"Come in, come in, for Charaku san" "Please" "Come on in" "How many rakugo comedians can you name?" "Probably just the 3 or 4 you've seen on TV" "Welcome" "In Tokyo alone there are 450, a total of 600 including Osaka" "That's how many comedians there are today" "But with only 4 theaters in Tokyo, work is hard to come by" "Kosanmon" "But there's still an endless stream of fools who dream of entertaining with their wits and a single fan" "Puzzling Puzzle" "Maestro" "Can't you rehearse me?" "I'd like to perform "Cat Dish"" ""You may say cats here and cats there, but..."" "Stop singing that" "I was 18 when I apprenticed here with Maestro Kosanmon" "He named me Mitsuba" "My stage name is Konjakutei Mitsuba" "I'm determined to perform only the classics like," ""Kuma san," "Yotaro," "The Retiree," "The Young Master,"" "even "Glue Granny." The old favorites inspired me to choose this life" ""I can't possibly forgive you" ""So what you're saying is that I'm here begging" ""but you won't forgive me?" ""Give it a rest" ""So that's how it is" ""Here I am down on my hands and knees but you refuse to forgive me" ""How dare you, nitwit!" ""How dare you call me a nitwit!" "I'm a samurai" ""You're still a nitwit"" "I trained in opening acts for 4 years" "By 22, I was performing in 2nd acts, more or less a professional" "Ten years later, you're a headliner, less if you're talented" "If you're not, younger guys be?" "At you to it" "Your performance lacked some voltage, like a light bulb, flickering out" "Time to change the light bulb, try some fresh routines" "Besides, you're so stiff" "Stiffer than a corpse" "Try out some contemporary routines" "No way" "You don't even look good in a kimono" "A man sticking to the classics when his kimono doesn't fit..." "You're a joke, a laughing-stock" "Ouch" "What?" "Now you've cost me my 2 front teeth" "Maestro, won't you rehearse me?" "I want to do "The Amateur Eel"" "What's the point in fattening your repertoire?" "I want a real zinger of a routine" "You're not inventive enough" "There's no point in repeating my best routines, you idiot" "All the characters in my routines..." "Are my inventions" "Listening to your routines is like listening to a third-rate knock-off of myself" "I'm no good?" "The audience decides if you're good or a hack" "Nobody listens to your routines" "You can talk as much as you want, but if they don't care, why bother?" "Of course I want them to care" "You just don't get it, do you?" "How long will it take?" "If you just want to talk, talk to the walls" "TALK, TALK, TALK" "Nice to see you, how're things?" "Got a long way to go" "You've always had a long way to go" "Morning" "You're my senior, I hate to ask you to carry his bags..." "Look how swollen your face is" "Stay in bed" "It's not easy for adults to get over the mumps" "You won't be able to have kids" "Should I pack some ice down here, too?" ""Ice it down it shrinks, heat it up it grows"" "A morning bath?" "Very nice" " You look well" " Thanks" "Where are you headed?" ""Culture"" "A class about rakugo" "What's that?" "I'm a guest teacher" "I bet you think, comedians come out of the womb mouth first, so talking comes easy" "Well, you're wrong" "I know a comedian who can't speak a word off the stage" "No really, I mean it" "For instance, on the phone, he doesn't say a word" ""Hello, is this the home of Maestro Kosanraku?" ""This is Maestro Kosanraku?"" "Why bother answering if he's not going to talk?" "Besides, there's not a soul that believes a word that comes out of our mouths" ""You're just saying that to spice up your story..."" "But once in a while we do mean what we say" "Why don't you take me seriously?" "That's not right, I'm being serious here" "But some of us throw punches instead of talking" "A comedian called Kashiwaya Chimaki, got hit by a sake carafe, lost his 2 front teeth" "The man that hit him..." "Is standing in the back, by the bookcase" "There's no telling what he'll do if he gets pissed off, so keep your distance" "At least he won't bite you" "So, what am I here to teach?" "Right, "Contemporary storytelling?"" "But "Contemporary" isn't right What's contemporary about my face?" "Do you mind?" "A couple minutes" "What didn't you like about what he said?" "Why leave?" "You've paid a lot for the class" "Was it boring?" "What was boring?" "You'd look good with whiskers" "Right here, 3 long ones Just like a black cat" "Excuse me" "I'm Konjakutei Mitsuba, a comedian" "I'm apprenticed to Kosanmon, that teacher" "His heart isn't in it He's just moving his lips" "He's ridiculing us" "That's just Maestro's style He'd talk like that to a king" "You're free to walk out in the middle of a story, but it's rude" "Are you listening?" "Have you ever seen rakugo?" "Not on TV, but live" "You should see Maestro live one day He's the real deal" "Why don't you invite me to see you?" "Would you come?" "No 10AM next Sunday, Toyo Theater in Asakusa" "Four of us will perform" "That's enough" "Use your wrist" "Toyama" "Thank you" "Hello" "Excuse me" "All you do is wander around" "I'm so busy my butt's on fire" "I'd like to just relax, once a while" "Hello" "Are you starting your lesson now?" "We're all finished She has a favor to ask" "A favor?" "Can you teach rakugo?" "You want to learn rakugo?" "No, my nephew" "He just moved here from Osaka and he's having a hard time at school" "My sister calls me every day, saying they ridicule his Osaka accent" "They shouldn't do that" "I told