Green Jail (2021) Movie Script
When I first moved here,
I used to live over there:
somewhere behind the gymnasium.
There's an inn there now, though.
This is our original land,
and we bought that other place later.
When the Yaeyama Islands were
being developed in this area,
many Taiwanese people came to work.
- Are all those graves Taiwanese?
- Some of them.
Now it's just us, but back in the day,
there used to be a lot more Taiwanese people here.
So that's why everyone
has their graves there?
Yes.
Most of them are locals' graves, though.
Yang Huihua's family grave,
located near the bridge
Spirit of the Land,
please watch over my parents.
To our ancestors,
Grandfathers and Grandmothers.
Since I didn't bring any
fire or incense sticks today,
I'll pay a quick visit.
I have a medical check-up tomorrow.
My lower back hurts quickly
I hope it gets better
I'll be heading over there soon.
See you again
I came here when I was 10 years old.
Everyone called this place "Island of the Dead."
It's a place that no one wants to come to.
Ryukyu is said to be a place that poisons people.
A friend told me before I came here.
Your father is
I'm going to take you all with the intent of letting you die."
I retorted too
I havent even been there yet.
Don't say that."
I had a fight with that child over that.
People haven't even gone yet
How dare you say such a frivolous thing?
Iriomote is the island of death.
That child said
Everyone's going to die here
No one wants to come
Most are single men
Don't bring your family
move around
I work in various coal mines.
There were some families there, too.
no one else is coming with me
My grandmother didn't even go to school.
I haven't been inside the classroom for a day.
It's called a "coal mining thing."
Coal mine barbarian
He's going to bully me
They throw stones and bundles of firewood.
They'll throw it in bundles.
I don't think it will reach me though
That's how you bully me
What do you do when you go to school?
I still don't talk to them
Yang Zuefu - Ryoko Hashima's adoptive father
I came in 1933
Have you been there for a long time? 35 years?
When I first came (to Japan)
This is Nankai Company
Coal mining company Nankai Co., Ltd.
coal mine
coal mine digging coal
me recruitment
Recruiting people (miners)
There are 100 (miners) I'm recruiting.
People also have a hard time
This (I) supervise
Hello
yes
Are there any apples?
There are also apples
I've washed this, so eat it.
Aiyo
Grandma Gachimaya Hajime (glutton)
That's why I'll eat anything
That's right, I'm fine.
But you can walk, right?
I can walk. I'll walk to Sonai.
Great guy
Not at all fine, fine
Bonito, I'm sure you understand.
My (eldest son)
Since I was born here too
take me to taiwan
And that was polio too.
Chiyodo
That year, I was diagnosed with polio.
After the (military doctor) gave me the injection, I could no longer use my legs.
But those aunties were in Shirahama.
Uncle or aunt?
- Dad, Mom...
- Grandma and grandpa (adoptive parents) are also there.
Let's do it
I went to Taiwan and came to Iriomote again.
That's right
That's right, back and forth
Because the old man is the parent (head of the family)
(My husband) When the child was still young
Kiyoshi's (third son)'s father (my husband)
Because I'm still young
You always listen to what your parents say.
But grandpa and grandma too
You were kind, weren't you?
Go up and eat! Eat!
Drink it, drink it
The hospitality was very good.
I remember that too
I need to feed you
Because my stuff is dirty
There's no such thing
It was delicious
No, no, no
I don't want to talk like that
Because (we) are hated
Do you want me to eat something too?
Why are you complaining to me in Taiwanese?
Those who don't eat
They said it's okay to let me eat it.
You say it's disgusting
Because you say it like that
But it was delicious. I ate it.
Yes, I'm grateful.
My older son (eldest son) is in Ishigaki.
I'm crippled in one hand and one leg.
It's polio
There was no treatment available at that time.
There's no medicine
when the war ended
take that child
Visiting my ancestor's grave in Taiwan
1 year old or so
Even though it's just a baby
When I was just born
Her hands and feet are fleshy.
That happened because I caught a cold.
Because I had an injection.
That doctor just came to Taiwan.
Kuomintang military doctor
What on earth?
What drug did you inject?
after injection
That child was bedridden for several days.
Maybe the medicine was wrong.
when that child was born
I was praised as ``excellent.''
Every baby takes a physical fitness test.
That's why it's "excellent"
Even that kid was praised as ``excellent.''
But since then...
It was bad luck.
Because I got infected with polio.
There's no point in blaming the doctor.
Not a real doctor
I'm a military doctor in name only, returning from the battlefield.
That child is also responsible.
When you grow up, you'll become addicted to drinking.
Well, I can't help it
The children never come home
I rarely go back
It only comes back once every few years
to send children to school
Even though I worked hard
Children are unfilial
This is the most worthless thing
What can we do?
I don't have money or ability
When I was still working in a coal mine in Taiwan.
The director asked the old man if he wanted to go to Iriomote.
Iriomote?
I haven't been there yet
The old man was worried about the travel expenses.
But the director said he would send it out.
So I came with him.
I've been living here for maybe 2 months?
I don't get excited though
I don't always remember it.
When my parents say they're moving here
Can we children say we don't like it?
That bamboo shoot
Looks delicious
Eat this lid.
OK, I'll take this.
I'll take the plate later.
yes
Haku, get out of the way, you
I'll kill you, dude.
Go over there
No, anywhere is fine.
It's fine as long as you don't disturb me
Sorry grandma
Thank you itadakimasu
Lewis
Grandma sit down? sit down?
I'm renting the room next door to an American.
Because I don't have a place to live
I'll ask you to lend it to me.
Peel that (bamboo shoot) right away
To cook
Grandma is here, so come on.
Something like that (just living here for a while)
It was planned but
It's small, but I like it here.
It's nice to feel calm
My grandmother was with me too.
I think it might help
I can go shopping by car.
Also, I'm paying rent.
Because my pension is small
It's hard
Is there? Grandma?
Yes...no
With 500 yen donated by Red Feather
Inspection is 100 yen
600 yen
There isn't.
I'd be in trouble if I didn't have it
If you don't have it, leave.
There are a lot of entertainment expenses
Admission fees etc.
If you enroll once, there will be about 10 students.
Just 2,000 yen per person is a lot of money.
I have to pay everyone
Let's say no
Because it's next door
Because everything has a market price
It's fine if it's written down
Grandmother 1000 yen?
Now it's too late
If a child is born
At least 3000 yen
I have to let it out.
Don't give this back first
I got it from my grandmother
Thank you very much
Thank you for your hard work
- Okay, Grandma, I'll do it myself.
- I'll paste it for you.
Grandma, do you have a medicine bag?
Do you have the bag of medicine you took this morning?
Did you have it?
I don't have it yet today.
I haven't brought it today yet.
I'll bring it again tomorrow.
Oh, I'll bring it later.
mosquitoes get in
Good, good, good
Yes yes
- Thank you
- Thank you very much
One day when I was 14 years old
I'm going to Japan
Something like that (my father) said
from now
Cut ties with this country (America)
It's not a trip
That's the point, that's why
From now on, I'm cutting ties with this country.
I decided to sever my ties and move to Japan.
Don't go, just cross now
Like emigration
Apart from that
(I don't understand Japanese though)
You'll understand when you go
I'm going to Japan
So myself too
(Not yet at that time) Children...
myself
myself
If you have the opportunity to experience another country
I'll definitely take it
I'll definitely take it already
I'll definitely take it
Good father
I'm going too
So I came (to Japan)
your real mother
He's dead, but he's in the Navy.
