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Asports festival that occurs every 4 years is about to begin.

A sports festival that occurs every 4 years is about to begin.

Among the events, there are some that bring intense interest.

Carl Lewis (27), representing the US, had received 4 gold medals...

4 years previously at the Los Angeles Olympics,

and was considered the world's fastest man.

Canada's Ben Johnson placed 3rd at the Los Angeles Olympics...

in the 100 meters dash, and had lost 7 consecutive races to Lewis.

Three years later, nobody could imagine that Johnson could beat Lewis.

But, at the 2nd World Track Competition, Johnson defeated Lewis...

while breaking the world record.

Lewis was a superstar,

when suddenly a new hero appeared.

In Shingen's case, Oda Nobunaga appeared suddenly...

using Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki to become the most likely to control Japan.

It was only 8 years since he defeated lmagawa Yoshimoto at Okehazama.

It was only 8 years since he defeated lmagawa Yoshimoto at Okehazama. This was with "God like speed."

This was with "God like speed."

Nobunaga quickly became Shingen's new rival.

Shingen decided to go west and attack Suruga.

Shingen decided to go west and attack Suruga. Suruga, long a powerful country, was now hanging by a single thread.

Suruga, long a powerful country, was now hanging by a single thread.

Takeda Shingen

Episode 37: "Attack on Suruga"

Screenplay: Tamukai Masatake

Original Story: Nitta Jiro

Original Story: Nitta Jiro Music: Yamamoto Naozumi

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

Otsune KOMURA HlRO

Baba Nobuharu MlKl RYOSUKE

Hara Masatane OKAMURA SElTARO

Tokugawa leyasu NAKAMURA HASHlNOSUKE

Jukeini KlSHlDA KYOKO

Sanada Yukitaka HASHlZUME lSAO

Yamagata Masakage SHlNODA SABURO

Naoe Sanetsuna UTSUl KEN

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Yoshikawa Yukiji

Baba, Yamagata, and Sanada are ready to go to battle...

at any given time.

It's Lord Shingen.

Good work, men.

Did the messenger to Kosaka at Kaizu Castle return yet?

What is Terutora up to?

It seems his hands are full controlling some rebellions,

so there is no sign that he will attack Shinano.

Teratora acts quickly.

Send a messenger to Kosaka...

and remind him to keep the borders of Echigo well-guarded.

Reporting.

Master Ryuho is here.

Send him through.

I'm glad you came, Ryuho.

It's been a long time.

I came to wish you success in the upcoming battle.

Pray for my victory.

Yes.

Who is this man?

Forgive me for not introducing you.

He comes from China and is residing with us at Mt. Hiei.

His name is Unrei.

You've come from China?

You've come from such a faraway place.

He does not comprehend our language.

Oh, I see...

My father welcomes you.

Will he be kind enough to read the writings of Sun Tzu...

on that flag in his native tongue?

I'd like to hear it in its original tone.

Will you read the flag for my father?

"Swift like the wind... Silent like the forest...

Fierce like fire... Solid like the mountain..."

"Swift like the wind... Silent like the forest...

Fierce like fire... Solid like the mountain..."

What a rich tone...

It resonates with 3,000 years of Chinese civilization.

Can he read it more slowly and louder again?

Yes.

Please read it again.

"Swift like the wind... Silent like the forest...

Fierce like fire... Solid like the mountain...

Invisible as in darkness... Moving like thunder...

Plundering villages divide the people,

Enclosing land divide benefits,

Power depends on change,

Strategists win by forethought and circumvention.

This is the way to fight battles."

It's beautiful, no matter how many times I hear it.

Sun Tzu may seem different in another country.

Ryuho, since we're on the subject,

please ask him what he thinks of Sun Tzu.

Yes.

What is your opinion of Sun Tzu?

He does not care for him,

because Sun Tzu plays with men's minds too much.

Reporting!

The Takeda army is heading our way.

How many are there?

We're not sure.

If the forces led by Baba and Sanada...

are joined by Takeda Shingen's main body,

we can expect over 10,000 soldiers.

