"A HEN IN THE wind" "Hello." "Mr. Sakai?" "Yes." "How is everything?" "Very fine." "Does Tokiko Amamiya live here?" "Yes" "A boarder?" "Yes." "She lives upstairs." "With her child?" "What does she do for a living?" "She's a dressmaker." "Where's her husband?" "Not repatriated?" "Did she check at the ward office?" "She goes there often." "It's been a long time, right?" "Excuse me." "Get the typhoid shot?" "I'd better go." "A cop?" "Where's Tokiko?" "She's just gone out with the child." "Also, she took away a bag." "It's hard on her." "Right." "They've come." "Hello." "Welcome." "Hello, Hiroshi." "Say hello to her." "Take off your shoes." "Will you sell this for me?" "Again?" "I've run out of money." "We made identical kimonos." "Still have yours?" "I sold mine long ago." "We wore them to a picnic." "Yes. ln autumn." "I like this one, but I don't need it now." "Sell it for the same price." "At last time?" "Yes. lt can't be helped." "Prices are going up." "I know." "Even rationed food costs plenty." "I can't hang on any longer." "It's my last kimono." "Mine are gone already." "My man earns so little." "How much can I get?" "I'll ask." "Sorry to bother you." "I'd sell my soul to raise my child." "Coming..." "Excuse me." "I have a favour to ask." "What is it?" "Will you sell this... for the same price?" "Tokiko's?" "Will you sell it?" "If someone wants it." "But..." "It won't bring very much." "She's flat broke now." "There's an easier way for her to live." "What way?" "She's pretty. lf she tries..." "No." "She isn't that kind of girls." "She's married." "Can he be relied on?" "He's not yet home." "Hardship doesn't add up." "A man asked me to sell this medal." "It can be a brooth." "Who'd want it?" "7th Order of Merit." "A child's toy." "What's wrong?" "Sleepy?" "You had to get up early." "How was it?" "I asked her." "The bitch!" "What did she say?" "She said you can live more easily." "She said so to me too." "When?" "The other day." "Some woman!" "What's wrong, Hiroshi?" "He seems sleepy." "Shall we go, Hiroshi?" "Have some potatoes first." "No, thank you." "Get on my back?" "Come here." "My best to your man." "Try hard, huh?" "Say goodbye to her." "How nice!" "On your mum's back?" "Like a baby." "Nice day. lt's really spring." "Shall we go...on a picnic near the river again?" "Why not?" "It'll be fun." "I wish I could live without worries." "Me, too." "Here we are." "We're at home." "Get down." "How stupid of me!" "I brought in your shoes." "Wait." "I bought salt." "Thanks." "800g for four." "Here's your change." "Thank you." "Everything's so expensive, shopping isn't easy." "100 yen for three." "Is it?" "I could afford only one." "Only 10 sen before the war." "Far better ones, at that." "What's wrong, Hiroshi?" "Sleepy?" "What's wrong?" "Why so quiet?" "Hiroshi!" "What's the matter?" "Be strong, Hiroshi!" "Madam..." "What's wrong?" "Hiroshi's sick." "What happened?" "Send him to a doctor." "Who's the best?" "Who's the best?" "Who's the best?" "How about Dr. Morita?" "Know him?" "Behind the school." "With a black fence." "I know." "Take care." "Shall I go, too?" "No, thank you." "Careful on the way." "I'm going." "What happened?" "He suddenly got sick." "How is he?" "I'll give him more shots." "It's acute catarrh of the colon." "It's a very critical situation." "Keep him cool, all right?" "Take care." "Bad, isn't it?" "I hope he gets well soon." "Get home. lt's late." "That's okay." "You must get up early." "Please go." "If you insist." "Then..." "Please use this money." "Right." "It's not much." "Really?" "Thank you very much." "Sorry to worry you." "That's all right." "I'll come again tomorrow." "Thank you very much." "Take care." "Thanks for everything." "I'm sorry, Hiroshi." "I was stupid to give you that cake." "Forgive me." "You wanted it so badly." "Try harder, all right?" "Get well." "For your mother's sake." "What could I do without you?" "Don't leave me behind." "Get better." "Promise." "Understand?" "Please get well." "Someone's crying." "Don't even suggest it." "How is he?" "His fever's gone." "He'll be all right." "He will?" "Thank you very much." "I'm glad he did so well." "Everything... will be all right." "Thank you." "That's all right." "Goodbye." "See you again." "Fees for 10 days should be paid in advance." "It's