"Presented by Office Shirous" "Produced by "Hotel Hibiscus" Partners" "Please, everyone, listen up." "Please!" "Our goal this week is," ""Let's use polite language."" "Would you please stop talking!" "Please pay attention." "Listen to me." "In the middle of night, I felt suffocated." "I tried really hard to wake up, but I couldn't move." "Oh, I don't wanna hear this." "What was it?" "Mom told me it must be a Kijimunaa." "Kijimunaa?" "An elf in the Gajumaru tree." "There's no such thing." "Pay attention everyone, please!" "Oh, put a sock in it!" "Mieko!" "You used impolite words, didn't you?" "Ay, you're such a jerk!" "What an airhead!" "Aga!" "The pain is excruciating!" "Mintamaa, don't miss next time!" "I'd be too scared to look." "I'll catch it and show it to the class leader." "Don't bother." "It must be a Kijimunaa." "The same red hair." "No kidding." "It's just a man." "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "What do you think?" "Let's take this guy to my house." "Giddyup, giddyup!" "OK, here we go!" "Hotel Hibiscus" "Mom, we got a guest!" "Is he dead?" "No, he's not." "Wake up, you with meningitis!" "Ay!" " Oh." " Grandma!" "Ouch!" "Ah..." "Where am I?" "Hotel Hibiscus." "Small, but high quality." "You are...?" "Mieko, "a child blessed with beauty."" "What happened?" "You got meningitis and fainted." "Mieko!" "It's sunstroke, not meningitis." "Is it, big sis Sachiko?" "Your sister?" "That's Kenji, my brother." "Your brother?" "Grandma and Mom." "4000 yen a night, but, for you, 3000 including meals." "Your name, address, phone number, please." "This is Sachiko's room." "This is mine." "This is Mom's." "This is Dad's." "This one is Kenji's." "And this is the guestroom." "Please come in." "Am I the only guest?" "Yes, we only have one guestroom." "Now, just come with me." "Hurry, hurry." "Dad!" "Dad, wake up." "We've got a guest." "Huh?" "Oh, hello, welcome." "Your Dad?" "He is going to stay for how long?" "A looong time." "Hello, I'm Notojima." "Notojima?" "Nice to meet you." "What an "international" family, eh?" "Yeah, well, uh..." "Here it is!" "Pig's feet, an Okinawan delicacy." "Enjoy!" "You've got to eat more." "Notojima." "Have some liquor, too." "You've got to eat a lot to last the Okinawan summer." "Eat a lot and grow bigger." "It's time for work." "See you." "See you later, alligator." "I'm off to the gold mine." "Notojima." "Have some more." "Don't be shy." "Workout time." "OK." "Cheers!" "Chiyoko works at a bar to support us." "She's the breadwinner." "Isn't she great?" "I'm not a breadwinner, but I am a good musician." "Listen." "Sing along, OK?" "We had a guest last night" "A Japanese man" "He was equipped with A magnificent "tool"!" "How good was it?" "Like heavy artillery Firing from the battleship Yamato." ""Do you want the firing to stop, Darling?"" ""No, please don't stop!"" "Mieko!" "Come back now!" "Okay." "How's that!" "Thank you." "Mom!" "Holy moly!" "Oh my golly!" "What is it, Mieko?" "Huh?" "What happened?" "Oh, hush, hush, hush." "I couldn't breathe." "Help me!" "There, there, hush, hush." "There, hush, hush, hush." "The Fence" "Last night, I was petrified." "I couldn't move and my voice wouldn't come out." "Were you scared?" "Scared of what?" "I was scared." "I slept in mom's bed." "Sissy." "Such a coward." "I'm scared." "Gappai, let's go catch one now!" "Mam, have you ever seen a Kijimunaa?" "No, but there were many before the war, I heard." "Where?" "In Camp Kingjoe." "It was called Sachibaru then." "It had a lot of Gajumaru trees." "Grandma used to play with Kijimunaa then." "OK, let's go and catch Kijimunaa!" "I don't want to..." "Watch out, kids." "Kijimunaa can