It was the navy though
my adoptive parents
Because I didn't have a daughter
Me right after I was born
I got it from my adopted daughter.
I've never been hit hard
His adoptive father is Xiao Keelung.
I live in Nitsubocho
The birth parent is in front
lived in Yokoyama
The biological father's father and the adoptive father's father
You talked about it.
my biological grandfather said
Just a few days ago, my son's wife
You gave birth to a girl again
Is the child being breastfed?
Or
Is it grown on milk?
Let's bet
promised
If you drink breast milk
I'll adopt that granddaughter as my adopted daughter.
Two old men made a promise
I was really adopted
Only a few days old
My adoptive father is also an uneducated person.
When you come to Japan
My adoptive father even had a secretary for me.
The director did a great job.
The director is a Japanese man named Matsumoto.
He's also a coal mine master.
Who should I bring?
Everyone decides that person
The coal mine in Taiwan that was selected for Iriomote was
It was just my adoptive father.
The director chose
Only my grandfather
When I married my adoptive mother
My adoptive father was growing rice.
rice and tea
Then my friend came to visit.
Hey, it's called Soefuku.
My adoptive father says, ``What?''
My friend asked me, ``Would you like to work in a coal mine?''
My adoptive father asked me, ``What is a coal mine?''
At that time, not everyone understood
Adoptive father: What kind of place is a coal mine?
Friend: In a place like a tunnel.
I'm digging coal."
The adoptive father
I said I don't need that kind of work.
But I came to persuade you many times.
The old man also wanted to go.
Even if I go to a coal mine
The old man doesn't dig coal.
There's a stone that's about to fall
I'll bring some wood and support it.
The first thing I did was
That kind of work
However, after 2 months
Even though everyone around me is making a lot of money
I realized that I only have the tears of a sparrow
My adoptive father's ambition was ignited
With the recommendations of those around me
I decided to dig coal
Do you know what a pickaxe is?
Cho-shaped
Take that in your hand.
I asked you to lend it to me.
Because I want to try it
If you can work
I'll buy a new one and return it.
So I'll dig for 2 or 3 days.
It's okay now
I think I know the trick
Once upon a time, my grandmother's house was hot.
What I'm saying
There used to be a house over there
Looks like there was a house there
If you go to that river over there
We still have bottles from 50 years ago.
When will there be enough?
make a real deal
Why is it still there?
This is also why I found it in the river
found in the mud
Is it written (year of manufacture)?
50's or 40's
Later
Something like this old looking Fanta
I found it in the river
If you want to make it more beautiful
I can do it though
Isn't it amazing?
Something like this too
I sometimes find it
Shirahama is only 80 years old.
Because it is a recent settlement
A town made of coal mines
with people from the mainland
With people from Okinawa main island
It's mixed
Also a Taiwanese person
A coal mine is a coal mine.
A lot of people are already dead
I feel something just by going
Me too, of course
There are some things I don't know though
This one...
I think both are true.
There are more people on the inner and outer islands.
I thought it must be a big deal.
Before
There were settlements on the inner islands.
There was a village over there.
That's definitely it
Paddy fields still
There are traces of rice fields
There is still a way
There are no buildings up there.
This is the eyelashes
There are no buildings or pillars that far.
I can't go in there
I'm not going there
It's scary over there
I finally found out about it when I was 13 or 14.
I'm going to become this man's wife
My friend
Alumni or classmates?
You tease me like this
"Aren't you with your husband?"
I said, "Husband? Do you see ghosts?"
I mean, everyone around me knew.
That was my fate.
I feel like an idiot
Because I'm the only one who doesn't know
What the adoptive mother said
From today
Please don't call me bro
That's all I'll say
We got together on New Year's Eve
When I went to sleep in my adoptive mother's bed
Today I'm going to sleep in Atsuchi's bed
That's a pain
Why are you sleeping over there?
Then I went to sleep and had a good time
My brother has come
It's not like that anymore
I have no choice
When I grow up, I'll marry you
It was already decided.
After the war
when returning to taiwan
Japanese soldiers
All Chinese soldiers
I was being bullied
I'm not just bullying you.
time of war
Japanese soldiers were proud
How great Japan used to be
Because I was bullying Taiwanese people.
This Chinese guy is here
Because everyone was being bullied
Tie it to a telephone pole
cut with a knife
Rub salt into the wound
when the war ended
How old am I? 20 How old was I?
I already had a child
My adoptive father returned to Taiwan.
I was selling tires.
But to the old man
I'm thinking of moving to Iriomote again.
When asked
The whole family immediately agreed.
So secretly
I'm back here
In Nanfang'ao, Su'ao
I was waiting for the ship.
After the war
Because you can't come and go freely
Even if I eat two bags of rice
I can't get on the boat yet.
I have a boat though
Won't give me a ride
Finally, go to the fisherman's house.
I waited there for a long time
In the end, that person hid us
He gave it to me quietly
Have you been swimming yet?
it was fun?
Yes, the coral is beautiful
Are you trying to go to the clinic? Tomorrow
Yeah
I have to do it tomorrow
I went there today.
There's some sort of vaccination.
Is that so? That's what happened today.
Is it a health check?
I'll go to the beach tomorrow...
Oh yeah!
I heard Shirahama has a health check tomorrow.
- Yes!
-Yeah
Are you going to that?
It's morning, the birds are coming to wake me up.
Is that so?
What do you do to wake me up?
One piece of clothing
I'll do that
If I wake up late, please come right away.
I'll scream there and wake you up.
What time do you wake up?
I'm going to say "Kukukukukuichi"
Hey, I'll wake up now
Yeah, wait, give me one.
Well, this bird is also a friend.
That's right
Ryoko
I (pronunciation of name) is actually
That's why I named it Yoshiko.
It's a Japanese name
Ryoko too
It's the best Japanese name in Taiwan.
That's right, isn't it?
What is my name?
My brother-in-law (husband's brother)
I should go get a transfer certificate.
I'll include your name too.
Ryoko is
Your (name)
That (brother-in-law) too
Kochi (to Japan)
I changed my name after coming back.
My third son (Kiyoshi's older brother)
If you want to go to university
Being bullied as a gaijin
So we changed our last name to Hashirama.
Please naturalize
That's how my son moved to Japan.
I lost contact with you inland.
Introduced by the teacher
I work at a store, I'm a wholesaler.
That's where I lived
If the store goes bankrupt, I'll be lost.
Because business didn't go well
the store has been seized
Because I was locked out
And that kid too
The store went bankrupt
I can't believe it's so complicated
Apparently it's cold in Japan
If it's a baby
I don't know if I froze to death
I can't stop looking for it
Did you freeze to death or starve to death?
I don't know what happened
To my grandfather and grandmother too
I'm asking for it
"It's easier to find if you fly"
I'm looking for parks and other places.
I don't have one
Can someone else look for it for me?
I don't understand
Even if there is information
Maybe it hasn't been communicated to us
That's why I didn't have it
There's no point in thinking about it
If you think too much, you'll damage your body.
It's better not to be found
Because the more you look for it, the harder it gets
I'm going to expand the pier now.
Make it bigger
I don't have to make it bigger
This construction
This is the end
Because it is now 2015
2 years left
Ends when I'm 29 years old
If it's this big, it doesn't matter
It's okay
Everyone thinks so
chicken next door
I'll kill this guy
box turtle
Crawled up to bed
We're sleeping together
That dog that Lewis owns
Troublesome
I'm not doing anything
I keep groaning when people come.
Something like bamboo shoots
It was there, but over there.
Did you take it?
No, that
It was over there
Where?
Over there
But is it okay?
