All language subtitles for Yoshitsune 12

Sir Yasuhira!

I heard the Heike are
demanding for Kuro's custody.

They must feel insecure about
not receiving a response.

While Yoshitsune escaped
the pursuit of the Heike

and was living in Hiraizumi, Oshu...

The Heike in Kyoto were
controlling the country's

administration with their
military and economic might.

The "kaburo" signified
the Heike's tyranny.

"Kaburo" refers to the men
with the straight-cut hair

and were secret agents
serving Taira Kiyomori.

Those who voiced any discontent
toward the Heike were arrested

immediately and their
properties confiscated.

These spies would walk along the streets,
sneak into mansions,

and bring about the demise of many
nobles, samurai, and commoners.

I can't tolerate it anymore.

We should crush the Heike!

The Heike instilled fear
in their administration.

The people were waiting for
an opportunity to topple the Heike rule.

YOSHITSUNE

Episode 12: The Arrogant Heike.

CAST

Minamoto Yoshitsune: Takizawa Hideaki.

Musahibo Benkei: Matsudaira Ken.

Ise Saburo: Nanbara Kiyotaka.

Suruga Jiro: Ujiki Tsuyoshi.

Kisanta: Ito Atsushi.

Sato Tadanobu: Kaito Ken.

Fujiwara Kunihira: Nagashima Kazushige.

Old Man Suzaku: Umezu Sakae.

Otoku (Narrator): Shiraishi Kayoko.

Kiso Yoshinaka: Ozawa Yukiyoshi.

Tomoe: Koike Eiko.

Taira Shigehira: Hosokawa Shigeki.

Tokuko: Nakagoshi Noriko.

Taira Tokitada: Ohashi Goro.

Ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa: Hira Mikijiro.

Taira Shigemori: Katsumura Masanobu.

Taira Munemori: Tsurumi Shingo.

Taira Tomomori: Abe Hiroshi.

Tokiko: Matsuzaka Keiko.

Minamoto Yorimasa: Tanba Tetsuro.

Taira Kiyomori: Watari Tetsuya.

Subtitles TNJ/MTI.

Oshu, Hiraizumi.

Go north along the sea
from Shiogama.

I've never been to that area.

Kuro, how was it?

I don't know how to describe it.

There are many coves and
precipitous cliffs.

Saburo, shut up! Your singing
is disrupting my concentration.

Brother...

I am not here for any
particular business.

As I was passing by,
I heard cheerful singing.

What can I say...

Tadahira, do you come here often?

He's been very considerate.
I am truly grateful to him.

Kuro.

Yes?

Come to my mansion, too,
when you have the time.

I'll surely be there.

It's probably the first time he's
invited anyone to his mansion.

Sir Tadahira.

What is it?

Sir Kunihira is referred to
as "Nishikido-no-Taro"

and is thus the eldest son.

But the Fujiwara heir is the second son,
Yasuhira. Why is that?

Well, that is...

Saburo, don't pry.

Yoshitsune would leave Hiraizumi
twice per year to go on long trips.

Sometimes he would go East,
sometimes North.

And this time, he headed
to Dewa (West) and Echigo (South West).

Regarding the situation on
Yasuhira and Hunihira...

Oh, about why the eldest son
isn't the heir?

Kunihira's mother is probably
not the lord's official wife.

Benkei, did you know that?

No, but I figured that much.

There's a hot spring up ahead.

Stop!

Wait a minute!

How dare you cheat on me!

Wait!

How dare you fall for a local woman!

Stop it!

Stop...

Why do you run away?

Trouble in paradise.

A woman's jealousy
can be truly scary.

That is why I stay away from women.

Did anyone pass by just now?

We're looking for a samurai and
a female warrior.

The samurai ran that way,
chased by the female warrior.

Thank you!

How troublesome!

That was truly embarrassing!

This is that woman's...

Thank you.

What a fine arrow.

Can you tell?

That woman is an expert
at feathering arrows.

Where are you men from?

Oshu.

Oh, that direction?

No, over there.

Is there anywhere we can
get shelter from the rain?

I've been hunting in this area
for the past 4-5 days,

but haven't seen any place.

Aren't you a local person?

I'm from Shinano.

It's far away from here.

Well, take it easy.

Excuse me now.

Kisanta, it's ready.

No, it's not.

