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Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

Episode 1 : Father and Son

Screenplay: Tamukai Masatake

Original Story: Nitta Jiro

Music: Yamamoto Naozumi

Original Subtitles JN Productions, lnc. (Hawaii)

Transcribed Subtitles Kame Fansubs

Narrator: Wakao Ayako

CAST

Takeda Harunobu Nakai Kiichi

Lady Sanjo Konno Misako

Satomi Daichi Mao

Okoko Minamino Yoko

Young Harunobu Maki Kurodo

Hara Toratane Shishido Jo

Obu Toramasa Kodama Kiyoshi

Baba Nobuharu Miki Ryosuke

Hara Masatoshi Kobayashi Katsuya

Jukeini Kishida Kyoko

Kurashina Saburoemon Hamamura Jun

Taigen Sufu Zaitsu lchiro

Takeda Nobutora Hira Mikijiro

Yae Ogawa Mayumi

Itagaki Nobukata Sugawara Bunta

Yamamoto Kansuke Nishida Toshiyuki

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

I am the mother of Takeda Harunobu Shingen.

There have been many misunderstandings...

concerning my son Harunobu.

To uphold my son's honor,

I wish to tell you the truth about his life.

I humbly beg that you bear with me...

and listen to his story.

Our land of Kai was surrounded on four sides...

by mountains of the gods.

However, war ravaged the land.

My son Harunobu grew up in such an age.

At 16, he was to engage in his first battle

Our armies were attacking Unnokuchi in Shinano.

Itagaki Nobukata

Obu Toramasa

Takeda Nobutora

Hara Masatoshi

Amari Torayasu

Hara Toratane

My lord, compose yourself.

My lord! Stop!

Back! Back!

Back! Back!

Spear formation!

Calm down!

Fire!

The young lord is safe!

Go and tell Harunobu...

Even in one's first battle...

the heir to the clan will be executed,

if he breaks ranks and flees!

Yes

Go

That coward.

The Takeda were called the Genji of Kai,

and were descended from the Genji.

My husband Takeda Nobutora, was the 18th lord of Kai...

since the first lord, Minamoto Yoshimitsu.

I have been married to Nobutora for 17 years.

... Years of never-ending war to unite the land of Kai.

My lord...

I have a request to make.

What is it?

Let me take the young lord and 130 men back...

to attack the fortress at Unnokuchi.

This was our young lord's first battle.

He cannot return unless he has proven himself.

You need not bother about Harunobu.

But, if our heir was not heroic in battle,

we will be ridiculed.

Never mind.

That coward can't fight.

Please, for me, ltagaki, the young lord's guardian.

Very well.

Show him the moon in the clouds.

Tonight, you must be prepared to live, not die.

Kill the enemy without hesitation.

Kill him and live. Fight your way through.

Dying will not bring honor.

Who's there?

Juzo

Your hunch was correct.

The castle forces left and descended the mountain.

How many remain?

General Hiraga Genshin and fifty men.

Good work.

Remember, men. This is not an ambush.

We are capturing a castle.

Unnokuchi Castle

That should stop those monkeys from Kai.

Maybe not. They only eat millet grass.

Shinano rice is hard to resist.

I, Hiraga Genshin, will fight you!

Now, my lord.

Please...

spare me.

Help! Someone!

Tsutsuji-ga-Saki

Why did you abandon the castle?

Sire...

Silence! I am asking Harunobu!

A messenger could have informed us of the surrender.

You should have remained and guarded the castle...

and waited for our forces to come.

Did cowardice prompt you to flee again?

A coward cannot lead our clan!

I did not flee.

The why are you here?

I withdrew our forces.

What?!

It is said...

warriors value victory, not prolonging.

Strategists reject long wars.

You imprudent...

come here!

Come here, I said.

It is said, "Value victory, not prolonging."

It is said, "Value victory, not prolonging."

Withdraw, my young lord.

This was the first break.

I began fighting at the age of 14.

I lost many relatives and vassals.

After more than 20 years, I unified this land of Kai.

However, the families are still dissatisfied.

Kai has yet to become a whole!

Moreover, our province is as poor as ever.

Kai has no bounties of the sea or mountains.

The land is barren and the rivers rage.

We are surrounded by the lmagawa, Hojo and Shinano,

and have spilled much blood.

We cannot wait a moment longer!

We must go and seek out other lands to conquer!

That is the only way for Kai to survive!

If not, we will be destroyed by the lmagawa or Hojo.

