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Ishikawa Goemon, having failed
to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi,

was sentenced to death by being boiled
alive in an oil-filled cauldron.

Calm down! Calm down!

Goemon! Don't let him get away!
Don't let Goemon get away!

There's Goemon, I see him.

There he is.

Hurry!

Hurry up and walk.

SHINOBI NO MONO 3: RESURRECTION

Produced by Nagata Masaichi

Production designer: Ito Take'o
Original work: Murayama Tomoyoshi
Screenplay: Takaiwa Hajime

Cinematography: Imai Hiroshi
Recording: Hayashi Tsuchitaro
Lighting: Ito Tei'ichi
Art direction: Ota Sei'ichi
Music: Watanabe Chumei

Editor: Taniguchi Takashi
Set Decoration: Kawaguchi Ryu

Cast

Ichikawa Raizo
Wakao Ayako

Tono Eijiro * Mishima Masao * Narita Jun'ichiro
Kitahara Yoshiro * Hosokawa Chikako

Sugita Yasashi * Da'te Saburo * Nakamura Yutaka
Mizuhara Koichi * Sugiyama Shosaku
Hara Seishiro * Arashi Miu'emon

Nanjo Shintaro * Higashi Ryonosuke * Tamaoki Kazu'e
Funaki Yoichi * Fujikawa Jun * Iwata Tadashi
Shiga Akira * Shibata Soji

Directed by Mori Kazuo

Sign: "NOTORIOUS THIEF ISHIKAWA
GOEMON'S HEAD WILL BE EXHIBITED

FOR ONE MONTH FOR THE
EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC --

KYOTO POLICE
COMMISSIONER MAEDA GEN'I"

That guy Goemon,
I heard he stood right up...

...in the boiling oil and
cursed an official, saying...

"I'm not going to
forget your faces."

I heard the official suffered,
was wracked with fever...

for three days,
and finally went insane.

Hanzo, over here.

You're slipping, Hanzo.

It's not that dark in here,
yet you still can't see me...

and you call yourself a ninja?

Your abilities have diminished
since you started serving Ieyasu.

Yeah, sure.
Here's some sake and food.

Hey. What were you praying
to Buddha about?

I wouldn't pray.
I was expressing resentment.

Resentment?

Though I prayed that
I might kill Hideyoshi...

...notwithstanding the karmic hellfire
that I was willing to incur...

...my wishes were trampled
in the dust.

Such words only court
divine punishment.

It is only because the gods approve
of your ambitions...

...that I was brought here to
lend you a helping hand.

Your skills have declined, but
your mouth has become more adept.

Be that as it may, you've greatly
impressed me, Ishikawa Goemon.

Your severed head has been
on display for 10 days...

...but people are still
flocking to see it.

I hear folks are coming all the way
from Otsu and Nara just to see it.

I don't want to hear about it.

I feel pity for the man
who died in my place.

Who cares? The guy was a
condemned man anyway.

And his wife was happy to receive
an unexpected windfall.

Hanzo... why did you help me?

Because I want your dream
to become reality.

Is that all?

I didn't want your ninja
skills to go to waste.

- Is that what Ieyasu said?
- No, you got it wrong.

This has nothing at all to do
with His Highness.

Iga has been under attack.
Saiga has been crushed.

The way things are going,
the ninja will soon be extinct.

That's what vexes me.

I need you alive, no matter what.

I'll do whatever it takes.
I'll bring you food...

I'll get you money...

Why are you laughing?
What's so funny?

When it came to reading people, I was
second to none at the Momochi Garrison.

I can see through your façade
with a single glance.

Though I'm a ninja, who was born into
darkness and will die in darkness...

...I'm getting weary of spending
my days here staring at statues.

All you have to do is endure just a little
longer, until the excitement wears off.

"Excitement?"

Ishikawa Goemon's severed
head's on display, isn't it?

Listen Hanzo.

I'm taking orders from no one,
but I'm going to kill Hideyoshi anyway.

It's not going to be easy. Hideyoshi
isn't what he used to be, either.

He became the Kampaku,
which even Nobunaga couldn't achieve.

["Kampaku:" Chief Imperial Advisor,
a position of great rank and authority.]

Then he made his adopted son Hidetsugu
take his position, and now he's the Taiko.

["Taiko:" A Kampaku who has retired.]

