I'll never forget the times we all spent together.
I'll treasure them forever.
The day after tomorrow
is the day I was born. My birthday. I'm going to
make that day my independence day.
I'm leaving home.
All right.
We'll send you off in our hearts.
Sunshine Chapter 6 "TIME TO SET OFF ON YOUR JOURNEY" Episode 34
Written by: OKADA Yoshikazu
Music by: WATANABE Toshiyuki
Narrator: WAKAO Ayako
Sudo Yoko: INOUE Mao
Tsutsui Ikuko: MITSUSHIMA Hikari
Soma Machiko: MAIKO
Soma Haruyo: NAKAMURA Kumi
Soma Gozo: HIRAIZUMI Sei
Sudo Hiroko: HARADA Tomoyo
Murakami Kayo: WATANABE Eri
Sudo Ryotaro: TERAWAKI Yasufumi
And so the day came for Ikuko
to leave Azumino
and go to Tokyo.
That day, I seemed to be in a daze,
and couldn't do anything.
All I could think about was Ikuko.
I wondered what she was doing,
and how it must feel to be leaving home without saying a word to her family.
That's all I could think about.
But it was different for Machiko, you know.
She was thinking
about whether she should let things go along as they were.
And Machiko did something totally unexpected.
Machiko . . .
What's wrong? Aren't you feeling well?
Really? If you say so . . .
Dad said he wants to announce your engagement in April.
We're having a party together with the Nakanishi family.
Do you understand? You do understand, right?
You're acting so strange.
Is it good?
- It's good! - Delicious!
I'll be right back.
Uncle . . . Auntie . . .
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Would you mind holding on to this?
What's this money for?
I want you to use this money to give those two candy every so often.
We can't accept that.
That's right.
Don't worry. We'll take care of it.
That's not it.
I've been giving them New Year's gifts every year, but
I won't be able to give them anymore.
So it's like a prepayment.
So will you hold on to this?
All right.
I'll hold on to it for you.
Thank you.
You two
can come here anytime you want to eat candy.
Okay.
Wow!
- Ikuko . . . - Yes?
This is a farewell gift.
I couldn't take that.
You should accept a farewell gift from grown-ups.
You were our regular customer.
- But... - There isn't much inside.
So just take it. There really isn't much inside.
Thank you. I'm so happy.
I'll use it wisely.
Even after you go to Tokyo, don't forget the taste of Murakami-do's candy.
I won't forget.
I'm sure there are lots of things that taste better in Tokyo.
I think so.
There's a lot in Asakusa . . . hey!
- Well, shall we go home? - Okay!
- We'll go home and prepare dinner. Maybe I'll make it tonight. - What?!
What was that?
Don't fall down!
So then . . . thank you.
Be careful.
Take care.
I'm home!
Welcome home.
Thank you for the lunch.
I'm sorry, I haven't made dinner yet. I'll have it ready right away.
You don't have to rush.
I'm sorry.
I met Machiko's father today.
You did? Why?
Mr. Soma's company bought out our factory.
He's an important man, isn't he?
People call him the Emperor of Azumino, right? He said so himself.
So I heard. I've never met him.
He said he'd be announcing his daughter's engagement soon.
He was in a really good mood.
What is it? Is anything wrong?
I don't know.
You don't?
I'll make dinner.
Okay.
Miss . . . it's time for dinner.
I don't want any.
But...
I'm okay, so don't worry.
Oh? Okay then.
What's wrong? You keep looking at the clock.
Do you have plans?
No, it's nothing.
Really?
I was thinking about Ikuko's train departure time.
There was still more than three hours before the last train.
Excuse me . . .
Who?
That sounds like . . .
Machiko?
Good evening, Yoko.
What happened?
I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Soma Machiko.
I'm sorry to drop in all of a sudden.
Oh, not at all. Nice to meet you.
So you're Machiko?
Yes.
I've heard a lot about you from Yoko.
I'm really indebted to Yoko.
Yoko . . . why don't you ask her in?
Oh . . . please come in.
Thank you.
- Pardon the intrusion. - Welcome.
Thanks for waiting.
What are you laughing at?
Permanents are really awesome, aren't they?
It really is.
- But it suits you. - Really?
It really does.
But what made you do it all of a sudden?
It's almost time for Ikuko, isn't it?
Oh . . . yes.
I wonder what she's doing about now.
I decided to make today my independence day, too.
What?
I'm not going to get married.
I'm not going to marry someone my parents chose for me.
That's what I decided.
This is an expression of my determination.
When I told the person doing my permanent to make me look like Joan of Arc,
she didn't know who Joan of Arc was.
I felt funny because I couldn't explain it to her.
Is that right?
What about your family?
They made a big fuss over it, and told me to get out of the house, so I left.
You did?
I'm sorry. Is it an inconvenience?
You're going to make me angry. Of course it's not.
I thought you'd say that.
Of course!
So . . . may I touch it?
Go ahead.
Do you want to try it too, Yoko?
Would it suit me?
What do you mean?
I don't think you should.
Why not?
You're wrong . . . it'll suit me.
I think it's better that you don't.
