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Episode 167
A year and two months have passed
since Oshin left the Tanokura house in Saga.
Then quite unexpectedly, she received a letter from Ryuzo.
The first week of 1926 New Year was over at last,
Oshin was 25 years old.
- Welcome! - Welcome!
I came over as soon as I got back.
Welcome back.
The front is busy, so the parlor's better.
Make Kota something good to eat.
I'm sure he doesn't eat anything good while he's traveling.
The business seems to be doing well as usual.
People are still celebrating the New Year.
A letter came from Ryuzo in Saga!
I'm sorry you have to eat back here.
I feel more comfortable here.
Too bad Yuu is already asleep. I bought him a present.
I'm sorry. He was looking forward to seeing you.
This year, there's going to be a confrontation
between sharecroppers and the landowners.
I don't think I can stay long here in Sakata.
The landowners have been retaliating.
They're taking land back from the sharecroppers.
The time has come to fight!
But if you do that...
The police won't just sit back and do nothing.
That just comes with the territory.
I'd better eat your cooking while I can.
You got a letter?
Yes.
I'm glad.
Now I don't have to worry about you and Yuu.
But why didn't he write you sooner?
His mother had been keeping my letters from him.
I feel sorry for Tanokura.
It was a long letter, and he sent 20 yen for Yuu, too.
He's a father, after all.
He wants me to send him pictures of Yuu.
Pictures?
Does that mean he is not coming here?
Two more bottles of sake!
Is that seven in all?
Maybe we should close up... Kota is here,
and these people may never go home if we don't say anything.
That's true... I don't want any trouble.
Shall we close up?
Yes.
Ryuzo wants to continue working in Saga.
That's nonsense!
He wants to make the reclaimed land a reality.
Then he'll call us back to Saga.
That land reclamation project could take forever!
He wants to stake his pride as a man on it.
He wouldn't want to be a proprietor of an eatery.
I'll just have to hang on here until he sends for us.
Oshin...
I'll be all right...
As long as we believe in each other,
I'm sure we will be together again.
Stop!
I'll take care of this!
Go outside and fight!
Shut up!
This is my place. Do as I say!
Woman, stay out of this!
I can't do business here if I'm afraid to fight!
I won't allow you to fight in here!
Either you outside, or kill me!
Listen to Oshin!
Can't you fight without knives?
Then just go outside, and kill each other!
We'll go outside.
Pay your tab first!
If you die, I won't be able to collect!
How much do they owe?
One yen and 15 sen for that big one.
Pay me one yen and 15 sen!
- The other one owes 95 sen. - Hand over 95 sen!
I'm never coming back here!
Thank you!
The coins are all over the floor.
I'm sorry!
Thank you!
Please, stay for another drink. Have drinks on the house.
I've never met a woman with your guts.
There aren't women like you in Kyushu.
I want to make you my wife!
Too bad... I'm already married.
You have courage, but you can also get yourself killed, too!
You're dealing with drunks.
Things like that happen all the time...
In a business like this,
you have to expect drunken men to fight.
I don't like those drunks pawing you!
I can't get angry every time they do that.
I don't like you working in this business!
Now that this shop is up and running...
I'm sorry to throw cold water on it.
Things might be alright until now,
but when it comes to the drunkards,
who knows what else may happen.
There will be hell to pay if you underestimate it.
I'll be all right. I can handle those men.
I can't stand to see them touching you!
They don't mean anything by it...
Regardless, I still don't like it!
I'm sure Tanokura would feel the same way.
I know it sounds childish, but I can't stand it!
If you really want to get back together with Tanokura,
you'd live in a more respectable way.
When an ill-feeling remains in his heart,
with you doing such a business.
Even if you can live together later on,
it'll become the cause of marital failure.
There are other ways to make a living.
Think things over before it's too late.
It's not that I enjoy working like this.
But I don't have money,
and with Yuu to care for, I have no other choice.
I think you should find something
that you and Tanokura can do together.
That land reclaiming project he's engaged in is so unsure.
It may take years! A couple can't live apart for that long.
If you don't want him managing an eatery,
it's up to you to find something you two can do together,
and have him come join you as soon as possible.
Otherwise... I'd have to keep worrying about you.
I finally cleaned it all up.
Please get me some sake...
Alright.
- Mrs. Okayo. - Yes?
Kota doesn't like me working like this.
Why?
We feed people, and I'm helping her.
I know, but...
You didn't like those men fighting? Oshin isn't afraid of men like that.
Right, Oshin?
Working men like this place. There's no need for you to worry.
Oshin had been giving all she had to make this business work.
She had no choice.
Kota's words weighed heavily upon her.
But what else could she do?
Oshin had no idea...
Welcome!
Sorry to bother you when you're so busy.
But I needed to talk to you before Kayo got here.
Please come into the back room.
- We can talk out here. - Okay.
- I'll leave the money here. - Thank you.
This clam soup is good.
- May I have more? - I'll be right with you.
You're doing well.
Thanks to Kaga-ya and Mrs. Okayo.
It's about Kayo...
What about her?
Can you convince her to stay home? I know you need her here,
but if this keeps up, her marriage will fall apart.
Masao is getting upset...
I figured you'd be here!
Mrs. Okayo...
There's no use trying to keep me at home.
I like working here, so leave Oshin alone.
Don't waste your breath!
Kayo!
We need clam soup out here.
Okay!
Translation: UTB Channel
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