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Sir Yoshinaka prepare yourself.

We shall counter them.

The battle between the two Genji
forces, Kamakura and Kiso,

was about to commence.

The established military strategy
of this time was to launch

a pincer attack, which meant
attacking the front and rear.

In the situation where the
Kamakura forces in Omi

were to attack the Kiso
forces in the capital,

The front would be Seta,
and the rear would be Uji.

The rear assault held
the key to the victory.

The speed to go around, the
courage to fight with a few,

and a good sense of
judgment were needed here.

Attack!

The consecutive victories of Yoshitsune,

the leader of the rear, starts here.

YOSHITSUNE

Episode 25: Yoshinaka's Death.

CAST

Minamoto Yoshitsune:
TAKIZAWA Hideaki.

Musashibo Benkei: MATSUDAIRA Ken.

Utsubo: UETO Aya.

Ise Saburo: NANBARA Kiyotaka.

Suruga Jiro: UJIKI Tsuyoshi.

Kisanta: ITO Atsushi.

Sato Tadanobu: KAITO Ken.

Sato Tsugunobu: MIYAUCHI Atsushi.

Kajiwara Kagesue: OGURI Shun.

Minamoto Noriyori:
ISHIHARA Yoshizumi.

Taira Munemori: TSURUMI Shingo.

Muneko: KATO Kazuko.

Taira Shigehira:
HOSOKAWA Shigeki.

Yoshiko: GOTO Maki.

Kiso Yoshinaka: OZAWA Yukiyoshi.

Tomoe: KOIKE Eiko.

Minamoto Yukiie: OSUGI Ren.

Otoku (Narrator):
SHIRAISHI Kayoko.

Tokiwa: INAMORI Izumi.

Taira Tomomori: ABE Hiroshi.

Kichiji: ICHIKAWA Sadanji.

Akane: MANDA Hisako.

Tango: NATSUKI Mari.

Kajiwara Kagetoki: NAKAO Akira.

Tokiko: MATSUZAWA Keiko.

Ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa:
HIRA Mikijiro.

New Year's Day, 1184.

The Kamakura forces that
gathered at Omi were having

military meetings on
punishing Yoshinaka.

What is the number
of the Kiso forces?

What was 50,000 when he
first entered Kyoto,

has now dwindled to 4,000 due
to his warriors' discontent.

About the lodgings and provisions.

Let us storm into Kyoto
at once and kill them.

To enter Kyoto, we must either
cross Seta River from Omi,

or cross Uji River from Yamato.

I'm sure the enemy
will be prepared for us.

Heiza! We will enter from Seta.

Yes, Sir.

Kuro, you will be in
charge of the rear.

Yes, Sir!

Welcome back.

We were ordered to the rear, so
we'll be entering Kyoto from Uji.

We finally have the opportunity
to fight for Lord Kamakura.

Congratulations!

Our enemy is Yoshinaka.

Let us be the ones
to kill Yoshinaka.

The Kamakura forces of 100,000
will be entering Kyoto shortly.

100,000?

The main army is in Seta, and the
rear has advanced to the Uji.

What are we going to do?

We will fight them.

You say that, but...

The men that have followed us here,
have left in large numbers...

And we only have a few
thousand warriors left.

I believe we only have 4,000.

The number mean nothing.

We've defeated the
Heike's huge army.

We'll temporarily withdraw to the
north with the Monk-Emperor.

Are you suggesting
that we run away?

I said we are temporarily withdrawing.

As long as we have the
Monk-Emperor with us,

Yoritomo can't attack us.

We'll withdraw and recruit
warriors to attack Kyoto.

Lord!

Yukiie has betrayed us.

Is that true?

He has taken up arms in Kawachi.

I believe he's in communication
with the Monk-Emperor.

We won't be able to go to the north!

I've defended him until now
because he's my uncle.

Since we had both lost our
fathers to Yoritomo's father,

I did not hand him over as a
hostage and sent my son instead.

You should've sent him
to Yoritomo that time!

Kanemitsu!

Yes, Lord!

Go and get Yukiie's head!

Yes, My Lord!

Damn you, Yukiie!

Uji-kawa (River)

On January 20th, Yoshitsune
was encamped at the Uji River.

Attack!

