"KOINA NO GINPEI, MIGRATORY SNOWBIRD" "Original Story:" "Shin Hasegawa Director:" "Tomikazu Miyata" "Cast:" "Kikuya Okada as Tsumegi no Unokichi Naminosuke Horikawa as Hotate no Ushimatsu" "Saburo Kojima as Gohei Reiko Mochizuki as Oichi" "Ryusui lwami as Iwakado no Tajiro Kotonosuke Nakamura as Dango no Kichi" "Zenichiro Yasuda as Lion Dance Master Tamotsu Agawa as Yonomatsu" "Tsumasaburo Bando as Koina no Ginpei" "Unattained love of the past and present." "Are these tears here in Shimoda?" "The port of Shimoda is the hometown to Koina no Ginpei." "An orphan, he joined Shimataro Onabe 's gang which ruled the area." "Ginpei is known for his strength and courage." "Early summer of 1838..." "Koina no Ginpei came fishing together with his underling Dango no Kichi." "I did n't come to feed them!" "Dam mit!" "You're not fishing?" "Why not?" "Something wrong?" "They come after anything!" "Ginpei has been deep in his thoughts lately." "Anything?" "Even after you?" "Like crazy!" "The minute the bait touches water!" "Got another one!" "Here it comes!" "Women never come after me." "I want better luck with fish!" "Keep yourself busy." "Ginpei is a bold man with a kind-hearted nature." "His heart is now dominated by a woman." "Oichi, the daughter of Gohei's Tea House." "He's not acting like himself." "I know why!" "You're thinking about Oichi?" "Aren't you?" "." "Am I right?" "I am right!" "That's ridiculous!" "Look who's blushing!" "Hey!" "Cut it out now!" "You fool!" "Ginpei is in L-O-V-E with Oichi!" "And you hate women!" "I know it!" "I can tell so!" "Shut up!" "Stop before I lose it!" "Even Dango no Kichi picked up on how Ginpei felt." "I told you to cut it out!" "The flower oflove is starting to bloom in Ginpei's heart." "Outside the bustling town of Shimoda in Izu, not too far from the post town." "Gohei's Tea House, also selling snacks." "The owner Gohei used to be a member of Onabe 's gang." "Oichi, his only daughter." "There comes Tsumegi no Unokichi." "Got it!" "Be gentle with it." "What's the occasion?" "Looking gorgeous today." "You're such a sweet talker!" "Although without a wife," "Gohei's place is prospering thanks to Oichi, his only daughter, known for her beauty." "Oichi, isn't it ti me we spoke to your father about..." "Sneaky, sneaky..." "Look at those two!" "Nosy mutts!" "Come on, stop it." "There they go!" "There rush in..." "News!" "We've got news!" "Listen up!" "Unokichi!" "What?" "Talking got us nowhere." "We've no choice!" "A fight!" "You sure?" "Ushimatsu's gang is gathering their men!" "I see." "We'll go tell Boss about this!" "Meet us there!" "Better tell old Gohei!" "What's the fuss about?" "Oichi's father Gohei was a gambler, but came out clean and now works with the backing of Onabe." "A fight." "I'll also head to Boss' place now." "Right, before it gets too late." "I'll go too." "Bring my cloak." "A fight soon?" "Once it starts, Shimoda will..." "Shan't bother you honest lot." "Let's go." "Mr. Uno, please take care of Father!" "Don't be silly!" "We're not fighting yet." "Now, let's go!" "For long, Ushimatsu has been wanting to take over Shimoda ruled by Onabe's gang." "Tension was building between the two gangs." "Neither side could hold their silence any longer." "Back at Gohei's Tea House." "Ginpei is head over heels for Oichi, the shop's idol." "But she has already promised to marry Unokichi, who is also part of Onabe 's gang." "However, Ginpei is unaware of this." "Taking revenge, huh!" "Ginpei's heart wanders off to Oichi." "Kichi!" "You go home, alright?" "Me?" "Just go home now!" "You don't want me here, eh?" "But you know, no favor comes for free!" "Ginpei, brother!" "Buy me some snack." "Ginpei, a deal?" "Bribe me and I'll leave." "You surely know the score." "Come on, Ginpei!" "Stay here." "Gimme!" "Take these and go home now!" "See you then!" "Oichi." "Who's that?" "It's me." "Not Mr. Uno..." "Unokichi?" "Never mind." "Oichi, I need to talk to you about something." "You're waiting for Unokichi?" "No." "Really?" "I see it on your face." "But I'm not that bad of an offer myself." "There's something I've been wanting to tell you." "Oichi." "I'm just worried." "Father hasn't returned yet." "Oichi, so you're..." "not in love with Uno?" "Hi." "Take a seat." "Getting rowdy and noisy here." "Give us some tea." "Coming right up." "Damn them!" "Don't come now!" "There may be a fight soon." "Yeah." "We don't want to get sucked into a fight." "Is everything alright?" "Of course not." "These streets will be covered in pools of blood too!" "Even a cat will use up all its lives!" "I pray for Buddha's mercy!" "Don't scare us!" "It's