Keisho sakazuki (1992) - full transcript
The events depicted in this movie are fictitious. Any
similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental.
TOEI COMPANY, LTD Presents
Tokyo
- Thanks for waiting.
- Evening, Madam.
Boss.
How are you doing?
Eh, I guess I'm okay.
- Sit down.
- Thank you.
The reason I brought you
together this evening is...
this year I turn 80, and
I'll be over the hill.
So I have decided to take
this occasion to retire.
Now, about my
successor...
Hanamura.
I think it is proper
that you take over.
The second generation
of the Doba Family.
The head of the family has
heavy responsibilities.
I assume you approve
and are prepared.
Yes.
Thank you very much,
Boss, for bestowing
your guidance upon us
over a truly long time.
Although I am just still
training in the business,
I intend to double my devotion
and lay down my life
for the sake of expanding the
Doba Family to a new level.
Then do it.
Yes, sir.
By the way...
we must hold a reception to
celebrate this succession.
Well, concerning that...
with the new laws
in the world now,
I'm thinking that it is
not a good idea to
needlessly provoke
the police or media.
So I think we can just
make it a small affair.
Hanamura!
Don't misunderstand me!
It will be a grand occasion to
celebrate my retirement!
Hell, I was the one who
built this family!
I raised you up from the post-war
black market under my personal care.
So allow me this!
Our first succession
ceremony.
Why do we need to refrain
from this auspicious honor?
Are you that afraid
of the new laws?
Who cares about the cops!
They're just...
Boss!
Hanamura!
Do your job!
Hurry, hurry.
Toshi, please understand
Boss's feelings.
For Boss's sake, too, we must
have a magnificent ceremony.
Brother Tabuchi, you be
preparation chairman.
I'm counting on you.
Sendo.
Yes.
You help him and take
charge of everything.
Yes.
Brother Tominaga, you
take care of the money.
Yes, sir.
With that,
I thank you all.
Yes.
Ceremony Day Decided:
An Auspicious Day in July.
Special Expenses: Decided.
Suizan Inn
Ceremony Venue: Decided
Similar to a matchmaker at a
wedding ceremony, the mediator
Mediator: Decided Similar to a matchmaker
at a wedding ceremony, the mediator
Mediator: Decided shoulders an important
role in Yakuza pledge ceremonies.
The arbitrator, like a
priest at a wedding,
Arbitrator: Decided The arbitrator,
like a priest at a wedding,
Arbitrator: Decided is in
charge of the ceremony.
Celebration of July 1992
Guests' Sign-in Book
KEISHO SAKAZUKI
(Succession)
Four Days Before the
Succession Ceremony
How do you feel, Boss?
It's nothing to worry about.
It's just an exam.
It's nothing.
Go ahead and
ask the doctor.
About the arbitration, yes,
I'll diligently conduct it.
This is a problem.
We cannot have the ceremony
without an arbitrator.
In six months, we've managed
to decide on a mediator, on
seating arrangements, and on
reception hall preparations.
The ceremony is just
four days away,
so we cannot afford to
take any chances.
Go find someone
to take his place.
A substitute?
Think of it as insurance.
If Karigane can arbitrate,
that'll be fine.
But if he can't, we'll
have a substitute do it.
Go find a replacement, and
don't let Karigane know.
There's nobody who'll do it
with just four days' notice!
We will pay.
It's not the money,
arbitrators have a lot of
pride in their
social status.
You were a huckster,
weren't you?
Which family?
The Umegasaki Family
in Ibaraki.
Are they affiliated with
Mr. Karigane?
No, they are not.
Ok, go fetch Umegasaki.
That's an order.
Persuade the replacement of his
fate, and drag him back here.
Three Days Before the
Succession Ceremony
"Persuade the replacement of
his fate and drag him in."
What the hell's he
talking about?
Is he friggin' joking?!
Stupid boss! Stupid
order! Screw it all!
He knows nothing about
Umegasaki's boss...
The guy will lose it when he
hears the word "substitute."
We'll be killed!
Is that Umegasaki boss really
such a fearsome guy?
Nobody could beat him.
But if anyone did defeat him,
he'd become famous.
From Hokkaido in the north
to Okinawa in the south,
proud and crazy fighters
came to challenge him.
And he'd tear 'em to pieces,
just tear 'em to pieces...
STOP!
I'm son-y!
How stupid can you be?!
Hey, move it!
I'll kill you!
Sure is nice weather
today, isn't it...
You idiot!
You suck. I'll drive!
Chief, do you know
how to drive?
We con men, you know, drive
trucks all over the country!
Chief, maybe slow
down on curves.
Shut the hell up!
Our meeting's at 1:00.
If we're one minute late,
fists will be flying.
Concentrate on driving.
What time is it?
It's only 12:00.
Okay, let's call him.
Dial his number.
Okay, go ahead.
Go ahead?
Remember the number.
It's (0292) 23-3456.
Okay.
Hello. Is this the
Umegasaki Family?
Oh, Boss, thank you for
personally taking my call.
This is Shigata.
We are on the way
to your place.
We will most definitely
come visit you at 1:00.
Thanks... thank
you very much.
An accident?
Ambulance?
You friggin' idiot!
Don't you know what'll happen
if the cops hear about it?
You will be dragged
away and arrested!
Huh?
Don't worry about Shigeta.
Geez-just leave him there!
Okay.
I'm sorry, Chief.
- Do not forget the cash!
- The cash?
Thank-you money for the
arbitrator. Shigeta has it.
Chief, please get a grip.
The cash...
I got it.
Sony.
You understand?
Bring the replacement, at
any cost, to Tokyo today.
You want me to do it?
Is anyone else there? Beg on
your knees if you have to!
No, but I think it'll
be impossible.
Look. I'd like to ride.
C'mon!
Did he understand?
Uncle, rent me your horse!
MY horse?
Just for a bit. How about
a hundred dollars.
- I'm a rich rice farmer.
- C'mon, c'mon.
I'll introduce you to
some young ladies.
Wait!
Hold on.
Move it, horse!
One passenger!
Get ahead of it!
The road split.
Damn it!
Excuse me.
Congratulations!
Ibaraki-guchi, Ibaraki-guchi.
Wait! Train!
Whoa!
One person transferring!
One adult ticket.
Thank you very much
for your patronage.
This train is bound
for Hitachi Factory.
Yes on Route 294. Yeah.
A black van has flipped
over in a rice field.
About one critical injury.
Please send an ambulance.
If not a Mercedes, an American
car or such is fine.
We ain't got no foreign
minivans way out hare.
- Okay, any car is okay.
- We ain't got that either.
Isn't this a car rental place?!
It says you have everything
from busses to tractors!
Go ahead and make fun
of a rural car rental place.
I guess I was being impatient
and said too much.
Anything's okay
as long as it runs.
Joso Rent-a-Car
Auntie... Auntie!
A-a-a-untie!
What?!
Oops.
What're you catching?
Clams.
Ahh, for miso soup.
The extract.
The extract?
Liver medicine.
Ah, liver medicine for your
Dad who likes to drink.
What the heck are
you tryin' to do?
You tryin' to hit
on me up here?
No, no...? Should I?
Actually um, I'm looking for
the Umegasaki Boss's house.
Thanks.
Bye-bye.
What an unsociable woman...
Umegasaki
Guess this is what you'd
call a "Mito Mercedes."
Tear them apart one by
one... one by one.
You don't need a sword
to kill a street vendor...
Three days of rain
would be enough.
Peddling blue skies
must be tough, too.
I don't need no newspaper.
- I'm not selling newspapers.
- Then what?
I've come to see the
honorable boss.
- The boss?
- Yes.
I am the boss.
How rude of me.
Um, I am a new member
of the Doba Family.
My name is Shoichi Yoshinari.
You're from the Doba Family?
Excuse me.
The Doba Family... you must
be Shigeta's underling?
I drove here with him.
What happened to Shigeta?
He said one o'clock...
Well, about that...
Actually we had an accident,
and he's in critical condition.
I was going to call you right
after he was taken to the ER,
but then the police came
to take their report.
No way I could call you with
them right there, so I'm late.
You must be angry, and
I am deeply sorry.
You sure do talk
a lot, don't you.
You're not a yakuza
at heart, are you?
Could you tell?
I did sales for a
brokerage firm.
The truth is that I've only been
a yakuza for a few months.
I'm no teen-aged punk, so why
the heck did I join this world?
You may wonder that.
I wonder that myself.
Woman problems?
Money problems?
Hah, probably both.
Is she your daughter?
Nope, that's my wife.
Oh, so you are
the boss's wife?!
I'm so sorry about what
happened before.
He is from the
Doba Family.
My name is Shoichi Yoshinari.
I have not heard from
Shigeta for decades
and then he suddenly calls.
What in the world
does he want?
Yes, about that...
I am only here because
Shigeta couldn't come.
So please understand that,
and kindly listen to me.
You are free to refuse,
so I entreat you to
not become angry.
Okay, okay, enough
with the preface.
This is truly a difficult
thing to say.
It has been decided
that we will hold
a second generation
succession ceremony.
I heard about it.
The police have their eyes
on us, even cracking down
on our previously overlooked
pachinko prize exchanges.
The damn media, our enemy
is making a big deal of it.
We underlings wonder,
"Why the pompous ceremony?"
especially in these times.
That's what being
a yakuza is.
If a father tells a son to do
something, he naturally obeys.
I completely agree
with you, sir.
For that ceremony, the
arbitrator was to be...
It's Mr. Karigane, isn't it?
Well, yesterday, Mr. Karigane
was suddenly hospitalized.
Even though I am
making this request
on behalf of Shigeta,
I know that it is truly, truly
impolite, but would you...
Praise Amida Buddha,
Praise Amida Buddha.
...possibly consider
being the substitute?
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Give us some nice
weather tomorrow
"Like a heavenly dream
once upon a time
"If it clears, I'll give
you a golden bell."
And our boss said, even if
you end up not doing it,
please accept the fee.
I know this very rude,
but here is money for
the preparations.
Preparation Money
"Sunny sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow
"If it should get cloudy
and the sky weeps
"Them I'll snip your head off!"
Please.
Huh?
Please, this way.
I thank you for coming.
I am Daisaku Monden,
head of the
eleventh generation of the
Umegasaki Family of Joshu.
I am pleased to make
your acquaintance.
Ah... yes, thank you.
Please raise your head.
Yes.
The messenger's words have
indeed been delivered.
As for me, I will
respectfully endeavor
to be the substitute for the
honorable Mr. Karigane.
Does that mean you
accept the request?!
Tokyo Royal Palace Hotel
I am Sendo of the Hanamura
branch of the Doba Family.
Although I'm inexperienced, I
am in charge of the ceremony.
On this day, I would like
to humbly and truly
thank you for taking this
unreasonable task to heart.
What about that Shigeta jerk
saying no way he'd accept it?
Man, he was mad as hell.
As soon as I said substitute, he
thrust his sword into the floor.
I thought I was
gonna be killed.
Anyway, I kept on bowing
and begging on my knees,
and so, in the end, my tears
finally won him over.
Mr. Karigane must not know
about the substitute.
Do not forget that.
