Original subtitles

[Noriko] I found it at the back of a shelf, at home.

I thought you might find some value in it.

[Seiroku] Electric Nishiki?

ELECTRIC NISHIKI 1898

These are all just numbers.

So?

[Seiroku] I don't know.

I'm sure it means something, but I can't make sense of it.

[train whistle blows]

[chuckles softly]

I'll solve the mystery of the Electric Nishiki while I'm gone.

[train whistle blows]

[theme song in Japanese playing]

SPARKS OF TOMORROW

CHAPTER 11: THE ENTICING CIRCUIT

The coast is clear.

- So, shall we? - Huh?

Wait! Miss Saki!

Oh.

[Saki] That boy never changes.

He always keeps his prized possessions close at hand.

- You see? - Oh.

Hmm?

Goodness! Poor thing's in pieces.

Did he remove the cover?

- [wistful music playing] - It was like that in Shiga too.

I'm more curious about how we got in here so easily.

Miss Saki, who are you, exactly?

Oh! Did I not tell you?

I'm Saki Mizoe.

Which makes Yosuke my little brother. [chuckles]

What?

You're his sister?

I manage all the importing and exporting of alcohol.

Like this one… Oh, and this one too!

Wow. They all look delicious.

Yes, indeed!

They're wasted on Yosuke.

He can't drink alcohol, so he uses them as decoration.

I mean, just look at them. You can't put these under sunlight!

So I've taken it upon myself to rescue the alcohol.

[sighs] I really do need to teach that boy how to handle his liquor.

It's pitiful, really.

But never mind all that. We're here for your Electric Nishiki.

[Inako] Right.

Eighteen…

Nineteen...

Kihachi said that he only wrote the inventions up to number 19.

Here it is. Number 20.

"The Electric Nishiki."

"It will illuminate the heart like the full moon,

and, much like electricity, it will usher in a new era."

[Saki] Mm-mm!

Don't look at me.

Just copy it down for now.

Excuse me, I need you and you.

Huh?

Help with whatever she needs.

Toodles! I'll leave you to do your work.

[music fades]

HORAI BUDDHIST ALTAR SHOP

FROM SEIROKU

[Kihachi] Yajiro, what's this?

[Yajiro] Someone dropped this off for you earlier.

There's no return address.

What's inside the package?

I don't know...

[Yajiro sighs]

[Kengo] "Electric Nishiki."

Is it something Seiroku wrote?

[Inako] I think so, but I couldn't make sense of it.

It just looks like a set of numbers to me.

It's so familiar. I gave a list just like this to Seiroku,

right before he left for war.

Maybe he copied the numbers all down?

No, he said he'd already completed the entire catalog.

- These numbers must mean something. - [gasps softly]

Is that so?

In that case, I can ask Kihachi if he knows what it is.

[Inako] He's not here?

That troublemaker.

This is the second day he hasn't come in for work.

It's unusual for him to neglect his duties like this.

Did something happen?

[Yajiro] Two days ago, Kihachi received a package.

Ever since then, he's been acting stranger than usual.

[bell ringing in distance]

[Kihachi] And that one flows down here,

and connects to this one.

"It uses the flow of electricity to perform calculations."

"The more circuits you stack, the faster it'll become,

eventually surpassing the human mind."

Did my big brother actually write all this?

What the heck does it even mean?

Who would have sent it to me?

Whoa! What is that thing?

[Yajiro] It's an aircraft.

Kihachi said it still needs a dry cell battery to fly.

I don't get it. Why would he just disappear

and leave something like this behind?

It's because of the package. I think.

- [Suzu] What was inside the package? - [Inako] Huh.

[Yajiro] I don't know.

Ever since he got it, he's been trying to figure it out.

He hasn't even stopped to eat.

I don't think he's slept since it arrived.

- [sighs] - [Kate] He's staying up all night?

Isn't he afraid of the dark?

I'm making an Electric Full Moon.

Electric... Full Moon.

Only then will it be the kind of sake that can make your heart shine.

[magical tinkling]

And only then…

can it make your whole heart shine.

[Yajiro] Are you gonna wait until he comes back?

I guess. Right, Inako?

- Now I understand. - [Kate] Hmm?

Do you?

I know what the Electric Nishiki is.

I… have to get back and speak to my father at once.

- Wait, you're going home? - Yes.

- What about Kihachi? - [gasps]

Great job, Inako!

You didn't even need Kihachi's help this time.

You should get going.

[step creaks]

- I'll see you later. - Yeah.

Please give my best to Kihachi, okay?

[gasps] I have to hurry.

[panting] I just hope that I can make it there on time.

Big sister! Where is Father?

- Miss Saki? - Hi.

Nice to see you.

[Noriko] Inako, please. We have a guest here.

