Kôkeimu (1964) - full transcript

A SHOCHIKU PRESENTATION

A Daisan (Nº3) Production

THE DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER

Planning: Tetsuji Takechi

Production: Toyojiro Nagashima

Cinematography: Nao Inaba

Art Direction: Kazue Hirataka

Editing: Kaneko Hansaburo

Music: Yuku Shiba

Original Short Stories:

Junichiro Tanizaki

CAST

Chiyo Aoi

Mina Yanagi

Sennojo Shigeyama

Chojuro Hanakawa

Shinyo Nara

Yokichi Goto

Haru Hanayanagi, K. Mizumachi

Angela Asaoka, Nanako Kohama

Hidenobu Kawaguchi

Aoi Sandai, Shuichiro Kawaguchi

Misa May, Tatsumi Hijikata

Hideko Kawaguchi

Directed by:

Tetsuji Takechi

It’s so hot.

Is it a long way, still?

We will get there soon.

Do we really have to watch a nude

show on a hot day like this?

But I've heard Akiko’s show is good.

Mitsuko said so, anyway.

Isn’t it weird for a woman

to watch a nude show?

Nude Show

The show will be starting soon!

Hey!

- Here.

- This is the place.

What's next?

Next, it'll be Akiko’s show.

Who is that?

Chiyo Aoi.

Apparently, she is the most

popular star right now.

She sure is pretty, isn’t she?

Without touching or seeing,

The hot blood of soft skin,

Are you not lonely at all,

Preaching the way of ethics?

Without touching or seeing,

The hot blood of soft skin,

Are you not lonely at all,

Preaching the way of ethics?

Spring is short,

Nothing has eternal life -

With these words,

I made his hands seek out

my strong breasts,

I made his hands seek out

my strong breasts,

My strong breasts,

In my bath,

Submerged like some graceful lily,

At the bottom of a spring,

How beautiful,

This body of twenty summers,

Well, we have done everything

we had to do today.

Let’s go back home tomorrow.

I am starting to get tired

of living in a ryokan.

If you eat too much of this red

beet, you see it in your poop.

Goodness, such an unpleasant talk...

Well...

I saw the toilet water turn red

the other day after taking a poop,

and I thought I had a gastric ulcer.

So, I talked with Dr. Fuse

from Osaka University,

and he said that the bloody stool

from gastric ulcer should be black.

Stop with that talk.

I can't eat like this!

From my excretion, a truly beautiful

red color started to spread.

But he explained to me

that the toilet water

would be the color of

manganese peroxide.

And he also said it must have

been from what I ate,

so I started thinking about it,

and found out that the vegetable

in this salad is the cause.

Sister-in-law, was yesterday’s

movie fun?

- Did you go to a movie theater?

- Yes.

Mitsuko made me go.

- What is the name of the movie?

- “Witch in the Bathtub”.

It was great!

How was the ending like?

Magazines aren't writing about it

because they don’t want

to spoil the ending.

The main character,

who is a painter,

mistakes a guy in the bath

for a woman

and ends up killing him.

Apparently, the incredible nude

scene attracted a lot of people.

I was attracted by its beauty, too,

despite the fact that I am a woman.

Who is the actress in that

nude scene?

Mina Yanagi, a newcomer actress.

She is a voluptuous woman.

I think you would fancy her.

Brother, would you like to go

there with me now?

No way!

Oharu will perform a dance

at the theater today.

This Oharu girl...

Can she perform such a complex thing?

Apparently, she is going to perform

a new rendition of the

Dojoji noh play at the theater.

Why don’t you go there as well?

Well, I have some business

to take care of later.

Since that’s the case, let’s meet

later at Tsujitome in Ginza at 8 pm.

Goodness, Tsujitome?

I haven't had a pike eel soup there

for such a long time.

“Daydream”, screening

since the 22th of June!

What you've been waiting for

has finally been released!

It will become a masterpiece!

Played by Mina Yanagi!

“Witch in the Bathtub”

That’s right. That’s how a

criminal mind works.

Who are you?

Doctor!

That’s ridiculous.

How are you going to solve this?

He is right. Do it properly.

Who do you think you are?

This is not a game.

Bring the girl.

Bring her here.

I can’t do that, though!

Hey, give me a tri-colored ice cream!

I want another one!

I might have committed

the grave sin of murder

or I might be having an illusion.

I want you to prove that for me!

I don't even know

where to start from.

I am but a poor painter.

My wife, Ruriko...

used to work as a geisha.

Ah, Ruriko. I get jealous easily.

When I think about you doing this

kind of thing with other men,

I really cannot stand it!

Please...

Don’t hang out with other men...

Please, marry me!

Let's run away together!

- All right.

- We will run away together, right?

That's fine with me.

We will really get married, right?

