All language subtitles for 45.Kyoshiro no yobigoe 巨城の呼び声 The cry from the great castle

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Episode 45:
The Cry From The Great Castle

Osaka Castle, the castle which
intensified the ambitions

of those who wanted war...

When Hideyori refuses to
leave that castle,

Ieyasu would have to punish him
together with his son, Tadateru,

for disturbing the peace
of the country.

Just then, Tadateru's dreams
were growing

as he read a letter from
Date Masamune...

This is the blueprint of
the ship

which my father-in-law
commissioned Carlos to build.

So, this is it...

When I think of going to
Europe in this ship,

my blood tingles
with excitement.

You must not
do that.

I don't want you to go
so far away.

Don't worry.

As my father's son, I have
to do something courageous.

How can I be satisfied as a mere
lord of Fukushima Castle?

What are you saying?

I heard that this castle was
strategic

in protecting the
northern areas.

He's being partial, so I want
to realize my dream.

...Partial?

Tadateru, who had a tendency to
act out his plans immediately,

strongly resembled his late
son, Nobuyasu,

whom Ieyasu still
missed deeply.

Father? I believe
I should've gone.

As soon as that ship returns,
I'd like to set out myself.

I see.

Unless you lead the way,
we can't win abroad?

Yes!

I'll represent the Shogun
abroad.

I have a favor to ask.

Please give Osaka
Castle to me.

Osaka Castle?

Yes.

I'm ready to set out
to the world.

It's not enough that I'm a
mere lord of Fukushima Castle.

I'd like Osaka Castle.

Control yourself!

Who advised
you to say that?

Protocol dictates that you ask
the Shogun such things first!

Excuse yourself. Don't you
dare tell this to anyone.

Excuse me!

The Christians and masterless
samurai

weren't the only ones
after that castle...

A secret conference was held
that night in the study.

The latest report is that
priests such as Paulo

are frequenting the castle

for secret meetings with
Watanabe Kuranosuke.

What about
the Christian lords?

Lord Akashi has been sending
messengers to Takayama Ukon.

And Sanada Yukimura in
Kudoyama?

Messengers enticing him to go
to war have been sent often.

The cause of this situation
lies in the fact that

you have forgotten the
value of peace.

Some were born in
the Sekigahara wars

and are ignorant of the
cruelties of war.

But as long as we are alive,

we must tell them how the
age of wars was like.

Who do you think was most
guilty of allowing this?

I'm afraid that...

Quiet!

I, Ieyasu, am
the most guilty.

I have inherited the desires
of the late Lord Nobunaga,

and the late Regent, and
established peace in the country.

Yet I have failed in educating
my people in this.

I left Tadateru with
that Nagayasu.

That laxness made him
misunderstand me.

It was my mistake to let Yurakusai
and Katagiri take care of Hideyori.

We were negligent...

I see...now that we
understand, talking is useless.

The fire has already
started...

Right, Shogun?

I agree.

How shall we extinguish
this fire

with as little damage
as possible?

I believe that their ambitions
are intensified

not by Lord Hideyori, but
by their castle.

Therefore, we must have
Lord Hideyori move,

or we won't be able
to settle this matter.

And how?

We must deal with the
cause of this trouble.

Should the former Christian
lords such as Takayama Ukon

call upon their followers
for support, it may cause a riot.

That's possible,
Masazumi?

We must handle Sanada Yukimura
in Kudoyama

to keep this trouble
at a minimum.

I believe that we must inform
Lord Hideyori of this.

What do you mean?

Now that he's 20, he's
a full-grown adult.

We must treat him as
an adult.

I'll talk to
him directly.

You, father?

If I call Katagiri Katsumoto
over and talk to him,

my wishes will be
relayed to Lord Hideyori.

I have a favor
to ask.

What is it?

Can you increase his
fief by 10,000 koku?

That's for the restoration
of Hokoji Temple.

Do you all understand?

I don't want to disrupt
the peace because of this.

Therefore, I made a request
to the Shogun.

Don't forget that.

Ieyasu summoned the chief
retainer of the Toyotomi clan,

Katsumoto Katagiri,
to Sumpu.

Lord Hideyori must
leave Osaka Castle.

Do you have
any plans?

My Lord!

If left as is, don't you think
he'll be dragged into war?

