1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:04,550 --> 00:00:10,181 Daiei Productions Presents 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:15,436 --> 00:00:20,441 GION BAYASHI 5 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,656 Based on the original novel by KAWAGUCHI Matsutaro 6 00:00:50,721 --> 00:00:52,807 Cast: 7 00:00:54,642 --> 00:00:58,729 KOGURE Michiyo as Miyoharu, WAKAO Ayako as Eiko/Miyoei 8 00:00:59,772 --> 00:01:02,483 KAWAZU Seizaburo as Kusuda, SHINDO Eitaro as Sawamoto 9 00:01:02,608 --> 00:01:05,319 SUGAI Ichiro as Saeki, KOSHIBA Kanji as Kanzaki 10 00:01:05,444 --> 00:01:08,656 ISHIHARA Sumao as Kokichi, NANIWA Chieko as Okimi 11 00:01:08,781 --> 00:01:10,783 MORI Kikue as the Geisha Instructor 12 00:01:25,881 --> 00:01:30,052 Directed by MIZOGUCHI Kenji 13 00:01:38,102 --> 00:01:40,771 Buy my crickets! 14 00:01:43,357 --> 00:01:46,277 Buy my eels! 15 00:01:48,738 --> 00:01:51,657 I also have sweets! 16 00:01:53,701 --> 00:01:56,579 Buy my wares! 17 00:02:23,356 --> 00:02:26,108 MIYOHARU 18 00:02:44,168 --> 00:02:47,713 You're lying! Do you want your father to throw you out? 19 00:02:55,137 --> 00:02:57,890 I can't bear useless men like you! 20 00:02:58,015 --> 00:03:00,393 I can't believe you show your face here 21 00:03:00,518 --> 00:03:04,730 when you still owe three months' fees to the tea house manager. 22 00:03:04,855 --> 00:03:09,819 The pleasure district is reserved for those who can pay their way. 23 00:03:09,944 --> 00:03:11,987 I want to marry you. 24 00:03:12,113 --> 00:03:14,740 You're more to me than just a geisha. 25 00:03:14,865 --> 00:03:18,285 I have absolutely no intention of getting married. 26 00:03:18,411 --> 00:03:20,621 So you lied to me? 27 00:03:21,539 --> 00:03:24,083 A geisha's lie is not a real lie. 28 00:03:24,208 --> 00:03:26,460 It's a cornerstone of our profession. 29 00:03:26,585 --> 00:03:31,090 Do we not amuse our clients by agreeing to all their requests? 30 00:03:31,215 --> 00:03:32,925 Damn you! 31 00:03:33,050 --> 00:03:34,927 Oi! Stop! 32 00:03:35,052 --> 00:03:37,346 What are you doing? Stop it! 33 00:03:37,471 --> 00:03:39,473 Just behave and go home! 34 00:03:39,598 --> 00:03:44,437 You can come back here when you've paid off your debts. 35 00:03:44,562 --> 00:03:47,398 I won't forget what you said! 36 00:03:49,066 --> 00:03:50,568 Get him his shoes! 37 00:03:50,693 --> 00:03:53,946 Who the hell does he think he is? 38 00:03:54,071 --> 00:03:58,325 You gave it to him straight, though. What a hooligan. 39 00:03:58,451 --> 00:04:00,619 He's just the spoilt son of a bad father. 40 00:04:09,587 --> 00:04:11,046 Is that you, Eiko? 41 00:04:11,172 --> 00:04:14,258 - May I see the Mistress? - What is it about? 42 00:04:15,593 --> 00:04:17,303 Who is it? 43 00:04:17,428 --> 00:04:21,140 It's the daughter of Ochiyo, your old colleague who died recently. 44 00:04:21,265 --> 00:04:23,517 Oh? Show her in. 45 00:04:24,435 --> 00:04:27,021 - Come in. - Thank you. 46 00:04:35,070 --> 00:04:38,657 - What's happened? - Good day, madam. 47 00:04:38,783 --> 00:04:43,204 Since my mother died, life with my uncle has become unbearable. 48 00:04:43,329 --> 00:04:46,874 - He says she left nothing... - Very well. Come this way. 49 00:04:54,799 --> 00:05:00,012 My mother left me nothing, and since her funeral was so expensive, 50 00:05:00,137 --> 00:05:05,726 my uncle says I have to sleep with him to repay the debt. 51 00:05:05,851 --> 00:05:07,853 How dare he talk to you like that. 52 00:05:07,978 --> 00:05:11,941 The Mistress here paid for everything in memory of their close friendship. 53 00:05:12,066 --> 00:05:13,984 Enough of that. 54 00:05:14,109 --> 00:05:17,154 Listen, Eiko, why exactly have you come here? 55 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,992 I want you to help me become a trainee geisha. 56 00:05:22,117 --> 00:05:25,204 Oh? A geisha, you say? 57 00:05:25,329 --> 00:05:29,458 If I stay with my uncle, it'll just destroy me. 58 00:05:29,583 --> 00:05:32,211 I want to follow in mother's footsteps. 59 00:05:32,336 --> 00:05:37,925 The life of a geisha isn't all a bed of roses, you know? 60 00:05:39,009 --> 00:05:41,762 - How old are you? - I'm sixteen. 61 00:05:41,887 --> 00:05:45,391 - And you're registered...? - Under my mother's name. 62 00:05:45,516 --> 00:05:48,727 And your father... What became of Mr Sawamoto? 63 00:05:48,853 --> 00:05:50,980 I didn't see him at the funeral. 64 00:05:51,105 --> 00:05:53,566 He's sick and his business is failing. 65 00:05:53,691 --> 00:05:55,693 Apparently he's living in Nishijin. 66 00:05:56,318 --> 00:05:58,070 I thought that may happen. 67 00:05:59,113 --> 00:06:02,199 When your mother Ochiyo agreed to be his wife, 68 00:06:02,324 --> 00:06:05,661 Mr Sawamoto's business was very prosperous 69 00:06:05,786 --> 00:06:07,496 and everybody envied her. 70 00:06:08,622 --> 00:06:11,041 One can never predict one's fate. 71 00:06:13,586 --> 00:06:17,214 Have you learnt the shamisen and any dances? 72 00:06:17,339 --> 00:06:19,008 My mother taught me a little. 73 00:06:19,133 --> 00:06:20,467 Really? 74 00:06:20,593 --> 00:06:22,761 Stand up for me. 75 00:06:25,055 --> 00:06:26,724 Turn that way. 76 00:06:28,142 --> 00:06:29,852 You have a beautiful figure. 77 00:06:30,853 --> 00:06:33,898 Mistress, are you going to take her in? 78 00:06:34,023 --> 00:06:37,484 I can't very well send her back to her uncle. 79 00:06:37,610 --> 00:06:40,321 Even so, she's no stray kitten, 80 00:06:40,446 --> 00:06:43,490 and as her father's alive, I have to get his permission. 81 00:06:43,616 --> 00:06:46,327 Very well, I'll deal with that for you. 82 00:06:46,452 --> 00:06:49,246 Kokichi, I'm sending you out on an errand. 83 00:06:49,371 --> 00:06:53,083 You remember our former client from years ago? Mr Sawamoto? 84 00:06:53,208 --> 00:06:55,753 It shouldn't be difficult to find him. 85 00:07:11,268 --> 00:07:14,229 SAWAMOTO'S HABERDASHER GOODS 86 00:07:23,405 --> 00:07:26,992 How dare she go and visit Miyoharu. 87 00:07:27,117 --> 00:07:29,119 She's got some cheek, that girl! 88 00:07:29,244 --> 00:07:33,749 I've not had any dealings with Miyoharu for some years now. 89 00:07:33,874 --> 00:07:37,086 I was just a client, and she was just a geisha to me. 90 00:07:37,211 --> 00:07:40,673 How could Eiko make such an embarrassment of herself 91 00:07:40,798 --> 00:07:43,008 by going to see Miyoharu? 92 00:07:43,133 --> 00:07:47,137 She didn't even discuss the matter with me. 93 00:07:47,262 --> 00:07:51,308 That doesn't matter now. Will you become her guarantor or not? 94 00:07:56,146 --> 00:08:01,360 The Mistress wants to observe the correct protocol and inform you 95 00:08:01,485 --> 00:08:05,572 since she's the daughter of a respected former client. 96 00:08:05,698 --> 00:08:07,700 Don't rush me. 97 00:08:07,825 --> 00:08:13,122 You can see the poor state my health is in. 98 00:08:13,247 --> 00:08:16,250 Please, allow me to do that. 99 00:08:17,626 --> 00:08:21,714 I'm sick, and my business, too, is ailing. 100 00:08:21,839 --> 00:08:27,928 I have enough to worry about. I can't pay for my daughter's expenses. 101 00:08:28,053 --> 00:08:31,765 I'm not just a messenger boy, I can't go back without your agreement. 102 00:08:32,850 --> 00:08:36,311 I understand the position you're in, 103 00:08:36,437 --> 00:08:41,775 but the last thing I want is to interfere in Eiko's future. 104 00:08:41,900 --> 00:08:45,362 And I refuse to sign my approval as her guarantor. 105 00:08:45,487 --> 00:08:50,117 Henceforth, I want to break off all relations with her. 106 00:08:50,242 --> 00:08:52,286 Now leave me alone. 107 00:08:59,209 --> 00:09:03,422 To be fair to the Mistress, she can't be expected to take care of the girl. 108 00:09:03,547 --> 00:09:05,924 Whatever it takes, you have to get his approval. 109 00:09:06,050 --> 00:09:09,053 How long have you worked in Gion? 110 00:09:09,178 --> 00:09:12,431 I know, I know, but he refuses to listen. 111 00:09:12,556 --> 00:09:15,934 He can behave as he likes, but it's his own daughter! 112 00:09:16,060 --> 00:09:17,978 That's what I said to him! 113 00:09:18,103 --> 00:09:19,980 He's just a bitter old man! 114 00:09:22,274 --> 00:09:24,902 Mistress, I'm sorry. 