All language subtitles for what made her do it aka Nani ga kanojo

A SANPORD PRESENTATION

"What made her do it?"
(Nani ga kanojo o so saseta ka)

This silent film appeared in 1930.
It was appreciated

as a masterpiece of the "proletarian
film" genre at the time.

Unfortunately, it was cut into
pieces later on and seemed to

have been lost until it was found,
that the film had been saved,

at the Gosfilmofond Russian
National Film Library.

However, the Russian version
is not complete.

The beginning and important
scenes at the end are missing.

In order to reconstruct the film
the best way possible,

all materials relating to
it were researched

and short titles for the missing
scenes were prepared.

The production company,
Teikoku Kinema. 1929

What made her do it?

Directed by Shigeyoshi Suzuki

Sumiko is played by Keiko Takatsu

Life is a path of suffering

that leads to death.

Dark, gloomy clouds - late autumn

Neverending dark glittering
railroad track:

a symbol of a deserted life.

Sumiko Nakamura: a lonely girl
drags herself beside the track.

Her shabby appearance:
a symbol of her life.

A noisy train passes by.

Girls on a class outing
waving their hands.

They all seem happy.

Following the train with her eyes,
the girl struggles forward.

Tears on her face...

Fatigue. She takes out a slice of
bread and eats it

as if she were starving
to death.

It's the last one.

She's totally desperate
but still has to go on.

Suddenly her wooden sandal
is broken.

The girl doesn't know
where to go.

She is saved by
a poor old man.

The poor man is old Doi,
a rickshaw man.

"Have something to eat,
first of all.

We can do everything
else, later on."

"Where are you going?"

"My uncle is living in Nitta."

"My father told me to
give this to him."

"Sorry, but I can't read."

"There is no school in my village.

My uncle is supposed to
sent me to school."

"You are probably quite tired.
Go to bed.

Tomorrow morning,
we have to leave early."

The next morning.

"Look, there is Nitta."

"This is the way to Nitta."

"Thank you very much."

"Take care and ask a policeman
how to get there."

"I'll be back during
my school holidays."

A policeman shows her the way
to her uncle's house.

This is Kanta Yamada,
her uncle in Nitta.

"My father told me, that all
is written down there..."

"To whom belongs this child?"

"She is my brother's daughter.

I haven't heard from him for
quite a long time.

Now he sends me somebody
like this."

We haven't heards from
each other for a long time,

but I hope you are all well.

Due to long unemployment and
illness, we can't go on,

I don't want to burden you
with her,

but, please, take care of Sumiko.

"My brother committed suicide.
This is his last will."

"This is mine!"

"You spent all our money drinking."

"Do you have to quarrel
all the time?"

"Sumiko, from now on you are
one of our children."

"In this letter, it says that
we're going to take care of you."

"Uncle, please let me go
to school right away."

"To school?"

"You don't have to go to school,

because I'll teach you
all need to know."

"You'll be lucky here.
Life is easy here."

"Where have you been?
Look at the poor little baby."

"Just wait a bit. As soon as
the others have finished,

you can have dine peacefully."

"That's the girl I told you about.

Sumiko, this man is a good
acquaintance of your father."

"You have grown up, haven't you?
You are like your father."

"When you were a little girl,
I often carried you in my arms."

"Hurry up, this man will
give you a good education."

"Are you going to
send me to school?"

"I'll be ready in a minute."

"Thanks to father's
good acquaintance,

from now on, I can go to school.
I'll work hard."

"The girl is valuable, although
she has a lot to learn."

"Father, I'll be back."

"Oh, the old rickshaw man
gave me a silver coin."

"She'll be very profitable."

Her father' s letter.

"Sumiko, you are my daughter, now."

"You're so lucky."

"I'll write a letter to my father.
He'll certainly be giad."

Sold to a circus - the girl.

Beautiful clothes,
various lessons...

What the man said is true...

"Don't move, otherwise you'll
be hurt badly."

"In the end, that girl
will be stabbed to death."

"Please, please, let me go back
to my father!"

"Stupid girl! We paid so much money
for you, how could I let you go?"

"We're on our own,
we are orphans."

"I'm not an orphan,
my father is alive."

"Look, that's my father."

"There... what's written here?
Read it to me, Shintaro."

"Let the clown Kuma read it."

"Kuma, can you read this
to Sumiko?"

"Your father is..."

"Your father committed suicide...
he is dead."

"Dead?
My father is... dead!"

As the days go by,
time heals her sorrow.

But at the circus everything
is going on as usual.

"We can' t stand it anymore.
We don't have enough to eat."

"Look, the mouse is labouring
just the same way we do."

"We're working ourselves to death

and who is getting
the money from it?"

"Who stole my money?"

"Whose purse is this?"

"I don' t steal the money.

I've been saving money
for quite some time."

