Original subtitles

Isn't that a notice of conscription?

Does it mean you're going into the army?

That can't be...

Several days later...

Asa and Hatsu's father, and the former head of the

Imai family, passed away.

Asa ga Kita

Week 23 "The Palm of the Chief Clerk's Hand" Episode 137

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

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Izumi Narusawa: Koji SETO

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Eiichi Shibusawa: Yuji MIYAKE

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Thank you for coming.

TADATSUGU'S WIFE TOWA IMAI

I'm sure Father was very happy that the whole

family came to the funeral.

Not at all... Thank you for taking such good care of

him until the end.

Not at all.

And this...

It's the deed for the villa in Mejiro.

Father and Tadatsugu said they want you

to use this land anyway that you want.

Ms. Shirooka...

Ms. Shirooka!

Ms. Shirooka...! Mr. Shibusawa has finally given in.

He's going to help us.

Is that true?

Sit down.

Please bring him a cup of tea.

Isn't that great?

Your enthusiasm must have gotten him to change his mind.

That's right. That's what it was...

Mr. Shibusawa gradually became impressed by

Mr. Narusawa's theory of education for the

future generations. In the end, he

said that Confucius hadn't thought that far ahead.

We owe it to you, too.

When I mentioned you, he suddenly broke into

a broad smile and we had a lively conversation...

So he remembered me.

He did. And he said if we had the backing of Kano.

Bank, he's willing to manage the accounting for the

founding committee.

He did?

If we can't get 300,000 yen, let's get 100,000 yen.

If we're going to establish the university in Tokyo, then

we won't have to pay for the land, so we can

manage with that much of a budget.

We'll build a university with the 100,000 yen to show

people what it looks like, we can get more donations.

There's a limit to the amount of risk...

But... I'm the type who thrives when the risks are higher.

Make up your mind.

Having convinced Shibusawa, encouraged Narusawa...

It's a velocipede!

It's a bicycle.

It's old, but once you start riding, it's no problem.

I'm off...

Narusawa... Wait a minute... I'll be able to ride this soon.

Did you quit your job, too, Mr. Kinuta?

I did.

Let's go.

I'll Be able to ride it eventually.

It's easy.

They're just holding it, and running with it.

Asa went to see influential people in Osaka and Kobe many times...

So you didn't throw the book away...

I just left it there. I didn't read it at all.

I'm just grateful that you left it there, and at least

looked at the words on the front.

Thank you.

I'll come back again.

If you'll excuse us...

Also...

What can I say?

Gathering a list of people like this, would make

anyone think that if they didn't get involved,

they're being left behind the tames.

At the beginning of the year, we're having a founders' meeting.

The chairman is Mr. Konoe, and accountant is Mr. Shibusawa.

It doesn't seem like something a young man who sang an

English song for a plate of curry rice could do, is it?

It looks like it'll be something extravagant, won't it?

I give up... How much do you want me to donate?

Dad!

Mr. Kudo! Thank you very much.

Thank you, too.

I owe it to you that we've gained supporters in

Osaka a little bit at a time, isn't it?

I know...

I haven't done anything.

All I did was meet with people I've known,

and used this book to talk about while we

ate and drank together.

That's right...

This was inside the letter from Tadatsugu Imai...

He said he found it while he was going through

your father's things.

These are...

...tickets!

I guess you and your father are alike, after all.

He told your brother that he wanted him to give

it to you someday.

So Dad was collecting them, too.

Of all things...

Look at this.

He's gone to places I've never been to.

Just what I'd expect from Dad.

Excuse me...

Come in.

I'm sorry...

You have a visitor.

Sanouji-ya.

Asa... I'm sorry for bothering you when you're so busy.

Did you come alone?

Even though they've improved the roads,

it must have been exhausting...

So you haven't heard...

Sobei and Hatsu don't have time to write letters...

Yonosuke's been drafted into the army.

But he just got married.

He's leaving next month.

It's the busiest time when we have to harvest the oranges...

Grandpa. Are you okay?

Ainosuke!

Come home.

There's not enough men to work on the orange orchard.

I'm getting too old.

We sent Set-chan back home.

With Grandma gone, it's too much for just your

dad and mom.

Please! Come home.

Shinjiro...

Please send him back home.

Please raise your head.

Grandpa...

Please! Please!

AINOSUKE MAYUYAMA

Ainosuke! What's wrong?

Can I take this with me as a memento?

We're so indebted to you.

I'm sorry for always making such selfish demands.

Not at all.

I heard your father passed away, too.

He did.

He might be having a nice long talk with

my husband now.

Please have some. Wasn't it Okiku's favorite?

That's right.

Thank you.

It's delicious.

Even that harsh Kiku is gone now...

I thought I could still count on my good

health but I might be on my way, too.

I'm glad I was able to see Osaka once before I go.

Everything's changed...

Only the flow of the Yodogawa river hasn't changed...

It was nostalgic.

In order to help with the family business, Ainosuke

rushed back to Wakayama.

Last year, we had one person from the bank

drafted into the army.

That's true... Even though, it's for the sake of our

country, it's still sad.

Hei-san...

Cheer up.

Hei-san looked after Ainosuke like a son to replace his

son who went to Tokyo.

Is that right?

That's...!

Gansuke!

It's Gansuke!

Gansuke...? It's you!

Gansuke! Gansuke!

Gansuke!

Kisuke!

Don't hit me...

I'm just out of the hospital...

Gansuke had come back to Osaka for the first

time in a long time.