TOHO Presents
A co-production with THE FOUR MUSKETEERS
and the TOHO Co Ltd
DODES'KADEN (Clickety-clack)
A project of the FOUR MUSKETEERS:
KUROSAWA Akira KINOSHITA Keisuke
ICHIKAWA Kon and KOBA YASHI Masaki
Producers: KUROSAWA Akira MATSUE Yoichi
After the stories of: YAMAMOTO Shugoro
Scenario: KUROSAWA Akira OGUNI Hideo
and HASHIMOTO Shinobu
Camera: SAITO Takao FUKUZAWA Yasumichi
Art Direction: MURAKI Yoshiro MURAKI Shinobu
Sound: YANOGUCHI Fumio Lighting: MORI Hiromitsu
Music: TAKEMITSU Toru
Continuity: NOGAMI Teruyo
With:
The Streetcar boy: ZUSHI Yoshitaka His mother: SUGAI Kin
The father of the family: MINAMI Shinsuke His wife: KUSUNOKI Yuko
The children: TONOMURA Toshiyuki ONO Kumiko / HASEGAWA Satoshi
The man with tics: BAN Juzaburo His wife: TANGE Kiyoko
Their friends: HINO Michio KOYAMA Keiji / SHIMOKAWA Tappei
The worker in red: TANAKA Kunie His wife: YOSHIMURA Jitsuko
The worker in yellow: IGAWA Hisashi His wife: OKIYAMA Hideko
The "uncle": MATSUMURA Tatsuo His wife: TSUJI Imari
Their niece: YAMAZAKI Tomoko The delivery boy: KAMEYA Masahiko
"The blind one": AKUTAGAWA Hiroshi Ocho, his wife: NARAOKA Tomoko
The beggar: MITANI Noboru His son: KAWASE Hiroyuki
Mr. Tanba: WATANABE Atsushi The thief: KOJIMA Sanji
The old man: FUJIWARA Kamatari The painter: KATO Kazuo
The policeman: EZUMI Hideaki A girl: NEGISHI Akemi
Director: KUROSAWA Akira
Praise to the Lotus Sutra
Praises to whatsitcalled!
Hear me, Great Buddha.
Make my mother smile
I beg of you.
Why do you make that face ?
Mother, what's worrying you ?
Nothing, nothing at all.
It's not really my place to worry.
Great Buddha, I beg of you...
maybe you're annoyed by my many requests...
but do something for my mother !
Damn ! I'll be late for work.
Maintenance workers these days are lazy.
You have to watch over everything !
I'm going.
Eight runs this morning...
the same this afternoon...
I'll be back this evening.
Watch me !
What are they doing...
these maintenance workers !
Truth is, this streetcar is really old.
You really can't blame them.
Good. Let's go !
Clickety clack !
Ding-ding !
Hello, Mr. Tanba !
It's you ? Hello !
Tell me...
did you say your prayers ?
I pray to the Buddha morning and night.
It's hard on your mom !
No, no. Everything's fine.
I'm looking after her.
That's true !
In fact...
how's the streetcar running today ?
So-so.
And you--how's the work ?
Me, too... so-so.
Let's go see...
Say hello to your mother !
Understand ? It's out of the question to go out tonight !
Hell ! I go so I don't have to hear your nagging.
Hey, Hatsu !
You going ?
You there ? I'm over here.
Greetings.
You understand ?
If you're drunk again tonight you're sleeping outside.
You can say pass the time with your friend !
Listen, yesterday he was really...
Come on !
Once I start listening, the whole day's gone !
Nothing to do !
They're all the same.
Always going on about morality.
Sawing away !
Really, Hatsu. Up for a glass tonight ?
Him, he's a good guy,
but he's got these tics ! And what's worse, his wife...
Welcome !
Weigh me this !
Cabbage isn't sold by weight,
but by the piece.
You want me to pay for these yellow dried-up leaves ?
This is a cut price store !
You know that's true.
Go into the city.
My greens are 20 percent less expensive.
Les expensive and less good.
You can't argue with city folk !
I'm fed up with your complaints. All this for a cabbage !
Take it...
I'm giving it to you.
What ! ?
I am not a beggar !
I am a customer... and you have insulted me !
I'm sorry...I meant no offense.
I'll weigh it for you. Thank you.
Stop it !
Who counts the bristles when they buy a brush ?
...
I've got to get 30 bristles every time...
