Why do people become unhappy?
A man pondered over this question and came to a conclusion.
People become unhappy because they have resources.
I'm going to abandon civilization and live without resources.
But I can't.
I have to watch "24."
I understand. Please forgive me.
The man left home and began living in the mountains.
His wife became worried and visited him.
Here's your favorite pork dish.
I even brought cheese.
It's delicious.
But this isn't right.
I can't escape civilization if I live so artificially.
Don't come anymore.
The man began living in a cave.
While living on vegetation and raw meat,
enduring the cold and heat,
the man degenerated,
and eventually forgot words.
He finally reached a state where he was neither happy nor unhappy.
After many years, his wife came to see him.
I've brought your favorite pork dish.
Dear?
Where are you?
I know you're here.
The man had forgotten his own wife.
And so,
the man invented fire.
Will he become unhappy?
Or something else?
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IN THE WORLD
What's up?
They're making flags.
My village is brimming with excitement.
Everyone is going to Tokyo tomorrow.
To meet the Prime Minister.
We're being awarded for having the highest birthrate in Japan.
Oh, you're back.
Hi, Grandpa.
I'm home.
Midori, I have to go to the women's group.
If you're hungry, warm up what's in the fridge.
Okay.
On TV yesterday, they were wondering why the birthrate rose so suddenly.
The dimwitted newscasters couldn't figure it out.
But I know the secret.
I did research for a social studies paper over summer vacation.
It was really well written, but the principal took me aside and scolded me.
He said to never tell anybody,
and that if I did, I'd be expelled instantly.
I hate the principal.
So I've decided to write to you, a renowned journalist,
HIGHEST BIRTHRATE IN JAPAN!
and give away the secret.
But this story is rather complicated.
Where shall I begin?
Okay, let's start from 14 years ago,
when that man came to this village.
Excuse me, where's the Inaho Newspaper branch office?
That way.
Thank you.
Turn that corner and go straight.
Have you seen the substation?
What?
Ever since that was built,
bad things have been happening.
Do you have a cigarette?
I don't smoke.
What a wimp.
Gotta get rid of that substation.
I have to go. Excuse me.
FOUNDER OF INAHO NEWSPAPER: GONNOSUKE NISHIKOCHI MUSEUM
Hello.
Excuse me.
I start working here tomorrow.
You're Ippachi?
Oh, it's Kazuya. I'm Kazuya Mizuno.
Whatever.
Welcome to the journalist cemetary.
No, prison.
Oh, you must be Mr. Mizuno.
I'm Ishizuka.
Nice to meet you.
He's Mr. Endo, the branch chief. He's also the museum director.
I read your prize-winning article about regional inequality.
Sit where you want. There's no work.
Sure there is.
"Kaname Junior High baseball team loses 4-0."
Here you go.
"Eat local dishes to live healthy and long."
This place is a prison to punish us.
Our salary has been unfairly cut,
and we get no special allowance.
There's nothing here.
You must be tired.
I'll take you to the dorm.
- Oh, thank you. - This way.
Excuse me.
Mr. Ippachi.
It's Kazuya.
This is the museum?
It's where the founder of our paper was born.
There's not much here.
No smoking.
This is your room.
Mine's in the back.
You'll get used to it.
Your blankets are here.
We'll share the bath and toilet.
Put your garbage in a bag and I'll bury it.
Mr. Mizuno, are you married?
I'm divorced.
So is Mr. Endo.
Your welcome party is at six, so I'll be back in 30 minutes.
Okay.
CELESTIAL MAIDEN
This is Mr. Endo's turf.
Nice and quiet, and the owner is hot.
Oh, thanks.
Hello.
Oh, who's this?
He's the new prisoner.
Mr. Ippachi Mizuno.
It's Kazuya.
I'm Teruko. Nice to meet you.
I'm Theresa.
A beer, please.
You'll have the usual?
I don't drink, so just a small beer for me.
Oh yeah, have you ever owned a dog?
What?
No, I haven't.
I see.
Here, a fish!
That's huge!
Thank you, Gonzo!
No sweat, I catch enough to sell.
I'll cut it up. It's beautiful, isn't it?
Mr. Gonzo is a legendary fisherman.
Let's have a toast then.
Welcome to Kaname Village. Cheers!
Nice to meet you all.
Nice to meet you too.
So what's your offense?
Mr. Endo, so soon?
I used to be the union leader.
I was relegated because I protested an unfair personnel change.
Under the pretext of "Museum Director."
Mr. Endo wouldn't be here if he'd stayed sober.
Keep your mouth shut!
I refuse to quit the paper. I'm gonna fight.
Your turn, Ishizuka.
What?
Well...
Two years ago...
I ran an inaccurate article on a murder case.
The serial killings in Kumamoto.
Oh, that. That was you?
He's the last CEO's son by a mistress, so he wasn't fired.
Becoming a journalist was my childhood dream.
But I failed.
If I ever have another chance...
So, Ippachi.
What did you do?
Oh, well... It's a long story.
The long story goes like this.
Ippachi was friends with Onizuka, who joined the paper at the same time.
Onizuka was a graduate of a prestigious university,
and was engaged to the executive vice-president's daughter.
One evening, Onizuka invited Ippachi out for a drink.
I'm getting a sommelier license.
You're always chasing fads.
A journalist should be ready to act.
Are you dating anyone?
No.
I thought you were popular.
I'm shy.
Listen, the Liberal Democratic Party lost.
Young girls sell panties, and bare-assed women dance in clubs.
You should lighten up.
I'm so sorry!
It's alright.
