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(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

I don't understand. Wakarimasen.

(JAPANESE)

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

Anjin-san?

Is that where we're going?

- The castle there? Hai? - Hai.

Sweet Jesus! I thought I was a dead man!

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(NARRATOR) At the castle lake, Lord Toranaga was teaching the art of fishing

to Yaemon, the young son of the late Taiko

and his consort, the Lady Ochiba.

Toranaga had arranged Blackthorne's release from prison

for the same reason he had sent him there:

to keep him out of Lord Ishido's reach

and thereby save the Englishman's life.

It gives me great pleasure to see you again, my Lady.

Thank you, Captain. I am pleased to see you are well.

- May I present the Lady Kiri-sama? - Konnichiwa.

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

Is she Lord Toranaga's wife?

No. Lord Toranaga's wife died many years ago.

The Lady Kiri-sama was once his consort.

Now she is mistress of his household.

Konnichiwa, Toranaga-sama.

(YAEMON SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(BLACKTHORNE SPEAKS JAPANESE)

I only learned a few words. How do you say, "l don't speak Japanese"?

I am sure Lord Toranaga understands.

Lord Toranaga wishes to know where you learned your few words.

In prison.

There was a Franciscan monk. He taught me.

(CONTINUES IN JAPANESE)

Lord Toranaga wishes to know about you and your country.

My lord also wishes to know about your ships and weapons

and how you guided your ships here.

My master wishes to understand all of this.

- That's nearly everything I know. - Precisely what my master wishes.

I will tell him, but it may take time.

My master has the time.

- Where shall I begin? - At the beginning.

This is a map of the world.

The earth is round, like an orange.

This map is like its skin, cut off and laid out flat.

(SHE TRANSLATES)

This is north, south, east, west.

Japan, Nihon, is here.

My country is here.

Hai.

This is Africa.

These are the Americas.

We know only the coastlines, very little else.

Lord Toranaga wishes you to show him how you came to Japan.

This way.

By Magellan's Pass, by the tip of South America.

Magellan, a Portuguese navigator, discovered it 80 years ago.

The Spanish and Portuguese have kept the way secret.

We were the first outsiders through the pass.

- Aren't you going to translate? - I will explain everything to him later.

When he wishes to know something, he will ask.

70 years ago, the kings of Spain and Portugal signed a treaty,

dividing the ownership of the New World, the undiscovered world, between them.

Your country is in the Portuguese half and is officially Portuguese.

Lord Toranaga, you, everyone,

this castle, everything in it, was given to the Portuguese.

Excuse me, but that does not make sense.

Perhaps, but it's true.

Legal documents gave each king the right to claim non-Catholic land

and replace the existing government with Catholic rule.

Many lands in the Americas have had their treasures taken back to Spain.

Portugal has taken gold and silver from Brazil.

If this is true, how could the kings give themselves such rights?

They didn't. The Pope gave them the rights.

The vicar of Christ on earth himself.

In exchange for spreading God's word.

- I don't believe what you say is true. - It is true.

Pope Clement Vll sanctioned the Treaty of Saragossa in 1529,

giving Portugal the exclusive right to your country.

And Cathay.

My lord wishes me to explain what you have said.

You may wait over there.

(SHE EXPLAlNS IN JAPANESE)

Lord Toranaga will continue his discussion with you later.

I am at his service, Lady.

Was the boy Lord Toranaga's son?

Yaemon is the heir. He is the son of the late Taiko.

- And the woman who just came? - She is the Lady Yodo.

She is the official mother of the heir.

Lord Toranaga has instructed me to tell you

that you are to be taken to your quarters.

When he wishes to see you again, he will send for you. Please.

- How bad? - Very bad, Captain Ferriera.

Toranaga has been questioning Blackthorne.

The sooner that heretic is dead, the better.

If the Dutch and English spread their filth in Asia,

we are in for trouble.

We are already in trouble, Captain.

Toranaga said Blackthorne told him of the Treaty of Saragossa,

and then he asked me if such a thing could be.

- How did you answer? - With the truth.

Fool! You endanger all our profits.

A false answer would endanger very much more.

Our whole position here is based on trust.

And what else did the Jappo say?

He requests a written explanation of our conquests in the New World.

And, "purely for my own interest", were his exact words,

the amount of gold and silver taken from the Americas.

This must absolutely be refused!

You cannot refuse Toranaga.

He's just another murdering heathen.

Without my Black Ship, their economy would collapse.

We've purchased a million ducats' worth of silk at the Canton fair,

and we'll have at least 100,000 ounces of Chinese gold.

Yes, Captain, they need our silk to make their kimonos...

...but this is your first visit to Japan.

You have no idea of our problems here.

They need us, that's true, but we need them more.

You must excuse me, Your Eminence,

but sometimes soldiers must do God's work.

I must ask you, Captain, formally,

not to even think of interfering with internal politics here.

