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Episode 253
Michiko had agreed to live with Oshin
as a condition of marrying Hitoshi.
But on the first day back from their honeymoon,
Michiko left to go home to her parents.
All this happened during the busy end-of-the-year season of 1955.
I feel so worry for Hitoshi.
After all he had to go through to marry Michiko.
Please let him go to Nagoya tomorrow to bring her back.
He needs to know exactly why she left.
Won't you let him go?
Michiko left on her own.
She should be the one telling us the reason for her leaving!
Maybe so, but try to understand Hitoshi.
He's brought it all upon himself.
He should've found a better wife for himself.
It doesn't matter how successful her father is in business.
She's no help to him at all!
They can't just divorce now.
If she doesn't want to come home, they'll just have to divorce.
But, Mother...!
Be careful today. The roads might be frozen.
Compared to winters in Yamagata, this is nothing!
The waters here can't ever get as cold as the Sea of Japan.
I'm going to Nagoya to see about Michiko.
It's my responsibility to find out why she left.
I don't need you telling me if I can go or not.
I'll try to be back as soon as possible.
How pathetic... A man running after his wife!
Back in my day,
leaving like that would've gotten me divorced in an instant.
Good morning!
Michiko!
I'm sorry I caused you so much worry.
Welcome home! Is Hitoshi with you?
No.
He took the first train to Nagoya this morning.
He did?
Yes, you just missed each other.
I can't believe that Hitoshi went to Nagoya to come and get me.
You're his precious wife, after all.
- Mr. Kawabe! - Hello.
I'm so sorry Michiko has caused you trouble again.
As her father, I'm here to apologize.
I suppose I didn't train her properly.
She came home,
and said that she wanted the marriage annulled,
because she's unfit as a wife for the Tanokura family.
When I asked her about it,
she said she had left without a word to any of you.
And that's why I've brought her back here with me.
I'm very sorry.
I married Hitoshi knowing that he
was to take over the Tanokura store.
I thought I was ready to be a merchant's wife,
and that's why I agreed to live here with you.
But after Hatsuko told me
what I was required to do here as his new wife...
I realize I'm not able to do it all.
I can't believe how hard you and Hatsuko work.
I feel I'll never be able to please you both.
Rather than living here and getting on one another's nerves,
I felt it was best to leave.
No matter how much I love Hitoshi, we should divorce.
I'm sure you are angry with me,
but I didn't really know it myself until I tried it.
I don't want to be the cause of discord here.
And I would also end up hurting myself.
I'm sure you can find
a more suitable wife for the Tanokura family.
Is that all you have to say?
Young people today are very selfish.
Michiko, too, and I scolded her for it.
But after giving it a lot of thought,
I realized that she'd be causing you too much trouble.
I understand,
but how do you really feel about Hitoshi?
I love him.
But no matter how much we love each other,
we'd end up fighting all the time if I can't please you.
We'd end up resenting and hating each other eventually.
Then, we both wouldn't know why we got married in the first place.
That's the most painful thing...
I'm happy that you care a lot about Hitoshi,
and of course, that's what is most important.
I won't interfere anymore.
All I expect is for you to do the best you can do.
After all, you're Hitoshi's wife.
Just do things the way you see fit.
There's no need to do things as we've been doing them.
You could clean the house every other day if you like.
The meals can be simple or luxurious,
and you can get up at whatever hour you choose.
Maybe we were wrong to be telling you how to do everything.
You're in charge, so we won't interfere.
Will that do?
Yes.
I'm glad you told me straight out.
If you hadn't told us,
we could've made a terrible mistake.
Are you serious?
Our way of thinking just don't work anymore.
I understand that now.
I'll go up and change.
You can go home now.
I'm sure it's my wife's fault that she's like that.
My daughter is the same way!
The world out there is a different place now.
No matter how much I tell her that a bride has to conform,
she just won't listen!
Back in our day,
we could never talk back to our mother-in-law.
And we all thought that was normal.
No matter what we were told, we'd have to listen and accept it.
And we thought that persevering was everything.
So you've gone through a lot yourself.
I thought I knew better,
but here I was trying to push my ways on Michiko.
Maybe it's good that young people today can speak their minds openly.
I never want people to just persevere,
or cry in solitude. We've had enough of that!
I don't want anyone to be that way anymore.
And we shouldn't allow it!
I just want Michiko to build a home here just as she sees fit.
Before I start giving our new bride a hard time,
I should be paying more attention to the store.
Welcome home!
How can you be so nonchalant!
Thank you for going to Nagoya to bring me back!
I'm very happy that you did, and I think I can make it.
I won't try so hard at being a perfect wife.
I've decided to speak up
if I think I can't do something Mother expects of me.
I will never make it if I try too hard.
I'll do my best, and if that's not enough, so be it!
I'll work at my own pace. Like a snail.
You must be hungry.
The rice is cold. Shall I make fried rice?
Yes.
That much I can do.
As soon as the busy end- of-the-year season ended,
Hitoshi and Michiko left to go on a skiing trip.
There was only Oshin and Hatsuko to celebrate
the new year at the Tanokura Store.
I was hoping that with Hitoshi and his bride
we could celebrate New Year's in a big way...
Young people look forward to having fun.
Like going skiing on their holidays.
They don't work that hard to deserve such fun.
Mother.
Tei is going skiing, too,
but shouldn't Nozomi be coming home?
That's true.
Maybe something has happened.
Shall I call him?
1956 was to be a big year for Oshin and her new retail store.
Nozomi was to have a crucial year, too.
Translation: UTB Channel
Thanks to Avallac'h and XrayMind at D-Addicts.