All language subtitles for Tsuma no kokoro (Naruse 1956)

A WIFE'S HEART
Tsuma no kokoro

Directed by
NARUSE Mikio

KIRYU

Here you are.
Thank you very much.

I'm going out for a bit.

Dear!

What is it?

Did you talk to your mother
about it?

Yeah.

Well, what did she say?

Kiyoko, mother's calling you.

Yes.

Excuse me.

- Sumiko, are you going to be in today?
- Yes. Why do you ask?

It's the equinox. Don't forget
to say your prayers.

Is it?

Thank you for your business.

Did you want something?

Shinji told me you want to tear down
half of the store and start a caf�.

Do you know about this?

We're not going to
tear down the store.

We're going only to use that
empty lot.

I feel sorry for Shinji. He fails at
everything he tries.

But I could help him
with a caf�.

You really want to do that?

I think it would work out well.

Do you really think so?

Hello!

- Mother, it's Kiyoko-san.
- Is she here?

It's been such a long time.

Come in.

Thanks for the visit.
You got here just in time.

It looks delicious.

Next year, it'll be the seventh
anniversary of your mother's death

and the 13th anniversary
of your father's.

Is that right?

You'll do something with us

on the anniversary of
your father's death, won't you?

Yes.

Is everyone happy at your place?

Yes. Sumiko is going
to get married.

- Who is she getting married to?
- Shimada. He's in the printing business.

Everyone must be busy with
the preparations.

This is for the the altar.

Thank you.

We couldn't do anything for
you when you got married.

But you didn't need it;
everyone wanted to marry you.

- Here you are.
- It might be sweet enough for you.

Is Sho-chan well?

He's well,
but his pay never goes up.

We get by one way or another.
She helps me out quite a bit.

Have some of these.

That's why I said that I don't
need anything that fancy.

Yes, you do.

As a household, we have
to send something of about that value

or we'll be embarassed.

Mother, you talk about the family,

but a family means something different
these days.

That's because you get yourself
involved in stupid things

and cause everyone a lot of trouble.

Excuse me,
but I'm going home now.

- Thank you very much.
- Goodbye.

Kiyoko, do you have a minute?

What is it?
Are you going out?

Do you need some?

Sorry. I dropped it again.

What are we going to do
with you?

This will do, won't it?

Did Sumiko go out?

She shouldn't be going out so much
before she gets married.

She has to do it now while
she still has the chance.

- Madame.
- Yes?

They're here from Tokyo.

Hello there.

It's been a long time.

Rumiko, you've got
so much bigger!

Are you going to say hello?

Hello. Come in.

Have a seat.

Hi there, Rumi-chan. Thank you for
coming all this way to see me.

Aren't you going to say something?
Where's your "hello"?

You must be tired.

It's been such a long time
since I've seen you all.

- I hope everyone's been well.
- Everyone's fine, thank you.

Thanks for coming all this way.

It's been a long time.

And congratulations for
Sumiko's engagement.

We got the wedding announcement
in the mail.

You did?

I was thinking that I should
come and help,

but it took us so long
to actually get here.

There was need to worry. Weddings
these days are much simpler.

But how's Zenichi getting along?

He's somehow managed to
stick with this job for quite a while.

Is that right?

But who knows how long it will last.
This time, the company might be the problem.

Well, the economy is bad everywhere.

It's like the sun went down
on this town.

And yet Shinji is talking about
opening a caf�.

A caf�?

The last time you were was
the year before last, wasn't it?

It was grandfather's funeral.

That's right.

Rumiko's got
so much bigger!

Kiyoko-san, you're not going
to have a baby yet?

No.

I want one soon!

They say you're going to
open a caf�?

Yes.

He's going to tear down half
the store.

That's not true!
We're just going to use the empty lot.

Oh, you mean the place where
they're putting the boxes now?

That's a good idea.
But it might be difficult.

It will be. What with Sumiko's
marriage, this guy is playing around.

I am not!

Just when the family needs a lot
of money, he goes out and wastes it.

It sure is pretty.

Is this granny's?

Don't touch it.
It's quite something, isn't it?

But it doesn't cost as much
as Shinji says, you know.

It would cost you twice as
much to buy this stuff in Tokyo.

Is that so?

Thank you.

You can just leave it there.

Sorry.

You should hire a maid
after I leave.

Don't worry, I'll be fine by myself.

Granny is so cheap.

But she has a lot to pay
for with the wedding.

She's so tight-fisted that
I'd rather she just stay out of it.

Really?

She has to marry you off,

and everyone here knows that you're the daughter
of the people who run the Eiryudo.

At the very least, he has to avoid
embarrassing the family.

But she fusses about this or that

everytime we go to get
something for the wedding.

Kaku-san? I see.
Thank you very much.

He was with us for a long time.
He's a good guy.

Good evening.
Who are you talking to?

