Original subtitles

Here they are.

They're okay.

So much for forming a republic...

When the sun goes down, things can happen.

I get tempted too, you know.

That's because you've got nocustomer

Do you know this song?

As the sun goes down I starttocry.

I wonder why I start to cry.

Do you know it?

Yes, I remember.

I do remember.

When I saw you it was love at first sight.

But now I am in a most terrible plight!

As the sun goes down I starttocry.

I wonder why I start to cry.

Please, please! Won't you loveme?

Please, please! Won't you loveme?

It must be an old song _ I don't know it.

Would you care for some sauce?

Thank you, it's wonderful.

Thank you.

It's been ages since we had dinner.

In fact, it's the first time.

No, it isn't.

After Kuro died ...

Oh, that's right.

You brought tears to my eyesthen.

Why?

We dug a hole near the dry riverbed that the dog liked.

And you paid your last respects.

You know what you said?

"""Thank you, Kuro."""

Just like that.

I thought:

"""Yes, thank you."""

We should part with thanks.

And that's when I started crying.

I'm going to do it again.

Dogs can't talk.

He might not have known how he helped us _ me included.

Shall we get a new dog?

I don't want to.

I see.

But you shouldn't shut yourselfoff.

I think the same myself.

We should be free.

Which hot spring is Dad at tonight?

I didn't ask _ it's just an excuse to drink beer!

They don't care where they go

Scoundrel!

Tahbo,

do you want to move house?

To Granddad's?

No.

To Mom's?

Nope.

Anywhere is okay.

Sorry, kiddo.

You know my folks are separated.

I never mentioned it ...

But Mom runs a business.

What kind?

A bar.

I don't like coming back here

Is it nearby, her bar?

I don't want to talk about it

Even when things stare me inthe face

I still don't understand.

I should have guessed, but only realize in retrospect

I was thoughtless, and now you're gone.

Changing shapes and colors, clouds are floating by

bathed in rays of sunlight.

The one who kept me safe

was you.

It's got fuck all to do withme!

Don't you raise your voice tome!

Tomoyuki!

I'm sorry.

Should have chosen a differenttown.

You don't need to worry.

I know a really cool place nearhere.

Do you want to go?

Yeah.

Excellent!

What about cars?

They've stopped construction so it's okay.

No people either.

Very good!

Let me try!

Isn't it a bit big?

It said 3 meters, so it's right.

They still existed up until 400 years ago.

Do the feet look okay?

Thank you.

Good, eh? I've knocked a bit off the price.

This the stuff?

Yes, please.

"Calling it ""Home Delivery" "Service"" is glorifying it a bit."

Akio started calling it that in the first place!

How is it going?

I mean Akio's water distillation idea.

It's ready.

I'm not sure.

I don't really understand it.

Let's say you drink a cup ofwater.

How long does it take to flow around the body?

Let's think.

An hour?

Thirty minutes.

One minute.

Never!

Just one minute. Amazing stuff, water.

Hello.

Right away.

It moved!

Separate the ones that move.

_ I'll collect them over herelater. _ Okay.

Here we go!

It's turning.

Mind that roller _ it's cracking.

Do you think you'll be finishedtoday

Yes, leave it to me.

Watch your step.

How far are they moving it, Takako?

Ten meters, I heard.

It was slightly in the way of the new road.

Yours is the room in the corner, right?

It's odd.

Seeing our house move like that.

I once heard the story of Mayoiga.

MA-YOI-GA?

What's it mean?

Well, I'm no scholar ...

"Maybe ""lost"" and ""house""."

It's a story from olden times

There was a big house in the mountains.

They called it MA-YOI-GA.

If people stumbled across it

they could take away one red bowl.

After that ...

that person would have the luck with food.

Well, that was the story.

We used to call it bogwood.

People used to find lumps of wood while plowing.

It's amazing.

If this is ...

What did you call it?

A buried forest.

If that's what it is ...

There could be lots of trees.

A whole forest could be hiding down there.

An expert is coming down from Tokyo.

That probably means so.

Don't do that!

Wow! It smells of cedar!

This is a town hall announcement.

The 5 by 8 meter object ...

found in the croquet pitch ..

is believed to be part of a buried forest ...

Shall we continue the story?

Don't know.

That forest is probably about 3,800 years old.

It is one of the greatest discoveries in history.

Do you remember who this is?

Mr. Marui, the joiner.

He's here to tell you about trees and wood.

Mr. Marui.

Hello everyone.

How was your summer?

My daughter and your friend Akemi died from illness.

Since last summer I stopped working.

But now you are studying about the buried forest.

And after I saw it, too ...

I wanted to work with wood again.

So I've started afresh.

If Akemi was still alive, I mightn't be here now.

Here's what I think.

Wood is a living thing.

For us joiners, wood is our work.

"That's why we say ""woodwork""."

But the wood we use is still breathing.

Even 3,800-year-old wood is still breathing ...

Hey, perfect!

Why do you always want a horse,San-c

It's too difficult.

So what? I like horses!

Here, fix this to the exhaustpipe!

_ Hurry up! _ Yessir!

But, carbon dioxide is heavier than air _ it won't float.

He means the exhaust gas.

Hey! Stop with the exhaust!

For you.

Like your drink, eh?

I can take it more than my husband could!

He was a kind and a good man.

It was a stroke of genius by the mayo

Bringing the festival down into the forest excavation.

Yes, he looks like he's daydreaming.

But he knows how to draw a crowd.

"So, no ""spirit lanterns"" thisyear?"

I wonder ...?

The girls were making something.

I'll take a peek.

Watch it, Granddad!

Fit as a fiddle as usual, Tomie.

If I was fit I wouldn't be in this thing.

Maybe she would be better in an old people's home.

Please!

Please, try some!

Here.

This is good.

Thank you.

I can't tell the difference.

The first glass sort of sticks in the throat, doesn't it?

But my water goes down as smooth as silk.

Let me try.

I see!

What's this, then?

A whale!

More like a catfish.

What a cheek!

Mr. Marui made the bamboo frame.

We covered it and painted it.

_ Takako, hold the tail lightly. _ Okay.

Okay! It's going to be fine.

Slowly.

Wait!

The cheats!

Balloons are against the rules!

_ Tahbo! You ready? _ Just a bit more.

I'm counting on you. Remember last year's flop?

This year we have to!

How can I say ... This year will be different.

I know what you mean.

It's moving!

It's moving!

We did it!

See you, then.

Starring: Karen as Machi

Akira SAKATA as fishmonger Taka OKUBO as tofumonger

Tadanobu ASANO as San-chan

Hiromitsu TOSAKA as Tomo

Ittoku KISHIBE as Mr. Marui Sumiko AKAMOTO as Tomie

Keiko MATSUZAKA as Tomo's mother

Yuko TANAKA & Mitsuru HIRATA as Machi's parents

Written by: Kohei OGURI & Tsukasa SASAKI

"Music from ""Silouans song""" composed by Arvo P�RT

Cinematographer: Norio TERANUMA

Lighting by: Meicho TOMIYAMA

Sound Recording by: Masato YANO

Production Design by: Yoshinaga YOKOO and Koichi TAKEUCHI

Editing by: Nobuo OGAWA

Visual Engineer: Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI

VFX Supervisor: Art Durinski

VFX Director: Norio ISHII

Directed by: Kohei OGURI

All rights reserved by The Buried Forest Production Committee,

English subtitles by: Dean Gascoign