Original subtitles

Exchange of Eastern and Western cultures by missionaries...

began with the language.

Japanese words influencing Portuguese words include...

Banzai (Banze) and shogun (xogun).

These are the more well known examples,

but many more Portuguese words influenced Japanese.

At first they were related to Christianity.

Cristo (Kirisuto) and Deus (Daius).

These words were easily accepted since they were easy to pronounce.

Then other words followed.

Bolo de Castela (kastela); confeito (konpeito); and botao (botan).

Tempura came from the Portuguese word, temporas.

Temporas is a day of fast at the start of a season.

During that time, the priests are not allowed to eat meat.

So they deep fried vegetables.

The Japanese imitated the deep-frying and called it tempura...

from the temporas days.

Had Nobunaga eaten tempura too?

Nobunaga

Episode 44: "I Am God"

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

Ikeda Tsuneoki MATOBA KOJI

Akechi Mitsuhide MICHAEL TOMIOKA

Tama IMAMURA KEIKO

Sakuma Nobumori TANAKA KEN

Lorenso INAGAWA JUNJI

Luis Frois FRANK NEIL

Hashiba Hideyoshi NAKAMURA TOHRU

Hayashi Michikatsu UTSUI KEN

Producer: Yagi Masaji

Director: Shigemitsu Yukihiko

Nobunaga's Azuchi Castle was almost done.

The Tenshukaku on the summit, Hon-maru, Ni-no-maru,

San-no-maru, and the Sokenji Temple on the hillside.

The problem was this Sokenji Temple.

1579

Reporting.

Sir Koreto Hyuga-no-kami has returned from Tanba...

and requests to see you.

Oh, Akechi is back? Send him through right away.

Also summon Mori Ranmaru and Bomaru.

I have just returned.

You've done a good job. Has everything ended?

Yes. Tanba and Tango have been subjugated.

It's all due to Your Majesty's power.

Yah, you've done a lot.

For five years you fought with Settsu and defeated Tanba and Tango.

Tanba's Kuroi Castle is under your rule.

I am honored.

Now you and Hideyoshi are rivals, aren't you?

Hideyoshi wanted to subjugate Harima before you.

This bothers you, doesn't it?

Yes, a little bit.

This will be the object of worship in Sokenji Temple.

Is that a special rock?

No, it's just an old rock.

It's my substitute.

Sokenji is a temple for me.

I am actually its deity.

Yes.

But, I can't sit in there like a statue.

So, I'll leave this rock there as my substitute.

I see...

Is that unnatural?

No.

I was born the son of Owari's magistrate.

I continued to battle and became supreme ruler of the nation.

I have a strong fortune. I can feel it myself.

So, if anyone prays to me, they will be blessed.

I want more people to share my fortune.

This temple was built for that purpose.

That is a blessing.

But, people can't see things like I do.

They still want to defy me.

They can't see ahead.

You are right.

We just have to quickly subjugate all of Japan.

That fool Araki Murashige is beside the point.

He betrays me,

then he abandons his family and his castle and flees.

No, I'm not blaming you.

Just that your daughter was married to Araki's son.

But, she was divorced, wasn't she?

Yes.

Forgive me for not being able to persuade Araki Murashige.

Forget about him.

Those who defy should be killed.

You defeated Tanba and Tango.

After Hideyoshi defeats Harima and Araki's Arioka Castle,

there won't be anybody to help Hongwanji.

Then Hongwanji will be on their way to doom.

Ranmaru reporting.

Bomaru reporting.

Enter.

Both of you have beautiful kimonos, don't you?

You chose them for us, Your Majesty.

Imagine, Mori Yoshinari's second and third sons are now this old.

How quickly the years fly...

The late Sir Mori must be elated.

Ranmaru. Take this rock with Bomaru to Sokenji Temple to be worshiped.

Yes, Sire.

This rock will be the deity of Sokenji.

Make sure you don't damage it.

This man, Akechi Mitsuhide,

is the man who will later kill Nobunaga at Honnoji Temple.

At this time he didn't know of that fate.

His daughter Tama married Hosokawa Fujitaka's son Tadaoki,

who later became a Christian and was known as Hosokawa Garcia.

It's been awhile.

I'm glad to see you well.

Yes.

Is Tadaoki taking care of you?

Yes. How is my elder sister?

She's been in her room since her divorce from Araki.

Otama! Welcome back.

Elder sister...

It's been some time, hasn't it?

It's been a long time.

Let's forget the formalities.

Raise your hands.

You've been through so much...

Before it happens to you,

get divorced and come home so we can live together again.

Who knows when Hosokawa will become another Araki?

Yui! What's the matter with you? Stop it!

Those who fear God will not keep silent to Lord Oda.

