"Even the moon is shadowed once in a while" "Let alone small human beings" "Easily shadowed into darkness" "They still linger in the air" "Your sweet words and concern make me feel I am stabbing you in the back." "Believe me, it's not easy" "But try to understand, and divorce me" "It's harder than death for me" "If you shun me, I'd rather die" "I'm back" "But I am" "I'm home" "Welcome back" "Somebody here?" "No" "But I heard you" "Forget it." "You're back early today" "Hey, come here!" "What?" "I picked up this kid" "Where?" "He followed me from Kudan" "Homeless?" "No, just lost." "He's from Chigasaki" "Let's put him up for the night" "Don't bother with him" "But I feel sorry for him" "Why should we do that?" "Let someone else do it" "Take him to Tane" "You won't put him up?" "Not me." "I hate kids" "Really?" "Leave him with Tane" "He's a good kid" "Not me." "Take him over there" "I see" "Come on" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Good evening" "Hey, come here" "You see, Tane" "Do you like to have a kid?" "I picked him up, and I want you to take him in" "What's all this?" "He followed me from Kudan" "And he won't leave me will you put him up for the night?" "Why don't you put him up?" "Tamekichi is dead against it" "If he doesn't, I won't" "Don't say that, he told me to ask you" "Let him stay, will you?" "No thanks" "Look, I'm asking you" "No." "I hate kids" "Come on, have a heart" "Hey, Mr. Tashiro, it's no joke" "Please!" "Hey, wait!" "This is no way" "Here" "Dry it with the fan" "This is a mess." "What can I do?" "About what" "That kid, he's a nuisance" "I beg off taking care of him" "What's wrong?" "He wet the bed last night" "Ruined a good mattress" "Peed just like a horse" "Some calamity" "Where's Tashior?" "He just left" "It's all his fault" "I'm not keeping the kid so do something" "Do what?" "Keep him or send him away it's up to you" "I took him for one night now it's your turn" "Don't be silly" "Who's being silly, just think!" "You're responsible, too" "Tashiro found him so you keep him here" "Not me, no thank you" "The kid who pees like a horse" "Why don't you kick him out?" "Don't be stupid." "Then, you do it" "What a thing to pick up on the street" "Let's ask Kawayoshi" "Yes, let them take him, alright?" "No, we can not" "I have lots of work and kids" "And not enough room" "You've got enough room." "A nice place" "Raising 3 children or 4 makes no difference" "It's not the same How about your place?" "My place is no good" "Why is it no good?" "Nothing wrong with it" "Let him stay at your place" "He could help you" "That's right, let him stay" "Oh, come on" "Tashiro picked up a devil" "I guess someone must take him back to Chigasaki" "Then, we can find his house" "And leave him there" "That's the best thing to do" "How about it, Tane?" "Fine, but not me" "Oh, don't say that" "No, count me out" "But someone has to go" "Then, you go" "What do you say?" "What do you say?" "Will you go?" "No kidding!" "Some trouble Tashiro picked up" "Alright, we'll draw lots" "No hard feelings, whoever gets the marked one will go" "Alright" "Kawayoshi, alright?" "It's alright" "I'll make the lots" "The X mark is it" "If you get it, you go" "It's me!" "So, it's you." "Sorry" "I'm getting in deeper trouble" "No hard feelings." "Just luck" "Tane, it's your luck" "What luck?" "On, come on, how about some tea?" "You kidding?" "Hey, mine's got an X too" "That's right." "Mine too" "See, haste makes waste, eh?" "I get it" "Keep it between us, alright?" "Of course" "It's a long trip." "If she finds out she'll kill us" "We didn't know them well" "He's a carpenter and his house was destroyed" "We just rented them a room while he had a job here" "For 10 days or so" "Ah, I see" "And a couple days ago," "He left with the kid looking for work in Tokyo" "Do you think he'll come back?" "I don't think so" "He took everything with him" "The mover might know where he is" "I don't know" "Here" "Your father's a hardhearted man, too" "You didn't get lost, you were deserted" "Why don't you stay at that house?" "They'll keep you" "You used to live there" "Take it, there's no more" "After eating, go to that house, alright?" "What's this, now?" "Look, be a good kid and get me some shells" "I want them for souvenirs" "Go on, you're a good kid, go on, hurry" "I'll bite you!" "Fortune, physiognomy, palmistry" "Can a fortuneteller really tell all that?" "Sure." "There's nothing else as positive as that" "But I saw you go out wearing rain boots and it turned out to be a beautiful sunny day" "Weather isn't my business the radio can tell you that Welcome