Original subtitles

♪♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ exciting and new ♪

♪ come aboard ♪

♪ we're expecting you ♪

♪ and love ♪

♪ life's sweetest reward ♪

♪ let it flow ♪

♪ it floats back to you ♪

♪ the love boat ♪

♪ soon will be making another run ♪

♪ the love boat ♪

♪ promises something for everyone ♪

♪ set a course for adventure ♪

♪ your mind on a new romance ♪

♪ and love ♪

♪ won't hurt anymore ♪

♪ it's an open smile ♪

♪ on a friendly shore ♪

♪ it's love ♪

♪ welcome aboard, it's l-o-o-o-ove ♪

♪♪

An inn?

Uh, yeah. Well, in Japan, it's called a ryokan.

This is supposed to be the most romantic in Kyoto.

I've been told you have to spend at least a night in one,

if you want to, that is.

-I want to. -Oh, good.

Come on. Come on.

[ Speaking Japanese ]

[ Japanese music plays ]

[ Japanese music continues ]

♪♪

I got the greatest place for this picnic, babe.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

After you.

I can't wait.

Lila: Well, I've got to admit, the countryside is beautiful.

You see? I told you you'd love Japan.

♪♪

You know, uh, a Japanese woman does that on her knees.

-I'm not Japanese. -When in Kyoto...

Look, will you stop trying to teach me how to behave?

You did that last night.

I didn't hear any objections last night.

You probably won't hear any objections either.

Cool.

Mm, incredible.

-Give me some of that. -Sure.

[ Japanese music plays ]

All right. Where do you want me, here?

-Yeah. -Okay. Be gentle.

I'm not used to being photographed.

Okay, get out of the way of the rock.

That's enough. That's enough.

I didn't get a thing!

Well, how about up here by this guy?

Sir, do you mind?

[ Japanese music continues ]

It's very lovely, but I can't read the music.

It's in a foreign language.

[ Women singing in Japanese ]

Joanie, look at these kids.

Hello!

Aw, joanie, last night I ju--

I just loved sharing last night with you.

Me too.

You just make me want to share everything with you.

Hey, joanie.

Why don't we join our two pieces of silk together?

You know, sort of as a symbol of unity?

It does sound sort of romantic.

-Yeah. -Let's do it.

-All right. -Let's do it.

No, mine goes on the other side.

Yeah, you're right.

Looks like a bridge here.

Yes, and the Japanese characters are complete on this side.

When we get that third piece,

I'll bet all the writing will lead us to the exact bridge

where the treasure's hidden.

Just roll up the silks now, okay?

Just do it.

Careful.

Okay, I want you to look but don't be obvious.

See the man standing over there?

I saw him at the dock in Kobe and at the hotel.

We'd better put these things away.

I think I'd better hang on to 'em.

-No. -Joanie, listen.

I don't want to risk you getting hurt.

Honey, if our relationship is going to mean anything,

we've got to trust each other.

Good girl.

Now gather your stuff, and let's get out of here.

Ladies and gentlemen, our trip to nara is only 26 miles.

Among the many exciting places we'll be visiting

are the tochoji temple

with its beautiful deer park and the kasuga shrine

with its enchanting pathway of lanterns.

Have fun.

[ Horn sounding ]

♪♪

Gopher: No wonder they call this the big Buddha.

It weighs 452 tons.

Julie: And it's the largest bronze statue in the world.

Merrill: And the hall of the great Buddha

is the largest wooden structure in the world.

Isaac: Over 1,200 years old.

Doc: I'm gonna stick with you guys.

I'm getting a great education.

Merrill: Ah, deer.

Yes, darling?

Yes, captain-San. Deer.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

[ Speaks Japanese ]

Julie-San.

Martha, look. I know the captain's

having the time of his life with his geisha,

but he'll never forgive me

if I don't tell him who you really are.

Just give me a little more time,

Julie, to get him to appreciate me.

How?

By making him wish he'd never met myoshi.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

Isaac: I read in a book once that if you bow to the deer,

they will return the bow.

Oh, aren't they cute?

There you go.

Hey, Barney. Come on,

let's go get some more rice cookies to feed the deer.

Oh, no.

