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Episode 241
Hitoshi hadn't told his mother why he was going to Tokyo.
He returned about five days later.
You'd better get to bed. Tomorrow is an early day.
Yes.
I'll be doing some sewing. Call me if you need me.
It's Hitsohi.
I'll be right there!
Welcome home.
- I'm home. - Welcome home.
I'm so tired.
We didn't make a bath tonight.
You should've called.
We had no idea when you'd be coming home.
Shall I make a bath for you now?
No. I'll wipe myself down later.
What about dinner?
I ate when I switched trains in Nagoya.
- Bring me a beer. - Okay.
What's this?
It's a present. Slippers.
A gift? This is so unusual...
You should accept it graciously!
This is for Hatsuko, and this one is for Yuri.
I got you both handbags.
Is an earthquake coming or something?
It's not often that I get to Tokyo.
This one is too fancy for me.
That's why men shouldn't shop for women!
I had a woman pick the gifts for me.
You were with a woman?
I do have a girlfriend or two...
She has poor taste!
That style is popular this year!
What were you doing in Tokyo?
You didn't just go there to get us gifts.
What I did there just might change my life.
- Here you go. - Thanks.
Hitoshi got this for you.
I have important things to tell you.
We'll be going then...
No. I don't mind if you two listen.
I want to talk about management systems for our store.
I went to Tokyo to attend a seminar.
At first, I didn't have any idea what it was all about,
but I wanted to learn some new ideas.
What I heard opened up my eyes.
It's a revolutionary idea for retail!
A self-service store.
We do fine just the way we are. Our sales are growing.
We can't just sit back and be satisfied.
We'll be left behind by all the changes!
We need to get more aggressive in sales.
I've heard about this self-service.
But in the retail business,
we have to show heart and sincerity to our customers.
We need to deal directly with the customers.
We want to be able to hand over their purchases directly to them.
That's the nice part about retail.
We own 100 tsubo of land here.
If we utilize it fully into a self-service store,
we can sell a lot more than fish and produce.
If we put in a cash register,
we can save on personnel and operating costs, too.
We can sell a whole variety of things,
and our profits will increase dramatically!
No more going around taking orders door-to-door.
Hitoshi.
That's time consuming, and if we stop it,
we can sell more goods at a lower price.
We won't have to bow down to people.
We will just sell better things for less,
and customers will come to us.
It's time for us to rethink things!
I have my own ways of doing business.
And it's served us well all this time!
You're all hyped up after this seminar.
No matter what you say, I won't change.
So don't waste your breath on me.
This is my dream!
My life's dream...
That's enough!
You plan to run our business into the ground with your strange ideas?!
I've operated many businesses ever since I was very young.
Earthquakes and wars have closed me down.
Now, finally, I run my business successfully.
My decades of trying are finally paying off.
Even if you are my son,
I won't let you do anything to jeopardize it!
I'm going to bed.
I know how frustrated you must be.
There isn't much profit in fish and produce.
I don't blame you for having dreams,
but Mother has worked hard to build up this business for us.
She is already 55. She's too old for adventures.
This is her store. I have no say in it!
That's not true!
She's done it all for you!
She wants to build it up so you can take over.
Please try to understand!
You're still up?
Hitoshi has gone to bed.
We didn't get around to talking about Yuri.
Hitoshi's mind is too full of this self-service business.
He didn't even speak to Yuri. I feel so sorry for her...
Are all men like that when it comes to their jobs?
Maybe I should attend this seminar, too.
What are you saying?
There must be something to it
for Hitoshi to get so excited about it.
I don't have any dreams of changing my ways.
But if I don't know about things,
Hitoshi and I won't be able to communicate.
And Hitoshi wouldn't understand me.
That's true.
I wonder who got Hitoshi interested in all this?
It's his youth, and that's what's nice about it.
Remember that notice for a seminar that came to me a while back?
From a cash register maker.
- I threw that away. - I see.
Then I'll ask around, I'm sure there are others.
Don't tell Hitoshi about this.
Okay.
We'll hold off on discussing Yuri's situation for a while.
We'll wait until Hitoshi settles back down.
Marriage wouldn't be right away anyway.
- Shall we get to bed? - Yes.
- I'm off. - Take care.
Hello, this is the Tanokura Store.
Thanks for all your help in Tokyo.
My mother is strongly opposed to the self-service idea.
She doesn't have a good grasp of the times.
No, I have given up.
But now isn't the time to be discussing our situation.
We have to get her to agree to our idea first.
Don't worry.
She'll come around to it, so be patient until then.
Thank you! We will be talking to you again.
Mother is late. It's almost noon.
I hope she hasn't been in an accident.
She is probably just having tea somewhere.
I want her to stop driving that truck.
I worry every day!
But it means a lot to her to be able to go on her own to get fish and produce.
That's her!
I got cabbage today at a good price.
It's a bumper crop for cabbage this year.
I'll be going to Kyoto tomorrow.
You know, for that seminar. It's being held in Kyoto,
and I'll get to tour one of those self-service stores there, too.
Tell Hitoshi I went off to see a sick friend.
The next day, Oshin left for Kyoto.
It was to bring yet another change in her life.
[Tanokura Store]
Welcome! Welcome!
Thank you!
Welcome!
Thank you.
Welcome!
Don't you feel well?
- What's the matter? - Are you okay?
I'm all right.
Don't scare us like that.
Come and help us out in the store.
I'm sorry.
Did something happen in Kyoto?
Things are too hectic out in our store...
Maybe the age of self-service is here.
Shall we go out for a drink?
Yes.
You can go home now.
So that's what you were doing in Kyoto?
Self-service stores might be good,
but it costs big money to get it started.
We could never do it.
If you're serious about it,
I have someone who is willing to put up the money.
My fiancé's father will help us.
I have someone I intend to marry. We'll talk about it tonight.
Translation: UTB Channel
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