SOCHIKU FILMS
KABUKIZA EIGA PRODUCTIONS
YELLOW CROW [KIIROI KARASU]
Produced by KAGA Jiro UCHIYAMA Yoshishige
Written by TATEOKA Kennosuke HASEBE Keiji Dialogue director YUKI Sigeko
Cinematography MIYAJIMA Yoshio Directed by GOSHO Heinosuke
Music AKUTAWAGA Yasushi Artistic Director KUBO Kazuo
Editing NAGATA Shin Assistant Director HORIE Hideo
Cast
AWASHIMA Chikage ITO Yunosuke
TANAKA Kinuyo KUGA Yoshiko
SHIDARA Koji TATARA Jun IIDA Choko
NAKAMURA Zeko TAKAHARA Toshio NUMATA Yoichi
Teacher!
Is this colour all right?
Let's see....
Look carefully, Yoshida.
Do you see this landscape only in black and yellow?
There are more colours.
It doesn't matter.
You are free to draw what you feel.
What do you think?
It's different.
This boy used to paint with a lot of colours.
But lately he has only been painting like this.
Sometimes it happens with some children.
- I know another kid. - Really?
According to the colour psychology statistics,
there are special cases after a war.
Kids who use black and yellow,
for instance, don't have parents,
aren't lucky with their families....
Well, they are lonesome kids.
Or something similar.
But this child, Kiyoshi Yoshida, has a father and a mother.
I don't think this is the cause.
You think so?
By the way, this boy's father returned from China last year.
This train is so long, mom.
It's true. It has also been the first time for me.
Go to sleep now. You must be tired.
I'm not. What about you, mom?
I am a little....
Mom, shall I give you a massage?
- Don't worry. - Yes, I'll give you one!
Do you like it?
Yes, very much.
You have improved a lot.
I'll give it also to dad.
Good idea. I am sure he will be glad.
When does pop arrive?
He'll be already there in the afternoon.
He'll be very happy to see that you're such a good boy.
Will he carry me on his shoulders?
As often as you like.
Will he take me to the beach by train?
Of course he will.
Does he swim?
We can go swimming to Umeshima.
Great!
Mom...
Do you think he will recognize me?
Absolutely.
He'll certainly say to you: "How you've grown!"
Thank you very much. That's it.
Hey, kid!
- You're so clever. - No, not so much.
Let's go to sleep.
On which side are you going to sleep?
Whichever you want.
- I'll sleep on this side. - Ok.
I'll sleep here, then.
Don't we sleep together?
That's right.
No, I want us to sleep together.
Come on, you're a big boy now.
Your father would laugh at you....
....if you go on sleeping with your mother.
Here, it's sweet.
Repatriate sirs,
- thank you for your dedication! - Has daddy arrived?
He hasn't?
Repatriate sirs, thank you for everything!
Kiyoshi, daddy has arrived!
Honey!
I'm so glad!
You've suffered a lot, haven't you?
Mom...
Dear, this is Kiyoshi.
He's grown a lot, hasn't he?
Kiyoshi, this is your father.
Are you Kiyoshi?
He's grown, hasn't he?
How old are you?
He was born right after you left.
So you are nine years old.
That's right.
You are nine years old.
Kiyoshi....
Call him pop.
Try, Kiyoshi.
It doesn't matter.
It will be difficult for him to get used so soon.
Kiyoshi....
Do you know how to carry the homikosi?
Kiyoshi,
bring this to your father.
And mine?
It's here.
Pop...
Kiyoshi has brought you something.
What a surprise.
Mom...
Is it all right?
Do you want any more?
Mom, me too.
Honey.
Kiyoshi is big for his age, don't you think?
He is very strong.
I am sure he will be as tall as you are.
It seems that you have put on a bit weight after your return.
Do you think so?
Kiyoshi,
do you want to arm wrestle?
Come on, your father is asking you.
Kiyoshi....
don't you want to play?
Come on, try.
Come on, let's play.
Kiyoshi....
Are you deaf?
He doesn't correct it even though I urge him to do so.
Fine, I'll do it with my left arm.
One... two... three...
- Come on, dad! Come on, Kiyoshi! - You certainly are strong!
