"Must you leave?" "Now?" "I said that I'd go to him." " We all say a lot of things." " I promised him." "I hoped you'd understand." "Wait!" "You'll never males it back alive." "I'll see you later." "Wait." "Stop." "You can't leave like this." "Come back!" "I'm begging you to stay!" "(PA) Six, five, four, three," "Two, one, zero." "Aaah!" "What the hell..." "(sighs)" "(Door opens)" "That was a big one." "Hey, chief, are you OK, man?" " Any damage?" " Everything's cool." "The van's ready." "I'll be right there." "Noun: the trucks and bulldozers are moving in to succeed where countless earthquakes have failed and to complete the destruction of the once-great Ginei Studios." "We're here to celebrate its greatest star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who sustained it through much of its 70 years." "Don't shoot me, this is a voice over." "Look, if you'd gotten permission to interview her, like, for real, we wouldn't have to be here shooting all this background." "I told you, she's not a performer any more." "Well, maybe you should have shot this 30 years ago, compadre." "What kind of crazy old dame hides away like a hermit?" "She's wacko..." "Talk about her like that again and I'll kill you." "I hope this is all worth it." "So she was a big star." "She's over 70 now - that's old, man." "Really old." "Look!" "There it isl We've found it." "Don't gel your hopes up, chief." "My granny's so old she doesn't even know what day it is." "She will never grow old!" " Morning." " Visitors!" "Does Miss Fujiwara live here alone?" "Yes, has done for years..." "Her only friends are her books." "And her garden, of course." "This fresh herb tea is grown in her garden." "I hope you realise how lucky you are." "She doesn't normally allow anyone to interview her." "Well, we went to a lot of trouble just trying to find her." "And this is an honour for me." "Oh, please." "You said you had something special to give her?" "Well..." "You're lucky, usually the earth has to move before she'll meet anyone." "What did you say has to move, Mino?" "I was just talking to these gentlemen about the earthquake this morning." "My word, yes." "Wasn't that something?" "I thought my time had finally me." "How do you do?" "I am Chiyoko." "It's a great honour to meet you." "This is a great and memorable day for us." "No need to be so formal." "Oh, Studio..." "Studio Rootasu." "You know, the lotus?" "Oh, I love lotuses!" "I must confess, I already knew that." "It's how the studio got its name." "They'll soon be in bloom, in my garden." "In poetry, the lotus is a symbol of..." "Purity, yes." "Simple purity." "(Chuckles)" "Well, now, Mr Tachibana, you..." "Oh, yes, of course." "Forgive me." "I..." "I kept hold of this." "I kept hold of it, hoping that eventually I might find you so..." "I haven't thought about this for years." "Was it...was it the hey to something important?" "Oh, yes." "The hey to the most important thing there is." "Thank you for bringing this." "But where did you find it, Mr Tachibana?" "Er, well, let me see now..." "I, that is, someone, found it at the old Ginei Studios, I think." "I never thought I would hold this in my hands again." "(Yells) Not again!" "Oh, it would seem the earth is telling us to get started." "Shall we begin the interview, Mr Tachibana?" "Oh." "Yes, of course." "My life has always felt tied to earthquakes." "In fact, I me into this world during a particularly violent one." "It was the Great Kanto Earthquake..." "My father had so wanted a child" "But he was killed." "It was as though his life had been taken In exchange for mine." "My mother ran the business he had left and we were able to live comfortably enough." "I grew up in a very dangerous world." "One period of unrest and turmoil followed another." "And the political ideology of the day had veered sharply to the right." "(Train whistle blows)" "Not that I cared much." "Girls' magazines were more Important to me back then." "I'd gaze at the pictures for hours, dreaming of the day I should meet my prince" "And this was around the time that the studio discovered you?" "Yes." "Although I don't suppose I'll ever really know what the Ginei Studio executives saw in a snub-nosed little girl like me." " Madam, is there