All language subtitles for 18.Muhon hakkaku 謀叛発覚 Discovery of a conspiracy

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Episode 18:
Discovery of a Conspiracy

Director:
Ohara Makoto

New Year, 1574

The eventful year 1953 passed,
and on January the 5th

Ieyasu was granted
the imperial title.

Sake was distributed
to all the retainers,

and a grand feast was held
at Hamamatsu castle.

Oga Yashiro, who had come
with greetings from Okazaki,

was seated with the guests.

Unlike the festivities
of the New Year,

the relationship with the
Takeda's was still tense.

Takeda Katsuyori...

Yes, he retreated from Magome
river last autumn.

But this spring, he intends
to crush us with one blow,

and has gathered his troops
from as far as Kofu.

Katsuyori is burning with desire to
gain the Nagashino lands.

How are the Uesugi?

Uesugi lets his men rest
in the winter months.

However, if Katsuyori attacks us,
it will be an indication

that they became secret allies.

- When will it be?
- As early as March, as late as May.

I'd like to avoid war between
spring and summer...

At Okazaki Tsukiyama mansion,
Ayame was summoned by Sena.

You called for me?

Ayame, you finally conceived,

but you had a miscarriage?

Do you think that's excusable?

Please forgive me.

Ayame...

Don't you understand that I don't
want the Oda girl to bear us an heir?

You must...

serve us well and make
sure you bear an heir!

Understand! You're excused.

You're excused, I said!

Kozume...

I heard Oga Yashiro is back
from Hamamatsu castle.

Go and get him.

In another section of Okazaki,

though a princess was born,

Nobuyasu had begun visiting
Ayame again.

Princess Toku just
let the days slip by.

Princess, this is from your
mother in Gifu.

I'll bring you some tea,
so please have one.

I don't want any so distribute
it to the maids.

This is your mother,
Lady No's generosity.

I know...

but I don't want any.

Then, may I take some to
Lady Tsukiyama?

She's your mother-in-law,
it would help you

to be on good terms with her.

Please allow me to go.

Do as you please.

Yashiro...

I'm asking about Lord Katsuyori.

Have you received
any word from him?

I, Yashiro, am one of the
governors of the Tokugawa clan.

Nobody is listening,
tell me the truth.

Why should I receive
news from him?

You're telling me to wait
for the right moment?

I can't give you instructions.

Yashiro, why have you become
so cold towards me?

What a strange thing to say.

As always, I say what's
on my mind, that's all.

Damn you, Yashiro!

You think I'm powerless
and look down on me!

Yashiro, you're a traitor!

What if I suddenly
decide to risk my

and finally expose you?

Your expression changed, hasn't it?

I have nothing to live for now...

so I'm prepared.

Yashiro is a traitor!
He is disloyal!

Quiet.

Why do you claim
Yashiro is cold to you?

I'm just pretending to be cold
in case others find out.

Yashiro...

I hope you're telling the truth.

Why would I lie, my lady?

...that's impossible!

We must report this
to our lord in Gifu.

There are other informants...

I don't want this

to cause a rift between my
husband and my father.

A wife has her duties...

You intend to talk
to the young heir?

Yes.

I'll talk with him and get
his instructions.

Another thing, one of the conspirators
is the young heir's mother.

The other is Oga Yashiro,
our lord's trusted retainer.

We'd better report this
to your father in Gifu.

No.

That isn't what I
should do as his wife.

Just leave this to me.

As a dark cloud hung
over Okazaki castle,

the Takeda army began to
make its move again.

It was May, 1574.

I'm reporting from
Sir Ishikawa Kazumasa.

Takeda Katsuyori is about to enter
Totomi with his army!

Sakuza...

Send am emissary to Okazaki!

Order Nobuyasu to go to war!

Yes!

So... the Takeda and Uesugi
have an alliance now...

I'm going off to war.

We'll be separated for a while.

I'll eat here tonight.

Yes, I'll get ready.

Two months had gone by since
Nobuyasu visited her last.

That Katsuyori has surrounded
Takatenjin castle.

Just watch, I'll crush
Katsuyori's army this time.

My lord...

There is something I'd like to
tell you before you go.

Go on, what is it?

My lord, please be careful
of Oga Yashiro.

There's a rumour that he is
involved in a conspiracy.

Who told you that?

He's not a skilled warrior
but he is very useful.

My lord, these are not
unfounded rumours.

- They're not true.
- But they are...

And his co-conspirators are
in the castle!

Who is it?

One of them is Ayame.

Aren't you ashamed of mentioning
Ayame's name?

