Original subtitles

A NIKKATSU PRESENTATION

Hey, hey!

- What is it? - What's your name?

You don't need to know.

Come on, tell me.

It's Yukie.

- Look at me! - Don't wanna!

- Why? - I just don't wanna.

Then why did you come with me?

Because I was sleepy, and you said you wouldn't do anything bad.

Do something bad? Of course I wouldn't!

Hey!

Hm? Isn't it okay?

It'll be our breakfast, how about it?

Get off me!

Oh, is that so? Whatever then!

THE RED LANTERN

Screenplay: Akira Momoi, Takehiro Nakajima Planning: Yu Okada

Lighting: Haruo Kawashima Recording: Ken'ichi Beniya Art Direction: Yoichi Yamamoto Cinematography: Kenji Hagiwara

Asst. Director: Kazuhiko Hasegawa Editing: Osamu Inoue

Title song: "Red Lantern" by Kaguyahime Music: Takahiko Ishikawa

Kumamoto Prefecture, Amagusa District Kawauramachi, Imatomi, 3-36 Tami Shimokawa

Cast

Kumiko Akiyoshi Kenji Takaoka

Hey!

Yuki Chiho (Kirin Kiki) Yoko Minakaze Rie Yokoyama Sanae Nakahara Choichiro Kawarasaki

Yuri Yamashina Sue Mitobe Kotaro Yamamoto Hosei Komatsu

Hey!

Shoji Ishibashi

Hiroyuki Nagato

Directed by: Toshiya Fujita

Hey, won't you stop screwing with me already, mister?

I need you to leave within this week.

I don't want to.

Why won't you understand? Look!

Everyone else has already left, you're the only room left.

I've no intention of leaving.

I've told you so many times already!

This building is going to be demolished! The bulldozer is coming...

Next week.

I've also told you many times. I have the right of residence!

I'm not gonna let you evict me!

Mister!

Hang on, mister.

I've been in this filthy room for five years...

Paying my rent properly every month!

Even though there's not even a toilet.

Like hell I'll just be driven out like this!

Tell me. How much do you want?

It's not about the money. I'll freeze to death.

See, that's what happens when you don't listen to me.

I mean, it's not like your picks are great either!

What do we do now? I only have enough to pay for the train!

I don't even have that much!

Kumamoto Prefecture, Amagusa District Kawauramachi, Imatomi, 3-36 Tami Shimokawa

Let's give it another shot.

Hey, what's that?!

I'm sorry! It's just 10,000 yen. Come on!

Hey!

Eh? Is that really okay?

What the... Stop pushing! What's the hurry?

Kumamoto Prefecture, Amagusa District Tami Shimokawa.

Grandma. I'm a little late this month.

How is your condition?

I asked the pharmacist about your medicine, but I'm not sure about it.

Please ask Mr. Osaki, and have him buy it.

I've been busy with the store, and can't find time to go back home.

I've also not been able to contact Takahiro in any way.

I have already given up on him.

Take care of yourself.

Yours, Yukie.

I'm beaten, I give up.

That bastard!

Damn it!

Our apartment back then was so bright with its naked lamps

The freight trains passing made it shook, it was the perfect place for us

Do you remember? In that cold night

Lured by the red lanterns

We bought so much oden

It was a once a month kind of luxury, but we also had a sip of sake

As the rain kept falling, we skipped work and snacked on some cabbage

While thinking our life was funny, I gazed at your face in profile

On that rainy night when we broke up

I went into a telephone booth

And cried while holding my knees

It was this one thing that finally made me realize how sad it is to live

That was the start of our life together.

- How much is it? - 300 yen!

Actually, you've stayed two minutes past! It's 450 yen.

- It's just two minutes, come on. - Nothing I can do.

What's two minutes? Any other place would...

Hey, I don't make the rules.

Thanks for coming!

So now you're living in Hatagaya, with that girl?

Yeah, right next to the crematorium.

It's gotta be much more quiet then, right?

It's so quiet it's scary! There's this huge chimney...

And as the black smoke rises,

this white ash falls silently like snow.

So?

You know what that is? It's powdered bones from the bodies they burn!

How about it? Scary, isn't it?!

You little... Don't make fun of your elders!

"Powdered bones", my ass!

That hurts!

But you know, be careful!

With what?

With the woman!

Being hot for her is okay, but don't go getting burned!

She's seventeen, right?

