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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 22 "Youth Without Regret" Episode 124

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

Yasuoka Tamae Hamada Mari

Yasuoka Yaeko Tamaru Maki Masako\h Genkaku Yūko

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

Saitō Genta Kaku Tomohiro Yoshimura\h Doitaiji Ozawa\h Noda Nironari

Yasuoka Taizō (flashback) Suga Takamasa Yasuoka Kansuke (flashback) \h Onoue Hiroyuki Rie\h Kamei Risa

Miura Heizō Kondō Masaomi

They said...

"At most... six months."

Eh?

That talk took place in July of Showa 45 (1970).

Ohara Dressmaking Store

Akari o tsukemasho bonbori ni Light up the paper lanterns

This is the Hinamatsuri, the Doll Festival held on March 3rd. A platform with dolls on display represents the Emperor, Empress and musicians in their court atire

Showa 47 (1972) March

Ohana o agemasho momo no hana And give flowers, peach flowers

Go-ri-bayashi no fuedaiko To the Go-ri-bayashi's flute and drums

Go-ri-bayashi - The five court-musician dolls of the Girl's Festival kept on the lower levels of the platform

Kyō wa tanoshī Hinamatsuri Today is the fun Hinamatsuri

Odairisama to o Hina-sama The Emperor and Empress dolls

Futarinarande sumashigao Both face one another

Being elderly likely slowed the disease's progression.

In the end, Oba-chan easily exceeded that six months prediction...

...by a year and eight months.

Whaa... Looks so good.

Mother is being so annoying saying, "I can still eat a whole lot more."

Even so, I have to tell you...

...that my husband and both of my sons are already waiting for me on the other side.

So whatever happens, I'm not scared of anything!

Well, that's true, huh? Right!

Oba-chan. I don't know if it's good to laugh about that.

Why not? It's a good thing.

Right!

Right!

It's a very hopeful thing!

That's true!

Right!

Seems we still had a long ways to go to understand her condition.

Haru yo koi hayaku koi Spring is coming, hurry and come

Aruki hajimeta Mi-chan ga I want to begin my walks

Akai hanao no jojo wa ite And here I am with my red getas on

On mo e detai to matte iru Just waiting to go out

Haru yo koi hayaku koi Spring is coming, hurry and come

And Oba-chan would hold up for another six months after that.

Yasuoka Beauty Salon

On a certain morning...

It's a relief...

Yeah...

Showa 47 (1972) November

Good afternoon!

Genta!

Genta!

Saitō Genta

Welcome back!

You're back at last.

You rascal.

This just seems like a store of Naoko's...

Doesn't it?

Yeah, it very fascinating.

It'd definitely be popular in Paris.

Of course it would.

Well, check this out. I'll be moving forward on this.

I'll open up a store on the Champs Elysees and call it "Reception."

Oh, go, go. Definitely go!

Yeah.

How long are you in Japan?

Ah... All of this week.

I'm back.

Oh, welcome back.

Sato-chan!?

Gen-chan?! Well... It's been a long time.

Oh...

Eh, are you helping out around here now?

Umm.

That's right. Mom and her switch places helping out around my store.

Ehh... Even Sato-chan is moving along this path, huh?

Hmm. Well, she wasn't dependable at first...

...but recently she's been able to do a great deal.

Right?

When you go to Paris for training, I'll hire you anytime at my shop there.

Ah! Thank you!

If you'd rather train in Shibuya rather than Paris, come to my store, okay?

It seems true that Satoko was finally making something of herself.

And if you'd prefer Aoyama, there's my store.

Thank you! Thank you!

About Sato-chan. It might be we won't need her to find...

...someone to marry into the family.

Really?

Yeah.

She's been quite level-headed recently.

Ah, I've thought so, too.

I don't remember any of the early parts...

...but I do clearly remember a few things.

It's because she's been going between Yū-chan's store and Nao-chan's store...

