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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:01:01,928 --> 00:01:04,715 Digitised from duplicate picture and sound negatives 2 00:01:04,765 --> 00:01:08,290 preserved by the National Film Archive of Japan. 3 00:01:10,980 --> 00:01:16,960 Over twenty years ago, Dr de Forest gave the silent film a voice. 4 00:01:17,220 --> 00:01:23,100 People sat before the screen as if watching a wondrous magic show. 5 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:27,410 In those days, our film industry's pioneers... 6 00:01:27,460 --> 00:01:32,270 worked with rudimentary equipment and meagre financial resources. 7 00:01:32,320 --> 00:01:35,690 Japanese cinema was still deeply feudal, 8 00:01:35,740 --> 00:01:40,970 yet they struggled bitterly to create a new art. 9 00:01:41,020 --> 00:01:44,450 This classic is from the dawn of Japanese talkies, 10 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:51,430 produced in the early Showa era under Hōzō Minagawa. 11 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,130 We prepared this newly revised edition... 12 00:01:55,180 --> 00:01:57,030 so that we may honour... 13 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:02,180 the pioneers whose achievements adorn the history of Japanese cinema. 14 00:02:05,243 --> 00:02:11,082 A Mina Talkie production. 15 00:02:21,466 --> 00:02:29,058 Yoshie Fujiwara in Hometown Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi 16 00:02:30,309 --> 00:02:34,671 YOSHIE FUJIWARA In a Special Appearance 17 00:02:34,721 --> 00:02:39,446 Story and Scenario by Iwao Mori, Bin Kisaragi & Shūichi Hatamoto 18 00:02:39,902 --> 00:02:45,002 Cinematography: Tatsuyuki Yokota Sound recording: Yoshikatsu Urashima 19 00:02:45,491 --> 00:02:49,561 THE CAST: Isamu Kosugi, Heitaro Doi, Kōju Murata, Kunio Tamura, 20 00:02:49,611 --> 00:02:55,086 Shizue Natsukawa, Fujiko Hamaguchi, Taeko Sakuma, Aiko Takatsu, L. Shapiro 21 00:03:17,356 --> 00:03:21,356 ♪ Rachmaninoff: ‘Vocalise,’ Op. 34, No. 14 ♪ 22 00:05:21,673 --> 00:05:29,099 Maestro! Maestro! 23 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:31,000 Oh, what a lovely voice! 24 00:05:34,873 --> 00:05:36,093 Yes, yes! 25 00:05:36,799 --> 00:05:40,480 Everyone is here, I see! 26 00:05:48,093 --> 00:05:51,146 Maestro! Maestro! 27 00:05:52,213 --> 00:05:55,333 Were you singing on deck just now? 28 00:05:55,700 --> 00:05:59,650 - Wonderful! - Marvellous! - It was truly lovely. 29 00:06:00,766 --> 00:06:05,273 Well, I have had some vocal training. 30 00:06:06,906 --> 00:06:09,300 Was I really that good? 31 00:06:11,300 --> 00:06:16,270 After all, I studied in Italy for four whole years. 32 00:06:16,340 --> 00:06:18,910 I was so moved that I cried. 33 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:23,580 Whenever I hear that song, I miss Japan terribly. 34 00:06:24,106 --> 00:06:27,153 It is my favourite song. 35 00:07:04,046 --> 00:07:06,720 Hello? Yes? Who is this? 36 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,666 Oh, Mr Hattori! 37 00:07:11,953 --> 00:07:13,946 About your concert... 38 00:07:15,386 --> 00:07:18,845 I asked Mr Omura for substantial financial help. 39 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,555 I shall introduce you to his daughter. 40 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:25,465 Be prepared, and mind that you make no blunders. 41 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,000 What? Mr Omura's daughter? 42 00:07:32,186 --> 00:07:35,275 I'll be waiting, and I'll mind my manners. 43 00:07:39,806 --> 00:07:41,080 So, you heard? 44 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:49,253 That will pay for your next recital. 45 00:07:50,003 --> 00:07:52,256 A cheque for two thousand yen! 46 00:07:53,366 --> 00:07:57,860 With the right backing, even an unknown... 47 00:07:57,910 --> 00:08:01,010 can take the stage and become a sensation. 