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Watabu Show!

The dollar is used around the world

But now its value has gone down

Dollar-dollar-down, dollar-dollar-down Our reversion to Japan, dollar-dollar-down

Prince Shōtoku bares his ass and sticks out his belly, dollar-dollar-down

It all came back to Terurin the barber

While cutting hair all day long

It was like you could see right into his head

That nostalgic army duty time

His eldest son the head cook

His second son at the U.S. army shop

His mother changing under-the-table dollars

Saving up money, such a lovely time

Right now, we are...

...those resurrected thoughts

Ladies and gentlemen...

Please partake of liberalism.

Those who like it sweet...

Those who like it spicy... Enjoy.

Seitoku, Chonchon, Masa...

How are you feeling?

I'm...

...hungry!

I was hungry so I stole some food

Stole some food and got arrested?

Got arrested and taken to the police station

Taken to the police station and thrown in jail

I only took some food

I don't understand at all

I don't understand what's going on

The high commissioner...

How is he right now?

Seems like he's in a very sullen mood.

Kamajisar is coming

He's sullenly on his way

That's the high commissioner

Kamajisar, Kamajisar

The world will change after this

I wonder how it will turn out

You and I...

...will become colder people

Oh, how grave and dreadful

UNTAMA GIRU

Karou Kobayashi

Jun Togawa

Susumu Taira Yoshiko Hazama

Chikako Aoyarna Eddie Shigehiro Miyazato

Rinsuke Teruya Kotarō Ōgimi

John Sayles

Cinematography by Masaki Tamura

Music by Kōji Ueno

Written and Directed by Gō Takamine

Kijimuna!

Did your child's blisters heal?

It was only herpes.

Have some rabbitfish.

Oh, Giru!

You better not be having a sex dream about Mare.

I won't allow it.

Poor people are terrible, aren't they?

They'll even try to steal the ends of people's dreams.

Quit meddling in mine.

Quiet!

All of you listen up!

You're to work hard for the sake of Nishibaru.

Laziness is forbidden.

Overcome the heat.

This is a turning point in the history of this island.

Will we revert to Japan?

Maintain the status quo?

Be independent?

What's going to happen to Okinawa?

It's time for your bath, Mare.

You've been smoking too much of that pig weed lately.

Your skin's become so beautiful.

But even if it's the medicine of life,

too much won't be good for you.

They're so full...

It must be painful.

I'm Chiru. A prostitute at the Blue Goat.

My older brother Giru presses sugarcane.

We're brother and sister. Our mother has a binge eating disorder.

Chiru is devoted to animal divination.

That makes it hard for her to get customers.

Should that make me happy or sad?

My intuition tells me that a pig has a hold on Giru.

I tried to build an automatic feeding device for mother.

She can drink the ant nectar while she lies down.

Giru, the nectar isn't coming out.

Come take a look at the machine.

I'm getting tired of only drinking ant nectar every night.

I dream of having armadillo sashimi.

Miso stew with rhinoceros.

Tapir stir-fried in olive oil.

Baked golden parrot.

A bellyful of goat testicle soup.

But I can't with this binge eating disorder.

Kijimuna!

Eat this fish.

Humans don't eat rotten fish.

Mangoes and fish are delicious when they're rotten.

I'll take your word for it. Well, let's negotiate.

I may be poor, but I still can't eat rotten fish.

Why don't you show me the karate dance instead?

Will you watch the whole thing?

OK, deal. You'll carry sugarcane in exchange.

Sounds good.

Bring me fish eyes next time.

There it goes.

I still don't have a woman.

But you've been blessed with a fine girl...

Hey, Andakwe...

You started fertilizing that pig the other day, right?

If you can do that, then you can remove your remaining ball, right?

I know.

But a man with no balls is the lowest form of life.

Still one there. One's all you need.

Hey, Giru...

Who are you going to invite to the beach party on the next full moon?

The big question is who's going to invite Mare.

Right, the beach party...

It's more than love for me with Mare.

It feels like fate or something.

But Nishibaru keeps a close watch on her.

Well, he can't actually see, but...

