All language subtitles for Yoshitsune 05

Kiyomori is still my father's enemy.

Just accept things the way they are.

While Shanoe was training
vigorously at Mt. Kurama,

the Heike clan were enjoying the
zenith of their prosperity.

After a series of power struggles,
the Imperial family and

the influential nobles were
split apart and weakened.

Meanwhile, Taira Kiyomori who had
attained the top position...

in the samurai class, rapidly
ascend his personal status.

In 1167, Taira Kiyomori becomes the
first samurai to attain

the top Court Ranking of Premier.

Kiyomori schemes to
acquire more power by

a matrimonial relation
with the Imperial Family.

The solid prosperity of the Heike clan...

In its shadow was a fateful
meeting for Yoshitsune...

that would drive the Heike
clan to its destruction.

YOSHITSUNE

Episode 5: The O-hashi Bridge in Gojo.

CAST

Shanao: Takizawa Hideaki.

Musashibo Benkei: Matsudaira Ken.

Utsubo: Ueto Aya.

Kisanta: Ito Atsushi.

Kakunichi Risshi: Shiomi Sansei.

Tsuneko: Moriguchi Yoko.

Tokuko: Nakagoshi Noriko.

Sukeko: Toda Naho.

Muneko: Kato Kazuko.

Shigeko: Nakae Yuri.

Shizuka: Ishihara Satomi.

Taira Shigemori: Katsumura Masanobu.

Taira Munemori: Tsurumi Shingo.

Taira Shigehira: Hosokawa Shigeki.

Old Man Suzaku: Umezu Sakae.

Otoku (Narrator): Shiraishi Kayoko.

Ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa:
Hira Mikijiro.

Taira Tomomori: Abe Hiroshi.

Akirakeiko: Natsukawa Yui.

Tokiwa: Inamori Izumi.

Tokiko: Matsuzaka Keiko.

Minamoto Yorimasa: Tanba Tetsuro.

Taira Kiyomori: Watari Tetsuya.

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Shucks... it's a woman.

Stop!

Stop, I said!

So you are a man!

Are the Heike men dressing
as women, in fear of me?

If you want to pass,
leave your sword.

I refuse.

You refuse?

In that case I will take it by force.

Damn you!

My flute!

So you're finally serious
about fighting me.

I won't go easy on you!

Darn!

You specter!

It appears you mistook me for a Heike man.

I was feeling a bit depressed tonight,

so I took you on. Forgive me.

After the cherry blossoms
had completely scattered,

there were secret plans
taking bud in Rokuhara.

What did you just say?

I was talking about Tokuko's future.

Her bridal entry into Court
as the Imperial Consort?

His Majesty does not
have a consort yet.

Monk-Emperor Go-Shirakawa
is worried about that, too.

Are you planning to make
Tokuko the Empress?

I want you to work on it.

I can't possibly fulfill
such a great task.

That is something that
you should do yourself.

If I press this issue personally,
problems may arise.

So I want the women to go about
arranging this.

Taira Tokuko.

It matched.

Congratulations.

Lady Tokiko is here.

Mother...

What bring you here?

No... Just...

It is a good day to be matching shells.

Thank you for coming.

I called you here today because of Tokuko.

What is the matter?

Lord Kiyomori wants Tokuko to
be the Imperial Consort.

I need your wisdom and help
to make this happen.

But it's customary for
the Imperial Consort

to come from a related noble family.

It won't be easy, even if the
Heike are of noble rank.

There is a precedent.

Lady Akirakeiko!

For example, Lady
Taikenmonin Tamako.

What happened then?

Her family had no relations
to the Imperial family.

But Lady Shirakawain
took a great liking for her.

She adopted Lady Tamako
as her own daughter,

and had her marry her son, Emperor Toba.

Are you suggesting ex-Emperor
Go-Shirakawa adopt Tokuko?

Sister Tokiko, this is too
much for us to handle.

Lord Kiyomori has to be
the one to arrange this.

He doesn't want to draw
too much attention by this,

so he asked that we,
the women, take care of it.

Lady Kenshunmonin Shigeko,
the Court Lady to the ex-Emperor,

is your younger sister.

Oh, yes! Let's have her
suggest it to him.

She may be my younger sister,
but she's a Court Lady...

to the ex-Emperor. I can't
meet with her so easily.

Oh yes, I had another younger sister.

And she's an attendant
to Lady Kenshumonin.

You mean Lady Reizei!

I'm sure she'll do as I ask and
talk to Lady Kenshunmonin.

As the Emperor's Consort?

