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THE DEMON’S POND
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Version remastered in 4K in 2021
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by IMAGICA Lab. Inc.
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and SHOCHIKU MediaWorX Inc.
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Produced by Shochiku Co., Ltd.
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A SHOCHIKU MOVIE
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On the border between Fukui and Gifu,
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there is a pond called
"The Demon's Pond".
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According to an old legend,
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a dragon is said to live at the bottom of this pond.
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It was the summer of 1913…
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Based on the work of Kyoka IZUMI
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THE DEMON’S POND
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Tamasaburo BANDO
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Go KATO
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Tsutomu YAMAZAKI
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Demon Pond
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Hisashi IGAWA
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Fujio TOKITA
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Koji NANBARA
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Yatsuko TANAMI
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Juro KARA
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Ryunosuke KANEDA
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Norihei MIKI
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A film by Masahiro SHINODA
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Prayer for rain
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Six o'clock...
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That bell again.
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There's no point ringing it.
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If, to avoid the Demon Pond
overflows and floods everything.
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Simple superstition!
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Superstition or not,
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we would welcome a flood
with joy.
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What would you like ?
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I have dust in my eye.
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Dust in the eye?
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I'm going to take it away from you.
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Can I have water?
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Water!
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I'm going to wet it.
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Get it wet?
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Come closer.
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Bring your face closer.
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But it’s…
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Painful?
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You have to take it away.
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Open your eyelids with your fingers.
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It doesn't come out.
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That will be enough.
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It's good.
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I don't have any more pain.
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THANKS.
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I live again!
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The dust is gone.
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Water, people?
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People and a bell?
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It's very hot.
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Yes, it's hot.
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Is this bell
that I heard ringing?
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It is sounded at dusk.
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We ring the bell at dawn,
at dusk and late in the evening.
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Three times a day.
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Except for these three moments,
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it should never ring.
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If you pass by,
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don't make it ring
to have fun.
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Don't be malicious.
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I understand.
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No watermelon,
no bell ringing.
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This is all very strange.
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Like a saving rain
during a drought.
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How to explain this?
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Did you say anything?
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It's very strange.
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This water…
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It springs from a spring.
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From here,
it flows in a thin stream.
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When water hits a stone,
she tinkles.
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Does it ring?
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Yes,
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she goes “ding ding”.
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It's called…
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the harp player valley.
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A valley that plays the harp?
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Do you want to drink something?
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Fresh water?
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The village wells have dried up.
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Is there only water from this spring?
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The true source of water
is a pond called "Demon Pond".
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I saw it on the map.
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I wanted to go there.
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The Demon Pond is rather large.
According to the legend…
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a dragon lives at the bottom.
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A widespread story.
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The dragon is the god of water.
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In the West, it is a sea serpent.
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She is poisoned.
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The people of the village
talk about it with fear.
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The stones change color
in the water,
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they turn purple and green.
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Sometimes we even see red ones.
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It's very beautiful.
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According to the people of the village,
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these are scales
that the dragon would have lost.
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They say
that it’s sticky, dirty, strange…
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And the water is poisoned.
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Is this true?
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I drank this water.
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I splashed it in my eyes.
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Maybe I'll transform
into something scary.
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Transform yourself?
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The people of the village are wary of us
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because we drink it.
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And nothing happened.
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Can I…
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It's getting dark, isn't it?
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I thought you were older.
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Could I…
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have a cup of tea or hot water?
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Of course.
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Sit in the veranda.
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Is he alone?
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What kind of person is this?
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I think he's from the city.
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Is he a young man?
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He carries a map and a compass.
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He is used to traveling.
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Yuri, try to find out if he...
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a good story to tell.
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Collection of ancient legends
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Please sit down.
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Isn't this the room of a temple?
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Where is the entrance?
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It burned down a long time ago.
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There is no longer a temple here.
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But the belfry remained?
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Yes.
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Do you ring the bell?
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What if you drank your tea?
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THANKS.
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I knew
that it was not a tea room.
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They are moonflowers,
isn't it?
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They will hatch.
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I talked about watermelon,
so it made me hungry.
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Could you give me one?
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I have pears.
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Do you want some?
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The moonflowers are beginning to bloom.
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This voice...
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Yamasawa
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Akira, what's wrong?
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Yamasawa…
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What is he doing here?
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You're weird.
What is happening?
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What is the purpose of his trip?
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Ask him.
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Heard.
But tell me, what does all this mean?
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Another flower blooming.
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In the moonlight,
as its name suggests.
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Go back,
he will suspect something.
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What is his purpose?
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Question him.
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Help yourself.
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THANKS.
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Do you have a knife?
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To peel it.
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Perfectly fresh.
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It's like
cut a precious stone.
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I imagine you are traveling.
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Where are you from
and where are you going?
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I travel on adventures.
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With no special place to visit.
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Excellent.
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Why come to this isolated place?
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I am a teacher.
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It's my summer vacation.
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There I go home.
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I'm going back to Kyoto.
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Where are you going to sleep tonight?
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You shouldn't
ask myself this question.
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I might ask you for accommodation.
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I'm kidding.
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I am abusing your hospitality.
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No, it was me who held you back.
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Whether towards Kawachi or the pass,
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it's very dark.
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It's unfortunate.
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How much do I owe you?
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How ?
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I can pay you a little.
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Pay me? But for what?
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Money?
That's out of the question.
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Tea
was not with this intention.
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It's not just tea.
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I ate a lot of pears.
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My conscience compels me to do so.
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If you feel that way...
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Should I agree to be paid?
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Yes.
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Not necessarily with money.
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Instead of paying me,
maybe you could...
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tell me a story?
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A story?
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What kind of story?
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You have traveled a lot.
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If you know
an interesting or unusual story…
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Would this serve as payment?
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It's original to say the least.
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No way.
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This often happens when…
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peddlers come
and stop this way.
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Ascetics, pilgrims…
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It even happens
with the people of the village.
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We ask for a story
to each of them.
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You collect stories, then.
For what ?
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You're not going to publish a book here,
it seems to me.
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It's a fad.
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I do it out of curiosity.
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Some people
told several stories,
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and they were hosted here.
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Yuri, why did you say that?
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So if I know any stories,
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Can I sleep here?
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Well…
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it depends on the stories.
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Good.
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An interesting story.
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Let's see.
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Which one will I choose?
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I've found.
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This story happens
in the province of Echizen.
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Once upon a time
a ravioli that had transformed.
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A ravioli?
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Hidden under the veranda.
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Why did you stop?
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What happened to the ravioli?
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Next story.
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Is this one finished?
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Once upon a time
a collector of stories,
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exciting and unusual stories
from the four corners of the country.
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He was my friend.
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Three years ago,
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he left Tokyo
saying he was going north.
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Since then, no more news from him.
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Not a word.
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What is this story?
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Listen to her.
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That's enough.
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About your friend,
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I don't want
hear more.
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We looked for it.
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We knew
that he didn't like city life.
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We thought
that he was hiding somewhere.
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Stop, please.
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I'm not listening to you anymore.
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He had disappeared.
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He remained nowhere to be found.
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Some thought he was dead
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from the day he left Tokyo.
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Suicide…
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All assumptions have been made.
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But I was convinced
that he was still alive.
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We were very friends.
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Hidden or dying,
he should have told me.
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Thank you so much.
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I treated you to a frugal meal.
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I haven't finished yet.
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Be careful on the road.
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Wait.
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This story is painful,
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but it turns out to be true.
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Don't get me wrong.
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I didn't come here
looking for this friend.
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But over the past three years,
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I never stopped worrying.
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And much more than that.
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When he left,
It felt like our best years...
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had ended.
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I cry out to nothing.
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The moon is too bright.
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Apparently it affects the mind.
282
00:30:58,753 --> 00:31:00,672
This woman is so beautiful...
283
00:31:14,435 --> 00:31:16,521
A drought in the village…
284
00:31:16,688 --> 00:31:19,107
Water gushing here...
285
00:31:19,274 --> 00:31:22,527
Water that takes its source
at the Demon Pond.
286
00:31:27,490 --> 00:31:28,658
It's ridiculous!
287
00:31:28,825 --> 00:31:30,827
No need to be alarmed.
288
00:31:33,204 --> 00:31:34,163
Your pears were delicious!
289
00:31:35,748 --> 00:31:37,208
Perfectly fresh.
290
00:31:48,511 --> 00:31:50,305
Forgive me.
291
00:31:51,556 --> 00:31:53,266
An apology?
292
00:31:53,808 --> 00:31:55,602
We can still find him.
293
00:31:59,272 --> 00:32:01,733
It wasn't just a brief friendship.
294
00:32:01,900 --> 00:32:03,693
We were like brothers.
295
00:32:05,153 --> 00:32:09,240
If you spoke to him face to face,
you could...
296
00:32:10,366 --> 00:32:12,368
Yamasawa knew.
297
00:32:13,620 --> 00:32:15,872
He was speaking to me.
298
00:32:16,414 --> 00:32:17,999
Even so,
299
00:32:18,166 --> 00:32:19,959
I let him go alone.
300
00:32:20,126 --> 00:32:21,336
Not so strong.
301
00:32:21,502 --> 00:32:23,463
He could hear you.
302
00:32:24,088 --> 00:32:25,506
If you catch him...
303
00:32:28,801 --> 00:32:30,887
If you go with him...
304
00:32:34,015 --> 00:32:35,683
Me, I…
305
00:32:47,236 --> 00:32:49,489
What an ungrateful wretch have I become!
306
00:32:55,286 --> 00:32:57,705
I betrayed my friend.
307
00:33:00,750 --> 00:33:03,836
No, it had to be like this.
308
00:33:07,048 --> 00:33:08,508
It's better like this.
309
00:33:20,186 --> 00:33:22,438
Dinner will be served late this evening.
310
00:33:23,815 --> 00:33:27,026
I made eggplants
as you like them.
311
00:33:30,238 --> 00:33:31,447
It's raining ?
312
00:33:33,157 --> 00:33:37,453
A heavy rain would help
the people of the village.
313
00:33:41,290 --> 00:33:42,208
Yamasawa!
314
00:33:42,375 --> 00:33:43,042
Akira…
315
00:33:47,422 --> 00:33:50,633
It's raining! It's raining !
316
00:33:51,634 --> 00:33:54,262
The rain is finally falling!
317
00:33:56,597 --> 00:33:57,682
Yamasawa!
318
00:34:03,563 --> 00:34:04,814
Yamasawa!
319
00:34:40,975 --> 00:34:42,185
Hagiwara!
320
00:34:43,895 --> 00:34:45,188
Yamasawa!
