"A SHOCHIKU FILM" ""STREET WITHOUT END"" "Based on a novel by Komatsu Kitamura" "Screenplay by Jitsuzo Ikeda" "Directed by Mikio Naruse" "Photographed by Suketaro Ukai" "The players..." "Setsuko Shinobu" "Akio Isono" "Hikaru Yamanouchi" "Nobuko Wakaba" "Fumiko Katsuragi" "Shinichi Himori" "GINZA, TOKYO" "COOK WANTED" "MOVIE ACTRESS SUMAKO HIGASHIYAMA RETIRES" "I´m sure he´s after you." "Don´t you think we can use her in Sumako´s place?" "She isn´t bad, either." "A call for you, Sugiko." "I want to see you this evening." "Tonight I´ll be late." "I´ll be off early tomorrow." "A few minutes will do." "I must talk to you." "Will you come to the usual place?" "I wonder if there´s a nice room for rent." "Sugiko´s brother is coming." "I´d better move out." "From him?" "Let´s go together, Kesako." "I´ll go first." "Let´s eat something." "My family wants me to marry while Dad´s alive." "If you marry me, I´ll refuse the offer." "But financially I may worry you." "I don´t mind that." "Then, will you marry me?" "It´s late." "We´ll talk again tomorrow." "KOJUN APARTMENT" "I made some coffee." "Will you join me?" "Aren´t you out of sugar again?" "I bought some." "Don´t worry." "Don´t." "I´m painting it." "Coffee´s ready." "Why not come?" "It´s late." "I´ll take these." "Why did he call you?" "He´s had a marriage offer." "His family isn´t rich." "The girl is wealthy." "His folks want him to marry her." "What does he plan to do?" "He wants to marry me." "I accepted." "But I don´t quite know what to do." "Don´t be that weak." "Get some pep!" "I´m glad to see you here." "I planned to visit you." "I have something to discuss." "Can we talk?" "I´m in a hurry." "We´ll talk here." "I´ll be brief." "Are you interested in becoming a movie actress?" "We feel you have what it takes to replace Sumako Higashiyama, ...who retired recently." "You´ll be able to earn many times what you´re getting now." "It´s all so sudden..." "Think it over first." "Then answer." "He asked me to become a movie actress." "Wonderful!" "What did you say?" "I said I couldn´t answer right now." "Do you feel like becoming one?" "I don´t think I´m the actress type." "That´s not true." "It´s better than being a housewife." "I found a nice room." "I came to tell you." "It´s cozy and quiet." "The rent is 5 yen." "It´s near the shop, too." "What date is the paper?" "Sorry, the year before last." "I found it on the way." "Drink some water and cool off." "Why are you so absent-minded?" "Isn´t it time to see him?" "Just a bruise." "Nothing to worry about." "Awake?" "Sugiko in?" "She didn´t come home last night." "Weren´t you with her?" "Excuse me." "Sugiko got hurt?" "Sugiko was bit by a car." "She´s hospitalized." "Let´s go see her." "She´s my mother." "Here´s some money for you as a token of our apology." "We´ll pay the hospital bill too." "How do you feel?" "Much better, thank you." "I´m very sorry." "I was a burry and caused you trouble." "Hiroshi, staying too long will only annoy her." "Let´s go." "Take care of yourself." "I was surprised." "How did it happen?" "Sorry if I shocked you." "It wasn´t much." "Who´s the man who just left?" "He´s nice." "I´m glad you were hit by his car." "You brought a gift, didn´t you?" "A bit old, but a big sacrifice to him." "Mr. Harada came this morning before I got the phone call." "Shall I call his office?" "A man would be better." "They said he hasn´t arrived yet." "Never mind." "I´ll be out of here soon." "What don´t you like about her?" "What´s so good about a tomboy like her?" "Your sister wants you to marry her too." "I´m not ready for marriage." "THE DAY SUGIKO LEAVES THE HOSPITAL" "I wish I could get hit by such a car." "Really." "He´s rich handsome and kind." "Yesterday he stayed with her all day." "He´s so kind." "Why not go to a spa and rest a while?" "I´m all right now." "I want to do at least that much for you." "Please don´t bother." "Can I be friends with you taking this opportunity?" "I´ll go to your shop, too." "Mr. Harada took leave and went home." "Dear Sugiko:" "I´ll go home and marry." "Machio." "I don´t understand him." "Don´t be disappointed." "You´ll soon find a man much better than him." "And you can be an actress." "And..." "What´s more..." "I really envy Sugiko." "Why don´t we see a movie on your day off?" "Why not see a movie together?" "I think you should treat us to something." "What happened to Kesako today?" "She´s moving out because my brother came to Tokyo." "Sorry to make you help me." "It isn´t mine." "It´s her brother´s baggage." "Sis!" "Where have you been?" "To an employment agency." "Don´t be so hasty." "Rest a while first." "It´s not easy to get a job nowadays." "Takashi, I was asked to be an actress." "If I become one, I can send you to college easily." "I don´t want you doing it just to send me to college." "I´ll work." "I´ll study when I have time." "HELP WANTED" "What are you looking for?" "My brother hasn´t got a job yet, so..." "Kesako hasn´t come for a week." "What happened to her?" "I went to her apartment but she wasn´t there." "I became a movie actress." "So you´ll never see me any more?" "I´ll ask the studio people to find you a job." "Forgive me, Sugiko." "I bypassed you." "I don´t mind." "I wanted to become an actress so much." "I hope you´ll do well." "What an awful man you are." "Hiroshi!" "Recently you don´t meet me at all." "Don´t let go of happiness." "I wonder if I should learn to drive." "Don´t be impatient." "I can take care of you." "I found work in the art section of the studio." "I´ll move out in a few days." "This is a farewell gift for you." "If you see Kesako, please give her my best." "They´re apples." "DAYS WENT BY" "Hi, Hiroshi." "Who´s she?" "Will you introduce me?" "Judging from her