1 00:00:02,268 --> 00:00:07,906 Life insurance? I never thought of that. 2 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:10,909 Congratulations. 3 00:00:10,910 --> 00:00:12,878 I owe it to you. 4 00:00:12,879 --> 00:00:13,979 No... 5 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:15,381 Thank you for waiting. 6 00:00:15,415 --> 00:00:18,283 Did you get a chance to talk to Mother and to 7 00:00:18,284 --> 00:00:20,319 the bank president and Kisuke, too? 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,888 I even offered a prayer at the family altar. 9 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:25,791 We have to get back to work, so just relax 10 00:00:25,792 --> 00:00:26,992 and enjoy your visit. 11 00:00:26,993 --> 00:00:28,360 Take your time. 12 00:00:32,665 --> 00:00:35,234 People keep coming one after the other to 13 00:00:35,235 --> 00:00:36,835 talk to me... I'm so grateful. 14 00:00:36,836 --> 00:00:38,437 Is it your turn now? 15 00:00:38,438 --> 00:00:40,839 Don't make it sound like it's so much trouble, 16 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,441 and talk to me. 17 00:00:42,442 --> 00:00:46,245 But I see you've recovered nicely. 18 00:00:46,246 --> 00:00:50,315 I have. I couldn't talk very much that time. 19 00:00:50,316 --> 00:00:53,519 Of course! When I was in the hospital, I had a 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,722 hard time moving around. 21 00:00:57,457 --> 00:01:00,692 That's right... I heard you got stabbed. 22 00:01:02,095 --> 00:01:03,962 You shouldn't carry things to extremes like that. 23 00:01:03,963 --> 00:01:05,898 You, too. 24 00:01:10,260 --> 00:01:16,300 Asa ga Kita 25 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:20,512 Week 23 "The Palm of the Chief Clerk's Hand" Episode 138 26 00:01:21,514 --> 00:01:24,183 Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA 27 00:01:24,851 --> 00:01:27,519 Screenwriter: Mika OMORI 28 00:01:28,188 --> 00:01:30,856 Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI 29 00:01:31,524 --> 00:01:34,526 Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48 30 00:01:35,195 --> 00:01:37,863 Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA 31 00:01:41,167 --> 00:01:43,635 Asa Shirooka: HARU 32 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:46,171 Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI 33 00:01:46,172 --> 00:01:48,640 Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO 34 00:01:48,641 --> 00:01:51,176 Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE 35 00:01:51,177 --> 00:01:53,212 Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI 36 00:01:53,213 --> 00:01:55,314 Ume: TOMOCHIKA 37 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:57,382 Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA 38 00:01:57,383 --> 00:01:59,451 Chiyo Shirooka: Fuuka KOSHIBA 39 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:01,520 Miwa: Sumika NONO 40 00:02:07,861 --> 00:02:10,028 Izumi Narusawa: Koji SETO 41 00:02:10,029 --> 00:02:12,197 Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO 42 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:17,669 Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI 43 00:02:17,670 --> 00:02:20,339 Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI 44 00:02:21,007 --> 00:02:22,708 Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI 45 00:02:25,812 --> 00:02:31,049 It was as if I saw my grandpa, Mr. Godai 46 00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:36,488 and even Father appears before me like this... 47 00:02:40,693 --> 00:02:44,863 That's probably because you were half dead. 48 00:02:46,432 --> 00:02:50,769 But I envy you for meeting the grand master... 49 00:02:51,905 --> 00:02:55,274 I didn't have any dreams at all. 50 00:02:56,109 --> 00:02:57,342 Really? 51 00:02:57,343 --> 00:02:59,578 I was in complete darkness... 52 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,349 Then I saw a flash of light, and you and Ume were 53 00:03:04,350 --> 00:03:06,985 rubbing my hands. 54 00:03:07,987 --> 00:03:09,354 You remember that? 55 00:03:09,355 --> 00:03:13,825 I wondered what it was. 56 00:03:15,028 --> 00:03:17,596 I had no idea what was going on when I woke up. 57 00:03:18,932 --> 00:03:23,435 How is the factory doing? Are things really okay? 58 00:03:23,469 --> 00:03:28,173 It is... Right after I woke up, I realized the reason I was 59 00:03:28,174 --> 00:03:31,443 alive is because there are still things I have to do. 60 00:03:32,579 --> 00:03:37,316 Rather than being happy, it felt more like a heavy responsibility. 