- Come on, come on! - I'm going to push more, ok?
Kiyoshi, beat your father!
Kiyoshi!
Come on, courage!
Honey...
Come on, come on!
I've won!
- Kiyoshi has won! - Banzai!
You have beaten me.
I have beaten dad!
Kiyoshi!
You have called him dad!
Go on like this, ok?
Right, honey?
Mr and Mrs Yoshida!
Express mail!
- I'll go! - No, no, I'll go.
Do you want one more?
Do you like it?
Honey, it's for you, from your office.
I wonder what it is.
What is it about?
They tell me to take leave for one week.
It's all right, isn't it?
I'm glad that you'll be here with us for one week.
They still haven't appointed me for a position.
They are deciding about it.
Daddy...
Do you want to see a white mouse?
A white mouse?
Where is it?
I'm asking you if you want to see it or not.
I don't feel like going and having a look at it.
You weren't meant to go and have a look at it.
By the way...
Which is your favourite subject?
Do you like the white mouse?
I don't like it.
But it's very cute.
In China, these animals transmit bacteria...
They are dirty.
We killed them.
Daddy...
When the bike is repaired, will you take me?
It's very rusty.
They abandoned it before...
....you were born.
Daddy...
Take me to the beach.
Do you want to take me?
I can't.
From now on I'll be very busy.
You shouldn't play much, either.
Dear...
Listen...
Haruko!
- I'll show you something nice. - What is it?
Look.
How cute, a mouse.
It's a white mouse.
- Do you want to go and play? - Where?
Let's go to the beach.
I'm going to ask.
Yes, ask your mother.
- Mummy! - Yes?
- What do you want? - Can I go and play with Kiyoshi?
- Yes, you can, but don't be naughty. - Ok!
- Tell Kiyoshi to come here. - All right!
Mummy!
What do you want, madam?
Here, it's your snack.
Thanks!
Where are you going?
To the beach again?
Don't go very far.
Here, Haruko.
- We're going! - All right. - See you later!
- Be careful. - Ok!
Mr Okamoto....
How interesting.
- It's an important order, so please devote yourself to it. - All right.
Give it to me.
Let's see....
Please put more effort on this side.
Hi.
Welcome.
- Why don't you come in? - Coming.
Go ahead.
- Have you got them now? - Yes, sorry for the delay.
Here you are. There are eight of them.
Very well.
Sit down.
Very well, very well.
I'm so happy for you about Ichiro coming back.
You've taken a weight off your mind, haven't you?
- Off mine, too. - Thank God.
Kiyoshi must be very happy, too, right?
Did he run up to him?
Well.... it wasn't like that.
Children are very difficult, aren't they?
I see. It's not easy at all.
He may be jealous.
Really?
Ichiro can go back to the same company, right?
- Great, isn't it? - Yes, thank God.
- Check it. - All right.
Here, for the next order.
Yoshida....
Tekunisha is calling you.
Tekunisha?
He is the boss.
Boss,
what do you want?
I want to consult something with you.
Do you want to sit down?
No, it doesn't matter.
It's about what I asked you regarding the scheduled shipment to South America.
I have decided that Takahashi will handle this instead of you.
It's ok with you, isn't it?
Why?
Because Takahashi is more used to it....
....and knows it well.
Are you saying that I am not able to do it?
Don't get angry.
You are older than me,
but you have returned to Japan too late.
Too bad.
What do you mean?
After the war, the working system has changed a lot.
All this is more than you expect, isn't it?
But I have done well the task you asked me to do.
It's about that.
There was a problem.
This delivery wasn't contrasted with the order form.
But I...
....compared it with the invoice.
Forget about it, I've already fixed it.
- Takahashi. - Yes?
I don't think it's your fault.
It's only that you didn't know that the system had changed.
It's me who didn't give you the right job.
Please give me another chance.
- I'll do better. - Boss, the manager is calling you.
Don't think so much about it, it's bad for your health.
Shall I pour you some tea?
Bring me a towel.
Do you want to take a bath?
It will do you good.
Take Kiyoshi with you, too.
- Is he still awake? - Yes, he is.
