three . . . four . . . five . . . six . . .
seven . . . eight . . . stop!
You! Don't you know
that you're just throwing everyone else off?
Sunshine Chapter 7 "THE SUN IN THE CLASSROOM" Episode 40
Written by: OKADA Yoshikazu
Music by: WATANABE Toshiyuki
Narrator: WAKAO Ayako
Sudo Yoko: INOUE Mao
Takahashi Natsuko: ITO Ayumi
Nakamura Sensei: Pierre TAKI
Fukuda Sensei: Dankan
Miyamoto Takeo: EMOTO Tokio
Principal Umeda: AYATA Toshiki
Yoko Sensei! Yoko Sensei!
What's wrong, everyone?
I'm sorry, Sensei.
Why are you crying, Michio?
Because . . . I thought you were dead.
I'm fine! I wouldn't die from something like this.
And besides, I've had a head like a rock since I was a child.
Really?
Who wants to touch the lump on my head?
I do!
Just this once. Okay, line up then.
Do it gently, now.
- Okay. - Here.
Wow!
Yes, I know.
It's terrible!
Isn't it?
Why are you in line, too, Takahashi Sensei?
Because . . . I want to touch it too.
What are you saying? It's not something for grown-ups.
No fair. I want to!
What is she saying? Right?
Don't cry!
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to hit you.
No . . . it was my fault.
That's right . . . it was, wasn't it?
It was. It was.
Sudo Sensei really is something else, isn't she?
Isn't she? She had such a diabolical look on her face
that it scared the heck out of me.
I thought the devil had appeared!
Whoever marries her will have
- a hard time, won't he? - I'll bet!
If it's to protect the children, I'll gladly become the devil.
You're scaring me.
Wait a minute, Sudo Sensei.
You make it sound as if I like hurting the children.
You're wrong about that. Completely wrong! Listen . . .
I may be a substitute teacher, but I'm a teacher.
I don't hate children.
When anyone comes to observe our training,
we can't have a mess like that.
They'll question our responsibility.
Isn't that right, Principal?
And also, Sensei,
when they go off to battle, the slightest move
will determine whether they live or die.
That's why I'm trying to teach them to do it properly now.
It's for their sake, isn't it?
I understand that.
I'm sorry.
As long as you understand, then that's fine.
- Shall we play? - Let's!
Let's get to it.
What's wrong?
Take a look at your classroom.
Huh?
Do it quietly from the outside.
One . . . two . . . three . . . four . . . five . . . six . . . seven . . . eight
Okay, Michio, let's try it from the beginning once more.
One . . . two . . . three . . . four . . .
five . . . six . . . seven . . . eight . . .
two . . . two . . . three . . . four . . .
five . . . six . . . seven . . . once more!
One . . . two . . . three . . . four . . .
five . . . six . . . . seven . . . eight . . .
Two . . . two . . . three . . . four . . .
five . . . six . . . seven . . . eight
That's good. Just a little more, Michio. As long as you don't fall behind on the first move,
- you'll be okay. - Okay.
Okay? During the exercise, you stand in front of me.
I'll give you instructions from behind, so just do as I tell you.
- All right. - Good. Shall we try it?
Hiroshi . . . give the commands.
All right.
Why you little . . . !
You don't have to imitate him.
I don't?
Let's start. Ready! Go!
One (front) . . . two (front) . . . three (up) . . . four(up) . . .
five (side) . . . six (side) . . . seven (down) . . . eight (down)
One (front) . . . two (front) . . . three (up) . . . four (up) . . .
five (side) . . . six (side) . . . seven (down) . . . eight (down)
Two (front) . . . two (front) . . . three (up) . . . four (up) . . .
five (side) . . . six (side) . . . seven (down) . . . eight (down)
Three . . . two . . . three . . . four . . .
five . . . six . . . seven . . . eight . . .
Yoko Sensei!
That was great! Aren't you glad, Michio?
Everyone's helping you.
Let's applaud all of your hard work.
All rise.
Bow.
- Good morning! - Good morning.
Be seated.
First, I have an announcement to make today.
Starting from next week, I'll be visiting your homes.
Settle down! So please ask your family when it will be convenient.