I am captain of the Black Ship this year,

therefore Governor of Macao this year with viceregal powers over these waters,

and if I choose to eliminate Toranaga or anyone else,

I will.

Then you do so over my direct orders to the contrary

and risk immediate excommunication.

This is beyond your jurisdiction, Eminence.

This is a temporal matter, not a spiritual one.

Once and for all, you will not involve yourself in internal politics.

Only if the internal politics do not interfere with my plans.

By Christ's blood, my Black Ship will sail on time from Macao to Nagasaki

and then, the richest treasure ship in history, she will head home!

As Christ is my judge, that is what is going to happen!

- Our prayers will go with you. - So will your profits.

But if that Dutch pig, the "Erasmus", with her English captain, catches us at sea,

we would lose everything.

I hope you understand that.

You have made it quite clear, Captain.

Yes. I'll be getting back to my ship now.

Perhaps you'll come aboard to dine with me tomorrow night?

Yes, some good food would be wonderful again.

Thank you. You're very kind.

Tomorrow. At dusk.

We must be very careful, Martin.

Painfully careful.

The more Toranaga learns from the heretic,

the more perilous our situation.

Then, Your Eminence, we shall have to do something unexpected.

(SHE SHOUTS OUT IN JAPANESE)

(SPEAKS JAPANESE)

Anjin...

No, no, he did not wound me. Iye.

(NARRATOR) The mark of the Amida Tong,

the deadliest assassins in all Japan.

(NARRATOR) Lord Toranaga's first question:

"Who would know how to hire one of these men?"

When he was summoned, Lord Yabu was certain

that the moment of his destruction had arrived.

But Lord Toranaga simply invited him to watch the sunrise.

Still, the message was clear.

Yabu knew that Toranaga was not pleased.

- (GREETlNG IN JAPANESE) - (GlRLS GlGGLE)

(MAKES lNTRODUCTlON)

- Ah. - (THEY ALL LAUGH)

Konnichiwa.

Good day. Please sit down, Anjin-san.

Thank you.

Lord Toranaga has instructed me to tell you

how much he regrets the incident of last night.

Your samurai have been doubled,

and every effort will be made to prevent it happening again.

Please inform Lord Toranaga of my appreciation.

Lord Toranaga will send you to the provinces in the next few days

so you may recuperate.

In the meantime, he asks if you would prepare a few maps

showing the way you came here and showing the world as you know it.

He has provided you with these materials.

Will this be acceptable?

Yes, this will be acceptable.

My master will meet with you soon.

He has instructed me to answer any questions you might have.

Lord Toranaga is anxious you learn about our ways and customs

as he is equally anxious to know about the outside world.

Then, you will answer any question?

As well as I am able.

- What does it mean? - That is the sign of the Amida Tong.

It is a secret society and...

- I don't know much about it. - What do you know?

They spend their lives training to become a perfect weapon for one kill.

They swear to kill only at the order of the leader.

If they fail to kill, they must take their own life at once.

Not one of them has been caught alive.

Why did one of these Amida Tong attack me last night?

That is a question Lord Toranaga is attempting to answer.

(CONVERSING IN JAPANESE)

More? Well, why not?

What do you call this stuff?

Namuka...or however the hell you say it!

- Sakazuki. - Sakazuki! Very good!

More sakazuki.

Hai. Sakazuki.

- Sakazuki. - No. Iye...

To drink. Drink.

Whatever it is...

I think it's got me a little drunk.

Must be why I feel so damn good.

Sakazuki. More sakazuki.

# I promised her rings for her fingers

# Sparkling flowers for her flaxen hair

# I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# But stay by her side at the shore

# Fare-thee-well, oh, you Barbary merchants

# Fare-thee-well to the Spanish blockade

# Fare-thee-well to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay #

Konnichiwa, Toranaga-sama.

My master asks what you were doing.

It was just a dance, Mariko-san. A sailor's dance.

My master says he would like to see your dance.

- Now? - Of course now.

# I promised her rings for her fingers

# Sparkling flowers for her flaxen hair

# I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# But stay by her side at the shore

# Fare-thee-well, oh, you Barbary merchants

# Fare-thee-well to the Spanish blockade

# Fare-thee-well to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay

# I gave her my word to be married

# And took her sweet vow in return

# I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# But stay by her side at the shore

# Fare-thee-well to you Barbary merchants

# Fare-thee-well to the Spanish blockade

# Fare-thee-well to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay #

- Lord Toranaga will dance your dance. - What?

