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I cannot overlook your illegal conduct.

What do you have as proof to accuse me...?

You were scraping off the commissions from iron trading, weren't you?

This is the proof!

Worst of all is a vassal who thinks only about his own interest.

Retire immediately.

"I made Motonari become the clan's head," Motokane believed proudly.

He skipped conferences, stopped sending his men to battles and castle construction projects.

Also, while being an exclusive player in the Mori's trading...

...he has been misappropriating tax money.

That's why he was ordered to retire.

But the frenzied Motokane was forming a horrifying plot.

You shouldn't belittle Motokane's power.

Motonari is truly fearful now.

If you care about your navy, you'd better get rid of him.

MORI MOTONARI

Episode 34: Hannya (Jealous Female Demon) Hovering in Darkness

Screenplay by: Uchidate Makiko

Original Story by: Nagai Michiko

Music by: Watanabe Toshiyuki

Theme Song Performed by: NHK Symphony Orchestra Music Performed by: Concert Regnie

Title Calligraphy by: Mori Motonari Narration by: Hirano Keiko

CAST

Mori Motonari: Nakamura Hashinosuke

Inoue Motokane: Kataoka Tsurutaro

Toshi: Otsuka Nene

Mori Motoharu: Matsushige Yutaka

Kobayakawa Takakage: Megumi Toshiaki

Sue Okifusa: Natsuyagi Isao

Sue Takafusa: Jinnai Takanori

Naito Okimori: Onodera Akira

Amago Kunihisa: Shimizu Koji

Ouchi Yoshitaka: Kazama Toru

Noda Jiro: Matoba Koji

Mitsu: Iwasaki Hiromi

Amago Haruhisa: Takashima Masahiro

Sagara Taketou: Shirai Akira Kosanta: Nasa Kenji

Sadako: Sato Eri Osai: Hatsuse Kaoru

Kawazoe Hisanobu: Uesugi Shozo Joko: Ishiyama Teruo

Hotate Naomasa: Harada Yoshio

Produced by: Kida Yukinori

English Subtitles: Koala Fansubs

Directed by: Yamamoto Toshihiko

Spring 1549 (Tenbun 18)

In February, 1549...

YAMAGUCHI ...Motohari visited Yamaguchi, Suo Province.

He wanted Ouchi Yoshitaka to acknowledge Motoharu's inheritance of the Kikkawa...

...and Takamoto's marriage.

However, he would be ambushed by Jiro, whose brother was killed because of him...

...and Inoue Motokane, who was trying to assassinate him.

OUCHI YOSHITAKA'S MANSION

I came here...

March 1, 1549 (Tenbun 18)

...to ask your permission regarding two matters.

First, I want my second son Motoharu to be adopted into the Kikkawa.

SUE TAKAFUSA SAGARA TAKETOU (Ouchi Key Vassal) (Yoshitaka's Aide)

I need your permission for that.

NAITO OKIMORI (Ouchi Key Vassal, Toshi's Father)

Secondly, my first son Takamoto would like to marry...

...Naito-dono's daughter. Please give him your permission.

MORI MOTOHARU (Motonari's Second Son)

Motoharu.

I heard you're a skilled warrior.

Pull the Kikkawa together for the Mori...

...and for the Ouchi. Do your best.

Thank you for your kind words.

I'll never forget them as long as I live.

Takakage.

Do you like this salon?

KOBAYAKAWA TAKAKAGE (Motonari's Third Son, Nuta-Kobayakawa Head)

Well, I have never seen such a magnificent salon.

I know the Ouchi are exclusive players in trading with Ming China and Choseon.

But I didn't know your clan is wealthy like this.

Foreign trade is a lucrative business, I guess.

Takakage.

I have better news for you.

Let Toshi in.

Excuse me.

I'm happy for the auspicious matter between Takamoto and Toshi.

This is my daughter, Toshi.

TOSHI (Yoshitaka's Stepdaughter)

She was adopted by the lord to marry Takamoto-dono.

She's not my daughter any more.

Is my brother marrying an Ouchi princess?

I have two fathers now.

I mean, three fathers.

How spoiled I am.

Takakage, isn't that good news?

Oh.

It's way too good for us.

