Original subtitles

FLOATING CLOUDS

Executive Producer SANEZUMI FUJIMOTO

story by FUMIKO HAYASHI

ScreenpIay YOKO MIZUKI

Photography MASAO Tamai

Music I CHIRO SAITO

Distribution:

HIDEKO TAKAMINE

MASAYUKI MORI

MARIKO OKADA

DAISUKE KATO

Directed by MIKIO NARUSE

November 1946

Home of Tomioka Kengo.

Good morning.

Good morning. Excuse me.

What is it?

Is Mr. Tomioka here?

Yes. Just a minute, please.

Who are you?

I am from the Forest Ministry.

I have brought a message.

A message? I see.

How are you?

Compared to Indochina, it is cold, right?

You received my teIegram?

Why did you not answer me?

I thought that you wouId come.

You have Ieft your job?

I Ieft it as soon as I returned.

Why?

To be more independent.

What do you do now?

I am in the firewood business.

Was the oId lady your mother?

She Iooked Iike you.

Where are you Iiving?

My brother-in-Iaw's house.

He has Ieft to Iive in a viIIage.

Though his things are stiII there.

I borrowed his scarf.

I don't have any winter cIothes.

Wait here. I will get dressed.

- HeIIo. - How is everything?

Miss Koda, come here!

A Iong trip from Japan. You must be tired.

Did you meet in the Saigon hoteI?

This is the typist.

You have not met?

This is Tomioka. Of the Forest Ministry.

They have transferred him from Borneo.

I am Yukiko.

How is Japan? I have heard it gets worse aII the time.

DaIat is a paradise.

Our mission is not to fight. It is the management of the forests.

I must go to the quinine garden.

Look at these papers.

He doesn't say much.

No, but he is very pIeasant.

He writes to his woman every three days. He sends her Iipstick.

He is very responsibIe.

Things have changed;

more than I had hoped.

What do you expect? We Iost the war.

I am repatriated destitute.

Just as many others.

Men have aII the Iuck.

And the women, fewer preoccupations.

You come from Chiba?

No, I'm not.

Yes? I see!

I was sure you were.

Then, from where?

Tokyo.

Tokyo? I don't beIieve it. You don't have a Tokyo accent.

You are more like...

A country girl?

He aIways uses this sour Ianguage.

Don't take him seriousIy.

Then you are of Tokyo.

By your accent, I wouId not have guessed.

How oId are you?

I won't teII you.

- Twenty-four? - No. I'm 22.

Are you trying to insuIt me?

ReaIIy? You are twenty-two?

I simpIy meant that you Iook oIder than your age.

Don't take it badIy Iike many women.

She has come from Japan. Let us drink to her.

You have annoyed her.

I am onIy pIaying.

I wonder why she has come here.

You Iike her, though.

Don't be stupid! She's not my type.

I know very weII you Iike feminine company.

I continue to study tropicaI trees.

It is an escape.

TeII me what I'm supposed to do today.

Ask the boss.

- He has gone away without saying anything. - And Kano?

He's in his room.

TeII me what to do.

You couId come with me and visit the tomb of king Anamita.

Are you upset?

Why?

Because of what I said Iast night. I hope I didn't offend you.

Tired?

I Iike to waIk by the forest.

It heIps me to sIeep.

Last night I could not...

You couldn't sIeep?

I was afraid of Mr. Kano.

Why? Did he say something to you?

He was drunk and he came to my room.

It's not serious.

I remember many things

about when we went to Chenbou.

The boss and the major were there.

And aIso you.

Just before Ieaving,

you toId me I want to stay with you.

We spent the night in a hoteI.

Under the one Iight, an oiI Iamp.

We had supper, we drank a IittIe and Iied down.

We drank tiII we had had enough.

Your room was at the end of the corridor.

After midnight,

I went to your room.

The door was not cIosed.

That was our first night together.

Now I'm here, and I don't know what to do.

Please!

Decide what you want from me!

You must forget the past.

For us, the past is our onIy reaIity.

Without it, where wouId we be now?

I wouId have preferred not to have seen your wife.

I got the feeIing of being a beggar or wretch.

Why has she got a goId tooth?

Her smiIe gave me the creeps.

- She is oIder than you, isn't she? - So what?

With this you might be abIe to find a job.

I don't want it.

Don't worry about me.

I will manage.

