All language subtitles for Kousatsu(1979)Kaneto.Shindo

A Film Directed by
KANETO SHINDO

THE STRANGLING

I'll do it.

This is the end.

If there's anything at all we can do,
please let us know.

You must be devastated.
Having children of my own,

I can understand how difficult
it must be.

- Thank you, but I'm in a rush.
- But...

TOKYO DISTRICT COURT

Everything's going to be all right.

We've got a petition to reduce the
sentence going in three locations.

We should have 1,000 names
by the end of the day.

I'd be happy to give testimony
on your behalf.

The judge is a father too.
He'll understand.

The neighborhood committee is
behind you all the way.

I held the cord in both hands,

and straddled Tsutomu's chest.

I pulled.

Tsutomu struggled,

but he soon died.

We had planned to kill
ourselves afterward,

so we waited until dawn...
around 5:30am.

We left for Tokyo Station,

and went to Odawara by train.

We went to Odawara because
it's my hometown.

I don't have any relatives there,

but I had taken Tsutomu to
the beach there a few times.

We discussed how we should die,

but my wife said that, since it reminded her
of her son, she couldn't die there.

I thought jumping in front of a train
would be an easy way.

Although we had killed Tsutomu,

we were scared to die.

We went home and turned
ourselves in.

- You moved here three years ago?
- Yes.

We wanted Tsutomu to go to
Shinsei High School,

and moved here from Koganei.

It would help Tsutomu get into
a good university,

so we planned to move here when
he entered junior high.

Fortunately, he passed
the entrance exam.

I wanted to settle down here.

I already operated a bar,
Chianti, near Senju Station.

And I relocated near
Koganei Station.

I have a friend who is
a famous attorney.

He checked into child killings.

It depends on the situation.
I was surprised how common it is.

The most severe case was
12 years in prison, and in one case,
the parent was found not guilty.

I wrote down everything
I saw and heard,

and attached it to a petition that
I plan to submit to the court.

It was either him or you.

No one wants to kill their own child.

I'm going to apply to act
as special counsel.

I don't know what kids these days
are thinking.

Their bodies grow,
but their minds are like infants.

They're not fully formed human beings.

It's politics and education.

ENTRANCE EXAM RESULTS

May I help you?
What will you have?

Coffee... no...
milk will be fine.

Make it hot.

You should've come along, mom.

I was nervous.

I got in.

Really? That's great.

I wanted to show you where it said,
Tsutomu Kariba.

Congratulations!

This is wonderful!

Where to?

Straight ahead.

Miss... Where to?

The Tokyo District Court

This is it. We're here.

I forgot, they're closed today.

Take me to the holding cell.

The holding cell?

The Tokyo Detention House.

Kosuga in Katsushika Ward.

TOKYO DETENTION HOUSE

We're here, miss.

¥ 2,800.

I forgot, no visiting hours today.

What?!

I'm sorry, please go back to
where you picked me up.

A red balsam

blossomed in the garden.

Summer will soon be gone,
an autumn breeze...

Tsutomu.

You mean the same road
I picked you up on?

Yes.

Ma'am, I haven't had lunch yet.

Maybe I could just drop you off here.

You picked me up,

you can't just drop me off
at your convenience.

You're making a nuisance of yourself.

Please go straight.

This is turning into a pricey fare.

Please turn left.

We're here.

This is where I picked you up.

Please go a bit further.

I'm really hungry.
Please get out.

Please go. I'll pay.

Where are you going?

To Odawara.

All right. Let's go.

Summer will soon be gone,
an autumn breeze...

Balsam...

What do you want?

I have to make dinner.

Yes, I have to get ready.

Tsutomu!

Come on, dinner's ready.

I told you to call out before
opening the door.

OK, OK. I'm sorry.

You should shampoo your hair,
it smells.

Are you going to cram school?

I quit.

You quit... Why?

- It was a waste of time.
- Really?

He said he didn't need to.

Our boy is different from the
other kids in the neighborhood.

Aren't you over-confident?

You'll be fine, won't you,
Tsutomu?