best we get moving!" "Hurry now!" "Here you are." "The candy vendor." "Why are they in such a hurry?" "Oichi!" "I've something to tell you!" "Oichi, we'll have a fight." "I'll do my best, but I might die if I'm out of luck." "But death doesn't scare a thug like me." "Yet it's now or never." "I might run out of time to ask you this." "I've this feeling that I will." "Oichi..." "I know it's so sudden, but let me ask you straight out." "Oichi, how do you feel about me?" "I've been thinking about you for the longest time!" "Oichi, come on." "Please tell me your true feelings!" "Oh, Father!" "Father, you're back!" "How was it?" "Talking about it will do no good!" "Oh, Ginpei." "Go home and get ready." "Go share farewell cups and enjoy your last moments." "I've no family." "I'm a loner." "That's right." "Forgot you don't have a family." "I need some time to get ready." "Oichi, come help me." "Are you going to the fight?" "You are!" "I left the gang 13 years ago, and led an honest life since." "But owe so much to Boss Onabe for watching after us still." "Doubt that I'll be of much help, but better than a scarecrow." "What're all these tears?" "Stop weeping." "Such a crybaby." "Get my stuff ready." "Oichi!" "There hasn't been a fight in a whiile." "But before anything," "Ginpei needs to hear Oichi's response." "Is Oichi really in love with Uno?" "Ginpei!" "Ginpei!" "Ushimatsu's timing their move." "If we wait to gather more people, they'll make a move first!" "Fight or not, it's none of my business." "Come on!" "We're no good without you." "Get ready now!" "Is Gohei back?" "Uno..." "You're so lucky." "What's this?" "Ginpei!" "Lucky man you are." "Hey..." "Oichi loves you." "What's this?" "." "Loves me?" "It may be you who she loves." "What?" "Is that true?" "Tell me more about it." "What you just said..." "You said!" "Well, Oichi always..." "talks about...you!" "She does?" "Uno, be straight with me!" "I forget all shame." "I'm 31, but just once in my life, I want true love!" "Laugh if you like." "So I'm begging you here." "Listen, I really, truly love Oichi!" "Then you really!" "Yeah." "Unokichi, you just said..." "Oichi is in love with me...right?" "Why so quiet now?" "Hey Uno!" "Then you..." "Is it that you also love Oichi?" "Hey, answer me!" "Say something!" "Uno, answer me!" "Uno!" "Say something!" "Hey Uno!" "You..." "You love..." "Oichi too?" "You do, right?" "Why don't you say so!" "Ginpei, I'll tell you the truth." "I have to apologize." "Oichi and I have been in love for long." "What?" "Sorry, I should've told you!" "Forgive me!" "Shut up!" "You bastard!" "If I knew!" "Inside, you were laughing at me!" "They say love makes you blind." "I suspected that you two might, but in fact I've been a fool!" "Damn you!" "Uno, love makes people demons or vipers at times!" "Remember that!" "Ginpei also loves Oichi..." "Even laughed at for being so blindly in love, there is only one woman for him." "Oichi is the one and only." "But Ginpei's innocent love was broken, and he cried out tears off regret and frustration." "And her love is his pledged brother," "Tsumegi no Unokichi." ""Love can make a person a demon or a viper."" "Uno!" "Oichi!" "Uno, there'll be a fight?" "Y eah." "Hey Unokichi!" "Aren't you early." "Thought I'd go with you." "Using me as an excuse." "You want to drink a farewell cup with Oichi." "That's fine too." "Come on, that's not true." "Just between us, I don't think we've much chance this time." "We're completely outnumbered." "Doubt that either of us will return." "Spend this time with Oichi with that in mind, Uno." "A huge fight it'll be." "Oichi." "Bring us a bowl of water." "We're drinking a farewell cup." "Yes, Father." "Gohei is torn inside seeing the two lovers, who dreamed of a life together." "Come on, if luck is on our side, we'll both return." "Right, Uno?" "." "Y es, I know that." "But with multiple enemies, my chances are low." "What?" "Multiple enemies?" "I won't give you details, but there may be a man after my head from our gang." "Who's this?" "Don't worry about me." "If need be, I'll put an end to that scum!" "What's all this?" "Please forget about what I said." ""Love can make a person a demon or a viper."" "Koina no Ginpei feels the same." "Father, water." "We'll drink a farewell cup." "Oichi..." "You take a sip first." "Alright?" "Me?" "Then pass it to Unokichi." "As for the rest, I'll finish it." "The three swallow their words." "The bowl is passed around from Oichi to Unokichi and to Gohei." "Uno." "Uno, Oichi." "This is an engagement ceremony for you two if we return." "Worst case, it's the cup of farewell." "There's