"Miss Kono firstvisited us in mid-March" "Aftera snowfall rare forspring" "Ourvillage, Matsuo, is in Iwate Prefecture" "One hour by train from Morioka" "Then 20 minutes by bus" "Wait a moment" "Miss Kono is with the Toitsu Troupe she visits different districts where the troupe might perform" "Hideko Kono, Toitsu Theatrical Troupe" "The superintendent told herwhere I lived she decided to walk all the way" "This was most surprising" "It would take a man one hour to coverthe distance" "In Miss Kono's case, she probably plodded along singing merrily along that hilly road" "Takashi's back" "Are you the group's leader?" "The village office phoned about me she's been waiting for you for one hour" "I called the doctor." "Difficult delivery" "Birth expected tonight" "A birth?" "Then you're going to be busy" "If a female..." "The first child could well be a boy" "We'd sell a male for ¢D3,000" "¢D3,000!" "It's our cow." "She's giving birth" "I thought it was yourwife" "I'm not married yet" "I'm Hideko Kono ofthe Toitsu Troupe" "I'm Takashi" "From Tokyo?" "This milk is fresh from this morning" "It looks good" "Do you know Kichijoji?" "It's near our headquarters" "About 15 minutes by train" "Is there someone?" "My niece lives there" "Married a man named Murakami" "The house is in Midori-cho" "Tokyo's too big a city" "There'll be a birth there soon" "Keeping a cow?" "Why, no, this is a human baby" "Can't keep a cow in Tokyo" "By then it was time forthe last bus" "Miss Kono summed up her request and left hurriedly" "I'll phone in April" "she wanted to bring a show here" "And asked for our youth group's cooperation" "The idea was both sudden and startling" "Our house seldom has visitors during wintertime" "A charming person had come, laughed, and left" "Kayoko" "Why, susumu!" "What are you doing here?" "I returned on vacation" "Why?" "I wanted to see you" "Brought your mail same oldjob?" "Did you get fired?" "This is a vacation" "Tokyo has spruced you up" "Why don't you come to our board meeting tonight?" "Who's the president?" "Takashi" "Takashi?" "How did he become the president?" "No one wants to be" "Those gone out to work returned" "A meeting was held" "A cook?" "In Kabuki-cho" "Where abouts?" "Near Koma?" "Know the place?" "That was when I was in love with Kayoko" "Let's proceed" "The final item" "I'd better leave stay until the end" "Then we'll drink" "Let me introduce the guest" "From the Toichi Troupe" "Toitsu" "Hideko Kono ofToitsu" "I'm glad to meet you" "The purpose of hervisit is to have a play staged here she wants us to sponsora musical called Native Village" "Right?" "What kind of a play" "Didn't ljust tell you?" "Native Village" "A musical that the young and old can enjoy" "Who are the stars?" "Not mentioned here." "Who are the leading actors?" "Ourtroupe isn't that famous" "It doesn't appear on TV" "We have no famous stars" "No sophia Loren" "Any opinions?" "How about Kikuchi?" "I've nothing to say" "I think it's a good idea to have a play performed here" "What must we do?" "Takashi said for our youth association to sponsor it" "What does that mean?" "Miss Kono explained it to me supporting the performance in ourvillage" "Means accepting responsibility" "Responsibility?" "In case there's a deficit..." "Deficit?" "But why?" "It costs money to put on a play" "Must we pay for it?" "If we sponsor it" "Our youth association will sell tickets" "I understand" "This group will pay money to buy the performance" "A deal?" "How much?" "Miss Kono says the troupe's performance fee is ¢D450,000" "That isn't all, is it, Aiko?" "Lodging expenses forthe troupe's 25 members to stay overnight" "Then posters, circulars, tickets and so on... ¢D200,000" "Total: ¢D650,000" "For one show?" "¢D650,000 for one night" "Can ourgroup assume the responsibility?" "Any opinions?" "I don't see how we could ever do it" "I thought it would be around ¢D20,000" "May I say a few words?" "Chujijust said that he thought it would costs about ¢D20,000" "We'd like to do it forthat, if it's possible" "Butjust think a moment 25 people will arrive with a truck sets, props, lighting and sound equipment" "To entertain the audience with songs and dances for 3 hours" "What we earn as living expenses comes to less than ¢D200,000" "Nor is that every day" "Only about 8 performances in one year" "That's what ourtroupe is living on" "The show is expensive" "Meanwhile, utilities charges are going up" "We'd like to do it for less but this is the bare minimum" "We're not doing this forthe money" "We love the theater" "We