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Did you tell the matchmaker about my parents?

You mean how they died?

Of course not.

When did it come? Let me see...

Matsuji is such a handsome man.

He doesn't look like a sugar cane farmer!

“When the mist covers the mountains...

I'm reminded of the homeland.

Yet, in this South Seas paradise, money is earned with ease...

and the eternal fragrance of flowers...

is but another tropical blessing.

In anticipation of your arrival...

I'm inspired to write this haiku poem.

'Lady Butterfly Perfumes her wings

By floating over this orchid'”

I'm worried about you working in the fields, but...

at least in Hawaii no one will know anything about your past.

But Hawaii...it's so far away.

That's why it's perfect.

Far away, you can leave your past behind...

and start all over again.

Riyo, maybe your luck is changing.

Now look at me...

and think about your husband-to-be.

Miss Riyo Nakamura.

This man is your husband, Matsuji Kimura.

Take out your photograph for confirmation.

I...think there's a mistake.

He seems too old.

This is a friend's photo, right?

Oh, you are his friend?

No. I'm Matsuji Kimura.

I didn't have a more recent photo of myself.

I'm sorry.

The house is this way.

Come on, Riyo.

- What? - I heard something...

Oh, that's just the ghosts.

They're welcoming you.

It's not much...

but at least it's our own place.

Over in the workers' camp, everyone is crowded together.

So, come on in.

Show me the kimono. Let's hurry. Everyone's waiting for us.

Oh, it's beautiful.

Did you choose it yourself?

Everyone will be so impressed to see you in it.

You fainted.

It's this heat. You'll get used to it.

Here, have some water.

No...please stop!

No!

Don't be scared.

It's all a mistake!

Mistake? Well, my parents didn't tell me you're a city girl.

But that's O.K.

You're my wife now... and this is our wedding night.

Let's go.

Come on, we're late.

Riyo, where were you?

Here's your number. Memorize it.

They'll call it out on pay day.

Today's hoe Hana work

Doesn't seem so hard

Because last night I received

A letter from home

Why work in the fields

For 65 cents a day?

If I sleep with the Chinese men

I can earn double that pay!

Don't kid yourself, old lady

Only if you're young and fair

Like the new brides

Can you earn that kind of money!

3-9-3-9.

Here, like this.

Did I see you on the road last night?

Thank you very much.

Wild first night?

I shouldn't have sent that old photo of myself.

Hey, you took a gamble.

Besides, if you hadn't sent it you might still be alone, eh?

Hold this.

My parents said you've worked on a farm before, but...

you're not suited for the cane field.

You're small and frail. Not like the others.

I'm not frail! The doctor at the immigration station...

said I was perfectly healthy!

Let's go to the bath.

I don't have to go first.

I'm not old-fashioned.

Hurry. The water will get cold.

It's getting dark. I'm going.

Is that you, Riyo?

How is it?

Just like back in Japan, eh?

How old are you really?

Never mind.

Let's make the best of it!

I'm forty-three.

You're old enough to be my father!

That haiku poem you sent me...

you probably didn't even write it, did you?

Riyo, come back here!

You're my wife now!

You'll fall into an irrigation ditch! Stop!

Don't do anything stupid!

You'll hurt yourself!

Come toward this light! I'll be waiting at the house!

I'm sorry.

“So noisy!”

How long do I have to work to save enough money...

to return to Japan?

Let me hold her.

Riyo.

Riyo.

Thank you.

Kana.

Here you are.

I was waiting for you all night.

Come on.

I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused you.

I'm going to work very hard...

so I can pay you back for bringing me over.

And then...

I'll return to Japan.

Look, look, a runaway bride.

I heard about her, Hideko Shibata.

They say she ran off with a secret lover to California.

That's because her husband had a small one!

What do you think you're doing?

Kana is teaching me to do laundry work.

You'll work in the fields and do other people's laundry?

Don't be ridiculous.

You're too weak. Not like Kana. She's strong as an ox.

The immigration officer said it costs 300 dollars...

to go back home.

Home? What are you talking about?

This is your home.

This is not my home.

Come here a minute...

Come here.

Up here.

Look at the sugar cane fields.

You can still see the ocean beyond the cane. Right?

But cane grows like weeds.

Soon you won't be able to see anything but the sky.

Then we burn the leaves off the cane in order to harvest it.

And then we start all over again.

What are you trying to say?

After a while...

you think of the homeland less and less.

Going back to Japan...

becomes an old dream.

I'll never be stuck in this place like you.

If I do laundry too, I can save enough...

What rubbish! You are my wife now. Fool!

Do you know how long it took me to save enough to bring you here?

Matsuji!

What are you up to?

Let me in the game. Move over.

Watch out! Mr. Suzuki is good.

Two dollars...Even!

Such hard work!

Here, let me.

Thanks.

When we arrived in Honolulu, someone said...

that there were real diamonds on Diamond Head volcano...

and that we would all get rich.

Diamonds on Diamond Head!

What was that sound just now?

I've heard it before.

Wake up! Look what you did!

Croquettes again?

City food!

Why didn't you just marry a city boy?

Today croquettes, tomorrow croquettes

All through the year croquettes, croquettes!

Ha ha ha! How funny!

You're so lucky you got a nice country wife.

Every time she looks at me with those tired eyes...

she makes me so mad...

I feel like a failure.

I don't deserve Riyo, either.

If we had stayed in Japan...

we would still be miserable millet and barley farmers.

What kind of Japanese are you, to say that?

I am Japanese!