She's my elder sister's
daughter named Tokuko.

She's at a marriageable age.

Don't be formal. Raise your head.

Is this Kiyomori's request?

No. It is my idea.

I have no objection, if it
is Kiyomori's daughter.

But she's not from
a related noble family.

There is a precedent
with Lady Taikenmonin.

Are you telling me
to adopt Tokuko?

I don't dare suggesting such thing...

Oh, never mind.

I'll keep that in mind.

Thank you very much.

Your flute?

I lost my mother's flute.

I see.

Go to the front gate.
Someone is here to see you.

Is it Shingu Juro?

No... your childhood friend.

You're that girl from the city...

You saved me...

Are you the one who come to see me?

I...

I heard you are
my childhood friend.

I used to live up ahead,
long ago.

Are you Utsubo?

You are that little Utsubo?

I was an orphan in Kyoto.

That is how I got to know
Gotari and Karasumary.

I see.

After I lost both my
parents in an epidemic,

Otoku took care of me
and my older brother.

Then my brother was
sent to the temple,

and I was adopted by a
childless couple in Kurama.

When you suddenly left
Kurama, I was lonely.

My brother was expelled
from the temple...

for his bad conduct, and had
to return to Kyoto.

He was a terrible person
who tricked my adoptive parents

and sold me to a brothel.

That's what happened seven years ago.

How refreshing!

And?

I was at the brothel
all during that time.

I did under servant work for a while.

Then I had to attend to customers.

Don't say anymore.

In order to survive...

You sometimes have to do
things you don't like.

But if I'm going to live,
I want to live freely.

That is why I ran away from there recently.

You're strong.

I only have myself.

So I'll do whatever it
takes to survive.

I think I'll go back to the city now.

I'll walk you home.

Hey, what's the matter Musashibo?

You, who couldn't even
fast for two days during...

our training at Eizan-ji
haven't eaten for six days!

Don't hold back because
this is a poor temple.

If worse comes to worst,
I'll just sell something.

If we sell the swords
that you've stolen,

we can afford to eat well.

Musashibo!

He's a living Buddha...

Gotari!

Who are you?!

Shanao!

Run away!

Don't let him get away!

Shanao!

Shanao?

Stop!

Where did he go?

Did anyone suspicious passed by?

Yes.

And?

He ran behind there.

They're gone now.

Thank you for saving me.

That was nothing.

I'm Shanao.

Are you Lady Tokiwa's son?

I thought you were at Mt. Kurama.

Do you play the flute?

Yes.

I dropped the flute from my mother
in Kamo River recently.

So it's been bothering me.

My mother told me you were
separated from your mother...

at a very young age.

So your flute is your only
memory of your mother?

This flute is precious to me,
so I can't give it to you,

but please feel free to use it.

But...

Please use it.

You can't let your face be seen.

Please take the veil with you.

But how do I return it?

If it's fate, we'll meet again.
Return it to me then.

What is your name?

Shizuka.

There was an unusual visitor
at Kiyomori's mansion that day.

His name is Minamoto-no-Yorimasa,
and he was an ally...

of Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo
during the Hogen Revolt (1156)

but he defected afterward,
joining forces with Taira Kiyomori,

and is now a lord in Izu that
is deeply trusted by Kiyomori.

You're looking good.

Thank you.

Was it Saemonnojo who
resolved the recent riot?

What riot are you referring to?

I heard the Heike men were
having their swords taken...

by a violent monk.

Oh, his name is Benkei.

He's a monk that was
expelled from the Eizan-ji.

But he hasn't shown up recently.

The city patrol guards
must have scared him off.

Why is he after swords?

I wonder that myself.

Which reminds me of you.

What is it?

The Genji clan had a
family heirloom sword

called the "Higekiri no Tachi".

I heard that you are in
possession of it now.

After the civil war
in the Heiji era (1160).

I got it from Uhyeonosuke Yoritomo.

What about it?

As you know, I am of
the Genji bloodline.

I've heard of this sword,
but have never seen it.

I would like by all means
to see it.

Very well.

That's odd.

What is it?

I heard the sword was made
by the sword smith, Monju.

That is correct.

Monju is known to impress
his signature "Mon"

on the blade of the swords he make.

I don't see that inscription.

This one is at the core.

Verify it.

There is an inscription.

Let me see it.

Genjo from Mino Province.

Why, this is...

Father, this is not the
"Higekiri no Tachi'!"

This is the "Higekiri" sword.

Father, we were tricked
by Yoritomo!

Yorisama, please take
your leave for today.