want people to see our performance" "A large number of people gatherto laugh and cry together" "They talk about it a long time afterward" "That's the kind of experience we want to create" "This is last year's ticket from Nagano" "¢D800" "Even at ¢D1,000, you would need to sell 650 tickets" "In orderto raise ¢D650,000" "That won't be easy." "It will be difficult" "But don't give up too easily" "That can be done at any time" "Please considerthe idea carefully" "Any opinions?" "Something, Chuji?" "Why not do it?" "Come to my place." "Welcome susumu" "The last train has left" "The train for Morioka?" "Is there an inn here?" "Well, there is but..." "Kayoko!" "Can you put up Miss Kono forthe night?" "I was wondering what she'd do sure, she can stay" "I'd be troubling you too much" "Her house is big" "Dirty too" "Yes, but..." "Going to Chuji's place, Kayoko?" "Let's all go shall we?" "In my car" "Nice drive-in" "Modeled it aftera place in Ueno where I once worked" "I thought it had a Tokyo atmosphere" "Handsome bartender" "Are you staying in Morioka at an inn?" "Rented a house for our office" "Visit us sometime" "Living alone?" "There are five of us" "We visit different youth groups" "Been doing it long?" "About 10 years 10 years!" "Revealing my age" "Our youth group lacks strength" "It's shameful but we've never done anything won'thwhile" "With such a leader" "Why you!" "Tetsuya... farmer?" "Public servant" "Postal worker" "Chuji, tell herabout him." "That story" "What?" "You see, he wrote a love letter to a certain girl" "What happened?" "Mailed it, then had to deliver it himself" "It was part of my work" "The girl wrote a letter of rejection" "Which he then delivered to his own house" "Let's be friendly" "I'll prepare some food." "Dance, everybody" "Will you dance with me?" "Great, Tetsuya!" "What about Tokyo?" "Takashi, when are you going to start work on that field?" "That field's no good" "Carrots look promising" "Last year's garlic was a big loss" "The same thing with cabbage 2 years ago so what?" "Hopeless" "sit there" "Do you intend to be a farmer or not?" "Which is it?" "I told you on New Year's" "I'm not forcing it on you" "If you're unwilling," "I'll quit my factoryjob" "The important thing is for you to make up your mind" "Do you or don't you want to be a farmer?" "Despite what you say, you're forcing me into it" "Is that so?" "Then quit!" "I'll give you money" "Leave tomorrow forsendai!" "OrTokyo!" "You shouldn't say that" "Mother, you pamper him" "He's tired from the meeting" "President ofthe youth group, eh?" "Can't farm decently" "What a president!" "Not my desire" "Then quit!" "I will!" "After ourfather's death" "My brotherworked hard to send me to school" "I'm fully aware ofthat" "Three years have passed since Brother's wife died" "Hasn't remarried" "It's hard fora widowerwith two children" "To find a bride who'll live on a farm" "It's a painful situation for Brother" "I can understand how he feels" "You worked forawhile in Tokyo?" "When was it?" "After high school" "Forabout 2 years" "Where?" "A small but nice boutique" "I wanted to stay there but Father kept telling me to return" "Worried?" "Ourfamily has only girls" "He wants me to marry an adopted son" "I've made the bed" "Thank you" "Bath is ready" "Nightgown" "I have my own nightgown with me" "I always carry it because I never know where I might stay" "Towel?" "Towel too" "Do you have parents?" "Yes, in Ibaraki" "Why?" "When you began working, what did they say?" "They didn'tjust say, go ahead" "I'll have my bath" "I do this quite often" "Goodbye!" "Oh, I forgot that" "Regards!" "Haven't installed a pipeline yet?" "No money" "I guess you'd need 40 cows" "I'm going back to Tokyo" "You're not staying very long" "Had a quarrel" "I told my old man to sell the farm and start a drive-in" "When I said I'd be the cook there, he punched me" "That still here?" "We went aftergraduation to a Hokkaido ranch fortraining" "We talked about starting a Danish-type farm together" "Just a dream" "Guess I'll go" "How long to Tokyo?" "8 years by the new road." "Fasterthan a train" "If you come to Tokyo, look me up at my Chinese restaurant" "Drive carefully" "Listen, are you fond of Kayoko?" "Not especially" "I see." "Then it's all right." "Goodbye" "Many board meetings were held about the show" "Kayoko's depressed look had me worried" "I didn't care too much about the show" "It will promote culture" "How can we tell if it's a good show?" "Miss Kono explained it in detail" "Avillage like this is the locale" "A