Original subtitles

The same familiar faces are before you again.

Upon careful consideration,

I believe the naming of Tokugawa sons followed an order of sorts.

Namely, Ieyasu's "yasu" came from his grandfather's Kiyoyasu.

Hidetada's "tada" came from his grandfather's Hirotada.

Hirotada's grandfather was Nobutada.

Nobutada's grandfather was Chikatada.

Inherited names were posthumous names from two generations back.

3rd Shogun Iemitsu's "Ie" was from his grandfather Ieyasu.

That's very perceptive.

Also interesting are the names of Ieyasu's 9th son Yoshinao,

10th son Yorinobu, and 11th son Yorifusa.

Sire?

Don't you know?

Yoshinao's "yoshi" is from Nitta Yoshinao, descended from the Genji.

Yorinobu's and Yorifusa's "yori"...

came from Minamoto Yoritomo whom Ieyasu admired.

I see!

Ieyasu used his son's names to suggest that...

the Tokugawa were descended from the Genji.

Only the Genji could be legitimate Shoguns!

Admirable!

My lord...

Hidetada's "Hide" is from Hideyoshi's "Hide."

That's correct.

Then, where did Iemitsu's "mitsu" come from?

I don't really know.

Tracing backwards, Ieyasu's grandfather's grandfather's...

grandfather, Nobumitsu, has "mitsu" in his name!

Isn't that too far removed?

- I know! - Speak!

Iemitsu's "mitsu" is from Genji, the "Shining" Prince!

Fool! The Tale of Genji is fiction!

AOI Tokugawa Three Generations

Episode 33 "Tosho Daigongen"

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

Todo Takatora TAMURA RYO

Aoyama Tadatoshi ISHIKURA SABURO

Honda Masazumi WATANABE IKKEI

Date Masamune SUMA KEI

Honda Masanobu KOYAMA SHIGERU

Tenkai KANEDA RYUNOSUKE

Jokoin NAMINO KURIKO

Mito Mitsukuni/Narrator NAKAMURA BAIJAKU

Kodai-in KUSABUE MITSUKO

Doi Toshikatsu HAYASHI RYUZO

Ofuku KIKI KIRIN

Ogou IWASHITA SHIMA

Producer: Kawaii Junshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

On April 17, 1616, Prime Minister Junior First Rank,

Tokugawa Ieyasu, died peacefully at Sunpu Castle.

He was 75 years old.

The bier was taken at once to Mt. Kuno,

and enshrined under the guidance of Shinryuin Bonshun...

in a Shinto-style mausoleum.

A Buddhist funeral was held quietly on May 17 at Zojoji Temple in Edo.

May 21 Edo Castle

Honda Masanobu...

As you have requested, you are allow to leave office and retire.

Thank you for your long years of faithful service.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

Masanobu...

as you leave the shogunate, don't you have anything to say?

You have in your employ many capable advisors.

There is nothing for one such as I to say.

Only, I pray you follow the late lord's wishes...

and rule with a free hand!

That is all I ask.

Very well.

Hereditary vassal Honda Masanobu retired after Ieyasu's passing.

After only a few weeks, he died of illness in Sagami's Amanawa Castle.

Masanobu was 79 years old.

Takechiyo (Hidetada's heir)

May 29

Lord of Kawagoe Castle, Sakai Tadatoshi...

Captain of the Bodyguards, Aoyama Tadatoshi...

Lord of Katsuyama Castle in Awa, Naito Kiyotsugu...

You three men...

are ordered to serve as Lord Takechiyo's guardians.

I bid the three of you...

instruct him with an iron hand.

A 4,000-koku stipend is allowed 10 gunners,

4 bowmen, 24 spearmen, 6 horsemen, and 1 bannerman.

5,000-koku is allowed 20 gunners, 5 bowmen,

50 spearmen, 7 horsemen, and 2 bannermen.

10,000-koku is allowed 40 gunners, 10 bowmen,

100 spearmen, 14 horsemen, and 3 bannermen.

Any objections?

None, Sir.

Complete the military requirements and issue them within the month.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Suden...

How is the fief-transfer plan going?

It is progressing smoothly, Sire.

Consult with Tadayo and Toshikatsu, and be thorough in your endeavors.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Masazumi...

Shigemasa will go with Bishop Tenkai to Kyoto.

