Umoregi The Buried Forest

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00:00:02 ABuried Forest Production
00:00:24 A Kohei OGURI Film
00:00:40 THE BURlED FOREST
00:00:53 "Won't you dance with me?"
00:00:57 That's what I asked you,
00:01:01 First we danced apart,
00:01:05 Then we started crying,
00:01:11 Our bodies and faces drew closer,
00:01:15 And we tasted each other's tears,
00:01:24 Beats me.
00:01:26 What's so interesting?
00:01:28 It's only a story, just fiction.
00:01:32 But the pictures are good.
00:01:35 Mmm...
00:01:38 Machi, you were talking about
00:01:45 That funny pet shop.
00:01:47 I'd hardly call it a shop.
00:01:56 Hey...
00:01:58 Shall we make a story?
00:02:01 Huh!
00:02:02 What?
00:02:05 With lots of fiction.
00:02:08 Story?
00:02:13 About the pet shop owner.
00:02:21 He got a camel.
00:02:24 A camel?
00:02:26 You can't be serious...
00:02:29 In this town?
00:02:31 And why not?
00:02:35 It's just a story.
00:02:38 Mind you, it was hard.
00:02:42 There was nowhere to walk it.
00:02:47 So...
00:02:49 he dug up the road...
00:02:52 filled it with earth...
00:02:54 and made a path for the camel.
00:03:01 After that,
00:03:03 everyone preferred the dirt road...
00:03:10 and they dug up all the roads
00:03:14 Huhhh!
00:03:18 You continue, Tokie!
00:03:21 Eh...?
00:03:24 I can't!
00:03:43 Jin!
00:03:51 Jin!
00:04:08 Machi, then.
00:04:14 I'm no good.
00:04:17 Don't be so negative.
00:04:28 Do camels have eyelids?
00:04:33 I've never checked,
00:04:39 It was three years before they
00:04:47 when I took over the business.
00:04:49 I asked my dad:
00:04:54 "Why didn't they make a railroad?"
00:05:00 Some people thought they would.
00:05:04 That's not what I mean.
00:05:09 My granddad was from old Tokyo.
00:05:13 He was dead against a railway.
00:05:18 So he said.
00:05:23 People had a different take
00:05:29 If the railway had come here...
00:05:33 our little market wouldn't
00:05:38 That's true, now you mention it.
00:05:48 Akio, has the delivery gone?
00:05:52 Hey, Akio!
00:05:56 Akio!
00:05:59 That grandma from Sanda just called.
00:06:01 She wants a big bucket.
00:06:05 A bucket?
00:06:07 Do we have one?
00:06:14 Oh, I'll look for one.
00:06:23 Ouch...
00:06:57 Hey, Tahbo!
00:06:59 Stop that!
00:07:14 Ah, here's San-chan.
00:07:26 Yo!
00:07:30 What's up, Machi?
00:07:31 What is it with your hair?
00:07:38 Thanks for the CD.
00:07:42 It was okay.
00:07:44 You like vocals, right, San-chan?
00:07:46 I suppose.
00:07:51 Summer vacation already?
00:07:53 Yep.
00:07:55 Would you like a lift?
00:07:57 No thanks.
00:08:00 Ride Tomo's motorbike?
00:08:05 I'll walk.
00:08:07 I like walking.
00:08:11 Good for you.
00:08:14 Be careful.
00:08:31 What are you doing?
00:08:34 Sailing a boat.
00:08:39 What kind of boat?
00:08:41 A bamboo leaf boat.
00:08:45 It's tiny, isn't it?
00:08:49 But it's carrying very
00:08:55 Yeah?
00:09:52 Yuko, how come Machi is
00:09:59 It's probably her age.
00:10:06 Were you like that, when you
00:10:11 Maybe I was.
00:10:15 Scary!
00:10:17 I bet you were awful!
00:10:24 I happened to be very cute.
00:10:28 Oh, yeah?
00:10:33 I feel sorry for you.
00:10:36 You never knew me when I was cute.
00:10:40 Really?
