All language subtitles for 34.Kachū no hito 渦中の人 The man in the whirl

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Episode 34:
The Man in The Whirl

May, 1593.

Just as the first emissaries
from China left for Japan

with Konishi Yukinaga's
party,

Ieyasu was summoned by
Hideyoshi

to state his opinion on the
conditions for peace talks.

There are only three of
us here.

State your opinion
freely.

While we pursue our peace talks, we
have to give orders to our army there,

and entertain the
emissaries.

Yodogimi's pregnancy worries
me, too. What a headache!

Excuse me...

That's my proposal for the
peace conditions.

Let me look at it.

Yes, sir.

There are 7 conditions.

First, I'll marry the daughter
of the Chinese Emperor.

Second, to allow free trade
between the two countries.

I see.

Third...

To exchange an oath promising
an amicable relationship.

Fourth, to give us 4 provinces
in Korea,

and we'll return the other 4
and Keiji Castle to Korea.

Hideyoshi wanted to settle
the matter for the moment

by gaining control of the
southern half of Korea.

In the midst of the tense
negotiations with China,

a child was born on August
3rd at Osaka Castle.

It was the future
Toyotomi Hideyori.

The news reached Hideyoshi

soon after the emissaries
left Nagoya

with the conditions
for peace.

Hideyoshi was ecstatic.

Hideyoshi's son was
named 'Hiroi'.

How cute. Is there a way to
send this to Hiroi in Osaka?

Though the birth of your son
is happy news,

we must be cautious with
the peace negotiations.

I know that.

I haven't told you earlier.

But the adviser,
Hidetsugu worries me.

Did he do something?

He's been nicknamed
'The Killer Adviser'.

Killer Adviser?

On Jan. 5th, the ex-emperor
passed away.

During the mourning period of a
month, the Adviser went hunting.

He went hunting
and killed animals?

That's not all.

He took many
escorts with him,

and they hunted for deer
with guns.

Where at?

At the sacred mountain,
Mt. Hiei.

That's a mistake.

Someone's trying to trap him...

Sire! According to my reports,

it's related to the
birth of your son.

Related to Hiroi?

Hidetsugu, the target of
Hideyoshi's concern,

was the lord of Jurakudai
mansion.

He was spending restless days,
distrusting everyone.

Why do you cry?

Excuse yourself.

Your forgiveness, please.

The melody was so sad it
brought tears.

No! You leave, too!

We'll handle him.
Hurry!

You excused the women
so you could scold me.

Exactly! What if Lord Jibu's
spy is among them?

I'll tear her
to pieces!

That's just what
Jibu wants.

Enough! Why should I humor
that Ishida Mitsunari?

Wait. If you carry out your
daily responsibilities,

Jibu cannot criticize you.

Shut up!

That Jibu is calling me
'Killer Adviser'.

I'd rather kill myself than
submit to him!

Calm down!

The best solution to expel
the Regent's suspicions

is to greet him at Himeji

when he comes to set up
camp at Nagoya.

I won't welcome him.

He believes the false rumors.

Someday, he'll kill me.

I won't fall into
that trap!

Because Hideyoshi's
son was born,

Hidetsugu thought he
would be ousted.

The peace talks were
not progressing.

That Autumn, he left Nagoya
and returned to Osaka.

Ieyasu had also
come to Osaka.

What? The Adviser didn't
greet the Regent

but went to the hot springs?

The Adviser's retainers

must've thought that was the best
way to avoid a confrontation.

What shallow retainers.

The Regent expected Hidetsugu
to be at Himeji.

I worry about what may
result from this.

This is frustrating.

That's exactly how
Hideyoshi felt.

Congratulations on
your safe return.

There's nothing to
congratulate me about.

The peace talks
aren't going well.

Why don't you see your
son immediately?

- Nene!
- Yes?

The Adviser pretends to be
ill and didn't greet me.

If it's serious, why
didn't he tell me?

Why don't you
answer me?

People will laugh at you for
screaming and shouting.

What?!

You offend me
as soon as I return?

What's all this commotion?

You're responsible
for all this.

What a frightening woman!

Why am I responsible?

Take Hidetsugu. You're the
one who made him our heir

and gave him the
Adviser's post.

Is that what
you thought?

You treat him as if he's
incompetent
and don't let him handle
military and political matters.

Something's wrong with you

if you don't expect him to feel
uneasy when a son was born to you.

I pity the Adviser

who is burdened with
great expectations.

We can't assign a man to a job
that he can't handle.