the rule." "I'll pay later." "Glad he's better." "Thank God." "Thank you." "I have to go." "Hiroshi, it's nice, isn't it?" "You're great." "You've done very well." "The doctor praised you." "It's a great relief for me." "I'm glad." "I even thought of dying with you." "It's nice, isn't it?" "I'm so happy." "How can I pay for this?" "I have no money." "What shall I do?" "Tell me." "I'm in a fix." "I shouldn't have given you that cake." "Better go to bed." "Right." "Go to bed." "You didn't sleep last night." "Your kid's all right." "Otsune's seeing to him." "Don't worry." "I'm glad for you." "What's wrong?" "Is it through?" "Give me some hot sake." "Bring hot sake!" "Well?" "How was it?" "Bad. lt didn't work." "Who?" "Me." "That's silly." "You're not that old yet." "I won!" "Look at this lineup, huh?" "Whose lead?" "You." "I'm broke." "Lend me 1 ,000." "Give me some hot sake, too." "How was she?" "She left." "About her..." "Can I see her again?" "No." "You fall for women too easily." "You were lucky." "She's stubborn..." "Hello." "Tokiko's in?" "Yes, upstairs." "Excuse me." "Please come in." "Hello." "Good to see you." "Hiroshi's in the hospital?" "I heard you were here." "He got me in real trouble." "I'm glad he's better." "I met Orie this morning." "She told me about you." "You went to her place?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Why didn't you talk about it?" "You know the kind of woman Orie is." "And that she'd do you no good." "Yet you did it." "Aren't you sorry for Hiroshi?" "He wouldn't be glad to know about it." "You're a fool." "Don't say that." "I wished I could talk to you." "You're my only friend." "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because you're poor, too." "If you were rich, I'd borrow from you." "As it is, you'd ask someone else." "I couldn't ask you." "You'd have been embarrassed." "What I did was wrong." "But I wanted Hiroshi to get well." "If he'd died, I'd have been lost." "My husband's looking forward to seeing him, too." "He always writes about him." "I wanted Hiroshi to get well no matter what it takes." "Suppose you needed money very badly, what would you have done... to raise money." "What can a woman do?" "I couldn't do anything." "All I'd do would be to cry." "But you should have told me first." "Do you remember when we worked at the dance hall?" "You saved me from danger." "You warned me." "I still appreciate it." "And this time you did this..." "I was a fool." "I was acting stupid." "I should've sold everything." "The sewing machine, everything." "But I wanted to keep things for when... my husband gets back." "I was foolish. lt's too late to repent." "Mrs. Amamiya!" "Take care." "How old is she?" "28" "It's nice.." "She's pretty." "She looks like... the one who worked here." "The one who fell for her patient?" "The student's coming again." "Hopeless guy!" "He's weak for a student." "Some even work while studying." "He screams... when we change his gauze." "Another patient here." "A child?" "No." "An old woman." "I'm glad you're better." "Stay in bed." "Don't go out." "You're a bright boy." "Be good, and I'll take you somewhere nice." "Keep playing." "Bright boy." "My dear, when will you return?" "How much longer must I wait?" "Please return soon." "I'm at a loss for what to do." "Are you mad at me?" "I was a real fool." "I'm sorry, but Hiroshi's better now, as you see." "I'm glad that Hiroshi's all right now." "He's healthier than before." "He eats a lot." "Maybe he's at the happiest age." "Right." "I wonder what we were thinking... at his age." "I wanted to marry a policeman." "My mom told me that." "Really?" "I feel as if it were yesterday." "I'm almost 30." "It's been seven years since we quitted working." "Yes." "We'd talk about many things, like dreams." "You wanted a house in the suburbs." "With a big lawn, and...what else has it got?" "A dog." "Oh, yes." "A terrier." "An airdale." "That reminds me." "Your husband brought you a compact." "A Max Factor." "Max Factor." "Yes. lt was something you wanted so much." "That's enough." "Be careful, Hiroshi!" "I can't take much more." "I'm tired." "Have dreams, like we used to." "Hiroshi will grow up very soon." "I wish he's grow as soon as possible." "I'm back." "I'm back." "Welcome back." "He's back." "Who?" "Your husband." "He