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A Shochiku-Fuji/Burning Production

Executive Producers: Kazuyoshi Okuyama - Ikuo Suho

Producer: Yoshinori Moniwa

Story by Takuya Nishioka

Photographed by Junichi Fujisawa

Music by Toshihiro Nakanishi

Shuji!

Some guy!

It's that boring song.

No cheating. No chatting.

Making money?

Your wife? Of course not.

Hello there. You free tonight?

Beginner's luck.

Did it remind you of your ex?

Who?

The radio.

Her memory dazed you.

Don't you agree?

The woman I killed.

Is he for real?

Sure. He kills club hostesses. My girls too.

Don't win too easily.

Another game?

Sure.

Let me have your hand print first.

Why? To steal his luck?

Gimme a break.

It's for my kid.

Kindergarteners want their daddy's handprint.

You're short one finger.

Shuji's the only guy I know with ten fingers.

What a shame!

You should become a father while you still have ten.

One more game, huh?

Let's switch seats.

I'll quit.

I wonder what's on Tetsuo's mind.

Can he make it simpler?

Why the gun in the tank?

It's nice.

What is?

In, "The Godfather", I saw a scene like that.

It looked great.

Tetsuo...

The Toryu boss...

He keeps a woman in public housing?

Lucky lottery.

That's for him.

HEARTBREAK YAKUZA

She wants a room downtown.

I said her looks don't suit Tokyo.

She got mad.

Your practicing?

Tomorrow evening. Building 4.

No, please!

Don't shoot!

I didn't see you.

I saw nothing, so please.

Spare me!

Lucky guy.

Know about today's wedding?

It's something.

Why?

The bride's father is a mobster. Yakuza.

Stay in the dressing room, okay?

How old are you, miss?

Me? Twenty-five.

Same as my daughter.

What do you think?

It's... very nice.

Think so?

I think it's awful.

Yakuza shouldn't show off like this.

Make sure you aren't overheard.

Don't worry.

Don't bother the girl's.

Boss, we'll take a picture.

I'm Nitta.

He's Nanba. He's like my secretary.

The chief.

Shuji offered to kill Kiuchi.

Don't be so mad.

He injured four guys. It's enough.

Well done.

Kiuchi begged, so Shuji spared him.

You've changed.

Who told you?

He did.

I didn't like Shuji's plan from the beginning.

If you have to, knock off the Kiuchi's brothers.

Never mind.

I do mind.

It's time.

And I was read to help him.

Where are the Yakuza?

I'm so thrilled.

They' II hear.

Citizen's movement against us is growing.

Ready?

Thank you very much.

The food isn't ready yet.

Please wait in the lobby.

What's next? Trouble with the citizen's movement?

Excuse me?

I was right!

Shuji, aren't you?

Shuji!

I'm Hitomi, Akira's sister.

You have the wrong man.

You're mistaken.

Someone shot your brother.

Daito clan?

Ouch!

- Don't move. - Take it easy.

Have some.

Can I drink?

No, you can't.

Your brother...

I can't drink, see?

Bring it here.

Yoshimasa? I feel terrible.

I got shot in the thigh. It hurts.

The cops are hanging around too.

We'll get back at them.

Using your guys?

They're all junkies, eh?

We can't move. The cops are nosy.

I'll use a plain guy.

Plain? In what way?

Can he tell black from white?

Leave it to me.

But who do we get?

Who sent the roses?

One of my customers.

Only four?

Two roses yesterday.

Only one before that.

What's his line?

He's president of Shimoda, Inc. He owns TV stations.

Why only four roses?

Maybe eight tomorrow.

He's courting her.

I'm not interested.

You heard?

I got the message.

You met Tetsuo, eh?

He's Mamoru.

He'll turn himself in tomorrow. For me.

Take good care of him.

All right.

If you purify me afterward.

Still following me?

I want to talk to you.

You a Yakuza?

Why?

You were with the Daito men.

Just a business chat. I'm not Yakuza.

Now what?

What are you saying?

See if I have one.

Put him down there.

I'll leave.

Help him undress too.

I'll be waiting in the car.

I will take him to the cops tomorrow.

Then stay here.

I can't.

Long time no see.

I'm tired.

We had a rough day, huh?

Sandwich?

Let's swim together.

Hurry!

You're always like that.

Say where.

Your head? Back? Or...

The ass?

It's Shuji! Nail him!

If you must kill, make it Shuji.

Don't shoot!

Why go to night school?

You need money?

Who doesn't?

I didn't mean that.

I'm saving up to live in America.

That hotel has a chain in America.

I want to work there.

Is it loud enough?

Self-service here, eh?

You drink now.

I'm surprised.

I only drink here.

Been in town long?

About two years.

Why do you keep stirring it?