# I promised her rings for her fingers

# Sparkling flowers for her flaxen hair

# I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# But stay by her side at the shore

# Fare-thee-well, oh, you Barbary merchants

# Fare-thee-well to the Spanish blockade

# Fare-thee-well to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay

# I gave her my promise to marry

# And took her sweet vow in return

# I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# But stay by her side at the shore

# Fare-thee-well, oh, you Barbary merchants

# Fare-thee-well to the Spanish blockade

# Fare-thee-well to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay

# I built her a cottage in Chatham

# Gave her children to sit by the fire

# I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# But stay by her side at the shore

# Fare-thee-well, oh, you Barbary merchants

# Fare-thee-well to the Spanish blockade

# Fare-thee-well to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay

# But a cottage is too small for a sailor

# Without the blue sea and the sky

# Though I swore that I'd never Set sail in foul weather

# I left her behind at the shore

# Take me back, oh, you Barbary merchants

# Let me risk the Spanish blockade

# Carry me to the Straits of Gibraltar

# And the treacherous seas of Cathay #

My master says that he would be pleased for you to accept this as a gift.

Arigato gozaimashita, Toranaga-sama.

Lord Toranaga has enjoyed your dance.

Maybe one day he will show you a dance of his.

(TORANAGA CONTINUES)

My master says that you will leave at dusk.

- Dusk? - Is that not a correct word?

Yes, but you said I'd be leaving in a few days.

Yes, but now he has said that you will leave this evening.

He is sending the Lady Kiri-sama to Yedo to prepare for his return.

You will go with her.

Is it possible...?

- Will I see Lord Toranaga before I go? - I do not know.

I wanted to ask him, to request,

if it would be possible to release Friar Domingo.

He's the monk I met in prison.

My master sent for the man yesterday after you mentioned him,

but I am sorry, the man was already dead.

How?

My master told me that he died when his name was called out.

Poor man.

Lord Toranaga will tell you that life and death are the same.

Is that what you believe, too?

You have seen what I believe.

(RAKO SPEAKS)

Rako-san says your dance was very excellent.

She'd like to ask a question.

What is it? Hai.

Rako-san asks if your women are the same as us in body.

I assume so.

Asa-san asks, in pillowing, how do your women compare with ours?

Pillowing? I don't understand.

Pillowing is our way of referring to the physical joining of man and woman.

I have nothing to base the comparison on.

You haven't pillowed since you have been here?

No.

You must be feeling very constricted, neh?

One of these ladies would be delighted to pillow with you.

Or all of them, if you wish.

All?

Certainly. But if you don't want them, there is no need to worry.

They would not be offended.

Tell me the sort of lady you would like and we shall arrange it.

Thank you, but...

...perhaps later.

Are you sure?

Excuse me, but my master has given specific instructions

that your health is to be improved.

How can you be healthy without pillowing?

It is very important for a man. Yes?

Thank you, but l...

Not now.

Or maybe you would prefer a boy?

- A boy? - Only if you wish it.

I do not wish it.

Do I look like a God-cursed sodomite?

Please forgive me. I have made a terrible mistake.

I was only trying to please,

but I have never known an Englishman before,

so I have no way of knowing your...

...your intimate customs.

Well, lady, my intimate customs do not include boys.

Please forgive me for offending you.

It was entirely my fault, due to my stupidity and ignorance.

(NARRATOR) Since Blackthorne had told Lord Toranaga

that his rutters, the ship's log detailing her long voyage, had been stolen,

Father Alvito knew

that the continued possession of these papers could be dangerous.

(SPEAKING JAPANESE)

There would be disadvantages in giving up the documents to Toranaga,

including explaining how Father Sebastio in Anjiro

had removed them from the Englishman's ship.

(ALVITO SPEAKS JAPANESE)

Pilot-Major Blackthorne?

I didn't know that you were here.

Where did you think I was? Still in that foul prison?

- You are becoming quite Japanese. - I'm learning.

No. I doubt you will ever learn enough to understand these people.

Do you?

I have lived here since I was a boy.

Does that surprise you?

Yes, I was ordained here as well.

Their language is as natural to me as my own,

and still they are a mystery.

- I'm pleased to hear it. - Why?

It will not help you to be my enemy, Pilot-Major.

- That is a fight you surely will lose. - I choose my fights carefully.

But when I do fight, I win.

Let me tell you something, Englishman.

You will not choose your next fight.

War is coming to this country.

The empire is divided into two camps: Toranaga's and Ishido's.

If you think that kimono will keep you safe,

you are sadly mistaken.

Whose side are you on, priest?

On the side of peace.

Always on the side of peace.

Listen to me.

If you can persuade Toranaga to return your ship, leave before it's too late.

Leave as quickly as you can.

You mean leave before the Black Ship arrives, don't you?

- Who spoke to you of the Black Ship? - Who sends hired assassins at night?

You will burn in hell for all eternity, heretic.

You will burn in hell.

That I promise you.

- Is Lord Toranaga coming with us? - No.

He cannot leave without Lord Ishido's permission.

You will be safer in Yedo.

- When will Lord Toranaga come? - I do not know.

Whenever he can.

- How do we get to Yedo? - On the galley.

And then what will happen to me?

That is for Lord Toranaga to decide.

Now we will be leaving.

