A Rapa das bestas (1961) - full transcript

Cape Fox Cub is

what they call this place.

Just a bit further.

Here we are.

Welcome to our new home, girls.

Huh?

Pretty, isn't it?

The flowers bloom even

with no one to tend to them.

I'm so excited to

finally live out here.

It's falling apart.

Goodness.

You really outdid yourself

getting this place ready.

Oh, wow.

It's actually pretty nice.

In the old

days, this end of the house

probably would've

had built-in stables.

All right, you two.

Come sit down.

Is that a wolf?

Never you mind.

I promise there are

no wolves around here.

Now, come sit with me a moment.

Now, starting

today, the three of us

will build new lives together.

I'm very glad you came.

Thanks, I guess.

It's all right.

Don't force yourself to speak.

Just rest, and you'll

recover before you know it.

To that point,

go grab your bags and relax.

I'll need your help

with something in a while.

My new home.

Huh.

That better?

You alone?

What's your name?

Okay, never mind.

Hey, everyone!

We have some provisions here,

courtesy of Send a Foods!

Some of the packaging

is a little damaged,

but the food

inside is perfectly fine.

There we go. Gather round.

What do you want?

Apologize to that girl.

Sorry, but I don't

take orders from children.

There, there.

You all right, darling?

Hey, what happened?

Now let's get you dried off

before you catch a cold, huh?

You're just about

soaked to the bone.

Tanaka, will you get

a towel for this young lady?

You got it!

Such a sweetheart.

I feel bad that she's mute.

- Huh?

- More accurately, she lost her voice.

Poor thing's been

through terrible trauma.

Her parents died in

a car wreck around New Year's,

and she hasn't spoken since.

Not a single word.

She had just come to live with

some relatives in this area,

but then the earthquake

hit and well, you know.

She showed up

here all on her own.

Uh, thanks.

Now then, Hiyori.

Are you excited to

get back to school soon?

Yoshi, could you lend me a hand?

Of course!

Hey, you're a high

school student, aren't you?

Have you gotten to put yourself

down for registration yet?

Uh, no. I...

What's your name, hun?

Are you staying

with family or...

- I'm not.

- Where do you live?

There's gotta be

somewhere you call home.

You know

what? I'm actually fine.

- Wait.

- Oh, she's with me.

I'm her grandma.

Her name is...

Oh, it's not Akemi,

and I know it's not Sanae,

it's one of those trendy names.

- Yui.

- Ah, there we go.

Yui, I knew that.

And this little one.

Really? Hiyori too?

That's right, Hiyori too.

You're really

her grandmother, ma'am?

Of course I am.

Why else would

I have come to pick her up?

You've had to go through

so much at such a young age,

but you've never once given up.

I'm very proud of you.

They are my grandkids,

but it's our first time meeting.

And my memory's

foggy these days,

so it can take

a while for names to sink in.

Now, shall we get going?

Get your things.

Sorry, but may

I ask your name first?

- I'm Kiwa Yamana.

- And you live...

There's a place ready and

waiting for us in Kitsunezaki.

We'll discuss the details soon,

but I think it's

going to be wonderful.

If you girls are all alone,

know you have a place with me.

Never you mind, all right?

It just means don't worry, dear.

Looks like

it stopped raining too.

I was just going

with the flow before,

but can we trust this old lady?

Yui, Hiyori.

Could I trouble you ladies

to follow me for just a moment?

Why? What for?

At least tell us

where we're going.

Ugh! Here.

For today,

just cut up to the well,

then go clean the halls, okay?

The well?

Come on!

Jeez!

Is this why she brought us

all the way out here? To clean?

Um...

Do sliding doors usually make

that sound when they get torn?

Sounds like you're all done.

Come see what

we're having for dinner.

This is urui miso soup.

Urui?

It all came

out of the lawn clippings

you two cut earlier.

We'll also have mugwort tempura

and some wild rocambole.

So it's all grass?

Well, hold your horses.

For our main

course, hamburger steaks.

Smells good.

Then what are we waiting for?

Uh, thank you.

Pretty good.

Don't forget to try

some of the tempura too.

Really good.

And we have

milk pudding for dessert.

This has grass in it too?

Oh, wow.

Oh, thank you again.

Oh, it was nothing.

I never had

food like this at home.

Why don't

you put your things away

and hop in the bath before bed?

Do you need a change of clothes?

No, I have plenty.

That's good, but I'm sure

you're missing

other things, right?

So make a list, and we can

all go to Masuda Mall tomorrow.

Don't let your guard down

just because the food was good.

All right, Hiyori?

There's a story.

How's it go?

"Kids get lured in with food

so a stranger can

fatten them up like livestock."

