Original subtitles

Francis Xavier stayed in Kagoshima for two years,

and during those years traveled to Kyoto...

to gain the approval of the Emperor...

to spread Christianity throughout Japan.

However, he failed, and instead...

did missionary work only in Yamaguchi and Kyushu.

Later, Xavier left Father Torres in Japan...

and returned to India, only to embark to China again.

Just before his arrival in Canton, at Shangchuan,

he fell ill and ended his life at the age of 46.

Xavier was born in Navarra, near the French border,

the son of an aristocrat. He left home at the age of 19...

to enroll in a school in Paris.

He never returned there again.

Critics evaluate Xavier differently,

but his achievements were significant...

in exposing Japan to European contact.

His right arm is still preserved in the Roman Jesuit church.

Nobunaga

Episode 11: "My Younger Brother"

Original Story & Screenplay: Tamukai Seiken

Music: Mori Kurodo

Original Subtitles TV Network Japan

Transcribed and Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

CAST

Oda Nobunaga OGATA NAOTO

Kicho KIKUCHI MOMOKO

Rui TAKAHASHI KEIKO

Ikeda Tsuneoki MATOBA KOJI

Oda Nobuyuki HOSAKA NAOKI

Shino TAKAGI MIHO

Maeda Toshiie HASHIZUME JUN

Niwa Nagahide SUGIMOTO TETTA

Lorenso (Jikai) INAGAWA JUNJI

Louis Froez FRANK NEIL

Hayashi Michikatsu UTSUI KEN

Shibata Katsuie (Gonroku) TAKITA SAKAE

Kano Zuiten HIRA MIKIJIRO

Producer: Yagi Masaji

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

I would like to express my opinion, lord.

Even if Lord Oda Nobuyuki of Suemori Castle...

were to make a thousand excuses for this past mutiny,

none would be forgivable.

Thus, punish him as you see fit according to the laws of Heaven.

But, Nobuyuki is my own flesh and blood,

and it would hurt me to see him killed by another.

Allow me to kill him with my own hands.

Then, I will offer his head to you.

Why doesn't Nobuyuki come here himself?

Forgive me. I insisted on coming here instead.

I knew how angry you would be,

and felt you would not be pleased to see him in person.

I now have Nobuyuki confined to a room in Suemori Castle...

and ordered his wife to prepare to commit suicide.

Please grant your stupid mother this request.

You are still attempting to cover up for Nobuyuki?

No.

In fact, I have been waiting for this day for years.

If I can kill Nobuyuki, the many years of hatred...

that has grown between you two would disappear forever.

Then I can leave this world without regrets.

Are you trying to blackmail me?

I would never do that.

How can a powerless mother do such a thing?

I am just fearful of your power,

and am yielding to it as best I can.

It is opportune to remove that hatred...

and unify the powers of our relatives.

Please allow me to fulfill this request.

What nerve you have!

Beg for forgiveness!

Cry and beg for forgiveness!

Beg for his life!

Deal with it as you please.

Begging your pardon, your wife is here.

Let her in.

I will not commit harakiri.

Don't even think of committing suicide.

It is not as though I have lost my army.

It was my first battle with him and I lost.

If he wants me to die, I'll just fight from here.

But next time, I won't lose.

I still have strong allies behind me.

If I give up after a single loss, I can't survive.

Cheer up.

Say something. Are you waiting for sunset?

Forgive us. We have no words to say.

Please sentence us accordingly.

We are prepared to take your orders.

Behead us immediately.

I cannot live on in shame any longer!

Don't raise your voice.

Look what you've done.

Everything is fine. You may all leave.

Why do you think I had my vassals leave and you remain?

If I wanted to behead you,

I wouldn't have let you come up from the yard.

I forgave Nobuyuki this time for my mother.

I can't sentence you to death either.

It is true you joined Nobuyuki in mutiny,

but he is the real culprit.

If it weren't for our mother,

his head would be displayed now.

But everything is over.

I won't take your land either.

Ask for forgiveness!

