"In memory of Mathias Gnädinger." "You brought the summer into our hearts." "SWISS FILM NEWSREEL" "In beautiful weather the strongest men compete in the federal alpine wrestling festival." "The "Hosenlupf" is an original Swiss custom, almost as old as our country." "Not every wrestler can heroically sidestep his opponent..." "That's also characteristic of the "Hosenlupf."" "After defeating your opponent you help him to get back on his feet." "Mäder Kurt and Sommer Toni the reigning champion don't meet for the first time." " An autograph!" "An autograph!" " What do you want?" " You have to write your name on my shirt." " Alright..." "Thank you." "The two best wrestlers of Switzerland are also best friends, which makes this match special." "The spectators hold their breaths." "Even the majestic mountains seem to be watching." "Grandma?" "Hiro!" "I've told you a thousand times I don't want this." "Goddamn it already!" "One more time and I'll throw all your stuff out of the window!" "Hey!" "Mrs. Beck, the noise!" "I hear it myself!" "You can move out if you don't like it." " At my age?" " Then pull yourself together!" "Or you'll find an eviction notice by tomorrow." "You say that every time." " This time I mean it, Mr. Sommer!" " At least I follow the house rules." "No loud music, no noise." "I don't make any noise." " She's going to bring me to my grave." " Look who's talking..." "Good evening, Mr. Sommer." " How are you?" " Getting by." "They're saying this autumn will be especially nice." "They say that every year." " Have a good week." " You too." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Hello." "Kurt." "That damn Japanese boy." "You should have heard his grandmother shouting this morning again." "If it goes on like this, I'll be lying next to you soon." "The young florist, she talks just like her mother." "But fortunately she doesn't make eyes at me." "Goddamn, how this old lady always looked at me strangely." "Women..." "I have to..." "I have to tell you one more thing." "Next week." "Mr. Sommer!" "My grandmother locked me up." "She's right." "This plum." "If you get me out of here I'll never be loud again!" "Tell us another!" "I swear!" "Can you also promise your grandmother won't make any more racket?" " You see?" " But..." "But I'm hungry!" "Anyone can say that." "Help!" " Hello?" " Help!" "Help!" "What is it?" " I have to pee." " Where is your grandma?" "She's still sleeping for sure." "With this darn noise?" "She's not here." "See, she's sleeping." "Mrs. Beck?" "She's never slept so deeply before." "Mr. Sommer?" " Yes." " Helen Zgraggen, from the Guardianship Authority." "You're the neighbor?" "Yes." "Have you known her well?" "All too well." "Were you close?" "No!" "Apparently a heart attack." "No surprise." "We're done here." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." "Yes, what is it, Hiro?" "Can I go to Amami now?" "Amami?" "Is it in Japan?" "Do you have relatives there?" "Lights-out now for the older children." "Sweet dreams." "Don't you think they're clean by now?" "Hiro." "Hiro." "What are you doing here?" "Do you know who I am?" "I knew your grandmother." "I'm Mr. Müri, her executor." " I manage your inheritance." " My inheritance?" "Am I rich?" " You've inherited the house." " The house?" "I don't want it." " Don't you want to think about it?" " No, I wanna go to Amami." "Mrs. Zgraggen told me already." "You want to become a sumo wrestler." "You sure set your mind on that." "And if I were to accompany you?" "I know, I don't look like a sumo wrestler." "Although..." "I think I have to show you something." "Anton Sommer, or as the wrestlers say, Sommer Toni," "a man like an oak tree." "Yes, your neighbor." " Didn't expect that, did you?" " Beloved by old and young." "A bad guy with a big heart." "In the last few years, no other wrestler has been as dominant as him." "Two-time wrestling champion in a row." " It seemed like nothing could stop him..." " Hiro!" "Where are you going?" "...until a tragic accident abruptly ended Sommer's career." "Mr. Sommer!" "Mr. Sommer!" "Mr. Sommer!" "Oh, no!" "Sorry, I didn't want that." "You lousy gook!" "How dare you!" "You break my house." "It's my house." "What?" "I've inherited it." "And if you won't bring me to Japan you'll have to leave!" "That's