my sister about you" "She said he should learn a rakugo story and become popular" "I'm not so sure a rakugo routine will make him popular" "Won't you teach him?" "Maybe how to be witty" "I can't, I'm just a second act, not a headliner" "I'm in no position to teach anyone" "Of course not, you can't teach anyone how to talk" "Only a truly sensitive person can teach that" "I know you're really busy" "No, I'm not" "Don't boast about it" "Once a week..." "Once a month is fine" "Please" "Well, but..." ""Backstage, the drums roll in anticipation..." ""but Sadakichi, the frog, doesn't appear" ""Hey, where's Sadakichi?" ""I told him how important the frog is in this scene" ""Hey, frog, it's your cue" ""A witty customer steps up" ""The frog can't show up." "See Hachiko's dick, sticking out of his crotch?"" "My time is up" "Mitsuba" "Hey, check out the beauty in the crowd" "Wow, even her bones are beautiful" "Excuse me" ""A man named Jibuta Jibuemon was terribly absent-minded..."" "He totally blew his opening line" ""How honorable to meet you" ""On this honorable day, I am an honorable messenger" ""I am the honorable Nakada Tomedayu" ""Hey, you're not the honorable one" ""Oh, yes, not honorable..."" "He's hopeless" ""It's time you remembered" ""Hey, you devilish kid" ""I remember, I remember now" ""Sandayu slides the door open" ""So, what was his message?" ""Oh, I forgot to ask"" "Hey" "You were tense" "I was so shocked you came, I totally blew it" "I loved seeing you stumble" "I'll do better next time" "I didn't think you'd show" "How can I tell stories?" "To be a professional?" "No" "Why then?" "I just... want to talk better" "Tokawa" "Tokawa Satsuki" "You're Tokawa?" "My real name's Toyama" "We're practically twins" "Are you angry?" "No" "Why do you look angry?" "This is just my face" "Osaka Tigers" "Cut it out" "Where shall we go?" "Bye" "Masaru" "Are all of you serious about learning rakugo?" "I get the feeling you don't really care" "So, introductions." "That's the practice you really want, not rakugo, right?" "Remember, I only know rakugo" "Hey, listen!" "Tokawa" "I'm bad... at conversation" "Next" "That's me?" " Like rakugo?" " Beats me" " Want to learn?" " No way" "Then don't" "You're so mean, Teacher" "We show respect to comedians It's Maestro, not Teacher" "I'm not a Maestro yet, so call me Mitsuba" "Mitsuba" "At least call me "san"" "San" "Together" ""When young people get together they can't stop talking," ""providing plenty of material for comic storytelling" ""Don't just stand there gawking, come forward, come forward" ""Don't hold back, come forward, but too far forward will land you out back" ""Yeah, find a good spot" ""Of course you can tell me, spit it out What are you scared of?" ""No, you'll laugh" ""No, I won't, what scares you?" ""Sweet buns" ""Sweet buns" ""Scared of sweet buns?" "That's a new one" ""I'm so scared of this sweet bun" ""Even the crust is so old it's scary" ""Hey, move over" ""Hey!" "He ate them all up He gobbled up all those" ""sweet buns he said he was scared of" ""Why did you eat all those scary sweet buns?" "What are you really scared of?" ""About now, I'm scared of a cup of tea"" "Oh, I'm sorry" "That's OK, it's the punch line" "I'd like you to learn that routine What do you say?" "You sound like an idiot I can't believe you do that" "Now it's your turn" "No way I can't say all those Tokyo words" "How do you learn it?" "By listening" "Isn't there a script?" "Can't manage without it?" "You?" "My feet fell asleep" "That's it for today" "You don't have to come back" "Do comedians always wear kimonos?" "I do, most don't" "You're strange Why do you like rakugo?" "My grandpa used to love rakugo" "Is that lady your mom or your grandma?" "My grandmother, of course" "Your mom?" "Died of pneumonia when I was a baby Dad died of cancer a year later" "What a shock" "Why are you being bullied at school?" "It's not bullying, it's fighting" "I'm asking why Is it a secret?" "No, you're too old It's between us kids" "I see, I like that attitude" "It's pouring" "See you next week" "I'd never heard your rakugo before" "You look more comfortable in your kimono, now" "You think?" "Really?" "Masaru's more sensitive than he seems" "Will you help him?" "Yes" "No way, this Osaka accent is all fake" "If you don't like it, fix it" "You're cutting corners" "You know how many hours it took me to write that down?" "Plenty" "Rakugo is all about memorization Read the first part" "No, not in this fake Osaka accent" "OK, Tokawa" ""When young people get together they can't stop talking..."" "Put some spirit into it" "It's not a phone book" ""When young people get together they can't stop talking," ""providing plenty of material for comic storytelling" ""Don't just stand there gawking, come forward, come forward" ""Don't hold back, come forward, but too far forward will land you out back" ""Yeah, find a good spot"" "That rolled right off your tongue Did you already know it?" "How did you memorize it so fast?" "I won't remember it long" "A photographic memory" "Give me a break" "I'm praising you Keep going" "Watch out, watch out!" "He's diving in, diving!" "Murabayashi!" "Hello" "What the heck do you want!" "How can you wear that?" "Even a clown wouldn't" "It's for a job as an M.C." "You're paying your dues, I understand" "The hell you do" "You have the whole set of "Slam Dunk" "If you give up, game's over!"" "Keep watching this" "Suit yourself" "Who's he?" "Your new student" "I'm