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Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

Final Episode 50: "Twilight of the Gods"

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 Kenshin SHlBATA KYOHEl

Satomi DAlCHl MAO

Oda Nobunaga lSHlBASHl RYO

Eri lKEGAMl KlMlKO

Takeda Nobukado SHlNOZUKA MASARU

Hara Masatane OKUMURA SElTARO

Baba Nobuharu MlKl RYOSUKE

Kosaka Danjo MURAKAMl HlROAKl

Tokugawa leyasu NAKAMURA HASHlNOSUKE

Yanada Masatsuna KAWARAZAKl KENZO

Ichikawa Daisuke DAlMON MASAAKl

Ichikawa Daisuke DAlMON MASAAKl Ashikaga Yoshiaki lCHlKAWA DANZO

Ashikaga Yoshiaki lCHlKAWA DANZO

Tora SASAKl SUMlE

Naoe Sanetsuna UTSUl KEN

Yamagata Masakage SHlNODA SABURO

Sanada Yukitaka HASHlZUME lSAO

Abe Katsutomi SATO KEl

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

At the age of 53, my son Harunobu...

was about to face the last moments of his life.

Lord.

Satomi.

Yes.

I want to thank you.

You were always my...

blue skies.

Katsuyori...

Yes.

Nobukado...

Yes.

Baba...

Yamagata...

Kosaka...

Hara...

Abe...

Take care of things after I'm gone.

Keep my death a secret for three years.

If they learn about my death,

Nobunaga and other enemies will attack Kai.

During the next three years,

rebuild a new Kai...

and strengthen her defense.

Do you understand?

Leave me alone.

May the light shine on Kai...

We must cremate him.

Kai is too far to take his body back.

We should have decided to return earlier.

This is really not the time to be crying.

Now is the time for us to pull together.

My brother said to keep his death a secret for 3 years.

Thus, we will cremate him inconspicuously.

To hurriedly cremate the lord is very painful,

but time is of the essence in concealing his death.

Lord Nobukado, please take your place at the head...

of the army as Lord Shingen's "Kagemusha" (substitute)...

and continue the return to Kai.

Lord Katsuyori, you must accompany him.

We will remain back to take care of things inconspicuously,

and catch up with you later.

The lord has returned.

Welcome back.

Welcome home.

I was waiting for your return.

Lady Eri...

Lady Eri...

I'm back.

I'm exhausted.

It was such a waste.

They said we were going to Kyoto but,

because the Lord became ill,

they changed their minds, and we came back from Owari.

What a lot of trouble and waste of time.

I didn't get any money either.

Ah, that's ok. Just go wash your dirty body.

By the way, what happened to Heigo?

Heigo fell down.

Heigo was shot. He died.

I didn't kill him.

He died because he wasn't concentrating...

He was shot by a gun.

Mother... What happened?

Mother? What happened to your foot?

You stood up! Did Heigo make you stand up?

You were with him, why did you let him be killed?

I stopped him. It's not a lie.

Then, why did he get killed?

Mother. Open the door. Mother.

Heigo. Bring him back!

If you don't bring him back, I will never let you in this house.

Heigo died! He went to the other world!

Heigo! Bring him back!

I'm leaving. I will die someday.

I'm not going to work in the fields.

Why didn't you retreat before this happened...

Why didn't you retreat before this happened... in spite of what the lord desired?!

in spite of what the lord desired?!

Who would be happy over his returning like this?!

Sanada, keep your voice down.

Lord Nobukado...

Lord Katsuyori...

I, Sanada Yukitaka, object to what you did.

Even if this was the lord's wish,

it is presumptuous of you to consider...

Ieaving the ailing lord and proceeding to Kyoto.

You must have realized how meaningless our arrival in Kyoto...

would have been without the lord being at the head of the army.

It was absurd of you to have remained at Nagashino Castle...

for over a month to see if you could go to Kyoto!

Each day, took his life!

You were not there. You wouldn't understand.

It is easy to say this in hindsight.

Those are mere excuses!

Silence, Sanada!

We remained at Nagashino Castle to lengthen Father's life.

It was not without meaning.

You don't know how frustrating it was to remain in Nagashino,

torn between the desire to fulfill my father's earnest wish...

and concern for his health.

