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TAIGA DRAMA

SANADA MARU

Written By: Mitani Koki

Music By: Hattori Takayuki

Narrator: Udo Yumiko

Sanada Nobushige: Sakai Masato

Sanada Nobuyuki: Oizumi Yo

Kiri: Nagasawa Masami

Fuji: Kimura Yoshino

Ishida Mitsunari: Yamamoto Koji

Kato Kiyomasa: Arai Hirofumi

Otani Yoshitsugu: Kataoka Ainosuke

Ideura Masasuke: Terajima Susumu

Katagiri Katsumoto: Kobayashi Takashi

Takanashi Naiki: Nakahara Takeo

Sen no Rikyu: Katsura Bunshi

Chacha: Takeuchi Yuko

Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Kohinata Fumiyo

Tori: Kusabue Mitsuko

Honda Tadakatsu: Fujioka Hiroshi

Kaoru: Takahata Atsuko

Nei: Suzuki Kyoka

Honda Masanobu: Kondo Masaomi

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Uchino Seiyo

Sanada Masayuki: Kusakari Masao

Producers: YOSHIKAWA KUNIO YASHIKI YOTARO

Translations by MTI

Director: Tanaka Tadashi

Episode 18: Homage

Hideyoshi offered his mother to Ieyasu as a hostage.

Which compelled Ieyasu to pay homage.

Regent Hideyoshi unification of the Land was within reach.

We received a letter from Genjiro.

Hideyoshi will promote you to daimyo status.

Ishida Mitsunari assures you of that.

Father, you will finally...

be equal to the Tokugawa and the Uesugi.

I don't like it.

Why?

The status of Daimyo should be gained by strength.

Who does Hideyoshi think he is?

It means he recognizes our strength.

I am not his vassal.

He acknowledges you.

Hence, the promotion.

I'm not paying homage.

Jump in and turn.

Try it.

Alright. One, two, three.

Good. Do it again.

Alright. One, two, three.

Alright. One, two, three.

Alright. Let's do it again.

Sir Rikyu, I need to ask you something.

Ask me anything.

When a person experiences extreme sorrow,

is it possible to completely forget the past?

Then live as a different person?

Well...

The mind is a mystery, Gennjiro...

Yes?

I don't know the answer to everything.

I wouldn't know how to answer that.

Forgive me.

UEDA CASTLE

What can I do for you? UEDA CASTLE

Lord Sanada, go to Osaka as soon as possible.

My Lord is worried.

Don't take the Regent lightly.

I decide whether to go or not to go.

The Regent plans to make you his immediate vassal.

If you reject him, he'll invade Ueda with full force.

What?

He has the momentum.

Most of the Daimyo in Japan have become his subjects.

Battle wise as you may be,

you stand no chance.

Daimyo...or death...

The choice is obvious.

My Lord is negotiating with the Regent on behalf of the Sanada.

Thank you for thinking of us.

Don't make the Uesugi lose face.

For the sakes of the Sanada and the Uesugi,

please go soon.

What should I do?

I have a duty to protect my fiefs.

To do that, I must become a daimyo lord.

That's true.

But that would mean becoming Hideyoshi's vassal.

After a desperate battle,

becoming a subject of a man unrelated to the Takeda,

is unthinkable to me.

That's true.

I have to decide soon.

Why don't you...

bow your head to him, under pretense.

Obeying the powerful.

That's how the Sanada survived.

Humble yourself, and hide your fangs and claws.

When you see Hideyoshi's momentum declining,

attack while he's asleep.

There's nothing wrong with being cowardly.

I'm going to see Hideyoshi. I'll pay homage to him.

Yes.

Doesn't that mean you'll become his subject?

That's the gist of it.

What will become of Numata?

We fought desperately to defend Numata.

Those who went under Hideyoshi were secured of their fiefs.

Nothing will change.

I'm against it!

Why do we have to go under Hideyoshi?

This is the end of the World!

Don't worry.

I'll bow to him, but it won't be from the heart.

Father has finally decided to pay homage.

The Sanada will survive now.

Congratulations.

As I keep saying, I don't know you people.

After the Honno-ji Incident, you escaped from Azuchi Castle,

and jumped into Lake Biwa with the Akechi men in pursuit.

Leave me alone!

What do you want from me?

You have a husband named Oyamada Shigemasa.

He is lamenting your death.

He's probably still around Lake Biwa.

My name is Fuji.

I'm second to Okuni as a dancer in this troupe.

I don't know you!

Please remember!

It's me, Genjiro Nobushige!