nothing I can say?" " Nothing." "Sir, my mother believes that... to be an actress is to be a member of a somewhat dubious profession." "'A dubious profession'." "She called it that?" "Madam, our new film is to be set in Manchuria." "Think what a boost it will be for our soldiers there." "And to the whole country!" "Surely Chiyoko would be proud to be of service to her homeland?" "Oh, this timid child's no actress." "She will have enough to do in finding a husband taking over the store, and, of course, raising a family." "Don't worry." "A candy store means more than her country?" "A woman can serve her country by slaying at home and raising a family." "Or am I mistaken?" "(Grunts)" "National Health Week Your Nation Needs You!" "Hey, I..." "Oh." "What are we shooting?" " Keep filming." " I feel like a stalker, man." "(Man) I'm sorry." "Are you all right?" "I was in a hurry." " This is how it all begins." " All I can see is your head." "(Man) He's not here!" "(Second man) Go that way!" "Did you see a man me down this way, carrying something wrapped in a cloth?" " He ran down that way." " Come on." "Huh?" "Hey." "It takes a lot of guts to shelter someone like that." "I want to know who that guy is." "(Chiyoko) Could I see?" "(Man) It's nothing." "Just a sketch." "It's to help me remember, so I can finish the painting when I get home." "By which time it will be winter there - and so white." "While as far as the eye n see." "I want to set my easel up in the midst of all that snow, to finish the painting when I'm so cold that it hurts." "In those pure, while surroundings you the!" "as though you're standing on a strange and distant planet." "(Wind whistling)" "I'd love to go and see that." "Why not?" "I'll invite you myself when all this madness is over and pea has me to my homeland." "Oh!" "Look, the full moon." "That's not until tomorrow." "But I like this moon the best." "After the full moon, everything starts to wane but with this penultimate moon there's still tomorrow." "And so there is still hope." " I have to go now." " What?" "But you can't, you're hurt." "Even now, my friends fight in Manchuria." "But a paintbrush isn't much use there." "Do one thing for me and take this, it's the hey to the most important thing there is." "What's the most important thing?" "Make a guess." "Oh, I don't know." "But please don't tell me, I bet I can guess it tomorrow." "Is it a deal?" "So tell us everything." "You've fallen in love with someone." " (Giggling)" " First love." "I have not." "Oh!" " Oh, that's just so sweet." " You forget how hard it is to be young." "Oh." "Isn't that the same old hey you gave her?" "He can't have gone far." "Come on, look everywhere!" "Oh, Miss Chiyoko!" "You're safe!" "Thank heavens." "A thief was hiding in the stockroom." "(Whispers) He made it to the station." "I'm so glad that you weren't harmed, miss!" "Way to go." "Good call." "(Car horn honks, brakes squeal)" " Come on!" " Oh, man." "(Alarm bell ringing)" "(Train whistle blows)" "Hey!" "(Panting) This is, like, hard work, chief." "(Grunts)" "Wait!" "Oh!" "I'll come." "I will." "I'll come to you!" "(Train whistle blows)" "That's what I ll dramatic." "(sobbing) I know." "Whoa." "So sad." "I cry every time I watch this scene." "When did this become a movie?" "Right then." "That's when I decided to become an actress." "(Tachibana) Yes, yes, I understand." " And how did it begin?" " Hey, what?" "Remember the executive, and what he said about his next film?" "That it was to be made in Manchuria..." " (Ship horn blowing)" " Manchuria." "Of course." "I can't thank you enough, Chiyoko." "But I had a feeling you might say yes." "You were right, sir." "I have a duty to serve my country." "Don't I, Mother?" "Hm." "Now I get it." "You did it because you were following that man, weren't you?" "Yes." "I really didn't care about the movies at all." " (Giggles!" ") - (Man) Chiyoko!" "This is Chiyoko, she'll be playing the lead." "How do you do?" "I'm sure you recognise Shimao Eiko, not just ours but the country's biggest star." "What nonsense." "Nice to meet you, Cheekay." "(Horn blows)" "(Crowds cheering)" "(Man) My, we do look pensive." "Hey, what do you think you're doing?" "(Gasps) Isn't that?" "Give it back to