my chronic disease?
Let's see, what was it?
By the way, you're not busy?
I don't have too much time
Is that so? I'm sorry
Maybe it's my heart
I feel a sudden constriction
and find it hard to breathe
I wonder if I'm dying
This doctor advised me to have
a thorough checkup
I'm afriad of the things
they might do to me
At the dentist,
the shiny drill terrifies me
When it comes near me, I nearly faint
I always rush right home
Now if I enter this so called
''human dock''
Wait a minute!
What's that?
Excuse me for a while
Maybe I'd better go
Don't rush off
Are you sure?
Serve tea in the reception room
I'm coming!
Shall I wait here?
You can go
Anybody's here?
Welcome!
I'm Yukiko Sasaki from Kyoto
Please wait
Hello. Glad to see you
Nice to meet
Come right in
Where is everybody?
It's Sunday. They're out shopping
I see
Anyway, come in
The other room's better,
Yes
Seeing that it's you
Am I a Grade B bamboo-shoot?
That's it!
This is for you
Thank you
Tomizawa, bring some tea and cakes
Yes. Right the way
This is a present for you
Thank you. Is your mother
in the hospital?
She finally made up her mind
Lots of fuses?
I should say so
She almost went back to Kyoto
without taking the treatment
She didn't listen to me
You persuaded her?
She was being so unreasonable
I said, ''Mother, I'm worrying
about your health
Do as I say or I'll run away from home''
So she did as I said
Are you serious?
I had to speak like that
Kyoto has good hospitals too
I know. It's just Mother's shallow trick
Trick?
Yes
Please
Thanks!
Tokyo's so different from Kyoto!
What about this ''trick''?
Did she speak about my marriage?
She mentioned a young doctor
It's just Mother's scheme
To have me visit the hospital often
Bring the doctor and me together
I can read her mind
Do you like this doctor?
He doesn't interest me
Then I feel sorry for your mother
Good for her health!
That's true. What will you do?
Shop and return to Kyoto
Without her?
Exactly!
That's very cruel!
I must do something drastic to stop her
from trying to pick a husband for me
Does she?
A bad habit
Besides, Matsu is alone at the inn
Are you in love with someone?
No, I'm not
There's no need to marry in haste
That's true
What looks like gold in marriage
might be brass
Is that so? Only brass?
There's no need to marry at all
Why should every girl be in such a rush?
Why not be an exception?
No marriage talk for Setsuko?
There is, in a way. You're pretty
Wait until you find a good man
Your family's late
Didn't say when they'll return
I can tell Setsuko to visit you tomorrow
Please do. I'd love to see her
Such a lovely day!
Medicine time!
Awful! What medicine is this?
Sulphur in it
Is that so? What's it good for?
Do I have to drink it all?
Yes, you do
I don't want to. Isn't she here?
Your daughter?
Yes?
No, not yet
What is she doing? She's late
She' only visited me once
Mother's room is around there
Did you meet this doctor?
Only briefly
How do you feel?
He doesn't interest me
It's all Mother's idea
What about you?
Isn't there some marriage
talk going on?
It's nothing. Father's interested, that's all
Is that so? I wish Mother
would stop pestering me
She's that persistent?
That's all she can talk about
The other day we passed a man
smartly dressed in a tuxedo
with white muffler
Mother asked me
if I'd like to marry him
That's why I envy you, Setsko
Your parents are different
So understanding
I'm not too sure about that
Entirely different from Mother
She always rambles
on and on
and never gets to the point
She talks in an interesting way
Too interesting, if you ask me
Let's form an alliance
What kind of alliance?
To help each other
if our parents start getting unreasonable
That's a good idea!
Will you pledge that with me?
Yes, sure!
What's that?
A magic formula. Awful things will
happen if you break the pledge
I see
All right
Thank you
Sorry to keep you