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<i>NARRATOR: The 16th century.</i>

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<i>In England, it was the Elizabethan age.</i>

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<i>In Japan, a time of brutal civil war.</i>

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<i>The time of the samurai.</i>

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<i>The country had been torn apart,
as powerful clans</i>

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<i>fought each other for supremacy.</i>

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<i>Each warlord had
his own private army of samurai,</i>

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<i>Japanese knights,
dedicated to battle and honour</i>

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<i>and loyal to the death.</i>

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<i>This is the story of the greatest
samurai general of them all.</i>

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<i>His achievements would match
those of Caesar and Napoleon.</i>

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<i>He'd found a dynasty
that would rule Japan for 250 years,</i>

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(SHOUTS)

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<i>and whose ruthless philosophy
would shape it until our modern age.</i>

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<i>And at the biggest battle
in samurai history,</i>

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<i>he would gamble everything</i>

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<i>in one of the most bizarre
military decisions ever made.</i>

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NAOMASA: He will kill us all.

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Then what have we got to lose?

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<i>NARRATOR: His name was Tokugawa Ieyasu.</i>

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<i>And he was to become The Shogun.</i>

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(THUNDER RUMBLING)

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IEYASU: The way of the warrior
says I have no designs.

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I make seizing the opportunity
my design.

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The way of the warrior
says I have no principles.

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I make adaptability my principle.

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This is how I followed
the way of the warrior.

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Seize the opportunity and the power.

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It all began with a child.

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(TAIKO GASPING)

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My Lord, The Taiko has asked for you.

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<i>NARRATOR: On the 18th
of September, 1598,</i>

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<i>the eyes ofJapan
were on a six-year-old boy.</i>

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<i>His father, the country's supreme ruler,
known as The Taiko,</i>

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<i>lay dying.</i>

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<i>Among the nobles present,
Ishida Mitsunari,</i>

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<i>The Taiko's loyal minister,</i>

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<i>and Tokugawa Ieyasu,
the country's most powerful warlord.</i>

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<i>The rivalry between these two men
would shape the future of Japan.</i>

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TAIKO: Hideyori...

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I'm sorry, my son.

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(TAIKO COUGHING)

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Mitsunari...

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My Lord.

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My good, faithful Mitsunari.

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(TAIKO COUGHING)

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Ieyasu.

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(TAIKO GASPING)

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I want you both to promise me
you'll stand together as allies

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until my son is old enough to rule.

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Keep Japan united.

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(COUGHING)

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<i>NARRATOR: Both Ieyasu and Mitsunari
swore to work together</i>

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<i>in a ruling council.</i>

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<i>This would govern
until The Taiko's son was of age.</i>

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<i>But, in reality, Ieyasu had no intention
of supporting the boy.</i>

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(WOMAN SCREAMING)

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WOMAN: He's dead! He's dead!

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We have to get ready, my son,
for the coming chaos.

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(SHOUTS)

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IEYASU: Do you think me dishonourable,

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disloyal for plotting
against The Taiko's son?

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The way of the warrior puts loyalty
above all things.

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But loyalty to whom?

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Your leader? Your country?

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Your family?

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(SHOUTS)

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Let me tell you about loyalty.

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Twenty years ago,
I was just a minor lord

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and I served a man
more powerful than me.

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And my master said, "Your eldest son,
Nobuyasu, I hear he plots against me."

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"Either he dies
or your family will be wiped out."

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Even though the accusation was unjust,
my son chose the honourable course.

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I kept the sword that Nobuyasu used.

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A reminder that loyalties can conflict.

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This boy is now my heir.

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Hidetada.

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A young man impatient for power.

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I want to be part of the fight.

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I'm not a boy.

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We may not need to fight
if we plan and move carefully.

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Hidetada.

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You were a gift.

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Born the year your brother...

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Born the year Nobuyasu died.

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So, I live the rest of my life
wrapped in silk because of Nobuyasu?

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- I've tried to protect you.
- I don't need protecting.

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What I need
is the chance to prove myself!

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Until you can learn to think
before you act,

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you can do exactly as I say.

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And I say we use politics, not war.

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<i>NARRATOR:
After months of careful preparation,</i>

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<i>Ieyasu made his first move.</i>

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My lord, I've seen to it
you have everything you need

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for a safe and pleasant journey.

