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I...
...will be going back home to the countryside.
Dad...
Yuko-san will be going back to her home in Akita.
We might never see one other again.
Thinking that... was very painful for me.
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Hiyokko
愛の言葉をリルシャイなハートがドキドキ Ai no kotoba o riru shai na haato ga dokidoki A shy heart saying sweet nothings beats so fast
Week 9 "A Tiny Star's Tiny Light" (Episode 051)
Screenplay: Okada Yoshikazu
Music: Miyagawa Akira
あの日観てたサウンドオプミュージック Ano hi mite ta saund oopu myuujikku That day when we saw "The Sound of Music"
Theme Song: Kuwata Keisuke "Wakai Hiroba" (Plaza of Youths)
瞼閉じれば蘇る Mabuta tojireba yomigaeru I can relive that day just by closing my eyes
Narrator: Masuda Akemi
幼い頃の大事な 宝物だけは Osanai koro no daijina takaramono dake wa It's the only precious treasure of my youth
Cast:
Yatabe Mineko: Arimura Kasumi
ずっと この胸に抱きしめて来たのさ Zutto kono mune ni dakishimete kita no sa One I've held in my heart all this time
Sukegawa Tokiko: Sakuma Yui
Watahiki Masayoshi (flashback): Ryusei Ryo
Akiba Sachiko: Kojima Fujiko
夜の酒場でロンリーあの子今頃どうしてる Yoru no sakaba de Ronrii ano ko imagoro doushiteru The girl that night at the bar "Lonely," I wonder what's become of her
Kanehira Toyoko: Fujino Ryoko
Nabatame Sumiko: Matsumoto Honoka
Natsui Yuko: Yagi Yuki
さなぎは今 蝶になってきっと誰がの腕の中 Sanagi wa ima chou ni natte kitto dare ga no ude no naka That pupa is now a butterfly and is surely in someone's arms
Natsui Kiyoko: Tamura Tagame
Takashima Yudai: Inowaki Kai
Mori Kazuo: Kageyama Hiroshi
肩寄せ合い声合わせて Kata yose ai koe awasete Arms around one another, their voices unite
希望に燃える 恋の歌 Kiboueru ni moeru koi no uta In a burning with hope, song of love
Nagai Aiko: Wakui Emi
December 15th; 5 Days Until Factory Closes
Yuko, I will meet you on the 19th
Mom...
I won't be staying until the final day.
What's going on?
Well, there's a fish processing factory near the harbor...
...and they said I could work there.
That's great, isn't it?
Yeah.
When will you be going back?
My Mom says she'll pick me up on the 19th.
She says she wants to thank those who have taken care of me.
I see.
You'll be going back home before the last day, won't you?
Yeah...
But my dream is to come to Sachiko's wedding ceremony.
Eh?!
I don't know when or even if that will happen...
...since we don't have the money to get married.
Somehow... Somehow I want to do something bad.
Eh?!
Something bad?
Yeah.
I want to do that.
Like be a thief?
Eh?!
Not that kind of bad. More on a delinquent level.
What could we do to be delinquents?
Hmm...
Hey! Where are you guys going?!
We'll be back by the curfew!
Ah... but please don't lock up, okay?
Eh? But aren't you brimming over with energy to break the curfew?
Hey!
Ah!
This is just like a teen movie!
Right?
It is, isn't it?
Dad...
...we were laughing, but we were about to cry.
We were about to cry, but we just had to have some fun.
Where Mineko and the others were headed for were the streets of Asakasa, near Mukojima.
They thought it was a huge adventure for them...
...but I wonder what will happen to them?
Geez... where did they go off to at this time of night?
Though she said that, it's still only a little past 9, isn't it?
What she felt was "this time of night" feels a bit different to us nowadays, doesn't it?
We're tired, but we had fun, didn't we?
Right!
"Young ladies, would you join me at the Dance Hall?"
It's that snobbish man that appeared!
"This is my beloved car, Paul."
And then Toyoko told him...
"I have no intention of dancing with you."
"How rude."
How rude.
Don't go imitating me!
Ramen
After all that running around, I'm starving.
We are, aren't we?
Though we went to the effort of going to the city at night, in the end we eat at a stall near the factory.
That seems just like us, doesn't it?
It does.
Does it?
It does.
Will you be okay for money?
This is to celebrate all of us finding jobs.
Yeah!
Okay! Let's go!
Sir, six of your ramens!
Comin' up!
That's good.
Ah... I want to sing.
Will you sing, Sempai?
No, not that. I meant all of us in the chorus.
That's true, huh.
We've had no time for it recently, so we had to take a break from the chorus, didn't we?
Yeah...
Let's do it!
Let's sing one last time while Yuko-san is still here with us!
Ah... we do want to sing, don't we?
Right!
We should, shouldn't we? Let's do it!
We'll also invite those girls who have quit and have a final Girl's Dorm chorus together.
We should, right?
Let's do it, lets' do it.
Then our day off would be best.
Ah, Yuko-chan.
Sorry for this in the middle of your work.
Ah, no, that's fine... But what's up?
Ah, you're going back home to Akita, right?
I'm not here to talk about that.
I see...
Are you angry about something?
I am.
There's something I really want to say to you.
Ah...
Dad... As I found out later...
Yuko-san took such a mysterious action on her own.
And then...
December 19th; The Day Before The Factory Closes
...the day Yuko-san would go home had come.
All of you... Yuko was under your care.
Yuko's Mother Kiyoko
She's told me so much about all of you.
About how well you all get along together.
Yuko.
Huh?
Thank you for all you've done up till now.
You've done so much for us. Thank you.
Mom...
You're great, aren't you?
Please; this way.
Thank you.
Are all of you doing well?
Good afternoon.
Everyone's gathered, haven't they?
Aiko-san... and Kazuo-san.
And the Girl's Dormitory...
We have truly been in your debt until today.
We will never, ever forget our days here.
Thank you very much!
We will be singing with our feelings of gratitude for you.
Yudai-sensei, if you would please.
Look up at the stars in the night sky
Those tiny stars with their tiny lights
And sing for a tiny bit of happiness
Holding your hand in mine
Let's chase after a dream
If it's the two of us, there will be no pain
Safety First!
Number 4!
I'm sorry!
It's okay, it's okay! Now, do your best!
It's okay to take your time. We won't mind if you're slow.
The time will be made up by all your friends here.
So trust in your friends.
You did it, Mineko!
Those tiny stars with their tiny lights
And sing for a tiny bit of happiness
Look up at the stars in the night sky
At those stars who are nameless, just like us
And make a wish for a tiny bit of happiness
Dad...
I feel I will never, ever forget singing this song...
...with all of them, until the day I die.
Excuse me!
Dad...
To Be Continued
...it wasn't over with only this.
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
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