"THE KOSUZUME PASS" "Director:" "Koroku Numata" "Starring:" "Hataya Ichikawa Shimpei Takagi Tamataro Ichikawa" "Ichitaro Kataoka Tsumasaburo Bando Koebi Ichikawa" "Shoko Ichikawa Yoshiko Tanaka Shizuko Mori" "Meet Tokutaro, a candy boy with a sad past." "Young as he is, he travels alone and sells sweets." "This is the famous Kosuzume Pass." "In the teahouse in the Pass once lived a girl called Omitsu, who was known far and wide for her beauty." "Omitsu by Yoshiko Tanaka." "Omitsu was as beautiful as she was sweet and gentle, tender like a white chrysanthemum." "The villagers adored her for her purity and virtue." "Lost in thought on the bank of the crystal-clear river, she was a picture of beauty and serenity." ""My home is the Kosuzume Pass, famous for its delicacies, sweet inari, ohagi rice cakes, and the candy of Omitsu's teahouse"" "In her heart, fresh and tender like a wild flower, bloomed a secret love." "She had pledged eternal love to a handsome young samurai," "Mochizuki Kojuro." "Played by Ichitaro Kataoka." "Mochizuki..." "Omitsu." "Oh, Kojuro." "I was looking for you" "The lovers spent their days in bliss." "The babbling stream and the gentle wind told the story of their love." "It blossomed like a fragrant summer flower, unaware of the approaching fall." "Alas, their bliss soon came to an end." "As a samurai, Mochizuki had to return to his hometown and serve his lord." "The samurai destiny is a loveless one." "It was a tearful farewell." "But Omitsu already carried a child." "Before long, she gave birth to a beautiful boy." "The condescending attitude of her fellow villagers forced the young mother to leave her home for a life in exile." "Years later." "A mountain path" "Two thieves are chased by police." "Meet Heiji, the Boss and Lucky Santa." "Tokutaro, the candy boy, happens to pass by." ""What's this ?"" "Damn!" ""These must be ruffians."" "Hey, boy!" "Did you see two thieves?" "Don't lie to us!" "They ran that way." "I swear, I saw them." "Let's go!" "Hurry!" "Saved by the boy, the thieves breath a sigh of relief." "Thanks." "We owe you one." "The candy boy had nothing to fear from these ruffians who robbed travelers of their money." "You must not do this." "It is bad to rob people." "Reform yourself!" "Become good." "I'll give you my savings." "Turn a new leaf." "Listen to me." "Please!" "Shut up, boy!" "Change your ways." "We will change only when the sun rises from the west." "Take my money." "Please!" "I'll take it." "Thanks!" "What are you doing?" "Return it." "Here you go." "Take care." "So you won't change your ways?" "Another member of the gang," "Senkichi, was injured and dragging slowly not far from there." "Played by Shimpei Takagi." "Are you hurt?" "Are you alright?" "Hold on." "It doesn't look good." "What am I to do?" "Two palanquin-carriers happened to pass by." "Thank God!" "This man is hurt." "Can you please carry him." "I will pay you." "Thus Tokutaro saved Senkichi's life." "Heiji lays the trap for his next prey." "A samurai and his wife walk right into it." "Hey, wait." "Wait a second." "Santa's job is to stop them." "Heiji appears out of the blue." "Give us your money, or I'II kill you!" "Tokutaro and Senkichi, the former ruffian, rush to the scene." "Stop it!" "Let go." "Please, don't!" "Stop it!" "Give us your money!" "C'mon!" "Hurry!" "No!" "Robbing people is bad." "What the hell are you doing?" "No, please!" "Stop!" "Tokutaro and Senkichi take on the two ruffians." "You!" "Senkichi!" "Master, I am a new man now." "Please, master, quit this life and go straight." "This is yours." "Take it." "Turn a new leaf." "Robbing and hurting people is bad." "The gods will punish you." "Nonsense!" "Please, master!" "Pay penance!" "No way." "It's not too late." "Is this your last word?" "If you want money, I'll give you mine." "You can't live this life forever." "The gods see everything." "Please!" ""That's true."" ""The boy is right."" "You know nothing of the world, boy!" "I haven't always been a thief." "I used to be a samurai." "But one can't live on honor alone." "It is a harsh and unfair world." "Tokutaro's ardent appeal reached Santa's heart, and he was overwhelmed by a feeling of remorse." "So you won't give up this life?" "Master, master!" "What a good child!" "The samurai was filled with admiration." "What?" "He's right." "The gods see everything." "Let's give up this life." "Please, hear me out." "I want to become an honest man." "To hell with you!" "But Santa had made up his mind." "So Heiji took the road alone." "Wait!" "I'll change!" "Let me join you." "Please!" "I want to become a honest man." "Good!" "Good for you!" "The decision to join Tokutaro and Senkichi filled Santa with joy and hope." "The samurai and his wife too were moved by the brave little boy." "Deserted by his henchmen, Heiji went on alone." ""An ill life makes an ill end."" "A sense of loneliness came over him." "His two friends left him like tree leaves blown by the cold autumn wind." ""I miss them."" ""Yes..." "I'm lonely."" "Heiji felt he