Nuclear Gypsies (生きてるうちが花なのよ死んだらそれまでよ党宣言)

A FILM BY KINOSHITA EIGA

What do you guys think you're doing? Get back to class.

- The principal's here with a policeman... - What a bunch of ugly mugs.

The deposit money from the bank will be here, don't worry. Tanuki said so.

I think somebody's discovered our plan.

We're screwed...Tadashi...

It's fine, it's fine. Tanuki said they'll be here soon.

The principal doesn't stand a chance.

Here he is!

Thief!

Kazuo!

Help!

Stop them!

Are you OK?

- What's going on? - They got us.

Tadashi and Tamae.

I need to use your phone.

Tadashi! Tamae!

You brats again! Come out!

Where are you?

We know where you're hiding!

Come out right now!

We'll be nice to you, so show yourselves!

Mr. Noro, convince the students to come out and show themselves!

Mr. Noro!

Mr. No...

NUCLEAR GYPSIES

PRODUCED BY SHIGESABURO KINOSHITA

WRITTEN BY SHOJI KONDO, AZUMA MORISAKI & KIYOHIDE OHARA

TOSHIAKI NAKAZAWA

"ALBATROSS" BY HIROSHI ITSUGI MUSIC BY RYUDO UZAKI

MITSUKO BAISHO

YOSHIO HARADA

MITSURU HIRADA

TAKAHIRO KATAISHI / SACHIE TAKEMOTO SHINPEI KUNO

TOSHIE KOBAYASHI / YOSHIE UEHARA KOJU RAN / JUVI SIBALIOS

TONPEI HIDARI

NENJI KOBAYASHI / SABU KAWAHARA GORO KATAOKA

SHIGERU IZUMIYA / TAIJI TONOYAMA

TATSUO UMEMIYA

Tadashi! Where's the money?

AZUMA MORISAKI

It's Barbara! You're finally here! You doin' OK?

- Just fine! How 'bout you? - Not too bad!

- I'm back, Captain! - Oh, it's you, Hatsue.

Welcome back, Barbara!

- Ah, I've got a favor to ask of you, Captain. - What?

Being the intermediary.

I'm back!

Huh? Hatsue's back!

Come in!

Thanks for minding the house for me.

- Don't mention it! - Where's Tadashi?

- School. - Tamae, too?

Ah, that funny girl...

- I'm beat. - You were gone for a long time.

- What a rough day. - Rest up, won't you?

It's Aiko! Have you eaten?

Is Aiko that... from the other day?

She said "intermediary"...

- She's ready to settle, I'm sure. - Settle?

A traveling nude dancer from the age of 16 until today,

the age of 33, anybody like that would want to settle down eventually.

Going here and there all over Japan, dragging such a large suitcase...

a girl living all by her lonesome.

It takes quite a toll on your body.

It's believed that the minors that seized the graduation trip travel fund

got the idea for the crime based on a resentment removed from travel itself.

However, the matter of why Mr. Noro, who carried the funds, detoured to the school gate

- remains a mystery. - You're up?

In any case, Noro, who disappeared with the other drivers of the car,

is being regarded by Tokyo police as the holder of the key to the crime.

- Want some rafute? - Yes.

- Get me some ears too. - Okay.

You going to be here for a while, then?

I'm quitting dancing.

That so? You say the same thing every time.

- "I'm really quitting this time," and all that. - I'm quitting for real this time, really.

I'll find a job, live here for good.

Yep, that's for the best.

No use dragging yourself all over the place any more.

This is the best place in all of Japan.

The Peoples' Republic of Okinawa, settled on the waves.

How about it, Barbara?

Maybe I should play your theme song!

It was the spring of my 19th year, that I fell in love with you...

SNACK BAR "DARUMA"

500,000 yen is fine.

Will you let Mr. Noro go if I send the money?

What?

Fired?

Why did Mr. Noro get fired? We took him hostage.

Forget about it, just bring out the Principal!

Tamae!

I saw you on TV, you idiot.

You still haven't had an abortion?

I'll make some money if you need it.

You just need to turn some tricks for me.

Is that you, Tamae?

What are you doing? Huh?

Asshole!

What? What? What is it?

Well, well, well!

Hey there!

Ow...!

Miyazato.

The boss of the Shiozaki clan told me to give it to you straight if I saw you.

- Tell me what? - Don't play dumb!

The girl you took off with from the boss's place

went back to Tsuruga last night and was caught.

- Aiko? - Yep.

She confessed that you made her escape.

We clear?

Even if you're just trying to hit back at the clan,

that kinda thing ain't gonna fly in this world.

- Miyazato. - Yes?

Apologize to the boss in Tsuruga today, if you want to keep living.

Get something for our fellas, too.

Welcome home, Barbara.

It was the spring of my 19th year, that I fell in love with you

Is your neck still stiff?

You know, I...

I think I'd better stop traveling around for Tadashi's sake, too.

I'll always be here, from today onwards. Right next to you.

Tamae Shinjou!

You here?

Not so loud.

What are you doing, eating like that?

Did you bring the ransom?

Stop! What are you doing?

What's she done?

From where I'm standing...

- Ransom! - Shut up!

You're stealing that money!

You fucking bastards! I'm going mad!

Don't you ever come close to the school again!

Why do you treat them like vermin?

- You're the vermin. - Shut up, you stupid old man!

- You gonna get in my way? - Noisy asshole!

Worthless piece of trash.

I'll smash your nuts.

- It's the vice principal! - Huh?

This much I'll say:

I won't go to the police.

But I don't want to see any of you at school.

Mr. Noro is no teacher of ours.

There's no-one at our school that would team up with students to pilfer money.

Tamae.

- Tamae! - What?

- You took money. - No big deal. No more than you have.

That won't do it. Tell me clearly.

Why did you need so much money?

For an abortion.

- Abortion? - Yep.

So you...

- You're pregnant? - Yep.

- Whose child? - Who cares?

- That won't cut it! What'll you do with the father? - Nothing!

There's no father. It's better off to not let it live.

No father? You...

I bet you still hold a grudge, being thrown out...

- What do you know? - Takeko.

There's no need to get so...

Leave them alone.

It's between mother and daughter. Ought to leave them be.

So, you think you shouldn't give birth to a fatherless child?

Yeah. Why? You gonna say I should be thankful, or something?

I don't need you telling me how much you've suffered raising me.

I'm not going to bother you. I'll take care of it myself.

Not going to bother me?

- I'm gonna leave this house, is what I'm saying! - Idiot!

I'll leave before you even set foot out the door!

You've always said you don't need parents,

so maybe it should be me that throws away a child and leaves the family!

Let's go, Captain.

Looks like it wasn't such a good idea

to sweet talk me the night of the Eisa Festival last year!

Remember how you said that if I really wanted to disappear somewhere,

you'd smuggle me aboard your ship and take me to Tokoyo-no-shima or something?

- Where's Tokoyo-no-shima? - Wherever, who cares.

Grandma talked about it. Some paradise beyond the sea.

Flowers bloom all year round, and you never have to worry about food.

So you don't need to take those old clothes with you, then.

What?

Bye, then. I'm never coming back here.

Hey, Barbara.

Let's do it already.

- Hurry up! - Not here on the futon!

Again with that?

- Why? - Don't ask why.

Where, then?

- In the kitchen again? - They can hear it downstairs from there.

Why are you...?

Well, let's just do it somewhere.

Under the clothesline will do.

Clothesline?

It's fine, just... It's cold, so...

I want to see you.

You're already seeing me.

- I want to see you! - You're already seeing me!