That's strange.

What's so shameful about being
concerned about one's husband?

It's shameful!
Ayame is your servant.

You'd be laughed at
for being jealous.

Can't you see I'm
concerned about you?

Do you think I'd make such
claims without proof?

Then, just mind your own business.

I can't do that.

As your wife, I couldn't let you
leave without telling you.

Being jealous is a wife's
proper behaviour?

Are you taking me lightly because
just your father is the lord of Oda?

I'm leaving!

Wait, you are going off to war.
Please don't fight.

My lady, please calm down.

I beg you, please.

Then, is she going to apologize
for her impudence?

What's that look!
Say something!

Why can't you hear me out?

Oga Yashiro has deceived your mother
and they are both after your life.

You're disobeying me!

My lady!
Calm down, my lord.

I know...

You're the one who has
caused this trouble!

That's too much.

Shut up!

Please calm down.

Damn you!

You're the cause of our
domestic problems!

She's innocent, my lord.

Shut up!

What did she do?

She's bleeding.

Someone please help!

Don't call anyone.

Damn you!

My lady.

Young Nobuyasu lost his mind

from fear of having kicked his
wife Toku, Nobunaga's daughter,

who was the link between the
Oda and Tokugawa clans.

My lord, he retreated once but
has entered Totomi again.

I think we should crush him.

I agree!

Don't bark, Nabe.

Katsuyori is relying on
the Uesugi clans in Echigo,

according to
Sir Ishikawa's report.

I won't let him go in and
out of our province!

My lord, our young lord will
soon arrive from Okazaki.

- If we're prepared, we...
- Wait...

We've asked the lord in Gifu
to send reinforcements.

Why should we be indebted
to the Oda clan?

I've asked for the reinforcements
because I have a reason.

Tell me your reason, my lord.

We can't fight this war
without their help.

There is an important report
before Lord Nobuyasu arrives.

Come closer, Chikayoshi.

Something happened...?

Lord Nobuyasu has injured
Princess Toku,

and killed her maid, Kijoju!

What?

Nobunaga's face,
ablazed with fury,

flashed across everyone's mind.

As his advisor,
I'm responsible for this.

I'm prepared to die in apology.

Was Nobuyasu drunk?

Yes.

He regretted it when he realized
what he'd done.

The reason?

The lady tried to advise our lord,
and that angered him.

He took it out on
the princess's maid.

What was her advice?

She said it was between husband
and wife, and won't tell me.

My lord, we must assume the news
has reached Gifu already.

Right.

From the reports, I believe the
maid was to blame.

No.

She was one of Lady No's
trusted maids.

They won't accept
that explanation.

we would have to make
them accept it.

If they discover she was
killed for no reason,

it would cause a rift
between our two clans.

My lord, all we can do is to
blame the maid.

Chikayoshi...

I won't allow you to die.

Understand?

My lord...

Lord...

Just as Sakuza predicted,

news of her death reached Nobunaga.

They claimed Kijoju told lies
to disrupt the Tokugawa clan?

That's what Nobuyasu said
when he killed her.

But she was not
that kind of a woman.

Then what?

According to the Princess,

Nobuyasu left for war at Hamamatsu.

However, there are traitor's that
communicate with the Takeda's.

One is Oga...

and the other is Lady Tsukiyama.

Lady No...

don't tell anyone about this.

The Tokugawa's are
indispensable to me.

But what if something happens
to our daughter?

I can't help that!

My legs!

Lord Ieyasu asked me to lead
the reinforcements myself.

What's on your mind?

I know Lord Ieyasu
is a cautious man.

But Takatenjin castle is only
10 leagues away.

Lord Nobuyasu has left for
Hamamatsu to give him aid.

Why can't the father and
son handle this war?

You tell me what Ieyasu thinks.

I think he wants to test Lord
Ogasawara of Takatenjin castle.

He used to serve the Imagawa so he
may lean toward the Takeda.

You're a frightening woman!

He may also be testing you to
see if you'd send him aid.

Quiet!

Why would Ieyasu test me?

If a war lasts three summers,

the soil tries up and
the residents would starve.

Ieyasu wants to avoid going to war
even if they're only 10 leagues away.

That's why he is asking me
to give him aid.

And? Do you intend to go to war?

I have to otherwise Ieyasu
would laugh at me!

Ieyasu and Nobuyasu are waiting
for me at Hamamatsu.

I'll take my time out there
with my son, Nobutada.

And then...

That Nobuyasu at Okazaki...

Father!

