All language subtitles for Yoshitsune 22

I am the Genji leader!
Let us go to the capital!

Yes, let's go!

The Yoshinaka force that left Kiso
and entered Etchu via Echigo,

crushed the Heike forces at
Kurikara Pass and Shinohara,

while observing the situation
in Kyoto from Echizen.

Behind Yoshinaka were
four powerful men of Kiso,

Imai Shiro Kanehira,

Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu,

Nenoi Yukichika

and Tateno Rokuro.

Among them, Kanemitsu
Kanehira and his younger

sister, Tomoe, were foster
siblings that grew up

together and were
thus very close.

I am going to beat
Yoritomo to Kyoto!

Don't be compassionate
with Yoshinaka.

Yes.

The fateful encounter between
Yoshitsune and Yoshinaka

was approaching.

YOSHITSUNE

Episode 22: The
Fateful Trip to Kyoto.

CAST

Minamoto Yoshitsune:
TAKIZAWA Hideaki.

Musashibo Benkei: MATSUDAIRA Ken.

Ise Saburo: NANBARA Kiyotaka.

Suruga Jiro: UJIKI Tsuyoshi.

Kisanta: ITO Atsushi.

Sato Tadanobu: KAITO Ken.

Sato Tsugunobu: MIYAUCHI Atsuchi.

Kajiwara Kagesue: OGURI Shun.

Kiso Yoshinaka: OZAWA Yukiyoshi.

Tomoe: KOIKE Eiko.

Tsuneko: MORIGUCHI Yoko.

Muneko: KATO Kazuko.

Taira Shigehira:
HOSOKAWA Shigeki.

Sukeko: TODA, Naho.

Taira Koremori: KASHU Toshiki.

Taira Sukemori: KOIZUMI Kotaro.

Old Man Suzaku: UMEZU Sakae.

Otoku (Narrator):
SHIRAISHI Kayoko.

Ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa:
HIRA Mikijiro.

Tango: NATSUKI Mari.

Taira Tomoyasu: KUSAKARI Masao.

Taira Munemori: TSURUMI Shingo.

Akira Keiko: NATSUKAWA Yui.

Taira Tomomori: ABE Hiroshi.

Tokiko: MATSUZAKA Keiko.

Taira Kiyomori: WATARI Tetsuya.

Headed west with
about 500 horsemen.

This was his first real
assignment as a Samurai,

so it made him very happy.

I have received word from
my father in Kamakura.

In the northern provinces,
the Heike are taking flight.

So do we advance to Kyoto?

No, our present duty is
to hold back Yoshinaka.

We can't engage in battle without
Lord Kamakura's orders.

But the closer we get to Kyoto,
the more excited we get.

In any event, there is
movement around Kyoto.

Exactly.

I would like to know more
details about Yoshinaka.

And about what's
going on near Kyoto.

Why don't you send out a scout?

No, Brother. If we make
any suspicious movement,

it could put us in danger.

It'll only be dangerous
if you wear your armor.

If you take it off and go,
no one will be suspicious.

Saburo, are you planning
to go as the scout?

I, who am familiar with the
Mikawa and Mino areas,

would be most suited
to go as the scout.

Saburo, please go.

Yes, Sir!

Go! Don't let anyone escape!

Yoshinaka won the
battle at Kurikara Pass,

completely crushing and
shattering the Heike forces.

With Koremori as the Chief
Commander, the Heike lost half

their army due to their ongoing
retreat becoming a rout.

The Heike have fine
weapons and armor!

Can we keep these?

Sure!

Pardon me!

Reporting: There are men from
Kaga, who want to join our army.

Let them join us!

The Heike are doomed!

Let us head to Kyoto!

The Kiso monkey is
taking us lightly!

Let's send reinforcements
to the northern provinces!

Unfortunately, we have none.

What?

We sent 100,000 of our best
warriors to the north.

From the battles in Hiuchi,
Kurikara, Shio, and Takehama...

We've lost 70,000 of them.

But the 30,000 that returned are
in good shape, aren't they?

If we sent them out,
Kyoto will be defenseless.

Sirs. Noritaka, Takayoshi,
and Tomonori...

Did Tomonori die in battle, too?

He's the first to die
in battle in our family.

In the areas of
Takehama and Shinohara,

there are about 3,700 heads
of our men lying around.

I've heard enough... Tomomori.

What's important is
what happens now.

We must protect the
capital from the rebels.

Yes.

We have to protect the young
Emperor by all means.

Yes!

How can you be completely
defeated by Yoshinaka?

Sir. Munemori, the Heike
force is the Imperial army.

How disgraceful for the
Imperial army to face defeat!

I am truly sorry!

