All language subtitles for 47.Ōsaka fuyu no jin

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Episode 47:
The Winter Battle of Osaka Castle

On November 26th, 1614,

the winter battle of
Osaka Castle began.

Despite Ieyasu's strict orders
to refrain from fighting,

Kato from Ito-Matsuyama
province and

the Ikeda brothers from Himeji
competed for the front lines,

and the other lords joined
the fight.

Peace which lasted for 14 years
after the Sekigahara battle,

was suddenly broken by
violent flames.

The lords of the Eastern
provinces fought bitterly

to impress Ieyasu
and his son.

As a result, Hideyori's
army outside the castle,

was driven back inside.

The residents of Osaka castle

had no choice but to
hide in the castle.

The great cannon which was
set up on a tower

changed the atmosphere
within the castle.

We overdid it.

If both sides could have been
stopped at a standstill,

then we could've found a
solution without hatred.

But stealing the march
on the enemy

is not considered
out of line.

Masazumi!

You don't seem
to understand.

We oppose the will of
the gods

when we waste lives on a
war we could win without killing.

What do you
think, Shogun?

The enemy seems to be prepared
to stay in the castle, so

I'd like to summon
ditch diggers from Koshu.

We set up a cannon
on the tower,

and make them dig from
the moat to the castle.

We can spread rumors around

that we intend to pour
explosives into the ditch

to blow up the
entire castle.

That may make them
change their strategy.

That's a good idea.

If possible, I don't want
to use the cannon.

Don't push them.

Negotiate.

I'll make
the arrangements.

Give me some tea.

Lady Acha...

She was a widow of one of the
former Imagawa clansmen.

She was a talented woman who
Ieyasu took as his concubine.

But nobody knew why Ieyasu
brought her along to war.

When rumors of ditch diggers
spread in the castle,

the will to fight
quickly waned.

This is a problem,
my lord.

Though we'd like to
go out and fight,

it's useless if neither the
Shogun or Ieyasu comes out.

Those who were initially
excited about the war

have quieted and the only
one who is outraged now

is our heir, Lord Hideyoshi, who
was first opposed to war.

Isn't this strange...

On December 1st, Yukimura
became impatient

and visited Ono Shuri
at his camp.

...I got a messenger
from our heir.

Oh? Heir?

He is frustrated at
staying in this castle.

He says we should launch
an all-out attack at midnight.

At midnight?

And? Did you
agree to it?

We've already agreed to
settle peacefully

before the end
of the year.

But our heir is unaware
of that.

He's young, and wants to go
out and fight.

Lord Shuri?

Who decided
to settle peacefully

when our lord wants
to fight?

The Lady Mother did.

And the Elder Lords and Ladies,
and Lord Yuraku have all agreed.

So, the Lady Mother is the
commander of this war?

Don't be sarcastic.

She is thinking of our
heir's benefit.

We must secretly spy on
our enemy's intentions

if we want to
settle peacefully.

I can't be asking
everybody.

Once peace is established,

the samurai who have gathered
here would become useless.

What are you going
to do with them?

They won't be punished.
They may leave or stay.

One of the conditions of peace
is that we handle them.

Do you think that's
sufficient for

the samurai who came dreaming
of a victory and glory?

I'll distribute as much
money as I can to them.

I have a favor to ask.

Can you agree to convince
our lord?

Unfortunately...

I'm the type
who cannot lie.

Are you opposed to
negotiating peace?

It's too late
for that.

We'll be destroyed whether we
settle or fight.

Lord Sanada!

Brother!

Doken, our heir's brother, has
set fire on the Sakai homes!

Stop him! If we anger
the Sakai residents,

we'll lose our source of
provisions.

But the fire has spread
because of the winds.

You go, too!

I, Sanada, have come
to see our lord!

Interpreting the burning
of Sakai as

an abolishment of the
peace settlement,

the Tokugawa army began
attacking with the cannon.

Reporting!

Have you reported to our men
that they must not fight back?

Why?

Who said we shouldn't
fight back?

I said we must not let
Doken die.

But, you opposed me,
Mother.

My Lord!

Though I relayed your
order to our men,

they are just stunned by the
sound of the cannons.

What?

See? According to Jokoin,

the Retired Shogun wants
to settle peacefully, but

the Shogun wanted to launch
an underground attack!

Now the burning in Sakai has
given him an excuse to do so!

Shut up! Are you
the commander here?

I, Hideyori, will give
the orders on this war!