change into human form." "Be careful!" "A" "B-C-D, one day on the beach" "A crab came up and Nipped my dick" ""Ay, ay, ay!" "Please let go.!"" "But still my weenie's Caught in its claws" "My poor weenie, All swollen and red" "And now there's a black hair Sprouting out..." "Stop!" "What are we gonna do with it?" "Turn it into my brother." "I wanna go home now." "Chill out!" "Come!" "Ouch, oh..." "We're doomed..." "Hurry up!" "Won't the Americans catch us?" "No problem." "They won't catch children, No way, Jose!" "What?" "She must be..." "The cat-eating hag?" "What's that?" "When a cat dies, she takes it home" "And eats it." "I heard cat meat is sold at the market." "Very suspicious." "After her!" "I don't want to..." "Did she eat it?" ""Oh don't you cry Please don't cry"" ""I beg you not to cry anymore"" ""I hang your heads from the tree"" ""The wind blows"" ""And they bump"" ""Together here and there." "Don't you cry"" "Come out!" "Who are you?" "This is the one..." "I was calling." "Do you hang cats and eat them?" "When cats are buried under the ground," "They can't find their way to heaven." "That's why I hang them up, to help them rest in peace." "She lets them go to heaven." "Is that all?" "Have some cookies." "These cookies are hard as rocks." "No one has come here for decades." "Maybe they're stale." "No one comes this part in the base?" "No!" "It's not the base." "This land is mine from a long time ago." "We gotta go now." "Don't hang around!" "Be careful." "OK!" "On touching the Innocence," "I now reminisce" "The warmth of love I felt" "Cradled in someone's arms" "I got to pee." "Make it quick!" "This is where Kijimunas live." "Who is it!" "I got you, Kijimunaa!" "What'll they do to us?" "They might skin us." "Stop scaring me!" "Are you a Kijimunaa?" "Hey, he said, "Kijimunaa"" "You kidding." "No." "He's just an American." "Are you really a Kijimunaa?" "See." "He says Kijimunaa." "He admits it." "A real one wouldn't let on so easily." "Do you have a red face, long tail, and like fish's eyeballs?" "OK." "Leave it to me." "Kijimunaa?" "OK." "Thank you." "Oh, well, just a gecko." "Wait." "It's a present from a Kijimunaa." "I'll take it and keep an eye on it." "You're not to come back here again." "Got that?" "Yes." "Thanks, Kijimunaa!" "Say, Kijimunaa, My lips are sealed." "Who's farted, "poo"?" "You farted, "boo"!" "It's for Kenji." "I'm home." "Mom!" "Hurry!" "Come down!" "What's up, sis?" "What's happened?" "What is it?" "It's for Kenji from the U.S." "It's from..." "George." "George King Jr." "Ay, the letter is from Kijimunaa." "Ay?" "George?" "That's Kenji's dad!" "What's it say?" "Lets' see..." ""I'll be in Okinawa on a military mission"" ""I want to see Chiyoko and Kenji"" ""On the 19th, 5 o'clock sharp,"" ""I'd like you to come to Gate 2 of Camp Kingjoe"" ""I'm anxious to see you, son."" "Oh, my gosh." "That's today!" "Kenji!" "Where's Kenji?" "Out on a run." "Really." "Mieko!" "Shimabukuro Boxing Gym." "Kenji can't come to the phone." "OK, I'll tell him." "Good going." "Keep it up." "Keep up the pace." "Kenji, this is Mr Edogawa from Tokyo." "Can we talk in here?" "Kenji, Sachiko wants you to call her." "Will Kenji come?" "He will come if he wants to." "Maybe Kenji won't come after all." "Why not?" "I'd come." "I want to see my real dad." "Kijimunaa, I recognize you!" "Ay, Mieko!" "What are you doing!" "Sorry..." "Mieko, "a child blessed with beauty"" "Is Kenji well?" "It was so good seeing you." "I have to go now." "Here comes Kenji!" "Kenji, go for it!" "What's up?" "See, it's our brother, George." "Cute, isn't he?" "Sunny Mom" "It's finally died." "Great time to break down!" "This is our Hotel