Forbidden by Lord Toranaga to take Mariko's hand in marriage,
Blackthorne's world diminished into a sadness he had never known,
lost in this foreign land,
and only days before Lord Toranaga had to appear before the Council.
Fujiko-san.
How did you get here?
Dozo.
Domo.
But your legs...
Show me.
That's incredible, for burns to heal so quickly. How...?
Iye, Fujiko-san. No tears.
But Fujiko wept from shame,
the shame that she had not served him as her duty required.
Oh, how I have missed thee.
And I have missed thee.
There is much to say.
No.
Only that I love thee with all my heart, and I fear for thee still.
Do not be afraid.
Everything is going to be all right.
That is what I tell myself.
But today, it is impossible to accept karma and the will of God.
You've been so distant.
This is Yedo, my love.
And beyond the First Bridge.
And more?
Yes. And more.
Lord Toranaga's decision to surrender is so dishonourable and useless.
I never thought I could say that out loud.
But I have to say it. Forgive my weakness.
And when he goes to Osaka, what will happen to you?
It will be over.
For me.
For all of us.
If Lord Toranaga dies, we cannot be left alive.
Then you must come with me. We must escape.
There is no escape. You must accept that.
- There is, if Lord Toranaga allows it. - Why should he allow it?
Because if I capture the Black Ship and threaten next year's as well,
Lord Toranaga can force the priests
to make all the Christian lords come to his side.
That will make him more powerful than Ishido and the Council of Regents.
That will make him Shogun.
- I don't understand. - It all comes down to money.
The Jesuits must have money. Spain and Portugal must have money.
Taking the Black Ship will prove I can do it.
There's only one man who can stop me from taking every Black Ship.
Lord Toranaga.
They'll have to support him for safe passage.
- Do you really believe that? - I know it!
- Will you help me? - I cannot betray the Church.
I only ask that you talk to Lord Toranaga or help me talk to him.
I know he understands this.
I know I can convince him.
Lord Toranaga is waiting.
Then we must go quickly.
No matter what happens, remember only this:
I love thee.
The First Bridge cannot change that. Nothing can change that.
Lord Yabu says that my master is not feeling well,
so he has come in his place.
Domo.
Those are the first of your samurai. Lord Yabu asks if you accept them.
- What happens if I don't accept them? - They will lose their heads.
But Lord Yabu says that has nothing to do with it.
I accept them all.
Hajime.
On my honour as a samurai, I swear,
your enemies are my enemies, and total obedience.
Lord Yabu suggests you reject this man.
Do you think I should reject you?
I beg you to accept me, Anjin-san. I will do anything you ask.
Or anything Father Alvito asks.
Please kill me the moment you even question my absolute loyalty.
You wish to keep your head a little bit longer?
I wish to serve you, Anjin-san.
I accept you, Urano-san.
She says Lord Onoshi will poison Lord Kiyama
during the Feast of the Blessed St Bernard this year.
They are both Christian lords, both members of the Council of Regents.
And she said
Lord Ishido knows and agrees to it, providing my master is already dead.
But if that's true...
Where did Kiku-san get this information?
She says that men need to tell secrets in the night.
Yabu-sama says my master has given your ship back to you.
My ship? Now?
Yes, now.
Yabu-sama says you must go with him and take your ship to Anjiro immediately.
What was that? Osaka?
- I am to leave tomorrow. - Why?
I do not know, Anjin-san.
Until Osaka.
Until then.
- Thank God, it's you. - What's happening, Pilot?
We was asleep, then the door burst open and they brought us here.
- I thought they were going to kill us. - We're taking Erasmus back to Anjiro.
- We've not enough men to set sail. - We'll be towed by that galley.
We've got our ship back. Ginsel, go forward, swing the lead.
Vinck, take the helm.
Jan Roper, stand by the forwinch. Salamon and Croocq, aft.
May God curse her and all who sail in her.
Except one, Father.
One of our people sails with this ship.
Yes, a soldier of God.
I fear the heretic will wound us terribly, Michael.
Perhaps not, Father.
Why else has Lord Toranaga given him back his ship?
To harry us and to attack the Black Ship.
