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It's Showa 45, September.
During these days, Kiaris, who had decided to participate in Eisuke-kun's show...
...was bustling, getting prepared for it.
In the end, they all needed to be altered...
I wonder if it's necessary to go this far with the altering...
Right... I was wondering about that, too.
Look. The main body of this dress only needs altering by a few millimeters.
You're right.
These are the last ones.
Thank you.
What is it?
Ah... um... You're only altering them by a few millimeters...
Do you really need to alter them over just a few millimeters?
Could it be you think we're doing this to self-congratulate ourselves?
Or that we have some occupational disease?
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『雨上がりの空に七色の虹が架かる』 "Ameagari no sora ni nanairo no niji ga kakaru" "A seven colored rainbow appears in the sky after a rain"
Week 22 "Mother's Back" (Episode 125)
Screenplay: Watanabe Chiho
Music: Semu Yuko
って そんなに単純じゃない Tte son'nani tanjun janai It's not as simple as a saying like that suggests
Theme Song: "Atelier of Light"
この夢想家でもそれくらい理解ってる Kono muso-ka demo sore kurai wakatteru Even wistful dreamers know that much
Narrator (Bando Hana): Kanno Miho
Cast:
たとえば 100万回のうちたった一度ある奇跡 Tatoeba 100 man-kai no uchi tatta ichido aru kiseki Let's say a once-in-a-million miracle were to come along
Bando Sumire: Yoshine Kyoko
Bando Norio: Nagayama Kento
Nogami Yuri: Renbutsu Misako
下を向いてばかりいたら見逃してしまうだろう Shita o muite bakari itara minogashite shimaudarou You could miss it if all you're doing is just looking down
Ono Akemi: Tanimura Mitsuki
Ozawa Ryoko: Momota Kanako
Murata Kimie: Tsuchimura Kaho
Iwasa Eisuke: Matsushita Yuya
Nemoto: Dan Jiro
さぁ空に架かる虹を今日も信じ Saa, sora ni kakaru niji o kyou mo shinji Now, believe a rainbow will appear in the sky again today
Bando Sakura: Igashira Narumi
Murata Kentaro: Furukawa Yuuki
Adachi Takeshi: Nakajima Hiroki
Tamai: Tsuchihira Donpei
歩き続けよう Aruki tsudzukeyou And keep on walking
Saijo Ichiro: Nagase Masa
Tokida Asuka: Onishi Ayahoshi
Nakanishi Naomasa: Mori Yusaku
優しすぎる嘘で涙を拭いたら Yasashi sugiru uso de namida o fuitara After wiping away your tears from a too gentle lie
Nogami Kiyoshi: Kora Kengo
虹は もうそこにある Niji wa mou soko ni aru That rainbow will already be there
Bando Isoya (flashback): Namase Katsuhisa
きっと 虹は もうここにある Kitto niji wa mou koko ni aru A rainbow will surely already be there
Kokado Mitsunobu: Nishioka Tokuma
The leading role in our show are the children.
We think the most important thing for the children up on that stage...
...will be their smiling faces.
We were a little worried about the sleeves. Or that the back was a bit lumpy.
If the children were distracted by things like that...
...then they wouldn't smile.
We want to have costumes prepared...
...that fit the children so perfectly that it's like their own skin.
To draw out their smiles, they have to wear clothes that make them feel good.
They're incredible, aren't they?
Yeah.
What's that about?
Ah... They said they would even alter the World Expo costumes by a few milimeters...
...as long as they fit the children perfectly.
That those clothes would then draw out their smiles...
I think it's because Kiaris is committed to going that far that they've gotten to where they are now.
The most important thing to Kiaris is what the children think of their clothes.
Rather than "the most important thing" to them, it's the ONLY thing to them.
Right, right.
And then, at last...
Next up: the children of the world who will be living in the 21st Century.
Next up: The Children of the 21st Century.
Do your best! Get going!
Kiyoshi-san, that man...
The one in front of the AIS sign.
Incredible, isn't it?
Kokado-san.
With the World Expo, Japan will change.
How will it change?
It will move forward.
Far faster, far greater, far more useful. Efficient at everything.
There will be some who will become afraid as we move forward.
But I'm not one of them.
I believe it is my duty to take part in letting Japan move forward.
Well, I am being very presumptuous.
Eisuke-kun, it's been awhile, hasn't it?
Yuri-san, you're looking well.
Eisuke-kun, you were amazing. Right, Kiyoshi-san?
Yeah. You really were.
Thank you very much.
It's all thanks to Sumire-san and the others.
Nemoto-san...
We will not charge admissions after this!
So that women and children can shop here in safety...
...how about we become a shopping district?
I ain't heard a word 'bout dis!
If no women can come here, then this market has no future!
That you had became this respectable... I had heard the rumors.
Tamai! How about you?
You should only worry 'bout yerself.
He's working seriously at my company.
Is that right...
Thanks to you, the Umeda black market has now become a fine shopping district.
I'll be retiring soon, too.
Thank you for your long years of work.
Ah... thank you.
So yer turn's finished, huh?
Oi, Tamai.
This guy...
...is a man with an excellent sense of smell.
Before you know it, he'll have sniffed out some new source of money.
Don't go sayin' needless things, ya dotard!
Let's go.
Well then, see you again.
Let's go.
It's not just them.
In Japan right now... somehow... people will just let things drop out of their hands...
What is this... It's just the vague unease of a dotard.
Our roots will always be sunk into the scenery of that black market.
That's why I think we were able to move forward patiently, step by step by step.
Take care of things after this.
We didn't have many things...
Everything we did was just so we could live, wasn't it?
Yeah.
A large number of children will continue walking on towards the 21st Century.
When those children have become adults...
...how will they make use of their experiences at the World Expo?
The World Expo which began in March...
...has closed it's curtains as a grand success.
"Progress and Harmony for Mankind."
Though that is still a far-off ideal, the flame of that ideal...
...will go on burning in the hearts of people forever.
Showa 45 (1970) October
The spaces have been set precisely so the buttons will enter through the heart of each.
There is a lining for the embroidery.
The inner side of the the sleeve gathers have been properly piped.
The hem has been gathered by 5 or 6 cm.
Since there is a loop, it won't slip out, even if a ribbon is tied to it.
I think it's because Kiaris is committed to going that far that they've gotten to where they are now.
The most important thing to Kiaris is what the children think of their clothes.
This is tasty, too.
Yeah. That's Sakura's handiwork.
Mom.
Huh?
I know you said we shouldn't talk about work at home...
...but I want to tell you this.
What is it?
Please let me take the challenge of the next Product Council.
Really?
I'll be looking forward to that.
Thank you.
To Be Continued
Yeah, this is good.
Our four-leaf clover of happiness
Beppin-san
End
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