"AFTER THE RAIN (Ame Agaru)" "A production Asmik-Ace with Kurosawa Productions" "Produced by HARA Masato and KUROSAWA Hisao" "From the book of YAMAMOTO Shugoro" "Kadokawa Editions" "Screenplay KUROSAWA Akira" "Cinematography UEDA Shoji et SAITO Takao" "Sets MURAKI Yoshiro Light SANO Takeharu" "Sound BENITANI Ken'ichi Costumes KUROSAWA Kazuko" "Music SATO Masaru" "Guardian of the flame NOGAMI Teruyo" "Editing AGA Hideto" "Associate Producers SAKURAI Tsutomu et YOSHIDA Kayo" "Production Assistant ARAKI Miyako" "Production Director KUMADA Masahiko" "With" "TERAO Akira" "MIYAZAKI Yoshiko" "MIFUNE Shiro" "YOSHIOKA Hidetaka" "MATSUMURA Tatsuo" "IGAWA Hisashi" "KATO Takayuki" "HARADA Mieko" "DAN Fumi" "NAKADAI Tatsuya" "Directed by KOIZUMI Takashi" "With this flow... even if the rain stops, the river won't be crossable." "It will be at least six days, maybe even ten..." "You seem to be a traveller, master." "The inn must be full with clients blocked by the rain." "The only one getting wealthy, is the innkeeper !" "Us ferrymen, we go bare ass." "Not even enough money to bet!" "Stop complaining!" "Even if the rain don't stop," "We have a shelter and enough to eat." "But the broken traveller don't even know if they will eat tomorrow." "He shouldn't run naked!" "What's your problem?" "We don't have spare clothing!" "Their clothes must be washed!" "Nakedness is the essence of man." "Aren't we born naked?" "They can't dry!" "Where has the sun gone?" "When is the rain going to end?" "It will finish some day." "All rains eventually stop." "True !" "He speaks wisely!" "That samurai is really nice." "Don't show off, Smiles all the time." "The best, is that he does'nt loke like much." "You're back." "I went to the river." "We are blocked for quite a while." "I'm sorry, i only bring you worries." "I will make some tea." "There a thief here!" "Someone stole rice that was cooking!" "I went to do my laundry.." "but i had put a mark on the pan." " Her again!" " Leave it..." "So?" "Who stole my rice?" "Who's the thief?" "That's too much!" "Even if it's true, it's not bearable!" "Of course , but... we should be kinder to her..." "Don't act as if she was a paria." "She is rejected, unhappy." "She wants some attention." "Anwser you old preacher!" "Don't play innocent !" "I've got eyes!" "I know it's you, from the start!" "Stop!" "Stop it." "Nobody here is that bad." "And yourself..." "Leave us." "A warrior has nothing to do here." "Because of my shameful job," "I shoud keep silent when I'm robbed?" "No." "Of course not." "But I could repay you..." "No..." "I've not... it's not the reason why I protested!" "I borrow it again." "Excuse me everyone... could you come and help us?" "Unload everything." "Put that here." "Master... what's happening?" "I felt like warding off this long wait..." "My friends lets get to woark." "Prepare ourselves a good meal." "Well that's all there is." "But praise the good mood!" "Don't let my husband heat the sake." "He'd swallow it all!" "Did you see that ?" "With all this food before me, and a full cup of sake, it's truly luxurious!" "It's like the Shogun court!" "Don't become too solemn." "You could fall down!" "I'm in a dream!" "If i had that once a year, I could bear anything!" "I tried to seduce a snowman" "he kept silent but he melted" "A snowman?" "When it's so hot!" "That why i mentionned it To freshen up a bit!" "." "If you don't like it, listen to this." "Look whos coming there" "It's O-Roku the cleaner!" "That O-Roku, she's a slut a man eater!" "Shit, do they all think before her beauty" "Slut or not I don't care!" "I wanna have her!" "Well buddy, you will have... it up your ass!" "That's a good one!" "The kids are quiet!" "They're busy stuffing themselves." "Ha, the poultry is back." "Come here." "I'll give you your rice back, come!" "Who do you think you are, calling people thieves?" "You're attacking an old man!" "Come!" "I kept you my share, without touching it." "Look at you!" "Come on, eat!" "No!" "Wait!" "Don't speak like that!" "Everybody can make mistakes!" "And afterwards, you know... one is so unhappy." "Come on, forgive her." "Make it up." "Please..." "Join us." "Come