321
00:34:58,076 --> 00:34:59,243
It's raining !
322
00:35:06,250 --> 00:35:08,169
Just a passing shower?
323
00:35:08,336 --> 00:35:10,505
We are being made fun of.
324
00:35:10,797 --> 00:35:12,924
The rain clouds are gone.
325
00:35:13,091 --> 00:35:15,009
A very brief moment of joy.
326
00:35:58,302 --> 00:36:00,972
White hair
have a special meaning?
327
00:36:01,139 --> 00:36:02,306
That ?
328
00:36:02,473 --> 00:36:04,225
It's just a wig.
329
00:36:06,227 --> 00:36:11,566
Symbol of a recluse
who abandoned Tokyo and his studies.
330
00:36:15,945 --> 00:36:17,196
And her, then?
331
00:36:18,948 --> 00:36:20,283
Her name is Yuri.
332
00:36:20,449 --> 00:36:22,618
Was she rude to you?
333
00:36:24,036 --> 00:36:24,787
Is she your wife?
334
00:36:26,164 --> 00:36:27,123
Yes.
335
00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:29,417
For three years?
336
00:36:29,584 --> 00:36:30,585
Yes.
337
00:36:31,544 --> 00:36:34,213
No need to speak in a low voice.
338
00:36:35,798 --> 00:36:38,384
Let me talk to you
before she arrives.
339
00:36:38,551 --> 00:36:40,052
About Tokyo.
340
00:36:41,095 --> 00:36:42,763
My parents…?
341
00:36:42,930 --> 00:36:45,099
They are fine.
342
00:36:45,516 --> 00:36:48,186
But they grew old because of you.
343
00:36:49,312 --> 00:36:50,563
It's true ?
344
00:36:51,898 --> 00:36:55,318
Not a word to your worried parents...
345
00:36:55,902 --> 00:36:58,529
To live your life here...
346
00:37:00,698 --> 00:37:02,325
Can I ask you why?
347
00:37:06,621 --> 00:37:09,916
See it as a kind of dream.
348
00:37:13,169 --> 00:37:15,254
Not long ago,
I saw it as a nightmare.
349
00:37:17,673 --> 00:37:19,926
When I left.
350
00:37:20,468 --> 00:37:22,637
As you rightly said,
351
00:37:23,387 --> 00:37:27,934
I came to the north
to collect legends.
352
00:37:28,768 --> 00:37:32,438
But
“A rolling stone gathers no moss.”
353
00:37:32,605 --> 00:37:37,318
It seems like I'm myself
transformed into a legend.
354
00:37:37,944 --> 00:37:39,445
A legend?
355
00:37:39,904 --> 00:37:40,988
How so ?
356
00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,492
A wizard transforms
a mountain in a sea.
357
00:37:44,659 --> 00:37:45,993
A man becomes a tree.
358
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:47,578
Or a stone.
359
00:37:47,745 --> 00:37:49,705
The stone turns into a leaf.
360
00:37:49,872 --> 00:37:52,541
The leaf turns into a frog.
361
00:37:54,043 --> 00:37:55,503
You spoke of a “nightmare”.
362
00:37:56,087 --> 00:37:58,756
As if attracted by a legend.
363
00:37:59,257 --> 00:38:00,633
During these three years,
364
00:38:02,593 --> 00:38:04,929
I became a true legend.
365
00:38:07,181 --> 00:38:11,477
Stop talking
such strange things.
366
00:38:18,859 --> 00:38:21,320
Is your wife a witch?
367
00:38:21,862 --> 00:38:23,864
It's very cruel of you.
368
00:38:25,283 --> 00:38:26,409
Of course not.
369
00:38:26,575 --> 00:38:29,745
But she is exceptional,
in a certain way.
370
00:38:32,248 --> 00:38:34,542
This place, this region,
371
00:38:34,792 --> 00:38:38,129
the harp-playing valley,
it's quite magical.
372
00:38:38,296 --> 00:38:40,840
The Demon Pond and its dragon.
373
00:38:41,007 --> 00:38:42,967
Are you aware of this?
374
00:38:43,134 --> 00:38:44,343
Yes,
375
00:38:44,552 --> 00:38:50,141
I got off at Imajo station
and I walked here.
376
00:38:50,725 --> 00:38:54,478
Three years ago,
it’s to see this famous pond
377
00:38:54,645 --> 00:38:55,855
that I came here.
378
00:38:57,565 --> 00:39:00,401
This is what led you
in your current life?
379
00:39:00,985 --> 00:39:02,903
When you met her?
380
00:39:03,070 --> 00:39:04,780
You couldn't leave again.
381
00:39:05,781 --> 00:39:07,825
It's not just that.
382
00:39:23,090 --> 00:39:27,511
I'm afraid I was rude
towards you.
383
00:39:29,430 --> 00:39:32,183
No way,
no need to make so many ceremonies.
384
00:39:33,642 --> 00:39:36,771
We were just talking about you.
385
00:39:36,937 --> 00:39:38,606
Didn't you sneeze?
386
00:39:38,898 --> 00:39:42,026
If she sneezes,
a mosquito could come out.
387
00:39:44,570 --> 00:39:46,989
You are beautifully made up.
388
00:39:47,281 --> 00:39:49,367
Are the tears gone?
389
00:39:51,660 --> 00:39:53,579
You're teasing me now.
390
00:39:54,747 --> 00:39:57,416
The atmosphere warms up.
391
00:39:57,583 --> 00:40:00,336
This adds to the summer heat.
392
00:40:01,087 --> 00:40:05,049
I must say that I envy you a little,
both.
393
00:40:07,426 --> 00:40:11,514
Were you born in this valley?
394
00:40:12,473 --> 00:40:15,059
Do you have family in the area?
395
00:40:15,309 --> 00:40:17,353
She is an orphan.
396
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,564
The priest of the tutelary temple…
397
00:40:21,273 --> 00:40:23,567
Please don't talk about me.
398
00:40:23,776 --> 00:40:26,946
You see, Yamasawa
thought you were a witch.
399
00:40:30,991 --> 00:40:33,911
It was just a joke.
400
00:40:34,078 --> 00:40:36,080
You seemed so...
401
00:40:36,539 --> 00:40:40,209
Bewitching?
I'm captivated, I can't leave.
402
00:40:40,376 --> 00:40:41,377
Is that it?
403
00:40:41,544 --> 00:40:43,212
I didn't say that.
404
00:40:43,379 --> 00:40:44,588
It's nothing.
405
00:40:45,131 --> 00:40:46,632
She too is worried.
406
00:40:46,799 --> 00:40:50,344
She's afraid you'll take me back to Tokyo.
407
00:40:57,143 --> 00:40:58,978
Nothing of the sort.
408
00:40:59,311 --> 00:41:02,565
I just came to see
Demon Pond.
409
00:41:03,399 --> 00:41:06,652
Alors, allons-y ensemble.
410
00:41:07,069 --> 00:41:09,864
We have so much
things to tell us.
411
00:41:10,030 --> 00:41:11,574
Make us some sake.
412
00:41:29,133 --> 00:41:30,468
Please,
413
00:41:30,634 --> 00:41:32,595
lend me Hagiwara for the night.
414
00:41:34,305 --> 00:41:35,431
This night?
415
00:41:37,766 --> 00:41:38,851
Talking is good.
416
00:41:39,018 --> 00:41:41,770
But I would like to see this pond
right away.
417
00:41:41,937 --> 00:41:44,023
Why not wait until tomorrow?
418
00:41:44,190 --> 00:41:46,150
Because of school.
419
00:41:46,609 --> 00:41:49,987
I cannot extend my vacation.
420
00:41:50,154 --> 00:41:52,031
Are you going back to Kyoto?
421
00:41:52,198 --> 00:41:55,534
I have been working there since last year.
422
00:41:55,701 --> 00:41:57,828
The holidays are almost over.
423
00:41:59,079 --> 00:42:01,957
Of course, I will be your guide.
424
00:42:02,583 --> 00:42:05,211
We'll talk on the way.
425
00:42:05,377 --> 00:42:08,214
I feel like I'm a student again.
426
00:42:09,757 --> 00:42:11,091
Yuri, a sickle.
427
00:42:13,677 --> 00:42:14,553
A sickle?
428
00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:16,555
Few people go there.
429
00:42:16,722 --> 00:42:20,392
There may be bamboo
and climbing plants to cut.
430
00:42:30,819 --> 00:42:32,071
Akira,
431
00:42:32,905 --> 00:42:35,449
all blades are dull.
432
00:42:35,699 --> 00:42:37,368
Sharpens-in-one
433
00:42:37,660 --> 00:42:39,578
while we get ready.
434
00:43:25,374 --> 00:43:28,377
It's about 5 kilometers
on the map.
435
00:43:28,544 --> 00:43:30,838
A little more than that.
436
00:43:31,338 --> 00:43:33,340
The nights are short.
437
00:43:33,507 --> 00:43:35,384
Dawn will arrive quickly.
438
00:43:36,552 --> 00:43:39,305
By the way, are you hungry?
439
00:43:39,805 --> 00:43:41,515
Yuri can prepare food.
440
00:43:41,765 --> 00:43:42,891
Don't worry.
441
00:43:43,058 --> 00:43:44,602
Let's leave as quickly as possible.
442
00:43:45,519 --> 00:43:47,521
It looks like you're running away.
443
00:43:47,688 --> 00:43:49,273
Indeed. With you.
444
00:43:49,648 --> 00:43:51,150
But anyway, what do you say?
445
00:43:51,317 --> 00:43:52,693
Not so strong.
446
00:44:05,414 --> 00:44:07,499
It seems very well sharpened to me.
447
00:44:14,423 --> 00:44:15,424
THANKS.
448
00:44:17,051 --> 00:44:18,594
Be careful.
449
00:44:19,011 --> 00:44:20,220
On the way.
450
00:44:25,934 --> 00:44:27,394
Take care of the house.
451
00:44:27,936 --> 00:44:29,104
Akira…
452
00:44:29,271 --> 00:44:30,189
Yes?
453
00:44:30,814 --> 00:44:31,982
What is there?
454
00:44:35,194 --> 00:44:36,570
Akira…
455
00:44:39,782 --> 00:44:40,824
I will…
456
00:44:42,701 --> 00:44:44,203
feel very alone.
457
00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:48,290
Don't be childish.
458
00:44:48,457 --> 00:44:50,793
Tender goodbyes?
Take your time.
459
00:44:51,460 --> 00:44:52,378
I'm going ahead.
460
00:44:53,587 --> 00:44:55,506
You're both exaggerating.