Uh-uh.

Are you two

about ready for your bath?

That story I mentioned.

If I remember

correctly, an evil witch

invites these abandoned

siblings into her home.

She feeds them, then prepares

a big pot of boiling water

to cook them.

Sound familiar?

You girls have a nice bath?

I guess.

What's the matter, dear?

This house.

Why is it...

you know, out here?

I mean, look, we don't...

I know. Come, sit.

Drink some tea.

This tea is made

from dandelion root.

It's good for you.

I want to tell

you a little story.

One that happened back

in the days of yore, long ago.

- Huh?

- It's just a local phrase.

Like "in a far away land,"

or "once upon a time."

There once was a small village

near the base of a mountain.

In this village lived a woman

who was absent-minded

but very kind.

One day, the woman

set off into the mountains

to collect some butterbur.

Determined to find

only the best butterbur,

she ventured deep into the

wilderness, ignoring the rain.

Eventually, she happened

across the most magnificent

front gate she had ever seen.

"Oh, my!" She thought.

Who would build a house

so deep in the mountains?

And hoping to take shelter

from the worsening storm,

she nervously

stepped through the gate.

"Is anyone home?"

She called out,

approaching the front door.

But there was no answer,

so she carefully

took a peek inside.

The house

appeared indeed to be empty,

but the hearth was lit,

and the most

delicious looking feast

was spread out, just waiting.

"Well, surely there must be

someone here," she wondered.

So careful not

to touch anything,

she quietly let herself out

to rush back home.

Sometime later,

the woman was doing

some washing by the river

and saw a small bowl drift past,

shining red and beautiful.

She decided she would

take it home with her,

and use it to measure out rice

for her family.

And as long as

she used that bowl,

they never seemed to run out,

no matter how much they ate.

Why is it,

they all began to ask,

that we never run

out of rice anymore?

The woman simply shrugged,

and told them of

the lovely red bowl

that came

floating down the river.

And, that strangely enough,

it looked very much

like the bowls she had seen

in the house on the mountain.

That house was a mayoiga,

a place that bestows hospitality

and good

fortune on its visitors.

It's rumored

that if you find one,

you can take anything

inside back home with you.

Some believe that because

this woman took nothing

and had no greed in her heart,

this mayoiga gave

her that bowl as a gift.

From that day forward,

her family prospered,

and she came to be known

as the village elder.

Cool story.

What folk tale was that?

That one's just

called "Mayoiga", of course.

And they're everywhere.

So be sure to keep

your eye out for one.

I wonder why

she picked that story.

What the...

When did she lay out futons?

She was with us all...

Huh?

This is where

I poked that hole before, right?

Did that old lady do this too?

Oh, are you sleepy?

Makes sense.

If things go south, we can run.

Both of us.

Well, good morning.

Morning.

Did you sleep well, Yui?

Probably the best

I've slept in a while.

It's that weird noise again.

Hey, do we have

anything to drink?

I could make some tea.

Oh...

Just water is fine.

I'd like some ice too!

What the heck?

What is up with this house?

Remember the story?

This is a mayoiga too.

A house that's hospitable

to the ones who enter it.

That was real?

It repaired the sliding door

you tore a hole in,

it laid out your futon,

and it even prepared

the hot water for your bath.

Everything it does is for you.

This is all for you, you know.

Everything I do is for you.

I can't do this.

Not again.

What's the matter?

You can't even

bother to welcome me home?

Welcome home.

If you've got

time to play house,

then you've got time to study.

You realize how piss poor

your grades are, don't you?

What's wrong?

Don't like being reminded?

If you weren't such an idiot,

I wouldn't have

to treat you like one,

and just maybe your mother

wouldn't have left us.

Look at me when I'm speaking!

It's time

you learn some responsibility.

I'm only telling you all

of this for your own good.

Are you okay?

Are you hurt?

I'm sorry.

I just...

You don't have anywhere

to go either, do you, Hiyori?

Yui? Hiyori?

Is everything all right?

Oh, looks like

you took a tumble.

I believe this is yours.

You're safe here, Yui.

You don't need to be

scared of the house, I promise.

It only wants to

help take care of you.

The mayoiga would

never hurt you or Hiyori, okay?

So why don't we go back?

Now then, I think it's

about time for breakfast.

And it's really safe?

'Cause, I mean...

The longer we stay,

the more the house will improve.

If you care for

it and speak well of it,

it will grow wonderfully,

just like a person.

I'm sorry.

That's good.

Is that really all you want?

Most girls

would want a hair dryer,

and other stuff like that.

How about some cute

new cushions for the sofa?

