"Greetings." "The summer is finally ending... the autumn leaves are beginning to tum red." "I hope this invitation finds you well." "We are sorry to inform you that..." "Cinema Orion, which was opened in 1950... and which has been loved and patronized... by local audiences for over half a century... will unfortunately... be officially closed this coming autumn." "Therefore, we will be hosting a final thank-you screening." "We cordially invite you to this event... and would greatly appreciate it..." "If you can find time in your busy schedule to join us for it." "Sorry, I'm late." "It's all right." "You must be really busy." "Yes, I guess so." "Welcome." " I'll have a coffee, please." " All right." " I'd like to have another cup too." " Sure." "Here, take a look at this." "Cinema Orion is still standing?" "Yes." "I was surprised too when I received this." "We didn't have to meet up for this." "You could have just mailed it to me." "But..." "Will you be attending the event at Cinema Orion then?" "Let's go together." "Excuse me." "Can I have a beer instead?" "Sure." " A beer, please." " Yes, sir." "I had a dream the other night." "I'd forgotten all about the cinema but suddenly I dreamt about it." "I dreamt that I was running through the alleys..." "I was facing the Orion." "A few days after having that dream," "I was sent these tickets." "Here you go." "Let's break up." "So, to break up, we should go to the movies together?" "Right." "I want you to let us end our relationship there." "I'm not going." "Well then." "Hold on a sec." "It's about that dream..." " I'm going home." " Wait." "Listen to me." "You know, in my dream, I never was able to make it to the Orion." "No matter how much I ran, I only ended up getting lost." "The movie was going to start soon, and even though I knew that Tomekichi, Toyo, and Yuu... were waiting for me, I never managed to get there." "Hey, Yuu..." "I want to go to the Orion." "I want to see Tomekichi." "I want to see Toyo, too." "The Invitation from Cinema Orion" ""Goodbye, Cinema Orion"" ""Toyota Toyo"" "I really hope everyone will be able to make it." ""Showa period, year 32 (1957)"" " Boss." " Thank you." "Forty yen, please." " See you next time." " Thank you." "Thank you, please come again." "Here's the Kitsune noodles." " Here's your noodles." " Thank you." " Welcome, what do you want?" " Noodles." " A bowl of noodles for this man." " All right." ""Cinema Orion"" ""Adult:" "Seventy yen Children:" "Thirty-five yen"" "Excuse me." "Well..." " One adult ticket, please." " All right..." "But the movie "Twenty-four Eyes" is already halfway through." "Is that okay?" "Yes." "I'd still be able to catch the rest of the movie, right?" "Yes." "You can just pay half the ticket price then." " It's okay, just go on in." " No, I'll pay." "It's all right..." "Thank you very much." "Excuse me." "Excuse me." "May I sit here?" " Good evening." " Good evening." "I'm not sure if you like this but here, try some." " What is it?" " Baby octopus." "Thank you very much." "I'm sure we'll enjoy them." "Please inform Matsuzo that my husband is waiting." "I'll be waiting." "You must be tired." "These are from Mrs. Seko." "Aren't they cute?" "What do you want to eat for dinner?" "Why don't I cook some water eggplants for dinner?" "Water eggplants..." "Water eggplants taste better if we eat them raw." "Yes, of course." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Please come again." "Thank you." "Why are you still here?" "What's the matter?" "I..." "I like films." "What?" "May I speak to the manager?" "I'm sorry for the abruptness." "But can I see the manager or the owner?" "Why do you want to see him so suddenly?" "I need to ask him something." "Well, you can call him the manager or the owner... but there's only one person in charge here, and that's my husband." "I'm sorry for bothering you." "But will you please hire me?" "My name is Senba Tomekichi." "I'm from Otsui and I've just arrived in Kyoto today to find a job." "Please hire me." "How old are you, kid?" "I'm seventeen." " Where are your parents?" " I'm an orphan." "I see." " Do you like films?" " Yes." " Or are you just hungry?" " No, I really like films." "Really?" "Whatever." "Liking films isn't enough to get you a job here." "You can find a job in one of the many local shops." "Please don't reject me." "I willing to do anything." "This job has no holidays." "You work inside a tiny room all day long... watching the same film over and over again." "I don't mind that at all." "I think there's no better job." "Toyo." "Let's go and have dinner now." "Tomekichi, is it?" "Do you like