"Can people vanish like the mist,  as did my father and mother?" ". ." "Can people vanish like the mist,  as did my father and mother?" " Sayoko Wakamatsu  Nagasaki's Witnesses, Volume Five" "~ ASHITA ~" "AUGUST 8th, 1945 NAGASAKI" "What happened, Susumu?" "I don't know why, but it got big." "What got big?" " My weenie." "Weenie?" "I don't know why I feel too dull to do anything... but it feels good." "Oh, it's hot." " It is." "You shouldn't've come if you didn't feel up to it." "No, I can't always rest." "And it's for my sweet sister." "Oh!" "Tsuruko!" "Be careful." " It's your fault, mom." " You have to be careful." "Wait just a sec..." "I'm Okay now." "Here he comes..." "Chanbara Kiyoshi!" "Higashiyama, where there are many peaks..." "Around 2:00 a.m., when everyone is still asleep..." "Suddenly, the sound of swords resounded." "Famous Kiyoshi!" "Kill him, kill him!" "Hanpeita Tsukigata's sword reflected in the Kamogawa river, shimmering like a crescent moon." "What kind of ration is it?" "Don't know, so I'm just waiting." "It seems like pickles." "Though it won't fill our stomachs, we should get whatever we can." "You're right." "Here you go." " Thank you." "Even the Japanese are waiting in line." "If you do something behind our back, people will say bad things about you." "Help us... help us." "What's this 'help us'.?" "Everyone needs help to eat." "First of all, do you guys have money?" "We came to Japan for the Emperor." "We really don't have any food." "Don't misunderstnd us." "You think you can get food talking like that?" "It'll be rotten." "I know." "We can still eat it." "How can they treat us like this?" "Why do they look down on Koreans?" "I know how you feel." "But what we have to do now is survive." "We're gonna survive, right?" "I'm just popping out to get our rations." "I'll be back soon." "Hey!" "Hurry up!" "Sorry for keeping you waiting." " Hurry, hurry!" "Why do we have to hurry?" "There's still enough time." "Oh!" " What?" "Tabi socks!" " Tabi socks?" "You idiot!" "Okay, it's all yours now." "Hope the air-raid warning doesn't ring during the ceremony." "Thank you very much." "It's right on time." "Who do you think was driving?" "I was!" "It can't be!" "You said yesterday you'd share any left-overs with us." " So, there is nothing left over." " Yes there is!" "Here, and here, and here!" "What are you talking about?" "!" "Which country are you from?" "You're not Japanese, are you?" "I am." "I'm Japanese." "Then why don't you act like you're Japanese?" "Why do you care about food for those fools?" "Haven't you ever thought about sharing?" "My family have been merchants for generations, not honourable samurai." "If you starve them to death, it will cast shame on all Japan?" "Foreign people would laugh at us." "Can you stand that?" "Ishihara!" "Should I call the doctor?" "Don't worry about them." "This is Heaven's Justice." "Furuya Maternity Hospital" "When you take a wife,  Let her be beautiful and warm-hearted..." "It's over... no more alone." "I think we can get back to the factory by recess." "But it seems there aren't any raw materials." "Right, but we've no other choice." "Sir, are you going to see the bride?" "I am." " I know her name." "What's her name?" " Yae Miura..." "She's gonna be Yae Nakagawa from today." "I can write her name." "You're so smart." "All the smart ones playing together." "Though I shouldn't say anything impolite at a celebration... since we're all family, it's Okay, right?" "To tell the truth, the groom's watch is disguised as this sea bream." "Maybe you'll be able to hear it ticking in your stomach after you eat it." "Unless you sell kimonos or rubber-soled shoes... it's very hard to come by, and not just sea bream." "We used to get sardines easily, too..." "When I bring our ration of konnyaku home, he doesn't look happy these days." "A marriage is once in a lifetime." "I will savour these auspicious treats." "Seriously, it's been years since I last saw koya-tofu." "Your friend... he's arrived." "Tsugu-chan!" "You must have been really busy." " Congratulations!" " Thank you." "Where's the bride?" "Um..." "She will come!" "She will come soon, so please sit there." "Please, everyone, please be seated." "You, too, matchmaker." "Please, please!" "Susumu!" "Hey, what are you all doing here!" "?" "Go home!" "What will you do if the air-raid siren sounds?" "Now then, please drink!" "This saké is an 'Ume-Shochu' I got from a relative in Iki half a year ago." "Shall we close the door?" "Yes, we might as well." "It's hot anyway." "Yes... please, please." "Mom, it's hot." "It's