Original subtitles

Listen to me...

You're being greedy.

Unlike other wives, you chose to work outside like a man, didn't you?

And yet, you want to be just like any other woman who

protects the home and is a mother.

You're being selfish.

If you choose one thing, you have to give something up.

Even if you feel sad and people criticize

you about being a mother who's working all the time.

You have to hold your head up high and

just do your best with the thought that you

want to set an example for your child to follow.

Isn't that the path you chose to walk?

It's too late for you to be grumbling about

the same old thing all the time...

Listen to me, Asa...

If you're a man, just make up your mind

and do it.

I will, Mother.

Mother?

I'm a woman.

Oh, my!

Asa ga Kita

Week 13 "Tokyo Story" Episode 74

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

Tomoaki Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Yukichi Fukuzawa: Tetsuya TAKEDA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Oh my! I got carried away, and made a mistake.

What I'm saying is that a woman has to make

up her mind to do what she has to do.

No... It's because you're a woman that it's more

important that you make up your mind and do

what you have to do.

I will.

Earlier, you said if she was just a little older, it would

be okay, but when it comes to raising a child, there's

never a good time to take your eyes off your child.

Fortunately, Chiyo has a whole household of

people to look after her.

She has me, Kano, Ume, Fuyu and most of all

she has her father here.

We'll all watch over Chiyo, so you don't have to be

a good mother like me or Ohatsu...

Is that something you'd say about yourself?

Just be the kind of mother that's fitting for you.

Mother...

Thank you. I'm sorry.

Thanks to you and my husband and everyone

else here, I'm able to work, and I'm being so selfish.

As long as you understand.

But... Does that mean you're telling Asa to go to Tokyo?

I didn't say that...

But that's okay...

If it's about work, then do as you please.

Mother...

In exchange, I won't let you have your way with Chiyo.

Don't blame me if she turns out to

be a real grandma's girl.

A grandma's girl?

No... Chiyo's a daddy's girl.

A daddy's girl?

No... You're the one who doesn't understand!

Why did you think of letting Asa go to Tokyo?

I wonder why...

That's right. I'm going to see Chiyo.

Wait! I'm going, too.

Grandma made you another new doll.

They left.

I wonder if I did the right thing.

Was it really the right thing to do?

I don't know.

But when my husband passed away, I made

up my mind... He thought of Asa as one of his own

children and decided to leave the family in the

hands of those three.

So from now on, I'll have to watch over them.

Mistress...

Besides, Chiyo is my reason for living now.

Ume?

Ume... Please look after Asa...

Make sure she doesn't get hurt, and make

sure she doesn't make a mistake with that man.

I'll make sure of it.

When she ones at night and can't fall asleep,

carry her and rub her earlobe like this, and

she'll start to get sleepy.

All right.

Also, I know you adore her but don't spoil her too much.

But you have to spoil her while she's little...

I know, but no matter how young she is,

she knows what's going on around here, and

has her own ideas.

As proof of that, she'll eat potatoes, but

she'll purposely drop the soft rice...

Was she doing that on purpose?

Yes... So watch her carefully, and teach

her when she does something wrong

that it's wrong to do that But be nice about it.

All right.

You're smart, after all.

Let's see. What else?

Asa?

You can stop rushing around like that...

Just take your time in Tokyo.

I'll go to Kyushu.

You?

You're going?

I had left everything about the coal

mine to you so I thought I should go ,there myself

at least once, to learn what it's all about.

And I have a lot to talk about with Gansuke, too.

You do? That's a good idea.

Eizaburo... I'm counting on you to take care of things.

Leave it to me.

That's very good.

Chiyo!

Come over here to mommy.

That's very good.

Can you see something?

It was the day she was to meet Godai.

I'll be going.

Have a safe trip.

Take care of things here.

Be careful...

Hurry back.

Chiyo?

Oasa... We'll miss the boat.

Chiyo.

I'm going now.

Take care of Chiyo.

Leave her to me.

Asa and Ume took the boat until

Yokohama, and rode the train from there

to Shinbashi, and they finally reached Tokyo.

Mr. Godai's office is in Tsukiji, isn't it?

SHINBASHI, TOKYO

He said it wasn't that far, but

where could it be? I'm so tired.

That's right, Ume. Are you okay?

My butt? No, it's not okay...

I didn't think riding the "okajoki" would hurt my butt so much.

I think I finally know what it felt when you used to get

your butt spanked all the time.

It hurts...

Does it still hurt?

I thought it was quite a comfortable ride...

I was impressed.

The smoke from the coal...

I was finally able to ride the "okajoki"

(steam engine) that I dreamed of riding.

What's that?

Why? Why are they all walking together?

That looks interesting. Let's go, and see...

Excuse me!

Oasa!

Excuse me!

Excuse me... Which way is it to Tsukiji?

How nostalgic... That dialect. You are from Osaka, aren't you?

YUKICHI FUKUZAWA

Yes. I'm supposed to meet someone,

but this is our first time in Tokyo...

Tsukiji is northwest...

So you're walking in the opposite direction.

Is that right?

Sorry to bother you when you're so busy. Thank you.

You can catch a ride on a horse-drawn

carnage is north... It's that way.

There's a horse-drawn carriage?

I'm glad you told us.

Oasa...

Thank you... Since I came all the way to Tokyo,

I thought we'd walk, so I could see what's along the way.

You're going to walk?

That's a good idea.

Tokyo is the best place to discipline your mind and

body to be sound.

Isn't that right, gentlemen?

You're so pathetic... Just walking along like that.

Can you walk all the way to Tsukiji with that

slender body, and make it in time for your appointment?

I think I should be okay.

I'm always walking on mountain roads...

Mountain roads? Which mountain?

Tadakuma mountain in northern Kyushu.

You can get good coal up there.

Coal? Why coal?

Because...

I want to move Japan using coal for "okajoki" and ships...

Why did you come to Tokyo?

To see the "shibiregeisha."

"Shibirigeisha"?

Don't you know...? It's the same meaning as "bunmei."

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Be careful...

You looked so busy, and we stopped you...

Not at all.

Be careful.

People in Tokyo are so interesting, aren't they?

I realized while I was talking to her, but

that woman is a real oddball.

Making a habit of walking around the coal mines

in Kyushu... What an outrageous thing to say.

On top of that, she was explaining to me about

"bunmei" meaning civilization.

Can you imagine that?

She really is an oddball.

A strange woman...

What does she mean by calling it "shibiregeisha"?

Calm down, Sensei.

You're right... We were in the middle of our walk, weren't we?

This kind man was Yukichi Fukuzawa who was a

key player in bringing modern ideas to Japan, but Asa

didn't realize who he was.

And after walking around Tokyo for hours, Asa

finally arrived at Tomoatsu Godai's office in Tsukiji...

It sure is a big place.

Asa!

Mr. Godai!