no end to our desires, but I'm approving your marriage." "Don't ask for more." "Be happy with what you've got." "Oichi..." "Uno..." "Father!" "Gohei!" "Thank you!" "I ask for no more!" "Gohei..." "Thank you!" "Uno, of course I'm sad, but I..." "I'm happy too!" "The bamboo horn is blown and people gather." "Hardly anyone believes they'll return." "Both mentally and emotionally rattled," "Ginpei hears the Devil whisper," ""It's a chance to sack Unokichi." "Oichi will then be yours."" "Only if I put an end to that bastard Uno!" "Ginpei rushes to the fight with a knife." "Anything can happen at a fight!" "They're blowing the bamboo horn!" "Come on, Uno!" "Uno!" "The signal!" "I'm coming!" "Uno!" "Wipe those tears away!" "I'll be waiting for you." "Please come back!" "Whatever it takes, I'll come back!" "Gohei!" "You ready to go?" "Guys, our men ready?" "Yeah." "Let's go!" "Everyone's here?" "All ready to go." "Hurry!" "Please take care of Father!" "I know." "I know!" "Stop crying!" "We're leaving now!" "Uno!" "Please come back, Uno." "Then comes Ginpei." "Old man!" "Uno!" "They've gone?" "Fine!" "Oichi, is it you crying there?" "." "Your old man went?" "Y es." "You're not crying about him!" "Those tears are for Uno." "Go ahead!" "Cry all you like!" "I'll return from the fight, but tough luck with Uno!" "Keep that in mind and cry all you want!" "I'm going!" "Ginpei, don't say!" "The bamboo horn is blown!" "Onabe's gang confronts what seems like a whole army." "Even the petty underlings came ready to die." "They drank farewell cups with their families, while Ginpei was all alone without anyone." "Not to leave any regrets, he confessed his love." "His love not met, his broken heart wailed in misery." "While his heart burned with hatred for Unokichi, Ginpei thrust his knife at his enemies feverishly." "June 8, 1838." "The noise of the clashing swords and of men fighting broke the silence that covered the port of Shimoda!" "You bastard!" "Guys!" "Let's go!" "Ushimatsu!" "Koina no Ginpei from the Onabe Gang will take out your gang!" "Chance and fate rule us all." "Many are injured from Ushimatsu's gang, and flee for their lives." "Boss, we better retreat!" "Onabe's desperate, going all out!" "Ushimatsu's gang all fled." "The chaos settled after some time." "No one's left?" "No more fights for a while." "With today's damage, even Ushimatsu's gang will need some time to recover." "Those injured." "They're alright?" "Where'd Ginpei go?" "Where's Ginpei?" "I saw him over there." "He's quick." "Bet he went back already." "Great job, guys!" "Ginpei, however, is waiting for someone." "He's waiting for none other than Tsumegi no Unokichi." "Uno!" "Hold it there!" "Ginpei!" "We're done fighting Ushimatsu's gang." "Now I pick a fight with you!" "You take my challenge?" "You traitor!" "You rat!" "You can call me anything you want." "A personal fight with you to pay off my grudge!" "That's what this is about!" "Dammit!" "Grudge for your heartbreak!" "You've lost my respect!" "Fine, come on!" "Ginpei and Unokichi fight overlove!" "Hold it now!" "What's this?" "Unokichi and Ginpei of Onabe's!" "Why are you at each other?" ""Save the best for last," people say." "This is great!" "Sorry!" "I'll finish you both!" "Iwakado no Tajiro is one of the best in Ushimatsu's gang." "Iwakado no Tajiro!" "Finish me?" "Let's see who'll finish who off!" "We'll be fair and take turns!" "I don't care!" "Come on!" "Uno will go first, then me." "A duel." "Amusing, right?" "I'm not complaining about that!" "I can better prove myself!" "Come on!" "You're proving what?" "Tajiro, you're a goner!" "Uno, go!" "Take him!" "Too much of a wimp, but not bad, Uno!" "Make your last wish!" "Shut up!" "Tajiro!" "But Tajiro trained the four master swordsmen of Ushimatsu's gang;" "Kuma no Kurozo, Horaana no Sakuzo, Kurome no Matagoro and Shibuya no Hyakusuke." "His moves are as sharp as his sword!" "Unokichi is no match for him!" "You fool!" "Unokichi is gradually cornered!" "Ginpei!" "You'll let your man get killed?" "Dammit!" "Fine!" "My life's yours!" "Take it!" "Be a man." "Keep your words!" "Watch this!" "You wimp!" "You're over!" "Uno, you're dead!" "Wait!" "What!" "Ginpei who had kept his silence..." "I challenge you!" "What the!" "You bastard!" "Tajiro then just falls to the ground." "Ginpei... you!" "Don't get it wrong." "I didn't save your life." "I just honored the rules of a fight and killed my enemy." "Ginpei killed Tajiro of Ushimatsu's gang to save Unokichi who he wishes so much to kill himself." "Next is your life!" "Of course, that's it!" "It's the same if I'm dead." "Just do it!" "Uno, I