Are you sure?

That hot spring sure
relaxes the body.

Jiro and Kisanta, you
two should soak in it too.

We'll go later.

There is no moon out tonight,
so we'll soak after dinner,

under the stars.

That sounds good.

Did you check the area?

It's truly peaceful here.

The local people gave us these.

Great! We'll have
roasted chestnuts tonight.

I bumped into the samurai
we met this afternoon

and they said they were
heading back to Kiso.

Kiso?

They said the man who was
running away from the woman

is Kiso-no-Kaja Yoshinaka and
the woman is his wife's aunt.

Isn't that odd, though?

Why would the wife's aunt
say he cheated on her?

Saburo, take me to him.

Kiso Yoshinaka is my cousin.

We were a little too late.

So that was Kiso Yoshinaka.

In Izu, was his older
brother, Yoritomo.

In Kumano, was his uncle Shingu Juro.

And now he had met his
cousin, Yoshinaka.

How excited Yoshitsune
must have felt then.

Kyoto.

Just around that time, there
were frequent fires in Kyoto

that burned down the houses
of high nobles and commoners alike.

In the midst of such chaos, the
thieves would go rampant nightly.

The people of Kyoto were struck
by fear and restlessness.

And that fueled their
discontent toward the Heike.

Let me go!

I'm not a thief!

Cut off the thief's hand
so that he can't steal anymore.

Clear the way!

Mujina!

Stop it!

I didn't do it!

I hear that you are terribly upset.

And there are rumors that
you are acting suspiciously.

I'll gather the men who
worked under me before

and wage war against the Heike.

What?

I'll set fire to the houses
related to the Heike.

Do you plan to burn down the city?

The Heike... are too arrogant!

Please forgive me for
visiting you late at night.

Come closer.

No, I am fine here.

Are you here to give me
a candid advice?

There's a boss of thieves
named Suzaku-no-Okina

who had terrorized
the city before.

He is furious with the Heike
for their severe punishment

of the night thieves.

He is threatening to set
the city of Kyoto on fire.

Lately, the Heike have been
too oppressive and brutal.

You are the Heike leader.
You can't feign ignorance.

You have grown too big.

That is why the people around
you are afraid to speak up.

And you, yourself, are closing on to
yourself, shutting out everything.

Otoku.

I have a hard time hearing.

And I've been hiding that
from everyone.

I would pretend to hear
something I couldn't hear.

Due to age, I've lost my patience also.

The irritation of losing my hearing

cause me to raise my voice.

So other than Shigemori,
no one talks to me much.

That is a problem indeed.

What do you suggest I do?

If your hearing is failing you,
then get another ear.

An ear that will pick up the
voices of the Heike members

as well as the voice of the townspeople.

Someone who'll be my ear?

Yes.

Do you have someone in mind?

Yes, I do.

You want me to act
as Kiyomori's ear?

I absolutely refuse to do it!

What will Shanao think
when he hears about this?

What if that will help Shanao?

What?

The Heike men now are abusing
the authority of Kiyomori.

That isn't good.

Taira Kiyomori must act as the
heart and pivot of the Heike.

Shanao and Kiyomori aren't
true enemies by choice.

And the path to peace
will come to light.

You'll be helping the people of Kyoto, too.

Are you here?

Yes.

Show me your face.

I heard your name is Gotari.

Yes.

Are you an orphan?

Yes.

Did Otoku raise you?

I was picked up by
Suzaku-no-Okina,

and I learned the trade
from Obaba (Otoku).

Come closer.

Come up to me.

If you are going to act as my ear,

then you have to be close by my ears.

You don't think I'm going to kill you?

I didn't sense that from you.

I'll be counting on you to be my ear.

In autumn of 1178,
Consort Tokuko bore a boy.

Emperor Takakura's first son
is Imperial Prince Tokihito.

Are you crying on this auspicious day?

She did great work bearing
an Imperial Prince.

She truly did well.

If she had given birth to a girl,

I was planning to deceive you
and raise her as a boy.

Your prayers must have reached Heaven.

Yes...

Then in December 1178...

Imperial Prince Tokihito was
officially named the Crown Prince.

Some of the Heike men were
given new court ranks,

and there seem to be no end
to the Heike authority.

The Imperial Prince shall
become the next Emperor.

