"Um, the Miyagunis..." "OK OK." "Put your stuff in that truck." "The Miyaguni family!" "Over here." "Load your stuff." "Hello." "Welcome." "Confirm everyone's names." "Kawachi, Namba..." "Abe - your stuff goes here." "Mito, you go to that car." "OK all aboard, folks." "Kakinuma-san, take this car." "OK, get on please." "This is for the Hirayoshi's sugar cane farm?" "You mean the Taira's family farm?" "That's how the name's pronounced around here." "I see." "Only 2 guys, huh." "Good, you're a here." "Excellent." "Are you Mr. Taira?" "How shall I put it?" "I'm your mentor." "I've never cut sugar canes." "Me neither." "Same here." "First time for me too." "We're here." "Careful now." "They've arrived." "Thank you all for coming from so far away." "You must be tired." "My name's Taira." "Nice to meet you." "Hello." "How do you do." "She is Mrs. Taira." "Just call me grandma." "Welcome." "Hello." "Hello." "OK everyone, please come inside." "Hurry." "Hi" "Hello." "You'll all sleep here." "Put your bags wherever." "Ladies there, guys here." "There's more room for stuff here too." "No way." "Girls and guys in the same room?" "Way." "See the curtain?" "You can all use this fridge freely." "But write your name on things, like this." "Thanks everyone." "You must be hungry." "We'll prepare dinner right away." "Yutaka..." "OK, cheers." " Thanks for coming." " Thanks." " Cheers." " Cheers." "OK, dig in." "Have the stir-fried gourd." "It's got lots of vitamin C." "The pork ribs are good for you too." "Stewed pork." "It'll give you energy." "Have some." "Okinawan food," "It's 100% natural so it's good for the health." "Eat up." "Thanks for the meal." "Welcome." "Thank you." "OK, so I'll tell you what our routine will be from now on." "Most importantly our harvest deadline is March 31." "The sugar factory will not accept our canes beyond that date." "They stop running the machines then." "Therefore we have 35 days starting tomorrow." "We'll take 1 day off per week, preferably when it rains." "I thought we got 2 days." "You're right." "My bad." "We can barely afford to take 1 day off." "No way." "We'll wake up at 7, have breakfast at 7:30, go to work at 8." "We'll work till 6, take 1 hour off for lunch." "Till 6?" "The sun sets late here." "So what?" "Your daily pay is 5000 yen, as we advertised." "Mr. Taira will pay you when you leave." "Any questions?" "Looking forward to working with you all." "OK." "This is a tradition here." "I'll take your picture, while you introduce yourselves to your hosts." "Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you my name." "I'm Yutaka Tadokoro." "I love this island, so I come every year for the harvest." "Let's start with you." "Huh?" "Self introduction." "I'm Nishimura." "Hello." "Hi" "OK, ready?" "The form's blank." "You a student?" "Does it matter?" "No one needs to say what they don't want to." "Those are the rules of this house." "So, it's OK." "You're next." "Me?" "Yeah." "Etsuko Kawano." "How old do I look?" "It says you're 25." "Well, some people say I look much younger." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you too." "Next, please." "You back there." "You, yes you." "Hey, look this way." "Kanako Doi" "You're in high school." "Yes." "Shuichi Ikenaga." "Pleased to be here." "Welcome." "OK, ready?" "You're the oldest here?" "Perhaps." "OK the last person." "OK." "OK ready?" "Hinami Tachibana." "Pleased to be here." "I usually do office temp work." "But I saw a listing for this job online." "It took me some time to decide to apply." "I'll try not to slow you all down." "Pleased to meet you." "Pleased to meet you." "Pleased to meet you." "Thank you all for coming." "It's morning." "Wake up." "Hey." "Did she kick me?" "She kicked me, right?" "Nope." "Hey, you should eat." "I'll eat later." "The hell's that?" "How you gonna work with that?" "Whatever." "And what's with the make up?" "Who cares?" "This is soy sauce with citron." "It tastes... real nice on tofu." "Smells lovely." "Thanks." "Hey, you better eat." "Try that with the