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The three Asai sisters were daughters of Asai Nagamasa,

who was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga.

Their mother was Lady Oichi, Nobunaga's sister.

The eldest was Yodo, concubine of the Taiko, Hideyoshi.

Next was Ohatsu, wife of daimyo Kyogoku Takatsugu.

The third was Ogou, wife of Tokugawa Hidetada.

Theirs was an illustrious line beyond compare.

Just between us, the burning wish of the three sisters...

was to re-establish the great Asai house!

Let's examine the present descendants of the Asai.

At present in July 1603,

there are five grandchildren descended from Asai Nagamasa.

Namely, Yodo's son Hideyori and Ogou's four daughters.

Princess Sen married her cousin Toyotomi Hideyori.

Princess Tama married Maeda Inuchiyo.

Princess Katsu was promised to Yuki Hideyasu's heir Nagayoshimaru.

The fourth daughter was still a newborn.

Pardon me, My Lord...

What is it?

There is another descendant of the Asai house.

I said as of July 1603.

Lady Ogou gave birth to Sadako by her previous husband.

Lord Nagamasa has six grandchildren.

I'm perfectly aware of that!

I was just about to say that!

Ah, you meddler!

AOI Tokugawa Three Generations

Episode 18: "Half Brothers"

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

Ogou IWASHITA SHIMA

Honda Tadakatsu SHISHIDO JO

Yuki Hideyasu OKAMOTO FUJITA

Matsudaira Tadayoshi TERAIZUMI KEN

Honda Masazumi WATANABE IKKEI

Nishigori no Tsubone IWAMOTO MASUYO

Okurakyo MABUCHI HARUKO

Okubo Tadachika ISHIDA TARO

Sakakibara Yasumasa SHIMIZU KOJI

Tachibana Muneshige OWADA SHINYA

Honda Masanobu KOYAMA SHIGERU

Mito Mitsukuni/Narrator NAKAMURA BAIJAKU

Kodai-in KUSABUE MITSUKO

Ohatsu NAMINO KURIKO

Itakura Katsushige SUZUKI MIZUHO

Yodo OGAWA MAYUMI

Tokugawa Hidetada NISHIDA TOSHIYUKI

Producer: Kawaii Junshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

On July 28, 1603,

Lord Hideyori and Princess Sen were married...

much to the joy of all the people of Japan.

Lord Hideyori is the son of the great Taiko.

Princess Sen is the granddaughter of the Seii Taishogun.

What finer marriage can there be?

If it will soothe the ill feelings between our houses,

I shall have no regrets.

However stubborn he may be,

Lord Ieyasu is 62 years old.

It will not be long before Lord Hidetada rules.

Please help to keep Osen from misfortune.

I'm only a daimyo's wife.

I cannot intervene in the strife between Tokugawa and Toyotomi.

For the sake of the Asai...!

For the Asai...

I have a fervent request of you.

Please allow the Kyogoku to adopt your fourth daughter...

who was just born in Fushimi.

Sister...

If she is wed to our heir, Kumamaro,

it will enhance the name of the Kyogoku,

and smooth the strife between Tokugawa and Toyotomi.

But the decision is not mine to make.

I have heard...

Lord Hidetada will do anything you say.

By no means!

You persuaded him to allow you to accompany Princess Sen...

and come to Osaka.

I was concerned about Osen.

It was to entrust Osen to our sister, Yodo.

Then wouldn't you feel safer...

to entrust your youngest to me instead of a stranger?

Please share the Asai bloodline with the Kyogoku house.

Please, Ogou.

Lady Yodo is here.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Could this be...?

I am Sada.

Have you ever seen a more intelligent or beautiful girl?

Thank you!

You know this person, don't you?

She is your mother.

I hope you are well.

Osada!

Forgive me!

I didn't want to leave you!

Not a day passed that I didn't think of you!

Mother!

Oh, joy! Thank the gods!

I'm glad I came to Osaka!

Remember, Ogou...

Osada is the treasure of the Asai.

I will adopt her and have her marry into a noble's house.

I trust you don't object?

I leave the matter to you.

Which noble's house are you speaking about?

Sada will marry Tadahide, son of Chancellor Kujo Kanetaka.