Good work.

What happened to the Hojo army?

They are camped at our border.

But, to prevent the Takeda from entering the province,

we must let the Hojo in.

If they betray us,

we'll have the enemy force within our country.

What are you saying at a time like this?

We can't beat Takeda Shingen without Hojo's help.

Send the Hojo through to the Kai exits immediately.

Reporting!

Mikawa's Tokugawa leyasu is at the Totomi border.

Nobunaga must have sent him.

He intends to attack us from both sides...

by creating marital ties with Takeda and using leyasu.

We must win this battle no matter what.

Show us you loyalty, men!

Now hurry!

Maybe we should oblige the lmagawa...

by stopping the salt to Kai and Shinano.

The Takeda are responsible for the lkko insurgency...

and domestic unrest.

We must react.

If our province halts our salt supply,

Takeda Shingen will lose the supply from three provinces...

and he'll be forced to give up.

That serves little purpose.

Nobunaga has gone to the capital.

Shogun Ashikaga has been newly reinstated...

with Nobunaga outwardly his supporter.

If Nobunaga has ulterior motives,

If Nobunaga has ulterior motives, it becomes serious.

it becomes serious.

But, that is why I'm saying what I am.

Unless we contain Shingen, we can't go to Kyoto.

Reporting.

What is it?

According to our messenger,

the Takeda army started its move upon Suruga.

What should we do?

We can't move our army now.

Honjo's treason must be addressed first.

Let's halt his salt supply for now.

The lmagawa have been pressing us to do so.

My Lord!

Salt will still come from Etchu and Echizen.

If we stop, it'll have a large effect.

Our battle is with Takeda Shingen,

not the people.

I cannot make them suffer by stopping the salt.

If Shingen takes over Suruga,

he will possess the south seas...

and more gold mines that will make him more powerful.

Then what will happen?

Takeda Shingen will come here to ravage our lands...

and become the supreme ruler.

No matter what Takeda Shingen is like,

I believe in justice.

I will not stop the supply of salt.

This firm decision of Terutora led to the saying,

"sending salt to his enemy."

The enemy is encamped at Satta Pass.

Also, General lmagawa Ujizane's camp...

is west of the pass at Seikenji Temple.

They have 20,000 soldiers.

Seikenji Temple: lmagawa Camp

Reporting.

We are camped at Satta Pass and are prepared for battle.

The Takeda army numbers 12 to 13,000...

and are camped at the approach.

They will probably attack tomorrow.

Why don't you attack them?

With our 20,000 men and Hojo's men,

fighting 12,000 to 13,000 Takeda men...

should not be a problem at all.

We may be at an advantage in numbers,

but it's strategically better to wait...

for the enemy to climb up the pass!

I don't want to hear old military tactics!

Teach them to fear the lmagawa strength!

Rumors in town say that the Takeda army number 50,000,

and they'll defeat us in a day.

Once the battle starts, they'll see our army's power.

That's too late.

My father was killed without a battle at Okehazama.

We'll attack to learn the enemy's strength and movements.

We'll go down the pass and attack.

I'm the general.

Are you defying me?

No.

Then follow my orders.

We'll go down the pass tomorrow morning.

I'll show that Takeda Shingen how powerful...

this Ujizane can be!

The real objective of this battle isn't Suruga...

but Oda Nobunaga.

I won't let him take the rule.

To do this,

we must beat his follower Tokugawa leyasu...

and nail Nobunaga to Owari.

Allow me to explain a little.

Mikawa's Tokugawa leyasu had entered an agreement...

with my son Harunobu to make a pincer attack on the lmagawa...

and had marched into Totomi.

Just before Lake Hamana,

he encountered an unexpected battle.

Reporting.

The Nida army is being attacked!

Who are the attackers?

We could not see in the dark,

but we think it is the lmagawa spies.

Return immediately and protect the Nida army.

Reporting.

Sir Suganuma and Sir Kondo's troops in the vanguard...

have encountered hostilities at Kiga, north of Lake Hamana.

Who is the enemy general?

I don't know.

Look at their flags.

