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A TOHO PRESENTATION

A Tokyo Film and Watanabe Kikaku Co-Production

It's me, Eto.

- Wait a sec. - If you're in there, hurry up and open up.

Come on in.

- Is it okay if I come in? - Yeah, no problem.

This is Kyoko. Kyoko Hojo.

This is a good friend from college, Kenichiro Eto.

Good to meet you.

- Should I get some tea? - Ah, I have to get going.

- Ah, my bad... - No, it's fine.

- I really have to get home anyway. - Oh, really?

I'll see you off.

Sorry about all that.

What do you think of her?

Her?

Pretty good, I guess.

Good? I see.

What's up with you?

I'm not so good with women.

How to hit on them and such. Thought I'd ask you.

- So you're a...? - It's ok. It's ok.

So, did you...?

Just before.

You bastard.

You sly dog.

Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kaori Momoi

Fumi Dan

Kenzo Kawarasaki Leo Morimoto Masaya Takahashi Miyoko Akaza Meika Seri

Shoko Izumi Aoi Nakajima Michiko Araki Sachiko Kamitsuki

Atsumi Kuniyasu Akira Kume Kazuo Kato Tappei Shimokawa Akiyoshi Kitaura Hiroya Morita

Hey.

She's here again.

- Here. - Thanks.

BITTERNESS OF YOUTH

Congrats!

Meijo U. is stronger than I thought. Impressive.

Everyone's been friends since high school.

Your side was pretty strong too.

This man can run a bar exam for you too.

My division's having their trial exams for next year.

Kenichiro-San, do you want to grab a meal together?

Sorry, I can't.

Eto! Good work.

We have to decide on a captain for next year pretty soon.

I can't do it.

I'm turning it all down for third year.

Boo!

Sorry. The match went overtime.

Don't worry. I just got home, so perfect timing.

Really?

Should we... do it soon?

Do what?

You know...

study!

- Let's get started. - Study, huh?

Like a man.

Look at this. From the other day...

Here you go.

Thanks.

- Let's see. - This "Fitch", this "Fitch" means...

Ms. Tomiko.

Today's the last one for her, so...

teach her well, okay?

"Teach her well", she says. My mother's so gross.

You're gross, you ex-hooker woman!

If I had built a house

a small house it would have been, I'm sure

Large windows and small doors,

and an old fireplace in one of the rooms

What's up?

If I pass the exam, I'll go skiing with my friends. You want to come too, Professor?

I mean...

Everyone'll bring their boyfriends. I'd hate to go alone.

Will you come?

You'll come?

You passed the exam!

I thought you'd fail the interview!

Where are your friends?

Everyone got sick, so they couldn't come.

That's a lie.

Could you carry that, Professor?

Come on!

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to-to... Matsushima

Right on your face!

That woman lost her ski in the snowstorm last night.

He could have just left her alone and saved himself, but...

How considerate.

Stop trying to run away!

Wait!

Ono!

Kenichiro!

Those punks have completely lost it.

Long time no see. How you been?

And you, Ono?

I'm doing alright.

I'm doing pretty boring translation work, but...

I don't feel like studying, so...

Should we grab a drink?

I can't today.

I promised I'd go to my uncle's place in Seijo.

Seijo, huh?

If you feel like it...

give them my regards.

I will.

Thanks very much.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to-to... Matsushima, ah... ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to

I thought you wouldn't come.

Not like you had to wait half an hour.

- You can't drink right? - No, it's fine.

- Kenichiro... - It's fine.

How's the football? Still losing all the time?

Not at all. He had a terrific last-minute turnaround the other day.

I've already quit football.

Is that so? So, you're finally ready to focus on your bar exam?

I too messed around with protests so much in my high school, I worried about what the day would bring!

It's become such a troublesome matter recently.

In here, please.

Well, there's nothing wrong with eating luxuriously at least once in one's long lifetime.

Students all over Japan were like madmen back then!

That's all part of the festival of youth, though.

Society settles down by way of upheavals.

If there are people, like you, who recognize what's important in society,

though there are still idiots who bomb the police and whatnot,

when all's said and done, it's up to human effort, really.

