Where do you stay in Los Angeles?

andnbsp;

Usually downtown.

andnbsp;

Is that your favorite part of the city?

andnbsp;

No. I like Westwood.

andnbsp;

You must return to Tokyo
within four days, Mr. Tanner.

andnbsp;

And settle your business with Tono
at that time.

andnbsp;

If you don't, of course,
I'm instructed to return again...

andnbsp;

...only with more than a piece of cloth.

andnbsp;

Is this necessary, or even very wise?

andnbsp;

Put it away.

andnbsp;

I'm sorry.

andnbsp;

Tono is waiting, Mr. Tanner.

andnbsp;

- Yeah?
- Harry, this is George.

andnbsp;

Hey, old buddy,
what are you doing in town?

andnbsp;

Nothing. Just taking care of a sick friend.

andnbsp;

- What are you--?
- Harry, I gotta talk to you.

andnbsp;

I got trouble, real trouble.

andnbsp;

- The Yakuza's got Louise.
- What?

andnbsp;

If I'm not back there in four days, they're
gonna send something else from Louise...

andnbsp;

- ...and it's not gonna be part of her dress.
- Have you been to the police?

andnbsp;

With that story?
This is a Yakuza outfit I'm dealing with.

andnbsp;

- What the hell can the police do?
- They can do a lot more than I can.

andnbsp;

There's one thing you can do they can't.

andnbsp;

Really?

andnbsp;

What?

andnbsp;

You can see Tanaka Ken.

andnbsp;

George,
I haven't seen Ken in 20 years.

andnbsp;

Tanaka Ken will do anything you want.

andnbsp;

Whenever you say or he'll die trying.
You know that.

andnbsp;

I hate like hell to ask you.

andnbsp;

I don't want you
to put yourself through this.

andnbsp;

Have you seen Eiko?

andnbsp;

Yeah, Christmas.

andnbsp;

I go by Kilmer House every Christmas...

andnbsp;

...you know, have a drink
and drop off a couple of presents.

andnbsp;

As soon as I come in the door,
she always says, "How's Harry?"

andnbsp;

So once a year, I tell her how you are.

andnbsp;

How does she look?

andnbsp;

Great. She hasn't changed a bit.

andnbsp;

Swell.

andnbsp;

I'm sending Al Hoekstra's kid
along with you.

andnbsp;

Dusty, you remember him?

andnbsp;

Remember? I used to babysit him
when Al and his wife went to the movies.

andnbsp;

Well. he's a big boy now.

andnbsp;

He's my personal bodyguard.

andnbsp;

Nothing's gonna happen to me.

andnbsp;

Harry, you know these guys.

andnbsp;

- You think I can't handle myself?
- I didn't say that. Did I say that?

andnbsp;

You think I'm too old?
You son of a bitch.

andnbsp;

No. you old son of a bitch.

andnbsp;

- Okay, when you get there--
- Personal bodyguard?

andnbsp;

I'm gonna fly tomorrow.
We shouldn't be on the same plane.

andnbsp;

This is the final request for departing
passengers for Cathay Pacific Airways....

andnbsp;

Harry.

andnbsp;

Harry. Hey.

andnbsp;

- Harry, for God's sakes. How are you, man?
- Oliver, how are you?

andnbsp;

You look good.
Here, here, let me take those.

andnbsp;

I just can't get over it, Harry.
You look damn near the same, man.

andnbsp;

- What the hell's a few years at our age?
- Yeah.

andnbsp;

Oh, Oliver Wheat, this is Dusty Hoekstra.
Dusty's Al's son.

andnbsp;

Oh, my God, of course.

andnbsp;

Dusty came to hold my hand,
make sure I don't get run over by a Honda.

andnbsp;

Yeah, fine. He can stay with us.
Come on. Come on.

andnbsp;

We're great pals during the war,
through the occupation.

andnbsp;

- Harry and your father were the tough guys.
- George and Oliver were the brains.

andnbsp;

I got a car and a driver out here.
Where's George?

andnbsp;

He didn't think
we should be on the same flight.

andnbsp;

- Oh, I can't.
- Sure you can.

andnbsp;

- You waiting until closing time?
- Yeah.

andnbsp;

- How do you feel about seeing her?
- I feel just fine.

andnbsp;

What the hell.
We're two different people now, aren't we?

andnbsp;

Sure.

andnbsp;

- How's your game?
- Can't play anymore.

andnbsp;

- Can't play?
- Doctor's orders.

andnbsp;

- Oh, come on, Ollie.
- It's the truth.

andnbsp;

Had a coronary couple of years ago.

andnbsp;

Doctor advised me to lay off chess.

andnbsp;

It excites me too much.

andnbsp;

Just playing chess?

andnbsp;

If you take it seriously, it's very exciting.

andnbsp;

So now I play other people's games.
Keeps me out of trouble.

andnbsp;

You got quite a little armory here.

andnbsp;

Rougher coming back
than you thought it would be?

andnbsp;

Well, I can't call it rough.
Nothing's happened.

andnbsp;