No, come on, cut it out!

Come on, stop it!

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I'm gonna go take a bath.

No, you won't. Today's cleanup day.

Huh? Is that so?

Those are some yakitori I bought at the station.

That's not good. Yukie has chicken intolerance.

- Imbalance? - Intolerance.

It means her body can't process it. It's a kind of allergy.

Just hearing a chicken cluck is enough to make her feel bad.

Is that true?

You didn't know that? And you call yourself her husband?

My bad. But these ones aren't chicken, they're pork!

It's the same. It's a matter of feeling.

Who are you again?

She's a friend from work. Her name is Mikiko.

It's about time I went home. I've already imposed on you too much.

Isn't it early thought? Why don't you stay for dinner?

Oh, no!

What was that? Please don't bring weird people inside.

It's against your contract.

Huh?

Two women squealing that loudly in broad daylight. It was very troublesome!

What's with that?

The realtor didn't say anything about that.

Isn't it good that it's quiet?

It's too quiet, I don't like it.

It's okay. We'll be fine. I'm sure of it. Okay?

Oh, Masa!

You don't get it at all.

Aren't there a lot of excuses you'll have to make up for that?

Are you kidding? There's no reason to make up excuses!

I'm the victim here!

I couldn't care less! In the end, I'm the biggest victim in this story!

Don't forget that!

Okay, I got it. I'll come up with something else.

Thanks for coming.

Huh?

They left it on again!

Come on in.

Excuse me.

- Make yourself at home. - Thanks.

Oh, I see.

Such good water~

A-ha-ha!

Such good water~

U-hu-hu!

It's open!

Sorry for intruding!

Oh, this place sure brings me back!

And you are...?

I used to live in this apartment. Right before you guys moved in.

Eh... Is that so?

Yeah.

It's a good apartment, right? Come on in!

Well, now...

This is a token of our friendship.

Here, take it.

- Missus. - Yes?

I'm sorry, but could I have some tea?

Of course!

Come on, please eat some. Come on.

I'm on the night shift today, so I have to leave soon.

Oh, by the way.

Do you two have any form of health insurance?

You can't let your guard down just because you're young.

What do you think is the top cause of death for people between 20 and 30 years of age?

It's traffic accidents.

Oh, so you're an insurance salesman?

I should've done this before. Here, this is me.

- Mr. Kumagai, is it? - It's Inugai.

Your card says Mr. Kumagai though.

The printer messed up the spelling, you see?

But I didn't think it was a big deal.

- We don't need insurance! - I thought you might say that.

Well, I'm about to leave, okay?

That's right, isn't it?

What's wrong?!

Missus, don't eat that!

It's gone bad!

Huh?

Who the hell is that guy?

What should we do? Should we call a doctor?

No way! He's faking it, I'm sure!

Listen.

As soon as he's feeling better, drive him out.

Okay.

All right.

Take care!

You!

Did you throw a whiskey bottle out?

Huh?

Didn't I tell you?

Nonburnable garbage is picked up on Tuesdays!

- Make sure you remember that! - Okay!

No way, no, that's not good!

I'm working a night shift today, so it's gonna be the middle of the night.

But I'll come back. I'm saying I'll be back!

I'm hanging up. I'll really hang up. Seriously, I'm hanging up now!

Dammit, so stubborn! Who do you think you are?

Hey, are you worried about something?

Yeah.

About a woman?

- It's about a man. - Huh?!

Is there no one here? Hurry up!

I'm coming, I'm coming!

Hey!

Hey!

If you have old newspapers, magazines or old cloth in your residence,

please bring it over to us.

We are counting on your cooperation. Thank you for understanding.

Hey!

I felt like I had to clean your bathroom. I messed it up last night, after all!

Take care!

Hey, why'd you let that guy stay over?!

He's not a bad person.

He said he had nowhere to stay at, and he was sick...

And I was lonely.

Lonely?

I'm scared to sleep alone next to the crematorium.

I'd be okay if they'd only shut it down.

- Don't be so selfish! - But...!

Yukie, this is not the place for that.

You stay out of it, please.

We have customers.

He's still there, you know? He even cleaned the bathroom!

- What kind of person is he? - A pitiful person!

Pitiful?

The hell's going on?!

I'll move this piece here...

You're early today.

- Yeah. - Let's see...

- That's your move, huh? - Hey.

This newspaper was in our mailbox.

Oh, that's mine.