But you have not returned to Iive together

I do not want to cause more damage.

It was as a dream that we shared.

Even if it hurts you,

everything is different now.

My wife has suffered enough aIready because of me.

She maintained my house during the war.

I cannot Ieave her now.

Try to understand it.

No, I can't!

You taIk about your conscience, but I mean so IittIe to you.

That's not being fair.

I am tired now, but you must think about the future.

If your wife matters so much,

why were you unfaithfuI?

I don't have anything against her.

But you said that you wouId divorce

and you wouId marry me when you returned.

Why you did not teII her everything?

You said that you wouId do anything for me.

Now, you onIy want to get rid of me!

You Iied to me!

Why are you crying?

Ever since you returned,

you have changed.

Try to understand me.

There are probIems with the cIients.

I must seII the house in order to pay debts.

The price of the firewood has suddenIy faIIen.

Is that why you are never here?

You have something to say?

You get upset very easiIy.

Because you don't trust me.

Maybe you want to get rid of me.

You will feeI much more secure when we are rich

Then I will be home more.

If you don't beIieve me, come with me.

EngIish is essentiaI.

We do a Iot of businesses with the Americans.

Try eIsewhere.

What is this?

I hope there is no probIem.

She said her sister

was married to your brother.

Is that right?

Yukiko!

When did you arrive in Tokyo?

Why are you not staying in the Shizuoka house?

I took your scarf.

Now you are Iiving at my expense.

Who toId you?

A neighbor.

ToId me you took my bed.

I have seen what has gone.

Why you did it?

It thought that you wouId understand why.

I used some money to buy this coat.

Where are you Iiving?

In a shop. But there is nothing to seII.

I came to Tokyo to marry.

Who is he? What does he do?

I worked with him in DaIat, Indochina.

How oId is he?

He is younger than you. But I have Ieft him.

Why?

He is married.

He deceived to you.

Things are not the same after the war.

You have work?

No, I'm Iooking for it.

I Ieft the bank and I went to the countryside.

Now that the war is over, I wanted to come back.

Know what I am thinking?

I will borrow money.

It is more comfortabIe than a shop.

Why not reIy on me?

I have been worried about you

ever since you went to Indochina.

What nonsense!

I went to Indochina to forget.

VioIated by my brother in Iaw

You want to forget.

I hate you, so I soId your things.

I have more right to be offended than you.

You have Iearned much in Indochina.

Hostess wanted.

How are you? What do you make here?

Where are you going?

Are you singIe?

It's you.

Come in.

You are doing weII.

Is that what you think?

Anyway, it is my paIace.

I have just returned.

Yes?

You received my Ietter?

That is why I am here.

ComfortabIe here.

You seem happy.

ReaIIy?

At Ieast, I am not starving.

I envy you.

Why?

With my Iife what is there to envy?

I feeI it anyway.

When you are unhappy,

you envy others.

Are you unhappy? How do you think I feeI?

You aIways onIy think of yourseIf.

How's the business?

Not good.

I will have to seII my house.

What are your famiIy going to do?

They will go away to the countryside.

If I Iose this battIe, I will Iose everything.

Then Iose.

You seem to want something from me.

Anyway I am gIad to see you are doing weII.

I am doing WeII?

Perhaps it's not necessary, but that will heIp you.

I want to heIp anyway.

It's too much Iate.

We had to meet in DaIat.

Yukiko, are you in?

ShaII we go somewhere?

I have bought you sake.

He got upset?

No. I toId him not to get upset.

Where did you meet him?

Why the questions?

He was singIe,

as you were before meeting me in Indochina.

Joe is pIeasant.

He even taught me a poem caIIed "Don't forget me".

"BeIoved, this fIower has bIossomed.

Despite ageing. It keeps a so pretty coIor.

That reminds me of the joy we Iived together.

And that memory I take in my heart."

He is going home in two months.

Then, someone eIse will repIace him.

That is typicaI of you.

I wouId Iike to see you when you are desperate.

Let's drink.

Can I stay here tonight?

Is that why you came?

Liar!

You will suddenIy need to Ieave afterwards.

I know it.

I know you too weII.

You think you can have me when you want.

You are compIeteIy mistaken.

What have you done for me? Nothing!

You onIy think of yourseIf.

You are a parasite. You make me sick. You don't respect me.

You are a strong woman. I admire you.

You cannot do anything for me.

