Floating Weeds Page #3

Where are you going?

I must thank your patron

Don't stop me

I must thank you

for your attentions to him

Thanks so much

Don't fake ignorance

Go away!

Get going!

Hey, you. Are you her son?

Hey. Stop it

Who's your father?

What is he?

Why are you so flustered?

A nice son you have

Eh, Madame?

I must tell them something!

Let me go! Let go!

You fool! Prize fool!

Let me go! Let go!

Be sensible, you fool!

Sensible, no way!

How dare you interfere!

You meddler!

You have no say in their affairs!

What's wrong with me seeing my son?

My own son!

Any objection?

Say so, if you have any!

You can certainly dish it out,

can't you?

Shut up, you lousy...!

How dare you!

You ungrateful...

What?

Forget about Okaya?

Who got you out of the hole?

And at Toyokawa, too!

Each time you were stranded,

you begged me!

What?

Where would you be without me?

Each time I had to appeal

to the impresario on all fours!

- Remember all that!

- What!

You impudent, ungrateful brute!

What?

Shut up!

Who are you?

Remember who you were!

You were a common whore!

You fell for me

and came to me a-begging!

Who trained you

into an actress, remember?

You ungrateful wretch...

...lower than an animal!

You big fool, you!

I can get along all by myself...

...without any help from you!

Don't make me laugh, fool!

Fool, you say?

You took the word out of my mouth!

How dare you!

I talk! So what?

All right!

I'm through with you!

I forbid you to come into that house!

My son is different from you, mind!

He belongs to a higher race!

Don't forget that!

You lousy...!

What are you talking about?

You fool!

Fool! You fool!

Silence!

Stop making noises samurai!

What's the matter?

It's practically empty

A miserable failure

We'll be stranded

Buddha help us

Listen, Kayo

I want you to do me a favor

Like what?

A young man is working

for the Post Office here

A good-looking boy named Kiyoshi

Yes? And what about him?

Here

- What's this?

- Keep it

Why?

Go and see this boy...

...try to come on to him

To him?

He'll fall for you, I'm sure.

Do that for me

I'm sorry, I can't

I'm being serious, Kayo

But I don't even know him

Very well

All right.

If you feel that way

But, you know...

Forget it!

I don't know if I could succeed

You can

I know you can

I have yet to find a man...

...who wouldn't say "yes" to you

You really think I can?

I might fail

You won't

Tell me... Why?

Just try

To see how good you are

Keep the money

OK. Thanks a lot

Tomorrow, then

I'll try, then

POST OFFICE:

A telegraph blank, please

Sure

- And a pencil

- Here's a pencil

I can't write with a pen.

Please

I saw you on stage

You did?

Your name is Kiyoshi, isn't it?

How do you know?

A little bird told me

Here, dispatch it

"Come outside to see me"

"Come outside to see me"

- To whom?

- To you

Take over here a moment

OK:

Come to the theatre

after the show tonight

I'll be expecting you

I'll be back soon

Where you going?

To the Post Office

Give me a bowl of noodles

Certainly

I'm glad you came

I thought you couldn't come

You're trembling, aren't you?

Me too

See?

The sky's as blue as a tragedy

Don't be silly

I want to eat a big cutlet

I'm so hungry

Oh, for a fried lobster

and a bottle of cold beer

With an electric fan turning

Many are actually eating some now

That girl at Handa, remember?

She wrote me a letter

I got one, too

The one with a mole?

I got one myself

So we're three brothers, eh?

My gosh

I saw that barber's daughter

Stop it, will you? She's no good

Forget her

By the way,

why is the Master so easy-going?

Where does he go every day?

I see him stepping out every day

I don't know.

No wonder Miss Sumiko's worried

What became of the manager?

No news from him yet

No news is bad news

Terrible

I fear he's run away...

...or else he'd be back by now

What if he fails to come back?

We'll be stranded again

Look at that plane

Come over here and drop us

a dozen bottles of beer

Can we afford to see each other

every day like this?

What about your work?

I'm on leave. And you?

The show's ended

Why did it flop like that?

We'll have to part for good soon

What will we be doing

this time next year?

Stop talking like that

You'll be married, I believe

Of course not!

Why not?

What about you?

What do you think?

Please. Don't

Why not?

Nobody's looking at us

You mustn't

But why not?

I'm not such a good girl

I'm not good enough for you

Don't be silly

At first...

...I was going to seduce you

I knew nothing about you

Miss Sumiko asked me to see you

I was anxious

to make you fall for me

It doesn't matter how it began

It doesn't matter at all

You love me, don't you,

like I love you?

Please. I tell you

You mustn't

You mustn't care for me

What became of the manager?

It's terrible

We mustn't avail us too much

of the impresario's kindness

It's awful

Indeed

It's good when it's good

But when we get stranded...

...a terrible profession

Isn't Kiyoshi late?

Why is he coming home this late?

He must be with the postmaster

He's been late a couple of nights

He can't help it, then

I'll have to go away soon

So I want to see him while I can

What a lot!

You'll be lonely again

Is the next stand Shingu?

According to my schedule, yes

I'm not sure now

I've always wanted

to visit Shingu again

But no relative of yours

lives there now, I fear?

Even the Tsukinoya Inn

is run by someone else, I hear

Nothing's constant under the sun

It's the way of the world

Tell me, who is that woman?

Who?

That woman who came here

Oh, that one. She's no good

Forgive me

My error

I should have known much better.

But by mere chance...

- Darling

- What?

Do you think I'm jealous?

I know better than that

I know you're a fast worker

Ouch. Do you mean it?

Forgive me

By the way, don't you think

she might talk to Kiyoshi?

About what?

That you're his father

I don't think so

She shan't come here again

But she might see him

That would be terrible, yes

But I don't think she will

You mean...

...you want to remain as his uncle?

That's right

He mustn't know,

or he'd be unhappy

However...

Forget it

I'll remain his uncle for life

Wait a minute

Where have you been?

Come with me!

Come this way

Tell me...

...who were you seeing?

Who was he? Speak up!

When did you first see him?

Speak up, wench!

Are you deaf?

Never mind who I was seeing.

Leave me alone

What?

What are you trying to do to him?

Swindle him?

You think so, Master?

Don't change the subject!

I know what someone like you

would try!

Do you have an excuse?

Speak up, if you have one!

It's only natural...

...that you should think so

What?

Even Miss Sumiko at first...

...paid me to persuade me

What?

What did she persuade you to do?

Tell me what she told you to do!

Forget it. It doesn't matter now

Speak up! Or else!

Or I'll break your arm!

She asked me if I'd come

on to that young man

Sumiko asked you to do that?

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