The battle between the Kamakura
and Kiso armies had begun.

Shoot!

Yoshinaka...

I don't see Lord Yoshinaka!

It doesn't seem like he's
fighting by Seta, either!

I believe that he's still in Kyoto!

Let us head to Kyoto immediately!

Lord!

Our army was defeated by the
Kamakura army at the Uji River.

We won't be able to hold out
much longer at the Seta.

Is Noriyori at Seta?

Yes. And Kuro Yoshitsune is at Uji.

We must push them back now.

I am heading to Seta!

What about the Monk-Emperor at Rokujo-den?

I've made arrangements
to get him out of Kyoto.

Lord Yoshinaka.

There's no one here.

Let us save the Monk-Emperor!

Seta.

By the time Yoshinaka
left for battle in Seta,

he only had about 100 warriors.

And he had even more
warriors defecting.

Are you Kiso warriors?

It's Yoshinaka!
Yoshinaka is back!

Are they going to take us
to the northern provinces?

Young Lord!

Are you here to kill us?

We are with the Kamakura army.

Kamakura?

Your Highness...

Are you the Monk-Emperor?

What happened to the Kiso army?

They have fled from Kyoto.

So you came to rescue me?

Yes, Sire!

Raise your head.

You may reply directly.
What is your name?

I am Minamoto no Kuro Yoshitsune.

After losing in the battle of Seta,

Yoshinaka was not able
to get the Monk-Emperor.

So he ended up fleeing Kyoto
with his small group.

Tomoe, flee from here.

I'll fight with Kanehira at Omi.

Then I'll go, too!

Flee.

No.

Go.

No!

I became a woman warrior so that
I can stay with you always!

I wasn't able to marry you
or have your child, but...

I am prepared to follow
you to the other world.

Who's going to look after
Yoshitaka when he's all alone?

I don't know how I ended
up taking this path.

All I wanted was for the
Genji to regain power.

I've taken control of the
northern provinces...

and have won the
battle against the Heike.

I've acquired the
position as Shogun, too.

So, why am I in this
situation right now?

Did I make a wrong
turn along the way?

Or was it wrong
from the very start?

Had I stayed in Kiso...

Had I not left Kiso...

Lord Yoshinaka!

Listen. You must live.

Brother!

Tomoe, I will protect the lord.

Tomoe!

I had a lot of fun with you.

Come!

She's strong!

She's just a woman!

Lord!

Kawagoe Taro Shigeyori!

Yasuda Saburo Yoshisada!

Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna!

Hatakeyama Jiro Shigetada
from Musashi Province!

Shibuya Soji Shigekuni
from Sagami Province!

Kajiwara Genta Kagesue
from Sagami Province!

Thank you for your hard work.

When Yoshinaka came to Kyoto,

the military discipline deteriorated...

and the people were burdened.

I was born in Kyoto...

so I have friends here.

I wouldn't do anything
to trouble them or you.

You said you were born in Kyoto.
Is your mother...

Her name is Tokiwa.

The court lady that
served Empress Kujo?

Yes.

I heard her son was sent to
Kurama Temple at a young age.

That's me.

After much hardships, you
have come back to Kyoto?

Yes.

Tango.

You are ordered to guard
His Highness' palace.

I gratefully accept the order.

What did you think of Kuro Yoshitsune?

He's a refreshing young warrior.

He has inborn elegance unlike Yoshinaka.

He knows his place.

A person who was born and
raised in Kyoto does not lose

his re-fineness, even if he
moves away for many years.

Tango.

Yes?

If Yoshitsune is the leader
of the Kamakura army...

then he won't have
to feel threatened.

Indeed.

Awazu, Omi.

Even the armor feels heavy today.

It feels very heavy.

So you must be Lord Yoshinaka!

I will block the enemy!
Lord, please escape!

Lord, please escape quickly!

My Lord!

In the evening of January 20th...

Yoshinaka, who swept out
of Kiso like a gale,

met a heroic end under the winter skies.

Congratulations on your
entrance into Kyoto.

Congratulations, also, on your appointment.

As the guard to the
Monk-Emperor's palace.

I am truly glad that
everyone is alive.

The Battle at Uji River
was like play for us.

Benkei and Kisanta, aren't you
glad to be back in Kyoto?

