"Shochiku Film" "Morning for the Osone Family" "Production:" "Tatsuo Hosoya" "Script:" "Eijiro Hisaita" "Camera:" "Hiroyuki Kusuda" "Art direction:" "Mikio Mori" "Lighting:" "Ryoji Toyoshima" "Editing:" "Yoshi Sugihara" "Music:" "Kyoka Asai" "Sets:" "Kazuma Kaida" "Cast" "Fusako Osone:" "Haruko Sugimura" "Ichiro Osone:" "Toshinosuke Nagao" "Taiji Osone:" "Shin Tokudaiji" "Yuko Osone:" "Mitsuko Miura" "Takashi Osone:" "Shiro Osaka" "Issei Osone:" "Eitarou Ozawa" "Direction:" "Keisuke Kinoshita" "Nineteen forty three" "Silent night, holy night, the stars are shining the Madonna cradles the saviour Child sleeping and dreaming peacefully" "Silent night, holy night" "The smiling Child sleeps" "In this blessed period..." ""To Akira Minari"" "...morning's light is shining merrily" "I didn't do very well, as I haven't played for years..." "Well done, Mother" "She was great in her days on stage" "Mother-in-law used to be on the stage, did she?" "It was just for the girls' school festivals or something" "Father fell in love looking at her on the stage..." "Father was quite something" "Now it's your turn, Mr Minari" "Please leave a good memory with us" "So, for the sake of memory" "This may be the last time" "Beautiful piano playing..." "That piece is called Music for Separation" "Yes, it sounds a bit sad" "As this may be the last time..." "It will not be" "But it is so depressing..." "Even the date for your wedding has been set" "I feel sorry for you, my Lady" "Ah, sounds like he has finished" "It's a shame..." "I will not be able to hear your playing for a while" "They say that one's fingers are muddled for 2 or 3 years after coming back" "Pianists are outsiders on the battlefield" "We artists and academics should keep a pure stance  and be the conscience of the public" "I read your thesis in a magazine" "Its title was' On Conscience', wasn't it?" "It had the same message as you just said" "Your criticism of the war was rather vague, Elder brother" "One can't say or write more than that" "Even my gentle thesis has created controversy in the Intelligence Agency" "Is that so?" "I am sorry for this old gentleman... but I'm absolutely against this war" "But as I can't say so explicitly..." "I explained how this war came about and suggested that the public should reconsider it thus implying this war is a mistake" "Here, how about tea?" "Enough discussion..." "Today is Christmas" "Now let's talk about something nice for Mr Minari to remember" "That's right, any ideas?" "I should leave now" "You should stay a little longer" "I have to visit two places" "So many compliments..." "Thank you very much" "With this, do I look a little like a departing soldier?" "Sister, shouldn't you say something?" "Such as?" "'Please have a safe journey..." "I will wait until you return victoriously, even for 5 or 10 years'" "Silly boy" "What is it?" "A meeting request for the Young Master" "Is he alone?" "There are three gentlemen" "Excuse me for a moment" "Are they from the Military Police?" "From the police..." "Ah, excuse me" "Are you his mother?" "Yes" "We ask him to come only for a short while" "Mother, could you have a look at my study?" "Could you not treat them with more care?" "They include precious books left by my father" "So, sorry but I am leaving..." "What a thing to happen on a day like this" "And... this..." "Could you read this later?" "What is it?" "As I am not good at talking..." "I wrote this last evening" "later... after I leave" "So..." "Sorry I cannot even say goodbye to everyone" "Mr Minari..." "Yuko" "I wish you well" "Look, please smile and see me off" "Be sure to come back to this room..." "The night bugle" "Soon I will be also going to bed by the bugle... thinking about you" "I will not forget you" "Toothbrush, toothpaste..." "What else..." "What about soap?" "They said the rules don't allow it... but added 'why don't you take some?" "'." "So let him have some" "Shall I bring some?" "So, I am sorry that this is necessary" "Don't catch a cold" "I'm going now" "My belief is unchanged" "I hope you understand" "Brother!" "Ichiro!" "Should we not call Uncle in Aoyama?" "I will make a call" "Tell him to call Uncle calmly" "We can talk to him in detail later" "Perhaps it is because of the thesis..." "He said they would not bother him long, but we cannot rely on what those people say, I suppose" "Yes..." "Hello, is this Uncle's home in Aoyama?" "Could you call Uncle for me?" "To get straight to the point," "Yuko," "I have just declined the marriage previously arranged for you" "His father is president of a Kamikaze