Memoirs of a Geisha
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Tanaka-san! |
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Tanaka-san! |
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A story like mine |
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For my world is as forbidden |
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Without its mysteries, |
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I certainly wasn't born |
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Like so much in my strange life... |
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...I was carried there by the current. |
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The first time I knew |
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...was when my father threw the fish |
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That night we went hungry. |
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"To understand emptiness," |
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Mother always said my sister Satsu |
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As rooted to the earth |
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But she told me I was like water. |
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Water can carve its way, |
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And when trapped, |
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Stop here. |
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These are the girls from Tanaka? |
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Sisters, yes, from Yoroido. |
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This one, maybe. |
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- No, no, Chiyo! Chiyo! Chiyo! |
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- Chiyo! |
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Show your respect for Mother. |
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You must not speak. |
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Kneel. |
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And head down. |
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- How old are you? |
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Only 9. |
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Where is my sister? |
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Let me see those eyes. |
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Look at me. |
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Too much water. |
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But, Okasan, a little water |
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You won't have to worry |
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...losing all your kimono. |
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These country girls. |
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Too late to send her back now. |
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Go. |
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Pumpkin. Keep her quiet. |
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Let me go! |
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Let me go! Let me go! |
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- Stop that. |
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Mother will hear you. |
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I want my sister! Satsu! |
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I cried too at first. |
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You know, it is easier |
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...that happened before |
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If you impress Mother |
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...she will send you to school |
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A what? |
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A geisha. Like Hatsumomo. |
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You will get to drink sake |
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Where is my sister? |
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Probably in another okiya |
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Your family sold you to this house. |
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You live here now. |
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Outside, you wear these. |
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Inside, these. |
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We don't display our naked feet |
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It's not flesh we're selling here. |
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This is a geisha house. |
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Remember to always honor |
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You listen, you learn. |
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Now get to work. |
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Be quiet. Hatsumomo is sleeping. |
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Pumpkin, when can I go outside? |
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Outside the okiya? |
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How will I find Satsu? |
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You can't just walk up to every house |
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Do you know how many there are? |
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Look. |
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Tighter! |
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Chiyo. Chiyo-chan. |
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Come. Two nights ago, Hatsumomo |
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That's what she told Mother. But she |
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Why can't you be quiet? |
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So this is the new arrival. |
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A pity she still stinks of fish. |
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Stay out of my room. |
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Your fingers smell. |
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I can't have you touching my things. |
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Only reason Mother tolerates |
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...is because she brings in |
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Never forget. |
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It is Hatsumomo |
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...the clothes on your back. |
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By the time she was 20... |
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...she had already earned back |
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Unheard of. |
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She has been the talk |
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These are all hers? |
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Certainly not. |
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A kimono like this, |
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...it would take a lifetime to earn. |
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A geisha needs |
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...just like an artist needs ink. |
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If she's not properly dressed, |
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Nobody told me what a geisha is. |
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You will find out soon enough. |
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I have news for you, child. |
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Mother has determined |
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You are to become geisha. |
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Chiyo! Pumpkin! |
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Quick, quick! Don't be late! |
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You will be late. |
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Go. Go. |
