"THE NATIONAL FILM CENTER JAPAN PRESENTS" "A production of Shochiku Kinema" "Shot at Kamata Studio in 1929" "FUENO SHIRATAMA (Eternal Heart)" "Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu" "Based on the novel by Kan Kikuchi" "Written by Tokusaburo Murakami" "Cinematography by Taro Sasaki" "Theme song, "Eternal Heart"" "Music by Shimpei Nakayama Lyrics by Yaso Saijo" "Do you remember Mother´s lullaby?" "We listened to her sing as we lay side by side." "For the loving memories of our chilhood I´ll give him up for you." "Reiko!" "Mr. Narita!" "You startled me!" "Why didn´t you say something?" "Where have you been?" "It´s so late." "We went to Enoshima beach and Kamakura." "We ate dinner at Zushi Hotel." "Toshie, I have a confession to make." "I went with Mr. Shozo Narita!" "I wanted you to come with us but I knew you wouldn´t." "We should sleep." "It´s late." "It´s the story of sisters, Toshie and Reiko and a man." "Shozo Narita was one of Reiko´s many boyfriends." "But for Toshie, the older sister, ...Shozo was the one and only man she´d ever dreamed of loving." ""I´m so happy to be acquainted with you, Mr. Narita"." ""You are the first man I´ve ever been friends with"." "I love you." ""Dear Shozo Narita,"" ""..." "I know you´re a kind and reliable man"." ""I need to speak to you about something"." ""Could you please make time for me?" ""Vice President´s Office"" "Where´s Ms. Mizuno?" "She just left." "She said she was ill." "Toshie barely managed to sneak the letter into Shozo´s desk." "It had been embarrassing enough to write it." "She certainly wasn´t prepared to hand it to Shozo." "Is your colleague Mr. Shozo Narita a nice man?" "Reiko told me that he proposed to her." "I thought Reiko was joking again but she isn´t." "He´s serious." "If you say he´s a good man I´ll agree to it." "He´s a wonderful man." "I´m worried about Reiko getting married before you but..." "If we miss this chance, she would never settle down." "Mother, I don´t care who gets married first." "Is it okay to agree to their marriage then?" "Certainly." "He´s the ideal man." "Toshie felt twice as much pain because she´d sent Shozo the letter to the man who was already her sister´s." ""Ms. Toshie Mizuno 1725 Nakano, Tokyo"" ""From Shozo Narita"" ""I´ve read your letter." "There´s something..."" ""..." "I want to say urgently to you too"." ""May I see you tonight?" "Shozo"." "Light gleamed through the mist of her teary eyes." "Toshie´s heart glowed with joy." "I should have spoken to your mother before I proposed to Reiko." "But I´m quite serious about her." "I want to marry your sister." "Do you still feel unwell?" "I´d appreciate it if you talked to your mother..." "I´ll tell her how sincere you are." "And I won´t oppose either." "Toshie made an effort to unite her sister and Shozo so that they can get married." "It was nothing but an effort to exorcise her own love forever." "Soon Reiko and Shozo were married." "Mr. Katayama was their matrimonial witness." "He was the vice president of Katayama Corporation." "The company where both Toshie and Shozo worked." "Please don´t!" "Let go of me!" "Let me go!" "You can´t do this to me!" "This is all wrong." "Let go!" "Sorry, Mother." "I made a scene..." "I don´t feel sick anymore." "I´m okay." "Go back to the others and enjoy yourself." "Shozo and I have to leave for our honeymoon." "You two have a wonderful trip." "Mrs. Mizuno, I´ll take Toshie home while you see them off." "Is something bothering you?" "You can tell me anything that´s bothering you." "I´ve always had my eye on you." "But today, watching you made me realize how much I adore you." "If there´s anything I can do to help you I´ll do anything to make you happy." "You can trust me." "I´ll do anything for you." "Mr. Katayama, please!" "Plase trust me." "I guess you don´t really like me." "I owe you an apology." "I´m concerned about your sister´s health." "It´s the first day of our honeymoon and you´re thinking about my sister and not me?" "I´m sorry." "This is a happy occasion." "We should lose ourselves in happiness." "I´m sorry about what happened." "The morning after the first night of the honeymoon." "Something troubled Shozo and he couldn´t be swept away by the romance of the honeymoon." ""I know you´re a kind and reliable man"." ""I need to speak to you about something"." ""Could you please make time for me?"" "You needn´t be concerned." "I saw your husband in the garden." "I´m not concerned about his whereabouts." "I´m sure you aren´t." "I´ll see you in the ballroom tonight." "Good morning, Mrs. Narita." "I suddenly want to go to