Which will make Taira Kiyomori
the Emperor's grandfather

and Tokiko the grandmother.

I will be the Great Uncle.

We, brothers, will be the
Emperor's uncles.

How auspicious indeed!

Yorimasa was promoted to
the third court rank.

We owe it all to Lord Kiyomori's power.

That's not true.

And congratulations to the
Koremi and Sukemori brothers

for getting a promotion.

Yes indeed.

Sir Komatsu, you must be
happy for your sons, too.

Brother Komatsu.

Are you not feeling well?

Not that...

My father has been
feeling sluggish lately.

Now that your sons have
received recognition,

you should take care of
your own health and rest a bit.

My joys of it will blow
the weariness aside.

The Heike stand solid now.
We have nothing to fear.

If you're not a Heike,
then you're not a real person.

We, Heike rule!

Shortly thereafter,
Shigemori became bedridden.

Father, thank you for
coming to see me.

Did you become a bonze, too?

I can only rely on Buddha's help.

His Buddhist name is Shoren.

Will the two of you
excuse yourselves?

Yes.

How are you feeling?

I heard you refused to have
a physician examine you. Why?

Father...

Be careful of the Retired
Emperor and the Imperial Court.

Don't worry.

No... I worry.

You have a weak spot.

You are too compassionate.

Even with the punishment
for the Shishigatani Conspiracy.

You spared the life of my
brother-in-law Fujiwara Narichika.

Although you exiled him to Bizen...

Shigemori.

Father...

Didn't you have Narichika killed in Bizen?

I knew about that.

I see.

I think you did the right thing.

You have an aggressive
and clever side to you.

But you hide them within.

You suppress those traits and
show only your compassionate side.

I know you harbor anger
and frustration in you,

but you always hold them within.

It's not that I wanted you
to show them openly.

I just thought it was my duty
to do the dirty work.

Do you remember the incident
on Yoritomo's "Higekiri no Tachi" sword?

The morning after you
found out it was a fake,

I saw the disastrous scene
at the main house in Rokuhara.

I thought you had a demon
in your heart, too.

That's when I made up my mind.

I decided to play the part
of the demon for you

and bear the brunt of the criticisms.

Shigemori...

Is my illness...

my punishment for
becoming a demon?

Forgive me... forgive me.

It's quite all right.

In June of 1179...

Kiyomori's daughter, Moriko,
who was married to the regent,

Fujiwara Motozane, passed away.

Then a month later, on July 29th

the ill Shigemori died
at the young age of 42.

Do it gently.

I would like to take this
to Mt. Koya right away.

It's a splendid mandala.

Thank you.

Aren't there evil passions, greed, or anger

in the enlightened world?

Yes, that is correct.

I'd like to reach that stage someday.

Will you retouch this mandala?

But the vermilion is...

Listen, Kiyomune.

With Uncle dead,
our eyesore is gone.

Until now, Koremori and
Sukemori held the spotlight,

and we were overshadowed.

But luck is turning our way now.

Yes indeed.

You sat on the Retired Emperor's
lap since you were a child

and were his favorite.

- You will have unlimited court promotion!
- Yes

I received an emergency
summon, but I ran late

because I couldn't get
my foot soldiers together.

Munemori.

Yes?

Is it true there was a party
at Rokuhara recently?

It wasn't a celebration or anything.

We are supposed to be
in mourning for Shigemori!

I can't believe my ears.

I thought you would be
happy that he is dead.

Happy?

Either Tomomori, Shigehira,
or I, who are your sons,

can climb up the ladder, with the
weight over our heads gone.

This couldn't be better
filial piety to you, Mother.

That's not filial piety.

If you should show rejoice now,

you'll lose the trust of
the family members.

Be prepared when Shokoku
in Fukuhara finds out about it.

With Shigemori dead...

Will his territories be returned to me?

I will make certain of it.

When the Retired Emperor confiscated
the late Taira Shigemori's fiefs...

Taira Kiyomori who was in Fukuhara
personally led an army of 5,000

to Kyoto, and entered the
Nishi-Hachijo Palace.

In panic, the Retired Emperor
sent his trusted attendant,

Priest Joken, to Kiyomori.

Priest Joken, it's been a long time.

I came to relay a message
from His Majesty.

Lately, there has not been
peace within the Court.

I thought I could depend
on you, but...

