"FLOATING WEEDS" "Produced by MASAICHI NAGATA" "planning by HIDEO MATSUYAMA" "screenplay by YASUJIRO OZU KOGO NODA" "Photography by KAZUO MIYAGAWA" "Art Direction TOMOO SHIMOGAWARA" "Music by KOJUN SAITO" "Sound Recording TAKEO SUDA" "Lighting SACHIO ITO" "color consultant SHOZO TANAKA" "Editing TOYO SUZUKI" "With" "Komajuro Arashi GANJIRO NAKAMURA" "Sumiko MACHIKO KYO" "Kayo AYAKO WAKAO" "Kiyoshi HIROSHI KAWAGUCHI" "Oyoshi HARUKO SUGIMURA" "Aiko HITOMI NOZOE" "Impresario CHISHU RYU" "Kichinosuke KOJI MITSUI" "Sugiyama YOSUKE IRIE" "Kimura HIKARU HOSHI" "Shige KUMEKO URABE" "Okatsu MUTSUKO SAKURA" "Directed by YASUJIRO OZU" "What a hot day." "Good morning." "terribly hot, isn't it?" "What are they going to show next?" "It's a Kabuki show." "Sword-fighting plays, eh?" "I liked that strip show last month." "Remember that big girl in the pink?" "This one isn't like that." "It's the Grand Kabuki show." "really?" "This troupe is coming all the way from Okazaki, through Kariya and the Chita Cape." "really?" "You'II give me a free pass as usual?" "I remember I saw this troupe years ago, back during the war." "It was at Yamada I saw this Komajuro." "It was?" "He played very well, too." "He played Chuya Marubashi." "A pint here and a quart there," "Quite a lot, I'm quite aware." "will the boat be late again?" "I got no telegram from her." "She'II come on the dot." "For a change, right?" "Indeed." "This is going to be a really hot day today." "It's overdue, eh?" "No, not much." "Master." "We're here?" "Kayo, you take care of that." "Don't bother." "Is this yours, Sugiyama?" "Don't leave anything." "Ready, Roku?" "You too, Sensho?" "Don't forget anything." "Don't forget me, dear" "Till from me you hear" "KOMAJURO ARASHl AND his TROUPE PLA ying A T THE AlOl THEA TER" "KOMAJURO ARASHl AND his TROUPE" " Give me one." " Give me one." "More, stingy." "Say, you have a pretty sister?" " Nope." " I have." " How old is she?" " twelve." "Good afternoon." "Put this on the wall, sir." "Aioi Theater, eh?" "Do come to see us." "Just a minute." "Do you perform tonight?" "Yes, we do." "hello, there." "I'II come tonight." "I'II be expecting you." "Master, your wife's here." "Good business, eh?" "Can I have a match?" "tell me." "What's your name?" "Toshiro." "Toshiro?" "Mifune." "You're kidding." "You're kidding me." "Another sake, Master." "Good afternoon." "I'II be expecting you." "Let's go together, Okatsu." "Who'II take care of the customers?" "Do come tonight." "Bye." " Bye." "I'II be seeing you." "He'd be fun." "He's an Osaka actor, then?" "And an oId-timer around here." "He once played in our town, too." "They say he used to play at the big theaters in Osaka." "Is that so?" "That means " "Don't move or you'II get cut." "Oh, I'm afraid." "Don't you cut me, Aiko." "What a hot day." "It's terrible." "Your daughter?" "Very pretty." "hello." "helping your dad?" "Nice of you." "admirable." "You can rest assured, eh?" "Aiko Ogawa, eh?" "Cute name." "Listen, Aiko." "You're the only child?" "apple of his eye, eh?" "Great help to your dad." "Marrying a barber, too?" "Marry someone who's good-Iooking." "Like me." "Nice and kind." "What a cute little thing you are." "Very lovely." "Bring me a cup of tea." "We're back." "You must be tired." "We're back." "hello." "You must be tired." "It's hot." "It's terribly hot." "Bring me my kimono, will you?" "Why?" "Have to visit a patron." "Good afternoon, sir." "I brought this for you." "Oh, thank you very much." "The owner's here, Master." "Thanks for everything, sir." "It's been a Iong time." "Yes, it has, indeed." "It feels good to be back here again." "When was the Iast time?" "It was just after the surrender?" "It was." "It's already been twelve years since then." "So long, eh?" "Time flies." "I see several new faces." "With the change of the times, you know." "My leading lady, Sumiko, sir." "I'm pleased to meet you." "What happened to that man who played