Original subtitles

Grandpa...

Will you teach me how to write a letter?

What's going on?

Asa ga Kita

Week 2 "Two Flower Petals" Episode 9

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Imai: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Rie Imai: Shinobu TERAJIMA

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Saisuke Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Tadamasa Imai: Yoichi YASHI

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Hatsu Imai: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Darn!

Dear...?

About the marriage...

Will you send Ume as Hatsu's attendant?

She wants me to go with Miss Hatsu?

I'm sending Ume as Asa's attendant.

Fuyu will go with Hatsu.

It's already been decided.

I know, but I'm worried about Hatsu...

The young master of Sanouji-ya does

everything his mother tells him to.

But without Ume, Asa isn't capable of representing the Imai family yet.

Unlike Asa, Hatsu doesn't show that's she's suffering from

hardships or having problems.

With Ume by her side, it would be so reassuring.

I'm worried about Hatsu, too, but

Hatsu's got a good head on her shoulders...

No matter what happens, she'll make it through.

But Asa couldn't handle it...

I'm worried about Asa, too.

But Ume's only one person...

I can't let Hatsu go alone to live with such a mean mother-in-law.

She won't be alone.

That's why we're sending Fuyu as her attendant.

We'll send Fuyu with Asa.

How unusual... Are they fighting?

You can say that because you don't know the trouble Asa's capable of.

I know very well what Asa's capable of doing.

Are they fighting because of me?

No... it's my fault.

If only l could cut my body in half like a

persimmon or peach...

It's already been decided, so I won't let you interfere!

All right.

In that case, I won't say anything more.

There's three months before they're going

to be married, so you can decide by yourself what's

best for both of them.

She left!

Mistress!

I didn't expect her to get that upset.

What is it?

What happened to your face?

I have a favor to ask you...

If you're sending a letter to Kano-ya,

will you put this in together with yours?

This is...

What sloppy handwriting.

Thank you for your letter.

This being my first letter, please forgive my bad writing.

I have an older sister I care a lot about.

My sister is supposed to marry Sanouji-ya's Sobei who's

also from Osaka, but we don't know what

kind of person Sanouji-ya is...

The more I think about what kind of man he is,

I'm so worried that I can't sleep at night.

If you know him, will you tell me what you do know about him?

That's so unnecessary.

Sir, the messenger is here.

Thank you...

These are to be delivered to Kano-ya in Osaka.

OSAKA

The letter that Asa left with Tadaoki, reached

Kano-ya in Osaka safely after a day.

Who is it from?

It's from Mr. Imai in Kyoto for the master...

I'm home.

Welcome home.

A flower at a time like this. How elegant.

At a time like this, it doesn't matter what anyone does.

It's like rain beating on a drum...

It means it won't do any good.

You...

SHINJIRO'S OLDER BROTHER SHOTARO

Shotaro!

Are you in pain?

Wait a minute.

Here... Drink some water.

Are you cold?

I'm sorry, Shinjiro.

I might not make it.

What are you saying?

It's because I have someone as good as you above me

that I can continue being the idiot son.

So you have to stay well.

I'll leave Kano-ya in your hands.

Eizaburo is still too young.

Give him your support.

Please... I'm counting on you.

It's been two months since Asa wrote the letter to Shinjiro.

He never answered her letter, and he hasn't come to Kyoto either.

I wonder if Shinjiro's angry because I sent

such a strange request.

Or was my writing so bad, he couldn't even read it?

Be careful not to mess the hair up, Asa.

You always told us that if we treated the

Girls' Day dolls with care, we would have a happy

marriage, didn't you, Mom?

She says that every year.

That's right. So I'm not worried about Hatsu...

She'll be happier than anyone.

Thank you, Mom.

That's right. We're not worried about Hatsu,

but Asa's no good.

When you were little you always pulled

the dolls' hair and dropped it, so

just look at it...

It's ready to fall off.

You're right.

Really? I was just playing with the dolls like everyone else.

What are you saying?

You played with dolls all right, but you used

to make them sumo wrestle, and fight with swords.

That's right.

Does that mean I won't become a happy bride?

That might be hard.

That's not true...

You gave the dolls all kinds of things to

experience, and made them strong.

That's why you'll be happy.

That's right.

Why are you being so mean, Father?

I can't lie.

Won't I be happy?

I'm home!

You're here, Asa.

Kyutaro!

Kyutaro who was a year younger than Asa, had

finished six months of training at a relative's merchant house

and had just returned home.

Did you grow again?

You really did. You look more grown up now.

No, he's not. Raising his voice all of a sudden...

This is terrible.

Give that to me.

Never mind the doll, Asa.

Here... It just came.

What do you mean...?

It's a letter.

It finally came.

But that letter was from a most unexpected person.

It's addressed to Asa Imai, so it's for you, isn't it?

That's written in a foreign language.

Why is a letter coming to Asa from a foreign country?

I don't know.

Isn't this a name?

Saisuke Godai?

Saisuke Godai?

I'm Saisuke Godai, assistant to the Shipping Magistrate of

the Shimazu Clan in Satsuma.

Don't tell me it's that man?

What a surprise!

It's written with a really thin brush isn't it?

It really is.

Dear Asa...?

It is him.

Do you remember me?

I'm the rude man who chased after you in Osaka...

LONDON, ENGLAND

I'm in England right now.

Looking at the world from here, I know now that our country,

Japan compared to the rest of the world doesn't even

amount to rat droppings mixed in with the rice in a rice bin.

When I saw a woman racing quickly by on a two-wheeled

contraption called a bicycle, for some reason, it reminded

me of you running swiftly away from me.

Everyone says that a Japanese woman could never ride one of these.

But I'm sure you would be able to ride one someday.

"Someday... somewhere..."

Since when have you started getting love letters from a man in England, Asa?

That's right. You'll be married soon, so how

could you get letters from a man?

It would be terrible if your father finds out.

My letter from a foreign country!

Even after that, Asa's heart belonged to Shinjiro.

It's finished.

It's the click-click thing.

Try shaking it.

Is it okay?