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Asa!

On her last day in Osaka, Hatsu brought Ainosuke

so they could spend the night at Kano-ya.

Shinjiro...

Ohatsu!

We're taking advantage of your kind offer...

Don't be so formal.

Think of this as your own home, and

make yourself comfortable.

You too, Ainosuke.

I'll be lonely not being able to see you.

Will you call me "Daddy" just one last time?

I'm kidding. You don't have to say it.

You're going to be a big brother soon, so

as a man you have to protect your mommy,

and grow up to be a good man.

I may say that, but I've never really

been that much of a man myself.

You didn't have to agree.

What do you think those two are talking about?

Shinjiro! This is terrible!

That shamisen...

But...

All right. I'll be right there.

I'm sorry.

I have something important to do.

Excuse me... I might be home late...

Please relax and enjoy your stay.

Ainosuke... I'm really sorry.

Asa ga Kita

Week 10 "The Start of My Sister's Journey" Episode 58

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

Tomoatsu Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

What was that all about?

Maybe he's just trying to be considerate, so the

two of us can talk.

No... That's not it.

He didn't come home until late last night.

He didn't?

He's really caught up in his shamisen.

And you saw how quick he was to shush Kisuke.

I'll bet it's about his teacher.

Teacher?

His shamisen teacher is a really sexy lady...

No! That doesn't bother me at all.

It doesn't bother me, but...

How long is he just going to keep playing around?

Doesn't he realize he's the guardian to the eighth

generation head of Kano-ya?

Just be honest!

You're jealous.

I'm jealous.

I'll bet you are.

Just thinking that she's with my husband

makes my heart hurt...

And I feel like I'm lacking as a woman...

Don't worry! You were really beautiful at the presentation ceremony.

Really?

My husband has never called me beautiful.

Neither has mine.

Actually, at that time, Miwa, the teacher in question was...

This way please.

She's here.

Excuse me. Pardon the intrusion.

Excuse me...

Isn't that the shamisen teacher?

Yes. That's right.

What is she doing here?

I don't know.

Thank you for making the time to see me today.

MEETING ROOM

Isn't Shinjiro from Kano-ya with you today?

It seems he had something important to do, so...

I came by myself.

This is tea from England.

Try it.

Thank you.

This is a really western style room, isn't it?

This is just something small.

Thank you.

What did you want to talk to me about?

The other day, when you were talking to Mr. Okubo,

you said that you wanted a place where the Osaka

merchants could gather and talk candidly...

That's right. I need to find a place where we can all

exchange opinions, but I still haven't been able to find it.

Will you let me handle that?

I want to be like that someone you talked

about who was like the first penguin.

Did he say you resemble this?

I have no idea how I resemble that.

But it's cute, so I've kept it with me.

What's your relationship with that man?

Well, it's...

At first, I thought he might be my enemy.

Enemy?

It was partly his fault that Sanouji-ya went out of

business because he was with the new government.

Is that right?

But Right now, I guess he's someone I admire.

Admire?

He knows so much, and broad-minded...

He keeps growing his company bigger...

I want to make Kano-ya as big as his company.

Is that the kind of admiration you have?

I can see why...

After all, Mr. Godai's quite handsome.

Do you think so, too?

He's really popular with the young ladies in Osaka.

Is that right?

They don't stop talking, do they?

That's true.

This is the first time in 10 years that the

two of them have been able to sit down and

talk like this over a cup of tea.

I have to write a letter to Mistress Imai to tell her know

that even though they're both suffering different hardships,

they're helping each other out, and taking their own path in life.

Ume... It's about ready.

Thank you.

Young ladies... I know you still have a lot to talk about,

but shall we have a snack?

From there, they talked about their father and younger

brother's cropped haircut and about oranges and daikon...

They jumped from one subject to the next without stopping.

You're exaggerating.

You realty work a person to death, don't you?

Ainosuke! Don't just come in here, and play with someone else's things.

Okay.

That brings back memories.

This is what Asa called her click-click thing.

You're right.

You have such small hands, but you're good at that, aren't you?

I wonder if he's interested in business...

He's a product of Sanouji-ya and Imai-ya, so he might be.

That's right...

Sis...

Will you play this?

I can't play that anymore.

This is your koto, and look at these hands...

They're the hands of a farmer now.

I couldn't play the koto with fingers like this.

My husband... How unusual for you to be running.

It looks like I made it in time, doesn't it?

This is...!

This is my koto... How did you...?

It was Sobei.

There's just one thing that I regret about leaving Osaka.

I... really love the way she plays the koto.

When we went out of business, I really didn't

want to sell it, but...

I had no choice, but to sell it.

After that, I went to all the shamisen and koto shops

in Osaka, but I couldn't find it.

Then earlier we heard that a shop outside of Osaka

was selling one that could have been yours.

That's about it.

When he said "shamisen," is that what he meant?

I never thought I'd ever see this koto again...

Shinjiro... Thank you! Thank you very much.

Thank you, Head Clerk.

You don't have to thank me.

He's right. You don't have to say "thank you."

I just wanted to hear...

...the two of you play the koto.

And it was finally going to be Hatsu's last night in Osaka.

You're very good.

I'm really indebted to you...

And to have you do this for me... I don't know how to thank you...

Take this koto to Wakayama with you.

I couldn't take this!

We don't need two of these here.

I can't take it.

Just take it with you.

Okay. Thank you.

Ainosuke's waiting. I'd better go...

Shinjiro...

There's something I want to ask you.

It's been bothering me for some time.

What is it?

Why did you choose Asa?

It's big... That's very good.