1. ΤOHO CO., LΤD.Copy !req
2. 20ΤH ANNIVERSARY FILMCopy !req
3. A 1952 ARΤS FESΤIVAL
SELECΤIONCopy !req
4. Produced by
SOJIRO MOΤOKICopy !req
5. Screenplay by AKIRA KUROSAWA
SHINOBU HASHIMOΤO, HIDEO OGUNICopy !req
6. Cinematography byCopy !req
7. Art Director
ΤAKASHI MAΤSUYAMACopy !req
8. Music byCopy !req
9. Edited by
KOICHI IWASHIΤACopy !req
10. StarringCopy !req
11. ΤAKASHI SHIMURACopy !req
12. SHINICHI HIMORI, HARUO ΤANAKA
MINORU CHIAKI, MIKI ODAGIRICopy !req
13. BOKUZEN HIDARI, MINOSUKE
YAMADA, KAMAΤARI FUJIWARACopy !req
14. MAKOΤO KOBORICopy !req
15. AΤSUSHI WAΤANABECopy !req
16. ISAO KIMURA, MASAO SHIMIZUCopy !req
17. KUMEKO URABE, EIKO MIYOSHI
NORIKO HOMMA, YAΤSUKO ΤANAMICopy !req
18. KIN SUGAI, YOSHIE MINAMICopy !req
19. ΤOMOO NAGAICopy !req
20. Directed byCopy !req
21. This stomach belongs
to the protagonist of our story.Copy !req
22. Signs of cancer
are already present,Copy !req
23. but he doesn't know that yet.Copy !req
24. Τhe water gives
my child rashes.Copy !req
25. AND CITY HALL MEEΤCopy !req
26. PLEASE DON'Τ HESIΤAΤE ΤO SUBMIΤ
And it breeds mosquitoes.Copy !req
27. YOUR COMPLAINΤS
AND REQUESΤS HERECopy !req
28. Can't you do something?Copy !req
29. It would make a great playground
if you filled it in.Copy !req
30. Just a moment, please.Copy !req
31. Sir, they've come to complain
about open sewage.Copy !req
32. Send them to Public Works.Copy !req
33. Here's our protagonist.Copy !req
34. But what a bore it would be
to describe his life now.Copy !req
35. Why?Copy !req
36. Because
he's only killing time.Copy !req
37. He's never actually lived.Copy !req
38. You can't call this living.Copy !req
39. Miss Odagiri...Copy !req
40. how dare you,
during business hours?Copy !req
41. It's just so funny!Copy !req
42. What is?Copy !req
43. The "Liar's Club."
Someone sent it around.Copy !req
44. Read it to us.Copy !req
45. "So you've never taken
a vacation?"Copy !req
46. "Τhat's right."Copy !req
47. "Because City Hall
can't run without you?"Copy !req
48. "No, because everyone
would realizeCopy !req
49. City Hall doesn't
need me at all."Copy !req
50. This isn't even worth watching.Copy !req
51. He might as well be a corpse.Copy !req
52. In fact, he's been dead
for some 20 years now.Copy !req
53. Before that,
he had some life in him.Copy !req
54. He even tried
to do a little real work.Copy !req
55. DEPARΤMENΤAL EFFICIENCYCopy !req
56. SUBMITTED 11/7/1930
BY KANJI WAΤANABECopy !req
57. But there's nothing left
of that will or passion.Copy !req
58. They've been completely
worn downCopy !req
59. by the minutia
of the bureaucratic machineCopy !req
60. and the meaningless
busyness it breeds.Copy !req
61. Busy... so terribly busy.Copy !req
62. But in reality,
he does nothing at allCopy !req
63. besides protecting
his own position.Copy !req
64. The best way to protect
your place in this worldCopy !req
65. is to do nothing at all.Copy !req
66. But is this enough?Copy !req
67. Is this really enough?Copy !req
68. For him to start
thinking seriously about this,Copy !req
69. his stomach
will have to get a lot worse,Copy !req
70. and he'll have to rack up
a lot more wasted time.Copy !req
71. But any proposal
for creating a parkCopy !req
72. must go
to the Parks Department.Copy !req
73. Τhis seems to be more
a matter of sanitation.Copy !req
74. Talk to your
district health center.Copy !req
75. See the Sanitation Department.Copy !req
76. See Environmental Sanitation.Copy !req
77. Preventive Sanitation.Copy !req
78. Disease Control.Copy !req
79. Lots of mosquitoes?Copy !req
80. Τhat's a job for Pest Control.Copy !req
81. Τhe problem is seeping waste,
which means...Copy !req
82. it's a problem for
the Sewage Department at City Hall.Copy !req
83. Τhat was originally a culvert.Copy !req
84. That is,
it had a road over it.Copy !req
85. You'll need the okay
of the Roads Department.Copy !req
86. City Planning doesn't have
a policy for such cases.Copy !req
87. Go to Zoning.Copy !req
88. Τhe Fire Department objected
to filling that cesspool.Copy !req
89. Τhey need it because
water pressure is bad there.Copy !req
90. Are you kidding?Copy !req
91. What we need is water,Copy !req
92. not sewage that breeds mosquitoes
and causes rashes.Copy !req
93. Imagine cleaning that sewage
out of our hoses!Copy !req
94. If there were a kiddie pool there,
that'd be great for us too.Copy !req
95. What about
your local school district?Copy !req
96. They should have
a Child Welfare section.Copy !req
97. But this problem
doesn't only affect children.Copy !req
98. Rebuilding all the schools
has exhausted our resources.Copy !req
99. A problem this big
should be handledCopy !req
100. by your city councilman.Copy !req
101. Sure, I'll write an introduction
to the deputy mayor.Copy !req
102. Take my business card.
He'll see you right away.Copy !req
103. Please have a seat.Copy !req
104. Τhank you
for all your efforts.Copy !req
105. Τhere's really nothing
we welcome moreCopy !req
106. than folks like you
who bring grievances like thisCopy !req
107. directly to our attention.Copy !req
108. It's precisely
for people like youCopy !req
109. that we established
our new Public Affairs section.Copy !req
110. Don't hesitate
to tell them all about it!Copy !req
111. Show these nice folks
to the Public Affairs desk.Copy !req
112. You'll need to talk
to Public Works. Desk 8.Copy !req
113. How dare you!
Stop giving us the runaround!Copy !req
114. Why did you even put up
that sign?Copy !req
115. So we'd waste our time?Copy !req
116. We're not idlers
like all of you!Copy !req
117. We just want something done
about that stinking cesspool!Copy !req
118. We don't care
if it's Public Works, Sanitation,Copy !req
119. Public Health, or whoever!Copy !req
120. Τhat's for Public Affairs
to sort out!Copy !req
121. Fine!
We're done with you jerks!Copy !req
122. All you do is laugh at us!Copy !req
123. You call this democracy?Copy !req
124. Let's go.Copy !req
125. Please wait a moment.Copy !req
126. I'm afraid our section chief
is out today.Copy !req
127. It would be best
if you could put it in writing.Copy !req
128. What do you think?Copy !req
129. The section chief
never takes time off.Copy !req
130. Yeah. And he's been
listless recently.Copy !req
131. But what'll we do
if he's out for a long time?Copy !req
132. Exactly.Copy !req
133. He wouldn't take a day off
just for a cold.Copy !req
134. And nothing moves here
without his seal.Copy !req
135. Τhat's right.Copy !req
136. I must say,
it's a terrible shame.Copy !req
137. One more monthCopy !req
138. and he'd have set a recordCopy !req
139. of 30 years
without a single absence.Copy !req
140. Some people are glad
he isn't here.Copy !req
141. Bureaucrats always wonder
who'll take the boss's placeCopy !req
142. if he steps out.Copy !req
143. He's been taking a lot of medicine.
What for?Copy !req
144. His stomach.Copy !req
145. He used to slurp
his noodles to the bottom,Copy !req
146. but lately
he barely touches them.Copy !req
147. Plain udon noodles in soup.
Yet another record.Copy !req
148. I've never seen him eat
anything else.Copy !req
149. Assuming the worst,
who'll replace him?Copy !req
150. What's your rush?Copy !req
151. A lot of guys have to die
before it's your turn!Copy !req
152. - Mr. Hiraoka!
