34TH YEAR OF THE MEIJI ERA THE STUART RESIDENCE
Seiroku, I have a book I'd like to recommend to you.
THE RYUZO YASHIMA COLLECTION
Ryuzo Yashima?
His collection of books compiles information on electricity
from all over the world.
It includes his own inventions...
"There is no more progress for electricity."
That's what some people say.
But you seem to be different.
Professor! Professor Stuart!
SPARKS OF TOMORROW
EPISODE 8: HIS BROTHER'S FOOTSTEPS
That's right, the Twentieth Century Electrical Catalog.
But first, why not get changed?
They're my old clothes, but they fit you perfectly.
Thank you for the change of clothes.
You're welcome.
Come on, go in quickly.
But...
Come on!
Ouch.
Um...
Do... I look weird?
Yeah.
If a girl dresses up, you should compliment her.
Who are you?
I'm Saki.
Huh?
You both look very nice.
Excuse me.
I never expected them to go there.
- Did you make it in time? - Yes.
I conveyed your wishes, Yosuke.
Well then, let's start preparing for the party.
Somehow,
I can't relax.
Yeah.
Here's some coffee.
Coffee?
It's the color of ink.
It's bitter!
You should add some sugar and milk.
It also tastes good with rye whiskey.
Don't recommend alcohol to children.
Saki is a businesswoman who collects alcohol from all over the world.
In vino veritas.
In wine, there is truth.
She's so mysterious!
You mean weird.
Now, I'll show you where the catalog is.
Why is my brother's Electrical Catalog here?
Seiroku used to be my student.
Four years have passed since then.
I had just started working as an English teacher
at the school in Otsu.
He was a handful to deal with.
You're quite taken with electricity, aren't you, Kihachi?
Seiroku was the same,
always holed up in the library here.
A discharge lamp.
Seiroku once showed me the Electrical Catalog.
Number 17, the "Electric Provision."
Electricity can assist weakened muscles.
I wrote that one.
So, it really is here.
Yes. It's on the other side of this door.
What kind of door is this?
It has no handle or keyhole.
That's right. Seiroku locked this door with an electric lock.
It was broken quite a long time ago,
but I think you, Kihachi, may be able to open this door.
Kengo!
Kengo?
Father?!
Inako, you--
I'm sorry, Seiroku.
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
Please tell me, Kengo.
What are you hiding?
37TH YEAR OF THE MEIJI ERA
Three years ago,
during the conflict in Europe,
Seiroku and I were mobilized as reserve officers.
Seiroku, what are you always writing?
The Twentieth Century Electrical Catalog my little brother wrote.
Number 17, the "Electric Provision."
Electricity can assist weakened muscle.
Number 19, the "Electric Heavenly Eye."
With electricity, even those who can't see or hear can regain their senses.
Full of exciting possibilities, isn't it?
Can stuff like that really be made?
It can be done.
I'm annotating my ideas right now to help him as we speak.
I don't see a single comment.
Number 20, the "Electric Nishiki."
Yes. My sweetheart entrusted that one to me.
It's my good luck charm.
Your sweetheart...
But that's not all.
This book has an even bigger secret.
- A secret? - Yeah.
It's still a secret.
A conflict between European countries...
International alliances are such a pain.
We know nothing of our enemies or our allied countries
other than their names.
I want to try going to Paris.
- Paris? - Yeah.
The Paris Expo is the place to be for electricity.
I want to learn about electricity's potential in Paris.
You seem happy.
Because I've completed this.
You finished writing it?
Yep.
At last.
It's no different from before.
It's just Kihachi's scribbles.
I figured he didn't really need my help after all.
Not to worry.
He's someone who can create a new era no matter what happens.
Enemy attack!
Everyone, take your positions!
Prepare to charge!
- Charge! - Charge!
Advance!
Seiroku.
When I came back from the war,
I should've gone to them straight away.
I knew there was someone the catalog rightfully belonged to.
But I was too afraid to do it.
I was afraid of being blamed.
That's why I came here to return the catalog.
Seiroku had told me about this place before.
The original location of the catalog.
To forget everything.
Because I didn't give the catalog back to him,
Seiroku lost his life.
The truth is, Seiroku was supposed to be here instead of me.
I'm sorry for keeping quiet until now.
I understand if you resent me for it.
I'm going to get some fresh air outside.
Believe in yourself, Kihachi!
This is the 20th century!
Let's make everything in the catalog together.
