All language subtitles for Dokuganryu Masamune 46

Boy who rides a horse

A peaceful world with gray hair

Remaining with heaven's forgiveness

There's no entertaining

This is the most famous among
Masamune's sentences.

In this case, the term 'boy'
means the young era.

James Miki

When he was young,
he only fought in battles.

And now, when the world
is peaceful, he got older.

Because, being able to live
long is like heaven's forgiveness,

...then why not to enjoy it?

It is a lot of fun, isn't it?

However, his last line
can be interpreted...

...in another way: "How can
I do it without enjoyment".

There is theory that it shows

the unhappiness which
appeared in his last years,

...because he couldn't rule country.

However, nobody knows
where the truth lies.

Boy riding a horse

A peaceful world with gray hair

Remaining with heaven's forgiveness

There's no entertaining

Dokuganryu Masamune
(One-eyed Dragon Masamune)

Episode 46:
Divorce

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

Princess Mego:
JUNKO SAKURADA

Princess Iroha:
YASUKO SAWAGUCHI

Kojuro Katakura:
MASAHIRO TAKASHIMA

Shigenobu Suzuki:
MITSURU HIRATA

Tsunamoto Moniwa:
TAKEHIRO MURATA

Munenao Shiroishi: ZENPAKU KATO
Sadamune Watarai: RYOTA SAKANISHI

Tadateru Matsudaira:
HIROYUKI SANADA

Munenori Yagyu:
RENJI ISHIBASHI

Morishige Kokubun:
ISEEI OGATA

Narrator:
SEIJI KASAI

Tsuta:
MIKIKO OTONASHI

Kagetsuna Katakura:
TERUHIKO SAIGO

Shiroishi Castle

The Summer Siege of Osaka
had ended,

and the Keicho era became
the Genna era.

At the end of August
Masamune left Edo for Sendai

and stopped by
Shiroishi Castle

to look in on
Kagetsuna Katakura.

I am honored that you've
come all this way.

Please, lie down.

I'm fine.

First, congratulations
on the victory.

We won but there's no
increase in our income.

I have to go back
empty-handed.

I couldn't accompany you
because of my illness,

I also couldn't go to greet
you upon your return.

I am mortified.

It's all right.

You were my right-hand man
for so long.

From now on, take it easy
and enjoy your retirement.

I appreciate the sentiment

but I fear I've come
to the end of the line.

Don't say that.

I'm very glad

to be able to see you
to say my eternal farewell.

I have no regrets now.

That's not so.

Then why won't you let
Kojuro enter this castle?

He has been an undutiful son.

Undutiful?

Kojuro personally engaged on
the battlefield in Osaka

and fought with
common soldiers.

My husband is displeased

and ordered him banned
from the castle.

He has disinherited him.

You are so wrong.

Kojuro was appointed
the Date army's vanguard

and was the first to distinguish
himself in battle.

Every warrior was impressed
by how fiercely he fought.

That's a different matter.

Kojuro is the lord of
Shiroishi Castle.

If he died at the hands of
common soldiers

not only would that be
undutiful to me,

it would have been
an extreme act of disloyalty.

Is Kojuro the lord of
Shiroishi Castle or not?

He is.

Then what are you?

Now that you're retired
you're just a freeloader.

Shiroishi Castle was entrusted
to me by our lord.

It's only natural that I disinherit
my heir if he is unsuitable.

You stubborn old man.

Do you refuse to let him
enter the castle?

They say be more vigilant
after you win.

It is important
to set an example.

Then it can't be helped.

I will take charge of Kojuro.

I will adopt him and let him
inherit Watari Castle.

Do you have an objection?

Oh, no.

Kojuro is the heir
of the Katakura clan.

You just said
you disinherited him.

It looks like you lose.

No.

You don't need
to defer to me.

Summon him and praise him
for his bravery.

Forgive him as a favor to me.

Thank you.

Mrs. Tsuta.

Open the gates and let
Kojuro through.

- Yes, Sir.
- One moment.

You don't know when
to give up.

I have a favor to ask.

Please give me your time
before I see my son.

Tell me what you wish.

Thank you.

I want to express my joy
in seeing you again

by playing my flute.

Can you play
in your condition?

Will you accompany me?

Are you all right?

- My lord.
- That's enough.

That's enough.

That was splendid.

Have him lie down.

This flute.

Please, take this flute
as a memento

and keep it by your side.

All right.

Thank you, sir.

- Lie down.
- That was beautiful.

It's just the way
you used to play.

