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Do you remember Sayuri-san, the only daughter of the President of Taketomi Pharmaceuticals?
Yes.
They're offering a marriage between you and her.
Eh?
You simply cannot turn down this marriage engagement.
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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 16 "Love Love Umbrella and Knock" (Episode 096)
Screenplay: Okada Yoshikazu
あの日観てたサウンドオプミュージック Ano hi miteta 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
Asakara Takako: Sato Hitomi
Sukegawa Tokiko: Sakuma Yui
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
Takeuchi Kuniko: Shiraishi Miho
Makino Yuka: Shimazaki Haruka
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
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
Is that right...
Yeah...
That's how it is.
Um...
Yes?
What sort of person is Shimatani-san's Father like?
Eh?
That's what you're interested in?
Did he seem like a kind man?
Huh?
Ah, yeah. Well, I didn't get the feeling he was some disagreeable rich man.
Ah, well, he might be kind.
I see...
Is that so... He would be, right?
Eh?
Well, is that all? Isn't there something else?
Ah...
Um...
Yes?
Yuka-san, why did you tell me this?
Eh?
"Why"?
It was that.
That is, I hate that. I hate it.
I hate parents nowadays who...
...rather than letting you find your own love as you wish, will decide on it for you...
...and I just can't forgive that.
Why do the children just have to endure it for the sake of their parents or for their family?
That's just strange, isn't it?!
And so...
And so?
And so that's why...
...I don't want you losing to something like that.
I want you to do your best against it.
Because it's strange, isn't it? This isn't the Meiji or Taisho eras...
...and if regular people just accept and endure unreasonable things such as that...
...then society will never change!
Is it such a thing?
That's why...
Thank you very much.
For what?
For thinking about me...
Thank you very much.
Well, thanking me for that is troubling.
It's about time I went home.
It's on me.
Since I'm the one who dragged you here, after all.
That's true, isn't it?
Huh?
Well then, thanks for the drink.
Be careful.
I will. Good night.
Good night.
She exhausted me somehow...
What is it, Kuniko-san?
Maybe it's about time... you've taken this far enough.
Are you telling me to go back to my house?
No... I'm just talking about drinks.
This is far enough, isn't it? You've drunk more than enough.
I'm back.
Welcome back.
Thanks for your hard work.
Yes.
Ah... I'm beat.
Ah!
What is it?
Look, a gift.
Oh my, thank you!
They were selling them near the rehearsal hall, but I figured I'd share it with you.
Here!
Ah. Thank you.
Yum!
It's good, isn't it?
It is!
Ah!
What's that? You're clasping the necklace you were given as a present!
Hey, look at you!
Geez! What are you doing? Geez!
Okay! Let's invite him and boom, rush out into the night city!
We can't, we can't, we can't, geez!
Since Shimatani-san is dealing with his graduation thesis right now, we absolutely can't!
Ah...
Sit down already.
That's right; it would be rude!
Hey, what is this? Ever since earlier...
...you've been gabbing away like some old man.
Eh? Have I? Guess I would be, huh?
Since I've been playing the role of an old man all day today.
You were?
About that... Will you hear me out?
Yeah, I'll listen.
Recently a Director has been coming in for our rehearsals...
...but I don't understand him somehow.
He seems to be a young and spirited Director...
...but anyhow, I really don't get what he's trying to tell me.
"Don't be bound by stereotypical ideas!"
"Set your head free!" he tells me.
Set it free?
Although innocent from the start, the setting begins with...
...a husband being on trial for murdering his new wife.
You did it, didn't you!
No, I didn't do it! I'm innocent!
I wouldn't have a reason to do such a thing!
Just that alone is amazing.
It was! Then suddenly he tells me...
..."No, you did kill her."
And I'd say, "Eh?" right? And thinking that, he said...
"You're a woman who's murdered 10 men already."
"Huh?!" I said.
"You look young, but actually you're 80 years old."
You're 80 years old. 80!
80?
Right!
Today he said, "You are a man today."
"You've disguised yourself as a woman, but actually you're a middle-aged man inside," he said.
Think like a man who has disguised himself to be a woman.
Then today it was, "You're not a woman."
"You're just a middle-aged man," he told me.
No, no, you're not disguised as a woman anymore.
You're a man. This character is a man.
So that's why you've been talking like an old man.
That's right.
Geez, I've been frantic. Frantically holding on by my teeth.
I see...
Well, I don't understand difficult things like that, but it sounds like fun, doesn't it?
Really?
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess...
You're becoming people that you aren't, right?
That's true, isn't it?
That's true.
I think that's great.
Mineko,what sort of person would you like to turn into?
Hmm...
A rich young lady would be nice.
Ehh...
And then the one I'd marry would be decided on by my parents.
But that man's an incredibly wonderful man.
And actually, I've thought he was a wonderful person since long ago.
Ah... like out of shojo manga, right?
It is, isn't it? I long to be like that.
Eh... Try it out for a bit.
Eh?
C'mon!
Stand up! Come on, come on!
Action!
"Good day to you, Tokiko-san." How was that?
Hmm...
It was more like a country girl from Ibaraki.
What was that?
Just can't be one, can I...
What would you recommend?
Let's see...
Ehh... How about the Shrimp Macaroni Gratin?
It warms your body and makes you feel overjoyed.
Sounds good!
It is!
And then from the kitchen I heard, "The Beef Croquette is ready"...
...and as I rushed to bring it, my feet slipped from under me...
...and the dishes went flying and I thought, "Oh no, it's done for!"
But then Takako-san came over from the far side at an incredible speed...
...and caught the dishes like this. And then...
Dad...
Since then from Shimatani-san...
...there's been nothing.
Nothing at all about it.
Dear Father...
Good morning.
Could it be...
...you're done writing your graduation thesis?
Yeah, I completed it. I'll be submitting it today.
Congratulations. You've worked hard on it.
Yeah. Thank you.
How confident are you about it?
How confident...
I am!
Whaa, is that right.
Mineko-chan.
Yes?
Tonight... after you're done at the restaurant...
...I'd like to talk to you. Would that be okay?
Yes.
Yeah.
Then... I'll see you tonight.
Yes...
So long.
Dad...
My love... is coming to an end.
To Be Continued
Next Week Preview
Next week on "Hiyokko"... Eh?! Mineko will...
Week 17 "Person of Destiny"
No way! Her debut as an actress?!
Then just say it as though you were saying it to your beloved Father.
Since I have no intention of ever blaming you for that.
Where is she going with Kawamoto Setsuko? Where is Mineko's love going?
"Night Whimsy Show!"
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
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