blackmail." "I'd rather say "personal use."" "But he can't do that." "He says you've helped him repeatedly." "At my age..." "Where should I go?" "To Japan?" " Hiro talks about you a lot." " He does?" "You seem to have a way with kids." "Hiro said you're almost like an uncle to him." "Do you think they get along?" "Hiro says they've been friends for ages." "Uncle..." "Are you crazy?" " Uncle Toni." " Stop it." "Uncle Toni..." "Stop it." "What do you want from me?" "I told you." "Or do you have Walzheimer's?" " Don't get naughty now." " I am naughty, I can't help it." "And you think Mr. Sommer is the right chaperon." "Such a short trip surely wouldn't harm him." "You know what old baggage he's carrying." "Besides it's called Alzheimer's and not Walzheimer's." "At least you remember that." "He still hasn't gotten over this accident?" "He even moved here because of it." "Near the cemetery and he lives alone." "He hasn't let anyone into his life except this small boy." "Why me?" "Because we're the same." " Are you crazy?" " We are." "You're a sumotori too." " A what?" " A sumo wrestler of course!" "He blossoms in his presence." " Tell me about it." " Nonsense." "Well, almost." "You're a wrestler." "You have to bring me to Japan." "And you have to train me so I'll pass the entrance exam." "I have nothing to do with that anymore." "The eviction notice." "Hiro, Mr. Sommer." "You're willing to take this boy to Amami for the entrance exam in that sumo school?" "Yes." "If the child has no other living relatives, it's about finding" ""an appropriate and lasting solution for the child's accommodations." " Also to be taken into account is..."" " The child's origin!" "Such a trip at your age, with Hiro, that's a great responsibility." "Yes... but traveling is practically in my blood." "Ships, for example!" "I know a lot about ships." "Ferries, sailboats, junks..." "Cargo ships are particularly challenging." "Do you speak English?" "Yes?" "No one speaks English in Japan anyway!" "I can translate everything!" "Listen." "I can translate everything." "Of course, with your smarts!" "Aren't you worried about cultural shock?" "We're not going to the opera." "We're going to a sumo school." "Japan, I'd love to go there!" " I envy you very much." " I can imagine." "Uncle Toni!" "You rascal!" "Uncle Toni!" "You're the best!" "It's authorized." " If you say that one more time, then..." " Then what?" "Look!" "For puking." "From Müri." "Why did you take her coat with you?" "As a memory." "I thought you didn't like your grandma." "Look there!" "I live there." "Not yet." "Not until you've found "an appropriate and lasting solution for Hiro Akiba's accommodations."" "Say it!" "Until I've found "an appropriate and lasting solution for Hiro Akiba's accommodations."" "Besides it's not our house." "How do you know?" "We're flying east." "Stay with me!" " Mr. Sommer." " What?" "How long do we have until our train leaves?" " The whole day." " Can we look around Tokyo?" " No." " Please!" "Please, please!" "Oh, come on." "Alright then." "But you always stay close to me." "Boy, where..." "Boy!" "Boy!" "From now on you only do what I tell you to do!" "At least pick something useful!" "That's enough." " I'm hungry as a horse." " Me too!" "We finally agree on something." "Eat properly!" "Crazy Japanese." " You're funny." " Nonsense." "Damn sticks." "It's impolite to refuse." "I don't care." "Now he apologized." "That makes no sense." "Ask him if this is a good sumo school." "He says yes." "What else did he say?" "Nothing, just yes." "Crazy Japanese." "Should I translate that too?" "Ask him if there's an open spot." "I'm not staying here." "I want to go to the island." " Ask him." " I don't want to!" " Now!" "A dictionary." " I need a dictionary." " Dishonary?" " A dictionnaire." " Dixoneh?" "Exactly." "No.." "No, no..." "No, not a telephone." "Neither." "A... dictionnaire." "A dictionary." "Come on, say something." "She's asking if you have to go to the toilet." "No, not peeing." "A dictionary dammit!" "Chiisai?" "Cheese?" "I don't want cheese, I want a dictionary!" "Germany?" "Swiss." "Switzerland, Cheese!" "No, dammit!" "Cheese!" "Are you Swiss?" "Yes." "Switzerland." "Cheese." "Small." "Small." "And this thing won't rip me off?" "It can translate