looks fine." "Is that so?" "Nice, isnt' it?" "Hurry." "Hiroshi, hurry." "Come, Hiroshi." "Know who he is?" "Your dad." "He's back." "I'm glad for you." "He's your dad." "Have you forgotten?" "Say, "Dad." "Dad."" "Dad." "Louder." "Dad." "Welcome home." "Glad you're well." "Hiroshi." "Answer your dad." "You're big." "Come here." "Go closer to him." "Forgotten me?" "Evidently." "When did you arrive?" "This morning." "Hungry?" "What do you... feel like eating?" "Anything." "Meat?" "That's fine." "I'll buy some." "Wait with Dad?" "Or go with me?" "I'll go." "I see." "You should take a nap." "will." "No sleep last night." "Was the train crowded?" "Packed." "I had to stand." "Will this do?" "It's okay." "I'll go now." "Buy cigarettes too." "What brand?" "Anything...that smokes." "Let's go." "I'm going out." "Take care." "This is rationed sake." "Will you give it to him?" "To celebrate his return." "Thank you." "He'll be glad." "Wait a minute!" "Tea?" "Fool." "This is his forth." "Third." "Liar!" "Give him more rice." "See?" "It tastes good!" "Tokiko gave it to us... in return for the sake." "Her man came back after...?" "Four years." "I'm glad he's safe." "They're happy." "He's happy you're home." "Time to go to bed." "No." "Go to bed." "It's very late." "Dad will stay here a long time." "Play again tomorrow." "Say good night." "Good night." "Good night." "To me too." "Good night, Mom." "Go to bed by himself?" "He gets used to it." "Good boy." "Still keeping it?" "I'd look at it often." "I wondered how big he'd be when I got home." "I see." "Look, he's already asleep." "He's grown big." "Right." "Did he get sick?" "The measles." "Best to have it... while small." "Right" "Was that all?" "Well... catarrh of the colon." "When?" "Last month." "That was recently?" "Hospitalized?" "Big problem, I guess." "Did you have... money then?" "Borrowed?" "Who from?" "What's wrong?" "What happened?" "Why be silent?" "What happened?" "Say something!" "Must you keep it a secret?" "Tell me!" "Your mom home?" "Yeah." "Then, excuse me." "May I come in?" "Of course." "Hello." "Good to see you." "He's back, huh?" "The janitress at my apartment... told me." "Really?" "I'm glad for you." "Thank you." "Where is he?" "He went out." "Is he well?" "Yes, very well." "A gift for your husband." "Thank you." "You're happy." "No more worries." "You've have a rough time." "Don't tell him Hiroshi got sick." "Or about what you did either." "It's over." "You needn't tell him." "I told him already." "You did?" "I told him everything." "That was a stupid thing to do." "What's past is past." "Telling him will only make him suffer." "Be honest is admirable." "But what you said won't help much." "You shouldn't have told him." "It'll only make you unhappy." "Why did you tell him?" "I'd planned to lie to him." "But it just came out." "He always trusted me." "We never had any secrets." "We told each other everything." "Everything." "So I couldn't... keep it from him." "I know you can't keep secrets." "But he'll suffer now that he knows." "I wonder what you should do." "Sorry to keep you." "It's okay." "When will you start?" "I'd like you to... resume work right away." "I return here the moment..." "I was repatriated, too." "You did?" "Tokyo has changed." "Cabarets have opened everywhere." "Prices are sky-high." "I'm shocked." "Shall I lend you some money?" "Yes, please." "Why do you look so blue?" "I couldn't sleep well last night." "You couldn't sleep well at home?" "No, I couldn't" "Why?" "What happened?" "Something unpleasant happened." "What was it?" "I'll tell you someday." "Not now." "A call for you." "Hello?" "Satake speaking." "Yes!" "Welcome back." "Supper?" "I'm not hungry." "Come here." "Come here." "Let's talk." "When did you meet this Orie?" "Late last year." "How did you meet her?" "She sold my kimono for me." "Is the house where you went around here?" "No." "Where is it?" "In Tsukishima." "Where in Tsukishima?" "Where?" "I got off the train." "And then?" "I turned left." "A street?" "No." "An alley." "Taking the alley, how did you go?" "I turned left again." "Left?" "What corner?" "A grade school." "Then what?" "You remember." "Tell me!" "At the back of the school." "The house." "What is it called?" "The name reads "Sakurai."" "At night?" "What time?" "After