When I was your age,
there were no cram schools.

You had to get to university
by sweat and grit.

It's different these days.

This morning's newspaper said that
a third-year junior high school student...

was strangled to death by his father
for his lousy grades.

Stupid father, stupid child.

There's no sense of order.
Parents no longer act like parents.

Unrealistic expectations lead to these
kinds of unexpected incidents.

Honey, there's a noodle dangling
from your mouth.

Tsutomu, if you stumble early
in life, you're finished.

Go to Tokyo University.
Stay on the track of the elite.

Once you're admitted,
the rest is a cake walk.

You'll be a member of the elite.

You know that's why
we moved here. All for you.

Do you want a drink?

Stop, Tsutomu doesn't want alcohol.

In Japan, education is everything. If you
want to survive, you need an education.

Nothing else really matters.

If you graduate a first-rate university,
everything else will fall into place.

No problem, right, Tsutomu?

You've been leading your classmates
since junior high.

Your grandfather was
a very successful man.

He's heard the story
a hundred times.

I've never told Tsutomu before.

He didn't graduate a first-rate university,
but it was a cut above average.

He could paint majestically, like the
great painter Taikan Yokoyama.

It was all trickery,
but he was a master at it.

He submitted works to the
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition three times.

He was good at turning a buck.

He positioned his better-than-average
university education to his advantage.

He didn't need a first-rate university.
That guy was always painting.

That's why you always
had food on the table.

True enough.

Thanks to Dad.

My dad came down from Hokkaido
when he was 16.

He went to study under a two-bit artist
named Shunpu Matsubayashi.

He was timid,
but he worked hard.

I'm sure it was no picnic.

He had to scrub the hallways
in his bare feet in the winter.

You know what kind of pictures
Shunpu drew?

They're frequently in the
alcove at inns.

Cranes on pine trees, lions and peonies,
sparrows on bamboo.

Dad watched and learned.

He wasn't an artist,
he was a craftsman.

Is this the twelfth anniversary
of his death?

That's next year.

I splurged on a nice altar.

I hope Dad appreciates it.

He's a great inspiration.

One of my father's large paintings is hanging
in the main hall of his elementary school.

Work hard, Tsutomu. Don't fall behind.
You've always been
at the head of your class.

You have to stand out.

You can always do something.

Blood ties run deep between
a father and his son.

And you are my son.
I can understand what you can do.

Honey, more rice?

People need housing to live.

People think about all kinds of things.

You're born alone,
and alone you die.

It is the natural order of things
that everyone is different.

The only thing that ties everyone together
is that we all need a home.

All living things build nests,
but humans can't survive with just a nest.

We need ornamentation.

We need Buddhist altars.
Look at it!

I can't help but to be grateful.

Hey!

I wanted to see what it was like
to smash these windows.

I appreciate everything you've
done for me. It's been fun.

I've decided to quit studying,
as of today.

My father died, and it's just
me and my little sister.

I got a job at an auto factory.

I'm a dropout.
It's actually a relief.

Goodbye.

There are people,
and there is yourself.

Don't be lonely.

People without direction,
people who despair,

they end up lonely in the end.

The innocent must act responsibly.

This is a prestigious school.

Think of it as a university
prep school.

- Good morning! - Good morning!
- Good morning! - Good morning!

- Have you started to learn
the ropes? - Yes.

- You've been trying to get into university
for two years now, right? - Yes.

- Tokyo University?
- No, this time I don't care.

- You're going decide the matter
this year, then. - Yes.

- Aren't you from Akita?
- No, Yamagata.

- What business is your family in?
- Farming.

That's gotta be a tough racket.

- You can't get rich on rice.
- True.

You'll have to pass the test
so that your parent can rest easy.

Be strong. They say that,

no matter how much insecticide
they dump on Dream Island,

the flies that aren't killed flourish.

That's it!
The flies of today!

If this generation isn't strong
like the flies, they'll perish.

OK.

Excuse me.

Do you want to go for
a walk later?

I'll be waiting by the river.

