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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 21 "A Vivid Attitude" Episode 119

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

Kinomoto Eisaku Kōmoto Masahiro

Matsuda Megumi Rokkaku Seiji

Kitamura Tatsuo Hosshan.

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

Yasuoka Yaeko Tamaru Maki Masako\h Genkaku Yūko

Ohara Haru (flashback) Shoji Terue Kinomoto Setsuko \h Nishimura Ayako

Ohara Zensaku (photo) Kobayashi Kaoru

Custom Order Store Blouses, Dresses

Showa 39 (1964) November

Back then...

Ohara Dressmaking Store

...when I had returned home from work...

...the signboard had disappeared.

And then when I entered the store...

Huh? What is this?

And the inside of the house was empty...

"Grandma..."

"Mom..."

I said...

...and then Grandma came from the kitchen with some fried pork.

"Where's everyone gone to?"

"Say..."

"Say!"

And then Grandma said...

Look.

Starting today it's just gonna be you and me.

And I said...

"Eh?!"

Damn!

Look at you, Dad.

That was a pretty cool thing you did.

The me now can't just say that.

I've hired employees.

I have customers who come in on a regular basis.

I have a mountain of responsibilities and duties.

I can't just cut myself out like that.

Both for the store's sake as well as for Yūko's sake.

So long, I'll come again, Ohara-san.

Ah, thank you. Please come again!

I guess that...

...little by little...

...in smaller and smaller circles...

Ah... I'm exhausted.

Yūko-san.

Eh?

I heard from Naoko-san that, "If you don't have to work overtime..."

"...could I drop by Yūko-san's apartment today?"

Why?

Dunno.

Sure.

Tell her, "Around 9pm."

Yes.

She says that around 9pm would be fine.

Hmm...

Thank you.

It'd be better if those two spoke to one another.

It's gotten increasingly stormy between those two these days.

Oi, I've come!

Eh?

Open up, oi! Oh!

It's Kitamura-san.

Oi!

Oh!

What's the matter? You've come to Tokyo?

Oh! There's an exhibition going on. Didn't she tell you about it?

Yeah.

I bought some Shūmai.

Shumai - steamed meat dumplings

How's the runt doing? Oi!

Shh! She just went to sleep.

Naoko, you don't live here anymore?

No.

Oh... Guess it would be pretty cramped with the two of you and the runt.

Yes, so I left.

Ah...

We're facing each other at the store every day...

...and then even returning home together.

Those are my words.

The runt's so cute!

Oh... Look, look. There.

Such small hands.

Yeah, she's already asleep.

Look.

Oh, oh...

I'm quitting the store.

Ah...

Huh?

I'm quitting the store...

...and starting a new one in Shinsaibashi.

What are you saying out of the blue like this?

Sir here...

...he introduced me to a wonderfully good property in Shinsaibashi.

The rent and area are only so-so...

...but the location's pre-eminent.

It's an ideal spot for a new store.

Right?

Why are you saying such selfish things?

What about the current store?

I just said I was quitting it, didn't i?!

Quitting it?

You can say such an irresponsible thing so easily?

That's your store isn't it?

What about all of your customers and employees!?

You should run it!

Huh?

Your sales...

...have always been higher than mine.

You alone should be plenty enough to run it, right?!

Look you.

In the first place, I just came out here to help you.

Right!

And if my sales are higher than yours...

...isn't that just because you're no good at it!?

Calm down.

I don't know.

Huh?

That store...

...I just don't...

...matter to it anymore.

Anyhow...

I'm just in your way there.

I want to run a store...

...using my own power and without you around.

Oh, that one's empty. Drink this.

All right.

I'll quit the store.

That would be fine, wouldn't it!?

I was under your care.

So long, please take care of afterwards.

Yes. Good luck.

Rie, let's go.

And then Yūko left the store in Tokyo...

...and returned to Kishiwada.

I'm home.

Welcome back.

Welcome back.

Rie-chan!

How have you been?

Yeah.

I have returned.

Ah.

Here it is.

This is where I can turn it over.

Dad

Turn the signboard over to her?

Yeah.

Yū-chan would be head of the store?

That's right.

Well then Sensei, what would you do?

Well...

...it's not like I'm quitting.

You could say just the shape I'll be taking is different.

I'll come out to the store and work as before.

But...

The Ohara sign will be hers.

She will make all the major decisions from here on.

I'll be around, helping out wherever needed.

By going back and forth between Tokyo and Kishiwada...

...she's become full-fledged.

Well...

...being fully-fledged and able...

...it's about time she got her start.

With us under the same store...

...wouldn't it still be the same size?

And you'll be working, too.

Ah...

But...

She tells me, "You've already taken this."

You could say it's my job...

...to set the order of things.

But...

...isn't it still too early for this?

To me, this is...

I hate Sensei saying such a thing!

That's right.

You shouldn't separate yourself, but go on as is for a while longer. Right?

Thank you.

Even so...

...don't the roles of those who pull the danjiri change rapidly?

No one complains about how sad it might be...

...they just pass it on quickly to the next set.

Not doing that wouldn't be cool.

Why?

Forgive me...

I'm crying for a different reason, huh?

Ito-chan...

...you were given that signboard at twenty-one...

...so I was just thinking of all the things...

...you've seen since then.

Well...

Still, it's not like we're taking down the Ohara Dressmaking signboard.

Nothing is going to change...

Nothing...

Ohara Dressmaking Store

I'm home.

Welcome back.

Welcome home, Mom.

Yo!

What's this?

You've come.

Can I have some tea?

Ah, yeah.

Say, Mom.

There's something I want to talk to you about.

Okay?

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

Members of the Inaugural Class of Ground Hostesses (Circa Showa 39 (1964), Haneda Airport)