All language subtitles for 20.Nandai 難題 The challenge

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Episode 20:
Challenge

In May, 1576,

Takeda Katsuyori was finally
defeated at Nagashino.

Ieyasu's victory, however,
brought credit to Nobunaga.

Since then, he proceeded
to unify the country.

On November 4th,

the Imperial Title of Great
General was bestowed upon Nobunaga.

Ieyasu sent Sakai Tadatsugu
with congratulatory greetings.

...I'm sure his ceremony
must've been grand.

Yes, it certainly was
a grand celebration.

But...

But what?

The next day his son
attacked Iwamura Castle

with a sweep of the
gunmen and defeated it.

Lord Nobunaga again transferred
his authority to him.

What?

He said he's moving to a
new castle in Omi.

So...he's finally
building his castle.

As soon as he gave those
instructions to his son;

before he bade
him farewell,

he walked out of his castle
with authority.

How strange.

It's hard to figure
him out.

Once he built the castle,

he ordered the roads
to be built, too...

Without roads he can't
rule the country.

But this is different.

He ordered all the roads in his
territory to be widened to 18 ft.

18 feet?

Who signed the charter
for the new castle?

I heard it was
Sir Akechi Mitsuhide.

I see.

Then shall we let Sir Sakura
sign our charter,

and pretend to build
another castle?

Now that Nobunaga gained
control of the country,

Sakura and Kazumasa felt
the need for caution.

The castle that Nobunaga
constructed

was the future
Azuchi Castle.

He chose this site because

Kyoto lay on the other
side of Lake Biwa.

He also had access to the
northern areas.

With wide roads he could
control the country.

New Years, 1578.

Ieyasu received the imperial
title of Major General.

He treated his retainers
to sake.

Hiraiwa Chikayoshi represented
his son in Okazaki.

Ieyasu had his fill of his
son's troubles.

And instructed Chikayoshi
the adviser to come.

Thank you for coming.
Is Nobuyasu well?

He is fine. Another thing.

The lady had another girl.

A girl...

She's still young. She'll
have more children.

Are mother and daughter
alright?

Yes, they are, but...

Chikayoshi.

Something seems to be
bothering you.

Tell me what it is...

The first child was a girl
and so was this one.

My lord was very angry and
flung his sword at the pillar.

What?

You useless woman!

Was his wife hurt?

Fortunately, no.

But she was
told she was useless,

and insisted to go home.

And did you try
to calm them?

I took my lord out
for diversion.

But he caught nothing on
his hunt and was frustrated.

Just then a
monk passed by.

He upset him.

What're you doing?

Wait!

The Buddha willed it so you
found no catch.

Don't kill uselessly.

Shut up! I can't fight wars
if I'm afraid to kill!

You're being rude to
a warrior!

...what a terrible thing.

Chikayoshi.

This is because I didn't
raise him myself.

Tell him that we are safe today
because of Lord Nobunaga.

Thinking about that luck...

...we are pleased to
present this to the people.

From now on...

everyone may take a position
of government official.

You understand?

It's not about posts
that anyone can do.

It's about posts that anyone can't
do and Nobuyasu held them firmly.

Excuse me.

Right now, Lady Tsukiyama
has come here.

Lady Tsukiyama?

Yes.

Lady Toku.

How are you?

What a pleasant meeting.

You don't have
to be so formal.

Because we haven't meet,
despite the fact we're in this caste.

So, I've come today
to have a talk with you.

First, I'm going in.

Kino, bring tea for Lady Tsukiyama.

- Yes.
- No need.

By the way, lady Toku...

do you know that recently
Nobuyasu has risen up...

and is suspected of
doing brutal things?

No, I don't know anything.

That day...

he was in very brute mood.

It's understandable.

A warrior who doesn't know,
when will he be defeated in war,

...is taking a wife...

because he wants his
successor as soon as possible.

However,

you are still just princess...

Don't you think that it may affect
the next battle Nobuyasu will be in?

Mother.

Lord Nobuyasu?

Kikuno.

Today, I've took in custody...

no one else than that girl
over there called Kikuno.

Although it's slightly,
inside this girl...

is, right now, that blood flowing.

You have to make a successor
as soon as possible.

Well then, lady Toku...

it's for family.

Please, rely on her...

