Original subtitles

Kamanasi River (Yamanashi Prefecture)

It is said the person who can control the water...

can control the country.

Shingen Levee

The Kamanasi River flooded almost every year,

and tormented the farmers.

In order to control this violent river,

Harunobu carried out projects to build levees.

In order to impede the direct flow of the river,

he used the water's natural power to prevent flooding.

Even now this innovative method is used.

The "Shingen Levee" project required 20 years.

It established the agricultural base,

and has made Yamanashi Prefecture a fertile place.

Takeda Shingen

Episode 14: "The Savage of Owari"

Screenplay: Tamukai Masatake

Original Story: Nitta Jiro

Music: Yamamoto Naozumi

Original Subtitles JN Productions, lnc. (Hawaii)

Transcribed and Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

Lady Kita/Narrator: Wakao Ayako

CAST

Takeda Harunobu NAKAl KllCHl

Lady Sanjo KONNO MlSAKO

Oda Nobunaga lSHlBASHl RYO

Princes Noh ASOU YUMl

Gensuke MURAKAMl HlROAKl

Hara Toratane SHlSHlDO JO

Obu Toramasa KODAMA KlYOSHl

Baba Nobuharu MlKl RYOSUKE

Hara Masatoshi KOBAYASHl KATSUTA

Sanada Yukitaka HASHlZUME lSAO

Imagawa Yoshimoto NAKAMURA KANKURO

Hirate Masahide OKlMOTO SHlNSUKE

Jukeini KlSHlDA KYOKO

Takeda Nobutora HlRA MlKlJlRO

Yae OGAWA MAYUMl

Yamamoto Kansuke NlSHlDA TOSHlYUKl

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

He forgives me?

Yes.

You have a message for me from my father?

The matter is extremely confidential.

Please clear the room.

There is no one here.

This is what my lord said...

Speak more loudly.

Yes.

"Go to the capital and take the power."

"Concern yourself with nothing else."

Is that what he said?

Yes. If necessary, he will first raise an army in Suruga...

Ran...

Yes.

I trust you have told no one about this?

Yes. I was to tell only you, Lord Harunobu.

He said I would lose my life if I told anyone else.

Precisely.

You must never speak of this again.

If you do, you and my father will die.

All those who accompanied you to Suruga will also die.

Yes.

Go back and tell my father...

"Harunobu considers Kai to be the capital."

Kai is the capital?

Yes. He will understand.

My disloyal son is such a problem.

For the last eight years, he wasted his time in Shinano.

What is he trying to do?

He doesn't know how to fight.

A coward never changes.

Are you cold?

No.

You will get well when spring comes.

Remember...

You are the link between Kai and Suruga.

You must not die.

You have suffered, too, because of Harunobu.

I am not ready to give up yet.

I still have great plans.

Nagao Kagetora is such an uncouth monkey?

He fired on you?

Yes. I thought l would be killed.

I wish I could have seen your face!

Kansuke...

How many muskets did Lord Nagao order?

He said that money was no object.

He ordered thousands, as many as I could bring.

He seems inclined to exaggerate.

Perhaps it is his youth that makes him aggressive.

Still, it is impossible to supply him with thousands.

Even if it were possible, what would he do with them?

Muskets can only be used in war.

They cannot be fired in the rain.

Will Lord Nagao refrain from fighting on rainy days?

No.

However, he was anxious to know...

how many muskets were sold to other clans.

Mother! Don't look so upset!

I know exactly what the wild monkey wants.

Any bumpkin in the northernmost parts...

would want what others possess.

He may have asked for thousands,

but he will be overjoyed to get ten.

Catnips for cats, guns for Nagao!

Yoshimoto, you scorn will destroy you.

Mother, you've really aged.

You nag me more each year.

I fear for your future.

I am no child. Don't tell me what to do.

Nonsense! You haven't conquered the Oda yet.

This is all because of your arrogance.

Kansuke...

Keep watching Harunobu.

Make Harunobu march northward.

I'm off to the poetry party.

"No one knows. With Suruga, Ever are my thoughts."

"Mt Fuji and I Are one."

What do you think?

About Yoshimoto's future.

Not a single cloud darkens our lord's future.

Suruga is the strongest province in Japan.

If anything happens to the Shogun,

the Kira, then the lmagawa, would be next to rule.

Our lord's future is all brightness and glory.

You are no longer of this clan.

You praise our clan as a stranger would.

How sad.

No, l...

Don't be concerned.

Yoshimoto forced you to serve Kai.

You must be apart from your wife and children for now.

But, when Kai is destroyed, and you return to Suruga,

you will again be loyal to us.

Six months later

This year, we must kill Ogasawara Nagatoki.

Then, let's attack Murakami!

What do you think, Finance Minister?

We cannot afford to attack the Murakami.

We don't have any money.

No money?

Didn't we tax those at the foot of Mt. Fuji?

Lord Nobushige, we cannot spend everything on war.

We must purchase weapons.

We have expenses in Suwa, Chiisagata, lna... everywhere.