Tsutomu, where are you going?

For a walk.

What happened?
Your hand is bleeding.

I probably grazed it.

Don't be late:
we're having stew for dinner.

- So it's just the two of you?
- Yes, my uncle and me.

He's not your dad?

He's my dad,
but he's not my real dad.

I call him "Uncle".

That must be hard.

My mother remarried when
I was 10.

Didn't she die?

Yes, three years ago.

- So you do the cooking?
- A woman does it for us.

CLOSED

- So you admit it?
- Yes.

I noticed that you'd been pilfering from
the cash register five days ago.

- How many times did you do it?
- Today was the third.

- How much did you take?
- ¥ 4,600.

- Are you sure?
- Yes, I'm sure.

- How do you feel about it?
- Ashamed.

- Don't come back again.
- All right...

But please don't let
anyone know.

You don't want me to tell your
university prep school, or the police?

Please.

So those are your values?!

"If no one knows,
what's the problem?"

I don't want my mother to know.

How many times did you do this
before you worked here?

Do I have to answer?

I see you youngsters for
who you are.

Yamauchi sent the money
to his mother!

In that case,
maybe you should apologize again.

I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.

On your knees!

- I'm quitting, too!
- Go ahead.

Tsutomu, what are
you doing here?

I was in the neighborhood.

Oh, let's go home.
I just closed up.

I caught him stealing from
the cash register. What an idiot!

Stealing money and sending it
to his mother.

It's beyond belief...

Where's the boy's conscience?!

He steals from me and has the gall
to ask that I keep it hush!

What's he thinking?!

Honey, Tsutomu says
he wants a stereo.

A stereo would just distract
him from his studies.

Tsutomu, come downstairs!

I talked to your father about
the stereo.

He's in a good mood.

I'll back you up,
so go ask him.

OK, then, come on!

Your mother says you
want a stereo.

Yes.

If you want to hear music,
you can listen to it at the bar.

He can't quietly enjoy music
in a noisy bar.

If he has spare time, it would be
better spent reading a book.

He can't study all the time.

He'd collapse from exhaustion.

Listening to music will help him relax
so he can study. Right, Tsutomu?

You look pale.
Are you sick?

You're not sick, are you?

We moved here so you could go
to a superior high school.

Don't forget that.

This high school will get you
into a good university.

If you get good grades,
I'll buy you a good stereo.

Tsutomu, go upstairs and study.
I'll talk him into it.

- That boy looks pale.
- He studies too hard.

He's naturally intelligent:
he doesn't have to cram that much.

Maybe he masturbates too much.

What?

Hey!

Just a second.

What is it?

What are you doing?
Finish up and come to bed.

OK.

Your rivals are nearby!

Don't fall behind!
Lead the pack!

If you want to get ahead in life,
you have to study!

Why are you avoiding me?

Tsutomu, the stereo is coming.

It'll be here at 3:00;
where will you put it?

Here's fine. I have to
step out for a minute.

Oh, look.
I bought this trash can.

Isn't it nice?

Look how tall I am!

Aren't you going to wait for
the stereo to be delivered?

I'll be back soon.

Tsutomu, the stereo came.

Isn't it nice?

It's good.

- Why don't you put on a record?
- Later.

- What's wrong?
- I'm tired.

You're not sick, are you?

- What's wrong?
- Leave me alone!

Did the stereo arrive?

Yes.

Tsutomu must be thrilled.

Yes, very.

Tsutomu, what are you doing?!

Listening to music.

You call this music?!

If you don't study,
you fall behind.

It's that simple.

Only the ones who can
keep up will keep up.

Tsutomu, telephone.

Hello, this is Tsutomu.

It's me.

What?

It's me. Hatsuko.

OK.

- I'm in Tateshina.
- What's wrong?

I can explain.
I want to tell you.

- Can you come?
- I'll be there.

Take the bus from
Chino Station.

Get off at Puru Daira.

If you tel! me what time you get
on the train, I'll meet you.

The name of the hotel is
Bira Tateshina.

