1 00:00:02,216 --> 00:00:10,022 A Buried Forest Production Committee Presents 2 00:00:24,581 --> 00:00:30,518 A Kohei OGURI Film 3 00:00:40,054 --> 00:00:49,054 THE BURIED FOREST (Umoregi) 4 00:00:53,868 --> 00:00:56,963 "Won't you dance with me?" 5 00:00:57,672 --> 00:01:00,198 That's what I asked you. 6 00:01:01,509 --> 00:01:04,809 First we danced apart. 7 00:01:05,713 --> 00:01:10,117 Then we started crying. 8 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,721 Our bodies and faces drew closer. 9 00:01:15,523 --> 00:01:18,118 And we tasted each other's tears. 10 00:01:24,932 --> 00:01:26,127 Beats me. 11 00:01:26,834 --> 00:01:28,530 What's so interesting? 12 00:01:28,936 --> 00:01:32,134 It's only a story, just fiction. 13 00:01:32,940 --> 00:01:35,637 But the pictures are good. 14 00:01:35,943 --> 00:01:36,933 Mmm... 15 00:01:38,746 --> 00:01:44,652 Machi, you were talking about the pet shop... 16 00:01:45,252 --> 00:01:46,743 That funny pet shop. 17 00:01:47,254 --> 00:01:50,349 I'd hardly call it a shop. 18 00:01:56,664 --> 00:01:57,791 Hey... 19 00:01:58,766 --> 00:02:00,701 Shall we make a story? 20 00:02:01,302 --> 00:02:02,395 Huh! 21 00:02:02,803 --> 00:02:03,793 What? 22 00:02:05,206 --> 00:02:07,004 With lots of fiction. 23 00:02:08,309 --> 00:02:09,800 Story? 24 00:02:13,814 --> 00:02:17,148 About the pet shop owner. 25 00:02:21,722 --> 00:02:23,452 He got a camel. 26 00:02:24,025 --> 00:02:25,721 A camel? 27 00:02:26,260 --> 00:02:27,956 You can't be serious... 28 00:02:29,130 --> 00:02:30,621 In this town? 29 00:02:31,932 --> 00:02:34,834 And why not? 30 00:02:35,836 --> 00:02:37,828 It's just a story. 31 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:42,035 Mind you, it was hard. 32 00:02:42,843 --> 00:02:45,244 There was nowhere to walk it. 33 00:02:47,148 --> 00:02:48,446 So... 34 00:02:49,250 --> 00:02:51,446 he dug up the road... 35 00:02:52,253 --> 00:02:53,744 filled it with earth... 36 00:02:54,755 --> 00:02:57,657 and made a path for the camel. 37 00:03:01,696 --> 00:03:02,891 After that, 38 00:03:03,397 --> 00:03:07,994 everyone preferred the dirt road... 39 00:03:10,104 --> 00:03:13,097 and they dug up all the roads in the town. 40 00:03:14,408 --> 00:03:16,001 Huhhh! 41 00:03:18,713 --> 00:03:21,410 You continue, Tokie! 42 00:03:21,716 --> 00:03:23,116 Eh...? 43 00:03:24,819 --> 00:03:27,015 I can't! 44 00:03:43,537 --> 00:03:44,527 Jin! 45 00:03:51,545 --> 00:03:52,535 Jin! 46 00:04:08,796 --> 00:04:10,196 Machi, then. 47 00:04:14,101 --> 00:04:15,399 I'm no good. 48 00:04:17,805 --> 00:04:21,207 Don't be so negative. 49 00:04:28,315 --> 00:04:31,308 Do camels have eyelids? 50 00:04:33,921 --> 00:04:37,016 I've never checked, but I'm sure they do. 51 00:04:39,927 --> 00:04:46,333 It was three years before they closed the bus station, 52 00:04:47,034 --> 00:04:49,128 when I took over the business. 53 00:04:49,837 --> 00:04:52,238 I asked my dad: 54 00:04:54,141 --> 00:04:59,546 "Why didn't they make a railroad?" 55 00:05:00,881 --> 00:05:03,783 Some people thought they would. 56 00:05:04,018 --> 00:05:07,420 That's not what I mean. 57 00:05:09,290 --> 00:05:12,590 My granddad was from old Tokyo. 58 00:05:13,594 --> 00:05:17,395 He was dead against a railway. 59 00:05:18,399 --> 00:05:20,197 So he said. 60 00:05:23,404 --> 00:05:27,102 People had a different take on things in the past. 61 00:05:29,610 --> 00:05:31,909 If the railway had come here... 62 00:05:33,814 --> 00:05:37,512 our little market wouldn't be here now. 63 00:05:38,519 --> 00:05:41,921 That's true, now you mention it. 64 00:05:48,128 --> 00:05:51,223 Akio, has the delivery gone? 65 00:05:52,233 --> 00:05:55,726 Hey, Akio! 66 00:05:56,337 --> 00:05:57,635 Akio! 67 00:05:59,139 --> 00:06:01,370 That grandma from Sanda just called. 68 00:06:01,575 --> 00:06:04,773 She wants a big bucket. 69 00:06:05,179 --> 00:06:06,977 A bucket? 70 00:06:07,781 --> 00:06:09,773 Do we have one? 71 00:06:14,588 --> 00:06:17,080 Oh, I'll look for one. 72 00:06:23,097 --> 00:06:24,292 Ouch... 73 00:06:57,531 --> 00:06:58,521 Hey, Tahbo! 74 00:06:59,533 --> 00:07:00,762 Stop that! 75 00:07:14,682 --> 00:07:16,378 Ah, here's San-chan. 76 00:07:26,894 --> 00:07:28,294 Yo! 77 00:07:30,197 --> 00:07:31,290 What's up, Machi? 78 00:07:31,598 --> 00:07:33,294 What is it with your hair? 79 00:07:38,906 --> 00:07:40,340 Thanks for the CD. 80 00:07:42,309 --> 00:07:43,607 It was okay. 81 00:07:44,211 --> 00:07:46,237 You like vocals, right, San-chan? 82 00:07:46,547 --> 00:07:47,640 I suppose. 83 00:07:51,118 --> 00:07:53,417 Summer vacation already? 84 00:07:53,620 --> 00:07:54,519 Yep. 85 00:07:55,923 --> 00:07:57,721 Would you like a lift? 86 00:07:57,858 --> 00:07:59,986 - No thanks. - You don't. 87 00:08:01,004 --> 00:08:02,597 Ride Tomo's motorbike? 