The reason that Araki Murashige did what he did was because...

he could not tolerate Oda's ways towards Ishiyama Hongwanji.

He will not accept surrender...

and ordered all who defied him to be beheaded.

You too Father, I beg you stop serving Lord Oda.

Otherwise you will be punished by Heaven.

Enough!

Get hold of yourself!

What's wrong?

Never repeat what you just said again.

How can a woman like you understand the lord?

You can't understand.

One is prepared to die when he goes to battle.

To complain on how one may die is embarrassing.

If they want to live, they should surrender like Takayama Ukon.

Araki Murashige is not a man.

It's ridiculous to side with Araki.

He should be punished for abandoning his family.

Go and cool your head!

She is such trouble...

I'm sorry you had to experience this.

No, I was worried about her and Mother's illness.

Don't worry. If you need to, write me a letter.

Yes, I'll do that.

Your mother and Yui will be fine soon.

Yes.

Then, can I make one request?

What is it?

It's about Deus.

You mean Christianity?

Doctrines are written in a book called the Bible.

I heard that book is written in Latin.

You're not thinking of becoming a Christian, are you?

No, that's not it.

But, I would just like to read it.

Read it? Then what?

Nothing in particular.

A beautiful church was built in Kyoto, with another coming in Azuchi.

Many Hosokawa vassals have converted to Christianity.

I want to know what Deus has to teach us.

To do this, I must learn Latin.

Could you ask one of the Deus' priests for a Bible and a Latin dictionary?

If I have a chance I will ask.

I am grateful.

Maybe you should read about poetry before reading about Deus.

There is such a strange fad going on.

Now there is a man who thinks he is God.

This year Inspector Father Alexander Valegnani...

arrived in Kuchinotsu in Kyushu...

to observe the progress of Japan's missionaries.

The conversation was as follows:

I've been here only a few months and am a little shocked.

Other than Frois, nobody speaks hardly any Japanese.

What is going on? This is incomprehensible.

Everybody is here to preach about Deus.

You are up against the Japanese.

If you don't understand their language,

how do you intend to spread Christianity?

As the head of this Japanese mission, I beg to speak.

Since you have only been here a short time,

you don't realize how difficult Japanese is.

Do you think we haven't made the effort?

We have tried many times, but it is nearly impossible.

You don't understand the main issues.

Japan is a special situation.

I've been here for nearly ten years,

but I have never seen such an arrogant, greedy,

and hypocritical group of people as the Japanese.

They will not open up to foreigners.

If the king of the land ordered them to become Christians,

within a day they would all become baptized without knowing why.

How can we treat them like Europeans?

We can't!

Father Gabriel, you are mistaken.

You misunderstand the Japanese.

It's true the Japanese aren't open with their feelings.

But, the same can be said for Europeans.

Why should they if they cannot understand us?

European lifestyles and customs are also different than Japanese.

It is no exaggeration to say we are very different.

But, when we understand each other,

they are more sensitive and superior to Europeans.

You have become half Japanese.

You are different, so you side with them.

But that's dangerous.

Father Gabriel, you are terribly prejudiced.

I'm not prejudiced. I'm just stating the facts.

We didn't come to Japan to fight a battle.

We came to spread the word of Deus.

All of you, at this rate, Japan's Jesuit Society will fail.

I demand this. Take me away from this position in Japan...

and let me return to Goa again.

I can't bear to stay in Japan any longer.

We Jesuits are not ordinary missionaries.

We are the Company of Jesus, his warriors.

We are residing in Japan now.

We are here to spread the teachings of Deus.

We can't force it upon them.

Somehow we need to meet their souls.

It is a mistake to think you are closer to God.

All is calm...

Yes.

It seems as though you have suffered a lot.

No, not at all. Father Torres and Father Fernandez did.

They both went home to God from this Kyushu.

Let's go to Kyoto together.

Yes.

Ah, this is not like a Japanese temple.

Is that you Sir Sakuma?

Oh, Lorenso.

Please come in. I'm glad you dropped in.

I just happened to be passing by.

I still hadn't seen what it looked like inside.

Is that so?

Well, please take your time and look around.

Father Organtino is also here.

Let me take a look around then.

Yes.

I'm glad you came. We owe this to you.

Please wait a moment. I will call Bateren.

Sir Sakuma, I'm glad you visited us.

Oh, Bateren, this is a beautiful church.

Yes. We owe this to His Majesty,

Sir Takayama Hida-no-kami, and Sir Takayama Ukon.

Are you staying in Kyoto now?

No, I'm on my way home to Settsu.

It has now been four years that we've been surrounding Ishiyama Hongwanji.

For four years?

That's right. We're waiting for them to starve to death.

That's very exhausting, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Do you like that?

