"THE FIRE WITHIN" "Now, that's a good picture, Kuni." "This is the first time I've seen you outdoors since jail." "If you'd told me, I would've come to pick you up." "NAOTO TANIGAWA" "Nice calling card." "They used to be our enemy, but it's changed now." "Let's say, I'm on the outside." "Because we're directly under the Myojin gang..." "I can't take you in right away." "Don't worry about me." "I'm going to Sakata's." "Sakata...?" "You mean your old cell mate?" "Yeah." "I heard he's gone straight." "Don't!" "You took a bite of it." "So don't dip it in the same sauce." "Damn!" "It fell in." "Come on, you dropped it." "If you come to my group." "I can change my way of life." "Take our picture." "I'm no good at making money." "I know that." "I just want you to be with us, that's all." "You're just like a cultural asset." "And want me to explode when necessary?" "That figures." "Hanamura." "Yes?" "Get in the car." "Yes." "That much?" "I can't take that." "I can't speak for the others... but our group's doing a roaring business." "We haven't pledged loyalty over sake yet." "But to me, you're my senior, Kuni." "Anyway, I don't want to put you to shame." "Please take it." "I appreciate your sentiments." "You really mean it?" "Kuni..." "I'll get in touch with you." "Tanigawa." "Yes?" "There's something I want." "Your camera." "You mean this?" " Can I have it?" " Sure." "Thank you." "SAKATA" "Please mind the gap." "Please mind the gap." "Kuni, don't you have to go now?" "Kuni..." "Not today." "No way." "All my joints ache like hell." "Kuni." "Sakata told me you'd be here." "How much?" "MATASABURO THE WIND" "That's 1,800 yen." "Keep the change and be rich." "Very generous." "Thanks very much." "Myojin, the guy above me, wants to meet with you." "He uses legitimate money lending as a cover." "Will you go and meet him?" "He's looking for a driver." "I got no license." "Thank you." "How'd you lose your license?" "I was in the slammer." "What for?" "Knocking people off." "You killed someone?" "cool!" "Think so?" "I was a real wild kid." "I wiped out 2 or 3 guys." "So did I." "You killed 2 or 3 guys?" "Just 2." "Mister." "Consider your age and don't go off the deep end now." "Sure thing." "You passed the first stage." "But this is my first day." "You drive very well." "What are you doing?" "Red light." "Thanks." "Kuni." "Stupid!" "Here, coffee." "A chauffer isn't such a bad job, but... won't you be treated better if you join a gang?" "I've had enough of yakuza." "With your reputation..." "What a waste." "Hey, test me." "All right?" "Your car is stalled on a railroad crossing." "Is it your priority to signal the following car not to enter the crossing?" "Stalled on the crossing?" "No." "Or is it yes?" "Don't try to guess at it." "It's yes!" "Wrong." "Why?" "Because first, you should move your car off the crossing." "That's why." "You said the car was stalled." "So how can you move it?" "You're stupid." "All you have to do is memorize it." "There ain't no other way." "Who needs this?" "I can drive without a license." "My father wanted me to be able to bring a guy like Kuni into our gang." "The job is unworthy of you, but it's only for the time being." "Please accept it." "Thank you." "Hey you!" "Watch it!" "I'm sorry." "Come on!" "Start the car!" "Well..." "But..." "Screw 'em!" "Go on!" "Run them over!" "Damn it!" "Let's go!" "Start the car!" "Start the damn car!" "And you." "Don't move from here till I say." "Good morning, sir." "Good morning." "Excuse me." "Where's your boss?" "We came instead." "That's okay." "Our boss isn't here either." "You better leave." " What's that mean?" " Get out of the way." "Things are different now." "Debtors have the advantage." "We don't pay back borrowed money that easily." "Moron!" "Send them back!" "And shave you head!" "There's people at the office." "Hey!" "Move it!" "Hey!" "You're in the way!" "Hey, you!" "Never mind, go on!" "It's sour." "Give me a break." "Don't raise your head." "Forget about golf." "Yes." "It's me." "I think they're being held prisoner." "Can