It's here, it finally arrived!

"This is the perfect place for my castle, I thought..."

"As I watched the loneliness of the morning vines by the sea..."

That's mine, I wrote it!

- That's unexpected. - What?

It's pretty unexpected.

Thanks.

Hm, I'm cornered. There's no choice, so... Here!

- You can't do that. - I'm sorry.

Oh, drat!

You're no good. Come on, move.

Please.

Check.

Are you hungry? Let's make hotpot!

Actually I'd prefer miso ramen.

- Hey, wait! - Huh?

- Sorry. - You fool.

"But at the cape, the seagulls at the end of their trip..."

"Strayed from their path, and I attained enlightenment..."

"They strayed from their path, and I attained enlightenment..."

Listen.

You.

Yes, ma'am?

What's with the politeness? Act your age!

What kind of person are you?

What kind? I'm just...

Leave it, Riyoko. Just for today.

What are you saying?

If we don't make him understand today, he'll never leave your place.

Hey. Are you listening?

Okay, understood. I'm in the wrong.

I've been taking advantage of their kindness.

That kindness also ends today.

You poor thing.

You got it, right, old man?

- You poor thing. - Idiot.

It's because you're like that that he takes advantage of you!

- Hey! - Come!

- Hey! - Hey!

You're so kind.

- I told him clearly! - Is that so?

- And did he understand? - It seemed like he did.

That guy's super shameless, though, not earnest at all.

- Talking to him might not be enough. - Do you think so?

I have an idea!

I'll give you a reward.

A reward?

Actually... I have cancer.

I only have half a year left to live.

Cancer?

That's right. Cancer as in the illness.

It's not a lot, but...

I want to give you fifteen million yen.

It's an insurance policy I've been paying for myself.

I want to give it to you.

You'll have it, right?

However...!

I haven't paid the premiums since last month.

- Premiums? - That's right.

It's just 3,000 yen a month.

You'll do it for me, won't you?

- You bastard! - Bastard!

- Damn freeloader! - Useless scum!

Bastard!

- Take this! - Bastard!

Take that!

- Do you like that?! - You bastard!

- Here, take this! - Freeloader scum!

You jackass! Take this!

Take that!

Out with the demons!

In with the good luck!

Out with the demons! Out with the demons!

In with the good luck! Out with the demons!

Out with the demons! In with the good luck!

Out with the demons!

- I can't take it anymore! - Out with the demons!

In with the good luck! Out with the demons!

Out with the demons!

In with the good luck! Out with the demons!

In with the good luck! Out with the demons!

Ouch, this hurts! Damn it, you...

Alright, here it goes.

This comes here.

What happened to him?

- Who? - Don't play dumb.

That man with cancer.

Cancer? Who are you talking about?

You didn't drive him out or anything, right?

What was his name again?

That's it. Mr. Inugai!

I've no idea.

He was such a nice person. He even made me a promise.

Said he'd leave me his insurance money when he died.

- Insurance money? - That's right.

You're so gullible!

All right.

So long!

Like we were being evicted, we moved for a second time.

From Hatagaya we went to Kashiwagi, in Shinjuku.

There was a vacant apartment next to Muta's neighbour.

What'd you think happened to that old man?

You don't think he died, do you?

The old hag said he promised to leave her his life insurance when he died.

That's too good a story, even for a joke!

Makes you wonder which one made it up!

Hey! Hey, what's wrong?

- P-pull over a bit! - Okay!

- What's that, you think? - Isn't it "that"?

"That"?

You don't mean... That?

You've gotta be kidding me!

Hey, are you okay? Are you okay?!

What's going on? Are you okay?

Oh, good morning!

- Good morning! - Lovely weather, isn't it?

Yes.

Look at what I bought.

What is it?

- What do you think? - It's lovely!

How are you feeling?

- I'm feeling great! - I'm glad to hear.

You'll have an abortion, right?

How much is it? You've asked Riyoko, didn't you?

How much is what?

- An abortion. - Why do you want to have one?

Why?

What's a brat like you going to do with a kid? It's not a toy!

I don't even know if this is my kid.

You didn't do it even once with that old guy?

Hey!

Hey, wait!

What the hell?

Are you fighting again, on one of our rare days off?

I can't handle her. She doesn't know anything about life!

C'mere...

Pretty conceited, aren't we? You're just playing house with her, what do you know about "life"?

Here, hold him.

