All language subtitles for Dokuganryu Masamune 31

After conquering Japan,
Hideyoshi's next target was Asia.

He would take China, India
and the Philippines...

and make Peking
his new capital.

The first step of Hideyosgi's
wild plan was to attack Korea.

For seven years, as many
as 160,000 Japanese troops...

ravaged northern Korea.

It was a war to exceed
our wildest dreams.

Its tragedy is still vivid...

in the hearts of
the Korean people.

April, 1592...

300,000 men from all over
Japan met at Hizen, Nagoya.

The Saigoku forces were
first to cross the ocean.

The Japanese captured Seoul
and Pyongyang.

By August, they appeared to
control most of Korea.

But in Decemver, China sent
100,000 troops to aid Korea.

And the Japanese were
forced to retreat.

Moreover, the Korean navy
gained control of the seas,

and attacked ships
bound for Nagoya.

When would the second
army be summoned?

Caught in the whirpool of fate,
Masamune could only wait.

Dokuganryu Masamune
(One-eyed Dragon Masamune)

Episode 31:
Blessed with Children

Screenplay by James Miki

Based on the novel "Date Masamune"
by Sohachi Yamaoka

Music by Shinichiro Ikebe

Theme music performed by
NHK Symphony Orchestra

CAST

Masamune Date:
KEN WATANABE

Shigezane Date:
TOMOKAZU MIURA

Kojuro Katakura:
TERUHIKO SAIGO

Princess Mego:
JUNKO SAKURADA

Tsuta:
MIKIKO OTONASHI

Mitsunari Ishida:
EIJI OKUDA

Hidetsugu Hashiba:
TAKANORI JINNAI

Lady Yodo:
KANAKO HIGUCHI

Nagamasa Asano:
YOICHI HAYASHI

Toshi-ie Maeda:
MINORU OKI

Kita no Mandokoro:
KAORU YACHIGUSA

Yoshiaki Mogami:
YOSHIO HARADA

Hoshun-in:
SHIMA IWASHITA

Hideyoshi Toyotomi:
SHINTARO KATSU

When do we get
to cross the sea?

Date Camp, Nagoya Castle

It's better if
we didn't have to.

Are you kidding?

After coming all the way
to Nagoya,

I don't like being
stuck here.

The soldiers are homesick
and dispirited

and we're paying their
salaries for nothing.

Hideyoshi is so relaxed.

He had his golden tea room
transported from Osaka

and conducts tea parties
every night.

Does he think he's on
a leisure trip?

I can see him bringing his
tea room to Korea.

Are you okay with this?

How long are you going
to obey Hideyoshi's orders

and give him
unfelt praise?

I'm not.

Reporting.

What is it?

It seems
Sir Bunshichiro Endo

has left the camp
and deserted.

What?

I can't bear to be
without you.

I want to go far away
with you.

We can't do that.

Hatsu.

You have a wife at home.

I won't go back.

I want to live with you.

I am a farmer's daughter.
We're from different classes.

I'll renounce
my samurai status.

You'll regret it.

Trust me.

Sir Bunshichiro...

I've had enough of war.

No more.

Bunshichiro.
Come quietly.

How dare you leave your post
at this important time and elope.

Do you call yourself
a samurai?

No!
Kill us both.

- Get out of the way.
- No.

You desert for
a woman?

Endo is one of the
oldest Date vassal.

Sir Motonobu, who followed
our previous lord in death,

will be lamenting
in his grave.

Do you know that desertion
is a serious crime?

I do.

You will be beheaded.

Do you have anything to say
before judgment?

Speak truthfully.

Bunshichiro.

A samurai must kill.

I am fearful of killing
one another.

How pathetic.

The men I kill will have
a family...

a beloved wife...

You can't think of that
when you're at war.

If you don't kill the enemy,
they will kill you.

Bunshichiro, back home

the caretakers and farmers
go without

to send us supplies.

You must be thankful.

He's right. If we win,
we will be rewarded.

and our people will prosper.

The battlefield and homeland
must be united

under our lord's command.

Bunshichiro.

Everyone has temptations.

In regard to Bunshichiro's
desertion,

he will not be faulted in
deference to his father.

Rejoin your camp and
put things in order.

The following year,
in April 1593,

the Date forces landed
in Busan.

But the Japanese forces
had already dwindled to half,

they were short on food
and in a perilous situation.

That Hidetsugu is a fool.

During the mourning of
retired emperor Oogimachi,

we must be clean and
refrain from eating animals.

He ate a crane.

Crane?

He doesn't know what
it means to be a kanpaku.

Here I am at the
ends of the earth

having a difficult war,
and that fool...

Is Sir Higetsugu suited
to be a kanpaku?

You misjudged him.

But I don't have an heir.

