All language subtitles for Yoshitsune 04

Consider your mother as
dead, from here forth.

You are the son of the late
Minamoto Yoshitsune,

Shanao, who matured at
the Kurama Temple,

had grown accustomed
to the temple life.

However, he had not yet
entered the priesthood

and was training vigorously.

Although he had grown
stout in mind and body,

he still pondered on
his identity and station in life.

Kakunichi Risshik.

Teacher.

Are you going to Kyoto?

Please forgive me.

What kind of business do you have there?

I'm not trying to keep you here.

You're training hard up to now.

But you were placed in my care.

I'll need to prepare
myself for the worst.

Yes, I know.

Go to see Kichiji
in Sanjo, Kyoto.

Keep a low profile in Kyoto.

Yes.

Do not go to see your mother.

Shanao wanted to know more
about the mysterious man.

That Kichiji had brought before.

You are the son of
Minamoto-no-Yoshitomo,

the Genji leader in the civil war.

Kichiji's residence - Sanjo, Kyoto.

Akane

I haven't seen you in a while, Shanao.

You look very manly.

Is Kichiji in?

He's in Kumano now.

He should be back today or tomorrow.

I see.

Please come in.

Please have some
"tsubaki" mochi (sticky rice cake).

How was it on the street?

Were there many monk-warriors?

I heard the situation is serious...

between the Eizan-ji and Onjo-ji temples.

The Court and the Heike are
having difficulty controlling them.

After Taira Kiyomori became ill,

he shaved his head and became a bonze,

so now it's harder for them
to control the temples.

What kind of illness does he have?

I heard he had "subaku".

What is "Subaku"?

A worm... that makes
you lose weight.

Much earlier, Taira Kiyomori became
bedridden.

And that's when he became a bonze.

Mother, why did you have
to shave your head, too?

It's a form of prayer
for his recovery from illness.

TSUNEKO AKIRAKEIKO

The physicians and spiritualists
are doing their best.

He'll recover well, I'm sure.

Father wouldn't let
his illness bests him.

That's true.

It's good to see you, Uncle and Aunt.

How is he doing?

Bedridden, as usual.

He's asleep now.

We should visit him.

Ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa
had surprisingly paid...

a personal visit to wish
Taira Kiyomori well.

This came as a big shock
to everyone in Kyoto.

I am very honored to see you, Your Majesty.

I brought you a gift today.

These Japanese peppers work
well against stomach worms.

Dry it under the sun,
then roast the skin and seeds...

separately, then grind them
into powder, and drink it...

with smoked dried plum.

When you feel pains
in your stomach,

soak these orange
blossoms in water,

then dry them under the sun,
grind them up, and drink it.

Add Valerian root to it, and it will
work even better.

I've written down the
herbs and their uses...

for the various illness.

You wrote that down for me?

Just stay in bed.

I feel insecure if you are not well.

What gracious words.

After you've recovered
from your illness,

you should recuperate in Fukuhara.

Some people are wondering
why you are building...

a mansion in Fukuhara.

If you say you're going
to recuperate there,

then there should be no waves.

Illness can be frightening.

When you recover from your illness,

I'll shave my head just like you.

That's a good idea,
if I may say so.

We'll have Lord Buddha's
blessings and protection

and enjoy greater prosperity.

A little over a year later,

the ex-emperor shaved
his head and became a monk.

Some say Kiyomori's illness
was Heaven's punishment.

Punishment?

The Heike have built roads
and big ports in Fukuhara.

Rumors have it that he's
trying to move the capital...

from Kyoto to Fukuhara.

This is where the ships will dock.

This will further connect
Japan to the foreign countries,

helping us change.

Is something wrong?

I'll be leaving now.

Welcome home.

My, my.

He came to see you.

Kichiji.

It's been a long time.

I want to ask you something.

Yes?

It has to do with the man
you brought that time, Shingu Juro.

I brought him to Kurama Temple
once, didn't I?

How can I meet him?

Why do you ask?

