:07:03
and three days
after the child's birth,
:07:07
his mother died.
:07:11
Her death came abruptly,
:07:16
as did her cremation.
:07:39
An American Major,
a friend of Takitani's,
:07:42
consoled him for the loss
of his wife like family.
:07:47
And the Major said,
:07:51
"You should name your kid Tony,
after me. "
:07:59
What with American influence
likely to endure,
:08:03
the idea of giving his son
an American name seemed...
:08:07
Not half bad
:08:09
That's what Shozaburo thought
:08:19
Not half bad, Tony Takitani...
:08:26
Not half bad...
:08:47
And yet because of
that American name,
:08:52
whenever Tony introduced himself,
people looked at him oddly...
:08:58
Some even got mad