Original subtitles

From time immemorial the Emperor has commanded supreme respect.

The people revered and bowed before the elegance of the Court.

First under the Emperor was either Regent or Chancellor.

These positions were filled by turns by:

the Konoe, Takatsuka, Kujo, Nijo, and Ichijo.

These were the Five Fujiwara Houses.

Samurai were originally guards who protected the Palace.

But from the Heian Era (9th Century),

they suddenly grew in power.

Minamoto Yoritomo established a shogunate in Kamakura,

managing all matters in government and economics.

Then, after gaining supremacy,

Toyotomi Hideyoshi made himself Chancellor,

achieving the highest public rank.

In 1604, Lord Ieyasu ignored the Chancellorship,

following instead the example of Yoritomo...

to become Seii Taishogun and establishing a shogunate in Edo.

This Seii Taishogun position was the equivalent to...

the Director General of the Defense Agency.

But, this Director General held massive military power.

More by far than even the Prime Minister.

AOI Tokugawa Three Generations

Episode 19: "Shogun Hidetada"

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

Ofuku KIKI KIRIN

Honda Tadakatsu SHISHIDO JO

Nishigori no Tsubone IWAMOTO MASUYO

Yuki Hideyasu OKAMOTO FUJITA

Todo Takatora TAMURA RYO

Kato Kiyomasa KARIYA SHUNSUKE

Ono Harunaga HOSAKA NAOKI

Honda Masazumi WATANABE IKKEI

Honda Masanobu KOYAMA SHIGERU

Tenkai KANEDA RYUNOSUKE

Mito Mitsukuni/Narrator NAKAMURA BAIJAKU

Kodai-in KUSABUE MITSUKO

Katagiri Katsumoto KOBAYASHI NENJI

Fukushima Masanori KANIE KEIZO

Itakura Katsushige SUZUKI MIZUHO

Yodo OGAWA MAYUMI

Tokugawa Hidetada NISHIDA TOSHIYUKI

Producer: Kawaii Junshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

Edo Castle (1604)

Sire!

Tokugawa Hidetada

Has it been born?!

Congratulations!

Wait!

Say no more.

I must prepare myself.

Speak!

It is a young lord!

What did you just say?!

You have an heir, Sire!

- An heir?! - Yes!

Oh, an heir? An heir, you say?!

The long-awaited son! Great was Hidetada's joy!

Of course, this child was the future third Shogun, Iemitsu.

Praise the great god, Hachiman!

Well done, Ogou!

Thank you, My Lord.

Now my pride is restored!

How happy Father will be.

Ogou...

Thank you!

I'm forever in your debt!

The happy news reached Fushimi in four days.

Hidetada has finally been blessed with a son!

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Who is the mother?

Ogou!

My, even after the age of thirty?

It was a woman's tenacity!

Now the Tokugawa are secure.

How relieved Lord Hidetada must be.

- Father... - What is it?

Was a boy child born?

That's right, in Edo.

What is his name?

I named him "Takechiyo."

Such a gallant name.

I was also called Takechiyo in my youth.

He has the same name as you, My Lord?

My successor's son is the successor.

It isn't strange to give my childhood name to him.

Not strange at all.

Not strange.

Osaka Castle

A private notice came from Chancellor Kujo Kanetaka.

Ieyasu plans to make Hidetada the next Shogun.

The nobles are most upset.

Were you aware of this, Katsumoto?

I had heard rumors.

Why were you silent?

I wished to verify it first.

You cannot wait to do so!

He gave back the Toyotomi's position of Chancellor,

and now he means to establish a dynasty of Tokugawa Shoguns.

Can anything be more unjust?

Exactly!

The office of Seii Taishogun was a temporary position to fight invaders.

By making it hereditary, Ieyasu clearly mocks the Court...

and plots the downfall of the Toyotomi!

It cannot be allowed.

If I might suggest, you must appeal to the Chancellor...

to rebuke the Tokugawa for their treachery and ambition...

and revoke Lord Hidetada's appointment to Shogun!

Lord Kanetaka is our ally.

That is why he has received Sada as bride for his son.

However, though Lord Kujo is Chancellor,

he is only one of the Five Fujiwara Houses,

and not necessarily friendly with the other four.

Right!

Sir Katsumoto!

Use all means possible...

to stop Lord Hidetada's appointment to Shogun.

Ply the nobles with gifts and feasts.

We must spare no expense.

Yes, My Lady.

A fine countenance!

Congratulations!

Thank you, Father, for giving him your name.

- Hey... - Yes?

Are you sure he has a little dingaling?

There is no mistake.

Well done, Lady Ogou!

Thank you, Sir.

You had girl, girl, girl, girl...

Four girls, and finally a boy!