But you still insist that we wait?!

I wish to explain.

For Kai, all of us here would fight in hell.

However, our men were injured...

in the last battles with the Hojo and lmagawa.

They have not recovered.

Let us fortify our borders for now and conserve our energy.

Doing nothing gains no victories!

You are turning your back to the enemy!

I am fully aware of the situation.

However, a prolonged war will bring disorder to our lands,

and supporters might defect to the lmagawa or Hojo.

Enough! I won't listen to complaints!

After the rice planting,

we attach Umijiri Castle in Shinano!

Make preparations!

What shall we do, Sir ltagaki?

Spring cannot return to winter, but moves on to summer.

Our lord will not change his mind.

How easygoing!

No, I merely stated the situation.

Readiness gains storehouses of gold.

Can't we drive a wedge once more...

between the lmagawa and Hojo?

Minbu! What are you saying?

Imagawa Ujiteru and Hojo Ujitsuna are related.

It is not a simple matter!

There must be a way!

Think of something by yourself!

I'm trying! I'm not just sitting like a rock!

Any ideas, Sir Hara?

There are still two months before we attack.

If we cannot think of anything,

we obey our lord and attack Shinano.

We all fought under our lord to unify Kai.

Kai is now one. It is our pride.

When Kai prospers, we prosper.

When Kai falls, we fall.

We have no other course.

Does it hurt?

Does it still hurt?

No.

Do worry. You are safe here.

What's your name?

Okoko.

Okoko?

Yes.

Who are you?

Who is your father? ...A samurai?

No.

He was a farmer.

Farmer?

What were you doing there all alone?

I was bought by Hiraga Genshin.

Bought?

Yes. In Suwa.

Are you from Suwa?

No. I'm from Kawanakajima.

Kawanakajima, is it farther away than Suwa?

Yes. It is near Zenkoji Temple in Shinano.

Did your father sell you?

Yes.

In the famine two years ago, my mother and brother died.

And I was sold!

Itagaki, who says we cannot attack?

Nearly half of our men say so.

Name them! They may be helping lmagawa or Hojo!

Most unlikely.

Are you growing old, ltagaki?

Man's soul is evil.

Trust blinds you to his true self.

Be suspicious!

Constant suspicion...

will uncover a treacherous heart.

Go!

Fire their homes!

Behead their families!

Reporting. Sir Furukawa is here!

The lmagawa and Hojo may be making a move.

Reporting. Lord lmagawa Ujiteru of Suruga...

and his brother Hikogoro both died!

Imagawa Ujiteru is dead?!

Is it true?

Our informants saw their bodies.

So he's dead?

What is happening in Sunpu?

A great change seems to be occurring within the castle.

So disorder reigns in Suruga?

Perhaps we should attack Suruga instead of Shinano.

Reporting.

What is it?

Taigen Sufu is here from the lmagawa.

From lmagawa?

Send him in!

Due to our lord's untimely death,

his third son Yoshimoto has become lord,

and wishes to start anew.

So, we wish to bury our past differences...

and form an alliance with the Takeda.

Indeed.

The new lord Yoshimoto does not trust the Hojo,

and wishes to be friends with you.

He would like a marriage with your daughter...

so that your families may be joined by blood.

Lord Yoshimoto truly wishes...

that our clans be joined by marriage?

Yes, very much.

I am most grateful,

but I cannot answer immediately.

I shall discuss it with my vassals,

and send a messenger with my reply.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

However, my daughter will become a hostage.

I trust the lmagawa will give something in return...

as a sign of their good faith?

Yes. We shall do everything possible in that regard.

Are you comfortable at the temple?

Yes.

I am well, now, so...

You're leaving the temple?

I shall never forget your kindness.

Where will you go?

You want to go back to Kawanakajima?

A woman alone cannot travel so far.

Stay at the temple. Don't worry about anything.

Someday, I'll take you back to Kawanakajima.

Stay here till then.

OK.

They say Kawanakajima is beyond the horizon.

You shall have a wife.

This is wonderful news.

As guardian, I extend my hearftelt thanks.

You refuse?

No. I am most grateful.

Do you prefer the girl in the temple?

What a problem!

You fare better with women than battles, it seems.

Lady Kita is here.

Why did you summon Harunobu?

Harunobu will have a wife.

Wonderful tidings!

How happy you must be.

Yes.

The lmagawa made the proposal.

We shall let Otoyo wed Lord lmagawa,

and the lmagawa have found Harunobu a wife.

Who is she?