Yes, I really drilled it into
him that this was his fate.
- You take care of them.
- What?
Stay here overnight
and look after them.
Just detain them here until
the ceremony is over.
Hirase, give him
the money.
Have him write "self-employed"
when he checks into this hotel.
The cops are on edge.
By law, checking in under
an alias can get you arrested.
Am I "self-employed," too?
You idiot. Don't write any
company, just "employee."
San-in Misasa, Hot Springs Resort
Guests have arrived!
Thank you for coming.
Please, this way.
Welcome.
We don't have reservations.
Take us to your priciest room.
Escorting guests.
Guests have arrived!
How is this room?
Is it to your liking?
It is perfect.
Well, that's good.
You must be hungry.
There are good restaurants
outside, but this hotel's
Chinese restaurant has
quite the reputation.
Chinese.
Boss it looks like
it's all rented out.
That's a problem for
a first-class hotel.
Okay, Boss, let's try
someplace outside.
No, my wife is tired tonight, so
how about that yakiniku place?
Yakiniku?
Are you really okay
with oolong tea?
The important ceremony
is near at hand.
On such occasions,
I do not drink.
Spoken like a pro.
I should take the words
of a wise man to heart.
Is she the one who drinks
that clam extract?
"Bum like a flame
Desire
"I can't get as crazy
about love
"As I can about
dance, dance, dance.
"Oh, yeah, I am lonely
"Get up, get up, get up,
burning heart."
Yes, clap, clap.
I am the resort owner.
This is truly impolite,
but since you are
a first-time guest, would you
mind paying a small deposit?
Take it all.
Please do not joke
like that, sir.
You saying that's not
enough money?
If that's so,
then take this.
Boy, that lady is
a big drinker.
But he sure is a looker.
What's she doing
with the yakuza?
Who knows?
Even I'm a yakuza.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange
has announced that
this period's general
statement reflects
the stock market's
extreme sluggishness.
Capitalized gains
and losses...
Mom and Dad probably
think I'm still working
for the securities company.
Hello, Yoshinari residence...
Mom, it's me.
Sho-chan! You okay? You
haven't called for a while.
How are ya doin'?
I'm okay
How are you?
Well, you know,
father retired, right?
I was looking forward to
sleeping in everyday, but...
Why?
I was born in a normal
family in Hiroshima.
I went to college in Tokyo.
Got a job in Tokyo.
At a stock brokerage.
Oh, were you in the
middle of something?
Hey, Brother.
Why are you here
with Mr. Sakamoto?
Didn't you tell me
something last time?
You said there's an
interesting stock.
You mean Ibuki
Pharmaceuticals?
Yeah.
Our family, too, has to
somehow get more money.
We have to make loads
of money in some way.
Sakamoto will
supply the funds.
You'll get burned with
Ibuki Pharmaceuticals.
Heh, who the hell is he?
This idiot lost all
our extra money.
Yeah, this jerk said we'd
definitely make money.
Stay outta this!
You want some
more punishment?
You want more?!
That thirty grand was just
chicken feed, man.
I'm also known as "The Cobra
of Kabuto Financial District."
No man would sit silent after
being played by a punk like you!
Be obedient and
return the money.
If not, you'll pay with
your life? You choose!
If I had any money to return,
I'd have returned it long ago!
Go ahead - kill me quickly.
Do it quickly!
Hold on, young man.
Stop trying to look cool.
You wanna throw away your
life for a measly 30 grand?
Give me a break!
You're not the only
ones to whom I owe money.
I've been stealing and losing
my company's money, too.
Fm going to
jail anyway.
- So isn't it better to die?
- Wait, wait!
He's always been a broker
who can't make money.
This guy with the lip service?
A broker'? That's not a good fit.
Okay.
You want me to
become a yakuza?
Okay, I'll do it!
I know my brokerage's
system inside and out.
I'll blackmail them with that
knowledge and pay you back.
Remember this!
I will faithfully return my debt
to you, tied with a ribbon.
I'll even add in
the interest.
How's your job doin'?
I quit that. Now I'm
job-hopping.
Job-hopping? What's that?
It's like doing
part-time jobs.
Where are you
calling from today?
The Hotel Royal Palace.
Some firms let part-timers use
such high-priced hotels?
Well, that is because I am
that highly valued.
If it's such a good firm, then
you must work hard
so they'll make you
an employee.
Yes, yes. Good night.
I'll call you again.
I'm in front of the resort.
According to police,
The suspect who has barricaded
himself in there is Taka Endo,
ex-leader in the Doba Family
of Tokyo organized gangs.
This evening around six,
he and his common-law wife
entered the resort...
He shot again. Again.
- Oh my god.
- This is a very dangerous scene.
Obey police instructions.
Get down over there!
Okay, storm in.
Riot police have finally
stormed in and
apparently overpowered him.
I told them they'd get
burned by Ibuki.
I can see the suspect
Taka Endo.
Endo and Doba Family members
were under police surveillance.
This April they lost money on
Ibuki Pharmaceuticals stocks.
Endo ran away, leaving
behind huge debts.
Signs indicate he had little
money to escape and so
was driven into a comer.
The suspect, Endo, was
arrested in the end.
You bastard. Why're you
runnin' to the stinking cops?!
Give it back. Gimme
my money back!
Two Days Before the
Succession Ceremony
It's open.
Good morning.
Boss?
Boss, what happened to you?
My wife drinks so damn much,
I can't do anything about it.
She was a raging
drunk all night.
I couldn't get
a wink of sleep.
She drank all this?
She drank all of these?
That's gotta be
tough on you.
She drinks like this
every day?
Nothing needs to
be done now,
so please keep resting.
Boss called, so I'm going
to the ceremony hall.
- The ceremony hall?
- Yes.
Me, too. I'm going, too.
I have to preview the hall
in case I'm needed to
serve as arbitrator.
Boss, they all won't
fit in two rows.
Well, we have to make
three rows then.
The problem is... who are we
gonna have in the third row.
Boss.
Oh, hello.
I came to take a look around
the hall for future reference.
Yes, please this way.
Headquarters just contacted
us about the attendants, Boss.
- Please excuse me
- Don't worry about me.
Just getting calligraphers
for name banners is difficult.
No. This artful writing is
called "kaki-age."
That sounds tasty, doesn't it?
Actually, it kinda sounds
like tempura.
"Kaki-age" is the writing
of the names of the bosses
from all over Japan
who will be present.
Even the tiniest mistake
is not permitted.
It is a sacred act.
Boss wants you.
Excuse me.
What do you want, Boss?
Why'd he come here?
He said he wanted to
preview the venue.
Karigane left the hospital,
and will arrive here soon.
It's a big problem if they meet,
so have him leave immediately.
- Okay.
- Yoshinari.
This is important.
Go get Shigeta's finger.
My chiefs finger?
When I demoted him, he said
he wanted a respectable life.
That's what The Family does.
When any member leaves
The Family on his own,
we slice off his finger.
Be sure to remember this.
Yes.
I... um, my boss suddenly...
needs me for
something.
I should be back
in the evening.
Please go back and
relax at the hotel
and I'll pick you up
for dinner again.
- Thank you for coming out.
- I am the arbitrator.
- How are you doing?
- Ahh, don't worry. I'm fine.
Actually this was not
my original job.
I was used, by a boss
ten years my junior.
In public, I was called
a worthless idiot.
I felled one command
and now at my age I have
to return to a regular job?
You know any good businesses
I could get into?
I truly understand
your feelings.
I really understand, but I
hear this is "Family Policy."
Gimme my gun.
Surely you know that when
members leave The Family,
saying they want to make
an honest living,
they always have to
chop a finger off.
Gimme the gun.
C'mon, Chief.
If I don't bring your
finger back...
that boss will have my
finger snipped instead.
Please, let's just do this.
Be a man.
- What did you come to do?
- Not me, my boss...
You gonna have your
finger cut off?
It's painful. I don't like it.
Chop your finger off? No.
- I do not like this.
- I don't wanna cut it either.
Stop! Force him, and you'll
be committing bodily harm.
Bodily harm?
- I'm calling the police
- Whaddya doin'?
- What're you thinking?
- What are YOU thinking!
Wait! Ouch-ouch-ouch!
Dammit...
That hurt.
Is something wrong with
your finger, too, sir?
After I was told to cut
the pinky, my stomach...
Some stomach medicine?
You have a headache?
We have aspirin, too.
Please. With water.
Maybe this business
doesn't suit me either.
What's this guy?
If you bother a pro, you're
gonna get burned.
What?! Tryin' to act cool, huh?
You bastard! Get him!
Damn. I'll call an ambulance.
You punk!
Okay, okay, let me go.
My stomach hurts.
My head hurts.
Mine goes up easily.
Ah, it's back.
In that case...
I told you you're
gonna get burned.
Someone will help him.
Thanks.
Shigeta
Hello.
Ah, is this you, madam?
This is Yoshinari.
I know I'm late.
I'd like to speak with Boss.
He's gone to sleep.
Is that so?
I thought I'd be back
earlier in the evening,
but I got in another
car accident.
Yes, especially since we had
reservations at Tokyo's
best tempura restaurant.
Please convey to him my sincere
apology concerning my lateness.
Yes, I will come
by again to see
how you two are
doing tomorrow.
Good night.
Are the clothing stores
here still open?
Yes.
Boss Daisaku's clothing
allowance, and such, is
about $4,000.
This, yes, this.
Hello.
Is this you, madam?
Sony to bother you again.
This is Yoshinari.
Did I not tell you
that he was asleep?
No, not him I would
like to talk to you
about something in person.
It won't take long. I'll meet
you downstairs
in the main bar in ten
minutes. Thank you.
Yes, yes.
This is Yoshinari.
It's me. Yes, it's me.
Dad? Where are you now?
Your mom was wondering
what kind of company
lets its part-timers stay
in high-class hotels.
She's worried that maybe you're
doing some strange thing again.
Hare, this is from Mom.
Do you really
not trust me?
No, no.
I was relieved
to see your face.
You don't do bad things.
You have a good
and kind face.
- Right?
- Yes, that's right.
They've been smiling and
looking at me for a while.
Are they college students?
Maybe I'll go ask them?
- No, Shoichi. It's rude.
- No, it's okay.
- The one on the left, yeah?
- Uh, yeah.
Can you keep that gentleman
over there company all night?
Sure, I can.
$1,000 for you.
And $500 for you.
You be a student from
Sacred Hearts.
And you be from Gakushu-in.
You're both sophomores.
Take him out of here for me
within thirty seconds.
So what do you want?
If you're looking for romance,
find another woman.
Far from romance.
No, I have a favor to ask you
concerning your husband.
Having said that, you aren't
drinking today, are you?
What did you want to say?
It's about your husband
this morning.
You were drinking
all last night,
and lost all control.
And, well, Boss couldn't
get a wink of sleep.
If he gets so tired out
that ha won't be able to
serve as arbitrator,
I'll have to take responsibility.
And I would get more than
a scolding from our leader.
Is there something funny?
I'm being serious here.
After the ceremony in two
days, you're free to drink
as much as you want.
Our boss won't be
sewing as arbitrator.
