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(Sakurako) Tatsuhiko san? (Kane) Tatsuhiko is at Okazaki station!
you must have passed each other on the way! run for it! you'll make it!
yes! (Nogiyama) good luck!
(Masa) in 1940, to go to war overseas,
Tatsuhiko was to leave Okazaki at last
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(whistle)
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(Tatsuhiko) look after my mother! okay!
don't forget piano!
don't forget music!
okay!
this was their farewell
and a year and a half later,
Japan launched the Pacific War
on December 8th, 1941 the Pacific War started
at the beginning
brilliant military achievements were reported everyday
there was food shortage
all sorts of thoughts and moral
were controlled by force
the story resumes
a year and 3 months after the beginning of the Pacific War, in March, 1943
Sakurako was not only producing miso, but also soy sauce
supported "Yamacho" to stay in business
with kane
what was the ration for this month? kelps
look at these
(kane) kelps at miso manufacturer
what does they expect us to make out of these!?
they take us for a fool!
how about making soup stocks and add to soy sauce?
(Nogiyama) soy sauce
what do you think, Sen san? (Senkichi) it might work!
let's try! yes!
at that time their raw material supply was no longer regular
they got unexpected items like potatoes or kelps instead of soybeans
Sakurako and others had to come up with new ideas to make use of them
(postman) here you are thank you
ah...it this all? yeah
ah...no excuse me
Tatsuhiko who moved to the mainland in 1940
the last mail from him was winter a year earlier
(postman) ah, here it is! there is another for Miss Arimori
here it is! thank you very much!
excuse me
(Momoko) "Dear Sakura chan, How are you?
it's been 2 years since we moved to Tokyo
I've been living in a dorm at the hospital
I'll become a registered nurse this April"
(Momoko) Yutaro is spending busy days
studying physics at Tei Uni and doing fine
well, I want to talk to you about Fue nechan (older sister)
I want you to help onechan (older sister)"
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(Momoko) Fue nechan (older sister) is living at Marronnier apartment
and 9 months pregnant now
this is a dangerous time for malnutrition and overwork
but onechan (older sister) is too busy
taking care of little Kazuko and Togo san
Togo san and Yasuji san
have started a new art association
but since the war started liberal ideas have been forbidden
they can't get art works as they hope for
Fue nechan (older sister) ended up taking care of these artists
she has no time to rest before giving birth
Sakura chan, if it's possible, could you come to Tokyo and
help out pregnant Fue nechan (older sister)?"
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what is it?
until after my older sister gives birth and settle down
will you let me go to Tokyo?
oh well instead of helping the business here
it must be more interesting to you in Tokyo
it's not true! my older sister is expecting her baby...
is she did too much and something happened...
you are Tatsuhiko's future wife
I hope you are aware of it
(Senkichi) mistress I shouldn't butt in on your conversation...
what is it, Sen san?
young mistress helped us more than enough last 2 years
without spending Bon festival or New Years Day
with her own family she was with us for the business
when young mistress' family is having difficulty
in Tokyo I'd be happily send her off
in fact I feel the same
(sigh)
okay if you all say so
thank you very much thanks, Senkichi san, Mr. Nogiyama
well, you will need some money over there
we will send you some
but when your onesan (older sister) settles down, you must come back
yes thank you very much mistress
since then Sakurako
Fueko bought nutritious food for pregnant Fueko
(Tokujiro) Sakurako! grandpa hi
here you are! Kashiwa-mochi (oak-leaf-wrapped mochi)
give these to Fueko
they are good for the baby too
thanks! sure
nice potato!
at that time, military transportation was top priority
it was very difficult to get a passenger ticket
(man) that backpack is annoying! I am sorry
(New Art Association) (door open) Fue nechan (older sister)! Yae san!
(Fueko) Sakurako, welcome! just go in
where are you going at this time of the night?
a ration for Sake (rice wine) we go & get it
don't you have to lie down with the big tummy?
(Yae) ah, Sakura chan, just go in there everyone is waiting for you
Sake (rice wine)...
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(Yasuji) ah, you still have a book like this
(Morita) Matisse (French artist 1869-1954) there is an article by Breton (French writer and poet)!
I like Chagall (Russian-French artist 1887-1985)'s paintings
Togo san, I want to paint something like these!
(Togo) I see, good luck!
(laughter) Togo san...
Sakura chan, you are here! nice to see you again
hey, why are you standing there!?
come on in!
Kazu chan, you are growing up!
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the room looks a bit different
when we started New Art Society, we did renovation
Hatsumi chan finished school
Mari has a boyfriend in the navy and moved to Yokohama
so we only have us here now
your name was Ayukawa what? I'm Kazuyuki Ayukawa, nice to meet you
nice to meet you too
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Togo san doesn't it smell something, in this room?
I'm here all the time, so doesn't bother me at all
sorry, it's me I haven't taken a bath for 7 days
(Yasuji) I haven't for 8 days! the public bath costs 7 Sen per visit
I'd rather not take a bath for 5 days and buy a paint instead
(Morita) what's in that bag?
food, here it is!
rice, miso and potatoes and a pumpkin
and also fresh chicken from this morning as well as eggs
chicken...
with the chicken and leeks, can you make hot pot?
and cook rice right away! aye?
thanks! Sakurako chan! thanks!
good! ah, but...
Togo san they are for Fue onechan (older sister)...
Togo san, everyone let's hold an art exhibition!
I was so impressed with the first exhibition
2 years ago
what a waste not to show them to the public!
you are so annoying! exhibition, exhibition
even if we want to hold an art exhibition, that's dead end!
and now as soon as we hold an art exhibition
the special political police will be there right away
the first exhibition you saw, there were a number of arrests
(Yasuji) those who were started with
70% of them were drafted and there are only 8 of us left
(Kazuyuki) that's why we must show to them
the art world is still alive! right, Togo san!?
right
(everyone) ♬ "Wind spring breeze Sakura Ueno Chakahoi"
♬ "That emblem Chakahoi di middle of Beauty"
♬ "Chakahoi"
you can't go to sleep... let's sleep with your mom
onechan (older sister) is it like this all the time?
not always, but once in a while
♬ "Chakahoi" with this noise
it's not fair for you, onechan (older sister) I'll tell them
don't!
but...
let them
♬ "Chakahoi"
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good morning, Sakura chan
Togo san, it was very insensitive
I brought the chicken for onechan (older sister)
for onechan (older sister)'s unborn baby and Kazu chan
I wanted them to have something nutritious
it was really, really difficult to bring them from Okazaki
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instead you let them eat...
it never came across your mind
to leave some for onechan (older sister) and Kazu chan!?
I see sorry about that I didn't realize
you didn't realize!?
(Fueko) don't blame Togo!
they are all hungry
they spend less on food to save money for paints
Yasuji san is doing war poster
Yae san is designing Kimono and surviving somehow
Mr. Morita is exhausted coming back from the duty
but they still pursuing their own art
and these people all love Togo
they are following him
I want to do the best I can do for them
onechan (older sister)...
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(dish drop)
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onechan (older sister)!? Fueko!
onechan (older sister)! Fueko! Fueko!
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