rice." "It's sweet miso." "It's a local delicacy" "Really?" "All right." "OK." "OK get on." "Oh, OK." "OK take these." "Canteens." "Cool." "Like a field trip." "How ancient." "Bottled water's better." "Wear long sleeve shirts." "I don't got any." "Didn't you read the brochure?" "It's so hot." "You don't have a hat?" "Yutaka, can you bring me my hats?" "Let's see..." "I think you'll look nice in this one." "Oh you look so nice." "OK we're here." "Let's unload." "Take this" "Get off." "Don't worry about that." "We don't need that blue one." "OK." "Over here." "Come on." "This is endless." "I wonder how long it continues." "It goes on forever." "Come." "Do we have to cut a these canes?" "All of them." "No way." "OK let's begin." "OK, get your hoes and axes." "Your nails?" "Took them off." "Long-sleeved shirt?" "Where's yours?" "It's dangerous for beginners." "OK I'll demonstrate." "Come over here." "Hurry." "OK." "First, remove the leaves." "Like this." "Once you manage to do that," "This top part, the head." "Take this, and cut it off like that." "Then next take the axe, and remove the cane from the root." "And this is our product, OK?" "OK let's try." "What's your name again?" "Nishimura." "OK Mr. Nishimura, try removing the leaves." "I'm sorry, can you show me once more?" "Use your head, all you've gotta do is remove the leaves." "OK." "You're a klutz." "Here." "Cut into here, and like that." "Remove it." "Now cut off the top." "The top?" "From around there, cause that's all sweet down there." "OK let's all try, all right?" "Don't just stand there, move it." "You're not here to gaze at the scenery." "Look, like this." "It's not very hard, OK?" "Just like this, see?" "Be careful when you remove the leaves" "Remove them all." "OK." "Yeah, like that." "Then cut off the tip, like that from around there." "Then the root, with the axe." "Don't swing the axe sideways." "It's dangerous." "Cut like this, 45 degree angle." "When you cut the root, try to cut much closer to the ground." "People can trip over that." "Hey, no, what are you doing?" "Just cut the top, what are you cutting there for?" "I can't reach that high." "Just pull the top down." "Whatever, Mr. Bigshot." "Dude, don't be such a snob." "Don't call me dude." "Respect your elders." "All right, sir." "Easy now." "Jeez, you're really a klutz." "Use your wrist more." "Give it some snap." "Hold it." "I said remove the leaves first." "What are you doing?" "Answer me." "OK." "It's time for lunch, everybody." "OK lunch, you all." "All right." "Oh, give her a hand." "Looks delicious." "Let's eat, you all must be hungry." "Where's the sports drink?" "We'll get dehydrated out here." "And some ice." "It's hot out here." "You're drinking the most." "Delicious!" "Tasty." "The food's full of grandma's love." "Delicious, right?" "It's good, right?" "Food's great, right?" "Have some fish pancake." "Can I have a rice ball?" "Have some fried seaweed." "Seaweed?" "Grandpa, some pancake?" "Mmm, tasty." "OK now we'll work in pairs." "Um, you're Mr. Kenaga right?" "Yes." "Hinami?" " Hey." " Hi." "And Nishimura." "You, and..." "Etsuko." "Hi there." "And you'll work with me." "The women will work with hoes, remove leaves and tops." "Men will follow with axes and cut the root, OK?" "OK let's pick up the pace." "No, no, no." "Here." "Like this." "With more intensity." "And you can use your hands like this too." "There's no way we're gonna finish in a month." "Huh?" "Nothing." " Yeah it's OK." " OK." "This is the tip." "Wrong way." "What did I just tell you?" "Wrong way." "Hey." "Wrong way." "Get it?" "People on this side, make the top face that way." "What did I just tell you?" "Use your head." "There." "Look at her." "She's got it down." "So please." "OK that's a wrap for the day." "Gross, look how tanned my arms got." "Like some construction worker." " In just one day." " Oh my god" "This is a total drag." "Where's the convenience store?" "There's a store, but it closes at 7 p.m." "That's so inconvenient." "Do they sell a sun block?" "Boats come in