115 00:09:25,027 --> 00:09:29,448 I knew my father would wash his hands of me. 116 00:09:29,573 --> 00:09:35,245 Mistress, is there no way I can stay here without a guarantor? 117 00:09:35,954 --> 00:09:39,583 You are the only hope I have, Mistress. 118 00:09:41,752 --> 00:09:45,089 I know it's hard, but I have nowhere left to go. 119 00:09:45,214 --> 00:09:46,715 I will train hard. 120 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,468 You really have no one to pay your expenses? 121 00:09:49,593 --> 00:09:54,431 As I've resolved to do this, do I need a guarantor? 122 00:09:56,183 --> 00:10:00,437 I implore you, teach me how to become a geisha. 123 00:10:02,189 --> 00:10:07,486 I will practise diligently so I can become a true geisha. 124 00:10:07,611 --> 00:10:09,947 That's easier said than done. 125 00:10:10,072 --> 00:10:11,824 Do you have the perseverance? 126 00:10:11,949 --> 00:10:13,659 I will try my hardest. 127 00:10:13,784 --> 00:10:16,745 To become a first-class geisha like your mother, 128 00:10:16,870 --> 00:10:18,288 you must train hard. 129 00:10:18,413 --> 00:10:20,833 I will train diligently. 130 00:10:20,958 --> 00:10:23,293 - You're sure? - Yes. 131 00:10:26,130 --> 00:10:27,422 I've decided... 132 00:10:28,632 --> 00:10:30,300 ...to take this girl in. 133 00:10:30,425 --> 00:10:32,469 Really? Thank you. 134 00:10:49,903 --> 00:10:51,864 As you all probably know, 135 00:10:51,989 --> 00:10:54,158 when foreigners visit Japan, 136 00:10:54,283 --> 00:11:00,205 they see "Fujiyama" and "Geisha Girls" as representing the beauty of Japan. 137 00:11:00,330 --> 00:11:03,125 Amongst those "Geisha Girls", 138 00:11:03,250 --> 00:11:09,756 the most beautiful and emblematic are the geisha from here in Gion. 139 00:11:09,882 --> 00:11:14,344 Like the tea ceremony and Noh theatre, those epitomes of Japanese culture, 140 00:11:14,469 --> 00:11:16,889 we are living works of art. 141 00:11:17,014 --> 00:11:20,475 We may even be called "Intangible Cultural Assets". 142 00:11:20,601 --> 00:11:24,521 All of you must exude both confidence and pride in yourselves 143 00:11:24,646 --> 00:11:28,275 as symbols of the inherent beauty of Japan. 144 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:30,611 And you must train hard every day. 145 00:11:30,736 --> 00:11:32,154 Yes, madam. 146 00:12:28,502 --> 00:12:29,836 Like this. 147 00:12:29,962 --> 00:12:32,714 Keep this one in. And look up. 148 00:14:06,350 --> 00:14:11,313 She's been in training for only one year, 149 00:14:11,438 --> 00:14:13,732 but she shows great aptitude. 150 00:14:13,857 --> 00:14:19,154 She won't be an embarrassment if we send her out to clients. 151 00:14:19,279 --> 00:14:23,784 How time flies. Is it really a year since she started? 152 00:14:23,909 --> 00:14:26,787 - Yes. - I could make introductions for her. 153 00:14:26,912 --> 00:14:30,791 Clients nowadays aren't as fussy about protocol as they used to be. 154 00:14:30,916 --> 00:14:33,460 Still, she needs impeccable manners. 155 00:14:33,585 --> 00:14:37,255 Yes, it was the same for me, 156 00:14:37,381 --> 00:14:40,467 when I was a trainee geisha. 157 00:14:40,592 --> 00:14:42,219 But that's not all. 158 00:14:42,344 --> 00:14:45,263 She must be beautifully presented, 159 00:14:45,389 --> 00:14:49,518 otherwise she'll be unable to compete with girls from wealthier houses. 160 00:14:49,643 --> 00:14:53,563 You can't expect to attract good clients without the proper presentation. 161 00:14:53,688 --> 00:14:55,232 I agree. 162 00:14:55,357 --> 00:14:58,944 I'd like to do everything I can to give her a good start. 163 00:14:59,069 --> 00:15:00,904 Let's see... 164 00:15:04,032 --> 00:15:06,743 ...you'll need about 300,000 yen. 165 00:15:06,868 --> 00:15:08,578 Indeed. 166 00:15:08,703 --> 00:15:14,209 That's why I wanted to ask for your assistance. 167 00:15:14,334 --> 00:15:15,961 Don't be so foolish! 168 00:15:16,086 --> 00:15:18,171 Haven't you got some money saved? 169 00:15:18,296 --> 00:15:19,965 No, Mother. 170 00:15:20,090 --> 00:15:23,427 If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't be in this awful position. 171 00:15:23,552 --> 00:15:26,430 But I'm not a wealthy woman, either! 172 00:15:28,723 --> 00:15:33,478 Well, as it's for you, I will do what I can to help. 173 00:15:33,603 --> 00:15:37,524 I'm indebted to you, thank you so much. 174 00:15:37,649 --> 00:15:38,984 Thank you. 175 00:15:39,109 --> 00:15:42,487 - You're in luck! - Thank you. 176 00:16:38,835 --> 00:16:40,462 Good morning! 177 00:16:42,672 --> 00:16:46,927 Girls making their debut are always the first to arrive at the crack of dawn. 178 00:16:47,052 --> 00:16:49,971 You can't have slept much with all the excitement. 179 00:16:51,431 --> 00:16:56,895 I'll make you so beautiful that every client will want you. 180 00:16:57,020 --> 00:17:00,482 And you mustn't fall in love, it's bad for business! 181 00:17:00,607 --> 00:17:04,861 Instead, you should pray to the gods to find you a good patron. 182 00:17:04,986 --> 00:17:06,321 Yes, I will. 183 00:17:06,446 --> 00:17:09,032 - Good morning! - Morning. 184 00:17:19,834 --> 00:17:22,295 So, from today you'll be called Miyoei, 185 00:17:22,420 --> 00:17:24,881 and you'll be apprenticed to the Mistress. 186 00:17:26,174 --> 00:17:29,177 You must never forget that, right? 187 00:17:32,889 --> 00:17:38,520 Do you realise how much all this costs? Your kimono, collar and belt, 188 00:17:38,645 --> 00:17:44,359 your combs and the sandals that you're wearing? 189 00:17:44,484 --> 00:17:47,320 More than 200,000 yen, you know! 190 00:17:47,445 --> 00:17:50,949 Even if you work hard and entertain many clients, 191 00:17:51,074 --> 00:17:54,327 you won't even make a third of that! 192 00:17:54,452 --> 00:17:57,956 So, when you look at all these beautiful things, 193 00:17:58,081 --> 00:18:02,168 you'll appreciate how much the Mistress has done for you, eh? 194 00:18:02,294 --> 00:18:05,714 Saeki, Kokichi, I've brought you two something. 195 00:18:05,839 --> 00:18:07,716 - Thanks. - Thank you. 196 00:18:09,092 --> 00:18:12,762 Mistress, I ask for your blessing. 197 00:18:15,557 --> 00:18:20,395 Whichever tea house you enter, you must greet the owner politely. 198 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:21,813 I shall. 199 00:18:21,938 --> 00:18:25,150 She's the one who will recommend you to her customers, 200 00:18:25,275 --> 00:18:27,777 so speak respectfully. 201 00:18:39,914 --> 00:18:43,293 - Good day. - Congratulations! All the best! 202 00:18:47,339 --> 00:18:50,967 - Please give us your blessing. - Congratulations! 203 00:18:51,092 --> 00:18:55,347 May I present a daughter of Miyoharu's house? 204 00:18:55,472 --> 00:18:58,808 - Your blessings, please! - Congratulations! 205 00:18:58,933 --> 00:19:00,810 Thank you. 206 00:19:03,104 --> 00:19:06,024 - Congratulations! - Thanks for your blessing. 207 00:19:06,149 --> 00:19:08,318 Thank you. 208 00:19:26,961 --> 00:19:30,882 May I present a daughter of Miyoharu's house? 209 00:19:31,007 --> 00:19:35,220 - Your blessings, please! - Your blessings, please. 210 00:19:35,345 --> 00:19:37,764 Oh, congratulations to you all. 211 00:19:37,889 --> 00:19:40,892 She looks so beautiful. Well done. 212 00:19:41,017 --> 00:19:43,269 - You must be exhausted. Come in. - Thank you. 213 00:19:43,395 --> 00:19:46,898 - You two, you're welcome as well. - Thank you, madam. 214 00:19:47,023 --> 00:19:51,027 Your timing is perfect. Mr Kusuda has just arrived. 215 00:19:51,152 --> 00:19:53,446 - Really? - Come and say hello. 216 00:19:53,571 --> 00:19:55,323 Thank you. 217 00:19:57,033 --> 00:20:00,286 - Thank you for your blessings. - Congratulations. 218 00:20:00,412 --> 00:20:01,913 She looks beautiful. 219 00:20:02,038 --> 00:20:03,915 Oh, please come through. 220 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,584 There's nothing complicated about it at all. 221 00:20:06,710 --> 00:20:09,754 All it takes is your seal of approval. 222 00:20:09,879 --> 00:20:13,842 It's not as simple as you make out, Kusuda. 223 00:20:15,051 --> 00:20:18,430 The deal is worth 80 million yen, that's big money. 224 00:20:20,348 --> 00:20:24,894 A lowly section chief like me can't authorise a deal like that alone. 