00:10:51 Say...
00:10:54 Is it true that Marui the joiner quit?
00:11:01 He has so much skill.
00:11:04 And now he's driving a taxi.
00:11:08 A taxi?
00:11:09 Yeah.
00:11:15 Marui is a cab driver?
00:11:21 Why a cab driver?
00:11:24 He couldn't bear working alone,
00:11:28 Maybe he brooded too much
00:11:36 What a waste.
00:11:39 How will he live?
00:11:48 That's a bit callous.
00:12:06 Yes...
00:12:08 What?
00:12:10 A vehicle?
00:12:12 Yes, a story is a vehicle,
00:12:17 We get on and ride, and that's
00:12:22 I wonder.
00:12:25 Do you think we can choose
00:12:32 Well,,,
00:12:34 A story is only words,,,
00:12:39 I'll call you.
00:12:41 See you,
00:13:35 That was the news, and now
00:13:40 This song is "Morning HaZe",
00:13:41 Hang on!
00:13:46 You shouldn't...
00:13:47 Thank you.
00:13:51 Take care.
00:14:05 Where's the fishmonger?
00:14:06 At the hospital, his wife's rheumatism
00:14:15 What's this?
00:14:21 It's the egg... of the "Elephant
00:14:32 They can pick up an elephant
00:14:38 They're massive, or so it says
00:14:46 So he sent this, did he?
00:14:51 I love Jugem's jokes like this.
00:15:03 He's never changed.
00:15:12 All the way from Brazil.
00:15:16 Do you think it's a fake?
00:15:19 You never know.
00:15:24 They say they shoot butterflies
00:15:29 I've never met granddad
00:15:36 In the fields...
00:15:40 there was a man who was
00:15:43 he suddenly got the urge
00:15:47 So he dropped the plow...
00:15:50 and walked off, never to return.
00:16:00 Maybe Jugem is like that.
00:16:40 Ah! It still works.
00:16:46 Don't want people to think
00:16:50 It's bigger than I thought.
00:16:54 It's been 5 years since he closed.
00:17:05 Amazing.
00:17:13 What photo is it?
00:17:16 Don't know.
00:17:27 I wonder where it is.
00:17:38 They're relatives, but I was
00:17:42 So I don't really know.
00:18:05 Uncle!
00:18:07 Take our picture!
00:18:09 Who are you talking to?
00:18:13 Move that pram and bring a chair.
00:18:17 Be a good girl.
00:18:32 Sit down.
00:18:43 Wimp!
00:18:48 You're really pretty.
00:18:54 It's bright.
00:19:03 I like portrait photos.
00:19:12 Everyone looking in the same direction.
00:19:16 It's not often that happens.
00:19:23 I hate photos.
00:19:27 I always shut my eyes.
00:19:33 I wonder why.
00:19:36 It's a talent.
00:19:42 The instant the shutter opens
00:19:47 with your eyelids, I mean.
00:19:50 That's a talent.
00:19:53 That's a compliment?
00:19:56 Yes, it is.
00:20:44 Tomo!
00:20:46 What?
00:20:49 Huh!
00:21:11 What are you doing?
00:21:13 Bet you can't guess.
00:22:10 There, it's the last one.
00:22:20 Come here, Tomo!
00:22:31 Quick!
00:22:51 Very interesting.
00:22:55 It means "dream" in Tonpa characters.
00:23:01 Tonpa?
00:23:03 Used by a small tribe in China.
00:23:11 Uh...
00:23:38 When I was little...
00:23:42 I was very shy.
00:23:45 I used to like hiding
00:23:54 Once...
00:23:57 I hid in the hydrangea bush.
00:24:02 It started to rain...
00:24:07 and my parents looked for me.
00:24:10 But I didn't come out.
00:25:25 So, the camel became very
00:25:29 Lots of people came to walk
00:25:35 The camel was kind and took to
00:25:39 They went for many walks everyday.
00:25:45 San-chan often rode the camel.
00:25:49 Called himself "Lawrence of Arabia".
