I'll get right to the point.
I want either you
or Takahashi Sensei to give up your position.
Can you put your students before your own child?
Sunshine Chapter 18 "THE SUN'S RESOLUTION" Episode 106
Written by: OKADA Yoshikazu
Music by: WATANABE Toshiyuki
Narrator: WAKAO Ayako
Maruyama Yoko: INOUE Mao
Maruyama Kazunari: KORA Kengo
Takahashi Natsuko: ITO Ayumi
Principal Hagiwara: YAJIMA Kenichi
Maruyama Michio: KUSHIDA Kazuyoshi
Maruyama Tokuko: HIGUCHI Kanako
Can you do it?
Hinako . . .
She finished it, didn't she?
Isn't that great, Hinako?
I couldn't bring myself to tell Kazunari either.
I knew I should talk it over with him, but
I just couldn't tell him.
Oh, Yoko . . . there's a letter for you.
Okay.
Thank you.
Ishii Keiko
Keiko?
It was a letter from Ishii Keiko, who was from
the very first class that I had taught.
Keiko . . .
Okay! I want to become a military nurse,
and help the soldiers who have been injured.
My bento lunch is gone!
I'm sorry, Yoko Sensei.
Keiko's father had died in the war,
and she was supporting herself and
her mother, who was in poor health.
She wrote that she was working at a paper making company.
And she wrote that she should have studied harder,
and was frustrated as there were so many things she didn't know.
She asked me what she should do.
And at the end of the letter . . .
Yoko Sensei, I'm afraid.
What's going to become of me if I go on living like this?
I don't have anyone to talk to, so
I don't know what to do.
"I don't know what to do."
What's wrong?
Is it bad news?
No . . .
It's from one of my students.
I have to answer the letter.
I see.
You go on to bed.
I'll put Hinako to bed.
All right.
I felt responsible.
During the war, I had
sent my students out into the world without
teaching them what they needed in order to survive.
I threw them out into society like that.
I felt I was to blame.
Don't worry.
Even if you're working, you can still learn.
I'll always be your teacher.
Let's do our best.
Maruyama Yoko
That's great! You found a four-leaf clover.
We found it on our way home, didn't we?
Isn't that wonderful? You'll find happiness now.
We'll give it to you, Yoko Sensei.
Are you sure?
We want to give it to you, Yoko Sensei.
I wondered how they were all doing.
I wondered if the first class I taught
had all found happiness.
I'm sorry, Hinako.
I'm sorry.
So you were waiting until I was finished.
Thank you.
These children were the same.
The children who had been in school during the worst
part of the war were having trouble keeping up with their
studies, and would soon be going out into the world.
I felt responsible as their teacher.
- Can you do it? - No.
It's okay. Thank you.
Well then, shall we all take our time, and think about it together?
Okay!
Yoko Sensei, I'm afraid.
What's going to become of me?
Thank you for your hard work.
And you as well.
Don't worry.
Even though you're working, you can still study.
Natsuko Sensei told me that even if I'm working,
I can still study and do my best.
Is anything wrong?
You're a great teacher, Natsuko Sensei.
Huh? Why?
It's a secret.
Oh?
Yoko . . . are you okay?
Do you have a fever?
Huh?
You don't.
I'm sorry.
Remember how she comes down with a fever that's like a teething fever?
She has, hasn't she?
I didn't know about that.
That's right. You weren't here.
The day we listened to the Emperor announce Japan's surrender,
she came down with a fever.
She did, didn't she?
Really? Did you?
Well, but
it wasn't a teething fever. Don't make it sound like I'm a little kid.
My thoughts were all mixed up, and I felt
so confused . . .
That's why we call it "chie" (wisdom tooth) fever.
That's right!
Had that happened to you before you got married?
Huh?
No, it didn't.
It did. I know it did.
- She has that look on her face. - Doesn't she?
Come on and confess, Yoko.
I told you it didn't.
Really?
Tell us!