I may not look it,

but I was something

of a workhorse in my day.

I have quite

the nest egg tucked away.

So don't feel like

you have to hold back.

Holy crap, that's cute.

Why don't we get it then?

Huh?

You like it, don't you?

"Holy crap, that's cute."

Uh...

Are there any other

"crap" things you forgot to look for?

That's not really how you

use that word, but I don't know.

No one's ever spent this

kind of money on me before.

I don't know

about you, but I'm exhausted.

Let's go with

something lazy for dinner.

And here we are.

Careful, they're hot.

Oh wow, you can

really smell the miso.

It's just rice

balls and pickles today.

I got too tuckered out

from all that shopping.

Well, you did go

a little overboard.

Like with the rice cake maker?

Oh, you think so?

Who was it that got

that bread maker again?

That was only because you said

you wanted to

try homemade bread.

And

someone else said they wanted

to try my fresh rice cakes.

Remember that?

What do you think

you're laughing about, huh?

First day back in a while.

What year are you in now?

Will you be okay on your own?

Oh, wait a sec.

Sorry this is partially used,

but you can use

it to say stuff in class.

Maybe I'll head into town today.

I'm glad you're back.

So then, you're

not changing schools?

Kana had to move

away, so I got scared

that you were gonna

go off somewhere else too.

Makio! Fox dance

practice starts today, right?

Yeah, right after school.

See? What she said.

Oh, you should come too, Hiyori.

You haven't

seen the fox dance yet.

That's the bon festival dance.

Look who it is.

I was just thinking about

visiting you girls at home.

So, everything going smoothly?

Oh, yeah.

Let me know if you need help

with your change of address forms.

Don't forget, you still

have to do move out paperwork

for wherever you lived before.

And how come

you're not in school?

Oh, I dropped out.

Really? I didn't know.

Hello, hello.

Oh, hi Yoshi!

I'm glad to see

you looking so well, Yui.

Are Grandma

and Hiyori doing okay?

Uh, yeah.

Oh, that's wonderful to hear.

I have to get going,

but please remind your grandma

about the paperwork for me.

Take it easy.

Is the house

treating you all right?

I know it's quite old.

Yeah, it's great.

My great-grandfather

used to live there, you know.

It had quite a bit of damage,

but Kiwa had some

repairs done here and there,

and now

she says it's good as new.

Repairs, huh?

So, you're all right?

I'm kind of the land lady,

so please do let me

know if you ever need my help.

Thank you. We're all good.

It is a little out

of the way though, huh?

Do you have a bicycle?

I don't, but

the hills would make that

kind of a nightmare anyway.

Do you have your license?

Motorbike only.

Oh, do you really?

This fine

young man is my nephew.

Oh, thanks for this.

You're good.

My old man's gone,

and I quit doing deliveries.

So if you don't mind

it being ancient, it's yours.

Um, how much do you want for it?

I'm a little

short right now, but...

- It's fine.

- No, I insist.

I insist right back.

Take it and run.

Um, I'm actually in town to

look for a part-time job, so when...

Oh, that's perfect.

Tomoko has been

advertising for a part-timer

for a while now.

Are you in school?

- Um, actually...

- She dropped out.

She came to the evacuation

shelter all by herself,

but then her grandma

came and picked her up.

Oh, and Hiyori?

She'll get to stay here too,

because these two

have the same grandma.

Wait...

So that means, Yui...

Which of you and

Hiyori's parents were siblings?

Uh...

Wow, sounds like you've

been through a lot lately.

I'm afraid I can't offer

that much, but if that's okay...

Oh.

Yeah, thanks, I appreciate it.

- Welcome home.

- What's up?

Where did that come from?

Yoshi's nephew that runs

a noodle shop gave it to me.

Oh!

And I got a job.

Oh!

Send a Foods was

looking for some help, so.

That's wonderful.

What's that?

I thought I'd make

Hiyori some pancakes.

Aren't you sweet.

I think she'll love that.

My family used to be

the head fishermen here.

There would always be

a ton of fishing boats nearby,

and we always had

the other fishermen over.

Hi, everybody!

Oh, welcome home, Reiko.

How you doin'?

That's my

grandpa, and my brother.

This is Hiyori.

She's the girl I told you about.

That's right,

you're the transfer student.

Nice to meet ya!

So, this will be

your first fox dance?

We could put her on the flute.

The flute. Good idea.

I'll pull one

and bring it to you.

I can't wait!

Makio, we're ready for you.

Roger that. Let's get started.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Good afternoon!

Thank you all very much

for making the time

to be here today.

The summer festival may

have been canceled this year,

but I remain ever hopeful

that we'll be able to hold

the autumn festival as usual.