plane manufacturer... under my governance" "You see, we cannot give as a bride the sister of a man... who is arrested for anti-government ideas" "It is only natural that WE decline this arrangement" "As a young girl," "I guess it is difficult to give up but there is nothing we can do." "you have to accept your fate of having a stupid brother" "Well," "I will soon find you a good husband" "And what did they say?" "Of course, they happily accepted our decision" "Akira himself accepted our decision for another reason" "But I would like to let them meet again" "Well, I heard that he wrote to her about this" "Haven't you read the letter?" "No..." "That is a bit of an oversight" "You've brought up four children on your own" "I can guess your hardship, but but this current situation stems from my late elder brother's lack of strictness." "It did his children no good" "That is why I often told you to be careful" "The Osone family, as you know, is from a very old Samurai family" "Our father was a major general who contributed a lot to the Japan-China war and the Japan-Russia war" "It's a mystery such a family produced a liberal like my brother" "He was a francophile and he was not serious about disciplining his children" "After all, as an academic, he lived in an ivory tower" "I wanted you to pay attention to domestic matters" "Ippei Yamaki is so bad he may have been my brother's close friend, but in these times you should discourage him from coming here" "He is a strange man who declined a painting commission from the army" "Well, we will discuss such matters later" "I have to visit the matchmaker to decline this marriage arrangement" "Please explain the matter to Yuko yourself" "I feel sorry for her" "So, see you soon" "Yuko" "What did Mr Minari's letter say?" "When did you receive it?" "Yesterday, just as he was leaving" "Why didn't you say anything?" "As you were upset about my brother, ...I could not say anything" "What do you think?" "It is vexing" "He is taking no account of my feelings" "If yesterday you had only... followed him, to say what you feel" "He says he doesn't want you to wait" "Every serious young man thinks like this at least once" "But if you courageously revealed your feelings to him he would surely have been very pleased" "But now such an opportunity has passed ... now that Uncle has formally declined" "What is Uncle thinking?" "He declined without consulting us at all" "Madam" "Mr Yamaki has arrived" "Is that so?" "He is waiting in the studio" "Please prepare tea" "What is the matter?" "You've ruined your painting" "Ah, Teacher" "Do not be desperate!" "Oh, no, I cannot get the right colour" "That looks good, though" "It is too dark" "I wanted the sky bright at least..." "The whole of Japan is enclosed in darkness" "A painting on its own cannot be bright" "Although there are many painters who do that" "The other day I went to see an interesting painting" "Acalathe, God of Fire, wielded a sword and cut through fire" "The title was 'Sacred War'" "His facial expression was grotesque, like a madman" "It was really hideous" "If people put such a painting on a shrine at home, ... might its magic help Japan stop losing the war and the battle in Saipan?" "You know it's by a famous painter, the result of much effort" "What a surprise!" "Welcome, professor" "Long time no see" "It's so cold with snow, isn't it?" "The tea is ready in the other room" "I gather Ichiro had an unwelcome visitor" "Yes" "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil..." "It has become a terrible world" "It must be what everyone thinks secretly" "Should such mildly expressed views be attacked?" "I read it again last night" "As they lack justification they are afraid to have the truth pointed out" "What cowards!" "I have finally lost my job" "I was told to dissolve my club" "The Kokudo Club?" "Since I turned down a commission from the army I have been hated by them" "So they do not even let you paint" "Well, from tomorrow I will be a farmer" "Next year I will harvest radishes and treat you" "This big, a long one" "What will happen from now on?" "Well, the situation will soon be irreversible..." "Japan should not be ambitious but should remain a gentle country, content in itself" "It has beautiful scenary and should promote sightseeing business" "My husband often said that, too" "Mr Osone had a pioneering theory about farm village electrification" "It was not just about electrification and chemical fertilisers" "His theory extended to incubation of young rice plants  and measures against cold weather in the Tohoku