Original subtitles

In 1987, many old documents concerning Takeda Shingen...

In 1987, many old documents concerning Takeda Shingen...

were discovered in Sujinami Ward, Tokyo.

They belonged to Sugeno Shigeki, a descendant of the Ogiwara,

who served under the Takeda family.

These documents were appraised and found to be authentic...

and of extreme historical value.

This was because they included Shingen's own writings.

It was common in those days for most documents...

to be written by vassals with the Lord's signature.

Including these documents, there are only 15 or 16...

original documents written by Shingen himself.

In content of these writings,

Shingen worried about vassals' sickness,

and asked temples for treatment.

Known as a serious strategist,

these Ogiwara documents show Shingen's human side.

Takeda Shingen

Episode 35: "Crumbling Alliance"

Screenplay: Tamukai Masatake

Original Story: Nitta Jiro

Music: Yamamoto Naozumi

Original Subtitles TV Network Japan

Transcribed and Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

Narrator: Wakao Ayako

CAST

Takeda Shingen NAKAl KllCHl

Uesugi Terutora SHlBATA KYOHEl

Lady Sanjo KONNO MlSAKO

Oda Nobunaga lSHlBASHl RYO

Otsune KOMURA HlRO

Kosaka Danjo MURAKAMl HlROAKl

Yamagata Masakage SHlNODA SABURO

Baba Nobuharu MlKl RYOSUKE

Okuma Tomohide HATSUNO HlROSHl

Sanada Yukitaka HASHlZUME lSAO

Jukeini KlSHlDA KYOKO

Tokugawa leyasu NAKAMURA HASHlNOSUKE

Ichikawa Daisuke DAlMON MASAAKl

Yanada Masatsuna KAWARAZAKl KENZO

Matsuda Norihide lNOUE TAKAO

Kurashina Saburozaemon HAMAMURA JUN

Naoe Sanetsuna UTSUl KEN

Yae OGAWA MAYUMl

Hojo Ujiyasu SUGl RYOTARO

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

For my son Harunobu,

the death of his son Yoshinobu weighed heavily on him.

Since he was the cause behind it,

it was as though he had killed Yoshinobu himself,

and he was not able to free himself from blame.

I could also feel Lady Sanjo's suffering.

For a mother, losing a child is very painful.

In this case, he had killed himself.

What mother would not want to take his place...

if it was at all possible?

My wholehearted condolences go to her.

Suruga has deferred transporting salt,

and rumors say that Sagami's Hojo...

will soon do the same.

At this rate, Kai and Shinano will be in great distress.

We must do something.

Why, it's simple. Attack Suruga.

If we destroy Suruga,

salt will no longer be a problem.

We have an alliance with Suruga and Sagami.

We cannot purify without salt.

With pickling and making miso and shoyu hindered,

our daily lives will be disrupted.

Salt is more valuable than gold.

We should attack Suruga.

I would like to ask Sir Kosaka,

aren't we playing into the hands of Echigo's...

Uesugi if we attack Suruga?

Uesugi can stop the salt.

They can also attack Shinano once again.

If so, Kai will face three enemies...

in Sagami, Suruga, and Echigo.

Who defends our Echigo border anyway?

Don't forget this Kosaka Danjo does!

That's right. You are insulting Kosaka,

the keeper of Kaizu Castle.

Sanada!

This is no time for jesting!

Calm down.

Alliances can be broken when relationships end.

Are you referring to Yoshinobu's wife, Otsune?

Yes. Send Lady Otsune back and the alliance ends.

Then we can attack Suruga without being concerned...

about our alliance.

Battles begin by breaking alliances!

Attack them like lightning, even by tonight,

and that will lead to our victory.

You can talk so rashly...

because you haven't been to war for thirty years!

How can an army as large as ours leave for battle by tonight?

We should send our troops to guard...

the borders along Suruga and Sagami.

Who can tell what Hojo and lmagawa are thinking?

I heard that Yoshinobu committed suicide,

but who knows what occurred with the Takeda.

