"Let's support the honour of family and people." "Toho" "Original story by Izumi KakyO" "Uta andon Toho Movie and Shinsei shisha cooperation" "Adaptation Kubota Manjiro" "Historical Investigation:" "Kimura SOhachi" "Nogaku Investigation Matsumoto Kamematsu" "Camera Nakai CoOichi" "Sound Michigen Yuji" "Set Hirakawa Toru" "Light Kishida KyuichirO" "Development:" "Nishikawa Eiji Editor:" "Nakazawa Kitetsu" "Music:" "Fukai Shiro Music interprets:" "Toho Movie" "Assistant Director Koga Minoru" "Cast" "Hanayagi Shotaro Yanagi Eijiro" "Oya IchijirO Ishii Hiroshi" "Yamada Isuzu" "Seto Eiji Murata Masao" "Minami Icuiro Yoshioka TatsutarO Watanabe Ichiro" "Yamaguchi Masao Nakai Hideo" "Harumoto Kiyoshi Shima Akira" "Hanada Akio Tatsumi Tetsunosuke" "Director Naruse Mikio" "December 25" " Theatre:" "Huruya NOgakudO Performance by Onchi Genzaburo" "Here, we got a place." "We almost missed the train." "Where is Kitahachi?" "Where is he?" "I'm here" "Here you are." "By the way, how was the show today?" "What do you think?" " It was really good." " Really?" "I don't want to say it loudly but really he was good..." "I'm so happy he is my successor." "He is a nice guy and a good successor." "Don't speak so loudly" "If he can hear us, he will flatter himself." "At Furuichi, we can relax" "We will go to the shrine to see the sun of the new year" "Then, from there we go in the mountain to Mt." "Shiori." "Then, if the sea is quiet, we take a boat to Namako and have sake." "Sounds good." "Here you go." "Excuse me..." " Are you Noh performers from Tokyo?" " Yes" "I came from Ise to Nagoya on business and I saw your performance." "Thank you." "It was really good, but honestly speaking, It wasn't the best I've seen." "Really?" "You need more practice." "I heard you would stay at Furuichi?" "Then why don't you go to see Master Sozan?" "Sozan?" "Who is he?" "Don't you know Mr Sozan?" "You have to know him, if you are real performers." "You must think that Noh theatre Comes originally from Tokyo but performers come from Tokyo to take his lessons" "As he lives in Ise... you may be considered as master in Tokyo" "But, if he was living there, you would be ashamed." "Did he say so?" "He says that Ise is a much older and better school..." "No way." "Kitahachi." "Thank you so much" "I'd like to go to see him and take his lessons." "Father." "Again?" "I asked you not to call me that way during this trip" "He wants to look young" "Call him brother!" "stop kidding" "By the way, I want to go to see Sozan and take him down a peg." "You shouldn't do that." "Even if he is lost in the countryside, I cannot let him say that" "That man thought we were not as good as this Mr. Sozan just because I don't have enough practice yet" "well..." "I go to take a bath, Nejibe." "Nejibe?" "Don't call me like that, Uncle Yajirobe." "Listen to your son who got angry for you" "That's why you are Nejibe" "Hurry up." "Let's go to take Furuichi's bath." "Wait for me, Yajirobe" "Nejibe and Yajirobe are their name?" "No, they are kidding." "Is he your father?" "Nejibe is my uncle and Yajirobe is my father." "They look very close." "They are always together." "They are very kind, but they play so bad, it's scary" "They look so kind." "By the way, do you know Mr. Sozan in Furuichi?" "Ah, Master Sozan." "The blind masseur?" "Is he a Masseur?" "Do you know him?" "Yes, he is a masseur." "Does he sing well?" "I am not able to judge..." "There was a guest in this hotel who listened to him singing Matsuzake..." "He said that he had never heard such a good performance even in Tokyo" "But I hate him." "Why?" "Because he has three mistresses." "Mistress?" "Here." " Is it here?" " Yes." " He has a restaurant, too?" " Yes." "He must not be a good man." "Good evening" "You have a guest." "Please, come on in." "please, wait here." "This way, please" "Master, we have a guest who wants to see you." " The one who just came in?" " Yes." " Tell him to come again tomorrow." " But, he comes from Tokyo to listen to you." "From Tokyo?" "How is he?" "A young man." "Young?" "Just let him in." "All right, I'll see him." "Let him enter." "I don't know where he's gone, but he isn't there" "He won't get lost." "Let's go to sleep." "But, it's snowing." "Where can he be?" "He is young." "Let him loose." " Are you Master Sozan?" " Yes" "I'm honored to meet you." "Thank you for coming." "So, what is your request?" "Request?" "Anything will