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U.S. Secretary of State Fish replied that he cannot...

discuss the treaty revisions.

What's America's intention?

The new government grappled with the unequal treaty

with the U.S. and European Powers signed in 1873.

They abolished the prohibition on Christianity.

and attempted to appeal to the world as a great power.

However...

The answer is NO!

Christianity is not for Kyoto.

Please listen to what I have to say.

The prejudice from the Edo period was deep rooted.

I will ask again.

Please become my wife.

Yes.

Thank you.

Yae decided to marry Jo, a missionary.

Yae and I are engaged to get married.

We have much to learn in life.

Please give us guidance.

Didn't it turn out like I said?

Don't I have good judgment?

Mr. Makimura, thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

WOMEN'S SCHOOL

What's wrong?

Ms. Yae, can I talk to you?

I told him you were in class.

Why is the officer here?

What can I do for you?

I received orders to dismiss you.

Dismiss?

YAE NO SAKURA

Episode 36: Vow Among Comrades

Screenplay: Yamamoto Mutsumi

Theme Music: Sakamoto Ryuichi Music: Nakajima Nobuyuki

Narrator: Kusabue Mitsuko

Yamamoto Yae: Ayase Haruka

Yamamoto Kakuma: Nishijima Hidetoshi

Niijima Jo: Odagiri Joe

Yamamoto Saku: Fubuki Jun

Yamamoto Tokie: Tanimura Mitsuki

Makimura Masanao: Takashima Masahiro

Saigo Takamori: Kikkawa Koji

Ooyama Yasuke: Sorimachi Takashi

Ogakiya Seihachi: Matsukata Hiroki

Executive Producer: Naito Shinsuke

Translations by MTI

Director: Sasaki Yoshiharu

Is she really dismissed?

Why?

He didn't elaborate.

Why?

Why is that?

My father told me not to speak to Ms. Yae.

Ms. Yae...

...is marrying a Christian.

I am...

...engaged to Mr. Niijima.

Congratulations.

But...

Christianity is still harshly criticized.

Why must I be dismissed?

I'll talk to Mr. Makimura.

We'll connect the Sea of Japan to Lake Biwa.

Then from Lake Biwa to Kyoto.

We'll build a canal to import the necessary resources.

That's great, Sir Yamamoto!

I fully support you.

Please allow us to help.

Excuse me...

Are you a Christian?

That has nothing to do with this now.

True, but I heard you are trying to build a Christian School.

The canal I mentioned earlier is just a vessel.

We need befitting content for this vessel.

I plan to build a Western School with new contents.

We must advance ourselves or Tokyo will outstrip us.

Rather...

Japan will be left behind.

But...

...Christianity?

Sir Yamamoto...

Kyoto was heavily damaged by the war.

We are very grateful there will be new contents.

But we must be selective.

Kyoto is an accumulation.

Can you work it out better?

I agree!

No to Christianity!

Now, now...

You all misunderstand.

We will not teach Christianity at the Western School.

I, Makimura Masanao, will promise you that.

If there are other questions besides Christianity...

please ask Sir Yamamoto.

Though he says that...

If something goes wrong, will Mr. Makimura resign?

If there are questions...

Please ask Sir Yamamoto.

Mr. Makimura, I'm here today to make a request.

Regarding your dismissal from the Women's School?

How did you know?

Because I gave the order.

Wait now.

Put yourself in the parents' shoes.

You can't blame them for fearing Christianity.

But Christianity is no longer prohibited in Japan.

That's just in theory.

If I quit now, what will happen to my students?

Please allow me to continue.

Please!

If you want to continue, I have one condition.

Do not marry a Christian...

and declare to your students that you'll never convert.

I can't do that.

I can't slight what my husband believes in.

It's just for appearance.

Who cares what you really believe in your heart?

Just make that declaration for appearance sake.

What's important is in the heart.

I won't take that away.

It's just to keep up...

...the appearance.

Don't you care if you can't work there anymore?

But...

No buts!

Strike while the iron is hot.

Make that announcement during tomorrow's lecture.

It doesn't make sense.

Do it tomorrow.

If you don't, your dismissal is final.

Even I can't protect you after that.

Mr. Makimura told me.

What will you do?

I'm still not sure.

I can't betray my husband.