musical with young people who are in love" "Land prices rising as factories come in" "To sell or not to sell" "Enjoyable play." "Easy to understand" "Not interesting at all" "I heard you telling Miss Kono" "That it was interesting and you'd like to see it" "That was flattery" "July is a busy month" "Any opinions?" "Kikuchi, when will yourgarlic be shipped out?" "End ofJuly" "It's the time forspraying chemicals on rice plants" "Cucumbers to harvest" "It's a bad time" "Only firemen are idle" "And mailmen" "I'll be busy too" "Doing what?" "Washing fire engines?" "Kayoko, you seem depressed" "Because susumu went away?" "Why do you say such a thing?" "I have a headache" "I think I'll go home." "Good night" "We ought to reach a conclusion" "How about it, Kikuchi?" "It wouldn't be right to do that when Miss Kono isn't here she's been so enthusiastic about it" "That's right" "Then what?" "What about you?" "Your opinion, Takashi" "Give me a little more time" "It's late now and so..." "We'll decided at the next board meeting" "That's all fortoday" "We very much want to sponsor it" "You spoke at ourfirst board meeting" "Eversince then, I've been waiting to do it" "Do you mean that?" "I'm glad" "But when it comes to the way of going about it" "They all get cold feet" "Those men!" "What is it?" "You sound so severe" "What does Takashi think about it?" "He seems rather listless these days" "Kayoko insists on going to Tokyo" "Takashi is fond of Kayoko" "Is that what you mean?" "What about Kayoko?" "She has no intention of marrying a farmer" "Quite a problem" "Are you in love?" "Is it someone I know?" "It's hopeless because he likes someone else someone else?" "Surely you don't mean..." "It can't be helped" "You mustn't say that" "Goodbye." "We'll be waiting for you" "I'll do my best" "We asked Miss Kono to come during the rainy season in June" "Kayoko was absent." "I couldn't help worrying about it" "Miss Kono phoned from the station she'll be here soon" "Well?" "We've reached a conclusion so we'll have our president inform Miss Kono" "In what way?" "Just that the Matsuo Youth Association can't cooperate" "That's too blunt" "Miss Kono is coming all the way here in this rain" "Consider herfeelings" "That's right." "Say it in a nicerway" "Forexample?" "First of all, we sincerely have the desire" "To have the performance in this village" "Forthat reason, we've held many meetings at night" "To discuss the matterthoroughly" "There are 3 difficult problems" "First, the end ofJuly is a busy period second, what if a deficit occurs?" "Third, how can we tell if it's a good play?" "Therefore, although we really feel sorry for Miss Kono" "Our youth association is unable to cooperate" "That's the polite way to say it" "Understand?" "Of course" "Do it well" "We all have the feeling of wanting to do it but..." "I'm sorry to be late" "The train was delayed soaking wet!" "We could have..." "And so?" "We've talked it over" "Everyone sincerely wishes..." "To have the performance staged here in some way" "Really?" "I'm very glad" "If you all feel that way, only the method remains" "After many nights of discussions, 3 problems have come up" "What are they?" "July is a busy time" "Then how to take responsibility forany deficit" "No one has seen the play" "I understand" "The 3 points are logical" "We... we intend to discuss the 3 points from now" "What is it?" "Nothing" "Any opinions about the first point?" "Busy?" "People are busy all the time" "Except in winter when they go elsewhere to work" "If you keep on saying busy, then you can't do anything" "We were back at the beginning." "The meeting went on" "But no conclusion could be reached" "Late at night I drove Miss Kono to Kayoko's house" "Miss Kono wants to stay tonight" "I'm imposing on you" "Have some tea" "Kayoko was absent." "Is she ill?" "Not here?" "She's here she quarreled with herfather last night and... staying here tonight" "sorry I was absent" "How did it go?" "Come to my room" "Miss Kono, what do you think?" "My daughter insists on going to Tokyo to work" "Do you think she'll be happy?" "There you go, crying again" "Tears won't alter my decision" "You've wanted to go to Tokyo from before?" "I don't want to get married and live in this village all my life" "What!" "Takashi is carrying on his father's work on this village" "Yes, but I'd like to go away too if I could see!" "That's the dream of all the young people" "Miss Kono quarreled with her parents too and left" "It was when I was about yourage" "I said about the same things you