fine if you don't do this." "Hey, who are they?" "Oh, I don't really know." "But he said he was the husband of the groom's mother when she was still alive." "They'd had no contact for a long time... but they met again recently, so they came today." "Dear..." " Oh, serve him first." "Here you go." " Thank you." "Tsuru-chan, you should sit down." "I'll do the rest." "Thank you." "Oh, there're two happy events." "You're having a baby." "Both occurred at a time like this." "All times are good when it's a happy event." "So, when's she due?" "She still has a week to go." "Oh, really?" "For you, please." "My little sister's heart is kind." "She's a better woman than I am." "Please..." " Thank you." "He's been my friend since elementary school." "I'm Ishihara." "I'm Tsuruko." "So, you have some disease too?" "Nothing special..." "About being on leave?" "At that time, I had pleurisy." "Then you're lucky." "You're lucky too." "Tsuru-chan you're special." "Everyone is taking special care of you." "He's right." "Isn't she too late?" "Did she get an emergency call?" "Shouldn't be much longer." "Mom?" " What?" "Is there really a baby in Tsuruko's stomach?" "Oh, there really is." "Weren't you touching her tummy the other day?" "Now move out of my way." "Boys aren't supposed to be in the kitchen." "Mom?" " What?" "I have something to ask you." "What is it?" "Mom, Dad said to hurry up." "I'll be finished soon." " Okay." "By the way, isn't she too late?" "What's happened to her?" "Maybe she ran away." " Don't talk such nonsense." "Because..." "Shouji isn't much fun at all." "Not funny?" "He's not supposed to be a comedian." "Does she truly love him?" "There's no true or false..." "Everyone will love each other, if they live together." "No matter how much you love someone, if the Red-paper comes, it's over." "On that score, we don't need to worry about Shouji." "Though his heart is weak, he can still work." "I can't say it loudly, but it's hard to find a man in good condition, like him." "You don't have any dreams." "If the dream fills my stomach, I'll marry him dream or not." "I don't like that kind of thing!" "Now, it's done." "Susumu, what're you still doing here?" " Mom?" "What a pest you are, always nagging me like this." "Mom?" " What is it?" "How is a baby born?" "I'll help you." "Yae-chan!" "Hurry!" " Haru-chan, you too!" "Thank you very much." "It was terrible at first." "At that time, I was walking near the Megane bridge." "And then suddenly many B29s and P51s flew over, one after another." "I thought I was going to die." "It's not just machine guns..." "They dropped tons of bombs, and then the fires started." "They were dropped indiscriminately." "They even dropped them on the prison camp that was clearly marked 'Red Cross'." "They even attacked people from their side?" "Sister Yae!" "Oh, she's back!" "Thank you!" "That's so good!" "The operation took longer than we thought, though I tried to let her go." "You're not with Fukunaga-san?" "She's not here?" "I wonder why." "She didn't have work today." " She's always easy-going like that." "Hey, come on!" "What are you doing?" "Okay, I know." " Hurry, hurry." "Please come in, Egami-san." " Akiko-chan." "Here." "Aki-chan, tonight, 7 p.m." "What a frugal wedding dress..." "Couldn't be avoided..." "these days." "After the war ends," "I'll make a gold brocade kimono belt and hold the wedding again." "Well then, I'm going to do it again with you." " Me, too." "Why don't you three go to Atami together?" "Atami!" "Mom, you'll come with us, right?" "Of course!" "I'll come, I'll come." "By that time, boxed lunches should be back on sale freely." "That'll be good." "Big brother!" "We should finish before the planes come." "I know that but... we can't start until the guest of honour arrives." "It will be too late once the alarm sounds." "Our town mayor is always right on time..." "Thank you very much." "Please look after them from now on." "Though it's nothing much, please start eating." "Please, please." "Matchmaker, please make a speech." "Ah well then..." "let me say some words to them." "When I see them sitting together, I feel that they are a really well-matched couple." "As official arranger..." "I am very happy." "As you may know, the groom..." "Shouji Nakagawa is a model employee at Nagasaki steelworks." "The bride, Yae... works at University Medical Hospital in Nagasaki... and is therefore..." "at the forefront of relief efforts." "When I married Shouji's mother..." "as I mentioned earlier..." "I was working as a chef in Nagasaki's Ichibankan district." "At that