Chancellor?!

Lady Kodai-in has helped arrange it.

Will Lord Ieyasu approve?

That's not necessary.

This matter only concerns the Toyotomi and Kujo.

You wish to adopt Hidetada's child?

Fushimi Castle

I will cherish her as my very own.

It should be alright.

Since Hidetada only hopes for an heir,

he has little interest in daughters.

Moreover, Ohatsu, you are kin.

Thank you, My Lord!

Do you have something to say?

No, My Lord.

Give this message to Hidetada...

If he is unable to sire an heir,

he may have one of my sons.

Gorotamaru is fine. Nagatomimaru is fine.

Either is fine.

Lord Hidetada's fourth daughter was named "Princess Hatsu,"

and was adopted by the Kyogoku house.

On her way back to Edo,

Lady Ogou stopped to visit Lady Kodai-in in Kyoto.

Kodai-in was the Buddhist name of Kitanomandokoro,

who was the Taiko Hideyoshi's widow.

Ogou's former husband, Hashiba Hidekatsu,

was Lady Kodai-in's nephew and adopted son.

If Hidekatsu had lived,

you would have been my daughter-in-law.

And, Osada would be my granddaughter.

I am sorry, My Lady.

Why shouldn't I be concerned about her marriage?

I did help to arrange her marriage into the Kujo house.

Thank you very much, My Lady.

You have many children.

It would be well to have at least one marry a noble.

Is there something that worries you?

It is a great honor, My Lady,

but His Excellency might object if he should hear.

Lord Ieyasu knows about it.

He said to do as we wished.

Lord Ieyasu is the greatest man of this era.

He has brought the daimyo into submission...

and made himself Shogun.

And, now that Hideyori and Princess Sen are married,

he has become all-powerful in Japan.

He would not fuss over trivial matters.

What you say is indeed true, My Lady.

It is Lady Yodo who worries me.

She should not cling to the faded glory of the Taiko...

and behave in an overbearing manner.

In life, stormy winds blow.

Why is a woman's path so rocky?

Her heart torn by conflicting emotions,

Ogou returned to Edo.

On August 10, 1603, shouts of joy rang throughout Fushimi Castle.

Lord Ieyasu's 11th son Tsuruchiyo was born.

To tell the truth...

Tsuruchiyo is to become Tokugawa Yorifusa, Lord of Mito.

Namely, my father!

I am overjoyed to see your honorable countenance.

Congratulations on being born, Father!

Oh Father, why do you cry?

My word! My word! Yet another son!

The eleventh! I even amaze myself!

Well done! Well done!

Lady Oman, congratulations.

Congratulations.

Thank you very much.

Look! He already has the countenance of nobility!

Such a fine nose!

Such round eyes!

The very image of myself!

Aren't my eyes round?

On August 27, the Lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Tadatsune,

came to Kyoto and appeared before Ieyasu.

Perhaps as a tribute,

he brought Ukita Hideie, who was thought to be dead,

and Hideie's son, Hidechika.

Where you sheltering Ukita and his son in Satsuma?

We were late in giving notification.

Outrageous!

Pardon me, but a hunter does not kill the bird that flies to his bosom.

We took pity on them and allowed them to stay.

Your argument is puzzling.

Ukita vassals deceived the government,

reporting that Ukita had died.

What shall we do, Sire?

Ishida Mitsunari and Konishi Yukinaga...

were paraded around town and beheaded.

Ukita Hideie was one of the ringleaders.

He cannot be allowed to live!

Please wait...!

Silence!

Hideie regrets his crimes and has entered the priesthood.

He should be beheaded.

My Lord, allow me to speak.

Ukita Hideie was adopted by the Taiko...

and given the Toyotomi name.

Maeda Toshinaga

To kill him would be disrespectful to the Toyotomi.

He caused a rebellion. A revolt!

Lord Ukita was young. He was led astray by Mitsunari.

But, his resistance at Sekigahara was extraordinary!

He inflicted heavy losses upon us!

Victory brings rewards, defeat brings death.

Isn't it the samurai way to give ones all in battle?!

Toshinaga...

Bow down!

Hideie's wife is your sister, isn't she?

Yes, My Lord.