Ah, no more
No?
What's inside this?
I don't know what's inside, until this point.
I guess it can be done
If you cut it
I tried cutting it and peeling it off.
I'm fine
Eat?
See you later
It's slowly spinning around
- Yes, thank you.
- Yes, thank you.
I wonder what I should do
Ancestors
grandparents parents
I can't offer incense today.
Just put your hands together
I offered you some hot tea instead.
grandmother
Yes, yes
Lewis never came back
Huh?
What?
Isn't Lewis back?
It's Lewis next door.
What?
Lewis never returned
I can't hear
What
Isn't your neighbor coming back?
next door
enter
Is it in?
Only one house can fit in
No, one house
I have some of my adoptive mother's tools lying around.
No no no
That's going to come in, America.
Mr. America
Are you coming home now?
Now, I don't know.
Oh yeah, yes
Even if I lend it to that American
There's no point
Chikasushi
Even my head is unkempt
Lice will grow
I'm cleaning the walls and everything.
Ants come for some reason
There are ants
Because it's coming up
Where is it from?
Bring a pile of futons
roll it up
I stuck it in the closet in my adoptive mother's room.
I said it because I found it.
I won't rent this room
What I lend to you
Only that room
My adoptive mother used to be here.
Because it's the room I was using
I said this because I was angry.
If you can't hear what I say
Tell me to leave
Why did you want to lend it to me?
my childhood
My adoptive father worked in a coal mine.
How long can you live in someone else's house?
It depends on the mood of the landlord
I remembered the hard times
It's fine when the landlord is in a good mood.
When you're in a bad mood, you make a disgusted face
I first heard that you have a wife.
That's why I lent it to you
I won't lend it to you if you're alone.
But my lover's father
be against marriage
If you lend it to a man who is alone
It's just a hassle
It's noisy
fool
I'm tied up all the time at home and I'm barking
That's why, damn it
When I lie down at night
When I just arrived from Taiwan
Because it reminds me of many things
I can't sleep all night
When I was 18 or 19
my friend's girl says
Let's go see people being beaten
Such a bastard
I once said I was going to see it.
Because I heard such a story
Let's go see if it's true
I went and tried it
tied up and hung
I'm being beaten up
At first glance
i started crying
Oh
This is a sneaky person
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
Oh
This is a sneaky person
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
I'm coming a long time ago
There should be only one manager.
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
I'm coming
There are a lot of bastards
I'm coming
There are a lot of bastards
I need to make money to make money, but
(The coal mine) doesn't make much money.
Good for laborers
What are you doing to hit me like that?
scary
I feel sorry for the old coal miners, they are so miserable.
To people from the same hometown
(treat it like that)
Morphine has been around for a long time.
If I stab this
When this time comes
I'm trembling
I'll hit you right away
I saw my house being beaten.
You're already tired from work.
I need to sleep
If you do this, you'll wake up right away
Why is it like that?
My grandmother often has toothaches (I get it)
That's because of cavities
(after injection)
Once you get up to this hill, it's already
The effect is working
The pain in my tooth has stopped.
Aichi, please, old man.
Once I've done this
Because my body is no longer good
No more (after injection)
Just say ok
After being patient for about 3 days
When the time comes, I'm shaking
For example, it's 10:00, 11:00, and 12:00 now.
When this time comes
my body trembles
Even people from Taiwan can do it.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Even people from Taiwan can do it.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Work is hard so I run away
There must have been some people who went back to their home countries.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
There it was, from Yonaguni.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
(Taiwanese-run) Xie Jinggumi
There are a lot of sakeigumi.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Get killed or run away
There are still many on this side
Yutsun River
If you go into a rock (hole), your bones will be full.
Funaura Yutsun River
Even if you run away to escape
I'm out of food again
That's why such a small mackerel boat
Don't come near me
It will not be handed over to (the neighboring island) Kohama Island either.
It is also handed over to Yaeyama (Ishigaki Island)
I can't even go to Kuroshima.
I'm pretty starved
A lot died
The bones are dead over there.
Die there
And then the person who saw it
At the coral reef (rocks) so that skeletons are not seen
Everyone, hide it
I mean like a grave.
I consoled the spirit
Me, after the war
Sometimes I slept on bones
Pick up the flow board, it was broken in the war.
You're asleep.
It's funny though
This is
Because 3 or 4 people are sleeping.
Because everyone heard it.
It's a lot of things
The bones?
That's the word
Japanese, Taiwanese or English?
I don't understand anything
It's just a voice
Do it like this and then
It's time to pull out, light up some incense.
Crush a wild boar
(as an offering) enshrined and burned
It's around 4 or 5 in the morning.
Before dawn
A child stepped on (a bone)
I cried and said it
My soul is trying to disguise itself and come out.
(a child stepped on a bone)
So after that
About once or twice a month
I made a feast and worshiped it.
If you stay for a long time and save money
I want to go home
go home
I want to meet my wife, children, and parents.
That's natural
But some people
If I say it bluntly
Something like a ruffian is also coming.
My stomach hurts today
I'll have a headache tomorrow
don't work at all
But I'll eat what I eat
debt increases
Then my father got sick
I started saying I have to go back to Taiwan.
your mother is sick
What happened to my wife?
Even if I want to go home, I don't have the money.
That's why I lend it to you.
I have to lend you a boat ticket
I can't afford it
Because of this, we are already
Sutsuto deficit
Later
Company petition (to government)
1 person manager 1 person police
(Total) 2 people
And the police
Build a separate police station
The director is protecting us.
These two people were sent
Otherwise, there's no way to supervise it.
It was difficult to supervise the thugs.
I won't work unless I'm in a hurry.
Even though I have debt, I'm lazy
All I wear is a loincloth.
But I don't work
When I finally called the police
back to work
Really difficult to use
Yatsupari
It seems like there were some people who looked like yakuze.
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Yatsupari
It seems like there were some people who looked like yakuze.
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
In short, I don't have to work
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
- But even if I eat as much as I can,
- It's always with me when I eat food
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
I don't have to work
Complaining about various things
I don't have to work
Complaining about various things
It's like a debt of only a few hundred yen.
I have to call the police and take care of it.
Even if you catch a rogue
Because it has no meaning
to two policemen
ask me to stand on top
The manager and the police officer came.
Is it a police station?
I'll set something like that just in case
Looks like he was doing it
Yatsuppari (because of the bastard)
It's bad if the profit (of the coal mine) is the same.
Even in terms of wages, it's bad anyway.
In Taiwan, it's about twice the normal price.
(The salary) is high.
Why is that?
Why are wages higher than Japanese people?
Are you good at digging?
There are rumors
If it's not expensive, people won't gather.
I hear you can't go back if you come.
no one wants to come
- Is it the Taiwanese who aren't coming?
- Yes
If you're Taiwanese, you can't go back if you come.
But that's because I'm burdened with debt.
I was asked by the director
If Taiwanese people don't come, we can't run the business.
In the contract with the company
They wrote that they would bring a Taiwanese person.
The company also paid for the travel expenses and boat fare.
Even though the treatment is good, why?
I don't know if there are miners who don't like it.
Coal mines are more profitable if they use Taiwanese people.
High efficiency
But soon I was on morphine or something.
Be addicted to it
bones become soft
I also get malaria
Became addicted to death
I can't help it
become weak and useless
But there are many Taiwanese miners.
Work more efficiently and earn more than Japanese people
(To Taiwan) I'm going back
There's no morphine when I get home.
No morphine
I can't help it, I'm here again.
- Such an injection (morphinega)
- injection
- It's a drug.
