Original subtitles

Lately, Fuyu has been writing to me often.

I wonder if being apart has made her miss me.

But if I look at this closely, this manly strokes here.

Looking at this carefully. This is Gansuke's writing!

Don't tell me...? Did Gansuke write all of these letters?

What was that?

Dear!

Dear!

What happened?

The boss...

....was in the mine.

Dear!

Asa ga Kita

Week 11 "Life is Full of Ups and Downs" Episode 65

Original Story: Chieko FURUKAWA

Screenwriter: Mika OMORI

Music by: Yuuki HAYASHI

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

Asa Shirooka: HARU

Shinjiro Shirooka: Hiroshi TAMAKI

Tomoatsu Godai: Dean FUJIOKA

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Fuyu: Kaya KIYOHARA

Kazu: Yasuko TOMITA

Satoshi: Keishi NAGATSUKA

Genkichi Miyabe: Zen KAJIHARA

Shokichi Shirooka: Masaomi KONDO

When we're here like this, we're just like any other

married couple, aren't we?

Never mind.

I was thinking how easy it is to sleep without the topknot.

Good morning.

My husband... I...

It doesn't have to be right away...

But I want to start up Kano-ya as a bank.

I guess we're not like an ordinary couple, after all.

I already know that.

You did?

Ever since you mentioned the word "bank" to

Ohatsu, I knew you'd bring it up someday.

I guess my husband can see right through me, can't he?

But Eizaburo and Gansuke aren't on board with it.

Yes... I understand what they're saying.

But...

Lending money to people with ambition, and those

people using that money to start up a new company...

I don't think there's anything else that suits this era than that.

And if we open a bank, and it's a success,

instead of relying on the coal mine like we do

now, we'll broaden our business even more.

A new business...

That's not something you talk about while carrying the baby.

You're right... I'm so sorry, Chiyo.

Once you start, I know you won't stop, but...

Eizaburo is the head of Kano-ya now.

You'll have to listen to what he wants, too.

I know that.

We'll build up our funds from the coal mine

before I talk it over with him.

This is terrible!

What's all that racket?

What are they doing so early in the morning?

Oasa! This is terrible!

Ume?

What's wrong?

There's been a cave-in accident at the Kano Coal Mine in Kyushu.

What's that?

Is it true that there was an accident at the coal mine?

A messenger came here on a horse from Kyushu...

Boss Lady!

Fukutaro.

Kisuke asked me to hurry over here, and tell you.

Fukutaro... Thank you for coming.

So what's happened to the mountain?

Calm down, Fukutaro...

Take your time, and tell me.

I don't know anything.

There was the sound of an explosion in the middle of the night.

And smoke came pouring out from the tunnel.

And they said the boss was inside.

This is terrible.

What are you doing?

I'm going to Kyushu.

I'm sorry about this, but I just have to go.

But what about Chiyo?

I'll take Chiyo with me.

To me, the coal mine and the coal miners are as

important to me as Chiyo.

You idiot!

You can't take a baby this young on such a long journey.

I'm sorry... You're right.

But what am I supposed to do?

Leave Chiyo to me.

I'm Chiyo's father.

I'm here along with everyone else, so

there's nothing to worry about.

You have to go to the coal mine.

So go on.

Thank you!

Oasa... I'll go with you.

It's okay, Ume. Stay here.

I want the two of you to look after Chiyo.

Get me a horse.

A horse?

It involves a person's life.

I have to get there as fast as I can.

Then I'll go with you.

Rest for a while before you come back.

If you ride for days without sleep, you'll fall off the horse.

Don't tell me you're going there alone?

If you ride through the night, what will you do if you're

attacked by bandits?

I'll...

Excuse me...

Mr. Godai...

Sorry to intrude so early in the morning.

I got a report from someone at my business in Fukuoka

that there was smoke coming from the Kano Coal Mine...

I thought there might have been an accident.

Yes... There was a cave-in.

I'm heading over there now.

You are? I'll go with you.

I deal a lot with what's going on in the mountain...

I might be of some help to you.

But... I couldn't impose on you...

Please go with her.

My husband...!

I was worried about a woman going up there alone...

It would be a great help.

Please take care of my wife.

I will. Let's go.

I have a horse and carriage waiting on the main road.

Thank you.

Are you sure about this?

Sending Asa alone with the man they call the

coal mining king while you stay home with the baby.

What are you saying?

What's wrong with a parent looking after his own baby?

And besides, what I love about Asa is the way

she can say with conviction that the coal mine is just

as important to her as Chiyo.

It's something I can't understand.

You mean she's already gone?

She worried that she couldn't tell Mom

before she left.

Yono doesn't get up early in the morning

so I'll be sure to tell her. Don't worry about that.

What I'm more worried about is the coal mine.

Did something happen?

No... Do you remember...?

When I was little, we had a really kind head clerk here, didn't we?

Do you know where that man is and what he's doing now?

And his wife, and their only son, Matsuzo...

KYUSHU KANO COAL MINE

What's happening here?

Mistress!

I'm terribly sorry. Having an accident like this

happen while you're gone.

Mr. Miyabe. What's going on here?

There's still fire burning, but it's really, really

deep inside the mine, so they can't put it out.

Was anyone hurt?

Is everyone okay?

None of the groups were in the mine at the time

of the cave in, so there weren't any injuries...

But we can't find Boss Jirosaku.

Kisuke!

Young Mistress!

I'm so glad you're here.

All of you.

Kazu.

It can't be helped... He's a mountain man, so

it's not strange for something like this to happen...

I've been prepared throughout my life for something like this.

But... Why?

Why did it have to be him?

You...!

What are you planning to do from now?

The mountain will be closed down for a while.

We can't dig for coal.

We don't have a place to work anymore.

What is Kano-ya planning to do?

You'll just abandon us, and withdraw from

the coal mining business, aren't you?

I wouldn't...!

I know you will!

It's because Kano-ya offered to reward the group that

dug the most coal, so everyone got

greedy, and started competing with each to dig more coal.

Isn't that why something like this happened?

How are you going to take responsibility?

What are you saying?

The Young Mistress was only thinking of everyone.

You're wrong, Satoshi!

My husband and everyone else here knew what it

means to work in the mines from the beginning...

But my husband was the happiest when the

mistress came here and made the mine come alive.

No... This is Kano-ya s responsibility.

I'm terribly sorry.

It's because I was away for so long for my own personal reasons.

I couldn't look after all the little details.

But it was the sake of the baby...

I'm the one who runs this mine.

So there's no excuse.

Kano-ya will take full responsibility for...

No!

This isn't an ordinary cave-in.

I found this at the entrance to the mine.

This is gunpowder.

Gunpowder...

It's possible that this wasn't an accident, but someone

carefully planned this.

Hey! I found him.

Someone! Give me a hand.