want to kill you!" "It's not out of hate, but out of envy." "Such a lucky man." "I want you dead!" "But who'll cry over your death?" "My hand shakes and my heart pains at that." "In honor of the girl I love, I'll spare your life!" "Cherish it!" "Ginpei!" "Where are you going?" "Where?" "I don't know." "There are plenty of other places." "With my long knife and a pair of straw sandals." "The wind will carry me to places." "A wandering traveler I'll be." "Uno, you take care!" "Hey brother!" "Ginpei!" "Hearing Unokichi call for him to his back, Ginpei leaves the port of Shimoda." "Unokichi!" "You killed Tajiro?" "You're a hero!" "That is how the fight ended, and four years have passed since." "After his four long years of traveling," "Ginpei returns to his hometown Shimoda." "A tea house off the road." "There are Lion Dance Master and a young boy." "This old chap is showing off his food as he eats." "Boy Yonomatsu closely watches his master in great envy without a word." "It is now the winter of 184 1." "What is it?" "You wanna eat too?" "Looking like you're about to starve!" "You hungry?" "." "Then earn money!" "No money, no food!" "Go get some tea!" "Cut out that gloomy look!" "Money..." "No need to pay for tea!" "They'll pity kids and give it for free!" "So go!" "Yes, sir." "Ma'am, tea please." "Sure." "Poor Yonomatsu hasn't eaten today." "Only a bowl of rice the day before, because he didn't make enough money." "His stomach is empty." "His eyes are drawn to the leftovers of the travelers who just left." "I 'm h ungry..." "Don't give me that look!" "Bring my tea!" "Y es, sir..." "Stop whining!" "Hurry up!" "Beaten by his devilish master," "Yonomatsu spends his days in misery." "You want food?" "Then earn money!" "If you don't make enough today, no dinner for you tonight!" "Koina no Ginpei who is sitting nearby has been watching them closely." ""What a poor child."" "Old man, bring some dishes kids would eat!" "Servings for two, three people will do." "Ginpei is remembering his own childhood." "Just keep on bringing them!" "Boy, come here." "You must be hungry." "Come." "I'll feed you good food." "But Master will..." "Forget about that old fatty." "Come." "Stop meddling!" "I'm disciplining him!" "I don't need a stranger intruding!" "Obviously he's not disciplined himself!" "Have some potatoes." "Eat all you want." "Go on." "Now boy." "Don't stick your nose in my business!" "Leave him alone!" "A devil like you can't take care of him!" "You're the idiot here!" "Talk to me in money!" "Fine, you want money?" "I'll give you money!" "Back off now!" "I've got permission from Sir Ushimatsu to work!" "This is the port of Shimoda." "Ushimatsu has no say here!" "Stop kidding with me!" "You'll pay for this later!" "Wrap up your stuff and leave!" "Be gone!" "Now!" "What did he say about Ushimatsu?" "You'll pay for this!" "There's nothing to worry about." "Oh my!" "Aren't you Ginpei?" "Glad to see you again!" "How've you been, old man?" "Tell me." "Things have changed around here, eh?" "Yes, and we all know why it has." "Ushimatsu took over the area." "It's so different from Sir Onabe's time." "Then, what about Gohei's T ea House?" "." "Unokichi married Oichi and they are living happily." "But Ushimatsu is on their back!" "His mobsters mess up their place." "Can't do business." "I see." "Thanks for telling me." "Gohei's Tea House." "Gohei has retired and Unokichi and Oichi now run the place." "They work hard selling various goods, making enough for their living." "But Ushimatsu's gang brings them trouble every day." "I 'm so glad Uno." "You keep your prices reasonable." "Stay all you like." "I shall indeed!" "Ushimatsu's four master swordsmen as well as" "Hotate no Ushimatsu himself appear today." "Still doing business?" "Well then, dress the place up." "What're you guys doing here!" "The great Hotate no Ushimatsu is here!" "Get lost!" "Fools!" "Leave now!" "Hey!" "Guys, tear the place down!" "You asked for this!" "Leave this place now!" "Pack up and leave!" "Leave Shimoda!" "Uno!" "Just kill him!" "They made quite a mess." "I've cut my old ties!" "So please!" ""Old ties"!" "Huh!" "Please stop!" "Don't be violent!" "Shut up!" "Pack up now!" "Leave Shimoda!" "Unokichi held his anger." "Please hold it!" "Please wait, I beg you!" "Wimp!" "Got that?" "Sir Ushimatsu, I beg you." "Please leave us alone!" "What a disappointment." "Tsumegi no Unokichi from Onabe's gang?" "Please sir, please don't bully a weak man!" "Father!" "We marked Unokichi as a threat to our gang." "But look at him!" "I don't pick fights with the weak." "I do this because Uno's strong." "It's