48 00:08:01,060 --> 00:08:03,385 What an amusing age we live in! 49 00:08:34,548 --> 00:08:39,938 In the musical world, the only men capable 50 00:08:39,988 --> 00:08:46,268 of rivalling my voice are Chaliapin and John McCormack. 51 00:09:05,411 --> 00:09:07,581 You there! Hey, you! 52 00:10:45,213 --> 00:10:54,270 ♪ The home of those two lies beyond that mountain… ♪ 53 00:10:55,206 --> 00:11:03,400 ♪ …in a village filled with flowers.♪ 54 00:11:05,380 --> 00:11:22,473 ♪ When shall they see the blossoms again? ♪ 55 00:11:28,053 --> 00:11:29,066 Come in! 56 00:11:44,666 --> 00:11:47,266 Rather convenient, isn't it? 57 00:11:49,846 --> 00:11:55,490 Listen, Aya. Had I not been poor and stuck in a third-class room here, 58 00:11:55,826 --> 00:11:58,701 you would never have sewn buttons onto my clothes. 59 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,260 - Are you angry, Aya? - No. 60 00:12:23,986 --> 00:12:27,073 I count myself fortunate to have worked here. 61 00:12:31,453 --> 00:12:37,453 After all, it was only because I worked here that I met you. 62 00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:58,533 Now, now. You mustn't do that. 63 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,280 Go and practise your singing. 64 00:13:03,500 --> 00:13:06,059 - Do you hear? - Yes, yes. 65 00:13:17,260 --> 00:13:25,290 ♪ Scolded, scolded... ♪ 66 00:13:25,573 --> 00:13:34,153 ♪ One child is sent into town to run an errand; ♪ 67 00:13:34,526 --> 00:13:43,113 ♪ another must hush the baby to sleep. ♪ 68 00:13:44,093 --> 00:13:52,666 ♪ At dusk, on the lonely edge of the village, ♪ 69 00:13:54,133 --> 00:14:08,939 ♪ a fox cries mournfully: ‘Kon!’ ♪ 70 00:14:33,781 --> 00:14:38,456 On his homeward journey, he was a fellow passenger of mine; 71 00:14:38,506 --> 00:14:43,208 but—to tell an old story—he was a singer on the third-class lower deck. 72 00:14:58,740 --> 00:15:03,567 There's no shame in being poor. 73 00:15:05,340 --> 00:15:08,085 Even if something should happen to dishearten you… 74 00:15:11,700 --> 00:15:15,806 Always seek what is true. 75 00:15:16,056 --> 00:15:18,890 Take courage and never abandon hope. 76 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,406 Keep moving forward—you hear? 77 00:15:26,029 --> 00:15:29,186 Thanks. I believe in my ability. 78 00:15:30,033 --> 00:15:32,015 I'll pluck up my courage. 79 00:15:42,180 --> 00:15:44,066 Hello, Fujimura! 80 00:15:47,966 --> 00:15:50,330 Fujimura! Good of you to come. 81 00:15:50,773 --> 00:15:53,919 I was worried. I hadn't heard a word from you. 82 00:15:55,233 --> 00:15:57,515 You must have worked hard at your studies. 83 00:15:58,813 --> 00:16:01,038 They recognised you abroad, didn't they? 84 00:16:02,419 --> 00:16:06,116 I performed at the national concert halls in Paris and London. 85 00:16:06,780 --> 00:16:08,340 I have confidence in myself, 86 00:16:09,220 --> 00:16:11,558 but I cannot get a chance over here. 87 00:16:14,940 --> 00:16:18,266 I work for a newspaper. 88 00:16:18,793 --> 00:16:20,605 I'll help however I can. 89 00:16:20,630 --> 00:16:23,833 Will you? Thank you so much. 90 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:38,046 Look at Sato Misao. 91 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,991 He made his name with nothing but a gimmick. 92 00:16:44,499 --> 00:16:49,800 Get a grip. You have genuine talent and confidence. 93 00:18:42,113 --> 00:18:44,115 Mr Fujimura—! 94 00:18:49,913 --> 00:18:54,087 Ah, Mr Omura! You studied piano. 95 00:18:54,137 --> 00:18:58,338 We met in Germany, did we not? 96 00:19:01,883 --> 00:19:07,058 What a memory! When did you come home? 97 00:19:07,108 --> 00:19:12,310 I've heard nothing of your concerts. 98 00:19:20,402 --> 00:19:25,407 I was just auditioned upstairs, but— 99 00:19:32,246 --> 00:19:40,754 I know a good manager, so come along with me. I’ll introduce you. 100 00:20:06,031 --> 00:20:11,286 Must you really leave the hotel? 