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One Yatabe Mineko, coming in!
Sure thing! One Yatabe Mineko... Huh?
Huh?
Yes!
Excuse me for coming in...
She thought she had found a job at last...
...but there seems to be some sort of problem.
Ichiko, you're cute today too, aren't you?
Could it be...
...it's something about this person?
Dining Hall Clerk Asakura Takako
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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 10 "One Yatabe Mineko, Coming In" (Episode 057)
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
Asakura Takako: Sato Hitomi
Igawa Genji: Yatsui Ichiro
Maeda Hidetoshi: Isomura Hayato
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
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
Makino Shogo: Sasaki Kuranosuke
肩寄せ合い声合わせて Kata yose ai koe awasete Arms around one another, their voices unite
Makino Suzuko: Miyamoto Nobuko
希望に燃える 恋の歌 Kiboueru ni moeru koi no uta In a burning with hope, song of love
Eh? What's that? You're going to work here?
That's right! Just now!
Really?
Yes! I'll work hard!
I'll do my best! Please work with me!
I'll work hard! I'm so happy! I'll do my best!
Ah, I already said, "I'll do my best."
Let's see... I'll do my best!
Ah, I see. Let's work together.
Yes!
You'll be working the Dining Hall?
That's right! The Dining Hall. That's so cool, isn't it? The Dining Hall.
All right! I'm so happy.
That you would be so pleased about that. What can I do.
Eh?
Ah, no, no, not about that.
Huh?
It's just that until now I've been busy working both the Kitchen and the Dining Hall...
...so if just anyone was hired to work the Dining Hall...
...that would mean I could work full time in the Kitchen...
...so I really wanted just anyone to be hired.
I'm so happy.
"Just anyone," huh?
Yeah. Good luck.
Yes.
When do you start?
Let's see... I'm going to be told that now.
But I can start right now!
Really?
Yes!
You've gotten Taka-chan's okay for this...? You have... you have, right?
What's that about?
Eh? You haven't yet?
Eh?
Ehh?!
Eh? Eh? Eh?
That's the problem.
Whaa!
I'm sorry!
The beauty salon was packed. Thanks.
The rumored about Taka-chan
How'd it turn out? It did seem pretty, though.
Ehh!
Eh? What is it? Is it weird?
Well...
I thought it was weird too, but is it that bad?
Let's go, let's go. Come with me.
Where to?
Outside...
Eh? Is it weird?
Calm down and listen to me.
Yes.
Yeah.
There was one thing I forgot to tell you about.
Yes.
To work in our restaurant's Dining Hall...
...we have what is called a "Final Interview."
Ah... Ah, a Final Interview. I see.
What that means is that I haven't been hired yet, right?
That's right.
I'm sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry.
And? Um, what kind of interview is it?
An interview by Taka-chan.
Huh?
Let's see... In other words, if you're to be hired for our Dining Hall...
...the one you'd be working with the most would be Taka-chan, right?
And you'd be doing the same work as her, right?
I see.
Right?
I understand.
That's why I can't make the decision to hire someone for that on my own.
But the one you'd be with the most and the person you'd be working alongside...
...should decide too, is what I thought. Since that's important, right?
I see.
But I...
I get along well with Takako-san...
...so I'm confident somehow!
If it were that, it would be okay.
Yes.
But in the first place, that's not the real issue here.
In other words, Taka-chan is our restaurant's Kanbanmusume. Understand?
(the pretty girl who attracts customers)
Ah... a girl.
Yeah.
And, what's more, she was married before.
Ah, is that right?
It is.
And so she doesn't want to be robbed of her role as our Kanbanmusume.
Understand?
Ah...
In short, she has no reason to pass...
...a woman prettier than herself to work in the Dining Hall.
Understand?
That means that for the Final Interview...
She'll think of you as being a woman prettier than herself...
And when she thinks that...
She won't allow you be hired.
Eh?!
Dad. What sort of condition is this?
