"GHOST STORY OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF HONSHO" "Long ago on the river Sumida, there were numerous ships." "Near the channel in a dense thicket, where the reeds violently grew lived an ancient Tanuki, who tricked people quite often." "What follows are the so-called "Seven Wonders of Honsho":" "Atahanoashi" "Otakemurano tanukibayashi" "Oguridzetin" "Kiedzunoandon" "Kubiwaraino Ido" "Ashiaraiashiki" "and Oitekebori" "Look, look!" "We caught another fish!" "We have a great catch today!" "Brother, isn't it enough for today already?" "Let's return, before Tanuki tricks us!" "Idiot!" "Do not fear these Tanuki!" "No, I am not afraid." "But why don't we go have a drink at our favorite place?" "Sounds good." "Excellent, let's go quickly!" "Leave your fish!" "Leave your fish!" "Brother, brother!" "Let's run!" "What?" "I will not allow some Tanuki to take away our fish!" "Hey, Tanuki!" "Come out, if you want our fish!" "Well, I thought so." "Well, bye-bye then!" "Leave your fish!" "Leave your fishing rod!" "What do you need from me?" "If you are Tanuki, show your tail!" "Thus?" "Leave..." "Leave..." "Help!" "Yone, be glad!" "Our Yumenosuke has reached maturity." "And now it's time for him to leave home in order to find out his way in the life." "Mom!" "I want..." "Sawa, pray together with us." "I hope Yone is glad now with us." "Yes." "Well, let us celebrate your departure with the whole family." "Today is a glad day." "I caught it!" "Hey, what's the matter?" "This is a Tanuki from Oitekebori." "It is very bad, it always tricks people." "But today we caught it." "And now to punish it we will cook a soup from it." "Poor creature..." "Gosuke, let us purchase it." "Are you joking?" "You shouldn't help a Tanuki!" "No." "Today is the day of the memory of my deceased wife." "It's a good omen, that we have met it!" "Listen, do not trick people anymore, do you understand?" "Well, run away!" "We have done a good deed today!" "Well, let us say good-bye here." "See you, Yumenosuke!" "Mother..." "Take care of Father!" "Of course I will, don't worry." "Well, I'll go." "Welcome home!" "Who is here?" "While you were out, Mr. Gonkuro arrived to visit." " What?" "Gonkuro?" " Yes." "Why did you let him in?" "Well, because... because..." "Uncle, we have not seen each other for a long time!" "Gonkuro, I've ended any relations with you." "Why did you come here?" "As for me it's a pity, that you have ended any relations with me." "But even if so, today is the anniversary of my Aunt's passing." "I want to light candles in her memory." "And I do not fear your anger." "You lie!" "All you need is money." "Well." "Although I've ended any relations with him, nevertheless he is still the son of my brother Komiyama Gonkuro." "He is an absolute fool." "Do not allow him to come near my house again!" "Yes." "Gonkuro." "This is Sawa." "She is now the mistress of my house instead of the deceased Yone." "A pleasure to meet you." " What was happened?" "Do you have problems again?" " Exactly." "Recently I fought because of some nonsense, and my hand was wounded." "That's enough stupid talk!" "Today is the day of Yone's memory." "For Buddha's sake, make an offering of this money to some temple." "Our relations don't matter." "Let this act become evidence of your betterment." "But now, go away!" "Well, I am leaving." "Yae, do you miss Yumenosuke?" "You will not see him for a long time." "Master, Master!" "Who is here?" "I beg your pardon for waking you." "Now I have a different appearance, but you saved my life today." "I am a Tanuki, who lives in Oitekebori." "My name is Tebeydanuki." "I came to thank you and to say, that from now on I will protect you." "Thank you once again for saving my life." "Gosuke!" "Give this to the Aunt." "But don't let Uncle see it." " And this is for you." " Sure!" "Thanks!" "I appreciate your help very much." "Do you understand?" "Yes, yes!" " Don't tell anyone about this, understand?" " Sure, thanks!" ""Dear Sawa, I have not seen you for so long, I want very much to meet with you." ""Come to Kavahan this evening after dark, I will wait for you."" "Sorry to trouble you," "but the lady you are waiting for has arrived." "Ah, Aunt." "Welcome." "I had no doubt that you would come." "It is finished and in the past now." "Why are you so formal with me?" "We are not strangers to each other indeed!" "You must relate to me with the same respect as to my husband!" "Well, sure, I am your nephew." "But what will you do, if I tell Uncle about us?" "No, you wouldn't do it!" "Well then, come here!" "Well, we were rather happy together." "Maybe, we could start it again?" "OK." "I don't have the energy to resist you." "Listen, Sawa." "Last