1. OFFICIAL ENTRY
1954 FESTIVAL OF THE ARTSCopy !req
2. A MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FILM SELECTIONCopy !req
3. SELECTION OF THE FIRST ANNUAL
"MASTERPIECE APPRECIATION SERIES"Copy !req
4. A SHOCHIKU FILMCopy !req
5. TWENTY-FOUR EYESCopy !req
6. Produced by RYOTARO KUWATA
Based on the Novel by SAKAE TSUBOICopy !req
7. Director of Photography
HIROSHI KUSUDACopy !req
8. Production Design KIMIHIKO NAKAMURA
Sound Recording HISAO ONOCopy !req
9. Lighting RYOZO TOYOSHIMA
Music CHUJI KINOSHITACopy !req
10. Set Design KAKUZO SASU
Set Decoration USHITARO SHIMADACopy !req
11. Edited by
YOSHI SUGIHARACopy !req
12. StarringCopy !req
13. Children in First Grade
HIDEKI GOKO, ITSUO WATANABE
MAKOTO MIYAKAWACopy !req
14. TAKERO TERASHITA,
KUNIO SATO, YUKO ISHII
YASUYO KOIKE, SETSUKO KUSANOCopy !req
15. KAORU KASE, YUMIKO TANABE
IKUKO KAMBARA, HIROKO UEHARACopy !req
16. Children in Upper Class
HITOSHI GOKO, SHIRO WATANABE
JUNICHI MIYAKAWACopy !req
17. TAKEAKI TERASHITA, TAKESHI SATO
SHISAKO ISHII, AKIKO KOIKE
SADAKO KUSANOCopy !req
18. KAYOKO KASE, NAHOKO TANABE
TOYOKO OZU, MASAKO UEHARACopy !req
19. YUMEJI TSUKIOKA
TOSHIKO KOBAYASHI, KUNIKO IGAWACopy !req
20. TAKAHIRO TAMURA
CHISHU RYU as the Gentleman TeacherCopy !req
21. SHIZUE NATSUKAWA, KUMEKO URABE
NIJIKO KIYOKAWA, CHIEKO NANIWACopy !req
22. USHIO AKASHI, HIDEYO AMAMOTO
TOSHIO TAKAHARACopy !req
23. TOKUJI KOBAYASHI, TOYOKO
TAKAHASHI, TOYOKO SHINOHARACopy !req
24. MAYUMI MINAMI, KIMIYO OTSUKA
TAZUKO KUSAKA, KAZUKO MOTOHASHICopy !req
25. REI MIURA, YASUKUNI TOIDA
YOSHIKAZU OTSUKICopy !req
26. TATSUO SHIMIZU
YOSHIKO NAGAICopy !req
27. TOSHIYUKI YASHIRO
NAOTORA KINOSHITA, KEIKO GOKOCopy !req
28. HIDEKO TAKAMINE
as Miss OishiCopy !req
29. Written for the Screen and Directed by
KEISUKE KINOSHITACopy !req
30. AMONG THE ISLANDS
OF JAPAN'S INLAND SEA,Copy !req
31. THE SECOND LARGEST,
AFTER AWAJI,Copy !req
32. IS SHODOSHIMA.Copy !req
33. IF A DECADE COUNTS
AS "AN ERA,"Copy !req
34. THIS STORY TOOK PLACE THERE
TWO ERAS AGO.Copy !req
35. CHILDREN IN THIS HAMLETCopy !req
36. ATTEND A LOCAL SCHOOLHOUSE
FOR THE FIRST FOUR YEARS.Copy !req
37. FOR THE FIFTH YEAR
AND ABOVE,Copy !req
38. THEY MUST WALK THREE MILES
TO THE MAIN SCHOOL.Copy !req
39. The hammer rings out
without pauseCopy !req
40. APRIL 4, 1928
Sparks fly and boiling water splashesCopy !req
41. The wind from the bellows
blows without endCopy !req
42. The village blacksmith
is hard at workCopy !req
43. He's known by all
as a stubborn old fellowCopy !req
44. Early to bed, early to rise,
and never sick a single dayCopy !req
45. He's proud of his arm,
stronger than ironCopy !req
46. Though his spirit
is strongest of allCopy !req
47. His labors earn him great rewards
and he's far from poorCopy !req
48. The blacksmith is famous
and his business is thrivingCopy !req
49. Teacher!Copy !req
50. Are you leaving now?Copy !req
51. I said farewell to the cape.
Now I'll say farewell to you.Copy !req
52. I just said my good-byes
at the boarding house.Copy !req
53. You're moving on
to the main school now.Copy !req
54. Study hard!Copy !req
55. What's the new teacher like?Copy !req
56. She's very nice.Copy !req
57. - A country bumpkin?
- Not at all. She's a fine teacher.Copy !req
58. But she's just a beginner?Copy !req
59. Every teacher
was a beginner once.Copy !req
60. You plan to make her cry
like you did me?Copy !req
61. You'd better not.
My daughter will be in her class.Copy !req
62. - What's her name?
- Miss Oishi.Copy !req
63. "Big Stone"?
Then she's very tall.Copy !req
64. Names don't always fit.Copy !req
65. Mine means "Little Grove,"
yet I'm quite tall.Copy !req
66. Miss "Big Stone" is shorter than me -
only up to my shoulder.Copy !req
67. Then she's a pebble.
Miss Pebble!Copy !req
68. But she won't cry like I did.Copy !req
69. I told her,
"You might see childrenCopy !req
70. on their way
to the main school.Copy !req
71. If they tease you,
just pretend they're monkeys.Copy !req
72. And if they're mean,
pretend they're squawking birds."Copy !req
73. Monkeys and birds, get flying!
You're late for school.Copy !req
74. Ding-a-ling!Copy !req
75. Ding-a-ling man!Copy !req
76. Good-bye! Be well!Copy !req
77. Be a good wife!Copy !req
78. Good morning.Copy !req
79. - She looks tough!
- A woman riding a bike!Copy !req
80. Good morning.Copy !req
81. She's tough!
A "modern girl"!Copy !req
82. Good morning.Copy !req
83. A woman in Western clothes!Copy !req
84. Must be the new teacher.Copy !req
85. On a shiny new bike!Copy !req
86. Good morning.Copy !req
87. A woman in Western clothes
just went by on a bike!Copy !req
88. Must be the new teacher.Copy !req
89. Looks like a man's jacket!Copy !req
90. What's the world coming to?Copy !req
91. Riding a bicycle and wearing a suit!
A real tomboy!Copy !req
92. Stop pushing!Copy !req
93. Stop it!Copy !req
94. It's pretty!Copy !req
95. Haven't you ever seen
a bicycle before?Copy !req
96. Who wants a ride?Copy !req
97. My house is
over by that smokestack.Copy !req
98. It's 50 minutes by bike,
though it looks so close.Copy !req
99. Yes, it's fine weather.
Not too hot, not too cold.Copy !req
100. And it's barely April.Copy !req
101. I think I'll go have a look.Copy !req
102. What am I going to do?Copy !req
103. What's wrong?Copy !req
104. That new teacher's got a teaching
license and degree and everything.Copy !req
105. Not like the bumpkins
we usually get around here.Copy !req
106. Is she smart?Copy !req
107. Seems to be.Copy !req
108. You didn't expect her
to ride in on a bike.Copy !req
109. Why send such a classy teacher
here all of a sudden?Copy !req
110. What's the principal thinking?Copy !req
111. It's the opening ceremony.
My speech has to be good.Copy !req
112. - Keep your head high.
- Okay.Copy !req
113. Better wear shoes today.Copy !req
114. You're right.
I better look Western today.Copy !req
115. Everybody line up!Copy !req
116. You hear me?Copy !req
117. Attention!Copy !req
118. You're all starting
first grade, right?Copy !req
119. Let's line up.
Come over here.Copy !req
120. Are they all here?
One, two, three, four...Copy !req
121. Are there 12?Copy !req
122. Yes, all 12 present.Copy !req
123. Let's line up here.Copy !req
124. Come on.Copy !req
125. Everyone over here, quick.Copy !req
126. I'll be your teacher
starting today.Copy !req
127. Make a straight line.Copy !req
128. Good.Copy !req
129. Look straight ahead.
Where are you looking?Copy !req
130. Look at me.Copy !req
131. Arms out in front.Copy !req
132. That's it.Copy !req
133. When I call your name,
answer in a loud voice.Copy !req
134. I want to learn
all your names right away.Copy !req
135. Isokichi Okada?Copy !req
136. Is Isokichi Okada not here?Copy !req
137. He is.Copy !req
138. Answer "here"
when I call your name.Copy !req
139. Isokichi Okada?Copy !req
140. Sonki, answer!Copy !req
141. Everybody calls you Sonki?Copy !req
142. All right then.
Sonki Isokichi?Copy !req
143. Next... Takeichi Takeshita?Copy !req
144. That's a nice clear answer.Copy !req
145. Next... Kichiji Tokuda?Copy !req
146. - Kit-chin!
- Here!Copy !req
147. So you go by Kit-chin?Copy !req
148. K-l-T-C-H-l-NCopy !req
149. Tadashi Morioka?Copy !req
150. Tanko!Copy !req
151. Only answer
if I call your name.Copy !req
152. Tadashi Morioka?Copy !req
153. So you're called Tanko?Copy !req
154. Nita Aizawa?Copy !req
155. You're a little busybody, aren't you?
And no need to shout.Copy !req
156. What's your nickname?Copy !req
157. Nikuta.Copy !req
158. Nikuta?
Does that mean you're a bully?Copy !req
159. It's not nice to tease others.Copy !req
160. Matsue Kawamoto?Copy !req
161. What do they call you?Copy !req
162. Mat-chan.Copy !req
163. Misako Nishiguchi?Copy !req
164. Do they call you Misa-chan?Copy !req
165. Mi-san.Copy !req
166. Mi-san?
That's a cute name.Copy !req
167. Masuno Kagawa?Copy !req
168. Yeah.Copy !req
169. "Yeah" sounds odd.Copy !req
170. Say "here," Masuno.Copy !req
171. She's Ma-chan.Copy !req
172. Fujiko Kinoshita?Copy !req
173. Your family used to be
village heads, right?Copy !req
174. Sanae Yamaishi?Copy !req
175. Kotoe Katagiri?Copy !req
176. Kotsuru Kabe?Copy !req
177. Your father's
the delivery man, isn't he?Copy !req
178. The ding-a-ling man!Copy !req
179. That's why people
call you a bully!Copy !req
180. Good-bye.Copy !req
181. Big stone, little pebble!Copy !req
182. Good-bye.Copy !req
183. Big stone, little pebble!Copy !req
184. She wrote down
all their nicknames.Copy !req
185. She said Mi-san
was a cute name.Copy !req
186. Playing favorites already!
They probably gave her a present!Copy !req
187. She asked Fujiko
if her familyCopy !req
188. used to be village heads,
like it was some big deal.Copy !req
189. Village heads?
They're nearly broke!Copy !req
190. Class, where does
the emperor live?Copy !req
191. Nikuta.Copy !req
192. The emperor lives
in the closet.Copy !req
193. Why do you say that?Copy !req
194. Isn't he hiding
in the school closet?Copy !req
195. That's not the emperor.
That's just his picture.Copy !req
196. This little school doesn't have
a proper place for his picture,Copy !req
197. so we fixed up the closet
to keep it in there.Copy !req
198. It doesn't mean the emperor
himself is in there.Copy !req
199. The train chugs along
puffing white smokeCopy !req
200. Choo choo choo
choo choo chooCopy !req
201. Through the tunnel
across the railway bridgeCopy !req
202. The train chugs alongCopy !req
203. The train chugs along
puffing white smokeCopy !req
204. Through the tunnel
across the railway bridgeCopy !req
205. Mother Crow,
why do you cry?Copy !req
206. Because I leftCopy !req
207. My seven precious babiesCopy !req
208. Back on the mountainCopy !req
209. They're precious, so preciousCopy !req
210. It opened, it openedCopy !req
211. What has opened?Copy !req
212. The lotus flower has openedCopy !req
213. And the minute it openedCopy !req
214. It closed againCopy !req
215. Before I even knew itCopy !req
216. It closed, it closedCopy !req
217. What closed?Copy !req
218. The lotus flower has closedCopy !req
219. And the minute it closedCopy !req
220. It opened
before I even knew itCopy !req
221. I hope the rain
stops tomorrow.Copy !req
222. Your school is so far away.Copy !req
223. Today I asked
the other teacherCopy !req
224. why people there
aren't more friendly.Copy !req
225. He laughed and said
my suit and bicycleCopy !req
226. are too flashy
and make people uneasy.Copy !req
227. It's discouraging.Copy !req
228. Don't let it get you down.Copy !req
229. People will always talk.Copy !req
230. Am I to walk there in a kimono?
It's ten miles round-trip.Copy !req
231. A bike's not exactly a luxury.Copy !req
232. That's what I said!Copy !req
233. I told him I bought it
on installmentsCopy !req
234. because I couldn't
walk all that way.Copy !req
235. And you still haven't
paid it off.Copy !req
236. The other teacher saves
every penny he can.Copy !req
237. A woman buying on credit...
he must think it's an outrage.Copy !req
238. So do the villagers,
I'm sure.Copy !req
239. People say he volunteered
to teach out thereCopy !req
240. so he wouldn't
spend money on socializing.Copy !req
241. I made my suit myself
out of your old kimono.Copy !req
242. Yet they keep calling me
a "modern girl."Copy !req
243. There's nothing you can do.Copy !req
244. They'll understand someday.Copy !req
245. They say it's hardCopy !req
246. for young female teachers
to start out there.Copy !req
247. And older men
who never made principalCopy !req
248. are sent there
as their last assignment.Copy !req
249. They'll send you
to the main school in a year.Copy !req
250. The school year's a third over,
and it'll soon be vacation.Copy !req
251. Don't lose your spirit.Copy !req
252. Patience, patience.Copy !req
253. Takeichi Takeshita?Copy !req
254. Kichiji Tokuda?Copy !req
255. Tadashi Morioka?Copy !req
256. Nita Aizawa?Copy !req
257. Matsue Kawamoto?Copy !req
258. Misako Nishiguchi?Copy !req
259. The day I began teachingCopy !req
260. was also the first day of school
for those 12 kids.Copy !req
261. They looked so small
and anxious.Copy !req
262. Those 24 eyes
looking up at meCopy !req
263. were so adorable.Copy !req
264. I don't want those adorable eyesCopy !req
265. to ever lose their sparkle.Copy !req
266. You know, Mother,
none of those childrenCopy !req
267. has time
to play after school.Copy !req
268. Most have to care
for younger siblingsCopy !req
269. or help with farming
or fishing.Copy !req
270. It's a poor village.Copy !req
271. So I shouldn't let
a little rain get me down.Copy !req
272. Now you're talking!Copy !req
273. I'll carry on,
no matter what anyone says.Copy !req
274. That's the spirit.Copy !req
275. Well, that's enough for today.Copy !req
276. The banker's wife always wants
everything in a hurry,Copy !req
277. but this kimono won't make
her daughter any prettier.Copy !req
278. She's too fat and too plain.Copy !req
279. Mother, the rain stopped.Copy !req
280. Really? That's good.Copy !req
281. And the stars are coming out.Copy !req
282. SEPTEMBER 1Copy !req
283. Is it always like this
after a storm?Copy !req
284. You all help
pick up the stones?Copy !req
285. Teacher!Copy !req
286. How's Nita?Copy !req
287. The walls of his house fell in.
He was in his closet, soaked.Copy !req
288. We could see inside.Copy !req
289. He sat in the closet
looking up at the sky.Copy !req
290. In the closet?Copy !req
291. He was trying
to take the emperor's place.Copy !req
292. Young lady!Copy !req
293. What's so funny?Copy !req
294. Other people's misfortune?Copy !req
295. My father-in-law fell off the roof.
I suppose that's funny too!Copy !req
296. I'm sorry.Copy !req
297. Then why laugh
when others suffer?Copy !req
298. Making the kids
clear the path!Copy !req
299. Well, not near my house!Copy !req
300. You just want it cleared
for your bike!Copy !req
301. Well, you can do it yourself!Copy !req
302. A teacher cackling
at others' misfortune!Copy !req
303. I set her straight!Copy !req
304. Let's stop now.Copy !req
305. It seems I got carried away.Copy !req
306. Let's go to the seashore.Copy !req
307. Little crab whisks upCopy !req
308. Some shaving foamCopy !req
309. Old man crab
clicks his nippers proudlyCopy !req
310. Snip, snip, snippety snipCopy !req
311. In comes RabbitCopy !req
312. He's a customerCopy !req
313. "A haircut, please,
and make it quick"Copy !req
314. Snip, snip, snippety snipCopy !req
315. Rabbit's in a hurryCopy !req
316. Teacher!Copy !req
317. We found a rare seashell.
Come look!Copy !req
318. - What kind?
- Come look.Copy !req
319. What did you find?Copy !req
320. It's all right.Copy !req
321. Go get the other teacher.Copy !req
322. Tell him I broke my leg
and can't walk.Copy !req
323. Miss Pebble is hurt!Copy !req
324. Somebody come with us!Copy !req
325. Someone come help!Copy !req
326. I don't think it's broken,
but she needs a doctor or masseur.Copy !req
327. Take her to Dr. Soka
in Nakamachi.Copy !req
328. It'd be quicker by boat.Copy !req
329. Not in this weather.Copy !req
330. Do do do re mi mi mi
so so so la soCopy !req
331. That doesn't sound right.Copy !req
332. I only went to grammar school.
I never learned to play the harmonium.Copy !req
333. With Miss Oishi out,
it's more work for you.Copy !req
334. Oh, she's got it worse.Copy !req
335. You're right.Copy !req
336. It's more painful to tear a tendon
than play a harmonium.Copy !req
337. She may not
come back to school.Copy !req
338. Her mother's furious
about the whole thing.Copy !req
339. She says her daughter
is irreplaceableCopy !req
340. and she won't send her
to this miserable village again.Copy !req
341. I don't blame her.Copy !req
342. But Miss Oishi's out for now,
so we need a substitute.Copy !req
343. I'm tired of teaching
sewing in her place.Copy !req
344. I have no time
to make money on side work.Copy !req
345. Enough talk.
I'd better practice.Copy !req
346. I've got to learn this.Copy !req
347. You're right.Copy !req
348. Miss Oishi teaches them
corny old folk songs.Copy !req
349. It's like an Obon festival.Copy !req
350. If you learn to play well,
the students will respect you.Copy !req
351. The crags of Senbiki...Copy !req
352. Do do do re mi mi mi
so so so la soCopy !req
353. Let's all sing together, okay?Copy !req
354. Why aren't you singing?Copy !req
355. I've done all I can.
You won't learn if you don't try.Copy !req
356. Everybody on your feet.Copy !req
357. Stand up.Copy !req
358. Here we go.Copy !req
359. You're impossible.Copy !req
360. Sing whatever you want,
and I'll listen.Copy !req
361. Ready?
One, two, three, go.Copy !req
362. Teacher, what should we sing?Copy !req
363. Anything.Copy !req
364. I know!
"Chirp, Chirp, Plover."Copy !req
365. I know that one.
Ready?Copy !req
366. Chirp, chirp, ploverCopy !req
367. On nights when the plover singsCopy !req
368. Even with the window closedCopy !req
369. It's still so coldCopy !req
370. I hate that music class.Copy !req
371. I like Miss Pebble's songs better.Copy !req
372. When's she coming back?Copy !req
373. I wish I could see her face.Copy !req
374. She's in the hospital.Copy !req
375. She was, but she's out now.Copy !req
376. Maybe she'll be back soon.Copy !req
377. I hope so.Copy !req
378. She can't even stand up yet.Copy !req
379. Let's all go visit her.Copy !req
380. Yeah, let's go to her village.Copy !req
381. She said her house
is near that smokestack.Copy !req
382. Nita, how long
does it take to get there?Copy !req
383. It's not far.Copy !req
384. The bus hardly had time to honk
and we were there.Copy !req
385. I didn't even have time
to eat a bun.Copy !req
386. Liar!
That only takes a minute.Copy !req
387. Even a fast bus
can't get there in a minute!Copy !req
388. I started eating it at the shrineCopy !req
389. and still had it in my hand
when I got off.Copy !req
390. - You telling the truth?
- Yes.Copy !req
391. - Then hook pinkies.
- All right.Copy !req
392. I want to go see Miss Pebble.Copy !req
393. - Let's go!
- Yes, let's!Copy !req
394. We'll run
all the way there and back.Copy !req
395. Let's sneak away
after lunch.Copy !req
396. Don't tell your folks
or they won't let you go.Copy !req
397. We'll sneak out.Copy !req
398. - We'll meet by the grove.
- Good idea!Copy !req
399. Let's go!Copy !req
400. Kotoe, aren't you going
home to eat?Copy !req
401. I can't sneak out with Grandma there.
I'll skip lunch.Copy !req
402. I'll bring you some beans.
Wait at the grove.Copy !req
403. Miss Pebble will be surprised.Copy !req
404. You think her leg still hurts?Copy !req
405. See, the Achilles tendon is here.
This big muscle got torn.Copy !req
406. - Big kids!
- What do we do?Copy !req
407. Hide!Copy !req
408. Keep quiet!Copy !req
409. Why are you hiding
down there?Copy !req
410. Hello.Copy !req
411. Have you seen our Kotoe?
- No, I haven't.Copy !req
412. I don't see my Sanae
anywhere either.Copy !req
413. - Nice weather, isn't it?
- Yes.Copy !req
414. Have you seen
Sanae around?Copy !req
415. I haven't seen
our Matsue either.Copy !req
416. - I can't believe Fujiko's gone too.
- Where would she go?Copy !req
417. Our children are gone.
Is Takeichi around?Copy !req
418. How strange
for all of them to disappear.Copy !req
419. Is Kit-chin around?Copy !req
420. He was here for lunch.Copy !req
421. Where did they go?Copy !req
422. SUIGETSU INNCopy !req
423. The first-graders are all gone!Copy !req
424. Then Masuno's probably gone too.Copy !req
425. Did you see a group
of 7- and 8-year-olds go by?Copy !req
426. No.Copy !req
427. I saw them
outside the stationery store.Copy !req
428. Maybe they went
to a puppet show.Copy !req
429. Without money?Copy !req
430. Maybe they're gaping
at the posters.Copy !req
431. What will that little fool say
when she gets home?Copy !req
432. Should we scold them?Copy !req
433. We can't exactly
praise them!Copy !req
434. Here, wear this.Copy !req
435. You sure
you just ate one bun?Copy !req
436. I don't know.
It was my first time on a bus.Copy !req
437. So you lied?Copy !req
438. No, but I was watching
the scenery, not eating.Copy !req
439. So you just held it
in your hand?Copy !req
440. Kotoe, we have to keep walking.Copy !req
441. I'm hungry.Copy !req
442. Come on.Copy !req
443. Mother Crow,
why do you cry?Copy !req
444. Because I leftCopy !req
445. My seven precious babiesCopy !req
446. Back on the mountainCopy !req
447. They're precious, so preciousCopy !req
448. Mother Crow singsCopy !req
449. It's Miss Pebble!Copy !req
450. Miss Pebble!Copy !req
451. What's going on?Copy !req
452. We wanted to see you.Copy !req
453. We didn't tell anyone
we were coming.Copy !req
454. Well, you'd better all get
on the bus.Copy !req
455. Go on!Copy !req
456. I made a lot,
so eat all you want.Copy !req
457. - I want more.
- Eat what you have first.Copy !req
458. It's good my doctor's visit ended early
or I'd have missed you.Copy !req
459. That's right.Copy !req
460. Seconds!Copy !req
461. Me too!Copy !req
462. Here we go.
Look at the flower.Copy !req
463. Here we go.
Ready?Copy !req
464. Look at the flower!Copy !req
465. Steady now.Copy !req
466. All done.Copy !req
467. Good-bye!Copy !req
468. Good-bye, Teacher!Copy !req
469. Hisako, is your head
off in the clouds?Copy !req
470. Thank the principal.Copy !req
471. Has it been decided
who'll take my place?Copy !req
472. Yes, we decided at our staff meeting.
Is something wrong?Copy !req
473. No, I'm just...Copy !req
474. in a bit of a fix.Copy !req
475. What kind of fix?Copy !req
476. I promised the children
I'd return to school.Copy !req
477. Now that's a surprise!
Can you get there by yourself?Copy !req
478. Your mother says
you can't ride your bicycle.Copy !req
479. Hisako, the principal
has been very kind.Copy !req
480. If you transfer her
to the main school,Copy !req
481. in just 10 days
she can start taking the bus.Copy !req
482. Your help
would be greatly appreciated.Copy !req
483. Your replacement
is to be Mrs. Goto.Copy !req
484. We planned to ask her
to retire next year,Copy !req
485. but she could work
three more years at that school,Copy !req
486. so she was very happy
to accept.Copy !req
487. Things worked out
quite well.Copy !req
488. Isn't that nice?Copy !req
489. She's like her father...
a bit stubborn.Copy !req
490. Yes, like him
in all the worst ways!Copy !req
491. The principal was
a friend of your father's.Copy !req
492. That's why he's being
so accommodating.Copy !req
493. Pardon me.Copy !req
494. What's all this?Copy !req
495. Thanks for treating
the children the other day.Copy !req
496. It was nothing.Copy !req
497. I was very happy
to have visitors.Copy !req
498. Their parents
sent along a few things:Copy !req
499. A quart of rice,
two quarts of beans,Copy !req
500. These are dried sardines.Copy !req
501. Two more quarts of rice
and a quart of beans.Copy !req
502. It's Miss Pebble!Copy !req
503. Miss Pebble's coming!Copy !req
504. Miss Pebble!Copy !req
505. Does your leg still hurt?Copy !req
506. Can you ride your bike yet?Copy !req
507. It may be another six months.Copy !req
508. So you'll come by boat?Copy !req
509. So you'll walk all the way?Copy !req
510. Let's go to the school.Copy !req
511. Teacher!Copy !req
512. How's your leg?
We've been worried.Copy !req
513. Thank you.Copy !req
514. I'm very grateful
for the rice you sent.Copy !req
515. I want to thank you
for the lovely beans.Copy !req
516. I sent sesame.Copy !req
517. Ah, thank you
for the wonderful sesame.Copy !req
518. Thank you for the lovely card.Copy !req
519. Actually, I meant to send
something, but I was too late.Copy !req
520. Please forgive me!Copy !req
521. Thank you
for the wonderful presents.Copy !req
522. Oh, it was nothing.Copy !req
523. Forgive my bad habit
of always meddling.Copy !req
524. Not at all.Copy !req
525. You know...Copy !req
526. I can't ride my bicycle
for quite a while,Copy !req
527. and the school
is so far away.Copy !req
528. Limping along on my crutches,
it would be night before I got here.Copy !req
529. That's why I can't...Copy !req
530. If you take the boat,
we'll come meet you every day.Copy !req
531. Really? And see me off
every evening?Copy !req
532. Yes. Right?Copy !req
533. Thank you.Copy !req
534. I wish I'd known
that sooner.Copy !req
535. I'm afraid it's too late.Copy !req
536. I've been transferred
to the main school.Copy !req
537. I'll be waiting for you there
when you're older.Copy !req
538. I just came to say farewell.Copy !req
539. Another teacher
will be coming soon.Copy !req
540. Study hard.Copy !req
541. I love this little village,Copy !req
542. but with my leg like this,
it's impossible.Copy !req
543. Teacher, we're sorry!Copy !req
544. It's all right.Copy !req
545. All children play pranks.Copy !req
546. It was just my bad luck.Copy !req
547. What's this? She came
all this way just to see you.Copy !req
548. You should be laughing
instead of bawling.Copy !req
549. Are you better now,
Miss Oishi?Copy !req
550. Yes, thank you.Copy !req
551. There's no figuring out
women and children.Copy !req
552. If you want to cry, go ahead!
Cry all you want!Copy !req
553. So much for teaching
my lesson!Copy !req
554. Teacher!Copy !req
555. Come back to see us!Copy !req
556. Come back when your leg
gets better!Copy !req
557. You promised!Copy !req
558. Good-bye, Teacher!Copy !req
559. Let's send her off with a song.Copy !req
560. This time let's sing
"The Crags of Senbiki."Copy !req
561. One, two, three...Copy !req
562. Mother Crow,
why do you cry?Copy !req
563. Because I leftCopy !req
564. My seven precious babiesCopy !req
565. Back on the mountainCopy !req
566. They're precious, so preciousCopy !req
567. Mother Crow singsCopy !req
568. Go take a lookCopy !req
569. In my old nest
on the mountain...Copy !req
570. THE COLOR OF THE SEA AND THE
SILHOUETTE OF THE MOUNTAINSCopy !req
571. REMAINED THE SAME
AS DAY FOLLOWED UPON DAY.Copy !req
572. OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS...Copy !req
573. THE MANCHURIAN AND SHANGHAI
INCIDENTS TOOK PLACE,Copy !req
574. AND THE WORLD SUFFERED
THROUGH THE GREAT DEPRESSION.Copy !req
575. UNAWARE OF WHAT
LAY IN STORE...Copy !req
576. THE CHILDREN PASSED
THEIR DAYSCopy !req
577. CAUGHT UP IN THEIR OWN
JOYS AND SORROWS.Copy !req
578. LAND OF THE RISING SUNCopy !req
579. Night falls in autumnCopy !req
580. Upon our encampment
covered in frostCopy !req
581. A flock of crying geeseCopy !req
582. Passes overheadCopy !req
583. Moonlight once shoneCopy !req
584. Upon our planted swordsCopy !req
585. That moonlight of olden daysCopy !req
586. Where is it now?Copy !req
587. Above the castle ruinsCopy !req
588. The moon rises at midnightCopy !req
589. Its light remains unchangedCopy !req
590. For whom does it shine now?Copy !req
591. Nothing along the fenceCopy !req
592. But the creeping vineCopy !req
593. No sound from the pinesCopy !req
594. But the howling windCopy !req
595. The lights in the heavensCopy !req
596. Are forever constantCopy !req
597. But the fates of those on earthCopy !req
598. Forever rise and fallCopy !req
599. Will you choose
to shine upon usCopy !req
600. Even to this very day?Copy !req
601. High above the castle ruinsCopy !req
602. O midnight moon!Copy !req
603. There's the principal!Copy !req
604. Good morning, sir!Copy !req
605. Why are you all here?Copy !req
606. To greet
Miss Oishi's fiancé.Copy !req
607. How did you know?Copy !req
608. From Kotsuru's father,
right?Copy !req
609. He's an engineer on a tourist ship.
Everybody knows that.Copy !req
610. We want to see his mug.Copy !req
611. If you stare at him like that,
he'll crack!Copy !req
612. Is Miss Oishi coming?Copy !req
613. She's getting prettied up
at home.Copy !req
614. Ooh, isn't that nice?Copy !req
615. Miss Oishi is very pretty.Copy !req
616. Let's follow them!Copy !req
617. I'd be too embarrassed.Copy !req
618. I'll get yelled at
if I don't get home.Copy !req
619. Why?
This is a special day.Copy !req
620. It was hard enough
getting out to join you.Copy !req
621. Yes, go home
and help your parents.Copy !req
622. School starts in five days.
- That's why we have to have fun now.Copy !req
623. Is that any way
for sixth-graders to talk?Copy !req
624. You're practically grown-ups!
Get to work!Copy !req
625. The boat's coming!Copy !req
626. He's so fat.Copy !req
627. No, her fiancé's
behind that man.Copy !req
628. He's all right.Copy !req
629. Matsue!Copy !req
630. What do you want?Copy !req
631. Stop playing around.Copy !req
632. Your mother's
having the baby.Copy !req
633. - Really?
- Hurry home.Copy !req
634. You can't walk
all the way back.Copy !req
635. Matsue, pack your father's
lunch box tight,Copy !req
636. but leave room in your own.Copy !req
637. It's too big.Copy !req
638. Mother, I'd like a new one
with a lily on it.Copy !req
639. When will you get me one?
- When I can get up.Copy !req
640. That same day?Copy !req
641. Wait a minute.
Who's going to pay for it?Copy !req
642. Wait until your father
earns some money.Copy !req
643. - I'll buy you one.
- You will?Copy !req
644. Just be patient.Copy !req
645. I wish you'd stay home today.Copy !req
646. I don't feel so good.Copy !req
647. Matsue can stay.
Times are too tough to take a day off.Copy !req
648. See you later.Copy !req
649. Hurry or you'll be late
for school.Copy !req
650. - You don't need me here?
- No, don't stay home.Copy !req
651. It's your first day in sixth grade.Copy !req
652. But come home
right after school.Copy !req
653. Don't mention the lunch box again
in front of your father.Copy !req
654. He's having trouble finding work.Copy !req
655. But Ma-chan and Mi-chan
have lily lunch boxes.Copy !req
656. You promised
to buy me one this year.Copy !req
657. I'm ashamed of this old one.Copy !req
658. Teacher!Copy !req
659. - What is it?
- My mother had a baby girl.Copy !req
660. Congratulations!
What's her name?Copy !req
661. Nothing yet.
I'm going to choose it.Copy !req
662. - Have you thought of one?
- Not yet.Copy !req
663. I see.
What would be a nice name?Copy !req
664. You seem happy.
What is it?Copy !req
665. Mother's going to get me
a new aluminum lunch boxCopy !req
666. with a lily on the lid.Copy !req
667. That's nice. A lily, eh?Copy !req
668. Wait! That's a good name
for the baby.Copy !req
669. Lily... Yuri.
Name her that.Copy !req
670. Yuriko... or Yurie.Copy !req
671. I prefer Yurie.
Yuriko is so common these days.Copy !req
672. - You smell nice.
- What?Copy !req
673. Just like a bride.Copy !req
674. - What's going on?
- They're rushing someone to the hospital.Copy !req
675. Maybe appendicitis?Copy !req
676. Mat-chan, what's the matter?Copy !req
677. You're very kind,
but unless the baby dies,Copy !req
678. I can't let Matsue
go to school.Copy !req
679. I know it's hard on her...Copy !req
680. but now that I'm a widower,Copy !req
681. I don't know what else to do.Copy !req
682. Mat-chan, this lunch box
has a lily on the lid.Copy !req
683. Use it when you
come back to school.Copy !req
684. Help your father here at home.Copy !req
685. I'll be thinking of you
at school.Copy !req
686. You're such
an admirable girl.Copy !req
687. She kept asking
for that lunch box.Copy !req
688. Thank you.Copy !req
689. In any case,
the baby was premature.Copy !req
690. Without her mother's breast,Copy !req
691. she hasn't much
chance of surviving.Copy !req
692. She'll be better off that way.Copy !req
693. In a home as poor as this...Copy !req
694. what happiness
could she hope for?Copy !req
695. Teacher!Copy !req
696. Mat-chan's baby sister died.Copy !req
697. My grandma went to offer condolences,
and Matsue's dad was drunk.Copy !req
698. He kept crying,
"It's better this way."Copy !req
699. The poor baby.Copy !req
700. Good morning, Teacher.Copy !req
701. Good morning.Copy !req
702. What is it?Copy !req
703. They arrested Mr. Kataoka.Copy !req
704. The police are still here.Copy !req
705. - What did he do?
- They say he's a Red.Copy !req
706. Mr. Kataoka a Red?Copy !req
707. How could that be?Copy !req
708. He'll be released soon
for lack of evidence.Copy !req
709. It's most unpleasant.Copy !req
710. - How did this happen?
- A teacher friend of his in OnomichiCopy !req
711. was filling his own students'
heads with antiwar ideas.Copy !req
712. He and his pupils printed
an anthology, Seeds of Grass.Copy !req
713. The police thought
Kataoka had a copy.Copy !req
714. I've seen that pamphlet.Copy !req
715. It didn't seem Red to me.Copy !req
716. Say that and they'll think
you're a Red too!Copy !req
717. What on earth for?
I thought it was well-written.Copy !req
718. I read some of the stories
to my class.Copy !req
719. "Barley Harvest" and
"Soy Merchant's Chimney" were good.Copy !req
720. That's dangerous material!
Where did you get it?Copy !req
721. - A copy was sent here.
- Where is it now?Copy !req
722. - In my classroom.
- For heaven's sake!Copy !req
723. Quick, show me where it is!Copy !req
724. That was a scare.
We teachers have to be patriotic.Copy !req
725. What a fright you gave me!Copy !req
726. I think it took years
off my life.Copy !req
727. SEEDS OF GRASS
ONOMICHI MIDDLE SCHOOL, CLASS 3Copy !req
728. "Dear Matsue, I was so sad
to hear about your baby sister,Copy !req
729. but these things happen in life.Copy !req
730. Never stop loving her
in your heart.Copy !req
731. Please try to feel better.Copy !req
732. When will you come
back to school?Copy !req
733. I look at your empty
desk every dayCopy !req
734. and think of you."Copy !req
735. Now...Copy !req
736. who gets
a newspaper at home?Copy !req
737. And who reads it?Copy !req
738. Just three of you?Copy !req
739. Who knows what a Red is?Copy !req
740. No one, of course.
How about a capitalist?Copy !req
741. It's a rich person.Copy !req
742. That'll do for now.
And what's a worker?Copy !req
743. Your late father was my friend.
That's why I'm worried.Copy !req
744. Can you imagine your mother's grief
if you got into trouble?Copy !req
745. The students know all about
Seeds of Grass and Mr. Kataoka.Copy !req
746. They asked
why he was arrested.Copy !req
747. Then you simply say
you don't know.Copy !req
748. You have to be careful
what you say these days.Copy !req
749. Proletariat, capitalists...Copy !req
750. you don't discuss such things
with your students!Copy !req
751. I'll be more careful.Copy !req
752. Please do that.Copy !req
753. Being too outspoken
can only hurt you.Copy !req
754. Teacher.Copy !req
755. It's about Mat-chan.Copy !req
756. Did you give her my letter?Copy !req
757. I took it to her house.
A strange woman was there.Copy !req
758. She took Matsue
to Osaka on the night ferry.Copy !req
759. She's being adopted
by relatives.Copy !req
760. Matsue cried
and said she wouldn't goCopy !req
761. and held on to the beams
of the house.Copy !req
762. Her father was calm
and gentle at first,Copy !req
763. but then he started
slapping and punching her.Copy !req
764. Nobody could stop him.
Finally she agreed to go.Copy !req
765. Everybody was crying.Copy !req
766. I cried too
as I went to see her off,Copy !req
767. but Mat-chan
didn't say a word.Copy !req
768. Konpira comes from the shadows
Kirakirara!Copy !req
769. AUTUMN... OCTOBER
He flashes his golden staffCopy !req
770. And clears the fog
from the mountains and seasCopy !req
771. Once again now!Copy !req
772. Konpira comes
from the shadowsCopy !req
773. Of the mountain's fresh leaves
Kirakirara!Copy !req
774. This shrine belongs to KonpiraCopy !req
775. Guardian deity of seafarers
Rarararara!Copy !req
776. Keeps you safe in stormy weather
Lights the way with his lanternCopy !req
777. Until you drop anchorCopy !req
778. Once again now!Copy !req
779. This shrine belongs to KonpiraCopy !req
780. Guardian deity of seafarers
Rarararara!Copy !req
781. I wish Fujiko and Sanae
could have come.Copy !req
782. Mi-san too,
though she's an only child.Copy !req
783. That's why she couldn't come?Copy !req
784. - She might catch a cold.
- She said that?Copy !req
785. She'll get two times
what the trip would have cost.Copy !req
786. Mi-san told me herself.Copy !req
787. There are other ways
to get money.Copy !req
788. But getting to see Konpira
is a once-in-a-lifetime chance.Copy !req
789. I'm using my money
from fishing.Copy !req
790. I sold eggs,Copy !req
791. and Sonki and I raided
our bank accounts, right?Copy !req
792. My folks said I had
to use my own savings.Copy !req
793. Your parents are stingy.Copy !req
794. My dad bought me this uniform.Copy !req
795. What's wrong with your shoes?Copy !req
796. Can you walk in those?Copy !req
797. I wear size 10, but my dad says
my feet grow fast.Copy !req
798. What size are those?Copy !req
799. Eleven.Copy !req
800. Fujiko's family is deep in debt
so she couldn't come.Copy !req
801. Their big house
is about to be repossessed.Copy !req
802. They've got nothing
left to sell.Copy !req
803. You shouldn't talk
about such things.Copy !req
804. You want to be a midwife,
don't you?Copy !req
805. A good midwife doesn't gossip.Copy !req
806. Let's sing some more.Copy !req
807. Let Ma-chan sing.Copy !req
808. Masuno, you're
the best singer in school.Copy !req
809. - Sing "Moon over the Castle Ruins."
- I like "Song of the Beach."Copy !req
810. Walking along the beachCopy !req
811. In the morning lightCopy !req
812. I'm remindedCopy !req
813. Of things from times pastCopy !req
814. The sound of the windCopy !req
815. The shapes of the cloudsCopy !req
816. The tide coming inCopy !req
817. The colors of the shellsCopy !req
818. Wandering the beachCopy !req
819. In the evening lightCopy !req
820. I'm remindedCopy !req
821. Of people from times pastCopy !req
822. The tide coming inCopy !req
823. The tide going outCopy !req
824. There's the tourist boat!Copy !req
825. Oishi, don't fall overboard.Copy !req
826. Leave me alone!Copy !req
827. There's her husband's ship!Copy !req
828. Teacher, wave!Copy !req
829. Aren't you going to wave?Copy !req
830. There he is. I know that mug.
Hey, Mr. Pebble!Copy !req
831. Yashima Bay and its pale waters
are a reminderCopy !req
832. of young Minamoto archer
Nasu no Yoichi.Copy !req
833. Some 760 years ago,
in this tranquil cove,Copy !req
834. the brief glory of the Taira clan
disappeared like a springtime dream.Copy !req
835. Here the final battle
between the two clans took place.Copy !req
836. White sails cross the sea
of green islands,Copy !req
837. and cool water
laps at the shore.Copy !req
838. Yashima Bay is blessed
with lovely sceneryCopy !req
839. and legends that are now
beautiful poetry.Copy !req
840. REMAINS OF YASHIMA CASTLECopy !req
841. Ritsurin Park,
in Takamatsu City,Copy !req
842. occupies 185 acres
at the foot of Mt. Shiunzan.Copy !req
843. It's one of Japan's
most famous parks,Copy !req
844. along with Kairakuen,
Kenroku, and Korakuen.Copy !req
845. Mrs. Oishi, do you feel ill?Copy !req
846. No, I'm fine.Copy !req
847. You are now at one
of Shikoku's main attractions,Copy !req
848. Mount Zozu.Copy !req
849. Rising 1,700 feet
above sea level,Copy !req
850. it's the site
of the Konpira Shrine.Copy !req
851. It's 785 steps from the base
to the main shrine,Copy !req
852. and another 583 steps
to the inner shrine.Copy !req
853. Deity of seafarers,
protector of safety and prosperity,Copy !req
854. Konpira has many
fervent devotees.Copy !req
855. Mrs. Oishi, you look pale.Copy !req
856. I'm tired and feel chilled.Copy !req
857. - Did you take any medicine?
- Yes, seasickness pills.Copy !req
858. But some hot udon
would be nice.Copy !req
859. I'll go with you.
We have time.Copy !req
860. I'll let the other teacher know.Copy !req
861. Udon in broth
is good for a cold.Copy !req
862. Let's try over there.Copy !req
863. One tempura.Copy !req
864. Mat-chan!Copy !req
865. Welcome!Copy !req
866. So you weren't in Osaka?
You've been here the whole time?Copy !req
867. May I ask who you are?
I can't have her going outside.Copy !req
868. This was my teacher.
She was very kind to me.Copy !req
869. I'm Mrs. Oishi,
from Shodoshima.Copy !req
870. Well, well!
So kind of you to come.Copy !req
871. Please come in.Copy !req
872. Get them some tea.Copy !req
873. Please join me, Mrs. Tamura.Copy !req
874. Thank you.Copy !req
875. I've been wondering
what happened to you.Copy !req
876. But I'm glad you seem well.Copy !req
877. This is Matsue,
a former pupil.Copy !req
878. You seem to be working hard.Copy !req
879. Yes, she's a big help.Copy !req
880. There's so much
to do in a restaurant.Copy !req
881. Matsue, the donburi is ready.Copy !req
882. Are you ladies
sightseeing here?Copy !req
883. Yes, on a school excursion.Copy !req
884. Isn't that something!Copy !req
885. You must be tired.Copy !req
886. It can't be easy running all over
with so many children.Copy !req
887. How about a bite to eat?Copy !req
888. What should we do?Copy !req
889. - Do you have noodles?
- I'm afraid we don't.Copy !req
890. Welcome.Copy !req
891. We have all kinds
of donburi.Copy !req
892. There's not much time,
so we wanted something light.Copy !req
893. I see.
Well, at least enjoy your tea.Copy !req
894. Thank you.Copy !req
895. Two crab donburi.Copy !req
896. Are you catching
the next ferry?Copy !req
897. It'll be leaving soon.Copy !req
898. - Shall we go?
- Aren't you going to talk to her?Copy !req
899. She's quite busy.Copy !req
900. Matsue,
don't just stand there.Copy !req
901. Come say good-bye.
Your teacher's leaving.Copy !req
902. Sorry to have
inconvenienced you.Copy !req
903. Please forgive
our poor hospitality.Copy !req
904. Mat-chan...Copy !req
905. take care.Copy !req
906. Write to me,
and I'll write too.Copy !req
907. Good-bye.Copy !req
908. Take care of yourselves.Copy !req
909. Teacher!Copy !req
910. Teacher, where did you go?Copy !req
911. HOPES FOR THE FUTURECopy !req
912. MATSUE KAWAMOTOCopy !req
913. Since I'm an only child,Copy !req
914. my motherCopy !req
915. wants to send meCopy !req
916. to a prefectural
high school.Copy !req
917. But even just looking at numbersCopy !req
918. makes my head hurt.Copy !req
919. I want to go to sewing school,
where there are no exams.Copy !req
920. From now on...Copy !req
921. if women don't have jobs,Copy !req
922. they'll have a hard lifeCopy !req
923. like my mother.Copy !req
924. That's why my older sisterCopy !req
925. is working as a nurseCopy !req
926. at the Red Cross.Copy !req
927. I want my sisterCopy !req
928. to send meCopy !req
929. to a teacher's collegeCopy !req
930. so that I can become...Copy !req
931. A TEACHERCopy !req
932. Fuji-chan, why aren't you
writing anything?Copy !req
933. What's wrong?Copy !req
934. What is it, Fuji-chan?Copy !req
935. Can't you tell us?Copy !req
936. Come with me.Copy !req
937. I have no hopes for the future.
What can I write?Copy !req
938. You don't have to write then.Copy !req
939. I know how hard
things have been.Copy !req
940. I really wanted to go
on the school trip.Copy !req
941. I don't even knowCopy !req
942. how much longer
we can stay in our house.Copy !req
943. It's someone else's now.Copy !req
944. It's all right.
Don't say anymore.Copy !req
945. I don't know what to say,Copy !req
946. but these hardships
aren't your fault,Copy !req
947. or your parents' fault either.Copy !req
948. These things happen
for a lot of reasons.Copy !req
949. So don't lose heart.Copy !req
950. Just keep your spirits up.Copy !req
951. Maybe I'm asking
the impossible.Copy !req
952. I don't know
what else to say.Copy !req
953. But if you ever feel like crying,
come to my house.Copy !req
954. We'll have a good cry together.Copy !req
955. So you're really dropping out?Copy !req
956. But you like school, don't you?Copy !req
957. Why not stay
at least another year?Copy !req
958. You're a good student.
I'd hate to see you go.Copy !req
959. Shall I speak to your family?Copy !req
960. It's too late.
I already promised.Copy !req
961. Promised what?
To whom?Copy !req
962. I promised my mother
I'd quit schoolCopy !req
963. if I could go
on the school trip.Copy !req
964. That's too bad.Copy !req
965. So there's nothing I can do?Copy !req
966. My sister will be
starting fifth grade.Copy !req
967. If I stay in school,
who'll cook at home?Copy !req
968. It's my turn
to fix the meals.Copy !req
969. Your sister cooked until now?Copy !req
970. Your mother goes out
to fish every day?Copy !req
971. Almost every day.Copy !req
972. That's why
you wrote one dayCopy !req
973. you wished you were a boy
for your mother's sake.Copy !req
974. Yes, I feel sorry for her.Copy !req
975. But Kotoe,Copy !req
976. it's not your fault
you were born a girl.Copy !req
977. In any case,
it's a shame.Copy !req
978. But at least when my sister
finishes sixth grade,Copy !req
979. I'll get to work
for a dressmaker.Copy !req
980. And when I'm 18,
I'll be a maid in Osaka.Copy !req
981. I'll spend all my money on clothes,
like my mother did.Copy !req
982. And then you'll get married?Copy !req
983. Yes, you'll get married...Copy !req
984. just like your mother.Copy !req
985. I'm going to middle school.Copy !req
986. After I graduate,
I'll fish until I'm drafted.Copy !req
987. Teacher, I can become
a sergeant major, right?Copy !req
988. - You want to be an NCO?
- They get a monthly salary.Copy !req
989. I'll go to college
and become a second lieutenant.Copy !req
990. Stop bragging.Copy !req
991. I'd go to middle school
if there weren't entrance exams.Copy !req
992. Why do you want
to become soldiers?Copy !req
993. I won't inherit anything.
It beats being a poor fisherman.Copy !req
994. I'll inherit the rice shop,
but I'd rather be a soldier.Copy !req
995. Really?
You'd better think it over.Copy !req
996. Are you against soldiers?Copy !req
997. No, but I prefer fishermen
and rice merchants.Copy !req
998. So you're a coward.Copy !req
999. That's right.
I'm a coward.Copy !req
1000. Mother, I brought
the teacher.Copy !req
1001. She won't listen
to a thing I say.Copy !req
1002. I know she has a good voice,Copy !req
1003. but lots of girls in Japan
have good voices.Copy !req
1004. The shamisen is more fitting
for a restaurant owner's daughter.Copy !req
1005. What good
are school songs here?Copy !req
1006. She insists on attending
a conservatory in Tokyo,Copy !req
1007. so she wants
to go to high school.Copy !req
1008. Her father's absolutely furious.Copy !req
1009. Please talk
some sense into her.Copy !req
1010. She sulks all day
and won't eat a thing.Copy !req
1011. Masuno, listen to what
your teacher says.Copy !req
1012. Don't be so mule-headed.Copy !req
1013. Tell her if she goes
to the conservatory, she'll be no helpCopy !req
1014. to her family at all.Copy !req
1015. It's not my place to interfere.Copy !req
1016. I understand you
and your husband's position,Copy !req
1017. but I know
how Masuno feels too.Copy !req
1018. No! She's talking nonsense,
grasping at rainbows!Copy !req
1019. I've known Masuno
since she wasCopy !req
1020. just a little girl
in first grade.Copy !req
1021. She was so adorable.Copy !req
1022. Masuno...Copy !req
1023. your happiness
means everything to me.Copy !req
1024. I feel so bad that
I can't say more now.Copy !req
1025. But you know, all the boys
want to become soldiers.Copy !req
1026. I'm worried sick
about losing even a single one.Copy !req
1027. I'm happy I don't have to worry
about that with you girls.Copy !req
1028. I want you to grow up
happy and healthy.Copy !req
1029. I'd like to help you
realize your ambitions,Copy !req
1030. but there's nothing else
I can say for now.Copy !req
1031. There's really
nothing more I can say.Copy !req
1032. What is it?Copy !req
1033. Mrs. Oishi.Copy !req
1034. Please sit down.Copy !req
1035. People are saying you're a Red!Copy !req
1036. You must be more careful!Copy !req
1037. I'm afraid
I don't understand.Copy !req
1038. What do people say I did?Copy !req
1039. I warned you about this before.Copy !req
1040. There are things a teacher
must not discuss with her pupils.Copy !req
1041. I can't think
what I might have said.Copy !req
1042. I didn't tell them
anything that was wrong.Copy !req
1043. That's where the danger lies.Copy !req
1044. You're young.Copy !req
1045. You blurt out everything
that enters your head.Copy !req
1046. You can't do that
these days!Copy !req
1047. Watch your words
or you'll get in trouble!Copy !req
1048. Watch what words?Copy !req
1049. Ever since Japan
established Manchukuo,Copy !req
1050. there's been tension
on the Soviet border.Copy !req
1051. We have air-raid drills
even on this island!Copy !req
1052. The whole country
is banging the war drums,Copy !req
1053. while you keep saying
it's silly to become a soldier!Copy !req
1054. I just don't want
my students killed.Copy !req
1055. It won't do!Copy !req
1056. But I just...Copy !req
1057. Just don't say anything.Copy !req
1058. See nothing, hear nothing,
say nothing!Copy !req
1059. Our sole duty as teachersCopy !req
1060. is to raise citizens
to serve the nation.Copy !req
1061. We look up to our teachersCopy !req
1062. So grateful for their kindnessCopy !req
1063. The years on the playgroundCopy !req
1064. Have passed so quicklyCopy !req
1065. We look backCopy !req
1066. On those precious daysCopy !req
1067. But now we must partCopy !req
1068. And say good-byeCopy !req
1069. The friendship and kindnessCopy !req
1070. Shown every dayCopy !req
1071. Will stay with usCopy !req
1072. The rest of our livesCopy !req
1073. We'll fend for ourselvesCopy !req
1074. Work hard
and make our namesCopy !req
1075. But now we must partCopy !req
1076. And say good-byeCopy !req
1077. We'll never forgetCopy !req
1078. The school's familiar windowsCopy !req
1079. The glow of the firefliesCopy !req
1080. The snow so deep and whiteCopy !req
1081. We'll never forget the yearsCopy !req
1082. We have spent hereCopy !req
1083. But now we must partCopy !req
1084. And say good-byeCopy !req
1085. Mother?Copy !req
1086. You're awake?Copy !req
1087. - Where's Mother?
- She went shopping.Copy !req
1088. How do you feel?Copy !req
1089. Better.
A little sleep did the trick.Copy !req
1090. That school excursion
wore you out.Copy !req
1091. No, it's the baby.Copy !req
1092. Don't worry.
Just pop it out.Copy !req
1093. Easy for a man to say.Copy !req
1094. - Hurry up and have it.
- Don't be silly.Copy !req
1095. It'll make coming home
that much more fun.Copy !req
1096. I'm sure our baby
will be adorable.Copy !req
1097. But your work's probably
made you sick of kids.Copy !req
1098. Want some tea?
- No, thanks.Copy !req
1099. The truth is...Copy !req
1100. I'm fed up with teaching.Copy !req
1101. School starts in two days.
Maybe I should resign.Copy !req
1102. Why?Copy !req
1103. I'd like to quit
and start a candy shop.Copy !req
1104. I've done my best
for my students for six years,Copy !req
1105. but we're not allowed
to establish any real bonds.Copy !req
1106. The only thing tying us together
is the state-approved textbook.Copy !req
1107. What hypocrisy!Copy !req
1108. "Loyalty" and "patriotism"
from dawn till dusk!Copy !req
1109. My boys all want
to become soldiers. It's awful!Copy !req
1110. It's the times.Copy !req
1111. Can you stop the war
by running a candy shop?Copy !req
1112. I should've listened to my mother.
"Never marry a seaman."Copy !req
1113. You begged me to marry you!Copy !req
1114. What will happen
if war breaks out?Copy !req
1115. Our lives will be cut short.Copy !req
1116. You'll be drafted onto a ship
that could be sunk at any time.Copy !req
1117. I could be widowed
with a baby on the way.Copy !req
1118. Say, if I'm quitting,
why don't you quit too?Copy !req
1119. We could be farmers.Copy !req
1120. No, thanks,
but you quit if you like.Copy !req
1121. I will.
I'm going to tell Mother.Copy !req
1122. Aren't you being
a bit impulsive?Copy !req
1123. No!Copy !req
1124. Well, your mother's
too old for surprises.Copy !req
1125. She needs glasses
to do her sewing jobs.Copy !req
1126. You get to listen
to the putter of your ship.Copy !req
1127. But I'm serious.
I've had enough of teaching.Copy !req
1128. - Hisako!
- She's back.Copy !req
1129. Some students are here.Copy !req
1130. Really?Copy !req
1131. Welcome!Copy !req
1132. Pardon my appearance.
I was sleeping.Copy !req
1133. I'm so glad you came.Copy !req
1134. Good day.Copy !req
1135. Come inside.Copy !req
1136. We have to catch
the next bus in 15 minutes.Copy !req
1137. Really?
Catch the one after that.Copy !req
1138. Then we won't get back
until dark.Copy !req
1139. I see.Copy !req
1140. Wait and I'll walk you
to the stop.Copy !req
1141. Isokichi,
what's that hunting cap for?Copy !req
1142. I'm not going on
to high school.Copy !req
1143. You're really quitting?Copy !req
1144. Thanks for all you've done.
Take care.Copy !req
1145. Wait.
I'm coming with you.Copy !req
1146. What will you do now?Copy !req
1147. I leave tomorrow
for an apprenticeship in Osaka.Copy !req
1148. My employer will send me
to night school.Copy !req
1149. It's all decided?
What kind of work?Copy !req
1150. - A pawnshop.
- You'll be a pawnbroker?Copy !req
1151. No, just a clerk.
I'll work until I'm drafted.Copy !req
1152. Well, be a good clerk,Copy !req
1153. and write to me.Copy !req
1154. Takeichi, when does
school start?Copy !req
1155. In two days.Copy !req
1156. Hisako!Copy !req
1157. Are you really quitting teaching?
- Yes.Copy !req
1158. I'll tell you about it later.Copy !req
1159. You're quitting teaching?Copy !req
1160. That's right.Copy !req
1161. It won't be any fun
without you two there.Copy !req
1162. Wait here.
I'll go change.Copy !req
1163. Come inside.Copy !req
1164. Be sure to visit
on your holidays.Copy !req
1165. I want to see you
all grown up.Copy !req
1166. You were my first students,
and my last.Copy !req
1167. Now we'll be good friends.Copy !req
1168. You too, Takeichi.Copy !req
1169. Fujiko and her family
moved to Hyogo yesterday.Copy !req
1170. Yesterday?Copy !req
1171. Five people and their stuff
in ding-a-ling man's boat.Copy !req
1172. All they had were
futons and pots.Copy !req
1173. Her parents never did
any heavy labor.Copy !req
1174. Everybody's afraid
they'll become beggars.Copy !req
1175. I see.Copy !req
1176. How awful.
I feel so bad for Fujiko.Copy !req
1177. Thank you for everything.
Take care of yourself.Copy !req
1178. Be well.Copy !req
1179. Good-bye, and take care.Copy !req
1180. Attacking injustice
in heaven's nameCopy !req
1181. In loyalty and bravery
our soldiers have no peerCopy !req
1182. Let's send them off with a cheerCopy !req
1183. Now they leave
their parents' landCopy !req
1184. "We won't return alive
unless we've won!"Copy !req
1185. They vow with courage
in their heartsCopy !req
1186. They'll crawl
through the grassCopy !req
1187. They'll dive
into the sea...Copy !req
1188. THE COLOR OF THE SEA AND
THE SILHOUETTE OF THE MOUNTAINSCopy !req
1189. REMAINED THE SAME
AS DAY FOLLOWED UPON DAY.Copy !req
1190. BUT THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE
OF SHODOSHIMACopy !req
1191. WERE CARRIED ALONGCopy !req
1192. THE WAR WITH CHINA,Copy !req
1193. AND THE ANTl-COMINTERN PACT
WITH GERMANY.Copy !req
1194. To what can we compareCopy !req
1195. Our army engineers'
meritorious deeds?Copy !req
1196. We'll support our engineers,
with hoes in their handsCopy !req
1197. We'll support our infantry,
with rifles in theirsCopy !req
1198. Our army's shellsCopy !req
1199. Will silence the enemyCopy !req
1200. EIGHT YEARS LATERCopy !req
1201. Heaven and earth
resound with their boomsCopy !req
1202. The enemy's resolve will falterCopy !req
1203. In the face of our volleysCopy !req
1204. We will dance
to the top of their fortsCopy !req
1205. Despite their barbed wire...Copy !req
1206. Hello?Copy !req
1207. Kotoe, it's me.Copy !req
1208. No, don't get up.Copy !req
1209. I wanted to visit sooner,Copy !req
1210. but the baby
keeps me so busy.Copy !req
1211. Thank you for coming.Copy !req
1212. Are you home alone?Copy !req
1213. Everybody's out fishing.Copy !req
1214. I'm always alone during the day.Copy !req
1215. I'm really glad you came.Copy !req
1216. I wanted to see you.Copy !req
1217. Me too.Copy !req
1218. I always want to see you.Copy !req
1219. All I do is look
at that picture.Copy !req
1220. Ah, that picture.Copy !req
1221. I often take it out too.Copy !req
1222. You were all so young.Copy !req
1223. I hadn't eaten when we set out.
I got so hungry on the way.Copy !req
1224. I was the first to cry.Copy !req
1225. You were all crying
when I ran into you.Copy !req
1226. It makes me laugh
to think about it.Copy !req
1227. The noodles you gave us
were so good.Copy !req
1228. I still remember the taste.Copy !req
1229. Now all of you are grown.Copy !req
1230. I heard that Misako
found a husbandCopy !req
1231. and had a wonderful wedding.Copy !req
1232. That's right.Copy !req
1233. She's lucky to be
an only child.Copy !req
1234. And Sanae's now
a teacher at the main school.Copy !req
1235. She graduated with honors
from a teacher's college.Copy !req
1236. I ran into Kotsuru in Osaka.Copy !req
1237. She's an honors
graduate in midwifery.Copy !req
1238. That's right.
She writes to me sometimes.Copy !req
1239. I'm the worst off of all.Copy !req
1240. Teacher, I don't...Copy !req
1241. have long to live.Copy !req
1242. What are you saying?
You have to keep your spirits up.Copy !req
1243. Teacher,
I've suffered so much.Copy !req
1244. I know.Copy !req
1245. You've been through a lot.Copy !req
1246. Do you remember
what we talked aboutCopy !req
1247. during recess that day
in the sixth grade?Copy !req
1248. I certainly do.Copy !req
1249. I wanted to grow upCopy !req
1250. and pay my mother back
for all her kindness.Copy !req
1251. I was happy to go to Osaka
and become a maid.Copy !req
1252. Yes, I remember.Copy !req
1253. You were the brightest girl
in the class,Copy !req
1254. so I hoped you'd go on
to high school.Copy !req
1255. But you went to work
for your family's sake.Copy !req
1256. Teacher...Copy !req
1257. I worked so hard that I got sick
and had to come home.Copy !req
1258. My parentsCopy !req
1259. won't even come near me.Copy !req
1260. I'm left alone all the time
because I have tuberculosis.Copy !req
1261. But you know...Copy !req
1262. you're not the only one
who's suffered.Copy !req
1263. I saw Mat-chan eight years ago
on our school trip.Copy !req
1264. She had a hard life
as a waitress.Copy !req
1265. Fujiko's family went bankrupt.Copy !req
1266. Kotsuru's been writing to me.Copy !req
1267. She's now working
in a café in Kobe.Copy !req
1268. I can't imagine
her life is easy either.Copy !req
1269. You'd think Masuno would be happy
at her parents' restaurant,Copy !req
1270. but she runs away to sing
and always gets dragged back.Copy !req
1271. There aren't
many happy people around.Copy !req
1272. So don't think you're alone.Copy !req
1273. Try to cheer up.Copy !req
1274. I'll come visit
as often as I can.Copy !req
1275. It's nothing,
but I brought these for you.Copy !req
1276. Thank you.Copy !req
1277. Our soldiers leave homeCopy !req
1278. Bravely vowing
to return victoriousCopy !req
1279. They won't die
before achieving great deedsCopy !req
1280. KICHIJI TOKUDA
On hearing the bugle's callCopy !req
1281. They see a sea of flags
before their eyesCopy !req
1282. NITA AIZAWA
They spend the night in campCopy !req
1283. With their bullets,
tanks and bayonetsCopy !req
1284. TAKEICHI TAKESHITA
In their dreams their fathers tell themCopy !req
1285. "Don't come back alive!"Copy !req
1286. TADASHI MORIOKA
With calm eyes they stare at enemy skiesCopy !req
1287. With smiling faces they thinkCopy !req
1288. ISOKICHI OKADA
"May today's battle drench me in red."Copy !req
1289. They will never forget
their comradesCopy !req
1290. Who died laughingCopy !req
1291. "Long live the emperor!"
Were the last words on their lipsCopy !req
1292. Ah, those facesCopy !req
1293. Those voicesCopy !req
1294. My wife and childCopy !req
1295. Urging me on to great deedsCopy !req
1296. Flags were waved so hardCopy !req
1297. That they tore in piecesCopy !req
1298. Now they flutter again
in the distanceCopy !req
1299. Far off in the cloudsCopy !req
1300. The duty of a soldierCopy !req
1301. Is to dieCopy !req
1302. For the sakeCopy !req
1303. Of his emperorCopy !req
1304. The cap of my comradeCopy !req
1305. Who laughed as he died...Copy !req
1306. Soldiers all in a row
marching with their gunsCopy !req
1307. March, march, marchCopy !req
1308. I'll heat up some sake.Copy !req
1309. Handsome soldiers
I want to be a soldierCopy !req
1310. Mother, you think
it's something to celebrate?Copy !req
1311. There you go again.Copy !req
1312. He only got furlough because he's sick.
They'll send him off again.Copy !req
1313. Stop arguing.Copy !req
1314. Mother, I'd like some sake.Copy !req
1315. It's war.
There's nothing we can do.Copy !req
1316. What's wrong
with those kids?Copy !req
1317. Daikichi, be quiet in there!Copy !req
1318. Are they too dense
to see I'm upset?Copy !req
1319. They're just kids
having fun.Copy !req
1320. Come to Daddy.Copy !req
1321. Don't start crying.
That won't help.Copy !req
1322. I want you to grow up
big and strongCopy !req
1323. to take care of your mother
and grandmother.Copy !req
1324. I'm leaving for the war.Copy !req
1325. Come on, let's sing a song.Copy !req
1326. Soldiers all in a rowCopy !req
1327. Marching with their gunsCopy !req
1328. March, march, marchCopy !req
1329. FOUR MORE YEARS PASSED,Copy !req
1330. AND THE WAR IN ASIA SPREAD.Copy !req
1331. THE NUMBER OF PLAIN
WHITE GRAVE MARKERS GREW.Copy !req
1332. They fly again today
through the inlet's misty skiesCopy !req
1333. The vast cloud of our hopesCopy !req
1334. Has finally taken shapeCopy !req
1335. Navy student pilotCopy !req
1336. You do not fear deathCopy !req
1337. Your wingsCopy !req
1338. Are the wings of victoryCopy !req
1339. Break throughCopy !req
1340. Across the turbulent seasCopy !req
1341. And strike the enemy's fleetCopy !req
1342. I wish I was in middle school.Copy !req
1343. That way I could enlist.Copy !req
1344. Are you that eager to die?Copy !req
1345. After all I went through
bringing you up,Copy !req
1346. you want me to cry
the rest of my life?Copy !req
1347. You'd be the mother
of a hero honored at Yasukuni.Copy !req
1348. What's so special about that?Copy !req
1349. Being your mother
is enough for me.Copy !req
1350. You know, Daikichi,Copy !req
1351. I just want you to be
a normal human being,Copy !req
1352. an ordinary person
who values life.Copy !req
1353. No one else talks like that.Copy !req
1354. They may not say it,
but that's how they feel.Copy !req
1355. My teacher doesn't
talk like that.Copy !req
1356. That's why I quit teaching.Copy !req
1357. - Coward!
- Coward!Copy !req
1358. Fine by me.
I don't need people's praise.Copy !req
1359. I just love the three of you.Copy !req
1360. Hisako.Copy !req
1361. Mother, can't you sleep?Copy !req
1362. Are you in pain?Copy !req
1363. You'll feel better soon.Copy !req
1364. I'll make some
nice rice porridge tomorrow.Copy !req
1365. What's wrong?Copy !req
1366. Are the blankets too heavy?Copy !req
1367. Mother, what's wrong?Copy !req
1368. Daikichi, come here!Copy !req
1369. Go get the doctor.
Tell him to hurry.Copy !req
1370. Mother, you'll be all right.Copy !req
1371. Tell him to come quickly!Copy !req
1372. At ease!Copy !req
1373. Oishi, your mother's here.Copy !req
1374. Mother, what is it?Copy !req
1375. Daikichi, your father's dead.Copy !req
1376. I just got the notice.
I ran right over.Copy !req
1377. We must be strong, Daikichi.Copy !req
1378. You understand?Copy !req
1379. COUNTY ASSEMBLY HALL
VICTORY AT WAR!Copy !req
1380. AUGUST 1 5, 1 945Copy !req
1381. Attention!Copy !req
1382. Present arms!Copy !req
1383. Order arms!Copy !req
1384. We've called you here
on short noticeCopy !req
1385. to hear the voiceCopy !req
1386. of His Gracious Majesty
the EmperorCopy !req
1387. broadcast on the radioCopy !req
1388. as he addresses
the entire nation.Copy !req
1389. Listen attentively
and with reverence.Copy !req
1390. Present arms!Copy !req
1391. Daikichi, don't be so glum.Copy !req
1392. Now children can go to school
like children again.Copy !req
1393. Let's eat.Copy !req
1394. Mother, we lost the war.
Didn't you hear on the radio?Copy !req
1395. I did...Copy !req
1396. but it's good
that the war is over.Copy !req
1397. Nobody else
will be killed in action.Copy !req
1398. The survivors will return.Copy !req
1399. We couldn't die
for our country.Copy !req
1400. Thank goodness for that.Copy !req
1401. Are you glad?Copy !req
1402. Stop talking nonsense.Copy !req
1403. Are you?Copy !req
1404. Your father was killed.Copy !req
1405. He won't be coming back.Copy !req
1406. Aren't you going to cry
because we lost?Copy !req
1407. I cried all right.Copy !req
1408. I cried for the dead.Copy !req
1409. Please help!Copy !req
1410. Somebody, please!Copy !req
1411. Doctor!Copy !req
1412. She fell out of a tree!
Please help!Copy !req
1413. Yatsu!Copy !req
1414. Daikichi...Copy !req
1415. Mrs. Oishi!Copy !req
1416. Doctor!Copy !req
1417. You were so small,Copy !req
1418. and so hungry.Copy !req
1419. No wonder you climbed
that persimmon tree.Copy !req
1420. You had to.
You were starving.Copy !req
1421. You didn't do anything wrong.Copy !req
1422. Poor thing...Copy !req
1423. still clutching
that unripe persimmon.Copy !req
1424. A YEAR AFTER THE WAR'S ENDCopy !req
1425. APRIL 4
SCHOOL RESUMESCopy !req
1426. It's finally clearing up.Copy !req
1427. Is it your first time
to the cape?Copy !req
1428. Yes, I never had
any reason to come.Copy !req
1429. Of course not.Copy !req
1430. I never thought I'd be teaching
in that schoolhouse again.Copy !req
1431. It's been 18 years.Copy !req
1432. Almost two decades.Copy !req
1433. I can row you in the rain,Copy !req
1434. but not if it's windy.Copy !req
1435. Don't worry.
If there's a storm, I'll walk.Copy !req
1436. That'll tire you out.Copy !req
1437. Don't be silly.
I've still got some life in me.Copy !req
1438. I have to raise you and Namiki
to be fine young men.Copy !req
1439. You could use a bike.Copy !req
1440. We can't afford one.Copy !req
1441. They're so expensive.Copy !req
1442. Are you tired?Copy !req
1443. I'm all right.Copy !req
1444. You're good at rowing.Copy !req
1445. Another child of the sea.Copy !req
1446. Anyone can row.Copy !req
1447. There was a child named
Takeichi Takeshita.Copy !req
1448. He was just a first-grader then,
but he offered to row me home.Copy !req
1449. That was long ago.Copy !req
1450. He was killed in the war.Copy !req
1451. - A pupil of yours?
- Yes.Copy !req
1452. When I call your name,
answer "here" in a loud voice.Copy !req
1453. Satoru Kawasaki.Copy !req
1454. Katsuhiko Yamamoto.Copy !req
1455. What spirit!Copy !req
1456. You all answer nice and clearly.Copy !req
1457. Makoto Katagiri.Copy !req
1458. Are you Kotoe's little sister?Copy !req
1459. Kotoe died, didn't she?Copy !req
1460. Chisato Kawamoto.Copy !req
1461. Are you related to Matsue?Copy !req
1462. My mother's in Osaka.
She sent me this uniform.Copy !req
1463. So you're Matsue's daughter?Copy !req
1464. Katsuko Nishiguchi.Copy !req
1465. Is your mother's name
Misako Nishiguchi?Copy !req
1466. You look just like she did
at your age.Copy !req
1467. Hiroshi Shono.Copy !req
1468. In the fields of rape blossomsCopy !req
1469. The setting sun grows dimCopy !req
1470. A thick mist framesCopy !req
1471. The distant mountainsCopy !req
1472. A spring breeze blowsCopy !req
1473. And you gaze up at the skyCopy !req
1474. The evening moon risesCopy !req
1475. Amid the faint aroma
of blossomsCopy !req
1476. The fires in the villageCopy !req
1477. The color of the woodsCopy !req
1478. People walking the paths
through the fieldsCopy !req
1479. TADASHI MORIOKA
FALLEN IN BATTLECopy !req
1480. The croaking of the frogsCopy !req
1481. The tolling of the bellCopy !req
1482. All grows hazy
on this misty moonlit nightCopy !req
1483. Mrs. Oishi!Copy !req
1484. Misako!Copy !req
1485. My daughter said
you went home this way.Copy !req
1486. It's so good to see you.Copy !req
1487. I wanted to see you again.Copy !req
1488. What a coincidence that
my daughter will be in your class.Copy !req
1489. Please take care of her.Copy !req
1490. It'll be my pleasure.Copy !req
1491. When I heard you were back
on the cape, I cried for joy.Copy !req
1492. Two generations.
It's such a rare thing.Copy !req
1493. I owe it to Sanae.Copy !req
1494. She's teaching
at the main school.Copy !req
1495. I thought I was too old,
but she recommended me.Copy !req
1496. Sanae, Kotsuru, Masuno
and I talked it over.Copy !req
1497. We want to have a party
for you at Masuno's.Copy !req
1498. You're all very kind.
Thank you.Copy !req
1499. No, we're all
very happy to do it.Copy !req
1500. Seeing all of you again...Copy !req
1501. how wonderful
that will be!Copy !req
1502. Tadashi wanted so badly
to be a soldier.Copy !req
1503. I suppose he died happy.Copy !req
1504. Look over here.Copy !req
1505. TAKEICHI TAKESHITA
FALLEN IN BATTLECopy !req
1506. He preferred being a soldier
to running a rice store.Copy !req
1507. Now he's ended up here.Copy !req
1508. Nita's grave is here too.Copy !req
1509. NITA AIZAWA
FALLEN IN BATTLECopy !req
1510. He was so big and loud,Copy !req
1511. but not a mean bone
in his body.Copy !req
1512. On our school trip,
his uniform was too big,Copy !req
1513. and so were his shoes.Copy !req
1514. Mrs. Crybaby!Copy !req
1515. Mrs. Crybaby!Copy !req
1516. You've already got
another nickname.Copy !req
1517. It was Miss Pebble before.
Now it's Mrs. Crybaby.Copy !req
1518. Mrs. Crybaby!Copy !req
1519. The bus would be quicker.Copy !req
1520. Are you tired already?
You're such a weakling.Copy !req
1521. I'm not tired at all!Copy !req
1522. I don't mind walking.Copy !req
1523. Isn't that best?Copy !req
1524. You're having a picnic today,
so we'll walk.Copy !req
1525. The bus costs money.Copy !req
1526. And it wouldn't be a picnic.Copy !req
1527. Mother, we'll play
on the temple grounds,Copy !req
1528. but what if your party
lasts a long time?Copy !req
1529. You can play on the beach
below the inn.Copy !req
1530. What if the village kids tease us?Copy !req
1531. Then tease them back.Copy !req
1532. What if they're stronger?Copy !req
1533. Then bawl your head off.Copy !req
1534. They'll laugh at us.Copy !req
1535. I'll laugh at you too.Copy !req
1536. If I hear you crying,
I'll clap my hands and laugh.Copy !req
1537. Will you see the beach
from the restaurant?Copy !req
1538. I imagine so.Copy !req
1539. Will you check on us
once in a while?Copy !req
1540. All right.
I'll look out and wave.Copy !req
1541. Go on now.Copy !req
1542. Don't leave
your lunch boxes behind.Copy !req
1543. See you later, Mother.Copy !req
1544. Mother, what if it rains?Copy !req
1545. Silly! You'll just have
to think of something!Copy !req
1546. Teacher!Copy !req
1547. We have a surprise guest.
Can you guess?Copy !req
1548. A surprise guest?Copy !req
1549. We'll put our faith in you
if you guess right.Copy !req
1550. Oh no, the moment
of truth has come.Copy !req
1551. A surprise, you say?Copy !req
1552. Could it be two people?
Fujiko and Matsue?Copy !req
1553. So close!Copy !req
1554. - Am I right?
- You have to choose one.Copy !req
1555. Then Matsue.Copy !req
1556. It is Matsue!Copy !req
1557. She came from Osaka.Copy !req
1558. Did she really?Copy !req
1559. I haven't seen her
since the school trip.Copy !req
1560. Teacher!Copy !req
1561. We've been expecting you.
Welcome.Copy !req
1562. Thank you.
I'm so glad to see you well.Copy !req
1563. Kotsuru, you're so plump!
Just like a midwife!Copy !req
1564. Watch what you say.Copy !req
1565. Teacher, I'm Matsue.Copy !req
1566. I'm so glad...Copy !req
1567. you could make it,
Mat-chan.Copy !req
1568. I really am.Copy !req
1569. When Misako wrote, I knewCopy !req
1570. I could never face
you all again if I didn't come,Copy !req
1571. so I swallowed my pride
and rushed here.Copy !req
1572. Teacher, forgive me!Copy !req
1573. Let's go.Copy !req
1574. Teacher!Copy !req
1575. I could hardly wait.
Please come in.Copy !req
1576. Thank you
for hosting this party today.Copy !req
1577. - What about Sonki and Kit-chin?
- They haven't come yet.Copy !req
1578. It's a gift from all of usCopy !req
1579. for coming back
to teach at our school.Copy !req
1580. Let's sit down and relax.Copy !req
1581. Today we get
good and drunk.Copy !req
1582. Sonki's here.Copy !req
1583. Sonki's blind now.
It must be hard.Copy !req
1584. It was kind of him to come.Copy !req
1585. He made it back alive,
but it's tough.Copy !req
1586. He's studying to be a masseur.
He lives at the tofu merchant's.Copy !req
1587. He's said a few times
he'd rather be dead.Copy !req
1588. Poor boy.Copy !req
1589. That means he didn't see
any way to go on.Copy !req
1590. - You kept us waiting.
- Sorry I'm late.Copy !req
1591. Sonki, it's been so long.Copy !req
1592. Teacher!
Yes, it's been a while.Copy !req
1593. Five years.Copy !req
1594. That's right.
And look what a sorry state I'm in.Copy !req
1595. Enough of that.
This is a cheerful occasion.Copy !req
1596. Sonki, you'll sit
next to Mrs. Oishi.Copy !req
1597. Only Kit-chin isn't here yet.Copy !req
1598. - Who wants soda?
- I'll have sake.Copy !req
1599. - So will I.
- Just a minute.Copy !req
1600. Maybe I will too.Copy !req
1601. Sonki, would you like
some sake?Copy !req
1602. Just one cup,
in your honor.Copy !req
1603. Thank you all for the bicycle.
It was so thoughtful.Copy !req
1604. Don't thank me.
I couldn't give much.Copy !req
1605. That doesn't matter.Copy !req
1606. Thanks to you all,
I can ride to school now.Copy !req
1607. You're all here?Copy !req
1608. You're late!Copy !req
1609. What a huge fish!Copy !req
1610. Teacher, it's been so long!Copy !req
1611. Yes, it certainly has.Copy !req
1612. Kit-chin,
don't leave the fish there.Copy !req
1613. I caught it especially for Mrs. Oishi.
That's why I'm late.Copy !req
1614. It's huge!
I'll have them prepare it.Copy !req
1615. Thank you.Copy !req
1616. Thank you for going
to all this trouble.Copy !req
1617. Mother Crow,
why do you cry?Copy !req
1618. Because I leftCopy !req
1619. My seven precious babiesCopy !req
1620. Back on the mountainCopy !req
1621. They're precious, so preciousCopy !req
1622. Mother Crow singsCopy !req
1623. May I see the picture?Copy !req
1624. That's right.
We didn't show it to Sonki.Copy !req
1625. It's as if you can see it.Copy !req
1626. Yes, I can see it perfectly.Copy !req
1627. Teacher is here in the middle.Copy !req
1628. Takeichi, Nita and I
are in front.Copy !req
1629. Ma-chan is to the right,Copy !req
1630. and Fujiko's over here.Copy !req
1631. Mat-chan is clasping her hands
with her pinky sticking out.Copy !req
1632. Walking along the beachCopy !req
1633. In the morning lightCopy !req
1634. I'm remindedCopy !req
1635. Of things from times pastCopy !req
1636. The sound of the windCopy !req
1637. The shapes of the cloudsCopy !req
1638. The tide coming inCopy !req
1639. The colors of the shellsCopy !req
1640. Wandering the beachCopy !req
1641. In the evening lightCopy !req
1642. I'm remindedCopy !req
1643. Of people from times pastCopy !req
1644. The tide coming inCopy !req
1645. The tide going outCopy !req
1646. The color of the moonCopy !req
1647. The light of the starsCopy !req
1648. We look up to our teachersCopy !req
1649. So grateful for their kindnessCopy !req
1650. The years on the playgroundCopy !req
1651. Have passed so quicklyCopy !req
1652. We look backCopy !req
1653. On those precious daysCopy !req
1654. But now we must part
and say good-byeCopy !req
1655. THE ENDCopy !req