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HANASARERU GANG

Takayuki Kamura as KAMURA

My name is Takayuki Kamura.

I'm 26-years-old, 179 centimeters tall and I weigh 66 kilograms.

Favorite food?

My favorite food...

is hamburger steak.

Rie Ito as RYIE

I'm Rie Ito, 22-years-old.

How old are you?

I'm 22.

Right...

That was stupid of me.

- Let me ask some questions. - Sure.

What do I talk about?

There are three characters in this film.

The main character is Kamura, a deaf gangster who thinks he's cool.

His partner is Aizawa.

He's short, but a good guy overall.

They meet a girl named Ryie...

Kamura and Aizawa are thieves.

They are petty thieves.

They meet a girl named Ryie,

and then...

The story revolves around those three characters...

- Sorry, I forgot. - You forgot?

Let's go again.

Kamura is a gangster.

He likes being a gangster and thinks he's cool.

The story in the film revolves around the three characters.

They're ordinary gangsters, but somehow possess a gun.

Kamura and Aizawa find a victim in the streets of Asakusa, as usual,

and they mug him.

Then they meet the girl.

Ryie doesn't know Kamura's deaf, so she thinks he's weird at first.

They're fools.

She starts to get annoyed, but becomes interested in Kamura

when his partner tells her he's a deaf gangster.

She begs to see them in action.

So Kamura shows her what being a gangster is like.

They steal a car and some money, which turns out to be a lot.

They end up killing a man.

They try to run away, but don't succeed

and get caught. Wait, actually...

No, they don't get caught.

So the two of them run away, right?

They run.

They run, but what's Aizawa doing?

I think Aizawa runs away on his own.

They leave the money with Aizawa, but later they lose track of it.

Ryie thinks of keeping the money all for herself,

and we see suspicion among them.

What do you think you're doing?

You...

They start to run away.

They steal a car not knowing anything,

but later they find a lot of of money in the trunk.

That's how it starts.

In the end, Kamura and Ryie get killed while on the run.

They get killed.

They die. They're murdered.

I have classes on Mondays and Tuesdays and can't work.

So they get killed.

Meanwhile, Aizawa has been on the run.

He finds out we were killed.

Aizawa finds out...

but he wants the money.

In the end...

we scarcely talk like we're in a typical narrative.

How should I put it?

A man and a woman fall in love. By a man, I mean Kamura.

They fall in love...

For Kamura, it was...

In the middle of the story,

we see the same...

It was his life.

But his life gets complicated when the girl enters it.

That's what I imagine.

And then...

I'm not sure what happens in the end.

Money?

Money's to be blamed.

In the middle of the story,

we see the same situations repeated, but with different characters.

At least, that's what I imagine.

I'm not sure what happens in the end.

In the end, Aizawa finds the money.

That's the story.

To put it in terms of a love story, the film has a happy ending.

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SEPARATED

FLOWERED

Chapter 1: Friends Play, Fight and Hide.

Hey, I'm selling this. It's authentic.

Name your price.

Come on. Take a good look.

I'm trying to get it off my hands.

It's not free, dumb-ass.

So? Did you find anyone?

That's no good.

A guy talked to me...

Is he still there?

How about him?

It's the guy in a brown blazer.

There. You see him?

Here's the plan.

I'll talk to him and bring him down the alley, so we'll get him there.

What? What do you want?

Banzai!

Banzai!

You do it, too.

Banzai!

About-face!

Count to 100 like that.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...

nine, ten, eleven, twelve...

One hundred.

What?

What are you doing?

I'm reading.

Alone?

I'm always alone.

I see...

- What? - It happens.

Go ahead and read. I won't interrupt you.

So strange.

What is?

It's a strange place to read a book.

You think I'm strange?

I mean it's so strange to come here all by yourself.

You're strange, too.

Anyway, it's so high up. I feel uncomfortable.

Something funny?

Ask me any questions.

- Questions? - Any questions.

Come on, ask me.