time, Shouji had just entered the Jinjo elementary school." "The first time I met him I told him "I'm going to be your father now,"" "he nodded with an expression just like the one he has now." "After that, it was only three years until his mother died." "I still remember his expression clearly." "After that, I resigned as a chef and... though I'm not trying to boast, I..." "Dear, no one wants to listen to that story." "Why don't you start taking pictures?" "That'd be great." "Right, big brother?" "Yes, maybe we should get them taken before the planes come." "Oh, I'm sorry, I hadn't thought about that!" "Do you take pictures, too?" "Compared with cooking, I'm much better at photography... so I make it my main business now." "Are you all right?" "Nurse in the back row, will you shift over... a little more?" "Okay." "Were's Susumu?" " Akiko just went to find him." "Susumu!" "Susumu!" "Hurry!" "Are you ready?" "Show me your best smile." "Smile!" "I'll take the next one." "Why don't you join, too?" "Thank you." "Then, just... press this." " Okay." "Are you ready?" "Now there's nothing left to do." "You two can start eating, too." "It's delicious." "You're a really good cook." "This boiled one is delicious, too." "If there were nimono like this... in our lunch boxes, we couldn't wait for lunch." "You're a fine one to talk like that!" "Mitsue-san always goes to the station... where Hiroshi-san stops at lunch time to take him his lunch box." "But he always complains." "Hey, where does your train stop at noon?" "I don't know..." "If the air-raid siren sounds, it gets messed up." "But you must know if you're driving the Ohura or the Hotaruzyaya line, right?" "Yes, of course." "Where are you likely to pass before noon?" "I have a hunch it'll be near Urakami." "Wow, how I envy you!" "Now I'm really hot!" "Shouji-san and Yae-san, you two should follow Mr. and Mrs. Mizumoto's lead." "Would you like some more?" " No thank you." "I've had enough." "You must've been busy." "With all three of you here today, the maternity hospital must be in trouble." "You're so lucky that the air-raid siren didn't ring." "Yes." " You're right!" "Now, why don't you two give your speeches?" "When I and Haruko Egami-san... were classmates with Yae at the training school for nurses... we called ourselves 'the flower trio sisters'." "Were it not a time like this, everyone would surely have come." "Please make Yae-san happy forever." "Yae-chan, sincerely... congratulations." "Mr. Nakagawa, dear Yae, congratulations." "Originally I had a lot of things to say... but now I'm a bit drunk and forget it all, so I'll sing instead!" "I don't really know... but I heard that Hiroshima was hit by a new type of bomb... but let's just forget all the sad things... and celebrate this day!" "So I'm going to sing... a happy counting song." "Ha-e-dosukoi dosukoi," "I'll count the numbers 1 to 10." "We call the first number, Ichi. (one)" "We call carrying something  on our back, Ni. (two)" "We call a girl's childbirth, San (three)..." "Tsuruko!" "Akiko!" "Call the midwife!" "You should go back home immediately." "Big sister, hang on!" "Are you alright?" "Isn't it too early!" "?" "She still has a week to go." "Yae, you stay here." " Okay." "Big sister, take care!" "Take shelter!" "Alarm!" "Take shelter!" "Take Shelter!" "Please bring her here." "Though it's not a full air-raid alarm... wouldn't it be better in the shelter?" "We just called the midwife." "If it's time, the baby will be born soon." " Should I boil the water?" " Thank you, but I can manage." "You men can go." "Call me as soon as the baby's born." "Okay, I'm sorry." "Wait a little bit." "Thank you very much." "Mom, rub my back." "Bring that to me!" "Hurry!" "It's here!" "Thank you for coming today... since none of my close friends live here anymore." "But Douichi-san came." "He's just someone I lived with for hardly three years." "Is your health getting better?" "Now my body is healthy enough for me to take a bride." "Well said!" "Where did it go?" "Where?" "Found it!" "Just put it in the bucket." "Though I can't say it loudly, this medicine is used in that naval hospital in Ureshino." "But these were reserved for the high-level people, like the officers." "They're in short supply and not something likely to be sold in a town like this." "A year ago, I was treated in a hospital in the Philippines." "Even then I, a platoon leader, couldn't get this." "I'll say this clearly:" "this medicine is made... from a snake which lives only in Borneo... and a rare nut called 'Samian'." "It really works!" "Take it