Yasu?" "You mean Tatsunosuke." "He died at Fukuchiyama." "What happened?" "A stroke." "Such a good actor." "I'm so sorry." "And this is his daughter who was just a child then." "Grown up into a fine young lady." "She used to be little as a Chinese nut." "What's a Chinese nut?" "Like a peanut." "Leaving, Manager Kimura?" "I'm leaving now." "Need anything?" "Do your best." "flat rate, Iike you said?" "That'd suit me fine." "Next engagement?" "Yes." "Shingu, in Kii." "Is that so?" "I'II leave then." "From Mr. Marudai's, Master." "In celebration, a show of hands." "Once again." "Once again." "congratulations." "Is that the Ieading man?" "He's pretty old." "Give me some sake." " I'II leave the money here." " Thank you." "I knew you'd come." "I saw the parade." "How've you been?" "alright?" "Come right in." "It's much cooler in there." "really?" "Thanks very much." "I'm glad to see you so well." "You, too." "It's been 1 2 years." "Must've been hard." "So many years." "You had sore shoulders last time." "alright now?" "I did?" "You told me the pains were killing you." "Did I?" "It's okay now." "It's very cool here." "Sorry to bother you." "How's Kiyoshi?" "alright?" "Finished school last year." "You wrote me that." "Did I?" "He's working now." "Where?" "Post office." "He's saving up." "Wants to study electronics at the trade school." "Fine." "But then I'II be all alone here." "And you'II be lonely, yes." "But he's saving up for schooling." "I hate to discourage him." "tell me." "What does he know?" "I mean, about me." "He thinks his father's dead?" "And that I'm just your brother?" "Pretty flowers." "Don't you feel sort of lonely?" " What do you mean?" " About Kiyoshi." "Can't help it." "I'm not worth much." "However " "Let's not talk about it." " But " " Forget it." "Let it stay this way." "I'm sorry for you though." "Forget it." "Have a drink." "Forget it." "That's Kiyoshi." "welcome home." "Oh, hello uncle." "I should've come home sooner." "Working?" "Studying with the postmaster." "How you've grown up!" "They'd have drafted you back then." "A first-grade conscript, no doubt." "He sure has grown up." "No wonder we're getting old." "It's years since we last met." "How long are you staying?" "As long as my show draws." "A year, maybe." "It can't last that long." "It will too!" "You made this?" "What's this?" "Don't tamper with it." "I'II go see your show." "What do you play?" "Forget it." "It's not meant for you." "Who is it for?" "An audience." "I'm an audience." "I know." "It's nothing high-cIass." "Forget about it." "Why show such plays?" "Show something better." "But I can't." "Why?" "Audiences today won't understand good plays." "So you can't come to see it." "Last time we went fishing together." "What fish are biting now?" " I'm not sure." "Let's go together again." "It's hot outside." "I don't mind." "Let's, shall we?" "How about tomorrow?" "Sunday." " Sure." " Let's." "AII right." "It's a plan." "He sure has grown up." "Sake's warm enough?" "Very logical." "He argued me down." "really?" "What did you argue about?" "Very wise." "Very brainy." "welcome!" "welcome!" "welcome!" "Two guests." "well, Master." "This is our last night at Mt." "Akagi." "I am leaving my home village of Kunisada." "My true territory." "I must leave you, too, my loyal men." "This is the Iast of the Kunisada Group." "Come to think of it, the breeze sounds lonely." "A flock of geese flying to the south." "The moon is setting behind the far hills." "Where shall we go now?" "Wherever our legs will carry us, roaming aimlessly to the end of the world." "Master." "That is Brother Enzo." "Stout-hearted as he is, he must feel lonesome at leaving home." "You, noted sword, thoroughly tempered by the famous Yoshikane of Kaga," "cleansed in the brook from the perpetual snow." "You, at Ieast, will guard me well." "Though all the world betrays me, you'II be with me, faithful one." "The geese have flown." "The