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SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

SANADA TAIHEIKI (Saga of the Sanada Clan)

Final Episode: To Live

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

Mukai Sasuke: Nakamura Hashinosuke

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Tokugawa Hidetada: Nakamura Baijaku

Sakai Tadayo: Sagawa Tetsuro

Doi Toshikatsu: Arikawa Hiroshi

Honda Tadakatsu: Kato Takeshi

Yamanaka Nagatoshi: Toura Rokko

Nekota Yosuke: Ishibashi Renji

Lady Komatsu: Konno Misako

Yamanaka Toshifusa: Sato Kei

Tsuboya Matagoro: Natsuyagi Isao

Lady Yamanote: Koyama Akiko

Sanada Masayuki: Tanba Tetsuro

Producer: Enomoto Kazuo

English Subtitle c2008-2009: Koala Fansubs

Director: Ohara Makoto

EDO CASLTE

In the fall of 1617...

...Nobuyuki entered Edo Castle by order of the Shogunate.

Awaiting for Nobuyuki were...

...a Shogun's aide, Sakai Utanokami Tadayo, and Doi Toshikatsu.

DOI TOSHIKATSU SAKAI TADAYO

Lord Izu.

Please face us.

First...

...let me ask you.

Yes.

After the Siege of Osaka Castle in December 1614...

...without permission from the Shogunate...

...you had a secret meeting with your brother, who had escaped from Mt. Kudo. Am I right?

Well...

Well?

That can't be...

...Can't be true?

As I grow older, I'm becoming forgetful.

But...

...we have a witness, who knows well about your meeting with Saemon-no-suke.

Come in.

Hikoshiro, you're...!

I am Baba Hikoshiro, sir.

-Baba Hikoshiro, tell us. -Yes.

As you said earlier...

...on January 7, 1615...

...Lord Izu surely saw Sir Saemon-no-suke...

...at Miss Ono Otsu's mansion, behind Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto.

-Are you certain? -Yes, I am.

I accompanied Lord Izu when he went to Kyoto.

-You may leave. -Yes, sir.

Lord Izu, what's your answer?

Oh, yes, yes.

Miss Ono Otsu's name finally rang the bell.

So...

...you were secretly seeing your brother, who was your enemy. What's all that about!?

Let me tell you.

January 1615 was after the peace accord was made.

There was no war.

At that time, nobody in this country expected another war to break out.

Or maybe, the Kanto side was preparing for the summer campaign already?

You didn't think the peace accord was valid?

Shut up!

Why did you leave your fief without permission from the Shogunate!?

Why did you see Saemon-no-suke, who was an Osaka side general?

-That's... -That's probably...

...because you had been in secret communication with your brother...

...in an attempt to preserve the Sanada clan, no matter which side wins.

Let me humbly tell you.

My meeting with Saemon-no-suke was...

...ordered by someone.

Who is that?

You wouldn't believe me, even if I give you the person's name.

Do you have the proof?

Yes, I do.

However...

...these letters are from an exalted personage.

I'd like to have permission from His Excellency.

Where are the letters?

They're at my mansion in Edo.

A lie isn't good for you.

Never.

Send someone now to bring it over.

Meanwhile, we'll get permission from His Excellency.

Yes, sir.

Whose letters on earth?

Probably, Imadegawa Harusue is involved with it.

Your Excellency.

What would you like to do?

Letters from nobles are nothing.

In the first place...

...it's unforgiveable for him to see his younger brother, who is a criminal and a Western Army general.

We got permission from the Shogun.

Provide the proof letters.

Yes, sir.

"I want you to go to Kyoto immediately to enter Nijo Castle."

"However, you must keep this secret from the Shogun."

"November 18"

"Ieyasu"

"You must have worked hard when you saw Saemon-no-suke recently."

"Stay in Edo until I give you another order."

"January 23"

"Ieyasu"

Please verify them, sir.

It is the late Senior Shogun's handwriting, isn't it?

Senior Shogun wanted to avoid unnecessary battles.

He was hoping the peace would last forever.

If the Osaka side complied with his orders...

...he was going to secure the future of the Right Minister's clan.

My duty was to tell the Senior Shogun's wishes to my brother and persuade the Osaka side, but...

...I didn't do good enough.

Since the Senior Shogun arranged everything secretly...

...His Excellency and his key vassals didn't know.

Thank you, Lord Izu.

You're welcome, sir.

You won't get away with this, Zushu.

I'll surely make you eat your words.

Your Excellency, we still have a way.

We have "the bud" in Owari.

It's the ronin guy, who was hired by Lord Owari.

Do it.

SANADA MANSION, EDO That night...

...Nobuyuki stayed at the Sanada clan's mansion in Edo.

Lady Komatsu, who had grown sickly, was staying there as hostage.

I'm glad those letters from the Senior Shogun helped you.

But...

...this is not the end, probably.

Are there more?

Don't worry.

Aren't you cold?

That's...?

Your kosode.

It's well made.

Oh, Ukon sent it to me from Kyoto.

That's...

...not made by professional kimono makers.

Why do you think so?

Just my two cents.

Is that so?

Here.

Chill is bad for you.

Lie down.

Dear.

You should have a concubine in Ueda.

What are you saying?

That way...

...I'd feel easier.

I'll do so, if I want one.

Several days later...

...Nobuyuki went back to Ueda.

After he went home, he let Otsu know how he got away from the Shogunate's prosecution.

Then, he received a reply from Otsu in Kyoto.

"I'm glad that it didn't become serious."

"I'm making tea now, by myself."

"I'm remembering the day you saw Sir Saemon-no-suke..."

...and the day you visited me by yourself."

"Your frequent invitation to Shinano makes me happy."

"However, the Sanada clan is facing a crisis now."

"Please forget about me for now."

Lord.

What is it?

Yes. I got a message from the Edo Representative of the Tokugawa clan in Owari.

Sir Kakubei caused a bloodshed incident in Owari and left the clan.

But the Owari clan hasn't sent pursuers or issued any punishment.

The Shogunate must know Sir Kakubei is related to the Sanada.

But they haven't informed us, or aren't trying to punish him.

They might not want to put us on alert.

I think they are waiting for Sir Kakubei to return to Ueda.

So, as soon as Kaku enters this castle, the Shogunate will...

Yes.

-Oko. -Yes.

Why don't you stay with me?

You don't have to work as ninja.

I just want you to give me advises.

I have to learn many things from you.

What are you saying?

I don't like plotting.

But... as peace time goes by, I have to find out ways to preserve my clan.

I'm very honored, sir.

Winter began in Ueda.

With a cold winter, an uninvited guest appeared.

Mother.

Kakubei.

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!!

Kaku's here?

Yes.

Where is he?

Please wait.

Lord.

Sir Kakubei is a criminal to the Tokugawa clan in Owari.

We don't know how the Shogunate will pick holes in our clan with this issue.

But Kaku must've been manipulated by them.

That's not Kaku's fault.

We cannot harbor him.

-Outta my way! -No!

The Shogunate will order us to hand him over.

Sir Kakubei is your family, Lord. Can you hand him over?

I don't think so.

To protect the Sanada clan...

...I'll ask Sir Kakubei to leave the castle immediately.

Excuse me.

Sir Kakubei.

A word with you...

What is it?

Please come to the other room.

You can tell me here.

But...

Let me tell you then.

The Sanada clan has fallen into disfavor with the Shogunate.

Even a trivial incident can give them an excuse to scrap our clan.

The Lord told me.

"The Shogunate made the Owari clan hire you, to use Kakubei to scrap the Sanada clan."

"When the right time came, they made Kakubei cause the bloodshed incident..."

"...that would allow them to accuse his kin, the Sanada clan."

Sir Kakubei.

I was...

I was just being used...?

Is this the best I can do...?

I always...

I always push the wrong buttons!!

I'm so dumb!!

So dumb!!

Sir Kakubei promised me...

...to leave Ueda, as soon as Lady Hisano wakes up and he bids farewell to her.

Are you...

...going to serve Lord Izu, aren't you?

Yes.

Good.

I don't think I have much time left.

So I have something to tell you.

Mother.

Alas, I've been such a sinful woman...

You're not Lord Awa's son.

I did have a relationship with Lord Awa.

But... a little before that...

...I was intimate with a young Takeda samurai, Obata Kamenosuke.

He is your biological father.

Even if I was married to Lord Higuchi Shimoosa...

...I was a young girl of loose morals.

I was a lighthearted playgirl.

You cannot make your way up as a young samurai's son...

...so I lied to Lord Awa.

Mother.

I've been really dumb.

Kakubei...

Kakubei, where are you going?

I did everything...

...for your sake.

"Dear Lord Izu..."

To: Lord Sanada Izu Farewell Note from Higuchi Kakubei

"I did numerous ill deeds against the Sanada clan."

"I even forced the Sanada clan into a corner like this."

"I must reap what I have sown."

"My suicide is my very first and last service to you."

"I'll be glad if I could be of some help."

"Kakubei"

He didn't have to die...

Kakubei.

Forgive your brother.

What happened?

What's wrong?

Kakubei...

What are you doing?

Kakubei, why don't you wake up?

Auntie!

Auntie!

Her motherly wishes threw Kakubei's life into confusion, as a result.

Hisano and Kakubei ended their lives at Ueda Castle.

As for the incident of the Tokugawa clan in Owari...

...after Kakubei's death, the Shogunate made no judgment on it, as Kakubei hoped.

Three years passed.

It's the spring of 1620.

Lady Komatsu, who regained her health, was allowed to return home temporarily.

Accompanied by her second son, Nobumasa...

...she was heading to Ueda from Edo.

UEDA CASTLE

Meanwhile...

...Nobuyoshi came over to Ueda from his Numata, Castle, to see his mother after a long time.

Look at this, my lord.

We changed everything, tatami mattresses, fusuma sliding doors and shoji screens.

I wonder where Mother is now.

Sounds like you still miss mommy's boobs.

Father! I'm not...!

Well, well. I must be right, because you're upset.

Lord.

You, too, have been restless since a couple of days ago.

Shin'nosuke.

Excuse me!

What is it?

Lady Komatsu fell ill at Konosu, Musashi Province.

Nobuyuki and Nobuyoshi left Ueda and headed to Konosu.

KONOSU, MUSASHI PROVINCE

Ina.

Yes...

Dear...

Ina.

Mother!

Sir Nobuyoshi, too?

Mother.

As a lord of a castle, you shouldn't leave your castle for no reason.

But...!

You, too, dear.

Don't worry.

Sir Nobuyoshi, go back to Numata now. Sir Nobumasa, go back to Edo now.

-No. -Nobumasa.

-Don't forget your duties. -Mother!

Listen.

Don't neglect your duties.

Never neglect them, alright?

Yes...!

Over the last twenty years... the time went by so fast...

Since you slapped away my fan...

...various things have happened. It was like only yesterday.

Let me humbly say one thing.

Your clan has over 2,000 vassals...

...and their families. Please don't forget that.

I won't.

I'll engrave your words in my memory.

I said something I didn't have to.

I'm very sorry.

Put your mind at ease.

I'll protect the Sanada clan, no matter what happens.

Thank you for having taken care of me for a long time.

Ina.

I'm going, too, pretty soon.

Wait for me.

Ina, daughter of Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu...

...who was one of the Four Heavenly Guardians of the Tokugawa clan...

She was a woman, who lived through the Warring States period courageously and intelligently.

Her 48-year-long life ended in a strange land.

Then, many things changed.

Fukushima Masanori, who helped leyasu during the Battle of Sekigahara...

...lost his fief and was banished to Kawanakajima, Shinano.

Shimazu Yoshihiro in Satsuma died.

Asano Nagaakira of Kii Province was transferred to Hisorhima.

Asano's Kii was taken by leyasu's 10th son...

...Tokugawa Yorinobu, who became a 500,000-koku daimyo lord.

"Dear Lord of Izu..."

"Your frequent invitation to Shinano makes me happy."

"Dozens of letters and gifts have been exchanged between Shinano and Kyoto."

"So I already know your feeling for me."

"You must already know how I feel for you."

"However, I wonder what kind of looks I am getting from the Shogunate."

"They already know that I got Sir Saemon-no-suke's hair for you."

"If I go to Ueda now..."

"...the Shogunate might suspect you or make another accusation."

"Lord of Izu..."

"I wish I could abandon everything and rush to you..."

"...without worrying about anything."

"However..."

"I cannot do that."

"Without makeup, my face and body don't look young or beautiful anymore."

"I cannot desperately try to catch a woman's happiness. Please leave me alone."

"Please leave me alone."

Time has passed.

In the summer of 1622...

...Nobuyuki was summoned to Edo Castle again.

"Lord Sanada Izu Nobuyuki."

"I order you to move from Ueda to Matsushiro in Shinano Province."

Thank you very much, Your Excellency.

Nobuyuki, who remained loyal to the Tokugawa clan by separating from his father and brother...

...received a sudden order to move to a different fief.

On paper, it was a promotion...

...from the current 90,000 koku to 130,000 koku, together with Nobuyoshi's Numata.

Next.

In actuality, fertile Ueda with good climate was producing 180,000 koku...

...while deserted Matsushiro was producing only 80,000 koku.

Before all...

...he had to leave the land of Ueda, where his father, Lord Awa Masayuki, put his heart and soul.

It was practically a punishment.

Nobuyuki returned to Ueda.

He summoned his vassals immediately.

The Sanada clan has been ordered to move to Matsushiro.

Lord!

It is truly an honor for us to have such a generous promotion.

Lord...!

Quiet, gentlemen.

Please be quiet.

Calm down and do your jobs.

Now is the crucial time for our clan.

So this is what the Sanada clan is getting.

The long war-torn era finally ended, but...

...now, we have to watch the Shogun and Shogunate's expressions, and endure it.

You work hard to develop your fief...

...but, as soon as you take a break, you'll be transferred to a different province.

With thousands of your vassals and their families, you have to move.

By clipping other lords' wings like this...

...the Tokugawa clan will last forever.

Yes.

Fathers, sons and brothers separated. They fought and died.

What on earth was the Warring States period?

Was it a trial from heaven?

But it was too malicious for it.

It was too fleeting for it.

Those who died are too pitiful...

But, Oko.

I'm going to live.

I'm determined to live my life.

Yes.

Are you going to Matsushiro, too?

Lord, you don't need a ninja like me anymore.

I'd like to plow the soil in Bessho and mourn the passing of the deceased.

Stay well throughout your life.

Thank you, sir.

Ina.

I cannot see you for a while.

But it won't take long.

Wait for me.

"Lady Dairen-in"

Lord!

On August 17, 1622...

...the Sanada clan was leaving for Matsushiro from the land passed down from their ancestors.

Nobuyuki was remembering familiar faces...

...of the people, who lived and died for the Sanada clan.

It's war! It's war!

Damn leyasu! He made me mad.

Where can he find a fief to replace Numata?

Unlike the Hashiba and the Tokugawa, we are a smaller force and fief. But I'm Sanada!

I'm a Sanada who worked directly for Lord Shingen.

Genzaburo!

Why do men keep fighting all the time?

Now! Sally out!

Ei-ei-oh (Let's go)!

Charge!

But...!

At this present moment...

...which one, the Tokugawa or Ishida, should be left for the sake of the Toyotomi?

Not for the sake of the Toyotomi. Which is good for the sake of Japan?

Japan, you mean?

Father, do you want to have another war-torn era with different rulers one after another?

Father, aren't you going to take advantage of such turbulence to make your name?

Zushu!

Father!

Charge!

Forward!

Hey!

Intruder!

Fire!!

Saemon-no-suke.

Are you enjoying battles that much?

Even if a trivial man like me lives 10 or 15 more years, what does that do?

Unlike you, I am ignorant with politics...

-To me, only battles... -That's not it.

You want to fight the Tokugawa once again, don't you?

You want to get the head of the Senior Shogun, don't you?

I am just selfish. Please forgive me.

Let me humbly say one thing.

Your clan has 2,000 vassals and their families. Please don't forget that.

Lord!

With numerous memories in his heart...

...Nobuyuki was about to leave Ueda, the land passed down from his ancestors.

Let's go!

36 years later...

...on October 17, 1658...

...Nobuyuki died at his retirement villa in Matsushiro.

He was 93-years-old.

After that, the Sanada clan, despite its small size...

...survived through the Tokugawa Shogunate's harsh policies.

They lasted until the Meiji Restoration.

THE END