OCTOBER 1889
TOKYO
Sir, I brought you water.
Should I return to Kyoto?
Is something wrong?
No..it's nothing.
Bad news.
Mr. Okuma was attacked.
Mr. Okuma!
A bomb was thrown into his carriage.
Fool!
Is he alive?
Is he hurt?
His right leg will have to be amputated.
That's terrible.
The attacker is an angry patriot who states...
Mr. Okuma is weak-kneed towards the foreigners.
That isn't patriotism!
Using physical force defeats the purpose of having a national Diet!
Sir?
Sir, are you alright?
Jo hasn't returned yet?
I received a postcard this morning, too.
But I only know where he is now.
Where is Kakuma?
At school now.
I'm going to visit him. Please cover for me here.
According to Tokutomi, Mr. Niijima isn't feeling well.
I see.
Excuse me.
Ms. Yae.
What do you want?
Kakuma, have you heard anything from Jo?
He sends instructions for the school via Tokutomi.
Is Yamamoto Kakuma here?
Yes.
Sir Akizuki!
YAE NO SAKURA
Episode 48: Goodbye, For Now
Screenplay: Yamamoto Mutsumi
Theme Music: Sakamoto Ryuichi Music: Nakajima Nobuyuki
Narrator: Kusabue Mitsuko
Niijima Yae: Ayase Haruka
Yamamoto Kakuma: Nishijima Hidetoshi
Niijima Jo: Odagiri Joe
Yamakawa Hiroshi: Tamayama Tetsuji
Yamakawa Futaba: Ichikawa Mikako
Yamakawa Kenjiro: Katsuji Ryo
Tokutomi Soho: Nakamura Aoi
Kajiwara Heima: Ikeuchi Hiroyuki
Akizuki Teijiro: Kitamura Yukiya
Katsu Kaishu: Namase Katsuhisa
Ooyama Iwao: Sorimachi Takashi
Yamamoto Saku: Fubuki Jun
Executive Producer: Naito Shinsuke
Translation by MTI
Director: Kato Taku
Mr. Niijima is not here?
I attended his lecture once.
He spoke with passion in his quiet demeanor.
Is that so?
Yes, that's right.
He reminded me of you during the war in Aizu.
Jo was like me?
You call Mr. Niijima by his first name?
What are you doing now?
For a while...
I taught Chinese classics at Tokyo University's prep school.
I got a teaching job at Kumamoto Fifth Higher Middle School.
I'm heading there now.
To Kumamoto?
I won't be retiring for a while.
You're a really hard worker.
Too be honest...
I decided to go to Kumamoto after I read in the newspapers
the intent to establish Doshisha College.
That inspired me.
We need educational power. I can't retire yet.
Jo's words were meaningful.
You're absolutely right.
Akizuki taught until 1894 in Kumamoto.
His colleague Lafcadio Hearn described him as god-like.
Meanwhile, Jo was in Maebashi soliciting donations.
It's very windy.
Are we still far from the inn?
We're almost there.
Sir, what's wrong?
Sir? Sir!
You must feel lonely from my long absence.
Please bear it a bit longer.
Please keep the room warm for Mother.
Arrow-root gruel and syrup are good for the elderly.
He's always worrying about us.
Yes.
He's trying to come home by year-end.
I see.
I'm glad to hear that.
I'm sure he'll be home soon.
However, at that time...
Jo was seriously ill and recuperating in Oiso.
Forgive me...
for asking...
persistently...
but please...
Welcome.
Has Mr. Niijima been resting?
Sir, should you be up?
Will you please...
...mail these?
You wrote this many letters?
You're not getting any rest.
I'll write them for you, so please get some rest.
"I am fine."
I can't write this one for you.
Please mail that postcard from Tokyo.
Sir, let's inform Ms. Yae that you're in Oiso.
No.
She'll rush over if she knows I'm recuperating here.
If she sees me in this condition...
...she'll surely suffer.
We have to notify the school of your condition.
Mr. Kakuma knows you are in Oiso.
Sir.
Please ask Kakuma to keep it a secret.
I'm in Tokyo soliciting fund.
Please go along...
...with this lie for a little longer.
Sir...
Late that year,
the Yamakawa family received news of Kajiwara Heima's death.
This is Heima's...?
Yes.
He taught the children how to read and paint.
He led a humble, quiet life.
Paint freely and boldly.
Yes!
This is from my mom as appreciation.
That's all we have in lieu of tuition.
Take it home and eat it.
Heima.
Is it ready?
Yes.
Everyone, let's have red bean soup.
He supported me all along with the grade school.
Futaba: You've come all this way, but I'm not related to him anymore.
Futaba.
Ms. Futaba, don't you remember me?
Out of the way!
Stop!
Watch out!
Arrest them! Kill anyone who resists!
Thank you for saving us.
Are you from Aizu?
Oh, it's you.
You were carrying your son then.
Yes.
Actually...
I wanted to show you this.
How cute.
He painted multiple copies of this.
I thought it might be related to your son.
Heima...
He blamed himself for Aizu's defeat...
and died in regret.
That's not true.
He's already taken full responsibility.
The path he cleaved for us...
won't be for naught.
Ms. Tei.
For staying with him until the end...
...Thank you very much.
Jo seems to be in bad condition.
We should inform her at once.
Send Yae to Oiso.
What are you talking about?
I'm going to Tokyo.
Yae?