He won't be easy to get at, will he?

I was taught that the greatest shame for a
ninja is to admit something is impossible.

But I'm in no hurry.

Slaying him right away
won't satisfy me.

I'm going to slowly torment him...

...then torment him even more,
and when I'm done, I'll kill him.

With my own hands.

Hey...

Hey...

- What? Goemon's head got stolen?
- Yes sir, I am so sorry.

Fool!

Our official reputation's at stake!

- Find it no matter what!
- Yes sir.

- What's going on?
- What's going on?

- This way.
- That way.

Receipt:"500-RYO OF GOLD ACCEPTED
FOR THE ETERNAL MAINTENANCE

OF ISHIKAWA GOEMON'S GRAVE."

Letter: "DONATION TO MAINTAIN THE GRAVES OF
THE UNKNOWN DEAD, NAMU AMIDA BUTSU."

Congregations are gathering, and the monks
are having to rush to their headquarters.

I hear it's pandemonium
at the temples.

But what a refreshing story it is.

The thieves donated all the money
stolen from the police commissioner...

...as an offering on behalf
of the unknown dead.

Now that's a feel-good story
you hardly hear nowadays.

We're the only ones gloating though;
the officials are in a panic...

...they've been running
around since dawn.

- You think they'll catch them?
- I wonder.

What do you think?

This stunt was truly superhuman!

Maybe a tengu did it, having descended
to this world to reform it.

["Tengu:" A mythological creature,
known for being a trickster.]

That's right,
this is a tengu's doing.

It must be a tengu from Iga or Koga.

- Iga or Koga?
- Yeah.

Ishikawa Goemon's head vanished.
That's the main proof.

Come on in.

Yes sir.

Welcome, and thank you very much.

I'm terribly sorry,
but we're full right now.

What?

Hold it. Innkeeper,
we didn't come to drink.

We've run up quite
a tab with you,

but we two ronin have been
hired by the Todo Clan.

We're here to pay you what we owe.

My congratulations.

Yes... Here.

- Thank you.
- Keep the change.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Any riffraff with two swords
can find employment these days.

It's a relief to be rid of those ronin,
but I hope it doesn't mean another war.

Inuhachi of Nabori.
You lose.

Two more sun and
you would've been dead.

["Sun:" Approximately 3.03 cm (1.2 in)]

Goemon?

You couldn't sniff Goemon out, Inu hachi?
So much for your sense of smell!

["Inu:" Dog.]

Right after he crushed Saiga,
Hideyoshi set fire to Negoro'ji Temple.

We ran for our lives
to Mount Koya...

...and while we were stuck there
because of the massive ninja-hunt...

...messengers arrived from the
Sanada Clan of Shinshu.

"Kite-Bird" Hachi'emon
and "Red-Eyed" Senkichi...

...turned mercenary and left
the mountain with them.

But I just couldn't sell myself out.

So you became a highwayman instead?

And look at who I choose to be
my victim: Ishikawa Goemon.

It's just as you say, this
Inuhachi's lost his sense of smell.

Anyway, I wouldn't have thought in my
wildest dreams that you were alive.

Hey, Goemon. I too hate Hideyoshi.
I want to kill him.

I beg you, let me join you.

- I refuse.
- Why?

I don't want anyone's help
killing Hideyoshi.

I'm going to kill him with
my own two hands.

Torment him slowly...
torment him even more...

...and when he's done...

Fine then. Patient waiting happens
to be one of my articles of faith.

Be that as it may, he's wreaking havoc
in the capital every night.

The officials are cracking down
with more severity...

If this keeps up,
even Goemon will...

...be caught; is that what
you are trying to say?

Yes. Though we send him all the money
he needs, he continues to steal.

He's quite smug about it, saying that
it is the best way to stir things up.

Let him do what he wants.

He thinks he is following
his own path...

...but actually he is walking the
road I have made for him.

But don't let him out of
your sight. Now go.

Yes sir.

Hanzo?

First he causes civil unrest
at the capital...

...which will prompt Hideyoshi into
action. That must be his plan.

This Ishikawa Goemon...

...had he been a samurai,
he would've become the lord of a fief.

Do you really think so?

It's extremely difficult to engage
Hideyoshi in direct conflict,

to arrange such a victory.

I have first-hand experience in this,
and know it down to my bones.

Just a few years ago...