said that four years ago, he killed my best swordsman, lwakado no Tajiro." "I'd say a life for a life, but instead I'm telling you to leave Shimoda." "Sir Ushimatsu." "We understand, Sir." "We do understand!" "We won't turn down your kindness!" "I promise!" "Unokichi will leave Shimoda with us!" "No!" "No!" "I don't want to leave Shimoda!" "I promise!" "I promise we'll leave!" "So please!" "No!" "We worked so hard!" "Listen to me, Uno!" "You leave, bugger!" "Get out of Shimoda!" "Leave!" "Gohei!" "Are you sure, old-timer?" "You leave tonight." "If you promise that you'll leave tonight, I'll leave you alone for now." "Yes, Unokichi won't have a say in this." "We'll leave tonight for sure!" "I promise, Sir Ushimatsu!" "Really?" "Yes, sir." "Alright for now." "Be gone by tomorrow morning." "If your shop's still here, I'll make you regret your life!" "You and your daughter too!" "Understood?" "Yes, sir." "I understand, Sir Ushimatsu." "I bet you understand." "Boys, we're done here." "That night..." "Unokichi's full of cuts and bruises from the attack." "He had fought back his anger and worked hard to lead an honest life in his hometown Shimoda." "But even Unokichi had to give in to this nightmare of continuing harassment from Ushimatsu." "Thank you, Doctor." "Anger burns inside Unokichi." "As does in Gohei and Oichi too." "Oichi," "Father, this is just..." "I can't..." "Beaten up this bad, we've no other choice." "Let's talk with Uno." "Father!" "Life is full of ups and downs." "Let's move to lnatori now." "Alright?" "It must be hard for Uno." "But you talk with him too." "Dear, are you alright?" "Sorry, Gohei." "Sorry for all the troubles this wimp brought you and Oichi." "I spoke with Oichi." "We shall move to lnatori." "I understand." "So you'll leave Shimoda?" "Please say yes, my dear." "I know." "Let's leave Shimoda tomorrow morning." "Really?" "I'm glad to hear that." "I'm sorry." "I brought you so much trouble..." "This spot here, it's getting worse." "That's no good." "You alright?" "Dear..." "It's getting hard to ignore." "Painkillers would help..." "The doctor just left." "Well then, I'll go catch the doctor." "You will?" "I should catch up with him." "I'll get some painkillers." "Sorry." "I'm so sorry!" "It's nothing." "Don't worry about it." "I won't take long." "I'm so sorry." "Please forgive me, Gohei." "I'm really sorry." "Look at this." "It's snowing outside." "No wonder it's cold." "Father, please wear this." "It's cold." "Thank you for going out so late." "Don't worry, I'm fine." "Take good care of Uno." "Thank you." "I'll be back in no time." "Soon after Gohei left to catch the doctor for Unokichi..." "Dear?" "Aren't you in pain?" "." "Oichi, I lied to get Gohei leave the house." "I can't stand it!" "Please let me be a man!" "Sorry, Oichi!" "He binds Oichi who tries to stop him." "Please don't come after me." "Wait!" "Don't go!" "Dear!" "Unokichi makes a raid on Ushimatsu's place, ready to die." "Just then," "Koina no Ginpei together with Yonomatsu come to visit Gohei's place." "Are we there yet?" "." "It's somewhere around here." "End of the street soon." "It's here!" "Gohei's place!" "Y ep, this is it!" "Good evening." "I'm coming in." "Good evening." "What a mess." "Someone broke in?" "Son, it's cold outside." "Come inside." "It's not your home, so be a good boy." "It's weird..." "Good evening." "Is Gohei home?" "There's a woman on the floor!" "What?" "See?" "Over there!" "Oichi!" "Oh no, no, no!" "Can't march in like this!" "You too!" "Must take your sandals off." "Got that, son?" "What's this?" "What happened?" "It's me, Ginpei." "Ginpei!" "I can't understand you if you cry." "Where's Uno?" "What happened, Oichi?" "Tell me!" "Oichi!" "You have to tell me!" "Uno went to Ushimatsu's, alone to raid the place!" "A what!" "Uno's making a raid?" "He's keeping his manly pride..." "He can't die alone!" "I'll go too!" "Hold on!" "Stop there, Oichi!" "He worked so hard to lead an honest life." "Yet he went to keep his manly pride?" "Yes, so I!" "Listen to me." "You're no gangsters." "Ordinary people shouldn't get involved." "That's what gangsters are for." "I pretty much get the picture from your story." "I'll go." "But I won't go for Uno." "Oichi, it's you who I am going for!" "Ginpei!" "Don't worry." "Ginpei..." "I owe you so much." "But you must promise me that you'll live happily this time." "Alright?" "Thank you so much." "Thank you!" "Where are you going?" "Where?" "I'll be back in no time." "Be a good boy and wait for me." "Will you really come back?" "Yes, I will." "Ginpei." "I'm sorry, Ginpei!" "You're a good boy." "Old man, he's