It sounds too bold for a chimara.

That's a person you hear.

It's coming from Kiyomori's mansion,
isn't it?

It sounds like
a frightening outrage.

Shall we move on?

Why, this is...!

It was under the porch..

Fix the garden to how it was.

Kiyomori was very upset that
he was duped by Yoritomo,

who was only 14 or 15 at the time.

We should have killed him back then.

Why did you save Yoritomo's life?

Uncle!

It was our mother's
pressing request.

Why did Lady Ikenozenni
want to save his life?

Well...

Brother, stop condemning
Uncle at this stage.

It was our father who
decided to save Yoritomo.

I heard Lord Kiyomori has been
at the Buddhist temple hall...

since this morning.
What is going on?

He found out that he was
duped by Yoritomo, whom

he had spared the life and had
exiled to Izu.

By Yoritomo?

I had taken him lightly
as a fledgling youth,

but his craftiness cannot
be underestimated...

even if he is exiled in Izu.

He could turn into
a formidable enemy.

Yoritomo may be just
one of our headaches.

His younger brother, Shanao,
is within the city's limits.

I thought he was at Mt. Kurama.

No, he's loitering around the city.

What?

On my way back from
Lady Reizei's mansion...

I saw a lad named Shanao.

I thought he became a
priest at Kurama Temple.

Verify it immediately.

Send a messenger to the
Ito and Homo clans in Izu

to keep close surveillance on Yoritomo.

Very well.

Being a priest is one thing.

But if he's boldly loitering
the city streets...

then we should keep an eye on him, too.

My name is Shizuka.

Shizuka...

Ushiwaka... or should I say, Shanao...

hasn't come here at all.

Lady Tokiwa, do not hide it.

I'm not.

Shanao has come into
the city many times.

I can't believe that he
wouldn't come to see you.

Shanao is in the city?

What does he come to the city for?

I don't know.

Who is he meeting in the city?

I really don't know.

She's telling the truth.

How dare they take me for a fool!

Clear the way!

You're that samurai...

How was that woman that night?

I have a favor to ask of you.

Arrest a boy.

If you do, you'll get a
reward from Lord Kiyomori.

Where's this boy?

Shanao was unaware of the danger
that was approaching him.

I'm looking for someone.

A young man...
who looks like a boy.

There are many who fit
that description in Kyoto.

He's light-footed...
and he plays a flute.

What does he look like?

He could pass for a woman.

But he's strong.

I don't know anyone like him.

I don't know him, either.

What do you want?

I heard you know Shanao
at Kurama Temple.

So, what of it?

Did you know that the Heike
are out to capture him?

Why?

Because he's of Genji blood.

I heard his life is in danger, too.

I'll help him secretly escape.

So I want you to call him
out of the temple.

I refuse.

Utsubo!

I don't trust you, Brother.

It appears something
must have happened.

He said that Shanao's
life is in danger.

A scary-looking monk was also
searching for Shanao also.

What?

When he first asked about him,
it didn't dawn on me.

But when I thought about it later,
it sounded like Shanao.

He looked like a demon.

This looks very serious.

Gotari!

Tell Shanao to stay away
from the city for a while.

Shanao!

Shanao!

Where is Shanao?

He went to the city with the messengers.

Messengers?

His mother, Tokiwa,
is in critical condition.

Are you Shanao from Mt. Kurama?

Sooner or later, you'll be pushed
to the edge of the cliff.

He's your half-brother.

My older brother?

What's with that roundabout
way of talking?

What are you talking about?

Kill him.

What are you saying?

You have no choice but to leave Kyoto.

I have finally made up my mind.

Yoshitsune's Journey
Kyoto Prefecture, Gojo Bridge.

This is what the Gojo-Ohashi
bridge looks like today.

At the entrance to
Gojo-Ohashi bridge,

are two statues portraying the duel
between Benkei and Yoshitsune.

Benkei is on the left, and
Yoshitsune is on the right.

It is said that Gojo bridge was
the place where they had a duel,

but actually it was located
where Matsubara bridge is today.

Matsubara Ohashi (bridge)

Originally, here was the 'Gojo Ohashi' which
was moved south by Hideyoshi Toyotomi.

.In the Heian-Era, it
was called Gojo Dori.

On the south west side of the
Gion District of Kyoto is a road

that is lined on both sides with
many small shops and Ochaya

called Miyagawa-Cho.

It is one of the
geisha districts in Kyoto.

Miyagawa-chō retains the calm
atmosphere of the old days of Kyoto.