octopus and water eggplants?" "Matsuzo!" "Are you sure about this?" "We don't know anything about him." "You're letting a complete stranger into our house." "Don't worry, it'll be fine." "But..." "I bet he won't last very long." "No, he'll last." ""Showa period, year 35 (1960)"" "Enjoy the film." "Here's your ticket." "Enjoy the film." "Sorry" " I want some peanuts, please." " Sure, that will be ten yen, please." "Here you go." "Thank you." "Tome, how are you today?" "Thank you, ma'am, I'm fine." " Excuse me, here you go." " Thank you." "Thank you for delivering them here." "We're running a bit late today." "Do you mind waiting a bit?" " I don't mind." "I'll wait here then." " Sorry." "Here you go." "Sorry for the delay." " Will you be able to make it?" " I'll hurry." " Be careful." " Yes." "He's late." "I'm sorry I'm late, ma'am." " I'll take the bicycle." " Thank you." "Thank you." " I'm sorry." " You fool!" "Hurry up and give me them." "Tome..." "I always give you plenty of time to deliver the reels." "I'm sorry." "I'm not the only one waiting." "You should know that." "I'm sorry." "You know that it wasn't Tome's fault that he was late." "I know." "Matsuzo, could you not smoke so much?" "What?" "Oh." "You aren't paying attention to what I'm saying again." "Let's find some time and go visit the doctor." "What are you doing?" "You're a chain smoker." "If I cut the cigarettes in half, it'll be more economical... and maybe you'll smoke less too." " I'm sorry." " You don't have to apologize." "I've brought some snacks for you." "I'll put them here." "Thank you." " Aren't you going to sleep yet?" " Yes, I'm going to bed soon." "I'll go to bed." "There's no need to work so hard." "But if I can master this, I can share the boss's workload." "What's so funny?" "I'm sorry." "It's just, at first I thought you wouldn't last at all." "But my intuition was wrong." "And Matsuzo was right." "But I'm really glad he was right." "So you initially thought that I'd quit?" "I'm sorry." "But now, I don't think you'll quit." "Thank you very much." "Well, I know that Matsuzo is quite harsh on you." "But when we're alone together, he talks about you often." "He says that you're a rare and fine young man." "Really?" "But he thinks to tell you that would make you cocky." "Thank you." " Good morning." " Good morning to you too." "Matsuzo, it's time to open the cinema." " Good morning." " Thank you for the other day." "No problem." " Check." " You've got to be kidding me." "Matsuzo." "Matsuzo, maybe you should get going." "And you should get going too." "Let's get the shop ready to open." " Get Tome to open the cinema." " Are you sure it's all right?" "Checkmate, right?" "Ya, I guess so." "So how's your young apprentice?" "He's got a lot to learn." "Really?" "It seems like he's doing a pretty good job." "Really?" " Isn't he?" " Well, I suppose." " Honey!" " All right, I'm coming." "See you." " You got that?" " Yes." "I've lived most of my life doing what I love." "And she's been a most wonderful and patient wife." "Tome." "Do you know the film "The Life of Matsu the Untamed?"" "Of course, who doesn't know it?" "My only regret is that I've never been able to screen it in Cinema Orion." "When I was a young projectionist, I was drafted during the war." "I didn't really care about dying initially." "But then I saw the movie before I was sent to Siberia." "I didn't want to die after that." "I heard that the government had censored a very important scene... and that the film was spoiled because it suffered many cuts." "But still, the film moved me to tears." "After the war, I came home and set up my own cinema." "And I've always wanted to screen the whole film... but somehow, I feel hesitant about it." "Do you know which scene the government censored?" "I heard it was a declaration of love by the male protagonist." "I really want to see it." "Don't you want to see it?" "Let's screen it then." "We can screen it next." "You're always so impulsive." "No, I've always wanted a photo of the three of us." "I see." " Don't be so uptight." " She's right." "You have to smile for a photo." "Okay." " All right." "Are you ready?" " Hey, Matsuzo." " You look great!" "Hey kids, go away..." " Keep quiet..." "Are the three of you ready?" "All right, smile..." "Let's take one more." "You're still very stiff." "Try to smile more naturally." "He's right." "It's a memento photo." " Let's give him a big smile." " Okay." "Hey, you'll look better with this hat." "Thank you." "Are you ready?" "The photo turned out nice." "Yes, it did." "Where's the other photo?" "I was told that it didn't turn out right." "I