Hello everybody!
In 33 minutes and 3 seconds,
we'll be arriving at Oshakabe village.
I'm cute!
I'm just so cute.
Don't you think I'm super cute!
Don't ask me.
I'm not into that type of stuff.
Kei, what are you doing?
I don't get it!
I've just changed the antenna.
Mikayo, you getting any reception?
I sure am.
Leave me alone.
It's daddy. It's daddy.
It's daddy.
Is that your dad again?
Everybody, the sad story of Lord Tsuzuranuki
and Mitsubue is about to start.
800 years ago,
after the battle of Dan-no-ura,
Tsuzuranuki Tadatsune, a Heike warrior,
and a court lady, Mitsubue,
fled to the land of Dewa, which is modern-day Yamagata.
Mitsubue...
Keep going. It will all soon be over.
And when it is finished,
we shall be husband and wife forever.
Lord Tsuzuranuki...
I couldn't be happier.
Lord Tsuzuranuki...
we will soon reach Kogamo temple.
We've found them!
Here they come!
They've found us!
Hunters of defeated warriors.
My Lord,
leave this to me! Go on ahead.
But Yamazaki, you'll...
You have an important mission to carry out.
To bury the Kusanagi sword.
Now go!
Mitsubue!
How awful!
A terrible fate awaited Lord Tsuzuranuki and Mitsubue!
I'm Mikayo,
a 2nd-year high school student.
We're going to Oshakabe village in Yamagata prefecture
on a history club trip organised by our teacher.
It's really quite a bore.
I prefer this to staying at home though.
Dirty peasants!
Let go of me!
Lord Tsuzuranuki!
Mitsubue!
Bastards!
Let's push him in.
Lord Tsuzuranuki!
You...
I want to touch it too.
Get your dirty hands off it!
It'll fetch a nice price.
Yamazaki...
My Lady,
do not despise me.
I shall seize power with the Kusanagi sword.
My Lord...
Shut up!
Mitsubue...
He's no use to us now.
Make manure out of him.
Eat worms!
Worms!
Worms! How horrible!
Cowards!
I am the head samurai
of the Heike family.
Feel the wrath of Tsuzuranuki Tadatsune!
I am the head samurai
of the Heike family.
Feel the wrath...
Bury him.
My hatred shall never abate,
not for a hundred, nor even a thousand years!
Remember that!
Neither your children
nor your grandchildren will escape my curse!
My Lord!
Shut up!
We'll cheer you up, my beauty!
Mitsubue!
That was Tsuzuranuki's last stand.
After that,
Mitsubue is said to have turned her back on the world,
become a nun and spent the rest of her life
at Kogamo temple outside Oshakabe village.
They say she lived as a recluse until she died.
That's such a sad story.
It is indeed!
Fearing the curse, the villagers built a shrine for Tsuzuranuki
and stone bodhisattvas for Yamazaki to appease their souls.
Nowadays, Tsuzuranuki's shrine
has become a very popular place
for matchmaking.
A 120% success rate...
Where should we go first, to the bodhisattva or the shrine?
The shrine!
Not the bodhisattva, just the matchmaking!
Fine.
Matchmaking...
But no one in that story got married!
Girls!
Were you listening?
This is very important.
Yes, very important!
We've arrived!
This is Oshakabe village!
Is that an earthquake?
This is the only road in.
It's so high!
Only a few hundred people live here.
It's very small.
We did just get a convenience store though.
Who cares?
Welcome to Oshakabe village.
It's so high!
Will we make it across?
Help!
It's so scary!
YAMAGATA SCREAM
To and fro, to and fro
Cherry blossom, trembling in the wind
To and fro
In the stifling summer heat. To and fro
Trembling in the autumn breeze
In the winter cold...
Will this take much longer?
Just a few more minutes.
Your hair's in a very bad state.. you know.
Shall I put something on it after the perm?
To and fro, to and fro
Rhododendron flowers
To and fro
Even the branches sway in the wind To and fro
To and fro...
SANTARO'S AN IDIOT
We've run out of petrol.
- Run out of petrol? - No way!
We apologise.
Wait for me, please!
I've got high heels on.
Get a move on!
Leave her alone.
You're meant to be looking after us.
Looking after you?
Hey, Chuko...
Did you see that?
See what?
Maybe it was...
the ghost of Tsuzuranuki.
- His ghost? - Yes.
The crime of our ancestors who hunted the defeated warriors
will never be washed away...
Who are you!
Looking for trouble?
Surprise, surprise!
Welcome to Oshakabe village.
Surprise, surprise!
I am Mayor Gamakatsu. At your service.
We have been looking forward
to your arrival immensely!
Did you enjoy the show?
We are lucky enough to have with us
the great actor
Mr. Nukumichi Yoichi!
So...
Mr. Namekuji,
a few words...
My name is Nukumizu Yoichi.
I've got stage fright.
After the show,
you can have my samurai helmet.
No...
I fell asleep.
Grandma...
Where's she gone?
The mayor!
No you don't!
Stop!
I said stop!
Shit, the pedal's fallen off.
