Original subtitles

Shochiku Film

Morning for the Osone Family

Production: Tatsuo Hosoya

Script: Eijiro Hisaita

Camera: Hiroyuki Kusuda

Art direction: Mikio Mori

Lighting: Ryoji Toyoshima

Editing: Yoshi Sugihara

Music: Kyoka Asai

Sets: Kazuma Kaida

Cast

Fusako Osone: Haruko Sugimura

Ichiro Osone: Toshinosuke Nagao

Taiji Osone: Shin Tokudaiji

Yuko Osone: Mitsuko Miura

Takashi Osone: Shiro Osaka

Issei Osone: Eitarou Ozawa

Direction: Keisuke Kinoshita

Nineteen forty three

Silent night, holy night, the stars are shining...

...the Madonna cradles the saviour Child...

...sleeping...

...and dreaming peacefully

Silent night, holy night

The smiling Child sleeps

In this blessed period...

"To Akira Minari"

...morning's light...

...is shining...

...merrily

I didn't do very well, as I haven't played for years...

Well done, Mother

She was great in her days on stage

Mother-in-law used to be on the stage, did she?

It was just for the girls' school festivals or something

Father fell in love looking at her on the stage...

Father was quite something

Now it's your turn, Mr Minari

Please leave a good memory with us

So, for the sake of memory

This may be the last time

Beautiful piano playing...

That piece is called Music for Separation

Yes, it sounds a bit sad

As this may be the last time...

It will not be

But it is so depressing...

Even the date for your wedding has been set

I feel sorry for you, my Lady

Ah, sounds like he has finished

It's a shame...

I will not be able to hear your playing for a while

They say that one's fingers are muddled...

...for 2 or 3 years after coming back

Pianists are outsiders on the battlefield

We artists and academics...

...should keep a pure stance...

... and be the conscience of the public

I read your thesis in a magazine

Its title was' On Conscience', wasn't it?

It had the same message...

...as you just said

Your criticism of the war was rather vague, Elder brother

One can't say or write more than that

Even my gentle thesis has created controversy in the Intelligence Agency

Is that so?

I am sorry for this old gentleman...

but I'm absolutely against this war

But as I can't say so explicitly...

I explained how this war came about

and suggested that the public should reconsider it

thus implying this war is a mistake

Here, how about tea?

Enough discussion...

Today is Christmas

Now let's talk about something nice for Mr Minari to remember

That's right, any ideas?

I should leave now

You should stay a little longer

I have to visit two places

So many compliments...

Thank you very much

With this, do I look a little like a departing soldier?

Sister, shouldn't you say something?

Such as?

'Please have a safe journey...

I will wait until you return victoriously, even for 5 or 10 years'

Silly boy

What is it?

A meeting request for the Young Master

Is he alone?

There are three gentlemen

Excuse me for a moment

Are they from the Military Police?

From the police...

Ah, excuse me

Are you his mother?

Yes

We ask him to come only for a short while

Mother, could you have a look at my study?

Could you not treat them with more care?

They include precious books left by my father

So, sorry but I am leaving...

What a thing to happen on a day like this

And... this...

Could you read this later?

What is it?

As I am not good at talking...

I wrote this last evening

later...

after I leave

So...

Sorry I cannot even say goodbye to everyone

Mr Minari...

Yuko

I wish you well

Look, please smile and see me off

Be sure to come back

to this room...

The night bugle

Soon I will be also going to bed by the bugle...

thinking about you

I will not forget you

Toothbrush, toothpaste...

What else...

What about soap?

They said the rules don't allow it...

but added 'why don't you take some?'. So let him have some

Shall I bring some?

So, I am sorry that this is necessary

Don't catch a cold

I'm going now

My belief is unchanged

I hope you understand

Brother!

Ichiro!

Should we not call Uncle in Aoyama?

I will make a call

Tell him to call Uncle calmly

We can talk to him in detail later

Perhaps it is because of the thesis...