That's fine with me.

Hey, what happened?

- But I...

- I know your body is tired.

The deadline is approaching.

Be more patient, will you?

All right.

That's not how you do it!

You are trying to kill me,

aren’t you?

I will never let my guard down.

You damn whore!

Ruriko...

I am sick...

This beautiful body...

covered by oil, camellia,

and the paint...

is glistening!

Ah, Ruriko!

Oh, welcome!

Thank you very much.

Here.

Hey, what is this?

What seems to be the matter?

Nothing, it seems I stepped

on something slimy.

It must be an ointment

or something.

What's up?

There is a female body inside.

It’s my wife’s dead body.

A corpse!

What seems to be the problem, huh?

There is a female dead body

in this bathtub.

She must be my wife, no doubt.

That's ridiculous!

Stop joking around, will you?

Such a thing is not...

I definitely touched it!

It’s as thick as raw seaweed.

It’s as slithery as an eel.

That can't be anything else but

the feeling of Ruriko’s skin.

He must have stepped on a

puddle of oil or something.

Okay now, come here

and calm down.

Come on! Come now!

Oh, welcome home.

How was your bath?

My, you're acting strange.

Ruriko, am I weird?

Am I really a weird person?

The side dish for tonight

is your favorite, konjac.

Ah, konjac...

In order to show me that

you won't leave me,

step on me with the

sole of your feet.

You mean, like this?

Hey, Ruriko.

- Ruriko!

- Yes?

My, such a big canvas.

I’ve been working on it for a while.

I have finally finished it.

You see, Ruriko, with this, I can

become a great painter.

The miracle of women.

It's a good subject, isn't it?

I will be recording your flesh.

Now...

Please, take off your

clothes as usual.

But...

What is it?

Get naked right away!

Don't stand up!

Move!

Keep moving on the canvas!

Roll!

Roll around!

Come over here!

Keep rolling!

Roll around more!

Keep rolling!

Roll around more!

Move over there!

More and more!

Roll around more!

That's it!

That's it!

That's it.

This is the record of your body.

It's the miracle of women!

What a marvelous scene!

That's right.

Hey!

Ruriko...

I met your doppelganger at

the public baths yesterday.

I might be killed by you.

I'm fine with that.

I am... entirely satisfied with that.

Until you finally kill me,

please do not go away from me.

I beg you.

Huh? She's here again...

Hey, are you all right?

There is a female dead body

inside this bathtub.

Huh?

Right now... with my own hands...

I’ve just strangled her with this.

A murderer!

A murderer is over there!

Don't say such ridiculous things!

Calm down, will you?

- Come! He is there!

- You have to come!

What the hell happened?

It's this guy!

You again? What a nuisance!

Don’t make a scene once more.

It's true this time.

I actually saw her with my

own eyes. Not only that.

- I strangled her with this towel!

- Huh?

That's just absurd! Hey, Mr. Customer,

hold this for me, will you?

There's nothing here.

That can't be!

Drain the bathtub and you

will definitely find her.

It can't be helped, huh?

I am serious... it's true!

I guess we have no choice, then.

This is today’s last session, anyway.

I will drain the bath, but if there’s no

corpse, what are you going to do?

You are interrupting my business...

- Please watch carefully, everyone.

- Yes.

Did someone ask you

to do this to me?

I am being serious. It’s not a lie.

Look at it closely, everyone.

My wife's body

is right there at the bottom!

Can you see it now?

There's nothing inside!

That was uncalled for.

Oh my, it has already started.

The Dojoji play.

Oharu sure is a beauty.

I ate a lot today.

We ate the best Chinese

food for lunch.

Here, we ate pike eel sushi,

puffer fish sashimi and duck.

These taro buds are tasty.

It's really delicious.

Ah, pike eel soup.

Recently, we've been eating

a lot of this, right?

It looks pure white,

like a woman's fair skin.

It has a slimy, muddy and

thick texture, right?

By the way, have you watched

“Witch in the Bathtub”?

Huh?

Erm...

My goodness!

How was it? You liked the main

character, Mina Yanagi, didn’t you?

Well, she is kinda chubby.

I think she is not my type.

Really now?

- Wow, it looks so yummy.

- Yes, they are fresh sweetfish.

This is one of the best

dishes out there.

Here, serve yourself.

This is the tastiest way

to eat sweetfish.

The cook at Tsujitome told me that.

They're still bringing more?

I cannot eat anymore.

My belly's full, as well.

- Good evening.

- Huh, yes...

- Please excuse our tardiness.

- Let me carry that.

Much appreciated.

Is something wrong with you?

I guess I ate too much.

Hey, hey!

Hey!

Hey, hey!

Yes, yes.

Yes...

I think... I ate too much...

H-hey!

Hey! Hey!

THE END

Hold me.