Forgive me. I apologize from my heart.

I, Shibata, vow never to betray you again.

Neither of you ever forget those words!

From now on, watch Nobuyuki's moves.

Until he's dead, he will be after my life.

He may join forces with an outside domain.

Should he ever rise in mutiny again,

you two will be equally responsible.

I will have you beheaded for sure then.

That's right...

We haven't found a replacement lord...

for Moriyama Castle after Nobutoki's death.

Get my uncle back.

Split up the men and have them find him.

Do you mean Lord Nobutsugu?

Yes, that's right.

He was formerly residing there anyway.

He should be somewhere in Owari.

Tell him to return to Moriyama Castle.

Toshiie...

Keep your eyes on Nagoya.

Nagahide...

Check to see what Mino is up to.

Is there anything else now?

My head spins with so many commotions.

Until I unify Owari, I cannot be at ease.

You are now my true brothers. Help me out.

Pardon me.

Don't disturb me unless there is an emergency.

What is it?

What's wrong?

I have a favor, please invade Mino.

I beg you.

I can't do it immediately.

Why all of a sudden?

My father bequeathed his land to you.

Mino is now weak after the battle.

Please invade Mino now.

Take my father's revenge...

and get the head of that despiteful Yoshitatsu.

I beg you.

I know how you feel, but it's beyond my power now.

Even if it was Dosan's last will,

I cannot start a losing battle.

You promised me you would get revenge.

Not right away.

Then, when will it be?

I don't know.

You are the wife of this Oda Nobunaga.

Aren't you aware of what's happening to me?!

Some try to kill me.

Others are joining forces with enemies.

Who knows when the Assistant Governor of the upper...

four domains or Imagawa Yoshimoto will move?

That is not all.

I must watch the clans, temples, and shrines for betrayal.

The merchants of Tsushima and Atsuta need close scrutiny.

This is not the time to be thinking about Mino.

Besides, I only have 2,000 men.

I can see overtaking Mino Castle,

but we can't take on the province.

Mino has 10,000 soldiers!

Now I know your true feelings.

That fool.

Do you want me to fight a losing battle?

Answer me!

You are the wife of an Oda.

Now your home is Owari, and no longer Mino!

Think of Owari's future!

Clean this up.

Be mine.

Father, I will offer Yoshitatsu's head to your grave someday.

Please wait awhile.

Yamaguchi

I heard that Jikai was baptized...

and formally became a Christian.

He was given the Christian name of Lorenso.

Father Torres! The village is on fire! A battle!

Please escape right away! The Mori are here!

What happened to the lord's men?

We don't know.

Escape now! Or, you'll be burned to death!

The baptism can come later!

Your life is more important!

Jikai, what are you doing?

Calm down.

Calm down.

How can we calm down?! The Mori may kill him!

We have God on our side!

Jikai, have Father Torres escape immediately!

My name is not Jikai! It's now Lorenso!

Without Father Torres, the Christians will be lost!

Lord Ouchi Yoshinaga, who was kind to Torres,

was made to commit suicide by arch enemy Mori Motonari.

Father Torres left Yamaguchi and went to Bungo instead.

One year later. Fall 1557

This year, two incidents occurred in Nobunaga's life...

that would be remembered all his life.

Nobuyuki is planning another mutiny?

Come to my room and play "go" with me.

What is Nobuyuki planning?

He is collaborating with Assistant Governor Oda Nobuyasu...

of Iwakura Castle, and intends to have Hayashi and I...

join him to attack Kiyosu Castle.

The other day, Hayashi and I were ordered to join him.

What did Hayashi say?

He said he should not repeat a mistake.

But, Nobuyuki doesn't show any signs of reconsidering...

and says he will kill us if we betray him.

Why did you come to inform me?

If you all came against me, you have a chance to win.

I will be honest with you.

I want to fight as many battles as I can in my life.

The battle cry, the horses neighing,

the roar of the mountain, and sound of the wind...

I realized how useless it is to plan a mutiny.