...during the time of
Akechi Mitsuhide's revolt...

I was Lord Nobunaga's guest of honor,
and was received with hospitality.

Hideyoshi was merely a
military commander then.

But after his defeat of Mitsuhide,
he moved with the speed of lightning...

...and single-handedly laid the
foundation of his national supremacy.

Even my counterattack at Komaki Nagakute,
calculated to reverse his situation...

...ended in defeat, due to
Nobukatsu's unexpected betrayal.

It's been five years since then.

Now Hideyoshi is the Taiko, and I am
a mere Daimyo, subject to his whims.

Alas, the difference in our ranks
is now considerable.

Even so, His Lordship the Taiko is paying
particular attention to you, Your Highness.

And thus we find ourselves in
Yodo Castle, the home of "Ochacha"...

["Ochacha:" Hideyoshi's concubine.]

...as his guest, Your Highness.

Since the birth of Hideyori...

...his concubine has become the focus
of all the affection of the Lord Taiko.

From this circumstance,
I can infer that...

...he holds you in great esteem,
Your Highness.

It's all quite transparent.

Be that as it may...

...Hideyori's birth has introduced
two new complications. One is...

...Hidetsugu's anxiety about the
security of his status as Kampaku.

The other is the matter
of Ochacha...

...who has gained more influence
than his faithful wife of many years...

...having risen in status,
so much so that...

...people now refer to
her as "Lady Yodo."

How will he unravel these two knots?

Perhaps for Hideyoshi,
these issues...

...are more burdensome
than concerns of war.

His Highness approaches.

What? His Lordship?

Even now, he is on his way from the
gate to Lord Tokugawa's apartments.

Listen, Lord Ieyasu.

I have a good reason for not waiting
until tomorrow to visit with you.

Oh, what could that be?

I want you to do me a favor.

If it is within my power.

I am fortunate that my status
in the nation is high...

...so much so that I control
the course of events.

Nevertheless, I am of lowly birth...

...and though my vassals bow their heads,
many of them are inwardly resentful.

Therefore tomorrow, when the
Daimyo gather in assembly...

...I need you to be well
disposed towards me.

Well disposed?

I will behave in an arrogant
manner toward you.

To which I want you to respond
courteously, with great politeness.

Then the Daimyo will say: "Even Lord
Tokugawa treats him with respect..."

...and they'll reconsider
how they should regard me.

What do you say?
Will you do this for me?

Very well, I shall.

Until tomorrow, then.

How many children do you have?

I have 13 of them.

Hmm, that makes me envious.
I had my first at fifty-eight.

It's wonderful though, isn't it?

JURAKU'DAI (HIDEYOSHI'S MANSION)

Your Highness...

You must retire soon,
lest you be tired tomorrow.

Tell me, Hitachinosuke.

Why were the Daimyo summoned
to this assembly?

Well... I believe that it is to introduce
them to young Lord Hideyori.

Could that be all?

Or maybe he will demote
me, in favor of Hideyori.

Never!

Lord Hideyori is the son of a
concubine, but you, Your Highness...

...although actually His Highness' nephew,
are the rightful, adopted heir.

Please do not be overly anxious,
and get some rest.

Your words of comfort are futile.

You yourself know full well that he
has good reason to be anxious.

Who are you?

The moment Hideyori was born...

...Hidetsugu's prospects
took a great turn.

Hideyori is the source of
great joy for Hideyoshi.

He never let himself believe that
he would have a natural son.

But now that he has, he regrets having
made Hidetsugu the Kampaku.

There are those who
are fanning the flames...

...namely, Lady Yodo
and Ishida Mitsunari.

Hidetsugu's fate is
as good as sealed.

Who are you?!

You have ceremoniously
gathered here...

...today, at the appointed time...

...to be introduced to Hideyori.

This is Hideyori,
heir to the Toyotomi Clan!

Right, Hideyori?

Go now, your mommy will hold you.

O'ne'ne and Hideyori are
my priceless treasures.

["O'ne'ne:" Nickname of Lady Kita'no'man'dokoro
(Lady Kita), Hideyoshi's legal wife.]

There are those among you who
have been my colleagues...

...and even my seniors at one time.
However, from this moment on...

...I absolutely forbid you to so much
as point your finger at them!

Lord Tokugawa, I expect you
to remember that, and obey.