do." "Please play what you want" "Do you perform as well?" "Yes, a little bit." "I played for someone from Tokyo before and he said that he had never... heard such a good Matsukaze song" "even in Tokyo he can not hear such a good performance" "I will play this song for you" "When you go back to Tokyo let everyone know that there is a real master outside of Tokyo." "Master, are you sick?" "Please" "I cannot die without listening to your songs please, please" "How far are we from Fujiya at Onayo-cho?" "My master is staying there" "I don't want to let them know that I am here he might be still awake because of snow" "and he is so sensitive" "Well, Mr. Masseur." "Please, please..." "Let me go." "I have to leave." "Please, please" "If your voice can be hear from Onaya-cho" "You must be the son of Onchi Genzaburo." "Wait, talking is useless" "I just care for my master at Fujiya." "No." "As I now know you are the song master..." "Well, if you want to hear me singing just take the Tokaido road and come to our representation" "And there you can... listen and enjoy our performance" "Please wait, wait." "don't let him go, don't let him go.." "Go and fetch him." "Tell him come back.." " Wait, please." " Let me go." "beautiful..." "Let him go to hell" "Please wait, please..." "Good morning." "Kitahachi, come with me." "Good morning father." " Kitahachi" " Yes?" "Tell me." "Did you visit Sozan yesterday under the snow?" "Yes... in fact... in fact..." "Did you go?" "Yes I did." "You are so stupid!" "Sozan, because you ashamed him couldn't bear the weight of years... and committed suicide..." " Father..." " Wait" "The journalists are there." "Go to explain what happened." "Kitahachi, tell them what happened last night." "Young master, please feel at ease" "Sozan was hatred and feared in this town" "As the young master ashamed him, we come to ask your heroic story." " How did it happen?" " Please let us know." "I told him that I came from Tokyo to listen to his Matsukaze" "Matsukaze?" "It was not so bad for a masseur" "Then I started to beat the rhythm and he lost his rhythm." " Did he?" " Yes." "The way I've learned since I was a child was different from the rhythm of his performance" "Because of this, he lost his breath" "Then, out of breath, he lost control then he began to sweat and his lips began to be dried." "At that time, I started to hit another rhythm." "Then?" "Then, he almost fell forward and apologized to me... later... he committed suicide" "You could do that, just by beating the rhythm." "It is the Onchi family discipline Strong as the discipline of samurai." "You see?" "Everyone here in this room appreciate what you did to Sozan" "Kitahachi." "I forbid you... to play ever again." "Now, you will have to leave the Onchi family." "What?" "What you say?" "Kitahachi, apologise, quickly..." "Please don't say anything!" "Kitahachi is young." "You are too rigid." "Who is rigid?" "He was just a blind old man" "You had no right to teach him a lesson" "journalists..." "Ochi Kitahachi is not qualified to be a master" "I ask him to leave the Onchi family." "Let it know in your newspapers." "Thank you" "don't you feel sad and lonely?" "Yajirobe" "Walking here in the mountain don't you realise there was no reason to be so angry" "All of this because of Sozan's arrogance" "Please forgive him" "He won't be so far." "I'll go to look for him." "You can wait for us here, please, please" "Don't go" "We'll go separate road then" "You are too strict on him." "Do you think you can have another disciple like him?" "You will regret someday." "I'm sure of it." "If you forbid him to play, he won't live more than 5 or 10 years" "He doesn't know another way of life." "How can he survive?" "Yajirobe?" "Did you think about it?" "Two years later" "bring another one" "It is him again!" "is he the street singer Hagatameshi?" "Yes, it is him" "It's so disgusting." "Because of him... eh, you." "come here." "Thank you." "Come in" "Here." "You seem to be very popular." "Not so much." "I'm not so happy for you." "I'm a performer, too." "You... where do you come from?" "Listen, This is my territory" "Since you came in this area..." "I'm out of work." "I'm sorry." "go away, go somewhere else." "I'm sorry." "I didn't know that." "What song do you play?" "What?" "..." "Nothing special." "Play." "Play for me." "Play for me." "Outside." "I play outside." " Do you run away?" " No." "I play for you