Children must go to bed earlier.
It's not good to be awake just like an adult.
But since you have come back....
....and he wants to be with you....
Do you have small change?
Kiyoshi, you want to take a bath with dad, don't you?
I'm sleepy. I won't go anymore.
Very good. You must go to bed earlier.
Why haven't you gone to the bath with daddy?
Because I prefer to stay with you.
It's not good.
You still talk like a little child.
You are a man now.
What a bore.
Kiyoshi, lend me your hand.
Here.
I wish it would rain more
For my mother comes to pick me up with an umbrella
How exciting it's for meeeee!
Don't scare me with all this shouting.
My heart is beating.
Really?
See?
Mummy...
You're so weird.
Don't you want to help me anymore?
- Mummy... - You look like a baby.
Come on, I have to weave.
- Is this for daddy? - Yes.
And for me?
Daddy's is very old, it has holes in it.
It's more urgent. Yours will be next.
Don't be mischievous.
Mummy...
Who do you like more, me or daddy?
Why do you ask me that?
For me,
daddy and you are equally important.
Let's tidy this, dad's about to come back.
I'm going to bed.
Kiyoshi, brush your teeth.
[FIRST DAUGHTER: MITSUKO BORN ON 19TH JUNE]
Dear...
I don't know if should get up already. Can I?
You shouldn't make any effort yet.
Take a good rest.
The food is good.
How is Mitsuko?
Well, Haruko...
Be careful.
Kiyoshi, you're glad about this birth, aren't you?
- What a pain... - Why?
Because...
Mom and dad are only caring about the baby....
Poor baby, if you say that...
- You're the older brother now. - What a pain...
Mom, I also want a baby.
Ok, ok....
Thanks.
What a beautiful girl....
Where is Kiyoshi?
Is he gone?
I think he's with our neighbour.
- He never stays here. - Yes.
It's because...
...I'm resting and not paying much attention to him.
By the way, I've bought some chocolate at the station.
Here...
I'll save it for Kiyoshi. He's very fond of it.
- It doesn't matter, you can eat it. - Don't worry.
- I have another. - Really?
You couldn't get these things over there.
Welcome, Kiyoshi.
I've come back.
- Come here. - There's chocolate.
You love chocolate, don't you? There are also biscuits.
I don't want them.
Such a strange boy.
Rest.
Don't you want any chocolate?
Listen...
What are you doing?
What is this?
- It's my zoo. - Zoo?
There's a real stink!
It reeks.
What the hell is this?
How disgusting, it's a mouse!
This is a source for vermin!
Very anti-hygienic! Like a bacterium pet.
Haven't they taught you that in school?
- I clean it every day. - Listen...
Won't you pay me any attention?
Don't you understand that these animals provoke diseases?
Honey!
Kiyoshi!
Arrange everything, ok?
We can't let him do this.
Don't get up.
I want him to tidy up everything.
Have you heard, Kiyoshi?
Otherwise, I'll throw everything away.
Kiyoshi, have you understood?
Come on, keep resting.
Kiyoshi!
Obey us!
Do you understand?
From now on you'll sleep here, boys.
Chuko....
Come on, come on!
Give it back to me!
Come on, give it back to him now!
- Poor Eishin. - What are you saying?
Don't run away.
I'll tell the teacher!
You're such cowards!
Yoshida and Suzuki!
Let's go away, the teacher's coming!
Why are you fighting?
They were picking on Eishin, trying to take away his amulet.
Fighting is no good.
You've got very dirty.
Do you want to come in?
My room is inside the temple.
- Kiyoshi... - What?
- Don't you like chocolate? - Yes, I like it.
Open it.
Well...
- It's a music box. - Yes.
Do you like music?
Yes, I do.
What else do you like?
To draw.
- I'd like to have every day drawing lessons. - That's not possible.
What else?
- Animals. - You like animals?
But my father doesn't like them because they're dirty.
So good that your father has come back, isn't it?
They treat you well, don't they?
Kiyoshi, the clay figures you made,
have you shown them to your parents?
Why don't you show them?
I'm sure they will be glad to see them.
- You think so? - Yes.
Let's have some coffee.
Show them to your father, ok?