We have work on the Kamanashi River, mines, the town...

temple and shrine restoration...

I know that.

But, when else can we destroy the Ogasawara and Murakami?

We must spend the money now.

I agree!

The big spenders are victorious.

To win without fighting, one must spend.

Then the enemy will defect to your side.

That's not why l want the money!

The Takeda have never resorted to payoffs!

What a vulgar suggestion!

Lord Nobushige, war itself is vulgar.

Shut up, Sanada!

Quiet!

Wretch!

This is how "ogre" Hara starts a fight.

However...

Both sides will only end up killing each other.

If you smile and offer money,

the enemy will not be angry.

First, offer the money and say...

"Here's money. Won't you serve the Takeda?"

"Then we can avoid a fight."

"if another clan should attack you,

"the Takeda will send 10,000 to repel the enemy."

"How about it?"

"Thank you very much! Please let us join Lord Takeda!"

Thus, you can gain land with smiles, not fighting.

It's the end of the world.

Lord. If we march in June, after the rice planting,

it will be fall by the time we take Ogasawara's castle.

By then, we will have to return to Kai for harvest.

We cannot set out to attack Murakami after that.

There is no hurry.

Attacking Ogasawara is enough for this year.

We have enough other work to do.

We must finish work on the Kamanashi River.

The quakes are increasing.

Bravery will get you hurt!

The Takeda clan is shaking.

Otoyo!

Otoyo!

Attendant!

Where is the doctor?

He is coming.

Where is Lord Yoshimoto?

He is coming.

Fool! Get them!

Otoyo...

You must not die!

If you die, the tie between Suruga and Kai will be cut!

You must not die!

How terrible...!

Open your eyes.

Open them.

Open your eyes and look at Kai!

Please! Open your eyes!

If you open your eyes, I will be able to see Kai, too!

Otoyo.

Otoyo!

Supplication issued herewith...

Ogasawara Nagatoki is guilty of conduct...

unworthy of the Administrator of Shinano.

By fall, I pray that I can punish him in heaven's name.

If I accomplish my goal,

I Harunobu will donate a parcel of land in lchinomiya...

to the shrine.

Let it be so witnessed.

What is it?

Yesterday, wife of Lord lmagawa, Otoyo, passed away!

Lady Otoyo?

Before marching to battle,

our lord is offering a prayer at lchinomiya. Inform him!

The ties with Suruga have been broken.

We cannot march into Shinano now.

It is not because I grieve for my sister.

Our ties with Suruga have been cut.

It is too dangerous to leave.

Now that our ties with Kai have been cut,

we cannot march upon the capital.

Perhaps now is the time to attack Kai.

I will join Ogasawara and Murakami...

and we will surround Kai north and south.

Then Kai can be taken in one fell swoop.

If you join forces with Shinano,

Hojo Ujiyasu will attack.

Whatever the case, my lady,

we have no ties with the Takeda now.

Something must be done immediately.

Lord Takeda is a man who banished his own father.

The envoy from Suruga is late.

I will go to Sunpu as envoy.

I should go.

You cannot represent us in this period of mourning.

Forgive me, my lord.

We should act, rather than doing nothing.

I am worried about Father. I will...

We should not be the first to act.

If they desire a new alliance,

Suruga should make the first move.

Father was probably holding Sister's hand.

She must have been happy.

She was so young...!

How could she be happy?

Otoyo's resentment rains down upon us.

Get up! The chickens are squawking!

Midai River has risen!

It wrecked the first and second dikes and several homes!

The area where the Kamanashi and Ryuo Rivers join...

threatens to overflow its banks!

So the dikes didn't hold?

Are they fortifying the banks of the Ryuo River?

Yes, 500 farmers are hauling dirt under Sir Obu's direction!

The dike will crumble.

Tell the workers to escape to higher ground!

Gensuke.

Wasn't your home near the Ryuo River?

Yes.

If the banks overflow, will your home be flooded?

Yes.

You may return home.

My family is accustomed to flooding.

Go home.

You must not allow disaster to strike your family.

My duty is to serve at your side, sire.

When things are settled with the lmagawa,

we will have to attack Shinano.

See your father now.

My lord...

I try not to see my father before a battle.

Why?

If I see him, I might die in battle.

I don't wish to see the concern on my father's face.

You are fortunate to have a loving father.

Father!

Father!

Father!

It's Jiro.

Father!

What's wrong, Jiro?

Jiro. What are you doing here?

The dike at Ryuo is crumbling!

The dike is crumbling! Save everyone!

Ready our lord's mount!

If the envoy from lmagawa arrives,

inform me at Ryuo!

Settle down!

Stay back! The shack is about to fall!

Please save the infant!

Obu! Where are you?!

My lord!

Is everyone safe?

Yes.

The dike crumbled, didn't it?

Forgive me, sire.

Don't worry. We won't stop work on the dikes.

Is everyone safe?!

I promise you...

We will keep working until the flooding can be stopped!

We won't give up!

Bear with it until then!

Is there an infant in that shack?

