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Episode 59
I did two other people today.
I didn't charge them but they tipped me.
They gave you this much?
I wrote a letter for Someko too.
She had you write a love letter?
Yes. I know I shouldn't but I was doing a favor for my customer.
I'm sorry.
Why not? You should make your clients happy.
I hear there's a lot of competition out there
among people doing Western-style hair.
I suppose this is all part of the service.
Here. Keep the tip for writing the letter.
No it's the rule here to turn all money in to you.
Besides while I'm out I can't do my maid's job.
So it's only fair if I turn in all my tips to you.
I see.
Then I will keep it for you until later.
Do these women want you to continue?
Yes Someko's friends all want me to do their hair.
That's great!
It's because it's free.
I think it's also because you do a good job.
To do a lot of hair is the best practice.
You think I'll look good with Western-style hair?
You've been too conservative!
You need a new look to please customers.
If you don't like it go back to Otsuru.
There are girls waiting to have Oshin do their hair!
A girl in my building admired my hair too!
She has been to school
and she said Oshin has a sense of style!
What does "sense" mean?
It's English.
Don't advertise Oshin too much. She won't have time for us.
You should leave your owner's place.
Be free!
You can find your own customers.
I'm still in training. I still follow orders.
I'd be glad to help her get out on her own.
Otsuru I canceled you today. Did somebody else call you?
Who would call her?
I'm just visiting with sweets for all.
Thanks. You shouldn't have!
I don't mind you canceling me out.
I might get your business back.
So this is your new favorite girl.
There are so many new untrained girls working.
One does need proper training though.
That's how it is in a democracy!
There she goes with her democracy again.
We can all be whatever we want to be.
It's all up to one's skills!
That holds true even for hairdressers.
It's my own fault that I have no skills.
As long as you understand.
- Where were you? - You're back early!
You said you were visiting your friends.
Why didn't you stay out longer?
I told you I just needed to find out what's going on at school.
I got worried thinking about you all alone.
I asked you to stay in the room!
I just went to the beauty parlor.
You should've left me a note.
I'm not that old yet. Don't worry.
Shouldn't you be back in classes at school?
I asked my friends to take notes for me.
But...
In college you can afford to skip classes for a couple of months.
You're more important to me!
If something happened to you I would never get over it.
Don't treat me like an old person!
Why not!
This is my big chance to get to travel with you.
Besides you are paying for everything.
You're after my money?
Are you going somewhere today?
You went to a beauty parlor. Are you seeing someone?
No.
I just felt like going that's all.
Remember that parlor I used to work for?
You went there?
Things sure have changed.
Half of the beauticians are men. They all wear the same uniforms
and work only from nine to six each day.
It's as though they were working in an office.
I used to get up at five each morning
doing all the cleaning make breakfast
and work all the way through till after midnight.
I did everything. Sewing and washing too!
You were lucky to go the Western-style route.
Otherwise you would've had to work as a maid for so many more years.
It was a time of transition in hair.
I still can't believe you were a hairdresser.
Nobody has ever told me.
No one knew about it. What's the use of talking about it?
You were determined to make it your career.
Instead of supermarkets
you could've had a big chain of beauty parlors.
I had my reasons for quitting.
But back then I worked hard so that I could have my own business.
I did everything!
I wrote letters for people. Sewed a kimono overnight.
It was now 1919 and Oshin had turned 19 too.
Going out to do hair had become a routine.
In January of that year
Matsui Sumako an actress committed suicide after her lover
Shimamura Hogetsu also killed himself.
It was in all the papers.
I want to die in love like Matsui Sumako!
I wish I could meet such a romantic man.
But it's no good if it's one-sided.
I don't mind. I just want to serve him.
You sound so old-fashioned!
There's no old or new in love.
Do you have a man?
I bet you do. You're a pretty girl!
I live in a house full of women.
And all your clients are women too.
Some of us can't find one even if we work around men all the time!
I need a favor from you Oshin.
You want her to write a love letter for you?
No it's a letter to my family.
I need help with a letter too!
You're getting a lot of business. Just charge them a lot!
To my dearest Ryuzo.
He comes to our café.
I don't want the other girls to know so keep it a secret.
I miss you and thank you for dinner.
I have never had French food before.
But since Someko and Shigeko were with us
I couldn't tell you how I really felt.
Next time
let's spend some time together. Just the two of us.
Am I talking too fast?
No.
He's so good to me.
But Someko and Shigeko always come between us!
What's taking Oyae so long? We'll have to start work soon.
Thanks for waiting.
Oshin's such a good writer. Where did she learn?
I can't write half as good as she can!
Are you really writing home?
Was Oyae's letter really to her parents?
- Yes. - What did she say?
You don't tell secrets? Good you can be trusted!
It's not that I can't write but my handwriting is bad
so I'm embarrassed. They say you can write real well.
- Not really... - Ready?
My dearest Ryuzo.
Don't look at me like that! I'm young and I'm in love.
His family owns a lot of land. I come from a family of fishermen.
But under a democracy we are all equal.
He says even we can get married!
Oshin had already written three letters to Ryuzo from Someko.
Now she wrote two more from Shigeko and Yaeko.
They all were in love with Ryuzo.
Oshin was curious about this man.
But she felt sorry for the girls being
taken advantage of by this single man.
She was also concerned that this man
would recognize her handwriting.
She felt badly again for the girls.
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.
Translation: UTB Channel