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[birdsong]
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[scribbling]
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[man] Wilhelm. How is that new fairy tale
you've been working on coming along?
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I'm finished, Jacob. It's all written out.
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[wind whistling]
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[both gasp]
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Ah! Is that you, Charlotte?
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We can see you hiding, you know.
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[sighs, giggles]
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My dear brother Jacob.
And my dear brother Wilhelm.
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I would love to know more about
the new fairy tale you've been working on.
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It's a story about a poor little girl
who lost her parents.
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[gasps]
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Cinderella...
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[Jacob] Orphaned and alone,
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Cinderella is mistreated
by her stepmother and stepsisters.
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Poor thing...
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[Wilhelm] There's no need to worry,
little one.
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Huh?
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A diligent and hardworking girl
like our protagonist
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will inevitably get her happy ending,
with good hope.
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[gasps]
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[slow jazz music playing]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[man] What do you say, Miss Tsuruko?
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Viscount Otawara,
I worry that if I accept your proposal...
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Do you still have misgivings?
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[Tsuruko] I only worry
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what your darling daughter
will think of us.
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- Trust me, there's no reason for concern.
- [Tsuruko] What?
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[Otawara] Actually,
the proposal was Kiyoko's idea.
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She encouraged it.
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- It seems she desires a new mother.
- She'd see me as one?
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That's right. You and your daughters
would live here with us both,
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and I promise you will live
without a care.
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Oh.
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Mmm.
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[lively music playing]
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[birdsong]
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OTAWARA
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[Tsuruko] Girls, we've finally arrived.
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- Now please, do watch your step.
- [girl 1 laughs]
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- Mama, tell me I'm not dreaming.
- [gasps]
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I've never seen such a magnificent
building in my whole life.
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[girl 1] Is this place
really our new home?
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You two, stop your prattling.
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That talk is hardly befitting
of the daughters of a viscount.
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[both] Oh!
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- Now, that's better.
- [door opens]
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- [man] Madam Tsuruko.
- Oh.
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It with great pleasure that
we welcome you and your daughters home.
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[both giggle softly]
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[mellow harpsichord playing]
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[sighs] "Sawako Otawara."
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That has the most beautiful ring to it.
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"Makiko Otawara"
sounds much more ladylike.
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Well, nobody asked you, wench!
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- Sawako is far more charming and elegant.
- [Makiko] In your dreams!
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- [knock at door]
- [Tsuruko] Come in.
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[both gasp]
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[delicate chime rings]
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Uh...
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Oh! Who are you?
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[gasps]
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- [laughing]
- [Tsuruko gasps]
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I'm Kiyoko! Oh, Mother!
And my dear sisters!
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- I'm your new little sister! How exciting!
- Uh...
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I've been dreaming about this day!
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I've waited and wondered for so long
what my new family would be like!
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And now my dream's come true!
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In fact,
it's even better than I dreamt it!
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I don't think there's a happier girl
in the world than I am right now!
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Please, don't hesitate
to ask anything of me.
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Make yourself at home! We're family now!
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I swear I'll be the best little sister
either of you have ever had.
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[both chuckle uncomfortably]
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Oh, that's right.
I forgot to introduce my friend!
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I'd like for you all
to be her friend, too, please!
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[crickets chirping]
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I was convinced she would be
a selfish brat, but she's harmless.
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She seems more innocent and naïve, really.
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I know, right?
She even called us her "dear sisters."
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She'll probably do whatever we ask.
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Right. Did you see
that gorgeous hairpin she was wearing?
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Is that all you can think about right now?
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Though... those amethysts
were very pretty, weren't they?
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[Sawako] Yes!
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[Makiko] She'd give it to you if you told
her you liked it. We're family now, right?
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[Sawako] Who's the selfish brat now?
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[prim chamber music playing]
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[slurping]
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[gulping]
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[grunting] Argh!
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- [whines]
- Use your manners!
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You weren't raised in a barn.
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- Hmm!
- [Tsuruko and Makiko gasp]
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- Hmm! Mmm!
- [Tsuruko] Oh my, Lady Kiyoko.
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[slurps] I want to be
just like my big sisters.
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It makes the food taste better,
and it's fun!
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- [both] Uh...
- [Kiyoko] Can we eat this way from now on?
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[birdsong]
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[Makiko and Sawako gasp]
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[Kiyoko] These are the clothes
my mother wore when she was young.
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I'm sorry that they're not brand new.
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[Sawako] They're beautiful!
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This is really quite nice!
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Yeah. But I think it would look
even nicer on me than you!
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- How dare you snatch that from me?
- Well, now this is mine! So just back off!
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[snorts]
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- [grunts]
- [Sawako squeals]
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[both grunting angrily]
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[Sawako squeals]
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[gasps] This is your fault, you brat!
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My fault? Dusty old hog!
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- [Makiko] How dare you? You pulled hard!
- [Sawako] I could have got hurt!
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You should have let go!
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[huffs]
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- [girl] What vulgar hussies.
- [woman] Yoshi!
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You can tell just by looking at them that
they're the daughters of a former geisha.
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But if you ask me, they're a complete
disgrace to the Otawara household.
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- They're nothing like Miss Kiyoko.
- [grunts]
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[Yoshi] I can't believe
they had the audacity
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to snatch up
all of the late madam's kimonos.
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Jeez, I mean It would have been nice
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if those greedy selfish brats
had saved at least one of them for me.
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Enough of that, Yoshi.
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It was Miss Kiyoko's idea, you know.
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Those two are her sisters now.
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[Yoshi] Fine!
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[eerie music playing]
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[giggles]
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[sighs]
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Such lovely people.
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This will be so much fun for me!
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My new mother seems intelligent,
and my two big sisters are very kind.
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I'm looking forward to this!
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[giggles]
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Hmm.
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I really am. [sighs]
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[birds chirping]
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Pardon the interruption.
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Do either of you know
who cleaned the girls' rooms yesterday?
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[woman 1] I'm not sure.
Either Tomi or Yoshi.
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We can ask them whose duty it was.
Is something wrong?
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Yes. Lady Makiko's hairpin
has disappeared.
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[woman 1] You're kidding!
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[older servant] You mean
Miss Kiyoko gave it to you?
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- [Makiko] Yes... yes, she did.
- [chirping]
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When she found out how much
I loved her gorgeous amethyst hairpin,
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she said it would look better on me
than it would on her.
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- So she gave it to me.
- You got it? That's so unfair!
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You two, quiet!
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Why didn't you tell us?
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Mmm... Kiyoko said
to keep it a secret between just us.
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She said she felt bad
about the kimono being torn apart.
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Oh!
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- [Yoshi] That hurts!
- [both] Oh?
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- Let go of me! I did nothing wrong!
- [growls]
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[Yoshi gasps and sobs]
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[man] She was prancing around like a crow
with a shiny treasure between its beak.