And walk all the way back there?

Hey, buster. Buster?

You speak English? -Yeah.

I'll give you, uh, 20,000 yen for those cookies.

Barney, that's almost $100.

All right, 30,000 yen.

Are you crazy?

Do you know how much we could buy with that?

All right, lady. Lady! Lady!

I'll throw in a roll of film.

You drive a hard bargain.

Well, that's just great. Why don't you just

cut out the middle man and feed the money to the deer?

Konichiwa, Konichiwa.

Ben should be here any minute.

He went back to the nara park hotel

to put our silk pieces in the safe.

You gave him your piece of silk?

Why?

Because he was afraid that carrying it around

could be dangerous for me.

Sounds to me like he's just looking out for her,

Celia. -Sure.

You don't think it a little strange

that he just happened to fall in love

with the one girl on the trip

who has a piece of the puzzle?

No, I don't.

Why don't you just give him the benefit of the doubt?

Because my better judgment

tells me just to give him the doubt.

Ben: Joanie!

Ben! What's wrong?

The guy we saw before.

He came up behind me and ripped off my shoulder bag.

I -- I chased him, but he got away.

Our silks, they're gone.

Ugh.

Okay, read to me. Make me smart.

Okay. Let's see.

The kasuga shrine, founded in 768,

is one of the most celebrated shinto centers in Japan.

Yes, uh, shinto is one of the main religions in Japan.

Shinto means "way of the gods."

Well, you're pretty smart already.

Yeah, but not smart enough to know

what that monk-in-training is all about.

Oh, did you know

that they have 3,000 of these stone lanterns,

and they only light them twice a year,

february 3rd and August 15th, the lantern festival.

Mm-hmm. Sure.

It must take the other 363 days to blow them out.

How come your father and, uh, myoshi aren't here?

Well, he wanted to come,

but every time he'd sit down and untie his shoes,

she'd take 'em off and put on his slippers.

Say, "cheese."

[ Speaks Japanese ]

[ All speak Japanese ]

Ugh, how am I gonna face my dad?

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

I like Japan.

I like it all.

Arigato.

-Bye-bye! -Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

And I love you for showing it to me.

-Do ya? -I do.

I do love you.

Um, listen, bud.

When we get back to the states, I want you to meet my dad.

He's really a super guy.

Hey, Lila, I should've told you this,

but I'm not going back.

I'm here to stay.

Stay?

Yeah, it's been planned a long time.

I'm gonna work for my father.

I don't believe this.

I really meet a guy that I care about,

and I lose him to Japan.

Come on.

I can't believe that Ben's telling the truth

about those two pieces of silk being stolen.

Oh, I do.

He's a good kid, Celia.

Come on.

Oh, Harvey.

You know, I feel so comfortable with you.

It's as if we've known each other all our lives.

I'm hoping we will.

Hey, joanie, why don't you

just come right out and say it?

You agree with your mother. Uh-huh.

You think that I faked the mugging

and stole your silk, don't you?

I don't know what to believe.

Would ya -- joanie! Hey, listen to me!

Maybe yasamoto hired the guy.

I want to believe you.

Then why don't you? All right.

I know -- I know the way things look,

there isn't a reason in the world

you should trust me.

Well, there is one.

I love you!

I love you, too!

Um, would you like a little advice from a guy

that's, uh, two or three years older than you?

Put this whole incident behind you.

Why ruin a great trip over a silly picture of a bridge?

I'm gonna get back to your mother.

We'll catch up to you in a minute.

Let's pick it up from the "I love yous."

♪♪

Lila: I don't even believe this.

After Tokyo, I'm never going to see you again?

So why don't you stay here with me?

Bud, I didn't even want to visit Japan.

I don't want to stay here.

Hey, listen.

What if I asked you to marry me?

Are you asking me to marry you?

Yeah, I guess I am.

Well, I guess I'll have to give it

some serious consideration.

Good. Hey, listen.

I want you to meet my father, too, when we get to Tokyo.

-He's in Tokyo now? -Yeah.

Oh, that's great.

I mean, if he's anything like his son,

I'm sure I'm gonna love him.

I bet you will.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are now departing Kobe.