Thus, I decided to fight along with you...

for the rest of my life.

Please use me fully.

This time I will win!

My brother has no chance against all of us.

Without Dosan, he is without support.

That is what we thought the last time, too.

But, he won to our surprise.

Then he forgave us without saying much.

To return his kindness with betrayal is wrong.

He has done us wrong first!

I will give you any domain you wish after this is over.

I know that increasing one's domain leads to power.

But, one must know when to retreat, too.

It still isn't too late.

Go to Kiyosu again and talk things over with the lord.

I don't have anything to say to him!

There are rumors of Nobuyuki's mutiny again.

He has much of Owari's domains assisting him...

to attack this Kiyosu Castle.

Therefore, I will set up my moves.

Are you going to attack Suemori Castle?

No, if it is known outside of Owari, it will show weakness.

We will take care of it internally.

I will be ill from tonight and become bedridden.

We'll say it is a mild illness.

Then a month later, we'll tell Suemori I'm approaching death.

I will not step out of here until then.

And I will not meet anyone except all of you.

Toshiie...

Start the rumor very secretly.

Nagahide...

Keep an eye on Mino with Kawajiri.

Also watch Hayashi's moves in Nagoya.

Naito...

Your role is to dispel the rumors.

Tsuneoki, you keep an eye out so nobody gets near this room.

This next month is critical.

We must convince Nobuyuki of my illness.

Who did you hear this rumor from?

It's not a rumor. He is making his moves.

To think Nobuyuki is thinking of another mutiny.

Mother may be behind this.

Mother may be manipulating Nobuyuki.

That can't be.

She is concerned about this the most.

I wonder...

I know so.

You wouldn't know. Mother hates me.

Why is that?

Because I didn't give Nobuyuki more land.

I was separated from her at a young age.

Compared to Nobuyuki, I am not dear to her.

She sees me as a ruthless lord who picks on her son.

How couldn't she despise me?

A mother's love is like the boundless sea.

Zuiten. That's an old saying. You're out of words.

When you live apart, love is lessened.

It's only natural for her to want to see him happy.

Mother desired to have Nobuyuki succeed the family.

But her dreams remain unanswered till this day.

That may be why Nobuyuki is attempting this twice.

I can't believe that.

Nobuyuki may be trying to win her favor.

Then she is guilty by many a tenfold.

Your mother would be saddened to hear this.

We will know in a month.

A month later...

I was worried. How is he doing?

He hasn't been doing very well.

The doctors have done all they can,

but from three days ago, he has shown no response.

Oh my... Why has this happened?

We have no way to explain.

I apologize for being useless.

Don't you know of better doctors?

Send someone to Kyoto and get the best.

Yes. We already called two from Kyoto,

but the diagnosis has been the same.

What can I do?

We must keep this a secret.

And the lord would like to meet Nobuyuki.

The lord mentioned about reconciling before dying.

I'll have Nobuyuki go tonight.

Otherwise, I'll regret it for life.

I'll have my mother betray Nobuyuki first.

She deserves it.

Reconcile before it is too late.

I didn't know it was that serious.

You're the successor. You must be strong.

At first, I thought this was a trap.

I pity my brother.

Reporting. Nobuyuki has left Suemori Castle.

Everything is ready.

The wind is strong.

As a child, I woke up in the middle of the night...

whenever the wind blew strongly.

No, not that, rather, the rattling wood would wake me.

I use to think it was calling me.

I would get up and walk around in the dark...

and see many frightening things.

In the end, I would befriend them.

Now, darkness is only darkness.

I don't see anything else.

I miss those days.

Please enter.

The two of you can wait here.

Older brother...

Older brother...

Farewell.

Attempting mutiny twice!

Did you forget? I said I would kill you one day!

Have you forgotten?

My lord...

You fool.

Has Nobuyuki returned?

Matsu!

Soon thereafter, Nobunaga had his first son, Nobutada.

Lady Ikoma, or Shino, became his second wife.

So everybody, until next time...

To be continued.

To be continued.