Original subtitles

In his "Chronicles of Japan,"

Louis Froez wrote of the emperor and shogun as follows"

"There are two ultimate powers in Japan.

One is the emperor, a figurehead for the last 400 years,

but is the lord of the 66 domains;

and the other, the shogun, the emperor's administrator,

like an assistant lord, who aristocrats and samurais...

respected as the emperor's supreme commander."

In reality, the shogun had no power then...

and his residence was in shambles.

But to the eyes of a foreigner like Froez,

the emperor and the shogun were acknowledged.

Froez probably felt the hearts of the Japanese.

He also may not have understood what the Japanese...

meant by going to Kyoto and ruling the land.

Of course, that possibility was not in Nobunaga's plan yet.

Nobunaga

Episode 19: "Nobunaga, North Bound"

Original Story & Screenplay: Tamukai Seiken

Music: Mori Kurodo

Original Subtitles TV Network Japan, Inc.

Transcribed and Edited Subtitles Kame Fansubs

CAST

Oda Nobunaga OGATA NAOTO

Kicho KIKUCHI MOMOKO

Rui TAKAHASHI KEIKO

Ikeda Tsuneoki MATOBA KOJI

Oichi WASHIO ISAKO

Shino TAKAGI MIHO

Maeda Toshiie HASHIZUME JUN

Niwa Nagahide SUGIMOTO TETTA

Asai Hisamasa TERADA MINORI

Asai Nagamasa TATSUMI TAKURO

Louis Froez FRANK NEIL

Hayashi Michikatsu UTSUI KEN

Sakuma Nobumori TANAKA KEN

Shibata Katsuie TAKITA SAKAE

Kano Zuiten HIRA MIKIJIRO

Producer: Yagi Masaji

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

Where is this made?

Everything here was made by us.

How many did you bring?

Twenty.

How many did we order?

Thirty.

I apologize. We have been getting many orders.

We even rushed yours before a previous order.

Please be patient.

Everyone in Japan knows of Sakai merchant Imai Sokyu.

Rifles are sold each time a battle occurs,

and he loves it.

You have it wrong.

Tell your employer, Sokyu, his bullets return all as gold.

He runs a business better than any fortuneteller.

Test the rifles that were delivered.

Well, do you see anything you want?

Everything is so expensive.

Forgive me. This man is still inexperienced.

He doesn't know what to do.

Please, please. Select whatever you desire.

It would honor us if you could use our merchandise.

Just pay us whenever you wish.

Please. And don't worry about the expense.

Take whatever you like.

Very well.

Someone.

Where is Kicho?

We informed her awhile ago.

I see...

Reporting. Sir Hayashi has returned.

Let him through.

I just got back.

Good work. How were things in Okazaki?

Lord Matsudaira rejoiced at the salute visit...

and expressed gratefulness for your considerations.

How is his relationship with the Imagawa?

In February, he captured Imagawa's close kin as hostage...

and traded them for his family.

They are clearly enemies with Suruga at this point.

Motoyasu is serious.

That sound?

The rifles just arrived from Sakai.

We are testing them out now.

How many were delivered?

Twenty.

Twenty is quite a lot.

No, it would be great if we could shoot to Mino,

but thirty rifles are not much help.

It is a costly expenditure.

Let's invade Mino leisurely.

Imagawa lost power and we reconciled with Mikawa.

There is no rush.

If we leave for battle from here each time,

defeating Mino is out of the question. It's too far.

Let's build a new castle and move northward.

But, the commotion of moving everything...

I want Mino in my hands as soon as I can.

The late Saito Dosan had bequeathed Mino to me at his deathbed.

Mino belongs to me.

No one else should rule it.

Besides, until I avenge Dosan's death,

I can't face Kicho.

I found a mountain near the Kiso River...

that would be ideal for castle grounds.

I'll tell you about it later.

Did you find anything you like?

Yes, I want this piece of silk and this mirror.

Is that all?

Let's see...

I was waiting for you.

Come and choose things you like.

I will.

There are many unusual things.

I have already chosen my items.

Then, I will take the rest.

Please deliver them to my room.

Yes.

Is that acceptable?

Ah, sure.

Hurry.

Uh...

Never mind. Just deliver it.

Sokichi, let's hurry.

Show these two where to go.

I'll be going then.

She put me on the spot.

I wanted to see more.

I wanted to look around some more.

But you said you had already chosen.

You should have said you weren't finished.

Sure, sure...

You never speak that kindly to me.

Think of Kicho's situation.

Then you can forgive her for her actions.

That's what I've been doing since I came here.

Why do I have to endure this every day?!

Why does what Kicho feels matter so much?!

I can't stand this any longer!

Did we get married only so we can have children?!

Shino. Wait!

I said, wait.

Why are you so angry? What happened?

You are the mother of the Oda heirs.

You have nothing to feel ashamed about.

Kicho knows that very well, too.

But, Kicho also knows I've been married to her longer.

She wants to remind you.

It's better to be in a position to forgive.

Kicho has no place to return.

And, she doesn't have any children. Don't you feel pity for her?

Then tell me who is more important to you.

Is Kicho more important?!