Kenichiro, are you making progress with your bar exam studies?

More or less.

I once received an interesting letter from Ono.

How are you and Ono different?

Why did you quit football?

Because it's not like I can make a living out of it.

That woman lost her ski in the snowstorm last night.

He could have just left her alone and saved himself, but...

How considerate.

Is it too smoky?

Hey, Professor.

Don't call me Professor anymore, okay?

Oh, sorry.

So, "Kenichiro-San" then?

Seems a little strange, though.

It's my first time taking the bar exam. Please help me out!

Don't be so freaked out.

I failed three times. I should be asking you for help.

- Wait a moment please. - Ah, that's my wife.

Takako.

- Welcome. - Kenichi, come and say hi.

- Hello. - Hello.

I'm just putting him to sleep. Sorry, but could I borrow a futon?

- Here. - Sorry about that!

Is that so?

So you're quitting along with your comrade Kenichiro.

You see, I...

I'm not sure about the future.

But at the Inagaya match I'll be the referee or something.

So...

you're still getting assistance from your uncle in Seijo?

No use always relying on that, you know.

The way I see it, guys that take money like that...

- I'm just using it however I feel like, though. - However you feel...?

What an awful thing to say.

You've really gone bad, haven't you?

- Are you seriously wanting to take the bar exam? - Yes.

Let me tell you, there ain't no truth in what we call the law, not one bit.

Open your eyes.

- Sorry, I kept you waiting. - Hey!

This man here... this Kenichiro Eto guy.

He fought vigorously in the Communist Alliance even since high school!

There was a barricade... denouncing the headmaster...

- Together with the whole school! - Ono!

I trained this Eto myself.

There were those that used to flee at hearing the name Ono from Central CA.

What do you think of that, eh?

Bar exam?!

Don't fuck around. I'm different.

You know what I think about this exam?

They're using it to enforce further class struggle!

You're not like that! Use weapons!

- If we sweep away political authority...! - Ono!

You don't have to be so shameful.

- What? - Stop with the tedious whining.

Wouldn't it be better if we didn't talk about it?

What?

You fraud!

Ono!

Shut up! Fucking bastard!

I'm sorry!

We oppose the tyrannical regulation of the governor-general,

("Nihon Rettou Kaizou Seisaku", 1972 LDP policy proposal) and their pollutive Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago.

("Nihon Rettou Kaizou Seisaku", 1972 LDP policy proposal)

("Nihon Rettou Kaizou Seisaku", 1972 LDP policy proposal) Pension, prefectural tax, medical treatment, housing, and education...

Pension, prefectural tax, medical treatment, housing, and education...

The railroad continues on,

everywhere we go!

Over fields, over mountains

traversing valleys!

Guess we should stop for a while.

Why?

The exam's coming up and everything.

You mean,

you don't like me anymore?

Or from the start you only wanted my body?

Why would you say that?

But...

What do you want me to do?

But you're not asking me to marry you right away or anything!

We're still young.

If you pass the bar exam,

- we can think about it after then. - I know!

I know.

I'll call you when the exam's over.

Really?

My girl loves tobacco, she's always puffin'

Even though I say "it's bad for your health "

He's two years older than me though.

Right.

I heard he was part of the student movement a while back.

He's got a kid too.

That right?

With a girl he was in love with during the student riots.

Apparently he's in prison now.

She's even sending stuff to him there.

I'm in shock, I was in love.

It was my first time, you know. With a woman.

What am I doing?

It's cool, man.

My girl loves swing, always going "do-bee-do-bee-do

What's up?

Don't keep looking back.

It just seems like you're getting further away from me, Professor.

What's wrong?

Looking behind me is just a habit of mine.

Just 100 yen...

- Hey. - Huh?

- Won't you give me some money? 100 yen's fine. - Get off me! Go away!

Hey pops, could you give me some money? 100 yen is fine.

- Could you give me some money? 100 yen? - Stop it.

100 yen is fine.

Your girlfriend looks like she has money.

I said stop it.

Cut it out.

- Cut it out! - Get a hold of yourself!