00:25:53 And paraded around the town
00:25:59 Why is San-chan in the story?
00:26:02 Never mind.
00:26:05 But...
00:26:08 But?
00:26:11 You've made me forget with
00:26:16 Sorry.
00:26:21 But...
00:26:23 the camel started getting
00:26:30 He missed so much of the simple
00:26:41 Good one!
00:26:48 Tomie, please go back inside!
00:26:53 I want everyone to know
00:26:57 Fetch them some tea instead of
00:27:03 What's up here?
00:27:07 Maybe you're making matters worse,
00:27:13 I know I'm sometimes in the wrong, too.
00:27:19 But the way they did it isn't fair.
00:27:22 That's the issue.
00:27:25 Marui.
00:27:28 There was a family meeting.
00:27:30 It was decided, and I can't
00:27:35 You could discuss it again.
00:27:37 How?
00:27:39 My daughter and the family already
00:27:45 My son said:
00:27:53 Now I'm being put in an "old home".
00:28:01 What was the vote?
00:28:09 Eight to one for packing me off,
00:28:19 I see...
00:28:23 Ah... I'm sorry for the fuss my
00:28:28 That's okay.
00:28:31 Okay! Now everyone!
00:28:35 Move away from the area.
00:28:53 Watch out!
00:28:56 There's a car coming through!
00:29:00 Step back!
00:29:02 This way!
00:29:07 Sorry for dragging you out
00:29:10 It's the old woman next door.
00:29:20 I was born way in the mountains.
00:29:27 My mother lived there till
00:29:36 How old was she?
00:29:38 Ninety.
00:29:42 She was alone for 20 years
00:29:49 I felt sorry for her.
00:29:55 But she loved the mountains.
00:30:01 She never complained.
00:30:05 "What if you get ill up here?"
00:30:13 "l couldn't be happier if my
00:30:20 That's what she said.
00:30:26 I was... still young.
00:30:35 I couldn't... understand.
00:31:01 How did I ever become such
00:31:11 I feel I can't live if I don't cling
00:31:24 But Tomie-san...
00:31:27 you need help sometimes,
00:31:33 Never mind that.
00:31:37 It's something to do
00:32:00 Tomie-san.
00:32:03 We're making up a kind of story.
00:32:08 Each of us takes turns.
00:32:15 It's my turn next.
00:32:21 Will you listen?
00:32:30 The camel came from a place
00:32:43 Once, a whale washed up and couldn't
00:32:55 The villagers tried dragging it
00:33:02 They dug trenches to make
00:33:09 They tried hard, but couldn't
00:33:16 The whale became weaker
00:33:21 By evening, the villagers had
00:33:32 But one little girl didn't leave.
00:33:46 She stayed and bathed the whale's
00:34:03 Then it was morning.
00:34:58 Some fine specimens here.
00:35:02 They're called gurnards.
00:35:09 With those snouts they
00:35:18 They're a spring fish.
00:35:21 They live quite deep, but sometimes
00:35:36 It's the day of the altar gods.
00:35:40 So it is.
00:35:43 Used to be a toss up between the
00:35:49 as to which would disappear.
00:35:53 After all...
00:35:57 they are both still here.
00:36:29 There were more kids when
00:36:33 We divided what we made, but it
00:36:38 My dad would pass us a few times
00:36:43 When did we start calling it
00:36:46 I wonder, too.
00:36:49 It's like a border crossing.
00:36:52 The kids have their own country.
00:36:56 They could form a republic!
00:37:01 Not a bad idea. I would be for it.
00:37:13 Oh!
00:37:14 Good job!
00:37:17 Here, It's not much,
00:37:20 Thanks, mister.
00:37:52 You can make an offering with this.
00:37:55 Hey! Give some to the gods first!
00:37:58 I'm sorry.
00:38:04 Here comes a car!
00:38:19 Hey!
00:38:21 It's altar gods day.
00:38:25 The day when the children clean
00:38:32 It's an old tradition, and grown ups
00:38:38 have to pay a traffic tax to
00:38:39 It's a thank you for the
00:38:45 You're kidding.