Why did you appoint Koremori,
who has already suffered one defeat

after another since Fuji-gawa,
as the Chief Commander?

I had no choice, since the
other members supported him.

You are the heir to the
Heike. Are you not?

Your weak spirit puts us
in a precarious position.

Yes.

You lose in battle in
the northern provinces.

You have the capital
rampaged by thieves.

How can you call yourselves
protectors of the Emperor!

What thieves?

The nobles' mansions
are being pillaged.

His Highness laments deeply on it.

I'll stake my life on putting
His Highness' mind at ease,

by getting rid of the group of thieves.

That is why I hesitated on naming
Koremori as the Commander.

I get scolded by His Highness!

Our family members tend to
treat Koremori specially.

Because he is the late Shigemori's son.
But I am the head of the family!

Kiyomune!

Yes.

Tell Koremori to not return
to Kyoto and to stay in Omi.

And tell Tokitada to kill all
the thieves pillaging Kyoto.

Yes!

Please forgive me for
coming at this late hour.

As I was thinking
about it all day long...

it had turned dark.

Tsuneko, what is it?

As embarrassing as this is, I'd
like to borrow some money.

Money?

How much?

A hundred bags of gold, and
a thousand koku of rice.

It is not that I lack
the daily necessities.

But those things are beyond me.

Please tell me what you
need the money for.

Well, that is...

A man showed up at the
mansion in Komatsudani.

He wanted to show me something.

It is the helmet and armor that
Koremori inherited from Shigemori.

And wore to battle this time.

He won't tell me how he got it.

But I can't ask Koremori,
since he's in Omi now.

But it is definitely the
late Shigemori's armor.

Please lend me the money!

Raise your head.

As high as the price may be...

It is Shigemori's keepsake.

That is why I want to get
it back by all means.

Young Lord, we are in Oware.

What about it?

Utsuminosho, nearby...

is where his father,
Yoshitomo, had died.

This is where I had my
manhood ceremony.

I was there at the ceremony.

So was I.

Is that so?

Then we went to Oshu.

Is that right?

What is the matter?

Well.

I was seeking a new country back then.

New country? What do you mean?

A country of peace, with
no disputes and fights.

Hiraizumi was a place like that.

True, Hiraizumi was like the
Pure Land (Heaven on Earth)

But, when you seek power,
there are unending battles.

Even I may have to fight my
fellow family member Yoshinaka.

Think of it as a battle
that can't be avoided,

for that new country.

Is it something that
we must battle for?

If you aim for a
country like that...

Will we be able to get it?

Is the road to it long or short?

I have no idea where
I stand right now.

Who's there?

It's me!

Saburo!

Young Lord!

I'm glad you've come back safely.

What took you so long?

Let's have a drink first.

What are you saying?

Let me first report what I found.

So what did you find out?

The Heike no longer have the power
to block Yoshinaka's force.

Yoshinaka's army's nearing Kyoto.

They could invade Kyoto in
about four or five days.

If they should enter Kyoto
with such a force...

what are we going to do?

We can't make any moves without
Lord Kamakura's orders.

If we wait for his orders we
may miss the opportunity.

I want to avoid a battle,
if at all possible.

Saburo, will you scout near
the Kiso forces again?

Yes!

Spread the rumors that Lord Kamakura's
(Yoritomo's) army is coming from Kamakura.

So that Yoshinaka will hear of it.

Won't they attack us then?

We needn't give the details.

Just let Yoshinaka know that an
army is coming from Kamakura.

If Yoshinaka withdraws his forces,
after hearing that rumor,

then Lord Kamakura won't
engage in battle with him.

Then we can avoid
unnecessary bloodshed.

Understood!

Saburo succeeded in getting the
rumors to Yoshinaka, but...

An army is coming from Kamakura?

Yes.

What is the number?

I don't know.

We are closer to the capital.

If we enter first, we
won't have to fear him.

But, Tomoe...

We need to stand above Yoritomo
to get Yoshitaka back!

Get Enryaku-ji temple to reply
who they are going to side with!

Hurry, now!

Yes, My Lord!

Meanwhile, in Kyoto...

Due to the fear that an invasion
by Yoshinaka might be at any time,

the Heike went overboard
in their hunt for thieves.

Anyone that looked
suspicious was slain.

Lady Tokiko...

Who's there?

My name is Toku.

I sell cords in Shichijo.

Toku? The late lord
had told me about you.

I'm sorry to come at this hour.

I heard you knew the
late lord's father, too.

Yes, I did.

What is it?

Please stop punishing the
innocent in your thief hunt.

You shouldn't be coming
to me for that.

Some people are burning
with fierce anger.

Because of the brutal
control methods being used.

One of them goes by the
name of Suzaku-no-Okina.