Their marriage means a bond will be formed between the Ouchi and the Mori.

Truly auspicious.

Takamoto-dono is lucky.

Wow, I've never had something like this.

Is this tai (red sea bream)?

Delicious.

That's chinu (black sea bream).

Chinu from Yamaguchi is one of the best in Japan.

Look how marvelous this lacquered sake pot is.

Marvelous gloss.

The lord made a special order for that.

Well, I heard Motonari-dono loves mochi (rice cakes).

But I didn't know you would keep eating it like that.

My father and brother died of alcohorism.

That's why I keep my hands off sake.

Taketou.

Let's show my pleasures to my guests.

It's all ready, sir.

The lord is proud of these noh masks.

Hannya is the face of a woman who is consumed with jealousy and grudges.

This demon mask is used in a noh drama called "Funabashi (Bridge of Boats)".

It has a demon's body and human heart.

It signifies the burning obsession of a man who turned into a demon.

The lord has a warrior's body and a noble's heart.

Takafusa is tasteless. He thinks of nothing but fighting.

Noh masks aren't for looking at, but for viewing on stage.

I often hold noh drama-viewing parties for everyone, including my people.

- For your people? - Right.

The lord wants everybody to learn about the beauty of the arts.

I want to build a province where every single person knows poem writing and noh dramas.

It's more humane to shed tears seeing beautiful things, rather than shedding blood in battles.

Sire.

Motonari-dono looks perplexed. It's obvious.

Amusement comes after preparing for battles.

Our clan is too much into amusement like noh dramas and tea ceremony.

We are infamous for that inside and outside our province.

If this goes on...

...the Ouchi will be invaded and crushed for sure!

Mmm... I can't wait.

Can't wait to watch Funabashi.

Excuse me.

Ah, another pleasure of mine is here.

- Kidomaru. - Father.

Lady Osai and his heir Kidomaru-dono.

OSAI KIDOMARU (Yoshitaka's Concubine) (Yoshitaka's Heir)

Motonari, work hard for the lord.

You talk like Her Ladyship.

I gave birth to him. I'm like Her Ladyship.

I am Her Ladyship!

SADAKO (Yoshitaka's Wife)

I am Her Ladyship.

I am... Her Ladyship!!

Your Ladyship.

Insolent!

You already lost him. What are you talking about?

- Bitch...! - Your Ladyship.

Let me go!

Insolent!

- Your Ladyship. - Get out of my way!!

Hannya (Jealous Female Demon)!!

You're Hannya who's gone insane with jealousy and grudges!

You're a slut who sleeps with anybody.

You can't tell whose child Kidomaru is.

Get lost.

You can't, sire.

You can't!!

You'll learn...

...what a Hannya's grudges are.

I'll...

I'll make a gale to whiffle all the flowers blooming in the Ouchi.

Take her out!

I'll make torrent...

...to beat all the buds forming in the Ouchi.

Yoshitaka divorced his wife Sadako and sent her back to Kyoto.

After that, his concubine Osai wielded power as his heir's mother.

The Ouchi are in hell.

Everything is ready to attack Motonari.

We'll take advantage of killing him when he's alone.

"He became an obsessive demon..."

"He became an obsessive demon."

"Being bound together at the bridge over Acheron,"

"The two became human sacrifices,"

"Falling prey to devils."

FUNABASHI (Bridge of Boats) "Before long, his inordinate obsessions..."

"...turned him into an evil of immoralities,"

"He was blaming himself and suffering, and the priest's prayers..."

You're a fighter.

The lord is a noble.

You two have conflicting personalities.

It's more humane to shed tears seeing beautiful things...

...rather than shedding blood in battles.

"...started floating around the bridge."

"Floating around the bridge."

I might have to kill the lord.

With a lord like him...

...the Ouchi will fall prey to other provinces.

That's what most vassals fear about.

Takafusa, are you going to rise in revolt to take the Ouchi?

No.

Someone related to him, who is able to protect the clan, should take over.

I just don't want anybody...

...to destroy this clan feared even by the shogunate.

"It has a demon's body and human heart."

You're choosing to turn into a demon to protect your clan.

That's because you have human heart.

I'm...

...in love with Ouchi Yoshitaka.

You might have to kill him...