If you cannot Iive with me, Ieave my Iife

and Iet me get on with it.

Very weII.

But, can't I come round occasionally?

No, I don't want you to.

Perhaps I wouId be bad for your business?

You said it right.

Wait here.

I didn't expect to see you so earIy.

I suppose so.

I wouId rather not have to come.

I have come for my mattresses.

I aIso seem to be missing some siIk kimonos.

What is that? How pretty!

I wouId be satisfied with this.

That is not mine.

First you humiIiated me and now you want your things.

You have more covers than you need.

You are doing weII.

Can you get me some American goods, cigarettes, magazines... these things?

If you can, you can keep the mattresses.

Perhaps I can patent the design in Japan.

You know somebody that wants cheap potatoes?

Take them and get out!

There is no hurry.

Wait, take aII.

We march united.

The workers will govern the Earth.

I'm gIad you caIIed me.

What did you want?

I wanted to make peace.

You seem tired.

I am preoccupied with many things.

Can't you say something happy?

I speak with sadness, but seeing you makes me happy.

I feeI the same way.

Appearances are misIeading.

Because I am not at aII happy.

Where shaII we go?

What about Shibuya?

It doesn't mean anything, right?

Perhaps.

WouId you Iike to travel with me?

Tomioka.

I wish you good Iuck.

This reminds me of Dalat.

That is everything that I want.

Visit me once in a whiIe and I will be happy.

Let me know in advance.

What you are thinking about?

You are at your wits end, right?

You are right.

I am at my wits end.

TeII me, how you wouId Iike to die?

Let's see, what about with cyanide?

And if you did not have cyanide?

When one wants to commit suicide,

one commits suicide.

It doesn't matter how.

I thought about dying with you in the mountains.

That is exactIy what I thought the other day.

You have brought me here to die?

Lighten up a IittIe.

Let's stay here for New Year.

If you need money, you can pawn my coat.

We'll Ieave tomorrow.

Then, we will not die in the mountains together?

You are not pretty enough to die with.

What things you say. In that case Iet's Ieave.

Once, we visited a Japanese cemetery near Tourane.

What was that town caIIed?

Was it Ho?

Yes, Ho! What a pretty town!

It bores to me to speak of the past.

Remembering aII that

will not make us revive the passion that we shared then.

Once I aIso Ioved my wife.

But not now.

I have Iost everything, even my souI.

Don't worry about me.

I wouId manage okay, being singIe.

We'll Ieave today.

How much do you want for this?

I don't want to seII it,

but I spent too much here.

I see.

What about the watch?

It's a very pretty watch.

I bought it in the south.

I was in the navy stationed in Borneo.

I was in Indochina. I was Iucky.

I survived.

I have been Iooking for a watch Iike this for a Iong time.

It works weII.

A watchmaker wouId give you Iess than 5,000 yens.

It is a good status symboI.

You know somebody?

I will buy it for 10,000 yens.

I Iike the watch. What do you say?

- It's a deaI. - Very weII. Market cIosed.

O-Sei!

Bring us a bottIe of sake.

Are you a painter?

No. The wood business.

Here's my card.

Ah, you were a civiI empIoyee.

I had a job at the fish market in Tokyo.

But my new wife does not Iike the fish.

We're going to have a drink.

The truth is that she couId be my daughter.

To find her was destiny.

I beIieve that one must respect destiny.

We can't go in his against.

What time is it?

We are going to cIose. You can go home.

I have been toId I have two or three days more.

That's good news.

Then...

It has been destiny, to come here and seII the watch.

CIearIy.

Lady!

I have brought appIes,

mandarins, cakes, let's see...

...peanuts. What wouId you Iike?

Please.

We must, it is New Year!

It is destiny.

We aIso want to return to Tokyo soon.

We cannot go against destiny.

You tried the durian?

And mangoes?

A gIass, please.

- Please. - Thanks!

I want to have a bath.

I will show you the way.

Very well. And you?

No, thanks.

I bathed twice today. It is sufficient.

Here.

The toweI?

Mind the step.

We used the bath from a tavern.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

How Iong have you been here?

NearIy Two years.

But I want to Ieave.

I want to Iive in Tokyo.

Business is bad?

Dying. This is a summer town.

He wants to seII fish in Tokyo again.

I don't Iike the idea at all. I want to be dancer.

That geisha that we knew...

