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SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

Episode 24: A Fierce Battle at Ueda Castle

Original Writing: Ikenami Shotaro

Screenwriter: Kaneko Narito

Music: Hayashi Hikaru

Narration: Wada Atsushi, NHK Announcer

CAST

Sanada Nobuyuki: Watase Tsunehiko

Sanada Yukimura: Kusakari Masao

Oko: Haruka Kurara

Higuchi Kakubei: Enoki Takaaki

Hisano: Kono Yuriko

Takigawa Sankuro: Miura Koichi

Mukai Sasuke: Nakamura Hashinosuke

Okiku: Okada Yukiko

Tokugawa leyasu: Nakamura Umenosuke

Honda Tadakatsu: Kato Takeshi

Nekota Yosuke: Ishibashi Renji

Yamanaka Toshifusa (Lord of Yamato): Sato Kei

Yamanaka Takumi Nadatoshi: Toura Rokko

Lady Yamanote: Koyama Akiko

Sanada Masayuki: Tanba Tetsuro

Producer: Enomoto Kazuo

English Subtitle c2008-2009: Koala Fansubs

Director: Kadowaki Masami

On September 5, 1600,

The Tokugawa Army started advancing.

At the vanguard was Nobuyuki's army.

Takigawa Sankuro accompanied his army.

-Sir Sankuro. -Yes.

Don't hesitate to leave as soon as the battle starts.

I am truly good at running away. Please do not worry about me.

The 5,000 Tokugawa soldiers, with Nobuyuki's soldiers at the vanguard,

Were heading to Mt. Ise,

Where Toishi Castle was located.

Yukimura was staying at Toishi Castle.

TOISHI CASTLE

The Six Cent banners.

The Sanada banners.

As I feared...

Brother is taking the vanguard...

Well...

-Let's retreat now. -Yes.

What are you talking about?

No need to fear an army with numbers like that.

-I'm gonna kick them out. -Kakubei.

I cannot fight my brother.

The branch family is our enemy, right?

-I want to fight Lord Izu. -Kaku!

No.

Kakubei.

Now, let's retreat.

Yes.

Halt!

Lord Izu, why did you halt?

The scout is coming back.

Reporting!

Reporting. The soldiers are leaving Toishi Castle.

What?

They are going down the mountain from the eastern ridge.

They must be running away.

The enemy got scared of us. They ran away!

The enemy ran away!

So he thinks they ran away.

Forward!

Saemon-no-suke.

You did a great job by retreating without fighting.

Thank you.

This saved Lord Izu's face.

Yes.

My Lord.

-No need to be considerate to the branch family. -Shut up, Kakubei!

Tokugawa Hidetada set up the headquarters in Someya, Ueda-Daira (the Ueda Plain).

Great job, Lord Izu.

With Toishi in my hands, Awa cannot move carelessly.

I wonder if Lord Awa is going to hold up in his castle...

-Izu. -Yes.

Enter Toishi Castle to give pressure to Ueda.

Yes.

I will leave here as soon as possible to join the main army in Mino.

Yes.

Awa had the nerve to fool me this time.

After this battle, I won't leave him alone!

TOKUGAWA IEYASU'S ARMY

Meanwhile,

Ieyasu passed Kakegawa and kept going west.

Nekota Yosuke was...

Secretly following leyasu's army.

What are you doing here?

Going back and forth on the Tokaido Highway.

Don't hang around.

What a big procession.

That girl, Oko, might not be coming.

She will.

She will surely come.

Meanwhile...

Oko, who was after leyasu's life, was in Mino Province.

On September 6,

People at Ueda Castle were getting tense preparing for the decisive battle.

Meanwhile,

Hidetada sent an urgent messenger to leyasu.

He told his father that he would take the Kisoji Road and meet him in Mino.

He was getting ready to leave.

HEADQUARTERS OF LORD YODA HIZEN

What is it?

Nothing.

What's that?

Not sure yet. Tell them to stay alert.

Yes.

The Sanada.

Aren't they Lord Izu's soldiers?

He is on Mt. Ise now.

So...?

The enemy...?

Bring my horse.

Bring my horse!

-The enemy! -The Sanada is coming!

Aim!

Fire!

Fire!

Attack!

They are flank attacking!

Guard the sides!

Come on! Kick them away!

I hear something from the Yoda's camp.

-What's going on? -Reporting!

The Sanada is making a surprise attack on Sir Yoda's camp.

The Lord is telling you to help them.

Understood.

ΜΑΚΙΝΟ TADANARI'S ARMY

Retreat!

Retreat!

Get them!