Don't forget next week.

Don't be stupid. Keep your
mouth shut about that.

Excuse me for a second.

Do you want to talk?
It's your buddy Shin-chan.

From the Ryueido?

What are you two doing? Hurry up
and get to your customers.

Hello. Oh, I see.
Well, talk to you later.

I was just talking to Kunio at the Akagiya.
He said that Kaku-san would help us.

He's from the Haruna Kitchen?

Yes.

Then we'll have to get some money
together soon.

Yes, I went to the Nishijimas
about that yesterday.

I think that they can do something
for us, but...

Didn't they just redo the back
of their house?

In the end, my mother ended up taking
300,000 yen for Sumiko's wedding.

Of course, if we hadn't spent all
that money for her wedding,

no one would have taken Sumiko.

Maybe I should try asking.

For money.
From Yumiko's brother.

Yumiko's brother?

Yes, he works at a bank.

I'll go and talk to him once we're
finished with Sumiko's wedding.

Kiyoko, Rumiko says that
she's sleepy.

What's wrong with you?
Can't you get a futon out for her?

But...

Don't worry, I'll do it.

Good morning!

This is a surprise!

The last time I saw you
was New Year's Day.

- That's right. Come in.
- I can't stay.

- How's your brother?
- He's fine.

To tell you the truth, I wanted to
talk to him about something.

- About what?
- We'd like to borrow some money from the bank.

- How much?
- 300,000 yen.

Why all that money?

We want to put up a caf�
next to the shop.

A caf�?

Yes. The store isn't doing
too well.

A lot of new places have
gone up on the main street.

That's true.

And Sumiko's wedding
has cost a lot.

- Is Sumiko getting married?
- Yes.

What do you think?
A caf� with a simple menu.

Are you going to run it?

Yes. Today I'm going to
talk to someone about that.

Do you know the Kitchen Haruna,
down by the station?

I'm going there to learn how to run a caf�,
how to cook, how to make a coffee,

and things like that.

What do you think about the money?

I'll ask him as soon as
I get the chance.

Thanks.

But if you're going down by the station,
you should just ask him yourself.

The bank is very close to the Haruna Kitchen.
It'd be faster that way.

Me go to the bank?

No, call him from the Haruna.
Tell him you'll take him out to lunch.

That's right, I could do that.

Father, are you going home?

Yes.

It won't be fun
to go back there.

You're not going to tell me that they're
going to fire you, are you?

I don't know.

What?

Why is he going back without us?

Because he's busy at work.

Why aren't we going back
with him?

Auntie Sumiko's getting married
and things are busy around here.

We're going to stick around for a
few days and help with things.

Be good so that Granny
doesn't yell at you.

The caf� that Shinji wants to
put up will cost a million yen.

What? Well, I guess it would cost
about that much.

A million yen.
Sumiko's wedding cost a lot, too.

That's the way things go
out here in the country.

Couldn't you get something
from them?

Even a little?
You're the oldest brother.

But even if I am the oldest,
I left this place.

Are you saying that you can't
ask, because you married me?

I'm starting from zero.
Please help me out.

We'll do what we can for you.
Won't we?

That's right.
Starting tomorrow.

Hard working, eh?

Thanks for coming.

What was it that you wanted
to talk to me about?

Well, let's sit over here.

How are your grandchildren?

Thanks for asking. They say grandchildren
are cuter than your own kids,

and you know,
that's absolutely true.

By the way, I heard that
the Sakamotos in Teramachi

married off their second daughter.

Yes, and you just married off
your daughter.

Well, marriage is my business
after all.

Excuse me.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

- How much is it?
- 150.

Welcome back.

Where's Shinji?

He just went out.

Really? How about Kiyoko?

She's still not back.

What am I going to do with
those two?

They just leave the house
unattended like that.

Granny, look!

I see you've drawn a picture.
Who is it?

Is this a ghost or something?

No, it's a bride!

Now I see. It's auntie Sumiko.
Very well done!

They say you can borrow about 300,000 yen
without putting up any collateral.

- Is that so?
- The term is only three months, though.

But you can talk to them about extending it,
when the three months are up.

You can go to talk to them
in four or five days.

They'll look into our finances,
won't they?

That's right.

The folks at the Haruna say
that I can go everyday.

I see.

We could put the door here.

Yes, and the counter would
come up to here.

I think it should be as comfortable
as possible.

I think so, too.

What should we call it?

I wonder if there's a good name
out there.

HARUNA KITCHEN

That should be enough.

Push it from the front.
So it doesn't stick.

From the front.
Here, let me show you.

Like this. Try it again.

It looks like your skills have
improved quite a bit.

- Do you think it's OK to leave it here?
- Of course it's alright.

- Come in!
- Hello!

I wonder if it's any good.

It's fine.

You can say that even before
you taste it?

What will it be?

- What are you going to have?
- Yes, what should I have?