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- So I dragged her here.
- What's all this about?
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[man] Here. This is it, right?
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- [both gasp]
- You have my hairpin!
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- Gah!
- [man] Huh.
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[whimpers]
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[grunts]
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- How dare you? Dirty little pickpocket!
- [Yoshi squeals]
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- You sullied the gilt with filthy hands!
- [slapping]
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Please stop! I found it in the garden
and thought it was pretty!
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I didn't know it was stolen!
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- Please believe me!
- You're a liar!
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[Tsuruko] Makiko!
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- That's quite enough of that!
- [Makiko growls]
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[Tsuruko] I won't stand for
you tarnishing my husband's good name.
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[Yoshi sobbing]
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I cannot have a thief working here.
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Everything between these four walls
belongs to my husband,
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down to the smallest stones.
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You are to leave this house
right this instant!
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[sobbing]
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[Sawako] I'm so jealous.
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You get all the nice things.
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That's just too bad, isn't it?
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Ugh! I can't stand you.
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[man] What Yoshi did was wrong,
but those two sisters are just as bad.
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Acting like feral territorial animals.
All they do is take, take, take.
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It must have been their upbringing.
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[all gasp]
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[Makiko scoffs]
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[foreboding music playing]
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[sighs] Hmm.
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Mm.
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[trembling]
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[gasps]
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Please forgive me! I'm terribly sorry!
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- Go get her another.
- [butler sighs] Right away, sir.
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What's wrong with you all today?
You're all acting strange.
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Hmm?
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It's nothing, my Lady.
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[Makiko] If there's something
you want to say, then out with it!
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Huh?
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Don't play coy.
We can see your hands trembling from fear.
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- I told you to spit it out!
- Makiko!
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[Sawako] She's right!
You treat us like we're nothing but fools.
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You call us unrefined and gossip about us.
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[Otawara] Please settle down.
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All of you, is that true?
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- It's not, my Lord!
- [Makiko scoffs]
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I'm terribly sorry, my dear Makiko.
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Mmm? [grunts]
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Your lives would be significantly harder
if we lost our servants.
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Be sure to treat them
with the respect they deserve.
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[sisters gasp]
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Well, what do you two have to say?
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- [Kiyoko] My dear Makiko.
- Mm?
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Here. You can use this
to clean yourself off.
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Would you please forgive the servants,
for my sake?
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Please?
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[Makiko grunts]
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[panting]
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[scoffs]
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[Sawako] You won't wear it anymore?
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Mm.
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It's just too heavy.
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[Sawako] I bet the servants
all hate us, don't they?
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[Makiko] That's for sure.
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And since they're only ever going to see
us as the children of a lowly commoner,
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then it's no surprise they'd have no
problem stealing a hairpin or two from us.
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I suppose, but what a fool that girl was.
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Of all the hairpins,
why steal the one Kiyoko...
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What, Makiko?
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- Say, does any of this seem odd to you?
- [Sawako] Hmm?
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[Makiko] Even a poor girl like her,
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she'd be able to tell
how expensive that hairpin was.
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So why would she
be flaunting it like that?
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[Sawako gasps] She may as well have
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declared from the rooftops
that she stole it.
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Do you think it's possible
someone might be trying to disgrace us?
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But who in the world
would do that, Makiko?
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Even I didn't know
Kiyoko gave you that hairpin,
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so how would anyone else know?
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- [rattle]
- [both gasp]
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00:12:45,389 --> 00:12:46,557
[sisters, in unison] Kiyoko!
244
00:12:46,557 --> 00:12:48,684
[trembling] I, um... I was just...
245
00:12:48,684 --> 00:12:50,686
You were just spying on us.
246
00:12:50,686 --> 00:12:54,023
Hold on. Don't tell me
it was you behind all of this!
247
00:12:54,023 --> 00:12:56,150
I don't understand what you're saying...
248
00:12:56,150 --> 00:12:58,819
Stop it. You're the one who gave me
that hairpin in the first place.
249
00:12:58,819 --> 00:13:00,070
You knew what you were doing.
250
00:13:00,070 --> 00:13:01,947
What are you talking about?
251
00:13:01,947 --> 00:13:03,866
You're scaring me! [whimpers]
252
00:13:04,575 --> 00:13:05,743
[both sigh]
253
00:13:06,494 --> 00:13:08,496
- [clattering]
- [Kiyoko screams]
254
00:13:09,330 --> 00:13:10,289
[both gasp]
255
00:13:13,083 --> 00:13:14,168
[butler] Lady Kiyoko!
256
00:13:14,168 --> 00:13:16,504
Lady Kiyoko! Lady Kiyoko!
257
00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:17,671
[whimpers]
258
00:13:17,671 --> 00:13:19,256
Are you hurt, Lady Kiyoko?
259
00:13:19,256 --> 00:13:22,510
Lady Kiyoko! Lady Kiyoko!
260
00:13:27,515 --> 00:13:29,391
You're saying she fell on her own?
261
00:13:29,391 --> 00:13:30,559
[both] Mmm.
262
00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,145
[butler] According to
what Lady Kiyoko told me,
263
00:13:33,145 --> 00:13:36,816
when she went upstairs to console
her sisters after the dinner incident,
264
00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,318
she noticed that
they were both acting rather strangely.
265
00:13:39,318 --> 00:13:41,153
[sisters gasp and sigh]
266
00:13:41,153 --> 00:13:43,239
She said, when she ran from the room,
267
00:13:43,239 --> 00:13:45,699
one of the two sisters
suddenly reached for her,
268
00:13:45,699 --> 00:13:48,744
which caused her to lose her balance
and fall down the stairs.
269
00:13:48,744 --> 00:13:52,706
- [Sawako] That's not what happened!
- [Otawara] Are you saying Kiyoko is lying?
270
00:13:53,958 --> 00:13:57,378
A small quarrel, as sisters do,
but that's all it was.
271
00:13:57,378 --> 00:13:58,629
We didn't touch her!
272
00:13:58,629 --> 00:14:01,257
So now,
you're insulting my daughter as well?
273
00:14:01,257 --> 00:14:02,633
[both gasp]
274
00:14:02,633 --> 00:14:04,134
[Otawara sighs]
275
00:14:04,134 --> 00:14:07,346
Although we are not blood,
I have done my very best
276
00:14:07,346 --> 00:14:10,266
to make sure you feel like you're family
while in this home.
277
00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:14,019
- However, all of that ends today.
- No, please!
278
00:14:14,019 --> 00:14:15,771
- Papa!
- [Tsuruko and sisters gasp]
279
00:14:16,355 --> 00:14:17,815
- [Otawara] Kiyoko!
- [servant] Oh!
280
00:14:17,815 --> 00:14:18,732
[Kiyoko whimpers]
281
00:14:18,732 --> 00:14:20,067
[Otawara] Kiyoko!