How sad that you should say that.

I, Ieyasu, am intimately familiar
with you, my Lord Taiko.

And just as I pay you homage
as a lifelong vassal...

...so also to Her Ladyship
and young Lord Hideyori...

...I firmly pledge
my constant loyalty.

Lord Tokugawa, I express my sincere
gratitude on behalf of Hideyori.

I wish to grant you a gift.
Is there anything that you desire?

Well then, in response to
your gracious offer...

...I would like to have the haori
that you are currently wearing.

["Haori:" Traditional formal top-coat.]

I cannot allow it. It has my essential
coat of arms for times of battle.

What are you saying?

As long as I live,

I am determined to ensure you never
need wear that battle-coat again.

Did you hear that?

Lord Tokugawa says that he will never
let me go out in battle again.

I am honored.

Though I have given Lord Tokugawa
my battle-coat...

...battles are yet to be fought!

Our nation of Japan has been unified;
our national prestige is on the rise.

Let us ride the tide and conquer
the nations of Ming and Korea!

["Ming:" China, at that time ruled
by the Ming Dynasty Emperors.]

We must expand our territorial
rule overseas...

...such was the will of the
late Minister of the Right...

...Lord Oda,
and is my life's ambition as well.

Ming is a vast territory, the soil is
fertile and the resources abundant.

I have made overtures with Korea
about opening up trade with Ming...

...but we have yet to receive a
definite response from them.

The time has come to crush
Korea with a single blow.

And after that, we will not stop,
but rather invade Ming.

May I humbly implore you
to not deploy overseas.

Why is that?

To deploy a large army, we need
weapons, ammunition, and supplies.

This would require a great
fleet of large ships.

That goes without saying.

Starting today, we shall stop
building new castles...

...and needless to say,
will suspend all renovations.

We shall stop construction
of the Daibutsu'den.

["Daibutsu'den:" The great Buddha-Sanctum.]

Instead, we shall channel all our resources
and manpower into ship construction.

It's not only about ships.
If we were to attack Ming...

...the battlefront will be spread
over several hundred ri...

["Ri:" Approximately 2.44 miles.]

...which will make supplying
the troops extremely difficult.

This must be obvious to all.

Are all of you in agreement
with Kiyomasa?

I, Mitsunari,
view matters differently.

If I may be so bold, it is by virtue of
overcoming unprecedented difficulties...

...that we will be able to do that
which has never been done before.

Well said.
I myself shall take command.

All of you will make the necessary
preparations to deploy your troops

at a moment's notice.

If I may be so bold.

Who will manage our internal affairs
if you, my Lord, take command?

What else do we have a Kampaku for?

Even Hidetsugu could do it.

A royal procession is on the way!

It's Lord Hideyori's procession!

Gohei!

Gohei!

Help!

Gohei!

Gohei!

Bastards!

Gohei!

Gohei!

Though he too was born
a human being...

...they tossed him, my son Gohei,
into the fire, burning him to death.

And now, Hideyoshi's son Hideyori is
surrounded by a samurai retinue...

...and the people are forced to
prostrate themselves before him.

Goemon, believe the Buddha.

Remember how you devotedly recited
the Nenbutsu when you were at Saiga.

My wife...

...was brutally murdered
under the flag of Nenbutsu.

And you still insist that
the Buddha exists?

If it takes me seven reincarnations,
I will tear Hideyoshi to shreds.

And not just him. I will exterminate
the entire Toyotomi Clan.

Things are starting to happen.

So they're deploying
to Korea after all?

Indeed. Hideyoshi himself
is taking command.

It seems he hasn't noticed
my letter of challenge.

Letter of challenge?

I wreaked havoc in the capital...

...as a letter of challenge to Hideyoshi,
to show him that Goemon still lives.

He hasn't taken any notice. Not only that,
he's about to leave. What will you do?

Take me to my mansion, I will give
you all the money you want.

- It's not a lie, it's not a lie!
- We don't want money.

Spare me, have mercy,
have feelings, please, spare me!

- We don't want to take your life either.
- What then do you want?

We're done; beat it!

I am grateful.

Keep your mouth shut. You'll just
be made a laughingstock.

Courtier Nagon of Seson'ji has sent a
messenger to you, Your Ladyship...

...and has brought congratulatory
gifts from the Imperial Palace.