Shingen even expelled his own father.

Maybe he killed his own son as well.

The salt should be halted,

and his vassals and people made to suffer even more.

Then the people will see Shingen is unfit as lord...

and another rebellion will arise.

Ihara!

Kill anyone who dares to transport salt out.

Yes.

Then, quickly send a messenger to Hojo...

and advise them that Shingen has murdered his son...

to break our alliance with intent to attack Suruga.

Then Ujiyasu must halt salt shipments as well.

Now hurry!

Shingen killed his son?

Yes.

So the lmagawa messenger says.

Thus, they request that we stop sending salt...

to Kai and Shinano.

This differs from the reports from our spies.

I hear that Yoshinobu committed suicide.

Yes.

Shingen couldn't have avoided it...

since Yoshinobu did rise against him.

I guess Jukeini just wants to get me involved.

I was waiting for you.

What is it?

I hear Takeda's heir Yoshinobu has died.

I heard.

Shingen killed him himself.

For his conspiracy, he deserved it.

Father. Shingen is after Suruga.

Lord Takeda is your wife's father.

In other words, he is your father-in-law.

Do not refer to him simply as "Shingen."

Then, I'll tell you what "Lord" Takeda is after.

Lord Takeda claims his son committed treason,

and that he took is own life.

Why? To take over Suruga.

If he kills his son and sends Otsune back,

it dissolves their alliance.

That is his intention.

It seems like you can see through him.

Father. You must not be sitting back like that.

They may attack Suruga any day.

After Suruga, it will be us.

Stop thinking so far ahead.

Unless we do, we cannot keep up with them.

Think hard.

Who's our biggest enemy?

It's Uesugi Terutora of Echigo.

He appears time to time in the Kanto region...

with a large army and threatens us.

Unless we join forces with Takeda to fight them,

we stand no chance.

Then, do we twiddle our thumbs until something happens?

I didn't say that.

The lmagawa and the Takeda are our relatives.

Taking sides will cause friction.

Until things occur, we will keep away.

Things are stirring.

Lord Takeda has become related to the Oda,

who are the lmagawa's enemy.

It indicates that he is breaking the alliance.

Do you want to battle that much?

No. I'm just saying that we must take action.

You are too upright and trusting.

One cannot take the rule that way.

Every man is after such a dream.

If we do not vie with them,

we will dishonor the Hojo name.

Matsuda.

Iesado.

Are you instilling Ujimasa with the idea that...

unless he becomes supreme ruler,

he disgraces the Hojo?

We've done no such thing.

This is my personal goal.

Voice it too loudly and heaven will hear you.

Then God will come down on you and crush you.

Here is another man whose prayers do not reach heaven.

Uesugi took a part of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru's name,

and changed his name to Terutora.

But, Shogun Yoshiteru was beheaded and dead,

making Uesugi's virtuous wishes grow distant.

Delicious.

Sake does not betray you.

Sake is my true lifetime friend.

My Lord.

Naoe.

I do not doubt you.

I am honored.

You seem to have something on your mind.

I have much that I want to say.

Then speak up.

Then...

Let me warn you.

Don't say anything to spoil this mood.

Yes, My Lord.

I offer my consolation in your worries.

That is good to hear.

I wish I could assume some of them.

Pour Naoe a drink.

My Lord. I would like to speak seriously.

You tend to become long-winded.

Keep it short.

For 10 years, nearly every year,

we've gone into Kanto to capture castles.

Many of the battles are to help others.

Then we return to Echigo before the snow falls.

Then Hojo sends out their army during the winter...

to take back what we had gained.

Our army then crosses the mountains...

the following year to take them back.

This could continue for thousands of years.

So it seems.

With each battle, I see many turn false...

and experience more sorrow.

I can imagine what you are going through.

Can we forget about going into Kanto,

and instead aim for the whole nation?

That is better than helping others.

I'm not merely helping others.

As Governor of Kanto, it is my job.

But, why continue to battle fruitlessly?

Naoe.

We seek no profit in our battle for justice.