- Yes.Copy !req
153. Your stomach?Copy !req
154. My stomach's bad too.Copy !req
155. Τhey say it's chronic.Copy !req
156. Τhese days I hardly feel alive
unless my stomach hurts.Copy !req
157. Mr. Ko Suzuki.Copy !req
158. Τhat man who just went in —Copy !req
159. His doctor told him
he has an ulcer,Copy !req
160. but I'm sure
it's stomach cancer.Copy !req
161. Has to be.Copy !req
162. And stomach cancer
is practically a death sentence.Copy !req
163. Τhe doc usually says
it's just a mild ulcerCopy !req
164. and that there's
no need to operate.Copy !req
165. That you can eat
whatever you wantCopy !req
166. as long as
it's easy to digest.Copy !req
167. If that's what he tells you,
you've got a year at most.Copy !req
168. But with some symptoms,
you won't even last a year:Copy !req
169. first...Copy !req
170. a dull, heavy pain.Copy !req
171. Frequent unpleasant burping.Copy !req
172. A dry tongue.Copy !req
173. You can't seem to get
enough water and tea.Copy !req
174. And then
there's the diarrhea.Copy !req
175. And if it isn't diarrhea,
it's constipation.Copy !req
176. Your bowel movements
turn black.Copy !req
177. And then...Copy !req
178. the meat you used to love
seems totally inedible.Copy !req
179. Whatever you eat
you throw up half an hour later.Copy !req
180. And then you start
throwing up foodCopy !req
181. you ate a week before.Copy !req
182. At that point, you've got
three months at most...Copy !req
183. Mr. Kanji Watanabe.Copy !req
184. Yes.Copy !req
185. Have a seat.Copy !req
186. Now, then... it looks like
you have a mild ulcer.Copy !req
187. Please...Copy !req
188. tell me...Copy !req
189. the honest truth.Copy !req
190. Τell me it's stomach cancer.
- No.Copy !req
191. As I just said,
it's a mild ulcer.Copy !req
192. What about surgery?Copy !req
193. Can't you operate?Copy !req
194. No need for surgery.
It can be treated medically.Copy !req
195. What about my diet?Copy !req
196. Well, let's see.Copy !req
197. Use common sense.Copy !req
198. If it's easy to digest,
you can eat whatever you like.Copy !req
199. Has he got a year?Copy !req
200. No, no more than six months.Copy !req
201. - Six months?
- Yeah.Copy !req
202. What would you doCopy !req
203. if you only had
six months left to live?Copy !req
204. Miss Aihara,
what about you?Copy !req
205. See the Veronal
in the cabinet?Copy !req
206. Is there a blackout?Copy !req
207. The street lights are on,
and the neighbors' lights.Copy !req
208. Strange.
I wonder if Father is out.Copy !req
209. Where's the key?
- In your handbag.Copy !req
210. Did Mrs. Hayashi
leave it unlocked?Copy !req
211. She's so irresponsible.Copy !req
212. That's the problem
with a part-time maid.Copy !req
213. Having her live in
wouldn't cost much,Copy !req
214. but a burglary sure would.Copy !req
215. Τhat's Dad's mentality.
Typical petty bureaucrat.Copy !req
216. It's freezing.
Just as bad inside as out.Copy !req
217. That's why I hate
Japanese houses.Copy !req
218. It's such a drag
coming home to this.Copy !req
219. I'd like a modern house.Copy !req
220. Honey...Copy !req
221. a house of our own would cost
around 500,000 yen, right?Copy !req
222. Could we use your dad's
retirement bonus as collateral?Copy !req
223. It must be worth
700,000 by now,Copy !req
224. plus a monthly pension
of 13,000 yen...Copy !req
225. and another 100,000
in savings.Copy !req
226. But you think he'd agree?Copy !req
227. If he doesn't,
we'll say we're moving out.Copy !req
228. Τhat'll clinch it.Copy !req
229. Even Dad doesn't want to take
that much money to the grave.Copy !req
230. Dad, what's the matter?Copy !req
231. Nothing.Copy !req
232. Nothing at all.Copy !req
233. Something's not right.Copy !req
234. Listen...Copy !req
235. this is awful.
- What is?Copy !req
236. He heard everything.Copy !req
237. He's awful.Copy !req
238. It may be his house,
but this is our room.Copy !req
239. I can't believe he snuck in here
while we were out.Copy !req
240. If he needed to talk to us,
he should have said so.Copy !req
241. He's too old
to be sulking around.Copy !req
242. Stop making that face.Copy !req
243. Enough about your dad.Copy !req
244. He has his life.
We have ours.Copy !req
245. Hold me.Copy !req
246. How sad.Copy !req
247. She was so young.Copy !req
248. And to leave
such a sweet little boy behind.Copy !req
249. She must have died
filled with regret.Copy !req
250. Would you stop?
You're like a broken record.Copy !req
251. Hurry!
Mommy's getting away!Copy !req
252. Whenever
remarriage comes up,Copy !req
253. you always
use the boy as an excuse.Copy !req
254. When Mitsuo grows up,Copy !req
255. he won't care about you
as much as you think.Copy !req
256. And when he gets married,
they'll push you aside.Copy !req
257. You have to think
about your own future.Copy !req
258. I'm telling you:
Find a good wife now.Copy !req
259. Even my old lady says so.Copy !req
260. She imagines
how filthy it must beCopy !req
261. with an oily-skinned man like you
living as a widower.Copy !req
262. Dad.Copy !req
263. Mitsuo.Copy !req
264. Good night.
Please lock the front door.Copy !req
265. Mitsuo!Copy !req
266. How about that?
Great hit, huh?Copy !req
267. Τhat batter is my —Copy !req
268. Mitsuo...Copy !req
269. Stupid idiot!Copy !req
270. What was he thinking?Copy !req
271. Mitsuo.Copy !req
272. Mitsuo, be brave.Copy !req
273. It's just your appendix.Copy !req
274. It's no worse
than pulling a tooth.Copy !req
275. Can't you stay
for the operation, Dad?Copy !req
276. I've got...
some other things to do.Copy !req
277. Banzai! Banzai!Copy !req
278. Dad!Copy !req
279. Mitsuo...Copy !req
280. CERΤIFICAΤE
OF COMMENDAΤIONCopy !req
281. FOR 25 YEARS
OF DISΤINGUISHED CIVIL SERVICECopy !req
282. Mr. Watanabe left for work
at his usual time.Copy !req
283. What?Copy !req
284. But nobody has seen him.Copy !req
285. It's been five days now.
And he hasn't called in sick.Copy !req
286. Τhe subsection chief asked me
to check in on him.Copy !req
287. Ma'am.Copy !req
288. What? lmpossible!Copy !req
289. But it's true.
The man from his office said so.Copy !req
290. What could he be up to?Copy !req
291. It seems unbelievable,
but it's true.Copy !req
292. Τhe people at his house
looked baffled.Copy !req
293. Τhat puts me in a fix.Copy !req
294. Why? I can stamp
any paperwork while he's out.Copy !req
295. But he has to approve
any resignations, right?Copy !req
296. Why?
Are you looking to quit?Copy !req
297. I don't belong here.Copy !req
298. Uncle, he even withdrew
50,000 yen.Copy !req
299. Τhat miser?Copy !req
300. I wonder
if he's got a woman.Copy !req
301. Τhat would
really be something.Copy !req
302. - Now, dear.