time when we were here, you just disappeared." "And then I unexpectedly meet you in Uncle's house." "We have a sincere relationship." "We are bonded forever." "Don't speak nonsense." " May I...?" " Well, I don't know..." "Madam, since Yumenosuke left, you go out often." "Are you having some affairs?" "How dare you ask me such a thing!" "Yumenosuke is sick." "Is he sick?" "Really?" "Yes." "And it will take a long time to be treated." "Damn it all!" "I cannot get money for drinking because of it!" "It seems to me, that it is a serious disease." "This is bad..." "I need a lot of money." " Are you leaving already?" " You see..." "Though Gosuke is on our side, no one else must know about us." " The guards are stronger the past few days." " These old men?" " They suspect something." " And what about Uncle?" "He is a naive person, but now, when I go out almost every day, he starts to suspect something." "Even if we meet not so often, it is necessary to always be careful." "Damn it, I need money." "How much do you need?" " 50 Ryo." " 50 Ryo?" "We can't obtain such a large sum while he is alive." "I want to obtain 50 Ryo and you." "Sawa, let us kill Uncle." "I have not felt so well rested as today for long time." "My fatigue has totally disappeared." "And the weather is very nice today." " It's a pity that Sawa is ill and couldn't come with us." " Yes, indeed." "Let's go to the boat and return home." "Look, there are Tanukibayashi!" "The Tanuki will dance their dances this evening." "Be careful!" "Are you alright?" "Everything is OK, I beg your pardon." "I'll run to the bridge, and bring fire." "What sense is there to wait?" "Better to go on ahead now." "Yes." "Please." "Who are you?" "Answer!" " Komiyama Sadzen?" " Yes." "Then – kill him!" "For what?" "!" "I have done no evil in my entire life!" "No, you are mistaken." "What!" "?" "Sir, he is going to kill you for your money." "What?" "Yes, I understand!" "Villain!" "Despite our broken relations, I will kill you for your money and because of the girl." "Prepare for death!" "Master!" " Gonkuro!" " Die!" "Yumenosuke..." "Gosuke!" "Gosuke!" "Yes?" "Why are you hiding there?" "Well, well..." "Are you going to kill me too?" "For what?" "Clean up here, and if you don't I will kill you too." "Yes, I will do everything." "I rely on you." "Master!" "Madam!" "Madam!" "Misfortune has befallen your husband!" " What?" "What happened?" " I am so sorry!" "Gosuke, tell her." "When we returned home, not far from the palace of Lady Mito, several masked Samurai suddenly attacked us and killed him." "What?" "..." "What?" "..." "Madam, everyone was killed." "The other servants are also dead." "I will go!" "..." "I have to touch him one last time!" "No, wait!" "Gosuke, Kitodo and I will go." " No, no, I can't..." " No!" "We will go!" " Well, we're going." " I rely on you." " Yes." "Mr. Yumenosuke, please, return as soon as possible!" "Sir, I was unable to protect you, but I can at least help your son to avenge you!" "Please, look at this from your grave!" "Yae, you have grown prettier!" "Please, leave my room!" "Otherwise I will call the servants!" "There is a storm now." "No one will hear you." "Yae, no one knows when Yumenosuke will return." " Instead of waiting for him, perhaps it is better to become my girl and enjoy life?" " I will never accept that!" "Do you miss Yumenosuke so much?" " Throw it away!" " No!" "If you don't stop, I will kill myself!" " It's impossible!" "What stupidity!" " I know what I am saying." "I will do it for you only." "He will kill me in any case, sooner or later." "I am not afraid." "Let him cut me in two parts, as if I were a tree..." "Gosuke!" "Do not say such things!" "Will you drink with me?" "You understand me perfectly!" "Madam, do you know what Gonkuro is doing now?" "He's having a good time with Yae, I think..." "So why can't we also?" "..." "Does Madam not desire it as well?" "You win!" "If you die, I receive nothing!" "Yae, I envy Yumenosuke very much." "Mr. Yumenosuke?" "Gonkuro, I have not seen you for long time!" "So this is Yumenosuke..." "I recovered sooner than expected." "When I heard about father, I hurried home." "It is good." "I think Uncle would be glad." "I have to see Mother." "Yae, help me to change my clothes." "Yes." "Yumenosuke has returned." "Really?" "But I do not intend to kill him." "IT is you who will do it, Gosuke." "Yes." "But..." "Once we have started all this..." "Now we cannot leave it unfinished!" "Now it is your turn!" "Go!" "Mother, I have just returned." "I am very glad that you have recovered." "Yes." "I want to avenge the killer of my father as soon as possible." "I see, but when I tried to discover who attacked him, he was already dead." "Well, then