"KISSES (Kuchizuke)" "produced by NAGATA Hidemasa after the novel by KAWAGUCHI Matsutaro scenario FUNAHASHI Kazuo camera OBARA Joji sound SUDA Takeo" "lighting YONEYAMA Isamu production design SHIMOGAWARA Tomo editing NAKANO Tatsuji" "music TSUKAHARA Tetsuo cast:" "KAWAGUCHI Hiroshi Miyamoto Kinichi" "NOZOE Hitomi Shirakawa Akiko" "MIMASU Aiko Uno Yoshiko, Kinichi's mother" "OZAWA Eitaro Miyamoto Daikichi, Kinichi's father" "MURASE Sachiko Shirakawa Kyoko, Akiko's mother" "YOSHII Izo Ozawa Shigetaro, the painter" "WAKAMATSU Ken his son, Kazuhiko the playboy directed by MASUMURA Yasuzo" "Number 53, proceed to visiting room 2." "Number 67, proceed to visiting room 6." " I want to visit my father." " Your name?" "Miyamoto Kinichi student of Commerce at Toa College" "Name of suspect?" "My dad, Miyamoto Daikichi." "Accused of election fraud." "Number 95, proceed to visiting room 4." "Your number is 81 ." "Number 98, proceed to visiting room 1 ." "Number 81?" "Number 81 , hurry!" " How's your health?" " Ah..." " You look better than the Iast time." " Think so?" "What's with you?" "Don't worry about me." " Need anything?" " No." " shall I bring lunch?" " I'II just grow fat in here." " Better than prison grub." " I don't plan to stay forever." "Once out I'II indulge myself again." "Now I put up with tasteless grub." "When will you get out?" "The inquiry's done." "ball me out and I'm free." "How much is the ball?" "Less than 100,000 yen." "Ask my lawyer, Yokogawa." "He's here today." "100,000 yen?" "If you don't have the money, I'II stay here." "What I did is no crime." "It's a bad law." "Lawmakers are the crooks." "until the Iaw changes, I'II go to jail after each election." "Don't be ashamed of your father." "tell everyone you're proud of me." "Bragging is pointless." "I'II do my best to put up the ball." "How will you get it?" "I'm not a kid anymore." "I'II find that money somehow." "Take care of yourself." "Number 53, follow me!" "Kinichi..." "Get me out of here soon, son." "Tokyo Bar Association" "Listen, Tanaka." "Hurry up with that hearing." "Is the witness coming?" "Right." "I'II be back at 3 o'cIock." "Your father has left a very good impression on the judge." "He'II probably only get a suspended sentence." "Thank you so much." "Dad thinks ball should be set soon." " I'II apply for baiI, then." " please do." "How much money do I need?" " No idea, not until they decide." " I must know how much to get hold of." "How much was it last time?" " Dad said 100,000 yen." " That's enough." " I'm meeting a defendant." " One more thing." "That must wait until later." "Number 106, proceed to visiting room 3." "No good." "This is not enough." "Ten days advance for lunch and dinner makes 3,600 yen." "I didn't mean to cheat." "allow me to pay for dinner only." " only dinner?" " Or just a five days advance." "In that case you need to apply again." "This form is no good." "Is this enough?" "Or will you keep nagging?" "She's as good a customer as any." "Have some respect." "Stop treating us like criminals." "Wait!" "Hey, your change!" "Wait!" "This is your change." "I'II repay you the rest when I can." "Don't bother." " tell me your name and address." " Why?" " To repay you." " Don't bother." "Just tell me." " You think I'm suspicious?" " No." " That money wasn't stolen." " I know." "Then keep it." "Next stop cycling Track." "please indicate if you wish to descend." "farewell." "Where are you going?" "Why follow me?" "To know your name and address." "Don't keep taiIing me." "Go home." "I won't." "You're unfair." "Why?" "You take pity on me but don't care how I feel." "Do as you Iike, then." "Why do you run away?" "Why do you stalk me?" "You need a date?" " I never said so." " Then go home." "You're a strange girl." "Let's bet this money." "If you win, you stay." "If not, sayonara." " deal?" " Okay." "This tip is boring." "The odds-on favourite." " Who will win, you think?" " No idea." "They all could." " What month were you born?" " June." "Let's bet on number 6." " Not many bets on 6." " We'II win big." "I'm so excited." "You too?" "Of course." "What a crowd." "So many people idling about?" " Having fun, Iike we do." " Right." "He's so slow." "They've just started." "Come on, number 6." "Go faster!" "I can't tell." "Did number 6 win?" "Number 4 won." "Order of finish: first number 6, second number 7 and third number 9." "I repeat: first number 6..." "We won!" "I'm so glad." "We've won a