God help us, Lord Toranaga has forsaken us, too.
We have forsaken him, Father.
But he still has promised us the cathedral.
Yes, the cathedral. The work has begun.
Mariko-san?
It's me, Father Alvito.
I was just coming to see you.
What can I do for you?
I wish to be confessed.
Then let it be here.
Let your confession be the first in this place,
though the ground is barely hallowed.
- Before God... - Before I begin, Father, I beg a favour.
Of me or of God?
I beg a favour before God.
What is thy favour?
The Anjin-san's life in return for knowledge.
I cannot grant such a favour.
It is not mine to give.
You cannot barter with God.
Very well...
...then please excuse me.
I will put the request before the Father-Visitor.
That is not enough.
I will put it before him, and I will beg him in God's name
to consider your petition.
Lord Onoshi will poison Lord Kiyama
during the Feast of the Blessed St Bernard.
Lord Onoshi's son will take over all of Lord Kiyama's lands.
Lord Ishido has agreed to this,
providing my master has already gone into the Great Void.
That's not possible.
Besides, who could ever find out such information?
Urano...
Urano was Lord Onoshi's confessor.
Oh, Mother of God!
Urano has broken the sanctity of the confessional.
And the Englishman...
...the heretic is now his lord.
But you must keep your promise before God.
Let me hear thy confession.
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
But I can only confess that I am not worthy to confess.
Daughter of God,
let me beg God's forgiveness for thy sins,
and let me, in His name,
absolve thee and make thee whole in His sight.
- May I speak to you, Anjin-san? - Not now, Urano.
- But this cannot wait. - What is it?
I think there are Christians among your samurai.
It is important you find out at once. You are their enemy.
With your permission, Anjin-san.
What's that for?
Please, Anjin-san.
- Make every samurai do the same. - Why?
If they are Christians, you will find them.
All right, order it done.
- You do the same. - What for?
To show them. Come on, before I put my foot on your backs.
We're not stinking pagan wogs!
They're not stinking pagan wogs. They're samurai, by God!
I'll be the first.
Hai, Yabu-sama.
- Vinck and Urano, come with me. - And us?
You'll leave for Yedo in the morning. The ship's to stay here until my return.
- How do we get to Yedo? - By land.
- And when is your return? - After Osaka and Nagasaki.
- After I've bought a crew. - What about them?
They're not sailors. But I should be able to find twenty men.
How do we know you'll send for us?
One more word and you're dead.
Hold your tongue or they'll take your head just for your bad manners.
Open the gate.
- How soon can we sail for Macao? - An hour. What happened?
- The worst thing you can imagine. - The Inglés? He's put to sea?
But he's no crew, no trained men.
He can speak their gibberish now. Why not use monkeys?
- There are enough Jappo pirates. - No, Captain.
He's got to buy his men from Nagasaki.
With the promise of the Black Ship, he can buy all the men he needs.
- Perhaps he can buy you, too! - Watch your words.
You motherless, milkless Spaniard! It's your fault he's still alive.
Twice you let him escape. You should have killed him!
Perhaps...
...but that's froth on my life's wake. I meant to kill him.
Did you? That's easy to say.
I've told you twenty times! Have you no ears?
Or is it Spanish dung in your ears as well as in your mouth?
I tell you before God,
the Inglés must be devil-spawned.
You see what he's done? He has put a spell on all of us.
Yes.
It would seem so.
Sail, Rodrigues. Sail for Macao.
- What's the castle like? - Like nothing you've ever seen before.
Pray you don't see it any closer.
Right here's close enough.
- How long do we stay here? - A day or two. With our heads down.
Long enough for Yabu-san to arrange for safe conducts to Nagasaki.
- This cursed country's no good for us. - Aye.
We'll be home again some day, Vinck. Whenever that day is.
Aye.
And rich, too, Pilot, eh? lsn't that what you said?
Aye.
Ask who it is.
I do not have to ask, sire.
That is Prince Ogaki from the court of His lmperial Highness.
- What the hell is he doing here? - I do not know, but it is a great honour.
- Lord Ishido knows we're here. - Yes, sire, it appears that way.