to eat." "Please." "You know... we're all... a bit..." "Listen an amateur..." "A thief sneaked into a watermelon field" "With a string it tied it well and ran away" "My turn." "The precocious fern stand upright" "As the fist stands upright" "On the mountain side" "Blows the spring wind" "Listen to me everyone !" "Don't keep your mouth open when you're watching the beautiful girl dancing" "I'ts ok for now, but when the spein comes," "You'll have a nest in it!" "Akita's beautiful musle and Tsugaru's cucumber romped alone on the beach" "The musle stucked to him and hugged him tightly and the cucumber just melted" "Courting someone else's wife is so tumultuous" "Unbuttonig her kimono and undress keep busy all night not mentionning the sweat" "When the husband bursts in, quickly jum in your sandals" "So tumultuous !" "I'm sorry." "Please forgive me." "You engaged in a prized duel..." "Sincerely..." "I fought." "I had no choice... after hearing them... truly... they were all embarassed." "She was furious." "Truly, I..." "You had promised not to fight for money again." "In fact... i was going to get a loan on my sword..." "But the pawnbroker was absent..." "That's the truth." "Forgive me." "I won't do it again." "I you could accept this." "Take just a few... as proof of your forgiving." "My big sister was so cold that she heated her butt on the stove" "She felt so good that the stove was crackling everywhere" "The rain stopped !" "That's true,the rain stopped, but you won't be able to cross before some time." "Whatever, it stopped raing and that's great." "Master !" "Thanks a lot for last night!" "You made the rain stop!" "True!" "We owe you a lot." "Master!" "Where do you go so early?" "Walk a little bit." "After that rain, I feel numbed." "What am I good for?" "I wonder" "Me, I don't count" "But there's my dear Tayo." "Come on, get hold of yourself," "Misawa Ihei !" "Stop that waste!" "Don't interfere!" "For the last time!" " Do you really want to fight?" " Yes!" "Stop!" "Please stop!" "No!" "Sword are not made to tear each other apart... but the fool." "They are here to suppress stupidity in our hearts." "Who are you, dumbass ?" "I'm just..." "Beat it!" "It's a men's fight!" " But..." " Quiet, peasant !" "I'm sorry!" "Stop !" "Enough !" "Private duels are forbidden!" "Fools!" " You dawdlers!" " It's your hose my Lord..." "Compared to it ours are just donkeys" "Stop tha swwet talk!" "Take those fools away." "I don't know who i have the honor to speak to, but for putting a stop to this stupid duel.." "I, Shigeaki, lord of this domain, expresses my sincecere gratitude." "I followed everything carefully, from the top of that hill..." "In fact it was very impolite of me." "Not at all." "I was delighted to assit to such a masterful demonstration given by a poor wretc, if you allow me..." "I thank you." "You're staying in the area?" "At the Matsuba Inn." "My name is Misawa Ihei." "I'm a samurai without master" "With all that rain, I couldn't cross the river..." "I see..." "It must be annoying." "Tell me... would you agrees to come to the castle to distractt yourself?" "I couldn't!" "Well, then......" "I'm here before you sent by the lord of this domain." "I am, to serve you, his guards captain, Gonnojo." "I am also in the guard and may name is Masahiro." "His Lordship requests your presence at the castle." "Hornor us by accepting." "I humbly thank you." "Grant me a moment..." "I must make myself ready." "Of course.Take your time." "Share this amongst you" "Its a carp" "Cut in small pieces, it makes a delicious soup." "What embarrassment !" "The lord wants to see me." "I know." "But..." "What to do?" "You've seen my clothes..." "Put that kimono on." "But..." "How did you do?" "His Lordship!" "Welcome!" "I hope that my invitation was not too impetuous." "No not at all." "Make yourself comfortable." "The other day, you stopped the young hotdeads from my clan to kill each other." "I thank you again." "You're welcome." "Well..." "let's get to the point." "In fact, our master of weapons died six months ago and is still not replaced." "We search for a successor." "I saw many candidates, but until now, no one