You don't see George anymore.

andnbsp;

- Not much.
- How come?

andnbsp;

Who knows? He's busy, I'm busy.

andnbsp;

I teach Japanese-American History,
he's out there making it.

andnbsp;

He's tremendously successful.

andnbsp;

Everywhere I look,
I can't recognize a thing.

andnbsp;

It's still there.

andnbsp;

The farmers in the countryside
may watch TV from their tatami mats...

andnbsp;

...and you can't see Fuji
through the smog.

andnbsp;

But don't let it fool you.
It's still Japan...

andnbsp;

...and the Japanese are still Japanese.

andnbsp;

Shit!

andnbsp;

I barely touched it.

andnbsp;

Whoa, I'll get something for you.

andnbsp;

Try not to mess up the carpet, will you kid?
I'll see you later.

andnbsp;

- Hey, where you going?
- I'll be back.

andnbsp;

Sit down.

andnbsp;

- How old is that what-do-you-call-it?
- A katana.

andnbsp;

It's just over 500 years old.

andnbsp;

Here, I'll do that.

andnbsp;

Where is Kilmer going?

andnbsp;

For a Zen master...

andnbsp;

...the sword is not to
destroy other human beings...

andnbsp;

...but his own greed, anger and folly.

andnbsp;

The forger and the user of the sword
should live in such a way...

andnbsp;

...that it comes to stand
for the annihilation...

andnbsp;

...of anything in the way
of justice, peace and humanity.

andnbsp;

It's sacred.

andnbsp;

He's gone to see someone he loves.

andnbsp;

Kilmer?

andnbsp;

Who is she?

andnbsp;

Tanaka Eiko.

andnbsp;

During the war,
Tokyo was swept by a fire storm.

andnbsp;

More people died here
than Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined.

andnbsp;

Her whole family was wiped out.
Only Eiko and her baby daughter survived.

andnbsp;

When she returned to Tokyo....

andnbsp;

Some became "pan pan" girls.

andnbsp;

Eiko, however, was more resourceful.

andnbsp;

Her daughter needed penicillin...

andnbsp;

...so she became a black-market runner
to get it.

andnbsp;

About this time, Harry became aware
of her, what she was doing.

andnbsp;

He was with the military police then.

andnbsp;

One day, in a skirmish with some
American troops, Eiko was nearly killed.

andnbsp;

Harry prevented that.

andnbsp;

Nearly wound up in the stockade
in the process.

andnbsp;

Anyway, that's how they met.

andnbsp;

In 1949, third year of the occupation...

andnbsp;

...Harry was crazy about her,
it was obvious....

andnbsp;

Harry wanted to, but Eiko refused.

andnbsp;

She said she'd live with him forever,
but she could never marry him.

andnbsp;

Then in 1951, Eiko's brother,
Tanaka Ken, returned from the dead.

andnbsp;

He had been living for six years
in the jungle caves of the Philippines.

andnbsp;

He thanked Harry for rescuing Eiko
and for saving her daughter...

andnbsp;

...but he told Eiko
he could no longer talk to her.

andnbsp;

She had placed him forever in debt
to his enemy and it was torture for him.

andnbsp;

Ken left his sister, became one of the most
successful yakuza in occupied T okyo.

andnbsp;

Eiko, meanwhile, would no longer see Harry,
much less marry him.

andnbsp;

So when his enlistment was up,
he borrowed $5,000 from George...

andnbsp;

...bought a coffee shop and bar
and gave it to Eiko as a sayonara gift.

andnbsp;

She called it Kilmer House
and she still runs it today.

andnbsp;

What about her brother?
Where is he now?

andnbsp;

Tanaka Ken?

andnbsp;

That is what Harry has come
a very long way to find out.

andnbsp;

Hello, darling.

andnbsp;

Yeah, it's me.

andnbsp;

Harry?

andnbsp;

Easy.

andnbsp;

Thank you.

andnbsp;

Excuse me a moment. We just closed.

andnbsp;

I know.

andnbsp;

Jack Daniels?

andnbsp;

It's all right.

andnbsp;

I don't drink anymore.

andnbsp;

They were right.
You haven't changed a bit.

andnbsp;

Hanako?

andnbsp;

Welcome home.

andnbsp;

It's so good to see you.
You haven't written in such a long time.

andnbsp;

We missed you.

andnbsp;

Hanako, you're a knockout.

andnbsp;

A knockout?

andnbsp;

Thank you.

andnbsp;

- What are you doing now?
- I'm a teacher at Meiji.

andnbsp;

Yeah?

andnbsp;

- Will you be here for a while?
- Well, for a few days, yeah.

andnbsp;

And you won't go away
without saying goodbye?

andnbsp;

No way.

andnbsp;

Okay, I better be going.

andnbsp;

You look just like I remember you.

andnbsp;

Oliver took that one, remember?

andnbsp;

Yes, I remember. How is Oliver?

andnbsp;

Oh, he's fine. I'm staying with him.

andnbsp;

How's your brother?

andnbsp;

My brother?