I'll pay to get it cleaned.
No, it's a cheap suit.
Hey, are you waiting for somebody?
I've been stood up.
Then come join us.
If you don't mind.
Please.
So this guy,
he pulled a muscle before he even began.
And he said it didn't hurt. What an idiot.
Yeah, that's stupid.
Excuse me.
Yes?
Yes Sir, I'll return right away.
I have to go back to work. The boss called.
I'll get going too.
Can't you stay?
Good luck.
Cheers.
You...
You have sexy lips.
Want to taste them?
She insists that she's been raped.
That's ridiculous.
She doesn't want the police involved.
But she wants justice.
But I don't remember.
You can't be serious.
We have clear evidence.
Let me put this clearly.
You'll pay 30 million yen for physical and emotional damages.
I don't have that much money!
So sell your condo in Akebonobashi.
How do you know about that?
Don't make this any worse than it is.
Think hard about it.
That woman is a high school teacher.
Single, 25 years old. Background is clean.
It's probably not a badger game.
But you've been arrested for fighting while drunk before.
You said you didn't remember that either.
You don't think I...
Rape is a crime indictable upon complaint.
They say they've got evidence, right?
You don't have a chance.
Just pay up.
Never! I'm fighting this!
I'm very sorry.
Ippachi sold his condo and got an advance on his retirement money.
Yes, I'm very sorry.
But the incident leaked out and was published in a gossip magazine.
Ippachi wasn't fired because Onizuka spoke on his behalf.
I'll have a drink now.
This sea bream looks delicious.
You don't have to tell us.
I'm returning to the head office someday.
I'm going back too. For sure.
Hello, I'm Kubota.
Let's talk over there.
This place can be fun too.
Hop on a boat and there's a paradise.
Mr. Endo, don't tell him.
The Isle of Women.
All the fishermen go there because it's boring here.
The collapse of the bubble economy created prostitutes.
I prefer this, so I'm not interested.
Thanks for waiting, folks.
And now, I'll sing you a song with my weathered vocal cords.
This song is called "The Solitary Ship."
The cultural level here is appalingly low.
The ruling structure is corrupted.
Idiots govern idiots here.
The mayor ran up a huge debt, then failed to invite a U.S. military base,
and now he's trying to build a radioactive waste dump.
What about the environment?
He's clueless.
Guess what the women's group does?
They watch porn and go see male strippers.
Folks, this is a song about the sadness and pain of fishermen.
Eat more fish, folks!
Thank you very much.
She's very pretty.
She's too good for this village.
Hey, give me another drink!
Yes, of course.
Oh, good morning.
Good morning.
Did you sleep well?
Sort of.
What a nice day.
Do you fish, Mr. Mizuno?
I don't like touching the bait.
How about Go or Shogi?
I don't know the rules.
You should learn.
It's hard to while away the time here.
I'm going out to meet people today.
I still consider myself a journalist.
Drunks getting into fights...
Kids driving without a license...
Pretty peaceful around here.
Newspapers and police work are best when dull.
My wife left me.
Do you think she'll return?
Well...
Tokyo is a great place!
I go there to file petitions, and the women there are so refined and pretty.
The women here are so boorish.
I bet you don't want to touch them.
I heard that you're trying to build a waste disposal.
A journalist, are you? Quick ears.
You see,
without public enterprises, people will starve in a village like this.
Prime Minister Hosokawa is too naive.
Just you watch.
The Liberal Democratic Party will return to power,
and the bubble economy will return.
And then I'll...
Oh, I'm sorry. You had a visitor.
Oh, this is my wife.
She's the head of the women's group.
He's the newcomer at Inaho Newspaper, Mr...
Mizuno. I don't have a name card yet.
Nice to meet you.
Please interview the women's group.
Here's your lunch, dear.
I'll be late tonight for a meeting.
I have an assembly meeting tonight too.
Your wife is lovely.
Well, unless my private life is happy,
I can't handle public matters either.
The mayor hasn't had sex with his wife for ten years.
Any problems like bullying and delinquency?
It's not like Tokyo.
Many students are sons of fishermen, so they're quick-tempered.
And they get into fights.
But they're basically good kids.
This principle is a lolicon, and he's sleeping with a teenager.
Have you seen the ruins yet?
Just briefly when I first arrived.
I excavated the site.
I got the village to certify it as a cultural property.
It's the only one in the village.
I wrote this.
I'm the leading authority on the local history, you see.
See how the stones are in a circle?
That's why it's called a "stone circle."
It's seen in various ancient civilizations around the world.
Young people are so energetic.
I named this the Kaname Stone.
You can tell from this photo...
No, you should see it for yourself.
So the conclusion I arrived at
was that the ancient Jomon people
had unbelievably large families.
The hard-headed archaeological society won't acknowledge it.
But the correctness of my study will be proven some day.
Those idiots at the society don't understand.
Why can't they see that I'm right?
You have a cigarette?
Get lost!
I'm calling the public health center.
She's crazy.
She's been here forever.
She's always been old.
I wonder how old she is now?
Good evening.
Hello.
You're back.
Hello.
A beer, please.
I met the mayor and junior high principal.
The principal dragged me to the ruins.
He loves history more than his students.
Oh, he loves his students. Many of them.
Did you go to the Watatsumi Shrine?
No.
It's on the other side of the ruins.
The mayor has all the power, but the chief priest is also influential.
Villagers have always worshipped there.
He's a bit eccentric though.
He's an anachronistic and mediocre reactionary.
I'm telling you, there's nothing here.
No crime, no news, no scoops, nothing.