- Give me morphine.
There's no Taiwan, there's Japan.
Taiwan will never be available
If you get caught
(In Taiwan) Immediately go to jail
3 years 5 years return
I will come again (to Iriomote)
Because there's no morphine
I'll come again
I can't stay (in Taiwan)
I'll come back for the morphine
If that happens, I can't help it
If you don't do this (morphine)
I'll never move again
I have to do it...
Increase if you earn a lot
less and less
The result of continuing to reduce
I can't help but tremble
The company also licenses morphine.
1 yen equals 1 prick (1 injection)
No matter how much money you make
Not enough, no good
Earn 2 yen
This (1 stab) cost
Just eat the (remaining) 1 yen
I can stab you for 30 sen.
Don't buy it every day anymore?
always the master
It's noisy
This is now to earn 1 yen and spend 30 sen.
I have 70 sen left.
Rest Malaria
How many days can't you go out?
Again, the master asked me to lend it to him.
(The master) always lends money.
You can't eat it, right?
lend (the remaining amount)
10 yen more debt 20 yen more debt
100 yen more debt
No matter how much you earn from debt, it's not enough.
After this (from earnings) subtract subtract
It's hard, I don't want to work anymore
(Minimum) It's good to earn 1 yen a day.
Calculate this, borrow money here and there
always stop (work)
That's what miners are like.
I've already forgotten
I forgot everything about the past
What do you call the head?
It's only in name
Still, when the miners come
Fares from Taiwan
We paid all the fares.
If there are 10 miners, among them
There are only 3 people here
There are few local people
Previously, there were many Taiwanese people.
My adoptive father is a contractor.
go to taiwan
I've been recruiting miners.
There were many miners
(for the head)
Coal mining isn't a very lucrative job.
I can't earn money
After the mine is closed
scattered
For those returning to Taiwan
I added some travel expenses.
without going back
Some said they worked elsewhere.
Even at home
Because you can't be hired for life
died here
Some people couldn't come back
But the remains were returned to Taiwan.
My adoptive father is everything
I directed that.
All the remains
I took him back to Taiwan.
Bringing the remains home
I can't send it by mail.
My adoptive father took me to the port of Keelung.
Visiting each person's home one by one
Everyone from me
I wanted to come
I'm a woman and a little girl
I was still a child back then.
How can you get involved in a man's affairs?
I can never do that
I was already working at that time
After work
I rode my bike all the way back to Shirahama.
Well, I'm alone at my grandmother's place.
I lived alone.
Those were the days.
And we're like our only friends
Gathered with the members of the youth group
And at that time it was unnecessary
What do you think about?
When I had a lot of trouble, especially
So it's redundant
If you think about it that much, you'll only get tired
A lot of things happen when you're alone.
There are things you think about, right?
What's really going on?
Before you know it
Because I was hated by many people
Well, we don't get along
But one day I realized
I don't need to be here anymore.
And somehow
Iriomote is unique to Japan.
It's Japan, but it's not Japan.
I love Japan
There are shrines and mountains.
There is also a temple
So that
I wanted to go back to Japan.
I think Okinawa is different in Okinawa.
A lot of things happened after returning to Kansai.
This is my goal, I have a new goal
Yotsushi: Let's try our best from scratch again.
I had feelings
Well, but everyday life is nothing
Because there was
What you really need to do
I wonder if I woke up
Work for nothing and come home
Play a game, have a drink
It's over
Thanks to the meaningless days that continued
Someday
That's when I realized
Sometimes I come every day
Sometimes he doesn't come for dozens of days.
I'll come when I feel like taking a walk.
Don't come if you don't want to
Hey, this tombstone
It's different from others
Yangtsute's last name is
I can never throw it away
The whole family is sleeping here
All your ancestors
I moved here from Taiwan...
About 20 years ago
It's been over 10 years since my adoptive parents died.
I got into a traffic accident in 1978.
Because of my adoptive father's nonsense
Because I said the right thing
``I'm going to Taiwan now.''
I'm going to pick up my parents' remains."
That's what I said
But I'll come back empty-handed
That's why I got into an accident
``This time, I will bring back my parents' ashes.''
If you do that
Your injuries should heal quickly.
But I said it
"It's no good just saying it with your mouth.
Shiyotsuchiyuu, that's what you're saying.
I won't take it home after all
That's why I got into an accident.''
Immediately after my adoptive father left for Taiwan
I was discharged from the hospital.
My adoptive father came back and looked at me.
"Why did you leave the hospital so early?"
It's always just talk
Really this time
I brought home my grandparents' ashes.
I was able to leave the hospital right away.
To find my grandparents' graves
Ask even distant relatives
I went looking everywhere
In old Taiwan
Because I didn't make a grave like this.
I don't even know where it's buried
I'll be back too
Return to that world
I'll meet my ancestors
God bless you.
My limbs are moving
I hope you can do it alone
I got it (this bracelet)
I'm wearing it
When the old man was cleaning this place
I said, ``I'll get this.''
The old man also says yes yes yes
say that
Next time, my grandmother will (wear this bracelet)
I took it because I fell in love with it.
That's weird
why me
I took it off and left it there when I took a bath.
It's not there, it's not there, so I should have looked for it.
I'll take it myself
Because I thought I'd find out
(my adopted son) of Hiroshima
Send it somewhere nice
It went to a nice place in Hiroshima.
Well, if I go to Hiroshima.
This was in front of the mirror table.
I left it on the mirror stand.
Take it off like this
So I took my (adopted) wife to my house.
When I called him "Kikue" he said "Yes"
Where did this come from?
I don't understand
My grandma (my adoptive mother) sent it to me.
Grandma to dad (adopted child)
Thank you for giving it to me
Because this is mine
Please get it for me
This time I got it
That eldest son (grandson)
I'll be looking for this
This is it
Because it belongs to grandma (me)
This is for anyone
I can't get it (I won't get it)
Grandma (me) died
It won't be given to anyone
Please don't ask me to give it to you
(Also on the other side) Give up already.
Sometimes again
I'll bury it in the ashes of the incense burner
If you fill it in, the color won't change.
It's definitely not rusty
Flowers on a rainy night Flowers on a rainy night
If it gets scattered in the storm and falls to the ground
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
Flowers on a rainy night Flowers on a rainy night
If it gets scattered in the storm and falls to the ground
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
There's no one to watch, and my wishes are empty
Something that can never return to the branch
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
Stupidity so to speak
You look like an idiot.
I only listen to what my parents say
My father (adopted father) and I are similar.
That can't be true, they're not my real parents.
I'm not registered.
That (Japanese nationality) I'm worried that I won't be able to enter.
And my children (grandchildren), do it all at school.
Nothing will happen after I graduate.
Actually, all of my children (grandchildren) are here.
I was born here.
I don't have Taiwanese nationality.
nothing in taiwan
It is natural to enter this (Japanese nationality).
I am (Japanese citizen)
I don't care if you can't enter
All my grandchildren were born here.
It has nothing to do with Taiwan.
Also, when the war is over
The miners also returned to Taiwan.
I'm ready to go home
Nothing happens when I go back
I don't have a house
There's nothing
I have no relatives, nothing in Taiwan.
(Leave) 35 years.
After 35 years
There's no house or anything (in Taiwan).
I can't go home, so I just stay
Dedicated to Ryoko Hashirama
Dedicated to Ryoko Hashirama
(19262018)
And with all the survivors of "Iriomote Coal Mine"
Dedicated to Taiwanese workers
I used to live over there:
somewhere behind the gymnasium.
There's an inn there now, though.