Mr. Karigane was released
from the hospital.
He's an 80-year-old grandpa.
And he's got a bad heart.
And we have no idea when
he might keel over again.
What shall I get for you?
Chinese wine.
- We do not have that
- Weren't you listening?
Chinese wine.
I'll have oolong tea.
If by chance Boss
is called upon
and does a bad job,
it will be your fault.
Women like you...
ruin men.
Again and again...
I put money in,
but why, oh why
do you reject it?
Out of Stock but why, oh
why do you reject it?
But why, oh why
do you reject it?
I'm still in training
for this occupation.
Please forgive me in advance
for misspeaking...
Every last one of those
guys need to...
just stop makin' a
fool outta me.
Excuse me,
are you related
to the deceased?
Or are you a friend?
Do you live in the
neighborhood?
From the Staff at
Taiyo Company
Stupid Karigane.
Stupid Sasagogawara
ceremony style.
An arbitrator must write the
"kaki-age" with his soul.
It'd be better to have nothing
than to have this garbage.
Don't touch our company
name cards, you bastard!
You, you get outta here!
Get out!
Damn you!
Ah, there's Grandpa!
The Day Before the
Succession Ceremony
We will begin the ceremony
on time tomorrow.
Your boss wants to see the
Giants' game tonight?
Yes, I see. I will somehow
take care of it.
They're sold out!
Huh? They cancelled the
Shinkansen and took a plane?
By plane...
Get your ass to Haneda!
- Let's go!
- Hurry to Haneda!
Hey, the cops are tailing you!
They'll haul you in for any
violation, so be careful!
The name-taking succession and
retirement cups are
the especially celebratory parts
of the sake-exchange pledge.
In Sasagogawara Style,
we decorate gorgeously
and generously.
Yes, sir, this is
truly magnificent.
Now tomorrow’s ceremony
is all on your shoulders.
Thank you in advance
for your efforts.
I'll take care of it.
In my eighty years, I've
sewed as arbitrator
dozens, hundreds of times.
Hey, Tominaga,
get out here!
Gimme my money 'back!
Outta my way!
Come, Sakamoto, let's
talk about this later.
Thanks to you, asshole,
I've been dishonored.
I went bankrupt!
As discussed merely loaned
the funds to Endo
but then you bastards made this
mess by taking my money.
I absolutely do not permit
wearing shoes in here
before the ceremony!
Shaddup. Beat it, old man!
Hey! Do you have any idea
who you're talkin' to? Huh?
I'm broke! I ain't got
nothin' else to lose!
Thirty million dollars. Return
that thirty million to me.
Or you want me to
destroy your ceremony?
Pull yourself together
President.
Die, you!
Get him...die!
Doba
Stop that.
Hey, be careful
in the water.
Boss won't be called by the
police or anything, will he?
Boss will riot be
troubled at all.
I will manage and take responsibility
for tomorrow’s succession ceremony.
Don't worry about it at all.
Yes, madam.
This necklace is for Mom.
A necktie for Yan.
And a patterned cloth
shirt for you, Dad.
I also put your hotel bill
on my expanse account.
Is it really okay? Thanks for
taking care of everything.
- What?
- You smell like perfume.
- Really?
- Nah, just kidding.
If you act nervous,
Mom will know.
To the Yaesu gate.
Keep the change.
Dad take this.
See you.
- Hey, idiot!
- Bro'.
You turned your phone off?
Boss is really pissed!
His wife got really drunk, so
I was busy dealing with that.
Whatever.
The arbitrator collapsed
and the hall is in shambles.
"Um! up - get in!
So, did you find another
venue for the ceremony?
I'm sorry, but no, we did not.
Me killing myself is not
gonna solve this problem.
Caterers are running around
for the sake of our boss.
Boss will be disgraced.
But not only that...
Our Family will lose face
completely, and be
the laughingstock
of the industry.
None of us will be able
to make a living.
This is the critical moment of
our Family collapsing or not.
You understand
this, don't you?
Find a venue!
Don't stop until you find it!
Yes, sir.
Chairman, I have an idea.
- What? Who're you?
- He's a new member.
Idiot. How dare you address
the chain-nan directly!
Hold on.
If he has something to say,
let him say it.
Yes.
At this late time, I think
it's impossible to find
a regular ceremony hall.
Two days ago, I saw that the
Chinese restaurant in my hotel
was completely rented out.
This was at the Royal Palace.
That place would
be large enough.
You think Chinese is okay for
the sake-exchange pledge?
Isn't that like a wedding
at a noodle shop?
We can paint over the
gaudy red walls,
get rid of tables and chairs,
and lay down tatami mats.
Call them.
I'll talk.
Connect me with
President Tsurumaki.
Just tell him it's Hanamura
of the Doba Family.
Ah, President...
No. ... actually I have a
special favor to ask of you.
You have a Chinese
restaurant, right?
Yes, we'd like to rent it out
from now and all day tomorrow.
Hey, stupid, this is your
once-in-a-lifetime chance
to do a favor for me.
Who the hell was it that
saved your company
when it was being taken over?
The cops?
Tell them you didn't know
you rented it to yakuza.
Say you've already
accepted the deposit.
And that you can't
cancel now.
Deal with it!
Got it?
I got the ceremony hall.
Let's go do it at Fukujuro's
in Royal Palace.
Unloading instructions
are over here.
You're all right, all right.
His chance to become
arbitrator has come...
It's true! Boss will finally
become a true arbitrator,
rather than a substitute.
I've been really
selling them on him
and somehow! was able
to pull some strings and...
- Where are you goin'?
- To pick up Boss.
Driver...
To the Kanto Funeral
Home at 27 Sanei-cho.
Yes, got it.
Funeral home?
Did an acquaintance or
someone pass away?
I haven't seen anyone so
incredible in quite a while.
Here is samurai-like mercy.
Now go take him back.
- Well.
- Okay.
If he didn't have this on him,
there'd have been
a big problem if I'd had
no way to contact you.
Thank you for your concern.
Here is a small token
of apology...
for all the inconvenience
that we have caused.
Does this happen
all the time?
That must be very difficult
for you, too, madam.
- Manager Akaishi?
- Yes.
Excuse me.
Give them a ride to their
hotel... and use our car.
So it's you who's
the drunkard...
And the clam extract...
You really had me fooled.
Yet you brazenly
kept on drinking...
Boss, you gotta get
yourself together.
We're here.
It's the calligrapher.
Please, this way.
Madam, please go ahead
on up to your room.
- So the papers are ready?
- Yes.
Bro, this is a mistake.
Let's go down to the
basement, please.
What's a hearse doing here?
- This is not a good omen.
- Let them through.
A little more.
- We need more help.
- We'll get more people soon.
Mannequins coming through.
Boss, please pull
yourself together.
You're gonna
be the arbitrator!
- Huh? Me?
- Yes, you're on.
Mr. Karigane unexpectedly
had a heart attack.
So you are going to
be the arbitrator.
- Really?
- Yes, it's true.
The day to shine has come,
has it not, madam?
Brush... ink-stone!
Ink-stone? What's he
talking about?
- He's feeling like "kaki-age."
- "Kaki-age"?
Ah, those name banners.
Not "name banners."
I told you, it's "kaki-age."
It's not a tempura restaurant.
Forget about that, for now.
"Kaki-age" is an
arbitrator's life!
Are you serious, man?
There's a hundred sheets?
Writers are quickly doing them
downstairs. Let them do it.
They must let
me handle it.
It has to be the
arbitrator's job!
Or else I can't do it!
I won't do it!
Madam, say something.
You know better than anyone
that he's useless right now.
If we don't somehow get
that man to serve properly
as arbitrator, and get my
boss's seal of approval,
I'm gonna fail and will
have a hard time.
Or else, madam, will you
chop off my finger for me?
Guz' I really hate pain.
I'm not the only one
who will have failed.
You've been listening to me
with indifference for a while,
but it's your husband who
is the biggest failure.
He can't work drunk. We'd be
the joke of the industry.
Is he saying, "The hell with it"?
Ha can't remain a yakuza then.
I would prefer that.
I hate the yakuza.
After all, he cannot quit
the yakuza on his own,
so this time if he
disgraces himself
and cannot continue as
a yakuza, I'll be happy.
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa.
What word did
you spit out?
"Disgrace himself"?
And you hate yakuza?
Who was that yakuza
you fell in love with?
- Fell in love with?
- Yeah.
- Me?
- Yeah.
Who? With you.
Now is not the time for
you two to be quarreling.
Boss, so you can really write
those name banners?
Not "name banners"!
Yes, "kaki-age." I'm sorry.
Can you really write them now?
If I said I could write them,
I can write the!
"Kaki-age!" "Kaki-age!"
Stop, stop! We're gonna
do 'em all over!
- Whaddya mean?
- Who cares?
The arbitrator said he will
rewrite them all.
How dare you talk to your
sworn brother that way!
Ah, no good.
I can't get into it.
Bring me a drink.
Really?
You call yourself a man?
You just promised you'd
write without drinking.
I didn't say that to you.
Bring me a drink.
If you want to drink, why not
go drink and come back?
Madam, what are you sayin'?
If he drinks one, he won't
be able to stop.
You're the one who said
if he gets sloshed, he can't
serve as arbitrator tomorrow.
Crap!
Yes?
Hey. The way you just
talked to me...
I'm busy.
Spit it out!
Is the writing done?
He's writing now!
That little...
Oh, excuse me.
Hey, you!
This ain't over.
Excuse us.
Yo!
Harassing regular people plays
right into the cops' hands.
Please control yourself.
All right.
It's the chairman.
The soon-to-be successor
Chairman Hanamura is here!
Sake. Bring me sake.
I'm fine with showing
him in this shape.
Then it'll be over.
Finished.
If II be refreshing.
And after that, I'll be the one
who'll chop off my finger.
I told you I hate pain.
Boss, bear with me for a sec,
just pretend you're writing.
Sake...
Madam.
Sake...
Oh, Chairman.
And Boss.
Well, please.
On top of requesting
the arbitrator,
I thought I'd greet him.
We did make arrangements
for calligraphers, but he...
said that writing name banners
is an arbitrator's life.
Now, like that, he's writing
alone with great urgency.
Is that so?
Then maybe we shouldn't
interrupt him.
That's true... he is
concentrating right now.
- I am very sorry.
- No, that's okay.
When you have a chance,
tell him I stopped by
just for a greeting.
- Yes.
- Yo.
What are these
mannequins for?
This is, um...
to master person placement
of the ceremony.
Hey.
I'll give him the message.
Mark my words.
After all this is over...
I'm gonna whack this
bozo with my shoe.
Boss, excuse me.
I beg of you
to stick to it!
By any means, please finish
writing the name banners.
Not "name banners,"
"kaki-age."
Name banners.
"Kaki-age."
Name banners.
Ka-ki-a-ge.
Okay as you say
it's "kaki-age."
Then please finish
the "kaki-age."
Sake.
Well, after that the future
will take care of itself.
Here, Boss, drink
all you want.
So for now, let's have
you write all of them.
I won't stop you.
Drink all you want,
do a terrible job, then
please quit being yakuza.
Listen, you. You want
this mug ripped up?
