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SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

Episode 12: Nobuyuki, Owner of Numata Castle

Original Writing: Ikenami Shotaro

Screenwriter: Kaneko Narito Original Writing: Ikenami Shotaro

Screenwriter: Kaneko Narito

Screenwriter: Kaneko Narito Music: Hayashi Hikaru

Music: Hayashi Hikaru

Narration: Wada Atsushi, NHK Announcer

CAST

Sanada Nobuyuki: Watase Tsunehiko

Sanada Yukimura: Kusakari Masao

Oko: Haruka Kurara

Tsuboya Matagoro: Natsuyagi Isao

Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Nagato Hiroyuki

Yamanaka Takumi Nagatoshi: Toura Rokkko

Ishida Mitsunari: Shimizu Koji

Lady Komatsu: Konno Misako

Otani Yoshitsugu: Murai Kunio

Yazawa Yoritsuna: Kato Yoshi

Lady Yanamote: Koyama Akiko

Sanada Masayuki: Tanba Tetsuro

Producer: Enomoto Kazuo

English Subtitle: Koala Fansubs

Director: Tajima Akira

SPRING 1591

It has been over 6 months since Nobuyuki moved into Numata Castle as the Lord of Izu.

Nobuyuki has been renovating the castle.

He is always accompanied by his aide Suzuki Ukon, who was formerly known as Kotaro.

My Lord.

It's almost done, isn't it?

Thanks to Uncle Yazawa's help.

Ukon, you worked hard, too.

Thank you.

One-two, one-two.

Hurry up!

One-two, one-two.

Ojun.

I beg you.

Sir Ukon.

Miss Ojun?

Why did you want to talk with me?

I know I shouldn't ask you something like this.

What is it?

-But I have no one to ask... -Please tell me.

Her Ladyship...

She told me to sleep with the Lord.

-She told you? -Yes.

Her Ladyship is not pregnant yet.

So the Lord asked her to find someone. Then she told me...

Don't you want to?

As a woman,

I somehow feel scared of Her Ladyship.

Scared?

Yes.

Didn't Her Ladyship ask you in person, did she?

But...

She must be feeling... toward me...

What do you want me to do?

Would you do something to prevent me from becoming the Lord's concubine?

Please... I beg you...

Sir Ukon.

I see.

I will try.

Here, go in.

Sir Ukon.

Be quiet.

Hurry.

This will put you in danger...

Leave everything to me. Hurry!

Here.

Ojun.

This is how it turned out...

Thanks for coming.

Who is it?

I am sorry.

Ukon?

Explain the reason.

Yes.

What is wrong?

Yes.

Tell me!

Actually... actually...

Ojun and I love each other.

Please slay me here, right now.

I was oblivious.

To think that you and Ojun...

I didn't notice. Forgive me.

I am sorry.

I have to allow you to marry her.

Hurry and see her.

Thank you.

Did he tell you to marry me?

Yeah.

I am in trouble now!

I just made it up.

I'm sorry.

-It's all right with me. -I have no choice.

Now I have to make all kinds of excuses to leave this issue up in the air.

Right?

Yes...

My Lord.

Keep working.

-Can you bring me warm water? -Yes.

Her Ladyship was looking for you.

-Sir Ukon is not a virgin anymore? -Yeah.

I was really stunned.

Is that so...

I didn't have the slightest idea that they were in love...

I didn't either.

This looks good.

-Done? -Yes.

It's still hard inside.

Why don't you put it back here?

That's all right.

I can still eat it.

-Say, Ina. -Yes?

I want to give them permission to marry. What do you think?

That's great.

But...

Yes?

It was something last night...

To think that Ukon and Ojun are...

This looks good.

OSAKA

OSAKA It is summer now.

It is summer now.

It has been 4 years since Yukimura moved into Hideyoshi's Osaka Castle.

Around this time, he could go out of the castle often.

Ah, looks delicious.

-You can have one. -Thank you.

Today, they are going to Sanada's ninja lodging in Bizenjima.

Thank you for coming by.

Any news from Ueda?

Yes. Jinpachi just came back from there.

How's everything in Ueda?