see." " Let's display this photo then." " Sure." "Look, the flowers are blooming." "Thank you." "You like hollyhocks, don't you?" "Hollyhocks..." "They die off after the top blooms." "Good morning." "Do you like films too?" "Thank you." "I mean it." "You've been a great help." "Don't mention it." "Really..." "He was so..." "He was like a father to me." "On his deathbed, he looked so peaceful." "He looked like he had no regrets at all." "I'm sorry." "I'll go and prepare breakfast now." "No, please don't bother." " Tome." " Yes?" "Let's go for a walk." "Here goes!" "Run..." "Run faster, faster..." "Shall we close Cinema Orion?" "Aren't I good enough to run it?" "You shouldn't be so stubborn and decide things on a whim." "You don't have the ability to run it yet." "Please don't say that... if you still have trust in me." "Please." "I'm sorry." "No, I'm sorry." "The boss told me this once," ""You can't give up on Cinema Orion."" "I see." "Here." "I'm sure he would have wanted you to have this, Tome." "Really?" "Thank you." "I'll try to be worthy of it." "It doesn't really look good on you after all." "Really?" "It's okay." "I'll buy you a new one." "Hurry up.." " Who's that from?" " It's from the pawnshop owner." " It's heavy." " Hold on to it." "Okay." " Hubby." " What?" "Let me carry it." "Be careful." " Thank you very much." " You're welcome." ""The Life of Matsu the Untamed"" " Good luck!" " Thank you." "Thank you." "I had my heart set on screening this film for the reopening." "This is really great." ""I'm going to perform the' Abare-uchi' now."" " Here's the money." " Thank you." " Thank you, please come again." " Good luck." ""Showa period, year 36 (1961)"" " They're showing the sumo match." " You can watch anything on television." "It's great." "Shall I make dinner now?" "Sure." "I think I'll just have some red bean buns." "The leftover ones." "They'll be wasted if they go bad." "Since you say so... maybe I'll just have some too." "Let's eat together." "We have to do something about this." "I'm sorry." " I guess I'm not capable enough." " It's not your fault." "It's not your fault at all." "Sorry." "Good evening." "Here you go." "That good-looking kid... has become intimate with the widow in less than a year." "You mean that kid and the widow at Cinema Orion, right?" "Ya." "The kid probably had his eyes on her right from the start." " What?" "No way..." " Well, you never know." "I don't like that kid either." "He acts naive and innocent, but what's really on his mind?" "Well, I don't like the widow." " She's being ungrateful." "Am I right?" " Yes, you're right." "It was an awkward and abnormal relationship." "A young man living with a married couple." "He was just an apprentice but he ate together with them." "The widow must have seduced him." "That's so shameless." "Well, they make me sick so let's boycott Cinema Orion." " I agree." " I've got to answer the call of nature." " Let's boycott it." " Really?" "Sure, let's boycott it." " Hubby." " What?" "Why didn't you say anything?" "What can I say?" "There's nothing I can say." "It's the truth." "Excuse me." "Can I have a word with you?" "What is it?" "You stole Cinema Orion." "You're one lucky guy." "The widow throws herself at you and the cinema belongs to you now." "Say whatever you like about me." "But I won't tolerate anyone badmouthing Mrs. Toyota." "Please stop it." "Get out of my way." "Hold on." "HEY, stop fighting..." "Why should I stop it?" "Who's he to tell me to shut up?" "I'm sorry." "Please stop it." " Please don't badmouth her again!" " Shut up!" "Moron." "Hold it right there." "I don't want Mrs. Toyota to hear about these rumors." " Please don't say these things again..." " How dare you..." "Stand up!" "You shameless scum!" "I don't want Mrs. Toyota to hear about all this..." "How dare you..." "Let go of me!" "Stop it, let's go now." "You're back." "I'll leave the oil here." "Tome, what happened?" "Nothing." "Look at you, something must have happened." "I'm sorry." "I'll go and rent a new film tomorrow." "That'd be great, but..." "The rental fee?" "No way, that's not possible." "Can you make an exception?" "I can't do that." "We'll talk when you have the money." "Good day." "Please." "I'm begging you." "You're so stubborn." "Stop making a nuisance of yourself." ""Sales Department"" ""Double feature at Cinema Orion." "Two films for the price of one."" "Excuse me." "Please tell me the truth." "Is Cinema Orion failing because of me?" "I just feel really sorry for Matsuzo." "What would he think if he were still alive?" "Business was slow again today, wasn't it?" "Well, it's a