You two can
do whatever you want to do, including
continuing Maru-An as a soba restaurant.
How about it? What would you like?
Sunshine Chapter 23 "A HINT OF HAPPINESS" Episode 136
Written by: OKADA Yoshikazu
Music by: WATANABE Toshiyuki
Narrator: WAKAO Ayako
Maruyama Yoko: INOUE Mao
Maruyama Kazunari: KORA Kengo
Tsutsui Ikuko: MITSUSHIMA Hikari
Hatano Machiko: MAIKO
Hatano Yasuhiko: NAKAMURA Ryu
I'll tell you what I think. Okay?
Okay.
I'm kind of upset.
Upset?
It just seems
like only Dad and Mom
have given this serious thought.
I see.
Doesn't it seem like we
haven't been thinking about it at all?
- That's true. - It is.
I guess it is.
It feels like they got the jump on us, doesn't it?
That's right.
Doesn't it upset you?
It does.
It's upsetting.
Right.
Damn . . . that Toku and Michio!
What?
You sound like a little kid.
And so, Yoko . . .
Yes.
I want to . . .
surprise them.
Catch them by surprise.
Don't you have any ideas, Yoko?
Huh?
I want to show Haruki up . . .
Don't you have any ideas, Yoko?
Something that anyone would say makes me look cool.
Why are men always like this . . . ?
Huh?
Nothing . . .
I wonder what would surprise them.
I'm Shigeki! I'm Yoko!
Together . . .
. . . we're Shigekiyoko!
A comedy routine?
What?
♫ The sky is blue and we are young ♫
Yoko . . .
Yes?
Think about it a little more seriously.
Huh?
I'm sorry.
That's okay, but . . .
but . . .
I don't think I can do a comedy routine.
Huh?
What?
No . . . I wasn't thinking of a comedy routine.
You weren't?
Uh . . . no . . .
What were you thinking?
You were pretty good, Kazu.
I was?
I'm sorry. You wanted to talk.
There's no need to surprise them that much, is there, Yoko?
It's an important matter.
It's something that will determine our whole family's lives.
That's true.
But I understand how you feel.
Thank you.
Yoko . . .
Yes?
I . . .
. . . want to open a soba restaurant.
Yes.
But . . .
not Maru-An.
Not Maru-An?
Remember the time . . .
our entire family came to Azumino?
The five of us including Hinako.
Yes . . .
We talked about everyone's dreams that day.
My dream is . . .
Yes?
. . . after all,
is for everyone . . . to fulfill their dreams.
Can't we make it so that happens?
Like Mom said . . .
she wants to live somewhere else.
And Dad said he wants his own buckwheat field.
And like you said,
you want a place
where many different people can come anytime.
Is there any way we can fulfill all that?
Is there a place like that?
What is it? Is there?
Not exactly, but . . .
there's a place I thought would be wonderful.
Oh . . . where?
Well . . .
Kazu?
Shall we go, and take a look?
Huh?
How can I put it? It's a really
modern-looking house, isn't it?
Yes.
It's a little strange . . .
Strange?
When Hinako saw this house, she said it looked like the one in her favorite picture book, didn't she?
Yes.
And then . . .
Mr. Kawahara, too.
He said it looked like a house in a book
I had given to Tae a long time ago.
A house that looked like it was filled with happiness.
I don't know exactly how to put it, but . . .
even though it was the first time I'd seen it,
I had a feeling of nostalgia, as if I'd seen it somewhere before.
I think I understand.
Really?
I do.
It's nice, isn't it?
I like it.
I do.
Good.
I'm glad.
Kazu?
Come here, Yoko.
There's still a lot of furniture left, isn't there?
Yes, there is.
Right.
This might be a little too much for us to manage.
That's true.
But . . .
let's check into it a little.
It seems like nobody's lived here for a long time.
Right.
I thought I'd talk to Takeo
about the soba field. What do you think?
Right, I'm sure he'll help you.
Right?
With a place this big,
it'll be okay even if a lot of people come here, right?
And for your classroom, too.
Right.
The next day, Ikuko, Machiko, and I got together before Ikuko went back to Tokyo.
Was it okay with your family?
Yes. They told me to go.
They did?
Ikuko . . .
thank you so much.
Thank you. You made me happy.
What are you saying?
You two came to get me in Tokyo right after the massive air raid.
So it's to be expected.
And besides, I wanted to see the two of you.
So, is this your new home, Machiko?
Yes. There's nothing here, is there?