I'd rather you ask me.

No.

- What do you mean? - No.

- What should I ask? - No.

- No. - Stop teasing me.

Are you mad?

You're mad, huh?

Should I say "No" to every question in this town?

You can't trust anyone.

No...

What's wrong?

I have a toothache.

- What? - I think I've seen you somewhere.

I see.

Take off the glasses.

Take off the glasses.

I see.

I was mistaken.

How about...

I tell you a funny story?

The fact is, I'm totally deaf.

That's funny.

- I can't hear anything. - Liar.

- I'm not a liar. - So you heard me.

What did you say?

Write on this.

What did you say?

I'm a gangster.

A gangster?

Do you have a light?

I don't. Aizawa has one.

Who's Aizawa?

What? Speak more clearly.

- Who is Aizawa? - Aizawa?

Aizawa is my partner.

- Your partner? - My partner.

He's my partner.

He's here somewhere.

What's your name?

- I'm Ryie. - Ryie?

My name is Aizawa. Nice to meet you.

- Ryie? - Ryie.

I'm Kamura.

That's his name. Kamura.

Nice to meet you.

You're partners?

Yeah, we are.

We have each other's backs.

It's true. We're both gangsters.

We're a gang.

- You can ask me any question. - I know you'll just answer "No."

That's only when I'm not around.

Only when I'm alone.

We have our own style of communication.

Do you have a gun?

We do.

Show me.

We can't show you.

I have one.

- Kamura, no. - Why not?

I just wanna see it.

Only a little bit.

Have you killed anyone?

We don't kill.

We do what we gotta do, or we might be the ones to die.

How many people have you killed?

How many have we killed?

Are you good or bad?

We're good gangsters, of course.

We're bad ones.

- So you're villains? - Villains?

We're not villains.

Yeah, we're villains.

But I like a man in a gang.

Chapter 3: Play of War and Play of Love.

What's the date today?

Kamura is...

stupid.

You like it?

You've never read Tom Sawyer?

Are you really deaf?

Are you really deaf?

What?

Your head?

"Book" and "Twelve"...?

Are you really deaf?

Yeah. I can't hear at all.

I can't even hear a gunshot.

Is that so?

I have lost the "do" on my clarinet

I have lost the "do" on my clarinet

Oh, if Papa knew of that, tra-la-la

Hey!

I don't know any songs.

Let's go over the hill under the clear sky

It's cheerful and joyful

Wind carries spring in its blood

Oh, praise my time of youth

Let's march on over the hill of hope

Are you really a gangster?

I never tell a lie.

I never tell a lie either.

That's a real gun.

I like a man in a gang.

SO...

Chapter 8: Pirate Applicant.

We start now.

Ryie and Kamura plan their first job

thoroughly and carefully.

They plan...

swiftly and seriously.

We start now.

- Today's date? - I don't know.

- What day? - I'm not a calendar.

Ryie and Kamura plan their move seriously.

Strike hard.

Strike hard.

"It was worthwhile to be a pirate after all."

Here he comes.

Here he comes.

Chapter 10: Ominous Howl of a Dog.

Under the clear sky, it's cheerful and joyful

Wind carries spring in its blood

Oh, praise my time of youth

Let's march on over the hill of hope

Stick 'em up.

Look here.

Slowly.

Pick up the case.

What's in it?

Flowers.

Flowers?

Your car key.

Don't play around.

It's a real gun.

I'll shoot.

Can you drive?

- Did we kill him? - No.

But he was dead.

It doesn't matter.

What?

He isn't alone.

He must have friends.

Friends?

Aizawa would know.

Are we okay?

It may cost us.

How's your hand?

It's just a graze.

- Was it me? - I'm not sure.

It turns out we stole more than the car.

Look at this.

Damn. I knew something was wrong.

What do we do?

This is bad.

How many minutes?

27 minutes.

How long left?

We don't know yet.

Okay...

Let's hurry up.

Chapter 13: Pirates' Departure.