But...

I also can't forsake my students.

I can't be your confidant.

I'm home.

Welcome back.

I have good news.

The Kyoto Foreign Residents Office gave their approval.

Look.

The men from the Iwakura Mission helped me.

I feel it's my destiny to open a school here in Kyoto.

I've only encountered resistance so far.

But I met your brother who's very understanding.

Then I met you.

What's wrong?

It's nothing.

I'm happy for you.

I forgot.

Mr. Davis, a missionary who will be teaching at the new school,

is here from Kobe.

I'm going to check out the temporary school building.

Would you care to join us?

Yes.

That evening, Jo headed to a noble's mansion...

that Master Ogakiya introduced him to.

It was vacant because of the capital move from Kyoto to Tokyo.

This is terrible.

This must be the neighbors' doing.

They must have heard a Christian school was opening.

This rundown mansion is even worse now.

Wait!

Get out!

This is how the people in Kyoto truly feel.

Since it was Sir Yamamoto's request, I searched all around.

But I couldn't find anything.

Jo, I know we are looking for a... temporary school facility but this place is

not sufficient or new.

All right, just imagine.

This is sufficient.

Mr. Niijima...

Ms. Yae, how many desks can fit here?

How many students could we teach?

How many students will fledge out from here?

The place is not important.

It's what you learn.

To start something...

...this is just right.

But...

...the earlier incident may occur again.

Then we deal with it.

You just don't seem to get it.

Christians should go elsewhere.

Leave!

I am Niijima.

I want to carefully guide the fledging young people...

into the world from here in Kyoto.

Will you let me do that here with all of you?

We can't have men like you trampling over our land.

Get out!

Please.

No is no.

Leave.

Everyone...please let me handle this.

I don't know much about Christianity.

But I don't feel their resolve is insincere.

Since His Majesty moved,

Kyoto has become desolate.

If this continues, it'll only get worse.

Wouldn't that be vexing?

They are trying to bring hope...

to this residence that you all ignored.

Isn't that enough?

Why don't we...

...check out this new breeze.

I am very fond of Kyoto.

I will be following...

...your resolution.

Thank you very much.

Welcome to Kyoto.

Is that all right with everyone?

Thank you very much.

I'll see you tomorrow.

See you.

Please go first.

I'm not used to this.

Goodbye.

Jo's goal to open an English school made huge progress.

Meanwhile, Yae was undecided whether to announce...

...she was a Christian or not.

Everyone, there will be an important announcement.

Please remain seated.

What's going on?

Please wait a bit more.

There's nothing to discuss if she's not here.

I'll make the announcement.

I have an announcement...

I'm sorry I'm late.

Please fulfill your promise.

Why?

Why didn't you inform me?

So Yae didn't mention it.

Neither did Mr. Makimura.

How could she do that?

Mr. Niijima, what will you do?

Excuse me.

I have something to announce.

I made a vow to marry a Christian missionary.

What I'm about to say pertains to that.

I will follow what's in my heart...

and made the decision alone.

Ms. Yae...

I have no guilt feelings or regrets.

As his wife, I recognize my husband's thinking...

and will continue to support him.

As of today, Ms. Yae will resign.

I couldn't lie to myself.

So I can't teach you to lie.

That's enough.

Hereafter, be true to yourself...

...and find your dream!

Everyone...

Let's go.

You foolish...Aizu person!

People from Aizu do not meekly submit.

Have you forgotten?

I'll leave now.

Ms. Yae!

Mr. Niijima.

I didn't make it in time. Kakuma told me.

Mr. Niijima, I have good news.

I just quit the Women's School.

Hereafter...

your path will be my path.

I want to live and share your goal with you.

I made that decision.

Ms. Yae...

People will see us.

Who cares?

Please...

promise me one thing.

Your suffering is my suffering.

Please tell me everything.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

It's a promise.

You must tell me.

Yes.

Thank you.

Fire!

Meanwhile, Saigo, removed from the central government.

returned to Satsuma and opened a school.

Most of his students' lost their employments,

and were dissatisfied with Japan's current situation.

They have improved.

A little.

Brother!

Why did you open a school?

I just couldn't ignore the men who stuck with me.

Is that all?

In your school, you're fanning the anger toward the government...

...and preparing for war.