225 00:20:25,019 --> 00:20:26,271 There's no way. 226 00:20:26,396 --> 00:20:31,526 Mr Kanzaki, we heard that you'll be bureau chief soon. Right? 227 00:20:31,651 --> 00:20:33,278 That depends on head office. 228 00:20:33,403 --> 00:20:36,698 I can get a new electric refrigerator for you. 229 00:20:36,823 --> 00:20:38,825 There'll be trouble if I accept that. 230 00:20:38,950 --> 00:20:40,952 - There won't. - I'll get into trouble. 231 00:20:41,077 --> 00:20:43,121 Well, it's yours. 232 00:20:43,246 --> 00:20:45,582 You guys don't take me seriously. 233 00:20:45,707 --> 00:20:48,918 If I'm going to haunt you from the beyond, I'll give you a sign! 234 00:20:49,043 --> 00:20:51,296 Now you're scaring me! 235 00:20:51,421 --> 00:20:53,590 Excuse me, gentlemen. 236 00:20:53,715 --> 00:20:56,342 - The entertainment's ready. - Very good. 237 00:20:56,468 --> 00:20:59,304 - They're all assembled. - Bring them on. 238 00:20:59,429 --> 00:21:01,848 Also, Mr Kusuda, 239 00:21:01,973 --> 00:21:07,771 Miyoharu has just arrived to present her debutante geisha. 240 00:21:07,896 --> 00:21:10,523 Excellent. Come up. 241 00:21:10,648 --> 00:21:12,484 - Thank you. - Thank you. 242 00:21:12,609 --> 00:21:14,027 Come on up. 243 00:21:15,236 --> 00:21:17,989 - Many thanks. - Thank you, madam. 244 00:21:18,114 --> 00:21:20,784 - Good evening, gentlemen. - Come in, quickly. 245 00:21:20,909 --> 00:21:23,119 - Good evening. - Thank you. 246 00:21:25,288 --> 00:21:29,292 - Good evening, gentlemen. - Come round this side. 247 00:21:36,007 --> 00:21:38,968 - Is this the girl? - Yes. 248 00:21:39,093 --> 00:21:40,512 She's very beautiful. 249 00:21:40,637 --> 00:21:42,764 - Your name? - I am Miyoei. 250 00:21:42,889 --> 00:21:46,893 She's a debutante so go easy on her, please, gentlemen. 251 00:21:47,018 --> 00:21:49,938 What do you think, Section Chief? Isn't she beautiful? 252 00:21:51,272 --> 00:21:54,526 - Won't you introduce us? - You've never met? 253 00:21:54,651 --> 00:21:57,946 - This is Mr Kanzaki from the Ministry. - I see. 254 00:21:58,071 --> 00:22:01,366 I am Miyoharu. Honoured to meet you, sir. 255 00:22:11,584 --> 00:22:15,964 - Is there something stuck to my face? - No. 256 00:22:16,589 --> 00:22:19,008 Here we go, now. 257 00:22:21,094 --> 00:22:23,179 Three drinks on the trot. 258 00:22:23,304 --> 00:22:26,391 Please, don't make her drink too much, will you? 259 00:22:26,516 --> 00:22:29,394 Why? We're celebrating her debut, aren't we? 260 00:22:29,519 --> 00:22:31,187 One more. 261 00:22:31,312 --> 00:22:34,065 Your Mistress is old-fashioned so don't listen to her. 262 00:22:34,190 --> 00:22:35,817 Thank you. 263 00:22:36,693 --> 00:22:39,028 - Just pretend to drink! - Yes, madam. 264 00:22:51,332 --> 00:22:59,799 I pose my question 265 00:22:59,924 --> 00:23:03,469 But all is in vain 266 00:23:03,595 --> 00:23:09,851 It answers me not 267 00:23:09,976 --> 00:23:16,065 It is the mountain cuckoo... 268 00:24:02,862 --> 00:24:05,281 - Mistress? - Yes? 269 00:24:06,950 --> 00:24:11,871 Tell me, does Miyoharu have a patron? 270 00:24:11,996 --> 00:24:14,290 Is it Mr Kusuda who's asking? 271 00:24:14,415 --> 00:24:17,502 Fool! After all these years of hiring her. 272 00:24:17,627 --> 00:24:21,381 No, no. Kusuda's interested in the debutante. 273 00:24:21,506 --> 00:24:23,800 - In Miyoei? - Right. 274 00:24:23,925 --> 00:24:28,096 He can be depraved sometimes! He knows it's her debut. 275 00:24:28,221 --> 00:24:32,392 Never mind that. I'm asking whether Miyoharu has a patron. 276 00:24:32,517 --> 00:24:34,727 A patron? No. 277 00:24:34,852 --> 00:24:37,397 - Honestly? - It's true. 278 00:24:43,653 --> 00:24:46,197 What are you up to? 279 00:24:46,322 --> 00:24:49,033 A little stratagem of mine. 280 00:24:53,454 --> 00:24:55,373 Careful! 281 00:24:55,498 --> 00:24:58,126 I'm fine! 282 00:24:58,251 --> 00:25:01,379 Stand up properly, don't fall. 283 00:25:01,504 --> 00:25:04,090 Oh, watch your feet. 284 00:25:06,009 --> 00:25:08,511 Here we are. 285 00:25:13,891 --> 00:25:15,727 How embarrassing! 286 00:25:17,228 --> 00:25:22,942 Fancy getting so drunk on the evening of your debut! 287 00:25:23,067 --> 00:25:25,236 I'm so sorry. 288 00:25:25,361 --> 00:25:27,572 I'll undress myself. 289 00:25:27,697 --> 00:25:29,365 Silly girl! 290 00:25:29,490 --> 00:25:32,368 You drank far too much. 291 00:25:32,493 --> 00:25:36,664 I never realised that sake had such an effect. 292 00:25:36,789 --> 00:25:39,250 It's the client's fault, he made me drink. 293 00:25:39,375 --> 00:25:42,253 I thought it was part of the job. 294 00:25:42,378 --> 00:25:46,174 I drank because I wanted to show how professional I was. 295 00:25:46,299 --> 00:25:48,051 Your performance was splendid! 296 00:25:48,176 --> 00:25:49,427 Calm down. 297 00:25:49,552 --> 00:25:51,929 But Mistress is from the old school. 298 00:25:52,055 --> 00:25:55,975 - What are you saying? - You're old-fashioned. 299 00:25:56,100 --> 00:25:59,145 - I need some water! - It's coming. 300 00:26:00,730 --> 00:26:02,023 Thank you. 301 00:26:02,148 --> 00:26:06,944 A delivery came for you earlier. It's over there. 302 00:26:07,070 --> 00:26:09,155 Oh, really? 303 00:26:10,239 --> 00:26:14,702 - I'm really sorry. - Just sit down and rest. 304 00:26:21,626 --> 00:26:25,004 It's a present from your father in celebration of your debut. 305 00:26:25,129 --> 00:26:27,840 Someone must have told him... 306 00:26:29,592 --> 00:26:35,473 It's cloth for a kimono. This shows how much your father thinks of you. 307 00:26:35,598 --> 00:26:40,645 If he's so wonderful, why didn't he look after me when my mother died? 308 00:26:40,770 --> 00:26:42,855 It's too late for that. 309 00:26:42,980 --> 00:26:46,442 You're only saying that because you drank too much. 310 00:26:48,736 --> 00:26:52,281 From now on, you'll be entertaining plenty of clients. 311 00:26:53,741 --> 00:26:58,162 You must learn to adapt to the tastes of different gentlemen, 312 00:26:58,287 --> 00:27:03,292 both men who are successes and men who are failures. 313 00:27:03,417 --> 00:27:08,214 Your father has sent you a present, despite his business going badly. 314 00:27:08,339 --> 00:27:10,341 It's not only to thank me, 315 00:27:10,466 --> 00:27:12,760 but also to show his love for you. 316 00:27:13,761 --> 00:27:15,972 You may well be a "post-war" youngster, 317 00:27:16,097 --> 00:27:19,142 but you must never forget your sense of duty and honour. 318 00:27:19,267 --> 00:27:22,311 What duty? What honour? 319 00:27:22,436 --> 00:27:24,856 I don't know what you're talking about! 320 00:27:24,981 --> 00:27:27,150 Come and see to her. 321 00:27:28,109 --> 00:27:30,361 Oh, what a disaster! 322 00:27:36,868 --> 00:27:40,246 In short, your liberty is guaranteed, 323 00:27:40,371 --> 00:27:44,041 under basic human rights laws within the Constitution. 324 00:27:44,167 --> 00:27:46,669 - Teacher? - Yes? 325 00:27:49,672 --> 00:27:52,383 So, if a client forces himself upon us, 326 00:27:52,508 --> 00:27:57,013 does that constitute an infringement of our basic human rights? 327 00:27:57,138 --> 00:27:59,807 In principle, I suppose so. 328 00:28:02,852 --> 00:28:05,479 Well, isn't that against the Constitution? 329 00:28:05,605 --> 00:28:08,149 It would seem so, yes. 330 00:28:08,274 --> 00:28:12,486 So surely, then, we have the right to sue them. 331 00:28:12,612 --> 00:28:17,617 - Isn't that right? - I'm not exactly the best person to ask. 332 00:28:17,742 --> 00:28:23,206 She teaches tea ceremony and flower arranging! Go and ask a lawyer! 333 00:28:33,341 --> 00:28:37,762 Miyoei, do you know what it really means to take a patron? 334 00:28:37,887 --> 00:28:39,847 No. What does it mean? 335 00:28:39,972 --> 00:28:43,267 - You really don't know? - No, no idea. 336 00:28:43,392 --> 00:28:47,772 It's like when you get married, you have to become his lover. 337 00:28:47,897 --> 00:28:49,357 How come? 338 00:28:49,482 --> 00:28:52,568 Because you're owned by the patron. 339 00:28:52,693 --> 00:28:55,196 But if you like him, what's the problem? 340 00:28:55,321 --> 00:28:57,615 Mine's an old man, sixty-two years old. 341 00:28:57,740 --> 00:28:59,450 Sixty-two? 342 00:28:59,575 --> 00:29:01,202 Why don't you refuse? 