He said they would not bother him long, but

we cannot rely on what those people say, I suppose

Yes...

Hello, is this Uncle's home in Aoyama?

Could you call Uncle for me?

To get straight to the point,

Yuko,

I have just declined the marriage previously arranged for you

His father is president of a Kamikaze plane manufacturer...

under my governance

You see, we cannot give as a bride the sister of a man...

who is arrested for anti-government ideas

It is only natural that WE decline this arrangement

As a young girl,

I guess it is difficult to give up

but there is nothing we can do.

you have to accept your fate of having a stupid brother

Well,

I will soon find you a good husband

And what did they say?

Of course, they happily accepted our decision

Akira himself accepted our decision for another reason

But I would like to let them meet again

Well, I heard that he wrote to her about this

Haven't you read the letter?

No...

That is a bit of an oversight

You've brought up four children on your own

I can guess your hardship, but

but this current situation stems from

my late elder brother's lack of strictness. It did his children no good

That is why I often told you to be careful

The Osone family, as you know, is from a very old Samurai family

Our father was a major general who contributed...

...a lot to the Japan-China war and the Japan-Russia war

It's a mystery such a family produced a liberal like my brother

He was a francophile and

he was not serious about disciplining his children

After all, as an academic, he lived in an ivory tower

I wanted you to pay attention to domestic matters

Ippei Yamaki is so bad

he may have been my brother's close friend, but

in these times you should discourage him from coming here

He is a strange man...

...who declined a painting commission from the army

Well, we will discuss such matters later

I have to visit the matchmaker...

...to decline this marriage arrangement

Please explain the matter to Yuko yourself

I feel sorry for her

So, see you soon

Yuko

What did Mr Minari's letter say?

When did you receive it?

Yesterday,

just as he was leaving

Why didn't you say anything?

As you were upset about my brother,

...I could not say anything

What do you think?

It is vexing

He is taking no account of my feelings

If yesterday you had only...

followed him, to say what you feel

He says he doesn't want you to wait

Every serious young man thinks like this at least once

But if you courageously revealed your feelings to him

he would surely have been very pleased

But now such an opportunity has passed ...

now that Uncle has formally declined

What is Uncle thinking?

He declined without consulting us at all

Madam

Mr Yamaki has arrived

Is that so?

He is waiting in the studio

Please prepare tea

What is the matter?

You've ruined your painting

Ah, Teacher

Do not be desperate!

Oh, no, I cannot get the right colour

That looks good, though

It is too dark

I wanted the sky bright at least...

The whole of Japan is enclosed in darkness

A painting on its own cannot be bright

Although there are many painters who do that

The other day I went to see an interesting painting

Acalathe, God of Fire, wielded a sword and cut through fire

The title was 'Sacred War'

His facial expression was grotesque, like a madman

It was really hideous

If people put such a painting on a shrine at home,

... might its magic help Japan stop losing the war

and the battle in Saipan?

You know it's by a famous painter, the result of much effort

What a surprise!

Welcome, professor

Long time no see

It's so cold with snow, isn't it?

The tea is ready in the other room

I gather Ichiro had an unwelcome visitor

Yes

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil...

It has become a terrible world

It must be what everyone thinks secretly

Should such mildly expressed views be attacked?

I read it again last night

As they lack justification

they are afraid to have the truth pointed out

What cowards!

I have finally lost my job

I was told to dissolve my club

The Kokudo Club?

Since I turned down a commission from the army...

...I have been hated by them

So they do not even let you paint

Well, from tomorrow I will be a farmer

Next year...

...I will harvest radishes and treat you

This big, a long one

What will happen from now on?

Well, the situation will soon be irreversible...

Japan should not be ambitious

but should remain a gentle country, content in itself

It has beautiful scenary

and should promote sightseeing business

My husband often said that, too

Mr Osone had a pioneering theory about farm village electrification

It was not just about electrification and chemical fertilisers

His theory extended to incubation of young rice plants...