282
00:14:20,818 --> 00:14:21,986
Don't blame them.
283
00:14:21,986 --> 00:14:25,823
I think they were only trying to help
keep me from falling down the stairs.
284
00:14:25,823 --> 00:14:30,077
But I wasn't in my right mind then,
and I guess I must've gotten startled.
285
00:14:30,077 --> 00:14:32,913
It was just bad timing
that her hand struck me when it did.
286
00:14:32,913 --> 00:14:34,206
[both gasp]
287
00:14:34,206 --> 00:14:37,543
So please, don't punish her
because I fell down the stairs!
288
00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:40,212
It... it was all my fault!
289
00:14:40,796 --> 00:14:42,798
Please, my Lord. Despite my protests,
290
00:14:42,798 --> 00:14:45,384
Lady Kiyoko insisted we come here
to defend her sisters,
291
00:14:45,384 --> 00:14:47,845
though she really should
be in bed resting her ankle.
292
00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:49,138
Kiyoko.
293
00:14:50,055 --> 00:14:52,725
Do you wish to forgive your sisters?
294
00:14:52,725 --> 00:14:55,019
Of course I forgive them, Papa.
295
00:14:55,019 --> 00:14:55,978
- [whimpers]
- [gasps]
296
00:14:55,978 --> 00:14:57,062
Mmm!
297
00:14:57,062 --> 00:15:00,858
Because that's what you do
when you're a family.
298
00:15:00,858 --> 00:15:05,237
Papa, nothing could ever
separate me from my beloved sisters.
299
00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:08,449
Please, don't punish them on my behalf.
300
00:15:09,783 --> 00:15:11,785
[both gasp]
301
00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:14,330
[Kiyoko] Makiko, wait!
302
00:15:14,330 --> 00:15:17,708
I have the best present
in the world for you!
303
00:15:17,708 --> 00:15:18,626
Oh my...
304
00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:21,128
[Kiyoko] I'm sure
they will look perfect on you!
305
00:15:21,837 --> 00:15:24,632
And I thought, "This is
probably too plain for Sawako."
306
00:15:24,632 --> 00:15:28,010
Huh? Kiyoko! What are you wearing?
307
00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:32,222
Aah! Do you like it? I decided I mustn't
get out of line in front of my sisters,
308
00:15:32,222 --> 00:15:33,766
so I'm dressed like a servant.
309
00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:36,769
So from now on, think of me
as your humble maidservant,
310
00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:38,520
and ask me for anything at all.
311
00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:40,230
[Kiyoko] My dear sisters!
312
00:15:40,230 --> 00:15:42,024
I'm sure they will look perfect on you.
313
00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:45,027
- [Kiyoko 1] ...maidservant and ask...
- [Kiyoko 2] Dear Makiko! My dear Sawako!
314
00:15:45,027 --> 00:15:47,112
That's what you do when you're a family.
315
00:15:47,112 --> 00:15:49,114
[Kiyoko] Nothing can separate me
from my sisters.
316
00:15:49,114 --> 00:15:51,617
Dear sisters. My dear Makiko!
317
00:15:51,617 --> 00:15:52,701
My dear Sawako!
318
00:15:52,701 --> 00:15:55,537
I'd do anything to be with you.
319
00:15:57,039 --> 00:15:57,998
[servant girl sighs]
320
00:15:57,998 --> 00:16:01,919
The older sisters have become even more
demanding with us these past few weeks.
321
00:16:01,919 --> 00:16:03,128
It's unbearable.
322
00:16:03,128 --> 00:16:05,255
And they've dragged
poor Lady Kiyoko into it.
323
00:16:05,255 --> 00:16:07,841
She's doing everything she can
to appease their wishes.
324
00:16:07,841 --> 00:16:10,803
- Then why don't you go and tell Kiyoko?
- [gasps]
325
00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:14,056
Why not just tell her that you don't want
our commoner family around here?
326
00:16:14,056 --> 00:16:16,767
In fact, while you're at it,
tell her to just kick us out!
327
00:16:16,767 --> 00:16:20,062
- We would never do that, of course!
- Please forgive our gossip, my lady.
328
00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:22,856
Cut the act. I didn't ask for an apology!
329
00:16:22,856 --> 00:16:25,943
- [Kiyoko] What's the matter, Makiko?
- [gasps and sighs]
330
00:16:25,943 --> 00:16:28,988
[Kiyoko] Oh no.
Did I do something to upset you again?
331
00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:32,324
Please don't take it out on them.
It was all my fault, I'm sorry!
332
00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:34,326
[whimpering]
333
00:16:34,326 --> 00:16:35,577
[seethes]
334
00:16:35,577 --> 00:16:36,787
- [Otawara] Kiyoko?
- [gasps]
335
00:16:36,787 --> 00:16:38,664
What are you doing in here?
336
00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:39,623
[Makiko grunts]
337
00:16:40,207 --> 00:16:42,126
- [whimpers]
- [Otawara] Wait a minute!
338
00:16:42,126 --> 00:16:45,921
Oh! Kiyoko, did she do something to you?
339
00:16:45,921 --> 00:16:49,049
Don't you worry about me, Papa.
I'm all right.
340
00:16:49,049 --> 00:16:53,345
Hmm. I've had quite enough
of them and their little antics.
341
00:16:53,929 --> 00:16:57,725
It was probably a mistake to let them
into this house in the first place.
342
00:16:58,892 --> 00:17:00,769
JAPANESE PASSPORT
MAKIKO OTAWARA
343
00:17:00,769 --> 00:17:03,480
[somber music playing]
344
00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,733
[birdsong]
345
00:17:05,733 --> 00:17:07,735
[Tsuruko] Kiyoko laid a trap for you?
346
00:17:07,735 --> 00:17:11,113
That's right! That little brat's
been playing us all along.
347
00:17:11,113 --> 00:17:13,323
Ugh, this is so ridiculous.
348
00:17:13,323 --> 00:17:15,993
You both have let
your imaginations run away with you.
349
00:17:15,993 --> 00:17:17,995
Please listen to us, Mother!
350
00:17:17,995 --> 00:17:21,290
You're wrong, there's something off
about that girl. She's creepy!
351
00:17:21,290 --> 00:17:23,042
[Tsuruko] I've had enough
of your mischief!
352
00:17:23,042 --> 00:17:26,128
Honestly, what if your stepfather
heard you say any of this?
353
00:17:26,128 --> 00:17:27,296
Let him hear!
354
00:17:27,296 --> 00:17:30,799
Do you really think he would kick us out,
Mother? Of course he wouldn't!
355
00:17:30,799 --> 00:17:32,509
She'll just apologize with tears
356
00:17:32,509 --> 00:17:37,056
and manipulate him to think we're some
unscrupulous and diabolical masterminds.
357
00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:38,974
Let me ask you this.
