Original subtitles

I'm sorry...

I must have had too much to drink.

Okubo and I were talking about drinking up this

bottle of whisky together.

Mr. Godai?

I...

Asa ga Kita

Week 13 "Tokyo Story" Episode 78

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

Toshimichi Okubo: Shuji KASHIWABARA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Yukichi Fukuzawa: Tetsuya TAKEDA

I...

If you do something like this again, I'll he so

surprised, I'll throw you to the ground.

You'll throw me to the ground?

That's right.

I'm a woman... What woman wouldn't be surprised if a

man suddenly did that to her?

And besides, I may not look it, but when

was a child, I was a strong sumo wrestler...

I have to admit, you look strong.

I'm sorry. I'll never do anything like this again.

Okay.

But if you don't consider me a man or a woman,

and wanted to rely on me a little as a friend that

would make me happy.

I'm there for you from now on.

I can't be like Mr. Okubo, but if I could be your

trusted friend and be of some help to you...

Thank you.

Let's make a toast...

Join me.

Make a toast?

To my eternal friend. Toshimichi Okubo...

And to you, Asa... My new trusted friend.

If you drink it all at once like that...

Are you okay, Asa?

What is this?

What kind of reaction is that?

My father and my husband always drank sake like

it was so delicious, so I thought it would be

really delicious, but...

It doesn't taste at all delicious, does it?

I wonder why men drink something like this as

if it's so delicious.

You can make me laugh even at a time like this.

You're a strange person.

I've seen a lot of things in my life up until now,

but when I'm with you, I'm always surprised...

I can just smile naturally...

Can you?

I'm sorry... I have to go.

Are you okay?

I'll get you some water.

When I think about it, after talking to you like this,

I don't know anything about you...

What have you been doing all this time?

Please tell me.

I don't have a single romantic story that

will move anyone...

When I was in Satsuma and working with the government,

it was worthwhile, but there were a lot of things that

made me want to avert my eyes.

But among those things I met you...

If I hadn't met you...

What is this?

Delicious, isn't it? It's called beer.

Beer?

What a strange restaurant.

It's not a tea shop or a noodle shop...

Actually...

This restaurant is...

Good evening.

You're the shamisen...

It's been a while.

Welcome to my restaurant.

This is my teacher's restaurant...

I owe it to Shinjiro...

Shinjiro and Mr. Godai introduced me to this drink called beer,

and I opened this restaurant.

I see... That's why you haven't been going out to play your shamisen lately.

That has nothing to do with it.

I'll have another beer.

Enjoy yourselves.

I can't tell the young mistress about this.

Really? I thought I'd bring her here someday...

You can't do that!

Look at that... Her customers are all men who we're

familiar with... There isn't a single woman here.

Now that you mention it...

They all look like they're enjoying themselves.

I was hoping you'd enjoy yourself, too.

The marriage hasn't been decided yet...

So you don't have to give up yet.

Never mind me... What about you?

What?

You're fretting over the young mistress too much.

I'm not fretting.

I don't like making money, but I love watching Asa work.

When I look at Asa, it doesn't look like she's working for

the sake of money.

No matter how hard it is, or how busy she is,

she's so adorable when she s running around like that.

You really have strange tastes.

I just like watching her.

So I'm not fretting over her.

Besides, she's on the boat by now.

Kisuke... Just because you're fretting, you shouldn't

accuse others of fretting.

I'm not fretting either.

Yes, you are!

No, I'm not!

For a man, you fret too much.

Such adorable men.

And another morning had come to Asa who had

spent another night in Tokyo.

My husband...?

Ume!

Don't give me that!

What are you doing here anyway?

Where's Mr. Godai?

He left a long time ago.

I was shocked... I ran all the way over here, and

what did I find when I finally got here...?

You fell asleep while drinking sake, and

Mr. Godai was taking care of you.

I did drink... Didn't I?

When did I fall asleep?

I can't remember.

What am I going to do with you?

I don't have time to try to remember...

Let's go!

Run! We have to hurry before the train leaves.

But running makes my head hurt.

It's your fault for drinking sake.

Hurry! The train will leave.

Thank you, Tokyo.

Thank you, Mr. Okubo.

Thank you.

Oasa!

Oasa... Oasa!

Asa and Ume finally came back to Osaka.

I'm home!

Chiyo!

You're getting even better at walking, aren't you?

Aren't you a little bit later than you said

you were going to be?

Actually, we missed the steam ship...

I thought so.

What happened?

The London newspaper wrote that Mr. Okubo was the

driving force behind all the recent reforms in Japan,

so to lose him is unfortunate for the Japanese government.

How ironic that the people overseas know Mr. Okubo's

worth better than the Japanese.

Godai. You'll have to work even harder...

Japan will be as strong as any foreign country.

It's 1878.

A big change was about to come to Japan,

Osaka and to Kano-ya...

What happened after you ran over to see Mr. Godai?

I comforted him as much as I could.

You comforted him?

I did... But it's the first time I've seen another man cry,

so I didn't know what to do...

I'm sure it must have been painful, but

you didn't have to comfort him.

How can you be so small-minded?

That's all you've been talking about...

Why don't you ask me more about the railway, the brick,

the gas lamps and the the beef pot stew?

I guess I should...

And there was that strange man we met at the

beef pot stew restaurant.

No... I think it's the gas lamps, after all.

The bright, sparkling lights all lined up...

I wish you could have seen it, too, Chiyo.

Also, Asa and Shinjiro were about to change, too.