This is our original land,
and we bought that other place later.
When the Yaeyama Islands were
being developed in this area,
many Taiwanese people came to work.
- Are all those graves Taiwanese?
- Some of them.
Now it's just us, but back in the day,
there used to be a lot more Taiwanese people here.
So that's why everyone
has their graves there?
Yes.
Most of them are locals' graves, though.
Yang Huihua's family grave,
located near the bridge
Spirit of the Land,
please watch over my parents.
To our ancestors,
Grandfathers and Grandmothers.
Since I didn't bring any
fire or incense sticks today,
I'll pay a quick visit.
I have a medical check-up tomorrow.
My lower back hurts quickly
I hope it gets better
I'll be heading over there soon.
See you again
I came here when I was 10 years old.
Everyone called this place "Island of the Dead."
It's a place that no one wants to come to.
Ryukyu is said to be a place that poisons people.
A friend told me before I came here.
Your father is
I'm going to take you all with the intent of letting you die."
I retorted too
I havent even been there yet.
Don't say that."
I had a fight with that child over that.
People haven't even gone yet
How dare you say such a frivolous thing?
Iriomote is the island of death.
That child said
Everyone's going to die here
No one wants to come
Most are single men
Don't bring your family
move around
I work in various coal mines.
There were some families there, too.
no one else is coming with me
My grandmother didn't even go to school.
I haven't been inside the classroom for a day.
It's called a "coal mining thing."
Coal mine barbarian
He's going to bully me
They throw stones and bundles of firewood.
They'll throw it in bundles.
I don't think it will reach me though
That's how you bully me
What do you do when you go to school?
I still don't talk to them
Yang Zuefu - Ryoko Hashima's adoptive father
I came in 1933
Have you been there for a long time? 35 years?
When I first came (to Japan)
This is Nankai Company
Coal mining company Nankai Co., Ltd.
coal mine
coal mine digging coal
me recruitment
Recruiting people (miners)
There are 100 (miners) I'm recruiting.
People also have a hard time
This (I) supervise
Hello
yes
Are there any apples?
There are also apples
I've washed this, so eat it.
Aiyo
Grandma Gachimaya Hajime (glutton)
That's why I'll eat anything
That's right, I'm fine.
But you can walk, right?
I can walk. I'll walk to Sonai.
Great guy
Not at all fine, fine
Bonito, I'm sure you understand.
My (eldest son)
Since I was born here too
take me to taiwan
And that was polio too.
Chiyodo
That year, I was diagnosed with polio.
After the (military doctor) gave me the injection, I could no longer use my legs.
But those aunties were in Shirahama.
Uncle or aunt?
- Dad, Mom...
- Grandma and grandpa (adoptive parents) are also there.
Let's do it
I went to Taiwan and came to Iriomote again.
That's right
That's right, back and forth
Because the old man is the parent (head of the family)
(My husband) When the child was still young
Kiyoshi's (third son)'s father (my husband)
Because I'm still young
You always listen to what your parents say.
But grandpa and grandma too
You were kind, weren't you?
Go up and eat! Eat!
Drink it, drink it
The hospitality was very good.
I remember that too
I need to feed you
Because my stuff is dirty
There's no such thing
It was delicious
No, no, no
I don't want to talk like that
Because (we) are hated
Do you want me to eat something too?
Why are you complaining to me in Taiwanese?
Those who don't eat
They said it's okay to let me eat it.
You say it's disgusting
Because you say it like that
But it was delicious. I ate it.
Yes, I'm grateful.
My older son (eldest son) is in Ishigaki.
I'm crippled in one hand and one leg.
It's polio
There was no treatment available at that time.
There's no medicine
when the war ended
take that child
Visiting my ancestor's grave in Taiwan
1 year old or so
Even though it's just a baby
When I was just born
Her hands and feet are fleshy.
That happened because I caught a cold.
Because I had an injection.
That doctor just came to Taiwan.
Kuomintang military doctor
What on earth?
What drug did you inject?
after injection
That child was bedridden for several days.
Maybe the medicine was wrong.
when that child was born
I was praised as ``excellent.''
Every baby takes a physical fitness test.
That's why it's "excellent"
Even that kid was praised as ``excellent.''
But since then...
It was bad luck.
Because I got infected with polio.
There's no point in blaming the doctor.
Not a real doctor
I'm a military doctor in name only, returning from the battlefield.
That child is also responsible.
When you grow up, you'll become addicted to drinking.
Well, I can't help it
The children never come home
I rarely go back
It only comes back once every few years
to send children to school
Even though I worked hard
Children are unfilial
This is the most worthless thing
What can we do?
I don't have money or ability
When I was still working in a coal mine in Taiwan.
The director asked the old man if he wanted to go to Iriomote.
Iriomote?
I haven't been there yet
The old man was worried about the travel expenses.
But the director said he would send it out.
So I came with him.
I've been living here for maybe 2 months?
I don't get excited though
I don't always remember it.
When my parents say they're moving here
Can we children say we don't like it?
That bamboo shoot
Looks delicious
Eat this lid.
OK, I'll take this.
I'll take the plate later.
yes
Haku, get out of the way, you
I'll kill you, dude.
Go over there
No, anywhere is fine.
It's fine as long as you don't disturb me
Sorry grandma
Thank you itadakimasu
Lewis
Grandma sit down? sit down?
I'm renting the room next door to an American.
Because I don't have a place to live
I'll ask you to lend it to me.
Peel that (bamboo shoot) right away
To cook
Grandma is here, so come on.
Something like that (just living here for a while)
It was planned but
It's small, but I like it here.
It's nice to feel calm
My grandmother was with me too.
I think it might help
I can go shopping by car.
Also, I'm paying rent.
Because my pension is small
It's hard
Is there? Grandma?
Yes...no
With 500 yen donated by Red Feather
Inspection is 100 yen
600 yen
There isn't.
I'd be in trouble if I didn't have it
If you don't have it, leave.
There are a lot of entertainment expenses
Admission fees etc.
If you enroll once, there will be about 10 students.
Just 2,000 yen per person is a lot of money.
I have to pay everyone
Let's say no
Because it's next door
Because everything has a market price
It's fine if it's written down
Grandmother 1000 yen?
Now it's too late
If a child is born
At least 3000 yen
I have to let it out.
Don't give this back first
I got it from my grandmother
Thank you very much
Thank you for your hard work
- Okay, Grandma, I'll do it myself.
- I'll paste it for you.
Grandma, do you have a medicine bag?
Do you have the bag of medicine you took this morning?
Did you have it?
I don't have it yet today.
I haven't brought it today yet.
I'll bring it again tomorrow.
Oh, I'll bring it later.
mosquitoes get in
Good, good, good
Yes yes
- Thank you
- Thank you very much
One day when I was 14 years old
I'm going to Japan
Something like that (my father) said
from now
Cut ties with this country (America)
It's not a trip
That's the point, that's why
From now on, I'm cutting ties with this country.
I decided to sever my ties and move to Japan.
Don't go, just cross now
Like emigration
Apart from that
(I don't understand Japanese though)
You'll understand when you go
I'm going to Japan
So myself too
(Not yet at that time) Children...
myself
myself
If you have the opportunity to experience another country
I'll definitely take it
I'll definitely take it already
I'll definitely take it
Good father
I'm going too
So I came (to Japan)
your real mother
He's dead, but he's in the Navy.
It was the navy though
my adoptive parents
Because I didn't have a daughter
Me right after I was born
I got it from my adopted daughter.
I've never been hit hard
His adoptive father is Xiao Keelung.