We hope you enjoyed your visit to Kyoto and nara.

I did, if any of you were interested.

Anyway, our next stop will be Yokohama,

Japan's largest port city and the gateway to Tokyo.

Until then, hasta luego!

And that's Spanish for "sayonara."

Just a little purser humor there.

Very little.

[ Air horn blows ]

[ Ominous music plays ]

♪♪

Konichiwa. good day.

We are now arriving in Yokohama,

only a half-hour by express train to the fantastic Tokyo.

There you can see the imperial palace,

the meiji jing shrine, the shinshoji temple,

kabuki dancers, sumo wrestlers,

and top it off with a shopping spree

on the world-famous ginza.

At night, our ship can be your home,

or hotel accommodations are available for those wishing

to stay overnight in Tokyo.

Side trips can be arranged

to visit the majestic himeji castle

built in 1609, also known as the white heron castle

because its appearance

gives the effect of a great, white bird in flight.

It is the finest example of a Japanese castle,

surpassing all others in every respect.

Another worthwhile trip is to the buddhas of kamakura.

The famous bronze Buddha, cast in 1252,

stands 42 feet high and has a circumference of 97 feet.

Tokyo, which was almost completely

destroyed during world war ii,

has been rebuilt into the magnificent city

it is today.

To get a breathtaking view of the second-largest city

in the world, take the elevator to the top of the Tokyo tower,

which is 100 feet higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris,

after which it was modeled.

If you're into sports,

visit the home of Tokyo's yomiuri giants baseball team.

The Japanese are as crazy about baseball as we are.

The center of government is also situated in Tokyo.

There are two houses of parliament called the diet.

Each house functions with its committees

much the same way as the American congress.

Oh, Mr. Gordon, you're just the man I'm looking for.

This cablegram came to the ship just after you left.

I thought it might be important.

Cablegram, eh? Thanks, Julie.

Hey, maybe I hit another lottery.

You know what they say, "the rich get richer."

And I am rich!

Hey, I just remembered, I bought two lottery tickets.

Eh, it's from my brother, Herman.

Let's see.

Oh, ho, ho, ho.

Oh, ho, ho -- oh, no. No...

Barney? Barney, what?

What? What, Barney?

What?

"Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, we regret to inform you

that a computer error listed your winnings as $5 million.

It should have read $5,000.

Please accept our apologies, the state lottery commission."

[ Gasps ]

Oh, Barney.

It's all right. It's all right, Gladys.

We've been poor before, and we'll be poor again.

The important thing is that we've got each other.

We're together.

That's right.

So what do you say we just close our eyes

and take a walk into the traffic?

[ Japanese music plays ]

-Okay, let's see. -Yeah, nice, huh?

Yeah. Hey, hey.

Hey, do you mind?

I'm buying the kimono. Oh, thank you.

Oh, ho, guys. -Ah!

-Is this me or what? -Mm-hmm.

Hey, why don't you stand over there and let me get a picture

of you, okay? -Oh, thank you.

You got it. Oh, oh.

-Hey, gopher. -Yeah?

-I've got bad news for you. -Hmm?

It is you.

Isaac, for your information, I think I look very elegant.

Elegant but needy.

[ Man speaks Japanese ]

Captain-San, want to talk about, uh, football?

Uh, no, thank you, myoshi.

Myoshi know all about American football.

IBM beat, uh, xerox in a big game.

Oh, I must have missed that one.

Captain-San, want to talk about the the stock market.

No, not right now, myoshi.

Myoshi know all about American stock market.

Pittsburgh steelers up, uh, seven points.

Uh, myoshi, I think I'll just walk around a little.

Oh, you want to walk?

Myoshi know all about walking.

Uh, never mind. Uh, I think I'll just sit down

for a few minutes. -Oh.

Hai, I put on your slippers.

On second thought, I think I'll do some more sightseeing.

You want to sightsee?

Myoshi know all about sightsee.

Celia: What do you suppose they're doing?

They're fanning themselves

with the smoke from the incense.

It's a form of prayer.

Maybe I should give it a try.

I know what I'd pray for.

Me too.

Celia... -Hmm?

Will you marry me?

You've answered my prayer.

