"An OKUDA Eiji film" "It's coming in." "The sea's moaning and howling, as it comes into me." "Move out!" "Quite a spectacle!" "Tonight!" "Be gone!" "I get all stirred up after a Roll Off!" "Not now.!" "The sea's moaning." "Huh?" "What's moaning?" "Their terrible eyes beseech me from beneath the waves!" "In that case, you owe them heartfelt gratitude!" "The spoils from selling them out will get you back to Edo." "What?" "Let's have rice porridge from those vittles the sister whored for." "You cook it!" "Porridge, porridge..." "Let's eat" "The spring boat!" "Let a young beauty come hither, with the perfume of Edo 's splendor.!" "I saw it in a dream!" "What?" "A young beauty's coming on this next boat." "There goes Kame with his tall tales." "We've seen nothing of the sort these past few years." "It was a prophetic dream!" "Me first." "Hey wait!" "If she's a beauty, we all get a go!" "Off we go." "Hey, wait!" "Wait!" "Sister." "Wouldn't it be fine to return to Edo at last on that ship?" "I'm sure it's arrived.!" "Your pardon!" "Get out!" "Matsuzaka Keiko" "Nishijima Kazuhiro" "Ozawa Mayu Ito Mariya" "Nezu Jinpachi" "Okuda Eiji" "Move it!" "Walk." "Screenplay:" "Narushima Izuru" "Director of Photography:" "Ishii Hirokazu" "Music:" "Saegusa Shigeaki" "Production Designer:" "Takeuchi Kouichi" "Costume Design:" "Torii Yuki" "Art Supervisor:" "Kimura Takeo" "Behind him, Nikichi." "This one's Hyozaemon." "I'm going." "What harm did you do, to be sent here?" "What?" "What harm did you do?" "Gambling." "That so?" "In that case, you'll be stuck on this island at least thirty years." "You didn't know?" "Alongside killing and arson, gambling's a serious crime!" "But if you're blessed with fortune, you might win a pardon!" "Better wait patiently!" "Thirty years!" "Right over there." "This'll shelter you from wind and rain for the while." "Exile's got its advantages, you see." "Sure beats being caged up for decades!" "Hachijo Island's a veritable paradise!" "The one who lived here?" "Died last year." "Used to guard the temple graves!" "Terrible famine." "Killed hundreds!" "Nikichi, from your wife at home!" "Otoki.!" "I hereby name those Lord Uesugi has pardoned." "Chikada Torataro, vassal to Sengoku Michinosuke, pardoned!" "That's all." "You're the only one!" "Woe is me." "Grandma, let's go!" "Hey there, Toyogiku!" "One, the rules of exile!" "In addition to preceding decrees of prohibition, exiles shall strictly observe all village elders's decrees, and those who are peasants shall assist in the farming, always endeavoring to avoid dependence on villagers' aid!" "Affirming the aforementioned, in the event an exile should commit evil in violation of these rules, he will be punished accordingly, upon joint consideration!" "Exiles should study and remember this." "1838, Year of the Cock, New Years." "Each of you will see to your own welfare, understood?" "Kisaburo of Sahara." ""Peasant" " Sahara Kisaburo"" "'Each of you will see to your own welfare!" "And yet life on this island is hard." "I advise you to study the villagers' ways closely." "Understood?" "Hey, young man." "Are you steady on your feet?" "Huh?" "I'm a monk, but I hate sutras and love gambling!" "When they're hollering ' Even!" "' "Odds!" "And the dice spin so smartly in the jar." "When the jar's face down on the tray, it's ' Even" and "Odds,"" "and I'll never get enough of it." "But I raped a woman and they exiled me here." "Once you've pitied a wench, it's all over!" "Think they'll let me into heaven when I die?" "Probably not!" "Fine, fine, this is good." "Thank you, thanks." "Hey, young men." "It's you, Koheiji!" "It's been a long while." "Still alive?" "Please!" "What, that's all?" "That's all?" "Don't say that!" "I can't go to the mountains or the sea!" "I pity you, but rules are rules!" "Go home." "Please!" "I haven't eaten in days now!" "I beg you!" "Bring him in!" "Oh, Otoyo san." "You've been awful scarce, Koheiji!" "Otoyo san!" "Otoyo san!" "Carry him!" "Say there, you came on the last boat." "Are you joining us?" "No!" "I just lugged him here!" "I see!" "He was quite a burden." " Get inside, c'mon!" " I know, I know." "Otoyo san!" "Otoyo san!" "There's no hurry, now!" "Make him some