me." "It looks like Uncle finally found me an actress." "(Eiko) You certainly don't waste any time." "Getting a grip on things?" "Chizuko, right?" " It's Chiyoko." " I see." "This is Mr Otaki, the executive's nephew." "And a very promising director." "Mr Otaki just loves auditioning actresses." "Sorry, I shouldn't be such a tease." "It's just someone left this with me." "This may sound silly but if I see him in Manchuria, I can give it back." "We're not going there for fun, you know." "So who is he?" "What's the guys name?" "I'm not sure..." " So how will you find your mystery beau?" " I know he paints." " Paints what?" " I'm not sure." "Not sure of that either?" "No, I'm not." "But he is in Manchuria, I'm sure of that." "Oh, really?" "I've never heard of a man like that." "Yes, I remember this!" "But I'm sure he's around here." "I don't need amateurs hanging around." "You won't get lid of me that easily." "I crossed an ocean to get here but you don't understand." "Now I..." "I just can't..." "Otaki!" "What the hell is going on here?" "This child doesn't know her damn lines." "OK, OK." "Listen, Chiyoko, just be the character, then the lines will me out of your mouth as though you were born to say them." " Yes, sir." " I told you this is no role for an amateur." "I just want..." "I just want to see him one more time!" "Er..." "Beautiful." "Beautiful!" "Let's go for a take." "Move it, everyone." "You were great in that." "That was quite impressive." "So you n actually act." "Hey, what's got into you?" "You freakin' out?" "Have you got any clues yet about the guy who owns the key?" "Surely you're not about to give up on your adventure." "Why don't you try a fortune-teller?" "There's one quite near here, really knows his stuff, so I'm told." "Divination" "Well, now..." "The man you are searching for is in the north." " He's very tall and he's a painter." " Oh?" "Would he happen to be searching for a hey?" "That's him!" "You know him?" "If it is the same man, then perhaps." "I know it's him." "Please tell me where I might find him." "(Steam train whistling and chuffing)" "It wasn't very professional to leave the shoot, huh, chief?" "You're too young." "You just don't understand women." "I suppose you're the world's greatest authority?" "(Gasps)" "Mass Roundup Of Activists In North Manchuria" "(Kyoji) This guy is one lucky dog having a girl like that willing to follow him this far." "I wish I were that dog." "(Crash)" "(Screaming)" " Chiyoko!" "Chiyoko!" " (Groaning)" " Must be nationalists." " Or the communists." "(Man) Look!" "There!" "Chiyoko!" "Miss Fujiwara." "Whoa." "Is this really happening?" " (Gunfire)" " For real!" "Can you hear me?" "Speak to me, Chiyoko, please, speak to me." "Forgive me." "Come on, chief, we need to get out of here!" "(screams)" "(Neighing)" "(Crashing)" "(Gasps)" "What them?" "Hey, where'd all the bandits go?" "What is it?" "What's going on?" "I've been asking that question all day!" "What the heck happened to Manchuria?" " (Gasps)" " Look out!" "(Whimpers)" "Your Royal Highness!" " Where is he?" " My lord is in the castle!" "Your Highness, you mustn't!" "No!" "Ooh!" "Ow!" "Ai, ai, ai!" "(Distant battle cries)" "Oh, no." "My lord!" "(Sobbing) Why did you go, my lord?" "Why did you not wait for me?" " No." "It's so sad." " Get a grip, chief." "(Gasps)" "(Female voice) Stay your hand." "(Squeaking)" "Are you a ghost or spirit?" "Why do you haunt me?" "Call me what you will, child." "You do not know me." "But I know all about you." "I have known you all your life, sin the day you were born." "Be that as it may, why are you here before me?" "Tell me now, old hag!" "Have you me to help me die?" "Take this and drink it." "That which you may not find in this world will most certainly be found in the next, my child." "And if I'm to find it, I must die?" "He awaits you there." "(Crashing)" "(Old hag cackling)" "You have drunk the tea of life that will last a thousand years!" "You will burn forever in the flames of eternal love." " You lied to me." " Yes, I lied to you, you fool, because I hale you more than I n bear." "And yet I also love you more than I n bear, my child." "One day, you will understand." "(Cackling)" "Oh... (Thud, wood splintering)" "Ah!" "Where