satisfied to the requirements." "This room is too ceremonious to speak at ease there." "Let's go out." "We will discuss before the garden." "To say the truth... while looking you at the other day," "I thought about you as master of weapons." "I wanted therefore to know you without wanting however to embarrass you." "In my youth," "I worked to the book keeping of a small fief of the Northwest." "But, I must confess that I got bored to remain all day long, seated at a desk..." "I deserted the fief." "Did you run away?" "Yes." "Edo, the capital, attracted me, but I had to run away secretly and I was poor." "And then, what did you do?" "A friend taught me a good method." ""On the road of Edo, there are numerous strongholds." ""There must be sword schools there." ""Go there to tempt your fortune"." "Prized duels?" "Certainly no!" "I was not strong enough for it!" "What did you do?" "I took a very serene stance and, without facing the pupils," "I asked the master to teach me a special thrust." "I confronted the master then and just before he attacked me," "I gave up" "You surrendered?" "Yes." "I lowered my wooden saber," "I prostrated and proclaimed that I was beaten." "How did that allow you to pay for your journey?" "My attitude put the master in an excellent mood and he dispensed me his favors." "He invited me at his table, offered me to drink and was going as far as handing me a little money for my journey." "I see!" "What a great method!" "This is how I could reach Edo." "And what did you do then?" "Very happy to have finally reached my destination," "I traveled through the streets of the capital when I saw a big dojo." "I hesitated one moment but, decided to make my last gait, I passed through the doorstep." "I was at Tsuji Gettan, the master of the School of Uniqueness." "Tsuji Gettan!" "?" "The master of which no one ignores the name here below!" "You entered and challenged him?" "Yes." "But no... one cannot challenge a man like him... it is unthinkable." "Precisely... it is this "unthinkable" that occurred." "Master Tsuji accepted my challenge immediately." "THE TRUTH AND ITS OBJECT ARE ONE" "I wondered... at what moment I was going to throw away my sword and declare i was beaten..." "I renounce!" "I don't understand!" "What did happened to him?" "I was surprised too." "Without understanding his reasons," "I revealed to him my secret intentions." "Then, Master Tsuji..." "I understand now." "Until now," "I waged battle to an incalculable number of men." "But you were different." "While seeming little prepared, you were quiet and didn't show any desire to defeat me." "I didn't have any hold on you." "I didn't know what to do." "This is why I lowered my sword." "I have indeed been defeated today!" "That's so funny!" "What a beautiful story!" "And what did you do then?" "Master Tsuji took me as disciple." "He treated me with big affection and I succeeded in becoming instructor." "Thanks to him, I was hired to the service of a fief, but that didn't last." "I was really not able to cope with it." "My reputation deteriorated." "I had to leave the fief." "Thereafter, I served two other fiefs... and am now without master." "My wife says that I am not made to serve a Lord and don't hope anything of me anymore." "By the way, I would like to see your sword closely..." "Can I?" "Please." "Gon, where is our host's sword?" "In the sabers hold." "Actuallly, he is called "Gonnojo", but "Small Gon" suits him better." "And now, let's go see the garden." "With all this rain," "It's been a long time since i set foot there." "With your permission." "Smithing of fine grain... delicate soaking..." "Fluted very well drawn..." "Haughty blade with the freshness of a vernal breeze." "It also has the perfume of it." "It is not signed." "But is nevertheless admirable." "Where did you acquire it?" "Master Tsuji gave it to me." "One says that the sword is the warrior's soul..." "It is indeed a splendid piece!" "In any case, it must be hard to be a ronin." "It is sometimes hard and even laborious, but it can also be funny and even happy." "One meets all sorts of people and all sorts of situations." "In comparison, to