Messenger from Lord Katsuyori!
What are you doing? Nobukado is coming.
Be careful. They'll see you.
Tonight, as soon as Lord Katsuyori arrives,
we will have a conference of the entire clan.
You will have only to sit with dignity and listen.
The decisions will be made by the generals.
Then I will say:
"The discussion is over. Let us have your instructions."
Then you will nod in satisfaction and say:
"Well done. Thanks to you all."
And then stand up and leave. Understand?
Well done. Thanks to you all.
And then stand up and leave.
Do not try to put on airs.
The late lord was like a mountain.
Act naturally.
Like him.
The discussions are concluded.
Let us make our decision.
Ieyasu is unforgivable.
We beat him once at Mikata.
He did not learn and now he is attacking us.
I will drive them all from our domain.
Only one castle has fallen. You need not go yourself.
He must study Ieyasu's moves to understand his purposes.
The Tokugawa army has burned Okabe Castle.
Now they are surrounding Futamata Castle.
We must counterattack now to save Futamata.
The castle is protected by Anayama. It is impregnable.
If it is in danger, he will ask the lord for help.
Ieyasu does not move capriciously.
He studies our reactions to his initial attack.
He is young but very thoughtful, cunning.
That's why Nobunaga trusts him.
He frightens me.
We must discover what he meant by this attack.
That is first.
But it will be too late when we find out what he meant.
Attack now,
or wait and see.
What does our lord think?
Father, what are your instructions?
Do not move.
A mountain does not move.
Well done. Thanks to you all.
Lord Katsuyori behaved badly.
He knew it was the late lord's double.
But that man countered beautifully.
We cannot approve.
He shamed Katsuyori publicly. He went too far.
I admire his wit, standing up like that.
But sometimes a witty man depends too much on his wits.
He must stay within the limits of his role.
I know.
Still, he impressed me.
Even though he's tough, it must be torture.
He must feel as if he were truly on the cross.
(moans)
What is it?
A dream.
A million enemies surrounded me.
Tell Ieyasu this.
While I fight Lord Asai,
ride out and see if Shingen is really dead.
Just asking will not help discover the truth.
Benedictio Dei omnipotentis,
Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.
Amen.
Noda Castle and Nagashino Castle have fallen.
You're good, Grandfather.
Another war?
Are you scared?
No. But you'll be gone. I'll miss you.
Noda and Nagashino have fallen. Where is Ieyasu?
He and his men have surrounded Futamata Castle.
Katsuyori's gone to battle.
What? Without a conference? On his own?
Where did he go?
Takatenjin.
Takatenjin Castle?
Not a bad strategy.
If he takes the castle, Ieyasu will be threatened.
Only if he takes it.
Even his father failed to take it. I do not think he can.
Ieyasu has a chance to attack him from the rear.
You may go.
We must send our troops to protect him.
Shingen's banners will make Ieyasu believe he is there.
That is right. The banners will frighten him away.
MAY, 1574
The lord's banners in the rear.
Do not move. No matter what. Understand?
Not again. He stands behind me at every battle.
He treats me like a child.
Let him. We will take over this castle with our own hands.
Tell the men to break into the castle.
No, burn it.
What is this?
A group of horsemen are coming this way.
Our side support?
What flags?
No flags.
Ours or theirs?
I cannot tell.
Now I see! The enemy!
Make walls of those lances.
Battle formation.
(gunshot)
The enemy! A raid!
Keep calm.
Let them go!
Come back!
Enemy on the left hillside!
Enemy on the left. Attack!
Enemy's retreated!
Back to first battle form!
Look.
They died protecting you.
Imagine you are already crucified. Do not move.
What is that?
Enemy on the right. The banner is marked "Hon".
It is Heihachi Honda, one of Tokugawa's bravest generals.
Enough. Pull back.
Do not move!
But I still feel Shingen is dead. I do not know why.
That is what I feel.
Why?
I do not know. I just feel so.
We both hope Shingen will die. It would help us greatly.
So we anticipate his death.
We long for it.
Maybe that is all.
The colour is like blood, but it is European wine.
What is the matter? Do you not like it?
Well...
I'll stop those religious rioters in Ise. I'm quite busy.
I've been too late to help you.
This gold expresses my regrets.
I will leave Takeda to you. Farewell.
Nobody can deny that you took Takatenjin Castle.
Even your father failed to take it.
No!
It is true I took the castle.
But the credit does not go to me.
It goes to my late father who frightened the enemy away.
I cannot escape from him after all.
The chief retainers are to blame.
They use the lord's double to make you seem small.
The mountain?
In the garden, with Takemaru.
This will not do.
I told you, one of you must be with him.
I am sorry.
He is now well used to living in this house.
He has become sure of himself since Takatenjin.
He is doing well.
As if the late lord were inside him.
And he's charmed Takemaru, too.
The child loves him.
It makes me sad to see it.
That is so.
It is a cruel thing to do.
Some day he will know.
It will not be long.
The third year is almost over, keeping this secret.
When the day comes,
it is not only Takemaru who is to be pitied.
What will happen to the double?
A double means something only when there is an original.
When the original is gone,
what will happen to the double?
(horse neighs)
Where is the lord?
He's great. Only he can ride that horse.
(pounding hooves)
(gasps)
Nobukado, he doesn't have the scar.
The wound he got at Kawanakajima.
So he is an impersonator after all.
Grandfather!
This man is not your grandfather.
He's an impersonator.
Grandfather!
How stupid.
He could deceive men, but not the horse!
I was to blame.
You have taken care so that we have done properly.
We thank you for that.
Lord Katsuyori has arrived.
The play is over. Lord Katsuyori is our master now.
From Nobukado.
He appreciates all you've done.
This is with the compliments of the other generals.
Take it.
Keep well.
Go away. Get out of here.
I want to see Takemaru and say good-bye.
Takemaru? What impudence!
How dare you? Go!
APRlL, 1575
What? They conducted Shingen's funeral?
That is like Shingen.
For three years after his death,
he successfully deceived me.
Even the 50 years of a man's life
Is short compared to that of this world
Life is but a dream, a vision, an illusion.
Life, once given, cannot last forever
Katsuyori has left his domain, with 25,000 soldiers,
heading for Nagashino.
The mountain has moved!
My lord, what do you think that bar of light is?
A rainbow.
No. It is your late father's instructions not to proceed.
He is telling you to stay in your domain, to guard it.
Those were your father's last words.
Do so. Then nothing can harm us.
Harm us? Nothing could.
Our ancestors never lost a single battle.
We never retreat.
Forward!
MAY 21, 1575
Wind. Fire. This will be the end of our clan.
Good-bye. I will go first.
Wind. Forest. We will meet again where Lord Shingen is.
Attention!
Takeda will be no more.
The mountain has moved.
Messenger.
Tell the gunners to shoot the horses first.
The Takeda cavalry cannot fight without horses.
(gunfire)
(gunshots)
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