Don't bother trying.
Mr. Endo, how have you endured these past ten years?
It's punishment.
I'm a man who needs to be punished.
I'm sorry, I said too much.
But I...
Mr. Endo, you're wrong.
You don't understand.
I do understand.
A drink.
Give me a drink.
Yes, "Celestial Maiden."
It's for you.
Hello? Yes.
Don't worry. It won't happen again.
Don't worry about the police.
Trust me.
Don't worry so much.
Sorry, but I don't read your paper.
Your paper's ideas are problematic.
These are lamentable times indeed.
People are blind with greed, investing in stocks and real estate.
Their hearts are dilapidated, and morals are corrupted.
Don't you agree?
To some extent.
The Americans have made us into cowards.
Even in sumo, Akebono is always winning.
Now's the time to restore the virtues of this country,
and revive the souls of the Japanese people!
Only religion can do that.
Corrupted politics and education can do nothing.
You don't know this yet,
but there are two very dangerous people in this village.
By dangerous, you mean...
One is Nihei, who lives on a boat moored on the Kaname River.
He's a radical terrorist with a criminal record.
Who knows what he'll do next.
The other is Teruko, who owns a bar near the port.
What?
So you know her?
Don't be fooled by that pretty face.
She's killed two husbands.
No way.
She did it for the insurance.
Plus, she's a member of some cult and is up to no good.
The police won't do anything about them.
I want you to help me.
It'll be too late if something happens.
Hey! What are you doing?
I told you to clean up!
But I did.
You call that clean?
Do it right!
Or I'll make you lick it again, understand?
I'm so sorry.
Anyway, that terrorist and murderer...
must be watched.
The chief priest used to belong to a Christian cult.
So he loves religious precepts and rules.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten!
Hi... I'm from the newspaper.
Could I have a word with you?
I'm busy.
I've got research to do.
What research?
Hey, wait!
Hey! Give that back!
Listen, I'm busy.
There's no job for a journalist here.
Are you crazy?
In a sense.
You're not that stupid. You don't make me itch much.
See, look!
What is that?
I'm allergic to stupidity.
I get itchy when I go near stupid people.
You're only mildly stupid.
You're just right.
You are crazy.
Give that back.
Did you know?
The things you can't escape are called fate!
Shimeko was the smartest girl in Japan.
Her teachers hated her for her intelligence.
That, and her "stupid allergy" kept her from school.
So nobody knew that Shimeko was a genius.
So Shimeko likes you.
She's a bit retarded, but she's got a nice ass.
Tell me about Teruko.
The owner?
She used to be a bus guide in Kanazawa.
She told me she owned a boutique in Kawasaki.
That's strange.
She left here after junior high,
and returned about a year ago.
That bar used to belong to her mother.
The year I came here, she committed suicide with a drifter.
Teruko didn't attend the funeral.
I guess she came home because her husband died.
That husband of hers was a bus driver.
No, a Mexican, named Gonzales.
What?
No way.
Anyhow, Teruko renovated the run-down bar and reopened it.
At first, the mayor and chief priest came...
But she gave them the cold shoulder.
Maybe that's why, but the bar lost its customers.
But Teruko has a man.
The one in the boat?
Is she involved in a cult?
No way.
Mexicans are Catholic.
Forget about Mexico.
I'll look into it myself.
Are you Ippachi?
Yes?
You slept with Shimeko, you jerk!
No I didn't! I just got here!
Calm down, this is a misunderstanding.
He's not like that.
We just had a conversation.
She showed me her stomach herself.
Was it red?
Faintly. Just a little.
I apologize. My mistake.
Shimeko told me she found a half-decent man, so I thought...
I'm glad that's cleared up.
I'm Gonzo, Shimeko's father. I'm a small-time fisherman.
No he's not. He's the best one in the village.
Bring two cups.
I'm so sorry. I can't think straight when it comes to Shimeko.
She's not a kid anymore.
Drink to reconcile.
No hard feelings, okay?
Yes, I know that.
I know that, but...
I feel so sad that she's gonna leave me some day.
Yeah, since it's just you and your daughter.
Mr. Ippachi?
Yes?
Why don't you take a ride on my boat?
Dad, stop here.
Okay.
I'll get started then.
Ippachi, you don't look well.
I'm fine.
I'm sorry about my dad.
Here they come.
Forget about it.
Are you alright?
This one's three years old.
All thanks to Shimeko's machine.
There's room for improvement.
What is that?
It emits a special frequency to attract fish.
You built it?
I converted a broken microwave oven.
Astonishing.
Shimeko's a genius.
Ever since she was a kid, she'd teach me things.
I can be an expert if I do as she says.
I wasn't always a fisherman.
It's not your real job, right?
What's your real job?
A folk singer!
Go, Dad!
I used to be a singer-songwriter.
Fell in love with her mother, and put down the guitar.
Listen to my song, Ippachi.
It's about a father who's giving his daughter away.
Giving her away?
Men and women, men and women, men and women
If men and women are colored wrong,
And TV cameras shoot this world,
Enemies and allies, foes and friends,
Cops and criminals, peddlers and the proper,
It's like the showering of bullets
The morning time signal marks daybreak
Ippachi.
Are you okay?
If men and women are colored wrong, and TV cameras shoot this world,
Enemies and allies, foes and friends,
Cops and criminals, peddlers and the proper,
It's like the showering of bullets
The night time signal marks the end
But the glimmering stars and dreams
Here, drink this.
Thanks.
The embankment where we first kissed,
The sumo ring and reeds are gone
Are you okay?
