I don't know what others think, but
you've really tried your best.
So you can be proud, Yoko.
You promised, didn't you?
What?
That you'd side with me sometime.
Yes.
I'm asking now.
Now?
Hurry! Come with me.
Sunshine Chapter 4 "MOTHER'S SECRET" Episode 22
Written by: OKADA Yoshikazu
Music by: WATANABE Toshiyuki
Narrator: WAKAO Ayako
Sudo Yoko: INOUE Mao
Sudo Shigeki: NAGAYAMA Kento
Sudo Haruki: TANAKA Kei
Sudo Ryoichi: TERAWAKI Yasufumi
But this is so sudden.
Never mind! Just hurry!
What's wrong?
I need to talk to you.
Okay.
I'm home.
Haruki!
Welcome home.
I'm back.
Welcome back.
I'm home.
Why have you come so suddenly?
Tomorrow's Sunday, and I didn't have any plans, so I wanted to come see everyone.
You're just in time.
Huh? For what?
I see. Good job.
How have you been, Dad?
Fine, as usual.
Is that right?
To be honest, after hearing what my grandmother had to say about my mother,
my head was filled with a lot of different thoughts.
That my mother wanted to become a teacher . . .
That she was a woman who left home for the sake of the man she loved . . .
That I was the daughter of a woman like that.
That my grandmother had tried to adopt Shigeki at one time,
and Haruki had risked his life to stop that,
and I was so confused that I couldn't get my thoughts in order.
Hey, Yoko! What's taking you so long?
Hurry, and come over here.
Okay.
Hurry! Hurry, and sit here.
Coming.
What's wrong, Yoko? Do you have a fever? You look like you're in a daze.
Don't worry, she's fine. She always looks like she's in a daze.
What do you mean? How rude! Aren't you talking about yourself?
Why?
The other day, you were sleeping while you ate your breakfast.
You put the miso soup in your nose, and were so surprised, you burned yourself and spilled the soup.
- Really? - He really did.
She may be right. You're probably the one who's in a daze, Shigeki.
I know I'm right.
Someone like that would never get into the navy. It's impossible.
I'm sorry, Shige!
I'm sorry!
Oh, you . . .
Just this once, I wanted to be really cool,
and say, "Dad, I need to talk to you."
That's what I was planning to do.
I'm sorry.
That's okay. It's easier for me this way.
The truth is, I was really nervous.
I'm sorry.
It's just as she said, Dad.
I want to take the Navy preparatory pilot training course exam.
Will you give me your permission?
This is the application.
Please let me do it.
Really?
You want to be a pilot?
I do.
I see . . .
you've loved planes since you were a kid, haven't you?
Yes.
Tell me why you decided to do this, Shigeki.
Okay.
Ever since I was little,
I was always being compared to my older brother, so I felt I wasn't any good at anything.
But before she died, Mom told me something.
Shigeki . . .
you're very strong-willed.
I've never seen you give up on anything
in the middle.
So . . . you should be proud.
You're a very good boy.
I see . . .
Yes.
She gave me hope.
I'm grateful to Mom.
And I started thinking about a lot of things
about my own life.
What I could do,
and how to live my life so that I'd be useful to society
like Haruki, who was going to be a doctor.
I see.
Then I started to think that
I'd become a soldier in order to protect my country.
That would mean
protecting this home, you,
Haruki, and Yoko.
If I could do that,
how wonderful that would be.
Is that so?
Yes.
Looking at Shigeki, I thought he was so handsome.
But now it hurts me to think of young men
like Haruki and Shigeki in those days.
They didn't have to live their lives so rigidly.
That's what I feel like telling them.
All right.
Please do your best for the sake of our country.
I will. Thank you!
You did it, Shige!
Yoko!
Shall we celebrate?
Sure!
But Shigeki . . .
Yes?
Isn't this exam really hard?
That's right.
Hey!
Shall we celebrate after you pass the exam?
Right. Maybe we should.
- Wait a minute. - Can you do it?
Yes. I'll do my very best.
Shigeki . . .
wants to go into the Navy flying corps.
