"Serial TV Story"
I'd like to take the exam to become a trainee in the Naval Flight Preparatory course.
That'd mean I'd be protecting this house...
...and Dad and Niisan and Yoko, too.
If I could do that...
...it would be a wonderful thing somehow.
Please... do your hardest for the sake of the country.
Yes! Thank you very much!
Heiwa Fansubs Presents "Ohisama" "The Sun"
Week 4 "Mom's Secret" (Episode 23)
Screenplay by: Okada Yoshikazu
Music: Watanabe Toshiyuki
Narrator: Wakao Ayako
Sudo Yoko: Inoue Mao
Sudo Haruki: Tanaka Kei
Sudo Shigeki: Nagayama Kento
Miyamoto Takeo: Emoto Tokio
(Flashback) - Watanabe Misako - Watanabe Eri
(Flashback) - Mitsushima Hikari - Maiko
(Flashback) - Nakahara Takeo - Nakagawa Ooshi
Sudo Ryoichi: Terawaki Yasufumi
"My father left early the next morning."
"He didn't tell us where he was going..."
There's no mistake.
He's having a dream where he's piloting a plane. I'm sure of it.
Damn!
Don't worry, calm down!
Shige-niichan, you can do it.
Calm down! It'll be okay.
Eh?
What's Yoko doing in the plane?
- Good morning! - Good morning!
A dream, huh...
Ah, that was dangerous.
That was great, wasn't it? You got to save Yoko, didn't you?
Yeah... thanks.
"Ah, I felt Shigeki-niisan was also feeling scared..."
"...about becoming a soldier..."
"It was an unbearable feeling."
Then, give this problem a try.
Yes.
The exam's in January, huh?
Yeah. And after that, the physical exam.
I'm confident about that, though.
Right!
- Here. - Thank you.
"Ah, I had two very strong but very kind brothers..."
"...so I thought I must be the happiest youngest child ever."
"I hoped this time would go on and on forever."
Ehh... Shige, you've been studying really well.
Eh? Really? Think so?
Yeah.
This is great!
If Brother gives his seal of approval, I'm good as gold!
Ah, say, say. Look at this. I made this myself.
Shige, I haven't given you my seal of approval.
I only said you had been studying.
Ah... I see.
"I sincerely supported Shigeki-niisan, and hoped he would do his best to pass."
"Naval Flight Preparatory Course Trainee Guide"
"But the Naval Flight Preparatory Course Shigeki-niisan had applied to be a trainee at..."
"That so-called prep course training was for work at the front as a flight soldier in the Pacific War."
"And that a lot of them got killed in battle."
"But I never thought that such a thing was waiting for him."
Ah, I'm starved.
Eh? Already? Didn't we just eat breakfast?
Studying makes me hungry.
I wonder if it's all right with just that?
Delicious! Right?
Yeah.
"In those days, watching these young men eat made me feel good."
"I loved just watching them eat."
"We never had luxurious meals..."
"...but what we did eat was truly delicious."
Say.
Huh? What is it?
I went to a lot of trouble making these bentos and bringing them out here to eat...
...so don't just gulp them down.
Admire the scenery.
Huh? We pass by here all the time.
No, no. It's "The Depths of Autumn."
The depths of Autumn, huh?
Gimme another one.
How 'bout yours, Yoko? You're not eating it.
I am eating it!
Ah, really?
Still...
...Autumn has deepened, hasn't it?
You could say... Soon it will be Winter!
What's that?
Here's my chance.
Ah! Don't!
Just gimme half.
No. I've already eaten part of it.
Are you okay?
I thought I would die there.
What are you doing, Brother?
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
You guys are that.
Huh?
I don't know if you're adults or not yet.
But I'm happy.
You guys are... how do I put it...
...splendid.
He sounds like some old man. Right?
Brother... that's enough.
You should be thinking more about yourself.
I'm... thankful to you.
Truly thankful to you for so much.
What's that about?
I'm grateful to you.
"We tried to adopt Shigeki-kun."
"It was essential we have a boy to succeed us no matter what."
"Otherwise our family would have ceased."
"The one who put a stop to that was me."
"The reason I did so was due to Haruki-kun."
"He's wise, with a strong sense of duty and regret..."
"...the spitting image of your father."
"I will never be separated from my brother."
"Shigeki is my treasured little brother."
"I won't let him go away."
I'm thankful to you.
Me, too.
Eh?
I'm thankful to Haru-niisan, too.
What's this about? You guys are weird.
This is a great place, isn't it?
Yes!
Right?
That's true.
Mmm. Delicious, wasn't it?
Yeah.
Takeo!
Hello.
It'll be just a little longer before I move to a far-off place.
Yes.
And so...
I'm counting on you to take care of Yoko.
Eh? M... me?!
Yeah. Counting on you!
I will! Leave it to me!
Excuse me!
He asked me to take care of her... To take care of her...
Just leave it to me!
Is that guy okay?
What's with the 'take care of her'?
Shouldn't you be talking about passing instead?
Well, that's the thing.
Do your best.
Yeah.
Oi!
Ah, Dad!
Welcome back.
- Welcome home. - Welcome back.
Yeah. So you were out here, huh?
Yes.
Ah!
Ah...
What's this? It's empty.
Ah, I'm sorry.
No, no, that's okay.
Shigeki.
Yes?
I got you this.
It's a charm for learning...
"Academic Achievement Charm"
...said to be most effective during exams.
I got one for Haruki during his time, too.
Yes.
Thank you very much.
And this is...
A charm for your safety.
"Suwa Shrine Charm"
Did you go all the way up to the Suwa shrine for this?
Yeah.
Dad...
"Suwa Shrine Charm"
Well, it's what your mother would have normally done.
Thank you very much!
Yeah.
You've become a man.
Bite hard into that stone and do your best.
Yes!
That's right, it's empty...
Eh?
Ah... I'll make more right away.
No, that's okay, Yoko.
All of you went to some trouble coming here.
Let's stay like this a little while longer.
Yes.
Looking at it, Autumn has deepened, hasn't it?
You could say... Soon it will be Winter!
What is it? What's up?
Did I say something that funny?
No, it wasn't funny at all.
What is it?
Isn't Winter right after Autumn?
Let's go already.
What is it, Yoko?
"I was so happy that day."
"It was a truly enjoyable day."
"It felt as if being able to laugh this way together as a family..."
"...wouldn't last much longer."
Yoko.
Well, it's time for me to head back.
Ah, yeah.
Ah... I'll be counting on you.
Ah, about that book for Machiko-san...
Ah... Yes.
Yeah.
"It was a quite the clumsy love, wasn't it?"
"It was most likely Haruki-niisan's First Love, too."
Thank you.
Take care.
I will.
Brother, thanks for everything.
Sure. Do your best.
Yeah.
So long.
Yeah.
"But, my memories of Haruki-niisan and Machiko's love are so sad..."
"...they still claw at my heart."
"To Be Continued"
"Ohisama "Hakkayama"