you go up and help them?" "You should call the police." "Our business is black-market loaning." "I think you know that." "Yeah, I guess I do." "If there's something bothering you..." "I'll let Tanigawa deal with it." "Excuse me." "I was told to come..." "Hey, take your shoes off!" "Shoes?" "Sorry about that." "Excuse me." "Sorry to bother you." "What are you doing?" "Taking off their shoes." "Forget that!" "Just take them out of here." "First, pay the money back." "Don't talk nonsense." "Now, beat it!" "My boss loaned money to your boss." "It must be paid back." "When that's done, I'll leave." "That's not too complicated, is it?" "You're not just a driver?" "A gang member?" "No." "A chauffeur." "Then, it's simple." "I'm just a chauffeur." "Be careful." "There's no reason for a driver to get killed here." "That's right." "Yes." "You're right." "You're right." "You don't know the difference between a threat and a hit." "What?" "When you kill, don't waste words." "Just do the killing." "Carrying a hidden sword, I took a taxi." "I found the guy right away." "He was standing in front of the coffee shop." "I had my jacket over the sword and threw it at him." "And slashed at him." "Someone screamed." "Then the guy... hid behind the coffee shop sign board." "The kind with cement blocks in the base." "Impossible to move it." "The sword had cut his left shoulder down to his back." "So, I gave it a thrust." "Then I heard a metallic noise." "I thought I'd missed him, I gave it another thrust." "But I was wrong." "The sword was hitting the block behind his body." "Excuse me." "Will you play that again?" "Yes." "I think I'm drunk." "Sake and cigarettes are no good." "But can I have another one?" "Thank you." "But the life force is really awesome." "The guy tried to pull the sword out with his hands." "So, I pulled the sword out to finish him." "He really startled me." "Then... after running about 18 yards..." "He slowly collapsed." "There were lots of spectators." "So, I thought..." "I must not run, or they'll think I'm a coward." "I walked slowly away with the sword in my hand." "Then, just like in that movie..." "The Ten Commandments..." "The crowd split apart just like the Red Sea." "I knew I shouldn't run, and walked right through them." "When I reached the corner, I took off in a mad rush." "Do you have a tattoo?" "No, I don't." "And I don't use dope either." "Doing those things only ruins your credibility." "You're a decent man." "A murderer is decent?" "I don't know about that." "Actually, Kuni is truly a decent man." "Maybe that's why... he contributed so much to the gang." "Tanigawa." "This is a good chance." "Kunihiro." "Will you pledge brotherhood over sake with Tanigawa?" "If the chairman will give his permission." "Myojin." "For Tanigawa, I'm ready to take on a job contract." "I'll be hanged next time for sure." "But I'll do anything for Tanigawa." "So make a man of Tanigawa." "I have to attend to business." "No, don't get up." "Yes." "Excuse me." "Take care of Kunihara." "Of course." "How do you do, I'm Yoshimi." "You must be Fire Ball." "I'm thrilled to meet you." "Myojin told me about you." "He said it's hard to find a true yakuza like you." "I'm honoured to meet you." "It's very kind of you." "Is there a girl you'd like to talk to?" "Can I choose?" "The one at the piano." "That girl?" "She's just a part-time piano player." "She's out, huh?" "Hello." "Sorry I asked for you." "It's all right." "Please." "What's that?" "You've been talking a lot." "This is throat spray." "I'll show you." "Open your mouth." "Go with him tonight." "All right?" "If I do, will you pay me a million yen?" "Girls today are so blunt." "Here is 600,000 yen..." "I'll send the rest tomorrow." "You shouldn't do that." "Myojin will scold me." "Say, Hanamura." "Yes?" "Nowadays, yakuza families are nuts about making money." "Yes." "That's not right." "They depend on some punk to do damage." "No yakuza families have a guy like Kunihiro." "That's why we go after money." "If you get a true hitman..." "You