Mummy...
I'm hungry.
Really?
Let's wait a little more.
Why don't you eat some biscuits in the meantime?
Your father likes us to have supper all together.
Mummy...
Which do you like most?
Well.... I think that giraffe.
Which one will dad like most?
Well...
The tiger.
The tiger?
You think so?
Will dad let me go to the picnic tomorrow?
Yes. Of course.
Because our neighbour will go with you.
Are you sure?
Absolutely.
See you.
Mr Yoshida...
You forget this.
Thanks for today.
Mr Yoshida...
Don't pay attention to the boss.
It's a disgraceful guy.
He just knows how to suck up to his bosses.
You would be the boss if you hadn't had to go to war.
Or you'd be the manager.
It's enough.
I'm not the only one who went to war.
Thanks.
Won't you come in?
No. I'm leaving now.
Mr Yoshida...
If you get promoted,
please remember me.
This won't happen.
Well, excuse me.
Good night.
Dad has come back. Go and welcome him, Kiyoshi.
Welcome.
Kiyoshi, clear your things!
Ok!
How is Mitsuko?
She's sleeping.
Hi Mitsuko...
Has she woken up?
No, she is asleep.
What a beauty.
Mom.... dad is acting weird.
What's the matter?
Dear...
Do you feel sick?
Has something happened to you?
You have drunk too much, haven't you?
Kizuki is not entitled to criticize me.
Has the boss told you anything?
I've done my work correctly.
That scoundrel has contacts.
How absurd.
How absurd!
Honey, don't fall asleep here. You'll catch a chill.
Come on, let's have supper.
Dad... have some water.
Thanks.
How are you, Kiyoshi?
Do you study very much?
Yes, I do.
Don't become a smart adult without education.
Do you understand?
Yes, I do.
Dad, my teacher has praised these figures I made.
They're well made, aren't they, honey?
That giraffe is very similar.
You seem to be good at it.
Is this a cat?
It's a tiger.
Oh... ok.
Kiyoshi....
It's not enough to stand out doing craftwork.
Mathematics...
Science...
You also have to study a lot these subjects.
Good night.
- Mummy, someone is here! - Ok!
When I arrived home...
...I was surprised to see my grandson.
He has a wound on his forehead.
It's some 3 cm long.
If something had happened to him, what would you have done?
What a misfortune.
I didn't know anything.
Even though we're talking about a children's fight,
do you think it's better no to tell anything?
Are you sure that it was my son who threw the stone?
I was not present, but....
....they say that the leader of a children's gang....
....is your son.
It's not possible.
In any case, a child as violent as him....
....has been spoiled by his parents and teachers.
Do you think that's a good thing?
I'm so sorry.
This has gone too far now.
Madam....
You said you were no witness.
So why do you know that it was my son?
You have no right to judge without any proof.
- Dear... - Do you want money?
- I'll pay. - Don't say that.
Shut up.
I'm not talking about money.
I'm only saying that parents have no sense of responsibility.
Responsibility? What are you saying?
What's the matter with you?
I'm asthmatic. So I'm finishing now.
From now on you must pay attention.
Don't be silly.
Kiyoshi....
Why...?
Why are you doing things that make others complain?
But he was first to throw the stone at me.
That's not important.
People relate it with your usual behaviour.
He is right.
Be more conscious.
Don't do dangerous things.
I haven't done anything bad!
Kiyoshi!
Kiyoshi, let's have supper.
Darling, let's have supper.
I don't care.
Such a rebellious child.
Why don't you change your clothes?
He was very calm when he was younger.
Everthing was fine when I wasn't here.
- I didn't mean that. - I think you did.
I shouldn't have come back.
At work they laugh at me, too. They despise me.
As Kiyoshi's father, I have no opinion, either.
That's why Kiyoshi doesn't respect me.
Stop talking nonsense.
Come on, change your clothes.
- I'd have preferred to die in war. - No!
Don't say that.
Your nails are so long.
What are you doing?
What have you done to her?
What are you doing, Kiyoshi?
Idiot!
You're so rough!
I can't let you get close to the girl! Get out!
Kiyoshi, ask your father to forgive you.