I live in Nitsubocho
The birth parent is in front
lived in Yokoyama
The biological father's father and the adoptive father's father
You talked about it.
my biological grandfather said
Just a few days ago, my son's wife
You gave birth to a girl again
Is the child being breastfed?
Or
Is it grown on milk?
Let's bet
promised
If you drink breast milk
I'll adopt that granddaughter as my adopted daughter.
Two old men made a promise
I was really adopted
Only a few days old
My adoptive father is also an uneducated person.
When you come to Japan
My adoptive father even had a secretary for me.
The director did a great job.
The director is a Japanese man named Matsumoto.
He's also a coal mine master.
Who should I bring?
Everyone decides that person
The coal mine in Taiwan that was selected for Iriomote was
It was just my adoptive father.
The director chose
Only my grandfather
When I married my adoptive mother
My adoptive father was growing rice.
rice and tea
Then my friend came to visit.
Hey, it's called Soefuku.
My adoptive father says, ``What?''
My friend asked me, ``Would you like to work in a coal mine?''
My adoptive father asked me, ``What is a coal mine?''
At that time, not everyone understood
Adoptive father: What kind of place is a coal mine?
Friend: In a place like a tunnel.
I'm digging coal."
The adoptive father
I said I don't need that kind of work.
But I came to persuade you many times.
The old man also wanted to go.
Even if I go to a coal mine
The old man doesn't dig coal.
There's a stone that's about to fall
I'll bring some wood and support it.
The first thing I did was
That kind of work
However, after 2 months
Even though everyone around me is making a lot of money
I realized that I only have the tears of a sparrow
My adoptive father's ambition was ignited
With the recommendations of those around me
I decided to dig coal
Do you know what a pickaxe is?
Cho-shaped
Take that in your hand.
I asked you to lend it to me.
Because I want to try it
If you can work
I'll buy a new one and return it.
So I'll dig for 2 or 3 days.
It's okay now
I think I know the trick
Once upon a time, my grandmother's house was hot.
What I'm saying
There used to be a house over there
Looks like there was a house there
If you go to that river over there
We still have bottles from 50 years ago.
When will there be enough?
make a real deal
Why is it still there?
This is also why I found it in the river
found in the mud
Is it written (year of manufacture)?
50's or 40's
Later
Something like this old looking Fanta
I found it in the river
If you want to make it more beautiful
I can do it though
Isn't it amazing?
Something like this too
I sometimes find it
Shirahama is only 80 years old.
Because it is a recent settlement
A town made of coal mines
with people from the mainland
With people from Okinawa main island
It's mixed
Also a Taiwanese person
A coal mine is a coal mine.
A lot of people are already dead
I feel something just by going
Me too, of course
There are some things I don't know though
This one...
I think both are true.
There are more people on the inner and outer islands.
I thought it must be a big deal.
Before
There were settlements on the inner islands.
There was a village over there.
That's definitely it
Paddy fields still
There are traces of rice fields
There is still a way
There are no buildings up there.
This is the eyelashes
There are no buildings or pillars that far.
I can't go in there
I'm not going there
It's scary over there
I finally found out about it when I was 13 or 14.
I'm going to become this man's wife
My friend
Alumni or classmates?
You tease me like this
"Aren't you with your husband?"
I said, "Husband? Do you see ghosts?"
I mean, everyone around me knew.
That was my fate.
I feel like an idiot
Because I'm the only one who doesn't know
What the adoptive mother said
From today
Please don't call me bro
That's all I'll say
We got together on New Year's Eve
When I went to sleep in my adoptive mother's bed
Today I'm going to sleep in Atsuchi's bed
That's a pain
Why are you sleeping over there?
Then I went to sleep and had a good time
My brother has come
It's not like that anymore
I have no choice
When I grow up, I'll marry you
It was already decided.
After the war
when returning to taiwan
Japanese soldiers
All Chinese soldiers
I was being bullied
I'm not just bullying you.
time of war
Japanese soldiers were proud
How great Japan used to be
Because I was bullying Taiwanese people.
This Chinese guy is here
Because everyone was being bullied
Tie it to a telephone pole
cut with a knife
Rub salt into the wound
when the war ended
How old am I? 20 How old was I?
I already had a child
My adoptive father returned to Taiwan.
I was selling tires.
But to the old man
I'm thinking of moving to Iriomote again.
When asked
The whole family immediately agreed.
So secretly
I'm back here
In Nanfang'ao, Su'ao
I was waiting for the ship.
After the war
Because you can't come and go freely
Even if I eat two bags of rice
I can't get on the boat yet.
I have a boat though
Won't give me a ride
Finally, go to the fisherman's house.
I waited there for a long time
In the end, that person hid us
He gave it to me quietly
Have you been swimming yet?
it was fun?
Yes, the coral is beautiful
Are you trying to go to the clinic? Tomorrow
Yeah
I have to do it tomorrow
I went there today.
There's some sort of vaccination.
Is that so? That's what happened today.
Is it a health check?
I'll go to the beach tomorrow...
Oh yeah!
I heard Shirahama has a health check tomorrow.
- Yes!
-Yeah
Are you going to that?
It's morning, the birds are coming to wake me up.
Is that so?
What do you do to wake me up?
One piece of clothing
I'll do that
If I wake up late, please come right away.
I'll scream there and wake you up.
What time do you wake up?
I'm going to say "Kukukukukuichi"
Hey, I'll wake up now
Yeah, wait, give me one.
Well, this bird is also a friend.
That's right
Ryoko
I (pronunciation of name) is actually
That's why I named it Yoshiko.
It's a Japanese name
Ryoko too
It's the best Japanese name in Taiwan.
That's right, isn't it?
What is my name?
My brother-in-law (husband's brother)
I should go get a transfer certificate.
I'll include your name too.
Ryoko is
Your (name)
That (brother-in-law) too
Kochi (to Japan)
I changed my name after coming back.
My third son (Kiyoshi's older brother)
If you want to go to university
Being bullied as a gaijin
So we changed our last name to Hashirama.
Please naturalize
That's how my son moved to Japan.
I lost contact with you inland.
Introduced by the teacher
I work at a store, I'm a wholesaler.
That's where I lived
If the store goes bankrupt, I'll be lost.
Because business didn't go well
the store has been seized
Because I was locked out
And that kid too
The store went bankrupt
I can't believe it's so complicated
Apparently it's cold in Japan
If it's a baby
I don't know if I froze to death
I can't stop looking for it
Did you freeze to death or starve to death?
I don't know what happened
To my grandfather and grandmother too
I'm asking for it
"It's easier to find if you fly"
I'm looking for parks and other places.
I don't have one
Can someone else look for it for me?
I don't understand
Even if there is information
Maybe it hasn't been communicated to us
That's why I didn't have it
There's no point in thinking about it
If you think too much, you'll damage your body.
It's better not to be found
Because the more you look for it, the harder it gets
I'm going to expand the pier now.
Make it bigger
I don't have to make it bigger
This construction
This is the end
Because it is now 2015
2 years left
Ends when I'm 29 years old
If it's this big, it doesn't matter
It's okay
Everyone thinks so
chicken next door
I'll kill this guy
box turtle
Crawled up to bed
We're sleeping together
That dog that Lewis owns
Troublesome
I'm not doing anything
I keep groaning when people come.
Something like bamboo shoots
It was there, but over there.
Did you take it?
No, that
It was over there
Where?
Over there
But is it okay?
Ah, no more
No?
What's inside this?
I don't know what's inside, until this point.
I guess it can be done
If you cut it
I tried cutting it and peeling it off.
I'm fine
Eat?