In other words, you wish to save your brother-in-law?

I ask for leniency in reducing his sentence.

I, Toshinaga, do humbly beg you, My Lord!

Their sentence was reduced, and Ukita Hideie and his son Hidechika...

were imprisoned at Mt. Kunozan in Sunpu.

Later they were banished to Hachijo Island.

As life is born in the west, life is lost in the east.

In the Kanto in 1603, two deaths occurred.

On August 14 Ieyasu's half brother Matsudaira Yasumoto died.

He was 52 years old.

On September 11 Ieyasu's 5th son Takeda Nobuyoshi died in Mito Castle.

He was 21 years old.

Nobuyoshi is dead?

My profound sympathies, Sire.

Masanobu...

All men eventually die.

Even I have but little time left!

- But... - Silence!

Many daimyo are probably waiting for me to die...

and pretending that they are powerless.

Exactly, Sire.

We must strengthen the base of the Tokugawa!

The Edo shogunate must be solid as rock!

Indeed!

Masazumi!

Summon Hideyasu from Echizen and Tadayoshi from Owari to Edo!

Yes, Sire.

Of course, I will also go!

As ordered by Ieyasu, Yuki Hideyasu left Kitanosho Castle in Echizen.

Matsudaira Tadayoshi also departed Owari's Kiyosu Castle and headed for Edo.

Then Ieyasu arrived at Edo Castle...

accompanied by Gorotamaru and Nagatomimaru.

On the 7th, the Imperial Envoy will come to Edo...

to proclaim Hidetada Udaisho, Major Captain of the Right.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Udaisho is the same rank as that of Lord Minamoto Yoritomo!

Congratulations!

The Imperial Envoy's appearance in the Kanto...

is evidence that the Court approves of the shogunate.

The seat of government has moved to Edo!

This year...

Nobuyoshi passed away in Mito,

and Tsuruchiyo was born in Fushimi.

So, I still have seven sons.

You must all become one in heart...

and support Hidetada!

Yes!

Oh, a fine answer! You are truly the lord of Kai!

Yes!

Nobuyoshi left no heir,

so the Takeda house will be abolished.

So the 250,000 koku Mito will belong to Nagatomimaru!

Yes.

Tadateru... I trust you don't object?

Hidetada! Tadayoshi!

Hurry up and sire successors!

What will you do if the unexpected should happen?

Bring sake.

I'd like to report that as I approached the Yokokawa barrier station,

I was stopped for having my gunnery squad.

Oh...

If a daimyo is ordered to Edo by the Seii Taishogun,

shouldn't he bring gunners in readiness?

I ask Lord Hidetada to punish the barrier guards severely.

What do you say, Hidetada?

The guards were fortunate...

not to have been killed by Lord Yuki.

That is beside the point.

When Tokugawa daimyo come into the Kanto,

are they forbidden to bear muskets?

Is that what Lord Hidetada orders?

We shall examine the problem in detail...

and give an answer later.

See that Hideyasu saves face.

I have another request to make.

Speak.

I wish to change the name "Kitanosho" to "Fukui."

Fukui?

Since two castles with the "kita" character have fallen,

it is an unlucky name.

Fukui?!

Oh, what do you think, Hidetada?

Why not allow it in the name of the Edo Shogunate?

Yes, indeed.

I am most grateful.

Doesn't Hidetada have any concubines?

I hardly think so.

Then he will never have more children.

He is afraid of his wife.

Ogou is older than he. Long past thirty.

I will be 27 next year.

I know.

You only sire children in Fushimi.

Ouch. That hurts.

It is Hidetada, Father.

Enter.

Leave us.

Excuse me, My Lord.

Come closer.

Now...

Before Osen's wedding,

Fukushima Masanori gave to Lady Yodo...

a signed oath by Toyotomi daimyo...

that they are loyal to Lord Hideyori.

Lady Yodo ignored my installment as Shogun...

and arranged a marriage with the Chancellor's house.

Lady Yodo is cunning indeed.

Indeed.

So, I ask you, Hidetada,

if a rebellion should occur after my death,

who will most likely be the enemy commander-in-chief?

Well...

Speak freely. Those who are troublesome to us.

First, in the West...