(LADY KIRI SPEAKS JAPANESE)

Why is Lady Kiri crying?

She is unhappy to be separated from Sazuko-san,

even for this short time.

- Is that her daughter? - Daughter? No.

The Lady Sazuko is the youngest of Lord Toranaga's consorts.

Hai, tono.

Lord Buntaro requests that you walk beside my palanquin.

Who is he?

Lord Buntaro, Lord of Sakura.

He is the son of Hiromatsu-sama.

He is my husband.

(SOBBING)

(SHE SCREAMS)

(YABU SPEAKS JAPANESE)

Lord Ishido!

- What does he want? - I don't know.

Lord Ishido has a message for his niece in Yedo.

He asks if Lady Kiri-sama will take it.

# Ah-ha ha, ah-ah ha... #

It's bad luck in my country for a prince to give a message like a commoner.

You cannot touch a prince. Very bad luck! The worst luck there is.

Thy master is in here! Help me!

(MARIKO SPEAKING JAPANESE)

No. Please.

Tell them to follow me! Tell them I've gone mad!

Out of my way! Out of my way!

(MARIKO PLEADS IN JAPANESE)

(BLACKTHORNE CONTINUES RANTING)

- Are they coming? I can't keep this up. - Yes! Yes, Anjin-san.

Our people are coming. You can stop dancing now.

You are a brave man, Anjin-san.

I thank you for saving him.

Why didn't Lord Toranaga leave the castle openly? Why the masquerade?

No one leaves Osaka Castle without Lord Ishido's permission.

Not even my master.

- Did you know he was there? - Not until you told me.

- But you saw earlier. - Yes.

And I saw what you did,

putting yourself between Ishido's arrow and my back.

- Your bravery is greater than mine. - No, please. You must not say that.

That is the truth. How do you say "truth" in Japanese?

Honto.

Then it is honto that you are braver than l.

You are brave and you are beautiful.

You have a honeyed tongue.

That you are beautiful is honto as well.

Here it is not wise to notice another man's woman.

Our customs are very strong.

For example, if a married woman is found alone with a man,

by law her husband or his brother or his father can put her to death.

That's not even civilised.

We find ourselves quite civilised, Anjin-san.

You must remember our culture is a thousand years old.

We are ancient people.

Our emperor is the 107th of his unbroken line,

right back to the celestial spirits.

If you believe that, how can you also say you're a Catholic?

I am only a ten-year Christian,

and though I believe in the Christian God with all my soul,

our Emperor is without question.

Yes, I am a Christian,

but first I am Japanese.

(YABU SPEAKS JAPANESE)

(YELLING)

Get down!

(SHOUTS IN JAPANESE)

Stay down!

Hai.

Lord Toranaga wishes us to go with him.

My husband will take a separate route.

- If we separate... - Do not argue, please.

Wakarimasu.

(SHOUTS ORDER IN JAPANESE)

Who were they? Who attacked us?

Lord Ishido's men?

Bandits or...

I do not know.

(BANGlNG)

- Who are they? - Lord Toranaga's samurai.

(NARRATOR) In Osaka Castle at the appointed hour,

General Hiromatsu followed Lord Toranaga's instructions.

He requested an immediate interview with Lord Ishido.

"What could be so urgent?" demanded the master of Osaka Castle.

Lord Toranaga's letter was his resignation from the Council of Regents.

- How can we reach the galley? - Lord Toranaga will find a way.

The odds are not exactly in our favour.

He has asked me to explain to you what he has done.

My master has resigned from the Council of Regents.

Now there are only four of them,

and five are needed to make any decision.

- Ishido will appoint another one. - No. He cannot.

The four will have to agree, and they will argue.

- Sooner or later they'll decide. - By then my master will be safe.

Mariko...

Hai, tono.

Lord Toranaga says you and I will go to the galley

and tell them we have been attacked by bandits.

- Will they believe you? - Whatever, we are to go onto the galley.

Then I'll want a knife. Better give me two.

(JAPANESE)

You go over there! Hurry! Isogi! Isogi! Isogi!

- Konbanwa, Anjin-san. - Konbanwa, Captain-san.

The captain says you saved his ship during the storm on your trip here.

Ask him if his ship is ready to sail when the others arrive.

He says the ship is ready to leave on your command.

(BATTLE CRIES)

The castle alarm.

Lord Ishido knows.

Look at him.

As if he had all the time in the world.

l...

I thank you for my life, Anjin-san.

(ORDER SHOUTED IN JAPANESE)

Hai.

- Anjin-san! - Hai?

- Hai, Captain-san. Cast off. - Hai.

(ROWERS CHANT)

(CHANTING AND DRUMBEAT)

Any closer and I will blow her out of the water.

- No. - We risk nothing and gain everything.

We pretend we didn't know Toranaga was aboard.

We thought the bandits, led by the heretic, were going to attack us.

