Heat Wave (陽炎)

shochiku Films, LTD Presents

KAGERO

I was born in Koshu Province, at the top of Mt. Kikasa,

beside the Furofuki River, across the Ugai Bridge...

...north about 2 miles, a village called Old Kuroda.

with terraces of rice and vegetables.

I'm a Yakuza woman from a peasant family

with guts and spirit.

I'm a wild woman with skills and courage.

shiranui Orin, I'm more frightening than a demon.

I stake my life on gambling.

No need for a 'Jingi'(formal introduction).

My name is Jojima Rin.

Please make me your acquaintance from now.

Bet!

Please bet!

Ready!

Please bet!

Ready.

Ready!

we're ready!

Ready...

we're ready!

Ready!

we're ready!!

Game!

It's three!

summer, 1928

Osaka! Osaka!

Last stop, Osaka!

Please don't forget your belongings!

Osaka! Osaka!

From the Namba Family, I'm seino.

Thank you so much for waiting.

The Boss is looking forward to seeing you.

The car is waiting outside.

Let's beat him up!

what are you looking at?

Ichitaro! Ichitaro!

Tell me what this is all about!

shut up!

women shouldn't put their mouths into this kind of matter!

wait a minute!

she's a professional, like us.

Her name is Jojima Rin.

Oh, yeah?!

From the Matsumoto Family, I'm Kotetsu.

This kid is running away without paying his debts

at our gambling den!

It was crooked!

I was caught in their crooked game!

shut up!

I'll kill you!

wait, please!

what do you want?

How much does he owe you?

300 yen.

I see.

I have 100 yen right here.

And the rest of...

I'll pay the remaining 200 yen.

Then we're even, right?

- It's none of your business! why don't you shut up?

what are you doing?

From the Namba Family, I'm seino!

Are you going to spit on our name?!

Kid!

If you do it again, be sure that I'll kill you!

saino-san, thank you so much.

I'll pay you back the money.

- It's all right. I'm glad that I could help you.

But, Orin-san...

what has happened to you, Ichitaro?

I heard that you had become the owner of our restaurant,

and that you were managing the business very well.

sister.

Our restaurant "Yagumo", has been taken over by Otaki!

Otaki?

Is he a member of the Iwabune Family?

Yes.

I was forced into gambling, and lost the game!

so, they took over the restaurant.

That's why I came to Osaka, in order to make some money!

sister.

Please make me a big man!

Take me with you until I can be a professional gambler!

I'll make money!

I'll get my money back the same way that I lost it!

sister!

seino-san. Because of my situation,

I don't think that I can visit the Boss at this time.

I'll apologize to Oyabun later.

would you please forgive me?

well, it seems I can't stop you.

But, at least let me know where you're going.

I have to explain to the Boss.

Higo, Kumamoto.

Kumamoto?

sister.

Even if you go back to Kumamoto...

It's all right, Ichitaro.

Our dead parents led us to this fated meeting today.

Do you understand?

I'll pay you back the money you loaned me.

It's all right.

But please let me know if you need any help.

Yes.

Please send Oyabun-san my best regards.

Bet!

Ready?

Please place your bet!

Please place your bet!

Please place your bet!

Please place your bet!

Please place your bet!

Ready!

Ready, too!

Bet!

Game!

Return!

Hey! You can't fool us!

Get out of my way!

Get out of my way!

Get out of our way!

After him!

Get out of our way!

Get out of my way!

Please let us go!

Here's your money!

For my daughter's sake...

...please!

Orin!

Hey, little girl... - what's your name?

what does he look like? The man who killed your daddy?

How tall was he? How about his face?

well, but...

Be quiet!

But you don't need to be quiet, little girl!

You hate the man who killed your father, don't you?

Please be more kind to her.

You! Be quiet!

Police Officer!

Police Officer!

This little girl is very scared.

I don't think you should ask her any questions right now.

why don't you let me take care of this little girl?

Are you from Nihongi?

Yes!

I'm owner of Yagumo Restaurant, Kosugi shobei.

she is such a sweet girl.

Dear, why don't we adopt her?

I'm still not well after recovering from my illness,

and the doctor told me that I can't bear any more children.

well, it was fate that I ran into this little girl today.

Her name is Rin,

and she is going to be our daughter from now on!

Please take good care of her, as well as my son, Ichitaro!

Please take care of her.

I'm Rin, please take care of me!

I don't know my birth mother, and I never had a home.

My foster parents loved me so much,

and my life in Higo, Kumamoto was like a wonderful dream.

However, the more beautiful the dream,

the more you face harsh reality when you wake up from it.

what are you doing?

stop it!

sister!

They say you're the daughter of a Yakuza!

You're an orphan!

You're the stray cat of a rotten Yakuza!

Go home!

Go home!

soon we'll be at Kumamoto.

Kumamoto! Kumamoto!

Kumamoto!

Kumamoto-Nihongi

How about our guest?

Don't worry. He's with Koyoshi.

He really likes Koyoshi!

I heard that he got ill at Monjin's gambling parlor.

At that time, he was drinking too much.

He's been drinking ever since he got here.

I wonder how he's going to play this time.

- He's the famous 'Fudo'noTsune !

when he drinks, he becomes super-human!

Go ahead.

This game will be very important for the Iwabune Gang.

Do you understand?

Yes, I understand it very well.

This time our guests are all high-rollers.

Each bet will be over 5,000 yen.

Big Boss said 3%% of the profit would be distributed to us.

That's really the main point of the game!

Here is a list of our guests for the game.

very well.

Namba Masa from Osaka, Namba Family.

Oh, that will be great!

since Namba Masa, the Boss of Osaka, will participate...

...our game will be the biggest in all of Japan!

How about the players?