Where did Machiko go?
Where did she go?
I wouldn't know.
At this time of night! I won't allow it!
- I'm sorry! - I absolutely won't allow it!
Look all over Azumino for her! Look for her!
- Yes, sir! - Hurry!
Yes, sir!
It's almost time. Ikuko . . .
Do your best.
So, Machiko . . .
What is it?
Is it because of Haruki?
Is it because you love Haruki?
I like your brother a lot.
I'm in love with him.
Right.
But that's not the reason for this.
It's not because I love Haruki that I won't get married.
I just don't want to live a life that my parents have laid out for me.
That's my problem.
I see.
Machiko!
It's my father.
What shall I do? He's going to take me back home.
Come this way, Machiko.
Wait a minute! I'm coming.
Over here.
This way.
Hurry!
Miss!
Over there!
Machiko!
Machiko, hold on to the handle.
It was the . . .
beginning of a small war of independence.
Sunshine
It's almost time. Do your best, Ikuko.
It's not because I love Haruki that I'm not getting married.
I don't want to live a life that my parents have laid out for me.
I see.
Machiko!
It's my father. What shall I do?
What shall I do? He's going to take me home.
Over here.
Machiko!
Over there!
Hurry!
Sunshine Chapter 6 "TIME TO SET OFF ON YOUR JOURNEY" Episode 35
Where is she?
Machiko! Hold the handle!
Machiko!
What?
We're together in the lavatory again.
I guess it must be fate.
I guess it is.
What are you going to do now?
I'm going to appeal to my father
and until he understands how I feel, I'm not leaving this room.
All right.
Will you stay with me?
I can't leave now.
Wait a minute and don't get so excited, okay?
You can't talk to your daughter in that condition, can you?
I have no intention of talking to her. I'm just taking her home!
Wait a minute!
It was probably your delinquent daughter who put my daughter
up to this in the first place!
How dare you! I won't allow you to badmouth my daughter. Take it back!
Why you . . . ! Who do you think you're talking to? Out of my way!
I don't care if you're the emperor or the Prince of Hell.
This is my house!
If I have to tear down this broken-down old house, I'm taking my daughter home!
What's that?
President!
Damn! Hold him back.
What? What do you think you're doing?
Don't let him go!
Wait a minute!
Hey! Wait!
I'm coming in. Machiko!
Wait a minute! Hey, stop it!
Let me go!
Machiko!
Come out, Machiko!
Machiko!
Come out here!
Where are you?
I wonder what Ikuko is doing.
It's almost time, isn't it?
Come out here, Machiko!
Machiko!
Where are you?
People today may not realize this, but
in those days, it took a lot of courage
for a girl of sixteen or seventeen
to leave home and go to Tokyo.
We could feel what Ikuko was going through.
Do your best, Ikuko!
Ikuko, hang in there!
She must be in here.
Hey, Machiko! Come out!
Machiko! Come out!
Hang in there, Machiko.
I'm not coming out!
What?
I'm not coming out!
I . . .
I don't want to marry that man.
No . . . I won't get married.
What's that?
I've always done what you told me to do.
I always obeyed you.
I thought it was expected. And I thought it was fine,
but I absolutely refuse to get married.
I want to decide for myself what I want to do with my life.
I have feelings, too.
Until you understand that, I won't come out.
Just come out here! Machiko!
Not until you understand how I feel.
Yoko!
Machiko!
I'm leaving now!
Ladies!
Enjoy your lives!
Come out, Machiko!
No! No!
Come out here!
Why won't you understand?
What would a woman know?
I'm thinking of you. You don't
know anything. Come out here!
Did he give up?
I wonder.
Machiko . ..
I don't know if I should tell you this right now or not, but . . .
What is it?
You . . .
said it didn't have anything to do with Haruki.
Right.
I think . . .
that Haruki . . .
loves you too, Machiko.
That's what I think.
Really?
I'm happy.
I'm so happy.
I'm happy.
Stop this violence!
What's wrong, Uncle?
Takeo . . . take care of these guys. I've got to get Yoko. Hurry!
Okay, I will!
Here.
Okay.
- Are you okay, Machiko? - I'm okay.
Of course, we knew that
we couldn't stay locked in there forever,
and he'd probably drag us out of there in no time.
What are you doing? Don't hold back. Keep at it!
Still, I wanted to fight along with Machiko.
I wanted to be with Machiko.
Hurry,
and help Yoko.
Hey . . . use this.
Break it down!
Okay!
Machiko!
Excuse me! May I come in?
Machiko! Machiko!
Yoko!
I'll compensate you for the door.
Stop it!
Machiko!
I wasn't able to contact Machiko at all after that.
And the day I was going to leave was drawing near.
A telegram for you.
Thank you.
It was a telegram from Ikuko.
"My strategy was successful.
Wishing you success.
Ikuko"
Machiko! Come out here!
But I absolutely won't get married.
I want to decide for myself what I want to do with my life.
Ladies!
Enjoy your lives!
Machiko! Machiko!
"My strategy was successful.
Wishing you success.
