Original subtitles

Listen to me, Ume...

Mistress!

Oh, my!

Kisuke?

It's been a long time.

Kisuke, the assistant head clerk had come

back to Osaka for a meeting about

establishing the bank.

Kisuke?

Gansuke!

It's Gansuke!

It's Gansuke!

What are you doing?

Asa ga Kita

Week 17 "My Final Duty" Episode 100

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

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Gansuke: Takaya YAMAUCHI

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Chiyo Shirooka: Rio SUZUKI

Yusaku: Daisuke SUGIMORI

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Eiichi Shibusawa: Yuji MIYAKE

Kano-ya held meetings for days about establishing their bank...

So except for the maidservants for the house, we'll have five

head clerks, and 23 others.

That's right.

So I want to meet with each of the employees and ask

them whether they want to live on their own or if they

want to live-in like they have been until now.

I'm sure everyone will say they want to live-in...

No... I would prefer to live on my own with my wife.

It's been five years since you got married, and

you're still happy?

No... I'm sorry.

We'll have houses ready for those who want to

live on their own.

So please explain that to them.

We have to discuss their pay, don't we?

I still haven't received an answer from Mr. Shibusawa yet.

Mr. Inoue and Mr. Ito told me that anyone can open a bank,

but in order to run the bank properly depends on whether

you talked to Mr. Shibusawa, the god of banks before you open.

All this man says is "hei," doesn't he?

We've already gone over that...

Sorry I'm late.

Kisuke!

Shinjiro!

I mean President Shinjiro.

So you must have been out working somewhere.

It's been a while since we've seen each other, so don't

say such ridiculous things.

As always, I went out to my Noh chanting...

I went to my Noh chanting group to work...

Didn't I, Kisuke?

How can you expect me to answer that?

Did you really go there to talk about business?

I did.

At the Noh chanting group, Yamaya talked to me

about a new business again.

Lately you've heard about how the cotton thread made in

Japan is selling better than the ones made abroad, haven't you?

That's why there are a lot of factories making

cotton thread now.

That's right. So there's talk of building a

spinning mill in Amagasaki.

They want me to be one of the promoters.

I told him I had my hands full, but Yamaya told me

that you're doing all kinds of new things, so it's

not good for me not to do anything when

I'm representing the Senba area merchants...

He's absolutely right.

No matter what you say, you're your father's son.

So you have that talent for business hidden

somewhere in your body.

Where? Where is it?

It's not hidden... You won't find it.

But... To have your eye on the spinning business

just shows how reliable you and your Noh chanting group are.

I wonder about that... I haven't done anything.

This is terrible...

I might just fall in love with you all over again.

Really?

That's right. What a surprise.

You mustn't say that.

I might get enthusiastic about it...

Please do that. I'll do what I can to help you.

All right.

I heard you have a daughter...

I do... She's two years old.

She's starting to say "da da..."

And luckily, she looks like Fuyu.

Her face isn't square like this...

It's shaped like a beautiful egg...

She can hang on to things and walk, too.

Is that right?

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

I feel terrible saying things like that to you who's

been all alone since your wife ran away...

I'm not complaining.

But telling you about how adorable my daughter is...

It's a good thing.

It's good that she's like a beautiful egg.

I'm not complaining.

But... I'm sorry!

You're making me angry now.

Welcome back, Mistress.

Did you go to check the mail again?

Did you get an answer from Mr. Shibusawa?

No...

I'm sure he's busy, and I know I shouldn't

count on an answer, but...

Please don't let the god of banks abandon us.

All you talk about is the bank all the time.

Oasa...

Ume... I...

I really care about you.

You and everyone else keep saying that when

it comes to love, I'm slow and don't know much about it.

And yet... I realized how you feel.

That's why...

What are you talking about?

I always took it for granted that you

were by my side, helping me and scolding me,

so I can't imagine what it would be without you.

What are you talking about?

No matter how tired I was after going to Tokyo,

I won't die that easily.

I'll always be by your side...

No! You can leave.

I'm sorry. All this time, I've only thought

about myself and dragged you along with me.

I never thought about your happiness at all.

So I'm really sorry.

What's wrong with you?

If Gansuke should ask you to leave with him,

and if that's what you want to do, then

I want you to do it.

I've been allowed to walk the path that I chose for myself...

So I want you to do the same.

Don't worry about me...

Oasa... Don't get the wrong idea.

I haven't stayed by your side all this time because

your father and mother ordered me to.

It's because I'm happy being here with you.

I watched you grow into a fine young woman.

Nothing could make me happier.

Ume...

And there's still a lot of things that you haven't

mastered yet...

You're much better at sewing and writing,

but as the mistress of a big business, you still have a

long way to go when it comes to etiquette and cooking.

And besides, Chiyo has gotten to be a willful child lately.

That's true. You're right.

So how can I leave here?

Don't worry about silly things, and

please, please let me stay by your side.

Ume!

What is it? Crying at your age.

You're the one who said I shouldn't be ashamed

of crying even though I'm getting older.

That's right. I did, didn't I?

The next day...

Are you going back already?

My daughter and wife are waiting for me.

I'll be going over there again soon.

I'll be waiting.

Give my regards to Fuyu.

I'll be sure to.

I wanted to talk to Hei-san a little more,

but all he's ever said to me is "hei."

Mistress! Mistress!

Mistress! It's here.

He talked.

What's here?

Asa received the letter she's been waiting for.

It's from Mr. Shibusawa!

It finally came.

I got an answer from the god of banks.

In that letter he said Godai had told him about Kano-ya's Asa

and that he had business in Osaka in the near future,

so he'd see her at the Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Godai... Thank you.

OSAKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

On the appointed day...

Should I have come?

What are you saying?

Eizaburo asked you to go to the Bankers Association in

his place, and you said you would rather go and meet

with Mr. Shibusawa rather than to one of those meetings.

I don't care to go to those bankers meetings...

All they talk about is money.

It's only natural for banks to always talk about money.

Kano-ya!

GOD OF BANKS EIICHI SHIBUSAWA

My meeting went longer then expected...

I'm terribly sorry.

He's here... It's the god.