There's no one else I can
leave my fortune to.

Yes, there is.

Where?

Tell me.

My prayers
have been answered.

I don't know if it's
a boy or a girl...

Chacha.

Is it...

Chacha.

Is it true?

Yes.

Really? A child?
Is it true?

Yes.

Heaven be praised.

It must be Tsurumatsu
reincarnated.

I commend you.

Jurakudai

Reporting.

What is it?

Please clear the room.

It's all right.
Talk.

Yes. An urgent message
from the taiko.

Lady Yodo is returning
from Hizen Nagoya.

He orders you to send a
welcoming party to Hiroshima.

That's excessive.

She's just a mistress.

Lady Yodo is pregnant.

Pregnant?

She's with child?

Yes.

May 1593.

Yamagata Castle

Masamune had sent a letter
to Hoshu-in from Korea.

Peace with China
is not to be.

Our army has been
pushed back south,

and we have reluctantly
built a castle by the sea.

A siege is inevitable.

How sad.

Or perhaps, I may die
clutching the prayer beads

that you, Mother, gave me

and be buried in
a foreign land.

This may be my final
moments on earth.

So I take up the brush
to let you know.

I pray that you will lead
a long and healthy life.

He calls you "Mother."

It must be a sign
he has forgiven you.

- Ochako.
- Yes?

Gather as much money
as you can

and deliver it to Korea.

Can a messenger
cross the sea?

Masamune must not die.

Jinju

At that moment,
Date forces were engaged

in a fierce battle for
Jinju Castle, west of Busan.

What's the matter?

An endemic disease.

Samanosuke.

I'm sorry.

Samanosuke Munetoki Harada
was twenty-nine.

Kai Harada, who would play
a major role in the Date feud

later on, was
Samanosuke's grandson.

Nasarai... Bring some tea.

Nachurai... Bring some sake.

Kunryu... Oh, I want to sleep.

Is that Chinese?

Nahanrai, know what that is?

Not at all.

It means bring some food.

It will be hard to
memorize all this.

But it'll help when
we're in China.

Your Highness,

because the large Chinese
army has descended south,

Kiyomasa is having
a hard time.

What shall we do?

When the time comes,
we will win.

Ujisato, reporting.

It is good news.

Which castle fell?

August 3rd, Lady Yodo gave birth
to an heir in Osaka Castle.

What?

How auspicious. An heir!

Is it true.
She gave birth?

I congratulate you, My Lord.

Chacha did it.

Chacha gave birth.

Nachurai.
Nachurai. Nachurai.

Good job, Chacha.
She's to be commended.

Osaka Castle

Elated, Hideyoshi
returned to Osaka Castle

abandoning his command
of the army.

Lady Yodo did well.

You must ask for
a big reward.

Yes, Yodo did well.

And me, too.

It's not any man

who can have two children
at my age.

Just as you say.

This time,

we must bring him up
to be strong and healthy.

Chacha. No moxibustion.
It's hot.

We made poor Tsurumatsu
suffer.

We won't give you
moxibustion.

And what will you name him?

Ohiroi.

What?

Ohiroi.

Ohiroi?

There is no better hiroi
(windfall) for me.

It's an even bigger windfall

than my getting hold
of India. Don't you think?

Yes, he is a big Ohiroi.

See. Now you are Ohiroi.

You're Ohiroi.

He's saying something.

What is it?

Oh. He wants some milk.

Chacha. Give him some milk.

- Here you go.
- Ohiroi.

Good boy.

Oh, good.
He's sucking.

Well done.

Ochako. Masamune
has returned from Korea.

He thanks me for
the letter and money.

Congratulations.

It must have been
a difficult war.

I hope he's not injured.

Lady Hoshu-in?

If you keep in good health,

I'm sure you will be able
to see him some day.

There will come a time
when you can talk

as mother and son,
forgetting the horrible past.

I can't hope for that.

Why not?

If I see him,
he will only feel miserable.

It will revive the hate
he has for me.

I did something
unbecoming a mother.

Oh, no.
My lord loves you.

He must has written
to pass the time in war.

He must have been lonely
in a foreign land.

Our lord has a son and
is now a parent.

He must now understand
a mother's mercy.

Ochako, you are so kind.

How do you like
this bowl?

It is wonderful.

I wanted Sir Rikyu
to see this.

There are many great
potteries in Korea

and countless great pieces.

We shouldn't underestimate
foreign countries.

A race that produces
such skilled objects

would not hand over
their country so easily.

Did we lose the war?

Not me particularly,

but the Kyushu and western
forces were beaten badly.

Mego, another please.

Although the taiko's putting
on a brave front,

he can't hide the fact that
a 300,000-man army

retreated with their tails
between their legs.