It didn't! Just finish your meal.
Do you think something happened to Yoko?
I'm sure something did.
They'll resolve it as a couple.
I see.
I sure hope they do.
Don't you think you should tell me, Yoko?
What's bothering you?
If you don't tell me soon, I'm going to get angry.
No, I don't want you to get angry.
Is it something that doesn't concern me?
No, it does.
Don't you want to tell me about it?
I want to.
Then tell me.
Okay.
The problem is Kazunari, isn't it?
- Or should I say the men in our family. - What?
It's good that you're nice, but . . .
What does that mean?
I think that Kazunari will say the same thing as his father.
What is that?
"What do you want to do, Yoko? I'll support whatever you decide."
Right, he'll say that.
When someone's really troubled about something,
that's not the thing to say.
You think so?
I do.
You were
certainly carrying a heavy burden, weren't you?
That's true. I was.
Yoko . . .
Yes?
What do you want to do?
I'll support whatever you decide to do.
Sunshine
"What do you want to do, Yoko? I'll support whatever you decide to do."
When you're really troubled about something, that's not the thing to say.
Sunshine Chapter 18 "THE SUN'S REVOLUTION" Episode 107
Yoko . . .
Yes?
What do you want to do?
I'll support whatever you decide to do.
I don't know.
Huh?
I'm troubled because I don't know what to do.
I don't know what to do.
I'm getting more and more confused about what to do.
I see.
You don't know what to do.
What do you think I should do?
Me?
Um . . .
I don't know either.
Let's think about it together.
Thank you.
If you do what the principal is suggesting,
you're thinking that you'll be the one to quit.
You're thinking that you can't take teaching away from Takahashi Sensei.
Isn't that right?
Yes.
But . . .
you also feel that if you think of it that way,
it would be rude to Takahashi Sensei.
Yes.
To begin with, you think
Takahashi Sensei is a better
teacher than you are.
- Am I wrong? - No.
Of course, you don't want to quit teaching.
It's been your dream since you were little.
And you've worked hard at it too, haven't you?
You're proud of what you do.
Am I right so far?
If I'm wrong, tell me.
No. It's just as you say.
All right.
Then I'll go ahead . . .
Okay.
Stop thinking about Takahashi Sensei.
Huh?
It's a good chance, Yoko.
We met
and married after you became a teacher.
That's why I never thought of things being otherwise.
We didn't question it.
But . . .
we've never really talked about it, have we?
It was all we could do to stay alive.
We've never
talked about the rest of our lives.
The rest of our lives?
Right.
Instead of merely thinking about how we would stay alive,
now we have to talk about how we go on with our lives, how we want to live.
How we want to live?
That's right.
Okay.
That's why we should think about it now.
Yoko, is it your intention to continue
being a teacher forever and ever?
If that's what you want,
then refuse what the principal is asking you to do.
Just tell him that you won't quit.
That's not considering what the result would be.
But . . .
if you want to consider a life other than that,
perhaps you could quit, and see what happens.
That wouldn't be giving in.
And I wouldn't mind seeing you do something other than being a teacher.
Is that so?
For the two of us,
it might not be a bad idea to think about starting our lives over from the beginning.
We still have more than enough time.
What do you think?
Thank you.
Well, I . . .
Lately, I've been thinking about something.
Will you listen?
Of course.
I . . .
I think I'm really blessed.
There are always
There are
I think I've been able to make it this far because of all these people.
My late mother told me
to be like the sun.
She told me to use my own power to shine, and
become a person who will shine and make the world brighter.
But I haven't become Yoko, the sun, after all.
You think so?
I do.
My mother said to make the world brighter, but
I don't think I'm that great a person.
I want to find happiness
with the
people who are close to me.
I want to become the sun for the people close to me.
It's like that.
My world
is just a small world.
It's a
small world with just my family, neighbors, friends,
and the people
who are close to me.
My students, too . . .