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This way! |
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Pumpkin! Pumpkin! |
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Pumpkin! I'm going to run. |
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No, Chiyo-chan, don't! |
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You will ruin your own chances. |
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Please, stay with me. |
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Squid. Come on! |
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Look for your sister's name later. |
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You are late! |
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Chiyo! Where is Granny's food? |
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Where have you been? |
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It's freezing cold! |
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Close the window! |
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- With millions of people unemployed, |
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Banking institutions have continued |
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...due to rapid inflation. |
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Another cause of Germany's suffering |
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...to pay the heavy burden |
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Chiyo! Chiyo, come quickly! |
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Hatsumomo is at the bathhouse. |
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- But she told me to stay out... |
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The Japanese emperor has agreed to |
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Why, look who's in my room. |
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Did you touch this? |
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I can just hear the General now. |
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"Why, Hatsumomo, |
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What's this new perfume? |
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I told you never to touch my things. |
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Because your General will say, |
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At least you don't smell as bad |
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You know, she was here. |
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What? |
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Was I wrong to ask her to leave? |
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Please, tell me where she is. |
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Only if you swear yourself |
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Yes? |
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Now, get out. |
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Hatsumomo. |
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Your big sister is thirsty. So am I. |
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I'm not in the mood for beer. |
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I know what you're in the mood for, |
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What did you say, Korin? |
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I'm sorry. I forgot. |
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You're just jealous |
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Guess who this belongs to. |
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A geisha as desired as she is... |
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...ought to keep a close eye |
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- It's Mameha's? |
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- How did you get it? |
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- There. |
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Give it to her. |
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- Little Chiyo, come. Come. |
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Now, then, little Chiyo, |
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There. |
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Remember, you swore yourself |
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Yes. |
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Don't let anybody see you. |
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Go, go! |
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This will teach the great Mameha. |
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Come, come. |
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Thieving rat! |
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That kimono was worth more |
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Careful! You will hurt yourself |
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Let me. |
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Kneel! |
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What have you done |
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I haven't done anything. |
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Her little trick with that kimono |
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Whatever you have done to anger her, |
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Lie facedown! |
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I will beat you hard... |
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...so Mother does not |
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I told you not to let anybody see you. |
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I have kept my promise. |
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So tell me, where is she? |
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She's in the next hanamachi |
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In the pleasure district. |
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Trust me, little Chiyo, |
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Tatsuyo? |
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Satsu! Satsu! |
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Satsu! |
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Satsu from Yoroido! Satsu! Satsu! |
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No! Satsu! No! Satsu! Satsu! |
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Sat... |
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Satsu! Satsu! |
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Chiyo-chan! |
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- What took you so long? |
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I went to your okiya weeks ago. |
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Please, I did not know! |
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I've missed you so much! |
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Let's leave. Tonight. |
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But we need money, Chiyo. I know |
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- No, please! Tonight! |
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Meet me at the Sasame Bridge |
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Now I have to go. Quickly, |
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What if I cannot get away? |
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Be there, Chiyo. |
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Once I've left, I can't go back. |
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I've waited as long as I can. |
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What is she doing here? |
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Stupid girl. |
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Your perfect chance to escape! |
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Get in! |
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- Koichi, please. |
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Sneaking around like criminals. |
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- Koichi, don't... |
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What's going on? |
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Koichi. |
