"Sanjusangendo toshiya monogatari (A tale of Archers at Sanjusangendo)" "Director:" "Naruse Mikio June, Shôwa 20 (1945)" "Kanbei :" "Hasegawa Kazuo Okinu :" "Tanaka Kinuyo" "Daihachiro:" "Ichikawa Senshô Hoshino Kazuma:" "Kono Akitake Hoshino's Mother:" "Katsuragi Ayako" "Seijiro:" "Tanaka Haruo Zengoro:" "Yokoyama Unpei Omatsu:" "Kiyokawa Tamae" "Oyu:" "Hayashi Kimiko Ofumi:" "Mitsuya Sachiko" "Sanjusangendo was built by Tairano sadamori." "The statue of Buddha is there and there are 1000 other Kannon, they are called Migawari Kannon." "A competition of archery also take place here, in the length of the temple." "Although it's called Sanjusan(33)gendo, actually it is 66 ken's long." "At this tournament of Kyudo (Archery), a man, whose name was Shunoichi Daiemon, hit 6200 arrows." "It was an unprecedent event and they made a panel for his achievement." "However, the following year, a man called Hoshino Kanzaimon tried to beat the record he actually managed to hit the target with 8000 arrows," "1800 more than Daiemon's record of 6200." "Then, they replaced Daiemon's panel with Hoshino's." "However, people in Kishu, which is Daiemon's region, were upset and asked Diemon to try again to bring back fame to their region." "However, at that time, Daiemon was over 50 and at the next archery competition, he hit only 7300 arrows." "He couldn't beat Hoshino's 8000 arrows." "So, Daiemon committed suicide by seppuku." "The competition of archery got its first victim, since then, 5 years ago, nobody could beat Hoshino's record." "However, last month, we got another challenger." "His name is Daihachiro and he is 17 years old." "He's a son of Daiemon, who committed suicide because of this competition." "Excuse me." "Do you know?" "Daihachiro will try to beat the record." "Didn't you know?" "We heard about it last week." "Really?" "However, nobody knows that he stayed here since his father died." "All this time we kept silence and got nothing, but I don't mind." "He gave me two bottles of shoju and a large sword like this!" "I hope he will remember we took care of him for five years." "Stop kidding." "It would be our lady he will remember and reward." "But, it's no surprise that a man appreciates Madam." "I don't like it when you call her that way She's not a madam, but a lady." "But..." "You call her that way because she asked you call her Madam." "You shouldn't do so, even if she asked you." "Nowhere in Japan would you find a nicer lady than her." "When her mother died, she was 17, and she took over this hotel." "Since then, this place has been well-kept and she accepted to look over Daihachiro, just because she used to work for his father's house." "For 5 years, maybe you don't know, but she worked hard to train him." "Now, he is a good archer." "However, when he came here, he was a little boy and he didn't like practice." "He resisted her and she convinced him to practice archery to become the best archer in Japan, and to replace the plate of fame at Sanjusangendo." "You're talking about this, again!" "Welcome back" " Where is Daihachiro?" " He isn't back home yet." " From where was it today?" " it was Hachiman from Iwashimizu temple." "So, you went to visit Hachimon-san and Yoshimi-san?" "You must be tired." "Yoshimi-san didn't tell me anything." "What about Daihachiro?" "Apparently, some nobility hired some ronin." "They plan to disturb Daihachiro archery contest." "Why do they want to?" "I don't know if it's true." "I'm worrying about him as the day of contest nears closer something may happen to him..." "You would have worked hard during 5 years for nothing." "It wasn't hard, but..." "I'm worried about his parents." "Who trusted me to protect him?" "If he cannot play anymore," "I don't know how to apologize to his father." "Is it over for today?" " How many did I hit today?" " 5060 arrows." "5000..." "Kanzaimon hit 8000." "Daihachiro-san, what happened to you?" "About what?" "What is it that worries you?" "I know you are thinking about something." "It's not normal" "Yesterday and the day before yesterday, you hit only 5000." "You used to hit 8000." "It's enough." "There is up and downs" "Sometimes it's good, and sometimes it isn't" "It's not true!" "I've known you for many years." "I've never seen you like that." "Daihachiro, please tell me what happened to you!" "I won't tell anything at home." "Everyday, I report to Madam that you hit 8000." "I feel so sorry to tell her lies." "I know I'm too old to give you an advice, but I would give my life, if it can help you." "Stop it." "I' m not..." "Do you play archery?" "Do you play archery?" "Did you find him?" "No." "I don't know why we cannot find him." "Mr samurai, do you play