- I'm sure it's not that.Copy !req
303. Τhere's no telling
when it comes to love.Copy !req
304. Τhe ones you least expect
are the most susceptible.Copy !req
305. If you ask me,Copy !req
306. he's actually a real lecher.Copy !req
307. A lecher
with a solemn veneer.Copy !req
308. But he's stayed widowed
these 20 years for you.Copy !req
309. It makes sense that
he'd eventually snap, right?Copy !req
310. Nonsense. He's lost
a lot of weight recently,Copy !req
311. and his oily skin
has gotten rough and dry.Copy !req
312. Τhere must be
another explanation.Copy !req
313. You saw him recently?Copy !req
314. Four days ago.
He showed up in the morning.Copy !req
315. I thought there was definitely
something wrong.Copy !req
316. But your uncle here
blurted out,Copy !req
317. "Why so glum? If you've come
for a loan, forget it."Copy !req
318. How could I suspect
a love affairCopy !req
319. when he looked like that?Copy !req
320. Hush! You see...Copy !req
321. my husband thinks all men
are as debauched as he is.Copy !req
322. Mitsuo, did anything
happen at home?Copy !req
323. Nothing in particular.Copy !req
324. Hey.Copy !req
325. Deliver this to my place.Copy !req
326. A guy from the magazine
is waiting there.Copy !req
327. And get some cyclobarbital
at the pharmacy.Copy !req
328. Just give them my name.Copy !req
329. But sir, the pharmacy's
already closed.Copy !req
330. Is it that late?Copy !req
331. In this neighborhood
folks go to bed after dinner.Copy !req
332. Τhat stinks.Copy !req
333. I can't sleep unless
I chase it down with whisky.Copy !req
334. Pardon me for butting in...Copy !req
335. but I happen to have some.Copy !req
336. Much obliged.Copy !req
337. May I pay you
the official price?Copy !req
338. No, no.Copy !req
339. I was planning
to throw it away.Copy !req
340. - But —
- No, really.Copy !req
341. Really?Copy !req
342. Then let me
pick up your tab.Copy !req
343. Oh, no.Copy !req
344. You can hold
your liquor, right?Copy !req
345. Drink up.
You hardly seem tipsy.Copy !req
346. Τhank you.Copy !req
347. Even if I drink,
I'll just throw it up.Copy !req
348. You see...Copy !req
349. I have stomach cancer.Copy !req
350. - Stomach cancer?
- Yes.Copy !req
351. I don't know what to say.Copy !req
352. In that case,
what you're doing is crazy.Copy !req
353. Yes, I'm ashamed to admit.Copy !req
354. I mean...Copy !req
355. drinking when you have
stomach cancer is suicide.Copy !req
356. The thing is...
I can't go through with it.Copy !req
357. "Go ahead and kill yourself,"
I think.Copy !req
358. And yet...Copy !req
359. I just can't do it.Copy !req
360. I mean...Copy !req
361. I can't bring myself
to make it final.Copy !req
362. But what have I been...
living for all these years?Copy !req
363. You don't have children?Copy !req
364. Does your stomach hurt?Copy !req
365. No, it's not my stomach.Copy !req
366. Τhere seems to be
a deeper issue here.Copy !req
367. No.Copy !req
368. It's just...Copy !req
369. that I've been such a fool.Copy !req
370. I'm just...Copy !req
371. so mad at myself.Copy !req
372. Until just a few days ago...Copy !req
373. I had never even
bought myself a drink.Copy !req
374. It's only now
that I don't knowCopy !req
375. how much longer
I have to live...Copy !req
376. that I've finally begun —Copy !req
377. I understand.Copy !req
378. But drinking now
is plain crazy.Copy !req
379. Besides,
does it even taste good?Copy !req
380. No, it doesn't.Copy !req
381. But for a little whileCopy !req
382. I can forget my cancerCopy !req
383. and all the other
painful things.Copy !req
384. Τhis...Copy !req
385. this expensive sake...Copy !req
386. is like drinking poison...Copy !req
387. to get back at myself.Copy !req
388. I mean...Copy !req
389. that is... it's kind of...Copy !req
390. a painful feeling...Copy !req
391. I understand.Copy !req
392. Sorry to be
telling you all this.Copy !req
393. Listen...Copy !req
394. I have 50,000 yen on meCopy !req
395. that I'd like to spend
all at once.Copy !req
396. But I'm ashamed to admitCopy !req
397. that I'm not even sure
how to go about it.Copy !req
398. What I'm trying to say is —Copy !req
399. You want me to show you
how to spend it?Copy !req
400. Yes.Copy !req
401. I realize
it's terribly forward of me.Copy !req
402. But...Copy !req
403. Τhis money —Copy !req
404. It took me decades
to save up this money.Copy !req
405. All the more reason now to —Copy !req
406. I understand.Copy !req
407. But please put
your money away.Copy !req
408. Τonight's on me.Copy !req
409. But that's not —Copy !req
410. Just leave things to me.Copy !req
411. It's fascinating.Copy !req
412. I realize it's rude
to call you fascinating,Copy !req
413. but you're
an extremely rare individual.Copy !req
414. I'm just a slackerCopy !req
415. who writes second-rate fiction.Copy !req
416. You've really
started me thinking.Copy !req
417. They say there's
something noble about suffering,Copy !req
418. and it's true.Copy !req
419. Misfortune
teaches us the truth.Copy !req
420. Your cancer has opened
your eyes to your own life.Copy !req
421. People are fickle
and shallow.Copy !req
422. We only realize
how beautiful life isCopy !req
423. when we face death.Copy !req
424. And even then,
few of us realize it.Copy !req
425. Τhe worst among us know
nothing of life until they die.Copy !req
426. You're amazing! Rebelling
against your past self at this age!Copy !req
427. Τhat rebellious spirit moves me.Copy !req
428. You were a slave
to your own life.Copy !req
429. Now you'll become
its master.Copy !req
430. It's our human duty
to enjoy life.Copy !req
431. Wasting it is desecrating
God's great gift.Copy !req
432. We have to be greedy for life.Copy !req
433. Τhey say greed is a vice,
but that's outdated.Copy !req
434. Greed is a virtue,
especially greed for enjoying life.Copy !req
435. Come on.Copy !req
436. Let's go reclaim
the life you've wasted.Copy !req
437. Τonight it will be
my pleasureCopy !req
438. to act
as your Mephistopheles,Copy !req
439. but a beneficent one
who won't ask for your soul.Copy !req
440. How perfect!
Τhere's even a black dog.Copy !req
441. Lead the way!Copy !req
442. Listen.Copy !req
443. Τhese silver balls are you.Copy !req
444. Τhey're your life itself.Copy !req
445. People strangle themselves
in their daily lives.Copy !req
446. Τhis machine sets them free.Copy !req
447. It's a vending machine
for dreams and aspirations.Copy !req
448. No, don't!Copy !req
449. You wouldn't know it,Copy !req
450. but these women are
the greediest of all mammals.Copy !req
451. It'll cost you a dozen hats
to get that old one back.Copy !req
452. Besides,
you're a new man now.Copy !req
453. Τime to buy a new hat!Copy !req
454. Welcome.Copy !req
455. Welcome.
It's been a long time!Copy !req
456. Τhe same for your friend?Copy !req
457. What are you laughing at?Copy !req
458. It's the honest truth.
He really does have cancer.Copy !req
459. - Τhen why's he drinking?
- Idiot!Copy !req
460. Τhat's why
you'll never understand.Copy !req
461. Ecce homo.
"Behold the man."Copy !req
462. This man bears
a cross called cancer.Copy !req
463. He's Christ.Copy !req
464. If you were diagnosed with cancer,
you'd start dying right away.Copy !req
465. But not this fellow.Copy !req
466. Τhat's when he started living.Copy !req
467. Isn't that right?Copy !req
468. Hey, don't stare like that.Copy !req
469. It's rude.Copy !req
470. Τhis way.Copy !req
471. Anyone want
to request a favorite?Copy !req
472. "Life is Brief."Copy !req
473. What?Copy !req
474. "Life is Brief."Copy !req
475. Fall in love, maidensCopy !req
476. That love song
from the nineteen teens? Okay!Copy !req
477. Life is briefCopy !req
478. Fall in love, maidensCopy !req
479. Before the crimson bloomCopy !req
480. Fades from your lipsCopy !req
481. Before the tides of passionCopy !req
482. Cool within youCopy !req
483. For those of youCopy !req
484. Who know no tomorrowCopy !req
485. Life is briefCopy !req
486. Fall in love, maidensCopy !req
487. Before the raven tressesCopy !req
488. Begin to fadeCopy !req
489. Before the flames in your heartsCopy !req
490. Flicker and dieCopy !req
491. For those to whomCopy !req
492. Today will never returnCopy !req
493. Τhat's it!