Tell everyone to open the
gates, go out, and fight!

Before the fires from
the cannons subside!

This is the
commander's order!

You may not! The enemy
numbers 300,000!

How can we fight if
we're afraid to die?

Go!

We intend to make my father's
castle our deathbed.

I will not allow even you to
interfere, Mother.

This is funny, so now you're in
the position to scold me?

Hit me!

Hit your Mother!

Those cannon shots were
just for openers, but

we don't hear the usual
cries from the castle,

and the entire castle
is completely quiet.

I'm sure the mixed bunch of
warriors in the castle

have just been overwhelmed
by the sound.

It's your turn, Acha.
I've contacted Jokoin.

You and Jokoin may go
to see Lady Yodo.

Yes, sire.

Are you ready,
Munenori?

It's all set.

Late that night, a conference
was held secretly between

Lady Yodo, Jokoin, and
Lady Acha.

Ieyasu thought women should
talk amongst themselves.

Early the next morning,

the men of Osaka Castle
were gathered in the main hall.

Well done, everyone.

I shall speak on behalf
of our lord.

Thank you for fighting hard.

But we have decided to
settle for now.

Please keep
that in mind.

I'm mortified! The Retired
Shogun is old.

We shall disband our army and
make plans for the future.

I'm mortified!

Is this all right, Mother?

Is this the peace
that you want?

This frustration...
This humiliation...

Sire!

Shut up, Shuri! I wanted
to die with everyone.

But even that
wasn't possible.

Did you all hear?

Our heir intended
to die with everyone.

But that will be a
betrayal on his part.

You came to fight for him

because you wanted him to live
as our Late Regent's son.

I decided to settle
peacefully

so that we may prevent him
from dying uselessly.

Some say Lord Ieyasu's
men have no compassion.

But I disagree.

They have agreed not to take
me as their hostage,

not to decrease our fiefs,
and not to punish you.

I will not allow
you to oppose this.

If this settlement turns out
to be disadvantageous to us,

you may kill me first!

That's enough,
Lady Mother!

Please leave, Sire.

We have understood your orders.

I'd like to discuss the
method of disbanding.

One of the conditions
for peace was

to bury the moat of Osaka Castle,
and decrease the castle's defenses.

I believe this was quite
difficult to negotiate.

Who, in fact, did
this negotiating?

I asked our Lady Mother's
sister, Jokoin

to discuss matters with Lady
Acha from our enemy's forces.

There were this many men,

yet not one of them
was useful?

Stay calm!

Though we have reached a
peace settlement,

the enemy forces are many.

Some of them may still
penetrate into the castle.

Therefore, I ask that you
exercise extreme caution.

Date Masamune.

Though he was an ally of
the Tokugawa army,

he was ready to change sides

as soon as the Shogun or Ieyasu
began to lose the war.

Now the war was settled
peacefully,

he had to show loyalty
toward Ieyasu.

Let me ask you directly.

When will the next
all-out attack be?

The next all-out attack?

You have ordered your allies
to disband.

I believe that's your strategy
to throw the enemy off guard.

You have the opportunity to
destroy their defensive moat.

That will cause the warriors
to riot within the castle.

That's what you're
waiting for.

Wait, Lord Date...

I'm afraid that you haven't
solved

the problem of the
warriors in the castle.

No matter how generous
you may be,

you cannot reward them for
having rebelled against you.

All you're doing is postponing
the problem.

I'd like your permission for
me and my Oshu men

to stay and crush them as soon
as they begin to riot.

You are absolutely wrong!

The gods will punish
the disloyal retainers!

This is unexpected.

I'd like you to explain the
situation to me

for I might have
misunderstood.

I have settled peacefully
because of my friendship
with the Late Regent!

This is my indication
to the gods

that I will fulfill
my obligation to him.

It's easy for me to destroy
the Toyotomi clan now.

I have settled to give
Lord Hideyori another chance.

If he doesn't understand that

and ignores his obligations
to me,

he'll be the cause of the
clan's destruction.

This is the way of the gods!

He provoked Ieyasu's anger,

and it seems as if he proved
his loyalty to him, but...

Lord Date!

Lord Yagyu?

Has your great ship reached
Spain yet?

Your envoys must have met
King Phillip by now,

and are now probably being
treated well by him.

Exactly, the Late Regent only
thought of conquering China.

My dream is to conquer Europe.

Such dreams help me get
through the cold weather.

Excuse me.