porridge." "Hei san!" "You're getting nice and hard!" "C'mon, make love to me." "Brother, can you pass me some firewood?" "Thank you!" "Sister?" "Brother, can you come please?" "Sister!" "Men!" "Are such fools!" "Still hankering after a woman in his condition!" "Suddenly.!" "He went all quiet on me.!" "Hei san!" "If only I'd known!" "I really would've let you!" "I'll let you do it, so come back!" "Brother!" "Make love to me!" "Make love to me.!" "Instead of Hei san." "And let him die in peace." "Don't!" "I'm scared." "We're all going to die!" "I refuse!" "I'll never die here!" "I swear.!" "I swear I'll make it back to Edo!" "What the hell are you doing!" "You're a man!" "Act like one!" "Cut it out!" "Brother, you can find comfort in sister's arms because you're such good friends." "But most of those exiled to this island haven't known such comfort in decades!" "They haven't got the money to purchase her charms, let alone enough to eat." "How is such a man!" "Supposed to go on living?" "But that's no reason for you to play the slut!" "Still.!" "It's so pitiable, comforting yourself." "You've only been here a few months!" "Think of the long, long, months and years that lie ahead." "That prospect!" "Makes you want to die." "It's so sad and lonely, it makes you want to die!" "I'm as much of a slut as you." "Why certainly, proper folks would deem us worthless scum!" "But still!" "Some among them!" "Worship and cherish this man here like a regular Bodhisattva." "What's the harm in that?" "Even birds steer clear!" "Of this devil's island of ours!" "So these are fireworks." "A veritable flower of fire!" "It's beautiful, blooming brightly in the night sky." "The big river fills with boats, the banks with crowds." "It's quite the spectacle." "And then, and then?" "Tell me all about Edo, the capitol." "Let's see now, the cherry blossom festival's popular!" "I remember I went to see the Yoshino cherry blossoms as a child." "It was so beautiful." "I've never been to a real cherry blossom festival." "They just planted cherry trees at the gates to the red-lantern quarters, and we courtesans had to parade for the guests!" "It was just so sad." "Which is why!" "When I make it back to Edo," "I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the blossoms." "Have a drink, sing a song!" "Take.... the vows.!" "Settle down... for good!" "You can sing!" "How beautiful!" "Have you.!" "Got yourself a wife?" "Is that so?" "If you don't mind my age," "I'm happy to be your wife as long as you're here." "Don't jest!" "I'm not jesting." "Just before you arrived, the sea was moaning and howling, telling me something would change." "After a while here, you understand the wind and the waves." "Which waves foretell what's coming, which winds reveal what's to unfold!" "So it was you!" "I couldn't fathom who'd add this classy touch!" ""When the cactus flowers bloom, they'll bear news of pardons."" "A proverb born of exiles' single- minded longing for home!" "I can think of no greater tribute!" "I'm sure his spirit is gratified!" "That is Koheiji's grave." "Did you know him?" "We met, as his life ended." "Indeed." "Blossoms foretelling pardons on an exile's grave." "I make the rounds of these graves, but I never thought of it." "What is that?" "I've been considering making a book of this island's history!" "It's my research!" "I'm here examining the graves of those who died in famines, last year's and others!" "So many taken by famine." "The authorities will punish me if they learn of my map!" "A secret!" "I'm Kondo, an exile in Mitsune Village!" "Feel free to call at anytime!" "Depending on how you look at it, it's not so bad, is it?" "From now on, I can make your case directly to the authorities!" "That means you'll get your pardon before you know it!" "Why the face?" "C'mon, now." "I'm sad that you can't go back to Edo with me, too." "But my long hard haul here is over!" "Pour me a cup to celebrate!" "That's right." "Let's celebrate your pardon in advance, too." "What happened?" "I'm sorry!" "I don't want them to worry about me!" "Does it hurt?" "You were groaning!" "What happened?" "Water.!" "Please!" "Sure, certainly." "I'm sorry." "Don't say a word!" "It's all right!" "I