Kill them all, to the last one!

You guard the headquarters, please.

I'll crush the Sanada.

OKUBO TADACHIKA'S ARMY Here we go!

SAKAI IETSUGU'S ARMY

Don't let them go! Get them!

Now! Attack!

Retreat! Retreat!

Retreat!

Don't be scared! Go!

Reinforcement!

Our ally!

Don't retreat!

-Go and get the Sanada! -Get them!

Good! Retreat to the castle!

Keep going!

UEDA CASTLE Retreat to the castle!

Get them!

Don't let them go!

OKUBO TADACHIKA'S ARMY They opened the main gate.

Charge into the castle!

Here we go!

ΜΑΚΙΝΟ TADANARI'S ARMY Sir Okubo is going into the castle.

Follow him! Charge into the castle!

Retreat!

Charge!

Go!

Riflemen, come forward!

Fire!

Don't be scared. Attack from that side.

Charge!

Don't be scared!

Attack!

Retreat!

Retreat!

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We cannot attack or retreat. We have lost quite a few soldiers.

Make them stop...!

Stop it!

-Stop it! -Yes!

Retreat!

Retreat!

Don't chase them too far.

This is it.

Retreat.

Ei-ei-oh! (Hurray!)

Why did you chase them too far...?

This is not your first battle.

What were you thinking!?

I am truly sorry...

How careless of you as commanders.

You guys fell right into the Sanada's trap.

How can I report to my father... to the Interior Minister...!

You'll be punished later.

Begone now.

Yes, sire!

Young Lord.

Please leave the rest to other Shinano Province lords.

We should go back to Komoro to regain our balance.

I understand.

Reporting.

-The Interior Minister's messenger is here. -Escort him here.

Reporting.

The Interior Minister already left Edo. He is going west now.

Lord of Musashi, please hurry and meet him in Mino.

That is the words from the Lord.

Sado!

We needn't regain our balance.

We are going to Mino right away.

Take the Kisoji Road! Hurry!

If you fall behind, youfll die!

Bring my horse!

My horse!

So they are taking the steep Kisoji Road.

Too bad. It started raining.

The grand army like that will have a hard time moving forward.

-Stupid Hidetada. He'll be late even more. -Right.

I wonder how Lord Izu is doing...

-I wonder why... -Yes?

Why the son has to fight his father and brother...

Why they have to... even if they don't hate each other...

-Auntie. -Yes?

I heard my brother of Numata is in Toishi now. Is that true?

-Toishi must be over there, right? -Yes.

If I shout there, he will hear it.

Brother!

Okiku...!

My brother of Numata!

-What is the matter? -Nothing.

20 years ago, when I was in Iwabitsu Castle...

I often came over to this castle with Saemon-no-suke.

I see.

We measured our heights and made those grooves then.

Saemon-no-suke was higher.

I was shorter.

KIYOSU CASTLE On September 12,

Ieyasu arrived Kiyosu Castle in Owari.

He was debriefed on the battlefront.

Our army has the vanguard in Gifu.

We are confronting the enemy on the road between Gifu and Akasaka.

The enemy at Ogaki Castle is nothing.

-We should sally out now. -No.

We should wait for Sir Hidetada before starting the decisive battle.

-No. -Huh?

Sir Hidetada is having a hard time in Ueda. He will surely be late.

If we wait now, we will lose ground.

If we postpone the attack, the Western Army might get bigger.

Takumi, what do you think?

Yes.

The Western Army seems to be disorganized.

Also, they don't seem to be in good spirits.

Is that so?

What would you do?

We are going to Gifu tomorrow.

Lord Izu.

Thank you for having me until today.

-Sir Sankuro? -I would like to leave.

What are going to do?

I want to go to Omi and see how people's minds would change after the war.

-After the war? -Yes.

By the way...

I would like to visit Ueda Castle before I go to Omi.

Ueda?

I would like to meet Lord Awa.

Lord Izu, could you write him a referral for me?

Are you telling me to write to the enemy general?

Yes.

All right.

If you have any message, I will relay it to him.

No. I don't.

UEDA CASTLE

I see.

So you are Sir Takigawa Shogen's grandson.

After Lord Nobunaga died, my grandfather was banished by Hideyoshi.

I heard you often sent him something while he was in exile.

-Thank you very much. -Not at all.

We, the Sanada, owe Sir Shogen so much.

-Sir Sankuro. -Yes?

How was it staying with Lord Izu?

He is the one worthy of respect.

Anyway, he bears up under worries in the midst of the Tokugawa people.

But he never said bitter words otoward you, Lord Awa.

I was truly impressed.

Is that so?

You seem to understand each other well. I envy you.

Well...

Thank you for showing such an interesting battle.

-Did you see it? -Yes.

I did see the Sanada-style battle.

-Was it fun? -Yes!

Lord Sanada, you beat the Tokugawa twice.

I guess that would be the case. Right, Saemon-no-suke?

Yes.

What is the matter?

Oh, I just saw a girl...

Who is it?

Ah, it was you, Okiku.

-She is my younger sister. -I see.

What is the matter?

Because it's been a long time since I heard you laughing aloud.

I see.

Well, come over here.

Yes.

-She is my sister, Okiku. -I am Kiku, sir.

He is Sir Takigawa Sankuro Kazuatsu.

-Okiku. -Yes.

-Sir Sankuro. -Yes.

May I ask you a favor?

Yes.

I want you to take custody of Okiku.

Yes?

I want you to take her out of Ueda Castle.

What are you saying, Father?

Will you heed my request?

However...

I have no house or lot.

I am a mere ronin who travels around.

I am not able to take care of a princess...

That's all right.

Sir Sankuro.

It would be better for her to stay with a man like you, rather than staying here.

What do you think, Saemon-no-suke?

I understand.

Can you help me?

All right.

Okiku, is that all right?

Sir Sankuro.

Yes?

Are you travelling around?

Yes.

If I stay with you, can I go anywhere?

Yes.

-Can I go to Kyoto? -Yes.

-Osaka, too? -Yes.

-Western provinces, too? -Yes.

Then, Brother, maybe I can see the ocean you were talking about.

Kiku. Are you going then?

Yes.

I can see you, Brother, Mother and Auntie again, can't I?

-Of course, you can. -Yes.

Sir Sankuro.

I will guard her with my life.

I'm counting on you.

I wonder how Okiku is feeling about this...

She seems to be no different from any other day.

She is trying to be cheerful because she doesn't want us to worry.

She already knows what's going on in our family.

That's why she's trying not to make us worry.

Poor girl...

Sure she is, but...

I don't know what's going to happen to us from now.

Okiku is still young. She shouldn't be involved in the fate of the head family.

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

You must be tired working hard every day.

Not at all.

I happened to overhear this, but...

They are gathering cormorant fishing boats.

Boats? Why?

To make a floating bridge with the boats, so that Sir leyasu can cross the Nagara River.

A floating bridge of boats?

Say, Miss Oko.

If you have no place to go, you can stay here forever.

Hey! Don't force her.

You were saying, "I wish she could stay."

Well, that's how I feel, but...

Message from Sir Matagoro.

All of us are going to the Sekigahara Field.

He said, "Good luck to you."

Are you going, too?

Yes.

Sir Sasuke.

Do not die.

Miss Oko...

In two days, leyasu will be leaving Gifu Castle to cross the Nagara River.

You must be thinking of attacking him then.

Please give me your throwing blade.

Sure.

Just one.

Only one?

Miss Oko...

Please do not die.

Go.

I'll get leyasu by the Nagara River...!

Ieyasu, who was about to leave Gifu Castle, was repeatedly analyzing the military situation.

What is it?

Please let me work as one of Lord leyasu's attendants.

Well, Lord Yamato already told me so.

Sanada ninja are surely coming to kill Lord leyasu.

Oko...!

Are you ninja, too?

I'm from a village nearby.

They kidnapped me and raped me...

Now you can't make love to a woman for your entire lifetime.

I am the daughter of Masugi Ichizo, who was killed by a Yamanaka ninja.

Damn it!

How late will Sir Hidetada be?

I wonder...

If necessary, we should advance without his army.

No, we should wait for him.

-But...! -No!

Enough. Stop it!

How can I be still stuck in Ueda! We're having the decisive battle soon.

We did everything we could for the Western Army.

Yes.

Now it's all up to Ishida Jibu's abilities.

How strange...

My brother is just a stone's throw away.

I still cannot believe that he is my enemy.

Reporting.

We just received a message from Sir Mochizuki who is stationed near Aizu.

-Is the Uesugi moving? -That's not it.

The messenger said, "There are only occasional skirmishes between the Date and Uesugi Armies."

I see.

Gon'nosuke. Have a drink.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Say...

Who do you think is the key player to determine the future of this country?

It's the Interior Minister, isn't it?

Is there anyone else?

If anyone is trying to kill the Interior Minister, he is the one.

For example...

Sanada ninja.

A single blade thrown by the ninja...

The future of this country might be in his hands now...

In the morning of September 14, 1600,

A turbulent day was beginning.

Episode 24 THE END