Fukushima Masanori,

Kikkawa Hiroie.

In Kyushu, Kuroda Josui,

Kato Kiyomasa.

In Oshu are Date Masamune...

and Uesugi Kagekatsu.

Are those all of the troublemakers?

Remember, Hidetada...

My father Hirotada was killed by his vassal.

My grandfather Kiyoyasu was also killed by a vassal.

Although Masanori and Masamune are dangerous,

beware those closest to you.

But hereditary Tokugawa vassals would never betray us.

What about your brother Hideyasu?

What are you saying, Father?!

Hideyasu is Hideyoshi's adopted son.

That is why...

he lost the Tokugawa successor's seat to you.

No doubt he secretly resents it.

If I were Lady Yodo,

I would win Hideyasu over and have him kill you.

In order to avoid that, be very good to Hideyasu.

You must never treat him shabbily.

If my sons should ever fight each other for power,

I could never rest in peace.

I shall remember, Father.

Also...

You must never trust Ogou.

Lady Yodo might have put dangerous ideas into her head.

Surely she would never...

My fears are probably groundless.

But it is always better to be cautious.

My Lord...

What is the matter?

Oh, nothing. I was struck by your beauty.

How silly!

Ogou...

At New Year's 1604...

daimyo flocked to Edo to express New Year's greetings.

One figure of note was Tachibana Muneshige.

He had been pardoned and made lord of Oshu's Tanakura of 10,000 koku.

Couldn't this be part of Ieyasu's appeasement policy?

With 36 cho in one league,

Nihonbashi Bridge will be the starting point of 7 roads.

The starting point at Nihonbashi?

Right! With the shogunate here,

Edo will be the center of all Japan.

Eiraku coppers will be the currency in the Kanto.

For a time, they may be exchanged with Bita coins.

What do you think of that?

Most decisive, Sire.

Next.

Matsumae Yoshihiro is granted permission to trade in Ezo (Hokkaido).

Hidetada, what do you say?

Of course, I have no objections.

Speak up if you wish to discuss other matters.

About Lord Tadateru's rewards, Sire...

His younger brother Lord Gorotamaru...

received Kai worth 250,000 koku.

Lord Nagatomimaru received Mito worth 200,000 koku.

But Lord Tadateru...

only received Matsushiro worth 140,000 koku.

Did Date Masamune say something?

He appeared to be quite dissatisfied.

Ignore him.

Masamune is notoriously ambitious.

If I am too generous with Tadateru,

we could be involved in needless scheming.

Right.

Desperate for a son, Ogou appealed to the gods.

Could it have worked?

If February, she had conceived again.

You are with child?!

Please don't tell His Excellency.

Why not?

If it is another girl, you will be embarrassed.

If it's not a son, it might be disposed of.

Don't be absurd!

Don't you love your child?

Of course! What mother would shun her own child?

In that case, give birth to it proudly.

Thank you!

I say to you...

even if it's a girl, don't give her away.

I am Princess Hatsu's father, but I was never able to see her.

Forgive me, My Lord.

In March, having left Edo,

Ieyasu stopped at the hot springs in Atami...

and revived his spirits.

Masanari...

Send some of this water in a barrel to Bitchu.

Bitchu?

They say Kikkawa Hiroie is ill and abed.

One barrel, Sire?

No... Make it three.

No, five barrels!

Very well, Sire.

Hey, Gorotamaru!

It is extremely troublesome...

that Sakai merchants buy up the raw silk from China.

A way to control them is necessary.

What would you do?

All transactions must come under government jurisdiction.

Government passes will be issued to prevent profiteering.

I leave it to you, Katsushige and Masazumi.

Yes, Sire.

Next.

On March 20, Lord Kuroda Josui passed away.

How old was he?

Sixty-nine, they say.

The Wild Warrior of Kyushu...

Shall we send a condolence messenger?

At once.

Next.

This concerns the renovations of Fushimi Castle.

Just like with Nijo Castle,

please enlist daimyo labor and funds.

Again?

Among the outside daimyo,

many are still torn between Fushimi and Osaka.

Their loyalties are uncertain.

We must push them to show them the power of the Shogun.

I agree!

So do I.

Very well.