After that, I'll schedule my visits. All right?
Okay.
I'm looking forward to visiting all of your homes.
But this is my first time, so I'm a little nervous.
Also, if there's anything you're keeping secret from your family,
you'd better tell me now, or I'll tell them everything.
What?!
Good-bye, Sensei!
Good-bye.
Visiting the students' homes was a really nerve-wracking part of being a teacher.
Especially for a new teacher.
I remember being stiff with tension.
Here you go, Sensei.
Please don't bother.
I'm sorry we don't have anything to offer you.
It's okay. So, where's Kanta?
I'm sorry that fool is causing you so much trouble.
Not at all. I like Kanta a lot.
That fool?
What? He isn't.
Kanta's always so cheerful and delightful.
He's a great help to me.
That fool?
Sensei, don't you like bee larvae?
Doesn't it suit your taste?
No . . . I'll have some.
Please . . .
It's delicious.
I love bee larvae.
That fool loves it, too.
So do you love it that much?
Eat lots, Sensei.
Go ahead, and eat.
Thank you.
The truth is, I didn't really care for the bee larvae.
But I never should have said I did at the first home.
It's bee larvae rice balls.
Thank you.
It's delicious.
Eat your fill, Sensei.
It's bee larvae rice.
Thank you.
I smell like bee larvae.
Yo-Yoko! Welcome home.
I'm back.
Look!
What's that?
It's all over town that you love bee larvae.
So Mom said to give you this.
Good-bye!
What's wrong, Hana?
Why are you crying?
We're going to your house together now, aren't we?
You'll put me in a spot if you cry like that.
Because . . .
What's wrong? Tell me.
We're poor so
we don't have the bee larvae that you love.
- What? - We don't have any.
Silly!
Don't worry. It's okay.
Stop crying.
Sensei, thank you for all that you've done.
Please look after Hana.
She really likes you.
You're all she talks about every day.
We really don't have anything to offer you.
I'm so sorry.
Not at all.
This . . .
this . . .
isn't much, but please take it.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
It's sweet and delicious.
I'll never forget that sweet taste.
It was more delicious than any expensive candy.
Sunshine
Starting from next week, I'll be visiting your homes.
It's my first time, so I'm a little nervous.
- Here you go. - Please don't bother.
It's bee larvae rice balls.
Go ahead.
It's sweet and delicious.
Sunshine Chapter 7 "THE SUN IN THE CLASSROOM" Episode 41
Autumn, 1941
It was six months after I had become a teacher.
But just when I was getting used to teaching,
I made a mistake.
Even now, I sometimes dream about that time.
Taking care of things
No matter what it is, you mustn't waste anything around you.
You should use it with great care.
I think that's very important.
Why do you think that is?
- Me! - Keisuke . . .
Yes.
Right now, the people of our nation must
devote their energies into fighting our battle. By living
a simple frugal life, the children of the nation will
become one with the soldiers fighting on the front lines.
That's right. Thank you.
We have to strive to do
whatever we can for the sake of our country.
But that's not the only reason.
By treasuring things,
it will make you well versed in everything.
Take the desk and the chair that you all sit in.
Before it came here, many different people were involved with it.
Do you know what kind of people?
- Carpenters! - People who cut trees!
People who deliver them!
That's right. Also, the upperclassmen who
used these desks before you.
I'm sure you already know this, but
when you feel gratitude to a lot of people, you won't waste things.
For example, if people only ate half of the vegetables that you
grew at home, and let the rest rot to be thrown away,
- what would you all think? - It would be a waste.
I'd be sad.
That's why not treasuring things and
wasting things means
you don't treasure other people's feelings.
It's the same as letting it go to waste.
That's why I want you to treasure things mo matter what they are.
That's the kind of person I want you all to be.
Do you understand?
Yes!
Okay. Thank you.
I'm so hungry!
You're going to Matsumoto for training today, aren't you?
Yes . . . I'm sorry.
I'll be leaving you with all the after-school work, won't I?
No, that's okay. Please teach me what you learn in your training.
Of course!
Sudo Sensei . . .
Yes, what is it?
Can I ask you to do this ethics guide we need to submit to
the prefectural educational affairs section?
