Original subtitles

In the battle formations of the East and West armies at Sekigahara,

musket squads made up the front line.

Next came the spearmen.

Then the horsemen followed.

After the introduction of the musket,

the bow and arrow faded as the dominant weapon.

They only served when gunners had to reload.

The Tanegashima musket was about one meter long.

It was 18.7 mm caliber.

A 22 gram lead ball could hit a bull's eye at 50 meters...

and kill a man at 100 meters.

It took over 20 seconds to reload.

Therefore, hostilities opened with gunfire,

and as the gunners reloaded, the spearmen moved forward.

The infantry held spears called "nagae,"

which were about five meters long.

Standing in a row, spearmen formed a wall of spears,

lunging furiously.

Horsemen held spears which were at most 2.5 meters long.

From what I can deduce, warfare in the middle ages...

was dominated by horsemen fighting one on one.

But, after the musket appeared,

foot soldiers took center stage with group assaults.

AOI Tokugawa Three Generations

Episode 12: "Sekigahara Bloodbath"

Original Story and Screenplay: James Miki

Music: Iwashiro Taro

Original Subtitles JN Productions, Inc

Transcribed and Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

CAST

Tokugawa Ieyasu TSUGAWA MASAHIKO

Honda Tadakatsu SHISHIDO JO

Honda Masanobu KOYAMA SHIGERU

Todo Takatora TAMURA RYO

Kuroda Nagamasa YAMASHITA SHINJI

Ii Naomasa KATSUNO HIROSHI

Matsudaira Tadayoshi TERAIZUMI KEN

Gamo Satoie RYU RAITA

Otani Yoshitsugu HOSOKAWA TOSHIYUKI

Ishida Masazumi TSUKAYAMA MASANE

Ukita Hideie KAGAWA TERUYUKI

Orin TAKAHASHI KEIKO

Ishida Mitsunari EMORI TORU

Mito Mitsukuni/Narrator NAKAMURA BAIJAKU

Katagiri Katsumoto KOBAYASHI NENJI

Fukushima Masanori KANIE KEIZO

Mashita Nagamori SATO KEI

Ishida Masatsugu NAITO TAKETOSHI

Yodo OGAWA MAYUMI

Tokugawa Hidetada NISHIDA TOSHIYUKI

Producer: Kawaii Junshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

And now, the long-awaited Battle of Sekigahara!

The battle which had split daimyo into two sides...

began at 8:00 a.m. on September 15, 1600.

Both sides fought furiously, giving no quarter.

Three hours passed.

Here is a detailed explanation of the situation at 11:00 a.m.

The hardest fighting was at Mt. Sasao.

Ishida Mitsunari's camp was continuously attacked by...

Kuroda Nagamasa, Hosokawa Tadaoki, Kato Yoshiaki,

Tanaka Yoshimasa, and other daimyo followers of the Toyotomi.

Even Mitsunari felt pressured.

His right-hand man, Shima Sakon, had been killed.

At Koike Village, Shimazu Yoshihiro and Toyohisa waited,

squaring off against Tokugawa direct vassals,

Ii Naomasa, Honda Tadakatsu, and Matsudaira Tadayoshi.

Konishi Yukinaga was fighting Oda Uraku and Furuta Shigekatsu.

But Yamanouchi Kazutoyo and Arima Teruuji arrived,

tipping the odds against the Konishi army.

Ukita Hideie's army, the strongest in the West,

was positioned at Mt. Tenman,

fighting Fukushima Masanori's army, the strongest in the East.

Now attacking, now withdrawing, they were like champion sumo wrestlers.

On the Fujikawa plateau, Mitsunari's friend, Otani Yoshitsugu,

fought Todo Takatora, Kyogoku Takatomo, and Terasawa Hirotaka.

On Mt. Nangu, the Mori army included Mori Hidemoto,

Ankoji Ekei, Chosokabe Morichika, and Natsuka Massie.

The Mori faced Ikeda Terumasa and Asano Yoshinaga.

But they were held on Mt. Nangu by Kikkawa Hiroie,

who had secretly defected to the East.

Everyone looked to Kobayakawa Hideaki on Mt. Matsuo.

Would his army of 15,000 join the East or the West?

He still had not decided. Extremely suspicious!

Meanwhile, Lord Ieyasu had come down from Mt. Momokubari to the battlefield.

Where's Kobayakawa?!

- He hasn't moved! - We've sent many messengers!

Ah... Blasted stripling!

Kobayakawa Hideaki

Ishida Mitsunari

What is Kobayakawa doing?!