343 00:29:01,327 --> 00:29:04,163 My mother won't let me refuse. 344 00:29:04,288 --> 00:29:05,581 Why? 345 00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:09,252 But she's your mother! 346 00:29:09,377 --> 00:29:12,546 That's even more reason why I can't refuse the offer. 347 00:29:12,672 --> 00:29:15,633 My mother also took a patron when she was a trainee, 348 00:29:15,758 --> 00:29:17,843 to become a more accomplished geisha. 349 00:29:17,969 --> 00:29:19,971 That's the customary practice. 350 00:29:20,096 --> 00:29:23,766 I begged her, but there's nothing I can do about it. 351 00:29:23,891 --> 00:29:29,146 Everyone says I'll do well out of it, though it'll be hard at first. 352 00:29:54,964 --> 00:29:57,216 - A patron for Miyoei, you say? - Yes. 353 00:29:57,341 --> 00:30:00,219 Mr Kusuda thought she was amusing. 354 00:30:01,429 --> 00:30:05,933 She's not even fully trained yet. It's far too soon. 355 00:30:06,058 --> 00:30:10,229 What are you talking about? You're way behind the times, my dear. 356 00:30:10,354 --> 00:30:14,859 The sooner she finds a patron, the easier life will be for you. 357 00:30:14,984 --> 00:30:17,278 I suppose you're right. 358 00:30:20,823 --> 00:30:23,701 He's heir to the Kusuda Motor Company, 359 00:30:23,826 --> 00:30:26,245 what possible objection could she have? 360 00:30:26,370 --> 00:30:29,790 Leave me to deal with it, and all will be well. 361 00:30:30,833 --> 00:30:33,044 But listen, Mother, 362 00:30:33,169 --> 00:30:36,172 it's different now from when we were young. 363 00:30:36,297 --> 00:30:39,717 Youngsters nowadays have their own strong opinions. 364 00:30:39,842 --> 00:30:43,262 They won't tolerate a client if he doesn't please them. 365 00:30:43,387 --> 00:30:46,557 You waste your time listening to them! 366 00:30:46,682 --> 00:30:49,560 You've incurred great expense so far with this girl. 367 00:30:49,685 --> 00:30:53,773 And there's the money I lent you for her debut. 368 00:30:53,898 --> 00:30:56,400 You'll have to repay me some day. 369 00:31:05,076 --> 00:31:09,497 In actual fact, I didn't want to tell you this, 370 00:31:15,378 --> 00:31:19,548 but that money was provided by Mr Kusuda. 371 00:31:20,466 --> 00:31:22,009 - From Mr Kusuda? - Yes. 372 00:31:22,134 --> 00:31:25,471 But I made the request to you. 373 00:31:25,596 --> 00:31:28,766 But I don't have that kind of money, we're talking 300,000 yen. 374 00:31:28,891 --> 00:31:33,604 You made such a heartfelt plea to me, that I implored Mr Kusuda for his help. 375 00:31:39,527 --> 00:31:42,363 I even had to promise he could have Miyoei. 376 00:31:42,488 --> 00:31:44,115 How could you? 377 00:31:48,744 --> 00:31:54,583 Besides, without a patron of your own, you should never have taken her on. 378 00:31:54,708 --> 00:31:58,838 Instead of taking her in, you should have taken a lover yourself! 379 00:32:00,089 --> 00:32:01,757 At my age? 380 00:32:01,882 --> 00:32:05,761 What are you saying? You're still young. Think about it. 381 00:32:28,576 --> 00:32:29,827 Hello? 382 00:32:29,952 --> 00:32:31,662 Thank you for calling. 383 00:32:31,787 --> 00:32:35,082 Is that Madame Okimi? 384 00:32:35,207 --> 00:32:38,419 The two of them? Thank you, madam. 385 00:32:40,129 --> 00:32:43,674 Madame Okimi has requested you both for Mr Kusuda. 386 00:32:48,929 --> 00:32:50,514 Eiko? 387 00:32:50,639 --> 00:32:52,641 - You go ahead, will you? - All right. 388 00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,565 See you there. 389 00:33:47,696 --> 00:33:49,823 Good evening. 390 00:33:53,369 --> 00:33:55,496 - Good evening. - Welcome. 391 00:33:56,705 --> 00:33:59,166 - Evening, Mother. - Welcome. 392 00:34:04,630 --> 00:34:08,676 Are you going to the dance festival on the 15th? 393 00:34:08,801 --> 00:34:13,514 - Are you going to Tokyo? - Well, I'd like to... 394 00:34:13,639 --> 00:34:17,434 Well, you should go. Mr Kusuda wants to take you. 395 00:34:17,560 --> 00:34:19,353 Really? 396 00:34:19,478 --> 00:34:21,230 That would be wonderful. 397 00:34:23,816 --> 00:34:26,819 Oh, your client's in there. 398 00:34:31,282 --> 00:34:35,077 It's so hot, would sir not prefer to change into a light kimono? 399 00:34:35,202 --> 00:34:37,788 - I'm fine. - Very well, sir. 400 00:34:37,913 --> 00:34:39,665 Good evening. 401 00:34:41,584 --> 00:34:43,252 Many thanks. 402 00:34:44,420 --> 00:34:47,464 - I'll leave you now. - Thank you. 403 00:34:49,633 --> 00:34:52,303 - Where's Mr Kusuda? - He's upstairs. 404 00:34:52,428 --> 00:34:53,762 I see. 405 00:34:54,555 --> 00:34:57,975 It's been a while since we met. 406 00:34:58,100 --> 00:35:01,770 - You remember me? - Of course I do. 407 00:35:04,273 --> 00:35:07,318 They're a rowdy lot upstairs, aren't they? 408 00:35:07,443 --> 00:35:10,988 Kusuda likes to enjoy himself surrounded by young girls. 409 00:35:11,113 --> 00:35:15,367 Well, having fun makes you feel young again. 410 00:35:15,492 --> 00:35:18,162 I just don't share his taste at all. 411 00:35:18,287 --> 00:35:20,789 That's because you are still young. 412 00:35:20,914 --> 00:35:22,166 Maybe so. 413 00:35:22,291 --> 00:35:24,710 - Here. - Thank you. 414 00:35:27,796 --> 00:35:29,298 Thank you. 415 00:35:34,303 --> 00:35:38,849 I suppose I prefer the company of more mature women. 416 00:35:38,974 --> 00:35:42,728 Well, lucky for me! Thank you. 417 00:35:44,605 --> 00:35:47,650 Oh, you're a tricky one! 418 00:35:49,485 --> 00:35:50,861 Another glass? 419 00:35:52,363 --> 00:35:55,074 Are you embarrassed not having a patron at your age? 420 00:35:55,199 --> 00:35:58,869 - Why should I be? - You're asking me why? 421 00:35:58,994 --> 00:36:01,580 I'm not embarrassed at all. 422 00:36:01,705 --> 00:36:05,042 There's no need to adopt such an insolent manner. 423 00:36:05,167 --> 00:36:07,795 Mr Kusuda is one of our top clients. 424 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:09,505 Is that so? 425 00:36:09,630 --> 00:36:12,049 - I shall have to study him closely. - Study him? 426 00:36:12,174 --> 00:36:15,052 I'll give you my answer after due consideration. 427 00:36:15,177 --> 00:36:16,428 Thank you. 428 00:36:21,183 --> 00:36:22,726 Mother? 429 00:36:22,851 --> 00:36:24,103 Yes? 430 00:36:24,228 --> 00:36:26,397 A shamisen, please. 431 00:36:26,522 --> 00:36:27,898 A shamisen? 432 00:36:28,023 --> 00:36:30,609 Bring a shamisen. 433 00:36:30,734 --> 00:36:33,987 I was surprised to see Mr Kanzaki all alone. 434 00:36:39,368 --> 00:36:44,039 You know, Mr Kanzaki is Mr Kusuda's most important client. 435 00:36:44,164 --> 00:36:46,917 So put on a wonderful show for him. 436 00:36:48,335 --> 00:36:51,296 It seems he's fallen head over heels for you. 437 00:36:51,422 --> 00:36:53,882 - Not at all. - It's true! 438 00:36:54,007 --> 00:36:55,926 What did Miyoei have to say? 439 00:36:56,051 --> 00:37:00,139 Well, I must say, I don't think we're on the same wavelength. 440 00:37:00,264 --> 00:37:03,559 I can't work out what these girls of today are thinking. 441 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:09,773 - Did she refuse? - She didn't let anything slip. 442 00:37:09,898 --> 00:37:12,943 I suspect she quite likes Mr Kusuda. 443 00:37:30,794 --> 00:37:34,089 - You been there long? - A while. 444 00:37:43,056 --> 00:37:45,726 Why are you looking at me like that? 445 00:37:45,851 --> 00:37:47,978 You're a strange one! 446 00:37:48,103 --> 00:37:51,190 Don't move, I'm trying to study you. 447 00:37:51,315 --> 00:37:53,108 Study me? 448 00:37:54,443 --> 00:37:55,903 Mr Kusuda, 449 00:37:56,987 --> 00:37:59,907 Miyoharu's happy to accompany you to Tokyo. 450 00:38:00,032 --> 00:38:01,992 Really? Good. 451 00:38:02,117 --> 00:38:03,952 - Why don't you come, too? - Can I? 452 00:38:04,077 --> 00:38:07,539 - Miyoharu will be with you. - Wonderful! 453 00:38:07,664 --> 00:38:09,708 - A glass for you. - Thank you. 454 00:38:09,833 --> 00:38:12,461 - Oh, please... - Allow me. 455 00:38:46,328 --> 00:38:48,455 - Thank you, madam. - Thanks. 456 00:38:49,164 --> 00:38:52,835 Here we are. Let's have a cold drink and go to sleep. 457 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:55,921 - I can't sleep. - Why? 458 00:38:56,046 --> 00:38:58,841 It's the first time I've ever been to Tokyo. 