...is teaching me to dance.

- But Papa doesn't Iike it. - Papa?

My husband.

Are you going for a bath?

HoId on, I will go with you.

- You are going to the baths? - Yes.

I will come with you.

I will stay here then.

Did you notice she is enamored with you?

I didn't notice.

You aIways pretend not to notice.

I did nothing.

The truth is you never miss an opportunity.

When a woman Iooks at you, you Iose your sense.

Don't say stupid things!

But you Iike her, right?

- No, I do not Iike her. - Don't deny it.

You are a good seducer. Despite what you say.

ShaII we stay here for a IittIe Ionger?

Not a bad idea.

I wonder what brought you back to Iife.

I don't know what it is.

In addition, you have new underpants.

Where they are the oId ones?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

You are aIways suspicious.

Of what?

Let's go for a waIk.

No, it's too coId.

I am nervous.

I feeI so empty, bored.

You don't want me.

Perhaps, I shouId go away.

What do you mean?

We will go away together.

I know you too weII.

Let's forget it. It doesn't matter.

- Goodbye. - So Iong!

Happy New Year!

Is there no more sake?

You are stiII depressed.

Of what?

This here is my one true Iove.

You are a monster.

You onIy Iove yourseIf.

For this reason, I want to Iive.

You need to be worth something. I have no vaIue.

You are impossibIe.

But peopIe stiII Iike you.

But you are a fake,

and a cowardIy one.

ActuaIly, you are a simpIe drunkard.

Have you finished?

Any more to add?

You're a very inteIIigent man.

But you don't have any idea how to run a business.

But stiII I have a future.

Who says that I will not end up being a miIIionaire?

At Ieast, we're stiII aIive. Let's drink to that!

That woman, O-sei, was crying when we Ieft.

Didn't you see it?

You chose not to see it.

If you don't want me, I will Ieave.

Is that what you want?

Yes.

I don't Iike your attitude.

I am not going to Iisten to your sermons.

You seem to think we are married.

I think I shouId go my way.

And you shouId go yours, what do you think?

I am dying.

Yesterday I was ill in bed all day; I didn't see anybody.

Perhaps she was iII.

You do not know where is?

No.

Another girl came to see her.

Was her name O-Sei?

Where couId she be, if she's not here?

Anyway, they are demoIishing this hut soon.

I have the man's caIIing card, and I went to his house.

But they have Ieft for the countryside.

Residence of K. Ohta.

Do you know when they Ieft?

Last month.

They redirected their maiI to the countryside.

Do you have that postcard with their address?

Bring it here.

Excuse me, where does Takase Iive?

At the end of the corridor.

- Thanks. - No probIem.

What are you doing here?

I Iive here.

And Tomioka?

He is not here.

Then I will wait for him to return.

If you want to,

but Tomioka Iives with his wife.

He will not return.

His wife is often iII.

Yes, I know.

We are both in the same predicament.

I will wait here untiI he returns, I have the time to spare.

How Iong have you been with him?

I Iive here on my own.

He does not have anywhere eIse to stay when in Tokyo.

When he comes, I stay at a friend's house.

He doesn't have anywhere else...

So he comes here?

And what about your husband in Ikao?

I Ieft him.

Everything becomes cIear, doesn't it?

Does a man Iive here?

He comes here every day?

At what time?

I don't know.

When did you arrive?

I have seen O-Sei.

Wait, I will expIain it.

I was worried about you.

- That's of no importance. - Have you found a job?

I thought about making waxy shoes,

but I feeI too weak to work in the coId.

Are you iII?

I will find a good job for you.

ReaIIy?

You stiII hate me?

The day we returned from Ikao...

You wanted to break up. I know it.

I didn't have a chance.

You didn't even give me your address.

I hate you but I stiII came here.

I was desperate, without work, with my wife iII.

And I met O-Sei.

She insisted that I came here. I tried to resist, but...

It does not excuse anything.

I am pregnant.

That is why I am here.

Baby?

Promise me you won't

do anything siIIy.

I will give you what you want.

Because I want to have this baby.

Perhaps our baby will change our Iuck.

Living with someone else's wife...

Avoiding the gIances of peopIe in the apartment.

O-Sei works me insane.

I cannot meet her husband again.

The guiIt tortures me.

SureIy you will be happy with her.

It's your reaIity.

I am onIy a memory. And memories disappear fast...

they are forgotten.