I'm sick of looking at you
My, you're really showing...
Whose is it this time ?
Tell me, mother of my daughter,
it seems like you've got a new...
He had a good time, I see !
Haven't seen you in a long time.
The young ones aren't the only ones...
Think of me now and then.
Don't be so stuck up !
You forgotten the good times ?
And your children ? Are they doing well ?
You hear, Katsuko ? It's really dramatic.
Your aunt is in the hospital for a delicate operation.
We don't know how long.
As for the cost, I've arranged...
for your mother to pay,
But's she's already told me that she'll take it out of...
your allowance,
even though your aunt is older.
Do you understand, Katsuko ?
Evil stepmother ! Think of your debt to your older aunt.
Wearing yourself out at work.
You know what worries her more
on her hospital bed...
If you were a little prettier,
at least had better manners,
you could make more, and more easily, too.
But you're happy the way things are.
You don't care if you end up like auntie.
Understand ?
You're barely human !
Not even an animal !
I think...
your existence is plantlike.
Here's your sake !
You always drink like this ?
A good customer, I know...
but what a frightful drunk !
He pushes you around, you and your aunt,
and he's got it easy.
And when your wife's in the hospital, you've got no one else to boss, right ?
You're so thin.
Look, this is for you. It's good.
Good, I'll be seeing you !
Hello ! How are you ?
You could say something, at least !
Those's aren't the eyes of anyone living.
It's giving me shivers.
The eyes of a corpse !
He's got ice in his veins.
If you're going to build a house,
it's best to have it on a hill.
The Japanese have aways built their houses
at the bottom on the hill, in valleys,
in low-lying plains.
You're right, that's true.
You can see in the photos.
Houses in foreign countries
are all on the hills...
The Japanese ones are in the lowest places
But you know...
I understand the reasons:
earthquakes and typhoons.
Our wooden houses don't stand up to wind and shocks,
so we have to protect them.
That's why our ancestors preferred
to build down below..
There's another reason.
The Japanese prefer a soft light
to strong illumination.
They choose the darker corners.
They like to live close to nature.
That's why...
they don't care for stone houses.
That's right.
Me neither, I don't like stone houses.
No thank you, they're too cold.
But there's one thing we shouldn't forget.
Just as we Japanese take to wooden houses,
it seems they've affected our way of life,
they've made us into
weak and changeable souls.
If Westerners are strong and enterprising
it's because they live in houses
made of brick and stone and concrete.
Good !
We're going to start building our house.
We have to think about the future,
think of you and your children,
and your grandchildren as well.
That's right.
He must have been good-looking once.
He's still not bad.
Someone slipped in here the other night.
The visitor...
do you think it was me ?
Nobody's saying that.
How did that happen ?
You always say you've got all the types you want,
so you're never stuck.
Whatever. Some fine day I'll make up my mind.
I'm going to the bath house with my best perfumed soap
and I'm not worried about a thing.
You're making us jealous.
Get to the point !
Here...
When I got to his place,
I heard a terrible scream from inside.
I was startled, and looked through the window
He was sleeping.
He was in the middle of a terrible nightmare,
he was moaning in a way that would break your heart.
Then he suddenly opened his eyes, and fully awake,
he said in a low voice:
"Ocho !"...
and that was it.
It was like a voice from the grave.
My blood ran cold,
and, terrified...
I ran off as fast as I could.
It's bad.
This mackerel is rotten.
Look at the skin. When it's fresh, it sticks to the flesh.
Look at that !
The skin comes off by itself.
Another glass.
No more tonight.
Come on. Just one more !
No, that's enough.
Come on !
Okay, how's that, buddy ?! Right on time ! Come in !
I didn't come to drink. I've got something to tell you.
Drink first, talk after. Go on !
What is it ?
I'm fed up.
My wife won't leave me alone.
I feel like a dog kept on a leash.
I don't know a lot about it...
but it can't go on like this.
I've got my rights ! I'm having dinner...
and I have to watch myself
like I'm walking on eggshells.
Good friend, it seems pretty complicated where you live.
You said it.
Otatsu's tough.
She's not a bad sort, but she's always flying off the handle.
What'd you say ?
What's she make with the eggs ?
She break them over your head ?
No, it's just a figure of speech.
She told me off.
I asked her what for. None of your business, she said.
If it's none of my business, leave me out of it, I said.
She asked me why.
I had nothing to say.
