Original subtitles

Edo Castle was first built by Ota Dokan.

It was known as the greatest castle in the Kanto 150 years ago.

When Ieyasu first moved into Edo Castle in the 1590s,

the castle, moat, gate, and walls were inferior.

They were behind in the fast-developing technology...

of castle construction.

After many renovations,

when Ieyasu became Shogun in 1603,

work began on the largest main compound in Japan.

In 1607, a majestic Edo Castle with a tower was completed.

In addition to palaces in the Main Compound and West Compound,

the Second Compound, Third Compound,

and North Compound were built.

Shogun heir Takechiyo moved into the Second Compound.

That should do.

- My Lord... - What?

Who lived in the Third Compound and North Compound?

The Shogun's mother and concubines.

But New Shogun' Hidetada didn't have a mother or concubine.

Don't be silly!

This castle was designed according to Ieyasu's tastes.

My Lord...

Where are the Inner Chambers (Ooku)?

Right here.

However...

The Inner Chambers regime was not until much later.

AOI Tokugawa Three Generations

Episode 22: "Ogosho"

Original Story and Screenplay: James Miki

Music: Iwashiro Taro

Original Subtitles JN Productions, Inc

Transcribed and Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

CAST

Tokugawa Hidetada NISHIDA TOSHIYUKI

Toyotomi Hideyori ONOE KIKUNOSUKE

Acha MITSUBAYASHI KYOKO

Yuki Hideyasu OKAMOTO FUJITA

Todo Takatora TAMURA RYO

Okubo Tadachika ISHIDA TARO

Aoyama Tadatoshi ISHIKURA SABURO

Ono Harunaga HOSAKA NAOKI

Oman OSANAI MINAKO

Honda Masazumi WATANABE IKKEI

Honda Masanobu KOYAMA SHIGERU

Tokugawa Ieyasu TSUGAWA MASAHIKO

Mito Mitsukuni/Narrator NAKAMURA BAIJAKU

Mori Terumoto UTSUI KEN

Ofuku KIKI KIRIN

Doi Toshikatsu HAYASHI YOICHI

Katagiri Katsumoto KOBAYASHI NENJI

Yodo OGAWA MAYUMI

Ogou IWASHITA SHIMA

Producer: Kawaii Junshi

Director: Ozaki Mitsunobu

Hideyasu...

In 1607, after the death of Matsudaira Tadayoshi,

Yuki Hideyasu succumbed to illness.

April 8, 1607 - Kitanosho Castle

How frustrating!

I was named guardian of Fushimi Castle,

but have fallen to this cursed illness.

I shall cure you, my son.

- Tadanao... - Yes.

You will marry Shogun Hidetada's daughter.

Serve him well, and he will surely reward you.

Yes, Father.

Toramatsu...

Kawachimaru...

Kisa...

Be happy.

Be kind to your younger brothers and sisters.

I understand, Father.

You must not lose heart.

When your mother was carrying you,

Lady Tsukiyama beat me severely.

Naked, I was bound and left in the woods of Hamamatsu.

Nevertheless, you were born a strong child and grew to manhood!

How can you die from so slight an illness?

Mother, I was unable to fulfill your expectations.

Please forgive me...

- Lord Hideyasu! - Father!

Lord Hideyasu!

Lord Hideyasu!

- Father! - Father!

On April 8, 1607, Yuki Hideyasu left this world.

He was 34 years old.

His Buddhist name was Joko-inden Shingendoiun Shodaikoji.

If things had been different,

Brother would have been Shogun...

I sympathize with you, My Lord.

Edo Castle

The Ogosho must be really grieving.

Tadachika...

Send a condolence messenger to Sunpu as well.

Very well, Sire.

But before that...

You must keep Lord Hideyasu's vassals from following him.

Following him?

When Lord Tadayoshi passed away,

Ogasawara Kenmotsu and others committed suicide.

Needless deaths are a waste.

Please issue an order forbidding such suicides.

Yes, do that.

Masanobu...

Tadachika...

I must weep for awhile!

Without asking for Ieyasu's permission,

Hideyasu's mother, Oman, became a nun.

Her name was changed to Choshoin.

How bitter...

Sunpu Castle

is my grief!

Hideyasu's military prowess and Tadayoshi's ingenuity...

If only Shogun Hidetada had been blessed with those!

Eh, Masazumi?!

Edo Castle

Also in April, the long-awaited tower in Edo Castle was finally completed.

Point. Yuki Hideyasu's lands...

will be inherited by his eldest son, Tadanao.

Fine.

