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You don't meet many like him nowadays

Look, l know l owe you money,

but l have to say...

...no matter how reduced

my circumstances become...

...if l don't like someone, then l can't ...

ls that so?

You and Yoneko are both the same

You'd do anything for a man

that you liked

Yoneko's not a geisha girl,

but you can't live like that nowadays

But you? You've mortgaged

this place to pay your man's loans

Mortgaged to my rich sister

lf you're trying to blame me,

then you're barking up the wrong tree!

- Where are you going?

- l'm going round to Mizuno's

l think she's got a temperature

l keep telling her to look after her

- What's happened? Where does it hurt?

- My head hurts

See what's happened?

Come in

Phone for a doctor!

Anyway, l'm going out

l await your return, mistress

Hold it there. Lean in a little more

with your shoulder

Catch it properly. And...

Good. That's all for today

l'll see you now, Otsuta

- Thank you

- Say hello to your mother for me

- Bye-bye

- Goodbye

That's Umeka's daughter

Umeka's a housewife now

She's not keen on her daughter

becoming a geisha, though

Something wrong?

There's something

l want to talk to you about...

l see...

l saw you at the theatre the other day

Please forgive me for not saying hello

- Shall we go outside?

- Yes

Coming!

You're very quiet

Last time l saw you,

you were yelping like a puppy!

l can't bear to watch injections

Stop it! lt'll make you better

How old are you now?

l'll get Oharu to help. Oharu!

- Yes?

- Can you help me hold her?

- You want me to hold her?

- We need you

- Right, be still

- Excuse me

Now, Fujiko...

...you're such a clever little girl,

aren't you?

You'll listen carefully

to what l tell you, won't you?

lf you wriggle around like that, the needle

will break and it'll be much more painful

Very brave! There's a clever girl.

lt'll all be over in a second

Really? Well, come as soon as you can

She's waiting here, so hurry

What's Mr Hanayama doing?

Oh, l see. That's good

Mr Saeki will be here in five minutes.

Will you explain it all again to him?

Yes

l feel embarrassed in front of Mr Saeki

for causing you all this trouble

Not at all

lt was all thanks to you that he got

the job as Mr Hanayama's secretary

l was thinking he'd make a good husband

for your daughter Katsuyo

Oh, really...

l just wished you'd come to me sooner

for help with your financial problems

Otoyo's treating you appallingly.

And what's with this fellow from Chiba?

lt's like they're all trying

to tear off a piece of you!

l think you've been far too complacent

in your business dealings

Yes? This is Umemura's

Yes, she is here

Yes...

Yes, of course. l understand

For me?

Mr Saeki said Mr Hanayama has just

returned so he won't be able to make it

ls that so? Many thanks

- Well, that's a shame

- lt is

Fujiko's not been feeling well,

so l should go back

May l suggest that

you meet with Mr Hanayama?

l couldn't

Why?

Apparently he still talks about you,

you know?

After what happened between us,

l couldn't possibly...

But you didn't agree to meet Mr Saeki

to ask for help from him alone, surely?

You wanted to enlist

Mr Hanayama's help, too

lsn't that the truth?

Dear, oh, dear! You're not a girl

of 20 any more, Otsuta

l know you too well

Just leave it to me, it's no trouble

Thank you for everything, as always

Take good care of her

- Don't give her anything to eat today

- Very well

Thank you so much

Telephone for you, Aunt

- Who is it?

- Mr Momiji wants you to come over

l don't want to go out to work elsewhere

with Fujiko not being well

l'd prefer to do the maid's work here

Hello? Yes...

Yes, but unfortunately Fujiko's ill...

- Tell the mistress l'm off to Shinkine's

- l will

Sorry l took so long. The local store

was out of ice, so l had to go to another

Someka, l got what you asked for

Thank you

l'm really hungry

No food, or you'll have

to have another injection

l've no idea where

your mother's disappeared to

- There's your bread roll

- Thank you

- And three croquettes

- Croquettes are so cheap and tasty

You'll need these

l'll give you one

Thank you

l had them refried for you

to keep them hot

That's very kind of you

- Any pepper?

- Yes

- Oh, it's empty

- l bet there's no chilli powder either

Buy some next time,

but don't tell them it's for me

Pass that sauce

And a little ice

Welcome home

Evening

Welcome home

How's Fujiko?

Her stomach's hurting, but it doesn't

seem to be anything serious

Her mother ought to be looking after her

The doctor said no more injections!

Really? That's good

- Where's her mother?

- She had to rush out

Unbelievable, isn't she?

Welcome home, mistress

Sorry to keep you waiting

You must be feeling hot. There you go

That's nice and cool for you, isn't it?

Welcome home

Where did you go?

l went looking for him...

but he wasn't around

You should be ashamed of yourself,

chasing around after him like that

What was l supposed to do?

The child's sick and he's the father

What? He left the child with you

and disappeared!

Didn't Katsuyo's father

do the same thing to you?

l'm going to take a bath

Sorry...

...l didn't mean to compare

my situation to yours, sister

l'm not even a geisha...

l'm just Fujiko's mother

And you let us live here with you...

ls it raining?

Mother...

What is it?

l'd like to meet my father.

Would that be so bad?

l have no idea why you and he split up...

...but l can't bear it

As you have no one to turn to

Don't worry about me

lt's parents that are supposed

to worry about their children

Silly girl!

What are you crying about?

Listen, Mr Saeki is coming over

sometime soon

Why don't you go

to the cinema with him?

You said you wanted

to take a boat trip on the river

lt would be so lovely and cool

on the river

Look, stop hanging around your father,

will you?

Mr Momiji? lt's Someka here

Thank you

Listen, if you need a geisha

to entertain you, please let me know

Please let me know, won't you?

WOMEN' EMPLO YMENT OFFlCE

- She's gone to the temple, you say?

- Yes

She said she wanted to avoid

a rather troublesome visitor

Welcome, madame

Another polite greeting?

Everyone says what a wonderful maid

you are

Not at all. l'll bring tea...

Wait, wait! l have a favour to ask of you

Please give this to Madame Otsuta

There's 1 00,000 yen there.

Tell her l brought it for her

l'll tell her more about it

when l see her next time

lt's such a lot of money...

Well, l have to be somewhere

rather urgently...

...so could you quickly write me

a receipt?

l see, madame...

Miss Katsuyo is out, l'm afraid,

but Miss Yoneko is in...

...so maybe it would be better to hand

the money to her rather than me

l'm sure Madame Otsuta wouldn't

want them to know about the money

Very well, then. l'll take the liberty

of counting the money here?

Hey! ls there nobody in?

Oh, it's the man from Chiba...

Namie's uncle?

Yes

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