Then I lost it
and I told her to get out.
She wouldn't budge,
so I left instead and come here.
A husband, he's still got...
his self-respect. That right, Hatsu ?
That's true. You're right, my friend !
We men, we work hard...
You're right.
When we get home,
we've got a right to expect our wives to be nice to us.
That's not the way it is at my house.
My good woman spends her time
finding fault with every little thing.
- Rotten luck ! - Rotten luck !
Women are impossible
Impossible.
Really...
they're got too much time on their hands
so they go crazy and make everything too complicated.
I'll go talk to her.
Hold on! You're too drunk.
Idiot !
I'm a long way from that !
- Don't go, Drop it. - Don't go, I beg you !
- Let me do it. - No.
- I'm going. - Don't go.
- Okay ? - Sure.
- Okay ? - I'm going.
That's that !
I need a drink.
If you want...
You want some sake ?
I am drunk to my fingertips !
You've got it all wrong !
Sorry.
Tell me ! Aren't you Yoshiko, Hatsu's wife ?
What a surprise !
This feels very strange.
Strange...
my heart stopped beating.
Let me see.
Your heart's beating very well.
I'm trembling all over.
Really ? Are you ?
Feel for yourself.
I can ?
It's been too long. It's not your heart I'm interested in.
Wait a bit. You're not that fragile. Wait.
What do you want ?
You can't sleep there.
You'll get a cold.
Forget it.
There you are, little boy ! It's ready. Take some.
Thank you.
The fish is raw. Make sure you cook it first.
Don't come here when I've got customers. You want them to run away ?
You again, you brat !
There's nothing for you here.
You'll get nothing by staying here. Shoo !
Wait !
Don't be so nasty.
Thank you.
You know,
all night I've been thinking...
about our house.
You asleep ?
No, I've been up...
Okay.
I was thinking about the door.
It's as important as the face is for a person.
The face reflects the personality.
That's right.
If you're going to build on a hill,
you should choose a European style.
Rococo ?
Spanish ?
English ? That one's not bad.
But isn't all that a little pretentious ?
Not eye-catching, not solemn,
I'd prefer something simple and comfortable.
Tell me...
what do you think of that ?
It's steel but it's got warmth...
Not off-putting... more pleasing, yes ?
It's very nice.
You could paint it forest green.
But first you need a red undercoat,
with anti-rust paint.
We're done with the entrance.
You're mistaken...
These are my tools for work.
The money's there.
It's not much. Wait.
That's all there is.
Come back if you need more.
I'll put it aside...
Close the shutters tight.
Next time come in through the front.
Did you see that !
Roast beef! Rare!
Cooked to perfection...
It's best in the middle.
Do you want some ?
No, you eat it.
I don't like bloody meat.
With the door finished, we have to think of the gate.
That's right.
The door is forged steel, so we should have...
a gate of wrought iron...
Isn't it beautiful ?
You're right...
it's very pretty.
Katsuko !
I saw you from behind...
You move like a sleepwalker
You work too much. You have to think of yourself.
You never sleep...
All that for that drunk !
You can't work day and night. Think of your health.
You're so thin.
Here, take this.
I already started it...
That lousy drunkard !
I hope he croaks !
You should pay attention ! You could have been killed !
Do you want to die ?
It's against the law to walk along the tracks.
You, you sat down right in the middle !
That'll never do ! Peasant !
STREETCAR-NUT!
Today's special: Vegetable fritters
It's me.
Inflation's driving me nuts !
Did you see how much the cod cost ?
It's really crazy !
When I ask for the price of a simple slice of pork,
I feel sick !
Everyone lives as they please but...
have you ever seen couples like them?
Switching husbands like that!
Nobody ever admits it...
but it happens a lot.
In front of everyone, though... that's going too far !
It doesn't keep them from being friends like before !
and their husbands too !
It'll be nice if the good weather keeps up
You can say that again.
- Well, take care ! - See you tomorrow.
Good...
It's about time to put the finishing touches on the house.
You're right. That makes sense.
First....the color of the walls.
Leaving aside the doors and windows,
it's the color of the walls that determines the atmosphere.
What color do you see ?
Me...
I think... white would look good.
White ?
I tried white, the way you said,
but it's a little too ordinary.
Oh ! Excellent !
That's right.
I'm going to kill you !
You'll see !
What's this ?
I don't know. It happens now and then.
Shut up, you old fart !
That's better, he's calmed down.