- Stop it! Let go! - Stop!

- Stop it, really. - Get off of me.

- I said get the fuck off of me. - Stop it, already!

- Stop! - Just 100 yen...100 yen...

- Get off me. Get the fuck off me. Cut it out. - Please stop!

Cut it out. Let go of me.

- Stop it! - Get off me!

The fuck are you doing?!

Fucking bastard!

You said you'd give me 100 yen...

Hey, stop it...

What the fuck do you think you're doing, shithead!

I'll punch your fucking brains out!

Didn't your girlfriend just say she'd give me some?

Stop!

Such an idiot.

I'm such an idiot, crying like this.

What's the deal with that guy?

He's proposing to me.

You probably hate me, right?

Oh, congratulations on passing.

Well...

- Should I see you to the station? - No, I'm fine.

Could you meet me again soon?

Sure.

Bye, then.

You're so kind!

I kept my distance.

I'm much better now, right?

What do you mean?

Recently... like this...

a woman's...

I feel like I can recognize your facial expression when you're in pleasure.

- But... but it's strange, y'know? - What is?

I've never been with anyone before.

What's that supposed to mean?

That.

I've never been crazy about almost anyone.

Let's go together, then. I said we'd go together, right?

No way.

Are you drunk or something?

Idiot.

You know.

- It might be interesting. - It's no joke.

Get it aborted. We'll do it together tomorrow.

- Abort it? - Yeah. Get it aborted.

Let's go together.

No, I'm scared.

Gimme a break. We'll go together, seriously.

It's not decided we'll get married or anything.

Let's go.

You don't have to say it like that.

- I'm going to get it done tomorrow. - Get rid of it.

- But listen, do you really not want a baby? - I don't! I don't want one!

Why?

- I just said I don't want one. - Cheapskate!

Who you calling cheapskate? You're the cheapskate!

Even 100 or 200 yen is fine.

The thing we're most in need of, is cooperation with and understanding of us regular students!

We don't know if the students are correct or not. They're simply in opposition to raising course fees.

Looking at it more macroscopically, the reorganization of imperialism...

- Our idea is to... - Is 500 yen okay?

- Also, I'm counting on you about Shimome. - Come along with me.

- I heard that you're dating Kyoko Hokujo. - Huh?

- We found an opening! - Surely it's not that easy.

Those guys are pretty serious. They're doing a good job.

But how did he know about my woman?

- What? - About Kyoko.

You know what she says to me?

"You're good natured, but you got no vision."

She's just playing around.

Like an idiot, you know?

Women will say what they say, so I just shut up and listen, but you know what they say about 'em.

Let's not talk about it.

How'd it go?

They said, "congratulations".

I was a little embarrassed.

So I thought. So you did it?

Not yet. They said to come tomorrow.

You really want to get rid of it?

You're still talking like that? Don't make me angry.

Want me to go with you?

I can go by myself.

You have enough money?

Hey, you listening?

I asked if you have enough money.

I'll sort it out.

This ain't any place for kids.

You're an odd one... watching silently like that...

It's fine, I won't tell anyone about it.

Have you known before now?

Poor Dad.

I need some pocket money.

Okay, how much?

Nothing cheap.

- Shouldn't you rest a bit? - Nah.

It was actually pretty simple. Besides, I don't really want to be at home.

Listen.

It's only a little, but here. I was responsible for it too.

- I don't need it. - Take it.

I said I don't need it!

Well, why don't you use that money to take me out for a drink?

- Are you sure? - Yeah. No problem.

Ever since I was little, despite your infidelity,

I was always falling to my knees around you,

Nothing but a clown

Farewell, I bet you're off to get married

Are you only just now paying me attention?

What's up with you?

What's wrong?

Are you okay?

Looks like she's really ill.

It's fine. Throw it all up.

- Isn't it morning sickness? - Huh?

She just drank a bit too much.

Walk properly. Come on.

- To your health. - Thank you.

Congrats!

I haven't passed yet. There's still the oral exam.

But y'know, it seems like whenever you pass an exam, you disappear off somewhere.

So what do you want?

Things are pretty bad at my place.

