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Do you have anything you want me to tell her?
I don't.
I'm the outrageous daughter who troubles those very kind, nice people, right?
Am I wrong?
You're not.
She's a strange one, isn't she?
Where should I start talking about her from?
If you'd rather not, I wouldn't...
Somehow I do want to talk about her... to you, Mineko.
Yo! Suzu-chan.
What's this? It's you, huh?
It's not "what's this" now is it?
Well, whatever.
Ii-chan, have a seat.
Sure.
What are you looking at?
Yeah...
I was just remembering when all of this...
...was burnt down flat.
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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 12 "Secret Talks and Spring Breeze" (Episode 072)
Screenplay: Okada Yoshikazu
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"
Music: Miyagawa Akira
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
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
Shimatani Jun'ichiro: Takeuchi Ryoma
Makino Yuka (photo): Shinkaki Haruka
Takeuchi Kuniko: Shirahashi Miho
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
Igawa Genji: Yatsui Ichiro
Maeda Hidetoshi: Isomura Hayato
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
Kusaka Sanae: Shishido Kafka
Tsubouchi Yuji: Asaka Kodai
Nitta Keisuke: Okayama Amane
肩寄せ合い声合わせて Kata yose ai koe awasete Arms around one another, their voices unite
Makino Shogo: Sasaki Kuranosuke
希望に燃える 恋の歌 Kiboueru ni moeru koi no uta In a burning with hope, song of love
Kashiwagi Ichiro: Miyake Yuji
Makino Suzuko: Miyamoto Nobuko
This town has become splendid, hasn't it?
It has.
Still... I think...
...all of us lost so much in that war.
We lost a lot, didn't we?
Then... with everyone's hard work after that...
...in order to recklessly get back what they had lost...
...we worked hard... and harder still...
...and did the impossible...
And... along the way...
...we lost many other things.
Yeah.
We did become richer, though.
Thanks to that, we no longer have to worry about being able to eat...
Compared to those times when we couldn't get enough to eat.
But...
What did we leave behind...?
"This will no longer be termed the postwar era"...
(said in 1956; that Japan was back to normal)
...was said by someone great long ago...
But this isn't a joke.
Far from being "postwar"...
...my war isn't even over...
I can't go back to who I was anymore.
Still, and forever...
...I'll have this feeling that I'm paying off a debt.
I see...
That might be so.
It's like that time doesn't even exist for this world, doesn't it?
They just want to forget it, don't they?
But... there are people who just can't do that.
Yeah.
After the end of the war, all these shops and homes had been burnt away...
My Dad had died in those fires, too...
All that was left was Suzuko-san and the Dobi Sauce.
And, after that, the two of us worked and made money...
...and were able to make that restaurant at last.
In those days we couldn't afford to hire anyone; it was just the two of us at first.
Then one day I got married.
To someone who'd been introduced to me.
She was a quiet woman of few words...
But anyhow, she was a hard worker.
Her name was Setsuko.
And then... Yuka was born.
Since we had so little time to spare, things got jumbled up and messy.
Though I had told her not to overdo things, Setsuko worked right up until she gave birth...
And then when she had given birth, she worked again right away.
Thinking back on it now, she really did overdo things.
But Yuka was so adorable.
She brought us joy every day.
She was so much fun.
Ever since she was little, she was the restaurant's favorite and it's cutest.
No matter how tired we were...
...just seeing Yuka made us forget all about our exhaustion.
When Yuka was 10, Setsuko suddenly collapsed...
...and then died quickly afterwards.
Guess she'd been wearing herself out all that time.
But she didn't show that in the least.
She didn't say a word...
And neither I nor Suzuko-san noticed anything at all.
We had paid off our debts after a lot of effort...
...and it was finally the time when we had a future ahead of us...
...and she died.
Yuka just couldn't forgive either me or Suzuko-san for that.
From that point on, she hated the restaurant and started behaving selfishly.
She wouldn't listen to anything either I or Suzuko-san said to her.
We want to show them this town, don't we?
To my wife and to Setsuko-san, too.
That's true, isn't it?
We want to show it to them, don't we?
Setsuko and her would be pleased.
I want to say "thank you" to her...
It's like I killed her...
Stop that already! I'll get angry, Suzu-chan.
I've told you, "it wasn't like that."
Yeah... I'm sorry...
Ah, no, I wouldn't like that.
To have you get angry with me.
What do you mean?
"What do I mean?" After all, it's you.
About Yuka-chan.
Huh?
"I'm sure it's not because she's troubled about money."
That's what Yasuharu told me.
What do you mean?
He said she just wants to bother you from time to time.
She's just trying to say, "Don't forget about me."
That's what he told me.
I was surprised at that.
"Ah... she comes to say that?"
"She's grown up."
I wonder...
No, no, that's it. Since it's Yasuharu who says it, it must be right.
You're a fool of a father, aren't you?
Because I am a fool of a father.
He's the best. I'm happy.
Both I and Suzuko-san...
I guess somewhere inside her...
...she feels we were the ones... who robbed her of her mother.
She's very angry about that.
Did Yuka look well?
Yes.
Really?
Yes.
She has a cute face, doesn't she?
She looks exactly like her mother.
I see. She looks well.
Yes.
Kuniko, give me another.
Coming up.
I make anko for three days straight
Mikka tsudzukete anko o tsukuru
The steam rushes out as the azuki beans boil
Yuge ga deru deru yudeazuki
No matter how much I have, I love azuki
Ikura suki demo anko wa
So long; good night.
Mineko-sama.
I can't seem to connect this part with the part earlier, though.
They connect together there.
They can be connected, right?
Ya okay?
Emphasis on the "Ya," right?
That's right.
Welcome.
Ah! What is this?! It's Mineko!
Ah geez, Sempai, please give me a break.
Oh, you're just in time. Mineko, let's head back.
We should.
That's right; me too.
Hey, what is this? Then me, too!
What is this?!
Though I went to the trouble of coming. Then, I'm going, too. I'm going.
Then I'll stay.
Me, too.
What'll you have?
A highball.
Dad...
...they all have their issues...
...but even so, they laugh and live on.
I'm alive in this town, too.
Ya okay?
Dad... Daddy...
I want to meet you in this town.
To Be Continued
Next Week Preview
A telegram for you.
Week 13 "The Beatles Are Coming"
"The Beatles Are Coming."
The Beatles are coming to Japan and Akasaka...
...and Ookuibaraki's in an uproar, too.
A familiar face comes to Mineko, too.
Will her Father's secret be told at long last?
Please! Please!
Brother!
Daddy!
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
Leaf umbrellas during a shower