are you going?" "(Man grunting) Ah, damn it!" "Your Royal Highness, I... (Grunts)" "Genemon, Marshall of Nagato, at your service, ma'am." "Since when, exactly?" "In order to save Your Highness, Nagato will give up his own worthless life." "I thank you, but I shall never leave my lord." "(Gasps)" "Go, spirit." "Go to hell." "Highness, I regret to inform you, my lord has been taken prisoner." "Is it true?" "My lord is still alive?" "Highness, you must return to your land immediately." "Now I shall save my lord." "(Horses neighing)" "(Nligato) Yah!" "Yah!" "Keep up with us!" "Yeah, well, it ain't that easy!" "Your Highness!" "Keep going!" "I must gel to my lord." " (Groaning)" " Nagato!" "Your Highness!" "No." "No!" "Nagato!" "Your Highness!" "Nagato, I will never forget your loyalty!" "Fortune smiles on you. (Grunting)" "(Bird twittering, clock ticking)" "Oh, it seems like only yesterday." "Don't mind me, I couldn't help myself." "Don't apologise, Miss Fujiwara, I enjoyed it." "It was an honour just to be involved." "You're too kind." "Now then, I..." "Oh, no, I'm sorry, it's no good." "Where was I?" "Uh, you were breaking through the enemy." "Like, where Nagato gets horribly wounded." "Oh," "Yes, and of course they had a prisoner." "Well, I had to help him somehow." "(Man) Hmm?" " What's going on?" " Ambush!" "Ambush!" " Guard the prisoner!" " (Men shouting)" "It's me." "Don't worry, you're safe now." "(Gasps)" "Think you n outwit me, girl?" "Think again!" "(slashing)" "Did the princess really do that?" "(Man groaning)" "Behind you, Chiyoko!" "Put an end to this." "Finish her." "(Mill) Not so fast." "Huh?" "Who are you?" "Answer me!" "Oh, boy, not again." "(Laughs)" "My name is of no importance, samurai." "Every time I turn around you're there." "Kill the interloper!" "(Men groaning)" "Sorry, but I am not yet ready to die." "But why are you looking out for me like this?" "That, I'm afraid, I cannot help." "Just as you Could not help but rescue that young man, it's the same with me." "Yes, but I'm..." "I'm in love with that man." "There is nothing more to say." "Go now, you n leave the rest to me." "Go at on." "I do not need your thanks." "(Chuckles) To die for the woman I love, yes, it has always been my desire." "Yeah, and it's my desire to gel you some therapy." "Come on!" "Face me." "One at a time or all together." " (Neighing) - (Man) Wait!" "Reinforcements are coming!" "(Laughs)" "Why, you cunning little..." "Nun, where is he?" "Tell me!" "They weren't so tough." "Wait for me, Chiyoko!" "Wait, I'm coming!" "By now, child, his head will already be on display in the capital." "In Kyoto?" "No..." "It's all over for him, and now it's time for you." "Kyoto." "He's in Kyoto!" " Please have pity." " No pity." "I will not let you see him." "But I'll me back, I promise." "I just want to visit him on, to see him on, and give him what is his!" "Why should he see you?" "A man about to be executed is not in need of anything." "Or maybe you want to see him just to gloat." "(Old hag) You poor little fool." "Yes, child." "You may pursue him all over the world, follow him for as long as it takes, but you cannot escape your fate." "There's no pa." "Not for you or for her." "(Cackling)" "Don't just stand there gawping, you fools." "Take her away." "On your feel." "Let me go!" "I must go to him." "Please, I must see him." "Let me go!" "So now we're in Kyoto?" "Hey-hey, faster than a speeding bullet train!" "In another age too." "Oh, lovin' the outfits, guys." " Where...where is she?" " Huh?" "Where...where is Chiyoko now?" "You know, chief, you're not dressed for this period." "(Groaning)" "Don't you stare at me like that." "I taught you everything you know, and you have brought shame upon me." "You will listen to reason." "What a little fool, making Eiko lose her temper like that." "She got what she deserved." "She's too stuck-up, she doesn't know her place." "Just because a few men like her, she thinks she's a geisha." "(Women laugh)" "Watch her." "Oh, and make sure she doesn't run away again." "(Man) Yes, ma'am." "Wasn't this supposed to be a documentary?" "Oh, love the hair, by the way." "Damn right it is, boy." "And it's called The Seven Spectres - The Legend of Chiyoko Fujiwara!" "Great." "You