When we were performing near Otsu, IZUMO NO OKUNI

she appeared at the shrine where we stayed. IZUMO NO OKUNI

She wouldn't tell me her name or where she's from.

It seemed like she had nowhere to go,

so we picked her up to join our troupe.

When was this?

About three years ago.

The timing matches.

Are you her family?

I'm her younger brother.

I have a favor to ask you.

As selfish as this sounds,

can I take her with me?

Her homeland might trigger her memory.

I couldn't be happier if you'd take her with you.

What?

She's a problem.

She has no talent for dancing.

Is that so?

Her hands and feet just go through the motion,

and it's creepy.

Isn't she second to you in popularity?

She's not popular at all.

Is that so?

Therefore, I'm taking her in.

She lives here?

I can't impose on Sir Ishida any more than I have.

I have a favor to ask of you.

All right. I'll ask Lady Nei.

Thanks.

I hope you regain your memory soon.

What did Okuni say?

She doesn't want me?

She didn't say that.

Was I a burden after all?

I knew I was terrible at it.

You have nothing to worry about.

Please focus on recuperating.

I'm not tired.

Having amnesia means you are not well, aneue (older sister).

Don't call me aneue.

Call me your younger sister.

I can't do that.

We could use all the help we can get.

That would be appreciated.

Thank you!

Nei! Where are you?

The title of Daijo-daiji is mine!

Daijo-daijin...

That's what I'm going to be.

Daijo-daijin?

The imperial envoys came from Kyoto today.

Even Lord Nobunaga couldn't get that title!

I've finally outdone him!

Congratulations.

Minamoto-no-Yoritomo became Shogun,

but not Daijo-daijin.

Congratulations.

Congratulations!

Congratulations.

Thank you!

I'm not that happy about it.

Isn't that higher than Shogun?

The title means nothing.

I didn't strive hard for that.

Fulfilling Lord Nobunaga's aspirations...

That is my only wish.

Uncle's aspirations?

You need to be of high rank to control all the Daimyo.

Once peace is established, I plan to relinquish that title.

Genjiro, your father is coming.

What?

I finally heard back from him.

He should have come bowing in deference sooner.

What will become of the Sanada?

Are you crushing them?

I'm thinking.

Nobunaga died right before he unified the land.

No one can deny that could also happen to Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi's rule will be short-lived.

Something is bound to happen.

I'll have to bear it until then.

Are you going to join him and wait?

If you want,

I could play the part of Akechi Mitsuhide.

That's interesting.

In February 1587,

Sanada Masayuki and his party arrived in Osaka.

Handle them with care.

Brother!

Genjiro!

I'm glad you persuaded Father.

He gave me a hard time.

When Father sees how things are in Osaka,

he'll understand how powerful the Regent is.

I am a bit upset.

I heard we are spending a night here.

Yes.

We can’t enter the castle and must stay at this old temple.

What's going on?

There aren't many vacant rooms in Osaka Castle.

Didn't the Tokugawa and the Uesugi stay in the castle?

Compared to them, our fiefs are small.

Even then...

Let me talk to Sir Ishida.

All right.

Go and see Father right away.

Yes.

Father!

You look good.

Have you been well?

Yes. I've finally adjusted to Osaka.

My, my, just look at you.

You must enjoy life here.

Does it seem that way? I can't tell.

You have a Kyoto aura.

Brother...

you smell like soil.

Ridiculous!

Have you seen Osaka Castle?

Yes. I had a view of it before I came here.

What a huge castle!

The Regent does everything on an entirely different scale.

Genjiro.

How would you about attacking it?

I'm talking about down the road.

There's no guarantee it won't come to that.

Osaka Castle is impregnable.

It doesn't make it difficult to seize because it's large.

If anything, the bigger it is, the harder to defend.

I'll find it's weakness.

I'd like a map of the castle's surroundings.

My father has safely arrived.

Sanada Masayuki is here?

He's supposed to meet the Regent tomorrow.

They're staying at a temple 1-ri (2.44 miles) away.

I arranged it.

It's a breezy old temple.

Can't they move into town?

Impossible.

The Uesugi and Tokugawa stayed in the castle.

They're of different status.

They are high rank Daimyo Lords.

Sanada is a provincial lord.

I understand.

Here you go.

I'm worried about Father for various reasons.

Isn't he going to be a subject of the Regent?

I guess.

I'm glad.

The Regent will protect us now.

It's not that simple.

You just have to work things out between the two.

Did you tell them about Matsu?

Father is preoccupied by his meeting with the Regent.

I'll find the right time to tell him.

That might be best.

I have to go back now.

Do your best.

He promised to take me when he went to Osaka.

That shows how important this homage is.

