"GABAI GRANNY FILM PARTNERS" "Produced by AMAZON" "Based on the novel by YOSHICHI SHIMADA" "Directed by HITOSHI KURAUCHI" ""GABAI GRANNY"" "Thank you for riding this train." "This train is going to arrive at Hiroshima." "Iwanaga speaking." "Yes, we're very grateful." "Would you hold on a minute?" "I'm moving for better reception." "Yes, that's right." "The content for the display will be decided this week." "We'll have concrete talks on the explanatory panels, too." "I've just arrived in Hiroshima, so I'll be in Hakata past noon." "Yes, I'll be looking forward to it." "See you." "Be careful." "Granny will meet you at the station." "Don't lose your ticket." "I won't." "Be a good boy." "Bye." "Mommy." "Be a good boy." "Bye." "Mommy." "HIROSHIMA" " SUMMER, 1957" "Hideko, you're especially pretty today." "You mean always." "Yes, you're always pretty." "Flattering won't get you anywhere." "I can't believe I'm so popular." "Hideko, marry me." "I don't mind if you have kids." "Oh, really?" "Hey, I was first." "She's marrying me." "Right, Hideko?" "What is this?" "You said the same thing in Kazu's joint last night." "Oh, shut up." "Mommy." "Akihiro." "Mom told you not to come here." "Have it your way." "Drink it up." "Thank you." "Please excuse me." "Why did you come?" "Didn't I tell you not to come here?" "Now stop crying." "Akihiro, go home with your brother and go to bed." "You're the big brother." "Take him home right now." "Akihiro" "Akihiro" "Mommy." "I'm the one who wants to cry." "Thank you very much." "All clear." "I really appreciate this." "You had to take days off from work." "But I'm the only one, who can come." "I'm so sorry." "And did you tell Akihiro?" "I haven't told him anything yet." "Good gracious." "Why haven't you told him?" "Mom, give me ¥5." "¥5." "What is this?" "Say "hi" to your auntie." "Hi." "Hi." "Who's she?" "She's your Aunt Masako, my sister from Saga." "From Saga?" "Yes, from Saga in Kyushu." "Is Kyushu far from here?" "Yes, it's very far." "Here." "This is for you." "Say "thank you."" "I must go back to Saga tomorrow." "Already going back, Auntie?" "Will your summer vacation be over soon?" "Yes." "Will you come to the station with your mom to see me off?" "I will." "That's good." "You're a good boy, Akihiro." "You must be hungry." "Have some curry and rice." "Brother." "I had ice cream soda with Auntie today." "She bought me this." "And tomorrow I'm..." "Akihiro." "Hiroshima." "Lunch boxes..." "Hey, I want an Ell-rice." "Yes." "The train going to Sanyo that will depart at 7:43 is arriving at Platform 1." "I wish I could've..." "Don't worry." "Please tell mother I appreciate this." "Sure..." "And make sure you don't wear yourself out." "Train bound for Moji will depart from Platform 1." "Take care." "Auntie, come again." "Masako, take care of him." "Mommy..." "Mommy." "Mommy." "Akihiro." "Mommy." "Akihiro." "Don't worry, Auntie." "I'll get off at the next station." "Don't worry about it." "Akihiro, you're not going back." "You're going to Saga with me." "From today, you'll be living in Saga with your granny." "Living in Hiroshima is bad for your education so your mom asked your granny to take care of you." "Sorry we didn't tell you." "But if we did tell you, you wouldn't have liked it." "Your mom and brother won't be with you from now on." "You must be a good boy and listen to your granny" "Try to do your best." "SAGA STATION" "Let's go." "What're you doing?" "We're here." "Mother." "Come in." "What's keeping you?" "Hurry up and come in." "Mother, it's me, Masako." "We've just arrived." "Akihiro, this is your granny." "Met her when you were little." "Don't remember, do you?" "Hurry up and take your shoes off." "Well, I must be going now." "I have an early start tomorrow." "The boy's all yours." "Come with me." "Hurry up and come." "Put your bag there." "From tomorrow you cook the rice, so watch carefully how it's done." "Cook rice?" "Here." "Try it." "Wake up." "The fire will die." "That's too strong." "I have to go to work at 4 in the morning." "When you get up, you cook the rice." "When the rice is