The galley is flying Toranaga's flag.

False colours. That's the oldest trick in the world.

With Toranaga dead, that would make things simple for us.

We will not interfere in their politics.

But you interfere all the time.

The Society of Jesus is famous for interfering.

Don't talk to me as if I'm some thick-headed peasant.

- While I'm aboard, you will not sink her. - Then kindly go ashore.

They could blow us to hell.

No Portuguese ship would fire on us.

Mariko.

(TORANAGA SPEAKS)

My master asks what you would do to break through.

Cannon would be best, but there aren't any and this ship couldn't hold them.

You could put 20 men with muskets on the bow and simply blast through.

Santiago! Sight for the quarterdeck!

Aye, sir, she's an easy target.

It's a waste to kill a pilot like that. We should use him.

Ready, sir.

I say thou shalt not kill.

But we kill all the time, Father.

While I am here, there will be no killing.

(BLACKTHORNE) Ahoy, frigate!

Ahoy, Ingl�s!

- Is that you, Rodrigues? - Aye!

Permission to come aboard?

Who, Ingl�s?

Lord Toranaga, his interpreter and guards.

I don't want samurai aboard.

Lord Toranaga must bring some. It's a matter of face. Settle on five.

Five. But tell that heretic he must come as well.

- Why? - For my amusement, Eminence.

For my amusement.

Tell him.

Five guards only, Ingl�s.

But you come, too.

Why me?

Tell him something, Pilot.

Convince him.

There's grog on the table.

There's a fine roast capon with greens and gravy.

There's new golden bread and a side of beef.

There's fresh oranges from Goa,

and there's even a gallon of Madeira wine to wash it all down.

Damn you to hell, Rodrigues!

He's coming.

Permission to come aboard!

Well, look who's gone Jappo.

- You didn't say there were priests. - You didn't ask.

- Where's the food? - In my cabin.

Come, I'll show you.

- I'll give you some decent clothes. - The food first, Spaniard.

A Spaniard would let you starve, Jappo.

In there.

Listen, you whore-gutted, pox-marked motherless scum.

I need a favour.

Ah!

(RODRIGUES LAUGHS)

- Slowly, Ingl�s. Slowly. - Ha-ha!

Which do you prefer, brandy or grog?

Both.

Mm...mm...mm...

Lord Toranaga says Lord Ishido is trying to kill him.

So are many other lords.

They have done in the past and will do again.

He says if he is killed, it will simplify things for the moment.

He is in Ishido's trap now.

If the trap works, it will produce a temporary advantage.

If Lord Toranaga escapes, then there never was a trap.

Enough, enough, enough! Ask him what he wants.

Lord Toranaga said he was considering asking you

to build a large temple, a cathedral in Yedo,

as a measure of his confidence in our interests.

I thank you, Lord Toranaga.

I've yearned for many years to hear that news.

We will always endeavour to assist you.

He says since there are pirates in the harbour...

Pirates? Hell!

He requires 20 muskets and enough shot to deal with it.

You're always selling arms. This should be no problem.

Not for you. You've made your deal. What's he offering me?

Please, Captain, you must help us. Please.

I beg you on behalf of the Church.

Since you ask help in the Church's name, of course I will do what you ask.

In return I want the Captain-Generalship of next year's Black Ship,

whether this year is successful or not.

You dare ransom me and the Church?

This is merely a business arrangement between you, me and this monkey.

He is no monkey. Remember that.

What next? Surely there's something else.

I want the heretic.

I want the Englishman.

Hm?

Hm.

Lord Toranaga says that you can have the Englishman.

(GROANS)

(BLACKTHORNE RETCHES)

Madonna, what a pig!

Get him up onto the quarterdeck.

Get someone to clean this cabin up.

Come on, you drunken piece of English filth.

Wake up!

- Listen, Ingl�s. - Leave me alone.

I owed you a life. Now that's settled.

Throw him overboard.

Aa...aah... !

And stay the hell off my ship!

What have you done?

The Ingl�s offended me, so I threw him overboard.

- I want this man aboard! - You'll have to swim after him.

Damn your soul, Rodrigues! You know what you've cost me?

I'm sorry, Captain. How was I to know you wanted him?

Put the priests ashore.

We are sailing for Macao.

Yes, Captain. Whatever you say.

Thy mouth in the devil's ear, Ingl�s!

Thy mother was there first, Rodrigues!

(DRUMBEAT AND CHANTING)

(COMMAND FROM SMALL BOAT)

Now!

(SCREAMS)

(DRUMBEAT AND CHANTING)

(DRUMBEAT AND CHANTING STOP)

Why are we stopped at Anjiro?

The "Erasmus"... Where's my ship?

Lord Toranaga had it moved to Yedo for safety.

Yedo? What about my crew?

They are under Lord Toranaga's protection in Yedo.

(TROOPS) Yabu-sama! Yabu-sama!

Yabu-sama!