Our battles in these chaotic times...

creates the fountainhead of purity.

Now we must endure these troubled times.

When will we see clear skies again?

Kikumaru.

Shall we let some sparks fly?

My Lord. Aren't you drunk?

Let my prayers reach heaven!

Have you visited Otsune?

Yes. Lady Sanjo has seen her twice.

Did she say anything?

I'm sorry.

I don't know anything.

Send Otsune back to Suruga.

It is too trying to watch her.

If you keep her here, she will surely die.

Otsune is childless.

Since she came to Tsutsuji-ga-saki as a bride,

she has only experienced sorrow these ten odd years.

Finally, she sees her beloved husband's suicide.

She must hate everything in Kai.

Everything she sees and hears...

must seem despicable to her.

If there is even the slightest pity in you,

allow her to return to Suruga quickly.

I hear you.

Yoshinobu didn't die because he wanted to.

He had no choice but to kill himself.

If I was going to suffer such sadness,

I would never have given birth to Yoshinobu.

My Lady.

If I knew this was going to happen,

even if Kyoto became barren and we were starving,

or were raped by thieves,

I would have remained in Kyoto.

In these 30 odd years since I came to Kai,

it's almost as if I'd been counting the days...

for my son to die.

Reporting.

A messenger from Takato has just arrived.

Princess Yuki gave birth to a son last night.

She had a son?

Yes. Congratulations.

Thanks for the report.

Hurry back and inform them I'll be there tomorrow.

He must be Yoshinobu's reincarnation.

What a fine face!

He looks like me.

Be a strong man.

I thought of a name.

Taking one character from my name,

and one from Katsuyori's name,

how about calling him "Nobukatsu?"

We are grateful for such an honorable name.

"Nobu" is also common in Oda Nobunaga's family.

Yes.

The charcoal is still black.

Bring it only when it's thoroughly heated.

It is bad for the baby when the charcoal's cold.

Take it out.

Katsuyori.

Yes.

Raising a son is difficult.

Be cautious.

Yes.

Take good care of him.

Some die...

Some are born...

Princess Yuki gave birth to a son.

It is a very auspicious occasion.

Congratulations!

Now we have strengthened our ties with Kai.

Shingen should be in good spirits for a while.

My Lord. Our army is undefeatable by any other army.

Ten years ago I'd have said the same thing.

But, I can see the strength of Takeda as well.

Remember Kawanakajima and Nishi-Kozuke?

Even with Etchu's lkko monks.

When Takeda Shingen makes his move,

he has destroyed the opponent from within.

He uses his Koshu gold to bribe...

and convert them to his side.

Is that all there is to it?

All men have greed.

Sometimes greed can blind men.

But, men do not move only for greed.

Men cannot refuse when Shingen beckons.

I can't figure out what is the reason.

Shingen is like the rumbling of a mountain.

When one accepts to appease him,

the mountain calms down and will not move.

But, if you refuse,

he changes into a landslide and takes over the land.

I'll be the supreme ruler one day.

I don't want to hear Shingen's mountain rumble before that.

Reporting.

Princess Yuki just passed away!

What?

She became ill after her delivery...

and despite all efforts,

she died yesterday.

We cannot have our ties with Takeda cut now.

Does Takeda have a princess of marriageable age?

Princess...

Check all the concubines if you must!

I'm sure he has a daughter or two!

She will marry my son Kimyomaru.

I cannot have Shingen change his mind yet.

Princess Yuki died?

Yes.

She had a high fever from about 3 days ago...

and passed away.

How is the baby?

Nobukatsu is doing very well.

Return quickly with this message to Katsuyori.

Tell him to take special care with the baby.

Let's see...

I know what you're experiencing.

I'm sure you don't want to remain in Kai.

Therefore, I will send you back home to Suruga.

If I asked how you feel now,

I'm sure I'll bring back sad memories.

But, tell me anything you have on your mind.

Otsune.

Yes?

What is the matter?

Never mind.

You have nothing to say?

You had to go through so much sadness.