old guys are so dramatic." "(Man) Are you feeling all right, miss?" "I'm fine, really, thank you." "Now you must leave everything to me." "Well, this way, me on." "Nun, from what I understand, he's in this city." "(Gasps)" "Surely you don't think I'd leave you locked up here." "Thank you." "I shall never forget what you've done for me." "Ah, ha-ha." "When you first came here, I felt that I knew you already," "I hoped one day that I Could help you." "And ever since that time, Chiyoko, ever since that fateful moment when I first set eyes on you, I..." "I have felt... (Sobs)" "Chiyoko, I..." "Really should pay attention." "(Woman) D'ya hear?" "It was a jail break?" "(Man) Some of the rebel samurai got away." "(Police whistles)" "Spread out!" "Keep looking!" " (Man grunts)" " Oh!" " I'm so sorry." " (Gasps)" "(Distant shouting, bells clanging)" "But it's me!" "Do you not remember?" "You must." "It was a winter's day much like this that we first met." "I want to..." "Oh, I've been searching for you everywhere." "I wanted to give this back to you." " (Police whistles) - (Man) Don't let them get away!" "Wait, your key!" "Come back, I have it here!" "(Police whistles, dogs barking)" "Keep it until we meet again." "(Man) Over here!" "Hurry!" "A samurai ran down this way." "I think that you saw him." "You will tell me where he went." "The man that you want ran in that direction." "One moment." "I've seen you before." "There's something you're not tell me." "Something you're trying to hide." "Tell me now." "It Could be your last chance." "Which way did he go?" "(Gunshot)" "(Grunts)" "Have no fear, miss." "I am here to protect you." "Right, here in the nick of time to rescue us all." "You scum." "You're one of those anti-government rebels." "And you're the kind of fool who doesn't realise when his time has me." "(Air hissing)" "(Lips squeaking)" "(Piercing whistle)" "(Neighing)" "Climb aboard, and leave them to me." "I guess she took me at my word." "(Train whistles)" "(Man grunting and panting)" "Be careful down there." "You're going to strain something." "You show such kindness to a humble man." "It's an honour to serve someone with such compassion." "(screams)" "And what do you think you're doing skipping school, miss?" "Off to meet some young man?" "Some human rights agitator, maybe." " I, er..." "Please, I don't understand." " We have proof, girl." "It would seem this man left you a little memento on your storeroom wall." "He did that?" "I mean...what?" "So you do know him." "That's all I need." "Hm!" "We'll continue this at the station." "You can tell us the whole story there." "(Bolts clunking, door creaking)" "(Gasping)" "(Keys jangling)" "(Receding footsteps)" "(Eiko) You really are a stubborn little girl, aren't you?" "Why couldn't you just tell them what they wanted to know?" "I can't tell them anything because I don't know anything." "(Grunts)" "But even if I did know something, I wouldn't tell them." "I'd never betray him." "Really?" "Listen to the little fool." "Sure, you say that right now, but wait and see, my girl, your feelings will change, given enough time." "I'll never change." "You'll never understand." "I love him more every day." "(Sobbing quietly)" "They're all the same." "They're all men." "Well, she would say that." "I hear she gave her man all the money she'd ever earned." "That's right." "Then the swine ran off with someone else." "I Could do with a woman like that, with money." "Is that you, chief?" "Noun: what?" "No, no, no, don't tell me." "I have me!" "To take you to safely!" " Who are you?" " Have you forgotten?" "Nagato, a humble rickshaw man." "And I'm here as I promised." "Here to repay your kindness." "So is this...?" "Am I really going to be released?" "Didn't I tell you you would be?" "Let's go." "Yeah, go, we don't need you any more." "We caught him anyway." "(Door creaking)" "Wait." "Please." "Wait!" "Listen to me!" "You can't!" "Stop!" "You can't!" "Open the door!" "Open the door!" "I just want to see him!" "You can't leave me like this!" "I'm begging you, please, open the door, let me see him!" "I must see him!" "(Sobbing and banging)" "Please!" "Oh!" "Now where are we going?" "(Air-raid sirens)" " So what's this?" "Sci-fi?" " You