Lord Yabu has been ordered to the castle immediately.
He says that you have been invited to the formal reception
given by Lord Ishido to honour the birthday of Lady Ochiba.
- An escort will come for you tomorrow. - I'll not walk in that castle again!
Who is this Lady Ochiba?
She is the most powerful Lady in all Japan.
To be invited to her birthday reception is truly an honour, sire.
An honour?
Wearing the hat and robe of a Buddhist priest as disguise,
Urano spent the day outside Osaka Castle
observing everyone who entered.
Then, at nightfall, he passed through Lord Ishido's guards
and returned to the galley.
Pilot...
Look there, by the warehouse.
I tried to be most careful. Please excuse me for not seeing him.
There's nothing to be done about it now.
I'll finish this watch and wake you at dawn.
Aye, Pilot, if that's what you want.
I was beginning to worry. What happened?
I waited outside the castle until just after dark.
- Doing what? - Watching, sire.
Many passers-by put coins into my begging bowl.
I saw Lady Toda arrive.
- Yoshinaka was leading the escort. - Go on.
They say that the Council of Regents is to be convened in nineteen days.
His lmperial Majesty, the Emperor, will be there.
Lord Toranaga has no choice but to appear before him.
It will be Lord Toranaga's death day, sire.
And, on that day, we will all die.
But before that day, I'll buy a crew in Nagasaki and my ship will sail.
The Erasmus at sea can change everything.
Everything but one thing, sire.
It cannot change karma.
Aye...karma.
Urano!
- What the hell's going on, Pilot? - Watch out!
Urano...
Or death.
If I was you, Pilot, I wouldn't go.
I have no choice, Vinck.
- What am I supposed to do? - Wait.
If it was up to me, I'd get the hell out right now!
We stay. Can't you understand? We stay until we're allowed to leave.
We stay until Ishido says we can go. Do you understand that now?
I understand it, but I'll be poxed if I like it!
By God, you better come back for me.
I'm like a moth in a bottle here.
Like a moth in a bottle.
This day is beautiful because of thy presence.
Please tell the Lady that in my land
it is customary to give a gift to a lady on her birthday.
Even a queen. Just tell her, please.
The Lady Ochiba says she's not a queen,
only the mother of the heir and the widow of the Lord Taiko.
But as a lady on her birthday,
Lady Ochiba asks permission to accept your present.
Dozo, Ochiba-sama.
Dozo.
I am not a barbarian!
I am samurai!
Following Lord Toranaga's instructions, Mariko told them
that she'd been ordered to escort Lady Kiri from the castle.
"lmpossible! You may not leave!" Lord Ishido answered.
"Then you are preventing me from doing my duty, " Mariko said.
"I cannot live with this shame. "
What's going on?
Please listen and do not ask questions for the moment.
Lord Toranaga ordered me to escort Lady Kiri to meet him.
- His order was that we leave tomorrow. - Then what happened?
Lord Ishido refuses to give his permission.
He says that we cannot leave,
therefore he is preventing me from doing my duty to my liege lord.
I cannot live with that shame.
And unless Lord Ishido changes his mind,
I am bound by my honour to commit seppuku before sunset.
No!
- You must understand, my love. - What? That you will die?
- No! - Hear me, my love. I will tell you.
Shall we go sit there, Anjin-san?
- They can hear us. - Yes.
Keep thy voice soft and tell me that you love me.
I love thee, and I cannot bear the thought of thy death.
My heart is filled with joy, joy and love for thee.
Then why?
Was this planned? Was your threat given on Lord Toranaga's orders?
It was not a threat, but the order was his.
Then he has betrayed you. You're only bait for his trap.
You and I and Lord Yabu, we've been sent here as a sacrifice.
You are wrong. I am sorry.
I tell thee thou art beautiful and I love thee, but thou art a liar.
Let's not quarrel about things that cannot be changed.
They can be changed. I can change them!
No, my love.
Then death is thy aim.
The life of my master is my aim.
- And thy life. - Is there no escape?
Be patient. The sun has not yet set.
I have no confidence in the sun!
Believe, my love.
Believe there is a tomorrow.