Just your luck to get a bad fortune?

Yeah, well, by tying it to a tree like this,

according to Japanese tradition,

the evil spirits will come down and take it away.

Hmm, probably the same evil spirits

who stole our silks from you.

We'll know tomorrow

if yasamoto doesn't show up for our meeting.

Then he's the evil spirit who took them.

Joanie, darling.

Harvey and I, we've got an announcement to make.

Yes, your mother and I have decided to get married.

Oh, mom, that's great.

Oh, I'm so happy for you both.

Well, congratulations.

I wish you only the best.

I'm sure you do.

Thanks a lot, Ben.

Well, what do you know.

I see you have great taste in souvenirs, too.

Not as great as my taste in women.

Bud: This is where my father stays when he's in Tokyo.

Oh, what a beautiful setting.

[ Conversing in Japanese ]

He said my father's in the garden.

Come on.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

Father!

My son, how nice to see you.

Father, this is Lila pearsell.

How do you do?

Welcome to our home.

Lila's a photographer.

Noble profession.

She's here on assignment, but, uh,

I'm trying to get her to stay and marry me.

Well, the, uh, trip was eventful, obviously, huh?

♪♪

[ Man singing in Japanese ]

[ Japanese music plays ]

[ Singing continues ]

What do you think?

Well, it's not "American bandstand."

I like it.

I didn't expect to find you here.

Who do you think taught them everything they know?

How goes it with your geisha?

I think I created a monster.

All she wants to do is please me.

What's wrong with that?

She's been pleasing me to death.

To tell you the truth, I ran off

just to stay away from her a little while.

Well, if you have a couple of hours after this,

I'll show you the town.

Lady, you just bought yourself a tourist.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

You're very quiet.

Actually, a lot like bud's mother,

who strangely enough had a -- a small resemblance to you.

In fact, I have a picture of her taken

just after we were married. I'd like for you to see it.

I think you'll be surprised.

Excuse me.

Why didn't you tell me?

How could you have not told me?

You could've prepared me.

I thought you were getting over your prejudice.

Prejudice is when you dislike something for no reason.

I've got a good reason!

My father can't walk.

That's not my fault or my father's.

This won't work.

Mrs. Pearsell, are -- are you leaving?

What's the matter?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I guess I owe you an explanation.

See, bud didn't tell me that you, I mean,

I didn't expect you...

Uh, look.

My father has been in a wheelchair

since world war ii.

He was shot at okinawa,

and, um, you're obviously a nice man,

a -- a very nice man...

...but, um, I can't handle this.

I hope you understand.

I do understand your feelings, Mrs. Pearsell.

It's a terrible burden to carry this agony in your heart

throughout your life.

You see, I know.

My parents perished at Hiroshima.

You try to forget, but you always remember.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

♪♪

Oh, leave it to the lottery commission

to rain on our parade.

Look, we'll give the deposit back on the house,

and I'll sell the car.

Don't worry, sweetheart. We're gonna be all right.

Then I'll get down on my hands and knees and beg my boss

for my old job back.

Barney, we're gonna make it.

Yeah, right. Right.

And I'm sure we can get everything else paid off

if I work nights and weekends for the next 300 years.

How much longer are we gonna wait for yasamoto?

He's over an hour late.

You seem awfully anxious to leave.

All right, I checked.

This is the right place, the koma theatre Plaza.

This is where he said to meet him.

See? That proves Ben was telling the truth

about the silks being stolen from him.

Yasamoto would be here if he didn't already have them.

Oh, I don't doubt he already has them.

I'm just not sure who gave them to him.

Merrill: Wow, isn't this something?

Martha: The ginza is to Japan

what 5th Avenue is to New York City

and what rodeo drive is to Beverly Hills.

Come on. Show me more.

♪♪

What is he doing?

In Japan, when a man buys a new car

or is planning a trip with his family,

the priest blesses his car for a safe journey.

Martha: That's the double bridge

and the emperor's home in the imperial palace.

A beautiful site.

You know, I can't ever remember having a lovelier day.

Oh, thank you. Me too.

You make a wonderful guide.

You can guide me anywhere.

Don't tempt me. I may take you up on that.

Now have you seen everything you wanted to see?