andnbsp;

Yeah, Ken, your brother. How is he?

andnbsp;

- Why do you ask?
- Because I have to see him.

andnbsp;

- But why?
- Look, it has nothing do with you.

andnbsp;

We've been all through that
a long time ago.

andnbsp;

Then why?

andnbsp;

Are you still afraid of my talking to him,
after all this time?

andnbsp;

Is he that crazy?

andnbsp;

I don't think it's a good idea, that's all.

andnbsp;

Well, it's not exactly my idea of a good
time either, but I have to see him, Eiko.

andnbsp;

It involves a debt I owe someone.

andnbsp;

Why do I always have the feeling
that you're hiding something from me?

andnbsp;

- Oh, you've always felt that way.
- Yes, and I always think you have.

andnbsp;

Harry...

andnbsp;

...I haven't told you
everything in my life.

andnbsp;

But I haven't made a secret of that,
have I?

andnbsp;

- No.
- Well.

andnbsp;

Goddamn it, I'm getting too old for this.

andnbsp;

- Of course, I'll always--
- Always what? Love me?

andnbsp;

Then marry me.

andnbsp;

Well, now that we've got that over with
for the next 20 years...

andnbsp;

...where's your brother? Where's Ken?

andnbsp;

He's not living in Tokyo anymore.

andnbsp;

Oh, he keeps just a little apartment,
but his home is in Kyoto now.

andnbsp;

How can I find him?

andnbsp;

He teaches kendo at the Kendo Hall.

andnbsp;

Thank you.

andnbsp;

Oh, I almost forgot.
These are for Hanako.

andnbsp;

Thank you. She'll be very happy.

andnbsp;

- Harry, will you--?
- Just a couple of days.

andnbsp;

I'll see you before I leave.

andnbsp;

It's very pleasing to see you again.

andnbsp;

Yeah.

andnbsp;

- Good night, darling.
- Good night, Harry.

andnbsp;

Hello, Tanaka Ken.

andnbsp;

What can I do for you?

andnbsp;

I need to ask you a favor.

andnbsp;

I have an obligation to you
I can never repay.

andnbsp;

How long have you lived here in Kyoto?

andnbsp;

Eight years.

andnbsp;

- It's very pleasant here.
- Yes.

andnbsp;

- All of Kyoto is pleasant.
- Yes.

andnbsp;

- Pardon?
- Nothing.

andnbsp;

I know Tono and his clan.

andnbsp;

They are not what I call honorable.

andnbsp;

But they would not kidnap
an American student.

andnbsp;

Well, apparently, Tanner and Tono
had some business dealings.

andnbsp;

Apparently, Tono coerced Tanner
into smuggling some guns...

andnbsp;

...and Tanner can't deliver the shipment.
As a matter of fact, he lost them.

andnbsp;

Tono doesn't believe that,
and money doesn't interest him.

andnbsp;

He wants those guns.

andnbsp;

And he's given his word
that he will cut Tanner's daughter up...

andnbsp;

...in four days,
unless he gets them.

andnbsp;

This man, Tanner, he is a close friend?

andnbsp;

Very. He loaned me the money
to buy Kilmer House for your sister.

andnbsp;

- Are you police now, Kilmer?
- No.

andnbsp;

What is it you want me to do?

andnbsp;

Well, I would like you to see Tono.
Talk to him.

andnbsp;

Tell him that Tanner's telling the truth
about the guns, he doesn't have them.

andnbsp;

That he'll accommodate Tono
anyway he can...

andnbsp;

...as long as Tono
does not harm his daughter.

andnbsp;

I'll try,
but I don't know how much I can do.

andnbsp;

I am no longer yakuza.

andnbsp;

I had no idea.

andnbsp;

I have not picked up my sword
in 10 years.

andnbsp;

You've had no dealings with yakuza
in all that time?

andnbsp;

But they might listen.

andnbsp;

It's impossible. I can't ask you that.

andnbsp;

You already have.

andnbsp;

- I'll need a .38 for Dusty.
- Second drawer.

andnbsp;

- Harry, I wish you wouldn't--
- Come on, everything's gonna be all right.

andnbsp;

- George, you got rounds for a .45?
- Right here.

andnbsp;

Take it easy, Ollie.

andnbsp;

Don't you guys realize
I'm not supposed to play chess?

andnbsp;

- That guy doesn't like you.
- No, not much.

andnbsp;

So how come you figure
you can trust him?

andnbsp;

- Giri.
- Giri?

andnbsp;

Yeah. Giri, obligation.

andnbsp;

You mean,
he figures he owes you something?

andnbsp;

Yeah, sort of.

andnbsp;

Well, I can work two ways, Kilmer.

andnbsp;

If you ain't alive tomorrow,
he don't owe you shit.

andnbsp;

I don't want them to see you.

andnbsp;

One of them has moved.
I can't see him anymore.

andnbsp;

Take the window.

andnbsp;

Watch it!

andnbsp;

It's gonna be okay.

andnbsp;

Just relax. Nothing's gonna happen.

andnbsp;