Point. Since Matsudaira Tadayoshi had no son,

my 9th son Yoshitoshi will become lord of Kiyosu Castle.

What? Yoshitoshi?

Not Lord Tadateru?

Lord Tadateru is son-in-law of the Date.

Point. Lord Tadayoshi's vassals will now serve Lord Yoshitoshi.

Ah, okay.

Point. Since Lord Yoshitoshi is still a child,

Naruse Masanari and Takenokoshi Masanobu will serve him.

Hiraiwa Chikayoshi will rule in his stead at Inuyama.

Very well.

Point. Kakegawa lord Matsudaira Sadakatsu will be governor of Fushimi Castle.

His son Sadayuki will have Kakegawa Castle in his stead.

Point. Governors of Fushimi Castle will serve in 3-year intervals.

Point. As the output of the Sado gold mines have decreased,

Magistrate Okubo Nagayasu will conduct an inquiry.

The Sado gold mines?

These are the former Shogun's private wishes.

Please examine them and issue decrees in the name of the shogunate.

Examine them?

Well, Masanobu?

Since they are the Ogosho's wishes, no examination is needed.

Please issue the decrees.

Very well.

No examination is necessary!

My word...

I thought he wasn't going to interfere...

with the new Shogun's administration.

That's impossible.

Father will fall silent only when he departs this world.

Osaka Castle

Daisu Tea Ceremony

Having lost Lord Tadayoshi and Lord Hideyasu,

the former Shogun must be grieving.

It's punishment of his conceit.

Conceit?

Lord Ieyasu kept a Korean envoy from seeing the Court,

and sent him to Edo instead.

Oh, to Edo?

The official letter from Korea referred to Ieyasu...

as the "King of Japan."

The King of Japan?

How can anyone but the Emperor be king of Japan?

Can the Shogun be king of Japan?

I cannot say...

Lord Ieyasu not only insults the Toyotomi,

he even insults the Emperor.

He's a scoundrel.

Moreover, Lord Ieyasu controls Sunpu and calls himself "Ogosho."

Ogosho?

"Great Imperial Palace." What insolence!

Oribe...

What is the meaning of "Ogosho?"

Speak frankly.

If I might say, "Ogosho" is a title of respect for a retired Shogun.

Is that true?

It has been used since the Kamakura period.

A retired Chancellor becomes "Taiko."

A retired Shogun becomes "Ogosho."

Is that correct?

Yes, Sir.

On July 3rd, Ieyasu's retirement palace...

in Sunpu Castle's Main Compound was completed.

Daimyo well-wishers flocked to Sunpu.

Among them was Mori Terumoto, former West Army Commander-in-Chief.

Ogosho, I am overjoyed to see you in such good spirits.

I'm not in good spirits.

Two of my sons have passed away.

My deepest condolences, My Lord.

Lord Terumoto, come closer.

As the Mori leader, you must have many worries as well.

Thanks to your kindness, My Lord,

our head family is secure.

I'm pleased to hear it.

How old is Lord Hidenari?

He is thirteen years old.

My granddaughter Kisa is my late son Hideyasu's daughter.

Shogun Hidetada will adopt her, and she will marry your son.

Please be kind to her.

You should have no objection to the Shogun's adopted daughter?

It would be a great honor, My Lord.

Perhaps they can get married next spring.

Thank you very much, My Lord.

Masazumi...

- Get Sake to celebrate. - Very well, My Lord.

A person's fate is as uncertain as the clouds.

Lord Nobunaga, Lord Hideyoshi, and also Mori Motonari...

not one of them was able to accomplish his goal.

This world is interesting, isn't it?

No, I meant no offense.

I'm only saying that it is most difficult...

to chart the correct course of action.

In September, Katagiri Katsumoto came to Sunpu...

as Toyotomi Hideyori's representative...

to offer congratulations on the completion of Sunpu Castle...

and on Ieyasu's recovery from illness.

Katsumoto...

Come closer.

I have retired.

A retiree has only one pleasure in life.

I would like to have a nice chat with Lord Hideyori.

Please tell him to come to Sunpu when possible.

How difficult can it be?

Lord Hideyori is my granddaughter's husband.

Sir Katsumoto, answer him.

I shall go back and give my master the message.

Until I see Lord Hideyori,

I will refuse to die.

Osaka Castle

She has conceived?

Are you certain it is Hideyori's child?

It is, My Lady.

The child is due around March, My Lady.

My word...

Whatever shall we do?

We have kept it confidential for now.

Otsu will be discharged...

and kept at Harunaga's mansion.

I shall rely on your help.

This is wonderful news!