Signal flare! Send up another flare!

What shall we do, Sire?

Both sides are evenly matched.

The side we join will win.

A signal flare is up!

We know!

Please order the attack!

It is too soon!

Kagenao!

Fire a cannon at Mt. Matsuo!

- A cannon?! - Fire a cannonball at them!

Force them to join us!

Masanari!

What does it mean?

They've grown tired of waiting!

Who?

Please give the order!

We fight!

Reporting! The cannon was fired by the Tokugawa!

- Should we return fire?! - Wait!

My lord!

Are you certain?

Which side?

Men! Hear me!

Our enemy is Otani Yoshitsugu!

My lord!

Is it about the stripling?

The mountain has moved!

Otani Yoshitsugu (West)

Reporting! The Kobayakawa are attacking!

That wretch!

The enemy is Kobayakawa!

Fire! Fire!

Fire!

Forward!

Don't flee!

Has Kobayakawa gone mad?!

My Lord!

Wakisaka Yasuharu has defected to the enemy!

What?!

Kutsuki Mototsuna, Ogawa Suketada, and Akaza Naoyasu also defected!

4,000 defectors are fighting the Hiratsuka and Toda!

Pardon!

Move aside! Where's that traitor, Ogawa Suketada?!

Where's Ogawa Suketada?!

This will do.

This will do.

1:00 p.m. - Mitsunari's army faltering

Oda Urakusai! Fight!

Aren't you Yikoyama Kinai?

I am now Mitsunari's vassal, Gamo Satoie!

I'm glad we met!

Kinai! I'll spare you! Join me!

There's no need for that!

Don't interfere!

Sire...!

Charge! Kill them all!

Otani Yoshitsugu's army routed

Don't let them escape! After them!

It's all over.

My lord...!

Gosuke...

Assist me, then bury my head.

No!

Don't you understand?

It would be humiliating to let the enemy see my face.

Wretched Kobayakawa Hideaki.

Within three years, my curse will be upon him!

Die! Die! Don't flee in disgrace!

Ukita Hideie

Die! Don't flee!

Konishi Yukinaga flees

It has ended.

You are free to do as you wish.

Nonsense, Sire!

Farewell.

No!

We will follow you till the bitter end!

Lord! Flee this place. Fight once more at Sawayama!

- Please! - My Lord!

My Lord!

Shimazu Yoshihiro

Ishida Mitsunari has fled!

What?!

Konishi Yukinaga has also fled!

The Ukita army has been routed!

Now then, what shall we do?

Withdraw at once!

It's too late. We are surrounded by enemies.

But...!

No, we will be disgraced if we flee without engaging the enemy.

Let's attack Ieyasu's main camp and die fighting!

Yes, Sire!

Reporting!

What is it?!

The Mori army descended Mt. Nangu and is fleeing!

They are?!

Ikeda Terumasa and Asano Yoshinaga are in hot pursuit!

They are annihilating the armies of Natsuka, Ankokuji and Chosokabe!

Excellent!

Masazumi...

Kagenao...

The furious fighting was at an end.

Finding themselves trapped,

the Shimazu made a daring attack on enemy headquarters!

I am Shimazu Yoshihiro!

I've come for Lord Ieyasu's head!

Close ranks!

Ii Naomasa

Honda Tadakatsu

This is our dying place!

Positions!

Aim!

Fire!

- Lord! - Lord!

That's for you!

The enemy general has been killed!

- Lord! - Lord!

Matsudaira Tadayoshi (Ieyasu's 4th son)

Shimazu Yoshihiro flees

2:00 p.m.

After six hard-fought hours, the Battle of Sekigahara ended.

It was an overwhelming victory for the East.

The total number of dead was anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000.

Has Mitsunari escaped?

Unfortunately, his whereabouts are unknown.

We will have to hunt him down.

Scour the hills and find him.

He must be taken alive.

Very well, Sire.

Kagenao...

Take these heads...

and bury them in Sekigahara.

Place them with reverence in a memorial mound.

Very well, Sire.

5:00 p.m.

This was the greatest battle in history!

Our generals fought united in purpose and effort!

I, Ieyasu, am deeply moved!

First, I congratulate you on your victory!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Naomasa!

How is your wound?

Oh, it is nothing, sir.

But my great regret is that Shimazu Yoshihiro escaped.

He will be caught.

He can't make it all the way back to Satsuma!

Tadayoshi, how are you?

It is only a scratch, sir.

You both did well!

I will send some medicine later.

Thank you, sir!