Not at all.
I was out of breath.

Father.

Wait there.

Please hear me out.

This is probably the last time
I will see you.

Since this is my eternal
farewell,

I want to revert to my
old role as guardian

and tell you
what is on my mind.

As you wish.

Please forgive me
if I offend you.

The first of my dying wish

is that you take care of
yourself

and live a long life.

Second, please have
Lady Hoshuin in Yamagata

return to the Date household.

It would be regrettable
if people say

Masamune Date is a
heartless soul

who doesn't care about
his mother.

But...

Sir Iechika Mogami is
a foolish ruler unlike his father.

I suspect Lady Hoshuin's
life is not easy there.

I understand.

I will send a messenger
right away.

I'm also very concerned about
Tsunenaga Hasekura.

Tsunenaga is away in
a far-off land

and does not know Christianity
has been banned

or that the Toyotomi clan
has perished.

As we speak he is trying to
fulfill your secret order.

If the shogunate learns
you made overtures

to the Spanish Armada

the Date clan's very existence
will be in danger.

He'll be intercepted
and warned upon his return.

That is of the utmost
importance.

Is that all?

Lastly, I want to talk about
your son-in-law

Sir Tadateru Matsudaira.

Don't protect him too much.

Although I feel for
Princess Iroha

Sir Tadateru's temperament
is suited to a turbulent age

not to our peaceful era.

The retired shogun will
not forgive him.

At best he will be
stripped of his rank,

at the worst he will be ordered
to commit seppuku.

Are you telling me
to forsake him?

Yes, sir.

There won't be
any more battles.

A warrior lord's power
will now be judged by

how well he governs
his fief

for the sake of the
retired shogun,

and for his people.

Is that so?
There will be no more wars...

Rest easy.

I will take your advice
to heart

so that my people will say

I am an excellent lord.

May the clan prosper
for a thousand years.

Father!

My lord!
Hang in there.

Father, it's me Kojuro.

Did you hear my dying words?

Yes. With all my heart.

They are all important
for the Date.

Serve the lord with
all your soul.

Yes, sir.

Kagetsuna.
Praise him for his bravery.

Praise him.

Kojuro...
You did well.

Good job.

Father.

Have him lie down.

Shortly after
returning to Sendai Castle,

Masamune received news of
Kagetsuna Katakura's death.

He was 59.

If I were a bird,
my wing has been clipped.

If I were a ship,
I've lost my oar.

You are a lucky man.

What?

There must be countless
samurai who're called loyal.

There will never be a retainer
who thought more of his lord

than Kagetsuna Katakura.

In his younger days,
he was your guardian

in his mature years,
he governed with ingenuity

at times, he admonished
you risking his life.

He refused the taiko's offer

and devoted himself
to serving the Date.

Tsunamoto.

Yes?

You were a younger
brother to Kagetsuna.

Go to Shiroishi Castle
as my representative

to attend his funeral
and offer gifts to his altar.

Yes, sir.

Give this message
to Kojuro.

Kagetsuna's grave
along with Kita's

must be well tended
as pillars of the Date clan.

Thank you.

Go get ready.

Yes, sir.

Now then, Shigezane,

although Kagetsuna is gone
the Katakura clan is secure.

They have a great heir
in Kojuro.

But you have no heir.

Kagetsuna always
worried about that.

No need to worry.

As long as the main Date clan
prospers

it's fine that the Watari
branch perishes.

I can't let that happen.

I will always feel responsible
for killing your child.

We promised never to
mention that again.

You said you'd adopt Kojuro
if Kagetsuna disowned him.

That was just
a figure of speech.

Change your mind
and have a child.

None of your business.

Who will look after
your ancestor's grave?

I haven't decided.

You're not young anymore.

That's right.

That's why I have no intention
of remarrying.

Who said you had to remarry?

What?

I'll ask you again,

if you'll take one of
my children.

That's out of the question.

It's my fervent wish.

Take Katsujikimaru
your adopted son.

It doesn't have to be
right now...

when he comes of age.

It will ease my mind
if you promise to adopt him.

If in your and
Kagetsuna's place,

Kojuro and Katsujikimaru
carry on,

Tadamune's rule
will be secure.

The mark of a good lord
is having good retainers.

I know that
from experience.

I'll take him.

What?

If you insist,
I can't refuse.

Shigezane.

However...

As long as he becomes
my child,

I'll do whatever I want
with him.

I won't allow you
to interfere.

All right.

Date Mansion, Edo

You're going to Sunpu?