Bye bye!

She's been drunk since noon.

I'm sorry.

I wasn't thinking about that.

Seriously. My mouth just slipped.

But still... you'll have an abortion, won't you?

I'm thinking of going home to meet my grandma. That's okay, right?

Sure, it's okay!

Alright.

Hello.

Take care!

What's with that?

Alright.

I really love you.

The wife tended to her husband, and the husband supported his wife.

Thank you very much!

The time this happened was around mid-June.

The husband prays...

- You damn brats! - Good grief!

I paid it!

- I didn't get it. - But I paid it! I really did!

I didn't get anything.

Come on, auntie, I gave it to you at the end of the month.

I didn't get it!

Haven't you just forgotten, auntie?

Remember? We were watching that cooking show on the TV, and I gave you the 13 thousand yen.

I haven't gotten it. And I didn't watch any cooking show!

You're putting me in a tight spot here, auntie!

You even stamped it!

Look.

Here!

Huh?

I don't remember stamping anything.

It's troublesome, even if this is a misunderstanding!

That's weird... I was sure that...

Eh? Masa?

I got it from Masa's pay envelope.

- What's going on? - I'm sure I paid it!

You even gave me the 2,000 yen change! You gave me two crisp bills!

At any rate, you have until the end of the day to pay, you hear?

Jeez!

Come on, babe... It's not stamped.

I paid it. I remember doing it.

- Let's try looking for the money. - But...

Didn't you end up using it?

You're saying you don't believe me?

No one's saying that!

But you're not getting on my side, are you?

Don't say that. I just can't know, because I'm not the one who paid it!

You don't trust me... You don't trust me at all!

Idiot!

Dammit.

Damn that woman! Dammit!

Hey! That's enough!

Shut up!

Okay, time to go home!

After all, we're just playing house.

- Playing house! - No one's saying that!

You're just drunk.

Dammit.

That's bad! This man just drank the barkeep's ocular prosthesis!

- Barkeep! - Ocular prosthesis?

His fake eye!

Hey, hey!

- Spit it out! - This is bad!

Come on, hey!

- Get him water! - Ouch, that hurts!

- Drink this! - Come quick, barkeep!

- Here! - Drink the water!

It won't go down!

Come on, push harder!

Open wide! Come on, open that mouth!

There it is!

Yukie!

Ah, dammit!

Where did she go?

Come on, tell me please.

I don't know.

- Why won't you tell me? - I don't know!

But you're the one who knows her best!

I'm telling you I don't know, aren't I?

- I can't find her anywhere! - I'm busy, so please leave me alone!

She hasn't gone to work.

If you're gonna abort, you have to do it soon. If you're going to have it, you'll need to leave the apartment.

- Right? - Yeah.

But where did she go? She said she wanted to go home, but you don't think...

Maybe she wants to have the kid in Kyushu?

That might be it! Right?

- It's the beginning of your end! - Right?

- You lost her, man! - Totally!

Don't say such irresponsible things!

Oh, good morning.

Yukie!

You bastard!

Hey, that's very rude, mister!

Shut up!

What are you doing? I was worried sick! Come on!

No!

- Come with me! - No.

- Is that how it is? - Ouch!

Don't regret this later!

You're the one who's in the wrong.

How dare you abuse this beautiful young lady like that?

That's no excuse to just kidnap someone's wife, is it?!

Is it?

You think I kidnapped her?

She was trying to throw herself into the Kanda river.

In the river?

- Liar! - Liar?!

And what reason do I have to lie about that?!

You lucky little delinquent!

Hey, is it true?

You really don't understand women's feelings at all, do you?

You better reflect about that! You hear me?

Did you really think you could die here?

Well... there was a lot more water here that time.

You're showing a lot already.

Take a look!

Riyoko gave it to me.

- Throw that out! - No.

I'll keep it dearly.

There's an expression saying that moving around makes you poor,

and that's exactly the life we were living.

- Alright, here you go. - Alright.

It's great that she's gonna be a young mother! You two can enjoy the next 20 years very much!

Stop kidding around! We're too young to have a child.

We can barely feed ourselves!

Oof!

- Even though she's so young... - She's really young, isn't she?

- Right? Doesn't she think about her future? - Kids nowadays... can you believe this?

Alright.

- There's some weird people here. - Don't mind them. They're not used to this, that's all.

- I don't like them. - Alright, I'll get rid of them.

