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Machiko! Come out!
But I absolutely don't want to get married like this.
I'm the one who should decide what my life should be.
Ladies, enjoy your lives!
Machiko-san! Machiko-san!
No! Machiko-san!
"My surprise attack strategy was a success."
"Ladies, I wish you luck in your own battles."
"Ikuko."
Heiwa Fansubs Presents "Ohisama" "The Sun"
Week 6: "Season for Setting off on Trips" (Episode 36)
Screenplay by: Okada Yoshikazu
Music: Watanabe Toshiyuki
Sudo Yoko: Inoue Mao
Soma Machiko: Maiko
(Flashback): Mitsushima Hikari
(Flashback): - Nagayama Kento - Tanaka Kei
Tae: Ooshima Yoko (Flashback): Emoto Tokio
(Flashback): - Tsunogae Kazue - Muramatsu Toshifumi
(Flashback): - Nakamura Kumi - Yorozu Masayuki
Soma Gouzou (flashback): Hiraizumi Sei
Sudo Hiroko (flashback): Harada Tomoyo
Sudo Ryoichi: Terawaki Yasufumi
Haraguchi Fusako: Saito Yuki
Sudo Yoko (Narrator): Wakao Ayako
"Still unable to contact Machiko since then..."
"...I was to depart for Matsumoto that morning."
Ah, I'm sorry. It'll be done right away.
Ah, no, no.
It's almost time for the Teacher's School.
Mom, I'll be leaving home and living on my own for the first time.
I'm a little excited and a little lonely, but...
...I'll do my best.
The only thing that worries me is Dad being by himself.
Please take care of Dad somehow.
- Ah, Dad, go over it with me... - Eh?
C'mon, please stand up.
Yes, yes.
Ready? Do you remember?
The oil is here.
And... the mizo paste is on the left and collected on the right.
The nozawana is here.
And...
...the salt and sugar are here.
- Got all that? - Yeah, yeah.
You'll be okay?
- Ah, Yoko. - Eh?
Where did you say the oil was?
Geez. I've told you again and again.
The oil... is over here!
Yes, I've got it now.
- Ah, Yoko. - Eh?!
Isn't it about time?
Ah... Yes.
Ah...
Dad...
Your previous shoes were pretty worn out, weren't they?
Thank you very much.
Ah, yeah.
What is it?
Somehow it feels like a waste putting them on.
Go on!
They're pretty good. They fit perfectly.
Really?
A reward for your hard work.
Thank you very much.
Ah, Yoko. Where was that again?
Eh? What?
Just kidding.
Ah, geez...
Aren't you getting a little better with your jokes, Dad?
Ah, really?
Then, get going.
Take care of your health.
I will.
So long, I'm off.
Yeah.
Is that right.
I understand.
Please give my best regards to Machiko-san.
I will.
I'm sorry.
Please wait!
"Sudo Yoko-sama"
"Enclosed was a letter apologizing for our barricading event the other day,"
"...that she had enjoyed our time at the Girl's School along with Ikuko..."
"...and that she wanted me to do my best during my life at the Teacher's School."
"She wrote that she would support me at that."
"And, at the end..."
"This piece of wood is from the handle to the lavatory in Yoko-san's house..."
"...I had been clutching all that time."
"I've split it in half."
"My half will commemorate my resistance fight for freedom."
"Yoko-san, you please hold onto the other half."
"And then I went to Teacher's School for 2 years."
"In April, an article appeared in the financial section of the paper saying..."
"...that the Emperor of Azumino, the Soma family's eldest daughter..."
"...and the Nakanishi family's eldest son..."
"...of the wealthiest family in Kobe, had completed their engagement."
Whaa... That's incredible, isn't it?
Ah, so this is Machiko-san.
Whaa... She's cute in this photo]!
- Really? - Yeah.
Oh, it's written in reverse. From right to left. (Japanese was written right to left until after WWII)
Those were the times.
Let's see...
"For now..."
"...Nakanishi is going to Europe to study railway administration."
"Upon his return from Europe, they will be formally married."
Ehh... This is something.
Say, I also have this.
Ah! Incredible!
This is that bathroom handle to commemorate when you fought for her freedom.
Unpleasant, isn't it?
And? What happened to Machiko-san?
Were she and this man happy? Um, what about Haruki-niisan?
Hmm...
We'll have to leave what happened to Machiko and Haruki-niisan...
...for a little later.
It's somehow, um...
...sad really, and hard to talk about.
Eh...
Well, wait just a little longer.
I understand.
Um...
I'm sorry, Yoko-san. I, um...
If I'm reminding you of painful things.
No, it's okay, Fusako-chan.
Before I speak about Haruki-niisan...
...there are a lot of other things to talk about first.
Yes.
Back during that time, it wasn't a bright age by any means.
There were many things that are painful to remember and talk about.
But, I don't think I'll ever forget them.
Because all of them lumped together make up my life.
That was a part of my youth.
That's why I don't think I'll ever forget them.
You are Yoko of the Sun, aren't you?
That's right.
People who lived through that era...
...and who kept their families and raised children were great.
Truly great.
I thought it was good, even if they did it for the double pensions.
And what's been happening recently is all those elderly people are growing fewer.
I get angry at that.
Well, we'll set that aside and get back to my story.
Yes.
Eh... I was talking about the Teacher's School, wasn't I?
It wasn't easy becoming a teacher.
So shall we increase the speed?
Then, follow along.
"At any rate, all my memories from Teacher's School are of studying."
"I worked desperately just to keep up."
Then, I'm off to bed first.
- Good night. - Night.
"I looked forward to my letters."
"Tsutsui Ikuko"
"Ikuko was working for a publishing company in Tokyo and found it unbearably fun..."
"...so she sent a photo of her in front of the company."
"But afterwards I learned she had been lying."
"The building in the picture was the famous Marunochi building." (acts as the center of business in the Marunochi district of Tokyo)
"Ikuko wasn't working at that place."
"She was such a liar."
"She was truly a 'nothing-can-be-done-for-them' person."
"Shigeki-niisan was working his hardest in Kazumigaura."
"Training there was harsh, but he was able to send me many letters."
"I felt Shigeki-niisan's face was full of the confidence that he couldn't lose."
"Haruki-niisan entered the Nagoya Imperial University Medical school..."
"...one year after I entered the Teacher's School."
"I thought my father would be uncomfortable since he wasn't used to living alone..."
"...but all those in Takeo-kun's family took care of him..."
"...and he seemed to be getting by.
"And then, before I knew it..."
"Arakeyama Common Elementary School"
Good morning!
- 'Morning! - Good morning!
"To Be Continued"
Week 7: "The Sun's Classroom"
"Ohisama" "North Alps As Seen From Hakuba-mura"