archery?" "Archery?" "You must be good at it." "I don't like it." "What?" "You don't like archery?" "To claim you don't like our sports so baldly in public." "You seem to be a young samurai, but you shouldn't say like that in front of us." "You shouldn't tell things like that in public." "What?" "Wait!" "He is Daihachiro!" " Are you sure?" " Yes." "Good things never come alone, don't kill him, it would be a problem." "Just one of his arms is enough." "What is it Ofumi?" "It's a fight, Mum" "I don't like it" "Shouldn't we close today?" "Yes, maybe. we are only women here." "We'll close early, if it's not safe." "Daihachiro..." "What happened?" "Give me a glass of water, please." "Was it you ?" "I shouldn't have..." "You have to be careful, an important day is coming." "Yes, if Madam learns about it, she'll worry about you." "What happened?" "I can't." "I won't be able to do it..." "What are you talking?" "Daihachiro, I was mentioning it with Ofumi, but why do you seem to be so different lately?" "Do you have problem that you're bearing alone?" "Why don't you speak to Okinu and Jinbei?" "I cannot tell them." "You can't?" "They care about you so much!" "They dedicate their lives to you." "That's the reason why..." "Okinu and Jinbei, they give me too much pressure." "Why do you say that?" "They... give me everything they have." "if I fail..." "If I fail, I have to die." "But, I cannot compensate their lives even if I kill myself." "That's why I..." "I don't know what to do." "Are you such a coward?" "Hoshino's record is extraordinary." "It's not true..." "I think I can hit more than him." "However, sometimes I doubt about it." "When I'm in doubt, I feel sorry for them." "Kanbei-san, I forgot you were here." "Well, I feel sorry," "I felt tired, and had a nice sleep here for a while." "It's already dark!" "I slept really a long time!" "I'm really sorry." "Keep the change as my apology." "Thank you." "Please come again." "I'm sorry for bothering you." "I'm going home." "It's all right." "Nobody is here." "Please, try to forget about tonight and don't worry." "But, if you don't do anything, it would be a problem." "However, we cannot talk about it to Madam." "Where's Daihachiro?" "Jinbei, didn't you come home with him?" "Yes, but..." "How many arrows did he hit today?" "It must be... 7900." "Yesterday, it was 8000!" "What happened to him?" "Didn't he feel good today?" "Well, I don't know." " Is something wrong with him?" " No, nothing at all." "There's something that you can't tell me, right?" "Not at all." "Daihachiro is..." "There he is." "Welcome back home" "Good day" "What ?" " Daihachiro is here?" " yes" " Is it true?" " I couldn't find him, but when I came in" "I saw him getting into this house by the back entrance." "It's always like that, when we look for something we lost." "So, we can take our revenge for Hoshino." "Be careful." "Walls have ears." "Bring Daihachiro here." "Madam, it's terrible!" "What is it?" "They want to see Daihachiro." "Who is that?" "The customers on the second floor." "They say they want to finish the fighting." "I will talk to them." "No, you shouldn't Madam, it's dangerous." "I'll go." "They're not so big fish." "They ask for me." "If you go, they think I'm coward." "Do you know why they want to see you?" "Please, excuse me." "I'm the owner of this house." "You had a request ?" "I don't need to see a woman." "I want to see Daihachiro." "As you must have seen him, I won't say that he isn't here." "But, as he is an important customer of this house," "I would like to know why you wish to see him." "Daihachiro knows the reason why." "But, he is still young, so I would like to know the reason." "You can't accept to let him live his own life." "Bring him here!" "Daihachiro!" "You are coward to send a woman!" "You should be ashamed." "Please calm down." "Let him say whatever he wants." "You shouldn't go there." " Yes, please trust on Madam." " I'm not coward." "I have to go." "So, how much can I give to you?" "What?" "What do you mean?" "We can't bear such talk, even from a woman." "So, why do you fight with a boy?" "It was him who began." "I know why you follow him and who asked you to do it." "I'm not that stupid to ignore it" "Anyway, I give you the same amount that you received." "So, could you forget about him?" "Sir, we should kill her." "Then does this mean, that what I've said is true?" "Shut up!" "I should kill you for being so rude." "Wait." "Look how excited you are." "Sir, he was listening to us." "You want to kill me, too?" "You like killing people." "I didn't mean to listen to you." "I'm not a spy, but this hotel is small, when one talk that loudly, nothing prevent the others from hearing, and