Utamaro And His Five Women
Original story by Kanji Kunieda
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Look, that girl is as beautiful as spring.
She's the painter Hogai Kano's daughter.
That's why she's so beautiful.
I want to buy a woodblock print for your father.
I'm sure he'll like it. Please wait.
Welcome.
- I'd like to buy a print. - Please sit down.
I don't know much about them.
- Choose one you think he'd like. - Yes, sir.
We have prints of courtesans
from all the great artists.
But Utamaro has no equal
when it comes to drawing women.
This is Takasode Oiran from the Daimonjiya house.
It was painted by Utamaro.
And this is Okita from the Naniwaya tea shop.
They are both famous beauties.
These are his newest works.
Please, have a look.
Is this nishiki-ori or a brocade picture by Utamaro?
Clerk, read what it says here!
Read it!
Yes, sir.
"Chinese-style painters use dazzling colours
"but only reveal how unnatural they are.
"Even my rough sketches have more life..."
Enough!
It mocks the Kano School of Painting!
Call the shop owner!
Call him!
What's the matter?
Look.
Look at what Utamaro has written on the print.
He's a conceited fellow. Call the shop owner!
Certainly, but I'm afraid he's not here at the moment.
Where is he?
- In the red light district. - Which house?
I believe he's at the Daimonjiya House.
The Daimonjiya House?
Very well!
Mr Seinosuke!
He's only a woodblock print artist.
No, it's a disgrace to us!
I'm going to teach him a lesson!
- Maybe I'll kill him! - No! No!
Please don't worry. Just go home.
Mr Seinosuke!
Is anyone here?
- Tsutaya is here, isn't he? - Yes.
Go and call him!
Oshin, if Utamaro comes,
tell him that we're already on our way to Tsuruhan.
I will.
Can I help you, sir?
Shut up!
I'll kill you.
That sounds threatening. What's happening?
What's the matter?
Are you Juzaburo Tsutaya?
Yes, I am.
Are you indeed?
Why did you have this printed?
May I ask who you are?
Eisai Koide of the Kano School of Art.
Now, answer me!
If you cannot,
then bring me Utamaro!
- I will not leave until you do! - Yes.
So that's what it's about.
- No wonder he's angry. - What is it?
Utamaro says that even his rough sketches are full of life.
He says that other artists are using too much colour
and that's why their women look like freaks.
So they're all painting freaks.
Freaks? I see. That's a good expression.
It's no laughing matter.
It may mean trouble later.
Where is Utamaro, anyway?
Probably at Okita's place.
What will I do if he comes?
Oshin, do you love Utamaro?
No, you're wrong.
I want him to make a print of me and he won't be able to do it if he's dead.
- A woodblock print of you? - Yes.
I see.
A print of such a brawny woman as yourself?
How dare you!
Can't deny it, can you?
Stop joking around. Send someone to tell him.
I'll tell the young one to go.
So, I'm sure she's seeing that man.
Who made Okita one of the Three Beauties of Edo?
You and your pictures of her did.
She should be ashamed of herself
for being so ungrateful.
Stop it. Love and gratitude are two different things.
Women don't owe me anything simply because I draw them.
It's about time.
Let's go to the Daimonjiya House.
I apologise for making you wait.
She wouldn't have gone out if she'd known you were coming.
You're good at covering up for her.
Také.
See you tomorrow, then.
You behave now.
Don't worry.
Welcome.
I'm so sorry, Utamaro.
- Already drinking? It's a little early for that. - That's enough.
I'll warm up some saké.
A present for you, Také.
- No, thank you. - What?
Are you saying that I poisoned it?
I'll end up dead.
- Coward. - Don't be a hypocrite.
- I'm so hot. - Yes, you must be.
I saw Shozaburo from Ginza.
- I didn't ask you if you did. - I wanted to tell you.
Is Utamaro here?
- What is he doing? - What's happening?
Actually...
Sir!
- Please don't go to the Daimonjiya House. - Why?
You'll be killed. A young man...
Don't frighten me.
What is it?