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Who's there? |
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Go! Now! Go! |
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Show your face. |
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Look, Okasan! I caught her stealing! |
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She was running away |
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You little thief! |
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No! She is lying! |
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- After all we have done for her! |
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His name is Koichi! |
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Shut up! |
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Take her arms. |
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You are never to see him again. |
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What do you think? |
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Never. |
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Bolt the gate! |
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No one is leaving this okiya. |
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Dr. Moro is very expensive. |
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You seem to be racking up |
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Kimono destroyed... |
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...geisha school... |
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...rice and pickles, train ticket, |
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All this on top of the money |
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And for what? |
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And now I hear that your sister |
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She didn't wait for you. |
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You must forget |
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We are your only family now. |
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"Dear Satsu and little Chiyo: |
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As one who was once |
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...this humble person |
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...that six weeks after you left |
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...the suffering of your |
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And only a few weeks afterward... |
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...your honored father |
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This humble person feels confident |
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...have found their places |
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At the temple... |
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...there is a poem called "Loss" |
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It has three words. |
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But the poet |
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You cannot read "Loss. " |
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Only feel it. |
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My father and mother |
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My sister, I never heard of again. |
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I had dishonored the okiya, |
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I would pay back my debt... |
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...year after year after year. |
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Not as a geisha. |
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As her slave. |
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It is too pretty a day |
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Did you fall down? |
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Why so shy? |
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Nothing to be ashamed of. |
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You see that enchanting lady |
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Once, when she was just a maiko, |
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It's true, I did. |
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And now look at her. So elegant. |
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Mr. Chairman, shouldn't we hurry? |
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We see the Spring Dances every year. |
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What's your name? |
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Don't be afraid to look at me. |
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Do you like sweet plum or cherry? |
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You mean, to eat? |
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I like sweet plum myself. |
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Come. |
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None of us find as much kindness |
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Hi. Both kinds, please. |
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My children wait for these |
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Now I'm a geisha too. |
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And so you are. |
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How did you come by |
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My mother gave them to me. |
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Generous of her, wasn't it? |
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As you have been to me. |
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Smile for me, won't you? |
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There, now. That is your gift to me. |
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This will buy your supper. |
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Now, promise me one thing: |
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Next time you take a tumble, |
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That's better. |
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In that moment... |
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...I changed from a girl |
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...to someone with purpose. |
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I saw that to be a geisha... |
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...could be a stepping stone |
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A place in his world. |
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The money the Chairman |
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...could have bought fish and rice |
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But I gave it back in prayer... |
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...keeping only his handkerchief. |
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I asked one day |
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And then, somehow, |
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The Imperial War Ministry |
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A great victory for our friend |
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Today, Hitler demanded |
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...for Germans living in Austria. |
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Hitler's quest for lebensraum, |
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Chiyo-chan, I can't find my comb! |
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Pumpkin, it's time to go. |
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- I found it. |
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Oh, I couldn't sleep last night, |
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Am I lopsided? |
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You look beautiful. |
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With your hair like that... |
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...you look more like a pumpkin |
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Don't poke your neck forward |