weekday." "Perhaps the local economy has improved." "That's why the people in town are all busy working." "I don't know how to say this, but... my father died in the war." "I can't even remember his face now." "When the war ended and my mother heard that my father was dead... she died soon after." "Back in Otsu, I was living like a beggar." "When I arrived in Kyoto, I had no money." "Then I saw Cinema Orion and came in." "I was really unreasonable, wasn't I?" "The way I begged the boss for a job." "But... the boss made a mistake." "He hired me." "He shouldn't have." "I'm really sorry." "I shouldn't have come here." "Please forgive me." "You had to resort to handing out flyers on the street... and I'm of no help at all." "I'm at a complete loss." "I don't think I can... keep my promise to the boss." "Tome." "That's not true at all." "Matsuzo and I... couldn't have made it without your help." "Your promise to Matsuzo... is far from broken." "You just have to keep working on it." ""Showa period, year 39 (1964)"" "Yuu, wait for me." "Welcome." " Good afternoon." " Good afternoon." " It's okay, just go on in." " Really?" "Enjoy yourselves." " Thank you." " Thank you." "Yoshie." "Give me your hand." "Share these together." " Thank you." " Thank you." " Is it okay?" " Sure." "Hurry up and take a seat." "I'm going to start soon." "Here we go then." "How cute!" "Where did you get that?" "It was unredeemed at the pawnshop, so I bought it." "This is embarrassing..." " Please stop filming me." " Why?" " No one is going to see it anyway." " Well, that's true." " Let me try it." " Do you even know how to use it?" "Don't worry." "It's easy." "Can you please perform something?" "That's right." "Perform something for her." "All right." "I'm going to perform the "Nagare-uchi" of the Gion drums." "This is fun, isn't it?" "I'm going to perform the "Abare-uchi" now." "All right, can I stop now?" "Stop drinking so much!" "We can't afford it!" " Shut up!" "It's my money!" " No, it isn't!" "I work too!" "You drink away all our money." "You'd be better off dead!" "How dare you curse me!" " Yuji..." " How dare you!" "Moron!" "Without me, you think you'd survive?" "Why aren't you going home yet?" "Your mom and dad'll be worried about you." " Can I stay a little longer?" " But why?" "I don't want to go home." "You're looking for me?" "I was wondering if you could help me with something." " What is it?" " You have to keep it a secret." "Okay." ""If you're happy and you know it clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it..."" ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands."" "Yuji, I don't like my mom and dad." "Why?" "They told me to stay away from you and Cinema Orion." "I see." "What's wrong, Yuu?" "Nothing." "Let's go to Cinema Orion again tomorrow." "Yuu, see you tomorrow." "Okay." ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" " Good morning." " Good morning." "Wow, you have quite a collection here." "Yup, these are my treasures." "I think this one is the prettiest." "What do you think?" " Yes, you're right." "It's very pretty." " I told you so." ""Happy birthday to Yuu..."" ""Happy birthday to Yuu..."" ""Happy birthday, dear Yuu..."" ""Happy birthday to you."" "Happy birthday, Yuu!" " Happy birthday!" " Happy birthday!" " What is this?" " Go on, Yuu." "Blow out the candles." "Thank you." "Nobody ever celebrated my birthday before." "Thank you..." "This is for you." "No, I can't take it." "It's your most precious treasure." "No, I want you to have it." "I want you to keep the prettiest one." "I'll keep this one instead." "Thank you." "And I have something for both of you too." "For us?" "This is for you and this is for you." " Are you sure, Yoshie?" " Yes." "Mine and yours are a mom's colors... while Yuu's and yours are a dad's colors." "What do you mean?" " I've made a decision." " What decision?" "I want to be a mom like her." "Yuu, do you want to be a dad like him?" "I guess so." "Oh... right." "Yuu, hold the cake." "Let's film this with the camera." "Let's get ready." "All right, the camera's rolling." "Yuu..." "Happy birthday!" " Yuu, are you happy?" " I'm happy." "They are so cute together." "They are such a wonderful pair." "Yes, they are." "Mom's color..." "I'll always keep Cinema Orion running." "I'll never close it no matter what happens." "No matter how poor I become..." "I'll continue to screen films so kids can enjoy them." "Toyo." "Would you be willing to stay by my side... so that we can keep the cinema running forever?" "Thank you." "You should have let me do it." "You have to be more careful." " Put me down, I can walk from here." " No, you