- Hey, you lot! - Stop it...

This is not a show!

Cut it out! That's the superintendent, isn't it?

- Which one? - The one with the red shawl.

Here he is, all cleaned up.

- All right. - Here.

But he looks like a monkey, no matter how much I stare.

- Did you bring the camera? - Yeah.

Take a cute one, okay?

It'll be the cutest! Here we go.

- Right? - Ready?

Cheese!

Alright. Wait, that's not good.

- C'mon, look here. - Cheese.

I'm terribly sorry!

I made a mistake. There's two Kume families here, and I inadvertently mixed you two up.

- Now, let's go. - But...

I'm truly, deeply sorry.

- Here... - Alright.

Hey, so it was actually this kid.

That's right.

- It's right, isn't it? - Yeah.

He looks so much like you! Look at his little nose.

See? It's exactly like yours.

If you say so...

Now, come here with me.

You're a good boy, aren't you? There, there.

- Take a new one! - Alright.

- Here we go! - Okay.

One more.

Okay.

Alright.

Welcome back.

Congratulations! I hear it's a boy, right?

Thank you, yeah.

This is for you, please use it. It's like new!

Oh, but...

The child died right after I bought it... They choked by accident.

It's only been used two or three times...

Thank you, but no. We can buy our own.

This kid? Is it true, did you do that?

Then why did you run?!

Calm down, he's just a kid! There's no need to scold him that badly.

- But... - If the glass broke...

You can just come to me, I'm the superintendent after all.

You're going a little bit too far, for something that can be solved by just replacing the glass.

I'll pay for your window.

No, you can't do that. If you pay for it, you're accepting her weird story.

It'll be better for everyone.

- I don't need that! - Wait, wait.

Listen. This apartment complex is a place where everyone lives happily with each other.

It's really troublesome for our communal life when we have someone like you around.

I don't remember agreeing to a communal life!

Wait a minute, don't be like that!

Young people nowadays are scary, aren't they?

At any rate, here's the money! Come on!

Good grief!

Remember, we're a community.

Forget about it, she's just a stupid old hag.

I wonder if she's jealous of me because her child died.

Or she's mad because I didn't want her pram.

Aww, come here. There, there.

C'mere, let me hold him a bit.

There, there.

You're surprisingly handsome, aren't you?

- I wonder who he gets it from! - I don't know about that...

- Good work today! - Thanks for today!

Thank you for the work!

- He's probably getting big, right? - Yeah.

Is he cute?

Yeah.

But he doesn't look like me at all.

He must look like his mom, then.

Nah, he looks nothing like her either.

I keep thinking...

Did they switch him in the hospital by accident?

That's impossible.

I'm probably just overthinking it, but what if...

That's right, you're overthinking it. Get a grip!

Hey, hey! I have a great proposition, you wanna hear?

Just quit that job of yours! You've been in trouble since you had your kid, right?

Don't listen to him. It can't be anything good.

No, this time it's all good!

You get a hundred thousand yen from the start! Ask that guy for more details.

No way, that guy is shady! You know that!

- Cut it out. - What's with you?

At least listen to it!

If he listens to it, he'll want to do it! His propositions are always too good to be true!

This time, I'll pass.

- That's the smart thing to do. - Is that what you think?

Dude makes one kid, and all of a sudden he's a priest!

Thank you.

Is this good for a diaper rash?

Oh, this one works better.

Please! Someone stop it!

Someone stop that! Hey!

You idiot!

- Is the kid okay? - Is everything okay?

- Oh, thank you. - It's okay.

Takahiro!

To think we'd meet in a place like this!

Are you babysitting Or is this... Yours?

Good for you. Well, see ya.

Wait up! You've been away for three years!

- Where are you living now? - Isn't it okay that you don't know?

Idiot... Do you know how worried grandma is?

At least send her a letter.

I felt that if I stayed with you two any longer, I'd get spoiled! But...

Idiot!

Takahiro!

Thank god he didn't get hurt!

Thank heavens...

Oh, what a good child! That was scary, wasn't it?

But everything’s okay, it's okay.

Be more careful. It's dangerous to leave the pram atop a hill!

I'm sure I put the stopper.

The superintendent must've released it on purpose!

- That's so weird. - I know, but...

I can't think of anything else. That woman hates me.

She hates our baby.

Well, anyway, even though it was a coincidence, at least you met your brother.