Never before have 100,000 been defeated in half a day!

This is all due to the power of Lord Ieyasu!

Truly!

A toast! A toast!

Hold!

What grieves me most...

is that your families are held hostage by the enemy!

In a few days, we will reach Osaka and rescue them!

Then, I will drink in celebration!

Right!

Our next destination is Osaka!

A letter was sent to me from Kikkawa Hiroie...

who held the Mori at Mt. Nangu!

He will thank you later in Osaka with Lord Terumoto!

Excellent!

Lord Kobayakawa!

Without your help,

our great victory would not have been possible.

I, Ieyasu, thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Nonsense, Sir.

I humbly apologize for my participation...

in the attack on Fushimi Castle.

Your efforts today have more than vindicated you!

I bear you no ill will!

I am most grateful for your generosity, Sir!

However...

Leave Sekigahara tomorrow...

and go to Sawayama!

Destroy Mitsunari's castle!

Yes, My Lord!

Sire!

Allow me to go as well!

I too wish to serve by destroying Sawayama Castle!

Please!

Oh, very well!

I see! In order to boil beans,

use the pods to make the fire!

Thousands die for a single general's glory.

Most of the dead were nameless foot soldiers.

How wretched the tale of Sekigahara.

In the dead of night,

scoundrels came to strip corpses of clothing and swords.

It was an evil sight.

On September 16...

Kobayakawa Hideaki and the other defectors...

left Sekigahara for Sawayama.

At this time Hidetada was still moving from Utsunomiya to Ogaki.

He received word on September 17 that the battle had begun at Sekigahara.

The battle's already begun.

No, it might even be over.

What should I do?

I've wasted 38,000 troops!

Please calm down, Sire.

Why did Father begin fighting?

Why didn't he wait for me?

A battle waits for no man.

They faced an enemy of 100,000!

If they should lose, our tardiness will be mocked forever!

They will not lose.

Don't try to console me!

Lower your voice, Sire.

If they should lose, let's take revenge by battling Mitsunari.

Revenge?

We must hurry!

We are two days away from Sekigahara!

Two days... two days!

I wonder if Father is safe.

Hurry! Hurry!

Meanwhile, news of the East Army's great victory came to Osaka Castle.

Lord Mitsunari suffered an overwhelming defeat?

Due to the defections of Lord Kikkawa Hiroie and Lord Kobayakawa Hideaki,

his army of 100,000 was annihilated.

And, what of Lord Mitsunari?

His fate is unknown.

Otani Yoshitsugu committed suicide.

Natsuka Masaie, Konishi Yukinaga, Ukita Hideie, Shimazu Yoshihiro...

Their whereabouts are unknown.

Of all things?

Lord Ieyasu will surely lead his great army here to Osaka.

Please send a messenger to him and ask for peace on our behalf.

What should we do?

Katagiri Katsumoto

As I have said time and again, this was a fight between vassals,

so we sided with no one.

Nonsense.

Will you watch Osaka Castle be burned to the ground?

Lord Ieyasu has sworn his allegiance to the Toyotomi.

Whatever he may do to you Commissioners,

he will not harm Lord Hideyori.

That's nonsense!

We Three Commissioners are not his enemies!

You sent a writ of censure against him.

But we were caught up in the situation!

We fell prey to Mitsunari's persuasion!

Then you must beg Lord Ieyasu's pardon...

and leave the castle at once.

How dare you?!

If Lord Ieyasu should accost us,

we shall fight him behind Lord Mori Terumoto!

Lord Terumoto already plans to leave the castle.

Don't lie!

Lord Nagamori...

You were in collusion with Ishida Mitsunari...

and asked repeatedly that Hideyori lead your armies.

- No... - It's cowardly to make excuses now!

Moreover...

You attempted to involve your lord, Hideyori.

You are the most disloyal vassal of all!

Withdraw and reflect upon correcting your behavior.

You, too, Lord Gen-i.

Thank you for coming.

Sawayama Castle

Sawayama Castle was attacked by 15,000...

and defended by slightly more than 200.

Even this great fortress was doomed against so many.

Ishida Masazumi (Mitsunari's brother)

Traitor!

I am Mitsunari's wife!

Fight!

Ishida Masatsugu (Mitsunari's father)

Father!

All is lost.

Assist me.

Take heart, Father!

Lord Mitsunari will come to save us!

Mitsunari...

Pardon!

Please flee!

Never mind...

Strike off my head.

I will not die by the enemy's hands.

Farewell.

Yes, My Lady!

Lord!

Look there!

To be continued

To be continued