Oh, but I...
No . . . being a new teacher has nothing to do with this.
You're already a fine full-fledged teacher, aren't you?
Well . . . thank you.
Also, you graduated from teaching school.
Your education is different from us substitue teachers.
Since you graduated from teaching school at public expense,
shouldn't you repay it by being of service to our country?
What do you think?
Well . . .
I'm glad! Then . . .
I'll leave it to you.
Okay, I'll take care of it.
Oh, it has to be submitted by tomorrow morning.
Please leave it on my desk before you leave.
What?
Will you be okay?
Yes, I'll do my best.
One more thing . . . I'd like some hot tea.
Me, too.
Okay.
It's okay, I'll do it.
Thank you.
team creds
Here you are.
Thank you.
It's hot!
T-t-too hot!
Checkmate!
I won.
I'll eat now.
Yoko Sensei! It's terrible!
- What's wrong? - Keisuke and Hiroshi are fighting!
What?
Listen! What are you doing?
Stop it!
Listen! Stop it!
Tell me why you were fighting.
I won't know if you don't say anything. Now tell me.
We were fighting over whether the army flying corps
- or navy flying corps was stronger. - What?
- The army's stronger for sure. - I told you it's the navy!
All right, stop it! I got it.
There's no reason to fight, is there?
They're both on the same side, and they're both strong.
I know, but . . .
And my father said that the army flying corps is the strongest.
- My father said... - That's enough!
Do you think you should be fighting among yourselves right now?
Isn't the enemy someplace else?
What good is it if you can't be one with your fellow man?
Am I wrong?
- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry.
As long as you understand.
Okay. Now shake hands.
- Did you eat your lunch? - Yes.
Okay. Go back to the classroom.
Okay.
All of you go back, too.
Okay!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Okay? Read your textbooks three times out loud at home, and review.
Okay!
That's all for today.
All rise.
Bow.
Good-bye.
Good-bye. Those assigned to clean up, please do a good job.
Okay.
Today, we're doing the battle of Shanghai. Let's go!
Okay!
Suggested Guidance in Ethics for Elementary Grades
Shall I start this?
Yoko Sensei . . .
What? What's wrong?
What's going on today?
It's Kanta . . .
Kanta?
What happened?
Kanta put the bucket on his head instead of cleaning,
and was playing war when he broke it.
Is that right?
What did I talk about in class today, Kanta?
Didn't I talk about treasuring things?
I'm disappointed.
Fix this before you go home. Do you understand?
Yes.
To tell the truth,
I think I was just feeling a little irritable.
Good.
I finished it.
Excuse me, Fukuda Sensei.
I'm tired.
I'm hungry.
Can you understand how I was feeling?
I had a strange feeling that I was forgetting something.
But I couldn't remember what it was.
I'm home!
I'm sorry to be so late, Dad.
Welcome back. You worked hard.
Why don't you rest for a bit first?
It's fine, I'm hungry too. I'll have it ready right away.
Ouch!
Are you okay, Yoko?
Yes.
The bucket . . .
The bucket?
Don't tell me? Oh, no!
Sunshine
I'm disappointed.
Fix this yourself before you go home.
Okay.
Are you okay, Yoko?
The bucket!
Sunshine Chapter 7 "THE SUNSHINE IN THE CLASSROOM" Episode 42
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Kanta!
Kanta . . .
Yoko Sensei, I'm sorry. I can't fix it. I'm sorry.
Kanta! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. It's my fault.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm really sorry. You must be hungry.
That's right! I brought a bento lunch with me. Let's eat it together.
Okay. But I want to fix this before that.
Ow!
Are you okay?
I'm okay.
Abracadabra . . . it's healed!
Yoisho! Yoisho! (Japanese people say "yoisho" when making a great physical effort.)
Pull hard.
We did it!
It's fixed!
- I'm so glad. - I'm glad!
♫ We travelled afar ♫
♫ by camel ♫
Is it good?
It's delicious!
Kanta . . . I'm really sorry about today.
No . . . I'm lucky to go home with you.
Thank you.
