Original subtitles

SHOCHIKU CO., LTD.

Production SOZOSHA

Produced by MASAYUKI NAKAJIMA

Screenplay by TAKESHI TAMURA MAMORU SASAKI, NAGISA OSHIMA

Cinematography by YASUHIRO YOSHIOKA

Music by HIKARU HAYASHI

Cast

KEIKO SAKURAI, KEI SATO

MASAKAZU TAMURA ROKKO TOURA, TAIJI TONOYAMA

HOSEI KOMATSU, HIDEO KANZE YOSHIYUKI FUKUDA

Directed by NAGISA OSHIMA

JAPANESE SUMMER: DOUBLE SUICIDE (NIGHT OF THE KILLER)

Will you finish soon?

Hey, I want to use the toilet for a minute.

Are you going to paint over it? What a pity!

All right. I'll write graffiti somewhere else.

Go ahead if you want to paint over it.

Damn it! You dickheads!

What a relief!

You dropped something.

Don't worry. I threw it away.

Why did you throw it away?

I just broke up with my boyfriend.

There they go.

There are still many boys in Japan.

Terrific! Here come a bunch of men!

What's the occasion?

What's the occasion?

What festival is it?

What's the celebration for?

Something good over there?

How old are you? - Twenty.

It's no fun for a 20-year-old boy to follow along like this.

It's interesting. Politics, that is.

What are you doing?

Whose funeral is it?

How old are you?

It can't be fun for a young man like you to do something like this.

What is it? Do you know?

Is this a man or a woman?

- Human beings. - They're male and female human beings.

I see.

How old are you?

A hundred years old.

A hundred? Then I'm zero.

Zero.

That's a good one.

Where do you come from?

I've forgotten.

What did you come for?

To be like this.

You came just to lie down? Good.

I'm not lying down.

Then what?

I'm inside the shape.

It's no good for a human to fit into a human shape.

What a fool!

Someone must let me in.

Shall I let you in?

Will you?

Naturally. I'm a woman.

Let's go somewhere nice.

And those?

I don't need them anymore now that I've met you.

Let's go.

Oh, you're setting the mood? Not bad.

Let's lie in the center.

Here's the heart.

No, come here.

This is the center.

Come on, quickly.

Bust: 40". Waist: 36".

I've been doing the wash since I was 14. I'm 18 now.

Even with my sales pitch, you still don't want to be a man?

I want to. I'm still alive.

Come on then. Quick.

Hey, mister. Don't bother us.

Pervert!

No.

Well, that's a shame.

Get up. Let's go find a real bed.

Let's go. They're gangsters. It's dangerous.

Don't look! Leave!

Mister! What's going on? Why did you do that to my boyfriend?

You want to get killed?

Is he crazy?

What's the matter? Do you like men more than women?

Don't follow us!

What is it?

None of your business.

Are you going to kill people with them?

Are you with the other gang?

Do you have guns too?

Naturally.

Idiot!

Now that you've seen this, we have no choice.

Bring the crazy girl too.

Come on.

Come on!

I'm coming.

Come on.

I don't like this. Where are you taking me?

To where there are many men.

That's great!

I don't recognize him.

Take it away.

I need to go to the toilet.

If you don't let me go, I'll do it right here!

All right?

How long do we have to stay here?

Until tomorrow morning. We can't let you out until it gets light.

When the war is over.

It's not a war! It's just killing.

I mean it.

Can I do it here?

If you've got the guts to do it, do it.

That's a lie!

I do mean it.

It's a lie. Nobody is going to kill anyone.

You!

I'm peeing.

Stop your nonsense!

You can't kill with a face like that.

Bastard!

I'm not wearing panties. I can do it right here.

You damn slut!

No, you don't. You can't kill.

You! Don't make a fool of us.

You can't kill.

All right.

I'll kill you.

All right? I really mean it.

You can't do it.

Any closer and I'll kill you!

Go ahead.

What's going on here?

I want to go to the toilet.

Come with me.

Hello.

Hello.

Are you a Peeping Tom? You can peep.

Do me a favor.

I'll do anything for a man.

Hold this for me. I want to come inside.

That's a good idea.

I'm glad to. I've been lonely because no man's interested in me.

Do they have guns?