How's everything in Ueda? The Lord and Lady Yamanote are both doing well.

The Lord and Lady Yamanote are both doing well.

Did you see my father?

No, I didn't. But Toji saw him when he brought some herbs there.

Herbs? Is anyone sick?

Oh, no. Nobody's sick.

But Lord Satsuma is getting old, so Toji brought herbs for him.

I haven't seen my great uncle for a long time.

I see.

-Ah... -Is Kakubei in Ueda?

Yes. That's what I heard.

-How is she? -Yes?

My sister.

Yes. Miss Okiku is growing in good health with Lady Yamanote.

Is that so?

Ah...

Um...

How is Sir Yoshichi?

-Saheiji. -Yes.

Don't be shy.

Don't you want to hear about your wife and son, not about Yoshichi?

Thank you, sir.

You don't have to thank me.

Saheiji.

Moyo and Sasuke have been well.

Is that so?

Sasuke already looks like a little man.

-Saheiji. -Yes.

How old is Sasuke?

He is eight.

I see.

Time flies.

Do you send messengers to Ueda often?

Yes. Senzo and Saizo go there, too.

May I help you?

Can anyone deliver this to the Sanada Estate?

What? Souvenir from Osaka?

Yes.

I see. I will have someone deliver it for you.

Thank you!

You are welcome.

-Yagobei. -Yes.

Where's Matagoro?

He is in Edo, where Tokugawa leyasu lives.

Oko, too?

She is busier, going back and forth between Osaka and Edo.

I see.

Any message for her?

No.

-Yagobei. -Yes.

I want someone to deliver this message to Matagoro.

Yes.

The Regent recently sent Sir So Yoshitomo of Tsushima to Choseon (Korea).

Yes.

He told Choseon to become his subject state.

Choseon seems to have refused it.

When Sir So came to Osaka Castle, he gave the Regent a map of Choseon.

A map?

A map.

A map, huh?

Yes.

So the Regent decided to send troops to Choseon.

Probably.

He might want to do it sooner.

I wonder why the Regent is rushing.

The death of Great Counselor Hidenaga, and then...

The death of the Regentfs heir, Prince Tsurumatsu, might be the causes.

Another battle, huh?

When I have to spend money to repair my castle and the castle town,

I wonder why I have to cross the ocean to have another battle.

Exactly.

I don't have the slightest idea what the Regent is thinking these days.

NUMATA CASTLE Several days later,

A messenger from Honda Tadakatsu (Lady Komatsu's father) came to see Nobuyuki.

What brought you here?

I am delivering secret information from my master.

I am delivering secret information from my master. Secret?

Secret?

Yes. The Regent decided to send troops to Choseon.

Yes.

The quota for each daimyo lord has been decided, too.

The quota for Lord Awa in Ueda will be 2,000 soldiers,

While the quota for you will be 1,200 soldiers.

1,200 soldiers might be a great number for you.

So my master said you should ask Sir leyasu to reduce the number.

To Sir leyasu?

If you do so, Sir leyasu will ask the Regent to heed your request.

-For the sake of me? -Yes.

Also, my master said you don't have to go to Choseon.

You will be ordered to station in Nagoya, Hizen Province.

Sir?

-Now... -Yes.

As to my request for reducing the quota, is it only for my castle, or can I include Ueda Castle?

He wants you to make your own request.

I see.

Yes.

I, Lord of Izu, appreciate Sir leyasu's and my father-in-law's considerations.

Several days later, Yoritsuna visited him as a messenger from Masayuki.

The Lord in Ueda received a letter from the Regent.

The Regent seems to have decided to send troops to Choseon.

Yes.

The letter included the quota for us.

The Regent wants 2,000 soldiers from Ueda and 1,200 soldiers from Numata.

Yes.

The Lord thinks 1,200 are too much for you.

He said you should ask Sir leyasu to talk the Regent into reducing your quota.

What about Father?

He will ask Sir Uesugi to talk with the Regent.

Is that so?

Luckily, the Sanada doesn't have to go to Choseon. We are ordered to station in Nagoya, Hizen.

I feel grateful.

But...

Yes?

I thought you already heard everything about these from Edo.

No, I didn't.

Is that so?

To Choseon...

How about drinking sake together tonight? It's been a while.

Right, Great Uncle?

Right, Great Uncle? -Lord Izu. -Yes.

-Lord Izu. -Yes.

Please sit down.

Yes.

You should treat me differently now.

Despite the hierarchy between the main family and a branch family, you are a family head now.

So I have to respect you as a vassal for the main family.

You have to treat me as a vassal for the main family.

For example, when you, as a branch family head, cannot compromise on something with the main family,

I, as a vassal of the main family, have to fight against you.

You belong to a branch family, but you are a family head.

A family head must stick to what he believes in.

I raised you to become such a man.

I wonder if this will ever happen in future,

But, if family strife turns into a battle,

I have to point my spear at you.

With such a firm resolve, you have to train your soldiers and govern your fief.

It's been a while since I last saw the sunset in Numata.

Where is Lord Satsuma?

He went to bed.

He must have been tired.

He has grown old.

What is the matter?

-Ina. -Yes.

Father sent Uncle to deliver some news.

Yes.

The news was exactly the same as what your father sent me.

When Uncle told me, I pretended as if that was news to me.

I lied to him, saying, "I haven't heard anything about that."

Shame on me...

I receive the same news from Father and Edo.

Some news from Edo has to stay here, because I am told not to send it to Ueda.

-I feel like... -Yes?

Nothing. Never mind.

Dear.

Are you feeling confined by Sir leyasu and my father?

Sir leyasu and my father are hoping you will become a strong ally for the Tokugawa.

The day before I married you, my father told me,

"After you marry into the Sanada family, you have to show Sir Nobuyuki...

...what you have learned from a young age and what you have heard from your father."

"You have to show him by setting a personal example."

"You shouldn't just tell him in word."

"Stake your life on that."

That's what my father said.

I'm sorry for my presumptuous remark...

I know what you mean.

OSAKA CASTLE Sir Date's quota is 6,000 soldiers.

But the other day, Sir Date told us that he would come with 8,000 soldiers.

Apple polisher.

Good.

-8,000 for Date then. -Yes.

Sir Sanada Genjiro is here.

-Come on in. -Yes.

Genjiro.

I finally decided to go beyond the ocean.

Yes.

First, I'm sending troops to Choseon (Korea), and then, to Ming China.

Yes.

Now, we're arguing over the number of soldiers.

-Wait for a moment. -Yes.

Jibu, who's next?

Sir Uesugi is asking if you could reduce the quota for Lord Sanada Awa.

How many did I assign him?

2,000, sire.

Date wants to send more, so...

1,000! 1,000 will do.

Now, Sir Tokugawa is asking if you could reduce the quota for Lord Izu in Numata.

Lord Mikawa said that?

You assigned 1,200 for Lord Izu.

You assigned 1,200 for Lord Izu. Lord Izu is your brother, isn't he?

Lord Izu is your brother, isn't he?

Yes.

-700 then. 700 will do. -Yes.

Hey, Jibu.

Let's quit now.

-I'm tired. Do it again later. -Yes.

-Genjiro. -Yes.

Do you want a wife?

Yes?

A wife. A girl.

Um...

Are you in love with someone?

No.

It's O.K. Doesn't matter.

The more women you have, the better life you have.

-Right? -Yes.

That's why I'm giving you a girl to marry.

Do you know Gyobu sitting here?

Sir Otani Gyobu Shoyu, right?

OTANI YOSHITSUGU Yes.

I have heard your name.

Nice to meet you.

I am Sanada Genjiro, sir.

I have heard about you from Sir Jibu.

I heard you have been His Highness' favorite.

-You are overpraising me. -Oh, no.

Women in this castle are all interested in you.

They are anxious to know what kind of woman you are going to marry.

Really? Are they anxious?

Sir Jibu.

Leaving that aside,

Genjiro, you marry Gyobu's daughter.

What do you say?

Yes...

You don't like that?

Oh, that's not it.

Or...

Do you have to get permission from Ueda?

No.

I will make a decision on my own.

I would be happy if you marry my daughter.

What do you say?

Yes.

I will gratefully accept the offer.

Good!

Genjiro, you will be my in-law then.

I know Sir Otani Gyobu.

This is what I heard.

He started serving the Toyotomi as a page from his early years...

Go ahead.

He was recognized by the Regent for his good work, and then, got promoted.

After he became his samurai, he distinguished himself every time he went to battle.

People say he is a great warrior.

He became a magistrate six years ago. He owns Turunga Castle now.

You are marrying a princess of such a great...

Sir Genjiro...?

Sir Otani's daughter is not good enough for you?

That's not it.

My brother is related to the Tokugawa, and I will be related to the Toyotomi.

What a strange fate...

Sir Matagoro.

I came yesterday.

Please come on in.

Is there some good news?

Is there some good news? -Yeah. -What is it?

-Yeah. -What is it?

Sir Genjiro is getting married.

That's great.

His bride is a daughter of Otani Gyobu, the owner of Tsuruga Castle.

Really?

Sir Genjiro will be a real vassal for the Toyotomi.

A wife!

I don't think I can afford taking a wife.

Prostitutes are good enough for you.

I go to brothels for my work. Not for fun.

Is that true?

Sir Saizo, you're mean, too!

Oko.

Yes.

I'm going back again to Ueda via Edo.

Any message for the Lord?

Nothing for now.

UEDA CASTLE

It's me. I'm coming in.

What is it?

I received a letter form the Regent.

He said Genjiro is engaged with Otani Gyobu Shoyu's daughter.

He said Genjiro is engaged with Otani Gyobu Shoyu's daughter. That's...!

That's...!

So Genjiro is...

Why didn't Genjiro ask me first?

If so, could you tell him not to marry her?

Even if he is an aide for the Regent, he is still a hostage.

I know that.

I don't need you to tell me that.

I know that, but...

It was all arranged without my knowledge. As a parent, I'm feeling a bit...

A bit...

A bit... Feeling lonely?

Feeling lonely?

Who said I'm lonely?

Nobody's saying that!

Yamanaka Takumi is going east secretly.

What?

Get ready, Jinpachi.

-We're going to shadow him. -Yes.

He is Yamanaka Takumi, one of Hideyoshi's advisors and the chief of Hideyoshi's ninja.

He is going somewhere in disguise.

Jinpachi.

This road goes to Koga.

Let's split up and follow.

-Put him away. -Yes.

I'll follow him.

Yamanaka Takumi secretly entered the mansion of Lord Yamanaka Yamato, the chief of Tokugawa ninja.

As was expected, something started moving.

Well...

Sending troops to Choseon... What does it bring to this country?

Even if the Regent could subjugate Choseon, what kind of benefit would that bring to us?

It just costs more.

I have no idea what the Regent is thinking.

He lost his younger brother, killed Rikyu, lost Prince Tsurumatsu, and now, sending troops to Choseon.

He has changed.

If we spend more money, our fiefs will fall into disrepair.

Then, people will start fighting each other.

Yes.

Is this country settled like this, or is another war-torn era starting?

I have no idea what will happen.

It's fine for now.

I'm concerned about future.

Which means?

Which means? -His Highness has no heir. -Yes.

-His Highness has no heir. -Yes.

He is old.

After his death, what will happen to Japan?

That's my concern.

My turn?

Yes.

Can you wait?

I cannot.

Not once?

My Lord, when you attack the enemy's headquarters in battlefield,

Will you wait because you are asked by the enemy?

-Ukon... -I cannot.

About Ojun...

Oh, that issue...

I would like to discuss that at another time.

When is another time?

Yes.

That's...

My Lady...

Sir Genjiro might get married before Sir Ukon.

I heard his bride is a daughter of Sir Otani Gyobu Shoyu.

Sir Genjiro will be related to a Toyotomi magistrate.

The other day...

Uncle Yazawa told me.

"If the main and branch families start fighting against each other,"

"I have to point my spear at you."

If the Toyotomi and Tokugawa start fighting against each other,

I guess I have to point my spear at Genjiro.

In such an eventuality,

I'm going to run away!

Nobuyuki started fearing the imminent stream of time, in which the Sanada family and Sanada people are divided.

Episode 12 THE END