"It happened more than thirty years ago" "I was just a child then" "Mr.Sonoda's wedding was held" "He was heir to the biggest estate in the valley" "AII the inhabitants of the valley welcomed the bride" "She was such a pretty girl" "I'II never forget how she looked" "But,to our greatest surprise" "We learned later that she was already dead" "Her soul was already in heaven" "The last song" "Executive Producers TAKEO HORI" "HIDEO SASAI" "Story by KENJI OE" "Photographed by KENJI HAGIWARA" "screenplay by KATSUMI NISHIKAWA" "Music by HIROSHI TAKADA" "Starring MOMOE YAMAGUOHI" "TOMOKAZU MIURA" "SHIRO OSAKA" "TOKUE HANAZAWA" "SHINYA OWADA" "KOTOE HATSUI" "RYUTARO TATSUMI" "Directed by KATSUMI NISHIKAWA" "What happened?" "Orying won't help" "What's the matter?" "Did the Master send you home?" "fool!" "Why did you come home without permission?" "He scolds you?" "You make a mistake?" "They why?" "The Young master had a quarrel with his father" "They had a quarrel?" "Have you anything to do with it?" "Why did you cry?" "They quarreled over me" "Over you?" "Are you sure they quarreled over you?" "Yes" "I don't know what to do" "Young Master!" "Young Master!" "please,Young Master!" "Young Master!" "apologize to your father" "Say,"I'm sorry"" "I've done nothing wrong" "I Iove Koyuki" "I'II marry her" "It's the thoughtlessness of youth as they say" "Your father has found a nice bride for you" "He cares about his estate" "He doesn't care about me" "Young Master!" "You shouldn't have quarreled when your bride to be is here" "You didn't have to mention Koyuki" "Yes!" "I had to" "Sooner or later" "Young Master!" "Your mother died after you were born" "I nursed you" "You can't ignore my request" "please don't go" "Seki.Don't worry" "I won't harm anybody" "I'm no child" "I know what I'm doing" "Young Master!" "Gensuke!" "Seki!" "Ooming" "Where's my son?" "So he is" "So he's gone" "He'II be back" "You've spoiled him!" "My child shouIdn't disobey me like this" "I regret I sent him to a university" "This house will decoy after I'm gone" "Sorry to have kept you waiting" "I Iike music" "That's fine" "You like classical music,Mihoko?" "Yes.Junkichi bought these records?" "I Iike all of them" "I'm afraid I'm too old for them" "Where's Junkichi?" "To tell you the truth..." "It seems that he kind of disagreed with it" "Sir,this..." "Gone to Koyuki" "You quarreIed." "We could hear you" "OouIdn't we?" "I'm sorry.I'm ashamed of him" "Don't take it too serious" "Anyway wants to resist his father when he's young" "He should be strong" "Or he can't make your family thrive" "He's just a kid He's yet to grow up" "Junkichi" "He's such a fool" "I don't know what to do?" "Mihoko" "We were invited to dinner with Junkichi" "What'II we do?" "Where to go?" "Anything you and Mr.Sonoda wish" "I'm sorry for you" "Mihoko" "Don't be" "I Iove Junkichi" "I'm happy to marry a man from such a respectable family" "You'II be a nice bride" "My son doesn't deserve you" "I wonder what Koyuki is like" "I'II take Koyuki to him" "To whom?" "The Master" "Let him beat her so he'II punish us" "No" "No.He won't see us again" "What can we do?" "We're paying evil for his kindness" "It's an unforgivable" "That's right" "That's quite right" "What's the matter?" "He's coming" "The young Master?" "I can hear his footsteps" "Footsteps?" "I hear nothing" "I can hear" "What'II I do?" "Koyuki" "Oome back" "How are you?" "Young Master!" "Koyuki Back?" "Yes" "You know I Iove her?" "You shouldn't.Your world is different from hers" "Don't worry" "Whatever may happen I'II settle it" "Where is she?" "She said" "She heard your footsteps" "She flew away like a turtle dove" "Koyuki" "Young Master" "Not again!" "Don't call me like that" "What else can I call you?" "I have a name,Junkichi Sonoda" "Don't call me like that" "I told you" "No,sir" "Koyuki" "I got you" "You are a turtle" "What'II I do?" "Your kindness is too much" "Oh,cut it out" "What were you praying about?" "I Iike praying alone" "Just praying" "I always come here praying" "For me?" "How?" "Don't punish him" "If you have to punish me now" "Koyuki,look up" "Look at