When Lord Kiyomori was still alive,

Suzaku-no-Okina threatened to
wage war against the Heike.

But...

Lady Tokiko, if you
will promise to help...

I will deliver the late
Shigemori's armor to you.

What do you know about that?

I guess I owe it to the
nature of my trade.

I know everything that
goes on within the city.

Is Kurourushi here?

Who are you?

I'm known as Suzaku-no-Okina.

Suzaku-no-Okina?

I heard he was too old to move.

Aren't you the one
with the Heike armor?

I want that armor.

Old man, go back to your
hideout before you get hurt.

As for the armor...

What is your answer?

I'll have it delivered.

Koremori, who returned to
Kyoto with reserve feelings,

was summoned by Lady Tokiko.

Well?

This is truly... truly...

How did you get this?

I used my contacts.

I am truly grateful...
I can't thank you enough.

Munemori!

I heard that Koremori's
armor came back.

Uncle, forgive me for the
miserable defeat in the north.

Now, Sir. Koremori.

Yes.

Being born in the direct line
of Japan's top Samurai family,

you should know how valuable
this helmet and armor is.

Yes.

This armor was worn by our
ancestor, Taira Sadamori,

and has only been passed down to
the direct line of the Heike.

The late Kiyomori also wore it.

Then it went to your father, Shigemori.

From the time you gave up an
armor precious to the Heike,

you left the direct
line in our family.

Can I take it that way?

Well, that is...

What are you trying
to say, Munemori?

Sir. Koremori has given up his
position in the direct Heike line.

Please wait.

Which means, I should now
inherit it as the Heike heir.

Munemori!

If I may speak up!

What is it?

My brother didn't let
it go out of choice.

After the battle...

Even if he was defeated...

A true Samurai would not
give up his heirloom armor.

For a measly amount of provisions.

He deserves this treatment.

Munemori!

Brother!

What do you think, Father?

It looks great on you!

Did you take the
armor from Koremori,

so that Kiyomune could have it?

Tomomori!

It was Koremori's mistake
to let go of the armor.

But you should take his
situation into consideration.

He did it to feed his
accompanying vassals.

If they were hungry, they
should've caught game.

In the mountains
with their swords.

Or they could have caught and
eaten fish from the sea.

The fact that he didn't
have such intelligence.

Or resourcefulness shows that
he is unfit as a leader.

And of the direct line.

A man who had never gone to
battle can't understand.

The many hardships that Sir.
Koremori has gone through.

Meanwhile, Yoshinaka was sending
letters to Enryaku-ji Temple,

pressing the Warrior Monks to be his ally.

Then...

It's from Enryaku-ji Temple!

Men, let us go to Kyoto!

With the Warrior Monks of
Enryaku-ji Temple as an ally,

Yoshinaka was finally going to enter Kyoto.

The Kiso forces are finally
moving from Echizen to Omi.

They're heading to Omi?

Are they going to head
west or east after that?

I believe they are going to head west.

So they're heading to Kyoto.

Which means, Enryaku-ji has
sided with the Kiso forces.

What is the matter?

So the false rumors
didn't work on Yoshinaka.

Is there anything else we can do, Benkei?

Isn't Yoshinaka acting a bit too hasty?

Right!

The fact that he lost
Yoshitaka to Yoritomo...

must have fired him up.

Will Lord Kamakura plunge into
battle against Yoshinaka?

If Lord. Kamakura orders it,
I'll have no choice but to obey.

But if we go to battle
and I kill Yoshinaka...

I'll become Yoshitaka's enemy.

Then Yoshitaka will be placed
in the position I was in.

But the Heike might kill him first.

Then I'll have to fight the Heike.

Against Kiyomori's children.

Munemori, Tomomori, and Shigehira.

Do you have hesitations?

No.

I'm not hesitating or confused about it.

I just thought of it as my destiny.

Since Kiyomori is a
Heike, and I am a Genji.

That destiny will follow up till eternity.

I am caught between Lord
Kamakura and Sir. Yoshinaka.

And Lord Kamakura and the Heike...

We are about to step into
these tangled threads.

During all that, the Heike were
preparing to counterattack.

Yoshinaka's force that
were headed toward Kyoto.

This is awfully sudden.

Yoshinaka's army has set camp at Ei-Zan.

Are they that close to the capital?

I heard he has an army of 50,000 with him.

In Uji on the south, the
Yukiie forces are watching us.

The local Genji men are
gathering at Settsu-Kawachi.

Where are you going?

I'll get my orders tomorrow.

The enemy may surround the capital,
but the capital won't fall.

The Heike have a resourceful and
brave warrior named Tomomori.

What I am about to tell you...

Please take it to heart
in case of an emergency,

and not so much as my will.

Yes.