couldn't go on." "It was in this moment of loneliness and desperation that he saw the truth" "The sweet and gentle words of the little boy moved him deeply." ""What a wasted life."" "The realization shook him deeply." "He had to leave the life of vice and take the path of virtue." "This was his last chance." "Hey, wait!" "We can't leave him alone." "Master!" "Wait." "I am sorry." "Please, let me join you." "You're an amazing boy." "That's great!" "Great!" "Thus Heiji too chose the life of a honest man." "Some time later..." "Hey, hey!" "Take a look!" "Hey, hey!" "Thanks to the hard work of Tokutaro and his three friends" " Heiji, Santa and Senkichi - the candy business flourished." "These are fit for an emperor." "Yummy candies." "In this town lived a famous master of the sword, a middle-aged samurai known by the name Mochizuki Sanzaemon." "Sanzaemon was a brave and gentle man, but a long-hidden secret of his past cast a shadow over his life." "Mochizuki had never married." "He declined all attempts of well-wishers to find him a wife." ""Where is Mochizuki?"" "Osaki, the only daughter of the swordmaker Bizenya, was deeply in love with Mochizuki." "Her love was not a happy one." "Osaki, played by Shizuko Mori." "She had the budding beauty of a fresh plum flower." "Forlorn was the love that flickered in her heart, as she had given up all hope of ever marrying Mochizuki." "What's clouding your thoughts," "Mochizuki?" "Oh, Osaki." "Her love filled him with remorse." ""Forgive me." "I already have a wife and a child."" "That is right." "He is the samurai who ten years ago fell in love with Omitsu at Kosuzume Pass." "The lively voices of the candy boy and his friends are all over the market." "Everyone loves them." "Meet the chief retainer's son, a vain woman-chaser, Kasuya Momonosuke, played by Tsumasaburo Bando." "Momonosuke and his younger brother, Samon, attend the local shrine." "Seeing the lovely Osaki enraptured by Tokutaro, Momonosuke swoops down on his prey." "Heiji, Santa and Senkich give the wretch a good lesson." "Nice one!" "Good!" "Get out of my way!" "Wait!" "Hey, stop!" "Brother, please!" "They are made into a laughing stock." "October 5" "Today Mochizuki is invited in the home of the swordmaker." "Welcome." "Please." "The most delicious candies in the world!" "A treat for children and adults alike!" "Yummy sweets!" "Tokutaro begins a song." ""My home is the Kosuzume Pass, famous for its delicacies,"" ""sweet inari, ohagi rice cakes,"" ""and the candy of Omitsu's teahouse"" "Tokutaro's song floated over to the second floor of Bizenya's house." ""That song..."" ""It is..."" ""impossible..."" "A song full of bittersweet memories." "Omitsu's song." "The face of his long-lost love floated in and out of his mind, haunting him." "What's the matter, Mochizuki?" "That song..." "Come, come!" "Milady, let's take a look." "Excuse me." "From her balcony Osaki saw the merry candy men selling sweets to the amused crowd." "Oh, it stuck!" "Come on, yummy sweets!" "What is it, Osaki?" "Candy men." "There's a boy with them." "Mochizuki seems to like their song." "Let's call them here." "We will call the candy men here." "Will you do that for me?" "Yes." "There's something about that song." "Thank you." "We'll be right back." "Come, Osaki." "Excuse us." "It won't take long." "Please, feel at home." "Hey, hey!" "Yummy candies!" "What is it, master?" "Come over here." "I'd like to invite you to my home." "Please, come." "Thank you." "But..." "Don't worry." "Hey, and me?" "You too, please come." "This way." "Aren't you forgetting someone?" "What about me?" "Santa and Senkichi are stunned by the invitation," "You're invited too." "The samurai wants to hear your song." "A former samurai, Heiji, keeps his cool, but the other two are jumpy." "I brought them." "T-thank you very much for the kind invitation." "Please, relax." "Come closer." "Thank you." "Don't be afraid." "Sit here." "Thank you very much." "Was it you who sang that song?" "How old are you?" "I am ten, sir." "Ten?" "Really?" "Please, help yourselves." "Wow, that's a real treat!" "Looks yummy." "You fool!" "Put it down." "Must I?" "Please." "Where are you from?" "Where's your home?" "The Kosuzume Pass in Shinano, sir." "My mother taught me that song." ""The Kosuzume Passl"" "What's your mother's name?" "Her name was Omitsu." "Omitsu?" "!" "Yes, sir." "Omitsu." "I see..." "Excuse me, sir, but are you..." ""He is my son."" ""There is no mistake." "He is my son!"" "Are you my father?" "I know you are!" "Father, Father!" "I've been looking for you." "It's me, Tokutaro, your son!" "You're mistaken." "I'm not your father." "Yes, you are!" "The boy told the sad story of his mother's death and his lone journey to search for his father." "I was told my father is a samurai." "Every word pierced Mochizuki's heart like a knife." "What a sad story." "If your father were here today, he would be so proud of you." "Yes, so proud and happy." "Psst." "Let's leave them alone." "Come on!" "Please, come over here." "There are