Guns? Didn't you come for me?

Hey, you. They won't let a kid fight.

I came to steal a rifle.

How did you find out they've got such things?

You idiot. I can't help my gang with only a knife.

Why do they need your help?

You fool! Because we are a small gang.

If you're a small gang, you shouldn't fight.

Don't be stupid. Fighting is a gangster's job.

Why bother when you don't even sleep with women?

Fool! It's always a struggle for power.

Haven't you seen gangster movies? - No, I haven't.

If I find you a rifle, will you sleep with me?

Come with me.

Oh, pardon me.

Excuse me.

You'd better give up.

It's no use shooting raccoons and rabbits.

I won't shoot raccoons and rabbits.

All the same to me.

Sleep with me.

How old are you?

Seventeen.

Never mind. I'll find it myself.

Give me a hand.

Who are you?

Don't make such a scary face, brother.

I just want to go to the toilet.

And you?

He was looking for a rifle to steal.

Which gang are you with?

I'm a student. High school.

Don't lie!

Please look. My student I.D. card.

Let me shoot a rifle. Please.

I heard something would happen tomorrow morning.

I want to shoot human beings.

You're strange too.

Take me with you.

Cut it out. This is not a game.

I see. You've got no rifles.

Only knives, carvers, Japanese swords. They're all old-fashioned.

You're cheap gangsters. You'll lose.

Wait!

I want you to stay here with this girl until tomorrow morning.

A genuine piece is really nice. A genuine rifle.

Can I hold it? - Don't be silly.

You're stingy. Just for a minute?

Fool!

Say, are there more of those?

I prefer a different gun.

A different gun? Where?

A water gun.

Did you come to untie the rope?

Thank you for coming so far.

- Where's the fight? - We fight at dawn?

- Do we storm in? - It's not decided yet.

- Do they know our movements? - Our men are 300 strong?

What room arrangements are being made?

We want lone wolves like you to stay in this room.

Where did you come from?

Himeji.

You?

- Matsuyama in Shikoku. - Hiroshima.

What's this?

Your cab fare. Please accept it.

Aren't you going to give it to me?

We're going to pay you too.

Killers hired for money? That sucks!

- This room sucks! - Shut up!

If you mock us again, you'll be sorry.

Then I'll see you tomorrow morning.

Here we are.

Do we have to stay here all night?

One,

two,

three,

four,

five,

six,

seven.

One woman for seven men. - Sister.

Here comes the first one.

Will you untie this rope?

What will you do for me?

There's money in this pocket. I'll give you half.

I don't care about money.

Don't do that!

You have a nice body. How old are you?

Untie the rope.

Why did they tie you up?

- He uses his knife on anyone. - On anyone?

- You kill people for no reason? - Don't butt into our conversation.

I'm talking to him now.

Will you do as I ask?

Well...

Stop it! Don't tickle me!

If I untie the rope, will you sleep with me tonight?

Yeah.

You have a knife, don't you?

Give it to me.

Stop it! You'll be sorry!

How do you feel? It's still light out, but do you feel like sleeping?

You don't keep your word!

Shut up. I'm not that kind of guy.

Leave him alone. He's a big liar.

I like you best. - Give me that.

What are you going to do?

Do you really stab people for no reason?

This is so stupid.

This is really upsetting.

I'll sleep until it gets dark.

Good night.

Please answer.

Do you really kill people?

Hey! I'm first!

- There's no order. - What?

- Want to fight? - I'll take up this fight.

Go away.

Are you really going to kill?

Go away!

Don't you move?

It's me.

You want to kill me.

Yes, I'll kill you.

Stop it!

Throw your knife away.

He has no intention of killing me anymore.

- It's a toy. - It's a real one.

Mauser 712.

It's a toy.

Can you shoot bullets?

Yes. There are six bullets.

Do you want to die?

Yes, perhaps so.

It's better to die of sickness.

I hate sickness.

Then do you want to be killed?

Yes, perhaps so.

Traffic accidents are good.

- Cars are not human beings. - It's the same.

No.

When he kills me, he watches me.

I'm reflected in his eyes.

I'm reflected in his eyes.

So what?

Then I know who I am.

Then you know.

You die when you know it.

Then you die.

No. Then I know what I should do.