want to tell you everything, start to finish." "There's more than one or two, who've been rolled off the cliff in a basket, because of my squealing!" "But I decided I'd become a demon!" "I couldn't bear to die.!" "Banished to a place like this.!" "Certainly I considered it might be a ruse!" "But I pushed those thoughts as far away as I could!" "Because it was.!" "My one and only hope." "That's enough, I understand!" "Get some rest." "You've got a bad fever!" "At fifteen," "I set fire to the red-lantern quarters and was exiled here!" "I knew I was lucky my life had been spared, but this place was a living hell." "Hundreds of exiles starved to death in the terrible famines." "I was so ravenous." "I nearly went out of my mind." "It was hell." "Giving myself to so many men just to survive!" "I was with-child so many times, never sure of the father!" "Each time!" "I shoved a mulberry branch inside to get rid of it!" "I bled so hard!" "It hurt like hell." "In order to not be with-child," "I'd force seaweed and leaves, anything I could, deep inside.!" "But it was pointless!" "Finally, Hikaru taught me to use funori seaweed!" "I'm scared." "I'm not young anymore!" "My body's ruined!" "I can't bear to die in this place!" "I can't let my tainted flesh return to dust on this forsaken island." "Never!" "Never!" "I'll!" "Take you home to Edo!" "You're not tainted!" "You're beautiful." "Thank you!" "But I'm done with deception!" "There's a deep darkness inside you!" "I felt that from our first encounter!" "When I'm drawn in and fall into that darkness.!" "It comforts me." "I swear.!" "I'll never deceive you." "Hey?" "Who's that wench?" "She's from the red-lantern quarters!" "Yeah, guess you're right!" "Move!" "That'll never work, give it here." "Amazing!" "I'll show you the trick, someday at my leisure!" "You'll never survive here, without knowing how!" "Thank you!" "Never mind." "Tome!" "Hey!" "What are you up to!" "Putting moves on her." "Don't let him sweet talk you, miss!" "He's up to no good." "Got in your way!" "Over here, stand up!" "Ouch, ouch.!" "Help!" "How's it going, miss?" "What's going?" "Don't play the fool with me." "Look, in three days' time, they've nearly finished what's usually ten days' work." "You know they're not just doing it from the kindness of their hearts!" "' Good faith surely finds recompense!" "'" "Get it?" "Whether you find this place paradise or perdition, is really entirely your choice." "But remember this." "They're all paupers!" "As long as you follow my advice, you'll always wear fine clothes" "and never know the taste of hunger!" "Come to my shack!" "I'll show you a pile of coins and gorgeous bolts of Kihachijo!" "Know what that is?" "The finest textiles." "It's the fine stuff the locals weave to pay their annual land tax!" "Let go of her!" "If you trifle with that girl, it'll be hell to pay!" "Headstrong as ever, Chiyo?" "Just what kind of hell will I have to pay?" "I'll set fire to that beloved Kihachijo you sleep with and drool over, you dimwit." "Thank you!" "It's beautiful!" "Otoyo san, a harlot from the red-lantern quarters like you, lives in Mitsune Village." "She doesn't know how to do a stitch of work, just sells her body!" "Kinjiro's one of her best customers." "A steady stream of exiles enter her shack and she acts like the queen of exiled geisha!" "The worst." "I hate her!" "It's not just Kinjiro." "They're all after your tail!" "Want to try?" "But!" "It's fine." "They say you never let an exile touch the loom." "We're fine in here." "You'd better learn to work!" "Don't end up like Otoyo san!" "Sister, it's gotten awful dark all of a sudden!" "Could there be a storm coming?" "Hikaru!" "I've got a bun in the oven!" "A bun?" "A baby, I mean!" "I'll have it over there!" "There's a man called Denzo.!" "He's an exile, but he's really honest!" "No wife and children?" "No, he says he'll marry me when we go back to Edo!" "In Edo?" "See, my Pa and Ma both died of the contagion!" "So he says he'll take me to Edo with him." "He's sure he'll be pardoned next year!" "That's no fair!" "I'll be all alone, again." "It's not for a long while yet." "See how small my belly is still?" "Don't you worr y." "As long as I'm