The Tale of Oiwa's Ghost (怪談　お岩の亡霊)

TOEI PRESENTS

Ghost of Oiwa

Planning by Yumi Kanbe Screenplay by Tai Kato

Photography by Osamu Furuya Lighting by Giichi Inoue

Art Design by Choshiro Katsura Music by Nakabai Takahaishi

Starring:

Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tosho Sawamura Sentaro Fushimi

Yoshiko Fujishiro

Jushiro Konoe

Directed by Tai Kato

- All-purpose elixir! - Most efficacious!

Cures all ills!

Hello, Tamiya.

Which is it, gambling or women?

- Your wife not back yet? - Bastard!

Naosuke, there aren't any customers here.

You shut up!

You're a retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The government pays your wages.

Your runaway wife is from a ruined samurai family.

Hey, medicine man! What's it good for?

It's time to give her up.

Naosuke...

you know why Oiwa ran away from me?

I killed that man in the den last December.

She didn't want to have a... murderer for a husband.

But mark my words: I'll get her back.

I'll never find another woman with such a beautiful body.

Huh, what a thing to say!

What are you doing here today?

Oiwa's father brought her sister to the masseur's place.

I'm waiting here... for him to come back.

Employee's Entrance

Would you please put your thumbprint here.

Osode, now you're indentured,

Osode, now you're indentured,

Do as your master tells you.

Father, I'll work as hard as my salary demands.

How dare you?!

It's not a difficult position.

She only has to tend the toothpick stall in the temple precincts.

And these women?

That's our other business. But we keep them separate.

Excuse me. Go inside, dear.

Change this rag for one of ours.

I'll bill you for the kimono later.

You can start work at the stall right away.

Yomoshichi! Yomoshichi...

we're due back by now.

If I miss this chance, I won't see her for a year.

- How stupid! - Who's stupid?

You are! You just don't get it.

I know you're keen to see the one you're betrothed to.

But our lord departs for the fief after a year of duty in Edo.

That's tomorrow. You need to prepare.

You go on ahead.

I have something important to tell her.

But she's not at home.

Oiwa said she went to the masseur's place.

Where's that?

I don't know.

- You are stupid! - So what?!

That idiot sent Oiwa's sister to work at the masseur's.

Oiwa sure is beautiful, but her sister's even better!

I'd choose the sister!

- You can buy her tonight. - Eh?

That massage parlour is a whorehouse.

A whorehouse?

Yes, at night they massage something else!

Shall I ask them to reserve her for you?

No, thank you.

What? You're going back?

Why shouldn't I?

But she'll want to see you.

- It's too late now. - You fool!

Yes, I know I am.

You won't even listen? You won't try to help?

- You're a coward! - Stop it!

Naosuke, if that dotard refuses again...

I know. Leave him to me.

Be on time.

Naosuke! Naosuke! We have a customer!

I'm busy. You go alone.

Our master will be furious.

Give up, man!

Father!

Father, please help me out.

I'll not have the likes of you calling me 'father'!

Please... just hear me out.

There's no point!

Even if you won't listen, Oiwa is still my wife.

I want her to come back immediately.

My daughter will have no murderer for a husband.

What did you say...?

I was considerate enough not to have you arrested.

Begone with you!

Are you all right?

I'm sorry.

Where's your hairpin?

Maid...?

I'm terribly sorry.

You're not hurt?

I'm not going in.

Please, come in.

I'll go see what they want.

Hey... that new girl is mine.

I'll go home, after all.

OK, Go.

I will!

I'll bring her here now.

What now? Go on, go home.

When I'm good and ready!

Then how will you pay back this money?

- I never agreed. - It's in the contract.

Do as she says!

No violence! You can't force her.

She just needs persuading.

Anyway, she has a client waiting upstairs.

Come on!

Hey! What about me?

The men upstairs paid one gold piece.

He who pays more, goes first.

All right, then...

There's two gold ryo. She's mine.

What shall we do?

He paid more. They can't complain.

Then it's decided!

Stop it!

Not here. In there.

Please let me go!

Once I get going, there's no stopping me.

You monster! I'm already betrothed.

That sounds like Osode!

Ouch! Don't bite me!

You bastard!

You coward!

I'll get him!

What's going on?

- Close the door! - Yes!

How dare you?

We're very sorry.

We paid for her, so she's ours.

Osode, my darling!

Prepare some 'moxibustion' for me!

Something with a bite!

Who are those men?

One of them is engaged to her.

- Which one? - The one in white.

Damn him! You, come back!

Please wait one year till I return.

When I come back next year,

I'll get permission to marry you.

I fell for that wench! I really love her!

I'll never give her up. Osode is mine!

Thank you.

- Is this yours? - No, it's Yomoshichi's.

Well, I'll be damned if I'm going back up there!

Getting along well, are they? I'll take it.

I'll go have a drink. If you're not ready, I'll go back alone.

It's Naosuke...?

Listen, Oiwa...

Is this Osode's father?

Osode was forced to entertain a client tonight.

That cur, Takuetsu!

I'll go with you.

You stay here.

Mother... mother, please protect Osode.

Treacherous dog!

You cowards...

- Prepare to die! - I curse you!

That's him. He's the one... He's dead!

- Mr. Tamiya! - Husband!

- Who killed him? - Two young samurai.

Your father killed the one wearing this white robe.

The other made the head cut that killed him.

He took Yomoshichi's body with him.

I will seek revenge.

Revenge for my father-in-law.

Wife, this is no time for us to be apart.

I want you back.

Osode, in order to throw them off the track,

you protect yourself by moving in with Naosuke.

You can't be serious?!

Since we're partners, I'm obliged to help out.

I will do whatever it takes to protect your sister-in-law.

A year has passed...

Having the baby has spoiled her beauty.

How can we raise a child in this poverty?

She's been bed-ridden since she had it.

Your dream to be promoted in the ranks...

may end up as just a dream.

I want money so badly...

One good bribe and I'd get the position I want.

Who's that lass?

A pretty girl?

Tell us. Who is she?

None of your business.

A neighbour. They just moved in.

Not only that. She certainly had her eye on you.