I see you bought a bicycle.

- The Madame told me the other day.
- What did she say?

That young women these days are
buying bicycles instead of samisens.

Did she really say that?

Sure. Why wouldn't you
buy a bicycle?

It's pretty good.

That's a relief!

Is it better than mine?

- It is!
- That's not possible.

What does he say?
Doesn't he need you in Tokyo?

No, he says that he's
going away

on a business trip somewhere
for about a week,

so it's OK for us to stay on here.
It's not a very serious letter.

Is that so?

I didn't expect him to write as
soon as he got back to Tokyo.

I thought he might send maybe
a postcard or something.

It's a big help for you
to be here.

Kiyoko is never around
these days.

It's not as if she's out fooling around,
you know.

- Half of these are still not done.
- Sorry.

What were you doing
all day, today?

I did go through them all
once again.

- Well, get it finished.
- Yes.

Where are you going?

About the money, they say
that they'll give it to us.

I'll go and pick it up tomorrow.

Is that so?

Where are you going?

To the barber.

Really? Well, bye.

Will the counter
come out to here?

It'll come out a little more.

We'd like it so people
can sit comfortably.

Don't worry, there's plenty
of space.

The tea's ready.

Thank you.

I'd like to look at the front again.

Hello.

What's going on with you?

Daddy!

Rumiko, were you a good girl?

Hey get me some water.

Look, I got you a present.
Here it is. And here's another.

Here you are.

You were drinking, weren't you?

The train was crowded.

What's happening
at the company?

Cigarettes?

Hey, tell me what's going on.
What happened?

What happened?

Your brother is here from Tokyo.

It looks like the tea's
already cold.

I'll get the estimate and the
plans to you as soon as possible.

I see.

Weren't you supposed to be
on a business trip?

Rumi-chan, it looks like your father came
from Tokyo to come and get you.

We're always imposing on you,
I know.

No, not at all.

I like having Kaoru here.
It's a big help.

I don't think that's true.

That's because Mother won't hire
a maid even after Sumiko has left.

I've never once had a maid
since coming to this place, you know.

I don't mind being a maid.
Even if I were to go back to Tokyo, I'd...

It doesn't bother me a bit, either.

That can't be true.

I bit off more than I could chew
with the business trip and all.

I decided to take
a little break.

I thought I could use some rest.

I tell you, it's a relief to
come back to the place

where you were born,
once in a while.

Now in Tokyo, they have places
where the caf� is the whole building.

Three or four story places.
They're huge.

And they have what they
call "candle caf�s".

The whole place is dark, and they
put in one candle in each room.

Yes. And in one place, near a theatre,
they have something they call

"swimsuit service", with girls
in swimsuits and...

Dear!

We couldn't do anything like that.
We want to have a place that's wholesome,

bright, and cheerful, one that anyone
would feel comfortable coming into.

Well, of course, but that must cost
a lot of money.

Yeah, it looks like it will cost
a million yen after everything.

I think we can get 100,000 yen
out of it.

Do you think you can
get that much money together?

Well, we'll have to borrow some
of the money,

but it will be alright.

I see.

I think it was a good idea to get
into the food business.

I support your plan.

But...

Though of course, I also see
why mother might be against it.

But don't let that
bother you, Shinji.

That's just the way it is here:

the older folks have to oppose
what the younger ones do.

In fact, you could say that about
Japanese society as a whole.

You're exaggerating again.

- I'll fill that up, too.
- Don't worry.

I just brought it back
to wash.

There's no end to it otherwise.

He just talks big,
he never says anything to me.

Shinji doesn't drink, does he?

Not really, but if a friend
invites him, he will.

You can't avoid it in
this kind of town.

That's true. You have to be
a part of everything.

But you're lucky.

Salarymen are
such disappointments.

We still can't own
our own home.

I guess that
Shin-san was a better choice.

So do you want to
trade places?

I didn't mean to say that!

All we have is the house.
Nothing else.

If we don't do something,
we'll be sunk.

You don't have to worry.
You have all this.

We've let the garden
go lately.

This tree has got
a lot bigger.

When I was in middle school,
it used to be about my height.

What are you looking for?

The nail clippers. I always put them
away in here.

Kaoru!

Do you know where the
nail clippers are?

Nail clippers?

Here you go.

Why were they up there?
I was looking all over for them.

They were lying around out here,
so I put them up there.

I'm sorry.

Here you are.

- What took so long?
- They weren't in the usual place.

How long are they going
to be here?

It's been a week since
your brother got here.

What do you suppose is going on
with his company?

I have no idea.

Kaoru asked to use a little of
my cold cream the other day,

but I haven't seen it since.

Those two make no bones about using
your things, either.

Even Rumiko does the same.

What would you think about
carrying on

like you've been doing
at the Haruna?

It's not something you can do
on the side.

It's a full time job.