00:38:47 It's the rule.
00:38:53 Sounds like fun,
00:38:57 There's no rule about that.
00:39:02 Here.
00:39:03 Thanks very much!
00:39:06 Good. See you.
00:39:25 I've lost all faith in the
00:39:32 Instead of knocking those
00:39:35 they should be slipping some cash
00:39:38 True.
00:39:48 Here they are.
00:42:57 Okay, that's it!
00:43:02 Thanks for your help.
00:43:04 Think nothing of it.
00:43:08 It has to be turned at least
00:43:22 Machi, you can't be up in
00:43:32 Are you sure you saw someone?
00:43:38 Hey Akio! Can you fit everybody in?
00:43:58 Were there flames near the big rock?
00:44:01 I think so, but it's hard
00:44:05 The forest is a lot thicker
00:44:31 Is this the right way?
00:44:38 Hey!
00:44:43 Hey!
00:44:48 This way!
00:44:54 Did that come from beneath the cliff?
00:44:58 Who was it?
00:45:00 Might have been Gen.
00:45:03 Nope, here I am!
00:45:05 That's creepy!
00:45:32 Jeez!
00:45:36 You gave me such a fright!
00:45:38 That's my line, I think!
00:45:42 What the hell...
00:47:36 Here they are!
00:47:41 They're okay.
00:47:58 So much for forming a republic...
00:48:10 When the sun goes down,
00:48:14 I get tempted too, you know.
00:48:17 That's because you've got no customers.
00:48:22 Do you know this song?
00:48:25 As the sun goes down I start to cry.
00:48:31 I wonder why...
00:48:32 I wonder why I start to cry.
00:48:37 Do you know it?
00:48:38 Yes, I remember.
00:48:42 I do remember.
00:48:45 When I saw you it was love
00:48:53 But now I am in a most
00:49:00 As the sun goes down l
00:49:09 I wonder why I start to cry.
00:49:16 Please, please! Won't you love me?
00:49:24 Please, please! Won't you love me?
00:49:39 It must be an old song,
00:49:47 Would you care for some sauce?
00:49:51 Thank you, it's wonderful.
00:49:54 Thank you.
00:50:00 It's been ages since we had dinner.
00:50:07 In fact, it's the first time.
00:50:10 No, it isn't.
00:50:14 After Kuro died...
00:50:18 Oh, that's right.
00:50:24 You brought tears to my eyes then.
00:50:29 Why?
00:50:36 We dug a hole near the dry river-bed
00:50:40 And you paid your last respects.
00:50:45 You know what you said?
00:50:51 "Thank you, Kuro."
00:50:55 Just like that.
00:51:03 I thought:
00:51:06 "Yes, thank you."
00:51:10 We should part with thanks.
00:51:15 And that's when I started crying.
00:51:21 I'm going to do it again.
00:51:37 Dogs can't talk.
00:51:43 He might not have known how
00:52:09 Shall we get a new dog?
00:52:14 I don't want to.
00:52:24 I see.
00:52:28 But you shouldn't shut yourself off.
00:52:34 I think the same myself.
00:52:37 We should be free.
00:52:51 Which hot spring is Dad at tonight?
00:52:56 I didn't ask, it's just an excuse
00:52:59 They don't care where they go.
00:53:03 Scoundrel!
00:53:39 Tahbo,
00:53:43 do you want to move house?
00:53:50 To Granddad's?
00:53:55 No.
00:54:02 To Mom's?
00:54:09 Nope.
00:54:16 Anywhere is okay.
00:54:25 Sorry, kiddo.
00:55:03 You know my folks are separated.
00:55:09 I never mentioned it...
00:55:12 but Mom runs a business.
00:55:16 What kind?
00:55:19 A bar.
00:55:21 I don't like coming back here.
00:55:27 Is it nearby, her bar?
00:55:32 I don't want to talk about it.
