we're on our way, We're on our way to the temple of Paradise. The temple of Paradise is far away, The temple of Paradise is far away. We're on our way, we're on our way, We're on our way to the temple of Paradise.
HATSU: That hymn was sung by a man named Jiroemon from the island of Goto. The inquisitors begged him again and again to give up his faith and they tortured him brutally. But he wouldn't give them the sign. And so they put him on a boat and headed for the island of Naka-enoshima in mid-ocean, planning to kill him there. And this is the hymn he sang on the boat.
NOROSAKU: And then they sent him to Paradise.
HATSU: There are no trees or shrubs on Naka-enoshima. It's a frightening island, with only bare rocks. They made Jiroemon stand on top of the rocks and they urged him once more to give up his faith.
NOROSAKU: Then they sent him to Paradise.
Yuki and Kasuke enter.
KASUKE: Lord Tomonaga hasn't come back yet?
HATSU: No, not yet.
KASUKE: He went to the bureau yesterday and he's not back yet.
HATSU: Yuki, what shall we do?
YUKI: I want to see Father Ferreira.
Ferreira enters with Hisaichi
FERREIRA: What's the matter?
KASUKE: Lord Tomonaga hasn't come back yet. He's been gone since yesterday.
FERREIRA: Did he leave any word?
YUKI: No.
FERREIRA: Don't worry. Sudden business may have come up.
NOROSAKU: And then the man standing on top of the cliff was sent to Paradise.
Sound of knocking at the door.
HISAICHI: Who is it?
MOKICHI: Mokichi.
Mokichi enters.
MOKICHI: Father, Father ...
KASUKE: Not so loud. He's right over here.
MOKICHI: A young samurai has just come saying he has important business and must by ail means speak to Yuki.
HATSU: Is he one of the officers of the bureau?
MOKICHI: He said she'd understand if I told her that Gennosuke had come. He says he has news of her father that he must pass on to her at once.
YUKI: I'll speak with him, Father.
FERREIRA (leaves one candle lit on the altar, but extinguishes the rest): It's best if you all return quietly with Yuki. Take care not to be seen. Hisaichi, stay at Yuki's side and don't leave her on any condition. Kasuke, please help me here.
Exit all except Ferreira and Kasuke, who conceal the altar.
FERREIRA: What's the matter?
KASUKE: My tooth. I have a toothache.
FERREIRA: Look at this.
He shows him a crucifix, then continues as if speaking to himself.
FERREIRA: Do you think that Christ didn't feel the same weakness of flesh as you? What about the Garden of Gethsemane? When he sweat blood. It was blood he sweat. Just as you and I, he must have struggled against a great fear.
KASUKE: Father, do you suppose that Lord Tomonaga's been caught? In that case, they'll be after us shortly.
FERREIRA: It's not yet certain.
KASUKE: I'll step on the fumi-e. I know it. I try to imagine myself taking your hand and the hands of the other Christians and going with you to Paradise, but my body refuses to follow such a dream. To tell the truth, Father, I'm scared. I'm scared of being tortured and I'm scared of dying.
FERREIRA: You're not the only one that's scared.
KASUKE: No. In this world there are the strong and the weak, just as there are girls with pretty faces and those with ugly. Those with pretty faces go through life attracting men, while the others lead lonely lives. This is just the same. The strong, like Tomekichi of Isahaya, are able to put up with any suffering; are never afraid, no matter what terrible experience they're made to undergo. He was taken into God's home. But in my case, though I want to go along with Tomekichi, this body is frozen with fear.
He falls to the ground and weeps. The door opens with a screech.
FERREIRA: Who is it?
He sees Yuki standing there.
FERREIRA: Yuki, what has happened?
YUKI: Father's been taken as we feared.
FERREIRA: Lord Tomonaga taken?
YUKI: Taken and is now hanging in the pit.
FERREIRA: Who told you this?
YUKI: Gennosuke came to tell me.
From the shadow of the door, Hatsu and Gennosuke
HATSU: That hymn was sung by a man named Jiroemon from the island of Goto. The inquisitors begged him again and again to give up his faith and they tortured him brutally. But he wouldn't give them the sign. And so they put him on a boat and headed for the island of Naka-enoshima in mid-ocean, planning to kill him there. And this is the hymn he sang on the boat.
NOROSAKU: And then they sent him to Paradise.
HATSU: There are no trees or shrubs on Naka-enoshima. It's a frightening island, with only bare rocks. They made Jiroemon stand on top of the rocks and they urged him once more to give up his faith.
NOROSAKU: Then they sent him to Paradise.
Yuki and Kasuke enter.
KASUKE: Lord Tomonaga hasn't come back yet?
HATSU: No, not yet.
KASUKE: He went to the bureau yesterday and he's not back yet.
HATSU: Yuki, what shall we do?
YUKI: I want to see Father Ferreira.
Ferreira enters with Hisaichi
FERREIRA: What's the matter?
KASUKE: Lord Tomonaga hasn't come back yet. He's been gone since yesterday.
FERREIRA: Did he leave any word?
YUKI: No.
FERREIRA: Don't worry. Sudden business may have come up.
NOROSAKU: And then the man standing on top of the cliff was sent to Paradise.
Sound of knocking at the door.
HISAICHI: Who is it?
MOKICHI: Mokichi.
Mokichi enters.
MOKICHI: Father, Father ...
KASUKE: Not so loud. He's right over here.
MOKICHI: A young samurai has just come saying he has important business and must by ail means speak to Yuki.
HATSU: Is he one of the officers of the bureau?
MOKICHI: He said she'd understand if I told her that Gennosuke had come. He says he has news of her father that he must pass on to her at once.
YUKI: I'll speak with him, Father.
FERREIRA (leaves one candle lit on the altar, but extinguishes the rest): It's best if you all return quietly with Yuki. Take care not to be seen. Hisaichi, stay at Yuki's side and don't leave her on any condition. Kasuke, please help me here.
Exit all except Ferreira and Kasuke, who conceal the altar.
FERREIRA: What's the matter?
KASUKE: My tooth. I have a toothache.
FERREIRA: Look at this.
He shows him a crucifix, then continues as if speaking to himself.
FERREIRA: Do you think that Christ didn't feel the same weakness of flesh as you? What about the Garden of Gethsemane? When he sweat blood. It was blood he sweat. Just as you and I, he must have struggled against a great fear.
KASUKE: Father, do you suppose that Lord Tomonaga's been caught? In that case, they'll be after us shortly.
FERREIRA: It's not yet certain.
KASUKE: I'll step on the fumi-e. I know it. I try to imagine myself taking your hand and the hands of the other Christians and going with you to Paradise, but my body refuses to follow such a dream. To tell the truth, Father, I'm scared. I'm scared of being tortured and I'm scared of dying.
FERREIRA: You're not the only one that's scared.
KASUKE: No. In this world there are the strong and the weak, just as there are girls with pretty faces and those with ugly. Those with pretty faces go through life attracting men, while the others lead lonely lives. This is just the same. The strong, like Tomekichi of Isahaya, are able to put up with any suffering; are never afraid, no matter what terrible experience they're made to undergo. He was taken into God's home. But in my case, though I want to go along with Tomekichi, this body is frozen with fear.
He falls to the ground and weeps. The door opens with a screech.
FERREIRA: Who is it?
He sees Yuki standing there.
FERREIRA: Yuki, what has happened?
YUKI: Father's been taken as we feared.
FERREIRA: Lord Tomonaga taken?
YUKI: Taken and is now hanging in the pit.
FERREIRA: Who told you this?
YUKI: Gennosuke came to tell me.
From the shadow of the door, Hatsu and Gennosuke
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