I know I'll be called into service again,
and I'll be going off to war.
Please forget
about this proposal.
Sunshine Chapter 9 "A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL AND A MAUDLIN DRINKER" Episode 52
Written by: OKADA Yoshikazu
Music by: WATANABE Toshiyuki
Narrator: WAKAO Ayako
Sudo Yoko: INOUE Mao
Maruyama Kazunari: KOMO Kengo
Takahashi Natsuko: ITO Ayumi
Namamura Sensei: Pierre TAKI
Fukuda Sensei: Dankan
Principal Umeda: AYATA Toshiki
Sudo Ryoichi: TERAWAKI Yasufumi
Maruyama Michio: KUSHIDA Kazuyoshi
Maruyama Tokuko: HIGUCHI Kanako
Here you are.
Sudo Sensei!
Yes?
Actually . . .
The report, right?
All right. I'll be glad to do it.
You will? Thanks.
Not at all.
Ouch!
What's that for, Natsuko Sensei?
Did anything bad happen?
Did it?
No . . .
What is it?
- Do I look like I was suffering that much? - No . . .
I thought I was trying to be cheerful.
That's why I'm asking you.
If you looked like you were suffering, I wouldn't ask.
That would be wrong as a career woman.
Wouldn't it?
Yes . . .
So you were trying so hard to be cheerful
that I thought something must have happened.
Do you understand?
I do.
This means that I've
acknowledged you as a full-fledged woman.
Understand?
Do you?
That's the second time . . .
Thank you.
So what happened?
Your face tells me it has nothing to do with work.
You really can tell, can't you?
I don't want a wonderful person like you
to become a widow.
I'm very sorry.
So that's what happened.
Saying that
is the same as saying that he loves you, isn't it?
Is it?
Probably. So . . .
it means that you fell in love with him too.
No . . .
I don't really understand it well myself, but
when I think that I won't see him anymore . . .
I somehow feel sad.
So doesn't that mean that you fell in love with him?
Huh?
After all,
would you feel that way if you thought you wouldn't see Nakamura Sensei or Fukuda Sensei again?
Huh?
That's a bad example!
- Then . . . - That's enough.
There really aren't any good men around here, are there?
But there's no use thinking about it anymore.
He's already turned the proposal down.
I really got jilted in the strangest way.
Even with my first love . . .
What happened?
Why do you look so happy?
Because there's nothing more fun than hearing someone's story of having their heart broken.
Come on, tell me! What happened?
I'm . . .
really truly sorry.
No . . . please lift your head, Ms. Maruyama.
Okay.
Yoko . . . I'm sorry.
It's okay.
I've spoken with him several times since then,
but I guess he's determined. He's so stubborn!
I think he was trying to give me a daughter.
What do you mean by that?
Actually . . . we
used to have a daughter.
Her name was Masako.
We lost her when she was six.
If she were still alive, she'd be the same age as Yoko.
She was such an adorable child.
She was always sickly,
so she always clung to me from behind.
I loved her so much,
and so did Kazunari.
That's why he thought
if he didn't come back from war,
he wanted me to have a daughter in his place.
I think that's how he felt
when he agreed to the marriage meeting.
I see.
But after meeting Yoko,
I think he realized
how rude his way
of thinking was.
I'm really . . .
so sorry!
After I came to you with this proposal . . .
I don't know what to say.
Um . . .
Yes?
Please thank him for being . . .
so thoughtful.
Thank you.
Thank you . . .
thank you!
I appreciate your hard work.
Draft Notice for Maruyama Kazunari
Welcome back.
It finally came . . . your draft notice?
I'll be going next week.
I see . . .
Did you get some good buckwheat?
I did.
What do you think? Pretty good, isn't it?
It is.
My hands are
reverberating like the bells at Horyuji.
Well, then . . .
shall I get to work?
- Dad? - What?
Can you let me have a little?
No way! Why?
- Please. - No way!
- Thanks. - But I said "no way!"
At that time, the children were really exhausted.
They were put through military drills
and required to do volunteer labor almost every day.
Hello.
What brings you here?
When I went to the school, they told me you were here.
Umm . . .
Yes?
My father got a little bit of buckwheat.
Oh?
So I made soba dumplings
for your students to eat.
Can't I give it to them?
No . . . of course you can.
Thank you.
I'm glad.
Go ahead and eat, everyone.
It looks good!
There's plenty. Here you go.
They look delicious!
Be sure to share them all.
It looks so good.
Wow!
Does everyone have one?
Yes!
In that case . . . let's eat.
Thank you for the food!
It's so good!
Thank you.
You have one too, Yoko Sensei.
Thank you.
It's good!