101 00:20:32,807 --> 00:20:36,770 Is your mind firmly made up? 102 00:20:38,521 --> 00:20:42,942 I am going to marry that man. 103 00:20:51,659 --> 00:20:56,665 With a man like that, who cannot even pay his rent? 104 00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:16,405 Life in this world is entirely about money. Look at Mr Sato, 105 00:21:16,455 --> 00:21:22,523 who moved into the Imperial Hotel yesterday. He is no singer at all, but… 106 00:21:26,528 --> 00:21:30,743 How could his 'fame' reach that company? 107 00:21:30,793 --> 00:21:35,035 How could he possibly make you 'happy'? 108 00:21:47,591 --> 00:21:51,182 ♪ “Du bist die Ruh” — Schubert ♪ 109 00:23:19,224 --> 00:23:20,434 Oh, absolutely magnificent! 110 00:23:21,425 --> 00:23:22,732 Is that true? 111 00:23:45,917 --> 00:23:52,090 The manager of the Shōwa Hotel is a very fine gentleman, isn't he? 112 00:23:55,592 --> 00:23:59,973 You are still a terribly short-sighted woman, aren’t you? 113 00:24:32,406 --> 00:24:37,333 It is no good if you cannot sing a Japanese song. 114 00:24:38,026 --> 00:24:39,873 Do you know one? 115 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,173 Try something for me. 116 00:25:01,506 --> 00:25:02,510 This one. 117 00:25:19,539 --> 00:25:24,033 ♪ In my homeland, ♪ 118 00:25:25,750 --> 00:25:31,560 ♪ amidst a little grove, ♪ 119 00:25:33,650 --> 00:25:40,880 ♪ the sound of a flute... ♪ 120 00:25:47,370 --> 00:25:51,640 ♪ softens the moonlit night. ♪ 121 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:59,140 ♪ A young maiden, ♪ 122 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:08,233 ♪ her heart aflame, ♪ 123 00:26:14,900 --> 00:26:19,530 ♪ hears its song... ♪ 124 00:26:21,156 --> 00:26:26,880 ♪ and sheds her tears. ♪ 125 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:36,253 ♪ Ten years have passed. ♪ 126 00:26:42,970 --> 00:26:47,600 ♪ With the same heart, ♪ 127 00:26:49,213 --> 00:26:54,540 ♪ do you still weep... ♪ 128 00:26:56,893 --> 00:27:04,970 ♪ now that you are a mother? ♪ 129 00:27:10,666 --> 00:27:15,426 Ah, wonderful! Remarkable indeed. I’m quite captivated. 130 00:27:18,166 --> 00:27:20,200 You are a rare genius. 131 00:27:20,726 --> 00:27:24,040 From now on, you must do exactly as I tell you. 132 00:27:24,423 --> 00:27:26,706 Making your debut is what matters. 133 00:27:27,123 --> 00:27:28,733 - Understand? - Yes, sir. 134 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:32,679 Congratulations! 135 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,486 It was a great success. 136 00:27:37,993 --> 00:27:41,363 - Never have I heard its equal! - Thank you. 137 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:05,243 What a splendid money-maker has walked into this shabby office! 138 00:28:07,433 --> 00:28:09,165 Business, business! 139 00:28:15,102 --> 00:28:18,490 OUR OWN TENOR, YOSHIO FUJIMURA, 140 00:28:18,514 --> 00:28:21,109 SINGS “IN MY HOMELAND.” 141 00:29:49,362 --> 00:29:54,619 We have been broadcasting to you from the Imperial Hotel. 142 00:30:20,311 --> 00:30:28,531 A throng of red lips surrounds the young singer. 143 00:30:28,555 --> 00:30:35,200 Upon whom will love’s white arrow fall? 144 00:31:01,269 --> 00:31:07,638 Mama, may I stay at the hotel tonight? Once the recital is over, 145 00:31:07,662 --> 00:31:14,031 there will be a dinner party and dancing until very late, you see. 146 00:31:20,370 --> 00:31:30,256 Since you have no papa, I generally keep quiet and consent to whatever you ask, but… 147 00:31:37,554 --> 00:31:42,892 You really must find yourself a husband soon—or else... 148 00:32:10,795 --> 00:32:22,641 I can raise no more money. Make Misao Sato a star again—please! 149 00:32:26,687 --> 00:32:32,827 You think the musical world will accept that croak of yours again? 