You never know. You shut up.

You've got it backwards.

It's because you try to do something

that your enemy shows up and tries to kill you.

Maybe so.

But I want to meet him.

You won't meet him just sitting here.

No, I feel I'll meet him soon.

That's why I came.

I left early one morning.

You sure will meet him.

I'll kill you tomorrow morning.

You couldn't kill him a minute ago.

I've never failed in killing.

Never?

Have you killed that many times?

Yeah, so many I can't count.

Lies. I don't trust you.

I stabbed 15 or 16 men. Half of them died.

Lies. A man like you can't kill that many times.

I always carry a knife right here.

Human beings understand the true meaning of death

only when they carry a weapon themselves.

You hold it.

When you kill yourself, it's best to shoot the inside of your mouth.

Do you know how to shoot?

It has a safety device.

Do you always carry it?

Yes.

Why?

When I held it for the first time, I realized what kind of man I was.

I'm different from you.

That's right.

I've wanted to kill men ever since I got a knife.

It's a lie you stabbed 15 or 16 men.

You'd better believe it.

After my discharge from the marines,

I was crazy about gambling in Ohmuta in Kyushu.

I came to Osaka because I heard a big casino would open.

But there was nothing there.

I was mad and bought a kitchen knife

and stabbed all the men around me.

I used to stop fights and stab both men.

A man like you will never understand my feelings.

How stupid. You're just crazy.

When I do it,

I'll shoot many hundreds with a rifle and finish them off.

A kid should be shooting sparrows with an air rifle.

You'll never know how happy I am when I stab a man.

Don't be silly.

I won't shoot a human.

Who shot who?

I hate him.

Tie him back up.

I wish I could tie up all the men in Japan.

- I came for a funeral. - It's a funeral.

I received notice of a funeral.

Pardon me. What's under that cover?

- A television set. - Can I see it?

Go ahead.

- Where are you going? - Toilet.

It seems the enemy is gathering.

Did the men from headquarters miss the earlier plane?

Yes, I sent my men to meet them at the airport.

It seems the enemy is gathering.

- Shall we give them the guns? - No, after the staff arrives.

The men from headquarters have not arrived yet.

Did the rifles arrive?

Hey, you've been listening.

You nasty, dirty man!

I'll go back to my room. Don't worry about me.

Which gang are you with?

Write him down as "Television."

- And the other man? - His attendant.

Where's my name?

What's that? - Female.

Then this is male?

You're male. Pull yourself together.

They're going to start the fight.

Now it's starting, starting, starting

There are 30 Rifles

- Where are they hidden? - There are 101 Japanese swords

Besides that there are 60 guns

The enemy has gathered

The cops will come

Soon the killing will start

Do you also know when we start?

Shooting each other

Both friend and enemy will fall

If it's a glorious death

Flowers around the graves

Fool! Stop it!

Me, 18 In the blossom of youth

I want to fight men

Now it's starting, starting, starting

Cut it out!

It's a disadvantage to fight with Japanese swords.

We'd better tell them to give us rifles.

I'll go with you.

Remove the earphone.

Finally the third victim has been found.

The bullets of the unseen rifleman have taken three lives now.

Miss Sano was suddenly attacked

on her way back from her dress making school.

Her case is similar to the last case, which occurred 40 minutes ago.

Nobody's seen the murderer

and it's not known from which direction the bullet was shot.

However, near the scene of the first murder,

Mr. Toshio Watanabe, a businessman,

was threatened by a foreigner with a rifle and robbed of his car,

a '64 Tarnus.

Therefore, it is presumed that the murderer is that foreigner.

Up to now, he has not yet been identified

and in spite of a wide search by the police,

not even the car has been found.

If the foreigner in question is the mysterious rifleman,

he can move very quickly by car

and bullets can come at any time from any direction.

Please do not leave your house.

All pedestrians are advised to withdraw to a safe place.

Please follow the news on TV and radio.

Now, a lucky survivor who was with the first two victims -

Is it far from here to where that foreigner's thought to be?

It will take about an hour if he comes straight here by car.

- Why is he doing it? - No idea.

I see. It's a foreigner.

Not just a foreigner,

a white man.

Three men in one hour.

It's a rifle with a telescope. You would never miss.