you speak clear and loud." "And didn't your boss already warned you... that walls have ears and someone could listen to you?" "Come here!" "If you want to kill me, anyhow I have to die." "I have to see your boss, before." "I'm happy to meet you." "I'm Karatsu Kanbei, but people call me also Karasu Kanbei;" "both are fine with me." "Apparently, your pupil want to kill me now." "As you can understand, I can't be killed for no reason." "I will then have to fight with him." "I'm sure you understand" "Then if by any chance, I win and kill him," "I'll have to fight with another pupil, and If by any chance I win again," "I'll kill all of your pupils." " Stop it!" " Enough!" "But, I said "by any chance."" "Then, you'll have to fight with me to take revenge." " Then..." " Would you again win by any chance?" "Maybe." " No kidding." " Stand up!" "You don't need to be in a hurry to die." "Then... the person who asked you to kill..." "Is Mr. Hoshino?" "I knew it!" "I knew it was him." "Please, give my message to that stupid person." "The problem is... if I kill all of you... you can't give the message." "Well..." "This house is small and I don't want to bother them, let's go outside." "Wait!" "Please wait!" "Come out, I'm not coward!" "Come on!" "I'll show you whether I'm coward or not." "Daihachiro, please wait!" "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "He is still young, like a child" "Don't you go and fight with them?" "I changed my mind." "Would you let them fight with a child?" "Wait." "They have already run away." "I cannot fight alone." " Who are you?" " Karatsu Kanbei." "Why did you do that?" "Why did I?" "Because I had to." "Do you like it if a spark set off the powder keg?" "Do you?" "Yes." "You disturbed me." "What?" "Did I disturb you?" "Yes." " But, if I had left you alone.." " I had set-up a plan for them, but you ruined everything." "So, your plan was to get killed by them?" "I see." "You are a strong woman, or lady..." "You can call me Mrs.." "If I was killed, they would have been accused of murder, so I could be a help for him." "Anyhow..." "Now, I don't know what I can do to save him." "Save him from them?" "Yes." "Daihachiro can't practice archery, it's too dangerous to him." "I'll go with him." " Then, who are ..." " I've told you already." "I'm Karatsu Kanbei." "Why do you do that?" "Because you told me that it was my fault." "I didn't know they were agents." "Just as I was very tense..." "It was me who start fighting with them." "So, without your help, I would have hurt my arm as they planned." "I'm very thankful to you." "Ofumi-san." "It's been a long time." "Is your mother fine?" "She's fine, thank you." "Do you want to see Madam?" "Ocho!" "Could you take her?" "Please, come in." "Daihaichiro, could you take me to your practice range?" "As I used to play archery, I want to try again and to see how you play" "I'd love to." "Since I came in this town five years ago," "I practiced every day alone by myself." "I always wanted to have a partner to practice with!" "As the place is a bit messy, let me go first to clean up a bit there." "All right." "I'll go there later." "I was not sure whether I should tell it to you..." "It may hurt you" "Not at all..." "Thanks for telling me." "Now, I can understand." "Daihachiro is not here." " He is gone to practice." " To practice ?" "Let's talk over there." "I'll be going then." "What do you want to talk about?" "Why did you want to see Daihachiro?" "It's none of your business." "Yes, it does concern me." "I know what this woman told you." "After all this expenses and troubles, it hurts you." "It's a very disappointing story." "Well, you may have good reason to think that." "There's no reason why I should be disappointed by his behaviour." "Also, there's no reason to think that he lies to me." "Yes, there's a reason, but you don't understand it." "At his father's place for two years and here for five years." "It was me who brought him up" "Do you think you know him better than me?" "Yes." "So all those efforts were done for nothing?" "Is it what you're saying?" "If Daihachiro cannot win, yes, it would be so." "If you go on like this, nothing will change." "This is what I mean." "Then, what do you think I should do?" "You have to follow exactly what I tell you." " And then he can win?" " Definitely." "Can you promise?" "A samurai keeps his words." "Who are you truly ?" "Karatsu Kanbei." "You're bad at remembering my name." "It's enough for today." "I'm impressed." "You are good player." "You're definitely a son of Daiemon." "If Daiemon could see that, he would be so happy." "As Daihachiro has never played with someone else," "I was wondering whether he can