me" "Do you remember that day?" "I was ill" "OouIdn't continue my study and came back from Kyoto" "You were praying there" "You saw me and said," "God listened to me You're back!" "Then you ran away" "You were in the sixth grade" "That was when the turtledove built its nest in my heart" "Koyuki" "No matter what,my love for you will never wither or dry." "Do you understand?" "Koyuki" "please forget it" "Young master" "I'm a country girl without education" "I'm not quiet in bed" "I talk in my sleep" "My teeth chatter" "I take chances and steal food" "I'm always hungry" "And?" "And I'm very selfish" "And?" "And..." "I'm stupid" "And?" "And..." "And I'm not good at anything" "That's why I Iove you" "What should I do?" "I don't know what to do" "Ok,stop it" "I Iove you.I need you" "You love me,too?" "Koyuki.You Iove me,too?" "I don't deserve you" "Trust me and wait" "Understand?" "Yes" "It's a promise" "If I can help you..." "If I can be of any help..." "When I was born,mountains of celebratory cakes were made" "Heir to the wealth,I'd be glad to trade it for Koyuki" "AII I want is a life with her" "Oome,Hardship!" "I won't care" "I welcome it." "Is it only because I'm rich and thoughtless" "The answer will be given when you see what life we're leading" "The reaction will be suffering" "Anyway,the pair of turtles is ready to fly" "I see" "We have to face the setbacks" "Looking at the far blue sky" "Sonoda,is that fiction?" "No" "Is everything in it true?" "Yes" "I was supposed to read" "Morgan's Ancient History" "And my understanding about it" "But I feel" "I have no time for that" "I wanted you to know what's on my mind" "I wanted to be sure what I'm doing" "To tell the truth..." "I've been lonely ever since I joined this literary society" "You all have jobs" "You talk about literature and life based on your jobs" "Yoshiwara,you told us a story before" "When you cut down a tree you fell it's crying with pain" "I'm a woodcutter" "That's it" "You simply say " I'm a woodcutter" "The words alone beat me" "This is a kind of confidence" "But I can't" "Otani" "You talk about your student's struggle" "Or about struggles among the teachers" "I Iive among piles of books" "Oan a real literature or life be born from such idleness?" "To me your stories sound like great novels" "Me,I have no job" "I am nothing but" "Just an heir to a big estate" "I understand" "You've been lonely" "The same with us" "We've kept some distance from you" "But now we know what you're thinking" "We've covered the distance" "You have a path of thorns ahead of you.A hard time for you" "The nation too.1834" "For the country too for she's losing the war" "But this love must be accomplished" "I hope you'II make it" "I cut trees in Mr.Sonoda's woods" "I know Koyuki well" "The path she'II walk is made of needles" "I'II keep my word" "She trusts me" "She'II wait till I'm graduated" "will you go back to your university" "Yes.She wants me to keep studying" "I'II work,too" "To be a tuito" "I'II be financially independent." "You're determined" "KYOTO" "Somebody's going to war" ""My father wanted to apologize" ""But the Master refused to see him" ""What if he loses his job as a game keeper because of me?" ""My mother is worried" ""But my ears are closed to their voices open only to yours" "welcome home" "You've a guest" "Who?" "You know whom" "A pretty girl" "welcome home" "Sorry to interrupt you" "What do you want?" "I was asked by your father to give you this letter" "Thanks" "Is that all?" "Nothing else" "I was told to be sure you read the letter" "I've brought something to eat" "This is my mother's gift for you" "She thinks you need a woman's hands" "My father wants me to let you take care of me" "But I'II go home" "Than take me with you" "No" "But my father told me to" "Suit yourself!" "Wait!" "How dare you!" "It's for the sake of the Master" "We owe him a Iot" "You could grow up because he helped us financially" "His pleasure is" "For us,for the Young Master's" "Understand?" "I'II write a letter to the Young Master to say goodbye" "No" "Gensuke won't like that" "He's trying to help you" "Be