Let me see.

He was about this tall.

He was as tall as me.

He was wearing a black coat.

Who? That man?

Yeah.

He was wearing a white coat and white pants.

About 25-years-old.

He had sunglasses, and his hair was...

pulled back like this. - He wasn't wearing sunglasses.

He was in all black.

His bullet only grazed my hand, but Kamura's shot hit him.

Kamura took his gun and shot him again.

Kamura shot him because he aimed at me.

- He said there were flowers in the case. - I didn't mean to shoot.

My shots weren't fatal, so I think he's alive.

This is his gun.

Does it look familiar to you?

Are you sure?

What?

I see...

We better get out of here for a while.

We didn't talk about that.

Here, the car key.

It's at the usual spot. Money's in the trunk.

Over 50 million yen.

You're free to use the car.

I'm not lying to you.

I know. Talk to Kamura about that.

Ryie and Kamura parted from Aizawa and skipped town.

Aizawa made a prediction.

The man would come after us.

Even if he was dead,

another man would surely come after us.

If we can outrun our pursuer,

it'll be ours.

If we fail and get caught,

he will most surely kill us.

Kamura and Ryie left it with Aizawa and snuck out of the town.

- It's money. - It's flowers.

- It's money. - Flowers are better.

- It's flowers. - Money's better.

Red roses.

It was counterfeit money.

- I never lie. - I never lie either.

...they skipped town.

Aizawa predicted the man would surely come after us.

Even if he was dead,

another man would surely come after us.

If we can outrun our pursuer,

it'll be ours.

If we fail and get caught,

he'll kill us.

Kamura and Ryie left it with Aizawa and snuck out of the town.

- It's money. - It's flowers.

- It's money. - Flowers are better.

- It's flowers. - Money's better.

Red roses.

It was counterfeit money.

- I never lie. - Me neither.

Kamura never trusted Ryie.

Ryie never trusted him.

What's today's date?

Everything will be clear tomorrow.

- Kamura loves Ryie. - Ryie loves Kamura.

They run away.

Where, why and how?

Whatever the case, it's great to run away.

There's no turning back.

Kamura and Ryie left Aizawa and skipped town.

The man would come after us.

Even if he was dead,

another man would surely come after us.

If we can outrun our pursuer,

it'll be ours.

If we fail and get caught,

he'll kill us.

Kamura and Ryie left it with Aizawa and snuck out of the town.

- It's money. - It's flowers.

- It's money. - Flowers are better.

- It's flowers. - Money's better.

- Red roses. - A suitcase filled with it.

It was counterfeit money.

- I never lie. - Me neither.

Kamura never trusted Ryie.

Ryie never trusted him.

What's today's date?

Everything will be clear tomorrow.

What day is it tomorrow?

- Kamura loves Ryie. - Ryie loves Kamura.

They run away.

Where, why, from who, and how?

Whatever the case, it's great to run away.

Whatever the case, there's no turning back.

Ryie kills Kamura and takes the money.

Ryie is killed by the pursuer.

"The two boys dashed to the village.

Speechless with horror, they kept looking back for any pursuer.

They couldn't help fearing they might be followed.

Every stump that started up in their path seemed a man and an enemy,

and made them catch their breath."

Get out of my way.

Your money?

Don't you have money?

- It's in my jacket... - Jacket?

Get his jacket.

Here, hold this.

Stretch out your arms. Good.

Stop it, you dumb-ass.

Ryie killed Aizawa and left with the money.

Where are we going?

Where should we go?

Is anyone really after us?

Probably.

Are we going to be killed?

I don't know.

- How many minutes? - 36 minutes.

Chapter 24: Days of Splendor and Nights of Horror.

It's boring at night.

Tonight's the longest night of the year.

WHY DON'T WE RUN AT NIGHT?

It's easier for them to catch us at night.

Remember,

you shouldn't stay by the windows at night.

"Tom's mind was made up.

He was gloomy and desperate.