I'm jealous. I wish they'd give me a rifle.

No ration of rifles in this room.

I'll join your fight. Give me a rifle.

I'm sorry.

Are you all right?

We'll start work soon.

You have to give us arms as soon as possible.

Yes.

Naturally, you'll give us rifles or shotguns.

We'll decide how to divide the weapons once we get there.

Pardon me.

Turn off that music.

It spoils my mood.

Let's die!

It's a double suicide.

Fool! You stupid fool!

Has their attack started?

No, somebody accidentally fired his gun.

Then some of the men have already got arms.

Give me a rifle!

Give me a rifle!

Go get rifles for the others.

But not by myself.

Take him with you.

Give him a knife, in case there's trouble.

Will you come with me?

To hell with guns!

To hell with rifles!

You aren't men.

Even if you get a gun, you can't kill any people.

I'll kill.

Lies! You couldn't even touch me. You'll kill?

What a laugh! This phony guy!

I'll sleep with you. Where shall we go?

Right here, with everyone watching.

Okay.

Aren't you coming with me to get rifles?

Forget rifles for now. I'm first.

Right.

Shall I kill you?

You want to die, don't you?

Stop it.

He doesn't really believe he'll be killed.

That's not true.

Try it with that pistol.

Aren't you scared?

Do you really want to die?

If you have the smallest doubt, tell me now.

I have nothing to say.

Is your face reflected in my eyes?

It's not clear. I don't know.

I'll take up this fight.

Stop it!

Shut up!

Drop dead.

It's broken. It's out of order. It happens sometimes.

I can't believe this!

I'll fix it. Give it to me.

- Can I use it after you fix it? - Yes.

Are you sure?

It will take 30 minutes to fix this.

I can wait 30 minutes.

Once there was a man who betrayed his friends.

He insisted he hadn't betrayed them,

but after a discussion, it was decided he had to die.

He stood before a pistol with good grace.

Whatever the decision, he had to accept it.

But he said he hadn't betrayed them.

They pulled the trigger.

No bullet came out.

While fixing the pistol,

everybody was secretly wishing he'd escape.

After all, he'd been their friend.

But he didn't escape.

He waited for two hours until they fixed the pistol.

Then he was shot and died.

It's a story from when pistols were still rare.

How do you like it?

Hey, you.

Hey, you.

Are you waiting 30 minutes?

Then will you give me 30 minutes?

All right?

I can do it now.

I've gone without underwear for a long time.

As the police suspected, the mysterious rifleman

has been identified as a foreigner.

A policeman on patrol on Route 1,

Lieutenant Hideo Yoshida, 32-years-old,

was shot from a moving '64 Tarnus.

The killer, who broke through a checkpoint,

is still fleeing toward the east.

Although positively identified as a foreigner,

the police are still unable to explain his motives

or the purpose of these violent killings, rifle shots from a moving vehicle,

acts no one can comprehend.

It is now apparent that he's heading for the east

and people in that area must watch for -

- What have you done? - Just fix it quickly.

Let's go over there. You don't have even 20 minutes.

- That murderer - - He's coming. He'll pass here.

I see.

Then I'll wait and be killed by that foreigner. That's better.

Don't be silly. When the pistol's fixed, I'll kill you.

- I'll be killed by the foreigner. - I'll kill you.

I'll take up this fight.

I accept the job to kill you.

I'll find the knife they took away. Stay here.

How foolish. Now I'm really upset.

There's nobody here.

What happened?

Everybody's gone.

You were left behind.

Serves you right. It's over.

Have a look.

- Are you sure nobody's there? - Yes.

Poverty and hunger

Are the only reasons for what I've done

Let's go. We're leaving.

Wait! I've promised to kill him.

Forget your promise.

- The pistol will be fixed soon. - Not my business. He's my lover.

Please do not leave.

Calm down, everybody.

There's plenty of time.

What's happened? Nobody's here.

The fight has been canceled.

Why?

The bosses got caught at the airport.

- By the police? - Yes.

Their headquarters was searched too.

This place will also be searched sooner or later.

I want to ask you a favor.

Do you want us to fight the police?

No, don't offer resistance.

Armed but offer no resistance?

Are you telling us to wait here and be arrested?