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She's not ready? We will be late. |
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Poor Pumpkin. Her debut, |
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- Hurry up, huh? |
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...tune your shamisen |
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When you make a fool of yourself, |
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Stop crying, your face will run. |
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Pumpkin! |
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Pumpkin! |
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The winter I turned 15, |
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But that wasn't the only surprise |
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Along with the snow |
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Why is she here? |
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Chiyo! Chiyo! |
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Open the gate! |
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Now that your beloved |
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...you'll have no need for a maid. |
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I would never question |
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...but you could choose anyone |
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You flatter me, truly. |
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I'd give you my Pumpkin if she were |
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Please. I would never dream |
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Besides, I could always sell Chiyo |
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With your eye for beauty |
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...surely you can see |
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If you were not the kind-hearted |
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...then I might think you were |
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Then I'm grateful, Mrs. Nitta, that |
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Perhaps you can pique |
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Yes? |
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...your offer. |
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I will cover Chiyo's schooling, |
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...till after her debut. |
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Now I am confident you are teasing. |
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I could not be more sincere. |
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If Chiyo hasn't repaid her debt |
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Impossible! Too little time. |
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Then I will pay you twice over. |
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What? |
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No geisha could ever... |
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I am certain you will not object |
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Yes? |
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If Chiyo erases her debt |
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...you will have no part |
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It's too good to be true. |
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She isn't in it for the money. |
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Rumor has it, ever since the prime |
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...she's been rich. |
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That so? Absurd to think |
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It's that kimono. |
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She remembers |
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- Now she wants to get even. |
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Hatsumomo sweeping into teahouse |
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And Mameha with our maid. |
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I'm so far behind. |
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Don't worry, Chiyo-chan. |
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Pumpkin! |
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You are never to speak to her again. |
00:46:20 |
Now you are rivals. |
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Pumpkin. |
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Pumpkin. |
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This is how it was, |
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Friend turned against friend. |
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And now the two greatest geisha |
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Hatsumomo at my back. |
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Mameha calling, |
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...to become one of those elegant |
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...floating in a silk kimono, |
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Chiyo is my new protégée. |
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As lovely as her big sister. |
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And with eyes the color of rain. |
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The Baron is a very special man |
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Someday, if you are fortunate, |
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Don't kneel. You are not |
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Step into the light. |
00:47:52 |
I see water in you. |
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Does that displease you? |
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Water is powerful. |
00:47:58 |
It can wash away earth, |
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But you have not drawn |
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About your kimono... |
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You may apologize if you wish. |
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Why, that is a perfect bow... |
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...for a pig farmer. |
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Don't drop your head. |
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Elbows in. No weight on the hands. |
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Yes. |
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As for the kimono, |
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Hatsumomo cannot |
00:48:32 |
She is jealous of you? |
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Not me, I'm afraid. |
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Someone closer to home. |
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Rise. |
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Not like a horse. |
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Slide your foot forward. |
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That's it. Now walk. |
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You are a magnificent geisha. |
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Tell me, Chiyo, does Mrs. Nitta |
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Not to me. |
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Well, someday soon, |
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One of her own geisha |
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Strange, isn't it, |
00:49:16 |
That would be like releasing |
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You have a gift for expression. |
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And if Mrs. Nitta adopts Pumpkin... |
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...that is hardly a threat. |
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But a young girl |
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But Mrs. Nitta would never |
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On the contrary, that is our goal. |
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- It is? |