Discuss the deity name for the Ogosho with the Samurai intermediary.

Also, go to Kodai-in's mansion...

and question her about the Myoshinji incident.

Yes, Your Excellency.

June 15 Kyoto

Lady Kodai-in, on May 7 at Yogen-in Hall of Myoshinji,

you held services for those who died in the Osaka Campaign.

Is that correct?

That is correct.

Were you aware that the funeral for the Ogosho...

was to be held shortly after that at Zojoji in Edo?

The service at Myoshinji had been planned before that.

Isn't it odd that you held services for the enemy dead...

during the mourning period for the Ogosho?

We meant no harm.

Perhaps not, but it could give rise to unsavory rumors.

The service was held to quell such rumors.

We cannot accept that.

If it displeases you, you may punish me however you wish.

Go back and tell the Shogun...

that I am the Taiko Hideyoshi's widow.

Though the destruction of the Toyotomi was unavoidable,

now that Hideyori and even his son have been killed,

who save I will pray for Hideyori's soul?

How will we hold services for those who died in the war?

His Excellency does not object to the service.

He was apprehensive because the service was held...

immediately before the funeral at Zojoji.

The Taiko does not even have a grave.

The Ogosho destroyed the Toyokuni Daimyojin mausoleum.

I wished to have the Shogun remember that.

That is why I held the service at Myoshinji.

Please be aware of that.

July 3 Edo Castle

After all, I guess Kodai-in hated Father, didn't she?

Of course.

One can never know another's heart.

Please build a temple in Kyoto for the Toyotomi.

No, it's still too soon.

It is not too soon.

I'll do it after the Ogosho is moved to Mt. Nikko.

But Osen will grow even unhappier.

Osen?

She refuses to marry into a noble's family...

until the Toyotomi graves are erected.

Even if I order it?

Most likely she will enter a Buddhist temple.

Oh, was this at someone's urging?

I did not urge her to do anything.

But I can understand how Osen feels.

Oh, and how is that?

Osen will not marry a noble.

Why not?

She no longer wishes to marry into a house in the West.

Of course, it is probably out of loyalty to Hideyori.

Of course.

And, another thing...

When Princess Kazu marries the Emperor,

Osen will rank below her.

Not even a Hachijo Prince's house can compare to the Emperor's.

Having to bow to a sister who is ten years her junior...

will no doubt be embarrassing for Osen.

Sister?

Yes?

Please do not feel that way with me.

N-No...! That is not what I meant.

I truly rejoice at your success, Ogou.

A tomb for the Toyotomi?

On the grounds of Hokoji, it should not offend.

Very well, Sire.

I will confer with Suden and begin work at once.

Hold on a second!

Huh?

The Ogosho destroyed the Toyokuni Daimyojin...

because Toyotomi survivors and those unfriendly to the Kanto...

gave enormous contributions to the shrine anonymously.

If a Toyotomi tomb should be build again at Hokoji,

it will offer the ronin a place to revere.

Tadayo, how do you feel?

If I may say, the Toyotomi line has been ended.

The hunt for loyal survivors continues.

So, no matter how the ronin may clamor,

they can do precious little.

Such carelessness creates disasters!

If a grave is not built,

it will stir up indignation among the people.

Showing mercy to the vanquished general...

is surely the trait of a great ruler.

I disagree!

Ahhh, Masazumi...

Yes.

Osen will marry a hereditary vassal.

What?!

Her marriage to a noble is canceled.

That's outrageous!

The lord of Tsuwano Castle, Sakazaki Naomori,

has already arranged a match with the Prince Hachijo house!

Osen simply refuses to go.

It was the Ogosho's wish!

I've decided.

The 2nd Shogun Hidetada has decided!

Lord of Takada Castle, Matsudaira Tadateru,

was Ieyasu's 6th son, but he had a fiery temper.

On his way to the Osaka Summer Campaign,

he killed two Hatamoto vassals who attempted to overtake his procession.

Furious, Ieyasu has confined him to Fujioka in Joshu.

July 6

We questioned senior vassal Hanai Mondo.

After having him confront the suspect, Anzai Umanojo,

it was discovered that the true killer was someone else.

It is a crime to conceal the truth and deceive the government.

Therefore, Hanai Mondo is stripped of samurai privileges...

and Anzai Umanojo is ordered to be executed.