You mustn't stay in Satsuma.

Please return to the government.

The newspapers did a write-up.

At this rate...

...things will end badly unintentionally.

If you still insist on staying in Satsuma...

please let me stay with you.

You can't do that.

You...

still have things you must do for the country.

I...

...can't leave you behind.

The dead leaves must fall for the new flowers to bud.

Let's leave it at that.

Would it be difficult to make the scriptures a formal class?

If you do so, you won't get approval.

For now, let's focus on opening the school.

In time, things will change...

to where the scriptures can be freely taught.

It'll be meaningless if we have no school then.

Dear, you have a visitor.

Excuse me.

Mr. Davis, you forgot this.

Let me introduce you.

This is Sugita Yuujiro.

He looks after me.

I'd like him to attend your new school.

Please be good to me.

What would you like to learn?

Everything that I can possibly learn.

Anything that you are willing to teach.

You're being greedy.

He sounds promising.

They can teach the scriptures?

Is that the Bible?

It looks difficult.

You'll need to be proficient in English.

Yes.

Mr. Davis, I just remembered something good.

English...

Chinese studies...

Mathematics...

You removed Bible studies?

Wasn't that your condition?

Mr. Niijima, you understood.

Your wife is stubborn so I was worried.

This school will surely do well.

For you...

...and for Kyoto.

Excuse me.

I am Yamamoto Yae's mother.

Ms. Yae's ?

This is for everyone.

Thank you very much.

I came here today to ask you a favor.

I thought of a school name.

Do-shi-da.

A place where comrades who desire a new Japan will gather.

Doshisha?

That's a great name.

For people having the same goal...

On November 29, 1875...

Despite the persistent prejudice against Christians,

the Doshisha English School opened its door.

There were eight students.

In this very classroom, we will live, learn and grow together.

You are our comrades.

Welcome to Doshisha.

Lets class begin.

Ask, and it shall be given unto you...

Seek and thou shall find...

Knock and it shall be opened unto you...

Hey, Niijima!

What's going on here?

This is the Bible.

I told you that it was prohibited!

But...

This is a reader.

Reader?

We're learning how to read and write.

The Bible is simply a teaching material.

What!?

Stop quibbling!

No, it's just an appearance.

Didn't you tell me that appearance was important?

You recognized that we should learn from the West.

That's why you approved our school.

Your words back then was that you'd stake your life for a new world...

...was that a lie?

I know you understand the importance of what they learn.

Even if you take away the Bible, you can't take away learning.

These students are like parched soil and will absorb everything.

It's not just the Bible.

I want them to learn everything.

Please!

Let's continue.

Let's go.

But...

That's a Bible class.

That was your idea.

While teaching the Western Civilization,

it�s impossible to ignore Christianity.

The world has been opened.

Techniques and thoughts will flow in.

We will choose from amongst that.

Sir Yamamoto...

While I was imprisoned in Tokyo...

I owe you for rushing to help me.

I will approve this for your sake.

But...

This is it.

To some extent, she resembles her blind brother.

Once she decides it's her duty...

...she fears no one.

To me, her style of living is handsome.

That's sufficient for me.

I'm coming in.

All right.

Your wedding is coming soon.

Look.

How did you get that?

I asked Ms. Wheaton at the Women's School.

Then I re-sewed it.

It's pretty.

You've constantly shocked us as a child.

When you started shooting...

Fought at the castle...

And now you're marrying a Christian...

and will have a Western wedding.

You've always done what others wouldn't imagine doing.

I'm proud of you.

Live as you believe.

I will always...

be looking out for you.

Mother...

Congratulations.

Jo...do you take this woman to be your wedded wife...

On January 3, 1876...

Yae and Jo were married at the Davis residence.

This was the first Protestant ceremony held in Japan.

I do.

Yae

The day before, Yae was baptized and became a Christian.

I do.

At all times, please walk beside me.

As comrades who hold the same goal...

My pleasure.

END OF EPISODE 36

Jo, thank you.

She called the teacher by his first name.

Our lord was forced to march.

Please help us.

The townspeople's opposition is still strong.

I'd like to embrace it.

They are superior and deeply religious.

It can't be that simple.

That's not what we thought.

Our studies will fall further behind.

This is your school. Change it as you want.