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Carnation

小さく丸めた躯は今

Chisaku marumeta karada wa ima

My body, tiny and curled up, is right now

Week 4 "Pride" Episode 23

かなしみ隠し震えて

Kanashimi kakushi furuete

Trembling with hidden sorrows

Screenplay Watanabe Aya

Music Satō Naoki Musical Performance\h Face Music

Theme Song "Carnation" Sheena Ringo

命を表していろのね

Inochi o arawashite iro no ne

My life is represented by my color, isn't it

Cast

Ohara Itoko Ono Machiko

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Ohara Chiyo Asau Yumi

Ohara Haru Shoji Terue

Nakamura Harutarō Koizumi Kōtarō

Yasuoka Taizō Suga Takamasa Ohara Shizuko\h Yagyū Miyu

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Ohara Kyoko Maki Mei Ohara Mitsuko \h Yoshida Aoi Kioka Miyo \h Iijima Junko

心を育てているのね

Kokoro o sodatete iru no ne

That's how a heart is raised, isn't it

Negishi Ryōko Zaizen Naomi

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

Hey! Hey! You guys are in the way.

Go downstairs. You go downstairs, too.

Ah, sorry to keep you waiting.

Please teach me.

I've given this a great deal of thought...

...but no matter how hard I rush it, I won't be able to teach you much.

Yes.

Therefore, I'll just drum the important basics into you.

Yes.

Then, first off...

Ah, please wait a moment.

Yes, if you would please.

Change into this.

Eh?

Put this on.

Well, I haven't worn Western clothes yet.

That's why you must put it on.

Eh?

Sensei, I feel kinda...

...strange.

That is the same design I'm wearing right now.

Eh?

You're right.

The fabric color is different, but when you look closely, they're the same.

Still, you don't feel you look even the least bit good in it?

Ah...

A little, huh...

I don't look good in it at all.

Please compare it closely to mine. Where are we different?

Different from Sensei?

When you say different...

Ah, my legs are shorter than yours.

Right! You saw that.

Now why is that?

It's because I have short legs.

Itoko-san, this is a lesson in dressmaking.

Look at the clothes.

Yes...

My legs are short, but my body is long.

Yes!

And the location of our waists are different.

Waist?

Try placing your hands on the thinest part above your hips.

Here?

Yes, that's it.

In Western clothing, the waist is where clothing comes together.

Well?

Ah, my legs are longer!

And now these.

Please try these on.

Eh?

Expensive shoes like these?

Ah! I'm even taller!

Then with these on, we'll take a stroll about town!

Eh!?

Hot, ow!

What are you up to!?

We're going out for a bit.

Dre... dressed like that?

Yes. This is an important lesson.

The person who makes clothing has to know the feelings of the people who will be wearing them.

No, no, no, I can't have my daughter walking around town wearing that.

We won't be late. We'll be going.

Wait, wait!

Sensei.

I don't know what sort of look I should have on my face while walking.

What is your favorite flower?

Flower?

Carnations.

Why?

It's the flower with the spirit of a grandma.

The spirit?

Unlike other flowers, carnations don't wither easily.

It blooms splendidly and lives admirably.

My, that's nice. Carnations, huh?

Then, walk like a carnation.

Like a carnation?

Yes. A carnation is magnificent when it is in bloom, isn't it?

Magnificent...

Have you ever seen a carnation in bloom that was shy?

I haven't...

Just an innocent bloom. That will do nicely.

Ah...

Itoko-san!

Yes.

I am teaching you an important point right now.

Be magnificent.

Think of it as your mission to wear Western clothing...

...while walking with your chest thrown out.

While walking around Shinsaibashi wearing Western clothes with my chest thrown out...

Osaka, Shinsaibashi

...it felt like a totally different town.

First off, I couldn't make eye contact with the people we would meet.

And I was obsessively interested in mirrors.

And then...

...trying to speak to people like that...

Good afternoon!

Welcome!

And then...

...I was exhausted.

Itoko-san.

Yes?

Your deportment must always be beautiful.

Well? How is it, walking around wearing Western clothes?

I feel uneasy.

Why?

I feel I stand out and that everyone is staring at me saying...

"...she looks ridiculous and that doesn't suit her."

I see.

That is the feeling all women who wear Western clothing in Japan feel.

It's like walking headfirst into a new era while waving a flag.

Even I, in truth, am tense.

Sensei, you are too?

Of course.

But, as someone whose work is in clothing, I think to myself, "It's okay."

"I am beautiful," and those thoughts will certainly make it so.

That is why I make Western clothing.

Yes.

Truly good clothes brings out both the dignity and the pride of the person who wears them.

People with dignity and pride...

...can also hold dreams and hopes for the first time.

Understand?

The work you are aspiring to is a very important role.

Yes!

Is that Negishi-sensei?

Sensei! Ah, hello there.

Good afternoon!

Well... I'm so happy.

I get to meet Sensei again.

Nakamura Harutarō

I was disappointed to hear that your sewing machines classroom was over.

A different person will be coming to the sewing machine classroom starting next month.

Well, it was your classroom that was so good.

What about you, Sensei?

Will you still be in Shinsaibashi for a while longer?

No. I will return to Tokyo next week.

Is... that right?

Please come to Shinsaibashi again.

And please come see my kabuki, too.

So long!

Goodbye.

Thank you as always.

Harutarō-sama! We look forward to having you again!

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Ah, do you have a blister? Does it hurt?

I can make it back to the house.

Ah!

Ah! I guess a kimono is more comfortable.

It was shameful of me, but that was how I felt...

...from the bottom of my heart when I got home.

Grandma was still the one holdout.

She readily recovered her humor, though, over a strange thing.

What's this?

Ah...

I heard you could put pork through a fire like that...

...but I got worried after putting it through so many times and...

First off, this thing's burnt! This can't be eaten!

Ah, um...

...what should we do? This is the only side dish there is for today.

And after all the trouble Negishi-sensei went through to come here!

I'm sorry!

Itadakimasu!

It's fine. It's delicious.

I'm sorry!

Um...

Eat this instead.

It's a country dish, so I don't know if it'll suit your taste or not.

Itadakimasu!

Hmm. Delicious!

Really?

These are sardines?

Yes, that's right.

Could sardines be this delicious?

Did you make these?

Yep. Well, these are my son's favorites...

...but because I make them all the time, my grandchildren hate them, right?

It's a lot of trouble to make them...

...but my son'll always eat them.

Well, I'd be happy if Sensei enjoyed them, too.

If Sensei could swallow this cutlet...

...then so could I.

How about Shako? Do you eat Shako in Tokyo?

Shako - a type of mantis shrimp

Yes, I love Shako, too.

Ah, is that right!

I would have to try eating Grandma's sardines properly tomorrow, too.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

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