Well, I...

For the preservation of peace
and the Toyotomi clan,

I don't think there's
any other way.

He will first leave, and
go to Koriyama Castle.

If the Christians and the
masterless samurai

influence him into
fighting us,

I will have to suppress my
feelings and destroy your clan.

Yes, but...

The clansmen in Osaka believe
that their strongest allies

are the Christian, Takayama Ukon,
and the warrior, Sanada Yukimura.

Once they set out to war,

they incorrectly believe that

Lords Tadateru and
Date will join forces.

I see.

If things have become
this complicated...

once the warriors enter
their castle,

it would be to celebrate the
fall of Hokoji Temple.

Ieyasu had a keen
perception.

He had guessed the
Osaka residents' intent.

I will persuade them,

so please postpone the
move for a while.

All right.

Please tell Lord Hideyori
and Lady Yodo that

I am seriously concerned about
the Toyotomi clan's future.

In order to preserve the peace
and the Toyotomi clan,

Ieyasu took several steps:

He expelled the influential
Christian lord, Takayama Ukon.

Then, he ordered his sixth son,
Tadateru, to move to Takada.

...I can't understand!

My lord!

I asked him for Osaka
Castle.

Yet he wants me to move
into the snowy Takada province!

I'm sure the Retired Shogun
has a plan.

No!

I'm sure the
Shogun instigated this!

What?

My brother hates me.

Don't you dare
say such things.

Of all the siblings, why am
I treated like this?

The Shogun's secretive!

He pretends to obey my father,

and protects himself
against me.

Next, Ieyasu sent Matsukura,
Lord of Bungo, to Kudoyama

to see the country's most highly
reputed intelligent warrior,

Sanada Yukimura.

The Retired Shogun wishes to
settle this matter peacefully.

I'll get to the point.

Can you promise not to join
forces with Osaka?

Well...how shall
I answer that...?

You already gave them a
positive response?

No, I haven't yet.

Then?

Please tell the Retired
Shogun that

whether or not I assist them,
war is inevitable.

What?

Though he dreams to stop wars and
make paradise here on earth,

there's truth in my father's
words when he said,

'There will always be
wars on earth.'

How is that related
to what I said?

If war is inevitable,

I pity the present Toyotomi clan
and can't bear to watch them.

That's strange. You'll fight
a losing battle?

Lord Matsukura!

If wars
will never cease,

I'd rather help pitiful
Lord Hideyori,

than to achieve success
by joining the winners.

Is that your answer?

Excuse me.

That's all I have to say.

Though he could not stop
Sanada Yukimura

from assisting the men
in Osaka Castle,

he proceeded with
the arrangements

to let Hidetada's daughter
marry into the court family.

This will solidify the
Shogun's position.

In contrast to Ieyasu's quick
actions to protect peace,

Katagiri Katsumoto in Osaka
moved slowly.

He had not told Lady Yodo and
Lord Hideyori about the transfer.

You summoned me?

Gramp?

There're disturbing rumors
spreading in the country.

I'd like to convert my late
father's gold bars into currency.

That will be interpreted as a
desire to rebel!

We shouldn't think of it
as military funds,

but Shuri says that we need
money

to drive the Portuguese
out of our castle.

My Lord!

The Retired Shogun has
increased my fiefs so that

I may repair the
Great Buddha.

Shuri will manage the
Seven Advisors,

and you will oversee the repairs
of Hokoji Temple.

If you remove me from military
affairs, I cannot serve you...

Never mind.

I'll let Shuri
handle military affairs

so that you may concentrate
on your duties.

I want to lighten
your load.

Katsumoto was at
a complete loss.

600 of Lord Matsukura's men
are guarding the path between

Lord Sanada Yukimura's residence
in Kudoyama and our Osaka Castle.

Though we have no desire to
fight, the war has begun.

Quiet!

Are you looking down
on me as a woman?

I have ears, and I can think.

The Shogun and the Retired
Shogun

have absolutely no desire
to fight us!

Your source of information is
the wife of the Shogun!

Even the sister of the Kyogoku
clan has told me so.

Though they are your relatives,
they side with the men in Edo.

You always talk of
'the men in Edo'.

But the Shogun and
the Retired Shogun

don't differentiate between
Osaka and Edo.

