At This Late Date, the Charleston Page #3

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1 million? So little money?

You know?

But I haggled it to 50,000.

Good girl.

But that 50,000 is still

a waste of money.

Well then, I have scores to settle!

Go home first.

- Jiro!

- Stop your resistance!

What?

Do you know what car you have?

Tamiko drives a small car,

- my brother a Benz!

- Oh that one!

That that that...

that one!

Let me rephrase what you said.

You want us to leave...

this house that is built on our territory...

and also this territory of ours,

before August 15.

Unconditionally.

Right?

Yes!

Of course not.

This is like...

on July 26, 1945, 6 AM,

the declaration...

demanding the

unconditional surrender of Japan,

that is, the Potsdam Declaration!

You won't offer us a new place.

No compensation.

Right, madam?

Hey! You have never paid

a dime of rent!

We never allowed you to

live here in the first place!

You're wrong.

Last year...

on December 8,

your husband

Munechika Okonogi said...

may I?

"You may live here for free,

and forever."

He made a promise.

But that's not a written statement!

The law doesn't recognize

verbal agreements.

The law of Japan...

doesn't apply to our country.

You need the international law.

And my husband has been

missing since December 8!

I don't know if he's dead or alive!

Well...

Pardon me...

do you know why

your husband ran away?

No.

That day, your husband

said this to us,

"I saw the face of

my sleeping wife."

"I got scared and jumped

out of the window!"

Get it?

What?

This line is the border.

Your passport please.

- Passport?

- Yes.

But you don't need a visa.

I'm hungry!

Oh yes!

We haven't had lunch yet.

How about chilled soba?

Something light?

I haven't had eels for so long.

Thank you.

City Councillor,

the thing you want to discuss...

Your chief told me...

you'll soon retire.

Yes.

August 15.

Mr. Terao has lots of businesses.

He wants your help

after you retired.

Thank you.

I've been worrying about

my retirement.

I'm counting on you.

Less than 10 days before that.

He has a favour to ask.

And you'll work for him.

So I arranged this meeting

for you two.

What about?

I'm looking for someone.

But murder is my thing.

If so,

consider it as a murder case.

Since December 8,

no one knows

if he's dead or alive.

December 8?

Is he...

Munechika Okonogi,

age 57?

- You know!

- Yes.

His younger son Jiro

was here last night.

Something...

What's your relation

with the Okonogis?

Relation...

we have the same hometown.

The Okonogis...

are the descendants

of a noble family.

That's the reason his family

is so tired from crying.

We'll kick them in an elderly home!

No.

A madhouse is better.

Even better...

the bomb blows them up!

You saved 950,000 yen last night?

Hey you!

- Lend me that money.

- Where are you going?

- Revenge.

- Jiro!

Is the sauce too spicy?

No. Spicy or sweet,

it's good as ever.

Hey hey hey!

The coming August 15,

let's get on a coach,

and go to a hot spring?

August 15? It's the Bon Festival!

You're Education Minister

and you don't know?

- It's not the Bon!

- Easy, easy.

- End of WW2.

- No.

- The day we lost the war.

- What's the difference!

Great!

Men and women in the

same pool, preferably.

Hot spring, great!

I forget there is such thing.

Yes, Prime Minister?

It sounds great...

Oh...

these 36 years,

many things happened.

I did many things.

Me too.

Many.

I know, Finance Minister.

Bastards!

Excuse me.

Nobody home?

It's you!

Attempted rape?

You call that a greeting?

- Why are you here?

- A courtesy call.

To pay my respects.

Respects or revenge?

I took the blame for

the things you did.

And I got it bad.

Coming!

Hello. Yamatai here.

Yamatai?

Is Jiro Okonogi at your place?

- Jiro?

- It's me.

Jiro?

- I'm Tamiko.

- Tamiko.

I'm busy. Don't call me.

Hang up.

Yes, I know.

Jiro Okonogi?

You're one of them!

Hello? Hello?

Hello?

We'll shoot the spy?

Poor boy.

Yes, but we must shoot him.

I don't know about Japan,

but 36 years ago,

our country destroyed all...

Type 38 rifles.

Then use this.

Hey! Don't!

Don't?

The night I became Army Minister,

I fixed a gangster in Kabukicho

with one thrust.

Army Minister,

please destroy this weapon.

The weapons of our country

are just stationery,

or DIY carpentry tools,

such as...

wooden pestle,

hammer, radish grinder,

pencil sharpener,

or braided rope.

We only have that

kind of weapons.

Braided rope?

We can hang him.

We'll tie the rope at...

What's wrong, Tamiko?

Jiro...

will be hanged in Yamatai!

In Yamatai?

Come on!

But they're crazy, Ichiro!

They may do anything!

Are you joking?

I'll go and see.

Yes, bye.

You're going there?

Yes. What's wrong?

If it explodes,

all things will turn to dust

within 500 metres!

You don't want to go,

then don't go!

Go back to Traffic!

"Beep beep!

10 km over! License please!"

I'll go! May I?

We'll go with pistols?

Pistols? They're old people!

Old people too.

Like the FBI...

"Reach!" Just like that.

I want to try that.

You play mahjong too much?

No.

"Reach for the sky your hands!"

Telling them to raise their hands.

Shut up! Go get the car,

- The patrol car!

- No, idiot!

You'll agitate them.

Then my own car!

Too slow! Can you go faster?

Must be careful when riding together.

- But this is illegal.

- Illegal?

Let's take out this amount...

of insurance for Jiro?

Oh. With his father's insurance...

- this.

- Yes.

I've asked Iimuro...

- to come here from Kansai.

- Good.

Dear friends,

it's gymnastics time.

As usual,

He's still playing cool!

after the gymnastics, put your...

old newspaper, magazines

and rags at your front porch.

Brings back the memories.

- Attempted rape.

- What?

What? The cop!

- What are you up to?

- Up to?

Death by shooting,

death by hanging.

They nearly hanged me.

- Really?

- Yes.

Then?

I defected and became their citizen.

Defected? Citizen?

Yes. Labour Minister too.

You're Labour Minister?

Yes.

Labouring is good.

Weeding, shopping.

Cleaning the toilet.

I've never done all that.

Good.

And changing...

their diapers.

Why are you here?

By the way,

- Foreign Minister said

something strange. - What?

When he was an insurance salesman,

he came to our house.

And?

- Damn! A waste of time!

- Sorry.

- Not you. Hurry!

- Yes!

Bastard! That's low!

10 km over. License please.

Yes.

What?

Life insurance?

About a year ago?

Yes. An insurance salesman

came to your house,

your mother said,

"My husband already has

a 300 million yen policy."

Is that true?

Even if it is,

this amount is just

an excuse to say no.

That's not important. How's Jiro?

Jiro?

Oh. Labour Minister.

He's fine.

That's true.

Let's go back to the insurance.

Even if it's just half, 150 million...

- "OK"

- Shut up!

Hello.

Hello?

Stupid.

- What's wrong?

- What's wrong?

Thanks to you, he hanged up!

But something is wrong.

You!

Check all the insurance

companies in Japan.

No way! I have a date tonight.

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