You could've invited him here, you know?

Like that good-for-nothing would've come.

He left our 70 year old grandma with me when I was 14.

And dodged us for three years.

He really pisses me off!

But he still risked his life to save our baby, didn't he?

There's too much going on... I don't want to be in this apartment anymore!

You want to move again?

Even if we made all the money in the world, we would still come up short!

Masa...

You think we'll raise that baby right?

Hey!

I have no confidence.

Yukie!

Y'know what? You should go home for a while.

- Take the baby to meet your grandma. - Really?

Is it really okay?

Yeah, of course.

Okay!

- Are you Mr. Kume? - Yeah.

- I have a telegram for Mrs. Yukie Kume. - Okay.

One, two...

There, there. We'll take a plane to go meet grandma, right?

Right?

Grandma Tami died. Can't contact Takahiro. Come back right away. - Sakino

This was the fourth time I moved since meeting Yukie.

This time we went to Katsushika, in low-lying Tokyo.

We found an incredibly cheap house.

Oh, there you are! Finally you've arrived!

I'm Matsuzaki, from next door.

Good afternoon! Thanks for having us!

Susumu! Susumu! Come say hi! And bring dad, too!

Alright.

Come on, Susumu, help them out will you?

Hello there, good afternoon.

- This is my husband. - Nice to meet you.

Alright. Here we go.

Oh, look at that! Is he yours? Come here with auntie!

Oh...

What a cute boy!

- Here we go. - Oh, excuse me.

Alright. Is here good for this?

Thank heavens! I'm really glad that you moved in!

Put it there. Welcome!

- Can you deliver 10 kg of rice for me? - Sure, where to?

You turn right at the causeway, then we're next to the Matsuzaki family's place.

Next to the Matsuzaki family? Really?

Your family moved there?

- Anyway, understood! Thank you for coming! Okay, 10 kg... - Thank you!

What's so funny?

The rice dealer came to deliver my order, and he kept staring at me. You think he liked me?

Idiot.

Good evening!

Are you having dinner? I arrived right on time!

- Do you want some? I made a lot extra. - Oh!

- Is it okay? - Sure!

There's so much.

You're in the middle of moving, it's no time to be cooking.

It looks great, here.

- Thank you for the food. - Yes!

It's very good.

It's so good, being a young couple!

You're almost the same age as Susumu, aren't you?

- Me? - Yes.

I turned 22 this year.

So young, and rasing a child! That's admirable!

Where do you work?

I had to quit because of the move. Gotta go looking, right?

If you're looking for a factory job, there's lots around! Shall I help you look?

Oh, please do!

- Please do! - Okay, tomorrow then!

- Thank you! - I'll be going, now. Sorry for intruding!

She's really kind, isn't she?

I'm glad we moved here!

Right? They're very generous!

Yeah!

Alright! Alright, here I come!

Bring it on!

Nice throw!

Hey, catch me that ball!

Great one!

Alright.

Beer! Give me a beer!

- One beer, coming up! - Leave him be.

Useless piece of trash...

What's going on?

I fell out of love.

Never thought he was this much of a lowlife.

Why do you say that?

He used my savings for that guy's business proposal.

That guy?

Y'know, that gangster-looking shady guy, with the sunglasses.

- Oh... - Isn't it okay?

Of course not! It was my savings.

Cut it out!

Welcome.

Come on, gimme that.

You're Osamu Muta, right?

He's trying to run!

Muta!

C'mere you bastard! Dammit!

Get off me! Take that!

You bastards!

Die! Die, you bastard!

What are you doing?!

Be quiet!

What's going on, Muta?

What did my husband do?

He was selling obscene material.

Eh? Obscene material?

I was selling nude magazines. To think they'd arrest me for that!

Time to go!

Come on, let's drink more!

- There, there. - Let's drink!

Hey.

Look after her for me. She's in a tough spot right now.

Comfort her, will ya?

I'll make myself scarce. Okay?

Heh, alright, okay.

Hey, hey!

Hey, come on!

Hey, Susumu! Susumu!

Hey!

Susumu!

Hey...

Welcome home.

You're probably tired, right?

Well, I...

You were working overtime, right?

Is that not right?

That's what Susumu told me. He said you'd sleep at the factory.

Yeah, that's right.

Here. I used a little bit of it.

Thanks. I'm taking him to take his vaccines now.

Okay.

Do you know the forward address for this Koyama person?