358
00:17:38,974 --> 00:17:42,311
Just what benefit would Kiyoko gain
from playing these games?
359
00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:43,562
[both] Mmm?
360
00:17:43,562 --> 00:17:46,648
[Tsuruko] It's clear she wants
to look good in the eyes of others.
361
00:17:46,648 --> 00:17:49,109
- I've gathered that much about her.
- [Makiko grunts]
362
00:17:49,109 --> 00:17:52,738
[Tsuruko] With that said,
why would she cater to her stepsisters
363
00:17:52,738 --> 00:17:55,365
and act like a maid to achieve that goal?
364
00:17:55,365 --> 00:17:57,785
- No normal person would go that far.
- [lively jazz playing]
365
00:17:57,785 --> 00:17:59,703
[Makiko] Well, Kiyoko isn't normal!
366
00:18:00,704 --> 00:18:04,208
For some childish reason,
you despise Kiyoko. That's evident.
367
00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:06,585
- We don't!
- Wait! Listen to us, Mother!
368
00:18:06,585 --> 00:18:09,546
[Tsuruko] Enough of this.
You're giving me a headache.
369
00:18:11,256 --> 00:18:12,716
[both sigh]
370
00:18:12,716 --> 00:18:14,009
[door closes]
371
00:18:17,137 --> 00:18:18,430
Ugh.
372
00:18:19,223 --> 00:18:21,725
[knocking at door]
373
00:18:21,725 --> 00:18:22,810
[sighs]
374
00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:25,104
What is it now? Oh...
375
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:32,111
If I may say so,
you don't look so well, madam.
376
00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:35,489
I'm all right. I have quite a bit
weighing on my mind is all.
377
00:18:35,489 --> 00:18:39,368
Ugh. It's unbelievable.
Depressing, really.
378
00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,453
[Kiyoko] I sense
that something is troubling you.
379
00:18:41,453 --> 00:18:43,956
Well, if there is any way
I can be of service to you,
380
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:46,750
please let me know, my madam.
381
00:18:51,755 --> 00:18:52,673
[door opens]
382
00:18:52,673 --> 00:18:53,841
[upbeat jazz playing]
383
00:18:53,841 --> 00:18:55,175
- Wh... "Madam"?
- [door closes]
384
00:19:01,014 --> 00:19:02,182
[gasps]
385
00:19:16,780 --> 00:19:18,907
[Kiyoko, in low voice]
Your father was in an accident?
386
00:19:18,907 --> 00:19:21,451
[Kiyoko] Yes, he's dead now.
387
00:19:21,451 --> 00:19:25,455
- [Kiyoko, low voice] How terribly sad.
- [Kiyoko, normal voice] How come?
388
00:19:25,455 --> 00:19:28,417
[low voice] It's sad
when a person dies suddenly.
389
00:19:28,417 --> 00:19:29,918
[normal voice] Is that right?
390
00:19:32,504 --> 00:19:34,298
Then why do I feel so good?
391
00:19:34,298 --> 00:19:36,300
- [lively jazz playing]
- [low voice] You feel good?
392
00:19:41,388 --> 00:19:44,975
- Kiyoko? Why are you dressed like that?
- [gasps]
393
00:19:48,103 --> 00:19:49,479
I'm celebrating!
394
00:19:49,479 --> 00:19:53,734
Now nothing can get in the way
of us sisters becoming closer than ever!
395
00:19:53,734 --> 00:19:54,943
[giggles]
396
00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:00,490
[bird chirping]
397
00:20:02,993 --> 00:20:05,120
[whimpers softly]
398
00:20:05,829 --> 00:20:07,831
[gentle chamber music playing]
399
00:20:12,502 --> 00:20:14,004
Mmm.
400
00:20:14,796 --> 00:20:16,381
[elegant chamber music playing]
401
00:20:22,679 --> 00:20:24,264
OTAWARA
402
00:20:26,266 --> 00:20:29,102
{\an8}FIVE YEARS LATER
403
00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:39,404
Makiko, how has
Mother's health been doing lately?
404
00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:47,287
Why on earth are you asking me that?
405
00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:50,707
[Sawako] Well, how is she?
406
00:20:52,626 --> 00:20:55,462
This morning, she developed a mild fever.
407
00:20:55,462 --> 00:20:56,922
That's troubling.
408
00:20:56,922 --> 00:20:59,174
[Kiyoko] My lady wishes she could be here,
409
00:20:59,174 --> 00:21:02,302
but is concerned
about giving you two her cold.
410
00:21:02,302 --> 00:21:03,637
I see.
411
00:21:03,637 --> 00:21:07,683
I'm leaving.
Have them bring the car around for me.
412
00:21:07,683 --> 00:21:08,642
[Kiyoko] Certainly.
413
00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:11,687
[sighs heavily] Always so restless.
414
00:21:11,687 --> 00:21:13,313
[Kiyoko] Lady Makiko?
415
00:21:14,481 --> 00:21:15,732
What is it?
416
00:21:15,732 --> 00:21:20,737
If anything is not to your liking, milady,
please do feel free to let me know.
417
00:21:20,737 --> 00:21:23,031
[scoffs] To my liking?
418
00:21:23,615 --> 00:21:26,660
Oh, please. You don't need to ask me that.
419
00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:29,288
You know perfectly well
that things are not to my liking.
420
00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:30,539
[whimpers]
421
00:21:31,415 --> 00:21:35,294
[servant girl] Those two girls have
completely taken over this house now.
422
00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:39,256
I'll never understand
why Lady Kiyoko lets them.
423
00:21:39,256 --> 00:21:42,092
Well, could they possibly
have some kind of dirt on her?
424
00:21:42,092 --> 00:21:43,051
How could they?
425
00:21:43,635 --> 00:21:47,639
There is no one with a kinder
or purer heart than Lady Kiyoko.
426
00:21:47,639 --> 00:21:50,350
What could they possibly have against her?
427
00:21:51,226 --> 00:21:52,602
Pardon the interruption.
428
00:21:52,602 --> 00:21:55,731
It is time for your medicine, madam.
429
00:21:57,524 --> 00:21:59,234
[somber music playing]
430
00:22:01,069 --> 00:22:03,071
How are you feeling today?
431
00:22:03,071 --> 00:22:05,407
Same as always. [coughs]
432
00:22:06,575 --> 00:22:07,951
Where are my girls?
433
00:22:07,951 --> 00:22:10,579
They have both
gone out for the day, madam.
434
00:22:11,496 --> 00:22:12,372
I see.
435
00:22:13,040 --> 00:22:14,333
[Kiyoko] Here you are.
436
00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:17,961
That tea is bitter,
and has such a foul smell to it.
437
00:22:17,961 --> 00:22:19,921
Well, I apologize for the taste.
438
00:22:19,921 --> 00:22:22,799
They all say medicine only works
when it's bitter.