idiot!" "Is this your idea of gratitude?" "But the storehouse, it's on fire!" "I must go!" "You little idiot!" "You think that you can just throw your life away?" "(Woman) Chiyoko!" "(Man) Chiyoko!" " Chiyoko, come back!" " Chiyoko, hurry!" " (All shouting) Chiyoko!" "' (Aeroplanes passing)" "Come with me." "(Bombs screeching)" "Wisteria Sweats" "(Rocks falling)" "" " What is that?" "We will meet again" " Chiyoko!" " This isn't good." "Chiyoko." "Chiyoko, speak to me." "I think she's..." "Chiyoko!" "(Wheels squeaking)" "You cannot escape." "You cannot escape!" "(Cackling)" "(Clock ticking)" "(Genya) Are you all right?" "I'm really sorry." "I had no idea that you were ill." "Oh, I'm fine." "Never listen to the doctors." "They think that old people are always sick." "We'll me back another day if that's more convenient." "Come another day, I may not remember anything." "So, anyway, after the war had ended It was all we could do to survive." "We had no food and no clothes." "The desire to make good films was omen all that kept us going, kept us sane." "Every single day was busy." "But I always believed that I would meet my love again, someday." "The world had changed, of course, and I had absolutely no idea how to find him" "What could I do?" "I guess there was always the chance he'd see one of my films." "That's right." "In the mid-'50s you were at the peak of your career." "Huh?" "No, I don't believe it!" "It's you!" "My secret's out." "You mean that you yourself were at Ginei?" "In Otaki's unit?" "Well, yes." "But in much too minor a position for you to have even noticed me." "Why the secrecy?" "You should have told me!" "Well, you know, I..." "It's not like I was a director or even one of the crew chiefs." "Besides, I was always making Mr Otaki angry." "Genya Tachibana." "At your service, sir." "Hmm?" "Just don't screw up, OK?" "Miss Eiko, this is Genya, the new apprentice." "I've long been a great admirer of the scenes between you and Chiyoko Fujiwara." "Yes, she's learned a lot from me." "Don't ever mention Chiyoko in front of her, idiot." "Remember one thing, kid - in this business that we call show, we flatter both the audiences and the actresses." " One of these days, I'll show you how." " Right, thanks." " Catch." " Got it!" "Well, I certainly fell for it, didn't I?" "Otaki... (Gulls calling)" "In movies, the director is a lot like a painter." "The painter may look for a lour, something which he uses to create beauty, perfection." "I've been lucky to find an astonishing colour for my canvas." "And that colour is you, Chiyoko." "(Genya) Ha!" "Look at him." "Trying to seduce her with an old line like that." "Yeah, I should give it a try." "(Glass tings)" "I'm sorry." "Why, you dirty, rotten little..." "(Grunts)" "Excuse me." "(Chiyoho) I'm home." "I thought I told you to say no to all of them." "Now, look, you can't be everybody's princess forever, you know." "A woman's happiness only mes from making a home." "Your mind is in the clouds, you need to me back to earth." "But Mother, I've got to..." "You realise all the anti-government rebels were set free a long time ago?" "He hasn't thought about you, has he?" "That's not true." "I'm going to find him." "How?" "You don't even know if he's dead or alive." "He's alive, I know he's alive." "You won't be young forever." "But we promised that we would meet someday." "You're too old to have the same dreams you had as a girl." "(Squeaking)" "Cut!" "All right, what's wrong?" "Oh dear, not again." "Well, this old woman needs to take a break, gentlemen." "OK, everybody, um five!" "No...no!" "The Key's gone." "Yes, of course." "Today is the day that it happened." "(Child) Miss Eiko!" "Miss Eiko!" " Is it time for lunch?" " No, not quite yet, little soldier." "Genya, get out onto the set, will you?" "We can't have our precious princess upset, can we?" "Please, look everywhere for it." "I have to find it." "It has to be around here somewhere." "Genya, don't just stand there." "Go and help look for this thing." "(Both) Yes, sir, straightaway." "What are we looking for?" " We're looking for Chiyoko's key!" " OK, OK." "So Eiko stole Chiyoko's key?" "Bummer." "(Sighs) But we didn't know that at the time." "And in the end, the key was nowhere