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(August, 1943) (Masa) summer of 1943, as the war condition was escalating
the resident of Marronnier apartment, Morita was to be sent to the front
for that departure, the people at Marronnier apartment celebrate it cheerfully
they thought that was the only thing they could do
(Yasuji) hey, hey! you gloomy face!
drink!
that is not the end of the world!
(Morita) I don't expect to come back alive
I heard from a newspaper journalist friend
the things reported to home are just a tip of iceberg...
the reality of battlefields are much tougher
hahaha... you are being top-heavy
listen there is no point of worrying about
the places you have never been to
(Sakurako) that's right Yae san is here too
please don't say a sad thing like that... no...
please consider me as dead
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Togo san, Yasuji, Kazuyuki kun
you all survive and paint something good for me too
promise me please...
(Togo) I see I promise
(Kazuyuki) I promise too
(Yasuji) it became depressing!
hey, let's sing! Kazuyuki, let's sing!
(Yasuji)♬ "spring is spring wind, cherry blossom"
early next morning
Morita headed for a war zone leaving his girlfriend, Yae behind
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(Yae) I want to paint
I want to paint on a large canvas using lot of paints
I want to have an exhibition with everyone again
I wonder if we can do that someday
it'll come for sure Togo san said before
"the winter era would come"
"painters, musicians
the time all have to stay low"
but winter will be over someday
Morita san will definitely come back
yep!
(Akiyama) Sakura chan! yes ah, Mr. Akiyama
I've got a job! to arrange a song popular songs and others
really!? that's good!
can you help me? me?
you said "you want to learn jazz"
yes, I did with any song
to learn chord progression and arrangement
will be beneficial to your jazz study
but I wonder if I can do it try it, Sakura chan
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yes, I want to do it please let me do it
I'm the one who is asking hah, right!
(Laughter) please! (Akiyama) yep
(Fueko) job at the radio station? do you think you can do that?
I'm just an assistant to Mr. Akiyama
I get paid as well
that'll be an extra income for the family
thanks that'll be really helpful
(Togo) it's so nice to have a job doing what you like doing at the time like this
do your best, Sakura chan yes
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next day on Sunday, a neighborhood association's air-raid drills were held
neighborhood association is a community co-op for public unity
information on a ration as well as
playing a role as a mutual monitoring
(Suzumura) lower your back do not spill water 1 2
１ ２！ １ ２！ １ ２！
１ ２！ quickly! １… stop!
what are you doing!?
I told you when you join the exercise wear national uniforms, a pair of gaiters and air raid hoods
each time, but haven't corrected!
to buy national uniforms
cost money, does it?
please understand, Mr. president I am not a president
I am a monitor from neighborhood association it's about the same, isn't it?
hey, you strange looking!
3rd class painter! what!?
Yasuji san! ignore the kids
but... (Kaoruko) good work
this is the exercise for the nation
so don't disturb them! (children) yes!
Kaoruko
hello
(Kaoruko) here is something for you
ah, they are Japanese cake from Okamura's! that's excellent!
Kazuko, lucky you yep
(Fueko) thank you very much such a wonderful gift
please have them
okay, thank you yes
(Yutaro) I'll have one me too
well, me too please
yummy! yeah!
ah, what brought you here today?
our publisher will publish a picture book this time
I'm looking for an illustrator for that
that sounds interesting
I certainly want to try it!
I'll accept your offer with gratitude
thank you how about Togo san?
you'd better paint something sell for a change
(Fueko) Yutaro! well, I'll think about it
(Kaoruko) then I'll leave 2 copies of manuscripts
please have a look later
see you later
thank you very much thank you very much
but I am really surprised at that air-raid drill
to be honest, only the people from here stood out strangely
at least you were out there
Togo san, you don't join?
I'd rather babysit
that's hopeless...
well, I'll take this yep
ah? Yae san, all right!?
yep, I'm all right don't worry
on the other hand, at this time
there were increased numbers of injured soldiers returning to Japan from the battle fields
the hospital Momoko works at
these injured soldiers were hospitalized
(Momoko) you are the monitor from neighborhood association, Mr. Suzumura, aren't you?
ah... you are to take charge of my son
yes, nice to meet you, sir
(Suzumura) my son hasn't said a word for the whole week
I see...
I think he is a difficult patient to treat, but please take care of him
it's all right I'll change your bandage
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(Fueko) "the Japanese soldiers occupied
Shanghai, Wuxi and Nanjing in no time
we want to become strong soldiers and fight for Japan"
the book Kaoruko brought was a story like this...
I failed examination for conscription
so I don't have to be a solider
I don't go to the war
so I can't write a book encouraging others to go to war
Sakura chan I want to turn down this offer as well...
I tried to draw something a few times
at the time like this, you are so lucky
to make money out of pictures
but ...each time
I thought about him in the battle field...
I see...
sorry, to your friend
please turn it down from you, Sakura chan
okay, I am sorry
I envy you, Sakura chan good luck with your arrangement work!
♬～(a night with a hazy moon)
the basic of arrangement is to look for a chord one by one
for example, the original here is 1 5 1, right?
don't you think you can do 1 4 1?
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what would you do?
...
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good
you picked up both two characteristics...
good... yes that's good
(Kazuko) onechan (aunt) what's up, Kazu chan?
you want to hear the piano? yep come here
!
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(Suzumura) hello! Suzumura from neighborhood association
yes, sorry please look after her
yep
I could hear that
it was a forbidden enemy music!
no, it wasn't I think you heard it wrong
we were just arranging a song
no! it was jazz!
what are you thinking at the time like this!?
excuse me, good work, sir
I'm sorry my older sister is troubling you, sir who are you?
I am Yutaro Arimori
I am a second year at Tei Uni majoring physics
I'll tell them not to do it again
so please excuse us today please
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thanks, Yu chan here is the letter you asked for
it's from lab thanks
I use it a memo pad for music transcription see you
aye!!? wait, not so fast...
hello, Yae san
what's the matter? what's the matter, ma'am?
Yae san...?
I'm pregnant
aye!
I have Morita's child in my stomach
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Yae's untimely pregnancy
the new challenges are facing Sakurako and others