Yamada" "Says he wants to observe" "I heard you're training people to improve their speech" "What kind of rumors have you been spreading?" "Can you take that off?" "I have terrible allergies" "We're inside now" "You look like a mugger Makes me nervous" ""He said he's scared of sweet buns Let's go buy lots of them," ""and go to his house, open the door, toss them in" ""He's got no back door." "Lock the front and there's no way out" ""The sweet buns will chase him around..."" "What's this, what's this?" "Is this "I'm Scared of Sweet Buns?"" "He's Maestro Shijaku" "It's the Osaka version" "Can I borrow it?" "It's great" "Your student?" "This class is for babies" "Hey, you're Yugawara" "He's Yamada san" "I'm Yamada" "Don't you watch baseball?" "The pinch hitter, Yugawara" "Filling in for Ito, the pitcher, is pinch hitter, Yugawara" "I think I'll quit rakugo" "Really?" "Still a second act at age 40..." "Go, Yugawara!" "Yugawara's batting average isn't great this season, but he's giving left-handed pitchers a tough time..." "I knew I'd seen you before" " Who is he?" " The baseball player" "Former baseball player" "He's the former Yugawara!" "Not former!" "I'm still Yugawara!" "You haven't been doing baseball commentary recently" "Commentary?" "So, you talk for a living" "He's really lousy Never says a word" "The announcer next to him looks desperate, talking for the both of them" "You get fired?" "Repeat that, fucking brat!" "Don't raise the dust" "If you're not serious, go home" "You're in the way" "All right" "All right" "Not sexy" "Your face chases men away" "He said it..." "You're good enough to take disciples?" "They're not disciples" "What are they?" "If you've got the time to teach people, rehearse your own routines" "What are you thinking?" ""A Horror Coffee Shop?" ""Summer Special:" "A sweet ghost will serve you?" ""Sounds good Let's check it out" ""Hey, there's nobody here Oh, well, I'll sit here" ""Here's the menu..." ""Excuse me, I'd like a cup of coffee" ""Welcome home, Master" ""My God, what a shock!" ""Don't sneak up on me like that" ""You hardly look the part in that waitress uniform"" "I hear you're teaching rakugo to a pretty girl" "Also to a brat and a middle-aged guy" "Your maestro will chew you out, frittering your time away like that" "Does your maestro chew you out?" "Every time I see him" "But that's water off a duck's back" "He says I don't have a clue" "Quit teaching rakugo" "Once you start something, you can't just quit" ""He's got no back door." "Lock the front and there's no way out" ""The sweet buns will chase him around..."" "That's not rakugo Make the audience laugh, not yourself" ""Oh, no, scramble..."" "You do it then!" "That's right Take another stitch" "Ouch" "You're so clumsy" "I'm home" "What's this?" "Sewing a summer kimono She can't do it alone" "Why a summer kimono?" "She's going to wear it, to the Lantern Plant Festival" "With a guy?" "No" "If it's with a girlfriend, invite me I'll treat you to sweets" "I haven't decided, who with..." "Go with me" "I happen to have a job nearby" "It's perfect, then" "Buy her a lantern plant" "Sure, I will" "See you later" "What's the rush?" "Keeping a girl waiting?" "Wow" "What?" "On you, you can't see the bad stitching" "You wear it well" "No Luck" "No Luck" "The future looks grim" "Give it another try?" "Thank you for joining our Lantern Plant Festival today" "Pick one out" "No thanks" "Why not?" "Have to carry it home" "I'll carry it for you" "Welcome, Mister This one's nice" "Here you are" "I don't want it" "Why bother getting all dressed up?" "Don't fight, now" "I'm not fighting" "Tokawa" "Ouch!" "Don't!" "Don't you want the plant?" "I don't" "I'm hungry" "Let's get some soba noodles" "Here you are" "I've been here before" "When?" "Last year" ""Next year, dress for the festival"" "Who said that?" "You dummy, you should've invited him" "He ditched me long ago" "He was a jerk" "He never said anything nice" "Saying mean things, to push people away" "He sounds like you" "It didn't matter who" "I didn't want to come alone, but I wanted to come" "Eat your noodles" "Don't sit there remembering" "Go ahead, eat up" "Eat mine, then" "Who cares about noodles?" "You've never been in love, have you?" "I like someone" "My grandmother's disciple, a little older than you" "Tell me how to ask her out" "But I enjoyed the festival with you I like having it both ways" "Tokawa Dry Cleaning" "Welcome" "He took the walk on that one" "Did he take the walk or was he afraid to swing, Yugawara san?" "Let's see, well, in this case, the batter...." "Probably feels like...." "When he steps up to the plate, he's not quite sure..." "So, the pitcher Ishii throws the first ball to Nakamura..." "Yugawara san, was that...." "In this case, the coach, probably gave a..." "This commentator's irritating" "Say" "What is this?" "Did someone forget it?" "Oh, a lantern plant" "Great Luck" "There's no ice" "We used it all to chill noodles for lunch" "Maybe I'll go buy something cold" "You're the one who said students aren't guests, so don't bother with them" "So nervous" "Who is?" "Hello" "Hey" "I can't believe you made it here in this heat" "No air conditioning here" "The fan's plenty" "That's why you're shriveling up" "What did you say?" "Shut up, kid!" "Leave him be" ""What scares you?" ""Sweet buns" "Hey, what's up?" "The "Symphony" lady had an accident, right?" "You should rat her out She was driving drunk" "She can hardly drive sober