Hakone." "Can we go right now?" "As you wish, Ma´am." "I´ll arrange for a car immediately." "Last night I stayed awake thinking..." "And I concluded that I must be in love with you." "I´ve never had a serious relationship with a woman becasuse I´ve always kept company with geisha girls." "When I talk about being serious, I mean I want you to marry me." "As you know, I´m a widower with 3 children." "And as you can see, I´m an old man." "But my love for you is genuine." "I´m also wealthy enough to give you a good life." "I´m not saying that you´d be attracted to my wealth but..." "I want you to know that everything would be yours." "I can´t give you an answer yet." "I´m not asking you to merely replace my wife." "I want to start my life again with you." "I want your commitment." "Think about it while I´m away in Karuizawa." "I wish I had a car like this." "I would enjoy driving it." "Sorry to destroy your fantasy but I´m not so rich." "How boring!" ""We went to Lake Ashi by bus"." ""I wish it had been a Hudson." "Reiko"." ""Dear Toshie, Your sister demands to stay at an expensive hotel"." ""I think she´s spoiled." "I hope you can talk some reason into her." "Shozo"." "Reiko and Shozo sent Toshie many cards." "Each postcard Toshie received turned her heart to Katayama." "Wasn´t Mr. Katayama supposed to be in today?" "Is he supposed to be in Karuizawa with his family?" "Maybe he´s in Hakone with geisha girls." "That´s not true." "You don´t have to defend him so, do you?" "He´s not the kind of man to lie." "I drop my case." "We came back from the honeymoon yesterday." "I dropped by to tell Mr. Katayama that we´re back." ""To Toshie Mizuno, c/o Katayama Corporation"" ""From Katayama in Karuizawa"" ""I´ve been having fun with my children and nieces"." ""I´ve decided to stay here with them for a while"." ""I´m sorry that I´m not coming back when I planned to"." ""I know it´s a sudden offer but..."" ""..." "I wonder if you could come to Karuizawa"." ""I think this is a good opportunity..."" ""...for you to be acquainted with my family"." "Each letter Katayama sent to Toshie helped her trust him more." "Mrs. Narita has gone to her mother´s in Nakano." "She wants you to go to Nakano as soon as you´re back home." ""I know you´re a kind and reliable man"." ""I need to speak to you about something." "Toshie"." "Toshie´s tired." "I don´t care." "She´s coming with us." "Toshie, guess what the good news is." "Shozo wants to take us to a restaurant." "Come with us." "I´m in the mood for European food." "Why don´t you two go by yourselves?" "Honey, come up and help me persuade her!" "Reiko!" "I´m in the middle of studying." "Go downstairs to talk." "You´re always too energetic." "Come on." "It won´t be so bad." "Go and have fun." "It looks like you don´t like them." "Could you buy one of these for us?" "I don´t want it." "Shozo wants to buy you something just this once." "I really don´t want it." "Neither do I, then." "I´m going to the restaurant." "Have I done something to offend you?" "I´m convinced that you´re upset with me." "Do you remember the wedding?" "You treated me as if I was a villain." "That incident made me realize something." "It´s the letter you wrote me." "I was foolish to think that it was about me marrying Reiko." "Then what do you think it was about?" "Why do you think I wanted to talk to you?" "I can only guess." "Did I hurt your feelings terribly when I married your sister?" "Are you suggesting that I got upset because you married Reiko?" "Why would I?" "If that´s what you mean, I´ll get angry." "Sorry." "It was just my imagination." "I hope I didn´t offend you." "Having yourself a glamorous married life?" "You have no right to be ironic like that." "Do you think that I didn´t know that you were married with children?" "Did you snoop around to find that out?" "How uncharacteristically old-fashioned." "We can still remain friends, can´t we?" "When you want somebody to go out with, I´m yours." "Fine food at a European restaurant." "And a stroll around the lively streets of Ginza." "Even these things tormented Toshie." "I bought a new car." "It´s a Nash." "I may copy what you did, Reiko." "By getting married." "I´m joking." "You have my blessing if it´s true." "It must be true." "You don´t tell lies." "He must be rich and successful!" "As time passed things became clearer for Toshie." "She understood herself better." "Her feelings for Katayama became stronger." ""I saw a newly wedded couple driving a Hudson..."" "Mr. Katayama´s playing golf." "He may not return for some time." "I shall wait for him." "We´re too tired to follow