♫ The gold saddle and the silver saddle ♫
♫ had been put on. ♫
I was saved by a child after making a mistake. What a hopeless teacher I was.
Those children were so adorable, weren't they?
They really were such good children.
They really loved you, didn't they?
To the children, I was like a substitute mother.
The mothers on a farm were busy all day long,
so I was a kind mother who played with them.
Yoko Sensei!
Yes?
Actually . . . I thought about becoming a teacher.
I went to a middle school for educational training. Back then,
it was when the schools were going through their roughest period.
On the first day, the moment I stood in front of the class, a chair came flying toward me.
A chair . . . a chair like this came flying toward me!
I was so scared.
With that, I'm sorry to say I gave up on becoming a teacher.
I was a hopeless teacher.
Why is that?
Because I didn't know anything.
I didn't know anything about society or about the world. I only saw what was right in front of me.
I really was a hopeless teacher.
Yoko . . .
After all, instead of teaching those students how to live,
I was teaching them to die for the sake of the country.
November, 1941
To the soldiers on the battlefield
To Mr. Soldier, thank you for sending the letter . . .
That seat was Keisuke's seat, a boy who was honest, with a strong sense of justice.
His father, who had gone to fight in the war in China, had been killed in action.
Whenever Keisuke talked about his father, he sounded so proud of him.
Good morning.
Keisuke!
Is everything okay at home?
Yes. My brother told me it was my job as a child of our nation
to go to school and not stay home.
I see.
Yes.
It must have been hard for you.
Thank you.
Keisuke . . .
I'm . . . I'm a failure as a child of our nation.
I'm sorry.
I can't get my hand to move.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
You don't have to apologize.
I'm sorry . . .
I can't do anything for you.
I'm sorry.
For the first time, I started to
feel afraid of being a teacher
at a time like this.
- Banzai! - Banzai!
The male teachers from the school went off to war, one by one.
♫ I won't die before serving with distinction ♫
Cloudy days seemed to go on and on in the world.
♫ I can visualize our flag waving ♫
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Closed until further notice. Murakami-do
Kayo!
Kayo?
Oh!
I thought it was you.
Hi! II'm sorry it's been so long.
Not at all! You've grown into a beautiful young lady.
Are you married?
No . . . I'm a teacher at Ariakeyama National Elementary School right now.
Really? You became a teacher?
I did.
You worked hard, didn't you?
Yes, I did.
Let's see . . . your name was Yoko, wasn't it? With the "Yo" from "taiyo" (sun).
That's right.
"Yoko Sensei" . . . sounds nice.
Thank you. Why are you in Azumino? Did you come to see the soba fields?
No. I came to buy the water candy.
But I guess we can't get candy now, can we?
That's true.
Even the soba fields . . . the person who was growing the buckwheat for us went off to war.
Is that right?
You don't have to make that kind of face.
We can always grow soba (buckwheat) again. Soba is hardy.
Even if the soil is barren, it'll grow as long as the sun is shining down on it.
It's true, Yoko the sun.
Right.
But it's a terrible time in the world, isn't it?
I have one son.
He's the successor to our family.
Oh?
He went off to war in April.
He did? It must be hard on you.
From now on,
there'll be fewer and fewer men, so we women will have to work hard, won't we?
That's true.
Take good care of the children, Yoko Sensei.
I will.
So you became a teacher instead of a bride?
That's right.
Oh, that's right . . .
Do you have someone you like?
No, I don't.
You don't?
You really don't?
I really don't.
And then, it was December 8, 1941.
Attention!
As you all know, before dawn this morning, our nation's land and sea forces
engaged in a battle with the American and British forces.
And the news is that our forces have dealt a
devastating blow to the American fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
It felt as though the world suddenly grew brighter.
I was glad that we had endured it all.
Our country was great, after all. Japan was strong.
We won against America in no time at all, and we thought the war would end.
Banzai! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!
I wondered how everyone was doing now.
Machiko . . . Ikuko . . .
Haruki . . . Shigeki . . .
I wanted to see them all.
Pound it in! Pound it in! And keep pounding it in!
Is there any meaning to my being here?
All Japanese citizens should endure things alike.
You're not suitable for being a soldier!
You become the sun.
I become a star.