Tokyo Knights (東京騎士隊)

THE NIKKATSU CORPORATION PRESENTS

We are gathered here today with resolve

for the ceremony to install the third head of the Matsubara Syndicate.

I express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your cooperation.

Our third head, Koji Matsubara, was studying at a high school in America,

when our second head had his fatal accident.

He has only just returned to Japan.

He says he wishes to continue his studies,

and as second-in-command, I will support him in this decision.

Although there may have been various points of oversight,

I kindly ask for your continued guidance and encouragement.

Everybody, applaud, please.

- Congratulations! - Thank you!

Congratulations.

- Where are you going, young master? - I have to see someone.

How can you not attend the investiture?

- You grownups can take care of that. - Young master!

Big brother! Hurry up!

Junko, what are you doing?

And don't call the young master "big brother".

From today, he's the young head of the Matsubara Syndicate.

Big brother's fine. Calling me the young head now doesn't feel natural.

TOKYO KNIGHTS

ORIGINAL STORY BY KENZABURO HARA SCREENPLAY BY IWAO YAMAZAKI

- He's late. - Did he really play rugby abroad?

He says he's got experience, so I asked him to join as a substitute.

He sounded confident, and he's bigger than this guy.

Sure he's not a fraud? He probably made himself scarce because he can't play.

KOJI WADA, MAYUMI SHIMIZU

SHOICHI OZAWA, YOSHIKO NEZU, HIROSHI KONDO, CHIKAKO HOSOKAWA

NOBUO KANEKO, YOKO MINAMIDA

DIRECTED BY SEIJUN SUZUKI

- With Matsubara on the team, we'll do well. - We'll win the high school tournament.

Captain! They took Matsubara to the fencing team.

Really?

Matsubara felt left out by you guys and just couldn't help it.

- So he's joining our fencing club. - Really?

I'm sorry for you.

Hey! Open up! Open up!

It's no use.

Who does he think he is?

Hey! What's up?

- Matsubara's joining the kendo club. - Really? What?

Matsubara's in the boxing club He's going. to the national high school championships.

Sorry, but he's with us.

I'm actually from the music club. The members ask if you'd like to join.

Absolutely tone deaf!

Otake, don't make those weird noises!

You're making the harshest possible sounds with your instrument.

But they just come out like that.

As if your voice wasn't weird enough on its own.

Right. Take this. It'll help your voice.

Cough Iozenges? You're making a fool of me.

You lot are so hard to handle. I don't know what to do.

- But as a teacher you have to find a way. - What?

- We're your livelihood. - That's right.

Well, that's true, but it's really unbearable.

Why on earth did I become a teacher?

You, returnee from America, what are you doing here?

- I heard the music club is excellent. - What?

- Please let me join it. - Don't joke about. Hurry up and go away.

- I mean it. - Please, sir. I just asked him.

Do you play any instrument?

- Yes, a bit. - What can you play?

- A bit of this and that. - Piano?

OK, give it a try.

What shall I play?

You'll regret it if I choose something harder than you can do.

So just play anything you like, boy.

- I'm afraid that's the best I can do. - Amazing!

- Who taught you? - The Jazz Messengers.

You've had some serious training.

- You fool! Why didn't you tell me? - Because you didn't ask.

No... You're right, I didn't.

- Will you let me join? - No doubt about it.

From today, you're my deputy.

- What does your family do? - We're general contractors.

- Oh? Why did you go to America? - For various reasons.

- Why did you come back to Japan? - Shut up!

It's because I want to understand you.

Why did you choose Elizabeth Academy?

There's no other school where you can pass with an average of 60, is there?

- And you can do any club activity. - Just like me! We'll be great friends.

Yuriko, wait a minute!

- She's weird. - Yuriko and I always go home together.

What?

She's the prettiest girl here, but the others won't leave her alone.

That's why I've taken on the role of her knight in shining armor.

You're conceited. It's all in your head.

I respect beauty and strength.

From today, I'll protect you too.

Yuriko!

Hey! Don't look at her in that dirty way!

- I'm not looking in a dirty way. - What are you doing then, stupid?

- What right do you have to look at her? - What?

I looked at her because I wanted to. What's wrong with that?

You bastard! You're getting too cocky!

