Oshin (おしん)

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Episode 77

Oshin was released after 10 days in the hospital.

Ryuzo had come to be with her each day

and he was coming today to take her home.

Are you ready? - Yes.

I'll go pay the hospital bill. - Don't worry.

I've already paid it.

I can't let you do that.

It's my get-well present to you.

I've thanked the doctors and the nurses too.

Thank you for all you have done for me

but I can't let you pay for my hospital bill too.

You need your money to send back home.

That's how you wore yourself out.

Besides you're not well enough to go back to work yet.

We should all help each other in times of need.

No.

If I accept such favors from you

our relationship can never be equal in nature.

I want to remain friends with you!

I see.

But I'm not trying to obligate you.

This is the bill. You can pay me when you can.

I think I have enough.

Don't you have to send that money back home?

You can pay me back any time.

Send that money to your parents in the country.

I don't have an envelope to put it in.

Please take it.

I'll work again and I'll earn more!

They can wait until then.

Have all the orders gone out?

Any new orders today?

We don't have the shipment in from England yet.

Check to see if the ship has come into Yokohama.

Young master...

The orders are down. It must be the economy.

I'll go out and get some new orders.

You took money out of the cash box this morning.

Yes I took it to cover Oshin's hospital expenses.

I'd meant to tell you about it later.

You paid her bill?

She's not well and she can't work yet.

You can't bring yourself to forget Oshin?

Your father has written to me.

He says you can take Oshin as your concubine.

He sure knows about such things... Your mother doesn't!

What does he mean by concubine?

You can take a suitable bride befitting our position

and Oshin can be your unofficial wife.

That's nonsense!

A man should have a concubine or two!

The Meiji period is over!

Such immorality isn't acceptable today.

Oshin isn't one to be made a concubine!

But if you insist on having her by your side...

Here is the money I took I haven't touched it.

She wouldn't let me pay her hospital bill.

I love her but I'm just a friend to her.

She's jilted me again...

You can come to do our hair tomorrow?

She just got out of the hospital!

The doctor told her not to work for a month.

I can't just do nothing so I'll do just you girls.

At times like these a woman needs support.

One never knows when one might get sick.

You'd better rethink about Tanokura.

I'm sorry for all the trouble.

I will start coming from tomorrow again.

Once the house is finished Shoji will have a bride.

A sharecropper son works day and night.

The least I can do for him is to find him a wife.

Any word from Oshin? It's time she sent us more money.

She didn't answer my last letter.

We need money to pay these carpenters.

What's she doing?

You're wrong to expect money from your daughter to build your house.

Oshin agreed to it!

This house is Oshin's house too.

She can come back home anytime she wants.

That's why she's paying for it. She can't stop now.

Don't be ridiculous.

Even if she pays for it the house is still Shoji's.

After his bride come Oshin wouldn't be welcome.

Did you tell Oshin that?

I feel so badly that she has to work so hard for us.

Maybe I will go to see her in Tokyo...

Maybe something has happened to her.

She could be ill...

She might've gotten hooked up with the wrong man.

I can't have the money stop coming in now.

I'll go see for myself!

Oshin!

I'll be right there.

I'm just on my way home. I got you some nice fresh fish.

And I also got you some eggs from the farm.

They're fresh and full of vitamins.

Thank you... But please don't feel you have to.

I'm doing it because I want to.

I'm not doing it to gain any special favors.

Please don't worry and just get well.

Thank you.

Please come in for some tea. - No it's late.

A man shouldn't enter a lady's room at this hour.

Father!

Did you just get here? - Who is he?

Mr. Tanokura... He's always being good to me.

This is my father.

My name is Tanokura Ryuzo. I'm pleased to meet you.

I'd better be leaving.

So that's the man you've been seeing?

What does he do?

He is president of his own company.

He's very nice! - Oh sure...

What's he doing visiting a lady so late in the evening?

What a surprise! What brings you here?

We can't build the new house if you stop sending us money!

You came all the way to collect?

I was worried... A letter would've taken too long.

How is mother? - She's fine.

Here's some mochi for you.

It's still soft!

I'm sure Tokyo has all kinds of fancy foods.

I can't afford to eat them!

This is great...

You must be hungry.

No I stopped to eat at Asakusa.

I didn't want to get here and not find you home.

How did you manage to find my house?

I could've come to get you at the station.

I asked a lot of people for directions.

It's my first time in Tokyo you know.

Mr. Tanokura brought me some fish. I can make sashimi.

And I'll go get you some sake. - I didn't come here to drink.

But it's not often that you come.

Don't spend your money like that. Send it to us!

I hate talking like this but I have to...

Do you have any money on you?

You agreed to help us build the house

but you stopped sending us money.

I'm sorry.

I was ill. I was in the hospital.

I haven't been able to work much.

You can afford to buy new kimono?

No I'm sewing this for someone!

I'm doing work that I can do at home.

I thought about writing you but I didn't want you to worry.

I'll get you money in due time.

You're too sick to work

but not sick enough to stop hanging out with men?

Father...

I was afraid of this! Sure... You're of age

so it's only natural that you have a man or two

but I'm sure that man I met is after your money!

I told you about such people!

You can't forsake your family for a man.

That new house is your house too.

You can come home to it any time you please.

So stop wasting your money on your male friends.

They will dump you once you're out of money.

Take better care of your brother.

Blood relatives are with you for life!

Your brother is grateful to you for building the house.

I want all my kids to get along...

That's why I'm here asking for your help.

Stop seeing men and start working.

300 yen can get us a nice big house!

Oshin began to feel a sense of disappointment.

All her father wanted from her was money.

Oshin had enough.

Father...

What is it?

I might... marry Mr. Tanokura.

He's a good man.

Episode 78

So that's how you ended up marrying grandpa?

I wonder why I told my father what I was thinking...

It's still a puzzle to me...

You were in love with Ryuzo.

I never met grandpa but he sounds like a man.

People are funny...

Sometimes it takes something unexpected

to make one realize how one really feels.

I'd always liked Ryuzo but I didn't think I'd marry him.

I had my heart closed off from him.

When my father told me not to see him...

And when he told me it was more important

that I helped my brother by building the house

I began wondering why I had to

keep working so hard that I got sick.

You've been suppressing your true feelings because

you felt an obligation to keep sending money back home.

You weren't aware of your true feelings.

Aren't you glad that you finally saw it?

What's so wonderful about it? There was more trouble to come.

So what? You married the man you loved.

If you hadn't you would still have regrets.

It wasn't a passionate kind of love.

I felt that he could give me a life full of peace.