...because you have human heart.

GASSAN-TODA CASTLE (Izumo) Meanwhile...

...someone was visiting Amago Haruhisa in Izumo.

It was a messenger from the shogunate in reciprocation for Akihisa's gifts.

Thank you for coming all the way here.

His Excellency Yoshiteru is...

JOKO (Shogun Yoshiteru's Messenger) ...exceptionally delighted with your gifts...

...saying, "Amago-dono cares about the shogunate more than anyone else."

AMAGO HARUHISA (Amago Clan Head) - I don't deserve his generous words.

I am very honored.

Everybody in Kyoto says, "The Amago's era is coming."

That's what we hear now.

Haruhisa-dono.

As it goes...

...your nomination for Kyoto Guardianship might progress faster.

I will pour my body and soul into my work, while I am waiting.

Oh, my.

I didn't know you had wisely sent gifts to the shogunate.

I'm impressed, sire.

The Ouchi and the Mori are establishing marriage ties.

Our tie with the shogunate is indispensable.

They took time sending you a messenger, sire. How dependable.

The shogunate isn't powerful anymore.

Still, Kyoto is the center of everything.

Watch me.

The Mori and the Ouchi are ignoring the shogunate in Kyoto.

How can they expand their fiefs?

Right.

AMAGO KUNIHISA (Amago Key Vassal, Shingu Party Head)

Everybody is busy fighting battles and barely seeking immediate gains.

But you thought ahead and tried to strengthen your tie with the shogunate.

A spectacular decision, sire.

I'm glad to hear you say that.

I finally started...

...understanding how high the late lord's caliber was...

...and Kunihisa's unparalleled military performance.

I've become more accepting.

Now I should just ask everybody for help...

...to make the Amago stronger and bigger in my own way.

I've been much too uptight.

KAWAZOE HISANOBU (Haruhisa's Aide) - Sire.

I will follow you all my life.

So will I.

Sire.

Our Shingu Party is good at fighting.

We'll do anything for you.

Kunihisa.

Hisanobu.

Thanks for coming today.

Sire.

I must apologize.

MITSU (Haruhisa's Wife, Kunihisa's Daughter)

Up until now, you have been thinking all alone...

...and must have been suffering alone.

I've been...

...only looking at my father.

I believe...

...my husband will surely pass my father.

I finally realized.

I'm sorry for all the things I've done...

Don't say another word.

I was wrong, too.

I wasn't able to care about you.

You have me beside you.

Don't suffer all by yourself.

Later, the couple would have an unexpected fate.

At this time, Mitsu didn't know about that.

Take that all the way inside.

HOTATE NAOMASA (Continental Trade Merchant)

Takakage-dono.

You like it?

They are all from abroad.

I like it, and I'm proud of it.

Proud?

I'm the head of the Takehara-Kobayakawa, which has ocean routes.

If you keep going on ocean routes...

...you'll get to foreign countries and see new things.

When I think about lords without ocean routes...

...I somehow feel bigger...

...and feel proud of myself.

Takakage-dono.

Have the ocean in your mind.

All the new things are coming across the ocean from Far West.

Kyoto is nothing now?

Now you're getting it.

Sue-dono.

You're like a razor.

Just walking past you makes me feel like bleeding.

Ha.

You, too, are famous for your fighting skills.

Would you like to have a match with me?

Their engagement is truly auspicious.

As a father, I am so happy for my daughter marrying her love.

Takamoto is not as pompous as his two brothers, but...

...he must be feeling so happy to marry his love.

Naito-dono.

I'm feeling your joy as mine.

Motonari-dono.

Nowadays, there are only a few marriages that makes everybody happy.

Toshi is fortunate.

Let's have a real match!

That's what I want.

Until he lost in his campaign to Izumo, the lord was enthusiastic about fighting...

...working with Sue-dono hand-in-hand.

But, since he had that defeat...

...he has been quite another man.

I cannot help feeling something's going to happen.

Sue Takafusa-dono is...

...a fireball.

Sue-dono.

Your heart must be confused.

I'm younger and less experienced...

...but I can tell what you're thinking.

Since I first met you...

...I've seen you as my own kind.

I thought, if I work harder...

...I might be able to become razor-sharp like you.