more refreshments for you." "Please, this way." "After the wise swordmaker took the rest away," "Mochizuki's suppressed emotions emerged in a wave of love and remorse." "I am your father." "Father!" "Father!" "Can you ever forgive me?" "Father!" "Father and son met at last." "I am really your father." "Thus Tokutaro was recognized by Mochizuki as his firstborn son, and his friends became apprentices in the samurai's household." "Look at this face!" "The face of an honest man!" "We've all changed a lot." "In an amazing turn of events the candy boy became a noble heir." "Next, Tokutaro had to be introduced to the local lord." "Mochizuki solemnly advances among the retainers, and proudly introduces his son to the lord, asking for his patronage." "However, in an attempt to humiliate" "Mochizuki and his son, the spiteful Kasuya brothers try to spread the story of Tokutaro's past as a candy boy." "You!" "Wait!" "So he was a candy boy." "How unusual." "A good son of his father." "We've seen him, many of you noble men don't know the candy boy." "Won't you give us a little demonstration?" "We'd rather be excused." "But we want to see!" "How dare you refuse!" "Father, please..." "Alright." "Thus Tokutaro had to perform his song under the cold stares and arrogant smirks of the samurai." "It was a painful moment for Mochizuki, seeing his son humiliated in front of everybody." "Kasuya's servants further spread the rumor." "Really?" "A candy boy?" "And now a samurai?" "Phew, candy samurai." "Ha-ha!" "Heiji finally ran out of patience." "Shut up!" "You, scum!" "Shut up!" "That's funny!" "You can't beat a candy boy." "Come!" "Blinded by rage, Heiji smashes Kasuya's servants." "This is hilarious." "Well, Mochizuki, what do you think?" "He should become an entertainer." "It's a waste to train him to be a samurai." "True, true!" "Watch your words!" "Don't forget where you are!" "My lord, forgive me." "A while later..." "Kasuya Samon and his servants were returning from a walk when they met Tokutaro." "Is that him?" "Tokutaro slowly approached." "The candy boy!" "Are you alright?" "Hang on!" "Leave me alone." "It's the candy boy!" "Hey, wait!" "Master Kasuya." "You'II never be a samurai, candy boy!" "Come, come!" "He's a candy boy." "A fake samurai." "Watch your words!" "Shut up!" "Please, leave us alone." "Senkichi tried to stop them, but his words fell on deaf ears." "Impudent worm!" "You're a shame to the name of the samurai." "Useless candy boy!" "Please, let me go." "Got it?" "I don't like you!" "Lowlife!" "You silly boy!" "Do you dare?" "Take out your sword!" "Please, master!" "By chance, Heiji came along." "Let go of me!" "Heiji easily defeated Samon, but things did not end there." "Mochizuki's mansion." "Bizenya and Osaki were paying a visit." "Hurry!" "The boy..." "The boy?" "Kasuya...." "What happened?" "Are you alright?" "That bastard Samon!" "What happened, Tokutaro?" "Tokutaro?" "Are you hurt?" "It looks painful." "How did this happen?" "Who did it?" "It was Kasuya Samon." "What he did was outrageous, so I struck him back." "I couldn't stop myself." "Forgive me, master." "I see." "You did what you had to do." "Master, let me take responsibility and commit seppuku!" "Don't!" "Don't do anything hasty!" "I take all responsibility." "At this moment Momonosuke and his servants broke into the house." "Stop!" "Come no further!" "This is for my brother!" "Beware!" "Mochizuki, I'm coming to take your life!" "Flashing swords clash with a fearful hiss." "Kasuya cuts Bizenya in cold blood." ""The despicable cowardl"" "Enraged, Mochizuki faces Kasuya in a life-and-death battle." "In the end, Mochizuki deals a deadly blow to the vicious Kasuya Momonosuke." "Inspired by Mochizuki's righteous anger, the rest fought like lions." "The outrageous Kasuya clan is the one that strays from the true samurai way." "Come on, bullies!" "Come, come and fight!" "I'll show you!" "Hey!" "How do you like this?" "!" "The custom that upheld the superiority of the samurai class led to this hideous bloodshed." ""Unjust customs consume us like cancer."" ""And still we broke them and committed a horrible crime."" "Mochizuki was torn up by shame and remorse." ""If only I hadn't deserted Omitsu ten years ago,"" ""then none of this would have happened."" ""Tokutaro would have had a happy life."" "His world crumbled before his eyes." "Master, it is all my fault." "I will give myself up to the police." "Don't worry about anything." "Must we part?" "Heiji..." "Heiji, I'll miss you." "Don't worry about me." "Be a good boy." "Heiji..." "Osaki was lost in tears." "Heiji's loyalty deeply moved Mochizuki." "Heiji, you are a noble man." "You taught me a good lesson." "We shall humbly accept your sacrifice and leave this town to live in exile." "A sad quiet fell over, as they bid a tearful farewell." "Goodbye." "Thus they descended into the thickening twilight, and took their separate ways." "Mochizuki and his only son Tokutaro set off on a life of wandering." "The end of the Kosuzume Pass story." "THE END"