Original subtitles

Umeda Bank has decided to terminate its financial assistance to Ikeda Credit Union.

- Terminate financial assistance?! - That's not all.

Hereafter, we will start collecting the money we have loaned you so far.

Start collecting?

Manpuku

♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders

♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too

Week 16

All We Can Do Now is Climb Up!

♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails

♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit

♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total

♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company?

♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows

♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever

♫Ganko de mendou de hara mo tatsu kedo ♫Although you're obstinate and troublesome and you make me mad

♫Anata no jounetsu wa ♫Your passion is

♫Atashi no hokori de jiman de kakugo nano ♫My honor, my pride, and my resolve

♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger

♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on!

♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too

A few days later

True to their words, Umeda Bank started collecting

their loan to Ikeda Credit Union.

200 million yen?!

The amount cannot be reduced. You will have to repay the entire amount.

If we pay back all this, we won't have any money left to help the members.

Can you possibly extend the deadline at least?

There are a lot of members who will be in trouble if their loan is terminated now.

- Extending the deadline is not possible either. - Yano-san.

This isn't my decision, Tachibana-san.

The decision was made by the top. Please understand.

Oh...please wait...

This is ridiculous!

The manufacturing equipment is all set up to go.

The plant is ready to start operating any time.

I'm terribly sorry.

Does this mean we can't commercialize this unless Umeda Bank change their mind?

No, not necessarily...

We've finally come this far.

Please... Please let us start manufacturing it.

- Please. - Please.

It's not that Ikeda Credit Union doesn't have any money.

But Odajima Manufacturing isn't our only member.

Personally, I'd like to see this multipurpose food processor commercialized as soon as possible, of course.

But as the executive director, I can't give a loan just to one company.

Then you're saying it's up to Umeda Bank after all.

That's right.

Can you give me a little more time?

I'll try to think of a way out of this crisis.

I'm home.

You're home already. You're awfully early today.

- Where are the kids? - They're still playing at the vacant lot.

- What about Mother? - Mom went to Katsuko Nee-chan's place.

They're having some issues there.

Sit down for a minute. I have something to tell you.

The situation is getting tough.

Okay.

Umeda Bank is discontinuing all loan to us

- and demanding that we pay back the entire loan amount. - Entire amount...

It's due to the recession. As soon as they see the economy getting worse,

banks change their attitude. I learned my lesson this time.

What's going to happen to this house then?

It won't get repossessed immediately.

But prepare yourself so that you don't panic when that time comes.

I see.

It's probably better if I don't tell Mom about this, right?

Yeah, you probably shouldn't.

Mom was saying the other day.

That the fortune teller told her again that Manpei-san is a late bloomer.

That means becoming an executive director of a credit union

still isn't considered a success, she was grumbling.

You're not there yet, Manpei-san.

No matter what happens, things will go well in the end.

Manpei-san is a late bloomer.

I believe in you.

Thanks... Fukuko.

Thanks.

Well, since you're home so early for a change,

why don't we go pick up the kids?

They'll be thrilled to see you.

Let's do that.

You have to trust your own husband.

Seriously, I swear.

How long is Dad going to keep it closed?

He said until he was finished with the painting, didn't he?

Even if he tells us to endure it because he's an artist by occupation,

when he's cooped up with just Nahomi-san day in and day out like this is ...

Look, Yoshino.

Mom looks utterly dejected.

Get a hold of yourself, Mom.

Aren't you the wife of an artist? Tadahiko-san's going to scold you again.

But...

We're done, Katsuko.

- Mom! - Mom!

It's delicious.

The only thing left is the background. I won't need her after today.

Thank you very much.

I'm the one who should thank you.

This job was tough for me.

It was fine when Sensei was painting.

But during breaks, all he talked about was his family.

Like how his wife supported him all those years when his paintings didn't sell.

How Taka-chan graduated from Osaka University and found herself a fine husband.

How he's so worried that

undesirable men may be after Yoshino-chan since she's so pretty.

Come on, stop that.

It's true. Day in and day out, all he talks about is his family.

To be honest, I was dumbfounded when he spoke fondly of you, Madam.

- Oh, really? - Yes.

- Really? - Yes.

I'll go wash my brushes.

Don't be embarrassed, Sensei. I'll be leaving now.

Thank you for everything. Goodbye.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Thank you for your hard work. - Thank you.

Please stop by whenever you're in the area.

Mom's in a much better mood now. So we're having a feast for dinner.

Oh, yeah?

Did something happen at work?

Hm?

You've been giving me half-hearted answers.

I'm just a little tired. I'll be back to normal after I have dinner.

Okay, as long as that's all.

Then I'll go help prepare dinner.

Okay.

The multipurpose food processor can't be manufactured?!

- It will be some day. - Some day?

Kanbe-kun, I understand why you feel committed to Odajima Manufacturing.

I feel the same way too. But now, they're not the only one.

The industries of Ikeda are in a crisis.

In any case, don't go to Odajima Manufacturing for a while.

There's nothing for you to do there anyway.

What a surprise that Nahomi-san was such a nice young lady.

Really, huh?

- Who's Nahomi-san? - Hm? A model for Uncle Tadahiko's painting.

- What's a model? - What...?

How should I explain it, Manpei-san?

- Huh? - Sachi wants to know what a model is.

- A model? - The model for Tadahiko-san's painting.

Ah. Remember I showed you a 100-yen bill before?

- Yeah. - I remember.

There was a picture of a man on it, remember?

- There was. - An old man with a beard.

That's Itagaki Taisuke. People like that are called a model.

Manpei-san, that's a little confusing.,

It's hard to understand, isn't it?

- I don't get it. - How come?

I got it. Wait a minute.

Gen, Sachi.

- Here! - Hey, Fukuko. That's...

- What's this? - Manpei Brand's Daneihon.

- Then who is this? - Dad.

Yes. Dad is the model for this sign.

That's what you call a model.

- You got it? - How would that...

- I got it. - I got it too.

That's good to hear.

That's not that different from my 100-yen bill story.

- Itagaki Taisuke and Dad are different. - Isn't that right?

You should be happy, Manpei-san.

All right.

That's right! You've got to eat a lot.

Remember what you used to say all the time, Manpei-san?

That the most important thing for people is to eat.

Yes indeed.

Fuku-chan was always trying to support Manpei-san.

However, the incident happened the next day.

Good afternoon.

I'd like to withdraw the entire amount out of my savings account.

The entire amount?

Excuse me.

That customer would like to withdraw the entire amount from his savings account.

What's the reason?

He asked if Umeda Bank's demanding us to repay all the loan.

How did he know that?!

Director, there's bad news! Please go downstairs...Please go down!

- Let me withdraw my money! - I was here first!

What's going on here...

Director...

Manpei-san could only watch helplessly

at the sudden bank run.