Everything's fine.
Now, Mr. Tanba, what did he say to you ?
Nothing.
Take your place ?
Shut up, you old fart !
Let me take over. You must be tired.
I've told you everything.
Why take over ? It's not a sweatshop.
I couldn't tell him: I ask you...
I was pissed off, then I went home to bed.
We'll have to change the plans.
It's not really serious, but all the same...
It was finished, though.
The problem's with the balcony.
It's absurdly small.
I know you'd like it better
if you could play on it and take in the view.
You're right, of course...
We can easily rebuild it.
The whole house...
is much better like that, yes ?
You're right.
Don't look at me like that.
With that kid in my belly,
I have to eat for two.
What is it, papa ? Something wrong ?
You look at me like that now and then.
Why ?
No reason. I'm just thinking that you're growing up so fast.
I've had it up to here.
Life's become a burden to me.
When I get up in the morning and make breakfast,
I say to myself that it's always the same thing
and I lose all my energy.
Nothing seems good.
I've got no appetite.
The bath house is the worst.
When I see my naked body my horror's at its peak.
I look ugly and emaciated...
I'm ready to vomit.
To tell the truth,
there's only one thing I want...
a fast and easy death,
to quit this world and disappear.
It's a powder that goldsmiths use,
a strong poison. It's forbidden to sell it.
An hour after you take it you die without suffering.
If you really want to die, take it.
Thank you. You are very kind.
I wasn't always like this.
I used to own a fabric store.
I have a wife and two children...
five employees and a maid...
I had two mistresses.
I was living high and easy.
But now...
my two sons were drafted,
and when I heard that they'd been killed in battle,
I lost all interest in my business.
My wife fell sick and was dead in six months.
My house burned down in an air raid.
I was left with nothing.
I broke up with my mistresses...
and I make my living selling toys at night from a stall.
And still, every night I dream...
of the wife and children I've lost.
We're all back together again.
They talk and laugh,
just like they're still alive.
You must be so happy in moments like that.
Oh, yes. You have no idea !
That's your happiness too.
You might say...
they're alive as long as you are.
When you die, they'll die too.
That poison...
does it really work in an hour ?
Is there no way to stop it ?
I took it just five minutes ago.
Generally speaking, there's an antidote
for all medicines.
If there are laxatives, there are binders, too.
And it's the same with stimulants and sleeping pills.
So is there an antidote to this poison ?
Of course there's an antidote.
Let me check if I've got it.
- Hurry up ! - Just a moment.
Look hard ! Hurry !
Quickly ! Where is it ?
Down there !
Where ?
Give it to me quickly !
Murderer !
Look...
Find that antidote fast you murderer !
Don't get upset !
It was nothing but a stomach powder.
Don't do anything, and you'll be fine.
Don't move.
Close your eyes, Katsuko.
Stretch out and keep your eyes closed.
It's nothing, you'll see.
I told you to close your eyes !
Close them !
Why did you light the fire ?
No need to boil water.
I have to cook the fish.
The fish ? Show me.
It's marinated mackerel.
That's not raw fish.
But the cook told me I had to cook it
He's playing games with you.
You don't cook marinated fish.
But...
Now, then,
we need to talk about cooking.
I know that the modern way, is very convenient,
but to make really fine food,
nothing's better than the old ways.
Now, which one do you want ?
The famous Ocho I told you about, it won't be her ?
Don't know.
It's crazy they're so passionate.
You wouldn't think it to look at them.
Don't ever judge by looks.
I once knew a woman like that,
same face, same look.
That kind of woman...
is incredibly sensual.
Even later in life,
they don't lose a bit of it.
She'll have him on his knees...
wait and see.
Dinner's ready. come eat.
Women, they're something else !
Whether they're 15 or 30, they're all the same.
A 35-year old sometimes has...
the innocent look of a 17-year-old.
Or you can take a teenager
and sometimes
she'll look at you like a 35-year-old.
Sorceresses, that's what they are !
What is it, Taro ? You're making me worried.
Stop your crying.
Papa...
What now, Taro ?
Tell me papa, is it true that we're not your children ?
Think about it !
What do you think ?
Me, I know that you're all my children.
That's why I love you and why you're all my darlings.
But if you, you don't love me,
if you don't believe that I'm your father,
then I'm not your father. Do you agree, Taro ?
But everyone says, they've been saying for a long time,
that none of us are your children,
that each of us has a different father.
