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I call this the East Koseikan. It's like the Tokyo residence

of the Koseikan I have in Osaka.

This chair is really gentle on your butt, isn't it?

Koseikan is the name of your mining company in Osaka, isn't it?

Since I bought a lot of mines from west to

east, I didn't have enough manpower in just Osaka.

That's why I started a company in Tokyo.

How many people do you have working for you?

Let's see... I'd say I have about 200 in Tokyo alone.

200?

Do you plan to do most of your work in Tokyo from now on?

I thought the Emperor would eventually come back someday,

but he never came back from Tokyo.

Even the Imai family...

I wonder if that's what will happen to everybody eventually...

That's true... If I had done that, I could have been a

little more help to him.

Who?

There's someone I want you to meet.

Actually, that was the main purpose of bringing you here to Tokyo.

Someone you want me to meet?

Excuse me!

Let me introduce you...

This is Secretary of Interior, Toshimichi Okubo.

Toshimichi Okubo?

SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TOSHIMICHI OKUBO

I'm pleased to meet you.

What a surprise.

Asa ga Kita

Week 13 "Tokyo Story" Episode 75

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

Toshimichi Okubo: Shuji KASHIWABARA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Yukichi Fukuzawa: Tetsuya TAKEDA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Ume... Ume! This is a surprise. Toshimichi Okubo is the most

important man in the government...

Are you sleeping?

She must be worn out from the long journey.

I'm sorry.

Ume... Ume!

It's okay. Let her sleep.

Actually I nodded off here last night, and didn't go home at all.

Is that why you look like you've been sleeping in your clothes?

We're not in the same position.

But aren't you a bit overdressed today?

And your beard is overgrown, too.

I can't compete with you, can I?

How do you know each other?

Tomoatsu Godai is my most trusted friend.

Trusted friend?

"While it may be difficult to see your own actions, a friend will act

"a mirror of your actions."

This is a syllabary poem from our hometown of Satsuma.

So he and I have been acting as teach other's mirrors while

we maintain a friendly rivalry.

Unlike him, I'm just a peasant.

What are you saying? You hold the real power in the Japanese

government right now.

Not at all... After devoting myself for the sake of Japan without

taking time to eat or sleep, I'm just hated by the people.

Is that right?

I knew that Mr. Godai treasured his friendships, but I didn't

know he had a trustworthy friend like you.

Treasures his friendships? This man?

After all, his name means passionate about friends

(tomo no atsui)... Tomoatsu.

I see! Just as you told me... She's a very interesting lady.

So what do you think of Tokyo after coming here and seeing it?

I just walked around little bit, but...

There are lots of brick buildings and new businesses here.

And there are magnificent horse-drawn carriages

and rickshaws passing by...

It brought home the word "civilization" that Mr. Godai

was telling me about.

Who is that?

And this ice cream... I didn't know there was such a

wonderful advance in civilization like this.

I'm all for cultural enlightenment.

Such a dynamic way of eating...

Tokyo is entirely different from Edo now...

That's because we've worked to develop Tokyo as the

center of politics, economics and culture.

But Osaka has something you'll find only in Osaka.

It's the history as a town that's flourished as a merchants town.

Godai has always insisted that the knowledge

and experience of the Osaka merchants,

and their pride is what makes them capable of competing

against the world.

He said that?

He also said that Japan's future lies in the hands of Osaka.

That's why no matter how many times I've made

government official positions available to him, he wouldn't

come to Tokyo.

If he would come to Tokyo, you don't know how much

that would help me as the Secretary of Interior.

Secretary of Interior?

Did he just say Secretary of Interior?

Ume... You finally woke up!

Don't tell me...! Is this your coat, Secretary of Interior?

That's right, and Mr. Okubo brought us ice cream, too.

Hurry, and eat it before it melts.

Thank you.

Asa...

Take good care of this man for me.

He'll nurture Osaka into something big, and

eventually other towns will all come together

with Tokyo to become one to give birth to a big economy...

It's the only way that Japan can be on an equal footing with the world.

In order for that to happen, please lend Godai a hand,

and eventually to me.

The Secretary of Interior asking for Oasa's help?

All right. Just leave it to me.

How can you just answer something this important

without hesitation?

It's okay.

Asa...

This is "shake hands," isn't it?

So you know about shaking hands...

It's the way that English gentlemen greet one another.

I heard it's a symbol of friendship.

You're quite strong.

Mr. Okubo... Thank you. I'll do my best.

As long as you're a part of the government, I feel

that Japan's future will be bright.

I think so, too.

This is just the beginning for you, too.

I'm grateful... It's been a while since I've heard

such warm words.

I'm touched.

How could this be?

Oasa's surrounded by the man who stands at the top of

the Japanese government, and the man who's

considered to be the king of mining...

I can't believe it... I really can't believe it!

Are you still mumbling about that?

Mr. Okubo had a really kind look on his face today.

Is that right?

Lately, because his status in the government has

made him unwavering, and won't allow him

to get close to people, so it's been a while since

I've seen him like that.

You two are really close, aren't you?

What are they doing?

Those are gas lamps.

There sure are a lot.

From here for about two and a half miles, there are

85 gas lamps along the way.

85 lamps... It makes it so bright.

Paper lanterns can't compare to this.

You're right.

From now on, nights in Tokyo will get brighter and brighter.

I wish my husband and Chiyo could see this.

Meanwhile, in Osaka...

Isn't it beautiful...? They're going to bloom soon.

But she's going with a man in his prime.

Mr. Godai... You're someone that Osaka can't do without.

I guess people who come back from abroad are

kind to women, aren't they?

I wouldn't say all people...

Just what I'd expect of you, Asa.

What are you doing to my wife?

What's wrong with you? Sighing like that.

Be quiet! It's your fault for saying that about

a man in his prime.

If you're that worried, you shouldn't have let her go.

But it can't be helped.

I can't offer Asa what Mr. Godai has.

In that sense, I've lost him as a man.

I guess you have...

The only thing you have on him is

your height, your social standing and money.

He has money, too.

He has a better social standing than I do, too.

He's from a distinguished family in Satsuma.

Then your height...

Your height...

Your height...

Stop that. You make me sound like a tall idiot!

That's not true! You could never lose to

someone as a man.

I think Chiyo is lucky.

To have a father like you.

My father only thought of women as things.

Is that right?

So Oasa knows your good points better than anyone else.

So there's nothing to worry about.

Thank you, Ofuyu.

Come to think of it, no one's seen that

strange man who's been hanging around outside

our house lately.

That's right. I don't know if he was a thief or a

business rival or a peeping tom, but he saw that the men in

this family all have their acts together...

So he ran away.

That's encouraging.

That's right.

We don't have to worry about...

You were the most worried about it, weren't you, Ofuyu?

I'm relieved.

I'm such a coward. I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Not at all.

That was well done.

Of course! She can think of me as her older

brother or whatever, but I have to show her that I'm man.

I'm glad you're enjoying this.

Come here, Chiyo.

Ofuyu... Don't tell me...?

I wish she'd come home soon.

Shinjiro.

Shinjiro!

Do you have a minute?

We got this letter.

What's this...?

While Shinjiro was fretting over a lot of things,

Asa was...

...being taken around Tokyo by Godai,

seeing all the new well known places around the town.

It smells so good, doesn't it?

It really does.

People are drinking what they call beer around here, aren't they?

This is a really strange kind of teahouse.

YUKICHI FUKUZAWA

It's that woman.

Who was it that Asa was supposed to meet here?

There he is.