"CHUTARO OF BANBA (Banba no Chutaro)" "Original Story by:" "Shin HASEGAWA from "Searching For Mother" Screenplay by:" "Shintaro MIMURA Planning by:" "Manzo SHIBATA" "Sound Recording by:" "Ichiro SAWADA Lighting by:" "Shoji KOYAMA Photography by:" "Kagai OKADO" "Music by:" "Yasuji KIYOSE Art Direction by:" "Juichi ITO" "Special Tech by:" "SHINTOHO SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY Assistant Director:" "Kichitaro SHIBATA Production Mngr:" "Jiro FUJIOKA Editor:" "Hidetoshi KASAMA" "Cast" "KATSURAGI Yoko (Shochiku)" "Ichiro IZAWA Yonosuke TOBA Koji MITSUI (Shochiku) Kusuo ABE" "Tetsu TSUBO Kikuko HANAOKA Hisako TAKIBANA (Daiei) Kyozo FUYUKI Sanae MITSUOKA" "Fujie SATSUKI Kayoko ONO Eiko OHARA Emiko TOBA Hiromi HONGO Shizuko INAMI" "Hiroshi TSUKIJI Masao TAKAMATSU Sosuke KUNI Ken ITO Tsutomu ICHIJO Yonosuke AKIYAMA Rei ISHIKAWA ICHIJO Tsutornu" "Sakutaro YAMAKAWA Yozo TAKAMURA Ryuji SHIMA Haruo AIDA Koichi YAJIMA Masayoshi YAMAOKA Ichiro TAKAHASHI" "YAMADA Isuzu" "Directed by:" "Nobuo NAKAGAWA" ""Oh!" "Damn bastard!" "Who are you?" "Don't mistake us for someone else." "This is the boss of the Iioka gambling hall, Sukegoro!" "I want that head." "Are you from the Sasagawa family?" "No." "I am just a passerby who has nothing to do with them." "I don't like the way you conduct your business, so I just came to complain." "Damn it!" "Bastard!" "Hanji!" "Brother!" "Bastard!" "Brother, I'm sure word of last night spread everywhere." "We did something even Boss Shigezo's men could not do." "We almost got Sukegoro!" "It was so close." "But it was a great sword stroke you showed then." "I'm sure his ear was cut off." "He will look like an owl with one ear." "Thanks to you, brother, I tested my mettle." "Old man!" " Yes, would you like another one?" "No, I just want to ask a question." "Is Kanamachi in Bushu Katsushikamori still far from here?" "No, it is very close." "Just a few miles away." "Brother, what a strange question." "Kanamachi in Bushu Katsushikamori is where I was born." "That's right." "That's why I traveled with you to bring you back to your home." "You must be joking." "I am not going to stop at my home." "I am going to keep traveling with you." "That's why I was waiting for the sun to go down." "That's not right." "I'm looking for someone." "Are you taking a revenge?" "Let me help you." "You are strange." "About last night too." "You have no grudge against them... so you didn't need to risk your life by attacking Sukegoro." "Just because Boss Shigezo of the Sasagawa treated you well..." "You didn't need to do that." "My situation's different." "No, that's not the way." "To become famous, you have to kill one or two well-known men." "I'm envious of you." "Me?" "Brother, if you visit Shinshu now... you'll be surprised how famous you've become." "By now they all know you delivered a quick blow to Sukegoro of Iioka." "You are as famous as Kunisada Chuji." "Hanji, let's go." "Thank you very much." "Hey, Hanji...?" " Huh?" "Is your father alive?" "He's dead." "Your mother?" " She is alive." "Any siblings?" "I have an older brother and a younger sister." "Hey... you should go home." "No way!" "Only a loner like me should become a yakuza." "But you said you were looking for someone." "I've been searching for a parent who probably doesn't exist." "If you have a mother, brother and sister, and a home to go back to, you should never become a yakuza." "I am envious of you." "I will never go home." "Hey Hanji!" "I am getting mad." "Live an honest life for your mother." "Go home!" "Brother!" "Hanji, go or I'll kill you." "I got it." "I got it." "Okay Brother... well... good luck." ""The bird in the basket..." ""When, oh when will it come out?"" "Hey, do you know where tile-maker, Sobei's house is?" "No, I don't." "Don't know?" "You kids live round here, don't you?" "You should know where that is!" "Those brats are impossible!" "You can't see your own face so you can't understand... but it is quite a scary face for kids." "Damn it!" "Just you wait." "Hey miss..." "Is this tile-maker Kanamachi Sobei's house?" "It is." "Who are you?" "My brother Sobei is visiting Ise with friends." "We don't need to see Sobei." "We came to see Hanji." "He's here, isn't he?" "He's not." " No?" "That can't be." "We checked beforehand." "I said he isn't here." "Please leave." "What is that you say?" "Hey Shichi..." "She's just a young girl." "Don't be rough." "But she is an audacious girl." "She lied