Not just me,
Jiro too,
Hanako and Shiro too have different fathers.
People say what they like.
And it means nothing.
You can't stop them.
But nobody really knows who is the child of whom.
If you think that someone's your father,
if someone think's you're his son, then you're father and son.
If someone asks you who's your father,
ask him right back:
"How about you? Do you know yours ?"
If he answers, let me know.
In fact...
you have to choose who to believe:
your own father, or the others.
It's simple.
Who are you going to believe ?
- You, Papa ! - Papa !
Me, my big sister !
It can't be the mackerel.
If that were the case,
we'd be breaking out or be nauseous.
Neither you nor I have those symptoms
Which would mean...
that it's not food poisoning.
Just a simple case of diarrhea...
because of a chill.
That's right.
I'll be right back...
The operation went well
I've had to rest for four months
and now I still have to rest.
I've lucked out.
I've never felt better !
But since I've come back there's something that bothers me..
Katsuko is much too thin,
and she looks haggard.
What do you expect ! She's got two jobs.
It's got to be something else.
Katsuko, it's time !
Your aunt needs her food on time.
Remember the doctor's orders.
Is it here ?
Excuse me !
I am a police inspector.
Have you seen this man ?
No, I've never seen him before.
It was night time, that's understandable.
But you remember the robbery well enough ?
No, I don't remember one at all.
Incredible !
We arrested this man last week for a theft
and during questioning,
he swore that he robbed you.
It's nothing like that.
I've been in this house.
I wanted to steal that tool box.
But those are your tools.
You gave me your money, too.
I don't remember anything of that.
I swear there's no mistake.
You even asked me to come back if you needed any more !
Crazy ! You've been dreaming !
Must be going senile.
Can a senile person do this kind of handiwork ?
To sum up. This man don't break in here
and he didn't steal money or anything of value.
That's it. Nothing like that has happened here.
What a waste of time !
Please excuse us.
You have guests.
Don't make a fuss about it. Come in !
Come say hello to our guests.
I'll look after the fire.
That ticks me off !
they're real pests, those guys...
inviting themselves over.
Did you see the chief's face this morning ?
He took a cigarette and lit it.
The face he made...
when the thing blew up, bang !
May I introduce Mr. Ikawa, Mr. Nomoto and Matsui.
My wife.
I'm going to the bath. The fire's ready.
I'll go warm the sake.
I'd like to ask you a question.
Have you ever gotten free rice
from the rice merchant ?
I'm not talking about a loan...
An outright gift.
To start with,
you take an iron pot
and moisten it well.
You get 2 kilos of rice from a merchant you don't know.
You ask for credit.
He doesn't know you, so he says no,
and you put the rice back.
But the pot is wet
and the rice grains, of course, stick to its sides.
If you do that three times, you've got yourself a meal.
Not bad, eh?
The sake should be warm...
I'm on my way.
Mr. Ikawa, if you please.
What is it ?
Tell me, Shima...
are we on bad terms today ?
Did I offend you ?
Not at all. You're a fine man, I can assure you.
But who is that woman ?
You introduced her like your wife,
and we assumed that's who she was.
- In spite of that... - I'm so sorry.
May I offer my apologies.
She's rude and unpredictable.
No need to apologize. We weren't accusing you.
You are too kind, here's what's driving me mad.
What can you say about her ? Is she fit to be called a wife ?
It's nothing to do with us.
But you saw how she treated you !
She didn't greet you when you came back,
she ignored your guests
and left for the bath and stuck you with the fire.
I've never heard of a wife like that !
If she were mine I'd kick her out!
Listen, Nomoto...
I'm sorry.
I wan't accusing you.
You're a good man, genuinely good.
You have nothing to apologize for You'd do better...
to throw that woman out.
It's my duty as a friend.
I advise you to throw her out.
What are you saying ! ? How dare you ?
My wife has done nothing to you, that I know of...
Where do you get off telling me to throw her out ?
Don't get upset !
Very well. We're listening.
That woman is my wife.
In your eyes,
she's not worth a thing.
That might be true.
But she's had a rough time on account of me.
When there was nothing to eat,
when there was nothing but water to drink,
she stood by me.
You never knew that.
The trick with the moistened pot,
she's the one who invented it, so we could at least eat.
She's stuck with me throughout a miserable life.
So, what right do you have
to tell me to throw her out ?
Tell me--what right have you got !