clothes, she´s not from a good family." "What a rude thing to say!" "Then what family is she from?" "I think we met her before." "She´s my wife." "Neither your mother nor sister told me about her." "It´s nothing you need to know." "Sorry I called you my wife." "I´m sorry I annoyed you." "That´s all right." "I don´t mind." "Why didn´t you consider that you´re from a good family?" "I know I´m being rather selfish," "...but this time will you let me do as I like?" "If you want her, my opinion doesn´t matter." "Will you let me marry her?" "May I assume you agreed, although reluctantly?" "Seems they´re getting along." "Sugiko, have you thought of our marriage?" "Are you angry because I said such a thing?" "I´m not sure your mother will agree." "Who cares, so long as we´re both determined to do it?" "Trust me." "After we get married I plan to work." "I think you´re a more ordinary woman than they think." "Do you believe you´ll be happy marrying a rich man?" "I trust his affection." "I´ll be able to do for you what a sister should do." "I can´t depend on your marriage." "HOW TO DRIVE" "I want to know what you really think." "What will his family do to you, when you even had to work?" "It´s nothing to worry about." "So long as we love each other." "THUS THE TWO LOVERS MARRIED" "Please don´t bother." "We´ll do it." "If I don´t, your mother- in-law will scold us." "Mother, would you like some lemon squash?" "No, thank you." "Sugiko, I´m afraid you´re too nice to the servants." "Now that you´ve married into this family, have more dignity." "I´ll be more careful." "Drink half." "I´ll take the rest." "Is the lemon squash ready?" "Sorry, Sis." "I´ll bring some right away." "You don´t have to bring it yourself." "How stupid of me!" "Why did I forget her?" "Don´t mind Mom or my sister." "I´ll work starting tomorrow." "While I´m out" "I´ll be careful." "Don´t worry." "FEUDALISTIC IDEAS ON FAMILY SYSTEMS WAS ABOUT TO" "CRUSH PURE YOUNG LOVE" "You look like a good wife." "I hardly recognized you." "Why not talk over a cup of tea?" "Sugiko, you came home from shopping earlier than I imagined." "I thought you´d spend more time." "You want to say she was with a man, right?" "You don´t have to tell me." "You already know?" "What a kind man!" "Don´t watch her like spies." "Sugiko, you´re fortunate, aren´t you?" "Behave, Hiroshi!" "Say that to Sis." "You´re quite odedient to Sugiko, aren´t you?" "Sugiko, we´ll take meals separate from Sis." "This never happened until now." "Sister and brother fighting." "What a shame!" "I´m sorry." "It´s my fault." "Dear Kesako, can I see you?" "Going home?" "I´m going to see Sugiko, after a long time." "Shall I go with you?" "Certainly not." "They´re gossiping about us." "About you and me?" "Probably that´s why I can´t get work." "I think I´ll give up acting." "I feel it´s not right for me." "Don´t be so weak." "I´m talking only about myself." "What about you?" "Your note gave the impression you aren´t very happy." "In a way." "But I was thoughtless, too." "I believed love alone was enough to build a happy life." "I was wrong." "There are his lineage and the family fame." "To live with people who are bound by such things..." "What about Hiroshi?" "He´s suffering." "He´s weak." "He wishes he could get out of that family." "Recently he drinks and comes home late." "There´s another one over there who hates to go home." "I love you." "Quit drinking." "Be strong." "My mother and sister are fools." "I´m sorry." "I´m the one who´s to blame." "Treat sewing needles more carefully." "You acted like a waitress in the hallway!" "What brings you here?" "It doesn´t matter." "You talk big under the influence." "What are you trying to say?" "That you´re stupid!" "That ex-waitress in making a fool of you!" "I´ll go away for a while." "Are you going to leave me?" "I want you think about our future while I´m away." "We´ll think together, the two of us." "If I stay, we´ll only repeat the same life." "Don´t you know how much I suffer?" "I don´t think suffering is enough." "I expected this from the start." "Don´t say any more, Takashi." "It´s best to forget what happened... completely." "I love what you used to be much better." "Let´s make a fresh start." "And we´ll find true happiness." "Where are you going?" "Anywhere." "All I can do is run!" "Mr. Yamanouchi´s seriously hurt." "Will you please come home?" "He wants you." "It´s for appearance´s sake, too." "What a selfish way of talking!" "If it´s for the Yamanouchis´ appearance, I won´t come home." "They all but kicked her out and now want her back?" "The nerve!" "But I´ll go meet the poor guy." "Are you going to see those people?" "Don´t let sentiment carry you away." "Be brave." "I have something to tell his mother and sister." "Sugiko, Hiroshi ended up like this." "I missed you, Sugiko." "I did nothing but make you suffer." "But I love you, body and soul." "It seems there´s something love alone can´t solve." "You´re a good man, but you´re weak." "I´m here to say goodbye." "I´ll say it clearly." "Mother and Sister caused this." "Mother, you never even tried to love me." "You just imagine it!" "You may be right." "But what you really love is neither me nor Hiroshi." "You love only the Yamanouchi name." "Can you call yourself his mother?" "Is this really all right?" "Sugiko, I beg you to stay with Hiroshi." "I´d like to be excused." "Sugiko!" "The young master got worse." "Please come back." "Hiroshi died." "GINZA, TOKYO" "I brought your lunch." "NEW STAR IS BORN MISS YOKO KUSATSU!" "Sugiko will be surprised to hear we´re married." "I hear Sugiko´s working at that shop again." "Sis, look!" "I got a license." "I drive starting today." "How about some tea with me?" "After I work a while." "THE END"