Original subtitles

This is our new student, todo Heiske.

What do we do now?

I've been waiting for you, Kondo-Dono.

Isami was very worried about whether he could handle the instructor's job,

when he was recommended for the Kobusho dojo, where aristocrats trained.

But soon he began to have doubts.

Meanwhile, Toshizo...

Don't you love me?

I'm telling you, it's not true.

They want to have a drink with me!

Isami becomes a witness to a terrible event in the British diplomatic mission.

Arrogant son of a bitch!

Stop it!

In 1862, anti-foreign sentiment in Japan peaked.

Dorama " Shinsengumi"

Episode 9 Letter

Subtitles by Graft

Tama, the daughter of an IP

Kondo Isami, 30 years old

Daddy's got to go.

Be careful.

I have to go.

Have a good trip.

Interesting... They look like ordinary samurai.

I'm the only one who thinks it's true?

January 17, 1863, Edo

Today is an important day for Kondo-San.

He became an instructor at the Kobusho dojo?

No, he's just on an internship.

Yamanami-San, were you against it?

I don't want Kondo-San to end up as a jerk.

Have you heard?

It's none of your business.

Also true.

Where is Hijikata-San?

He left early in the morning.

Recently, he is often absent.

Probably got a girlfriend. I don't see any other reasons.

Okoto

Kobusho

Her eyes are just like daddy's.

I agree, I agree!

Too bad it wasn't a boy.

I'm sorry, but it just happened. ^_^

I need to move.

I'll keep an eye on her.

I'm sorry I had to ask your wife to do this.

Not hurry.

Give my best wishes to Ofude-San.

This can't be happening!

Cioranescu Matsudaira-sama ordered me to be here today

and begin the duties of a trainee instructor!

We were not informed of this.

This is some kind of mistake.

Please let me see Cioranescu Matsudaira-sama!

Drive him away.

I apologize in advance for my words, but...

Kondo Isami, according to my observations, has a very high qualification,

and it's perfect for an instructor at the Kobusho dojo.

I agree with you, and that's why I wanted to hire him.

Why did you change your mind?

I was given new information.

He was adopted by the Kondo family at 16.

In fact, he is the son of a peasant from Tam.

Plus, his current father is also from Tam.

The Kondo family adopted farmers from Tam

for the past three generations.

(Hatamoto-direct vassals of the shogun) Will hatamoto learn Kendo from a peasant?

It's not even funny.

Well, if that's the reason...

Don't cry, don't cry!

She needs to go back to sleep.

You shake it too roughly.

Yamanami-San, try it!

I don't know how to handle children.

Give it to me.

I don't think you can calm her down.

Fool. I'm great with children.

You're scaring her!

I'll show her my seppuku scar.

I can't believe it!

Unfortunately, you are not the first to suffer from our mistakes.

We've given a lot of people hope in vain,

and they all came here hoping to get a job.

Wait!

Go away and don't come back.

Why are you here?

Your sister said it would be nice for me to practice fencing.

It won't be easy for you.

Please, let's get started!

Please!

Stand in position.

Hold the Sinai so that its handle is at the level of the stomach,

and point the blade at your opponent's throat or chest.

This is the "Seigan-no-kamae" position.

Do not move the tip.

Your left shoulder should be behind your right shoulder,

so it is necessary in all styles of the Tennen Rishin Ryu school.

Put your right foot forward.

No, no, no, not like that!

It is necessary to do so.

What are you doing? Keep it that way.

Soji, come here.

And why do children love you so much?

I don't know. Maybe because I'm a kid, too.

Allow me to interrupt you.

Lower the points of the Sinai to your feet.

When you want to hit your opponent on the head,

the point in the initial rack should be directed to the throat.

Don't spread your legs too wide.

Why do you tilt your leg so much?

The chief instructor said so...

I don't know what he told you, but now do as I do.

Do as I do!

I'll try again tomorrow.

Don't tell anyone in the dojo what happened.

Well.

What would you do to make it through the evening?

Hey, is that you, Kondo-San?

Great.

What happened after that?..