459 00:38:58,966 --> 00:39:02,052 I'm too excited to sleep. 460 00:39:02,177 --> 00:39:06,056 - I'm going to stay up. - Go and chat with Mr Kusuda, then. 461 00:39:06,181 --> 00:39:08,392 He's in the dining car. 462 00:39:08,517 --> 00:39:11,061 Take this to him. 463 00:39:11,186 --> 00:39:14,982 No way. When he's paying for me to serve him, fair enough, 464 00:39:15,107 --> 00:39:17,067 but outside I'm a lady! 465 00:39:17,192 --> 00:39:18,443 What cheek! 466 00:39:18,569 --> 00:39:21,572 Men will come to serve us. 467 00:39:21,697 --> 00:39:23,574 It's my father! 468 00:39:24,908 --> 00:39:27,744 - There you are. - Mr Sawamoto...? 469 00:39:27,870 --> 00:39:30,581 - Long time no see. - Nice to see you again. 470 00:39:30,706 --> 00:39:34,459 I saw you as you boarded the train at Kyoto Station, 471 00:39:34,585 --> 00:39:37,629 but I didn't dare speak to you. 472 00:39:37,754 --> 00:39:41,592 But, since you're taking care of my daughter, I swallowed my pride. 473 00:39:42,968 --> 00:39:48,015 And you... you look so pretty. You've grown into such a beauty. 474 00:39:48,140 --> 00:39:51,476 - I'm going to see Mr Kusuda. - What about your father? 475 00:39:51,602 --> 00:39:53,562 It's fine, it's fine. 476 00:39:54,730 --> 00:40:00,402 My body reeks of poverty. It's gnawing at my flesh. 477 00:40:01,403 --> 00:40:03,822 Thank you, thank you. 478 00:40:03,947 --> 00:40:06,450 You mustn't lose heart. 479 00:40:06,575 --> 00:40:11,496 If you're always crying poverty, you won't achieve anything. 480 00:40:11,622 --> 00:40:13,665 I guess you're right. 481 00:40:13,790 --> 00:40:16,710 I'm crippled by debt, though. 482 00:40:16,835 --> 00:40:22,341 There seems to be absolutely no chance to escape, 483 00:40:22,466 --> 00:40:26,470 but this time I've managed to flee my creditors. 484 00:40:26,595 --> 00:40:31,934 I have the prospect of a loan from someone I know in Tokyo. 485 00:40:34,811 --> 00:40:39,358 If that doesn't work out, I'll have to throw myself under a train! 486 00:40:39,483 --> 00:40:42,277 I'm finished in Kyoto. 487 00:41:29,491 --> 00:41:31,535 Oh, right. 488 00:41:31,660 --> 00:41:34,371 Hello, is this Mr Kanzaki? 489 00:41:34,496 --> 00:41:37,165 I've been waiting for your answer. 490 00:41:37,290 --> 00:41:39,710 How did it go at the Ministry? 491 00:41:39,835 --> 00:41:44,006 You'll let me know tomorrow? That's great. 492 00:41:44,131 --> 00:41:46,591 Where are you now? 493 00:41:46,717 --> 00:41:51,513 At the office? Sorry for bothering you so late. 494 00:41:52,514 --> 00:41:54,558 Hurry over then. 495 00:41:54,683 --> 00:41:59,187 I've brought along those beauties from Kyoto, Miyoharu and Miyoei. 496 00:41:59,312 --> 00:42:02,566 I have, honestly. Bye! 497 00:42:03,900 --> 00:42:07,154 How was the dancing festival? Did you enjoy it? 498 00:42:07,279 --> 00:42:09,072 I did enjoy it, yes. 499 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:15,787 Are you taking Miyoei to the Ginza? 500 00:42:15,912 --> 00:42:19,291 Yeah, I was going to take her to a bar I know. 501 00:42:20,709 --> 00:42:24,629 Tell me, do you genuinely care for Miyoei, Mr Kusuda? 502 00:42:24,755 --> 00:42:27,382 Why are you asking all of a sudden? 503 00:42:27,507 --> 00:42:32,596 If she's just for your amusement, then please just leave her be. 504 00:42:33,889 --> 00:42:36,767 She's such an impetuous girl. 505 00:42:36,892 --> 00:42:40,687 I feel like a mother marrying off her daughter. 506 00:42:40,812 --> 00:42:43,774 If you are serious about her, then I'd be delighted. 507 00:42:43,899 --> 00:42:47,444 You're being so serious, I can't answer that. 508 00:42:47,569 --> 00:42:50,238 Listen, I'll have a talk with her. 509 00:42:50,363 --> 00:42:52,240 Sorry to keep you waiting. 510 00:42:52,365 --> 00:42:55,660 Look at you! Where are you going dressed like that? 511 00:42:55,786 --> 00:42:57,621 To a bar in the Ginza, right? 512 00:42:57,746 --> 00:43:01,083 - Unbelievable! - But this is my uniform. 513 00:43:01,208 --> 00:43:04,795 If I wore a plain kimono, I'd just look like any other woman. 514 00:43:04,920 --> 00:43:09,424 Dressed like this, everyone will know I'm a geisha from Gion. 515 00:43:09,549 --> 00:43:13,804 It's important to touch people's hearts in times like these. 516 00:43:13,929 --> 00:43:16,473 - You win! - Just listen to you! 517 00:43:16,598 --> 00:43:18,016 What? 518 00:43:20,852 --> 00:43:23,814 Excuse me. Your associate is here, sir. 519 00:43:23,939 --> 00:43:25,398 Really? 520 00:43:28,318 --> 00:43:30,487 Thanks for coming. 521 00:43:30,612 --> 00:43:33,949 I've been through hell getting here. 522 00:43:34,074 --> 00:43:35,700 I bet you have. 523 00:43:35,826 --> 00:43:38,453 I'm absolutely exhausted. 524 00:43:38,578 --> 00:43:40,205 I know, I know. 525 00:43:40,330 --> 00:43:44,668 Jump into the bath and soak away the office grime. 526 00:43:44,793 --> 00:43:47,379 Then, we'll go and enjoy ourselves. 527 00:43:49,214 --> 00:43:52,300 - Show the gentleman through. - This way, sir. 528 00:43:57,681 --> 00:43:59,558 Come with me. 529 00:44:04,396 --> 00:44:08,984 Listen, I want you to spend the night with Kanzaki, understand? 530 00:44:09,109 --> 00:44:13,446 But that's not the reason I came to Tokyo with you, Mr Kusuda. 531 00:44:13,572 --> 00:44:17,868 What are you talking about? Didn't Okimi tell you about the deal? 532 00:44:17,993 --> 00:44:20,871 No, not a word. 533 00:44:20,996 --> 00:44:23,874 That's the reason why I brought you here. 534 00:44:23,999 --> 00:44:27,085 And now you're saying there's been a misunderstanding? 535 00:44:27,210 --> 00:44:30,297 You're asking too much of me. 536 00:44:31,631 --> 00:44:35,135 And you've just sprung it on me, right out of the blue. 537 00:44:35,260 --> 00:44:40,140 If you refuse, then all my plans are jeopardised. 538 00:44:40,265 --> 00:44:42,684 I'm asking you, please. 539 00:44:42,809 --> 00:44:46,188 Please, just this once, don't be so bloody-minded. 540 00:44:46,313 --> 00:44:48,690 Don't make me lose face. 541 00:44:48,815 --> 00:44:50,108 Come on. 542 00:44:59,868 --> 00:45:05,290 At any rate, this is make-or-break time for me. 543 00:45:07,542 --> 00:45:10,420 You just have to close your eyes. 544 00:45:11,546 --> 00:45:15,383 In exchange, I promise to guarantee your future. 545 00:45:15,508 --> 00:45:18,803 I'll become your patron, if you want. 546 00:45:18,929 --> 00:45:22,724 - Even so... - Please, I'm begging you. 547 00:45:23,433 --> 00:45:24,935 Oh, Mr Kanzaki. 548 00:45:26,061 --> 00:45:28,438 I brought your lover along for you. 549 00:45:28,563 --> 00:45:30,941 Thank you for the other day. 550 00:45:31,066 --> 00:45:34,569 You're looking as beautiful as always. 551 00:45:38,281 --> 00:45:41,076 Kusuda, there's no need for you to hang around. 552 00:45:41,201 --> 00:45:42,661 Indeed not. 553 00:45:42,786 --> 00:45:46,623 Now, Mr Kanzaki's feeling tired, so take good care of him. 554 00:45:46,748 --> 00:45:51,002 Don't burn too much weight off her! Have a good night. 555 00:46:06,226 --> 00:46:09,854 So, you're really going to the Ginza dressed like that? 556 00:46:09,980 --> 00:46:13,483 - Yes, I am. - You're a strange one! 557 00:46:21,825 --> 00:46:23,159 Here. 558 00:46:25,954 --> 00:46:27,622 What's the matter? 559 00:46:28,623 --> 00:46:31,793 - Aren't you going to wear it? - Leave it. 560 00:46:32,836 --> 00:46:35,505 - What are you doing? - Come closer. 561 00:46:35,630 --> 00:46:37,299 Closer. 562 00:46:37,424 --> 00:46:39,217 Come on, closer. 563 00:46:39,342 --> 00:46:41,553 No! No! 564 00:46:42,470 --> 00:46:45,390 - You're pulling my hair! - Be still! 565 00:46:45,515 --> 00:46:47,058 - No! - Come here. 566 00:46:51,730 --> 00:46:53,023 Mistress! 567 00:46:54,983 --> 00:46:56,735 Mistress! 568 00:46:59,154 --> 00:47:01,531 Try some more of this cheese. It's delicious. 569 00:47:01,656 --> 00:47:02,907 Thank you. 570 00:47:03,033 --> 00:47:04,701 Mistress! 571 00:47:04,826 --> 00:47:06,411 Excuse me. 572 00:47:12,042 --> 00:47:13,543 Mr Kusuda? 573 00:47:13,668 --> 00:47:15,628 Oh, my goodness! 574 00:47:17,547 --> 00:47:20,050 Eiko, what happened? 575 00:47:20,175 --> 00:47:22,010 What have you done? 576 00:47:32,687 --> 00:47:34,814 You'll be fine. 577 00:47:42,489 --> 00:47:44,449 Please accept my apologies. 