What's more, what sort of expression should I have right now?
Hearing about that condition...
...should I have a face that says, "In that case, I won't be hired."
Or maybe a "In that case, I'll do just fine" face?
As a woman, I guess I can't do that quite so readily...
...so my face isn't moving at all.
Good afternoon.
Taka-chan, looking pretty again today!
No changes there!
It'll be tough for her, won't it?
How will it go...
It's been many years since we had a successful candidate.
That long?
So many beautiful women...
And she passed over them all...
That's true, isn't it?
Is that right?
You're rejected.
Eh? I'm rejected?
Yes, you're rejected.
But working at this restaurant has been my dream.
You think you're popular, don't you?
No, I don't think that...
You think you're cute, don't you?
You're rejected.
Huh? Eh, we're done?
We're finished.
No, no, no, that can't be. After all... Eh? We've only talked for 15 minutes.
15 minutes is plenty.
Thing is, what is this? With those old-fashioned clothes...
You are rejected.
Eh? But I'm really good at cooking...
Your hair is too long. You're rejected.
Eh? Eh? Eh?
You're rejected.
Thank you very much...
I'm sorry.
At first I really thought you...
By "you," I mean Taka-chan.
"Since you will be working with them..."
"...you should pick the one you think is best."
"So I will leave it up to you," I told her.
But there's that, isn't there?
It was rather sportsmanlike of me as the Manager, wasn't it?
So we'd be like one line of muscle, right? Right?
Yes.
It is, isn't it?
Yes.
But then, before I knew it, things had turned out like this...
Somehow or other...
Still, well, she's been here a long time...
You wouldn't like women at the same workplace fighting, would you?
No.
I don't understand that too well.
Why women who are working together would fight like that.
I've been cute ever since I was a child.
I'm very popular in this town. All around here.
Dad. Somehow I get the feeling this conversation is veering off into a different direction.
Is this conversation really necessary?
Ehh...
And that's the story.
Ah...
I'm sorry.
Not at all.
Anyhow, do your best.
Um... At what and how should I do my best that would work?
I don't know.
That's true, isn't it?
Good luck, Mineko-chan.
I'll do what I can.
It won't go well, will it?
Scary.
You can do it, Mineko-chan.
Yes...
Taka-chan.
Yes?
I was thinking of hiring Mineko-chan here to work as a Dining Hall Clerk.
Oh...
Thank you for your consideration!
Ehh...
You want to work here?
Yes.
Hmm...
Look.
Want some anmitsu?
(syrup-covered anko (bean jam) and fruit)
Eh?
Taka-chan! That's...
Eh? What is it?
Her saying, "Want some anmitsu?" is...
Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?
Could it be...
She's been hired. She's been hired. She's been hired...
"Want some animitsu?" means "You're hired"?
That's what it means.
Really?!
Eh? All right! All right!
Hide, some anmitsu, please!
Yes! With pleasure!
That's great, that's great!
Mineko-chan, you're something else!
This is a big deal!
Well, if it had come down to it...
...I was thinking of making hiring her a Shizuko command.
What's that supposed to be, geez!
You should've told me that first!
Ah... sorry, sorry, sorry.
Still, I didn't have to do that.
Yeah.
Your order is underway!
Thank you.
Um... By the way... Let's see...
What was the deciding factor that allowed you to let me pass?
Huh?
You want to hear that?
Huh?
Look! I know what sorts of rumors have been going around...
Eh? All of you...
Were you seriously thinking I was failing women who were better looking than me?!
Weren't you?
Right!
Why is that, Suzuko-san!
No, I wasn't thinking that way.
Eh?!
What it this? Just you, alone.
No, no, no...
You weren't?
There's no reason I'd do that, now is there?
It was purely about whether or not I could see myself working together with them.
My, my, it's been quite the long day, hasn't it?
You should've told me that first...
To Be Continued
Still, that's great.
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
A three shot with their beloved dog