back" "Oh, welcome back I know it wasn't easy" "Did it go well?" "Nothing goes well His parents aren't there" "I wasted my time going to Chigasaki" "Besides, the train was full I got in through a window" "I didn't know the train fare went up Thanks, Tashiro" "Sorry" "What's he carrying?" "Potatoes." "I bought them cheap by the station" "I'd be damned if I came back empty handed" "Poor kid, he's worn out" "Only 16 pounds" "Did anyone come when I was out?" "No, nobody" "We'll have a regular meeting tonight at Kawayoshi's" "Oh, that's right" "It's about time" "Today's a lucky day for Kawayoshi" "How's that?" "His son won 2000 yen in the lottery 2000 yen in new currency" "It's not bad at all" "He'll treat us tonight, I hope" "I hope so, too" "I'll get rid of the potatoes now" "Put the potatoes down" "You can make a bed, can't you?" "Go to bed early Don't wet the bed again, you hear?" "We want you to remain head of our group" "No, let me quit this time" "Don't say that, you must do it" "We'll help, but you must be the chief" "Don't fight us" "Everyone's asking you So, that's settled" "It's all settled, yes" "Well, then, I guess I have to" "Thank you" "That's the final decision" "Can I serve now?" "Yes, bring it out" "This is great!" "You've prepared so much" "This is not much but" "Hey, Heichan, come here!" "Congratulations, and thank you!" "Heichan, you're great." "He's a lucky boy" "You've got to be good or luck won't come to you" "Luck will fall on a pure minded person" "Is that so?" "That's right." "You can't win if you wanted 2000 yen" "That's why kids win" "Is that so?" "You try, you won't win" "If I can't, you won't either" "That's why I don't do it" "But I go to the race track It depends on horses" "Please, everyone" "Yes, let's start" "I don't see any tea leaves" "This is the real sake!" "This is good." "Let's drink and have fun" "Tashiro, I hear you're good at peep story telling" "Well" "Peep?" "You know, this" "One can't judge people by the surface" "I thought you were decent!" "What're you trying to say?" "Remember the peep show at fairs?" "Ah, you mean that!" "I used to love it so much that I got trachome" "Not trachome, it's trachoma Tashiro, sing it" "Don't bring it up now" "Sing it, Tashiro." "Please" "That's something I must see" "Come on, do it" "Come one, Tashiro, I beg you" "'"Come and see it, the show is open'"" "Well, then" "It happened in Tokyo a naval ensign in the big city... fell deeply in love with an army general's daughter" "The first child of Viscount Kataoka" "Her name was Namiko oh, what a beauty" "She married the ensign Baron Takeo Kawashima" "They honeymooned at Ikaho" "And when tired of the game they returned to Tokyo" "As a military man, the time to go to war had come" "He hurried to Zushi to join his crew" "As he was going aboard Namiko waved from shore" "Crying, she shouted '"Come home as soon as you can!" "'"" "And he looked at the pale moon above the pine trees" "What a tragedy of Hototogisu" "Very good!" "You sing it well" "It was great Weren't you a professional?" "Oh, no" "Very well done, wonderful" "You embarrass me" "It's true." "Better than fortune telling" "Isn't there secondhand peep-show gear for sale?" "That's right, we haven't seen one for a long time" "A meeting like tonight I can have it every night" "Good-night" "Good-night" "Good-night" "Good-night, I had fun" "Tashiro, do that again soon" "Well, good-bye" "Good-bye" "Are you still up?" "Go to bed, go on" "Afraid of wetting the bed so you can't sleep?" "If you do it again, I'll throw you out" "Remember that, alright?" "Yes" "Then go to sleep, I'll wake you up during the night" "Good-night, grandma" "Auntie" "Auntie, good-night" "Your father's really hardhearted" "A carpenter nowadays can find a job anywhere" "To feed a kid won't take much" "After all, that's your own child" "Raising you this far why desert you like this?" "Your mother died long ago" "Your father's a good-for-nothing" "You sure are a poor kid what will you do from now?" "Fast asleep already?" "A kid is a kid." "Hello!" "Come in and sit down Where've you been?" "The teacher's place." "Grinding wheat?" "Yes." "What was rationed at your place this tome?" "Flour" "When was that?" "Yesterday, white flour" "Ah, before I forget" "My mother wants a pampas grass brush" "I run out of them now" "She needs it to clean her false teeth" "I'll keep one next time" "Hello." "Welcome." "A very nice day" "Hello." "Are you finished with the steaming I asked you?" "Well, no" "Day after tomorrow?" "Well, no" "He's a good dyer, but he takes ages" "Everything's, wait till next year" "That's not