My apologies. Please forgive my manners,

but I have to speak with my father right away.

[Jinemon] What is all this noise out here?

Oh. Pardon me, miss, I don't seem to recall your name.

Why, I'm Saki Mizoe.

Mizoe?

Yes, Father, Yosuke is her younger brother.

A pleasure to meet you.

Please pardon my rudeness. I am Jinemon Momokawa.

It's an honor to meet you.

I must say, we are so grateful for your brother's kindness to our family.

- Father! - Yes, what's the matter, Inako?

Please, I need you to look at this!

Please, Father.

How did…

[Inako] It's a sake recipe.

These numbers are temperatures,

and this is the ratio of water for mashing.

This is Mother's sake recipe.

The one she created to make people's hearts shine brighter than a full moon.

This is her special sake that she called "Electric Nishiki".

Mother's sake?

Oh my! Is that true?

[Jinemon] Uh…

Inako, why on earth do you have that recipe?

- [Inako] Please! - Huh?

Father, I wish to become a brewer.

Please grant me permission to make the Electric Nishiki.

- [Noriko] Inako! - [Jinemon gasps]

Hmm.

[whimsical music playing]

Yes, indeed.

Electric Nishiki is what Naeko named her special sake.

[sighs]

Goodness gracious.

You really are your mother's daughter.

You are every bit as tenacious as Naeko.

Your mother was determined to create a sake for the future,

one that could compete with foreign liquors.

She loved the idea of a society powered by electricity.

So much so that she named her sake after it.

Yet I never expected that our daughter would be so enamored

with the development of electricity.

And now here you are, asking my permission to make her sake.

Inako. Please raise your head.

[Inako] Hmm.

[music fades]

So then, all these circuits here are connected,

and will follow the time measured out by this oscillation.

I get it now! This is a mineral

that generates vibrations when a voltage is applied to it.

[gasps]

Wait, is this quartz?

Quartz crystal!

37TH YEAR OF THE MEIJI ERA

[poignant music playing]

[sniffling]

[sobbing]

Huh?

[sniffles]

[Naeko] It seems I won't be able to see the moon tonight.

- [coughing] - Are you all right?

[gasping]

Yes, I'm fine.

- Let's continue, please. - Mmm.

Of course.

[sighs shakily]

The first addition is on the third day at 20 degrees.

Simmer to 6.5 degrees for three to four days.

Finally, you can begin the mashing.

- [coughing] - Naeko!

- [Naeko gasping] - [Jinemon] Uh…

[Naeko] I'm fine.

- [splutters] - [Jinemon] Oh…

Hey.

- [Naeko] I'll be fine. - [Jinemon] Please rest.

We're not done. Mmm.

[sighs]

- Please, let's keep going. - [Jinemon] Mmm. As you wish.

[sighs shakily]

[gasps]

It's my legacy.

Do it for our children.

[Jinemon gasps]

[sighs]

[music fades]

[Inako] Father, you made this in Mother's stead?

[Jinemon] Yes. When Naeko's illness worsened,

I knew I had to help her complete her life's work.

Whose handwriting is this?

[Inako] Seiroku wrote it.

He was Kihachi's older brother.

- [Noriko] I gave him the recipe. - [Jinemon] Hmm?

I think. I found it while cleaning. It said "electricity" on it, so I just…

I see… Kihachi.

[inhales]

Inako.

You have my blessing.

You should be the one to make this sake.

[gasps]

Ah! Do you mean it?

This is your mother's recipe.

If you succeed in making it, you could save the brewery.

But even I can tell that this sake will be very difficult to make.

I can't imagine all the ways it could go wrong.

That's why I could never bring myself to give this recipe to any other brewer.

But with you, Inako…

I finally have someone I can entrust with Naeko's sake.

But this will still be an ambitious endeavor.

Thank you for your trust, Father.

I promise I'll succeed in making Mother's sake.

- Inako! - [Jinemon] Hmm.

[Inako] Hm?

I'd love a sip. When you're finished, of course.

[gasps softly] Yes.

Yes, of course.

[Jinemon chuckles]

WE REPAIR MACHINERY

- [Yajiro] Kihachi, you're back? - [Kihachi] I was just heading back out.

Inako was looking for you yesterday.

She said she had a question about the catalog.

I'll see her when I get back.

Huh? He's gone?

Kihachi must have left really early, then.

Yeah, before dawn.

I think he went to the mine.

[Inako] The mine?

He said he needed to get quartz crystal.

[Inako] Quartz crystal?

Which mine did he go to?

Is it the one in Kyoto?

[panting]

NO ENTRY

[solemn music playing]

Hmm.

Huh?

[creaking]

[gasps]

Huh?

[sighs]

It must be further in.

Uh…

Huh?