00:56:00 Even when things stare me in the face,
00:56:09 I still don't understand,
00:56:16 I should have guessed, but only
00:56:33 I was thoughtless, and now
00:56:41 Changing shapes and colors,
00:56:53 bathed in rays of sunlight,
00:56:59 The one who kept me safe,,,
00:57:08 was you,
00:58:56 It's got fuck all to do with me!
00:59:03 Don't you raise your voice to me!
00:59:14 Tomoyuki!
01:02:07 I'm sorry.
01:02:12 Should have chosen a different town.
01:02:16 You don't need to worry.
01:02:23 I know a really cool place near here.
01:02:28 Do you want to go?
01:02:31 Yeah.
01:03:16 Excellent!
01:03:22 What about cars?
01:03:25 They've stopped construction
01:03:28 No people either.
01:03:54 Very good!
01:04:13 Let me try!
01:04:35 Isn't it a bit big?
01:04:38 It said 3 meters, so it's right.
01:04:42 They still existed up until
01:04:49 Do the feet look okay?
01:04:51 Huh?
01:05:01 Thank you.
01:05:05 Good, eh?
01:05:10 This the stuff?
01:05:12 Yes, please.
01:05:15 Calling it "Home Delivery Service"
01:05:21 Akio started calling it that
01:05:26 How is it going?
01:05:29 I mean Akio's water distillation idea.
01:05:36 It's ready.
01:05:42 Thank you very much.
01:05:44 I'm not sure.
01:05:47 I don't really understand it.
01:05:49 Let's say you drink a cup of water.
01:05:52 How long does it take to flow
01:06:00 Hmm... Iet's think.
01:06:03 An hour?
01:06:05 No!
01:06:08 Thirty minutes.
01:06:12 One minute.
01:06:14 Never!
01:06:16 Just one minute.
01:06:21 Hello.
01:06:23 Right away.
01:06:50 It moved!
01:06:53 Separate the ones that move.
01:06:55 I'll collect them over here later.
01:07:06 Here we go!
01:07:09 It's turning.
01:07:22 Mind that roller, it's cracking.
01:07:28 Do you think you'll be finished today?
01:07:31 Yes, leave it to me.
01:07:44 Oh...
01:07:46 Watch your step.
01:08:07 How far are they moving it, Takako?
01:08:12 Ten meters, I heard.
01:08:16 It was slightly in the way
01:08:21 Yours is the room in the
01:08:29 It's odd.
01:08:31 Seeing our house move like that.
01:08:43 I once heard the story of Mayoiga.
01:08:51 MA-YOl-GA?
01:08:54 What's it mean?
01:08:57 Well, I'm no scholar...
01:09:02 Maybe "lost" and "house".
01:09:08 It's a story from olden times.
01:09:13 There was a big house
01:09:20 They called it MA-YOl-GA.
01:09:25 If people stumbled across it...
01:09:31 they could take away one red bowl.
01:09:39 After that...
01:09:43 that person would have
01:09:51 Well, that was the story.
01:12:11 We used to call it bogwood.
01:12:16 People used to find lumps
01:12:22 It's amazing.
01:12:26 If this is...
01:12:29 What did you call it?
01:12:31 A buried forest.
01:12:34 If that's what it is...
01:12:46 There could be lots of trees.
01:12:53 A whole forest could be hiding
01:13:00 An expert is coming down from Tokyo.
01:13:04 That probably means so.
01:13:09 Don't do that!
01:13:12 Wow! It smells of cedar!
01:13:19 This is a town hall announcement,
01:13:23 The 5 by 8 meter object,,,
01:13:27 found in the croquet pitch,,,
01:13:35 is believed to be part
01:13:42 Although more details should be available
01:13:47 Shall we continue the story?
01:13:51 Don't know.
01:13:52 That forest is probably about
01:13:58 It is one of the greatest
01:14:08 Do you remember who this is?
01:14:11 Mr. Marui, the joiner.
01:14:20 He's here to tell you about
01:14:24 Well...
01:14:36 Hello everyone.
01:14:38 Hello.
01:14:43 How was your summer?