are saying" "I quarreled with my parents too" "Although I don't think my way of life was mistaken" "I've regretted many things some words which I wish I had neversaid" "And did I have to go that far?" "They bother me" "Then what is there for me to do?" "Can't I be free?" "Be patient!" "I'll go to Kayoko's room" "Maybe I said too much" "3 days later, Kayoko left forTokyo" "Thanks foreverything" "Best regards to Miss Kono" "Be happy" "Kayoko, I love you very much" "How many times did I try to say it?" "That night I drank heavily in Morioka" "All I remember is that I phoned Miss Kono... heard hervoice" "Were you awake?" "Come down" "When I woke up, I didn't know where I was sit down." "Coffee will open youreyes" "Recall anything?" "I fell down somewhere" "What you said?" "Not at all" "I said something?" "They're all doing the same work?" "Yes, why?" "Why do they laugh so much?" "So this is your office" "Expected a building?" "Not exactly" "Toitsu Troupe V Morioka Office" "Can I ask a question?" "Are you married?" "I was married once but I'm divorced now" "I shouldn't..." "It's all right" "I felt then forthe first time" "That I wanted their performance in my village" "The general meeting day" "From early in the morning" "Miss Kono and I called on every board member" "Persuading those who were reluctant" "The board members were won over" "What about the general members?" "On going around all day, I realized one thing" "How spacious overvillage is" "The meeting began at 8" "Only natural, but the general feeling was..." "That a ¢D650,000 performance was reckless" "The board meetings' arguments were repeated" "It continued until midnight" "Quiet!" "Be recognized by the chairman first" "Isn't there some simplerway to promote regional culture?" "There's no need to pay so much fora boring performance" "What makes you think it's boring?" "A performance is bound to be" "Have you everseen one?" "No, I haven't but..." "Then how can you tell?" "Chuji, have you seen this Toitsu show?" "Nope" "Performance sounds too formal" "Just think of it as being a show" "Chairman!" "I'd like to ask the board" "This is a big project" "Isn't it reckless that no one has seen the show?" "We're trusting Miss Kono" "Even if it is uninteresting staging a show here would have significance" "Drive to Morioka and see one" "We could do that but what about the old folks who can't go?" "Have you ever had your patents in your car?" "Sure" "How often?" "Once" "The main problem is selling the 650 tickets, isn't it?" "How many heard the singing?" "300 maybe 300 tickets, ¢D300,000." "Good business" "As I've told you, our purpose is not to make money" "But don't you live on that income?" "We do" "Then it's a business" "Why do we have to feed them when we're busy?" "Hideki!" "Aren't you ashamed to say such a thing?" "Miss Kono is doing hervery best" "To have you seen an interesting, enjoyable show" "Isn't it properto pay money for it?" "¢D650,000?" "Ask herto reduce the price" "It's their business" "Can you?" "Please understand." "We're not selling merchandise" "It's not mere buying-selling" "This will be yourshow" "You're the ones to decide whetherto do it" "I'm confident that you can" "I know ¢D650,000 is a big sum for you" "But this is the absolute minimum of what we'll need" "It's raining" "It's raining heavily." "Where's Takashi?" "As the meeting." "He'll be late" "Can't be helped." "I'll check the vinyl house" "Go to sleep" "Chairman!" "Do something." "This meeting will neverend" "It's 2 a.m. We ought to reach a decision" "There are many problems remaining but..." "Everyone's had his say" "The final decision depends on our personal feelings" "What about a deficit?" "That's a practical problem stop it." "We don't want to rehash that" "Now, then, is it all right to vote?" "Wait!" "Before voting, let's hearfrom our president" "Well, Takashi?" "The same as everybody else" "I'd like to do it but I lack confidence" "Miss Kono has done this work" "With tens, hundreds of youth groups" "If otherassociations have done it?" "Why can't we do the same thing?" "Has any ofthem suffered a deficit?" "Some ofthem have" "We might have a deficit too" "Why say that?" "Let's gamble once" "I'm thinking ofthe association's finances" "You've always been stingy" "Be positive!" "Let's vote!" "Then we'll vote" "Just one thing" "If successful, that'll be fine" "Even if it fails, I think it's betterthan not trying" "How shall I say it?" "Not trying is in itself an admission of defeat" "Ratherthan not to try... by fearing failure" "It's