Get out of my way

I'm a local man, so I'm responsible for wrapping up.

But it's too much for me,

so I'm asking for your cooperation.

When the verdict came down

What are the other guys doing?

I asked them to split up.

Then you're going to pin it on us?

You're sharp.

If we let ourselves get caught, it will give the others time to flee.

- Don't mess with us. - We came to fight, not to get arrested.

Please get some sleep.

You still have time.

I want to make it clear.

At the station, please invoke your right to silence.

You don't know anything anyway.

- Damn it! You tricked us! - Shut up!

Do you want to die here?

Or just go to jail for a few days?

What will it be?

I want to break the big rock over there

Am I going to jail?

You're going home, miss.

Will you go home with me?

I'm the wanderer

The crime I've committed

I see.

Poverty and hunger

Are the only reasons for what I've done

Poverty and hunger

Are the only reasons for what I've done

I want to break the big rock over there

Get out of my way

I cannot go back to the free world

Stop singing. Fix it.

When the verdict came down

The girl shouted

It's merciless to be sentenced

To five years of hard labor

I want to break the big rock over there

Get out of my way

I cannot go back to the free world

I cannot go back to the free world

It's so dark that I can't find a man.

I'll get some sleep.

I haven't gone to the bathroom since last night.

I'm back.

It's already morning.

- What's going on outside? - Are the cops here?

Nobody's here. It's very quiet.

Do you know why I came back?

It will be fixed. Only the sound works now.

It is presumed that the murderer has been hiding in the city.

I repeat. The murderer has been hiding in the city.

It's been nine and a half hours since the first crime was committed,

five hours since Lieutenant Yoshida was shot on Route 1,

and since the killer slipped through the emergency checkpoints.

It is clear that the killer turned south and came into the city.

Damn it! He's in this town.

I guess he is.

Get out of my way. Can we go now?

It's fixed now.

There are a lot of toys in that box.

It's a rifle!

- I want a gun too. - Two Japanese swords for me.

There are two more guns. Who wants them?

- What are you going to do with them? - Kill, of course.

Who?

We've got arms, but who should we kill?

There's no boss to give us an order.

I see. The struggle is over.

Won't you do anything?

What should I do? There's no enemy.

Will you go back home now?

I'm asking you what I should do.

Think for yourself.

Everyone has one or two enemies they really want to kill.

All right. I'm going shooting. I don't care who.

You don't think I can shoot?

Our crime is possession of dangerous weapons.

There's that white man and gang trouble. The police sure are having a hard time.

- Nobody wants to go with me? - I'm coming.

- Where are you going? - Anywhere.

I don't care either.

Arrested 87 men, seized 23 pistols, 20 Japanese swords and three rifles.

The police are making further searches.

It's the same as Dallas, USA, but a Japanese Dallas.

The white murderer with a rifle is hiding

and gangsters from all over Japan are armed and walking around.

It appears that there are over 200 of these gangsters

intent on murder and concentrated in this one area,

which could be called the Japanese Dallas.

Fix the picture by tomorrow morning.

Isn't Dallas the place where Mr. Kennedy was killed?

Let's sleep together.

It'll be morning soon.

Dallas.

I'm in Dallas and I'm still alive.

How about you, Toy?

You, Television?

I'm going.

I'll do it. I don't care with whom.

Hey, you! Where are you going?

Go back to your house. It's dangerous.

Why did you come back?

I killed two, but it wasn't that exciting.

I've had three, but it wasn't a pleasure either.

It's fixed now.

There they are.

Serves them right. Get arrested! Setting us up.

Let's get out of here.

It's a newscast.

In America, when riots by the blacks took place in summer,

it was called "Long and Hot American Summer."

But what words could describe this insane summer in Japan?

The culprit in this case is white, not black.

Here are the bodies of people who've been mercilessly killed.

In spite of repeated warnings for citizens to remain in their homes,

the streets were full of people going to work this morning.

Then the bullets of the murderer,

who has remained in silence for more than 10 hours, showered down like hail.

We don't understand his mental state at all.

Taking a risk, we're trying to glimpse the culprit with a telephoto lens.

We never know when a bullet may hit this relay car,

but our camera must catch his face and expression.

We've got him! We've seen the killer at last!

