Original subtitles

It's the click-click thing.

Try shaking it.

What a nice sound.

You look good, too.

Take your time and think about it until you're all grown up.

And if you decide you want to be my wife,

then let's try to get along together.

Wait a minute, Shinjiro.

I just heard that you were here.

I just came to see her face.

Shinjiro?

Asa?

I wonder what happened to Miss Asa anyway...

Maybe she breathed in too much dust in the closed, and got sick...

Meanwhile, her father, Tadaoki...

After going over there, I realized that Osaka

has businesses that are too complacent.

It's no good.

Listen...

Hurry anti collect the debts from the Aizu and the Choshu.

All right.

But I don't think I can bear it anymore if

they come back, and ask for more money.

At this rate, the Imai's storehouse of money will be emptied.

What are we going to do from now on?

Maybe the time has come for the Imai family to

turn our backs on the government.

Turn our backs?

The "government" he's referring to is the Edo shogunate.

With the coming change of an era in Japan, a new morning had come to Asa.

What a great morning.

Asa ga Kita

Week 1 "The Little Fiancée" Episode 6

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: HARU

Asa Imai (young Asa): Rio SUZUKI

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Rie Imai: Shinobu TERAJIMA

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Tadamasa Imai: Yoichi HAYASHI

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

Hatsu Imai: Aoi MIYAZAKI

This is a good abacus.

It's made from a plum tree.

It's unusual.

Is it?

Asa...?

The other day, you told your father that you didn't want

to be given away like a thing just because your parents

decided to give you away, didn't you?

I did.

About that... The truth is, it's a little different than what you think.

What do you mean?

I wasn't ever going to tell you this, but...

I'll tell you.

You were actually supposed to marry Sanouji-ya's Sobei.

Hatsu who was born first, was supposed to go to Kano-ya...

And you were supposed to go to Sanouji-ya...

That was what was decided from the time you were born.

But...

When you were seven, on New Year's day...

When I was seven, that's when I tried to fly in

the sky using Kyutaro's kite.

That's right.

You fell from the tree...

That's right. I thought I broke my butt...

I was really foolish back then, wasn't I?

It's not funny!

Do you know how worried your father and I were?

And that rumor reached Sanouji-ya, and...

What did you just say?

I'm asking you for Hatsu, your oldest daughter

instead of your younger daughter, Asa for my son, Sobei's bride.

Sobei is Sanouji-ya's precious heir...

She'll be his bride.

Please consider it.

Don't be ridiculous!

Of course, your father refused.

He told him that Asa was his precious daughter,

so he was being unreasonable.

Dad said that?

That's right.

So Sanouji-ya went directly to Kano-ya.

You want to switch Asa and Hatsu?

You must be kidding!

It's not like they're cats and dogs.

But you're going to send your son to the branch family, aren't you?

If it's the branch family, it shouldn't matter.

But my son is the eldest son, and the heir...

The heir's bride is important.

It's true that we'll send Shinjiro to the branch family, but...

It's okay with me.

What did you just say?

I said it's okay.

You can't decide something as important as this so irresponsibly.

I'm not being irresponsible.

I've seen Asa many times since she was a baby,

and I like her.

I like her, so we can get along together.

That's what I think.

I thought it was outrageous at first, too...

But... When I heard about Shinjiro from your father,

I thought it might be the best path for you.

Are you angry?

Or are you depressed?

I'm so surprised that I'm just speechless.

Don't ever tell Hatsu.

I won't tell Sis.

I pray that Sobei is a good man.

He's seen me since I was a baby...?

What is this feeling anyway?

Since it was a gift from her fiancé, Shinjiro,

Asa was allowed to learn to use the abacus...

Just as they say that if you like something,

you'll be good at it, Asa's skill at using

the abacus kept getting better and better...

158...

72.

Until she was finally so good that she surprised the

apprentices and head clerks working for the Imai family.

She's so lousy at practicing the koto, so I just don't understand what's going on.

But the way that she uses the abacus is

a lot like someone we know, isn't it?

58... 72... 129... 142...

When I think about it now, I'm glad you're a girl, Asa.

What do you mean?

Were you actually a boy?

Kyutaro!

I'm sorry.

I tried to make you a boy...

But our heir, Kyutaro has turned into a smart boy now...

I don't what you're talking about...

It's your turn, Grandpa.

This is no good.

I lost.

All right! It's the first time I won.

If you laugh with your mouth open, Dad will scold you again.

Can we play without a handicap next time?

What's that? You're still a novice yet.

Stop it.

Did you think it was better if I was a boy?

I thought so, but girls have their own appeal.

The appeal of a soft girl.

Soft?

Grandpa brought you a snack.

Hatsu. Come over here.

Right now is the changing of an era...

What do you mean?

From now on, you don't know what's waiting for you where you're going.

But when the time comes, I want you all to work

together, laugh and make it through.

Got that?

Can I open my mouth, and laugh?

Open your mouth wide, and laugh.

All right!

Where's my snack?

But the changing of the era was much quicker

than Asa or anyone ever expected.

KYOTO 1865 (FIRST YEAR OF KEIO)

Time went by...

IMAI FAMILY

Asa finally grew up to be a beautiful young lady...

No... This is Asa's older sister Hatsu...

Where's Asa?

Sis!

Miss Asa! Miss Asa!

Get the ladder quickly.

ASA

What are you doing, Asa?

Look at that... The plum blossom bud is opening.

Spring is getting closer.

That girl!

Asa! Come down here! Right now!

As you can see, Asa's body has grown up, but inside,

she's still the same tomboy.

What fate is waiting for Asa and Hatsu from here on?

You'll have to wait and see.