You don't want to hire a cook
and want me to do all the cooking?

I'd like to go every day, though.

By the way, what should we give
to Kenkichi?

What?

I'm talking about a present in
return for helping us with the loan.

Yes.

- Well, what should we give him?
- Well...

A bottle of sake or whiskey
would be easy, but he doesn't...

He doesn't drink?

No, he never did.

And he has such a
pleasant personality.

I guess something like
a tie would do.

Or maybe a shirt
would be better.

It doesn't make
any difference.

Shin-chan,

with this much space,
you could put up a great caf�.

What? Yes.

You should have
my wife help you.

She used to work in a caf�.

Never mind about that.

Has Kuni been going to the
bicycle races lately?

I don't let him go,

and don't you go with him,
if he asks, either!

The weather is really nice.

I'd rather be doing this under
the cherry blossoms.

Now is not the time.

Is Kiyoko going to the Haruna
every day?

It must be tough on your mother,
all alone like that.

No, my brother's wife
is there.

They're still here?

Your brother is here, too.
I ran into him the other day.

Yeah, he showed up
the other day.

I thought he was here to take back his
wife and daughter to Tokyo,

- but he's been here ever since.
- Really?

- He's taking time off work?
- I don't know for sure.

That is strange.

- Excuse me, Madame.
- What is it?

He might have got fired,
don't you think?

That couldn't be.

Good evening.

Hey, come and pour this guy
a drink.

I saw your wife at the Haruna,
the other day.

- She's learning to cook?
- That's right.

And we found out exactly
who Suzume likes.

Don't be stupid!

She's just jealous.

So who is Suzume's guy?

Takemura-san from
the Showa bank.

Takemura?

You know him, Shin-chan.
He was a year behind us in school.

Oh, yeah.

Does he come that often?

No, just once in a while
for a party.

And when he does, he hardly drinks at all.
He's very quiet.

And on top of that,
he's good looking.

He's still single, so there are hordes
of women after him. It must be tough.

That's right.

What are you doing
back here?

Get out there.
Shin-chan,

I think you
like these, don't you?

These are good.

Here, I'll pour you a drink.

Do you have any children?

This fellow here got adopted into
a family in Maebashi,

right out of middle school.
He has five kids now.

- That sounds tough.
- And all five of them are girls.

- Are you looking for someone?
- Stop that!

He thinks he's the only person
who was ever born an eldest son.

- Are you saying he's still single?
- You're still single?

You sure take your time
about things.

Mother, help him find a bride?

I won't let anyone who
visits me stay single.

Once she heard that Tamura
was still single,

Granny started talking about
women he could marry.

Sorry to ask you to do this just
when you were about to go out.

Don't worry.

- Gimme one!
- Are your hands clean?

May I have a moment
with you.

I'll do it.

Here's the estimate.

This is really...
Isn't it really expensive?

It's over our budget, yes,
but I asked for a bunch of things.

I think you should send it
back to him at least once.

Why?

Tell him it has to be within
our budget.

This happened because you weren't
careful about costs in the beginning.

That's when you have to be
especially careful.

Bargain with him until he gets it
within budget.

He's supposed to do that.
That's why we're paying him money.

I know.

The money is really tight.

I think
we're probably a little short now.

The money is fine.
I'll do something.

You say it's fine,
but I'm not so sure.

In any case,
go over this carefully send it back.

Shall we do it now?

You do it. I'm no good with
detail stuff like that.

I'm just telling you to get it
within our budget.

I'll be back.

If it's something you've decided
at the bottom of your heart,

we'll do what we can for you.

Thank you. It makes me feel
better to hear you say that.

Whatever anyone says,
you're the oldest here.

Yes.

Let me introduce you.

These are my co-workers
at the bank: Watanabe and Yasuda.

This is Mrs. Tomita.

She's the wife of the guy
who runs the Eiryudo. You might know of it.

They're going to be opening
a caf� soon.

When were you thinking
of opening?

We'd like to start by the
middle of next month at least.

Do what you can for her.
Their place will be on your way home.

You're not going to
steal all our customers are you?

Don't be so stingy!

They have a loan from us.
It's quite a bit, isn't it?

It's more than "quite a bit".

Oh, no!

You said the wrong thing
to the wrong person.

He says that his company
has gone under.

It's no good for you two,
if he just sits around here. Right?

He asked me because he's afraid
to ask you two.

Couldn't you talk to him?

He says that he needs a little money
to get started.

Money?

Talk this over with Kiyoko.

- Excuse me.
- Goodbye.

Kiyoko is late isn't she?

She'll be back soon.

It must be hard going out
so much like that.

I should think so.

Welcome home.

Hello everyone.

We were waiting for you.
We just started eating.

Sorry I'm so late.

It must be tiring doing something
you're not used to.

Just a little. I was in the house
day in and day out before this.