An art student wants to speak to you about your woodblock print.
- But he may kill you. - I see.
I really have to see something tonight. Even if I see it dead.
You're reckless.
Courtesans aren't allowed to get tattoos.
But Tagasode is doing it anyway. Are you impressed?
And she's getting it done by the best tattoo artist in Edo.
So I must go and see it.
It's silly.
Tattoos are nothing new!
- Hurry up, Také. - But I don't want to die yet.
Také!
Utamaro?
Yes, it's me.
Are you prepared?
After writing such insults, you will fight me in a duel!
Who are you?
Koide of the Kano School of Art.
Apologise or die!
- I refuse to do either. - What?
I am right.
I would not make prints if I feared death.
What?
Woodblock prints are my life.
You're an artist too.
Settling our dispute through a sword fight is cowardly.
Very well!
Then we'll settle it with pictures!
I'll show you whether or not our paintings depict freaks!
- Bring the drawing instruments. - Yes.
Thank you.
Here.
Please.
Please, go ahead.
The Goddess of Mercy?
Is she a freak?
Very good. She is beautiful.
But she's lacking something.
- What? - She doesn't seem alive.
Alive?
I'll improve it.
There, now we know who the winner is
and we didn't even need to fight a duel.
- Where are we going? - To Tsuruhan.
- OK, shall we leave now? - Yeah.
It was a waste of time.
Would you like to join us?
Let's go.
Thank you for coming.
It was good.
- Welcome. - All the bad boys came.
By the way, Tsutaya...
We've just arrived and you're already flirting.
The courtesan's body is too beautiful?
Yes, that's what the tattoo artist said.
That's silly. Too beautiful? But he's one of Edo's best tattoo artists.
It's too silly for words.
Oiran!
Utamaro.
Pardon me for being rude, but will you let me touch you?
Why? Is this another one of yourjokes?
No, I'm serious. I'm risking my reputation by asking you this.
I've seen many women's bodies,
but none of them were as beautiful as yours.
Master.
- You say you can't tattoo her? - No.
I really want to do myjob
but I can't draw a design that would do her bodyjustice.
- If you had a good design, you'd tattoo her? - Of course.
Even a rough sketch to match her beauty would do.
- I will draw it. - Master!
- You'll draw it? - I'm asking you to let me.
I've never drawn on anyone's body before. I'm not good enough.
- Turn around. - Yes.
You will draw something wonderful. I'm sure of it.
I'm sure it will be exquisite.
How could he do such a thing?
It's done, oiran.
Kintoki, the wonder boy, and his nurse.
Really?
They're lucky to be with you all year round.
When you're sad, they'll cry with you.
I'll never forget your kindness.
When you're happy, they'll dance.
You'll share life's ups and downs with them.
I will become a woodblock print artist.
He draws on bodies and mingles with the masses.
His devotion to art impresses me.
It's such a shame that you want to become a vulgar woodblock print artist.
Please, do not hold him in contempt.
He uses town girls as models. He devotes himself entirely to his work.
Few men are as devoted to their work as he is.
Everything has its place in a landscape drawing.
The flowers, the birds, and even the stones.
There are rules for mixing colours.
I feel trapped if I conform to tradition.
I'm tired of refining my paintings.
Father would forbid it. If you insist on giving it up...
I would be expelled.
You come from a good hatamoto family, who are direct retainers of the shogun.
Yes, I know.
I'm certain that my father would disown me too.
I know I'm stuck in a tough position but that shouldn't affect me as an artist.
So you will abandon my family and me?
You want to leave me
so that you can design woodblock prints?
You could marry someone far better than me.
No, I don't want to!
Eisai!
I forbid you to come here again. Be gone!
Goodbye then!
I gave up my vast land and my sword.
I'm a free man.
That is a drastic step for you. I'm impressed.
No, you opened my eyes to the beauty of real paintings.
Why is a great master like yourself living in such a humble home?
A man who needs to live in luxury is not a true artist.
I feel sorry
for the young lady.
Yukie is steeped in old traditions.
She's not as alive as you are.