I've got to fix it!
Butter!
Hello.
4 cotton candy.
2 will be enough.
4, please.
2 will be enough. That's the best I can do.
Is this the matchmaking shrine?
Yes, it is.
Pretty old-fashioned.
Don't you think?
Just wait and see...
Mr. Mayor!
Everything's ready!
What a terrific lady!
I am the president of Empire Renaissance Corporation.
My name is Ogami Suguru.
Dear friends!
You are very lucky!
You'll be able to see the shrine being demolished.
Demolished! What do you mean?
We'll get rid of this pathetic shrine
and build a mega shrine.
And to celebrate
we're throwing a small party.
A mega shrine?
Yeah, a mega shrine!
It will be the main attraction
in a theme park all about matchmaking.
Lovers from all over Japan...
I mean, from all over the world...
will come here,
make a wish
and get married.
That's so wonderful!
It's him again!
Get out of here!
Did you hear me!
If you destroy this shrine,
the curse will kill us all!
The mayor's already bought this land.. so butt out!
Shut up!
Come on then!
My family has looked after it for generations.
You'd better not touch it!
Santaro...
you have a hard time caring for your grandma.
If you let the work go ahead,
I'll give you a job in a souvenir shop.
Shut up, shut up!
Just shut up!
Mr. Mayor.. are you okay?
Get your dirty hands off me!
Get out of here!
You too!
Calm down, Santaro.
My elbow! My back!
I got a thorn in my eye. And in my ear.
Stop it. Let me go.
This shrine isn't some cheap show!
Let go of me, now!
Here they are.
Here they come!
To demolish the shrine?
Go ahead!
Oshakabe village will be reborn!
Stop!
Grandma...
Stop!
Look out!
The shrine!
Cheerio!
Well done!
We've done it!
Good riddance!
Grandma.
Are you okay?
The curse!
The curse of Tsuzuranuki!
- The curse! - It can't be...
Maybe we've struck oil.
Skylark, fair skylark...
This world is greatly changed.
No,
what should I do to conquer the world?
That's disgusting.
I am Tsuzuranuki Tadatsune.
All you defeated warriors
who fought against the Genji clan.
Arise now.
Come together
and fight.
Sounds like the boss is back too!
You defeated warriors...
come together.
Come together.
Mr. Mayor!
What happened? Look at the hole.
There was some gas trapped inside.
Gas? Is that all?
So that was Tsuzuranuki's curse?
Look, Santaro, that's all it was!
I've got to go.
Back to work.
To work!
Let's get the equipment.
Is this your phone!
Here you go.
Stand up, grandma.
Let's go.
You...
you can't live without your phone, can you?
You spend your time tapping away on it.
You've got a mobile too, haven't you?
No, I haven't.
I'll tell you why.
Not because I'm poor.
It's just my policy.
I don't have to listen to some hillbilly lecturing me!
Stuck-up little Tokyoite!
Calm down!
I'm not the one who fell into this tourist trap.
We've known all along it's fake.
Fake?
Do you want to come out for a drink with me this evening?
Out of my way.
Let's go, grandma.
Lord Tsuzuranuki, I'm sorry.
I couldn't save the shrine.
Let's go.
Who does he think he is?
He's such a jerk.
I love you, Uruyan!
Trust me.
Come on, come now!
I am the head clerk.
The head clerk of Oshakabe Pier Hotel.
Get to your places!
At least
you're all safe and sound.
However...
I will not put up with your laziness.
As a punishment, you will write 4 pages
about the shrine we visited.
There's no dinner until you've all finished!
That's final!
"That's final!"
I'm cute.
So cute.
It's daddy.
Hot springs?
No, I'm going for a walk.
Can I come with you?
Sorry, I want to be alone.
She could block her dad's calls.
Yeah, but she never does.
Is that what love's like?
Love?
I'm looking...
for love.
It will soon be
3 minutes and 3 seconds past 3.
Gather your family together and have a snack.
Watch out!
I'll spill my drink.
You here already?
Mikayo-chan!
I have made for you good things to eat today.
Some foccacia, Italian stew,
and for the dessert...
What?
You do not like the menu?
- You prefer...? - Carrot soup.
Carrot soup. My number one!
Just like my mum used to make it. Can you do that?
Casey!
Stop it, will you!
All I did was answer that woman.
"That woman"?
That woman is a mother. Your mother.
Where am I?
"Take care of your health. "
"Give up smoking. "
"It's harmful. "
Want some?
Would you like some herb!
Welcome to Oshakabe village!
I'm the leader of the Red Barons,
a preventative health care group.
Now, loving is grooving on roses, man.
Let me introduce my friends.
I'm Bitayan.
I'm Getoyan.
And I'm Yamada!
You're from Tokyo, right!
Sharp ears, baby!
Let's have fun.
Come on a trip with us!
Scratch my back for me, will ya.
Let's have a cool trip, man.
Go tripping on some real good herb!
To and fro
To and fro...
Grandma!
Come back here!
Turn away and she's gone!
What are you doing here?
What's up with her?
What do you mean?
With that thing on her head.