got no family." "Please look after him." "Okay, Oichi?" "Yes." "You wait here, alright?" "No!" "Don't leave me!" "Don't go!" "Don't be so difficult." "Listen, boy." "From today, you listen to them." "Be a good boy and they'll take care of you." "You got that?" "." "Okay." "Old man, Oichi, I'm going!" "Leaving the boy behind, Ginpei runs off to" "Ushimatsu's place in the snow!" "Ushimatsu's gang now rules the area off Shimoda." "They're done gambling for the night." "Gonna go see my ladies!" "What a great night!" "Got lucky tonight!" "Luck's always with you!" "You never know!" "Let's go!" "The real fun awaits us!" "Use an umbrella or not, that is the question." "Let's go!" "A raid!" "You're nasty Uno!" "Y eah, I'm Unokichi from Onabe's gang!" "I've kept quiet since I'm no gangster anymore!" "But no more!" "I'm gonna kill you all!" "You hear me!" "Bastards!" "Unokichi comes rushing in with a sword in hand!" "Fool!" "He's all alone!" "Walked into his own grave!" "Guys, finish him!" "While Unokichi is fighting his battle alone, one man sneaks into Ushimatsu's place." "Ginpei!" "Don't kill me!" "Over there!" "Kill me!" "Now!" "Don't ask, I will!" "Hold it there!" "Stop!" "So you're Hotate no Ushimatsu?" "You're..." "Ginpei!" "Sure, I'm Koina no Ginpei!" "Damn you!" "What's this mess here?" "Ashamed yet?" "Look at this." "So much trouble taking down one ex-gangster?" "So many of your dogs taken down." "Great gang you've got here!" "What's that!" "What's that look?" "You'll kill him?" "He's no gangster anymore!" "Ginpei!" "Lost your pride as a gangster?" "Gangsters kill gangsters, no one else!" "I'll take down all of you!" "You spooked?" "Come on!" "Now!" "If you guys won't, I will!" "Come on!" "Ginpei splatters blood over the snow-covered town of Shimoda." "He hasn't forgotten his tricks!" "Unokichi, go home now!" "Forgot about Oichi?" "." "Oichi and her old man are waiting for you." "Go now!" "But I've got to take Ushimatsu!" "Leave that to me!" "Go home!" "You bastard!" "Take this!" "Uno, go!" "Unokichi!" "Go home!" "From soft to strong, various winds blow in people's lives!" "You ought to go home and take care of your wife!" "You're over!" "You've regained your manly pride." "Now go!" "I've given up my life!" "You fool!" "Go home!" "You've got Oichi to take care!" "Got that?" "Then go!" "I'm sorry!" "FREEZE!" "Over there!" "Uno's there!" "My dear!" "Oichi!" "Unokichi, you're fine?" "Gohei!" "And Ginpei?" "Ginpei is fighting Ushimatsu's gang for me." "He told me to leave to see you!" "I see." "Sorry, Ginpei!" "My dear!" "What a mess!" "Such a big fight!" "But the offender got caught." "Good." "Hold it there." "Who got caught?" "The young guy who raided Ushimatsu's place got arrested just now and is being taken away." "Then Ginpei is!" "Wait!" "Wait, dear!" "The real offender is me!" "Dear!" "Please wait!" "Unokichi runs after Ginpei, who is being taken away." "Ginpei has claimed that he killed Ushimatsu on his own." "Hey!" "Wait for me!" "Hey!" "Wait for me!" "Please wait a second, sir!" "I 'm the real offender!" "So please hold on!" "What're you saying, you fool!" "You going to take away my credit?" "." "Sir, there's no way a wimp like him could've killed Ushimatsu." "You just shut up and leave!" "I'm the real killer!" "Shut up!" "Please, sir, take me away." "Take him!" "Please wait!" "I'm the real..." "I'm the real killer!" "Don't turn down his kindness!" "Wait!" "Please wait!" "Ginpei!" "Ginpei is being taken away, taking on Unokichi's crime as his own." "Dear!" "Unokichi!" "Dear, Ginpei..." "I had made up my mind, but Ginpei is a bigger man than me." "He left me with great advice." "He's being taken away, over there." "Sorry..." "Ginpei, we owe you our lives." "Is he not returning anymore?" "Gone forever?" "Don't worry about anything." "Boy, don't cry now." "You have a new mother and a father now." "Yonomatsu, come to my place." "For his love's happiness, Koina no Ginpei takes all the blame out oflove." "Ginpei now lies alone in the ice-cold cell." "Leave Shimoda in Izu in the morning, arrive in Toba Bay by night." "Row a lighter, roll the masts." "We long for Shimoda as we make for our destination." "Where is this song off Shimoda heard?" "In the dreams of Koina no Ginpei." "THE END" "Tsumasaburo Bando Revealed" "The movies in this DVD product feature Tsumasaburo Bando, one of the biggest stars of our cinema." "After graduating from elementary school he joined the school of a famous kabuki actor and began training." "However, in the "feudal" kabuki world, the good roles were reserved for actors who belonged to the prominent kabuki families." "Actors