Another gift from the Palace?

The Emperor has already bestowed
upon us a royal sword.

This succession of gifts...

...honors Hideyori more than
I can express in words.

Not at all. I am charged
to instruct you...

...that he be carefully raised,
so as to preclude any chance of illness.

Yes sir.

This is the item we received
just the other day.

Please take a look.

Ah... well well...

Nice design... nice colors...
It suits him well.

Let's see. Oh, what a cute face.

Indeed, he is the very
image of his father.

He looks just like a monkey.

["Saru:" Monkey; Nobunaga's cruel nickname for
Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the first film of the series.]

I'll take him with me
and teach him to do tricks.

Who are you?

You tell Hideyoshi
what it feels like...

...the agony of having one's
family taken from you.

Inuhachi!

Hideyori!

Hideyori!

Hideyori!

Scream louder. Go ahead and cry!

What's going on, Inuhachi?

Inuhachi, look out!

This way.

They went this way.

Hey!

Hey!

These leaves were specially
chosen and roasted.

What a fine item; I have heard
your province is famous for its tea.

As always, Lord Tokugawa,
your thoughtfulness gladdens me.

Your words alone have made
my visit worthwhile.

In recent days,
the Daimyo visit the other wing.

Those who come here have
become few in number.

No matter what, I, Ieyasu,
will always recognize you...

...Lady Kita, as the official
wife of our Lord Taiko.

I'll be so bold as to say, that
His Lordship is what he is today...

...due to your unending sacrifices
on his behalf...

...ever since the days of Kinoshita
Tokichiro. I firmly believe this.

If even one person acknowledges
that, it is reward enough.

If I may say, as I watched you smile as
you embraced young Lord Hideyori today...

...I, Ieyasu, felt sympathy
in my heart.

I have never felt more misery as a
childless woman as I did today.

What? Ishikawa Goemon?

Don't be absurd.

No sir, according to one of
my ninja informants...

...his skills were matchless.

He inferred that it could be
no other than Goemon himself.

Are you indeed certain that
it was Ishikawa Goemon?

Yes.

The use of floor-mats
to absorb bullets...

...is an advanced Iga-style technique
that is passed down only orally.

Who then was executed on the
bank of the Sanjo River?

Sir... we are currently interrogating
the execution officials.

But if Goemon is still alive...

...the recent rash of burglaries
could also be his doing.

Increase the castle's security, even
more than you think reasonable.

Use a fine-tooth comb and
search him out. Catch Goemon!

Yes sir.

According to rumor, no matter how
tight a castle's security might be...

...nothing can keep Goemon out.

Don't worry, don't worry.
Yukimura is a reliable man.

But...

Never mind that Goemon.
Let's talk about our Hideyori here.

Ne'ne said that she wants to help you
raise him to be an upstanding man.

["Ne'ne:" Nickname for
Hideyoshi's legal wife.]

I wonder if she is sincere?

Well of course she is.

Just look at this boy.
Anyone would feel the same way.

Right, Hideyori?

I will let you hold in your tiny little
hands not only this land, but...

...the nations of Ming
and Korea as well.

In the final year of the Tensho period
(1591), Hideyoshi declared war on Korea,

and ordered all the Daimyo
to provide troops, weapons,

munitions and provisions,
as well as vessels to transport them.

Even Ieyasu was not exempt, and had to
divert resources that he had been using

to reclaim marshlands
in the Edo area.

Your Highness...

Your Highness. What shall we do
about the request for troops?

We must reply to the Lord Taiko.

You're bothering me.

Indeed, I want to participate.

But if I were to leave Edo, who will
defend the area to the east of Hakone?

I believe that it would be
more loyal to His Lordship

for me to decline his request.

Is that not so, right, Tadakatsu?

Understood. I shall reply
that way immediately.

He's crossing the ocean with
an army of 160,000 men.

Truly a scheme worthy
of our Lord Taiko.

It's the minor Daimyo
that'll get a raw deal.

Farmers and merchants will be made
to suffer unspeakable agonies.

There will be inflation, and farming
villages will be brought to ruin.

Each of these threads will weave
themselves together...

...and become a giant rope
that will strangle Hideyoshi.

This is no time to be drinking.

Hideyoshi's on his way to his headquarters
in Nagoya. No need to panic.

