The End of Summer (1961)

Setsuko Hara: Akiko

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• Akiko : Then what?

  Noriko, second daughter : He ate everything that they put in front of him. Then he loosened his belt! He ate so much.

  Akiko : He must have been famished.

  Noriko, second daughter : I suppose. After the dinner at the hotel, we were walking through Nakanoshima.

  Akiko : You two were alone?

  Noriko, second daughter : Yes, everyone insisted.

  Akiko : I see. What happened.

  Noriko, second daughter : He asked me if I disliked Western cuisine. So, I said, "What about you?" And after all that food, he said he isn't too fond of it! Such a peculiar man!

• Akiko : I don't know how young people feel about things these days; but, I think it's stifling to live with someone who has no character. In my case, as an example, if a man was a little wild before I married him, I wouldn't be too bothered; but, I would never marry a man who lacks character. You can alter behavior, but you can't alter character.

• Noriko, second daughter : What are you going to do now?

  Akiko : Me? I'm happy as I am.

• Akiko : What happened next?

  Noriko, second daughter : He saw that nobody was around, so he grabbed my hand and squeezed it.

  Akiko : And what did you do?

  Noriko, second daughter : I squeezed it back.

  Akiko : And then?

  Noriko, second daughter : He said that my hand was cold and wouldn't let go. His hand was warm. But when we were near other people, he would try to let go in a hurry. So I wouldn't let go of his hand on purpose.

  Akiko : And then?

• Akiko : It's hard to beat big companies.