region" "It was very forward thinking" "Diverting electricity from arms to farming will surely double the harvest" "By doing so we could counteract our country's land scarcity" "In those days nobody listened to him" "There was nothing we could do" "There are a lot of fools  who do not know what they are doing" "When you visit Ichiro in prison... please tell him to build up his strength... and study hard like a monk in training" "So, thank you very much for tea" "Nineteen forty four" "Please make sure to keep this one" "But such a childish painting..." "You painted it when you were a child" "You were permitted to enter art college as a reward" "Anyhow I'm not leaving anything at all" "Please keep just this" "Please" "For your lonely mother, OK?" "Thank you" "I am home!" "Welcome home" "I just made it" "When I arrived, the Met Police's car was waiting to take him" "I asked for the car to wait" "He has finally been sent away?" "Yes" "Ichiro was quite well" "He sent a message to you, Tai to be patient, and study basics such as sketching" "But Tai has a bigger matter of concern" "What?" "What happened?" "I've received my Army draft papers" "Really?" "When?" "Soon after you left" "And when does he have to go?" "It's short notice." "The day after tomorrow" "Oh, God!" "What will happen to you?" "It's in the lap of fate" "My brother goes to prison, I go to war" "The Osone family has arrived at a dead end" "That makes me rather relieved" "'The Samurai spirit lies in death'" "If it were as simple as that, life would be easy" "For my part, I'll join the Women's Volunteer Corps and work in a factory from next month" "It might be a good idea to work like an idiot without thinking anything" "We are between the devil and the deep blue sea" "Anyhow, I have just informed the neighbours and telephoned Uncle" "Really?" "Aunt did not know about it yet" "Did you visit their home?" "They gave us this" "What is it?" "Yokan sweets" "I would like to have given this to our brother before he went to prison" "Why should an officious man in Army headquarters who just rubber-stamps things... eat such sweets?" "Soldiers in the front line are starving nearly to death" "Officers staying in Japan should not have such luxuries" "I will not eat such tainted sweets" "Okay, okay" "Welcome" "Congratulations, congratulations!" "Oh, it's been nicely tidied up here" "Very good, very good" "Rather than hiding and painting you can now contribute to the country as a soldier you are lucky" "Anyway, let's have a toast" "A special select bottle that we keep in our office..." "Vintage 1930!" "To celebrate your future, let us toast" "Yuko, bring glasses" "Yuko, bring some" "Where are you going?" "Sorry... excuse me" "Taiji" "Uncle has specially brought this for you..." "A strange fellow..." "I really do not understand..." "That is alright, that is alright" "When he's been beaten a few times and spent a few months in the Army he will be a real soldier" "The Army is a great place" "We do not need glasses any longer" "I heard you'll join the Women's Volunteer Corps next month" "Your aunt was very worried" "Yes" "Well, you don't have to join a factory" "I asked the War Office staff manager" "You should join our accounting department, where you can handle cards" "Thank you for your consideration" "Oh, it's so late now" "Can you not stay late today?" "May I serve you a humble dinner?" "Oh, no, I have to attend a meeting" "I wish I could occasionally have dinner at home" "Is that so?" "As this is a celebration, I'll send my wife to join you for dinner" "Then we will welcome her at least" "Then, so long" "It doesn't resemble father at all" "It's not a matter of resemblance" "How shall I explain?" "It shows his mental sharpness well" "Please leave the dish there" "I'm really sorry, after you made such efforts to come..." "It's alright with me, but..." "I wonder what my nephew is doing" "He must be detained at his friend's" "He takes it too seriously" "It's not such a big deal to go to war at this time" "He talks about death and quashing all his ambitions" "Our brother is an artist" "He is sensitive" "He is not as simple as you" "I know that" "But, it seems a bit high flown" "How about you, Takashi?" "Well... my only concern would be going without a watch as I broke mine the other day" "Perhaps I can take Mother's with me" "On such an occasion..." "Mother will happily give it to him... won't you?" "I am home" "Ah, he is back" "Welcome home, my Young Master" "Ah, I'm so happy" "I'm so happy" "I drank my fill today" "Oh, Aunt, welcome" "Why do you all look so