"In a cage a bamboo cage" "TAMAMI:" "THE BABY'S CURSE" "1960" "Can you take us to the Nanjo mansion, please?" "We need to go to the Nanjo mansion." "If you take us now, I'll pay you in advance." "Mr. Yoshimura?" "Is something bothering you?" "No, Why do you ask?" "How about you, Yoko?" "I feel a little nervous." "They'll welcome you after looking for you all these years." "Looks like the rain's killed the carburetor." "There's nothing I can do." "We're stuck here." "There won't be any other cars driving by in this storm." "Are there any public phones around here?" "If there were, I wouldn't be sitting here." "What do you want to do?" "It's no big deal for me to sleep in the car tonight but..." "Let's walk from here." "It's not so far, is it?" "You're already on the Nanjo property." "It won't be an easy walk but it's not far either." "Nako Mizusawa" "Goro Noguchi" "Takumi Saito Keisuke Horibe" "Itsuji Itao Asami" "Etsuko Ikuta" "Atsuko Asano" "Let's go." "The house is probably behind those trees." "Come on." "Let's go in." "Come inside." "Original Story by:" "Kazuo Umezz" "Directed by:" "Yudai Yamaguchi" "And who, may I ask, are you?" "We weren't expecting any guests this evening." "I'm Mr. Yoshimura from Hakuo Orphanage." "I have an appointment with Mr. Keizo Nanjo." "Well, I wasn't informed." "Please leave now." "Wait, please." "Is Mr. Nanjo home?" "He's working in the research tower." "No one bothers Mr. Nanjo at work." "Please go now." "We came all this way in this storm." "Perhaps you can help her dry off while I talk to..." "No one bothers Mr. Nanjo at work." "Tell him that his daughter is here." "After many visits, Mr. Nanjo has confirmed that she is his daughter." "I'm sure he will see her." "As I've already told you..." "I haven't been informed." "I have the papers here that he has signed." "I know that Mr. Nanjo lives here." "He knows that we were coming this evening." "It's my responsibility to hand her over to him." "Well, I will inform Mr. Nanjo of your visit." "Perhaps it'll be quicker if I came with you." "Is there somewhere warm that she can wait?" "There's a fireplace in the hall to the left." "She can dry herself off there if she needs to." "Mr. Yoshimura?" "It'll be okay, we'll just take a quick look." "Somebody, open the door!" "Help me, please!" "Who are you?" "Good, you've woken up." "What's wrong?" "I was being chased by something and I ran in a long corridor." "It was just a dream." "A dream..." "I spoke with Mr. Nanjo." "A deadline kept him from meeting you." "But he was happy that you've arrived." "He said he'd see you when he returns from a meeting at the museum." "It wasn't a dream." "Mr. Yoshimura, there's something in this mansion." "It was just the storm." "It made things seem scary." "No!" "It ripped my clothes!" "I dried your clothes." "It got ripped when you walked through the woods." "But at least it's dry now." "Where's Mrs. Nanjo?" "She's in the old orchard." "I'd like to speak with her before I go." "Mrs. Nanjo doesn't meet guests." "I hope you'll be happy with your parents at this mansion." "I don't want to frighten you but there is something..." "What is it?" "The neighbors are afraid of this place." "It's the house in this location..." "People rumor that it is haunted." "But with you living here, things will change." "But if..." "If there's any problem, call me at the orphanage." "I'll come and get you." "I hope he can find his way out of the woods." "It's dangerous." "There are wild dogs out there." "In a cage a bamboo cage" "Mrs. Nanjo?" "In a cage a bamboo cage" "The bird that's Caught in a bamboo cage" "When will it fly away?" "At dawn It's still dark as midnight" "A turtle and a crane Slipped and fell over" "Who's that standing Right behind me?" "Mrs. Nanjo?" "In a cage a bamboo cage" "Hello." "How do you do?" "I came here last night from Hakuo Orphanage." "Who are you?" "What a lovely, beautiful hand..." "Yuko." "Yuko, this is Yoko." "Yoko?" "Our daughter who has been missing for 15 years." "She is alive." "I've finally found her." "15 years ago?" "No, This is my only child." "You can forget about that stuffed bear." "Yoko is our daughter." "15 years ago, the war was still on." "I was holding you during an air-raid." "Then an incendiary bomb hit the ground near the shelter." "I was blown away." "When I came to, you weren't in my arms anymore..." "You were just a newborn when we lost you." "So my