That's the way things are.

But I stiII remember...

...our days in Indochina.

I reaIize how much I have Iost since then.

What's your wife iIIness, a cough?

Yes, things are very bad.

At least, you have work.

It is not a good job, reaIIy.

There is IittIe to do; I feeI useIess.

Tired?

No, it is my bad foot.

We're a right pair waIking together.

It doesn't matter to me. What about you?

We will meet this coming Sunday.

Do not do anything hasty.

Before then I will finish with O-Sei, beIieve me.

Don't speak to me Iike I am a naive young girI.

I will cope with it.

Church of the BeIievers in the Sun God.

A visitor, reverend teacher.

Remember,

God aIways heIps those that beIieve in him,

whether they are good or bad.

Breathe.

The air is fuII of ether!

The Sun sends the ether which traverses my body.

Oh, PowerfuI Sun.

Bestow mercy on your subjects.

You feeI great aIIeviation?

Yes, teacher. I feeI Iike a new man.

In that case, come back for treatment reguIarIy.

We do not promise

instant cures Iike certain charIatans.

Those that seek heaIing, must show patience.

PIease, accept my donation.

It's a profitabIe business!

The worId is fuII of suckers.

TeII them what they want to hear

and they shower you with money.

We seII them

the unobtainabIe.

Who began this?

A friend of mine. He's an ex-miIitary man.

The idea was his, and I am his partner.

It is as easy as commanding recruits.

May I have one?

You smoke?

You Iook unweII.

You got my Ietter?

Perhaps your "treatment" is what I need.

It costs ten thousand yen.

He has Ieft you?

I was stupid trusting him.

I will take care of you.

After aII, we are not strangers.

I will even buy a house for you.

You seem downcast.

If I couId take Iife that easiIy.

Then, my Iife wouId be so much better.

I feeI so coId.

Do I have anything?

You shouId go home and rest.

JEALOUS HUSBAND KILLS CHAMBERMAID.

HE WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE.

TOMIOKA, THE LOVER, IS AN EX-OFFICIAL.

When I worked in the Forest Ministry,

I spent four years in French Indochina.

WIFE CRITICAL. SEND MONEY URGENTLY.

Are you weII?

And you? You shouId be in bed.

I can't stay in bed,

I feeI better now.

- You got the money? - Yes, yesterday.

I wanted to send more,

but I'm now out of work.

When I received your Ietter,

I feIt badIy.

I read it in the newspaper.

It mentioned me, right?

Leave me aIone, pIease.

You stiII Iiked O-Sei.

I did the right thing.

You said that you wanted a chiId, but I knew that was a Iie.

You must be reIieved, right?

Now you can go on without commitment

and no responsibiIity to me!

You kiIIed O-Sei!

I suffered pain.

But you did nothing for me.

I was on the verge of dying.

But It means IittIe to you if I die or not.

In Ikao, you wanted to die with me.

If we had agreed,

you wouId have fIed.

I am guiIty.

It is my fauIt.

But if you know me so weII, why have you not Ieft me aIready?

Why did we not put an end to this?

You say that because you aIways Iiked O-Sei.

You are stiII thinking about her.

Do not shout. PeopIe will hear.

I have aIready forgotten her, she died.

No! She is aIive!

She stiII Iives in you. If not, you wouId not be in this state.

I feeI it because of her husband. That is aII.

I am even trying to find him a good Iawyer.

You don't understand.

If I couId speak with O-Sei,

I wouId teII her that you are mine forever.

- Come and heIp me. - Alright.

Are you Ieaving aIready?

I feeI it.

They have sent me here to deIiver the invoice.

It doesn't incIude the invoice from yesterday.

What is going on?

Who was that?

Is this the house of Mr. Iba?

Yes.

Can I speak to Koda Yukiko?

A IittIe whiIe, pIease.

You have a visitor, miss Yukiko.

What a surprise!

Come in.

What happened to your eye?

An infection.

Make yourseIf comfortabIe.

You have changed.

How have I changed?

You seem younger.

Free and carefree?

Where's Mr. Iba?

He had business in town.

You are singIe?

I have one job during the day.

I'm the treasurer of the Congregation.

It bores me.

Kuniko died yesterday.

Your wife? Died?

Of tubercuIosis.

If I had had money, she might have been saved.

I'm sorry.

And the funeraI?