439
00:22:25,218 --> 00:22:26,470
Mm.
440
00:22:37,105 --> 00:22:40,067
[Kiyoko] Is this how it feels
to be truly happy?
441
00:22:40,067 --> 00:22:41,026
Huh?
442
00:22:41,026 --> 00:22:45,030
It's just that ever since my father died
in that accident,
443
00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:47,783
every day has been so much more fun.
444
00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:51,244
I hope this feeling continues forever.
445
00:22:51,244 --> 00:22:52,788
[rain pouring]
446
00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:54,456
- [thunder rumbling]
- [sisters panting]
447
00:22:55,332 --> 00:22:56,375
[both gasp]
448
00:22:57,584 --> 00:22:59,669
[thunderclap]
449
00:22:59,669 --> 00:23:02,255
Sisters, are you really
going to abandon our mother?
450
00:23:02,255 --> 00:23:03,757
- [Makiko grunts]
- [Sawako gasps]
451
00:23:03,757 --> 00:23:05,550
Please don't go!
452
00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:07,928
[voice overlapping]
I'll do anything you ask!
453
00:23:07,928 --> 00:23:09,346
[giggles]
454
00:23:09,346 --> 00:23:11,348
[Kiyoko] Now they're all here with me.
455
00:23:11,348 --> 00:23:14,059
And they let me do whatever I want.
456
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:16,103
Whatever I want.
457
00:23:17,437 --> 00:23:18,397
Uh?
458
00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:21,525
You're right. It's frightening.
459
00:23:21,525 --> 00:23:24,361
Who knows
when this happiness will disappear?
460
00:23:24,945 --> 00:23:29,241
Happiness is a truly fragile thing,
don't you think?
461
00:23:30,283 --> 00:23:31,993
[birdsong]
462
00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:35,872
{\an8}MRS. TSURUKO OTAWARA AND HER DAUGHTERS
463
00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:37,666
[Tsuruko] Count Ichijo?
464
00:23:37,666 --> 00:23:40,961
Yes. He is hosting
an extravagant ball next month,
465
00:23:40,961 --> 00:23:43,422
and he has invited all of us to attend.
466
00:23:44,005 --> 00:23:47,717
He's a count, so it's safe to assume
he's a man of great standing.
467
00:23:47,717 --> 00:23:48,677
Yes.
468
00:23:48,677 --> 00:23:51,555
Count Masateru is a great man.
469
00:23:51,555 --> 00:23:55,642
And his heir, Masataka,
graduated from Imperial University
470
00:23:55,642 --> 00:23:57,811
and is an officer in the navy.
471
00:23:58,395 --> 00:24:01,189
He is renowned
for his wonderful personality.
472
00:24:01,773 --> 00:24:04,818
Kiyoko, aren't you going to attend?
473
00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:05,944
[gasps]
474
00:24:05,944 --> 00:24:08,280
I would never think of it, madam.
475
00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,824
Someone like me doesn't belong at a ball.
476
00:24:11,741 --> 00:24:14,744
You don't need to be worried
about me, if that's what it is.
477
00:24:14,744 --> 00:24:16,413
Madam...
478
00:24:16,997 --> 00:24:19,207
I'm sure my daughters will want to attend.
479
00:24:19,207 --> 00:24:21,418
Make sure they don't offend anyone.
480
00:24:22,043 --> 00:24:23,628
Certainly.
481
00:24:24,796 --> 00:24:27,132
So he's a count, you say?
482
00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:29,634
I will call for new gowns
to be made for you both!
483
00:24:29,634 --> 00:24:32,721
They must be more beautiful
and extravagant than anyone else's!
484
00:24:33,388 --> 00:24:37,476
There's no time to dillydally.
I must place an order immediately.
485
00:24:39,895 --> 00:24:41,021
[door closes]
486
00:24:41,021 --> 00:24:42,898
Just what is she scheming now?
487
00:24:42,898 --> 00:24:45,192
Now, how on Earth would I know that?
488
00:24:45,192 --> 00:24:47,611
Yeah, good point. How would you know?
489
00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:49,946
Wait... Interesting.
490
00:24:49,946 --> 00:24:54,075
It looks like the count's heir will also
be searching for a bride at this ball.
491
00:24:54,075 --> 00:24:56,036
My, how refined.
492
00:24:56,036 --> 00:24:57,037
[yelps]
493
00:24:57,037 --> 00:24:59,498
- What was that for?
- [Makiko] Hold on.
494
00:25:01,208 --> 00:25:04,586
[gasps] This could finally be our chance!
495
00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:07,797
Our chance? For what? [gasps]
496
00:25:08,673 --> 00:25:10,675
[intriguing music playing]
497
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:18,517
[doll] Things have taken
an interesting turn.
498
00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:19,809
[Kiyoko giggles]
499
00:25:20,727 --> 00:25:22,437
[lively chamber music playing]
500
00:25:23,230 --> 00:25:24,648
[Sawako] I've had it!
501
00:25:24,648 --> 00:25:28,193
None of these dresses are flattering!
Is this all you have?
502
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:30,570
What about those nice pearls over there?
503
00:25:30,570 --> 00:25:33,823
Well, those pearl earrings
are madam's fav-- [gasps]
504
00:25:33,823 --> 00:25:35,033
- [Makiko] "Madam"?
- [whimpers]
505
00:25:35,033 --> 00:25:37,327
[Makiko] You still see her
as the head of this house?
506
00:25:37,327 --> 00:25:40,121
And what about our mother?
She's actually alive!
507
00:25:40,121 --> 00:25:43,708
- I'm so sorry. I--
- Do you see her as some kind of imposter?
508
00:25:43,708 --> 00:25:45,710
- [servant girl] No, not at all.
- [glass crunches]
509
00:25:45,710 --> 00:25:46,670
[both gasp]
510
00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:51,424
They were only cheap trinkets.
511
00:25:51,424 --> 00:25:53,552
My dear sisters should be adorned
512
00:25:53,552 --> 00:25:56,638
with only the most beautiful jewelry
we have to offer.
513
00:25:57,806 --> 00:26:00,392
Yes. I think Kiyoko just
might have the right idea.
514
00:26:00,392 --> 00:26:03,395
Mmm. She does. These are perfect.
515
00:26:03,395 --> 00:26:05,564
- [door closes]
- [horse neighs]
516
00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,448
Makiko...
517
00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:17,659
It'll be just fine.
518
00:26:20,745 --> 00:26:23,832
[Makiko] Wait. This could be our chance!
519
00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:27,502
Our chance? For what? [gasps]
520
00:26:28,461 --> 00:26:31,548
You're saying
that if Mr. Ichijo chooses one of us...
521
00:26:31,548 --> 00:26:33,842
After all, he is the son of a count.
522
00:26:33,842 --> 00:26:36,386
No woman in her right mind
would complain about that.
