Original subtitles

If you're the owner of this mountain, then

show us your good faith.

My good faith?

That's right.

I'll get everybody together now.

KYUSHU

BOSS' WIFE KAZU

Will Asa's words get through to these men?

Asa ga Kita

Week 7 "My Husband's Secret" Episode 38

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

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Kazu: Yasuko TOMITA

Jirosaku: Ginnojo YAMAZAKI

Genkichi Miyabe: Zen KAJIHARA

Kiku Mayuyama: Hisako MANDA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Hatsu Mayuyama: Aoi MIYAZAKI

I'm Shirooka from Kano-ya in Osaka.

We've taken over the ownership of this mine.

What a strange dialect!

What's an Osaka woman doing at a Chikuzen mountain?

Lately, the western civilization has been continuously

coming into Japan, and there's a form of transportation they

call "okajoki" (steam engine) that runs on rails here now.

So what about it?

In order to get the "joki" (steam) to run it, they

need coal to make the steam.

For the sake of advancing Japan's civilization, Kano-ya has to mine lots of coal.

Coal is a precious black rock.

I want you all to keep on digging for this treasure

and build a bright future.

You keep talking about digging...

But what would an ignorant woman wearing pretty

clothes know about digging coal?

That's why it's ridiculous to think we'd work under a woman.

The young mistress' cheerful personalities going to work against her.

To begin with, we heard Kano-ya's a money changer.

So the miserly money changer in Osaka just wants to make money with coal mining.

Miserly money changer?

I can't stand here listening to you talk without having my say.

A woman has nothing to say.

Just go back to Osaka, and bring your cowardly men back here!

That's right I'd like to see what a brainless man who'd

leave the work up to a woman looks like.

Calling them cowardly and brainless...

Young Mistress!

You can call me anything you want, but I won't

allow you to insult my father-in-law or my husband.

Besides, all this useless talk that's of no benefit to

anyone is just a waste of time.

Don't you know how a loss that we'll all take

just by taking one day off from mining the coal?

You won't allow it...?

Want to go at it?

You mustn't!

Let's go over here. You mustn't!

You can't let the young mistress get hurt...

It'll look bad for me as the manager.

Meanwhile back in Osaka, at the

OSAKA

shed where Hatsu lived...

Mother...

What is it?

I have to hurry and deliver a load, so can

you watch Ainosuke for a little while?

Why do I have to babysit?

I'll be right back. I'm really sorry.

I won't babysit you.

What are you doing there? What are you doing?

There's no Sanouji-ya for you to take over.

Because of your dad and grandpa, the business is gone.

You're just a little brat.

Why are you smiling?

You're so carefree... That's why your dad disappeared.

That Sobei! Pointing a knife at me!

Why are you coming over here?

Go back over there. Get back there.

Go back over there.

Excuse me...

Excuse me.

Kano-ya!

We were actually going to see a sumo match,

but I really wanted to see your little boy.

The mistress really loves little babies...

But we can't accept such an expensive gift.

It's okay.

You mustn't leave your little boy all alone in a place like this.

Come here...

He's adorable, isn't he?

What was your name?

Shinnosuke...?

His name is Ainosuke.

Is that right?

Is this shed where you keep your vegetables?

That's right. But right now, we're all living here.

You're living here?

How do you live here?

Where's your bedding and pillows?

We don't have any, but the straw is a lot warmer than you think.

You're not chickens or rabbits...

This isn't a place for people to live.

How pitiful that you have to raise this boy in a place like this...!

You're so right.

No... We're just grateful that we have a place

for the family to keep us out of the rain.

And they're letting us use part of their fields, too.

But I heard that your husband, Sobei is no longer around.

Ohatsu...

I don't know if you know this but you were originally

supposed to marry into our family...

At the time, Sobei's mother insisted, and took you as their bride...

But by a quirk of fate, you ended up like this...

Lately, I think of you as the bride of our family.

So you can think of me as your real mother.

The mistress doesn't have a mean bone in her body...

She'd be a kind and adorable mother-in-law to you.

Stop that, Kano.

I don't want to make a big thing out of it, but

if it's okay with you, bring your son with you, and

you can live in our home.

I think you're getting ahead of yourself.

But... I can't believe a woman alone can raise

a child in a rundown place like this.

Isn't that right, Shin...?

It's Ainosuke.

That's right. Ainosuke...

You want to sleep on soft bedding, don't you?

You want to eat delicious candy, too, don't you?

Ohatsu... Will you think about it?

What is that noise?

Don't tell me... It's a rat?

A rat?

A rat!

Kano-ya! I'm sorry...

My son and I won't come and live with you.

Thank you very much for being so thoughtful.

So please look after my little sister...

Mistress... Let's just go for today.

Mother... They left.

Would a rat be in a place like this that doesn't even have rice?

You were a great help. Thank you.

Wasn't she, Ainosuke?

You may say that, but I'll bet the two of you

wanted to live a good life at Kano-ya.

No, not at all.

I want to go back to that way of life.

Sobei always liked this confection since he was little.

In the past, we used to buy this confection three times a month.

It brings back memories.

KYUSHU

Meanwhile...

The coal mine in Kyushu where Asa was, still

had no one working it, and the sun was about to go down.

KANO-YA

With this that woman will go home crying.

Serves her right!

I wonder... Will that woman really go home crying?

"Please send rice"?

You really have no intention of going back home?

If I don't take a stand here, and try to

negotiate with those coal miners, this trip will be a waste of time.

But if you continue to fight with those men...

Excuse me...

I'm sorry about what happened earlier...

We never expected a young woman like

you to be the new owner of the mountain.

We met earlier...

Please eat this.

What delicious looking rice balls! Thank you.

I can't say this too loud, but will you stick it out?

We need everyone to mine the coal, or we won't have any money.

But no matter what we say, the men won't listen.

Is that right?

Will you teach me more in detail what's inside the coal mine?

Okay...

And it was a another new morning for Asa in Kyushu.

What do you think you're doing?

That hurt!