Original subtitles

Mrs. Hayashi, can you hear me?

She's under.

[classy music]

[baby crying]

Scissors.

That's it.

Doctor, doctor, are you all right?

Here, driver.

Thanks.

Thank you.

I'm all right.

Thanks so much.

I think we ought to find another doctor to help you.

You're right.

You can't go on doing everything yourself.

A little coffee or tea?

Don't bother.

I'm going to rest a little.

All right.

Good night.

Take care.

See you tomorrow.

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): Recently, my dizzy spells

have increased during my operations.

Could it be a recurrence?

I must take a blood test.

The past floods over me.

I cannot wash the memory of it from my mind.

Why must I suffer like this?

It's all because of that day.

I was 16, such an innocent 16.

I barely knew the difference between men and women.

Come on, baby.

Come on, baby.

You can hop on us!

No, don't, please!

Hey, shut up!

Get her, go!

Hang on to her!

I got her.

Hang on to her!

Please let me go.

[laughter]

Please, no.

Come on, take it off!

Let me go, please!

Come on!

Yeah!

Please, no.

Come on, let me see you!

No!

Oh, come on.

Hey!

Please, I won't do it.

Woohoo!

[gasping]

No.

Come on, come on!

Come on!

Hey, that's right.

HOOLIGAN: Hey, come on.

Hey, save some for me.

Come on, toss her over here.

Why?

HOOLIGAN: Yeah!

Come on, come on!

Toss her over here.

You're going to like this.

Oh, come on.

[laughter]

Come on, baby, come here.

[moaning]

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): Soon after that nightmare,

I realized something was wrong with me.

I had not only been made pregnant

by one of those three monsters but had also

been infected with syphilis.

My father, a dedicated doctor, was a strict disciplinarian

and very old-fashioned.

He accused me of having seduced the boys,

and as long as I lived in his house,

he never allowed me to see another man.

However, that was no punishment for me.

I had only hatred for them.

Before I realized it, I had grown

into a woman who found pleasure only

in revenge, revenge against men for the brutality they

had shown me.

I'm always exhausted after an operation but cannot sleep.

My nerves are raw.

I'm on edge.

I get up and go out into the streets and hunt

for easy pickups.

I find them.

They're pathetically easy to lure.

They're so-- so hungry.

What is sex?

Does it exist so we can breed or to provide

a brief moment of pleasure?

It all seems so empty to me.

A doctor cures disease.

To inflict disease creates a strange and exciting dichotomy

in me.

Both acts are deeply essential to my life.

BARTENDER: Another one, miss?

Make it a double, please.

An odd match, sir.

Come on, sir, get my drink.

Yes, sir.

How about joining me at breakfast?

At breakfast?

Uh-huh, I know a place where the food is great.

Two strangers whose names and addresses are mysteries,

for one night locked together.

And in the morning, they eat breakfast and part.

And strangers, they'll always remain.

Romantic, wouldn't you say?

Would you be hurt if I refused that breakfast?

What?

I eat two meals a day.

I skip breakfast entirely.

No breakfast.

Beauty and a sense of humor.

Ooh, that's some inviting combination.

Simone.

Yes?

Once more.

Right.

[classy music]

[moaning]

You're clean, aren't you?

Clean?

You know what I mean.

You don't have anything?

I choose my partners very carefully.

You're fabulous.

You're magnificent.

I want to see you again.

Where do you live, and what do you do?

Weren't we going to part strangers?

One night, remember?

Right, sorry, no more questions.

[moaning]

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): I performed an interesting operation

the other day quite arbitrarily.

It's one I do occasionally.

I tied the tubes of a loving wife.

This will spare her any future pain, and at the same time,

will drive her husband mad with doubts of his masculinity.

When she proves to be sterile, it

is another of my secret pleasures.

Another part of me demands that I get well and strong.

I need energy to run my office.

It is at least half of my being.

[buzzing]

This is the doctor I told you about, Dr. Watanabe.

How do you do?

Please come in.

Thank you.

Do sit down.

You're Dr. Mikami.

I'm honored.

Thank you very much.

Please, doctor.

Would you like me to make a pot of tea?

Oh, yes.

Fine.

You were an assistant professor at Kyoto?

Yes.

Doctor, I can't imagine why you'd

want to leave that for this.

Teaching wasn't right for me I wanted actually

to get into practice.

You have a fine reputation.

You shouldn't minimize your great ability.

And I don't.

You are quite wrong about me.

Excuse me.

I wanted to say your late father and you

are both known for your skill.

He saw things differently than me.

Here, doctor, I use my own methods.

Nobody else's.

I see.

SAEKO: Keiko explained the conditions?

TAKAO: Yes.

SAEKO: We'll try it for three months, then we'll see.

Fine.

You get to ask some questions.

Only this.

Uh-huh?

How can it be that a woman like you is still single?

You'd be smart to avoid that sort of thing.

Hello.

Hello.

You look ready.

October.

Uh-huh.

The new doctor is marvelous, isn't he?