gloomy?" "It's like a funeral wake" "Taiji!" "a wake... a wake..." "That's great" "Only it's three months too early" "I know, Mother" "In summary, I have to die, right?" "Oh, yes, I will die, I will die" "Uncle said it's better to die on the battlefield than to paint" "Aunt" "When you go back, please tell Uncle what I said" "As he hopes, I will come back as a corpse" "You've been drinking and you're not used to it" "Let's go upstairs and rest" "Until I die, my body is precious for the nation's sake, Mother?" "I wonder where on earth he drank so much" "You even have a tear in your clothes" "I'm fine!" "Mother" "'Mother is precious and gracious'" "Mother, you've taken care of me for 25 years" "I, I..." "I have been a selfish and ungrateful son" "Come on, Brother ..." "Ah, Yuko" "You took care of me, too" "I am going to die without rewarding you at all..." "Don't be silly, don't talk about such bad luck" "People who say they will die never die as they say" "What's the matter?" "Are you feeling sick?" "Mother" "I do not want to die yet" "I say you will be fine" "I'm not saying this because my life is precious" "If I have to die, I would like to die for painting" "Cezanne painted and painted and collapsed beside the canvas" "You can paint as much as you want after the war" "Don't.. don't give me easy consolation" "It's not easy consolation" "I believe so" "You will definitely come back" "And then become a painter with stronger powers" "I pray so to God" "Mother" "Do you really believe so?" "Of course, I do" "Now, don't have such gloomy thoughts" "Today you should rest well, OK?" "Thank you, thank you..." "I..." "I don't mind being called a coward" "I just want to paint" "Yes, yes..." "So, I will leave your studio untouched and wait for your triumphant return" "You have to go and rest now" "Ah, I want to come back alive and I want to paint" "Hey!" "Yes, Sir!" "You need to open the door wider" "Yes, Sir" "Hey, please don't break it" "It's hard work" "It's nearly done" "I hope your belongings you're bringing in... will not be burned in an air raid" "I won't ask you to guarantee it, don't worry" "Where shall I put this?" "My wife will come and decide" "I promised not to touch his studio" "That is too sentimental" "Uncle and Aunt will come here..." "My brother will not complain" "I know he won't complain" "I'm back" "Welcome home" "Where is it from?" "From our brother Tai" "Anything wrong?" "What's up with brother Tai?" "He is in an army hospital" "He fell ill on board ship and was sent back to Hiroshima" "I wonder if he's alright" "Looks like it's not very serious..." "I'm sorry we cannot look after him" "This boy always give me worries" "Takashi, a friend of yours is at the entrance" "Is that so?" "Are you just back from the office?" "Yes" "It must be better than commuting to a factory in the Women's Volunteer Corps" "I feel guilty" "I don't have to do very much but... they give me a lot of goods... like these grapes today" "Uncle!" "What?" "Mr Uno would like to be introduced to you" "Introduced?" "We've already met" "Mr Uno is very interested in chemical weapons" "When you have time, he would like to learn from you" "Yes, that's fine" "Today it's a mess here as you see" "But you can come anytime" "Thank you very much" "There are so many leaves falling from the tree" "Those boys will volunteer for a Special Attack Unit, I guess" "By the way, has Tai written to you?" "Yes..." "By now he must be self-disciplined" "What did he write?" "Yes, well..." "I guess he has not written a complaint about the army?" "This has just arrived" "He's like that!" "That idiot!" "I heard that he cried 'I do not want to die' on departure" "He couldn't even go to the battlefield and was sent back" "It is just like him!" "Whose blood made him such an unmanly fellow?" "No..." "I am not complaining about you" "Anyway, won't you sit down?" "From today, we live under the same roof" "Let's discuss various matters" "I will say what I think... so please say what you think" "Yes" "To be honest, since you joined our family the tone of the Osone Family has completely changed" "Well, my brother's liberalism was just superficial... but in your case... being the daughter of an international businessman... you graduated from a foreigners' school in Yokohama... yours was real" "I can say now..." "I was afraid what would become of the Osone family" "It's no use saying anything about that now..." "Anyway, as the Osone Family... is now facing a very important stage..." "I would like you to think carefully" "Yes, as you say" "We cannot do anything about