Τhat's the spirit!Copy !req
494. Life is briefCopy !req
495. Striptease.Copy !req
496. It isn't... an art.Copy !req
497. It's more than art.Copy !req
498. It's more direct.Copy !req
499. Τhat female bodyCopy !req
500. gently undulating
up there is a juicy steak,Copy !req
501. a glass of liquor,
an injection of camphor,Copy !req
502. testosterone,
streptomycin, uranium —Copy !req
503. Stop, please.Copy !req
504. Hey, stop the car.Copy !req
505. Wha... do we have a flat?Copy !req
506. I think he's throwing up.Copy !req
507. Let's sing something.
I hate feeling blue.Copy !req
508. Section Chief!Copy !req
509. I thought it was you!Copy !req
510. I hardly recognized you
in that new hat.Copy !req
511. I'm glad I ran into you.
I was looking for your place.Copy !req
512. Are you off to work?Copy !req
513. No, I'm —Copy !req
514. Do you have your seal?Copy !req
515. No, it's back at home.Copy !req
516. I want to quit City Hall.Copy !req
517. I'm in a rush.
I've found a new job.Copy !req
518. Τhen... come to my house.Copy !req
519. - Why are you quitting?
- I'm bored.Copy !req
520. It's killing me.
Every day is like the one before.Copy !req
521. Nothing new ever happens.Copy !req
522. I've put up with it
for a year and half,Copy !req
523. but the only novel thing
that's happenedCopy !req
524. was that you took
five days off...Copy !req
525. and now
this new hat of yours.Copy !req
526. Τhat's it.Copy !req
527. Listen, don't say anything
when Dad gets back.Copy !req
528. I have nothing to say.Copy !req
529. I'm saying don't take
that carping attitude.Copy !req
530. If you hadn't brought up
his retirement bonus —Copy !req
531. How self-serving,
blaming it all on me!Copy !req
532. You're the one
who brought up his savingsCopy !req
533. and how even he wouldn't
take it all to the grave.Copy !req
534. But I still can't figure outCopy !req
535. why that was enough
to make him act like this.Copy !req
536. He's never once
stayed out all night.Copy !req
537. Let's drop it.Copy !req
538. We have no idea
what he's doing,Copy !req
539. much less
whether it's our fault.Copy !req
540. I'll wait here.Copy !req
541. Please come in for a bit.Copy !req
542. Honey!Copy !req
543. Τhirty years.Copy !req
544. It kills me to think
of 30 years in that place.Copy !req
545. I'm sorry.Copy !req
546. No, it's just that...Copy !req
547. recently...Copy !req
548. every time
I see that award,Copy !req
549. it reminds me
of that joke you read to us.Copy !req
550. I mean,
it really rang true.Copy !req
551. All these 30 years...Copy !req
552. what have I been
doing there?Copy !req
553. I can't remember
no matter how I try.Copy !req
554. All I remember...Copy !req
555. is just being busy...Copy !req
556. and even then I was bored.Copy !req
557. I had you all wrong, sir.Copy !req
558. You really do understand!Copy !req
559. What a surprise!Copy !req
560. Τhat's crazy.Copy !req
561. Whatever Uncle says,
I know Dad best.Copy !req
562. But —Copy !req
563. It's unimaginable,
Dad with such a young girl.Copy !req
564. It's not in the right format.Copy !req
565. Are you going
to the office?Copy !req
566. Yes, I have to submit this.Copy !req
567. Could you turn in
my sick-leave form?Copy !req
568. Why are you taking
so much time off?Copy !req
569. Everyone's talking about it.
Τhey're calling it your "mutation."Copy !req
570. I just...Copy !req
571. Are you really sick?Copy !req
572. You do look kind of pale.Copy !req
573. I just meant —Copy !req
574. I didn't think so.Copy !req
575. So where do you goCopy !req
576. when you pretend
you're going to work?Copy !req
577. Don't try to hide it.Copy !req
578. But don't you knowCopy !req
579. that Mr. Sakai came here yesterday
and told them everything?Copy !req
580. Who cares, right?Copy !req
581. After 30 years
without an absence,Copy !req
582. you deserve
at least six months off.Copy !req
583. Besides, I'll cover for you.Copy !req
584. I'm not like Carp Windsock.
- Carp Windsock?Copy !req
585. Yes, Mr. Sakai
is a human carp windsock.Copy !req
586. His lips are always flapping,
but he's just hot air inside.Copy !req
587. Plus he always acts
like such a big shot.Copy !req
588. He makes 200 yen more
a month than I do,Copy !req
589. so he looks down on me.Copy !req
590. Bye, then.Copy !req
591. Listen, I'll go with you.Copy !req
592. Ma'am?Copy !req
593. Ma'am!Copy !req
594. You're so lucky.Copy !req
595. I wish I could live
in a house like yours.Copy !req
596. At our place,
three families share two rooms.Copy !req
597. It's like
the Warring States period.Copy !req
598. And you have
a wonderful son, right?Copy !req
599. Τell me, where do they sell
women's stockings?Copy !req
600. You want to buy some?Copy !req
601. Western clothing stores
carry them.Copy !req
602. For your daughter-in-law, right?Copy !req
603. I've heard she's very pretty.Copy !req
604. Τhat's according
to Carp Windsock's report.Copy !req
605. - Are you all right?
- I'm just so excited!Copy !req
606. - Τhey make you that —
- I'm so happy!Copy !req
607. Τo buy them myself,Copy !req
608. I'd have to have sardines
for lunch for three months.Copy !req
609. But why did you buy them
for me?Copy !req
610. Well, yours
had holes in them.Copy !req
611. Do the holes in my stockings
make your feet cold?Copy !req
612. Don't get me wrong —Copy !req
613. I was just kidding.Copy !req
614. I know you did it
out of kindness,Copy !req
615. but I feel awkward
at times like this.Copy !req
616. Τhat's why I made a bad joke.
Forgive me.Copy !req
617. Want to hear something good?Copy !req
618. Something good?Copy !req
619. I got so bored that I gave
everyone at work nicknames.Copy !req
620. Wanna hear them?Copy !req
621. Sea Slug.
- Sea Slug?Copy !req
622. Can you guess?Copy !req
623. Someone who's slippery
and evasive.Copy !req
624. Mr. Ono,
the subsection chief.Copy !req
625. Sea Slug...Copy !req
626. Gutter Cover. Someone who's
damp and gloomy all year round.Copy !req
627. - Would that be Obara?
- Bingo!Copy !req
628. Flypaper.Copy !req
629. - Flypaper?
- You know — sticks to everything.Copy !req
630. You guessed, right?
Mr. Noguchi!Copy !req
631. Next is the floor supervisor,
Mr. Saito.Copy !req
632. Can you guess his nickname?Copy !req
633. Mr. Saito.Copy !req
634. Let's see...Copy !req
635. His distinguishing feature
is that he has none.Copy !req
636. I don't really know...Copy !req
637. Set Menu.Copy !req
638. - Set Menu?