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If you do not inherit the okiya, |
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Water's always in such a hurry. |
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Perhaps it is just as well. |
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We have no time to lose. |
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We must transform you. |
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And what takes years, |
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Say I'm entertaining the Baron. |
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Like so many clients, he's trapped |
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So in the teahouse, when he's |
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...I reward him like this: |
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With a glimpse of my wrist. |
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Seeing this demure little trace |
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Well, it gives him pleasure. |
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Or when you're sitting down... |
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...for the briefest moment, |
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Always by accident, of course. |
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Mameha, when does a geisha |
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I'm afraid it's the other way around. |
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Focus on your studies, Chiyo. |
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Music, the art of conversation. |
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That's the surest way |
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On your feet, not off them. |
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Remember, Chiyo, |
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And we are not wives. |
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We sell our skills, |
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We create another secret world. |
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A place only of beauty. |
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The very word "geisha" |
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And to be a geisha is to be judged |
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Agony and beauty, for us, |
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Your feet will suffer, |
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Even sitting and sleeping |
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You cannot call yourself |
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...until you can stop a man |
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No one can do that. |
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Choose someone for me. |
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The grey hat. |
00:54:18 |
Choose someone for me, Onei-san. |
00:54:21 |
The boy on the bike, with one look. |
00:54:44 |
You are ready. |
00:55:25 |
Hurry up! |
00:55:26 |
You are not making money |
00:55:32 |
For luck! |
00:55:56 |
This binds us together forever |
00:55:59 |
Today you leave your childhood |
00:56:03 |
From this day forward, |
00:56:07 |
"Sayuri. " |
00:56:13 |
When Mameha granted me |
00:56:17 |
...I felt little Chiyo disappear |
00:56:23 |
I was a maiko now. |
00:56:25 |
An apprentice geisha. |
00:56:28 |
From that moment, I told myself: |
00:56:32 |
"When I make tea, |
00:56:36 |
...when I dance, |
00:56:40 |
...it will be for the Chairman. |
00:56:42 |
Until he finds me. |
00:56:45 |
Until I am his. " |
00:57:00 |
Ready? |
00:57:05 |
Thank you. |
00:57:12 |
Friends... |
00:57:13 |
...we have the pleasure to witness |
00:57:32 |
I remember those eyes. |
00:57:34 |
What was her name? |
00:57:38 |
Sayuri. |
00:57:58 |
Determined, isn't she? |
00:57:59 |
If there'd been a drop of tea in that pot, |
00:58:04 |
Don't tease, Baron, |
00:59:05 |
What a beautiful dance, |
00:59:09 |
Her fans are so hypnotic... |
00:59:11 |
...that you never notice her feet. |
00:59:16 |
- What's her name? |
00:59:20 |
Sayuri? A name as sweet |
00:59:25 |
I'm afraid these days... |
00:59:27 |
...even a common chambermaid |
00:59:30 |
So it's nice to see such |
00:59:36 |
Why, yes. |
00:59:38 |
Surely you would like |
00:59:40 |
...for her gracious compliments. |
00:59:42 |
There is so much I would like |
00:59:46 |
Sometimes the smartest remark |
00:59:50 |
What better advice to follow |
00:59:54 |
Sayuri. |
00:59:55 |
- I was a maiko myself once. |
00:59:59 |
But it's been such a very long... |
01:00:02 |
...long, long, long time. |
01:00:17 |
I shall destroy you. |
01:00:23 |
She can destroy you. |
01:00:26 |
...stalk you from teahouse |
01:00:29 |
All in the hope that Mrs. Nitta |
01:00:32 |
- What can we do? |
01:00:35 |
To find a place somewhere |
01:00:37 |
...where you can practice your skills |
01:00:40 |
- Your first sumo match. |
01:00:43 |
Today you will meet |
01:00:46 |
He is head of the Iwamura Electric |
01:00:49 |
My client for years. |
01:00:51 |
We will entertain him |
01:00:54 |
We may find Nobu |
01:00:57 |
He does not like geisha. |
01:01:08 |
Be attentive. I will do the rest. |
01:01:14 |
Chairman Iwamura. President Nobu. |
01:01:17 |
This is my new younger sister, Sayuri. |
01:01:20 |
Nobu-san. |
01:01:24 |
Nobu-san. |
01:01:30 |
Injured in Manchuria. War hero. |
01:01:32 |
Sayuri, is this your first sumo match? |
01:01:36 |
Nobu-san will have to educate you. |
01:01:40 |
That is the Chairman's diplomatic way |
01:01:49 |
Did you notice our contribution? |
01:01:52 |
We are harnessing |
01:01:54 |
...to bring electricity |
01:01:57 |
- It was in the newspapers, wasn't it? |
01:02:00 |
You compensate for all |
01:02:04 |
May I ask, how does someone |
01:02:09 |
You should never ask an engineer |
01:02:13 |
Let the girl watch sumo. |
01:02:24 |
Hatsumomo, that snake. |
01:02:29 |
But, Mameha-neisan... |
01:02:31 |
Hatsumomo finds him repulsive. |
01:02:34 |
Mislead her. Go. |
01:02:53 |
Perhaps Nobu-san will be kind enough |
01:03:01 |
Three things matter in life: |
01:03:05 |
Understand one, |
01:03:07 |
But why should a geisha care? |
01:03:09 |
You spend your time |
01:03:15 |
I humbly beg to differ. |
01:03:17 |
What is sumo |
01:03:20 |
What is business |
01:03:24 |
I'd like to know about |
01:03:31 |
They are throwing salt |
01:03:43 |
That man is Miyagiyama, |
01:03:48 |
But he's so tiny. |
01:03:50 |
Only compared to his opponent. |
01:03:54 |
Miyagiyama may use hataki komi. |
01:03:59 |
Are you listening? |
01:04:01 |
Yes. |
01:04:05 |
Hataki komi is a movement |
01:04:09 |
...to throw the larger man |
01:04:12 |
Victory does not always belong |
01:04:16 |
Look. There. |
01:04:18 |
In his eyes. |
01:04:22 |
I'm afraid our time |
01:04:25 |
- Going so soon? |
01:04:47 |
Now that is hataki komi! |
01:04:49 |
I see now why you like sumo. |
01:04:51 |
You can never judge a man's power |
01:04:59 |
Mameha. |
01:05:02 |
You may bring her again. |
01:05:21 |
I scoured the newspaper |
01:05:26 |
Anything to preserve |
01:05:30 |
A moment stolen... |
01:05:32 |
...when I was forced |
01:05:36 |
In that instant, I felt the world shift. |
01:05:41 |
But not my own determination. |
01:05:44 |
I made a secret promise: |
01:05:47 |
Along with his picture, |
01:05:51 |
...and save it for him. |
01:06:00 |
Come in. |
01:06:03 |
Tonight we will deliver a quick blow |
01:06:08 |
- How? |
01:06:10 |
...at the Tsunashima restaurant. |
01:06:12 |
But first, a visit to Dr. Crab. |
01:06:15 |
- Dr. Crab? |
01:06:17 |
...he's earned over the years. |
01:06:19 |
Hold still. |
01:06:22 |
I have something in mind. A plan. |
01:06:26 |
Now cut your leg |
01:06:28 |
- What? |
01:06:30 |
Have you gone mad? |
01:06:33 |
Do you trust me or don't you? |
01:06:36 |
Well? |
01:06:46 |
Go ahead, do it. |
01:06:57 |
Careless with the sewing scissors, |
01:07:00 |
Right through your beautiful kimono. |
01:07:03 |
It won't leave a scar, will it? |
01:07:05 |
Sayuri is a special girl |
01:07:13 |
Yes. |
01:07:14 |
With those eyes, |
01:07:26 |
Clean cut. |
01:07:28 |
Won't leave a mark, I promise. |
01:07:31 |
But I had best prescribe |
01:07:50 |
Your honorable sister says, |
01:07:55 |