crow must now lament for me." "Hey, look at that." "The barber's daughter." "Which one?" "See an old woman with the towel on her head?" "Behind her." "Eating a bun." "What a big mouth she has." "Which one is yours?" "She's out there." "That one." "The one who's smoking now." "She's nice." "A real find." "And mine?" "Your girl isn't there." "She's cute, too." "Not to my taste, though." "really?" "I'm looking forward to her." "They liked it, eh?" "Big house?" "Not very." "For an opening." "It'II get better, I'm sure." "Think so?" "I think so." "Remember the Iast place?" "Why so pessimistic these days?" "Don't you worry." "And mark my words." "I'm positive." "Where do you go after that act?" "climb down the mountain." "After climbing down." "It's clear." "Come straight to you." "No kidding." "No kidding at all." "Here he comes." "welcome." " Afternoon." " Over here." "It's hot, eh?" "So sticky." "Where's my girl?" "Don't worry." "She'II come." "See the Master?" "He stepped out." "Hurry, Yae." "Your man's here." "hello there." "welcome." "This her?" "Just your type." "This is no joke." "No good, then?" "Look here " "What are you talking about?" "Look at me." "I'm freezing to death." "Have a drink, then." "You're really reliable, Kichi." "Nice man." "How?" "Just look at me." "It's pretty sad." "Why so sad?" "Don't talk to me." "My mother's dead." "I'm freezing to death." "Get yourself warmed up." "already started?" "Hi." "Come in." "What's your name?" "Katsuko." "Cute name." "A real find, Senta." "Have a good time." "I'II be seeing you." "So long." "Come again." "Senta." "Hey, Senta." "Is something wrong?" "Though all the world betrays me!" "I want some sake!" "Hurry up." "Oh, you big, beautiful man." "More sake, Master." "Afternoon." "Where's your dad?" "He's out now." "Out?" "It's hot, eh?" "You came to see him?" "well, not exactly." "I came to see you." "Fresh." "I'm serious." "Just feel how my heart is thumping." "Mama!" "What is it?" "What happened?" "What you want?" "I wonder if I couId have a shave." "Aiko, go inside." "I'm afraid I haven't much beard yet." "I may not need a shave." "I think not." "Sit down." "Thank you." "They're not biting at all, uncle." "Just wait." "Take your time." "You'II get sunstroke." "Put this on your head." "I'm okay." "I think you overdid it." "Your acting." "You really mugged it up." "Nonsense." "It was alright." "But that character has no meaning now." "What's that?" "He's unreal." "Don't be silly." "He's a man of old times." "You don't understand." "OId-fashioned." "What are you talking about?" "My audience likes my performance whether it's oId-fashioned or not." "Is that all that matters to you?" "Stop talking about acting." "Look, I've lost my bait again." "I heard you wanted to go to college?" "Nothing's better than studying." "But your mother'II be lonely." "Doesn't matter." "It does, too." "Imagine how she'II feel." "Think of her." "She's all for it." "It doesn't matter." "Yes, it does." "Don't make her sad." "She's a good mother." "You're so clumsy." "Was the bath hot enough?" "Just right." "I'm through now." "Put in some more water." "I feel so much better." "Master not yet back?" "Where did he go?" "He went fishing." "Fishing?" "I was having a shave at the barber's." "I saw him pass by with a young man." "Young man?" "Didn't you know?" "A mail clerk." "I saw them in the mirror." "What happened to your face?" "I got a little cut at the barber's." "Take a bath, Kayo." "The Master's late." "Eat up, folks." "Supper's ready." "Get up, time to eat." "You're back." "Where've you been?" "I was with the boys." "Good catch?" "Fish." "Did you catch many, Kichi?" "Lots." "And he caught a blowfish." "A great big puffer, too." "A good catch." "We enjoyed it, eh?" "Were you really together?" "With the boys." "Where did you go?" "Fishing." "Who was the young man with you?" "One of my patrons' sons." "A mail clerk?" "Who told you that?" "Never