If we wait any longer for
the Oda's reinforcements,

we'll lose the Takatenjin army.

War is not just
a matter of fighting.

Takeda Shingen won
the battle of endurance.

Why must you endure this?

Listen, the weather
has been beautiful,

and I can almost hear the rice
plants springing upward.

We can't trample on them.

I, Nobuyasu, don't want to be indebted
to strangers when I don't have to.

The Oda clan are mere strangers?

No, but they are not
members of our clan,

we'd be indebted to them.

I repeat, Nobuyasu. Once the Oda
reinforcements arrive,

the Takeda army will retreat,
and the rice can grow.

My victory would be that I
prevented famine in my lands.

We need reinforcements
for this victory.

Then why aren't they here yet?

The Lord of Oda want to
prevent war, also.
Then why aren't they here yet?

The Lord of Oda want to
prevent war, also.

Lord Ogasawara has surrendered

...to Takeda Katsuyori.

I see.

Father!

Lord Ogasawara was just comparing
your father to Katsuyori.

I taught you to value the retainers.

Remember, that Ogasawara was
not a hereditary retainer!

So... he surrendered...

Nobunaga, with his grand army,
left Gifu.

When he arrived at Hamamatsu,

the Taketenjin castle
had already surrendered.

That was too bad.
We came too late.

Thank you for coming from
so far away.

I'm sure Katsuyori will come again.

As long as you're in Hamamatsu,

I'm not worried about being
attacked from the side.

We'll remain friends, won't we.

Here!

It's hot!

Take off your clothes, and bathe!

Come on.

Nobunaga showed enough
power to withstand the Takeda's

and returned to Gifu.

Oga Yashiro only thought of
him as a crude boor.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I received a secret letter from
Lord Katsuyori.

He'll come to Nagashino next.

The time has come to
proceed with our plans.

Wait. What if news of the maid's
death reached Gifu, then Hamamatsu...

Don't worry,
I already took care of that.

If you're still worried,
we can go one step further...

One step further?

Kill Lady Tsukiyama.

What?

Don't think of her as our
ally till we succeed.

If our conspiracy is
about to be exposed,

Before she has a chance to talk,
we'll get her.

Then we'll get the young lord
Nobuyasu, and Chikayoshi,

and Nonaka Shigemasa...

Yamada Hachizo met Monk Zuifu
and in the Busetsu forest and

thought of asking Nobuyasu
for forgiveness.

He realized for the first time
how cruel Oga Yashiro could be.

If he was willing to kill Lady Tsukiyama,
he could very well kill then.

Don't even tell me that again!

You're jealous of Yashiro!

Get lost if you don't want
to get killed. Get lost!

Come on. It's me.

How have you been since
we parted at Busetsu?

You're the monk.

So...

you started to serve
the Tokugawa clan? Good!

The Tokugawa clan is in danger!

Help me, monk!

Omimaru...

Oman's boy. I think I'll name
him "Omimaru."

Omimaru?

That's a fine name.

I have a request.

That's unusual.
What is it?

Before you go off to war again,
please see Omimaru.

You're still worried about Oman?

No, if I were her. I'd like you
to hold my child...

So... you're pregnant, too?

No, not yet...

You're leading me on.

Forgive me.

Don't apologize. This depends
on Divine Will.

Excuse me, my lord.

What is it?

There's a monk in travel attire,

who insists on seeing you,
and won't budge from the front gate.

What's his name?

He says you know him.
It's Monk Zuifu.

My Monk, the teacher!

It's been a long time.

There's something urgent
I must tell you.

You keep watch on the other side.

Go on.

Tell me what it is.

This man wants you to kill him

because he was part of a conspiracy.

A conspiracy?

Correct! The main conspirator is
Oga Yashiro, the chief retainer.

Don't tease me, Monk.

Not Oga of all people...

That's it.

He tried to warn the you lord,
and now you...

- But, Monk...
- Takechiyo!

Do you think I'd come all
the way to tease you?

You're going to war with
Nobuyasu to Nagashino.

Oga Yashiro,

is plotting to lead Katsuyori
into Okazaki castle.

The Oda reinforcements will
be stopped at Okazaki.

You'll lose your territory
and be destroyed.

You won't even lend
your ear to this?

Takechiyo, do you have no
eye for judging your retainers?

What would Monk Sessai
have said were he alive today?

Your wife, Lady Tsukiyama,
is part of the conspiracy.

Ieyasu, who learned of the conspiracy,

sent Obuko Tadayo to
investigate Oga Yashiro.

Work hard, now. Sire Obuko
is here from Hamamatsu.