- You want it?
- That's a yakuza!
An unraveled yakuza, right!
I wonder howl ended up
with this man.
I did not want to be
the wife of a yakuza.
I was born into a regular
family in Tokyo,
moved to Mito for Dad's job.
After high school I got a job
at a credit union.
I was 18!
And the first time my boss
took ma to a bar, I met him.
I had no idea that
he was a yakuza.
He seemed far more eloquent
than the boss I was with.
He hid his Ibaraki accent
and asked me...
"What's your blood type?"
I'm O-type, he's B-type.
"Hey, B and O are compatible.
What's your sign?"
"I'm Virgo," he says.
A yakuza who's a Virgo...
that's a freakin' lie.
I was suddenly deceived.
In a relatively short time
I had given him $700K.
On top of that, my parents
disowned me
and my relatives
severed connections.
Even so, fool that! am,
I supplied him money
intentionally and served
three years in jail for him.
He bought a diamond ring...
and was waiting for me
when I got out.
And again, I was
suddenly fooled.
After we got married,
he sold the ring off.
All gambling and women.
Gambling and women.
Of course!
I'm disgusted with him.
This time I'm leaving you.
Leaving me?
I'm kicking you out.
Take that... from the
head of a large...
100-year-old family.
I'm tired of hearing about the
head of the large family.
You have zero followers.
And you shamelessly accepted
the $30,000 preparation money.
I'm not such a worthless guy.
So why didn't you refuse it?
Women... do women
understand men's feelings?
I do not want to understand.
Even a yakuza's worth is decided
by money these days.
Does making a lot of money
make you a great yakuza?
They're just merchants.
If you don't have any money,
you won't attract youngsters.
Oh, oh, oh... what has
this world coma to?
The old days were good.
The Inari Festival...
the broiled squid at the
beach house... com,
lots of young men.
The 11th generation of Umegasaki
will collapse on my watch.
I am so sorry.
Who are you apologizing to?
A boss brings a family
together then his duty
is to choose his successor.
Look, if you're gonna
apologize, apologize to me.
Do you not understand
my feelings of having
my family collapse
on my watch?
You haven't done
anything good for me.
Apologize to me!
I was mortified to hear
that I was the substitute.
But such are the times.
Maybe this is the last time
for yakuza to have
such a big succession
announcement ceremony.
Though I'm the substitute,
I may need to perform.
If I the family destroyer, get the
chance to serve as arbitrator,
I want them to remember that
"The Umegasaki Family is here!"
Let's make that memory!
So let's make the name
banners for that purpose.
- It's "kaki-age."
- "Kaki-age."
"Kaki-age."
Yes.
Okay.
I'll do it!
- Let's write.
- Ok, let's write.
- Put the sake over there.
- Okay.
Let's get fired up
with a solid hit.
Let's do it!!
No, YOU hit ME.
Who? Me?
Here goes...
Please forgive me.
Not like that.
Boss.
- Are you okay?
- I'm all right.
Spread the paper out
nicely... nicely.
I beg of you.
Nicety now.
That's good.
- Rub down the ink-stick.
- Yes.
Um, madam.
Facing batter #4, O'Malley.
The first pitch is a strike...
Hida is on the mound,
throwing the second pitch...
Yo, the game's
already started.
- I just got 'em.
- Hurry up!
What's that, now?
$1,000 for one?
Is that a $500 ticket?
Those punks are
rippin' us off...!
Who's the yakuza here?!
Stop it, you Idiot!
Red, number ten.
Bingo!
Bingo! Bingo!
Are these prizes okay?
We'll exchange them later.
Do not let them gamble
with money at this place.
- If cops come in, it's over.
- Yes, okay.
Boss.
They're all done.
I got it.
You did it, didn't you?
And you didn't need
the alcohol to do it.
Thanks.
No mistakes, right?
Right.
Megumi.
Megumi?
Wow, that was scary.
Thank you for tomorrow.
And thank you.
I hear the ceremony depends
on the arbitrator.
With Boss, I'm sure
it'll all be fine.
- Thanks so much for today.
- It was nothing.
I should thank you And sorry
about criticizing you.
That's mutual.
Um!
Good night.
Good night.
Sho-chan, it's me.
Thanks for the tie.
And then...
about your gift for
the wedding...
just a little is okay.
Okay, see you.
Shoichi,
for you to be passed by your
little brother is disappointing.
That's why I told you...
Dad, want me to tell
Mom about your affair?
Hold on a sec, Dad.
Yes?
Madam?
What happened?
I have nowhere to go.
Hold me...
Please hold me.
Madam...
Hay, Shoichi.
With this...
now I can leave him.
Why didn't you break up
with him until now?
Being divorced once is not
such a big deal these days.
Divorced from a yakuza.
Who will take a
woman like that?
How about me...?
You're a yakuza, too.
Breaking up with one yakuza,
than marrying another...
is repeating the same thing.
Well, if 1...
No.
What's all that noise?
I'm checking now, so
please wait a second.
"If you hear my request,
"I'll let you drink
lots of sweet sake.
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow
"If it should get cloudy
and the sky weeps
"Then I'll snip your head off!
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow."
Sir, please get a hold
of yourself.
- Are you all right?
- Take him to the lobby for now.
- Please wait.
- Excuse us.
Honey, it's me!
Yeah? It's me.
You understand don't you?
Okay, let's go.
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy"
I had a dream.
It was in mid-ceremony,
and I was paralyzed...
and couldn't move at all.
I was painfully embarrassed
in front of everyone.
When I woke up
you weren't there.
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow"
If that man gets so crazy
in the head with sake,
then he cannot perform the
important duty of arbitrator.
Right?
I can only resign myself to
kindly implore Boss Yachimori
who has offered to stand in
for the substitute.
Boss.
We kindly beg the
favor of you...
to please serve as the
arbitrator tomorrow.
I'll take care of it. Yes.
Weren't you with him
and watching him?
That crazy drunk can't
work as arbitrator!
The Day of the
Succession Ceremony
Unfortunately...
I understand.
However...
When tomorrow comes,
he'll have no memory
of last night.
Is there any way...?
I see...
It's impossible, isn't it?
Madam,
didn't you want him to fail
so he'd be made to quit?
I don't know why, though.
Please.
If not for him,
then for me.
No matter how much
I want to do it for you,
an impossibility is still
an impossibility.
Also my boss said
I have to be on
my best behavior for now.
Give Boss my regards.
Arbitrator
Yachimori
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow
"If it should..."
I'm gonna do it.
Come, Boss.
Why does the arbitrator
have to sneak in this way?
- Your entrance is here.
- My entrance?
Wait hare, please.
Madam, too.
Doba
Hanamura
I wanna drink.
No, I can't.
Endure.
He'll be okay, right?
I'll be mixed into concrete
and sunk in Tokyo Bay.
Thank you for waiting so long.
The succession ceremony for
the 2nd generation of the
Doba Family will
now commence.
I have to inform everyone
here of a change.
We had asked
Mr. Karigane,
the president of the
Sasagohara Union,
to be today's arbitrator,
- but he fell ill suddenly,
- Just one drink.
And even though
his will was strong,
and he was eager to
serve as arbitrator...
Just a little swig...
You're on.
It is truly unfortunate
but his replacement is...
Arbitrator:
Umegasaki Family's
Daisaku Monden
Mr. Daisaku Monden,
from the 11th generation
of the Umegasaki Family of
Joshu, will be our arbitrator.
Greetings to all.
Many styles, schools, and forms
of the cup-pledge ceremony
have been handed down
from ancient times.
As in the style introduced
to the Umegasaki Family,
first, the sake
shall be tasted
once more for poison.
- Quite a different style.
- Sure is unusual.
The sake is acceptable.
How inexcusable it is to
be sitting cross-legged
at a sacred ceremony!
According to the mediation
of Mr. Hideto Sakurada,
boss of the 6th generation
of the Ibuki Family,
the one who can transfer
power is Mr. Eikichi Doba,
the founder and boss
of the Doba Family.
The gentleman to succeed him
for the 2nd generation is
chain-nan of the Doba Family,
Mister Toshimitsu Hanamura.
And obediently sewing
as arbitrator is
myself: last name, Monden,
first name, Daisaku,
of the Umegasaki
Family of Joshu.
I ask the soon-to-be
predecessor Mr. Doba...
to accept this sake as sincere
support of your successor,
Toshimitsu Hanamura.
I say to the founder,
Eikichi Doba,
I will pour this cup that
is a wish from the founder
to the 2nd generation for
continued prosperity.
Fill it to the brim, please.
As you say,
I will fill it to the brim.
I say to the mediator,
in accordance with the
founder's words,
the cup is filled to the brim.
Please inspect it carefully.
It is acceptable.
To the successor-to-be,
Mr. Toshimitsu Hanamura,
after drinking up this cup
you will assume the heavy
responsibilities of the boss
of the 2nd generation
of the Doha Family.
Please drink
with that resolve
and store the cup
deep in your pocket.
Deed of Conveyance
One: Soul...
One Family.
One: Secret road of chivalry...
One scroll.
One: Prosperity fan...
One pair.
One: Territory...
One whole.
One: Hemp cloth...
One roll.
One: Family Flag...
One flag.
I duly transfer
the above to you
on this auspicious day
in July, 1992.
The seal of founder
and chain-nan
of the Doba Family,
Eikichi Doba.
The 2nd generation chain-nan
of the Doba Family is
Mr. Toshimitsu Hanamura.
To the two of you involved,
I ask you to switch seats.
Now that you've switched seats,
Mr. Toshimitsu Hanamura
is the new head
of the Doba Family!
With the celebratory clap
of our hands
this succession ceremony
is hereby concluded.
Ready...
Congratulations!
I've seen many arbitrators,
but this was my first time
seeing such a spirited and
passionate person like you.
For an old person it was
the best farewell.
Thank you. Thank you.
You disgraced
Boss Yachimori.
And Boss Sendo has lost
face completely.
Chop your finger off.
Do it!
Everything worked out okay,
so no need, yeah?
Are you screwing with me?
Put your finger out, you!
Boss!
Your finger!
Understand this:
This isn't over.
You say it's not over,
meaning that I will
be buried in concrete.
- ...in Tokyo Bay
- Repercussions.
Repercussions?
We're severing relations
with you.
You will never earn money
with the yakuza again.
Thank you very much.
Boss and brother...
Thinking about it, it has
been only a few months.
It was a short period
that seemed long.
Thank you so much
for your help.
I really appreciate
all your kindness.
Three Days Later
Tripping up here
started everything.
It's turned out to be quite
the repercussion for us.
I was lucky that I could
quit the yakuza
without having to chop
off my finger.
I love you.
I love you.
Good bye.
It's riding up again.
Madam, are you driving?
Return that car, please.
Give Boss my regards.
Take it easy on the sake.
Here's a farewell
gift for you.
You gave him your
kimono coat.
Is that okay?
That was the
last curtain call
for an old-fashioned
guy like me.
What can I
do with such
an elegant thing?
Cant wear it to bed.
Cant wear it around town.
It's too soon for
New Year's and
I can't throw it away either.
Give me back
my finger! Wait!
similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental.
