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Episode 217
At noon, on August 15, 1945...
Oshin heard the Emperor's speech on the radio.
He was announcing the end of the war.
The 15-year war that had begun in Manchuria was now over.
Neither Oshin nor anyone else had any idea as to what that meant.
So that's what our Emperor sounds like.
I've never heard him before.
This is a great honor for us all,
to be able to hear the Emperor's own voice.
Now that the Emperor has said it's all over,
does it mean we can all stop fighting?
Of course!
The military can't overrule the Emperor, no matter how powerful they are.
The military must follow the Emperor's orders.
That's why the Emperor broadcast his message to the whole country.
The war is really over.
It just means that Japan lost!
What happens now that we're defeated?
Will Japan cease to be?
What will become of us?
At least there won't be any more air attacks.
And the soldiers at the front can stop fighting.
That means they'll all be able to come home?
If Yuu is alive, he'll be coming home?
We can get Tei.
We can all live together again. Hitoshi, too.
Hitoshi...
Hitoshi is supposed to be on a mission today.
He must already be in the air!
No, he can't! The war is over!
Maybe he didn't have to go. Maybe they got the news, too.
If he flew off on a mission, he'd be dying for nothing!
I'll go to his squadron. I will find out.
The trains must still be running.
- What's the use in going? - But...
You don't know what it means to lose a war!
Japan no longer has a military.
Who knows what happened to the air squadrons.
You're still up working?
Candlelight isn't good for your eyes.
Wait until it gets light.
The war is over. Why don't we have electricity yet?
We can't work at all in the dark!
I never thought that Japan would lose...
We were supposed to win!
No use talking like that now.
I'm not regretting it.
I believed in the war, and I did my part.
The military gave me a chance to succeed.
As a man, I'm proud of what I've done.
I'm grateful for having lived life to the fullest.
But...?
But many will say that I did wrong...
I worked side-by-side with the military.
And as the head of our neighborhood committee,
I helped promote the war.
Boys signed up for the war at my urging.
Some of them have died...
I made people buy war bonds, too. Now those bonds are all worthless.
It's not your fault.
The boys and the bonds. The government ordered you
to push them for the sake of our country.
I could've refused.
But I didn't do that...
I believed in what I did.
I have no regrets. But I'm responsible
for having gotten people deeper into the mess of the war.
You couldn't help it... It was the war.
People all thought this war was just.
You can't sleep?
You, too?
Oshin...
How many years have we been together?
Let's see... I'm 45 now. I married you when I was 22.
It's been more than 20 years.
It seems like yesterday...
But then again, it feels like ages...
So much has happened.
I've given you nothing but hardships.
I'm a worthless husband, I'm sorry.
Why?
You did your best.
You built up our clothing business.
And you worked hard at running our fish store.
Then you began selling fish to the Army.
And you eventually ran a munitions factory, too.
You did it all on your own.
You're a real man!
You did well...
Thanks to you.
The most wonderful thing in my life...
was having met you.
Why are you talking like that now?
I've always wanted to tell you so...
Thanks to you, I was able to do a man's job.
You gave me wonderful children, too.
You made my life full.
Thank you.
The same is true for me, too.
I was able to persevere because of you.
No matter what we have to face, I can manage if I have you.
I love you...
I don't have to wear a uniform anymore.
I'll go say goodbye to all the Army people.
You look good in a suit. It looks good on you!
Thanks.
I hadn't taken a morning bath in ages.
I've washed off all the dirt of war.
I'm glad.
- I'll be going. - Take care.
That was the last time Oshin saw Ryuzo...
Translation: UTB Channel
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