"Produced by Kashihara-Takaichi Regional Administrative Association and Kumie Inc." "Mt." "Kagu vied with Mt." "Miminashi for the love of Mt." "Unebi." "Thus since the age of the gods, so today in our fleeting world, men contend over women." "You are dear to me." "Mt." "Kagu loves Mt." "Unebi." "We don't want to lose her... so we fight." "I fight Mt." "Miminashi." "In the distant past... it was so." "Since the age of the gods... it was so." "And today..." "Today too, we fight over a woman." "Fire aflame can be wrapt, 'tis said." "But alas!" "We cannot meet." "A burning flame can be carried about in a sack, they say." "But when I want to carry your spirit with me, just like that," "what does it mean that we cannot meet?" "HANEZU" "There are no bugs, so they're spotless." "Salt them a bit and pickle them, they're great." "Wash them, press them with a little salt..." "They're good boiled, too." "Hello." "Hello." "Shall we go?" "Yes." "Since my generation... there are fewer kids." "There used to be so many kids around." "There sure were." "60 kids." "Enough to keep a branch school in operation." "That's right." "Sure was." "These villages were lively back then." "Tanaka wouldn't remember the summer festival." "Neither would his kids." "Ozaki's family was the last." "Was it?" "No, Minamide, then Fujii..." "That was the end." "The children's association held the festival for 20 years." "When we were small, all the kids in grade school played together." " Takumi, are you single?" " Yeah." "Do you have a partner?" "Shall I help you find a good wife?" "Well..." "Ah, no..." "Speak your mind." "Guys these days, they get around on their own." "But you need to find a wife and make a baby." "So you can fly a carp streamer." "It's worthless without kids." "That's for sure." "When I raised the streamer at Tanaka's," "The kids were thrilled." "Kayo-chan." " Kayo-chan." " Yes?" "Breakfast is ready." "Oh, thanks." "So, let's eat." " Enjoy." " Thanks." "These tomatoes were sold as local produce at the supermarket." "I tried one and it was delicious." "Up early?" "Yeah." "What time?" "One." " What?" " 1 a.m." "1 a.m.!" "This is delicious." "Is it good?" "These tomatoes..." "You can eat the leaves." "Tomato leaves..." "You can boil them and make a salad just with leaves." "So..." "I need to go around" "and convince people... they can make a living growing tomatoes around here." "That's hard work." "What did you dye?" "Safflower." "What did you dye with it?" "Scarves." " Scarves?" " Yeah." "I'll be going." "I'm off." " Have a good day." " Yeah." "Fujiwara" " Asada" "How did you know?" "I saw your bike." "Did you pray?" "Not yet." "Well then, let's." "Wow!" "That's awesome." "Can we eat all that?" "Maybe we can." "It looks delicious." "Noodles with sauce." "Thanks." "Thank you." "It's delicious!" "Thanks fur lunch." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Thanks." "I'm pregnant." "Huh?" "See you." "Kayo-chan." "What is it?" "Sorry." "These cookies..." "A lemon grower on Mt." "Katsuragi... asked for some ideas." "Sn I baked these cookies." "Think they'll do?" "So, I'll be off." "Oh, you leave on a trip today." "That's right." "The cookies?" "They didn't break." "I'll be back in a week." "Be sure to feed Pea-suke and change his water." "I will." "I'll visit my mother." "OK, then." "I'm off." "Who is it?" "What's that?" "Thank you." "Hey, no need to trouble yourself." "You put yourself out..." "Have a cup of tea." "Came in." "Have some tea before you go." "Go on in." "It's been a while." "Takumi..." "You're older now than your grandfather was when he died." "Look..." "Here." "He was 25, very young." "Your father says this and that," "but he grew up without a father." "This is Father." "I see." "He hopes that won't happen to you." "He doesn't talk about it." "But he worries... worries about you a lot." " Are you eating well?" " Yeah." "Here's tea." "It's going to be hot today." "Bellflowers." "He picked them, in the field." "Are the fireflies out?" "What?" "No..." "This..." "Where was this?" "Come see." "Do you remember?" "It's a wedding." "I know, but where?" "Was it Kashihara Shrine?" "Yeah. that's right." "My father really loved this house." "He must have." "My mother... used to say that all the time." "My father." "He had finally come home from the war." "Everyone urged him to get married." "Then I was born, and he died soon after." "That's what Mother told us." "Takumi... looks a lot like him." "He sure does." "Matoba Family Grave" "Whose face will you see just before you die?" ""I'm leaving." Takumi "Welcome back." Kayo" "My parents, I suppose." "Why?" "I'm feeling sad." "Why?" "I just feel sad." "Help me." "I'm going." "I'm going." "Is it enough to wait?" "Is that enough?" "Changing in time like crimson, my heart" "I've been drafted." "I wanted to wait for you... but I have to go to war." "Ah, you came for a visit?" "Yeah." "Come on inside." "Was it raining?" "It stopped." "Welcome." "Oh, yeah, I made jam from the apricots in the garden." "It's there." "Take a jar with you." "Oh, thanks." "Tetsuya likes it." "Yeah." "Mother..." "Why did Father put that steel bar up?" "You came home from school, upset that you couldn't do a back