who joined the kabuki world driven just by love for the art, were given only minor roles, regardless of their talent." "Bantsuma left the school at around twenty and with fellow actors established a traveling troupe that toured towns and villages." "In those years, there were many such troupes, that performed outside the big cities of Tokyo and Osaka." "In such troupes, roles were distibuted freely, and anyone could play the main part." "However, few of them had financial success." "Very few actors who left to pursue careers as independent performers achieved any success outside the powerful establishment of the kabuki theatre." "In the meantime, the film industry was gradually gaining power." "The time was the 1 91 0s." "That is when Bantsuma was cast for roles in motion pictures." "In the very beginning, he was given only the roles of low-rank policemen, who would chase criminals armed withjitte, a weapon resembling a rake, and shout "Goyou!" "Goyou!" ("Halt!")." "The roles he got were not very prominent." "Tsumasaburo Bando" "Back then, Bantsuma was trying very hard to keep his face hidden from the cameras." "Why would he shy from the camera despite his ambitions for stardom?" "He was confident that one day he would become a superstar," "He was confident that one day he would become a superstar, and he didn't want to be remembered for such minor roles." "His self-esteem was running very high." "In those early years," "Bantsuma was full of confidence and ambition." "He and a large number of utility actors" "Shozo Makino joined Makino Production, a film company located in Kyoto, which specialized injidaigeki films." "Bantsuma in a movie for Makino Production" "In fact, it's founder Shozo Makino, established thejidaigeki genre." "Called the "Father of Jidaigeki' Makino launched the careers of many popular film stars." "He was an extremely well-respected figure, and one of the reasons for this was his generous treatment of screenwriters." "He paid very good salaries to screenwriters if he was convinced of their talent." "He believed in the importance of a good story." "Makino used to say that the plot came first, and the light second." "The actors came third." "The plot is the story." ""Light" refers to the film processing." "Back then, the processing technique wasn't very good, and the images were dark." "So the second most important thing was to capture the light and get good images." "And actors came third." "I don't know about the actors, but by putting the plot first, Makino demonstrates amazing insight." "One of the most famous screenwriters fostered by Shozo Makino was Rokuhei Susukita." "Susukita studied carefully the Hollywood action movies of that time, and introduced various novel devices into Japanese cinema." "For instance, the mask is an element that appears often injidaigeki films," "like Kurama Tengu." "Many seem to think that the mask is a purely Japanese element, but in fact it is an import from the popular" "Hollywood movie The Mask ofZorro." "There is also a western called The Black Mask." "The mask was popular in Hollywood as well, and Susukita imported it to Japan." "But it's not just the novelties he copied from Hollywood." "Loyal samurai were the typical heroes in the oldjidaigeki films." "In contrast, the samurai in Susukita's films were rebellious masterless warriors called ronin." "The protagonists in his screenplays are not the typicaljidaigeki heroes." "They are rather anti-heroes." "This is the novelty introduced by Susukita." "He wrote screenplays for a new type of jidaigeki films, with a new type of heroes, and therefore believed, that he had to use a new type of actors." "One of the actors who attracted his attention, was Tsumasaburo Bando." "Unlike the regal and calm actors from the old school, the young Bantsuma stood out with his glaring eyes, rebellious attitude and intensive play." "Susukita felt that this young man would play best the hero in his screenplays." "That is why" "Susukita cast Bantsuma in his films." "In the beginning, he was overshadowed by his peers, but after the second or third movie," "he finally was cast for the lead." "Before the arrival of Bantsuma, the biggest star in thejidaigeki genre was Matsunosuke Onoe." "A former kabuki actor, he was famous for his kabuki-style battle scenes, where the valiant samurai would bravely meet his enemies, and respond to their attacks with slow and graceful motions of the sword." "The enemies then would go down by the dozens." "This is the kabuki style." "The focus is on the beauty of the movements and expressions." "There's no realism." "At that