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Takeda Shingen

Takeda Shingen

December, 1987 - Washington

In the modern era, a strategy was developed...

to win without fighting in order to contain nuclear weapons.

This "SDl" strategy was not only on earth,

but expanded into outer-space.

"Go" is a game of strategy.

During the warring era, many warriors liked to play "go."

In the records of the game of "go,"

it is said that Takeda Harunobu was a master strategist.

Harunobu was certainly good at fighting.

Naturally, he was a strategist, so he was a good fighter.

In "go" you attack, but also must be patient to gain advantage.

These are the two most important strategies in "go."

Aggressively attack, and watch for opportunities to gain advantage.

The records say that Takeda Harunobu...

was the best "go" strategist in Japan.

His strength must have come from creating his own strategy,

and fighting accordingly.

Takeda Shingen

Episode 9: "Women's Battle"

Screenplay: Tamukai Masatake

Original Story: Nitta Jiro

Music: Yamamoto Naozumi

Original Subtitles JN Productions, lnc. (Hawaii)

Transcribed & Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

Lady Kita/Narrator: Wakao Ayako

CAST

Takeda Harunobu NAKAl KllCHl

Lady Sanjo KONNO MlSAKO

Satomi KAlCHl MAO

Princess Koi MlNAMlNO YOKO

Obu Toramasa KODAMA KlYOSHl

Baba Nobuharu MlKl RYOSUKE

Amari Torayasu HONGO KOJlRO

Taki YUKl MElKO

Sanada Yukitaka HASHlZUME lSAO

Itagaki Nobukata SUGAWARA BUNTA

Yae OGAWA MAYUMl

Producer: Murakami Satoshi

Director: Omori Seiji

Being a woman, I considered it selfish, not beautiful,

that Harunobu held a ceremony...

to take Princess Koi as a concubine.

It reminded me too much of my husband, Nobutora.

Perhaps it is the nature of all men.

I'll kill Sanada. You kill his attendants.

Wait.

Why? He wagered his lands on a game of go!

He's up to something.

His army might be hiding nearby!

This happy night...

must not be defiled by bloodshed.

Sir ltagaki. The situation is grave!

A celebration is the perfect time to attack!

We cannot afford to be relaxing with "sake!"

The palace is secure! Besides, where is the enemy?

In this very palace!

Calm down!

I tell you again...

No bloodshed tonight.

All that is necessary is to watch Lord Sanada.

We cannot take it upon ourselves...

to kill our lord's guest.

Cool off!

I really searched for you.

Do you hate me?

I destroyed Suwa and killed your father.

I do not care whether you hate me.

I had to make you mine.

I had to make you mine!

I will never let you go again!

Princess Koi...

Say something!

...Anything!

You may strike.

I would be happy to die by your hand.

That is not enough to kill me.

He has disappeared.

What? He should be in his quarters!

No. His men are guarding the room,

but Lord Sanada is not there!

Not too much snoring.

Go easy...easy!

Begin.

That's good.

I'm going to sleep.

This is the safest.

Yae...

We shall see whether Okoko's evil spirit lives in Koi.

I wish to see what kind of woman Okoko was.

Reporting.

Princess Koi is here.

Admit her.

I am Koi.

Enter.

I am Taki, her nurse.

Since Princess Koi will be living in the inner quarters,

we came to pay our respects to you, my lady.

We will be counting on your help.

I humbly ask for your kind indulgence and help.

What a beautiful girl.

Our lord must be quite satisfied.

How did things go last night?

What did our lord say?

Tell me.

I wish to know! Speak!

Please, my lady. The princess cannot speak of such things.

Your name is Taki?

Yes.

You are rude to refer to as the "princess."

Koi is merely the second concubine.

Answer me, I say!!

Very well.

Our lord was extremely pleased.

What are you?

Aren't you Okoko's vengeful spirit...

in the form of Princess Koi?!

Reveal yourself!!

What are you doing?!

Show your true self!!

Please stop!

I'll beat Okoko's spirit out of you!!

Take Yae away!

I'll beat Okoko's evil spirit out!

Why must we suffer such humiliation?!

Yae believes Okoko's spirit lives in Koi's body.

Okoko was the very image of Koi.