outside" "I just go out." "Then, I have to go." "Hey, wait." "What?" "Nothing special..." "Come on in." "It's a nice voice that you have" "I understand why I'm out of work" "I see the differences between us" "I see that you began to practice in your childhood" "Isn't it right?" "This is..." "I know..." "I'm sure" "When I hear your performance" "I can hear why..." "Why I don't have work anymore" "forgive me" "I'm sorry that I scared you." "Don't say that." "Do you drink?" "Go ahead." "Thank you very much." " He!" "Bring more sake" " Yes." "Excuse us, kind resident of the second floor." "We hope you enjoyed our performance" "We enjoyed it, like always." "Thank you very much for your support" " Here you go" " Thanks a lot." "Look." "She gave us two bu" "Look at this. 4 ryO and 1 bu." "What's wrong with you?" "You're not happy with this?" "You've never got so much before, right?" "It is all thanks to you." "I have nothing to say to that... this is for you." "By working together we make a fortune." "If I save 50 ryo..." "I will go back to Kuwano and live a decent life." "A decent life?" "I used to be a cook" "As I was forced to leave..." "I changed my job." "and became street singer" "I see..." "You were a cook" "Hard to believe, right?" "We began with a quarrel and now we work together." "Then, we make a real fortune together" "The saying that goes..." ""Travel needs companions" I understand it now" "Me too..." "I know only to sing and to act" "I had no idea how to make money your help is precious." "Don't say that." "We just helped each other." "Once again." "Yes." "No, no, stop it" " I cannot play with your rhythm." " Sorry." "Tomorrow, everyone will come to see my performance your rhythm is immature it's too short, I cannot play with it" "Excuse me" "Again, again." "No, no!" "I am sorry." " Did I teach you like that?" " No." "Then why do you play like that?" "Please teach me again." "That's all right." "Go and take a rest." "I know what you think." "I'm tired of him" "He has no talent." "He cannot play the percussion" "Then, what can I do tomorrow?" "You can only blame yourself" "You are reaping what you sowed" "You placed Genhachi as the rhythm master" "You doomed yourself by sending him off" "This new disciple cannot play the Onchi style" "Please don't be obstinate." "Only with Kitahachi would you have no problem" "I am sorry for him" "He is wandering somewhere..." "He obeys your order and don't sing... nor comes back to Tokyo" "He might be in Kyoto, Osaka, Ise, Ohmi..." "Please let me go" "I'll look for him." "I'll ask him to apologize to you please welcome him again in the Onchi family." "My performances are famous now" "I cannot play with him, as he shortened someone's life" "Please don't ask it to me anymore." "I dreamed" "You were moaning." "I had a nightmare." "You have a nightmare every night." "It's like you are strangled." "Yes." "I was almost strangled." " By whom?" " By Sozan." "Sozan?" "Do you mean the masseur in Furuichi?" "Yes" " Do you know him?" " of course" "He was a masseur and a master of performance." "He was insulted by a young master and committed suicide." "Jirozo, I am... that young master from Tokyo." "I made a mistake," "I cannot redo my past." "So you are..." "Onchi Kitahachi" "A ruined big performer." "I see" "I thought you were no ordinary man, but this..." "I decided to finish our companionship" "Everyday is the same thing" "Sozan comes... he says to me..." ""I curse your family for 7 generations" and smiles eerily" "I decided to go to Furuichi visit his tomb..." "I want to apologize to him" "That's why" "I came here to take a boat." "Visit Sozan's... tomb?" "visiting his tomb might make you some good but why don't you help his only daughter Osode?" "Osode?" "Sozan was evil, but Osode is a beautiful princess" "That woman?" "I thought she was his mistress." "No, she is his daughter, His real daughter" "Where is she now?" "She is a geisha at Harukiya in Ise." "How come you know that?" "Because Harukiya is my sister's geisha house." "I see." "I want to know more about her." "I take a boat tomorrow." "Then, we have time until tomorrow" "Let's have some sake and speak about it" "Two years ago, I was in Toba..." "I quitted my job and my sister disowned me" "I had no place to go." "I worked as a coachman in the countryside" "Then, one day," "I saw a beautiful young woman who had been sold to someone in Toba" "She was crying in my