:54:03
Father and the others
keep meeting again and again.
:54:07
Even on a wonderful day such as this.
:54:10
They've been at it since New Years,
so it's already been six months.
:54:14
When will they ever come to a decision?
:54:19
I hope they will never stop meeting!
:54:26
Tama-sama, the mere thought
that you may return...
:54:31
...to your distant Tama
simply breaks my heart!
:54:40
Koharu-san. I, too, wish that
our happiness would continue forever.
:54:47
And is that so wrong?
:54:51
Listen, listen, Tama-sama,
I'll go and ask Father!
:54:55
I'll ask him to let you stay
and appoint you as his successor!
:55:13
While Tamasaburo was wavering
over the desires of his youth,...
:55:17
...Bunta of Mizunomi Swamp
was wandering the fields of Sado,...
:55:20
...searching for Futatsu-iwa Danzaburo.
:55:23
In this, he was like the legendary
Zushio Maru looking for his mother.
:55:27
But for some reason,
he was never able to find...
:55:32
...the whereabouts
of the renowned Danzaburo.
:55:41
Between summer to autumn,
the tanuki faced some serious problems.
:55:46
From the obvious reduction
of the forest due to development,...
:55:50
...to the spring marriages and the baby
boom which doubled their numbers...
:55:54
...and finally, to the unusual summer
which created a severe food shortage.
:55:59
As expected, there were not enough
chestnuts or persimmons in the autumn.