you, Uncle." "Let´s go back, Father." "Are you our new maid?" "Because Masa is on leave?" "Are you leaving?" "Why?" "You´ve come all the way out here." "Why don´t you stay for a couple of days?" "There are many things to do." "I was bored to death." "That´s all." "Otherwise I wouldn´t have met you." "Then I´ll do my best no to bore you." "I thought you were our new maid." "Because you were in the hallway." "Why weren´t you in the parlor?" "I´m sorry I wasn´t here to greet you." "I didn´t expect you so soon." "At your company, Uncle what do women do?" "Many things." "They say typists are playgirls." "You know nothing about working women." "There are some decent typists, too." "Excuse me, but what do tou do?" "Ms. Mizuno is my secretary." "A woman secretary?" "Classy." "I do secretarial work, too." "But I´m really a typist." "So there are decent typists like you." "I don´t know what you mean by decent but I´m proud of my job." "I´m not ashamed of anything." "What does a typist do?" "Makes a lot of noise." "Has Mrs. Narita gone to her mother´s in Nakano?" "I guess I´ll drop by, too." ""I love you"" "Shozo initially thought that Reiko was playful and innocent." "But his impression had changed." "She seemed flirtatious and coquettish." "Who´s the man who drove you home?" "Don´t let a small thing bother you." "Who is he?" "A friend!" "I´ve known him longer than I´ve known you." "Look me in the eye." "Is he your lover or something?" "You´re insane to ask me about things I´d done before I met you." "Shut up!" "No, I won´t!" "Whatever you choose to do you should go to your mother´s." "I was visiting a friend who lives around the corner." "Didn´t your sister drop by last night?" "Shozo couldn´t bring himself to visit Reiko at her friend´s." "His pride would not allow him to." "Instead he did nothing." "His life became empty." "There´s something I want to inform you about." "Reiko has left." "Actually I kicked her out." "Can I tell to you about it?" "Insulted and humiliated, Toshie was drained." "She felt as if she had nothing left in her." "But now, hearing the tragic news mighty strength welled up deep within her." "Whatever she does, she´s my sister." "Can you truly forgive her?" "It´s not a matter of me forgiving her or not." "I married her." "She´s my responsibility." "I´ll bring her back to you." "For a woman like Toshie jumping into a lion´s cage." "But she could do it for her sister´s happiness." "What are you doing here?" "This is no place for you." "You´d better go home." "And you´re coming with me." "You´d better mind your own business." "I wish you´d left me alone." "She´s right." "You´d best leave." "Come with me." "I promised your husband." "So you can keep your promise I´ll come." "It was all my fault." "Your sister´s worried too." "Please change your mind and come home." "I´m not here to listen to your nonsense." "I came back because I promised Toshie." "Now I have another engagement." "Mr. Narita loves you dearly." "How selfish can you be?" "Have you thought at all about Mother and I?" "We want you to be happy." "What you´re doing is ruining your own happiness." "You´re tormenting Mr. Narita and you´re making us very sad." "Please understand." "I love you, Reiko." "Think again." "Is that all, Toshie?" "This is going nowhere." "We´ll never understand each other." "Shozo asks me about my relatioships prior to our marriage." "He´s the one who´s selfish." "I will not put up with it." "Never in my whole life." "Reiko, I beg you to come back!" "Don´t you know how hard this is for me?" "It´s pointless for us to speak anymore." "I´ll never change my ways." "I´ll live my life honestly." "The terrible incident made Toshie ill." "She went off to Izu to recuperate." "1 month had passed..." "I´m going to America." "I´m leaving on the Asama Maru in October." "Will you forgive my sister eventually?" "It won´t be socially acceptable for us to separate." "So I´m going abroad." "I also wish to help you forget the way I treated you when I married your sister." "But your leaving Japan won´t solve the problem." "I want you to ask Reiko to continue living as Mrs. Narita even superficially." "He´s a nice man." "He really is a kind man." "He visits me every weekend." "Where´s Narita´s wife?" "They´re saying good-bye privately." "When you return, Reiko will welcome you back." "And you will be Mrs. Katayama the next time I see you." "I can´t guarantee you that." "The fruit of love is bitter to taste." "Whoever said that it´s sweet?" "I gave you the only I ever loved." "Now he´s leaving us, Why should he look sad?" ""Eternal Heart" The End"