that he's not here." "That's all right." "Hey miss, give this to Hanji." "I can't." "I said my brother, Hanji isn't here!" "He may not be here now, but when he gets back, give this to him." "He won't remain hidden if he's a real man." "Shichi, let's go." "Hey... we should raid." "It's quicker." "That's all right." "If we fight, we should do it admirably." "He can't go anywhere anyway." "Young lady... please give this to him." "Ah!" "brother, you fool." "They frightened me." "What..." "I'll kill them if they come in." "Those hideous men've gone." "Give me that letter." "But you can't read." "I will read it for you." "Don't mock me!" "Maybe I can't read, but I know what's in it." "Really... brother!" "I know." "It is an invitation for a duel, right?" "They ask you to come to the river." "Damn it!" "Brother, wait." "Mother should be back soon." "I can't let you leave while mother is away." "If I was upright man, I could run or hide." "But as long as I live as a yakuza," "I can't refuse to fight when they ask for it!" "But you promised mother... you'd quit being a yakuza and live an honest life." "That was yesterday idiot." "I have to settle this or my honor will be shamed." "Brother, please wait." "Mother's just visiting at Seibei's house." "Move!" "Brother!" "Oh, What's the matter with you two?" "Hanji is going out to fight again." "Hanji, haven't you disobeyed your mother enough?" "Come on." "Go back in the house." "If you insist on going to fight, you'll have to kill me first." "Hanji, come up." "Brother..." "Mother, it is a serious situation." "He got a letter like this." "Calm down." "Let's attack now." "We don't want to lose face by hurting the old woman and the girl." "Let's wait till that bastard comes out." "We can't help it if the old woman and the girl get killed with him." "It may come to that but we should try... to maintain our reputations as much as possible." "Damn!" "Hey Shichi, killing him in daylight is not a good idea." "Let's wait till night time." "It is frustrating." "I don't want to give you a lecture now... but you left home and didn't return even when your father was dying." "You never sent a single letter." "Now you come home suddenly and already you're in serious trouble." "I'm sorry." "I thought about it last night... and decided to live an honest life, but when I was challenged like that..." "You are still talking about that." "What is your honor as a man when you make your mother and sister cry?" "Anyway..." "until your brother Sobei returns... hide at your uncle's place in Nakano, Minato." "But mother..." "Am I such a coward that I would run away and hide?" "When they come..." "Be quiet!" "See your brother Sobei..." "He's nice to his mother and sister, and kind to others." "That's a real man." "Do you think... that a real man makes his mother worry like you do?" "Hanji, are you listening to me?" "Live an honest life at your uncle's place in Nakano, Minato." "In time..." "I promise I will ask your brother Sobei to let you return." "Mother, I am sorry for making you worry." "Mother, it is ready" "Ah, thank you." "I just talked to Seibei-san earlier." "Go by boat." "The main road's too dangerous." "Seibei-san's boat will be waiting under the bridge." "Then you should take the Mito highway." "I know all that!" "Ah!" "Mother!" "Hanji!" "I'm Shichigoro from Iioka!" "I am Kihachi!" "Let's have a clean fight." "You came!" "Bastard!" "Don't run away!" "Who's running away?" "Hanji!" "Mother, now I can't withdraw." "Please stop now." "Hanji!" "You said..." "You men, stop challenging him." "He's trying to go straight." "Please leave here." "This is not just a fight." "There is a reason for this trouble." "Hanji... come outside!" "If you don't move, I will kill your mother and sister too!" "Bastards!" "If you were real men, you wouldn't threaten womenfolk!" "Understood?" "Damn it!" "Hanji!" "Bastard!" "Hanji!" "Hanji!" "Go to hell!" "Hey.." " Hanji!" "I am going to avenge this scar!" "Where are you?" "Damn it!" "It serves you right." "Hanji!" "Ah!" "Chu..." "Chuta!" "Bastard, you came." "I am glad you showed up." "I came because I expected you would be here." "Bastards!" "Kihachi!" "Bastards, wait!" "I won't forget!" "Oh..." "Brother!" "Why did you come?" "Earlier today..." "I saw these two idiots." "They did not see me, but I was worried about you." "That's why I decided to come here." "I see." "Thank you very much." "Ah mother, this man is who helped me." "He's