The Korea expedition
was a failure.

I'm glad.

Every time a war ends,
I feel relieved.

In Korea, I hear unarmed
commoners were killed,

their ears and noses
chopped off

and sent to the taiko.

I don't understand why
such cruelty is necessary.

Let's not talk about the war.

By the way, Mego.

The taiko has ordered that

the warrior lords and
their families live in Kyoto,

and will need
to get permission

to go to their homelands.

We can't return to
Iwadeyama for some time.

So I wanted to
hear your thoughts on this.

I want Hyogoro here in Kyoto.
What do you think?

Why do you think
I would object?

Hyogoro is the Date heir.
He's your son.

Are you sure?

Please do as you please.

Good. I'm relieved.

Lady Neko...

Will Lady Neko come to
Kyoto with Hyogoro?

Well that's...
I haven't decided.

Sagano

How dare they call me
cruel kanpaku.

Why can't I hunt
on Mt. Hiei?

Mt. Hiei is sacred
to Buddhists.

That's not my concern.

The taiko is particularly
displeased.

I believe an apology
would be politic.

It won't help.

My uncle hates me as much
as he loves Hiroi.

That's not so.

Why would he hate
his blood relation?

Don't try to
make me feel better.

You and your nephew
Masamune don't get along.

Not at all. We are close.

Don't lie.

Who is greater?
Kanpaku or taiko?

Ujisato. Answer me.

The kanpaku is the highest
rank under the emperor,

who is responsible
for politics.

Taiko is the honorific
for previous kanpakus.

Then the kanpaku
outranks him.

- That is correct in principle.
- Then I ask you.

If the taiko wanted to
seize the kanpaku position,

would that be treason?
Well?

What do you think?

That scenario
would never happen.

I dream sometimes.

I'm chased out of Jurakudai
and wander the land.

I can't believe those are
the words of a kanpaku.

Have a drink.

- Masamune.
- Yes?

Ujisato, Yoshiaki,
you listen, too.

If things come to a head,

I will hole up in Oshu
and ask for your help.

What are you saying?

Ieyasu Tokugawa,
Toshi-ie Maeda,

Nagamasa Asano and
Mitsunari Ishida

all kowtow to the taiko
and don't take me seriously.

- That's not...
- No.

My only supporters
are you three from Ou.

Ujisato and Yoshiaki,

you must get along
with Masamune.

Let today's falcon hunt
be the occasion

where you declare one for all
all for one.

Then I will feel secure.

If you three protect me,
I will reward you handsomely.

I will give you more territory.

Well?
Well?

I consent.

However, you must
not be impatient.

You may be dissatisfied,

but make sure you treat
the taiko respectfully

and not say anything that
would be construed

as a threat.

I know that.

It's a joke.
I'm not that stupid.

Everything I just said
is nonsense.

I was testing your loyalty.

I protest.

At least I, Yoshiaki,
am prepared

to come to your aid
when the need arises.

Is that true?

I swear to the gods.

Then bring Princess Koma
to me now.

It's been two years
since then.

But, Okoma is only thirteen.

Please try to bear it.

Since he adores her,
she will have a life of luxury.

I have a bad feeling
about this.

Mother. I will gladly
go to Kyoto.

No matter what happens
to me,

I will do it for Father
and the Mogami.

Okoma.

Words befitting the daughter
of Yoshiaki Mogami.

It is commendable.

Thank you.

If you face unexpected
difficulties in Kyoto,

visit Princess Mego
at the Date mansion.

Mego is merciful and kind.

Shortly thereafter,
Princess Koma went to Kyoto

to be presented to
Hidetsugu as his mistress.

Yoshiaki. Good of you to come.

I'll give you a prize
to express my satisfaction.

Thank you.

Tell me what you want.

I have nothing in particular.

Okoma is our youngest
daughter.

She has been the apple of
our eye.

You're reluctant
to let her go?

No, I'm satisfied if
you like her.

Of course I do.

Since she's the youngest,

I will be particularly attentive
and affectionate

so put your mind at ease.

Thank you, sir.

Come closer.
Closer.

Yoshiaki.
You may leave.

Mogami.

You must be devastated.

Hyogoro.

I am your father.
Call me father.

The following year,
February, 1594,

Hyogoro, Masamune's
first son,

arrived at the Date Mansion
in Jurakudai.

According to custom,

Lady Neko remained
in Iwadeyama.

Mego.

This is Hyogoro.

Does he look like me?

Yes.

Talk to him.
Anything will do.

Hyogoro.
It was good of you to come.

Where's Mother?

Your mother is there.

As I told you during
our trip,

Princess Mego is your
mother from now on.

He'll understand
over time.

As you say.

Thank you for
bringing him.

Not at all.