I'll give you the telephone number.

Ready?

02-6667.
That's three sixes.

2626. That's 2626.

Room 405.

Telephone before you get
on the train at Shinjuku.

If you leave at 9:00,
you can get here by around noon.

- See you then.
- OK.

Mom?

I want to go on an overnight trip
with a friend.

- Where are you going?
- I don't know.

- In Nagano.
- With who?

Aoyama.

We'll have to ask your father.

- You're going to tell dad?
- I have to.

- Don't.
- What about school?

Don't worry about school.
I'm studying diligently.

It's to relieve stress.

Are you really going
with Aoyama?

Hey, Tsutomu?

Why? Yes, it's true.

You're right.
A trip would do you some good.

I know how to break it to
your father.

Tsutomu, you're different from
other children.

You're gifted.

Don't do anything to
make me worry.

That's the hotel I'm staying at.

Nice room.

You're here alone?

It's a classy place.

What are you doing here?

It's the off season,
so almost no one is here.

He got me drunk on whisky.

He said he liked me,
so I said I liked him.

I drank too much.

Then, like always,
I laid out his futon for him.

He had his way with me.

That's why I avoided you.

I went to the kitchen
and got a knife.

I stuffed his body in the closet,
stole ¥ 200,000, and came here.

He had plenty of money,
but my allowance was a pittance.

I've eaten fine food and
slept like a log.

I thought I could disappear.

But I wanted to tell you.

Disappear? How?

- Go far away.
- Where to?

I'm not going anywhere.

Why couldn't you have
just run away?

There was nowhere to run to.

What a creep.
He had it coming.

Let's have sex.

OK.

Please.

I wanted you to have my virginity.

I don't care.

I'm happy'-

Me, too.

Is this your first time?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

I love you, Tsutomu!

Did I fall asleep?

Yes. Are you cold?

No.

You should've slept longer.

Being here with you
like this is wonderful.

I'm so happy'-

Me, too.

I want to climb way up high.

OK.

Tsutomu, you should go home.

And you?

I'm going to turn myself in.

I'll go with you.

No, this has nothing to do with you.

I planned to spend the night.

I thought so, too...

But when we were making love,
I changed my mind.

I want to preserve that
memory forever.

I'll see you again...

But for today,
let's say goodbye.

Don't worry about me.

Kiss me goodbye.

One more time.

Tsutomu!

I love you.

You didn't spend the night?

I ended up coming home
at the last minute.

Aoyama was at home.

Who were you with?

- You called Aoyama's house?
- Yes, I did.

That was a dirty trick.
Who cares who I was with?!

HIGH SCHOOL GIRL KILL FATHER-IN-LAW
AND COMMITS SUICIDE

HIGH SCHOOL GIRL KILL FATHER-IN-LAW
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
This morning at 5:00am, the body of a
high-school girl who had committed suicide...

This morning at 5:00am, the body of a
high-school girl who had committed suicide...

LAKE TATESHINA

LAKE TATESHINA
by jumping from a cliff was discovered in
Tateshina, Nagano by a local inn keeper

by jumping from a cliff was discovered in
Tateshina, Nagano by a local inn keeper

She was quickly identified
by a suicide note.

She was the daughter of Yoshio Morikawa,
12 Ogumachi, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.

She was a 17-year-old student at the
prestigious Shinsei High school.

Tsutomu! Come here!
This is serious!

According to the suicide note,
Tsutomu! Come here!
This is serious!

According to the suicide note,

“I settled an account with my father-in-law
for a defiled relationship"

YOSHIO MORIKAWA
“I settled an account with my father-in-law
for a defiled relationship. "

YOSHIO MORIKAWA

YOSHIO MORIKAWA
Police reported that Mr Morikawa had been
stabbed to death by a kitchen knife.

Police reported that Mr. Morikawa had been
stabbed to death by a kitchen knife.

The body had been hidden
in a closet.

The student left a note on
the body that said,

"Even in death, this man's
sins will not disappear "

It's in the newspaper.

"Payback for an Affair with
a High School Girl.