from the main island twice a week." "So place an order." "Next boat comes the day after tomorrow." "You didn't take a bath yet?" "There's no more hot water." "I said girls and guys should each go in groups." "She's not used to things like that." "Right?" "Jeez." "Come with." "I'll set up the shower." "But there's no hot water." "No worries." "I'm fine." "There's a fine line between being nice and being a pain." "What's that?" "Huh?" "Hey." "What?" "Haven't we met somewhere before?" "No." "Oh." "We don't gotta say what we don't want to say." "Huh?" "That's the rule here." "I'll dry your hair." "You'll catch a cold." "My grandma said the same words to me when I was your age." "She said I'd get asthma when I got old." "She gave me a spanking." "Make sure to dry your hair before you go to sleep, OK?" "Ouch that hurts." "Sorry." "Cut that." "Again?" "Cut those first." " I Made a mistake." " Well don't." "Hey get with it." "Get serious." "Use your heads." "Cut this." "Cut the tops of the canes back there first." "It's more efficient that way, no?" " Go do that." " Huh?" "Can't you two use your heads a bit more?" "All you do is drink water." "It's hot" "It's hot for all of us." "Shut up." "That's it?" "You better eat more." "Thanks for lunch" "Eat some more." "Gotta eat to make it through the day." " Can you pass me that?" " Sure." "OK got it." "Down, OK." "OK lift." "Further back!" " Careful now." " OK." "Hurry." "Go." "OK I'll go deliver these." "I'll talk to the folks at the factory, OK?" "Thank you for coming but..." "Maybe there's 3 tons." "Wow, 3 whole tons?" "We gotta deliver at east 6 to 7 tons per day." "Nankurunaisa" "What did he just say?" "Local dialect." "He said we'll manage." "OK remove the wire and come over here." "OK, yes, yes." "Remove the wire!" "Hey, the wire." "That's it." "Yes." "Over here, yeah swing." "No not you." "The hell you doing?" "Can you carry that?" "You'll be fine by my next weekly visit to this island." "I bet you've never worked out on the fields before." "It's exhaustion." "Don't push yourself too hard" "Yes." "Too high." "OK watch out." "OK thanks." "Sorry, can you wait a sec?" "So you're running away?" "You too?" "I'm not like you." "Other farms pay 500 yen more per day." "Later." "Whatever." "Sorry." "Leave that open." "Yes." "Hinami" "Yes." "Please come." "Yes." "I'm hungry." "Ikenaga-san." "This, it's from grandpa." "For 5 days." "This is from grandma." "Bye" "That's it." "Sweet miso flavor." "OK let's work!" "Over here, right?" "Yeah." "Oops, forgot my canteen." "It's gone." "I'll take this instead." "What are you doing?" "Hurry up!" "You were late." "We come home." "Come on in." "The man who defected for 500 yen returns." "Like you can talk." "Um..." "I realized that it's much nicer here." "Hurry up and eat." "Yes." "Thank you." "Ouch, it hurts." "Ouch." "This is so difficult." "Were there still leaves?" "No prob." "Grandpa's so fast." "We're still behind schedule." "They're in trouble if we can't meet the terms of the contract." "Hey, welcome." "Please, have a seat." "In the back?" "Fine." "My treat." "Hurray!" "He's Kazuo, the manager." "Hello." "Wow, you're pretty young for a manager." "Well I got a day job at the sugar factory." "Yeah?" "Bring me that bottle." "Sure." "Long time no see, Yutaka-san." "Hey, Ohta." "I thought you were picking radishes at Kagoshima." "Just finished." "So I'm back." "You're quite busy." "Well, I'm of no match to you." "Just ask me if you need anything." "OK thank you." "See ya." "Hey, why do you act like you're such a big shot?" "Big shot?" "Me?" "Yutaka-san has been coming to this island the longest." "Let's drink." "Let's." "I'll do it." "OK thanks." "Don't drink so much." "You start early tomorrow." "Hello Kana." "Hey come in." "Come." "Join us." "Make yourself at home." "Here, sit down." "Welcome." "You didn't go?" "You OK?" "Sorry." "It's hot" "I'm tired." "I'm starving." "Why don't you take that off when we eat?" "Hey what's up?" "Aren't you hot?" "Actually it's better for the body." "Really?" "People