See you later
It's slowly spinning around
- Yes, thank you.
- Yes, thank you.
I wonder what I should do
Ancestors
grandparents parents
I can't offer incense today.
Just put your hands together
I offered you some hot tea instead.
grandmother
Yes, yes
Lewis never came back
Huh?
What?
Isn't Lewis back?
It's Lewis next door.
What?
Lewis never returned
I can't hear
What
Isn't your neighbor coming back?
next door
enter
Is it in?
Only one house can fit in
No, one house
I have some of my adoptive mother's tools lying around.
No no no
That's going to come in, America.
Mr. America
Are you coming home now?
Now, I don't know.
Oh yeah, yes
Even if I lend it to that American
There's no point
Chikasushi
Even my head is unkempt
Lice will grow
I'm cleaning the walls and everything.
Ants come for some reason
There are ants
Because it's coming up
Where is it from?
Bring a pile of futons
roll it up
I stuck it in the closet in my adoptive mother's room.
I said it because I found it.
I won't rent this room
What I lend to you
Only that room
My adoptive mother used to be here.
Because it's the room I was using
I said this because I was angry.
If you can't hear what I say
Tell me to leave
Why did you want to lend it to me?
my childhood
My adoptive father worked in a coal mine.
How long can you live in someone else's house?
It depends on the mood of the landlord
I remembered the hard times
It's fine when the landlord is in a good mood.
When you're in a bad mood, you make a disgusted face
I first heard that you have a wife.
That's why I lent it to you
I won't lend it to you if you're alone.
But my lover's father
be against marriage
If you lend it to a man who is alone
It's just a hassle
It's noisy
fool
I'm tied up all the time at home and I'm barking
That's why, damn it
When I lie down at night
When I just arrived from Taiwan
Because it reminds me of many things
I can't sleep all night
When I was 18 or 19
my friend's girl says
Let's go see people being beaten
Such a bastard
I once said I was going to see it.
Because I heard such a story
Let's go see if it's true
I went and tried it
tied up and hung
I'm being beaten up
At first glance
i started crying
Oh
This is a sneaky person
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
Oh
This is a sneaky person
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
I'm coming a long time ago
There should be only one manager.
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
Yang Zuifu (Yoshiko Hashima's adoptive father) Interbiichi
[Recorded in 1976]
I'm coming
There are a lot of bastards
I'm coming
There are a lot of bastards
I need to make money to make money, but
(The coal mine) doesn't make much money.
Good for laborers
What are you doing to hit me like that?
scary
I feel sorry for the old coal miners, they are so miserable.
To people from the same hometown
(treat it like that)
Morphine has been around for a long time.
If I stab this
When this time comes
I'm trembling
I'll hit you right away
I saw my house being beaten.
You're already tired from work.
I need to sleep
If you do this, you'll wake up right away
Why is it like that?
My grandmother often has toothaches (I get it)
That's because of cavities
(after injection)
Once you get up to this hill, it's already
The effect is working
The pain in my tooth has stopped.
Aichi, please, old man.
Once I've done this
Because my body is no longer good
No more (after injection)
Just say ok
After being patient for about 3 days
When the time comes, I'm shaking
For example, it's 10:00, 11:00, and 12:00 now.
When this time comes
my body trembles
Even people from Taiwan can do it.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Even people from Taiwan can do it.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Work is hard so I run away
There must have been some people who went back to their home countries.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
There it was, from Yonaguni.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
(Taiwanese-run) Xie Jinggumi
There are a lot of sakeigumi.
Interview with Chen Cangming (born in Taiwan)
[Recorded in 1980]
Get killed or run away
There are still many on this side
Yutsun River
If you go into a rock (hole), your bones will be full.
Funaura Yutsun River
Even if you run away to escape
I'm out of food again
That's why such a small mackerel boat
Don't come near me
It will not be handed over to (the neighboring island) Kohama Island either.
It is also handed over to Yaeyama (Ishigaki Island)
I can't even go to Kuroshima.
I'm pretty starved
A lot died
The bones are dead over there.
Die there
And then the person who saw it
At the coral reef (rocks) so that skeletons are not seen
Everyone, hide it
I mean like a grave.
I consoled the spirit
Me, after the war
Sometimes I slept on bones
Pick up the flow board, it was broken in the war.
You're asleep.
It's funny though
This is
Because 3 or 4 people are sleeping.
Because everyone heard it.
It's a lot of things
The bones?
That's the word
Japanese, Taiwanese or English?
I don't understand anything
It's just a voice
Do it like this and then
It's time to pull out, light up some incense.
Crush a wild boar
(as an offering) enshrined and burned
It's around 4 or 5 in the morning.
Before dawn
A child stepped on (a bone)
I cried and said it
My soul is trying to disguise itself and come out.
(a child stepped on a bone)
So after that
About once or twice a month
I made a feast and worshiped it.
If you stay for a long time and save money
I want to go home
go home
I want to meet my wife, children, and parents.
That's natural
But some people
If I say it bluntly
Something like a ruffian is also coming.
My stomach hurts today
I'll have a headache tomorrow
don't work at all
But I'll eat what I eat
debt increases
Then my father got sick
I started saying I have to go back to Taiwan.
your mother is sick
What happened to my wife?
Even if I want to go home, I don't have the money.
That's why I lend it to you.
I have to lend you a boat ticket
I can't afford it
Because of this, we are already
Sutsuto deficit
Later
Company petition (to government)
1 person manager 1 person police
(Total) 2 people
And the police
Build a separate police station
The director is protecting us.
These two people were sent
Otherwise, there's no way to supervise it.
It was difficult to supervise the thugs.
I won't work unless I'm in a hurry.
Even though I have debt, I'm lazy
All I wear is a loincloth.
But I don't work
When I finally called the police
back to work
Really difficult to use
Yatsupari
It seems like there were some people who looked like yakuze.
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Yatsupari
It seems like there were some people who looked like yakuze.
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
In short, I don't have to work
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
- But even if I eat as much as I can,
- It's always with me when I eat food
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
Interpreter: Third son of the Hashirama family
I don't have to work
Complaining about various things
I don't have to work
Complaining about various things
It's like a debt of only a few hundred yen.
I have to call the police and take care of it.
Even if you catch a rogue
Because it has no meaning
to two policemen
ask me to stand on top
The manager and the police officer came.
Is it a police station?
I'll set something like that just in case
Looks like he was doing it
Yatsuppari (because of the bastard)
It's bad if the profit (of the coal mine) is the same.
Even in terms of wages, it's bad anyway.
In Taiwan, it's about twice the normal price.
(The salary) is high.
Why is that?
Why are wages higher than Japanese people?
Are you good at digging?
There are rumors
If it's not expensive, people won't gather.
I hear you can't go back if you come.
no one wants to come
- Is it the Taiwanese who aren't coming?
- Yes
If you're Taiwanese, you can't go back if you come.
But that's because I'm burdened with debt.
I was asked by the director
If Taiwanese people don't come, we can't run the business.
In the contract with the company
They wrote that they would bring a Taiwanese person.
The company also paid for the travel expenses and boat fare.
Even though the treatment is good, why?
I don't know if there are miners who don't like it.
Coal mines are more profitable if they use Taiwanese people.
High efficiency
But soon I was on morphine or something.
Be addicted to it
bones become soft
I also get malaria
Became addicted to death
I can't help it
become weak and useless
But there are many Taiwanese miners.
Work more efficiently and earn more than Japanese people
(To Taiwan) I'm going back
There's no morphine when I get home.
No morphine
I can't help it, I'm here again.