150 00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:38,991 I’ll keep this money for the headache you’ve given me! 151 00:33:00,650 --> 00:33:05,600 ♪ Boom! Boom! Boom! Over waves we go— one, two, three—eight oars pull! ♪ 152 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:18,550 ♪ The waves test us, crashing head-on— boom, boom, boom! ♪ 153 00:33:21,574 --> 00:33:26,192 If Fujimura means to settle down 154 00:33:26,216 --> 00:33:30,834 instead of seeking new horizons, 155 00:33:30,858 --> 00:33:34,754 he’ll soon lose his public. 156 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:39,000 ♪ Heave-ho! The arms that pull the oars are made of finest iron. ♪ 157 00:33:39,009 --> 00:33:46,934 They say she joins him in drinking, smoking, dancing—even his love affairs! 158 00:33:52,106 --> 00:34:00,781 We must free him from the salons and bring him out into the streets! 159 00:34:15,712 --> 00:34:26,515 They say Fujimura spends nearly all his time with Natsue Omura these days. 160 00:34:35,190 --> 00:34:42,573 We can’t place the future on Daisuke’s shoulders. 161 00:35:15,647 --> 00:35:21,131 Fujimura’s behaviour is intolerable. 162 00:35:21,155 --> 00:35:25,114 I marvel at your patience! 163 00:35:28,452 --> 00:35:35,250 It is not some sentimental question of ‘putting up with it.’ 164 00:35:42,799 --> 00:35:47,136 It makes me think about Fujimura’s future. 165 00:35:56,564 --> 00:36:03,237 Before it is too late, Fujimura must be made to mend his ways. 166 00:38:23,168 --> 00:38:28,214 Who was wearing this coat? 167 00:38:34,596 --> 00:38:38,726 The gentleman in Room Eighteen. 168 00:38:55,664 --> 00:39:00,761 Hey! Hello! Hello! 169 00:40:04,839 --> 00:40:07,260 Ah, I'm exhausted! 170 00:40:08,179 --> 00:40:11,579 Marriage is a dreadful constraint. 171 00:40:12,300 --> 00:40:14,923 His poor wife could not bear it any longer. 172 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:23,790 My part in this is over, isn't it? 173 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,386 What an ordeal! 174 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:38,120 But I only did it to make Fujimura see sense. 175 00:40:38,833 --> 00:40:43,433 Even a worthless fellow like me can sometimes tell the truth. 176 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:51,686 I like both Fujimura's singing and the man himself. 177 00:41:02,279 --> 00:41:06,599 People certainly do change. 178 00:41:07,820 --> 00:41:11,540 The Fujimura who stayed at the Showa Hotel... 179 00:41:12,240 --> 00:41:18,326 is very different from the famous Fujimura of today. 180 00:41:29,145 --> 00:41:35,067 You seem awfully down. What’s the matter? 181 00:41:39,990 --> 00:41:46,246 Hear, hear! To the star of high society! 182 00:41:54,004 --> 00:41:58,381 We cannot leave our tenor in such distress. 183 00:41:58,405 --> 00:42:03,095 It would be a great loss to the musical world. 184 00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:05,932 Don’t you agree, gentlemen? 185 00:42:10,395 --> 00:42:15,434 Come, have a drink and cheer up. 186 00:42:15,458 --> 00:42:21,364 An artist shouldn’t brood over such trifles! 187 00:43:09,860 --> 00:43:13,550 Oh, darling! Welcome home. 188 00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:29,343 Mr Fujimura, to tell you the truth, 189 00:43:29,420 --> 00:43:32,081 I think I shall no longer concern myself 190 00:43:32,491 --> 00:43:34,636 with arranging your concerts. 191 00:43:35,033 --> 00:43:36,900 I waited here to tell you so. 192 00:43:46,826 --> 00:43:51,040 Your wife seems to resent my involvement in your career. 193 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:54,573 She is deeply displeased by it. 194 00:43:56,873 --> 00:43:58,800 No, that isn't true. 195 00:44:00,406 --> 00:44:04,613 I am only concerned for his health and future. 196 00:44:05,239 --> 00:44:09,480 I merely asked him to change his way of life. 197 00:44:16,226 --> 00:44:19,473 Are you angry about what happened earlier? 198 00:44:22,760 --> 00:44:24,793 It is understandable if you are. 199 00:44:28,920 --> 00:44:30,333 But if I explain, 200 00:44:30,636 --> 00:44:33,740 I am sure you will understand. 