The fortunes of war depend
on the tide of the time.

Everyone who goes to battle could die.

Despite what my destiny is...

Don't ever let go of Prince
Morisada, whom you are in care of.

I want you to carry out
your duties till the end.

My other concern is Lady Tokiko.

Mother?

I assume Munemori will protect
Lady Tokuko and mother.

But please look out for her, too.

It sounds like a will, doesn't it?

You needn't take it at face value.

Well, in other words...

You look like the Fudo (Buddhist divinity)

The next day, the Heike
forces departed for battle.

To block Yoshinaka from entering Kyoto.

However...

Tomomori! Why did you withdraw
the troops without a fight?

We had an army of 1,000 at Awazu,

while the enemy had an army of over 10,000.

It doesn't matter how big
the enemy's army is!

If we fought them head-on, we would
have suffered high casualties.

That is why I decided to retreat.

How pathetic of the
Heike's greatest warrior!

If I may speak up...

Shigehira, refrain.

After losing a great
number of our warriors...

we must use our warriors
sparingly and with caution!

Munemori.

Why don't we evacuate the
capital to the rebels?

What did you just say?

Evacuate the capital?

What do you say to it?

As we are talking here now...

The rebels may already be
at the foot of Mt. Higashi.

We should withdraw to
the western provinces,

where our ties are deep, rebuild out army,

and return to Kyoto to
put our enemy to rout.

I believe that would be wise.

I completely agree with Sir. Tomomori.

We have no chance of winning now.

Do you think so?

We'll definitely lose!

You say we should withdraw
to the west, but...

we are the Imperial Army.

We can't leave the Court behind.

That goes without saying.

We'll have to get them to move
to the western provinces.

Temporarily, with out escort.

Don't make it sound so easy.

There are proper procedures we must follow.

Remember the time Kiyomori
moved the capital.

It was on sudden notice, too, at that time.

But the young Emperor, the monk-Emperor,

and almost everyone in the
Court headed to Fukuhara.

It is our most important duty
to protect His Highness.

From the rebels.

Munemori!

Are we going to the western provinces?

What is going on, Shigehira?

Are we running away?

Please take it as a temporary
move from the capital.

Are you going to turn
your back to the enemy,

with the young Emperor and women?

Mother! If we engage in
battle now with Yoshinaka,

we won't be able to fulfill Father's will!

I'm talking about Father's
will to have Yoritomo's head

offered to his grave.

We must rebuild our army, if
we want to kill Yoritomo!

I understand.

With the Heike's retreat from Kyoto set,

and during the chaos of it all...

Sir. Ichijo paid Munemori a visit.

Well, well, Sir. Ichijo.

I apologize for coming
at such a busy time.

I heard you have
something to return to us.

I heard you were leaving
Kyoto, so I brought this.

When this port is done, there
will be closer relations

to foreign countries.

And Japan can become a new country.

Fukuhara...

The frustrations we
are faced with now...

have all started from Fukuhara!

It started with this folding screen!

Get rid of this!

That mountain there, is Mt. Hiei.

So beyond that mountain is...

The capital!

How long has it been
since you left Kyoto?

Twelve years.

He's not asking you.

I left the capital
with the Young Lord.

Twelve years, huh...

You must miss it very much.

No.

Our future awaits
beyond that mountain.

The nostalgic capital was
beyond that mountain.

What is awaiting Yoshitsune in the capital?

Yoshitsune was about to
face new trials in life.

Scenes from the next Episode.

The Heike left Kyoto?

Where is His Highness?

I am prepared to share
my fate with the Heike.

I've beaten Yoritomo.

I am the Genji leader.

No.

Join hands with Lord Kamakura.

You say the clan should
be united, but...

we've killed one another in the past.

Yoshitsune's Journey
Kyoto Prefecture, Hachiman City

on Otokoyama (Mountain)

Iwashimizu Hachiman-go Shrine
was founded in 859

for the protection of the
Emperor in Heian-kyo (Kyoto)

According to this record
enshrined at the Shrine,

here is where Taira-no-Kiyomori

gave a Mai Den (ceremonial dance).

Shrine Dance Hall.

Saigoku Kaido Historic Road.

Shimamoto Town, Mishima
District, Osaka Prefecture.

This historic scroll portrays
the Heike leaving Kyoto.

(Courtesy of The Sanada Treasures Museum)

Located on the old Saigoku road

that connected Kyoto with Osaka,
and other Western Provinces.

Seki Daimyojin Shrine
in Shimamoto Town.

It is believed that
the Yamasaki Seki

checkpoint was here
before the Heian period.

However, it was abolished
during the Heian period.

Iwashimizu Hachiman-go was a place where.

Heike and Genji Samurai came to pray.