I'm telling you not to be
the agitators. Can't you see?

This is totally
unexpected!

The 'agitator' is none
other than the Retired Shogun!

The fact that he told Sanada
Yukimura not to side with us

in exchange for the Shinano
areas is proof enough!

I disagree.

The Shogun can't ignore us
once the wars begin.

He would have to destroy
the Toyotomi clan.

Therefore, to avoid that, he's
stopping Sanada Yukimura.

Lord Sanada has sent a
message to you.

He said whether we will
go to war or not

will be determined before
the Buddha is reconstructed.

What?

To celebrate the Buddha's
reconstruction,

many masterless samurai
will gather here.

If they sided with us, it'll be
a problem for the men in Edo.

Therefore, they will
act before then.

So, to test them, set a date
for the celebration

and ask for their
permission.

But...

If we set a date and
nothing happens,

we will not go to war?

But...

His message warns us that

there will be talk of our
transfer before then.

In early summer of 1614,

Ieyasu was waiting for the
arrival of Katagiri Katsumoto.

6 months had passed since they
vowed to avoid the wars.

Lord Katagiri has
arrived from Osaka.

I'll see him
immediately.

Has Lord Hideyori agreed
to leave the castle?

Please give me more
time on that matter...

Then...

The plans have no
progressed since?

We are well aware of that,

but we were planning the
Great Buddha Festival...

Is that Lord Hideyori's
plan?

My young lord knows
nothing of this.

I'd like to wait until
the festivities are over...

That's too late!

This is my once-in-a-
lifetime request!

Shut up!

This is a turning
point for your clan!

What will you do if there is
a riot among the crowd?

It must be before the
Festival!

Do you think you can
settle this

without having them
move before the festival?

I understand how
you feel.

I was too careless in
my plans.

It's more important to ensure
that there will be no riots

before you plan the
Great Buddha Festival.

Think this over
once again!

Cha...

I think
I've lived too long.

What're you saying?

I may die before I can
settle this matter.

Sire...

The same holds true for
Tadateru and Hideyori.

There're many youths who
don't know war.

They live in peace, yet they
aspire to disturb the peace.

Once that disturbance becomes
a full-scale war,

they have no power,
so they'll be crushed.

Cha...

Yes?

I feel like crying.

If we revert to wars again,

my life of 73 years will have
just been a useless nightmare.

When Katagiri Katsumoto came
from Osaka once again,

Ieyasu didn't see him.

The request to consecrate the
Buddha on August 3rd,

and hold a service on the 18th,
was approved.

And he sent Masazumi
to talk to him.

Munenori?

I've been treating Hideyori
with respect,

and it seems to have
caused his downfall.

So, I shall throw a
problem at him.

A problem?

Right.

If he can't solve it,

we may have to go to war.

But I...

...don't want to
kill Hideyori.

I'll break my promise
with the late Regent.

Just in case, I'd like you
to make plans

to save Hideyori and
his mother.

I shall give it some
thought.

Please wait 3 days
for my answer.

All right.

Only you and I
know of this.

Don't tell the Shogun.

I'll keep
that in mind.

This was the home of the
Yagyu men in Yamato.

In order to carry out
Ieyasu's wishes

Munenori came to see his
colleague, Okuhara Shinjuro.

You're telling me that
war is imminent,

so you want me to join
the Tokugawa's?

Shinjuro.

Just like my late father,
I truly like the Retired Shogun.

I don't want to make
him kill Hideyori.

So, I came to ask
you for your help.

Can you take your men and
go into Osaka Castle?

What? You want me to
go into Osaka?

Right.

Under the guise of being
an Osaka ally,

I'd like you to save Lord
Hideyori and lady Yodo.

What if I refuse to
accept this task?

I disclosed an important
secret to you.

What if I said I'll
have to kill you?

If I let you kill me, I'd
disgrace my father's name.

So, I'll have to
kill you.

Then the Yagyu and Okuhara
families will be destroyed.

That's dangerous.

I cannot do as
you desire.

We have no reason to
begrudge the Toyotomi clan.

I don't want to side with the
strong to destroy the weak.

It's safer to refuse to
fight in such a war.

I can't let my
long-lost cousin go home.

Have a meal with me.

Is anybody around?

Just as expected, you
knew what was coming.