Chutaro-san." "We became friends on the road." "No, he's a great man." "I respect him as an elder brother." "You are Hanji's mother...?" "I am Chutaro." "We became aquainted while traveling together." "Are you Hanjiro's friend?" "Yes." "We're obliged to you for saving my son's life." "Sincerely I am very grateful to you." "But since you say you are his friend..." "I'm compelled to complain now." "It's probably due to his bad character... but if he was with honest people... he would not have become like this making his mother and sister weep." "No, no, mother." "Brother Chutaro isn't that kind of man." "You came to get Hanji-san?" "Hey Onui...!" "I know." "I've heard the rumor that brother Hanji... went to kill a big boss in Iioka, Shimosa and hurt many people... and has been on the run ever since." "All that is because..." "of the bad company he keeps." "Everyone has parents." "Have you ever dreamt about your parents?" "Brother, don't feel bad." ""Come play with me." "Are you an orphaned sparrow?"" "Brother..." "What're you saying?" "What..." "This is not my own poem." "When I heard this poem written by someone in Shinshu..." "I felt that it was talking about me." "It may sound stupid..." "but it just came to mind." "I don't know where my mother lives..." "or even what she looks like." "So I don't really know..." "what it's like... to have parents." "But I always think of my mother." "So I have certain image of my mother." "Respected mother... and sister..." "Hereafter, Chutaro of Banba..." "will stay away from Hanji." "Sorry for disturbing you." "Brother!" "Hanji..." " Huh?" "You're illiterate like me, aren't you?" "Mother..." "I'm sorry to bother you... but can I borrow a paper and brush?" "Huh...?" "Yes." "Onui." " Yes." "Please, this way." " Thank you very much." "Mother..." "I am embarrassed to say..." "but I'm illiterate." "Could you take my hand and write as I say?" "Yes." "That's no trouble at all." "You know what to write?" " Yes." "The person who killed this man... is Chutaro of Banba, born in Goshu-Handa." "Person who killed this man... born in Goshu-Handa..." "Chutaro of Banba." "Chutaro of Banba." "What's the matter, brother?" "Mother, you may laugh at me... but I feel as my hand is held... by my mother... though I haven't seen her since I was five years old." "I miss her though I can't remember her." "I miss her." "I troubled you." "Excuse me." "THE PERSON WHO KILLED THIS MAN IS CHUTARO OF BANBA, BORN IN GOSHU-HANDA." ""Sparrows are singing chun-chun, chun-chun they sing..."" ""Crows sing kah-kah, Kah-kah they sing."" ""Kites turning high in the sky, High in the sky they turn."" "Like our mother and father, please give us something." "Near the temple by the deep river, our mother is very far." "I see..." "And your father...?" "Don't have one." "Did he die?" "And your mother?" "She's alive." "Where is she?" "Itako." "Itako..." "This Itako... is it near here?" "So you're going to see her?" "That's good." "It happens..." "I'm going that way." "We'll go together." "Okay?" "Go together?" "Uncle likes..." "Buddhist prayer songs." "I heard them as a child." "So... please sing one for me... okay?" "Someone I know is coming." "So I'll go see him and then come back." "Please sing the prayer song." "I'll be back soon." "Chutaro... are you ready to die?" "This place is not good." "Let's fight down there." "Tell this to Sukegoro..." "I am scum and he is too." "All yakuza are the scum of the earth!" "No, you can't cut me!" "Bastard!" "Don't forget about this!" "Bastard!" "Bastard!" " Don't forget!" "It serves them right." "Those thugs knew they were in trouble when they saw you." "Thank you." "Not at all." "They are bad men." "Where did you come from?" "From Mito area." "Ohh..." "Where in Mito?" "Nakanogawa." "Those men started following me there." "It's hard for a woman." "Especially a pretty one." ""Mindless hooligans look at a flower."" "Where are you going?" "Are you a government official?" "You must have done something illegal to ask me that question." "Definitely not." "Running away?" "When you are in passionately in love... whatever your man says seems to be true." "No." "I am visiting my brother's friend." "Ohh... your brother's friend." "I see." ""Sometimes a stranger's brother comes to visit..."" "Is he good or bad?" "Huh?" "I don't know." "If he's bad..." "I'll find you a good one." "A good girl..." "The life of a government official is really an unenviable one." ""A plum blossom is