Many of us are

struggling right now,

so let's remain mindful of that,

and use this time

to lift each other up.

That said, let's start with

the musical accompaniment.

Let's go sit down.

Hiyori?

Hiyori?

And I gotta change

the address on my license.

Right, right. That's a lot.

You can leave all that to me.

Uh, but I still need

a change of address form

for my old place too.

And I don't

think you can do that

when we're not actually related.

Never you mind.

I'll figure

something out, I always do.

Uh-huh. Looks like she's home.

Huh?

Welcome home.

How did school go today, Hiyori?

What's a fox dance?

Now that is a very

longstanding community event.

It's a traditional ceremony

to help drive out evil.

The local children

dress up like foxes,

masks and all, and dance.

Why foxes when

we're so close to the ocean?

There's a reason.

And it all began way

back in the days of yore.

Long, long ago, before

this beach even had a name,

a monster appeared offshore.

An eight foot sea serpent

that began to drift

ever closer towards the land.

When people

approached the shore on foot,

they were sent flying.

When they came by sea,

their boats were cracked in two,

and plunged into

the depths without fail.

And when anyone dared

look into the monster's eyes,

they saw awful,

terrifying visions.

The villagers all decided

they would simply stay away.

And then one day,

a group of foxes paid a visit

to an old man by the beach,

who had always been kind

enough to share his fish with them.

But this time,

they brought him a gift.

A small knife

that could cut through evil.

"Use this knife to

blind the beast," they said.

To support the old man,

the village banded together.

They played music, and

danced with ceremonial arrows,

helping weaken

the evil he was about to face.

Evil that appears

in the human world

can only be purified by humans.

And at the cost

of one human life,

the monster was

finally vanquished.

From that day forth,

this area has been known to

its residents as Cape Fox Cub.

So ends the tale.

Wow.

So that was

the start of the fox dance?

It would seem so.

You ran away?

What, from dance practice?

What happened?

I can't believe

she lost them both at once.

I heard the man who hit

them was asleep at the wheel.

Who's gonna take her in now?

Apparently she has

relatives in Kitsunezaki.

Is that wise?

I mean, her voice.

I heard she was

the only one who survived.

She's all

alone now. Poor thing.

Hiyori.

Good afternoon!

A cat?

No farmhouse

is complete without one,

especially with

no dogs in the area.

But I couldn't

find the right fit.

And then this

sweet thing showed up.

He's soft and friendly,

so I thought you'd get along.

He does seem sweet, doesn't he?

Can we keep him?

Can, should, and will.

That's great!

And I just know he'll be pleased

to have found a home.

Let's name him Kofuku.

Kofuku?

Yes.

It means "tiny luck."

I've adopted more

than a few cats in my life,

but I always tend to

give them the same name.

It's a reminder

that good fortune

doesn't have to be excessive,

and we can find small moments

of happiness every day.

Huh.

Hello?

Amazing! A real picnic!

Well, make sure

you eat up, okay?

Okay!

That's yummy!

Want some tea?

Huh? Thank you, it smells good.

Mm-mm. But you weren't.

I'm sorry I was so pushy

about you being there.

And your family are

all shrine parishioners?

Oh, yeah.

They've organized the festivals for

our guardian deity pretty much forever.

That's wonderful.

So then, do you help out

with all the music and dancing?

Yes! I try to perform in the summer

and autumn festivals every year.

Oh, and my grandpa

asked me to teach Hiyori

the flute part this year,

but only if she wants to.

Ah, that sounds so lovely.

What do you think, Hiyori?

Yay, that's great!

And so is this!

You're so lucky, Hiyori.

Do you guys

always eat such good food?

What are you looking at?

Oh, just out at Sodegaura there.

There used to

be a little Inari shrine

on that rock by the caves,

but the tsunami

almost washed it all away.

Looks like they finally

came to survey the damage.

Where are the caves?

You gotta look real close

if you don't already

know where they are.

There's the first

one, and the second,

and the third one's over there.

The third one is huge.

It can even fit a Sappa boat.

- Which is...

- It's a tiny little fishing boat,

and the cave is

hollow, so on a nice day,

you can go in and

see how pretty the water is.

Cool.

You know, there are

actually four caves down there.

Really?

Where's the fourth one?

It's so deep, you can't

even see it during low tide.

I never knew that.

The fourth cave is

the biggest of them all.

Though now I'm certain everyone

just wanted to forget it existed.

Hm?

Well, anyway, let's dig

into our dessert, shall we?

And Yui, we'll have some

company tomorrow evening.

We'll need to stock up

on more food than usual.

Could I trouble you to help out?

Sure. How many

people are coming?