I think they've been drugged.

andnbsp;

Oh, my God.

andnbsp;

Oh, man. Oh, Jesus.

andnbsp;

Well, how is she?

andnbsp;

She's gonna be all right.

andnbsp;

They gave them both
some kind of tranquilizers.

andnbsp;

She's gonna sleep it off
by morning, he says.

andnbsp;

Goddamn it. I don't know
what to say to you guys.

andnbsp;

I really don't.

andnbsp;

That's the greatest, goddamn thing
anybody ever did for me.

andnbsp;

It's not gonna help in your negotiations
with Tono. Two of his men are dead.

andnbsp;

I'll handle him.
Son of a bitch goofed and he knows it too.

andnbsp;

You'll handle him?
How will you handle him?

andnbsp;

He already lost face, didn't he?
He doesn't want to lose any more.

andnbsp;

- Excuse me, Mr. Tanner.
- Right.

andnbsp;

Okay, there's no flight out
until 12:30 tomorrow...

andnbsp;

...so I'll send Louise on JAL and
you and Dusty can go on Pan Am, all right?

andnbsp;

Well, the survivors
won't talk to the police.

andnbsp;

Your friend from the monastery
is sure to talk to Tono.

andnbsp;

The sooner you get out, the better.

andnbsp;

They take it very hard when
an ex-yakuza interferes in yakuza affairs.

andnbsp;

I'm sure Tono will take it hard
and he'll try to nail Ken.

andnbsp;

Then you better get your ass out of here
and him too.

andnbsp;

If they want me, they will find me.

andnbsp;

I don't think it's so serious.

andnbsp;

Tono violated the yakuza code
by this kidnapping.

andnbsp;

He can't move against me
without the approval of the other clans.

andnbsp;

In this case, I don't think he will get it.

andnbsp;

I don't think he will even ask for it.

andnbsp;

I'm not worried.

andnbsp;

If Mr. Tanner thinks he can satisfy Tono,
then it's all over with.

andnbsp;

I can do it.

andnbsp;

That's it then, Kilmer-san.

andnbsp;

I ought to do something for him,
shouldn't I?

andnbsp;

Not to offend him,
but I ought to do something.

andnbsp;

No.

andnbsp;

You owe him something you can never pay.
And I'm real sorry about that.

andnbsp;

- Would you listen to this?
- Will you stop it?

andnbsp;

I know what happened.
You don't have to read it to me.

andnbsp;

I just thought you might like
to hear your reviews.

andnbsp;

- Did you use anything besides the .38?
- No.

andnbsp;

You can hang on to all except the .38.

andnbsp;

I'd get rid of that as quickly as possible.

andnbsp;

- Maybe the car for the airport.
- Yeah, maybe.

andnbsp;

- Good morning, Harry.
- Good morning.

andnbsp;

- Can I talk to you?
- Well, we were just-- Yeah, sure.

andnbsp;

Eiko.

andnbsp;

I don't mean to be rude,
but could we go for a walk?

andnbsp;

- We can leave, we were just--
- No. No, it's all right.

andnbsp;

- I'd prefer to walk, if you don't mind.
- Sure.

andnbsp;

- We leave for the airport in 45 minutes.
- Airport?

andnbsp;

We'll make it. I'll be back.

andnbsp;

But you just arrived
and Hanako is teaching now.

andnbsp;

She'll be terribly upset.

andnbsp;

I know.

andnbsp;

Eiko, what is it?

andnbsp;

Ken came by last night.

andnbsp;

What time?

andnbsp;

After midnight. He waited for Hanako
to come home from a date.

andnbsp;

Was that unusual?

andnbsp;

Somewhat. He--

andnbsp;

No, we don't talk much, as you know.

andnbsp;

He visits when he's in town.

andnbsp;

What did you ask Ken to do?

andnbsp;

Why, what did he say to you?

andnbsp;

He was just evasive, like you.

andnbsp;

- You saw Ken last night.
- Yes.

andnbsp;

So can you tell me why he feels
he's in some sort of danger?

andnbsp;

- Did he say that?
- Of course not, you know what he's like.

andnbsp;

Goddamn it,
he must have said something--

andnbsp;

But I know him!
He feels he's in danger.

andnbsp;

He's not in Kyoto.

andnbsp;

Maybe his brother could help.

andnbsp;

Brother?
Where the hell did he come from?

andnbsp;

Wait a minute. Is he yakuza?

andnbsp;

- Powerful?
- Yes. He's a kind of oyabun.

andnbsp;

Adviser to all the clans.

andnbsp;

Does he care about Ken,
about what happens to him?

andnbsp;

I think so, very much.

andnbsp;

They just don't talk to each other.

andnbsp;

Well, Ken has a great habit
of not talking to his relatives, doesn't he?

andnbsp;

- Where could I find him, this brother?
- It's very difficult now.

andnbsp;

- He's in Kyoto for a business conference.
- Kyoto.

andnbsp;

It is very pleasant meeting you,
Mr. Kilmer.

andnbsp;