“Student at Prestigious High School
Kills Self after Killing Father-in-Law.

"Yoshio Morikawa, 54 years old,
corporate executive..."

They're not blood relatives...
she's from another marriage.

"Her mother died three years ago.

"She was a second-year student
in Group B."

Tsutomu, wasn't that your class?

- Did you know her?
- Yes.

This country is going down
the toilet!

It happened at Shinsei High School.

The media is having a field day.

She kills her father-in-law,
goes to Tateshina, and kills herself...

what's the world coming to?

And she was only
a high-school student!

That man was her guardian!

Didn't you go to Tateshina?

You did, didn't you?

What happened? Tell me.

Tsutomu!

Forget about it.

Get out!

Get out!

I'm not interested in the incident.

I don't know all 48 of
my classmates.

We're not friends,
we're rivals.

I moved here to get into
a top university.

We compete with each other,
so there's little camaraderie.

That's the way it is.

She chose her own path.

What else can you say?

She didn't have to kill him.

She could've gone along with it,
and used him for her own purposes.

No, I'm not shocked.
It has nothing to do with me.

She was a smart girl,
but she acted stupidly.

What does her death have to do
with this school?

This is an institution of learning.

We can't help students
who can't hack it.

Politicians tell us to study,
as if we didn't care if we died.

She really did die, so maybe
she's the noblest of us all.

What did she mean by, "Even in death,
this man's sins will not disappear?"

I think she stole it from
some novel.

What's the fuss?
One less rival.

Only fools die.

She screwed her dad, too.

No surprise,
she had a great ass!

How was your day?

Hatsuko Morikawa

Tsutomu, I'm leaving.

I'm going on a trip.

I'm writing this letter
to you alone.

I'm leaving after I post it.

I cherish the memory of
our time together.

In the oak forest of the
Suzuran Pass.

Tsutomu, goodbye.

You went to Tateshina,
didn't you?

What do you care?
Get out!

Get out!

Get out!

Dammit!

Get out!

Get out! Get out!

What happened?!

Why's the music so loud?!

Tsutomu, cut it out.

You're annoying the neighbors.

You're a sorry old man.

What I?

You're a sorry old man.

How can you lecture me
so proudly?

How dare you speak to me
that way!

You're low-grade and dirty.
You prey on the weak.

Fool!

You're living well on
Grandpa's money.

You've had an easy life!

You can't do a damn thing yourself!

Your marriage and fathering me was
all done with grandpa's money!

So don't talk so damn conceitedly!

Who do you think raised you?!

I'm not grateful!

If you didn't want children,
you shouldn't have had me!

You must never raise a hand
to your father!

Why did you marry such a louse?!

Tsutomu, what has happened
to you?!

Get out!

You get out, you son of a bitch!
You need a beating!

Tsutomu, stop!

Please, don't!

Why are you so slavish to him?!

Please don't say such things
about your father.

He's a good man.

He's your father, after all.

Idiot!

You're a fool!

To be taken in by such...

Fool! imbecile!

- Tsutomu!
- Fool!

- Tsutomu!
- Fool!

You're a fool!
Being with such a man is stupid!

Forgive me.

Fool! Fool!

What are you doing to your mother?!

You're a madman!

Fuck you!

What is this house?!
It's a house of lies!

It's a house of cards!

I'll smash it down!

You've no right to sleep!

I'll call the police!

The police will laugh at you!

What?! The police?!

Maybe he should see a psychiatrist.

It could be some kind of neurosis.

He's an apt student and
studies very hard.

Maybe it was too much and
he just snapped.

He's got the body of a man,
but emotionally he's still developing.

He's prone to sudden change
from minor incidents.

Society seems worthless and adults
seem stupid at that age.

He must feel doubly so
as an elite student.

The innocent are so delicate.

Is he going to school?

Yes, he goes to school.

I don't understand it.

Yoshiko, how did it come to this?!

It's pitiful!
The look in his eyes!

He hates me!

We moved here for him!

I feel like I'm grasping at straws!

