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Episode 214
We'd better go to the train station.
I'll go, too.
I'll carry your things for you.
But you have work to do at the factory.
We'll go straight from the station.
We won't be seeing Tei for a while...
She's not going far away. We can see her anytime.
I hope those people are really nice.
They are nice.
I've met them before.
In the country, food is plentiful,
and they'll be taking very good care of you.
So don't worry.
Don't catch a cold.
If you feel sick at all, be sure to take some medicine.
I've put some medicine inside this bag.
Tei...
I had to work from morning until night, but I never cried.
You can go to school there, and make new friends.
Try to get along with the people there.
Cheer up!
- Excuse me! - Yes?
I'm Tei's mother.
Thank you for agreeing to take her in.
Don't mention it. She sure is cute!
We have many children here.
At least she'll be safe from the bombings.
I have brought some goods for you.
You gave us a lot of things the other day, too.
I'm so happy that you're helping us out.
Besides, she eats a lot.
You've already paid us.
But money isn't very useful these days.
We're happy to get these packages of needed goods.
We'll be bringing you more.
Don't worry about Tei. We'll take good care of her.
Hey!
Please be good to her.
Make sure you listen to the people here.
She's a little spoiled, so feel free to scold her.
I'll be strict with her as I am with my own girls.
Please give our best to your husband.
I'll see you later, Tei.
- Mother! - Tei.
- Mother! - Tei!
You must be tired. Get some sleep.
I shouldn't have sent her away...
We don't even know if there will be bombs.
Tei looked so sad...
Our garrison on Guam has been wiped out.
Our troops are fighting to the last man on much of the southern front.
They're counting on the Kamikaze Attack Force.
Only suicide planes can protect Japan now.
We don't only have to worry about bombings,
but the American troops could be landing here at any time.
But at least Tei will be safe now.
We can fight without worrying about her.
She might be sad now, but she'll understand.
You're still up?
Yes.
I want to enlist with the Youth Flight Corps.
I'll go and apply tomorrow.
Hitoshi...
I was going to join the Navy next spring,
but the army will let me fly sooner.
I heard the news about Kamikaze Forces.
Stop this nonsense!
Special attack means you won't come back alive!
I know. I'm not afraid to die.
As a Japanese male, I expect to scatter early
like the beautiful cherry blossoms.
How can you say that...? Your life is not yours alone!
I'm giving my life up to my country.
It's an honor!
I'll go happily.
Oshin!
I will not allow you to join some suicidal group
in the name of empty honor!
What's wrong with dying for my country?!
I didn't raise you to die meaninglessly!
What's so meaningless about the Kamikaze?!
Don't you sympathize with all those who already died?!
That's enough!
You're not old enough to make decisions.
Wait until you're older to join the service.
You'll only regret it if you went in now.
How can you say that?
You always tell the boys in the neighborhood to sign up!
Hitoshi...
So why are you trying to stop me?!
- Hitoshi! - Leave him alone!
He's just excited about the Kamikaze because of tonight's news, that's all.
No use talking to him now...
I'm home.
Welcome home.
I brought you this.
I have to go out to dinner with some people.
It's rice.
Hitoshi hates substitute meals.
We need to give him proper nutrition.
We can't spoil him...
People eat nothing but potatoes now.
He'll eat anything once he gets hungry enough.
Hitoshi works. Let's feed him rice when we can.
He's stopped talking about the Youth Flying Corps.
I guess he has gotten over the idea.
I hear students are signing up in droves all over.
They all heard the news about the suicide pilots.
I guess so... The papers and the radio glorify them.
I'm home!
Welcome home.
Isn't Hitoshi with you?
What is he up to now?
- He didn't come home? - No.
That's strange... He's been gone since lunch.
We all thought he went home sick.
He left without telling anyone?
Nobody knew where he went.
He can't just skip out of work!
It's gone. It's not here!
I keep all the money you give me in this drawer!
Maybe you put it somewhere else.
No. I put it in here for safekeeping.
Hitoshi has taken the money. He knows where I keep it!
He's left home!
What does he plan to do?
He's planning to enlist in the Youth Flying Corps!
He's gone off to join up on his own!
It can't be...
Did you hear anything about this?
Two of our classmates signed up and left.
They were both good friends with Hitoshi.
Hurry, and bring him back!
It's no use... He must have his mind made up.
- Ryuzo! - Let him do what he wants!
We can't even be sure of our own safety.
No place is safe for any of us now...
It's his own life.
Let Hitoshi live his life without regrets.
Hitoshi joined the Youth Flying Corps in Mie prefecture.
He too had gone off to where Oshin couldn't reach him.
That November, Tokyo and other cities became targets of bombing raids.
Oshin felt good about having sent Tei away,
now that the bombing had really begun.
I hope Tei isn't hungry.
We've done all we could in supplying her with food.
We'd get word if there was a problem.
She must be lonely there.
I hope we can bring her home soon...
How long must families be split up?
It can't be helped.
But once the war is over,
our family can once again enjoy dinner together.
Mother...
Oshin had suffered much hardship.
But to be apart from three of her children...
This was the hardest time of all for her...
However, the war was to bring her more suffering...
Translation: UTB Channel
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.