TOEI COMPANY, LTD Presents
Tokyo
- Thanks for waiting.
- Evening, Madam.
Boss.
How are you doing?
Eh, I guess I'm okay.
- Sit down.
- Thank you.
The reason I brought you
together this evening is...
this year I turn 80, and
I'll be over the hill.
So I have decided to take
this occasion to retire.
Now, about my
successor...
Hanamura.
I think it is proper
that you take over.
The second generation
of the Doba Family.
The head of the family has
heavy responsibilities.
I assume you approve
and are prepared.
Yes.
Thank you very much,
Boss, for bestowing
your guidance upon us
over a truly long time.
Although I am just still
training in the business,
I intend to double my devotion
and lay down my life
for the sake of expanding the
Doba Family to a new level.
Then do it.
Yes, sir.
By the way...
we must hold a reception to
celebrate this succession.
Well, concerning that...
with the new laws
in the world now,
I'm thinking that it is
not a good idea to
needlessly provoke
the police or media.
So I think we can just
make it a small affair.
Hanamura!
Don't misunderstand me!
It will be a grand occasion to
celebrate my retirement!
Hell, I was the one who
built this family!
I raised you up from the post-war
black market under my personal care.
So allow me this!
Our first succession
ceremony.
Why do we need to refrain
from this auspicious honor?
Are you that afraid
of the new laws?
Who cares about the cops!
They're just...
Boss!
Hanamura!
Do your job!
Hurry, hurry.
Toshi, please understand
Boss's feelings.
For Boss's sake, too, we must
have a magnificent ceremony.
Brother Tabuchi, you be
preparation chairman.
I'm counting on you.
Sendo.
Yes.
You help him and take
charge of everything.
Yes.
Brother Tominaga, you
take care of the money.
Yes, sir.
With that,
I thank you all.
Yes.
Ceremony Day Decided:
An Auspicious Day in July.
Special Expenses: Decided.
Suizan Inn
Ceremony Venue: Decided
Similar to a matchmaker at a
wedding ceremony, the mediator
Mediator: Decided Similar to a matchmaker
at a wedding ceremony, the mediator
Mediator: Decided shoulders an important
role in Yakuza pledge ceremonies.
The arbitrator, like a
priest at a wedding,
Arbitrator: Decided The arbitrator,
like a priest at a wedding,
Arbitrator: Decided is in
charge of the ceremony.
Celebration of July 1992
Guests' Sign-in Book
KEISHO SAKAZUKI
(Succession)
Four Days Before the
Succession Ceremony
How do you feel, Boss?
It's nothing to worry about.
It's just an exam.
It's nothing.
Go ahead and
ask the doctor.
About the arbitration, yes,
I'll diligently conduct it.
This is a problem.
We cannot have the ceremony
without an arbitrator.
In six months, we've managed
to decide on a mediator, on
seating arrangements, and on
reception hall preparations.
The ceremony is just
four days away,
so we cannot afford to
take any chances.
Go find someone
to take his place.
A substitute?
Think of it as insurance.
If Karigane can arbitrate,
that'll be fine.
But if he can't, we'll
have a substitute do it.
Go find a replacement, and
don't let Karigane know.
There's nobody who'll do it
with just four days' notice!
We will pay.
It's not the money,
arbitrators have a lot of
pride in their
social status.
You were a huckster,
weren't you?
Which family?
The Umegasaki Family
in Ibaraki.
Are they affiliated with
Mr. Karigane?
No, they are not.
Ok, go fetch Umegasaki.
That's an order.
Persuade the replacement of his
fate, and drag him back here.
Three Days Before the
Succession Ceremony
"Persuade the replacement of
his fate and drag him in."
What the hell's he
talking about?
Is he friggin' joking?!
Stupid boss! Stupid
order! Screw it all!
He knows nothing about
Umegasaki's boss...
The guy will lose it when he
hears the word "substitute."
We'll be killed!
Is that Umegasaki boss really
such a fearsome guy?
Nobody could beat him.
But if anyone did defeat him,
he'd become famous.
From Hokkaido in the north
to Okinawa in the south,
proud and crazy fighters
came to challenge him.
And he'd tear 'em to pieces,
just tear 'em to pieces...
STOP!
I'm son-y!
How stupid can you be?!
Hey, move it!
I'll kill you!
Sure is nice weather
today, isn't it...
You idiot!
You suck. I'll drive!
Chief, do you know
how to drive?
We con men, you know, drive
trucks all over the country!
Chief, maybe slow
down on curves.
Shut the hell up!
Our meeting's at 1:00.
If we're one minute late,
fists will be flying.
Concentrate on driving.
What time is it?
It's only 12:00.
Okay, let's call him.
Dial his number.
Okay, go ahead.
Go ahead?
Remember the number.
It's (0292) 23-3456.
Okay.
Hello. Is this the
Umegasaki Family?
Oh, Boss, thank you for
personally taking my call.
This is Shigata.
We are on the way
to your place.
We will most definitely
come visit you at 1:00.
Thanks... thank
you very much.
An accident?
Ambulance?
You friggin' idiot!
Don't you know what'll happen
if the cops hear about it?
You will be dragged
away and arrested!
Huh?
Don't worry about Shigeta.
Geez-just leave him there!
Okay.
I'm sorry, Chief.
- Do not forget the cash!
- The cash?
Thank-you money for the
arbitrator. Shigeta has it.
Chief, please get a grip.
The cash...
I got it.
Sony.
You understand?
Bring the replacement, at
any cost, to Tokyo today.
You want me to do it?
Is anyone else there? Beg on
your knees if you have to!
No, but I think it'll
be impossible.
Look. I'd like to ride.
C'mon!
Did he understand?
Uncle, rent me your horse!
MY horse?
Just for a bit. How about
a hundred dollars.
- I'm a rich rice farmer.
- C'mon, c'mon.
I'll introduce you to
some young ladies.
Wait!
Hold on.
Move it, horse!
One passenger!
Get ahead of it!
The road split.
Damn it!
Excuse me.
Congratulations!
Ibaraki-guchi, Ibaraki-guchi.
Wait! Train!
Whoa!
One person transferring!
One adult ticket.
Thank you very much
for your patronage.
This train is bound
for Hitachi Factory.
Yes on Route 294. Yeah.
A black van has flipped
over in a rice field.
About one critical injury.
Please send an ambulance.
If not a Mercedes, an American
car or such is fine.
We ain't got no foreign
minivans way out hare.
- Okay, any car is okay.
- We ain't got that either.
Isn't this a car rental place?!
It says you have everything
from busses to tractors!
Go ahead and make fun
of a rural car rental place.
I guess I was being impatient
and said too much.
Anything's okay
as long as it runs.
Joso Rent-a-Car
Auntie... Auntie!
A-a-a-untie!
What?!
Oops.
What're you catching?
Clams.
Ahh, for miso soup.
The extract.
The extract?
Liver medicine.
Ah, liver medicine for your
Dad who likes to drink.
What the heck are
you tryin' to do?
You tryin' to hit
on me up here?
No, no...? Should I?
Actually um, I'm looking for
the Umegasaki Boss's house.
Thanks.
Bye-bye.
What an unsociable woman...
Umegasaki
Guess this is what you'd
call a "Mito Mercedes."
Tear them apart one by
one... one by one.
You don't need a sword
to kill a street vendor...
Three days of rain
would be enough.
Peddling blue skies
must be tough, too.
I don't need no newspaper.
- I'm not selling newspapers.
- Then what?
I've come to see the
honorable boss.
- The boss?
- Yes.
I am the boss.
How rude of me.
Um, I am a new member
of the Doba Family.
My name is Shoichi Yoshinari.
You're from the Doba Family?
Excuse me.
The Doba Family... you must
be Shigeta's underling?
I drove here with him.
What happened to Shigeta?
He said one o'clock...
Well, about that...
Actually we had an accident,
and he's in critical condition.
I was going to call you right
after he was taken to the ER,
but then the police came
to take their report.
No way I could call you with
them right there, so I'm late.
You must be angry, and
I am deeply sorry.
You sure do talk
a lot, don't you.
You're not a yakuza
at heart, are you?
Could you tell?
I did sales for a
brokerage firm.
The truth is that I've only been
a yakuza for a few months.
I'm no teen-aged punk, so why
the heck did I join this world?
You may wonder that.
I wonder that myself.
Woman problems?
Money problems?
Hah, probably both.
Is she your daughter?
Nope, that's my wife.
Oh, so you are
the boss's wife?!
I'm so sorry about what
happened before.
He is from the
Doba Family.
My name is Shoichi Yoshinari.
I have not heard from
Shigeta for decades
and then he suddenly calls.
What in the world
does he want?
Yes, about that...
I am only here because
Shigeta couldn't come.
So please understand that,
and kindly listen to me.
You are free to refuse,
so I entreat you to
not become angry.
Okay, okay, enough
with the preface.
This is truly a difficult
thing to say.
It has been decided
that we will hold
a second generation
succession ceremony.
I heard about it.
The police have their eyes
on us, even cracking down
on our previously overlooked
pachinko prize exchanges.
The damn media, our enemy
is making a big deal of it.
We underlings wonder,
"Why the pompous ceremony?"
especially in these times.
That's what being
a yakuza is.
If a father tells a son to do
something, he naturally obeys.
I completely agree
with you, sir.
For that ceremony, the
arbitrator was to be...
It's Mr. Karigane, isn't it?
Well, yesterday, Mr. Karigane
was suddenly hospitalized.
Even though I am
making this request
on behalf of Shigeta,
I know that it is truly, truly
impolite, but would you...
Praise Amida Buddha,
Praise Amida Buddha.
...possibly consider
being the substitute?
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Give us some nice
weather tomorrow
"Like a heavenly dream
once upon a time
"If it clears, I'll give
you a golden bell."
And our boss said, even if
you end up not doing it,
please accept the fee.
I know this very rude,
but here is money for
the preparations.
Preparation Money
"Sunny sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow
"If it should get cloudy
and the sky weeps
"Them I'll snip your head off!"
Please.
Huh?
Please, this way.
I thank you for coming.
I am Daisaku Monden,
head of the
eleventh generation of the
Umegasaki Family of Joshu.
I am pleased to make
your acquaintance.
Ah... yes, thank you.
Please raise your head.
Yes.
The messenger's words have
indeed been delivered.
As for me, I will
respectfully endeavor
to be the substitute for the
honorable Mr. Karigane.
Does that mean you
accept the request?!
Tokyo Royal Palace Hotel
I am Sendo of the Hanamura
branch of the Doba Family.
Although I'm inexperienced, I
am in charge of the ceremony.
On this day, I would like
to humbly and truly
thank you for taking this
unreasonable task to heart.
What about that Shigeta jerk
saying no way he'd accept it?
Man, he was mad as hell.
As soon as I said substitute, he
thrust his sword into the floor.
I thought I was
gonna be killed.
Anyway, I kept on bowing
and begging on my knees,
and so, in the end, my tears
finally won him over.
Mr. Karigane must not know
about the substitute.
Do not forget that.
Yes, I really drilled it into
him that this was his fate.
- You take care of them.
- What?