"Don't tell me lies. You can't
have saved so much money."

"Just confess! You thief."

"Perhaps, we don't taught her
enough good manners."

"Master, stop it! Just a minute,

I would like
to tell you something.

"Sumiko, stop crying.
I can't stand it any longer,

either, let's run away."

The midnight bell: the signal.

"If you don't listen to us,
we'll do what we want anyway."

"I spent good money on you.
You'd better not do that!"

"I can't stand to see the boss'
face anymore. Let's run away."

During the turmoil,

Sumiko and Shintaro manage
to escape from the circus.

"Now, we're safe.

The village Yui, where my sister
is living, is nearby."

"I'll go ask for directions."

"Shintaro, please, hurry back."

"I'll be back soon, stay here."

"He jumped out unexpectedly."

"There is no hospital
in this village.

You have to go
to the next one."

A bad twist of fate, Shintaro
and Sumiko are separated.

One year later. We find her
at an unexpected piace.

At a police station.

Used as an agent by thieves
- the girl.

"You, poor girl.
They were only using you."

"The greedy thieves just treat
you badly and exploit you."

Once she got away,
but the head thief Sahei

pursued and caught her.
She became a pawn for

the thieves once again.
- the girl.

Sahei's caught stealing and
she is entrusted to a privately -

owned poor house.

the poor house

At night.

"You can't breast-feed with
the food they give us here."

"Working all day long,

we deserve better food."

"Oamn! Who can we complain to?
It's a private home."

"The director pockets everything."

"Let me hold the baby for you"

Sumiko has various memories...

the old rickshaw man,
Shintaro.

"Thank you very much,
the baby has fallen asleep."

"You'll be engaged as a maid
in the house of Yoshio Akiyama,

the town councillor."

"You really got a good job.
I envy you."

"Goodbye and don't forget us."

"We'll meet again...
with the baby too."

"Goodbye, baby."

She is empioyed as servant of
Yoshio Akiyama,

the town councillor - the girl.

"The young lady of the house
has come home."

"Sumiko, go, serve the young lady."

"Miss, should we play some jazz?"

"Are you trying to kill my daughter?"

"She says the fish
hasn' t been boned."

"You idiots!
Don't you have eyes?

Do you want to kill
the young lady?"

The young lady leaves the house.

"Silly, don't cry."

"But can't the young lady
bone the fish herself?"

"If she has to do it on her own,
she'd rather not eat it."

"What an inconvenience for her."

"I've told you to clean up
everything before eating."

"Oh, no. You left the water
running again."

"You've broken a bowl again."

"Sumiko, you're not allowed to
put soy sauce on your pickles."

"I don't allow something like that,
in order to train my servants properly!"

"Sumiko must have learn the rules
of this house perfectly.

You mustn't spoil her."

"You came here looking
very unhappy,

but you must be much
happier now."

"I'm sure you can't
compare the food

you got in the poor house
to what you get here.

You've probably never eaten
such expensive fish, have you?"

"I often eat fish."

"These left-overs
I'll throw to the dogs."

"Do you think I'll left a young
girl from a poor house

make fun of me,
the wife of the town councillor?"

"What a foolish girl!
A poor house is a poor house,

sending us someone like this!"

"Number 1-6-5-9, please."

"I'm the wife of
councillor Akiyama.

I want Mr. Hara, the manager,
to come immediately."

She is sent back
to the poor house.

Three years later.

We find her at the house
of a Biwa instructor.

The instructor's mother is out

and she has to take care
of the house.

"Sumiko!"

"Oh, Shintaro!"

"Sumiko, it's really you!"

"But, why did you abandon me?"

"An accident prevented me from
coming back to you; since then

I have been searching
for you everywhere."

"I'm glad, you look well."

"We can't chat out here."

"Thisis the house of a
Biwa instructor, isn't it?

Are you working here?"

"Have you been here long?"

"Yes, about 6 months.

It's been so long since
I've seen you, hasn't it?"

"It's not so easy to tell you
what has happened up to now..."

"I'm working with
a theater troupe now."

"The address is on the other side.
Come over when you're free."

"Excuse me for entering your house
while you were out."

"Who are you?"

"My name is Shintaro Ichikawa.

I'm a member of
the Kotobuki theater troupe."

"We worked together some time ago."

"Please, let me call on you again.
Goodbye."

"Sumiko, that's a joke,
just a joke."

Sumiko - with the happiness
of a married woman.

Happily living with Shintaro
- the girl.

A telegram from the theater:
"No contract."

Unemployed and desolate,
they write to a friend for help.

I can't help you.

There is no way out anymore
for the two of them.

On the moonlit sands of the beach,
two shadows.

It is the two of them,
looking for peace in death.

"Those two over there,
they're not thinking

of drowning themselves,
are they?"

