Original subtitles

Then why don't we make it for them.

You mean the seal?

That's right. It's an important item that proves who you are.

SEAL

- Would you like to have your seal made? - You can get it cut cheap.

- Would you like to have your seal made? - How much would it cost?

- 7 yen 50 sen. - I'll have one cut then.

Thank you.

Just as Manpei-san thought, in this age, everyone was in need of a seal

to prove their identity.

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

Manpuku

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

Week 5

You have to Believe!

♫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

♫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

Kishiwaki.

How am I going to fit a name

with so many strokes in here?

Mom, the next one's even worse.

Hi Ne No Ya

- Hinoneya-san. - That's impossible!

Mom, it's harder for the person doing the cutting.

I find it more fun when there's more characters.

Huh?!

Shige-chan, this is too short.

It's hard to use a saw.

- I have some new orders here. - Give them to your Grandma.

Here you go.

I am the daughter of a samurai, not a seal maker.

But we're getting all these orders.

- Why don't we make this our family business? - Don't be ridiculous.

Okay, done. Taka-chan, you can take this.

Okay.

- How is it? - It came out great!

Thank you.

Business was booming at the seal cutting shop that was Manpei-san's idea.

2, 3, 4...

50 sen!

82 yen and 50 sen!

322 yen and 50 sen in one week.

It's thanks to the hard work of all of you.

My shoulders...

I can't keep on doing this...

- Manpei-san. - Hm?

You're an inventor, after all.

Inventor? I just came up with the idea to make seals.

That would've never entered our mind.

The happy look on the face of the customers when we hand them the seal...

That's definitely an invention.

I owe it to you, Fukuko.

You're the one who gave me the idea.

Oh?

Katsuko Nee-chan?

Katsuko Nee-chan.

Are you crying?

Why?

Everyone was happy today, weren't they?

Yes.

Shigeyuki was so excited that he'd get to eat an egg tomorrow.

Why isn't Tadahiko-san here?

Why, Fukuko?

Maki-san's brother came home the day before yesterday.

He had a hard time getting on a ship to come home from Taiwan.

Tadahiko-san must be waiting for the ship too.

I'm sure that's it. I'm absolutely sure!

You should not say you're absolutely sure.

If Tadahiko-san doesn't come home after you give her hope,

it will be twice as hard for her.

But when you see her crying, all you can do is cheer her up...

- That's right. - You should just leave her alone.

Before you worry about someone else, think about yourselves first.

About ourselves?

- Why aren't you having children? - Mom.

Manpei-san, you're healthy now, aren't you?

- You've gotten over your peritonitis, haven't you? - Yes.

Then have them. Quickly.

We should, shouldn't we?

It's not possible right now!

How can we where you're sleeping here with us?

But the other room's been turned into a seal making workshop.

Oh, is that right? It's because I'm here, is it?

- Fine then. - Mother.

I'll go sleep in another room.

Please sleep here.

Hurry up and let me see my grandchild.

Mother.

You're saying I'm in the way, aren't you?

She's not here.

Where has she gone?

In the studio?

She was sound asleep.

I wonder if she's going to sleep there from now on.

I'm sure she will. Mom's stubborn that way.

She talks about kids all the time, but we're freeloaders here.

Kids are out of the question now. We don't have any money either.

We'll have to try to live on our own soon.

Yes. Let's work hard making seals!

We have seals~.

- Do you need a seal? - Would you like to have a seal made?

Don't you need a seal? Would you like a seal?

- I'll take one. - Thank you.

I'll take one too.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

If you could write you name here.

- Thank you. - It's Kuwahara.

Toshi-chan?

Fuku-chan!

Toshi-chan!

I'm so glad you were safe.

- You too, Toshi-chan. - Where are you living now?

Our house burned down so we're staying with Katsuko Nee-chan right now.

Really? I'm living in the barracks.

But we're moving to Ikeda soon.

Seeing that your last name changed, Toshi-chan...

I got married.

I'm no longer Kano Toshiko, but Kuwahara Toshiko.

Congratulations. What's your husband like?

He sells kimono fabric. We got engaged before he went to war and thankfully he came back safely.

I'm so happy for you. Congratulations.

Thank you.

What about Hana-chan?

So Hana-chan got married during the war and she's living in Izumiotsu now.

Do you know Izumiotsu? It's a seaside town located south of Osaka.

I made a mistake.

Am I too noisy?

Am I too noisy talking by myself?

- You're not too noisy. - Were you saying something?

We can't be bothered by that.

How many more seals do we have to make today?

12...no, 13 more.

This is too tough to be a samurai's side job.

But it has to be done, doesn't it?

I'll help too.

You're going to wear yourselves out working doggedly without talking.

Wanna play shiritori or something?

- Shiritori? - Heavens no.

Then a different word game.

Words that have 4 syllables, with the 2nd being a small "tsu" .

And the 4th is "ri".

- Huh? - Each person says one word.

For example, shikkari . Or yappari .

- Or bikkuri ? - Yes!

- Oh... - It's a waste of time.

You'll get a lot more work done than working without saying a word.

Then I'll start.

Uh... nikkori .

You're next, Katsuko Nee-chan.

The 2nd syllable is a double consonant and the 4th is "ri"?

Gessori .

Ukkari .

Yoshino-chan is ottori .

Uh... kicchiri .

You're next, Shige-chan.

Kotteri .

- That's good, Shige-chan. - Mom, you're next.

- I don't think there's anymore. - There's still many many more.

- There's still a lot. - I already thought of two more.

Hattori .

- Does this help you work faster? - But I'm not sleepy anymore.

Let's keep our hands moving and continue. I'm next.

Um... ottori .

Someone already said that.

- Oh, that's right. I said that already. - You did?

Then um... mocchiri .

Tottori .

And I'm entranced by this Mother.

Even though it was a tough era,

perhaps Fuku-chan and her family were very lucky.

They were working, they were starting to save money,

and although they fought at times, every day was fulfilling.

The only worry they had was the fact that Tadahiko-san hadn't come home.

Or so they thought...