... and measures against cold weather in the Tohoku region

It was very forward thinking

Diverting electricity from arms to farming

will surely double the harvest

By doing so...

...we could counteract our country's land scarcity

In those days nobody listened to him

There was nothing we could do

There are a lot of fools ...

...who do not know what they are doing

When you visit Ichiro in prison...

please tell him to build up his strength...

and study hard like a monk in training

So, thank you very much for tea

Nineteen forty four

Please make sure to keep this one

But such a childish painting...

You painted it when you were a child

You were permitted to enter art college as a reward

Anyhow I'm not leaving anything at all

Please keep just this

Please

For your lonely mother, OK?

Thank you

I am home!

Welcome home

I just made it

When I arrived, the Met Police's car was waiting to take him

I asked for the car to wait

He has finally been sent away?

Yes

Ichiro was quite well

He sent a message to you, Tai

to be patient, and study basics such as sketching

But Tai has a bigger matter of concern

What? What happened?

I've received my Army draft papers

Really?

When?

Soon after you left

And when does he have to go?

It's short notice. The day after tomorrow

Oh, God!

What will happen to you?

It's in the lap of fate

My brother goes to prison, I go to war

The Osone family has arrived at a dead end

That makes me rather relieved

'The Samurai spirit lies in death'

If it were as simple as that, life would be easy

For my part, I'll join the Women's Volunteer Corps...

...and work in a factory from next month

It might be a good idea...

...to work like an idiot without thinking anything

We are between the devil and the deep blue sea

Anyhow, I have just informed the neighbours...

...and telephoned Uncle

Really? Aunt did not know about it yet

Did you visit their home?

They gave us this

What is it?

Yokan sweets

I would like to have given this to our brother before he went to prison

Why should an officious man in Army headquarters...

...who just rubber-stamps things...

eat such sweets?

Soldiers in the front line are starving nearly to death

Officers staying in Japan should not have such luxuries

I will not eat such tainted sweets

Okay, okay

Welcome

Congratulations, congratulations!

Oh, it's been nicely tidied up here

Very good, very good

Rather than hiding and painting

you can now contribute to the country as a soldier...

...you are lucky

Anyway, let's have a toast

A special select bottle that we keep in our office...

Vintage 1930!

To celebrate your future, let us toast

Yuko, bring glasses

Yuko, bring some

Where are you going?

Sorry... excuse me

Taiji

Uncle has specially brought this for you...

A strange fellow...

I really do not understand...

That is alright, that is alright

When he's been beaten a few times and spent a few months in the Army

he will be a real soldier

The Army is a great place

We do not need glasses any longer

I heard you'll join the Women's Volunteer Corps next month

Your aunt was very worried

Yes

Well, you don't have to join a factory

I asked the War Office staff manager

You should join our accounting department, where you can handle cards

Thank you for your consideration

Oh, it's so late now

Can you not stay late today?

May I serve you a humble dinner?

Oh, no, I have to attend a meeting

I wish I could occasionally have dinner at home

Is that so?

As this is a celebration, I'll send my wife to join you for dinner

Then we will welcome her at least

Then, so long

It doesn't resemble father at all

It's not a matter of resemblance

How shall I explain?

It shows his mental sharpness well

Please leave the dish there

I'm really sorry, after you made such efforts to come...

It's alright with me, but...

I wonder what my nephew is doing

He must be detained at his friend's

He takes it too seriously

It's not such a big deal to go to war at this time

He talks about death...

...and quashing all his ambitions

Our brother is an artist

He is sensitive

He is not as simple as you

I know that

But, it seems a bit high flown

How about you, Takashi?

Well...

my only concern would be going without a watch

as I broke mine the other day

Perhaps I can take Mother's with me

On such an occasion...

Mother will happily give it to him... won't you?

I am home

Ah, he is back

Welcome home, my Young Master

Ah, I'm so happy

I'm so happy

I drank my fill today

Oh, Aunt, welcome

Why do you all look so gloomy?

