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What should I do...
Oh.
Huh? Hide-san? What are you doing here?
Ah, I was here to sharpen the knives.
Ah, is that right.
What's up? Did you go out somewhere?
Ah... yes.
Um...
I tried going to Kawamoto Setsuko-san's home, but in front of it there were...
Eh?
Um...
Could I get your advice about something for a bit?
Yeah, sure.
Um! Truth is...
Yeah.
Mind if we sit for a bit?
Yes.
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Hiyokko
Week 23 "Bouquets for Young Maidens" (Episode 135)
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
Screenplay: Okada Yoshikazu
Music: Miyagawa Akira
Theme Song: Kuwata Keisuke "Wakai Hiroba" (Plaza of Youths)
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"
Narrator: Masuda Akemi
瞼閉じれば蘇る Mabuta tojireba yomigaeru I can relive that day just by closing my eyes
Cast:
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
Yatabe Mineko: Arimura Kasumi
Maeda Hidetoshi: Isomura Hayato
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
Kashiwagi Yasuharu: Furutachi Yutaro
Setsuko's Aunt: Miyaji Masako
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
Setsuko's Uncle: Nakano Hideki
Gossip Reporter: Furusawa Yusuke
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
Kawamoto Setsuko: Kanno Miho
Kashiwagi Ichiro (voice): Miyake Yuji
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
Um... Do you know about the troubles Kawamoto Setsuko-san...
...is going through right now, Hide-san?
Ah, yeah. Genji-senpai told me about it.
Eh? Genji-san did?
Yeah.
Because he enjoys magazines that write about such things.
Ah...
Ah. And?
Ah, yes.
I got worried about her somehow and so I tried calling her.
But she wouldn't pick up the phone.
Yeah.
"Ah, that's right."
"I feel sure she must be getting a ton of calls and that's why she won't pick up," I thought.
That's why I went to try and see her.
Yeah.
And when I got there, there was a ton of people around and people with cameras, too.
Somehow it felt like they were all keeping an eye out for her.
Ehh... And? Is she in her home?
Yes, it seems she is.
Pretending to be a friend of hers, I asked around.
"That Kawamoto Setsuko really is in there. Right?" I said.
Then this small mustached cameraman who was next to me...
...and was sucking a cigarette like a baby said, "Yeah, she's in there."
"We checked in from the window."
They did that, huh?
They did!
Eh?
Nothing... And then?
Ah, and so I thought...
"There must be some way I can get Setsuko-san out of there."
After all, having that sort of thing happen to her is just strange!
You have a point.
Yes.
And what did you come up with?
Eh?
That's what I'm asking for your advice about.
Ah, I see... Sorry.
Not at all.
What do you think I should do?
Hmm...
Taking advantage of the time while Mineko and Hide are thinking...
...I, Masuda Akemi, will now explain Kawamoto Setsuko-san's upbringing...
...and about the scandal that is troubling her now.
Kawamoto Setsuko-san, in Showa 6...
(1931)
...was born the eldest daughter to a family of farmers in the village of Oyamada in Saitama Prefecture.
However, at age 5...
...her parents died, one after the other, due to disease...
...and she was left to live with her Uncle and Aunt, who ran a milk store in Tokyo.
The 6 year old Setsuko, in order to support their strained finances...
...hardly ever went to school so she could help out with the family's work.
One of Setsuko's jobs was selling milk in a movie studio.
Making friends with the directors, staff and actors...
...she was loved by all of them.
Then one day a Director came to Setsuko...
...and asked her, "Want to be in a movie?"
White Road of Hope
And her initial debut in a movie and her first starring role was a huge success.
After that, she suddenly sprinted down the highway to stardom.
However, all the money Setsuko had worked so hard for...
...was placed under the guardianship of her Uncle and Aunt.
It was her relatives that caused things to get out of order.
They became entranced with luxuries.
They even took up gambling.
Eventually they would end up in debt...