I'm sure that if Kiyoko runs
the caf� it'll be a success.

- Are you done already?
- Yes.

It's gotten pretty warm.

Well, it is April after all.
Do you want more rice?

Just a little will do.

My brother asked me to
lend him some money.

Money? How much?

300,000 yen.

That much?

He couldn't ask me himself,
so he had mother do it.

He's been like that since he was small.

What is he going to do
with 300,000 yen?

He was saying to
his friends that

he wants to open
a little place like ours.

What about his job in Tokyo?

It looks like the company
went under.

Did you agree to lend him
the money?

- I'm not going to say yes to him.
- I see.

If we do what he says, we won't
be able to open the caf�.

That's right, and we've been
working hard for it.

But my mother will
keep asking.

She's always
been against the idea of opening a caf�.

Why now? What a headache!

Yesterday when I got back,
things seemed strange.

And this morning,
they were all looking at me.

It's really creepy. It's a torture chamber.
["hari no mushiro" lit., 'pin cushion']

I couldn't eat all day.

So they think that
if you say yes,

Shinji will hand over
the money?

That's right.

What are you going to do?
You were working so hard for that.

We were.

I can't make you do anything
against your will,

but your brother seems
to really need this.

It's ridiculous to think that
a salaryman in Tokyo

can suddenly succeed
in the restaurant business.

It has no chance of
working out for him.

And to think that
a tiny little place will succeed,

in the same town...
that's absurd.

It'll be on the
other side of the town,

on the other side
of the tracks.

There's no way you can run a
successful restaurant over there.

No, there are lots of new
houses going up, apartments even.

Everyone over there does their
shopping around the station.

If you put a place up there,
it can't miss.

It's not that easy.

Shinji, this is a once in
a lifetime request.

I've worked hard since
getting out of school,

but I have nothing
to show for it.

That's why I came back with
my wife and daughter,

to the home I left.

I can do this now.

Shinji, please.

Usually he couldn't ask
for something like this without drinking,

but this is important enough
for him that he's asking sober.

Shinji, I also want you
to do this.

Well, then, Zenichi
should live here.

We'll leave.

Shinji!

I didn't want to run this place,

but I've been doing it
ever since he left.

It's my brother.

Is it that time already?

Welcome home. Kiyoko is here.

I should be going?

My brother is here. Stay and have something to eat.

But...

Why not? Why go back
to that dungeon?

Dungeon?

What's wrong?
You looked so cheerful yesterday.

I'll just go out and get something good.
You can cook us up something good.

- Maybe I will.
- Yes, please do. Well, I'll be going.

Wait! I'll go with you.

Get something good!

Let's go.
What should we get?

What's wrong?

- Maybe I should go home.
- You're difficult.

You can get back late once
in a while. What's wrong with that?

Come on. Let's go.

Are you going home?

We were going to give you a feast.

Yumiko's cooking doesn't really
qualify as cooking.

You can complain when you start
bringing in more money. Let's go.

Bye.

Are you really leaving?

No, because I won't let her.
Get yourself good and hungry.

I don't get any hungrier
than this!

Thank you.

Where were you?

At Yumiko's?

- Where are you going?
- Out for a bit.

Welcome back.

Welcome home.

Sorry I'm late.

Welcome home.

Kiyoko leaves me all alone
in that place.

I'm sure she doesn't want
to be there either.

- Good evening!
- Come in!

Have a drink. Sorry.

Here you are.

- It's too hot!
- Sorry.

What a scary face!

What?

There's something wrong with him,
isn't there?

He's all stirred up.

- Yes, he's really agitated.
- He's like an out of season typhoon.

And no ones like those.

Let's go drinking under
the cherry trees.

Yes, let's! But I suppose that
typhoon has blown all the petals off the trees.

We're too late for everything
these days.

Cut it out with that laugh,
will you?

I'm sorry I have
a funny laugh,

but at least let me laugh
when things are funny.

What's so funny?

These days everything is funny.
So funny!

What? Now you're crying?

I see you're in a good mood
for a neurotic.

She's a real pain.

Sorry.

Let me have a little drink.

A little what?

But I'm really suffering.

- You laugh when you're down?
- That's right.

Geishas laugh when they're
sad and cry when they're happy.

Is that so?

Just a minute.

It's not fair, going out by yourself.
Don't leave me all alone with them?

I'll be back soon.
Just ignore them.

Rumiko, come here.

What is it?

Kiyoko, come here for a bit.

Dear, would you take care
of Rumiko for a bit?

Go and play with
your father, now.

I felt terrible when Shinji
and Zenichi

were fighting about money,
right in front of me.

I understand how Shinji feels.
He's right.

If you consider that Zenichi left home,
Shinji is absolutely right.

But when I see him
come back here,

bow his head in front of his
younger brother,

asking to be allowed
to come back home,

it makes me feel that we ought
to do something for him.