There is something odd about Jo's postcards.
Look.
It says he's all right, but his handwriting is not steady.
What about Oiso?
Kakuma?
Jo is in Oiso.
He's in bad condition and is recuperating there.
Why didn't you tell me?
Don't blame him!
Jo didn't want you to know.
Where in Oiso is he?
I can't let him be alone.
I said I'd stay with him and fight!
Kakuma!
He's at Mukade-ya Inn.
Mukade-ya?
Go quickly.
Yes!
A ticket to Oiso.
He has peritonitis.
I'm amazed he lasted this long with his failing heart.
You should notify his family.
But he didn't want his family to know.
Sir...?
I'm sorry.
Hey!
Wait. Where are you going?
Send a telegram.
We must notify her.
I can't hide it from Ms. Yae any longer.
Tokutomi!
Where is Jo?
Jo...
Jo.
Yae.
What are you doing here?
I thought I was dreaming.
I am right here.
You came to see me.
I was in great pain today.
I wanted to see you.
Yae.
Don't worry. I'm here with you.
I'll be by your side.
Go quickly. We have to inform everyone.
We are about to lose Japan's treasure.
Go, Iichiro.
Telegram.
Mr. Niijima is in critical condition.
Critical?
Let's pray for him.
Let's ask God to save our teacher.
Let him be well...
Let him live.
The students...
shouldn't be restrained.
Please teach them true freedom...
and patriotism.
God, please don't separate them yet.
I've been helped by many.
I don't hate heaven...
nor condemn others.
I have...
...only gratitude in me.
Jo?
Mr. Kosaki.
For the last time...
Please read the bible to me.
Which verse?
The Ephesians.
Wait!
Wait.
Yae.
Please read it.
I...
...am the work of God.
Under the blessing of God...
I became a servant to the gospel.
In other words, of those alive...
I, a minor being...
was given this blessing...
to spread to all people...
Christ's infinite love.
Thank you very much.
I have a lot...
...to tell you yet.
But there isn't...
...much time left.
We're finally together again.
You have to stay with me longer.
I'm worried...
...about you.
Of leaving you behind.
Don't worry.
I'll be fine.
I'm not the type of woman who needs protection.
Still...
I don't want to part with you yet.
Yae...
Jo...
Thank you for making me your wife.
The scars from the war and the sins I've committed...
including the sadness...
were shared with you.
You filled me with love.
Thank you very much.
Yae...
Yes.
Please don't cry.
I...
...love your smile.
I'm not crying.
You and I...
are inseparable under the bond of God.
Yae...
Don't be sad.
Goodbye...
Jo.
Let us meet again.
Jo...!
Jo...
Jo!
On January 23, 1890, Jo fell into eternal sleep.
They try to take from the world...
while we try to offer to the world.
Mr. Niijima, like these words...
you brought precious things to Japan.
On January 27...
4,000 people attended the funeral service at Doshisha.
Jo was buried at Nyakuoji, Higashiyama (Kyoto).
Yae!
Yae, are you home?
Yae.
Go to Tokyo.
Japan Red Cross Society...
is establishing an Association of Women Volunteer Nurses.
Japan Red Cross?
Ms. Sutematsu is the central figure for it in Tokyo.
Go and learn the Red Cross spirit...
and the latest first aid.
I'm not going.
Go.
I don't want to leave Kyoto.
If I'm not here, Jo will be lonely.
You're pathetic!
Is Niijima Jo's wife...
...such a weakling?
The essence of first aid by the Red Cross is...
to treat the injured...
...be it friend or foe.
It's helping those who are suffering and sad.
And spreading love in the world.
It's what Jo was striving for.
What Jo was striving for?
OYAMA RESIDENCE, TOKYO
This is a grand mansion.
Please follow me.
Some people consider nursing as lowly work.
We, the Association of Women Volunteer Nurses...
will take the initiative to show what a respectable work this is.
Yes.
We invited a doctor from the Red Cross here today.
Doctor.
This is Dr. Cowell.
It's a pleasure to meet all of you.
Very good...Change.
Thank you very much.
Doctor, can you look at them as well.
Of course....Excuse me.
Okay...Let's see how you're doing.
Please teach us.
You're very good at this.
Thank you.
Ms. Yae fought in the Aizu war.
In that war?
She gave me the spirit to fight against Satsuma and Choshu.
Oh, excuse me.
The doctors were impressed with you.
They said you can still become a doctor.
It's fun to learn , no matter how old you are.
I learned the joy of studying in America.
The person who encouraged me then was Mr. Niijima.
He had sow his seeds here, too.
I'll join the Association of Women Volunteer Nurses.
All right.
November of that year, the first parliamentary session was held.
How can they demand military budget cut?
The National Diet can't see the current world situation.
Japan doesn't have a solid foundation yet.
Russia intends to invade Asia by building a Trans-Siberian railroad.
A national crisis is imminent.
That smells delicious.
Mother, what great timing. Please help me.
What are you doing with all this?
They're for the students.
Jo had asked me to give them treats every so often.
A mother is forever used for convenience.
Thank you for your help.
I have to protect what Jo left behind.
We have a long life ahead.
END OF EPISODE 48
Nurses stakes their lives to save their patients.
Hiroshi is writing about what happened in Aizu.
I am entrusting this to you as a form of reminder.
Confront all powers with your wisdom...
and cleave your own path.
Be strong.
Thank you...
Thank you very much!