betterto try... and fail" "Like farming" "I'll now call a vote." "Any objection?" "The Toitsu..." "Chairman!" "I must ask one thing" "What will our president do ifthere's a deficit?" "That's a question?" "Will you answer?" "I'll sell my cow and make good" "Good for you!" "Spoken like a man" "I'll sell all my cucumbers too" "We'll pitch in" "Let's all do it!" "We'll vote." "Any objection?" "None" "Our youth group's sponsorship ofthis show" "Opposed?" "Those in favor?" "Clap your hands" "Unanimous approval has been given to the plan!" "The next day superintendent Koyanagi hurried over" "It's reckless beyond words" "The project's too big forthe youth association." "Reconsider" "It was decided at a general meeting" "Even then..." "Can't you cancel it?" "The village will pay the cancellation fee" "Brother heard it too" "It's fine if all goes well" "If it fails, you as president will be blamed" "Not only you." "It will mean..." "Your motherand me being criticized also" "Realize that?" "You won't be troubled" "Just don't come crying to me afterward" "The other members ofthe board..." "Were reproved also by parents ortheirsuperiors" "The feeling was:" "No retreat!" "On August 2 there will be a performance" "Ofthe musical Native Village" "It's easy to understand and enjoyable for young and old" "Advance tickets are now on sale at every one ofthe Playguides ltjust had to be successful" "Everyone was trying hard." "Half a month passed quickly 50 tickets left at 8 Playguides, 400 in all" "Not one ofthem has been sold?" "How many sold so far?" "85 at the village office and elsewhere" "That's all" "No more than 85" "Only 10 days before the show" "I told you!" "I opposed this plan" "That's not manly" "It was decided to sell the tickets individually" "The 1,700 households were divided into blocs" "The youth association is planning to put on a show" "What kind of show?" "Musical" "It has music and dances" "A show that everyone can enjoy" "How much?" "¢D800" "A musical with songs and dances" "Even an uneducated person can understand and enjoy it" "Too busy." "Can't go" "Buy 2 or 3 ticketsjust to be sociable" "High-pressure sale?" "What do you mean by that?" "It's to promote culture that we're making..." "House-to-house calls at night" "This isn't a money-making proposition" "You wouldn't understand" "Afterthe daily work, we visited every house" "One call often took much time sometimes after 1 or2 hours:" "No sale" "We're publicizing it every day by wired radio so I'm sure you know all about it but..." "Counting the money, making plans took us until 1 or2 a.m." "I had to be up at 5 a.m. To milk the cows" "Only 2 or 3 hours of sleep" "This continued fora whole week" "3 days away." "I was worried and came" "Tickets selling?" "Not so good?" "Miss Kono, I'm sorry, but won't you cancel the show?" "Don't be discouraged... 3 more days" "We'll all try harder" "It's a lie." "Look!" "Just look at this. 850 sold" "Why, you rascal!" "You tried to fool me!" "It was funny to see herasjoyful as a child" "The final 3 days were like a madhouse" "The police and others have all been notified" "Invitations?" "The necessary ones have been sent out smoking places?" "Ashtrays?" "Borrowing 3 buckets" "Where were you?" "Calf born" "Which?" "Male" "Good for ¢D3,000?" "Forget anything?" "No sleep that night." "The day ofthe show dawned" "They've arrived!" "Matsuo villagers, the Toitsu Troupe is here" "The musical Native Village will be presented" "At the high school gym from 6:30 p.m." "Be sure to come and see it with all yourfriends" "And the actors?" "Not here yet?" "Takata, the producer supervisor Koyanagi..." "Fire chief is strict" "He's coming?" "Of course" "A No smoking sign?" "This will do" "Good evening, everybody" "We thank you all for coming" "To see our youth association's show" "The farming villages ofJapan have become greatly mechanized" "But has the standard of living been raised?" "Culturally?" "Hurry and eat s time to make a report on the situation." "Miss Kono" "Members ofthe troupe:" "Today is saturday, August 2" "This is Matsuo Village" "As you saw from the bus, this is a spacious village" "It has a population of 7,500" "To the west is the Matsuo sulfur mine" "It has closed down but at one time it had 10,000 workers" "The young man who met us in thejeep" "That's Chuji." "He worked at the mine too aftergraduation" "The performance is at 6:30 tonight" "This is ourfinal request to everyone" "We'll do it!" "Why be afraid of ¢D600,000 orso?" "When Chuji said that, striking a heroic pose, they