Sway.
Oh, right, you're right.
What to do... That pushes it to mid-month.
Please wait a moment.
Hello. Hayakawa speaking.
Let's push the lab and get this thing over with.
I'll be back tomorrow.
I can't stand the place for long.
Yeah, I'm the black sheep of the family.
Tomorrow then. Yeah, thanks.
I'm sorry. I thought you'd take a week or so off.
Book an Okinawa flight for early next week.
Is it really OK?
Hey, it's my first vacation in 2 years.
Is that ready, Yokoyama?
I'm off.
Hayakawa-san, your suit.
Right.
Don't you need a mourning suit?
Whatever.
And the tie, that color...
Want to come along?
Off you go.
Hayakawa Fuel
Thank you.
Which way?
There.
To Buddha, the world must appear with utter clarity.
But we humans, no matter how old or affluent we grow,
keep weeping over things we claim
we've seen but haven't, or things in plain sight we've overlooked.
To Buddha we must all seem like pitiful blind babies,
stumbling through the darkness.
No, no!
Hello.
Now, speaking of tears,
at my age,
I'm not about to cry my heart out sweetly, like that child over there.
We stifle our feelings of sorrow,
and intimidate others by hiding our weakness from them,
or we bare our fangs at them,
only making ourselves more vile.
So, when we call out to Buddha,
he guides us, in full awareness
of our confusion and suffering.
Amazing, Takeru, I hear you've built a corporation.
More like I incorporated.
No, I can't drink.
Can't drink? Not a drop?
Then what do you do with all your money?
OK, so there's all kinds of photos.
You can shoot steam locomotives, or the Rocky Mountains.
What kinds of pictures do you take?
Well, all kinds, really. Mostly people.
Oh, I knew it.
Naked ladies.
Nudes! Right!
No, hardly ever.
Oh no, you don't! Next time, you call me!
I always gave you a big allowance, right?
All right, the next time, I'll call you.
Really! Hey!
Say, brother! Takeru's a fine boy.
He makes a mint, too.
It's not easy to make it on your own in that world! Impressive!
No, he's in a risk y business. Don't butter him up that way.
But it's the best time to flatter him. Right, Takeru...
But if your clients dump you,
you're done for tomorrow.
Unlike food and fuel,
folks can get along fine without photographs.
Take my wife's memorial portrait.
They blew her face up from a group shot at a rice cake party
and stuck it on a body below it. A shabby piece of work.
Her son carries a camera everywhere,
but his mother never had a decent picture of herself. Poor thing.
Whatever it is that keeps him busy,
I can't believe any picture's more important
than his parent's funeral!
There, there, brother.
After all, they call it art.
We can't possibly...
You were perfectly capable of taking her picture.
Plenty of good cameras around.
Takeru.
You've got nerve calling her "Poor thing."
You locked her up in this soot-stained house
and made her slave over gas fumes for decades.
Besides, when did my work ever inconvenience you?
For all your whining, you're just pissed
you have to pay someone else because I won't work for you.
Now, now, calm down, Father!
Father, calm down.
Takeru, that's enough, OK?
It's not right, in front of Buddha. Is it, Priest?
You'll sadden your mother.
That's right, see?
Here, with everybody gathered together.
You drank too much.
You let him overdo it, Aunt!
It's mostly cleaned up. I can head over.
Oh, there you are.
No, better stay out of it.
Just say your boss will be right there.
Chie, do you mind serving him tea?
Yes, please.
Oh, well, so much for my pleasant buzz.
Sorry, a difficult customer.
Oh, that's fine.
Hey, that was Chie on the phone.
Remember? Kawabata Chieko.
From across the river.
She works for us now.
Oh...
Did you know?
No, I stopped by to fuel up on my way here.
Did you see her?
Not that I noticed.
That older-looking woman?
Don't be ridiculous! She's younger than you.
She is?
The company she worked for went under.
Dad brought her on board.
She's a hard worker.
That's his way of making sure you find a wife.
What's that supposed to mean?
That's for you. It was Mom's.
What is this? This projector was hers?
Yeah, don't you remember?
I set it aside. Figured you'd want it.
Hey, it's a Fujica-scope.
SH9... Wow, this is cool!
