Original subtitles

Lake Biwa's canal project starts next month.

When Kyoto and Lake Biwa are connected by the canal,

a stable water supply will be available.

Kyoto will enjoy even greater prosperity.

It's amazing how the war-torn capital has recovered.

The city sounds vibrant.

Humanity has an amazing ability to start over.

I agree.

One cannot turn back the clock though.

I'm an old man.

Don't sound so pathetic.

I need you Father to come out and work.

Yes, I know.

Sir Kakuma, you have my admiration.

You worked as the city's advisor, council chair,

and now you're the chair of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

You've worked hard continuously.

I am still not where I want to be.

Sir.

I'll be on my way.

Please come home early.

It smells delicious.

Is this like our baked pancakes?

They're called waffles and they're Jo's favorite.

Even if I hide it, he'd find it.

Even as a child, he'd easily find the dumplings I hid.

He has a good nose.

My son is in a place called Boston now.

He's been gone for a year.

You must be lonely by yourself in the main house.

No. Jo sends me postcards diligently.

Besides, I'm busy with the girls' school.

I don't have time to feel lonely.

I'm sorry I can't do much for you.

Excuse me!

Hey...that's Hisae.

Hisae!

What's wrong?

Aunty.

I dislike him.

He'll change Mother.

Thank you very much.

Come inside.

I'll be back later.

YAE NO SAKURA

Episode 45: Rumors of Infidelity

Screenplay: Yamamoto Mutsumi

Theme Music: Sakamoto Ryuichi Music: Nakajima Nobuyuki

Narrator: Kusabue Mitsuko

Niijima Yae: Ayase Haruka

Yamamoto Kakuma: Nishijima Hidetoshi

Niijima Jo: Odagiri Joe

Yamamoto Tokie: Tanimura Mitsuki

Niijima Tamiji: Shimizu Koji

Yamamoto Saku: Fubuki Jun

Ogakiya Seihachi: Matsukata Hiroki

Executive Producer: Naito Shinsuke

Translation by MTI

Director: Suenaga So

Withdraw from the girls' school?

The female missionaries are all leaving.

That is why they are not around from the morning.

Japan Mission unanimously decided to close the girl's school.

Close this school?

Why did they decide that on their own?

They can't do this while Mr. Niijima is absent.

We need not obey.

We can continue even without the missionaries.

But we need funds to continue.

Funds are tight while we raise money for the college.

Mr. Kanamori and Mr. Ichihara. Consider this an opportunity.

Opportunity?

We were wrong to be reliant on the Mission.

Let's use this opportunity to re-organize the school.

To continue the girls' school

we need current operating funds and a reliable manager.

Please refer to me people from the Chamber of Commerce.

I'll visit every single person to ask for donations.

The timing is bad.

They've invested a lot into the Lake Biwa canal project.

I have to protect the girls' school.

I can't be defeated while Jo is absent.

All right. You can have the membership list.

Thank you very much.

Where's Tokie?

At Kitano Shrine. She took Aoki to the fair.

Fair? That's unusual.

He's been here for a year.

He needs to take a breather.

Kakuma...

Hisae came to me the other day.

She said something odd.

What is it?

What are you doing?

What's going on?

He held Mother's hand.

What are you saying?

I just passed him the pot.

Liar! You're immoral.

I'll go check on her.

What is going on here?

I'll talk to the Sir.

Wait! What will you say?

Please let me go!

Mr. Aoki!

What's the matter?

Sir, I'd like to ask you...

What do you think of Ms. Tokie?

Is she your wife or...

What are you saying?

She's been caring for you since she was 14.

She was excited like a child at the fair.

She's the wife of a prominent figure but lives like a maid.

Stop it!

She's not your slave!

She's an individual!

Enough said!

I want to free her.

But you force submission on Ms. Tokie.

You are a hypocrite!

Stop it.

Please stop now.

I'm begging you.

Did something happen between you two?

There's nothing.

He misunderstood the attention I gave him.

He was in an unfamiliar place and struggling at school.

He wanted someone to rely on.

I'm sending Aoki back home.