"Are you so eager to die?"
"Here are the permits for you to leave at dawn tomorrow. All of you!"
Hai.
Despite their love, Kiku wept.
Lord Toranaga had bought her contract.
She belonged to him.
Now she and Omi could never be together.
Never.
"Lord Yabu, do you wish to live until tomorrow?
"Now, perhaps, you would care to listen. "
- Sleep again, my love. - No...
...l would rather be with thee.
I am glad thou art alive.
I saw thee dead.
Before, I thought I'd never see thee asleep again.
I saw only death.
Yours, mine...everyone's.
But then I saw into your plan.
It was very long in the making.
Yes.
Since the day of the earthquake.
Please forgive me. I was afraid you wouldn't understand.
It was my karma to bring the hostages out of Osaka Castle.
And now it is done.
The victory is thine.
Pretending for the guards that Captain Yoshinaka was going to sleep,
Yabu followed the instructions Lord Ishido had given him.
Yabu could not prevent what was to happen.
His only chance to survive would be on the side of strength.
And Lord Ishido was master of Osaka Castle.
This day more than anything had convinced Yabu
that his karma was to live, no matter what it might cost.
Any life was less valuable than his own.
Keep running!
Sono!
What the hell is going on?
This... This is Lord Toranaga's secret room.
- What did he say? - Open the door or they'll blow it open.
He says they only want you as a hostage.
Everyone else will go free.
No! It's a trick!
Don't believe them. They don't want you, they want me.
- Why? - Don't you understand? It's me!
Then it will be all for nothing. Lord Toranaga will have to come.
Get back!
Try to delay them!
Keep talking!
I, Toda Mariko...
...protest this shameful attack...
- ...by my death. - No!
Mariko!
Oh, God!
Is she here?
Hai.
Iye, wakarimasen.
Who is it?
I am Brother Michael, Anjin-san.
I was with Father Alvito at Yokose. We travelled together.
Brother Joseph...was my friend.
What do you want?
I am your guide, Anjin-san.
I have been sent to guide you back to the ship.
We are to leave as soon as you are able.
Who sent you?
Lord Ishido made the request of His Eminence, the Father-Visitor.
The doctor says your eyes are healing well.
Soon you will be able to see again.
He says that you must be patient.
- I'll see again? - Yes, Anjin-san.
Domo. Domo.
- May I help you up, Anjin-san? - No, thank you. I can do it.
My swords...
I will get them for you.
- Is that right? - Yes, Anjin-san.
If you put your hand on my shoulder, I will guide you.
- You're taking me to the galley? - Yes. Those were my instructions.
Nowhere else?
- You can trust me, Anjin-san. - I don't seem to have much choice.
- Are we going alone? - There will be a samurai escort.
- Brown or grey? - Neither.
They are Lord Kiyama's samurai. Christian samurai.
- What are they doing here? - My father is cousin to Lord Kiyama.
- We are all Christians. - Christians killed your friend Urano.
Murderers did that, Anjin-san. They will be judged.
It is true that great evil happens on earth in God's name.
What will happen on the galley, Brother Michael?
I don't know, Anjin-san.
You already know so much, and in such a short time.
Mariko-sama was a great teacher.
You are a worthy samurai, Anjin-san.
You have a quality that is rare here... unpredictability.
The Taiko had it, Toranaga-sama has it, too.
You see, we are usually a very predictable people.
- Are you? - Yes.
- Predict a way I can escape this trap. - There is no way, Anjin-san.
Where are you taking me?
As I told you, to the galley.
But first, we will stop at the Jesuit mission.
I was told to inform His Eminence, the Father-Visitor, as we passed.
You said before that you had little choice. It is even less than that.
Please...
...Anjin-san, take my shoulder.
I am pleased to see you, Captain-Pilot Blackthorne.
Yes, I can imagine.
Brother Michael tells me your eyes are healing well and soon you will see again.
If I live long enough.
- When does the lnquisition begin? - lnquisition?
- Is that what you are thinking? - What else was there to think?
Only that I wish to assure your safety personally.
- Why? - The Black Ship is here in Osaka.