I need money for that.

You couId Iend me some?

How much?

20,000 yens will be enough.

I am ashamed to ask.

20,000?

- There. - Thanks.

Won't you stay to eat?

I must go soon.

I must see the undertaker.

Wait for me, I am going out shortIy.

Now that you are singIe, what is your pIan?

I don't know. I am ruined.

I don't know when I will be abIe to repay you.

That doesn't bother me.

Are you stiII Iiving in that apartment?

Yes.

I'd Iike to come visit you.

But, first I must find a job.

I have asked my friends.

But it is difficuIt, I'm too oId.

That's ridicuIous.

You have waIked me far enough.

- Then, goodbye. - Goodbye.

What are you doing here?

The funeraI is over?

A woman toId me it was.

Which woman?

She was beautifuI and weII dressed.

What did she say?

She asked me what is my reIationship with you.

I onIy smiIed at her.

You shouId be Iess triviaI.

Then she began to Iaugh

and I Iay down on the bed.

You are a very bad girI.

I am jeaIous.

Your boss will get upset with you.

I have come to receive the invoice.

What eIse did she say?

She was cross.

She Iooked around the room. And she asked me if I Iived here.

I said yes to her. I don't think she will return.

You are incorrigibIe.

Then, why do you kiss me when you are drunk?

Handa, I am busy. PIease, Ieave.

WeIcome.

Madame, the bath is ready.

I want to send a teIegram.

Is it urgent?

Yes.

Excuse me, madame.

You have a visitor.

What did you mean "come or I will die"?

When did you arrive?

Last night.

Surprised?

My neighbors were.

How many did you sent?

I just sent another one. I have missed you.

I want you to know,

I have Ieft Iba.

What do you want to do now?

He no Ionger supports me.

ActuaIIy ,I have committed a crime.

What did you do?

I have stoIen 300,000 yen from the congregation.

Have they denounced you?

I don't think so, They will not go to the poIice.

They cannot risk that the truth is known.

They have done worse things.

I am surprised.

The house is worth

over ten times 300.000.

If they denounce me, they have much to Iose.

You are safe.

Does that change your opinion of me?

Many things have changed since Ikao, haven't they?

Perhaps, too many.

I don't think so. I thought that you enjoyed your Iife.

I am taIking about O-Sei, the dead girI.

You can't forget her, can you?

I know that.

You caIIed me to taIk about her?

I will go away tomorrow.

You are an egoist.

Why?

We cannot continue Iiving Iike this.

Without direction.

Living with the money that you have stoIen.

You think we shouId separate?

We shouId have died in Ikao.

We can die at any time.

You may want to die? I don't.

You don't care about me?

Did you get upset because I Iived with Iba?

I did not get upset.

It doesn't matter to me.

Very weII then, I will die aIone.

I have changed my mind.

I am gIad of that.

I will Iive.

On my own.

You can continue to pIay with the hearts of girIs.

You remind me of a story I read in Hanoi.

About a poor man that deceived the girIs

into heIping him to become successfuI.

UnIike him, you deceive them for nothing.

Why don't you deceive other men?

I want you, but...

...we cannot Iive Iike this.

You couId make up with Iba.

Or to find a job somewhere eIse.

Our reIationship died when the war finished.

We are too oId to Iive dreams.

I didn't tell you.

I have a job.

I Ieave within the week.

Where to?

To an isIand caIIed Yaku, south of Kyushu.

Yaku? That is a long way, isn't it?

I will be a forest guard.

I will return in about five years.

Or perhaps I won't return.

What time are you going?

The train is at 11.

Do you have to go?

What will you do?

Where can I go?

I do not have anywhere.

Anyway I must go.

Take me with you.

Don't Ieave me here.

I must do it.

You are going away

to a distant isIand with that girI.

I saw her in your apartment.

You are confused.

You have a reIationship with her, don't you?

If she is not your girI, let me come with you.

Go back to Iba.

It's the best thing you can do.

If I couId go back to him,

I wouId not have Ieft him.

Don't you understand it?

I Ieft him because I cannot Iive without you.

You have Iet me down.

You aIways wanted O-Sei. I am sure of it.

Take aII the money.

Do whatever you want with it.

I don't want anything anymore.

The train Ieaves within one hour.

Why you do not go back to work?

I can ask a favor of somebody.

Make a fresh start.

Someday you will find the right man.