- Such an injection (morphinega)
- injection
- It's a drug.
- Give me morphine.
There's no Taiwan, there's Japan.
Taiwan will never be available
If you get caught
(In Taiwan) Immediately go to jail
3 years 5 years return
I will come again (to Iriomote)
Because there's no morphine
I'll come again
I can't stay (in Taiwan)
I'll come back for the morphine
If that happens, I can't help it
If you don't do this (morphine)
I'll never move again
I have to do it...
Increase if you earn a lot
less and less
The result of continuing to reduce
I can't help but tremble
The company also licenses morphine.
1 yen equals 1 prick (1 injection)
No matter how much money you make
Not enough, no good
Earn 2 yen
This (1 stab) cost
Just eat the (remaining) 1 yen
I can stab you for 30 sen.
Don't buy it every day anymore?
always the master
It's noisy
This is now to earn 1 yen and spend 30 sen.
I have 70 sen left.
Rest Malaria
How many days can't you go out?
Again, the master asked me to lend it to him.
(The master) always lends money.
You can't eat it, right?
lend (the remaining amount)
10 yen more debt 20 yen more debt
100 yen more debt
No matter how much you earn from debt, it's not enough.
After this (from earnings) subtract subtract
It's hard, I don't want to work anymore
(Minimum) It's good to earn 1 yen a day.
Calculate this, borrow money here and there
always stop (work)
That's what miners are like.
I've already forgotten
I forgot everything about the past
What do you call the head?
It's only in name
Still, when the miners come
Fares from Taiwan
We paid all the fares.
If there are 10 miners, among them
There are only 3 people here
There are few local people
Previously, there were many Taiwanese people.
My adoptive father is a contractor.
go to taiwan
I've been recruiting miners.
There were many miners
(for the head)
Coal mining isn't a very lucrative job.
I can't earn money
After the mine is closed
scattered
For those returning to Taiwan
I added some travel expenses.
without going back
Some said they worked elsewhere.
Even at home
Because you can't be hired for life
died here
Some people couldn't come back
But the remains were returned to Taiwan.
My adoptive father is everything
I directed that.
All the remains
I took him back to Taiwan.
Bringing the remains home
I can't send it by mail.
My adoptive father took me to the port of Keelung.
Visiting each person's home one by one
Everyone from me
I wanted to come
I'm a woman and a little girl
I was still a child back then.
How can you get involved in a man's affairs?
I can never do that
I was already working at that time
After work
I rode my bike all the way back to Shirahama.
Well, I'm alone at my grandmother's place.
I lived alone.
Those were the days.
And we're like our only friends
Gathered with the members of the youth group
And at that time it was unnecessary
What do you think about?
When I had a lot of trouble, especially
So it's redundant
If you think about it that much, you'll only get tired
A lot of things happen when you're alone.
There are things you think about, right?
What's really going on?
Before you know it
Because I was hated by many people
Well, we don't get along
But one day I realized
I don't need to be here anymore.
And somehow
Iriomote is unique to Japan.
It's Japan, but it's not Japan.
I love Japan
There are shrines and mountains.
There is also a temple
So that
I wanted to go back to Japan.
I think Okinawa is different in Okinawa.
A lot of things happened after returning to Kansai.
This is my goal, I have a new goal
Yotsushi: Let's try our best from scratch again.
I had feelings
Well, but everyday life is nothing
Because there was
What you really need to do
I wonder if I woke up
Work for nothing and come home
Play a game, have a drink
It's over
Thanks to the meaningless days that continued
Someday
That's when I realized
Sometimes I come every day
Sometimes he doesn't come for dozens of days.
I'll come when I feel like taking a walk.
Don't come if you don't want to
Hey, this tombstone
It's different from others
Yangtsute's last name is
I can never throw it away
The whole family is sleeping here
All your ancestors
I moved here from Taiwan...
About 20 years ago
It's been over 10 years since my adoptive parents died.
I got into a traffic accident in 1978.
Because of my adoptive father's nonsense
Because I said the right thing
``I'm going to Taiwan now.''
I'm going to pick up my parents' remains."
That's what I said
But I'll come back empty-handed
That's why I got into an accident
``This time, I will bring back my parents' ashes.''
If you do that
Your injuries should heal quickly.
But I said it
"It's no good just saying it with your mouth.
Shiyotsuchiyuu, that's what you're saying.
I won't take it home after all
That's why I got into an accident.''
Immediately after my adoptive father left for Taiwan
I was discharged from the hospital.
My adoptive father came back and looked at me.
"Why did you leave the hospital so early?"
It's always just talk
Really this time
I brought home my grandparents' ashes.
I was able to leave the hospital right away.
To find my grandparents' graves
Ask even distant relatives
I went looking everywhere
In old Taiwan
Because I didn't make a grave like this.
I don't even know where it's buried
I'll be back too
Return to that world
I'll meet my ancestors
God bless you.
My limbs are moving
I hope you can do it alone
I got it (this bracelet)
I'm wearing it
When the old man was cleaning this place
I said, ``I'll get this.''
The old man also says yes yes yes
say that
Next time, my grandmother will (wear this bracelet)
I took it because I fell in love with it.
That's weird
why me
I took it off and left it there when I took a bath.
It's not there, it's not there, so I should have looked for it.
I'll take it myself
Because I thought I'd find out
(my adopted son) of Hiroshima
Send it somewhere nice
It went to a nice place in Hiroshima.
Well, if I go to Hiroshima.
This was in front of the mirror table.
I left it on the mirror stand.
Take it off like this
So I took my (adopted) wife to my house.
When I called him "Kikue" he said "Yes"
Where did this come from?
I don't understand
My grandma (my adoptive mother) sent it to me.
Grandma to dad (adopted child)
Thank you for giving it to me
Because this is mine
Please get it for me
This time I got it
That eldest son (grandson)
I'll be looking for this
This is it
Because it belongs to grandma (me)
This is for anyone
I can't get it (I won't get it)
Grandma (me) died
It won't be given to anyone
Please don't ask me to give it to you
(Also on the other side) Give up already.
Sometimes again
I'll bury it in the ashes of the incense burner
If you fill it in, the color won't change.
It's definitely not rusty
Flowers on a rainy night Flowers on a rainy night
If it gets scattered in the storm and falls to the ground
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
Flowers on a rainy night Flowers on a rainy night
If it gets scattered in the storm and falls to the ground
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
There's no one to watch, and my wishes are empty
Something that can never return to the branch
Singing voice: Yang Zuefu
Stupidity so to speak
You look like an idiot.
I only listen to what my parents say
My father (adopted father) and I are similar.
That can't be true, they're not my real parents.
I'm not registered.
That (Japanese nationality) I'm worried that I won't be able to enter.
And my children (grandchildren), do it all at school.
Nothing will happen after I graduate.
Actually, all of my children (grandchildren) are here.
I was born here.
I don't have Taiwanese nationality.
nothing in taiwan
It is natural to enter this (Japanese nationality).
I am (Japanese citizen)
I don't care if you can't enter
All my grandchildren were born here.
It has nothing to do with Taiwan.
Also, when the war is over
The miners also returned to Taiwan.
I'm ready to go home
Nothing happens when I go back
I don't have a house
There's nothing
I have no relatives, nothing in Taiwan.
(Leave) 35 years.
After 35 years
There's no house or anything (in Taiwan).
I can't go home, so I just stay
Dedicated to Ryoko Hashirama
Dedicated to Ryoko Hashirama
(19262018)
And with all the survivors of "Iriomote Coal Mine"
Dedicated to Taiwanese workers