falling..." ""Walking along a mountain road..."" "GOOD LUCK IS TO THE SOUTH EAST" ""Good luck is to the southeast."" ""After passing Hakone..." ""gold is growing." ""You can barely see Hatsusue from there."" "So then Seiko?" "I noticed your signs." "Things going better for you?" "Yes Sir, thank you." "I'm finally getting lucky." "Ah, that's good." "What kind of luck?" "Yes." "This man." "Mister, this is the man." "He's quite a man, isn't he?" ""The person who killed this man is" ""Chutaro of Banba, who was born in Goshu-Handa."" "Yes, he's the one... who killed Iioka Sukegoro's man at the tile store in Bushu Kanamachi." "He also attacked Iioka Sukegoro at Asahicho in Shimosa... and injured many men before that." "Do you know where he's going?" "Magotaromushi drug for sale!" "Welcome." "MATSUNO-YA" "Welcome." "MATSUNO-YA" "MATSUNO-YA" "Welcome." "I'd like to ask a question." "Yes." "I want to see a maid named Oura-san from Aburazaka who works here." "Oura-san?" " Yes." "Manager..." " Huh?" "Oura-san went to Akakura village on the boat this morning." "Ah, you are talking about Oharu-san!" "Oura-san moved to a place... called Ota-ya in the town of Akakura by boat this morning." "Huh?" "So then..." "Poor girls!" "Oura-san is a nice lady." "She had to quit her job here and went to Akakura for some reason." "She used to talk about her two daughter whom she left... and cry!" "Is that right?" "No more boats today, but there's one early tomorrow." "You should take it." "Yes, thank you." "Tonight, we'll need to stay here." "By the way..." "there's someone looking for me." "So would you hang this at the gate?" "That's praiseworthy of you..." "Ah...!" "Excuse me." "Jizo-san, you aren't very helpful." "Seikichi!" " Yes." "What're you doing?" "Coming." "Let's go eat." " Yes." "MATSUNO-YA INN" "Sir, this is the place." "I see a white flag..." "the sign of surrender." "What's this?" "Seikichi..." "What's with the hat?" "What with it?" "I don't know." "Welcome!" "Is that right?" "That gentleman is already here and waiting." "Excuse me!" "Welcome." "Oh!" "We meet again." "What a coincidence!" "When coincidences repeat..." "it indicates something extraordinary." "I am surprised to see a plum flower blossom at an inn in Itako." "Welcome!" "You're here early." "Is she your companion?" "You shouldn't ask a question like that." "Ah!" "of course officer!" "Thank you for your visit." "MATSUNO-YA INN" "Genpachi, thank you for your help." "This is Mister Aoki, a Hasshu official." "It's nice to meet you, Mister Aoki." "It's a tough assignment this time, isn't it?" "I'm just glad to be of help." "Ah... it's a nice view." "I'm rather surprised..." "you came all this way." "It's been a really long time." "Yes." "Mic-Chan, have another tangerine." "Here." "You too, Ume-chan?" "Wait while I peel it for you." "It's Chutaro." "Hey!" "Excuse me." "It is time for the treatment." "Mister, excuse us." "Yes, I will see you guys later." "Ah, old man... any good?" "Huh?" "Never mind." "Let's begin." "An old man's treatment works better." "All right." "I got a letter from Hanji-san the other day." "He has something to tell me and asked me to wait for him here." "My brother Hanji was going to meet you here... but since he hasn't been straight for long... he couldn't leave while under uncle's strict supervision." "Like our Mother and Father, please give us something." "Near the temple by the deep river, our mother is very far." "And so... brother asked me to tell you in his place." "What's it about?" "It's about your mother whom you've been searching for." "Eh... what about... my mother?" "Yes." "He found the whereabouts of a lady... who matches the description of your mother." "Where is it?" "Hanji heard about her... at a restaurant he frequents in Nakaminato." "Who was it told him?" "After working in many places she's now in Nakaminato." "An old lady named Otora." "She told him she had known a woman from Banba in Goshu... who had left her son in her hometown." "She used to talk and cry about her child very often." "How old was this woman?" "She said about 52 or 53." "52 or 53... she'd be about the same age as my mother." "What kind of business was she working in?" "According to Hanji-san..." "Was it some embarrassing work..." "a beggar or a cleaner?" "If that old woman was a friend of my mother... mother would also be living poorly." " No, she said that the old lady is not poor." "She now owns a large restaurant... named Mizukuma