About Her Brother Page #4

Thank you.

Who is that person?

Just go to your room, all right?

It's 'important'?

Please!

Am I in the way?

Yes.

'Yes!' Just like that!

I'm sorry to keep you.

Here is the money my brother borrowed.

Write the amount and your name

on this receipt.

Use your finger as a seal.

And today's date.

Count it.

I took out what savings I have.

The amount here,

then your name and address.

My brother's debt to you

is now clear, all right?

Thank you very much.

Take care.

'Sis'...

Thank you.

Won't you count it?

Thank you for doing this.

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

Don't be.

It's my brother who deceived you.

That was wrong of him.

I'm sorry.

That's so nice of you!

I'm thinking of breaking off

with Tetsuro for good.

He's a good person...

but I don't want this

happening again.

Yes, that might be better.

You think so?

It's a relief to hear it from you.

Well, I'll be off.

Already?

Thank you.

I really appreciate this.

Forgive me for barging in on you.

Good luck to you.

We should've brought your mom.

I asked her,

but she said for us to go.

She's not herself lately.

Coming through!

Hey! Kenta!

Toru!

It's Kenta, from the bike shop.

Your dad's a customer.

Great.

What brings you here?

The fireworks.

Yeah.

Who's that?

A friend.

Is this it?

That's the one.

My wife says she's sure

it's growing more hair...

but I don't think so.

It's expensive.

Well, you get what you pay for.

We're having a meeting Saturday

about that new station building.

Be sure to come.

Yes.

We'll all be in trouble

if they build that thing.

A supermarket, bookstore,

optometrist, drug store...

You won't be able to compete.

A doctor, a dental clinic...

Dr Endo's in a panic.

Although that's because

he's not very good...

Ow!

I say that, now my tooth hurts.

Anyway, Saturday at 1 pm.

All right.

Huh?

It's raining.

In you go.

Hi, Sis.

I had some business in Tokyo,

so I thought I'd drop by.

How's everyone?

I brought you some ice cream.

Go inside, please.

You must be busy.

Running the store,

cooking, cleaning...

Doesn't Grandma do anything?

If you don't keep her busy,

she'll go gaga.

You always liked birds, didn't you.

I had some parrots I was fond of.

I'd go to sleeping holding them...

and in the morning they'd go

'Good morning!'...

and chew on the end of my nose.

My nose was all scratched

from them.

Thanks, Sis.

Oh, that's good!

Barley tea's the best thing

for a thirst.

You'd better put this ice cream

in the freezer.

You're angry, aren't you.

She was here, wasn't she.

Things happened,

and it's true I caused her trouble.

What did she say?

That cow showed you that?

That's your wonderful hand writing?

Yeah...

So then what?

I'm soaked!

I'm back.

Koharu?

I had something to do

here in Tokyo.

How are you and that doctorlad

getting along?

We're divorced.

Divorced?

I'm not surprised.

I didn't feel right about him

from the start.

He gave me a real dirty look.

Not that a lot of people

are glad to see me...

We're not discussing Koharu.

Oh, yeah. My parrots...

No!

Oh, Hitomi...

We had a little spat

over me paying her back.

I told her I would!

I'm a bit late,

so she comes running to you.

She's hopeless!

Uncle, you've no right

to talk like that.

You're in the wrong.

Why me?

I don't believe this!

Because of you...

Mom had to pay back? 3 million!

At least apologize!

Say you're sorry!

Sis, is that true?

That's not important.

I consider that money gone.

But you were saving that money

to renovate the store!

Why did you just

believe what she told you?

She's nice and all...

but she's a bit weak up here.

She's a fool.

How dare you talk about

that poor woman that way!

'Weak up here', 'a fool'...

have more respect!

Wait, Sis...

What I meant to say is...

I don't want to hear.

I'll forget the money.

I'm not your sister any more.

You're cutting me off?

Yes! Get out of this house.

Is that how you talk

to the man who named you?

I didn't ask you to.

It's a fusty old name anyway.

I've always hated it,

if you want to know the truth.

You little brat!

Don't give me lip

when your husband sent you away!

You ill-bred little fool!

Leave!

Oh?

So this is it, huh?

Well, over the years you've done a lot

for a no-good like me.

Thanks.

You're all happy and blessed.

You don't know what it's like

when nothing ever works out.

Goodbye.

Hello!

You've got a customer!

Get out here, stupid!

Medicine, please!

You watch the store.

I'll clean this up.

Coming!

It was raining really hard!

It sure was.

After that we heard no more

of my uncle.

As time went by,

even the memory of him faded.

Calligraphy Class

Very good.

Let me see your down stroke.

Press down a bit harder,

and pull to the side.

Mrs Takano...

Has Koharu expressed

any interest in remarrying?

It's about time

she was thinking about it.

I have a young relative.

Could we exchange photos?

Thank you, but she doesn't want

anything arranged.

Oh, dear. That's too bad.

You, related to Mrs Takano?

Nobody's going to buy that!

I'm back.

I just saw Dr Endo...

What's wrong?

You had a phone call

from the Osaka police.

What about?

Your missing person.

Tetsuro Tanno.

Where is he?

They'll only tell the person

who filed the report.

How is he?

They took him to hospital

a few days ago.

The number?

Here.

Did you file

a missing person report?

He didn't look well

the last time he was here.

And he had that strange cough.

Since then I've been worried

he's got something wrong with him.

Or maybe several things.

Why do you care?

We've cut our ties with him.

I don't even think of him

any more.

Surely you're not going down

to Osaka, are you?

I'm dead-set against it.

Koharu, sit down.

Why?

Just sit down.

I've never told you this...

but when your father suggested

that Tetsuro name you...

I was against it.

I'd already thought of

lots of lovely names.

But your father said no.

'Let Tetsuro do something

to feel good about himself...

is what he said.

'Sometimes I think...

'maybe you two older ones trampled

on him while growing up.

'From when he was small,

did anybody, parents or teachers...

'ever once praise him?

'So I'd like him

to name our daughter.

'Even if it's a strange name,

I plan to be grateful to him.

'Is that all right?'

And ever since then, Koharu...

I've always felt like

some how I owed your uncle.

I never figured a man like that

to have a sister like you.

They found him lying

in the street!

This way.

They operated right away...

but the cancer's in the larynx,

the lungs, and now the liver.

Plus there's diabetes,

high blood pressure...

Four or five things all together.

He's only got a few months...

and the hospital

wouldn't keep him there long.

The social worker...

and the welfare people

looked all over...

and finally they found...

Thanks!

They found the Green House.

They had a place,

and said they'd take him.

Your brother was very lucky.

It's a public facility?

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