Ep6
"Someone with ideals and convictions will never lose to someone who relies on schemes."
~Manpyo Ginpei
Ep8
Ginpei: You said you wanted to be loved by Father like I have been. But I have always been jealous of your strength. The only thing I've ever beaten you in is being loved by Father. There is nothing else. But even at that, it still doesn't mean he recognized my character or talents. Is it because I'm his only real son? But you might be able to pass him up. Working under Father, there was always someone inside of me who was hoping you would win. But, why did that accident (blast furnace explosion) have to happen?! If you had won, myself, Ichiko, Tsugiko, Mother... I had a dream that we would all be released from Father and live our lives free!
Teppei: Ginpei! I haven't lost yet. I will win!
Ep9
"If you can allow the destruction of industrial ambition, what future does this country have?"
~Manpyo Teppei
Ep10
Teppei: I don't have any power left. Not for the factory. Not for the Manpyo family. There is nothing I can do. The only one who can is you.
Daisuke: You are the one who brought the fight to me. I have fought with everything I have, not caring about winning or losing. But yet, you keep hanging on to your over-zealous ideals.
T: It was precisely for these ideals that I fought you!
D: My late father used to talk like that. He seemed to value your skills more than my own.
T: If I was really your son, this fight would never have happened right? Are you trying to take revenge on me and your father?
(Daisuke remained silent)
T: I just wanted us to be a normal family. That's all.
D: That's all I wanted myself. But, unfortunately you were born.
T: If I, had never been born...?
D: Honestly there were times when I think about that. If you had not been my father's child, I may have lived a different life than this. I came to despise myself for thinking these things. And so I made an effort to use my logic to be able to love you. But, my emotions would not allow it. I'm sure it's been hard for you too. I can sympathize with you as far as that is concerned. However, I have suffered too. No matter what, this pain won't go away. (walked towards Teppei) That, is the burden we both carry.
Teppei's letter
Right now, I am staying at Mount Tanba. I have come here with Grandfather many times, to talk about our steel-making dreams. It was also here that I promised Mikumo I would build the blast furnace. This mountain has many memories. Ever since I realized that Father will never try to understand me, I can only wonder if there is anything more that I can do. Sanae, I'm sorry. In short, I have chosen a selfish path. I am very sorry.
(He shot himself)
At the police station,
Tsugiko: We understand that Teppei was wearing his Hanshin Special Steel uniform when he died. Teppei used the rifle he received from Grandfather.
They found out that Teppei's blood group, previously thought to be A, was actually B. Teppei was Daisuke's real son.
Sanae passed Teppei's letter to Daisuke.
When I think about it, my father was always in the center of my life. I always wanted to be loved by my father. I wanted to be praised by him. So I studied more than anyone else. I focused hard on my work. I suppose my passion about steel and my relentless pursuing after my dreams were all to fill that unsatisfied need. Always in my heart, was the faint hope that if I finished the blast furnace and broke into the world market, then my father just might acknowledge me. I suspect that my father embraced his ambition to implement the merger in order to bury his wounds caused by my birth. It is my existence in this world, that has caused all of this unhappiness. To realize that my existence has brought suffering to the Manpyo family and the people around it is extremely painful. From the very beginning, I was someone who should have never been born. But even still, my mother gave birth to me. I am filled with gratitude. Thanks to her, I have been able to see wonderful dreams. The two years encompassed by those dreams is my pride. I give my deepest thanks to all those who have supported me. Also, I give my deepest apologies to all of those whom I caused trouble. I want to use this death to allow my father and mother to live without pain. I believe that my death will bring an end to every bad thing in the Manpyo family. Also, I am entrusting the factory and the happiness of the Manpyo family to my father. Even though we hated each other, and even though we were not connected through blood, my father was, Manpyo Daisuke. I wanted my father to smile at me, even if it was only one time.
Daisuke destroyed Teppei's company in order to take over Daidou bank. He gave all he had to save the Manpyo business. But a few months later the new bank was scheduled to be taken over by Fukoku Bank.
他不过是大时代的另一个牺牲品。
A human is an insignificant existence. By trying to make himself look strong, he straightens his back and gets injured. But then he will make that injury worse through his own choices. He is foolish and weak. But that is perhaps the very reason why he dreams. To fulfil a dream there are hurdles. And at times dreams even make people suffer. But even still I believe it is the power of a human being to pour his passions into his dreams that will open the future. However, when he forgets his true motivation, the glory immediately perishes.
But then, why... will I not see tomorrow's sun?
I've never thought I'd like this kind of show. I mean, initially I thought it's one of those melodrama with power struggles within a rich family. Honestly I would never have thought to watch it if Kimura Takuya wasn't in it. But it's really...WHOA. I'm not good at writing, all I can say is this drama is really in a class of its own. It's never boring, images are beautiful, the bad people are bad but I can relate to them, the main theme is perfect...the whole thing is just one big tragedy. The last episode is very heavy... I cried so hard I was sobbing. Prepare your tissue papers.
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