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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 20 "I Want To Protect You" Episode 114

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 Yūko Niiyama Chiharu

Ohara Naoko Kawasaki Asami

Ohara Satoko Yasuda Misako

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Matsuda Megumi Rokkaku Seiji

Masako Genkaku Yūko Kioka Miyo \h Iijima Junko Kawamoto Masaru (photo) \h Sugura Tarō

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

Showa 37 (1962) July

Anyhow, since Satoko was primarily filled with the blood of the good-humored, Masaru-san...

...and was the child who, while the older two were tussling with one another...

...was always smiling or grinning...

...I couldn't remember ever being specifically worried about Satoko.

That is, well, she's a refreshingly good girl.

G'morning!

G'morning!

My, my...

Your shoes are so dirty.

Yeah.

Have your Mom buy you some.

Yeah.

Here, your bento.

Yeah.

Thanks.

G'morning!

G'morning!

'Morning.

Get going.

I'm going!

Here, get going.

I'm off!

Satoko's stupid, but she's good-natured compared to the older two, huh?

She's not stupid! Look you.

That girl is working very hard at tennis.

She's going to the tournament in Osaka next time.

Compared to her, the older two are trouble makers.

Ohara Dressmaking Store

The oldest of those two trouble makers...

...had returned to the store the other day.

G'morning!

Good morning!

G'morning!

G'morning!

It had recently become popular to take maternity leave.

Ala...

G'morning!

Hey you.

Eh?

Have you really been leaving Rei at a nursery school?

Umm.

Why? I feel so sorry for her.

Couldn't you just bring her along to the store?

If I had that child with me, I wouldn't be able to concentrate on my work!

If you can't look after her, Grandma's here, isn't she?!

That's too much for Grandma.

I'm worried she's getting up in years and that'd be overdoing it.

Ah!

Meanwhile, the other trouble-making older child was...

What is it?

If you're dissatisfied with my methods...

...then hurry up and quit already!

Things had come to a head and she would have to make do all by herself.

Letter of Resignation

What's the matter, Nao-chan?

I can't understand you if you're crying.

Nao-chan?

Nao-chan.

Sato-chan, welcome back!

Welcome back!

I'm back!

I'm home!

Welcome home!

Welcome back!

Even so, she could study here, couldn't she?

With an ego like hers, no one would want to follow her anyway.

Well Sensei, logically that's so...

...but in the meantime, shouldn't we try and think of a way to help Nao-chan?

To have both shop assistants suddenly quit at once on her, that's a terrible thing.

If we leave her alone and not step up for her, the department store will tell her to quit.

It'd be difficult for her to get a next shop, wouldn't it?

Ah, have you had something to eat?

No. I'm fine; I'll do it myself.

Even so...

...to help her or not to help her...

For the time being, let's send her an assistant from our place.

Someone who can go right away.

Can I go?

No Sensei, you can't go.

No good, huh?

Of course it'd be no good for you to go. We're jam-packed with work right now.

Look, anyone would do.

One of our seamstresses who could act as a receptionist.

How about me?

Yeah, that's true.

It should be Masa-chan.

No...

Me.

Huh?

I'll go.

Fool!

Why?!

"Why?" What about Rie?

I'll take her with me.

Huh?

"I'll take her with me?" And if you go to her store, who'll watch over Rie?

I'll ask Satoru-san's parents to help me out.

I'll manage.

Huh?

Now...

...that's really messed up.

Mom.

Sorry...

...but right now there's no one else here but me who can help out at Naoko's store...

...in any meaningful way.

I'm the only one.

To be honest...

...I think it'd be impossible for Mom or Masa-chan to do it.

What?

And what do you mean by that?

It means what it means.

Do you even know what you're talking about?

I know.

But even so, what I've said is the truth, isn't it?

I think that both you and Masa-chan...

...can only see Naoko's clothes as being something unusual and strange.

Ah, that's true.

Even so, wasn't it you who said at your wedding ceremony...

...that she looked like a parrot in those clothes?!

Yeah.

Just through common sense, she was a parrot.

But, that's the form of her talent...

...and it's an incredible one.

Though it is vexing.

I know full well how demanding...

...the Tokyo streets will be on Naoko during this year.

The one who knows the difficulties she's gone through...

...and the suffering she's felt while searching for her ideals...

...and the one who really knows enough about what she's trying to do and can help her...

...is me alone.

Please.

Please let me go to Tokyo!

I don't know you! Do as you like!

Satoko, let's go have dinner!

Ah, yes.

So long, thanks for your hard work!

See you again tomorrow.

Yes, be careful.

Thanks for your hard work.

Rei-chan...

...you're going to Tokyo.

Yeah. Let's go, Rei.

Here.

Eh?

It's not just for you, so don't feel reserved.

Make sure Naoko eats some unagi, too.

Yeah. All right.

Yeah.

Be careful.

Don't let Rei-chan catch a cold.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Good night.

Good night.

Come on, let's go.

Yeah, thanks.

Thank you.

She... had said it.

That I was no longer of any use to Naoko!

Ahh! That half-person!

What's with her?

Such a bad relationship!

Satoko.

Huh?

Do you think Naoko's clothes are stylish?

Umm.

You think so?

Umm.

I want to wear them, too.

That's a lie!

Eh?

Liar!

Just honestly say that they're weird!

Ehh... Why?

"Why" you ask? Hey!

Here, here!

They're stylish!

They're weird!

They're really weird!

They're stylish! I want to wear them, too!

Geez... Wear them then! You're just as weirdly mixed up as they are!

C'mere, c'mere!

If you would please!

If you would please!

Eh?

Yuck. What is this?

Welcome.

Are there really people who wear such things?

Yes.

Really?

If my daughter wore such a thing, I wouldn't let her in the house.

Right!

That's true!

Let's go.

Welcome in!

Excuse me, but are you the one?

Huh?

The one who took the Sō-rei Award?

Yes.

Hmm...

Um, if you'd like, take this.

That's okay. I don't want it.

Welcome in...

G'morning!

We have beautiful weather today.

Ala, my.

Ala, ala.

Ahh...

Satoko, without saying a word...

...had left her certificate for having won the Osaka tennis championship...

...but I wouldn't know that for a long time.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

Favorite Handmade Polka-dot One-piece Dress (circa Showa 30 (1955), Ibaraki-ken)