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A TOHO PRESENTATION

A TOHO AND KINEMA JUNPO COMPANY JOINT PRODUCTION

Frankfurt (West Germany)

Oh, Section Chief? It's Morita!

I've just arrived in Frankfurt.

Since I'm short on money, I made a collect call.

Yes, sir!

It's not that there's any problem or anything like that...

Well, actually...

It turns out I really do need a guide, after all.

Yes, my English is fine,

but, without knowing German or French, it seems the work doesn't go very smoothly.

So, could you send me some money to hire a guide?

No, I'll be careful with expenses.

No, no, no!

Please don't just say "no" so quickly!

Yes...

Yes, we'll shoot according to schedule, don't worry.

No, no...

I have absolutely no intention of having fun!

I mean, if I can't speak the language, how can I even have fun?

Right, and then, when I get into France,

they say English doesn't work there at all.

So, that's why I really need to hire a guide...

Hello? Hello?!

Damn fool. Always so stingy...

Why did I have to come to a place like this?

I've really come a long way from home...

EUROPE EXPRESS

Tetsuya Takeda

Gabrielle Sagnier

Maria Schneider

Daniel Boulanger

Serge Bourguignon

Muni Dalmet, Alain Rubain Charles Schneider

Yumi Wakabe Tamotsu Higuchi

Georges Moustaki

René Clément

Mylène Demongeot

Produced by: Kazuo Kuroi

Planning: Kinya Okawa, Terumi Kuroki

Screenplay: Yutaka Ohara, Kazuo Kuroi

Music by: Tetsuji Hayashi

Theme Song: "Friend" by Paul Slade

Cinematography: Yudai Kato Lighting: Takeshi Okubo Sound: Tsutomu Honda

Art Direction: Nobuaki Nishimura Editing: Chizuko Osada Assistant Director: Shin Yoneyama

Executive Producer: Hiroshi Fujikura

Directed by: Yutaka Ohara

Amsterdam (Netherlands)

- Good morning. - Good morning.

I want... I want to go to... a hotel...

- Excuse me? - I want to go to...

He can speak English...

Damn, it won't come off.

How on earth did it get stained?

Just because your hair's blond doesn't mean you have to act all high and mighty...

Huh? No, no...

You really do have a face like a French doll.

What?

I'm sure you make men cry, you fool!

Really? Vivien Leigh, you say?

Huh? Are you a prostitute?

You're a high-class prostitute? I see, I see.

Go away. You're disgusting.

Listen, in Japan, I've been deceived by women like you,

I've had so many bad experiences because of it.

Do you understand? I won't be fooled.

Go away, go away!

So, people are really suspicious, and the Japanese are unpleasant.

I don't understand what you're saying, you know.

You insulted me in your poor English, didn't you, you fool?

Huh? What was it?

How dare you, you jerk?!

She keeps changing mood all the time. Seriously, what is this girl thinking?

Hey, are you still drinking? Huh? Still gonna drink?

Anyway, I don't really care.

She's really drunk now...

I raise my glass to our wonderful Japanese artist.

- I give up, she's completely wasted. - Let's rest!

That hurt!

That's right... I've fallen for the same trick in Shinjuku before.

If only you knew, you'd understand. I want to live my life my way.

I hate being tied down. Even if it's God's command.

Pull yourself together!

Hey, listen carefully to me now.

I don't want to go there!

Come on, stand up.

I told you to stand up!

You can't be sleepy here!

You fool!

Come on, get a grip!

Come on, get a grip...

Get a grip, I tell you!

Come on, come on...

What the hell are you doing? You're really causing me trouble.

I want to sleep...

Here we are...

Here, here, here. Here you go.

Come on, sleep tight, right here.

See? Once it's past midnight, this old man's completely useless.

Get some good rest here.

Now then, this old man will go look for a blanket...

We have a problem… There's only one blanket.

I'm undressing...

Whoa!

I suddenly feel a burst of energy.

Oh, well...

Ah, calm down, calm down...

Calm down, calm down!

Hang in there, boy!

Ah, much better now!

Oh gosh...

Maybe this old man isn't so old, after all.

No good!

Don't come!

What are you saying, silly girl?

Listen, I didn't do anything.

I did nothing, I just stayed quiet and slept…

An Asian man always hopes to get a pretty girl like that.

Wait a moment, please.

Ah, wait a moment...

Just a moment... You see...

What do you mean, "Isn't it"? You fool!

Get out! Get out already!

This is no joke. Seriously, what nerve!

Not bad...

What are you doing here?!

"Shh" my butt, silly girl!

Listen carefully now.

Guide?!

What the hell are you saying? Don't talk nonsense, silly girl.

A ticket? I know that much.

Sorry, I didn't have the time to buy a ticket before getting on the train.

I'll buy it now.

Very well, where are you getting off?