Mama's off eloping with a young guy from the shop.

She took all the money from the shop's bank account.

Hey, listen.

I'm not going to be of much help.

Okay. Just a second.

6 o'clock?

At Shinjuku?

Congratulations on passing, but the oral exam must be difficult as well.

Okay, got it. Congratulations on passing, but the oral exam must be difficult as well.

Congratulations on passing, but the oral exam must be difficult as well.

I'm sure you'll think what I'm sending you is weird, but I think it'll be interesting.

I'd very much like to watch it with you.

If you can't make it, feel free to give it to somebody else.

- Do you come to these often? - Yes.

I love violent sports. I get excited.

Excited? So, my football was like that for you too?

I guess so.

Don't treat it so lightly, I'm no matador. I don't do it for the pleasure of the crowd.

No one's doing that. You're just being conceited.

You want to go swimming tomorrow?

- I can't really swim. - Neither can I.

I see.

Both of you passed your thesis assessment.

- That's great. - Thanks.

The oral exam can be pretty strict, so be careful.

Papa's going to be late. He'll be late. The oral exam can be pretty strict, so be careful.

Papa's going to be late. He'll be late.

Looks like tough times ahead for you too, Ono.

Not at all. It's only 5 hours to Matsumoto.

Thank you very much for today.

Ono.

- Thanks for everything. - It was nothing.

Thank you.

I'm not someone else's belongings either.

I thought I'd live together with Kyoko.

- But she's got a kid. - She let you know, at least.

She says she has to stay with the kid.

I can't do it if it's the two of them.

Huh? It's open.

What's up? Why leave the lights off?

Welcome back. I was a little tired.

Thanks for the other day.

- I'm hungry. - Sorry, I didn't buy anything.

You wanna go eat something near the station?

Something happened?

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to-to... Matsushima, ah...

- I wasn't running away. - What are you doing? Call an ambulance!

He's not going to die.

He's in a sorry state though.

No matter how you look at it, he's now a cripple that's been hit by a pole.

They were after you, weren't they?

You're still doing prison deliveries, right?

To your old lover. Kamba, was it?

That's got nothing to do with it.

It shouldn't have anything to do with it...

Because we...

we're just a man and a woman.

But we're in the midst of political violence, nuclear power...

Why would they...?

It's stupid.

They should beat the police instead.

How sad.

I'll beat them to death.

You finally passed, huh?

Hey, tie that up. Don't step on that, you idiot!

It's all twisted up! You act like you know everything, but you know nothing.

Take care of that one.

What would you say to staying in university?

I'm not sure what you plan on doing after graduation,

but even if you become a judge, you won't get very far as a bachelor graduate.

Fancy a swim?

So, you can swim.

Come on in!

I'm just thinking of your best interests, you know.

There's a thing we call 'real wisdom'.

You'll get stabbed if you move.

Think you can do this?

You can't do it.

There's nothing to it. If you practice, and have stable nerves, anyone can do it.

No fear, no awe.

That's what 'real thought' is.

You should do what I tell you to.

In any case, one day I'll be handing my dependability over to you.

You don't have to worry about what Papa says.

Looks like I'll have to think things over from scratch.

Hey, don't swim so far.

What are you doing? Yasuko!

About the person I met at Shinjuku.

It doesn't matter if there was anything between you two.

Could you make me your only woman from now on?

- Sing Matsushima. - Matsushima?

Matsushima, ah...

Matsushima, ah...

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to

Why'd you stop singing?

Ei-ya to-to...

Ei-ya to-to... Matsushi...

Ouch.

It's been a while since you held me like this, Kenichiro.

It's great that you passed though!

Hey, I...

I quit vocational school.

Why?

It was stupid for me to even be there.

I wanted to discuss it with you too, Professor.

- You want some? - No thanks.

Listen, I...

I got engaged.

So I can't see you anymore.

The girl you bumped into at the pedestrian mall in Shinjuku.

Yeah...

How's your body doing?

- Just fine. - Doing okay?

It will die!

Who's going to die?

Tell me, Tomiko!

Who's going to die?!

I knew you didn't get it aborted.

