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She said she was catching the 6:39 train.
The 6:39 train's the one going to Tokyo.
Right, Kotoro-san?
Right.
Eh... But...
Dad...
Why did Mom lie to me?
Dad, will Mom be okay?
She'll be okay, right?
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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 011)
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: 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 Miyoko: Kimura Yoshino
Sukegawa Tokiko: Sakuma Yui
Sumitani Mitsuo: Izumisawa Yuuki
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
Watahiki Masayoshi: Ryusei Ryo
Yatabe Chiyoko: Miyahara Kanau
Yatabe Susumu: Takahashi Rei
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
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
Okay!
Sorry. I'm fine now.
Really?
Yeah.
Well then, let's do our best Mitsuo...
...on the torch relay.
Ah...
Next up... I've chosen the date for our meeting with the Youth Association.
Eh?
It's next Sunday.
Really?
That's soon! This'll be tough...
Why didn't you tell us about this sooner?!
"Why?" 'Cause of how ya were on da bus dis morning.
Ya were depressed and all.
Eh? Ah... that's right...
Ah, but, sorry!
I can't stay late today.
Since my Mom ain't home.
I just gotta go home.
Yeah. That's how it goes.
Yeah. At last it'll be just me and Tokiko today...
...so don't worry 'bout it.
Huh?
Miyoko-san had arrived at...
...the construction company's lodgings where...
...migrant worker men like Minoru-san lived.
This is just a trifle...
Excuse me.
Sorry about this.
Excuse me...
Have you had any contact from my husband?
Ah... I haven't.
Ah...
Did he seem strange or anything?
Sorry, I don't really remember what sort of man he was.
Since we have so many like him here.
Should I bring you the luggage he left behind?
Yes.
It's my husband's.
Could you check the inside for now?
These migrant workers have got it really tough.
They work their bodies from morning till evening...
...and have nothing fun to do since they send all their money back home.
They'll get fed up with it...
...and there'll be lots of 'em who'll go off to who knows where.
Grandpa!
I'm home!
Yo!
Onee-chan, is the curry powder ready yet?
Yes, yes, coming right up.
In the Showa 30's era...
(1956-1966)
...instant curry powder came up for sale...
...and so rice curry became a popular staple among common people all at once.
Even Indian people are surprised!
Food companies held advertising battles for curry and rice...
...using television commercials.
But in Ookuibaraki village, curry powder was very hard to come by...
...so here at the Yatabe home, they are making it with curry meal and wheat flour.
I wonder what Mom's doing right now?
Right?
It's lonely without Mom, isn't it?
Isn't it?
Muneo-san came yesterday?
Yeah.
Did you hear what they talked about?
Nope. Since they told me and Susumu to go outside.
Hmm...
Why?
Nothing. No reason.
Ah... Wonder if Mom'll be home as soon as tomorrow?
Right?
You're growing up, aren't you?
I guess.
Payee: Yatabe Minoru
Seems this was his last day.
Wonder if he didn't hop on a too-good-to-be-true offer from somewhere?
Well, it gets dangerous when a too-good-to-be-true offer comes along.
There are many wives just like you.
Akasaka Police Station
Excuse me.
My children are still small, so this is troubling.
In addition to this child, I have two little boys.
I'll talk to the district welfare officer about this.
If you would please.
I don't mind about my own hardships.
But I have to think of making my children happy.
Huh? What's up?
Yeah.
Dinner'll be ready soon.
I see.
Chiyoko worked hard on it, too.
Ah, did she?
Grandpa...
What is it?
What's going on?
Has something happened?
Why do you ask?
Because you look depressed, Grandpa.
That happens to us old people.
What is it?
There is something.
You're hiding something.
I'm not a fool, so even I can tell that much.
What are you talking about?
Could it be she's gone to Tokyo?
Mom, that is.
She has, hasn't she?
Is it about Dad?
Has something happened to him?
Why did Mom lie to me?
Why did she lie?
Mineko.
Come over here.
Hmm...
Sit down.
Parents have to lie to their children.
Then, why?
Ready?
When a parent lies to their child, they have a reason for it.
They're thinking of their child when they lie to them.
Understand?
In this case...
...if she did lie, wait for your Mom and talk to her about it.
Got that?
I got it...
Don't worry!
Dad...
...I fully understood what Grandpa had told me.
But...
Itadakimasu!
Dad...
...I'm thinking, "what on earth is it that she doesn't want to tell me about?"
I'm... very scared about that.
Let's do it! Let's do it! Let's do it!
Huh?
Yes, yes, go for it.
Even Indian people are surprised!
It's delicious!
Ibaragi, huh...
Excuse me.
This has come for you.
Ibaragi Prefecture, eh... Ookuibaragi village, huh?
There are lots of migrant workers from Ibaragi.
But, Ma'am...
...it might be best if you didn't look for him.
Migrant workers come to Tokyo...
...get tired, disappear, become missing persons...
...and then turn bad.
Well, we'll take this on for awhile.
It must've been really tough for you to come from Ibaragi.
It's "Ibaraki."
Not "Ibaragi"...
...but "Ibaraki."
Huh?
His name is Yatabe Minoru.
I...
I... am not asking you to look for one "migrant worker."
He has a proper name!
I am asking you to search for Yatabe Minoru...
...a man born and raised in Ookuibaraki village in Ibaraki!
He has... He has a proper name!
Please!
He is absolutely not a man who would just disappear on his own!
Please!
Please search for him! Please!
To Be Continued
Showa Era Trip
Hiyokko
End
These two sisters are all dressed up for a shrine visit