So that's the guy.

I'll go there and stand in front of his gun.

I'll fight with the foreigner.

All right, I'll shoot while everybody watches.

- I wonder how many I can kill. - Everybody, get your weapons.

If you like guns, get a gun. If you like swords, get a sword.

Where are you going?

I'm leaving. It's over.

This man too. And this man.

You?

Are you going or not?

How do we get there?

There's a car near here.

- What model? - A small sedan.

There are five men. That's two too many.

He and I are not going.

Let's stay here.

You don't need a ride.

- I want to - - Shut up!

Let me go.

I quit.

I'm out.

Go quickly. Five all together.

The foreigner or the police force. Who should I side with?

Good-bye.

Bye-bye. Fools!

Drop dead.

What's the matter?

Huh, Television?

What happened? Who did it?

He was going to kill the foreigner.

I see. One man is lost.

Should I go with you? - Women can't come.

What? I'll sleep with that foreigner.

Poverty and hunger

Are the only reasons for what I've done

We don't know. We don't know exactly what's happened.

It's a car. We've got the latest information.

A car has broken through the police line and is getting close to the killer.

We don't know exactly what has happened.

We've caught the car on camera.

About five men inside, all Japanese.

It looks like they're carrying arms.

We don't know. At the moment, we have no idea who they are.

Does he want to shoot us?

We don't know yet.

Of course, he's on the lookout for us.

I'll shoot policemen, then he'll think we're on his side.

What? Can't I shoot them?

No, not yet.

Hey, you! We want to come over there!

He doesn't understand what you're saying.

Stop! It's dangerous!

What an idiot.

I'll shoot him then.

Stop it!

What is he going to do?

No police! No police!

Friend! Friend!

I wonder if he understands. He isn't shooting.

All right. I'm going too.

No police! Friend!

Friend!

I'm your darling!

Come back! It's dangerous!

Come back!

Come back immediately!

Come back!

It's dangerous!

Come back!

Come back immediately!

Friend! Friend!

Darling. Friend.

Yes, that's right. Friends.

Friend.

Let's shake.

He understands. It's safe now. - Understands what?

That we're on his side.

Hey, what are you doing?

What are you doing there? Come back immediately.

Shut up. Be quiet.

What are you trying to do?

Who are you?

Fool!

Darling, let's be friends.

You're hungry, aren't you?

Eat this.

Eat it. There's no poison.

Who is he anyway?

Don't you see? He's a foreigner.

I want to know who he is and why he's doing this.

Tell me. Why?

I see. You're 20. I'm 18.

I see. You're 20.

I understand how you feel.

How can you understand a foreigner's feelings?

Because I understand.

Who are you?

I'll fight alongside this foreigner here.

I'll fight.

Right? Me -

By the way, why are you here?

I understand.

Do you understand?

You want to kill this foreigner, don't you?

That's right.

Don't!

Tear gas!

Drop the gun and come out!

If you shoot again, we'll open fire.

Drop the gun and come out.

Leave him behind.

Leave the dead man.

Drop the gun and come out!

You're surrounded.

Drop the gun and surrender.

If you do not heed our warning, we will open fire.

- Stop bossing me around! - Don't. It's dangerous!

I know it's dangerous!

Drop the gun and come out.

It's useless to resist.

Drop the gun and surrender.

Shall we start?

Don't you want to fight?

Go away.

I'll fight by myself.

Hey, Television!

How about you?

When you hold a weapon,

you understand the meaning of death for the first time.

He said so.

Shoot me.

Why do I have to shoot you?

I don't know.

But I want you to shoot me.

They're coming from the other side too.

Now I'll really fight.

I've been waiting for a time like this.

Hey! What are you doing?

I killed the foreigner!

I killed the foreigner!

Hey, you! What's going on?

It's you.

You.

When he kills me, he looks at me.

I'm reflected in his eyes.

Then I know who I am.

I know what I should do.

When he kills me, he -

What's your name?

Nejiko.

I've got a screw loose.

Who are you?

I have no name.

I'm a man who vanished.

What will you do?

Nejiko.

This is perfect, isn't it?

Because we're dying together.

Yes.

It's a double suicide.

JAPANESE SUMMER: DOUBLE SUICIDE