88 00:08:05,065 --> 00:08:06,158 I'll walk. 89 00:08:07,968 --> 00:08:09,459 I like walking. 90 00:08:11,071 --> 00:08:12,471 Good for you. 91 00:08:14,775 --> 00:08:15,868 Be careful. 92 00:08:31,992 --> 00:08:33,187 What are you doing? 93 00:08:34,261 --> 00:08:35,991 Sailing a boat. 94 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:40,595 What kind of boat? 95 00:08:41,101 --> 00:08:42,763 A bamboo leaf boat. 96 00:08:45,205 --> 00:08:46,901 It's tiny, isn't it? 97 00:08:49,610 --> 00:08:54,708 But it's carrying very important things. 98 00:08:55,015 --> 00:08:56,005 Yeah? 99 00:09:53,006 --> 00:09:58,001 Yuko, how come Machi is so moody these days? 100 00:10:00,013 --> 00:10:03,211 It's probably her age. 101 00:10:06,019 --> 00:10:08,921 Were you like that, when you were 15 or 16? 102 00:10:11,725 --> 00:10:13,523 Maybe I was. 103 00:10:15,429 --> 00:10:16,624 Scary! 104 00:10:17,531 --> 00:10:19,432 I bet you were awful! 105 00:10:24,738 --> 00:10:26,832 I happened to be very cute. 106 00:10:28,242 --> 00:10:30,040 Oh, yeah? 107 00:10:33,847 --> 00:10:35,543 I feel sorry for you. 108 00:10:36,049 --> 00:10:38,644 You never knew me when I was cute. 109 00:10:40,754 --> 00:10:42,552 Really? 110 00:10:51,465 --> 00:10:52,660 Say... 111 00:10:54,668 --> 00:10:57,763 Is it true that Marui the joiner quit? 112 00:11:01,942 --> 00:11:04,138 He has so much skill. 113 00:11:04,912 --> 00:11:06,904 And now he's driving a taxi. 114 00:11:08,015 --> 00:11:09,210 A taxi? 115 00:11:09,616 --> 00:11:10,606 Yeah. 116 00:11:15,022 --> 00:11:17,116 Marui is a cab driver? 117 00:11:21,528 --> 00:11:23,224 Why a cab driver? 118 00:11:24,231 --> 00:11:27,429 He couldn't bear working alone, they say. 119 00:11:28,835 --> 00:11:33,432 Maybe he brooded too much over his daughter's death. 120 00:11:36,944 --> 00:11:38,742 What a waste. 121 00:11:39,046 --> 00:11:40,947 How will he live? 122 00:11:48,956 --> 00:11:51,255 That's a bit callous. 123 00:12:06,707 --> 00:12:07,606 Yes... 124 00:12:08,408 --> 00:12:09,603 What? 125 00:12:10,811 --> 00:12:11,904 A vehicle? 126 00:12:13,013 --> 00:12:16,506 Yes, a story is a vehicle. 127 00:12:17,517 --> 00:12:21,318 We get on and ride, and that's our life. 128 00:12:22,723 --> 00:12:24,021 I wonder. 129 00:12:25,325 --> 00:12:30,320 Do you think we can choose our vehicle? 130 00:12:32,332 --> 00:12:33,527 Well... 131 00:12:34,134 --> 00:12:37,229 A story is only words... 132 00:12:39,139 --> 00:12:40,630 I'll call you. 133 00:12:41,842 --> 00:12:42,935 See you. 134 00:13:35,729 --> 00:13:39,222 That was the news, and now it's back to the music. 135 00:13:40,133 --> 00:13:41,726 This song is "Morning Haze". 136 00:13:41,835 --> 00:13:46,330 Hang on! Take this miso to go with it. 137 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:47,635 - You shouldn't... - Here. 138 00:13:47,941 --> 00:13:49,136 Thank you. 139 00:13:51,345 --> 00:13:52,540 Take care. 140 00:14:05,092 --> 00:14:06,583 Where's the fishmonger? 141 00:14:06,893 --> 00:14:10,989 At the hospital, his wife's rheumatism is playing up. 142 00:14:15,202 --> 00:14:16,602 What's this? 143 00:14:21,508 --> 00:14:29,814 It's the egg... of the "Elephant Bird"... so I'm told. 144 00:14:32,753 --> 00:14:37,157 They can pick up an elephant and fly off. 145 00:14:38,225 --> 00:14:42,026 They're massive, or so it says in the letter. 146 00:14:46,233 --> 00:14:48,134 So he sent this, did he? 147 00:14:51,338 --> 00:14:57,335 I love Jugem's jokes like this. 148 00:15:03,984 --> 00:15:06,886 He's never changed. 149 00:15:12,592 --> 00:15:15,187 All the way from Brazil. 150 00:15:16,797 --> 00:15:18,390 Do you think it's a fake? 151 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:21,491 You never know. 152 00:15:24,704 --> 00:15:28,800 They say they shoot butterflies with pistols in Brazil. 153 00:15:29,209 --> 00:15:34,204 I've never met granddad so I don't know. 154 00:15:36,416 --> 00:15:37,816 In the fields... 155 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,612 there was a man who was watching the sunset... 156 00:15:43,824 --> 00:15:46,726 he suddenly got the urge to follow the sun. 157 00:15:47,828 --> 00:15:49,421 So he dropped the plow... 158 00:15:50,430 --> 00:15:53,423 and walked off, never to return. 159 00:16:00,574 --> 00:16:03,874 Maybe Jugem is like that. 160 00:16:40,714 --> 00:16:42,808 Ah! It still works. 161 00:16:46,019 --> 00:16:48,818 Don't want people to think we're breaking in. 162 00:16:50,423 --> 00:16:53,018 - It's bigger than I thought. - Certainly is. 163 00:16:54,661 --> 00:16:56,857 It's been 5 years since he closed. 164 00:17:05,672 --> 00:17:07,368 Amazing. 165 00:17:13,179 --> 00:17:14,875 What photo is it? 166 00:17:16,049 --> 00:17:17,381 Don't know. 167 00:17:27,561 --> 00:17:29,052 I wonder where it is. 168 00:17:38,705 --> 00:17:42,301 They're relatives, but I was scared of my uncle. 