cooked, offer some first to the family altar." "Don't forget that." "Akihiro, get up." "The 2nd semester begins today." "Hurry up and eat." "You'll be late." "Mommy." "Mommy." "Had trouble finding here." "He didn't remember the address correctly." "The person, who found him, said he was by the railway tracks." "Thank you very much." "How old are you?" "I'm 58." "Must be tough caring for your grandson at your age." "It's no trouble." "Brought up 7 children by myself." "Look at these." "Scrap metal sells at a high price." "So, it's a waste to walk without looking around." "In this world, there are things to pick up but none to throw away." "MOMMY" "Come." "Makes the river clean and saves money for fuel." "Kill two birds with one stone." "C'mon." "You help, too." "Look." "A cucumber." "The market there sometimes throws away vegetable unfit to sell." "Give it to me." "Slice this curved cucumber, pickle it and it'll be the same." "Same with this eggplant." "Chop it and cook it." "If vegetables or fruit are spoiled, cut off those part and eat the rest." "Granny, I got a tomato." "It must be nice and cool." "Eat it." "This river is our private supermarket." "Supermarket?" "It even delivers goods to us." "And it's all free of charge." "Isn't it a great supermarket?" "Our supermarket." "The only trouble is we can't eat what we want that day." "A bird." "Mommy, look." "Look." "Mister." "Huh?" "Which way is Hiroshima?" "That way." "Mommy." "I made a mistake." "Hiroshima is this way." "Lie again, I'll get you." "It's not a lie." "Just follow these tracks forever." "Keep going and you'll reach Hiroshima." "Mommy." "Mister?" "Any food?" "Nothing today." "Our supermarket must be closed today." "Just one clog." "Let's use it for firewood." "Wait a couple of days." "The other one will show up." "Granny, it came." "What?" "The clog..." "The other one came floating." "So it did." "Granny, how come you knew the other one will come in a couple of days?" "If you lose one, you'll keep it somehow but after a couple of days you realize it's useless to keep it and decide to throw it away." "So we end up getting a pair right in front of our house." "Never mind that and look at this." "It has gold buttons." "Try it on." "It was your cousin's." "It might be a little big." "Better than too small." "But this is too..." "Like they say better big than small." "Akihiro." "Yes?" "Miser is a crook." "But thrift is a real genius." "This is Akihiro Iwanaga." "He's from Hiroshima." "You all be friendly to him." "Iwanaga, sit at that desk there." "I'll pass the hand-outs now." "Your mom's gabai (really) old." "Sir." "Please take care of Akihiro." "I'm leaving now." "I thought you were going to watch the lesson?" "I was going to, but I remembered something." "I see." "Hit him." "Hit him..." "Hey." "Stop it." "Akihiro, you just transferred and already picking a fight?" "How did it start?" "He tried to hit me." "Akihiro, why did you try to hit him?" "Must have a reason." "Talk to me." "Teacher's coming." "Yutaka." "Akihiro." "Do you still want to fight?" "Okay." "Shake hands and be friends." "She's not my mom." "She's my granny." "I'm sorry." "TWO YEARS LATER" "Akihiro" "Don't get serious." "It hurts." "Granny." "What is it?" "I couldn't go back to Hiroshima during this year's summer vacation." "I know." "Mom didn't come to the school Field Day this year, either." "I've decided." "I'm going back to Hiroshima during the winter vacation." "Impossible." "How come?" "Trains don't run during the winter." "What?" "You're lying." "What about during spring break?" "During spring break, the drivers are busy with other things." "If I keep following these tracks," "I'll reach Hiroshima." "So Hiroshima is beyond these tracks." "The Hiroshima Ball Park is there." "Let's collect more scrap metal and go during the winter vacation." "No." "The trains don't run in winter." "Who said so?" "Granny did." "Hey, something's coming." "You're right." "What could it be?" "Wow." "It's a train." "A train's running." "A train's running." "Wait." "Wait." "Granny." "A train's running." "You said