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TAIGA DRAMA

SANADA MARU

WRITTEN BY: MITANI KOKI

MUSIC BY: HATTORI TAKAYUKI

NARRATOR: UDO YUMIKO

CAST

SANADA NOBUSHIGE: SAKAI MASATO

SANADA NOBUYUKI: OIZUMI YO

KIRI: NAGASAWA MASAMI

HARU: MATSUOKA MAYU

SASUKE: FUJII TAKASHI

TOYOTOMI HIDEYORI: NAKAGAWA TAISHI

TAKANASHI NAIKI: NAKAHARA TAKEO

KATAGIRI KATSUMOTO: KOBAYASHI TAKASHI

OHNO HARUNAGA: IMAI TOMOHIKO

CHACHA: TAKEUCHI YUKO

TOKUGAWA IEYASU: UCHINO SEIYO

PRODUCERS:
YOSHIKAWA KUNIO, YASHIKI YOTARO

TRANSLATIONS BY MTI

DIRECTOR: DOI SHOHEI

EPISODE 40: YUKIMURA

Even after Masayuki's death,
Nobushige was not pardoned.

Though he invented the
Sanada-himo (strap),

the harsh conditions in
Kudoyama continued.

At such a time, a man
appeared before him.

You must be Sanada Nobushige.

You are...?

I am former vassal to Ukita Hideie,

Akashi Teruzumi.

I've come to get you.

Explain.

Please come with me to Osaka.

What for?

War will break out shortly.

Please lead the army as a
Toyotomi general.

Who's the enemy?

Tokugawa Ieyasu.

I decline.

Why?

I'm under confinement.

Excuse me.

I'd like you to meet someone.

KOZUKE - NUMATA CASTLE

It's getting dangerous in Osaka.

What did Lord Hidetada say?

He wants me to go to Edo.

Is there going to be war?

I hope not.

Lord?

It slipped out of my hand.

Get ready to depart immediately.

Yes, sir.

Saemon-no-Suke, it's been a long time.

Sir Katagiri.

Is it that bad between the
Toyotomi and Tokugawa?

War is inevitable.

The Toyotomi position has weakened,

but I thought they still held
power equal to the Tokugawa.

He seems clueless.

News of current state of affairs
doesn't get here.

Let me brief you.

Before you do that...

I don't plan to leave.

I came all the way here.

I'd appreciate it if you'd
at least hear me out.

Sit down.

After what happened to Ishida
and Otani at Sekigahara,

many key vassals of Toyotomi,
including Kato, died.

Katsumoto.

It's grown again.

Yes.

Now, it's only I who's left
serving Lord Hideyori.

I can imagine the hardships.

It started with the consecration
ceremony for the Buddha statue.

The Great Buddha Hall that
the Taiko started

suffered a setback due to the earthquake.

But Lord Hideyori started it
again five years ago.

I can't wait.

The construction is going
smoothly this time.

This year is the Taiko's 17th anniversary.

Lord Hideyori wanted to time it,

with the consecration ceremony.

I'm amazed Lord Ieyasu
gave his consent.

It was his idea to rebuild
the Great Buddha Hall.

It is the duty of the living to
pray for the repose of the dead.

Feel free to repair temples
in Kyoto and Osaka,

including Hoko-ji.

Yes, sir.

I get it now.

Ieyasu's motive was to have Lord Hideyori

use the gold and silver
stashed in Osaka Castle.

In hindsight, that was it.

Then...

Let me see that.

We asked priest Seikan to do
the inscription on the bell.

SEIKAN

This is splendid.

Let's proceed with this.

Lord Hideyori approved it immediately.

However...

Ieyasu found a problem with it.

A problem?

He said it lacked dignity.

He said to use a priest
possessing literary talent.

But if I recall correctly, isn't Seikan...

He's an elder at Nanzen-ji.

He's well-versed in Chinese
poetry and the classics.

In short, he was looking
for faults with it.

How rude!

I'm very sorry, but please
make another effort.

In these times, things won't move smoothly

if we don't show deference to Ieyasu.

Please!

It's splendid.

The previous one wasn't bad,

but this is a work of fulfillment.

I'm sorry for the trouble.

Did you notice?

What is it?

I incorporated a novel idea.

What is it?

In the word "kokka-anko."