169 00:17:43,009 --> 00:17:44,568 So I don't really know. 170 00:18:05,966 --> 00:18:07,161 Uncle! 171 00:18:07,767 --> 00:18:09,167 Take our picture! 172 00:18:09,369 --> 00:18:12,271 - Who are you talking to? - The dead! 173 00:18:13,373 --> 00:18:15,774 Move that pram and bring a chair. 174 00:18:17,577 --> 00:18:18,772 Be a good girl. 175 00:18:32,292 --> 00:18:33,487 Sit down. 176 00:18:43,603 --> 00:18:44,593 Wimp! 177 00:18:48,108 --> 00:18:50,509 You're really pretty. 178 00:18:54,714 --> 00:18:56,012 It's bright. 179 00:19:03,256 --> 00:19:07,660 I like portrait photos. 180 00:19:12,666 --> 00:19:15,158 Everyone looking in the same direction. 181 00:19:16,970 --> 00:19:18,768 It's not often that happens. 182 00:19:23,076 --> 00:19:26,672 I hate photos. 183 00:19:27,781 --> 00:19:29,579 I always shut my eyes. 184 00:19:33,486 --> 00:19:34,886 I wonder why. 185 00:19:36,990 --> 00:19:39,482 - It's a talent. - What do you mean? 186 00:19:42,295 --> 00:19:47,097 The instant the shutter opens you wave goodbye... 187 00:19:47,801 --> 00:19:49,497 with your eyelids, I mean. 188 00:19:51,004 --> 00:19:52,597 That's a talent. 189 00:19:53,406 --> 00:19:54,601 That's a compliment? 190 00:19:56,309 --> 00:19:57,709 Yes, it is. 191 00:20:44,858 --> 00:20:45,951 Tomo! 192 00:20:46,159 --> 00:20:48,754 - What? - Leave the ball there. 193 00:20:49,162 --> 00:20:50,152 Huh! 194 00:21:11,518 --> 00:21:12,816 What are you doing? 195 00:21:13,219 --> 00:21:14,619 Bet you can't guess. 196 00:22:10,410 --> 00:22:12,003 There, it's the last one. 197 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,213 Come here, Tomo! 198 00:22:31,331 --> 00:22:32,526 Quick! 199 00:22:51,351 --> 00:22:52,944 Very interesting. 200 00:22:55,555 --> 00:22:59,356 It means "dream" in Tonpa characters. 201 00:23:01,094 --> 00:23:02,289 Tonpa? 202 00:23:03,696 --> 00:23:08,293 Used by a small tribe in China. 203 00:23:11,504 --> 00:23:12,699 Uh... 204 00:23:38,431 --> 00:23:42,027 When I was little... 205 00:23:42,135 --> 00:23:43,933 I was very shy. 206 00:23:45,939 --> 00:23:50,536 I used to like hiding in small spaces. 207 00:23:54,747 --> 00:23:55,942 Once... 208 00:23:57,550 --> 00:24:00,577 I hid in the hydrangea bush. 209 00:24:02,889 --> 00:24:04,482 It started to rain... 210 00:24:07,193 --> 00:24:08,786 and my parents looked for me. 211 00:24:10,797 --> 00:24:14,393 But I didn't come out. 212 00:25:25,204 --> 00:25:28,800 So, the camel became very popular in town. 213 00:25:29,909 --> 00:25:34,404 Lots of people came to walk with him. 214 00:25:35,515 --> 00:25:38,917 The camel was kind and took to the people well. 215 00:25:39,719 --> 00:25:42,814 They went for many walks everyday. 216 00:25:45,024 --> 00:25:49,325 San-chan often rode the camel. 217 00:25:49,829 --> 00:25:53,027 Called himself "Lawrence of Arabia". 218 00:25:53,332 --> 00:25:59,033 And paraded around the town 2 or 3 times a day. 219 00:25:59,839 --> 00:26:02,172 Why is San-chan in the story? 220 00:26:02,675 --> 00:26:04,371 Never mind. 221 00:26:05,578 --> 00:26:07,069 But... 222 00:26:08,981 --> 00:26:10,381 But? 223 00:26:11,584 --> 00:26:15,988 You've made me forget with your interruptions. 224 00:26:16,389 --> 00:26:17,789 Sorry. 225 00:26:21,394 --> 00:26:22,794 But... 226 00:26:23,896 --> 00:26:29,096 the camel started getting depressed. 227 00:26:30,803 --> 00:26:40,008 He missed so much of the simple life of sand and sky. 228 00:26:41,214 --> 00:26:42,807 Good one! 229 00:26:48,421 --> 00:26:52,825 Tomie, please go back inside! 230 00:26:53,626 --> 00:26:56,824 I want everyone to know what's going on. 231 00:26:57,130 --> 00:27:00,965 Fetch them some tea instead of dithering about there. 232 00:27:03,069 --> 00:27:06,870 - What's up here? - Oh, hello. What a fuss, eh? 233 00:27:07,073 --> 00:27:11,977 Maybe you're making matters worse, acting like this. 234 00:27:13,579 --> 00:27:18,995 I know I'm sometimes in the wrong, too. 235 00:27:19,285 --> 00:27:22,380 But the way they did it isn't fair. 236 00:27:22,889 --> 00:27:25,381 That's the issue. 237 00:27:25,691 --> 00:27:27,284 Marui. 238 00:27:28,394 --> 00:27:30,386 There was a family meeting. 239 00:27:30,796 --> 00:27:35,598 It was decided, and I can't go against it. 240 00:27:35,902 --> 00:27:37,894 You could discuss it again. 241 00:27:38,004 --> 00:27:39,495 How? 242 00:27:39,805 --> 00:27:45,108 My daughter and the family already trooped back to Tokyo. 243 00:27:45,511 --> 00:27:52,918 My son said: "Show of hands or secret ballot?" 244 00:27:53,819 --> 00:27:58,018 Now I'm being put in an "old home". 245 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,857 What was the vote? 246 00:28:09,969 --> 00:28:17,570 Eight to one for packing me off, the "one" being me. 247 00:28:19,178 --> 00:28:20,578 I see... 248 00:28:23,983 --> 00:28:27,579 Ah... I'm sorry for the fuss my mother is causing. 