easy." " You too, Tsugu-chan." "Oh, that plate - we have to give it back to Sakai-san tomorrow." "51, 52, 53, 54..." "I'm just on my way to see Tsuruko." " Okay." " Am I finished?" " No, I told you to do it up to 100." " 54, 58, 59..." " Hey!" "Do it harder!" "61, 62, 63..." "Look..." "Now my nail is red." "Mine, too." "Tsuruko!" "What are you doing out here?" "I'm waiting for the postman." "So... standing out here, like a child?" "Because..." "I asked Yasuo to decide on thebaby's name, but still no reply." "It's been two months." "But it's no good standing here like this." "Come on." "Let's go inside." "Your job is to have a healthy baby." "Do you feel better?" "Yes." "Did everyone get home safely?" "Yes." "Though it wasn't an air-raid alarm... the neighbours were watching... so we couldn't continue." " I guess so." "You're right." "At a time like this... not everything works as one might wish... still everyone seemed to enjoy themselves." "Shouji-san seems to be a good man." " Yes." "Now we're gonna miss her." "I was worried about Yae... because she was acting like it was someone else's wedding." "That's because she'd only met him three times." "Even so, she looked happy." "She must be." "Mom?" "You don't have to work." "You didn't sleep enough last night, right?" "Take a little rest." "In any case, I can't sleep now, with the sun bright like this." "You shouldn't sew after working." "I'll do it for you." "You're the one... should be resting." "No, it's all right." "It doesn't hurt now." "But just rest for a while." "I don't know, but it feels like I'm turning back into a baby." "Really?" "Can a baby give birth to a baby?" "I told you this would happen!" "You've been duped, Aya-chan." " No, I haven't..." "He's just busy, I'm sure." "But, it's now 40 days after the day he said he'd be back." "But that's..." " He's not sincere... not in the least!" "Am I wrong?" "When you first told me his name..." "I knew straight away that it wasn't going to work." "I thought, he'll take advantage of you." "Fujio Takaya..." "he's the worst." "You lack self-awareness." "You and he are like water and oil." "Don't you realize, you'll never get married, if you always take that attitude toward men?" "All the same..." "I don't have the courage... to follow a path that's obviously dangerous..." "like you and Yae." "Yae is in trouble?" "Yes." "Yae is 23 years old, and Mr. Nakagawa is 26..." "Add their ages together..." " 49." "Right, which means their fate will always be inauspicious." "How stupid!" "I'm going back." "Why?" "I was planning on seeing a movie with you." "I'm not in the mood for movies." "I'm three months now." "Three months?" "There's a baby in my belly." "Aya-chan..." "Ready...?" "Here we go." "That's it." "Thank you." "Thank you very much." "Why do you have to do everything at once?" "You'll tire yourself out." "I'm not tired!" "When there's something to be happy about, I don't get tired." "Were you really that happy with Shouji's wedding?" "I guess you were happier with his mother too." "How can you be jealous..." "of one who's already dead?" "I really didn't know how I should have acted back then." "But you were still talking and eating a lot!" "I didn't eat that much!" "Well, since I could do nothing for Shouji..." "Then you don't have to go see the Yamaguchi family today." "Who knows what tomorrow will bring." "I should do what I can today." "I'll ask Mr. Yamaguchi for some eggs and then I'll make you a delicious omelette." "Oh my, what's gotten into you?" "Since I ate so well after so long, perhaps my tongue wants a little more." "That's not the kind of thing the chef of Tianjin would say." "My omelette is approved by everyone so I'll make a delicious one!" "Hey... do you think they're asleep already?" "They must be sad without you." "Your father seemed a little down." "Hey... why don't we ask them to come to Akita someday." " That's great." " Having more people around is nice." "Yes... you're right." "I'd always looked forward to living with my father." "I thought my dream had come true, but he died a week later." "It was only a week, but it was a happy  one." "It was the best time of my life." "Chiyo!" "Wait!" "Hey, you're always like this!" "Can't you understand that it'll be all right?" "You don't have to worry!" "Chiyo!" "Chiyo, wait!" "There's nothing to worry about!" "What are you doing?" "!" "I'm so sorry." "Thank you very much for this." "My son in the Philippines would be happy." "She'll calm down soon." "When it comes to our daughter at Shimabara Hospital... she always acts like she's gone mad." "You don't