think sun tans make you look healthy." "Actually they're just like burns." "Skin protection's important" "You sound real knowledgeable." "Did you want to become a doctor?" "Many guys who failed tests to be CPA's, lawyers come here." "People who drop out." "They come here to escape." "I'm not saying that it's bad." "I'm just saying everyone's accepted here." "You're right." "Bull's eye." "What you said is right on the mark." "Shimoji Store" "Hey." "Hi" "I'll take these." "Is that for everyone?" "Yes." "I'll pay half." "And cigarettes." "780 yen." "I'll pay." "Thanks." "You on vacation?" "Huh?" "From your temp work." "I wish." "I had to send myself down here for work." "I see." "It's the first time." "That we talk like this." "Know what?" "Want one too." "Thanks." "Tastes good." "Grandma" "Remember me?" "Misuzu, dear." "How are you?" "Fine, and you?" "You cut your hair." "Yes, I cut it short." "Hey!" "Grandpa!" "Misuzu!" "Thanks." "So you're not related?" "Well we were so close, so we practically are" "You live in Tokyo now?" "Actually the suburbs of Tokyo." "We moved 10 years ago." "But it's all just Tokyo for people down here." "You a student?" "Here on spring break?" "I'm a nurse." "So you're back to visit family?" "Well we all moved away." "But yes, it's something like that." "When I'm in Tokyo, sometimes I get the urge to come back here." "So this is where you're from, how nice" "Well it's a nice place to visit." "Thanks." "It's sweet." "This makes me nostalgic." "We also had visitors from the city for the harvest." "I see." "Can I borrow that?" "Sure." "Let's join her." "Yes." "Thanks for the snack." "You need help?" "I'm fine." "You must be a thorny wildflower" "For I try to leave at dusk, but you grab me by my sleeve" "Oh what beauty, Beautiful girl" "This joy, blushing, will surely bring rumors" "My white lily, how hard It is to part" "Oh what beauty, Beautiful girl" "No better time for the harvest, than a night of clear moonlight" "No more refrains." "No one to get in the way" "Oh what beauty, Beautiful girl" " Misuzu." " Yes." "When do you go back?" "In about a week." "Really." "Maybe I'll help." "What?" "I want to join you guys." "OK?" "No problem" " Really?" " Seriously?" "That's great." " Thanks." " Great." "Looking forward to it." "You sure it's all right?" "Can we afford to rest today?" "We'll manage." "Meat?" "Make sure to buy plenty." "How much shall we buy?" "200 grams per person." "Right, 200." "Hinami, let's go to the beach." "Later." "Then I'll see you at the beach." "What a beautiful day." "See ya." "Need anything?" "I'm fine, thanks." "OK." "We better buy vegetables." "Hello." "And this too." "And cigarettes." "How many?" "Three." "You're not gonna swim?" "Meat... 2 kilos." "Yes." "Excuse me." "Hello there." "That's shoulder?" "Yes it is." "Have any round?" "We do." "OK." "Then 2 kilos please." "And 300 grams of liver." "OK fold it nicely." "And pull the top, more." "Hey!" "Hey Hinami!" "Feels great." "Misuzu." "Hey!" "Knock it off!" "He'll sing a song now." "You must be a thorny wildflower" "For I try to leave at dusk, but you grab me by my sleeve" "Oh what beauty, Beautiful girl" "This joy, blushing, will surely bring rumors" "My white lily, how hard It is to part" "Oh what beauty, Beautiful girl" "Hey all right." "Well I'm going to bed." "Good night." "See you all at work tomorrow." "All right bye." "OK goodnight." "We'll clean everything up." "Thanks, goodnight." "I'll... go to Hokkaido after this work." "Hokkaido?" "They're expecting me." "Potato harvest up there." "Then cabbage in Nagano for fall." "Spring back here,  peach in Okayama in between." "I also do cherries in Yamagata, and peanuts in Chiba." "Too much." "You're so busy." "I can't refuse." "The farmers expect me to be with them." "I've been doing this for 7 years." "You like this work." "You meet interesting people." "You learn to appreciate people, and nature." "It makes me feel alive." "I can't work at a company or anything no more." "Where's your permanent address?" "Huh?" "Where do