Beautiful Days Page #7

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All they'll get out of this

is a cold or a hangover.

Sakurako,

drinking makes you

lose your inhibitions.

- Are you worried about your father?

- No, I'm talking about myself.

I might say I love you.

Silly.

- What's the matter?

- Excuse me.

A friend of mine is here.

Excuse me.

- Me?

- Could I talk to you?

What's this about?

May I ask who you are?

My name is Sakurako Tokioka.

I'd like to ask you something.

You know Mr. Imanishi, don't you?

Mr. Imanishi?

Yes, I know him.

He's the doctor.

How do you know him?

He saved my life.

Lifesaver?

Hey, Yumi.

Introduce me to this lovely lady.

Why don't you dance with me?

Excuse me.

Sakurako, let's get back.

What a show-off.

Yumi, let's dance.

I knew you'd come.

You're too curious to stay away.

What an attitude you have.

He bought the tickets and said

he'd write it off as a gambling loss.

I see. Thank you very much.

I'm this lady's best friend, Nakao.

- My name is Shigaki.

You're only my best friend

when you need money.

You don't treat me that way

when it's time to pay me back.

Enough already.

Let's celebrate today.

What's there to celebrate

after paying 5,000 yen?

What do you say, want to take a spin

on the dance floor?

I'll dance with you.

I can do a Japanese folk dance.

A folk dance?

Today's not the Buddha's birthday.

I don't care whose birthday it is.

Go play the drums.

Why are you drinking

during your work shift?

This is a sacred drink.

Nakao, you have a guest.

A guest? Excuse me.

I didn't expect you here.

Hakamada has been arrested.

Arrested? What did he do?

He got in a fight

and hurt the other guy.

I'm heading to the police station.

- I'll come with you.

- Are you sure?

I'll go get changed.

Hey, Sakurako is here tonight.

- She's here?

- Yeah.

She's with that guy.

Shall I go get her?

No, that's okay.

I met with her yesterday.

Are you sure about that?

Did you have a fight with her?

I'll tell you later.

I don't want to see her right now.

Then I won't say anything.

Nakao.

Please tell me.

I know you know

what Imanishi is thinking.

- What are you talking about?

- Please tell me the truth.

Sakurako,

I want to ask you a question.

What do you feel for Imanishi?

You're here tonight

with another man.

I don't know what happened

between you two.

But I don't like seeing you like this.

I don't like it either.

I'll go ask Imanishi tomorrow.

I'm busy today.

- Nakao.

- I have an emergency to deal with.

Let's go to the hospital tomorrow.

I hope it can be settled out of court,

but it'll cost some money.

- How much?

- That's your expertise.

In addition to the costs of treatment,

he'll probably demand 30,000 yen.

- What's the other option?

- He'll go to trial.

That'll be more costly.

Let's drink tonight.

This silly incident

is driving us to drink.

How stupid can you be?

Why do you have to go

to some breeding ground for germs?

Hakamada warned me

not to put up a bold front.

But you're the one

who's trying to act tough.

I don't like your posturing.

If you can't feed yourself,

you can be a thief or a robber.

"Don't look for an angel

on a rainy day.

"Be realistic and put on

rain boots," you told me.

That's right.

I want to provide

rain boots for others.

We're neither prewar nor postwar

We've lived till today

without prudence or action.

That's why I no longer

have confidence in myself.

I'm not like you.

You're just the same.

You can try as hard as you want,

but you'll never be a decadent.

Why not tell Yumiko you love her.

Stop your nonsense.

I won't fall in love with anyone.

I couldn't stand seeing

how miserable Hakamada was.

He was the only one suffering

and taking care of his family.

Hey, we're out of sake.

You know, I've never told this

to anyone until today.

But when the person

I respected the most was killed,

I decided never to love anyone.

They used to tease me

for being the son of a mistress.

Hey, we need more sake over here.

Mr. Nakao, it's midnight already.

Midnight?

We need to celebrate.

Christ is born.

How was the person killed?

What?

Oh, that person.

He was a painter

who painted the ocean every day.

He smuggled himself

onto a ship bound for Brazil.

My guess is he wanted to see

the open sea with his own eyes.

His dead body

showed up two days later.

He was wearing a life vest and

washed up on the shore of Chiba.

- Did he drown?

- Don't be stupid.

They threw him in the ocean.

That can't be possible.

Nobody believes it anyway.

Nothing changes in this world

even when someone dies.

He must have sent it

on the day he shipped out.

But I got a postcard from him saying

we were like horsetail in the field.

That's not saying much for us.

Horsetail can get crushed

when a dog poops on it.

That's about it for the horsetail.

Crushed.

That's the end for the horsetail.

Dead end.

It is done.

How depressing life is.

Everybody's a stranger.

Many people pop in and out,

but you can only trust yourself.

If you're angry at society, just kill

the pawnbroker like Raskolnikov.

Why don't you cut it out?

The reason you're angry

is because you're insecure.

You're afraid of being alone.

You should drop the facade.

Just forget about Yumiko's past.

Mind your own business.

Mr. Nakao.

Hey, you should come join us.

You were young like us once.

The studious one here

is leaving his girlfriend.

He's leaving Tokyo in a few days.

Really?

Just go anywhere you want.

I knew something like this

would happen.

Say, why don't you

drink with us tonight?

- You're trouble.

- Don't worry.

Hey, Imanishi.

All of us are going

our separate ways.

To tell you the truth,

I'm the one who's feeling

the loneliest of all of us.

I'm feeling sad.

Let's start our going-away party.

Hey, you should join us.

- Are you all right?

- I'm fine.

Should old acquaintance be forgot

And never thought upon

The ames of love extinguished

and fully past and gone

They want you to marry their son.

What did you tell them?

I didn't give them an answer.

But I think it'd be very nice.

You're approaching

marriageable age.

I want to see you

as a bride before I die.

I have complete trust in Mr. Shigaki.

Grandma.

If you think I should do so,

I'll think about it.

Really?

There's no rush to make a decision.

But don't you think life

is unpredictable?

Grandma.

I'm getting sleepy.

How is Hakamada?

You waited up.

Don't worry about him.

He'll be fine.

Brother.

I was...

I'm in love with Hakamada.

I love him.

I knew that.

What you're feeling right now

is completely normal.

You'll experience

a lot more of it in your life.

Hakamada is a good guy.

He's a great guy for you

to fall in love with and go out with.

But marriage is another matter.

Hakamada can teach you a lot

about society and life in general.

Then you'll start to understand.

Let's go see him

together tomorrow.

It's late. Go to sleep.

Brother.

You're going to Akita.

Did Mom say anything?

She was crying all night about it.

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