do his best during a competition." "I've always been very worried about it." "However, when I see how good he played in front of you." "I think he would be all right." "Karatsu-san!" "Do you know Hoshino Kanzaimon?" "I've never seen him, but I heard about him." "Why do you ask?" "He must be a good player." "No, not that much." "Please, be honest with me." "Tell me truly." "I'm not as good as him, right?" "Why do you care about Hoshino?" "You aren't fighting with Hoshino, but trying to hit 8000 arrows." "To hit out more than 8000..." "Even if I hit 8000 arrows, I'm so anxious." "I'll feel so relieved once all is finished." "So, he went to practice today?" "I feel relieved to hear that." "But the competition, do you think he can win?" "Well, I believe he can." "But there are many men who want to arm Daihachiro." "You must protect him." "Yes, but..." "Did you hire someone for him?" "Yes." "Daihachiro." "What do you think?" "Why don't you try a match with me?" "I would be pleased." "I was talking to Jinbei about it, lately." "That's good, isn't it?" "Daihachiro-san?" " You have to think of me as Hoshino." " This, I can't." "I don't want to think of you as my enemy." " Daihachiro." " Yes." "Don't look back." "Ginbei, too." "There are two or three men behind." "No big deal." "I'll take care of it, so you can go home." "I'm not going." " They're here to kill me." "I'll..." " You must be careful!" "Now is an important time" "Do you really want to deal with it?" "If you don't protect yourself, you can never win the competition." "I understand." "Then, I'll go home." "Brother!" "Wait, wait!" "It's a surprise to see you" "But it's really you..." "my brother." "Brother!" "You are mistaking." "I'm Hoshino Kanzaimon." "I've never had such a mean brother." "Brother!" "The fame of the family!" "This is what matters to me!" "I just wanted to keep the fame of our family." "Do you want to keep our fame like this?" "It's none of your business." "I do it the way I want to." "Also, I don't intend to kill him." "Don't you see how shameful it is?" "Kazuma, you are not protecting our fame, but destroying it." "Our father, from his place in heaven understands what I am trying to do, protecting fame of the school he built." "Could you imagine how our mother will be disappointed?" "I do it just for her." "If you do it again, I'll have no choice." "I'll kill you." "I don't want to be killed by you, but I'll do it." "I can't gain the fame by myself." "What I can do is to protect it." "I know so many ways..." "But, tell me." "Why do you protect him?" "As you get close to him, do you feel sympathy for him?" "You and I are brother, from the same family." "Why are we so different?" "Maybe, you don't understand, but I tell it to you, in the name of Daihachiro." "More than family, it's the fame of archery which matters." "More than the fame of your clan?" "It's not the fame of my clan, nor of my family." "You don't understand what is the fame of master." "You can only see the plate." "You are right." "Brother," "I only care about the plate of Hoshino family." "I don't care about anything else." "He's late." "He must be..." "If something happens to him because of me..." "But, you don't know who he is." "He cried when I talked about my father!" "Those were real tears!" " He came back." " Did he?" " Where's Karachi?" " He went out with Daihachiro." "He is a gentleman." "Yes." "Is he still single?" "If he has a wife, she must be a beautiful woman." "Yes, maybe." "I'm a little nervous today, as I'll compete with you." "You shouldn't." "Daihachiro?" "Do you know why your father committed suicide?" "I think he was ashamed of himself." " I don't think so." " What do you mean?" "He would have been ashamed, if he couldn't do his best, but that was not the case." "Was it for his family's fame then?" "Yes, maybe." "But, I think it was not only for that reason." "I think he killed himself, because he was the master of archery." "It's not a game for children." "Archery is a serious occupation." "To set a record, a man must dedicate his life." "This record shows what one can do when one tries hard." "If one can't beat a record, maybe he hasn't practiced hard enough." "A record is there to be beaten, and to beat a record, you must dedicate your life." "Do you now understand what you're trying now?" "Yes, now I understand." "If you really understand, you have to win the competition..." "without fail." "Karatsu-san." "I can't, I can't bear it!" " What?" " Hoshino Kanzaimon..." "I'm afraid of him." "Madam, you have a visit." "I'm Kinu, the owner of this house." "I'm Hoshino Kazuma." "How can I help you?" "I came to see my brother, Hoshino Kanzaimon." "Hoshino-san?" "I don't