time, American cinema witnessed the rise of a new star, Douglas Fairbanks." "He is famous for his roles in the western swashbuckler films." "Fairbanks played skilled swordsmen." "In the battle scenes, he moved like a circus actor." "He'd jump, hang from the ceiling and kick his enemies." "Then he'd turn a somersault without dropping the sword, and cut the enemy." "During all those tricks, he'd keep smiling." "He most often played a likable mischievous rogue." "His swashbuckling style won him immediate popularity, and in Japan some stage actors tried to copy it in their acts." "Bantsuma was the first movie actor who adopted it." "The screenplays written by Rokuhei Susukita matched this style, and thus Bantsuma rose to fame as a new type of actor." "Then, after he was establis hed as a star," "Bantsuma tried to expand his repertoire." "He realized that his roles of rebellious ronin appealed to a limited audience." "The ordinary moviegoers demanded more human down-to-earth characters." "Such characters Bantsuma found in the stories of Shin Hasegawa." "Koina no Ginpei is a play written by Shin Hasegawa." "The most notable feature of his stories is the way in which he depicts wanderers, yakuza, people who live on the edge of society, d rifters." "Through such characters, Hasegawa displays the beauty of human nature." "Take for instance the story of a man who gets in a fight with a yakuza and kills him." "Then, to repent for his crime, he takes care of the family of his victim, or saves his child and continues his travel." "Hasegawa wrote some exceptional stories about the beauty of human nature." "The concept of "loyalty and compassion"" "is very popular in Japan." "This is the concept that people cannot live as they choose, that they receive the kindness of different people, and are obliged to them." "The wanderers and criminals that Hasegawa vividly depicted in his stories believed that they must repay their obligations with similar kindness." "The beautiful world of Hasegawa's heroes offered Bantsuma fresh ground for expanding his repertoire." "His swashbuckling skills, coupled with his heroic stature won him great popularity among children." "For quite some time, he was known as a kid-friendly action star." "But these roles helped him expand his acting skills to a new level." "He became more than a star." "Bantsuma learned how to feel compassion and express it without many words, with few looks and gestures." "Thus he became a star of even greater proportions." "In the height of the Japanese militarism during World War ll," "Bantsuma starred in Muhomatsu no Issho." "In this story, Bantsuma plays neither a hero, nor a criminal, but a rickshaw man." "Although his hero is just a poor rickshaw man, he has a big heart," "and the beauty of the story moves the audience to tears." "Before starting work on the movie, Bantsuma told the director that he didn't want to work on it, because he was "afraid."" "Apparently Bantsuma" "liked a lot the role of the poor but virtuous rickshaw man, but was afraid that if he failed in it, he would lose the popularity of his roles of strong and magnificent heroes." "Still, Bantsuma was very eager to appear in the film, and eventually it became one of his best roles, further enriching his repertoire." "I have noticed that Japanese actors from that period" "who played mostly heroes in popular films didn't let fame get to their heads, but rather became modest and compassionate, sympathetic to other's hardships and pain." "Tsumasaburo Bando gives a wonderful example for the life and growth of Japanese actors." "In the beginning of their careers," "Japanese stars play cool heroes, but through such roles, they learn how to play humane characters, filled with compassion for their fellow men." "This is the path to ultimate stardom." "Unfortunately," "Bantsuma left us at the young age of 51." "He remains one of the few real superstars of Japanese cinema." "Ever since Bantsuma was a young and unknown actor, his peers saw in him the talented actor and huge superstar he would become one day." "The screenwriter Rokuhei Susukita wrote roles especially for Bantsuma, and requested producers to cast Bantsuma for the lead in their films." "However, the established and popular stars of that time demanded that they be given the lead roles." "Thus Bantsuma saw many good parts go to other actors, and had to put up with minor roles." "kosuzume Pass is one of the films created during his early years." "Bantsuma plays a minor role, but is eager to play it well and be noticed." "His eagerness and passion for acting are obvious throughout the movie."