Mr Kitagawa.
Let's go and see her. The courtesan with the tattoo.
Yes, I will accompany you any time.
She has truly lovely skin.
Welcome.
Hello.
- Why, Také... - Master!
Utamaro, he says he'll marry me.
Také, really? Are you OK with that?
What did you just say?
No, nothing. You two are a perfect match.
There are more important things to talk about.
- Don't be shy. - Stop joking around!
- Tagasode's eloped. - What?
You'll never guess who with - the young man that Okita loves.
She ran away and she had the tattoo on her back?
Yes, their masterpiece has been lost.
I drew on a human body that loves and weeps.
Not on silk.
We should have been prepared for this.
Let her be married if that is what she wants.
I hope this isn't going to be a double suicide.
He must have a secret method for charming women.
He has a certain way of seducing them.
No woman can resist him.
You can never trust women.
That's why I've decided to marry Oshin.
- I won't have to worry. - I'm a good woman.
No man would want you.
- What?! - I'm kidding.
- What's that?! - I was onlyjoking.
Why isn't Shozaburo coming?
I'm confused.
It would be wiser of you to be nice to Utamaro, rather than him.
You don't understand. Utamaro doesn't love me.
- Who does he love, then? - Women.
All women.
- He wants to capture their souls. - Souls?
- Speak of the devil, welcome. - Hello.
Welcome.
Okita, is everything OK?
- Yes, thank you. - I see.
That's fine.
This is my new friend Seinosuke.
- How do you do? - You're so formal.
Teach him how the city people talk.
And how to love too.
- Ask Shozaburo to do that. - Newe! Newe!
All about Shozaburo!
Read about his elopement with Tagasode of the Daimonjiya House!
It's only 5 mon! Only 5 mon!
"The newe of the summer..."
"Tagasode elopes with Shozaburo, future owner of the shop in Ginza.
"On the 6th of May, he..."
Only 5 mon!
- Excuse me. - Yes.
- Is the paperjust out? - Yes.
- I'll buy them all. - You know that they're all the same, right?
I know.
- Is this enough? - Thank you very much.
I'm not in your shoes and I still think it's unpleasant.
But it's a shame that you had to find out through the paper.
I never knew he was so fickle, yet I loved him. It's my fault.
Forget him.
Give him up just as a true woman of Edo would.
There are many men.
No, how do I give him up? I can't just smile and endure the pain.
I'll find him no matter what and tell him what's on my mind.
Can I help you?
Are you Utamaro Kitagawa?
- Who are you? - I am Yukie, Kano's daughter.
The great artist's...
Call Seinosuke for me.
Please, come in.
Never mind. Seinosuke...
I'll go and call him. Please, wait inside. Please, please...
This isn't the nicest place but I am only an artist.
Why are you out alone?
Where is Mr Seinosuke?
I'll call him. Také!
- Yes. - Tell Mr Seinosuke to come back.
Hire someone to bring him in a sedan chair.
Understand?
And tell them to hurry.
Here you go. Have some tea.
- Here we are. - Thank you.
Wait.
Is Mr Seinosuke here?
Yes, he's there.
Mr Seinosuke, please come home.
What happened?
- Kano's daughter came to see you. - What?
- Yukie? - Yes.
You need to sit.
- Mr Také. - What?
Is Yukie beautiful?
She's a refined lady, unlike you.
Don't insult me!
Mr Seinosuke, it's late.
Yet she came to see you alone.
I won't let him go.
- That's mean. - Sister!
Be still. No one can make me let him go!
Get out, Také!
Thank you, thank you.
Where's Mr Seinosuke?
- He won't come home. - Why?
Why? Speak up!
- Okita won't let him. - What?
- Okita won't let him come home? - Yes.
I see, please come with me.
- Please wait. - You may go.
Welcome, Mr Utamaro.
How about a drink?
She's waiting. Please go and see her.
I won't let him go. He's mine.
No one else can have him.
I'll talk to you later. Go and see her, Mr Seinosuke.
What Okita said is true.
I've become Okita's slave.