can't." "The doctor said you mustn't walk for a while." " No, really I can walk..." " No, you can't." "Just stay still." " But this is embarrassing." " You're hurt." "What's there to be embarrassed about?" "We're practically a married couple anyway." "What is it?" "Put down the net." "What is it?" "I'm afraid she's not doing well." "If she has any relatives, you should call them to come." "I'm the only family she has." "I see." "Doctor, can't you think of a way to save her?" " I'm afraid not." " Please think of a way." "Is that so?" "Oh, did I wake you up?" "Can you hear that?" "What?" "Hear what?" "Can't you hear the sound of the Gion drums?" "Toyo..." "Thank you." "Toyo." "Let's go home to Cinema Orion." ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy- ♪" "So you came here for me after all." "It's been decades since we were last here." "I..." "I can't seem to recall my dad's or even my mom's face anymore." "But I guess that's hardly surprising." "I've never been back here since I left." "Me too." "Hey, let's go over to your old house too." "Let's go." "What was it that tied us together back then?" "I think it was probably unhappiness." ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands..."" ""If you're happy- ♪" "Cinema Orion was the only place we could go." "Yuu." "Let's go." "When I was a kid..." "I used to think of those two as my real parents." "I almost believed it was true." "This is so embarrassing." "No, it's not embarrassing at all." "I've been thinking about the dream that you told me." "We used to always go there together." "But we drifted apart." "That's probably why you couldn't get there alone." "Good afternoon." " Oh, it's the two of you..." " Good afternoon." "Thank you for coming." " Do you know who we are?" " Of course I do." "You're Yuu from Miyoshi and you're Yoshie from Senju-ya." "Yes." "I heard that the two of you got married in Tokyo." " Do you have any children?" " No." "I see." "Well, it's good to see that the two of you are together." " You look like a happy couple." " Well, yes..." "How's Madam Toyo?" "She's actually not feeling very well." "We've worked really hard to keep the cinema running." "I'm really glad that you could both make it." "Thank you." "We've still got some time before the movie starts." " So please make yourselves at home." " Sure." "Yuu..." "Happy birthday!" "Yoshie." "You called us Mom and Dad once... and you gave these to us." "When you said that, I was surprised and happy." "You were the only ones who really understood us." "I'm truly grateful for that." "The two of you are such a wonderful pair." "The movie is about to start." "Yuu and Yoshie, please take your seats." " Yes." " Yes." "Oh, wait, hold on." "Share these together." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Welcome." "Thank you all for coming to Cinema Orion's... final thank-you screening today." "Thank you very much." "In April 1950, my boss opened Cinema Orion... and we've managed to keep it going until today." "But age has caught up with me... and my eyes aren't what they used to be." "The doctor told me that it was time for me to quit." "And my partner..." "Well, a lot has happened... but we've never ever wanted to give up the cinema." "We didn't know any other way to make a living." "We had experienced poverty." "We couldn't pay the rental for a new films." "We survived on leftover buns from the stand." "I considered screening pink films to increase our revenue." "But doing that would've made the cinema off-limits to kids." "So we managed to get by showing reruns of classics." "To me, closing Cinema Orion is the same as throwing it away." "It means that I've chosen my life over films." "I'm really ashamed to have to close the cinema." "As a man, as a human being and as a projectionist..." "I'm willing to accept any criticisms for failing my duties." "This is the first film that I projected." "It was my boss's favorite film too." ""The Life of Matsu the Untamed."" "Starring Bando Tsumasaburo." "All of you, thank you very much for coming today." "He's amazing." "You've kept the hat?" "Of course." "How could I throw it away." "Toyo, it's the three of us here today." "Hurry up, the audience is waiting." "You're right." ""The Life of Matsu the Untamed"" "It was summer... and fireflies were flying." "It's so beautiful!" "We were watching the fireflies flying around... and we held hands for the first time." "Did you stay just to keep Cinema Orion going?" "No." "Why then?" "Because I love you, Toyo." "That's why I stayed at Cinema Orion." "That's the only reason." "I have no regrets..." "even if I die now."