Who is Okoko?

Okoko was murdered in the woods.

She was a maidservant.

It seems our lord was intimate with her once.

Lord Sanada is here!

Sorry to keep you waiting, Lord Takeda!

It's quite chilly.

Being in a valley, Kofu gets quite cold.

Please take your seat.

I wagered all of my lands on this game. I'm very tense.

If you lose, you will have nothing.

I will only have my loincloth.

But, it I win, I will have land in Kai.

Then, you are serious about your wager?

Precisely.

If I can win lands in go games,

I might be able to rule Japan without a fight.

A fine idea, isn't it?

Then, let's begin, Lord Sanada.

I'll take black.

Since learning the game as a youth,

I have yet to lose.

Lord Takeda, my face will reveal nothing to you.

My smile is only skin deep.

Are you ready?

All things begin at the board's center.

With this move, I shall win.

The opponent doesn't know my intentions.

First, extend territory.

Deceive your opponent.

A surprise attack to test your opponent.

It's not unlike seducing a woman.

I can't bear it any longer!

This is a den of ogres!

Don't cry.

Never let them see you cry.

I will steal Lord Takeda from her.

Did Lady Sanjo say anything?

No, nothing particular.

I am your friend. You can tell me.

We are both concubines.

The princess is not a concubine!

She was kidnapped! She did not come willingly!

Still, a concubine is a woman who serves a married lord.

Oh, the shame of it!

If you wish to steal our lord from Lady Sanjo,

you must steal the power of the inner quarters.

This is how you must fight.

My lord...

Not there.

You have loyal men.

Two heads are better than one.

A fool rushes in and is shot down.

Yae...

What is the matter?

Koi is not the evil reincarnation of Okoko.

If she was truly Okoko's spirit,

your hands which struck her would be rotting by now.

You say Koi truly resembles Okoko?

Yes.

My lord still pursues his memories of Okoko.

I am his wife in name only.

Oh, woe...!

My princess...

Do not grieve.

I will surely set things right.

My poor princess!

Small birds cannot understand the mighty.

Insolence!

How dare you call our lord a small bird!!

How dare you liken yourself to the mighty!

You'll pay!

Silence!!

I have lost.

As promised, I will surrender the land of Sanada.

Wait.

The victory was clearly yours.

No.

I don't understand.

Forgive my vassal's rude interruption.

He has never behaved like this.

Withdraw and await my orders!

Now, let's finish the game.

No, the pieces are in disarray.

I will put them back.

Lord Takeda, stop.

Even if I should win, I do not want your lands.

The game was a pretext to speak with you.

...To gain your attention, if you will.

You could not refuse a game with such high stakes.

However, I knew I would be suspected of foul play,

and could have been killed.

Please allow me to become your vassal.

Lord Sanada, reason governs all decisions.

Your decision does not follow reason.

Then I will tell you how it does.

You, Lord Takeda, have captured Suwa.

Soon, you will look north to conquer Shinano.

Murakami Yoshikiyo is there.

To take Shinano, you must first defeat Murakami.

My land of Sanada lies in that path.

If war should begin,

my small clan will join Lord Murakami and fight you.

We will lose.

If we lose, my vassals and subjects will suffer,

and our land will be burnt to the ground.

I wish to save Sanada.

Please allow me to serve the Takeda.

I am very sorry,

but we cannot grant your request.

Why? Can you still not understand?

You are from Shinano.

Murakami Yoshikiyo may have sent you here.

If so, what will you do?

I will kill you.

That will be a difficult task.

Sir ltagaki, you do not clean your sword well.

The blade is dusty.

Itagaki, you lose.

We lost in go, in arguing, and in swordplay.

It is embarrassing to further doubt him.

Lord Sanada, you shall be my vassal!

Thank you, my lord!

Sanada Castle...

Baba Nobuharu is here!

Admit him.

I am terribly sorry, my lord.

I shall apologize by slitting my belly!

Never mind! ...Come forward.

What are you waiting for?!

This is Sanada Castle.

Just a while ago, Sanada Yukitaka asked to serve me.

He is very suspicious.

Go immediately to Sanada...

and have spies infiltrate their territory.

Kita-Shinano might be preparing for war.