She says, "Follow me," |
01:07:59 |
My life had turned into a game... |
01:08:01 |
...and only she knew the rules. |
01:08:05 |
Ekubo. At the right moment, |
01:08:13 |
He will know what it means. |
01:08:20 |
- You have kept us waiting. |
01:08:26 |
The Chairman thinks I should |
01:08:29 |
Music and the theatre. |
01:08:31 |
What is your impression? |
01:08:35 |
It is useless |
01:08:39 |
One could not wish Nobu-san |
01:08:43 |
I could not agree more. |
01:08:45 |
I owe this man everything. |
01:08:47 |
He gives me too much credit, |
01:08:50 |
Probably. |
01:09:00 |
It is a trinket. |
01:09:02 |
I found it a few days ago. |
01:09:06 |
Nobu-san. I had no idea |
01:09:10 |
Call it my new leaf. |
01:09:15 |
My mother... |
01:09:17 |
My mother, she used to wear |
01:09:23 |
You do not like it? |
01:09:29 |
Forgive me. I've never received |
01:09:36 |
What a beautiful comb. |
01:09:40 |
Such a joyous moment, Sayuri. |
01:09:43 |
You are finally getting |
01:09:47 |
How lovely. |
01:09:50 |
And now, will you excuse us, |
01:09:53 |
We have another engagement. |
01:09:56 |
Many, in fact. |
01:09:59 |
Pumpkin. |
01:10:15 |
You are most kind. |
01:10:28 |
Now, give this one to Dr. Crab. |
01:10:31 |
- Mameha, please. |
01:10:33 |
I want to trust you, I do. But you |
01:10:37 |
I am ensuring your future. |
01:10:38 |
But tell me how. I beg you. |
01:10:41 |
I'm trying to orchestrate |
01:10:43 |
- What for? |
01:10:46 |
- And what is that? |
01:10:50 |
Did Mother ever tell you |
01:10:54 |
Well, every once in a while... |
01:10:56 |
...a man's eel likes to visit |
01:11:00 |
- Yes, I know. |
01:11:02 |
I live with Hatsumomo. |
01:11:06 |
Your cave is untouched. |
01:11:09 |
We call this mizuage. |
01:11:10 |
And to become a full geisha, |
01:11:14 |
Did you sell yours? |
01:11:16 |
The largest sum ever paid. |
01:11:19 |
I freed myself from debt. |
01:11:21 |
And so will you. |
01:11:24 |
When you slip the rice cake |
01:11:26 |
...it is a sign that says |
01:11:32 |
The doctor has no desire |
01:11:36 |
Or any night. |
01:11:43 |
Pumpkin. Hatsumomo |
01:11:47 |
I have to go, Chiyo-chan. |
01:11:48 |
- Didn't she? |
01:11:51 |
Of course you know. |
01:11:54 |
You expect me to betray |
01:11:55 |
Has she made you cruel as well? |
01:11:57 |
- No. |
01:12:03 |
But... |
01:12:05 |
The truth. |
01:12:12 |
Tonight we went to the teahouse |
01:12:15 |
I sat outside, but I could still hear |
01:12:18 |
And Hatsumomo then said to him: |
01:12:19 |
"I live in the same okiya as Sayuri. |
01:12:21 |
Did you know that she brings men |
01:12:24 |
"No," he said. |
01:12:26 |
"Common sailors |
01:12:28 |
The doctor looked queasy, |
01:12:31 |
But she kept going. |
01:12:33 |
And Hatsumomo said to him, |
01:12:35 |
Have I told you more |
01:12:39 |
I'm so sorry. |
01:12:43 |
...but how could I, |
01:12:47 |
Am I really like her? Am I? |
01:12:51 |
Of course not. |
01:12:54 |
Is Mameha-san cruel to you too? |
01:12:57 |
No. She's so kind to me. |
01:13:01 |
But sometimes I worry she's taking me |
01:13:07 |
That man Nobu. |
01:13:11 |
Do you really like him? |
01:13:13 |
- No. |
01:13:17 |
Do you like somebody else? |
01:13:29 |
Don't worry about me, |
01:13:33 |
Better than fine. |
01:13:34 |
Mother plans to adopt me... |
01:13:36 |
...so my dream of having someplace |
01:13:41 |
I have to go. |
01:13:51 |
We could still win, Sayuri. |
01:13:53 |
How? Hatsumomo has poisoned |
01:13:57 |
Forget about him. There are plenty |
01:14:00 |
- The Chairman has been kind... |
01:14:03 |
Nobu and the Chairman |
01:14:05 |
They would never bid |
01:14:08 |
It is time we cast a wider net. |
01:14:11 |
Suppose there was a night in Miyako, |
01:14:16 |
- ... eager to bid for you. |
01:14:18 |
Where you are the object |
01:14:21 |
The most famous geisha |
01:14:24 |
- But I'm not. |
01:14:36 |
Who is responsible for this? |
01:14:39 |
Ask Mameha. |
01:14:41 |
I'm asking you, Okasan. |
01:14:43 |
How come Sayuri |
01:14:45 |
It's your own fault. |
01:14:52 |
What did Mameha do? |
01:14:56 |
Speak to the director in private? |
01:15:00 |
Not every geisha |
01:15:07 |
I'm looking forward |
01:15:11 |
You know how I adore |
01:15:48 |
They've all come. |
01:15:49 |
The Baron, Nobu-san... |
01:15:52 |
...our beloved Hatsumomo |
01:15:56 |
Anybody else? |
01:15:58 |
And even your old friend, Dr. Crab. |
01:16:14 |
What if I dance poorly? |
01:16:16 |
What if I disgrace myself |
01:16:21 |
You will be glorious. |
01:16:36 |
Now it's time. |
01:19:44 |
Sayuri, you remember the doctor. |
01:19:46 |
I hope my performance |
01:19:48 |
Oh, you dance |
01:19:52 |
I most humbly thank you. |
01:19:54 |
It seems you've once again |
01:19:57 |
And I am most grateful. |
01:19:59 |
- If you have heard any gossip... |
01:20:02 |
...then I hope you will follow |
01:20:05 |
And what would that be, pray tell? |
01:20:10 |
Seek a second opinion. |
01:20:21 |
Chairman. |
01:20:23 |
Sayuri gave such a passionate |
01:20:26 |
Indeed. |
01:20:28 |
Mameha, did you invite the Chairman |
01:20:32 |
It's my annual blossom-viewing party. |
01:20:34 |
Baron, I told you I can't go. |
01:20:38 |
Taking care of a little nuisance? |
01:20:40 |
Or was that a naughty secret? |
01:20:43 |
Baron, wouldn't Sayuri |
01:20:46 |
...among the flowers |
01:20:49 |
Yes, very pretty. |
01:20:53 |
With a chaperone, of course. |
01:20:55 |
I'm certain Mr. Bekku will oblige. |
01:20:59 |
That's a fine idea, Baron. |
01:21:03 |
Mameha, I expect her there. |
01:21:06 |
Nobu. Coming Saturday? |
01:21:09 |
All that way to see a cherry tree? |
01:21:14 |
Wonderful tonight. |
01:21:21 |
If you would rather not go... |
01:21:24 |
I'd like to go very much. |
01:21:27 |
Then be on your guard, |
01:21:30 |
There is a reason Hatsumomo |
01:21:33 |
Trust me, I know my Baron, Sayuri. |
01:21:36 |
He has a weakness |
01:21:39 |
And now you are the most |
01:21:45 |
The most desired as well. |
01:22:23 |
Pardon. Pardon me. |
01:22:27 |
Today, even the cherry blossoms |
01:22:39 |
There's something I've been wanting |
01:22:44 |
I'd like to... |
01:22:48 |
To thank you for your attention |
01:22:51 |
Nobu can be a difficult man. |
01:22:54 |
Hates parties, sake |
01:22:57 |
And he disdains geisha. |
01:23:00 |
But he... |
01:23:02 |
He's fond of you. |
01:23:05 |
Because you admire him, |
01:23:10 |
He will never tell you himself. |
01:23:15 |
We were fighting |
01:23:17 |
There was an explosion. |
01:23:19 |
He protected me |
01:23:22 |
As you might imagine, |
01:23:27 |
Nobu has taught me a great deal. |
01:23:29 |
Patience, for one thing. |
01:23:31 |
I, in turn, have tried to teach him... |
01:23:34 |
...you have to savor life |
01:23:36 |
The lesson of the cherry blossom. |
01:23:39 |
That is why Nobu likes you. |
01:23:42 |
We must not expect |
01:23:44 |
It is not something we deserve. |
01:23:47 |
When life goes well, |
01:23:50 |
It cannot last forever. |
01:23:59 |
Sayuri. |
01:24:02 |
There you are. |
01:24:11 |
Mameha asked me to show you |
01:24:15 |
It's quite venerated. |
01:24:17 |
My grandfather and father |
01:24:22 |
I've given a number |
01:24:26 |
I like to give present |
01:24:32 |
It's for you. |
01:24:37 |
Come. Have a closer look. |
01:24:45 |
Isn't it lovely? |
01:24:50 |
Try it on. |
01:24:54 |
The Baron is too kind. |
01:24:57 |
I will happily try it on with Mameha |
01:25:01 |
Who knows when that will be? |
01:25:03 |
Put it on now. Don't be shy. |
01:25:12 |
Don't worry. |
01:25:13 |
I am experienced in knotting obis. |
01:25:19 |
Please. Mr. Bekku is waiting. |
01:25:22 |
Bekku is waiting for no one. |
01:25:27 |
Please! |
01:25:31 |
Stop! |
01:25:39 |
Please! |
01:25:41 |
Stop now! |
01:26:05 |
Sayuri... |
01:26:08 |
...I only want to have a look. |
01:26:11 |
No harm in that. |
01:26:13 |
Any man would do the same. |
01:27:25 |
I heard a message on the wind. |
01:27:27 |
So careless. |
01:27:29 |
- You have ruined all our plans. |
01:27:32 |
Please, Sayuri, do not insult me. |
01:27:36 |
He gave me a kimono. |
01:27:38 |
- You sold yourself for a kimono. |
01:27:41 |
Today is the day I accept bids |
01:27:44 |
What kind of price |
01:27:46 |
...with a finger pointed at your back? |
01:27:48 |
He looked at me, |
01:27:50 |
You will be examined |
01:27:53 |
If you are found to be worthless... |
01:27:54 |
I am not worthless! |
01:27:59 |
I am not worthless. |
01:28:14 |
How much longer is this bidding |
01:28:18 |
Besides, who wants a plum when |