Oh, around

seven or eight, I imagine.

They're a bit unusual though.

What does that mean?

Pasta?

Yui, can you make

some kind of pasta dish?

Like carbonara?

That sounds perfect.

I can't wait to see

a bit of your cooking magic.

It looks like

it might rain tomorrow.

Morning, Granny.

Thank you so

much for coming all this way.

Oh, come off it.

We just came down the river,

it wasn't far at all.

This is a matter of

the utmost importance,

so we're ready to

do whatever it takes.

But I've never gone

diving in the sea before.

I wonder if it'll feel

the same as the river.

At the very least, it's bound to

be easier than traveling on land.

It's probably

just a little salty.

Huh?

You gave me a fright, my child.

Hiyori, meet the Kappa

of the Sarugaishi River.

- Hello!

- The Shizukuishi River.

- Howdy.

- The Kitakami River.

- Regards.

- The Kozuchi River.

- Hi.

- To yo saw a River here.

And I'm from the Mabechi River.

Good morning.

This little one

is my granddaughter, Hiyori.

It seems she's unable

to use her voice these days.

I'm sorry to hear that,

but don't worry too much.

If you just take it easy,

it'll be back in no time.

You see those

three openings down there?

There's a fourth cavern

just to the left of them.

But the entrance

is below sea level,

so could I trouble you to

poke around inside for me?

I believe

the original cap is long gone,

and the shrine

was there to replace it,

but as you can see,

the shrine was destroyed.

Ah, wiped out by the tsunami.

I see the problem here.

You think something

has broken free of its seal.

- Makes sense.

- All right then, let's find out.

Yeah.

- Let's go!

- Alley-oop!

It's been a busy

morning, hasn't it?

I may need both of you to

help me prepare dinner today.

Were you frightened?

And you know they're not

evil creatures, right, Hiyori?

No matter what

we look like outside,

the heart matters most.

Now, let's go wake your sister.

What exactly

have we been making all day?

It's almost all cucumbers.

Well, they're

kappa's favorite food.

What? Uh...

Oh, you're in on it too?

So, what's the end game here?

Thank you for your help today.

We'll have dinner after

you wash off the saltwater.

I'm sure being in

the ocean for that long is rough

even for you guys,

but I do appreciate it.

Ah, there you go.

Yui, don't be

afraid, but kappa are real.

They aren't just things

you hear about in stories.

There was something

I wanted them to check on,

so I invited them to dinner.

Keep in mind,

there aren't many humans

who know kappa are real,

which means that you and

Hiyori are among a precious few.

If we're going to be

living together as a family,

I felt like it would be wrong

of me not to introduce you.

Oh.

I do have to ask that you

don't tell anyone about this.

But what do

you think? Are you angry?

Do you feel sick?

You look a little pale.

How are you, Hiyori?

You're not scared?

As long as you're okay with it,

then I'm okay with it too.

What a great big sister.

You're sincere

and very tenacious.

I really love that about you.

Now then, back to work.

Thank you for having us.

Coming through.

Sorry for barging in.

I wiped my feet.

Forgive our imposition.

Uh, what they said.

Oh, man, this looks delicious!

Yeah, thank you.

So you were able to

enter the fourth cave, right?

Oh, did we ever!

And man, it's huge in there.

And we're sorry to report,

it was just as

you feared, Granny.

We sensed that something had

definitely been sealed there.

But it must have run off.

The cavern was completely empty.

I think you were right about

the function of the shrine too.

That's what

broke the seal in the end.

All we can do is hope

that thing doesn't hurt anyone.

Call us again if anything

happens. We'll always help.

Whoa! What do

you call this stuff?

It's amazing!

Uh, carbonara.

It's nice.

More like kappa-rbonara.

No, no, go get your own plate!

My granddaughter, Yui,

made it just for you lot.

Really? You're a genius, Yui!

I already told you, get your

own! I'm serious! Give it back!

Hey!

My kappa-rbonara.

You know,

I've seen these before,

but I've never had

the pleasure of trying one.

Go eat a cucumber or something!

Can say the same to you.

So who are you really, Granny?

Are we even sure

that you're human?

All the creatures from folklore

are what I call enigmas.

And very rarely there are humans

who can truly engage

and communicate with them.

I fall into the latter category.

Everybody

shut up. I'm gonna sing a song!

Don't even think about it.

I don't

know. That sounds like fun to me.

This is a song

from a school by my river.

I memorized the whole thing.

- Here we go.

- It's got dogs and cats.

It's a really cute song.

Oh, it's cute, huh?

I hope he

starts soon. I can't wait anymore.

Here I go.

Wait, I forgot the words.