Masamune still dreamt of
enlisting the Spaniards help

to let Tadateru gain control
of Japan.

He was made aware that the

Tokugawa men were keeping
a close watch on him.

That evening, a peace treaty

was exchanged between
the two sides.

It seems this was an urgent
matter, so I left secretly.

There's something I
must discuss with you.

Tonight, the fate of the
Toyotomi clan will be decided.

This is our only
chance to win.

What?

The Retired Shogun has ordered
the Kyushu army to pull out.

I'm sure they'll
be drinking tonight.

Then...?

A surprise attack!

We'll split 10,000 men into
two armies

and head straight for the
Shogun's main army.

We'll capture the Retired
Shogun and the Shogun.

This is our only way out.

What was the treaty
today for?

What?

The trick lies in leaving
our fiefs as is.

Since the Sekigahara war,

our retainers have slowly
eaten away at our fiefs.

Now, we have newly hired
warriors.

If we settle, we don't have
enough fiefs to distribute.

We can say that this peace
treaty

takes into account that
our men will revolt against us.

I'm afraid of riots erupting
between

our old-timers and the newly
hired warriors over fiefs.

And, I'm also afraid our
heir, the Lady Mother,

and Princess Sen will become
involved, and may be killed.

If we capture the Shogun, we
can bargain for more fiefs.

Then, we can settle to
our advantage,

and release our warriors
easily.

You are our lord's deeply
trusted aide.

Can you ask him for
permission to do this?

Otherwise, riots will ensue.

Then we will be unable to
negotiate to our advantage.

All right.

Do you understand?

We cannot afford to
let the enemy know of this,

so we must speak directly
to our heir.

I appreciate that.

Hurry!

Don't let our men relax or they
may be swept with exhaustion.

Yes, lord!

Hideyori tried to drown his
mortification in sake.

...you're giving up on
the attack?

We, the Sanada regiment can
bravely surprise the enemy.

It's too late,
we lost.

We haven't lost! How could we
when we're not afraid to die?

We haven't lost to our enemy,
but we lost to women.

I didn't know who
my enemies were.

The wars on this earth were
always between men and women.

The women want to give birth,
multiply, and bear fruit.

Yet the men want to kill,
hunt, and take.

I risked a man's pride
on this war.

But... I lost to the women who
pray for peace.

I realize that I lost
to Ieyasu

who relied on the emotions of
those mothers.

I lost..

After the peace settlement,
money was distributed.

The warriors left the castle
in search of sake and women.

Thus, while they were
off guard in Osaka Castle,

the Tokugawa men quickly
buried the moats.

By the time the men had
spent their money,

Osaka Castle was
completely defenseless.

Lord Itakura, you have buried
the moat too quickly.

Our promise was to bury
only the outer moat,

but you buried the
inner moat as well.

Many warriors are excitable,
and riots may occur.

You're saying you must
surround the castle again?

I hope you know when the
warriors are going to leave.

It is stated in the conditions
for peace that you Tokugawa men

will not interfere in our
treatment of our warriors!

The Shogun was showing
compassion

by letting you handle
matters concerning your men.

If you're prepared to talk
to the Retired Shogun,

you'd better first
thank him.

He kept the Shogun and
the various lords in check
and postponed this war
until winter.

Had he not done so,

you would not have had one
grain of rice to eat!

If you can't even figure this out,
you're not fit to negotiate.

New Years, 1620.

Ieyasu welcomed his 74th
New Year at Nijo Castle.

His 10th son, Chofukumaru,
and his 11th son, Tsuruchiyo,

were allowed to
keep him company.

...our Tokugawa clan cherishes
family customs and traditions.

We serve rabbit soup for
New Years because

it is said that one of our
ancestors

was wandering about the
country with his son,

when someone took them in and
fed them this soup.

It helped revive their
strength.

It represents poverty
and obligation.

Right?

Reporting!

A messenger
from Toyotomi Hideyori

has arrived with his
New Year greeting.

From Lord Hideyori?

Gather my men! Bring him
into the grand hall!

You may come, too
as my sword bearer!

Ieyasu was most concerned
about Hideyori, and

now a messenger had
come from him...

I, Lord Kimora Shigenari
of Nagato have come

with New year greetings
from Minister Hideyori.

Thank you for coming.

There is a special message
for the Retired Shogun.

I'll listen.

'I, Hideyori, will regret it
if you return to Sumpu.

We exercised poor judgment

and didn't realize
your love for us.