He could have mentioned it to me.

Why did he have to leave while I'm in Kusatsu?

If he told you, you would have come back with a mouthful.

He didn't want to deal with that.

COURTESAN YOSHINO

The Regent arranged this setting for us.

How considerate of him.

He's an attentive man.

Excellent!

Please enjoy.

Would you like a drink?

Please excuse me now.

Thank you for heeding my unreasonable request.

What are you saying?

After one visit, you are considered a regular.

Please don't send the bill to Sir Ishida. I'll pay for it.

I understand.

Father, have a drink.

Please relax tonight.

What is Hideyoshi like?

He's an incredible man.

I feel hes greater than Nobunaga or Ieyasu.

Someone deserving respect?

He appears frivolous, but behind that,

he is a man of depth, who is to be feared.

You would know.

I can't wait to meet him.

Where to?

The bathroom.

No need to accompany me.

Genjiro.

Yes.

Tell me the truth.

Do you think Hideyoshi's rule will last?

He's determined to end the warring era.

The Daimyo cannot engage in battle without permission.

He's trying to standardize the measuring squares for rice.

The Provinces will be unified into one large country.

Which means, Genjiro...

no more raging battles!

I can understand how Father feels.

This isn't about Father.

It's about us.

We may have been born...

... a little late.

He looks unusually nervous.

I hope the Regent likes it.

These are top quality.

He should be pleased.

I'd want if for myself.

Excuse me.

Father...This is Sir Ishida.

I'm Sanada Masayuki.

I've been waiting for you.

Thank you for being good to my son, Genjiro.

I'm his older brother...

Let us not waste time.

We came to inspect the Regent's gifts.

They are products from Shinano.

They are rare items which can't be acquired in Kamigata.

Overall, it has a displeasing color.

Let's switch it to a box with vivid colors.

That would make it look more attractive.

Arrange it at once.

Very well.

Thank you.

What is this?

Boar and bear furs.

It'll keep you warm in winter.

It smells.

Can't something be done about the smell?

That's how it is.

Put it away.

But...

Just put it away.

Since you brought it...

Shove it in the back.

Very well.

I'm Toyotomi Hidetsugu

Sanada Masayuki, thank you for coming to Osaka.

Mitsunari.

Lord Sanada, your fiefs are secured.

No one can invade your fiefs without the Regent's consent.

Thank you.

You will devote yourself to the Regent as his subject.

That will be all.

How rude is that?

Father came from Ueda to meet the Regent.

The Regent is a busy man.

He ignored Father.

Doesn't it upset you?

Of course, it does.

What does Hideyoshi think of Father?

He's concerned about Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Father repelled Ieyasu.

There's no doubt that he acknowledges Father.

Then why is he being treated like this?

We can't back down after being ignored like this.

Unless we hear directly from the Regent,

we cannot return to Ueda.

Tell Ishida that.

Genzaburo.

Stop saying I've been ignored.

I'm sorry.

How can Hideyoshi do this after calling me here?

He's a big fool who knows no etiquette.

He won't last very...

Father!

Someone might be listening.

Genjiro!

Sir Gyobu!

I heard Lord Sanada is here, so I had to come see him.

Father, this is Sir Otani Gyobu.

He works with Sir Ishida as governor of Sakai.

Are you Lord Sanada?

Your army of 2,000 confronted Ieyasu's army of 7,000 at Ueda.

You are described as the the second Kusunoki Masashige.

I've been wanting to meet you.

Is that so? Please have a seat.

The Regent?

I have a favor to ask of him.

I can arrange that, but will you heed my request in return?

Yes, of course.

I'm busy right now.

I have to prepare for the Kyushu expedition.

Why don't you meet him?

You were playing cards with me all day.

Don't mention it.

My father was wrong in coming late.

But my father has his pride to uphold.

If he doesn't meet you, his visit has no meaning.

My Father plans to go home and prepare for battle.

It would not be wise to make the Sanada into enemies.

If we gain the Hojo and Tokugawa as allies,

we will stand before you as formidable foes.

Are you threatening me?

Yes, I am.

I'm Regent and Daijo-daijin, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Lord Sanada Masayuki.

Thank you for coming here.

I wanted you as a subject very badly.

Your tactical strategies and courage...

I want you to use them for me as a Toyotomi Daimyo.

All right?

Certainly.

I'm counting on you.

(Ishida) Mitsunari.

The Regent will establish a new rule.

The peace edict is one of them. You are aware of it, aren't you?

Yes.

However, if war breaks out,

the order of command must be clarified.

The Daimyo will follow the nearest High Daimyo.

and obey their orders in time of war.

Is that clear?