Doesn't deserve a license" "Yugawara san" "I'll call you back later" "Are you serious about this?" "That's why every team you joined threw you out" "The Yakult, The Daiei, The Tigers..." "You a Tigers fan?" "Not just because I lived in Osaka It's not that simple" "It was ridiculous, the crowds don't shut up, the management's stupid" "Why don't you say that in your commentary?" "Comment on it" "Say stuff like, "Ridiculous,'" "Don't shut up" and "Stupid"" "Sound authoritative" "You won that round" "You're studying" "Ikuko san Aren't you on summer vacation?" "I have to submit a paper soon for our research group" "Which writer, this time?" "Tsuruya Nanboku You know all about Kabuki, right?" "They're performing Yotsuya Kaidan now" "You should see it Those spooky ghost tales" "Shall we go together?" "Please, I swear I'll pay you back" "I won't loan it Relatives never pay loans back" "Balance" "Please" "Wow, gee, thanks" "How is it?" "Delicious" "I'm a bad cook" "You're a good cook, right?" "At home, I'm the housekeeper" "I've got to learn to cook better I'm getting married next year" "Does this taste strange?" "What do you mean, getting married?" "I should've learned how to cook at home I'm marrying my professor" "Oh, what a relief" "I was wondering how to tell you" "I have a work conflict with the Kabuki" "I couldn't figure out how to tell you" "Oh, thanks" "Let me..." "No, no, it's my gift I do make some money" "May I?" "Gee, thanks" ""Regarding my background, my father was born in Kyoto," ""his family name was Ando, his first name, Keizo, nicknamed Goko" ""When my mother was 33," ""one night she dreamed of a crane and conceived me" ""When I departed her womb, she cried Tsurujo," ""but that was my infant name Later I was dubbed Chiyojo..."" "Sweet buns, sweet buns are scary" "Lunch boxes are scary, too" "Lunch boxes are scary" "What's up, Mitsuba?" "You're not on tonight" "Go in that way, or they'll charge you" "Have you been to the new sushi shop in Shinonome?" "Their sushi rolls are delicious" "So I hear" "It's hard to find a good sushi roll these days" "Good evening, I'm sitting in the audience tonight to observe" "What is it?" "You look pale" "Excuse me" "Something wrong?" "No idea" "Kosanmon" "Thank you for attending tonight" "Some of you may believe that the Edo of old is just like modern Tokyo, but that's not true" "Edo was much smaller" "You know, Mukojima, Over Island?" "It wasn't part of Edo" "Like its name, Over Island, it was "Over there"" "There weren't any department stores or supermarkets in Edo" "You couldn't buy lots of different things in one place" "You bought a kimono in a kimono store, used clothing in a used clothing store" "There were clog shops, rice cake shops and so on" "And secondhand stores did a brisk business, selling second hand furniture" "Any man who owned a secondhand store wasn't very bright" "Most didn't care whether their goods sold or not" "Inevitably, their wives took charge" ""Say, dear, you're the worst salesman in the world" ""Why?" ""Why?" "I was just listening in the back" ""A customer admired that dresser and what did you say?" ""I know it's nice, it's been here for 8 years" ""That's like admitting you couldn't sell that dresser for 8 long years" ""Honesty is the best policy" ""There's a limit to honesty" ""You can't sell what's for sale, but you sell off what's not" ""What do you mean?" ""The futon shop owner came in and said," ""Jinbei san, that's a nice charcoal brazier, and you said," ""Oh, you think?" "Go ahead and take it, and sold it to him" ""Yeah" ""We used that brazier to heat the place" ""We haven't had any heat since" ""It's gotten cold recently so you went to the futon shop to warm up" ""That's right, the futon shop owner said," ""I bought a brazier with Jinbei san thrown into the deal" ""Say there" ""Those two are constantly fighting It's not a pretty sight" ""That's a really dirty drum" ""That's not for you to say" ""It's your job to dust things off around here" ""Yes sir" ""I know, I'll use the vibration to dust it off" ""Boom..." ""Boom, boom, boom," ""you see, boom, boom, boom, it works" ""Stop that noise" ""I didn't buy that for you to play with, just dust it off" ""Yes, sir, I'll keep it soft" ""Thump, thump, thump..." ""Why do you always get carried away?"" "Later" "What are you doing?" "I..." "I love your rakugo" "I just can't help it" "You inspired me to become a comedian" "I may never deserve to inherit your name, but I'll keep at it" "What are you mumbling about?" "What?" "Idiot!" "Why'd you eat a rotten lunch?" "It was our first and last lunch" "What are you talking about?" "Anyway, feel better." "My annual performance is coming up" "You can do 30 minutes Any routine you want" "Anything I want?" "Yeah, what'll you do?" "The one you just performed" "You mean, "The Flaming Drum?" Have I taught you that one?" "Will you teach me?" "Be well" "I know, you should've eaten that lunch" "You've had the mumps, you're immune" ""Say dear..." ""Say dear..." ""Say dear!" "Why are you such a lousy salesman?" ""Why?" ""Don't why me..." "Why'd you let that customer..." ""Why?" ""Don't why me, why'd you let that customer get away?"" "Your maestro's annual performance will be packed with his fans" "Why perform his favorite routine there?" "I just worked up the nerve Nerve can be scary" "I wish he would teach me "The Flaming Drum"" "I'm older, he should teach me first" "You pulled a fast one" ""How did you sell that filthy