Almost.

I'd like to see more of you at a closer aim.

Like this?

Exactly like this.

♪♪

[ Horns honking ]

[ Up-tempo music playing, woman speaks Japanese ]

Hey, buddy.

I think they're calling your name or something

over there.

Over where? I don't see anyone.

Sorry, wrong name.

It's nice to spend some time with you alone, Vicki.

That myoshi's been driving me mad,

is following me up and down every street in Tokyo.

Well, dad, that's her job.

You seemed to like it before.

Well, I know, but...

Vicki, I'm going to have to let myoshi go.

Dad, you can't fire myoshi.

Oh, I guess you're right.

Dad, is Martha the reason you're doing this?

-Vicki. -Dad.

I may be your kid, but I'm not a kid.

-Hmm. -I like Martha, too.

This whole trip's been so weird.

Everything would've been perfect

if it hadn't been for those stupid pieces of silk.

Joanie, will you forget about them?

You know, Harvey was right.

We can't let our trip be ruined

over some silly picture of a bridge.

Ben, how did Harvey know it was a picture of a bridge?

I don't know. Maybe your mother told him.

She couldn't have.

I -- I never told her.

-Harvey! -Oh, no!

-It has to be him! -Come on.

I think I know where they went.

I can't let mother marry that thief.

This way, come on.

Captain-San, you look really sad.

I am, myoshi.

There's something I have to explain to you,

and I don't know how.

Myoshi, you have, uh, served me

beyond my expectations,

far, far beyond my expectation.

Then what saddens you, captain-San?

Myoshi, I like you very much,

but I've discovered I have strong feelings

for another lady, Martha chambers,

and I want to spend my time with her.

You really like, uh, Ms. Chambers?

Yes, I care for her very, very much.

And, uh, Ms. Chamber care for you,

very, very, very much.

How do you know that?

Martha?

Martha! I don't understand.

Why?

To be close to you.

You didn't want me at first.

You wanted a geisha, so I posed as a geisha.

Why did you keep it up?

I guess it went on too long.

I would've done anything to be close to you.

♪♪

[ Woman speaking Japanese ]

Doc: The object of sumo wrestling

is to knock your opponent down or out of the ring.

Isaac: Hey, you know, these guys are just amateurs.

They're college students from major universities.

Gopher: I know, and they all graduated sumo cum laude.

You know, sumo wrestling

is one of the biggest sports in Japan.

Yeah, I used to be one of the biggest sports

in Japan till I lost 5 million bucks.

You know, Barney, you're something else.

You lose $5 million,

and you still have a sense of humor.

Yeah, well, easy come, easy go.

Hey, Barney, what do you say you let us pick up

the tickets for this?

No. No.

Look, I know I went a little haywire with all that money,

but I, well, I want to apologize

for acting like such a jerk.

Barney, I love you.

Yeah, you're okay in our book, Barney.

It's nice to know, at the end of the day,

that these two guys are gonna feel worse than I do.

Oh, Barney.

Harvey, do you think I've been a bit hard on Ben?

Do you suppose he was telling the truth

about the silks being stolen?

I'm sure he was.

You're sure he was?

How can you be so positive?

Because I'm the one who had them stolen.

The man who took these from Ben in nara was hired by me.

I can't believe it.

I saw a chance to keep the treasure all to myself.

My plan worked perfectly, except for one thing.

I didn't expect to fall in love.

Mother!

Mother.

I've got something to tell you about the silks.

No, I've got something to tell you.

Harvey stole them.

You know?

I know you'll never be able to forgive me, Celia.

I suppose none of you will,

but I hope that this will make up

for some of the pain I've caused you.

The final piece?

I want you to have it.

Wait a minute, I thought yasamoto had the third piece.

He does.

I am yasamoto.

You?

I arranged the cruise tickets,

messenger in Kyoto, everything.

But why?

Because I thought if I got you aboard ship,

I'd be able to steal your silks,

and I did.

I'm sorry.

You'll never know how sorry I am.

♪♪

I can see you're still thinking about Lila.

Oh, uh, I can't believe, all these years after the war,

she still feels that way.

I was like her once.