578 00:47:45,533 --> 00:47:49,371 Have Miyoharu and Miyoei come to apologise? 579 00:47:49,496 --> 00:47:52,457 Miyoharu came alone but I sent her away. 580 00:47:52,582 --> 00:47:54,042 I see. 581 00:47:56,044 --> 00:47:59,464 I can't apologise to you enough, sir. 582 00:47:59,589 --> 00:48:03,343 It's the first time something like this has ever happened to me. 583 00:48:04,511 --> 00:48:08,807 If I let this incident pass, I'll be the laughing stock of the business. 584 00:48:08,932 --> 00:48:12,227 They must abide by the rules and make a sincere apology. 585 00:48:12,352 --> 00:48:17,357 I hope this won't affect any future business between us, Mr Kusuda. 586 00:48:36,709 --> 00:48:40,422 Don't talk to him about Miyoei. 587 00:48:40,547 --> 00:48:44,717 It's Miyoharu who's the problem. She rebuffed Mr Kanzaki. 588 00:48:44,843 --> 00:48:47,720 - That's why he's so furious. - How come? 589 00:48:47,846 --> 00:48:50,974 Miyoharu humiliated Mr Kanzaki, that's why! 590 00:48:51,099 --> 00:48:52,392 No? 591 00:48:52,517 --> 00:48:56,146 Because of her insolence, we lost a contract worth 80 million yen! 592 00:48:56,271 --> 00:49:00,608 Without that order, our company will be close to bankruptcy. 593 00:49:00,733 --> 00:49:02,485 Without that order, 594 00:49:02,610 --> 00:49:06,656 there's no work for the factory and the situation will be catastrophic! 595 00:49:06,781 --> 00:49:08,741 Is it that serious? 596 00:49:08,867 --> 00:49:13,288 The company has invested a great deal of money into securing this project. 597 00:49:13,413 --> 00:49:16,291 - You know that as well as I do! - Yes... 598 00:49:16,416 --> 00:49:18,042 You understand now? 599 00:49:18,168 --> 00:49:19,752 I understand. 600 00:49:21,296 --> 00:49:24,132 Kanzaki has cut all ties to us. 601 00:49:24,924 --> 00:49:27,010 He wants nothing more to do with us. 602 00:49:28,887 --> 00:49:32,599 - He still wants Miyoharu despite all this? - Seems so. 603 00:49:32,724 --> 00:49:34,184 Really? 604 00:49:35,768 --> 00:49:39,314 Very well, I shall arrange it personally. 605 00:49:39,439 --> 00:49:40,857 - You mean it? - I do. 606 00:49:40,982 --> 00:49:43,401 - You swear? - I swear. 607 00:49:54,037 --> 00:49:56,206 He wouldn't see me. 608 00:49:58,041 --> 00:50:02,837 The doctor said that he'll have to stay in hospital for a month. 609 00:50:05,381 --> 00:50:08,259 You've really got us both into trouble. 610 00:50:14,516 --> 00:50:17,435 I regret what I did. 611 00:50:18,353 --> 00:50:23,066 But it was the only way I could defend myself. 612 00:50:24,234 --> 00:50:27,487 So, you're not attracted to Mr Kusuda at all? 613 00:50:30,365 --> 00:50:33,284 So why did you go to Tokyo, then? 614 00:50:33,409 --> 00:50:37,163 Forgive me, Mistress, forgive me. 615 00:50:44,712 --> 00:50:46,089 Hello? 616 00:50:46,214 --> 00:50:48,091 Yes, that's right. 617 00:50:48,216 --> 00:50:50,385 One moment, please. 618 00:50:50,510 --> 00:50:53,304 Mistress, it's Madame Okimi. 619 00:51:00,019 --> 00:51:01,688 Mother? 620 00:51:03,314 --> 00:51:05,400 I'm sorry for everything. 621 00:51:06,776 --> 00:51:09,737 Of course. I'm on my way. 622 00:51:09,862 --> 00:51:13,533 Let me go and apologise without you. 623 00:51:21,249 --> 00:51:24,752 No matter how a customer of the pleasure district behaves, 624 00:51:24,877 --> 00:51:28,881 a geisha should be able to handle the situation with tact. 625 00:51:30,258 --> 00:51:34,429 On this occasion, you should have just kept your mouth shut. 626 00:51:34,554 --> 00:51:39,392 You have damaged my relationship with one of my most important clients. 627 00:51:39,517 --> 00:51:42,979 I'm too ashamed to show my face in public! 628 00:51:43,104 --> 00:51:45,064 What do you intend to do about it? 629 00:51:46,149 --> 00:51:47,567 I'm very sorry. 630 00:51:47,692 --> 00:51:50,236 "Sorry" is not good enough. 631 00:51:50,361 --> 00:51:52,739 You and Miyoei make a right pair! 632 00:51:54,282 --> 00:51:56,951 It seems that you humiliated Mr Kanzaki. 633 00:51:58,286 --> 00:52:01,581 How much longer are you going to embarrass me? 634 00:52:01,706 --> 00:52:04,042 But you're asking too much of me. 635 00:52:04,167 --> 00:52:08,588 I knew nothing of the arrangement in advance, and with all the commotion... 636 00:52:08,713 --> 00:52:11,633 You're not a naïve child anymore! 637 00:52:11,758 --> 00:52:15,845 Is this the behaviour one expects of a geisha? 638 00:52:15,970 --> 00:52:18,306 Think how many years you've trained! 639 00:52:19,891 --> 00:52:23,645 And to whom you owe your success so far! 640 00:52:25,271 --> 00:52:28,900 Can't you repay me just a little for all the help I've given you? 641 00:52:31,778 --> 00:52:33,071 Listen... 642 00:52:34,322 --> 00:52:38,284 you know that my word is law here in the Gion district. 643 00:52:38,409 --> 00:52:44,540 I know if a geisha doesn't please you, she won't find work in Gion. 644 00:52:44,666 --> 00:52:48,753 Just think about that and the predicament you're in. 645 00:52:48,878 --> 00:52:51,297 You're the one at fault here. 646 00:52:52,423 --> 00:52:56,886 We'll talk about Miyoei when Mr Kusuda has recovered. 647 00:52:57,011 --> 00:52:59,722 But the situation with Mr Kanzaki must be resolved. 648 00:52:59,847 --> 00:53:03,851 Therefore, if you take care of him and save face for Mr Kusuda, 649 00:53:03,976 --> 00:53:07,313 I'll ask him to forget this whole sorry affair, 650 00:53:07,438 --> 00:53:11,526 and I'll continue to employ you as before, all right? 651 00:53:12,318 --> 00:53:13,903 Yes? 652 00:53:14,028 --> 00:53:19,534 But it's not as simple as that, if I don't like him. 653 00:53:19,659 --> 00:53:23,621 That attitude is fine if you have plenty of money behind you. 654 00:53:23,746 --> 00:53:26,749 Try putting on such airs when you don't have a penny! 655 00:53:28,334 --> 00:53:32,130 Then there's the 300,000 yen loaned from Mr Kusuda 656 00:53:32,255 --> 00:53:34,465 to pay for Miyoei's debut. 657 00:53:34,590 --> 00:53:37,969 How do you intend to earn it? Can you repay it? 658 00:53:40,888 --> 00:53:44,434 I'll do my best to repay it. 659 00:53:44,559 --> 00:53:47,603 You'll repay it, will you? 660 00:53:49,647 --> 00:53:54,068 I don't want to see you again until you've settled that business. 661 00:54:06,873 --> 00:54:08,583 Welcome home. 662 00:54:14,005 --> 00:54:16,424 - Welcome home. - Welcome home. 663 00:54:22,472 --> 00:54:24,640 Mistress, I'm ready for work. 664 00:54:24,766 --> 00:54:27,059 What a disaster, eh? 665 00:54:42,950 --> 00:54:44,911 Shall I dress you? 666 00:54:46,204 --> 00:54:47,663 Thank you. 667 00:55:02,345 --> 00:55:04,597 Oh, thank you for calling. 668 00:55:04,722 --> 00:55:06,933 She's all ready to leave. 669 00:55:10,144 --> 00:55:11,479 Oh, really? 670 00:55:14,774 --> 00:55:18,027 - Who was it? - It was Madame Okano. 671 00:55:18,152 --> 00:55:22,448 She's cancelled Eiko's appointment this evening. 672 00:55:29,247 --> 00:55:30,706 I'll get it. 673 00:55:31,958 --> 00:55:33,876 Yes? This is Miyoharu. 674 00:55:35,086 --> 00:55:37,964 Is that you, Madame Daitomo? 675 00:55:39,465 --> 00:55:43,052 So you won't be requiring my services tonight? 676 00:55:43,177 --> 00:55:44,679 Yes. 677 00:56:00,319 --> 00:56:01,696 Excuse me! 678 00:56:02,738 --> 00:56:04,490 What is it? 679 00:56:06,200 --> 00:56:08,536 I'm from the Mantomi House. 680 00:56:10,204 --> 00:56:14,208 It's about your engagement this evening, 681 00:56:14,333 --> 00:56:16,836 I'm very sorry, but... 682 00:56:18,754 --> 00:56:21,465 ...the Madame said... 683 00:56:21,591 --> 00:56:24,927 - She wants to cancel tonight? - That's right. 684 00:56:25,052 --> 00:56:29,098 I'm very sorry. Thank you. Goodbye. 685 00:56:42,445 --> 00:56:44,447 This is what happened. 686 00:56:54,248 --> 00:56:56,208 She bit me for real! 687 00:56:56,334 --> 00:56:59,211 I'd love to meet this girl. Call her! 688 00:56:59,337 --> 00:57:00,963 - It's impossible. - Why? 689 00:57:01,088 --> 00:57:03,758 She's on holiday. And her Mistress, too. 690 00:57:03,883 --> 00:57:07,845 Madame Okimi is furious and forbids anyone to hire them. 691 00:57:07,970 --> 00:57:12,516 One tea house can't restrict another's trade, it's against regulations. 