461
00:44:55,673 --> 00:44:57,091
These are not goodbyes.
462
00:44:58,717 --> 00:45:00,386
Come on, I'll go.
463
00:45:01,887 --> 00:45:03,514
The moon is beautiful this evening.
464
00:45:04,765 --> 00:45:07,184
Put out the fire and lock the door.
465
00:45:35,796 --> 00:45:38,215
The Diet member has arrived!
466
00:45:38,382 --> 00:45:39,758
He's here!
467
00:45:44,012 --> 00:45:50,018
For His Excellency member of the Diet,
Kozo Anakuma, hurray!
468
00:45:50,602 --> 00:45:52,146
I brought rice!
469
00:46:04,283 --> 00:46:05,659
Thank you very much.
470
00:46:07,202 --> 00:46:09,288
Was I of any help?
471
00:46:09,455 --> 00:46:10,831
But yes…
472
00:46:11,707 --> 00:46:13,292
absolutely.
473
00:46:14,626 --> 00:46:16,754
This way, please.
474
00:46:33,771 --> 00:46:36,857
Rice! Polished rice!
475
00:46:41,069 --> 00:46:43,822
I don't think that's going to happen.
476
00:46:44,907 --> 00:46:46,366
Isn't it?
477
00:46:47,743 --> 00:46:49,369
No need to worry.
478
00:46:50,329 --> 00:46:52,331
He'll come back, won't he?
479
00:46:56,502 --> 00:47:00,130
Close your eyes
and give me a nod.
480
00:47:06,720 --> 00:47:09,848
I am alone,
I have no desire to eat.
481
00:47:12,768 --> 00:47:15,354
Let's tidy up a bit and wait.
482
00:47:17,147 --> 00:47:21,693
The people of the village must not know
that I am alone here.
483
00:47:27,032 --> 00:47:28,909
“The moon is beautiful tonight.
484
00:47:31,703 --> 00:47:36,375
“Put out the fire and lock the door.”
485
00:47:57,855 --> 00:48:00,440
Fishing protection
486
00:48:09,241 --> 00:48:12,160
We have no shortage of elves
They take all forms
487
00:48:12,327 --> 00:48:15,247
Cyclops monsters
Water Imps
488
00:48:15,414 --> 00:48:20,919
Leprechaun cats
Sea sprites
489
00:48:23,589 --> 00:48:27,593
There is even one
Egg-faced
490
00:48:33,891 --> 00:48:36,810
This silver carp is very heavy.
491
00:48:36,977 --> 00:48:38,395
15 kilos, at least.
492
00:48:38,562 --> 00:48:43,442
Bigger than carp
that the village chief had taken.
493
00:48:43,609 --> 00:48:45,819
Instead of eating it,
494
00:48:45,986 --> 00:48:48,697
I can sell it
to the member of the assembly.
495
00:48:48,864 --> 00:48:52,284
Listen to me, carp, I will sell you.
496
00:48:52,451 --> 00:48:54,536
Get me a good price!
497
00:48:57,080 --> 00:48:58,081
Weird,
498
00:48:58,498 --> 00:49:00,751
Is it all off at this time?
499
00:49:32,616 --> 00:49:33,909
Ouch!
500
00:49:41,291 --> 00:49:43,293
It hurts!
501
00:49:58,850 --> 00:50:01,561
Saved, I am saved!
502
00:50:10,946 --> 00:50:15,117
Now I know how much a drought
can be distressing for humans.
503
00:50:15,283 --> 00:50:17,869
I experienced it while being out of the water.
504
00:50:18,036 --> 00:50:20,914
Mr. Crab, thank you for rescuing me.
505
00:50:21,081 --> 00:50:22,416
I am grateful to you.
506
00:50:22,582 --> 00:50:24,209
Help and be helped.
507
00:50:24,376 --> 00:50:26,086
No need to thank me.
508
00:50:27,212 --> 00:50:31,133
You are strong enough
to go up a waterfall.
509
00:50:31,675 --> 00:50:35,220
Why were you caught
and placed in a straw hat?
510
00:50:35,387 --> 00:50:37,305
I wanted to take a shortcut.
511
00:50:37,472 --> 00:50:42,436
I entered the swamp by mistake
and I got knocked out.
512
00:50:43,937 --> 00:50:45,397
By this scoundrel?
513
00:50:46,356 --> 00:50:47,941
It's not my fault!
514
00:50:48,233 --> 00:50:51,278
I imagine that
you are not responsible, yes.
515
00:50:51,445 --> 00:50:52,696
You are forgiven.
516
00:50:52,863 --> 00:50:53,822
Come on, go!
517
00:50:54,865 --> 00:50:56,116
Look how it flies.
518
00:50:56,283 --> 00:50:58,577
Like a human's head.
519
00:50:59,369 --> 00:51:01,371
It's a frightening sight.
520
00:51:04,374 --> 00:51:07,627
By the way, where are you going?
521
00:51:07,794 --> 00:51:09,546
At my parents' house.
522
00:51:12,132 --> 00:51:14,926
The moon is beautiful again this night.
523
00:51:15,343 --> 00:51:18,055
It's going to be very hot tomorrow.
524
00:51:20,724 --> 00:51:23,018
The Princess of the Pond
525
00:51:23,185 --> 00:51:27,189
does she intend
to let the rain fall?
526
00:51:27,355 --> 00:51:29,941
I know absolutely nothing about it.
527
00:51:30,108 --> 00:51:32,778
The drought does not concern her.
528
00:51:32,944 --> 00:51:34,863
Know one thing,
529
00:51:35,030 --> 00:51:39,826
she loves the young man
from Senja Pond to Kengamine.
530
00:51:39,993 --> 00:51:42,871
She thinks about him constantly.
531
00:51:43,038 --> 00:51:45,957
She doesn't have time
to deal with a drought.
532
00:51:46,124 --> 00:51:48,752
Instead of worrying,
533
00:51:48,919 --> 00:51:51,129
why doesn't she deploy
his sleeves
534
00:51:51,296 --> 00:51:53,924
to fly to Kengamine?
535
00:51:54,091 --> 00:51:55,175
Small problem.
536
00:51:55,342 --> 00:51:57,469
If the princess leaves,
537
00:51:57,636 --> 00:52:00,889
a flood will come.
538
00:52:01,056 --> 00:52:04,851
The valley, the people, the horses,
everything will be submerged.
539
00:52:05,185 --> 00:52:06,853
So what?
540
00:52:07,479 --> 00:52:10,273
It would enlarge my habitat.
541
00:52:11,024 --> 00:52:14,986
Let the village become a swamp.
542
00:52:15,153 --> 00:52:16,780
Have you forgotten?
543
00:52:18,073 --> 00:52:19,908
There's this bell here.
544
00:52:20,242 --> 00:52:23,120
There is a solemn agreement.
545
00:52:23,286 --> 00:52:26,581
As long as the bell
will be rung three times a day,
546
00:52:26,748 --> 00:52:28,667
the village will be safe.
547
00:52:28,834 --> 00:52:30,710
The princess must stick to it.
548
00:52:30,877 --> 00:52:34,589
It's very restrictive for her.
549
00:52:35,298 --> 00:52:40,178
If the bell doesn't ring,
it could be our paradise.
550
00:52:40,971 --> 00:52:46,601
The princess may have emerged
from the pond for a walk.
551
00:52:47,018 --> 00:52:48,854
May Buddha protect us!
552
00:52:49,187 --> 00:52:53,692
I almost walked
on the shadow of the bell.
553
00:52:56,570 --> 00:53:00,574
The mountains and the fields
shine in the moonlight.
554
00:53:00,740 --> 00:53:03,618
Still no sign of humidity.
555
00:53:03,785 --> 00:53:05,245
I have to leave the swamp
556
00:53:05,412 --> 00:53:08,748
and get closer
from the mountain pond.
557
00:53:08,915 --> 00:53:10,959
Would you like to accompany me?
558
00:53:11,126 --> 00:53:13,753
With great pleasure.
559
00:53:14,629 --> 00:53:17,174
Let's sing along the way.
560
00:53:17,340 --> 00:53:19,009
What song?
561
00:53:19,467 --> 00:53:22,179
Turns the mountain into a river.
562
00:53:22,929 --> 00:53:24,055
That suits me!
563
00:53:25,473 --> 00:53:31,313
Oh, turn the mountain into a river
564
00:53:31,479 --> 00:53:38,028
Yes, turn the mountain into a river
565
00:53:40,864 --> 00:53:43,074
The men fought the water.
566
00:53:43,241 --> 00:53:45,076
The village seemed doomed.
567
00:53:45,827 --> 00:53:47,913
At that time, a holy man
568
00:53:48,079 --> 00:53:51,124
locked the dragon in this pond.
569
00:53:52,125 --> 00:53:53,752
The Dragon God said:
570
00:53:54,211 --> 00:53:59,841
"I lost my freedom by promising
to save men from the flood.
571
00:54:00,217 --> 00:54:02,844
“Make a big bell.
572
00:54:03,011 --> 00:54:06,056
"Ring it three times a day
to wake me up
573
00:54:06,223 --> 00:54:07,849
"and remember my promise.
574
00:54:09,893 --> 00:54:11,937
“I will miss my freedom.
575
00:54:12,103 --> 00:54:15,190
"I would like to leave,
to live as I see fit,
576
00:54:15,357 --> 00:54:16,858
"to forget my promise,
577
00:54:17,025 --> 00:54:21,029
"to make the water in this pond overflow.
578
00:54:21,821 --> 00:54:23,490
"By regaining my freedom,
579
00:54:23,657 --> 00:54:27,786
"I won't care much about the number
of men and animals who will perish.
580
00:54:27,953 --> 00:54:31,331
“However, I will keep my promise.
581
00:54:31,706 --> 00:54:34,751
“But for that, I have to remind myself of it.
582
00:54:34,918 --> 00:54:39,297
"In case I forget,
don't forget to ring the bell."
583
00:54:41,091 --> 00:54:43,510
This is why
that the bell was made.
584
00:54:44,261 --> 00:54:45,887
If we don't ring it,
585
00:54:46,054 --> 00:54:50,058
there will be rain,
lightning and wind.
586
00:54:50,225 --> 00:54:52,185
And the pond will overflow.
587
00:54:52,352 --> 00:54:54,980
The village will be submerged.
588
00:54:55,605 --> 00:54:59,025
The Dragon God will reign supreme.
589
00:55:00,694 --> 00:55:02,070
Hard to believe?
590
00:55:04,948 --> 00:55:10,078
A 79-year-old man named Yatabei
591
00:55:10,620 --> 00:55:13,832
took care of the bell
for 50 years.