need nothing else." "Money will come pouring in." "Nobody is worthy of having a man like Fire Ball." "But I know his true value." "Don't you want me?" "I came here knowing what would happen." "You won't sleep with me?" "I am sleeping with you." "Well..." "I guess you are." "This is fine." "Can I ask you an awkward question?" "Sure." "People say..." "if you kill somebody." "The ghost will appear by your bedside." "Is that true?" "Yes, it's true." "It happened when I made my second hit." "He was from Tokyo." "I beat him into jelly and threw him in the car trunk... to bury him in the mountains." "While I was driving, he began to bang around in the trunk." "He made a lot of noise." "It's gonna be a long story." "I'd better use this." "Not that story again." "That's Sakata." "He owns this place." "Don't listen to his stories." "You won't be able to sleep." "I'm going out shopping." "Make yourself at home." "Never mind that, the trains are running now." "Let's go." "Mikijiro, good morning." "You see..." "I have a favour to ask." "What is it?" "I want a gun." "That's crazy." "I want to kill a man." "Let's take a walk." "Bye-bye." "And now..." "who do you want to kill?" "His name is Akira Fujima." "A car-import dealer." "My sister was his girlfriend." "He's a pervert and used to treat her really bad." "She got pregnant..." "And he made her abort the baby." "Then, he ditched her." "She wound up in a mental hospital." "But still, killing a man..." "It's not worth it." "And he let his wife give birth to their third baby." "Sorry, we're not open yet." "Kuni!" "Its all right, he can stay." "Please." "Pepe, go buy some relish." "Come back about nine." "Have fun." "What've you been doing?" "It smells like sex." "Been naughty?" "Stupid." "I need a favor." "What?" "I need a gun." "A gun?" "I can pay, can you get one?" "For that girl?" "Kuni." "They'll lock you up forever." "Yeah, I know." "Stop barking." "You scared?" "Shall I carry you?" "Blow away green walnuts." "Blow away Chinese Karin." "You know it?" "It was in my school textbook." "I remember it was scary." "Kunihiro..." "How long were you inside?" "Adding reformatory time I spent 27 years in jail." "That's as long as I've been alive." "Is it?" "That's something." "It's not easy to hit a target." "But... if you get close enough... you can hit it." "Once more!" "A gun is a tool for killing." "It's easy to handle." "You just pull the trigger." "It's either kill or be killed." "It's all in here." "Now, shoot the dog." "What?" "You've got to practice on live moving targets." "Shoot!" "Shoot!" "Now!" "It's all right." "Not every killer is an inhuman wretch." "They don't kill without reason." "They have reasons to kill." "I'm relieved to see that you're not crazy." "My sister..." "They give her medicine now to keep her quiet." "She doesn't recognize me when I visit her." "You see?" "Don't you think it's horrible?" "You up already?" "Let me use this." "All right." "Are you being funny?" "Yeah, funny!" "My first murder of Kuramoto," "Is written in my statement." "Though it could be said to be unfortunate... the kink in my nature since boyhood..." "Has continued to dominate my life until today." "In my juvenile days..." "I chose evil in pursuit of enjoyment... while blaming my family for the way I was..." "In order to justify myself." "That attitude of mine... was fostered by nothing but self indulgence." "And I'm well aware of it now." "Joining an antisocial group... was only to cover my weakness and for self gratification." "It's all clear to me." "I pity myself for taking so long to realize all this." "I'm writing this report today... to put into words the acts of folly I have committed... to confess to the honorable judge..." "and for the purpose of self criticism." "My current state of mind..." "An acknowledgement is the debt I owe to the ones who lost their lives." "I apologize for taking the liberty of writing this." "I sincerely pray for Kuramoto and China to rest in peace." "Thank you." "August 20, 1981." "Osaka Prison." "Noriyosu Kunihiro." "Age 