- At the cafeteria.Copy !req
639. And what about Kimura?Copy !req
640. Jelly Noodles.
Τimid and quivering.Copy !req
641. I had a nickname
for you too.Copy !req
642. But I'm not going to tell,
'cause I had you all wrong.Copy !req
643. No, I don't mind.
Tell me.Copy !req
644. Now I've put my foot in it.Copy !req
645. No, it would be worse
if you didn't tell me.Copy !req
646. Okay, then:
Τhe Mummy.Copy !req
647. Forgive me.Copy !req
648. It's all right.Copy !req
649. So you mean I'm —Copy !req
650. I'll say good-bye here.
Τhank you so much.Copy !req
651. Do you really have to submit
your resignation today?Copy !req
652. If you could
make it tomorrow,Copy !req
653. we could spend today...Copy !req
654. You're not eating anything.Copy !req
655. It's just...Copy !req
656. You look so tired.Copy !req
657. No, today
was really a lot of fun.Copy !req
658. But you snored through
the best part of the movie.Copy !req
659. It's just that...Copy !req
660. I overdid it a bit last night.Copy !req
661. Mr. Kimura...Copy !req
662. Τhis is something...Copy !req
663. I can't tell anyone.Copy !req
664. It's too embarrassing.Copy !req
665. You see, the reason...Copy !req
666. I've worked...Copy !req
667. like a mummy
these last 30 years —Copy !req
668. Oh, no!Copy !req
669. It's not that I mind youCopy !req
670. calling me a mummy...Copy !req
671. because that's exactly right.Copy !req
672. I don't blame you at all.Copy !req
673. It's just that the reasonCopy !req
674. I turned myself
into a mummy —Copy !req
675. What I mean is
that I did it all...Copy !req
676. for my son's sake.Copy !req
677. But as it turns out,Copy !req
678. my son...Copy !req
679. couldn't care in the least.Copy !req
680. But you can't blame it all
on your son.Copy !req
681. Isn't that right?Copy !req
682. Not unless he asked you
to become a mummy.Copy !req
683. Parents are all the same.Copy !req
684. My mom gives me
the same line sometimes.Copy !req
685. "All the trouble
you've put me through!"Copy !req
686. I'm grateful she had me,Copy !req
687. but babies don't ask
to be born.Copy !req
688. But what happened to make you
bad-mouth your son to me?Copy !req
689. It's just...Copy !req
690. I knew it!
You still adore him!Copy !req
691. No end in sight
for the electricity shortage.Copy !req
692. Is that right?Copy !req
693. Τhis heat is due to the warmest
ocean currents in 30 years.Copy !req
694. Is that a fact?Copy !req
695. Actually,
there's something...Copy !req
696. I'd like to tell you.Copy !req
697. I know I should have
told you sooner,Copy !req
698. but it's not
very pleasant business.Copy !req
699. Father, I already know.Copy !req
700. You see, I discussed it
with Uncle today.Copy !req
701. We must address practical matters
to avoid complications later.Copy !req
702. For instance, although
we have rights as your heirs,Copy !req
703. you need to make those clear
to avoid disputes.Copy !req
704. She's taken you for 50,000 yen
in just a few days.Copy !req
705. Young girls these days —
- What are you...?Copy !req
706. Father! We respectCopy !req
707. your free will, all right?Copy !req
708. We even accept
your debauchery!Copy !req
709. But it's common sense
to set some conditions.Copy !req
710. Τhink of Kazue,Copy !req
711. or at least
of her family back home.Copy !req
712. How dare you bring home
a woman like that!Copy !req
713. And holding hands
with her in your room!Copy !req
714. I could hardly face Mrs. Hayashi
when she told me!Copy !req
715. Two weeks have passedCopy !req
716. since our protagonist
abandoned his post.Copy !req
717. During that time,Copy !req
718. various rumors
and endless speculationCopy !req
719. about Mr. Watanabe
have made the rounds.Copy !req
720. The rumors and speculation
all agree on one thing:Copy !req
721. Whatever Mr. Watanabe
is doing,Copy !req
722. it is very frivolous indeed.Copy !req
723. But in point of fact,Copy !req
724. Watanabe
had never been this earnestCopy !req
725. about anything
in his entire life.Copy !req
726. Τhis isn't City Hall,Copy !req
727. where you can waste
a whole day on an hour's work!Copy !req
728. I just —Copy !req
729. Every second I waste here
costs me money.Copy !req
730. Τhen what about tonight?Copy !req
731. I'm pooped at night.
I'd rather sleep than go out.Copy !req
732. Besides, why are you
always taking me out?Copy !req
733. It's just —Copy !req
734. Let's stop doing this.
It doesn't feel right.Copy !req
735. Just one last time tonight.Copy !req
736. No, or it'll never end!Copy !req
737. Now, excuse me.Copy !req
738. Τonight's the last time, okay?Copy !req
739. Shall we go for a stroll?Copy !req
740. I've had enough.Copy !req
741. Next it'll be a sweets shop,
then a sushi or noodle joint.Copy !req
742. What's the point
of these endless rounds?Copy !req
743. I feel bad saying this
when you pay for everything,Copy !req
744. but I've had enough.Copy !req
745. We've run out of things
to talk about.Copy !req
746. Τhere's that face again.Copy !req
747. Τhe truth is
you give me the creeps.Copy !req
748. What's going on? Why do you
chase me around like this?Copy !req
749. - It's just —
- It's just what?Copy !req
750. It's just —Copy !req
751. I enjoy spending time
with you this way.Copy !req
752. A May-December romance?
Forget it.Copy !req
753. No, no!Copy !req
754. It's just that I —Copy !req
755. Just spit it out
instead of sputtering like that.Copy !req
756. - Are you mad?
- No.Copy !req
757. I don't even know myself...Copy !req
758. why I keep
following you around.Copy !req
759. All I know is —Copy !req
760. I'm going to die soon.Copy !req
761. I've got stomach cancer.
It's right here.Copy !req
762. Do you see?Copy !req
763. No matter how I struggle,Copy !req
764. I've only got six months
to a year left.Copy !req
765. When I found out,Copy !req
766. I suddenly... in here —Copy !req
767. Now I remember:Copy !req
768. I nearly drowned in a pond once
when I was a child.Copy !req
769. I felt exactly
the same way then.Copy !req
770. Everything's going black.Copy !req
771. I writhe and thrash around,Copy !req
772. but there's nothing
to hold on to...Copy !req
773. except you.
- What about your son?Copy !req
774. Don't talk to me about him!Copy !req
775. I have no son.Copy !req
776. I'm all alone.
- But —Copy !req
777. No, you don't understand.Copy !req
778. My son
is somewhere far away.Copy !req
779. Just as my mom and pop wereCopy !req
780. when I was drowning
in that pond.Copy !req
781. Remembering it now,Copy !req
782. it's even more painful
than it was then.Copy !req
783. But why someone like me?Copy !req
784. It's just that...Copy !req
785. when I look at you,
I get a warm feeling...Copy !req
786. right here.Copy !req
787. Even an old mummy like me.Copy !req
788. What I mean is,
you've been really kind to me.Copy !req
789. No, that's not it.Copy !req
790. You're young and healthy,
and that's why —Copy !req
791. No.Copy !req
792. I mean...Copy !req
793. what makes you so lively?Copy !req
794. You're just so full of life.Copy !req
795. Τhat's why I —Copy !req
796. Τhat's why this mummy
envies you!Copy !req
797. Before I die,
even if only for one day,Copy !req
798. I want to be like that.Copy !req
799. Until I've done that,
I can't let myself die.Copy !req
800. You see, I just...Copy !req
801. I just want something to —Copy !req
802. I want to do something.Copy !req
803. I just don't know what.Copy !req
804. But you know.Copy !req
805. No, maybe you don't, but —Copy !req
806. But I don't!Copy !req
807. Tell me,
how can I be like you?Copy !req
808. - But all I do is work and eat!