249 00:28:28,287 --> 00:28:29,482 That's okay. 250 00:28:31,190 --> 00:28:32,886 Okay! Now everyone! 251 00:28:35,795 --> 00:28:40,392 Move away from the area. Cars are passing. 252 00:28:53,813 --> 00:28:55,213 Watch out! 253 00:28:56,916 --> 00:28:58,407 There's a car coming through! 254 00:29:00,753 --> 00:29:01,846 Step back! 255 00:29:02,154 --> 00:29:03,144 This way! 256 00:29:07,159 --> 00:29:09,151 Sorry for dragging you out - I don't mind. 257 00:29:10,363 --> 00:29:12,457 It's the old woman next door. 258 00:29:20,773 --> 00:29:25,973 I was born way in the mountains. 259 00:29:27,780 --> 00:29:32,980 My mother lived there till the day she died. 260 00:29:36,088 --> 00:29:37,681 How old was she? 261 00:29:38,991 --> 00:29:40,482 Ninety. 262 00:29:42,695 --> 00:29:48,692 She was alone for 20 years after Daddy died. 263 00:29:49,502 --> 00:29:53,496 I felt sorry for her. 264 00:29:55,107 --> 00:30:00,705 But she loved the mountains. 265 00:30:01,213 --> 00:30:03,910 She never complained. 266 00:30:05,117 --> 00:30:11,717 "What if you get ill up here?" I used to say. 267 00:30:13,025 --> 00:30:19,431 "I couldn't be happier if my time comes here." 268 00:30:20,132 --> 00:30:22,033 That's what she said. 269 00:30:26,739 --> 00:30:32,710 I was... still young. 270 00:30:35,448 --> 00:30:40,575 I couldn't... understand. 271 00:31:01,307 --> 00:31:08,305 How did I ever become such a weak person? 272 00:31:11,317 --> 00:31:19,225 I feel I can't live if I don't cling to my son and everyone. 273 00:31:24,330 --> 00:31:25,923 But Tomie-san... 274 00:31:27,032 --> 00:31:33,233 you need help sometimes, what with your legs... 275 00:31:33,339 --> 00:31:35,137 Never mind that. 276 00:31:37,343 --> 00:31:41,747 It's something to do with myself. 277 00:32:00,499 --> 00:32:01,797 Tomie-san. 278 00:32:03,602 --> 00:32:07,801 We're making up a kind of story. 279 00:32:09,008 --> 00:32:11,603 Each of us takes turns. 280 00:32:15,114 --> 00:32:17,709 It's my turn next. 281 00:32:21,020 --> 00:32:23,717 Will you listen? 282 00:32:30,329 --> 00:32:38,780 The camel came from a place where dunes lead to the sea. 283 00:32:43,042 --> 00:32:52,079 Once, a whale washed up and couldn't get back in the water. 284 00:32:55,254 --> 00:32:59,362 The villagers tried dragging it with boats. 285 00:33:02,495 --> 00:33:07,399 They dug trenches to make a path to the ocean. 286 00:33:09,602 --> 00:33:14,802 They tried hard, but couldn't rescue the whale. 287 00:33:17,009 --> 00:33:20,104 The whale became weaker and weaker. 288 00:33:21,413 --> 00:33:27,216 By evening, the villagers had given up. 289 00:33:32,825 --> 00:33:41,011 But one little girl didn't leave. 290 00:33:46,739 --> 00:33:56,738 She stayed and bathed the whale's eyes with sea water. 291 00:34:03,689 --> 00:34:05,487 Then it was morning. 292 00:34:58,544 --> 00:35:01,275 Some fine specimens here. 293 00:35:02,381 --> 00:35:04,373 They're called gurnards. 294 00:35:09,154 --> 00:35:15,651 With those snouts they look like dogs! 295 00:35:18,597 --> 00:35:20,998 They're a spring fish. 296 00:35:21,900 --> 00:35:27,305 They live quite deep, but sometimes get dragged up. 297 00:35:36,015 --> 00:35:38,610 It's the day of the altar gods. 298 00:35:40,686 --> 00:35:42,314 So it is. 299 00:35:43,689 --> 00:35:49,101 Used to be a toss up between the altar gods and the market... 300 00:35:49,328 --> 00:35:52,025 as to which would disappear. 301 00:35:53,332 --> 00:35:54,698 After all... 302 00:35:57,336 --> 00:35:59,703 they are both still here. 303 00:36:29,601 --> 00:36:32,503 There were more kids when I was younger. 304 00:36:34,006 --> 00:36:37,306 We divided what we made, but it never came to much. 305 00:36:39,011 --> 00:36:42,413 My dad would pass us a few times to boost our income! 306 00:36:43,315 --> 00:36:46,012 When did we start calling it "traffic tax"? 307 00:36:46,118 --> 00:36:47,518 I wonder, too. 308 00:36:49,121 --> 00:36:52,216 It's like a border crossing. 309 00:36:52,825 --> 00:36:55,624 The kids have their own country. 310 00:36:56,729 --> 00:36:59,130 They could form a republic! 311 00:37:01,667 --> 00:37:07,053 Not a bad idea. I would be for it. 312 00:37:13,479 --> 00:37:14,174 Oh! 313 00:37:14,379 --> 00:37:15,779 Good job! 314 00:37:17,683 --> 00:37:19,879 Here, It's not much, but this is for you. 315 00:37:20,085 --> 00:37:22,179 Thanks, mister. 316 00:37:52,818 --> 00:37:55,014 You can make an offering with this. 317 00:37:55,521 --> 00:37:58,320 Hey! Give some to the gods first! 