He's awfully handsome.

Very attractive.

Perfectly stunning.

He's a bachelor, too.

I'll see you next Tuesday, doctor.

SAEKO: Goodbye, Mrs. Tani.

Ready for Mrs. Hamada?

In a second.

Honestly, it's like a beauty parlor here.

Really?

Dr. Watanabe has all the ladies shaken up.

They're at each other's throats to see who gets him.

If I were jealous, I'd hate Dr. Watanabe.

Yes?

Who called me?

Nobody.

Oh, really?

I must be hearing things.

Pardon me.

Next, please.

I've been meaning to ask you, Keiko, does Dr. Watanabe mean

anything to you?

No, nothing at all.

I had a friend at the University.

She knew the doctor wanted to make a change,

so she told him all about us.

That's all.

Why do you ask?

I was afraid he might be your boyfriend,

and I've been a bit worried.

Worried?

About that?

He's adored by every patient.

He's a wonderful doctor.

I'm just not sure he can be trusted wholly.

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): Strange.

Why should I feel nauseated?

87, 86, 85, 85, 80.

Ready.

Doctor, what's the matter?

Take over.

Right.

Yes.

[groaning]

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): Is it pregnancy?

Nonsense, I always have an injection afterwards,

all except that one time.

What shall I do?

How can I work when it begins to show?

The bastard, I must get rid of it.

Who can I ask?

Nobody.

I can't!

Doctor, are you all right?

It's past.

I'm better.

I'm glad.

The operation is completed.

Thank you very much.

You're terribly pale, doctor.

Can I get you something?

No, I'll go rest a little.

[groaning]

Can I help you with anything?

Thank you, doctor.

That's all for today.

Right, then I'll be on my way.

I'll come in early tomorrow.

If you would, please.

Till morning, then.

Good night, doctor.

Why, Keiko, you're here so late.

Yes, I had a few tests to finish.

Good night, doctor.

Night, see you tomorrow.

[ominous music]

[wincing]

[groaning]

You needn't worry about this.

Your secret's safe.

It's over, then.

It was going well till I fainted.

I want to see you tonight, doctor.

Come to the house at 7 o'clock, all right?

Yes, if you need me.

This is my thanks for what you did, in cash.

You're joking, doctor.

Please, just take it.

I refuse it.

If there's nothing more, then, I'll see you tomorrow.

Doctor, please stay.

I offended you.

It was stupid.

No, you meant well.

But you see, helping you was reward enough.

Are you serious?

Quite serious.

I can't help feeling strongly towards you,

even though I know there's already

someone you need and want.

You're wrong.

There's nobody like that.

But what about--

That's all done.

There's no one, then?

No one at all, no one I need or want.

Please forgive me.

I didn't intend to pry.

Now, if you'll excuse me, good night.

No, please, doctor, I meant there's not exactly no one.

I can't really believe you want me, my dear.

Right from the start, I was drawn to you.

It's Seiko, darling.

Say it.

I want to hear it.

Seiko, Seiko.

I'm such an idiot.

Do you know what I thought?

I actually thought you might blackmail me.

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): As the days went by,

I began to be happy just to be near Takao.

I had never felt that way before,

a sense of contentment, a fulfillment, something

completely new and exciting.

Is this what love is?

Until now, I'd lived only to get revenge on men, but I--

I held no such feelings for him.

I'd been changed by his tenderness and his gentleness.

Everything was so perfect.

At first, I thought I would never tell him about my past,

but the time came when I wanted him to know everything.

So that was it.

To condemn would be easy, but if I'd had the same experience,

I'd have done the same thing.

Darling, thank you.

[moaning]

[tires screeching]

What is it?

Let's go.

Shh, listen.

[water leaking]

It's awful.

Let's go.

[classy music]

Hello.

BARTENDER: Good evening.

The usual.

BARTENDER: Were you lucky tonight?

Mm-hmm.

You mean to say you've forgotten me?

What would you say to some breakfast?

Keiko, check those cards.

Yes.

It's trouble, I think.

So the good doctor is a call girl with a body full of rot.

A story like that's worth a mint.

Question is, who pays me, the papers or you?

Tonight at 8:00.

I'll see you at my house.

The address--

I know it.

Huh?

I've been very thorough.

See you at 8:00.

[buzzing]

SAEKO: I'm coming.

It's about time.

Hurry up and open the door.

Hello.

Uh-huh?

That's pretty expensive stuff.

A gift.

Sit down.

I thought you might like a drink.

Here.

Are you always so suspicious?

You better believe it, doc.

Thanks to you, I'm through taking chances.

That's all in the past.

Here, let's drink a toast.

What for?

To celebrate my fortune?

I thought we'd drink to our reunion, yes?

All right, to our reunion.

Here's to us.

Sure, I'll drink, only I want to switch with you.

Switch?

Go on.

Drink my drink, doc.

Go on.

Drink it all up.

[whimpering]

That's what I thought.

You!

It was a pill.

That's all.

I tell you, it was.

You've got to believe me.