here, I promise I'll protect you!" "I want to go back to Edo, too." "Go back and see my mother and father!" "Well, when I get there," "I promise to tell them you're doing fine." "Cheer up, now." ""In awe, in awe!" "We beseech'" "It's not possession by an evil spirit." "It's probably sweet-blood!" "Sweet-blood?" "The blood and urine go sweet, your tears go bloody and you lose your sight." "That's what I've heard tell!" "Can't you help him?" "If he could get to Edo to see a doctor, maybe they could cure him!" "But he's well beyond my powers." "Hey!" "Grub's ready!" "Grub time!" "Let's eat, let's eat." "What's wrong, Kisaburo?" "You look pathetic!" "Are you all right?" "All the vegetables on the island are picked clean!" "They say it's killed two hundred." "In Sakaue Village, folks who lost a child to famine went mad, and ate their child for four days!" "It's a real tragedy." "And then this storm." "All hell's breaking loose." "In times like these, at least we don't have family to worry about!" "We've got provisions squirreled away!" "We won't starve to death for a while!" "Let me eat." "I'll pay you double, no triple, the usual!" "Hey, feed me!" "No." "All right, five times then!" "When famine comes, your wealth is worthless!" "Otoyo!" "Otoyo!" "She's not here!" "What!" "Otoyo!" "Otoyo!" "Give me food!" "A landslide crushed my house!" "Always flaunting your wealth and lording it over us!" "In this famine, you're just worthless scum!" "Well said." "Be gone!" "Want it, huh?" "Bet you want it!" "Take it!" "What!" "In that case.!" "Look here!" "You can take a good look!" "Look." "Tome!" "Enough!" "Move!" "Be gone!" "Stomach full of hidden rice" "The magistrate, magistrate" "I'm so famished..." "So famished...." "What the hell are you up to, you shit!" "Still full of piss and vinegar!" "Huh, Ochiyo!" "Want me to stab that baby in your belly.!" "Come with me." "I'll feed you enough pure white rice to kill you, just to thank you for calling me names!" "Aren't you famished, Kacho?" "You don't want to starve to death in this hell hole!" "Stop it.!" "So famished!" "Tell me you're famished, too." "I'm famished!" "I beg you!" "I beg you!" "Please help Ochiyo." "She's going to have a baby." "Get back, Denzo!" "The whole island's starving to death, but take a look at the plenty here in the magistrate's!" "It's so cruel!" "More wood!" "Open it!" "Hot, hot, hot!" "You famished?" "Quiet, quiet!" "Where are the guns!" "All the guns we could find were useless, broken." "They've gone to Nakanogo to get more!" "Lord Okubo, what shall you do?" "The abducted girls were a weaver and a whore?" "Yes!" "The guns!" "I'll wait!" "Get back!" "Whores are better than scum." "Otoyo!" "Stop, stop!" "Say, Kinjiro!" "Unlike us, that girl's got more tomorrows than yesterdays!" "Say, Kinjiro!" "If you want a woman so bad, I'll lie with you!" "Kinjiro, that's enough!" "Otoyo.!" "Thank you so much!" "Leave it there." "Here, it's heavy!" "I.!" "Knew about you, sister Toyogiku." "You're famous for committing arson!" "Is that so?" "I always wanted to talk to you, but Ochiyo forbid me!" "Every woman on this island hates me." "Arson's punishable by death, but if you're under 15, it's exile!" "That's why you did it?" "My mentor, an older courtesan died." "She had consumption." "She left me her shamisen, which I played for patrons!" "When she coughed up blood as she died," "our madam groused.!" "'Some nerve, kicking the bucket in our busiest season!"" "Typical red-lantern quarters stuff!" "When cherry blossom season arrived that spring, all of us, from head courtesan to apprentices put on our finest, and paraded our charms under the cherry blossoms!" "The cherry blossoms were especially beautiful!" "For some reason, I felt as if my mentor had returned.!" "I was so happy!" "The next morning, while it was still dark," "I went back alone!" "I wanted to play my sister's shamisen under the blossoms." "But!" "The cherry trees had been hauled away in the night!" "Every last one of them!" "It was one big lie!" "Why not burn it all down!" "I understand!" "But!" "When I think of how terrible what I did must have been for my mother and father." "I never stop thinking of them!" "Even for a moment," "I