692 00:57:12,642 --> 00:57:15,853 That may be so, but Madame Okimi is too powerful, 693 00:57:15,978 --> 00:57:19,231 and other tea houses wouldn't dare to affront her. 694 00:57:19,357 --> 00:57:23,444 - That's harsh. - Enough of that, let's dance! 695 00:57:40,378 --> 00:57:42,797 It's festival season soon. 696 00:57:45,925 --> 00:57:48,386 If we've been ostracised, 697 00:57:48,511 --> 00:57:52,431 we can't even sell ice creams at the festivals. 698 00:57:53,933 --> 00:57:55,309 Mistress... 699 00:57:56,143 --> 00:58:02,066 I will go to Madame Okimi's house and accept Mr Kusuda's offer. 700 00:58:05,611 --> 00:58:07,405 Don't be foolish. 701 00:58:08,447 --> 00:58:10,700 What are you saying? 702 00:58:18,666 --> 00:58:23,713 I've thought a lot about what you did that night. 703 00:58:25,423 --> 00:58:28,509 You shouldn't have injured the client, 704 00:58:29,635 --> 00:58:32,722 but I fully understand why you did it. 705 00:58:46,068 --> 00:58:47,737 Is Miyoharu in? 706 00:58:47,862 --> 00:58:49,196 Yes. 707 00:58:50,364 --> 00:58:52,241 Come on in, come on! 708 00:58:52,366 --> 00:58:56,078 - Thank you, sir. - Good evening. 709 00:58:56,203 --> 00:58:58,039 Good evening. 710 00:59:00,875 --> 00:59:02,168 Good evening. 711 00:59:02,293 --> 00:59:04,628 Oi, where have you been? 712 00:59:04,754 --> 00:59:08,424 I wanted to hire you for a reconciliation, but you were away. 713 00:59:08,549 --> 00:59:12,428 You're in such high spirits, I didn't recognise you. 714 00:59:12,553 --> 00:59:16,807 When you spurned me, I threw myself into work like a madman, 715 00:59:16,932 --> 00:59:20,436 and now I'm making money hand over fist. 716 00:59:20,561 --> 00:59:23,272 Are you short of funds? 717 00:59:23,397 --> 00:59:26,525 I can help you out, whatever the amount. 718 00:59:27,318 --> 00:59:31,363 Many thanks, but maybe some other time. 719 00:59:32,907 --> 00:59:37,286 I'll give you however much you need. However much! 720 00:59:37,411 --> 00:59:40,372 It's money that excites me now. 721 00:59:40,498 --> 00:59:43,709 And it's thanks to you, you made me this way. 722 00:59:43,834 --> 00:59:45,711 Here's a present, some ice cream. 723 00:59:45,836 --> 00:59:47,505 It's cold, 724 00:59:47,630 --> 00:59:49,924 to match your coldness! 725 00:59:59,600 --> 01:00:01,769 Farewell. 726 01:00:09,527 --> 01:00:11,445 Mistress... 727 01:00:11,570 --> 01:00:13,572 Throw this away! 728 01:01:00,119 --> 01:01:01,912 Miyoei, be brave! 729 01:01:02,037 --> 01:01:04,039 Don't let it get you down! 730 01:01:08,252 --> 01:01:09,795 Be brave. 731 01:01:11,005 --> 01:01:13,591 Don't give up on yourself, Miyoei. 732 01:01:13,716 --> 01:01:15,050 Thanks. 733 01:01:15,176 --> 01:01:17,720 - Bye. - Bye-bye. 734 01:02:21,909 --> 01:02:23,535 Good evening. 735 01:02:23,661 --> 01:02:25,454 Please come in. 736 01:02:25,579 --> 01:02:27,957 Is Miyoharu in? 737 01:02:28,082 --> 01:02:29,375 Yes... 738 01:02:30,251 --> 01:02:32,086 Who is it? 739 01:02:35,297 --> 01:02:37,758 Oh, Mr Sawamoto! 740 01:02:37,883 --> 01:02:43,806 I'm lucky to find you at home so late. I was afraid that you'd be out. 741 01:02:43,931 --> 01:02:45,641 Please, come in. 742 01:02:45,766 --> 01:02:48,435 - Is Eiko well? - She is. 743 01:02:48,560 --> 01:02:53,399 - Is she at an engagement? - No, not exactly. 744 01:03:02,533 --> 01:03:04,785 Your house is lovely, 745 01:03:07,621 --> 01:03:10,749 much nicer than where I live! 746 01:03:12,960 --> 01:03:14,670 Here, 747 01:03:14,795 --> 01:03:17,631 a little something for you. 748 01:03:19,049 --> 01:03:21,885 - Please. - You're very kind. 749 01:03:22,011 --> 01:03:26,223 - Many thanks. - It's nothing special. 750 01:03:29,059 --> 01:03:31,729 By the way, Miyoharu, 751 01:03:32,855 --> 01:03:37,443 I have something I wanted to ask you. 752 01:03:37,568 --> 01:03:41,447 If it's impossible, then that's too bad for me... 753 01:03:41,572 --> 01:03:44,616 Does it concern money? 754 01:03:44,742 --> 01:03:46,035 Yes. 755 01:03:46,160 --> 01:03:48,329 So it didn't work out in Tokyo? 756 01:03:48,454 --> 01:03:55,085 Turned out I was mistaken, and they wouldn't lend me any capital. 757 01:03:55,210 --> 01:03:59,298 In truth, I have no further recourse than you, madam. 758 01:04:01,008 --> 01:04:04,553 All my stock has been seized, 759 01:04:04,678 --> 01:04:07,389 and the landlord is looking for me. 760 01:04:08,474 --> 01:04:14,188 I just need to find 50,000 yen or even 100,000 yen. 761 01:04:16,273 --> 01:04:20,861 Otherwise, I have no other choice but to hang myself. 762 01:04:23,072 --> 01:04:26,909 Is there any way that you can help me? 763 01:04:28,410 --> 01:04:30,871 Do you think I have money? 764 01:04:32,706 --> 01:04:36,502 If I had it, I'd gladly help you, 765 01:04:36,627 --> 01:04:39,797 but I'm afraid I can do nothing for you. 766 01:04:39,922 --> 01:04:41,757 I understand that, 767 01:04:41,882 --> 01:04:46,428 but couldn't I have a small share at least? 768 01:04:47,429 --> 01:04:50,265 Thanks to you, 769 01:04:50,391 --> 01:04:56,146 I understand that Eiko has gained a reputation, 770 01:04:57,147 --> 01:05:03,570 so am I not entitled to a share of her earnings? 771 01:05:03,695 --> 01:05:06,115 What do you mean by that? 772 01:05:06,240 --> 01:05:09,118 You have a nerve! 773 01:05:09,243 --> 01:05:12,413 After refusing to stand as Eiko's guarantor, 774 01:05:12,538 --> 01:05:14,540 do you know no shame coming here? 775 01:05:14,665 --> 01:05:16,792 That was then. 776 01:05:16,917 --> 01:05:19,962 Today I'm completely ruined. 777 01:05:20,087 --> 01:05:23,674 To be honest, Eiko and I can work no longer. 778 01:05:24,758 --> 01:05:27,219 Why is that? 779 01:05:27,344 --> 01:05:31,098 Well... there was a minor misunderstanding. 780 01:05:54,496 --> 01:05:57,374 Take these -- my ring, comb and watch. 781 01:05:57,499 --> 01:05:59,877 This is all I can give you. 782 01:06:01,128 --> 01:06:03,172 Use them well. 783 01:06:03,297 --> 01:06:06,592 Thank you, thank you. I'm most grateful. 784 01:06:06,717 --> 01:06:13,599 Now stop skulking around and counting on your daughter's charity! 785 01:06:13,724 --> 01:06:15,434 Thank you. 786 01:06:26,320 --> 01:06:29,323 You're not very talkative tonight. 787 01:06:30,782 --> 01:06:33,285 Indeed. 788 01:06:33,410 --> 01:06:38,499 As soon as your lady arrives, I'll make myself scarce, don't worry. 789 01:06:38,624 --> 01:06:41,001 Have a little patience. 790 01:06:41,835 --> 01:06:44,004 No, your company's fine. 791 01:06:44,129 --> 01:06:48,509 Just "fine"? How very nice of you to say so! 792 01:06:53,680 --> 01:06:58,101 At any rate, I really had to plead with Kanzaki, 793 01:06:58,227 --> 01:07:01,438 to go over to the Nakanishi House. 794 01:07:01,563 --> 01:07:03,732 It's vital you arrange it for tonight, 795 01:07:03,857 --> 01:07:08,445 otherwise it's the chop for me and bankruptcy for the company. 796 01:07:09,446 --> 01:07:13,742 Even if you have to drag Miyoharu here by the neck, 797 01:07:13,867 --> 01:07:18,247 I'm not moving an inch until I see her in person! 798 01:07:18,372 --> 01:07:19,748 I understand. 799 01:07:19,873 --> 01:07:23,544 You go to the Nakanishi House, and I promise to take her there. 800 01:07:23,669 --> 01:07:25,420 Trust me. 801 01:07:25,546 --> 01:07:27,506 - Really? - I swear. 802 01:07:27,631 --> 01:07:31,426 - I'm not joking. - I understand. Please, trust me. 803 01:08:15,053 --> 01:08:17,889 Yes? This is Miyoharu. 804 01:08:18,015 --> 01:08:20,809 Is that you, Mother? 805 01:08:20,934 --> 01:08:22,603 Well, good evening. 806 01:08:22,728 --> 01:08:25,981 Eh? Eiko's there with you? 807 01:08:26,106 --> 01:08:29,443 Yes. She came to apologise. 808 01:08:30,360 --> 01:08:33,322 She asked me to take her to see Mr Kusuda, 809 01:08:33,447 --> 01:08:35,574 but I can't without your permission. 810 01:08:36,325 --> 01:08:39,161 Maybe I should keep her with me tonight? 811 01:08:39,286 --> 01:08:41,121 That's out of the question. 812 01:08:41,246 --> 01:08:43,332 Please send her straight back here. 813 01:08:43,457 --> 01:08:47,753 Then come over to see me for a moment. 814 01:08:48,629 --> 01:08:52,174 Listen, your services are required at the Nakanishi House 815 01:08:52,299 --> 01:08:54,051 for Mr Kanzaki. 