drum for 300 ryo?" ""You don't know either?" "I don't really understand," ""but apparently the master has excellent taste" ""Apparently, it's a Flaming Drum, the only one of its kind" ""Don't just stand there gawking, come forward, come forward" ""Don't hold back, come forward, come forward" ""But too far forward will land you out back"" ""Spit it out What are you scared of?" ""You'll laugh" ""No, I won't, what scares you?" ""Sweet buns" "I'm better than him" ""The rice shop owner came over and eyeing" ""the brazier we use in back..."" "Oh, what is it?" "I'm sorry but he's busy" "Is it for me?" "Listen, I memorized the whole thing" "I just kept talking and I made it all the way to the end." "Amazing!" "Calm down, what was that?" "I memorized "Sweet Buns"" "Wow, that's a long routine" "Maybe I'm gifted" "I can't wait to tell it to Mister Yugawara" "Yugawara san?" "Not me?" "I want to prove to him I'm serious" "Yugawara san" "I phoned and your wife gave me this address" "My wife's brother owns it" "Next week, we're getting together again" "Murabayashi memorized a whole routine" "He wants to perform for you" "That brat?" "Stop talking" "He says he'll show you" "Are you busy?" "Have you been on TV?" "He's so damned lousy" "It's embarrassing listening to him" "Can this batter hit this pitch?" "I think his coach has signaled for a fastball" "Can he really pull off another fastball, Sato san?" "He can't hit it" " You can tell?" " I can" "How come?" "His eyes" "His eyes, he says..." "Talk about the slider or his grip on the bat or something" "Look at the pitcher, he's ready to kill" "The batter's freaked out" "What'll the pitcher throw?" "He'll go for it" "Low and out, Ball" "He chickened out" "That was a strike That umpire never calls low balls" "I lost out on alot of his missed calls" "The 6th pitch on a full count" "Hey, it's a high ball...." "Caught at 2nd, that's 3 outs" "Idiot, he could've walked to First if he'd just stood there" ""Idiot this and that" All you have is nerve" "It's just like you You think every player's an idiot" "Do you announce games that way?" "Why should I badmouth players on TV?" "I refuse to do that I don't even want to" "Players may hate you, but if the fans love you, they'll call it style" "What about you, comedian?" "What'd you come here for?" "Please come hear Murabayashi's routine" "Clear my plate" "That's all I'll drink up and go" "I'm sorry" "Oh, I'm sorry" "I'm sorry, are you OK?" ""What are you talking about?" "You let that customer get away" ""He took one look at that dresser and fell in love" ""He came in all smiles..."" ""He came in all smiles and headed straight for you" ""But what did you say when he admired that dresser?"" "Listen, listen, listen!" "What's up?" "You're going to perform "Sweet Buns?"" "I can't!" "I'm so upset I forgot the whole thing" "I'm only here because you asked me" "Forget about that!" "Miyata's a Giants fan, and a real jerk" "He wants to make us all Giants fans" "Who's Miyata?" "It's Miyata!" "Miyata" "Our class has a boss" "He's Miyata?" "He says he's a Giants fan but doesn't care and never goes to games" "He hasn't stopped eating ice cream like me, to pray for my team" "But shaved ice is OK?" "Baseball lovers are such fools" "All fans are fools Especially Tigers fans" "Say that on the air, once" "Miyata wants to get at me with baseball" "We have a baseball game soon Miyata's the pitcher" "He swore he'd prove I'm as weak as the Tigers are" "So I've gotta say, "No way" right?" "Can Miyata pitch?" "Unbelievable reflexes" "Fast balls?" "Under 100 kms" "Keep your eye on the ball, you can hit it" "You're a pro I'm an amateur" "You think I don't know how hard it is to hit a ball?" "Why don't you teach him?" "Pinch hitter, Yugawara" "No way I can do that" "Yes, you can" "I've got total confidence in my batting skills" "And I'm teaching you Swing" "Hold up" "Here, like this" "If I win, I'll shut that Miyata up for good" "That's the deal, right?" "Then, I can stay a Tigers fan?" "Hey, shut up" "Swing again" "Hey, wait up" "Relax your shoulders, and keep your back straight" "Your hips Lead with your hips, and your arms will follow naturally" "Always keep your eye on the ball" "Right, hips!" "See, you took your eye off the ball" "Keep your eye on the ball Tuck your chin in" "Swing your hips, rotate them You know" "You said you didn't know a thing about baseball" "All I know is Ichiro and Matsui" "Thank you so much, Yugawara san Thank you" "I'll make you look good" "Don't get carried away" "Don't run away You love the Tigers, right?" "If you run from what you love, you'll always regret it" "You memorized all of "Sweet Buns," right?" "I memorized the Tokyo version, too" "Really!" "Let's put on a show" "You'll come, right, Yugawara san?" "Keep your sights on Miyata" "I'll totally whip his ass" "Don't get so carried away" ""Hey, Sada, don't just stand there." "I buy all this merchandise" ""Don't stand there, start dusting!" "Take this outside and dust it" ""Don't, dust that drum off and it'll disappear" ""You, shut up" ""Hurry, take it outside and dust it off" ""Yes sir" ""Those two are fighting again They're always at it" ""Oh, this is awfully dusty"" "Hey" "You got it wrong" "Let's see" ""Oh, thanks" ""How did you sell that filthy drum for 300 ryo?" ""It made a noise From now on, only noisy stuff" ""That's right, noisy stuff I'll get a fire alarm and sound that" ""Not a fire alarm, you'll scare the customers"" "You're really