He thought he was a forsaken, friendless boy.

Nobody loved him.

They had forced him to it at last.

He would lead a life of crime. There was no choice."

"The town was unaware of what was going on,

and slept peacefully beyond the sweep of star-gemmed water.

The Black Avenger stood

and had a last look at the scene of his former joy and later sufferings.

He wished she could see him on the wild sea,

facing peril and death with dauntless heart.

He went to his doom with a grim smile on his lips."

We'll leave tomorrow.

"It was starlight and still. The mighty river lay like an ocean.

Tom listened, but no sound disturbed the quiet.

Then he gave a low, clear whistle.

An answer came back.

Then a guarded voice said, 'Who goes there?'

"Tom Sawyer, the Black Avenger. Name your names.'

'Huck Finn the Red-handed and Joe the Terror of Sea.'

The Black Avenger said they needed fire first.

That was a wise thought, for matches were hardly known then.

They made an imposing adventure of it, saying, 'Hist!' every now and then,

with hands on imaginary daggers,

and gave orders that if 'the foe' stirred, to 'let him have it to the hilt,'

because 'dead men tell no tales."

TONIGHT'S THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR.

What's today's date?

Today is December...

WHAT DAY IS IT TODAY?

I don't know.

"They knew well enough that the raftsmen were all down at the village

laying in stores or having a spree..."

Isn't there a better way to communicate?

Let's go to sleep.

We gotta steal another car tomorrow.

Where will we go?

Don't ask me everything.

We should cross a river. It'll baffle our pursuers.

"'Then for Texas! We'll leg it together!'

In jun Joe said, 'I'm dead for sleep! It's your turn to watch.'"

"Okay! I can watch all night.

I'll do it every night if you'll do your part of the job."

Chapter 27: Terrifying Pursuit.

Ryie killed Aizawa for money.

I didn't kill anyone.

Aizawa is gone with the money.

I never lie.

We should be safe.

What is it?

Money? What money?

What?

The guy's money?

We left it with Aizawa.

We did?

You must know that.

You were there.

Right after we stole the car, we met Aizawa on the train.

He sat over there, you sat here.

I handed him the key to the car.

We left him the car with the money inside.

Don't you remember?

Why?

- I don't know. - We were there together.

I don't know. We stole the car yesterday...

Was it yesterday? I don't remember...

But we hid the car right over there.

What?

Write it down.

What's wrong?

What is it?

- What now? - The car...

See?

WHAT DO WE DO?

Let's go back to town and meet with Aizawa.

- How long has it been? - 49 minutes.

How much left?

33 minutes.

Chapter 15: Tom Steals Away from Camp.

You don't know?

Ryie, you were there.

I know nothing about it.

- We were on the train... - I'm not lying.

You were sitting there, and we all smoked...

- I gave you the car key. - I've never saw any money.

Kamura and | stole a car, and it had tons of money inside.

There was over 70 million yen.

Where have you been?

We ran away.

Who were you running away from?

I don't know, but we were followed.

You said the money was hot, so I left it in your hands.

I know nothing about that!

Why don't you know?

But that's a lot of money. What did you do with it?

We forgot to take it with us.

You forgot?

Damn... I have a hell of a toothache.

All right.

What do we do?

We don't have much of a choice.

No turning back.

THAT'S RIGHT. THERE'S NO TURNING BACK!

We should be safe.

What is it?

Money? What money?

The guy's money?

We left it with Aizawa.

We did?

You must know that.

You were there.

Right after we stole the car, we met Aizawa on the train.

Aizawa sat there, you sat here.

I handed him the key to the car.

We left him the car with the money inside.

Don't you remember?

Why?

- I don't know. - You were there.

We stole the car yesterday...

Was it yesterday? I don't remember...

We hid the car right over there.

What?

Write it down.

What's wrong?

Okay, cut.

Chapter 17: Pirates Attend Their Own Funeral.

That's right. There's no turning back now.