Stay here overnight
and look after them.
Just detain them here until
the ceremony is over.
Hirase, give him
the money.
Have him write "self-employed"
when he checks into this hotel.
The cops are on edge.
By law, checking in under
an alias can get you arrested.
Am I "self-employed," too?
You idiot. Don't write any
company, just "employee."
San-in Misasa, Hot Springs Resort
Guests have arrived!
Thank you for coming.
Please, this way.
Welcome.
We don't have reservations.
Take us to your priciest room.
Escorting guests.
Guests have arrived!
How is this room?
Is it to your liking?
It is perfect.
Well, that's good.
You must be hungry.
There are good restaurants
outside, but this hotel's
Chinese restaurant has
quite the reputation.
Chinese.
Boss it looks like
it's all rented out.
That's a problem for
a first-class hotel.
Okay, Boss, let's try
someplace outside.
No, my wife is tired tonight, so
how about that yakiniku place?
Yakiniku?
Are you really okay
with oolong tea?
The important ceremony
is near at hand.
On such occasions,
I do not drink.
Spoken like a pro.
I should take the words
of a wise man to heart.
Is she the one who drinks
that clam extract?
"Bum like a flame
Desire
"I can't get as crazy
about love
"As I can about
dance, dance, dance.
"Oh, yeah, I am lonely
"Get up, get up, get up,
burning heart."
Yes, clap, clap.
I am the resort owner.
This is truly impolite,
but since you are
a first-time guest, would you
mind paying a small deposit?
Take it all.
Please do not joke
like that, sir.
You saying that's not
enough money?
If that's so,
then take this.
Boy, that lady is
a big drinker.
But he sure is a looker.
What's she doing
with the yakuza?
Who knows?
Even I'm a yakuza.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange
has announced that
this period's general
statement reflects
the stock market's
extreme sluggishness.
Capitalized gains
and losses...
Mom and Dad probably
think I'm still working
for the securities company.
Hello, Yoshinari residence...
Mom, it's me.
Sho-chan! You okay? You
haven't called for a while.
How are ya doin'?
I'm okay
How are you?
Well, you know,
father retired, right?
I was looking forward to
sleeping in everyday, but...
Why?
I was born in a normal
family in Hiroshima.
I went to college in Tokyo.
Got a job in Tokyo.
At a stock brokerage.
Oh, were you in the
middle of something?
Hey, Brother.
Why are you here
with Mr. Sakamoto?
Didn't you tell me
something last time?
You said there's an
interesting stock.
You mean Ibuki
Pharmaceuticals?
Yeah.
Our family, too, has to
somehow get more money.
We have to make loads
of money in some way.
Sakamoto will
supply the funds.
You'll get burned with
Ibuki Pharmaceuticals.
Heh, who the hell is he?
This idiot lost all
our extra money.
Yeah, this jerk said we'd
definitely make money.
Stay outta this!
You want some
more punishment?
You want more?!
That thirty grand was just
chicken feed, man.
I'm also known as "The Cobra
of Kabuto Financial District."
No man would sit silent after
being played by a punk like you!
Be obedient and
return the money.
If not, you'll pay with
your life? You choose!
If I had any money to return,
I'd have returned it long ago!
Go ahead - kill me quickly.
Do it quickly!
Hold on, young man.
Stop trying to look cool.
You wanna throw away your
life for a measly 30 grand?
Give me a break!
You're not the only
ones to whom I owe money.
I've been stealing and losing
my company's money, too.
Fm going to
jail anyway.
- So isn't it better to die?
- Wait, wait!
He's always been a broker
who can't make money.
This guy with the lip service?
A broker'? That's not a good fit.
Okay.
You want me to
become a yakuza?
Okay, I'll do it!
I know my brokerage's
system inside and out.
I'll blackmail them with that
knowledge and pay you back.
Remember this!
I will faithfully return my debt
to you, tied with a ribbon.
I'll even add in
the interest.
How's your job doin'?
I quit that. Now I'm
job-hopping.
Job-hopping? What's that?
It's like doing
part-time jobs.
Where are you
calling from today?
The Hotel Royal Palace.
Some firms let part-timers use
such high-priced hotels?
Well, that is because I am
that highly valued.
If it's such a good firm, then
you must work hard
so they'll make you
an employee.
Yes, yes. Good night.
I'll call you again.
I'm in front of the resort.
According to police,
The suspect who has barricaded
himself in there is Taka Endo,
ex-leader in the Doba Family
of Tokyo organized gangs.
This evening around six,
he and his common-law wife
entered the resort...
He shot again. Again.
- Oh my god.
- This is a very dangerous scene.
Obey police instructions.
Get down over there!
Okay, storm in.
Riot police have finally
stormed in and
apparently overpowered him.
I told them they'd get
burned by Ibuki.
I can see the suspect
Taka Endo.
Endo and Doba Family members
were under police surveillance.
This April they lost money on
Ibuki Pharmaceuticals stocks.
Endo ran away, leaving
behind huge debts.
Signs indicate he had little
money to escape and so
was driven into a comer.
The suspect, Endo, was
arrested in the end.
You bastard. Why're you
runnin' to the stinking cops?!
Give it back. Gimme
my money back!
Two Days Before the
Succession Ceremony
It's open.
Good morning.
Boss?
Boss, what happened to you?
My wife drinks so damn much,
I can't do anything about it.
She was a raging
drunk all night.
I couldn't get
a wink of sleep.
She drank all this?
She drank all of these?
That's gotta be
tough on you.
She drinks like this
every day?
Nothing needs to
be done now,
so please keep resting.
Boss called, so I'm going
to the ceremony hall.
- The ceremony hall?
- Yes.
Me, too. I'm going, too.
I have to preview the hall
in case I'm needed to
serve as arbitrator.
Boss, they all won't
fit in two rows.
Well, we have to make
three rows then.
The problem is... who are we
gonna have in the third row.
Boss.
Oh, hello.
I came to take a look around
the hall for future reference.
Yes, please this way.
Headquarters just contacted
us about the attendants, Boss.
- Please excuse me
- Don't worry about me.
Just getting calligraphers
for name banners is difficult.
No. This artful writing is
called "kaki-age."
That sounds tasty, doesn't it?
Actually, it kinda sounds
like tempura.
"Kaki-age" is the writing
of the names of the bosses
from all over Japan
who will be present.
Even the tiniest mistake
is not permitted.
It is a sacred act.
Boss wants you.
Excuse me.
What do you want, Boss?
Why'd he come here?
He said he wanted to
preview the venue.
Karigane left the hospital,
and will arrive here soon.
It's a big problem if they meet,
so have him leave immediately.
- Okay.
- Yoshinari.
This is important.
Go get Shigeta's finger.
My chiefs finger?
When I demoted him, he said
he wanted a respectable life.
That's what The Family does.
When any member leaves
The Family on his own,
we slice off his finger.
Be sure to remember this.
Yes.
I... um, my boss suddenly...
needs me for
something.
I should be back
in the evening.
Please go back and
relax at the hotel
and I'll pick you up
for dinner again.
- Thank you for coming out.
- I am the arbitrator.
- How are you doing?
- Ahh, don't worry. I'm fine.
Actually this was not
my original job.
I was used, by a boss
ten years my junior.
In public, I was called
a worthless idiot.
I felled one command
and now at my age I have
to return to a regular job?
You know any good businesses
I could get into?
I truly understand
your feelings.
I really understand, but I
hear this is "Family Policy."
Gimme my gun.
Surely you know that when
members leave The Family,
saying they want to make
an honest living,
they always have to
chop a finger off.
Gimme the gun.
C'mon, Chief.
If I don't bring your
finger back...
that boss will have my
finger snipped instead.
Please, let's just do this.
Be a man.
- What did you come to do?
- Not me, my boss...
You gonna have your
finger cut off?
It's painful. I don't like it.
Chop your finger off? No.
- I do not like this.
- I don't wanna cut it either.
Stop! Force him, and you'll
be committing bodily harm.
Bodily harm?
- I'm calling the police
- Whaddya doin'?
- What're you thinking?
- What are YOU thinking!
Wait! Ouch-ouch-ouch!
Dammit...
That hurt.
Is something wrong with
your finger, too, sir?
After I was told to cut
the pinky, my stomach...
Some stomach medicine?
You have a headache?
We have aspirin, too.
Please. With water.
Maybe this business
doesn't suit me either.
What's this guy?
If you bother a pro, you're
gonna get burned.
What?! Tryin' to act cool, huh?
You bastard! Get him!
Damn. I'll call an ambulance.
You punk!
Okay, okay, let me go.
My stomach hurts.
My head hurts.
Mine goes up easily.
Ah, it's back.
In that case...
I told you you're
gonna get burned.
Someone will help him.
Thanks.
Shigeta
Hello.
Ah, is this you, madam?
This is Yoshinari.
I know I'm late.
I'd like to speak with Boss.
He's gone to sleep.
Is that so?
I thought I'd be back
earlier in the evening,
but I got in another
car accident.
Yes, especially since we had
reservations at Tokyo's
best tempura restaurant.
Please convey to him my sincere
apology concerning my lateness.
Yes, I will come
by again to see
how you two are
doing tomorrow.
Good night.
Are the clothing stores
here still open?
Yes.
Boss Daisaku's clothing
allowance, and such, is
about $4,000.
This, yes, this.
Hello.
Is this you, madam?
Sony to bother you again.
This is Yoshinari.
Did I not tell you
that he was asleep?
No, not him I would
like to talk to you
about something in person.
It won't take long. I'll meet
you downstairs
in the main bar in ten
minutes. Thank you.
Yes, yes.
This is Yoshinari.
It's me. Yes, it's me.
Dad? Where are you now?
Your mom was wondering
what kind of company
lets its part-timers stay
in high-class hotels.
She's worried that maybe you're
doing some strange thing again.
Hare, this is from Mom.
Do you really
not trust me?
No, no.
I was relieved
to see your face.
You don't do bad things.
You have a good
and kind face.
- Right?
- Yes, that's right.
They've been smiling and
looking at me for a while.
Are they college students?
Maybe I'll go ask them?
- No, Shoichi. It's rude.
- No, it's okay.
- The one on the left, yeah?
- Uh, yeah.
Can you keep that gentleman
over there company all night?
Sure, I can.
$1,000 for you.
And $500 for you.
You be a student from
Sacred Hearts.
And you be from Gakushu-in.
You're both sophomores.
Take him out of here for me
within thirty seconds.
So what do you want?
If you're looking for romance,
find another woman.
Far from romance.
No, I have a favor to ask you
concerning your husband.
Having said that, you aren't
drinking today, are you?
What did you want to say?
It's about your husband
this morning.
You were drinking
all last night,
and lost all control.
And, well, Boss couldn't
get a wink of sleep.
If he gets so tired out
that ha won't be able to
serve as arbitrator,
I'll have to take responsibility.
And I would get more than
a scolding from our leader.
Is there something funny?
I'm being serious here.
After the ceremony in two
days, you're free to drink
as much as you want.
Our boss won't be
sewing as arbitrator.
Mr. Karigane was released
from the hospital.
He's an 80-year-old grandpa.
And he's got a bad heart.