I've been admiring you.

"He became an obsessive demon..."

"He became an obsessive demon."

It has a demon's body...

...and human heart.

You're choosing to turn into a demon to protect your clan.

That's because you have human heart.

Jiro?

Motonari...!!

Don't back off!

Jiro...

Motonari.

Jiro.

Kill me.

I...

...lost Mii and Sugi-dono.

I...

...have no courage to live on.

I...

...want to make a monolith-like Aki.

That's why...

...I took the Kikkawa and the Kobayakawa.

Otherwise, I cannot support myself.

Losing my wife and mother is so hard.

I didn't know that.

When I was six...

...my brother was killed.

And my family was disowned by the clan!

You did that!!

You can kill me.

By getting killed by you...

...I want to pay my debt.

Don't belittle me!!

I'm not going to kill you out of my personal grudge!

This is for my navy!!

Motonari.

You, too, want to take my navy, don't you?

I need to torture myself...

...to live on.

Not only your navy.

The Amago and the Ouchi...

...I might try hard to get them all.

But, Jiro...

I'm feeling empty.

Feeling so lonely!

Killing you will tarnish my sword.

A man is supposed to die for his love...

...or live for his love. Only two choices!

Why don't you kill yourself?

If I die, some people will be in trouble.

Then, why you don't try to stay alive?

Instead of fighting to support the emptiness you're feeling...

...you must fight to build a real monolith-like province. Why you don't do that?

I can die for the navy I love...

...and the woman I love.

I can stay alive for them!

Try to seize the navy openly and squarely.

Shojumaru.

When that happens, I'll kill you.

MOTONARI'S GUESTROOM, OUCHI MANSION

That night, Sue Takafusa visited Motonari...

...and confessed all the complaints he has against Yoshitaka.

I, too, wonder if Lord Ouchi should be like that.

Sue-dono.

What are you going to do?

I have nothing in my mind.

I don't think so.

Your razor-like thirst for blood...

...and your internal confusion.

I don't believe what you said.

Don't ask him.

If you do...

...you'll put him in trouble.

"It has a demon's body...

...and human heart."

If you try hard at life, you'll become a demon.

If you try hard at life...

...your mind will develop something that we don't want to be seen.

Sue-dono.

Whenever you're in trouble, please turn your thought to me.

I'll do anything to help you, like your real younger brother.

Real younger brother?

Are you going to see me like that, no matter what happens?

Motonari-dono.

In April 1549 (Tenbun 18)...

...the two strong men, Mori Motoharu and Sue Takafusa, became blood brothers.

This approximation of the Mori to the Sue hinted a new era was coming.

What?

I'm out of your plan for killing Motonari.

Jiro-dono.

Motonari is too good to be killed.

A wimpy general like him will make a good feudal lord.

Jiro!

What's so great about the navy!?

Coward!

Excuse me.

Please come in.

Thank you.

Great Lord.

Great Lord?

Excuse me!

Great Lord!

Great Lord!

I see.

They failed.

What are you going to do?

Motokane did?

Is that true?

Yes.

Kosanta.

Can you investigate once again?

Yes, sir.

Father.

How are you feeling?

The physician said you're alright now.

You made me worried, Great Lord.

If people start rumors about the Ouchi food-poisoning you, it can turn into a war.

I told them it was just your chronic stomachache.

Well, Great Lord.

I'm relieved because it wasn't serious.

Sorry for making you worry.

I wonder who did this.

I think...

...the culprit didn't target the Great Lord.

As you know...

...the Ouchi are suffering from many internal feuds.

I wonder if an Ouchi vassal wanted to kill his political enemy.

Could be.

I could have been killed by mistake.

But still...

...rice cakes were poisoned.

I can't help thinking that Father was targeted.

Anyway, you are fine. I'm relieved.

I'll raise your security. Please don't worry.

Thanks, Motokane.

I'm leaving now.

He has nine lives.

There's no doubt that Inoue-dono poisoned the rice cakes.

Great Lord?

The time has come...

...to kill him, even if I don't want to.

How Sue-dono is feeling...

How Jiro is feeling...

I can feel it well.

It's to protect my clan...

I have a demon's body...

...and human heart.

End of Episode 33