carriage" "She looked so sad, It was heart-breaking." "Later, I learned that she was Sozan's daughter" "After the death of Sozan, her stepmother sold her to a Geisha house in Toba" "The landlord of that house, because she was crying all day thought of something terrible" "If she really can not stop to cry." "He took her to the sea shore at night" "And there, by the sea he forced her to cry" "Peoples in boat were throwing shells at her" "It was in winter and it was terribly cold." "That day, I was in the area in a boat" "I saw that and felt so sorry for her" "Then, while people in boat were sleeping" "I took her with me" "We went to Futami and then to Yamada." "Then, I took her to my sister's place" "I asked my sister to help her." "As my sister likes helping people she easily accepted." "The people in Toba thought she died of the beating of shell" "Is she still in Harukiya?" "Yes she is famous in Yamada" "She is such a beautiful woman but she is really bad at Shamisen." "Shamisen?" "She probably never learned to play" "This is the only complain of my sister" "Does it hurt?" "The punishment?" "No, not at all" "I don't hate you, you know?" "Yes, sister" "Why am I so bad at remembering things" "You have to practice the shamisen harder" "You don't want to go back to Toba, right?" "He plays really well." "I'd like to play like him" "Go and give this to him." "Here..." "This..." " For me?" " Yes, from my sister." "Why are you crying?" "Because the way you sing and the way you play." "I'd love to play so well" "Poor girl" "As I cannot play shamisen" "They are so harsh on me" "That's so bad." "It's all right" "I was told not to be a mistress of someone." "By whom?" "a gentleman" "And you believe in his words?" "If I don't, I will die." "So, you're the mistress of no one?" "Yes" "I can teach you Shamisen." "Is it true?" "Let meet some place and I will teach you" "And in a week, you'll be a master where?" "At Suzumiga fall." "Are you serious?" "Yes" " I'm not lying - all right" "So, you came." "Yes." "Father please forgive me you forbid me to sing and play" "And for two years, I obeyed that order" "But, as I saw a poor girl," "I break your words for 7 days." "Please, please forgive me." "Miss Osode." "I teach you Noh dance." "Noh dance?" "You did it, Osone" "you've learned a lot" "Here you are" "Even though you cannot play the shamisen you can dance like a geisha." "Can I?" "Some people may not understand your dance" "However, you've learned so hard" "Some others can understand" "Now." "I have nothing more to teach" "If we have chance, we will meet again" "Then, are you leaving?" "I give this to you as memory of us" "Without knowing it, you helped to keep my promise after my selfishness killed a man" "Take this and your father may forgive me, too." "wait, wait for me..." " Jirozo." " Yes." "If you'd work at Minatoya, it would be such a good restaurant." "you're the best cook in Ise" " Thank you" " Not at all" " Take this" " Thank you" "Ah, Osode." "Ah, Mr. Jirozo." "What are you doing here?" "Now, I'm working at Shimaya in Kuwana." "how about Harukiya in Yamada?" "I caused too much trouble to your sister..." "I see." "You still live a hard life." "All right, let's go." "By the way..." "Did you meet a street singer at Harukiya" "Do you know him?" " Did you?" " yes" "Then?" " He taught me Noh dance." " Noh dance?" "Do you know who he was?" "Yes, I do." "He is Onchi Kitahachi from Tokyo." "Yes, it was him who... killed your father." "No..." "I realise now" "My father was so arrogant" "I don't think it was his fault." "So, you don't think ill of him?" "Well... at first, yes," "After he finished teaching me," "He said "your father may forgive me, too"." "and my grudge against him disappeared." "I see." "Now, I would like to see him again." "I think about him everyday." "Really?" "That's what you think?" "Where can he be now...?" "What's the matter?" "What are you thinking about?" "Tomorrow's performance in Nagoya?" "We played at Nagoya two years ago" "Kitahachi was with us then." "Don't tell me about him." "We didn't come to Kuwano to remember him." "You are too serious when we talk about the performance" "Even a master like you cannot play on..." "Genhachi's rhythm." "It is too short and immature." "Don't tell me that" "I'm tired of you, Nejibe." "You scold at me, again" "I had a nice verse, but I forgot, because of you." "Nice verse?" "You disturbed me." "Is it full