want to see them and apologize!" "It's turning!" "The Black Tide.!" "Is turning!" "The Black Tide?" "Yes!" "Why do you say such a thing?" "I just.!" "Your advice, please, Sir Tomizo, given your knowledge of this island." "The fishermen say," "when the Black Tide draws near Hachijo Island, it brings big hauls of bonito and flying fish!" "This means, the Black Tide shifts, drawing closer, then farther from our island." "Just once, I'll show you this." "This is!" "The precious Inou's map, banned by the government." "And this, is a map I made of the Izu region's seven islands!" "Edo lies in this direction!" "If I could, I'd show the map to the local islanders, to help sustain them," "but if it I'm found with it I face certain punishment." "I will not inquire after your plans!" "However, gazing out as you do, at the wind and the tide, day after day from your vantage point, one can't avoid drawing certain conclusions." "But no exile has ever pinched a boat, and escaped to freedom!" "You need strength, to cross the Black Tide, and even if you could drift with that tide, its immense force ensures a watery grave." "However, come July, the Black Tide hits the island just so and vast schools of flying fish bless Aigae Bay." "The Black Tide, usually between, 80 and 120 km wide, shrinks by half, you see." "You understand?" "If a southerly wind arose just then.!" "Ochiyo, just a little while more." "Bear it!" "Denzo!" "Denzo.!" "Hurry, you'll miss the boat." "Yes!" "Denzo san, don't leave me behind, don't leave me!" "Must you leave now?" "Why not await the next boat?" "Oh, I would with all my heart, but my mother's gravely ill in Edo." "Denzo.!" "Yes!" "I'm so sorry!" "Tell her when things settle down, I swear I'll come to get them." "Oh, no, no, you must be strong." "Denzo san." "You're feeling much better." "So it was you playing the shamisen!" "I like to listen when you sing ballads!" "I first heard you sing a ballad, when Ochiyo and I were gathering wild herbs in the hills." "You were singing as you went down the mountain!" "Ever since, I've moved downwind to play my shamisen quietly!" "I see!" "Sing!" "Sing, now." "I'll accompany you!" "I'm off!" "Thank you for your kindness!" "Kisaburo san." "You're planning to steal a boat and escape, aren't you?" "Isn't that why you study the tides from that position?" "Whatever do you mean?" "Stop." "I wish to thank you!" "For saving my life." "It wasn't me who saved you!" "It was Otoyo!" "You have to stop!" "Always favoring!" "Sister Otoyo!" "It's not fair!" "Take me to Edo, too." "Stop, you've invented it all!" "I'm not escaping." "Why do you like that old hag?" "Let me be your woman, take me to Edo!" "I'm not going to Edo!" "And whether she's old, or anything else, it's Otoyo I love." "Liar!" "You're just lying!" "She's!" "No better than a cheap slut.!" "She's.!" "My wife." "No, don't go!" "I mean it, I'm really in love with you!" "Bastard!" "Devil take you.!" "Is that you, brother?" "Hey, are you OK?" "What's wrong?" "It's you, Kacho." "Where's Kisaburo?" "Not here today!" "Liar." "I know he's with sister Otoyo." "Get him." "Oh, no, you're drunk!" "Get him." "Sister's entertaining a customer!" "Take a peek, if you doubt me!" "I feel!" "Awful!" "Oh, no, no!" "You're hopeless." "What a wreck." "Hey, Tome, Chuta!" "You carry her!" "You want to visit Kisaburo's shack?" "Will you come play with me?" "Will you all come play with me?" "You're just full of drunken jests." "You're wrong." "I can make you feel a hundred times better!" "Than sister Otoyo does." "I'll come, I'll come!" "We'll take her home." "Not so fast!" "I'll!" "Go with you!" "The fools!" "Is it all right?" "Shouldn't we tell sister Otoyo?" "Leave her be!" ""To each his own as they say!" "She's decided to survive on whoring, and no one can stop her." "What a shame, she was working so hard!" "What happened to her?" "This is the Devil's own island." "There's no telling what will possess you or when!" "I feel awful!" "Here's some water!" "No, no!" "What the hell!" "You have to.!" "Give me the water from your lips." "Take turns!" "Caress me, each of you and rescue me.!" "Listen." "Listen." "If something happens and I'm likely to die, would anyone die