They don't have any flags.

Are they spies?

No, they are soldiers under command.

Their movements are swift and sensitive to our weaknesses.

They retreat when we chase, and attack when we rest.

Which lmagawa vassal could accomplish that?

It's strange that the enemy doesn't use any flag.

Why wouldn't he use a flag?

Maybe he doesn't want to.

We will know eventually.

Divide the army into two...

and have one half go quickly by boat to Kiga.

Have the other half go west around the lake...

and put the enemy between us.

If we capture them, we'll know who they are.

Hurry!

We're aiming for Kakegawa Castle!

Yui Entrance: Takeda Camp

We'll cross Satta Pass and head for Sunpu.

Don't be hasty in the attack.

Wait for their retreat to avoid fighting.

Suruga is almost ours.

Killing lmagawa's people is like killing our allies.

Avoid useless killing.

Satta Pass: lmagawa Camp

Charging down the pass to attack the Takeda army...

Charging down the pass to attack the Takeda army... requires one to be prepared for death.

requires one to be prepared for death.

However, do not fear.

Show them the spirit of the lmagawa.

Here is our farewell toast.

Reporting!

Sena Nobuteru, Asahina Masasada, Miura Yoshiakira,

and Katsurayama Ujimoto have retreated with their troops.

What?

Why?!

I don't know. They are heading for Suruga.

What is going on?

Why are they retreating without fighting?

Why are you back?

Weren't you supposed to charge down the pass?

I am sorry to report the troops of Sena, Asahina,

Miura and Katsurayama have retreated.

Why did they retreat?

Since they cannot win, they chose to retreat.

Who ordered them to retreat?!

Tell them to return to the pass.

We can't do a thing at this point.

It is better to entrench ourselves in the castle.

Those men were bribed with Koshu gold.

I doubt that greatly!

What about you?

My Lord?

If you are a loyal vassal,

then you'll accompany me to Satta to await the enemy.

Only my army remains at the pass.

Please return to the castle.

We can rebuild our army while you keep to the castle.

You cowards!

Why are our 20,000 soldiers so afraid...

of Takeda's 10,000 men that they must run?

This is treason.

Takeda bribed them with gold.

My son Harunobu crossed Satta Pass without a battle...

and drew closer to Sunpu.

Who ordered you to retreat from Satta?

No one ordered us.

We discussed the situation,

and decided that it was wiser to battle...

from the castle instead of at the pass.

Therefore, we retreated.

Only the Lord has the authority to give those orders.

In times of emergency, we generals must decide.

Losing men needlessly is a shame to the general.

To live to fight is true loyalty!

What Sena and Miura say does not make sense.

To have decided to retreat and move your troops...

without the lord's orders are against military rules.

We call that mutiny.

Then, why did you retreat?

Because you withdrew!

If you must talk about following military rules,

why are you here?

Why didn't you fight to the bitter end and die?!

What is the traitor saying?!

Be ashamed of yourself!

Be ashamed!

The town is on fire...

and the people are running with their possessions.

Be ashamed!

Behead those who betrayed us!

Lady Jukeini...

Let me go!

Who...

...betrayed my son Yoshimoto?

Who was connected with Nobunaga?

Was it you, Asahina?

Of course not!

Katsurayama, Miura, Sena...

Were you the ones?

Lady Jukeini.

Ihara. We have traitors in this room.

Behead them.

Then question them.

If you separate the evil hearts from the heads,

they will speak the truth.

Who is the traitor?!

Who?

Who?!

Lady Jukeini!

Take Lady Jukeini away.

Ujizane. Behead the traitors!

Behead them...

Take Yoshimoto's revenge.

Please...

Get Takeda Shingen's head!

The Takeda army has crossed Satta Pass...

and is on their way to this castle.

The Takeda army came with rapid force...

and we couldn't push them back.

Hurry! Get him treated.

This is our last stand.

We have no time for questioning.

Our army must join together to fight off the Takeda.

We must decide whether to wait entrenched in the castle...

waiting for Hojo's army or to go forth to battle.

My Lord. Please make a decision!