Come on!

See ya!

Everything was delicious!

I can't sleep at all.

Guess she had fun.

Careful!

What was that?

A snake?

Okay, I'm going to work.

Oh, I prayed to

a Jizo guardian deity.

For what?

For you girls to get to

stay here for a long time.

Oh. Thank you.

What are you makin'?

A few bars of soap.

I didn't know you could do that.

It's simple. Come

smell all the herbs I put in.

Oh, wow.

That does smell really good.

I wanna learn how to do that.

Rain check though.

I'll see you later.

Okay. Have a good day, love.

See you next time.

Thanks for coming in.

Would you mind

making a delivery for me?

You'd be free to head

straight home when you're done.

Sure.

- Welcome in!

- Oh, hey.

How are you doing?

Hello.

I'm glad I ran into you.

Those forms I told you about?

Turns out

they were already done.

I guess I just

glossed over them.

What? Okay.

We're really

understaffed at town hall.

Sorry, Yui.

No, it's fine.

Send a Foods here.

I have a delivery.

Great. Thank you so much.

Could you just put

it right there for me?

Sure.

That's right.

You guys have

rehearsal today, don't you?

Goin' well?

How's the bike treating you?

Oh, it's been great.

Good to hear.

Did you come to observe

the fox dance? Or to join it?

What? I'm just...

It's more exciting

the more people we get though.

That's great, but I...

Teens' choreography

involves one of these arrows.

Here.

Okay.

I'm not...

Thanks for having me.

Sure. See you next week.

Girls, be careful going home.

The strangest

things keep happening.

- Huh?

- My poor little dog

hasn't stopped barking once

since last night.

One of our neighborhood cats

suddenly disappeared,

and several people

have said they've seen ghosts.

You know Murata

from the skewer place?

He said he saw

his late wife at the front door.

Darling.

Let's get going already.

And a few days later,

he completely disappeared.

Well, I heard

Komiyama saw his neighbor

even though she had moved

away long before the earthquake.

You should think

about moving too, Komiyama.

You won't miss it here.

And it wasn't a dream?

He said this

was in broad daylight.

That was kind of freaky.

I wonder if it has anything to

do with that snake from last night.

The kappa did

mention that a seal

had been lifted from that cave

and something

might have escaped,

but they didn't say what.

Who's there?

Okay, so there

are two of them now.

Uh...

Yui, Hiyori.

Lion-dogs?

We're very thankful you two came

all this way to help.

These lion-dogs guard

the shelter's shrine.

Oh. They do, huh?

They've decided they're

going to stay here with us

for a little while.

So the pointy snakes,

what are those things?

Vile creatures

from the days of yore.

Do you remember

the sea serpent monster

from the fox dance story?

It was known as Red Eyes.

I'm sure you can guess why.

It used its eyes to make

people see terrifying visions.

Visions of

their dear friends dying,

visions of long lost loved ones.

Anguish was made manifest

to torment and drive

people away from their homes,

allowing Red Eyes to feast on

the cries in villager's hearts.

Eventually,

not a single soul remained.

In these places,

newly devoid of life,

Red Eyes would make its home

until it was

blinded and sealed away,

as the fox dance tale goes.

The fourth cave is

the biggest of them all.

Unfortunately, this story didn't

have a happily ever after.

What does the part

about crying hearts mean?

It's just an expression.

When we suffer, our hearts cry.

It happens to all of us

at some point or other.

Before you came

to Kitsunezaki, Hiyori,

you suffered

a terrible tragedy, right?

And then you went

through the earthquake

not too long after you arrived.

You must have felt

hopeless and very scared.

What kinds of things go

through your mind now, Hiyori?

That's very common. Believe me.

When we go

through something terrible,

we tend to wonder, "Why me?"

But remember this.

It's not your fault, love.

Right now, the "why me"s

are being

expressed in different ways.

There's resentment and regret.

"I should have done this,

I shouldn't have done that."

There's the loneliness of

losing the people closest to you.

There's the guilt of being a

sole survivor by random chance.

Feelings are piling up,

creeping into our daily lives

more than ever.

Red Eyes is eating our grief

and building its power.

But never you mind.

How so?

Hey!

What now?

What were those?

Uh...

Follow me into

town for a bit, would you?

I know it's

around here somewhere.

Ah-huh, that must be it.

Yui, could

you turn the light off?

I can't express

enough how grateful I am

that you came this far.

This is Tanaka, a Jizo

guardian deity from Morioka.

But I have to

reprimand you for leaving home

on such short notice.

Morioka is going to fall

into chaos without you there.

You know that.

I had to come, Granny.

What if I didn't and

something bad happened to you?