- I'm glad to see you...
- Kojuro.

A celebratory meal
is ready in the hall.

Everyone must be waiting.

Oh, and dress Hyogoro
in official dress.

Yes, sir.

What's the matter, Mego?

It's difficult for me to say...

- Do you have a complaint?
- Oh no.

- Do you dislike Hyogoro?
- Of course not.

Look Mego.
I want a straight answer.

Please sit down.

What is it?

- Actually...
- Come to the point.

- A baby...
- Who's baby?

- Mine.
- What do you mean?

I'm pregnant.

I'm sorry this happened
when you're so busy.

Fool, why do you apologize?

Just when Hyogoro...

That's different.

Kojuro. Kojuro.
Great news!

Are you sure?

Fifteen years...

After fifteen years...

Mego!

Mego!

Take care of yourself
from now on.

And give me a healthy baby.

Yoshinoyama

At the end of February
the same year

Taiko Hideyoshi invited
the Hidetsugu family

and the lords for
a flower viewing fete.

It's so elegant.

Yes. I'm drunk from the
blossoms in full bloom.

Have a squash.

- Squash.
- Tasty squash.

One, please.

- She wants a squash.
- Thank you.

Sir Date.

Oh, is that you,
Sir Hidetsugu?

Not so.

- Excuse me.
- Hold on.

I want to give you
a warning.

Warning?

I hear that you're presenting
your son

as page to the kanpaku,
is that true?

What a bothersome
allegation.

My son is still small,

so I haven't thought
that much into the future.

I'm relieved.

Why do you say "relieved"?

Recently bad rumors about
the kanpaku are circulating.

If you associate with him,

you will incur
the ire of the taiko

and make him think that
you are the cause.

Thank you for your warning.
I will take it to heart.

If you are going to
present your son,

I recommend Sir Ohiroi.

If you like, I, Mitsunari,
can make introductions.

That is unnecessary.

I will decide
my son's future.

This is your change.

One, two, three...

Uoyknaht. Uoyknaht.

Where do you hurt?

No, no, he's saying.
"Thank you."

Masamune demonstrated
his exceptional poetry

during the flower fete.

These waka poetry touched
Hideyoshi's heartstrings,

demonstrating Masamune's
concern for his position.

Oh, a guest from
the south seas. Welcome.

Munemasa, ukochu,
ukochu.

Munemasa.

Em yojne.

He's saying he's having
a good time.

Oh, backwards words,
is it?

Nemumasa...?

I'm yojne.

Tae, tae.

Hidetsugu isn't here?

I'm not sure...

So the rumors about
his misconduct must be true.

He doesn't dare show
his face,

that Hidetsugu... loof.

Lla. Lla.

Yojne. Yojne.

I gave you four admonitions.

Do you remember?

Yes, by heart.

Tell me.

First, do not neglect the
teachings of the martial arts.

Second, do not be arbitrary
in applying the laws.

Third, respect the Emperor,

be courteous to him.

Fourth, refrain from
outrageous habits.

What do you think?

Have you been obeying them?

I can accept the art of tea.

I condone holding tea parties
and inviting people.

Since you're young,
5 or 10 mistresses are fine.

But not other women.

Look Hidetsugu.

I pray to the gods every day

that you will be
a good kanpaku.

- Thank you.
- For instance,

if we should divide
Japan into five,

I'll give you four,

one is enough
for Ohiroi.

I've been thinking
that far ahead.

You disobeyed my orders.

People call you cruel kanpaku
behind your back.

If you kill people, Hidetsugu,
you will die, too.

Don't make me angry.

Got that?

Do not make me angry.
All right?

Excuse me.

Do you like this scent?

My Lord?

I think it's time you
returned to the fief

and brush up on
your martial arts.

If you stay and be absorbed
in culture and arts,

you will be a spineless
warrior.

Are you giving me orders?

Take a good look at
our young men.

They emulate you with
waka poetry and Noh plays,

practicing the art of
tea and incense.

They're warriors
for god's sake.

Warriors from now on
need culture as well.

What use is that in war?

You're old-fashioned,
Shigezane.

The lords form relationships
through cultural events

and try to make peace
by sussing each other out.

That's how
the world works now.

You've changed.

I have not.

Reporting.

- Is it here?
- Yes.

Everyone is fine.

Which is it?

Don't tell me it's a girl.

It is.

It's a cause for celebration.
Congratulations.

I don't think so.

It can't be helped.

It's your punishment for
ignoring martial arts.

What?

Oh, excuse me.

June 16th, 1594.

Mego gave birth to a girl

in the Date mansion
at Jurakudai in Kyoto.

Mego.

I'm sorry.

Good job.

I'm so disappointed.

Don't be.

This is fine.

It's good to have
a girl first.