Original subtitles

I knew you'd be back from Tokyo by now.

How's your cold?

I'm over it now.

I thought so.

I made this together with my daughter and my niece.

Come and eat this.

I appreciate it!

Thank you for always thinking of me.

I know you're working for the sake of society

and for others, but haven't I always told you that

you mustn't let yourself go hungry?

You have to fill your stomach to a certain extent, so

you'll have more vitality.

But I never imagined we'd be put down this badly.

My belief is: "You'll find real enjoyment in the midst

"of suffering." I thought I was strong in the

face of adversity. But I feel as if I'm about to crumble.

I never thought people's jealousy would drive

them to hurt people.

That's something to celebrate.

What do you mean?

Asa ga Kita

Week 24 "Grandma's Great Task" Episode 141

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

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Chiyo Shirooka: Fuuka KOSHIBA

Izumi Narusawa: Koji SETO

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Ayako Okuma: Keiko MATSUZAKA

Yono Shirooka: Jun FUBUKI

Being put down is just proof that you're

standing out from the rest.

You've been fighting for women's education

head on, and now you're finally gaining attention.

So let them keep on putting you down.

You want them to put me down?

That's right.

"The nail that sticks out is pounded down."

What's important is that no matter how many

times they pound you down, you don't let

it get you down.

You need to be strong.

I was naive about getting donations.

In a bad economy like this, where things

aren't selling, I don't blame people for

not wanting to part with their money.

But if we wait until the economy recovers,

we'll lose our chance.

I plan to go all around Osaka again, and

ask for donations.

Also, until the university is established, I want

Nobu Tamura to act as your secretary.

If you have a girl who is serious about learning

by your side, I'm sure you'll regain your vitality, won't you?

How can you be so optimistic?

An enlightened woman like you must have

been put down even more than I've been.

And yet, you...

That's because...

...rather than sit at home and worry about, I'm

more suited to going out and fighting.

No matter how dark the night is, if I believe and

move forward, a new morning will come.

Morning?

That's right.

I've been able to choose my own path in life, so

I have to look toward the future.

Isn't this the path that you've chosen?

If you fall down nine times, you get up ten.

First, you have to fill your stomach.

Narusawa once again looked toward the future, and moved forward.

Get rid of all obstacles and all reason, we

must accomplish our original goals and plans.

Believe that it will be, and do it.

TOKYO

By opening a founders' office

in Tokyo in order to expand their requests for donations,

they sought support from various cabinet ministers

and nobility, along with their wives.

You're very good.

Thank you.

I was thinking of names for the university...

What do you think of calling it Hinode Women's University?

Hinode Women's University?

"No matter how dark the night may be, if you

"believe and move forward, the sun will rise and a

"new morning will come!"

That's what I want the students to feel while they study there.

That sounds good.

What do you think, my husband?

It's a good name, isn't it?

The next day, at Kano Bank...

According to the report we got over the wire,

this year's mining output will exceed 10,000 tons.

If it's this large an amount, the problem will be how

to transport it, won't it?

It's been a great help that redevelopment of the

coal mine has gone well.

I never thought the poor economy would progress so quickly.

That's true. Hei-san and I have worked painstakingly

with the insurance but at this rate, we won't get

too many more people to buy the insurance.

Excuse me.

What's wrong?

From Mrs. Okuma?

I'm sorry... I thought it might be urgent.

This is...!

"Regarding the marriage meeting with the

"Shirooka family, the Higashiyanagi family

"has declined our request!"

Why?

Why? How did this happen?

I thought his parents were happy about it.

But Keisuke says that he has no intention

of marrying into our family.

The professor he's indebted to has arranged for him

to work in the government, and has already written a

recommendation into the Ministry of the Interior.

So when he graduates, Keisuke said he wants to work there.

The government...

How could he turn it down now?

I see... I guess it can't helped then.

Chiyo!

It can't be helped, can it?

After all, I'm your only daughter, and the only heir to this family.

So it might be better to have Dad or Uncle Eizaburo choose

someone for me to marry.

But, Chiyo...!

I'm going to over to see Sachi...

I don't want you to lose heart, so I'll ask her to

find someone else right away.

Wait a minute, Chiyo!

Excuse me.

Mom!

Mistress!

I'm okay... I'm fine!

But...

Chiyo! Wait!

Just leave me alone.

Chiyo!

Live me alone!

Mom!

Chiyo... I feel sorry for her. I shouldn't have done it.

After crying so much, I feel much better.

Is that the truth?

It is. It's the truth.

When I really think about it, I wonder why I cried so

much over a man I only met a few times.

You're right. You should just forget about that

good-for-nothing, hateful elite.

But if you tell me that you can't forget about him,

I'll go to Tokyo right now and hang that elite from

the top of Ryounkaku, and scare him.

Ryounkaku? Not Yuraku-en?

That's only nine stones high.

Ryounkaku in Tokyo's Asakusa is 12 stones.

Really?

12 stones? That's something, isn't it?

That's right. The view from the observation platform is really great.

I think I have a picture in one of my books.

This is it!

You're right!

This would really be scary, wouldn't it?

Wouldn't it? Where shall I hang him from?

It might be hard if you did it here...

It would, wouldn't it?

Maybe from right here in the middle.

This is scary.

He'll be surprised.

We'll have to get a strong rope.

You're right.

Is that right?

She was laughing?

It's really nice to have a friend, isn't it?

It really is.

I'm going to Tokyo to see Mr. Higashiyanagi.

When do you have time to do that?

Right now, you have your hands full with the bank

and the university, don't you?

But...

I think it might be my fault that he turned down

the marriage meeting.

When Mr. Higashiyanagi was here the other day, I was

shouting at Mr. Narusawa to spur him on, wasn't I?

That's right. But it was more like extreme encouragement.

Maybe after hearing that, he thought he wouldn't

want to many into a family like this.

It couldn't possibly be your fault...

No... It might be.

Isn't it?

What was I saying?

"Pull yourself together" or something like that?

I did say that, didn't I?

I called him a fool.

That's right. Someday, Chiyo might end up to

be a wife like you.

If he thought that, he might be terrified

and refuse to marry into our family.

Chiyo and I are entirely different.

Even if you say that, Keisuke wouldn't know that, would he?

I should go to Tokyo, after all.

Asa!

If you try to butt in right now, and go

to see Keisuke, do you think anything you say will make things any better?

Probably not.

It wouldn't help.

No matter what we do, he feels that it's better

to work for the government than for Kano-ya's business.

There's nothing we can do about that.

We'll just have to give up on him.

Asa couldn't give up.

And neither could Shinjiro.

This is no time for me to be laid up in bed, is it?