- You're not putting me on board! - Certainly not.
I simply want to see you safely back aboard the galley.
Shall we go?
- Blessed Mother of God! - What is it?
I'm afraid that you are right. It is the lnquisition.
- Who? - Captain Ferriera and his men.
There is a stake for burning, and his men are all armed.
- Brother Michael, are you here? - Yes, Anjin-san, I am here.
Listen, Brother, before you said I was a worthy samurai.
- Did you mean it? - Yes. That and everything else.
- Then I beg a favour as a samurai. - What favour?
To die as a samurai.
Your death isn't in my hands.
It is in the hands of God, Anjin-san.
- What are you going to do? - There is no other way to pass.
Come, Captain Blackthorne.
Good evening, Eminence.
- Is this your idea? - Yes, Eminence.
- Go back aboard the ship. - This is a military decision, Eminence.
- Go aboard your ship! - No!
I have been waiting for you, Inglés.
That pleases me not at all.
Tonight, you will be pleased in hell, heretic!
You motherless coward!
- Disarm him. - Put down your guns.
Before God, I order you to stop. Get back, all of you.
- I want that man. - You can't have him!
- Order your men aboard! - I order you to turn around and go away.
- You order me? - Yes, I order you!
I am Captain of the Black Ship, Governor of Macao,
Chief Officer of Portugal in Asia.
And that man is a threat to the State, the Church,
the Black Ship and Macao!
This man is blind.
Stand aside! Stand aside!
Before God, I shall excommunicate you and all your crew,
if this man is harmed.
Do you understand?
I am Military Commander in Asia,
and I say he's a threat!
- This is a Church matter, not military. - I caution you again.
As God is my judge, I shall inform Lisbon!
If you don't order your men aboard ship now,
I will remove you as Captain of the Black Ship.
You don't have that power!
I have the power to excommunicate you and curse you
and everyone who serves you in the name of God!
He can do it, Captain. And, Madonna, he will.
Order the men aboard.
Captain, do you hear?
God curse you, Inglés!
In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.
What happened? Who's dead?
The captain, Inglés.
It's the captain. You've got the devil's luck on your back.
Brother Michael!
It was my duty, Eminence, to protect you.
My duty!
Yes, Michael, yes.
And the Black Ship? We were sailing on the tide.
- Then sail. - With no captain?
You shall be captain, Rodrigues. I will do the necessary letters.
The captain's share will be yours.
Captain? Me?
- And Governor of Macao? - Yes, and Governor of Macao.
Well, the devil's luck is on your back as well, but it won't be enough.
- What do you mean, Inglés? - I'll sail after you and the Black Ship.
With what? You have no ship, Inglés.
At Anjiro. And my eyes are healing. I'll catch you at sea!
No, Inglés. The Erasmus is dead. Burned to her spine.
A Spaniard's wish!
It's true. It was the hand of God.
- You lie! - No, Captain, he speaks the truth.
A tidal wave heeled your ship. The oil lamps on deck spread fire...
- I don't believe you! - Before God.
You're beached, Inglés.
You're marooned.
You're here for ever.
Beached. For ever.
May the winds carry you to hell, Rodrigues!
They may, Inglés, they may.
But you will never sail again.
Jesus, Pilot, what happened to you?
Where's the captain?
Tell him to set sail now, we're going back to Anjiro.
- But you said Nagasaki. - Now, Vinck, damn you. Now!
You are safe here, Captain Blackthorne. I will leave you now.
Why? Why did you save me?
- For your soul and mine and... - And what?
That is reason enough.
Goodbye, Anjin-san.
Go with God.
I told him, Pilot. Anjiro it is.
For the love of Christ, Pilot.
What's amiss?
They told me...
They told me the Erasmus is lost.
Our ship is lost! Fired!
Oh, God, let it be a lie!
- Can you see her yet? - No, Pilot. We're still not at the point.
What is it? Can you see, Vinck? Tell me!
Tell me, damn you! Is it true?
Aye, Pilot.
Even more true than that.
Tell me what you see.
She's just lying there,
what's left of her.
Aground.
Masts gone,
decks gone.
Everything. Dear God!