A woman shouldn't raise her voice!

The vassals can hear you.

You're more important. You should know that.

It's not a lie.

You are the most important woman in my life.

I'll swear to the Tsushima shrine gods!

You still don't believe me?

Look in my eyes!

Are these eyes lying?

You are most important.

Do you want me to say it again?

You didn't hear enough of it?

I can't be mediating women's arguments all day long.

Oh, Lord Nobunaga!

You didn't buy everything you had taken, did you?

I'm going to Sakai.

Please let me go to Sakai.

To Sakai?

It's my once in a lifetime request!

What is this about?

This.

Just tell me I can go.

I beg of you.

I don't understand. Let's go to your room.

I'm very busy. Make it short.

Please look at this carefully.

It's from the south.

So?

I've never seen anything so beautiful.

It's been knitted so mysteriously.

It's so beautiful.

You're going all the way to Sakai to buy this?

No, I'm going there to live.

I've heard enough.

What a stupid thing to say from the day!

Lord Nobunaga... I haven't finished.

Please wait a bit longer.

What is there to hear?! Going to Sakai to live!

You must be delirious!

Please. What I have to say is very important.

Please just listen. I beg you.

I am in the midst of a battle with Mino.

That is to avenge your father.

This is all for you. Isn't that right?

I told you I would forget about Mino.

You can't forget!

My brother, who killed my father, is no longer living.

There is no one to take revenge on.

Yoshitatsu's son Tatsuoki is still alive!

All of Mino is your enemy.

It wasn't only Yoshitatsu who killed Dosan!

Yoshitatsu, his vassals, local bureaucrats, all participated!

Until we take their heads, the revenge is not complete!

Dosan referred to you as his treasure.

And yet, you still want to forget Mino?

Yes.

Why?!

I'll be honest.

Living in this castle is very trying.

Please listen to what I have to say a little longer.

If I continue living in this castle with Shino,

there will come a day when I will hate you.

I don't want to become that kind of woman.

Yet, I can't return to Mino either.

I've been thinking about what to do with my life.

I considered shaving my head and becoming a nun.

Then this came falling into my hands from heaven.

I've never seen anything so beautiful.

I heard there are many others like this.

Let me see a new world.

I won't trouble you.

Then Shino can be the only wife in this castle.

I'm sure your children would prefer that as well.

Please let me go to Sakai.

This is my request of my lifetime!

I can see in Sakai what I can't see here in Owari.

I'll see another world.

Nobunaga attacked east Mino many times that year,

but he was unable to obtain the results he desired.

So he built a new castle near the border of Mino.

As you already know,

I'm building a castle in Komakiyama.

I'd like to transfer there sometime next year,

but that means Mino will be right before our eyes.

We will be able to fight them better.

However, the Mino army was stronger than we expected.

The late Dosan trained them well.

You seem proud of it.

No, that's not it. I'm just stating the facts.

You're from Mino.

If you know them so well, do something.

So far, we haven't heard anything.

I've spoken with the Mino army many times now,

but they are loyal and won't consider betrayal.

In fact, they are determined not to be defeated by us.

That's how warriors should be!

Without that, a battle would just be wilderness.

If men were like willows in the wind,

then my sword would be put to shame.

I think you are going to die young.

That's what I want.

I'll creep up on my foes like a ghost,

and slay them off like I had never before.

That sounds like a losing battle to me.

Begging your pardon, but I don't see it as a win or loss.

It's the intensity of the moment.

The more intense, the more real the battle is.

Someday, I would like to experience a battle...

when the heavens open, the earth splits,

and the mountains crumble.

And that is where I would like to end my life.

Shibata, stop being absurd.

Sir Hayashi, I'm not.

Let's discuss the other items!

First, about Mikawa.

We reconciled with the Mikawa, but to strengthen out ties,

Motoyasu is proposing a marriage between his son Takechiyo...

and our lord's daughter Gotoku.

Of course, since they are both children,

it would just be a commitment now.

Does anyone have objections?

If not, we will go on to the next topic.

I am taking over Mino, no matter what.

Therefore, other useless battles must be avoided.

I prefer making relatives and reconciling.

Marriages are also being proposed with Kai's Takeda,

Echigo's Uesugi, and Omi's Asai.

If we can get a treaty with Asai,

we could attack Mino from both directions.

Is that Kimyo?

Yes.

What's wrong?

He fell and scratched his face.

Where?

Don't cry...

When boys cry, people laugh.

There's a little blood. It's just a scratch.

Now that doesn't hurt, does it?

Where did you fall?

Where?

If there's a bad rock, I will beat up on it.

Where?

What? Oichi pushed you?

That girl!

Find Oichi and bring her to the hall!

Did you call?

Why did you hurt Kimyo?

I asked why you hurt Kimyo!

I didn't. He fell on his own.

He said you pushed him!

He lied.

Kimyo doesn't lie! This is not the only time!

You tease the younger kids and make them cry.

You're old enough to be their mother!

Brother. Kimyo cries because he is a weakling.

What are you saying?

If you push him, any child will cry.

Kimyo knows how to get attention.

I think you spoil him too much.

Hayashi.