Ichiro and Tai... the issue concerns Yuko and Takashi" "As for Yuko, I will find her a good husband" "Please do so" "Takashi..." "He is not like other boys... he is a straightfoward and nice young man he inherited his character from his grandfather" "As I am away from my own children..." "I enjoy looking after your children" "You might feel I am too nosy..." "No, not at all" "Ah?" "Here they are" "Let the nosy Uncle take care of your childrens' future" "Ho... this has changed quite a bit" "My uncle told us to change the atomsphere completely" "He has changed everything" "Perhaps I am going to be replaced" "In these days I am being avoided everywhere but I have long felt welcome here with your family but finally I have become an unwelcome guest" "We rely only on you" "We always suffer from Uncle" "I will voluntarily leave" "But today is an exception as I have a gift to you, Yuko" "Oh, what could it be?" "Guess what it is" "I guess you cannot" "It is a love letter" "You are naughty!" "Do you think so?" "Here you are" "Wait a second, I won't give it to you so easily" "Do you not wonder... why this letter has fallen into my hands?" "Is it such a mystery?" "Isn't it strange that such a long love letter... is entrusted to me from a man who broke an engagement?" "Is it from Mr Minari?" "As soon as you heard it's from Mr Minari, your eyes started shining" "Here you are" "Welcome" "It has become cold, hasn't it?" "It's been a long time" "Today I am a love messenger" "Mother, Mr Minari saw our brother Tai" "Really?" "He found out by chance Tai was in hospital and visited him" "Is that so?" "They talked about me" "You happy girl" "Is he in Tokyo?" "You mean Mr Minari?" "He said he had come on an official task... and visited me yesterday out of the blue" "He said there's a reason he can't himself come here" "Yes" "Anyway I'm glad the letter has made you happy" "So you can't treat me badly!" "Excuse me" "Are you ready?" "Yes" "My son's pressing me to catch a train" "I will come soon" "Are you taking home leave?" "Yes, thank you very much for everything" "Her son has to enter the army" "Their house will be empty... so she has attend to the house" "Oh, that is troublesome" "Your only domestic helper is leaving now... it will be inconvenient for you" "You are right, I am sorry about it" "There is nothing we can do" "This is a special situation" "When the situation changes, you'll be free to come back" "Yes, definitely" "Then, farewell" "I'm coming right away" "Take care of yourself" "Well, I've done my task, so I'll leave" "You should stay longer" "Please have some tea" "No, thank you" "I am leaving before the dread Uncle pushes me out" "Well, I'm going home to farm" "Uncle I will visit you to eat a big long horseradish" "Ah, unfortunately they are as small as carrots due to poor fertiliser" "It is not as quick as painting" "Then, see you again" "Goodbye" "What was in the letter?" "Just as you said," "The engagement cancellation was just a whim of the moment" "I told you" "In the army, the harder he works, the more he realises that love is important" "I am glad for you" "But there is one difficulty" "The guest who is waiting in Uncle's room..." "Mr Tani" "He is the father of Uncle's proposed match for you" "He has come to see you" "Is that so?" "Don't be like that" "Uncle said you should greet him" "No, I don't want to" "It is only to say hello" "Can't you just do so?" "Uncle is so selfish" "He's always been a tyrant" "Whenever he came... he shouted at us about our behaviour... and our school marks" "When Father was well, nobody relied on Uncle" "This is a different time" "If we always say yes, he'll never stop pushing us around" "From time to time we should say no" "We cannot do that, you know" "Putting jokes aside," "I beg for your help on this" "If this goes well and we can expand our factory," "I will give the new section to my son" "Please help me for the sake of these young people" "I easily give in to such weeping entreaties!" "Well, we say that Manager Osone is not to be persuaded we in our circle are afraid of you" "I'll make sure there's no trouble for you over this" "Is that not so, madam?" "At some point, my son's property will be your niece's" "Please persuade your husband" "Ah, thank you" "Is she your niece?" "Sorry to trouble you, thank you" "Welcome" "How do you do?" "I heard you work in the War Office" "It must be hard work" "Yes" "'The work is too light... move me to a harder place' she complains" "This is a time for young people" "It is indeed" "At my age, with my thin hair... these thrills are