Yes, as a mother, I suppose...

If Shinji agrees, Zenichi promises
that it will be just this once.

Shinji talks tough,

but I know that deep
down in his heart,

he's thinking of his brother.

And I'm asking you because
I know

that if you talk to Shinji,
he'll agree to it.

Well, as long as the members of the
family have agreed on the decision,

I won't interfere with it.

So you agree to lend him the money?

It's the phone. It's from the
Akagiya's mistress.

Hello. Yes, it's me.
Sorry to have been out of touch.

He went out. I guess they went
somewhere together.

He's with your husband.
He said he was going to Maebashi.

I see. I guess he invited him out
to the bicycle races.

I'm glad that he's with
Shinji, though.

Yes, that's right.

His older brother and his family
are still there?

That must be difficult!

What? No, not at all.

Yes. Sorry.

Good night.

Shinji sure is late tonight.

What about you?
Is it OK for you to be out so late?

Yes, it is because when I left,
I said that I might not come home tonight.

What are we going to do with you?
Did something happen?

No, not really.

You're proud to say that you've arranged
the marriages of thirty couples.

Are those couples really happy?

Of course they are!

Of all those couples, only one
or two couples have split up.

But just because they
haven't split up,

doesn't mean that
they're happy.

Women don't have the courage.
They just give up.

But I'm not like that. If I can't put
up with him, I'll come back here.

Be reasonable. Are you sure
nothing has happened?

What are you talking about?
You haven't been married even a month!

If something had happened,
I'd tell you.

I'm home!

You're husband is back.

Really?

Welcome back.

- Welcome home.
- May I have a moment with you?

Sumiko spent the night here last
night so I took her back to her place.

Did you lend the money
to my brother?

I heard that you agreed
to lend them the money.

Of course not! I couldn't agree
to that without talking to you first.

I said that I'd talk to you
when you came back,

and that if you agreed to it,
I wouldn't oppose the family's decision.

That makes it look like I'm the only
one opposed to the deal. Don't you care?

Of course I do. I don't want to lend
them the money an more than you do.

But you were gone and your
mother called me on the carpet.

Do you think it was possible
for me to say no?

You're a man; if you don't want
to lend him the money,

then you should say so!
You're my husband.

But even if I say so...

Where did you stay last night?

I went to Maebashi with Kuni-chan
to play mahjong.

Well, what can we do now?

Maybe we should just forget
about the caf�.

That talk again?

We can just open it
a little later,

and I think we'll have to make it
a little smaller.

I'll talk to Takemura about
the money again.

- To Kenkichi?
- Yes.

There's a call from Kunio-san.

Yes, it's me. What?
Well, I'll be over. Yes. See you.

You're going out again?

Yes, he just asked me to come over
for a little bit.

Fuku hasn't come home yet.

But she came back with us
and Koharu, didn't she?

But she disappeared somewhere
on the train.

That's strange.

When did Zenichi go out?

Sometime after two.

He said he was going to
see the friend that was here the other day.

Wait.

Leave it open.
Your brother is still out.

You were gone pretty long
for saying that

you were just stepping out
for a little bit.

Yes.

- Welcome home.
- Hello.

No phone calls or anything?

No.

That's strange.

What do you suppose has
happened to your brother?

I don't know.

How much money did you
give him yesterday?

Money?
Of the 300,000 yen,

I only gave him
200.000, yesterday.

I wonder what's happened?

Hello!

That looks like hard work.

Now you know what she
makes me do on Sundays.

Meanwhile, she herself has
gone out somewhere.

Yumiko is out?

She'll be back soon enough.
Come in.

I brought some friends to
the Haruna the other day.

There were a lot of arguments
at my place yesterday.

It must be rough.

And today, I came to ask
your advice again.

What could it be?

This is quite shameless of me...

...but it's money again.

What? That's all?

Well, come in.

You're here.

- It sure is warm. I'm sweating.
- Where did you go?

Take a look at these.
What do you think?

- They're nice.
- 200 yen.

Hey, put some tea on.

- What's up?
- Nothing. It seems strange.

You know, they say that the people
that talk about dying never do.

Did she say anything
to you about it?

No, not really.

Hello.

You just had a call from the Mrs.
at the Akagiya.

She'd like you to come over
right away.

From Sadako? Me?

I wonder what it could be.

- That's true. Bring in Satsuki.
- Yes, come.

I'll take it.

He called your place yesterday,
didn't he?

I thought he would be safe
with Shin-chan,

but I was completely wrong about that.
They weren't alone.

A couple of young geishas!

Oh my!

He should have told me
right away,

but she was something of
a favourite of his,

so he must have been
embarassed about it.

And then it seems that
on the train home,

the girl with Shin-chan
disappeared.

Disappeared?

It seems she got off at a station
along the way.

But she hasn't been heard
from since.

No one knows where she went.