mind." "I won't." "Who told you?" "You seem worried." "How come?" "Strange." " What is?" " guilty conscience?" "About what?" "Ah, I get it." "jealous, eh?" "Save it, silly." "Save it." "Why should I run around when I have you?" "I'm an old man, silly." "I'm not young anymore." "You know me." "Don't you?" "I certainly do." "You must know something." "Why don't you tell me?" "I won't tell." "Not anyone." "What do you know?" "Speak up." "Look out, Masa!" "You've known the Master for years." "You ought to know." "You've come here with him long before my time." "So tell me." "I'm begging you." "please." "Can't help it." "Can't help what?" "What can't be helped?" "And why?" "He's bound to go see his old girlfriend." "really?" "As I thought." "Who is she?" "What is she?" "What kind of person?" "What does she look like?" "Better ask Rokusaburo." "He knows her, too?" "I see." "Roku knows about it, too, eh?" "How can you stand this, Master?" "Such a small house." "Why did we have to come here?" "What is it, Roku?" "She's out there." "Where?" "That one." "In front of that pillar back there." "With a fan." "Thanks, Roku." "I'II buy you a drink." "It's insulting." "What's up?" "It's awful." "What are you grumbling about?" "You can't help a small house when it's small." "Rain?" "Is that rain?" "Yes, it's begun to rain, Master." "well, bad luck never comes alone." "Swift is heaven's vengeance." "What are you talking about?" "Stop complaining." "You're boring." "I've had enough headaches already." "Serves you right." "I knew this would happen." "Behave yourself!" "Wait a minute." "Again?" "Let me see." "Are you sure?" "Check." "Wait." "Wait." "Just a second." "Whoa, whoa." "The horns of a dilemma." "Suppose I dodge." "You'II come..." "No good, either." "Hurry up, will you?" "Wait, wait." "Hurry up." "Hold your hand." "I'll withdraw." "There." "Good afternoon." "Give me some sake." "tell me." "Is Master Komajuro here?" "Yes, he is." "I would Iike to see him." "You have a visitor." "Who could it be?" "You wait." "I'II get you this time." "I don't mind letting you win." "I was just pleasing you." "Don't monkey with the men." "What do you want?" "What is it?" "I can't come here?" "What?" "So the lady here was your important patron?" "Where are you going?" "I must thank your patron." "Don't try to stop me." "I must thank you for all your attentions to him." "Thanks so very much." "Don't pretend not to know." "Go away!" "Get going." "You!" "Are you her son?" "Who's your father?" "What is he?" "Why get so upset?" "A nice son you have." "I have to tell them something." "Let me go!" "Let go!" "You fool!" "You prize fool!" "Be sensible, you fool!" "Who's not sensible?" "How dare you interfere?" "Stop meddling." "You have no say in this matter!" "What's wrong with seeing my son?" "My own son, mind you." "Any objections?" "Speak up if you have any!" "You certainly can dish it out, can't you?" "Shut up." "How dare you?" "Ingrate." "What?" "Forget about Okaya?" "Who got you out of that hole?" "And at Toyokawa, too!" "Each time you got stranded." "Where would you be without me?" "Each time I had to appeal to the impresario on all fours!" "Remember that!" "You ungrateful brute!" "What?" "Shut up." "Who are you?" "Remember what you were!" "You were a common whore!" "You came up to me begging!" "I turned you into an actress, remember." "You ungrateful wretch -- lower than an animal." "You prize idiot, you." "I can get along all by myself without any help from you." "Don't make me laugh, idiot." "Idiot, you say?" "You took the word out of my mouth!" "How dare you?" "I'II talk." "So what?" "alright!" "I'm through with you!" "I forbid you from that house!" "My son is different from you, mind you." "He belongs to a higher class." "Don't forget that, you fool!" "What's the matter?" "It's all but empty." "We're miserable failures." "We'II all be stranded." "Lord Buddha help us." "Listen, Kayo." "I