with me?" "Sure, I'll die with you any day, Kacho." "Liar." "I'm not lying!" "I don't mind dying!" "Besides, there's another awful famine coming!" "That's right." "I'll die with you, too!" "And you, Tobei san?" "Not interested?" "So you don't much like me, then." "That's not true!" "You don't like me, don't come back." "Why on earth wouldn't I like you?" "So you will die with me?" "Sure!" "I'd die with you any day." "Liar." "You're just a bunch of lushes!" "It's true!" "I'm not lying!" "Really?" "You really mean it?" "I won't!" "Have to.!" "Die alone?" "Yeah, I promise." "In that case.!" "Come with me to Edo." "Eat your fill of delicacies, and enjoy life with me!" "Go to sleep, sweet child," "Go to sleep to the whir of the loom" "Go to sleep..." "Escape by boat!" "That's terrifying.!" "Ochiyo, you're the only person I want to take along!" "But two women and a baby can't manage a boat." "Any word from Denzo san?" "Then all the more reason for you to go to him!" "He's the papa!" "Don't you want to show him?" "Of course." "I long for Denzo san to hold my baby." "In that case, let's go, together!" "We're escaping, escaping." "Don't drop it, don't drop it!" "Get down here!" "Get in." "Everyone aboard?" "Let's go!" "This is useless, we can't even slip between currents, let alone cross the Black Tide!" "Shut up, we know that." "Listen, brother, they don't even know we're gone yet!" "Let's turn back!" "You fool, fishermen rise early." "They're raising a ruckus over their stolen boat, by now!" "Stop dawdling and start rowing.!" "Better ride the tide here, and scoot behind the island!" "You fool, that'll just set us back towards yesterday.!" "Don't fall apart now!" "Our boat's gone!" "Rifles, they've got rifles!" "It's hopeless." "I don't want to be shot to death!" "You fool!" "If they catch us, we'll all get the Roll Off!" "That's right, we all promised we'd die with Kacho, didn't we?" "Ochiyo, you're a native islander, you can swim back from here!" "I must save you and the child!" "Tie this to the baby as a float!" "But this is your.!" "Forget it, hurry." "Now be gone!" "Hurry now, go.!" "Stand up, hurry!" "Now!" "Catch the tide!" "Hurry, get away from Ochiyo.!" "They'll escape on the tide." "Don't worry, we'll catch up quick!" "Fire!" "Kill them!" "Fire!" "Tobei!" "Tobei!" "Shit." "Brother Tobei." "Tobei!" "Riflemen." "Fire!" "Ochiyo!" "Dear Ochiyo!" "Restrain him!" "What's wrong!" "Bring him up the line!" "Lord Okubo!" "Please hear my plea." "Let me prepare Kacho for death." "Prepare her for death?" "It won't take but a moment!" "I want to dress her in this, please." "What's this?" "This Kihachijo cloth is mighty fine!" "I'm begging you." "This belongs to you?" "Why such finery.!" "Kacho is the only other woman on the island, who comes from the red-lantern quarters!" "They made her their slut when she was only 16!" "At least let her be beautiful as she is dying!" "I beg of you, sir!" "All right." "But be quick about it." "Oh, thank you, sir, thank you, sir!" "Sister." "Ochiyo made it." "The baby's fine, too." "We're looking after her, so don't you fret." "I promise I'll get her to Edo and take her to Denzo!" "So you're!" "I couldn't decide, but I have now!" "Before, didn't you say you wanted to apologize to your folks?" "Yes!" "That's why you escaped?" "Well, I promise I'll go see them, and tell them what you felt!" "Tell me where they live." "Sister!" "Have you anything!" "Anything to leave behind?" "This.!" "My mother gave it to me when I entered the quarters!" "Sister." "I'm!" "So frightened!" "It was a hard life!" "But it's finished now." "After this, there'll be no more pain, no more hardship." "Come now, your dignity." "When I die, I'll really become a bird, and I'll soar above the Black Tide, too." "And then," "I'll go to my mother and father" "and they will embrace me and welcome me home!" "Hey, cook the potatoes." "So, you absolutely refuse to reconsider?" "Wherever sister may go, she'll always be in my heart." "She will always be with me!" "I won't be lonely!" "Besides, there's someone here who needs me with him!" "If I were to leave his side," "I know he'd die of sorrow." "I hope you two can enjoy a real cherry blossom festival." "The