[Note: "Nagoya" refers to Hizen Nagoya Castle,
a castle built in Kyushu to serve as the
launching point for the Korean invasion.]

So you know. What's your plan?

I'll stop the burgling.

Then what?

I'll exterminate Hideyoshi's household,
but not before I make them suffer.

Suffer? Don't be stupid.
Ever since they landed in Korea...

...they've been victorious on all
fronts, and have taken control.

They're probably whooping
it up in Nagoya.

HIDEYOSHI'S HEADQUARTERS

I can just picture Kiyomasa's face
when he learned Yukinaga landed first.

Indeed. According to a dispatch
from Lord Yukinaga...

...Lord Kiyomasa has been protesting
ever since he landed...

...and has been going out of
his way to express his opinion.

That must be so.

Lord Yukinaga is a resourceful commander,
well suited to a foreign adventure...

...as he has the flexibility
to adapt his tactics.

But Lord Kiyomasa is
unflinchingly rigid...

...a leader who sticks to old strategies
from 10 years ago, without change.

I am puzzled as to why you have assigned
those two to command the vanguard.

You fool. Pitting those two polar
opposites against each other...

...has facilitated our
swift advancement.

Now Kiyomasa will become
increasingly frustrated...

...and predictably, will charge ahead
to beat his competition.

Lady Yodo must be pleased
with the news.

Don't mention Yodo.

When I think of Hideyori, I just
wish I could fly back to be with him.

Speaking of which...

...I hope Hidetsugu is handling
things properly in my absence.

Regarding that matter,
I have very bad news.

What happened?

Well... he has been hosting
parties on a daily basis.

Lowly entertainers have been frequenting
the castle day and night...

...and it is said that
the laughter of courtesans

can be heard well
into the wee hours.

I was wrong about him.
He wasn't fit to be Kampaku after all.

After we have conquered Korea,
I will appoint Hidetsugu as my viceroy.

Ruling Korea would be somethiing
even Hidetsugu could handle.

"Monkey swine! You are losing
your battles in Korea.

"Your trusted commanders
have turned on you.

"Learn of the misery of the
people, the farmers.

"Soon the time approaches when you too
will know the agony of karmic fire."

My apologies for interrupting
your pleasures.

- What do you want?
- Yes sir.

I received orders from Nagoya to provide
the second group of 2,000 troops.

Though I am to deploy
them immediately...

...ours is a small fief, and I am ashamed
to say that we are low on war funds.

We have increased the
levies, but to no avail.

However, I have heard that you granted
a loan to Lord Asano Yukinaga.

Thus I too would trust in
your benevolence...

...and humbly implore
you to help me!

Military funding is top priority.

I must not hinder the war
and let my father down.

Hitachinosuke, give him
what he requires.

Thank you very much.

I'm sure you're quite relieved.

Indeed. Not only for me, but for the
entire fief, as we faced a true crisis.

How much will you be needing?

If I may, could we receive
2,000 ryo?

Very well.

I am much obliged.

But let me remind you,
you must understand...

...that the money is from war funds
entrusted to His Highness by...

...his father, the Taiko.

His Highness is doing this to extricate you,
Lord Hosokawa, from your dire situation.

No need to mention it.

I am indebted to him for life.
I shall remain steadfastly loyal.

The Taiko, using the pretense
of ruling Korea...

...has decided to send
Hidetsugu away.

Be careful, because
you're going to be next.

Goemon. This is an order from
His Highness, the Taiko.

Die!

It's them, "Red-Eyed" Senkichi
and "Kite-Bird" Hachi'emon.

Thanks to you, I feel cheerful,
a feeling that I have long missed.

Lady Kita, there is no greater
joy to me, Hidetsugu...

...than to know that I have
given you some relief.

You will hear all kinds of rumors.

But no matter what they say,
you are the Kampaku.

Be of strong will, and do not
let yourself be defeated.

Huh?

If our Lord Taiko asks you
to govern Korea...

...what would you say to him?

If he asks me to govern Korea?

If you speak thus...

...you will invite the
anger of the gods.

If you fear the mountain gods,
then love cannot begin.

As the song says,
love is a funny thing.

You, following your heart, consumed
by love, how pitiful you are to watch.

When you are in love...
when you are in love...

...well, well, well, well...
you forget about your age.

Well, well, well, why do you fall in love?
Who will blossom again? Blossom again?