moon tonight?" "Yes, it is." ""It's full moon, the child is crying as he wants to catch it"" "Where is he crying?" "Excuse me... it's a mistake be careful..." "Welcome" "Give me a bottle... a bottle of hot sake" "Yes..." "Is there something wrong?" "No, Nothing" "do you know Osode from Yamada?" "Osode?" "A real beauty, who is really bad at shamisen." "and she can be a geisha?" "Yes because, she dances well." "Dance?" "Six months already..." "Maybe she has changed... a carriage!" "Is it geisha?" "Many geishas pass this street." "You are right" "give me a bowl." "that flutist what does he look like?" "I cannot tell you just by the sound of flute." "You are right" "I told you at the beginning right?" "They didn't have water or ice" "You must take care of the customer" "Why don't you listen to your customers" "They want to talk to you and you don't talk..." "They want you to play shamisen and you don't play" "You said you cannot play" "Have you ever seen a geisha who cannot play the shamisen?" "I'm sorry, but I really can't." "If you cannot, you must leave" " I feel sorry for my customers." " It's true" "If I go home now, my landlady will scold at me again." "I'm sorry, but I am not skilful yet" "I cannot play well" "I can massage your back or your legs" "I can do anything for you please don't let me go" "All this is confusing" "I won't call geisha anymore." "It was you who wanted to call geisha." "But, during this trip..." "I thought we could listen to folk songs of this region" "It's bad luck." "Please take her to another room and give her something hot, like noodles" "We'll pay for it." "Then, let her go back home." "Thank you for your kindness." "Osode, you should thank them." "You are really beautiful..." "How come you cannot play?" "Did you pray to the god?" "Yes, but it's by nature" "If you cannot play..." "How come you became a geisha?" "Well..." "It's embarrassing, but.." "Can you play something else?" "I can dance a little" "Dance?" "Osode, can you dance?" "Yes, but I know only one." "Why didn't you tell me before?" "What can you dance?" "Odori style?" "No, not Odori dance of Noh theatre." "Noh theatre?" "Noh theatre" "I don't want to see such a dance." "are there many flutist here?" "Yes, they are blind masseurs" "I see." "I can hear sound coming from the north, too." "Then, from the other side" "Go ahead" "I'm not afraid of you!" "Masseurs!" "Did you call me?" "what?" "Did you call masseur?" "Yes" " Come on in." " Yes." "Do you want to see her dance?" "As you said." "I'd like to see it as a souvenir of my trip." "It's so ridiculous." "I don't want to." "It's not a good reason" "Don't care about him" "I want to see what you know as a geisha," "Please go ahead." "Brother, please help me." "Wait" "It's an extraordinary performance" "You were taught perfectly you learned perfectly" "Yajirobe, did you see it?" "This performance... was perfect" "How..." "Where did you learn it?" "A street singer who I met in Yamada." "A street singer?" "Your teacher, Onchi Kitahachi is one of the best performer of Noh theatre" "He masters beautifully the art of dance" "God listened to your prayer and let you learn such a perfect performance." "seeing this?" "do you still refuse to forgive him?" "I'll forgive him." "Really?" "you forgive him?" "Seeing this dance remembers me his style." "I'd like to see him dancing again" "Thanks to this girl we can remember his skills" "I hit the rhythm for you." "Thank you so much." "But, I am still immature" "No, it's all right" "It's not our style." "It's too impolite." "You are right." "I'm his master and father, Onchi Genzaburo" "I regard you as my daughter." "It's too much." "Is it too hard?" "No, it's all right." "Go ahead." "It hurts..." "Masseur" "Take revenge..." "I killed your colleague." "It's the song of semi or maybe.. it's... it's" "Eh, you." "You're Kitahachi..." "Jirozo." "Are you all right?" "Your father and Osode are there." "Uncle" "Cheer you up." "father..." "Father, this lady is Sozan's daughter." "Sozan's daughter?" "I killed Sozan because of my immaturity" "Then, to make up for it," "I broke your words and taught her dancing" "Please, please forgive me." "You can be angry" "Kitahachi, Osode knows everything." "She doesn't think ill of you." "She was rather looking for you to see you again." "I wasn't anyone's mistress." "I see" "you came back to the Onchi's family." "So, do you forgive me?" "I forgive you."