you pay local tax?" "What's this?" "You travel all year to meet people?" "To feel alive?" "You just want free room and board." "And your per diem." "You're an old timer, so you can act like a big shot." "So bet you can't quit." "In other words, you can't live an ordinary life." "So you run and hide." "You said many people come here to escape." "Aren't you the one who's running away?" "Hey what's this?" "I knew it." "I saw that game from beginning to end." "You pitched a no hitter in the national tournament." "You're that Daisuke Nishimura?" "High School baseball star?" "I just got lucky." "What?" "3 whole years in college, and I never pitched a game." "Not once." "Well it happens." "I have a small frame." "But that's reality." "I overworked my arm, practiced too hard." "My shoulder and back's a mess." "And everyone knows me from the Koshien tournament." "When I just got lucky" "I wish it never happened." "Then I would have still... enjoyed baseball" "Hey, fireworks." "Come on, fireworks." "Here." "OK here." "Take it." "Hey, let's call it a day." "Stop work, everyone." "OK leave the canes where they are." "Yes." "Don't forget your tools." "Hold on tightly." "The boat's here, right?" "I ordered sun block, boots, an a arm clock and stuff." "I'm drenched." " Need a hanger?" " Yes." "Towel?" "Thanks." " Towel, Hinami?" " Thanks." "Coming in." "OK." "Can I use this hanger?" "Oh my god." "Wow." "This rain's unbelievable." "Do you think the canes are all right?" "We'll manage." "Don't worry" "Okinawa has lots of rain, and typhoons." "It rains even harder than this." "And the wind blows everything away." "So don't bother worrying about the canes." "If they're damaged, we just start again from scratch." "We can always start over." "Yes we can always start over." "Right?" "He's late" "I'll go look for him." "I'll go too." "Grandma bring flashlights." "Flashlights?" "I'll go too." "Have enough flashlights for everyone?" "Oh my!" "What's this?" "It's Yutaka." "Oh shit." "Careful!" "The ground is soft." "Be careful." "Yes." "OK in the front?" "Be careful." "Go slow." "Yutaka?" "You hurt?" "I'm fine... fine." "I'll go and get some people to help." "He's bleeding." "We better stop the bleeding." "Let me see." "Remove the seatbelt." "Got it." "Turn him, so he can lean back." "Hang in there." "He's stuck." "You'll be fine." "Towel Get me the towel." "Here." "Raise his leg." "We better treat this quickly." "Doctor's not here." "One second." "There should be a key somewhere." "It's open." "It's open!" "Take it slow." "Go slow." "Straighten his leg." "Remove the towel." "Yes." "Hang in there." "You'll be fine." "It's reached his artery." "We need a doctor." "He only comes once a week." "Can you hold this like that?" "Please help him." "You're a doctor, right?" "What's your blood type, Yutaka?" "B." "You sure?" "I always donate blood." "Blood pressure, 90." "Pulse unstable" "Is anyone here type B?" "Daisuke, I need your blood." "My blood?" "Anesthetic, and saline." "Please move that." "Get me a suture kit." "His condition has settled." "But I think I drew too much blood from Daisuke" "He's young." "He'll be fine." "I'm fine." "You look pale." "I'm fine." "Thank you." "Oh, sure." "Hi" "I always liked children, so I became a pediatrician." "Though I didn't realize... that a pediatrician will have to... witness so many deaths." "And they were so young." "A patient had the same name as mine." "He had just turned 8." "When decided to operate on him." "Didn't care where I'd go," "so long as I can forget." "But how can I forget?" "It'd be wrong to forget." "There was a swim meet when I was in elementary school." "I was so nervous; couldn't sleep the night before." "Then my dad said, take a deep breath before you dive in the pool." "So asked him." "Can I swim faster if I do?" "Can I win?" "He said not necessarily, but it'd be more fun if did." "So I took a deep breath, when the race began." "I looked up at the sky, raised my arms like this, and took a very deep breath." "Though everyone dove in before me