care if something happens to Tomi?" "When the Americans land, she'll be shot." "It's not only Tomi!" "Women, children, anyone who cannot run... will be shot." "That's not what I want to say!" "People keep saying that they should kill Tomi, because she's mentally retarded, before the Americans land." "Well, maybe I should leave." "I'm so sorry you had to witness this scene." "You can let that happen?" " Shut up!" "I'll pay you later, but please take the potatoes." "Thank you very much." "Hey!" "Chiyo!" "Ahh... it's stopped raining." "There's a rainbow in the sky." "It's a rare one..." "I haven't seen a rainbow like that for a longtime." "It's beautiful." "It's not only bad times... that happen." "Like that rainbow..." "good times will come again." "We have to bear up." "I also believe so..." "After the rain..." "there isn't a hint of a breeze." "I wonder why it rained on such an otherwise fine day as this." "It's like in the story of the fox's wedding." "But there isn't a fox for miles around." "What are you talking about?" "Do you think the baby really wants to come out?" "Of course it does!" "After so long, the baby must think he or she is ready to come into the world." "What's that?" "Eat it after you take a nap." "I'll put it on the shelf." " Don't make a fuss." "I'm guessing it's something really nice." " So it is." "You can have a bite if you want." "But then it won't be a surprise." "It's better to know the surprise earlier." "No." " Hey, please!" "My, you're nagging like a kid." "Look!" "It's sweet!" "It's really delicious." "Why don't you eat some too?" "It's really good!" " May I?" "Where did you get these azuki beans from?" "You stole this food from the ceremony today, didn't you?" "Since it's not enough for Sekihan, I brought it for you, Tsuruko." "You have to get more energy, right?" "Even so, I can't believe that you got this." "It was your azuki from the beginning." "Yours and Yae's." "What do you mean?" "It was in the beanbag." "You remember the beanbag I gave you?" "The beanbag!" "Wow, it's the beans from that?" "!" "It's not worm-eaten beans." "It's fine, though it was eaten a little bit." "Oh no, it came again!" " Does it hurt?" "Not again..." " I wonder where the midwife is...?" "I hope she comes soon." "I found the midwife!" " Really?" "Oh, it's hot!" " Thank you for coming." "I don't know why, but lots of babies were born today." "Okay, then..." "Oh, wait, wait..." "Though it seems to be coming tonight, since she had a miscarriage before, the baby might come a bit early." "How is it?" "It seems to hurt badly." " No, not yet, but baby is fine." "Susumu!" " What?" "What do you mean, "What?" Boys aren't supposed to be in here!" "I'll get you something to drink right away." "Be patient a little while longer, Okay?" " Okay." "What a muggy day!" " Yes, it sure is, because there's no wind." "Hello." " Hello." "Why don't you drink this, Tsuru-chan?" " What is that?" "Give me the cup." " Okay." "What is that?" "Oh, it's milk." "It's not regular milk." "It's goat's milk." "I just got this from Yonekawa-san." "It smells funny, but that's because it's fresh and it's healthier like that." "Thank you very much." "Well done!" "If you want your baby strong and healthy, you have to do your best, right?" "Why don't you drink some, too?" " No, I don't need it!" "If I had a baby, my husband really would be shocked!" "Well, I have to go and see another baby." "I'll come back later." "It's good that your business is thriving, right?" "Not really." "Though I'm busy, it still doesn't mean that I can eat enough to be full." "It's for our country." " Right: everything is 'for the country'." "See you later." " Thank you very much." ""It's our Japanese duty to do what is right."" ""We should follow what God tells us..."" ""and make the people in the world happy."" ""What Japanese children have to do is to study hard..."" "Why is the moon so bright?" "I give thanks." "Wow, it's really delicious." "Why don't you drink, too?" "Tsugu-chan was praising you, saying you were beautiful." "He could do anything, ever since he was a child." "On the other hand I was bullied, so he always protected me." "Why don't you eat it all?" "Really, I'm full." "If you're not eating, should I save it for lunch tomorrow?" "You have tempura for tomorrow's lunch box." "Tomorrow... what time do you get off at the hospital?" "I'm on the early shift." "So around 4." "But it could easily stretch to 5." "Let's meet up after work and walk around Teramachi." "But don't you have overtime work tomorrow?" "There're no raw material left in the