...and helping out so much.

That's been giving her a lot of training.

Hmm...

If we're around to help her out...

...she just might make it as a shopkeeper somehow.

She'd be fine.

Really?

Yeah.

Oh! Hmm...

I'm back!

Welcome back!

Welcome home!

To bring it up once more...

...I again decided that it was probably about time to retire.

Showa 47 (1972) December

Ah, don't!

Everyone's not here yet.

I'm not waiting around for you to cut it.

Say.

Eh?

Isn't it about time I transferred the signboard over to you?

The signboard?

Yeah.

Will you become the store's owner?

Ah...

What about you, Mom?

I, well, have no real intention of quitting.

I'm just talking for the time being.

Hmm...

We can speak about this a little at a time to the customers.

There's no reason for a sudden change.

Could we do that...

...with the new year?

Ah, it fell over.

Umm...

Are you saying it's okay to move forward with that?

Ah...

Satoko's answer was as slack as ever...

Senshū Textile Trade Union

...so I assumed I had nothing to worry about in advancing this.

So Ohara Dressmaking Store is changing hands at last, huh?

Well, the third one seems like the charm.

That's great, isn't it? That you gave birth to three of them.

That's true.

At the start of the year, I'll have her come make her greetings right away...

...so please work with her.

I'll look forward to that.

Thank you.

So long, Union President. Have a good year!

You, too!

Have a good year!

At long last, the decisive battle has come!

Attacking first will be the White group.

Huh?!

Eh! What's this about Satoko being this store's owner come the first of the year?

Showa 47 (1972) December 31st

Yeah.

Well, I've told her that it's for the time being.

Congratulations, Satoko!

Umm.

Look, then does that mean you won't be helping out around my store anymore?

No such thing.

Just switching ownership doesn't particularly mean everything will change suddenly.

Hmm... That's fine then.

Isn't it about time to eat the soba?

Mom...

We ate the soba earlier.

Ala...

We did, didn't we?

We ate it.

I'm stuffed.

Um, um. That's fine then.

Okay. I see...

Still...

I...

What is it?

Eh?

You said, "Still, I..."

Ah...

Let's see...

I'm thinking of going to London.

Huh?

London?

Yeah.

You're talking of taking a trip there?

No.

Not for a trip...

...but I want to go and work in London.

Why?

Look Mom.

Forgive me...

Please let me go to London.

What's this about?

I don't know.

I have no idea at all.

Have you heard about this?

I haven't heard a thing about it, either.

Yeah...

I didn't discuss it with anyone.

But if I'm in Kishiwada...

...I think I'd spend my entire life just helping out my sisters.

Trying to sell what my sisters can't sell...

...helping out around their businesses...

I think such things aren't right.

Without...

...help from anyone...

...and not depending upon Mom or my sisters...

I want to start on my own from scratch in some other place.

And so London?

Umm.

Why London?

I love London.

Satoko, do you understand?

They don't speak Japanese in London.

All the people there speak in English.

Umm.

I know all that.

You can't speak English.

I can't, but...

I think I'll get by somehow.

You won't!

Look you, you can't be this naive!

You can't manage as a girl in a dangerous place like London!

That's right.

You should be here to succeed to the store!

That way you'll be safe and sound. You've gotta be joking!

It's true that we've been depending upon you...

...to deal with our unsold stock.

But I won't do that any longer.

I won't do that, either. I apologize for that.

You can just do the work you love here, at this store.

Right!

Right!

I...

It would definitely be impossible for you in London!

Stop this!

Stop it.

Well...

...you can go.

Huh?

You mustn't, Mom!

You can go, Satoko.

No, you mustn't!

That'd be impossible for her!

You guys be silent!

This child is a child of this store.

You guys mustn't interrupt!

Go do what you love.

Go to London.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

Homemade Puff Sleeve Dress (circa Showa 44 (1969), Tokyo-to Hachioji)