To melt the sugar.

Only that?

What else?

My fingers feel every unmelted grain of sugar.

When the last grain melts,

One of my wishes shall be granted.

Did I say that?

Yes. When you left town.

Have you forgotten?

- About the past? - You remember?

Like when we were school kids.

What's corn bread?

It's from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Tom and his pal ate it when they camped out.

You wanted corn bread each time we rode the raft.

It was good.

I didn't know what it really was.

I stuck a corncob on a roll. You got mad.

Did I?

That reminds me. I've never eaten real corn bread.

When I came to Tokyo, The sea spread out right to there.

There was a ferry pier there.

A shooting gallery and merry-go-round over there.

It was like a carnival. Lots of fun.

There was a rigged game too.

Made a sucker out of me.

They took my money.

Then the Stormfield master helped me.

He had a dream:

To build a boardwalk like the one in Atlantic City.

But the sea had gone.

So had the carnival.

Back then, the three of us were always together.

After one left, the carnival folded.

If my brother had lived, would you have stayed in town?

Shuji hasn't arrived yet?

Where the hell is he?

Kato got shot in the thigh too.

His bodyguards were killed.

I believe hitmen these days have gotten soft.

But there was a pro.

Tetsuo.

Cut your tie and sew it so it'll come off.

Sorry I'm late.

I'm glad.

Glad I got shot.

Boss...

We have decided.

We won't retaliate. We will make peace.

They will deceive us.

You should have killed the Kiuchi brothers.

I will kill them.

Just like that?

Have you considered our group's future?

Read Newsweek. Watch CNN. Get to know the world.

Catch up with the latest trends.

Isn't that right, boss?

Lay low for a while.

That girl, Yumiko.

Hide at her place.

Maybe they'll have a go at you next.

Do as Kato says.

Bet today's wins on tomorrow's ninth.

Kid.

You work for Shuji, eh?

You know me?

Relax.

Where is he?

I don't know.

Want to see something?

Where's he hiding?

I have something better.

Get lost!

Which is stronger, a gun or a sword?

In Yakuza battles, the sword always wins.

Tell Shuji how charming I was.

Don't stop halfway.

A phone call for you.

Yes? And then?

I see.

Very well.

See you there.

128 roses.

How do you know?

It was 64 yesterday.

A waste of money.

She's too decent for you.

How do you screw her?

With the light off like when you tricked me?

Let me tell you something.

You scare me.

You're Yakuza, aren't you?

Telling lies to her all the way?

Wait a minute.

Shall I kick you out?

Kick me out?

Can't you tell?

We are of the same breed.

You have ten fingers, and we are the same.

Melted?

Was one of your wishes granted?

Not yet.

Something for you.

What is it?

Corn bread.

It is?

Different from what you thought? But it's good.

And I was only seven then.

When we changed seats in grade school...

Every semester, eh?

I insisted on sitting at a particular spot.

What spot was that?

In grade school and through senior high,

I sat by the window, near trees and light.

Any adventures?

Trains passed through the field near my house.

We'd run across the track in front of trains.

- Real scary game, but we did it. - How risky!

Yes, that's why Takashi and Yoshiko

And Yoshinobu were killed then.

Really?

I finally realize what a dangerous game it was.

Chief, Shuji's here.

Jo.

You shouldn't come here.

Don't look at me like that.

I'm supposed to be an upstanding citizen.

Kato, what do you mean. You know.

Don't you mind Shuji hanging about?

What? Why don't you send someone here?

It looks like you want him to get killed.

Send someone right now!

It might fall.

Three shots for one guy?

You can do better.

Shuji Hayasaka. Shuji!

Hitomi?

Help us fill the report, will you?

He cleaned your chamber pot every day.

I checked on Hitomi too.

She was in brain surgery.

If you want, I'll let you see her doctor.

There's a clot here.

The gunshot wound caused internal bleeding.

It's pressing the optic nerve, affecting her eyesight.

Will she go blind?

Not completely.

But she's almost blind.

She can sense light, but

An operation is risky.

Sometimes clots are absorbed naturally.

But we should remove her psychological pain first.

Doctor, where is she now?

Boss.

Why did you hide Hitomi?

I'll take care of her.

You have no right to see her.

Then at least let me get the Kiuchi brothers and the hitman.

You can't do that either.

You won't go in?

No. Let's go.

Aren't we busy enough with the collection?

It's the third time to come here this week.

Don't bother. I can do it myself.

I have nothing else to do.

This is my business.

We came too far, eh?

This is Kageura turf.

So what?

Can I come in?

Tetsuo!

You a traveling salesman?

Don't tell me you're a Daito guy. What do you sell?

Don't make waves.

Keep away from the Toryu gang.

He's Kiuchi's pal.

Got lost?