- Ask him, he'll pay. - Very well.

What, me? No! No!

You see, that girl and me... We, uh...

That girl and me, uh...

This is too much!

132, right?

Who the hell are you? Huh? You don't even have any luggage.

Who are you, anyway?

What do you mean, "Vivian Leigh"?

Huh?

Give and take?

In Japan, we do it like this. Ready?

Congratulations... But you still can't do it, huh?

Huh?

Who would take a picture of someone like you?

- You fool! - You fool?

That's pretty good...

What's so funny, huh?

A movie star really looks like me?

What's so funny, you idiot? Huh?

This girl, seriously...

What part of me looks like a caveman, you idiot?

Got it? You got it, you fool?

Shut up and do it. Just tell me when the train comes.

It's coming! It's coming!

- It's coming! - Hey, duck!

- Crouch down! - Can't you see? It's coming!

Sit down! Hey, sit down! Crouch down!

Crouch! Sit! Sit! Sit!

This isn't something to play with!

Why are you staring at my face like that?

Is there something on my face, huh?

What?

What's your problem?

Paris (France)

Hey, you!

Do you have an authorization for that?

Excuse me, but what do you mean by "authorization"?

- He's a professional, no? - Yes, he is.

For doing his job, he has to have a permit. Can he show me it? The permit?

Ah, a photography permit...

He'll have problems without a permit. They can confiscate his film.

Come here, I have to say something.

What now?

Do you know who my father is?

How would I know?

Well, when I was traveling abroad, I met a diplomat.

And he was very mean to me.

I talked with my father, and the next morning, he was found floating on the Seine.

You know what people call my father? They call him "the parent."

I swear I'm not joking.

So, do you still need that permit?

Thank you very much.

You're actually pretty helpful...

Thanks!

One room, yes?

No, two rooms, please.

I'll not do anything!

Good grief, seriously!

Thanks.

Ugh, I keep telling you, I don't have any money!

You don't have any luggage... Did you run away from home or something?

I suck at English!

But can you really eat this dressed like that?

It's not good at all.

Wow!

- Cheers! - Cheers!

- Are you two married? - No, we aren't.

- I see. - But we are inseparable.

He looks pretty strong at karate. He's perfect for a bodyguard.

I can see that, maybe.

My husband thinks a lot about me because I travel and I'm obsessed with photography.

Having fun, singing along together...

Shall we go, then?

She's pretty dependable, huh?

I know what I have to do!

Asians are no good.

15.000 yen, huh?

Yeah, 20 minutes... 20 minutes!

- A good-luck charm. - What?

- I'm Japanese. - Oh...

My father's American, and my mother still lives in Japan.

My nationality is Japanese, though.

What's wrong? You're not undressing?

Oh, yeah...

What's wrong? You're not doing it?

Huh? No, I was just a little surprised...

- I felt like… - Is it because I'm Japanese?

No, no, that's not it.

Well, I guess it is...

Why do you do this kind of work?

I don't like talking about that...

Sorry, sorry, I apologize.

Everyone has their own life, right?

Yeah, I guess so.

- You seem like a good person. - Huh?

From the moment we met, I felt that about you.

I've fallen in love with a lot of beautiful women.

They always said, "He's a good person", and praised me.

Being called a good person just means you're not popular, huh?

I guess you're right.

I wanted to study music here.

Is that so?

But, you know, with money and all, there were a lot of things.

And, eventually, there were complications with men, too.

Before I knew it, the fire inside me had gone out.

- That's all there was to it. - I see.

Even if I went back to Japan now, it wouldn't change anything.

- How's Japan these days? - Well, let me see...

- Isn't it the same everywhere? - Huh?

Uh... Yeah...

No matter where you go, you can't really live the way you dreamed…

That's just how it is in today's world.

I work in photography, you know.

But it's hard to get the work I really want to do.

Sponsors' orders are absolute. Yeah...

When I want to take lots of beautiful landscape photos,

they tell me to go photograph an accident scene.

When I want to photograph cute children,

they tell me to photograph a murderer's face.

The chief told me this next job

was my last chance, and let me take it.

But, of course, it turned out to be a totally meaningless job.

I wonder what's going to happen to me...

Nowadays, the world just keeps taking away

what people hold dear, bit by bit, over and over again.

- You really are a good person... - Huh?

Stop it. Being called a "good person"

means you'll never become a bad one.

It's me.

A weird girl is searching for a Japanese.

A girl?

You fool!

Yes?

I see.

Did they find her?

There's no doubt, she's in Paris.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

- Good morning. - Morning.

- This is my car. - Oh, it's so cute!

Are you sure this is okay?

Hurry up, go!

Come on, quick, quick!

Hurry up! Faster! Faster!

- Go as fast as you can, please. - Leave it to me.

You say that, but I can't help worrying!