When I received a letter from one of my former students,
I realized that even after they graduate,
I'll always be their teacher.
That's true.
But with the class I'm teaching now, my second group of students,
there's a total of 48 students.
If I continue as a teacher forever, that'll become an awesome number, won't it?
It would.
I think
it's too heavy a burden for me.
Because you live in a small world?
And also I feel
as though I haven't been able
to teach those students as they should be taught at the school.
I want to continue to be a teacher
to my very first class
and the class that I'm teaching now.
Did I say anything strange?
- No . . . it's not that. - So, what?
So, what?
You've already made up your mind, haven't you, Yoko?
You have your answer.
Um . . . how?
After all I said.
I wasn't thinking about it very clearly, and I listened to
what you said, and when I started talking, it seemed...
I understand. I'm sorry.
It'll be fine.
I think it's fine for you
to be Yoko, the sun, just for the people who are close to you.
Okay.
Thank you.
I'm so lucky.
Being able to talk this way, and having
you listen to what I have to say,
makes me happy.
I'm very lucky.
I want to tell everyone in the world
how happy I am!
Can I tell the world?
Did you think I was really going to yell?
Well . . .
- of course I did. - I'm sorry.
Are you sure, Maruyama Sensei?
I am.
My husband and I talked about it, and made this decision.
Thank you.
No.
It seems a little strange to have you
thank me for quitting.
Oh, right,
that was rude.
Not at all.
Have you told Takahashi Sensei?
Please don't tell her until the graduation ceremony.
All right.
Thank y..., uh . . .
Principal . . .
Yes?
Please . . .
take good care of
the school
and the children of Azumino.
I understand.
I'll put all of my efforts into doing a good job.
Yoisho!
What's wrong?
You seem to be getting things done quickly.
What's that?
You mean to tell me I haven't been getting things done quickly?
That's right.
- How rude, Natsuko Sensei! - Ow!
No taking revenge. Get back to work, Natsuko Sensei.
Okay.
Gotcha!
Ouch!
What was that for?
- Here you go. - Okay.
And here.
Sunshine
Today . . .
I talked with the principal.
Thank you.
I'll continue teaching until graduation.
All right.
I'm so hungry!
Come on, Yoko!
Hikari ga sashi ( The light gentle )
Kaze ga oyogi (The breeze is swimming )
Ikete yuieru to ( When you're alive )
Sou omoeta no ( It really seems so)
Anata ha watashi no kiseki ( You are my miracle )
Anata ha watashi no kibou ( You are my hope)
Dokiga de watashi wo kanjitete ( Somewhere I can feel )
Soredake de ii no yo ( That alone is enough )
Murakami Sweets
Huh?
What?!
What kind of response is that?
Is it true? Are you really going to quit teaching?
Yes.
Why?
Is that okay with you, Yoko?
Yes.
After all, it was my own decision. I'm looking forward to whatever
happens from now. I can't wait, right?
What's wrong, Kayo?
Then we won't get to take care
of Hinako anymore, will we, Dear?
I guess that's true.
Come and visit us again, Hinako.
I hope you'll be big enough to eat candy soon, Hinako.
Thank you.
I'll ask for your help just a little longer.
No problem.
Maybe I'll take here to school one time.
No, you can't! Do you think I'd let you do that?
You're so stingy.
But we're so surprised.
I never thought that would happen, did you, Ikuko?
That's right. I never expected that.
I thought you'd always be a teacher, Yoko.
Why do you look so happy?
That's right. What happened?
What?
Isn't this the first time I surprised the two of you?
It's always been you two surprising me
ever since we were in high school.
Has it?
It has.
It has. I feel like I was the only one
expressing my surprise.
Really?
Yes, it was!
That's why I'm so happy.
You mean surprised like this?
I didn't look like that!
Look at what you did. You made Hina cry!
I won't have the chance to bring it up.
I won't do it today.
What's wrong, Ikuko?
Oh, it's nothing.
I won't do it today.