It's like a funeral wake

Taiji!

a wake...

a wake...

That's great

Only it's three months too early

I know, Mother

In summary, I have to die, right?

Oh, yes, I will die, I will die

Uncle said it's better to die on the battlefield than to paint

Aunt

When you go back, please tell Uncle what I said

As he hopes, I will come back as a corpse

You've been drinking and you're not used to it

Let's go upstairs and rest

Until I die,

my body is precious for the nation's sake, Mother?

I wonder where on earth he drank so much

You even have a tear in your clothes

I'm fine!

Mother

'Mother is precious and gracious'

Mother, you've taken care of me for 25 years

I, I...

I have been a selfish and ungrateful son

Come on, Brother ...

Ah, Yuko

You took care of me, too

I am going to die without rewarding you at all...

Don't be silly, don't talk about such bad luck

People who say they will die never die as they say

What's the matter?

Are you feeling sick?

Mother

I do not want to die yet

I say you will be fine

I'm not saying this because my life is precious

If I have to die, I would like to die for painting

Cezanne painted and painted...

...and collapsed beside the canvas

You can paint as much as you want after the war

Don't.. don't give me easy consolation

It's not easy consolation

I believe so

You will definitely come back

And then become a painter with stronger powers

I pray so to God

Mother

Do you really believe so?

Of course, I do

Now, don't have such gloomy thoughts

Today you should rest well, OK?

Thank you, thank you...

I...

I don't mind being called a coward

I just want to paint

Yes, yes...

So, I will leave your studio untouched...

...and wait for your triumphant return

You have to go and rest now

Ah, I want to come back alive

and I want to paint

Hey! Yes, Sir!

You need to open the door wider

Yes, Sir

Hey, please don't break it

It's hard work

It's nearly done

I hope your belongings you're bringing in...

will not be burned in an air raid

I won't ask you to guarantee it, don't worry

Where shall I put this?

My wife will come and decide

I promised not to touch his studio

That is too sentimental

Uncle and Aunt will come here...

My brother will not complain

I know he won't complain

I'm back

Welcome home

Where is it from?

From our brother Tai

Anything wrong?

What's up with brother Tai?

He is in an army hospital

He fell ill on board ship and

was sent back to Hiroshima

I wonder if he's alright

Looks like it's not very serious...

I'm sorry we cannot look after him

This boy always give me worries

Takashi,

a friend of yours is at the entrance

Is that so?

Are you just back from the office?

Yes

It must be better than commuting to a factory...

...in the Women's Volunteer Corps

I feel guilty

I don't have to do very much but...

they give me a lot of goods...

like these grapes today

Uncle! What?

Mr Uno would like to be introduced to you

Introduced?

We've already met

Mr Uno is very interested in chemical weapons

When you have time, he would like to learn from you

Yes, that's fine

Today it's a mess here as you see

But you can come anytime

Thank you very much

There are so many leaves falling from the tree

Those boys will volunteer for a Special Attack Unit, I guess

By the way, has Tai written to you?

Yes...

By now he must be self-disciplined

What did he write?

Yes, well...

I guess he has not written a complaint about the army?

This has just arrived

He's like that!

That idiot!

I heard that he cried 'I do not want to die' on departure

He couldn't even go to the battlefield

and was sent back

It is just like him!

Whose blood made him such an unmanly fellow?

No...

I am not complaining about you

Anyway, won't you sit down?

From today, we live under the same roof

Let's discuss various matters

I will say what I think...

so please say what you think

Yes

To be honest, since you joined our family

the tone of the Osone Family has completely changed

Well, my brother's liberalism was just superficial...

but in your case...

being the daughter of an international businessman...

you graduated from a foreigners' school in Yokohama...

yours was real

I can say now...

I was afraid what would become of the Osone family

It's no use saying anything about that now...

Anyway, as the Osone Family...

is now facing a very important stage...

