The Buried Forest Page #3

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Don't do that!

Wow! It smells of cedar!

This is a town hall announcement,

The 5 by 8 meter object,,,

found in the croquet pitch,,,

is believed to be part

of a buried forest,

Although more details should be available

upon further investigation,,,

Shall we continue the story?

Don't know.

That forest is probably about

It is one of the greatest

discoveries in history,

Do you remember who this is?

Mr. Marui, the joiner.

He's here to tell you about

trees and wood.

Well...

Please go ahead.

Hello everyone.

Hello.

How was your summer?

My daughter and your friend Akemi

died from illness.

Since last summer I stopped working.

But now you are studying

about the buried forest.

And after I saw it, too...

I wanted to work with wood again.

So I've started afresh.

If Akemi was still alive,

I might not be here now.

Here's what I think.

Wood is a living thing.

For us joiners, wood is our work.

That's why we say "woodwork".

But the wood we use

is still breathing.

Even 3,800-year-old wood

is still breathing...

This way...

Stop, stop!

Here it is.

- Good.

Hey... perfect!

San-chan,

Why do you always want a horse?

It's too difficult.

So what? I like horses!

Here, fix this to the exhaust pipe!

Hurry up!

- Yes sir!

But, carbon dioxide is heavier

than air, it won't float.

Huh?

He means the exhaust gas.

Hey! Stop with the exhaust!

Have some more.

You can sure hold your own.

I can even drink more than my late

husband could!

He was a kind and good man.

It was a stroke of genius by the mayo.

Bringing the festival down into the

forest excavation.

Yes, he looks like he's daydreaming.

But he knows how to draw a crowd.

So, no "spirit lanterns" this year?

I wonder...?

The girls were making something.

I'll take a peek.

Watch it, Granddad!

Actually, I will be transferred next spring.

Fit as a fiddle as usual, Tomie.

If I was fit

I wouldn't be in this thing.

Maybe she would be better

in an old people's home.

Please!

Please, try some!

Here.

This is good. Thank you.

Thank you.

- Thank you.

I can't tell the difference.

The first glass sort of sticks

in the throat, doesn't it?

But my water goes down

as smooth as silk.

Let me try.

I see!

What's this, then?

A whale!

More like a catfish.

Ah!

What a cheek!

Mr. Marui made the bamboo frame.

We covered it and painted it.

Takako, hold the tail lightly.

- Okay.

Okay! It's going to be fine.

Slowly.

Wait!

What's that?

The cheats!

Balloons are against the rules!

Tahbo! You ready?

- Just a bit more.

I'm counting on you.

Remember last year's flop?

This year we have to!

How can I say...

This year will be different.

I know what you mean.

It's moving!

It's moving!

We did it!

Amazing!

See you, then.

Starring:
Karen as Machi

Akira SAKATA as fishmonger

Taka OKUBO as tofumonger

Tadanobu ASANO as San-chan

Hiromitsu TOSAKA as Tomo

Ittoku KlSHlBE as Mr. Marui

Sumiko AKAMOTO as Tomie

Keiko MATSUZAKA as Tomo's mother

Yuko TANAKA and Mitsuru HlRATA

as Machi's parents

Written by:

Kohei OGURl and Tsukasa SASAKl

Music from "Silouans song"

composed by Arvo PAR

Cinematographer:
Norio TERANUMA

Lighting by:
Meicho TOMlYAMA

Sound Recording by:

Masato YANO

Production Design by:

Yoshinaga YOKOO and Koichi TAKEUCHl

Editing by:
Nobuo OGAWA

Visual Engineer:
Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHl

VFX Supervisor:
Art Durinski

VFX Director:
Norio lSHll

Directed by:
Kohei OGURl

All rights reserved by The Buried

Forest Production Committee,

English translation by: Dean Gascoign

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