What is the meaning of your
ostentatious entrance?

I heard that you called the
Consort and the Crown Prince

to your side, to take them
to Fukuhara.

Your actions can be taken as one
who holds a grudge against

the Court and is seeking retaliation.
What do you say to it!?

Regent Motozane's wife,
Moriko, is my daughter.

I am aware of that.

After Motozane died, his fiefs
had turned over to Moriko.

In spite of that,
when Moriko died,

the Retired Emperor
confiscated those fiefs.

A month later, when Shigemori died,

he confiscated his fiefs
consisting of Echizen.

Shigemori had protected
the Court until now

and had trustingly
revered His Majesty.

Doesn't His Majesty know that?

However, before the mourning
period is eve over...

His Majesty visited Iwashimizu
for musical entertainment

and has shown no signs of grief.

As Shignomori's father, that
brings me great sadness.

What has become of his
promise to let us keep Echizen?

Will you explain that to me?

What is the meaning of it?

For three generations,
my family has revered

the Imperial family and
have strived to protect them.

I trusted that His Majesty
wouldn't forsake my family.

But it doesn't take him long
to try to destroy us.

No, Kiyomori...

Silence!

The conspiracy at Shishigatani
last year couldn't have been planned

by just Shunkan and the others.

Did you think I did not know of
His Majesty's involvement in it?

Depending on what designs
His Majesty has...

I shall become a demon
in Shigemori's place.

Tell the Retired Emperor that.

Go and tell him that!

And he did just what he said he would.

He relieved Fujiwara Motofusa
as the Emperor's Chief Advisor,

and exiled 39 of the Retired
Emperor's personal attendants.

To think such injustice can happen!

On November 20th, he confined
the Retired Emperor to Toba Palace

and had stopped his rule
as an Ex-Emperor.

Furthermore, in involvement
to this incident...

over ten people had died
at the hands of the Heike.

When it became December,

Kiyomori started working on
the young Crown Prince Tokihito's

succession to the throne.

Imperial Prince Tokihito
acceded the throne in February

of the following year and
became Emperor Antoku.

How about that?

Young Lord!

Here in Hiraizumi, Yoshitsune
was still unaware of the riot

that had occurred in Kyoto.

It was December, shortly before
the checkered year of 1180.

We will raise an army against the Heike.

Yorimasa!

Are we going to punish the Heike?

It is the time for the Genji to rise.

We'll chase the Heike from Kyoto.

You'll be fighting against the man
you thought was your father.

Damn Yorimasa!

Don't take Taira Kiyomori lightly.

Yoshitsune's Journey
Hiyoshi (Kiso)

Village, Nagano Prefecture.

Kiso village was
on the 7th century

stone paved Nakasendō road

which connected the
eastern provinces

(today includes
Nagano) with Kyoto.

It was also known by another
name, Kisoji (Kiso Road)

because it passed through
the mountains near Kiso.

Kiso is well known for Yoshitsune's
cousin Minamoto Yoshinaka.

He changed his name to Kiso no Yoshinaka.

Using characters in the name
of the village he lived

in which was a common
practice during this period.

Yoshitsune's cousin
Kito Yoshinaka.

Angry at Yoshinaka's
sacking of Kyoto,

and threat to
Minamoto leadership,

Yoritomo ordered his
brothers Yoshitsune

and Noriyori to
attack and kill him.

Yoshinaka buried his
mother at the Kiso.

Clan's Tokuonji
Temple in Kiso Town.

The graves of Yoshinaka,
his mother, his retainer.

Kanehira, and Lady
Tomoe are at Tokuonji.

The grave of Kiso Yoshinaka.

Yoshinaka-Yakata museum explains
the tragic life of Kiso Yoshinaka.

Statue of Yoshinaka and the legendary
female warrior Tomoe Gozen.

Legend is that she was
Yoshinaka's wife, or concubine.

The Tale of the Heike notes
she was a female attendant.

Another legend is
that this part of the.

Kiso River was named
Tomoe Ga Fuchi

due to a strong Tomoe-like
vortex that cut a deep

gorge narrowing the width
of the river here.

Yoshinaka had his manhood rite here

at Hatakyo Hachiman Shrine.

When he later raised an army
from here to overthrow the Heike

from that time on Hatakyo is referred to
as "raising an army at Hachiman" Shrine.