It was all my fault.

As you leave Kai, I'd like to grant your wish.

I have only one wish.

What is it?

I'd like to have your head.

I can't grant that.

Any other?

Nothing.

Just that I want to see Kai destroyed.

You have such difficult requests.

Even if you will not grant them to me,

some day, heaven will grant me those wishes.

Until that day, I cannot die!

Give Yoshinobu back to me!

Give him back to me!

Give him back to me!

Return him to me!

Return him to me!

Why did you let him commit suicide?!

If you were going to let him die that way,

you should have killed him yourself!

It was your duty after giving him life!

Return Yoshinobu to me!

Yoshinobu wanted to live!

He desired to live!

Let her go.

I'll accept her hatred.

Let her go!

I said, let her go!

Yoshinobu!

Yoshinobu.

Yoshinobu's wife Otsune...

was returned to her home Suruga in this way.

And on this day, Kai's ties with Suruga ended.

Ume.

Yes.

You seem to be in ill health.

No, I'm fine.

I hope so.

Yes.

I must speak with you today.

You are Takeda's daughter.

It's been 10 years since you married into the Hojo family,

and you have had 5 of Ujimasa's children.

Nothing of that has changed, but the other day,

Imagawa's daughter Otsune was sent back to Suruga.

As you know, it resulted from Yoshinobu's uprising.

Yes.

Unfortunately, that breaks the 10 year alliance...

of Kai, Suruga, and Sagami.

We, as Hojo,

must stand against the Takeda for breaking the alliance.

I would like to speak for a moment.

I am no longer a Takeda.

I am Hojo Ujimasa's wife.

I think of you as my father...

and your wife as my mother.

If you must fight against the Takeda,

please do not worry about me.

As Ujimasa's wife, I am prepared to die.

Well said.

I am grateful for your thoughts.

Thank you.

I'll try not to cross swords with Takeda.

You may go.

Get some rest.

Yes. Allow me to excuse myself.

Ujimasa. You are fortunate to have a good wife.

Yes.

Matsuda.

What did lmagawa's messenger have to say?

They repeatedly request that we halt the salt.

Have you already spoken with the salt merchants?

Yes, in secret.

If we stop sending our salt,

all supplies into Kai-Shinano from the south will be stopped.

If the lmagawa request Echigo to halt their salt as well,

then Shingen will have no choice but to surrender.

Ujimasa.

Yes?

Are you that pleased about halting the salt?

Yes. We can win this battle without fighting.

Who suffers when there is no salt?

It is the farmers and the common people.

To rectify Takeda's injustice,

it can't be helped.

Do you really think so?

Making innocent farmers and citizens suffer...

is a poor military tactic.

Even if Kai was overthrown and became ours,

Kai's people will carry a grudge over the salt,

and will someday betray us for sure.

Then you will not halt the salt?

I will. I have no choice when I consider...

the difficult position the lmagawa face.

But, I'm not doing this happily.

I understand now.

I will go now to halt the salt shipments to Kai and Shinano.

Ujimasa...

Yes?

Have a heart.

If you do not understand people's hearts,

you cannot rule a nation.

Yes.

Understand Ume and her feelings.

Yes.

Ume is prepared to die as a Hojo.

I will not forget that.

You still don't see it.

Can't you see how much Ume is suffering?

She may have given birth to Hojo's children,

but do you really think she has forgotten her mother and father?

She is asking you to look after them.

Unless you comprehend that,

don't look so happy stopping the salt supply to Takeda.

You will be crushing her feelings.

The triple alliance has been broken.

Kai will be facing three enemies...

Sagami...

Suruga...

and Echigo.

A messenger from the lmagawa has arrived.

A messenger from Mikawa's Tokugawa leyasu is here.

Mikawa's Tokugawa leyasu?

Reporting. A messenger has arrived from Tokugawa leyasu.

I would like to end here for tonight,

but may I first introduce a disturbing figure?

He is Mikawa's lord, Tokugawa leyasu.

To be continued.

To be continued.