- Apologize to him. - Shut up!
If I don't punish him, he won't learn!
Mummy! Mummy!
- Come here! - I don't want to!
- Come!
I don't want to!
Where are you going?
- Mummy! I don't want to! - Come here!
- Mummy! - Shut up!
Stupid daddy!
Open the door!
Mom, open the door!
Honey...
Shut the door.
Shut the door!
He is crying very much.
Why don't you let him out?
- Can't I educate my own son? - I didn't mean that.
I thought that Kiyoshi had done something to the girl, but....
....maybe she started to cry by herself.
Don't go.
I'm going to have supper.
Kiyoshi.
Kiyoshi!
Madam!
What's the matter with you?
What have you done?
There's blood on you.
Why do you do things that make your parents angry?
Don't cry anymore. I'm going with you and we apologize.
I don't want to!
I haven't done anything bad!
I don't want to!
Kiyoshi!
Does it hurt you?
Kiyoshi, eat the sausages.
Haruko, give them to him.
The delicious soup is ready.
Madam, can I stay here overnight?
You mustn't.
You must return your home.
I don't want to return to that home!
Don't say that.
I'm going with you and we apologize together, ok?
Come on, eat.
It will be delicious.
Eat also some bread.
Come on, cheer up.
And tomorrow we'll go for a picnic.
Come on, I'll do the talking.
It's all right.
Good night.
Come in. It's all right.
I'm sorry.
Excuse me.
I apologize on his behalf.
Please ask your husband to forgive him.
Thanks very much.
Kiyoshi....
Tomorrow we'll go to Enoshima, all right?
- Thanks. - Good night.
Good night.
- Good night, madam. - All right.
Kiyoshi....
Apologize to your father, ok?
Your feet are all dirty.
Honey...
Kiyoshi!
What's wrong with your hand?
Haruko's mother bandaged it.
Do you want to eat? I was waiting for you.
I've already eaten with our neighbour.
Madam has interfered.
Children shouldn't be spoiled.
- Kiyoshi! - What?
- What is this? - It's a gilthead.
Madam, here, here!
Well!
What a big turtle.
So great.
Mom, does this turtle come from the Sea Palace?
It can't be true.
This one's called Taimai.
- Here. - Thanks.
What's the matter, Kiyoshi?
- Here, eat it. - Thank you.
This egg tastes awfully good.
Madam, they say that Haruko is adopted.
Why?
Is it true?
Who told you?
It was me.
Really? Is it true?
Shouldn't I have told it?
It doesn't matter.
Adopted children and those who are not....
....are equally loved.
Here, sweets.
Mom, I have to pee.
Well, well...
Hurry up.
Stay here.
Well, I think that resentment,
a latent dissatisfaction,
appears in the drawing.
So...
- Do you mean that Kiyoshi....? - No, I don't mean that.
Please, speak frankly.
According to an expert,
children who use this range of colours...
....have this tendency.
As both his parents are around, I found it strange that....
....he used this range of colours.
Kiyoshi, is that a crow?
I wonder what's wrong with it.
I heard the croaks.
It must have been shot with an air gun.
Poor thing.
It's still little.
Is it a child crow?
Kiyoshi, this crow....
....we'll take it to our zoo.
Little crow,
you'll have many friends....
....in my zoo.
He is right, little crow.
Listen, dear...
Don't you think we have scolded Kiyoshi too much?
I see... Last night I was very drunk.
Yes, you were.
It's not good for your health.
I felt sorry for Kiyoshi.
I always try to treat him well,
but last night I was annoyed and behaved like that without meaning to.
What a mess.
Nothing works out well for me after having returned.
It seems that I have become a good-for-nothing in this world.
Don't rush into things.
Why are you crying?
Silly...
Because it's not only Kiyoshi.
I pity you as well.
I'll try to get by.
- Kiyoshi, is this all right? - Yes.
We've got now the house for the crow.
- Won't madam get angry? - Mom won't get angry.
I am angry....
Madam!
You have found a good cage.
Mummy, this is our zoo.
Isn't it, Kiyoshi?
A zoo?
Well, well...
There are many, aren't there?
I kept them all in my anti-aircraft coat at home.
