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At that time, Matsuzo called me...

...a murderer.

We were such good friends.

Asa ga Kita

Week 12 "The Best Father in All of Osaka" Episode 69

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

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Satoshi: Keishi NAGATSUKA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

That day, Matsuzo was no longer Matsuzo.

Money and society had made him suffer...

Changing who he was.

You murderer.

It's your dad's fault that my dad disappeared.

Your dad is a money hungry bastard!

My family was murdered because of money.

It's all your dad's fault.

I hope Kano-ya goes bankrupt.

I thought Matsuzo was right.

Yet, I couldn't forgive him for saying bad things about my dad.

What did you say?

It's your dad's fault!

It was the next day...

That Matsuzo and his mom disappeared.

When I saw him at the coal mine, I didn't want to believe it...

And his name was different, too.

But... that look in his eyes...

It was Matsuzo's eyes.

Is that what happened?

And yet...

...for some reason, I was glad.

Thinking that he might stall be alive.

All this time, I thought that he and his mother had died.

I was glad to see that he had grown so much,

and become an adult.

And the next time we met, I was going to try to talk to him.

This happened because I was so carefree in my way of thinking.

So...

...that accident was my fault.

It's because I was naive.

I'm really sorry!

No... It's not your fault.

No! If I had told you sooner, you might have been

able to prevent it.

Arid yet, I felt that we owed him somehow because

Kano-ya killed his family.

That's why...

I'm really sorry.

I'm sorry!

My husband...

I'm sorry!

Matsuzo was Shinjiro's childhood friend?

That's right. I remember clearly, the day Shinjiro

came home covered with cuts and bruises.

That was the only time...

That's true. Fighting doesn't suit Shinjiro.

Ever since then, Shinjiro detested our business that dealt with money.

I thought it was my fault that Shinjiro was deeply hurt.

So I sent him to our branch family...

And maybe I was a little too soft on him.

But Shinjiro has a good wife by his side...

That's why I had Asa sit up there with us

when we announced that you were taking over.

Seeing Asa working so hard, you may have

thought she's just a woman and felt she was a thorn in your side, but...

I don't feel that strongly...

A thorn...?

You don't? I don't know what will happen to Kano-ya from here on, but...

No matter what happens, as long as the three of

you work together, and support each other,

you can overcome anything.

When the Meiji restoration came along, even if I

wanted to die, I couldn't...

But you're all grown up now, and Shinjiro has a good wife.

I'm finally able to breathe easier.

Don't talk about dying anymore.

For a man, you're getting all teary-eyed...

You're all grown up, but you can be a bit of a coward.

Don't say that...

It was a new morning at Kano-ya.

That strange guy was hanging around outside?

Yashichi saw him, too.

Come to think of it, Tsuta said that

there was a really tall, young man outside.

That's right. The man I saw was tall, too.

I'm sure it's the same man.

But... Yashichi said he wasn't that young.

I see... That man might be...

It might be that man...

Haven't you noticed?

They've been building something across the

bridge from the beginning of the year, haven't they?

There's a dapper carpenter who's full of sex appeal.

A carpenter full of sex appeal?

I don't remember seeing such a man.

Yes, there is... His name is Hatchan...

How should I describe him? He looks like this ..!

Like this?

There's more to that story...

That man, Hatchan, after passing by that road

a number of times, seems to have fallen in love...

With Ofuyu.

The dapper Hatchan's in love Ofuyu?

That's right.

Hatchan?

I'm going to tell the mistress.

You're finally back in Osaka, so

get to work on her.

That Hatchan... I don't know who he is, but...

No... I'm sure it's not him.

The man I saw was glaring at our store.

Besides I doubt that any man would fall in love with me.

That's not true.

You're...

How should I put it?

Have you...

...ever thought of getting married?

Of course I do.

When I saw Ohatsu getting married,

I always thought that someday, I want to

be someone's wife.

But...

You're a hard worker, aren't you, Ofuyu?

Good work.

No... Seeing Oasa and Ohatsu, I realized how

hard it is to be a wife.

I don't think I could do it.

That's not true...

I know how hard working you are.

Even when Sanouji-ya went out of business,

you didn't abandon the family and you even did farm work...

You're a woman who really has her act together.

That's the first time anyone ever said that to me.

Thank you.

Just as Ume said, you're a kind-hearted person

aren't you, Head Clerk?

I wouldn't say that.

I only said what I thought as a man.

To be honest...

I've always...

wanted a big brother.

A big brother?

My family has six daughters.

I always wanted to call someone "Big Brother."

In that case, think of me as your big brother.

Think of me as your big brother, and

any time you're troubled you can come to me.

Really? If you say that, I might just take

advantage of your offer.

Why are you grinning like that?

I'm sorry.

But seeing him that many times is suspicious, isn't it?

I think... that man might be Satoshi.

I mean Matsuzo.

I think so, too.

My husband...?

If that's the case, this is terrible.

Doesn't Matsuzo hate Kano-ya enough to destroy the coal mine?

We don't know what he'll do to this store.

That's true... What if he sets fire to this place?

We should hurry and tell the police.

No...

I'm sorry, but will you leave this to me?

Lately her crying at night is a problem...

I wonder how such a tiny body can

produce such a loud cry.

That's true.

When you were little, you cried really loud,

but when you slept, you'd fall asleep at

the blink of an eye.

The mistress used to tell me how easy you were.

That means I'm a filial daughter, aren't I?

It's only after you grew up that it was hard.

That's right.

What's that?

SATOSHI (MATSUZO)