Original subtitles

In 1862, an Englishman was killed...

when he rode into Hisamitsu's procession.

It was the so-called 'Namamugi Incident.'

Though the British extracted 100,000 pounds...

in indemnity from the shogunate, they also demanded...

the execution of the killers and 25,000 pounds from Satsuma.

Since the Satsuma clan rejected the British demands,

7 British ships appeared in Kagoshima Bay on June 27th.

Tsurumaru Castle was swiftly alerted by signal fires.

Satsuma's main strength lay in mines and 80-pound guns...

made during Nariakira's time.

Mines were laid by the islet of Okino and batteries...

were placed on the coasts of Kagoshima and Sakurajima.

However, their range was only 1 km.

On the other hand, the British had the 'Armstrong,'

a new model cannon with a range of 4 km,

as well as, more guns.

On July 2nd, in the face of an approaching typhoon,

the Satsuma-British War was about to begin.

Tobu ga Gotoku

Episode 21: Yoshinobu's Betrayal

Screenplay: Osanai Mieko

Original Story: Shiba Ryotaro

Music: Ichiyanagi Toshi

Original subtitles: TV Network Japan, Inc.

Transcription & Timing: Rashomon

QC: Avallac'h

Narrator: Kusano Daigo

Cast

Saigo Kichinosuke: Nishida Toshiyuki

Okubo Ichiro: Kaga Takeshi

Iwayama Ito: Tanaka Yuko

Okubo Masu: Kaku Chikako

Saigo Shingo: Ogata Naoto

Komatsu Tatewaki: Ohashi Goro

Murata Shinpachi: Masuoka Toru

Oyama Kakunosuke: Kanie Keizo

Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu: Mitamura Kunihiko

Sanjo Sanetomi: Kadono Tukuzo

Iwakura Tomomi: Kobayashi Nenji

Okubo Toshiyo: Kitamura Kazuo

Kawaguchi Seppo: Ryu Raita

Shinmon-no-Tatsugoro: Miki Norihei

Shimazu Hisamitsu: Takahashi Hideki

Producer: Yoshimura Fumitaka

Director: Hirayama Takeyuki

July 2, 1863

Reporting!

Although they were able to avoid the storm,

Satsuma's three ships were captured!

Okay! It's time to fight!

Contact all batteries.

All guns to open fire upon signal from Mt. Tenpo.

Are you ready?

Fire!

They've begun!

Will the cannonballs reach us here?

Not these. That's friendly fire.

Thank goodness for that!

We haven't delivered rations to Mt. Tenpo yet.

We haven't?

What about the battery at Gion?

Don't worry.

Your son's unit was there so we stopped there first.

I'm glad.

There's no telling how long the fighting will go on.

Shouldn't we prepare tonight's meals now?

Yes, let's.

Fire!

The enemy's shaken.

Now's our chance to annihilate them.

Shingo, the ammunition!

Fire! Keep firing all you can!

The enemy ships are in our artillery range!

Now's our chance!

The Satsuma guns may have been old fashioned,

but they found their marks and did their damage.

But, the power of the new Armstrongs were horrendous.

One after another, they demolished the Satsuma guns...

and even set the castle town aflame.

The town is on fire and the Shuseikan is burning.

Go and put it out!

Is Mrs. Okubo here?

It's the elder Mr. Okubo.

What's wrong with him?

You'd better go home quickly. I'll hold the fort.

Mrs. Okubo!

Take this!

It's terrible!

The granary's on fire! Come and help us!

The town continued to burn into the night...

and 10% of it was reduced to ashes.

Use the shutter to carry him!

Bring it here, quickly!

Father, please get on this.

Leave me be. This is good enough for me.

Don't be so stubborn!

What if the children get hurt staying with you?

Take the children to safety.

Father!

You mustn't be burdened...

with an old man who's outlived his time.

I've had a full life.

Now we must think about the safety of the young.

Please look after the women and the children.

You go home, Kichi.

Hikokuma...

Nobukuma...

Stay close to your mother.

Quickly, everyone!

Ichizo, do your best for Satsuma!

First, we must rebuild our defense works.

And hurry them with the gun powder.

Of what use is gunpowder? Our guns are damaged!

We'll have to repair them as best we can.

Without our cannons, we must be prepared...

for the enemy's coming ashore.

When they do, we'll cut them down!

They'll know the fury of Satsuma warriors!

We've got to do something to strengthen our defense.

That's it!

Ichizo?

Can someone brave the perils of riding to Hioki?