kept silent" "But afterthat objections were raised" "Forexample..." "Can we trust an unknown troupe?" "Orsell 800 tickets?" "How can we get people to come?" "Many board meetings were held" "The group's president, Takashi, is a poortalker" "He generally kept silent and listened to others arguing" "But when it finally came to a vote" "And his responsibility in case of a deficit was questioned" "He freed his folded arms and said firmly" "That in such a case he would sell his cow and make good!" "Be sure not to blunder in front ofthe people" "Hiroshi and I will go at 6" "Drive carefully shigeru's eyes are bloodshot" "He's only slept 2 or 3 hours" "Young men keeping cows have to get up at 5 a.m." "Marvelous to be young!" "But that sounds as if I weren't young" "Actually, although I'm joking" "I may not have been able to face you 2 days ago when I was in the office..." "luckily I was there" "Takashi phoned, asking me to cancel the show" "He would not tell the reason, saying it was too shameful" "Only 2 days left before the show so I took a taxi and hurried here" "What's happened?" "Chuji, what is it?" "You tell her, Takashi" "It would be terrible to halt the show now" "What is the reason?" "There must be a reason" "I want to know" "Won't you tell me?" "They finally told me" "The principal had been away" "The vice-principal had forgotten to tell him" "The principal refused permission saying the gymnasium could not be used if admission is taken" "I asked again and again for permission" "He refused" "Insisting that there was no such precedent" "Throw a rock at him!" "Isn't it?" "Ourschool" "Let's do it in the open air" "I decided to go with them" "And beg the principal to reconsider his decision" "I didn't have any special plan in mind" "The principal sympathizes with your position" "You could have prevented this by consulting us" "Priorto the decision" "I made a full report to you the next day" "But afterthe decision" "I knew nothing until then" "I beg of you" "Please give us permission" "I'm sorry" "The gymnasium is an educational facility" "It can't be used for money making" "This is different" "Charging admission, aren't you?" "Too bad but you'd betterforget about it" "May I ask a question?" "You say money making because admission is charged?" "Supposing it's free" "The gymnasium is usable ifthere's no charge?" "That stands to reason" "Then we'll perform free!" "But that means that you'll get nothing" "For performing in this village" "Can't be helped" "That sounds absurd" "Giving a performance without charge" "We're not doing thisjust to make money" "Performing for people who will enjoy ourshow..." "Gives our lives meaning" "Afree performance will be a big blow financially" "But this show must be given" "Forthe sake ofthose expecting it" "And the young people who have worked so hard" "We can't let you do that" "You'll be in an awkward position" "It's all right" "If I explain everything frankly, they'll understand" "Don't worry" "I was excited when I said that" "Aftergoing outside..." "I began to wonder how I was going to report this to you" "I was feeling more and more gloomy" "Had I made a mistake?" "Should I have acted differently?" "Everything began to look pitch-dark" "Just then" "The principal says... he'll give you..." "special permission!" "What!" "Special permission!" "Kaneko Kudo she can outdrink everyone in the group still single" "Etsuko Onodera, the belle ofthis village" "Now the members ofthe troupe." "Takata first" "I'm the producer, Takata" "Miss Kono has told us of yourefforts" "We intend to give a show that will meet yourexpectations" "I've a question" "When will the actors come?" "I'm an actortoo" "Most of us are actors" "I'm sorry that we're not better looking" "They'll look betterwith make-up" "Orworse" "Temporary Nursery" "2 hours early" "I'll wait inside" "You're from?" "Yuzawa" "Guide her!" "This way, please" "My vehicle..." "Came in a car?" "There's a parking lot" "Where?" "Practicing yourspeech?" "I'm getting worried" "Will those who bought tickets come?" "I'm sure they will" "I feel more and morejittery" "They tell me to take it easy... shouldn't we go around with the loudspeaker?" "3 times already since this morning" "The last time the owner of a gasoline station... shouted at me:" "Shut up!" "And the wired radio?" "Isn't it about time to send out the bus?" "A bit early but shall we start out?" "All right, let's go" "Be careful" "This is the youth association" "The bus is on its way to transport you to the show" "Check with the schedule