318 00:37:58,524 --> 00:38:01,961 - I'm sorry. - Okay, keep it up. 319 00:38:04,163 --> 00:38:05,358 Here comes a car! 320 00:38:19,578 --> 00:38:21,376 Hey! What's all this? 321 00:38:21,980 --> 00:38:25,178 It's altar gods day. 322 00:38:25,984 --> 00:38:32,185 The day when the children clean the statues to ward off... 323 00:38:32,791 --> 00:38:37,991 It's an old tradition, and grown ups who pass here... 324 00:38:38,197 --> 00:38:39,893 have to pay a traffic tax to us as a reward. 325 00:38:39,998 --> 00:38:44,197 It's a thank you for the kids' hard work. 326 00:38:45,604 --> 00:38:46,902 You're kidding. 327 00:38:47,706 --> 00:38:49,299 It's the rule. 328 00:38:53,812 --> 00:38:57,112 Sounds like fun, how much? 329 00:38:57,216 --> 00:38:59,014 There's no rule about that. 330 00:39:02,454 --> 00:39:03,251 Here. 331 00:39:03,355 --> 00:39:06,450 - Thanks very much! - Thanks very much! 332 00:39:06,658 --> 00:39:08,251 Good. See you. 333 00:39:25,677 --> 00:39:28,772 I've lost all faith in the older generation. 334 00:39:32,784 --> 00:39:34,878 Instead of knocking those balls around... 335 00:39:35,287 --> 00:39:37,984 they should be slipping some cash to their grandchildren. 336 00:39:38,991 --> 00:39:40,391 True. 337 00:39:48,500 --> 00:39:50,298 Here they are. 338 00:42:57,456 --> 00:43:00,585 Okay, that's it! 339 00:43:02,394 --> 00:43:04,488 Thanks for your help. 340 00:43:04,596 --> 00:43:07,794 Think nothing of it. 341 00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:12,201 It has to be turned at least once a year. 342 00:43:22,314 --> 00:43:27,374 Machi, you can't be up in a mountain this late. 343 00:43:32,324 --> 00:43:35,726 Are you sure you saw someone? 344 00:43:38,530 --> 00:43:42,126 Hey Akio! Can you fit everybody in? 345 00:43:58,250 --> 00:44:00,776 Were there flames near the big rock? 346 00:44:01,086 --> 00:44:05,182 I think so, but it's hard to tell at night. 347 00:44:05,490 --> 00:44:10,942 The forest is a lot thicker at night than it seems. 348 00:44:31,716 --> 00:44:34,117 Is this the right way? 349 00:44:38,323 --> 00:44:40,121 Hey! 350 00:44:43,328 --> 00:44:46,924 Hey! 351 00:44:48,333 --> 00:44:51,428 This way! 352 00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:57,641 Did that come from beneath the cliff? 353 00:44:58,243 --> 00:44:59,643 Who was it? 354 00:45:00,278 --> 00:45:02,076 Might have been Gen. 355 00:45:03,582 --> 00:45:05,073 Nope, here I am! 356 00:45:05,684 --> 00:45:07,380 That's creepy! 357 00:45:32,310 --> 00:45:33,801 Jeez! 358 00:45:36,214 --> 00:45:38,809 You gave me such a fright! 359 00:45:38,917 --> 00:45:41,819 That's my line, I think! 360 00:45:42,621 --> 00:45:44,112 What the hell... 361 00:47:36,301 --> 00:47:38,099 Here they are! 362 00:47:41,706 --> 00:47:43,504 They're okay. 363 00:47:58,022 --> 00:48:00,355 So much for forming a republic... 364 00:48:10,668 --> 00:48:14,161 When the sun goes down, things can happen. 365 00:48:14,773 --> 00:48:17,675 I get tempted too, you know. 366 00:48:17,776 --> 00:48:20,371 That's because you've got no customers. 367 00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:24,078 Do you know this song? 368 00:48:25,283 --> 00:48:30,688 As the sun goes down I start to cry. 369 00:48:31,589 --> 00:48:32,682 I wonder why... 370 00:48:32,791 --> 00:48:36,785 I wonder why I start to cry. 371 00:48:37,896 --> 00:48:38,795 Do you know it? 372 00:48:38,897 --> 00:48:41,696 Yes, I remember. 373 00:48:43,001 --> 00:48:44,401 I do remember. 374 00:48:45,703 --> 00:48:52,906 When I saw you it was love at first sight. 375 00:48:53,511 --> 00:49:00,441 But now I am in a most terrible plight! 376 00:49:00,852 --> 00:49:08,851 As the sun goes down I start to cry. 377 00:49:09,260 --> 00:49:16,565 I wonder why I start to cry. 378 00:49:16,868 --> 00:49:24,366 Please, please! Won't you love me? 379 00:49:24,876 --> 00:49:33,285 Please, please! Won't you love me? 380 00:49:39,190 --> 00:49:42,786 It must be an old song, I don't know it. 381 00:49:47,799 --> 00:49:50,496 Would you care for some sauce? 382 00:49:51,102 --> 00:49:53,503 Thank you, it's wonderful. 383 00:49:54,105 --> 00:49:55,300 Thank you. 384 00:50:00,512 --> 00:50:03,209 It's been ages since we had dinner. 385 00:50:07,118 --> 00:50:10,020 In fact, it's the first time. 386 00:50:10,822 --> 00:50:12,222 No, it isn't. 387 00:50:14,025 --> 00:50:15,618 After Kuro died... 388 00:50:18,730 --> 00:50:20,130 Oh, that's right. 389 00:50:24,936 --> 00:50:27,929 You brought tears to my eyes then. 390 00:50:29,440 --> 00:50:30,635 Why? 391 00:50:36,047 --> 00:50:40,521 We dug a hole near the dry river-bed that the dog liked. 392 00:50:40,752 --> 00:50:43,051 And you paid your last respects. 393 00:50:45,557 --> 00:50:49,858 You know what you said? 394 00:50:51,462 --> 00:50:53,260 "Thank you, Kuro." 395 00:50:55,667 --> 00:50:57,067 Just like that. 396 00:51:03,207 --> 00:51:04,505 I thought: 397 00:51:06,811 --> 00:51:08,302 "Yes, thank you." 398 00:51:10,315 --> 00:51:12,307 We should part with thanks. 