I want to know more about
my late father, Yoshitomo...

my mother Tokiwa, and her
relationship with Taira Kiyomori.

Kichiji or Otoku can
give you that information.

Then please tell me.

It's not something I can
tell you in a mouthful.

When the time is right,
I will tell you. How's that?

I'll just ask Otoku then.

Shanao! I haven't see you in a while!

Where is Otoku?

She went out to buy threads.

Shanao, look here.

These are orders from the
Eizan-ji and Onjo-ji temples.

The two temples will surely clash
with each other someday.

Shanao was bothered
by what that man said.

Kiyomori is the man who
killed your father, Yoshitomo.

Let me go!

Shut up! Do as I say!

I'll teach you a lesson!

Run away!

Now!

Have you some shame as a priest?!

Shanao...

Utsubo.

So you came back from Kyoto in gloom...

No...

Some time ago, when I found
out that Taira Kiyomori was...

my father's enemy, and that my mother
and I were in his care,

I became confused and was hysterical.

At that time, you told me to accept it.

Yes, I remember.

That matter's still dragging inside me,
even now.

I never brought it up because
I wanted to forget.

But I could not forget
or get over it.

I don't know what to think.

You needn't forgive or forget.

Just accept things as they are.

That is why I am saying...

Don't think about it.

How can I not think about it?

Just brood over it endlessly.

Wander in the darkness aimlessly.

Then one day, you will see the light.

That is life.

There is day and night in this world.

There are people too.

There is life and death
for all living beings.

There are implicit and explicit things.

There is surely peace
awaiting you down the road.

Please make me your disciple.

Please teach me the military arts.

I want to focus my thoughts on something.

It'll be a hard road.

Just what I want it to be.

Run to the Osugi-Gongen Shrine
in the darkness.

Run!

You're too slow.

While Shanao was practicing
his martial arts at Mt. Kurama,

there was a riot in Kyoto.

The feud between the Eizan-ji
and Onjo-ji temples...

continued, dragging in the
temples and shrines in Nara.

So the ex-emperor finally
stepped in to mediate.

But even that did not help the situation.

So the Heike army had
to use force to quell the rioting.

Taira Sukemori.

The riot was suppressed temporarily.

In response to the Heike's
inquiry on the instigator,

the Eizan-ji cast the blame
on a single priest...

and expelled him from their temple.

Why must I be expelled?
This isn't right!

A just cause to a battle
will encourage the troops...

and become the reason
to defeat the enemy.

Princess Tokuko, born
between Kiyomori and Tokiko,

grew up with all the love
from both her parents.

Does Tokuko dislike men?

I don't know about that.

She has no luck with men.

She's always kept to herself,
ever since she was young.

She doesn't express her like
or dislike for any man,

so they lose patience
with her over time.

If we consider her feelings...

She'll never get married.

Who knows what kind of
rumors will spread...

I have an idea.

Do you have someone suitable in mind?

Who is it?

I can't say yet...

I see.

I can't wait to see who it is.

That night, there was
an incident in Rokuhara.

Please let me see
Taira-no-Shigemori!

So you're Musashibo Benkei,

who was expelled from
the Eizan-ji Temple.

Who are you?

Taira Koremori.

Are you Komatsu's eldest son?

I am not the instigator
of the recent rioting.

If anything, I tried to negotiate
peace with the Onjo-ji Temple.

There is no reason why
I should be expelled.

Please ask Zenrinbo Chikaku.

He's the very one who
named you as the instigator.

The riot between the two
temples has been settled.

Do not cause any more problem.

I've been framed!

How unjust!

The Eizan-ji and the Heike
are both my enemies!

I'll defy them for this slander!

Be prepared!

To attack a large army
with a smaller force...

will result in death
by the day's end.

Waylay in a narrow path.

Just around that time,
men related to the Heike clan

were attacked for their swords nightly.

Clear the way!

I refuse.

Kill him!

Are you on your way
to see a courtesan?

I, Benkei, have taken
two swords from the Heike!