I don't think I need to state the obvious but it must be important.
Or else she wouldn't have come alone.
I know what she came to tell me.
To give up being a vulgar woodprint artist.
And to be a refined man of esteemed rank.
To enjoy ceremonial tea with cake.
To listen to music played on a koto and to restrain myself, even in love.
She wants me back. Boring!
You're... Okita, what's that word you people use?
- Boor. - Yes.
Don't be a boor.
Tell her that.
I'll see her if she's prepared
to be a woodprint artist's wife.
What did he say?
Please, go home.
Did he say that?
He says he'll see you if you'll become a woodblock print artist's wife.
How stupid.
Shall I see you home?
- I'm not going back home! - You'll marry him?
- Welcome. - Is Seinosuke here?
- No, he isn't. - How about Okita?
She's through the back.
Welcome, Utamaro.
Okita, do you really love Mr Seinosuke?
Or are you doing it to get back at Shozaburo?
Just be honest with me.
What concern is it of yours?
She's led a sheltered life ever since she was a little girl
but she now lives in a humble town house waiting for Seinosuke to come back.
Stop joking around. Send him home.
If she wants him, she'll have to fight for him.
Okita!
Why are you so upset?
- I know why. You're jealous of him. - What's that?
- You must be, you horrid man. - What?
Do you intend to hit me with that?
You've no right to hit me, even if you're a great artist.
Will hitting a tea shop woman
out ofjealousy make you any greater?
Go ahead, hit me. Hit me.
Go right ahead!
What's the matter?
- Také! The shutters. - What's wrong?
- Are you joking? It's broad daylight. - Close the shutters!
What's up?
- Never mind! I'll do it! - I will.
I'll do it.
Také, bring me a light.
- Quickly! - Yes.
He is turning out inferior pictures.
We mustn't let his talent go to waste.
Také says Utamaro and Okita argue all the time.
It's a shame. Caught in the grasp of a bad woman.
It just won't do.
What can we do?
- I know! - What?
Lord Matsudaira, a daimyo,
is a very promiscuous man.
What about him?
He has a bad hobby.
I heard that he tells ladies-in-waiting to remove their clothing on the beach
and makes them fish.
Is it true?
If we could all go and see it together,
it would cheer up Utamaro.
Very well, I know a way we can do it!
Good, if he draws them, they'll sell.
- Always business! - Let's do it!
Please, pour me some saké too.
No one will notice us here.
Please, relax and take a look. It's very nice.
Thank you very much.
- From where will we watch? - Come this way.
That's the beach.
We shouldn't...
Interesting, but will we be killed for looking?
Will we all go to heaven?
Don't scare me.
If that's the case, I must say goodbye to someone first.
I know who it is.
Do you really?
It's your wife.
Has it started?
What a sight!
They're...
all lovely.
The lord selected all the loveliest
from both samurai and common families.
Wow.
Look.
Do you see the lady-in-waiting who caught the big fish?
You noticed her too?
Sharp eyes.
I've never seen such a beautiful woman.
Courtesans aren't like that.
Real flesh and blood. They're so alive.
Mr Tsutaya, could you lure her out?
I want to get a closer look and sketch her. Bring her out.
That's impossible.
Can you bring her to one of your hotels using your connections?
I can if she's a commoner's daughter
but if she's a samurai's daughter, it'll be difficult.
Do something about it anyway.
I'll draw a masterpiece if I can see her from up close.
I've thought of a design. I have an idea.
- I'm asking you to do me a favour! - It's impossible!
Please!
Her name is Oran.
Is that so? I am Utamaro.
We're lucky she's a commoner's daughter.
Thank you very much.
He has drawn many beautiful ladies.
But he says he's never seen anyone
who matches your beauty.
Such flattery.
I cannot hold a candle to the other fine ladies.
You are embarrassing me by praising my body.
The master's not one to flatter. He really means what he says.
Oran, if I asked you a favour, would you do it?
What is it?
It's nothing to worry about.
Will you lend your lovely body to the artist?
My body?
Just be yourself.
I know it is a rude request.