592
00:55:13,999 --> 00:55:16,418
He rang it three times a day.
593
00:55:16,793 --> 00:55:21,339
When I arrived here
to see the Demon Pond,
594
00:55:21,798 --> 00:55:24,092
I stayed at his house.
595
00:55:24,968 --> 00:55:27,971
He said he would guide me at dawn.
596
00:55:29,472 --> 00:55:31,057
That night,
597
00:55:31,224 --> 00:55:34,227
right after ringing the bell,
598
00:55:34,686 --> 00:55:36,062
he collapsed.
599
00:55:46,614 --> 00:55:48,366
Writhed in pain,
600
00:55:48,908 --> 00:55:52,495
he begged me seriously…
601
00:55:53,246 --> 00:55:54,831
If he were to die,
602
00:55:54,998 --> 00:55:57,834
there would be no one
to ring the bell.
603
00:55:58,168 --> 00:56:01,880
Countless lives would be lost.
604
00:56:02,714 --> 00:56:04,924
I was alone with him.
605
00:56:05,091 --> 00:56:08,011
To ease his suffering, I said:
606
00:56:08,178 --> 00:56:11,639
"Don't worry,
I'll ring the bell!"
607
00:56:12,057 --> 00:56:14,225
I shouted these words.
608
00:56:14,642 --> 00:56:17,228
The old man smiled with joy.
609
00:56:17,395 --> 00:56:19,105
He died peacefully.
610
00:56:22,484 --> 00:56:25,653
I will never forget his face.
611
00:56:26,529 --> 00:56:29,449
Is that why you stayed?
612
00:56:29,616 --> 00:56:30,867
Let me tell you…
613
00:56:31,034 --> 00:56:34,037
Wait until the end of the story.
614
00:56:34,913 --> 00:56:36,331
I said to myself
615
00:56:36,498 --> 00:56:40,168
than ring the bell once
would be sufficient.
616
00:56:40,627 --> 00:56:45,507
I went to the village
for his funeral.
617
00:56:45,840 --> 00:56:47,884
But when I asked,
618
00:56:48,051 --> 00:56:51,471
no one wanted to promise
to take care of the bell.
619
00:56:52,138 --> 00:56:54,557
When I mentioned the ancient legend,
620
00:56:54,724 --> 00:56:56,810
they all laughed.
621
00:56:57,560 --> 00:57:00,980
I was angry,
I left the funeral site.
622
00:57:07,612 --> 00:57:09,489
It's polished rice, right?
623
00:57:10,115 --> 00:57:11,658
It smells good.
624
00:57:14,744 --> 00:57:16,287
Where have you been?
625
00:57:16,454 --> 00:57:18,081
Me ? Nowhere.
626
00:57:18,248 --> 00:57:20,583
If we don't watch him,
627
00:57:20,750 --> 00:57:24,421
impossible to tell where he was.
628
00:57:24,587 --> 00:57:26,172
He was a womanizer.
629
00:57:26,339 --> 00:57:29,801
Maybe at the belfry
looking for Yuri?
630
00:57:29,968 --> 00:57:30,885
No way.
631
00:57:31,719 --> 00:57:36,391
It seems that the priest
is interested in her...
632
00:57:36,724 --> 00:57:40,186
since she was an orphan.
633
00:57:40,353 --> 00:57:42,856
He courts her.
634
00:57:44,649 --> 00:57:47,735
But this Yuri…
635
00:57:47,902 --> 00:57:49,529
What's wrong with her?
636
00:57:53,450 --> 00:57:54,534
Eh ?
637
00:58:19,100 --> 00:58:22,020
The night is so long.
638
00:58:24,856 --> 00:58:27,650
So long until dawn.
639
00:58:30,195 --> 00:58:32,363
You neither,
you can't sleep?
640
00:58:38,495 --> 00:58:40,788
Someone was singing.
641
00:58:42,373 --> 00:58:45,335
Turns the mountain into a river
642
00:58:48,129 --> 00:58:50,340
The people of the village
643
00:58:51,174 --> 00:58:53,384
would love for that to happen.
644
00:58:54,719 --> 00:58:56,513
I feel sorry for them.
645
00:59:08,149 --> 00:59:10,068
How beautiful the moon is this evening.
646
00:59:19,994 --> 00:59:24,582
Oh, turn the mountain into a river
647
00:59:25,458 --> 00:59:30,380
Yes, turn the mountain into a river
648
00:59:34,926 --> 00:59:35,969
Wait.
649
00:59:36,386 --> 00:59:37,971
A stranger.
650
00:59:41,224 --> 00:59:42,642
He looks suspicious.
651
00:59:42,809 --> 00:59:45,270
Let's hide and watch him.
652
00:59:52,360 --> 00:59:54,487
I have come a long way.
653
00:59:54,779 --> 00:59:57,991
Because of the drought,
the earth is scorched.
654
00:59:58,157 --> 01:00:01,494
This journey is more difficult
that I imagined.
655
01:00:05,707 --> 01:00:11,087
In the distance, I see steam
which rises above the summit.
656
01:00:12,046 --> 01:00:17,010
I rejoice,
the Demon Pond must be nearby.
657
01:00:22,473 --> 01:00:24,642
Who are you ?
What are you?
658
01:00:24,809 --> 01:00:29,022
The first barrier of the pond,
the guardian of the marsh.
659
01:00:29,188 --> 01:00:30,982
Identify yourself.
660
01:00:31,149 --> 01:00:34,652
We are related,
it seems to me.
661
01:00:35,278 --> 01:00:38,781
I come from the sacred mountain Hakusan
662
01:00:38,948 --> 01:00:41,743
from the Hokuriku region.
663
01:00:41,909 --> 01:00:44,954
The young lord of Senja Pond
664
01:00:45,121 --> 01:00:48,333
gave me a letter
665
01:00:48,499 --> 01:00:51,753
intended for the princess
of the Demon Pond.
666
01:00:52,128 --> 01:00:54,797
You must be that catfish priest.
667
01:00:54,964 --> 01:00:56,841
A catfish turned monk?
668
01:00:58,176 --> 01:01:02,221
You are disciples of the princess,
both?
669
01:01:02,388 --> 01:01:04,807
Family members
from the Demon Pond?
670
01:01:04,974 --> 01:01:06,893
How lucky to meet you.
671
01:01:07,060 --> 01:01:08,895
Will you guide me?
672
01:01:09,062 --> 01:01:10,980
Your mission is important.
673
01:01:11,356 --> 01:01:14,400
We will be happy
to show you the way.
674
01:01:15,443 --> 01:01:17,236
She will be delighted.
675
01:01:17,695 --> 01:01:19,989
And we will be honored too.
676
01:01:20,156 --> 01:01:20,990
Come.
677
01:01:21,157 --> 01:01:22,659
Let's get going.
678
01:01:57,985 --> 01:01:59,278
We are approaching.
679
01:01:59,445 --> 01:02:01,239
Don't falter now.
680
01:02:14,001 --> 01:02:16,629
What is it, Catfish?
681
01:02:16,796 --> 01:02:20,466
The pond is that way.
682
01:02:21,300 --> 01:02:23,010
Please be patient.
683
01:02:23,177 --> 01:02:26,389
My caudal fin
may appear firm,
684
01:02:26,556 --> 01:02:29,726
but I suddenly
was seized with doubt.
685
01:02:29,892 --> 01:02:31,769
How so ?
686
01:02:32,854 --> 01:02:37,608
I've come a long way,
but as I get closer to the pond,
687
01:02:37,817 --> 01:02:44,365
the box containing the letter
became heavier.
688
01:02:44,532 --> 01:02:46,284
That's why.
689
01:02:48,661 --> 01:02:50,913
Could it be the heavy burden of love?
690
01:02:51,080 --> 01:02:55,835
Would their thoughts have mixed
to the point of making the box heavier?
691
01:02:56,544 --> 01:03:02,800
No, my apprehension is due
to a premonition I had.
692
01:03:03,551 --> 01:03:07,054
Maybe the letter
said to the princess
693
01:03:07,221 --> 01:03:09,932
to cut me into pieces
694
01:03:10,099 --> 01:03:14,061
and make me boil
like turtle soup.
695
01:03:14,437 --> 01:03:18,566
Maybe that's what it says
in the letter.
696
01:03:19,400 --> 01:03:21,861
What a disastrous fate!
697
01:03:23,488 --> 01:03:26,073
Why such anxiety?
698
01:03:30,369 --> 01:03:34,457
The way the box
suddenly became heavier
699
01:03:34,624 --> 01:03:39,504
reminded me of an offense
of which I was guilty.
700
01:03:39,962 --> 01:03:45,426
I'm ashamed of it,
but I'll tell you the story.
701
01:03:46,302 --> 01:03:50,515
At Senja Pond in Kengamine,
702
01:03:50,681 --> 01:03:53,643
arrived, on the back of a bear,
703
01:03:53,810 --> 01:03:59,816
a mountain girl of great beauty
for bathing and washing hair.
704
01:03:59,982 --> 01:04:05,154
The vision of her naked and diaphanous body
left me distraught.
705
01:04:05,321 --> 01:04:12,245
Waving my fins,
I observed it from all angles.
706
01:04:12,411 --> 01:04:15,122
I looked up
and I saw the young lord
707
01:04:15,289 --> 01:04:18,835
who looked at me
with a very unhappy look.
708
01:04:19,001 --> 01:04:23,464
Shortly after,
I was sent on this mission.
709
01:04:24,131 --> 01:04:28,302
Having been confined in the mud
as punishment,
710
01:04:28,469 --> 01:04:32,098
I set off with joy
without paying attention to it.
711
01:04:32,723 --> 01:04:35,977
But poor me!
My end is very near.
712
01:04:42,692 --> 01:04:46,028
A real Don Juan, eh?
713
01:04:50,408 --> 01:04:52,785
Chase away your anxieties.
714
01:04:52,952 --> 01:04:55,246
The crab has claws.
715
01:04:55,413 --> 01:04:57,874
Open the box and look.
716
01:04:58,040 --> 01:05:01,210
That's what I wanted to ask you.
717
01:05:01,377 --> 01:05:05,506
This is why I revealed to you
my shameful story.
718
01:05:06,507 --> 01:05:08,217
Will you forget my behavior?
719
01:05:08,384 --> 01:05:09,510
Obviously.
720
01:05:09,844 --> 01:05:14,265
And if it's a love letter,
we would like to read it.
721
01:05:32,783 --> 01:05:35,953
Make way, creatures of the slime!
722
01:06:30,007 --> 01:06:33,636
How annoying,
to read a letter by moonlight.