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<i>NARRATOR: Ieyasu sent The Taiko's son
away from Fushimi Castle</i>

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<i>and the intrigues of court.</i>

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<i>It was the opening gambit
in a deliberately planned</i>

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<i>strategy of provocation.</i>

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<i>And Ieyasu expected a swift reaction
from Mitsunari and the ruling council.</i>

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<i>He didn't have to wait long.</i>

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(MUFFLED CRY)

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(SHOUTING)

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(NINJA CRIES)

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(NINJA SCREAMS)

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(GRUNTS)

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<i>NARRATOR: Torii Mototada was
Ieyasu's loyal samurai retainer.</i>

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<i>His family had served and protected
his master's clan for generations.</i>

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So,

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I finally get my own bed back.

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(HIDETADA GROANS)

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It's me.

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We can see.

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Who are they?

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Mitsunari's men.

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Mitsunari? I'll kill him.

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You'll do nothing, understand?

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You'll leave Mitsunari to me.

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You'll do nothing!

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IEYASU: Why didn't I act
against Mitsunari?

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The way of the warrior says,
"Make impatience your enemy."

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Mitsunari was predictable,

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a pen-pusher, not a soldier.

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One should be in no hurry
to remove an opponent

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you know you can beat.

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Of course, I hadn't planned on the
reaction of my hot-headed son, Hidetada.

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Along with Ii Naomasa,
one of my generals,

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he traced Mitsunari
to a friend's mansion.

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Close the gate!

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COURTIER: (WHISPERING)
Lord Hidetada is approaching.

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Surround the place.

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(SAMURAI SHOUTS)

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(FEMALE SERVANT WHIMPERS)

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Make way for her ladyship.

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Where's Mitsunari?

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He was seen here.

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<i>NARRATOR: The manner of Mitsunari's
escape is notorious in Japan.</i>

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<i>But what he did next
was more extraordinary.</i>

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<i>Instead of fleeing to his castle
or rallying his allies,</i>

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<i>he put his faith
in the samurai code of honour,</i>

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<i>and he went straight
to his enemy's mansion.</i>

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You know, if you had
some decent makeup, Mitsunari,

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maybe did something with your hair...

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They're always looking for geisha
in Osaka.

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I'm flattered.

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Odd coincidence, don't you think?

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Assassins drop in on me
a couple of nights back.

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And now someone's chasing you.

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We live in dangerous times.

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We certainly live in strange ones.

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Don't play games with me, Ieyasu.

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Call off your son.

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And why should I do that?

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MITSUNARI: All I've ever done
in my entire life

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is serve The Taiko's family.

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Before and after his death.

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You're scared. You want my protection.

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What do you want?

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You retire to your castle in Sawayama.
Stay there.

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Get that makeup. Find a nice man.

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You are not The Taiko. To order me...

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No, I'm not The Taiko,
and I'm not ordering you.

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It's your choice, Mitsunari.

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Exile, or I reveal
you tried to murder me.

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<i>NARRATOR: Ieyasu had Mitsunari
where he wanted him. Alive, but weakened.</i>

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<i>Now, he began to tighten
his grip on power.</i>

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<i>He ousted two other members
of the ruling council</i>

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<i>and occupied The Taiko's seat
at Fushimi Castle.</i>

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<i>He married his daughters off
to the sons of other powerful warlords,</i>

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<i>so potential enemies became allies.</i>

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<i>It looked as if Ieyasu would take
control of Japan</i>

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<i>through politics, not war.</i>

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<i>And then, in the east,
a samurai lord began to gather his army</i>

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<i>in protest at Ieyasu's actions.</i>

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(HORSE SNUFFLING)

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(HORSES NEIGHING)

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<i>For Ieyasu, putting down these rebels
would confirm his authority.</i>

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<i>But he still needed
the approval of The Taiko's son,</i>

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<i>in whose name he claimed to act.</i>

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<i>That meant securing
the support of the boy's guardian,</i>

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<i>his cousin, Hideaki,</i>

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<i>a young man
with whom Ieyasu had history.</i>

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HIDEAKI: You ride like a madman.
IEYASU: I need to keep up with you.

