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Knowing you, you're probably interfering in things you

shouldn't be and causing trouble for the family.

Yes.

Asa's father, Tadaoki had achieved great success

by serving the new government and

was a businessman who took a central role in the Japanese economy.

I'm glad you could take the time from your busy schedule to come.

Are you here on business?

I did have some business here, but once we move the

main family to Tokyo, it won't be easy to

come to visit, so I stopped by.

Thank you for coming.

You can stop that now.

How are things going lately?

Me? In order to buy mountain to mine

for coal, I want to go to Kyushu.

Kyushu?

It seems there's a business called coal mining where you dig for coal.

What do you think of coal, Dad?

Asa...

If you go to Kyushu, who's going to take care of Shinjiro?

Well...

Not taking care of your husband, and thinking

about unnecessary things all the time, you're still as foolish as ever!

I'm sorry!

Come back here!

Get your butt over here!

Butt?

Asa!

Reflect on your actions!

Ouch!

Hitting her like that must hurt!

Asa ga Kita

Week 6 "A Wife's Determination, A Husband's Decision" Episode 32

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

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

Narrator: Keiko SUGIURA

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Tadaoki Imai: Takeshi MASU

Saisuke Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Toshimichi Okubo: Shuji KASHIWABARA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Eitatsu Mayuyama: Takuro TATSUMI

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

That hurts.

But that brought back some memories...

He didn't have to hit me that hard.

I'm already a grown up.

Asa...

Is your butt okay?

There she goes.

I'm terribly sorry for my daughter's behavior.

Not at all.

I'm really glad that Asa married into this family.

Really? That can't be!

She's a lot like you, and she has a lot of courage

and a great head for business.

With the way times are, money changing is no longer a viable business.

And the one person in this family who is trying

to change our business is Asa.

Asa?

If only I had been about your age,

I might have been a little more flexible,

but once you get old, your mind is so set.

New ideas don't come easily.

On top of that my successor, Eizaburo

is still a child... And his guardian, Shinjiro,

at his age, he's still....

How should I put it...? I can't say that he's

been raised the way he should have been.

He seems to be a lot like me when I was at that age.

But even Shinjiro... Thanks to Asa...

I feel as though he's been changing a little bit at a time.

Asa's attitude no matter what happens is...

"What a surprise"!

And she just accepts things as they are.

That gentle strength is something that is

invaluable to Kano-ya right now.

But not everyone thinks the way you do...

Thank you so much.

She married into a good family.

What are you saying?

Thank you for giving me such a good daughter.

Be careful.

I'm sorry... I've become a burden to you...

You're not a burden...

You're carrying our last hope.

Thanks to you, I have a renewed sense of

purpose in this way of life.

No matter when it may be, the child you're

carrying is a precious heir to Sanouji-ya.

I'll raise the child properly.

Thank you, Father.

And from now, just call me "Dad."

Dad...?

You, too, Ofuyu...

Don't call me "Master." You can call me "Dad."

Okay, I will.

Thank you, Dad.

Ohatsu looks so full of life now.

Are you sure you won't stop and talk to her?

Yes.

Sis and I both married into families in Osaka,

but our way of life is totally different now.

Sanouji-ya's mother told me...

That I'm glad that it was my sister's family that

went out of business and not mine.

But I don't know what happiness is anymore.

You sound so grown-up...

I may not seem like it to you, but I'm a bit more grown-up now.

Ume! Don't laugh.

Coal mining is a meaningful business that will increase Japan's natural resources.

There's a movement going on to establish

a railway company in Kyoto, too.

There's no mistake that that the coal industry will develop from now.

I thought so.

But it's difficult.

There are a lot of ruffians working in the coal mines that are hard to handle.

It will have to be a man who's really strong to be their boss.

Can't I be their boss?

Oasa!

Your father said a strong MAN!

I'm sorry.

Any way you look at it, it's impossible for a woman to do it.

Stop and think about whether you can really do it.

And if you still think you can do it,

I won't help you, but go ahead and do your best.

Isn't that what you think it means to protect your family?

Thank you, Dad.

Tadaoki's words gave Asa the most encouragement.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo...

So what you found interesting in Osaka was a woman?

That's right.

That may sound good, but that's not all...

Then... I wish you well.

Even though our positions have changed, I'll be

there to see whatever you do through.

1870 (3RD YEAR OF MEIJI)

It was a new year.

While money changers had become a business that

was behind the times, Asa was thinking about coal

mining again today... For the sake of her family.

No matter what, money is what we need most.

Money... money... money...

She's worried about money again today, isn't she?

How unromantic.

What are you looking at?

I'm looking at the inventory list of

the trousseau I brought when I got married.

A 21-drawer dresser... 7 large oblong chests...

Chinese style chest... chest of drawers...

Koto...

How much could I get if I sold all of this?

What?

I'll take the money from selling all of this together

with my dowry, and get it ready so if we buy

a coal mine someday, we can pay for it right away.

What are you saying?

It took many years for your father and mother to

get all of these things together for you.

These are things that any ordinary young lady

may not be able to get in her lifetime...

That's so wasteful.

Dad... Mom... I'm sorry.

Were you listening to me?

How can she go that far?

It's unusual... We're all alone again tonight.

You're right.

That's enough sake for tonight...

Your hand is so cold.