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Want some anmitsu?
Eh?
Taka-chan! That's...
She's been hired.
All right! All right!
Dad...
...I've... passed!
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Hiyokko
愛の言葉をリルシャイなハートがドキドキ Ai no kotoba o riru shai na haato ga dokidoki A shy heart saying sweet nothings beats so fast
Week 10 "One Yatabe Mineko, Coming In" (Episode 058)
Screenplay: Okada Yoshikazu
あの日観てたサウンドオプミュージック Ano hi mite ta saund oopu myuujikku That day when we saw "The Sound of Music"
Music: Miyagawa Akira
Theme Song: Kuwata Keisuke "Wakai Hiroba" (Plaza of Youths)
瞼閉じれば蘇る Mabuta tojireba yomigaeru I can relive that day just by closing my eyes
幼い頃の大事な 宝物だけは Osanai koro no daijina takaramono dake wa It's the only precious treasure of my youth
Cast:
Yatabe Mineko: Arimura Kasumi
ずっと この胸に抱きしめて来たのさ Zutto kono mune ni dakishimete kita no sa One I've held in my heart all this time
Asakura Takako: Sato Hitomi
Igawa Genji: Yatsui Ichiro
Maeda Hidetoshi: Isomura Hayato
夜の酒場でロンリーあの子今頃どうしてる Yoru no sakaba de Ronrii ano ko imagoro doushiteru The girl that night at the bar "Lonely," I wonder what's become of her
さなぎは今 蝶になってきっと誰がの腕の中 Sanagi wa ima chou ni natte kitto dare ga no ude no naka That pupa is now a butterfly and is surely in someone's arms
Nagai Aiko: Wakui Emi
Makino Shogo: Sasaki Kuranosuke
肩寄せ合い声合わせて Kata yose ai koe awasete Arms around one another, their voices unite
Tachibana Tomi: Shiraishi Kayoko
Makino Suzuko: Miyamoto Nobuko
希望に燃える 恋の歌 Kiboueru ni moeru koi no uta In a burning with hope, song of love
Well then, please excuse me.
Oh, so long!
Hidetoshi-san, let's work together.
Yeah. Let's work together.
Yes!
I...
...will be working at Suzufuritei!
Eh?
And they said they'd get me into an apartment tomorrow.
Really?!
Yes! Really and truly!
It echoes in here, doesn't it?
It does, doesn't it?
That's great, Mineko-san!
Yes. Thank you very much.
I've heard it's a fun restaurant to be at.
It is.
And moreover... it's just a possibility...
...but I'm hoping that my Dad will come there someday.
Just a little.
I see... Congratulations!
Ah... thank goodness. This is such a relief.
I was afraid a lot for you today and it's been difficult.
I wondered what would become of you.
Is that right... I'm truly very sorry.
I'm sorry for having worried you.
No.
Ah... you said you were going there tomorrow?
Yes!
Then, in your parent's place... I'll come along and greet them with you.
Ah, I'm so happy. Thank you very much.
It's great you got a job before year's end.
Ah... I'll come and help you right away.
Ah... smells good.
Aiko-san, what will you be doing for New Year's Day?
Ah, I'll be here.
Because I'll have so much to do in January, I thought I would just stay here.
After that... I'll look for a job.
What's the matter?
Would it be okay if I spent the New Year's Day holiday with you?
Huh?
I guess since I'd just be all alone in a strange apartment complex. And besides...
The two of us can watch "Kohaku"!
(annual singing contest held on New Year's Eve)
Yes! Let's watch it!
Yeah!
Dad...
I feel truly pathetic for having...
...only been thinking about myself.
I felt I wanted to be with Aiko-san a bit longer.
The next day, before going to Suzufuritei, Aiko-san and I took a short side trip.
This is where?
Yes.
There's a man who says he's certain he saw my Dad here.
I see...
It's quite close by to Asakasa.
That's true, isn't it... That's great, isn't it?
Yes.
This is it!
Eh... Oh my, it's wonderful, isn't it?
Isn't it?
Hello!
Yes, coming!
Good afternoon, it's Mineko!
Mineko-chan...
Nice to meet you. My name is Nagai...
...and I was the Housemistress for the factory dorm where she worked.
Thank you very much for taking this time.
Not at all.
It's been truly difficult for the factory, hasn't it?
Yes... Ah...
This, um, is from a shop in Mukojima, but please take it.
No, you needn't have gone to the fuss...
No, not at all. Whether it will suit your taste or not though...
Ah, but, the two of us chose it earlier, right?
Yes.
Ah my, I'm so happy.
Thank you.
They're quite delicious. And cheap, too.
I'm sorry.