- What's he doing? - He's inspecting Lord Yabu's troops.

- And then what? - He will let us know.

(NARRATOR) "Samurai of Izu, vassals of my friend Kasigi Yabu...

"l am honoured to be here.

"l am honoured to see part of the strength of Izu,

"the forces of my great ally.

"Today dark clouds are gathering over the empire

"to threaten the Taiko's peace.

"Let every samurai be prepared.

"Let every weapon be sharp.

"Together we will defend our country.

"Together we will prevail. "

Toranaga-sama!

The sound of his personal samurai celebrating Lord Toranaga's name

caused Kasigi Yabu's pride to vanish with his honour.

But Toranaga understood Yabu's potential for treachery.

Yabu's troops had responded as Toranaga knew they would.

Now that he had diminished Yabu, he would raise him up again.

"I have carried this sword for 15 years.

"We've gone through many battles together, and it has never failed me,

"as I know you, Kasigi Yabu, will never fail me. "

This is Lord Toranaga's gift for you.

Domo, Toranaga-sama.

(GlVES ORDER IN JAPANESE)

Aren't we going with him?

- No. - Then how do we get to Yedo?

Lord Toranaga said we were going to Yedo. My ship is there.

- We are to stay here. - Why here?

You expressed an interest in learning our language.

That is what my master wishes you to do.

But why here? Why not in Yedo?

I'm sorry, Anjin-san, but I do not know.

I can only tell you that Lord Toranaga is very wise.

Whatever his reason, it must be very good.

Aren't you going to open your present?

(YABU SPEAKS)

Lord Yabu says that you are welcome in this village.

This paper is under Lord Toranaga's seal, Anjin-san.

You are to keep it.

He has given you a great honour.

He has made you hatamoto.

You are a special retainer on his personal staff.

That house is to be provided for you.

Lord Yabu says that you will please learn our language as quickly as possible.

And tonight you will go to his house.

Wakarimasu ka, Anjin-san?

Hai, wakarimasu. Domo, Yabu-sama.

(YABU ADDRESSES VILLAGERS)

Hai, Yabu-sama.

(MURAJI SPEAKS, VILLAGERS RESPOND)

What did he say?

He...

Lord Yabu told them that you are his honoured guest here.

He said that you are also Lord Toranaga's very honoured retainer.

That you are here to learn our language.

This whole village has the honour and responsibility of teaching you.

What else?

The village is responsible, Anjin-san.

If you have not learned to speak our language well enough in six months,

the village will be burned.

But before that,

every man, woman and child will be crucified.

- Crucified? - Those are Lord Yabu's orders.

There is nothing anyone can do to stop him.

There must be some way.

In Japan, Anjin-san, there are only Japanese ways.

- Konbanwa, Anjin-san. - Konbanwa.

Good evening. Did you enjoy your walk?

I walked through the village.

Looked at their faces.

I know that Lord Yabu's orders distressed you,

but you must learn to be patient with us.

Patient?

Please sit down. You must be tired.

Thank you.

Would you like some sake? Or a bath, maybe.

- The water is hot. - Some sake, please.

(MARIKO GIVES ORDER)

Thank you. Domo.

I'm honoured to tell you that Usaki Fujiko is given to you as consort.

What?

Lord Toranaga asked her if she would be your consort,

and she said she would be honoured and she has agreed.

- But I haven't agreed. - But, Anjin-san, you cannot refuse.

The Lady Fujiko would be considered a great honour.

She is recently widowed.

She is only nineteen,

but she has lost her husband and her son and is filled with remorse.

What happened to her husband and son?

They were put to death.

Her husband foolishly put Lord Toranaga's life in danger.

Lord Toranaga had an infant put to death for something the father did?

Yes. Our customs are different from yours.

You see, by law, we belong to our liege lord.

By law, a father possesses the lives of his wife, children and consorts.

Your husband could put you to death?

Yes, that is his right.

If you accept the Lady Fujiko,

she will look after your house and servants.

Or, if you prefer, simply ignore her.

Think of her as nothing, but allow her to stay.

Accept her and then, if she offends you,

you will have the right to kill her.

That's the only answer you have, isn't it - kill?

No, Anjin-san.

Life and death are the same.

Maybe you will do Fujiko-san a greater service by taking her life.

So I'm trapped again.

If I don't accept her, she will die.

If I don't learn your language, a village will be butchered.

If I don't do whatever you want,

some innocent will always be killed.

There's no way out.

Anjin-san...

...forget the village.

A million things can happen before those six months are up.

You must leave karma to karma.

Today you are here, and nothing you can do will change that.

Tomorrow does not exist.

There is only now.

There is only this moment.

Nothing else.

Nothing.

(OMl SPEAKS TO BLACKTHORNE)

Omi-san has been ordered to escort you to Lord Yabu's house.

I'm sorry, Anjin-san,

but Omi-san orders you to give him your pistol.