behind me" "Saipan has fallen, and the Philippines been captured... the enemy is close to Iou island" "What are you saying?" "You shouldn't say such a thing as a man who works hard for the army" "Japan will definitely win, you should not waver in that belief!" "Excuse me" "Sorry, just a second" "Me?" "He is on the telephone... he's asking if he can join the military... as a reserve naval student" "Volunteer?" "Who?" "It's Takashi" "An officer is visiting his school, asking for volunteers" "So Takashi is asking your permission to volunteer?" "Yes" "Great!" "Great!" "Such a thing does not have to be secret" "My nephew, in second grade at high school is asking for his mother's permission to volunteer... for the reserve navy" "By telephone, how fine!" "He must be so excited by the encouraging speech, he cannot wait to come home" "I will respond" "It is so great!" "Takashi?" "It's me, Uncle!" "Yes, yes, you are great!" "Volunteer before anybody else!" "What?" "Mother?" "She is very pleased, too" "I'm very proud of you" "Nineteen forty five" "Have you finished cleaning?" "Already?" "Volunteer work digging an air-raid shelter!" "It's not possible!" "You should ask Aunt to send her servant" "Aunt hasn't offered" "She'll never offer" "It's unfair" "One person from each household, we should take turns" "We've more important things to do than volunteering" "Our servant has left, I now work in an office" "It's painful to see Mother doing everything you've lost weight" "If you complain like that, you'll be arrested... like Ichiro" "It's all so terrible" "Every day proves what Ichiro said to be correct" "Every Japanese is suffering an unbearable burden it's all due to the ambition of the army" "Yet Uncle's family lives in luxury, with no hardships" "I don't want to complain about food but their way of eating is completely unchanged" "But they often give me a share, too" "That's what I hate" "My work is already... a privilege I'm receiving" "Only honest people suffer, which is intolerable" "I do not understand these things" "I just drift from one thing to the next..." "Each time I'm shouted at and told off" "I cannot judge what's good or bad" "I hate those bugle sounds" "Ah, I'm late, I'm going now" "Take care" "Don't work too hard" "It's time for you to go out, isn't it?" "Are you going again?" "You are busy" "See you later" "Safe journey" "Good morning" "Yuko!" "What do you think about that matter?" "Could you at least decide the date of a meeting?" "The other party is getting tired of waiting" "You should regard yourself as lucky... when a rich man like Mr Tani wishes to marry you" "You cannot ask for more, if you think about our family's current position" "Uncle is making efforts for you under the circumstances" "If you are reluctant to see him... it will create trouble for me as the go-between" "You would not want to marry a man who will immediately go to war" "Mr Tani's son is almost certainly not going to war" "Between you and me..." "I have asked Uncle to transfer him to a police station control office" "Mrs Osone, Mrs Osone!" "Yes" "Is anybody at home?" "Yes, I am coming" "What is the matter?" "Is there anywhere to lay her down?" "What about there?" "Careful...." "Don't lower her head!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "What is the matter?" "What is the matter?" "A letter?" "Mother!" "Be strong!" "Do you have wine or something?" "Wine?" "Yes, just a second" "Mother!" "You're conscious again!" "Madam!" "I'm so relieved" "I'm sorry" "Stay as you are" "Yesterday's work was too hard for her" "I told her, but she insisted on doing it" "The High-Ups, they just give orders" "It's awful, it's too much for women" "You're right" "Ah, here they are again" "How are you feeling?" "Thank you" "You can leave now, we'll take care of her" "Please go everyone, it's an alarm" "You've broken up with Mr Minari, haven't you?" "What is this?" "'A large enemy fleet is moving eastwards'" "Please read it out" "I haven't read the back of the letter" "But I have to report this to your Uncle" "What does it say?" "My brother Tai's health is bad" "He's dying of pneumonia" "Why does Mr Minari know about it?" "He went to see Tai" "Yuko!