You're right. I understand now.
It was wrong of me. Forgive me.
Well now... let's drink !
You really don't want to talk to me any more ?
I've been wrong.
You don't have to insist.
Since you saw me in that state.
I really have never understood...
how I could've done that.
It's like there was a wild beast asleep in me
that suddenly woke up.
I wasn't doing it out of love.
I never loved her more than you.
I beg you, please believe me !
I know you're suffered a lot,
but it was terrible for me too.
My dead mother always reproached me for my bad ways
and she died without forgiving me.
Since she died,
I haven't stopped blaming myself, hating myself.
And yet, I've heard that even criminals
who've committed the worst of crimes
are sometimes pardoned after accepting punishment.
If by some good chance
I could do something to ease your heart,
I beg you, just tell me.
You know...
I'll do anything.
Gynecology - Obstetrics
I don't want to make a scene.
Tell me the truth.
Who is it ?
I want to know so I can decide what to do
Katsuko...
tell me who the father is.
What's going on ?
The kid can't stop going to the toilet.
It must be serious.
The poor kid is to be pitied, but his father is too proud.
Wouldn't it be better
to take him to a doctor ?
It's not serious.
Isn't it, son ?
The way it's going, I'll be better soon.
What a pity that his father's so pigheaded !
No, no, he's not pigheaded.
He's very shy, pitiable really.
The child's more to be pitied.
It doesn't matter who is.
I'm warning you.
You looking at me like a suspect but I'm not the one.
You made a report ! ?
She's more than my niece. I adopted her legally.
What are you here for ? Protection or childbirth ?
We can't protect her.
First of all, she's too young. And then there's--how do I say--
well, the rational course now
is a medical one, not a moral one.
Speaking plainly, you're talking about an abortion--am I right?
Well, yes.
How can you pay for the operation ?
The best thing
is to hit up her sister again.
But you've already borrowed so much...
Certainly, I'll make some persuasive arguments
so she can't refuse.
Please excuse me...
Are you Katsuko's parents ?
Please follow me to the station.
What's happened ?
It started with beatings and a wounding.
It could have easily ended up
as a case of murder.
I see.
Go with the inspector, quickly.
You are the father ?
No, Katsuko is my wife's niece.
You were talking about beatings and wounds...
Is she seriously hurt ?
Katsuko wasn't the victim. She was the perpetrator.
She stole a fish knife
and attacked young Okabe,
the sake delivery boy.
He's in critical condition.
Hurry.
We've got to see her right away.
We should go to the victim instead.
You can't see him. He's in a coma.
Come to the station first.
You are the parents of the assailant.
Don't forget !
In a case like this,
fasting is the only cure.
But it only goes so far.
I wish I could walk...
I'm sure I'll be better soon.
I didn't mean to say that !
I'm not asking you to go look for food.
If I get too hungry,
I'll go myself.
Don't worry.
I'm not as hungry as that.
The longer he fasts the better.
A person can go without food for a week, even 10 days.
I've been thinking...
about the living room.
I'm partial to the Scottish style,
but I've had a change of heart.
Really ?
What's happened ?
Is it true that she attacked the delivery boy
with a fish knife ?
It's been confirmed.
I've been thinking.
If she really did stab that boy,
there can be only one reason.
You're thinking what I'm thinking, yes ?
He's the one who got her pregnant.
Katsuko said nothing.
She never answered
when we asked her why she did it
If she had a particular motive,
it could help her out as an extenuating circumstance
I've gone on and on her about it, but she was like a deaf-mute.
That's no surprise. She's too proud.
Sure of herself.
The police would like to see you, you too.
I'm not involved in this ! Katsuko is her niece.
But you adopted her legally, which makes you her father.
I go to the commissioner's office every day.
They ask me why you don't come.
What should I tell them ?
That I'm sick !
This is unthinkable !
To drag a bystander in for police interrogation !
I'm not going. Never !
Is there really no hope ?
Will you never forgive me ?
That tree... what's its name ?
Once a tree is dead, it no longer has a name.
Everything's arranged at last.
The delivery boy will have to spend three weeks in the hospital.
He isn't pressing charges.
He doesn't know why she did it,
but he doesn't want it to go further.
It looks like he asked the inspector
not to charge Katsuko
because he, as the victim, won't testify against her.
That's proof that he's got a bad conscience.
If she'd attacked him for no reason he would have testified.