Just imagine . . . Shigeki doing that.
You're alive, Hiroko . . .
. . . in this house.
You're alive.
Watch over Shigeki.
I'm asking.
And protect him.
So you wanted to be a teacher, too, Mom.
Yoko . . . are you awake?
Yes . . . come in.
How's Shigeki?
He got over his nervousness, and now he's fast asleep.
He's always like that.
But what a surprise . . just imagine Shigeki doing that.
He's grown up, hasn't he?
How are you doing, Yoko?
Fine.
Is that right?
Kawahara . ..
What?
I invited Kawahara to come with me,
but he got hurt, and couldn't come.
He got hurt?
He was playing baseball with some of the guys from the dormitory,
got overly enthusiastic, and sprained his leg.
He did? Is he okay?
He's just fine.
I see . . . I'm glad.
I was trying to forget about Kawahara, but
just hearing his name, and I was lost.
How are your friends?
Machiko and Ikuko?
Yes.
They're fine.
They are?
Yes.
Well, Yoko . . . will you . . .
give this to Machiko?
Collected Poems, Heinrich Heine
To Machiko?
I thought she might like something like this.
Really? . . . All right.
That's all. Good night.
Good night.
Collected Poems, Heinrich Heine
I knew that Haruki loved Machiko, too.
I want to take the Navy preparatory pilot training course exam.
That would mean
protecting this home, you,
Haruki, and Yoko.
If I could do that, how wonderful that would be.
Do your best for the sake of our country.
I will. Thank you!
Sunshine Chapter 4 "MOTHER'S SECRET" Episode 23
Subtitles adapted from original English subtitles created by Nippon Golden Network Timing brought to you by The Sunshine Lovers @ Viki
The next morning, my father left the house early
without saying where he was going.
There's no mistake, he's dreaming of flying an airplane.
Darn!
Don't worry . . . calm down. I know you can do it, Shige.
Calm down . . . it's okay.
Huh? What are you doing in the plane, Yoko?
- Good morning. - Good morning!
So it was just a dream. That was dangerous.
Aren't you glad? Yoko saved you, didn't she?
Oh yeah . . . thank you.
It made me think that even Shigeki felt afraid sometimes.
It was unbearable to think that
he was going to become a soldier.
Here, try this problem.
Okay.
So the exam will be in January?
Yes. After that, there's the physical examination.
I have confidence on that end.
I'll bet.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
I thought I had two strong and kind older brothers.
I thought I was such a lucky youngest child.
I wished that that time could go on forever.
Shige . . . you've really been studying hard, haven't you?
Really? Do you think so?
I'm so glad! If I have your seal of approval,
I'll be just fine!
Oh, look at this.
Shige . . . I'm not giving you any guarantees.
All I said was that you've been studying.
Got it.
I was hoping from the bottom of my heart that Shige
would pass the exam,
but the Navy preparatory pilot training course
that Shige applied for would be
at the front lines of the battle in World War II.
And there were many who died in the war.
But I had no idea that something like that was waiting.
I'm hungry.
Already? But didn't you just eat breakfast?
When I study, I get hungry.
I wonder if you'll be able to pass like that.
It's good, isn't it?
It used to make me feel so good to watch the way boys ate back then.
I used to love watching them eat.
The food wasn't anything extravagant, but
they ate anything I made as it it were really delicious.
- Hey! - What is it?
Since I went to the trouble of making us lunch,
and we're out here eating it, don't eat it so fast.
Look out at the scenery . . .
What? We pass by here all the time.
Or you could say, "How autumn has deepened."
Autumn has deepened, hasn't it? Give me another one!
- Is that yours? If you're not going to eat it . . . - I'm eating it!
I see!
But . . .
autumn really has deepened, hasn't it?
Which means . . . it's almost winter!
What are you saying?
- Let's share. - You can't have it!
- Just half. - I told you no!
Are you okay?
Uh . . . I thought I was going to die.
What are you doing?
Are you okay?
The two of you . . .
I can't tell whether you've grown up or not.
