In Search of Mother (瞼の母)

TOEI COMPANY LTD.

IN SEARCH OF MOTHER

Planning: HASHIMOTO Keiichi - MIMURA Keizo Original Story: HASEGAWA Shin Screenplay: KATO Tai

Photography: TSUBOI Makoto Music: KINOSHITA Chuji

NAKAMURA Kinnosuke

MATSUKATA Hiroki

OKAWA Keiko KOGURE Michiyo NAKAHARA Hitomo

YAMAGATA Isao HARA Kensaku NATSUKAWA Shizue NANIWA Chieko SAWAMURA Sadako

Directed by KATO Tai

Stop!

Calm down! Listen to me!

Cut it out! I'm severing my ties with you!

Don't be hasty!

Let me go!

Hanjiro, it was settled last year when the boss was killed.

What good will it do for you to start something?

What's going to happen to my pride as a man?

What about our yakuza code of conduct?

I received my sakazuki cup from Boss Shigezo!

I'm not like you, a traveling gambler!

What you say makes sense, but...

Have you thought about your mother and sister back at home?

Well, have you?

I won't let my feelings about my family get in the way!

Snap out of it!

What's so great about being a yakuza?

We're just outcasts of society.

Unlike me, who's an orphan, you have a family and home.

Go straight!

Lead a decent life.

No!

I'm going to get revenge for the boss!

Get out of my way!

Hanjiro!

They're here.

Let me go!

Hanji! Don't die in vain!

Sukegoro! I'm here to get revenge for my boss!

Prepare to die!

I shall assist!

Brother! You came to help!

Don't get hasty!

You have a mother and sister at home!

For their sakes, I can't let you die!

Sukegoro! Come out!

Don't worry about me.

Kill them both.

Or we'll be disgraced!

Sukegoro! Come back!

That's enough!

Enough! Let's go!

You bastards!

Okay. I'll do as you say.

My hometown, Kanamachi, is at the other end of the crossing.

I'm an unfilial son that didn't attend my dad's funeral.

I find it hard to go home.

Today is the day the departed souls go home.

You can apologize to your dead dad and your living mom.

That's true.

What are you going to do from now?

Do now...?

I'm going to Edo.

Edo?

Did you find out where your mom is?

I heard she might be in Edo.

But it's not definite.

It's worth going there.

The ferry is leaving!

I'll go to visit you one day.

Take care.

Brother...

I'll leave the money here.

Thank you.

Brother!

They must have taken the road to Mito!

Watch where you're going!

Hanjiro is from Kanamachi.

That road is a shortcut to Kanamachi.

All right, all right.

We are going there now. Stop complaining.

We can't go back until we kill both of them!

Anyone who defies the boss must die!

We'll kill the both of them together.

Surprise!

You scared me.

The dance is about to start.

Go and change quickly.

I can't go yet. I will meet you there.

See? Wasn't I right?

Yes.

What is it?

Onui is going to the dance with her loved one.

That's not true!

Who's the young man who came this morning?

Isn't he your sweetheart?

No man came to see me.

But I saw him.

She saw him!

Come with him!

There's no one!

Hey, you!

Is this the house of Sobei in Kanamachi?

Sobei is my father, who passed away last year.

We don't care about him.

My mother isn't home now.

The craftsmen are...

Your older brother, Hanjiro, should be back!

We want to see him!

He left home a long time ago!

Don't give us that!

She's a pretty girl. Be kind to her.

But Brother... She's lying!

The villagers saw Hanji!

Take it easy...

Miss, we have a letter for him. Will you give it to him?

Hanji, we'll give you a couple of hours.

If you're a man, don't come late.

We should just storm in and kill him!

Stop.

I don't want to be accused of hurting

an old lady and girl, to get his head.

The village is having a bon dance!

We don't want to draw attention.

Let's go.

Come!

Hanji! You're trapped!

So give up!

Let's go.

Brother! What's that?

Show it to me!

It's nothing.

You can't read, so I'll read it for you.

Give it back.

Onui, give it back.

Onui!

Onui!

Give it back.

Brother! This letter is...

If I were an honest man, I could run and hide.

Brother!

I live in the yakuza world.

I'm not a man if I don't accept their challenge.

I'll be disgraced.

Understand?

No! Don't go!

Hanjiro!

Mom.

Where are you going?

Mom, he's in trouble. Will you read this letter?

Hanjiro...

Haven't you given me enough grief?

You finally come home ...

And you have brought with you a bloody battle.

I'm ashamed.

But mom...

I have to fight them as a man!

Shut up!

If that's the case...

don't be a man!

I'm glad you came home.

I'll set you straight.

I'm not letting you out.

See? That's why I stopped you.

I came home to lead a straight life.

But if they're challenging me...

Are you still saying that?!

If you insist on going...

then kill me first!

Hanjiro, go inside.

Go inside.

Go inside!

Excuse me...

Is this Hanjiro's house?

I'm sorry to scare you.

Are you his younger sister?

Isn't your name Onui?

Has he said anything about a guy named Chutaro?

He's not here!

He was disowned a long time ago!

I know that. I'm here to...

He's not here! Honestly!

He's lucky to have a loving sister like you.

I don't have time to spare.

I don't know who you are but...

Hanjiro was disowned.

He hasn't come here at all.

Please search elsewhere.

Are you his mother?

My name is Chutaro.

I'm Hanjiro's friend.

I won't cause you trouble.

Why are you here to see him, when he's decided to go straight?

If you really are his friend, then please leave him alone.

If he had a decent friend...

he wouldn't have gone bad like that.

I resent you men for it.

I understand.

I understand your feelings.

I will sever my ties with him.

Please rest assured.