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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 127

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

Ohara Yūko Niiyama Chiharu Ohara Naoko \h Kawasaki Asami

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Ohara Satoko (voice) Yasuda Misako Kinomoto Eisaku \h Kōmoto Masahiro

Matsuda Megumi Rokkaku Seiji Kitamura Tatsuo \h Hosshan.

Haraguchi Takeshi Tsukamoto Shin'ya Sae\h Kurotani Tomoka

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Kioka Yasuo Uesugi Shōzō Yasuoka Yaeko \h Tamaru Maki

Masako Genkaku Yūko Rika\h Kojima Fujiko Johnny\h Asari Yousuke

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

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

Kioka Miyo Iijima Junko Kinomoto Setsuko \h Nishimura Ayako Shirakawa Nanako \h Murakami Haruna Yasuoka Tarō \h Kuramoto Akira

Rie Kamei Risa Ohara Haru (photo) \h Shoji Terue Ohara Masaru (photo) \h Surugu Tarou

Ohara Itoko Natsuki Mari

Miura Heizō Kondō Masaomi

Ohara Zensaku Kobayashi Kaoru

Showa 48 (1973) September 14th

The festival had come again this year.

It's here!

Both Naoko and Yūko had taken off the day before and come home.

Truth was...

Yūko's Oldest Daughter Rie

Second Daughter Rika

...because Kishiwada's danjiri festival had been extensively introduced to the entire country on TV last year...

...so many guests were coming to see it this year...

...that the women were even busier than before.

G'morning.

Yo, don't hurt yourself!

The usual gang of old men had finished visiting the shrine.

They had come to report to Zen-chan...

...then they settled in where they were to drink.

And then, well, that was pretty much it.

Thanks for the business!

Before they knew it, Kitamura was sitting with them.

G'morning!

G'morning!

Ah, g'morning Tarō-chan!

It's been awhile!

I brought some kurumi mochi.

Kurumi mochi - walnut flavored rice cake

Set it aside over there.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Ala!

And who would this child be?

This is Saburō's child.

The little ones had multiplied so much that I didn't know whose was whose.

It's coming! It's coming, it's coming!

The danjiri's coming!

Sōrya sōrya sōrya sōrya!

Whaa! How cool!

Union President.

Ah, it's Matsuda.

Ohh... Oh, Union President!

We've been out of touch.

Are you going to the store from here?

Yes. The guests have been coming in by the droves this year, so they've asked for my help.

Ah, I'll be in your way.

No, no, no, not in the least! Sensei will be thrilled to have you.

Once past noon, the guests who were coming from Tokyo appeared one after another.

Johnny

No one seemed to notice Johnny and his secret boots.

Sōrya sōrya sōrya sōrya!

Surprisingly, Shirakawa Nanako had become quite popular on TV these days.

Shirakawa Nanako

Ala! Isn't that Shirakawa Nanako-san?

Whaa! You're right!

Oh no! I've been recognized.

It was quite a mess.

Good afternoon.

Ala! What's the matter?

Don't you have people at your home to help?

Well, these girls told me, "We have to see Johnny, no matter what."

You won't have to go to Shinsaibashi...

...because here at this shop we have the prettiest geishas already!

Whoa!

Excuse us!

Kyaa! Johnny!

Thank you, thank you.

Where are you from? Where are you from?

So cool!

So handsome!

Ah Sensei, it's been a long time.

How long has it been?

Since Naoko's wedding ceremony.

Ah!

You've made a long trip.

Our schedules happened to match up exactly.

Kenta!

Ala... You've come!

Come on in.

Welcome back from Paris. The man from Paris has returned!

Whoa! It's Saitō Genta!

Whaa, Genta!

You managed to make it.

Sit down, sit down.

Sit, sit.

Well... You came from Paris.

Hey! Why are you the only one who's sitting? Switch places!

What? I'm sharing some sake with them right now!

Ah, enough already!

What's that? It's been a long time for me!

Now, now, now!

What's with you!

Mom!

Mooom!

Mom.

Find her?

I didn't.

Geez, where have you gone, Mom?

Where to?

Ah! Thank goodness!

Geez! Mom, where have been off to?!

Ah...

There were so many guests...

...so I wondered where your Father had gone...

Mom!

Dad is already...

Sensei!

Your husband said, "I'm going 'round to make my greetings."

Ah...

Ah, thank goodnes.

Thank goodness.

Let's go in. Okay?

There's no need to get angry.

My mother was like that, too.

It's best...

...just to discuss things with them properly.

Yeah...

Hey! Wait... Megumi-san!

Did you see?

Eh? Wha, wha, what is it?

Fuyuzō! Fuyuzō-san has come!

Eh? Where? Where, where, where!?

There! Over there!

Seems he's making an TV appearance.

Ahh!!

Kyaa!

Did you hear?

Did you hear it? Hello, Satoko?

This world is like a paradise, huh?

I wanted to talk to you about that.

Huh?

About your invitation to join your company in Tokyo.

Ah.

Would it be okay if I refused?

You're going to Nagasaki?

I'm not going there! So persistent.

I've thought about it...

...but I guess my arena just isn't in Tokyo.

It's here.

From this window I've seen all of...

...both Paradise and Hell.

Everything I treasure is here.

You know you sound like a middle-aged woman, right?

Huh?

You're already at that age.

Be quiet. You can't say such things about people, can you?

I can.

Both of us will only lose things from here on.

You say your treasures are here...

...but they'll just disappear one by one anyhow.

Everyone of them will die.

If you stay here...

...you'll have to endure that alone.

Such a thing...

...can become tiresome.

That's fine.

Huh?

You don't know that.

What's that?

For starters, what's this "You'll lose, you'll lose" about?

I won't lose anything.

If the other people die...

...I still won't lose anything.

Huh?

I've decided I'm gonna win.

What are you saying?

Nothing good comes from crying.

The treasure I hold comes from living.

Showa 60 (1985) October, Early Morning

Ohara Dressmaking Store

Yūko's Second Daughter Rika (15 years old)

Grandma.

It's morning.

Good morning.

Ohara Itoko (72 years old)

I've gotten old.

To Be Continued

There!

Week 23 "Don't Be Lead Astray"

Carnation

End

Stylishly Dressed Photo Gallery

Trendy Thick-soled Sandals (Showa 48 (1973), Shimonoseki)