Ikuko"
Sunshine Chapter 6 "TIME TO SET OFF ON YOUR JOURNEY" Episode 36
It was the morning I was to leave for Matsumoto,
and I still hadn't been able to contact Machiko.
I'm sorry . . . it's almost ready.
It's okay.
I'll be entering teaching school.
Mom ... this the first time to leave home and live on my own.
I'm a little nervous, and feeling anxious, but
I'll do my best.
But what I worry about is leaving Dad behind by himself.
Please watch over Dad.
- Dad . . . we need to check everything. - What's this?
Come on, get up.
Okay, okay.
Do you remember?
The cooking oil is over here.
Then the miso is on the left, and the pot is on the right.
The nozawana greens are right here. Then . . .
the salt and sugar are over here. Can you remember that?
Yes.
- You're sure, right? - Yoko . . .
What?
Where did you say the cooking oil was?
How many times did I tell you?
The cooking oil is ... right here!
All right . . . oh, Yoko ...
What?
Isn't it time for you to leave?
Yes.
Dad?
Your old shoes were quite worn out.
Thank you!
What's wrong?
It seems like such a waste to wear them.
Go on.
They're just right. They fit perfectly.
They do? They're a reward for working hard.
Thank you.
Oh, Yoko, where was that?
Huh? What?
Just kidding.
You're getting better at joking, aren't you, Dad?
Do you think so?
Well, you'd better go.
Take care of yourself.
I will. I'll be going now.
I see.
All right. Please give my regards to Machiko.
I will. I'm so sorry.
Wait!
Ms. Sudo Yoko
In the letter, she apologized for the incident at the house,
and how much she enjoyed the time she spent with Ikuko and me at the girls' high school.
She also wrote that she wished me luck at teaching school,
and that she would be rooting for me.
And at the end,
"That piece of wood is the handle of the bathroom door that I had been hanging on to
while we were locked in there. I cut it in half.
It's a souvenir of my fight for freedom and resistance.
Please hold on to this half of it, Yoko."
And then I headed out for my two years of teaching school.
In April, there was an article in the economics section
of the newspaper
announcing the engagement of the eldest daughter of the Soma family in Azumino
to the second son of Kobe's wealthy Nakanishi family.
From the top, Nakanishi Yasuo . Soma Gozo . . . Soma Machiko
That's awesome, isn't it?
So this is Machiko. She's just as adorable as I imagined.
Is she?
She is.
The characters are written from right to left.
The style of the time . . .
Hmm . . . let's see . . .
"The wedding will take place
after Mr. Nakanishi returns from Europe
where he is learning about the railway business
in various countries."
It sounds awesome.
I have this, too.
That's awesome! Is that the bathroom door handle that was a souvenir of Machiko's battle for freedom?
Isn't that awful?
So what happened to Machiko?
Did she find happiness with this man? What about Haruki?
I'll leave the part about Machiko and Haruki
for a little bit later.
It's so sad that just talking about it is painful for me.
Oh?
We'll leave it for a little bit later.
All right.
I'm sorry
if I made you remember something that was painful for you.
No . . . it's okay.
There's a lot I want to cover before
I tell you about Haruki.
Okay.
That period in time wasn't a very cheerful period.
There are a lot of memories and things that are painful to talk about,
but . . . I don't want to forget them.
After all, they're all a part of my life.
It's my youth.
That's why I don't want to forget any of it.
After all, you're Yoko, the sun, aren't you?
That's right.
I admire the people who made it through that period, raised
their children and protected their families.
I really do.
When I think about that, I think they deserve double the pension.
But when you look at the elderly today, it's like they're all being belittled.
It really makes me angry.
Never mind that . . . shall we get back to the story?
Yes.
Let's see. We were talking about teaching school, right?
I hadn't become a teacher yet.
Shall I speed it up? Keep up with me.
"lived in a humble cottage."
"long years ago, Philip and his wife . . . "
My memories about teaching school were almost all about studying.
I had to work desperately to keep up with the work.
I'm going to bed.
Good night.
Good night!
.
About the only thing I had to look forward to were the letters.
Ikuko was working at a Tokyo publishing company,
and was really enjoying her work.
She sent a picture that she took in front of her company.
But, you know . . .
I found out later that it was a lie.
The building in the picture was a famous building in Marunouchi,
but Ikuko wasn't working there.
She's such a liar.
She really is hopeless.
Shigeki was doing his best in Kasumigaura.
He wrote many times that the training was strict, but
that it was fulfilling.
Shigeki looked so full of confidence.
I felt that I couldn't let him beat me.
Haruki entered the Nagoya Teikoku University's School of Medicine
a year after I entered teaching school.
Dad seemed to be having a hard time living alone, but
Takeo's family was looking after him,
so he seemed to be getting by.
And then, I was finally . . .
Good morning!
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning!
Subtitles adapted from original English subtitles created by Nippon Golden Network Timing brought to you by The Sunshine Lovers @ Viki
I'm Sudo Yoko.
Yoko Sensei!
Right!
Ow!
Listen! Stop that!
Our work is
to create foot soldiers.
Do you call yourself a child of this nation?
Sunshine To be continued . . .