Yes!

As soon as we receive the
command from His Highness,

we'll have to depart to punish the Heike.

So we won't be able to spend
leisurely time in Kyoto.

Sir Kuro!

Please come in.

We just received word from the main army...

that they killed Yoshinaka.

That is truly good new.

That is all I came to tell you.

Thank you for informing me.

Please excuse me.

Lord Yoshinaka...

Ichi-no-tani, Settsu.

Did the Kamakura
army enter Kyoto?

Yes. Yoritomo's army.

Yoritomo?

The Chief Commander is his
younger brother, Noriyori.

Kuro Yoshitsune is also with him.

What?

The two brothers, Yoritomo and
Yoshitsune, that we spared

after the Heiji civil war,
have entered our city.

February 4th is Lord
Kiyomori's memorial day.

To think we have to deal with
Yoritomo and Yoshitsune then.

How ironic can it be?

Lord Kiyomori should've killed
all the Genji members that time.

I'm more worried
about the future.

What do you mean?

The Monk-Emperor may send
Yoritomo's army after us,

for not returning the
three Sacred Treasures.

What will happen then?

We will, of course, fight them.

We'll encircle the shores with
moats, build barricades and a tower,

gather the best warships and
protect the state barge.

Under this natural stronghold,
we won't have to fear the Genji.

It had been 13 years
since he fled from Kyoto.

Sir Yoshitsune had made a
triumphant return to Kyoto.

As a Genji general.

That's Sir Kuro Yoshitsune.

I heard he saved the Monk-Emperor.

The Monk-Emperor took a great
liking to him and ordered him

to guard his palace.

He looks refreshing.

Kichiji's residence, Kyoto.

I still remember the day, 13
years ago, when I saw you off.

He only had Kisanta as his vassal.

But look at all these men,
who had met by strange fate.

You mean by odd fate.

I guess you could say that.

So you've really returned to Kyoto.

That's what you keep saying.

Thanks to your urging me
to go to Oshu, I was able

to meet Lord Hidehira, and my
brothers Yoritomo, and Noriyori.

I was also able to meet these men here.

That's when I realized that
if I am to do something,

then I can't stay still,
but must act on it.

Then someday, the path
will open up before me.

Just hearing you say that...

has made it worthwhile
to have taken you to Oshu.

Did you deliver it to Otoku?

Yes.

Does Otoku handle those things, too?

Last summer, before the
Heike fled from Kyoto,

they asked Otoku to
buy those things.

As you might expect from the Heike!
The items are magnificent.

So they are items from the Heike.

Can I take a look at them?

Sure.

I want to see them, too.

Sure.

They're magnificent.

There's a hole in it.

There are many places in Kyoto
where you can get them repaired.

This folding screen that held
many fond memories with Kiyomori

was within reach, but
Yoshitsune did not know that.

Will you meet with Lady Tokiwa?

I'm sure she has heard about
your entry into Kyoto.

If you want to see her, I
can make the arrangements.

I must consider Sir Ichijo's feelings, too.

I don't want to push it.

On the day that Yoshitsune
returned to his quarters,

after guarding the Monk-Emperor's palace...

Kuro, congratulations on
your entry into Kyoto.

What brings you here?

I separated from Yoshinaka early on.

Yoshinaka?

In fact, I was under the
orders of the Monk-Emperor.

To punish Yoshinaka.

Which means, I had aided
Lord Kamakura in it.

Yoshinaka was overly
confident of his strength.

It's good to be ambitious, but
he didn't have steady footing.

It just shows that he wasn't
meant to be a leader.

Uncle, didn't you go to
Yoshinaka for help?

Had I known his character...

He refused Lord Kamakura's
demand to hand you over.

What do you make of that?

He sent his own son
instead and protected you.

In spite of that, you
show no respect for him.

You are being unsightly
by badmouthing him.

But, Sir. Kuro...

Uncle!

You were near him in Kyoto.

Why couldn't you dissuade him
from his terrible conduct?

As a senior Genji member, who
couldn't you control him?

And guide him properly?

He was extremely fixed
on his views and...

Sir. Kuro!

Kuro!

Sir. Yukiie has left.

You have every right
to scold Sir. Yukiie.