Love is, love is, love is, love is...
isn't it for the young?

Flowers blossom on
a withered tree...

Stop!

Good job. You may now leave.

Hold it there, old man.
I want to pour you a drink.

I'm talking to you!

Yes sir.

Draw near.

Yes sir.

Here.

Insolence!

Your Highness! You must contain yourself,
or there will be more rumors.

I don't care!

The Lord Taiko is stripping me of power,
under the pretext of my governing Korea.

And he's going to give
all to Hideyori!

Your Highness! You must watch what
you say in front of strangers!

Silence!

I'm getting exiled from Japan anyway!

The momentum of battle ebbed, and the
battle lines in Korea became static.

Korea enlisted Ming
to negotiate a settlement.

Hideyoshi retreated to Nagoya,

and returned to the
newly-built Fushimi Castle.

Your safe return gladdens me.

Thank you for the good work
during my absence.

I also appreciate your having
cared for Hideyori too.

Congratulations on your safe return.

Here comes the horse-ee...

...here he comes,
here he comes...

...here he comes, here he comes...
here comes the horse-ee...

My... I'm thirsty.

I'm so thirsty.

He seemed to like it;
look how happy he looks.

I am the one who is the happiest.
I never imagined you would be back so soon.

What are you talking about?

My main reason for returning
here was to see Hideyori...

...and secondly, it was to see
the face of my "Ochacha."

So, I am secondary, am I?

Forgive me. I am a man
who cannot tell a lie.

Your Ladyship.

What is it?

The Kampaku says that
he must see His Lordship.

He came all the way here?
Let him in.

Yes sir.

You're far more audacious
than I thought.

How can you look me
straight in the face?

- Father!
- Refer to me as the Lord Taiko!

Before I left Hizen Nagoya Castle,
I sent you several warnings.

How do you explain your various
instances of misconduct?

You neglected your duties,
indulged in women and drink...

...squandered public funds
entrusted to you...

...and murdered an innocent citizen
for no reason. Your sins are many.

I shall investigate them
on another day.

That is all I have to say to you.

So, you will charge me
with misconduct...

...and give the nation
to Hideyori instead?

Silence! Get out!
Get lost!

Hidetsugu, your end has come atlast.

You have only one way out,
and that is to die.

Or you will be killed.

By your own parent, no less.

Even in this last war,
he influenced our Lord Taiko...

...so that we always had
to face the stronger enemy,

and suffered more casualties.

Mitsunari's ulterior motives
are obvious.

Furthermore, he exploited the
Lord Taiko's love for Hideyori...

...and lavished much
flattery on Lady Yodo,

all in order to expand
the power of his faction.

If we overlook these things, it would
be tantamount to inviting disaster.

I am not unaware of the matters
of which you speak.

But I am the Lord Taiko's legal wife.
I do not want to be thought unseemly.

It is because you are the legal wife
that we ask you to intervene.

We must destroy the conspiracy
of Lady Yodo and Mitsunari.

Needless to say, Lady Kita,
failure to take action...

...will darken the futures of both
yourself and the Toyotomi Clan.

He was the source of the exaggerated
stories about the Kampaku's conduct.

Mitsunari did this in order to ensure
the downfall of the Kampaku!

Be careful, because
you're going to be next.

Your Highness, please do
not be disheartened.

Our Lord Taiko made you the
Kampaku, Your Highness.

He had given you the
authority to govern.

It cannot be that he truly hates you.

As for the entrusted war funds...

...Lords Hosokawa and
Da'te have paid back their loans.

And Lords Asano and Mogami have said
that they will be paying us back soon.

As for your indulgence in liquor
and the matter of the killing...

...I myself will apologize on your behalf,
even if I have to slit my stomach.

I, Hidetsugu,
am a pariah after all.

He will not accept my apology.

But there is one thing that
I cannot understand.

How did they know about these
matters from such a distance?

Yes... I was wondering
the same thing too.

But I cannot believe that there
is an informant in our midst.

Go!

Who's there?!

- Who are you?
- Shut up and listen.

Kichiya is Mitsunari's spy.

The proof is that he is the grandson of
Wada Saemon of the Hokujo Clan...

...which was destroyed
by Hidetsugu.

Announcement!
The treasury has been broken into!

What, the treasury?

What will we do? The audit
of the treasury is tomorrow.