know why, but he changed his name to Karatsu Kanbei." "Yes, please come in." "Hoshino Kanzaimon, your brother Kazuma is here to see you." "Brother, Mother has arrived from Arima." "She asked me to come to get you, she wants to see you as soon as possible." "If it's from my mother, I have to go." "Daihachiro.." "So, really you are..." "Hoshino-san..." "You acted very well." "I'm sorry." "For what?" "I let him stay here and approach you." "I'm terribly sorry." "In this way, you'll suffer a lot." "Suffer?" "Why?" "I don't suffer because of such a person!" "I'm alright." "How is he?" "He's very shocked, he doesn't speak to anyone, even with Madam and me." "However, I understand how he must have been shocked." " It's a terrible story." " Yes, it is." " We have a visit from Bishu." " Bishu?" "You're always good at making tea." "I heard at Arima, that a son of Daiemon is here, and will try the competition." "Is that true?" "Yes, I heard so." "And this man, do you know how he is?" "He seems to be very young." "This man..." "If he hits more than 8000 arrows, the plate of master will be... replaced by his." "As I replaced his father's." "Mother." "It's nothing." "It's the way to go." "It's just..." "I think our fame was too short." "Brother!" "I have something to tell you." "What?" "Did you ask him to do a match?" "If you accept it, we won't have to worry anymore." "Please, do a match with him!" "I'm sure you would win." "If you do, Daihachiro will give up the competition, and then... the fame of our family will be protected and everything would be perfect." "If Daihachiro accepts," "I'll do it." "Really?" "but... should we accept the match?" "We've already promised to do a match before." "Promised?" "Thank you for coming." "As we promised." "Sir..." "I'm sorry..." "I couldn't take care of Daihachiro enough." "Because of me, he's in so much troubles." "Please, protect him!" "Okinu!" "I won!" "I won!" " He won!" " Really?" "That's wonderful." "I won!" "I won!" "I was not afraid!" "I beat Hoshino, I won!" "Excuse me." "Did you come here without eating breakfast?" "Yes." "I came early to take the best seat." "I couldn't miss this competition, so I wanted to come earlier!" "However, my wife said that she would give birth today." "What a nuisance, right?" "So, I asked her to hold it until tomorrow." "What do you think?" "I think he would be alright." "He won a match with Kanzaimon." "Yes." "And Hoshino is really mean." "He tried to disturb this competition." "I knew he couldn't win that match." "Madam, Hurry up!" "I'll stay here." " But..." " but I cannot watch this." "This is the 1,000th arrow." "2,000th arrow." "4,000th arrow." "5,000th arrow." "Wow!" "He is great!" "Daihachiro, it was the 5000th." "Why don't you take a rest?" "Thank you." "Let's take a break." "It's good timing to take a rest." "Daihachiro, wait a minute" "Why do you take a rest now?" "It's not polite for the audience." "Why don't you continue?" "Shut up!" "You shouldn't speak for us." "You want to make him tired, right?" "Yes, you are mean!" "Mr. Hoshino.." "Good." "He can rest." "He hit 5,000 arrow before noon." "He would be alright." "He needs only 3000 arrows to beat Hoshino's record." "He's a mean guy." "So I know why he spoke to him like that." "But he's a samurai, he should be ashamed of himself." "But, I think he shouldn't rest too much." "It's alright." "It starts again." "He would be alright." "It's just a couple of arrows." " Daihachiro, stop it" " I have to kill myself!" "Okinu." "Why do you come here?" "You want to laugh at me?" "Daihachiro's body hurts, because he took a rest." "I knew it, that's why I asked him not to." "You have to go to him." "You must put here a short sword or a spike and press gently." "Once the excess of blood in his shoulder is out, you can give him this." "He's able do it, since he even beat Hoshino Kanzaimon." "And if he can't do his best, he would disgrace his father's death." "That's would be really shameful." "Tell him that." "Understand?" "Hurry up!" "Hoshino-san!" "The match you've lost..." "did you loose it on purpose?" "The match I've lost..." "I didn't loose against him." "Hurry up, please." "Madam, please help us!" " Daihachiro!" " Okinu!" "I'm sorry." "Why do you say that?" "It will be alright." "I can ease your pain." "Okinu!" "What do you do?" "He can't, maybe." "Maybe." "Daihachiro-san, you understand now." "This is the 6,000th arrow." "This is the 8,000th arrow." "This is the record of Hoshino Kanzaimon." "He hit 8133 in total." "Okinu!" "I did!" "Congratulations!" "It's all thanks to you!" "But, I..." "Father..." "Congratulations!" " Thank you, everyone!" " Congratulations!" "He was a real gentleman." "THE END"