A noble.

A nobleman's daughter! From Kyoto.

A court lady?

A daughter of the Sanjo house!

Oh, my.

Her father and grandfather...

were president of the Emperor's Supreme Council.

What a prize!

In all of Japan, few daimyo are wed to noblewomen.

A bride truly befitting the Takeda, the "Genji of Kai."

Now we will have ties with the capital.

Harunobu is most fortunate.

Why aren't you happy?

Be happier!

Harunobu, you must thank your father.

Thank you, my father.

Speak if you are displeased.

He is not displeased. ...Isn't that right?

Yes.

Don't lie. I see it in your eyes.

No. I gratefully accept the proposal.

You see? Why would he object?

Harunobu has always been frank.

He never lies.

I wish to know how you truly feel.

You're not lying?

Yes. I am not.

You are overly suspicious.

Harunobu is of your blood. You are one.

If we are truly one,

he would rejoice as l, and my will would be his.

Yes.

Then I order you...

before the Sanjo princess arrives from Kyoto,

get rid of that girl in the temple!

That is my will.

What girl?

Quiet.

This marriage is no ordinary one.

It seals a peace pact between Kai and lmagawa.

Nothing must go wrong.

Any insult to the princess is an insult to the peace!

I have done nothing shameful with the girl.

She was sold by her father.

So was hiding in Unnokuchi Castle.

I stabbed her by mistake.

I only sent her to the temple to recover.

Therefore, she poses no threat to this marriage.

No excuses!

Just do as I say.

She has no place to go.

Did you not say my will would be yours?

Your will is mine, Father.

But, she has done nothing wrong. Please let her go.

Do you wish to lead the Takeda...

on the road to greatness?

Or, will you forsake greatness...

for such a lowly woman?

You cannot be great by forsaking the innocent.

Don't argue!

Greatness is achieved by reason.

Reading worthless books has clouded your judgment.

Too much reasoning increases blunders!

Reason does not lead to greatness!

I don't agree.

Greatness is achieved only with reason.

Silence!!

My Lord!

Harunobu! Apologize to your father!

My Lord, please compose yourself.

My Lord, please!

This is greatness. What will you do?

Reason lives in your soul.

Die, and your soul dies ..along with reason.

The stroke of a sword is greater than reason!

Flee, as always.

Live in lowliness with that woman!

Run!

No, I will not!

I'll kill you!

I won't run!

Please forgive him! Put up your sword!

Don't interfere!

Do you wish to be killed too?

My Lord. I understand your high expectations for your son,

but the young lord meant no harm.

Please, my Lord.

I shall take charge of the girl.

I shall never let her see Harunobu again!

Please have mercy!

You must not defy your father.

If this goes on, something terrible will happen.

Apologize to your father tomorrow...

and ask for his forgiveness.

Such a violent temper.

You grow more like your father each day.

Those with like tempers always quarrel.

I fear for the future.

You need not worry about the girl.

I'll send a messenger to the temple tomorrow...

and explain things to the abbot.

All you want is for her to remain at the temple?

Yes.

You don't wish anything more, do you?

Yes.

Very well.

Now, you must promise me...

You must never see that girl again.

Understand?

Yes.

A month later,

the daughter of Sanjo Kinyori left Kyoto.

Plans for her marriage to Harunobu were completed.

Lady Jukeini of the lmagawa had planned this,

so both clans should have rejoiced for the peace.

However, treason was brewing in the lmagawa clan.

Lord Yoshimoto's half brother wished to be lord.

What happened?

Rejoice, my lady. Hanakura Castle has fallen.

Is that so? What of Fukushima?

He killed himself in the castle.

Genko Eitan also killed himself.

Good work.

However, a few of them escaped into Kai,

and sought help from the Maejima house.

Send a message to Lord Nobutora...

and ask that he execute the rebels.

Yes, my lady.

All who dare turn traitor...

must be killed.

Yes.

Sir Maejima has done nothing wrong! Spare him!

Sir ltagaki, as administrators,

we cannot allow you to kill our own people!

Please speak to our lord!

We dare not ignore the request of the lmagawa.

Why cater to them?!

Are you prepared to fight the lmagawa again?

Unless we make peace with the lmagawa,

we must also fight the Hojo.

I ask you once more...

Where are Fukushima Saemon's rebels?

Speak!

I refuse.

Hiding them will threaten the peace between Kai and Suruga.

Quickly behead me!

Open your eyes!

They joined with Genko Eitan and turned against their lord.