patient.You've got to Iearn patience" "Time is a good healer" "Try to forget" "Hi!" "I hear you're going away tomorrow" "Yes" "You'II be lonely but be patient" "She understands" "She's a good girl" "You're obedient,aren't you?" "I see" "I Iike you,too" "I'II tell the Master how good you are" "please do" "I understand" "Say goodbye to the Young Master for me" "AII right" "He came back yesterday" "Is he back?" "I mean his letter came yesterday" "He won't be back for summer vacation" "The new school term has just started" "He can't come back" ""Young Master,as the people around me wish" "I say goodbye" "please forget about me" "But I'II never forget your kindness and affection" "I'II always be wishing you happiness" "Forgive me for leaving you Iike this.Goodbye" "It's such a beautiful day!" "On the other side of this hill" "You'II see someone with a bull on the sea" "Work hard for your new employer" "He knows the Master" "He'II tell on you if you're negligent" "What's wrong?" "It's him!" "What?" "The Young Master is coming" "Koyuki!" "I won't leave you" "I Ieft home" "We'II get married" "AII right?" "AII right?" "They started living together in a small seaside town" "Dunes surrounded the town" "Hi!" "Koyuki!" "I've got it !" "It's heavy" "welcome home" "I borrowed it" "That's fine" "It's hard work" "I'm a porter now" "welcome home" "It's nice you got a job" "I'II haul some baggage tomorrow" "To Yoshioka Apa" "Is it far?" "Yes.I'II take my lunch" "I'II help you" "No" "You're Mrs.Sonoda" "You must stay home" "Why the look?" "I'm sorry" "You had a big future but I ruined it" "I'm happy" "Don't you understand?" "You can leave me any time" "What are you saying?" "I'II punish you for that" "I'm sorry for you" "We had no wedding ceremony" "Everyday is our wedding day" "Now and forever.AII our lives" "Good afternoon!" "Is Mr.Sonoda in?" "Yes" "Oome in" "Young Master!" "Don't be upset They're my friends" "Don't call me young Master" "They'II laugh" "What else can I call you?" ""Dear" or "Junkichi."" "I can't" "hello" "welcome" "Like a party" "We came to honor the turtledoves that left the cage" "Thank you" "How's your married life Mrs.Sonoda?" "hello,Mrs.Sonoda" "They are calling you" "I'm embarrassed!" "Imagine you're on a honeymoon" "This guide book will help you" "Thanks" "He's a stationmaster" "Not for twenty years" "You will be" "Keep a pair of finches in this" "Wish you Iike it" "Thanks.I'II get them" "I brought these things from my shop" "Not much of a gift" "Wish you Iike it" "I need them" "Thank you very much" "I'm a farmer" "I raised some adzuki beans" "Make rice cake with them" "Where's the rice?" "I haven't any" "I cut down trees most of my time" "I have no rice paddy" "I have rice.I'II make rice cake" "Thank you very much" "This isn't much of a gift" "I made it myself" "please take it" "It's tower" "Thank you!" "TurtIedoves!" "TurtIedoves are on it!" "Very nice gift!" "Mine is simple" "A pair of teacups" "And this" "This is a picture by one of my fourth grade students" "Koyuki" "Look at it when you're lonely" "beautiful mountains!" "What's wrong?" "I ran out of soy sauce" "But nobody lat me have it" "We're outcasts" "They're afraid of the Master" "They say Koyuki is not human" "What?" "A fox or a snake got into me when I took a nap so they say" "Is Junkichi at the lumber yard?" "Yes.It pays better" "With the woodcutter?" "Yes.Mr.Yoshiwara is very kind" "He cares about others" "Oome here" "This way,be careful" "Get up,be careful" "Watch" "You all right?" "Yes.Thanks" "You haven't got used to it" "But I've got to do it" "That's right" "Or they'II say you only talk" "really?" "He sleeps on your lap?" "Yes" "He looks tired though he never says he is" "He sleeps on my lap when he comes home" "I envy you" "I wish my late husband had slept on my lap once" "sleep" "little hare and never roam" "It is snowing on your mountain home" "Mr.Sonoda!" "please come in" "Sasmoto and Tanaka" "Are recruited by the army" "Tanaka is worried" "How awful!" "He is crazy" "Even a mailman like him?" "His wife is pregnant" "She'II have a hard time" "We are the same" "We'II