There was internal discord with the Minagawa faction...

and now, your vassals Hanai Mondo's crime.

It is grave that these incidents occurred in succession.

They are serious crimes of a ruler of a fief.

By the Code for Samurai Houses,

Matsudaira Tadateru is removed from office...

and banished to Asamayama in Ise.

Brother!

If I have committed a crime,

kill me here and now!

Compose yourself.

Tadateru...

while under house arrest in Fukaya,

you frequently went hunting, ate fish and game,

and indulged in merrymaking.

In my frustration, I wandered the hills,

even drinking sake on occasion.

Please understand...

how I feel!

The law cannot be bent even for kin.

This is our father's last wish...

and the basis of my rule.

On July 12, Tadateru left Edo for Asamayama in Ise.

Along the way, in Odawara, he shaved his head...

and became a priest.

The place of exile, Kongoshoji Temple in Asamayama,

was 553 meters above sea level.

Of course, women and sake were prohibited.

Tadateru's wife Princess Iroha was divorced...

and returned to her father Date Masamune in Sendai Castle.

Tadateru and Princess Iroha didn't have any children.

Lord Tadateru is my son-in-law.

Such treatment of him is unbearable.

Unless you reconsider, I, Masamune, am prepared to act...

I beg of you, be merciful.

And, reduce Lord Tadateru's punishment.

I hear that in Sendai you don't persecute Christians.

That is absolutely not so!

What happened to Hasekura Tsunenaga?

He hasn't returned to Japan yet.

You wish to summon 300,000 Christians from Spain...

to overthrow the shogunate and make yourself king.

Who said such a thing?!

Tadateru did!

That is a fabrication!

A tale concocted in drunkenness!

I'll engage you in battle, if you wish.

No, Your Excellency! Not that!

I, Masamune, shall swear in writing...

to be loyal until the end of time!

I swear it!

I swear...!

The shogunate shifted daimyo fiefs again.

Certain ones were rewarded for good work in the Osaka Campaigns.

They were promoted. Section chiefs to department heads,

and department heads to executives.

Bishop Tenkai became Archbishop Tenkai.

Another promotion...

Tenkai became head of the Tendai Sect in the East.

On August 6, on the grounds of Higashiyama Hokoji Temple,

a graveyard was built for the Toyotomi.

This appeased Princess Sen.

On August 8, the Shogun formally banned Christianity,

and restricted all foreign trading ships except Chinese...

to ports in Nagasaki and Hirado.

For Date Masamune, it added insult to injury.

Hasekura Tsunenaga was not returning from Rome as hoped,

so Masamune hurriedly sent Yokozawa Shogen to Europe...

to remedy a bad situation.

The conspiracy overtook the conspirer.

Exactly.

Who are you?!

- Give us sake. - We don't have any sake.

This is a room for studies.

Don't try to hide it.

- Intruder! - Don't try anything!

We mean no harm!

We only want sake!

Leave! Do you know I'm Mito Mitsukuni?!

Mito Mitsukuni?

Begone!

Wretch!

They are only children.

It was just a prank?

What's wrong?

This is Lord Takechiyo!

Don't be absurd!

This is the 1650s!

How very strange!

This is Lord Yorifusa of Mito Castle!

What?!

A calamity!

Father! Please wake up! It's Mitsukuni!

I haven't been born yet, but I'm Mitsukuni!

Father! Father! Please wake up!

Father!

Keep Lord Yorifusa away!

But My Lady, Lord Takechiyo is fond of Lord Yorifusa!

Nonsense.

Lord Yorifusa causes Takechiyo to slip away from the castle,

and they roam the streets together.

It is part of his learning to see the outside world.

What if they should meet with a street killer?

Bodyguards follow in secret.

He must not be let outside!

But, the Ogosho said it's best to learn by experience.

Ogosho, stop speaking of the Ogosho.

Lord Yorifusa is entirely too mischievous!

That is why Lord Takechiyo will become tougher!

Toughness is not everything.

Have you seen what happened to Lord Tadateru?

But, our young lord has an even temperament and a sharp mind.

He is aware of how to behave.

I hardly think so.

His many pranks were all only to gain Your Ladyship's attention.

Please be aware that he wished to have you scold him.

What a perverse nature.

That is true of everyone in their youth.

- Kunichiyo! - Yes.