01:28:40 |
What is it? |
01:28:42 |
Twenty yen? Thirty? |
01:28:44 |
This can't be the right amount. |
01:28:47 |
I trust you agree. |
01:28:52 |
Sayuri's made history. |
01:28:54 |
No mizuage has ever been sold |
01:28:59 |
Fifteen thousand yen. |
01:29:01 |
Unbelievable. |
01:29:06 |
Of course, none of it will go |
01:29:09 |
Or to you, Mameha. |
01:29:14 |
All 15,000 yen to this estate. |
01:29:18 |
I do not understand. |
01:29:20 |
That Sayuri will inherit |
01:29:25 |
- What? |
01:29:28 |
I'm entitled to do as I choose. |
01:29:31 |
But you promised |
01:29:35 |
Look at her. Still a virgin maiko. |
01:29:41 |
- Pumpkin! |
01:29:43 |
Quiet, Sayuri. I'm no fool. |
01:29:47 |
Pumpkin would only be |
01:29:51 |
How long will it take before |
01:29:55 |
I have given you my life. |
01:29:58 |
Yes. |
01:29:59 |
Your impudence. |
01:30:01 |
Your foul temper. |
01:30:06 |
Who paid for the silk on your back? |
01:30:11 |
The tobacco in that pipe of yours? |
01:30:13 |
Don't exaggerate! |
01:30:18 |
- Don't say it. Don't say... |
01:30:22 |
- Stop it. |
01:30:25 |
- ... at all hours of the night. |
01:30:27 |
Not like a geisha. |
01:30:30 |
Like a common prostitute. |
01:30:33 |
Enough! |
01:30:35 |
Besides, you are getting old. |
01:30:40 |
But Sayuri? |
01:30:42 |
Sayuri is destined |
01:31:02 |
My dear Okasan. |
01:31:08 |
We will see... |
01:31:11 |
...won't we? |
01:31:17 |
Sayuri, your room is too small. |
01:31:20 |
Take Hatsumomo's. |
01:31:25 |
From now on, |
01:31:30 |
May I congratulate you both. |
01:31:33 |
You too. |
01:31:43 |
Everything we wanted, |
01:31:50 |
May I ask who? |
01:31:52 |
Dr. Crab. |
01:31:55 |
Was Nobu disappointed? |
01:31:57 |
Nobu did not bid. |
01:32:03 |
Dr. Crab was opposed by the Baron. |
01:32:06 |
My Baron. |
01:32:08 |
Do you want to know |
01:32:11 |
He was the highest bidder. |
01:32:13 |
Forgive me. |
01:32:17 |
I think you understand why. |
01:32:19 |
I swear to you, I am innocent. |
01:32:22 |
Of course you are. |
01:32:24 |
No man would ever bid so much |
01:32:29 |
It was my own fault. |
01:32:39 |
Celebrate this moment, Sayuri. |
01:32:42 |
Tonight, the lights in the hanamachi |
01:34:22 |
My daughter. |
01:34:33 |
You are full geisha now. |
01:34:59 |
What are you doing in my room? |
01:35:05 |
I came to congratulate you. |
01:35:10 |
Please get out. |
01:35:14 |
Why, little Chiyo. |
01:35:17 |
Look what I found. |
01:35:20 |
His initials, how elegant. |
01:35:23 |
You've been hiding your love |
01:35:28 |
The sacrifice every geisha |
01:35:30 |
Don't! |
01:35:53 |
Isn't this where you keep it? |
01:36:07 |
Give it back! |
01:36:15 |
Give it back! |
01:36:26 |
No! |
01:36:27 |
Mother! |
01:36:29 |
Pumpkin! Mother! |
01:36:39 |
Kimono! |
01:36:45 |
Kimono, Sayuri! |
01:36:52 |
Kimono! Pumpkin! |
01:37:52 |
I could be her. |
01:37:54 |
Now I am geisha to this house. |
01:38:01 |
I could be her. |
01:38:03 |
Were we so different? |
01:38:06 |
She loved once. |
01:38:08 |
She hoped once. |
01:38:11 |
I might be looking |
01:38:15 |
Until the real future |
01:39:29 |
Stop. |
01:39:43 |
Oh, Korin. Have you seen Sayuri? |
01:39:46 |
No. I don't know. |
01:39:58 |
Chairman! |
01:40:00 |
They are sending us away, |
01:40:02 |
Osaka. But you must not go. |
01:40:07 |
Get your things, quickly. |
01:40:11 |
Nobu and I are trying |
01:40:13 |
...for as many of you |
01:40:20 |
Here. |
01:40:22 |
Work certificate. Nurse's aide. |
01:40:24 |
Friend of mine is chief surgeon |
01:40:27 |
What about Sayuri? |
01:40:29 |
Don't worry. |
01:40:36 |
Here you are. Here we go! |
01:40:39 |
Sayuri. |
01:40:42 |
Sayuri! Come. |
01:40:44 |
This is Arima. |
01:40:48 |
Nobu has got a friend there. |
01:40:52 |
Anyone stops you, show them this. |
01:40:57 |
- Do I have to go? |
01:41:03 |
What about you? |
01:41:06 |
Our factory is there. |
01:41:15 |
Go! |
01:41:17 |
I will express your gratitude |
01:41:41 |
A year without news... |
01:41:43 |
...except news |
01:41:50 |
Rumors of cities evaporating |
01:41:56 |
Then another year... |
01:41:58 |
...and then another... |
01:42:00 |
...until the old life is a dream life. |
01:42:05 |
Was I ever geisha? |
01:42:08 |
Did I ever dance... |
01:42:10 |
...holding a fan? |
01:42:12 |
Who would hold a fan now... |
01:42:15 |
...or paint their lips? |
01:42:20 |
And then another year. |
01:42:22 |
Nothing. |
01:42:24 |
Rice. |
01:42:26 |
Work. |
01:42:27 |
Rice. |
01:42:29 |
Work. |
01:42:31 |
Nothing. |
01:42:39 |
Sayuri! |
01:42:44 |
Sayuri! A man from Osaka |
01:43:11 |
Nobu-san. |
01:43:20 |
General Tottori was captured |
01:43:24 |
The Baron lost his fortune |
01:43:29 |
What about the okiya? |
01:43:31 |
Mr. Bekku is gone, but the others... |
01:43:33 |
Auntie and Mother? |
01:43:36 |
Indestructible, as always. |
01:43:40 |
And the Chairman? |
01:43:44 |
As well as can be expected. |
01:43:49 |
This is all that remains |
01:43:56 |
I'm so sorry, Nobu-san. |
01:44:01 |
Sayuri... |
01:44:06 |
We want to rebuild, but to do that |
01:44:11 |
What can I do? |
01:44:13 |
Somewhere, under those rags... |
01:44:17 |
...are you still the greatest geisha |
01:44:24 |
If a tree has no leaves or branches, |
01:44:30 |
With nothing but rubble at my feet, |
01:44:45 |
I should have taken |
01:44:47 |
Please, you saved my life. |
01:44:51 |
I owe you so much in return. |
01:44:57 |
The Chairman and I |
01:45:00 |
There is a man, |
01:45:03 |
...who has the power |
01:45:06 |
I showed him your picture. |
01:45:10 |
He asked to meet you. |
01:45:17 |
I am not a persuasive man, Sayuri. |
01:45:20 |
But if you and a few geisha... |
01:45:23 |
...would once again put on |
01:45:27 |
...we could show the Americans |
01:45:31 |
How I wish, Nobu-san. |
01:45:36 |
But that was a long time ago. |
01:45:38 |
I have no doubt, Sayuri... |
01:45:41 |
...that you could still melt the heart |
01:45:45 |
No matter how resistant. |
01:45:50 |
I am not accustomed to begging... |
01:45:54 |
...but please know |
01:45:59 |
...the Chairman and I would be |
01:46:08 |
One dollar. One dollar. |
01:46:09 |
- What? |
01:46:37 |
The Chairman needed me. |
01:46:40 |
But I was a far cry from the geisha |
01:46:44 |
Hey, mama-san, let's step inside. |
01:46:45 |
The secrets of our hidden world were |
01:46:51 |
Any streetwalker with a painted face |
01:46:54 |
...could call herself a geisha. |
01:47:00 |
I looked for the one person |
01:47:03 |
Mameha. |
01:47:05 |
The war was written on her face. |
01:47:08 |
Everything about her, not just |
01:47:14 |
Sayuri, when my poor Baron |
01:47:18 |
...I was desperate. |
01:47:20 |
What could I do? |
01:47:22 |
I sold my kimono, |
01:47:27 |
It was painful at first, |
01:47:31 |
Now, I make a small but tidy living |
01:47:35 |
I am not about to go |
01:47:38 |
It might do you good. |
01:47:41 |
- How? |
01:47:44 |
...with a single glance, you could bring |
01:47:57 |
Well... |
01:47:59 |
...I did keep one kimono. |
01:48:11 |
The Baron gave it to me |
01:48:21 |
Thank you, Onei-san. |
01:48:28 |
So tell me. What do we know |
01:48:49 |
- Was she worth it? |
01:48:51 |
- Come on. |
01:49:09 |
Chiyo-chan! Is that you? |
01:49:23 |
I have no right to ask favors of you, |
01:49:27 |
Guess what. I only smoke |
01:49:30 |
I have wanted to apologize to you |
01:49:34 |
These soldiers, you know |
01:49:36 |
- It should have gone to you. |
01:49:39 |
If it is in your heart to forgive me... |
01:49:42 |
Sayuri, don't. |
01:49:47 |
The honest truth? |
01:49:50 |
I'd rather chew sand |
01:49:54 |
Then you are not angry with me? |
01:50:00 |
Don't worry about me, chickadee. |
01:50:03 |
I've got more clients |
01:50:08 |
You seem so at home |
01:50:12 |
They're bastards. |
01:50:15 |
So who's this colonel? |
01:50:20 |
He has the power to approve |
01:50:23 |
...for Nobu and the Chairman. |
01:50:26 |
So is he willing to pay us |
01:50:30 |
Cash? |
01:50:33 |
Don't waste my time. |
01:50:36 |
You think I'm a sucker? |
01:50:37 |
I want 60 cases Lucky Strike... |
01:50:40 |
...or I'm taking my business |
01:50:46 |
I had to become a geisha |
01:50:50 |
Mother had reopened the okiya, |
01:50:55 |
My charcoal had turned to dust. |
01:50:59 |
And yet, it was my one chance |
01:51:04 |
Would he notice |
01:51:06 |
The threadbare silk? |
01:51:08 |
See? You are yourself again. |
01:51:12 |
The world had changed completely. |
01:51:18 |
And would I finally find the strength |
01:51:45 |
Just look at you, Sayuri. |