523
00:26:36,970 --> 00:26:41,099
We'd be free for good!
We could finally escape Kiyoko!
524
00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:43,018
And take Mother with us!
525
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:44,519
Hmm.
526
00:26:45,270 --> 00:26:47,731
If we're able
to capture the count's attention,
527
00:26:47,731 --> 00:26:50,734
we will finally be free from all this!
528
00:26:51,818 --> 00:26:53,612
[both gasp]
529
00:27:01,161 --> 00:27:03,413
- [murmur of voices]
- [solemn chamber music playing]
530
00:27:04,831 --> 00:27:06,166
[horses neighing]
531
00:27:06,166 --> 00:27:08,251
[door creaks]
532
00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:16,509
[horse neighs]
533
00:27:18,219 --> 00:27:19,888
[whispering]
534
00:27:19,888 --> 00:27:22,641
[man 1] Look.
It's the Viscount Otawara's girls.
535
00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:24,392
[woman 1] Those are just
the stepdaughters.
536
00:27:24,392 --> 00:27:26,770
[woman 2]
Clothes can make anyone look good.
537
00:27:27,354 --> 00:27:28,521
[yelps]
538
00:27:30,273 --> 00:27:32,275
[guests whispering and laughing]
539
00:27:34,110 --> 00:27:36,196
- Mm.
- [Makiko gasps]
540
00:27:39,616 --> 00:27:40,992
- [man 2] Here you are.
- Um...
541
00:27:41,868 --> 00:27:44,245
Oh! Thank you, kind stranger!
542
00:27:45,413 --> 00:27:47,499
I am Masataka Ichijo.
543
00:27:48,208 --> 00:27:49,459
And who might you be?
544
00:27:50,126 --> 00:27:53,421
I... I am Sawako Otawara, sir.
545
00:27:53,421 --> 00:27:57,092
And this here
is my beautiful older sister, Makiko.
546
00:27:57,092 --> 00:27:59,511
Welcome, and thank you for coming.
547
00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:01,179
Now please, come in.
548
00:28:02,722 --> 00:28:04,140
[both chuckle]
549
00:28:04,724 --> 00:28:06,726
[coughing]
550
00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:10,105
[Kiyoko] Your daughters have left.
551
00:28:10,105 --> 00:28:12,982
They were very eager
to attend the ball tonight.
552
00:28:13,566 --> 00:28:15,735
I can hardly wait myself.
553
00:28:15,735 --> 00:28:19,072
Those two are such vulgar, boorish tramps.
554
00:28:19,072 --> 00:28:22,742
They could never have been fit
to be the daughters of a viscount.
555
00:28:22,742 --> 00:28:26,371
I can hardly wait to see
how they will behave themselves.
556
00:28:27,455 --> 00:28:28,832
[Tsuruko] Why, you...
557
00:28:28,832 --> 00:28:31,584
- How dare you? What are you planning?
- [pouring liquid]
558
00:28:31,584 --> 00:28:32,544
[cup clinks]
559
00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,629
[murmur of voices]
560
00:28:35,922 --> 00:28:37,257
Uh...
561
00:28:40,343 --> 00:28:41,761
[laughs]
562
00:28:42,387 --> 00:28:44,556
- Wow, you can certainly hold your liquor.
- Oh?
563
00:28:44,556 --> 00:28:47,475
What, you're not attracted
to a woman who can hold her own?
564
00:28:47,475 --> 00:28:50,145
Men and women are equal
in this world, you know.
565
00:28:50,729 --> 00:28:53,398
I concur. I'm all for equality.
566
00:28:53,398 --> 00:28:55,358
- [man] Masataka, sir.
- Uh...
567
00:28:56,025 --> 00:28:57,026
- Pardon me.
- Oh!
568
00:28:57,736 --> 00:28:58,653
[gasps]
569
00:29:00,488 --> 00:29:01,906
Give me another!
570
00:29:01,906 --> 00:29:03,658
Stop drinking so much.
571
00:29:03,658 --> 00:29:05,994
Why? What's the matter with it?
572
00:29:05,994 --> 00:29:08,997
We're at a ball,
and there's an open bar! Mmm!
573
00:29:08,997 --> 00:29:10,373
[sighs]
574
00:29:11,458 --> 00:29:13,001
- [ripple of laughter]
- [gasps]
575
00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:14,586
[Sawako] Oh?
576
00:29:15,295 --> 00:29:16,963
- [Makiko grunts]
- What's wrong?
577
00:29:16,963 --> 00:29:18,423
[panting]
578
00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:20,133
[excited murmuring]
579
00:29:20,133 --> 00:29:21,926
[lively chamber music playing]
580
00:29:21,926 --> 00:29:23,219
[woman] Beautiful...
581
00:29:23,803 --> 00:29:25,221
[Makiko gasps]
582
00:29:25,221 --> 00:29:27,515
- [inaudible]
- [guests murmuring and giggling]
583
00:29:31,811 --> 00:29:33,271
[gasps]
584
00:29:33,813 --> 00:29:35,148
Kiyoko...
585
00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:38,485
[gasps]
586
00:29:39,527 --> 00:29:41,070
My dear Makiko!
587
00:29:42,238 --> 00:29:43,823
Please, forgive me!
588
00:29:44,908 --> 00:29:47,327
After seeing the two of you off earlier,
589
00:29:47,327 --> 00:29:50,789
I just couldn't keep myself
from coming to the ball with you.
590
00:29:51,664 --> 00:29:55,335
All I had was this pathetic dress
from 20 years ago,
591
00:29:55,335 --> 00:29:57,712
but it was my late mother's dress.
592
00:29:57,712 --> 00:30:02,342
I wanted to wear it so my mother and I
could attend a radiant ball together
593
00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:04,677
at least once in my life. [gasps]
594
00:30:04,677 --> 00:30:07,972
So, please, forgive me, dear sister!
595
00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:10,975
[splutters] Why, you...
596
00:30:10,975 --> 00:30:12,268
[Sawako] Give me a break!
597
00:30:12,268 --> 00:30:14,103
- You have some nerve!
- [both gasp]
598
00:30:14,103 --> 00:30:15,480
Sawako...
599
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:19,818
You act all innocent
to hide what a terrible person you are!
600
00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:21,820
You're a monster!
601
00:30:23,905 --> 00:30:26,699
It appears you've had
more than enough to drink tonight.
602
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,327
- [Makiko] Mr. Ichijo...
- [Sawako grunts]
603
00:30:29,327 --> 00:30:30,912
No need to worry yourselves!
604
00:30:30,912 --> 00:30:32,372
I'll take care of Lady Kiyoko.
605
00:30:32,372 --> 00:30:33,832
- You two may go.
- [Sawako] Uh--
606
00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:36,543
[gasps] Hey! Let go!
607
00:30:37,126 --> 00:30:38,670
You must be enjoying this!