of stops" "Hurry, Grandma." "The bus is here" "45 minutes more" "Get ready" "Takashi!" "What are you doing here?" "I'm worried and nowhere else to go" "Anyone arrived?" "Take a look" "We've done it!" "Make a good speech" "Let's do a goodjob" "In that youth group scene..." "A packed house" "A bell will signal the start" "When the opening announcement ends..." "I'll give you the cue" "For yourspeech" "Tonight the Matsuo Youth Association is sponsoring" "A performance by the Toitsu Theatrical Troupe" "The president ofthe youth association..." "Takashi saito will delivergreetings" "Good evening... everybody..." "We thank you all..." "for coming here tonight..." "To see... our youth association's show" "Ourvillage is very spacious" "Nowadays people can go easily to Morioka forshopping" "They can go to Tokyo orOsaka to work" "Ortravel in Hokkaido" "But they know little about the village where they were born" "While living in the same village..." "Many people have nevergone outside their own district" "This is the first time forthe people..." "Ofthe entire village to gathertogether like this" "I feel deeply moved" "We thank all those who made this show possible" "Many cooperated, including village officials" "Education Commission and..." "The principal of Matsuo Junior High school" "The members ofthe fire department too" "We thank them all" "The Toitsu Troupe's Matsuo show will now begin" "Native Village in 3 acts" "Written by Katsuhiko Ishizuka" "Music by Kyoko Okada" "Native Village, native village" "Our dear native village swallows in the zelkova treetops sunny spots and pools of water in the yard" "Why aren't the birds of passage returning?" "What does it mean to you?" "Mountains... with flowers everywhere" "Rivers... with pussy willows growing" "Wind... blowing through yellow barley fields" "Power lines and fields of barley" "The morning wind blowing from the southeast" "Rice-planting hasn't ended yet!" "Lmotaro!" "Festival?" "Old folks?" "Nostalgia" "That's right" "Remember, this may be the last festival" "Many have gone to work on that project" "Young people don't go to shrines nowadays speak that way to the teacher?" "We turn our backs toward him such impertinence!" "It's terrible" "Poorteacher!" "When I was young, we had discipline in the home" "But now!" "How is it now?" "Topsy-turvy!" "That's how everything is" "The father rides on a bicycle, his sons drive cars" "It's the generation gap, Father" "Born to be unlucky." "That's you, Father" "How is it now?" "Topsy-turvy!" "That's how everything is" "The father has to do his best to please his children" "This won't do." "The father is the head ofthe household!" "So it was a long time ago, Father" "To be respected is a burden if strength is lacking, Father" "They're all happy" "Which scene now?" "The girl Mugiko and that fellow just back from Tokyo" "Yoshitaka" "They're going somewhere sweethearts?" "Yoshitaka really loves Mugiko's sister" "It's unrequited love for Mugiko" "But Hideki loves her" "The pigkeeper?" "He's a good actor" "I want to see it" "Mugiko!" "Why have you fallen for Yoshitaka?" "A clevertalker." "Wears Tokyo clothes" "But a man's won'th lies elsewhere" "It's his heart!" "His affection!" "Can't be helped" "I don't have money" "My house is like a pigpen" "The truck I drive is small and smelly" "I toil in the mud" "How can I expect to be loved by a girl?" "It's asking too much" "There must be 1 or2 out there just like me" "Right here!" "After Mother's death, I only talk to pigs" "Hardly everto people" "Pigs don't cheat me" "Raising pigs isn't easy" "Feed prices are up" "What's going to happen to farmers?" "When the sun is setting, the mountain is silent" "Presenting differentviews" "You intend to keep on farming?" "They are being denuded, torn up without mercy" "The Paddies and vegetable fields that were once so green" "It pierces my body through and through" "The engine ofthe bulldozer Vthe sound it makes" "Oh, mountain soaring, soaring so high..." "In the dazzling light ofthe sun" "You must be weeping to see the changes taking place" "The mountain is grand, the mountain is gentle" "The mountain remains the same;" "it is always constant" "The mountain is our native home to which we always turn" "sunset mountain and Ineko have changed" "There's nothing to keep me here" "I'll go back to Tokyo" "Ineko, be happy!" "When you marry..." "Who told you that I was getting married?" "To a prefectural assemblyman, I was told" "What are you saying?" "That's utter nonsense" "It's not true?" "Of course