Original subtitles

It's Asa! It's Asa.

Asa's here.

I won't forgive you if you're holding back just because I'm a girl.

The daughter of the Imai family doesn't need to learn the abacus or read books.

A woman has the important job of being a good wife.

Why was it already decided who Sis and I will marry

from the time we were born?

About 150 years ago, for large merchant families,

it was important for marriages to tie two merchant families together.

So marriage partners were decided from the time

they were born and it wasn't unusual to have a big age

difference between husband and wife.

What did you want to talk to us about?

I'm going to Osaka from now.

Osaka?

That's right.

You haven't met your fiancée, Sobei of Sanouji-ya, have you?

No...

Come with me.

You, too, Asa.

Go and greet the people at Kano-ya again.

You want me to go, too?

I don't want to go.

All right.

Asa and Hatsu's first journey to Osaka is about to begin.

Asa ga Kita

Week 1 "The Little Fiancée" Episode 3

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

Theme Song: "365 Nichi no Kamihikouki" Sung by: AKB48

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Imai: Rio SUZUKI

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Saisuke Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

NAKANOSHIMA, OSAKA

What do you think?

This is Osaka.

There sure are a lot of people!

What a surprise.

Am I going to live in a town like this?

Sis! Look at that.

Miss Asa!

Miss Asa!

Miss Asa!

Out of my way!

You're in my way.

I'm sorry.

Everyone's so spirited.

Miss Asa! Don't get separated from us.

What did he say?

SAISUKE GODAI (LATER KNOWN AS TOMOSATSU GODAI)

Are you okay, Miss Asa?

People in Osaka are always running.

Are they impatient?

You're the impatient one.

I'm exhausted.

My sleeve is heavy

Look at that!

It's a bidro!

Miss Asa! Wait for me!

They're all sparkling. So beautiful.

Little girl!

Catch that little girl!

Me?

Are you a thief?

I didn't steal anything.

Come back!

Miss Asa!

Come back here!

Come back here!

No, I won't!

Running is my specialty.

What a nimble little girl.

Oh, no! I took the wrong road.

He's here.

Come here, little girl.

I found it.

I thought it was heavy. That's what it was.

What is that?

Hey! Wait a minute.

I'm in a hurry.

I have no time to talk to a girl.

What's that?

What are you doing? Give that back!

I won't give it back. What is this?

Give it back!

No!

This is dangerous. If you treat it roughly, you'll die!

Die?

You naive little girl.

It's true that I don't know about the world,

but you're the one who ran into me,

then you chased after me...

After touching me all over, then you run away without saying anything.

Is that what a Japanese man does?

I didn't mean to talk to a samurai like that.

I'm terribly sorry.

You're absolutely right.

I should be the one to apologize.

What's that?

Someone was chasing me...

I was preoccupied with thoughts of Shanghai...

Shanghai? Where are you from?

Me? I...

I don't have time for this.

Sir?

I enjoyed our talk.

I forgot about my fatigue after a long journey.

Goodbye?

He talks gibberish.

Asa!

Why are you always wandering off like that?

I'm sorry, Dad.

Asa won't know who this samurai is until a little later on.

Don't walk with big strides.

Hurry!

This time, you'd better greet them properly.

Understand?

What was it you taught me earlier, Sis?

In order for Kano-ya to prospered, I'll devote myself to being a good wife.

That's right.

Let's see...

It's no good. I can't remember all that.

I'm not good at saying things that I don't really mean.

What are you saying?

Being able to say things they don't really mean

is a woman's forte from long ago.

They're here.

KANO-YA, OSAKA

They're here!

SHINJIRO'S MOTHER YONO SHIROOKA

So they're finally here.

Which one is it?

KANO-YA HEAD CLERK KISUKE

Which one is Shinjiro's bride?

I wonder which one.

She looks good.

This one's no good.

I'm sorry we're late. I'm Imai from Kyoto.

We've been expecting you. Just a minute, please.

CHIEF HEAD CLERK GANSUKE

I'm so glad you're here.

This is Shotaro, my eldest son, and heir to Kano-ya.

And that's my youngest son, Eizaburo.

I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Shotaro.

I'm his younger brother, Eizaburo.

So which one of you will be my future older sister?

This is my eldest daughter, Hatsu.

And my second daughter, Asa.

Asa is Shinjiro's fiancée.

Is that right?

Please be good to my older brother.

For the sake of Kano-ya's prosperity...

That's right.

For the sake of Kano-ya, I'll try to be a good wife...

I don't know if I can be.

No need for formalities.

Shinjiro is my second son, so he's part of

our branch family, so you don't have to

worry about formalities when you get married.

No, Dad... We'll eventually have to work hand in hand

with the branch family, so we need Shinjiro to get his act together.

Lately, the world has become complicated.

That's true.

Unlike the era that I was brought up in, it feels

to me like a new wave has come to the world recently.

A new wave?

In the past, we had to think about relationships

and fulfilling our obligations...

So it's difficult.

We have the same problems, don't we?

By the way, where is Shinjiro?

He's...

Kisuke! Kisuke!

Welcome home.

I found a stray cat. Feed it something.

A stray cat?

It was abandoned.

I found it crying out back.

Don't feed it any bonito flakes.

You'll get attached to each other.

Shinjiro!

Hurry and come inside.

I told you not to go out today, didn't I?

The thing is, Dad... Today...

Asa-chan!

Asa-chan?

I'm glad you're here.

I'll be going now.

Hey! What do you mean you're leaving?

I'm sorry. Today's my mentor's first meeting.

Please enjoy your stay.

Shinjiro! Wait!

Come back here!

Come back!

I'm terribly sorry!

That's how he is.

What's with him?

What a surprise.