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(IEYASU LAUGHS)

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IEYASU: How's the boy?

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Missing his father.

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If you've come here
to ask for my support, I can't give it.

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You know, Hideaki,

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if your uncle was alive, he'd deal
with the rebels just as I will.

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In helping me,
you'd be doing your uncle's work.

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Wasn't that our promise,
to keep the peace?

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Is that what I'd be doing?

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Or would I just be helping you?

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Then you'll have to decide
if you trust me.

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Hideaki,

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five years ago,
you came back from battle,

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and Mitsunari advised The Taiko
the best thing you could do

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was to pull a sword
straight across your guts.

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He said you were a disgrace,
that you deserved death.

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I failed.

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I led my troops to defeat...

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You were a boy, sent to do a man's job.

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I know. You were the one
who spoke up for me.

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It wasn't hard to do.

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I didn't want to see
another young life wasted.

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I know this isn't easy for you.

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But someone has to hold Japan together.

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Like it or not, that's you and me.

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<i>NARATOR: Now confident he had Hideaki's blessing,
and, therefore, official authority,</i>

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<i>Ieyasu led his army out of Fushimi.</i>

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<i>His plan was to rendez-vous
with Hideaki,</i>

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<i>before striking east
against the so-called rebels.</i>

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<i>But he was to be disappointed.</i>

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<i>Instead of joining Ieyasu,
Hideyaki went over to the other side.</i>

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<i>Now, it was Mitsunari
who claimed The Taiko's authority.</i>

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<i>And, with Ieyasu miles to the east,</i>

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<i>Mitsunari marched on Fushimi.</i>

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(MEN YELLING)

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<i>NARRATOR: Ieyasu had left
only his samurai retainer, Mototada,</i>

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<i>and a few hundred men to guard his rear.</i>

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<i>They were outnumbered 20 to 1.</i>

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(PANTING)

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It is not the way of the warrior
to be ashamed and avoid death.

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It is to die for your master.

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To die with honour.

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(MOTOTADA YELLING)

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<i>NARRATOR: Mototada could have
surrendered to Hideaki</i>

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<i>or even tried to escape.</i>

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<i>But that would have meant
living with the shame</i>

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<i>of losing his master's castle.</i>

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<i>Instead, he chose to follow
the way of the warrior.</i>

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We march at first light,
confront Ieyasu.

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HIDEAKI: We don't need to confront him.

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Ieyasu's weakened.
He can be forced to negotiate.

235
00:24:45,721 --> 00:24:48,519
You didn't think this was it, did you?

236
00:24:48,641 --> 00:24:51,155
Fushimi is just the first step.

237
00:24:51,281 --> 00:24:53,749
We leave tomorrow. Get your men ready.

238
00:25:08,481 --> 00:25:11,154
IEYASU: I underestimated Mitsunari.

239
00:25:18,361 --> 00:25:21,433
Mototada fought to the last.

240
00:25:23,361 --> 00:25:25,317
He died for our family.

241
00:25:27,721 --> 00:25:29,598
Now we have no choice.

242
00:25:29,721 --> 00:25:34,317
The chaos is here,
a full-scale civil war.

243
00:25:34,441 --> 00:25:38,480
It's not what I wanted
and we have a duty to end it quickly.

244
00:25:41,001 --> 00:25:43,720
Our troops will advance
from two directions.

245
00:25:43,841 --> 00:25:46,913
I'll take 30,000 men
along the south road.

246
00:25:48,001 --> 00:25:50,276
Hidetada,

247
00:25:50,401 --> 00:25:53,518
40,000 men will take the north road.

248
00:25:55,081 --> 00:25:56,036
Under you.

249
00:26:14,561 --> 00:26:16,153
You're not a boy.

250
00:26:19,161 --> 00:26:21,197
Thank you, Father.

251
00:26:21,321 --> 00:26:22,959
Don't let me down.