What about the keel? Can you see it?
Aye.
Looks like they beached her.
The monkeys...
If you've a God-cursed fire and you're by a God-cursed shore,
you beach her to fight it there.
Even these heathens know that.
You should never have left her to them.
What are we going to do now?
How are we going to get home?
You should have left her at Yedo.
- Maybe they did beach her. - Yes...
...but the muck-eaters didn't put out the fire!
God curse them all to hell!
You should never have let Jappos on her!
We're helpless now. We're dead.
The ship is dead.
The Erasmus...that was Alvito's curse.
What?
The priest, Father Alvito, he said the die was cast.
What are you talking about?
He said I'd never leave these islands.
Marooned for the rest of our lives, aren't we, Pilot?
Grovelling to these God-cursed heathens for the rest of our muck-eating lives!
And how long will that be, when all they talk about is war?
War, war! Answer me, Pilot.
Yes, Vinck. Now shut up!
"Shut up" is it?
No.
I speak when I damn choose and I say what I damn please!
It's your fault! Yours!
You brought us to this stinking place!
You said, "Come to the Japans."
How many died coming?
Answer me that, if you can.
- God rot you! You're to blame! - Yes!
The blame is mine.
Does that make you feel better? What do you want me to tell you?
I'm sorry, Vinck.
I'm sorry.
"Sorry"?
Is that all you are?
- How are we going to get home? - I don't know.
But you've got to know. Damn you, you're the pilot!
You expect me to change what's happened?
If I could...
My heart's been torn out, Vinck. Can't you understand that?
The ship is lost, my dreams lost with her.
Everything!
They've taken everything of value from my life!
She's gone, Vinck, and I can't change that.
Gone.
Another of our ships will come here some day.
We'll just have to wait.
Wait?
How long are we going to wait?
Five muck-plagued years?
Twenty?
The rest of our rotten, miserable lives?
With these black-eyed monkeys?
That's what they are! Monkeys!
Always gibbering and staring at you!
I can't stand to look at them any more!
Dear Jesus!
Jesus!
Now they're at war.
That's what you said, isn't it?
All of them running around with their damned swords!
They're going to kill us! Kill us!
We're dead, Pilot! Dead!
Hold yourself, Vinck!
The monkeys are coming for us!
They're going to chop off our heads and stick them up for the birds to eat!
The birds will pluck out our eyes!
They're coming!
Vinck!
Vinck...Vinck, where are you?
Vinck!
Vinck...
- Anjin... - Hai, sukoshi.
Hai, wakarimasu.
Alvito.
Priest! He burned my ship!
Anjin...
Hai, Toranaga-sama.
Anjin-sama...
Mariko?
Iye, Anjin-sama...
Konbanwa, Fujiko-san.
Hai...ikimasu.
Oh, Anjin ka?
He questioned me about the burning of your ship.
I told him neither I nor anyone I know of ordered the sabotage of your ship.
He may believe you...l don't.
Lord Toranaga requests that I swear a holy oath to you and to him
that I am speaking the truth.
He demands it.
Or he says that he will withdraw all his support from me and my Church.
Then swear, priest. Swear your holiest oath.
And then will you believe me?
Will you?
I swear solemnly before God the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost,
before all things sacred and holy, that I speak the truth.
Neither I nor anyone I know of ordered the burning of your ship.
This I swear before God.
Lord Toranaga asks if you believe me now.
Hai, Toranaga-sama.
I am not your enemy, Pilot.
In fact, I'm a better friend than you suspect.
Omi...
Kiku...
Hai.
Lord Toranaga has just given you this lady's contract.
- She now belongs to you. - "Belongs"?
Lord Toranaga said that you may do with her as you wish.
What did he mean, "belongs"?
She is yours.
You own this lady.
Omi-san...
Hai, Anjin-san?
Hai? Iye?
Hai.
Anjin-sama...hai.
Lord Toranaga's request was a simple one.
"Would Lord Yabu please explain why he killed Captain Yoshinaka?"
"Who dares to accuse me?" Yabu demanded.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
I shall be leaving in the morning.
I don't know if we'll ever talk again, and there are things I'd like to say.