It's not that much different from my boardinghouse.
But there are a lot more things here than the last time I came, aren't there?
Yes, little by little.
You seem so happy, Machiko.
I am.
What? You call her "Machiko" now instead of "Machiko-san?"
Is that how it is now?
Yes.
That's how it is.
Really?
A lot of things happen when I'm gone.
I'm home!
Welcome home!
Oh . . . welcome.
Hello. Pardon our intrusion.
Pleased to meet you. I'm Tsutsui Ikuko.
Pleased to meet you. I'm Hatano.
I'm happy to meet you.
Machiko . . .
here are three "oyaki" dumplings.
Thank you.
So then, stay as long as you like.
You don't have to go. After all . . .
It's okay. I still have work to do,
and besides, it's in the written oath we made when we got married that the Blank Paper Alliance
takes precedence over anything else.
What?
A written oath?
Yes. That's right.
So then, enjoy your stay.
See you later.
Machiko. . . what kind of written oath?
Do you really have something like that?
Yes . . . we wrote it ourselves.
We decided on some rules .. .
There are a lot of them, but
after being married for a while,
men start to throw their weight around, and women just put up with it, right?
I just didn't want that.
So we decided on rules, wrote them down on paper, and sealed it with our thumb prints.
That's great! You're so strict!
I have to hand it to you, Machiko.
Really?
I wonder what you mean.
Nothing . . .
after all, you're the one who suggested we turn in the blank test papers.
You come through at the most unexpected times.
That's true.
You think so?
It's true!
So you're both wives now.
So . . . Ikuko . . .
What?
Well . . . can I . . .
What?
about Shigeki . . .
Yes?
Do you love him?
Sunshine
About my brother Shigeki . . .
Do you love him?
Sunshine Chapter 23 "A HINT OF HAPPINESS" Episode 137
Do you love him?
So you could tell, after all.
Because we're your close friends, right?
That's right.
I guess you are.
Yes.
I do . . .
love Shigeki.
Yes.
You do.
Yes.
I'm sorry, Yoko.
To tell the truth,
it was a bit hard for me to tell you.
I see.
Of course, I was also embarrassed, but . . .
Yes . . .
You were thinking about me too, weren't you?
Well . . .
yes.
Oh? What do you mean?
Because I fell in love with Haruki,
and now Ikuko is in love with Shigeki,
so it made it a little hard to tell you.
I wondered how you would feel.
I don't think anything of it.
You're both so strange.
Are we?
But doesn't it seem like your brothers are really appealing to women?
Really?
Doesn't it?
I'll have to admit I think they're both good-looking men.
Right.
I'm much obliged . . .
What did you think, Yoko?
Me?
Oh, well . . .
watching you and him together,
it made me think you might be in love with Shige.
And it seemed like Shige enjoyed being with you.
I thought he was probably in love with you.
You did?
Oh . . .
and I also love both of you very much.
So it made me happy.
You two really looked good together.
I hoped that your relationship would work out.
I see.
But . . .
What?
You're in Tokyo,
and who knows how long it's going to take Shige to pass the medical school entrance exam.
I kind of felt sad for both of you.
Big Brother Shige . . . ?
What?
Study hard, okay?
Okay.
I'll study hard, too.
Also . . .
I'll be honest because we're good friends.
Okay. Please.
Okay.
How should I put it . . . ?
Even I thought it was strange of me,
but I felt like
you were taking my brother from me.
So I was a little jealous.
Just a little bit!
I'm so happy you told me.
Good.
I'm happy.
I like Shigeki
a lot.
I love him.
I enjoy being with him,
and I thought I want to be together with him forever.
You do?
It's nice, isn't it?
Yes.
But we talked about it . . .
and right now, we'll do our best wherever we are.
And . . .
and . . .
If you're still alone when you're an old man,
I'll look after you.
What?
Aren't you lucky to have a great woman like me tell you something like this?
You're happy!
You've got it wrong. It's the opposite!
What do you mean by that?
When no one wants to marry a tomboy like you,
and you're an old hag, I'll take care of you.
What's that?
What if you get to be an old man, and still haven't passed the entrance exam?
Listen, now!
It's possible, isn't it?
Oh? Is that what happened?
Yup. That's what we promised.
It's like something in the movies, isn't it?
Is it?
Yes. I think it's wonderful.
Did Shige really say something as wonderful as that?
I can't imagine it.
But I do think it's so like you and Shige.
Thank you.
There are all kinds, aren't there? Like Yoko . . .
who married a man she didn't know would come back home alive.