You'd have fallen asleep.

That's all.

I needed a while to think!

You lie!

It's not a lie.

You expect me to believe you?

A noble doctor during the day and a whore

at night, you're some woman.

That get-up-- you were really ready for me, weren't you?

You're used to having the upper hand,

but I'm calling the shots now.

For a smart woman, you're really pretty dumb, you know?

Did you really think I'd fall for all this crap, huh?

Hey, stop it!

Stop it.

Stop it, I said stop it!

Scream a little louder.

Go ahead.

Aren't you the one who wants to keep this quiet?

I'll do whatever you say.

Now, that's what I like.

Down on all fours.

Huh?

Don't you hear?

That's a good girl.

Now walk.

Hurry!

Are you tired?

That's tough.

[laughter]

Keep going.

Oh no.

[groaning]

I'll kill you, you whore.

I will!

[buzzing]

Oh, it's you.

May I come in, Seiko?

Would you mind if we skip tonight?

I have things to do.

Like what?

Little things.

Would you mind such a great deal?

Say you understand.

Certainly, Seiko.

Good night.

[gasping]

[grunting]

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): We were married.

Takao wanted me even after witnessing the murder.

Our love, I thought, transcended ordinary love.

I had never dreamed that to be a woman in love

could bring such bliss.

He was the perfect husband, the perfect lover.

In his arms, at times, I was able to forget

that I had once walked the streets at night stalking men.

I could scarcely believe I had been that woman.

Do I make you happy?

Oh, yes, I do love you so.

I've been so alone.

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): Our office was always full.

We grew enormously prosperous.

I gladly took second place to Takao.

He was a fine doctor, and I was content to assist him.

I wanted my life to stay as it was forever.

I'd waited so long for happiness.

Now, I'd found it to call my husband.

How I love you.

Takao assumed more and more of the office practice

while I became less the doctor and more

the contented woman and wife.

I thought that with time, I would forget that grotesque

night, but I could not.

It haunted me.

I began to drink at night, trying to drown the nightmare.

Seiko, Seiko?

She's dead to the world.

I'm sorry I had to miss the lecture.

Was it interesting?

Oh, not very.

I just couldn't go with you, darling, with this headache.

Is it better?

Any better now?

Must you use that room?

Why not?

It's closer than the one in the guest room.

Really, you know I want it kept closed.

Don't be so selfish.

Don't get hysterical.

You'll arouse suspicion.

You'd better rest up.

Take a few days off.

Keiko and I will manage.

All right, I think I'll do that.

Good.

SAEKO (VOICEOVER): Of course, I realize I get these splitting

headaches because I drink, but what

is the element in liquor that causes headaches?

I'm curious.

I shall analyze it and see.

[ominous music]

I discover something that takes me completely by surprise.

The liquor I have been drinking contains a sleeping potion.

Who did it?

It can only be one person.

Here I am.

Is it that late?

How do you feel?

I'm actually recovering.

Are you ready for dinner?

Let me sit a second.

Oh, you're tired.

Usual full day?

Naturally.

Darling, why don't you have a drink?

I'm not in the mood now.

Mind getting me a little one?

Be glad to, my dear.

Here.

I didn't want it all.

Are you sure of that?

Another one, huh?

Do you object to my little drinking?

Oh, suddenly, I'm so drowsy, I just--

Why don't you rest for a moment, then?

Go ahead.

[moaning]

Seiko, Seiko?

Seiko, Seiko.

It's all right.

She's out cold.

[ominous music]

[buzzing]

Come in.

It's all right.

You see?

Didn't I say it worked?

I suppose.

You didn't believe me, did you?

I love you.

Are you sure she won't awaken?

Yes.

Oh, my dearest Takao, soon, we'll be married, darling.

I can't wait for that day, my wedding day.

[moaning]

TAKAO: Oh, I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

Keiko, she should be dressed.

You're right.

TAKAO: I'll get the car while you put her clothes on.

KEIKO: All right.

In here?

[grunting]

What's taking so long?

She's like lead.

Lend a hand.

Let's go now.

We're going to make sure she's hit.

What?

Who knows when a car will come?

We've got to do it ourselves.

I want to know for certain it's been done.

I shall simply run her over, like a bug.

Then, it's all tied up--

her house, her practice, her money, they're all mine now.

Yes, her money will all go to me.

I like being rich.

I'm going.

You're different.

I'm scared.

I can't do it, not that way.

I can't.

No, Keiko, wait!

You can't back out now.

I love you.

Stay with me.

You're mine, and you know it.

You mustn't leave me.

[blaring]

[engine revving]

I guess she knew the whole thing.

Look, she's turning the car.

She'll murder us.

I just hope we can dodge her.

Let's go.

[screaming]

We'll die.

Keiko, come on.

Takao!

[screaming]

[groaning]

Get in, Keiko.

Eh?

Come on.

Get up.

Forgive me.

I'm sorry.

I'm driving us to the police.

I'm a fool for waiting so long.

[choking]

[screaming]