Original subtitles

Asa used the lessons she learned in running a coal mine, and

at the new coal mine, she never failed to do all the

detailed inspections herself.

OSAKA

When she returned to Osaka, she had lively debates with

her fellow merchants, and burned with enthusiasm

so she didn't miss anything in the changing times...

Eight years from now, we'll have what's called the National Diet.

Times are changing quickly, aren't they?

And...

I'm back!

Asa!

I have news. Big news!

Is something wrong?

Kisuke wrote to let us know that they've found that

the coal mine you bought has lots of coal...

You were right about it.

It's something to celebrate.

My husband!

My wife is no ordinary wife, after all.

You're an exceptional wife.

Stop it!

Oh, my!

Welcome home.

Come here, Chiyo.

What a relief.

She really is a lucky lady.

She really is.

Chiyo... I'm going to work harder...

Asa ga Kita

Week 15 "Osaka's Great Benefactor" Episode 90

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

Tomoatsu Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Is that right? They found coal?

They'll be able to get even more than the old mine.

Asa is so enthusiastic that she's talking about buying more mines.

I'm glad.

Isn't it about time, Shin-chan?

Did you know that there's going to be a spinning mill in Osaka?

I heard that we may be able to make thread

cheaper than the ones imported from abroad.

You have your ears to the ground as usual.

Coal is good, but I'm sure the thread making industry will catch on, too.

You should check into it right away, Shin-chan.

How about it?

No... I have no interest in business...

But, Tomo-chan?

Up until now, even if my dad or my mom or Asa

said anything to me...

I never once thought that I needed to work or

to earn more money.

Not even once?

No... Not even once.

But when my daughter asked me....

Why? Why don't you work, Dad?

When she says that to me, I feel as though someone

stabbed me right here... Cutting me to the bone.

To the bone?

That's right. It's the first time it's happened to me.

It's not funny.

It might sound ridiculous, but a father wants his

daughter to think of him as an upstanding and great man.

There's no mistake.

That's what a man is.

It's unbearable.

Shinjiro...

How about playing with me?

It's been a while, hasn't it?

That's true...

Having a mother who works and having a father like that

is a little... No... It might be very strange...

That's so true...

If you ask me why, I'd like to ask why myself.

Is that right?

That's right.

I'm so sorry...

In the past, I used to tell your dad and

mom to do things this way or that way,

but now, I just let it go.

Every married couples has ways that are most fitting for them...

If they're both listening to what they're saying

and they're both there for each other, that

might be one way of doing things.

You may not understand...

No, I don't.

That's okay. It would be strange if you could

understand that right away at your age.

Excuse me...

Mom!

Did you finish your work?

You haven't slept, have you, Asa?

I'm okay.

The Girls' Day dolls your Imai family sent us

really are lavish aren't they?

I've never seen dolls this beautiful before.

Thank you.

Chiyo... Can I help, too?

This is the first time, I'm putting the dolls on display with you.

What are you saying?

Last year, I was at the coal mine, but when

you were one and two years old, we put them up together.

You just don't remember.

When I was little, I always put them up with my big sister.

The one in Wakayama?

That's right. The one in Wakayama.

She grows oranges...

Come to think of it, she told me once...

Even the dolls experience different things, and

grow stronger... That's how they find happiness.

I never thought both me and my sister would turn out like that.

Unlike me, you're more feminine, so the dolls really suit you.

You're like a little Girls' Day doll.

I'm no good... From the time I was little, I used to swing the dolls around.

That's right... You're like The Emperor doll.

The Emperor doll?

Rather than the Empress doll, you're like the Emperor doll.

The Emperor doll?

The days went by...

Just as Godai said, the government established the Bank of Japan...

Preparing for the modem financial system.

Has it been a year since then?

I want to drink 'ramune' (lemon soda) Chiyo

It's a nice dream for a child...

Asa... Do you have a minute?

This is last year's Tanabata decorations.

I wanted to show it to you when you had time, but

I never could find the right time.

Is that right? I'm sorry.

Chiyo really did a good job in making that.

I remember this... She really did do a good job of making this.

This year, she did an even better job of making it.

I pray that I can spend lots of time playing with Mom.

I'm sorry, Chiyo.

Asa cried.

Lately, I've been thinking that Shinjiro isn't just a

man who watches over his wife...

That he's a man who can do something bigger...

No... He's a man who just watches over her.

I think that's what Shinjiro would say.

He hates to be thought of that way...

I see...

But... I've always thought that...

It's not only because he's nice that he charms people.

I see...

I'll talk to you later.

Mr. Godai! Are you okay?

Not so loud...

I'm okay...

But...

Don't tell me...?

Please... keep this a secret.

Get a little closer...

It's so exciting to take a picture.

Is it true that I can't move?

Don't move... Don't move until the photographer says it's okay.

I don't have confidence.

I'm going to take it now.

Chiyo... Smile!

Ready?

Already?

Don't move!