Hitachinosuke...

...why aren't you saying anything?

As things stand, there is
nothing that we can do...

...except to tell the truth...

...and beg the Lord Taiko
for clemency.

What if he doesn't show mercy?

If that is the case,
then we have a final card to play.

A final card?

What are you doing?

He was feeding
information to Mitsunari!

What?!

Read this!

What if Mitsunari finds out?

If he is a decent samurai...

...he should be ashamed
of his actions.

But just in case things go badly...

...we must play the final card.

We must slit their bellies before
we're made to slit ours.

Kill Mitsunari?

Though it is audacious,
we must also kill the Lord Taiko.

What?!

Look at what Lord Tokugawa did.

He sacrificed his own wife
and children to save himself...

...he made victims of them!

That's the way things work
in a nation at war.

But it's too late now.

I guess Hidetsugu's as
good as dead now.

Next in line are Hideyoshi
and Hideyori.

Nah... once we destroy Hideyoshi,
Hideyori will fade away.

Hey Inuhachi, get me the
map of Fushimi Castle.

Hanzo's here.

Where's Goemon?

Tell him that Hidetsugu's been ordered
to commit seppuku at Mount Koya,

in three days.

Goemon already knows that.

Is that right?

What do you say, Inuhachi? Would you
like to work for the Tokugawa Clan?

That's up to Goemon.

Hideyori.

Listen Hideyori. I did tell you
that I'd let you grasp...

...not only Japan, but Korea
and Ming, in your little hands.

When you splendidly came of age...

...I was going to be giving
you everything...

...that was in my power to give.

Such was my earnest wish.

Hideyori. Let me have a
good look at your face.

Come closer.

Lord Tokugawa is here.

- Bring him here.
- Yes sir.

Yodo...

Take good care of Hideyori.

What is the nature of your illness?

At first I thought it was nothing, but I
pushed myself too hard for a man my age.

What are you saying?

You haven't lost your color;
you'll recover soon.

I know the state of my own health.

I want you to pledge undying
loyalty to Hideyori.

The five magistrates,
starting with Mitsunari...

...along with the four elder retainers,
including Maeda Toshi'ie...

...have all sworn blood oaths.

Lord Tokugawa,
I trust you more than anyone.

If you support Hideyori...

...the Toyotomi Clan
will remain strong.

Lord Tokugawa...
what is your answer?

Even if you had never spoken
of it, I had already decided...

...to loyally serve young Lord
Hideyori as long as I lived.

I shall be pleased to serve
as his advisor.

Now I too shall affix the
seal of my blood oath.

In the 4th year of the
Bunroku period (1595),

on the fifteenth day
of the seventh month,

Kampaku Hidetsugu committed
seppuku at Mount Koya.

So you're sick.

Hideyori... Hideyori...

How pathetic.

I've sacrificed everything
to exact my revenge...

...and here lies my enemy...

...a dying wretch.

Hideyori...
Hideyori will rule the nation.

Don't talk nonsense.

Hideyori won't rule the nation.

Listen well...

It's Tokugawa Ieyasu
who's going to rule.

Who... who are you?

Goemon.

The great thief Ishikawa Goemon,
whom you boiled in a cauldron of oil.

Don't flail around.

First you stole all 60
provinces of Japan.

When that wasn't enough, you tried to steal
Korea. You're the biggest thief of all time.

Look after Hideyori?
Shit on that!

Who was it that killed the son of his great
benefactor, Nobunaga, to take power?

Suffer...

And suffer some more.

I will avenge my wife and son.

I was going to cut off your
ears, cut out your eyes...

...sever your nose,
and torture you to death.

But to you that would be
like rebirth in paradise.

I'm going to keep you alive instead,
so that you can endure yet more suffering.

Serves you right.

After the death of Hideyoshi,
Ieyasu effortlessly rose to power,

and firmly grasped the nation
in the palm of his hand.

- Can't I convince you?
- You're being repetitive.

His Highness has seized the nation.

He is personally requesting
that you join him.

If all goes well, you could have
a fief and castle of your own.

Hanzo.

Ieyasu probably thinks that
he cunningly used me to take control.

But it was I who used Ieyasu
to avenge my wife and son.

Why should I care who's in charge?

- Where are you going?
- I don't know.

Wait for me!

Goemon! Wait for me!

THE END