they don't run in winter." "But there is a train." "You saw it?" "Yes, it was running." "Must be a freight train." "People were waving from windows." "Must be livestock." "Livestock?" "Cows." "They must've been waving their tails." "It's so cool." "I'll definitely do Kendo." "Me, too." "Granny." "C'mon." "Out of the way." "Granny." "What is it?" "I want to do Kendo." "Go ahead." "Really?" "Kendo's fine." "You want to do it, go ahead." "Really?" "I can go to Kendo school?" "Kendo school?" "Fine." "Go and learn." "You'll pay for it?" "Pay money?" "Kendo school tuition." "Are you saying it costs money?" "I have to buy protectors, a mask and..." "Forget Kendo." "What?" "Don't do Kendo." "Forget it." "But you just said..." "I said forget it." "Granny." "Forget it." "Can't I?" "Forget it." "If I go to Kendo school, it'll cost money." "But with Judo, you'll only need a Judo suit." "It'll cost less than" "Kendo protectors and mask." "You know, Judo costs less than Kendo." "Is it free?" "No, it isn't." "I need to buy a Judo suit." "C'mon." "Granny." "Forget it." "Granny." "What?" "All my friends in my class are doing sports." "Is that so." "I want to do something, too." "Some sport..." "C'mon." "Ah!" "I have a great idea." "What is it?" "Try running." "Running?" "Need no tools, and the ground is free." "Running is the best sport." "Why not start tomorrow?" "Granny, I'm hungry." "You only think so." "You think you're hungry, so you want to eat." "If you think you're not hungry, then you won't be." "The Tofu vendor's here." "Go and buy some Tofu from him." "I want a cake of Tofu." "Okay." "Any broken Tofu?" "Yes, there is." "Here you go." "Half price - ¥5." "Thank you." "Here." "Eat this." "Rice, please." "You're eating more?" "Running makes me hungry." "You ran today, too?" "Ran 50 meters laps with all my might." "I did that many times." "Don't run like that." "Why can't I run with all my might?" "You'll get hungry." "Don't tell me..." "Don't tell me you run with your shoes on." "Sure I do." "You fool!" "Shoes will wear out." "Run barefoot." "Mommy." "I was poor in Hiroshima but I became poorer here." "Much, much more." "Mister." "About face." "On your mark." "Get set..." "Go!" "Yes, ma'am. ¥10 per cake." "Thank you for your patronage." "Do you have any broken Tofu?" "Ah, today..." "Rats." "No broken one today." "Wait." "There is a broken cake." "Half price." "Sorry." "Are you all right?" "I'm okay." "Does your eye hurt?" "It's nothing." "It's a good thing you came quickly." "Otherwise it could've been serious." "What?" "No need to worry now." "Thank you." "I'm sorry." "It's after school, and I don't have any money with me." "I'll go home, and get some from granny." "Doctor, he doesn't have any money." "No need to pay." "Better go home by bus today." "Here's the bus fare." "What did the doctor say?" "Must pay for the treatment and bus fare." "Said no need to." "No." "We don't accept charity." "Akihiro, come with me." "Granny." "Granny." "About the money?" "Not about that." "Go to sleep." "Granny." "I'm asleep." "What?" "Why are we... so poor?" "I wish we were rich." "Akihiro." "There are two types of poverty." "Negative poverty and positive poverty." "We're the positive poor." "It's a good thing." "Positive poor?" "Besides, we haven't become poor just recently." "We've been poor for generations." "Be proud of it." "Be proud?" "Akihiro, enjoy poverty now." "It'll be tough when you become rich." "Eat good food, travel..." "You'll be so busy." "You must be careful, when you walk around in expensive clothes." "If you're poor, you'll be wearing dirty clothes to begin with." "Whether it rains or you sit on dirt it doesn't matter." "Nothing to lose." "See." "It's great to be poor." "Granny." "Go to sleep." "Good night." "Granny, aren't they offerings to Buddha?" "I know." "Won't we be cursed?" "Why do you say that?" "If they drift on, they'll pollute the sea and become trouble for the fish." "But these boats carry the spirits of the dead." "That's why we must return them to the river." "There." "Thank you very much." "Grandpa..." "When did