I have served the lord longer than you have Lord Katsuyori.

I know his inner thoughts better than you.

Then, tell me!

Sanada, refrain yourself!

It is not for you to talk about our late lord's inner thoughts.

Leave it be!

Never mind. Tell me.

Lord Katsuyori. Sanada is upset at this time.

Please overlook his impudence.

I want to hear it.

Sanada claims to know my father's inner thoughts.

I want to hear how his vassals understood him.

Tell me.

Then, allow me to speak.

Before departing, the lord bid me farewell...

and entrusted me to take care of things.

He was gravely ill before he departed,

and was aware he would never return here again.

Why do you think he departed?

To demonstrate the immense power of Takeda,

and to teach you how to become a good commander.

Now then, after the victory at Mikatagahara,

it was your duty as a concerned son...

to see how ill his father was,

and force him to return if need be!

A leader must have that insight within him.

If you can only go forward...

Sanada, refrain yourself!

Sanada, if you can only go forward,

then what happens? Tell me.

Lord Katsuyori.

Leave Lord Sanada to us.

I beg of you, too.

He doesn't mean what he says!

He is overwhelmed by the situation!

Please believe in Sanada's loyalty!

Sanada, say no more.

It will only sadden the lord.

Let me tell you all.

As my father willed, I will be the guardian to Nobukatsu,

the heir to the Takeda.

In the next 3 years, we must keep my father's death a secret...

and build a new Kai.

All of us must work together.

Anyone who acts out of order will be eliminated.

I vow to fulfill my father's wishes!

And, we will plant the Takeda flag in Kyoto!

What? Shingen's gone?

Yes.

I went to Kofu with my spies...

and searched from Tsutsuji-ga-saki to Yumura and Kawaura,

but didn't find a trace of Shingen anywhere.

But, my men followed the Takeda army to the lna Valley,

and they saw Shingen mounted at the head of his army.

That could be his "kagemusha."

Kagemusha?

Yes.

Shingen may no longer be alive.

Yes. If he is ill, his vassals and concubines...

are sure to be visiting him.

There would also be a larger number of guards.

But, none of that can be seen anywhere in Kofu.

Withdraw the troops from the Mikawa border...

and order them to head for Omi!

Let my whole army head west!

This time I will eliminate the Asai and the Asakura,

the lkko priests, and the Shogun, as well!

Ichikawa. Go to Echigo and meet with Uesugi.

Inform him that Takeda Shingen has died.

Advise him that this is the perfect opportunity...

to attack Kai and the Takeda.

So, he should invade Shinano immediately.

I wish that godly Uesugi Kenshin would disappear along with Shingen.

The both of them are like mountain gods.

A chill runs down my spine when they move. The both of them are like mountain gods.

A chill runs down my spine when they move.

A chill runs down my spine when they move. Go to Echigo and see how that Bishamonten is!

Go to Echigo and see how that Bishamonten is!

We are heading west!

I heard Takeda Shingen became gravely ill...

and cancelled his journey to Kyoto to return to Kai.

I heard that he lost to the Oda-Tokugawa forces at Mikatagahara.

I heard that they won.

Rumors are so unreliable.

Shingen is bedridden?

My Lord, this is our chance!

With Shingen ill, his army will not be quick.

Let's attack Shinano and join forces with Oda...

and Tokugawa to invade the province of Kai.

I am against fighting with an ill man.

I see.

Are you laughing inside?

Of course not!

You think I am like a woman to always be talking about justice...

and refusing to fight a battle that can be won.

My Lord, you seem to be in a bad mood today.

What is there to be happy about?

This world never seems to change.

In fact, it seems to get worse.

I've formed an alliance with the Oda and Tokugawa,

but I don't condone their injustices.

Especially, Nobunaga's treatment of the Shogun!

I must teach them a lesson some day.

Don't let a single enemy escape!

Get them! Kill them all!

Behead the Asai and the Asakura!

That Nobunaga... That upstart!

I'll curse you to death!

Though Shogun Yoshiaki raised another army to fight Nobunaga,

it proved insignificant.

Thus, the Ashikaga Shogunate,

which had lasted over 230 years after Ashikaga Takauji had begun it,

was ended by Oda Nobunaga.