And we have no idea when
he might keel over again.
What shall I get for you?
Chinese wine.
- We do not have that
- Weren't you listening?
Chinese wine.
I'll have oolong tea.
If by chance Boss
is called upon
and does a bad job,
it will be your fault.
Women like you...
ruin men.
Again and again...
I put money in,
but why, oh why
do you reject it?
Out of Stock but why, oh
why do you reject it?
But why, oh why
do you reject it?
I'm still in training
for this occupation.
Please forgive me in advance
for misspeaking...
Every last one of those
guys need to...
just stop makin' a
fool outta me.
Excuse me,
are you related
to the deceased?
Or are you a friend?
Do you live in the
neighborhood?
From the Staff at
Taiyo Company
Stupid Karigane.
Stupid Sasagogawara
ceremony style.
An arbitrator must write the
"kaki-age" with his soul.
It'd be better to have nothing
than to have this garbage.
Don't touch our company
name cards, you bastard!
You, you get outta here!
Get out!
Damn you!
Ah, there's Grandpa!
The Day Before the
Succession Ceremony
We will begin the ceremony
on time tomorrow.
Your boss wants to see the
Giants' game tonight?
Yes, I see. I will somehow
take care of it.
They're sold out!
Huh? They cancelled the
Shinkansen and took a plane?
By plane...
Get your ass to Haneda!
- Let's go!
- Hurry to Haneda!
Hey, the cops are tailing you!
They'll haul you in for any
violation, so be careful!
The name-taking succession and
retirement cups are
the especially celebratory parts
of the sake-exchange pledge.
In Sasagogawara Style,
we decorate gorgeously
and generously.
Yes, sir, this is
truly magnificent.
Now tomorrow’s ceremony
is all on your shoulders.
Thank you in advance
for your efforts.
I'll take care of it.
In my eighty years, I've
sewed as arbitrator
dozens, hundreds of times.
Hey, Tominaga,
get out here!
Gimme my money 'back!
Outta my way!
Come, Sakamoto, let's
talk about this later.
Thanks to you, asshole,
I've been dishonored.
I went bankrupt!
As discussed merely loaned
the funds to Endo
but then you bastards made this
mess by taking my money.
I absolutely do not permit
wearing shoes in here
before the ceremony!
Shaddup. Beat it, old man!
Hey! Do you have any idea
who you're talkin' to? Huh?
I'm broke! I ain't got
nothin' else to lose!
Thirty million dollars. Return
that thirty million to me.
Or you want me to
destroy your ceremony?
Pull yourself together
President.
Die, you!
Get him...die!
Doba
Stop that.
Hey, be careful
in the water.
Boss won't be called by the
police or anything, will he?
Boss will riot be
troubled at all.
I will manage and take responsibility
for tomorrow’s succession ceremony.
Don't worry about it at all.
Yes, madam.
This necklace is for Mom.
A necktie for Yan.
And a patterned cloth
shirt for you, Dad.
I also put your hotel bill
on my expanse account.
Is it really okay? Thanks for
taking care of everything.
- What?
- You smell like perfume.
- Really?
- Nah, just kidding.
If you act nervous,
Mom will know.
To the Yaesu gate.
Keep the change.
Dad take this.
See you.
- Hey, idiot!
- Bro'.
You turned your phone off?
Boss is really pissed!
His wife got really drunk, so
I was busy dealing with that.
Whatever.
The arbitrator collapsed
and the hall is in shambles.
"Um! up - get in!
So, did you find another
venue for the ceremony?
I'm sorry, but no, we did not.
Me killing myself is not
gonna solve this problem.
Caterers are running around
for the sake of our boss.
Boss will be disgraced.
But not only that...
Our Family will lose face
completely, and be
the laughingstock
of the industry.
None of us will be able
to make a living.
This is the critical moment of
our Family collapsing or not.
You understand
this, don't you?
Find a venue!
Don't stop until you find it!
Yes, sir.
Chairman, I have an idea.
- What? Who're you?
- He's a new member.
Idiot. How dare you address
the chain-nan directly!
Hold on.
If he has something to say,
let him say it.
Yes.
At this late time, I think
it's impossible to find
a regular ceremony hall.
Two days ago, I saw that the
Chinese restaurant in my hotel
was completely rented out.
This was at the Royal Palace.
That place would
be large enough.
You think Chinese is okay for
the sake-exchange pledge?
Isn't that like a wedding
at a noodle shop?
We can paint over the
gaudy red walls,
get rid of tables and chairs,
and lay down tatami mats.
Call them.
I'll talk.
Connect me with
President Tsurumaki.
Just tell him it's Hanamura
of the Doba Family.
Ah, President...
No. ... actually I have a
special favor to ask of you.
You have a Chinese
restaurant, right?
Yes, we'd like to rent it out
from now and all day tomorrow.
Hey, stupid, this is your
once-in-a-lifetime chance
to do a favor for me.
Who the hell was it that
saved your company
when it was being taken over?
The cops?
Tell them you didn't know
you rented it to yakuza.
Say you've already
accepted the deposit.
And that you can't
cancel now.
Deal with it!
Got it?
I got the ceremony hall.
Let's go do it at Fukujuro's
in Royal Palace.
Unloading instructions
are over here.
You're all right, all right.
His chance to become
arbitrator has come...
It's true! Boss will finally
become a true arbitrator,
rather than a substitute.
I've been really
selling them on him
and somehow! was able
to pull some strings and...
- Where are you goin'?
- To pick up Boss.
Driver...
To the Kanto Funeral
Home at 27 Sanei-cho.
Yes, got it.
Funeral home?
Did an acquaintance or
someone pass away?
I haven't seen anyone so
incredible in quite a while.
Here is samurai-like mercy.
Now go take him back.
- Well.
- Okay.
If he didn't have this on him,
there'd have been
a big problem if I'd had
no way to contact you.
Thank you for your concern.
Here is a small token
of apology...
for all the inconvenience
that we have caused.
Does this happen
all the time?
That must be very difficult
for you, too, madam.
- Manager Akaishi?
- Yes.
Excuse me.
Give them a ride to their
hotel... and use our car.
So it's you who's
the drunkard...
And the clam extract...
You really had me fooled.
Yet you brazenly
kept on drinking...
Boss, you gotta get
yourself together.
We're here.
It's the calligrapher.
Please, this way.
Madam, please go ahead
on up to your room.
- So the papers are ready?
- Yes.
Bro, this is a mistake.
Let's go down to the
basement, please.
What's a hearse doing here?
- This is not a good omen.
- Let them through.
A little more.
- We need more help.
- We'll get more people soon.
Mannequins coming through.
Boss, please pull
yourself together.
You're gonna
be the arbitrator!
- Huh? Me?
- Yes, you're on.
Mr. Karigane unexpectedly
had a heart attack.
So you are going to
be the arbitrator.
- Really?
- Yes, it's true.
The day to shine has come,
has it not, madam?
Brush... ink-stone!
Ink-stone? What's he
talking about?
- He's feeling like "kaki-age."
- "Kaki-age"?
Ah, those name banners.
Not "name banners."
I told you, it's "kaki-age."
It's not a tempura restaurant.
Forget about that, for now.
"Kaki-age" is an
arbitrator's life!
Are you serious, man?
There's a hundred sheets?
Writers are quickly doing them
downstairs. Let them do it.
They must let
me handle it.
It has to be the
arbitrator's job!
Or else I can't do it!
I won't do it!
Madam, say something.
You know better than anyone
that he's useless right now.
If we don't somehow get
that man to serve properly
as arbitrator, and get my
boss's seal of approval,
I'm gonna fail and will
have a hard time.
Or else, madam, will you
chop off my finger for me?
Guz' I really hate pain.
I'm not the only one
who will have failed.
You've been listening to me
with indifference for a while,
but it's your husband who
is the biggest failure.
He can't work drunk. We'd be
the joke of the industry.
Is he saying, "The hell with it"?
Ha can't remain a yakuza then.
I would prefer that.
I hate the yakuza.
After all, he cannot quit
the yakuza on his own,
so this time if he
disgraces himself
and cannot continue as
a yakuza, I'll be happy.
Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa.
What word did
you spit out?
"Disgrace himself"?
And you hate yakuza?
Who was that yakuza
you fell in love with?
- Fell in love with?
- Yeah.
- Me?
- Yeah.
Who? With you.
Now is not the time for
you two to be quarreling.
Boss, so you can really write
those name banners?
Not "name banners"!
Yes, "kaki-age." I'm sorry.
Can you really write them now?
If I said I could write them,
I can write the!
"Kaki-age!" "Kaki-age!"
Stop, stop! We're gonna
do 'em all over!
- Whaddya mean?
- Who cares?
The arbitrator said he will
rewrite them all.
How dare you talk to your
sworn brother that way!
Ah, no good.
I can't get into it.
Bring me a drink.
Really?
You call yourself a man?
You just promised you'd
write without drinking.
I didn't say that to you.
Bring me a drink.
If you want to drink, why not
go drink and come back?
Madam, what are you sayin'?
If he drinks one, he won't
be able to stop.
You're the one who said
if he gets sloshed, he can't
serve as arbitrator tomorrow.
Crap!
Yes?
Hey. The way you just
talked to me...
I'm busy.
Spit it out!
Is the writing done?
He's writing now!
That little...
Oh, excuse me.
Hey, you!
This ain't over.
Excuse us.
Yo!
Harassing regular people plays
right into the cops' hands.
Please control yourself.
All right.
It's the chairman.
The soon-to-be successor
Chairman Hanamura is here!
Sake. Bring me sake.
I'm fine with showing
him in this shape.
Then it'll be over.
Finished.
If II be refreshing.
And after that, I'll be the one
who'll chop off my finger.
I told you I hate pain.
Boss, bear with me for a sec,
just pretend you're writing.
Sake...
Madam.
Sake...
Oh, Chairman.
And Boss.
Well, please.
On top of requesting
the arbitrator,
I thought I'd greet him.
We did make arrangements
for calligraphers, but he...
said that writing name banners
is an arbitrator's life.
Now, like that, he's writing
alone with great urgency.
Is that so?
Then maybe we shouldn't
interrupt him.
That's true... he is
concentrating right now.
- I am very sorry.
- No, that's okay.
When you have a chance,
tell him I stopped by
just for a greeting.
- Yes.
- Yo.
What are these
mannequins for?
This is, um...
to master person placement
of the ceremony.
Hey.
I'll give him the message.
Mark my words.
After all this is over...
I'm gonna whack this
bozo with my shoe.
Boss, excuse me.
I beg of you
to stick to it!
By any means, please finish
writing the name banners.
Not "name banners,"
"kaki-age."
Name banners.
"Kaki-age."
Name banners.
Ka-ki-a-ge.
Okay as you say
it's "kaki-age."
Then please finish
the "kaki-age."
Sake.
Well, after that the future
will take care of itself.
Here, Boss, drink
all you want.
So for now, let's have
you write all of them.
I won't stop you.
Drink all you want,
do a terrible job, then
please quit being yakuza.
Listen, you. You want
this mug ripped up?
- You want it?
- That's a yakuza!
An unraveled yakuza, right!