723
01:06:33,928 --> 01:06:38,683
As the incarnation of the Dragon God,
it is your own radiance.
724
01:07:19,557 --> 01:07:23,769
How tender, sweet it is,
725
01:07:24,770 --> 01:07:26,105
charming…
726
01:07:26,272 --> 01:07:29,025
This letter is beautiful and exquisite.
727
01:07:30,484 --> 01:07:31,736
Nanny,
728
01:07:32,820 --> 01:07:34,864
I'm leaving.
729
01:07:38,367 --> 01:07:41,120
For a walk in the foothills?
730
01:07:41,287 --> 01:07:44,123
Are you going to come home?
731
01:07:44,540 --> 01:07:45,583
Where?
732
01:07:45,750 --> 01:07:47,668
At your home.
733
01:07:47,835 --> 01:07:49,086
How so ?
734
01:07:49,253 --> 01:07:51,756
At the Demon Pond.
735
01:07:52,548 --> 01:07:54,884
So what do you say?
736
01:07:56,302 --> 01:07:59,180
I'm going to Kengamine.
737
01:08:00,389 --> 01:08:02,892
What's in Kengamine?
738
01:08:03,225 --> 01:08:05,436
You already know that.
739
01:08:05,895 --> 01:08:08,105
The Senja pond…
740
01:08:10,107 --> 01:08:12,234
Where did this magnificent letter come from?
741
01:08:12,401 --> 01:08:16,072
You persist again.
742
01:08:17,490 --> 01:08:22,995
Over there is this bell.
743
01:08:24,872 --> 01:08:26,791
You must surely remember that.
744
01:08:27,666 --> 01:08:30,252
If you had to leave,
745
01:08:30,711 --> 01:08:33,339
a flood would submerge the village.
746
01:08:33,506 --> 01:08:38,052
Thousands of human beings
would lose their lives.
747
01:08:38,219 --> 01:08:43,265
It's unfortunate, but that's how it is.
748
01:08:43,432 --> 01:08:45,726
Why this quibbling?
749
01:08:45,893 --> 01:08:47,144
Nanny,
750
01:08:48,020 --> 01:08:50,189
would you be on the side of humans?
751
01:08:54,110 --> 01:08:56,320
Of these tailless monkeys?
752
01:08:56,487 --> 01:08:58,781
Why would I care about their fate?
753
01:08:59,532 --> 01:09:02,910
They are odious and despicable.
754
01:09:03,202 --> 01:09:08,249
But even if they are our enemies,
a promise cannot be broken.
755
01:09:09,208 --> 01:09:12,753
A solemn commitment
cannot be broken.
756
01:09:13,003 --> 01:09:14,630
Who made this promise?
757
01:09:14,797 --> 01:09:19,552
Your ancestors over several generations.
758
01:09:19,718 --> 01:09:24,098
It has been sent to you
by your parents.
759
01:09:24,265 --> 01:09:25,599
I know that.
760
01:09:25,891 --> 01:09:28,811
As long as the bell rings,
761
01:09:28,978 --> 01:09:33,482
the village will not be flooded.
762
01:09:33,858 --> 01:09:36,402
That detestable bell!
763
01:09:37,194 --> 01:09:39,530
If only she didn't exist.
764
01:09:40,322 --> 01:09:44,577
But I will go to Kengamine, Nurse.
765
01:09:44,743 --> 01:09:46,078
It has to be.
766
01:09:46,245 --> 01:09:48,831
No bell, no commitment.
767
01:09:49,832 --> 01:09:51,125
Everyone come closer!
768
01:09:56,547 --> 01:09:58,966
Destroy this bell.
769
01:09:59,133 --> 01:10:01,635
Break it into a thousand pieces.
770
01:10:06,724 --> 01:10:11,103
Princess Shirayuki's Order
should not be followed.
771
01:10:12,062 --> 01:10:14,899
You speak in a fit of delirium.
772
01:10:15,399 --> 01:10:17,318
Be careful of every action
773
01:10:17,484 --> 01:10:20,196
which would cause
the death of thousands of people.
774
01:10:21,071 --> 01:10:25,284
Why would I care
of the lives of human beings?
775
01:10:26,911 --> 01:10:30,039
I would sacrifice my own life for love.
776
01:10:30,372 --> 01:10:34,043
Be understanding, let me go.
777
01:10:34,960 --> 01:10:37,046
My heart bleeds for you.
778
01:10:37,588 --> 01:10:39,048
But it's impossible.
779
01:10:40,883 --> 01:10:44,136
I won't tell you
to wait 30 or 50 years.
780
01:10:44,303 --> 01:10:47,306
But be patient, a little longer.
781
01:10:47,473 --> 01:10:49,808
It's still way too long.
782
01:10:49,975 --> 01:10:53,229
A languishing heart
can overcome all obstacles.
783
01:10:53,395 --> 01:10:55,481
I refuse to wait!
784
01:10:56,857 --> 01:10:58,734
Very good,
785
01:10:59,485 --> 01:11:02,363
if you refuse to obey me,
I will act myself.
786
01:11:04,782 --> 01:11:05,991
Princess !
787
01:11:06,784 --> 01:11:09,578
What do you intend to do?
788
01:11:10,287 --> 01:11:14,083
If this bell must be destroyed,
789
01:11:14,792 --> 01:11:16,752
no need for help.
790
01:11:16,919 --> 01:11:18,629
Even though it weighed 30 tons,
791
01:11:18,796 --> 01:11:22,841
I would do it myself
with my frail arms.
792
01:11:23,008 --> 01:11:25,678
But an obligation
is a much greater weight.
793
01:11:25,844 --> 01:11:29,014
The rules are made
arbitrarily.
794
01:11:30,266 --> 01:11:33,852
I've had enough of these constraints
who constrain me!
795
01:11:35,104 --> 01:11:39,483
Men have given me lots of names:
friend, beast, demon,
796
01:11:39,650 --> 01:11:43,696
evil monster, venomous snake…
797
01:11:43,862 --> 01:11:47,866
But nothing can get in the way
the path of love.
798
01:11:49,910 --> 01:11:53,038
The ancestors are the ancestors.
799
01:11:53,664 --> 01:11:57,293
They are the ones who made this promise,
for convenience.
800
01:11:58,544 --> 01:12:02,381
Humans betray
often their promises.
801
01:12:02,548 --> 01:12:07,678
Why couldn't I too?
802
01:12:09,847 --> 01:12:14,143
My beloved's letter
disturbed my mind.
803
01:12:14,310 --> 01:12:16,854
Forgive me!
804
01:12:17,980 --> 01:12:21,317
Your mind is disturbed, indeed.
805
01:12:21,567 --> 01:12:26,655
If we ever forgot to ring
the bell 3 times a day,
806
01:12:26,822 --> 01:12:29,575
commitment
would be instantly broken.
807
01:12:30,993 --> 01:12:34,455
Whatever the way,
808
01:12:34,621 --> 01:12:36,790
divine punishment would await them.
809
01:12:37,249 --> 01:12:39,960
Are you ready to face this?
810
01:12:40,127 --> 01:12:42,796
Itadori, Kaeru and Kuzuryu
come together
811
01:12:43,005 --> 01:12:45,883
to form the great Hino River.
812
01:12:46,050 --> 01:12:47,968
There is also the Mino River.
813
01:12:48,135 --> 01:12:50,846
We control them both.
814
01:12:51,013 --> 01:12:52,514
Oh, mighty princess!
815
01:12:52,973 --> 01:12:54,516
Stubbornness…
816
01:12:54,683 --> 01:12:56,226
Cannot be allowed!
817
01:12:57,019 --> 01:12:58,395
Always be…
818
01:12:58,562 --> 01:12:59,980
In perfect health!
819
01:13:00,147 --> 01:13:02,733
You annoy me,
all of you!
820
01:13:03,359 --> 01:13:07,154
Meet your obligations
and live long.
821
01:13:08,489 --> 01:13:11,575
I won't give up on love.
Never !
822
01:13:13,369 --> 01:13:14,703
Push yourself.
823
01:13:16,038 --> 01:13:17,081
Let me pass.
824
01:14:17,808 --> 01:14:22,438
It's my problem alone,
even if I have to suffer divine punishment.
825
01:14:24,314 --> 01:14:29,236
How wonderful it is to disappear
in a torrent of affection.
826
01:14:30,904 --> 01:14:33,740
May my body be reduced to pieces.
827
01:14:33,907 --> 01:14:36,785
My mind will continue
to yearn for him.
828
01:14:36,952 --> 01:14:39,580
Is hope so weak?
than the glow of a firefly?
829
01:14:40,956 --> 01:14:44,168
I will go to Kengamine, whatever happens.
830
01:14:49,381 --> 01:14:58,348
Sleep, baby, sleep
831
01:14:58,724 --> 01:15:05,063
Sleep, baby, sleep
832
01:15:09,401 --> 01:15:13,363
I hear someone singing.
833
01:15:15,741 --> 01:15:17,159
Who is it ?
834
01:15:17,784 --> 01:15:20,787
It's the young woman named Yuri.
835
01:15:29,963 --> 01:15:32,257
The beautiful Yuri?
836
01:15:34,760 --> 01:15:37,513
What can she do?
837
01:15:37,763 --> 01:15:39,556
In the absence of her husband,
838
01:15:39,890 --> 01:15:43,477
she sings to distract herself.
839
01:15:44,978 --> 01:15:47,773
When you are separated from a loved one,
840
01:15:47,940 --> 01:15:50,609
Does singing help a lot?
841
01:15:51,151 --> 01:15:54,446
It's exactly like you said.
842
01:15:58,450 --> 01:16:01,370
Under the influence of my own emotions,
I had forgotten…
843
01:16:03,914 --> 01:16:08,752
that good people would perish
alongside others.
844
01:16:11,129 --> 01:16:15,509
The couple who live in this house
is enviable.
845
01:16:24,601 --> 01:16:26,144
Messenger…
846
01:16:27,521 --> 01:16:28,397
Yes?
847
01:16:28,855 --> 01:16:32,276
I will write a response
that you are going to bring back.
848
01:16:36,738 --> 01:16:38,240
Camellia, the box.
849
01:16:44,413 --> 01:16:45,622
Nanny,
850
01:16:47,082 --> 01:16:51,837
I'm going back to the pond
and remain patient, like Yuri.
851
01:16:52,921 --> 01:16:55,424
I'm happy to hear it.
852
01:17:58,028 --> 01:18:00,447
Yuri will ring...
853
01:18:06,787 --> 01:18:08,246
the bell...
854
01:18:09,414 --> 01:18:10,749
this night?