That side of you definitely came from Mom.
Here are the movies.
Wow!
"Takeru graduates kindergarten."
"Takeru's first birthday."
Don't remember that...
"Hasumi Gorge."
We used to go a lot.
Say, let's go tomorrow.
Huh?
Chie's off tomorrow. Let's all go together.
I'm the chauffeur?
No, you two go. I'll go home tonight.
Don't be like that. Here you finally made it home.
Let's catch some trout again.
Trout?
We all ate the fish that Dad caught and grilled.
Dad?
Don't know. Wasn't there.
No, you ate it too.
I did not.
Dad never took me anywhere. I wasn't born yet.
You've just forgotten everything.
Your brain's fogged up by Tokyo smog.
I'm not foggy.
Let's go. It'll clean your soul, and you'll get good pictures.
None of your business.
Excuse me. I forgot to return your ashtray.
For real?
I had no idea.
Are you his younger brother?
Me? Yeah, yeah.
Part-timer?
Yes, but I've been here 4 years now.
Four years? Why don't you get a real job somewhere?
It must be tough working here.
Well, but Minoru-san's here.
It's kind of fun.
Excuse me then. I'm done for today.
See ya.
Sorry, Takeru, you go on home. I'm not done.
Oh, yeah.
Call me if something comes up.
Is Chie done?
Yeah.
Shall I give her a lift?
She moved out on her own.
She lives in town, now.
Then I'll go that way.
I'm hungry. I'm sure to find something in town.
Oh, right, off you go.
I don't need that.
I happen to be a well-paid man.
I never dreamed you'd be working at our station.
I'm sorry I didn't recognize you either.
I mean, you've gotten so hip.
What! Did I use to be so tacky?
Ah, you don't deny it.
When did you move to town?
After my mother remarried. Last summer.
Huh...
She moved away?
No, she married someone else from the factory.
Huh...
You don't live with them?
No, I guess you wouldn't.
He has a teenage daughter.
Oh, it's his second time too.
But hey, that's great for your mom.
Do they get along?
Well, yes, she seems happy.
Do you feel like he took your mom away?
It was just the two of us for so long. I feel like it's a load off me.
Wish she'd done it a lot sooner!
What was that customer complaining about before?
Claimed we scratched his car when we washed it.
That's gotta be a bullshit claim. Will the station pay for it?
Minoru-san came and managed to calm him down.
Huh.
That teary-eyed act of his worked... Like...
But you and my brother are like, super tight.
Who, me?
After all this time, it made me jealous.
Has my brother ever been to your place?
Of course not!
Will you let me in, then?
Hey, green light.
Welcome! All right...
Welcome!
Thank you!
Give me your tongue.
How am I supposed to dry off? Or do you like me wet?
I put your towel out there!
by Hayakawa Takeru
You can come tomorrow, right?
To Hasumi Gorge.
Minoru-san's way into it.
Well... no...
Let's go. That way, he'll never suspect.
It's just mushrooms you hate, right?
Yeah... in the old days.
Dad?
He went to bed. Early day tomorrow.
Look at the time.
Too late to drive back to Tokyo.
Harder than I thought to find a good place.
Yeah, mostly just the usual chain restaurants.
Exactly, exactly. As it turns out...
Chie can be... a real handful, right?
When she starts drinking.
No, well, maybe...
She can hold her booze, despite her looks. I ran out of topics.
Don't really hang out much.
Will you skip the bath?
No, I'll take one.
All right, go ahead.
You're the last one in.
Just...
I'm glad you invited me today.
I got to say my prayers to Mom.
Even though I was a little late...
Wow! Feels great!
Come on in, Takeru!
Look, fish! Fish!
It's freezing!
He's acting like some kid.
Wow, it's beautiful here.
You can see right through the light.
This place...
It didn't work out right for me, Takeru.
Back then,
I was so scared of everything.
I was so obsessed with not failing
that my life turned out to be nothing.
You're too young to say "My life..."
Tokyo must be great.
I can't believe I didn't take off with you then.
Tokyo, huh...
It's not what you think.
It's just exhausting.
It's not the place for provincial types.
It flipped!
Hey, did you see?
Yeah, I saw it.
But things won't be the same for me anymore...