37." "Tomorrow... we hit Fujima." "Fujima." " What do you think of him?" " Are you talking about me?" " Tell me what you think of him first." " What are you talking about?" "That's naughty." "What are you saying?" " What's that?" " We're saying you're good looking." "I love you." "Let's go." "The three of us." "Sounds good." "All three of us." "cultural exchange between Korea and Japan." "Let's go to my suite." "You mean it?" "cultural exchange!" "Olympics!" "What do you want?" "Fujima, come with us." "No." "Come on!" "Sorry girls." "What do you want?" "Asako!" "What now?" "Let go!" "What are you doing?" "No, don't!" "Closer!" "Get closer!" "I got three kids!" "Closer!" "Closer!" "I can give you money!" "My brother's the head of the Sato Family!" "Shut up!" "Asako, get closer or you'll miss him." "Help me!" "Please!" "Don't shoot!" "Help me, Asako!" "Asako!" "Asako!" "Help me!" "Kuni..." "I..." "I can't." "Ahh." "I pissed my pants." "Asako, he's scum." "He's not worthy of killing." "That's enough." "Let's go." "I want the pictures back." "They're in the trunk." "I'm sorry." "Really..." "Give me your lighter." "I'll burn them all." "It sure is a sexy song." "Isn't it?" "You and I are both lonely." "Right, Mikijiro?" "Want me to play with your dick?" "You look small." "For Fujima, what happened to his brother... is hard to swallow." "I assure you, I'll settle it myself." "How will you do it?" "I don't want you to cut off your finger." "Tanigawa." "What's on your mind?" "Oust him from the family." "Make him retire." "Boss..." "Fujima's brother isn't yakuza." "Our man laid his hands on a decent person." "It's only fair." "I see." "I'm sorry for putting you in a fix." "I'm sorry." "Forget it." "I'll find a new job." "Kuni..." "Remember, you're never ousted as far as I'm concerned." ""The wind is still blowing. "" ""The window pane is becoming cloudy with rain... "" ""And rattling again. "" "What's that?" "The epilogue of 'Matasoburo The Wind'." "You got a bite!" "That's the last part." "I'm sorry." "Don't rush it." "Hey, a little more." "Good, good." "careful." "Watch it now." "There you go" "Yeah, you got it." "Wow, I did it..." "I got a fish, yeah!" "KANIGAWA PRINTING CO." "Sorry about being out here." "It's cold." "Thank you." "My resume." "Yeah, resume." "Noriyasu Kunihiro." "Entered Osaka Printing in '67." "Resigned in '79." "August '81." "Entered Osaka Printing." "How many employees are at Osaka Printing?" "About 1,000 men." "They come and go." "That's a pretty big company." "A mammoth enterprise." "Now listen..." "My place is not a big company like that." "The retirement pay and bonuses are next to nothing." "You mean I can work here?" "Isn't that why you came here?" "Yes." "Thank you." "The bathroom." "It's a little extravagant." "No, not at all." "There's space here for a big double bed." "Just like a villa." "Kuni." "We'll put a grand piano here." "And give music lessons to children." "Good idea." "I'll take lessons." "The lessons cost a lot." "Kuni." "Tell me." "What am I to you?" "What's that?" "Tanigawa or me." "Which one means more to you?" "Tanigawa." "Which one do you like more?" "Asako." "Pretty confusing." "Yeah." "It sure is getting hot." "I'll bring a contract in two hours." "See you then." "What's wrong with him?" "He said two hours." "I only need two minutes." "Don't be silly." "I thought that was all sorted." "I wouldn't know" "That guy wasn't wasted instead of Kunihiro, was he?" "Let me talk to Fujima." "Tanigawa." "Enough is enough." "The police are coming down on us real hard." "This is no time to have a run-in with them." "If that satisfies Fujima, then let it be." "Condolence money." "Take it to Kunihiro." "That young guy under you, what's his name?" "Hanamura." "How's it going?" "Hello, there." "It sure is hot, isn't it?" "And some hot news you got." "What can you do?" "Hiroshi, come on, let's go." "Have a nice day." "Taking revenge... won't bring Sakata back." "Killing won't prove anything." "Mikijiro, take it easy." "I'm home!" "Asako!" "Asako!" "Asako!" "She's