399 00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:19,413 And that's when I started crying. 400 00:51:21,726 --> 00:51:24,821 I'm going to do it again. 401 00:51:37,642 --> 00:51:39,543 Dogs can't talk. 402 00:51:43,748 --> 00:51:49,088 He might not have known how he helped us, me included. 403 00:52:09,807 --> 00:52:12,299 Shall we get a new dog? 404 00:52:14,712 --> 00:52:16,112 I don't want to. 405 00:52:24,822 --> 00:52:26,120 I see. 406 00:52:28,226 --> 00:52:32,425 But you shouldn't shut yourself off. 407 00:52:34,532 --> 00:52:36,728 I think the same myself. 408 00:52:37,835 --> 00:52:39,633 We should be free. 409 00:52:51,049 --> 00:52:54,645 Which hot spring is Dad at tonight? 410 00:52:56,154 --> 00:52:58,749 I didn't ask, it's just an excuse to drink beer! 411 00:52:59,857 --> 00:53:01,792 They don't care where they go. 412 00:53:03,094 --> 00:53:04,392 Scoundrel! 413 00:53:39,130 --> 00:53:40,120 Tahbo, 414 00:53:43,534 --> 00:53:45,025 do you want to move house? 415 00:53:50,241 --> 00:53:51,834 To Granddad's? 416 00:53:55,046 --> 00:53:56,036 No. 417 00:54:02,186 --> 00:54:03,984 To Mom's? 418 00:54:09,794 --> 00:54:10,887 Nope. 419 00:54:16,400 --> 00:54:17,698 Anywhere is okay. 420 00:54:25,610 --> 00:54:26,805 Sorry, kiddo. 421 00:55:03,481 --> 00:55:06,883 You know my folks are separated. 422 00:55:09,187 --> 00:55:10,587 I never mentioned it... 423 00:55:12,490 --> 00:55:14,288 but Mom runs a business. 424 00:55:16,194 --> 00:55:17,685 What kind? 425 00:55:19,297 --> 00:55:20,287 A bar. 426 00:55:21,699 --> 00:55:25,500 I don't like coming back here. 427 00:55:27,605 --> 00:55:30,507 Is it nearby, her bar? 428 00:55:32,710 --> 00:55:34,406 I don't want to talk about it. 429 00:56:00,771 --> 00:56:05,573 Even when things stare me in the face. 430 00:56:09,881 --> 00:56:13,079 I still don't understand. 431 00:56:16,888 --> 00:56:26,887 I should have guessed, but only realize in retrospect. 432 00:56:33,404 --> 00:56:40,811 I was thoughtless, and now you're gone. 433 00:56:41,212 --> 00:56:50,417 Changing shapes and colors, clouds are floating by... 434 00:56:53,724 --> 00:56:59,527 bathed in rays of sunlight. 435 00:56:59,630 --> 00:57:07,561 The one who kept me safe... 436 00:57:08,472 --> 00:57:11,271 was you. 437 00:58:56,914 --> 00:58:59,907 It's got fuck all to do with me! 438 00:59:03,754 --> 00:59:05,552 Don't you raise your voice to me! 439 00:59:14,865 --> 00:59:16,857 Tomoyuki! 440 01:02:07,805 --> 01:02:08,898 I'm sorry. 441 01:02:12,209 --> 01:02:14,610 Should have chosen a different town. 442 01:02:16,714 --> 01:02:18,512 You don't need to worry. 443 01:02:23,120 --> 01:02:27,524 I know a really cool place near here. 444 01:02:28,325 --> 01:02:29,418 Do you want to go? 445 01:02:31,428 --> 01:02:32,521 Yeah. 446 01:03:16,607 --> 01:03:18,405 Excellent! 447 01:03:22,513 --> 01:03:24,004 What about cars? 448 01:03:25,115 --> 01:03:28,108 They've stopped construction so it's okay. 449 01:03:28,719 --> 01:03:30,119 No people either. 450 01:03:54,144 --> 01:03:55,237 Very good! 451 01:04:13,697 --> 01:04:15,188 Let me try! 452 01:04:35,219 --> 01:04:37,518 Isn't it a bit big? 453 01:04:38,122 --> 01:04:42,025 It said 3 meters, so it's right. 454 01:04:42,526 --> 01:04:48,932 They still existed up until 400 years ago. 455 01:04:49,133 --> 01:04:51,432 Do the feet look okay? 456 01:04:51,535 --> 01:04:52,525 Huh? 457 01:05:01,678 --> 01:05:03,772 Thank you. 458 01:05:05,582 --> 01:05:08,575 Good, eh? I've knocked a bit off the price. 459 01:05:10,888 --> 01:05:12,083 This the stuff? 460 01:05:12,489 --> 01:05:13,582 Yes, please. 461 01:05:15,692 --> 01:05:19,390 Calling it "Home Delivery Service" is glorifying it a bit. 462 01:05:21,498 --> 01:05:25,299 Akio started calling it that in the first place! 463 01:05:26,103 --> 01:05:27,696 How is it going? 464 01:05:29,807 --> 01:05:33,403 I mean Akio's water distillation idea. 465 01:05:36,513 --> 01:05:38,106 It's ready. 466 01:05:42,519 --> 01:05:43,919 Thank you very much. 467 01:05:44,521 --> 01:05:46,012 I'm not sure. 468 01:05:47,424 --> 01:05:49,017 I don't really understand it. 469 01:05:49,827 --> 01:05:51,819 Let's say you drink a cup of water. 470 01:05:52,930 --> 01:05:59,530 How long does it take to flow around the body? 471 01:06:00,871 --> 01:06:03,170 Hmm... let's think. 472 01:06:03,574 --> 01:06:05,372 An hour? 473 01:06:05,476 --> 01:06:06,375 No! 474 01:06:08,579 --> 01:06:09,774 Thirty minutes. 475 01:06:12,483 --> 01:06:13,678 One minute. 476 01:06:14,585 --> 01:06:15,780 Never! 477 01:06:16,487 --> 01:06:21,289 Just one minute. Amazing stuff, water. 478 01:06:21,992 --> 01:06:23,187 Hello. 479 01:06:23,494 --> 01:06:24,189 Right away. 480 01:06:50,621 --> 01:06:52,112 It moved! 