Living by Karate (無鉄砲大将)

RECKLESS BOSS

Screenplay: Takeo Matsu'ura Ryuzo Nakanishi

Cinematographer: Kazue Nagatsuka Gaffer: Toshio Mori

Assistant Director: Kazunari Takeda

Sound: Tsuneo Furuyama Music: Hajime Kaburagi

Featuring:

Koji Wada Mayumi Shimizu

Ichiro Sugai Mitsuo Sagawa Shinsuke Ogawa

Nakajiro Tomita Hisano Yamaoka Tatsuo Matsushita

Kotoe Hatsui Kaku Takashina Keisuke Noro

Izumi Ashikawa Ryoji Hayama

Directed by Seijun Suzuki - Attention! Instructor Eiji Kaizu!

Someone to see you at the office.

Excuse me a minute.

Those three guys are bothering a woman outside.

-Those Shinkai jerks? -Let's go on patrol!

Old man! We're stepping out!

But you just got in!

Do you even want your job?

I already did my lesson.

You still have more lessons scheduled for today.

All girls, as usual.

-Let someone else teach them. -I can't!

They all requested you by name!

Anyway, I have to go out now.

You're very popular with women for someone so young.

How can I satisfy them?

Can I get my payment for today?

-You worked for 2 hours today... -No, 3!

Girls are always clinging to him like that!

-Could I be like that, too? -No, you're hopeless.

-Where's Eiji? -He left. I'll fill in for him.

-I'll go find him. -No, you can't!

Women aren't allowed on patrol!

We need to chase off the Shinkai guys.

-Should we try the riverside? -Good thinking.

I think you dropped this change. Excuse me.

That's lucky. I was sure he was one of them.

Didn't we agree no knives?

But this one's okay.

No! Carrying that is cowardly! Throw it away!

After I made it at the factory? No way!

-Throw it out or we split up! -I can't!

Don't worry about this.

I said throw it out!

Eiji!

I quit!

Yusaku!

Yusaku!

Wait! Wait! I said wait!

It's a fake!

I made it from scraps at the factory!

What is it?

Is he drunk?

Cheer up, old man!

Someone might steal from him. Let's wake him up!

Good idea.

We are patrolling the area, after all.

Hey, old man! Get up!

Oh crap!

What do we do?

Everybody calm down!

We should tell the police. It's all we can do.

What if they think we did it?

Maybe we should just run away!

Hey! Drop that knife!

I've got it!

You three are not the culprits!

But don't go walking around strange places at night.

But if we'd been there sooner, we'd have saved that man!

I understand how you feel about your "patrol."

But there's nothing but trouble there. Please move your patrol to a safer area.

And you can't walk around with this.

Someone might think it's real. Like today.

LABOR UNION LEADER MURDERED

Boss!

Telephone.

SHINKAI

It's me.

Yes, everything went well.

He didn't struggle too much?

Good.

We'll talk later.

That might be better. Just sit tight.

Where's Goro?

Sorry to keep you waiting.

We're busy now. I'll be free soon.

-Sorry to trouble you. -One more.

Sis! I'm early today.

-I thought we'd return together. -I'm still working.

Too bad.

One day I'll teach you to skate.

What? She's not really his sister?

That's right. Eiji's an only child. It's aspirational.

You know, she isn't really his sister.

That can be dangerous. It's the first step towards romance.

He wants to become a singer.

-While he's in school? -That's normal.

In his place, I'd quit school.

-And not go to college? -I don't need this much.

I'll just work at my dad's factory.

What about you, Eiji?

Hey, don't go!

That's Goro! He's the Shinkai's muscle!

Actually, I've been thinking of leaving Tokyo soon.

This may come as a surprise...

...but I can't stay on with Shinkai.

You're too upright for someone who works for them.

Where will you go?

An old friend can get me a job in Kobe.

I think I'll move out there.

I see.

I'm happy you're getting a proper job, but it's so far away.

What if I went there alone, got settled, and sent for you later?

Will you really send for me? I hope so.

But I'm still with my father...

Why not bring him with you?

I might not be for a year or two...

...but it'll be happier with you and your father around.

But won't it be difficult to break off with Shinkai?

I assume they won't let me.

The boss has raised me since I was a child...

...and I feel strange going behind his back.

That's why I have to leave town.

Has something happened?

Sis!

Eiji!

What are you doing with her?

Don't play dumb!

-You're a gangster, deceiving her! -Eiji, what are you saying?

I know about him! He beats people for Shinkai!

I think I get it.

You've got feelings for Yukiyo.

Anyway...

...if you don't like yakuza, you stay away from guys like me.

Goro!

I found you!

What were you doing here?

Eiji?

Give my regards to your mother.

I don't get it.

I see you still don't like me.

Tell your mother that she needs to talk to me about the bar.

Why don't you tell her yourself?

Don't worry. We won't be meeting again after this.

Thanks.

Goro!

Sis! Why are you seeing that jerk?

Goro's not a bad man.

Whenever my father fell over, drunk, he used to carry him home at night.

He's deceiving you! They're all yakuza. Shinkai, too!

They take advantage of weak people, like my mother.

Why can you only see Goro in that light?

What light do you see him in?

Eiji!

Even if he tries to wash his hands now, he's a yakuza to his core.

He's no good for you.

You're too good-natured to see it!

What's wrong?

Waitress! One more!

Put it on my tab.

You've had enough already.

You're awfully strict. Please?

Here, take this.

Doctor, I can't let you...

Aren't these all the tools of your trade?

You're drinking again?

Yukiyo is waiting at home. You should hurry.

Get a hold of yourself.

It's very hard on Yukiyo.

Eiji!

Wish I were an adult. I could sit around drinking all day.

Is there something making you want a drink?

Did you get in a fight again?

What's wrong with you?

You're old, too, mom.

What'd you say? I look young enough to be your sister.

Tell me what's bothering you.

You're turning into a hooligan!

Why shouldn't I be one? Isn't your friend Shinkai a yakuza!

Oh, I forgot to replenish the snacks.

Toki, would you go get them for me?

You met with Shinkai. Is that it?

Well? Didn't you?

I did. That jerk.

I see...

His face is a little off-putting.

Maybe that's the trouble.

Why do you have to associate with him?

He's been very helpful. He put up money for me to open the bar.

He's always helped us out...

I get it. He's always taken advantage of you.

-To him, you're a plaything. -What did you say?

I did see him today.

He implied he's cutting you off, and throwing us out of here.

Thank you.

I'll get the laundry

-I just did. -I see. I'll look around inside

Mother.

I'm sorry.