He won't be able to study under these circumstances.

Please let him continue his schooling.

He's still young.

I don't want this to ruin his future.

It's already late so got to bed.

Was Mother unfaithful to Father?

She would never be.

Don't worry. Things will be back to normal soon.

Yae.

My master is calling you.

Kakuma.

Aoki will be transferred to a private school in Osaka.

Please do the paperwork.

What about Tokie?

Stay out of it.

There's nothing...going on.

HOME OF A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBER

The students...

are studying with the belief that the school will continue.

Please give us your support.

It doesn't concern me.

Please!

Stop there.

Please translate.

Yes.

Tell us a story, said the children.

English is going to be a business tool from now.

I'm thinking of sending my daughter here.

My family is Buddhist.

You don't have to be Christian to attend here.

Really? That's good to know.

Please read the next part.

Yes.

Having class participation was a great idea.

This will surely change their view toward Christian school.

Yes.

It looks like you'll get the donations you need.

My son can be manager, so work him hard.

Thank you very much.

I heard about what happened from Tokie.

It pains her to see Sir Kakuma suffer on her account.

that is why she came to me.

Don't worry. No one else knows about this.

I'm sure it's upsetting for you, but...

Won't you forgive her?

About that...

Tokie is wrong.

She showed her weakness.

I sent Tokie to care for Sir Kakuma 20 years ago.

When he was confined at the Satsuma mansion,

Tokie would visit his cell and take good care of him.

When he became blind and couldn't stand on his own,

I offered to find her a marriage prospect,

and leave the rest to me.

But Tokie wouldn't leave his side.

She insisted on caring for him at all costs.

Just once, will you close your eyes...

and forgive her?

How lovely.

It's like music from Heaven.

Yes.

Even an uneducated man like me...

gets his spirit uplifted when he hears that.

This school is the pride of Kyoto.

I'll do anything to protect this school.

Thank you very much.

Tokie.

Yes.

Shall we get baptized?

I'm thinking of repenting for my sins.

Won't you get baptized....

and start over with me?

Yes.

Yamamoto Kakuma...

I baptized you in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirits...Amen.

Amen.

Please watch over them.

Kakuma and Tokie were baptized on this day and became Christians.

I'm glad the baptism went smoothly.

Yes.

Tokie...

Thank you very much.

What?

I must thank you for everything up to now.

Kakuma is alive now thanks to you.

You've raised Mine well too.

Please continue to take care of Kakuma and the family.

You don't have to thank me.

I don't deserve it.

Perhaps God saw through what I was hiding.

What are saying?

I've been...

...resentful.

What?

Of Ura.

By withdrawing, she left a permanent scar in him.

She lives in his heart.

She doesn't age and remains beautiful.

Tokie...

Please discard those thoughts.

Kakuma and you have been reborn after the baptism.

Your new life starts today.

A new life?

That's right. We are starting over.

Yes.

In December 1885...

the ministry system was abolished

and the cabinet system was founded.

Ito Hirobumi became Japan's first prime minister.

Then around Christmas...

Jo returned to Japan after a year and eight months.

He's arrived.

Mr. Niijima!

Welcome back!

Jo!

I'm home.

Welcome back.

I am glad you have returned safely.

We are glad too.

Thank you very much.

We've been waiting to hear your stories.

Let's start with the good news.

The American Board gave us $50,000.

$50,000?

That's a shocker! Please tell us the details.

Let's talk inside.

There's a small party for you.

Please go inside.

You're acting like a child.

It's a present.

I'm sorry I was away for a long time.

It's beautiful. They look like feathers.

It must have been rough during my absence.

Have you lost weight?

Does your chest hurt? Are you all right?

I'm all right.

This trip has given me the strength to live.

You can relax more in the spacious world.

I got the donation and the recuperation.

When I received that letter from you...

I was in complete shock.

That will was sent by mistake.

I'm sorry I shocked you.

I'll go with you the next time.

I refuse to worry about you from afar.

We'll do that then.

I want to view the foreign places with you.

Now, tell me what happened while I was gone.

I have good and bad news.