It means national peace and prosperity.

Take a close look at it.

The characters for Ieyasu
are hidden in it.

How clever.

Furthermore, this word "kunshin-horaku."

It means abundance and joy for all.

But another meaning,

could be joy under Toyotomi rule.

That is brilliant.

This will surely please both

Lords Hideyori and Ieyasu.

After securing Ieyasu's approval,

I ordered the inscription
to be done on the bell.

Two months later, the bell
was completed magnificently.

Then again, right before the
consecration ceremony.

What's going on?

Lord Ieyasu said to postpone
the consecration ceremony.

We can't postpone it.

What is the problem?

He said the inscription
includes a curse on him.

Curse?

The word "kokka-anko."

He said to sever his name,
Ie-yasu, is ominous.

Wasn't that the novelty of it?

Yes, it is, but...

Why, only now?

We showed him the draft.

He should've complained then.

Complaining after the fact,

is a pretext.

He's not a reasonable man.

Does Ieyasu want the bell to be re-done?

That is correct.

But the memorial service is next month.

Can't he be persuaded?

Sir Katagiri?

He doesn't understand the play on words.

In China, splitting a person's
name meant to cast a curse.

Well...

that's what they say.

Did you know that?

But that's their problem.

Can you do it over?

Absolutely not!

I was at a complete loss.

So I decided to confide in Her Ladyship.

Her Ladyship?

Lady Chacha.

Is she doing well?

She is a key person at Osaka Castle.

She is dignified.

The consecration ceremony
is Hideyori's earnest wish.

As his mother, I want
his wish to be realized.

Go and see Ieyasu in Sunpu.

If you talk to him directly,
I'm sure he'll understand.

Can you not persuade even
a single person like Ieyasu?

Unforgivable!

Seikan meant it as a celebration.

Celebration?

This is a curse!

What about the "kunshin-
horaku" for Toyotomi?

That would be a curse on the Toyotomi.

The characters for Toyotomi are reversed.

It must be a reversed curse.

Reversed curse?

By reversing the characters,

you turn a curse into a blessing.

Isn't that it?

Why is it an issue only
after the bell is done?

Because we trusted you.

After seeing the draft,

great lord Ieyasu merely
expressed his thoughts.

After that, he trusted you
and left it in your hands.

But you betrayed his trust!

This is a huge insult to the
Tokugawa by the Toyotomi!

Unforgivable!

Please let me see Lord Ieyasu!

I wanted to see Lord Ieyasu
to clear the misunderstanding.

But a month futilely passed.

On the way back from Sunpu...

OMI - TSUCHIYAMA

Were you in Sunpu, too?

You were taking too long to return,

so after discussing it with Her Ladyship,

it was decided that I'd
speak with Lord Ieyasu.

Don't take selfish actions.

It's because you're unreliable!

That's why I had to come out.

Lady Okura.

I haven't seen you in a while.

Lord Ieyasu, I am pleased
to see you are doing well.

You were able to see him?

Don't tell me you haven't.

What were you doing in Sunpu for a month?

Lord Ieyasu said...

it's because the uneducated
Katagiri Katsumoto

had obeyed a country priest.

It's not a big deal.

That's not what I was told.

Huh?

I have from Honda Masazumi

the three conditions required
to resolve the matter.

He didn't tell me that.

Lord Hideyori must leave Osaka Castle,

and move to Ise or Yamato.

Her Ladyship must be sent
to Kanto as a hostage.

Like other daimyos,

Lord Hideyori must take up
residence in Edo.

Impossible!

Or it'll be seen as a betrayal
that warrants destruction.

Lord Ieyasu wouldn't say that!

Honda clearly stated,
that it is Lord Ieyasu's will!

To be honest,

Honda didn't go that far.

What do you mean?

They wanted us to prove we
have no treacherous thoughts.

As for the three conditions?

Those were my ideas on the way back.

Why did you lie?

Lady Okura upset me with her attitude.

But the lie worsened the situation.

Will you explain, Katagiri?

When I verified it with Sir Honda,

he knew nothing about
the three conditions.

It's nothing like you said!

Katagiri.

Why did it come to this?

Fearing it would lead to war,

it was a plan to quell
Lord Ieyasu's anger.

Those were the three conditions
that came to mind.

They were your ideas?