...as much as possible.

Now, I'm going back.

- Kotome.
- Yes.

- Excuse me my rudeness once.
- Wait.

- Kino.
- Yes?

I need to speak with lady.

Take that girl and guide her
to apprentices over there.

Yes.

I've made you worry.

As my father said, I'm still
someone who needs to learn.

I'm sorry.

Even at Ninohime's birthday...

...I've made you worry.

I'm apologizing too much.

Despite that...

I did something inexcusable.

Lord.

I'm going to be very strict
about the girl my mother brought.

Therefore...

open your heart to me
again, as you did before.

Will you?

Since an unexpected
misunderstanding of hearts,

when ill feelings melted,
the settlement was quick.

However, in some time later, this
issue has brought different meaning...

to both families,
Tokugawa and Oda.

Meanwhile, in Hanamatsu...

Ieyasu got a long awaited
message from Oai.

What? Pregnant?

Yes.

Congratulation.

That's a happy news!

Therefore, you should take
another girl to you for now....

Wait.

Tonight...

I just want to
celebrate your pregnancy.

Alright.

At Nobuyasu's and
Kamehime's birth,

I was too young.

There was too much going
in my mind at time of Oniwaru.

This time, I pray for being a good
father to the child born from you.

Yes.

May, 1579.

Azuchi Castle, with it's
7-layered tower, was completed.

Here, Nobunaga established his
position as the countries ruler.

Hideyoshi had come to report
on the wars in Chugoku.

Monkey! How do the lands
look from the tower?

Every time I come to make
a report,

I am astonished by the
grandeur...

I wish Ieyasu in Mikawa
could see this.

I'm sure he'll
be surprised...

That Takeda Katsuyori waged
war on Ieyasu again.

Do you think Ieyasu can
fight him alone?

Over these past few years,
both sides have not fought.

They've nurtured their
strengths...it's hard to say.

That's alright. I can send
my men to the Chugoku area.

I appreciate that.

I don't think Ieyasu can destroy
the Takeda clan alone.

I'd have to finish
them off someday.

I want to do that
with my own hands.

It would cause me problems
later on

if Ieyasu should destroy the
Takeda alone.

I must keep him in line so he
won't become too powerful.

Right?

Right, exactly.

No! Where's No!

Welcome. Did you think
of something again?

The Monkey reminded
me of something.

You have the letters from Toku
in Okazaki, don't you?

Letters from Toku?

The ones where she complained
of Lady Tsukiyama and Nobuyasu.

I have those in
my letter box.

Bring them out.

Hurry.

What are you going to
do with them now?

I'll use those letters to make
Ieyasu kill Nobuyasu.

I shall stop you!

You are now the Minister
of the Right, lord.

How can you kill your
daughter's husband...

You're obnoxious.

Incompetent though I may be,
a woman has her own thoughts.

- Please don't do this.
- No!

Listen! In the past, I would have
let things pass

because they are my relatives.

But now I'm different.

I will not forgive anyone who
disrupts the peace

or obstructs my intention to
subjugate the country!

I'm sure you can
understand that.

So you understood...

I did what you asked,

so please kill me right here.

What?

Fool, why should
you be killed?

Because I'm mortified.

You're mortified if I
have Nobuyasu killed?

It's not Lord Nobuyasu!

But I know that Toku's future
will be affected

and Lady Tsukiyama would
be implicated.

As a woman, I am mortified!

We are not men's toys!

As a woman, I can't agree
to what you're about to do.

Is that how it is...

Yes.

Lady Tsukiyama is a victim
of the wars.

Our daughter didn't complain
out of hatred.

The love for her husband
made her falter a bit.

But you're using that to kill
her husband and Lady Tsukiyama.

I'm a mere woman, too.

Why don't you kill me too?

Our relatives in Mikawa sent...

Sakai Tadatsugu and
Okubo Tadayo.

Let's ask them...

I'll ask them what Nobuyasu's
reputation is within his clan.

If I feel I'm being too cruel,

I'll forget what I said.

If I feel you're being
unreasonable, don't admonish me!

Is anyone around?

Don't feel reserved.
Come closer.

It seems Takeda Katsuyori
is at it again.

If you're both out here,
Lord Ieyasu must be in trouble.

Go back soon and protect
your territories well.