201 00:44:34,780 --> 00:44:36,880 You won't fool me with that! 202 00:44:43,013 --> 00:44:47,260 Fujimura, needless to say, I am your manager. 203 00:44:50,453 --> 00:44:54,493 A wife who cannot understand her husband's work... 204 00:44:54,550 --> 00:44:58,460 will only damage your popularity in society, 205 00:44:58,823 --> 00:45:01,940 and dampen your spirits at home. 206 00:45:08,540 --> 00:45:10,299 I told you: making you a star comes first. 207 00:45:11,076 --> 00:45:16,113 You must do whatever I tell you. 208 00:45:21,233 --> 00:45:26,259 Tonight I planned to take you to Mr Yamamura's reception. 209 00:45:26,550 --> 00:45:29,206 I have been waiting to escort you there. 210 00:45:30,386 --> 00:45:31,420 What do you say? 211 00:45:55,353 --> 00:46:00,173 Darling, you're angry about what happened at the hotel. 212 00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:03,253 I did it deliberately. 213 00:46:04,060 --> 00:46:05,260 Don't be absurd! 214 00:46:05,660 --> 00:46:11,100 I never thought you would broadcast our private affairs to everyone. 215 00:46:13,766 --> 00:46:15,266 Darling! 216 00:48:16,845 --> 00:48:25,312 Yoshio, our outlooks on life have grown too far apart. 217 00:48:59,011 --> 00:49:08,506 Nothing precious remains between us. 218 00:49:08,530 --> 00:49:12,850 I fear that if things continue this way I shall 219 00:49:12,874 --> 00:49:17,654 only stand in the way of the life you have chosen. 220 00:49:40,428 --> 00:49:51,385 I shall always treasure our pure and beautiful memories. 221 00:49:51,409 --> 00:50:02,366 From now on, I shall not see you again. Yours sincerely, Ayako. 222 00:50:42,816 --> 00:50:50,373 J-O-A-K. J-O-A-K. 223 00:50:50,926 --> 00:50:54,759 This is the Tokyo Broadcasting Station. 224 00:50:55,290 --> 00:50:59,886 We now present our weekly entertainment broadcast. 225 00:51:00,463 --> 00:51:03,793 Today's programme is a solo recital. 226 00:51:04,023 --> 00:51:07,580 The performer is tenor Yoshio Fujimura. 227 00:51:08,089 --> 00:51:12,599 Piano accompaniment: Lydia Shapiro. 228 00:51:13,290 --> 00:51:16,857 Our first song is “The Sailor's Song,” 229 00:51:17,268 --> 00:51:19,106 composed by Kiyomi Fujii. 230 00:51:33,500 --> 00:51:47,700 ♪ How still the tide beneath the rising moon— ♪ 231 00:51:48,400 --> 00:52:04,200 ♪ The boundless sea lies sleeping. ♪ 232 00:52:19,000 --> 00:52:26,100 ♪ Come, friend—as in so many autumns past, ♪ 233 00:52:26,400 --> 00:52:30,800 ♪ once more beside the battered gunwale, ♪ 234 00:52:31,000 --> 00:52:38,100 ♪ let us softly play our flute. ♪ 235 00:52:52,161 --> 00:52:58,843 After all your concern for Fujimura, 236 00:52:58,867 --> 00:53:05,549 has he still not come to his senses? 237 00:53:07,969 --> 00:53:12,099 Once you get addicted to that sort of thing, 238 00:53:12,123 --> 00:53:15,100 it seems awfully hard to shake. 239 00:54:21,125 --> 00:54:25,172 I love her—but as long as I live, 240 00:54:25,196 --> 00:54:30,634 I shall never forget how she made me suffer. 241 00:54:41,354 --> 00:54:47,442 Why should I tell you that over and over again? 242 00:54:53,241 --> 00:54:58,286 I do love her, that much is true. 243 00:55:26,816 --> 00:55:30,305 ROMANCE IN THE AIR! 244 00:55:30,329 --> 00:55:33,819 Divorced tenor Yoshio Fujimura - 245 00:55:33,843 --> 00:55:37,954 and the much-talked-about Natsue Ōmura - 246 00:55:37,978 --> 00:55:41,330 Are they headed for marriage? 247 00:57:00,618 --> 00:57:05,089 Do hurry back. What are you all doing? 248 00:57:05,113 --> 00:57:09,585 Everyone, gather round! 249 00:57:17,551 --> 00:57:21,314 There’s already quite a crowd. 250 00:57:21,338 --> 00:57:25,101 Go on ahead and wait for me. 251 00:57:33,651 --> 00:57:41,784 You wouldn’t want to end up like Misao Sato, would you? 252 00:57:45,370 --> 00:57:48,666 “HOMETOWN” Sung by our tenor, Yoshio Fujimura 253 00:58:02,930 --> 00:58:07,643 Very well—I’ll be waiting for you. 254 00:58:46,598 --> 00:58:50,315 Our outlooks on life have grown too far apart. 