If my father sees them, he will tell me off.
This is why I've brought them here.
- I'm sorry, madam. - It doesn't matter.
Can we leave the crow here, too?
Yes.
Come on, Kiyoshi, go back home.
Your parents are probably worried.
Honey...
- I'm back. - Welcome.
Welcome.
What are you doing there?
Come up. Your father is waiting.
Is he annoyed?
No, he isn't.
Mummy, I've gone to the aquarium at Enoshima.
Come on, let's go.
Come in.
I'm back.
- Welcome home. - You must be hungry.
- Madam bought me a lot of things. - Really?
This is for you.
This is for Mitsuko.
These are postcards.
What's happened? There's a hole in it.
Well, what's happened to you?
I got hooked in the pine forest.
I'll fix it later.
Watch out so as not to get hurt.
It doesn't matter.
Let's have supper.
Oh.... the small plates.
Have you got so far?
I've got them.
Kiyoshi.
Mummy, has the teacher come today?
Yes, she has come.
Did she say anything about me?
The teacher said that...
...you are a good boy and you have talent.
So, if you studied more,
you'd get better marks.
It's true, Kiyoshi.
You can be a better child.
Yes? Can I?
Yes, you can.
I'll behave well!
That's right, very well!
Be always obedient, like now.
- Right, honey? - That's it.
Kiyoshi, dear...
What do you want us to buy for you?
For me?
- I want a comet. - A comet?
There's a competition in New Year.
My friends are going.
Everyone takes part in it.
Dad, will you buy it for me?
Of course he'll buy it for you.
Won't you, honey?
What kind do you want?
I want the Bun-Bun comet. Otherwise, you can't participate.
They say it costs around two thousand yen.
Two thousand yen?
Is a paper comet so much worth?
It's because it has three papers.
It's one meter long.
And it has a whistle.
But the most expensive thing is the thread, which is out of twine.
Isn't a smaller one enough for you?
Small comets don't stand out.
Will you buy it for me?
- Do you like comets? - Yes.
They fly up high in the sky.
Don't they, mom?
Yes, it's true.
Good. I'll buy it.
When?
Let's see....
New Year.
Honey....
You'll buy him a big one, won't you?
I think so.
Great. I'm going to win the competition. Do you promise?
You'll have to correct your left-handedness.
Mitsuko is awake.
Hi, Mitsuko.
Are you awake?
Listen....
Your brother....
....will have a comet.
Come on, you'll have supper, too.
- Well... - What's the matter with you?
I'll do it for you.
Thanks.
Daddy, do you like birds?
Birds?
There are lots of bird types.
- And the crow? - The crow?
Crows are a bad omen.
I don't like them.
Children must be affectionate and meek like a dove.
Today is the last day of this term.
From tomorrow on your winter holidays are starting.
In New Year.....
....don't eat so much as to get an indigestion....
...and a stomach ache.
- Sure! - And don't play too much.
Do your homework.
Sure!
Don't squander money.
Sure!
Write a diary with drawings.
Sure!
- Have you understood? - Yes.
And one more thing...
I must tell you something.
Due to a family....
....reason,
I have to leave school.
I don't want you to leave!
No, we don't want to!
Why are you leaving? Are you going to marry?
We have become good friends.
I will have to say goodbye to you.
I feel very sad.
That mountain....
....where I chased rabbits.
That river....
....where I fished little fish.
Dreams....
-....keep repeating. - Teacher!
Teacher Aswhiwara!
- Are you still here? - [It's my unforgettable native country...]
Are you sure you are going away?
Are you leaving today?
I'll accompany you.
Thanks.
I'm going to give you a present.
What is it?
You'll see.
Kiyoshi!
Teacher!
- I'll carry it. - Don't worry. - Yes, I'll carry it.
Take this out.
It's my present for you.
I wonder what it is.
Oh, wax pencils. Thank you.
Kiyoshi....
Follow your father's advice.
Behave properly.
He'll buy the comet for you....
....and will allow you to keep the crow.
Teacher, come back again.
Let's shake hands.
When you finish your drawing, send it to me, ok?
- Take care. - Come back again.
Good-bye!