But he wishes to make you his masterpiece.
If he doesn't, no one else will be able to.
It's not only for him. It's for the sake of ukiyo-e art.
Please, let him draw you.
I'll do it for my lord.
I feel shy here.
But please, use me if this is your purpose.
Then I have your permission?
That's great. If you will excuse me...
Come over here, please.
I put myself in your hands.
Put your hands down.
Excuse me.
A lord using his wealth and power to gather women.
I won't make you go back to him.
Turn this way now, please.
A little more.
Take care of the shop while I'm away.
Please be careful on your way there.
Okita!
What's the matter?
Where are you going?
Take care!
Oman. Where is she going?
Someone saw Shozaburo in Sawara.
She said she's going there right away.
She is too quick.
Is that so? That's fine.
Being caught by a bad woman like her would be the end of you
but she's hard to forget.
No, no.
Have you seen my workshop yet? Would you like to see it?
Yes, I would.
This way then, please.
Please, see how brocade colour prints are made.
Welcome.
This is the printer.
I see, the printer.
That is one of our techniques.
Please, take a good look.
Yukie!
Please, go to her.
You're too shy.
Please, stop crying.
Shikajiro.
I'm sorry.
Lady.
That's good, that's good.
Please, cheer up.
Utamaro will be happy. He's worried about you.
Is he still drawing Oran?
Yes, her body.
Utamaro.
What happened?
- The magistrate's office called. - What?
- Why? - I don't know.
Go away.
I'll go and ask. Please wait inside.
Please.
- What is it? - I haven't the slightest idea.
Excuse me.
- Are you Oran? - Yes.
What happened to the artist?
I don't know. He was taken to the magistrate's office.
What should I do?
I'm not sure, but wait a little while longer.
I am Seinosuke Koide, once with Artist Kano.
It's rude of me to ask
but will you let me draw you too?
- My body? - Yes! Yes!
Please.
- Seinosuke! - I'm begging you to let me!
- I beg of you! - Seinosuke!
Please, let me draw you.
- Seinosuke! - Please.
Seinosuke!
Please, let me draw you. Quickly, Oran. Quick.
How was it?
Not so good.
Why?
He's being questioned in prison.
Questioned?
It seems that his prints on Toyotomi Hideyoshi's biography
offended the shogunate.
He may be exiled.
Exiled?
He was so happy to draw Oran.
I'm sorry it's come to this.
- They're exquisite. - You think so?
Look at them!
Look at these lines!
Not even one in a thousand women is as beautiful.
I was fascinated by this painting and that's why I asked Oran to be my model.
What a surprise! I will not let her go.
Stop! Oran lied to her parents so that she could come here.
It doesn't make any sense.
But I really don't want to let her go.
Don't be unreasonable.
I regret it very much.
But I can't do anything.
Since Master Utamaro cannot take you, I will see you home.
Thank you.
Please do. I must tell Ikku and Den.
Take Oran, please.
I'll be going.
There will be no more prints if Utamaro's exiled.
It will be as if he were dead.
Can't you do anything about it?
What will happen? It's been five days already.
You'd think it'd be decided by now.
Také!
It's the master!
Master! Master!
Try not to do anything stupid
during house arrest.
Be on your best behaviour
during house arrest.
I apologise for worrying you.
Take care.
Thank you.
Master! Master!
Master!
Come!
Come here.
Master! Master! Master!
Bad luck, wasn't it?
Sorry for worrying you.
I'm relieved to see that you are well.
What's the sentence?
50 days in handcuffs.
Handcuffs?
That's a long time.
Také, serve him some hot gruel.
Yes, I will!
Trying to prevent me from drawing is silly. I will continue.
I won't put my brushes down. Prison made me want to draw more!
Don't be hasty.
Pretend that you are very sick
and draw pictures in your mind.
When I'm free, I'll concentrate even more on my drawings.
Where's Oran?
Seinosuke took her back home.
But now he's disappeared.
Just when I thought he'd made up with Kano's daughter,
he ruined it all.
I don't understand what happened.
Ask anyone.