Tsutomu.

Let's go to see a doctor.

Please. Do it for me.

You're my shining star.

If you go wrong,
I won't be able to live.

You went to Tateshina,
didn't you?

You met that girl, didn't you?

That's why that letter came.

I haven't told your father
about the letter.

Please, let's see a doctor.

I'm sure there's nothing wrong
with you.

But it will give us both
peace of mind.

Mom, I'll see the doctor.

Really? I'm so happy.

I'll rub your feet,
you go to sleep.

How did you first meet dad?

It was an arranged marriage.

Are you happy'?

Yes, very...

I have you.

Your father was very handsome
when he was young.

He doesn't have schizophrenia
or anything.

He's a self-centered manic-depressive,
which is common for his age.

Boys his age frequently have
an Oedipus complex.

They yearn for their mothers
and hate their fathers.

Does your father seem dirty and ugly?

Adults who have experienced the trials and
tribulations of life may indeed be dirty.

I think judicious parenting will
solve the problem.

When will he get better?

I'm not a fortune teller.

That doctor was a quack.

I'll make coffee.

Two sugars, right?

I'm relieved you aren't sick.

There's nothing wrong with you.

There's nothing wrong with
my nerves.

That's right.

You're gifted.
It makes you sensitive.

Is it good?

It's great.

It's better than your
father's, isn't it?

Why don't you put on a record?

You like this song,
don't you?

Sure.

Did she like it?

When I went to Tateshina,

it was playing at the cafe
after I got off the bus.

Hatsuko Morikawa...
It's a fine name.

You loved her, didn't you?

Yes.

But she killed someone.

He ruined her life.

Did she call you from Tateshina?

She didn't have to die.

You left in the morning and
came back late at night.

Why didn't you stay the night?

That dirty rat tried to act
like a gentleman.

He could justify anything
to himself.

What did you do with Hatsuko
in Tateshina?

You went to the hotel,
didn't you?

He treated her like dirt.

Adults are dirty.

I'm sure she was a nice girl.

Do you sleep with him every night?

- With who?
- With Dad.

Not every night.

Don't sleep with him.

Slop!

Don't!

Tsutomu, stop!

You pervert!

I'll kill you!

Hey, hey. Tsutomu!

You're dirty!

You should die, just like him!

Help me! Yoshiko!

Help me!

Stop! Tsutomu!

Bastard!

Bastard!

Fucking father!

Son of a bitch!

Asshole!

Son of a bitch!

Let's kill ourselves.

Congratulations.

The judge was a man of reason.

He ruled prudently.
He's famous,

and your case was done in no time.

Even/thing's all right.

Not everything has gone
to hell in a hand basket.

He understood your situation,
and public opinion is on your side.

Thank you.

I'm sure that it was all thanks
to your generous support

A three-year sentence
with four-year probation.

It's almost as good as "Not guilty".

- When can he come home?
- Tomorrow.

Let's celebrate when he gets back.

Thank you.

Why are you wearing sunglasses?

I don't want people to
see my face.

They only hide your eyes.

It's good enough.

Why didn't you have the
latticework repaired?

I don't want anyone to see
this room.

Why?

You were sleeping alone
in this mess?

Even though the case was pending,
it was still prison.

It was tough.

I forgot how good alcohol tastes.

It warms you to the quick.

The prosecutor said he
wouldn't appeal.

Society at large understands
our plight.

The petition for leniency also
helped, I'm sure.

We should write thank you notes.

It's good to be home.

Do you want a glass?

No, thank you.

Hey!

Hey!

His seven sins:

One: He chatters on about
politics and culture,

but his head is empty.
It's covered with holes, like a beehive.

Three: His heart is rotten.

He's a gangster.
He's not serious.

He's quick to find fault with others,
but is lenient with himself.

He fired an employee for taking
a trifling amount from the till,

but his whole life has been a sham.
He's an impudent jerk.

Four." He bought his wife with
his father's money

He uses his right as the husband to silence
his wife, and she obeys him like a slave.

It's made him arrogant.