855
01:18:11,375 --> 01:18:12,125
Yuri!
856
01:18:57,045 --> 01:18:59,047
Is it that late already?
857
01:21:56,683 --> 01:21:58,310
The Demon Pond.
858
01:22:01,271 --> 01:22:04,357
Water always causes
a certain fascination.
859
01:22:06,192 --> 01:22:09,613
Do you believe in the legend now?
860
01:22:12,240 --> 01:22:13,491
Not really.
861
01:22:14,492 --> 01:22:18,121
After all, I am a scientist.
862
01:22:19,623 --> 01:22:22,292
The people of the village
are skeptical too.
863
01:22:34,220 --> 01:22:39,017
You can determine
water quality by doing this?
864
01:22:40,185 --> 01:22:42,437
I'm not a great expert.
865
01:22:45,065 --> 01:22:48,860
Not a leaf floats on this pond.
866
01:22:51,613 --> 01:22:55,033
Leaves fall on the pond
in autumn.
867
01:22:55,575 --> 01:23:00,914
The next day, there was nothing left
not one more on the surface.
868
01:23:03,166 --> 01:23:06,586
The pond is swept by the wind.
869
01:23:06,753 --> 01:23:08,672
Nothing mysterious.
870
01:23:09,965 --> 01:23:11,132
I see.
871
01:23:11,967 --> 01:23:16,262
You never managed to believe
an unscientific legend.
872
01:23:22,644 --> 01:23:26,022
I'm worried about you.
873
01:23:28,358 --> 01:23:29,651
Let's run away together.
874
01:23:30,276 --> 01:23:31,069
Flee ?
875
01:23:31,236 --> 01:23:32,612
Far from her.
876
01:23:40,870 --> 01:23:43,957
Did you bring me here
just to tell me that?
877
01:23:44,124 --> 01:23:45,500
And leave Yuri alone?
878
01:23:45,667 --> 01:23:47,627
Don't call it that.
879
01:23:47,794 --> 01:23:49,170
She's not human!
880
01:23:49,337 --> 01:23:50,630
Not human?
881
01:23:51,172 --> 01:23:55,635
Are you telling me
that my wife is not human?
882
01:23:55,802 --> 01:23:57,303
What is it then?
883
01:23:57,470 --> 01:23:58,847
I am very serious.
884
01:23:59,014 --> 01:24:00,598
And very worried, too.
885
01:24:00,765 --> 01:24:02,642
Stop your jokes!
886
01:24:05,228 --> 01:24:08,648
Forgive me, I won't say anything more.
887
01:24:09,816 --> 01:24:13,111
Don't say anything either.
Just run away.
888
01:24:13,778 --> 01:24:14,904
That's enough.
889
01:24:15,864 --> 01:24:17,532
I won't listen to you anymore.
890
01:24:18,324 --> 01:24:19,868
There is still time.
891
01:24:20,035 --> 01:24:21,745
In a year,
892
01:24:21,911 --> 01:24:25,248
this demon will have destroyed you.
893
01:24:25,749 --> 01:24:26,916
Stupid!
894
01:24:27,959 --> 01:24:29,002
Mad !
895
01:24:31,880 --> 01:24:32,630
You…
896
01:24:34,466 --> 01:24:37,594
If it makes you feel better,
hit me again.
897
01:24:50,815 --> 01:24:51,858
Pardon.
898
01:24:55,820 --> 01:25:01,242
I didn't imagine that I would pass
my life taking care of a bell.
899
01:25:04,120 --> 01:25:06,790
But I'm going to stay here.
900
01:25:08,792 --> 01:25:12,754
I became Yatabei II,
bell ringer for life.
901
01:25:21,513 --> 01:25:23,264
I understand.
902
01:25:24,516 --> 01:25:29,771
If on a solitary journey,
I had met someone like Yuri,
903
01:25:31,481 --> 01:25:34,025
I probably would have done the same.
904
01:25:35,527 --> 01:25:37,112
I'll be honest...
905
01:25:38,238 --> 01:25:44,744
There is surely a part of me
who envy you very much.
906
01:25:48,957 --> 01:25:50,333
She was there.
907
01:25:51,709 --> 01:25:53,628
Yuri stood there.
908
01:25:55,547 --> 01:25:58,258
She watched me leave, in silence.
909
01:26:00,885 --> 01:26:04,139
It was after
Yatabei's funeral.
910
01:26:05,348 --> 01:26:07,267
I went…
911
01:26:09,519 --> 01:26:11,396
to the village bridge.
912
01:26:12,939 --> 01:26:16,943
I stopped, saying to myself
that my summer trip was coming to an end.
913
01:26:19,529 --> 01:26:21,781
The sky and the clouds
914
01:26:22,448 --> 01:26:26,202
were reflected in the current.
915
01:26:57,859 --> 01:26:59,194
Does…
916
01:26:59,986 --> 01:27:01,196
Yes?
917
01:27:01,988 --> 01:27:03,406
It was…
918
01:27:04,032 --> 01:27:08,912
I was wondering
if you had forgotten that.
919
01:27:09,412 --> 01:27:10,830
I don't need it.
920
01:27:11,706 --> 01:27:13,708
Something is written on it.
921
01:27:14,125 --> 01:27:16,169
It's the legend.
922
01:27:18,296 --> 01:27:20,840
The one that Yatabei told me.
923
01:27:21,925 --> 01:27:25,053
The people of the village don't believe it.
924
01:27:25,220 --> 01:27:27,889
So, it's useless.
You can throw it away.
925
01:27:38,733 --> 01:27:39,901
Bye.
926
01:27:47,492 --> 01:27:52,288
If this village were to be destroyed
by a flood,
927
01:27:53,248 --> 01:27:55,625
this didn't worry me much.
928
01:27:56,292 --> 01:27:58,586
But she would die, too.
929
01:28:11,432 --> 01:28:16,604
2, 3, 4, 5 days became 15 days
then a month.
930
01:28:17,230 --> 01:28:19,857
And finally, three years.
931
01:28:21,442 --> 01:28:25,446
It could have been 3 years or 30.
932
01:28:26,322 --> 01:28:29,367
The white wig as a disguise
933
01:28:29,534 --> 01:28:32,954
has become a part of me,
over time.
934
01:28:37,417 --> 01:28:38,584
Yuri,
935
01:28:38,751 --> 01:28:42,213
put your hand on the moon flower
a moment.
936
01:28:46,634 --> 01:28:49,971
Do you smell the dew
on the flower and the leaves?
937
01:28:50,138 --> 01:28:51,931
It's all cold.
938
01:28:52,974 --> 01:28:57,562
The flower is covered in dew.
939
01:30:41,249 --> 01:30:42,208
A sacrifice!
940
01:30:43,459 --> 01:30:45,670
We need a sacrifice.
941
01:30:46,671 --> 01:30:47,797
A sacrifice!
942
01:30:47,964 --> 01:30:50,299
A sacrifice?
943
01:30:51,968 --> 01:30:54,303
Absolutely. A sacrifice.
944
01:30:55,596 --> 01:31:01,811
An offering to the Dragon God
of the Demon's Pond so that it rains.
945
01:31:03,980 --> 01:31:05,398
A sacrifice...
946
01:31:05,982 --> 01:31:07,275
A sacrifice!
947
01:31:07,442 --> 01:31:09,026
A human sacrifice!
948
01:31:09,360 --> 01:31:11,028
Absolutely agree!
949
01:31:14,240 --> 01:31:19,078
The question is:
Who should be offered as a sacrifice?
950
01:31:23,124 --> 01:31:26,252
In any case, it must be
951
01:31:26,669 --> 01:31:31,591
the most beautiful woman in the village.
952
01:31:31,924 --> 01:31:35,052
And preferably, it should be blank.
953
01:31:41,267 --> 01:31:43,394
No, not my daughter.
954
01:31:44,854 --> 01:31:46,063
I mean,
955
01:31:47,940 --> 01:31:50,234
she is not beautiful at all.
956
01:31:50,568 --> 01:31:51,944
Someone else...
957
01:31:53,613 --> 01:31:56,240
It turns out
that she's the prettiest girl here.
958
01:31:57,366 --> 01:31:58,326
Speak.
959
01:31:58,701 --> 01:32:01,621
Well, you see...
960
01:32:02,622 --> 01:32:04,373
Your Excellency…
961
01:32:04,707 --> 01:32:08,002
our daughter is no longer a virgin.
962
01:32:08,169 --> 01:32:09,378
Isn't it?
963
01:32:10,505 --> 01:32:14,091
What ?
Who did you give yourself to?
964
01:32:14,717 --> 01:32:17,428
Young people from the village
came at night.
965
01:32:22,850 --> 01:32:26,979
young women
who have not had this type of visit,
966
01:32:27,146 --> 01:32:30,900
It must be rare in the region.
967
01:32:32,151 --> 01:32:33,402
I know,
968
01:32:34,320 --> 01:32:37,698
the most beautiful woman around,
969
01:32:37,865 --> 01:32:39,700
It has to be Yuri.
970
01:32:43,246 --> 01:32:47,625
Yes, but Yuri is Akira's wife.
971
01:32:47,917 --> 01:32:49,126
This is false.
972
01:32:50,878 --> 01:32:52,129
How so ?
973
01:32:54,674 --> 01:32:59,637
When she still lived in the temple,
974
01:33:00,513 --> 01:33:02,974
I went pilfering one evening.
975
01:33:03,349 --> 01:33:04,183
You !
976
01:33:05,351 --> 01:33:06,644
I didn't do it!
977
01:33:07,520 --> 01:33:09,605
I just tried.
978
01:33:12,650 --> 01:33:18,072
When I was there,
I saw it with my own eyes.
979
01:33:18,406 --> 01:33:23,202
A long white snake
wrapped around Yuri's body.
980
01:33:23,911 --> 01:33:25,663
It’s nonsense!
981
01:33:25,997 --> 01:33:27,456
I'm not lying.
982
01:33:28,541 --> 01:33:31,377
Others probably saw it too.
983
01:33:31,961 --> 01:33:33,713
Yuri is not human.
984
01:33:33,879 --> 01:33:37,466
She has scales on her back.
It's a snake.
985
01:35:15,898 --> 01:35:18,442
You are a snake! A snake!
986
01:35:18,693 --> 01:35:20,403
A snake...
987
01:35:24,323 --> 01:35:26,158
How dare you come in here?
988
01:35:26,325 --> 01:35:28,744
We have the right to do so.
989
01:35:29,328 --> 01:35:31,080
For the good of the village.
990
01:35:31,247 --> 01:35:34,083
The earth is dry,
the fields, burned.