...and each time it would leave Setsuko in tears.
Set-chan, please open up. It's me!
Setsuko, you okay?
Ah, Set-chan!
Setsuko!
I was so worried about you!
Aunt Yoshie, what's this about out of the blue?
Truth is, this isn't the greatest of times to say this...
...but we're, um... in a pinch again.
Please leave.
Eh?
Please don't depend on me for money anymore.
You promised you wouldn't! Please leave! I beg you!
What are you saying?! You're the only one we can ask!
That's right, Setsuko!
Leave already!
Angry, the couple sold unspeakable rumors about her to a weekly magazine...
...and Setsuko decided to quit the movie studio on her own.
And now, in the present...
...what are Mineko and Hide going to do?
Eh?! They still have no ideas?! And after all this time...
Ah!
Whaa!
I saw this once in a foreign film a long time ago.
Yes.
Well, the story was about these bad guys...
...but they were in a desperate situation, surrounded by enemies...
Yes.
Ah, and it was a terribly hot day, too.
When suddenly this ice cream seller came along.
She was really cute...
...and she was playing this tribbling music.
"Tribbling"?
That's not the point.
Ah...
I'll continue.
Yes.
"I have ice cream for free today," she said.
Eh? And then?
All those enemies said, "Oh! For free?" and went over to her.
And, taking that opportunity, they escaped!
Ohh!
But we don't know any ice cream shops...
Since it is hot today, I think they would come if we had ice cream or persimmon ice or something.
I see...
Persimmon ice...
Youth is suffering
Wakasayue kurushimi
Youth is...
Wakasayue
Persimmon ice!
What is it?
Just like a moth...
...flying into the Yasuharu.
(a play on "Ton de hi ni hairu" "Moth flying into a flame")
What is that about?!
Please help us!
I don't get it... No!
And that's why we have to deal with those reporters somehow.
I see... Ah, when I arrive there...
...since I'll be playing music, it should be that stupid sounding, stupid jingle.
A stupid jingle?
Yeah. It was something I wrote one time.
I thought I'd go around selling our sweets out of a truck.
Ehh...
Anyhow, the second you open the door with her, you two make a run for it.
I'll stop any of them that notice you.
Will you be okay, Hide-san?
I'll be fine. Just look, my shoulders are quite broad.
Your shoulders?
It's nothing.
Somehow it became this grand strategy...
...where I would rescue Setsuko-san.
Well then...
...each of you...
...make no mistakes.
Yes ma'am!
Kawamoto-san, you're in there, aren't you?
Please answer!
Excuse me, make a space, excuse me. Meal delivery, excuse me.
What's with you?
I'm sorry.
Excuse me! Meal delivery! Thank you for waiting!
Kawamoto-san, meal delivery.
I've brought the delicious Rice Omelet, Kawamoto-san!
Mineko-chan?
Kawamoto-san, are you in? Meal delivery!
Kawamoto-san, meal delivery!
Please open your door! Please open your door!
Please, Kawamoto-san!
Oh! Kawamoto-san!
Kawamoto-san, just a word!
Didn't work out.
Ya got in da way!
Sorry.
Mineko-chan!
What's going on?
Let's... get out of here.
Come out of here with me! Okay?
In a situation such as this, you can't deal with it alone!
Okay? Come with me.
Why would you...?
Setsuko-san...
...if you don't become happy, that would be troubling for me!
If not for you...
...then that sad event that happened to Dad...
...might have been worse.
I want to do something for that.
And so...
Let's go! Okay?
Hey! What are you thinking?!
You can't take something like that!
Ah, I'm sorry!
Ah, what'll I do?
Making anko...
What is that?
Making anko...
Ice sweets, isn't it?
...is such an honor.
Now, now, now everyone!
Since it's so hot today, we're giving out persimmon ice for free today only!
Let's go!
Yeah!
Kawamoto-san!
To Be Continued
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
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