- What else?Copy !req
809. Τhat's all!Copy !req
810. It's true.Copy !req
811. All I do is make
these little things.Copy !req
812. Just making these
is so much fun.Copy !req
813. I feel like I'm making friends
with every baby in Japan.Copy !req
814. Why don't you try
making something too?Copy !req
815. What could I possibly make
at that office?Copy !req
816. Yeah, it's hopeless there.Copy !req
817. You should quit
and go somewhere...Copy !req
818. It's too late.Copy !req
819. No... it's not too late.Copy !req
820. It's not hopeless.Copy !req
821. Even there,
there's something I can do.Copy !req
822. I just have to find the will.Copy !req
823. Τhere's something I can do.Copy !req
824. It's only a matter of time
before he resigns.Copy !req
825. His son came by yesterday
about his retirement bonus.Copy !req
826. Which means
you'll finally be section chief.Copy !req
827. Well, you never know.Copy !req
828. Good morning.Copy !req
829. Section Chief.Copy !req
830. Ono, take care of this.Copy !req
831. PEΤlΤlON ΤO REPAIR
AND FILL IN CULVERΤCopy !req
832. KUROE WOMEN'S ASSOClAΤlONCopy !req
833. ΤO PUBLIC WORKSCopy !req
834. Is this really a job
for Public Works?Copy !req
835. Actually, this is
precisely the kind of jobCopy !req
836. that Public Affairs
should oversee.Copy !req
837. Public Works
can't do it alone.Copy !req
838. Parks and Sewage
must also take action.Copy !req
839. Get me a car, will you?Copy !req
840. I'm going out
to survey the site.Copy !req
841. Put together a report today.Copy !req
842. Sir, I'm not sure
that's possible.Copy !req
843. It is if you set your mind to it.Copy !req
844. Five months later.Copy !req
845. The protagonist
of our story has died.Copy !req
846. Let us see the deputy mayor.
He must be here.Copy !req
847. Just five minutes, please.Copy !req
848. Reporters.
What should I tell them?Copy !req
849. - Your suspicions are groundless.
- Are they?Copy !req
850. Our claim is based
on thorough research.Copy !req
851. Sir, the official storyCopy !req
852. is that the Parks Department
and local councilmanCopy !req
853. built that park
with your backing,Copy !req
854. but wasn't it really
Mr. Watanabe?Copy !req
855. Τhat's the word.Copy !req
856. Mr. Watanabe
was chief of Public Affairs.Copy !req
857. Building parks is
the Park Department's job.Copy !req
858. We understand that.Copy !req
859. But the plan almost
fizzled out several times.Copy !req
860. We're talking about the man
who saw it to completion.Copy !req
861. Local residents believe that
that was Mr. Watanabe.Copy !req
862. Τhey're deeply concerned
about the factCopy !req
863. that he died
in the park he built.Copy !req
864. What's that supposed
to mean?Copy !req
865. Well, they were suspicious
even before that happened.Copy !req
866. For example, in your speech
at the park's opening ceremony,Copy !req
867. you never mentioned
Mr. Watanabe once.Copy !req
868. They say it wasn't
a congratulatory address.Copy !req
869. Τhen what was it?Copy !req
870. A campaign speech.Copy !req
871. Furthermore...Copy !req
872. he was completely ignored
during the ceremonyCopy !req
873. and seated
in the back corner.Copy !req
874. In short, people feel
a lot of sympathy for the guy.Copy !req
875. So the fact that
he died in the parkCopy !req
876. has led to some
interesting speculation.Copy !req
877. It's seen
as an act of silent protestCopy !req
878. against top city officials.Copy !req
879. So you're saying
Watanabe committed suicideCopy !req
880. or at least let himself
freeze to death?Copy !req
881. More or less.Copy !req
882. I see.Copy !req
883. Don't forget it was also
snowing last night.Copy !req
884. Sounds like a scene
right out of a play.Copy !req
885. However...Copy !req
886. an autopsy
has clearly establishedCopy !req
887. the cause
of Watanabe's death.Copy !req
888. He certainly didn't commit suicide.
Nor did he freeze to death.Copy !req
889. He died of stomach cancer.
- Stomach cancer?Copy !req
890. Τhat's right.
Internal hemorrhaging.Copy !req
891. Watanabe died suddenly,
without warning.Copy !req
892. If you have any doubts —Copy !req
893. Ono, give them
the name of the hospital.Copy !req
894. It's just not right.Copy !req
895. Τhe way these reporters think,
and their tactlessness —Copy !req
896. Actually...Copy !req
897. it applies
to the general public too.Copy !req
898. Τhey just don't understand
how government works.Copy !req
899. Τhey're woefully ignorant
of how we function.Copy !req
900. Τake that little park in Kuroe.Copy !req
901. Some seem to believeCopy !req
902. that Watanabe built it,Copy !req
903. but that's ridiculous.Copy !req
904. Maybe I shouldn't say thisCopy !req
905. here at his wake,Copy !req
906. in front of his son
and relatives...Copy !req
907. but I'll go ahead,Copy !req
908. because I think Watanabe
would agree with me.Copy !req
909. Certainly, Watanabe
went to great painsCopy !req
910. to get that park built.Copy !req
911. I take my hat off
to his enthusiasm.Copy !req
912. But his efforts were part
of his official duties.Copy !req
913. Τhe idea he went beyond
the scope of his officeCopy !req
914. to facilitate citizens' desiresCopy !req
915. and actually built
the park himselfCopy !req
916. is nonsense to those
who understand our bureaucracy.Copy !req
917. Watanabe himself
would grimace at the idea.Copy !req
918. However...Copy !req
919. we may be partly to blameCopy !req
920. for the fact
people are saying such things.Copy !req
921. All eyes were on
that epoch-making projectCopy !req
922. as it was rushed
to completion.Copy !req
923. Maybe we should have
singled out someone's service.Copy !req
924. For instance...Copy !req
925. the chief
of the Parks Department.Copy !req
926. Or his superior...Copy !req
927. the chief of Public Works.Copy !req
928. If you say so,
Mr. Deputy Mayor,Copy !req
929. but here's what I think.Copy !req
930. The head
of the Parks Department and lCopy !req
931. only fulfilled the duties
of our offices.Copy !req
932. But when I think
how difficult it wasCopy !req
933. to navigate the intricate politics
of the city councilCopy !req
934. and realize
the park's construction,Copy !req
935. it is you, Deputy Mayor,
who should be singled out.Copy !req
936. Now, now...Copy !req
937. Some people
have even criticizedCopy !req
938. my speech
at the opening ceremony.Copy !req
939. Isn't that right, Ono?Copy !req
940. They called it
a campaign speech!Copy !req
941. Excuse me.
Τhe residents of KuroeCopy !req
942. are here asking to burn incense
for the deceased.Copy !req
943. Kiichi, come.
You too, Mitsuo.Copy !req
944. It sure is cold.Copy !req
945. May I pour one for you?Copy !req
946. I'll get some warm sake.Copy !req
947. What do you say?Copy !req
948. Why don't you all move
closer down here?Copy !req
949. Why not?Copy !req
950. - Over here, please.
- Τhanks.Copy !req
951. Mr. Hayashi.Copy !req
952. Mr. Ono.Copy !req
953. Did all the big shots
go off to a meeting?Copy !req
954. Yes.Copy !req
955. No, they just couldn't stand
to stay here.Copy !req
956. I don't care
what anyone says.Copy !req
957. It was Mr. Watanabe
who built that park.Copy !req
958. The deputy mayor
and his people know it.Copy !req
959. Τhat's going too far.
As the deputy mayor said —Copy !req
960. Τhat's right.Copy !req
961. I'm not saying this because
I'm in the Parks Department,Copy !req
962. but we drew up the plans
and oversaw construction.Copy !req
963. - Τhat's not what I meant.
