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(emperor announcing the end of the war ) "After pondering deeply..."
(Masa) on August 15, 1945 Japan ended the war
it was the beginning of so-called post-war era
the story resumes in February, 1946 in Okazaki
♬～(piano "Home! Sweet Home!")
(Sakurako) Momo nechan (older sister)!
♬ "there's no place like home"
thanks
thanks...
(Momoko) Sakura chan!
(Febururay, 1946) (Momoko) Sa chan, would you like some more? (Sachi) can I?
Momoko works at the hospital in Okazaki city
living with Hiroki and Sachi at the Arimori family
(Hiroki) well... there's ration tomorrow
well, I had the dream today too (Hiroki) you saw it again?
what kind of dream this morning? ah, what was it about?
I forgot! that's annoying...
was it a bad dream or good one? well...
thank you for the meal I've got to go
(Hiroki) just leave it there I'll take care of it
thank you
ah, Sakura chan take care
yep, see you (Hiroki) good bye
(everyone) good morning
Sakurako, as she hoped for,
started to work as a substitute teacher at elementary school
soon after the war
(everyone) ♬ "Whisper, whisper little stream"
♬ "You flow so gently in the Spring"
♬ "Near the shore are flowers blooming"
♬ "Little bluebirds start to sing"
well done
next let's try "The Village Blacksmith" in jazz
how is "The Village Blacksmith" going to be?
play it, Miss Sakura! okay
♬～("The Village Blacksmith" jazz style)
that's fun, isn't it? I love jazz too
but during the war, the reason being "enemy's music"
it was prohibited to play or listen to it
I am really glad we can play jazz
as much as you like now
Miss what is it, Ryota kun?
about "enemy's music" is it American music? that's right
I still hate America now, so I don't like jazz, either
when I become an adult, I'll fight against America again and revenge myself upon them
my house was burnt down by American planes
mine's too me, too
is it wrong to hate America now!?
well...
let's see...
Ryota kun, everyone, sorry
can you make it as my homework?
I'll answer it after thinking about it carefully okay
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hello
Sakura chan, you have guests from Tokyo aye?
Yae san!
(Yae) Sakura chan long time no see! long time no see!
this child, Mr. Morita's? yep, her name is Toshiko
nice to meet you, Toshiko can (Toshiko) nice to meet you
(laughter) (Momoko) well, Sakura chan
we have another guest
Yasuji san!
great! you came back from war safe congratulations!
(Yasuji) I'm not sure if it's good
(Yasuji) when I returned from military,
I was labelled as a war co-operator
being accused of pushing militarism to children through a picture‐story show
I found myself being expeled from a community
so I can't make a living I see...
we are all struggling to survive
but fortunately we found a job
a relative in Osaka asked us to live and work for them
Yasu san and I are on our way to get there
well...
will you lend me some money?
aye?
I need money just a little
but we don't have much money at all
it can't be true!?
Togo's paintings are selling well
you must got some money from there!?
okay, never mind it's a sad world!
you've changed too, Sakura chan
(door shut)
Yasu san felt inferior to Togo san for a long time
after the war, the public treats them totally different...
how about Yae san? are you painting?
remember? I did the war a picture book
yes, I remember I don't have time for it now
but I hope I can paint something about the air raids someday
to compensate for
I think to paint what I saw, felt and everything
during the war is doing for Morita...
Yae san Mr. Morita by any chance...
I received a bulletin of the death in battle last week
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I see...
how about Tatsuhiko san?
there is no bulletin of the death in battle yet
sorry to ask you such a tough question no
I realized for the first time when I received the bulletin of the death in battle
ah... I hadn't given up the hope for Morita yet
I thought I prepared for it Yae san...
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how about Yutaro san? he is back, isn't he?
as he wished for, he became an assistant in the department of physics at Tei Uni and doing well
wonderful! he is doing what he wants to do at the time like this
I got a doll of acorn
ah, cute acorn! thanks, Sa chan
there are good and bad,
but I'm glad the war is over in the end
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thank you for everything
I wish you could stay longer
thanks, but I have to work from tomorrow
I'll work hard! I see good luck!
(Momoko) Yasuji san!
okay, Hiroki san? well...
Yasuji san this isn't much, but for you
you were just trying to survive, Yasuji san
nobody has the right to blame you, Yasuji san
the things will get better sooner or later
yes, thank you very much
thank you very much thank you very much
I made a promise to everyone the other day
to think about if it's wrong to still hate America
I reply the answer today
during the war, the teachers told you "Japan will win the for sure
to win, put up everything
when you are hungry everyday
be apart from mother and brothers
fathers go to war
you should be proud as it is all for the country"
but Japan lost the war
I started to teach recently
but as an adult during the war
I can't say I am not responsible
I apologize giving you hard time I am really sorry
but... even if we suffered
I don't think to hate or curse would get you anywhere
one of my favourite jazz tune is called
"On The Sunny Side Of The Street"
if there is good and bad side, just look at the good side
if you do, you brighten yourself up
is about walk on the sunny side of street
what kind of tune? please play it, Miss
okay come over everyone
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♬～("On The Sunny Side of the Street")
(café Marseille)
hello (Akiyama) hello
(Hiro) welcome long time no see
well, anyway I never imagined I could hear jazz
from an elementary school classroom
I never imagined I'd see you outside of the classroom, Mr. Akiyama
what a shock!
well, as a matter of fact, we are doing a jazz band for the Occupation Army now
I came here for that I see
and I have something to ask...
what is it?
Sakura chan would you play the piano in our band?
the invitation from Akiyama to join the jazz band
Sakurako's old dream that is almost forgotten was about to come true