I got a wife, and I was so happy

But every day she'd only serve me croquettes, croquettes

...eight, nine...

Why'd he get paid more than me? We do the same work!

Relax, relax.

Do I have to be his age before I can afford a bride like her?

Riyo! Your number!

This can't be right! There should be more.

I worked so hard...

Let's see.

No, it's all here.

65 cents a day...

minus things you buy at the plantation store...

That comes to eleven dollars for the month.

See, going back to Japan isn't as easy as you thought.

Here, this is for you, Mr. Yamamoto.

Oh, wait a minute.

Here you are.

Thank you.

Come again tonight! Big game!

Come again.

Come on.

Let's have a good time tonight.

Matsuji, I hope you come too.

Oh, there's another game tonight?

I got this orchid in the Waimea rain forest.

What are you doing?

Where do you think you're going?

You were gambling again, weren't you?

How can you save money if you gamble so much?

Why do you care?

Maybe I'll just save up for a new wife.

Like Yayoi, let's work hard

And save our money

So when we die

We won't end up like this fertilizer

Tonight...

I shall present a special moving picture performance...

about the legendary samurai hero...

Nakayama Yasubei.

Come one, come all! Tonight at eight!

A new face in this paradise!

Yes. I'm honored to meet you.

How rare to hear a city accent. Where are you from?

She's from Yokohama, Sir.

Oh, Yokohama! Well, well...

Hey, Toshiro and Akira!

What kind of samurai are you two?

Yasubei challenges Nakatsugawa to a glorious duel...

and their fight to the death begins.

The villain lunges toward Yasubei to end it all.

But Yasubei eludes his blade with incredible swiftness...

and he stabs his enemy.

Nakatsugawa falls to the ground...

with red blood.

I fooled Riyo, so I'm being punished.

She only thinks about my age.

Nakayama Yasubei is here.

Be brave...

and take my challenge!

Hooray!!

I borrowed Miguel's cart for the day.

I want to show you the real Paradise. Come on, let's go.

But the laundry...

Just leave it. Let's go. Come on, Riyo.

Thanks, Kana. We'll be back soon.

0.K., enjoy!

This is a wild orchid.

It blossoms once a year with tiny purple flowers.

This is the paradise I wrote of in my letter to you...

not the plantation.

“Lady Butterfly

Perfumes her wings by floating over this orchid”

The haiku poem you sent me... did you write it?

Reverend Okada did.

But...I told him what I wanted to say.

Here, listen to this...

“The roar of a waterfall

In a nearby pond

An old carp waits for winter”

Nice, eh? I just made it up.

What? You don't like it?

Kg]?

Ken

Kana!

Kana!

I'm going in!

- What happened to her? - Sorry, I was too late.

Let's go.

It's better to leave him alone.

Come on, Riyo...

Let's go.

How come they don't fire Antone?

We should strike!

Shh, quiet!

It's not that easy to strike, you know.

We would need to plan well.

Maybe after the next harvest.

They won't be expecting it then.

Yeah, Peiper is clever.

And we can't just organize the Japanese.

We'd also need the Filipinos and others.

Kana!

What are you doing? What's wrong?

Sit down.

We might go on strike...

so we're starting to collect a fund.

But...so much?

Everyone has to give as much as they can.

Let's see how much you've saved up.

Only two dollars?

Everyone else is contributing more.

You have to give more.

A strike won't do any good!

We'll only lose our homes and our jobs...everything.

But we have no other choice.

Come on, give it to me.

I won't let you use my money as you wish!

I worked so hard to save this.

I know! I told you I understand!

But how else will things change?

No!

You're so stubborn!

Hawaii is our home now!

Why are you still trying to run away from me?

What are you doing out here?

Whom are you meeting?

A lover? Who is it?

What are you hiding from me?

Riyo, tell me!

Are you saving your money to run off with your lover?

I was only five when we left Kagoshima village.

It was the year when Sakurajima volcano erupted.

Ashes fell from the sky like snow.

My parents got very sick from...

working in the factory in Yokohama.

My mother died first.

I...

I didn't know what to do.

It was so painful...

I was so ashamed.

The neighborhood parents didn't allow their children near me.

Why were you ashamed?

They both died of...tuberculosis.

I'm sorry.

Tuberculosis?

But I'm not sick.

Tuberculosis!

But my parents didn't tell me...

If they had known...

they'd never have approved our match.

My aunt lied.

It was a big mistake.

Wouldn't it be better if I returned home?

Go to sleep.

Aloha!

Kilauea Volcano will erupt today.

The south wind is blowing from Kilauea.

Kana!

Kana? Kana!

Kana!

Oh, you're home.

I was worried.

What time is it?

You've been drinking. Sleep now.

When I first saw you on the dock that day...

you looked so pale and small...

I didn't think you would last even a week.

But you're such a stubborn girl, aren't you?

You should sleep...it's late.

When you left...

the house was so empty...

I thought...

I was all alone again.

All alone.

Let the boss yell all he wants

When we strike next harvest time

He will come tumbling down

Right off his horse

The babies somehow endure

The babies somehow endure

The red ants and the hot sun

But against the boss

Only mama can help

0.K., you can open your eyes.

So we can properly honor your parents.

Thank you.

I thought I heard Kana singing again last night.

Maybe because this is the Obon festival...

when the dead visit the living.

I never used to believe in ghosts in Japan...

but somehow in Hawaii...

Yes.

In memory of your mother and father...

Father... Mother...

In memory of Kana and her baby, Kei.