Hibiscus" "We are an "international" family" "I'll do it!" "It used to be fine-looking," "But now it's so dilapidated" "Oh my god" "I farted." "Oh my god" "Ew, stop!" "We are the "Hibiscus" family" "Everyone of us is made of Strong stuff!" "Whew!" "Sachiko almost killed me when I farted." "I'm off!" "Sachiko, don't you want to go to the U.S.?" "What?" "And see your real dad?" "Of course I do." "Then, let's go together." "Deal?" "What about the money?" "I got some money from George." "What about dad?" "Leave him here." "Jeez, you are such a strong woman." "You'll be like me soon." "Things will dry fast in this weather." "What's that?" "It's creepy." "I just remembered how gorgeous your dad was." "Now, the only problem is Mieko." "Mieko, do we still have to look for a Kijimunaa?" "I'm tired of it." "There's no such thing." "Hold it." "I think I am going to ask the cat-eating hag." "What?" "You'll be caught again." "Just wait here." "On touching the innocence," "I now reminisce" "Did you find out?" "Where's the Kijimunaa?" "She didn't know." "Shoot!" "No news, huh?" "Oh, rats!" "I'm home." "Holy molly, what's this folly?" ""Happy 31 years, 3 months and 3 days, Hotel Hibiscus"" "With the opening act, I launch the" ""31 years, 3 months  3 days" anniversary party." "I would like to extend a cordial welcome to everyone." "I humbly announce that" "Tonight's MC is me, Notojima." "I hope you will enjoy the grand prize draw." "Now I would like to perform a song from my repertoire." "Ready?" "There's one special seat" "That everyone really wants" "The seat right next to The prettiest girl in the class" "Ever yone's a rival," "So desperate are we!" "Oh, goddess of fortune," "Please give me a chance" "Just this once in a lifetime" "Whether I fail or pass," "Depends on getting that seat" "If I can't be the one," "I'll quit school!" "Thank you!" "Now, let's start the main attraction, the prize draw!" "Mieko, you go first." "Um..." "I'm not ready yet." "No?" "Then I'll go first." "Open it." "Dad gets a year's supply of liquor!" "Thank you." "A year's supply of incense!" "A year's supply of F-cup bras!" "And a year's supply of Champion belts!" "Well, there are only two left." "Mieko, are you ready?" "OK, I'm ready now." "Go ahead." "Open it." "Wow!" "You've won the luxury prize!" "It's worth millions..." "A state-of-art washing machine!" "Thank you!" "I'm the laundry maid from tomorrow!" "Now, what is left for Chiyoko?" "Please." "Give me some luck." "Will good luck come to those who wait patiently?" "Chiyoko has won..." "Two round-trip tickets to the United States!" "The sign's upside down!" "Everyone, thank you very much." "I am going to the U.S. To see Sachiko's father!" "And Sachiko's coming too!" "Bon voyage!" "Have a nice trip!" "Bon-bon voyage!" "What?" "Our dear ancestors..." "Please protect Chiyoko and Sachiko on the way." "Say hi to Bill for me." "Mieko, don't cry while we are away." "I won't!" "See you guys." "I'll be back by Obon." "Bon-bon voyage!" "Mieko, are you crying?" "No!" "I'm definitely not crying!" ""Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe"" ""Catch a tiger by the toe"" ""If he hollers, let him go"" ""Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe"" ""Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe" Bon-bon voyage..." "Ohhhh!" "Mieko's Great Adventure" "It's time for work." "Holy cow, Mieko!" "Listen, everyone." "Always take notes when you want to remember something." "Summer vacation starts tomorrow." "Your assignment is, "What does your family do"." "Tell me where your mom and dad work." "Now, what's yours?" "Economic division at city hall." "Economic division at city hall?" "Anyone