Oh Kunichiyo, your fief has been tentatively decided.

Kai, 200,000 koku.

Kai, 200,000 koku?

Thank you very much.

Not Osaka, but Kai?

Osaka is too dangerous.

There are still numerous Toyotomi followers there.

You're not pleased?

I am pleased.

Then rejoice.

Thank you, My Lord.

Now Kunichiyo will be a daimyo as well.

Thank you, Father.

My Lord...

Ofuku... What are you doing here?

Did Takechiyo do something bad again?

Lord Yorifusa is the bad one.

Huh? You may leave.

Yes.

Richard Cocks

A vermilion seal?

That's right.

The English Trading House asks for a special trade permit.

It's difficult to trade only in Hirado and Nagasaki.

I have no authority to grant that.

No, Sir Honda, you are the power in the shogunate.

Mr. Cocks is depending on your ability.

Then send Doi Toshikatsu and Sakai Tadayo the proper gifts.

Sir Doi and Sir Sakai?

Now that the Ogosho is gone,

the power has shifted to Shogun Hidetada's advisors.

Matters are now decided by Elders in Council.

Intruders!

Princess Sen was to be wed to Honda Tadatoki,

son of Honda Tadamasa, lord of Kuwana Castle in Ise.

Princess Sen was now 20 years old.

Come closer. Come closer.

You have taken great care, Your Excellency,

with the arrangements for my upcoming marriage.

I thank you most sincerely, Sir.

So you are going at last?

Please forgive me.

I have made selfish demands on you.

Never mind.

I also caused you great suffering.

You are best suited to marry a samurai, after all.

Your bridegroom's grandfather, Honda Tadakatsu,

was one of the four Faithful Bodyguards of the Tokugawa.

His house holds dear the way of the samurai.

Honda Tadatoki is a handsome youth of 21.

I have already been married.

That's nothing! This is your mother's 3rd marriage!

Sister!

Don't fear. You'll go with 100,000 koku in pocket money.

I've said too much again.

Takechiyo, take care.

Yes, you too, Sister.

Kunichiyo too...

Princess Kazu too...

Stay well.

Yes.

You too Mother...

take care.

This time be happy.

I will.

Bear many children.

Yes.

Princess Sen's wedding was to be in September.

But before then, an alarming report came to the shogunate!

It was that Sakazaki Naomori, lord of Tsuwano Castle,

plotted to attack the bridal procession...

and kidnap Princess Sen!

That was merely a rumor.

Why would I foment an unnecessary revolt?

It's useless to deny it.

The conspiracy was revealed to us by your own vassal.

There is no conspiracy.

Explain yourself!

Very well.

I object to Princess Sen's marriage.

- Sire! - Never mind.

How do you object?

Under orders of the former Shogun,

I was intermediary to arrange Princess Sen's marriage.

It was to Prince Toshihito, whose wife had died.

But His Excellency canceled this marriage...

and decided to wed Princess Sen to Honda Tadatoki.

This act is an insult to the Court...

and disobeys the former Shogun's wishes.

I cannot believe that was the former Shogun's order.

Did he give you the order himself?

The order was given to me through Honda Masazumi...

to arrange a marriage with a noble.

Now Hidetada rules.

Even so, it's disloyal and unlucky to disobey the ex-Shogun's will.

- Don't be rude! - It is a just argument!

Be that as it may, you have caused great alarm.

Appear at Edo Castle at once and explain yourself!

That's absurd.

It is His Excellency who is in the wrong.

Silence!

If I am in the wrong, destroy me with your armies!

Pardon!

Sire!

Uncompromising of principle,

Sakazaki Naomori was the cousin of Ukita Hideie,

who was exiled to Hachiojima after losing at Sekigahara.

Sire! Please wait!

What are you doing?!

Prepare to die!

This was the truth behind the Dewa-no-kami incident.

It's not true that Dewa-no-kami rescued Princess Sen from Osaka.

Nor did he attack Princess Sen's bridal procession...

out of love for her.

Those tales were made up by professional storytellers.

Concerning the Code for Samurai...

It says if a vassal betrays you,

he must be banished at once.

Article 14, was it not?

If a daimyo betrays the shogunate,

what should his vassals do?

They must remonstrate with their lord.

They'll be banished if they don't obey their lord.

