Original subtitles

Serial TV Story

Tarō, shall we go for another walk?

Heiwa Fansubs Presents...

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 7 "The Changing Days" Episode 39

Screenplay Watanabe Aya

かなしみ隠し震えて

Kanashimi kakushi furuete

Trembling with hidden sorrows

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

Ohara Chiyo Asau Yumi

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Ohara Haru Shoji Terue

Yoshida Natsu Kuriyama Chiaki

Kinomoto Eisaku Kōmoto Masahiro

Yasuoka Tamae Hamada Mari Yasuoka Yaeko \h Tamaru Maki

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Yasuoka Kansuke Onoue Hiroyuki Owner of "Royal" Store \h Dan Jirō

Owner of "Suematsu" Itao Itsuji

Ohara Shizuko Yagyū Miyu Ohara Kyoko \h Maki Mei Ohara Mitsuko \h Yoshida Aoi

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

Hase Yasuko Nakamura Mitsuko

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

You're quitting?!

My Dad told me I couldn't become a dressmaker until I make another store prosper.

What's that about?

Oi! Ito-chan!

Oh, just in time.

Orya!

Whaa!

Going home from work?

That's right.

Me, too.

My shoulders are stiff. Ahh...

Oh!

We're having curry at my place today. Come eat with us.

Really?

Sure!

I eat without reserve when I'm treated!

I'm starving.

I'm hungry.

Puchoo!

Whaa! Enough already.

Ala?

Huh?

Why's the store closed at this time of day?

Natsu...

Oww!

You call me "Yoshida-san!"

Ow. Eh?

Starting tomorrow I'll be a married woman...

...so it would be a problem if you spoke to me over-familiarly like that.

I see...

Yeah.

That's great for Natsu.

Huh?

It's great she got to cry.

That's right!

I wonder why?

I wonder why Natsu felt like getting forgiveness from Yasuoka-obachan?

Suematsu Store

Having worn out the Boss from his complaining, I quit from Royal...

...and next went to the fabric store that my Dad sent me to.

G'morning!

Good morning! Please take care of me!

Well, come here.

Eh?

But, my work wasn't going to be in selling fabrics...

Seamstress.

A seamstress?

We deal in schoolgirl sailor outfits...

...and, since you can work a sewing machine, I want you primarily at sewing.

Ah...

Eh?

Eat some!

Well, I'm in the middle of a job right now.

Never mind that.

Eh?

Ehh...

They even eat sweets while they work.

There are lots of different workplaces, aren't there?

Saite kogane no takarabune The treasure ship blooming with gold

This is a portion of the "Osaka Workman's March" one of many such marches that were popular before the war. They often glorified individual cities and the people in them

HA! Yosete bunka no takarabune HA! It's the attacking army's treasure ship

Soyanaika, Sōdasse

Thank you.

Ah...

This is a great workplace.

Still...

I wasn't going to get my Dad's approval if I was only allowed to sew sailor outfits here.

That's right!

I have to make this store flourish more.

I can't do that staring off into space and eating sweets!

I'm off first!

Good job!

Thanks for your hard work.

Boss, I'm off!

Yes, thanks for your hard work.

Excuse me.

Huh?

Um...

Couldn't I come out here into the store?

Huh?

Rather than as a seamstress, couldn't you put me out here to sell fabrics?

Huh?!

If you put me out here, I'll definitely make this place prosperous!

Well, there's no need for that.

I don't need you for that sort of work, so just work for your salary.

Look, wouldn't you be okay with this?

What's that?

You put me out here during the day to do sales.

And in exchange, I'll take the sailor outfits work with me home at nights and finish them there.

Huh?!

That way this store definitely won't suffer any loss!

This again.

Why are you bringing in work again?

Forgive me. Please forgive me.

Still, I'm happy. It's been a long time.

I remember that. For the Shinsaibashi store.

The department store uniforms?

When I passed by there the other day, all the shop assistants were wearing them!

Ehh!

I wonder if I should go see them, too?

Me, too!

And me!

Ehh... I'd like to see them.

And thus...

...I was able to get him to let me go openly into the store.

Okay!

I'm gonna make you flourish!

There isn't a single bad thing you can say about these!

No, no. Fabric that good is too much of a luxury!

No, no. This fabric might be a little more extravagant, but it's good and'll last a long time.

Don't need it, don't need it!

I need some sheet material...

The customers had all made up their minds on what to buy...

...and wouldn't buy any more than that.

Wouldn't fifteen measures be better?

What's that? Twelve is all I need!

Making a fabric store prosperous...

...was more difficult than I thought.

You said we'd be prosperous in just a little longer, but when will that day come?

It'll come.

Just a little longer.

Oh...

Please watch.

You'll definitely become prosperous.

Well, you are completing the sailor outfits...

...so I don't really care.

Where are you going?

The bookstore.

Since the store only needs a single salesman...

...I can hang out and read there.

Excuse me.

Yes! Welcome!

Um, I wanted to sew some Western clothes.

Ah.

For a single one-piece dress, how much fabric would I have to buy?

Will you be wearing the one-piece dress?

That's right. I say that, but this'll be my first time sewing one, so I don't know all the details.

Ah...

Please leave it to me!

As for Western clothing, I wasn't making either a profit or flourishing yet...

...but anyhow, I wanted the customer to put on clothes that would match well with her.

No good, no good?

Right.

I guess this would be the best one, huh?

You're right! I guess it is, isn't it?

Yeah!

I'm so happy we picked out such a nice fabric! Thank goodness!

Still...

I hope I can make something good out of it.

Well, whatever.

What he doesn't know won't hurt him.

Here!

Please stand here!

Eh?

Yes, very well.

What's this about?

Please hold it right here.

Yes!

What?

What are you doing?

Stand still!

Yes.

My boss isn't here...

...so I don't know if he'd like this or not.

Mmm.

This cutting is as a free bonus.

Umm!

Well... You're amazing at this!

Very dexterous!

Okay!

There!

You've very skilled at this.

Sew along here and here and it'll form this shape.

Really?!

Yes!

Please come show it to me when you're done.

Ah... I will! I'll show it to you!

This is a sleeve.

Yes.

Thank you!

Ah... thank goodness! I look forward to making it.

Thank you so very much!

Thank you very much!

I'll come again! Thank you!

Thank you!

I'm back.

Welcome back.

Hmm...

Ah...

When will I be prosperous, I wonder?

Ahh...

Before long, no one was helping me with making the sailor outfits anymore.

Sometimes Mom would help me out by herself, but...

Mom, what have you done?

Huh?

It's not like this?

No, that's wrong!

Eh?!

I told you already. This should be over here.

Yah!

I was thankful for Mom's help, but not thankful, too...

I've told you three times now.

Still...

...what make me maddest was...

I'm baaaa...!

You're heavy, Zen-chan!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry, Kinomoto-san for everything.

Ah... you fool! What are you apologizing to this guy for?!

I'm sorry!

Zen-chan!

We drank sooo much!

We're gonna have one hellava hangover!

I really am sorry. Sorry for all the trouble we caused you.

I'll leave him to you!

You're weak against alcohol.

Ah... take care! There, there.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

Early Showa Era, Kobe, Various Sailor Suit Outfits