Stay away from our turf.

That hurts! Burning hot!

Let's go.

Take!

Take! Hey!

Stay here. I'll talk to the boss and get you a hideout.

Get me to the office.

Then Kato will sell you out.

The raid at the disco...

They say Kato was behind it.

I don't like this.

We don't know our enemies.

I wish it were simpler.

Let me handle this.

Please!

We are to kill Shuji.

But...

There's a plan to merge us with Daito.

So we'll nail him this week.

I hat to come secretly.

I'm afraid of Kato.

I know what to do.

No you don't.

Only the Kiuchi's are making a fuss.

First of all,

Urata, the one you hurt, seems to like you.

Maybe he's an aged Huck Finn.

You're impetuous, but you're coherent.

Guys often like you for it.

I'm one of them.

I'm not sure about it.

I can't obey orders from my boss so easily.

But it it's for Shuji...

Don't blab everything.

Lay low at my friend's place for a few weeks.

Until everything works out.

Room 3 on the 2nd floor. It's not locked.

Listen, what about Yumiko?

What do you mean?

Any message?

Good evening.

Anyone in?

Nobody, eh?

Excuse me.

Does he have this kind of friend?

Many kinds of "friends".

Hitomi!

I started to learn smell-blending last week.

I hate to rely on Nitta so much.

I'm sorry.

I've missed you so much.

Sit down or I can't relax.

How much do you know?

You're hiding to resume a normal life.

Some coffee.

Can you see?

I'm getting better every day.

Look!

You're listening to the "Midnight Tom Sawyer"...

I can see you now.

A broad back.

A lovely back.

Your back.

I wanted to see it.

Is it as dark and big as it used to be?

Or does it have a tattoo?

It's a shame I can't see.

Tell me.

Is it nice?

Sure. It hasn't changed at all.

You had dreams.

But I trampled on them.

I still have a dream.

Will you really go straight?

What do you think I could do?

Become that "Midnight Tom Sawyer" deejay on the radio?

I lied.

I'll feed you.

Be my pimp.

Only a few people have read Tom Sawyer.

They're afraid of Tom Sawyer.

I'm not afraid of him.

Such a long-running show.

It started the year after you left.

I listened to it every week back home.

I'd hoped that same day you'd talk about when you were a Tom Sawyer too.

Tetsuo!

I'm embarrassed.

Kato keeps asking where Shuji is.

Where is he?

Shuji asks what's going on with that rose guy.

Not much going on. Sometimes we dine together.

But I'm not thrilled to become a rose queen.

Shuji wants to meet him.

Him?

You don't have to.

Why? Doesn't Shuji mean it?

He insists upon meeting him.

I'll come for you in an hour. The shopping list-

I'll do it myself.

Don't bother.

I'm free this afternoon anyway.

You don't have to come for me.

Nitta asked me to take care of you.

I'll talk to Nitta about it.

Thanks for everything.

He caused this. Don't you hate him?

Hate him?

Shuji, the Yakuza.

Think he should suffer like me?

I'm worried about you.

Then don't interfere.

The clot's getting smaller. Any change in your sight?

Not yet.

You'll get better.

Thank you, Doctor.

I'll have the usual.

You slept with him already?

No.

I sell myself high.

This is a deal to buy you I guess.

I rehearse with other guys.

Last take.

No takes without rehearsals.

Rehearsals only.

No more takes?

Why?

You could've lied to me.

If you love, you'd lie, wouldn't you?

Fool.

Let's get to the point. How much?

She was my woman.

Not anymore.

Why don't you finish your story?

I heard you own radio stations.

Yes, I have a few.

One of them has Midnight Tom Sawyer.

I know.

Can I talk on that show one night?

What a sell-out!

Say you want a radio station at least.

Your first time meeting her, Kato?

She's Miss Tatematsu from Kageura.

How do you do?

And this man is...

Mr. Urata, you're adviser.

Have you agreed to our proposal?

The Toryu-Daito merger?

Yes.

Our boss says we'll hold the ceremony to announce the merger some time next week.

He doesn't want any fee.

But he wants to hold a gambling party after the ceremony.

Festive gambling?

What are the stakes?

Five bundles from Toryu.

Ten bundles from Daito.

Too much!

Urata says its the right amount.

That will be all, gentlemen.

We must nail Shuji before the ceremony.

I wonder where he is.

There's a club hostess.

Her name's Yumiko.

We'll tail her.

Supreme Adviser?

I prefer...

Organizing Committee Chairman.

Right?

Sounds great.

Sugiyama.

You be the Secretary General. It's best.

PR Manager is better.

We're naming our organization and titles for the ceremony.

Who is it?

Mashiba.

He's tailing Yumiko, but nothing on Shuji.

Kato, we can play rough, can't we?