Without reeds, ain't no misdeeds
Wow! This is great.
Let's eat sashimi.
So what was Gonzo's secret?
I don't really fish, so...
His technique was too subtle for me.
I wish he'd taken me along.
Oh yeah, I found out a bit about Teruko.
I got curious so I checked.
She was in Kyushu before she came here.
It's true she's a widow.
But she wasn't a bus guide.
Hey, let's go fishing this weekend.
I'll be gone over the weekend.
What?
I'm visiting my mother in the hospital.
I remember her.
Dr. Teruko was really pretty.
Doctor?
She was a psychiatrist.
Really?
Are you really a reporter?
Yes.
Dr. Teruko's husband was a doctor, too.
But he died within a year.
What?
He died.
How did he die?
Heart attack.
Must have been working too hard.
They seemed happy. Her husband was a surgeon.
I feel so sorry for Dr. Teruko.
Her former fiancé died too, you know.
What?
Both had heart attacks.
My son never suffered any illnesses.
He'd never have a heart attack.
The autopsy revealed no signs of foul play?
The police won't take me seriously.
Was he insured?
That woman took everything.
Ever since he married her, he kept saying he was so tired.
Was Teruko involved in a cult of some kind?
I don't think she had faith in anything.
But I know.
She's a witch.
She possessed and killed my son.
We're featuring the local working women, and Teruko is next.
My brother died six months after he got engaged.
From a heart attack, right?
Yes.
He used to run track in high school and college.
But the last time I met him, he looked exhausted.
FIVE ULTRALEFTIST TERRORISTS ARRESTED FOR SERIAL BOMBING
Onizuka.
You're not drinking?
No more drinking for me.
Aren't you busy?
Symposiums in the sticks are just boring.
You here with the boss?
He's only here to see his lover.
Welcome, Sir.
A Tomatin on the rocks.
Yes, Sir.
How's your new job?
It's a prison without walls, as expected.
I'll get you out of there, so just sit tight.
I'll get out on my own.
I've found a woman who might have killed for insurance.
No kidding?
Her fiancé and husband both had heart attacks.
What about the money?
She's not extravagant, but she might be involved in a cult.
Maybe she donated it.
She's so secretive, I sense she's hiding something.
Your intuition's pretty accurate.
I'll call you when I have enough info.
You'll support me, won't you?
Of course.
You may have hit the jackpot.
It's like you to return in triumph with such a scoop.
What are you doing?
Huh?
Research.
A historical secret is buried here.
I've done it! I've found it!
This is it!
Bingo! I did it!
I did it!
Hey, listen.
What?
You want to know the magic word?
It's just for you.
I did it.
I've finally found it!
Good evening.
Welcome.
A beer, please.
So you used to be a psychiatrist.
Why did you quit?
I got tired of everything.
Because your husband died?
I hear your fiancé died too.
You're checking up on me?
I'm a journalist, after all.
You're already drunk.
It's the anniversary of his death.
Give me a drink!
The anniversary of whose death?
I got what you wanted.
You shouldn't be drinking anymore.
Mr. Endo, don't drink too much.
That's enough.
Shut up!
Leave me alone!
Mr. Endo!
It hurts so much!
I can't stand the pain anymore!
Mr. Endo, calm down.
I won't hurt you.
I'll just kill myself.
Then all this pain will end.
Don't!
Mr. Endo!
Yoshimitsu.
He's here.
You were always working.
You were never home.
You were tyrannical.
While pretending to be democratic, you were really an authoritarian.
While saying an academic background meant nothing,
you scolded Yoshimitsu for bad grades.
While pretending to be tolerant, you forced your ideas onto him.
That's right.
Yoshimitsu,
your son, committed suicide because of you.
On the night of his 15th birthday,
you showered him with abuse,
and he took pills.
How do you know?
Your family fell apart.
You found yourself alone.
You escaped into alcohol.
You're lying about fighting your company.
You willingly came here to run away from everything.
You're right. I...
But... Yoshimitsu is your son.
He's here because he's worried about you.
Look.
Dad.
Yoshimitsu.
I was wrong.
Please forgive me.
You're a weak person, Dad.
I'm the scum of the earth.
Was I a weak person too?
No! No you weren't!
You did nothing wrong! I was the wrong one!
I used to resent you back then.
But I don't anymore.
Seeing you suffer...
Not that I forgive you, but I don't blame you anymore.
You were such a nice boy.
But...
But I...
It's alright now.
Remember what you told me?
A vicious cycle is the worst thing.
A father and son both committing suicide is pathetic.
Goodbye.
We'll meet again when you die.
But take your time before you do.
Yoshimitsu!
Yoshimitsu.
After my husband died,
something inside me broke.
I couldn't bear my loved ones dying consecutively.
I diagnosed myself and was hospitalized,
but I wasn't cured.
Then one day, the pain disappeared.
And strange things began to happen.
And I always thought that I was a student of medicine.
How ironic.
You see ghosts?
It's hard to explain.
Sometimes I hear voices, sometimes I see them.
Sometimes I can even touch them.
Oh, and this is handy.
Try it.
It's saké!
Important for my job, right?
She works miracles. It's a wonderful thing.
This is all very confusing.
Then a rumor began circulating, and people...
"Clients" with problems began to come.
I'm not too happy about it.
But I can't just throw them out.
But you could do anything with such a power.
You could even become a saint.
I'm just a foolish woman.
I just want to live a quiet life.
You can go back.
I'll take him, thanks.
Take care.
Yoshimitsu.
Thank you.