481 01:06:53,023 --> 01:06:54,924 Separate the ones that move. 482 01:06:55,125 --> 01:06:58,527 - I'll collect them over here later. - Okay. 483 01:07:06,670 --> 01:07:08,070 Here we go! 484 01:07:09,373 --> 01:07:10,864 It's turning. 485 01:07:22,286 --> 01:07:25,484 Mind that roller, it's cracking. 486 01:07:28,392 --> 01:07:31,487 Do you think you'll be finished today? 487 01:07:31,595 --> 01:07:33,996 Yes, leave it to me. 488 01:07:44,308 --> 01:07:45,298 Oh... 489 01:07:47,010 --> 01:07:48,410 Watch your step. 490 01:08:07,364 --> 01:08:11,768 How far are they moving it, Takako? 491 01:08:12,970 --> 01:08:15,166 Ten meters, I heard. 492 01:08:16,173 --> 01:08:19,575 It was slightly in the way of the new road. 493 01:08:21,678 --> 01:08:25,774 Yours is the room in the corner, right? 494 01:08:29,286 --> 01:08:30,686 It's odd. 495 01:08:31,855 --> 01:08:36,293 Seeing our house move like that. 496 01:08:43,100 --> 01:08:46,298 I once heard the story of Mayoiga. 497 01:08:51,875 --> 01:08:53,366 MA-YOI-GA? 498 01:08:54,711 --> 01:08:56,009 What's it mean? 499 01:08:57,881 --> 01:09:00,248 Well, I'm no scholar... 500 01:09:02,319 --> 01:09:05,448 Maybe "lost" and "house". 501 01:09:08,158 --> 01:09:13,324 It's a story from olden times. 502 01:09:13,664 --> 01:09:19,467 There was a big house in the mountains. 503 01:09:20,070 --> 01:09:23,472 They called it MA-YOI-GA. 504 01:09:25,075 --> 01:09:29,843 If people stumbled across it... 505 01:09:31,581 --> 01:09:38,283 they could take away one red bowl. 506 01:09:39,690 --> 01:09:41,090 After that... 507 01:09:43,593 --> 01:09:50,864 that person would have the luck with food. 508 01:09:52,002 --> 01:09:55,097 Well, that was the story. 509 01:12:12,008 --> 01:12:15,809 We used to call it bogwood. 510 01:12:16,112 --> 01:12:21,016 People used to find lumps of wood while plowing. 511 01:12:22,118 --> 01:12:24,713 It's amazing. 512 01:12:26,723 --> 01:12:28,214 If this is... 513 01:12:29,125 --> 01:12:30,718 What did you call it? 514 01:12:31,228 --> 01:12:32,526 A buried forest. 515 01:12:34,898 --> 01:12:37,834 If that's what it is... 516 01:12:46,910 --> 01:12:52,349 There could be lots of trees. 517 01:12:53,149 --> 01:12:57,553 A whole forest could be hiding down there. 518 01:13:00,790 --> 01:13:03,783 An expert is coming down from Tokyo. 519 01:13:04,694 --> 01:13:06,686 That probably means so. 520 01:13:09,099 --> 01:13:10,397 Don't do that! 521 01:13:12,802 --> 01:13:15,704 Wow! It smells of cedar! 522 01:13:19,109 --> 01:13:22,511 This is a town hall announcement. 523 01:13:23,313 --> 01:13:26,613 The 5 by 8 meter object... 524 01:13:27,017 --> 01:13:35,426 found in the croquet pitch... 525 01:13:35,825 --> 01:13:41,025 is believed to be part of a buried forest. 526 01:13:42,132 --> 01:13:45,534 Although more details should be available upon further investigation... 527 01:13:47,137 --> 01:13:49,732 Shall we continue the story? 528 01:13:51,341 --> 01:13:52,741 Don't know. 529 01:13:52,943 --> 01:13:58,041 That forest is probably about 3,800 years old. 530 01:13:58,448 --> 01:14:04,955 It is one of the greatest discoveries in history. 531 01:14:08,792 --> 01:14:11,489 Do you remember who this is? 532 01:14:11,895 --> 01:14:14,387 Mr. Marui, the joiner. 533 01:14:20,303 --> 01:14:23,603 He's here to tell you about trees and wood. 534 01:14:24,107 --> 01:14:26,599 Well... Please go ahead. 535 01:14:36,820 --> 01:14:38,311 Hello everyone. 536 01:14:38,621 --> 01:14:40,522 Hello. 537 01:14:43,226 --> 01:14:46,822 How was your summer? 538 01:14:50,834 --> 01:14:58,833 My daughter and your friend Akemi died from illness. 539 01:15:00,010 --> 01:15:04,277 Since last summer I stopped working. 540 01:15:06,082 --> 01:15:10,178 But now you are studying about the buried forest. 541 01:15:10,987 --> 01:15:14,287 And after I saw it, too... 542 01:15:15,291 --> 01:15:19,781 I wanted to work with wood again. 543 01:15:20,897 --> 01:15:23,687 So I've started afresh. 544 01:15:29,005 --> 01:15:37,750 If Akemi was still alive, I might not be here now. 545 01:15:39,015 --> 01:15:41,951 Here's what I think. 546 01:15:46,723 --> 01:15:50,524 Wood is a living thing. 547 01:15:51,828 --> 01:15:55,822 For us joiners, wood is our work. 548 01:15:57,233 --> 01:15:59,725 That's why we say "woodwork". 549 01:16:00,770 --> 01:16:06,682 But the wood we use is still breathing. 550 01:16:08,578 --> 01:16:13,470 Even 3,800-year-old wood is still breathing... 551 01:17:33,596 --> 01:17:35,997 This way... 552 01:17:42,605 --> 01:17:45,404 Stop, stop! 553 01:17:46,809 --> 01:17:48,903 - Here it is. - Good. 554 01:17:51,814 --> 01:17:54,613 Hey... perfect! 555 01:18:21,578 --> 01:18:22,671 San-chan, 556 01:18:23,680 --> 01:18:26,081 Why do you always want a horse? 557 01:18:28,985 --> 01:18:30,578 It's too difficult. 558 01:18:31,287 --> 01:18:33,984 So what? I like horses! 