I would like you to think carefully

Yes,

as you say

We cannot do anything about Ichiro and Tai...

the issue concerns Yuko and Takashi

As for Yuko, I will find her a good husband

Please do so

Takashi...

He is not like other boys...

he is a straightfoward and nice young man

he inherited his character from his grandfather

As I am away from my own children...

I enjoy looking after your children

You might feel I am too nosy...

No, not at all

Ah? Here they are

Let the nosy Uncle take care of your childrens' future

Ho... this has changed quite a bit

My uncle told us to change the atomsphere completely

He has changed everything

Perhaps I am going to be replaced

In these days I am being avoided everywhere

but I have long felt welcome here with your family

but finally I have become an unwelcome guest

We rely only on you

We always suffer from Uncle

I will voluntarily leave

But today is an exception

as I have a gift

to you, Yuko

Oh, what could it be?

Guess what it is

I guess you cannot

It is a love letter

You are naughty!

Do you think so?

Here you are

Wait a second, I won't give it to you so easily

Do you not wonder...

why this letter has fallen into my hands?

Is it such a mystery?

Isn't it strange that such a long love letter...

is entrusted to me from a man who broke an engagement?

Is it from Mr Minari?

As soon as you heard it's from Mr Minari,

your eyes started shining

Here you are

Welcome

It has become cold, hasn't it?

It's been a long time

Today I am a love messenger

Mother, Mr Minari saw our brother Tai

Really?

He found out by chance Tai was in hospital and visited him

Is that so?

They talked about me

You happy girl

Is he in Tokyo?

You mean Mr Minari?

He said he had come on an official task...

and visited me yesterday out of the blue

He said there's a reason he can't himself come here

Yes

Anyway I'm glad the letter has made you happy

So you can't treat me badly!

Excuse me

Are you ready?

Yes

My son's pressing me to catch a train

I will come soon

Are you taking home leave?

Yes, thank you very much for everything

Her son has to enter the army

Their house will be empty...

so she has attend to the house

Oh, that is troublesome

Your only domestic helper is leaving now...

it will be inconvenient for you

You are right, I am sorry about it

There is nothing we can do

This is a special situation

When the situation changes,

you'll be free to come back

Yes, definitely

Then, farewell

I'm coming right away

Take care of yourself

Well, I've done my task, so I'll leave

You should stay longer

Please have some tea

No, thank you

I am leaving...

...before the dread Uncle pushes me out

Well, I'm going home to farm

Uncle...

...I will visit you to eat a big long horseradish

Ah, unfortunately...

...they are as small as carrots due to poor fertiliser

It is not as quick as painting

Then, see you again

Goodbye

What was in the letter?

Just as you said,

The engagement cancellation was just a whim of the moment

I told you

In the army, the harder he works,

the more he realises that love is important

I am glad for you

But there is one difficulty

The guest who is waiting in Uncle's room...

Mr Tani

He is the father of Uncle's proposed match for you

He has come to see you

Is that so?

Don't be like that

Uncle said you should greet him

No, I don't want to

It is only to say hello

Can't you just do so?

Uncle is so selfish

He's always been a tyrant

Whenever he came...

he shouted at us about our behaviour...

and our school marks

When Father was well,

nobody relied on Uncle

This is a different time

If we always say yes, he'll never stop pushing us around

From time to time we should say no

We cannot do that, you know

Putting jokes aside,

I beg for your help on this

If this goes well and we can expand our factory,

I will give the new section to my son

Please help me for the sake of these young people

I easily give in to such weeping entreaties!

Well, we say that Manager Osone is not to be persuaded

we in our circle are afraid of you

I'll make sure there's no trouble for you over this

Is that not so, madam?

At some point, my son's property will be your niece's

Please persuade your husband

Ah, thank you

Is she your niece?

Sorry to trouble you, thank you

Welcome

How do you do?

I heard you work in the War Office

It must be hard work

Yes

'The work is too light...

move me to a harder place'

she complains

This is a time for young people

It is indeed

At my age, with my thin hair...

these thrills are behind me

Saipan has fallen, and the Philippines been captured...

the enemy is close to Iou island

What are you saying?