61 00:03:37,317 --> 00:03:40,552 I can understand how you feel... 62 00:03:41,321 --> 00:03:45,490 The reason we're still here is because we have things 63 00:03:45,491 --> 00:03:49,294 we have to leave for the next generation. 64 00:03:52,198 --> 00:03:54,233 So that strange young mistress who was 65 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:58,403 always asking "why," has finally reached that age. 66 00:03:58,404 --> 00:04:01,473 I think it's time you stopped going to extremes... 67 00:04:01,474 --> 00:04:03,976 No... I still have a long way to go. 68 00:04:07,213 --> 00:04:08,714 Excuse me. 69 00:04:13,052 --> 00:04:17,122 That's right! I have work to do... 70 00:04:17,123 --> 00:04:18,290 You, too. 71 00:04:18,291 --> 00:04:19,391 That's right. 72 00:04:19,392 --> 00:04:21,627 Take your time, and catch up on what's 73 00:04:21,628 --> 00:04:23,362 been going on. We have to be going. 74 00:04:23,363 --> 00:04:24,529 Excuse us. 75 00:04:28,134 --> 00:04:29,401 What was that? 76 00:04:31,504 --> 00:04:35,207 They're as close as ever, don't you think? 77 00:04:40,513 --> 00:04:42,781 Thank you for what you did. 78 00:04:44,050 --> 00:04:47,119 I never thought you'd end up coming... 79 00:04:47,153 --> 00:04:49,788 No... I didn't do anything. 80 00:04:55,094 --> 00:04:57,996 I got to talk to your wife, too. 81 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:03,201 It's not as though we're back together again... 82 00:05:03,202 --> 00:05:05,604 We're only together for the sake of the 83 00:05:05,605 --> 00:05:07,806 family business and for financial reasons. 84 00:05:08,908 --> 00:05:12,644 There's no love or passion between us anymore. 85 00:05:12,645 --> 00:05:13,879 Gansuke... 86 00:05:16,716 --> 00:05:18,784 Shall we "shay han"? 87 00:05:19,952 --> 00:05:21,453 "Shay han"? 88 00:05:21,454 --> 00:05:25,557 It's called "akushu" (shaking hands). 89 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:29,061 You grasp the other person's hand like this 90 00:05:30,263 --> 00:05:32,964 In foreign countries, it's a symbol of friendship. 91 00:05:42,742 --> 00:05:44,042 Please... 92 00:06:02,261 --> 00:06:04,863 I'm glad I saw you again. 93 00:06:14,140 --> 00:06:15,974 Please take care of yourself. 94 00:06:18,077 --> 00:06:19,745 Don't overdo it. 95 00:06:23,316 --> 00:06:24,483 You, too. 96 00:06:25,818 --> 00:06:27,252 Don't overdo it. 97 00:06:28,721 --> 00:06:32,657 We're at an age where we could die at anytime. 98 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:37,095 Yes, we are. 99 00:07:00,853 --> 00:07:02,020 Goodbye. 100 00:07:07,126 --> 00:07:08,460 Goodbye. 101 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:27,813 The next day... 102 00:07:29,515 --> 00:07:30,715 I'm home. 103 00:07:30,716 --> 00:07:32,551 Welcome home. 104 00:07:33,653 --> 00:07:34,786 I'm home. 105 00:07:36,088 --> 00:07:37,389 Ainosuke! 106 00:07:37,390 --> 00:07:42,694 Ainosuke came home without complaining at all. 107 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:45,564 Aren't you glad? 108 00:07:45,565 --> 00:07:47,199 But... 109 00:07:47,233 --> 00:07:49,334 It's okay, Mom. 110 00:07:58,945 --> 00:08:00,011 Ainosuke... 111 00:08:02,348 --> 00:08:03,548 I'm sorry. 112 00:08:04,550 --> 00:08:06,618 Why are you apologizing? 113 00:08:07,620 --> 00:08:12,324 You just got married. So don't let this get you down, and 114 00:08:12,358 --> 00:08:14,426 just do your best. 115 00:08:22,034 --> 00:08:24,769 About Chiyo... 116 00:08:26,906 --> 00:08:30,976 Won't you let her have a marriage meeting with that man... 117 00:08:30,977 --> 00:08:32,377 Who? 118 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:37,983 The grand mistress asked me to check into that 119 00:08:37,984 --> 00:08:40,552 young man's background, so with the help of 120 00:08:40,553 --> 00:08:42,454 Nobu, we looked into it. 121 00:08:43,322 --> 00:08:44,456 That's right... 122 00:08:44,490 --> 00:08:48,560 He's a very good prospect. 123 00:08:48,561 --> 00:08:51,162 But Chiyo said she wasn't going to get married 124 00:08:51,163 --> 00:08:53,198 yet, and would just train to become a bride. 125 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:57,802 Asa... You should see that young man and 126 00:08:57,803 --> 00:09:02,541 Chiyo together just once. 127 00:09:03,809 --> 00:09:08,580 The look on Chiyo's face when she's with him... 128 00:09:08,581 --> 00:09:11,616 She looked so happy. 129 00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:14,686 Is that right? 130 00:09:19,292 --> 00:09:22,360 He's the second son of Viscount Higashiyanagi? 131 00:09:22,361 --> 00:09:25,363 His name is Keisuke Higashiyanagi... 