252
00:26:39,161 --> 00:26:42,870
<i>NARRATOR: This was the start
of a brutal civil war in Japan.</i>

253
00:26:49,081 --> 00:26:53,120
<i>Heading out from Edo,
Ieyasu, now cast as a traitor,</i>

254
00:26:53,241 --> 00:26:56,756
<i>tried to pick off Mitsunari's allies
in a series of battles.</i>

255
00:27:00,801 --> 00:27:03,713
<i>Mitsunari, his ranks swollen
by many warlords</i>

256
00:27:03,841 --> 00:27:07,231
<i>loyal to The Taiko's family,
approached from the west,</i>

257
00:27:07,361 --> 00:27:10,080
<i>aiming to attack Ieyasu's power base.</i>

258
00:27:18,481 --> 00:27:22,952
<i>Eventually, Mitsunari and his allies
converged on Ogaki,</i>

259
00:27:23,081 --> 00:27:27,074
<i>twelve miles from the vital crossroads
of Sekigahara,</i>

260
00:27:27,201 --> 00:27:30,159
<i>which controlled access
to all parts of Japan.</i>

261
00:27:38,361 --> 00:27:42,798
<i>In mid-October, 1600,
Ieyasu himself arrived.</i>

262
00:27:42,921 --> 00:27:46,391
<i>Already there, waiting for him,
his general, Naomasa.</i>

263
00:27:48,241 --> 00:27:51,438
<i>The two sides were now separated
by a narrow valley.</i>

264
00:27:53,561 --> 00:27:57,793
NAOMASA: Mitsunari's pitched camp at
Ogaki Castle. He's up there in numbers.

265
00:28:00,601 --> 00:28:03,798
Where's Hidetada?
I don't see his banner.

266
00:28:03,921 --> 00:28:06,151
- I've sent messengers.
- When?

267
00:28:06,281 --> 00:28:07,680
A week ago.

268
00:28:09,964 --> 00:28:12,065
He's got half our army.

269
00:28:12,356 --> 00:28:14,059
He knows it.

270
00:28:20,876 --> 00:28:22,569
<i>NARATOR: What Ieyasu didn't know</i>

271
00:28:22,712 --> 00:28:27,868
<i>was that Hidetada had been needlessly waylaid
beseiging the castle of one of Mitsunari's allies.</i>

272
00:28:28,723 --> 00:28:32,112
<i>Ieyasu badly needed his son's troops.</i>

273
00:28:38,500 --> 00:28:40,456
You should try to sleep.

274
00:28:46,660 --> 00:28:49,015
IEYASU: You know what tomorrow is?

275
00:28:50,300 --> 00:28:53,417
Twenty-one years to the day
of my boy's death.

276
00:28:54,940 --> 00:28:56,532
Nobuyasu.

277
00:28:59,020 --> 00:29:01,056
They said he was a traitor,

278
00:29:02,740 --> 00:29:05,334
conspiring against the lord I served.

279
00:29:06,260 --> 00:29:07,693
It wasn't true.

280
00:29:09,180 --> 00:29:10,898
But he had to die.

281
00:29:15,060 --> 00:29:17,210
There was nothing I could do.

282
00:29:25,020 --> 00:29:29,650
He had to die
or our family would've been destroyed.

283
00:29:31,500 --> 00:29:33,172
That was the choice.

284
00:29:43,260 --> 00:29:46,093
He was required to prove my loyalty.

285
00:29:58,940 --> 00:30:00,373
To Nobuyasu.

286
00:30:03,460 --> 00:30:04,813
To loyalty.

287
00:30:17,980 --> 00:30:21,290
<i>NARRATOR: The next day,
Mitsunari made his move.</i>

288
00:30:21,420 --> 00:30:24,253
<i>He prepared plans to seize Sekigahara,</i>

289
00:30:24,380 --> 00:30:27,770
<i>aiming to use the crossroads
to bypass Ieyasu,</i>

290
00:30:27,900 --> 00:30:30,733
<i>perhaps even attack his rear.</i>

291
00:30:31,740 --> 00:30:35,210
<i>And Mitsunari
had a critical strategic advantage.</i>

292
00:30:40,540 --> 00:30:43,259
<i>Hideaki, The Taiko's nephew,</i>

293
00:30:43,380 --> 00:30:48,090
<i>had taken up position on Mount Matsuo,
which overlooked the crossroads itself.</i>

294
00:30:54,780 --> 00:30:56,532
Leave me.

295
00:31:01,820 --> 00:31:04,653
- Looking forward to it?
- To what?