But I'm happy that you've somehow become praiseworthy.
You sound like an old man. Doesn't he?
Haruki . . . it's okay.
You should start thinking about yourself more.
I'm grateful to you.
I really am . . . for a lot of things.
What are you talking about?
I'm grateful to you.
We were going to try to adopt Shigeki.
We needed a boy to carry on the family name.
If we didn't, that would be the end of the family.
I'm the one who stopped that idea.
The reason was Haruki.
He was smart, and had a strong sense of responsibility.
I hate to say this, but
he's just like your father.
We won't be separated.
Shigeki . . .
is my precious little brother. I won't let him go.
I'm grateful to you.
Me, too.
Huh?
I'm grateful to you too, Haruki.
What are you too talking about? You're acting strange.
This is a nice place, isn't it?
Isn't it?
It is, isn't it?
It is.
Isn't it delicious!
What's this?
Takeo!
Hello.
I may be going far away soon.
Okay.
When I do, take care of Yoko.
Huh?
M-me?
I'm counting on you.
Okay. Leave it to me!
Goodbye.
He asked me to take care of her. He said to take care of her.
Leave it to me.
Will he be okay?
Why are you asking him now, anyway? It's only if you pass the exam, right?
That's true. Do your best.
I will.
Hey!
Dad!
- Welcome home. - Welcome home.
Welcome home.
Is this where you all were?
Yes.
Oh?
It's empty?
- I'm sorry. - No . . . it's okay.
Shigeki . . .
Yes?
I got this for you.
It's supposed to be effective for exams.
It's a good luck charm for scholarship. I got one for Haruki, too.
Yes.
Thank you.
And this is . . .
a good luck charm to pray for your safety.
Suwa Shrine Amulet
You went all the way to Suwa Shrine?
Yes.
Dad . . .
.
Usually mothers do things like this.
Thank you. Thank you!
You made a decision as a man,
so do your very best.
I will.
I see . . . that's empty.
Oh . . . I'll fix something for you right away.
No . . . it's okay, Yoko.
Since we're all here together, lets stay out here for a while.
Okay.
When you look around, autumn has deepened, hasn't it?
Which means . . . it's almost winter.
What is it? What's wrong?
Did I say something funny?
No . . . it wasn't funny at all.
What is it? Doesn't winter come after autumn?
Come on, let's go!
What is it, Yoko?
I was so happy that day. It really was an enjoyable day.
There wasn't that much more time that we
could be together like this as a family, was there?
Yoko?
I'd better be going back.
Oh . . . okay.
Don't forget . . . to give the book to Machiko.
I won't.
How inept he was at love.
I wonder if she was Haruki's first love.
Thanks.
Be careful, okay?
I will.
Haruki . . . thanks for everything.
Okay, do your best.
I will.
I'll see you.
But Haruki's love for Machiko turned into
something so sad it's heartbreaking
just remembering it.
I fell in love
with your brother.
Yoko, here.
Will you give it to Machiko for me?
To Machiko?
I thought it might be something she'd like.
Really?
That's all. Good night.
Good night.
Sunshine Chapter 4 "A MOTHER'S SECRET" Episode 24
I was feeling a little heavy-hearted.
I remember thinking that
the book of poems was somehow weighing me down.
Good morning, Yoko!
Oh, good morning!
Huh? What happened, Ikuko?
She said she got a big pimple. The poor thing . . .
Are you okay?
I'm fine. Never mind that, how are you?
Me?
You looked a little depressed.
Huh? I did? I guess I'm still sleepy.
Are you okay?
Sure.
I see.
If we don't hurry, we'll be late. We have a morning meeting today.
We do? We'd better hurry.
Machiko!
What is it?
Well . ..
my brother . . .
asked me to give it to you.
What?
Your brother? For me?
Yes, he said
he thought you might like this,
so he asked me to give it to you.
Collected Poems - Heinrich Heine
Thank you. Thank you, Yoko.
Not at all.
Collected Poems - Heinrich Heine
Shall we stop by?
Yoko . . . Ikuko . . .
do you mind if I just go home?
