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I told him goodbye...
Eh?
I'm glad I came to love... such a wonderful person.
I didn't even tell him "thank you"...
All I did was tell Shimatani-san some incredibly terrible things...
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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 17 "Person of Destiny" (Episode 098)
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 miteta 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
Asakara Takako: Sato Hitomi
Sumitani Kiyo: Shibata Rie
Takeuchi Kuniko: Shiraishi 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
Abe Zenzo: Saito Satoru
Shimatani Jun'ichiro (flashback): Takeuchi Ryoma
Sukegawa Tokiko: Sakuma Yui
Sumitani Mitsuo: Izumisawa Yuuki
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
Abe Saori: Ito Sairi
Igawa Genji: Yatsui Ichiro
Maeda Hidetoshi: Isomura Hayato
Tsubouchi Yuji: Asaka Kodai
Nitta Keisuke: Okayama Amane
Sumitani Masao: Asakura Shinji
Sumitani Taro: Onoe Hiroyuki
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
Makino Shogo: Sasaki Kuranosuke
Tachibana Tomi: Shiraishi Kayoko
Makino Suzuko: Miyamoto Nobuko
I'm sorry, Mineko.
This is my fault.
I was the one who spurred you into this, wasn't I? I'm sorry...
You don't have to apologize for that.
I had fun...
Shimatani-san...
...told me I was a wonderful person and that he was glad to have loved me...
By why? Why would such a thing happen...
If he loves you, then no matter what happened...
It wasn't that sort of thing.
I see. That's true, isn't it?
Mineko.
Happy Birthday.
Happy birthday...
Thank you.
Mineko-chan.
Happy Birthday.
Thank you very much.
Kuniko-san, since I've turned 20, please give me some alcohol to drink!
Yes.
Here you go.
Thank you very much.
Kanpai!
Ah... Eh?
Dad...
...my love is over.
And I had my first drink of alcohol.
And my first taste of tears in my alcohol.
Will you be okay?
I'll be fine.
I'm like the lyrics from an enka ballad.
I will protect this girl.
Really?
Have a good night.
Good night.
Mineko's love has ended, hasn't it?
It seems Shimatani-kun didn't return to his room last night, did he?
I said wait a little longer; I'll be done here soon.
There, there, there, all done.
Good morning.
'Morning.
Good morning.
Huh? What's the matter? Has something happened?
Yes, something has...
It was decided I would report it to you three.
It is a message from Mineko saying she's sorry...
...even though you were cheering for her.
Truth is... last night...
...it seems Mineko was called out by Shimatani-san who said he wanted to talk to her...
Wonder which of them this is the hardest on?
Will Mineko be okay?
Yes... She'll being going to work on time.
Really...
Yes.
It came to an end such as that, huh...
How boring.
Huh? Why are you taking it that far?
Ah... Those two have been drawing a manga.
A shojo manga modeled on the young love between Mineko and Shimatani.
Eh? You were?
Yes...
This is it.
It didn't have a happy ending.
What a pickle.
Since it didn't have a happy ending, that causes a problem?
We were looking forward to drawing...
...the final part where Mineko-san finds happiness.
That's right.
We were looking forward to that moment.
AH!
Why?
Stop that!
You can't go with this, geez!
It's not over particularly.
Eh?
It's fine to go on with that.
Just because this one love is over...
...doesn't mean her finding love is over for the rest of her life, does it?
She'll have that happy ending someday, right? Am I wrong?
Ohh!
That's true, isn't it?
Well, I tell myself that too, even now.
Oh my! Sanae-san, you're adorable!
Aren't I? I think so, too.
Thank you very much.
The food was great.
Dad...
...I think I should tell the people of the restaurant myself.
But what's the best way to tell them?
"Actually, I've decided to break up with my boyfriend."
No, no, no, that's off somehow...
"I, Yatabe Mineko, was disappointed in love!"
No, that won't work...
Thinking hard on it, the way I tell them could trouble them...
...so I don't know what the best way is...
Ah...
What's up, Mineko?
Are you okay?
Eh?
I'm just fine!
Really?
Yes! I'm fine!
Really?
I'm sorry.
Then...
Should I say it myself? What a pickle.
That sort of thing is a bother; just hurry and say it.
But...
What is it? What's going on, Taka-chan?
Oi, oi, don't tell us you're going off to get married or something, oi!
You're not wrong.
Eh?
I, Asakara Takako, have decided to get married!
EHH?!
Ah! Feels so good to have heard that!
Since forever and ever and ever I've dreamed...
...of hearing that "EHH?!"
Eh? Married to who?
Well...
To Ookuibaraki's Sumitani Taro-san!
EHH?!
I'm Takako. Please accept me.
Though a city woman, yer not slender at all. Yeah.
I like dat.
Ain't she?
Huh?
Ah, sorry...
Bein' a farmer's wife is lots a hard work. Yer sure yer okay with dat?
Yes.
I'm strict. All I'll say ta ya'll be complaints.
I'm the same. I don't feel like losing.
Ohh...
Dis'll be fun.
I'll battle ya, no holds barred.
That's exactly what I want.
Ehh...! And Mitsuo is okay with it, too?
I met him.
Well... Welcome to the family.
Well, well, I'm surprised.
Me, too!
Please take good care of my adorable little brother.
No, no, thank you, too.
Um...
You'll be becoming Mitsuo-kun's Onee-sama, right?
Yeah!
Please give me Mitsuo-kun!
Not that again!
All right!
No...
Den it's decided! Let's clap hands together! Yooyo!
(this is in a 3-3-7 beat meant for celebrations)
No, wait... Please wait a minute!
Dis is just strange! Geez, what is dis...
And that's why I, Asakara Takako, am going to get married!
Congratulations!
I've wanted "Congratulations" said to me!
Taka-chan.
Thank you for... your long years of work here.
Thank you.
You really did work hard, didn't you?
I'm grateful to you.
I'll be splurging on your retirement bonus.
Whaa!
Since you've been like a daughter to me, Taka-chan.
I couldn't let you leave our house without a trousseau.
Whaa! Suzuko-san!
Ow! Ow! Ow!
Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
I'm sorry.
Geez, Takako-san!
Mineko!
I'm sorry, but can I say just one thing?
Yeah.
My...
...love is over!
Eh?!
That's why I'm glad for you. Takako-san, please become happy!
I will! Yeah!
I said it at last... Thank goodness...!
Are you okay, Mineko?
Yes...
It went just as you worried it would, Suzuko-san.
Such a thing...
That it went the way I said it would doesn't make me happy.
Yes.
But I'll be fine.
It might be hard to see, but I'm quite strong.
That's okay. You don't have to be that strong.
Yes.
To Be Continued
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
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