Well, after the meeting of the Tosa royalists.

This meeting brought back so many memories... well, I broke away from them.

Have you left the faction?

I disagree with them on several points.

To expel the foreigners? Stupid idea.

The Japanese need to learn more about the outside world.

You used to have the opposite opinion.

I also left the Tosa clan.

You left your clan?

I'm with Katsu-Sensei now.

Katsu-Sensei?

Katsu Kaishu.

He is now in the government, dealing with fleet issues.

"He's not hatamoto, is he?" - Hatamoto.

And what do you do?

In Kyoto, members of an anti-foreign faction kill Shogunate officials,

calling It heaven's punishment.

It's so quiet here.

My mom asks when we're getting married.

Wait a minute.

I want the wedding to be during the cherry blossom season.

I told you I didn't want to get married.

I told you that in the beginning!

Yes, I know.

Then...

But that was before.

Now we see each other every day.

It's not because I want to get married.

I have no desire to become a husband yet.

Marrying me won't make you feel any better.

Toshizo-San, I don't understand you.

How much more direct should I be?

I told you everything from the beginning.

Forget me.

Toshizo-sama!

I don't want to limit my freedom to marriage. Let's separate.

No!

Forgive.

Toshizo-sama!

Not exactly.

The point of your sword is too still.

The sword must move freely.

To move?

Yes, it should move naturally.

Like this?

You need to move the tip up and down.

You relax your wrists and hands and move the sword slightly.

Yamanami-San, we have a guest.

To me?

Yamaoka Tetsutaro is waiting at the entrance.

Yamaoka?

No, no, not like that!

Why are you shaking the end of the blade like that?

This is not what I taught you.

Really?!

Let's continue the conversation elsewhere.

I'll be right out."

Katsu-Sensei was at an American store in Kanrinmaru.

That's where he bought all these things.

Look at this!

This is the Land we live on.

Not a damn thing is not clear.

This is Japan. See how tiny it is?

I do not understand.

We have guests.

Take it, Sensei.

Thanks.

They want you to take everything else.

Sensei until recently taught the art of shooting at the Kobusho dojo.

I met Shingaku.

Shingaku is a man from the top of the government.

He will, of course, invest in our business.

Will he invest?

When I mentioned the Maritime training Center, he was very interested.

I think I can persuade him.

You can get your own drinks. The glasses are over there.

This champagne. It takes some getting used to, but it's delicious.

Sensei, this is my old friend, Kondo Isami.

He is the owner of the Shieikan dojo.

You will not be followed. I defended you to the clan.

You owe me one.

Thank you.

Wait a minute. Shieikan belongs to the Tennen Rishin Ryu school, right?

You are absolutely right.

I know many styles and schools.

How did you meet Rema?

He broke up with his clan and fell under my influence. Isn't that a stupid thing to do?

Sensei, don't talk about my stupidity.

Maybe I can influence you, too.

I'm hungry... come to think of it, I haven't eaten all day.

I need to figure something out.

He's a funny man, isn't he?

Ryoma-San, did you want me to meet him?

Not with him.

Then who?

With his brother-in-law.

Gen-San, thank you for your help.

Otsune-sama!

My parents sent this.

They look great.

Give some to your mother.

Thank you.

They don't grow that big in Tama.

(Hand drawing - coat of arms of the province of Tama) That's Tam's hand, isn't it?

Well, well...

Isami-San started working in Kobusho.

Yes, he had risen high.

Omitsu's husband joined the students in the dojo, and it became fun.

Yes, everyone in the dojo seems to be alive.

Please visit relatives sometimes.

It's a gift.

Share it with Isami.

Thank you.

I have no intention of visiting them.

But at first you liked that he found such a good bride.

She constantly contradicts me. And it protects the IP.

It's natural that she protects her husband.

Everyone thinks I'm nothing but trouble.

I won't come back even if I get paid!

We can't always be the most important people in the family.

I, for example, do not object to this.

Explain to her that all this is natural.

And I must say that it is shameful to run away from home just because,

that you can't get along with your grown-up son and his wife.

Can you drink champagne?

Yes, it's just not the first time.

Where did you try it?

In the English mission at the Tozen-JI temple.

I'm sorry to interrupt. Sakuma-Sensei came.

Call him here.

Won't you come out to greet him?

He may be older, but my sister became his wife.

I'm her older brother.

Do you remember Sakuma-Sensei?

Is this the same Sakuma?

Yes, the one with whom we looked at the Black Squadron.

I thought he was still in prison.

He was accused of aiding Yoshida Shoin, who wanted to escape to the United States,

and on this basis, they were arrested.

But at last Yoshida returned to his native province.

And now, nine years later, Sakuma was acquitted.

They were supposed to keep him in prison for the rest of his life.

Sensei!

His disciple betrayed Japan.

What's going on here?

I, Sakuma Shozan, came all the way from Matsushiro,

and no one came out to greet me.

I'm shocked!

Who do you think I want to see?

I think Yamanuchi Yodo and Matsudaira Shingaku.

They've been trying to get you out of prison for a long time.

I've already taken care of everything, you'll see Yodo tomorrow morning, and Yamanuchi later.

Damn, how bad! Can't I see both of them at once?

Anyway, they are heads of clans and busy people.

Shozan-Sensei, do you remember this guy?

No.

He went with you to see the Black Squadron.

I have a bad memory for faces.

And they remember you!

Pour me some champagne, will you?

You remind me of a little devil.

The name "little Devil"would suit you.

You said the same thing ten years ago.

Really?

I always give nicknames exactly.

Thank you for looking after her.

Have you seen your mother?

She didn't come out.

She will come.

Kondo-Sensei didn't return?

Not yet.

Is he even coming today?

He said he'd be there by evening.

Can you give me a minute?

Did you get anything tasty from your old teacher?

He gave me Daifuku.

Great.

I'm sorry, but this is for Isami-San and me.

Well, that's the equivalent of not getting anything.

Harada-San, great things are happening now.

For example?

("Rosenhane" - "Guard Ronin") The government is going to organize Roshingumi!

You're lying!

Every, being of sound mind and memory, may enter into Rosenhane.

Social status doesn't matter.

Do you understand what this means?

So what?

Well, forget it.

Zone.

Yes?

When the teacher returns, please pass this on to him.

Sensei, I've been thinking about this for a long time...

We Japanese must take the best from the East and the West,

to create a new, beautiful world.

This is so obvious that I have nothing to object to.

Do you think so too?

Well, I'll ask you this.

What do you think is good about Western culture?

Their crafts.

First, it is necessary to assimilate them.

What about the East?

The most valuable thing is our moral principles.

The morality of the East is in many ways superior to that of the West.

We will combine the spiritual attitudes of the East and the crafts of the West!

I couldn't have said it better myself.

We need to explain this to all people.

I apologize...

You are present at a conversation between two of the most advanced people in Japan.

Here.

Where did you get this?

This cork looked very nice, and I thought it was a valuable piece.

Where did you find it?"

On the beach, when I saw the Black Squadron.

Perhaps it was Perry himself who took it out of the bottle.

This is from very expensive champagne.

Is it valuable?

By itself-not really.

For me, it is very valuable as a memory.

What are you doing?

No need to carry unnecessary things with you!

Do not assume that everything that came from the West is valuable to the Japanese!

In these times, it is dangerous!

Looks like I need to go.

I understand.

You said that Katsu-Sensei taught shooting in Kobusho.

Right.

Recently, I recommended to place fencing instructor Cioranescu the Matsudaira-sama.

Wow.

But when I arrived, they turned me away without explaining anything.

To be honest, it was very rude.

Do you know what might have happened?!

Do I know? Yes, I know.

You know?

The Tennen Rishin Ryu school is very common among people from Tam.

Are you by any chance a peasant by birth?

Yes.

That's the reason.

You think?

Matsudaira Cioranescu - old bastard.

What ?

He always paid attention to the issue of blood purity.

You were recommended to him, and he agreed to give you a place,

then I found out about your past and backed down.

How stupid.

If such a high-ranking official has such views...

...the Tokugawa Shogunate has no future.

Are You Hijikata Toshizo?

And what if I did?

What have you done to my little sister?

Poor thing!

She tearfully told me that you played with her feelings.

She wanted to marry you.

I told you right away that I wasn't getting married.

Go ahead!

I avenged you.

Enough with him.

Let's go.

Matsudaira-sama!

It is true that I am a peasant from Tam.

But now I am the fourth owner of the Tennen Rishin Ryu dojo!

I am the son of Kondo Shusei!

I'm a real samurai!

Matsudaira-sama!

Please wait!

Matsudaira-sama!

Stop it!

Stop it!

Get out.

Sasuke-itself...

For your own good... don't come here again.

I'm a samurai!

You are not a samurai.

Leave your dream.

Know your place.

And you will not feel such pain again.

Heiske, come on.

Oh, you rascal!

What nonsense!

What difference does it make to them who you are by birth?

Get it out of your head.

(Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the right-hand man of Japan's first unifier, ODA Nobunaga.) Taiko Hideyoshi was a peasant.

That was 300 years ago.

So what.

Well, what about you?

Why talk about me?

I never asked you. Where are you from?

Province Of ISE, TSU.

I grew up without a father.

My mother, who is dead, was a servant in the castle.

She said I was the son of the castle owner.

That means you're a son...

Eleventh daimyo of TSU clan from ISE, todo Takayuki.

You have the blood of true aristocrats in your veins!

But I don't know if my mother was telling the truth.

Please forget about it.

I shouldn't have told you that.

Take one, if you don't mind.

Thanks.

Look!

Be careful!

Isn't that Nagakura-San over there?

What does it do?

Everyone has their own secrets.

Yamanami-San definitely wants to involve my husband in politics.

And what will you do?

I just want to live peacefully with my husband and children,

as long as possible.

Maybe you should not show him the letter from the Yamana?

Consider that you did not receive it.

Sooner or later, he'll find out.

Hijikata-San, what's wrong with your face?

Nothing.

Did you fall into a ditch?

It's not worth talking about.

Nagakura-San, where were you today?

Me?

My friend came to town, and I met him. And what?

Nothing.

Do you want to ask me?

Harada-San, what did you do?

Not that I'm bragging... do nothing.

You have plenty of free time.

Is my whole life going to be like this?

I'm even jealous.

Is there any meaning in my life?

Heck. I'm hungry.

Something to eat or something...

Zone.

Come closer to me.

Are you ready to listen to me?

Yes.

I was not taken to Kobusho.

I will die as the owner of a poor dojo.

Today I met people with advanced views on life.

I was ashamed to open my mouth.

People like them change the course of history.

All I need is a good husband for me and a father for Tam.

(Hanami - the ceremony of watching the cherry blossoms) Let's go to the Hanami in Yoshima.

I'll bring lunch.

Excuse me.

What would you like to eat?

Now?

For lunch.

Anyway.

Please tell me.

Egg soup.

Well.

Heiske told me what happened.

Sad story.

Don't be too upset.

I won't show it to him.

Oh, sorry!

After I realized how much Sakamoto-San and Katsura-San are concerned about the fate of Japan...

I realized I had to do something, too.

I can't imagine going to Kyoto

and I solve problems of expelling foreigners.

But teach fencing in Kobusho -

this, I thought, was just right for me.

I thought this would help the Shogunate.

But the Shogunate pushed me away.

There's nothing else I can do.

Your face is swollen.

Do not pay attention.

Again, as before, running after women and getting hurt because of them?

Forget.

We're a bunch of losers.

Tsune-San, I'm hungry. Maybe you can give me some eggs...

I wonder where she hid them.

Tsune, this letter...

I'm sorry. I forgot to give it to you.

Tsune, the path for great achievements is open!

I have to go.

Be careful.

I'll get ready.

"We employ samurai loyal to the existing government."

"This is a great opportunity to fulfill our desires.

Kiyokawa Hachiro will tell you all the details.

We will wait until you join us."