Did you say something, Machiko?
No.
Were you surprised? Were you?
Dad . . . I'm thinking of becoming a doctor.
What? A doctor?
From now?
Yes.
No matter how many years it takes, I'll make this place into the Sudo Clinic.
That doesn't sound convincing, does it?
Okay!
Shigeki!
Yes?
- Shigeki! - Yes?
What is it, Dad?
This is a letter from Yoko.
- Yoko? - She's going to quit her job as a teacher.
What?!
Look at this. Right here.
There's something I want to tell you two . . . .
I'm so surprised.
Aren't you?
Huh? Oh . . . yeah.
How could she do this to me?
Yoko's going to start a new life, isn't she?
Yes.
What are you going to do, Shigeki?
What? Oh . . . um . . .
I'm not pressuring you.
Just take your time.
Take your time to think about it, Shigeki.
You have a long life ahead of you.
That's true, isn't it?
Oh, no, I didn't expect this.
Application form for Matsumoto Medical Specialty School.
At the time they first came in, Chiruchiru and Michiru and the dog
and the bread and the sugar . .
a little shyly, they all gathered together
at the right, surrounding the light.
The cat, without saying a single word,
walked toward the back on the right side, and slipping under the black curtain,
his form disappeared completely.
Thank you.
Let's see who's next.
Who wants to read? Who's confident?
Huh?
So who doesn't have confidence, and doesn't want to read?
Me!
I got you, didn't I?
Don't take me lightly.
So then . . . Mariko.
- Okay. - Please go ahead.
I wonder who they were who ate so many delicious things.
Anybody could see with their own eyes who were the fattest and happiest in this world.
It was graduation day.
March 1947
It was going to be my last day as a teacher.
Are you going?
Yes.
So this is the last time we'll see Yoko dressed as a teacher.
Thank you so much for all the things
you did to help.
I didn't really do anything.
That's true. You didn't do anything special, Dad.
That's not really so, is it?
It was mostly me during the war,
and once he came back, it's been him.
No it hasn't.
You made bento lunches for me.
I'm grateful to you for that.
That's right.
Did you?
What about me?
Kazunari is your husband, so that's enough.
I'm indebted to you.
You did your very best, didn't you, Yoko Sensei?
Yes.
Thank you.
It's okay.
It somehow seems like Yoko's own graduation ceremony.
It is something like that.
Well, you're going to be late.
Okay.
I'll be going.
Have a good day.
Yes, have a nice day.
Okay.
Shall we go, Hinako?
And after that . . .
Have a nice day.
Have a good day.
Thank you.
I'll see you later.
Have a nice day.
I will. I'll see you later.
Have a nice day, Hinako.
Please take care of her.
I'll just stay and wait here today, right?
Yes, since I'll be coming back early.
Good, I'll do that.
Have a nice day.
Have a good day.
Okay.
Thank you so much for
all of your help until now.
You're going to make me angry saying things like that!
You'd better not make her angry.
She's so scary you'll be seeing her in your dreams!
You'll see me in your dreams.
Wait a minute! What are you saying?
Thank you. Well then, I'll see you later.
Hinako . . . I'll see you later.
Graduation Ceremony
What's wrong?
Nothing.
It's graduation day, isn't it?
Is this your second graduating class, Yoko Sensei?
Yes. What about you, Natsuko Sensei?
Let's see . . . this is my tenth.
Just what I'd expect from you, Natsuko Sensei.
Thanks to you.
You and Takeo are from one of those graduating classes.
That's so.
I'm honored.
Oh, what about the flowers for the ceremony?
I've got it, don't worry.
Thank you.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
Good morning.
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Graduation ceremonies make me nervous.
Me, too.
Hinako . . . what's the matter?
Yoko still keeps herself at a distance, doesn't she?
- I'm so happy. - Huh? Are you two going out now?
- Yes. - No way!
Mom, can I talk back to you? I'm going to talk back to you.
Sunshine To be continued