I have heard a good deal about you
over the years.

andnbsp;

- Oh. really? Who from?
- Eiko, of course.

andnbsp;

Even Ken has mentioned you.

andnbsp;

Ken once spoke of you
as giri-gatai gaijin, the strange stranger.

andnbsp;

Now, how can I help you?

andnbsp;

- Do you think Tono will try to kill Ken?
- Oh, yes.

andnbsp;

- But Ken is your brother.
- Yes.

andnbsp;

Then I take it you're not interested
in what happens to him.

andnbsp;

On the contrary, Mr. Kilmer,
I'm very interested.

andnbsp;

- What about you?
- Why do you think I'm here?

andnbsp;

Why are you here?

andnbsp;

Look, you're a man of position
and influence.

andnbsp;

Your brother's life is being threatened.

andnbsp;

I just assumed that you'd want to know
and want to help him.

andnbsp;

Tell me, what significance
does this have for you?

andnbsp;

It looks like an ideogram.

andnbsp;

Very good. Can you say which one?

andnbsp;

And what does michi mean?

andnbsp;

A road, path in the country,
a lane, street.

andnbsp;

It can also mean duty,
obligation, even God.

andnbsp;

When my brother spoke of you
as a unique stranger...

andnbsp;

...I took it to mean
that you were a Westerner...

andnbsp;

...who held values
consistent with ours.

andnbsp;

That a man pays his owns debts,
discharges his own obligations...

andnbsp;

...that they are all that make him a man.

andnbsp;

You have an obligation to my brother
and yet you ask me to assume it.

andnbsp;

I thought that by coming here to you
I'd fulfill part of that obligation.

andnbsp;

- You don't like Ken.
- Does anyone?

andnbsp;

He's a hard man to warm up to,
face it.

andnbsp;

Yes, yes, he is insufferable at times.

andnbsp;

Honorable men usually are.

andnbsp;

But Ken is also unique in
one other respect.

andnbsp;

He is a lone wolf of sorts,
something very rare in Japan.

andnbsp;

He neither takes nor gives orders.

andnbsp;

Years ago,
he broke away from our family...

andnbsp;

...when he was to become the youngest
oyabun in all of Japan.

andnbsp;

I'm ashamed to admit that, when he broke
away, I neither assisted nor protected him.

andnbsp;

He survived, but as a result,
he is under no obligation to me...

andnbsp;

...and would not accept my help.

andnbsp;

Even if he would, this affair with Tono
has put me in an awkward position as well.

andnbsp;

You? How's that?

andnbsp;

Tono has alerted every oyabun in Tokyo
that my brother has interfered in his affairs.

andnbsp;

He has let them know that the only fit
punishment for my brother is death.

andnbsp;

Tono is now home, hoping that I will
try to prevent him from killing Ken.

andnbsp;

Why?

andnbsp;

He wants to compromise my position
as counselor.

andnbsp;

My policy has been one
not only of maintaining peace...

andnbsp;

...among the oyabun and their followers...

andnbsp;

...but moving them
into legitimate business.

andnbsp;

If he can say
I have let my personal considerations...

andnbsp;

...get in the way
of my professional judgment...

andnbsp;

...then be stands an excellent chance
of upsetting my policies.

andnbsp;

Ken knows this. That is another reason
why he would avoid my help.

andnbsp;

Well, what can Ken do by himself?

andnbsp;

He can go to Tono
and ask his forgiveness.

andnbsp;

Which would place him
under obligation to Tono.

andnbsp;

- Yes.
- What else?

andnbsp;

- He can wait for Tono to kill him.
- Yeah.

andnbsp;

Or he can kill Tono.

andnbsp;

What chance would he have?

andnbsp;

Ken is skillful and any man can be killed.

andnbsp;

Tono of course, is oyabun...

andnbsp;

...and if one is old-fashioned,
and Ken most certainly is...

andnbsp;

...then honor dictates
that an oyabun be killed with a sword.

andnbsp;

And if Ken does that, then Tono's men
are free to kill Ken any way they please.

andnbsp;

He would be no farther away from them
than the length of his own sword.

andnbsp;

On the other hand, you, Mr. Kilmer,
are not yakuza.

andnbsp;

You are not bound to kill
Tono with a sword.

andnbsp;

- I can't do that.
- Perhaps.

andnbsp;

In any case, Ken felt he had
an obligation to you. He fulfilled it.

andnbsp;

You now know the consequences
of his actions.

andnbsp;

Whatever obligation you now have to Ken,
Mr. Kilmer...

andnbsp;

...if you don't feel it, you don't have it.

andnbsp;

What the hell was that?

andnbsp;

- Are you all right?
- Fine, Ollie.

andnbsp;

Everything's okay.
Just unpacking, that's all.

andnbsp;

Bob, go on out.

andnbsp;

It was my daughter's life.

andnbsp;

I'm sorry about what happened to your men.
I didn't want that to happen.

andnbsp;

Maybe I can help
with the families, huh?

andnbsp;

You promised me guns, take my money,
you fail to deliver them.

andnbsp;

I take your daughter.

andnbsp;

Your friend Kilmer and Tanaka Ken
take her back and kill several of my men.

andnbsp;

Now I must face the rest of them
and continue to command their respect.