"How beautiful.
The moon, the sea...

I can't believe
we're going to die now."

"Are you having doubts?"

"I'm happy I'll be able to go
with you, Shintaro."

"Two persons drowned over there!"

"Try to find them!"

"Did you find anyone?"

"Here! Over here!"

"A woman, only the woman!"

"How lucky to survive
a double suicide!

It 's like she's in heaven.
What a lucky girl!"

She couldn't die even though
she wanted to saved once more,

she is taken to a place called
the "Garden of Angels",

a reformatory for wayward woman.

"You're lucky:
your husband is alive."

"Sumiko, why don't you
write a letter?

I'll be getting out of here,
and I'll mail it for you."

"But I've al ready resigned myself
to living without him."

"I'm sure he's longing for you.

It shouldn't be hard to
find out where he is."

"The two of you deaded to
commit suicide together,

so he wouldn't have
forgotten you that easily."

"But, I've decided to
start a new life."

"A new life! I hate this place,
this is so called heaven of ours

where you aren't even free
to write one letter."

"Don't blame me if
you're sorry later on

- A short note is enough."

"Write quickly before
the bell rings."

"Our sister, Okaku Shimamura,
who has repented her sins

thanks to God's grace,
will leave us today."

"Everyone, please use her
as a model."

"Oh, Lord, you have enlightened
my soul and give me salvation.

Oh Lord, give your blessing
to our teacher

as well as to all the others.
Amen."

"Okaku, wait!"

"Please, headmistress, in the
name of God, have mercy!"

"Forgive me for my terrible sins."

"You aren't leaving, you're going
into solitary confinement,

I'll speak to Sumiko on my own."

"Forgive me!
She begged me to do this,

and I feel sorry for her."

"You haven't betrayed me,
but God himself."

"This sin will never be forgiven."

"Oh Lord, forgive this lost lamb."

"You gave this letter to Okaku."

"Yes, but she talked me
to writing it."

"Don't blame others for your sins.
You have already died.

You are a living corpse."

"When God resurrected you
through a miracle of seven days,

you became another person."

"You have ruined everything.
This is a garden of angels,

everyone living here
is as pure as the white lilies

blooming on the field."

"Repent! Ask for forgiveness.
Forget this sinful man."

"Atone for your sins during
the next holy service

by confessing about the men
who made you a sinner."

"You have to confess
before the others.

Then your sins will
be washed away."

"Please, have mercy on me!
It's too painful

to do that in front of
so many people."

"You must endure the pain,
it will make you stronger."

"Confess! For your own sake."

Shortly there after,
the Sunday church bells ring.

Virtuous believers flock toward
the Garden of Angels.

After the service, the headmistress
Umeko faces the congregation.

"Dear members. Today one of our
sisters will confess to you...

Sumiko, come and
confess to everyone."

All eyes are on Sumiko.
She trembles with fear.

In an angry voice,
the headmistress says:

"Fine! If you're too ashamed to
confess, I'll do it for you."

Sumiko endures the pain.
Suddenly, she stands up

and looks up at the alter. Pointing
at the crucifix, she screams:

"That God is love is a lie!
It's all lies!

Even though I've asked for forgiveness,
you still want to shame me."

"If God were love, I would
already be forgiven.

I'm better off without such a God."

"The garden of angels is a lie!
It's all lies!"

Everyone is in an uproar,
and the headmistress is praying

with exaggerated gestures.
No one can stop Sumiko.

"Lies!"

Sumiko throws the Bible
at the crucifix.

Late that night, flames rise from
the church at the garden of angels.

The old building is suddenly
engulfed in flames.

The headmistress panics and taking
only the time to grab some money,

she flees, abandoning
all the inmates.

The golden crucifix and
the figure of Christ

succumb to the flames
and burn up.

The violent red flames,
the scattering cinders,

ringing bells, the sound of
the burnt building collapsing,

the cries of people
trying to escape.

In the midst of it all,
a young woman dances a crazed dance,

wildly tossing her hair.

"This despicable home
will burn to ashes.

Burn, burn!
It should all burn!"

Dark shadows appear from either
side, reaching for Sumiko.

"You started the fire!"

"Yes, I did it."

Sumiko looks up at the sky,
Lit by fire and cries.

"Oh, red angels are dancing up..."

"Up to heaven, to heaven!"

The flames rise into the sky.

What made her do it?

Produced by the committee for
the reconstruction of

"What made her do it?"

Teruo Yamakawa

Restored by Yoneo Ota
Akihiro Sakurada

Akiko Shimura
Hitoshi Fukunaga

Akio Matsuda
Kaoru Mizuguchi

Akiko Yamashita

Directed of the reconstruction:
Yoneo Ota

Distribution by SANPORD Co.

English subtitle: Joanne Bernardi
Grammar check: Dan.