296
00:31:04,780 --> 00:31:07,931
Putting down a rebellion,
wiping out the usurper.

297
00:31:08,740 --> 00:31:10,890
What is it with you, Mitsunari?

298
00:31:11,540 --> 00:31:14,612
- You like watching people die?
- Ieyasu deserves what's coming.

299
00:31:14,740 --> 00:31:16,537
Ieyasu saved my life

300
00:31:17,380 --> 00:31:19,371
when you would've seen me killed.

301
00:31:20,980 --> 00:31:25,258
That was a long time ago.
I misjudged you.

302
00:31:26,340 --> 00:31:27,659
I'm sorry.

303
00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,091
I know you don't like me.

304
00:31:34,980 --> 00:31:36,811
But when this is over,

305
00:31:38,540 --> 00:31:40,770
I'd like you to consider a proposal.

306
00:31:42,060 --> 00:31:44,494
I'd like you to become my chancellor.

307
00:31:47,860 --> 00:31:49,373
Your chancellor?

308
00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:52,695
You mean, until Hideyori is of age?

309
00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:57,053
Of course. Of course.

310
00:31:58,460 --> 00:32:03,170
All I ask is that you attack Ieyasu
the moment I send up my flare.

311
00:32:09,940 --> 00:32:12,170
You're in a good position here.

312
00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:45,334
<i>NARRATOR: On the evening
of the 20th of October, 1600,</i>

313
00:32:45,460 --> 00:32:50,375
<i>Mitsunari's army left Ogaki,
heading towards Sekigahara.</i>

314
00:33:09,340 --> 00:33:12,173
They're marching towards Sekigahara.

315
00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:15,417
Of course they are,
they want the crossroads.

316
00:33:15,540 --> 00:33:17,929
We need to withdraw and regroup.

317
00:33:18,060 --> 00:33:20,972
If we withdraw now, we lose.

318
00:33:21,180 --> 00:33:25,492
My lord, without Hidetada,
we are under-strengthed.

319
00:33:25,620 --> 00:33:28,453
Hidetada's dead to me.
Do you understand?

320
00:33:35,180 --> 00:33:37,296
This is from Hideaki.

321
00:33:49,300 --> 00:33:51,894
You're relying on Hideaki?

322
00:33:52,020 --> 00:33:53,578
He says he's made a mistake.

323
00:33:54,300 --> 00:33:56,655
He's no longer fooled by Mitsunari.

324
00:33:56,780 --> 00:33:58,691
- And you believe him?
- Why lie?

325
00:33:58,820 --> 00:34:00,970
Because that is what he does!

326
00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:04,660
Mototada died because of him!

327
00:34:04,780 --> 00:34:07,214
(YELLING) Are you questioning me?

328
00:34:07,340 --> 00:34:08,489
Are you?

329
00:34:15,620 --> 00:34:20,330
We'll find out the truth soon enough
at Sekigahara.

330
00:34:35,620 --> 00:34:40,614
<i>NARRATOR: Ieyasu was now risking
everything on a confused young man</i>

331
00:34:40,740 --> 00:34:43,413
<i>who had already betrayed him
once before.</i>

332
00:34:44,820 --> 00:34:47,653
<i>This was Ieyasu's
first great gamble that day.</i>

333
00:34:49,100 --> 00:34:51,011
<i>It would not be his last.</i>

334
00:35:13,140 --> 00:35:14,619
<i>NARRATOR: As they prepared for battle,</i>

335
00:35:14,740 --> 00:35:19,609
<i>both sides were pinning their hopes
on Hideaki, positioned on Mount Matsuo.</i>

336
00:35:26,780 --> 00:35:29,613
<i>Ieyasu was gambling
that Hideaki would defect</i>

337
00:35:29,740 --> 00:35:31,935
<i>and join battle on his side.</i>

338
00:35:38,180 --> 00:35:41,695
<i>Mitsunari was confident
that Hideaki would attack Ieyasu</i>

339
00:35:41,820 --> 00:35:43,572
<i>on the agreed signal.</i>

340
00:35:50,460 --> 00:35:55,853
<i>Sekigahara was the biggest gathering
of samurai in Japanese history.</i>

341
00:36:05,673 --> 00:36:08,392
<i>NARRATOR: Without his heir, Hidetada,</i>

342
00:36:08,513 --> 00:36:11,903
<i>Ieyasu promoted
his younger son, Tadayoshi,</i>

343
00:36:12,033 --> 00:36:14,786
<i>to uphold the family's honour in combat.</i>

344
00:36:17,673 --> 00:36:20,870
I want you to take Tadayoshi
into battle.