hopeless" "Thank you" "Can I take a break from our class?" "Are you busy?" "I've got a performance" "What performance?" "A performance by our maestro and his 3 disciples" "Come, as a plant in the audience" "What about ours?" "Our performance, when?" "You really want one?" "Listen, why do you come to my rakugo class?" "Did you think I'd quit right away?" "Yeah, well" "Why do you teach?" "Do you really want to teach?" "Why do you think we all show up?" "We're not just killing time We all really want to change" "Because things as they are, just aren't good enough" "Can't you understand that?" "No, I know" "Keep practicing We'll have that performance" ""But sir, there's no other way to get the dust off" ""Dum de dum dum, dum dum...." ""Excuse me..."" ""Dum de dum dum, dum dum..." ""Excuse me" ""Hello, welcome"" "I'm Masaru's mother" "Is my son with you?" "No, he's not" "Where could he be?" "He doesn't have cram school today and should be home by 5PM" "You don't think he was kidnapped or in an accident" "He wouldn't let that happen" "How did the baseball turn out?" "Baseball?" "Didn't he tell you about the game?" "Masaru's missing" "Miyata beat him He totally struck out" "Any luck?" "He stopped by our place" "He left this" "Dear Yugawara san" "Even though you coached me, I was no good, I struck out" "I'm sorry I was such a bad student, but thank you" "Murabayashi Masaru" "Something's not right" "Did you search the house?" "He always walks in without asking" "You found me" "What are you doing?" "I was sleeping Before that, reading manga" "Before that, I heard this weird rakugo" "It went "Dum de dum dum, dum dum..."" "Ouch" "You fool!" "It was good you hit him" "No it wasn't, he's a child" "Better than consoling him." "He's a proud kid, he's crying 'cause he means it" "Let's end the class" "End it and get it over with" "You think?" "I don't want to get it over with" "What good will learning rakugo do?" "Yeah, our teacher's a loser" "I'm just not cut out for this" "Why'd you start in the first place?" "You're such an idiot" "Who's the idiot learning from an idiot?" "Learning rakugo won't change your personality." "What do you want?" "To be liked?" "To be considered a nice person?" "I don't care if anyone likes me" "You don't want anyone to like you Your attitude says you don't" "It's the same with cats, we pet them because they purr" "Who asked me to purr?" "That's why you get dumped Don't badmouth your ex-boyfriend" "You asked me" "I did not, don't tell me" "You'll never change You're a jerk, a stray" "What about you?" "You've had your say But what about you?" "Whatever you say, nobody hates you" "I wanted to be like that" "Even though I can't" "Hey, Tokawa" "Tatsuya" "What are you doing?" "Don't you have to get up?" "Yeah, what time is it?" "Noon, already" "Hey there" "Sorry, I overslept!" "Welcome, please come in" "Hey, is Mitsuba OK?" "Another rotten lunch?" "If he makes it through the routine you get 10,000 yen" "I'm betting he won't" "I bet he won't, either" "Then there's no bet" "We're grateful you've come to see us" "This is our annual performance, but how many years has it been?" "Hey, how many years has it been?" "Your face looks like a fava bean" "Oh, right, the last time, you weren't my disciple yet" "The Kosanmon line is no big deal and just because it's annual doesn't mean we do it every year" ""He's a cheap drunk anyway" ""I better watch out not to spill" ""Not yet, not yet..." ""Oh, no, no!" ""What a waste of sake" ""No good getting the floor drunk"" "Hey, Mitsuba" "Excuse me" "A little something for your stomach?" "In that case, a little of this?" "Go ahead, drink up" "You've already made a fool of yourself" "Thank you very much for your applause" "I live with my grandmother who never throws a thing away" "Disposable chopsticks, packets of soy sauce, she saves everything" "I told her, " They're worthless, toss them"" "She says, " There's virtue in saving them"" "Some people love collecting trash and junk" "Poking around second-hand shops, looking for bargains" ""Say dear..." ""Say dear!" "Why are you such a lousy salesman?" ""Why?" ""Don't why me..." "Why'd you let that customer get away?" ""I didn't let him get away, he just went away" ""You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him buy it" ""What are you talking about?" "You let that customer get away" ""He took one look at that dresser and fell in love" ""He came in all smiles and made a beeline for that dresser" ""But what did you say when he admired that dresser?" ""I know it's nice, it's been here 16 years" ""It's like telling him we couldn't sell that dresser for 16 years" ""You can't sell what's for sale but you sell off what's not" ""You know what I mean" ""Last year, the rice shop owner came over" ""Eyeing the brazier we use in back he said, What a nice brazier" ""You said, If you like it, it's yours, and sold it" ""We haven't had any heat since" ""It's gotten so cold recently you go to the rice shop to warm up" ""That's right, the rice shop owner said," ""I bought a brazier with Jinbei san thrown into the deal" ""Don't, dust that drum off and it'll disappear" ""You, shut up." "Don't just stand there Take this outside and dust it" ""Yes, sir" ""Those two are fighting again They're always at it, I get sick of it" ""Oh, this is awfully dusty" ""I can't see through all the dust" ""Mister, this drum is awful dirty" ""Don't you chime in" ""You're cleaning it because it's dirty Hurry up and dust it