- Who you think you are? - You bastard!

Bastard!

Sir! It's terrible, there's a fight! Sir!

What? A fight? Sounds fun!

COMPANY PRESIDENT

Why are you here, Mom?

Why did you suddenly run out of the function room?

I promised I'd play in a rugby match. We won.

We have a problem.

You're a student, young master, but you're not like the others.

It doesn't matter that I'm my father's heir.

We can't overlook that. Please take a seat.

If your status isn't clear, competitors will talk behind our backs.

I'd actually like to ask you a favor. I'd like some old car parts.

- For your car? - It's well-built, but the engine's stalling.

I couldn't refuse such a request.

Everything that belongs to the company is yours, young master.

- May I take it from the warehouse? - Please do.

Thanks. Are you staying, Mom?

- I need to consult with Mr. Mishima. - Do you? See you later.

I'll wait for you by the main entrance.

I'm sorry he's always such an embarrassment.

Don't worry. He'll get the hang of it in two or three years.

- Here's the seal you lent me. - It's alright. Keep hold of it.

No, that's not right.

I'm merely the executive director.

Pia! Piago!

- Welcome home. - Thank you.

- You have a visitor from Araki-cho. - Mrs Sakae?.

- Your friend? - Yes.

I'll come and say hello later.

- Mom... - What?

What happened to the picture that used to be here?

- I got rid of it. - But it was Dad's favorite.

Koji, the succession cost a lot of money.

I didn't care about it. It's completely meaningless.

That wouldn't have done. It's for your late father's spirit.

Running the company is hard,

and Mr. Mishima has been running around, getting it back on track.

That's true. It's also been very hard for you, Mom.

I'm alright.

But next time you see Mr. Mishima, please say thank you to him.

He's really doing so much for the company.

- Please come in! - Sorry to disturb you.

- Did you wait for long? - Not really.

- Are you well? - Same as always.

- There's no leisure for the poor. - It's better to be busy anyway.

I can't believe that my watchful father would die in an accident.

- You've hardly used any of this. - Yeah.

I came to ask you to come to the next assembly meeting.

No. I've lost all confidence.

What's happened? It's so unlike you.

I'm having a lot of troubles at the moment.

- Is it not going well with your son? - No, that's not it.

You're mother and son but very close in age.

There's no way it'll work out well if he gets married.

You'd better get out now and get a third of the property.

You're so glum. You're hiding something from me, aren't you?

What's that?

Koji is making a Noh arrangement of the modern jazz he learnt abroad.

Oh? What a peculiar obsession.

- You know, Takuo liked Noh theatre. - It does sound rather interesting.

How do you like this kimono?

I didn't know that Koji danced.

Maybe I should ask him to do a guest performance instead of you.

No way.

Hey! You're using dirty tricks!

We're just doing our jobs. You have a problem with that?

Hold on, wait! Wait a minute!

What are you doing, you bastards?

Hey! Stop fooling around and get back to work!

- Hey! - Yeah. Come on! Hey!

Sorry they're so short-tempered. Please let them be and reconsider.

Young master!

- Young master! - What's up?

What do you mean, "what's up?"

What are you doing there, Junko? Get out of the car!

Hey, guys!

The young head has come all this way. Aren't you going to greet him?

- The Tokutake Syndicate? - Yeah.

They're supposed to share the roadworks evenly with us.

They made a deal to finish the roadworks quickly.

They've agreed with the town planners to build the hotel on their own.

- They've done well. - They're just quick on their feet.

They're working at a forced pace, and when I tried to overtake them,

then we got an order from Tokyo to suspend work.

- From whom? - Isn't it obvious?

- That bastard Mishima. - Mr. Mishima?

Yeah. Have you ever heard anything so stupid?

TOKUTAKE CONSTRUCTION

Damn them!

Mr. Mishima must have some idea behind it.

I wanted to go and find out, but this is your job as the new head.

- That would mean trouble. - Just let me have a drink.

Here.

You should have a serious word with that bastard Mishima.

As the successor, you're the only one who can get through to him.

Don't leave it to that bastard's whims.

Well, I'll try and ask him.

Today! Right now!

Actually, Jinsaku, I wanted to see the place where my father died.

Junko!

Leave him be. He's thinking about the old syndicate head.