I want to go to this place." "Gosuke knows where Uncle was killed." "Tomorrow he will lead you there." "Well, thank you." "I am going to rest, I am very tired." " Damn it, he returned too soon!" " What should we do?" "He has walked into the trap by himself." "Don't worry, I will arrange everything." "Well, it is time to sleep." "The lamp won't go out!" " Is this where it happened?" " Yes." "They killed him near this pine tree." "I killed him." "And now I kill you as well." "Gonkuro planned it with Sawa." "Do you understand?" "That took a lot of energy." "It's a wonder..." "Miss Yae, you look prettier since Yumenosuke returned." " You look much prettier!" " I..." "Don't say so!" "..." " What are you looking at?" " Nothing." "I know, you're looking at Yae." "And I know that you were with her last night." "Are you jealous?" "I know about you and Gosuke also." "You are a fool!" "Men understand nothing." "We should kill Gosuke." "And we can say that it was he who killed Yumenosuke." "Here I am." " Have you done everything?" " Exactly." " Are you sure that he is dead?" " Yes." "Excellent." "What else?" "..." "Excuse me..." "Could you give me a little money?" "All right." "Wait a minute..." "Yumenosuke!" " Gosuke, you deceived me!" " No, it's impossible!" "Gosuke, how could you leave me alone in Oitekebori!" "It was him, he insulted the Madam!" "And it was he who killed Uncle!" "He acknowledged it just now!" "I lost my temper and killed him." "So that's the way it is..." "I do not understand..." "Since Yumenosuke returned, many strange things happen in this house!" "When he arrived, he was totally wet, but it was dry in the corridor!" "My servants watched as Gosuke killed Yumenosuke." "He could not have survived." "Sawa..." "Something is wrong!" " Let's not talk about it." " Well, OK." "Well, it is time to sleep." "I feel so good and quiet with you!" "Gonkuro!" "This is payment..." "Gonkuro..." "This is payment..." "If it becomes worse, it will be necessary to cut off the foot." "It is bad, that when he was injured, he did not immediately clean the wound." "Damn it!" "Stupid ghosts!" " What?" "Ghosts?" " Yes, ghosts." "We shouldn't talk about it!" "Madam, a letter for you from Dzyosyu." "This is from Yumenosuke!" "But Yumenosuke is here!" "Give it to me!" ""I want to avenge my father's death so much," ""that I was able to overcome my illness." ""I send you this letter." ""I will arrive in Edo on the 26th."" "Today is the 24th..." "Yumenosuke must not be here!" "Damn it!" "This is a ghost!" "Don't say so!" "I know a Monk who can exorcise the ghost." "Thanks, but this is our personal affair." "Just pay him and he will take care of everything." "He is a very clever person." "Well, we do not know how to exorcise ghosts." "Let us ask this Monk to exorcise them." "What's the matter with you?" "I am sick..." "Terrible headaches..." " Maybe we should call a doctor?" " Yae, please, leave me alone!" "Sir, I promise to avenge your death in spite of all the problems!" "Oh, how difficult it is!" "Today is the third day already!" "But I am close to achieving my goal now!" "Now I know who this ghost is!" "It is the Tanuki!" "I, Monk Ryukay, will call him here!" "Look, all of you!" "Is there anyone home?" " Who are you, Sir?" " Itido, it's me." "Is it really you, Sir?" "Sir!" "What is wrong with you?" "It's me, Yumenosuke!" "Yae, I missed you so much!" " What's happened?" " Let's go quickly into your room!" "What is this...?" "!" "I do not know how to explain..." "I am the Tanuki your father rescued." "I kept an eye on Gonkuro and Sawa in your place, until your return." "Where is Gonkuro?" "Praying in the temple, they are trying to force me to depart." "And is Sawa there?" "Yes." "I couldn't resist, even using all my magic." "But my friends helped me." "And now you have returned, and everything is OK." "I need not fear the Monk anymore." "So that's how it is..." "Well then, we will judge them!" "Tonight we will take vengeance for the death of our Master!" "Yes, I hope for your success!" "It's Yumenosuke!" "Hey you, Tanuki, come out!" "Gonkuro!" "Sawa!" "I, Yumenosuke, have returned to avenge the death of my father!" "You won't get away!" "He's here!" "Kill him!" "There are these devil ghosts again!" "Stop!" " Sawa!" " Killer!" "You betrayed me!" " For my Father!" "Prepare to die!" " Go to hell!" "This is the end for you!" "Devil Tanuki!" " Gonkuro, you are going mad!" " What?" "Monster!" "This is for the death of my father!" "Father!" "I have avenged your murder!" " Sir!" " Young Master!" "I congratulate you!" "Yes, thank you!" "But in this difficult situation," "I could not have managed alone, without the help of the Tanuki." "Thank you, Tanuki!"