We're of the same school and
were raised as close cousins.

Exactly.

Are you slowing down?
Come!

My mentor's teaching was
to win without killing.

Come!
Don't be reserved!

'To win without killing'.

Munenori interpreted those words
to mean that he accepted.

It was a silent understanding
that nobody else knew.

You mentioned my father to make
me lose fight!

That's the mystery of
my master's teachings.

I won't hear any more!
I'll let you go.

Farewell.

Don't go after him.

August, 1614.

The day before the consecration
of the Buddha,

Kyoto was brimming
with tourists.

Among them were masterless
samurai

who were waiting to
join the wars.

...against the Tokugawa
clan is inscribed on the bell

that you have constructed
for this ceremony.

In the secret code you have
cut into our lord's name.

This is a dangerous curse.

You may not hold the service
tomorrow. Postpone it.

That's a problem.

We are all
prepared for tomorrow!

We can't stop now.

I'll apologize for this by
committing seppuku later.

But please let us...

You are forbidden to hold
the service tomorrow.

'Forbidden'?

I am the overseer of
Kyoto.

If I let a service go on with
such a rebellious curse,

I will fail in fulfilling
my duties.

An apology after the service
is insufficient.

I shall risk my life in
stopping you!

What's this all about,
Katsumoto?

They're telling me that I knew
about their devious plans

yet I let the Shogun's wife
trick me

into letting the enemy
take the offensive.

Was I really tricked
by them?

There's a commotion
throughout Osaka Castle.

They're claiming that the
inscription on the bell

is a curse against Ieyasu.

As for that...

Wait!

There may be
some truth to that.

There are many in this castle
who hate that old man

and are waiting for
him to die.

They wanted to hold the service,
and lead into a riot that day.

The one who stopped that was
Katagiri Katsumoto,

an overly smart retainer.

Isn't that right? Shuri?

Watch Yourself!

And you, Kuranosuke, wanted
to kill Katsumoto.

Then, let the samurai into
this castle

to take the representative's
mansion and Fushimi Castle.

Now, with provisions supplied by
the Toyotomi supporters,

we can last
2 - 3 years.

...Right?

Exactly.

So, Katsumoto, such thoughts
prevailed in your absence,

and are you ready to erupt
into action?

You can't negotiate
without knowing this,

so I thought I'd tell you.

This was done for
Katsumoto's sake.

Reporting to
His Excellency.

In order to avoid a riot,
you postponed the event?

You should consult
our lord first.

You're right.

Katsumoto?
Did that cause a problem?

I asked Lord Mano Bungo to
handle this matter.

A riot is highly
unlikely.

That's good.

What're you
going to do now?

Please, send me to Sumpu
once more.

What're you going to say
to the Retired Shogun?

He's angry.

The inscription on the bell
caused this problem.

I'll explain the matter to him
to dispel all suspicions.

I see.

I heard he is not well.

You go see him for me.

That's good.

I'd be upset too
if someone was cursing me.

Let's have Katsumoto go
to Sumpu immediately.

Give him a cup.

Until this point,

neither Hideyori of Yodogimi
had any desire to fight.

Had Katsumoto told them Ieyasu's
desire for their transfer,

they may have agreed.

I'll kill Katsumoto
when he returns!

He's the venom in
this Osaka Castle.

Right!

You called?

I have a request.

What do you want
from an old man?

I'm worried about Katsumoto
going to Sumpu alone.

Can you accompany him?

I have a chronic illness,
and cannot travel.

But...

If you are sincere about
relaying your desires to him,

why not send Lady Okura
and Shoeini?

Why is that?

Lady Okura is Ono
Shuri's mother.

Shoeini is Watanabe
Kuranosuke's mother.

Whether the Retired Shogun will
take them as hostages,

or send them home...

That will be the test.

Hostages?

Right.

Would Shuri and Kuranosuke
still fight

if their mothers
are taken hostage?

Samurai came pouring into the
Seven Advisors' tenements.

Nobody had informed
Hideyori of this.

Please, don't worry.
Should war break out,

Lord Hideyori, Lady Yodo, and
Princess Sen will be saved.

Well done.

But I really don't
want to fight.

If he wants a service,

solve the problem like a man.

That's what I'm asking
Lord Hideyori.

I'm praying...