The two of them have been all hot
and bothered about that since last night.

She was one of his favourites,

but the girl who was with Shin-chan
was a bad one, too.

She was always having trouble
with her husband,

but she could never
bring herself to leave him.

- Welcome back.
- Hi.

Kiyoko is in the bath.

- Your brother still hasn't come back.
- Not yet?

- Should we just wait?
- What else can we do?

Here's the estimate.

You're terrible.

You go places and make up
stories about it. Where were you?

Today I went to the Akagiya
and Sadako told me everything.

While we were so worried about
the money, you slip out and escape.

You're not the only one
suffering here.

If that were all that's wrong,
everything would be fine,

but I know that you went to a hot
spring resort with some geisha to relax.

Men are really unfair!

What are women supposed to do
when men do things like that?

Just suffer through everything?

Of course not, but why are
you talking about this?

Why?

I guess you do think women should just
shut up and suffer.

I'm certain of it.

You might not be capable of
doing something really terrible,

but all the same, I can't put up
with you hanging around with geisha.

I don't like it!

I know. I was wrong.

You're too late. You should
have said something before, and...

You just never let up,
do you?

What do you want me to do?

Don't ask me.
I don't know.

Thank you very much.

- Come in.
- Hello there.

Takemura-san, Kiyoko is
going to come in every day.

I want you to bring in lots
of customers for her.

Why? What happened?

I think I was slacking off a bit
before, so I want to make up for it.

I thought that if I was going
to learn how,

I might give it my all.

I want the things that I've learned
to stay with me.

That's quite the spirit.

She has a good feel for
this business.

She'll be able to do it
all by herself pretty soon.

So what will it be today?

Yes, what shall I have...

You really are full of
energy today.

Do I seem that way?

Yes.

But you know things haven't
been going so well at all.

I thought that might be the case.
On the other hand,

I also thought that perhaps you were cheerful
because you had got over something.

No. Things just get
worse and worse.

All the same, last night
I thought things over

and decided to be as cheerful
as possible,

even if it's a strain, and I decided
to go to the Haruna every day.

If you learn how to do
something practical,

you have something
to fall back on.

- Come over here.
Granny's legs might be hurting.
- No!

I'm afraid it is time for you
to go to bed.

Your father might come back
when you're asleep.

- With a present for me?
- That's right.

Goodnight.

- Say goodnight to your granny, too.
- Goodnight.

Zenichi sure stirred up a lot of
trouble running off with all that cash.

But he's only been gone since
the day before yesterday.

I don't think he's got over
his grudges yet.

I'm sorry I asked you to give him
all that money.

Never mind about the money.

Shinji hasn't said a word
about it to me.

I think he must be keeping
his feelings to himself.

Mother, the bath is ready.

Is it? Well, I guess
I'll get in.

Goodnight.

There you are.

- Was it good?
- Yes it was a very good movie.

I wanted to see it. You should
have invited me to come with you.

I should have.

My brother said that wanted to see it.

Why don't you go with him
on his way home from work?

I suppose I could.

Here you go.

Kiyoko-san.

You're in the way.
Would you please stand over there?

Kiyoko is late, isn't she?
She goes out everyday these days.

- It must be rough on you.
- No, not really.

Come over here and play
with me, Rumi-chan. Come on.

I see.

What should we do?

I'm home.

You're late.

I went to a movie.

You were with Kiyoko,
weren't you?

- Did you eat?
- Yes.

I'll put some tea on, then.

- It was good wasn't it?
- Yes.

What did Kiyoko say?

- Things must be pretty difficult over there.
- That's right.

Her brother in law is sill there
from Tokyo, isn't he?

I don't think that's the only thing.

Why? What's wrong?

I don't think she's getting along
with Shinji.

Do you think so?
Did she say something to you?

No, nothing specific.

They had a big wedding,

but they didn't particularly like each other
when they got married.

But Kiyoko is a good person.
She'll manage somehow.

How long has she been married?

I think it's been five years.

She hasn't changed at all.

My button came off.

Just put it over there and I'll get to
it some time. I'll get you another one out.

You don't have to wash it.

That's OK.
Just put it aside.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Take care.

You say they found Fuku?

Yes, but just come in.

They found her, alright. She drank some poison.

- Poison?
- Yes.

We found out this morning.
I talked things over with Sadako.

We didn't want you to get
mixed up in all this,

but someone filed a report
with the authorities.

It doesn't seem to me mention you.
Nor should it have...

we just happened to be with
her just before it happened.

That's all. It seems she wasn't
getting along with her husband.

She was always talking
about it

and saying that she was
going to die.

So you don't need to worry
about this.

You don't have anything to do
with it. Forget it.

You don't even need to tell
Kiyoko about it.

- But it will show up in the papers!
- Will it?

If it does you can ignore it.
Or just pretend you don't care.

You sure caused him a lot
of trouble by inviting him out.