bundle." "delicious." "Want to order more?" "No thanks, I'm full." "It's so hot." "Water!" "I always perspire easily." "Such a stroke of luck, to win four times our stake of 860 yen." " June's a lucky month." " I Iove the tracks." "So exciting." "only this morning you were crying." "Of course." "Dad was limp as a rag." " Your dad?" " Yours too?" "In for election fraud." " How about yours?" " EmbezzIement of public funds." " How much?" " 100,000 yen." "We had to pay for my mother's sanatorium." "Water, please." " Does she have TB?" " Yes." " Since when?" " A year ago." "Brothers or sisters?" " You live alone?" " Yes." " AII alone?" " My own apartment." " How about school?" " I'm working." " Where?" " I'd rather not tell." " You pay for your mother's treatment?" " That's why dad must get out soon." "If we pay back what he took, they'II drop the charges." "But people are so selfish." "No one will lend me that much." "It makes me so sad." "You're different, though." "I'm so happy you helped me." "I acted on impulse." "You owe me nothing." "At least my dad gets decent food now." "He's very weak from his bowel trouble." "You like your dad?" "Yes, very much." "I can't really feel sorry for my own father." " Maybe I'm insensitive." " No you're not." "You're nice and gentle." "This is where I Iive." "I wrote mine too." "Shirakawa Akiko 2-26, Kami-meguro, Kokaiso building" " We live so close." " Strange luck." "bill, please." "still 3,300 yen left." "Let's splash it together." "Come on." "Is Shimamura in?" "I'm a friend." " Boss!" "Someone to see you." " I'm coming." "What brings you here?" " I need a favour." " What?" " Lend me a motorcycle?" " A bike?" "We're sold out." " And this one?" " belongs to a client." " Is it broken?" " Just fixed it." " Lend me this one." " But the pickup is tomorrow." "Then I'II test-drive it for you today." " But..." " Don't complain." "Be more generous." " You'II damage it." " Don't worry." "It's hard to refuse you anything." "We'II go for a ride." "Introduce me first." "My mah-jong pal, Shimamura." "Shirakawa." "How do you do?" "pleased to meet you." " Is she at our college?" " No." "Hop on." " hold on tight." " I am." "Not there." "hold on to me." "hold tight." "Where are we going?" "Are you okay?" "Don't worry." "Driving is how I earn money." "Say..." "What?" " We'II have an accident." " Cut it out." "Look, the sea!" "It smells wonderful." " How's this one?" " Nice." " But so expensive." " plenty money left." "You look great." " You have an aqualung?" " Yes." "What a pretty body you have." "Let's go." "Come over here." "I can't swim." " Are you okay?" " I can't swim." "You never swam in the sea?" " Now I remember." " A seaside trip?" "Yes, a Iong time ago with my mum and dad." "AII the salt water I swallowed." "So scary." "I was this small and the waves looked this big." "But it was fun too." "I don't have such memories." "Come on and swim." "It hurts." "I swallowed the water." "Get up." "What's going on?" "So boring." "Hey, Aki." "Fancy meeting you on the beach." "Come on now." "Who was that?" "Someone I met at work." "He's the son of a famous painter." " Want me to pick a fight?" " No, he'd thrash you." "Try to skate." " I'm scared." " Scared?" "Not you." "Let's skate." " Does it hurt?" " Of course!" "Get up." " Can you skate now?" " Sure." "A little faster." "You're so clumsy." "feels great." "I can skate alone now." "excellent." "Try to stand up." "help me, please." "You fooled me." "I'm thirsty." " I Iove skating." " You love everything." "Of course." "It's only human." "Look at him." "What's wrong?" "I must go to that hotel." "Wait at the beach." "You played golf in Kawana?" " You could have come too." " Too bad I didn't." "My wife's so proud that she has a handicap of 25." "You're a good coach." " Let's play together soon." " Yes." "I've just received that jade ring from Hong Kong." "Isn't it beautiful?" "really, so nice." "How about it?" "Looks good." "I Iike it." " How much?" " Let's discuss the price later." "Don't do that." "Where's your date?" "Gone home?" "Who cares anyway." "Let's go out tonight." "They'II release your dad if he pays up, right?" "Who told you?" "He tried to borrow it from my old man, but he refused." "I can easily lend you the sum." "Even double, if you want." " In return you want a date." " Right." "I'm buying you, sweetie." "You think you can buy me?" " Sure I can." " Too bad for you." "I hate conceited fools like you." "You