Yes, I'll ask for an audience
with the retired shogun

and beg him to spare
my husband's life.

He will not see you.

Then I will ask Sir Sokun
and the councilors

to intercede on my behalf.

If you overstep your bounds
you will make him angrier.

But I can't sit here
and do nothing.

- You must not interfere.
- Why not?

I am Sir Tadateru's wife.

Sir Tadateru has
meekly apologized.

Even his mother has
asked for forgiveness

yet Sir Ieyasu
has not relented.

Are you asking me
to forsake him?

You must persevere and
ask for the god's protection.

- That's too cruel.
- In any case...

you must obey
your father's order

and don't leave Edo.

Mother, I am prepared.

Prepared?

If necessary,
I will consider divorce.

What?

If that will spare
my husband's life.

Iroha.

The lord will forgive
me divorcing him

if it is to save his life.

I'm so glad you said that.

Mother.

Fukaya, Bushu

It's Mondonosho, sir.

- You have a guest.
- Who is it?

Lord Tajima,
Sir Munenori Yagyu.

So I'm to commit seppuku.

Let him through.

A Happy New Year to you.

Don't be impudent.

I don't want to see
your smug face.

What does a martial arts
instructor want with me?

Are you here to behead me?

Nothing of the kind.

I'm here today unofficially.

Unofficially?

You want me to
divorce Iroha?

That's right.

It's imperative for the sake
of the clan.

This is strange indeed.

What do you mean
it's for the sake of the clan?

I mean for both the Tokugawa
and Matsudaira clans

and by extension of the Date.

I don't get it.

You're being circuitous.

It means
you are so belligerent

from the shogun's
viewpoint,

you are a thorn
in their sides.

Me?

They think
there is a danger that

you may be persuaded
by those who plan to revolt

after the retired shogun
has passed

so you must be
destroyed now

to remove the future threat.

Is that what Father said?

Well that's...

Who said so?
Is it Brother?

I can't say.

Brother is a coward.

Listen to me.

Princess Iroha
is the problem here.

What's wrong with Iroha?

It's your father-in-law
that worries them.

Two thorns are more
dangerous than one.

If you divorce Princess Iroha

your ties with Sir Date
will be severed

and that will set their
minds at ease.

And you will be
out of danger.

I refuse.

I am a man.

I won't save my life by
divorcing my wife.

Princess Iroha
wants a divorce.

What?

She told the retired shogun
through Sir Date.

That's a lie.

It's true.

She is now living in
the Date Edo mansion.

Iroha would not
betray me.

It's not betrayal.

She understands this is
unavoidable

if you are to get through
this crisis.

So she agreed
reluctantly.

I know this is unacceptable
but please acquiesce for now.

As time passes
the shogun may relent.

Perhaps he will permit
you to remarry her.

Iroha...

Then you're going to
forsake Sir Tadateru?

It can't be helped.
He brought it on himself.

We will be ridiculed
by the other lords...

that you made your daughter
divorce for your own safety.

Let them say what they wish.

I can't believe
you're saying this.

Just this spring

you backed Sir Tadateru
to be the third shogun.

The turbulent ages
are over.

I disagree.

After the Tokugawa,
the Date will rule.

Restrain yourself.

Our lord has decided
after much consideration.

Put your prejudices aside
and listen with an open heart.

It's not that I don't
understand how you feel.

But now that I'm fifty,
I finally understand.

A man does not choose
to rule the country,

it is the country that
selects its ruler.

If I was suitable, it will
automatically come to me.

If I'm not,
there's nothing I can do.

I mustn't bite off
more than I can chew.

There's no harm in putting
all my efforts into governing.

I agree.

Shigenobu.

Are we still in dire
financial straits?

It is extraordinarily tight.

The expenditure for

our compulsory services
at Edo and Takada castles

have taken a toll and far
exceeds our income.

What about the taxes
on mulberry and lacquer?

We've ordered the
governors to collect it.

When the snow melts

I'll have to inspect
the northern territories.

I'll also have to
rethink plans

to connect Kitagami River
to Ishimaki River.

A detailed survey is
vital to the construction.

No, we have to secure
funds first.

If we build the waterway,
it will increase the rice tax.

We can't make something
out of nothing.

But to make it happen is
the finance minister's job.

Then go find a goose that
lays the golden egg.

Don't get so heated.

There're many geese
in the Date clan.

Although there are many
lords in the country,

no other lord has better
vassals than I.

You are all my precious geese.

Thank you, sir.