Yes.

Lord Sanada, you will be under the Tokugawa.

The Tokugawa?

Please wait.

Regent.

Are you telling the Sanada to become Tokugawa's vassals?

Not vassals. Enforcement officers.

You will be providing aid.

Are you ordering my Father to fight under the Tokugawa?

In return, the Sanada fiefs will be protected by the Tokugawa.

If the Hojo invade, the Tokugawa will act as your shield.

It's not a bad deal, is it?

What do you say to it?

Yes, sir.

On the way back to Ueda, pay your respect to Ieyasu.

Depart tomorrow morning and go to Sunpu (Ieyasu's new headquarter).

How clever of the Regent.

Who would have thought there'd be a day when

Lord Sanada Masayuki would bow to me?

So soon, too.

The human world is... very interesting.

After the Takeda's demise and until now...

we deceived and were deceived...

we betrayed and were betrayed...

and has desperately survived.

We staked everything we had...

to fight ingeniously.

The end result of all that...

is being the vassal of Tokugawa, who is a vassal of Hideyoshi.

How interesting is that?

I'm sorry.

It's not your fault.

Father. It's getting chilly.

Come inside.

Genzaburo.

Genjiro.

Where did I go wrong?

Please tell me.

Where... did I go wrong?

You haven't done anything wrong.

Father, you've become a Daimyo...

and can protect your fiefs.

So, now...

let's get some rest.

We leave early tomorrow.

Father.

I have something else to tell you.

I couldn't find the right time to tell you.

There's someone I'd like you to meet.

Please come in.

Sister (Matsu)!!

You're alive!

Matsu!

Unfortunately, she doesn't remember any of us.

She doesn't remember?

She was traumatized.

Excuse me.

Please let me go.

Don't you recognize me?

Matsu! It's me, Genzaburo!

It's me, Genzaburo!

I'm your father!

You must have the wrong person, after all.

That's not true.

Let's share our memories of our homeland with her.

That might trigger her memory.

Father.

When you were little...

I'd carry you on my back into the mountains.

Whenever I carried you one my back, you'd pee on me.

Brother.

When I was a child, you'd always make me cry.

You'd pinch my nose with the crab claws.

Next.

There's a tall tree in the central area.

We'd climb that together,

and mock the village men who passed by.

Like he's handsome, his head is too big, and such.

Is that what you did?

When I was yet a child,

the dried up frog that you gave me was very creepy.

Your older sister sounds like a very odd person.

Father.

Don't look at me.

You always pee when I carry you on my back!

Is that all you can say?

I'm sorry, but... I don't remember anything.

There's no need to rush.

Take it slowly.

Come. Let's get some fresh air.

Sound good.

I'm just happy she is alive.

I agree.

Good things will follow the bad things.

It evens out in the end.

Dry skin...

My heels are dry lately.

Look.

Oh my. It lacks moisture.

When you're lonely, it gets dry.

Kiri...

Yes?

You never did return the hand mirror I lent you.

Matsu?

Father!

Genzaburo!

Genjiro!

Matsu!!

SURUGA - SUNPU CASTLE (TOKUGAWA HEADQUARTER)

Per order from the Regent,

I, Sanada Masayuki,

will do my beast as your enforcement officer.

You have my word on it.

Face me.

Lord Sanada.

Yes.

If Lord Sanada, who is famed for his bravery,

allies with us,

we are secure.

I am counting on you.

Certainly.

Going forward...

let us work together.

Lord Sanada Masayuki..

became a Daimyo under the Tokugawa from that year.

END OF EPISODE 18

Just a bit longer.

No one is coming.

You killed her parents.

No!

Father!

It's all for you.

You'll become the wife of the ruler.

Regent...

Shizuoka (Sunpu) City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

It was called the Tokugawa Ieyasu (Takechiyo) childhood home.

It was here where he spent years as hostage of Yoshimoto Imagawa.

At the Rinzai-ji Temple, Ieyasu...

met the monk Sessei, who served the Imagawa Clan.

From him, Ieyasu received instructions on military science .

Then, at age 16, he left Shizuoka to get married.

In Tensho 14, (1586) Tokugawa became a Toyotomi vassal.

Ieyasu was 45-year-old at that time.

He returned to Shizuoka/Sunpu making it his new headquarters.

The following year Sanada Masayuki...

was ordered to come under the control of the Tokugawa.

Then, at Sunpu Castle, Masayuki came face-to-face with Ieyasu.

Fate has forced the Sanada to be vassal of their opponent, the Tokugawa!

The relationship between the two Clans will get more complicated!

NEXT EPISODE: Love Affair