prefer him?" "I Iike him a Iot." "He's so gentle." "But penniIess, if you ask me." " That's arranged then." " See you soon." "It's been three years." "You've grown." "You're doing well, mother." "Waiter..." "Lemon squash for me." "And you?" " The same." " You came to the beach?" " Yes." "I happened to see you." " You graduate next year?" " Right." " Got a job after that?" " Not yet, but..." " Dad's in jail again." " Is he, now?" "He's a burden to you too." "Listen, will you lend me 100,000 yen to bail him out?" "The house is mortgaged and I'II never earn enough." "You're the only one I can ask." "If he stays in jail too long, his health will suffer at his age." "Don't count on my sympathy." "I'm through with him." "Then do it for my sake." "You're a sweet boy." "But that's no reason to waste money." "I've had it with sponging." "Say, Kinichi..." "First you must become valuable, Iike this precious stone." "Then I'II pay for you." "So you pass over ordinary stones?" "Don't be smart." "Work hard to become a valuable person." "Come see me only when you've changed." "Mother, where do you live?" "Why did you come?" "I was all alone." " Who was she?" " My mother." "She looks like a fine lady." " Strange, though." " What?" "Both of you acted so coolly." "Not at all like mother and son." "They separated." "Why?" "It's my dad's fault." "AII he cares about is politics." "Him and mom argued ever since I was a kid." "Three years ago she had enough and left to live and work by herself." "After that I changed into this curious guy." "irritable and insensitive." "Are you okay?" "Want to go home?" "I don't feel like going back." "Let's have dinner and go dancing." "Hi there." "Who's she?" " A nude model." " I thought she had more class." " Fancy undressing so easily." " You're no different." "Idiot." " I'm tired." "Let's have a drink." " Let's." "Two highbaIIs." "Can you play the piano?" " Sort of." " Then play me this." " Ready?" " Okay." "Red roses bloom and wither" "The thrill of love, a twinkling star" "Hot kisses filled with longing" "Good night, sweet summer night" "Good night to the sadness that went away" "A love song that steals in unexpectedly" "Hot kisses filled with longing" "Saying good night to the stars in the sky with gentle kisses" "Great voice, Aki." " Drink up." " Stop it!" "I said, no!" "Stop meddling!" "Stop fighting." "please leave now." "Your drinks." " He's a pain in the neck." " Enough!" "He packs quite a punch." "Listen..." " Can I ask you something?" " What?" "Do you Iike me, or don't you?" " What a foolish question." " Not at all." "Don't you know after dating the whole day?" "So you love me?" " Who cares?" " I do." "Stop bugging me." "I don't fall in love." " Why not?" " For no reason." "Can you guess my day job?" "No idea." "I'm a model." "For painting, not for photos." "Bust: 85, waist: 55 and hips: 87." " Good looking, don't you think?" " Sure." " Then love me." " See, that's why I hate girls." "always after mushy love." "I hate that." "You're such a fool." "Kind, but still a fool." "I called you sincere and gentle, but I'II take that back." "You're so insensitive." " Are you drunk?" " What if?" "I still mean what I say." "It's late." "Let's go back." "Go back alone if you must." "I'm staying." "You'II never get back alone." "Don't worry, I'II be fine." "I always look after myself." "I'm fine." "Go ahead and run home now." "I have no one." "I leave you what's left of the money." "Are you coming after all?" " I won't see you again." " You never know." "Give me a goodbye kiss." "No, you're drunk." "Get on the bike." "Goodbye." "We'II meet again in jail." "Bye now." "The last bus will leave soon." " What happened?" " Here's the bike." "I told you to return it yesterday." "I thought you sold it off." "Nonsense." "I was up all night fixing it." "Father, the test ride was okay." "Great bike." "She sounds like new." "Takeshi, eat your breakfast!" " Good morning." " Morning boys." "That girl, is she yours now?" "It's not Iike that." "Kiyose Station" "National Kiyose TB Sanatorium" "Good morning." "How can I help you?" "Two eggs, please." "I'd Iike to visit Mrs Shirakawa in room 3." "Just a moment, Ms Shirakawa." "Your mother's insurance expired this month." "My father stopped working." "please don't tell my mother." "hospital charges now are double." "please pay 12,400 yen." "This instalment is long overdue." "They bug me about your late payment." "Mother." "Don't get