I felt sorry for it, for the baby.

It's my baby.

Stand up.

Get dressed.

It's fine. Get your clothes on.

Put them on.

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to-to... Matsushima, ah...

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to

Ei-ya to-to to, Matsushima, ah...

What are you doing? Don't come in here without permission.

- The truth is, Doc... - Why are you so worried?

She's raising it quite well. Around 5 months to the day, I'd say.

The morning sickness will ease up from now on.

Everything's fine. Off you go now.

It's not that. To tell you the truth, Doctor,

I want you to abort it, right now.

It's too late for that.

If you abort it now, the mother will be killed as well.

Which means, it'll be murder.

I take it you're unaware of this thing we call "the law"?

As for me, even if there were no such thing as the law, I wouldn't want to murder anyone anyway.

That hurts.

Let's go.

Was it around there?

What do you want to do?

I don't mind if we break up.

Where are we going?

Where should we go?

Where are we going?

There's no telling where the bottom of the ravine is.

If you fall down there...

You can die anytime you want.

Stop saying stupid things. Let's head back.

No!

If we head back, we'll never know anything!

Die with me, Professor. Won't you die with me?

Let's die together.

- Are you going to die? - Yeah. I'm going to die.

- No one's going to die. - No!

No!

Stop! What are you doing to the baby?!

What are you doing?!

Why are you such an awful person?!

It's not your child!

When he's born, I'll tell him!

"Your own father tried to kill you!"

I was going to let you break up with me, but I can't take it anymore!

I'm going to kill you!

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to-to... Matsushima, ah...

Ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to, ei-ya to-to-to... Matsushima, ah...

So you got married, huh? Well in any case I thought we'd live together.

It's the age of co-inhabiting, they say.

I heard you got engaged?

The girl from before?

Nice work.

Now that we're following the same path, and a baby's come to visit,

it's a real mess we've gotten into here!

Don't cry!

Thank you coming during such a busy time.

- Congratulations! - My congratulations.

- Thank you. - She looks beautiful.

All the best for your future together.

Kenichiro, come and give your speech.

Yes. Thank you very much.

Is everything okay?

A little ago, my uncle said that Seiichiro Ono's wedding was a farce.

That he's living life like a pile of trash.

But I believe that he...

simply was in love with the people he loved.

His wife and child.

In a similar way,

I am in love with Yasuko.

In regards to whether I'm living like a pile of trash,

simply by finding myself in love with Yasuko, it's nothing like a pile of trash.

Rather, it's somewhat like a dream.

It might be contrived to say such things,

but this is what life is.

Something that seems like a happy dream for me.

I've been studying way too hard for my bar exam,

so it seems I'm in no state to make a speech.

I'll say this much, however.

I'm grateful to my uncle,

and to Yasuko as well,

for allowing me this happy life.

Thank you very much.

Hey, hey, Kenichi-kun...

I'm fine, I'm fine.

I'm just... I'm a little drunk.

I might go and cool off for a bit.

- Left, go left. - Okay.

You got it, you got it.

Good, good!

- Now, faster! - Yes!

Are you okay?

Are you alright?

Let's walk for a bit.

Ouch...

Very well!

What is it?

The blood type of the residual semen inside the victim's vagina was O.

But according to the result of the autopsy, the fetus's blood type was AB.

- But the woman was A-type? - Indeed.

A child whose parents are A-type and O-type wouldn't have an AB blood type.

So that means the woman had relations with two or more other people.

I wonder who the real culprit is.

There's no doubt about that.

He had sex with her right before he killed her.

- Hey, you! - Leave him be.

He's not going anywhere.

Produced by: Osamu Tanaka

Based on a Novel by: Tatsuzo Ishikawa Written by: Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Cinematography: Shinsaku Himeda Production Design: Shigekazu Ikuno Recording: Toshio Harashima

Lighting: Mitsuo Kaneko Music: Takayuki Inoue

Assistant Director: Kazuhiko Hasegawa Editing: Sachiko Yamaji Still Photography: Takashi Nakao

Directed by: Tatsumi Kumashiro

THE END

English subtitles by OHAKO