345
00:36:20,993 --> 00:36:22,392
Look after him.

346
00:36:30,513 --> 00:36:31,946
Make me proud.

347
00:36:53,616 --> 00:36:57,086
Would you like to take a look
at their frontline, Tadayoshi?

348
00:37:15,096 --> 00:37:17,485
(SCREAMING)

349
00:37:17,616 --> 00:37:20,050
(ALL SHOUTING)

350
00:37:50,972 --> 00:37:54,203
<i>NARRATOR: The battle began well
for Ieyasu's forces.</i>

351
00:37:57,532 --> 00:38:01,161
<i>But samurai combat was no longer
just a test of sword skill.</i>

352
00:38:09,372 --> 00:38:11,408
<i>Canons and arquebuses,</i>

353
00:38:11,532 --> 00:38:15,207
<i>weapons introduced by
Jesuit missionaries, played their part.</i>

354
00:38:19,252 --> 00:38:20,207
(GRUNTS)

355
00:38:28,812 --> 00:38:33,932
<i>And all the while, Hideaki remained
rooted on top of his hill.</i>

356
00:38:37,612 --> 00:38:39,204
Come on, Hideaki.

357
00:38:40,052 --> 00:38:41,770
What's stopping you?

358
00:38:47,852 --> 00:38:51,731
<i>NARRATOR: Slowly, Mitsunari's men
began to prevail.</i>

359
00:39:00,853 --> 00:39:01,808
(GRUNTING)

360
00:39:01,532 --> 00:39:03,329
Bring up the reserves!

361
00:39:03,852 --> 00:39:06,412
(CONCH BLOWING)

362
00:39:16,651 --> 00:39:18,290
Where's Tadayoshi?

363
00:39:19,012 --> 00:39:20,570
We got separated.

364
00:39:28,093 --> 00:39:29,651
Signal Hideaki.

365
00:39:31,493 --> 00:39:33,085
(BARKING ORDERS)

366
00:39:47,293 --> 00:39:49,329
My lord, that's our signal.

367
00:39:53,891 --> 00:39:57,088
Prepare for a flank assault by Hideaki.

368
00:40:16,851 --> 00:40:18,409
What is he doing?

369
00:40:24,811 --> 00:40:26,483
What's he waiting for?

370
00:40:28,251 --> 00:40:31,129
He's wavering. He can't decide.

371
00:40:42,571 --> 00:40:45,768
Lord Mitsunari says you must engage now.

372
00:40:55,531 --> 00:40:57,920
Fire on Hideaki!

373
00:40:58,571 --> 00:41:01,165
NAOMASA: My lord,
have you lost your mind?

374
00:41:01,291 --> 00:41:03,759
You will bring him down on us!

375
00:41:03,891 --> 00:41:06,724
He has to choose which side he's on.

376
00:41:06,851 --> 00:41:09,126
Someone has to make him choose.

377
00:41:12,651 --> 00:41:14,369
He will kill us all.

378
00:41:16,251 --> 00:41:18,401
Then what have we got to lose?

379
00:41:18,771 --> 00:41:20,363
(BARKING ORDERS)

380
00:41:21,211 --> 00:41:23,520
<i>NARRATOR: It was an extraordinary gamble</i>

381
00:41:23,651 --> 00:41:27,360
<i>firing on the man
that Ieyasu wanted as his ally.</i>

382
00:41:30,011 --> 00:41:31,967
My lord, Ieyasu's cannon!

383
00:41:37,251 --> 00:41:39,003
Prepare to attack.

384
00:41:40,411 --> 00:41:43,244
(HIDEAKI'S TROOPS SHOUTING)

385
00:42:00,691 --> 00:42:02,204
This can't be.

386
00:42:02,771 --> 00:42:04,648
He can't do this to me.

387
00:42:07,171 --> 00:42:09,082
Hideaki is attacking us.