up." "I feel much better today." "Are you okay?" "Come, it's cooler outside." "Thanks for coming." "You must be busy." " You have a tan." " I was at the beach yesterday." "That's nice." "It was so hot yesterday." "I learnt how to ride the waves." "I went roIIer-skating too." "My bum still hurts from falling." " Nice, a cold ice cream." " glad you Iike it." " How's dad?" " Fine." "Going to work each day." "I heard a strange thing." "What?" "That our insurance expired." "Did father pay the health insurance fee?" "Don't worry." "Of course he did." "The nurse just said they'd made a mistake." "You think so?" "Better ask your father again." "Without insurance I can't stay." "Do you think father would come and visit me once again?" "He used to come every Sunday." "But not lately." " Is there anything that keeps him away?" " No, of course not." " honestly?" " Of course." "I guess he thinks your health is fine." "I'm so worried lately." "My condition doesn't improve." "I'm so nervous, I can't sleep." "Don't worry so much." "You'II be fine." "This Sunday I promise to bring father along." "Miyako Bakery" "Thank you." "Car Registration Office?" "Can you look up the following license plate?" "Okay?" "I need the address of the driver with license number 5-SU-6231 ." "Yes..." "Her name is Uno Yoshiko." "A 1956 Austin." "Yes, 5-SU-6231 ." "hello?" "She lives at Tokyo Apartments?" "Thank you." "Come on in." " How did you find me?" " That was easy." "Nice place." "How much is the rent?" " Why do you want to know?" " Just curious." "hello?" "Yes, it's me." "What?" "That's not what you promised." "The client expects me to deliver today." "They'II lose trust in me." "It's not that simple." "Anyway, I'II go over there now." "Do you keep the jewellery here?" "Did you come to spy on me?" "I told you yesterday." "First grow up to be precious." "Are you ill?" "What do you want?" "Be quick." "I have to go out." "If you came for the ball, forget it." "Mother..." " You'd pay if I'm precious, right?" " Yes." "Then invest 100,000 yen in me." "Someday I'II become a precious gem." "I never put my money in risky futures." "Just think." "Now you're doing fine, but that could change in the future." "You might become ill." "You could be struck by misfortune." "If that happens, I couId support you." "Sounds like a good investment." "Shut up!" "That's final, is it?" "I'II be going then." "I went out with a funny girl, yesterday." "alone and weak, but full of Iife." ""I must make my Iife alone," she said putting on a brave face and joking." " Are you having a dig at me?" " No, she's really an interesting girl." " Did you become friends?" " No..." "We parted after a quarrel." "Can't you be more sincere?" "I guess I can't." "Maybe I'm like you." "I'm fed up with this world." "Weren't you leaving?" "I need those 100,000 yen." "I really do." "Kinichi..." "I will lend you the money." " But you'II be my security." " Security?" "I'II collect you in a year." "If he defaults, you'II live with me." "Are you sure you want me as security?" "I'm not joking." "Good afternoon." "Thank you." "Aiko, you know the Machida studio?" "Go over there now." "Kinuko and you two, go to Art college." "Akiko, here are 6,800 yen." "Your pay for modelling until today." "Check it properly." " You look pale." "Have a bite." " Thanks." "We earn a pittance, although you're better off." "I only earn 5,000 a month, starvation wages." "What do you expect when all we do is get naked?" "Say, Akiko..." " You want a patron?" "I know someone nice." " He needs a mistress?" "well, yes..." "To put it straight." "How much would he pay?" "I guess... 20,000 a month." "That cheap?" " How much do you want?" " 100,000 yen." "Forget it." "That's too much, even for you." "Listen, Akiko." "Mr Ozawa needs you right away." "I guess 100,000 yen is quite a sum." "So my friend insisted on buying one of your paintings." "In fact you sell to an agent, right?" "Of course not, dad." "I'II sell that small one." "No, I'm still working on it." "But I promised." "I owe my friend." "I can't disappoint him." "Good afternoon." "So you agree?" "I'm taking this one." "Come to my room later." "I met the prosecutor." "The inquiry is not yet finished." "I can't do anything yet." "The ball will have to wait." " When will they finish?" " I wonder..." " Can you speed it up?" " impossible." "It's up to the prosecutor." "Shuhei..." "call the Prosecutor's Office." "The ball money I collected, is