serve a Lord is trying." "The officers are all, without exception, prim and obtuse." "Their conversation is without interest and without wit." "It only induces yawnings." "His Lordship likes the slander." "He likes to give some nicknames as well." "Silence!" "This beeing said, I also gave you a nickname." "I know it." ""Gourd badly grown"." "Pale of complexion and hung always... to your august bottom." "I'm starting to be hungry." "What time is it?" "I sent away my pages and the women." "We will wait on ourselves." "I make the introductions." "My vassal-in-chief, Ishiyama Kihei." ""Pigheaded."" "The vassal in second, Akashi Butayu." ""The scarecrow."" "I am called Misawa lhei... at your service." "These two are the antiques of the fief." "Oldies...." "I don't know if they have any value but I know that they are quite old." "Go on, everybody take your chopsticks and put yourselves at ease." "The trays are beautiful but the content is not worth them." "Especially for me whose health is overseen..." "I'm forbidden all fat fish and the time to test fish, I always eat my soup cold." "It is indeed awful!" "The other day, I wanted to give fish to my concubine's cat." "It sniffed it, took a disdainful air and rather left the room!" "By the way..." "I chose our master of weapons." "Here it is." "I spent an excellent day." "The subjects were interesting and I renewed with the pleasure." "Your Lordship, this function is very important." "It is necessary for us to proceed with the highest caution." "Do you question my judgment?" "Gon!" "I am delighted by this man." "What do you think of it?" "Your judgment is healthy." "I had honor to see Messire Misawa's too and the excellence of their natures filled me with admiration." "But, for the choice of a master of weapons, everyone must agree and the custom wants that a demonstration is helded..." ""The custom!" again!" "I don't think that it is necessary!" "If we fixed a date so that he can demonstrate his talent, would that suits you?" "At your service." "Pigheads!" "I can't calm down!" "Faced to us three, masters of dojo, he won every prize!" "It is intolerable!" "Master, all of it was ruse." "He appeared so humble and so frail... he deceived your vigilance!" "That such a person has been invited at the castle... it is incomprehensible!" "he is sly." "He knew well how to sell himself... with many bows." "In any case, the master of weapons of this fief, must come from our ranks." "Otherwise, how would we keep a high head in this stronghold?" "No worries!" "His Lordship is very attentive to the details..." "Not way to let a buzzard steal our cheese!" "Listen to that!" "He left in a carriage with an escort loaded with gifts." "I thank you." "If I find food, I will bring it to you." "You are back." "Rejoice." "I have been appointed to become master of weapons of this fief." "At least, I think that it is decided." "In fact, it will be official when I will have done a demonstration, but His Lordship says that it is superfluous." "It is therefore almost done." "He appreciated this sword a lot... he/it is very informed... of everything." "Did you wait for me?" "I am sorry." "I had to attend to a banquet in the castle..." "Here... it is a present for you." "In fact, you have been mentionned during the meal." "Nevertheless this Lord astonished me." "He understands things so well... he is indeed enthralling." "I had told you so." "This samurai, is someone good." "He is not an ordinary man." "He is even kind and thoughtful with someone like me!" "A heron on a dungheap!" "One doesn't deserve it." "That's true!" "Take, it is for you all... a gift of the Lord of this fief." "It is indeed an excellent Lord." "What are we waiting for?" "In fact, the three masters of dojo of the city should have come but they didn't yet arrive..." "Only them only had to fight?" "No." "Two men of our fief are also ready." "Stupid!" "Why don't we start with them?" "Let's begin!" "Nabeyama Tahei." "To your indulgence." "Misawa lhei." "Delighted." "I renounce!" "Sorry." "Are you alright?" "I didn't I hurt you?" "Not at all." "Next one!" "Inuyama Handayu." "Delighted." "I renounce!" "Next one!" "The