Bloom in the Moonlight "The Story of Rentaro Taki"

Jointly produced by Toei Co., Ltd. and Nippon Television Network Corp.

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Rentaro Taki...

I'll always remember when we first met.

He suddenly appeared in the piano room at

Music School in Ueno soon after enrolling.

So this is it... a piano.

We only had an organ in Takeda.

I've never seen a piano.

Excuse me.

I see.

One day during the summer of 1895

was the first time I saw him.

I was a witness when the prominent musician, Taki,

first encountered the piano.

Bloom in the Moonlight "The Story of Rentaro Taki"

Produced by: Tan TAKAIWA Yasuharu URUSHIDO

Planning: Masao SATO Toshio OGIWARA

Screenplay: Shinichiro ASAI Ryoji ITO Akira MIYAZAKI

Photography: Taisaku KIMURA

Tohru KAZAMA

sake WASHIO

Isako WASHIO Ryo AMAMIYA Miki FIJITANI

Ryo AMAMIYA Miki FIJITANI

Yuko ASANO

Fumi DAN

Kyohei SHIBATA Takaaki ENOKI

Shiho FUJI M U RA

Go KATO

Director: Shinichiro SAWAI

Improvisation creates a cannon style.

Handel "Piano Suite No. 5 in A Minor".

Yuki, play it.

Yes, sir.

Excuse me...

Would you mind a freshman?

Enter.

Yuki, continue.

Who is she?

She's great.

Who is she?

Yuki Nakano of the Koda family.

She's the niece of Professor Nobu Koda

who's now in Europe and Rohan, who wrote "Five Story Pagoda."

Hmmm.. What is this music?

Beethoven's harmony is clear, yet the effect is very strong...

Keep quiet.

Thank you.

Another unexpected encounter which continued.

Each of our encounters became an important memory a few years later...

Mr. Suzuki, I'm Taki.

A freshman.

Let's go together.

Do you have time to talk more about music?

I'm going to a choir group.

To Sarugaku in Kanda, to teach basic music to the kids.

Really.

Before enrolling, I studied for six months with the

Shiba Choir Group with Professor Koyama.

Where is Sarugaku?

To the right of the gate.

It's the opposite direction.

I'm going to Erishin in Hirokoji.

It's a collar shop for women.

My mother asked me to buy a half-collar.

I'm from Takeda in Oita.

Now I'm staying with my cousins in Hongo Nishikata.

What about you?

I'm from Kakegawa, Shizuoka.

Mr. Suzuki, I'm coming with you.

I'll do my enands tomorrow.

Ready?

"The water wheel tums

"The water flows

"We take a rest

"but they never stop."

Mr. Aihara.

Lend me three more yen.

No. You still owe me money, Mr. Sakaguchi.

Pay me back, then I'll lend it to you.

You should draw ads for bars.

How much money?

Sakaguchi, will you draw it?

No, I won't be deceived by Mephistopheles.

Lend me only two yen.

No.

Mr. Suzuki.

Thank you so much.

Your pay for this month.

Thank you.

Minus your debt of 2.5 yen.

Sakaguchi... see... Don't count on me.

He's a freshman, Taki.

A student at Fine Arts School.

He's Sakaguchi. I live with him.

I'm Taki.

You drink fast for a novice.

Most Kyushu men are strong drinkers.

It tastes awful.

Yeah... awful...

Who do you admire most?

Well...

You had notes on Beethoven.

Do you like him?

Yes. Beethoven represents German music.

European music after the 18th century is

representative of architectural forms of music.

He is typical.

Architectural forms in music...

Can you apply such concepts to music?

What do you mean?

The method to deal with the subject.

Theoretically perfect, yet strong effects are generated.

Haydn is skillful but Beethoven is more intense.

From the score we can imagine a symphony.

They're truly wonderful.

What about you?

I'm interested in Schumann.

I see... Schumann...?

I find his life fascinating.

He started as a pianist late in life...

Like me.

He strained and mined his third finger.

He was through as a pianist.

Then, he focused on composing.

Must one study piano from childhood?

Yeah.

Here they are!

Charge it to this table!

Suzuki, why don't you buy us drinks?

They found us.

Waitress, bring us five more.

Shut up.

You students supported by parents...

How can you drink sake!

Shut up!

What? Idiot!

Sakaguchi, sit down, okay...

Okay, drink!

Mr. Suzuki, must one study piano from childhood?

You're still talking about music even here.

It's all right.

I think so.

Yuki Nakano has been with Professor Mason since childhood.

He indoctrinated her with Biehl.

Prodigy instruction.

Here you are.

Oh it's here!!

Pass it to us!

Another order?

No, we don't need more. Pour the sake.

Do it yourself.

Let's toast!

HEY, keep quiet!

What!

What's that!

You call that music! It's nonsense.

What!

Mr. Suzuki, stop it!

Mr. Suzuki!

Please stop.

Taki, let's get out of here.

What about Mr. Sakaguchi?

Never mind. They like to fight.

Mr. Suzuki, I want to be a pianist.

Really?

I will be.

I've made up my mind.

You play Beethoven very well.

You've improved so much.

I'm proud of you, a former member of the Shiba Choir.

It's snowing outside.

Let's finish for today.

Yes, but I'd like to practice a bit more.

Well, then I'll accompany you.

Since your father was demoted to Naoiri country chief,

he seems depressed.

He has trouble with the new governor.

He refuses to curry favor.

He really isn't the type.

Sony you had to wait.

I have family obligations as the successor, but

I entered music school and disappointed him.

Don't worry about it now.

Rentaro, you eat less than before.

Quite a bit less.

I'm wonted.

You never finish your rice in the morning.

You seem thinner.

Have some. It makes dinner more tasty.

No...

Nothing': wrong with me. It's okay.

By the way, your school makes you study so hard

from early morning until late at night.

Liszt "Consolation No. 3 in Db Major"

Hello...

Taki.

Oh, I fell asleep.

Let's go out tonight.

Thank you.