let's take a trip.

Yeah, let's.

Really?

Right now. Come on!

But it's midnight.

There's no train now.

For now let's drink quietly.

You lied.

No wonder. You have a wonderful family.

You're not like me.

Happy?

What are you saying?

"I'm an orphan, born on the road..."

Lily, be quiet.

The folks are tired and asleep.

They're straight.

Goodbye.

This is no place for me, huh?

Stupid! I didn't say that.

You don't listen to me.

I hate you.

Don't you have to stop her?

Leave her alone.

Did Lily run out of the house crying?

Crying so loud. All the neighbors must've heard.

I've never seen a drunken girl before.

What's Tora doing?

Went out? Where to?

What do you want?

Where's Lily?

She suddenly moved out this morning.

Why?

I don't know. She had a quarrel with the landlord.

Are you her friend?

No.

You're in the way. Go over there.

Your train...?

Leaves at 9:15.

There's not much time.

Which way will you go?

It's getting hot. I'll go north.

I hope you'll see Lily again.

Sakura...

If... by any chance...

Lily comes back while I'm away...

Let her live in my room.

Free of charge.

She'll refuse, but...

Tell her it's on me.

I pity her.

Get it?

Yes.

Thanks for coming.

Be nice to Hiroshi.

Buy some candy for your son.

Only 500 yen?

I'm short of money.

I wish I had brought more.

Oh! It's hot!

Waiting for Mizuhara?

Lily's letter?

Over there.

"Dear Tora...

"Forgive me.

"I've stopped singing since I last saw you.

"I married a sushi shop owner.

"Drop in sometime.

"My best regards to your folks. Lily."

Hello. Please come in.

I'm glad you came all this way.

She's Sakura.

My husband.

Hello.

I'm sorry. I tried to phone. But I didn't have the courage.

Sit down.

Have some refreshments.

Nice shop.

We're in debt, though.

She told me about you.

Sushi for five persons.

How's Tora?

He took to the road again.

I thought he would.

I do miss him.

Give him some beer.

Sakura, to tell the truth...

I love Tora more than him.

Not that again!

It's true.

Take your time. See you later.

You want delivery service?

Sure. Where's your residence?

Mr. Okamoto? Sorry, I'm new here.

Turn right at the corner and...

Lily said she still loves Tora better.

Really? Did she say that?

She was joking.

Is that so?

I wish Tora could have heard that.

Mother!

Look!

I'm back.

How are you?

How are you, ma'am?

Father!

Welcome. How are your folks?

No good. They're so lazy.

Have some tea.

No! I came to work.

Your husband...?

Let's work.

Let's work!

Hello!

I'm back!

Welcome.

Let's work.

The End