We must always be ready to
transport provisions.

Sir Okubo, thank you for
your hard work.

Yashiro...

Kotani Jinza has been arrested
and Kurachi Heiza was killed.

You're the only one left!

I should've reported this earlier,
I guess.

I suspected them and only
pretended to join them...

You're a traitor!

I heard it all from
beneath your floor!

Take him away!

Don't stop working!

I tried to put an end to the
war so I can save common folk.

Now I'm arrested.

Keep on working... all of you.
You got that!

Oga Yashiro's arrest

hit Sena like a bolt of lightning.

She never thought,

the conspiracy would be discovered.

Ayame learnt of this immediately.

Go on!

I'm going to arrest your
wife and children.

Any messages to your wife?

I'm not sentimental.

You have no apology for her?

No.

Oga Yashiro has no apology for
her nor to our lord.

I see. He was so good to you.
Have you no sense of obligation?

I am obligated...

for showing me how to use
my mind and my strength.

What?!

When I began serving our lord,

I cowered before him from
fear and gratefulness.

I was like that before the elders.

My voice quavered and I couldn't
even talk to them.

Then I learned that they were less
capable than me.

Damn you...!

Our lord eats when he is hungry, he
sleeps with women when he wants to.

He's a man just like me.

Lady Tsukiyama showed me
my lord's true worth.

When I slept with Lady Tsukiyama,

I became disgusted with
my lord and pitied him

for being unable to control a
mere women.

Then I thought I'd better stop
serving my lord,

and think about the world a little.

Is that all you have to say?

No, there is more.

He's at war thinking that he'd
defeat the Takeda army.

But the war requires money.

Thus, the farmers and residents
are burdened.

The lord may be skilled at wars
but I'm better at the abacus.

I thought it's better to let the
Takeda's win for now

and relieve the people from
the burdens of war.

I almost made it, too.

Tell my lord.

Tell him what?

To punish me as he wishes.

But, I were to left to the people
to decide my fate,

Then I'm fairly certain that...

nobody would want to execute me.

You crook!

Is that what Yashiro really said?

Yes, it is.

What about Nobuyasu?

After the incident at Okazaki...

he was the most surprised.

That man has challenged Ieyasu.

I'll have my people decide
his fate.

Put him on a horse bareback with
a sign stating his crime,

and bring him to Hamamatsu.

Just as he wants, let the people of
Okazaki and Hamamatsu see him.

Once he arrives, take him
back from Hamamatsu to Okazaki.

Set an example of him in
Okazaki and Hamamatsu,

then, bury him alive.

Write the following on a sign...

"Those who hate him
may saw his neck"

and leave a saw.

My lord... what is a passerby
sympathizes with Yashiro?

Then, he'll be saved.

He may be saved, or killed.

Don't put up any guards.

I shall return to Okazaki and
carry out your orders.

At Okazaki, the next morning
a pitiful flower fell...

"My lord, my lady...

please forgive me.

All the troubles started when

I was sent to this castle by
my father, Genkei.

Now that I was unable
to bear you an heir,

I, Ayame, will remove myself.

I beg of you with my life

to lead a happy life
with you wife..."

My lady!

My lady...

Oga Yashiro has been buried
up to his neck!

Don't tell me!
It's frightening me!

Look, I know nothing of this...
understand?

If anyone comes to arrest me...

...I'll kill myself!

Just be quiet and listen.

Don't talk too big, you criminal!

You fool! Who do you think
is a criminal anyway?

I was after our lord because
I thought of your good...

Shut up! What'll happen
if our lord should die?

There will be no more wars.

You'll all be saved.

- Saved?
- That's right!

The Takeda's attack because
of the Tokugawa clan.

I tried to remove the cause
of these wars.

And slave under those Takeda
bastards? Not gonna happen!

Right!

Just ask the farmers
who serve the Takeda clan.

The Takeda's are rough, and
they steal the rice and women!

The people are living in despair!

Just listen to me once more!

I'd rather put an end to all this!

Don't! No!

Stay away!

Don't!

Stop it!

No!

- ...so he died?
- Yes.

The resident, who were supposed
to be on his side,

cut open the vein in his neck,
and he died.

I'm to blame for this.

It was an oversight on my part

as I was so busy fighting the
Takeda clan. But that's an excuse.

I'll never let that happen again.

Besides...

As Lady Tsukiyama's husband,
Ieyasu knew that he was

the reason Lady Tsukiyama
participated in the conspiracy.

However, Ieyasu could not
avoid punishing her!

He pitied Sena.

To be continued.