Why do you harbor them?

I have an obligation toward them.

It was my duty to help them.

I care nothing about the lmagawa!

The peace with the lmagawa is crucial to us.

A true native of Kai should know this.

Do you wish to be branded a traitor?!

Traitor?!

I swear by the gods,

I did nothing to betray you.

For Kai, the Maejima fought under your leadership,

but I will not sacrifice samurai honor to appease you.

If that is treason, then so be it!

You refuse to talk?!

Bring the Maejima family and vassals!

Behold!

Will you tell me where the rebels are?

Or, will you send your family and vassals to hell?!

If you speak, you shall be forgiven.

Father!

Father! Father!

Gentaro! Don't cry!

Father!

Your are heir to the Maejima house!

Keep still!

Listen to me, everyone!

The Maejima were born and lived in Kai.

And, here we'll die for right!

Takeda Nobutora...

Go to hell!!

Kill them all!!

Shortly after this incident,

many administrators disappeared.

They saw the injustice in my husband's actions,

and left their homeland.

The procession of Lord Sanjo's daughter ever neared.

In better times, a noble of the Emperor's council...

would never marry his child to a faraway clan like ours.

Perhaps it reflects the transience of the world.

As another woman, I felt pity for the princess.

We have reached the mountain pass.

Let us rest. This is Kai.

Come out now.

These are the Kai mountains as far as the eye can see.

Come out now.

You have remained in the palanquin since leaving Kyoto.

I am sorely concerned about you.

How beautiful!

Come, Princess.

You can even see Mt. Fuji from here.

How graceful in form.

This, indeed, is Kai.

Harunobu's wedding day finally came.

Hurriedly built, but magnificent.

Yes.

I hear that Kyoto has been ravaged by constant warfare,

so this should greatly please Princess Sanjo.

What sort of person is Princess Sanjo?

An expensive purchase!

We must appreciate her.

Kai is very different from the capital.

I hope she becomes accustomed to life here.

Just so she has children.

Ironic, isn't it?

When Harunobu was born,

your father was allied with the lmagawa and fought me.

But now...

the lmagawa have found Harunobu a wife.

How happy Harunobu must be.

Happiness is a man's enemy!!

Harunobu lack courage because...

your father's blood runs in his veins.

The wedding was held in the evening.

With the bride was Sanjo Kinyori's representative...

and Taigen Sufu from the lmagawa.

This continued for half a month.

But I did not know till much later.

Perhaps it was because...

I looked only to see happy and pleasant things.

I'm going riding!

If this continues, you shall be ill.

Please eat now.

I want to go home.

How can you be so weak?

Is Kai not your home now?

Asagi...

Clear the room.

Now the daimyo will rule.

Were those not your father's words?

The Shogun has lost his power.

Even the Emperor is reduced to poverty.

You must not spurn your father's kindness.

If you still insist on returning to Kyoto,

bear them an heir as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Lord Harunobu is younger than you.

An innocent country bumpkin.

You can easily manipulate him.

Make the Takeda clan your own.

Then when your child becomes lord of the clan,

that is the time to return to Kyoto.

Make your son the ruler of Japan.

I have raised you since you were a baby.

Please have faith in Yae, your nurse.

Salty.

Samurai food.

I want to see Mother.

I can't wait!

Lord!

You should know...

no one can come here without your father's permission.

I know.

Go before your father...

I must speak with you.

We'll speak in the outer room.

It's about Okoto.

Okoto, the girl in the temple?

Yes. I just met with her.

You promised never to see her again.

That's what I came to tell you.

I broke my promise to you.

I'll continue to do so.

I shall no longer live a lie.

Your promise was made not only to me,

it was made also to your father.

You mean to break that promise?

Yes. I won't leave Okoko.

I did not ask that.

A broken promise is a warrior's shame.

What excuse will you make to your father?

I'll make no excuse.

He will never allow it!

Then it cannot be helped.

What happened?

I cannot understand you.

You should!

It is unjust! I won't live a lie!

Is Kai to your liking?

Yes.

There is no sea, but there are mountains.

The great Mt. Fuji belongs to Kai.

It is a most beautiful mountain.

What a fine ring to the Kyoto accent!

Are you dissatisfied with anything?

No.

There must be something. Don't hesitate to speak.

Yes.

I shill give you a fine present today.

Bring it forth!

Set it there.

Hold out your hand.

Oh, what a beautiful hand.

Cool as crystal.

Crystal is a special product of Kai.