masters of dojo are still not there." "They must have preferred to dodge!" "It's not worth waiting for them." "Go, Gon!" "Go there and face him." "One thousand excuses." "Messire Misawa is muchtoo strong for me to challenge him." "Then someone else..." "Is there anybody?" "Let the one that wishes it, name himself!" "Bunch of cowards!" "Never mind!" "I will go myself!" "Let's wait a little bit more..." "Silence!" "Say!" "A spear of practice is not of any interest." "If I used a true?" "Well." "Bring me a spear!" "Be Careful!" "It's a real one." "Don't scratch the lintel." "Good!" "Here I am." "Please." "No restraint between us!" "What unforgivable mistake!" "I got overwhelmed." "One thousand excuses." "Are you ok?" "Silence!" "Say nothing more!" "Don't be worried." "His Lordship gets angry as quickly that he calms down." "He knows the value of things." "He should never have challenged a man that he wanted to hire as master of weapons." "Thas is a good remedy, this." "As for me, I don't know if I will ever learn..." "Well, I am going to leave then." "I call you a carriage." "No thank you." "I thank you for your kindness." "This court garment suits you delightfully!" "What's this asshole that wants to be master of weapons of the fief?" "I'm laughing my ass off!" "Who are you?" "Did you forget our prized duels?" "You fooled us the other day, but this time, it won't be the same!" "Draw!" "Draw, beggar ronin!" "Wait a minute." "I spent all gains and can't therefore return anyhing to you, but it's possible that I should renounce to become master of weapons... after what happened today." "Shut up!" "Be careful!" "If there is a day where I am in enraged against myself, it is today." "I'm infuriated and if I lose my control..." "I don't guarantee anything, be warned!" "Yeah sure!" "Let it rest here." "That's enough." "Did something happened?" "Nothing at all." "Did you again carry away yourself?" "In fact, during a fight, I have been swung in the pond." "I was not so affected that it, but the one who had driven me there apologized so excessively that I scolded him sharply." "It is puerile, I know it, but the winner's kindliness wounds the loser's heart." "I had the impression to be an object of mockery and I was furious." "This man seems very interesting to me." "But kindliness could indeed wound others." "Probably." "No one likes to be hold in pity." "It wounds self-esteem." "It must also be hard for the one that is strong." "Indeed, he as kind as he can be, his strength won't fail to make him hated." "Wait!" "He told me... that he always had some problems when he was employed." "It must be that!" "I see." "It must be that!" "Good evening!" "Here you are." "Do you want dinner?" "Tonight, I would like... to have some sake." "All right." "Everybody left today." "It became very quiet." "They were all so kind, so good, despite their hard life." "Nonetheless, their warmth and humanity were touching." "The poor people don't have another support than to help each other." "They cannot survive if they only think about themselves." "The old preacher... he told me that he had never been happier in his life, and that he had learned, at his age, that the world was a beautiful thing." "And then, even though he could not rejuvenate, and whatever is the difficulties, it was great to be alive." "I thought that my heart was going to explode." "Let it rest here." "You are so more..." "In any case, all of it is finished." "I believe that it must be said." "In fact, I won all fights today." "It is true that, on one point, I went maybe too far, but that should do." "It already occurred..." "Yes, but this time, His Lordship is of quite another class." "Of course, I wouldn't know for sure... but I do believe that, this time," "I can have faith in him." "I want to believe it too." "Do you want a little more sake, or do you want to eat?" "It is true..." "I was about to forget..." "I should eat a little." "I'll be right back." "What a beautiful day!" "We need a sky without clouds because if we want to cross the pass where it often rains, we must cross the the river a day like today." "Are you going out?" "No..." "I just