to be found." "It couldn't just get up and walk." "It must be here somewhere." "Hey, Chiyoko, what exactly is it the key to?" " Yeah, tell us." " We have to know." " Tell us, miss." " Very well." "Somebody I once knew, somebody very dear to me, gave it to me to keep for them." " (Giggling)" " Oh, Miss, was it your boyfriend?" " Her steady!" " What did he look like?" " What was he like?" " Was he nice?" " What did he look like?" " Yeah, Miss, tell us!" " Or who did he look like?" " Like a famous actor?" "Who...did he...?" "(sobbing) I can't..." "I can't remember!" "Not even his face!" "(sobbing)" "(Sobbing continues)" "I loved him so much!" "And I can't even remember his face!" " (Sobbing) - (Thunder)" " Oh, I'm sorry." " (Genya) No, not at all." "This tea has a wonderful aroma." "It's herbal tea, grown in my own garden." "Well, I think I'm ready to continue." "Of course." "Soon after the key disappeared, you went off and get married." "Yes, I married Otaki." "It was as though i'd lost part of my heart with that key." "And I was too old to just carry on dreaming, so..." "(Man on radio) Yesterday, the 20th, at exactly 11:47 pm Japanese time, seven American astronauts were launched Into space from Cape Canaveral." "With the world watching... (Radio drowned out by vacuum cleaner)" "(Humming happily)" "Damn it!" "(Otaki) oh." "(Chuckles)" "(Eiko) Well, at least now she knows." "Knows what, Eiko?" "Would you like to explain?" "It was a farce, my dear, by a so-called great director to win a popular actress." "And I was stupid enough to agree to take the role of thief." "And yet, where you were concerned, my conscience has plagued me with guilt." "And the fortune-teller, well..." " it was a particularly dirty trick." " Whoa." "It was wrong, I know it was wrong, but back then I would have done anything to get rid of you." "Did you know where he was?" "How Could I have known anything?" "But someone..." "I'm sure someone found out about my little deception." "But..." "But My?" "What had I ever done to deserve it?" "I was jealous, OK?" "Jealous of your youth, and jealous of how your love for one man kept you young." "Whereas I..." "I got stuck playing the older woman, the one that you'd always me up against." "But I'm too old and I'm too tired." "I can't hate you any more." "Hey, come on, this is all buried in the past, right?" " (Door opens) - (Man) Uh, excuse me..." "Look, can't you see we're in a meeting?" "Come back later." "Yes, but there's somebody here." "They want to see Miss Chiyoko." "(Footsteps approaching)" "(Gasps)" "You are Miss Chiyoko Fujiwara, aren't you?" "What do you want this time?" "I'm so sorry." "You know who I am, don't you?" "Get lost, creep!" "I don't blame you for hating me." "I was evil." "As evil as those I served and helped sustain in their abuse of power." "And now I'm on a journey of atonement... for the sins that I committed before the war." "A dissident artist that we held on left this to you." "He said he was in your debt and he wanted to thank you." "Please forgive me." "I am most truly sorry." "(Sobs)" "Chiyoko, wait!" "It bothers me that I wasn't able to thank you for your kindness." "I want to see you more than anything, but the war grows more intense by the day." "When at last this war is over and real peace ls finally here," "I'll go home to Hokkaido and finish that painting." "(Horns blaring)" "And someday i'd like to show you the starry sky and the pure whiteness of the snow," "Just as i promised you." "It's like a strange and distant planet." "This ls the key to the most Important thing there ls." "The most important thing?" "(Train whistles)" "Is it a deal?" "Last call for the Snow  Sky Express, now boarding on platform 12." " So tell' us everything." " You've fallen In love width someone." " (Giggling)" " First love." "Look, the full moon" "After the full moon everything starts to wane but with this penultimate moon there's still tomorrow." "And so there is still hope." "(Crash)" " Oh, not bandits again." " Shut up!" "(Man on PA) Attention all passengers." "We aplogise for the delay, which has been caused by a rock slide just in front of us." "Please remain seated." "Open the door!" "(Man) The buses are on their way." "Staff will conduct all