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This tomboy is Asa, the heroine of our story.

This tomboy is Asa, the heroine of our story.

About 160 years ago Asa

KYOTO 1861 (FIRST YEAR OF BUNKYU)

was born the second daughter of the

Imai family, the wealthiest merchant in Osaka.

Her older sister by two years, Hatsu was a

kindhearted girl who was good at playing the koto,

but Asa, her younger sister was a terrible tomboy.

The two sisters already had fiancés from the time they were born.

OSAKA

Asa was engaged to

KANO-YA

Shinjiro of Kano-ya, the leading money changer in Osaka...

While Hatsu was engaged to Sobei of Sanouji-ya,

SANOUJI-YA

the most venerable money changer in Osaka.

KYOTO 1865 (FIRST YEAR OF KEIO)

Time went by and...

Sis!

A new morning had come to the Imai family again.

Asa ga Kita

Week 2 "Two Flower Petals" Episode 7

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

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Rie Imai: Shinobu TERAJIMA

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Hatsu Imai: Aoi MIYAZAKI

Miss Asa!

Wait for me, Miss Asa!

During this time, radical samurai gathered in Kyoto with cries

for reverence for the emperor echoing throughout Japan.

The Shinsengumi (shogunate police) were sent to stem

the rebellion, bringing an air of strict security.

However that had nothing to do with Asa at all.

Come back here!

I'm Isami Kondo, commander of the Shinsengumi.

Miss Asa!

It's Ume!

No! Let me go!

MAID: FUYU

At the Imai family home...

Before her daughters were to be sent off to be

married Rie was teaching them all they needed to know.

On the same day this spring, both of them would be

going to Osaka to be married.

Ouch! I stabbed myself again.

What a thing for a woman to say!

And look at the way you're sewing that.

How can you make it look so terrible?

Why?

Why can't I get along with a needle and thread?

That's punishment for being lazy about practicing your sewing.

Yours is well done, Hatsu.

You worked hard to get us this cloth to prepare for our wedding.

I have to treasure it.

You're so lucky. You're good at anything you do.

When she was a child, Asa kept insisting that she wouldn't get married...

But in the past four years, her fiancée, Shinjiro would

come to Kyoto during each change of season to visit Asa...

They would talk and little by little, he

seemed to have convinced Asa to come to Osaka...

But this coming spring...

Isn't it a bit too soon?

No... It's not too soon.

In fact, it's a bit late.

And knowing Asa, you never know when she'll change

her mind, and start saying that she refuses to get married...

We need to get her married while she has even a little

bit of interest in getting married.

I know, but...

I can't believe it.

I can't believe we're going to be married in the spring.

That's true.

I don't know what it's like to live apart from Dad and Mom, and you, too.

Sis?

He didn't even smile once, did he?

Sis... Are you okay?

I'm fine. It's nothing.

Maybe Sis doesn't want to get married.

What are you saying?

Miss Hatsu is working 100 times harder than you getting ready for her marriage.

I'm more worried about you.

You haven't mastered sewing, the koto

or manners and etiquette, so I'm really worried,

What do you mean by that?

For some reason, when I seen Shinjiro laughing, I feel a little relieved.

His eyes get so small when he laughs...

I wonder why...

That look is so strange.

I never thought I'd hear you say something so adorable.

Today's the day, Shinjiro is coming to visit.

That's why you're in such good spirits.

What do you mean?

You're wrong!

Mistress! You have a visitor.

He's here! It's Shinjiro.

Excuse me.

Running over here and making such a racket.

What bad manners.

I'm sorry.

She should have come in and sit down.

Shouldn't she, Sobei?

Thank you for coming such a long way.

My husband will be home soon.

Please don't worry about it.

We went to see a noh play, so while we were here, we stopped by.

Kyoto sure has become a dangerous place, hasn't it?

I often hear people saying that the world is on the verge of changing.

How is everyone at Sanouji-ya?

Just that my husband hurt his back, and is laid up in bed.

But it's nothing.

Right, Sobei?

Is that right?

You need more tea.

I'll get it...

No... You stay here.

Since Sobei took the trouble to see you.

Excuse me.

Fuyu? Fuyu!

You've grown up to be so beautiful.

What do you think meeting Hatsu for the first time after four years?

She'll be your bride soon.

Once we're married, even if I don't want to, we'll

have to see each other every day, won't we?

There's no need to say anything unnecessarily.

Even if you don't want to?

By the way, Hatsu...

It's unthinkable, but I hope you haven't done anything

that you couldn't tell us about, have you?

What do you mean?

You know what I mean...

A man.

A man?

After all, you'll be the bride of Sanouji-ya,

the top merchant in Osaka.

If by some chance, we found out that

you have something to hide, then we'll be put to shame.

Right, Sobei?

What are you saying?

You're being rude to Sis.

What about it, Hatsu?

I asked you a question!

Of course, I don't have anything to hide.

I see...

That's good.

You've turned into a very sexy woman,

so I was a little worried.

Right, Sobei?

Sis...

Asa!

What are you doing?

Stay in your room.

But Dad, Sid is...

Talk to him later.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

It wasn't Sanouji-ya's grand mistress that

Asa was angry with but Hatsu's fiancée, Sobei

who didn't say a wonder to protect Hatsu.

Sanouji-ya!

Do you want something?

I have a favor to ask you.

A favor?

You're asking me?

It's just one thing...

Will you smile?

Please smile.

My sister will be your bride soon, and so will I.

I mean... I won't be marrying into your

family, but Shinjiro's family.

Never mind about me.

I'm proud of my older sister.

She's kind and has her head on straight.

But she's going to marry into a family that she

doesn't know anything about, so she's worried.

If you would just smile at her just one time,

it would make her feel so much better.

So please...

Won't you smile at my sister?

I'm begging you.

Why do I have to listen to anything you ask me to do?

You're just a woman.

I thought you'd grown up a little, but inside you're still a fool.

Hatsu's a boring woman.

But she's better than you.

You think she's boring?