wife, Yuko, was very upset." "Not so long after that, the war ended." "Yuko had a bundled-up blanket and began talking to it as if it were her baby." "15 years have passed since then." "I came to learn that the baby we lost had been saved and was in an orphanage." "I looked everywhere for you." "I did everything to find you." "I want to live with you as a family." "As a father" "I want to see you grow up." "I prepared this room for you." "It's been ready for a long time, waiting for your return." "Maybe you're too young for that?" "Sorry about that." "I have no idea what a 15-year-old teenage girl needs." "I chose every single one of them." "If they're the wrong size or if you don't like them, I can change them." "I'm so happy." "Good." "I have many dolls for you too." "Dolls much cuter than that one." "But she..." "She has been my only family." "Your family..." "Welcome home, Yoko." "There will be an exhibition of European history at a local museum." "My collection needs to be polished for the exhibition." "Who polishes your collection?" "Of course I do." "Not even Yuko can touch my collection." "I always do the polishing in the basement." "Would you like to take a look?" "I don't want to bother you." "Not at all." "You'll find it interesting." "This chemical prevents metal from oxidizing." "Steel rusts very easily." "Especially in the basement." "So they require good care." "Watch out." "If you get it on your skin, it'll burn you badly." "How's that?" "It's like magic!" "My name is Yoko Nanjo." "How do you do?" "Hello, I'm Yoko Nanjo." "I'm Yoko Nanjo." "Mr. Yoshimura isn't back yet?" "That's strange." "He left here early this morning." "There's something I wanted to speak with him about." "When he gets back, could you please ask him to call me back?" "You made a smart decision." "I guess you know the bus timetable..." "What's going on?" "She wants to go back to the orphanage." "Why's that?" "It seems that Mr. Yoshimura hasn't returned yet." "There's something I need to talk to him about so I'll go back and wait for him and then..." "You want to talk to him?" "What about?" "About the baby." "There's a baby in the mansion, isn't there?" "What happened to me last night was not a dream." "Did the baby do something to you?" "Tamami." "What a cute little hand you have, Tamami!" "Do it like this." "That's a bunny!" "Hop-hop-hop." "And if you do like this..." "It's a fox." "Yap, yap!" "Here, Tamami." "Yap!" "yap!" "What's wrong, Tamami?" "Are you in a bad mood?" "Is she... here in this mansion?" "Who do you mean?" "I'm talking about Tamami." "Is she back at this place?" "Remember, it was you who left her at the hospital." "That was 10 years ago." "Tamami passed away while she was in hospital." "That was what you told Mrs. Nanjo." "Or am I mistaken?" "Maybe something went wrong..." "You shouldn't have brought Yoko to the mansion." "It was best left forgotten." "It just stirs up memories." "Yoko is my daughter." "It took me years to find her." "She has every right to be in this house." "Her presence only disturbs Mrs. Nanjo." "It was also for my wife's benefit that I looked for Yoko." "Perhaps she will finally give up that stuffed bear that she plays with." "Yoko has come home." "The entire family is back together." "Nobody will stop me from doing this." "Sleepy?" "Do you want to sleep?" "Come on...stop being cranky." "Nighty-night." "Sleep, little one..." "Don't make a noise, Dear." "Tamami has just fallen asleep." "In a cage a bamboo cage" "In a cage a bamboo cage" "The bird that's Caught in a bamboo cage" "When did you make this hole?" "No, stop!" "Please, Dear." "Please don't!" "Please!" "... This is the research tower!" "Tamami." "Tamami." "Are you here?" "Tamami, you like hide and seek, don't you..." "Father..." "Tamami?" "Mrs. Nanjo." "Oh, Mrs. Nanjo." "Please tell me." "Is there a baby in this mansion?" "What are you talking about?" "Who is Tamami?" "Who's Mrs. Nanjo looking for?" "Is she looking for the baby?" "The baby..." "Am I wrong?" "Mrs. Nanjo did fall pregnant 15 years ago, and that was the only time." "But there is something strange in this mansion!" "Well if you mean there is something unwanted in this place..." "There is one such person." "Who are you?" "I'm Yoko, your daughter." "Yoko?" "I have only one daughter and her name is Tamami." "Father." "Why are you saying that?" "You're so pretty, Tamami." "Tamami?" "I'm not Tamami." "Tamami." "No, I'm