We were wrong,

please forgive me.'

What did he say?

He says he must say this to you,
to relieve his burden.

'I will welcome a good year
with Princess Sen.'

'This is all due to your
love for us.

I, Hideyori, will willing
be transferred

to the end of the
earth for you!'

I see...

Is that what he said...

Tell them that I'd like news
of the birth of an heir

while I'm alive.

I'm waiting for that.

Lord Hideyori chose the
fabric, and

his wife sewed this
jacket for you

to keep you warm so you
won't catch a cold.

Osen made
this herself?

Itakura Katsushige, the representative
in Kyoto was summoned.

I have summoned you here

to gather your men to investigate
Yamato Koriyama immediately!

What does that mean?

We made them bury the moat
for the sake of our country.

Now that he's understood, we
must think of Hideyori's good.

We'll build a fine castle
befitting the noble Toyotomi clan.

Yamamoto Koriyama
would be ideal.

That's great!

Keep a close watch over the
warriors in the castle.

There's nothing
that I regret.

I shall begin work.

On January 3rd, Ieyasu and his
party left Nijo Castle.

He thought that this would
probably be his last trip,

and held tightly onto
the jacket.

The Shogun, Hidetada, and
his aides

were unaware of the changes
in Hideyori's attitude,

and were frustrated at
Ieyasu's laxness.

If Hideyori truly understands
our Retired Shogun's love,

he would not have started
this war in the first place.

It's necessary to punish
him strictly

so that he'll never plot
a rebellion again.

Right!

Has the Toyotomi clan done
anything for us Tokugawa's?

From our father's generation,
they have caused us problems,

but not once have they
protected us.

If left as is, the citizens
of our country

will think that we are
their retainers,

and trouble will
arise again.

Our Retired Shogun's lax
treatment of this matter

may lie in the fact that his
beloved grand-daughter, Sen,

is presently
in that castle.

It may be so.

But we must not let personal
feelings

influence our country's
justice.

Reporting!

Lord Itakura Katsushige
wishes to see you urgently!

Bring him in.

What is it?

There's trouble in
Osaka Castle again.

The warriors within the
castle have not left.

They are opposing the burying
of the moat,

and some are even digging
new moats

If left as is, conflicts
will definitely arise.

What useless men!

Lady Yodo and Princess Sen,
who wanted to settle peacefully,

may be taken hostage
by those warriors.

My lord!

We must not let Sen ruin
my father's last moments.

If Sen remains in the castle,
we cannot attack full force.

We must drive the scums out
of Osaka Castle

or peace will be disturbed
once again.

Osen must die.

Forgive me, Osen.

Princess Sen in Osaka Castle

received secret orders from
her father to die.

My Lady!

...Osen? Suicide?

All she says is she just
wanted to die.

Ridiculous! She is getting
along well with our heir.

Why should she
want to die alone?

I'm sure she was ordered to
kill you or our heir.

What?

But our heir is her
only husband,

and you're her kind
mother-in-law.

So, she chose to
take her own life instead.

Wait, how do you know the
Shogun ordered that?

It must be from a rebellious
retainer like yourself.

'Like yourself?'

Right!

You take me and my son lightly
and plan things in secret.

Some Tokugawa men probably
do that, too.

I must defend myself.

There's a rumor that they'll
attack again.

From Edo?

They intend to destroy
our clan,

and buried our moat, and left
our castle defenseless.

I'll prove it!

Send a messenger
to test Ieyasu out.

Spy on him?

What's going
on with Osen...?

News of that incident
reached Ieyasu.

That fool!

My lord!

Shut up!

Has the Shogun
gone mad?!

How's Osen?

An elder found her just in time
and she's all right.

What's going on?

Hideyori finally understood
my intentions,

and now the Shogun
doesn't.

We must not let
Osen die.

I must make the Shogun
understand.

Masazumi, hurry up!

But another messenger
arrived

who pressed Ieyasu into
making a new decision.

This was Itakura Katsushige's
son, Shigemasa.

Not only are they trying to
burn Nijo and Fushimi Castles,

but they are surrounding
the Imperial Court

to enlist them as
their ally.

They're involving the
Imperial Court?

So...there was
that possibility...

Various armies have
returned.

The warriors in Osaka Castle,
despite Hideyori's wishes,

are ready to cause
a violent revolt.

The gods probably intend to
give me a final test in life.

At this point, Ieyasu decided
to set out to war again.