Hey, hey!
It flipped again! Flipped!
I'm scared.
I think he's already sensed it.
Sensed what?
Home sure is good for a change of pace.
Here I got to see you, Chieko.
It brought back memories, right?
Takeru...
I've gotta go take a dump.
They used to bring me and Takeru here a lot.
But I could never stand high places or all that swaying...
So I always stayed behind.
Maybe I'll try crossing it.
Oh, don't. It's dangerous. It's old, too.
I'm completely fine.
Minoru-san, you wait here.
Takeru!
Chie, take it slow.
Chie, don't look down.
Hold on with both hands. You've got to hold the railing.
Like this.
Cut it out. Don't touch me!
Hey!
What are you doing?
What do you see?
What?
I... Chie...
Did she fall!
From here! This came loose and she fell!
All right. Let's call the police, now!
Get it together.
You get it? Call the police.
But Takeru, I...
No "buts"!
Call the police now and tell them she fell in from here.
Understand?
It's all right.
She might still be OK.
Let's go... C'mon.
It'll be all right... all right.
Brother, you're shivering.
It's all right.
When I crossed it,
it was already pretty unstable.
Especially right there in the middle.
I had a feeling it was pretty dangerous.
I see.
So you didn't notice, after you crossed, when your older brother
and Kawabata-san...
Kawabata Chieko, came across the bridge?
No, I didn't notice.
I was pretty deep in the woods.
I didn't notice at all.
Weren't you all togerther?
Did you let the Tokyo folks know?
Yeah.
Your work OK?
Yeah, it's fine.
I see.
I'm fine.
Why?
What were you doing?
Dad.
Why didn't you try to stop her?
You did, right, Brother?
You...
When Chie slipped... what did you do!
Cut it out. That's enough!
Enough? You fool!
There's an autopsy set for tomorrow morning,
so the funeral can be scheduled the day after that.
An autopsy?
Yes.
I'll also explain this to the bereaved family,
but in such cases, an autopsy is legally required for several reasons.
You may find it uncomfortable, but she'll be fully restored.
I see.
Hey, Brother, Brother!
C'mon, you have to greet them. It's all right.
Ma'm, Ma'm,
Ma'm, Ma'm...
How old was Chie?
She was 29.
What?
Yeah, um...
I fell asleep.
I didn't even set the alarm.
I'm... going home tomorrow.
Oh, yeah, right.
I'm sorry about everything.
I apologize.
No...
It'll be all right.
I'll be all right.
Where's the section chief?
Downstairs watching the martial arts championships.
Get me the autopsy and the crime scene report.
Hey, dammit.
Hold on to the damned ball, fool!
The autopsy...
Arrest Warrant - Homicide
Have him sign it after the round's over.
Hey, this is huge!
Just when they really needed it.
Absolutely.
A two-run play, shifting the lead.
Attorney at Law - Hayakawa Osamu
Co-worker Arrested in Hasumi Gorge Murder
You didn't see it?
No, I didn't.
You didn't hear any voices or anything?
No, I didn't.
Then why do you think he didn't do anything?
Excuse me.
You never know. Maybe he pushed her off, like it says here.
Wait a minute. This is my brother here. You know him.
Yeah, I know that.
But he actually confessed.
In Japan, a confession carries real weight.
Dad harassed him to the point where he lost his mind.
He couldn't bear his guilty conscience.
What does he feel guilty for?
The fact that Chie died while he stood there.
The cops egged him on and he finally said, "It's all my fault..."
I understand.
Right?
No, how you might feel that way.
Unbelievable.
Your nephew's about to become a criminal
and you don't give a damn.
That has a nasty ring to it.
I prefer, "You have a rich grasp of human potential."
Takeru, conjecture is meaningless to the law.
Now, the prosecution's bound to dig up all kinds of evidence.
It'd be different if you'd seen it, but we can't fight without evidence.
Uncle.
I'm prepared to take desperate measures.
That's not what I'm talking about.
Is this what we're talking about?
You can't, yet!
Take it slowly, sir.
Hey! Iga, can you hear me!
Iga! Iga!
Iga! Hey!
Hey, say something from over there!
What? What did you say?
Say something!
I can't hear you! What is it?