Yes, my lord!

Pay special attention to Murakami Yoshikiyo's actions.

Go!

My lord...

What is it?

It is rumored among the maidservants that...

Princess Koi is the vengeful spirit of a dead girl.

I hope you did not spread those rumors.

No. Never, my lord!

Did you meet Sanjo?

Yes.

She received us a short while ago.

What did Sanjo say?

Nothing in particular.

If I may speak...!

Taki...

Keep nothing from me.

I have nothing to say.

Unless we tell the lord, something terrible might happen!

What happened?

Taki, tell me.

Very well.

When we went to pay our respects,

Yae exclaimed that Okoko's evil spirit must be expelled,

and she repeatedly...!

What did she do?

She repeatedly struck the princess on the back.

She said Princess Koi was the image of Okoko,

and kept striking her!

Yae will be sorely punished.

Yae.

Yes.

You said Okoko's evil spirit possessed Princess Koi,

and struck her, didn't you?

Yes. An evil spirit must be cast out.

You said Princess Koi was the image of Okoko?

How do you know they look alike?

You have never seen Okoko.

Or, did you see her six years ago...

when you killed her?

It is widely rumored...

It is widely rumored... that Princess Koi and Okoko look exactly alike.

that Princess Koi and Okoko look exactly alike.

Liar!

I do not lie.

I do not know what Okoko looked like.

Only Jinzaburo and l ever saw Okoko.

The person who spread those rumors...

must be the one who killed Okoko!

I'll find the culprit!

I pray that you find him as soon as possible.

Another thing...

If you ever hurt Princess Koi again,

or lay a finger on her,

you shall die!

My lord...

My princess reigns in the inner quarters.

Everything that happens in the inner quarters...

is under the jurisdiction of your wife, Lady Sanjo.

Although you are our lord,

you have no say in affairs here.

Who said such a thing?

Before my princess came here,

the Shogun himself said so.

This is not the capital of Kyoto.

If there is trouble, I will intervene.

Remember...

Keep away from Princess Koi!

How sad...

You raise your voice in my presence...

for a lowly concubine's sake.

Take all the concubines you wish.

For the sake of Taro and Jiro,

I will endure.

This feels good.

With you, I am the most at peace.

A woman like me suits you best.

Perhaps so.

We were both born in Kai.

We were both raised in the same mountains, rivers and fields.

Therefore, I am your true friend.

You must cherish me.

I suppose so.

However, you have not even once slept here.

Do you dislike me?

No, that is not it.

To be truthful...

I think of you as a younger sister.

A younger sister?

That's right.

You remind me of my sister, Nene.

It's not that I dislike you. I feel too close to you.

I have a request!

What is it?

Let me accompany you to battle!

Battle?

This life does not suit me.

Please make me a warrior!

Then, I can always serve you.

Impossible.

Please think of me as Nene!

I am grateful for your concern.

However, you cannot be a warrior.

Unlike the days of old,

today's battlefield is no place for women.

I am prepared. Please let me accompany you!

In battle, your resolve will soon vanish.

The battlefield is hell.

I don't care.

Pray that Nene recovers.

Give her your strength.

At the end of New Year's, 1543...

Nene departed from this world.

I will surely...

make this river do my bidding.

My lord...

We have discovered that excavating a new river...

will be extremely difficult.

Therefore, we have decided on a new plan.

Proceed.

This may sound like a dream,

but, the course of Midai River could be changed.

Change the river's course?

Why?

To make the river flow northward.

Then, it will meet the Kamanashi River at Akaiwa.

Midai River will hit the banks of Akaiwa...

and the flooding might be stopped.

Is that so? Force the flow against Akaiwa?

Interesting.

Who is that?

A good rider.

My lord!

My lord. Isn't that Satomi?

My lord!

What is it?

This way.

What happened?

Lady Sanjo took Princess Koi to Sekisuiji Temple!

Sekisuiji?

Yes. They left while l was visiting Kurashina.

I'm going to Sekisuiji!

How peaceful it is here.

What is the matter?

Nothing, my lady.

We are fortunate to have such fine weather.

Please eat before it cools.

Please eat.

Yes.

Hurry! There's no time!

To be continued.

To be continued.

To be continued.