When I met your mother's parents,

I blamed them for Hiroshima.

I was bitter,

but your mother was -- was so patient, so understanding.

Well, Lila wasn't,

and I'm proud of being Japanese.

So you should be,

but you should also be proud of being an American.

You are the best of two worlds.

Oh, my son.

Neither of your worlds are gonna be complete

if you lose the woman you love.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

Mr. Omata says you're very fortunate

to own such a splendid artwork.

Oh, well, thank you.

And thank you for interpreting for us.

Can he decipher the legend?

[ Speaks Japanese ]

[ Speaks Japanese ]

He says it is difficult because it's been cut.

[ Speaks Japanese ]

It says, "to find the greatest treasure on earth,

seek love, the bridge

that joins the shores from distant hearts."

What, is that all it says?

[ Speaks Japanese ]

Yes, that's all.

That's a lot.

All visitors ashore, please.

The pacific Princess will be departing Yokohama

for Los Angeles in 45 minutes.

Hi!

How was Tokyo?

As I expected.

You know, I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to bud.

I did.

You know, that's one of the things I hate about this job

is when you see two people who should connect just miss.

[ Air horn blows ]

Ladies and gentlemen, we are saying

our final "sayonara" to Japan.

We hope you've enjoyed this wonderfully warm

and exciting country as much as we have.

Next stop, United States of America.

Have fun. We're heading home.

Hello.

Hello.

I guess I came to my senses.

First of all, I want to apologize.

I love your son.

I came to tell him that... I want to marry him.

You're too late.

He's gone.

Well, if it's all right, I'll stay.

Bud is not coming back.

At the last minute,

he rushed back to the ship to the woman he loves.

Oh!

You know something, Gladys, losing that money

may have been the most important thing

that ever happened to me.

It -- it made me realize something.

What's that?

That I have everything I ever needed right here.

Oh, Barney.

Barney, what would you say if I told you...

Mm-hmm?

...that we still have our $5 million,

and that that, uh, telegram was a fake,

and that I sent it?

You sent it?

It was the only way I could get back

the old Barney that I love.

-You sent it. -Oh.

You -- you...

I'm sorry, Barney.

You! Oh, ho-ho. You! You! You! You!

You.

You, oh.

Oh, you're the best wife a guy ever had.

Oh! Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho.

Harvey?

Celia, why aren't you back in Japan

to dig up your fortune?

Oh, there wasn't any fortune to dig up.

Didn't you get the silk translated?

Yes, we got it translated.

Well?

It said, "to find the greatest treasure on earth,

seek love, the bridge

that joins the shores of distant hearts."

Well, after all that, it turns out to be worthless.

No, priceless.

It brought me back to you.

Well, so long, fellas, and thanks for everything.

It was our pleasure,

and, uh, Barney, this is for you.

-Oh? -We took up a collection.

Yeah, it's not much, it's just a little something

to help you pay for part of the cruise.

-Oh... -Oh, thanks, guys,

but it was all a big misunderstanding.

We -- we really did win $5 million.

-Oh, congratulations! -Hey, fantastic!

That's really great.

Sayonara!

Uh, Barney...

The envelope, please?

Oh. I guess I forgot to...

Celia, I couldn't be happier.

I know what you mean.

Just like those pieces of silk,

we all joined together to become a family.

Joanie, Ben, you two really look happy.

I guess your antique silks must have paid off.

They really did, Julie.

Well, what are you gonna do with your treasure?

Spend the rest of my life with her.

Oh! Bye, Julie.

Bye.

-Bud! -What are you doing here?

I flew over to bring your wedding present.

That's real nice, dad, but, uh,

I'm afraid there's not gonna be any wedding.

There may be when you see the present.

Lila!

Sir! Sir!

-Yes? -Phone call for you.

Oh, excuse me, Martha.

You don't have to tell merrill

that you knew I was myoshi all along.

Well, I'm afraid I do.

I've never lied to him.

When are you gonna tell him?

At the appropriate time.

On our next trip to Japan.

Well, it was a lovely cruise, Martha.

-With me or myoshi? -Both.

You're both fascinating women.

Believe me, merrill, it takes two women

to keep up with you.

Is this any way to run a ship?