I want ideas that are more like you, freer, and fitting for the 20th century.
Because I know you can create a new era no matter what happens.
A new age of electricity.
Kihachi.
That's enough.
Father?
Did you know, Professor?
When I saw you after you returned from the war,
I felt that there was something you didn't want to talk about.
However, I recently heard about something from my daughter.
That Seiroku's younger brother only has half of the catalog.
So what about the other half?
When I thought about that,
I remembered the library Kengo locked up.
It's just as you suspected.
Why did you keep quiet about it?
Noriko.
Leaving this kind of letter behind...
Why didn't you talk to me?
I'm sorry.
You and I are getting married!
If you had just talked to me without hiding anything...
If you had done that...
I don't deserve to be your husband.
Excuse me.
What were you thinking, running away from your betrothal?!
Are you trying to ruin your life?
I...
I just--
This marriage... it was for you.
If you really don't want this marriage, there is only one way.
What?
The Electrical Catalog.
The Electrical...
If you hand it over to Yosuke,
he will continue to finance us,
and he won't insist on the marriage.
If you tell him that yourself--
I can't do that!
That catalog is Kihachi's precious dream!
I absolutely cannot hand it over!
Think carefully.
Thanks.
You're right. Kihachi is the one I should be worried about.
What are you doing?
I'm opening this door.
Right now?
I'm opening it.
What are you doing?
It's a hidden door.
Well done, Inago!
Huh? What is this?
It's probably the electric lock my brother installed.
Nothing's happening.
There's no electricity running through it.
It's hollow, which means...
Look, Inago.
I bet there's an electric cable in here.
I'm glad you're okay, Kihachi.
You mean after what Kengo said?
Yes.
It surprised me,
but we don't know whether my brother would have survived if he had the catalog.
More importantly,
I was glad to learn that my brother treasured the Electrical Catalog.
That's a water mill!
It's not moving.
When the waterwheel turns, this disk turns.
Inside the disk is a coil.
And this horseshoe-shaped thing...
A coil and a magnet...
A power generator!
Amazing!
It's the most refined power generator I've seen!
By incorporating the coil into the disk, it increases the voltage!
It's okay. Nothing is broken.
We just need the waterwheel to turn.
Let's try going upstream.
Electricity is generated by moving the magnet near the coil
or the other way around.
If you move the coil inside the magnet, you get direct current.
Flip it and you get AC.
The generator we saw earlier had lots attached to the disk...
You're as devout as ever.
Because it's my talent.
That's not your only talent.
Huh?
I feel like you've changed a lot since we first met.
You've changed too, Kihachi.
How so?
You used to be skeptical about everything.
Well, that's true.
Back then, I didn't understand my brother.
- Besides... - Besides what?
That's enough! Jeez!
Isn't that a sluice gate?
It used to receive water from here.
The opening and closing mechanism
should be somewhere.
This is it!
Okay!
All right! Look at that. It'll move right away.
What's going on?
A float measures the water level, and when it moves, the sluice gate opens.
Your big brother is amazing!
If it were me, I would have made it so that trash wouldn't block it.
That's right. I bet you could, Kihachi!
Listen, don't believe things so easily.
Look, Inago!
The waterwheel is turning!
Inago! Come quickly!
- It's moving. - Yeah.
Kihachi, please follow your dreams.
Huh?
You have a dream, too, to become a master brewer.
- Let's open the door. - Okay.
This will be the main dish at the party.
Now all we have to do is wait for the catalog to be delivered.
Oh my! Where have you been off to?
I was looking for you.
You're going to open it?
Yes. This is the key.
Nothing's happening.
Professor Stuart, try placing your hand here.
Palm print confirmed.
Door opening.
Wonderful.
So you two figured out this door's mechanism?
That was my brother's voice.
Kihachi.
It's up there.
The binding is the same as the catalog's.
This is the collection by Ryuzo Yashima that Seiroku used to enjoy reading.
I gave him one of the books that had nothing written in it.
- So that... - Yes.
With that book, you went on to create the Electrical Catalog.
- Is that the Electrical Catalog? - Yes.
I'm sure of it.
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ELECTRICAL CATALOG
- It's a perfect fit. - Yes!
It's complete, Kihachi!
Kihachi.
Kihachi, please follow your dreams.
What's the matter, Kihachi?
- Inago. - Yes?
I will hand this over to that fancy pants.
What?
Subtitle translation by: Daisy Savage