want you to do me a favor." "A young man is working at the post office here." "A good-Iooking boy named Kiyoshi." "Yes?" "And what about him?" "Here." "What's this?" "Keep it." "How come?" "Just see this boy." "Lead him on a bit." "Lead?" "He'II fall for you, I'm sure." "Do that for me." "I'm sorry." "I can't." "I'm being serious, Kayo." "But I don't even know him." "Very well." "alright." "If you feel that way." "Forget it." "I don't know that I couId do it." "You could." "I know you could." "I have yet to see a man who wouldn't say yes to you." "You really think I couId?" "I might not." "You can." "tell me." "Why?" "Just try." "To see how good you are." "Keep the money." "alright." "Thanks." "Tomorrow, then." "alright." "I'II try then." "A telegraph blank, please." "And a pencil." " Here's a pen." "I can't write with a pen." "please." "I saw you on the stage." "You did?" "Your name is Kiyoshi, isn't it?" "How did you know?" "A little bird told me." "Here." "Send it." "Come outside to see we." "No." "Come outside to see me." "Who to?" "To you." "I'II be right back." "Come to the theater after the show tonight." "I'II be expecting you." "I'II be right back." "Where you going?" "To the post office." "Some noodles, please." "I'm glad you came." "I thought you wouldn't come." "You're trembling, aren't you?" "Me, too." "See?" "The sky's so blue, it's sad." "Don't be silly." "I want to eat a big cutIet." "I'm really hungry." "Oh, for some shrimp and a bottle of cold beer." "With an electric fan turning." "Other people are eating right now." "That girl at Handa, remember?" "She wrote me a letter." "I got one, too." "The one with the mole?" "I got one myself." "So we're sharing something, eh?" "Oh, no." "I saw the barber's daughter." "Stop it, will you?" "She's no good." "No good." "By the way, why is the Master never here?" "Where does he go every day?" "I see him stepping out every day." "I don't know." "No wonder Miss Sumiko's worried." "What became of the manager?" "No news from him yet." "No news is bad news." "No good." "Maybe he's run away." "Or else he'd be back by now." "What if he doesn't come back?" "We'II be stranded again." "Look at that plane." "Come over here and drop us some cold beer." "Can we go on seeing each other every day like this?" "What about your work?" "I'm on a leave of absence." "And you?" "The show's over." "No more performances." "Why did it flop like that?" "We'II have to part for good soon." "What'II we be doing around this time next year?" "Stop talking like that." "You'II be married, I think." "Of course not." "Why?" "What about you?" "What do you think?" "please." "Don't." "Why?" "Nobody's looking at us." " You mustn't." " But why?" "I'm not really a good girl." "Not good enough for you." "Don't be silly." "At first" "I was just leading you on." "I didn't know anything about you." "Miss Sumiko asked me to." "I was supposed to make you faII for me." "Doesn't matter how it began." "Doesn't matter at all." "So, how about us?" "please." "No." "You mustn't." "You mustn't like me." "What's become of the manager?" "This is terrible." "We mustn't take advantage of the impresario's kindness." "It's awful." "Indeed." "It's good when it's good." "But when we get stranded " "It's a terrible profession." "Isn't Kiyoshi late?" "Why is he so late coming home like this?" "Must be with the postmaster." "He's been late a couple of nights." "Can't help it, then." "I'II have to go away soon." "So I want to see him while I can." "What a mess." "You'II be lonely again." "Is the next place Shingu?" "According to the schedule, yes." "I'm not sure now." "I've always wanted to visit Shingu again." "But no relative of yours lives there now, I think." "Even the Tsukinoya Inn is run by someone else now, I hear." "Everything changes." "It's the way of the world." "tell me." "Who was that woman?" "Who?" "That woman who came here." "Oh, that one." "She's no good." "Forgive