Princess Iroha received
divorce papers

from her husband
Tadateru.

Don't be disheartened.

Just know this was
your fate.

Then you won't feel as bad.

I am not grieving.

If this saves my husband's life
I wish for nothing more.

Last night I received a divine
message from God.

Divine message?

Yes.

While I was praying,

a gentle purple light
permeated the bedroom

and I prostrated.

Then eventually, a kind voice
like the wind whispered in my ear.

"People's laws are powerless
before me," He said.

"Trust in Me and love each
other as husband and wife

and no one can
tear you asunder."

No one can tear you asunder.

Even if we divorce,
our hearts are joined as one.

God told me I will be
Sir Tadateru's wife forever.

February 5.

Masamune's uncle
Morishige Kokubun

who had absconded years ago
visited Sendai Castle.

Raise your head.

I am happy to see you
after a long absence.

I am elated to see you
looking so well.

You've grown old.

I hear you're under
Satake's protection.

I have been provided a
house and am a guest

but it is so cold there...

Don't be selfish.

You absconded on
you own free will.

But since I'm sensitive
to the cold,

I selected to go to Hitachi
which has a warm climate.

But after the Battle of
Sekigahara,

Sir Satake was relocated
to Akita much to my dismay.

It's not funny.

Your crime of leaving without
my permission is severe.

Forgive me.

Why are you here?

I'm here to congratulate you.

- That can't be all.
- Tell me the truth.

Sendai used to be
Kokubun's fief.

Now living in a foreign land
I long for my home

and I had to come.

You must be here to
spy on Sendai Castle.

That's not so.

Don't lie to me.

I am now very deaf
and my eyesight is bad.

- Sadamune.
- Yes?

- Throw him in jail.
- Yes, sir.

A drafty stone jail, I think.

Oh no, please hold on.

If not a stone jail,
a water jail.

All right.

Not that.
Oh, not that.

This way.

What did Satake
ask you to do?

- Oww...
- Speak!

Ouch.
To tell you the truth...

Ow...

The retired shogun's edict
of one domain one castle...

Say that again.

I mean, well that's...

how is the Date dealing
with this edict?

Will you destroy all other
fortifications ?

Did Satake ask you
to find out?

Oh no. He didn't ask me.

If I get information on
Oshu's premier Date clan,

Sir Satake may reward me.

- How dare you!
- Please listen.

Not only Satake

but Mogami, Nanbu, Uesugi
all are trying to decide.

Then go back to Akita
and tell Yoshinobu Satake.

One domain one castle
is the shogunate's decision.

He should destroy
all fortifications at once.

- Then in Date fief...
- That goes without saying.

- What?
- Nothing.

If you're done,
begone.

If I could, I want to visit
my ancestor's grave.

Grave?

I don't have
much longer to live.

I want to pay respects
to the Date ancestors.

Although I know I shouldn't
have done what I did,

if I hadn't been sent out
to be adopted...

I don't want to complain...

It's Kojuro.

Come in.

So you're the demon Kojuro.

A letter from Edo.

Thank you.

I have heard of
your bravery.

I can tell you take after
Kagetsuna.

Good job.

Shut up, Morishige.

What's wrong?

The retired shogun's
condition has worsened.

What?

Ieyasu, who was 75,

fell ill at the end of January

and had taken to his bed.

Masamune, hurriedly made
preparations

and left Sendai
on February 10,

and arrived in Edo
on February 18.

How is Iroha doing?

She has been remanded
to Sir Yagyu's mansion

and spends her days
practicing the arts.

Poor thing.
But it can't be helped.

When will you leave
for Sunpu?

Early tomorrow morning.

So soon?

He could go any minute.

Mego?

People die.

You and I will eventually die.

Understand?

Yes.

It's bad news.

The night before
I left Sendai

your mother passed away.

She died in her sleep.

I ordered Shigenobu

to bury her with the
utmost respect.

We'll have a magnificent
funeral at a later date.

Thank you.

I'm sorry you didn't get
to see her.

Yes, but we corresponded.

But that's not the same.

Why didn't you come
to Sendai with me?

Were you worried
about Iroha?

That too, but...

I decided not to see
my mother

until Lady Hoshuin
returned to Sendai.

That's ridiculous.

I would feel guilty
if I saw my mother

and you didn't.

I didn't know.

I'm sorry.

No, I'm sorry.

I made you neglect
your mother.

Masamune hurriedly
left for Sunpu.

The end for the retired
shogun was fast approaching.