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IWAO TOMINAGA \ NOBUO FURUTA

Asa's wish to expand their business even more in the midst of an

economic crisis was fulfilled, and the negotiations for a merger

went without a hitch.

With this, our three companies have merged, and established

a single life insurance corporate entity.

I look forward to working with you.

We look forward to working with you.

We're counting on you.

So you're Ms. Shirooka...

I'm pleased to meet you.

I heard that you were a spirited woman in the Osaka business circles...

She's more gentle and kind than the rumors...

I wonder about that.

Asa ga Kita

Week 25 "A Life To Be Proud Of" Episode 147

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

Sobei Mayuyama: Tasuku EMOTO

Kisuke: Hiroki MIYAKE

Ume: TOMOCHIKA

Eizaburo Shirooka: Akito KIRIYAMA

Chiyo Shirooka: Fuuka KOSHIBA

Miwa: Sumika NONO

Heijuro Yamazaki: Shigeo TSUJIMOTO

Nobuo Furuta: Seiji MIYANE

Iwao Tominaga: Sadatomo MATSUDAIRA

Thank you...

Sweet sake?

This is a gift from Fukuoka...

Thank you.

Is this the name of the new company?

We had a lot of different suggestions, but this

is what we decided on.

The water from places like Kyoto, Nara and Shiga

flows into the Yodogawa river then flows into

the ocean out into the world.

Isn't it a great name?

It is, but you have to take better care of your health.

You don't have to worry about me.

They say that a top won't fall over while it's spinning.

Have you...

...noticed that my husband's been acting

a bit strange?

Has he? It seems to me that he's enthusiastic about

Ochiyo's upcoming wedding.

You think so? In that case, it's okay...

The woman's intuition in a woman like me

couldn't be right anyway.

That summer, with the approval from the

government, Yodogawa Life Insurance was established

with their head office in the Higashi ward of Osaka.

Kano Life Insurance's Eizaburo, Kano-ya's eighth generation

Kyuzaemon Shirooka was named as the first

president of the company.

Heijuro was named as the director.

It's time, Bank President.

Aren't you ready yet?

Trying on all those things on your head...

What do you think? Is this okay?

Of course... Have faith in my selection.

And Asa was recognized for her distinguished service

in establishing the company with the title of advisor

as a special member of the board.

Shinjiro was the second largest stockholder

of Yodogawa Life Insurance Company next to Eizaburo

You should dress in western clothing once in a while.

No... I like wearing this.

You do? We're off to the inauguration ceremony

for the new office building.

Have a good day.

I'm supposed to go with them.

The capital for Yodogawa Life Insurance was 300,000 yen

so it was the largest enterprise that Kano-ya had established in its history.

It's strange, after all.

You think so, too?

Something about my husband...

No! What I think is strange is that...

They're getting along too well...

Come to think of it, he said he brought his son and

his mother over here when they came home for a

visit the other day.

His son and his mother?

Shall we go, Yashichi?

Excuse us.

I'll be back soon.

Thank you. Come again.

I heard the life insurance company is in a splendid

two-story building, isn't it?

They finished the rebuilding of the Osaka Station and

it's now a really grand stone building, isn't it?

So being a representative of Osaka, we had to do

something just as grand.

The scenery keeps changing, doesn't it?

What a waste.

A waste?

It's a terrible waste...

To think that it's become a company that deals

with people throughout Japan now.

It makes me a little sad.

We have more companies, and with so many workers,

I can't put all the faces and the names together.

Especially the branch offices in Tokyo and Fukuoka.

And being a director now, the new workers will

all defer to me...

None of them will tease or joke with me like Yashichi.

That's true. In the past, we all lived here, and

ate our meals together.

That's right. I miss those days when everyone

knew everything down to my favorite pickled vegetable.

And the person you were in love with, too.

How embarrassing.

I came here from America because I was interested

in learning about Japan's culture and views on religion...

AMERICAN ARCHITECT BOLLINGER

My name is Bollinger.

He studied architecture in America.

Have a seat.

Japan was under the feudal system for centuries

without any influence from the outside.

You're talking about Shogun Tokugawa?

We were a closed country.

Still, your Japanese is very good.

In just a mere 30 years, what has happened...?

You've thrown everything out from the past, and

now there's no question that you're just trying

to imitate the western world.

The wonderland is gone.

But it's all for the sake of Japan's survival.

In order to protect our country, instead of

fighting recklessly, we have to be flexible enough to

accept the western culture.

So that our government and economy could grow.

You may be right.

We owe that to the new government.

I wondered about how they went about it though.

The clans became prefectures...

We rushed to cut of our topknots.

Taking off on Sundays...

That's right.

But that's how we all got on the boat called Japan,

rowing the boat or being cast adrift...

And we're able to greet this new morning.

I see...

I don't mean to sound so arrogant, but

our morning is about to come to an end.

We can't talk about the sunrise anymore.

That's true.

Now all we have to do is see what happens

to this country that's grown so big...

I guess we have to have a few drinks, so we can

talk about such important things.

You're right. Shall I bring out some beer?

After some time passed...

Excuse me.

Shinjiro!

I'm glad to see you.

What's wrong?

Osaka has changed so much that I felt

like seem what old Japan was like,

so I came here.

Is that right?

I feel a sense of relief.

Uncle!

Yonosuke!

It's been a long time.

I'm glad you came home safely.

Is this baby yours?

Yes.

Our first grandchild.

I was just thinking of writing to Asa.

That's something to celebrate, isn't it?

So what's going on with your orange orchard?

We're watering the trees every day.

With oranges, you don't just sprinkle the water

over the trees, you have to give each tree water

one by one, or they won't grow.

At this time of the year, we go down to the

Arita river to get water, and bring it back to water each tree.

You're lucky... I can feel the power of life in you.

I'll go up tomorrow to breathe the fresh air

on the mountain.

Aren't you drinking a little too much today?

But I'm so happy...

Shinjiro who used to hate the countryside, came

to visit us because the thinks the mountain is great.

That's true...

That's right. No matter how much the world changes,

we won't change at all.

So whenever you come to visit us, we'll always

be here to greet you just the way we are now.

It may not be a big house or big store, but it's

still our precious home.

But that's enough for today.

Why don't you let me drink?

When you get drunk, all you talk about

is wild boars.

Wild boars?

Didn't you know?

The first time Dad left Osaka and came to

Wakayama, he ran into a wild boar up on the mountain.

That's right. I thought I had to hurry back

to Hatsu as soon as possible...

So I used my fist to beat him down.

You brought me some oranges, didn't you?

Back then, I was big and muscular...

I just used my fists like this and fought him off.

Right?

That's right.

I wonder what they're talking about...

It was the ending of summer...