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I know that.

andnbsp;

To begin with, you must tell me the truth,
even if it humiliates you.

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What happened to the guns?

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You never lost them, did you?

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No, I never lost them, Tono.

andnbsp;

I lost the goddamn money,
that's what I did.

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I never bought them in the first place.

andnbsp;

I've been living way over my head
for about two years, more than that.

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Not so you'd know it.

andnbsp;

I put up a real good
million-dollar front...

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...but I haven't had any money
in a long time.

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And the banks have been on my back
real good.

andnbsp;

So when I got that money from you,
I thought I saw a big chance...

andnbsp;

...and took a flyer and some futures,
you know?

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No, you don't know.

andnbsp;

It's investment. I bought on the margin,
I bought too much, and they sold me out.

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It's all gone,
all the goddamn money's gone.

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Why didn't you tell me this?

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What did you tell your friends?
This man, Kilmer, and Tanaka Ken?

andnbsp;

Tanaka Ken? That's Kilmer's friend.

andnbsp;

I just told them you were trying
to extort some money out of me.

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- What about Goro?
- All clans know that Ken broke his vows.

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- His brother cannot protect him.
- That's it, then, huh?

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Just a moment.
We'll take care of Ken.

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There is one thing you must do.

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This man, Kilmer, he knows Japan.
He knows too much about us.

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Look, he's-- He's halfway to Honolulu
right now.

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He left on the Pan Am flight at noon.

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That's not good enough.

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Well, what is good enough?

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- Let me do that, that last one.
- No.

andnbsp;

That's what a husband's
supposed to do in the U.S.

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Okay.

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Husband.

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Wife?

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- Children?
- No.

andnbsp;

Oh, that's too bad.

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Hai, Oliver-san.

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Oh, Oliver.

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Oh, looking at you,
it's like old times, Eiko.

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Yes.

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Hey, I saw some guys
without any little finger.

andnbsp;

Does that mean that
they don't have a wife or she's dead or--?

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No.

andnbsp;

Well, what is it?

andnbsp;

That's yakuza.

andnbsp;

Yakuza?

andnbsp;

Yakuza gangsters have a ritual...

andnbsp;

...in which they sometimes cut off
their little finger.

andnbsp;

Like this.

andnbsp;

That's sick. Why do they do that?

andnbsp;

If a yakuza commits a very great offense,
or breaks his word to his oyabun, his boss...

andnbsp;

...an offense so great
that it demands his life be taken...

andnbsp;

...then the only way
that he can atone for his crime...

andnbsp;

...is by offering
his finger as a symbol of repentance.

andnbsp;

They really do that? Today?

andnbsp;

Well, guess you can't afford
to commit too many offenses.

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- Did you speak to Ken?
- Yeah.

andnbsp;

- Does he know we're here?
- Sure.

andnbsp;

- Is he unhappy?
- I'm on my way over to see him now.

andnbsp;

But is he unhappy?

andnbsp;

Of course. He's been unhappy
ever since he lost the war.

andnbsp;

I try to tell him it's not his fault,
but he won't take my word.

andnbsp;

What's up?

andnbsp;

You stick around
and keep an eye on things.

andnbsp;

I'll see you later.

andnbsp;

If you don't care about yourself...

andnbsp;

...at least let me take Eiko
and Hanako away from here for a while.

andnbsp;

Just a vacation.

andnbsp;

- You still love her?
- That has nothing to do with this.

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I don't understand.
What's going on in your mind?

andnbsp;

They're going after you.
Do you want to die?

andnbsp;

My brother exaggerates.
He worries too much.

andnbsp;

That's why he is effective at
keeping the peace.

andnbsp;

I will go back to Kyoto and live my life.
You find that so hard to understand?

andnbsp;

- What about your family?
- They won't hurt them.

andnbsp;

Even if they wanted,
the other clans--

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Fuck the other clans!

andnbsp;

Suppose they find out you're visiting,
like you were at 3:00 the other morning.

andnbsp;

You know.
You know what's going to happen.

andnbsp;

- Eiko told you.
- Of course she told me.

andnbsp;

- What else did she say?
- What difference does that make?

andnbsp;

Does she have your permission
to go or doesn't she?

andnbsp;

Eiko can do as she pleases.

andnbsp;

- She always has.
- That's a lie.

andnbsp;

Eiko is afraid to breath
for fear of offending you.

andnbsp;

That's all that ever worries her.
Why? I don't know.

andnbsp;

- This is Japan, Kilmer.
- Well, even for Japan, it's strange.

andnbsp;

In any case, it's not your family.

andnbsp;

No, no, it's not.

andnbsp;

Wheat was telling me about
how the Japanese use the katana.

andnbsp;

We when we cut, we always slash out.

andnbsp;

Japanese slashes in, you know,
butt end towards the belly?

andnbsp;

American saw cuts on the push stroke.
Japanese saw cuts on the pull stroke.

andnbsp;

When an American cracks up...

andnbsp;

...he opens up the window
and shoots up a bunch of strangers.

andnbsp;

When a Japanese cracks up,
he closes the window and kills himself.

andnbsp;

Everything's in reverse, isn't it?

andnbsp;

Last night, I was watching Hanako
making supper.