255 00:58:50,339 --> 00:58:53,245 Nothing precious remains between us. 256 00:58:53,269 --> 00:58:56,619 If things continue this way, I shall only 257 00:58:56,643 --> 00:59:00,321 stand in the way of the life you have chosen. 258 00:59:08,037 --> 00:59:13,186 I shall always treasure our pure and beautiful memories. 259 00:59:13,210 --> 00:59:19,006 From now on, I shall not see you again. Yours sincerely, Ayako. 260 01:00:07,346 --> 01:00:12,518 "HOMETOWN" by Yoshio Fujimura 261 01:00:35,900 --> 01:00:41,979 This evening, Yoshio Fujimura was travelling to a reception... 262 01:00:42,663 --> 01:00:46,389 where he was due to give a solo performance. 263 01:00:47,780 --> 01:00:53,523 Near Miyakezaka, a mechanical fault caused him to lose control. 264 01:00:54,706 --> 01:00:58,000 The car struck a stone wall, 265 01:00:58,050 --> 01:01:01,280 and Mr Fujimura was badly injured. 266 01:01:02,986 --> 01:01:08,526 He was immediately taken from the scene to Keio Hospital. 267 01:01:09,373 --> 01:01:13,933 Dr Ito, head of surgery, administered emergency treatment. 268 01:01:15,033 --> 01:01:18,299 Fortunately, his life is not in danger. 269 01:01:18,933 --> 01:01:23,733 But there are serious fears for his career as a vocalist. 270 01:01:24,493 --> 01:01:28,200 This injury may have destroyed it. 271 01:01:28,843 --> 01:01:33,046 His condition is being watched with grave concern. That is all. 272 01:02:22,520 --> 01:02:23,870 Ayako has arrived. 273 01:02:24,640 --> 01:02:25,986 What a nuisance. 274 01:02:27,180 --> 01:02:28,993 Why not send her away? 275 01:02:32,780 --> 01:02:34,090 Tell her to leave. 276 01:02:34,140 --> 01:02:36,240 Say that she cannot see him. 277 01:02:38,940 --> 01:02:40,966 I'm very sorry, 278 01:02:41,200 --> 01:02:43,300 but the patient is critical. 279 01:02:49,480 --> 01:02:52,940 Is there truly no way I can see him? 280 01:02:54,200 --> 01:02:57,013 I am a very close relative. 281 01:02:58,320 --> 01:03:01,920 Not until we have observed his condition tonight. 282 01:03:04,453 --> 01:03:07,740 Let us wait somewhere nearby. Come, Ayako. 283 01:03:08,660 --> 01:03:11,820 Please wait in the room over there. 284 01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:20,526 Mr Fujimura is critically ill. Let us wait over there. 285 01:04:03,880 --> 01:04:10,240 We cannot say anything definite until we see how tonight goes. 286 01:04:10,966 --> 01:04:15,620 If you return tomorrow morning, we may have an answer for you. 287 01:04:34,100 --> 01:04:38,533 Will I never be able to sing again? 288 01:04:39,286 --> 01:04:43,760 You will sing again. You'll be all right. Don't worry. 289 01:04:51,233 --> 01:04:58,100 If anything happens to Fujimura now, it will be a disaster. 290 01:04:59,180 --> 01:05:04,380 It will have a dreadful effect on my pocketbook... 291 01:05:04,610 --> 01:05:10,140 and especially my bank account. I can hardly breathe! 292 01:05:10,720 --> 01:05:15,595 You don't care about his health. You only want to squeeze him dry! 293 01:05:17,880 --> 01:05:19,900 Business is business. 294 01:05:28,473 --> 01:05:31,013 Are you Miss Ayako? 295 01:05:32,340 --> 01:05:35,880 The patient keeps calling your name. 296 01:05:36,070 --> 01:05:37,334 You should have said so sooner! 297 01:07:03,933 --> 01:07:04,986 Ayako... 298 01:07:11,579 --> 01:07:12,719 Ayako! 299 01:07:20,150 --> 01:07:21,191 Ayako please! 300 01:07:23,260 --> 01:07:28,140 Darling! It's Ayako. 301 01:07:36,293 --> 01:07:37,308 Why did you come? 302 01:07:38,226 --> 01:07:39,533 I don't want to see you. 303 01:07:41,820 --> 01:07:47,060 - Go away! - But you were calling my name. 304 01:07:48,473 --> 01:07:51,466 What’s to become of me now? 305 01:07:52,060 --> 01:07:53,060 Go home! 306 01:07:53,769 --> 01:07:55,276 Darling! 307 01:07:55,729 --> 01:07:56,789 Darling! 