hip circle." "So he set it up for you." "Don't you remember?" "I remember." "But we can't go back to those days." "You've come to look just like your grandmother." "I think that often these days." "You know, Grandma... was in love with a man from Kashihara." "But back then, you couldn't defy your parents' decisions, so she went off to Takatori as a bride, crying all the way." "How did it end up?" "How it ended up was, she married your grandfather and I was born, and you too." "Stay for dinner?" "Not today." "Oh, do stay." "No, I'll be going." "All right." " On your bike?" " No, I walked today." "It looked like rain." "Your umbrella?" "I have a collapsible." "Thank you." "Sure." "Well, then." "See you soon." "Hello." "Hello." "It sure is hot." "Yes." "Hot again today." "What's that?" "Show it to me." "This is unusual." "Might this be... ancient cedar?" "Yes, it is." "This is black ancient." "When you carve it, it turns black." "Yes." "Did you carve this?" "Yes." "Want to have a look around?" "Is that OK?" " You seem interested." " Thanks." "We've already dug a lot here." "That all looks like rubble, but there's a lot there." "You like stones, Yotchan?" "Yeah." "I see." "A famous scholar came and dug over there." "He found this." "He did?" "Said it was from an ancient capital." "An ancient capital..." "Amazing." "Amazing." "An ancient capital..." "We're on top of an ancient capital." "Life is buried deep in the soil here." "A kid digs in the dirt, plays with the sand." "That's how it starts." "It's really no different here." "What we do is pretty much the same." "Are you all right?" "That feels good?" "Yes." "You're an odd one." "Yotchan... how old are you now?" "Well, I'm 68." "You haven't aged at all." "What do you do?" "I work here, digging holes." "You've been standing here all along?" "You used to play with me here." "Back then..." "It hasn't changed much." "It hasn't changed at all." "He's been waiting." " I'm home." " Welcome back." "You're in the middle of work." "Yeah." "Hi, Pea-suke." "How've you been?" "He's good." "He's been good?" "And his greens..." "Fresh this morning." "This morning?" "He's eaten that much?" "He's very healthy." "This..." "Safflower." "No, it isn't." "What is it?" " Gardenia." " Gardenia?" "You've been working..." "When you're finished, I'm getting hungry." "So let's go to Asuka to shop for dinner." " OK?" " Yeah." "Wait a minute." "Nothing happened... while I was gone?" " Were you OK?" " I was fine." "Let's go." "Welcome!" "Tomatoes, of course, and these." "Eggplants, eggplants." "Let's grill some later." "Homemade konnyaku." "With nori, and sesame... and with red pepper." "Looks delicious." "It's all made locally." "And it's incredibly good." "This could be a nationwide hit." "With the right PR..." "From 1000 yen." "220 yen change." "Thank you." "Please come again." "Lots of swallows out today." "Do you know, about swallows..." "Look..." "They're a pair." "Probably just caught an insect." "Swallows... remain a pair," "until one of them dies..." "Shall we go?" " Are you OK?" " Yeah." "Let's go home and have dinner." "I didn't taste this." "I'm sure it's delicious, but I didn't have time." "I should quit my editing job." "Better to run a cafe for Nara cuisine." "Yeah." "And..." "I'd hang lots of dyed cloth and things." "Serve this food... in a relaxing space." "Every day would be a good day." " Does it taste good?" " Yeah." "I'm glad." "Delicious." "Tetsuya?" "What?" "Well, I..." "I've fallen in love." "Mt." "Kagu vied with Mt." "Miminashi for the love of Mt." "Unebi." "Thus since the age of the gods, so today in our fleeting world, men contend over women." "Have a good day." "Welcome back." "Look..." "I was carving this." "Don't worry." "I'll find a way." "We can live here, with the baby." "There is no baby." "What?" "I aborted it." "What should I do?" "What are you thinking?" "There's no way." "It would never work." "You're always just waiting." "All you do is wait." "What happened?" "Are you OK?" "Come inside." "What is it?" "I'm sorry." "Why won't you talk to me?" "You are dear to me, so I fought that man." "It's been this way, since ancient times." "So..." "I'm sorry." "Actually..." "I'm carrying... a baby." "Fire aflame can be wrapt, 'tis said." "But alas!" "We cannot meet." "A burning fire can be carried about in a sack, they say." "When I want to carry your spirit with me, just like that," "what does it mean that we cannot meet?" "Mt." "Kagu vied with Mt." "Miminashi for the love of Mt." "Unebi." "Thus since the age of the gods, so today in our fleeting world, men contend over women." "You are dear to me." "Mt." "Kagu loves Mt." "Unebi." "We don't want to lose her... so we fight." "I fight Mt." "Miminashi." "In the distant past... it was so." "Since the age of the gods... it was so." "And today..." "Today as well, we fight over a woman." "In the year 2011 AD, excavation had only begun at the ancient capital Fujiwara-kyo, the birthplace of the Japanese nation." "Its story is still shrouded in mystery." "This film is dedicated to the spirits of the unnamed souls who lived there." "Komizu Tohta" "Oshima Hako" "Akikawa Tetsuya" "Music by Hasiken" "Written and directed by Kawase Naomi"