else?" "OK, Minami." "Caltex Okinawa." "Caltex Okinawa." "What about the others?" "OK, Yuki." "Oshiro Coffee Shop!" "Oshiro Coffee Shop." "Well, any others?" "Mieko." "My dad owns a pool hall." "Yeah, Mieko's dad is busy at the pool hall," "Sleeping!" ""Mintamaa, I'll kill you!"" "OK." "I was wrong." "I'm not involved..." "I'll prove you wrong." "Leave me out of this..." "See!" "He is asleep!" "Shut up!" "Dad, wake up." "Show Mintamaa your "golden arm"!" "Dad, are you going out?" "I'm going to Higashi-son." "Wait a second." "Hi-ga-shi-son." "It's in Miyagi." "To Mr Gushiken's pineapple field." "Mi-ya-gi." "Mr Gu-shi-ken's... pine-apple-field." "Dad, where is Higashi-son?" "It's in Northern Okinawa." "I'll be back in 2 days." "Two days." "Will-be-back." "I'm off." "Be a good housekeeper." "No problem." "Have a good harvest!" "I'm going for a walk." "Bon-bon voyage." "The other day, I met a bare-naked man" "Out in the woods The nude loon," "Was about to moon, with a spoon." "Oh, it's cold." "Ay, sorry." "There's a package for you." ""Dear Mieko,"" ""How are you?"" ""Enclosed is an alarm clock for you to wake yourself up"" ""Me and Sachiko are doing fine"" ""We met Sachiko's dad"" ""He drove us around and took us all over,"" ""We've had so much good foods." "It's so much fun"" ""I'll bring back souvenirs for you." "Don't cry." "Wait for us."" "Why is mom the only one having fun?" "It's so annoying!" "Who cares about Mom!" ""Dear Dad..."" "Oh, my god!" "I gotta take this to dad..." "Nobody's here." ""I am going out to see Dad." "Mieko"" "Excuse me." "Is it for Miyagi?" "Yes, jump on." "The next stop is Futami." "Please refer to the fare chart and have exact change ready." "Is this Miyagi?" "Not yet." "The next stop is Ohura." "Please put your fare and ticket in the box in the front." "Is it Miyagi yet?" "No." "I'll let you know when." "Don't worry." "Just sit, OK?" "OK." "I understand." "Hey!" "Stop that!" "Stop fooling around!" "Hey!" "Stop throwing that!" "Wait!" "Hey!" "Got you, Kazuki!" "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!" "They'll spot you." "Hide!" "Takuya!" "Mom's gonna kill you if you come home late." "I gotta go now." "Leave it to me." "See ya." "Here I come." "Now!" "The other day, I met a bare-naked man" "Out in the woods The nude loon," "Was about to moon, with a spoon." "A nude goon, with a prune." "Holy molly!" "Oh my golly!" "You're just a man?" "Why, I don't look like one?" "What are you doing out so late, kid?" "Do you know Mr Gushiken's field?" "I know every inch of this village." "Come with me." "I shouldn't go with strangers." "Whatever you like." "I'm Mieko." "What's your name?" "Name?" "I lost my name." "Don't you have to find it?" "Nope." "Everyone calls me Kijimunaa-Tanmeh." "No way!" "You know anything about Kijimunas?" "Yeah, there's one at home." "Let's go to your house!" "This looks really exciting!" "Wait for the clouds to hide the moon." "Won't it be scared of me?" "Kijimunas don't mind us as long as we don't fart." "Wait a second." "So close!" "I'm ready now!" "A Kijimunaa is a very bashful thing." "But it will come and join us when it sees us having fun." "Sing and dance with me, are you ready?" ""Shee-yaa-pooh", rub your belly." ""Mee-min-meh", touch your ears." ""Hee-jin-toh, hee-jin-toh", elbow." ""Yee-yu-mii, yee-yu-mii", finger." "Got it?" "Good." "Kijimunaa, holy spirit of trees" "Come out of hiding, Have fun time with us" "When you come out, All conflict will be resolved" "And peace will prevail on earth" "Now!" "Tanmeh." "Yeah?" "Please draw the map." "A map of what?" "You promised me yesterday?" "Mr Gushiken's pineapple field." "Ah, I totally forgot." "There