Would you like to use our sedan chair?
Men, would you happen to know anything about
a couple who eloped three months ago?
No, we don't.
The man is fair-skinned and has a dimple when he smiles.
Eyelashes similar to a baby's when he shuts his eyes.
We don't look at people that closely.
The woman's a courtesan.
She has a prostitute's accent.
Like when she said, "Arinsu?"
Yes.
- Wait. - They're here?
Her back's tattooed with a legendary woman.
Then it's... She's here.
Where? Where is she?
I saw a woman bathing five or six days ago.
"Pretty," I thought. She turned her back.
On her back there was...
Stop wasting time! Where is she?
At a farmhouse. That one.
That one. You see it, don't you?
- Excuse me. - Yes?
Are you Orui?
No.
Are you Tagasode of the Daimonjiya House?
Who are you?
I'm Okita, from Naniwaya.
In Edo? In Asakusa?
- Yes. - What do you want?
You should know. I came for Shozaburo.
What are you to him?
It's simple. He's mine from head to toe.
We pledged our love to each other. I even got a tattoo.
You seduced him with sweet words and your tattoo.
We risked our lives and endangered ourselves to escape here. Please go.
You won't convince me to leave. My life is at stake too.
Where is he?
Through the back?
Get away!
Where is he?
I'm going to follow him whether you like it or not.
Take him if you can! He won't go.
Then I'll drag him back! Out the front?
- What a relief. - What is it?
A bad kite has come to take you away.
Let's go.
Will I be taken away?
No, my precious, precious lover.
Shozaburo! Shozaburo!
- Damn. - What are you doing?
You!
Wait! Wait!
Damn.
Wait!
Shozaburo!
Shozaburo! Shozaburo!
We've brought him.
Thank you. Drink and wait.
Thank you.
Okita.
It's been quite some time.
I was afraid I was going to be taken to a terrible place.
You're not afraid of me?
Wait, I know you must be angry. There are reasons for this.
But you would not forgive me. Hit me, kick me all you like.
You can even kill me, since it's all my fault.
I meant to heap abuse on you but seeing you... I hate myself.
I looked everywhere
for a month after leaving Edo.
You're mine now.
Do as you please.
When we return home, I'll tie you up
and make you regret what you did to me.
Ouch.
Don't worry. Please wait. Seinosuke liked Ikku's travel pictures.
So he might want to travel. He'll be back.
Master.
Oshin of the Daimonjiya House.
She's here?
It's nice to see you. Is everyone well?
What is it? You're not supposed to come out alone.
Eloping too?
No, I've finished serving my term.
Is that so? Congratulations, you served for quite a while.
Thank you. Will you return to the country?
You don't mind, Také?
Then you two...?
Yes, that's right.
Don't stare at me like that, it's embarrassing.
Také, are you sure?
You may not see it
but she does have a good side.
Stop it.
Just because I can't get my hands on you with these cuffs on!
Good, I couldn't ask for more.
Excuse me. Mail for you.
Thank you.
It's from Seinosuke.
Read it.
"How are you? It pains me to ask this
"but I became ill on my trip
"and am having a hard time.
"Could you send me some money? It would be greatly appreciated. Seinosuke."
I'll take it.
Take Také with you then.
Go and ask Tsutaya for money.
No, I'll take the money I got for working.
Hurry to him.
Please, go and get ready.
Yes.
We're almost there. We just have to get through this passage.
Please, be patient.
Yes, don't worry.
Let's go then.
It's here.
- Really? He's here? - Yes.
Hurry up, miss.
Seinosuke, is Koide here?
Yes, he's staying here.
Tell him Utamaro sent me.
I see.
I'm so glad.
Please, take a seat.
Please.
Why, Také!
Oran!
Miss! Miss!
Oran.
Money.
Give it to Seinosuke.
This isn't just any money.
Tell Seinosuke that what he's doing isn't funny.
I don't feel guilty about it, Také.
I don't think I did anything wrong.
He says he's happier with me than he is with Yukie.
Miss.
I'm sorry to ask when you're tired
but can you call Tsutaya?
