Kabei: Our Mother

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KABEl

- Our Mother

Hi!

Kabei, Tobei's home!

Dad's nicknames, 'Kabei' for

Mom and 'Tobei' for himself...

probably came from his sense

of humor and affection for us.

What's the matter?

Those censors again.

And I tried to be as careful as I could.

Not Approved

'Don't write' is what it means.

How late are we with the rent?

Three months.

Oh, well... shall we sell some books?

We don't have to go that far.

Well manage.

Manage how?

If you think you can manage, you will.

Sayuri Yoshinaga

I guess that's all we can do.

Tadanobu Asano Rei Dan

Terumi! Come out and play!

Mirai Shida Miku Sato Keiko Toda

Let's play!

Coming!

Your homework!

Later!

Hey!

Tsurube Umenosuke Shofukutei Nakamura

A cat got run over!

Where?

Mitsugoro Bando

Where?

By the collier's!

Wait for me!

Based on the story by Teruyo Nogami

Screenplay:
Yoji Yamada Emiko Hiramatsu

Executive Producer: Junichi

Sakomoto Produced by Teruki Matsumoto

Producers:
Hiroshi

Fukasawa Takashi Yajima

Cinematography:
Mutsuo Naganuma

Art Director:
Mitsuo Degawa

You can start.

Bon apptit!

Sound:
Kazumi Kishida

Lighting:
Takeshi Nakasu

Music:
Isao Tomita

Politician Resigns For

'Speaking Against Nation'

'Crusade' To Be Permitted

Editor:
Iwao Ishii

Line Producer:
Tomohiko Saito

Production:
Takakazu Aiba

You promised you wouldn't read

the paper at dinner!

Directed by Yoji Yamada

Sorry.

What manners!

Wearing a scarf in the house!

I'm sensitive to cold.

I'm from Hiroshima.

Is it really warm there?

It's a fine place.

Bright sun, white sand, and green pines.

You can see the ocean from

the house he grew up in.

Open the window, and

all you can see is blue.

'The sea is so wide...

'The sea is so vast...

'There the moon rises...

'and there the sun sets. '

Our dinner table at home...

My sister 'Hatsu-bei' was 12.

I was 'Teru-bei'. I

was still only nine.

February 1940

Carry on.

It's freezing!

Let's go.

Wake up! Something's wrong.

I'll go. You get dressed.

Who is it?

Police. Open up!

Shigeru Nogami, you're coming with us.

I'm under arrest?

You're being detained.

Get ready.

Turn on a light!

Hey!

Check behind, too.

I'm scared!

It's all right.

Come on.

Please! There are children here!

Shut up!

Let's go.

He'll be gone a while, Missus.

Do what Kabei says while

I'm gone, all right?

Don't worry about me.

I'll be back.

Your lunch.

Eat up. You'll be late.

'Bye.

Wait!

At school, don't act

like anything's wrong.

Smile just like always.

Did Tobei do something bad?

No. He'd never do anything bad.

Then why did they tie him up?

Like a thief...

Stupid! He's not a thief!

What are you talking about?

You two know better

than anyone he's not bad.

Cheer up and get to school.

All right.

Come on.

I'll never forget that morning,

walking through the frost to school.

What'd you do, pal?

A kind of thought crime, I guess.

You're a red?

Can't have you sitting

by the pisser, can we.

Come here.

Excuse me.

They work you over bad?

Watch it!

From then on, my mother went to

the police station every day...

but was never allowed a visit.

Father? What brings you here?

Come in.

Come inside.

I don't have that much time.

But we can't talk here...

Kayo, why didn't you write

me a letter and tell me...

Shigeru had been arrested?

I'm a police officer!

I had to find out...

from the Prefectural Police.

It was very embarrassing!

I didn't want to cause trouble.

I've been keeping it as quiet as I can.

I opposed your marriage because...

I thought exactly this

kind of thing would happen.

I'm sorry you've been disturbed.

But Shigeru hasn't done anything,

so one of these days soon...

Are you mad?!

He's been arrested under

the Peace Preservation La w!

He wants to reform the state,

which means he's against it.

There's no greater crime!

At worst, the penalty is death.

You don't have the

faintest idea about it!

I'll go to the police

station and introduce myself.

Then I'll take the night

train back to Yamaguchi.

Without even any tea?

This is to help out.

I thought you'd be living

in a nicer house than this.

Tobei, bon apptit.

There.

Is that them again?

Who's 'them'?

Who is it?

Yamazaki.

'Yamazaki'?

I was a student of Professor Nogami.

I realize it's late.

I was here twice with

friends when I was in school.

Oh yes, you sang Schubert very loudly.

Yes, that's me.

I remember you well.

Come in.

Thank you.

Hello, everyone.

I'm sorry to interrupt your dinner.

I won't stay long.

Ma'am...

Yes?

My sympathies.

I was astonished when

Prof. Kobayashi told me.

You must be very concerned.

We've look ed into visits

and what you can take him.

As I'm sure you know, each

station has its own policy.

Some cooperate, while others let

gifts of food sit until they rot.

How is yours?

How are they at

Horinouchi Police Station?

Well, they've let me

leave things for him...

but they haven't allowed a visit.

No visits yet?!

No.

In that case...

you should talk directly

to the Prosecutor in charge.

As to where you should go...

Sorry!

Your money!

Excuse me.

Why don't you sit down?

Thank you.

Please.

Thank you.

The office is at the

Tokyo District Courthouse.

Go to the 'Thought' section.

It's in Kasumigaseki.

Here's a map.

What's that?

Thank you. I'll go tomorrow morning.

Don't let them brush you off.

Insist on talking to them.

And if anything happens, call me.

I will.

This is the number of the publisher...

where I work.

Well, I'll be going.

Won't you have some dinner?

It's nothing fancy...

No, I couldn't.

Mrs Nogami...

Yes?

Girls...

Yes?

You mustn't lose hope.

The Professor...

Sir, you are not alone.

There are many of us

looking out for you.

Don't give up.

Thank you.

Good night.

No!

I'm sorry. I'm fine.

I'm sorry. I'm fine.

Are you all right?

Yes!

Don't touch me! My feet have gone numb.

Mr Yamazaki, or 'Yama',

as we called him...

was from that day on someone

we couldn't do without.

Thank you, Mr Yamazaki.

No, thank you very much.

Come back, OK?

Sure. We'll go somewhere.

Great!

Good night.

For you.

A fresh egg.

Thank you.

It's nice and warm.

Good night.

Good night!

Hold it!

Hey!

Hey, you! Halt!

Hey!

Oh, good evening. Can I help you?

Can you help me?

Why didn't you stop when I told you?

I'm sorry. I'm deaf in this ear.

Where are you off to?

Sorry?

Where are you going?

I was visiting the home

of a professor of mine.

I'm going home.

Scholar, huh?

You look fit. Why

aren't you in the army?

I registered for the

draft in university...

but I'm very near-sighted,

and I'm deaf in this ear.

Unfortunately, I was rejected.

One ear or two, there are still

lots of ways to serve your country!

Yes!

If a draft notice comes

to one such as I...

I will fight like a

demon for my country!

Good! On your way.

Good night.

Yeah, sure!

Time after time Mother went to

the Police and the Prosecutor...

but it was cherry-blossom time

before she finally saw my father.

I've brought him a meal.

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