To Hioki?

Open up! We're here for the 'odedai.'

It's very important. Open up!

The 'odedai' which they hauled 19.5 miles from Hioki...

were vats in which stalks of hemp were boiled.

Where's the enemy?

Hiding in the shadows of Sakurajima.

They'll start firing again at dawn.

They will be surprised when they see these vats.

When it gets light, all of you will stand by your guns.

Bring over rocks and anything that'll pass for cannonballs.

Should we also paint them black?

We're finished if we show any fear.

Ito...

How vexing. It's terrible that the rice burned up.

How can I take potatoes to our fighting men?

Yes...

How's your father-in-law?

Kichi's with him.

He scolded me for leaving my post.

Here it comes!

Don't flinch!

Was it a hit?

Stay calm!

The enemy should be looking at us.

They're withdrawing!

We did it!

It was possible that the British took the 'odedai'...

to be bigger guns than theirs.

What a queer shape. This is what they use?

Yes, it has a range of almost 1 1/2 miles.

This battle was a valuable lesson.

Competing with Choshu to drive off the foreign ships...

and kill foreigners is of little effectiveness.

What we seek is of more significance.

Significance?

What is the shame in studying advanced things?

We should make peace and adopt the West's strengths...

so we may equal them in military might.

Through this, we'll achieve the ultimate expulsion of the foreigners.

In other words, this is what the late Lord Nariakira had wanted to do.

But, one condition to making peace is that...

you don't sacrifice Satsuma's honor.

Father, please forgive me for not being here.

There was no helping it. The battle was still raging.

I was running about ignorant of all this.

I'm truly sorry about not letting you know.

Never mind. Father didn't want us...

to let you know while you were fighting.

I only wish he could have lived a little longer...

until he's seen Satsuma's, no, the country's...

conflict come to an end.

Okinoerabu Island

The town burned down?

How far did the foreign ships get?

I don't know.

Why weren't they stopped at Yamagawa Harbor?

Please go to Tokunoshima for more information.

Ask if the Nagasaki magistrate or...

the neighboring fiefs sent reinforcements.

Seppo-sensei.

Excuse me.

I thought you were done with duties and loyalties.

Does it stir you after all?

It's a different matter when the town is attacked.

If it turns out just as our late lord warned us,

I must do what I can to right the situation.

But, what can you do confined as you are?

If you're so worried, there's nothing else you...

can do but to break out from this enclosure,

steal a boat and escape from this island.

You're of that mind, aren't you?

But, I won't let you leave the island.

Seppo-sensei...

I wouldn't want you to die now.

If the clan wants your help, they'll send a boat for you.

If you rush off the island in a dugout, the sharks...

may get you, then you'd have died for nothing.

A month after their battle with the British,

Satsuma suddenly allied itself with Aizu for the purpose...

of protecting the Court and the shogunate...

and ousted Choshu from the Imperial Palace.

The Choshu troops left Kyoto, taking with them...

Sanjo Sanetomi and six other extremist nobles.

Meanwhile, Hisamitsu, hoping to regain his position,

decided to go to Kyoto with an army.

This trip to Kyoto is under orders from the Court.

I know that.

It's great that Shingo can go to Kyoto again.

That shows how well the Seichugumi distinguished...

itself in the fight with the British.

I'll look after the things here...

so you can throw yourself into your work in Kyoto.

Kyoto - Iwakura's residence

Though it was England's fight with Satsuma,

the United States, her sister country, did nothing to help.

It seems America is divided into North and South...

and engaged in a great battle right now.

That's why the Americans couldn't help.

It seems that they've also said that it would be...

a bother and not to their liking, because even if...

they were to occupy the country, it wouldn't stop...

the samurai, who knew no fear of death.

I don't know if it's true or not, but it's best...

to be wary when dealing with foreign countries.

I thank you for your advice.

But since we're warriors, if we can't agree to the peace,

we'll fight on though all may be reduced to ashes.

How hard for you.

Having regained our place in Kyoto after ousting Choshu,

we'll work harder to promote the Court-shogunate unity...

Thank you.

The Kyoto residents are partial to Choshu.

Are you partial to Choshu, too?

Certainly, not. I'm worried about the struggle...

to gain control over the Emperor.

I hope you'll remember that the Emperor is not a pawn.

Teradaya

Shingo...

I thought I'd find you here.

You, too?

Standing here, I feel as though Arima and Moriyama...

would step out at any moment.

Shall we go in?

No...

Shinpachi, I was relieved to hear...

that you're being treated well.

