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An old man becomes emotionally involved with recollections of his youth.
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The Narrator's Text
THIS STORY IS IMPORTANT
PAY ATTENTION WHILST I SHOW YOU
YOUNG HEARTS IN LOVE
YOUNG HEARTS IN PAIN
THIS IS THE STORY OF TAKAKO AND NAOKI
I HAVE BEGUN AT THE END
NOW IS HAPPINESS
IT WAS NOT ALWAYS SO....
TAKAO WAS CHILD TO EISHIRO
NOBLE OF RANK
IN SPIRIT FULL OF NAILS
TAKAKO TO HIM WAS COIN IN THE COFFER
SUITORS CAME LIKE WASPS TO AN APPLE
POWER. MONEY. AND THE STRONG SWORD ARM.
BUT TAKAKO's HEART WAS A BUD IN WINTER.
NAOKI WORKED IN TAKAKO's GARDEN
SENT HER A KEY TO HIS HEART AND HOME.
WELL, HE COULD DREAM.
TAKAKO's MAID WAS OLD AND UGLY
SHE WATCHED TAKAKO LIKE A BEETLE
THE BOY NAOKI COULD NOT FORGET THE GIRL.
OH IF HIS HEART COULD FLY TO HERS
TAKAKO WAS CLEVER
NOW CRACK OF THUNDER WOULD NOT WAKE THE MAID
TAKAKO RAN
LOVE MET LOVE, DELICIOUS AND DANGEROUS
FOR TAKAKO IS SOON TO MARRY
SAMURAI WARRIOR, RICH WITH PLUNDER
EISHIRO HAS AN IRON HEART
TAKAKO DREAMS OF THE TIME THAT MAY COME.....
.....SO TAKAKO LIVES FOR THE MOMENT ONLY
BUT TAKAKO's SECRET WAS SECRET NO LONGER
EISHIRO BANISHED NAOKI
EXECUTION AWAITED HIS RETURN
COMES THE DAY OF TAKAKO's WEDDING
THRUST BEFORE THE SAMURAI SHE MUST MARRY
NAOKI TOOK TAKAKO, QUICK AS RAIN
THE VENGEFUL SAMURAI CHEATED OF HIS BRIDE
THE ISLAND HID THEM FROM ALL EYES
YEAR CREAPT ON YEAR
IN THE QUIET OF THEIR LIFE TOGETHER
IN THEIR HOUSE AMONG THEIR FLOWERS
TAKAKO AND NAOKI
IT HAD A HAPPY ENDING AFTER ALL
SO LIFT YOUR HANDS
AND THANK THESE LOVERS FOR THEIR STORY
IT IS AN OLD ONE,
AS OLD, ALMOST, AS I AM.
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The story about Takako and Naoki seems to be inspired and/or taken from an ancient/medieval chinese tale The Legend Of Blue Willow. Follow this link for more informations
www.seniors2.com/cookbook/bluewillow.htm
As you may have noticed, near the end of the movie (at 1014) you can see a blue willow, what is a reference to the aforementioned tale.
The link above tells a story very similar to that one of Takako and Naoki.
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The Narrator's Text
THIS STORY IS IMPORTANT
PAY ATTENTION WHILST I SHOW YOU
YOUNG HEARTS IN LOVE
YOUNG HEARTS IN PAIN
THIS IS THE STORY OF TAKAKO AND NAOKI
I HAVE BEGUN AT THE END
NOW IS HAPPINESS
IT WAS NOT ALWAYS SO....
TAKAO WAS CHILD TO EISHIRO
NOBLE OF RANK
IN SPIRIT FULL OF NAILS
TAKAKO TO HIM WAS COIN IN THE COFFER
SUITORS CAME LIKE WASPS TO AN APPLE
POWER. MONEY. AND THE STRONG SWORD ARM.
BUT TAKAKO's HEART WAS A BUD IN WINTER.
NAOKI WORKED IN TAKAKO's GARDEN
SENT HER A KEY TO HIS HEART AND HOME.
WELL, HE COULD DREAM.
TAKAKO's MAID WAS OLD AND UGLY
SHE WATCHED TAKAKO LIKE A BEETLE
THE BOY NAOKI COULD NOT FORGET THE GIRL.
OH IF HIS HEART COULD FLY TO HERS
TAKAKO WAS CLEVER
NOW CRACK OF THUNDER WOULD NOT WAKE THE MAID
TAKAKO RAN
LOVE MET LOVE, DELICIOUS AND DANGEROUS
FOR TAKAKO IS SOON TO MARRY
SAMURAI WARRIOR, RICH WITH PLUNDER
EISHIRO HAS AN IRON HEART
TAKAKO DREAMS OF THE TIME THAT MAY COME.....
.....SO TAKAKO LIVES FOR THE MOMENT ONLY
BUT TAKAKO's SECRET WAS SECRET NO LONGER
EISHIRO BANISHED NAOKI
EXECUTION AWAITED HIS RETURN
COMES THE DAY OF TAKAKO's WEDDING
THRUST BEFORE THE SAMURAI SHE MUST MARRY
NAOKI TOOK TAKAKO, QUICK AS RAIN
THE VENGEFUL SAMURAI CHEATED OF HIS BRIDE
THE ISLAND HID THEM FROM ALL EYES
YEAR CREAPT ON YEAR
IN THE QUIET OF THEIR LIFE TOGETHER
IN THEIR HOUSE AMONG THEIR FLOWERS
TAKAKO AND NAOKI
IT HAD A HAPPY ENDING AFTER ALL
SO LIFT YOUR HANDS
AND THANK THESE LOVERS FOR THEIR STORY
IT IS AN OLD ONE,
AS OLD, ALMOST, AS I AM.
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The story about Takako and Naoki seems to be inspired and/or taken from an ancient/medieval chinese tale The Legend Of Blue Willow. Follow this link for more informations
www.seniors2.com/cookbook/bluewillow.htm
As you may have noticed, near the end of the movie (at 1014) you can see a blue willow, what is a reference to the aforementioned tale.
The link above tells a story very similar to that one of Takako and Naoki.
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