everything?" "Are you sure?" "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?" "Crazy Japanese!" "Even in Bernese dialect." "I'll take it." "Why not?" " He's too small." " What, too small?" "Yes." "Here you have to be at least 15." "There are other schools for younger kids." "Dammit!" "Can't you make an exception?" "I can't do it." "Under no circumstances." "I don't want to go here!" "Why not?" "It's surely better than on that godforsaken island!" "I want to go to the island!" "It's much better here." "I don't care." " Why this island?" "There's nothing there!" " There is!" "What, dammit?" "My father was there." "What?" "Your father?" "This school there in the south, is it good?" "What?" "Where in the south?" "On that island." "He means Amami." "Satoshi Sensei's school?" "It's the best." "Train NOZOMI 659 to HAKATA is approaching on track sixteen." "Please stay behind the yellow line." "Couldn't you have waited?" "No." " Hurry up!" " I can't go any quicker." " Mr. Sommer?" " What?" " Is it true?" " What?" "That all Japanese men have small wieners?" " How should I know?" " Mine is pretty chiisai." "Chiisai, chiisai, is everything around here chiisai?" " Then it's true?" " Nonsense, you're still growing." " My wiener too?" " Yes!" " Even though I'm a Japanese?" " Yes." " How come?" " Because you're only half-Japanese." "And you grew up in Switzerland!" "Now hurry up!" "Where did I put that damn..." "Did you hide my bag?" "I think my bag was stolen." "Things aren't stolen in Japan." " Ever." " Tell us about it!" "These rice-gobblers." "Dammit." "You left it in the bathroom in Tokyo!" "We need a hotel." "But we have to keep moving or I'll miss the entrance exam!" " It's not for a couple of days." " What if I miss it anyway?" "You won't miss it." "Promise?" "They're all booked." "Crazy Japanese, there are just too many." "Oh, have you seen?" "There are really cheap rooms!" " Three hours for only 3,990 yen." " Three hours?" "I don't think it's the right place for us." "Don't go in there!" " What did he say?" " He's calling the police!" "I told you not to go in there!" "Don't show your face here again!" "Welcome." "Welcome in our hotel." "Excuse me, may I ask you to wear slippers in here?" "Thank you very much." " Where are you going?" " To the bathroom." " Should I come with you?" " Are you nuts?" "What's the matter now?" "I don't understand a word." "I don't understand it." "Boy!" "Mr. Sommer?" "What is it?" " Are you still awake?" " No." "I can't sleep." "Close your eyes." "It'll work." "Mr. Sommer?" "What?" " It's not working." " Try again." "No comments from the peanut gallery!" " It's never going to work like this." " Stay out of it." "Why not?" "You look so mean." "Nonsense." "Should I try?" "Alright." "Don't you dare say a thing!" " No one's going to stop now." " We'll see about that." "Goddamn Japanese!" "Why do they do that?" "Because they have small wieners." "Chiisai, get it?" "Yes, chiisai." "I said the guys have small motorcycles." "Yes, small but oho!" "Is it true that all Japanese have small wieners?" "Who says that?" "How would you know?" "I never said anything like that." "The boy's got a screw loose!" "Hey, hey, now don't talk to the boy so meanly." "I don't talk meanly!" "Yes, you do talk meanly!" "You always talk meanly!" "What?" "All the time?" "Yes, he always says that the Japanese are all crazy idiots." " Nonsense!" " Yes, you always say "damn Japanese!"" " When did he say that?" " Just now!" " Dammit already!" " See, you're talking mean again." "You don't give me any choice." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" "You always screw things up!" "I could go looking for something to eat." "But there's nothing." "Yes, back there are houses for sure." "Then go ahead." "You're a fucking Jap." "I'm not Japanese." "I'm Swiss." "I'm Swiss." "The Japanese are damn idiots!" "The Japanese are damn idiots." "Mr. Sommer!" "You can speak Japanese!" "Nonsense." "Nonsense." " Where did you get the rabbit?" " From a farmer." " The money was enough?" " Yes." "You have to do it quickly so it doesn't suffer." "Should I try?" "Catch it!" "Oh no!" "Where is it?" "I don't see it." "Farther back." "What a bummer!" "No, now it's coming closer." "Come, come, come." "He's coming towards you." "Now we have