388
00:42:33,131 --> 00:42:38,159
<i>NARRATOR: Ieyasu's decision to fire on
Hideaki has entered Japanese legend.</i>

389
00:42:39,371 --> 00:42:43,649
<i>He had understood something deep inside
the young man's psychology that day.</i>

390
00:42:50,011 --> 00:42:53,242
<i>It seems
Hideaki's mistrust of Mitsunari,</i>

391
00:42:53,371 --> 00:42:57,842
<i>and his debt of honour to Ieyasu,
outweighed any other loyalty.</i>

392
00:43:01,131 --> 00:43:03,087
<i>Even to his own family.</i>

393
00:43:08,331 --> 00:43:13,007
<i>That choice proved decisive
for the future of Japan.</i>

394
00:43:23,611 --> 00:43:25,522
You've got something to say?

395
00:43:27,931 --> 00:43:29,649
It'll keep, my lord.

396
00:43:53,081 --> 00:43:56,676
<i>NARRATOR: For Ieyasu,
it was a bitter victory.</i>

397
00:43:58,841 --> 00:44:00,559
<i>The day after the battle,</i>

398
00:44:00,681 --> 00:44:04,310
<i>his son Hidetada
finally arrived near Sekigahara.</i>

399
00:44:07,441 --> 00:44:09,432
<i>He was met by his brother.</i>

400
00:44:14,441 --> 00:44:19,276
<i>Hidetada's failure had brought dishonour
upon himself and his family.</i>

401
00:44:20,641 --> 00:44:23,519
<i>There could be only one way
to make amends.</i>

402
00:44:26,201 --> 00:44:29,511
<i>The way of the warrior
is found in death.</i>

403
00:44:55,441 --> 00:44:59,514
- Just tell him to do it.
- You should see him first.

404
00:44:59,641 --> 00:45:01,359
He knows what to do.

405
00:45:02,201 --> 00:45:05,193
Just make sure
he acts like a true samurai,

406
00:45:05,321 --> 00:45:07,118
like his brother did.

407
00:45:42,281 --> 00:45:43,953
I'm sorry, my lord.

408
00:45:44,761 --> 00:45:48,037
But your victory makes you
the most powerful man in Japan.

409
00:45:48,161 --> 00:45:50,311
No one is making you do this.

410
00:45:51,201 --> 00:45:53,795
You do not have to do this.

411
00:46:24,921 --> 00:46:26,320
I'm sorry, Father.

412
00:46:31,841 --> 00:46:33,274
I know my duty.

413
00:46:55,281 --> 00:47:00,594
Twenty-one years ago,
I had to prove my loyalty,

414
00:47:00,721 --> 00:47:02,279
and I lost a son.

415
00:47:05,281 --> 00:47:07,670
Now my loyalty is to my family.

416
00:47:19,401 --> 00:47:20,959
(SWORD SHEATH SHUTS)

417
00:47:24,521 --> 00:47:27,115
And I'll be damned if I'll lose another.

418
00:47:52,721 --> 00:47:55,713
<i>NARRATOR: Mitsunari was hunted down.</i>

419
00:47:55,841 --> 00:48:00,869
<i>After being paraded through the streets
of Osaka in chains, he was beheaded.</i>

420
00:48:05,521 --> 00:48:07,591
<i>Two years after Sekigahara,</i>

421
00:48:07,721 --> 00:48:11,157
<i>and unable to live
with the choices he had made,</i>

422
00:48:11,281 --> 00:48:14,432
<i>Hideaki lost his mind and died.</i>

423
00:48:23,201 --> 00:48:27,797
<i>At the age of 21,
The Taiko's son, Hideyori,</i>

424
00:48:27,921 --> 00:48:30,754
<i>led a rebellion against Ieyasu.</i>

425
00:48:30,881 --> 00:48:33,634
<i>It failed, and he took his own life.</i>

426
00:48:36,641 --> 00:48:41,920
<i>By then, Ieyasu had taken
the title of The Shogun,</i>

427
00:48:42,041 --> 00:48:44,396
<i>master of all Japan.</i>

428
00:48:45,721 --> 00:48:50,511
<i>His family ruled unchallenged
for the next 250 years.</i>