Miss.
Have Tsutaya apologise to your father and go home.
No, I will not return to my home!
Utamaro, I'm coming in.
What is it?
I heard about what happened and came straight over.
- When did you return? - Yesterday.
You saw the courtesans?
Yes, and I got Shozaburo back. We had a very pleasant trip back.
Excuse me.
You may be happy, but think of the courtesan.
If it's best, take him,
but if it isn't, give him up.
Can you do that yourself? I can't.
Yukie.
Yukie!
Okita, come here!
Hurry and stop her! Go and stop her!
What is it?
Stop her or she'll die!
She's Seinosuke's fiancée! Stop her!
Wait, wait, young lady!
Where are you going?
Let's go back. Utamaro's worried about you.
Miss, come with us.
Tsutaya's coming by sedan.
Don't cry.
- Okita. - What?
I saw Tagasode near the Big Gate.
What's that?
She disappeared with the wind. She is free like a bird.
It's dangerous. Watch out. Let's go, miss.
Welcome.
- Is Shozaburo here? - He's just left.
He left?
Where to? Did someone come for him?
Yes, a young man from the Komagata Tea House.
The Komagata Tea House?
Shozaburo,
who do you want to be with? Tell me.
He was tempted and drawn to a woman like you.
I didn't ask you!
Shozaburo, what is it going to be?
I want to be with both of you because I like you both.
No, you can't have both.
- You're mine! - Okita!
- He's mine! - No, he's mine!
Master, open the door!
Who is it?
- Open up! - What?
Who?
A terrible thing has happened!
Wait a second.
- It's terrible! - What is it?
Master!
- It's terrible! - What is it?
- Master! It's terrible! - What happened?
Okita! Shozaburo and the courtesan...
- What? - Shozaburo and the courtesan.
- She killed them? - Yes, she did!
Really?
- Sister! - Okita!
Okita!
Okita's spirit has come to bid you farewell.
Okita!
How could you do such a thing?
Have you gone mad? Pull yourself together!
I'm all right.
I am not mad.
But this means that you will be killed too!
I know, Utamaro. I know and I did it.
You knew?
I wanted to be true to myself.
I wanted it to end the way true love should.
So I had to do it.
But you...
What I did isn't a mistake.
I cannot be a fool and settle for an arranged marriage.
Utamaro, isn't it the same thing with your drawings?
Doesn't your nishiki-e of me express the same thought?
My whole life,
I've always done what I felt was right.
Even if I am beheaded, hanged or burned at the stake.
I'll accept my punishment.
I loved him so much.
Yet, I will be punished for it.
Utamaro, is this how love should be?
Love's like this, isn't it?
I understand how you feel.
I feel like I'm seeing the light for the first time.
I was raised in a strict home
and I never had my way.
For the first time,
I feel as though I now know the path a woman should follow.
Me too.
I will give myself up.
If I do...
I cannot see you again.
Utamaro.
Lady.
Please, be happy.
Utamaro,
after I die,
please take care of my woodblock print.
Okita.
Sister!
Také...
You...
You've been good to me for a long time.
Thank you.
I wish you the best of luck.
- Sister! - Okita!
Okita!
I want to draw.
I want to draw pictures.
I really want to!
You served your sentence well.
As of today, you are free. Be grateful.
- Thank you. - You went through a difficult time.
Thank you very much.
Be careful after this.
Excuse us, then.
Thank you very much!
Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule.
Sorry for not being able to host a large celebration.
Master! Congratulations!
Good for you.
Let's have some saké!
Yes! Yes!
Here we are.
Let's celebrate.
Everything's ready!
Wait! Let's drink saké later!
I'm going to draw. I suffered for 50 days. Let me draw!
But Master...
You have a good time. I'm going to draw!
My things.
Také, bring ink! Stone and ink!
And... And paint.
Which colours would you like?
- Gather all the colours. - OK.
Okita's spirit.
A courtesan's body.
Oran fishing.
I'll draw the beauty of women.
One after the other!
Utamaro and His Five Women The End