Attack Nagashino Castle!

The time is ripe.

We will show the Takeda our true strength!

I am certain that Takeda Shingen is dead.

Let's go!

Shingen has died?

Yes.

A spy I sent to Kofu reported that his men...

are quietly grieving over his death...

and praying for his restful peace.

Shingen... has left this world.

September 1573

Our previous lord, Takeda Shingen, has retired...

and passed the leadership of the Takeda family...

and the lordship of Kai...

to Lord Takeda Shiro Katsuyori as of today.

I, Takeda Katsuyori, will take my father's wishes for my own.

I will begin by aspiring for Kyoto.

We will go to Kyoto, chase Nobunaga out,

and reinstate the Shogun to his seat.

In order to accomplish what father was unable to do,

as soon as possible, we will begin preparations as of today,

as soon as possible, we will begin preparations as of today, and gather new allies,

and gather new allies,

so we may take Kyoto in 2 years.

Reporting! Nagashino Castle has been taken by the Tokugawa!

Reporting! Oda has attacked the lkko priests at lse Nagashima!

Oda Nobunaga is nothing to be feared!

When we move, everyone will side with us!

Lady Eri...

Why don't you stop crying so much?

I would not cry if I didn't need to.

Now that the Lord is gone,

isn't it your tender smile that will comfort his soul?

If you cry, the Lord will not forget the sadness.

For the next 3 years,

we must keep his death a secret.

For that time, let's watch over the Lord quietly.

For that reason also, let's do it with a smile.

Smile.

The Takeda clan will change.

All these years of service seems like a dream.

I was born a farmer.

It seems ages ago.

I have memories of bitterness.

We fought so hard!

What would young men like you know!

I served the lord for 40 years!

The lord and I fought together for 40 years!

Now everything is gone!

Two years later, most of these vassals died...

while fighting the Oda-Tokugawa forces at Nagashino.

The Takeda clan was moving toward its ruin.

Five years later...

September, 1577

At this time, Lord Oda's power was at its height.

After defeating the Takeda at Nagashino,

in his attempt to unify Japan,

he began reaching out for Echigo.

Uesugi Kenshin turned to God even more.

Guardian God of the North, Bishamonten,

please answer me.

This world is getting worse.

Justice is gone, and we are in hell.

Though my power is meager,

I did my best to bring order back to this world.

However, nothing has changed and I see no light.

Please teach me.

Give me renewed strength.

Please speak to me.

Do not doubt me; trust me.

Yes.

You are my messenger.

Thus, you must set an example of justice.

Yes.

I will give you my sword.

Yes.

I will give you my form.

Yes.

Set out and demonstrate justice.

Show them the last figure of God.

Yes.

Pardon me. Nanao Castle is beset by the Oda army.

They are requesting our assistance.

Prepare for battle!

I wish to show Nobunaga what justice is!

Show them the power of God!

Nobunaga did not believe in God,

but this time, he sensed God's presence.

Since then, the world has changed,

and so have the people,

but none like the Mountain Gods have appeared again.

I hear the rest were only motivated by greed and self-interest.

What is your age like?

Soon, this tale will end.

But, please understand a mother's bias...

for her son present within this story.

I would like to reintroduce the many significant people...

in my son's life and express a word of appreciation to them.

Sir ltagaki Nobukata

Sir Amari Torayasu

Sir Obu Hyobu

Sir Hara Mino

Sir Yamamoto Kansuke

Sir Hara Masatoshi

Sir Baba Nobuharu

Sir Kosaka Danjo

Sir Sanada Yukitaka

Sir Yamagata Saburobyoei

Sir Hara Hyato-no-suke

Sir Kurashina Saburozanemon

Sir Abe Katsutomi

Priest Gishu

Sir Yohei and Sir Jinzaburo

Sir Kanichi

Heizo

Heigo

Lord Hojo Ujiyasu

Lord Uesugi Kenshin

Princess Koi

Lady Sanjo

Lady Satomi

Lady Eri

Asagi and Wakasa

Yae

And then, my sons,

Nobushige...

and Nobukado.

Yoshinobu

Ryuho

Katsuyori

And lastly, my husband and Shingen's father, Takeda Nobutora.

The End