I wonder howl ended up
with this man.
I did not want to be
the wife of a yakuza.
I was born into a regular
family in Tokyo,
moved to Mito for Dad's job.
After high school I got a job
at a credit union.
I was 18!
And the first time my boss
took ma to a bar, I met him.
I had no idea that
he was a yakuza.
He seemed far more eloquent
than the boss I was with.
He hid his Ibaraki accent
and asked me...
"What's your blood type?"
I'm O-type, he's B-type.
"Hey, B and O are compatible.
What's your sign?"
"I'm Virgo," he says.
A yakuza who's a Virgo...
that's a freakin' lie.
I was suddenly deceived.
In a relatively short time
I had given him $700K.
On top of that, my parents
disowned me
and my relatives
severed connections.
Even so, fool that! am,
I supplied him money
intentionally and served
three years in jail for him.
He bought a diamond ring...
and was waiting for me
when I got out.
And again, I was
suddenly fooled.
After we got married,
he sold the ring off.
All gambling and women.
Gambling and women.
Of course!
I'm disgusted with him.
This time I'm leaving you.
Leaving me?
I'm kicking you out.
Take that... from the
head of a large...
100-year-old family.
I'm tired of hearing about the
head of the large family.
You have zero followers.
And you shamelessly accepted
the $30,000 preparation money.
I'm not such a worthless guy.
So why didn't you refuse it?
Women... do women
understand men's feelings?
I do not want to understand.
Even a yakuza's worth is decided
by money these days.
Does making a lot of money
make you a great yakuza?
They're just merchants.
If you don't have any money,
you won't attract youngsters.
Oh, oh, oh... what has
this world coma to?
The old days were good.
The Inari Festival...
the broiled squid at the
beach house... com,
lots of young men.
The 11th generation of Umegasaki
will collapse on my watch.
I am so sorry.
Who are you apologizing to?
A boss brings a family
together then his duty
is to choose his successor.
Look, if you're gonna
apologize, apologize to me.
Do you not understand
my feelings of having
my family collapse
on my watch?
You haven't done
anything good for me.
Apologize to me!
I was mortified to hear
that I was the substitute.
But such are the times.
Maybe this is the last time
for yakuza to have
such a big succession
announcement ceremony.
Though I'm the substitute,
I may need to perform.
If I the family destroyer, get the
chance to serve as arbitrator,
I want them to remember that
"The Umegasaki Family is here!"
Let's make that memory!
So let's make the name
banners for that purpose.
- It's "kaki-age."
- "Kaki-age."
"Kaki-age."
Yes.
Okay.
I'll do it!
- Let's write.
- Ok, let's write.
- Put the sake over there.
- Okay.
Let's get fired up
with a solid hit.
Let's do it!!
No, YOU hit ME.
Who? Me?
Here goes...
Please forgive me.
Not like that.
Boss.
- Are you okay?
- I'm all right.
Spread the paper out
nicely... nicely.
I beg of you.
Nicety now.
That's good.
- Rub down the ink-stick.
- Yes.
Um, madam.
Facing batter #4, O'Malley.
The first pitch is a strike...
Hida is on the mound,
throwing the second pitch...
Yo, the game's
already started.
- I just got 'em.
- Hurry up!
What's that, now?
$1,000 for one?
Is that a $500 ticket?
Those punks are
rippin' us off...!
Who's the yakuza here?!
Stop it, you Idiot!
Red, number ten.
Bingo!
Bingo! Bingo!
Are these prizes okay?
We'll exchange them later.
Do not let them gamble
with money at this place.
- If cops come in, it's over.
- Yes, okay.
Boss.
They're all done.
I got it.
You did it, didn't you?
And you didn't need
the alcohol to do it.
Thanks.
No mistakes, right?
Right.
Megumi.
Megumi?
Wow, that was scary.
Thank you for tomorrow.
And thank you.
I hear the ceremony depends
on the arbitrator.
With Boss, I'm sure
it'll all be fine.
- Thanks so much for today.
- It was nothing.
I should thank you And sorry
about criticizing you.
That's mutual.
Um!
Good night.
Good night.
Sho-chan, it's me.
Thanks for the tie.
And then...
about your gift for
the wedding...
just a little is okay.
Okay, see you.
Shoichi,
for you to be passed by your
little brother is disappointing.
That's why I told you...
Dad, want me to tell
Mom about your affair?
Hold on a sec, Dad.
Yes?
Madam?
What happened?
I have nowhere to go.
Hold me...
Please hold me.
Madam...
Hay, Shoichi.
With this...
now I can leave him.
Why didn't you break up
with him until now?
Being divorced once is not
such a big deal these days.
Divorced from a yakuza.
Who will take a
woman like that?
How about me...?
You're a yakuza, too.
Breaking up with one yakuza,
than marrying another...
is repeating the same thing.
Well, if 1...
No.
What's all that noise?
I'm checking now, so
please wait a second.
"If you hear my request,
"I'll let you drink
lots of sweet sake.
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow
"If it should get cloudy
and the sky weeps
"Then I'll snip your head off!
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow."
Sir, please get a hold
of yourself.
- Are you all right?
- Take him to the lobby for now.
- Please wait.
- Excuse us.
Honey, it's me!
Yeah? It's me.
You understand don't you?
Okay, let's go.
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy"
I had a dream.
It was in mid-ceremony,
and I was paralyzed...
and couldn't move at all.
I was painfully embarrassed
in front of everyone.
When I woke up
you weren't there.
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow"
If that man gets so crazy
in the head with sake,
then he cannot perform the
important duty of arbitrator.
Right?
I can only resign myself to
kindly implore Boss Yachimori
who has offered to stand in
for the substitute.
Boss.
We kindly beg the
favor of you...
to please serve as the
arbitrator tomorrow.
I'll take care of it. Yes.
Weren't you with him
and watching him?
That crazy drunk can't
work as arbitrator!
The Day of the
Succession Ceremony
Unfortunately...
I understand.
However...
When tomorrow comes,
he'll have no memory
of last night.
Is there any way...?
I see...
It's impossible, isn't it?
Madam,
didn't you want him to fail
so he'd be made to quit?
I don't know why, though.
Please.
If not for him,
then for me.
No matter how much
I want to do it for you,
an impossibility is still
an impossibility.
Also my boss said
I have to be on
my best behavior for now.
Give Boss my regards.
Arbitrator
Yachimori
"Sunny, sunny monk boy
Sunny monk boy
"Send us some nice
weather tomorrow
"If it should..."
I'm gonna do it.
Come, Boss.
Why does the arbitrator
have to sneak in this way?
- Your entrance is here.
- My entrance?
Wait hare, please.
Madam, too.
Doba
Hanamura
I wanna drink.
No, I can't.
Endure.
He'll be okay, right?
I'll be mixed into concrete
and sunk in Tokyo Bay.
Thank you for waiting so long.
The succession ceremony for
the 2nd generation of the
Doba Family will
now commence.
I have to inform everyone
here of a change.
We had asked
Mr. Karigane,
the president of the
Sasagohara Union,
to be today's arbitrator,
- but he fell ill suddenly,
- Just one drink.
And even though
his will was strong,
and he was eager to
serve as arbitrator...
Just a little swig...
You're on.
It is truly unfortunate
but his replacement is...
Arbitrator:
Umegasaki Family's
Daisaku Monden
Mr. Daisaku Monden,
from the 11th generation
of the Umegasaki Family of
Joshu, will be our arbitrator.
Greetings to all.
Many styles, schools, and forms
of the cup-pledge ceremony
have been handed down
from ancient times.
As in the style introduced
to the Umegasaki Family,
first, the sake
shall be tasted
once more for poison.
- Quite a different style.
- Sure is unusual.
The sake is acceptable.
How inexcusable it is to
be sitting cross-legged
at a sacred ceremony!
According to the mediation
of Mr. Hideto Sakurada,
boss of the 6th generation
of the Ibuki Family,
the one who can transfer
power is Mr. Eikichi Doba,
the founder and boss
of the Doba Family.
The gentleman to succeed him
for the 2nd generation is
chain-nan of the Doba Family,
Mister Toshimitsu Hanamura.
And obediently sewing
as arbitrator is
myself: last name, Monden,
first name, Daisaku,
of the Umegasaki
Family of Joshu.
I ask the soon-to-be
predecessor Mr. Doba...
to accept this sake as sincere
support of your successor,
Toshimitsu Hanamura.
I say to the founder,
Eikichi Doba,
I will pour this cup that
is a wish from the founder
to the 2nd generation for
continued prosperity.
Fill it to the brim, please.
As you say,
I will fill it to the brim.
I say to the mediator,
in accordance with the
founder's words,
the cup is filled to the brim.
Please inspect it carefully.
It is acceptable.
To the successor-to-be,
Mr. Toshimitsu Hanamura,
after drinking up this cup
you will assume the heavy
responsibilities of the boss
of the 2nd generation
of the Doha Family.
Please drink
with that resolve
and store the cup
deep in your pocket.
Deed of Conveyance
One: Soul...
One Family.
One: Secret road of chivalry...
One scroll.
One: Prosperity fan...
One pair.
One: Territory...
One whole.
One: Hemp cloth...
One roll.
One: Family Flag...
One flag.
I duly transfer
the above to you
on this auspicious day
in July, 1992.
The seal of founder
and chain-nan
of the Doba Family,
Eikichi Doba.
The 2nd generation chain-nan
of the Doba Family is
Mr. Toshimitsu Hanamura.
To the two of you involved,
I ask you to switch seats.
Now that you've switched seats,
Mr. Toshimitsu Hanamura
is the new head
of the Doba Family!
With the celebratory clap
of our hands
this succession ceremony
is hereby concluded.
Ready...
Congratulations!
I've seen many arbitrators,
but this was my first time
seeing such a spirited and
passionate person like you.
For an old person it was
the best farewell.
Thank you. Thank you.
You disgraced
Boss Yachimori.
And Boss Sendo has lost
face completely.
Chop your finger off.
Do it!
Everything worked out okay,
so no need, yeah?
Are you screwing with me?
Put your finger out, you!
Boss!
Your finger!
Understand this:
This isn't over.
You say it's not over,
meaning that I will
be buried in concrete.
- ...in Tokyo Bay
- Repercussions.
Repercussions?
We're severing relations
with you.
You will never earn money
with the yakuza again.
Thank you very much.
Boss and brother...
Thinking about it, it has
been only a few months.
It was a short period
that seemed long.
Thank you so much
for your help.
I really appreciate
all your kindness.
Three Days Later
Tripping up here
started everything.
It's turned out to be quite
the repercussion for us.
I was lucky that I could
quit the yakuza
without having to chop
off my finger.
I love you.
I love you.
Good bye.
It's riding up again.
Madam, are you driving?
Return that car, please.
Give Boss my regards.
Take it easy on the sake.
Here's a farewell
gift for you.
You gave him your
kimono coat.
Is that okay?
That was the
last curtain call
for an old-fashioned
guy like me.
What can I
do with such
an elegant thing?
Cant wear it to bed.
Cant wear it around town.
It's too soon for
New Year's and
I can't throw it away either.
Give me back
my finger! Wait!