me." "My mistake." "I should have known much better." "But by mere chance " " Oh, you." " What is it?" "You think I'm jealous?" "I know better than that." "I know you're a fast worker." "really?" "Forgive me." "But don't you think she might tell Kiyoshi?" " tell him what?" " That you're his father." "I don't think so." "She won't come here again." "But she might see him." "That would be terrible, yes." "But I don't think she will." "So, he's to go on thinking you're his uncle?" "That's right." "He mustn't know, or he'd be unhappy." "But " "Forget it." "I'II remain his uncle for life." "Wait a minute." "Where've you been?" "Come here." "Come." "Who were you seeing?" "Who was he?" "Speak up!" "When did you see him first?" "Speak up." "Are you deaf?" "Never mind who I was seeing." "Leave me alone." "What?" "What are you trying to do to him?" "Seduce him?" "You think so, Master?" "Yes, I think so." "I know what a slut like you would try." "Any excuses?" "Speak up." "It's only natural that you should think this." "Even Miss Sumiko at first " "She paid me to try." "What?" "What did she want you to do?" "tell me what she told you to do?" "Forget it." "Doesn't matter now." "Speak up!" "Or else " "Or I'II break your arm!" "She asked me if I'd seduce that young man." "Sumiko asked you to do that?" "She did?" "You mean it?" "Are you sure?" "Is it true?" "alright." "Bring her here at once." "Hurry." "Bring her here." "Right away." "You wanted me?" "Come over here." "What is it?" "What do you want?" "You slut." "You wanted to ruin my son?" "I told you to lay off, didn't I?" "I did nothing." "A great boy he is, with an actress for a mistress." "Don't say that." "Like father, Iike son." "Angry?" "Serves you right!" "Life's a lottery." "You can't always be lucky." "I want you to remember that." "What?" "Remember yourself." "You slut." "You prize fool." "I never want to see you again." "Go away." "Wait a second." "What?" "Let go." "Do you hate me that much?" "Don't you see why I had to do this?" "You kept that woman from me." "Think how I felt." "Now we're even." "Let's let bygones be bygones." "See what I mean?" "Let's be friends again." "We're stranded." "Let's not quarrel now." "Shut up." "Nothing doing." "After all you did," "I'm through with you." "Idiot!" "Why so quiet tonight?" "What is it?" "It's awful." "pull yourselves together." " Give me another drink." " Have any money?" "No worry." "Right?" "Have any?" "What?" "Money." "You know I haven't any." "Don't make me laugh." "Stop it." "Don't paw me like that, you awful man." "Me?" "I'm doing nothing at all." "What are you talking about?" "awful." "Let's get out of here." "Where are our drinks?" "No money, no drinks." "Listen." "Why is the Master hanging on like this?" "That manager's never going to come back." "I know." "That's why I've been thinking." "About what?" "Nothing." "What's on your mind?" "tell me." "Have you ever done that before?" "Yes, once." "With the Omi Company." "I see." "Me, too." "And you?" " What?" " Not so loud." "Let's leave before it's too late." "We can use the Master's money." "Not me." "Listen." "Why must we be so loyal to him?" "I disagree with you." "Yes, sir." "Though I won't stop you." "Not so loud, please." "I have a penetrating voice." "Though I won't tell on you." "shall we just drop the idea?" "Maybe we should." "Yes, of course." "To treat him like that." "After owing him so much." "A man who is ungrateful is not a human being at all." "You guys disgust me." "I never realized you two were such bad guys." "Even after being together for years." "Makes me mad!" "I know how you feel." "It was ungrateful of us to think of it." "Yes, I guess it was." "naturally." "Now, Kichi, we've changed our minds." "Let's be friends." "Drop your silly ideas and try to act like human beings." "Very well." "I'm sorry." "Let's have a drink." "Give us three drinks, will you?" "Don't worry." "Preparing for the