eight." "Was the man already there?" "Did he come later?" "Which?" "What sort of man?" "Tell me how he looked." "Tell me!" "Hey!" "What's wrong?" "Why are you up?" "Go back to sleep." "Tell me!" "Talk!" "Fool!" "Hello?" "Any rooms?" "Who are you?" "Orie sent me." "Come in." "Please." "Call a girl." "What type do you like?" "Anyone will do." "Can you wait a while?" "Listen." "The woman Orie brought last month... about 28, 29 years old..." "around eight p.m..." "Does she come often?" "No." "She never came again." "Is that so?" "Hello." "How old are you?" "21" "Name?" "Fusako." "How long have you been doing this?" "Why do you do it?" "Everybody asks the same thing." "I have no choice." "Why?" "I have to take care of my family." "Your father?" "Too old to work." "Mother?" "Died." "Brothers?" "Kid brother's a student." "Big brother died." "Rough, isn't it?" "I went to that school." "I picked up nuts here." "Let's go to that room." "I'll leave." "Leave?" "What happened?" "He left." "He gave me this." "What happened?" "I don't know." "Are you here?" "What are you doing?" "Why did you leave?" "Why are you here?" "To eat lunch." "Why not have one?" "I can't take money for nothing." "If you insist." "I baked it myself. lt's not tasty." "It is tasty." "On nice days I eat lunch here." "I hang around here until evening." "What about your work?" "They send for me when needed." "I don't like to wait in that house." "You're 21 ." "You like your work?" "No." "Quit then." "And then what?" "Get a proper job." "Who'd hire a woman like me?" "You can do it, if you'd try." "It won't work." "Even if I did, men would scorn me." "You are no different." "Why?" "Why go to that place?" "You look down on me, too." "No." "Don't lie." "Hey, you're young." "You can find happiness." "Have confidence." "I'll find you a job... and come again in a few days." "How old is she?" "21" "Will you hire her?" "All right, I'll manage." "Please do." "But, it's odd." "You forgave her, but not your wife." "She did it because she had no choice." "It's in the past, too." "Forget it and forgive her." "It's for her sake." "I've already forgiven her." "She had no choice." "But I still feel shocked." "I can't forget it." "I feel irritated and sweat." "I can't sleep." "I feel like shouting." "I can't control myself." "I know how you feel." "But try." "Use your will instead of your sentiment." "Control yourself." "I wish I could." "Get over your slump." "It's ready." "Forget it quickly." "The jazz sounds rather sad to me." "It's not sad." "A bit noisy, but it's merry." "Look up." "Try to think of it as merry." "Have some more." "No, thanks." "Welcome home." "I was worried about you." "You didn't come home last night either." "Tired?" "Why not rest?" "Where have you been?" "Hiroshi waited for you... until late last night." "I'm sorry I made you feel like this... after you finally came back." "Don't go anywhere." "Please stay." "Go away." "I won't." "Don't go." "You're tired." "Rest for today." "Let go." "If anything happened to you..." "Tokiko!" "Well..." "You all right?" "I'm all right." "What's up?" "What happened?" "I was careless." "I fell off the steps." "You all right?" "Are you really all right?" "Okay." "Be careful." "I will." "Sorry to worry you." "Take care." "I'm sorry I made you feel like this." "I was such a fool." "But I can't stand to watch you suffer anymore." "Do as you wish." "I'll take whatever you do to me." "Hit me." "Hate me." "Do anything to satisfy yourself." "Stop crying." "Please don't cry." "Listen, scold me." "Hit me." "I'm suffering, too." "I won't scold you." "I feel sorry for you." "I know you had no choice that time." "Let's forget it... as a bad mistake." "Grieving won't do us any good." "Let's forget it." "I'll forget it." "You, too." "Don't think about it anymore." "Let's be more generous." "Let's love one another more deeply." "I'm sorry." "So am I." "Something was wrong with me." "It's over." "Stop crying." "Aren't you hurt?" "Stand up." "All right?" "Walk." "We have a long way to go." "Anything can happen." "But whatever happens.... we'll keep calm." "We'll trust each other... no matter what." "That's how... a true married couple should be." "Hiroshi will grow up soon." "We'll embrace one another and go on." "All right?" "Yes." "Understand?" "Yes." "THE END"