You shouldn't say such a thing

as a man who works hard for the army

Japan will definitely win,

you should not waver in that belief!

Excuse me

Sorry, just a second

Me?

He is on the telephone...

he's asking if he can join the military...

as a reserve naval student

Volunteer?

Who?

It's Takashi

An officer is visiting his school,

asking for volunteers

So Takashi is asking your permission to volunteer?

Yes

Great!

Great!

Such a thing does not have to be secret

My nephew, in second grade at high school...

...is asking for his mother's permission to volunteer...

for the reserve navy

By telephone, how fine!

He must be so excited by the encouraging speech,

he cannot wait to come home

I will respond

It is so great!

Takashi?

It's me, Uncle!

Yes, yes, you are great!

Volunteer before anybody else!

What? Mother?

She is very pleased, too

I'm very proud of you

Nineteen forty five

Have you finished cleaning?

Already?

Volunteer work digging an air-raid shelter! It's not possible!

You should ask Aunt to send her servant

Aunt hasn't offered

She'll never offer

It's unfair

One person from each household,

we should take turns

We've more important things to do than volunteering

Our servant has left, I now work in an office

It's painful to see Mother doing everything

you've lost weight

If you complain like that, you'll be arrested...

like Ichiro

It's all so terrible

Every day proves what Ichiro said to be correct

Every Japanese is suffering an unbearable burden

it's all due to the ambition of the army

Yet Uncle's family lives in luxury, with no hardships

I don't want to complain about food

but their way of eating is completely unchanged

But they often give me a share, too

That's what I hate

My work is already...

a privilege I'm receiving

Only honest people suffer, which is intolerable

I do not understand these things

I just drift from one thing to the next...

Each time I'm shouted at and told off

I cannot judge what's good or bad

I hate those bugle sounds

Ah, I'm late, I'm going now

Take care

Don't work too hard

It's time for you to go out, isn't it?

Are you going again?

You are busy

See you later

Safe journey

Good morning

Yuko!

What do you think about that matter?

Could you at least decide the date of a meeting?

The other party is getting tired of waiting

You should regard yourself as lucky...

when a rich man like Mr Tani wishes to marry you

You cannot ask for more, if you think about our family's current position

Uncle is making efforts for you under the circumstances

If you are reluctant to see him...

it will create trouble for me as the go-between

You would not want to marry a man

who will immediately go to war

Mr Tani's son is almost certainly not going to war

Between you and me...

I have asked Uncle

to transfer him to a police station control office

Mrs Osone, Mrs Osone!

Yes

Is anybody at home?

Yes, I am coming

What is the matter?

Is there anywhere to lay her down?

What about there?

Careful....

Don't lower her head!

Mother!

Mother!!

Mother!!!

Mother!!!!

What is the matter?

What is the matter?

A letter?

Mother!

Be strong!

Do you have wine or something?

Wine? Yes, just a second

Mother!

You're conscious again!

Madam!

I'm so relieved

I'm sorry

Stay as you are

Yesterday's work was too hard for her

I told her, but

she insisted on doing it

The High-Ups, they just give orders

It's awful, it's too much for women

You're right

Ah, here they are again

How are you feeling?

Thank you

You can leave now, we'll take care of her

Please go everyone, it's an alarm

You've broken up with Mr Minari, haven't you?

What is this?

'A large enemy fleet is moving eastwards'

Please read it out

I haven't read the back of the letter

But I have to report this to your Uncle

What does it say?

My brother Tai's health is bad

He's dying of pneumonia

Why does Mr Minari know about it?

He went to see Tai

Yuko!

Mother! Mother!

Mother, mother!

Mother, are you alright?

Did you have a nightmare?

What is the matter?

Since a while ago...

Mother!

Did you have a dream?

You surprised me!

Takashi came back

What?