beautiful blossoms will cascade as in a dream!" "Sister." "Please, please, at last!" "Find your happiness!" "Sister." "How is it, brother?" "It's fine, hurry, Kame!" "Here we go!" "Oh, gods Oh, Buddha, please bestow a miracle upon us!" "Not a miracle, brother." "I've studied the winds and tides forever for this day." "We can make it, we can!" "We'll traverse hell!" "I see it." "I see it." ".!" "The Boso!" "The Peninsula." "Land, I see land!" "Sister, thank you so much for everything!" "Thank you so much!" "Please be well!" "You men, too." "Kisaburo, thank you!" "Kame, Sakichi, we're off!" "Ochiyo, you bring him up well!" "This is where we part, Ochiyo." "Kobikicho's just ahead!" "I thank you!" "From the bottom of my heart!" "Ochiyo, you and your baby died once at sea!" "So don't pay any mind to anyone." "You deserve your happiness!" "Yes!" "And for Kacho's sake, too." ""Wanted Gonroku"" "'Kamezo"" ""Sakichi"" ""Kisaburo"" ""Toyogiku"" "It's no good." "I have a friend in Shimonoseki, in Choshu!" "We'll find refuge there for a while." "We can deliver Kacho's comb after things have settled down, right?" "I can't go!" "What are you saying?" "I'm so glad you took a woman like me and called me your wife." "It's more than enough for me!" "You go by yourself!" "Don't be daft." "Once we get to Shimonoseki, we'll never make it back to Edo!" "I made a promise to that girl." "Even if we did escape, and I could stay with you," "I'll never find happiness unless I deliver her message and her comb!" "All right." "But as soon as we've done that, we make straight for Shimonoseki!" "And then!" "If we manage to welcome a new spring, we'll view the cherry blossoms, just as Hikaru said!" "It'll be the real thing, this time!" "Under a real, big cherry tree!" "We'll have our own private wedding ceremony!" "All right?" "Excuse me, which is the Kinoshita's place?" "The fourth rowhouse after you turn left!" "I'm off, then!" "Will you be back late?" "I should be home early." "Then, do you mind stopping at the fishmonger's?" "All right." "Ochiyo!" "We cannot thank you enough!" "Now our child's spirit can rest in peace!" "We should go!" "Oh, no, you mustn't!" "You came so far, let us repay you, for our daughter's sake." "We don't have much, but I'll fix some food up for you!" "Please, please, take your time!" "At least don't leave without having a cup of sake." "Thank you, but we must be going." "I beg you!" "She's gone to the next life." "Let me hear, just a little more about my daughter." "She was sentenced to death, but she was our only daughter!" "Please, please.!" "Get to the Magistrate's office on the double." "They're both fugitives with prices on their heads." "Their tale of pardon is a whopping lie!" "I'm sure that they deceived our daughter." "I've seen their likenesses posted by the Magistrate's office." "You were planning all along!" "Thanks to her arson, we never got the money the geisha house owed to us!" "Sending us folks who had prices on their heads, was a last act of kindness for her parents, you see?" "Ouch!" "You damned fool!" "Don't bite me!" "If you can't see what you're not meant to, what do unseeing eyes see instead?" "Sister." "What is it?" "I hear the sea moaning." "A horrible sound!" "Don't, it's bad luck!" "They tricked us!" "Some parents." "Of course they'd sell off their only daughter!" "I'll hold them off somehow while you escape!" "Why?" "We promised to stay together to the end!" "We'll be together in the next world." "But I want you to be free now, if only for a moment!" "What's the point of freedom without you?" "I want to see you pardoned.!" "I'm so happy!" "But, it's enough." "I'm satisfied!" "Now I understand, at last!" "I longed for this darkness." "I'm so happy I met you." "I can't imagine a better place to die." "We'll be married in the next world!" "All right!" "It hurts!" "Otoyo!" "Idiot!" "Do Edo whores sell their milk for a living, simpleton." "I'm sorry." "She's got a brat!" "Adds to her charm, no?" "They're flaunting a captive whore who escaped exile." "They say she's a real looker!" "What the.!" "Move!" "Please move!" "Let me pass!" "Sister Toyogiku!" "Be gone!" "Directed by Okuda Eiji" "English subtitles:" "Linda Hoaglund"