Original subtitles

Just as Asa had hoped, once she got the support of Shigenobu

Okuma who had a big influence throughout Japan, gathering

TOKYO OKUMA RESIDENCE

supporters in Tokyo went smoothly.

We've gained more supporters again!

Asa Shirooka... What an amazing person.

However...

I'm home!

What's wrong? Why all the long faces?

Welcome home.

Asa... We have a problem.

Asa ga Kita

Week 20 "What I Want To Talk About Now" Episode 119

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

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Chiyo: Fuuka KOSHIBA

Izumi Narisawa: Koji SETO

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Yozaemon Yorozuya: LaSalle ISHII

Ayako Okuma: Keiko MATSUZAKA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

What's wrong?

You know that people are talking about how you're

so caught up in women's education now, don't you?

It can't be helped since it's true...

But there's a bad rumor going around that you're using a

lot of the bank's money toward the funding of that enterprise.

Who spread that rumor?

A lot of people have come here to stop doing business with us

saying that they don't want the precious money they've left in

our care to be used to fund a women's university.

How could they...!

But in Tokyo, Mr. Okuma and a lot of other people are

saying that this is a very important enterprise,

so they're giving us their support.

I don't know what's going on in Tokyo,

but this is what's actually happening here in Osaka.

Mistress... I've always meant to tell you this, but although

Mr. Narusawa may be a respectable educator,

but in my eyes, that man hasn't put a penny in our bank.

He doesn't even plan to take out a loan.

To Kano-ya, he has nothing to do with us.

Putting your efforts into a women's university is

just a pastime.

Pastime?

So we can't let you go on using time you didn't have to begin

with and using your money for something like that.

But I...

Asa!

I'm sorry for the trouble I've caused.

I'm really sorry.

I'll go and check on the bank.

Until this situation settles down, will you not

go out to the front of the bank?

It's for the sake of the bank.

Please!

All right.

Mom?

Chiyo! You're home?

We had consecutive holidays, so I came home three days ago.

And Dad told me it's about time I talk to you, and

decide what I'm going to do about my future.

He did?

I've always done what I wanted to do...

So you can do the same.

I see...

I'll listen to what you have to say later.

When the accident happened, the reason she couldn't

concentrate on her work at the coal mine is because

she was pregnant, and had to stay in Osaka.

That was probably you, wasn't it?

I love doing business.

That's right... You've always done what you wanted...

But then I was born, and I just inconvenienced you.

What are you saying?

You wished I was never born, didn't you?

That I'm holding you back.

If you didn't have a child, you could have devoted

more of your time to the work you loved, and

wouldn't have failed.

You'd be free to work and learn more...

You don't have to worry.

I don't need you anymore.

Once I graduate, just as you said, I'll live my life the

way I want to.

Wait a minute...

Wait a minute!

That hurts! Stop it!

Listen to me...

I've never thought of you as holding me back.

I had to leave you even while I was still breastfeeding you.

And I wasn't here for a lot of important times in

your life like when you walked and talked for the first time.

There were a lot of times when I've felt bad about leaving you, but...

I've never had any regrets.

Because that's the path I chose to take.

I know... I already know that.

That's why you always chose your work over me, didn't you?

If that's what you think, then go right ahead.

You're so perverse!

I'm perverse?

Wouldn't it be more rude to you if I used you as an

excuse for cutting corners in my work, and apologized

by saying I'm sorry, I made a mistake because I had a child?

That's just an excuse for a woman who was

never home because she wanted to work.

Why is it you can only look at it like that?

You don't even know how much I love you

and that I can work hard because I have you...

And to have you say that I think of you as just holding me back!

You think I'd be happier that I didn't have you!

Stop being so spoiled.

If you were still a little girl, I could keep

apologizing to you for not being around,

but you're already grown up...

How much pampering do you need before you're satisfied?

You're right. I'm sorry for not being an

adorable daughter to you.

But you're the one who never let me lean on you.

What's going on?

Raising your voices like that.

Chiyo!

Asa... You should leave her alone for a while.

I think it's better that way.

But...

I'm sorry.

Who are you?

She's staying with us.

She's Chiyo's friend from school.

Her name is...

Are you Nobu-chan?

I'm sorry if I seemed suspicious.

I'm caught between the excitement and happiness

of meeting the person I've looked up to, and the

depth of the guilt I feel for what I've done.

Depth of your guilt?

I'm sorry... The reason Chiyo said those things

is because I said something I shouldn't have.

When will you bring out the mistress who's always here?

She's not here today.

Please leave.

She wasn't here yesterday either.

You're hiding her.

No! She hasn't come back from Tokyo yet.

That's right. She went all the way to Tokyo putting

her efforts into the ridiculous idea of a women's university.

If she's using money for something that useless,

why won't she lend me any money?

That has nothing to do with this.

Are you telling me to die?

Are you trying to kill my whole family?

Everyone! This bank's famous Asa Shirooka is a good-for-nothing

woman who won't lend an old friend like me

any money at all... Instead, she's using your precious

money for something as useless as a women's university.

Are you here again?

Stop it!

A bank like this will collapse soon, so you shouldn't

put your money here.

I don't need you.

The women here have been educated by that woman...

So you should keep your customer happy.

What are you doing?

I'm apologize if it hurts, but even if you're an old friend,

I can't forgive you if you lay a hand on any woman.

Let me go!

Let me go!

Are you okay?

Mr. Yorozuya... Most things don't bother me, but

there are just two things that I won't put up with.

One is for a man raising his hand to a woman, and

the other thing is saying bad things about my wife that

just aren't true.

What's that?

Get out of here!

Chiyo...

Going out and buying so many things again.

It's none of your business.

Chiyo... I want to talk to you more.

There are a lot of things I want to talk to you about...

About when you were little, about.. your dad and about your grandpa.

I...

...don't have anything to talk to you about.

I have nothing to say to you.

Chiyo...

Serves you right.

Mom?

No! Mom!

Chiyo?

Dad! It's Mom...! She's...

Asa?

Asa!

Asa!

Pull yourself together!

Asa!