308 01:08:00,566 --> 01:08:05,473 Doctor! The patient is terribly agitated. 309 01:09:16,940 --> 01:09:19,493 Good morning, Doctor. How is he? 310 01:09:19,813 --> 01:09:21,413 What is his condition? 311 01:09:21,863 --> 01:09:24,813 Will he be able to return to the stage? 312 01:09:25,173 --> 01:09:30,660 His health directly affects my bank account, you see. 313 01:09:34,820 --> 01:09:39,206 He appears to have recovered somewhat, 314 01:09:40,780 --> 01:09:43,550 but he has a severe contusion to the chest. 315 01:10:16,940 --> 01:10:17,534 Ayako... 316 01:10:22,405 --> 01:10:27,500 Ayako, after all, you are the one I... 317 01:10:46,940 --> 01:10:49,300 You are the woman called Ayako? 318 01:11:06,206 --> 01:11:10,219 Your presence here is very bad for the patient. 319 01:11:10,363 --> 01:11:13,273 Miss Omura has asked that you leave. 320 01:11:13,456 --> 01:11:14,846 Please go home. 321 01:11:18,579 --> 01:11:19,646 It's fine. 322 01:11:31,353 --> 01:11:33,223 She is Mr Fujimura's wife! 323 01:11:33,806 --> 01:11:36,241 Don't speak to her like that! 324 01:11:37,520 --> 01:11:41,433 Mr Fujimura himself told her to leave. 325 01:11:41,920 --> 01:11:44,426 You shameless little hussy! 326 01:11:44,680 --> 01:11:46,601 How dare you speak like that! 327 01:11:55,900 --> 01:12:00,559 You insolent, despicable wretch! 328 01:12:14,480 --> 01:12:18,286 Damn it! If my cash cow is ruined, I'm finished! 329 01:12:31,861 --> 01:12:32,907 What are you saying? 330 01:12:33,560 --> 01:12:37,193 The chest injury means that he cannot sing. 331 01:12:38,080 --> 01:12:39,513 Is that really true? 332 01:12:40,680 --> 01:12:44,733 Yes. Audiences soon move on. 333 01:12:45,010 --> 01:12:48,653 He will never make a comeback. This is the end. 334 01:13:31,023 --> 01:13:41,042 Free at last from Hattori and Natsue Omura and their interests, I can sing again. 335 01:13:41,066 --> 01:13:51,086 I’ve suffered financially, but I finally understand what you tried to tell me. 336 01:14:09,103 --> 01:14:14,781 She truly cared about your future. 337 01:14:14,805 --> 01:14:22,374 You’ll never find anyone more devoted to you. 338 01:14:22,398 --> 01:14:25,494 Where is she now? 339 01:14:30,625 --> 01:14:36,640 I wronged her terribly over a foolish misunderstanding. 340 01:14:36,664 --> 01:14:42,679 Even if I went to her now, she probably wouldn’t see me. 341 01:14:49,227 --> 01:14:52,813 From now on, I shall not see you again. Yours sincerely, Ayako. 342 01:14:59,070 --> 01:15:01,947 All that matters to me is singing! 343 01:15:03,909 --> 01:15:09,246 We shall devise a plan for you! 344 01:16:58,063 --> 01:17:05,988 Hurry! Please go to Ayako— go and see her! 345 01:17:34,323 --> 01:17:35,386 Ayako! 346 01:17:37,423 --> 01:17:38,432 Ayako! 347 01:17:41,436 --> 01:17:42,459 Ayako! 348 01:18:02,380 --> 01:18:07,140 Ayako, forgive me for ever doubting you. 349 01:18:10,100 --> 01:18:13,386 Miss Omura and that manager, Hattori... 350 01:18:14,213 --> 01:18:18,278 dragged me about as material for vanity, romance and profit. 351 01:18:18,660 --> 01:18:20,016 I was a fool to sing for them. 352 01:18:24,379 --> 01:18:28,066 They no longer control me. 353 01:18:29,880 --> 01:18:31,933 Be happy for me. 354 01:18:32,866 --> 01:18:35,480 At last, I can sing again. 355 01:18:37,473 --> 01:18:40,660 Darling... Is it true? 356 01:18:42,479 --> 01:18:45,213 Darling, that is what I believe. 357 01:18:45,620 --> 01:18:47,303 You believe it too, don't you? 358 01:18:48,293 --> 01:18:49,960 Isn't that so? 359 01:18:51,260 --> 01:18:52,831 You have come back to life. 360 01:18:53,820 --> 01:18:58,221 Until now, people treated you as little more than a plaything. 361 01:18:59,699 --> 01:19:05,333 From now on, you must become a stronger, greater man. 362 01:19:06,266 --> 01:19:15,580 Your singing must serve people throughout the world, 363 01:19:17,313 --> 01:19:23,846 bringing them true joy and enriching their lives. 364 01:19:25,919 --> 01:19:26,942 That's enough. 