in Yanagibashi in Edo." "Oh!" "My mother's alive... and running a large restaurant in Yanagibashi, Edo?" "Onui-san, I'm so glad you told me." "Look at this." "I hope that when I meet my mother for the first time... she is living well." "But if not and she's poor..." "I planned to give her this 100 ryo, which I always carry with me." "Like our Mother and Father, please give..." "Hey." "Are you sisters?" "Yes." "You are cute." "Let me give you some spending money." "Thank you very much." "If that lady proves to be your real mother, it'd be wonderful." "Thank you very much, Onui-san." "I'm very grateful." "Now I want to see her right away... but first I have to help those young sisters." "Shall I tell you a funny story?" "Once upon a time... on Mt." "Kurama there was a 'Tengu' (Goblin) with a very long nose and and one with a very short nose." "Chuta... prepare to die!" "You must be Iioka's dogs." "What did you say?" "Hey, hey, hey... don't be so hasty." "Let me introduce myself formally." "Please!" "Please!" "My hometown..." "My hometown is in the west..." "The west is a big place... where gold and silver spray like water." "Suribari Pass can be seen on the right side..." "It is in the Goshu-Handa area..." "Chutaro was born in Banba!" "Hey!" "Go outside!" "I didn't want to be violent before I meet my mother in Edo." "But you're taking advantage of my good feelings." "Bastards!" "Wait!" "Wait!" ""The place where I sleep tonight..." ""Will be under a drawn sword."" "Bastards!" "You scoundrels!" "Can't you see that the Hasshu official Aoki is here?" "Idiots!" "Hey Chuta!" "Be on your best behavior." "Yes." "But I don't know anything." "I don't know who those men are." "Sit straight." "You wrote this, didn't you?" "Huh?" "I can't hear your answer." "You wrote your own name, Chutaro from Banba here." "You don't deny it, do you?" "Please listen." "I, Chutaro, will never deceive you." "I just found out the whereabouts... of my mother whom I have long sought." "I just want to see her once." "Please permit me." "Seikichi..." " Yes." "You needn't give any special consideration." "Yes, I know." "Oh Chuta..." "I arrest you." "Don't resist." "But Seikichi..." " Yes." "Examine the facts thoroughly." "Yes." "There's no need." "He admitted it." "Think about it." "Who would leave a note saying... that he killed someone if he really committed murder?" "I see..." "Someone else might have done it." "Let him write it as it's written." "Sir!" "Don't embarrass me." "I am illiterate." "What?" "You're illiterate?" "How could an illiterate man write that note?" "I wrote it with someone's help." "That must be it." "Otherwise Hanji would be the killer." "Be quiet." "That's enough." "Write here." "I will be watching." "Onui-san, please help me..." "just like your mother did." "The person who killed this man is..." "What is this?" "Huh?" "Are you showing off for love?" "How tacky!" "Seikichi, this man is a fake." "How about this?" ""Sendai in Oshu..." ""Local specialty of Saikawa..." ""Magotaromushi. "" "Sir, this is my song." ""Cucumber plants and goldfish seeds..."" "What is the local specialty of Itako?" "An iris blooms gently..." "Yes, it's lovely." "And your hand is beautiful." "And your face is like..." " What is it like?" "Like a Goby fish... a little..." "Sir, why did you let him go?" "I was hoping to earn a bonus and maybe buy my wife a kimono." "Seiko, accept it as unlucky." "Take this..." "have some fun with her." ""Flower of iris and goby fish by the sea..."" "Stay as you are." "Are they asleep?" "Chuta, I will take these children to their mother's place." "You Sir?" "Yes." "They're so cute, aren't they." "I, too, lost my mother when I was a child." "When I wanted to be a good son, I had no parents." "You two should help each other... and find your mother as soon as possible." "There, there." ""When mama plays the drum, When papa plays the drum..." ""The children dance." ""Where will I be tomorrow as I keep traveling?" ""When I look back at the pass toward my hometown," ""it starts to rain."" "Come on." "Chutaro..." " Yes." "In Edo once you've seen your mother, you must quit the yakuza life." "Yes." "Isn't that right, Onui-san?" "Chutaro made stupid mistakes... but if he changes his ways, he is not a bad man." "You two make a fine couple." "Well, good luck." "Boatman!" ""March in springtime," ""a bush warbler sings ho-ho-ke-kyo as it misses it's mother. "" "Like our Mother and Father, please give us