559 01:18:34,090 --> 01:18:36,992 Here, fix this to the exhaust pipe! 560 01:18:37,193 --> 01:18:39,185 - Hurry up! - Yes sir! 561 01:18:40,096 --> 01:18:44,693 But, carbon dioxide is heavier than air, it won't float. 562 01:18:45,301 --> 01:18:46,291 Huh? 563 01:18:46,703 --> 01:18:48,296 He means the exhaust gas. 564 01:18:50,607 --> 01:18:53,099 Hey! Stop with the exhaust! 565 01:19:54,404 --> 01:19:56,600 Have some more. 566 01:20:05,515 --> 01:20:07,108 You can sure hold your own. 567 01:20:09,819 --> 01:20:15,315 I can even drink more than my late husband could! 568 01:20:16,025 --> 01:20:20,019 He was a kind and good man. 569 01:20:32,241 --> 01:20:34,733 It was a stroke of genius by the mayo. 570 01:20:35,545 --> 01:20:41,348 Bringing the festival down into the forest excavation. 571 01:20:43,553 --> 01:20:46,352 Yes, he looks like he's daydreaming. 572 01:20:46,556 --> 01:20:51,654 But he knows how to draw a crowd. 573 01:20:52,762 --> 01:20:56,358 So, no "spirit lanterns" this year? 574 01:20:57,567 --> 01:20:58,967 I wonder...? 575 01:21:00,503 --> 01:21:04,099 The girls were making something. 576 01:21:05,708 --> 01:21:09,685 I'll take a peek. 577 01:21:40,743 --> 01:21:42,763 Watch it, Granddad! 578 01:21:52,255 --> 01:21:54,656 Actually, I will be transferred next spring. 579 01:21:56,459 --> 01:21:59,883 Fit as a fiddle as usual, Tomie. 580 01:22:00,897 --> 01:22:05,699 If I was fit I wouldn't be in this thing. 581 01:22:13,209 --> 01:22:17,010 Maybe she would be better in an old people's home. 582 01:22:27,723 --> 01:22:28,713 Please! 583 01:22:30,026 --> 01:22:31,722 Please, try some! 584 01:22:32,728 --> 01:22:33,627 Here. 585 01:22:36,432 --> 01:22:38,424 This is good. Thank you. 586 01:22:38,534 --> 01:22:40,730 - Thank you. - Thank you. 587 01:22:52,048 --> 01:22:54,244 I can't tell the difference. 588 01:22:55,251 --> 01:22:59,245 The first glass sort of sticks in the throat, doesn't it? 589 01:23:01,090 --> 01:23:05,892 But my water goes down as smooth as silk. 590 01:23:06,496 --> 01:23:07,589 Let me try. 591 01:23:21,010 --> 01:23:22,410 I see! 592 01:23:27,316 --> 01:23:29,692 What's this, then? 593 01:23:31,621 --> 01:23:33,095 A whale! 594 01:23:42,331 --> 01:23:44,527 More like a catfish. 595 01:23:44,934 --> 01:23:46,027 Ah! 596 01:23:46,335 --> 01:23:48,634 What a cheek! 597 01:23:52,542 --> 01:23:56,240 Mr. Marui made the bamboo frame. 598 01:23:58,548 --> 01:24:03,282 We covered it and painted it. 599 01:24:04,587 --> 01:24:08,388 - Takako, hold the tail lightly. - Okay. 600 01:24:20,503 --> 01:24:22,904 Okay! It's going to be fine. 601 01:24:35,718 --> 01:24:36,913 Slowly. 602 01:24:40,022 --> 01:24:41,217 Wait! 603 01:26:07,276 --> 01:26:08,369 What's that? 604 01:26:09,679 --> 01:26:11,170 The cheats! 605 01:26:11,981 --> 01:26:16,976 Balloons are against the rules! 606 01:26:22,491 --> 01:26:26,087 - Tahbo! You ready? - Just a bit more. 607 01:26:35,905 --> 01:26:38,704 I'm counting on you. Remember last year's flop? 608 01:26:39,208 --> 01:26:41,803 This year we have to! 609 01:26:42,311 --> 01:26:48,012 How can I say... This year will be different. 610 01:26:49,618 --> 01:26:51,211 I know what you mean. 611 01:27:12,174 --> 01:27:13,369 It's moving! 612 01:27:16,278 --> 01:27:17,576 It's moving! 613 01:27:43,005 --> 01:27:44,496 We did it! 614 01:27:49,411 --> 01:27:50,504 Amazing! 615 01:29:25,975 --> 01:29:27,273 See you, then. 616 01:29:45,194 --> 01:29:48,596 Starring: Karen as Machi 617 01:29:50,199 --> 01:29:54,295 Akira SAKATA as fishmonger Taka OKUBO as tofumonger 618 01:29:55,905 --> 01:29:59,000 Tadanobu ASANO as San-chan 619 01:30:00,609 --> 01:30:04,512 Hiromitsu TOSAKA as Tomo 620 01:30:06,315 --> 01:30:09,410 Ittoku KISHIBE as Mr. Marui Sumiko AKAMOTO as Tomie 621 01:30:10,920 --> 01:30:14,914 Keiko MATSUZAKA as Tomo's mother 622 01:30:32,041 --> 01:30:34,943 Yuko TANAKA and Mitsuru HIRATA as Machi's parents 623 01:30:38,447 --> 01:30:41,440 Written by: Kohei Oguri and Tsukasa Sasaki 624 01:30:43,352 --> 01:30:47,153 Music from "Silouans Song" composed by ARVO PÄRT 625 01:30:48,857 --> 01:30:51,759 Cinematographer: Norio TERANUMA 626 01:30:53,562 --> 01:30:55,554 Lighting by: Meicho Tomiyama 627 01:30:55,764 --> 01:30:57,699 Sound Recording by: Masato THIS 628 01:30:59,268 --> 01:31:01,100 Production Design by: Yoshinaga YOKOO and Koichi Takeuchi 629 01:31:01,203 --> 01:31:03,195 Editing by: Nobuo OGAWA 630 01:31:04,640 --> 01:31:06,632 Visual Engineer: Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI 631 01:31:06,809 --> 01:31:08,744 VFX Supervisor: Art Durinski 632 01:31:08,911 --> 01:31:10,937 VFX Director: Norio SHE 633 01:32:32,728 --> 01:32:38,725 Directed by: Kohei OGURI 634 01:32:44,239 --> 01:32:49,542 All rights reserved by The Buried Forest Production Committee, 635 01:32:49,745 --> 01:32:52,544 English translation by: Dean Gascoign