Come back again!
- Bye! - Bye!
Come back again!
- Take much care! - Bye!
Bye!
- Kiyoshi! - What?
Look after Mitsuko for about 30 minutes.
I have to take a piece of work to the neighbour and....
- ....I'll go to the market. - All right.
- Be careful. - It's all right.
I hope you'll be ok.
I'm going.
Mitsuko....
So funny, eh, Mitsuko?
I'll hold you in my arms.
I can hear something.... What might it be?
- Okadaya, veal shop. - Mitsuko, how funny.
In our shop right now....
....there is veal on special offer.
Delicious and authentic. Direct sale to consumers.
For sukiyaki, for beefsteak....
Kiyoshi!
Mitsuko....
Look at this.
Look, look...
I'll make a plane for you.
Kiyoshi!
- Something has happened! - What?
- The crow has escaped from the basket. - Really?
Kiyosh, look, it's there.
Kaako! Bring the basket to me.
Kaako, Kaako!
Here.
There it goes!
Haruko, why don't you give him some water?
He has recovered.
Can he already fly?
Kaako!
Haruko, watch the crow, will you?
Up!
- Up! - What are you doing?
Up!
- Up! - What are you doing?
Don't touch Mitsuko!
Oh, so this is your sister. What a weird face she has.
She's got a monkey face.
She's not a monkey, she's human!
Kiyoshi!
His mother is coming!
Kiyoshi!
Mitsuko has been injured!
I'm going to get doctor Kono!
Pick up everything!
I'm back.
What's the matter with you, Kiyoshi?
What are you doing with the pram?
Where is mom?
She's gone with Mitsuko to get Dr. Kono.
Dr. Kono?
Mitsuko has been hurt.
Hurt?
And Mitsuko has been hurt?
They're at the hospital, aren't they?
Kaako....
Kaako.
Don't go there or you will be scolded.
Kaako....
Here.
Kiyoshi!
What have you done?
Mitsuko has been on the verge of getting blind.
It's not my fault.
What are you saying?
Don't you think you have done something wrong?
Mom....
You have done something wrong.
But I...
Why don't you apologize?
What a face!
What does this gaze mean?
Don't you understand?
Kiyoshi, ask your father to forgive you.
But it wasn't me!
- It wasn't me! - Who knows?
Now I'll never buy you that comet!
I haven't done anything wrong!
Kiyoshi!
Think about it!
It's my crow! It's my crow!
My crow!
It's my crow!
Dad, you are so mean!
Kaako!
Madam!
Sorry!
Madam!
What's happened?
Your next-door neighbour wants something.
Well, what's wrong with you, Machiko?
Has my son come to your place?
No. Has anything happened to him?
Yes, he's gone.
His room is empty.
[Daddy...]
Kiyoshi isn't at the neighbour's, either.
I wonder where he has gone so early in the morning.
[Daddy... Liar... He should die.]
Dear...
I'm sure Kiyoshi has gone out to look for the crow.
Let him be. He'll come back.
I'll do that.
I wonder if he's all right.
Here. Thanks very much.
- Where to? - To Mishaki.
80 yen.
Don't you have any money?
You can't without money.
Get off at the next stop.
[Daddy... Liar... He should die.]
What are you doing there?
- Mom, hasn't Kiyoshi come back yet? - No.
- And the crow? - He'll return, too.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
You've got a temperature.
You've probably caught a cold.
Let's go home.
- "This rain will continue until dawn..." - Listen...
Should we go to the police?
To the police? It's exaggerated.
Where are you going?
What do you think I must do?
It's unbelievable that you haven't done anything until now.
But...
My husband is very stubborn...
I don't understand why he is so obsessed.
Kiyoshi is his only son.
If you don't go out to look for him,
I will.
Madam....
I will, too.
Honey, are you going to look for him?
- Stay with the baby. - All right.
Our neighbour has said that she'll look for him, too.
- What a problem child. Tonight is New Year's Eve. - Wait....
I wonder where your brother has gone to.
Kiyoshi!
Machiko!
I have found Kiyoshi!
- Where? - In my house.
He's sound asleep.
Poor kid.
He's worn out.