have to volunteer to be nurses" "We'II be bombed sooner or later" "Hurry!" "Put out the fire!" "Put out the fire!" "hello" "will you join the fire drill?" "You're lame" "It's war.You can't stay home even if you're lame" "I think he's too old for the drill" "Is she out?" "Give him this" "awful!" "How awful!" "He's drafted!" "It came at last" "Did my son send you to me?" "No.It's my idea" "He's going to war" "He may die" "I hope you'II forget the past" "You must send him to war from your house as your son" "That way you can protect your honor" "And you can perpetuate your family lineage" "please forgive him" "You're a teacher so you talk sense" "will you agree?" "I'm impressed" "I won't say no.But on one condition" "Oondition?" "Like what?" "First,I want him to get rid of that girl" "I want him to apologize" "Oan you convince him?" "frankly..." "I can't do that" "She's very nice A fine woman" "Few hearts are as pure as hers" "It may be hard for you,but" "please try to understand and give your consent" "please" "You think you can reason me down?" "Don't put my son and a poor girl on the same plane" "You're prejudiced" "You believe some are born respectable,others base?" "fool!" "A cheap school teacher what do you know?" "To you" "I may look like an old mule" "But my family is 300 years old" "I have to perpetuate it" "How would you know how I feel?" "Were you born in an old family like mine?" "Leave!" "I was provoked at that moment,but..." "I calmed myself" "I think I pity Sonoda's father" "What do you mean?" "He's bound by his wealth" "gold chilled his blood and made him blind" "In other words he's no man" "He's the guardian of his land his forefathers left to him" "He's a statue more like a corpse" "Stop it!" "please stop it!" "He is my husband's father" "Don't speak ill of his father" "Let me join you" "The neighbors wished you lucked" "Thanks" "They're kind" "Let's drink to his good health and good luck" "Oheers!" "Oheers!" "Oheers!" "A long life!" "Let's be merry tonight" "We might hear Grandpa's song" "Koyuki,you promised to sing for me tonight" "Not with so many listeners" "Don't be sky" "Junkichi's going to war" "Sing,Koyuki" "Let me hear" "It might be our last night" "Sing for me!" "AII right.I'II sing" "Great!" "Ah..." "Let..." "Us go" "And see that flowers" "Ah..." "From then on..." "I learnt how to cut trees" "How to throw flowers" "Into village" "Isn't Junkichi back?" "Not yet,sir" "I see.He doesn't want to come home" "No more" "I'II go to bed" "No" "fool!" "Koyuki" "Let's have wings on our hearts from now on" "Wings?" "On wings of song..." "Our hearts can meet no matter how far we're apart" "Understand?" "Let's have faith in that" "Yes" "If anything happens ask Otani for help" "Ok" "I'm am optimistic type" "I can live happily alone" "I have the birds" "glad to hear that" "Dear" "I Iike your short hair" "You were cute when you were in grade school" "Don't talk that way" "Oame back!" "Oome back alive!" "There are enemy" "Hide,quick" "Hide" "Rest!" "Sonoda,it's about time" "It's about time" "Keep your promise" "Let her keep her promise" "Ok" "Thank you" "You are welcomed" "Ah..." "Let..." "Us go" "And see that flowers" "Ah..." "From then on..." "I learnt how to cut trees" "How to throw flowers" "Into village" "Try hard!" "It looks like Junkichi still lives here" "She's considerate" "She's back" "hello" "It's nice to see you again" "I hear you work hard every day" "I should" "I have nothing else to do" "You've lost weight Koyuki" "No" "I Iove to work in the sun" "really" "But..." "Hard work migh wreck your health" "No" "He's at war,suffering hardship" "I want to share it" "I sing the song for him every day at the fixed time" "He sings for me,too." "I'm happy.I want to thank everybody" "Koyuki" "We thought about you and decided" "We came to ask you to go back to your parents in the mountains" "Then you can have a rest" "Mr.Sonoda won't know you're back" "Mr.Otani.Miss Kawada" "Thank you" "When the war ends he'II come back here" "To this place!" "How can I go to the mountains?" "I hear Saon went to war too" "I used to work hard so army life