I've taken their swords!

A dog tooth violet!

Let's dig them up in the summer.

Do you make starch from that?

You dissolve it in
hot water and drink it.

It's quite delicious.

Let's pick bamboo grass, too.

It makes good medicine
for fever when it's brewed.

Your expression has changed recently.

Is that so?

You look more like a warrior than a priest.

Who are you?

Stop right there!

Hogen-sama...

Excellent!

You've learned a lot in such short time!

You have to polish your skills
on your own now.

I won't be coming to
Mt. Kurama anymore.

Let me give you a reward.

Thank you.

I have one last thing to say to you.

What you've acquired
through your training...

shouldn't be used in battle.

Use it for yourself
to survive this world.

Is that clear?

Yes.

Take good care of yourself.

Farewell.

Shanao made a decision that day

to see his mother and
hear the entire story.

Mother! Mother!

Who are you?

I came to the wrong mansion.

Stop there!

Shanao!

The patrolling guards got
suspicious of me.

Welcome.

We were worried because you
haven't come for a while.

I heard you came here
while I was out.

I had something to ask you.

Come by the fire.

What did you want to ask me?

You must know about
my mother and Kiyomori.

Why do you want to know about them?

I came here in desperation before,

but it's a little different now.

I want to know what
went on between them.

And accept it within me.

In that case, I'll tell you.

After the civil war
in the Heiji era,

your father, Minamoto Yoshitomo
was killed by the Heike,

and your mother, Tokiwa,
who was on the run,

returned to Kyoto with her three children.

When she found out her mother
was captured by Kiyomori,

she appeared before him
to plead for her mother's life.

I saw your family at the
front gate at that time.

Kiyomori spared her mother's life

as well as all your lives.

Your two older brothers
were sent to the temple...

to become priests, and you
who were still an infant,

were allowed to live with
your mother in the city.

And Kiyomori started
to commute to your residence.

You should know what
that means, at your age.

Your mother and Kiyomori
had a child between them.

Kiyomori was being merciful
by sparing the lives

of the enemy's general children.

He saw the image of himself,
in the infant you.

He grew up without
any motherly affection.

He wondered what would
happen to you, young children,

if he killed your mother.

Kiyomori had no memories
of his natural mother.

So he knew how lonely it is
to not have a mother.

That is why you and your mother
are alive today.

But he is still
my father's enemy.

Yes, he is your enemy.

But you also owe your life to him.

That's the difficult part, isn't it?

It's common practice for the victor...

to take the woman of the vanquished!

Your mother was prepared for it.
Don't hold a grudge.

She had no choice, if she
wanted to save her children.

Gotari!

Give this to him.

Due to an incident, there are
Heike soldiers everywhere.

Disguise yourself as a woman with this.

Even at his matured age,
he was emotionally disturbed

by what he had heard about his mother.

Their fateful meeting
took place that night.

Stop! Leave your sword!

Will you call Shanao out from the temple?

Why?

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

Shanao?

Thank you for saving me from danger.

My name is Shizuka.

Yoshitsune's Journey
Kyoto Prefecture,

The most famous place related
to Yoshitsune's childhood

is Kurama Temple on Mt. Kurama.

Yoshitsune lived here developing his
academic and martial skills for ten years.

Within the temple grounds, there
are several sites related to Yoshitsune.

One is the path of Ki-no Nemiti
(Trail of Wood Roots).

Along the mountain path, many Japanese
cedar roots appear exposed on the surface,

forming a unique pattern.

Yoshitsune used for training
himself, especially his legs.

The original Monk's monastery.

Ikitsugi no mizu (Water for Rest).

It is believed that Ushiwaka drank the
water here on the way to his training.

Another site is Sekurabe-ishi.

The stone where he measured his height when
he left the temple for the final time.

The Main Hall, or Honden, of the
Kurama-dera temple complex.

Provides an overlook
for a scenic view of.

Mt. Hieizan (or Mt Hiei)

where Yoshitsune was also
believed to do his training.