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SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

Episode 43: Lady Komatsu for Hostage

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

Mukai Sasuke: Nakamura Hashinosuke

Tokugawa leyasu: Nakamura Umenosuke

Hisano: Kono Yuriko

Jikai: Fukuda Toyoto

Tomo Naganobu: Machida Kyosuke

Lady Komatsu: Konno Misako

Oriyo: Nakamura Kumi

Takigawa Sankuro: Miura Koichi

Sanada Masayuki: Tanba Tetsuro

Producer: Enomoto Kazuo

English Subtitle c2008-2009: Koala Fansubs

Director: Nagano Akira

Go for leyasu's camp!

Go!!

On May 7, 1615...

Sanada Saemon-no-suke Yukimura's all-or-nothing attack began.

During the intense battle, the Osaka side was severely defeated.

Osaka Castle, built by Hideyoshi...

...disappeared into flames.

And...

Brother.

This is the end of Saemon-no-suke.

Father.

Is this...

Is this alright?

Nobuyuki's younger brother, Saemon-no-suke Yukimura...

...put an end to his 49-year-long life.

Saemon-no-suke!!

SANADA NINJA HOUSE, SHIMO-KOGA, KYOTO

Miss Oko!

Oh, my...

What about the others?

And Sir Saemon-no-suke is...?

Here.

Thanks.

What shall we do from now?

Horrifying scenes started taking place to the losers.

OSAKA

The Tokugawa conducted dreadful crackdowns on war criminals...

...not only on the Toyotomi side warriors...

...but also the families of ronin, who fought for the Toyotomi.

LOTUS TEMPLE, MT. KOYA

You must be Sir Sanada Saemon-no-suke's wife.

Saemon-no-suke's wife and daughters were arrested at Lotus Temple.

SANADA MANSION, EDO

She lost her father during the Battle of Sekigahara...

...and this time, she lost her husband and son at the same time.

I wonder how Lady Oriyo is feeling...

Arresting the wives and children?

The Shogunate is so...!

-What will happen to Lady Oriyo? -Don't know!

Sorry.

Saemon-no-suke escaped from Mt. Kudo despite his confinement.

And he rebelled against the Shogun.

I wasn't involved in that, but he is my younger brother.

I might receive some punishment, too.

That can't be...!

Well.

I'm not allowed to leave Edo and return to Ueda yet. That's a sign for it.

Maybe...

...I have to go to Numata, instead of returning to Ueda.

After the Battle of Sekigahara...

...the Shogunate confiscated Ueda Castle from the Sanada.

I'm just governing Ueda for the Shogunate.

Ina.

Yes?

If the worst happens...

...you have to handle everything, by asking the Shogunate to let Nobuyoshi succeed our clan.

NIJO CASTLE

-Sankuro. -Yes, sir.

If you weren't there at that time, I might have been dead by now.

I might have been killed by Saemon-no-suke.

You are welcome, sir.

In contrast, my direct retainers are all unreliable.

My 500 direct retainers scrambled to escape!

Sankuro, you're my lifesaver.

I don't deserve your words, sir.

I'll give you whatever you want.

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-You want 10,000 koku? -No, sir.

-20,000 koku? -No, sir.

Not enough?

There is something I'd like to have.

Tell me.

My brother-in-law, Sanada Saemon-no-suke's wife and his two daughers...

Please entrust them to me.

Well, what should I do...?

Your Excellency, you just said, "I'll give you whatever you want."

You're not greedy.

They can stay with you, Sankuro.

Thank you!

What!? Sankuro did!?

Damn Sankuro...

FUSHIMI CASTLE Taking advantage of the Senior Shogun's favor...

He's got carried away so much!

Sankuro is the Sanada's son-in-law.

The Sanada clan, again...!?

How many more times do they want to defy me!?

Must be all because of...

...Lord Izu, who instructed them to do so.

Just wait and see...!

ROSARY STORE, KYOTO

Sir Kakubei.

Sir Kakubei.

You did a great job.

What?

The Shogun is happy with what you did. I could gain honor.

That's right.

I just worked for Sir Sanada Saemon-no-suke.

Why is the Shogun happy?

Why are you lying?

You're gonna trick me and kill me!

If we wanted to kill you, we didn't have to save you on the battlefield.

Sir Kakubei.

You must've lost some memories, because you're deeply injured.

You must've been dreaming.

Anything suspicious?

You entered Osaka Castle by our instructions, didn't you?

I have good news for you.

You're getting employed by a daimyo.

-Getting employed? -That's right.

What kind of daimyo wants to hire a man like me?

The Shogun told the Tokugawa clan in Owari to hire you.

Owari?

The Toyotomi is gone. The Tokugawa is the ruler now.

You'll become a vassal for a Tokugawa branch in Owari.

How lucky you are.

After you get well, go to Owari and work hard.

And return the Shogun's favor.

On July 7, 1615...

...the Tokugawa Shogunate promulgated the 13-articled-law for warrior houses.

EDO CASTLE It laid a foundation for centralizing power.

On October 10, leyasu entered Edo Castle.

-Zushu. -Yes, sir.

Saemon-no-suke gave me a bad time.

I'm sorry, sir.

He was my enemy, but he fought splendidly.

I want you to keep serving the Tokugwa loyally.

Yes, sir!

-Zushu. -Yes, sir.

You prefer Numata or Ueda?

I guess you prefer Ueda, huh?

Yes, sir!

It was the last time for Nobuyuki to see leyasu.

Then, with the Shogunate's permission...

...Nobuyuki left for Ueda on December 7.

It was snowing in Ueda, Shinano Province.

One day, Moyo had an unexpected visitor.

My name is Tokunosuke, a farmer from Settsu.

Settsu? You mean, near Osaka?

Yes.

Come near the fireplace.

-I'm all dirty, ma'am. -Dry yourself near the fireplace.

Um... where is Lady Moyo?

I am she.

Actually, somebody asked me to...

I think his name was...

...Sasuke.

My brother did!?

Is Sasuke...?

Is Sasuke alive?

This is the kosode (short-sleeved kimono) I made.

It was the evening of May 7.

Please...!

Please... deliver...

...this kosode to...!

Huh? Where?

Shinano Province...

Ueda Castle...

Mukai...

...Saheiji's... wife...

Moyo...

Shinano Province...?

I beg you...

I beg you...!

UEDA CASTLE

He's Lord Sanada Izu.

Thanks for coming all the way, despite the long distance.

Well...

I wanted to deliver it earlier, but...

...I couldn't take time off from my field work. I am very sorry.

-I finally could... -What are you saying?

You could ignore what the dead person said.

But you came all the way from Settsu to Shinano.

I'm very impressed.

I am very honored, sir.

What's your name?

Tokunosuke, sir.

-Tokunosuke. -Yes.

Face me.

-Tokunosuke. -Yes.

Sasuke's mother and I want to sinerely thank you for your honesty.

-Shinnosuke. -Yes, sir.

You must have wife and children. But we made you travel far away.

That's a token of my apology.

-You can have it. -Thank you!

It's been already 6 months since Oko came to Anrakuji Temple in Bessho.

But none of her colleagues, who fought in battle, arrived.

Hello.

Do you live around here?

Yes.

-You live in a great place. -Yes.

I'm not talking about only the great scenery and hot springs.

Your lord is the greatest.

With a great lord, the province shines brilliantly.

He is such a great lord, who cherishes his vassals.

A foot soldier died at my house. I just delivered his momento to his mother.

But the lord thanked me in person. I've never seen a daimyo lord like him.

-Where are you from? -Settsu.

-Settsu? -Yeah.

That's a long way.

No.

Compared with the dead person's mortification, this is nothing.

Did you say, 'his momento'?

Yeah, he died in battle.

Was he Sir Nobuyoshi's soldier?

Well...

I don't know...

Um...

He just asked me to deliver it to Lady Moyo in Ueda.

Moyo?

Yeah, do you know her?

What's the soldier's name?

He just said...

...Sasuke.

Excuse me...?

Sasuke...!

What's the matter?

Did he say something else?

Something else?

About other people?

No.

War is disgusting.

Well...

...nobody would believe it, even my wife...

...that I went in a castle and talked with a daimyo lord...

Nobody would believe it.

Several days later...

Really?

Miss Otsu sent this to me?

Yes.

Oh, she even put my family crest!

Miss Otsu made this for me!

Yes.

Lord.

Miss Otsu sent you one more thing.

Yeah?

Saemon-no-suke's...?

How did she get this...?

She said she cannot tell.

But...

...she is respected by various people in Kyoto, even court people and various lords.

She also receives a stipend from the Senior Shogun.

So she must have known the right person to contact...

At any rate...

...she took a risk in getting that for you.

Saemon-no-suke...

On January 21, 1616...

SUNPU CASTLE ...leyasu collapsed suddenly while hawking.

Messengers ran to various places to inform the collapse of the Senior Shogun.

Shogun Hidetada rushed to Sunpu from Edo.

This is Sanjuro, sir.

You may come in.

An urgent messenger came from Sunpu.

Senior Shogun fell ill.

He seems to have collapsed.

What?

He might not have much time left.

Lord.

After the Senior Shogun passes away...

...we'll come under more severe criticism from Shogun Hidetada.

Well, Shogun.

Yes.

As to Ueda Castlec

You might not be happy, but you'd better give the castle to Zushu.

He even broke away from his father and brother, to serve me.

I want to repay him for his loyalty.

All right?

On April 17, 1616...

...Tokugawa leyasu died at age 75.

His body was put on Mt. Kuno, to be enshrined as a god.

The Tokugawa's rulership was transferred to Hidetada.

UEDA CASTLE

Nobuyoshi, you move to Numata Castle and establish your own branch.

Yes.

You can have Kimura Tosa-no-kami (Lord of Tosa) as your retainer.

Yes.

You have to go to Edo.

Yes.

It's all by orders from the Shogunate.

You'll be stationed in Edo, but, in fact, you're our hostage for the Shogunate.

Keep that in mind all the time.

Without the Senior Shogun, the Sanada clan will be put in a more difficult position.

All was right with us, while Senior Shogun was alive. But now...

We might have to knock down Toishi Castle and Iwabitsu Castle.

The Shogunate is trying to weaken other lords' powers...

...by ordering them to volunteer for work and to move to other provinces.

Our clan will have to bear it someday.

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And...

...an urgent messenger from the Shogunate entered Ueda Castle.

-Auntie, that's enough. -Oh, my.

The Lord is here.

Stay there.

-Shall I have someone bring tea? -That's all right.

You don't have to stay in bed? Are you all right?

I'm feeling better today.

It would've been better without rain.

Occasional rain makes me feel good.

You became ill, because of many years of hardship.

What are you saying?

Is that because of your age?

Well... I don't know...

If it's because of her age, I would've been bed-ridden by now.

Oh, that's not what I meant, Auntie.

-Auntie. -Yes?

Did you hear from Kakubei?

I gave up on that.

I heard he joined Sir Saemon-no-suke's army...

...so he must have died with Sir Saemon-no-suke.

It's been one year already since Saemon-no-suke died...

Dear.

Did something happen?

No.

You're hiding something.

I know that.

Oh, what am I doing?

No, Auntie.

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I heard the Shogunate ordered you to send Mother to Edo.

My goodness...!

Is that true?

They know she's ill. How dare can they...!

-Why do they keep giving us hard times...? -Silence!

Watch your tongue.

You're Sanada's heir. How can you become upset like that?

Yes...

Even Taiko Hideyoshi has sent his mother as hostage.

Same for the late Senior Shogun.

Lady Hoshun-in of the Maeda clan of Kaga moved to Edo as hostage.

That's what samurai wives are supposed to do.

Don't make any emotional move.

Alright?

Remember, there is a great number of people behind a feudal lord.

Dear.

I want to leave on a sunny day, not a rainy day.

ANRAKUJI TEMPLE, BESSHO

Oko made Gonza and Kosuke leave Kyoto.

She was staying with them at Anrakuji Temple near Bessho hot springs.

Oko.

Did you hear it?

What is it?

Lady Komatsu is going to Edo pretty soon.

As a hostage for the Shogunate.

You can't remain depressed like that.

Even if you don't have to work as ninja...

...your mind and body will get older by staying still.

You should go to the mountain sometimes and move around.

But...

...how am I supposed to live without any purpose?

UEDA CASTLE Ina.

Do take care of yourself.

You, too, dear.

Please bear it.

Do not worry.

Good-bye.

My lady!

Nobuyuki couldn't help feeling that his wife and Nobumasa have been taken by the Shogunate.

At the same time, he was aware that he must hold back to live under the Tokugawa regime.

Whenever he feels that way, he felt an excitement.

It was an excitement he felt in summer of 1582, during his early days...

...when he defeated the 10,000-strong Tokugawa army approaching Ueda Castle, with only 2,000 soldiers.

Well done.

Thank you.

Father!

Saemon-no-suke!

His father, younger brother and mother are not with him any more.

His wife and children left Ueda.

Nobuyuki was feeling a burst of loneliness.

Episode 43 THE END