he die?" "Long time ago." "He died when I was 42." "He ran a bicycle shop." "How did he die?" "No use being sad forever." "I'm glad you asked." "It's about time." "Mommy, I grew 6cm taller." "I can run so much faster now." "I'm first place during practice, too." "So you must come to our Field Day." "Love, Akihiro" "Can't your mom come to Field Day?" "Don't know." "She doesn't have to come." "Akihiro, your mom isn't coming not because she doesn't want to." "Forget it." "Mommy's forgotten about me." "She's better off without me." "You're wrong about that." "Your mom..." "When you began to grow in her belly your dad was dying from A-Bomb radiation." "He wanted you to be the proof that he existed in this world and left you behind." "Knowing that, your mom struggled to give birth to you." "A parent would never wish for her child not to exist." "Lay eggs." "Lay." "Lay." "Hurry up." "Lay eggs." "Stop clucking and lay eggs." "You must know today's the Field Day." "Hurry up and lay." "You stupid hen." "Lay." "Lay." "The stupid hen." "It's the Field Day." "I want to put an egg cake in his lunch." "Akihiro, take this." "Don't forget it." "I swear..." "I'm off to school." "I can't go, so good luck." "Get set." "Fight." "Fight..." "Get set" "Pull..." "And now, our last program before noon." "The 5th Graders' 50-meter Races." "On your mark." "Get set." "On your mark." "Get set." "The scores up to now are:" "White Team -- 80 points;" "Red Team -- 140 points." "With this, all the morning events are finished." "Now it's the much awaited lunch hour." "Enjoy lunch with your mother and father who have come to cheer you." "Akihiro." "Isn't Granny here?" "Granny's working today." "Yutaka." "Over here." "Hurry up and come." "Why not join us?" "I'll be all right." "Iwanaga, I've been looking for you." "Can you trade your lunch with mine?" "Pardon?" "I have a bit of a stomach-ache." "Your lunch has pickled plum and ginger." "They're both good for the stomach." "Let's swap." "Okay with me." "Sure?" "You've saved my skin." "I suddenly got this stomach-ache." "I really appreciate it." "Please eat my lunch." "Thank you." "Oh, my God." "Granny," "I had no idea there's such delicious food in this world." "Iwanaga, here you are." "I need a favor from you." "Your lunch has pickled plum and ginger, right?" "I have a stomach-ache and maybe we can switch..." "Iwanaga, doesn't your lunch..." "Yutaka, hurry." "That was terrific." "Great." "Granny, it was so funny." "What was?" "Today, all the teachers had stomach-aches." "Maybe they were all faking it." "You finally noticed?" "But why did they?" "If they said they brought their lunches for you both you and I will feel obliged, won't we?" "To do things unnoticed is true kindness." "Throw it to the second base To the second base." "Guard the second base." "Okay." "Okay." "Never mind It's okay." "It's okay." "Two out." "Do your best, guys." "Let's go for it." "Never mind that." "Next." "Next." "Ouch!" "Hey, time." "Ikeda." "I want to play, too." "Anyone who wants to play can join." "Fine with me." "Ikeda, can you play baseball?" "Sure." "Is this bat new?" "You're kidding." "He's not athletic at all." "But he wants to play." "I want to be the catcher." "You?" "The catcher?" "What are you talking about, fool?" "A catcher's mitt." "Wow." "And the mask." "Gabai (cool)!" "My dad'll buy the bases tomorrow." "Real bases?" "That's terrific." "It can't be." "You can use them, too." "What shall we do?" "Can we use your bat and glove, too?" "Sure." "Agree?" "Agree." "Never mind." "Ikeda." "Time." "I'm going to pitch with all my might, so switch with Yutaka just this once." "All right." "Akihiro, go for it." "Okay." "Him in left field?" "A simple fly'll become a homer." "Don't worry." "I'll strike him out." "Damn it." "Out!" "IKEDA CONFECTIONARY" "Fight." "Swing the bat!" "The ball is thrown." "A grounder." "Catch the ball and the player will be out." "To the first base." "He missed the ball." "Run!" "Run..." "He reached the home base." "Great..." "It's great." "Great." "It's so great." "Scored." "It's great." "It looks