Yoko!" "You're so lovely, Tamami." "Stop it." "I know you like it." "Aren't you happy?" "No!" "That's not true!" "I'm sorry." "You disrupted our peace." "No, I didn't!" "I just..." "I just..." "You just happened to be born pretty." "Tamami." "Tamami, honey." "Playing hide and seek again?" "What are you doing here?" "What are you doing here?" "I haven't seen Father since yesterday." "I'm afraid that something might have happened to him." "No one disturbs Mr. Nanjo at work." "He must be organizing his collection for the museum." "There's no need to worry." "But it's locked from inside." "What if something has happened to him?" "It's locked from inside because he doesn't like to be disturbed." "Mrs. Nanjo and I both have keys in case of an emergency." "You must go away from here now." "I'll ask Mrs. Nanjo for her keys, then." "Mrs. Nanjo?" "Are you..." "Are you OK?" "You must be Yoko who was brought here from Hakuo Orphanage." "My name is Takaya Yoshimura." "My brother vanished after bringing you here." "Your brother?" "Yoko!" "Tamami." "What have you done?" "Are you OK." "I'm on your side." "Do you know anything about my brother's disappearance?" "Did he tell you anything when he left here?" "On that morning he told me... to contact him if anything was wrong." "Then he left." "But he wasn't seen getting on the train to Tokyo." "There are rumors about this place." "For years a baby's cries have been heard from here." "A baby...?" "I'm scared." "I feel so scared." "Did you see it?" "There's this strange presence..." "What do the people here say?" "They say there's no baby." "They're hiding something." "I'm sure of it." "You'd better leave now." "Come on." "I can't." "I'm worried about my father." "He spent years looking for me and he's so happy that I'm here." "If he's had an accident in the tower, I can't just leave him." "I'll go check the tower." "I'll be outside of your window before sunset." "Tamami." "Look what have you done." "It's true that Mr. Nanjo was mean to you... but that's no excuse for what you've done!" "For years, it's been my responsibility to protect Mrs. Nanjo from any disturbances." "But I can't hide this." "I must tell her." "Let me go." "No!" ""Birth certificate, Tamami Nanjo"" "Tamami..." "Mother..." "Mrs. Nanjo." "There's something I want to ask you." "It's about Tamami." "Tamami?" "Tell me about her." "Tell me the truth." "Who are you?" "I'm..." "Has Tamami been in this mansion all along?" "Well, you see, Tamami isn't allowed to go outside." "It would make my husband angry if she was seen by someone outside." "I hope you two become good friends." "She's all alone." "She's a lonely girl." "Please be nice to her." "Now she has a playmate." "Will you play with her?" "Play hide and seek with her." "She loves that game." "Sometimes she doesn't know when to stop..." "But that's just how she is." "It's my brother..." "She makes trouble sometimes." "But she means no harm." "She just doesn't understand." "She's just a baby." "How old are you?" "I'm 15." "15..." "The same as Tamami." "Such a fair hand..." "She is just like an angel." "You know, angels don't ever age." "Tamami?" "Have you..." "Have you been watching me since I came here?" "Are you mad at me?" "This was your room." "I came here and took your room." "Is that what made you angry?" "I'm sorry." "I didn't mean to..." "Tamami...?" "Forgive me." "Yoko!" "Yoko!" "Please." "Don't do it." "Takaya." "Cover your face." "Let me go!" "Run..." "Who are you?" "I'm..." "I'm..." "Yoko." "My name is..." "Yoko Nanjo." "My name is Yoko Nanjo." "My name is..." "I'm Yoko Nanjo." "Yoko." "In a cage a bamboo cage" "The bird that's Caught in a bamboo cage" "When will it fly away?" "When will it fly away?" "At dawn It's still dark as midnight" "A turtle and a crane Slipped and fell over" "Who's that standing" "Right behind me?" "What did I do to you?" "I didn't take anything from you!" "I don't have anything!" "I have nothing!" "All I wanted... was to have a family." "Mother..." "Yoko!" "Yoko!" "Takaya." "I found you!" "What's happened to you, Tamami?" "Your face got dirty." "Oh, no..." "It doesn't come off." "You looked prettier when your face was clean..." "When will it fly away?" "At dawn It's still dark as midnight" "A turtle and a crane..." "I'm..." "I'm sorry." "Mother." "Let's go home now." "No..." "Don't go inside!" "Yoko." "Tamami and you are..." "No!" "Directed by:" "Yudai Yamaguchi"