worst, I've laid this aside." "So you have a nest egg, eh?" "Is that all?" "A paper charm against pickpockets, too." "Give us three drinks." "Here she is." "Give me some sake." "Make it hot." "Here's our angel." "I'II keep this." "Evening, Miss Sumiko." "So, you've been here, boys." "No news from the manager yet?" "No, nothing." "Chances are he won't come back." "What a bad fellow he is." "Where are our drinks?" "What do you say?" "Is that all you can do?" "This is the best we can do." "That's the very best, mind you." "I see." "only that much." "Can't help it." "Enough for our rail fares." "Very well." "Was the camera all he took?" "And a lighter." "Kichi owed me lots of money." "Worse for the Master." "He had his purse stolen." "What a terrible fellow." "I'II kill him if I see him." "I got sort of suspicious of him." "He'd never been straight, either." "That's right." "He even stole my charm against pickpockets." "He stole all I had." "terrible man!" "tell me, Sensho." "What are your future plans?" "What is to become of us?" "Your cup is empty, Yatazo." "Thank you, sir." "I must ask your forgiveness for all this." "But every cloud has a silver lining." "I'II tell you when I make a new start." "I want you to join me if you're free." "Where are you planning to work, Kamenosuke?" "My brother-in-Iaw is running a pickle shop at Hamamatsu." "I see." "And you?" "I think I'II go see my former employer." "He may hire me again." "I see." "A bath-house owner, isn't he?" "Those who can quit the stage had better do so." "You say you'II go to school again?" "Yes, sir." "As a working student, if possible." "The troupe's breaking up." "But I want you to remember me sometimes." "We've had hard times." "But we've had good times, too." "Master." "Let's have some fun." "This isn't a wake." "Good idea." "Yes, Iet's." "Why don't you come here and join us, Miss Sumiko?" "This is a farewell party." " What happened to Kayo?" " I wonder." "Master." "Why can't you be nice to Miss Sumiko?" "well, old Sensho, and you, Roku, we've been together for a Iong, long time, haven't we?" "Sensho, he's speaking to you." "We've been through thick and thin." "I'm afraid I was rather strict with you sometimes." "We've been together for many years." "Forgive me." "Grandpa." "What's the matter?" "Grandpa." "We're in a mess." "What's happened?" "We've broken up." "My goodness." "really?" "The impresario tried to help me out, but it was all in vain." "He's been very kind to me." "Why don't you come in?" "Where is Kiyoshi?" "Wasn't he with you?" "No, he wasn't." "A young person came for him with a message from you." "Young person?" "A girl." "And he went out?" "Yes." "Together with her." "What's the matter?" "This is terrible." "What is it?" "Kiyoshi." "He's ruined, I'm afraid." "What happened?" "What did he do?" "This is terrible." "What in the world did Kiyoshi do?" "tell me." "What are you thinking?" "Are you sorry?" "Of course not." "I brought you here." " But " " But what?" "It was my fault." "We shouldn't have come." "Why?" "You mustn't have anything to do with a girl like me." "I'm not good enough for you." "The Master must be angry." "Why say that?" "uncle has nothing to do with it." "You told me you wanted to go to college and study, didn't you?" "That's good." "You do that." "Or else you'II be sorry afterwards." "Then you're sorry?" "I don't need to go to college." "I'm going to take you to my mother." "She'II consent to our plan." "If she won't, I'II " " please." "Don't do that." "Go home like a good boy." "Go home to your mother." "please." "What for?" "Why?" "We have to part." "For good." "What'II become of you?" "The troupe's busted up." "Forget me." "Forget all about a girl like me." "I can get along, somehow or other." "Don't be silly." "Go home, please." "Go home." "please." "Where did he go, anyway?" "Like father, Iike son." "Fast worker." "I didn't know that." "I thought he didn't take after