I congratulate the Young Lord on attaining manhood!

It will be the grandchild of the great Taiko.

We cannot rejoice too freely.

If the Tokugawa should hear of this,

Lord Ieyasu and Lord Hidetada will be extremely displeased.

What is done is done!

Hideyori's wife is Princess Sen.

Princess Sen will also conceive.

Our Young Lord is extremely vigorous!

Perhaps so, but Osen is only eleven years old.

It's a little too soon then, isn't it?

Perhaps in three more years...

Until Osen conceives, this must be kept secret.

Yes, My Lady.

Osen (Hidetada's daughter)

Edo Castle

In the same year, at the age of 35,

Lady Ogou conceived yet again!

An intruder! Guards! Guards!

Who are you?!

Confess!

You're a disrespectful page to climb on the palace roof!

Who ordered you to do it?!

Confess, or I'll kill you!

Talk!

We beat him all night, but he refused to talk.

What a stubborn boy.

Shall we kill him?

We can't do that.

We should make an example of him.

He's still only a child.

My Lord...

Please question Ofuku.

Wet nurse Ofuku is in charge of all the pages.

Ofuku...

Why did Choshiro climb on the roof?

I am afraid...

he did it because the Young Lord begged him to do it.

Begged him?

He wanted a baby bird.

There's a bird's nest under the palace eave.

Is that how he fell from the roof?

Exactly, Your Excellency.

Idiot!

I hope it's true?

It most certainly is!

Ofuku, did Takechiyo confess to it?

Yes, Your Excellency.

Why didn't Choshiro say so? He almost lost his life!

If he had told, the Young Lord would have been punished.

Choshiro protected the Young Lord...

knowing he himself would be punished!

Tadatochi...

Release the loyal vassal.

I will, Sire!

Takechiyo has a fine vassal.

Takechiyo

Matsudaira Choshiro was twelve at the time.

He would become the 3rd Shogun's confidant,

"intelligent Izu," Matsudaira Nobutsuna himself.

Sakai Tadayo...

Doi Toshikatsu...

Aoyama Tadatoshi...

You three will be the Shogun's attendants-in-training...

and instructors to Lord Takechiyo.

Remember...

we are old and will not live much longer.

As the backbone of the shogunate,

you have the formidable duty of holding daimyo in check!

Obey His Excellency...

and protect the honor of the Shogun's house to your utmost!

You three have been selected over all others...

as the most capable.

Work together as loyal vassals...

to become the shield and pillar of the shogunate.

Pardon me, Your Excellency!

Speak.

A princess has been born in the Inner Chambers!

Congratulations!

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

On October 4, Lady Ogou gave birth to her 5th daughter.

Hidetada now had two sons and five daughters.

You did well...

She will be my last child.

Last? You can never tell.

I hardly think so.

How about "Matsu?"

Huh?

I'd like to name her Princess Matsu.

Pardon me, My Lord...

Huh?

What about "Princess Kazu?"

Princess Kazu?

It's from the character for "peace."

In hope that there will never be another war.

I see...

Very well.

You are "Kazu." Princess Kazu.

Here is a chart of Hidetada's two sons and five daughters.

Eldest daughter Princess Sen married Toyotomi Hideyori.

Second daughter Princess Tama married Maeda Toshitsune.

Third daughter Princess Katsu married Yuki Hideyasu's heir, Tadanao.

Fourth daughter Princess Hatsu was adopted by Ogou's sister Ohatsu...

and married Kyogoku Tadataka.

First son Takechiyo was heir to the Tokugawa main house.

Then second son Kunichiyo was his younger brother.

And then, for fifth daughter Princess Kazu...

a dazzling fate awaited!

Look forward to it!

At year's end, a fire broke out in Sunpu Castle.

Most of the newly built Main Compound was destroyed.

Ah, careless idiots!

The fire is under control.

I hope it wasn't arson?

It has not been determined yet, Sire.

Investigate thoroughly!

Yes, Sire.

Wait!

Put the burnt gold and silver in the storehouse on Mt. Kuno.

Oh, Lord Ogosho!

You weren't hurt?

I am safe.

I sprained my ankle!

- Yoshitoshi! - Yes.

- Ah, Yorimasa... - Yes.

- Tsuruchiyo! - Yes.

Were any of you three injured?

No, Father!

Come here! Come here!

My ankle...

It will heal.

My kimonos are burnt!

Never mind your kimonos. The castle was burned!

Nothing but bad things happened this year.

Ah, the castle can be rebuilt!

It was never to my liking, anyway!

- My Lord... - Huh?

Did you set the castle on fire?

Me?