What's so funny?

No, nothing.

You were laughing just now!

No, I wasn't.

Don't go near Kimyo again!

Yah, she's like an angel.

But, she has a strong personality.

She's difficult to handle.

She's too tall for a woman.

She probably won't find a groom.

I should have waited to get married.

I'll fight hard in Mino and win her hand.

You two wouldn't match. Besides, she looked at me.

She LOOKED at me!

Her gentleness is like the Kannon Goddess.

Or the Great Buddha.

She will grow some more.

That is frightening.

Now is the time to marry her off.

Omi's Asai might be the right choice.

We are at odds now, but if we become relatives,

we can get Mino from the south and west.

Odani Castle, Omi Lord Asai Nagamasa

Owari's Oda Nobunaga is rushing to invade Mino.

They must want to become allies with us...

and attack Mino from two directions.

To solidify the ties, he wants to send Oichi,

his younger sister as a bride to my son.

So it seems.

Father. We don't need to rush into a treaty with them yet.

It's better to overtake Rokkaku at this time.

However, if Nobunaga invades Mino, we will be next in line.

Then he will align with Rokkaku.

It will be disastrous at that time.

He may be defeated by the Mino army.

He defeated Imagawa's army of 40,000 with 800 men.

You can't take him too lightly.

Even if he took over Mino and invaded into our land,

we have Echizen's Asakura Yoshikage as allies.

If we fight together, we can't lose.

You need a bride, anyway.

You failed once, but this time it may be right.

I want a bride of good lineage.

When you marry for political reasons,

the chances of failing are great.

Also, I heard Nobunaga's sister Oichi is as tall as the clouds.

I don't want anyone that looks like a monster.

Now is that right about Nobunaga's sister?

Nobunaga has those tendencies, too.

April, 1563

That year, Nobunaga took an army of 10,000 to Inabayama Castle,

but they fell into Mino's trap and he almost lost his life.

Guard the lord!

It was a great loss.

Was Nobunaga overly confident?

Nobunaga lost many battles in his lifetime.

Nevertheless, he pressed on and eventually ruled the entire land.

He was indeed a strange man.

Ya, the Mino army is certainly strong.

I wish they were allies instead.

My lord. This is still dangerous. Let's leave the woods.

Rest awhile. If they are coming after us,

we couldn't run fast enough anyway.

Sir Ikeda!

I'm here.

Reporting.

Lower your voice.

The enemy has retreated quickly into Inabayama Castle.

Quickly?

The foot soldier team under Tokichiro's orders...

climbed up Zuiryuyama with several hundred torches...

which the enemy saw as additional support.

They dashed into the castle to protect it.

That Tokichiro... Marrying into the Kinoshita family,

he's proving his worth. He's done it again.

Let's move to Komakiyama Castle right away.

We have to attack from nearby!

We will never lose a battle with them again.

Thank you for your many years of kindness.

I feel like I'm biting the hand of my master by doing this,

and I know that I won't be forgiven.

But please forgive me as a foolish woman.

I know how you have suffered,

but I never thought I would see this day.

I'm sorry that I couldn't help you. Forgive me.

You are so kind.

I don't know of any other place outside of Owari.

But Sakai is so far away. The water is different.

So take care of your health.

Yes. I am grateful.

It will be lonely without you.

I have only one request.

Please allow your mother to return to her room again.

I beg of you.

It is the sole desire of one who is parting.

I would like an answer.

Okay.

Lady Kicho, don't worry about me.

Even if I stayed in this room all my life,

my heart is free.

Mine. Go ahead of us.

I'm going to say something that is not manly.

Don't go.

Sakai is nothing compared to Owari.

It's just noisy and there's a sea.

Besides, Sakai is so far away.

I can't just run over to help in an emergency.

What if you get ill?

You're going to die all alone?

Who knows when I might die, too.

Don't you care?

We have lived together since the age of 15.

So many things have happened over these years.

We fought a lot, and had many hard times.

However, we overcame it together.

You only remember the hard times,

and forget the good times.

My responsibility is to protect the Oda family.

I must win battles!

I must have an heir.

I decide who lives and dies!

Don't go!

I've decided, so I'm going.

But, I go without a grudge.

Please give me a little time alone.

I'll remember the good days,

and discard the bad memories.

Farewell...

It's from the lady.

Does Lady Rui feel that...

a day is a thousand autumns long waiting for my return?

No.

Yes, she does!

Kicho left Nobunaga.

Why did Nobunaga recall at this moment...

the day his mother left him as a child?

Then in June of that year, I finally came to Japan.

It was Yokose Bay in Kyushu.

I had studied for years about Japan in Goa, India.

I had learned about the Japanese language.

Sixteen years after I left Portugal,

I finally reached Japan, which I had aspired.

I thank God for this.

Not too long after this,

Nobunaga moved from Kiyosu to Komakiyama Castle to better invade Mino.

Komakiyama Castle

This castle will do for now.

I smell the trees.

Even if it's small, it has a scent of newness.

Shino, what's wrong?

Shino, get hold of yourself!

Someone, bring a doctor!

So everybody, until next time...

To be continued.

To be continued.