it!" "Don't take me for a fool, you rascal." "I don't see you anymore." "What a clown." "No, no." "Now you have it!" "Don't go in the road!" " Can we go now?" " Just wait a minute." "We drove all the way out here." "I want to screw." "You can forget it." "You can't even drive." "I'm sorry!" "It's ok." "Boy..." "Is everything ok?" "Mr. Sommer." "Yes?" "What does "screw" mean?" "So..." "Now you know." "When I grow up, I want to screw too." "What happened to your parents?" "And you?" "Why did you stop wrestling?" "Don't you know?" "Didn't your grandma tell you?" "My grandma never told me anything." "I had a good friend." "Kurt." "He was also a wrestler." "We had a match against each other many years ago." "I did a shoulder throw... and then..." "You need to sleep, boy." " Will you tell me the rest tomorrow?" " Yes, yes." " Mr. Sommer, Mr. Sommer!" " What is it?" " Look!" "What do these people want?" "Tell me, now!" "The money wasn't enough." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Tell me!" "I stole it." "You're a liar." "And a thief!" "But that's not enough." "What can we buy with this?" "A carrot?" "I'm afraid!" "This man is huge!" "I told you." "It's not enough!" " Do I look like an idiot?" " I think they're serious." "What do we do now?" "I'm afraid!" "This man is dangerous for sure!" "We'll call the police!" "Stop!" "Hey!" "Thiefs!" "Thiefs!" "Thiefs!" "Hey!" "Where are you?" "Boy!" "Boy!" "Goddammit!" "That's all a huge..." "Boy!" "Boy!" "Mr. Sommer!" "Boy, where are you?" "Here!" " Boy." " I'm sorry." "What happened to your friend?" "Kurt." "I broke his neck." "Did you do it on purpose?" "But then it's not..." "It can happen." "It's just..." "I was..." "Come on, boy, we have to keep going or else you'll miss your entrance exam." "Now let's take the ferry." "But we don't have any money." "Then we'll sneak on so no one can see." "But that way we'll never find the harbor." " Hello?" " Hello?" "Please take care of our father." "We have no room for him anymore." "We're sorry." "We're rich." " Put it back!" " Come on, let's keep moving!" "Are you crazy?" "Do you think he has more money in there?" "A ticket!" "Do you know this man?" "He was abandoned at the edge of the city." "I'm sorry, I've never seen this man." "What?" " Bunta." " It's a name." "A first or last name?" "First name." "What did he say?" "Just keep going straight." "I'm getting the hang of this." "We are looking for a place to stay." "You won't step into my house looking like this." "Madame..." "Masako." "Masako..." "Madame Masako." "I'm Toni." "Toni." " Toni?" " Yes." "What is this?" "Sake." "Sake." "Now all of a sudden?" "You wouldn't drink it in Tokyo." "You told me it's impolite to decline." "Thank you." "It's been a long day." "I think it's your bedtime." " And not yours?" " I'll stay up a little longer." "Aren't you tired?" "Yes, but I will anyway." " Do you want to screw her?" " You..." "If you don't go to bed right now, you can forget about your damn exam." "But you promised!" "Is that your husband?" "Is that your husband?" "We wanted to marry, but he died young." "Oh, I'm sorry." "I haven't found anyone else since then." "I'm old and single." "But you're not old." "You're funny." "Nonsense." "I am too." " What?" " Old and single." " That's not possible." " Yes, yes." "So..." "To being old and single!" " Cheers!" " Cheers!" "Please change the battery." "What does it say?" "Nothing." "The two of us old geezers." "Shoulder." "Neck." "Arms." "Back." "Head." "Chest." "Stomach." " It really knows everything." " Yes, yes, everything." "And what's this called?" "It has many names." "Like what?" "Willy." "Please talk louder." " Dick." "Prick." " Please talk louder!" " Pickle, pecker, peeper." " I don't understand a word you say." " Schlong, rod, ding dong..." " Please change the battery." "God damn, Jesus Christ..." "Well then!" "Wiener!" "Yes." "What's so funny?" "Hiro, come." "Bunta..." "I'll pay you back." "I promise." "What's going on?" "We have to get to the ferry." "So boy, keep your hands out of your pockets, here we go!" "We'll be picked up for sure." "Why do you think that?" "A great master knows when a new student is coming." "I'll take you to the school anyway." "He'll recognize me right away!" "He asked me if I want to become a sumo