you go." "How old are you?" "My age?" "I don't remember." "About 80, maybe." ""Tan-meh,"" ""About eighty"" "Our teacher told us to take notes of everything we learn." "You should write it down, too." "Yes, ma'am." ""Gushiken's field, by Tanmeh, about 80"'" "Hey!" "Stop throwing that!" "Hey!" "Excuse me, where is Mr Gushiken's field?" "Excuse me." "EXCUSE ME!" "Woah!" "You wicked thing!" "You scared the hell out me!" "Are you Mr Gushiken?" "Huh?" "Gushiken?" "You mean Gushiken bread?" "I ate a mountain of it this morning." "Ate like a hog!" "No!" "I said, "Where is Gushiken's field?"" "Oh, Gushiken's field?" "Just go straight down there." "Straight up this road." "Got it." "Thanks!" "Ah, wait!" "Wait a moment." "Gushiken bread is really tasty." "Have some, here." "Thanks a million." "Goodbye." "Oh, I'm so tired." "Mom, just tell us beforehand when you send a letter." "Excuse me." "Excuse me?" "Do you know Mr Gushiken's field?" "I am Gushiken." "What?" "Has dad gone home already?" "Yes, a little while ago." "Your dad worked so hard, we finished really early." "See that?" "Your dad picked them all." "Look!" "Wow, that's so cool!" "I'm home." "Ah, you came back!" "Thank goodness!" "You put another nail in my coffin!" "I'm so tired." "There you go." "Oh, I remember!" "This is the reason I went away." "Ready?" "I'll read it." ""Dear Dad,"" ""Even here, I'm always thinking about you"" ""I love you best in the world." "From Chi-yo-ko."" ""I love you"!" "Mieko, it's really late." "Time to sleep." "Dad, listen." "I saw Kijimuna's face and it wasn't red." "It was pink." "When I farted, it ran away." "Mieko, do that tomorrow." "Bedtime." "You'll oversleep." "I'll show them when Mom comes back." "No more time left!" "OK, make it quick, then." "High-five-biscus!" "The Obon Festival Has Come!" "Mieko!" "It's so noisy!" "Turn off the alarm now!" "It's Obon festival!" "Obon has come!" "Mom hasn't come back yet." "Our dear ancestors," "I am honoured to welcome you here." "Thank you." "However, as Chiyoko is in the U.S.," "We couldn't prepare fully this year." "Please forgive us and receive our offerings." "Where are the ancestors?" "I can't see them." "Mieko, they are here, around the altar." "Liar!" "There's nobody here!" "No." "Your grandpa, uncle, grandma, they have already come back here." "Oh, yeah?" "Where?" "I can't see them." "The dead can't come back." "Why do we offer food and then eat it?" "I don't understand!" "Mieko, let's eat with the ancestors." "They can't eat food!" " Dad." " What?" "Let's play a game." "You're gettin' better." "I'll go to Tokyo." "Tokyo?" "How come?" "I'll be a pro boxer." "Um, that's a good idea." "Give it your best shot in Tokyo." "My turn now." "Watch this." "How's that!" "There!" "Give up?" "I can't beat you, Dad." "Become a champion in Tokyo." "Promise?" "Of course." "I'm an Okinawan man!" "Saw any ancestors?" "I don't know." "I can't see them and we ate the offerings ourselves." "My house would be packed if they all came back." "Grownups tell us lies to fool us." "I heard your mom left." "No." "She's in the U.S. Stop saying that crap!" "Tatsuru's mom left, and pow!" "They divorced." "Oh, just shut up!" "Say that again, I'll kill you!" "Wanna kill me?" "Then kill me!" "I will!" "You, craphead!" "Divorce, divorce, divorce!" "You family of deadbeats!" "Divorce!" "You're dead!" "No!" "Please stop!" "He's not moving." "Oh my god!" "Dead?" "Mieko, you're gonna get it at home." "Dad never gets mad." "No problem, "poo!"" "It's your fart, "boo"." "See you." "Mieko!" "Why did you throw stones at him?" "Because he said you were getting divorced." "Don't you ever do a thing like that again!" "That