Don't be absurd!

Why are you staring at me?!

In 1608, the shogunate again ordered daimyo from the Kinki area...

to begin repairs on Sunpu Castle.

(Note: Kinki includes the areas around Osaka, Kobe, and Kyoto)

Outside daimyo shouldn't be made to repair a retirement castle!

It is arrogance beyond tolerance.

If I might say so, it is probably a ploy to diminish daimyo power.

So it's true!

They are pressing the Toyotomi for donations to temples...

which is also to deplete your resources.

We must not fall prey to that.

My Lord!

What's the matter?!

- My Lord! - Hideyori!

He has a terrible fever!

Summon physicians!

On February 24, Toyotomi Hideyori collapsed with smallpox.

According to a secret letter, his condition is grave.

Lady Kodai-in sent a representative,

and daimyo of the West are secretly paying calls.

Daimyo of the West?

For example, Fukushima Masanori and Kato Kiyomasa.

Masazumi...

Order the Kyoto Deputy to investigate at once.

Very well, Sire.

Suden...

What would happen if Hideyori should die?

Without an heir, the Toyotomi line would end,

and their lands would be forfeited.

He is not an ordinary daimyo.

He is an ordinary daimyo!

Lady Yodo is extremely proud.

She would never leave Osaka Castle so easily.

She might gather vassals loyal to the Toyotomi and revolt.

News of Hideyori's illness also reached Edo Castle.

What a stroke of good fortune!

Good fortune?

If the Toyotomi line ends, we can rule without trouble.

Lord Masanobu! Watch what you say!

Lord Hideyori is Princess Sen's husband!

Death will cut their ties!

Princess Sen will come back to Edo.

- Don't take it so lightly! - What?

You are before His Excellency!

That is why I must speak frankly!

Lord Hideyori is still alive!

- We don't know that! - Silence!

Tadayo...

What do you think?

Speak frankly.

I believe we should send a representative to Osaka.

We must ascertain the truth,

then we can decide what to do.

Toshikatsu, What do you think?

I believe we should seek counsel from the Ogosho...

and do as he instructs.

Very well.

Lord Hideyori...

Listen well...

Otsu has given birth to a son.

Congratulations, My Lord.

Now the Toyotomi line is secure.

The Taiko must also be pleased.

As a father, you must be strong in heart.

You must not be defeated by smallpox!

For your son's sake!

Hideyori's child by the concubine was named "Kunimatsumaru."

The child was quietly cared for at Ono Harunaga's mansion.

For a month, Hideyori lay at the brink of death.

But in April, he finally began to recover.

You must still be very careful.

You must eat and regain your strength.

Princess Sen is here.

Send her in.

I am overjoyed that you have recovered, My Lord.

Forgive me for worrying you.

Come a little closer.

What's wrong? Does my face scare you?

No.

Have no fear. The marks are gradually fading.

Stay back! You'll contract the illness!

All that fuss over nothing.

Lady Yodo probably willed him to live.

Human life is a thing of wonder.

Some succumb all too soon,

while others cling on stubbornly.

I pray that you remain well for years to come.

My time is growing short!

Never, Sire.

I'm 67 years old. Already 67.

In early April, Katagiri Katsumoto left Osaka Castle...

to visit the Court.

- What? - The Court?

It was probably to give thanks for their prayers for recovery.

Who arranged it?

I do not know, My Lord.

So she means to curry favor with the nobles?

Right, Masazumi?

There is no trusting them.

We must rein in the nobles who are friendly with Osaka.

That she-fox!

Edo Castle

It was a relief.

Osen didn't become a widow.

My sister must have been very worried.

If she had lost her only son,

she would have lost her will to live.

In any event, the Toyotomi were saved from extinction.

What does the Ogosho say?

About what?

About the future of the Toyotomi.

Are you asking that again?

I cannot understand his motives.

What should my sister do?

Ahh...

"Ahh" is not an answer!

He says Lord Hideyori may be included in the shogunate...

as a daimyo of Settsu and Kawachi.

In that case, please send me to Osaka.

Why?

I will convince my older sister to accept it!

That's absurd.

Please, My Lord!

Ogou... Remember your station.

The Shogun's wife cannot be running off to Osaka.

People will laugh at you.

I am Yodo's younger sister.

I know that.

But, Father will not allow it.

Father is retired!

Retired... Still...

You exasperating man!

Don't pinch the Shogun!

Oh, Takechiyo...

If you climb up, you must climb down by yourself.

No, no!

No!

- Are you all right, My Lord? - He is fine.

Well done! Well done!

To be continued

To be continued