There's none here either?

[gasps]

Huh?

[struggling]

[grunts]

Damn it.

[grunts]

[panting]

[strained gasping]

[yelps]

[grunts]

[groaning]

- [music fades] - [gasps]

Huh?

Oh, wow.

[breathing heavily]

Crystal quartz.

[gasps]

So many… [wheezes]

[gasping] I can't… breathe…

[spluttering]

[gasping for breath]

[whimpers]

[rumbling]

[yelps]

[rumbling continues]

[rumbling fades]

[grunts]

[coughing]

[panting]

[gasps]

[shivering] So dark.

[whimpering]

Not good. [winces]

Uh…

[yelps]

[yelps]

[panicked breathing]

[groans]

[yelps]

[sobs]

Relax.

[whimpers] Everything's going to be fine.

I told Yajiro where I was going.

[trembling] He'll know something's wrong if I don't come back tonight.

[sobs]

Just stay calm and wait. [sniffles]

I need to have faith that they'll find me.

Believe and have faith.

[sobbing]

[laughing and sobbing]

I guess the Little Bug really did rub off on me.

[wheezes]

[groans]

[spluttering]

[sniffling]

[gasping for breath]

[groans]

[sighs shakily]

Damn it. [trembling]

I finally found it.

I got the quartz crystal.

[gasps] I just…

needed a little bit more.

Just a little more, and I could have figured out…

[gasps] …what that circuit diagram was…

[breathing raspily]

[crashing]

[debris settling]

[rocks scatter]

[gasps]

- [magical tinkling] - [wistful music playing]

[Kihachi] It's all connected.

The flow of electricity…

I can see it now.

I understand everything.

[Seiroku] Ryuzo… Yashima?

[Stuart] All the information he gathered in his studies of electricity.

[Kengo] We actually managed to get away.

[Seiroku laughs]

I can't believe Kihachi slept through the whole thing.

[Yosuke] That was incredible, Seiroku!

It's electricity!

[Seiroku] There's something inside the cover.

What is this? A calculator that runs on electricity?

That's right.

We will create a new future

where electricity will be used to perform calculations.

The more circuits we stack, the higher the complexity and speed will become.

Eventually, it'll surpass even the human mind.

We're creating a brain!

Kihachi, promise me that when I get back,

we'll build all the inventions in that book together.

And you have to meet my little brother.

He's a sweet kid too.

- And smarter than anyone else I know. - [gunshot echoes]

[groans softly]

I'm sorry, Kihachi.

[Kihachi gasps]

Big brother.

Who are you?

Have you forgotten me already?

[Kihachi gasps]

[engine humming]

I, Yosuke Mizoe, have come to your rescue.

But why?

[man panting]

They found him! They pulled him out!

[sobbing]

Kihachi!

[Yajiro] Inako, wait!

[Yosuke] I'm relieved to see that you're unharmed, Sparky.

[laughs] Pardon me, that's not a proper name for Seiroku's younger brother, is it?

Tell me, what were you doing in the mine?

I'm trying…

to create something new, an Electric Brain.

[gasps] Oh!

[panting] It will have an electric circuit as its logic center.

It will perform calculations.

- A brain that surpasses the human mind. - [gasps]

Excellent!

You solved the mystery of the Electrical Catalog.

I expected nothing less from Seiroku's little brother.

The catalog's… mystery?

[Yosuke] Indeed.

The final mystery held within the Electric Catalog,

the great secret that our predecessor left behind for us to discover.

A gift from Seiroku Sakamoto.

He left... a gift?

[Yosuke laughs] That's right!

Seiroku always spoke of a great secret

that would bring about the Age of Electricity!

And he entrusted it to me!

To us!

All is now revealed!

So, the Electric Brain…

[gasps] …is the key to the Age of Electricity?

It appears that you and I are kindred spirits.

We share a dream.

So come, let us make this vision a reality.

We'll build the future he always wanted.

The future…

…he always wanted…

[Inako and Yajiro] Kihachi!

Kihachi…

Aah!

[Izo] Mr. Mizoe.

Apologies for the delay.

[softly] You must rest and recover your strength.

I'll come to call on you soon.

[whispers] Ensure he's taken care of and get everything that's needed ready.

Kihachi, please be all right.

Kihachi? [gasps]

["Soarin'" by Ginger Root playing]

[chuckles]

[Inako whimpers]

♪ Looking up and within ♪

♪ To try and move forward ♪

♪ Get back what you gave in ♪

♪ To drag yourself in ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ Oh, I'll be waitin' ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ Look at how far we've come ♪

♪All together ♪

♪ Soarin' ♪

[lyrics in Japanese]

♪ When I'm with you ♪

♪ Somethin' tells me I'm gonna be alone ♪