That's the best kind. Delicious and cheap is the best.
Being pricey and tasty is, naturally, nothing to boast about.
But expensive yet bad tasting is something completely unforgivable, isn't it?
That's true, isn't it?
We did our best to keep prices in line here...
...but we were just barely getting by.
Commodity prices were going up; the prices of our goods were going up, too...
A few years ago there was just nothing more we could do...
...so we had to raise our prices.
Yes.
And, after closing the restaurant...
...I rewrote the prices on our menu.
And then, somehow or other, the tears just came to me.
I felt so sad and so sorry for having to do it...
Ah, that's right.
At several places on the menu...
...you can see where my tears smeared the prices.
Ah!
Like here... see?
And here. And here.
Ah!
That's right; it's a menu of tears.
That's like a title for a popular song, isn't it? The Menu of Tears.
You're right.
I'm sorry. I've been babbling along unnecessarily.
I'm sorry. Let's go see the landlord.
The apartment! The apartment!
Ah... that's right!
Um... Nagai-san, are you a native of Tokyo?
I am.
Always?
Yes. Born and raised here, yes.
Then... um...
Yes. I was here in Tokyo throughout the entire war, too.
We both went through some tough times, didn't we?
Yes.
You did quite well... just staying alive, didn't you?
Yes. Thank you very much.
Yeah.
Let's go, shall we?
I'm sorry. My talk can unintentionally fly off hither and thither at times.
This is it.
That's it, huh?
Akane Villa
Now, now, this way, this way.
Yes.
This way.
The Manager... Well, she is the landlord though...
Her name is Tomi-san. Well, she's like the master around here.
Ah...
Long ago she was Asakasa's most beautiful geisha.
She's a pretty woman?
We're talking about long ago, though.
Ah, long ago, huh...
Long, long ago!
Tomi-chan! It's Suzuko!
Landlady Tachibana Tomi
I can hear you without you shouting like that.
Come in.
Tomi-chan, as we discussed yesterday...
Sorry for being pretty a long time ago. Long ago.
Oh my, you heard that? Oh no, geez!
You said you had become hard of hearing, didn't you?
When it's about me, I can hear that from far away.
Oh no, geez! Ah, these people are the ones I spoke about yesterday...
Yatabe Mineko-chan will be under your care next.
Nice to meet you. I'm Yatabe Mineko. Um, please watch over me.
Yes, yes. Where in the countryside are you from?
Ibaraki.
Um, it's in the northern part, at the village of Ookuibaraki...
What's tasty there?
Let's see...
Our natto and tea manju are very tasty.
(fermented soybeans)
(steamed yeast bun with filling)
I love manju. Just adore it.
Ehh... is that right.
Give my regards to your family in the country for me.
I will.
And this person is from the factory where Mineko-chan worked...
I'm the Housemistress. My name is Nagai.
And this is just a triffle, but...
Oh my, what is it?
Eh? Ah, what's inside?
Yes. Since I won't take it if I don't like it.
It's tsukudani.
(preserved food boiled in soy)
Really? Thank you.
The 200 yen ones.
Ah, um...
That's correct!
Really? Thank you. I'll take it.
Geez, geez, get to talking with Tomi-chan...
...and start feeling at ease and before you know it, the sun will have set.
The days of my life are setting as well, geez.
And I was so beautiful long ago. Long ago.
Have a seat, have a seat.
I was called the beauty of Asakasa.
Ehh...
And even now, compared to the other old women around here...
...it's out of the question but that I'm still the most beautiful one.
Yes.
When I get angry though, I turn scary looking.
The other day I couldn't stand one of those women and got into a fine rage with her.
Why?
Eh? "Why"?
Get me started on that story and I won't stop until the day after tomorrow.
It's best to drop that then.
Anyhow, I was angry and as I was walking around town I saw my reflection in the window...
...and I screamed terribly! "KYAA!" I shouted!
And then, this is a story from long ago, but...
You can tell us the details later.
Mineko-chan, you want to see your room, don't you?
Would it be okay to see it?
Which room is it, Tomi-chan?
Let's see, on the 2nd floor...
Room 5, right?
Look, it's unlocked.
Ah, really? Then come this way.
Mineko-chan, this way.
Yes.
Yes, be careful. Yes, this way, this way.
Yes, go up.
Yes.
Whaa!
It's a nice room, isn't it?
It's incredible.
It's... a strange feeling somehow.
Huh?
This is the first time in my life that I've had a room for my very own.
I see.
Whaa!
Dad...
Are you there in this scenery that I can see from here?
I am renting...
...my own room here in Tokyo.
To Be Continued
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
Hello from a window