Original subtitles

I want both of you to protect your families.

From a wealthy Kyoto family, Asa married into Osaka money-changer Kano-ya's family...

Why don't you have any interest in the store?

Your shamisen playing is awe-inspiring, so

it's strange that you would keep running away from

the store like that.

9 million ryo!

This is the total amount we loaned out.

It's gone.

Is this all the 1000 ryo boxes we have left?

Get on there.

No!

Open the door.

Open the door!

Help me! Asa!

Sis...

Asa ga Kita

Week 4 "The Young Mistress Underlying Strength" Episode 19

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

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

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

OSAKA KANO-YA

No matter how many times I go over, they keep

telling me that the young mistress has gone out

I thought she was living happily, but

I have a feeling that something's wrong.

I see... That is something to worry about, isn't it?

And the store doesn't seem too busy...

Wait a minute, my husband...

You say you're worried, but the way you're dressed...

You're going out to play the shamisen!

Don't say that in such a loud voice.

My dad is okay with singing and tea

ceremony, but he really hates the shamisen.

But how did you know?

It looks like I'm beginning to know you a little bit.

It's just a little bit, but...

Young Mistress!

You got this letter from Sanouji-ya.

Thank you.

It's from Sis.

The letter said that she was doing well, so not

to worry about her.

It was written in Hatsu's beautiful handwriting.

So she's okay.

See? There's nothing to worry about.

I'm so glad.

Thank you!

Wait a minute!

It's not just my sister that I'm worried about.

I'm worried about that empty storehouse, too.

But Dad said to leave the storehouse matter to him, didn't he?

So there's nothing to worry about.

One day, a man dressed in a strange outfit said to me,

"Stay well... The world is going to change in a big way."

What if there's a war and Shogun Tokugawa should

lose, you don't know if this magnificent Kano-ya will

make it through safely, do you?

That sounds like the Satsuma dialect.

You mustn't say things like that.

A merchant shouldn't discuss government affairs with

a smug look on their face.

If someone should hear you...

It's scary.

He went off again.

The storehouse has been like that from quite a while back...

It's been this empty from a while back?

That's right. Our business is lending money and

getting repaid... So there won't always be 1000 ryo

boxes stoned in here.

Even if we don't have 1000 ryo boxes,

we have the feudal lords' signed deeds in here.

FEUDAL LORDS' SIGNED LOAN DEED

Is this piece of paper a deed?

What's a signed deed?

You keep asking why, why, why all the time.

By the time I explain it all to you, the sun

would have gone down.

And besides, you don't have to know about

the money structure during your lifetime.

I see... I'm so sorry.

But it's impossible to protect the family

if I don't know anything.

In any case, lending feudal lords money is a sign of

being a big money changer so there's nothing for you to worry about.

This piece of paper...?

Why?

How can you trust this flimsy piece of paper

instead of gold and silver?

If you use this to blow your nose with...

Just stop asking me why all the time!

What a strange mistress.

Wait a minute!

I want to ask you more questions.

How unusual to see Gansuke running away.

Use it to blow your nose...?

You never say anything about the store do you?

What are you saying?

I'm always saying things about the store...

At the beginning of spring, we'll put up the New Year "hourai" decorations.

In the summer, we'll put up the rice planting decorations.

And what you re wearing today...

That short coat...

With that short coat, the Tamba-ya tie would

look better... Go and get it, Kano.

Right away.

I really found me a good wife.

Never mind that.

There's a rumor going around that our

young mistress is going out often during the day.

That's not a good rumor, is it?

And it's not to go to plays or to go shopping...

She's been going to our rival money changers

and to the rice market.

What in the world could she be doing...?

I wonder... my wife is like saury and bonito...

Saury and bonito?

That's right.

If she doesn't keep swimming, shell die.

What are you saying?

That's awful... Calling our bride a fish.

Saury... Bonito?

Meanwhile, Asa's older sister, Hatsu who had married into

the Sanouji-ya family was...

Ohatsu...

What's this? You didn't eat again?

Don't worry... Even if I don't eat anything,

I can still write fake letters.

I see...

But... You have to give birth to a heir for our family.

So be sure you eat property.

Asa...

What am I going to do?

I can't laugh anymore.

I'm home.

Welcome home.

Are these your books?

Those? Whenever my shamisen and puppet

show friends find interesting books we pass them around to read...

Is that right?

If you have any books that will help with

the business, will you let me read them?

I used to sneak and read books all the time, so I read fast.

Or do you think women shouldn't read books?

Of course not.

All right. I'll choose some for you.

That makes me happy.

Then I have one more favor to ask you...

What is it? Just ask me for anything.

Can I go around to the people we lent money

to, and ask them to repay their loans?

No, you can't. What are you saying?

But...

I just can't think of these flimsy pieces of paper

are the same as money.

I can't see my sister...

If I just sit here, and think, I feel like I'll go crazy.

That's right... This is the last favor I'll ask you.

Will you sumo wrestle with me?

Sumo wrestle?

No! Anything but that.

You realty are hopeless.

I told you there was nothing to worry about, didn't I?

Yes, you did, but...

When I was looking over the signed deed by

samurai you've had dealings with from only 10 years

ago I found something in it that bothered me.

Who is it from?

Sir Unayama...

The deadline has passed a long time ago and

since the time he started doing business with

Kano-ya, he hasn't repaid any of the money at all.

It seems he's been borrowing money from other stores, too.

I never expected you to check that far...

Shinjiro...

She's a saury or bonito.

Saury?

A bonito doesn't just keep swimming around here and there.

In between, it opens its big mouth, and eats.

It doesn't just swim...

Is that right? I didn't know that.

What are you talking about?

Go ahead and try it.

What did you just say

If you're going to say things like that, then go ahead and do it.

However, just Sir Unayama.

You mustn't go anywhere else.

I won't. Thank you, Father

Are you serious?

The next morning, Asa headed to the Unayama clan's storehouse.

UNAYAMA CLAN STOREHOUSE

So this is it.

I'm going in.

Oasa...

Why do I have to be here?

Get out!

What's a merchant woman doing trying to get inside

our clan's storehouse?

But you're the one who borrowed money.

Who cares about that!

Are you okay?

I won't give up...

There was a bumpy road ahead for Asa.

Oasa...