It saddened me to hear my fellow
family member criticized.

Understood.

It also saddened me to have to
fight against Sir. Yoshinaka.

As much as I desire for a
country without strife...

I am heading the opposite way.

I couldn't persuade
Sir. Yoshinaka to comply...

so we ended up battling
among ourselves.

And we killed him.

Do we have to make
good out of all this?

I have an urge to sit before the
Bishamonten at Kurama Temple.

I want to go see my mother.

Ichijo Naganari's residence.

With the help of Kichiji...

Yoshitsune was able to see Lady
Tokiwa the following night.

It's as if you're waiting
to see your own son.

What an odd thing to say.

From the time I married you,
I thought of Kuro as my son.

He's here.

Sir. Ichijo... Mother...

It's been a long time.

I thought if I could see you again,

I'd have a lot to talk to you about.

But when you're actually before me...

I am content, without
having to say a word.

I feel the same way.

Kichiji would keep me informed
on how you were doing in Oshu,

but I had no way of knowing
of how you were in Kamakura.

I was able to join my
older brother, Yoritomo.

I have received residence
in the Kamakura mansion,

for me and my vassals.

Do you have vassals now?

Kisanta, who followed me from Kyoto.

Musashibo Benkei, who was a
warrior monk at Mt. Ei-Zan.

Ise Saburo, who has
a slightly dark past.

Tsuruga Jiro, who is a former boatman.

The Sato brothers,
Tsugunobu and Tadanobu,

who used to serve
Lord Hidehira in Oshu.

So you have become one
who stands above others.

Yes.

You look like a Genji warrior.

Yes.

I wish...

No, nothing.

Mother.

Did you wish Sir. Kiyomori was alive?

He died a while ago.

Perhaps that might
have been for the best.

At least he was spared
seeing the Heike flee.

And he won't have to meet
you on the battlefields.

Speaking of their flight from Kyoto...

Yoshiko followed the Heike.

You mean my younger sister, Yoshiko?

The night before they fled from Kyoto...

she came to see me in secret.

Mother, my father is
the late Lord Kiyomori.

As one who has the Heike
blood flowing in her...

I am leaving with the Heike.

Please forgive me for doing so.

Kuro.

Yes?

Do not come here again.

Why?

Sir. Ichijo is of noble birth.

And he holds the fourth court rank.

And he's in charge of finances.

If someone of his position
associates closely with a Samurai,

it'll invite suspicions.

Not to say, your younger
sister went with the Heike.

Which means, you siblings have
split between the Genji and Heike.

Do you understand
what I am getting at?

Yes, I understand.

Just know that...

Even if I can't see you both...

My heart is always
filled with love

for both of you.

Don't ever

forget that.

Yes.

Mother...

Please play the flute for me.

For Yoshitsune, it turned out
to be a happy yet sad meeting.

With his mother, Lady Tokiwa.

Scenes from the next Episode.

You are...

Why is Sir. Yoshinaka crying?

There will be bloodshed either way.

You can't become his wife.

I am prepared for it.

Utsubo.

Is that so?

If I go to battle, it may
become eternal farewell.

I'll be waiting for you.

Yoshitsune's Journey:
Shiga Prefecture, Otsu City.

In 1184, near here the Kamakura Army

attacked the Army of Kiso Yoshinaka.

Yoshinaka sent an army to
take up position on the Uji River

and cover the two main crossing sites - Uji

and Seta bridges.

Yoshinaka's retainer
Imai Kanehira

held off the attacks of Minamoto
no Noriyori for a long time.

However, when he heard of Yoshinaka's death

he committed suicide.

Imai Kanehira's Tomb is at the
same Temple as Yoshinaka's.

Gichuji Temple

was built to Yoshinaka's honor
during the later Muromachi period.

Grave of Yoshinaka (Gichū-ji,

(Otsu, Shiga Prefecture)

A Memorial to the female
warrior Tomoe is not far.

A wooden statue of
Kiso no Yoshinaka

is also enshrined
at Gichū-ji Temple.

The story of Yoshinaka, Kanehira, and
Tomoe is fairly well known in Japan,

The Noh play "Kanehira"
depicts his tormented ghost

describing their deaths, and his
wish to go to the next life.