132 00:09:25,364 --> 00:09:27,933 His father was the lord of the 10,000-koku 133 00:09:27,934 --> 00:09:31,436 Oji Clan, and Keisuke is a student with excellent 134 00:09:31,437 --> 00:09:35,507 grades and he's studying law at Imperial University. 135 00:09:37,043 --> 00:09:39,477 He has a family background we can't complain about. 136 00:09:39,478 --> 00:09:42,547 But do you think a man with that kind of family 137 00:09:42,582 --> 00:09:46,051 background would come to Osaka and be adopted into our family? 138 00:09:46,052 --> 00:09:49,087 In the past and present, Kano-ya has a family 139 00:09:49,088 --> 00:09:51,056 background that's just as comparable to theirs. 140 00:09:51,057 --> 00:09:56,027 That's right. And best of all, he's the second son. 141 00:09:56,028 --> 00:09:59,297 In that case, we'll have to go ahead with this, won't we? 142 00:09:59,298 --> 00:10:01,399 Are you sure about this, Asa? 143 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,435 Didn't you say that you wanted to go to the 144 00:10:03,436 --> 00:10:05,370 university with Chiyo someday? 145 00:10:05,371 --> 00:10:07,672 Is Chiyo going to the university? 146 00:10:07,707 --> 00:10:09,274 You had a dream like that? 147 00:10:09,308 --> 00:10:12,877 No... Chiyo has no intention of going to the university. 148 00:10:12,878 --> 00:10:14,479 She doesn't? 149 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:18,550 If Chiyo has someone she feels that way about, 150 00:10:18,584 --> 00:10:21,653 then I don't care about my dream. 151 00:10:21,654 --> 00:10:25,390 I want the two of them to be together. 152 00:10:25,391 --> 00:10:28,627 I see. I guess you're a mother, after all. 153 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:35,433 That's right... Even though parents take such care to 154 00:10:35,434 --> 00:10:40,705 raise their children, they'll just leave their parents. 155 00:10:45,144 --> 00:10:46,211 I'll have another. 156 00:10:46,212 --> 00:10:48,613 Hei-san! You've had too much to drink today. 157 00:10:51,951 --> 00:10:53,752 Hei-san's feeling lonely. 158 00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:55,687 I'm sure he is. 159 00:10:56,822 --> 00:10:59,691 But from a business perspective, rather 160 00:10:59,692 --> 00:11:02,060 than someone she met by coincidence, we 161 00:11:02,061 --> 00:11:04,529 could look for someone we know more about. 162 00:11:04,530 --> 00:11:07,766 We can take our time to look for a better marriage prospect. 163 00:11:07,767 --> 00:11:09,567 What do you think, Shinjiro? 164 00:11:15,941 --> 00:11:20,278 He hates to admit it, but it seems he wasn't such a bad young man. 165 00:11:20,279 --> 00:11:23,715 That's right... I wanted to think that he was 166 00:11:23,716 --> 00:11:26,518 an awful man, but it turns out he's a pretty 167 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:29,654 good young man... It makes me angry. 168 00:11:30,890 --> 00:11:33,558 I never expected you to think like that... 169 00:11:36,362 --> 00:11:37,529 Thank you for the meal. 170 00:11:38,898 --> 00:11:39,998 I'm leaving now. 171 00:11:46,338 --> 00:11:49,441 He certainly ate a lot again today, didn't he? 172 00:11:52,878 --> 00:11:54,379 Meanwhile, in Wakayama... 173 00:11:55,114 --> 00:11:59,751 Yonosuke was setting off to recruit training. 174 00:12:00,853 --> 00:12:03,021 I'll be going now. 175 00:12:06,425 --> 00:12:07,659 Don't cry! 176 00:12:10,930 --> 00:12:12,230 Leave the rest to me. 177 00:12:12,231 --> 00:12:17,202 Do a good job, and hurry back home. 178 00:12:25,478 --> 00:12:26,845 Be careful. 179 00:12:47,299 --> 00:12:51,136 Ainosuke doesn't complain at all 180 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:53,538 and works hard, doesn't he? 181 00:12:56,575 --> 00:13:02,914 Maybe he was looking for a chance to come home. 182 00:13:05,151 --> 00:13:08,186 No... You're wrong. 183 00:13:12,291 --> 00:13:16,327 We just happened to be suited for this kind of life... 184 00:13:16,328 --> 00:13:17,495 I know. 185 00:13:23,202 --> 00:13:24,569 I know. 186 00:13:39,084 --> 00:13:40,485 Ready? I'm going to let go. 187 00:13:51,831 --> 00:13:53,131 That hurts. 188 00:13:57,503 --> 00:13:59,470 You fell down again, Aunty. 189 00:13:59,471 --> 00:14:03,007 You keep falling down. You should give up. 190 00:14:03,008 --> 00:14:04,342 She's right. 191 00:14:05,311 --> 00:14:07,712 How old do you think you are? 192 00:14:08,447 --> 00:14:09,814 This is heavy. 193 00:14:09,815 --> 00:14:14,085 No! I'm going to ride this. 194 00:14:23,229 --> 00:14:24,662 She's going forward... 195 00:14:24,663 --> 00:14:26,164 Do your best, Asa! 196 00:14:30,502 --> 00:14:31,436 Watch out!