He keeps her very close.

It'll be hard to invite Mare to the beach party.

Is the boss her real father?

Mare disappears once in a while.

I just don't understand, you know?

When Mare is relaxing...

Smoking pig weed in her usual spot...

That's when I'll invite her to the beach party.

Utou! Utou!

Where are you, Utou?

Boss, she's not there either.

It's the night of the full moon. Where could Mare have gone?

Utou, did something happen with Mare today?

Give that memory of yours a try.

Boss.

Giru invited Mare to the beach party.

What?! The beach party?!

That bastard...

What if something happens to Mare?

What should I do?

Come on, have some fun.

I've got something to take care of.

Don't worry about that. Come on.

I've got my eye on something else tonight.

That's great.

Is Chiru here, ma'am?

Oh, Kinjō-san! Just a moment.

Chiru! Chiru!

Kinjō-san's here to see you.

Chiru, stop that animal dream divination and open up.

Chiru!

You just can't do anything with those touched by god.

Mare and I went into Untama Forest after the beach party.

Untama Forest is god's forest, feared and venerated by all.

I doubt even Utou knows everything about it.

Touching Mare's breasts is supreme bliss.

I'm not afraid of Untama Forest.

Kiji...

Anyone can fall into the water.

Even Kijimuna's child.

Mare, you're enjoying the nightlife too much.

Are you so entranced by human intimacy that you'd lose a sandal?

You should be careful and stay as a pig for a while.

I've got to think about my position, too.

Who is it?

Utou?

Who's there?

Who is it?

Good morning, boss.

What are you doing, Giru?

You know employees aren't allowed to use that toilet.

What's your excuse?

I got up early, so...

I thought it would be alright, I guess.

The neighboring village is getting a water supply with the high commissioner's funds.

My storehouse is ancient.

If there was a fire, then I could get those funds, too.

But we just have to work hard...

Radicals are planning on blocking Prime Minister Satō's visit to America.

Boss, who are you planning on stabbing?

Don't be stupid.

It just makes me nostalgic for the old days.

When I still had my vision...

...I could hit the legs of a galloping horse.

Utou...

You must think a blind person with a spear is dangerous.

I used to be able to kill two at the same time.

I thought it would be fine that Giru invited Mare to the beach party.

But after hearing that...

...I have a bad feeling.

Are you alright, Giru?

Who threw this spear?

Blind men shouldn't throw spears.

Utou!

Where's my spear?

Where did it land?

Boss.

You almost hit Giru.

Oh?

Blind people don't get enough exercise.

Spear throwing is good for me.

The spear flew over here because Utou gave me a poor target.

Get it together, Utou.

I may be a prostitute at the Blue Goat, but we're still brother and sister.

I see everything about you through my animal dream divination.

That Mare is a pig in human form.

I sensed the soul of a pig before.

Does Nishibaru intend to kill me?

He does.

You found out that his beloved Mare is a pig.

He's out to get you.

Do you think Mare and the boss are intimate?

The boss was castrated. He's not a man anymore.

Well...

What should I do now?

My hair will help you in Untama Forest.

Listen, Giru...

If the boss wants to kill you, you have to run away to the forest.

Untama Forest is sacred.

Normal people can't go in.

But you mustn't eat the soil.

It may appear to be a feast...

...but if you eat it you'll be spirited away.

The hair will protect you from the curse.

It's so hot.

Hurry and put it out! Put it out!

What'll happen if the wind flares up?!

My sugar will burn up!

What happened, Utou?!

It's a fire, Giru! A fire!

Giru...

You skipped out on work today, and you show up now of all times...

You set the fire.

It was you for sure.

This is because of the spear.

It wasn't me!

Giru started the fire!

It wasn't me!

Get him!

Giru...

Going to the beach party with Mare wasn't worth it.

It got a spear thrown at you. Now you're an arsonist...

Nothing went right at all.

Andakwe...

I'm going to hide in Untama Forest.

I need you to look after my mother.

But...

If I go back home now...

...Nishibaru will get me.

Andakwe...