Order the daimyo of the West...

to aid in renovations of Fushimi Castle as well.

Yes, My Lord.

By the way, Hideyasu...

I shall send you to Edo for the time being.

To Edo?

Serve as overseer to Hidetada.

He is busy laying the foundation for the shogunate.

Hidetada is in need of help.

See to it that all work progresses smoothly.

May I take my gunnery squad with me?

Of course!

If Hidetada should err, let him have it!

I shall, Father!

Osaka Castle

As Ieyasu worked for Tokugawa unity,

so, too, was Yodo eagerly bringing kin closer.

Osen, do you like living in Osaka?

Yes, very much.

That is wonderful.

You have brought the Toyotomi and Tokugawa even closer.

And when Princess Sada gets married,

we will even have ties to the Court.

How wonderful.

When will Sister be leaving to get married?

On July 3rd.

I will be very lonely.

Come to visit me in Kyoto when possible.

Thank you.

Lord Hideyori. You must not let your bride be lonely.

Osen is a crybaby!

If she cries, you must comfort her.

Osen has left her parents...

and come far to Osaka.

She might feel sad at times and unable to say what she feels.

Lord Hideyori threw Osen's tea set away.

I did not!

You did so!

I only hid it!

Return it to her!

Osen, you are to blame as well.

You are eight. You should not play with dolls.

See, she cries!

You must all be kind to each other.

Your mothers are sisters. You are cousins.

The survival of the Toyotomi depends on the three of you.

Do you understand?

Edo Castle

Lord Hidetada went to Shinagawa to greet Yuki Hideyasu.

Hideyasu was entertained well in the Second Compound.

Please take the seat of honor.

Nonsense! I am your vassal!

- I am not your lord. - You are the successor!

But you are my older brother.

It has nothing to do with governance.

The younger should defer to the elder!

Tadachika!

This will get us nowhere!

You should both take the seat of honor.

No, here will be fine.

Lord Hidetada is entirely too hesitant!

He kept giving way to my palanquin all along the road!

Lady Ogou is here.

My Lady...

I am glad to see you looking well, sir.

Thank you for coming to greet me.

I have brought Nagayoshimaru with me.

Welcome, my lord.

I am Nagayoshimaru, Hideyasu's eldest son.

Okatsu...

I am Katsu.

Thank you for allowing this meeting.

Please continue to support us.

Likewise, My Lady.

Nagayoshimaru would later become Matsudaira Tadanao.

He was betrothed to Princess Katsu.

I have come to Edo for no reason other than this...

Huh?

Father plans to make you Shogun as early as next year!

What?

I will be guardian and assist you, the new Shogun.

Father ordered me to remain in Edo for now...

and help you prepare in secret.

I'm not up to the task.

I'm a bungler, ill suited to rule.

Have no fear! A man grows into his role!

But, I cannot push Osaka's Lord Hideyori aside...

and become Shogun!

The Toyotomi house is that of a mere daimyo now.

Of all things...

I believe Father is stepping down...

to show the world that the Shogun's seat is hereditary!

Therefore, we siblings must work together...

to support you, the second Shogun.

Of course, I, Hideyasu, will take the lead...

in becoming a shield for you, Lord Hidetada.

Brother!

Ah, now...

Father only has one worry.

It is that you have yet to sire an heir.

I am ashamed.

I've heard that Lady Ogou is with child.

Her fifth.

That is wonderful.

It will probably be another girl.

That's not necessarily so.

The seed is not suited to the garden.

If you should have no heir...

huh?

you may have Nagayoshimaru.

Thank you very much.

On June 3, Lady Yodo's adopted daughter Princess Sada...

married Tadahide, son of Chancellor Kujo Kanetaka.

Tadahide was 19.

Princess Sada was 13 years old.

Admirable.

One of your daughters wed into the Chancellor's house,

and another has gone to the Toyotomi house.

Are you having discomfort?

I had a dream.

That I had another girl, disappointing you terribly.

Absurd.

If it should be another girl,

please take many young concubines.

I believe this will be my last child.

It's still too soon!

It's still too soon!

My Lord...

Will it be a boy or girl?

A scene of joy or dire disappointment?

Don't miss the next episode!

To be continued

To be continued