991
01:35:34,250 --> 01:35:40,047
Yuri, don't behave so
unseemly, don't be so agitated.
992
01:35:40,214 --> 01:35:43,676
This is the result of a consultation.
993
01:35:43,843 --> 01:35:46,220
The choice fell on you.
994
01:35:46,387 --> 01:35:47,722
It's mandatory.
995
01:35:49,140 --> 01:35:54,979
We will head
at the foot of the mountain
996
01:35:55,438 --> 01:36:00,651
to offer a sacrifice to the Dragon God
of the Demon Pond.
997
01:36:01,277 --> 01:36:03,279
Your life will be spared,
998
01:36:03,446 --> 01:36:05,489
but you will be tied naked
999
01:36:05,656 --> 01:36:08,617
to an ox that will be sacrificed.
1000
01:36:08,784 --> 01:36:13,998
His head and tail will be given
as an offering to the Dragon god.
1001
01:36:14,790 --> 01:36:18,127
The people of the village
will share the meat.
1002
01:36:18,294 --> 01:36:22,423
If we do,
rain will fall for three days.
1003
01:36:22,590 --> 01:36:26,427
Rice fields and farms will be reborn.
1004
01:36:27,428 --> 01:36:28,554
So,
1005
01:36:29,305 --> 01:36:30,556
get up
1006
01:36:32,057 --> 01:36:34,351
and let's get on our way.
1007
01:36:34,643 --> 01:36:36,771
I won't say anything,
1008
01:36:36,937 --> 01:36:41,609
but I beg you,
wait for Akira, my husband, to return.
1009
01:36:41,776 --> 01:36:44,779
Everyone be patient with me.
1010
01:36:44,945 --> 01:36:47,740
Wait for my husband to return.
1011
01:36:47,907 --> 01:36:50,993
- How ?
- Yuri, what is this?
1012
01:36:51,160 --> 01:36:52,453
Have pity on me.
1013
01:36:52,620 --> 01:36:54,288
Until Akira returns.
1014
01:36:54,789 --> 01:36:57,082
Her husband again...
1015
01:36:57,249 --> 01:36:59,210
“Akira, Akira”, that’s not possible.
1016
01:37:01,003 --> 01:37:04,590
Shinto priest, what should we do?
1017
01:37:04,757 --> 01:37:06,926
Take her outside.
1018
01:37:08,010 --> 01:37:09,094
Go for it !
1019
01:37:09,261 --> 01:37:10,763
Everyone !
1020
01:37:15,226 --> 01:37:16,560
Is it too hard?
1021
01:37:16,727 --> 01:37:18,729
I'll take care of it.
1022
01:37:57,226 --> 01:37:58,853
What is this noise?
1023
01:37:59,019 --> 01:38:00,896
It's near the belfry.
1024
01:38:01,063 --> 01:38:03,732
It's strange.
A big gathering.
1025
01:38:57,786 --> 01:38:58,954
Akira!
1026
01:39:00,122 --> 01:39:02,875
But anyway, what is wrong with you?
1027
01:39:06,170 --> 01:39:07,379
Wait !
1028
01:39:08,881 --> 01:39:10,007
Akira!
1029
01:39:14,887 --> 01:39:16,847
We must ask you
1030
01:39:17,014 --> 01:39:20,017
to leave this village.
1031
01:39:20,517 --> 01:39:22,269
You don't want me here?
1032
01:39:22,436 --> 01:39:23,729
That's correct.
1033
01:39:24,104 --> 01:39:25,606
You must be aware of this,
1034
01:39:25,773 --> 01:39:29,568
otherwise,
you may be called an imbecile.
1035
01:39:29,735 --> 01:39:31,737
Two years without rain,
1036
01:39:31,904 --> 01:39:33,113
drought...
1037
01:39:33,280 --> 01:39:37,743
A drop of rain
would be worth a fortune.
1038
01:39:37,910 --> 01:39:40,829
And your superstition
regarding this bell.
1039
01:39:40,996 --> 01:39:43,624
If we forget to ring it
just once,
1040
01:39:43,791 --> 01:39:45,876
there will be a flood.
1041
01:39:46,251 --> 01:39:49,380
The village will become a lake.
Alright !
1042
01:39:49,713 --> 01:39:51,423
We would be delighted.
1043
01:39:51,590 --> 01:39:55,719
Thus,
this bell must no longer ring.
1044
01:39:55,886 --> 01:39:57,221
This is why
1045
01:39:57,972 --> 01:40:03,227
you need to stop ringing the bell.
1046
01:40:03,394 --> 01:40:06,772
It is also necessary
that you leave the village.
1047
01:40:06,939 --> 01:40:08,315
So !
1048
01:40:09,066 --> 01:40:10,693
I'll be happy to go
1049
01:40:11,068 --> 01:40:14,446
if it doesn't matter to you
let the bell ring.
1050
01:40:14,613 --> 01:40:16,156
I made a promise.
1051
01:40:16,323 --> 01:40:18,117
I had a commitment.
1052
01:40:18,492 --> 01:40:21,620
But if you tell me
not to ring it, that's okay.
1053
01:40:22,162 --> 01:40:23,706
I will leave the village.
1054
01:40:24,415 --> 01:40:26,000
Go away !
1055
01:40:27,126 --> 01:40:28,711
Yuri, let's go.
1056
01:40:30,879 --> 01:40:32,297
Immediately.
1057
01:40:32,965 --> 01:40:34,258
Stay barefoot.
1058
01:40:34,675 --> 01:40:36,677
I will carry you.
1059
01:40:37,886 --> 01:40:40,139
Wait ! I said, “Wait!”
1060
01:40:42,141 --> 01:40:43,017
For what ?
1061
01:40:43,183 --> 01:40:45,894
Don't take away
what belongs to the village.
1062
01:40:46,437 --> 01:40:47,771
Not a speck of dust,
nor a leaf.
1063
01:40:48,772 --> 01:40:50,941
She belongs to the village.
1064
01:40:51,442 --> 01:40:53,235
You can't take it with you.
1065
01:40:53,777 --> 01:40:56,405
Yuri happens to be my wife.
1066
01:40:56,572 --> 01:40:58,991
Shut up. She is ours.
1067
01:40:59,450 --> 01:41:00,951
Don't be stupid.
1068
01:41:01,368 --> 01:41:03,537
Yuri wants to come with me.
1069
01:41:05,622 --> 01:41:07,833
That's how it is.
1070
01:41:09,501 --> 01:41:13,088
If I leave her here, Yuri will die.
1071
01:41:14,089 --> 01:41:16,675
People must live
as they see fit.
1072
01:41:16,842 --> 01:41:17,634
Let's go.
1073
01:41:17,801 --> 01:41:21,472
Listen, young man,
1074
01:41:21,930 --> 01:41:24,808
do not act without thinking.
1075
01:41:25,309 --> 01:41:28,854
Not only
Yuri belongs to the village,
1076
01:41:29,021 --> 01:41:33,275
but she embodies survival
of 8,000 people from this region.
1077
01:41:33,442 --> 01:41:35,319
It is a sacrifice for the rain.
1078
01:41:36,028 --> 01:41:38,947
If you prevent this sacrifice,
1079
01:41:39,114 --> 01:41:43,285
you will take the lives of 8,000 people.
1080
01:41:45,037 --> 01:41:48,624
Leave Yuri here.
1081
01:41:48,791 --> 01:41:51,460
Otherwise,
we won't let you pass.
1082
01:41:51,627 --> 01:41:54,296
Yuri represents 8,000 lives.
1083
01:41:55,380 --> 01:41:57,800
So what do you do?
1084
01:41:59,259 --> 01:42:01,553
Wait ! One moment...
1085
01:42:02,012 --> 01:42:04,681
Hagiwara cannot answer easily.
1086
01:42:05,474 --> 01:42:07,184
I will answer for him.
1087
01:42:08,977 --> 01:42:10,771
Yuri is village life.
1088
01:42:11,814 --> 01:42:15,859
It's because of her
that Hagiwara took care of the bell.
1089
01:42:16,401 --> 01:42:21,281
If you persecute them both
and the bell does not ring...
1090
01:42:21,782 --> 01:42:24,868
If a flood destroys the region...
1091
01:42:25,035 --> 01:42:26,203
8,000 people?
1092
01:42:26,370 --> 01:42:29,081
You will have condemned yourselves.
1093
01:42:29,498 --> 01:42:30,916
A superstition?
1094
01:42:31,083 --> 01:42:33,752
A sacrifice,
It's superstition too.
1095
01:42:34,920 --> 01:42:38,006
Why don't you let them
leave freely?
1096
01:42:38,173 --> 01:42:40,342
You, that's enough!
1097
01:42:40,884 --> 01:42:43,053
Stop your blabbering.
1098
01:42:43,220 --> 01:42:45,180
Besides, who are you?
1099
01:42:45,722 --> 01:42:50,185
I am Akira Hagiwara's friend.
1100
01:42:50,352 --> 01:42:54,398
Looks like a Buddhist priest
who gives a sermon.
1101
01:42:54,565 --> 01:42:56,108
I am a priest, in fact.
1102
01:43:01,238 --> 01:43:04,408
And also a doctor of science.
1103
01:43:04,575 --> 01:43:06,535
I teach botany.
1104
01:43:06,702 --> 01:43:08,954
My name is Gakuen Yamasawa.
1105
01:43:09,830 --> 01:43:11,790
The province is full
1106
01:43:12,833 --> 01:43:15,878
many members
of the Shinshu sect.
1107
01:43:16,295 --> 01:43:18,338
Is anyone one of them?
1108
01:43:18,505 --> 01:43:20,716
Who will show compassion?
1109
01:43:25,762 --> 01:43:27,598
Are you a teacher?
1110
01:43:27,764 --> 01:43:29,224
We have the same profession.
1111
01:43:29,391 --> 01:43:30,809
Intercede on my behalf.
1112
01:43:33,353 --> 01:43:35,147
A Shinto priest also teaches.
1113
01:43:35,314 --> 01:43:37,608
Wise village chief…
1114
01:43:40,485 --> 01:43:42,321
Powerful fighter...
1115
01:43:42,487 --> 01:43:43,989
You have a noble spirit.
1116
01:43:44,156 --> 01:43:47,743
Give up the sacrifice for rain.
1117
01:43:48,702 --> 01:43:50,454
He's an imposter!
1118
01:43:54,374 --> 01:43:56,126
It's the member of the Diet!
1119
01:44:00,047 --> 01:44:01,173
Excellency.
1120
01:44:04,301 --> 01:44:05,928
He's an impostor.
