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Episode 24
I'm against the idea!
Shoji and I can do the cooking.
That's not what I'm talking about.
I don't want Oshin to have to work again.
That's why Ofuji decided to go out to work herself!
The money she's earning isn't enough?
The money is not enough to last us for a year.
We won't have a rice harvest until next fall!
Don't you know why Ofuji gave Sumi up for adoption?
I work as a laborer all day and do piecework by night!
Still the prices for everything keeps going up.
People look at us funny because of what I've done.
I had given up on ever getting a live-in job.
I'm willing to go and work anywhere.
When I'm gone
you can start eating regularly again with the five bales of rice.
Oshin...
Please take good care of grandma for me.
Never mind me!
I'd miss you if you were to go away but that's not why I'm objecting.
I can still do housework if I put my mind to it.
But I'm so worried about you.
Don't worry.
I can't earn any money if I stay here.
Besides I will be paid five bales of rice!
I'm proud to go and earn it!
I'll stop by to see mother on my way to Sakata.
I won't be seeing her for the next two years.
I want to tell her that I'll be getting five bales of rice!
Don't be ridiculous!
It's too hard a place for you to get to...
Is Ginzan such a tough place to get to?
Mother went there alone. I could get there too!
Don't be silly.
My legs are as strong as mother's!
I told you not to go!
Take care of the daikon and green onion patches before you go to Sakata.
It might start snowing early this year!
I know.
Grandma please be here waiting when I come home.
Excuse me...
Which way do I go for Ginzan?
- Ginzan? - It's a hot spring.
You're going by yourself?
My mother is there!
Take that road over there!
Oshin.
Oshin!
Oshin?
Oshin!
Oshin wanted to see her mother.
If she gets put on a boat to Sakata
there's no way she could stop by to see her mother.
Oshin had no choice but to leave home without notice.
It's dark and she's not back. She must've gone to see Ofuji.
She doesn't realize how far Ginzan is...
She'll freeze to death. What a fool!
- She has no money either... - She took some rice with her.
With the rice she'll make it somehow.
I didn't want her to see Fuji...
Hello! Anybody home?
I'm on my way to Ginzan but it's gotten dark.
May I stay the night?
- You're all alone? - Yes.
I'm hungry but I have my own rice.
Hello!
- Does Ofuji work here? - Ofuji?
She's my mother.
Yes she's here.
I'm so glad I've come to see her!
Go around to the back.
- Ofuji. - I'm busy now...
I can't possibly leave you!
That makes me happy.
Thanks for that comb you bought me.
I'll buy you a kimono next!
Don't buy me a cheap one!
Then what do you want?
Ofuji!
What a bad timing.
What is it?
Do you know an Oshin?
I have a daughter by that name.
Then she's yours.
Don't talk to me about my family while I'm working!
Oshin's here!
She is?
That's impossible. Stop trying to kid me!
Don't scare me.
I don't know what's going on but go and see her!
She's walked the whole way to come to see you.
She looked so tired. I feel sorry for her. Just see her!
If it's not her then that's fine.
Oshin!
Mother...
You're so pretty! I almost didn't recognize you!
- You came by yourself? - Yes.
What if something had happened to you?!
I wanted to see you. I made it here all on my own!
You're such a fool. You shouldn't have come here.
You sure smell good!
I'll put you two together for the night.
Thank you.
I understand.
I had to leave my own child to come here too.
Be good to her.
May I take the night off from work?
Yes you two can have dinner and relax.
What a feast!
I wish grandma could have some too.
You can have my portion too.
I'm so glad that I came here!
How did you manage to come all by yourself?
I brought rice and I stayed at someone's house.
The lady made me a big rice ball to take with me!
People were all good to me. They even gave me directions.
You didn't tell your father or grandma about coming here?
No I didn't. They told me not to come.
But I'll be going away to work in Sakata for two years
so I thought I wouldn't see you.
You'll be working again?
I'll be working for five bales of rice!
Oshin...
You sure looked pretty... What work do you do?
Oshin...
You will understand one day
but I'm not doing anything here that I have to be ashamed of!
Just remember... You'll never have to be ashamed of me.
I didn't know it then but I figured out later
why my father and grandma forbade me to go.
I didn't know why my mother had to go out to work... and not my father.
But I still believe in what she told me.
I want to remember her words forever.
That's why you kept that little kokeshi doll?
Mother was so worried about me going to work.
I didn't care I was happy to get five bales of rice!
I didn't think about what kind of work was waiting for me.
I didn't want you to have to work.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel