Wood and Stone (木石)

Produced and presented by Schochiku Co. Ltd.

Bokuseki Stone Hearted

Based on the novel by Funahashi Seiichi

Starring

Natsukawa Daijiro as Futagiri Kogure Michiyo as Eriko

Akagi Ranko as Oikawa Hatsu

Teramoto Osamu as Fujimoto Kawamura Reikichi as Sawamura

Sakamoto Takeshi as director of lab Yamauchi Mitsuru as Dr. Arishima

Kobayashi Tsukuji as Izumi Tani Raiko as custodian

English Subtitles; Maya Grohn

Directed by Gosho Heinosuke

He's coming,

Hello, Zen-san.

Hurry.

Your guests are waiting.

Your guide's arrived, sir.

- Sorry for keeping you waiting. - Thank you.

We want to cross Karamatstu now. Will you guide us?

Sure I will, sir.

The weather is no problem, I hope?

No problem, sir.

Will you stay at the Kurobishigoya hut tonight, sir?

We are planning to.

That's good.

Sir, the hut repairs were just completed a couple of days ago.

That's fortunate.

How about your luggage, sir?

This bigger one.

Do you need something? If so you'd better to get it here now.

Well, then, straw sandals and matches.

Give us straw sandals and matches.

Now then, let's start.

Have a cup of tea.

Hey, Zen-san, around the Kurobishi hut, can I catch yamame fish?

Well, that's up to your skill.

- They say there are many fish. - Then, it's OK. Just see for yourself.

I doubt it.

Thank you for everything, master.

Sorry we couldn't do enough, sir.

Please come again on your way back.

Thank you.

Sensei, take care, sir.

The weather's in our favour.

Thanks to my usual good behaviour.

Wait. I'll take photo.

You can keep walking.

The mountains are wonderful.

If I hadn't pulled you out,

you'd still be crawling around your old lab.

Yes, and if you serve me yamame fish at the hut,

I'll be grateful.

Do you think you can really fish?

You bet, I can.

Hey, that's the master from the inn.

Did I forget something?

- Sensei, - What is it?

- You have a phone call, sir. - Who?

Futagiri sensei, sir.

You got the call.

Damn it all.

Hold this.

Wait a moment.

Excuse me.

If the hospital asks you back, don't go.

The master called him sensei, I thought he was a teacher.

- Is he a doctor? - Yes.

Well now...

Let's go back a little.

Hello?

I'm Futagiri.

I see.

No, it's OK.

I understand.

Sensei, something urgent?

Who called you?

- From the hospital. - What is it?

They asked me back immediately.

You refused, of course?

No, I'll return.

Return?

Are you sure?

Don't be silly.

We've finally got here.

What's the problem?

A new patient was admitted with encephalitis.

Is that all? You don't need to return.

There are many other doctors in the hospital.

But it can't be.

I took over the study of encephalitis from the previous director.

I am mainly in charge of it.

So you are determined to return?

I'm sorry. Hope you catch your yamame fish.

Oji-san, call a taxi.

So you are going back?

Surgery... Medicine Open 09:00 - 15:00

Laboratory attached to hospital

The Fifth Small Animal Room

Jidai-kun, did you check the temperature of that guinea pig?

- Not yet, sir. - Then check it now.

Your handling isn't good.

You can't do it if you are awkward.

Disinfect it by boiling.

Close this and start a new one.

Fujimoto sensei.

- Futagiri sensei has returned, sir. - I see.

When you finish here, prepare to give glucose to a horse.

The one we took plasma from this morning.

What do you think of the horse?

Well, I like beef better.

- I've never eaten horse yet. - Silly. I didn't ask that.

Listen, Futagiri sensei returned in his mountaineering gear.

How does he look?

- Very smart. - Let's have a look.

No, Miss Oikawa.

The Fifth Laboratory Futagiri

Welcome back.

I'm sorry for disturbing your holiday.

It's OK. How about the patient?

The patients in room 3 and 8 show no change but,

a boy who was admitted to the isolation ward,

seems to have encephalitis.

Then we'll try the blood serum.

However,

the diagnosis is disputed.

Why?

Maybe I'd better start from the beginning.

The isolation ward is full now. We are seriously short-handed.

So Oikawa Hatsu-san of the laboratory came to support the ward.

As she cared for the boy

she suspect it might be encephalitis epidemica.

- Didn't you try a simple culture system? - Sure we did.

It was negative, but Oikawa-san still felt puzzled.

So I extracted cerebrospinal fluid and applied it to 10 mice.

Two mice showed symptoms.

Hearing that, Sawamura-san in the isolation ward, became furious.

Why?

He said, "It is outrageous to do such a thing without consulting me."

You didn't tell him?

Then Sawamura-san's anger is reasonable in a way.

Yes, it's true.

But it wasn't such a big deal.

It seems there was another reason.

To begin with, he's narrow-minded, while Oikawa Hatsu is rather odd.

That complicated matters.

But he doesn't refuse the patient's treatment, does he?

He does. He refused my treatment.

That makes no sense.

I couldn't leave it like that. That's why I called you.

I see.

I'll go and see. Suzuki-kun.

Deliver my belongings to my apartment afterwards.

Connect Sawamura-sensei in the isolation ward.

Wait a moment, sir.

Call Sawamura-sensei.

Sensei, you have a call, sir.

From Futagiri sensei in the laboratory.

I'm busy now.

Hello.

Sawamura sensei has no time right now.

Did you hear? The issue of encephalitis epidemica is still disputed.

Heard the rumour?

Sawamura sensei had gotten a rebuff from Oikawa Hatsu.

Really?

Yes. Since then the two have a conflict every now and then.

Both of them are single.

Both of them very old.

Futagiri sensei.

Has he come for an examination?

Oikawa-kun.

Welcome back, sir.

I heard it from Fujimoto-kun.

Why didn't you tell Sawamura sensei?

Sawamura sensei looked very busy.

I thought I could tell him later.

I just wanted to examine the patient.

But you came from the laboratory to help.

It's not wise to meddle in the hospital's work.

I'm sorry, sir.

But I believe what I did was right for the patient.

You may be right.

But you must think of the order and position of things before acting.

Yes, sir.

Be careful from now on.

Sensei, the round of visits, sir?

Here, sir.

I will see the rooms 3 and 8 later.

I'll go the epidemic room. Come with me.

The Second Epidemic Room

Wait a moment, sir.

Can I help you?

I want to check the boy.

Wait.

Do you know the situation?

Yes, I heard. About Oikawa-kun, isn't it?

I warned her to be careful.

It's easy for you to say, but I was very upset.

Why?

Just think. She did it without consulting me.

It suggested that I have made a mistake.

You are right, sir.