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Yeah, so?

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Nothing.

andnbsp;

Tanner-san.

andnbsp;

Ken-san?

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This giri.

andnbsp;

It means obligation, right?

andnbsp;

Burden.

andnbsp;

Burden.

andnbsp;

It's called "the burden hardest to bear."

andnbsp;

Yeah, well, suppose you don't bear it?

andnbsp;

- No one's gonna come down on you.
- No.

andnbsp;

Well, you guys believe in
some kind of heaven or hell?

andnbsp;

No.

andnbsp;

Then what is it that you believe in
that makes you do it?

andnbsp;

Giri.

andnbsp;

Don't worry about that, Dusty.

andnbsp;

What are you thinking?

andnbsp;

About George.

andnbsp;

George Tanner is an opportunist,
a survivor.

andnbsp;

He's always been.

andnbsp;

Yeah, but you used to like him,
didn't you?

andnbsp;

I knew you thought he was your friend.

andnbsp;

- He was.
- Perhaps once.

andnbsp;

Harry, sometimes, you're very naive.

andnbsp;

Oh, hi.

andnbsp;

Come on in, I'll be right with you.

andnbsp;

- I'm sorry.
- For what?

andnbsp;

George Tanner.

andnbsp;

Yeah, so am I.

andnbsp;

- Harry, I think you better listen to this.
- Why don't we forget about it?

andnbsp;

You'd better not forget about it.
Dusty's got something to tell you.

andnbsp;

When Tanner sent me over here,
it wasn't just to watch out for you.

andnbsp;

- It was to watch you too.
- Watch me?

andnbsp;

- Did you ask him why?
- I knew why.

andnbsp;

I knew he was smuggling guns for Tono.

andnbsp;

He even cut me in
on a piece of the action.

andnbsp;

See, they've been fighting,

andnbsp;

But underneath it all,
they're really very tight.

andnbsp;

- What?
- Yeah.

andnbsp;

Tanner's been trying to help Tono
take over this guy Goro's position.

andnbsp;

And he thought
maybe if you found out about it...

andnbsp;

...you might make more trouble
than you cleared up.

andnbsp;

I feel like an ass.

andnbsp;

Okay, hot shot,
you better get yourself out of here.

andnbsp;

Yeah, that's what Tanner said.

andnbsp;

I'd like to stay here now
and do what I can.

andnbsp;

How about it, huh?

andnbsp;

We gotta talk about a couple of things.

andnbsp;

- You feel like a walk?
- Is that a good idea?

andnbsp;

Dusty's here. You'll be safe enough.

andnbsp;

I didn't mean for us, I meant for you.

andnbsp;

We'll be gone 10 minutes.

andnbsp;

- Doesn't your side bother you?
- No, it needed a little trimming anyway.

andnbsp;

One of us should leave.

andnbsp;

You mean this town isn't big enough
for both of us?

andnbsp;

I mean, someone should take Eiko
and Hanako away.

andnbsp;

And it should be you.

andnbsp;

- Well, what about you?
- I can manage.

andnbsp;

She's waking up the gods, isn't she?

andnbsp;

Kilmer-san, believe me,
it isn't necessary for you to stay.

andnbsp;

Really, it's not necessary.

andnbsp;

Maybe not for you.

andnbsp;

All these years...

andnbsp;

...what have you been doing?

andnbsp;

Oh, quite a few things.

andnbsp;

Police work, private investigation...

andnbsp;

...real estate, investments, you know.

andnbsp;

You've done well?

andnbsp;

That depends on
how you figure those things.

andnbsp;

Yes.

andnbsp;

You have no family?

andnbsp;

No.

andnbsp;

- Hanako?
- Yes?

andnbsp;

I love watching you do that.

andnbsp;

I'm glad.

andnbsp;

Wait.

andnbsp;

Feel how warm the cup is.

andnbsp;

Feel how it feels.

andnbsp;

Now drink.

andnbsp;

No. No, don't.

andnbsp;

Come on, nobody's here, nobody's here.

andnbsp;

No one's here. He's not here.

andnbsp;

There's nobody here.

andnbsp;

Eiko, get down!

andnbsp;

Stop! Stop it!

andnbsp;

Oh, God, stop it. Stop it, please.

andnbsp;

Stop it! Stop it!

andnbsp;

Please. Oh, God. Stop!

andnbsp;

Stop it! Stop it, please.

andnbsp;

Stop! Stop it!

andnbsp;

Get Hanako, we've gotta go. Come on.

andnbsp;

We gotta get out of here.

andnbsp;

- Eiko is at hotel?
- Yeah.

andnbsp;

Wheat's taking care of her.

andnbsp;