And there's love like Ikuko's.
Yes.
That's true.
And there's someone who would write an oath when she got married, too.
Oh!
That's right, isn't it?
We're all so different, aren't we?
That's true.
Let's all be happy, my comrades in the Blank Paper Alliance!
After all,
we promised to live a long life, didn't we?
We did, didn't we?
Oh, by the way,
do you want to see it? The written oath.
- I do! - I want to see it!
I'll be right back.
This is it . . .
Huh? Did you have to roll it up?
We couldn't fit it all on just one page.
Really?
Wow! This is something . . .
It's really long, isn't it?
Let me take a look.
Oh! Right here!
"The Blank Paper Alliance will take precedence over anything else."
See?
Ikuko went back to Tokyo.
Shigeki went to see her off at the station.
"Yasuhiko will never . . . "
[ We have soba ]
So . . . .
I wonder what's going to happen to Ikuko and Shige?
I wonder . . .
You're being mean again.
But anyway . . .
they're both still alive and well, right?
Yes, that's true.
Also one more thing, Yoko . . .
What?
Well . . . the house with the red roof
is this place, right?
- What? - Huh?
That's right. It is.
I can feel it.
It has the smell of happiness about it.
Does it? Thank you.
But . . .
if you jump ahead to the answer, it's no fun, is it?
Well that's true, isn't it?
But it's not the first time this happened, is it, Yoko?
Isn't it?
Hello.
What . . . of course, I'm alive.
Are you coming here?
Oh, that's too bad.
Well, Fusako is here . . .
She wants to talk to you.
What?
Me? Who is it?
Someone you know well.
What?
Now hurry!
Ow! Yoko!
Hello . . .
. . . this is Yoko's friend, Haraguchi Fusako. Yes?
Fusako .. .
I wonder if you know who I am.
Huh?
What?
Let's see . . .
Are you Natsuko Sensei?
I'm surprised you knew!
Oh . . . . yes!
Well, just now, Yoko
gave me a great hint.
I see.
It's too bad. I was thinking of going there today.
But I have to work.
Work?
Oh, so you're still in good health, aren't you?
You thought I was dead, right? Didn't you?
No . . . I . . .
It's frustrating that you can't tell just by my voice.
I'm alive and very well.
I love that place. She lets me stay there often.
Is that right? Well, then . . .
next time for sure . . .
Yes . . . Goodb...
What . . . ? Yes.
Yes . . .
Okay. I understand. I'll tell her.
Goodbye!
Fusako . . .
So . . .
she gave me a message for you, Yoko. Actually, she called just to tell you,
but she was about to forget to tell you, so . . .
it was that two of her friends are coming over to eat soba noodles.
I see. Thank you, Fusako.
Natsuko Sensei is still working!
Yes. She started a private school.
And she's the head of the school.
That's great.
I received an email.
"Let's meet again, Fusako.
I'll live for a while longer. See you then."
So then, where were we?
We reached the point where you found this house.
That's right. So we still have a long way to go.
Here?
Yes.
What do you think?
I don't know . . .
It's the house in my picture book, isn't it?
That's right.
Sunshine
Is this it?
What do you think?
I don't know . . .
Sunshine ♫ In the streaming sunshine and flowing breeze ♫
♫ I felt that I could keep on living ♫
♫ You are my miracle ♫
♫ You are my hope ♫
♫ If, somewhere, you keeping thinking of me ♫
♫ That is everything that I need ♫
There's a field near that house
that we might be able to get.
I thought it'd be perfect for growing buckwheat.
Oh . . . really?
What do you think?
Well . . .
I don't know what that means . . .
I see! Don't you?
I do . . .
I see . . .
- Right? - Eh?
Wait a minute. Give me a break!
I think it should be okay. Right?
Yes, it might be okay.
Right?
Then . . . are you in favor of it?
Sounds interesting to me.
I think it would be interesting.
Thank goodness.
Kazunari . . . Yoko . . .
You two talked it over, didn't you?
And then
that's what you decided together, right?
That you wanted to surprise us!
Isn't that it, Yoko?
You knew?
Of course we knew!
We're your parents. We know everything about you two.
That's right!
I'm in awe.
But . . .
we were surprised, weren't we?
It really was a surprise. We were truly surprised.
So . . .then . . .
do you think a soba restuarant could do a lot of business out there?
We're going to make it.
Isn't that right?
Yes.
We are!
I see!
So can we get that house?