Please! Save my child!

Sire! I'll go!

The shack will fall!

I might be able to make it!

No!

I'll go!

No, my lord!

I'll go!

No!

My lord!

My son Jiro said, "The banks are crumbling. Save them!"

The child's voice is divine. It calls to me.

If I should die in that shack,

the gods do not want me to be the lord of Kai!

My lord!

My lord!

The child is safe!

Hear me!

The power of the gods saved this child!

They gave me divine strength!

Harunobu saw fear and awe in his subjects' eyes.

He was shown a way to lead them.

I convey my hearftelt condolences.

I know the loss to your family is unspeakably great.

Even my lmagawa clan is in deep bereavement.

My lord, in particular, is inconsolable.

However, it would be even more tragic...

to allow the bond between our clans to disintegrate.

Therefore, we wish to establish a new alliance.

Very well.

Lord lmagawa wishes to strengthen our alliance...

so that my sister will not have died in vain?

That is correct.

We humbly ask for your cooperation.

Now we will surely defeat Ogasawara Nagatoki!

Onward!

Our lord will first proceed to Suwa.

Then, he will cross Shiojiri Pass,

and enter Murai Castle, which he captured last year.

With Murai Castle as his main camp,

he will fight Lord Ogasawara, Administrator of Shinano.

His aim is to capture Lord Ogasawara's Hayashi Castle.

If he wins this battle,

the only enemy left in Shinano will be Lord Murakami.

It won't be long before Shinano is conquered.

Harunobu attacked lnui Castle, and outside fortress.

3,000 of his troops attacked 50 defenders,

so the enemy couldn't do anything but panic and flee.

As governor of Murai Castle here, you performed well.

Thank you, sire.

However, I spent gold a little too freely.

No. Winning defectors with gold is the cheapest way.

War would have cost a hundred times more,

and men would have died.

Still, there were more defectors than expected.

Ogasawara's power has fallen.

Our camp administrator will have little to do.

I am quite idle now.

My lord!

Yamamoto Kansuke has arrived!

Kansuke?

Admit him.

I have returned.

I'm glad you are back.

Is that a musket?

I've brought 20 muskets.

Good work.

Did you receive them from Lord Yoshimoto?

Yes. I received ten from Lord Yoshimoto.

I acquired the other ten from Sakai.

I see.

My lord...

My deepest sympathies for the loss of your sister.

Can the muskets be used immediately?

Yes.

I wish to fire them now.

Twenty guns fired at once...

will echo throughout the mountains,

and sound like hundreds of guns.

Do it!

That night, after lnui Castle was taken,

torches were lit, shots fired...

and cries of victory resounded.

The lights and sounds echoed throughout the hills,

sounding as if an army of many thousands was attacking.

So many...!

The mountain quakes!

Please, sire! Leave the castle!

Nonsense! I am ruler of Shinano!

I cannot surrender the castle without a fight!

But the enemy has the strength to move mountains!

They have many guns...!

Silence!

Hayashi Castle has been our fort for generations!

I would rather slit my belly than abandon it!

You will not be abandoning the castle!

You will trick the enemy!

After the surrender, and the Takeda troops leave,

you can return and recapture it!

No!

However, within the night...

Lord Ogasawara had left the castle.

Reporting. Lord Ogasawara has abandoned Hayashi Castle,

and our troops have captured it!

Reporting. No defenders remain in Fukashi and Okada Castles.

Kirihara and Yamahe Castles are empty!

My son triumphed over Lord Ogasawara...

without losing a single soldier.

Father...

I will conquer Shinano soon.

Never mind Shinano.

Aim for the capital.

Crush the lmagawa...

and march on Mikawa and Owari!

Owari

Sire!

This is Oda Nobunaga, heir of the Lord of Owari.

Today was the funeral for his father, Nobuhide.

His attire was unforgivable.

Did he have special feelings for his father?

Or, as people say, was he a great fool?

Sire, your conduct was shocking.

Not even the heir should exhibit such behavior!

I, Hirate Masahide, should kill myself in apology!

That funeral was a sideshow!

Sire!

Sire, I beg of you.

Today you will take your father's place...

as Lord of Owari.

Please improve your appearance.

It will shame the Oda.

Hirate...

Yes.

Concern yourself more with revolts.

From tonight revolts will begin.

The Oda are a lowly clan.

Our followers care nothing about shame.

My lord...!

Don't complain.

Believe in me. I will rule Japan someday.

This is no time for jokes.

You must change your ways...

and work for the good of Owari!

My lady...

Today is Father's funeral. Smiles are forbidden.

You two like sideshows, don't you?

In any case, we must be careful.

The lmagawa might attack tomorrow.

Now that I am lord of Owari,

Imagawa Yoshimoto is as good as dead.

Even the Hojo of Sagami...

and the Takeda of Kai...

will never reach the capital.

After ten years,

Harunobu would finally face Lord Murakami of Kita-Shinano.

Could the strife with his father...

have led my son to this fate?

I end my tale for tonight.

To be continued.

To be continued.