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother, mother!" "Mother, are you alright?" "Did you have a nightmare?" "What is the matter?" "Since a while ago..." "Mother!" "Did you have a dream?" "You surprised me!" "Takashi came back" "What?" "To say a last farewell in his air force uniform wearing the watch I gave him" "He said 'Farewell, Mother'" "He was trying to return immediately..." "I tried to say 'wait a moment' but I could not utter a word" "He continued to move away..." "I tried to catch him... this time I couldn't move at all" "That is why you were crying out" "His round face was smiling as usual..." "I heard he was transferred to a Special Attack Force... he must be dead by now" "It was just a dream!" "He was the most simple and innocent of my children he had never had any suspicions" "He only thought about the war and rushed into action" "Thinking about it, I feel so sorry for him" "It was just a dream" "It's just your imagination" "He will not die in the war" "But I saw it so clearly" "Clear it might have been, but it was just a dream" "When Tai died in the hospital..." "I had a very clear dream" "Stop it!" "It's Uncle" " I thought he was already back" "Hey, I'm back, open the door!" "Open the door!" "Certainly, at once!" "You're so late" "Is anything the matter?" "Thank you." "You have stayed up for him" "Thank you" "Thank you very much" "I wonder if something happened" "Hey, bring me a few of those bottles!" "How dare you drink at this hour?" "Shit!" "They plotted it!" "You should go to bed" "Your policy was not to bring office complaints home" "Complaints?" "It is more serious than complaints!" "They plotted and sold the country" "Was there a spy scandal?" "Japan has surrendered... surrendered to America!" "What?" "They plotted it in secret, without telling the army" "They've even arranged to annouce it by radio at noon tomorrow" "Who's done such a thing?" "Senior ministers!" "You say tomorrow, but it's nearly morning already" "Won't the army do anything about it?" "We've received orders, so no!" "At army headquarters, all the officers discussed it, but not even five of them had the courage!" "If Japan surrenders... what will happen?" "What do you mean?" "Will Japan be disarmed?" "The army will be dissolved" "Total disarmament!" "Army tradition and the spirit of Japan will disappear!" "So... what will happen to us?" "Will you be transferred to the reserve army?" "Reserve?" "Idiot!" "I will be sacked" "There will be no army at all" "Worse, I may even be arrested as a war criminal" "If we are all to be killed, we should fight on in Japan with all 100 million people" "Wait a minute" "If something happens to you..." "What will happen to the rest of us?" "What do you mean by 'the rest of us'?" "Our assets might be confiscated" "If so, we have to prepare ourselves" "Perhaps we should transfer ownership... or move them somewhere else" "Our children will come back from the battlefield with no assets" "At least we should ensure they do not starve" "You imagine that Takashi has died" "I'm sure he's fine somewhere" "He must be suffering hardship all the same" "Ichiro, in his lonely prison cell... may be unable to sleep" "Tai, who wanted to paint so much, has finally died" "Mother, you look so tired, almost like a sick person" "This is how war is" "For whom did the war bring happiness?" "Whose benefit is it for?" "How long will it last?" "Unless it ends very soon... everyone in Japan will go mad!" "'Moving on, we will now hear the opinion of farmers'" "'First of all...' 'from Yamashita village, Kita Saitama region, in Saitama ...'" "'Mr Tokuichi Odagiri'" "'I'm a farmer and don't understand complicated things...'" "'I was told just to say what I think'" "'During the war, we were just told to strive for victory...'" "'We worked so hard'" "'We gave up even our own rice to the army'" "'Honestly, there's not a single grain of rice left in our village'" "'When we were busy planting rice and harvesting wheat...' 'we ate nothing but wild vegetables'" "'Far from being a 'sacred war'...' 'this was a war of shame, and we cannot face the world...'" "'The army that boasted of the Samurai spirit and 'justice'...' 'willingly carried cruel acts wherever they went...'" "What a lie!" "Lowly farmer!" "'We have been deceived through...'" "Our defeat... was the fault of all Japanese" "Now people are turning round and... accusing the army and government..." "I'm so disgusted" "I've just heard an annoucement by the Ministry of Agriculture" "This will be the worst harvest for 40 years 10 million people are expected to die of hunger" "They should all die!" "The Japanese are pigs!" "Shameless, unprincipled, inconstant... unless they change, there is no remedy" "Well, if they now suffer massively... and 10 million people die of hunger... they might learn discipline" "Stop it!" "I don't want to hear this from you" "You talked of victory, belief, a sacred war, and so on...." "Who are you to drag down the