After the Rain (Ame agaru) (雨あがる)

Dedicated to the Memory of KUROSAWA Akira

It'll be a while...

before we can cross, even after the rain stops.

Six days at least, maybe ten.

You look like a traveller, sir.

The inn must be full by now.

The innkeeper's the only one making money today.

Us river porters don't even make the money to gamble with.

Stop grumbling!

At least we've got food and a roof over your head.

The poor travellers will be worried about running out of money!

Don't run around here naked!

Come on!

How else am I going to wash their clothes?

Naked's best for 'em! Naked we're born!

Will these clothes ever dry?

Where has the sun gone off to?

When's this rain going to stop?

It'll stop sometime.

It always has.

Ain't that the truth!

That samurai's a fine man, he doesn't put on airs.

He's always smiling, not like a samurai at all.

You have returned.

We won't be crossing that river for a while.

Sorry. I bring you nothing but trouble.

I'll make some tea.

There's a thief here!

I step outside for my laundry and my rice is gone!

I marked my pot, you know!

...- Her again! ...- Ihei...

Right!

Who stole my food? Who's the thief?

That's too much!

Even if it's true, it's still too much!

Yes, but...

Maybe if people were nicer to her...

They make her an outcast,

she's lonely.

She's like that because she's sad.

Well, you sanctimonious old fool!

Don't act like you didn't see anything! You think I'm blind?

I knew you did it right from the start!

Stop that, please!

There's no one that bad here, you know that.

There's no need of a samurai here.

Just because of my trade doesn't mean I have to sit by...

No, no, of course not!

Perhaps I could make it up for you.

I'm not asking for that.

I'm not that desperate for a little bit of rice!

I'll borrow this again.

Could you all come and lend us a hand?

Put everything down here.

Sir!

What's going on?

I thought I might cheer everyone up.

Everyone pitch in and help with the cooking.

It's not much, but let's try to have a good time.

Don't let my husband heat the sake! He'll drink it all.

Isn't this great?

Sitting back with sake and all this food...

I feel like I'm in the Shogun's court!

Don't relax too much, or you'll topple over onto the dirt!

This is like a dream!

With this once a year, I could put up with anything!

Don't try to seduce

the man of snow

He won't answer you

He'll just melt away

Why are you singing about snowmen when it's hot like this?

I thought if I sang about a snowman you'd all feel cooler.

How about this one, then...

Look over there

Here comes O-Roku the dyer...

I know that song! It's about a hussy who all the men went crazy for!

So beautiful was O-Roku

she'd make you swear....

Hussy or no, I'd sleep with O-Roku!

Then you'd do anything to get

your O-Rokus off!

That was a good one!

The children are very quiet.

They're too busy eating to talk.

The hooker's back.

Come over here!

I'll give you your food back!

Who are you to go around calling someone a thief?

An old man like me!

Come here, I say!

I've kept this for you!

Take it!

Choke on it!

Wait, please!

Don't talk like that, please. People make mistakes, you know.

You know how it is,

people just get sad.

If you could just...

try to be friends.

Please, join us. It's not much...

Come and eat with us.

Please...

People are all... you know...

I'm not an entertainer, but...

The thief sneaks into the watermelon patch...

He ties it up with a rope

and makes his escape!

I'll do one.

In early spring

the fern blossom shoots up like a hand

right smack

in the middle of the mountainside

Oh me, oh my!

Listen all of you

Don't gape when you see the dancing girl

It may be all right now, but come spring

a sparrow will build its nest in your mouth....

Alone together on the beach are the Akita abalone

and the Tsugaru sea cucumber

The abalone sticks to him and squeezes tight

The sea cucumber melts away....

Making love with another man's wife

keeps a man busy...

Unwinding her kimono sash, unwinding his loin-cloth

then all night long

doing it and wiping off the sweat

then if comes her husband, he jumps into his sandals

Look how busy he is now!

I'm sorry. Forgive me.

You've been prize-fighting.

I'll be honest.

I have.

I had to do something,

hearing them like that.

Everyone was so embarrassed...

Imagine how she felt!

I just...

You promised you'd never do that again.

Actually...

I was going to pawn my sword.

But the pawnshop was closed...

You're right. Forgive me. I'll never do it again.

Please, if you'd just...

have a bite.

Just a little, to show I'm forgiven.

My big sister was cold

so she warmed her behind at the fire

She got so nice and warm

even the fire sent up sparks....

The rain's stopped!

The rain's stopped,

but it'll be a while before you can cross that river.

Well, at least it's stopped!

Sir!

Thank you for what you did last night.

You made the rain stop!

Yes! We owe you at least this!

Sir!

Where are you off to so early?

Just for a walk. I feel dull after sitting around for so long.

What am I doing, damn it?

I don't matter,

but I've got to think of Tayo!

Come on, snap out of it,

Misawa Idea!

Say no more!

There's nothing to be said!

That's it, then!

...- Do you fight? ...- Yes!

Stand aside!

Stop that!

Please, stop!

No!

Swords are for cutting the hearts out of fools!

I mean for cutting the foolishness out of hearts!

Who are you?

I'm just...

Stand aside! This is a fight between men!

...- But... ...- Silence!

Oh, I'm sorry!

Cease!

Enough!

Haven't I forbidden duelling?

...- You're slow! ...- It's your horse, Milord!

Ours are old nags beside yours!

Don't prattle! Take these fools away!

I don't know who you are, but for stopping these fools,

you have the thanks of Shigeaki, lord of this domain.

I saw everything from over there.

It was terribly rude of me.

Not at all.

That is great skill for a mere passer-by,

if I may so describe you.

Thank you.

Are you staying nearby?

At an inn, the Matsuba.

I am Misawa Idea, a samurai without situation.

With all this rain, it's impossible to cross the river...

That must be tedious.

Perhaps you might find diversion in visiting the castle.