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Episode 7
Oshin born in a tiny village along the Mogami river
went off to work at age seven.
She had to leave home in order to lessen the family's financial burden.
Oshin's two older sisters had gone to work before her.
It was 1907 two years following the end of the Russo-Japanese war.
In the villages of northern Japan such occurrences weren't uncommon.
Please feed the kids. They were hungry and crying!
I gave them some takuan pickles but that wasn't enough.
I'm sorry.
And you have to go off to work tomorrow.
- Father! - Yes?
The man left this. As advance payment for my wages.
I guess I'd better work hard to earn it.
Oshin...
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
Haru and Mitsu are working I'll do my part too!
What the hell?!
This isn't the holidays!
What's the meaning of making rice!
Grandma this is to celebrate Oshin's going to work tomorrow.
You cared for her so much.
It's her rice and she wants you to be the first to enjoy it.
Oshin you eat a lot too.
I wanted to exchange this good rice for some that's not as high high quality.
So that there'd be more for us to eat!
It's such a waste!
It's Oshin's wages for a whole year!
So what if I feed it to her!
How dare you!
Father!
Shoji be thankful. You get to have this because of Oshin!
White rice sure is good!
Eat a lot so that there'll be no regrets!
Oshin doesn't realize how hard work can be.
She's just happy eating white rice.
She's only seven.
I feel so badly for her...
She knows what she's getting into.
They know Oshin's age they'll be good to her.
And you trust that employment agent?
If I didn't I wouldn't have considered.
- You're still up? - Just a little longer.
It's almost dawn
and you have a full day of work! You should get some sleep.
I have to get this done so you can wear it.
- It's for me? - Yes.
I never was able to give you a new kimono.
And I can't have you go off wearing tatters.
This kimono is what I wore when I came here as a bride.
I'm fixing it so that you can wear it tomorrow.
That's your wedding kimono?
I held onto it all these years.
I gave Haru and Mitsu my kimono too. This is yours.
But...
I didn't think you'd be going off so soon...
Mother...
Here. Put it on.
It looks great.
They say clothes make the man!
I couldn't do much for you.
You've always been very independent.
You helped us out and did the babysitting
but you will be all alone from now on.
Nobody will help you. Don't count on anybody!
You'll have to make it all on your own.
Remember that!
When things are rough or you feel like coming home. Just bear with it!
But if you just can't bear it come on home.
I'll always be waiting for you.
Mother!
Take care of yourself.
I'm from the Nakagawa Lumber Mill.
I've come for that babysitter girl!
Thanks for coming.
Hurry it up.
I've packed your change of clothes.
I can't give you much but I've made rice balls too.
What are you doing?
I hope they take good care of you.
Grandma...
Don't tell anyone.
Take it.
This is all I can do for you.
Forgive me.
Shall we go?
We'll be taking the raft down the river.
Bring your straw raincoat.
I thought you had a boat!
It costs money to hire a boat. A raft of cut trees costs nothing!
That's too dangerous for a child like her!
Fuji.
I'll be with her.
- No rafts it's dangerous! - Fuji!
If he doesn't take her we'll have to deliver her ourselves.
He was kind enough to come here for her.
- Be thankful! - But...
She has been paid. She's their employee now!
Sorry to cause you trouble.
No if I took those mother won't have them to use.
Oshin...
Fuji!
You're not even going to see your girl off?
And you call yourself her father?
She's doing this to help you!
Hold on tight!
Don't stand up on the raft no matter what.
Please take good care of her.
I will.
Oshin!
It's dangerous! Just sit down!
Mother! Mother!
Mother!
Mother...
Mother!
Father...
Father! Father! Father!
Father!
Oshin.
Oshin!
Father! Father! Father!
Oshin!
Oshin I'm sorry...
I'm sorry!
Her father was suffering too.
He'd never shown his true emotions.
For the first time Oshin could understand him better.
You rafted down this single river for a single bale of rice as payment?
It's nobody's fault...
A sharecropper's life was a sad lot.
We all had it tough.
People all had to do whatever it took to survive.
My father was desperate too.
He was always yelling at us
but he just didn't want us to know how vulnerable he was.
I think I understand.
There are poor people today but it was harder in the old days.
I've also forgotten how though things can be.
After what I went through I should be able to take anything!
Nothing can compare to the hardships back then.
Oshin at age 83... What was she looking at?
Kei tried to follow her eyes to what she was seeing.
Come on.
We're here.
- Has she arrived? - Yes.
Is this her?
She's a little seasick.
Oh she's so useless.
Can she really handle the work?
For a girl of nine she seems so small and fragile.
Maybe we should send her back?
No she will be fine.
She'll be better once she gets over being sick.
I'll train her!
Take her inside.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel