Original subtitles

Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

Our world is overflowing with colorful sounds.

Certain sounds...

are reminiscent of things Japanese.

NHK Studio 509 (Tokyo)

In a drama,

music is vital in creating the image of an era.

The "shinkin," a traditional Chinese instrument...

evokes the very essence of the civil war period.

Play something.

Yamamoto Naozumi - Fukakusa Aki

The resonance is just indescribable.

Silk threads resonate over paulownia wood.

This sound recalls the Japan of over 400 years ago.

OK, Let's start. Play the theme!

Takeda Shingen

Episode 10: "Building a Clan"

Screenplay: Tamukai Masatake

Original Story: Nitta Jiro

Music: Yamamoto Naozumi

Original Subtitles JN Productions, lnc. (Hawaii)

Transcribed & Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

Lady Kita/Narrator: Wakao Ayako

CAST

Takeda Harunobu NAKAl KllCHl

Lady Sanjo KONNO MlSAKO

Satomi KAlCHl MAO

Princess Koi MlNAMlNO YOKO

Gensuke MURAKAMl HlROAKl

Hara Toratane SHlSHlDO JO

Obu Toramasa KODAMA KlYOSHl

Hara Masatoshi KOBAYASHl KATSUTA

Amari Torayasu HONGO KOJlRO

Baba Nobuharu MlKl RYOSUKE

Taki YUKl MElKO

Takeda Nobutora HlRA MlKlJlRO

Itagaki Nobukata SUGAWARA BUNTA

Yae OGAWA MAYUMl

Yamamoto Kansuke NlSHlDA TOSHlYUKl

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Akiyama Shigeki

Hurry! There's no time!

Is anything the matter?

No.

How are the dumpling balls?

Simply delicious.

Why not try some?

Yes.

Kansuke, where is Princess Koi?

She is inside chatting with your wife.

Why aren't you standing watch over her?!

Sire...

Out of my way!

Please wait.

Do you intend to let Princess Koi die?

If you interfere,

Princess Koi will never be able to survive.

Please stop.

I don't understand you. ...Aside!

Princess Koi must live in the inner quarters.

Unless she learns to fight on her own,

she will never survive.

Your help will do more harm than good.

What if something should happen to her?

Princess Koi is not a weak person!

Eat. You are being rude.

Yes.

Taki!

Taki!

Princess...

What are you doing?

Perhaps Taki thought the dumpling balls were poisoned.

Poisoned?!

You dare insinuate I would poison you?!

Never, my lady!

My crude upbringing made me forget my manners!

Please forgive my rudeness!

We already know about your crude upbringing.

Yes.

Since you enjoy the cakes so much,

eat every single one of them.

Forgive me.

Eat.

Eat, or your rudeness will not be forgiven!

Eat.

Taki, never mind.

I shall eat them all.

My lord!

Enjoying the winter scenery?

Yes. I thought we might compose poetry.

You shouldn't leave Satomi out.

I brought her here.

Forgive me.

When did you return from Kurashina?

A short while ago.

Never mind.

Koi, what's wrong?

You seem ravenous. Are you hungry?

No. This is delicious.

Is it?

Yes.

Then, I'll join you.

Taki, bring me some.

Yes.

Taki, you must not.

Why not?

Koi suspected me of poisoning the dumpling balls,

so I ordered her to eat every one.

Call them "dumplings."

If one is suspected, surely she is partly to blame.

I have never poisoned anyone in my life!!

My princess has no evil intentions.

Suspicion grows only in a wicked soul.

How cruel!

My princess' father was the lord of Suwa!

She doesn't have a single evil bone in her body!

Enough of that!

My lord, I do not like the inner court.

Let me accompany you to battle!

Please!

Raise your hand if you can read this!

Repeat after me...!

Swift as the wind!

Silent as the woods!

Attack like fire!

Sanada Yukitaka sent this message...

Chiisagata families have joined Murakami Yoshikiyo.

Also, ltagaki reports that...

Takato Yoritsugu is preparing for battle in lna.

Yoritsugu... He never learns.

Send a message to ltagaki.

I want a report on Yoritsugu, Saku and Chiisagata.

Have him learn Sanada Yukitaka's true intentions.

I don't know what Sanada is up to.

My lord!

Imai Hyobu has just returned from his travels,

and wishes to see you.

Imai is back? Send him in now.

Has it been two years?

My lord, I have returned!

Well done.

You look like a better man for it!

It appears your travels were hard.

I have journeyed afar for two years.

Have you found something that would help Kai?

Yes. Not "things," but people. I have brought them.

I will see them.

Come in.

These three are miners, all skilled at their work.

Miners?

They will surely discover many gold mines in Kai.

I never knew Kai had many gold mines.

Let me explain, sire.

This is Momokawa Kazuemon, an excavator.

I am Momokawa Kazuemon.

I excavate roads to dig out gold.

I can dig a path right to the gold.

This is Tanba Yajuro.

I search for gold and silver...

by striking stone with a hammer.

You haven't inspected our mountains yet?

I already have.

We inspected the hills of Kai for three months.

Have you found hills that will yield gold?

Yes. Mt. Kurokawa, of course, and Koganezawa, Mt. Gozaishi...

Yes. Mt. Kurokawa, of course, and Koganezawa, Mt. Gozaishi... and there are many others.

and there are many others.

It's incredible that there are so many.

Here is the proof.

There is no sheen of gold.

That is gold ore.

The gold is in the blue of the stone.

Koganezawa has a wide vein of gold ore.

This is Okura Soemon.

Wait. How do you extract the gold from this stone?

Okura Soemon will explain.

He was formerly a Noh performer,

but became interested in gold,

and learned a new method of extracting gold.

My lord...

Though much gold ore has been mined,

half the gold is thrown away.

In Kyoto, I mastered a new method of refining,

in which no gold will be wasted.

With this method, we can obtain twice as much gold.

I see!

How much of this ore exists in Koganezawa?

Enough to yield 500,000 gold pieces.

500,000...?

These men believe that in a year,

a thousand workers can obtain 10,000 gold pieces.

Imai...

Try it for the next year.

Praise the gods!

It's Nobushige.

Enter.

What is it?

I wish to speak to you about Father.

Has anything happened to him?

No.

Come in.

What is it?

Father is presently in Kyoto.

I know.

I received a letter from him yesterday.

He asks that I send 50 more gold pieces...

so that he may enjoy his stay there.

Father depends on you. ...Send a hundred.

No, fifty is enough. I sent some earlier.

Nobushige...

I will never let Father return to Kai.

It is not out of hatred.

If I let him return,

turmoil will again reign in Kai.

I do not like leaving our aging father in another land.

Father loves you dearly.

He tried to make you lord of Kai instead of me.

Your love is what keeps Father alive now.

I am counting on you.

This will always be the capital.

Though Kyoto has fallen to ruin,

gardens in Kai can never match this air of elegance.

The lmagawa may act like courtiers,

but they are cheap imitators.

Kyoto spirit can never be bought.

I wish to return to Kai.

All this fuss over Kyoto...

I expected great wonders.

But, there are only old temples and burnt fields.

Now, now...

Look at everything carefully. We may never come again.

I have no wish to come again!

Kakinomoto Hitomaro...

Fujiwara Teika, Arihara Narihira...

Ki no Tsurayuki.

I modeled Tsutsuji-ga-saki after the lmperial Palace.

I have finally been able to see the lmperial Palace.

Looking from the capital,

Our land of Kai is terribly far away.

I have but one thing to say to him,

and that is to take care of himself.

I can say nothing else to comfort him,

since I did not accompany him into exile.

Do not worry, Mother.

Father seems to be enjoying Kyoto thoroughly.

He always dreamed of seeing the capital.

If not for war, he would be singing songs.

This world brought war to your father.

Instead of songs, a sword was given to your father.

And he sang a song of war to attain greatness.

How unfortunate he is.

But he left you children.

You have his traits. Harunobu is fond of books.

Nobushige loves poetry.

And, Nobukado loves art.

You are the pride of my heart.

However, Nobukado must also go to war.

The next battle will be his first.

For two years, since becoming lord of Kai,

I have worked to build its future.

To keep every enemy out of Kai.

To destroy any clan that posed a threat to Kai.

To stop the floods and make the land prosper.

And, I worked to unite all our vassals.

However, Kai could still be attacked...

and destroyed.

Therefore, I have resolved to make ours a strong land.

Bring my brush.

This is how we will build our land.

The inner circle is Kai today.

The larger circle is the new Kai that we will build.

In order to keep our enemies out,

we need a mighty Kai, like this great circle.

We will expand our territory with soldiers to stand guard.

Develop farmlands and let businesses thrive,

extending our influence.

We will fight, not to protect ourselves,

but to build a stronger land!

Speak, if you have anything to say.

Do not hesitate.

Will making our land strong...

Iead to the taking of all of Japan?

You cannot build a land by aiming for all of Japan.

First, we must make Kai strong.

Our clan will grow with every battle we fight.

If we are to make our clan strong,

we cannot suffer defeat.

Look to ruling Japan only when we are strong.

The summit of Mt. Fuji cannot be seen from its base.

Were you serious about going to battle?

Yes.

I'll always be at your side.

You could die.

I will be happy to die at your side.

Then, you shall come with me.

Thank you, my lord!

I will use you to my advantage.

Whatever you wish, sire.

You will be a woman warrior.

Women are no longer seen in battle.

So, we must make sure that you are seen by the enemy.

You will confuse the enemy,

and they will probably pursue you.

Is that alright?

That is exactly what I wish.

Astride a horse and armed with a spear,

I can fight as any man.

You do not know the dangers of battle.

Please watch me.

A woman warrior!

We go!

Charge!

Starting with Chiisagata,

Harunobu began his fight for power.

With lightning speed, he took Nagakubo Castle in Chiisagata,

Takato Castle in lna, and Fukuyo and Ryugasaki Castles.

That was not all.

Between battles, Harunobu directed work on Midai River,

and watched over mining and business activities in town.

Three years later,

Harunobu was blessed with his first daughter.

Look carefully.

That is a musket?

Yes. Three years ago,

Southern Barbarians introduced it to Tanegashima.

You've brought a rare prize, indeed.

Conduct a demonstration for our lord.

If you will allow me...

This is the gunpowder.

This is the ball.

When the gunpowder explodes, the ball is discharged.

We pack this in like so.

Won't the gunpowder explode?

No, this powder is stable in nature.

A more powerful force is required to explode it.

Wasn't such a powder produced in ancient China?

I recall reading about it somewhere.

Next, this is the fire-dish.

More gunpowder is placed here.

The fuse ignites the powder in the dish,

and the heat travels through a narrow passage,

exploding the gunpowder within, discharging the ball.

Too troublesome.

I will attempt to shoot the bottle over there.

What is this?!

Muskets are being produced in Kyushu...

with plans such as these.

Since they have curious power,

we must also have them.

Therefore, I would like you to obtain some muskets.

We must buy the powder and balls from China or Europe,

but being a mountain clan, Kai has no ports.

We must build a road on which to transport muskets.

Leave tomorrow.

Yes, my lord.

Kansuke...

I haven't forgotten your fine work.

Sir Kansuke, how about coming to town with me?

I'm not a native of Kai either. Let's have a drink.

My son Harunobu decided that laws must be made for Kai,

and thought long and hard about them.

Finally, he devised the Laws of Koshu,

which consisted of 26 articles.

These were laws...

which both peasants and vassals were required to obey.

The town is merrier now than during Nobutora's rule.

More people are coming here.

Sake!

You are from Suruga, I from Shimosa.

Let's drink!

Without a sea, we can eat no fish. This is bad!

Suruga snapper is particularly good.

No, Shimosa snapper is the best!

She felt nothing. ...Rude wench!

This small land of Kai...

does not know the value of men like us!

That cannot be helped.

The characters for "Kai" are false substitutes.

Kai originally meant "glen."

It was the character for "glen."

So it used to be called "Tanima."

People in a glen can't see the outside world.

All they see are hills and monkeys!

How about it?

I'm itching to fight.

We are monkeys from Kai!

What monkeys are you?

Get them!

As 1546 drew to a close,

a child was born to Princess Koi.

It was a boy.

You did well.

In the spring of 1547,

Harunobu attacked Saku once more,

heading northward.

After taking Uchiyama Castle,

he fought and triumphed over Uesugi Norimasa from Kozuke.

Then, he began an attack on Shiga Castle,

which was impregnable.

How long must we sit here?! We'll never take the castle!

Please sit down, my lord.

If they refuse to surrender the castle,

set fire to the outside walls!

We Takeda are not to be trifled with!

Setting fire to the wall...

will not make Kasahara Kiyoshige come out.

If the Murakami forces do not come to their rescue,

the defenders will all kill themselves for honor.

I won't allow it!

It would bring glory to the Kasahara...

and all Shinano will laugh at us!

Murikami Yoshikiyo will sneer at our weakness!

We must make them surrender!

Make them fear the Takeda!

Show them we are merciless demons!

There is no compassion in war!

Go!

My lord...

Do not weaken. Think only of winning.

Harden your heart to win!

Rather than lose and gain the right,

win and gain the evil!

Hsun-lzu said...

Man's nature is evil!

Man's nature is evil!

Man's nature is evil!

Onward!

That night...

Harunobu brought 3,000 enemy heads taken at Odaibara...

and lined them up before Suga Castle.

When he saw this,

Lord Kasahara finally surrendered,

but Harunobu executed every last man in the castle.

Although he was my own son,

I came to realize that evil lives in men's souls.

For over 20 years,

Harunobu devoted himself to war and the building of Kai.

Tonight, I will end my story here.

To be continued.

To be continued.

To be continued.