608
00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:41,840
How dare you disgrace my sister
in front of everyone?
609
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:43,550
[grunts] Kiyoko!
610
00:30:43,550 --> 00:30:46,469
I hope you're proud
of your vicious little scheme!
611
00:30:46,469 --> 00:30:48,721
[screeches] You godless fiend!
612
00:30:50,890 --> 00:30:55,311
- She's quite rude.
- I must go. I need to return home!
613
00:30:55,311 --> 00:30:57,897
- Uh--
- They both are so upset with me! [wails]
614
00:30:57,897 --> 00:31:00,108
You don't need to be afraid anymore.
615
00:31:00,775 --> 00:31:01,818
You're safe here.
616
00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:05,363
Lady Kiyoko, may I ask for a dance?
617
00:31:06,364 --> 00:31:10,118
I find music and dancing
is the best way to calm your nerves.
618
00:31:11,077 --> 00:31:12,620
[Kiyoko] Hmm...
619
00:31:12,620 --> 00:31:14,163
Hmm! Yes.
620
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:25,800
[guests gasping]
621
00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,136
[man] They make such a lovely couple.
622
00:31:28,136 --> 00:31:31,055
[woman 1] Like out of a fairy tale.
So enchanting.
623
00:31:32,223 --> 00:31:33,850
[woman 2] They look so lovely, don't they?
624
00:31:33,850 --> 00:31:36,436
After the sudden death
of Viscount Otawara,
625
00:31:36,436 --> 00:31:38,646
we lost communication with your household.
626
00:31:38,646 --> 00:31:40,982
I would like
to reestablish that connection.
627
00:31:42,358 --> 00:31:46,446
This may come across as impertinent,
but your stepsisters...
628
00:31:46,446 --> 00:31:48,656
They're a little odd, don't you think?
629
00:31:48,656 --> 00:31:50,909
Please don't say that about them.
630
00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:53,661
My sisters don't have
any ill will towards me.
631
00:31:54,454 --> 00:31:55,538
Kiyoko...
632
00:32:01,336 --> 00:32:03,338
[lively music playing]
633
00:32:52,470 --> 00:32:53,346
PASSPORT
634
00:32:53,346 --> 00:32:56,975
[Kiyoko] To think he was planning
to send them abroad to study.
635
00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:59,435
Such an imprudent decision.
636
00:32:59,435 --> 00:33:00,937
That's right.
637
00:33:00,937 --> 00:33:03,773
Why doesn't he understand
what I'm trying to do?
638
00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:06,109
Oh, my dear Father.
639
00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:07,652
If only he hadn't meddled,
640
00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:11,489
he could've lived on forever
as one of my favorite toys to play with.
641
00:33:12,532 --> 00:33:14,826
I don't want a toy like him anymore.
642
00:33:36,973 --> 00:33:40,059
[Tsuruko] But I thought
you saw us as a family?
643
00:33:40,059 --> 00:33:41,352
Yes, madam.
644
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:44,939
To me, you are an irreplaceable family.
645
00:33:44,939 --> 00:33:48,818
As well as... my prized doll collection.
646
00:33:49,402 --> 00:33:50,695
Kiyoko! [gasps]
647
00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:53,031
[coughing]
648
00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:57,952
You've lasted a long time.
You're very tough.
649
00:33:58,661 --> 00:34:00,455
- But...
- [gasps]
650
00:34:01,247 --> 00:34:03,458
I don't need any broken dolls.
651
00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:09,464
[music intensifies]
652
00:34:15,595 --> 00:34:16,763
[music stops]
653
00:34:16,763 --> 00:34:19,640
[celebratory laughter, chattering]
654
00:34:21,142 --> 00:34:22,143
Mmm.
655
00:34:22,769 --> 00:34:24,771
- You seem happy.
- [Kiyoko] Hmm?
656
00:34:24,771 --> 00:34:26,773
[Masataka] I can see it on your face.
657
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,150
Hmm.
658
00:34:29,150 --> 00:34:32,862
- [laughter and applause fade]
- I am. I'm having an excellent time.
659
00:34:35,448 --> 00:34:36,866
[Masataka] Please, don't go!
660
00:34:37,450 --> 00:34:38,951
Are you leaving already?
661
00:34:39,619 --> 00:34:41,329
Have I done something to offend you?
662
00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:42,580
Not at all.
663
00:34:43,331 --> 00:34:45,541
When will I see you? Please, Lady Kiyoko.
664
00:34:45,541 --> 00:34:48,044
Sadly... we will never meet again.
665
00:34:48,044 --> 00:34:49,253
[gasps]
666
00:34:50,379 --> 00:34:52,006
- [carriage door opens]
- [sighs]
667
00:34:52,006 --> 00:34:53,007
[door shuts]
668
00:34:53,007 --> 00:34:54,884
[horses neighing]
669
00:34:57,887 --> 00:34:59,889
- [clinking]
- Uh-- Oh.
670
00:35:03,810 --> 00:35:05,853
[sisters screaming]
671
00:35:05,853 --> 00:35:08,147
Please wake up! Please, Mother!
672
00:35:08,147 --> 00:35:10,775
This can't be real! Open your eyes!
673
00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:13,319
- [Sawako sobbing]
- You come here!
674
00:35:13,319 --> 00:35:16,364
- How could you! What did you do to her?
- [gasps]
675
00:35:16,364 --> 00:35:17,698
My Lady Makiko!
676
00:35:17,698 --> 00:35:19,450
I know it was you, Kiyoko!
677
00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:21,869
- You killed our mother!
- [Kiyoko squeals]
678
00:35:21,869 --> 00:35:23,037
- [panting]
- Lady Makiko!
679
00:35:23,955 --> 00:35:28,042
[Makiko] You never letting us see Mother
was all part of your scheme, wasn't it?
680
00:35:28,042 --> 00:35:31,295
Mama, I'm sorry. We wanted to visit,
681
00:35:31,295 --> 00:35:35,091
but were terrified she would hurt you
if we tried to defy her. [sobs]
682
00:35:35,091 --> 00:35:38,052
[older servant] Oh, my lady,
that's utterly ridiculous.
683
00:35:38,052 --> 00:35:41,180
Not one of you ever even questioned
what was happening here!
684
00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:42,140
[Makiko struggling]
685
00:35:42,140 --> 00:35:46,144
All I know is your mother
has been suffering for a very long time.
686
00:35:46,144 --> 00:35:48,604
But she's finally found her eternal rest.
687
00:35:48,604 --> 00:35:50,982
She didn't die from her illness!
688
00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:54,443
This is all her fault.
I won't stand for this!
689
00:35:56,487 --> 00:35:59,490
I certainly understand them
being blinded by their grief...
690
00:35:59,490 --> 00:36:04,036
But then to blame Lady Kiyoko
for madam's death is absolutely absurd.
691
00:36:04,036 --> 00:36:05,955
It really is awful.