Endo completely stopped drinking after that.
Did you see Akebono's fight last night?
Are former sumo champions so weak?
My grandpa says Asashoryu would have won.
And so Ippachi realized his mistake.
People tend to cling to their initial ideas.
Such ideas include elements of greed and desire.
So I think it's commendable that he realized he was wrong.
Teruko is a good person.
I guess so. Maybe.
I love how you're so mildly stupid.
Oh, shut up.
I envy you.
It's lonely being the only human born among apes.
Like Tarzan, you mean?
No, more like Hannibal Lecter.
Then why not hook up with another genius?
Stupid. If a genius married a genius,
then a terrible genius might be born.
That's good for humanity.
Geniuses have ruined humanity.
Humans are animals, so they should stay close to being one.
That's the only way to not become extinct.
We don't live to not become extinct.
You really are stupid.
Everything alive tries to not become extinct.
Hey, do you know how to become happy?
I'm dying to find out.
By lowering your expectations.
Then your desires will be satisfied.
Europeans envisioned time as being linear.
So the hands of time keep moving forward, until...
Bam!
Everything is ruined.
Progress, evolution, extinction.
What has the progress of technology brought us?
Only a lack of sleep.
That's not what I'm talking about.
I'm talking about Teruko.
What if Teruko isn't evolving, but is degenerating?
If only we could degenerate. Turn back the hands of time.
Not linear, but circular.
Oh yeah, like those ruins.
But energy is needed to spin...
Let's pronounce it slowly.
Okay.
"Moji, moji, moji."
Moji, moji, moji.
"Jimo, jimo, jimo."
Jimo, jimo, jimo.
What language is that?
It's the oldest, most beautiful language in the world.
"Zunaka, zunaka."
Zunaka, zunaka.
The wind is getting stronger.
A typhoon is passing by.
"Zunaka, sarubi, bire, moji."
Zunaka, sarubi, bire, moji.
"Jimo, rebi, birusa, kanazu."
Jimo, rebi, birusa, kanazu.
Hey you.
"Sarubi."
Sarubi.
"Sarubirusa."
Sarubirusa.
What did you find out about her?
What?
You went to Kyushu to check her out.
How do you know?
Just tell me what you found out.
I'm under no obligation to tell you.
I'm disappointed in you.
Who do you think you're talking to?
Don't tell me what to do. You're not my boss.
I have nothing to tell you.
You'll regret this.
Mr. Ippachi.
Oh, hello.
You're going to the bar, right?
Yes.
I'll come with you.
I can't go fishing tonight anyway.
- Welcome. - Good evening.
You're here again.
Good evening.
Here.
A beer, please.
Me too.
Is it raining?
I was going to go fishing, but...
So is it raining?
It's not raining yet.
It's real. I can't create the foam.
I'm still confused.
What does "confused" mean?
It means he's mixed up.
Mixed up?
Like this.
Here.
Well Mr. Ippachi, cheers.
Was your mother like you too?
My mother was eccentric, but no.
She followed her desires.
It broke again.
Mr. Ishizuka, please fix it.
What?
I appreciate it.
Alright.
What happened?
Who is that guy Nihei who lives on the boat?
Oh, Kin?
He's a childhood friend.
He used to protect me when we were kids.
I was bullied because of my mother's job.
Kin has a strong sense of justice.
So strong, he was arrested for terrorism,
and lives as a recluse now?
Kin is hurt deep down inside his heart.
He's been cooped up doing research.
He won't even tell me what it's about.
She's in love with Mr. Nihei.
It's irritating to see her that way.
It always breaks. It's defective.
Here you are.
Thanks.
I brought her.
In this weather?
I couldn't wait any longer. I'm sorry.
Akane, this is Dr. Teruko.
I'm no doctor. Nice to meet you.
You whore!
Don't touch me.
Enough is enough!
Yes, I understand.
God says we should leave.
God doesn't use a cell phone.
What's going on?
Well, you see, it's complicated.
She used to be a good wife.
But...
Ever since she bought this pot...
Keep your grimy hands off!
This pot is a gift from God.
We should break it.
What are you doing to God's pot?
That pot is just a pot.
But there is something precious inside it.
Nothing's inside.
Mr. Kubota.
You're having an affair, aren't you?
What?
She's a social worker.
A young woman with a dimple on her butt.
Your wife has done nothing wrong.
You're the irresponsible one.
You're the one using so much money, for your lover.
Don't be ridiculous!
You're just a fraud!
The one who is possessed...
is you.
That's enough.
Let's go home.
Who is that?
That's what's possessing you.
Mrs. Kubota, the pot please.
The whore wants the pot.
It's alright?
Open your mouth.
That can't be true.
It's good, isn't it?
It's good.
It's fabulous.
Have as much as you like.
Here, have some more.
Drink some more.
It's good.
Do you want more?
Yes, more.
It's good, isn't it?
Yes. Help me, I'm in pain.
What a wimp.
Here, have some more.
I can't. I'll drown.
Promise never to come again?
Yes, I promise. I swear, so please stop.
Mrs. Kubota, the phone please.
Yes.
Make the call.
Hello? Don't call anymore.
I said, don't call.
You scumbag.
You've had your fun.
Just have sex with your wife for the rest of your life.
What the heck is going on?
What was inside the pot?
Only one thing can beat desire.
Love.
This time, the wife's love won over the husband's desire.
But the problem is,
some desires become stronger with love.
Morning bath?
Oh, good morning.
I couldn't sleep.
That was amazing last night.
I'd never seen anything like it, so I was moved.
Off to work so early?