Let's retreat to Kakegawa.

My Lord? Are you going to give up Sunpu Castle?

We cannot battle surrounded by traitors.

At Kakegawa Castle, is Asahina Yasutomo.

We'll go there to rebuild our army.

Leaving Sunpu will mean leaving our land!

Our entire army will crumble!

I've decided on going to Kakegawa!

I will consider those who disobey me as traitors...

and behead them.

We're going!

My Lord!

The fate of the lmagawa is almost at its end.

We are destroyed...

Everything will be gone...

Lady Jukeini...

What is going on?

My Lady...

Where is Lord Ujizane?

The Lord headed for Kakegawa Castle.

To Kakegawa?

Yes.

To escape from the Takeda army,

we have been ordered to retreat to Kakegawa.

What will you do?

Let's go to Kakegawa.

With the Takeda army in the vicinity,

we cannot remain here in Sunpu.

When a warrior leaves his domicile,

he sends his women to safety first.

But in this case,

he leaves us behind without a word and escapes first...

Which way is Kakegawa?

I don't know.

Does anyone know which way is Kakegawa?

I want water.

Please bear it a while longer.

Which way is it to Kakegawa?

Kakegawa is back that way!

Sunpu Castle

Lady Jukeini...

Otsune...

Lord Takeda.

Before I died, I wanted to see you.

I have a question.

Answer me.

I will.

You won this battle without fighting.

Did you bribe our vassals?

Such low tactics.

Killing me is more contemptible.

If a battle can be won without fighting,

useless murders can be avoided.

Battles prove a samurai's true spirit.

To nourish evil in men's hearts without upright battles,

is like spreading poison.

To choose gold over death is not evil.

Refusing gold which assists in livelihood...

and choosing a meaningless death may seem more evil.

But, this time, it was not gold.

Your vassals chose not to die in battle.

They chose to live along with Kai.

Ujizane cannot win against me.

Your arrogance will cause your defeat someday.

Then, let me ask one more question.

My son Yoshimoto was killed by Nobunaga at Okehazama...

without fighting just like this time.

Now that I reflect, you joined forces with Nobunaga...

immediately after that.

Did you make my vassals betray Yoshimoto...

and get him killed?

I only await death.

I have no other desires.

I just want...

to know the truth about my son's death.

I need to know how the lmagawa will fall.

Lord Takeda, answer me!

Did my son die in the trap you set?

Answer me!

I have no idea how Lord Yoshimoto ended his life.

If the ruler is weak, he loses his realm.

Lady Jukeini dies shortly afterwards.

Perhaps Suruga's lmagawa's downfall came at this point.

Reporting.

Takeda general Akiyama Hoki-no-kami of lida Castle,

is marching down along the Tenryu River with 2,000 men.

You're sure they are not the Totomi men?

No. I know they are Akiyama's troops from the flags.

For the Takeda army to come into Totomi...

My Lord. This is a betrayal.

Before the battle, we agreed that Takeda will have Suruga...

and we'll have Totomi.

If he goes straight down Tenryu River,

he'll come right behind our army.

We cannot trust Takeda Shingen.

Shingen is getting impatient.

Huh?

Oda Nobunaga has gone to Kyoto...

Oda Nobunaga has gone to Kyoto... and helped Shogun Ashikaga to obtain his position.

and helped Shogun Ashikaga to obtain his position.

Takeda Shingen would not stand for that.

To break his promise by sending his army into Totomi...

means he is challenging Lord Oda.

Now we will be battling Shingen at last.

I wish we could avoid it if at all possible.

If only he'd stop at Suruga.

Shingen is not really after Suruga.

His real target is the road to Kyoto.

It'll be Suruga, Totomi, our Mikawa, Owari,

and finally all the way to Kyoto.

Let's make peace with Hojo.

I won't let Shingen get his way.

We'll attack him from both sides.

My son Harunobu finally reached the sea.

Unlike the immoveable mountain,

the ever changing moving sea...

seemed to beckon him to Kyoto.

We shall end here for tonight.

To be continued.

To be continued.