I'm glad.
It's good, isn't it, everyone?
It's good!
Yoko Sensei?
Who is he?
I'm Yoko Sensei's
friend.
We have a soba restaurant.
Really?
But . . . I'm also a soldier.
A soba noodle soldier?
That sounds weaker than a toy soldier, doesn't it?
This is really good, Soba Noodle Soldier.
Thank you.
What do you suppose this is made of?
Ahhh! At that moment, I thought
I love this man.
Sunshine
When I went to the school, they told me you were here.
Go ahead and eat, everyone.
Thank you for the food!
It's good!
I'm glad.
Sunshine Chapter 9 "A MARRIAGE MEETING AND A MAUDLIN DRINKER"
No! Not like that! Step on it a little more firmly.
I see. You mean like this?
I guess it's okay.
Just so-so? Okay! I'm going to get better at it.
It takes practice to get good at it.
How's this?
Not good enough.
Sensei! I need your help here.
Okay!
Are you okay?
I'm sorry . . .
Thank you.
Hurry, Soba Noodle Soldier!
Try it once more.
I believe I was falling more and more in love with him.
But there was nothing I could do about it.
There was no use thinking about it, but
I kept thinking about if only we weren't in the middle of a war.
I'm home!
Welcome home.
Welcome home. Thank you for your hard work.
Haruki! You came home?
Yes.
Really? You're going to become a military doctor?
Yes, that's what I'm thinking.
Because the war is escalating, our graduation keeps moving up,
so I'll be graduating soon. When that happens, I'll be drafted into service.
If I'm going to war, I want to do it of my own accord.
And I want to make use of the medical knowledge I've learned up to now.
I thought I'd be of more use that way.
That's what I thought. I'll go, and fight along with Shigeki.
I see . . .
Yes.
Are you going to be sent to the front right away?
No. I have to go to Naval Military Doctors' School after I graduate to learn to be a military doctor.
So it would be six months from now.
I see.
Don't make that face, Yoko.
Okay.
So then . . .
you're going to be a military doctor.
Thank you.
Actually, today, I
just got a request from the airplane factory in Nagoya.
There's an urgent need for developing a new type of fighter plane,
and they
want me to be a part of it.
What are you going to do?
To be honest, I wasn't sure until a little while ago.
But . . . I think I'm going to Nagoya.
Because it'll be of use to those of you who are going to the frontlines.
Dad!
I guess this is my way of doing battle.
Have you gotten any letters from Shigeki?
You haven't?
Not getting any news is proof that he's doing okay.
- Yes. - That's true.
Yoko . . .
Yes?
This is good!
Really? I'm glad.
I can't get any flour, so I used sorghum instead.
It's good. You can get married any time now!
What?
Thank you, but it won't happen for a while.
It won't?
The next day, there was an enounter like this . . .
What a surprise! Machiko?
Yes . . . I'm working now.
You are?
It looks good on you.
Huh?
Really? I'm glad.
Are you going back to Nagoya?
Yes, I'm leaving now.
You are?
Please be careful.
I'd better go.
Um . . .
thank you for the book.
I treasure it.
How embarrassing. Throw it away!
No way! I can't do that.
After all, I really like Heine,
so I can't throw it away.
Is that right?
I'm glad.
I . . . like him too.
Good-bye.
I wish you much happiness.
Love during this time was always somehow sad.
Yoko!
Yes?
Do you want to go out somewhere with me?
Huh?
Before I go to my new job, there are a lot of things I have to study.
I want to go the the bookstore and library in Matsumoto.
We don't do it often. Let's go out together.
Okay.
Okay, let's hurry then.
Okay! I'll get ready.
Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture
Is it okay? Did you get what you needed?
Sorry to drag you along.
It's okay. I bought a book, too.
So, Yoko . . .
Are you hungry?
I am.
Let's go in here.
Maru-An
Hurry, Yoko.
Dad!
But . . .
Listen, I'm so hungry, I could die.
Come on, Yoko.
Excuse me!
Yes!
Welcome!
My goodness!
Hello.
Wait . . . Dad!
What a surprise.
I'm surprised to see you here.
Hello!
Hi. We had some business here in Matsumoto.
I didn't feel like going anywhere else when there's a place run by people we know.
I'm so happy. Please, sit down.
Thank you.
Yoko . . .
Welcome.
I'm sorry . . .
Go ahead . . . sit down.
Hey, Kazunari! Let's close the shop today.
We don't have much to sell, anyway.
Let's all eat together.
You're right!
Please don't . . . I'll feel bad if you do that.
What are you saying?
You're caught now.
So you caught me?
Try this . . . it's good.
It really is.