I was worried!

Forgive me, Father.

Now I can make Hidetada successor without worries!

Remember, Ogou... Takechiyo is no ordinary child.

He has been born heir to the Shogunate!

I shall remember and devote myself to his training.

It is best to leave his training to a capable vassal.

It is folly to leave the upbringing of the Shogun's son...

to doting parents!

He must be separated from his parents and rigorously trained!

Huh?

These two are different.

Gorotamaru and Nagatomimaru are more like my grandsons.

They are like extra additions.

Straw dishes?

Not "straw dishes." That's "extra additions!"

Now, Hidetada...

I say again...

There is extreme risk living with your heir.

Lord Nobunaga's mistake...

was taking his heir along to Honnoji Temple!

If Nobunaga has kept him far away,

both father and son would not have died.

The Oda line would not have been destroyed.

Most discerning, Father.

I keep you in Edo...

in case the worst should happen!

Oh, yes!

I've brought Takechiyo's wet-nurse from Fushimi!

Wet-nurse?

An exceptional woman!

If I may, we have already chosen a wet-nurse, My Lord.

Dismiss her!

This was Ofuku, chosen by Ieyasu to be Takechiyo's wet-nurse.

She would later become Lady Kasuga,

who held the greatest power in the Inner Chambers.

Come closer.

I am honored and overjoyed to meet you, My Lord.

I am Saito Toshimitsu's daughter, Fuku.

Uh, Saito Toshimitsu?

Former vassal to Akechi Mitsuhide.

Tragically, he was defeated in the Battle of Yamazaki...

and crucified at Awataguchi.

Belying Ofuku's appearance, she has incredible intelligence.

She formerly served the Sanjo-nishi house.

In addition to Court manners,

she knows Court and military practices.

Not at all!

Moreover, in order to become Takechiyo's wet-nurse,

she abandoned her husband!

Abandoned her husband?!

She divorced him.

Ofuku was Inaba Masanari's second wife.

Inaba Masanari?

He was Lord Kobayakawa Hideaki's vassal.

Well, could there be a finer wet-nurse for the Shogun?!

Leave Takechiyo's upbringing to Ofuku!

Thank you, Father.

How very strange...

What's that?

According to this document,

Ofuku saw the Kyoto Deputy's notice board and applied.

Notice board?

A help-wanted advertisement.

What did it say?

For example, "Wet-nurse wanted. Deluxe accommodations. Interview."

Fool!

Do you think they would advertise for a shogunate wet-nurse...

in a public notice?!

Do you think they would hire anyone off the street...

without a proper recommendation?!

Throw this away!

- But Sire... - What is it?!

They say Lady Kasuga was a peerless beauty...

and Lord Takechiyo's mother, in truth.

Lies!

Here is her portrait.

You watch too much television!

Come forward.

Hidetada selected four sons of hatamoto (bannermen).

Together with Ofuku's own son,

they were named as guards to protect Takechiyo.

I am honored to meet you, My Lord.

I am Matsudaira Masatsuna's first son, Choshiro.

I am Mizuno Yoshitada's second son, Seikichiro.

I am Nagai Naokatsu's third son, Kumanosuke.

I am Okabe Nagatsuna's youngest child, Shichinosuke.

I am Inaba Masanari's third son, Senkuma.

Are you Ofuku's son?

Yes.

I've heard you are all highly intelligent lads.

As Takechiyo's future attendants,

you must lend strength to the Shogun's house.

Is that clear?

Yes, My Lord.

If you need any assistance, ask Ofuku.

Yes, My Lord.

The child pages will serve in the West Compound,

eat and sleep together, and attend Takechiyo alternately.

Never neglect your school work or martial arts training.

Yes.

I cannot hear you!

Yes!

Good.

You learn...

through your eyes,

through your ears, too,

and also through your body.

The most important learning is through your body.

What you learn through you body is never forgotten.

Yes!

You may have sweets from His Excellency.

Thank you, sir!

Next April I will step down as Shogun in favor of Hidetada.

However, Chancellor Kujo Kanetaka loudly protests my abdication.

He says making the Shogun a hereditary position...

will ill serve the country.

That's absurd.

He has already forgotten who made him Chancellor.

Don't worry.

I have already taken steps in Court to replace him.

Replace him?

The Chancellor will soon be friendless and bow to us.

Courtiers are a naive lot.

Lady Yodo is also naive.

That's true. She has no idea of how times are changing.

In Osaka Castle she built a great hall with a thousand-mat floor.

But now fewer daimyo pay their respects to her.

Listen well, Hidetada...

I have taken the whole country and worked to secure our position.

You must now sow seeds and bring our house to flower.

Organize the shogunate structure at once.