Let's start with your struggles with the girls' school.

All right.

Yae.

I feel most relaxed next to you.

Thank you very much.

Is the Sir out?

He's at the school.

I'll be back to take his order then.

Ms. Tokie.

Mr. Aoki...why are you here?

I wanted to see you... so I came.

I just wanted a glimpse.

Stay away.

I know I have to forget about you, but...

I can't end my love for you.

Unmanly as it sounds...

I miss you and it breaks my heart.

Ms. Tokie.

Please run away with me.

Don't be foolish.

I don't want to see you again.

Don't come here again.

You're terrible.

You seduced me with your kind gestures.

What?

I had some books to show to the Sir.

I'll come by another time.

The rumor of Tokie and Aoki was embellished.

Kakuma's wife infidelity spread throughout Kyoto.

The missionaries are upset with the infidelity.

Tokie's scandal is a problem.

The $50,000 you procured from the American Board

is under scrutiny.

They said the college shouldn't be set up with religious funding.

I placed the college and mission in ambiguity

when collecting donations.

If it's solely for the college, no one would give.

There goes the college.

Mr. Kakuma's reputation has been tarnished.

I'll explain to the missionaries.

Don't be deluded by the silly rumors.

Let's pull through this.

What if...

the rumor is true?

That rumor is false!

She wouldn't commit infidelity!

Don't let the cruel rumors bother you.

Some people enjoy spreading groundless rumors.

We'll make sure Aoki doesn't come here again.

You can rest assured of it.

Tokie.

Nothing happened.

No matter how long we live together,

my master will always be an Aizu man.

That goes without saying!

I am...

not like Ura who lives in his heart.

I'm a woman with feelings.

I can't live in purity.

When shown affection...

embraced...

and held...

Tokie!

I'm a sinful woman.

Even if I am baptized...

I can't be purified.

What have you...

What have you done?!

At a crucial time like this...

do you know how damaging the infidelity rumor can be?

You've severely tarnished Kakuma's reputation.

I know.

I know that very well.

Leave.

Please leave this house.

Please divorce Kakuma.

Kakuma.

Yae.

Is Tokie with you?

Yes, I'm here.

I'm the root of this problem.

I'll resolve it.

But...

Yae!

Kakuma resigned from the Chamber of Commerce.

What?

It's all right.

Let it rest.

Master...

Please sever ties with me.

Please divorce me.

Please take care of Hisae.

I hope she doesn't get warped because of me.

Ogakiya has relatives in Kobe.

Stay with them for a while.

Yes.

I'll support you for life.

I won't let you feel small.

Thank you very much.

I'll let your mother know where everything is kept.

All right.

Hisae knows how to make the ointment for your back.

Being Yamamoto Kakuma's wife...

has been my pride.

Thank you for being good to me all these years.

Where's Hisae?

Please take care of Hisae.

Mother!

Hisae!

Were you unfaithful to Father?

Is that why he divorced you and you're leaving?

There is a reason for this.

I'll explain to you later.

She didn't only hurt Father!

She betrayed me too!

Mother...

What are you dallying for?

Leave quickly!

Hisae!

She's not your mother anymore!

She has no ties with the Yamamoto family!

Get out now!

Stop it!

Don't be mean to Mother!

Please don't go.

Please don't leave me!

Hisae...

Forgive me.

I can't stay here any longer.

Please take care of your father.

I don't want to part from you.

Hisae...

You have to become happy.

No! Don't leave!

You did well.

If she parted with her mother in hatred...

she would regret it for life.

Welcome back.

I'm Oda Tokie.

Stop!

If you come any closer, I'll shoot!

Hey! You can miss a shot or two!

It has six bullets.

I won't miss!

I'll be in your care.

Please take care of me.

Yes.

Tokie...

Thank you very much.

Mother!

END OF EPISODE 45

Kenjiro is quitting Doshisha to become a novelist in Tokyo.

I am nothing compared to my older brother.

We are getting married.

I am against it!

You have no right to object!

How do I become motherly?

You can't control your child.

Everyone's struggling to be decent people!

We are going to Tokyo from now.