Yes, well . . .
Takeo said
he's going to bring the owner of that house over here soon.
He said the owner will listen to what we have to say.
Really?
What kind of person is the owner?
He won't tell us, will he?
Right. He won't tell us, but he said it's someone that I know . . .
So I've been thinking . . . it's probably Machiko's father.
Oh . . . Machiko's father!
After all, he's the emperor of Azumino.
Oh . . . he's the mayor of this area, isn't he?
It makes me nervous.
All right then. We'll let
the two of you handle the negotiations.
That's right.
Do your best.
Okay.
All right.
Then, on the day we were going to talk to the owner of that house . . . .
Excuse me!
Welcome!
What are you having?
Let's see . . .
I'll have the tempura soba, please.
All right.
The owner of that house is coming directly here. Right, Dad?
Yes.
Is that right? Thank you.
Thank you.
Not at all.
When the foreigners lived in that house, we used to deliver vegetables to them.
So while they were gone, we used to go over there to clean it.
You did?
The owner of the house has changed since that time.
Right.
But that house . . .
What? Have you been there, Shige?
Once when I was in grade school.
To test my courage.
Test your courage?
Because it used to be called a haunted house.
Really?
Yes. I never saw it, but one of my classmates saw it once . . .
a ghost!
He did?
Really?
It was small, like a child,
with a really low voice.
She went, "Ooh-oo-oo-ooooh."
Oh, that's creepy!
With a low voice like this,
and small like a child?
Yes, that's what he said.
Shige . . . that was probably
Grandma when she was still alive.
What?
When Grandma was alive, she used to go to clean that house.
That's right.
How could you . . . !
Give us a break, Shigeki.
I'm sorry.
I was so surprised!
Oh, Takeo . . .
who is this person who's coming?
It won't be long now.
Wait just a little longer.
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Yuki!
I came to hear what you had to say.
Mr. Miyamoto more or less told me what you want.
Yes.
But . . . there were a few things I didn't understand.
Huh?
You got too excited, Takeo, and it became hard to understand you.
So tell me what you want.
All right. I'll tell you what we want to do.
Please.
Fly away!
Wow!
I won't lose to Big Brother!
No?
Is that right?
All right. I understand.
Thank you.
My family . . .
was a poor farming family in Azumino.
They were so poor that they had to send their grade school daughter
out to work.
That's why I . . .
came to hate . . .
came to hate
But, after all . . .
I really couldn't
hate the place where I was born.
I thought it'd be great if Azumino were a richer place.
I truly want that.
That's why . . .
I look forward to . . .
seeing that house reborn.
Does that mean . . . ?
Yes.
I'll let you have it.
Thank you.
No . . .
the reason I am what I am today
and was able to keep on doing my best
was all because of Yoko.
Yuki . . .
What a strange twist of fate this is, isn't it, Yoko?
It is.
Aren't you glad, Yoko?
Thank you.
Well . . .
I have some requests to ask of you.
Yes?
What is it?
Would you let the food and general merchandise
store that I'm opening
sell your soba noodles when you open your new restaurant?
Of course, I'll help with the advertising, too.
So . . . well . . . ?
That sounds interesting, doesn't it?
Thank you.
And one more thing . . .
Will you let me buy the site
of your restaurant in Matsumoto?
Huh?
Which means . . .
you're going to open the store there?
Yes.
It's the perfect location for it.
It'll take some time to restore it, but
it's an appealing location.
I see . . .
Sounds good to me.
Don't you think it's an interesting idea?
All right.
Thank you.
You're something else, Yuki.
And finally,
I have one more thing.
Please make it a good restaurant.
We will.
Yuki . . .
thank you.
What are you saying, Yoko?
I've loved this house since I was little.
For a long time, it was my dream to live in this house.
So I'm really happy
that you decided to come live here.
Yuki!
I can't wait to see what kind of restaurant this house will become.
I really can't wait.
We'll do our best so you'll be happy
with this place.
Okay.
And I'll also do my best to make that location in Matsumoto
a good store.
Thank you very much.
I want to thank you, too.
So this house was about to be reborn.
We were a little bit in debt, but
I was sure our whole family would work hard at it.
What if you make it into a place where you can eat soba noodles, while enjoying the view?
That's just like you, Yuki!
A Hundred White Flowers
It's "A Hundred White Flowers!"
I hate it!
It seems that my sister won't apologize at the police station.
Ikuko!
Before you know it, you become attached to it.
I love it.
Sunshine To be continued . . .