816 01:08:54,176 --> 01:08:57,054 There's something we need to discuss about that. 817 01:08:57,179 --> 01:09:00,682 I'll keep Miyoei here until you arrive, all right? 818 01:09:31,421 --> 01:09:35,342 - Will you call Madame Okimi for me? - Yes, madam. 819 01:09:44,309 --> 01:09:47,020 Hello? Is that Madame Okimi? 820 01:09:47,145 --> 01:09:48,772 One moment, please. 821 01:09:51,733 --> 01:09:54,403 Hello? Is that you, Mother? 822 01:09:54,528 --> 01:09:57,739 I will come as agreed, 823 01:09:59,658 --> 01:10:03,662 but in exchange you must send Eiko back here immediately. 824 01:10:04,830 --> 01:10:09,292 The address is the Nakanishi House in the Kiya district, right? 825 01:10:09,418 --> 01:10:11,920 I'll be there shortly. 826 01:10:12,045 --> 01:10:13,422 Thank you. 827 01:10:32,566 --> 01:10:36,111 Can you help me get dressed, please? 828 01:10:36,236 --> 01:10:37,571 Coming! 829 01:11:08,101 --> 01:11:12,063 You foolish girl, acting on your own! Get yourself home now! 830 01:11:45,722 --> 01:11:48,391 - She's arrived. - Good. 831 01:11:48,517 --> 01:11:50,644 She's here? Show me. 832 01:11:51,853 --> 01:11:53,730 Quick, quick! 833 01:11:53,855 --> 01:11:55,482 Come on! 834 01:11:57,776 --> 01:12:00,529 - Good evening. - Forget the greetings! 835 01:12:04,658 --> 01:12:07,202 - Madame, I thank you. - Thank you. 836 01:12:07,327 --> 01:12:08,995 - Thank you. - Thanks for coming. 837 01:12:09,120 --> 01:12:10,705 I'm really grateful. 838 01:12:10,831 --> 01:12:14,042 He's losing sleep! He thinks of no one but you. 839 01:12:14,167 --> 01:12:16,294 What a carry on! 840 01:12:17,337 --> 01:12:18,922 Have a glass. 841 01:12:21,508 --> 01:12:24,594 It's divine providence, you being here. 842 01:12:24,719 --> 01:12:28,014 You're the only one that can save us! Right? 843 01:12:30,183 --> 01:12:31,685 Mother, 844 01:12:31,810 --> 01:12:34,479 will you forgive Miyoei? 845 01:12:34,604 --> 01:12:36,565 You've learnt your lesson. 846 01:12:36,690 --> 01:12:38,859 From tomorrow, I'll retain you again. 847 01:12:38,984 --> 01:12:40,652 Thank you. 848 01:12:40,777 --> 01:12:42,070 Thank you. 849 01:12:42,195 --> 01:12:44,030 Drink up, drink up. 850 01:12:47,492 --> 01:12:49,202 Down in one! 851 01:12:51,746 --> 01:12:53,081 Good. 852 01:13:28,241 --> 01:13:30,243 Good evening. 853 01:13:31,745 --> 01:13:33,622 Who is it? 854 01:13:34,247 --> 01:13:36,833 It is I, Miyoharu. 855 01:13:36,958 --> 01:13:39,044 I've been expecting you. 856 01:15:17,058 --> 01:15:19,019 Good afternoon! 857 01:15:20,061 --> 01:15:23,815 - Come in. - I'm returning Miyoharu's kimono. 858 01:15:23,940 --> 01:15:25,316 Thank you. 859 01:15:25,442 --> 01:15:28,403 - Where's my Mistress? - She went out around noon. 860 01:15:28,528 --> 01:15:29,821 Who with? 861 01:15:29,946 --> 01:15:32,115 I don't know him. 862 01:15:32,240 --> 01:15:37,871 But tonight, both Miyoharu and Miyoei are to come to the festival. 863 01:15:37,996 --> 01:15:40,081 Eiko, as well? 864 01:15:40,206 --> 01:15:43,001 - At what time? - Six o'clock. 865 01:15:43,126 --> 01:15:46,046 All the best. Goodbye. 866 01:15:49,716 --> 01:15:52,886 Don't just stand there. We'd better get you ready. 867 01:15:53,011 --> 01:15:55,138 Eiko, hurry up. 868 01:15:55,263 --> 01:15:57,057 Get a move on! 869 01:16:14,491 --> 01:16:16,785 I'm home! 870 01:16:16,910 --> 01:16:18,912 Welcome home, madam. 871 01:16:19,037 --> 01:16:21,790 - A present for you. - Thank you. 872 01:16:21,915 --> 01:16:24,667 - Madame Okimi wants you tonight. - I heard. 873 01:16:24,793 --> 01:16:26,920 Are you getting ready, Eiko? 874 01:16:35,011 --> 01:16:36,846 Come over here. 875 01:16:40,934 --> 01:16:44,854 You wanted a summer purse, didn't you? There. 876 01:16:46,773 --> 01:16:49,442 I also bought you a pair of sandals. 877 01:16:51,027 --> 01:16:53,613 And I bought a wonderful summer belt. 878 01:16:56,116 --> 01:16:57,450 Like it? 879 01:16:57,575 --> 01:17:01,121 Where did you get the money to buy all this? 880 01:17:01,246 --> 01:17:03,248 That's not for you to worry about. 881 01:17:03,373 --> 01:17:06,501 Mistress, did you spend the night at Madame Okimi's? 882 01:17:06,626 --> 01:17:08,711 That's not unheard of, for a geisha. 883 01:17:08,837 --> 01:17:13,383 Mistress, if you've had to sleep with a man you despise for my sake, 884 01:17:13,508 --> 01:17:15,218 I'll stop being a geisha! 885 01:17:15,343 --> 01:17:19,305 What are you saying? I did nothing of the sort. 886 01:17:20,140 --> 01:17:22,267 You're lying! Liar! 887 01:17:24,602 --> 01:17:26,563 It's all lies! 888 01:17:26,688 --> 01:17:29,983 Symbols of Japanese beauty? It's all lies! 889 01:17:30,108 --> 01:17:32,735 Those who sell themselves succeed, 890 01:17:32,861 --> 01:17:35,071 while misfits like me are ostracised! 891 01:17:35,196 --> 01:17:36,781 I've had enough! 892 01:17:36,906 --> 01:17:41,244 If I have to sell my body to survive, then I'll quit! You must, too! 893 01:17:41,911 --> 01:17:44,914 Enough of your insolence! How dare you? 894 01:17:45,039 --> 01:17:47,542 It's not insolence, I respect you too much! 895 01:17:47,667 --> 01:17:50,920 Resign if that's what you really want! 896 01:17:51,045 --> 01:17:54,090 Then what will you do? Go back to your uncle's? 897 01:17:54,215 --> 01:17:57,427 Or your father's? You have nowhere to go to! 898 01:18:40,094 --> 01:18:41,763 Listen, Eiko... 899 01:18:42,889 --> 01:18:46,476 I have been broken by the dark side of this profession. 900 01:18:46,601 --> 01:18:49,020 It's too late for me now. 901 01:18:50,188 --> 01:18:54,275 But I want to protect you so you remain pure. 902 01:19:03,284 --> 01:19:05,912 It's a harsh world, you know. 903 01:19:06,037 --> 01:19:09,332 It's difficult to follow a righteous path. 904 01:19:10,500 --> 01:19:15,630 But I am resolved to help you on that path as much as I can. 905 01:19:24,847 --> 01:19:29,269 I have no parents, no brothers or sisters, I am alone... 906 01:19:30,770 --> 01:19:34,065 ...but I carry much tenderness within my heart. 907 01:19:43,408 --> 01:19:45,326 Listen, Eiko... 908 01:19:47,996 --> 01:19:52,667 I never told you, but your father called round recently. 909 01:19:56,587 --> 01:20:01,676 I felt sorry for him and did what little I could to help him. 910 01:20:03,845 --> 01:20:06,973 It was a matter of life and death for him. 911 01:20:08,224 --> 01:20:11,686 And he is your father, after all, Eiko. 912 01:20:15,023 --> 01:20:19,485 A lonely man, even if he has wealth and influence, 913 01:20:19,610 --> 01:20:23,114 suffers in his solitude. 914 01:20:26,200 --> 01:20:30,163 Just remember what it was like for us. 915 01:20:30,288 --> 01:20:35,418 When we had no work, we supported each other to survive, didn't we? 916 01:20:38,296 --> 01:20:40,131 Listen, Eiko... 917 01:20:40,256 --> 01:20:43,718 you're not a stranger to me, you know. 918 01:20:44,719 --> 01:20:47,513 You're like family to me. 919 01:20:48,723 --> 01:20:50,350 Do you see? 920 01:21:39,899 --> 01:21:41,359 Mistress! 921 01:21:47,698 --> 01:21:49,075 I know. 922 01:21:50,118 --> 01:21:52,120 I know. 923 01:21:55,873 --> 01:21:58,334 Come on, you mustn't ruin your hair. 924 01:22:01,087 --> 01:22:03,631 Just look at your face. 925 01:22:10,930 --> 01:22:14,684 From today, I am going to be your patron, Miyoei. 926 01:22:14,809 --> 01:22:16,477 Right? 927 01:22:17,353 --> 01:22:19,355 Let's do your make-up. 928 01:22:26,946 --> 01:22:31,284 Just wait till you see the wonderful things I'm going to buy you, 929 01:22:31,409 --> 01:22:35,246 nobody in Gion will believe their eyes. 930 01:22:35,371 --> 01:22:36,747 Thank you. 931 01:22:45,256 --> 01:22:48,593 Hello? Is that you, Madame Daitomo? 932 01:22:48,718 --> 01:22:51,179 At eight o'clock? Many thanks. 933 01:22:57,685 --> 01:23:00,855 Yes? Madame Mantomi? Ten o'clock? 934 01:23:00,980 --> 01:23:04,192 Ten is fine. Very well. Thank you. 935 01:23:07,278 --> 01:23:11,574 - Mistress, are those arrangements fine? - Yes, you can accept the bookings. 936 01:23:12,992 --> 01:23:16,496 The festival starts tonight. We're going to be so busy. 937 01:23:16,621 --> 01:23:19,332 Sorry to keep you waiting, Mistress. 938 01:23:19,457 --> 01:23:22,877 - Can I help at all? - Yes, thank you. 939 01:23:53,074 --> 01:23:54,742 Good evening. 940 01:24:14,303 --> 01:24:15,805 Good evening.