Keep an eye on the situation.

Bring my mother to Untama Forest later.

She has a binge eating disorder.

She'll die if I'm not there to feed her.

Untama Forest, huh?

Amway

No way.

I wonder when I should bring her...

Well, One-Ball Andakwe...

I leave her in your hands.

This is dirt! Dirt!

I thought for sure it was pork fat, but I was eating dirt.

Mother!

This is dirt. It's not food.

I don't care if it's dirt.

I can't go on without something to eat.

This is a surprise!

The one who set fire to Nishibaru's sugar containers...

...was Nishibaru himself.

He wanted those funds from the high commissioner.

Poor Giru

In a cave deep in the mountains

Wrongfully accused

Suffering

You're writing songs now, Chiru?

Well done.

You should sing with the Watabu Show.

We're singing the high commissioner song today.

Kamajisar is weird

He loves animals...

...more than humans

Kamajisar, Kamajisar

Where's the bathroom?

In the house.

This won't hurt, baby.

Kamajisar is strange

He loves animals...

...more than his wife

Kamajisar, Kamajisar

It's no good without salt.

I'll go look for some rock salt.

I'll go get some food from the village.

Let Giru know.

Don't go by yourself.

This hot pot needs potatoes.

I can't give you any more brown sugar.

Come with me.

Those are the mummies of men who slept with Mare.

Men who sleep with Mare are spirited away.

They collapsed and died there.

Will I die as well?

You saved my child.

I want to save you.

But as it is, you'll become a mummy, too.

Master the technique. I'll perform the procedure.

What do you mean?

You must be forgiven by the god of the forest.

God kills those who sleep with Mare.

If you master this technique, you'll become more than a man.

Those who surpass humanity join the company of god, and they won't be killed.

You mean I'll become a god?

If you don't wish to die, you must undergo the procedure.

What the hell are you, Kijimuna?

Where did you come from?

How long will you live?

I am a simple tree spirit.

Wipe the blood, Kiji.

Father, should I use the sacred stone on his forehead?

Do it.

Rub it on the wound.

Be gentle or you'll leave a scar.

Giru saved your life after all.

Giru's floating.

Terurin...

Terurin, Terurin!

Where's Andakwe?

I had a bad dream.

I couldn't move at all.

Andakwe, you said?

He tried to steal pork haunches from the Suzuki Animal Company.

They've got him tied to a telephone pole.

You need to go save him.

That place is just full of delicious pigs and goats.

Giru!

How do you like living in Untama Forest?

Kijimuna did some procedure to my forehead.

My body is lighter and it feels great.

I'm ready to say goodbye to poverty now.

That's nice.

Giru...

That sacred stone sure did the trick, huh?

It makes goats and pigs follow you.

Stealing is a breeze.

Totally.

It's like I can understand the feelings of animals.

And I can control my body while it's levitating.

But Giru...

There are too many animals for us to eat.

That's true.

We'll keep some of them.

The rest will be a gift for the villagers in the Independent Party.

That's a good idea.

They'll be delighted.

How much will these techniques allow me to accomplish?

Why not try as much as I can?

We won't have any trouble getting food with your techniques.

I'm trembling with excitement.

I don't want to eat any more dirt.

This forest isn't so bad.

Well, Giru...

You'll go from being the sugarcane pressing Giru Shimajiri...

...to being a man living in wealth as a thief in Untama Forest.

How does Untama Giru sound?

From now on, Giru Shimajiri is Untama Giru!

Why didn't you bumpkins say you were having an early-morning hot pot party?

This pig is property of the Suzuki Animal Company.

That asshole Giru can't be allowed to set fires and steal animals.

Ready.

Alright...

Pull!

I hear Giru's holed up in Untama Forest.

Listen up, bumpkins.

If you're that hungry, then you can eat off the ground!

You mustn't do it.

It's for Mare to pleasure herself.

Don't do something unworthy of you.

I feel sorry for Mare.

My carelessness allowed her to copulate with humans.

And not only that, Giru knows her secret.

At least this way it's by my own hand.

Don't give in to despair.