The two of us just went back and forth along the same path.

That's not true.

If someone's been killed, it means there's a killer.

That's all there is to it.

An ending must have a beginning.

No beginning or ending.

We go round and round.

A gun exists to be fired, and a car to be driven.

We are controlled by destiny.

Will we be killed?

A flower exists to be seen, and money to be possessed.

But at least we get to finish something.

Only 20 more minutes, and it's over.

Whether to go right or left is all that we can decide.

It all started...

in a dilemma.

But I can't remember the beginning of my story.

We have forgotten.

Where were you?

I was with you.

Where were you?

With you.

-So? - So what?

- Let's do something. - What?

First, we cross a river to baffle our pursuers.

Aizawa knows nothing.

- Me neither. - He knows something.

- I don't. - Ryie knows it all.

- Kamura isn't lying. - Ryie doesn't know.

- The money is there. - I know nothing.

- We're chased. - I know everything.

- We gotta run away. - Let's run.

We gotta run.

No. Okay.

I don't wanna go back the way we came.

No. Okay.

Okay. No.

No. Yes.

Yes. No.

Yes.

No. Yes.

And then...

You will...

Let's have you say, "I'm a gangster” up close.

You say, "I'm a gangster..."

Aizawa shoots a film.

December 29th.

Ryie and Kamura played themselves

in Aizawa's film.

That's the end of the scene. Next scene...

How much is left?

20 minutes.

Ryie left with the money.

Kamura took the money and fled.

Ryie took the money and fled.

Chapter 25: Search for the Treasure.

"When Tom awoke in the morning, he wondered where he was.

He sat up and rubbed his eyes and looked around.

Then he comprehended.

In the cool grey dawn, there was repose and peace

in the calm and silence of the woods."

Not a leaf stirred, and not a sound disrupted Nature's meditation.

Beaded dew-drops stood upon the leaves and grasses.

A white layer of ashes covered the fire,

and a thin blue wreath of smoke rose straight into the air.

Joe and Huck still slept."

"Tom, if we'd left the blame tools at the dead tree,

we'd have got the money!

Oh, ain't it awful!"

"It ain't a dream, then.

It ain't a dream!"

Let's stop running.

I miss the city.

Let's go back to the city today.

"What ain't a dream?"

We've done nothing after all.

Nothing at all.

"Dream!

If the stairs hadn't fallen, you'd be sleeping forever.

I had dreams enough all night,

with that Spanish devil going for me.

Rot him!"

"'No, not rot him."

Nobody's chasing us.

I've had enough of this.

""Tom, we'll never find him.

We'll never see the money."

Aren't you a gangster?

Why do you need a reason to run?

""That was our only chance."

AREN'T WE RUNNING AWAY?

Nobody's chasing us.

We didn't do anything.

WHY?

No need to run.

Who'd chase us?

THE MAN

Why would he chase us?

BECAUSE WE STOLE HIS MONEY.

Then where is the money?

I DON'T KNOW, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER.

What will you do?

I'm going back.

I got no place to go back to.

Write it down.

Huck the Red-Handed was a fool.

I can read your lips.

I'm not a fool.

I guess this is goodbye.

What did you say?

Do as you like.

We'll be pirates, Huck the Red-Handed.

Goodbye.

I love you.

I hate you.

If Ryie was left alone on a desert island,

I think she would...

She would get more and more nervous.

She'd try to figure things out, but start to get frustrated.

The more she tried to think,

the more frustrated she would become.

Then she'd start to sob.

She'd sob, and then...

As she cried harder, she'd start to lose control.

People are watching me cry?

Then she'd think that she has to find food,

but she wouldn't look for it.

And then...

She'd start to sob again.

She'd consider trying to swim across the ocean,

but wouldn't do it.

But in the end, she wouldn't die.

- And... - Pretty girls die young.

...she'd survive there.

All women are tough.

A woman can't have a child alone.

Did you know?

If Kamura was...

What if Kamura was left on a desert island?

