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Unknown Address
Package Return
"Unknown address."
Our mail was returned...
It says, "Not at that address."
Mineko's letter was returned, too...
Yatabe Mineko
I wonder what's going on...
You made some kind of mistake on it.
That must be it, right? Yeah.
We got something wrong.
Some sort of mistake.
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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 2 "We Don't Want To Cry, We Will Smile" (Episode 009)
Screenplay: Okada Yoshikazu
Music: Miyagawa Akira
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"
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
Narrator (Kiwaki-sensei): Masuda Akemi
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
Yatabe Minoru (photo): Sawamura Ikki
Yatabe Miyoko: Kimura Yoshino
Koiwai Muneo: Mineta Kazunobu
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
Sukegawa Tokiko: Sakuma Yui
Sumitani Mitsuo: Izumisawa Yuuki
Mashiko Jiro: Matsuo Satoru
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
Tagami Manabu: Tsuda Kanji
Yatabe Chiyoko: Miyahara Kanau
Yatabe Susumu: Takahashi Rei
肩寄せ合い声合わせて Kata yose ai koe awasete Arms around one another, their voices unite
希望に燃える 恋の歌 Kiboueru ni moeru koi no uta In a burning with hope, song of love
Yatabe Shigeru: Furuya Ikko
Couldn't we do an Olympic torch relay?
Before the Olympic Games...
...Mineko and the others started working on a homemade torch relay.
First off is gathering information.
What's this out of the blue, Mineko?
Wanting to learn things about the village.
Social Studies Teacher, Tagami-sensei
Huh? That won't be on any of the exams.
Ah, um... Look, since I'll always live here in Ookuibaraki.
Holy cow.
And that's why you want to know more about the village.
Grab for it, Mineko! That's wonderful of you!
Yes!
Okay, ask me anything. Come in!
Thank you very much!
I saw the video of the torch relay on the TV news...
...and I became interested in just how that torch had been made.
Fujii-sensei, you said this once before, didn't you?
Chemistry Teacher, Fujii-sensei
"Saying 'Why, I wonder?' is the starting point for any interest."
Oh, my! I did. Yeah.
That is truly wonderful of you!
This might be the result of the Olympics as well, right?
It is!
How to go about making one is...
Yes!
Sensei...
Kiwaki-sensei! Please!
A torch relay, huh?
Why would you want to know about such a thing, Mitsuo?
Thing is... I saw it on da news and got interested...
...in how ta run while holdin' a torch...
...and I wondered just how difficult dat might be.
I see! You got interested in that.
P.E. Teacher, Kiwaki-sensei
Yes!
Okay! I understand!
Let's discuss it while running!
Eh?!
I'm extremely sorry for doing that.
Thanks, Jiro-san.
Mineko, Mineko!
Shh! Shh!
Shh!
Thank you.
Thanks.
Shh!
So long, Mitsuo.
Yeah.
So long.
Ah, wait!
For now, we still have to keep this a secret from everyone.
Right? At least until we've got it all planned out properly.
Ah, make sure ta keep yer mouths shut around yer homes, too.
Yeah, got it. Ah, ah!
My Mom will be okay. And my Grandpa, too...
Just to be sure.
Yeah. So long.
Won't they get angry since you're late?
I guess. But don't worry 'bout it.
Since dey complains even if I gets home early.
Yeah.
So long. See ya tomorrow! Yeah.
Mitsuo!
Let's do best! Sparkle, sparkle, sparkle!
Yeah!
Tokiko, will you be okay since we're late?
Don't worry 'bout it. Since dey complains even if I gets home early.
Are the people at your home still opposed to you going to Tokyo?
Yeah.
I see.
Yeah. Well, that can't be helped.
I guess I can't get worked up over that. But it is a bit annoying.
Feels bad not having anyone on my side.
I'll be on your side!
Thank you.
Yeah.
Still, Mitsuo's got it a lot tougher than I do.
That's true, huh.
Everyone in his family is thinking they want him out of the house.
Even though Mitsuo doesn't want to leave it.
That's true, huh.
So let's make this torch relay come true for Mitsuo's sake.
Yeah!
You've got it nice, Mineko.