Well, that is...

It's the person who lived here before, right?

Actually, Mr. Koyama and his family died.

Huh?

Even if I try to hide it, you'll find out eventually. So I'll just tell you.

They commited family suicide. All four of them!

What the...?

The husband hung himself right over there.

And the wife and both kids were all bloodied in the kitchen. I saw them.

It was the height of summer, and this place was smelling a little bad.

And that's how I found the bodies.

I got a little scared, and every time I passed in front of the house, I felt horrified!

Just when I was thinking of moving away, you two came along.

So that was it! I thought there had to be a catch.

The rent was too cheap. But you're awful, aren't you?!

I wish you had said something earlier.

Don't say that! You guys are still young.

Don't worry about it, and stay for a long time, okay?

Even if you tell me not to worry about it...

But c'mere, auntie.

Please don't tell Yukie that. She's pretty sensitive.

Oh, she already knows. It seems like someone else told her.

Huh?

I'm home!

- Oh, you're here, auntie! - Welcome home!

What a quiet, good boy you are!

Oh, what a good looking radish! If you cook it with meat, it'll surely be very good!

I'll be going then, sorry for intruding!

- Welcome! - I'll take your order!

- Please have a seat! - Thank you for coming!

Welcome!

- I want a water! - Okay!

I couldn't sleep at all last night.

I wish I hadn't asked that.

- Here you go! - Thank you very much!

- A water please! - Okay! Welcome!

But women are tough, aren't they?

Yukie slept like a log.

Welcome! Have a seat, please.

There you go, two portions of tofu!

- Thank you very much! - Thanks.

Welcome!

Alright, go, come on!

Come on, forward! Win it! Come on!

Come on, come on!

Come on, come on, come on!

Did you win?

Nah.

- Well, it's your turn. - I'll...

Move forward like this!

So I'll retreat like this.

And I'll retreat this one.

Hey, what are you doing?

Come on!

You can't move this piece back. Did you forget how to play shogi?

It's okay, it's okay.

Well, if you come at me like that...

I have nowhere to run, so... Here's what I'll do.

Check!

Oh, I surrender!

- I won again. - It's my loss.

What's up with those rules?

It's okay! We're making new rules.

- Susumu, take my place. - Huh? Okay.

- Welcome home. - Sorry for intruding.

Make yourself at home.

What's up with the bed?

I bought it for us! It's great, isn't it?

Where'd you get the money for it?

- Mikiko lent it to me. - Huh?

She said she'd been dreaming of a bed.

Oh, so that's it?

You were scared too, weren't you?

Of what?

Well, a person did die on top of this tatami.

Switching to a bed might be a good change of pace, right?

Right?

Okay then. But what will we do about that debt?

There's no way we can pay it back.

Hey!

Yukie!

Yukie.

Welcome back! I got some good chicken today!

I'll bring you some meat later!

Yukie...

Eh? Is something wrong with the missus?

Well...

- She can't handle chicken. - What?

She's intolerant to chicken, so she feels bad just from seeing them.

Oh, that was my bad.

I did something awful by plucking this chicken here. I'm sorry.

Nah. It's not like it's that big of a deal.

Hey.

Yukie.

What's wrong?

- It hurts. - Huh?

I'm hurting.

Where does it hurt? Are you okay?

What's going on?

Where does it hurt?

Come on, if you tense up like this, you won't get any rest...

What's with the clutched hand?!

Why are you holding this?

It's my good luck charm.

You're an idiot...

Okay?

Are you okay?

Hold me.

Hey, there's a call for you!

- What? - The phone!

Your wife is sick. It's a sudden illness, so hurry up!

What's going on?!

What?

It's okay, just hurry back home! You hear me?!

Okay.

Where's Yukie?

It was terrible!

Yukie...

When the rice vendor came by a while ago...

Your wife started beating him with a beer bottle.

She was always a little bit weird, but...

I never thought she could be violent towards people.

Didn't you ever notice anything?

She was acting up this morning, so we gave her a shot.

She won't wake up until tomorrow morning.

It's enough already, isn't it?

A while after that, I ended up moving again.

But this time, it was just me and the baby.

Our apartment back then was so bright with its naked lamps

The freight trains passing made it shook, it was the perfect place for us

On that rainy night when we broke up

I went into a telephone booth

And cried while holding my knees

It was this one thing that finally made me realize how sad it is to live

THE END