Then say them.
I wanted you to know before I go,
that I know what the loss of Mariko-san means to you.
And I wanted you to know that...
...that I know what you meant to her.
How could you know that?
She came to me...
...the night you left Yedo.
I'm afraid our destinies are interlocked, Pilot.
Did Mariko-san ever tell you that?
She told me.
What else did she tell you?
She asked me to be your friend.
To protect you, if I could.
And I will try.
You see...
...you will never leave here, Anjin-san.
I told you that before, and I say it again with no malice, truly.
You're a brave man, a fine adversary, one to respect and I do.
But there should be peace between us.
How can there be?
Anjin-dono...
Lord Yabu says that he gives you his sword to commemorate your arrival,
and as a thankyou for the pleasure...
...for the pleasure that boiling that barbarian gave him.
Lord Yabu says that none of these...
..."manure-eaters" deserves the blade.
You do.
Take it, please.
Domo, Yabu-sama.
He asks you to be his witness.
Hai.
Lord Yabu says that now you will see how a real samurai dies.
That was Lord Yabu's death poem. It goes:
"The blue sky above the earth
"White clouds rise towards heaven
"Life is only a butterfly's dream.
"Death the way to eternal life."
Omi...
Hai, tono.
Lord Toranaga's changing your fief.
He is giving you Anjiro.
Hai, Toranaga-sama. Domo.
Lord Toranaga has made you samurai and hatamoto.
He asks why you are standing here so stupid and weak.
Sumimasen, Toranaga-sama.
Anjin...
Before Mariko left Yedo, she gave this to Lord Toranaga.
She said if you were still alive after Osaka you were to have it.
Lord Toranaga asks if you are still alive.
Hai, ikite imasu.
Lord Toranaga said, "Then act alive!"
"Thou, I love thee.
"If this is read by thee, then I am dead in Osaka,
"and perhaps because of me, thy ship is dead, too.
"I may sacrifice this most prized part of thy life because of my faith,
"to safeguard my Church.
"But more to save thy life, which is more precious to me than anything...
"...even the interest of my Lord Toranaga.
"It may come to a choice, my love: thee or thy ship.
"I am sorry, but I choose life for thee.
"Thy ship is doomed anyway, with or without thee.
"I will concede thy ship to thine enemy, so that thou may live.
"This ship is nothing.
"Build another. This thou can do.
"Lord Toranaga will give thee all the craftsmen necessary.
"He needs you and your ships.
"And from my personal estate, I have willed to thee all the money necessary.
"Build another ship and build another life, my love.
"Take next year's Black Ship, and live for ever.
"Listen, my dear one,
"my Christian soul prays to see thee again in a Christian heaven.
"My Japanese hara prays that, in the next life,
"I will be whatever is necessary to bring thee joy
"and to be with thee wherever thou art.
"Forgive me,
"but thy life is all important.
"I love thee. "
Yoshi Toranaga, Lord of the Kwanto, told himself,
"Yes, build your ship, Anjin-san,
"and I shall destroy her as I destroyed the other one.
"When the time is right, I shall tell you why.
"lt was your ship or your life. I, too, choose your life.
"You have much to teach me, Anjin-san,
"once I have won, if I win, when I win,
"when the real prize will be won.
"Mariko, it was your karma to die gloriously and live for ever.
"Anjin-san, my friend, it is your karma never to leave this land.
"And my karma, my karma, which I did not choose,
"my karma is to be Shogun. "
That year, at dawn on the 21 st day of the 10th month,
"the Month without Gods", the main armies clashed.
It was in the mountains near Sekigahara astride the North Road.
By late afternoon, Toranaga had won the battle, and the slaughter began.
Forty thousand heads were taken.
Three days later, Ishido was captured alive.
Toranaga sent him in chains to Osaka for public viewing,
ordering him planted in the earth with only his head showing.
Passers-by were invited to saw at the most famous neck in the realm
with a bamboo saw.
Ishido lingered three days and died very old.
Within the year, the Emperor invited Yoshi Toranaga,
Lord of the Kwanto, to become Shogun.
And, reluctantly, Toranaga agreed.