If they are banished, they must appeal to the shogunate.

But then they will be disloyal to their lord.

Daimyo are vassals of the shogunate.

My brother Tadateru's vassals concealed his bad behavior...

until he was deprived of samurai privileges.

Sakazaki Naomori's vassals killed their lord...

and obeyed the shogunate.

Who was correct?

Both sides were disloyal.

Weren't Sakazaki's vassals loyal to the shogunate?

But they killed their lord without permission from the shogunate.

Then I ask you, Suden...

What should a vassal cherish most?

His house or his lord?

Well, I...

What should a daimyo cherish most?

His country or the Shogun?

Revise a section of the Code of Samurai.

Unless the principle of loyalties is made clear,

more mistakes will occur.

But Sire, the Code is commensurate with the Ogosho's wishes.

I am most hesitant to change it.

But you are the one who drafted the Code, Suden.

I wrote down exactly what the Ogosho wished.

Of course you did.

Perhaps it can be changed in the future,

but to change it less than six months after his death,

wouldn't we be disobeying the former Shogun's wishes?

In April of next year,

when the Tosho Gongen's shrine is moved to Mt. Nikko,

the Magistrate in charge will be Honda Masazumi.

And Todo Takatora as well.

Very well, Sir.

Archbishop Tenkai will go first...

and lay the groundwork for its administration and environs.

I shall.

Negotiations with the Court on the new shrine's installation...

will be managed by Itakura Shigemasa.

Your Excellency...

Oh, Suden...

I grant you leave.

Return to Kyoto and spend a long time devoting yourself to studies.

On March 15, 1617 Ieyasu's bier was taken...

from Mt. Kuno in Suruga to move to Mt. Nikko.

The party reached Zentokuji at Mt. Fuji on March 15.

On March 16 and 17 they stayed in Mishima.

On March 18 they crossed Mt. Hakone and reached Odawara.

On March 24 they arrived at Kawagoe.

Meanwhile, at Edo Castle, Ieyasu's 9th son Yoshinao,

10th son Yorinobu, and 11th son Yorifusa gathered...

to appear before Hidetada.

The Shogun is here.

Thank you for coming.

I am overjoyed that you look so well, Your Excellency.

I am overjoyed that you are well, Your Excellency.

Eh..., I am overjoyed, Your Excellency.

I'm sure you already know...

Father's remains have been moved from Sunpu to Mt. Nikko...

to be enshrined as Tosho Daigongen.

The new shrine will be dedicated...

on the first death anniversary, April 17.

You three will accompany me and attend.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Of course, all daimyo and many nobles from the Court will attend.

Please see that you conduct yourselves properly.

Yorifusa. Do you understand?

Yes, Your Excellency.

Takechiyo...

Starting with the eldest, Yoshinao, Yorinobu, Yorifusa.

These three are my younger brothers.

I am Takechiyo.

Kunichiyo is now the lord of Kai, 200,000 koku.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Everyone, listen carefully.

In all this wide world,

only we six bear the Tokugawa surname.

Bear carefully in mind the meaning of this.

As 2nd Shogun, I have taken on the late Shogun's great work.

And eventually, Takechiyo will take this on as the 3rd Shogun.

You other four must support and protect him.

If any crisis should arise,

you must join together and crush the enemy.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Now then...

though we are in mourning, as the Ogosho had willed,

Yorinobu will wed in Sunpu this January.

His bride is the daughter of Kato Kiyomasa.

Yoshinao will marry Asano Yoshinaga's daughter.

Yorinobu wed Kato Kiyomasa's daughter.

Only Yorifusa remains.

You shall have to get married soon.

It is still too soon.

Nonsense! You are already 15.

Do you dislike women?

Yes.

If that's the case, don't peep at the maids as they bathe!

You did, didn't you?

Tadayo...

Bring sake.

Let us drink to the memory of the Tosho Daigongen...

and to the unity of the Tokugawa house.

On April 8, Ieyasu's coffin was installed...

in a temple cavern at Mt. Nikko.

Then on April 17, the new shrine was dedicated in grand style...

at the newly completed shrine building.

It was not yet called the Toshogu.

It was known as the "Toshosha."

On this day, roughly 30,000 came to Mt. Nikko.

Thus, Ieyasu came to be worshiped as Tosho Daigongen,

a god!

To be continued.

To be continued.