Having Hideyori change provinces,

sending me to Kanto as a hostage,

and having Hideyori report
to Edo like other daimyos.

Yes.

Impossible.

Lord Ieyasu said not to worry.

That's odd.

Perhaps this is a trap.

Aren't you the one who uses artifice?

What are you saying?

By lying that it's an order from Tokugawa,

you planned to make our
lord accept the terms,

and gain employment with the Tokugawa.

You think I'd do that?

It's suspicious that you were
in Sunpu for a month.

During that time,

were you persuaded by Honda Masazumi?

Ridiculous!

Now, now.

I know Katsumoto well.

He wouldn't do such a thing.

He lacks the courage and
wisdom to devise such a plot.

Please don't take it wrong.

Forget it.

If what Okura says is true,
then all is well.

But we still have to get the bell re-done.

We must postpone the ceremony.

It looks that way.

Katagiri, you must take
responsibility for this.

Yes.

It seemed as if things would be resolved.

However...

Ohno Harunaga and others
who saw me as a traitor,

plotted my assassination.

Stop.

Yes, sir.

It was painful to leave Lord Hideyori.

But if my being there,

will be cause for disunity
in the Toyotomi clan,

there is only one answer.

I...

left Osaka Castle.

But that action of mine,

worsened the situation.

It got worse?

It was seen as Lord Hideyori
dismissed me.

By ousting the intermediary
with the Tokugawa,

they saw it as the Toyotomi
were severing ties with them.

It cannot be helped.

We are invading Osaka.

Yes, sir.

The Tokugawa...

...is invading us.

I...

on my own...

had sparked a war.

Perhaps, Ieyasu had anticipated this.

Lord Hideyori sent letters
to the Toyotomi loyalists

to seek their alliance.

Ronin are gathering at Osaka
Castle to fight the Tokugawa.

Akashi is one of them.

After the Battle of Sekigahara,
Sir Ukita was captured,

and exiled to Hachijo Island.

I've been wandering the
country for over a decade.

Saemon-no-Suke.

I can't go back to Osaka.

Your loyalty to the Taiko runs very deep.

Please help Lord Hideyori.

Enter Osaka Castle and lead the army.

Defeat the Tokugawa!

Sir Katagiri, unfortunately...

it's as I said from the beginning.

I cannot help you.

Why!?

For three reasons.

For one, I have never led
a huge army in battle.

Also, I'm in confinement.

And I don't like battles.

Please!

I'm happy to have met you
after all these years.

Please consider me dead.

Excuse me.

Saemon-no-Suke!

Were you still up?

Who were you meeting with?

He looked like Sir Ukita's vassal.

Was his name Akashi?

I spotted him many times at Lady Gracia's.

There will soon be war.

Tokugawa will be attacking Osaka Castle.

It'll be a major war.

I was asked to aid the Toyotomi.

I anticipated this.

Are you going?

I declined.

I want to go, but right now...

I have more important things.

Go already.

I'm surprised.

About what?

I thought you were going to stop me.

Why would I?

Lady Yodo will be there.

Didn't you say she brings
misfortune upon people?

But you want to go.

So you should go.

Isn't there someone who wants you there?

Aren't there people
seeking your help?

In that case...

What can I do?

You won't know unless you try.

I've never led a huge army in battle.

Lord Sanada Masayuki.

He fought the Tokugawa
twice and won both times.

You have his bloodline.

No one will follow me.

You are his son.

You must have talent for it.

Following your lead is a guaranteed win.

No one will doubt that.

No one can tell you have
little battle experience.

The rest is... bluffing it.

Do you want to end your life here?

Is that what you want?

Why were you born?

I'm happy with my life here.

I didn't ask about that.

That doesn't concern me.

The important thing is,
someone needs you.

What have you been doing until now?

In Chiisagata, you were at
your father's beck and call.

In Osaka, you were at
the Taiko's beck and call.

I wasn't at their beck and call.

I thought things over, and did my best.

What did you accomplish?

Did you leave any mark of your existence?

You never found the vandal of Juraku-tei.

You had a debate over Numata Castle,

but the Hojo ended up taking it.

You snuck into Odawara
Castle to persuade Ujimasa,

but he surrendered the
castle not because of you.

Kanbei, who went later,
deserves the credit for it.