true" "I'll hurry up, 3 or 4 days" "Alright, do a good job" "Yes, sure." "At 1:00 PM you get candles and matches" "Tomorrow will be flour" "I see, thanks for last night" "Well, excuse me" "Good-bye" "Have some" "I have something nice I got it at teacher's" "Take it" "This is precious, just like the old days" "It must be expensive" "And it's delicious" "The man who sold me a mirror" "Has he a rubber hose to sell?" "Oh, the man there" "Would you ask him?" "Sure, but it won't be cheap" "I have no idea how much it is" "But the mirror he sold me I made a nice dresser" "I see" "What's this?" "I am in a mess" "Whose child?" "He's homeless, who knows if he got lost." "Or was deserted Don't you need a boy?" "Not me, I need a rubber hose" "Do you know anyone who'll take this boy?" "I've put him up for 2 nights now" "Come here, son" "Don't give it to him, it's too good" "Don't say that" "He won't appreciate it, it's expensive" "Come here, son" "What do you have there?" "Cigarette butts" "What're you doing with them?" "I give them to Dad" "What do you have in your pocket?" "Empty it" "I say empty it" "Nails" "Filthy kid." "Now, go away!" "What's his father do?" "Carpenter." "His house in Hachioji was destroyed" "That's why he picks up nails" "Even a cold-hearted father to him it's his only father" "Time has changed" "When we were little, we kept getting coins from father" "To buy candy and stuff" "There was nothing to worry about in the whole world" "That's right" "Okiku, you were good at blowing your nose like this" "Your sleeve always shone from snot" "Tane, you used to do this" "Children nowadays don't do that they're different" "Yes, I think times are harder for them" "They worry too much about living picking up butts." "And nails, we shouldn't let them do it" "It's not right for kids" "That's right, kids should be more carefree." "Well, I must be going Don't forget the hose" "I'll ask him" "Here you are." "Good-bye" "Good-bye" "What did she give you?" "10 Yen" "You should say thank you if someone gives you something" "Come here, son" "Come over here" "With that 10 Yen go and buy a lottery ticket" "You'll win money, I'm sure you will" "You're more or less pure minded go and buy one" "You know where they sell them?" "Yes" "Go, and win 2,000 Yen" "Don't stop to count the money on the way back" "Yes" "You work hard" "This is nothing." "Easy job" "I don't call it work" "It's like killing time with something to do" "Have you seen the portable shrine in Kuroecho I made?" "What a pity my skill is left unused!" "Well, maybe I shouldn't" "Shouldn't what?" "Can I ask you a small favour?" "That's alright, what is it?" "A rubber hose, a long one" "A hose?" "It's hard to find" "Even if I do, it's very expensive You want to buy it?" "No, it's for, you know" "The mistress of the geisha house?" "She won't mind the price I'll find it for her" "I've got a bicycle tire" "No puncture in it, brand new." "Good one" "Hello" "Hi, there" "Excuse me" "Father, you are home today" "Sure, I'm home today and what is it today?" "I went to the beauty parlor but it was so crowded." "Yuki, I haven't seen you for some time you look good" "Is that right?" "Gaining weight nowadays is almost a miracle." "Father, have you had lunch?" "Did you bring something good?" "No, but if you haven't I thought I'd eat with you" "You must be kidding" "Without bringing anything you want to share my lunch?" "You see what a father has to go through?" "Well, see you later" "How was it?" "Did you win?" "I didn't" "You didn't win?" "Nothing?" "They gave you cigarettes?" "No" "They didn't?" "You lost 10 Yen for nothing?" "Yes" "You're stupid" "Your everyday conduct is no good losing 10 Yen." "Hey, don't cry, you're a boy" "Here, take this" "You are silly, really!" "Look, I lost 10 Yen you made me lose it" "I lost 10 Yen for nothing!" "Kawayoshi!" "Oh, welcome back" "The soda you want, I found it but you must wait 2-3 days" "Oh, thank you very much" "Thank you so much" "Don't you want a sweater?" "Turtle neck, a nice one What's going on?" "Tane is mad or something" "Well, you ate them, right?" "If you did, say you ate them!" "Or I'll really punish you!" "You stubborn kid!" "Aren't you going to tell me?" "Didn't you eat them?" "Now don't lie to me, you ate them didn't you?" "What are you mad about?" "This kid ate my dried persimmons" "Tane, you didn't have to be so mad" "I'm not mad only about the persimmons" "I'm mad because he's so stubborn Did you eat them?" "Don't scream at him like that" "Why not?" "Leave me alone" "Well, I don't know what to say" "You see, Tane, I ate them" "What?" "You ate