No, I have to go shoot some photos for the Sunday nature series.
What about you?
I have to check something out.
See you later.
Hey, come inside. Lots of pretty girls.
The chief priest wants her to leave,
to maintain the village peace.
If that's what he wants, I can't say no.
Leave it to me.
Please don't be too rough.
We don't want the police involved.
I know.
She'll be gone by tomorrow.
Hey!
Don't just stand there!
Sorry.
Take him anywhere he wants and let him have fun.
No, I have to go work.
Don't be shy.
Our relationship is give and take, after all.
Mr. Nihei!
I'm the reporter who came earlier.
Mr. Nihei, are you home?
I have nothing to say.
It's about Teruko.
Wow.
These aren't bombs, are they?
Are you angry?
I'm not interested in politics.
I have no ties with my former colleagues.
It's no use digging up things from my past.
What's your connection with Teruko?
She gives me food sometimes.
That's it?
I go to work three months of the year, and the rest I do research here.
She's the only one who understands.
Understands what?
If you don't like the word "understand,"
then let's just say she accepts that I exist.
Do you know about that power she has?
Yes, I know.
But to me, she's still the kid I used to know.
You love her, don't you?
Give me an order.
What?
Tell me what to do.
Squeeze my breast.
Yes, of course.
Ishizuka is extremely incompetent, so he can't make his own decisions.
He loves to be ordered around.
How is it?
Squeeze my left breast too.
Yes.
Oh, this is awesome.
Give me more orders!
Lick my nipple.
Really? Sure!
This gangster's sister had been possessed by a fox
and Teruko had saved her.
So right now, his conscience tormented him.
But he lacked the intellect to decide.
What the hell?
He eventually realized that he had to decide on his own.
Dad.
Well... If it isn't Tatsuo from Miyajima.
You no good punk! Your mother's crying!
Gonzo, you know Teruko, don't you?
My boss is gonna go harass her.
What?
I told you, alright?
Let's go, Dad.
Yeah.
While I was in prison, the Berlin Wall was torn down.
And when I was released, the Soviet Union had vanished.
Politics moves reality.
And politics doesn't care whether or not the ideology is correct.
That's why you renounced it?
I didn't renounce it. I quit.
Or maybe I jumped.
What are you studying?
Well... a bomb.
What? You just said you quit.
I quit useless conflict.
I've decided to go solo.
You're planning a revolution by yourself?
The ancient Jomon people had a strong sex drive.
Modern man only has about a hundredth of the sex drive they had.
So the progress of civilization has an inverse correlation with sex drive.
You're talking nonsense.
History flows towards a promised future in both Christ's and Marx's teachings.
But tell me, do you think a great future awaits us in this world?
No.
Listen...
Here's what I think.
Just one night.
Only for one night.
If all the children in this world could eat heartily,
not be beaten by anybody, and sleep soundly without worries.
Just one night like that...
Just one night!
We can't even make that happen.
Vulgar power struggles.
Dirty money making.
To prove that their country, religion, or race is superior,
people kill each other, rape women, starve others,
and selfishly twist history for their own purposes.
So you're going to bomb people?
I'm struggling against conflict itself!
I just want people to do the exact opposite of war.
What's the opposite?
Neither ideology nor politics creates the future.
Sex does.
I'm sorry, but we're not open yet.
You're as beautuful as ever.
We need to talk.
Are these explosives?
No.
But this is my bomb.
The ancient Jomon people used to smoke these.
By smoking this, men and women become highly aroused.
It's a strong aphrodisiac.
First, I'll burn it in the middle of Tokyo.
Then I'm going to burn it simultaneously around the world.
It'll be awesome!
You're crazy.
"Love and Peace" is so outdated.
I don't want to return to the 60s.
I want to return to the Jomon age.
The Yayoi people wiped out the Jomon people.
When was the last time you had great sex?
What?
People fight because they're never satisfied.
Don't you think most problems would be solved if we were sexually satisfied?
That's absurd. Even Freud wouldn't say that.
Besides, everyone in Japan is already having sex.
Girls are selling their panties in Tokyo.
People only believe in fleeting pleasure.
Japan is a pervert heaven with the lowest moral standards in the world!
That's why we need the bombs!
I'm going to make modern man degenerate into animals again.
Sperm without passion is useless.
You're stupid, aren't you?
All I really want is to...
Go like this, this, this!
Have fabulous sex with the woman I love.
Just because you want to have sex doesn't mean you have to...
What the?
What was that?
It's an emergency!
What's up?
Teruko's in danger!
What?
This is my mother's bar. I can't leave.
Your mother saved the money she made as a whore on my island.
She was an easy lay.
So what?
You've inherited her blood.
You can't live without men, right?
I'd be glad to help.
Get out!
You're the one who's getting out.
What the hell?
Asshole!
You want to lick this candy?
What the hell is going on?
Don't!
So itchy!
You fool!
Look, I'm gonna kill her!
Let go of her!
What a dirty move!
I'm a yakuza because I'm dirty, you moron!
I'm sick of this! Maybe I'll kill you all!
No! Keep them out of this!
Everything will be solved if you leave.
So what's your choice?
Your wife is doing drugs again.
She should be hospitalized.
What?
Your daughter works at a sex club in Osaka.
A vulgar place called Boobies Galore.
Poor girl.
She's being beaten by her pimp every night.
He's a scumbag.
What?
So Maria had a miscarriage.
And it was a boy, too.
How do you know that?
Ever since your father's generation,
you've victimized women,
so you think that you can never be happy.
You think the spirits of those women curse you.