Don't use something like this.

Your love for Mare is eternal, boss.

Besides, Giru is a thief.

Doesn't that give you a convenient excuse?

That's true...

Giru is a thief, so he will die.

Do you think Untama Giru will be caught by the likes of you?

Giru vanishes into the darkness.

Taking weapons and ammunition from the U.S. army warehouse

A magnificent feat by Giru and Andakwe

Giru's spoils of war

Distributed equally amongst the joyful villagers

Grandmother

This is a journey to the world of death.

Take this money bestowed by Untama Giru.

Use it to eat in that world.

Hey! You came, Giru?

We stole this stuff from Kadena Air Base, so it's high-quality.

We're in your debt, Untama Giru.

Divide it up.

We'll blow the Government of the Ryukyu Islands to smithereens with this stuff.

I'll get a shot of Ringer's solution and wage guerrilla warfare.

OK, go!

Let's give a toast to Untama Giru!

Cheers!

Awamori is strong stuff.

Kamaji!

Kamaji!

Untama Giru!

The penalty for distributing guns to the Independent Party is death.

Come out with your hands up!

If you do it now, you'll only be treated as a petty thief.

My country is not part of America or Japan.

I am a child of Ryukyu!

You sounded pretty political just now.

Yeah, the sound of gunfire really got me going.

Giru and Andakwe are protected by god

The useless bullets don't strike true

Protected by the god of thieves

They completely miss, completely miss

This is delicious!

It feels great going down my throat.

This is Nishibaru's prized 25 year-old sake.

Nishibaru's gonna be crying.

Compared to this flavor...

All of that awamori moonshine I drank is just lizard piss.

12 paces. 2 for the right. 4 for the left.

Utou...

When I threw my spear...

...you lied about the target.

I did not.

It's quite suspicious.

I've had that feeling a lot lately.

If your targets were correct, there's no way I would miss.

Listen to me, Utou...

Giru is a thief, so he will die.

How do you measure the age of a dead child?

Boss...

No one truly understands the gravity of killing.

I wouldn't want to do it if I could understand it.

I guess I have to give in.

I thought all I would ever be was a pig breeder.

And Prime Minister Santō has even visited Okinawa.

The world sure is changing, huh?

Even with things the way they are...

...you slept with Giru again?

The god of Untama Forest entrusted me with you...

...until that day, 19 springs after you emerged from the forest...

...when the two of you were to be wed.

I treasured you as I brought you up.

But you gave in to your lust.

Dirtied your blood.

Not only that...

I'm a castrated man.

Yet you shamefully...

...flaunted that voluptuous body of yours.

It's time for us to part.

Chiru!

Chiru!

Ma'am, where's Chiru?

Chiru?

Shimabukuro, the police chief, took her.

Shimabukuro?

They say she's being presented to High Commissioner Kamajisar.

Along with some animals.

That Shimabukuro couldn't control the protests against the reversion to Japan.

Trying to get back in his good graces...

You recommended that she be taken, didn't you?

She couldn't bring in customers, but to give her to Shimabukuro...

It's not like that.

He said she'd just be company for Kamajisar.

And I...

Hey, Untama Giru...

Stop giving money to the poor.

They come here en masse.

It's hurting the quality of the Blue Goat's product.

All the girls have discussed it.

Even poor people want to sleep with women.

Oh, why...

Why does my heart keep pounding?

Have I fallen in love with Kamajisar?

Chiru!

They've got you doing maid work?

Even though you're Kamajisar's plaything...

Kamajisar is my life.

Life?!

What the hell happened?

It was in the dream of the goat.

We were destined to fall in love.

You and Kamajisar?

And yet he can't treat you like a woman?

Chiru...

That Nishibaru...

Was that pig a nuisance to you?

He's getting a blood transfusion from the pig.

He's confirming his love for it.

We shouldn't watch.

Ryukyu rats!

Masamitsu and Megumi will be wearing the finest clothes today, dear.

The ones given to us by Untama Giru.

We're all going to the Untama Giru play.

Untama Giru's a thief, but he's a good person.