wrestler." "I think I need to help jog his memory." "I'm Hiro Akiba." "I'm the oldest son." "Akiba?" "Akiba..." "We had an Akiba here once." "Are you his son?" "I asked him if my father was one of the best." "Your father was not a sumotori." "He was here for a few years." "He swept the ring as a yobidashi, the ones with the broom." "He wasn't suited for sumo." "No talent." "What's the matter?" "My father wasn't a sumotori." "What's that supposed to mean?" "My dad always used to pretend to be those silly yobidashis." "Turns out he was one himself." "A broom man." "But... you'll do the exam anyway?" "What did he say?" "You're not allowed to watch the exam." "No adults." "These are the rules." "Mr. Sommer!" "Sommer Toni!" "Now you listen to me!" "I don't know what else to say." " Don't laugh at me!" " I'm not laughing at you." "Know what?" "Let's wrestle again." "But this time don't let me win like on the ferry." " I'm not stupid." " Wrestle?" " Yes." "And if I win you'll finally tell me what the matter is." "You just walked away." "Nothing's the matter." "It's just that nobody needs me anymore." "Did you break something?" "I have to tell you one more thing." "It's not really a story for children." "Why?" "Is it about screwing?" "It's a little more complicated." "What happened with my friend..." "It was more than an accident." "Did you do it on purpose after all?" "I was..." "I was very much in love..." " With your friend?" " No, let me finish!" "I had a girlfriend." "I wanted to marry her." "She was..." "She was my true love." "I did something stupid and then she left me." "She just took off." "Five minutes before the final match." "I shouldn't have even competed." "I should have told Kurt." "But I was never a big talker." "And then all of a sudden in the middle of the match I got so mad." "I wasn't able to..." "And that's when..." "And that's when it..." "Is that why you're always so sad?" "Yes." "Do you think Kurt would have wanted you to be sad all the time?" "You little gook." "What's the matter?" "Mr. Sommer, I'm a little scared about the exam tomorrow." "If I don't pass I'd have to go back to Switzerland." "Come, let me show you something." "Listen." "The most important thing in a fight" " and I don't think it's any different with sumo - what's most important is your heart." "Not with your head, boy." "With your heart." "Did you see that?" "Told you so." "Do you think I'll pass tomorrow?" "No question!" "Hiro!" "What's going on here?" "He's almost twice as heavy." "It's not fair." "Come on boy, translate." "Translate now, dammit!" "He says life isn't fair." "Remember what I told you." "I don't know how to do it." "With your heart, understand?" "Come on boy, you can do it!" "With your heart, boy!" "Boy..." "Boy..." "Boy..." "Wake up!" "Hiro." "Hiro." "I told you it wasn't going to work." " He said I passed." " What?" "How come?" "With your heart." "Crazy Japanese..." " Should I translate?" " Sure!" " What did he say?" " Crazy Swiss!" "Mr. Sommer." "What is it?" "I think I'd like to stay with you." "You and me, what a pair!" "Take care, Mr. Sommer." "You too, boy." "You too." "East..." "Oh wow, Mr. Sommer!" "I've already missed you a bit." " I've been away." " Really?" "Where?" "In Schaffhausen?" "No." "In Japan." "Japan?" "Not bad!" "Did you have a nice time?" "Nothing special." "Excuse me." "I like you." " Hello." " Hello." "Hallo." "This took a long time." "Madame..." "Masako?" "I like you." "Forgive me." "Hiro!" "Are you here to stay?" " What do you think?" " Forever?" "No." "But as long as I live." "How long are you going to live?" "Until you're grown up!" "That's not long enough!" "And Bunta?" "He could be your grandfather, couldn't he?" "Hey, Uncle Toni?" "What is it, Hiro?" "I saw them." "In the shower." "Luckily I grew up in Switzerland!" "Hiro, you're a little gook." "You too, Uncle Toni!" "Just watch your aim!" "16, shot 1, take 1." "I don't have a picture here." "One moment." "We have good sun coming up." " Thanks." " Okay." "Good." "And action!" " Hey, Uncle Toni?" " What?" "Why can't we pee into the sea for real?" "In Japan the sea is sacred." "Who said that?" "Another crazy Japanese?" " No, I did." " Oh." "Cut!" "Wonderful!" "Super!" "We're done!" " High tide is coming." "Thank you!" " Thank you, too."