That may lead him
to destruction.

'Befitting one's status' is a
phrase with a deep significance.

'Befitting one's status'...

Nene...

Do you understand?

You must have an idea.

What shall I do about Hidetsugu?

Why don't you write a letter
to him inquiring about his health?

What shall I write?

Hiroi was born, though we don't
know about his future,

we must make
certain things clear.

All right. And?

Consider Hiroi to be
Hidetsugu's son.

Make Hiroi marry Hidetsugu's
daughter to unify our clan.

I'm sure this will dispel
his suspicions.

All right.

I'll do as you say.

I consider him to be my son.
I can't cut ties with him.

Thank you, Nene, for bringing
that to my attention.

I'll eat here tonight.

No, I can't let
you eat here.

Nene...

Lady Nun?

Go to the west wing
and tell them

that the Regent will meet
Hiroi there tonight.

Understood.

Please don't talk in
a loud voice

or you will surprise
Hiroi.

I shouldn't laugh
too loudly...

I won't laugh loudly.

Hideyoshi was grateful
to Nene,

and remembered his
late mother.

Omandokoro was also
fond of Nene.

Announcing the
Regent!

Congratulations
on your return.

Thank you for your
hard work.

Here.

Let me hold him.

Will he cry?

There's a resemblance...

Everyone says he looks like
you when you were a baby.

He does...

His words held
numerous meanings.

The baby reminded him of Chacha,
the late Tsurumatsu,

and his mother, Omandokoro.

Sire?

Chacha?

Yes?

Can you write a
letter to the Advisor, too?

It's difficult to
live together in this world.

I won't!

Chacha!

The Adviser is praying that
this baby won't survive!

I refuse to write
to him!

What?!

Who's praying for
Hiroi to die?

The Adviser, of course.

He set up an alter in
the temple at Mt. Hiei,

and prayed that I'd
have a miscarriage!

Such rumors were
naturally untrue.

Yet Hidetsugu, who regretted
not having greeted Hideyoshi,

became even more violent
and suffered.

Two guests visited Ieyasu in
Kyoto toward the end of the year.

Fancy meeting you again. A woman
looks better dressed as a woman.

I don't care.

Lord Tokugawa?

Peace will not be established
with China.

This is a problem.

Lord Tokugawa?

Let me serve you once again.

What?

If the Regent finds the enemy's
true intentions,

he'll send our troops
out again.

Then I'm sure he'll insist on
going abroad himself.

Will you let him go?

Or offer to go yourself?

I don't know until
the time comes.

No. You can't let him go.

There is a woman who
can prevent that.

A woman who can control
the Regent?

It's his wife.

Should you cross the seas,

and trouble brews in the
country in your absence,

there is nobody to assist
the Regent.

Therefore, the Sakai merchants
don't want you to go abroad.

I wonder what the
Regent's wife thinks.

Don't worry.

We have enough
information to persuade her.

If you approve, I'd like you
to use my daughter, Kinomi

to serve as the messenger
between you and Nene.

I see.

Later, I'll show you the
information we gathered.

First, look at this.

Shoan disclosed to Ieyasu

that the Adviser was loaning
funds to lords

who needed funding for war.

- This!
- Indeed.

Hidetsugu's men did this so
that the lords

will defend Hidetsugu against
the Regent.

Should Ishida Mitsunari see
this,

he could use this information

to prove Hidetsugu is plotting
against the Regent.

I see.

If anything should happen between
the Regent and the Adviser

while I'm overseas, nobody
can mediate...

Therefore, I have
asked you.

Lord Jibu is keeping a
watchful eye on him.

Ishida Mitsunari is?

All right, I'll hire you.

You'll serve me as
an aide.

That may be what
she wants.

Hidetsugu was
driven to despair.

...what do you want
me to do?

This is your
last resort.

Mitsunari is plotting
to oust you.

We must ask Lord
Tokugawa for his help.

Lord Tokugawa?

The Regent thinks highly
of Lord Tokugawa.

If he defends you, he will
be of great help to you.

Then that Mitsunari...

Don't ever mention
his name again!

What can I do if I'm
afraid of him?

To prevent Hidetsugu from
being used by Mitsunari,

Kinomi reported to
the Regent's wife.

Lord Tokugawa is worried about
the future of our country.

Yes.

We must not let intrigue sprout
in our country.

I'm struck with awe.

I'd like to help
Lord Hidetsugu.