is how war starts!" "Understand?" "I won." "What's wrong?" "Up yours, "poo"!" "You're Mieko, aren't you?" "How come you know my name?" "I'm Taeko, your aunt." "I can do that." "En garde!" "En garde!" "Can you fight with flowers?" "No, you can't." "See, it's a hair pin." "It's pretty." "Dad hates war." "I know." "Mieko!" "Dad!" "I looked all over." "I'm not angry any more." "Let's go home." "I wonder if mom is alive." "Oh, she's OK." "She's fine." "She'll be back soon." "How'd you know?" "You love Mom, right?" "Yup." "I love Mom, too." "Your feelings can reach someone." "Even if Mom's away?" "Right." "You know, Mieko." "Even though the ancestors can't be seen, they are here for sure." "And even if they don't eat the food," "They know the effort you put into preparing the offerings." "That is really what we offer them." "So, think about someone you love." "Hold them in your heart, very tight." "Eventually, the other person will receive your feeling." "Get it?" "Uh." "Have you dozed off?" "At last, they're back." "Oh, boy, oh, boy." "Huh?" "What's wrong, Mieko?" "What?" " She's lost her spirit!" " Her spirit?" "Go and look for it!" "She dropped it somewhere." "Dogs might eat it!" "Go and find it!" "Borrow the power of the holy bathroom guardian spirit to get Mieko's spirit back." "When her spirit returns, catch it here." "Holy bathroom guardian spirit, we'll get her spirit back." "Please lend us your power." "And help us get the spirit back." "Now, spirit, come back." "To where you originally belong." "There, it's coming." "Here, here." "Got it!" "Are you OK?" "Yeah." "Have some." "You'll get better." "Thanks a million." "Yummy!" "Have some more." "Thanks a billion." "See you." "It's your fart, "boo"." "Who's farted "poo"?" "Who was it?" "Spirit, come back to Mieko!" "I am soooo hungry." "Hungry?" "Good!" "Now, eat this, there you go." "Eat the meat, too." "Come, everyone." "It's time to pray." "Dad, who's Taeko?" "Taeko is my sister." "How'd you know the name?" "I met Taeko." "She said she's my aunt." "Mieko, Taeko died a long time ago, just after the war." "She starved to death." "Did Taeko look like me?" "Yes, she looked exactly like you." "Taeko came back..." "Thank you, Taeko." "Now we pray." "Put your hands together." "Grandpa, grandma Kamado," "Uncle Taru, Yaeko, Mitoko, Toshiko," "Tetsuo, little Taeko, all the other ancestors," "Please come back again next year." "Eisa parade is coming!" "OK!" "I woke myself up!" "I'm first awake!" "You're up too early!" "Mom is coming home today." "What?" "Why?" "But it's not ready yet!" "No time left!" "Come on, Notojima!" "You gotta eat a lot to grow bigger." "It's all set." "Notojima, can you lift me up?" "Like this?" "It's Mom." "Mom!" "Notojima, pull it!" ""WELCOME BACK, MOM!" "And Sachiko"" "Welcome home, Mom!" "Mieko Honami Kurashita" "Dad Masao Teruya" "Notojima Toshihiro Wada" "Kenji Nesmith" "Sachiko Natsuki Kameshima" "Gappai Akitoshi Miyazato" "Mintamaa Daigo Sunagawa" "Cat-eating Hag Misako Oshiro" "Kijimunaa" " Tanmeh Seijin Noborikawa" "Grandma Tomi Taira" "Mom Kimiko Yo" "Executive Producer Shiro Sasaki" "Original Story Miko Nakasone" "Screenplay Motoko  Yuji Nakae" "Director of Photography Kenji Takama" "Lighting Director Masamichi Uwabo" "Sound Director Mitsugu Shiratori" "Production Designer Katsumi Kaneda" "Editor Ryuji Miyajima" "Music Supervisor Kenichiro Isoda" "End theme music by Seijin Noborikawa" "Producers Isao Takenaka / Kazumi Kawashiro" "Producers Kenji Takahara / Kazushi Yoshikawa" "Director Yuji Nakae" "This film was produced by:" "YES VISIONS Co., Ltd." "BANDAI VISUAL CO., LTD." "Yomiuri Telecasting Corp. Office Shirous Yomiuri-TV Enterprise"