Original subtitles

I'm home.

Ainosuke!

How's Dad?

He's smiling.

Asa ga Kita

Week 25 "A Life To Be Proud Of" Episode 149

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

Izumi Narusawa: Koji SETO

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Dad... It's me. I'm home.

He has a lung disease.

He's had a fever for a while now.

So...

The doctor told me to call you.

Don't look like that.

Smile for me.

What am I going to do?

I can't smile.

I want to smile... I thought it would help you a little

if I smiled, but...

If you leave me, I won't be able to smile anymore.

So you finally showed me your weakness.

You always helped me.

I came to get you.

Don't think that you can be a good husband now...

Just be a good father.

Can you help me up?

Hey!

Ainosuke! Yonosuke!

Yes!

There's something I want to tell you.

I...

...had a good life.

It was a good life.

I didn't have to put on a fake smile and bow down to anyone.

I stood on my land, and tilled the soil myself,

grew oranges, built a home, and raised my children.

I couldn't ask for more.

I even got to see my grandchild.

I have too much to be grateful for...

I'll get change back...

So...

...please smile for me.

At dawn that day...

Sobei quietly passed away.

Will Mom be okay?

She managed to stay strong while people came to pay

their respects, but...

Excuse me.

I'm sorry we're so late.

Sis...

Asa...

Do you remember the first time we met Sobei?

Of course I remember.

You fell down right in front of my husband.

Asa!

At that time, I never thought I'd end up feeling like this.

But...

It wasn't like that for Sobei...

Sobei fell in love with you at first sight.

When my husband stopped by here the last time,

they talked about it.

From the first day I met her, and heard her

play the koto, I...

fell in love with Hatsu at first sight.

Back then, I couldn't smile or make her smile...

But now, I don't have to say much, and she'll

smile right away.

I didn't expect to hear you bragging about your wife.

You're right.

He said as long you were by his side smiling,

he didn't need anything else.

I have to go on with my life smiling, don't I?

But I'm so sad... And so lonely.

Sobei...

How is it over there?

OSAKA

Several days later...

Hello!

Mr. Narusawa!

I'm sorry... I'm just on my way to a meeting.

I had some business to discuss with Mr. Yamakura,

so I just stopped by, so don't worry about me.

Don't say that.

I thought you'd be thirsty, so I had tea prepared for you.

Come on in, and have tea.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry about that.

She's as busy as always.

No... Pardon me for dropping by without letting you know.

It's okay.

I heard that my students have been dropping by

here during their school breaks.

Not at all... It keeps things lively here.

Lately, I've been losing people close to me

one by one...

When I think of my age, it's only natural...

I don't know if this will be of any comfort, but

to me, there's not much difference between

life and death.

Actually, while I was working to establish the women's

university, I lost someone precious to me.

But because there is life, there's death.

Because there's death, there is life...

These two things are always the rhythm

of our daily lives.

And this body is just clothing, and our

real body is somewhere deeper.

And that will never perish.

My husband...

Something has been worrying Asa

for a while now.