You know nothing about me!
You monster! I'll kill you!
Your grandfather had only one eye.
Your father had both of his legs amputated.
You're afraid.
Five years ago, your leg became paralyzed.
Last year, you lost sight in one eye.
Shut up!
The spirits of women are always watching you.
Behold...
But they're not cursing you.
You just think they are.
You believe that you have to sacrifice happiness in order to succeed.
I swore to the god at the shrine when I was a kid.
I said that I'd sacrifice anything to succeed.
Are you sure that was a god you were talking to?
Why do you have to become successful?
I wanted to be like my father.
That's all.
But when your mother died,
your father was out gambling.
He said awful things at her funeral.
I...
I wanted to kill him with my own hands!
So you want to be like him? Will that make you happy?
Is that what you really wanted?
See, it moves.
You can see now.
I can see...
Stop working so hard.
Help your wife and daughter.
You don't have to be successful.
You can help those women who are suffering.
Let's go.
Teruko.
That was amazing.
That evil gangster was tamed like a kitten.
Are you alright?
Kin.
I'm gonna check my boat.
Huh?
Where's my bag?
You're awesome.
But you're too vulnerable, Teruko.
Yes.
Let's be a couple. I'll protect you.
Kin.
I'm really glad.
But...
Oh, it's not that. I really do like you.
No, it's alright.
I just got all worked up.
Forget it.
Oh, Kin.
It's okay, Teruko.
Some revolutionary you are, giving up so fast.
Teruo is worried about the heart attacks.
She thinks you might die from one.
My heart's strong as steel.
But... Kin, you're going to die.
Why? Give me an explanation.
But...
It's embarrassing.
Then I'll explain.
Teruko's body was simply irresistible.
Her first man was her fiancé.
Her fiancé was still young, so they had sex day in and day out.
I don't really understand, but I hear she's a "great fit."
Soon, Teruko realized that she had an abnormal sex drive.
What's wrong?
Hiroshi?
Hiroshi, what's wrong?
Hiroshi, are you alright?
Hiroshi! Hiroshi!
A few years later, Teruko got married.
This time, she couldn't hold herself back.
I'm home.
Hi, honey.
And one morning, her husband...
A man depleted of energy can only pass away.
Teruko was distressed.
She blamed herself for killing her partners with sex.
And so, she swore never to have sex again.
What a beautiful and yet terrible story.
I don't want to kill you, Kin.
I used to hate my mother, who was a lustful woman,
but I've inherited her blood.
Once I get started, I won't be able to control myself.
So what you're saying is...
Your powers appeared when you began to abstain?
Yes.
When I began to abstain from sex, I went crazy.
And when I continued holding out, the powers intensified.
That's absurd. I won't die like that.
I want you, Teruko.
I can't. There's no way.
I've kept this a secret...
But I've finally discovered
the aphrodisiac of the Jomon people!
JOMON POWER
You had it in your pocket?
But it's impossible.
Look!
I asked someone to make it for me.
I'm married to God.
Kin, you'll just have to give up.
Kin.
Stop that.
Huh?
Kin...
What is this? This thing is seamless.
It's the work of a genius.
Shimeko made this, didn't she?
The magic word.
"Open Sesame."
Kin.
Open. Open.
No.
Kin?
Open Sesame. Open Sesame.
What are you doing?
Kin, what's going on?
Kin?
Open!
Sesame!
I guess I'll be going now.
Have fun.
Teruko...
Let's see who dies first.
Oh, Kin!
CLOSED
Hey!
Why are you here?
I checked out that insurance case. She's guilty.
No she's not.
They were accidents, not murders.
I told the TV stations about the case.
Murder by a sexy bar owner is gossip fodder.
What the hell? She's innocent!
We're off the hook if there's a gray area, so who cares?
The prosecution will do the rest.
You're no journalist! This is my case!
You still don't get it, do you? You're through.
You were fired this morning.
What?
We found proof that you fabricated an article.
What the hell are you talking about?
Put up a fight and you'll be charged with rape.
You're behind this.
I've always hated you.
They met at the training session for new employees.
That night,
Onizuka, who had always been number one at everything he did since childhood,
experienced his first defeat in life.
Ever since then, Ippachi was an eyesore to Onizuka.
Then one day, something conclusive happened.
Huh?
You wrote this, didn't you?
Yeah.
Aren't these the wrong figures?
No, those are correct.
Really?
Only Ippachi noticed the mistake in an article Onizuka had fabricated.
Although Onizuka was engaged to the boss' daughter,
he was also dating another woman, a teacher who obeyed him.
Smile.
That's enough.
You bastard!
Onizuka!
This case belongs to Ishizuka and me.
Why?
I hear you've hooked up with a loony woman.
How fitting for a third-rate college grad.
I'm sorry, but Mr. Onizuka has always supported me.
I'm returning to the head office with this scoop.
I'm gonna be a real journalist and show them what I can do.
But you know that Teruko is innocent.
You've ruined her too. That's your role.
Mr. Onizuka.
Let's go to the island. I know a sexy girl.
If you ever show your face again, I'm calling the cops.
And give back the retirement money you borrowed.
Ippachi was devastated, and he experienced despair from deep inside.
Deep, deep down.
Something shattered deep inside his heart.
And Ippachi turned into a snake.
Kin, I'm coming!
Hey, God!
Teruko is mine now!
You go find some other woman!
Kin!
Jomon... More Jomon.
Kin!
Those Jomon people won't beat me!
Teruko's a murder suspect.
I've got proof she's a murderer.