Shinji...

...may I have a moment?

We got a letter from your brother.

It looks like he's going to get a job
that he applied for.

I guess when things got rough
he had to go back to Tokyo.

But he wants us to take
care of Rumiko for a while.

Rumi-chan?

He only wants me to come
to Tokyo by myself.

He's always been like this.

Everything he does just causes
trouble for others.

It's raining.

- The clouds are gone, so it'll stop soon.
- You're probably right.

We used to come here
with Yumiko often.

It was right after the war.
Things were terrible.

But I feel nostalgic
for those days.

Kids sure are cute.

- Aren't you lonely without kids?
- Yes.

And doesn't your husband's
mother want grandchildren?

His brother's daughter
is staying with us.

Is that right?

Do you like kids, Kenkichi?

Yes, I do. I love kids.

Then you need to find yourself
a wife soon.

I have to wait for my sister
to get married first.

I suppose that's true.

She's taking her time with it,
though.

She says she doesn't want
to rush into anything.

I guess she's right about that.

If you marry without thinking it through,
it can be a big headache later.

Kiyoko-san!

The rain has stopped.

- Shall we go?
- Yes.

- I have something to talk to you about.
- What is it?

The geisha who was missing,
Fuku, is...

The geisha?

What's happened to her?

She's dead.

And...

She liked you, didn't she?

No.

And what about you,
did you like her?

No!

But she died, didn't she?

- But...
- She died for you, didn't she?

No, that's not true at all.

And you did it all behind
my back.

Kiyoko!

I didn't have any feelings
toward Fuku.

She didn't have any feelings
about me, either.

So why did she die, then?

I don't know.
I don't know anything about her.

That's a despicable way to say it.

She's dead and you can say
anything about her you want.

Even if you don't believe me,

even if you go off with
the person you really like...

"Person I really like"?
What are you talking about?

Kenkichi-san.

If you want to go to him, go ahead.
It's OK with me.

Why do you think I'm involved
with him?

If I'm wrong about this,
I'll apologize to you.

At any rate,
do what you want.

That's all I want of you.

I don't know what's going
to happen with this family.

I'm sorry about that.

Listen to what your granny tells you.
And be good.

Yes.

- Did Kiyoko go out?
- Yes.

Why did she do that when
she knows that Kaoru is leaving?

What's this?

Oh my!

"The reason for her suicide was
difficulty with her husband."

Poor girl.

To throw away the life that
her parents gave her just like that...

But it looks like her parents
were real pieces of work, too.

This is good. It doesn't say
anything about Shin-chan.

Really? Shin-chan
must be relieved.

Shall we take a picture?

Never mind.
Where are you going today?

I'm busy. I can't go look
at the cherry blossoms.

I have to be with my wife today.

- Will you have more to eat?
- Sure.

Thanks.

Hi there.

Well, see you later.

Bye.

Enjoy your visit.

- How about a hat?
- I don't need one.

When will you get back?

I don't know.

Did you go to see the
cherry blossoms?

No.

Really? I'm alone here, today.
Please stick around for a while.

Sure.

- Cigarettes.
- Yes. Just a second.

One pack, please.

Thank you very much.

I'll go on ahead with your things.

Listen to what you're
grandmother says.

Well, please take care of her.
And give my gratitude to Kiyoko.

Hello there!
I'll be with you in just a second.

Nice weather isn't it?

- Were you going to see the flowers?
- No.

Hey what happened with your caf�?

We're still going to do it.

Really? My brother was worried
about it.

I heard something for the first
time yesterday. It really surprised me.

What was it?

My husband thought
there was something

between me and your brother.

You and my brother?

It's rough being a married woman.

You walk a little with a man and people
start suspecting you. It'll shock you.

I was really surprised myself.

But don't tell your brother, though.

It's his fault for staying single.

Well, I should be going.

- You don't have to go! I'll get some tea.
- No need for that.

Bye!

- Nice to see you two together.
- Hello.

It'll be a little late,
but let's open it by fall.

Let's do it right, this time.

- Is the lady of the house still in?
- Yes, she is.

I'd like to see her.

I came to see how
you were doing.

Shinji seems happy.

Did he get over
his misunderstanding?

I talked to my brother.

What did he say?

He just laughed.

It's partly my fault.

It's difficult. It makes marriage seem
more and more disagreeable to me now.

Oh no!

- Welcome home.
- Hello there!

How did the talks go to today?

Quite well.
She was a really nice girl.

If those two get married it'll
make how many? Thirty?

Thirty?

That's right, you're still single,
aren't you?

What?

I know someone just right for you.
He's a university professor,

but he's very forthright.
I have a picture of him.

I'll make some Indian tea.
Will you have some?

That sounds good.

Just a second.

You have something on your coat.

This is the one
I was talking about.

Who's that?

She really has you in her sights.

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Proofreading: Dan