I really want to see him.

Will Utou be there, too?

Last time...

...I left with red bean mochi in my right hand, and candy in my left.

It was great.

We sure do sound like poor people.

My life is a failure.

Cheer up, dear.

You've some new underwear!

How about that...

Two pig's feet.

I need to take a piss.

Giru, you bastard! How do you like this spear?

Stop, Masa.

What are you doing, Chonchon?

Stop panting.

You have to jump higher in the play.

Jump higher.

This high. This high.

You've got one leg on the ground!

It's just an example.

You do it for real.

It's no use.

What'll we do if our Untama Giru is inferior to our Nishibaru?

This is supposed to be the showdown between them.

We can't disappoint the audience.

Chonchon, Masa... How's it going to go if this is how you float?

We're amateurs.

Amateurs shouldn't have anything to worry about.

Ah, he's floating!

Don't look over there.

I'm talking about you. Your floating.

Teru... Terurin...

Mine comes back down.

That's real floating.

Untama Giru is floating!

Wow!

That's some splendid floating.

Well, Untama Giru...

How would you feel about playing the role of Untama Giru?

Alongside Andakwe, too.

Sounds like fun.

Let's give it a shot, Giru.

Is Nishibaru coming?

He sure is.

He's coming with Utou.

Should I give it a shot?

Maybe I could try out a new technique in front of the boss.

Great! Untama Giru!

You Satsuma merchant...

We've stolen the golden pillow just as we warned you.

Untama Giru, you bastard!

Sprinkling fleas on someone's head... Such cowardice!

Kichizaemon Nakamura!

You lead poor peasant girls to Japanese brothels.

You villain!

Eat this viper!

Officers...

The next target is the treasury.

You're under arrest, Untama Giru.

Get him!

Look over there!

Why are you just standing there?! After them!

Giru and Andakwe's magnificent skill

Hearts are made cheerful and glad

God be praised!

God be praised!

Why are those people just standing there?

Because of Untama Giru's binding technique.

Hold it!

Untama Giru...

Giving money to the poor has gone to your head.

You're nothing but a thief.

You're on.

Where's the target?

5 paces. 3 for the left. 2 for the right.

Utou, where's the target?

What are you saying, boss?

This is a play. Don't take it seriously.

We're just practicing, Utou.

20 paces. 7 for the right. 4 for the left.

Hello!

Over here!

I'm over here!

Nishibaru!

Pierce me if you can!

That's Untama Giru.

The real Untama Giru!

No way...

Even with my levitation technique...

To be defeated...

The inside is spilling out.

It's shining.

You finally got him, boss.

Even without my guidance.

Lucky shot.

Untama Giru!

Giru!

Big brother! Are you dying?

Untama Giru is dead, isn't he?

Obviously.

You can't be a thief with a spear sticking out of your head.

Is Untama Giru dead or alive?

That's the question.

The answer will be known in time.

I heard that Jinkichi Ōshiro saw Nishibaru enter Untama Forest.

Jinkichi Ōshiro?

Oh, that Jinkichi.

Nishibaru has many secrets.

Not only did Mare copulate with humans...

...she was also presented to Kamajisar, was she not?

Due to her lust...

...I couldn't protect Mare's pure blood.

I am at fault.

I was looking forward to a night with Mare.

I came all this way from my paradise across the ocean.

Nishibaru...

May you become an Okinawa rail.

I received the commissioner's love

A sash that once wrapped thrice now only once

This is Kamajisar's child.

That's what you call a false pregnancy.

False pregnancy?

I won't get into all the details.

Basically, Chiru's stomach is full of air.

I won.

The chewing gum is mine.

Kijimuna!

Is Kiji's eye better?

Sanra...

Come play with her once she's better.

Hey, Sanra!

I won't allow any dreams about Mare.

Poor people are terrible, aren't they?

They'll even try to steal the ends of people's dreams.

All of you listen up!

Work as hard as you can.

Absolutely no slacking off!

Satō and Nixon have issued a joint declaration.

Okinawa is being returned to Japan.

From now on, Okinawa is Japan!

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