Going by my correspondence, I imagine the emergence...

of evil-minded lords after the battle with the British...

and I can't help fearing for our country's future.

Kikaijima

In times like these, we, who have been removed from...

the maelstrom of madness, should hone our learning,

give solace to each other and foster the consciousness...

to see through the next generation.

He says there will be internal strife and war.

What are you muttering about?

When an outsider is brought into a family dispute,

he may end up taking over the family.

This is a fight between siblings!

Edo - Itakura's residence

What has Satsuma done for Japan?

In the battle with England, Satsuma was able to make...

the other countries aware of Japan's bravery.

Ridiculous! The British were retaliating for...

the murder of their countryman at Namamugi.

Wouldn't it be good manners to apologize?

Our clan has proposed to give 25,000 pounds...

to the family of the deceased...

and the English charge d'affaires has agreed to it.

I've come to ask for a loan of 25,000 pounds or 70,000 ryo.

Silence!

The shogunate has already paid the exorbitant...

indemnity of 100,000 pounds - meaning 300,000 ryo.

How much more trouble does Satsuma intend...

to cause the shogunate?!

Not at all. When Choshu was trying to overthrow...

the shogunate this August, Satsuma joined Aizu in...

protecting the Shogun from being outlawed by the Court!

That may be so, but...

Let me repeat that we're asking for a loan.

We're not asking that you assume payment.

Without a loan, we may be fighting the British again.

You can't get blood out of a turnip.

Pardon me...

This is Yoshii Kosuke, our military commissioner.

I'm currently posted in Edo.

If you won't give us a loan, it leaves us no choice.

Since it will be in my duty to kill the English...

charge d'affaires and commit seppuku on the spot,

I must ask you to handle the aftermath.

This is impossible!

A Satsuma warrior does what he must do.

Wait.

Just wait!

With 17,000 of Satsuma's best to provide security...

during the Shogun's visit to Kyoto,

our loyalty should be obvious.

The Chief is back!

Lord Hitotsubashi summoned me to ask me...

if I'd give him escort to Kyoto.

Kyoto? You mean that Kyoto?

Stop shrieking!

What's it all about?

Inokichi will explain, so be quiet and listen.

Listen up!

Lord Hitotsubashi said to our chief,

"Though I'm the shogun's guardian,

"the law prohibits me as a member of the shogun's...

"family to keep any military retainers."

"Can you provide me escort to Kyoto?"

So it's really true?

Who'd lie about such an important thing?

Please let me volunteer to go.

How sly of you to put yourself forward.

Since there's no telling what may come up,

Lord Hitotsubashi has said that he wants...

to take his trusty firemen in addition to the men...

borrowed from the Lord of Mito.

This job calls for total dedication.

Whether it's into the fire or into the water,

we'll go with nary a thought for our own lives.

Well said. I figured that in my old age, there couldn't...

be a better way for me to die, so I accepted.

I'll go and tell everyone right away. Move.

What are you going to tell everyone?

We can't be caught napping.

If the Chief is going, there are easily 2,000 who'd go.

It'll be sundown by the time I let all of them know.

We're limited to 200 men.

- Eh! - Pick me!

Be quiet!

This isn't a sightseeing trip.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

On New Years Day of 1964,

Shogun Iemochi, along with his guardian Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu,

and several daimyo gathered in Kyoto to hold a conference.

The political scene had shifted to Kyoto.

Hisamitsu received a rank...

and took his seat as a Court councilor.

Kyoto - Satsuma Clan mansion

May I offer you my congratulations.

Now I'm no longer without rank or title.

You are not a 'Ju-shi-i-no-ge Konoe-no-gon-no-shosho.'

I'll work even harder to protect the Emperor...

and support Lord Hitotsubashi.

I see they're at it.

Yes, they're all happy for you.

Let the young me drink their fill.

Kakunosuke, why aren't you men drinking?

Seeing that my late brother's associates are...

all here in Kyoto, I'm thinking of prevailing...

upon the Court to open the country.

The Emperor is a strong anti-foreigner,

so it must be done with the greatest of care.

The Emperor knows the foreigners only as...

reddish bull-faced men drawn from imagination...

by artists during Perry's visit.

I know that.

Someone must tie a bell around that neck.

If you succeed, you'll be hailed as a hero in Japan;

fail, and you'll be ostracized by all.

Then come up with a plan.

Very well.

Drink up! We're celebrating today.

We did it, Kichinosuke.

A government council has been formed.