365 01:19:27,340 --> 01:19:30,793 Fujimura, at last you have found... 366 01:19:31,210 --> 01:19:32,406 a new life upon the stage! 367 01:19:34,720 --> 01:19:36,606 Sing! Sing for us! 368 01:19:53,500 --> 01:20:00,450 ♪ In my home village…♪ 369 01:20:03,089 --> 01:20:10,576 ♪ Among the trees of the little grove... ♪ 370 01:20:13,423 --> 01:20:19,150 ♪ The sound of a flute... ♪ 371 01:20:23,329 --> 01:20:34,729 ♪ Mists the moonlit night. ♪ 372 01:20:39,320 --> 01:20:45,550 ♪ A young maiden... ♪ 373 01:20:48,200 --> 01:20:55,600 ♪ with passion in her heart... ♪ 374 01:20:57,916 --> 01:21:04,729 ♪ She listened to it... ♪ 375 01:21:07,266 --> 01:21:18,860 ♪ and shed tears. ♪ 376 01:21:22,653 --> 01:21:29,023 ♪ Ten years have passed.... ♪ 377 01:21:32,099 --> 01:21:37,750 ♪ With the same heart... ♪ 378 01:21:40,490 --> 01:21:48,143 ♪ do you still weep, ♪ 379 01:21:49,200 --> 01:22:07,850 ♪ even now that you are a mother? ♪ 380 01:22:45,490 --> 01:22:47,810 Horrible... I said horrible... 381 01:22:52,030 --> 01:22:53,957 I said such horrible things... 382 01:22:55,149 --> 01:22:58,009 Don't cry... I won't cry... 383 01:23:09,852 --> 01:23:12,518 Encore! Encore! 384 01:24:14,986 --> 01:24:20,963 ♪ Boom, boom, boom— over the waves we go. ♪ 385 01:24:21,120 --> 01:24:28,323 ♪ One oar, two, three— eight oars send her flying. ♪ 386 01:24:28,366 --> 01:24:32,743 ♪ Suddenly, a whale's spout shoots up; ♪ 387 01:24:38,050 --> 01:24:44,990 ♪ beyond the spray, the morning sun dances. 388 01:24:45,100 --> 01:24:49,710 ♪ Heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho ♪ 389 01:24:49,759 --> 01:24:52,743 ♪ The arms that drive the oars... ♪ 390 01:24:52,803 --> 01:24:55,733 ♪ are made of the finest splendid iron. ♪ 391 01:25:01,129 --> 01:25:06,883 ♪ And that iron, the waves would test…♪ 392 01:25:06,960 --> 01:25:15,771 ♪With a crash they strike head-on — boom, boom, boom, they strike head-on. ♪ 393 01:25:15,823 --> 01:25:18,600 ♪ The sail-rope against the wind… ♪ 394 01:25:24,123 --> 01:25:30,003 ♪ Turn the helm, and the bow dances. ♪ 395 01:25:30,113 --> 01:25:35,960 ♪ Throw yourself upon the dancing bow, ♪ 396 01:25:36,073 --> 01:25:44,120 ♪ My dream returns to the harbour from which we sailed.♪ 397 01:26:37,351 --> 01:26:39,747 THE END 398 01:26:39,771 --> 01:26:46,986 Yoshie Fujiwara’s Hometown Subtitles by Assilem23 @ KG 2026 399 01:26:59,660 --> 01:27:06,180 The first of Kenji Mizoguchi's three films on women's liberation, 400 01:27:07,720 --> 01:27:08,995 Victory of Women. 401 01:27:14,280 --> 01:27:20,840 The first of Mizoguchi's trilogy on the performing arts, 402 01:27:22,380 --> 01:27:26,580 The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums, digitally restored. 403 01:27:26,720 --> 01:27:30,620 This August, Satellite Theatre marks the war's end... 404 01:27:30,860 --> 01:27:37,900 with films about war by noted social-realist Miyoji Ieki. 405 01:27:45,460 --> 01:27:50,460 Ieki depicts the final wishes of young kamikaze pilots... 406 01:27:51,540 --> 01:27:54,780 in Beyond the Clouds, starring Koji Tsuruta. 407 01:27:57,520 --> 01:28:01,920 A literary epic portraying a family's collapse... 408 01:28:01,970 --> 01:28:06,840 under pre-war and wartime militarism: Half-Brothers. 409 01:28:08,560 --> 01:28:13,060 At war's end, a teacher fights to feed evacuated pupils... 410 01:28:13,110 --> 01:28:18,460 in All Our Children. 411 01:28:20,220 --> 01:28:24,720 War films by Miyoji Ieki, fifty years after his death. 412 01:28:27,700 --> 01:28:30,550 A choice line-up for hours of pleasure. 413 01:28:30,920 --> 01:28:33,580 September on Satellite Theatre: 414 01:28:34,920 --> 01:28:37,400 Tokyo Taxi, television premiere. 415 01:28:37,800 --> 01:28:43,340 A tribute to Chieko Baisho, Japan Academy's Best Actress. 416 01:28:44,740 --> 01:28:47,060 Bakufu-Slump's Battle Heater. 417 01:28:48,200 --> 01:28:51,800 Yukari Usami in V. 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