692
00:36:06,706 --> 00:36:09,083
I suppose I never really understood
693
00:36:09,083 --> 00:36:11,836
what it was
my two sisters desired from me.
694
00:36:12,420 --> 00:36:17,216
I think I will brew them some of the tea
with the medicine that Madam drank.
695
00:36:17,216 --> 00:36:20,344
It has a calming effect
and quiets the mind.
696
00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:26,100
From now on, I must dedicate myself
to serving them as best as I can.
697
00:36:26,684 --> 00:36:29,103
I must be even more diligent.
698
00:36:30,104 --> 00:36:31,856
[older servant] Lady Kiyoko...
699
00:36:34,859 --> 00:36:35,985
[clattering]
700
00:36:37,820 --> 00:36:39,864
Since I am the eldest daughter,
701
00:36:39,864 --> 00:36:42,992
the title of master of the household
has been bequeathed to me.
702
00:36:42,992 --> 00:36:47,079
This upon the untimely deaths
of the late viscount and his wife.
703
00:36:47,079 --> 00:36:50,499
While the grief of my late mother's
passing still hangs heavy over this house,
704
00:36:50,499 --> 00:36:53,628
I find it incredibly rude,
even for the son of a count,
705
00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:55,880
to come here inquiring about Kiyoko.
706
00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,801
All due respect, but Kiyoko is
the only blood heir of the late viscount.
707
00:37:00,801 --> 00:37:03,596
Yes, well, Kiyoko put me in charge.
708
00:37:03,596 --> 00:37:06,390
Everyone is aware
of how you terrorized that poor girl,
709
00:37:06,390 --> 00:37:08,768
and forced her to act
as your personal handmaid
710
00:37:08,768 --> 00:37:11,270
instead of treating her
like she was your sister.
711
00:37:11,270 --> 00:37:13,606
That was also Kiyoko's wish.
712
00:37:13,606 --> 00:37:15,733
I am not ashamed to have obliged.
713
00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:17,944
This is going nowhere!
714
00:37:18,653 --> 00:37:19,570
Excuse me?
715
00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:20,863
- [Kiyoko screams]
- [both gasp]
716
00:37:20,863 --> 00:37:23,115
- [men grunting]
- [Sawako] You dirty little tramp!
717
00:37:23,115 --> 00:37:26,661
- Caught you red-handed!
- Please forgive me, dear Sawako!
718
00:37:26,661 --> 00:37:28,746
- [struggling continues]
- Lady Kiyoko!
719
00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:31,082
- [gasps] Lord Masataka!
- [butler grunts]
720
00:37:31,082 --> 00:37:33,584
- Lord Masataka! Uh--
- Lady Kiyoko!
721
00:37:34,543 --> 00:37:36,462
Oh, Lord Ichijo...
722
00:37:38,506 --> 00:37:40,049
You're safe.
723
00:37:41,759 --> 00:37:44,637
{\an8}- Lady Kiyoko is coming with me!
- Mmm!
724
00:37:44,637 --> 00:37:46,472
Fine, do as you wish.
725
00:37:46,472 --> 00:37:50,059
But this house belongs
to me and my sister.
726
00:37:50,059 --> 00:37:53,271
[Masataka] You have absolutely
no legal right to this household.
727
00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:55,690
All of it was passed down to Lady Kiyoko.
728
00:37:55,690 --> 00:37:56,649
[gasps]
729
00:37:58,734 --> 00:38:00,278
[growls]
730
00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:03,781
- [both gasping]
- [Sawako] No!
731
00:38:03,781 --> 00:38:05,783
Let us in! Listen to me!
732
00:38:05,783 --> 00:38:07,493
I'll never forgive you!
733
00:38:07,493 --> 00:38:10,413
Open up! I said open it!
734
00:38:10,413 --> 00:38:12,290
[Makiko] That's enough, Sawako.
735
00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:14,166
Huh?
736
00:38:16,127 --> 00:38:17,253
[gasps]
737
00:38:17,253 --> 00:38:18,963
[sobbing]
738
00:38:18,963 --> 00:38:20,881
[wistful music playing]
739
00:38:21,966 --> 00:38:25,219
[Makiko] We did it. We're finally free.
740
00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:27,305
[Sawako sobbing]
741
00:38:29,265 --> 00:38:32,268
- [creaking]
- [Kiyoko giggles]
742
00:38:33,227 --> 00:38:37,023
[doll] Those two ran off, or so it seems.
743
00:38:37,023 --> 00:38:39,150
[Kiyoko] They managed to outwit me.
744
00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:43,362
They were a disgrace at the ball
and treated the servants harshly.
745
00:38:43,362 --> 00:38:48,034
They put on a good show, but it was
all an act so I'd marry the count's son.
746
00:38:48,617 --> 00:38:50,995
[doll] Clearly the daughters of a geisha.
747
00:38:50,995 --> 00:38:54,457
They even managed to raise the ire
of the Count's son in the end.
748
00:38:55,416 --> 00:38:57,335
It's such a shame.
749
00:38:57,335 --> 00:39:01,672
But they kept us entertained.
Far longer than anyone else ever did.
750
00:39:01,672 --> 00:39:03,174
[laughs]
751
00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:04,717
Speak for yourself.
752
00:39:04,717 --> 00:39:07,053
Entertained? Hardly.
753
00:39:07,636 --> 00:39:12,516
How can you say that? Come now,
we've enjoyed playing this game together.
754
00:39:12,516 --> 00:39:15,561
- [doll] Is that so?
- Of course.
755
00:39:15,561 --> 00:39:18,439
So, then. What will you do?
756
00:39:18,439 --> 00:39:21,817
- What do you mean?
- What will be the next game you play?
757
00:39:22,443 --> 00:39:25,363
{\an8}My next game? I don't know.
758
00:39:25,363 --> 00:39:27,239
{\an8}- [rustling]
- Hmm?
759
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,242
Hmm?
760
00:39:32,286 --> 00:39:33,871
[Masataka] You couldn't sleep?
761
00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:36,874
Mmm. No.
762
00:39:36,874 --> 00:39:39,919
- I just had something on my mind.
- [lively jazz playing]
763
00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:41,504
[Masataka] What was it?
764
00:39:42,671 --> 00:39:46,550
[Kiyoko] Oh... just thinking about
the fun I'm going to have.
765
00:39:46,550 --> 00:39:47,718
Uh...
766
00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:50,888
Oh...
767
00:39:50,888 --> 00:39:52,556
- [chuckles]
- Hmm!
768
00:39:53,307 --> 00:39:57,895
[doll] Yes.
We're going to have so much fun.
769
00:39:57,895 --> 00:39:59,438
[giggles]
770
00:40:00,272 --> 00:40:02,274
[lively jazz continues]
771
00:41:27,776 --> 00:41:29,028
[music stops]