them?" "Yeah, they invited me to" "Who did?" "You see I got this craving for sweet things." "And I happend to see them" "You didn't have to tear off the middle ones" "They seem to invite me to eat them the best ones." "You should listen to yourself What do you think you are?" "You owe the boy an apology." "Poor boy!" "I guess I was wrong, I'm sorry, son Forgive me" "You sure had a hard time." "I'm sorry" "Look at that!" "I'm sorry, son" "I was wrong" "It's alright now, I know you didn't eat them" "Poor boy, I was mistaken" "Will you forgive me?" "There, stop crying." "Here" "You mean he did it again?" "Impossible kid Your scolding didn't sink in?" "Like a horse again?" "And he's fanning it again?" "I thought he was, but he's not there" "You must have scolded him real hard" "I had no chance to scold him He's missing all morning" "I thought he was acting funny when he woke up." "Then, his bed was all put away and he's not around" "Where the devil did he go?" "It's after 2 o' clock, isn't it?" "Tane, I'm afraid he won't come back at all" "This is a case of '"Piss-and-Run'"" "You think so?" "I wonder where he went" "Where?" "He has no place to go anyway" "He'll be like an alley-cat" "Silly kid, he'll get hungry" "Don't worry, he'll live on garbage here and there" "Tane, it's good riddance for you The devil's gone" "You think so?" "You nagged him again" "I didn't do that today" "I mean, yesterday" "Well, I scolded him a little yesterday" "About dry persimmons he was so stubborn" "He never spoke Just tears came out of him." "What could he say?" "He didn't eat them" "That's it." "But he was tough" "He kept on glaring at me like a stubborn old mule" "He was so stubborn that I got real mad," "So I glared at him and screamed" "Poor boy" "Then, the guy over there said he took them" "I guess I was a little too hard on the boy" "You were always short fused" "And when you're mad your face looks horrible" "Too much for any kid the way you look." "Your glaring at him must have done it" "That's right." "I did it too much but I apologized" "Come to think of it, I wet the bed at that age, too" "I used to do that too" "Anyway, I feel sorry for him" "You know I think a boy like him might become a great man" "All the great men weren't all that bright" "But rather stupid and dull when they were little" "That's what they say" "And he was gathering nails for a heartless father," "Picking up all the butts he does have a gentle heart" "I say he was some kid, yes he sure was" "I guess you lost a treasure" "He's precious to you, isn't he?" "You were fond of him, weren't you?" "Sure you were You like him very much already" "Do you think so?" "Sure, it's so obvious" "Is that right?" "Hmmm" "Why Humm, now?" "I didn't realize it" "That's right, that's the way it is" "Already affection is being built between you two" "Like a dog, it starts to wag its tail before you know it" "It's the same thing but you can't see the tails," "But both of you are wagging tails before you are know it" "The boy's tail is small and slender," "Your tail is fat and long, like a bulldog" "Oh, stop it." "I'll hit you" "I hope a kind person picks him up" "What now?" "I think the boy gave them to me" "It's dangerous here I'll come again." "Bye" "Good-bye" "What will you do if the boy comes back?" "Treat me?" "Tane, will you look after him again, please?" "And don't scold him so much" "He's so afraid of you he wet his bed again." "You found him?" "Where was he?" "At Kudan, where I first found him" "He's scared of getting scolded by you and has no place to go." "I think he suddenly missed his father" "I couldn't help but feel sorry for him" "Will you let him stay again?" "Alright" "Don't scold him now He's sorry, and he's outside" "Take care of him" "Here you are, thank you" "I'll go home, too" "Come on now, you must be hungry aren't you?" "You are hungry, aren't you?" "Now, eat it" "Thank you" "Sorry there's no rice." "I ate your share" "And I didn't cook any tonight" "Tell me, do you like me?" "Yes" "You do?" "You can stay here with me" "Will you be my son?" "Eh?" "You will?" "Yes" "Eat this one, leave the burnt one" "Eat a lot, you can eat all of it" "Tell me, what is it like?" "It's great, I never felt so good in my life" "You call it, maternal love" "You look like a grandma nursing a grandchild" "Stop that." "I'll hit you" "Look, that cap is too big" "It fell off 3 times now" "Don't worry, his head will grow to fit it soon" "By the time he goes to school it'll fit him" "Son," "want me to carry the cap?" "Auntie, did we see badgers?" "We saw them The cage next to the rabbits" "When do the badgers change