people with grand speeches?" "How dare you say that to your uncle?" "Shameless, unprincipled, inconstant..." "That means you people, doesn't it?" "We won't accept responsibility for your faults" "The army, who started the war, should take responsibility" "What!" "Colonel!" "Colonel!" "Look, it's that way" "Put them in the shelter in the basement" "Just as they are, as they are" "Mother, are you content with this?" "Say, are you content with this?" "Stop it, stop it!" "Stop carrying them!" "What are you doing!" "Whatever you do, don't do this!" "What are you saying?" "We don't mind dying of hunger" "Then I won't give you any, so don't worry" "Come on, quick, quick!" "Stop them!" "Please stop them!" "Get away!" "This is the rice the farmers gave up for the army" "You are stealing it" "I cannot live under the same roof" "Stop being so conceited." "Prepare yourself for marriage" "How will you respond to Mr Tani?" "The two of you united to do shameful work" "It is you who is shameless, you are a pig!" "Hey, carry on, carry on" "Be quick!" "Where are you going?" "Mother, you might feel lonely but please endure" "Please let me do as I wish" "What are you saying?" "I am going to Uncle Yamaki's this evening" "But in this rain..." "In this house there is an even bigger storm" "You understand, Mother" "She has spoken such big words as you educated her so well!" "Excuse me" "I recall you are... a colleague of Takashi's?" "Yes, I am Uno" "Has something happened to Takashi?" "Yes..." "I was in aircraft maintenance and was able to survive..." "The evening before surrender, Takashi ... crashed his plane into the enemy" "I was told to give these to you" "The big and heavy things will be... given to you later, he said" "How was it?" "I gave them to her" "Did she take them?" "Why not take them?" "Yuko will soon beg me to let her return" "That's what people are like!" "Now you should eat, too" "Thank you for these, but..." "I cannot accept them... bearing in mind my children either dead or in prison" "Is that so?" "Hey, put them away there" "Sister, you do not have to take it so seriously" "Yes I do" "I do not understand the logic of it but... everyone in Japan is stunned and doesn't know what to do..." "Are you saying I should take responsibility for the war?" "At least..." "At least, what?" "Last night, when you heard the report of Takashi's death... you stared bitterly at my face do you mean... do you mean, I killed Takashi?" "If you hadn't been there... the way Takashi was brought up by us... would not have led to this" "It was you who pushed him to his death" "It was the militarism of you people" "You say 'you people'" "Ichiro was arrested, but he was right" "My late husband had a firm policy about education" "I have followed it" "But you upset it, complaining about everything" "Thinking about it now..." "I was weak" "For you... for you!" "What is left of the Osone family?" "In this empty-looking house..." "I alone am just surviving, like a semi-invalid" "I endure it by thinking... of the millions of other people who are also suffering" "You treat me as a war criminal!" "I am merely a colonel" "Are you saying being a colonel is too small a crime?" "You're clearly one of those who provoked the war" "It's you who destroyed the Osone family" "Change it back how it was !" "My children, return my children!" "What are you saying?" "Anyway, I would like you two to leave" "I won't let you say you have nowhere to go" "You have destroyed Japan!" "You have taken hundreds of thousands of lives" "In addition how many people are suffering?" "To suffer from similar hardship... is what you deserve!" "If you have a scrap of conscience, you should leave immediately" "Shut up!" "I'm only a colonel who followed my bosses' orders" "Only a colonel!" "Please get out" "I'm sorry" "That's alright, that's alright" "Welcome home" "Thank you" "I've just come back from the army" "I thought I should see you and Yuko first, so I've come here straight from the station..." "Mother, mother" "Mother" "Tai will come back, too" "There was an annoucement on the radio of General Macarthur's order to release political prisoners" "Congratulations" "Thank you" "Congratulations" "We've been waiting for you" "Sorry to have worried you" "Finally our time has come" "During the war, we fell behind in all aspects... we have to catch up from now, it will a world for the people" "What a big job!" "We wish Father could have seen this, Mother" "You are the one who stuck to Father's principles" "This is morning for the Osone Family!" "Look!" "Japan's dawn" "The End"