1121
01:44:06,094 --> 01:44:10,140
And even though,
what is a priest?
1122
01:44:10,807 --> 01:44:12,100
What is a scholar?
1123
01:44:12,267 --> 01:44:15,020
You have a food problem.
1124
01:44:16,146 --> 01:44:18,065
I take responsibility for it.
1125
01:44:18,232 --> 01:44:19,399
Take action.
1126
01:44:20,901 --> 01:44:23,153
Undress her completely.
1127
01:44:23,779 --> 01:44:26,031
One woman against 8,000 people…
1128
01:44:26,448 --> 01:44:30,035
Who will tip the scales?
1129
01:44:30,577 --> 01:44:32,329
Make the sacrifice!
1130
01:44:36,792 --> 01:44:38,293
Tie me up!
1131
01:44:40,837 --> 01:44:43,131
If you refuse to listen to reason,
1132
01:44:44,633 --> 01:44:46,426
tie me to the beef!
1133
01:44:46,593 --> 01:44:49,805
If you need a replacement,
tie me up instead.
1134
01:44:51,723 --> 01:44:53,767
Kill me, if you want.
1135
01:44:53,934 --> 01:44:55,060
I don't care.
1136
01:44:55,811 --> 01:44:58,188
Take me to the Demon Pond.
1137
01:44:58,939 --> 01:45:01,275
If it's rain you want,
1138
01:45:01,441 --> 01:45:03,402
I will negotiate with the dragon.
1139
01:45:03,568 --> 01:45:05,529
Akira, I will go.
1140
01:45:05,946 --> 01:45:07,114
Take me there.
1141
01:45:07,281 --> 01:45:08,490
Stop!
1142
01:45:10,075 --> 01:45:12,577
I would risk my life to protect you.
1143
01:45:13,495 --> 01:45:16,540
I don't care about this Dragon god.
1144
01:45:17,582 --> 01:45:19,960
Love cannot be bartered.
1145
01:45:21,003 --> 01:45:23,338
Even if you accept your fate,
1146
01:45:23,505 --> 01:45:25,173
I refuse!
1147
01:45:25,340 --> 01:45:26,675
That's enough.
1148
01:45:27,217 --> 01:45:29,469
Stop talking nonsense.
1149
01:45:30,387 --> 01:45:31,847
The woman, too.
1150
01:45:32,472 --> 01:45:33,765
Don't we wash ourselves naked?
1151
01:45:35,434 --> 01:45:36,435
What a fool!
1152
01:45:41,982 --> 01:45:46,320
In the past, it happened to warriors
1153
01:45:46,737 --> 01:45:52,576
to kill their wives
before going to war
1154
01:45:52,743 --> 01:45:55,203
so as not to think about their home.
1155
01:45:55,370 --> 01:45:57,497
The perfect example of the national spirit.
1156
01:45:58,040 --> 01:45:59,875
It was the Way of the Warrior.
1157
01:46:01,335 --> 01:46:06,214
Save the people and save the village,
it's simply
1158
01:46:07,591 --> 01:46:09,801
serve your country!
1159
01:46:10,844 --> 01:46:12,763
For such service,
1160
01:46:12,929 --> 01:46:19,686
put your wife on the back of an ox
is he so unbearable?
1161
01:46:20,187 --> 01:46:21,688
You crybaby!
1162
01:46:22,856 --> 01:46:25,067
I have broad-mindedness,
1163
01:46:25,525 --> 01:46:29,112
but some might
call you a traitor.
1164
01:46:30,197 --> 01:46:32,783
Me, Kozo, I am ready
1165
01:46:33,533 --> 01:46:40,207
for the good of the village, of the inhabitants,
to sacrifice my life
1166
01:46:40,832 --> 01:46:43,251
at any time.
1167
01:46:43,752 --> 01:46:45,087
Hooray!
1168
01:46:55,514 --> 01:46:56,765
So, die!
1169
01:47:01,478 --> 01:47:02,604
Die…
1170
01:47:03,021 --> 01:47:04,022
Die, die!
1171
01:47:05,649 --> 01:47:07,526
For the good of people.
1172
01:47:08,318 --> 01:47:10,278
Die with panache.
1173
01:47:10,445 --> 01:47:12,906
Then I will die too,
after delivering Yuri.
1174
01:47:13,073 --> 01:47:15,575
Die…
You don't want to die?
1175
01:47:16,910 --> 01:47:20,038
If you're afraid of dying,
fight a duel.
1176
01:47:20,205 --> 01:47:21,289
Wait !
1177
01:47:21,832 --> 01:47:23,125
Back off!
1178
01:47:24,751 --> 01:47:26,711
Your breath is foul.
1179
01:47:27,796 --> 01:47:31,216
You let yourself be bought
by this nouveau riche.
1180
01:47:32,717 --> 01:47:35,720
Have you forgotten the past?
1181
01:47:36,972 --> 01:47:41,726
A young village girl, Shirayuki,
had been offered as a sacrifice.
1182
01:47:42,602 --> 01:47:46,606
She had been tied naked to an ox
and taken to the pond.
1183
01:47:48,024 --> 01:47:51,987
Humiliated and covered with shame,
she was determined
1184
01:47:52,154 --> 01:47:54,489
not to come back alive.
1185
01:47:56,032 --> 01:48:01,037
She gathered wood
and piled it on the back of the ox.
1186
01:48:01,204 --> 01:48:03,498
She set fire to the wood,
1187
01:48:04,124 --> 01:48:06,585
the ox ran away like crazy.
1188
01:48:06,751 --> 01:48:08,920
The village was burned.
1189
01:48:10,630 --> 01:48:15,135
Seeing the flames bursting out,
1190
01:48:15,302 --> 01:48:19,055
the girl threw herself
and drowned in the pond.
1191
01:48:19,806 --> 01:48:22,058
Have you all forgotten it?
1192
01:48:23,977 --> 01:48:26,521
If you raise your hand on us,
1193
01:48:27,439 --> 01:48:31,318
the village will be engulfed in flames.
1194
01:48:31,735 --> 01:48:33,487
Stop talking nonsense.
1195
01:48:34,029 --> 01:48:36,698
The village is burned by drought.
1196
01:48:36,865 --> 01:48:39,701
This is why
that we pray for rain.
1197
01:48:41,077 --> 01:48:43,705
Stop procrastinating,
take action!
1198
01:48:45,207 --> 01:48:48,126
We're not going to make it.
1199
01:48:48,293 --> 01:48:49,794
Denkichi, come here!
1200
01:48:56,510 --> 01:48:59,262
Push yourself!
1201
01:49:05,393 --> 01:49:08,104
Take care of them… Kill them!
1202
01:49:08,271 --> 01:49:09,147
Leave it to us!
1203
01:49:10,148 --> 01:49:11,566
Yamasawa, watch out.
1204
01:49:21,660 --> 01:49:24,204
I have never seen
such absurd people!
1205
01:49:24,579 --> 01:49:26,039
Come fight!
1206
01:49:31,711 --> 01:49:32,671
Run away!
1207
01:50:17,382 --> 01:50:19,092
I'm going to die!
1208
01:50:24,222 --> 01:50:25,265
Yuri!
1209
01:50:25,807 --> 01:50:26,766
Yuri...
1210
01:50:34,065 --> 01:50:36,610
Akira, my love...
1211
01:50:40,363 --> 01:50:41,573
Akira…
1212
01:50:44,909 --> 01:50:46,369
I refuse...
1213
01:50:48,705 --> 01:50:50,832
to let you die alone.
1214
01:50:52,292 --> 01:50:53,835
Wait for me up there.
1215
01:51:01,217 --> 01:51:02,552
What time is it?
1216
01:51:07,223 --> 01:51:08,600
Six o'clock.
1217
01:51:10,393 --> 01:51:12,020
It's time to ring the bell,
1218
01:51:13,730 --> 01:51:15,815
I see it in the morning star.
1219
01:51:20,654 --> 01:51:21,988
Yamasawa,
1220
01:51:23,406 --> 01:51:25,742
I don't intend
to ring the bell.
1221
01:51:27,744 --> 01:51:28,828
What do you think?
1222
01:51:32,916 --> 01:51:34,084
Don't ring it.
1223
01:51:35,335 --> 01:51:37,170
Think of Yuri, don't ring her.
1224
01:52:35,603 --> 01:52:37,522
What is this ?
1225
01:52:37,689 --> 01:52:39,649
That roar!
1226
01:52:57,667 --> 01:52:59,252
Look up there!
1227
01:53:00,837 --> 01:53:02,464
Above the Demon Pond!
1228
01:53:04,215 --> 01:53:05,633
A downpour!
1229
01:53:09,554 --> 01:53:12,640
This is the curse of the Dragon God!
1230
01:53:21,733 --> 01:53:24,152
The curse!
The Dragon God is unleashed!
1231
01:53:26,321 --> 01:53:28,031
The bell...
1232
01:53:29,073 --> 01:53:30,366
Ring the bell!
1233
01:53:31,576 --> 01:53:33,787
Save us!
1234
01:53:37,373 --> 01:53:40,502
Ring the bell, please!
1235
01:53:41,127 --> 01:53:42,086
A flood!
1236
01:55:35,909 --> 01:55:38,745
Tie yourself to a pillar.
1237
01:55:55,470 --> 01:55:56,638
Yamasawa...
1238
01:55:57,430 --> 01:55:58,431
Adieu.
1239
01:55:59,307 --> 01:56:00,183
Hagiwara!
1240
02:00:21,235 --> 02:00:22,528
Nanny,
1241
02:00:23,988 --> 02:00:25,573
I'm so happy.
1242
02:00:26,449 --> 02:00:28,159
Princess…
1243
02:00:29,035 --> 02:00:30,786
And humans?
1244
02:00:31,871 --> 02:00:33,623
Transformed into fish.
1245
02:00:34,707 --> 02:00:37,126
There are some who swim.
1246
02:00:38,252 --> 02:00:41,464
I also see a few loaches.
1247
02:00:42,256 --> 02:00:46,552
This new Bell pond
will be intended for this couple.
1248
02:00:48,221 --> 02:00:49,722
Follow me,
1249
02:00:50,973 --> 02:00:53,142
I'm going to Kengamine.
1250
02:00:54,894 --> 02:00:57,480
I'm free now.
1251
02:01:02,610 --> 02:01:04,070
Yuri...
1252
02:01:05,821 --> 02:01:07,406
Yuri...
1253
02:01:09,700 --> 02:01:12,828
Let's sing together, shall we?
1254
02:04:06,127 --> 02:04:09,130
A film by Masahiro SHINODA
1255
02:04:19,682 --> 02:04:21,600
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