Excuse me.

Mr. Iba was here.

He Ieft his card.

He said that it was very important

and that he will come by again.

Thanks.

I must see you soon.

PIease, caII me.

The director of the FIoraI review, pIease.

This is Tomioka.

I wanted to thank you for using my articIe.

I am Ieaving shortIy for Yaku. Something sudden, but I must go.

Iba was here.

When?

How did he find us?

He probabIy saw my name in the magazine articIe.

I must Ieave soon.

Take me with you. Just for a month or two.

Then I will Ieave the isIand.

PIease. OnIy a month or two.

After that I will not bother you again.

Excuse me.

What time does the boat Ieave?

The boat can't Ieave tiII the storm has finished.

- Let me know, pIease. - Yes.

We have come a Iong way,

and still have a day of more traveIing.

We'll stay there for years.

I couIdn't have done it on my own.

Do you want to go back?

Of course not.

You know, Iife will be difficuIt there.

But I wouId have you.

I cannot Iive without you.

That is my probIem.

It is your fauIt entireIy.

It'll be better for you with me on that isIand.

If I can't Iive with you, I will wait for you my whoIe Iife.

That is a woman.

I will stick to you untiI you throw me.

After that, who knows?

CouId I give you up?

The boat will not Ieave for at Ieast two days.

- Two days? - Yes.

Did you teII the magazine you were going to Yaku?

Yes.

Think that they will come for you?

I don't think so.

Maybe they will denounce us.

Madame, do you want to bathe?

Yes, you are my madame.

What's the matter?

I'm coId.

Perhaps you have caught fIu.

I am shaking.

But you do not have a fever.

Go to bed.

Then, you will Ieave me here.

Good morning.

Is your wife any better?

Thanks.

The boat Ieaves at ten.

Good.

How are you?

You Iook better.

I will take the next boat. Don't worry.

Rest well

and get yourseIf better.

You are not going away without me?

Don't be an idiot. How couId I Ieave without you?

Now we couId be on the high seas.

How it was the sea?

Good.

Will we go tomorrow?

We don't have a doctor in Yaku.

And they say that it rains aImost every day.

What a pIace!

I'm worried. The voyage is hard.

If I can not make the trip,

You will have to Ieave me behind.

I don't want to be a burden.

You will be better off here.

You will be weII taken care of and I will return for you.

When you are back on your feet.

Your wife shouId not traveI, and we need to take an X-ray.

I will come if it's necessary.

Thank you, doctor.

Well, then do what you have to.

Make sure she rests well.

Thank you very much.

An injection every four hours.

Get well soon.

- Thank you very much. - It was nothing.

It's ready.

Thanks.

It rains aImost every day.

Sometimes it rains a whoIe month.

A whoIe month of rains!

You will get used to it.

This woman will be in charge of the tasks of the house.

Thank you very much.

You want syrup for the cough?

Another injection?

To ease your pain.

At Ieast, you will be here when I die.

You will not die.

Don't taIk rubbish.

I got what I wanted didn't I?

When you get better, return to Tokyo.

There's nothing for you to do here.

This it is not a good pIace for you.

I must stay for weeks

in these mountains.

- Your food. - Thanks.

It's a beautifuI day.

It is rare to have this weather.

Everything appears merry and radiant.

How do you feeI?

Much better.

It has stopped raining.

I have to go now.

Look after yourseIf, get weII.

I cannot come with you?

Don't be siIIy.

You are gIad to be Ieaving me.

Yes. There are women everywhere!

You are right.

It doesn't matter to you, a woman is a woman.

You are very taIkative.

You must be getting better. It's good.

There are women everywhere.

That's a mean thing to say.

If you do not Iike it, recover quickIy,

and conquer aII the men

with your charms.

You are incorrigibIe.

I knew that you had a sharpened tongue.

OnIy certain women will put up with it.

OnIy certain women?

I don't know who you mean.

Excuse me.

You must inform the doctor

of her condition, every day.

The doctor of Kagoshima?

It will stop sometimes?

Mr. Tomioka!

Your wife!

Yukiko!

When did she get so bad?

I do not know.

There was nobody here?

Thanks. PIease, leave us aIone.

My sympathy is with you.

Yukiko!

The Iife of the fIower is very short.

That's why it shouId be appreciated immediateIy.

Translation by unknown. Checks and timing by Dan.