In reality, you haven't
accomplished anything.

You haven't been useful.

You haven't helped anyone.

Be quiet.

Where's the Genjiro I loved?

The reckless, bold, rascal,
bright, cheerful,

gutsy and shining Genjiro.

What happened to you?

The person I followed to
Osaka with burning passion.

What happened to that Genjiro I knew?

You're annoying.

I already know that.

Don't think you're doing something good.

Don't be arrogant.

What you've just told me, I already know.

I won't say anything anymore.

Kiri!

But...

rather than pondering it on my own...

it's better to hear it from you.

It sinks in deeper.

Thanks.

I am Regent Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Let's build a new era together.

This is delicious!

I have something good for you.

Look.

I don't want to die.

I don't want to die.

Please take care of Hideyori.

Please take care of Hideyori.

Please take care of Hideyori.

You're my type.

I'll tell you something strange.

You and I...

are bonded by a strange fate.

Even if we are apart,

you'll return someday.

And we will...

die on the same day.

We'll launch a surprise attack
on the Tokugawa mansion,

and take Ieyasu's head.

Those who disregard justice...

will not be forgiven.

I will live, die, and dance
for the Regent!

I wanted to have a war that
would divide the country.

Rout the enemy with a huge army.

If I were to describe it in a single word,

it would be fate.

I, Luzon Sukezaemon,

am the guardian deity for the weak.

Why?

Why must I...

be banished from Fushimi?

Why do you resort to such tricks?

Why aren't you open?

I'm sorry!

You are...

...too kind.

I'll say this much. Don't be like me.

Genjiro.

I want to say something considerate,

but I'm preoccupied with Iwabitsu Castle.

This is the beginning of a big gamble!

A castle isn't impregnable
because of its size.

The bigger it is, the harder
it will be to defend.

The Toyotomi and the Tokugawa
will clash for sure someday.

When that happens, escape from here...

and side with the Toyotomi.

What I'm about to tell you...

is the only way to defeat the Tokugawa.

It's a strategy I devised over ten years.

Sir Genjiro!

It's important to reduce
the number of deaths.

That's what I think.

I can see the fire
in the back of your eyes.

Take the path that you think is right.

That is the path on which to proceed.

How you die will reflect how you lived.

Live true to yourself.

Everyone is born with a destiny.

There's no early or late.

You either realize what
your fate is or not.

I'll be watching.

Please help me.

Certainly.

Please cut these out by the characters.

By each character?

Then roll them up and
put them in this jar.

Daisuke, come.

Yes.

Look at how big the taro has grown.

Yes, it has.

Let's harvest them all later.

It'll taste delicious, boiled.

All of them?

Yes, all.

Shouldn't we leave some for later?

No need to.

I've decided to take a new name.

Yes.

I'll decide on a name from now.

Yes.

I know what one of the characters will be.

I'll take this "yuki" character
that my brother discarded.

It's the same character
in my father's name.

It's a hereditary character
in the Sanada family.

Now... for the other character.

I'll have you choose it.

Me?

Close your eyes and pull
a character from this jar.

Each character has deep meaning to me.

But should you decide on
something so important

in this manner?

Because it's important,
I'm doing it this way.

I'm leaving it to the gods.

Go on, Daisuke.

Have you picked one?

I can't decide.

Any one will do.

I chose one.

Was this included, too?

The "mura" (village) for
Kudoyama Village.

- Shall I choose another?
- No.

Interesting.

MURA-YUKI

YUKI-MURA

Sanada Saemon-no-Suke
Yukimura.

A fine name.

That day, Nobushige changed
his name to Sanada Yukimura.

He'll later be known as the
strongest man in Japan.

It is the birth of the last famed
general of the warring era.

END OF EPISODE 40

I'm escaping from here and
entering Osaka Castle.

Let it be a war that won't
tarnish my father's name.

They're just a scratch army.

They're unorganized.
They can't defeat us.

The baby Sakubei raised...

Lady Chacha.

So we meet again, Genjiro.

NEXT EPISODE: ENTRY

A LEGEND...

I am Sanada Saemon-no-suke Yukimura!

IS BORN.

Mortal enemies.

New allies.

This story

is tied to this battle.

We will not be defeated.

Sanada Maru, the series...

reaches a climax!