The End of Summer (1961)

Chieko Naniwa: Sasaki Tsune

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• Sasaki Tsune : Did you want sugar in your barley tea?

• Sasaki Tsune : It was such fun to have you take me out on long vacations.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : Yes, going to see the snow - chasing fireflies. Do you remember that night, when the moon was beautiful?

  Sasaki Tsune : How could I forget? It's the night you turned me into a woman. We've known each other forever.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : Indeed.

• Kohayagawa Manbei : Who was that?

  Sasaki Tsune : An American. He works in Kobe.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : That's who she dates?

  Sasaki Tsune : She's a typist. Sometimes she brings home strange things.

• Kohayagawa Manbei : Strange, isn't it?

  Sasaki Tsune : What is?

  Kohayagawa Manbei : If I hadn't taken that exact train on that day in Mukoumachi, I wouldn't have seen you.

  Sasaki Tsune : It's true. That's destiny for you.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : Yes, destiny is a strange thing.

• Kohayagawa Manbei : Like life and the flow of water...

  Sasaki Tsune : Indeed. The world has changed so much around us.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : It's not much of a world anymore.

  Sasaki Tsune : I miss the old days.

• Sasaki Tsune : Things are different from when we were young. These days, kids take care of themselves.

• Sasaki Tsune : Try one of these black things.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : What is it?

  Sasaki Tsune : Yuriko brought it home. She said they're shark eggs.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : Shark eggs, huh? Pretty small for a shark.

• Kohayagawa Manbei : Well, that's that. Regret won't get us anywhere. Shall we go to Osaka to eat? How does udonsuki sound?

  Sasaki Tsune : Let's go home to take a bath and have a drink.

  Kohayagawa Manbei : No, no. Let's go to Osaka. To Osaka!

• Sasaki Tsune : It was so sudden. Life is so fragile.