Ten Black Women

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Daiei Film Co. Ltd. Production

Ten Women in Black

Produced by

Masaichi Nagata

Screenplay by Natto Wada

Starring

Fujiko Yamamoto

Mariko Miyagi

Tamao Nakamura

Kyoko Kishida

Eiji Funakoshi

Keiko Kishi

Tomo Nagai

Shiro Otsuji

Koichi Ito

Juzo Itami

Hana Hajime and the Crazy Cats

Directed by

Kon Ichikawa

You!

I only took back what was mine

from before!

That hurts!

Stop!

What are you doing?!

She and the man were

in on it together.

I'm an actress.

I was fooled by an amateur.

It was like I was the one

who was murdered.

I was the one who was

fooled and murdered.

Me? I'm the tenth woman.

Say... why don't you count?

You're easy to see from up here.

Look, ladies...

there are only nine of you.

Are you leaving already?

- I'm sorry about last night.

I fell right to sleep.

Another meeting?

- It's not a meeting,

but I can't be late.

We need to talk.

I've had to work late

every day recently.

I finally finished at 3...

still I came, though I didn't

want to disturb you.

You said you wanted to talk.

I've been thinking to quit acting.

Let's talk about that when

we have more time.

You're not surprised, are you?

Look... see my face.

I just woke up.

My mind's still foggy.

I've lost confidence in myself.

I want to die.

- You always get this way.

I'm serious.

You don't believe me.

- I believe you. I do believe you.

I'll come over tonight.

I forgot, I have to work tonight.

I don't understand...

why you say such things.

You're a veteran of Western theater.

Many say you're the most talented

actress in the country.

You have a bad reputation

at the station.

Who told you that?

Does it surprise you?

I just don't believe it.

I heard you'll be fired.

- That's not right!

I suppose not.

I thought you were in a hurry?

I am. See you later.

Oh, I forgot.

Yabata's Shooting Star opens tonight.

We're video taping.

Then, you're free today.

See you.

Can we come out now?

- Sure.

I heard him leave.

Can I use the bathroom?

My... it's already nine.

He came at four, so he's been here...

for five hours.

It was very enlightening.

I learned what Kaze is like

when he's around other women.

Go ahead.

I hope you don't mind if I sit down.

Kaze-san... it's the first time I've

hidden in the wardrobe of the woman...

he was cheating on me with!

Not to be rude, but please leave.

I'm very tired.

What was the point of

setting this trap on Kaze?

Nothing in particular.

You hid us in your wardrobe.

Actresses sure do have chutzpah.

That's not so. I do it all the time.

- Liar!

Actresses are born liars.

What are you talking about!

You barge in here late at night...

then when Kaze came,

you hide in my wardrobe.

He immediately fell asleep.

When I opened the wardrobe

to send you home...

you were both snoring.

- Really?

You're thin-skinned.

You've had it in for me ever since you

stumbled on me walking with Kaze.

I was walking on the stage with Kaze...

We were just talking about work.

You were helping

with the set for the show.

When you saw us, you fell

off a ladder and dropped a chandelier.

So... is that how you broke your arm?

It's all Kaze's wife's fault.

She must be a cold-hearted woman.

Have a seat, I'll make coffee.

So long as you're here.

I can't just let you leave like this.

Have a seat.

Actually we wanted to talk to you.

- She's right.

We came here because

we thought you could help us.

I'll tell you what Kaze's wife said.

She advised me to pay him no mind.

She didn't care that he was running

around on her.

Do you think he's such a wonderful man?

No.

- Not at all.

That's the reason...

I don't worry about him.

If I did, my work would suffer.

You're right.

I have nothing to lose.

Just like Peter Pan, he has no shadow.

In a way,

he's the perfect modern man.

Without the trappings of the modern age,

he'd disappear into thin air.

He's like a telephone pole.

But he's a human being.

It's okay for his wife to say

not to worry about him...

how can I do that?

He's not the only one you

have to think about.

So don't worry about him.

I can quit my job if I want.

If we can be together,

I don't need the spotlight.

So, what should I do?

- You need a home.

Your wife and the others all have jobs.

They're all using you to advance

their careers. There's no one...

willing to sacrifice herself

to provide you with a nice warm home.

I think you're lonely,

that's why you keep going

from girl to girl.

I think you're over analyzing this.

Why are you so interested in me?

I'm actually pretty ordinary.

But you have to do something.

You can't go on like this.

You have nothing to worry about.

I'm not the kind of man

to make a fuss.

Don't you understand?

Don't worry yourself.

Work is waiting,

I'll see you later.

Curry rice!

Excuse me.

I wanted to leave it in my room,

but I'd be in the doghouse

if I lost it. Excuse me.

I'm sorry to have bothered you.

Please excuse me.

You did that.

- Did what?

Advertisment models are always so pushy.

So what if I do model for commercials?

I don't care if you play dumb.

I need to talk to you,

meet me in the back.

In the back?

There are too many people here.

- Deal with it, both of you.

I'll meet you.

We'll sort it out.

She's picking on me because

I'm just a printer.

Who said that commercial actresses

are better than script printers?

Nobody said that.

Does your belly hurt?

I'm sorry.

You coward,

I see you've brought back up.

This isn't just about the two of us.

It's about Kaze.

That's why I brought everyone involved.

These girls are all...

You didn't know? Spinster!

Spinster, is it?

I'm not that old yet.

And if you didn't have Kaze

backing you...

you wouldn't be acting in commercials.

Kaze didn't get me this job.

But I can't speak for everyone.

What are you talking about?

I work in advertising. It's not

even remotely connected to Kaze.

I wonder.

I heard that you could

pull his strings.

I heard that you got him to move you

from reception to administration.

Young women are so shameless

these days. Right?

It's disgusting trying to lure

Goto to your side.

I don't know anything about it.

Here, take her.

Cut it out, you look ridiculous.

Stop it, already.

Someone's coming.

What would people say

if they saw you two like that?

What should we do?

You're hair's a mess.

Stop... they'll fix it

in 'hair and makeup'.

You fell down several times;

you'll have bruises.

If you think this through,

there's no real problem.

Kaze doesn't mean anything to me.

I have no idea what that

man is thinking.

Maybe he's just trash.

When everyone does whatever he asks...

what d'you expect?

You're right, absolutely right.

Whenever I see another girl

fawning over him...

it tears me up.

Even if we break it off with him,

he'd have a new set of mistresses

in no time.

True enough, he's a kind man.

This conversation is going in circles.

A vicious circle.

Who is it?

Madam, there's a visitor to see you.

- Me?

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