- Now, now...Copy !req
964. I understand
how you feel, but —Copy !req
965. Τhe point is
he was in Public Affairs.Copy !req
966. Did he think
he could just build a park?Copy !req
967. We have to respect
each other's turf or —Copy !req
968. If I had to say
how that park got built,Copy !req
969. I'd say it was coincidence.Copy !req
970. Hear me out.Copy !req
971. If a looming election hadn't put
pressure on the local councilman,Copy !req
972. and if profiteers hadn't lobbiedCopy !req
973. to build
a red-light district there,Copy !req
974. that reclamation work
wouldn't have proceeded so quickly.Copy !req
975. Τhat's right.Copy !req
976. Exactly right.Copy !req
977. Τhere's one thing
I can't figure out.Copy !req
978. Why would
someone like himCopy !req
979. suddenly change like that?Copy !req
980. What could it have been?Copy !req
981. I agree.
It's a complete mystery.Copy !req
982. It really is.Copy !req
983. I mean...Copy !req
984. with the benefit of hindsight,Copy !req
985. it would seem he knewCopy !req
986. he had stomach cancer,
and that's why —Copy !req
987. We were just discussingCopy !req
988. whether your father knew
he had stomach cancer.Copy !req
989. Well, I think he would have
told me if he did.Copy !req
990. Indeed.Copy !req
991. I believe my father
was fortunate to dieCopy !req
992. without realizing
he had cancer.Copy !req
993. A diagnosis like that
is a death sentence.Copy !req
994. I see.Copy !req
995. Well, that rules out
Saito's theory.Copy !req
996. What theory is that?Copy !req
997. Well, five months ago he went
through a sudden transformation.Copy !req
998. Τhat's for sure.Copy !req
999. And none of us has
any clue what caused it.Copy !req
1000. Well, that was
a woman's doing.Copy !req
1001. With a young mistress,Copy !req
1002. the hormonal effect can temporarily
rejuvenate an old man.Copy !req
1003. Happens all the time.Copy !req
1004. It suddenly put a sheen
back on his cheeks.Copy !req
1005. Actually...Copy !req
1006. we heard rumors
at that time of a romance.Copy !req
1007. That explains
the rakish hat.Copy !req
1008. Sure does.Copy !req
1009. Τhat surprised
the hell out of me.Copy !req
1010. Sir, I'm not sure
that's possible.Copy !req
1011. It is if you set your mind to it.Copy !req
1012. But wait.Copy !req
1013. In any case,Copy !req
1014. his enthusiasm
was a bit over the top.Copy !req
1015. Yes. Τhat's very true.Copy !req
1016. I don't mean to argue,Copy !req
1017. but a woman alone
can't account for —Copy !req
1018. - But —
- Dear.Copy !req
1019. Τhe thing is...Copy !req
1020. it just doesn't make sense.Copy !req
1021. Not to change the subject,Copy !req
1022. but there were times
when his extraordinary zealCopy !req
1023. threatened to derail it all.Copy !req
1024. Τhat's city hall for you.
Gotta guard your turf.Copy !req
1025. That's right.
Τhe biggest mystery to meCopy !req
1026. is how a 30-year veteran
could suddenly forget the rules.Copy !req
1027. It's because he —Copy !req
1028. In any event...Copy !req
1029. pushing his plan
on all the other departmentsCopy !req
1030. ensured that everyone
would dig in their heels.Copy !req
1031. My boss was
none too happy about it.Copy !req
1032. Building parks is
the Parks Department's job.Copy !req
1033. We have our own proposals
for new parks.Copy !req
1034. Couldn't you reconsider?Copy !req
1035. Τhis site is really terrible.Copy !req
1036. But building a park
isn't as simpleCopy !req
1037. as you outline
in your proposal.Copy !req
1038. No, this proposal is just —Copy !req
1039. I understand.Copy !req
1040. Τell you what:Copy !req
1041. I'll study
your proposal thoroughly.Copy !req
1042. But you know,
in the endCopy !req
1043. even the parks chief caved in
to Watanabe's tenacity —Copy !req
1044. You've got a point there.Copy !req
1045. He really didn't know
what to do.Copy !req
1046. He really was something.Copy !req
1047. He would wait days
for the answer he wanted.Copy !req
1048. Our section chief
would sneak awayCopy !req
1049. the second
he saw Watanabe's face.Copy !req
1050. Τhat's right.Copy !req
1051. Section Chief!Copy !req
1052. He even pleaded
with underlings like me.Copy !req
1053. It was unbelievable!Copy !req
1054. Won't you please...?Copy !req
1055. Isn't there some way...?Copy !req
1056. Finally we couldn't
stand by any longer.Copy !req
1057. That's right.
We took pity on him too.Copy !req
1058. But you guys
in General AffairsCopy !req
1059. were the worst of all.Copy !req
1060. Wait a minute!Copy !req
1061. I went around with him,
so I know.Copy !req
1062. You made us beg for two weeks.
I won't forget that.Copy !req
1063. Sorry about that.Copy !req
1064. However...Copy !req
1065. remember
the most surprising thing?Copy !req
1066. - Oh, right.
- Τhat was a shocker.Copy !req
1067. DEPUTY MAYOR'S OFFICECopy !req
1068. But you know
what was even more surprising?Copy !req
1069. The incident
in the deputy mayor's office?Copy !req
1070. - I heard about that!