is easy" "You must be fine" "I hear you sing everyday" "You sound fine" "Road construction is pleasant work for me" "Eight women work together" "I'm the youngest" "One day when we had a rest" "I asked them how we could be happy" ""Yasu,the leader,said "We'II be happy if we win this war" "Then Ogen complained" "My man was crippled because of the war" "How can I be happy?" "Thus we started to argue" "But our enemy is the rain" "It prevents us from getting jobs" "Women are having a hard time back home" "Enemy!" "Get down!" "Get down!" "Watch out!" "Be careful" "Koyuki!" "Mr.Otani" "terrible!" "The War Office's notice of death!" "Mr.Otani told me" "Mr.Sasamoto and Mr Tanaka were dead" "When I got home crying" "I found the birds dead in the cage" "You liked them very much but they're dead" "Forgive me" "Three days later" "Mr.Otani was drafted,too" "What are you doing now?" "You stopped writing to me" "I can't hear your voice at the usual time" ""Has something happened to you?"" "tell me" "She works as hard as a strong man" "She's exhausted" "But she doesn't say she's tired,does she?" "Of course not" "The war doesn't seem to be ending" "She works at a hospital now" "At a hospital?" "They need nurses" "She has no license but she can help" "I didn't know" "Maybe it's easier than carrying logs,but..." "She gladly nurses those who are seriously ill" "usually they don't do it" "trouble is she comes home late and coughs hard" "I'm worried" "But nothing can stop her when she's determined" "That's right" "Koyuki" "hello,Mr.Yoshiwara" "Fine?" "Yes.Thank you" "Did Junkichi write to you recently?" "No" "I haven't received letter for months" "really?" "I got one yesterday" "His letter?" "The war and hardship changed him" "Why?" "What did he say in the letter?" "He apologizes to his father" "apologize?" "!" "He'II marry a girl his father chooses" "I didn't want to tell you but I couldn't be silent" "You are so poor!" "Let me see it!" "please let me see the letter!" "He also wanted me to show it to his father not to you" "After all,he's weak" "Born with a silver spoon in his mouth" "You'd better go back to your parents" "Take care of yourseIf.Goodbye" "No matter what,I Iove him with all my heart.So I'm happy" "No matter what he wrote he was able to write" "It proves he's alive" "I'm happy" "I've made things for the baby I'II have" "when he comes back" "But it's a dream after all" "Are you crying?" "When you feel like crying,cry hard" "When you feel better after crying,eat the eggs" "Ration for old people" "They'II nourish you" "I want you to be as fresh and as a turtledove cheerful" "You told her that?" "You're Master Junkichi's friend" "She believed you" "How cruel!" "I have to do whatever the Master tells me" "Or I can't cut trees in the forests" "If I can't cut trees my family will starve to death" "I have no choice" "The Master wants you" "Yes" "1946.The war finally ended" "Japanese soldiers were repatriated" "But Junkichi wasn't" "No new about him" "How is she?" "She must be glad to see you" "She used to be as fresh as the morning sun" "She's changed" "NaturaIIy.Hardship can change anybody" "hello" "Any news from Junkichi?" "No letters" "His father is stubborn as ever" "There are things that change and thing that don't change" "Ah..." "Let..." "Us go" "And see that flowers" "Ah..." "Do you sing today?" "Time to sing" "Listen to me" "I sing for you" "Listen!" "The Master dead!" "The Master?" "!" "He was scolding a peasant when he had a stroke" "He died instantly" "really?" "really?" "What fate!" "I haven't seen him for so long" "I'II never see him again" "We own him a Iot,but..." "How I hated him!" "What are you saying?" "Forgive me,Master" "We didn't go to see" "Koyuki even when she fell ill" "But in my heart I've been longing to see her" "That's natural I'm her mother" "You're right.I know how you feel" "You do?" "Thank you" "I'II go see her I've no reason not to now" "He's dead" "You can't stop me!" "Nothing Oan" "Am I wrong?" "That's why I came" "Go immediately!" "Do you feel better?" "I am here to tell you that Master is dead" "Are you crying for him?" "He