You mean that?
It's a funny habit she's got.
A habit!
Yeah, a habit. We can't do anything about it.
Anyway...
thanks.
What for?
For grandma.
Well, you know, grandma and...
Fancy a snack?
Grandma's tasty homemade noodles.
Fancy a snack?
In the twilight, one summer evening
The cicadas were chirruping...
Did you like it?
Grandma's homemade noodles
are the best far and wide. Have a drink.
My spinning top.
You live with your grandmother!
My parents died when I was a teenager.
Running that shop alone must be tough.
Not really.
No customers. I'm just waiting for it to close.
Don't say that.
My mission is to protect the shrine.
I have to stay around here.
That's why I keep the hairdresser's.
But the shrine's gone now.
What...
are you making fun of me?!
Seen my top?
My mother died last year.
Really?
But my father's already got married again.
I can't forgive him for that.
For forgetting my mother
and getting married again.
Look at my top.
I'm the spinning-top king round here.
I'll show you how good I am.
Come on.
Ready? Go!
Didn't work!
I was too nervous.
Grandma...
She's gone again?
Grandma!
All this seaweed really stinks!
Shut up!
I'm sick of her screaming!
I'm sorry.
Just calm down, darling.
- Watch the road! - Sorry!
Mutoh-san, Mutoh-san
Who's that calling our names?
I'm Nishinba.
I'm Sawatsuneru.
3 guys from the chamber of commerce.
A death's head...
on top of my spine...
It doesn't bode well.
What happened to you guys?
Nothing. We just demolished that idiot Santaro's shrine.
A beer.
All that publicity
and our only visitors are those 5 high school girls.
Can you believe it?
A beer.
And the agent who chose that actor.
How could he send someone that bad?
A beer.
- What's his name? - Nugumichi.
He sure doesn't fit the bill.
Won't attract any visitors with a face like that!
Been reading your campaign's future. Terrible, I tell you.
Really?
You stink of oil.
It's that actor's fault!
It sure is.
My name's Nukumizu.
Grandma!
Are you okay?
I'm an idiot.
I can't be sure but...
I don't think
your father's forgotten your mother.
Really?
It's not easy to forget
someone you once loved.
Take Tsuzuranuki for example.
He never forgot Mitsubue. The curse has lasted 800 years.
But there was no curse.
Guess you're right.
And I'll be remembered as the idiot
who tried to save that shrine.
- Sorry, I didn't mean that. - It's okay.
Who's that? He's so weird!
Must be a guy from the campaign.
He's watching us.
Really?
He's still watching us!
Mitsubue!
Stop here.
Okay.
Open the door.
Right away!
It's heavy!
Uruyan!
What's going on?
This summer
The weather in Yamagata has been really unpredictable.
It keeps on raining in scattered showers.
If only the weather would make up its mind...
Here they are.
What?
Hi guys!
I'm so happy to see you again!
It's that idiot.
What's with that hat?
Please don't cry.
Look, here's a crab.
I'm scared of crabs!
Take a bite!
Life is so trivial.
What's this?
Killer.
Something to kill insects with.
Tastes bitter!
That's it!
Finished!
Mikayo's not back.
Don't worry about her. She walked out on us.
Finished!
It even works 10 stories underground!
Let's look for Mikayo.
- Boring. - Come on, she's our friend!
It's a good excuse not to write our report.
Good idea!
Why...
can't I...
find a man?
A, B, C, D, E...
My knees are worth
a million dollars...
What a bunch of peasants!
They'll never appreciate me for what I'm worth!
No trespassing?
I'll show you a mega shrine!
Go ahead and fine me!
I'm plastered
I'm hammered
I'm feeling so good
I'm completely wasted
Itoh.
Fujimoto.
Natsuhiko.
Yamazaki.
You have come.
I gave up my life
to protect you
but you couldn't bury the Kusanagi sword.
I regret it.
Yamazaki...
I have not forgotten
your loyalty.
I am happy to see you again.
Kill them, Natsuhiko.
The time has come to take our revenge.
Lay waste to this town
and send its people to hell.
Yessir.
Sorry.
I hate killing.
Do forgive me.
Forgive me!
Yessir!
Life's so trivial!
Have you ever seen
A dead man's skull in profile
Soaked by the finest drizzle?
What was that?
Was it the front door?
Is that you, Nukumizu?
You look very different.
Indeed I do.
You're really in character.
To tell you the truth
I feel exceptionally well.
You look pretty bad though.
I want you to feel the same way as I do.
Yessir!
Off we go!
Grandma!
She's incorrigible.
I was worried about you, grandma.
Did you find a new path?
Come on, get up now.
You can't leave the hair dryer there.
Let's go.
Mikayo!
Where have you been? We called the police.
Sorry.
Welcome to Oshakabe!
Hey Santaro..
you haven't been doing anything to this lady, have you?
What on earth do you mean by that?
I mean fingering, rubbing, smelling, kneading and...
Anything else?
Well...
Got any more surprises for us!
It looks so real.
It sure does.
Are you with the tourist campaign!
Answer me.
Drop your swords!