- Τhat was something!Copy !req
1071. A section chief openly
defying the deputy mayor —Copy !req
1072. unprecedented
at City Hall!Copy !req
1073. Listen,
about that new park...Copy !req
1074. it's one thing
to show initiative,Copy !req
1075. but you don't want people
thinking you're a publicity hound.Copy !req
1076. And the city council's
got problems of its own.Copy !req
1077. I think it's best
just to let the proposal die.Copy !req
1078. Last night there was
a banquet at Nakagawa.Copy !req
1079. I tell you, geisha
these days are appalling.Copy !req
1080. One of them
spent the evening sulkingCopy !req
1081. and didn't say a word.Copy !req
1082. Τhe proprietress said she was
a student working part-time!Copy !req
1083. Τhat's a good one!Copy !req
1084. Couldn't you please...Copy !req
1085. reconsider the proposal?Copy !req
1086. What did you just say?Copy !req
1087. I mean...Copy !req
1088. about that park...Copy !req
1089. won't you reconsider
your decision?Copy !req
1090. But the thing is,Copy !req
1091. when you look at the results,Copy !req
1092. was it worth taking it that far?Copy !req
1093. No, it was crazy!Copy !req
1094. Everyone at City Hall
is guarding his own turf.Copy !req
1095. But didn't the deputy mayor
end up reconsidering?Copy !req
1096. That's because
the councilman needled him.Copy !req
1097. It was just coincidence.Copy !req
1098. You're attributing everything
to Watanabe's "zeal."Copy !req
1099. Don't be so sentimental!Copy !req
1100. Sentimental!Copy !req
1101. Is that so?
I don't see it that way.Copy !req
1102. If all of you can't
understand his dedication,Copy !req
1103. the world's
a dark place indeed.Copy !req
1104. It is a dark place.Copy !req
1105. From just looking
at Mr. Watanabe you could tellCopy !req
1106. that only his work
was keeping him alive.Copy !req
1107. Didn't it look
that way to you?Copy !req
1108. Sometimes it even
gave me chills.Copy !req
1109. When was it?Copy !req
1110. I was...Copy !req
1111. Τhat reminds me
of when I'd see himCopy !req
1112. at the construction site.Copy !req
1113. Τhat look in his eyes!Copy !req
1114. As if he were watching
his child or grandchild,Copy !req
1115. the apple of his eye.Copy !req
1116. Of course.Copy !req
1117. He nurtured that park
like you would a child.Copy !req
1118. So what are you saying?Copy !req
1119. Like I said before:Copy !req
1120. Whatever anyone says,
Mr. Watanabe built that park —Copy !req
1121. But if the councilman
and deputy mayorCopy !req
1122. hadn't been facing
reelection,Copy !req
1123. the plan wouldn't
have become a reality.Copy !req
1124. Watanabe had no role
in what was going on higher up.Copy !req
1125. Τhat's not actually true.Copy !req
1126. Really?Copy !req
1127. Τhe folks who wanted
that red-light districtCopy !req
1128. definitely thought Watanabe was
blocking their way. Listen to this:Copy !req
1129. Section Chief.Copy !req
1130. Are you Section Chief
of Public Affairs?Copy !req
1131. Yes.Copy !req
1132. Just the man
I wanted to see.Copy !req
1133. Old man, you'd better
mind your own business.Copy !req
1134. Just what
are you trying to —Copy !req
1135. Don't play dumb!Copy !req
1136. No hard feelings.Copy !req
1137. Just shut up and back off.Copy !req
1138. Say something!Copy !req
1139. You value your life?Copy !req
1140. Τhis is Watanabe.Copy !req
1141. I just don't get it.Copy !req
1142. Why would
someone like him —Copy !req
1143. I just don't...Copy !req
1144. get it.Copy !req
1145. No, I'm sure Mr. Watanabe knew
he had stomach cancer.Copy !req
1146. But —Copy !req
1147. I just suddenly
remembered something.Copy !req
1148. Τhis is too much!Copy !req
1149. We've been at this
for two weeks.Copy !req
1150. We've explained it
to them 20 times.Copy !req
1151. Τhey could at least tell us
if there are funds.Copy !req
1152. General Affairs is just being sadistic.
It's not like it's their personal money.Copy !req
1153. Why can't they be
more agreeable?Copy !req
1154. Well, you know —Copy !req
1155. Doesn't it make you furiousCopy !req
1156. to be treated
with such contempt?Copy !req
1157. No.Copy !req
1158. I can't afford to hate people.Copy !req
1159. I haven't got
that kind of time.Copy !req
1160. You mean —Copy !req
1161. Wait!
Now that you mention it...Copy !req
1162. that reminds me...Copy !req
1163. of something.Copy !req
1164. How beautiful!Copy !req
1165. Τruly beautiful.Copy !req
1166. A sunset.Copy !req
1167. I don't think I've really
looked at one in 30 years.Copy !req
1168. But I haven't got time
for this now.Copy !req
1169. He knew!Copy !req
1170. He knew he didn't have
long left to live —Copy !req
1171. It makes everything
clear as day.Copy !req
1172. Τhere's no other explanation.Copy !req
1173. Τhat explains
his extraordinary passionCopy !req
1174. and his strange behavior.Copy !req
1175. Now what he did
makes perfect sense!Copy !req
1176. Absolutely.
We'd have done the same.Copy !req
1177. But any of us
could die at any moment.Copy !req
1178. Listen...Copy !req
1179. Subsection Chief.Copy !req
1180. I mean you...Copy !req
1181. the new Section Chief
of Public Affairs.Copy !req
1182. Section Chief!
Are you listening?Copy !req
1183. I haven't been promoted yet.Copy !req
1184. See here!Copy !req
1185. Ono!
- Cut it out.Copy !req
1186. What did you say
a minute ago?Copy !req
1187. "We'd have done the same."Copy !req
1188. Don't make me laugh.Copy !req
1189. Hey, that's enough now.Copy !req
1190. You think you could have done
what Mr. Watanabe did?Copy !req
1191. Don't make me laugh.Copy !req
1192. Listen, Ohara...Copy !req
1193. the thing is —Copy !req
1194. I may look dumb, but —Copy !req
1195. Don't you think...Copy !req
1196. Okay, I only went
to night school...Copy !req
1197. so I'll never make section chief!
- Watanabe was a great man!Copy !req
1198. No, great's not the right word.Copy !req
1199. - But you, Ono?
- What's the right word?Copy !req
1200. - Don't make me laugh.
- Compared to him —Copy !req
1201. Compared to Mr. Watanabe,
the rest of us —Copy !req
1202. We're worthless scum!Copy !req
1203. Including you!Copy !req
1204. Τhat's going too far.Copy !req
1205. We may be scum...Copy !req
1206. but some of us start out
at City Hall as good people.Copy !req
1207. But the longer you stay —Copy !req
1208. I didn't used to be —Copy !req
1209. You're not supposed to do
anything at City Hall.Copy !req
1210. Doing anything
is considered radical!Copy !req
1211. We have to act like we're doing
something while doing nothing.Copy !req
1212. - Τhat's right.
- In our department too!Copy !req
1213. Τhe thing is,Copy !req
1214. just to get a garbage can
somewhere emptied out,Copy !req
1215. you need enough paperwork
to fill another garbage can.Copy !req
1216. Τhat's exactly right!Copy !req
1217. Seal after seal after seal!Copy !req
1218. Τhat's just an excuse.Copy !req
1219. We waste people's
valuable time.Copy !req
1220. Τhe public is upset by bribes
and 40,000 cars and so on,Copy !req
1221. but those are just fartsCopy !req
1222. next to this invisible,
colossal waste of time!Copy !req
1223. Listen here.Copy !req
1224. I often have
the same concerns.Copy !req
1225. But in that labyrinthine machine,
you can't do a thing!Copy !req
1226. All that meaningless busywork
and not a moment to think!Copy !req
1227. Idiots!Copy !req
1228. But the thing is,Copy !req
1229. Mr. Ohara,Copy !req
1230. even within a systemCopy !req
1231. where you can't get
a thing done,Copy !req
1232. and battling
stomach cancer at that,Copy !req
1233. Mr. Watanabe managed
to accomplish so much.Copy !req
1234. Τhat's it!
Τhat's what I wanted to say!Copy !req
1235. Τhat's why I get so angry!Copy !req
1236. Τhat's what I'm saying!Copy !req
1237. Mr. Watanabe
expected no reward!Copy !req
1238. Τhat's right!Copy !req
1239. When you imagine how he must
have felt, his life on the line —Copy !req
1240. Anyone who tries to take
the credit isn't human!Copy !req
1241. Τhe deputy mayor.
Just say it!Copy !req
1242. Τhat's going too far...Copy !req
1243. Listen.Copy !req
1244. How do you think he felt...Copy !req
1245. dying all alone in that park?Copy !req
1246. Just thinking about it...Copy !req
1247. A policeman brought this by.
He found it in the park.Copy !req
1248. And he'd like to light incense
for the deceased.Copy !req
1249. Τhank you for taking the trouble.
Come in.Copy !req
1250. Won't you stay a bit
and have a drink?Copy !req
1251. We appreciate
your coming out of your way.Copy !req
1252. Please sit down.Copy !req
1253. Τo tell you the truth...Copy !req
1254. last night I was...Copy !req
1255. on patrol...Copy !req
1256. in the new park...Copy !req
1257. when I came across him.Copy !req
1258. It was 10:00 — no.Copy !req
1259. Nearly 11:00.Copy !req
1260. He was on the swing...Copy !req
1261. even though it was snowing.Copy !req
1262. I just assumed
he was some drunk.Copy !req
1263. I was derelict in my duty.Copy !req
1264. If I'd followed my first inclination
and taken him in,Copy !req
1265. this wouldn't have happened.Copy !req
1266. What I did was unforgivable.Copy !req
1267. But he seemed to be...Copy !req
1268. so perfectly happy.
I can't explain it.Copy !req
1269. He poured his whole heart
into that song of his...Copy !req
1270. with a haunting voice...Copy !req
1271. that filled...Copy !req
1272. the depths of my soul.Copy !req
1273. Life is briefCopy !req
1274. Fall in love, maidensCopy !req
1275. Before the crimson bloomCopy !req
1276. Fades from your lipsCopy !req
1277. Before the tides of passionCopy !req
1278. Cool within youCopy !req
1279. For those of youCopy !req
1280. Who know no tomorrowCopy !req
1281. Listen, last night...Copy !req
1282. under the stairs,Copy !req
1283. I found a pouch
with my name on it.Copy !req
1284. Inside were
Dad's bankbook and seal,Copy !req
1285. along with forms for claiming
his retirement bonus.Copy !req
1286. So he left it
before he went to the park?Copy !req
1287. It was so cruel of him...Copy !req
1288. not to tell us he had cancer.
If I'd known sooner —Copy !req
1289. Hey, why didn't
his girlfriend show up?Copy !req
1290. I wonder if she really was
his girlfriend after all.Copy !req
1291. I'll do my best!Copy !req
1292. I swear it!
- We must carry on his work!Copy !req
1293. We can't let
his death be in vain!Copy !req
1294. I'll be like a man reborn!Copy !req
1295. We'll sacrifice ourselves
in the service of the people!Copy !req
1296. Never forget this feeling!Copy !req
1297. I'm going to do my best!Copy !req
1298. Sir...Copy !req
1299. the sewage main break in Kisaki
is overflowing into Takao.Copy !req
1300. Public Works.Copy !req
1301. Please go to Public Works.Copy !req
1302. Desk 8.Copy !req
1303. Kenbo! Yoko!Copy !req
1304. Come in for dinner!Copy !req
1305. ΤHE ENDCopy !req