something." "Near the temple by the deep river, our mother is very far." "Ah!" "Could you fix it?" "She was a pretty bride, eh." "Yes." "Brother Hanji's getting married in the autumn too." "Oh!" "Good for him." "Since my brother quit being a yakuza, mother has been so happy." "She's a good mother." "Hanji's a lucky man." "It'll be a happy day for us... if the person we're going to meet..." "really is your mother." "Yes." "I'll... wait for you here." "After meeting your mother, will you lead an honest life?" "Yes." "I'll change..." "and live an honest life." "Chutaro-san!" "Onui-san..." "Please wait for me." "MIZUKUMA RESTAURANT" "Excuse me." "Excuse me." " What is it?" "Well... that is... is the Madam in?" "How pretty!" "It looks really nice on her." "Doesn't it, madam?" "Huh?" "Yes." "If I were a man, I couldn't leave you alone." "No way!" "Ofumi-san and I would be a mismatched couple." "Isn't that right, mother?" "Well maybe." "How about with me?" "A vegetable store boy would make you a perfect mach." "Isn't that right, Ofumi?" " Yes, exactly so." "That's not nice." "Ah!" "Fighting!" "Shall I go see?" "Stay out of it." "It is not unusual for those cooks to have quarrels." "Otose, you should go show your pretty self to the customers." "They say at the Mizukuma the number one thing is Otose." "The food comes second to her." "There is another thing, Madam." "I know what that is." "It's that our Madam looks 10 to 15 years younger than her real age." "You're flattering me." "Today Taisho-sama is here, right?" " Yes." "I'd better go." " All right." "Ofumi entertain them carefully." " Yes Madam." "Oseu..." " Yes." "Go tell them to calm down." "Tell those who are fighting to come here." "Yes." "Excuse me." "Are the cooks fighting again?" "Yes, there's an outrageous fellow." "He probably wants money." "He says that he wants to see you and ask a question." "Of me?" "Yes." "But if you see him... it'll only encourage him and..." "be awkward." "I wouldn't see him if you asked me." "It's your job to handle these matters." "Yes." "What's the matter, guys?" "Oseu told us to come see Madam." "The guy is impossible." "Take him to the police station." "Yes." " Be quiet." "Oseu, bring that man here." " Yes." "Madam, you shouldn't see him." "I can handle his type." "Bring him here." "I'll scold him and send him off." "So..." "Everyone back to work now." "I am in charge of the Mizukuma." "I can handle this character." "Of course, but we worry." "I'll be fine." "He'll leave with his tail between his legs." "Excuse me." "If you have something to say, come in." "I'll listen." "But know that I don't like..." "pointless talk." "Yes." "I apologize for the disturbance." "So what did you want to say?" "Didn't you want to see me?" "Yes... very much." "What is it?" "Hurry up." "Madam..." "I'll take a chance and ask you a personal question." "Would you happen to have a son about my age?" "I know it's rude of me, but that's what I wanted to ask." "Ah...!" "Mother, you remember!" "In the Goshu-Handa district... near the Suribari Pass there's a village called Banba." "That's where..." "I know Banba village... but what about it?" "Do you remember the Okinakaya Chubei Inn?" "I... not only know the place..." "I used to work there when I was young." "Mother!" "What is this?" "Don't get strange!" "I'm sorry." "It was forward of me." "Traveller... who are you then?" "I am Chutaro." "What are you saying?" "Chutaro you say." "I was separated from a son named Chutaro." "But he's dead now." "Not yet." "Why say that?" "It's 20 years now since I was abandoned." "Almost thirty years." "Being apart for so long... it's normal you feel like that." "Contact may be severed... but blood relations are for ever." "The bond between mother and son is invisible... but it remains while we live." "I am the son of Okinagaya of Goshu-Banba." "Chutaro!" "Mother!" " Wait." "It seems you know Banba very well... but it's no use telling me stories." "What?" "As decided by my uncle in Kano, Mino..." "I married Okinagaya in Banba and I had a boy named Chutaro." "I am that Chutaro." "But listen carefully..." "I left Okinagaya..." "when the boy was just five." "I knew I should get divorced..." "it would've been better, but I couldn't..." "I had my son to think of." "But my situation grew worse..." "Eventually I had to leave." "Ever since that day..." "I've looked toward Goshu and cried... under the Edo sky... as if to see..." "Banba village... so far away." "A