But...
Why hasn't he come home?
He's returned safe and sound.
If he hadn't, what would you have done?
How dreadful!
It could have happened.
He is just a kid.
A mistake can be fatal.
I had realized before,
but after seeing your suffering for the past eight years....
and that you were so happy about your husband's return,
I kept it back....
I couldn't tell you...
....about Kiyoshi.
But maybe I was wrong not telling.
Finally, by a pure accident,
Kiyoshi has been left out.
Now that you say that....
....and I think about it,
maybe you are right.
I was only concerned with my husband.
That's right.
When we went for a picnic to Enoshima,
Kiyoshi kept looking at....
....the happiness of the families....
....who were walking around.
He made a sad face.
Can you imagine that?
The poor kid had to come back only trusting his neighbour.
Kaako....
He has woken up. Go.
Madam.... Please go yourself.
Because I....
Kiyoshi....
Are you awake?
Take it easy, take it easy...
You have not hurt yourself?
Boys don't cry.
Well, well...
What a face.
Come on, come closer.
You've been cold, haven't you?
Yes, I've been very cold.
Where did you go?
I walked very far.
How far?
To the pine wood by the beach.
I even got on a bus.
Bus?
- But they made me get off because I didn't have money. - Of course.
What else?
I got awfully hungry.
See? That's because you left home without saying a word.
I have eaten...
...mandarins and bread from your kitchen. I'm sorry.
Never mind.
But Kiyoshi....
Why didn't you go first to your parents'?
- Madam, I'd like to ask you a favour. - What is it?
Do you want to adopt me like...
...you did with Haruko?
Kiyoshi....
This is only....
....for Haruko, who lost her parents,
or for someone after whom nobody looks.
Only this kind of children can be adopted.
What if my mother said yes?
What are you saying?
She will never do so.
You are...
...a son loved...
...by your parents.
My father hates me.
That's impossible!
Your father...
...has been looking for you, he is very worried about you.
I've looked for him everywhere.
- I don't know where he might be. - Honey...
What's the matter?
Kiyoshi has returned.
- Has he returned? - Yes, he has.
He has returned. Thank you very much.
- That's fine! That's fine! - Thanks a lot for your help.
- Fantastic! - Where may he have been?
Where is Kiyoshi?
But where is he?
He is at the neighbour's.
Why don't you bring him?
I have to talk with you...
...before I bring him back.
Talk with me?
About what?
What is it?
I feel that we have been wrong about something.
If things go on like this,
everything will end badly.
What do you mean?
Dear...
Kiyoshi is asking our neighbour to adopt him.
Coming from such a small child....
What do you think?
You think it's my fault, don't you?
I didn't mean that.
I'm not talking about who is to blame.
I just want you to understand that,
if you suffered during the internment,
so does Kiyoshi...
...ever since he was born without a father.
I also survived with Kiyoshi at the limit of my strength.
When you returned...
...I thought everything had been sorted out and...
...that everything would be fine.
But...
...I was too naive.
It hasn't been easy....
....to recover from the harm....
....done by the war in eight years.
Don't you think?
From now on...
...we'll take in Kiyoshi with generosity.
Let's try to understand him before we scold him.
Being like that,
I'm sure that Kiyoshi will open his heart to us.
If we don't act like that, Kiyoshi will be left out of home.
How dreadful!
Kiyoshi desiring to be adopted by another family!
We been separated for eight years and for what?
For me it was a relief to be all together.
Machiko....
I don't want to.
Let's achieve, once more,
true happiness.
Honey...
Kiyoshi!
Mom!
It's all right.
Let's go in.
Honey...
Daddy, I'm sorry.
I...
I didn't look properly after Mitsuko....
....and got into a fight.
I'm sorry.
Don't worry.
I...
I have given you a bad time.
It's so good you've come back.
Kiyoshi....
Forgive me.
Were you cold?
Daddy, I'm sorry.
I was very worried.
You're hungry, aren't you?
Daddy, forgive me.
You've painted it beautifully.
We'll send it to teacher Ashiwara.
Mom!
Look!
Well!
How high it is flying.
Daddy...
Kiyoshi!
Haruko!
THE END