Show everyone the second Shogun's plan for governance.

Very well, Father.

Do this while I am still alive.

Lord Hidetada has studied in detail...

structures of the Kamakura and Ashikaga shogunates.

That is not enough!

Study the governments of Ming China and Korea as well!

I have assembled books.

Also, don't neglect falconry.

Falconry is good practice for war.

It bolsters flagging morale!

Show the might of the Shogunate army!

Never neglect the condition of the masses.

Nobunaga's rule only lasted one generation.

Hideyoshi's rule only lasted two generations.

If the Tokugawa rule should last only two generations,

we shall be disgraced for all time!

Is the tea ready?

Right away...

Sir Tadakatsu!

What's the matter?!

Are you tired?

Forgive my rudeness.

You must get some rest.

Time waits for no man.

As younger vassals enter, older vassals leave.

Having served Ieyasu since his rule in Mikawa,

Honda Tadakatsu fell ill and resigned. He was 57.

Then on November 10, at Court, Chancellor Kujo Kanetaka suddenly resigned.

What happened?

I fear I don't know, My Lady.

The Chancellor abandoned his position?!

There is something afoot.

Isn't there a way to dissuade him?!

Lord Kanetaka has already become a priest...

and confined himself in his mansion.

The situation grows even stranger.

It must be Lord Ieyasu's doing.

He has made the Court obey?!

That's right, My Lady.

The instatement of Lord Hidetada as Shogun...

caused disagreement among the nobles.

Chancellor Kanetaka was probably forced from office...

for disagreeing with Lord Ieyasu.

Have we been defeated again?

Thus, a heated rivalry raged on between Yodo and Ieyasu.

Toyotomi Hideyori

In March, 1603, Lord Hidetada arrived at Fushimi Castle.

His Excellency will enter Nijo Castle on April 8,

visit the Imperial Palace on the 10th,

return to Fushimi Castle on the 15th,

and on the 16th, be named Seii Taishogun by the Court.

On April 17, Lord Hidetada will enter Nijo Castle as Shogun,

appear at the Palace on the 26th,

and thank the Emperor for his appointment to Shogun.

I understand.

The celebration for the instatement to Shogun...

will occur in Fushimi Castle on May 1...

with all daimyo in attendance.

This is good.

My Lord, about the name for the second Shogun...

Huh?

Lord Hidetada received his name from the Taiko Hideyoshi.

In honor of his becoming Shogun,

why not change Lord Hidetada's name to "Ietada?"

Humm, Tokugawa Ietada?

If he receives part of your name, My Lord,

the world will know that the Shogun is a hereditary seat.

Tenkai, What do you think?

It is not necessary to change the name.

It is not good to carelessly change a name...

that was received from a high personage.

Returning the "Hide" character...

could be contrived as treason against the Taiko.

In light of the situation,

it would be wise to exercise restraint.

That is quite reasonable.

The character "Hide" has been given...

to successive generations of Toyotomi.

It is not appropriate for a Tokugawa heir.

That also stands to reason.

What do you say, Hidetada?

I will leave it to you, the new Shogun.

A few days later, Ieyasu's messenger, Bishop Tenkai,

visited Lady Kodai-in at her mansion in Kyoto.

I understand Kodaiji Temple will be built in Higashiyama.

My heartiest congratulations, My Lady.

It was all due to Lord Ieyasu's support.

Tell him I thank him with all my heart.

I hear Lord Ieyasu means to give up his seat as Shogun.

This is precisely why I have come.

On May 1, a feast honoring Lord Hidetada as Shogun...

will be held at Fushimi Castle.

His Excellency hopes that Lord Hideyori will attend.

He asks that you speak to Osaka on his behalf.

Lord Hideyori...?

The appointment of Shogun is a celebration for the whole country.

All daimyo will solemnly attend...

and offer the new Shogun their congratulations.

Ah, what should I do?

If I may say so, Lord Hideyori's mother would hardly allow it.

But a refusal to attend would cause unrest in the land,

and prove harmful to the Toyotomi.

I beg you, Lady Kodai-in, please intercede on our behalf.

I fear it will be difficult.

Out of the question.

They are all but ordering Hideyori to bow to Hidetada.

Lord Hidetada is his father-in-law.

He is not Hideyori's master.

Lord Ieyasu is the vassal of the great Taiko.

Hidetada is the son of a vassal.

The appointment of Shogun is a celebration for all of Japan.

The Toyotomi are not ordinary daimyo.

If Lord Hidetada wishes to call himself Shogun,

he should first come to Osaka...

and ask permission from his master, Hideyori.

I am sorry, but Lord Hideyori cannot possibly go to Fushimi.

I understand, My Lady.

Go back and tell Lord Ieyasu...

