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Kisuke.

Actually, I...

Yes?

Actually I want to stay by my husband's side like

everyone else, take care of him, and someday, raise a child, too.

But right now, it seems the harder I try, the farther apart we are.

It's not my husband's fault.

I'm taking advantage of my husband's kindness.

My mother told me to hold my head up high

and live my life, but...

At this rate...

At this rate, I'm a failure as a bride.

I'm sorry!

You don't have to be sorry...

I'm sorry! That was a bit too much information for you, wasn't it?

No, it wasn't.

Forget about it Right now, we have to think about

the coal mine and the coal miners only.

No! You're a person...

You don't have to always be thinking so seriously

about the coal miners...

No... I care about the coal miners like my family.

Dear...!

Asa ga Kita

Week 9 "The Light from the Coal Mine" Episode 51

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

Tomoatsu Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Toshimichi Okubo: Shuji KASHIWABARA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Kazu: Yasuko TOMITA

Satoshi: Keishi NAGATSUKA

Jirosaku: Ginnojo YAMAZAKI

Genkichi Miyabe: Zen KAJIHARA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

Ofuyu... How is everything in Osaka? Right now,

isn't it about the tame when they're having kabuki plays

on the boats going down Dotonbori?

Over here, it's a man's world where such

flamboyance is unheard of.

You can't imagine it, but in the coal mine, the

miners work hundreds of feet below the ground.

I just naturally brace myself with determination and...

It's just you, Young Mistress.

You scared me.

Good morning.

Good morning.

It's still dark, but it was morning.

They start early in the morning at the coal mine.

Wake up!

Hurry and wake up, and get into the mine!

Wake up!

Why are you just lying around?

The sun will come up.

My back hurts. Let me rest today.

What's that? Pretending to be sick now...

Are you trying to fool me?

If he's not feeling well...

You're an outsider! Stay out of this!

If you treat them kindly, the coal miners will

take advantage of you and get "sukabura" on you.

You idiot!

"Sukabura"?

Young Mistress! Don't interfere.

Hurry and get to work

I'm sorry, Boss... But...

"Sukabura" means they'll get lazy.

I know... Those miners are lazy to begin with.

That's why Satoshi is so strict with them.

And with miners if the group leader is a nice

person, they'll take advantage and won't be pushed into

working hard. I'll admit that Satoshi takes a big cut

for himself, but...

He's a good group leader.

The mountain people have their own way of doing things.

You can't just change things thoughtlessly.

So do you think I shouldn't try to reorganize the mine?

You may have to someday...

But I don't know...

...whether now is the time to do it.

I think now is the time.

Stop it, Boss Lady.

We don't want you to get hurt.

Everyone's working so hard, so I can't just

sit around and do nothing.

Besides, it's not just me who might get hurt...

It's the same for all of you, too.

Just what we'd expect of you, Boss Lady.

You look right at home dressed as an "okadashi" (person who

carries the coal out of the mine)...

For the miners' group that digs out the most coal,

Kano-ya will give a reward directly to the group.

It's a new system that's for all of your sakes.

I want you all to be treated equally well,

and for all of you to have the dream of

working for this coal mine and for your lives in the future.

I'm not taking away the work of the group leaders.

I want you to take charge in the mine and Kano-ya

will pay you for your work.

So please try to understand.

What does she mean?

That they won't be taking a cut?

That means our earnings will increase a lot.

GROUP LEADER FUKUTARO

If you have no objections...

All of you... Don't let her fool you.

Saying that everyone is equal... Is there

such a thing as being equal in this world?

As proof of that, we're the ones doing the

digging, but the one who holds the power

is Kano-ya, the one who has the money.

The world is all about money.

People with money are strong.

So don't you all be fooled.

These people are making the weak work for just a little

bit of money and trying to make a huge profit.

I'm just thinking of all of you.

Don't talk about being equal.

I won't let you rich people bring your

reasoning up here to the mountain.

That's right. We have our own way of doing things.

That's right.

Who do you all think is on your side...?

Me or Kano-ya?

If you listen to these people, you know

what will happen, so you'd better be prepared!

I wouldn't listen to what the rich people have to say.

That's right.

The group leader is right.

I knew it.

It's just as I said.

No one will listen.

What's going on?

Why?

Why?

Do you really want things to stay the way they are?

Why don't you find the courage to change things?

Instead of living from day to day, I want

you to have dreams.

We don't need dreams.

It's something only for the rich.

Let's go.

The coal miners wouldn't listen to what the young

mistress came up with for all of their sakes...

She's going through a lot of hardship.

It says they won't be home for a while.

Oasa was really looking forward to Shinjiro

playing the shamisen at the party.

What I do for my hobby doesn't matter.

Asa's working hard for the sake of this family.

I know, but...

It's okay. But I have to hand it to Kisuke...

Writing letters to you, Ofuyu...

Shinjiro...

Thank you, Dear.

Just what I'd expect of a geisha who used to be number one in Osaka.

Thank you.

I'm Miwa. Pleased to meet you.

I'm...

You're Tomoatsu Godai... You're Osaka's benefactor.

There's no one in Osaka who doesn't know your name, Mr. Godai.

I have to hand it to you.

This man isn't only Osaka's benefactor...

He's Japan's benefactor. Without Tomoatsu Godai, foreign

countries would have taken all of Japan's money.

You're exaggerating.

SECRETARY OF INTERIOR TOSHIMICHI OKUBO

Come back, Godai.

Come to Tokyo, and become Japan's lord of the treasury.

Meanwhile Asa had run into a wall of reality that no

amount of learning could break down.