didn't approve of your marriage.You should've hated him" "No" "The Master was stubborn" "That's why I can love Junkichi so firmly" "I thank him for that" "Koyuki will you forgive me?" "It was a lie that" "Junkichi gave me a letter" "The mater wanted me to tell you that" "I'm sorry" "You cut down tress in his woods" "You couldn't say no to the Master" "You've family to support" "You had to do that" "I understand" "Forgive me.Koyuki please forgive me" "Yoshiwara" "It must have been hard for you to do that" "The most important thing for us to do is this" "help each other" "Rid the world of" "bitter felling and sorrow..." "So no one will suffer again will you do that?" "Oan you see?" "See the dunes?" "I'm happy" "I'm ill,but I ca see such a beautiful sight" "The dunes change their shapes" "He went to war over the dunes" "When will he came back across them?" "When will it be?" "Hi!" "Koyuki!" "Nice to see you again" "You look better today" "Koyuki,They want me to tell you this" "Mr.Otani and Miss Kawada are getting married" "OongratuIations" "Thank you" "Have nice children For me,too" "That box" "This?" "open it" "Oh!" "Baby clothes!" "You can have them" "You've prepared for your baby" "But" "I can't have a child anymore" "please" "please" "Father" "Mother" "I've brought your favorite food" "Try to eat" "What's wrong?" "Koyuki!" "Koyuki!" "I'II cook it for you.Wait" "Oome on!" "Good?" "It's him!" "He's coming back!" "I can hear them!" "His footsteps!" "He's coming home!" "Oome on,Koyuki" "pull yourself together!" "I regret I'm ill" "when he's coming home" "What can I do?" "I'm sorry.I'm very sorry" "Get the doctor" "Hurry!" "Oome Home!" "while everybody's in my room" "only she can hear" "Sonoda's footsteps" "He is back" "He's back at long last" "I'm very glad" "I'm very glad" "What do you want to say?" "Speak up" "He's..." "Iate" "I'm back!" "Koyuki!" "The Young Master's back!" "Koyuki,I'm back" "Look at me.I'm here" "Dear" "I can't help you as your wife" "I'm sorry" "Don't be" "Sorry" "fool!" "You've suffered a Iot" "But not any more" "We'II be together from now on" "I want to go back to the mountains" "I see" "AII right.Let's go back" "Our way is clear" "You'II go back to the mountains as Mr.Sonoda" "I..." "Never..." "Thought..." "I was..." "Mrs..." "Sonoda" "Koyuki" "You were loyal to my father who was cruel to you" "Koyuki" "Koyuki" "Koyuki" "Koyuki" "Koyuki died" "I wanted to have our wedding and her funeral at one time" "people might laugh at me" "But Koyuki found,by dying a place in my heart..." "Where she would live forever" "I wanted to make her my wife legally" "She's here" "Ready..." "Ah..." "The bride has arrived" "Every couples" "will ends" "well" "Koyuki.Here we are" "Your home" "Here I am" "Ooming" "Ooming" "Father-in-Iaw.Mother-in-Iaw" "Oome over here" "Oome in,villagers" "please" "Mr.Otani will you say something for Koyuki?" "Koyuki" "Mrs.Koyuki Sonoda" "You're still alive in our hearts" "You'II as long as your husband lives" "OongratuIations" "villagers" "Thank you for attending my wedding" "Thank you!" "Koyuki and I Ieft this village three years ago" "Then the war took me from her" "It separated me from my beloved wife" "Now I returned to this house with Koyuki" "Not as the keeper of a fortune" "I want to spend it" "I'II make use of my money..." "To save unhappy women like Koyuki" "She's my legal wife now" "She still lives in my heart" "She'II be happy to see me do it" "I understand well" "Therefore,it's a happy night" "Everybody.OongratuIate us" "We're happy." "It's a happy night" "She'II be buried in the Sonoda family plot" "She's going to join the Sonoda family at last" "We'II bury her tomorrow" "We'II say goodbye to her tomorrow.Drink for her" "Koyuki had a good heart" "So gentle,so kind" "There's nobody like her" "She was like Buddha" "The Young Master is missing" "Gensuke is looking" "The Bride is missing,too" "Koyuki we're alone now" "It's been a Iong tome" "Let's sing our song together" "Ah..." "Let..." "Us go" "And see that flowers" "Ah..." "From then on..." "I learnt how to cut trees" "How to throw flowers" "Into village"