factory." "Then tomorrow..." "I'll wait down at the Daigaku slope at 5:30 p.m." "Around the train stop will be noisy." "Okay." "I'll be there at 5:30." "If I don't arrive within 10 minutes, that means more materials came... so go straight home." "Nearby, there's a store selling a plate made in Okinawa, which I've had my eye on." "I want that as our commemoration." "It's possible we won't be able to buy plates from Okinawa any more." "When the Americans attacked Okinawa, the houses and kilns must've been destroyed." "If you hadn't fallen ill, you would have continued firing plates, right?" "Yes, most probably." "If I could make a living... firing plates, then I would... because truly, it suits me." "When did you become ill?" "I'm so sorry." "It just came out." "It's not a problem." "As I told the matchmaker..." "I first got sick with the lung disease in the spring of 1940." "I was admitted to the sanatorium at the end of the year." "Maybe it was a good thing, in that you found out about it early." "I still haven't asked you..." "where is your mother's grave?" "Arita, the same place where..." "I fired plates." "Hideo-san!" "I'm surprised you could make it." "I said I was going to the hot spring with Chiyo-chan." "They said the hot spring was closed, but I told them Komabanzyo's open." "Oh, it's hot!" "I can't really stay long." "Here... a photo." "The real thing's more beautiful, no?" "What is it?" "...the serious thing you wanted to talk about?" "Last night, a worker from the factory called Ichimatsu... eloped with the widow of an officer." "Eloped?" " That's right." "I was really surprised when I heard this morning." "He seemed to be a quiet person." "What'll happen if they get caught?" "They'll get punished, right?" "If they get caught..." "They must've anticipated that..." "I wonder how they felt..." "Their love must have been burning." "Aki-chan!" "Shaking hands, two..." "Light kisses, two..." "One chest..." "touching another through clothes." "It's something my sister Yae wrote." "She used to love a medical student, much like you." "So..." "People working at the hospital often use it, right?" "Aki-chan..." "What is it?" "Your face so serious?" "Today, I received my red paper." "The red paper?" "I have to leave on the 13th." "Congratulations." "Although, the 13th is too soon." "How would you answer, if I asked... if you would elope..." "with me right now?" "Hideo-san..." " That's what I'm asking you." "I'm not ashamed..." "I'm appalled!" "Are you a man?" "Are you a Japanese soldier?" "Aki-chan!" "That singing voice... there's a rumour..." "that Mr. Tazima's wife... sings this song as a way of grieving." "After Mr. Tazima died... as well as..." "the miscarrage she suffered... she always sings the same song." "Everyone says that it's a lullaby." "Where are you going?" "I want to go and find out for myself." "The truth: who's singing..." "and what she's singing for." "I wonder where it's coming from?" "You shouldn't come over here." "What's the matter?" "Aki-chan..." "I'm not crying because I'm sad..." "Even though I feel happy you were called up... even so..." "the tears just come by themselves." "I..." "I won't let you die alone." "Hideo if... if it were... if it were to happen... if you were to die..." "I couldn't go on living." "My old flower garden..." "is filled with memories." "I cry when I see this white rose." "The rain is falling again." "Tsuruko must have had her baby by now." "Yeah." "Taeko was worried about her." "Yeah..." "I think... we should have a child, too." "Yeah." "What dear... are you listening to me?" "What are you thinking about?" "This is fine..." "We have our own memories in our old flower garden." "So this is fine." "Stop taking like that!" "The neighbours could be listening." "I said that three people are seriously ill." "Please tell that to Mr. Matsuyama, the army surgeon." "Yes, yes." "Me?" "I'm a soldier, Ishihara." "I want you to call him immediately, please." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Ishihara..." "David died." "We have to dispose of him immediately." "Yae-san..." " Yes?" "I'll go and get some tea for you." "Why don't you open it?" "It's beautiful!" "It fits you." "It's a memento from my mother." "She told me to give this to the one most precious to me." "I don't deserve it!" "Still, you're the only one I have." "I'll be punished if I don't treasure..." "my precious one." "I don't know what to say." "I'll treasure you, so that you'll be happy living with me." "I don't know what this war will bring, but I swear it." "Fujio went to Gure to fight for the country." "Is he still in Gure?" "Did you receive a letter from him?" "Why do I have to tell you that?" "I just wanna know whether he's still in Gure or not." "It's been more than 40 days since he promised to come back to Nagasaki." "What relationship do you have with Fujio?" "Is there any reason why I should tell you when he'll be back?" "Then you do know when he'll be back?" "I don't know, I know nothing." "There's something unavoidable I must tell him which we must discuss." "That's why." "What do you mean something unavoidable?" "I heard nothing about you from Fujio." "No matter how often you come, you're wasting your time." "Young woman... are you waiting for someone, too?" "Not yet?" "A little longer yet." "Even so, where can the midwife have gotten to?" "Are you okay, auntie?" " Fine, fine." "A few drinks don't affect me." "You should have seen how much I could drink in the old days." "I can drink five or six shots of shochu... and I'm still fine!" "You, go and get some water for me." " Okay." "Why did you drink so much?" "I don't know why, but today is gonna be a happy day!" "That's not enough, bring a washbowl... a washbowl!" "Oh, that's just it." "That'll be fine." "Ah...!" "Now, that's better!" "Sir, you can't be my guest, if you don't come in, can you?" "You'll have a drink, won't you?" "This is a treat from me." "You should tie one on." "It's not everyday you can find this." "Here you go..." "It's delicious." "I feel like I can forget everything!" "Is that so?" "There are some things I wish I could forget." "Sir... while you're here... you can complain about anything you want." "Recently..." "I did nothng to stop my friend dying." "I'm ashamed." "Sir, working here we don't think about shame... if we did, we'd never survive." "Sometimes even insects have to have some pride?" "What?" "Is there something on my face?" "I didn't ask your name." "My name is Tanko." " Tanko?" "Yes, it's Tanko." "Really!" "Since I was an unwelcome eighth child, my parents named me Tanko." "Thanks to them, I was teased both in and out of school." "You're just like..." "Like who?" "My friend." "The friend you said you let die?" "No, another friend." "I envy you!" "You have lots of friends." "Today was his wedding day." "Then you must have been really busy today." "I had a lot to do." "And you ended up..." "with me in a place like this?" "Is there no one you could go to for comfort?" "I didn't want to go home." "I not sure why, but I'd rather stay with you tonight." "You silly thing you!" "Oh, the moon..." "What about it?" "The moon looks like it's bleeding..." "Even she has to bleed every month?" "It's 12 o'clock already." "Are you sleepy?" "In the morning..." "I have to be up early." "Before you sleep, there's something I'd like you to hear." "Yes?" "It's about my mother." " Your mother?" "I didn't mean to hide it." "I'm sorry I haven't told you." "My mother was..." "Since I know that I can't hide anything from you..." "Telegram!" "Telegram, telegram!" "My mother... was unfortunate... stuck working in an awful... place." "My mother..." "It was for next door." "You can tell me anytime..." "Perhaps tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow..." "If you're okay with it so I am." "We still have plenty of time." "I'm sorry." "Though there's really nothing I can do for you... please let me make you happy." "Yae-san!" "Aren't you thinking you made a mistake marrying me?" "I love you." "That's the truth I swear." "Me too." "If that's true... our relationship will last forever... you... and I." "Tsuruko!" "Hang on!" "You're almost there!" "In a little while, it'll all be over." "I can't take it!" "Don't give up!" "Keep pushing!" "Don't give up!" "It's almost there!" "Hang on, hang on!" "When you have a difficult delivery, it means the baby'll be strong." "The sun will rise in a while." "Mother!" "Congratulations, Tsuruko." "Well done, young lady." "It's a boy." "You have a healthy son." "It was 5:17 am." "Thank you very much." "Is it dawn already?" " Yes, it is." "It's a beautiful morning." "It's a nice day... it really is." "He's a lovely boy, eh?" "Wow, he's so cute!" " He's small!" "Hey, Susumu, don't touch him with your dirty hands." "What do you mean?" "Oh, it's you." "Congratulations!" "See, your grandfather's here." "Glasses!" "Hey mom..." "Where are my glasses?" "They're on your nose!" "What?" "Oh!" "Ha-ha." "He's healthy!" " Yes, he is." "Well, it's nice weather." "Is it good?" "Is my milk that good?" "Shouji-san... thank you." "August 9th, 1945 11:02 a.m." "subtitles reworked by salmond" "Directed by KUROKI Kazuo"