that useless now?" "Better hold on tight to it for later." "Why does a simple case like my dad's take so long?" "It's his third time." "The prosecutor no Ionger trusts him." " Your phone call." " Come again later." "Connect me to prosecutor Okuno." "Some lawyer you are." "AII you do is lick the prosecutor's boots." "How dare you?" "You're so indifferent." "Put your heart into it." " You know nothing about the Iaw." " Or is my dad's case a poor earner?" "Enough!" "Get out!" "There you are." "I need a favour." "tell me." "I need 100,000 yen soon." "Can you get that for me?" "Okay." "When?" "As soon as possible." "I'II bring it to your place at 8 tonight." "Is that okay?" "I'II be waiting." "I'II pay what I owe." "Ah, pay day." " Time for a treat." " Shut up." "Driving around all day for a lousy 8,500 yen." "I owe 350 yen, right?" "Take a look at this." " Wow!" " It may bounce." "Of course not." "Who wants to buy it?" "10°/° in 10 days." " Too much." " 10°/° in a month." " You sure?" " Don't." "You'II lose all." " No one trusts me?" " Who'd believe you turned rich overnight?" "I'II give it to you." "Beware." " Don't you want it?" " cool off, will you?" "I'm surrounded by idiots." "Too bad for you." "I'II find a buyer soon enough." "Serve me a highball." "Evening." "welcome home, Kinichi." "Listen..." "A girl came for you earlier." "She left this." "I had a wonderful day, yesterday." "Came to see you but was unlucky." "I guess we won't meet again." "'sayonara' from Akiko" "That's it!" "I'II give it to her." "I Ieft a paper napkin folded in the directory." "I haven't found anything." "hello, Tokyo Prison?" "I have a question." "You're holding a suspect called Shirakawa." "I need to know his address." "spelled Shi-ra-ka-wa." "Not tomorrow." "I need it tonight." "But..." "Is there someone on night duty?" "hello, hello!" "Hi there." "Oh, hello." "Excuse me." "Hard to find this place." "I got rained on too." "Wait in my room." "The end of the corridor." " Whiskey, straight." " Okay." " Hey, Kinichi." "What happened?" " Why?" " You're like a drowned cat." " So what?" "!" "Don't get worked up." " Your cheque got wet." " Shut up!" " You're scary." " What's that?" " I must find that girl again." " Which one?" " You met yesterday." " Ah, the looker." "Watch your mouth." " Go find her." " But where?" " How about the napkin?" " I lost it." "I only know it's in Kami-meguro." "I think I know that building It sounded familiar." " Maybe I do know that place." " tell me!" "Let go." " He's so jumpy." " still a kid." " Can't it wait till tomorrow?" " Shut up." " please think." " Don't rush me." " I've a slow brain." " fill me up." " Wait!" " You have it?" "No, it escapes me." "That's it." "A mah-jong joint called Kokaiso." "There it is." "How looks can deceive." "Fancy your old man is an embezzler." "What a racket." "Let's go out." "Have fun somewhere." "You have the money?" "Right here." "Come and get it." "You'II have to stay the night." " You know the Kokaiso building, officer?" " Whereabouts?" "Kami-meguro, but I don't have a number." "Thank you." "Let's go now." "The rain has lifted." "Hurry up." "You don't want to?" "Nowadays a lender expects a good return." "Do it for your dad, show some filial piety." " Don't force me." " I can't wait forever." "You have a guest?" "Who's here?" "It's me." " Why is he here?" " To lend 100,000 yen." "I've something to say." "Don't touch me." "I hate pigs like you!" "Get out of here." "Leave, if you don't want to get hurt." "Scram!" "Take your money too." "Use this to get your father out." "I can't accept that." "Just take it." "And put yourself first from now on." "Wait a moment." " I just can't accept this." " Why not?" "Why give it to me?" "Why be kind to me?" "Because you have pity on me?" "tell me the reason." "Do you need a reason?" "Is that a good enough reason?" "I'm sorry." "I apologize." "That's not why." "Why is it so hard to say: 'I Iove you.'" "I'd be so happy if you said it." "Love me." "Just love me." "I Iove you." "I Iove you madly." "Father..." "The bus stop is quite far." "Can you manage?" "Don't worry." "I'm just a bit shaky, that's all." "There she is, mother." "She looks fascinating." "She looks worth more than 100,000 yen." "well, you lose if she's not." "With her I don't mind losing." "Mother, do you feel that you have lost on account of dad?" "Kinichi, Iet's give them a ride." "THE END translation Geert van Bremen" " JASPA subtitIing"