not here..." "Asako!" "I'm in here." "Why didn't you answer me?" "What happened?" "Sakamoto moved and can't keep Mikijiro anymore." "He did?" "Where to?" "I don't know." "He'll let us know soon." "Mikijiro, you miss him, don't you?" "Asako..." "Well..." "Ah, forget it." "What?" "What is it?" "Just nothing." "Come on." "What were you gonna say?" "Tell me." "Tell me, please." "Stop that!" "Excuse me!" "My ball fell in your yard." "I'm coming in to get it." "All right!" "It's not easy to fight now." "It's hard to talk with you here." "I'm just eating with you." "Pay no attention to me." "Well, there's nothing to talk about anyway." "That so?" "I'm home!" "Why didn't you tell me Sakata was murdered?" "Why?" "Even if I told you, Sakata wouldn't come back." "But..." "Asako, you were cute." "Where'd you get that?" "I stole it from your house." "I'll go and get anything you want." "There's nothing I want." "Don't say that." "Come here and look." "I don't want to see him." "Do you know what you're doing?" "Shut up!" "I know what I'm doing." "I'm sorry." "I'm very sorry, Asako." "I know you're worried about me, but it's all right." "Seiji?" "Yes." "Not bad." "You cops want some?" "Don't be stupid." "Let's go." "Hey, wait a minute." "Give me a break." "I've got a business to run." "Hanamura." "Yes?" "Find out who blew the whistle on the date club." "I think I know." "Hey." "You know, you're a great help." "I'm so happy I got a skilled worker like you." "Why'd you quit the company you were at before?" "I bet their pay was better." "That company..." "Personality conflict with the foreman." "That's nothing new." "That's true." "Kunihiro." "You play shogi?" "I used to play it quite a bit." "You do?" "Then let's play for a while." "Yeah!" "Hurry, hurry!" "Let's!" "Asako?" "Yeah." "What are you doing." "You should have called me." "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "Yes." "Are you with a man?" "Why not bring him home?" "Don't worry about anything." "Your father wants to meet the man you're in love with." "You don't have to worry." "Wait, your father wants to talk to you." "Hold on." "If I do this..." "Won't work." "Here..." "And now I pull back to here." "I got you." "Well, now this..." "Will take this..." "And this..." "Will zap it up..." "Bastard!" "What the...?" "What're you doing?" "It's only shogi." "It's a game!" "It's only a game." "Nothing to get angry about." "I apologize." "I'm sorry." "I'm home." "Welcome back." "Say, Kuni..." "Is there really a God?" "A God?" "Well, my mother... every single morning... she prays at the family altar." "But I think nothing good ever came to her." "That's no way." "That won't do." "God isn't sitting on an altar." "God is right here... and here." "Right now." "I want to listen to the piano." "What?" "Where can I play?" "I've just got to listen to the piano." "I know just the place." "The Carnegie Hall of Osaka." "I wasn't too good with those things." "Really?" "Please." "Cavalleria Rusticana." "Then this?" "Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata." "Asako." "Play that one." "What?" "The one you were playing when we first met." "The Venetian Gondolier?" "Yeah." "I'll go buy some bread." "Blow away green walnuts." "Blow away Chinese Karin." "Blow away..." "Hiroshi let's go get drunk." "Good idea!" "Start the car!" "Now!" "Don't kill me!" "Get back!" "Back up!" "Move back!" "Back!" "Step back, step back." "Hey, Tanigawa..." "Kunihiro's been arrested." "We might want to have you back." "If so, be good." "Oh, look who's here." "Go on, sit down." "The boss wanted to see me." "Hanamura..." "Let me see your side arm." "YOSHIO HARADA" "REIKO KATAOKA" "SHO AIKAWA" "EIJl OKUDA" "EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIROSHl YAMAJl" "YOSHINORl CHIBA TOSHIKl KIMURA" "ORIGINAL STORYBY YUKIO YAMANOUCHl" "SCREENPLAYBY TOSHIYUKl MORIOKA" "PHOTOGRAPHYBY NAOKl IMAIZUMl" "LIGHTING MASAAKl SAKURAl" "PRODUCTION DESIGN HIROCHIDE SHIBATA" "MUSIC KENNICHl KAMIO" "SOUND YUKIYA SATOH" "DIRECTED BY ROKURO MOCHIZUKl"