It's okay, but what's wrong?
I'm sorry, I want to hurry and go home,
and read this book.
I had something important to tell you today.
Oh?
You do? All right.
What is it?
Just kidding!
You're so mean. You really are.
I'm sorry.
It's okay. Go on home.
Okay, thanks. I'll see you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow. I'm sorry, Machiko.
She's so cute.
She really is, isn't she?
So shall just the two of us
have candy today?
What do you think, Ikuko?
I see . . . so Haruki loves her, too.
Probably. I've never seen Haruki like that.
Really?
What should I do?
Why ask me?
Because as a friend, I know
how Machiko feels.
And if Haruki loves Machiko, it makes
me happy. After all, I really love both of them.
But . . . Machiko already has a fiance.
I don't know anything about Machiko's family.
While I wish that their love will work out, but
if it does, then what's going to happen?
Don't you think so?
I do.
Is this what's been troubling you?
You're wondering if you should tell Machiko that Haruki loves her,
and if you should tell Haruki that Machiko has been in love.
since that day.
You're awesome, Ikuko. Yes, that's it.
But . . . I don't think you should.
Absolutely not.
You absolutely shouldn't do it.
Do you mean I'd be meddling?
Well . . .
no matter how good you may think it is,
I don't think you should anything that might
change someone's destiny.
That's what I think.
You're right.
Collected Poems - Heinrich Heine
I thought you might like this, so I asked Yoko to give it to you . . . Sudo Haruki
In the end, these two
never confessed their love for each other
until the day they died.
Ikuko . . .
What?
Is anything wrong?
Did anything happen?
Why?
It just seems . . . that you're not yourself today.
You're pretty good.
It's that, isn't it?
How did you know?
Because I'm your best friend.
I give up.
What's that?
When I told them I wanted to take the Tokyo Women's College entrance exam,
I already expected it, but
my dad was totally opposed to it.
"I wouldn't think of sending my daughter to college, let alone let her go to Tokyo alone!"
let her go to Tokyo alone!"
Did your father hit you? Did he?
No, he didn't. My dad wouldn't hit me.
He wouldn't?
When I said no matter how much he opposed it,
I was going to college,
he got really angry.
He kicked the tea table! He was yelling, "Don't give me that!"
Then the rice bowl hit the wall and broke,
and it hit me.
Really?
My dad was so surprised.
He was the most surprised, and looked like he was about to cry.
He looked so sad.
If I run away from home,
I wonder if he'd look even sadder.
It would be better if he were a more hateful father.
Someone so bad that I would hate him.
Then . . . I could run away from home without caring at all.
But . . .
but I really want to go.
No matter what, I want to go.
What should I do, Yoko?
Ikuko . . .
Ikuko!
That's so great. That's really great.
Then after that,
you're going to be a teacher, aren't you?
Why do you jump that far ahead?
Huh?
I was just getting into that part.
I'm sorry. What should I do?
That's okay.
I'm sorry.
After I went to the trouble of hiding it until now.
What?
Yoko . . .um . . . well . . .
I may not be in a position to say this, but
it was obvious.
Obvious? You're lying.
No, not at all. You gave so many hints.
I did? Really? Did I?
Then I guess it's okay. I forgive you.
Okay.
At the time,
I may have made up my mind to become a teacher,
but unlike today,
once you graduated from school, you normally got married.
Going to work or going to college
was really something special.
In the class before me, I think there were four students
who went on to college.
Really?
So even if I had decided in my heart to do it,
I just couldn't bring myself to say it.
I see . . .
Besides, there was someone who I wanted to tell that I wanted
- to become a teacher. - I know!
If you say it, you'll make me angry.
I'm sorry. Go ahead.
Well, there was something that was bothering me.
Subtitles adapted from original English subtitles created by Nippon Golden Network Timing brought to you by The Sunshine Lovers @ Viki
I'm sorry, Haruki!
Kawahara is coming to visit us tonight.
Maybe he's going to ask your father's permission to marry.
Staying overnight?
It's indecent!
To Manchuria?
I . . . love her!