You've got a good relationship with all your elders...
...and they don't nag you, do they?
That's only 'cause my Dad's not around.
Eh?
Since he's not around, that's why all of them feel they have to force themselves to be nice.
As for the little ones, I'm sure they're thinking...
..."I don't want to apologize to Dad for saying selfish things."
So those two feel they have to be better kids than normal ones.
Yeah.
And then there's that for me... and probably for Grandpa and Mom, too...
How to put this... For example, when watching TV...
...there are times when you just gotta laugh, right? Like when that "Krazy Kats" show comes on.
Yeah.
After that though...
...we get to feeling sorry 'bout having laughed like that, somehow.
Ehh...
That's why at our house right now...
...we're all very pure and upright people.
I see...
Everyone's got their own issues they gotta deal with, don't they?
Eh?
Huh?
What?
Eh?
Were you thinking I had no issues?
Eh?
That's not...
That's not...?
That's not...
I did think that a bit.
You did?
I did... Sorry.
Oh, my...
I'm home!
Sorry for running late.
Welcome home.
Welcome back.
I'm home.
I'm very sorry for being late.
Yeah.
Was it 'bout that?
Yeah. We've made all sorts of plans.
Really?
Ah! You guys are being great!
Ah, Mom.
Huh?
Didn't a letter from Dad arrive?
Eh?
Yeah. Not today.
Really?
Yeah.
I figured it was about time we got a reply from him.
Yeah.
What Chiyoko and Susumu are so engrossed in watching...
Gestures
...is the program, "Gestures."
Divided into a red team and a white team...
...it is a quiz show where you can only convey what your subject is through gestures.
What is called the "Let's leave that aside" pose came into fashion from here.
And then, our plan for a torch relay is to have it done on the same day...
...as the real torch relay is passing through Ibaraki.
Is that right.
Yeah.
And we've roughly decided on what course it'll take.
Depart from the Tamaki shrine, pass in front of Sawanoguchi Middle School...
...and then come back to the shrine again.
That's almost exactly 20 kilometers.
Something else, isn't it? It comes out exactly that far!
20 kilometers, huh? That is something else.
Yeah.
Well, there really isn't any other way to go, though.
Grandpa...!
But, there's still a ton of things we have to think about.
For example, how do we choose the runners...
...and there's still the important matter of what to do about the torch flame.
Can you guys do all that?
Well, being at the high school is convenient...
...since it's full of teachers who have their own specialties.
That would be true, wouldn't it?
What? Weren't ya trying to keep this a secret?
That's right. But don't worry. Things are going well for us.
Ah! Oops...
Huh?
Ah... Don't have to worry about him.
Chiyoko, you mustn't tell a soul about what we were talking over just now.
Got that?
Yeah!
I really want that.
Your flower hair clip.
Huh?
I love that hair clip.
Ain't this a shake down to hush up?
Chiyoko!
Thanks.
Let's see. That's nice.
Even though if you'd wanted it, you could've just asked.
Are they asleep?
Yes.
Father-in-law.
What is it?
Would it be okay if I tried calling Tokyo tomorrow?
I'm sorry. Using the phone isn't free...
I thought I'd try calling where he's staying during the day tomorrow.
And then, if I hear he's gone off to work...
...that would make me feel relieved...
I just keep worrying and worrying somehow...
All right.
Thank you very much.
I'm sure it's nothing though.
Yes.
Yatabe-san of Ibaraki. He's staying here, right?
Yes, that's right.
Yatabe. Yatabe Minoru.
Yes...
Eh?
Like I said, he left all of a sudden...
...and that's troubling for me, too.
It's fine since he did leave money, though.
But since he left his luggage behind...
...I was a little worried about him.
Ah, um...
Still, this sort of thing is normal around here.
Why just the other day I had to throw out a whole pile of luggage from men just like him.
Don't stay out too late.
All right.
Huh? Muneo-san!
Muneo (Uncle)
Oh, Mineko, huh?
What's up? Were you at our house?
Yeah. Had a bit of business there.
Gotta go.
Really?
Yeah! So long!
So long.
Uncle!
Yo! I'll come again! See you later!
To Be Continued
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
Working mothers going out for Summer break together