Akibiyori Page #2

Synopsis: Family and friends of the late Shuzo Miwa have gathered for his annual memorial service, this one marking the seventh anniversary of his passing. Three of his long time friends - married Shuzo Taguchi, married Soichi Mamiya, and widowed Seiichiro Hirayama - have long known and admitted to each other that they have always been attracted to his widow, Akiko Miwa, who they believe has gotten even more beautiful as she has matured. The three friends take it upon themselves to find a husband for the Miwa's now twenty-four year old daughter, Ayako Miwa, who they believe as beautiful as her mother, and who, as a pure innocent, deserves a good husband. Their self-appointed task is despite them knowing that Ayako does not want them to do so. She doesn't want to get married, at least not yet, as she struggles with her traditional sensibilities in post-war modern Japan. Her first priority as she sees it is to take care of her widowed mother, who would be alone if she were to get married. The diff
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Yasujirô Ozu
Production: CJ Entertainment
  3 wins.
 
IMDB:
8.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1960
128 min
38 Views


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-Oh, please help us.

-You know somebody?

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Yes. Ayako, are you really interested

in marriage?

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Of course you should get married soon.

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How old were you when you married Miwa?

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l was 20.

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See, Ayako? You should marry soon.

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l think so, too.

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l know a nice young man, Ayako.

He's 29, l believe.

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He graduated from the University of Tokyo

and now works for the Obayashi Group.

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He's a fascinating man.

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That sounds too good for us.

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l think he'd be perfect for her.

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-Then please introduce us to him.

-Sure.

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Ayako, it's time for us to go.

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Please excuse us.

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Already? lt's still early.

113

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l'm afraid we have to go.

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Thank you so much for coming today.

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Thank you for all your kindness.

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l hope we haven't offended you

with anything we've said.

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ar from it. You kept us entertained.

l hope to see you all again soon.

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-See you later.

-Goodbye.

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-Bye.

-Bye.

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Please excuse us.

121

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l'll say goodbye here.

Ayako, you know what you're doing, right?

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Yes.

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-So beautiful.

-Yeah.

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l really enjoy talking to girls her age.

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The girl is certainly pretty, but...

126

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You meant her mother, didn't you?

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She hasn't changed a bit.

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-She's a beauty.

-She is,

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but l thought the daughter was charming.

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Of course she is,

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but Akiko is well over 40 and still...

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lf l had to choose, l'd pick the mother.

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She's a lovely woman.

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She's fantastic.

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-You really think she's that great?

-Absolutely.

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Maybe a man is bound to die young

when he marries someone so beautiful.

137

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Miwa used up his luck too fast.

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She's developed a new kind of charm lately.

139

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Yes, l agree. You really think so, huh?

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You can just see it somehow.

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And you,

you're always slow to notice things.

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l see it, too, just not as clearly as you do.

143

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What's making you all so cheerful?

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-Do you have any sake left?

-Yes.

145

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Your husband must be

in good health, right?

146

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Yes, he's perfectly fine, thank you.

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l don't doubt it.

148

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Of course. He's going to have a long life.

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You never know what'll turn out to be

a blessing in disguise.

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Don't you agree?

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-What are you talking about?

-lt's nothing.

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A long time ago,

when we were at university,

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there was a pharmacy near Aokido

on the third block in Hongo.

154

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lt's a fruit shop now, but there used to be

a beautiful girl who worked there.

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This man took a fancy to her

and went to buy medicine there all the time.

156

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What about you?

157

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Who went to buy all those decongestants

when he didn't even have a cold?

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He bought other things, like antibiotics.

159

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Yeah, l remember the package.

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The woman who was just here was that girl.

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That lady? l thought they were sisters,

not mother and daughter.

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She's very beautiful.

So what happened after that?

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-Oh, well...

-lt ended badly.

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lt's painful to tell, even now.

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-Do you remember a man named Miwa?

-No.

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l think he came here once or twice.

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ln short, Miwa stole the girl away from us.

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My goodness.

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You should have been buying love potions

instead of cold medicine.

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-You're right.

-We weren't so wise back then.

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We were innocent

compared to young people today.

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Really?

Do you have enough wine, Mr Hirayama?

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l'm okay.

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-Would you bring me some soda water?

-Sure. Just a moment, please.

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A man who marries a woman like that

will live a long time.

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What did you say?

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Nothing. We were just talking.

Where's the soda water?

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Just a minute.

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A man who marries a woman like that

could still die young, though.

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Have you seen the size of her?

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You mean if they were wrestling?

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Doing the head scissors?

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He'd be overpowered,

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totally crushed.

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Want some more?

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-Hello, dear.

-Hi.

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You're home early.

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-l thought you were going to be late tonight.

-Why?

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Weren't you with Mr Mamiya

and Mr Hirayama?

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Yes.

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And Akiko came, too, with Ayako.

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