Tell him this weapon is a gift from Lord Toranaga.

He already knows that, Anjin-san.

(OMI AND BLACKTHORNE EXCHANGE WORDS IN JAPANESE)

Please, Anjin-san. This is very dangerous.

You must see Lord Yabu without your pistol.

I'll kill him if he comes any nearer.

Iye!

You can leave the pistol here or give it to Fujiko-san.

What could she do? He'll just take it from her.

Listen to me.

Fujiko-san is your consort.

If you order it, she will protect the pistol with her life.

I'm sorry, Anjin-san, but you must do something.

I want you to say this to Fujiko-san exactly.

"I'm going to give you my pistol.

"You are to guard it. No one but me is to touch it."

- Wakarimasu ka? - Hai. Wakarimasu.

Shall we go?

- What did he say? - He will report this to Lord Yabu.

Anjin-sama...

Your consort points out that a hatamoto has to wear the two swords of a samurai.

She asked if you would consider using these.

(OMI SPEAKS ANGRILY)

Dozo.

(YABU SPEAKING)

(MARIKO REPLIES)

What did he say?

Lord Yabu received a message from Osaka

saying lto Teruzumi has been chosen for the Council of Regents.

He has taken his place and Lord Ishido is the new president.

Lord Yabu says they are going to impeach Lord Toranaga in 20 days.

Lord Toranaga was wrong. They agreed on someone.

I have told you, Anjin-san, Lord Toranaga is very wise.

He is seldom wrong.

But if this time he is wrong, what will happen?

Tomorrow does not exist.

20 tomorrows is a long time.

Lord Yabu asks if you have ever been part of any battles on land.

Yes, in Holland and once in France.

As a favour, he would like to know European strategy.

He would like to know how battles are fought in your country.

I would be happy to grant Lord Yabu's favour.

Even more.

If he wishes, I will train his men to fight.

To fight so that they are unbeatable.

(BLACKTHORNE) Hai.

But in return I would also ask a favour.

I would ask Lord Yabu as a humble favour

to rescind his decree about the village.

Lord Yabu says the village is unimportant.

The villagers are nothing for you to be concerned about.

Please apologise to Lord Yabu,

but I must ask him to rescind the decree tonight.

He just said no, Anjin-san. It would not be polite.

Yes, I understand.

But please ask him again. It is very important to me.

Please, Mariko-san.

(SPEAKS ANGRILY)

He says the village means nothing, but his decree cannot be changed.

Thank you.

Yes, I understand.

Please thank Yabu-san, but tell him that I cannot live with this shame.

What...?

I cannot live with the shame of having the village on my conscience.

I am dishonoured.

It is more than I can bear. It is against my Christian beliefs.

I will have to commit suicide at once.

Suicide?

Lord Yabu says that suicide is not a foreign custom.

It is against the Christian God.

How can you kill yourself?

I am very sorry,

but custom or not, God or not,

the shame of the village is greater than I can bear.

I am in Japan. I am hatamoto.

I have a right to live by your laws.

Lord Yabu asks how you would commit suicide.

Anjin-san...

Lord Yabu says the decree will not be changed.

I'm...

I am very sorry.

(SHOUTS)

(GRUNTS AND STRAINS)

(RAINFALL OUTSIDE)

(YABU SPEAKS)

(MARIKO) Anjin-san...

Hai?

Lord Yabu says that whatever you learn will be enough.

The village will not be burned.

Do you hear me, Anjin-san?

The rain is fine, isn't it?

You should rest now, Anjin-san.

Yes.

I would like to go home.

Sorry to be so slow.

You must not be sorry, Anjin-san.

Tonight you are reborn.

This is another life.

A new life.

(THEY EXCHANGE GREETINGS)

Hai.

Domo.

Hai. I slept very well. Domo.

How do you say it? Yoku...

- (SHE REPEATS PHRASE) - (HE COPIES HER)

Hai...

(MARIKO) ...and your language, all European languages,

are much more difficult than Japanese.

Japanese is really very simple.

Look how much you have learned already.

- Wakarimasu ka? - Hai, wakarimasu.

Most Japanese verbs end in -masu.

To make it a question, you just add ka.

Wakarimasu ka? Do you understand?

Wakarimasu. I understand.

To make it negative, you just change -masu to-masen.

Wakarimasen... ..."I do not understand".

"To eat" is tabemasu.

Ask me if I have eaten.

- Tabemasu ka? - Hai.

Or if I have not eaten, what do I say?

Tabemasen.

Ikimasu... "to go".

Ikimasu, ikimasu ka, ikimasen.

- Are they all that way? - Almost.

Write them down.

Yomimasu - "to read".

Kimasu - "to come".

Kirimasu - "to cut".

Narimasu - "to become".

How do you say "there is"?

Arimasu - ''there is" or "there are".

They are both the same.

Ikimasu means "I go",

but also "you", "he", "she", "they" and "we go".