And he doesn't want them to punish her !
That's a crock, that story !
It's because he owned up to his own part in it.
Speaking of that, the inspector needs to see you.
He knows you're not sick.
If you refuse, he'll issue a warrant for you.
A warrant !
In my name ?
Why ?
Katsuko wants to talk to you with the inspector present.
Katsuko ! ? What does she want with me ?
I don't know.
When she found out that the delivery boy was okay,
it seems she decided to talk with you in front of the inspector.
He looks like he's on to something.
Babbling ! I don't know what she said,
but it's nothing but babbling.
Why are you so worked up ?
If they really are babblings,
they're not worth worrying about.
And you don't have to worry about visiting the station. 929 I'm not afraid of anything that might happen.
What can they prove with her lies?
What can they prove ?
Where's your friend tonight ?
We didn't go out together today.
Give me some rotgut.
Not when you're tired. Remember the other night.
I've drunk it for years.
Than I don't want to hear about it later.
It's true...
One cannot live without eating.
Even when you're sick, you've got to eat.
I'll go find some food.
I'll be right back.
I've got some good news for you.
What is is ?
Wait...
just a moment. Let me see.
First I drank the rotgut,
then I went to Yoko-cho's...
And then other places...
Who is it ? Who's there ?
Idiot ! You dare to ask ?
You've forgotten your husband's voice ?
Are you ashamed ?
I've never heard of a wife that dumb !
Oh, it's you ! What's going on ?
Is that how you greet me ?
You're a fine one !
You louse ! Always that rotgut !
Don't I have the right ?
- Water ! Give me water. - Go get some.
A proper wife,
obeys politely.
- Water ! - Here !
Hey, isn't that my old friend ? You saw, that was my buddy...
My husband. You aren't together now ?
No, not today.
The boss bought us a round.
Of whisky, you understand ! ?
Help me. He's too heavy.
What're you doing ? Leave me in peace !
My husband is totally drunk...
And you, too, besides.
You said "my husband." What's that supposed to mean ?
Look !
A pillow !
But that's you, my friend !
- Hey, you've got your shoes on ! - That's right.
You put them on.
You, too, you've got shoes on.
You're right !
What a story ! Shoes still on !
Say hello to my buddy ! Good night !
Good night ! Say goodnight to your wife !
Water ! You bringing it, yes or no ?
Right away ! Here !
I'm back.
I told them you were sick.
Look, the boss gave me some good stuff
to get you better.
Say, I forgot to tell you...
We need a swimming pool.
That's right. You've got a point.
I'll do anything you want.
He...he's out of danger.
The disease has been beaten...
Beaten.
Children, they're amazingly strong !
I agree completely about the swimming pool.
We can put it in the middle of the lawn.
That would be splendid, with the white tiles against the green grass.
But filling and draining it would present problems.
If it were on a hill,
it would need a large reservoir.
And to empty the water,
assuming there's a lot of water,
no ordinary drainage system would do.
But that can be managed.
You're right, the swimming pool.
that's the important thing.
and that will be good for your health
The soup is hot.
It's a light broth...
That's what's best after a fast.
What is it ?
How was your husband last night ?
Mine was dead drunk again.
Men are all the same.
If they spent half as much money at the bars,
life would be easy.
They drink so much...
they're sponges.
That's no joke.
They're so fickle.
They come sobbing to you, you talk to them.
Then everything's fine.
The good times are hard enough.
Why did you stop going to the store ?
That's right !
Her uncle's disappeared.
Excuse me...
I've never understood.
Why did you do that to me ?
Why ?
I wanted...
I wanted to die.
To die ! ? To kill yourself ?
I don't understand.
You wanted to kill yourself so why did you attack me ?
I...
I don't know how to explain.
When I think about it now,
I don't even understand myself.
But...
when I thought of dying,
I was afraid that you'd forget me.
I thought you would forget about me...
after I was dead.
And I was afraid...
very afraid...
I couldn't bear the thought.
No... !
Have you had anything to eat ?
No thank you. I'm not hungry.
Well, perhaps another time.
Excuse me...
Okabe san.
Look ! The swimming pool is finished.
- Be well ! - Good evening !
The maintenance team would work better, if I didn't lose my temper.
I know the streetcar's old,
but that's all the more reason to spruce it up.
I'll talk to the maintenance men tomorrow morning,
wait and see !
Subtitles: Filou & Mengtsu ;-)