After the flower-viewing
at Yoshino,

I'll let them both visit the
grave of the late Omandokoro

to confirm the deep bond they
have as family.

So please tell Lord Tokugawa
to help my husband and

let the earnest wish of the man
who brought peace to the lands,

last for generations
to come.

I understand.

My husband is
like a child.

He has come this far with
a sincere heart.

But now he is tormented
by problems.

The war...the Adviser...
his son, Hiroi...

I pity the Regent.

First, a woman relies
on her husband.

Then, she fights with him,

and finally, she must become
like his mother.

I'll remember that.

As a mother, I am determined.
I am concerned about my child.

I want to see him
through this...somehow.

Please tell Lord Tokugawa to
take care of the Regent.

Aren't you Shoan's daughter?

Are you serving the
lady's chamber?

No. I came to visit
the Regent's wife.

Excuse me.

Wait!

Do you see
her often?

You know that we have a court
and a prison here.

Do you suspect me for

delivering secret information
to the Regent's wife?

It's written all over
your face.

She's defending the Adviser.

You must have reported to her
about the situation in Edo.

I wonder...

I'll tell you.

What if the Regent decided on
the fate of the Adviser?

Then...?

His wife can't influence
him now.

If you believe me, and help me,
I'll let you go.

You won't let me go.
I give up.

What?

I'm just a merchant's daughter.

I know nothing of the
Toyotomi clan

or the affairs of the state,
and I don't care.

Shoan's daughter?
You've misunderstood.

We're exercising caution
upon the Regent's orders

because some retainers are
siding with Nene.

It will do us no good for them
to side with the Adviser.

What's so funny?

No. I didn't expect a man of
your caliber

to disclose such information
to a woman like me.

What?

I heard that you said a man who
can't handle the job,

will bring misfortune
to the country.

Isn't it your intention to
oust the Adviser

by falsely accusing him of
causing rebellion?

Kinomi heard what she
shouldn't've heard,

and said what she
shouldn't've said.

...what Kinomi?!

Yes. Someone killed her
in front of our gate.

Kinomi...

It's just one blow,
from her back.

Tell the women to change
her clothes.

We found out that Kinomi
was last seen

talking with Lord Jibu by the
west wing gate.

Can we let this be?

It's useless. He wouldn't have
killed her himself.

It's too cruel...
I pity Kinomi.

Don't mention it.

Kinomi volunteered to serve
Lord Tokugawa.

That Jibu...!

His ambitions are clear:

he'll support Yodogimi's son
as the successor

so he could be the pillar of
the Toyotomi clan.

Kinomi was a victim
of that ambition.

Spring came. Hideyoshi and
Hidetsugu went flower-viewing.

This event which was
intended to show

Hideyoshi and Hidetsugu's
reconciliation,

was not satisfactory.

It was around this time when
Hideyoshi lost his appetite

and began complaining of
piercing headaches.

Though he doesn't show it,

many problems must be
affecting his health.

I heard the Adviser is
very friendly towards you.

Yes...it's because many have
lost hope in him.

He may be plotting to take
you hostage

to make our lord side with him.

Please be cautious.

I see. Do you have a plan
to prevent it?

If the Adviser should invite
our heir,

I'd like you to send
your regrets.

Fall ill?

No, just have a
prior commitment.

- Prior commitment?
- Yes.

The Regent is the only one
the Adviser cannot oppose.

So, tell him you're about to
have tea with the Regent,

and will see him after
you return.

Go straight to Fushimi and
see your father.

I believe that's the best way

to hide yourself from
their aides.

You mean, Ishida Mitsunari?

Yes.

Don't let your
guard down.

I understand.

I'll return to Edo
for a while.

At a time
like this?

I'd like to stay outside of
the whirl of events.

I can't see well when
I'm in the whirlwind.

This isn't a matter of siding
with the Regent or the Adviser.

We mustn't help either of them

to stop the problem from
becoming bigger.

Understand?

We'll eventually become
involved.

I can see it happening.
I'll watch from Edo.

Yes.

Be careful and confront the
pending problems.

If we make a mistake,

the Regent may let the country
sink into utter despair.

Yes.

Late that night, news of Honda
Sakuzaemon's death reached him.

So...

Sakuza's dead.

I have a deep affection for
a man called Ieyasu.

A man does everything
for the man he's attached to.

Sakuza!

Your pride still
torments me.

For the sake of the country,

Ieyasu wanted to preserve
the Tokugawa clan.

As he left for Edo,

he contemplated the new path
the country must follow...