Today, let me ask you a question.

You've been studying very hard.

Why is learning important?

For moral training, wise management of family...

and good statesmanship.

For a family to live harmoniously?

Yes. They must follow the rules of...

five human relationships and five cardinal virtues.

What are the five virtues and five human relationships?

What's the matter?

Memorizing difficult terms without...

understanding them won't do you any good.

Learning should be nurtured and made a part of you.

The five human relationships are:

loyalty to master, filial piety to parents,

harmony between spouses, affection among siblings,

and cooperation between friends.

How does one follow those rules?

By separating himself from greed.

Wanting to eat something good is an example of greed.

Do you understand?

Kyoto - Hitotsubashi residence

Chest out!

Suck in that gut!

Hunched like that, you're ready for nothing.

I have asked you here today to inform you that...

the shogunate is adopting the policy of expulsion.

What are you saying?

'Expulsion' will be our slogan.

Wait a moment. We have long opposed expulsionism...

because it would be detrimental to the country.

At long last, we are about to hold a conference...

with lords in favor of opening the country.

That's not necessary.

Satsuma has drawn Matsudaira and Date into throwing hints...

of opening the country to the Emperor's advisors.

If we go along with them,

Satsuma's influence will only become greater.

It is the Emperor's wish...

to expel the foreigners and close our doors.

By complying to his wishes and gaining his trust,

I'll regain the authority for the shogunate.

Even if you espouse such a policy,

it would be impossible to eject the foreigners.

Listen! I'm not done yet!

Once we gain public sentiment,

and actual power is in our hands,

I will talk to the Emperor about opening the country.

Where will that put Satsuma?

Satsuma will be blamed for overriding the Imperial will...

and selling favors to foreign powers.

Wasn't it the Lord of Satsuma who recommended...

you for the position of shogun in the past?

I never asked them to make me a shogun!

As the shogun's guardian, I must remove anyone...

who may prove harmful to the Tokugawa.

Of course, since you're a member of the Tokugawa family,

I hope that we can count on your support?

Then let's go to Prince Nakagawa's home.

We must chastise the Emperor's advisors...

for their erroneous ways.

Nakagawa residence

Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu invited members of the...

anti-seclusion party to join him at Prince Nakagawa's home.

Haven't you had a little too much to drink?

There's something I wish to say to Prince Nakagawa.

What could that be?

To begin with, these three are fools and charlatans.

Everyone knows about Satsuma's wicked plots.

Don't be fooled and let our nation...

fall into their clutches.

"Fall into their clutches?"

Are you denying knowledge of it?

From now on, something as important as Imperial orders...

must not be issued frivolously to some daimyo.

The country cannot go on in this condition.

Therefore, the shogunate will administer the government...

without bidding for Imperial approval on everything.

I'm sure that these three have genuine concern for Japan,

but being fools, they've tried to win over...

senseless nobles to advance their own claims...

and have thrown the nation into confusion.

How can you put your trust in them?

You've left the kitchen in Satsuma's hands.

From tomorrow, I'll take Satsuma's place...

and do the cooking, so do as I will tell you.

Do not make a mockery of my guardianship.

Don't think that I'm stupid like the rest of these dolts.

Remember that!

What has gotten into him?

He'll have to be carried to the front door.

Let's call his men.

He's a respected personage related to Shogun Ieyasu.

You're right.

We'll have to do it.

Lord Hisamitsu, won't you help us?

I can't be bothered.

What scheme could he have had in mind?

Scheme?

He must have some motive in antagonizing...

not only you, but Lord Matsudaira and Lord Date.

From now on, the country will be run by a coalition of...

prominent daimyo. That's why we're having this meeting.

If he had something on his mind, he should have...

declared it openly instead of getting drunk.

I believe that he had to get drunk to say it.

I'm sure that he's trying to destroy us.

What a thoroughly disagreeable man he is!

It's insane of the shogunate...

to advocate expulsion at this time.

We've been betrayed!

My brother made Lord Hitotsubashi a leader...

and sowed the seeds of an open door policy...

so that Japan could become equal to the other nations.

I took over, nurturing the seedlings to fruition.

But, has there been a greater betrayal than this?!

You're right.

I can no longer walk the same path as Lord Hitotsubashi.

Wait! What if this is really what he wanted you to do?

If you withdraw, the shogunate will have...

the full control of the country.

Just let them try it!

The political situation had taken an unexpected turn.

Once again, Ichizo was faced with...

a stumbling block of a political situation.

To be continued.