I'm taking a break today so I
can drink to your departure.

You are the pillars of the
Tokugawa clan.

I'm relying on you to take
care of your clan.

Have a cup.

I can't ask others about this,
so let me ask you.

I heard my son-in-law
has a bad reputation.

Why is that?

He's at a most emotional age,
so maybe that's the reason.

He is a truly brave warrior
and even scolds us, Elders.

That may be why some talk ill
of him behind his back.

He scolds you?

That's promising.

Have a drink.

Why was a brave warrior
like you scolded?

Last year, when Takeda Katsuyori
crossed the Oi river,

he scolded me for being
slow and cowardly.

Oh? That was too harsh.

I know Katsuyori's ways,
I retorted.

I told my lord to watch
how I fight.

I drove Katsuyori back
the very next day.

Our young lord is braver
than our lord.

He needs to work on winning
his retainers over.

He hasn't suffered as much
as his father.

He's still young.

He seems to be
very short-tempered.

I heard killed a monk
while on a hunt.

I admonished him upon orders
from our lord.

What did Nobuyasu say?

He said you killed thousands
of monks at Mt. Hiei.

And he killed only one.
He said he regrets it.

Let me make this clear
to you.

I have never killed a monk
because of my hot temper.

Those monks at Mt. Hiei
kept soldiers

and used violence to
subjugate the people.

They might have been
monks in appearance,

but were nothing more
than bandits.

That's why I killed them.

It's selfish of Nobuyasu to
confuse those two incidents.

And? Is Lady Tsukiyama
still the same?

She is a willful lady who

still talks of the glorious
days of the Imagawa rule.

We believe the young lord's
willfulness is her influence.

You're telling me the lady
is leading him astray?

Yes.

Does she still talk of me as
an Imagawa enemy?

A woman's vengeance is
something else...

Though Nobuyasu was not the
ideal heir,

these two retainers did
not hate him.

In order to justify Nobuyasu's
behavior,

all they could do was to
blame Lady Tsukiyama.

In Hamamatsu, Oai, who came to
be called Lady Saigo,

gave birth to the future
Hidetada.

...it's strange.

What is?

The older you are when you
have a child,

the dearer the child seems.

They say it's because there is
less time to spend with them.

Maybe it's true.

Nobuyasu is 21.

Once he has an heir, then he
and his son,

my son Omimaru, and this boy,
can gather here for Noh.

Yes.

This boy
has a lot of energy.

What is it, Sakuza?

Nobunaga has finally
bared his fangs!

Tell me what happened.

He demands that

we make Lady Tsukiyama and
Lord Nobuyasu commit seppuku.

And did you accept?

Of course not! This isn't
something we can decide!

And?

Why is he upset?

He gave 12 reasons.

I'm so upset I forgot the
order. Please excuse me.

First, regarding the dance
which was a fad in Okazaki.

It became popular after the
defeat of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

The dance reminisces the past.
Lord Nobunaga claims it proves

the people don't have
faith in Lord Nobuyasu.

Secondly?

Lord Nobuyasu like this dance

and killed those who
were inept at it.

This was inappropriate.

Thirdly?

He killed a monk on the way
back from his hunt.

What is the fourth reason?

Nobunaga knew things
even he didn't know.

Ieyasu felt Nobunaga's power
as the country's ruler.

Next, it's about
Lady Tsukiyama...

Enough!

He claims the lady
planned a rebellion.

But Lord Nobunaga said our
young lord was not part of it.

However, he may sympathize
with her out of love.

He said that this is a
crisis for Lord Ieyasu,

so don't hold back making
him commit seppuku

just out of deference
to him...

What? 'Deference to him',
he said?

And? What did you tell him?

It's all true.
I couldn't deny it...

Isn't it your job to feign
ignorance to such matters

even though they may be true?

Even a foot soldier could just
sit and listen to charges!

Two clan elders were there,

and how can you just swallow
those charges and return!

Stop it!

Send a messenger to him
immediately telling him that

you'd go to war first before
you'd kill your own son!

Wait, Sakuza...

I'll go if nobody's
going.

Wait!

When Lord Nobunaga moved
castles, he brought nothing.

So what! Lord Nobuyasu
is his son-in-law!

He brought nothing with him
because from now on,

he will operate as the
ruler of this country.