It's an unusual sound.

Do you want to hear more?

Yes.

Call Pedro here.

Yes.

Pedro is from an island far to the West.

He was left in Kyushu by a Portuguese captain.

This is Pedro.

Pay your respects.

He understands a little Japanese.

I am Pedro.

Let me hear you play the flute.

Yes.

Blow it. Quickly.

What an unusual sound...

And, he is blowing it vertically...

I summoned you here regarding the new Nijo residence.

The magnitude of Azuchi Castle...

and the elegance of Kyoto's new residence suits you well.

I intend to present the new residence to Prince Sanehito's fifth son.

That is a wonderful idea.

I hear that Prince Sanehito will be the next emperor,

but he lives with his five sons in a cramped residence.

So I thought I would transfer them all to the Nijo residence.

I will adopt his fifth son as my son,

and as his adoptive father, present him with the residence.

Then you will be related to the Imperial family?

Exactly. He is the Emperor's grandson.

This is like a dream.

We must see that everything goes smoothly in the move.

I will be honored to take that responsibility.

That's not it.

Huh?

You don't know Imperial etiquette and formality.

Yes.

Hosokawa and Akechi who are experienced in it,

as well as Murai and Niwa, will be magistrates.

You are assigned to govern their actions.

Make sure that no mistakes occur.

I have one more command.

Copy this and post it in the town...

and inform all the domains I govern as well.

What do you think?

Well...

I want to share my fortune with everyone.

I will give wealth to those who seek wealth.

If they want to live longer, I will provide that.

Fertility and peace can be gained by worshipping me at Sokenji Temple.

My birthday, May 12, will be an annual festival.

Have all my vassals and men worship me.

I wish to speak.

This is a blessing indeed, but...

You don't agree?

No, it's not that.

I think you should wait a little while on this.

What am I waiting for?

Uh...

Say it!

You will soon be related to the Emperor.

You should be humble and play it down.

I won't ask you to do it! Forget the Nijo assignment!

You always oppose me and try to control me!

You impudent man!

Forgive me. I apologize from my heart.

Silence! Return to Gifu!

Very well. But, let me say one word.

I won't listen!

I won't listen to you!

I know this is out of place,

but I can't return to Gifu without speaking my mind.

I have served the Oda for four generations.

My job is to speak what is right without fear.

I will be honest.

I feel it would be better not to distribute this.

Please reconsider, Your Majesty.

It is a frightful thing to call oneself God.

Gods and Buddha dwell in heaven, not on earth.

They are far from us living creatures.

When people die, they may become Buddha and God.

But, no matter how good one is,

he can't be God or Buddha while alive.

Society knows that very well.

Even you cannot call yourself God.

Doing so is spitting at heaven.

People will ridicule you and taint your name.

Now that you will be related to the Emperor,

it is all the better to be humble.

Do you want to be beheaded?

I have stabilized Japan and offered a new nation.

I am not conceited. I saved this world.

I have more power than these gods!

You are the only one who is not aware of my powers.

You say you served the Oda for four generations,

but you haven't changed over that time.

You still consider yourself chief retainer!

How could you understand why I feel I'm God?!

Get out of here! Disappear into the darkness!

What's wrong?

I said to disappear!

If you put that notice out, your mother will be saddened.

Not only your mother.

Your late father, your army, and Lady Kicho, too.

They will all be disappointed.

Do you know why?

They will think Your Majesty has gone mad.

No matter what, humans cannot become gods.

A man is only a man.

Are you only angry enough to hit me?

You can't be a god like that!

I would like to believe for myself that you are a god.

I wish my master were a god indeed.

Show me that you are a god.

Behead me first.

Forgive me. From now on I will believe Your Majesty.

You are indeed a god-like man.

I apologize from the bottom of my heart.

I see...

Yes!

As long as you know.

Then, from today you are no longer an Oda retainer.

Return to Gifu until further notice.

At the end of the year, Araki Murashige's Arioka Castle was defeated,

and by New Year's 1580, Hashiba Hideyoshi subjugated almost all of Harima.

Araki Murashige's Arioka Castle has been overthrown.

I will place that castle under you.

I am most honored.

Now no one in Settsu will side with Ishiyama Hongwanji.

Harima has almost been defeated by Hideyoshi.

Akechi has subjugated Tanba and Tango.

Now there isn't anyone in the five provinces to assist Hongwanji's Kennyo.

You are correct. Now only Ishiyama Hongwanji remains.

Soon, even Hongwanji will vanish.

Then, as far as one can see, no enemies will live.

Tsuneoki...

Look at this.

The sun is setting.

It's like a view from heaven.

And heaven's ways are below our eye level.

So everybody, until next time...

To be continued.

To be continued.