Like a Savage (野蛮人のように)

Production: TOEI COMPANY, LTD.

Planning: Sundance Company

Produced by: Tomohiro Ijichi Tsuneo Seto, Mitsuru Kurosawa

Cinematography: Yonezo Maeda Lighting: Shigeru Umetani

Audio Recording: Osamu Onodera Art Direction: Tadayuki Kuwana

Music: Kazuhiko Kato

Theme Song: "The Way to Forget a Lovely Romance"

Tamako...

Tamako!

Let's have some fun!

We brought fireworks!

What's wrong? Are you embarrassed?

Oh, you look young! How old are you?

- Do you want to know? - Yeah.

I'm fifteen.

LIKE A SAVAGE

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Kyohei Shibata

Written and Directed by: Toru Kawashima

Here we go.

Okay!

Fireworks remind me of a phrase, "Hanabi like vie ."

"Hanabi like bi "? You mean they're beautiful?

No. Vie is a French word.

Vie , as in "c'est la vie."

It means life.

Nice pronunciation.

I'm a French major, you know.

Fireworks like life.... How wistful.

- Just what I'd expect from a writer. - Come on!

I read it in high school — in a textbook or something.

I think it was a short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

During the Meiji Era,

a French officer came to provide technical guidance.

One night, he saw the fireworks display at Ryogoku Bridge and said,

"Hanabi like vie ."

That phrase really made an impression on me.

French is the best for that kind of thing.

You'd all groan if I said, "That's life!" in Japanese.

"C'est la vie," on the other hand... It's perfect.

Ei-chan!

Eiji!

Hello?

Is that you, Eiji? You're alone, right?

You hear me? Listen carefully.

The boss got shot.

That's right. Anyway, come here as soon as possible.

No way! You have to come alone!

Why? I'll explain when you get here.

When I was fifteen, my first novel got a lot of attention.

They said I was a prodigy.

You were so nonchalant about it. I was impressed.

Thank you very much.

But, really, I was just a know-it-all.

I thought I understood everything.

But, as the years went by,

I found there were things I didn't understand, after all.

I was so happy to realize that.

I know what you mean.

Even now,

sometimes I feel like I don't understand anything.

Although, recently,

I've started feeling like there's something I did understand.

Even when I was fifteen, or sixteen, or seventeen,

I think I really did understand.

Tamako.

Yes?

You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

Understood.

Sorry to keep you waiting!

Brother...

Mr. Takeguchi...

Mr. Takeguchi!

Mr. Takeguchi...

Is that you, Eiji?

Are you all right?

I'm fine. The boss got hit, though.

Who did it?

I have no idea. It was quick.

There was a deal tonight. The boss went to see a girl afterwards.

I was waiting for him outside...

You can see how that turned out...

One more thing — I need to ask you a favor...

There's a bag in the back room.

Did you find it?

You mean this?

Yeah.

What's inside?

Guns. Pistols.

I can't get mixed up in a war between yakuza families. It's too much for me.

Stop complaining.

Take it easy. Do what you always do.

That's it.

It would be a waste if the police took them, right?

It's business. Just business.

I'll call you later. Now, go.

Wait 30 minutes, no, wait 15 minutes, and then call the cops.

Thirty minutes or maybe an hour?

I'm just going out to feel the breeze.

Go ahead. But are you sure you're okay?

You drank too much.

I'm okay, I'm okay. I'm not drunk at all.

By the way, Tamako, it's almost your birthday, right?

What? Well, not quite.

Didn't you say your birthday was at the end of August.

Is that true?

Be sure to enjoy yourselves.

It's a little early, but let's celebrate your birthday.

Just don't start singing "Happy Birthday."

Eiji!

Hi!

- Are you still working? - I'm done already.

My client was a yakuza.

- Huh? - He was a yakuza.

You should be careful.

See you.

He was with a woman!

We're the ones who got hit! Why are those bastards hassling us?

Hello? How are you?

This is Hirosawa. Yes, just a moment.

It's from the head office.

Hello? This is Ichijo.

Sorry, not yet...

The head office will handle this for the time being.

Understood?

Call Yoshimoto.

Yes, we'll deal with it.

Send over Takeguchi instead.

I know that. I don't want a war either.

But one of my guys got killed.

He was the leader of a gang, even if it was a small one.

I just want things to be set right.

Yes, I'm counting on you.

What would you like to drink?

- Beer. - Sure.

Tamako!

What have you been up to today?

I snuck out to find adventure in the night.

That's so cool! I want to have a night adventure, too!

- How are you? - Okay.

- You look great. I have a gift for you. - What is it?

I used them for today's shoot.

To Eiji Nakai

Eiji, how are you? Long time no see!

I'm fine, fine, "very fine!"

It's either you or Ichijo.

I'm talking about Yamanishi's successor.

Come on, tell me now.

About the woman. Tell me about her.

Aside from you, she was the only one who knew Yamanishi was there, right?

So, tell me about her.

I'm sure you, at least, remember her age and the clothes she was wearing.

You're not stupid.

She was about 20 years old...

She wore white clothes...

Polka dots...

She was also wearing white trousers.

A hat, too...

She wore a hat?

Yes...

Ouch!

Hey, you! Wait!

Hold on, will you?

Hold on right there!

It's rude to push someone and walk away without saying anything.

Hey! What the hell are you doing?

What does that mean?

Just take it.

Apologize to me.

It's okay, just take the money.

What gives you the right to order me around? Who do you think you are?

Okay, miss high-and-mighty who the hell are you, then?

You're just some belligerent drunk.

Hey, hey!

Who the hell you think you are? Why are you touching me?

Nice to meet you. I'm Takeshi.

She's cute!

She may be cute, but she's tough.

Oh, isn't a strong girl a nice thing?

Watch out for this guy — he's a heel.

And a savage as well.

- About that thing before... - That? Just business.

- I see. - What kind of work do you do?

I'm in the service business, international trade.

That's surprisingly honestly work.

I was imagining something more unsavory. Like a yakuza.

What's so funny?

Welcome!

Welcome!

Oh, some of your work associates are here.

So, what kind of work do you do?

You can guess.

Well, I don't think you're a student.

You stay where you are.

Hi.

Is she your girl?

Well, kind of...

Something's fishy.

Yeah, I smell a rat.

You're coming with us.