Younger Sister (妹)

A NIKKATSU PRESENTATION

YOUNGER SISTER

Please Watch your head

Screenplay: Eiichi Uchida Production: Yutaka Okada

Recording: Ken'ichi Beniya, Art Direction: Yoko Yoshinaga Cinematography: Kenji Hagiwara

Title Song: "Younger Sister" by Kaguyahime Music: Takasuke Kida

Cast

Ryuzo Hayashi Kumiko Akiyoshi

Yumiko Fujita, Hideko Yoshida

Yuriko Hishimi, Miyuki Sawada Yukiko Yoshida, Yuko Katagiri

Keisuke Yukioka, Akira Takahashi, Takashi Nomura, Bei Enoki

Ken Mizoguchi, Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Katsura Kokan, Kensuke Tamai

Kotoe Hatsui Tsugoto Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara

Juzo Itami Takenori Murano

Directed by: Toshiya Fujita

Neri?

I'm back.

Why are you here?

I left Kamakura, so I came back here.

Idiot!

I wanted to see you...

I hate him.

Did you have a fight?

Not really.

Might have been a fight, but not really.

We split up and I came. I hate him so much!

When you're planning on coming back,

you should at least call first. Don't surprise me!

I didn't have a phone, and I didn't even have 10 yen.

Y'know, I was in the middle of my bath!

Do you want me to wash your back?

No way.

I brought this for you.

Here.

Eh?

Neri, go make miso soup or something. Something hot!

Hm.

Okay then!

I think the water is boiling the walls.

Sorry for making you wait.

Okay.

There you go.

Hm.

I'm telling you it's good!

Alright.

Dang, it's hot!

How is it?

Neri, go to bed.

'Kay?

It's late already.

Younger Sister, You were not very beautiful

So I was really worried

Because your husband is my friend, Occasionally, the three of us,

Should go have a drink together

Younger Sister, After dad and mom passed away, you...

And you alone, are my cause for concern

Before you leave tomorrow morning,

Write me the recipe of your miso soup

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Hello there.

Good morning.

Are you Neri's big brother?

Yeah, I am.

- I'm sorry. - Huh?

Did she come back home?

Oh, so you're Kozo's...

Yes. I'm his younger sister, Izumi Wada.

Has my brother come with her?

Huh?

So they're not together, after all. My brother has gone missing.

- Let me speak to Neri, please! - Oh!

Please, let me meet her! I took the first train here!

I have to go to work right now, so...

I couldn't sleep last night. I have a lot to ask her!

- Okay, get into the car. - Please.

- But... - My sister is asleep right now.

Okay? Here you go.

Oh, good morning!

Good morning.

- Working early today, eh? - Yeah.

Hm? Where's your beard?

- Well, you know. - I see.

- Drive safely. - Thanks.

Huh?

They said they were leaving, then they left.

- Isn't he over at a friend's? - I tried calling them all already.

Didn't he find another woman? That's pretty common.

I don't think so.

- Why? - I don't know.

So, you're her sister in law, right?

- That's right. - Hm.

Must've been hard, the three of you living together.

It's not like that. I was staying at the store.

They were renting an apartment nearby, and we'd meet often.

Y'know, I think it might be better if you don't meet Neri.

- It might be. -Yeah.

At least for now. I want you to leave her alone.

'Kay?

Oh, I have to take a left here.

C'mere!

C'mere!

Geez!

Izumi.

You can wait for me around there.

I have a job right now.

- I'm fine here. - Really?

If you say so.

I'm looking for a college girl, who's moving to Waseda.

Do you know her?

There's a lot of apartment buildings around here, so...

Biba House

This has never happened before. This is no good.

- Isn't there a number you can call? - There isn't.

The call came late last night, and it sounded like it was a from a pay phone.

Damn it, is this a joke? Good grief!

Neri...

I'm sorry, Akio!

I got it. Damn it, that call...

That was you!

I didn't mean to deceive you!

I called because I had finally gotten back to Waseda.

I saw the phone, and I wanted to hear your voice,

but then I did, and I couldn't say I was back.

Just don't say anything, then!

You didn't have to interfere with my work! I was free until noon today!

Which is why I asked for it first thing in the morning.

Are you kidding me?!

I should hit you, really!

- Neri. - Stay away.

What happened to my brother? Did you hide him somewhere?

Please, tell me. What did you say to my brother?!

It's your fault.

- Of course not! - Yes it is.

The truth is... I was planning on killing him and then myself, but he ran away.

Did you hide him somewhere?

- Uh, hey st... - Get away! Get off me!

- What'd you do to him, bitch?! - Stop it!

Hey, Izumi!

- Wait! - Let her go.

- Let go of me! - Hey!

Let me go!

Neri!

Neri, get back here!

- Stop screwing around! - No!

- Come on! - No!

- You idiot! - Ouch! It hurts!

- Come on, now! - Stop!

- You're coming right now! - Let go! You're hurting me!

- I don't want to! - Get up! Get up!

- Let me go, you jerk! - Get up, now!

I'm up, damn it!

- Come on, what's wrong with you? - It hurts!

I'm coming, stop dragging me!

- Geez! - Damn it!

Wait in the car!

- Izumi. - Huh?

Please, go home for today.

I know her the best, since I'm her brother.

It's no use trying to talk to her when she's like that.

But my brother...

I'm sorry, but this is my family's problem now.

Your family is not related to us anymore.

Please.

Where are we?

This is Koenji.

Where in Koenji?

We're not too far from the station, I think.

How do I get back to Kamakura? I don't know the way!

Hm, I see.

Well, I'm sorry.

Here, fix this.

There, there, it's okay.

Hey.

Huh?

Sorry for barging in.

Are you the little sister?

- You're kinda cute, aren't you? - Kinda?

I heard a lot about you.

From my brother?

You're a Virgo, right? Me too! He talks about you all year.

Here, I'll help.

Come on.

Thank you.

And you are...?

Akio hates potatoes and cabbage.

And he likes carrots, bell peppers and pickled radish.

You know all about him, huh?

It gets dirty around here sometimes, right? I come to clean up!

Oh, it's about time I go.

- I give a lesson around here once a week. - Lesson?

Despite my looks, I'm an Aikido teacher.

I'm a 3rd degree black belt of the Ryukoku school.

Y'know, I've been talking to your brother.

I want to turn this place into a training room, or a dojo.

Isn't that a good idea?

It's a waste to use all this space as just storage room!

Right?