He rapes her incessantly
What a sponge!

Five." My mother is wasted
on a man like him.

I have to take her back.

She was mine from the start.

I was not born of my father,
I was born from my mother

She is my woman.
He's a cockroach.

He'll pay for this.

Six." He acts clean cut on
the surface,

but he'll stop at nothing to
get his way

He's an unscrupulous jerk.

The entire country is rife with
scum like you.

It's time for the hammer to fall!

Seven: He's just like Hatsuko's father.

He derives pleasure from violence.

He says he deplores violence,
but he uses it to conquer

He's the Tyrant Nero. He's Hitler,
he's Stalin, and he's Truman.

Japan is full of this type.

Meet violence with violence.

Power can subdue.

What are you doing?

It's late. Let's go to bed.

I'll be up for a bit longer.

What good is reading that
going to do?

We have to clean up.

I'm going to sleep here tonight.

Why do you want to do that?

I frequently slept here while
you were away.

I see. Do as you please.

Honey...

I think your sentence was
too light.

What?

You killed someone.

You should be punished severely.

You think I should be punished
more severely?

Tsutomu's never coming home again.

I was judged formally in
a court of law.

It was not ruled a killing.

I talked to you beforehand.

You're right.

You did consult me.

I nodded.

I killed Tsutomu, too.

Calm down.

You've ripped my life apart

Yoshiko, you're tired.

Give Tsutomu back!

Stop this foolish talk!

Is Tsutomu here?

He's at school.

What's wrong?

I'm Hatsuko Morikawa.

What do you want?

Nothing.

Tsutomu... I met Hatsuko
that morning.

I wonder what she wanted.

It was probably the morning
she killed her father.

I'm sorry I didn't say anything.

But you met her in Tateshina,
so I guess it's all right.

Is Tsutomu there?

This is Hatsuko Morikawa.

Hello? Is Tsutomu there?

What are you doing?

I'm taking care of Tsutomu's
things.

Don't touch me!

I'm going to die.

Don't talk nonsense.

Give Tsutomu back.

If you don't, I'll go to him.

Why don't you go to work?

Don't you need to make money?

I have to wash this.

These are really dirty.

Where are you going?

What are you doing with that?

I asked you where you're going.

Why are you guarding me like this?

Let's go home.

I'm going shopping!

I'll go with you.

I don't want to walk with you.

Hey! Hey! Wait!

I saw your wife in a housing complex
in Kashiwara yesterday.

She came down from the roof,

but something was strange.

What's that?

What do you care?

Where are you going?

Shopping-

Why do you need that to
go shopping? Show it to me.

Hey! Show it to me!

Show it to me!

Yoshiko!

I'll show you.

What is it?

A stepping stool.

A stepping stool?

It's to climb the chicken-wire fence
at the housing complex.

I heard that a lot of people jump from
the roof of the housing complex.

I went to try, but there was
a chicken-wire fence put up.

So, I was going to use that as
a stepping stool.

Yoshiko...

If you die,
what will become of me?

I killed Tsutomu to save
you and our house!

He was going to kill us.

I'm not going anywhere.

Go to the bar.

Really, Yoshiko?

Don't scare me like that.

Even/thing's all right.

Don't worry.

Please forget Tsutomu.

Yes, I'll forget him.

Absolutely?

Yes, absolutely.

Yoshiko!

Yoshiko!

I saw your wife leave the house
carrying a round bundle.

It was wrapped in purple cloth.

She seemed to be in a rush.

It seemed strange.

Yoshiko!

Yoshiko! Hey, Yoshiko!

I finally understand Tsutomu's
actions.

CAST

NOBUKO OTOWA

TSUTOMU KARIBA
HATSUKO KAIDA

EIJI OKADA
TAIJI TONOYAMA

HOSEI KOMATSU
DAIGO KUSANO

KOTOE HATSUI
AKEMI NEGISHI

and KO NISHIMURA

Theme song:
Kasenka by TOKIKO KATO

Produced, scripted, and directed by
KANETO SHINDO