![]() ![]() Later, she watches a servant gut fish, chickens, and a turtle, and, with alarm, she realizes that her new outfit is flecked with blood and fish scales. Ying-ying watches some boys send a shackled bird into the water to catch fish. The excitement wanes, however, and after the meal, everyone settles down for a nap. The children race around the deck of the floating pavilion, delighting in the ornate decorations, the pretty garden area, and the bustling kitchen. She became increasingly restless until, finally, the servants began to load a rickshaw with provisions, and the family climbed aboard and departed for the river.Īrriving at the lake, they discover that the air is no cooler there than it was inland. Ying-ying recalls that the departure was delayed because the adults talked. The Moon Lady is not an ordinary person, the amah explained. Ying-ying remembers that her amah told her that soon they would see Chang-o, the Moon Lady, who becomes visible on this day only, and when people see her, they can ask for one secret wish to be fulfilled. Ying-ying was restless her nurse (her amah) had dressed her in the heavy silk jacket and pants that Ying-ying's mother had made for her daughter to wear to the Moon Festival. The Moon Festival fell on a very hot autumn day. It was not always so on the night when she was four years old, she shared her thoughts with the Moon Lady. She and her daughter can no longer hear one another because Ying-ying rarely voices her thoughts. In contrast to that loss and eventual reclamation, Ying-ying explains that today, as an old lady, she realizes that she and her daughter have suffered similar losses, and she wonders if these losses will ever be recovered. She feels as though she has not only lost her family, but that she has also lost her "self." As an old lady many years later, Ying-ying poignantly tells how she "lost herself." She says that she surrendered her identity as she felt herself being transformed into a shadow, insubstantial and fleeting. Four-year-old Ying-ying, who has fallen overboard, is desperate to be "found" - to once again be reunited with her family - and with herself. When Majima defeats all of Kotomi's lackeys, Tsukiyama appears and announces that Five Stars is shut down and convinces Kotomi to give in and rebuild a new cabaret club.The drama in which the Moon Lady is a major character concerns the loss and reclamation of cultural and individual identities. Before becoming unconscious, he gives Mana to Majima and Club Sunshine. He reveals his mother's story, then Kotomi suddenly shoots him and claims he is just a tool to use and he is useless now so there's no use to keep him alive. After being both deafeated in rival battle and fist fight. Majima arrives and he threatens to end Grand and Club Sunshine.Īfter Club Sunshine reaches 10000 fans in his area, he sends Mana Sakura to deliver a challenge. ![]() Therefore, Tsukiyama establishes Five Stars with ultimate purpose is taking down Cabaret Grand to avenge his mother's death.Īfter Goro Majima takes down Club Venus, Tsukiyama appears and expels Kanehara then thanks Majima for beating him so he has a reason to kick him out.Īfter Club Sunshine reaches 5000 fans in his area, he sends Kotomi to invite Majima to Cabaret Grand. After that, she didn't get recruited anywhere and she ended her life. ![]() Tsukiyama's mother used to be a hostess at Cabaret Grand and was falsely accused of stealing but was unable to prove innocence. ![]()
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