To say a last farewell

in his air force uniform

wearing the watch I gave him

He said 'Farewell, Mother'

He was trying to return immediately...

I tried to say 'wait a moment'

but I could not utter a word

He continued to move away...

I tried to catch him...

this time I couldn't move at all

That is why you were crying out

His round face was smiling as usual...

I heard he was transferred to a Special Attack Force...

he must be dead by now

It was just a dream!

He was the most simple and innocent of my children

he had never had any suspicions

He only thought about the war

and rushed into action

Thinking about it, I feel so sorry for him

It was just a dream

It's just your imagination

He will not die in the war

But I saw it so clearly

Clear it might have been, but it was just a dream

When Tai died in the hospital...

I had a very clear dream

Stop it!

It's Uncle - I thought he was already back

Hey, I'm back, open the door!

Open the door!

Certainly, at once!

You're so late

Is anything the matter?

Thank you.

You have stayed up for him

Thank you

Thank you very much

I wonder if something happened

Hey, bring me a few of those bottles!

How dare you drink at this hour?

Shit! They plotted it!

You should go to bed

Your policy was not to bring office complaints home

Complaints?

It is more serious than complaints!

They plotted and sold the country

Was there a spy scandal?

Japan has surrendered... surrendered to America!

What?

They plotted it in secret, without telling the army

They've even arranged to annouce it by radio at noon tomorrow

Who's done such a thing?

Senior ministers!

You say tomorrow, but it's nearly morning already

Won't the army do anything about it?

We've received orders, so no!

At army headquarters,

all the officers discussed it, but

not even five of them had the courage!

If Japan surrenders...

what will happen?

What do you mean?

Will Japan be disarmed?

The army will be dissolved

Total disarmament!

Army tradition and the spirit of Japan will disappear!

So...

what will happen to us?

Will you be transferred to the reserve army?

Reserve? Idiot!

I will be sacked

There will be no army at all

Worse, I may even be arrested as a war criminal

If we are all to be killed,

we should fight on in Japan with all 100 million people

Wait a minute

If something happens to you...

What will happen to the rest of us?

What do you mean by 'the rest of us'?

Our assets might be confiscated

If so, we have to prepare ourselves

Perhaps we should transfer ownership...

or move them somewhere else

Our children will come back from the battlefield with no assets

At least we should ensure they do not starve

You imagine that Takashi has died

I'm sure he's fine somewhere

He must be suffering hardship all the same

Ichiro, in his lonely prison cell...

may be unable to sleep

Tai, who wanted to paint so much,

has finally died

Mother,

you look so tired, almost like a sick person

This is how war is

For whom did the war bring happiness?

Whose benefit is it for?

How long will it last?

Unless it ends very soon...

everyone in Japan will go mad!

'Moving on, we will now hear the opinion of farmers'

'First of all...'

'from Yamashita village, Kita Saitama region, in Saitama ...'

'Mr Tokuichi Odagiri'

'I'm a farmer and don't understand complicated things...'

'I was told just to say what I think'

'During the war, we were just told to strive for victory...'

'We worked so hard'

'We gave up even our own rice to the army'

'Honestly, there's not a single grain of rice left in our village'

'When we were busy planting rice and harvesting wheat...'

'we ate nothing but wild vegetables'

'Far from being a 'sacred war'...'

'this was a war of shame, and we cannot face the world...'

'The army that boasted of the Samurai spirit and 'justice'...'

'willingly carried cruel acts wherever they went...'

What a lie!

Lowly farmer!

'We have been deceived through...'

Our defeat...

was the fault of all Japanese

Now people are turning round and...

accusing the army and government...

I'm so disgusted

I've just heard an annoucement by the Ministry of Agriculture

This will be the worst harvest for 40 years

10 million people are expected to die of hunger

They should all die!

The Japanese are pigs!

Shameless, unprincipled, inconstant...

unless they change, there is no remedy

Well, if they now suffer massively...

and 10 million people die of hunger...

they might learn discipline

Stop it!