A hereditary shogunate and the opening of its capital in Edo...

are not recognized by the Toyotomi!

Soon afterwards, Toyotomi Vassals...

Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori came to Fushimi.

I am delighted to see you looking well, My Lord.

I am overjoyed that you are so well, Sir.

Come closer.

Did Lady Yodo send you?

No, we came on our own accord, Sir!

Five years have passed since the Battle of Sekigahara,

and your rule has brought peace to the land.

I offer my heartfelt congratulations, Sir.

Also, you have always treated us with overwhelming courtesy,

and for that, we cannot thank you enough, My Lord.

What kind words. I thank you.

But lately, little cordiality has existed between you and Lord Hideyori.

Could we be mistaken in thinking that you are rude to him?!

Yes, you are mistaken.

What?!

I extend every courtesy to Lord Hideyori.

However, someone in Osaka Castle distorts facts and spreads lies.

Are you speaking of his mother?!

I cannot reveal any names.

My Lord, discord between Osaka and Fushimi...

is more than mere rumor!

Since we were youths, the Taiko has been extremely kind to us!

After his death, you have shown great kindness to us!

But the ill feeling between both houses...

finds us painfully caught in the middle!

We can only hope for reconciliation!

Reconciliation is my hope as well.

But, Osaka says they won't pay a congratulatory visit to the new Shogun.

Why is that?

I wish to ask a question, My Lord.

Seii Taishogun is a special position bestowed...

to fight barbarians who would attack the Emperor.

Is that correct?

That is true.

In that case, just who are the barbarians whom you expect to fight?

I hope they are not the Toyotomi?

Hold! Your question is rude!

Silence!

The battle fires have died.

Peace has been restored from Ezo (Hokkaido) to Kyushu!

What duties are left to the Seii Taishogun now?

I demand an answer!

It happens that Japan is not the only nation in the world.

Our present-day barbarians are those who do not revere the Emperor.

They are foreigners who would threaten this land.

Namely...

Spain, Portugal, England, Holland, Russia!

Also, China and India.

And, Christianity, which does not respect our gods.

The Seii Taishogun must now guard against danger from across the sea...

and be prepared to strike down evil plots by all foreigners!

Don't you understand, Lord Masanori?

I have no time to be arguing about ranks or positions...

with women and children.

Don't you agree, Lord Kiyomasa?

Forgive me, My Lord.

By Imperial Command,

the aforementioned is named Seii Taishogun.

Thus, Lord Hidetada became the second Shogun.

He was 27 years old.

Then, on May 1 a grand celebration was held...

with all daimyo in attendance.

Thinking back, it was a long road.

As a child, I was a hostage of the Imagawa for 14 years.

Then, when I returned to Mikawa...

I suffered unspeakable hardships...

in order to rebuild the Tokugawa house.

Under orders from Lord Nobunaga, I killed my wife,

and was forced to make my son Nobuyasu commit suicide.

This sorrow I must take with me to the grave.

I would like to have spent my days in scholarly pursuits...

and the appreciation of nature's beauty in peace.

But, I was born a samurai's son.

As such, I strove to become lord of my own domain.

As lord of a domain, I endeavored to conquer the country.

Yes, Father.

Conquering the country was a monumental task.

I resorted to threats...

deception...

betrayal...

and destruction.

I raced through bloody battlefields.

At times, I said a crow was a heron.

At times, I used violence to bury men.

One must be ruthless in order to rule the country.

However...

Holding on to your power is even more difficult!

Daimyo throughout the country...

are waiting for their chance to pounce.

The Shogun's seat is always in danger of being taken.

In order to stop fires,

one must take care never to start any.

Every pore of your being must be open...

to sense any danger.

Lower your chin.

Lower it!

Your immediate problem is how to deal with the Toyotomi.

Lady Yodo objected to your appointment to Shogun...

and did not attend the celebration.

Her hatred of me has transferred to you.

Her resentment of me will be transferred to you.

Your becoming Shogun was a cause to celebrate,

and yet it was not.

Now...

You must never forget this.

In order to rule others,

you must keep a demon in your soul.

A demon?

If necessary...

you must abandon even wife and children.

Don't rely on kin!

You must rely upon loyal vassals!

I understand, Father.

I chose you over Hideyasu for Shogun...

because you are closer to our hereditary vassals.

You must never forget this.

On reflection, you are much to be pitied.

Without dirtying your hands,

you became Shogun at your tender age.

Though everyone flatters you,

you still have much to learn.

To me, you are yet a babe.

If you hadn't been born my son,

you would never have faced such hardship.

Not at all, Father.

I could know no greater honor...

than to be your son.

Pour.

"If necessary...

you must abandon even wife and children."

To be continued

To be continued