I couldn't live with

that on my conscience.

I understand

that you were worried,

but you do stick out a bit.

Surely you know that.

Okay, I get it.

You don't have

to get so mad at me.

Oh please, I'm not mad.

You know I'm grateful.

Though as long as we're here,

where have all

the others come from then?

There's the Jizo

of sumo fighting spirit,

Zaimokucho's Jizo

of business success,

the Jizo from

Nishine and Hanamaki.

The Jizo from Ichinoseki.

And the lion-dogs from

the Ikkeijima shrine in Miyagi.

I think that's it.

So then,

everyone else is significantly

smaller than you are.

That's a relief at least.

But Granny,

with the way things are going,

or look like they're going,

it won't matter

whether we stand out or not.

Whenever there's

serious danger brewing,

we'll all be here to help.

You need only ask.

I know.

And I do appreciate it.

I wrote to Kana,

but she still hasn't answered.

Not at all.

She said she was

moving to Kanagawa Prefecture,

and once she had a new address,

she would write me back.

But I haven't heard

anything from her since.

And I don't know if I ever will.

I'm scared that

she doesn't want anything to do

with Kitsunezaki at all anymore.

My mom thinks

she only wants to forget about

what happened

with the earthquake.

And until then,

she can't move on or whatever.

I'm supposed to understand,

but I'm still here.

So is she gonna forget me too?

You think so?

Hi, welcome in.

Uh, Yui?

You've gotten so good.

You have some

real talent, young lady.

Oh, welcome home.

Did something happen?

He found me.

Who did?

My dad.

I, um...

I ran away.

I couldn't live

like that anymore.

I was about to break.

So I left, and

then the earthquake hit,

and I keep wondering...

why does this

always happen to me?

It's...

It's just not fair.

Never you mind.

Don't you forget.

You're the most tenacious

young lady I've ever met.

And I truly love that about you.

Now then, you get weekends

off from work, don't you?

Next long weekend, why don't

the three of us go visit Tono?

Huh?

We can get there in this?

Yep, that's right.

How long is it gonna take?

We're going against the current,

so it'll probably take a day.

- Huh?

- Fun, right?

Hey, I'll go as fast as I can.

Well, don't over exert yourself.

Yeah, I'll tag in

the To yo saw a Kappa halfway.

- Granny!

- I missed you!

Hi! How is everyone?

- Good.

- How have you been, Granny?

Oh, me?

I've been doing swimmingly.

Thank you.

You've been such a big help.

A mayoiga passed through

here a few times before, right?

If you find one

that suits your fancy,

you ought a stay put.

You know,

back when I was a little girl,

this forest was my playground.

I couldn't have been

much older than Hiyori is now.

I'd get myself lost,

but I'd always find my way.

Because this mayoiga is given

to wandering the mountains.

Huh?

Ta-da!

Here we are, girls.

Isn't this incredible?

It's the oldest and

by far the most elegant

mayoiga in all Japan.

Take it in.

- Crazy.

- I know.

And we'll be here a while,

so you'll get to explore.

Does that kid live here or...

Sort of. She's a house spirit.

Really?

Uh...

Oh.

The mountain guardians

and the mountain witch came.

The God of

the Home and the Snow Woman.

The Boss Spirit from Aomori.

The Persimmon Spirit

from Miyagi.

The Fog Spirit from Fukushima.

And the Drop Pot Spirit

from Yamagata.

And even

the Liquor Spirit from Akita.

Goodness gracious,

looks like everyone is here!

Well, this does

have all the Tohoku

region enigmas pretty worried.

This goes beyond

Tohoku. Beyond Japan.

There's a sense of dread

all over the world,

and not just for the enigmas.

Humans are also worried about

areas affected by the earthquake.

And they're about to

face even more troubles.

We believe Red Eyes is

determined to run the humans

out of Kitsunezaki

no matter what.

Some of us have discussed

hiding out in the mountains

near Kitsunezaki for a little

while in case we're needed.

I wanna go too!

Sorry, kiddo.

It's too dangerous.

Are you going? Be careful.

Be careful, Granny!

Yes, I promise. I'll be careful.

And all you enigmas

being there too

would give me

enormous peace of mind.

This was the best trip home

I could have asked for.

Now then, shall

we sit down to dinner?

Looks like lamb

and veggies tonight.

Ah!

I'm curious, Yui.

What do you want to do?

- Huh?

- With your future.

Have you given thought

to what you want to become?

Can't say that I have.

What are you interested in?

What do you think would be fun?

Think about it.

You don't have to answer now.

Let yourself get lost

in thought for a while.

Eventually, you'll come across

something you can't live without,

just like we came

across this mayoiga.