I don't want to hear this from you

You talked of victory, belief, a sacred war, and so on....

Who are you to drag down the people with grand speeches?

How dare you say that to your uncle?

Shameless, unprincipled, inconstant...

That means you people, doesn't it?

We won't accept responsibility for your faults

The army, who started the war, should take responsibility

What!

Colonel!

Colonel!

Look, it's that way

Put them in the shelter in the basement

Just as they are, as they are

Mother, are you content with this?

Say, are you content with this?

Stop it, stop it!

Stop carrying them!

What are you doing!

Whatever you do, don't do this!

What are you saying?

We don't mind dying of hunger

Then I won't give you any, so don't worry

Come on, quick, quick!

Stop them! Please stop them!

Get away!

This is the rice the farmers gave up for the army

You are stealing it

I cannot live under the same roof

Stop being so conceited. Prepare yourself for marriage

How will you respond to Mr Tani?

The two of you united to do shameful work

It is you who is shameless, you are a pig!

Hey, carry on, carry on

Be quick!

Where are you going?

Mother, you might feel lonely but

please endure

Please let me do as I wish

What are you saying?

I am going to Uncle Yamaki's this evening

But in this rain...

In this house there is an even bigger storm

You understand, Mother

She has spoken such big words

as you educated her so well!

Excuse me

I recall you are...

a colleague of Takashi's?

Yes, I am Uno

Has something happened to Takashi?

Yes...

I was in aircraft maintenance

and was able to survive...

The evening before surrender, Takashi ...

crashed his plane into the enemy

I was told to give these to you

The big and heavy things will be...

given to you later, he said

How was it?

I gave them to her

Did she take them?

Why not take them?

Yuko will soon beg me to let her return

That's what people are like!

Now you should eat, too

Thank you for these, but...

I cannot accept them...

bearing in mind my children either dead or in prison

Is that so?

Hey, put them away there

Sister, you do not have to take it so seriously

Yes I do

I do not understand the logic of it but...

everyone in Japan is stunned and doesn't know what to do...

Are you saying I should take responsibility for the war?

At least...

At least, what?

Last night, when you heard the report of Takashi's death...

you stared bitterly at my face

do you mean...

do you mean, I killed Takashi?

If you hadn't been there...

the way Takashi was brought up by us...

would not have led to this

It was you who pushed him to his death

It was the militarism of you people

You say 'you people'

Ichiro was arrested, but he was right

My late husband had a firm policy about education

I have followed it

But you upset it, complaining about everything

Thinking about it now...

I was weak

For you... for you!

What is left of the Osone family?

In this empty-looking house...

I alone am just surviving, like a semi-invalid

I endure it by thinking...

of the millions of other people who are also suffering

You treat me as a war criminal!

I am merely a colonel

Are you saying being a colonel is too small a crime?

You're clearly one of those who provoked the war

It's you who destroyed the Osone family

Change it back how it was !

My children, return my children!

What are you saying?

Anyway, I would like you two to leave

I won't let you say you have nowhere to go

You have destroyed Japan!

You have taken hundreds of thousands of lives

In addition how many people are suffering?

To suffer from similar hardship...

is what you deserve!

If you have a scrap of conscience,

you should leave immediately

Shut up!

I'm only a colonel who followed my bosses' orders

Only a colonel!

Please get out

I'm sorry

That's alright, that's alright

Welcome home

Thank you

I've just come back from the army

I thought I should see you and Yuko first,

so I've come here straight from the station...

Mother, mother

Mother

Tai will come back, too

There was an annoucement on the radio

of General Macarthur's order to release political prisoners

Congratulations

Thank you

Congratulations

We've been waiting for you

Sorry to have worried you

Finally our time has come

During the war, we fell behind in all aspects...

we have to catch up

from now, it will a world for the people

What a big job!

We wish Father could have seen this, Mother

You are the one who stuck to Father's principles

This is morning for the Osone Family!

Look!

Japan's dawn

The End