shape?" "Only at midnight" "Can we stay here till midnight?" "No, we're going to a photo studio" "Why don't you join us?" "It's bad luck with 3 in a picture" "That's superstition Right, photographer?" "Yes, please" "I'll be in the center" "Please, it's alright" "No, I don't like pictures" "Come on, you'll only look good next to me" "No, I won't" "Don't be modest" "We look alright?" "The boy should have got a haircut" "But his nose is running all the time so I didn't take him" "The cap's too big" "Is that right?" "Yes, it is" "Shall I hold it?" "Alright?" "Yes, it's better" "Is it?" "Are you ready?" "Now, don't move, shut your mouth" "Your nose's clean?" "Now you just look at the ball" "Mother, quiet please" "Close your mouth, please" "Here we go" "Now." "Thank you" "How did I look?" "Like a lady" "I put on my best look." "Did I look funny?" "You looked exactly like it" "Like what?" "That thing we saw at the zoo" "Why, you..." "I'll hit you" "You sure your nose was clean?" "Didn't we have fun?" "Yes" "The tempura was good, wasn't it?" "Yes" "Want to take it off?" "Yes" "Isn't she a nice lady buying you this nice sweater?" "Yes" "Wear it carefully You'll wear this to school too" "Yes" "Aren't you tired now?" "No" "I'm exhausted" "Would you hit my shoulders like a good boy?" "Yes" "A little lower." "Yes Get your hair cut tomorrow" "Yes" "You'll be a good boy when you stop wetting the bed" "You sure are a good boy you'll get over it soon" "Yes" "Excuse me" "Who is it?" "Go and see" "Yes." "It's Dad!" "I'm his father" "You are too kind to look after him" "Thank you very much" "Not at all" "I came to Tokyo on the 9th with him" "And I lost him at Kudan I looked for him all over" "Finally I went to Chigasaki today hoping he was there" "And I was told that you had him" "That's nothing, but you must have been worried" "Yes, you see, we only have each other" "I even went to Hachioji where we lost our house" "Is that so?" "You had a hard time" "Aren't you glad your dad found you here?" "Hey, say thank you to the lady" "I'm sorry he has no manners" "Thank you very much for everything" "That's alright" "Say thank you to her and we must leave" "Yes" "A token of my thanks I bought them at Chigasaki" "You didn't have to do this" "It's nothing, just potatoes Thank you very much" "Wait a minute" "This is for the boy" "Is it alright?" "Please" "Thank you" "It's very kind of you to do this..." "Thank you" "Not at all." "Take care now" "Yes" "Son, come to see me with your Dad once in a while" "Be sure you come back here, alright?" "Thank you very much Say Good-bye to Auntie" "Good-bye, Auntie" "Don't lose your Dad again" "Yes" "Good-bye" "Good-bye" "So, his father came, eh?" "I'm glad he found him" "You can sleep peacefully now" "So, he was lost, not deserted" "Yes" "I see." "Anyway, I'm glad it came to a happy ending" "What's this?" "You don't have to cry" "You didn't like the kid to begin with" "Still you miss him?" "I'm not crying because I'm sad" "Just think, how happy he is now" "You see, he got lost just as he said" "I thought the father was a real hardhearted man" "But I was wrong, he's a real nice father" "He was looking for him all over the place" "Now, he found his son and they can live together." "Think how happy they are..." "It just makes me cry." "Father's not a bad guy he's very polite, too" "He's sort of dignified and got a gentle heart" "Really?" "I'm glad to hear that" "The kid is just a kid Once he sees his Dad's face, he's totally forgotten all the butts and nails here" "Is that so?" "A father and a son, it's very nice I'm happy" "I wish I had pampered him a lot more" "I regret picking on that innocent boy like I did." "Come to think of it, our feelings have changed a lot" "Being selfish like we are now, won't do" "Like pushing people away to get on the train." "Eating our fill, ignoring others who are starving." "We worry too much about our own lives" "What you're saying is right I realize it now" "Children are marvelous" "I only had him for a week but he really made me think" "I wish I could have lived with him longer" "Tell me, Tashiro," "Can't I have a baby any more?" "You?" "It'll be awkward if you have a baby." "You're a widow" "Oh, no, I mean, adopt one or pick one up." "Then, it's possible" "I got this urge, I want a child" "Yes, a child is a wonder" "Will you read my palm?" "If I can or not" "Born in the year of the Wild Boar?" "Yes" "Then, go in that direction" "Which direction is that?" "Hongo or Shitaya area" "Shitaya?" "Near Ueno park?" "Saigo's statue is in Ueno" "You'd better look around there" "Near the statue of Saigo"