off" ""Yes, sir" ""He got mad at me" ""Dum de dum dum" ""Hey, I like the sound of this drum" ""Dum dum dum," ""Dum de dum dum, dum dum..." ""I didn't buy that to be your toy," ""just dust it" ""I'm willing to purchase that drum for 300." "Will you let it go for 300?" ""Well, yes, the thing is..." ""Wait, did you say something?" ""What's the matter?" "I'm saying 300 ryo" ""300 ryo, I see 300 ryo, meaning..." ""What 300 ryo do you mean?" ""Don't you get it?" "To spell it out, how about 300 ryo in coins?" ""Oh, coins, you mean, coins shaped like this, that you buy things with?" ""What other coins are there?" "What do you say?" ""What do I say?" "300 ryo!" "300 ryo, 300 ryo..." ""300 ryo, I'll take it" ""Don't stick your hand out Give me a receipt" ""I don't need a receipt" ""No, I need it" ""How did you sell that filthy drum for 300 ryo?" ""You don't know either?" "I don't really understand," ""but apparently the master has excellent taste" ""Apparently, it's a Flaming Drum, the only one of its kind." "Where'd you find it?" ""Oh, so we made a profit?" ""Really?" "OK, show me, then" ""Hey, show me You must be lying, aren't you?" ""If it's true, show me Hurry" ""Hurry, you idiot!" ""Hey, don't call me idiot!" "Fine, I'll line the 300 ryo up" ""Don't pee your pants in astonishment" ""Don't worry" ""All right, don't be shocked Look, here's 50 ryo" ""So, it's true, dear?" ""Yeah, it's true Look, here's 100 ryo" ""Oh my, 100 ryo" ""I can't take it" ""You don't have to take it, look, here's 150 ryo" ""Oh my, 150 ryo, I'm feeling faint..." ""One hundred-fifty ryo..." ""Watch out, hold on to the pillar behind you" ""The pillar behind me?" ""Like this?" ""That's good, look Here's 200 ryo" ""My, you're such a good salesman" ""What are you talking about?" "Look, here's 250 ryo" ""I always say, antiques are best" ""What are you talking about?" "Don't be shocked, here's 300 ryo" ""My..." ""Dear, I need a glass of water" ""I drank some, too" ""Hey, Sada, get her some water" ""Are you OK?" ""Oh, thank you" ""Dear, how did you sell that filthy drum for 300 ryo?" ""It made a noise From now on, only noisy stuff" ""That's right, noisy stuff I'll get a fire alarm and sound that" ""Not a fire alarm, you'll scare the customers"" "Hey, you" "Turns out you perform better drunk" "What?" "You figured out "The Flaming Drum" for yourself" "Shouldn't have made that bet I lost 10,000 yen" ""Fire a rusty pistol enough, you're bound to hit something" ""Hit or miss is up to the wind..."" "You were great, Mitsuba" "Oh, thank you Thank you" ""Didn't you know?" "When they whisper like that," ""maybe they're badmouthing me Ants are scary..." ""Silly"" "Hey, Murabayashi" "You look suspicious They'll report you" "You're not mad?" "About what?" "Oh, this?" "I hit myself on the swings" "I was on the swings after I struck out with Miyata" "I jumped off to go home and the swing hit me in the head" "That's what I told Mom" "You shouldn't lie" "If I told her the truth, she'd kill me on the spot" "It was my fault I was immature" "Can I come to rakugo class again?" "Of course." "The show, right?" "The show..." "That's right, it was my idea" "Why not perform for a crowd Invite your friends, even Miyata" "You don't know him Miyata's really tough" "In sports and in class, he always beats me" "Let's make Miyata laugh" "It's great to make people laugh The best way to pay back your enemy" "I really love to talk" "Doing rakugo, I get so happy..." "Is "Pay back" a fight?" "No, it's a contest" "Miyata" "Would you come to this?" "What's this, "Scared of Sweet Buns?"" "What is it?" "You're gonna do it?" "No way you can do it" "Scared of Sweet Buns East-West Face Off" "Thank you" "Satsuki" "This Way" "I'm sure he'll lose" "Yeah" "I bet he'll screw it up" "Thank you so much" "Oh, no, I look ridiculous" "I used to wear it, it's not so bad" "But..." "You like the routine?" "I do" "The whole routine?" "I do" "Then go make 'em laugh With your whole spirit" "Show them what a great story you can tell" "Is Tokawa really coming?" "Of course, she's performing with you" "Are you two fighting?" "Why?" "Your grandma asked me if you two had a fight" "We didn't have a fight We just said what we felt" "Bet you made her mad" "That's why you're such a bad adult" "When you get pissed off, count to 3 and calm down" "Counting to 3 calms you down?" "I can't calm down!" "Oh, no!" "OK, break a leg" "Oh, no" "Hey" "It's big, way too big" "Too bad" "It's yours?" "Scared of Sweet Buns East-West Face Off" "Moukotei Masaru" "Hello, everyone I'll do my best to entertain you" "When I practice at home, I get so into it, it's so funny," "I can hardly stand it!" "When I perform for an audience," "I often realize I'm not as funny as I think" ""What do you hate most?" ""What do you hate most, tell me" ""Centipedes" ""I'm scared of centipedes It's got too many legs" ""Of course it does" ""I wonder what'll happen if it puts shoes on all of 'em" ""Over-active imagination How about you?" ""Spiders" ""Scared of spiders?" ""Why?" ""Why?" "Spiders are scary" ""It comes sliding down from the ceiling," ""plops down on the floor, starts to head that way then scrambles over..." ""Spiders are creepy And you?" ""Ants" ""Ants" ""Ants, meaning ants" ""Ants" ""Of ants?" ""I am." "You don't know how terrifying they are" ""What's so scary?" ""Didn't you know?" "When they whisper like that," ""maybe they're badmouthing me Ants are scary..." ""Who'd believe ants are scary?" ""He just said