When you do, you'll

know you find your calling.

So it goes.

Find what you can do,

then do whatever you can.

This is nuts.

Well, she did say

we'd be here for a while.

You don't like it here?

Do you wanna go home?

Back to our chatterbox mayoiga?

Makes sense.

I know how you feel.

It's pretty nice

to have a safe place

we can actually

call home, isn't it?

Thank you both very much.

So the time has

finally come for me to use this.

Take care of

my girls, all right?

Find her?

Come on! Open up!

Open the gate! Open it!

You have to.

Never you mind.

Never you mind.

Open up! We have to find Granny!

We have to go to her!

When we met, I was so scared,

and she tried to protect us

all by herself.

I wanna at least

try to be there for her,

even though I don't

have any special powers.

'Cause we're

a family now and I love her!

Thank you.

All right, here we go.

What is that?

No!

The heck is that about?

Yui!

I found you, finally.

Hi, Dad.

I've been worried sick.

You didn't have to

leave me so suddenly.

You know you can always talk to

me if something's bothering you.

Why are you so quiet?

I'm speaking to you!

We're going home.

Stay away!

You're nothing but a parasite!

Makes sense.

I know how you feel.

It's pretty nice

to have a safe place

we can actually

call home, isn't it?

Yui!

Yui! Wait!

Yui, please come

back! You can't leave me!

You can't leave me,

you said we were

a family, didn't you?

You told me we'd stay together.

Yui.

Yui!

Yui!

- Hiyori?

- Come on!

Let go of me!

I have my own family now, okay?

I have little sister!

We're going home.

No, I'm safe here.

And I'm going stay here,

because this is my home now!

So let go of me!

Leave me alone!

Big sis!

Oh, my gosh.

Hiyori, listen to you.

I can't... I can't.

Your voice is so cute.

You can call me big sis anytime.

Okay. You scared me.

I scared myself too.

We better go.

We have to save Granny.

Mm.

Yes, of course.

I should go.

There's nothing for me here now.

This knife won't work.

Ugh.

Everyone's

grief is out of control.

It's too powerful.

Granny!

Oh, hey, you.

Granny's in trouble. Hop on.

But what can we do

against a monster like that?

Whoa, isn't that...

Granny! Are you hurt?

Jizo guardian Tanaka!

Will that fire

spread to the town?

Not on our watch.

I believe Red Eyes

fired at the mountains

to trap

our reinforcements there.

Everyone's working hard

to keep the flames at bay.

It's huge.

How are we supposed to beat it?

Think, Yui.

Find what you can do

and then do what you can.

To support the old man,

the village banded together.

They played music and

danced with ceremonial arrows,

helping weaken

the evil he was about to face.

Yui, this way!

Hiyori?

Everyone has fought so hard.

Was it really all for nothing?

This is something I can do.

Hiyori?

I wonder...

Hiyori!

Now, here's something I can do.

Here it comes! Get ready!

It seems no one in town

remembers what happened.

That's quite a relief.

Kind of a weird

place to be enshrined.

Well, perhaps

Red Eyes had something

it needed to cry out too.

So now what?

Are you gonna stay here?

Go help other enigmas?

Granny!

Oh, you're awake.

You slept for quite a while.

I was afraid your eyelids

would stick together.

I'm happy to hear your voice.

Don't go. Promise me.

Please stay with us, Granny.

Ah.

I too lost my

parents early in life,

and the support of

the enigmas was invaluable.

But after traveling here

and there for so many years,

it's nice to settle down.

So unless you two decide that

you want to leave Kitsunezaki,

I'll be right here.

I think even if I do leave here,

I'll always come back.

I really love this place.

Just feels like home, you know?

Granny, can we go back to Tono?

I want to play

with the house spirit,

and thank

the kappa for all their help.

And I want to see

the lion-dogs and Tanaka again.

Hm.

Sounds like you love

the enigmas as much as I do.

Mm. I am your granddaughter.

That you are.

I recall that back then,

I was around

your age when I first met them.

They may be unusual,

but who's to say we're not?

And if you keep that in mind,

the friends you make now

will last the rest of your life.

I guarantee that.

Huh.

So, do you think Hiyori's

gonna grow up to be like you?

It certainly

wouldn't be a surprise.

She is my granddaughter,

so she's bound to take after me.

That reminds me.

There's something

I want to show you two.

It's a cherry tree.

I found it washed up on the

beach, and I planted it here.

I thought it deserved a chance

to grow nice and strong.

And look, now that it's

found a home, it's taken root,

just like us.

Do you think it's gonna bloom?

Of course it will.

And it's going to be beautiful.