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A Shochiku Production

DOB ASHI SYSTEM SHOCHIKU PHONE - ALL TALKING

'' MR. THANK YOU'' Based on a novel by Yasunari Kawabata

Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu

Cinematography by Isamu Aoki

Sound by Haruo Dobashi and Kaname Hashimoto

Music by Keizo Horiuchi

Cast:

Ken Uehara

Takashi Ishiyama

Einosuke Naka

Michiko Kuwano

Mayumi Tsukiji

Kaoru Futaba

Thank you ! Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you !

THAT' S WHY PEOPLE CALL HIM '' MR. THANK YOU. ''

"" Departure: 3 PM""

Is that okay?

No kidding !

Are you really going to send your daughter to work?

Poor girl ! I feel sorry for her.

She can' t stay home forever.

If she must go, she should leave before it gets cold.

I wish she could go by herself.

But this is her first trip, and it' s a long way.

We won' t be able to see one another for a while.

So I' ll go with her as far as to the station.

Is she going to work as a maid for a rich family in Tok yo?

Poor girl ! I feel sorry for her.

Eat this food in the bus.

Oh, please don' t.

Never mind. You must cross two passes.

Eat it in the bus.

Thank you very much. You' re so kind.

Well ! Today it' s Mr. Thank You' s bus.

My daughter' s lucky to ride on your bus.

Take care on the way. Mind you don' t get sick.

The bus is starting, everyone.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

If there' s good work, tell me.

It' ll be the same everywhere. Nothing good.

I think I' ll go now.

Madame, why not move to the front?

It' s a better ride. You have a long way to go.

Is that so? Thank you.

I meant to take an earlier bus.

But I heard the next one' d be yours.

So I decided to wait for you.

Goodbye.

Mister. Aren' t you taking that bus, too?

Right ! Hey, wait ! Don' t leave me !

Thank you !

Thank you !

I wonder if they saw me. If they did, I' d be ashamed.

Thank you !

How old is your daughter?

Seventeen.

Seventeen? I see.

Years ago, girls married at seventeen or eighteen.

At that age, girls usually laugh so often.

But nowadays I never see girls laugh.

They say this year' s crop is very good.

But oranges are so cheap. I can' t even buy her a kimono.

You' re luck y that you have a daughter.

Take boys. There' s no work for them.

When they go fishing, they can' t even catch small ones.

You' re fortunate she' s a girl.

Thank you !

They must have come home after losing their jobs.

Nowadays many jobless people return to their villages.

They' re luck y to have places to return to.

I wandered so long I don' t even remember where I' m from.

"" CAUTION - Many accidents happen here""

They should have thanked us.

Thank you !

Mister, don' t you get off here?

Mister !

I know. It' s though to be old, isn' t it?

Take care, ma' am.

You too. Tok yo is crawling with badgers and sly foxes.

Don' t be deceived by them.

Thank you.

Well, then, goodbye, everyone.

There' s a badger here, too. A badger with a mustache.

Must I wait for the bus to Shimoda?

You' re Izuya' s son, aren' t you? What happened?

You' re from Shichikencho?

Children can be hopeless.

He was so absorbed in playing, he was hit by a car.

That' s awful.

I wish everybody drove like Mr. Thank You.

But they tend to be reckless these days.

That' s true.

By the way, where are you going?

Well, my daughter is moving to Tokyo, so. . .

Tok yo? What for?

There are many reasons.

Let' s go.

Goodbye.

Say I' m just going to visit relatives in Tokyo.

I' m ashamed to tell them the truth.

Thank you !

You' ve been staring at me.

Is something stuck to my face? How rude !

There sure is. Your mustache.

My mustache?

You' ve been ogling that girl, too.

Is there anything on her face?

Sure. Eyes and a nose.

Without them, she' d be like an egg.

We crossed one of the passes.

We' re in Yugano now.

The bus is here, everyone.

Well, see you again somewhere.

Will you give me a cigarette?

Thanks.

Miss, the seat here is open.

It' s better sitting in front.

Thank you. But this is fine.

Are you going home now? Long tour, wasn' t it?

We meant to go home sooner.

But my daughter insisted on seeing many places.

Is that so?

And while touring, I bought her bridal outfits.

I' m glad I could find better clothes than in our village.

Really? That' s very good.

And, where are you going?

She' s going to visit our relatives in Tok yo.

Tok yo?

I saw Taki Mizunoe there. She looked great.

Talkies, too. We could hear clearly.

You should see them, too.

Take care, then.