01:51:50 |
I am so glad to see that |
01:51:53 |
Accept my apologies |
01:51:55 |
No. |
01:51:57 |
There is nothing I can do |
01:52:02 |
- I've wanted to tell you that... |
01:52:09 |
May I present Colonel Derricks. |
01:52:14 |
My God, you're more stunning |
01:52:17 |
This is my associate, |
01:52:19 |
It's an honor, ma'am. |
01:52:20 |
Sayuri is one of the mysteries |
01:52:24 |
A mystery that perhaps |
01:52:27 |
- Would you mind? Can we? Colonel. |
01:52:30 |
Okay, sure. |
01:52:34 |
Good. |
01:52:35 |
All right, hold it. Beautiful. |
01:52:38 |
Hey, who likes whiskey? |
01:52:40 |
Look at this. We got a live one, sir. |
01:52:42 |
Chairman, please don't tell me |
01:52:46 |
May I present Pumpkin. |
01:52:50 |
- Hello! |
01:52:53 |
One sec. |
01:52:55 |
Okay! Gentlemen! Please. |
01:52:58 |
- Oh, it's been a long time. |
01:53:00 |
You haven't changed. |
01:53:05 |
This is a... My! |
01:53:11 |
It's huge! Like an elephant. |
01:53:17 |
Please, have a seat. Buckle up. |
01:53:21 |
I'm excited, but I'm scared. |
01:53:23 |
You're not going anywhere! Okay? |
01:53:51 |
Good for him, not so good for us. |
01:53:54 |
May we join you, gentlemen? |
01:53:56 |
- Yes, please. |
01:53:59 |
Back home, a bath is nothing more |
01:54:02 |
...with a bar of lye soap, right? |
01:54:04 |
But here, you make everything |
01:54:06 |
That is the art of turning habit |
01:54:10 |
Spoken like a true geisha. |
01:54:12 |
If we are in business together, then |
01:54:17 |
I'd like to see the United States. |
01:54:19 |
I know a little game we can play. |
01:54:21 |
It's called Truth and Lies. |
01:54:25 |
I know this game. |
01:54:30 |
No, I'm serious. Now, listen closely. |
01:54:34 |
- Sayuri know the rules. |
01:54:38 |
Each person says two things. |
01:54:42 |
If you guess right, |
01:54:47 |
So it pays to lose. |
01:54:50 |
There you go. |
01:54:52 |
Okay, I'll go first. Let's see. |
01:54:55 |
One day in Sapporo, |
01:54:59 |
...a fisherman caught |
01:55:02 |
The other story is the true one. |
01:55:04 |
And I haven't even heard it yet. |
01:55:06 |
- How would you know? |
01:55:10 |
- If I drown, it's all your fault. |
01:55:14 |
I'm no match for these geisha. |
01:55:18 |
I'm an expert in one thing |
01:55:22 |
Sake. |
01:55:24 |
Sayuri, the truest story you know. |
01:55:29 |
Once, when I was a little girl... |
01:55:33 |
...on the banks of the Sunagawa... |
01:55:36 |
...a handsome stranger |
01:55:39 |
...to buy me a cup of sweet ice... |
01:55:41 |
I think we have to stop the game. |
01:55:43 |
If Pumpkin drinks any more sake, |
01:55:46 |
- That is a true story. |
01:55:51 |
- I'm sorry. |
01:55:56 |
So... |
01:55:58 |
...what is the protocol? |
01:56:01 |
Excuse me? |
01:56:02 |
Suppose I wanted to see you |
01:56:05 |
I beg your pardon, colonel, |
01:56:11 |
Don't be coy. I mean, |
01:56:14 |
If there were a price, |
01:56:22 |
I saw the two of you whispering. |
01:56:23 |
You have arranged some kind |
01:56:26 |
- What did you promise him? |
01:56:29 |
He seemed to expect a great deal! |
01:56:31 |
If I had wanted a common whore, |
01:56:35 |
What are you trying to say? |
01:56:36 |
Just the idea of you with him, |
01:56:41 |
...you'd be dead to me! |
01:56:53 |
Can't you see that I want you |
01:56:57 |
You have ruined me. |
01:56:59 |
Before we met, |
01:57:05 |
I should not have asked you |
01:57:08 |
The Chairman was against it. |
01:57:10 |
I should have listened to him. |
01:57:23 |
I must beg your forgiveness, |
01:57:26 |
I was foolish to think |
01:57:30 |
Then you made no arrangement |
01:57:32 |
Please don't insult me again. |
01:57:37 |
If he ratifies our contract... |
01:57:40 |
...then I will be |
01:57:42 |
There is nothing |
01:57:47 |
...than to become your danna. |
01:57:53 |
I already owe you far too much. |
01:57:55 |
- I will not be refused. |
01:57:57 |
We are tied to each other. |
01:58:01 |
I never meant to mislead you. |
01:58:06 |
Sayuri... |
01:58:09 |
I do not like things |
01:58:14 |
...that I cannot have. |
01:58:18 |
When you first introduced me |
01:58:21 |
...I was such a fool to give him |
01:58:23 |
- You cannot refuse him. You must not. |
01:58:26 |
What is he to think? |
01:58:29 |
- So he owns it? |
01:58:31 |
I know what it is like to try |
01:58:34 |
I will do something, anything else. |
01:58:36 |
Renting rooms? |
01:58:39 |
Is this the life that you want? |
01:58:41 |
I want a life that is mine! |
01:58:44 |
Nobu has never treated you |
01:58:47 |
- I don't want mere kindness. |
01:58:50 |
What more can we expect, |
01:58:55 |
You had feelings for the Baron, |
01:58:59 |
I never allowed myself that. |
01:59:02 |
Don't lie to me. |
01:59:04 |
In time, you learn. |
01:59:06 |
- I don't want to learn! |
01:59:10 |
We don't become geisha |
01:59:13 |
We become geisha |
01:59:35 |
Pumpkin. |
01:59:36 |
What is it? What's wrong? |
01:59:38 |
Nothing. I have a favor to ask, |
01:59:41 |
Ask. |
01:59:43 |
At 9:00, bring Nobu to the pool |
01:59:47 |
Not a minute before, |
01:59:52 |
And, please, do not tell Nobu |
01:59:56 |
It's a surprise? |
01:59:58 |
Yes, it's a surprise. |
02:00:38 |
Whoa, in here? |
02:00:41 |
What..? No, no, no. Hang on. |
02:00:57 |
I think we have done it. |
02:00:59 |
Let's make sure he signs. |
02:01:10 |
Wait! |
02:01:12 |
Are we doing this or not? |
02:01:15 |
Yes? |
02:01:46 |
Chairman. |
02:01:49 |
Chairman! |
02:01:58 |
How could you? |
02:02:00 |
You don't know |
02:02:03 |
But I do. |
02:02:06 |
I do not understand. |
02:02:09 |
Why did you have to bring |
02:02:12 |
Because I know how you feel |
02:02:16 |
A long time ago, |
02:02:21 |
The only thing I'd ever truly wanted. |
02:02:26 |
Well... |
02:02:29 |
...now you know how it feels. |
02:04:01 |
The heart dies a slow death. |
02:04:06 |
Shedding each hope like leaves. |
02:04:10 |
Until one day there are none. |
02:04:13 |
No hopes. |
02:04:15 |
Nothing remains. |
02:04:20 |
She paints her face |
02:04:24 |
Her eyes are deep water. |
02:04:28 |
It is not for geisha to want. |
02:04:32 |
It is not for geisha to feel. |
02:04:37 |
Geisha is an artist |
02:04:42 |
She dances. |
02:04:44 |
She sings. |
02:04:46 |
She entertains you. |
02:04:49 |
Whatever you want. |
02:04:52 |
The rest is shadows. |
02:04:55 |
The rest is secret. |
02:05:06 |
Sayuri, quickly. |
02:05:11 |
You are to meet |
02:05:15 |
Who? |
02:05:16 |
It must be Nobu. Yes. |
02:05:22 |
He is going to be |
02:05:27 |
He wants to honor his promise: |
02:05:31 |
To become your danna at last. |
02:05:37 |
Give me. |
02:05:39 |
It's about time. |
02:05:42 |
Finally, a return on my investment. |
02:05:47 |
Keiko, maybe one day |
02:05:54 |
No geisha can ever hope for more. |
02:05:58 |
Let me see it. |
02:07:09 |
Chairman. |
02:07:11 |
Where is Nobu-san? |
02:07:13 |
He won't be coming. |
02:07:15 |
Is something wrong? |
02:07:16 |
He knows what happened. |
02:07:23 |
Chairman, what happened |
02:07:26 |
Please, you do not have to explain. |
02:07:30 |
But I have shamed myself so deeply, |
02:07:35 |
No. I'm the one |
02:07:42 |
I do not understand. |
02:07:46 |
Perhaps... |
02:07:48 |
...if you had only known the truth... |
02:07:52 |
The truth? |
02:07:57 |
Some years ago... |
02:08:00 |
...I was on my way to the theatre. |
02:08:02 |
I saw a little girl weeping |
02:08:06 |
I stopped to buy her |
02:08:10 |
You knew I was that little girl? |
02:08:13 |
Didn't you ever wonder why |
02:08:19 |
Mameha came to me |
02:08:30 |
I wish you could have told me |
02:08:33 |
What could I do? |
02:08:35 |
I owe Nobu my life. |
02:08:38 |
And so... |
02:08:40 |
...when I saw he had a chance |
02:08:45 |
But... |
02:08:49 |
But I cannot any longer. |
02:08:53 |
I hope... |
02:08:56 |
...it is not too late. |
02:09:02 |
Don't be afraid to look at me, Chiyo. |
02:09:19 |
Can't you see? |
02:09:22 |
Every step I have taken... |
02:09:26 |
...since I was that child |
02:09:30 |
...has been to bring myself |
02:10:36 |
You cannot say to the sun, |
02:10:40 |
Or to the rain, "Less rain. " |
02:10:43 |
To a man, geisha can |
02:10:48 |
We are the wives of nightfall. |
02:10:51 |
And yet, to learn of kindness... |
02:10:54 |
...after so much unkindness... |
02:10:58 |
...to understand that a little girl |
02:11:03 |
...would find her prayers |
02:11:07 |
...can that not be called happiness? |
02:11:11 |
After all... |
02:11:12 |
...these are not the memoirs |
02:11:19 |
These are memoirs |