he's scared of sweet buns, so we'll go buy some," ""and go to his house, open the door, toss them in" ""He's got no backdoor." "Lock the front and there's no way out" ""The sweet buns will chase him around..." ""Watch him as they chase him around and around his house, no?"" "Fool" ""I just love watching people suffer" ""What about you?" ""Everybody go buy sweet buns" ""They fell for it" ""Those morons" ""Buns from Takasagoya" ""Buns from Tachibanaya" ""It's nice to eat you again" ""You've shrunk since I last saw you" ""Hey, wait, wait up He's muttering, chattering in there" ""Sounds like he's eating something, too" ""Don't be ridiculous" ""He's alone, who's he got to talk to in there?" ""But he's muttering, chattering in there"" "Miyata laughed!" "He's laughing" "Miyata" "I didn't think you'd come I was so happy" "You're so un-cool" "Isn't that why you laughed?" "That was funny" "Really great" "You laughed, Miyata" "Thanks so much for coming" "What happens next?" "Right, I hadn't finished" "Did you call Tokawa?" "No" "Call her" "She'll come" "Where's Tokawa?" "No..." "She's not here?" "What'll we do?" "Well..." ""...gobbling all those scary sweet buns What are you really scared of?" ""About now, I'm scared of a cup of tea"" "You're late" "I wound up cleaning the whole street" "Go on in" "Go on, hurry What are you doing?" "It doesn't feel right" "Why not?" "Since our fight, I haven't..." "So, you're still fighting That's your position" "I don't know what my grandson said..." "The truth, that's why I got so mad" ""Once, a Japanese, a German," ""a Russian, an American and a Frenchman" ""all wound up on the same boat" ""Which country's..." What was it?" ""Food tastes..." ""Worst, is what..." "They..."" "Tokawa baby!" "You came" "Shouldn't I have?" "You wanted me to" "At least say "Welcome"" "Go" "Tokawatei Satsuki" "I'm not doing "Scared of Sweet Buns"" "Why not?" "I'm telling another story" "It's my..." "Favorite story" ""Say dear!" "Why are you such a lousy salesman?" ""Why?" ""Don't why me..." "Why'd you let that customer get away?" ""I didn't let him get away, he just went away" ""You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him buy it"" "What's it called?" ""The Flaming Drum"" ""He came in all smiles and made a beeline for that dresser" ""But what did you say when he admired that dresser?" ""I know it's nice, it's been here 16 years" ""It's like telling him we couldn't sell that dresser for 16 years" ""You're hopeless" ""You can't sell what's for sale but you sell off what's not" ""The rice shop owner came over" ""and eyeing the brazier we use in back he said, What a nice brazier" ""You said, If you like it, it's yours, and sold it" ""We haven't had any heat since" ""It's gotten so cold recently you go to the rice shop to warm up" ""That's right, the rice shop owner said," ""I bought a brazier with Jinbei san thrown into the deal" ""Oh, this is awfully dusty" ""I can't see through all the dust" ""Mister, this drum is awful dirty" ""Don't you chime in" ""You're cleaning it because it's dirty Hurry up and dust it off" ""Yes, sir" ""He got mad at me" ""Dum de dum dum" ""Hey, I like the sound of this drum" ""Dum dum dum, Dum de dum dum, dum dum..." ""I didn't buy that to be your toy," ""just dust it off"" "Come again" "You two are neighbors and we need to eat at Yugawara's place" "I wasn't going to tell you, but I will" "I'm going to coach next year The minors, though" "That's perfect" "The minors?" "No, coaching" "When will you hit the big time?" "Someday" "I'll reserve a place as a disciple" "When you grow up, you'll realize your mistake" "I had fun" "Me, too" "See you" "Say..." "This class made me love rakugo" "I always loved it, but now I love it more" "It made me want to improve" "You've each got a hard road Hang in there" "You, too, teacher" "I'm going out" ""You're hopeless" ""You can't sell what's for sale but you sell off what's not" ""What do you mean, what?" ""Last year, the rice shop owner came over" ""and eyeing the brazier we use in back he said, What a nice brazier"" "What's up?" "I have something to say" "If I don't, I'll regret it the rest of my life" "I never thanked you for the lantern plant" "It made me happy" "Really happy" "Why'd you give me a lantern plant?" "If you don't want it, give it back" "I was really mad" "You totally ignored my gift" "If I didn't care, I wouldn't get so mad" "Your..." ""The Flaming Drum"" "Was 30 points" "What happened to "Scared of Sweet Buns?"" "I wonder" "Come live with me?" "And Granny, too?" "Mitsuba / Taichi Kokubun" "Satsuki / Karina" "Yugawara / Yutaka Matsushige" "Murabayashi / Yuuki Morinaga" "Granny / Kaoru Yachigusa" "Kosanmon / Shiro Ito" "Executive Producers:" "Masao Teshima, Julie K. Fujishima, Seiji Okuda, Kazumasa Tajima" "Producers:" "Atsushi Watanabe, Shinji Ogawa" "Based on the story by Takako Sato "Shaberedomo Shaberedomo" published by Shinchosha Co." "Written by Satoko Okudera" "Director of Photography:" "Junichi Fujisawa "JSC"" "Lighting Director:" "Nariyuki Ueda" "Production Designer:" "Shin Nakayama" "Sound Recordist:" "Masato Komatsu" "Editor:" "Chieko Suzaki" "Music:" "Goro Yasukawa" "Production:" "Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc." "BOWSPRIT, Inc." "Producd by Asmik Ace Entertainment, Inc." "J Storm Inc." "Nippon Television Network Corporation Shinchosha Co." "Directed by Hideyuki Hirayama" "English subtitles:" "Linda Hoaglund" "©2007 "TALK, TALK, TALK" Film Partners"