It is very simple.

But how do you tell the difference between "I go" and "they go"?

By inflection, Anjin-san. And by tone.

Listen.

Ikimasu... Ikimasu.

Sounds exactly the same!

That is because you are still thinking in your own language.

To understand Japanese, you have to think Japanese.

Our language is the language of the infinite.

It is all so simple, Anjin-san.

Wakarimasen.

(MARIKO LAUGHS)

- I've never seen you do that before. - What?

Laugh. Really laugh, as though you were happy.

Right now, I am happy.

Tomorrow does not exist.

Only now. Only this moment, Anjin-san.

I wish this moment could last forever.

- I wish... - What do you wish?

I wish you were to be my consort.

I belong to Lord Buntaro,

and until he is dead,

I cannot think or say what might be thought or said.

Please, Anjin-san.

Do not say any more.

Watakushi wa is "I",

and anata wa is "you".

To make it possessive, you change wa to no.

- Wakarimasu ka? - Hai.

Watakushi wa, anata wa.

Possessive?

Watakushi no, anata no.

Very good.

- Kore wa means "this is". - (HE REPEATS)

Kore wa nan desu ka? means "What is this?"

Kore wa nan desu ka?

"Paper" is kami.

- Kore wa nan desu ka? - Kore wa kami.

Where in God's name did she find that?

Fujiko-san says one of the servants caught this pheasant.

She understands that you eat meat, so she sent them to hunt for you.

Domo, Fujiko-san, domo arigato.

Now, I want to hang that pheasant. I'll need some rope.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to hang the pheasant there.

It will go rotten. It should be prepared at once.

Pheasant meat is dry, so you hang it for a few days.

- It matures the meat. - Anjin-san...

Domo.

Some think you should hang a pheasant by the tail feathers until it drops off,

but that's an old wives' tale.

The neck's the place. The juices stay where they belong.

Some people let it hang till it falls off the neck,

but I don't like my meat quite that gamey.

There.

No one is to touch it but me. Mariko, explain.

No one but me.

Now, that is going to be a royal feast.

(GUNSHOTS)

Please do not let me disturb you.

No, I was just...

I'm almost finished.

- I can come back later if you wish. - No, no.

You're not disturbing me.

Did your training go well, Anjin-san?

Yes, very well.

Lord Yabu's men are learning very quickly.

Is this usual?

I mean, for you to be...to be...

To be sharing your bath?

In Japan, Anjin-san, we have no shame of our bodies.

Everything is natural and normal.

And because there are so many of us, that is also necessary.

The one thing we do not have is privacy.

So we must learn to create our own.

We are taught from childhood to disappear within ourselves,

to grow impenetrable walls behind which we live.

What walls?

We have an endless maze to hide in, Anjin-san.

Rituals and customs.

Even our language has nuances,

which allow us to avoid any question we do not want to answer.

May I share your bath?

Yes. Dozo. Please.

I will tell you a secret.

Do not be fooled by our bows and smiles,

our gentleness and attentions.

Beneath them all we can be far away, safe and alone.

That is what we seek. Oblivion.

Wakarimasen, Mariko-san.

Wakarimasen.

Someday you will understand.

I'm sure, someday you will understand.

Mariko?

Ohayo gozaimasu, Anjin-sama.

Ohayo gozaimasu, Fujiko-san.

Hai.

(SHE ASKS A QUESTION)

Hai.

In fact, I slept marvellously well.

Wakarimasen.

Someday perhaps you will.

Is something wrong?

Nothing's wrong.

At this moment, nothing in the whole world.

Then shall we begin our lesson?

Thou art beautiful and I love thee.

Love is a Christian word.

Thou art beautiful and Christian and I love thee.

I will take that as a compliment.

Take it as I meant it.

You seem very happy today.

You know why.

I know nothing, Anjin-san.

Nothing?

Why have you lost your smile?

Because I don't understand.

There is nothing to understand.

What passed in the night, then?

I passed your door in the night

when my maid was with you.

What?

Fujiko-san and l,

we thought she would be a pleasing gift for you.

And she pleased you, did she not?

- It was no maid! - It was.

We anointed her with my perfume

and instructed her not to speak, only to touch.

A joke concerning things of great importance can be without humour.

Things of great import will always be treated with great import.

But a maid in the night with a man is without import.

It is only a gift from her to him

and sometimes from him to her.

Nothing more.

Never?

Only when the woman and the man join together against the law.

If a woman who belonged to a man,

as I belong to Lord Buntaro...

If she joined with another man,

that would be a serious crime.

A crime punishable by death.

Forgive me.

I am a fool.

How do I tell this maid that I love her?

That would not be seemly.

It is our custom to make life simple.

We admire simplicity,

so men and women can take pillowing for what it is.

- Then nothing is to be said between us? - Nothing. That is wise.

And if I don't agree?

You must.

You are here.

This is your home.