It's my dad's pride and joy.
It's good, right? The best in the world, isn't it?
You're getting carried away!
Here you go.
Please . . .
This is really delicious sake, isn't it?
Isn't it? I had it hidden away.
I see!
We don't have customers who drink sake in times like these.
Yoko . . . have a drink.
No, I've never had sake before.
Don't worry about that!
Don't force her, Dad.
It's okay, isn't it? I'm happy today.
Okay then . . . just a little.
Here.
It's delicious.
Is it?
I'm glad. Have some more.
Thank you.
Delicious . . .
I'll have some, too.
Oh?
Careful now! It's terrible when she drinks too much . . .
once she starts talking, she won't stop.
You mean more than before?
What did you just say?
Huh? Oh, pardon me.
Was that nice?
No, not at all.
Right?
What are you saying?
You better watch out!
The key is to use vinegar.
Vinegar appeals to the sense of taste, so it makes you want to eat it.
I see.
You make it by peeling the skin off all of the vegetables,
then cut them big, and simmer it well. That's important.
That way, the flavor will soak in really well. And then,
put sweet rice wine, soy sauce, and vinegar in the pot, and mix them all together.
Dad . . . Dad . . .
Um . . .
I . . .
Let's go in here.
Huh?
Yoko . . . have some.
No . . . I've never had sake before.
Don't worry about that!
Okay then . . . just a little.
It's delicious!
Sunshine
Chapter 9 "A MARRIAGE MEETING AND A MAUDLIN DRINKER" Episode 54
Put sweet rice wine, soy sauce, and vinegar in the pot,
- and mix it all together. - Right . . .
Dad . . . Dad . . .
Um . . .
I . . .
want to marry the man I love.
I want to.
I want to become
the wife of the man I love.
I want to live my life . . .
with the man I love.
Yoko . . .
Thank you.
I'm so happy to hear how you feel.
But . . .
I received my draft notice.
I'm going off to war a week from now.
I probably won't
come back alive.
And so . . .
Can't . . .
I wait for you?
Please!
Even if . . .
Even if you . . .
don't come back, . . .
I . . .
want to be your wife.
I want to.
Please.
Please!
Please.
Yoko . . .
Yoko?
Yoko!
What's wrong?
Yoko . . .
Yoko!
So you're a maudlin drinker.
- I'm sorry. - Put her down here.
Thank you.
Here.
Yoko . . . pull yourself together.
- Be careful. - I'll stretch her legs out.
Let's cover her.
There, there!
You made her say it . . .
It hurts!
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Yoko!
Good morning.
Good . . . morning.
Um . . .
- You finally woke up? - Yes.
Do you have a hangover?
Just in time!
Let's all have breakfast.
Or don't you have an appetite?
No . . . I'm hungry.
Soup stock is the best cure for a hangover.
It works the best. Doesn't it smell good?
The way we make our soup stock is...
I'm sorry.
Um . . .
Yes?
Did I say anything rude last night?
What? You don't remember?
I don't remember anything.
My goodness!
So, what did I say?
Are you okay, Kazunari? Where Yoko hit you . . .
No . . .
He's just kidding, Yoko!
Dad! That was mean.
I'm sorry.
You really don't remember?
I'm sorry.
Thank goodness. I'm grateful.
What did I say?
Yoko . . .
Yes?
Yoko . . .
Yes . . .
One week from now . . .
I'm leaving to go into the army.
I have a favor to ask of you.
Yes?
Will you . . .
marry me?
Please.
Please become my wife.
Please!
Are you sure?
I am.
Thank you!
Please take care of me.
And please take care of me as well.
No matter how many times you see it, it's always good, right?
Yes. We won't see this a second time.
That's true.
Well . . . let's eat!
Sit down!
So, we're going to be busy from now.
Mr. Sudo . . . let's do it the way we discussed earlier.
All right.
Serve the soup stock.
It's good for a hangover.
We have to give some to Yoko.
I'm so glad!
Thank you.
I let everyone know right away. After all, there wasn't much time.
I even sent a letter to Shigeki out on the battlefield, but I don't know whether it ever reached him or not.
Really?
Yes.
No way . . . congratulations!
Ouch! I thought you'd do that.
Congratulations! Congratulations, Yoko!
Thank you.
I'm happy! I'm so happy!
- Uncle! - What?
- Lend me some money! - Okay . . . what?
Thank you!
Mom . . .
I'm going to get married.
Mom!
I wish we could have met sooner . . .
Ikuko!
Get a hold of yourself, Yoko!
Be safe!
Please come back!
When I look at the sun, I can think of you.
The sun will be there, no matter where in the world I go.
Sunshine To be continued . . .