delicious." "They're what we sell, but have some, if you like." "I'll take this." "It's delicious." "It's good." "Akihiro, the tea's ready." "Drink it." "Mommy." "Hiroshima's winning." "Let's watch it together." "Mommy." "Mommy." "Mommy." "TO MOTHER" "TO AKIHIRO" "Last month, I was sick and couldn't work for 10 days." "I'm well now, so please don't worry." "For that reason, I can only send ¥2,000, half the usual amount." "Mother, please understand my current situation." "I'm home." "I'm starving to death." "The meal will be ready soon." "Here." "A letter from your mom." "What the hell!" "What's the matter?" "Mommy says she's busy with work, so I must be a good boy and not think about going to Hiroshima." "Hello." "Who is it?" "I'm coming." "I'm from the Waterworks." "You haven't paid last month." "I'll deliver the money myself, so please wait a bit more." "I see how it is." "I guess it can't be helped." "I'll pay as soon as I can." "I'm so sorry." "More rice?" "No thanks." "Can't eat anymore." "But you always eat two bowls." "Are you sick or something?" "Have another bowl of rice." "No thanks." "But..." "Did you read the letter?" "The letter addressed to me?" "SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A FULL STOMACH." "So, you're home." "Granny." "Was mommy sick?" "Don't worry." "She's gotten better now." "Granny." "It's okay." "Let's forget it tonight." "Huh?" "No painful talks at night." "No matter how painful, it won't sound so bad in the daytime." "I see." "Iwanaga's essay, which won a prize at the contest, has come back." "Let's have Iwanaga read it." ""My Mother"" "by Akihiro Iwanaga 5th Grade, Class 6." "My mother is working in Hiroshima so I live here with my grandmother." "When I visit my friends at their home" "I envy them, because their mothers are with them." "The other day, I really missed my mother and I went to see the railway tracks." "I haven't seen my mother, since I came to Saga." "But I am not lonely, because" "Granny is with me." "I have two mothers." "At present, Granny is my mother." "The End." "You are..." "Such silly things..." "Are you still awake?" "I forgot my homework." "I have to write an essay titled: "My Father" by tomorrow." "Your dad." "But I know nothing about him." "Write you don't know him." "Good idea." "Arai." "Iwanaga." "Kaneko." "Yes." "What did you get?" "I DON'T KNOW HIM." "THREE YEARS LATER" "Hey, Akihiro." "Your granny's here." "Yeah, I know she's here." "Akihiro, what're you doing?" "The term tests begin tomorrow." "Last-minute struggle won't help." "Go to bed." "But I'm completely hopeless with English." "English, huh?" "I have an idea." "Write:" ""I'm Japanese" on the answer sheet." "No need for English here." "You said it." "But Chinese Characters..." "You're hopeless with that, too?" "Then, write:" ""I can get by with just Katakana and Hiragana characters."" "Good idea." "I hate History, too." "My, my, that, too?" "Then write:" ""I don't care about the past."" "That's great." "Studying hard like that can become a bad habit." "Waste of electricity." "Go to bed." "Akihiro's grades are poor, but plays baseball very well." "The 3rd-year students will retire from the team this fall." "A 2nd-year student will become the new captain." "Akihiro will become the captain of our school baseball team." "What is this "captain"?" "The captain..." "Well, it's..." "It's like a general." "Akihiro's the general?" "C'mon." "Have some beer." "Ah, that's not..." "Just one glass to celebrate Akihiro becoming the general." "I must go." "It's a celebration." "Akihiro, I have to go now." "Teacher..." "It was nice seeing you." "Thanks so much for coming." "Goodbye." "Granny, serving beer to my teacher's a bad idea." "You thinks so?" "Akihiro, come with me." "Look." "Didn't you say you wanted baseball shoes?" "Spikes" "You have to borrow them from someone else, right?" "Let's go shopping." "The store's already closed." "So what?" "A captain must have "sparks."" ""Spikes" not "sparks."" "You must wear spikes to hit homeruns." "Akihiro, the light." "JONAN SPORTS GOODS" "Hello..." "Good evening." "Please