while I did." "I had more fun while swam, much more than I ever did before." "Even though last place is still last place." "Last is still last, huh?" "You don't have to go back to Tokyo?" "Well, Yutaka has been injured." "I wonder if we can finish." "We have to." "Let's do it." "You might not make it." "Grandma, I'll take that." "Can you put down the canteen?" "Hey, you OK?" "I can still help a little." "OK I'll close this." "Thanks." "Take care." "OK, we're leaving." "OK take care." "See you." "Hey everybody!" "We made it through." "What?" "The path's connected all the way." "Really?" "Let's keep going." "Misuzu!" "Misuzu?" "What happened?" "I don't know." "She just collapsed." "Misuzu?" "Grandpa!" "Misuzu!" "Please come." "What happened?" "Misuzu, how are you?" "How many months?" "Guess a doctor would know I'm pregnant." "4 months." "I better decide." "Better do it soon." "Some porridge." "So we have less than 10 days." "You all have nothing to worry about" "That's right." "Thank you all so much." "We'll manage." "You've all gotten so much better." "She's gone." "Huh?" "Where'd she go?" "What happened?" "Kana's missing." "What?" "Where'd she go?" "Sorry, I'm gonna open this." "I'll go check grandma's place." "Her stuff's still here though." "Any luck?" "Nope." "Me neither." "Any luck?" "You all right?" "Yes, thanks." "Stay in bed, Misuzu." "She'll come back." "Look!" "What happened Kana?" "We were looking for you." "That's right, we can all work so long as there's light." "Huh?" "Hey, we just have to wake up an hour earlier." "But can you all really do it?" "We'll manage." "Let's work." "Thank you, Kana." "Morning." "Morning." "Morning." "Good morning." "Morning." "OK let's go." "LET'S GO ALL THE WAY" "Let's do 2 more tons." "Delicious." "More rice, please." "You all eat well." "Eat lots and lots." "Excuse me." "We might make it." "You got a good batch this year." "I suppose so." "All right." "My hunch was right." "What hunch?" "Let's go." "Standing by for the wires." "Morning." "Morning Grandma." "Morning Grandma." "So there's a new morning," "Huh?" "If you work till you're worn out, eat, and sleep well." "A bright new morning." "Hey, you can speak." "Breakfast is ready, everyone." "Grandma it's a bit early, no?" "Wait up, I'll go wash my face." "Morning." "Need a hand?" "I'm OK." "Get in the car." "Hurry." "One sec." "Great meal." "Thank you." "You all ate well." "Etsuko, let's do the rest." "What?" "Let's not overdo it." "Here." ""Field of Dreams."" "Daisuke Nishimura!" "Hey!" "Wow!" "Nice catch." "Good throw." "Hey, wow." "Ouch." "You OK?" "Hurts when I throw." "Boys are nice too." "Yes." "I'll go join them." "Have fun." "OK." "Let me play too." "Can you?" "Of course." "Hurry up and give me the glove, you old man." "Don't call me no old man." "I have a lot to give back." "Hey, hurry." "Nice catch." "It feels great." "OK ready?" "Yeah." "OK." "Ready." "I got it!" "No way." "You started so late." "You were last, but it's usually how it goes." "Last place isn't always last." "Huh?" "What's that?" "Ready?" "OK we've arrived." "Everybody over here." "Wow, look at that lion figure Unreal." "Thanks for coming from so far away." "My name is Taira." "Nice to meet you." "She is Mrs. Taira." "Just call me grandma." "Everybody over here." "This is so Okinawa." "Come in." "Hurry." "Hi, hello." "Put your things over there." "Guys over here, girls over there." "There's space over here too, if you have a lot of stuff." "Guys and girls in the same room?" "Yes, see that curtain?" "Cool, nice and cozy." "OK, how do you do?" "We must deliver all sugar canes by March 31." "The factory will not process any canes thereafter." "So we have 35 days to finish the job." "We'll take 1 day off per week, preferably we'll rest when it rains." "We'll rise at 7, eat breakfast at 7:30, leave here at 8." "We'll get to work right away, take an hour lunch break, wrap at 6." "Your per diem is 5000 yen." "You'll be paid on your last day." "Now, as it's a tradition here, you'll get your picture taken." "Ready?"