01:14:50 My daughter and your friend Akemi
01:14:59 Since last summer I stopped working.
01:15:06 But now you are studying
01:15:10 And after I saw it, too...
01:15:15 I wanted to work with wood again.
01:15:20 So I've started afresh.
01:15:28 If Akemi was still alive,
01:15:39 Here's what I think.
01:15:46 Wood is a living thing.
01:15:51 For us joiners, wood is our work.
01:15:57 That's why we say "woodwork".
01:16:00 But the wood we use
01:16:08 Even 3,800-year-old wood
01:17:33 This way...
01:17:42 Stop, stop!
01:17:46 Here it is.
01:17:51 Hey... perfect!
01:18:21 San-chan,
01:18:23 Why do you always want a horse?
01:18:28 It's too difficult.
01:18:31 So what? I like horses!
01:18:34 Here, fix this to the exhaust pipe!
01:18:37 Hurry up!
01:18:40 But, carbon dioxide is heavier
01:18:45 Huh?
01:18:46 He means the exhaust gas.
01:18:50 Hey! Stop with the exhaust!
01:19:54 Have some more.
01:20:05 You can sure hold your own.
01:20:09 I can even drink more than my late
01:20:16 He was a kind and good man.
01:20:32 It was a stroke of genius by the mayo.
01:20:35 Bringing the festival down into the
01:20:43 Yes, he looks like he's daydreaming.
01:20:46 But he knows how to draw a crowd.
01:20:52 So, no "spirit lanterns" this year?
01:20:57 I wonder...?
01:21:00 The girls were making something.
01:21:05 I'll take a peek.
01:21:40 Watch it, Granddad!
01:21:52 Actually, I will be transferred next spring.
01:21:56 Fit as a fiddle as usual, Tomie.
01:22:00 If I was fit
01:22:13 Maybe she would be better
01:22:27 Please!
01:22:30 Please, try some!
01:22:32 Here.
01:22:36 This is good. Thank you.
01:22:38 Thank you.
01:22:52 I can't tell the difference.
01:22:55 The first glass sort of sticks
01:23:01 But my water goes down
01:23:06 Let me try.
01:23:20 I see!
01:23:27 What's this, then?
01:23:31 A whale!
01:23:42 More like a catfish.
01:23:44 Ah!
01:23:46 What a cheek!
01:23:52 Mr. Marui made the bamboo frame.
01:23:58 We covered it and painted it.
01:24:04 Takako, hold the tail lightly.
01:24:20 Okay! It's going to be fine.
01:24:35 Slowly.
01:24:40 Wait!
01:26:07 What's that?
01:26:09 The cheats!
01:26:11 Balloons are against the rules!
01:26:22 Tahbo! You ready?
01:26:35 I'm counting on you.
01:26:39 This year we have to!
01:26:42 How can I say...
01:26:49 I know what you mean.
01:27:12 It's moving!
01:27:16 It's moving!
01:27:42 We did it!
01:27:49 Amazing!
01:29:25 See you, then.
01:29:45 Starring: Karen as Machi
01:29:50 Akira SAKATA as fishmonger
01:29:55 Tadanobu ASANO as San-chan
01:30:00 Hiromitsu TOSAKA as Tomo
01:30:06 Ittoku KlSHlBE as Mr. Marui
01:30:10 Keiko MATSUZAKA as Tomo's mother
01:30:32 Yuko TANAKA and Mitsuru HlRATA
01:30:38 Written by:
01:30:43 Music from "Silouans song"
01:30:48 Cinematographer: Norio TERANUMA
01:30:53 Lighting by: Meicho TOMlYAMA
01:30:55 Sound Recording by:
01:30:59 Production Design by:
01:31:01 Editing by: Nobuo OGAWA
01:31:04 Visual Engineer: Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHl
01:31:06 VFX Supervisor: Art Durinski
01:31:08 VFX Director: Norio lSHll
01:32:32 Directed by: Kohei OGURl
01:32:44 All rights reserved by The Buried
01:32:49 English translation by: Dean Gascoign