I always knew she was a whore. How scary!
She's also involved with a cult,
and is scheming something with that terrorist.
The village peace is in danger.
Listen, everyone.
We're facing the worst crisis in the history of the village.
What would happen if the mass media flocked here?
It would ruin the plans for the waste disposal. Do we want that?
It's definitely not good for the children, from an educational standpoint.
Everyone, let's all convince those two
that it's best for them to leave, okay?
Yes!
Yes, we have to drive Teruko out!
Yes!
You're confused! Teruko's a good woman!
This bastard is just spiteful because Teruko dumped him!
Don't listen to this ultraleftist lout!
Listen everyone!
Teruko saved me.
There must be others like me.
Teruko has good powers, that's all.
Teruko saved me too.
I was about to be institutionalized.
Me too! I was embarrassed so I kept quiet,
but Teruko cured my grandfather.
Oh yeah?
And she always refused payment.
She's not a bad woman!
That's right.
Don't let the heretic whore fool you!
Fools! Wake up!
What?
We all know what you're up to!
You're the ones who are perverts!
So what if we are?
You don't understand how much we perverts suffer!
Stop! Stop!
Everyone, just go home.
It's the police's fault this happened!
If the media come here, it's your fault!
Let's go, young ones!
Stop, everyone!
You don't know what you're doing!
Wait!
You!
What happened?
You shouldn't have thought so hard, stupid.
I love you.
I'm starting to feel good.
Listen everyone. Be on your guard.
This is a dangerous man we're up against.
Destroy the terrorist!
Everybody, this is...
This is for the good of the village, so it's okay.
Hey, be careful! There's got to be proof somewhere.
It's for the village. For the village.
What are you all doing?
You can't touch his stuff!
What the hell are you doing?
Mayor! Mayor!
Stop! Stop or I'll arrest you all!
This is Jomon pottery. Yay!
I'll arrest everyone for interfering with my job!
Ouch!
Don't step on me!
Stop it!
It might explode!
Everybody get down!
I guess it's safe.
There's nothing here!
Stop it! Stop it!
Birusa!
Sarubirusa!
How disgusting. This is God's land!
The piece of the bottle is a beautiful image
The blue color is like the Earth
I want to touch it, but I can't reach it
I reach out, but I can't touch it
No matter how hard I try, I can't pick it up
Deep in my heart is a guilty image
That, too, is like the Earth
I want to touch it, but I can't reach it
I reach out, but I can't touch it
No matter how hard I try, I can't pick it up
By the way,
this old woman ate a mermaid 800 years ago, and became immortal.
She went crazy when she turned 200, but she couldn't die.
After living 800 years,
she has concluded that living can be quite tiresome.
Night is something that must be dark.
And on that night,
all of the villagers drowned in sex.
Junior and high school students, cats and dogs,
they all became aroused and had wild sex.
It was the most beautiful night since the Jomon age.
Nobody hurt each other, nobody argued,
nobody was jealous, or bore grudges.
People just loved each other.
Rather than killing in the name of justice,
I think it's better to have sex, even if it's unjust.
I thought so.
What a huge snake.
How did it get in there?
All my power's gone.
Completely depleted.
Teruko!
I'm off to start a revolution with him!
Teruko, make love, not war!
Then babies were born on the same day.
And ever since then, the fertile women had babies every year.
But Shimeko...
Hello.
My baby.
And so I was born from an egg.
I've kept this secret from everybody, but I don't have a belly button.
Do you think I'll be able to get married?
Mr. Anpo! Mr. Anpo!
Thank you very much, Sir!
All the children in this row are mine.
Apparently, I'm a genius too.
I analyzed the remaining substance and improved it.
No need to smoke it anymore.
And there was one other secret to the aphrodisiac.
It lowers the level of fulfillment.
It stops the progress of civilization.
But sex and fertility become abnormally strong.
The same thing will happen in New York and Paris.
Time will stop everywhere.
As a result, the children who are born
won't be controlled by parents, schools, countries, or the church.
But they will decide their own future.
What they'll choose, we don't know.
Because there is no promised future.
This is the end of my story.
Please take care.
From the girl with no belly button.
Belly button.
Excuse me.
Um...
Mr. Kitami?
You've got 30 minutes.
Mr. Kitami?
What are you doing? Stop!
Mr. Kitami, please don't.
Let go!
P.S. Teruko and Nihei never returned.
But when my grandfather's ship drifted to Gurama Island...
Water!
What?
This is saké!
The boat that floats on the moonlit sea
Will load the morning sun and bring it back
On the beach where the light touches
A new life will be born
Washed against the breaking waves
The new life will become a "human"
People float the boats on the sea
Just to load the morning sun
People float the boats on the sea
Just to load the morning sun
The father will look at his child and speak
The child will look at her father and nod
A rainbow is seen beyond the sea
At the foot of the mountain
A new flame will flare up, burning red
Raising the flame up high
The father will give it to his child
The father will give the flame to his child
The mother will hold her child
The child will feel her mother
The sound of the waves is repeated
The moon gradually changes its shape
It will eventually enter all the children
And become a burning red ring
Then some day it will become the sun
It will become the burning red sun
It will change into the sun some day
The boat that floats on the moonlit sea
Will load the morning sun and bring it back
Executive Producer: Takenori SENTO
Producer: Shunsuke KOGA
Cunematography: Takumi FURUYA
Music: Meyna Co.
Production: RUMBLE FISH Presented by: GENEON ENTERTAINMENT INC
Original Story, Screenplay, and Director: Daisuke TENGAN
Jomon power!