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Episode 115
Two minutes before noon on September 1 1923.
A large earthquake struck the Kanto region.
The epicenter was in Sagami Bay
and the quake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale.
So you were a victim of the Great Earthquake?
You never told us before.
It was too painful a story to tell...
Besides people just wouldn't understand.
I guess not.
People talk about the Great Earthquake
but it doesn't really seem pertinent to me.
I never talked about it and I never looked back.
The future always seemed more pressing.
I never dreamed I'd be traveling like this now.
I'm here walking in Ueno Park again...
Is this where you took refuge?
Yes.
Now I couldn't tell exactly where that place was but...
We were all here in the park for about three days.
The place was packed with quake victims.
More than 400000 people took shelter here.
It must have been very bad.
Odawara was nearly wiped out.
And the fires took more lives in Tokyo
than the quake itself. That's all I know.
I never even thought that you were in it.
It was terrible... Rumors were rampant.
There was talk of Mt. Fuji erupting.
And people were afraid of a huge tsunami.
There were rumors of a riot too. I was more afraid of that.
I learned later that it was all groundless rumors.
I heard that the government purposely spread those rumors
to avoid any persecution by the quake victims.
It sounds silly but many innocent people died
because people believed all those rumors.
We were all too afraid to even go home...
By September 3rd the fires had died down.
I'll go home and take a look.
But...
We can't just leave Gen beneath the rubble.
Then I'll come with you.
It's best if you stayed here.
The police and military are on guard
but the streets are still too dangerous for a woman.
Here at least you will get food and water.
I don't want us to separate. I want us to be together.
I want to go home.
Gen is waiting for all of us to come back.
We'll bury him together...
Can you walk?
We walked here didn't we?
Don't be shocked by what you see.
If I'm with you I'm not afraid of anything.
- It's dangerous! - Gen is in there!
It can't be helped... I'll pick up his ashes later.
Everything has turned to ashes...
I'll go check on our factory.
If it's safe I will come back for you right away.
Wait for me here.
Maybe the fire spared our factory...
Oshin!
I'm so glad to see you!
We were both so worried for you. We kept coming back here.
We had no idea where you were.
What about your house?
It's gone?
I'm just glad to be alive.
I'm staying with friends.
Won't you join us there? You have nowhere to go do you?
Thank you. I'm on my way to check our factory now.
You didn't know?
What is it?
It was such a fine new factory too.
It's burnt down?
That whole area has been leveled
I went to look for you over there too.
Ryuzo! Ryuzo!
It couldn't have burnt down!
That factory was my life!
I can't believe it!
You must be mistaken... I'm sure it's safe!
You can't blame him... He put all his money into it.
Fate sure can be cruel...
Come with us. No use staying here.
I can't leave Gen.
Where is he?
He's over there...
He's dead...
He died protecting Yuu...
I want to gather his ashes...
He was a good man.
I saw him before the grand opening party.
He told me he was babysitting Yuu...
He seemed so happy too...
He was so happy for Ryuzo...
Maybe he's better off than those of us
left to fend for ourselves in all this rubble.
No matter how hard life gets...
We will go on... We have to!
Let's hang in there!
Yes regain your natural strength.
Be strong!
There you are!
I'm so glad to see you're safe.
I was so concerned about you.
I thought you got caught in the fire.
Who died?
Not your husband?
No... It's Gen.
That old man?
I'm sorry...
Tens of thousands have died...
Where's your son?
He's with my husband at the factory site.
I have some things you will need to survive on.
You still have your formal kimono on!
Mr. Tanokura?
Ryuzo could hear no one's words.
Seeing Ryuzo
Oshin began to realize the predicament they all were in.
Translation: UTB Channel
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.