I like things like this.

Anyway, I trust you completely.

What the... What the hell is this?

Let's stop and apologize, okay?

Stop and apologize, right? Right?!

Did you see that?

You're really a fabulous woman!

These girls aren't human...

Shit!

- But who are these men following you? - Sorry, but I can't tell you anything.

If you don't want to say anything, you don't have to.

Thank you.

"Thank you" my butt.

This is nothing to be thankful for.

- I'm waiting for your explanation. - I offer you my apologies.

I swear that I didn't take my eyes off her for a single second.

She got out of the hotel during just a small lapse of attention.

Without a doubt, this was entirely deliberate.

- It's truly upsetting! - We're sorry.

Your Majesty must be heartbroken as well.

We're deeply sorry.

But why would Your Majesty grant permission for the princess's journey?

The princess is quite whimsical. It should be possible to predict her.

It was the princess's most cherished wish for a long time.

However...

More importantly,

bringing the princess back as soon as possible was your only duty.

We're trying our best.

She still hasn't returned!

If things continue like this, our country will be disgraced.

You...

You're a troublemaking woman who ran off, huh?

Those guys...

Are they from the mafia? Gangsters?!

No!

I would like to thank you for everything you did to me.

And it will always remain a fond memory.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

I came here to work, not to have fun!

So… why do I have to deal with all this because of you?

It's your fault I ended up in this situation!

Suit yourself, damn it!

Oh, sorry.

- Look at what I won. - Excuse me.

- Found her. - What happened?

In the corner store, there is a young girl disguised as a man with a Japanese guy.

- Disguised as man? - Was it you who saw her?

She's at the platform 17.

- It's her! - Quickly, call everyone!

What do you want? What do you want?!

The train will depart, please leave!

The gondola is over there.

- Enough, please get out! - Leave us alone!

Get out! Go! Go!

- Man, they're so noisy… - Get out! Now, go!

I wonder why those guys are being so relentless?

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Are you on your honeymoon?

I suppose the honeymoon will be in Venice, following tradition?

Just a hunch!

How long has it been for us?

Well, we've got three kids, you know. And they're all married.

And they're all happy, mind you.

It's better to have lots of children, it means more happiness at home.

You know, love is wishing for someone else's happiness.

With love, any hardship or suffering can be easily overcome.

We've become grandparents, too. It's beautiful, so beautiful.

We're so happy!

We're going to spend some days with our grandchild now,

but it's always just the two of us.

It's true, it's already been 30 years.

Brig (Switzerland)

I hope we meet again!

Have a good trip!

Thank you!

- Thank you! - Take care.

You're a wonderful couple!

Goodbye!

Goodbye!

It's fine, really...

I couldn't care less about work now.

Ah... Venice, huh?

Venice (Italy)

- How much is it? - 25.000 lire.

Thank you!

- Have a good stay. - Thank you very much.

Huh?

Hello! Hello!

Uh, you see...

Until now,

I've been chasing my dream with all my effort.

You're a good girl...

- This is going to be tough. - Enough, don't mention it again!

I'm hungry now.

- Where did you get that? - Look the other way.

Vivien, run! Run!

It's her!

Great, it's the police. We'll be fine. Let's go!

No! Let me go! No!

Please, have a seat.

I am from the Japanese consulate.

Consulate?!

Your Highness, let me kindly ask you to remove those soiled garments.

No.

- I'm asking you to obey me. - Absolutely not.

Princess, let me remind you that you are the only descendant of Your Majesty,

and that one day you will ascend to the throne.

- I know that. - No, you don't seem to know it.

And if you allow me to speak as Grand Chamberlain...

I repeat, I already know all of that. I don't want to hear any more.

I understand completely. I know it all.

A princess, huh?

So what if she's a princess?

You idiot!

We interrupt our broadcast to deliver some news we have just received.

It has been revealed that princess Liliana is staying in Venice.

After a journey through various European countries,

the princess arrived in our country, the final stage of her journey.

The princess is holding a press conference. We now go live to our special correspondent.

Princess, could you tell us the purpose of your trip?

There isn't any particular purpose.

It's very simple. A journey, above all,

reveals the joy of life that lives within us.

Has this journey really helped you discover this joy?

Yes, a great joy.

Where will your next trip be?

Japan.

Yes, I'm very eager to visit Japan.

And I'm considering visiting it very soon.

But why pick Japan?

Gentlemen, we apologize, but the princess has to go to the airport now.

We kindly ask for your understanding.

The princess will now depart from Venice International Airport,

and return to her home country.

Airport!

Airport! Airport! Airport! Airport! Airport!

- Thank you! - What about the payment?

Thank you!

- As for your departure... - I'd like some photos taken of me.

Hey, back off!

Thank you, gentlemen, but the princess must go now.

We're leaving, princess.

You fool!