not." "Don't be foolish" "I'm so glad to hearthat" "splendid mountain!" "Summer orwinter" "It's always grand!" "In the concretejungle ofthe big city" "Where people appearso small" "What I wanted was the wind" "That I could breathe to my heart's content" "The wind blowing from beyond the leaden skies" "The wind blowing from the sunset mountain that I love" "The wind blowing from the sunset mountain..." "Forthat is where you live" "Back in the village where the people seem lonely" "What I want is the wind..." "That I can breathe to my heart's content" "Farming is all that Father and I are good for" "If we sell the land V but you've already sold it" "Afarmerwithout land!" "Why they try to make us stop farming?" "Father, why did you sell?" "Farming Vwhat does it get you?" "Work until you back is bent" "Then a poor harvest" "During times of good harvest, prices decline" "That's right." "Good harvest and be poor" "And yet..." "The soil absorbs fertilizerand the sun, rain and wind" "The soil is alive" "Cultivatorengine" "lts vibration enters and pulsates with the heart" "The waves that form behind the cultivator" "New furrows made as faras the eye can see" "In spring all the seeds awaken and turn into buds" "Togetherwith the May wind..." "Togetherwith the June rain..." "Togetherwith the scorching summersun..." "Togetherwith the farmers' sweat..." "All that is transformed into heavy ears of rice" "Blessed ears of rice that extend on and on" "We've let ourfields and cows go" "What are we to do now?" "At the breakfast table, spinach with soy sauce such tough spinach!" "It's fit only for cattle" "At the luncheon table, only eggplants and string beans" "Eggplants lack phosphate" "Pick string beans earlier" "No meat in the rice curry." "Nothing but potatoes" "The potatoes from the field back ofthe shrine taste very good" "Afteran evening shower, we rush out ofthe house to look" "Look at what?" "You don't have any land left" "You don't fool me" "I'll take care of lmotaro and Nanako" "A love match." "We don't need help" "They think nothing of living together" "Both in summer" "And in winter" "Oh, mountain in the sunset..." "There it is, almost in our backyard" "Yoshitaka, play the flute" "What are we to do now?" "We won't be hearing this music much longer" "The villagers are scattering" "Thank you very much!" "Yourwarm laughterand applause have encouraged us" "We have done ourvery best" "Great efforts have been made" "By Matsuo Youth Association members to achieve this success" "We are deeply grateful" "We intend to study harder and prepare an enjoyable play so that we can come again to this fine village" "Keep in good health!" "Thank you once again!" "Chuji, can't you see her yet?" "What happened?" "I left the money behind at the hall such carelessness!" "Sad moment" "I always hate this" "A Matsuo souvenir" "We were in the black so we discussed what to give you as a present" "Your bag V it looks somewhat worn out and so..." "If you like this, please use it" "Looks countrified" "Not at all" "Person using it is so nice" "When I first came to this station, it was mid-March" "I was amazed to see so much snow" "And so few people" "I walked in the snow, met Takashi" "He seemed so remote" "I doubted whethera show could be given here" "I've been engaged in this work a long time" "One never knows until it is actually tried out" "Yourstrength, your potentialities are really marvelous" "I've learned another lesson" "Thank you!" "Say something, Takashi" "Well, I didn't have to sell my cow" "When I first met you, it sounded like an impossible dream" "We can never do it." "That's what I thought" "Even now, I can't understand how we were everable to do it" "But I feel, in all sincerity, that it was good that we did" "Many things happened so many things..." "You'd betterget on" "Thanks, everyone!" "Come again" "Let's go hiking" "The tape!" "Keep healthy!" "Do your best!" "Letterfrom Matsuo." "Send it to Hokkaido" "Miss Kono:" "How are you?" "Two months have passed already" "Autumn in Matsuo" "Thank you for your letter" "We're all happy to know that you're thinking of us" "It's harvest time now" "The busiest period ofthe year" "My brother, motherand I are working hard every day" "During the past few days Aiko has been coming to help" "We often talk about how we prepared forthe show" "We were so frantic." "It seems strange now" "We hope that we can be that enthusiastic again" "Maybe that's what happiness in life consists of" "Aiko keeps on telling me that" "I'll see you next month again THE END"