Open it.

How do you like it?

It dazzles the eyes.

It's a map of Japan.

This is Kai.

In the very center of Japan!

And, this is the capital of Kyoto.

You left Kyoto taking this route...

and came to Kai.

A long journey, wasn't it?

Yes.

Kai is at peace with Suruga now,

but. we are on bad terms with Sagami.

This is Musashi... and then, Kozuke...

This is Shinano!

These are the neighboring lands.

If you were to wage war,

where would you attack first?

First, Suruga.

You are more daring than you look!

Next to Kai,

the lmagawa of Suruga are the strongest clan.

Moreover, Lady Jukeini is a noblewoman, like yourself.

The capture of Suruga...

will open the road to Kyoto.

Indeed!

It makes sense!

You show no mercy.

How are they getting along?

They are happy together? All is well?

Yes.

Between them?

Only...

The young lord goes out early every morning.

The princess is a little lonely.

Samurai have many duties.

That may not be the case.

It is said the young lord keeps a woman in a temple.

Who said so?

It is a meaningless rumor.

Does Lady Sanjo know?

No.

I shall ask Harunobu about it.

Thank you.

Trust in me.

Yes.

Don't listen to what others say.

Yes.

I don't have to be lord of the clan.

We will make a life together.

What temple?!

You are raising your voice.

We do not know which temple.

It is unbearable!

I was sent to this eastern wilderness...

only to suffer such shame!

The Sanjo have proudly served the Emperor.

Though poor, we cannot be shamed by a country daimyo.

Find her and bring her here!

That will not do.

Leave the matter to me.

No!

Where are you going?

To tell Lord Takeda. I will not stand for this!

You must not.

I must! Let go!

Stop! You will be laughed at!

A refined daughter of the Sanjo...

would act as though nothing were wrong.

You must never trust a country samurai.

Just bear his child.

The rest I shall do.

Do not consider this place the home of our princess.

This is a battleground!

Yes.

In order to return to Kyoto,

you must win the battle.

Why are you silent?

Huh?

Ignore the runaway administrators!

Our clan would only suffer.

But the Maejima incident...

sparked discontent among other retainers.

You see signs of treason?!

That is not it.

Tell me!

Forgive me, Sire,

but I cannot speak of this here.

Perhaps tomorrow...

You needn't worry about Ran.

Isn't that right?

Yes.

Tell me!

It's Harunobu.

What's wrong?

Come in.

You wished to see me?

Go to Kagosaka Pass on the morrow...

and watch the movements of the Hojo.

Yes, Sire.

By the way...

Yes?

I hope you haven't broken your promise to me?

About the girl.

Yes.

Tell the truth!

I broke my promise.

The penalty for breaking your word is severe!

I am prepared.

Never forget those words.

Yes.

Go back without me.

It's Miss Okoko!

What happened?

She was attacked!

Okoko...

Okoko...

It is Harunobu! What happened?

Okoko...

Okoko...

Okoko...

The year after Okoko's death,

my husband Nobutora wed our daughter to lmagawa Yoshimoto.

Strengthening our ties with Suruga, he attached Shinano.

He fought day and night, a driven man.

Five years later

Okoko, I'll take you to Kawanakajima someday.

Farewell till then.

April, 1541

My Lord!

Danger lies beyond this point. Please go back.

Don't be timid! I'll ride awhile longer.

Harunobu's son, Yoshinobu

Go to your grandfather.

No!!

Keep him away.

Forgive me.

It's alright.

I reek of blood.

It is poison to the child.

My Lord...

Stop!

We do not know him! Turn back!

Who are you?!

Who are you?! Answer me!

I am Kurashina Saburozaemon.

Get off. You cannot escape.

What should we do?

If we let our lord continue this war,

even the peasants will be destroyed.

Even Lord Nobutora is weary of war.

We must approach him carefully.

Whatever the case,

this war will sap the strength of Kai.

The Hojo, and even the lmagawa, will attack us.

For tonight, I shall end my story here.

First, however,

I shall name the men who will touch Harunobu's life.

The lord of Sagami and hero of the Kanto...

Hojo Ujiyasu

Leader of Suruga and Totomi friend to the lmperial Court

Imagawa Yoshimoto

Wild as the wind, sharp as the spear...

The lord of Owari,

Oda Nobunaga

And, the foe who will fight Harunobu at Kawanakajima,

the lord of Echigo, Uesugi Kenshin.

And now, my son shall live the age of civil wars.

To be continued

To be continued