- And Ken?
- Ken's there too.

andnbsp;

When Ken saw Hanako,
he just came apart.

andnbsp;

Were they Tono's or Tanner's men?

andnbsp;

It could have been both of them.

andnbsp;

Where can I find Tono?

andnbsp;

Tono is my responsibility.

andnbsp;

You told me what to do, I didn't do it.

andnbsp;

- If I had--
- Cease.

andnbsp;

- The question is what to do now.
- Tono's death is necessary.

andnbsp;

- You wouldn't have a chance.
- Tanner is also dangerous.

andnbsp;

And he's my responsibility.

andnbsp;

Very well.

andnbsp;

Come, I will show you
what I can provide for you.

andnbsp;

There is one other matter.

andnbsp;

Small, but important to me.

andnbsp;

I have a wayward son, Tanaka Shiro...

andnbsp;

...who left the university
to become yakuza.

andnbsp;

He is now part of Tono Toshiro's family
and a great shame to me.

andnbsp;

You would not remember him.

andnbsp;

But he now has a tattoo of a spider,
here.

andnbsp;

If you should see him,
try not to harm him.

andnbsp;

Perhaps he'll return
to his repentant father.

andnbsp;

Before Ken dies...

andnbsp;

...there is something
I think you might want to know.

andnbsp;

You may have been surprised to hear...

andnbsp;

...that Tanaka Eiko and Ken
have an older brother still living.

andnbsp;

I'm not Eiko's brother.

andnbsp;

On the other hand, neither is Ken.

andnbsp;

Ken is her husband.

andnbsp;

When he returned five years after the war,
he found you with his wife.

andnbsp;

He was enraged that she was living
with a foreigner...

andnbsp;

...yet grateful to you
for saving her life.

andnbsp;

In any case, Ken is a tormented man.

andnbsp;

It is Eiko, of course, but it's also Japan.

andnbsp;

Ken is a relic, a leftover from
another age and another country.

andnbsp;

I'm glad you told me.

andnbsp;

Under the circumstances,
I felt you had a right to know.

andnbsp;

My God...

andnbsp;

...then Hanako was Ken's child.

andnbsp;

Hi, I'm Harry Kilmer, friend of George's.
He asked me to stop by.

andnbsp;

Tanner!

andnbsp;

Tanner!

andnbsp;

Goddamn son of a--

andnbsp;

I checked with Oliver. Eiko is fine.

andnbsp;

Good.

andnbsp;

- You'll join them now.
- I don't think so.

andnbsp;

I'm going with you.

andnbsp;

There is no way
you can keep the Tono clan from me.

andnbsp;

Or yourself, for that matter.

andnbsp;

I thank you, Kilmer.

andnbsp;

But it's a futile gesture.

andnbsp;

Well, it may be futile, but it's no gesture.

andnbsp;

If I don't, I have nowhere to go.

andnbsp;

I did it, Ken.

andnbsp;

Nineteen,
and more in the other rooms.

andnbsp;

Tono!

andnbsp;

Ken.

andnbsp;

Well, the flight goes straight
to San Francisco.

andnbsp;

I guess that's good.

andnbsp;

At least there's no layover
in Hawaii that way.

andnbsp;

Look, Eiko.

andnbsp;

I have no more secrets, do I, Harry?

andnbsp;

You'll never run out of those, darling.

andnbsp;

Harry.

andnbsp;

You should know the police have discovered
through their network of informants...

andnbsp;

...that George Tanner and Tono Toshiro
had a business feud last night.

andnbsp;

A most violent one, apparently.

andnbsp;

Now the matter seems to be closed.

andnbsp;

Tanner and Tono tried to kill each other,
they succeeded.

andnbsp;

How pleased they may be with
the success of their efforts...

andnbsp;

...you shall never know.
The police, at least, are satisfied.

andnbsp;

- Where are you going now, Harry?
- Home.

andnbsp;

You?

andnbsp;

I'll go back to Kyoto.

andnbsp;

I guess that's a good idea.

andnbsp;

Oliver, Hanako was Ken's child.

andnbsp;

What are you talking about?

andnbsp;

Eiko is not Ken's sister. She's his wife.

andnbsp;

I destroyed his past and his future.

andnbsp;

Harry.

andnbsp;

What are you--? Are you all right?

andnbsp;

Yes. But I'd like to talk to you.

andnbsp;

Of course.

andnbsp;

I'm sorry, I'm packing for Kyoto. Come.

andnbsp;

Formally.

andnbsp;

I will get you some tea.

andnbsp;

Harry-san.

andnbsp;

Tanaka-san,
I have brought great pain into your life...

andnbsp;

...both in the past and in the present.

andnbsp;

If you can forgive me,
then surely, you can forgive Eiko.

andnbsp;

You are greatly loved and respected
by all your family.

andnbsp;

Mr. Kilmer, gate 11.
Sit where you please. Have a good trip.

andnbsp;

- Let me help you.
- Thanks.

andnbsp;

Flight 9-6-2 from Seoul
is now arriving at gate 13.

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