go... for a walk." "Hello!" "It is a good day." "A pomp and blissful day." "I pray for you and your wife's happiness!" "Concerning the weather, nothing to complain about... but we should really have news today." "We cannot leave without saying anything." "That's true." "Nevertheless I'll prepare everything, in the case..." "Of course." "We will have to leave from here in any case." "There they are!" "You are an exceptional swordsman." "Your skill is unequalled and your requirement unsurpassable." "His Lordship ardently wished to appoint you master of weapons..." "No... your terms are excessive." "I don't deserve them." "Still, in spite of a light impropriety, the decision to hire you was to be taken... when an unexpected problem emerged." "The obstacle is not of our fact." "It is entirely yours." "You engaged in prized duels." "You have, in a dojo of the city, fought for money... that you carried away after having won." "You must remember it..." "It is true." "I remember it." "I remember it but... it was indeed for people, sincerely in the need, the boarders of this inn." "Whatever the reason, it is, for a warrior, the height of dishonor, that to fight for money." "Insofar as, in addition, there was a complaint, the custom wants that the fief doesn't have anymore relation with the offender" "To our big regret, we have to forget our job offers." "His Lordship asked me to hand you this sum to contribute to your traveling expense." "But no, I couldn't..." "Don't worry for me." "I was already contented... please..." "Yes." "We accept with thankfulness." "My husband was wrong to engage in these prized fights." "For a long time, I have beed imploring him myself to stop doing it." "However, I see that I am wrong." "I have just understood it." "My husband knows, of course, the dishonor that blemishes these duels." "While knowing it, he participates in it." "There are times where he doesn't have the choice." "I ended up understanding it." "The important, is not what he did but why he did it, isn't it?" "Can't puppets like you understand it?" "Stop, Tayo." "Let's not be not impolite." "All right, I'll stop." "However..." "I have something to tell you." "Henceforth, every time that you see fit... do engage in prized duels." "In doing so, you will be able to... help the poor people, the weak and the poor wretches" "to find a little happiness." "Mrs.... take this." "When your sandals will hurt you... it is tobacco ashes." "With saliva, that works." "It is not much..." "But yes, it is very kind." "Thank you very much." "To see them disdain a master like you!" "This Lord is only a carp of parade!" "How's that?" "That looks like a carp but it's empty inside." "Don't say that." "The Lord of this fief is a good Lord." "In truth..." "I believed indeed that it was a place where I could have served." "And his wife said that the important was not what he had done but why he had done it." "Is that it?" "Yes, that's it." "And then..." ""Can't puppets like you understand that?"" "You, what you did reply?" "Sorry?" "You pigheads!" "Brings me back this man!" "Otherwise, I hve you cut in pieces to feed the carps in the pond." "But you had admitted that he had disqualified himself." "I can't ask you anything, you stooge!" "My horse!" "Despite your excellence, you don't know where to bloom." "Is it strange, isn't it?" "But for me, it is good like that." "You don't push anybody aside nor take no one's place." "If luck wants it, you help the sincere, even poor, to find happiness and hope." "As you are, you are great." "I am going to have a good sweat." "Ok, let's go." "I eliminated my regrets." "Take courage!" "I have lots of it." "I believe that I can say it." "It's so beautiful!" "This view is superb." "That'strue." "It is indeed magnificent." "One feels the vital strength to bubble in the whole body." "Misawa lhei:" "TERAO Akira" "His wife, Tayo:" "MIYAZAKI Yoshiko," "The Lord:" "MIFUNE Shiro" "Prostitute:" "HARADA Mieko" "Master Tsuji Gettan:" "NAKADAI Tatsuya" "Script:" "KUROSAWA Akira" "Direction:" "KOIZUMI Takashi" "International Sales:" "Pascal Diot" " IDPL" "English Subtitles:" "Eric B." "Video Subtitling:" "Eric B."