open the door." "Good evening." "We want the most expensive pair of sparks." "What?" "Spikes." "The most expensive ones." "My grandson's the general." "Okay." "Okay." "Granny, I don't need such expensive ones." "I don't usually buy anything but when I do, I buy only the best." "The most expensive pair we have now is ¥2,250." "Please make that ¥10,000." "That's impossible." "We sell this pair for ¥2,250." "I know, but can't you sell it for ¥10,000?" "Here." "...25 kilos." "With X for speed/m.p.h. and Y for speed, what is the equation?" "Try solving it." "It's the same as the last one." "The values of A and B, that is X and Y are changed to the speed of bicycle and walking this time." "Iwanaga, what're they?" "New spikes." "Gift for a new captain?" "Yes." "What's Pythagoras' theorem?" "I don't know." "Iwanaga, five laps around the ground." "Yes, sir." "Second inning." "Second inning." "Akihiro, slug it out!" "Slug it out!" "Safe." "You really work hard for a junior high boy." "Akihiro." "These glasses..." "Did you...?" "Don't know." "Don't know?" "How did they get here?" "Maybe Grandpa gave them to you." "A reward for hanging on so long by yourself." "Granny." "A letter." "Read it." "Since it'll be your last marathon as a junior high student" "I will come, no matter what." "I look forward to it." "Akihiro." "Mom's coming." "I'm so happy for you, Akihiro." "Suzuki." "Get the teacher here." "Okay." "Put it down slowly..." "Slowly..." "Okay." "Now, the tables are next." "Bring them here." "Yes" "Iwanaga." "Yes" "Isn't your mother coming for the first time?" "Yes" "It's your last marathon." "Good luck." "Thanks" "Okay." "The chairs are next." "She wrote she'd come the day before the marathon." "Something happen?" "She intended to get on the train after work, but maybe miss it." "She'll be here tomorrow morning." "Don't worry." "Go to bed." "Ah, I finally made it." "Akihiro." "Akihiro." "Mom." "Hurry." "Get up and eat." "Mom." "Don't worry." "I'm sure she'll come." "Good luck with the marathon." "The Annual Marathon Race, 3rd-year Section will now begin." "Has your mom come?" "Maybe she can't come." "On your mark." "PLEASE PAY TAX AND SUBMIT TAX FORMS ON TIME" "SAGA TAX OFFICE" "Iwanaga, they'll catch up with you." "Run faster." "Akihiro, go for it." "Akihiro." "Akihiro, your mother's watching." "Lift your head." "Run proud." "Akihiro." "Keep at it." "Mom, don't I run fast?" "Akihiro." "Grades are bad, but I run fast." "You got brains from your dad, but legs from me." "I'm happy for you that your mother came." "Akihiro, she came." "Sir, please use this." "No." "You use it." "Sir, please." "You go ahead." "Sir, please" "I told you to use it." "I must go to the very front." "Iwanaga, a new record." "It's a new school record." "You did it." "You're gabai (super)." "(graduation song)" "Granny." "Granny." "Granny, I'm going." "Hurry up and go." "Thanks for all you've done for me." "Hurry up and go." "Granny." "I'll come back in summer." "Hurry up and go." "I really must go." "Granny, take care of yourself." "Hurry up and go." "I'm going to Mom in Hiroshima." "Akihiro, don't go." "Don't go." "Don't go." "Akihiro." "Don't go." "Cast KAZUKO YOSHIYUKI" "MIYOKO ASADA" "YOUMA SUZUKI, KOSHIN IKEDA," "SOMA IKEDA" "KEN OGATA" "YUJI MIYAKE" "SHINSUKE SHIMADA" "YOHACHI SHIMADA" "TARO YAMAMOTO" "YOUKI KUDOH" "Based on the novel "Saga no Gabai Baachan"" "by YOSHICHI SHIMADA" "What Granny told me before" "I still keep them in my mind." "It's nice that we didn't have a televisions and radio." "so we could talk often." "The real attentiveness wouldn't embarrass people." "You told me that." "I'll keep remembering it." "You said that people can pick love up but no love can be discarded." "I want to feel proud of myself." "I swear it in my mind." "At cold nights warming hands by the fire we often looked at each other and smiled." "Memories about that time emerged again." "A person should have dreams all his life even the dreams can't be realized." "Nothing is more wonderful than living." "You told me that." "Granny." "Directed by HITOSHI KURAUCHI"