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ASA SHIROOKA

What a surprise!

Shall I tell you about this person?

No! Nevermind.

Asa-Sensei is a woman who was like a savior who appeared

during the Restoration, and saved an Osaka money

changer that was on the verge of collapse.

A savior?

That's right. This money changer was in bad shape with her

husband only interested in hobbies like Noh chanting

and shamisen, and an heir too young to take over yet.

She was surrounded by unreliable men.

How do you know things like that?

From reading magazine articles about her.

She had enough courage to put the men to

shame and pushed her husband and the others

aside to take control of the business.

She really had a lot of pluck.

When she went to the coal mine, she always took a gun with her.

She threatened the men with a gun saying this is what

will happen to those who won't work, and shot the gun.

With all her hard efforts, she managed to restore their family business.

She opened the Kano Bank in Osaka and expanded into

various commercial businesses. Even though she's a woman,

she's the bank president.

Bank president?

Her motto is "falling down seven times and getting up eight times..."

And also...

Listen here.

I don't know why you're acting so haughty in telling me this...

But that Asa-Sensei isn't even close to being a woman like that.

Thanks to the train, it was really easy coming to Kyoto, wasn't it?

It really was.

The grand mistress went to the trouble of getting

a kimono made for Chiyo, but her legs have gotten too weak to travel...

I'm happy to be able to come here.

I'm not used to just relaxing at home.

What you're saying are all lies!

That's Chiyo's voice, isn't it?

Lies?

Asa ga Kita

Week 19 "The Orange Season" Episode 112

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

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Chiyo Shirooka: Fuuka KOSHIBA

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Yozaemon Yorozuya: LaSalle ISHII

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

For one thing, that woman isn't the bank president

Kano Bank's president is the eighth generation

Kyuzaemon Kanoya... Eizaburo Shirooka.

And the president of Kano Commerce is his older brother, Shinjiro Shirooka.

They're not unreliable.

They're the face of Osaka's business circles.

Besides that Asa-Sensei you're talking about

fired a pistol once, but ever since, she's been afraid

and said she'd never hold a pistol again.

According to the book I read...

I heard it with my own ears.

Besides, the only time she wears western

clothing, the only time she dresses up is once

in a great while when she takes a picture.

Normally, she doesn't even wear make-up

and rustling her skirt with her long strides, walking around the bank...

if she doesn't get a hairdresser, she just

rolls her air and sticks a hair ornament in it.

She's just a slob.

And her motto isn't "failing down seven times, getting

"up eight times..." It's "failing down nine times"

"and getting up ten times"!

What was your name?

Don't tell me that you're not just a foolish and frivolous girl...?

You look like you're only interested in kimono,

but you know all those things...

What about you?

I have no idea what you're always reading and learning

but you take everything you read at face value...

That's why things like this happen.

Don't be so hard-headed, and from now on, you

should believe only in what you see for yourself.

Why am I getting so upset?

Chiyo!

If I just heard her voice she sounded just like

Oasa, didn't she?

"Falling down nine times and getting up ten times."

What a wise saying.

Meanwhile, in Wakayama...

Yonosuke... Be sure you work hard

I understand why you'd dream of being a soldier

who can eat as much as he wants, but

what's most important is your family...

Sometimes you might envy your older brother who's

accomplished, but I'm sure you have your own good points.

Good points?

Pardon the intrusion.

I wish I could have had more time to drink together with you.

Everyone back home is waiting for us.

Isn't that right, Asa?

Asa...

Will you accept this?

It's gotten cold, so if you put this on, the little

birds won't come after you.

When did you do this? You were so busy!

It's the first time I sewed something that would

go with western clothing, so I don't know how good it turned out.

It's warm!

Asa... I...

Sis... Chiyo says she wants to be a woman like you.

Children don't turn out the way we want, do they?

That's so true.

Are you leaving already?

Ainosuke... We'll be waiting for you.

Thank you, my husband.

I feel like I was finally able to catch my breath.

It took you this long?

Once we get home, it's going to be busy again.

Yes.

To be honest, I'm the one who really wanted to take a break.

After establishing Kano Commerce, Kano Bank

and Hanshin Spinning Mill, there was no time for

me to hold your hand like this and take a leisurely walk.

My husband... Shall we...?

Shall we give it a try? Spend one night at a hot springs.

Really?

Okay. Let's go.

Actually, I looked into a number of them...

In Kishu, there's Shirahama, Ryujin, or Yunomine Hot Springs...

But I think Ryujin would be nice.

Ryujin Hot Springs was the purveyor for the Kishu

Tokugawa family and it's known for enhancing beauty...

A hot springs to enhance beauty?

That sounds good.

Doesn't it?

Will I become a beauty?

They stayed over at a hot springs lodging

before coming back to Osaka.

We're home.

Welcome home!

Chiyo has a break so she's home from Kyoto.

Chiyo's home?

Chiyo... Can I come in?

No one's here?

Hey! Don't just walk into my room!

Chiyo!

Welcome home.

I'm home.

Thank you.

I hate to ask, but can I borrow your language textbook?

I have another request to write an essay, so I want to study.

Here you go.

Be sure you write a good essay.

You never know who's reading it.

Nothing.

So they have Kazuto Yamauchi's wife as a good wife in your textbook, don't they?

That's right. She's a prime example of a good wife

and mother who supports her husband...

I guess this is what a good wife is.

One of my friends at school is a bit strange, wants to be like Tomoe Gozen.

You made friends?

She's a bit strange...

But while we were fighting, we got to be good friends

before I realized it.

Really? That's so nice.

Having a friend at school. Isn't that nice?

I'm so happy.

They're actually talking like a mother and daughter.

That's true.

If you keep asking me one question after another,

I can't answer...

That's true...

Then start by telling me about your friend.

Welcome!

What's wrong?

Shinjiro...

That drunk customer...

I know! I know! I'll wait here.

He's changed quite a bit, but that's Mr. Yorozuya.

YOZAEMON YOROZUYA

You really are doing a brisk business...

We're just getting by...

What can we do for you today?

Lend me some money.

My luck has finally changed.

I have a good chance if I just get the funds...

What's wrong, Mr. Yorozuya?

That customer again.

Are you okay? Drink this.

Are you okay?

Yes.

Sake! Give me sake!

I just need sake, and it'll go away.

We're a bank. We don't sell sake here.

Not you again?

Get out of my way, woman!

I'm asking to borrow money so I can start a new business.

Isn't that what a bank is for?

Mr. Yorozuya... A bank will lend money to someone

who has collateral and who we can expect to repay

the money, and the prospect of the business growing.

But it's impossible for someone like you right now.

I told you to stay out of this, woman!

I'm a customer!

Until you give me the money, I'm not moving from here.

Mr. Yorozuya is leaving.

It seems you've had too much to drink, so if

you'll leave courteously so as not to inconvenience

our customers here.

Let's go home...

You misers!

I won't forgive you!

Let me go!

Who let that person in?

I made a devil's list, didn't I?

Devil's list?

This is called a devil's list...

It's a list with customers who will affect our

work here if they come here, so we have to be careful.

So we all have it on our desks like this.

This is convenient, isn't it?

On that devil's list...

This is...?

...was someone she never expected to see..!