Goodbye.

Who' s Taki Mizunoe?

A revue star who impersonates a man.

In talkies, you can really hear actors speak.

Let' s go.

Hey, wait !

Don' t forget my gift.

I know.

They passed us again !

Been a long time, Mr. Thank You.

Sorry to bother you, but will you give a message

to my daughters who are coming later?

To Kaoru and her sister?

Yes. Please tell them that I hear many guests are staying at

Kawazu Spa. So we should go there to work.

It' ll take the girls a long time to cross the pass on foot.

I wish they could cross it in your bus.

Driver, don' t let taking messages make us miss the train.

All right?

What are you doing?

You take messages even for those who never ride your bus?

So kind !

It' s just one of my duties.

If only I had talent !

I could' ve been a traveling entertainer.

Is someone sick again?

Sakuzo' s wife is having another baby.

Again?

In a depression like this, all we can get are babies.

There are many babies in any village.

That' s right. And when they grow up,

boys become vagrants and girls are sold at cheap prices.

Nowadays when babies are born,

We cannot give congratulations so easily.

You bet.

Right.

You should offer condolences.

How true !

Doc, it' s already born.

Oh? A boy or a girl?

I don' t know. It was twins.

Twins?

This year, it' s a bumper crop- persimmons, oranges and babies.

Thank you !

Salute !

One, two, three, thank you !

Thank you !

Mr. Thank You !

Will you buy a record for us again?

Which one this time?

A popular song, definitely.

I' ll stay overnight and bring it tomorrow.

Messages, shopping. That' s enough. It' ll get dark.

Please bring it.

Sure.

You' re kind and good-looking.

I can tell why you' re popular among the girls.

With only one record, all the village girls can get enjoyment.

Deep in the mountains, they have no other amusement.

And if they don' t even know a popular song,

they' ll have to be ashamed of themselves.

Salute !

Thank you !

Poor man ! He went insane after his girlfriend was sold.

He looks for her every day, coming and going on this road.

I wish I had that sort of man.

Obviously you don' t. And don' t look at me.

Why should I? I' ve seen better.

What !?

I' ll take a nap and dream of good man.

You' re crying again.

You made up your mind to accept it, right?

Crying can' t help anything.

You aren' t the only one who goes to work.

It' s the same with all the other girls.

Watch out !

That was close !

Even Mr. Thank You does this once in a while?

It' s like I did a stunt, right?

I hear you' re going to run your own business soon.

I can get a used Chevrolet at a low price.

Then, I' ll come home in your car.

Talking to the driver is dangerous.

Why move to the back when you' re here?

Can I have one more cigarette?

When I came to that port town, I took your bus, too.

Do you remember?

When I was bored with the long ride, you gave me a cigarette.

It' s nice to meet kind people when traveling.

Talking to the driver is dangerous. We' re on a cliff.

See? It' s Mr. Thank You' s bus. I won.

We bet whether it was Mr. Thank You' s bus. I won.

You came earlier than usual.

We get kicked out everywhere.

So we had to shorten our itinerary.

Give them the message quickly !

You' re to go directly to Kawazu Spa.

Is that so? Thank you.

Will you stay overnight?

See you tomorrow.

I' ll give you another chess lesson.

Thank you. We' ve improved.

You' re done? Let' s go.

See you tomorrow.

Be sure. B ye.

Thank you !

Hiking isn' t easy, right?

Thank you !

He' s a hiker, too?

I bet.

Thank you !

That priest there, is he hiking, too?

Looks that way.

That means St. Nichiren invented hiking?

I think St. Kobo did.

You can see traces of him throughout Japan.

Mister, is '' hiking'' a word from the sutras?

Quit bothering me and ask a travel agency about it.

Would you like one?

Thanks.

Have one.

Thank you.

How about one, Mr. Thank You?

Thank you.

It' ll refresh you.

Madame. . . Thank you very much.

Are you forgetting me? Don' t make me sad.

If you don' t mind leftovers.

I just felt like saying it. I don' t like sweets.

How about a sip?

Thanks, but not while driving.

That makes you the best driver on this route.

Have some.

Thanks, but I prefer sweets.

How about you?

Thanks, but I like sweets better.

Sorry, I don' t drink.

Thanks, but I' d rather have sweets.

Are you all snubbing me?

I' m glad you don' t drink.

This is something special. My friends gave it to me.

You say you prefer sweets, but

actually you don' t want the sweets she gave you.

You' re a sharp girl.

Fine, I' ll have a sip.

Have some.