five year old boy can remember a lot... but I was miserable with myself... for not being able to remember her face." "I've searched for you..." "all my life without a clue." "Now I'm over thirty." "Be quiet." "Don't make up stories to fool me." "You can't be my son." "Huh?" "No?" "Am I not Chutaro?" "Your name may indeed be Chutaro... and you may have been born in Banba in Goshu." "But I as informed that my Chutaro died during an epidemic." "Died?" "Did you say he died?" "No matter what you say..." "I, Chutaro's natural mother, say you're not my son." "So... go home." "I'd ask you to go now." "I remember that I almost died when I was nine years old." "But I didn't." "Chutaro is alive as you can see." "You can't weedle your way in here." "Weedle my way...?" "So..." "you think that I'm a beggar." "If not, then what?" "No!" "I am not." "I didn't come here for money." "I may not look well-off..." "but I'm not hard up." "Please look at this." "I have always hoped that when finally..." "I meet my mother she will be living well." "But if she is living poorly..." "I planned to give her this 100 ryo." "So I've always carried it." "But when I saw that you... are well off and running a fine inn..." "I felt so relieved." "Because you are well off..." "you are overly cautious." "You refuse to believe your own son." "Mother...!" "it's too cruel." "It's a bitter pill." "I know your plan." "You came forward..." "saying you're Chutaro... so that you can split the inheritance with my daughter." "That's too mean, mother!" "I've seen both the light and dark sides of this world." "I can easily see through something like this." "Madam, let me ask you one last time." "So you don't remember Chutaro from Goshu, Banba village?" "You know I'm not your son..." "your certain?" "Yes." "That's right." "I had a boy once..." "but he's dead." "Just because you say he's suddenly alive... doesn't make me happy." "That living apart such a long time... can deepen the divide..." "between two souls so far!" "Chutaro-san." "What?" "If you're really..." "searching for your mother... why aren't you living an honest life?" "Madam, I don't need your advice now." "If you abandon a small child... you shouldn't criticise what he becomes?" "It's too late for me to go straight." "The gambling yakuza's way of life..." "is set in my bones." "If I change and start an honest life..." "what difference would it make?" "I am totally alone." "No one depends on me." "Would it make anyone happy?" "My home is anywhere..." "in any one of the sixty domains." "I will keep traveling and living as a wandering gambler." "Who is it?" "It's bad manners to eavesdrop." "Go away!" "Please excuse me..." "for wasting your time." "Well, Madam... so long." "I must be an idiot." "I can see the mother... who abondoned me so long ago..." "if simply..." "I close my eyes." "Now I've erased her chasing a dream." "Madam... forgive me." "So that's Otose..." "The image of her mother." "That man... who is he?" "Did... you see him?" "He looks... a bit like you." "Ah...!" "looks like me?" "Mother, is he Chutaro..." "my brother from Goshu?" "So it was my brother, wasn't it?" "!" "Why did you send away... my brother?" "Why send him away?" "I thought Chutaro was dead." "His visit was unexpected." "At first I thought he was a scam artist." "Then I thought he was after our wealth." "And I was afraid... he might..." "hamper your future." "So I sent him away." "Chutaro!" ""The wind that blows from the mountains..." ""Is the wind of good-byes, so you must let go." ""When will we see each other again?" ""We may never see each other again."" "Hey... who are you and where did you come from?" "You know who I am..." "Damn right I do, Chutaro of Banba." "I'll have your head." "I see." "You must be from Shimosa... aren't you." "Why don't you answer me?" "If you don't answer..." "I'll simply kill you." "Stop... it's fine here." "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "No!" "Why would I see her?" "If I simply... close my eyes..." "I can see my mother as she was in my mind." "It's enough for me." "If I want to see her, I'll close my eyes." "Take this!" "Do you have parents?" "I've never had any... none at all." "Children?" " No!" "Chutaro!" "Chutaro!" "Onui..." "Please live happily." "Ah... he never came back for me." "THE END English extensively rewritten and retimed by salmond Original Authoring by:" "Subtitles by:" "Translation by:" "John Gainfort Merlin David Jiro Matsuki"