passengers to the main road." "Everybody stay calm!" "(Old hag cackling)" "You poor fool!" "You cannot escape your fate." "You will burn forever in the flames of etemal love!" "He's in Kyoto." "I must get to my lord!" "Wait!" "Keep it until we meet again." "Have pity!" "He's alive, I know he's alive." "You'll never understand." "I love him more every day." "(Truck horn blaring)" "(Tyres squeal)" "You don't look like you're out for a walk." "Climb aboard!" "At last, a role you were born to play." "Just leave it to me." "Here we go, kids, it's Hokkaido or bust." " Hey..." " (Man) What's that?" "(Roaring)" "It's dangerous!" "You can't go!" "I have to." "He's waiting for me." "(Man) In those pure white surrondings you feel... as though you're standing on a strange and distant planet." "Turn back, Doctor Chiyoko!" "Turn back!" "Doctor, please!" "I have to give him this hey!" "No, wait!" "Please wait!" "Don't go!" "Oh, no, why won't you wait?" "(Weeping)" "Please wait." "I'll me to you!" "Wherever I must go!" "(Echoing) Wherever I must go!" "Wherever I must go!" "Wherever I must go..." "Are you sure you want to do this?" "I promised." "It's the only thing I n do." "Please understand." "I have to." "Now..." "You can't!" "You'll never make it back alive!" "No, Chiyoko!" "No!" "Chiyoko!" "I've always..." "cared for you, Chiyoko!" "(PA) Six, five, four, three, two, one, zero." "(Rumbling)" " (Man screams)" " Earthquake!" "And it's a big one!" "Look out, Chiyoko!" "No!" "Run, Chiyoko!" "Run!" "(Woman) Chiyoko!" "(Man) Are you all right?" "Come on, let's move that stuff!" " (Woman) We're coming, Chiyoko!" " Quick!" "Everybody lend a hand here." "(Man) She's here!" "So is Genya!" "Chiyoko, are you all right?" "(Groans)" "(Grunts)" " Are you the one who saved me?" " Uh...yeah." "Way to go, Genya!" "I hate you more than i can bear" "And yet, child, I love you more than I can bear." " Hey, what's wrong?" " Chiyoko!" " OK, Genya, what did you do to her?" " Hmm?" "I did nothing." "(Chiyoko) I'm sorry, I really am." "Unforgivable, forgetting somebody who saved my life." "Ah, well, I mean, I look quite a bit different now." "It's been...30 years." "I've lived quietly and alone sin then." "(Genya) But...why did you do that?" "I've never understood it." "After you vanished in Hokkaido, you me back." "After the studio accident, nobody there ever saw you again." "After all you've been through, why did you go into hiding?" "(Thunder)" "I never thought I would ever see him again." "Even though I had resolved, in my heart, to follow him absolutely anywhere." "That doesn't explain why." "After the accident, I realised something." "It was too late." "I was no longer the little girl he would remember any more." "I hale you more than I can bear." "Yes, more than I can bear." "The truth is, I didn't want him to see me as an old woman." " Chiyoko?" " (Crashing and rumbling)" " This is a big one!" " Chiyoko!" "(screams)" "On again, my friend, you are there to protect me." "(groans)" "Chiyoko!" "Chiyoko!" "(Siren blaring)" "So, in the end, she never did get to meet the guy who gave her the key." "That's a shame." "That old policeman..." "The artist, he...he refused to talk, right to the end, wouldn't say a word to any of us." "He didn't leave me any choice, so I tortured him." "And after that I killed him." "(Kyoji) Wow, that's really heavy." "Chiyoko spent her life just chasing a shadow." "Hello." "I'm sorry, we asked too much of you." "It's all my fault." "Oh, not at all." "I enjoyed it all very much." "Really I did." "But now I think we both know it's goodbye." "Goodbye?" "But the doctor just said you're gonna be fine." "It's all right." "You're a lousy liar." "Please don't be sad for me." "After all, on again," "I'll be searching for my one and only true love." "You see?" "Thanks to you, I have the key again." "It's opened the door to my memories of him." "(sobbing)" "Listen to me." "It's almost as if, while I have been talking to you, the girl I on was me back to life again for a while." "Go after him." "And I'm sure that this time you will find him." "Perhaps so." "But, then, maybe it doesn't matter anyway." "After all..." "After all..." "Because after all, after all, it's the chase that I really love."