Thanks. Liquor is best. Thank you.

And you?

I' d like some, thank you.

Liquor tastes good whenever you get it.

I' ll drink, too.

Hey, you all drink, huh?

This is rude to a gentleman.

Why not take another sip and sing?

I' ll have another sip and sing.

Thank you. One more.

Miss, why not sing for us?

If I could sing, I' d be a professional.

Driver, drinking and singing here are against the rules, right?

Don' t be difficult. Have a sip.

Well, if you insist. Just a drop.

That reminds me:

drinking and singing in the bus are against the rules, right?

His gold mine business failed, and

ended up selling his two daughters.

Gold mines and salvage were the rage.

He still can' t forget the mountain that' s a pile of junk.

He' s still daydreaming.

His daughters are the ones to be pitied.

Thank you !

Mr. Thank You !

Let' s rest here.

Madame, why not get out and rest?

Thank you. Then, we' ll rest a while.

Your mother will miss you after you' re gone.

You should write often to encourage her.

Will my letters be carried by bus?

I hope it' s always your bus.

Do you mind if I write to you, too?

Of course not. I can write letters, too.

Then, promise to write back to me.

You' d better take the front seat this time.

Thank you.

Hey, this isn' t a picnic.

There are lots of seats in the rear.

Is the road construction over?

Yes, I' m moving to Shinshu to work on a tunnel.

I must say goodbye to you.

It' ll be cold in Shinshu.

Actually, I have a favor to ask.

What favor?

I' ll leave my father here.

If you pass his grave,

will you offer him water and flowers?

Of course. My condolences.

I always wished this:

after the road was finished,

I' d wear kimono and take your bus.

But before we can walk on the road we built,

we must go to the mountains to build another road.

I' ll take you to the station in my bus.

I' ll walk. . . together with my friends.

You will? Then, goodbye.

Don' t forget flowers and water.

I won' t. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

We only crossed the pass, but I feel I' m in a different country.

This fall, I' ve already seen eight girls cross this pass

to paper and spinning mills.

And to many other places.

Sometimes I think driving a hearse would be better.

Don' t pull your mustache. It' ll come off.

Does he want to show off so much?

His gold watch and chain must be phony, too.

He' s tired of trying hard to live.

He' s a fake loan salesman.

Salesmen need mustaches to foist dignity, right?

I' m not a salesman. My mustache isn' t a fake.

I' m sorry, sir.

Hello. Where are you going?

We' ll attend Yohei' s wedding in Nirayama.

Really? Where is his bride from?

Shuzenji. She' s an innkeeper' s daughter.

I see.

You should marry before long, too. Don' t you agree?

Are you going to attend Yohei' s wedding?

No. I' ll attend Mr. Kimura' s wake in Nagaoka.

What? A wake?

Riding with a man who' ll attend a wake is bad luck. Let' s walk.

Must they walk because of me? I feel sorry for them.

Mr. Thank You, let me off. I' ll walk, too.

Country people are so decent-minded.

That' s why they live long.

Stalled? Serves them right.

Thank you !

They won' t pass us for a while.

Mr. Thank You, let me off at the next stop.

Miss, thanks for everything. See you again somewhere.

I hope so.

Goodbye.

Don' t forget a gift for your woman.

Bye.

We' re all migrants.

We' ll be able to meet again somewhere.

Migrants always return to their homes.

But the girls who cross the pass seldom come back.

I gave them only 1 yen as a tip.

But they thanked us so much I feel sorry for them.

You gave them that much? 1 yen?

50 sen would have been plenty.

Sorry.

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We would appreciate your patronage greatly.

'' Five Thieves''? But they' re only four.

I couldn' t be my father' s side when he died, either.

Boy, why not sit here?

I hope you don' t get sick after I' m gone.

Watch the road or you may do that stunt again.

Mr. Thank You,

Tokyo is crawling with badgers and sly foxes.

If you don' t buy a used Chevrolet,

that girl won' t have to be sold as a prostitute.

The girls who cross the pass seldom return.

Do you understand, Mr. Thank You?

This road is only 80 km long, but a lot happens here.

I think anything can happen in the world.

NEXT D AY, A CLEAR SKY O VER THE RO AD TO AMAGI

I think I' ll write to the woman I met yesterday.

as soon as I get home.

But you don' t know where she is.

I want to thank her.

If she' s a migrant, she' ll return.

She was such a nice person.

Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you ! Thank you !

Thank you ! Thank you !

Thank you !

The End A Hiroshi Shimizu Film