me." "I'm afraid I was too optimistic about the whole thing." "Now it's come to this." "AII my plans have gone to pieces." "Listen." "You're imagining too much." "Look here." "What can you expect when he eloped with a girl like that?" "I mean it." "I'm disappointed in him." "But " "I'm sure he'II come back." "He's not a bad boy." "He'II come back." "Think so?" "You think he'II come home?" "What if he doesn't?" "I know." "Yes, I know." "But young people today are so reckless." "He'II come back." "He's bound to come." "Listen." "When he comes back, why don't you settle down?" "tell Kiyoshi the truth." "He's old enough to understand." "He'II find out one day." "He's bound to find out sooner or later." "Had we told him before, this wouldn't have happened." "tell him everything." "tell him." "And make this place my home, eh?" "I wish you would." "should I?" "You will?" "Thank you." "He'II be delighted." "But " "Where can he be now?" "Do you want a drink?" "I'II make it hot." "Here he is." "Where've you been?" "Answer me." "I want to ask you something." "What is it?" "Why, you!" "How can you show your face to me?" "You fool!" "I'm sorry, Master." "I'm the sorry one." "You slut!" "Don't, uncle." "She's apologizing." "What?" "How dare you worry Mother like this?" "Don't do that." "Shut up." "They deserve this." "Whore!" " Stop, uncle." "Don't!" "please!" "What are you doing?" " well." " What?" "Do you know who this is?" "He's your father -- your real father." "apologize to him." "I see." "Yes." "Just as I thought." "Mother, you told me my father died when I was little." "I believed it." "I still believe it." "I don't want a father." "I don't need one." "Listen." "He didn't want you to know that you were an itinerant actor's son." "How come?" "Why?" "He wanted you to study hard and become somebody." "So he worked hard and sent me the money for your schooling." "That's enough." "Stop it." "So, uncle... why show up all of a sudden?" "Mother." "Why tell me this now?" "You two are selfish." "I don't want a father." "Go away." "Go away." "Get going." "Forgive me." "I knew nothing about it." "I'm afraid he's right." "Very natural, too." "You can't suddenly show up out of nowhere and then try to be a father." "But " "Why talk like this?" "On second thought I won't settle down." "It'II be better." "Much better for us all." "But Kiyoshi isn't mad at you anymore." "You see," "I'm going to turn over a new leaf." "Let me leave tonight as though I'm still his uncle." "Next time I come back here, I'II be a good actor he can be proud of." "Let me look forward to such a day." "Yes, such a day will come." "But you " "Then we'II celebrate my success and be happy." "Master." "Take me with you." "I'II work hard to help you." "I can't leave you Iike this." "please." "Master, I'm begging you." "Take me with you." "please." "Did you hear that?" "Isn't that nice?" "Be good enough to look after her as well." "I'm sorry I scolded you." "Forgive me." "help Kiyoshi to make good." "I'm counting on you." "Understand?" "please." "The Master " "Go see him!" "Hurry." "See him." "Hurry." "will you hurry?" "Where's uncle?" "Where is he?" "What's happened to uncle?" "Your father?" "He's left for the road." "Don't stop him." "Leave him alone." "Each time he came to this town, ever since you were a baby, he left just like this." "It's alright." "But only if you can really become somebody." "Where you going, Master?" "Give me a light." "tell me." "Where you going?" "I don't know where to go now." "Do you have any plans?" "You have?" "tell me." "Where you going?" "Kuwana." "Which impresario?" "Mr. Kaneyoshi may give me a chance, I think." "Good." "May I go with you?" "I happen to know Mr. Kaneyoshi very well." "You don't want me to go with you?" "I'm taking a chance." "shall we try?" "Yes, Iet's." "Good idea." " shall we?" " Sure." "Yes, Iet's." "Let's." "Two tickets to Kuwana." "Don't forget your things." "Like some?"