It was an act to show that he
is no longer a mere lord.

It's true that Nobuyasu
was an unworthy son-in-law.

But how can you lose your own
heir upon another man's order?

Wait!

You're excused
Tadatsugu and Tadayo.

I'll think this over tonight.

I thought I knew
all about Nobuyasu...

I was careless.

It was my mistake to place

Toku and Lady Tsukiyama
in the same mansion.

They are mother-in-law
and daughter...

One was the Imagawa niece
and the other

the daughter of the man who
killed the Imagawa.

Please don't give up. Lord
Nobunaga is a father, too.

It won't be shameful for you
to beg for your son's life.

Oai.

Just when I thought we could
gather together for Noh,

one is already
struck by misfortune.

Nobuyasu...

Why couldn't you
live more carefully?

The next day, Ieyasu sent
Tadatsugu to Azuchi.

I'll send Okudaira Kuhachiro
with you.

Pretend that I don't
know of this.

Just tell him that when
you returned,

I ordered you to go back

because I had a fine horse
for Lord Nobunaga.

Tell him that you couldn't
tell me about Nobuyasu

since I was in a good mood.

Ask him to reconsider
the matter about Nobuyasu.

I told Kuhachiro he is
supposed to know nothing

and that he is only
delivering the horse.

I'm not asking you
to go to war.

Just don't decide this
matter yet.

This is alright.

This is the predicament
of a father...

Don't worry, I won't lose
control and patience.

Love bloomed once again
between Nobuyasu and Toku.

He was involved in
daily training.

I have 20 more to go!
Wait!

Welcome; your greeting,
Princess?

Good morning, father.

Is something the matter?
You don't look well.

Your father in Azuchi is
upset with me.

Do you know what it
could be about?

I complained to him in my
letters before, but

he hasn't answered, and I
haven't written much lately.

I see...

What did he say?

If it's something I can do,
I'll send a messenger.

Chikayoshi went to
find out more.

I'll let you know.

Right, Princess?

This was the last time
Nobuyasu talked to his family.

...Lord Nobunaga
wants me killed?

Who said that?

It was a message
to my father.

In Hamamatsu?

That's funny. Since when is
Lord Ieyasu his retainer?

Is he going to blindly
accept his orders

to kill his wife
and successor?

Let me ask you again, mother.

Did you send a secret letter
to Takeda Katsuyori,

and did he reply to you?

If you have, tell me.

I must consider it.

I have.

Mother!

I saw that Yashiro and Genkei
were enemy spies.

I just pretended to be their
ally for your sake.

Please understand.

...please my lord!

If you kill me, Lord Nobunaga
wouldn't ask for Nobuyasu.

Please grant me my request!

No, I won't allow you
to commit seppuku.

Why not?

I am a general.
Many men died for me.

You have been with me since
I was a hostage at age 6.

If I let you die in exchange
for my son's life,

I can't live as a man.

I'll hate you for this!

Until the gods forsake me,
you can't die until I die!

Then, you're allowing
your son to die?

I won't wait for
Lord Nobunaga's orders.

I'll punish Nobuyasu
on my own.

On your own?

I won't take orders
from anyone!

You return to Okazaki
and comfort my men.

Has Tadatsugu returned?

And how are they?

Sir Kuhachiro says he
can't face you...

So...It's decided...

Yes.

Tell them to
wait in my study.

I'll put Nobuyasu
in prison.

This is an important time
for us

when peace and order is coming
to a turbulent age.

I can't forgive him for
letting Lady Tsukiyama be

when she was communicating
with the Takeda clan.

Right.

Therefore, I shall go to
Okazaki and punish him.

Nobuyasu is Lord Nobunaga's
son-in-law.

I shall inform
him of this.

Ieyasu's messenger left
immediately for Azuchi.

Ieyasu wanted to make it
clear that

he wasn't acting upon
Nobunaga's orders.

Ieyasu left for Okazaki

without waiting for
Nobunaga's reply.

Sakuza.

I didn't think I would lead
my troops to attack Okazaki.

Don't say 'attack'...
that's strange.

But it's the truth.

Don't let your guard down.

Let's be careful
and brace ourselves

as if this were
our first battle.

We're off.

Ieyasu never dreamt that he'd
be attacking his own Okazaki.