Mariko!
You're drunk.
Where have you been?
We saw a movie.
A movie so late?
I met the waiter.
He was with a friend and
I stayed with them.
You like to go out, don't you?
- Of course.
- Why?
Because staying at home
makes me sick.
I don't want to see Mimura.
Mariko,
I know how you feel,
but don't get nervous.
You make him nervous too.
And what should I do?
- Try to be calm.
I'm trying. It's not my fault.
- But we live together.
- You don't say?
Then maybe he should try too.
He should try to
be nice to us.
- He's unemployed.
- He should look for a job!
He's waiting for a job
to come to him.
He goes out every day and
comes back drunk.
He has no right to
treat us this way.
He has no right to make
us both nervous.
Mariko, what's wrong?
I also have a lot of things
to tell you.
You can't put up with him forever.
He'll never understand how you feel.
You're wasting your life.
Mariko, you don't understand.
Life as a couple is not like that.
You can't be happy always.
Sometimes we have to learn
to be patient.
That's the way marriage is.
Then marriage is no good.
It's good. It'll be good.
That's what you think.
I don't like it.
That's life.
You're old-fashioned.
What?
Old-fashioned. You're old-fashioned.
Mariko, I'm old-fashioned?
Tell me, what's modern?
Are you modern?
Don't you think you're old-fashioned?
I'm asking you.
You like to visit temples and gardens,
for example.
Is that outdated?
Is it wrong?
I think that "being new"
is "not getting old"
Things that are really new,
never get old.
Do you understand?
What does "new" mean to you?
Short skirts?
Stylish nail polish color?
You like it today because it's "new",
but tomorrow it'll be "old".
Like the waiter.
Some years ago he was
a kamikaze pilot.
Now he loves to dance and play.
Is he "modern"?
But that's the way life is.
Does it seem good to you?
Good or not, it's the
way we have to be
or we won't be fashionable.
Why worry?
I hate it.
You and I are totally different.
We were raised in different times.
I don't believe my way
of thinking is bad,
even if you don't agree.
I'll ask our father for his opinion.
Go ahead, you need it.
Who's right, Setsuko or I?
You've got your personality,
she's got hers.
It's not about who's right.
You do what you think is right.
Can I have my own personality?
Of course.
The war changed many things.
Things will improve, you'll see.
But being fashion-conscious
is boring.
Think deep and choose your road.
Value your life.
How is your sister and
her husband?
Do they get along well?
You know?
They don't get along well?
Why didn't Setsuko marry Hiroshi?
They don't get along well.
It's a pity.
Mimura has to find a job.
Look, Mariko, a warbler.
Did you hear it?
I like Kobe a lot.
When I'm rich, I'll live here.
Why?
The sukiyaki is good,
so is the sakй...
- You drink sakй?
- Of course.
- I love it.
- You could have some tonight.
I want to get drunk,
really drunk.
Why?
It's fun. The house spins and
the street lights move.
Have you felt that way?
No, not yet.
I think it's great.
I like merry-go-rounds.
Suppose a boy and a girl are in love.
What happens if they don't
declare their love?
They separate.
You should have declared yours.
Were you referring to me?
I still regret it.
If my sister had confessed
her love,
would you have married her?
I don't know. It was long ago.
You couldn't have forgotten.
You were waiting for her
to declare her love.
"That was his demerit.
He was like my sister."
Why didn't you tell her
you loved her?
- Tell me, why didn't you?
- I wasn't sure.
- Sure of what?
- Of being able to make her happy.
You're telling lies. I can't believe it.
You loved her.
Hiroshi is always waiting for
a girl's love confession.
- That's not true.
- Of course it is. That's the way you are.
What if Yoriko asks you
to marry her?
Would you marry her?
Would you?
"He lacks the courage to propose
and also to