Original subtitles

Serial TV Story

These courageous men are, upon my word...

...leaving their home towns...

Showa 14 (1939)

...and performing the greatest of exploits.

Women's Beauty

Women's Beauty

Free time...

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 9 "Always Feeling" Episode 50

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

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

Kinomoto Eisaku Kōmoto Masahiro

Yasuoka Tamae Hamada Mari

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Ohara Masaru Sugura Tarō

Yasuoka Yaeko Tamaru Maki Matsuzaka Seiichi \h Tanaka Ryūzō

Ohara Shizuko Yagyū Miyu Masako\h Genkaku Yūko Matsuzaka Kinue \h Oshitani Kaori

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

Matsuzaka Seizaburō Takarada Akira

Matsuzaka Sadako Toake Yukiyo

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

Still Mom...

...this has already become a problem of time.

All of the nearby spinning shops have become factories for making military stores...

...so it's just a matter of which one you hate less...

...that we're to merge with.

Mom, you may be upset about this...

...but it isn't something we can avoid any longer.

I'm not upset!

I know this as well, but...

I don't like having my children tell me this way!

Like I thought, the name "Matsuzaka Spinning..."

...that we've been protecting all this time...

Even if it is for the country's sake...

...it is still not an easy thing to simply cast aside.

Somehow...

Papa.

Even if we do survive as a factory making clothes for the army...

...some portion of the machines will be left to us.

Therefore, once the war has ended...

...there is the possibility we'll be able to resume our production at that time.

Yeah!

Well, that is the pragmatic way. Yeah.

Yes.

Say, Seiichi.

Matsuzaka Spinning is already in your hands.

You think about what's best for it. Yeah.

Thank you.

I hate it.

Why?

Why should Matsuzaka Spinning be making military uniforms?

If such a thing is done, we would never be forgiven by either Grandfather or Father.

They'll cry from their graves, "you shouldn't be doing that."

Say, Sadako. Listen.

This is the way things are. Yeah.

I'm sure Father would understand.

It's easy for you to say that as a son who married into the family!

Sadako!

Mom!

I hate military uniforms!

They look like stink bugs and have no craftsmanship!

Even if the company has to die, I won't make them!

I understood the pain and chagrin that Grandma felt.

It was beginning to look as if there would never be a peace.

And I was worried about my store.

Look for them! There's definitely two rolls of that cloth.

Geez, they were all hidden properly.

Yeah.

So long.

Geez, I can't depend on them.

Ala? Where are you going?

Ah, everyone is going over to the company right now.

Tell the maids if anything happens. Okay?

All right. Have a nice time!

I'm going.

Get going!

Have a nice time!

Yes, we're off.

Be careful.

Yeah.

Have a nice time!

Yes.

Say.

Yes?

I'm going to take a little nap in my room.

Ah.

You don't have to wake me up.

I'll probably sleep through the night.

Tell Grandma that when they return.

Very well.

So long.

I'm going to have a peek at the store.

Forgive me.

Ala?

Eh?

Ito-chan?

EHH!? What's happening? Didn't you go to Kobe?

Sir.

Ah... Ala?

What's happening? Huh?

Outta the way, outta the way!

It's labor pains!

Really, how many times was he going to do that?

Ah, excuse me, this is Ohara.

Um, my wife's labor pains have started!

Take her bags up to the second floor!

Yes.

Lay out a futon!

Yes!

Yes, she was supposed to be in Kobe...

...but her labor pains started somewhere in the neighborhood...

...and Kinomoto-san found her for us.

Please come right away! Please!

Shall I go get the mid-wife?

Thank you. Please do!

Somehow...

...this is different from when I had Yūko.

Huh?

This is the same pain all the time.

When I had Yūko...

...the pain kept growing steadily greater...

...and she came sooner.

Say...

Huh?

When did the labor pains start?

Hmm...

About 2:30.

Four hours then, huh...

This one's gonna give me all sorts of trouble being born.

Ah... ow...

This'll be a good thing.

A boy'll come out, right?

When it's this much trouble being born, it's gotta be a boy.

Ah... that'd be nice.

A son, huh?

Propitious, right!

10 pm.

Eight hours now.

It's been going on a long time, hasn't it?

If it goes on like this, the mother'll collapse even before the baby comes.

Eh?

Mom!

Wha... what is it?

Itoko has...

What's happened to Itoko?!

She says she wants Surume.

Surume - dried cuttlefish

Su... Surume?

Her stomach is growling since she hasn't eaten...

...so at least she wanted some Surume.

How pitiful she is!

As far as I'm concerned...

...I don't care if it's a boy or girl.

All that matters is that both child and mother are safe.

As long as it's born, I'll be fine with whatever.

Even if she gives birth to a dog or a monkey!

That's right! As long as it's born safely, a monkey'd be fine, too, right?

It's born!

It's born!

It's born!

It's born!

It's born at last!

This is a time to drink!

Ah! A girl, huh? All crunched up.

She's crunched up, isn't she?

Crunched up? Just like a monkey's.

I was just saying earlier I'd be okay if she was born a monkey.

That's right.

I happened to say that whether a girl or whatever would be fine, too.

God must have been angry to give her the face of a monkey.

How rude.

Ah, so cute, so cute!

Please, please forgive me for worrying you.

It's okay already.

What a fearful face. It's appropriate though for a baby who worked so hard to be born.

That was an achievement! A great achievement!

Our treasures have increased once more.

Treasure, treasure, a treasured child!

We're thankful.

That we've been blessed with this treasure.

Even if we lose a few little things, well...

...there's nothing for us to be afraid of. Yeah.

Hairdresser Yasuoka

What name have you given her?

Naoko.

Eh? Naoko?

Since she gave me so much trouble being born...

...she should grow up to be an quiet child...

...so the quiet (sunao) Naoko.

Ehh... Naoko-chan.

Naoko-chan!

You're adorable!

Ah, say, I got a postcard from Kansuke!

Ah, lemme see.

Hang on.

Yaeko-san had recently started given perms.

She seemed both busier and to have a greater reputation than Oba-chan.

Mother, how are you? I'm fine; it's a hot summer here, just like in Japan. But I'm in good condition. Please don't worry about me. Please wish us continued luck in the war.

The postcard from Kansuke this time around was so filled with harmless content it was sickening.

His handwriting was as sloppy as ever...

... so at least I knew it was Kansuke's.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

Early Showa Era, Fun Times at Dressmaking School