Sure.

Right, Kato?

Yes, we can.

She's yours.

I don't like this.

What?

I don't like any of this.

He's strange.

It was the first time he'd gotten laid. He screamed.

And lost his virginity with Shuji's thrust.

What about New Revolution Society?

This one's weird, huh?

The image of corn bread with jasmine as the base.

Tom Sawyer's starting.

Cue music.

Time passes quickly when it's cold.

Midnight Tom Sawyer.

It's already been a week.

Have your surroundings changed?

Let's go back to the days of...

Tom Sawyer.

I'm Kaori Fukunaga.

Our guest is a genuine Yakuza.

In spite of the peril, he came to see me.

Good evening.

It's my first time to talk with a Yakuza.

Can you tell us what you do?

Prostitution... Loan Sharking... Gambling.

And we settle various disputes.

Insinuating violence?

So they won't take us lightly.

You sometimes kill?

We didn't rehearse this.

Who cares?

The producer usually makes changes.

This show is sloppy.

There's a girl who loves this show.

I caused her a lot of trouble.

This is the only thing I can do for her.

I'll talk about what I did long ago.

Before I became a hoodlum.

I'm sure she's listening.

Shuji.

I didn't want to be like this.

It's just that I thought it was the only way to keep playing Tom Sawyer.

But after I saw her again, I began to think,

There should be another way to keep being Tom Sawyer.

Isn't that Shuji?

Nonsense!

Wake up, Tetsuo.

Who's there?

What' re you doing here? Who sent you?

Tired?

You're getting better.

Want some?

Thank you.

Who's there?

Shuji's cut.

He won't be back until morning.

That's why I came.

Where's Shuji?

I don't think I've ever tried pluck testing.

I remember the tracks.

Can't you tell?

Idiot!

Fool!

Can't you see me?

You can't?

You know nothing about Yakuza.

They kill so easily.

I saw Shuji kill many.

Because of you, sometimes he acted cowardly.

It disappointed me.

We rested enough.

Ready for the next round?

Enough... stop.

Thanks, everyone.

Mr. Shimada's here.

I'll go first.

I love you, Hitomi.

But I owe Yumiko a lot.

I'm a Yakuza after all.

How about these for the Kageura boss?

Too good?

Something more colorful would be better.

Then for the Kageura lady.

Make up your mind.

Two hours will be enough to get here.

Depends on traffic conditions.

And...?

The Kiuchi brothers had already left.

So only Small Fry was there.

Shuji raided them.

But his gun jammed, and

He got hurt.

He almost didn't make it. He lost his touch.

Did the Kiuchi boys say that?

Don't be so quick to trust them.

The Kageura boss and the Kiuchi brothers have guts.

They'll hold the ceremony.

So we'll expel Shuji there. That's best.

You think easy. He's good.

What can he do without a gun?

He can't get any from our mob.

I won't oust him until I know who killed his woman and why.

You surprise me.

Why do you want to come with me?

Because Shuji will come too.

Could be bloodshed.

This book says, Chivalrous spirit brings forth actions beyond reason.

In short, Act before you think.

Robert B. Parker might not agree with it.

He like's to think a lot.

What kind of a gunman would use anything less?

Let the other guy use this.

Other guy?

He's been waiting outside.

You raided the Kiuchis.

You can't miss with this.

This is no time to loaf like that!

Get to your post.

What are you so afraid of?

You're in charge of security. Do your job!

Move!

Hurry! What's keeping you?

Go out from the front!

Let's go!

Shall we start?

Let me act as dealer.

Here we go.

Your bets.

I say when.

The traveling salesman!

Lower your gun!

Tetsuo!

Lower your gun!

Stay away!

Hey!

I could kill you any time.

Same here.

I'll kill you all.

Bastard!

Want to fight?

This is the way things stand. Here's the map.

They won't last without us.

And that half-blind chick.

She's here.

Hitomi? How come?

She wanted to come. That much I know.

So long.

I don't like them.

Or the merger either.

Their new name is lousy.

And

Forget it.

Shake.

Hey, you can't come in.

Raid!

Boss!

Knock it off!

Deal.

Deal!

Give me the gun!

They can't reach here.

Terrible writing.

The part beyond the bath is under repair.

And the annex.

It's nearly summer.

I've never spent a summer with you.

I want to go abroad. Guam... Hawaii...

This summer.

Let's go together.

Don't let them kill you.

They're only two. I want a gun.

You stay put.

What's this?

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Hitomi!

Shit!

Draw!

Mister!

Shuji!

Shuji!

Oh, how could I sleep?

I wish I never, never had awakened.

No, no I don't.

Don't look so...

I won't say it again.

I've seen...

such a...

beautiful country in my dream.

I reckon we are going there.