If Kamura was left on an island alone,

he'd think someone might be watching him, so he'd pretend he was fine.

He's very self-conscious like that.

He'd be tired, but happy at first.

But at night, he couldn't help feeling lonely...

He'd feel like crying, but still suspect he's being watched.

Then...

If Ryie found out she's dying tomorrow...

she would tell everyone that she was dying.

And she would ask for things, and favors from everyone.

Greedy me.

She'd keep asking people to give to her or do something for her.

Time would pass like that and the sun would climb...

Then it would be afternoon, and she would start to panic.

If Kamura was told he was dying tomorrow, he probably wouldn't believe it.

He wouldn't believe it, and he'd claim he was fine.

He wouldn't tell anyone he was dying,

but soon he'd start to worry that he might actually die the next day.

Then she'd believe she was dying for sure.

She'd decide to kill herself because she was dying anyway.

He'd decide that if he was dying anyway,

he'd rather waste all the time he had left.

He'd think of the best way to waste his time, and die like that.

Would she want to do something big? Probably not.

She might. She probably won't, but...

She'd keep sobbing.

You think I'm always crying or getting upset?

That's about it.

Okay, cut.

This cat must be hungry. I don't have any food.

She looks so pretty.

Chapter 14: Happy Drifters.

- Where to? - That way.

I'm going the opposite way.

Get out.

Kamura.

You better stop now. Don't wear our clothes.

You think we'd let you take all our stuff?

We're not that generous.

That jacket was expensive.

I don't want this weird red jacket you gave me.

Keep your arms up.

These clothes are too big for me anyway.

Look how big these shoes are.

What am I gonna do with such big shoes?

My shoes were expensive.

I spent a long time shopping for them.

Are you taking our hats, too?

Can't you leave our hats?

You're taking everything we have.

The car isn't even ours. It was expensive.

Not expensive.

It's our company car.

- You like our look? - Not even a bit.

We look better in them.

The shop clerk said I looked gorgeous in that jacket.

We definitely look better. Don't take our car.

Come on, please. Not the car.

My house is far from town.

Hey! You forgot the bag.

Why are you telling them? Are you crazy?

Thank you.

I can't get home without a car.

Don't leave us here.

Please, please.

Come on now.

You thieves.

I'll call the police.

I'm calling the police!

Put your hands down, already.

Ryie killed Aizawa and left with the money.

Kamura was killed by the pursuer.

Kamura took the money and fled.

Ryie took the money and fled.

Ryie!

This is real money.

My, we're rich now, Tom.

Let's go.

I love you.

I love you, too.

I hate you.

I hate you, too.

Go away.

You go away.

Don't go anywhere.

Don't go anywhere.

Do as you like.

Do as you like.

Stay with me.

Stay with me.

- Don't follow me. - Don't come.

Nobody's chasing us after all. SO...

Right. ARE WE GONNA GET KILLED?

We didn't get killed. ARE WE GONNA GET KILLED?

We didn't.

Were we stupid?

- Not really. - Okay.

So...

What will you do?

I'm hungry.

I'm not

What now?

Are we running?

Yeah.

I wish I could hear what you're saying.

I can hear, and that's good enough...

How much is left?

This is the end.

Cast: Shigeru Aizawa.

Tokuro Tokuyama.

- Junichi Yanagita. - Taku Chiba.

- Hidefumi Yokota. - Ichiro Morita.

- Tomoyuki Kumagai. - Tsumeko Cho.

Seiji Miyasaka.

Staff: Ayako Miyazaki.

Special thanks: Ichiro Morita.

- Hidefumi Yokota. - Tokuro Yokoyama.

- Yoko Ishii. - Takefumi Tsui.

- Shinichi Kawara. - Toshiaki Mushi.

- Takayuki Kamura. - Hie Ito.

Directed by Nobuhiro Suwa.

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Post production: Tokyo Laboratory Ltd.

English subtitles: Kazufumi Takamatsu (Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy)