Original subtitles

My name is Imai Fukuko.

After graduating from a girls' high school,

Fuku-chan became a telephone operator at Osaka Toyo Hotel.

Please wait a moment while I check.

IMAI FUKUKO

Oh, uh...what was the name again?

My name is Tachibana.

TACHIBANA MANPEI

There was no way of knowing that this Manpei-san

was to be her man of destiny.

I am the daughter of a samurai.

IMAI SUZU

Fukuko's Mother

Nor that this Suzu-san

would come up against the two of them.

Saki's getting married...

I can't wait to see Saki Nee-chan in her wedding kimono.

Ouch...ouch, ouch!

- It hurts? - Ow, ow, ow..

Mom? What's wrong?

Grandma! Grandma!

MANPUKU

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders

(Episode 2)

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

Week 1

My marriage is still far, far away!

♫Anata to nara turattatta♪ ♫With you, it's turattatta♪

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Anata to nara turatta♪ ♫With you, it's turatta♪

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

♫Saa. Anata to turattatta♪ ♫Come on. With you, it's turattatta♪

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

Perhaps it's...appendicitis.

What?

My grandmother died from it too.

- Doctor... - Well, in any case,

Fukuko's Sister

KODA KATSUKO

IMAI SAKI

it looks like the painkiller is working.

Let's see how it goes for now.

If Mom really has appendicitis,

this is not the time for me to be getting married.

Saki Nee-chan...

Isn't Mom just feigning illness?

What? Feigning illness?

Because she doesn't want Saki Nee to get married.

No way! She was hurting so much she was breaking into a cold sweat.

- But still. - When she was so happy about Saki Nee-chan's marriage?

Mom wouldn't lie about something like that.

Remember how she's always saying, "I am the daughter of a samurai."

Sorry. I'm just saying.

Aren't you worried about Mom, Katsuko?

Yeah.

Mom.

Mom, does it still hurt?

I'm all right now.

Let's go to the hospital tomorrow, Mom.

You should get checked out properly.

I've prepared myself already.

What do you mean prepared yourself...

I am the daughter of a samurai after all.

What are you talking about, Mom? Just when Saki Nee-chan's about to get married.

- It hurts...ow, ow, ow... - Fukuko, can give her the pain pill?

Mom?

- I'm going. - Okay.

- Listen to your teacher and behave. - Okay.

Mom doesn't want to go to the hospital.

She's never been sick before so she's probably scared of the hospital.

You really do have beautiful hands.

Even though the skin's all rough from housework?

KODA TADAHIKO

Katsuko's Husband

I'm saying that the structure is beautiful.

I can make the skin look beautiful.

Thanks, Dear.

You have a telephone call from Ohki-sama at Awaji Pharmaceutical.

I will connect you.

- There's no need to rush. - Oh, I'm sorry.

- You can go take your lunch break now. - All right.

One of our staff will show you to your room.

Thank you, my dear.

Room 512, please.

Front Desk Clerk

HOSHINA MEGUMI

Can I help you?

I'm sorry.

She's really lovely.

Oh, Imai-san!

- Are you getting used to your job? - Um...

- Noro! - Noro-san!

I'm not...getting used to the job yet.

Kitchen Staff

NORO KOKICHI

You can have this.

I work in the kitchen. So I can get things like this.

A can of tuna from America. It's good.

Why is he giving it to me?

Can of tuna?

What do you think about this one?

Oh my, how lovely. The stone is beautiful.

- Why don't you decide on this one? - I should. The design is nice too.

I'm home.

I think you should get checked out once at a big hospital.

What are you going to do if it's really appendicitis?

Don't say things that might bring back luck.

Mom, you're the one who said it might be appendicitis.

- Fukuko... - You're home.

Shinichi-san is worried about you too...

I'll look for the hospital.

There's no reason to be scared, Mom.

Shinichi-san...

Saki's Fiance

ONOZUKA SHINICHI

Yes.

Can you postpone the wedding for a while?

Mom...

Until I feel better...

The wedding hall's already been reserved, and the invitations too...

Please...

I'll talk it over with Saki-san.

We'll do that.

Saki Nee-chan...

I'll go see him off.

Are you really going to postpone the wedding, Saki Nee-chan?

How can we say no to her...

We can't have a wedding when Mother is sick...

She may get well right away, Shinichi-san.

Let us think about it.

- Then Fuku-chan... - I'll be right back. Okay?

Someone gave me a can of tuna from America.

America?

You haven't had anything to eat since yesterday, have you, Mom?

I have no appetite...

It's supposed to be really delicious. You might feel better after you eat.

How can I eat when I have a stomachache?

Showa Year 13 (1936) is the year Chaplin's Modern Times was released.

- That was so funny! - I just love Chaplin!

I was just cracking up. How about you, Fuku-chan?

- The part where he goes into the cogwheels. - Yes!

Cogwheels?

Fuku-chan, were you sleeping?

I was just thinking about something.

- What! - What a waste!

So that's what happened.

No wonder you heart wasn't into the movie.

- If you told us, we could've done it on another day. - Sorry.

But Saki Nee-chan told me to go.

She said she'll take care of Mom.

What a nice sister.

Maybe your mother's afraid that she'll be lonely when Saki Nee-chan's gone.

KANO TOSHIKO

Fukuko's Best Friend

Huh?

Maybe she feels uneasy about being alone with just Fuku-chan.

Fukuko's Best Friend

IKEGAMI HANA

Your mother really has a stomachache, right?

- She says it might be appendicitis. - Disease starts in your mind, they say.

You sound like Katsuko Nee-chan now.

Osaka Toyo Hotel.

Oh, hello. My name is Tachibana.

I'd like to talk to one of your guests, Ohira-san from Ohira Shokai.

Certainly. One moment please.

Ohira-sama...

Yes?

Hello. How are you! This is Tachibana from Workshop Tachibana.

Tachibana...?

Which Tachibana?

Huh?

Osaka Toyo Hotel.

- Excuse me, but you got the wrong person. - Pardon me?

This is Tachibana. I just called.

I asked for Ohira-san from Ohira Shokai, but a foreigner answered the phone.

- A foreigner?! - You made a mistake.

I'm terribly sorry!

Let me connect you right away.

Oh, is this Ohira-san?

This is Tachibana with Workshop Tachibana.

What a relief.

What have you done now?

I transferred a call to the wrong room.

Didn't I tell you to double check carefully!

I'm terribly sorry! Seriously...

- Mr. Brown? - Yes.

Um...

My name is Imai and I am the telephone operator.

Um...

I apologize for transferring the call to you earlier by mistake.

Don't worry about it.

Um...I'm really sorry! Um...

I am terribly sorry.

How did it go with Ohira Shokai?

Workshop Tachibana Employee

TAKENOHARA DAISUKE

Even if the product is good, it's worthless if you're a bad salesman.

Hey...

does my Kansai dialect still sound creepy?

Yes...

I'm home.

I'm home, Mo...

Mom?

Tuna!

Oh, uh...my stomach hurts~!

What~!