Although I decided to become a backing to support the shogunate...
I'm unclear as to what I'm supposed to do.
Miss Oseki!
People are saying that Manjiro is hot-blooded and that he uses his sword indiscriminately.
The date has been set. The Ranpoi will assemble.
I won't lay a finger on Miss Oseki until you return from Osaka.
If someone else tries to get near her, I'll protect her.
The Tree in the Sunlight
EPISODE 3 Rumbling of the Earth
ANSEI 2 (1855) OCTOBER
Manjiro was faithfully keeping his promise to me.
Sir Ibuya.
Doctor, any changes lately?
Lately? I just saw you yesterday.
The Okuishi (shogunate physicians) went as far as hiring assassins to go after Ryoan.
You never know what they'll do next.
If anything were to happen to you, I wouldn't be able to face Ryoan.
It's as if you're a bodyguard.
I appreciate it.
Miss Oseki, you should get going before it gets late.
Yes, I'll leave once I finish this up.
Miss Oseki!
Sir Ibuya?
I'll escort you.
Please don't worry about me. I'm alright.
I promised Ryoan that I'd protect you.
Let's go.
Miss Oseki, please wait here.
Stop!
What do you want?
I'm very sorry.
I mistook you for someone else.
What happened?
He looked like that ronin.
ZENPUKU TEMPLE
Thank you.
- Won't you come in for some tea? - No.
I'll excuse myself now.
Father, I've returned.
Sir Ibuya always escorts you home.
TANKAI TEICHO
Yes, he says he's worried because of that incident.
I see...
Is something the matter?
I heard a rumor that Sir Ibuya is a hot-blooded fellow.
He fought a duel with three of his senior pupils and killed them.
I was warned to watch out for him since he is violent.
No...
Sir Ibuya is a kind man. I believe that.
OSAKA
Contrary to the restlessness and frustration of Edo, countless boats came and went in Osaka.
In this town, the samurai were already looked down upon by merchants.
Excuse me. Where is Tenjinbashi 3 Chome?
Go down Sonezaki about five blocks.
Sonezaki? Isn't that were the red-light district is?
Yes, that's right.
I heard the tea houses there are something else.
- Sir, are you from Edo? - Yes.
Since you're in Osaka, you have to visit Shinchi at least once...
...or you're no man.
No, no, I can't!
I'm here to study. I didn't come here to have a good time.
SONEZAKI SHINCHI
It's OK to take a look, right...?
Sir. Come on in.
Come inside, young man.
Women who speak the Osaka dialect are great too...
How about it? We have pretty women.
What's that woman's name in the back?
You mean Tomiyakko?
You have a keen eye.
She's our best.
Please come on in.
No, I can't.
I can't waste my time here. I won't be able to face Miss Oseki.
Thank you for waiting.
Welcome. I am Tomiyakko.
That's a very cute name. What are the characters for it?
The characters for the numbers ten and three.
Oh. Why so?
I was thirteen when I came here.
That's why it became my professional name.
I didn't think I'd encounter a beauty like you so soon after coming to Osaka.
I'm a lucky man.
Please tell me your name.
It's Ryoan.
Sir Ryoan? Are you a doctor?
Yeah.
Come on, drink.
Thank you.
Here now.
What's the matter?
You have a high fever.
- My stomach... - Does it hurt?
Let me see.
This is serious...
Hey! Tomiyakko has a fever. Bring water!
Sorry.
It's the intestines.
Doctor, please help her!
The regular physician is too far.
A ban on Ranpoi was issued six years ago.
Ranpoi are only permitted to practice ophthalmology and surgery.
I don't want anyone else to examine me...
Alright. I'll give you medicine to kill the pain.
Call her regular physician immediately!
Thank you for coming.
KANPOI: INOKAWA GENSHU
This way.
Nice to meet you.
I am Tezuka Ryoan, the son of Hitachifuchu domains physician.
- I am Inokawa Genshu. - Doctor, please examine her.
Don't touch me!
Tomiyakko. You need to be examined. I'm here for you.
When did she start feeling pain?
I have it written here...
You stay out of it.
I'm the one who's examining her.
The pain is caused by a worm in her stomach.
She'll be better once it leaves her system.
A worm?
Doctor, the patient has pain in her right abdomen and back.
And the way her right leg is bent, the intestines are inflamed. It's obvious.
This falls under the field of internal medicine. Don't interfere.
If it's a worm, there wouldn't be pain in the right abdomen.
Besides, she had a high fever this morning.
A high fever?
What are you talking about?
That's because...
I gave her fever medicine.
What? You prescribed medicine without considering your position?
More importantly, we should take her to a hospital.
She'll be restored to health once the worm is flushed out.
It'll be too late.
I won't take orders from you.
Please reexamine her! Her life depends on it.
- Silence! - No, I won't!
I said it's a worm!
If you say any further, I'll say you violated the ban and report you to the magistrate's office!
Three times I prepared to die, yet I could not die.
25 times I traveled from Edo to Mito and crossed the Tone river.
Five times I petitioned to resign my post, yet I was denied.
- In 39 years I moved seven times... - That's enough.
I feel embarrassed when it is recited.
I love this poem of yours.
The Kaitenshishi is a poem you wrote when you were young, right?
FUJITA TOUKO
Back then, I was under confinement.
I wrote it to encourage myself as I wavered what to do with my life.
I am always wavering too.
It's good to waver when you're young.
I hope it suits your palate.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
- Mother, please bring more Sake. - No...
Don't hold back. The night's still young.
- Don't drink too much. - Yes.
Touko-sensei, you're no match for your mother.
Yes.
It's raining. No wonder it was humid.
The tree is weeping.
The rain obscures what lies ahead.
Soon however, it will become clear.
There is no rain that fails to cease.
And every night comes to an end.
Oh? I must've been heard.
- Father, Dr. Genboku is running late. - I see. Well, have a seat.
Excuse me.
Who else is coming?
Drs. Totsuka Seikai, Ota Tokai, Kawamoto Koumin and Hayashi Doukai.
My, what a lineup.
The leading Ranpoi of Edo will all assemble. Tonight is an important gathering.
OTSUKI SHUNSAKI
- Missus! -What's wrong?
- The well... - Well?
What's that noise?
- It's echoing from below. - Let's lower the bucket and see.
There's no water. It has dried up.
- I drew water just earlier! - Huh?
That's creepy!
Doctors, thank you for gathering here tonight.
Tonight we will discuss the matter as regards the vaccination center in Edo.
They've gathered.
Let us got.
USHIKUBO TOUBE
Dear!
Go outside!
- Dear! - Go outside!
Father!
- Mother! - Manjiro!
- Are you alright? - We're OK.
What are you doing? Hurry and check on the lord!
Is the lord safe?
Yes, he is. A few men were injured, but it's nothing serious.
I'm glad.
Miss Oseki!
On October 2,1855, an earthquake struck the eastern area of Edo...
...destroying 10,000 homes and taking the lives of nearly 4000 casualties.
It was a catastrophic incident that later became known as the Great Ansei Earthquake.
Mother! Hang in there!
- Are you ready? Here I go...! - What do you plan to do?!
Seinoshin!
Sato!
Sato.
It's me.
Sato?
Sato!
- Where are you going? - Please let me in!
The commissioner has declared the temple off limits.
I am a retainer of Lord Matsudaira of the Hitachifuchu domain.
- Please let me through! - Why do you insist on going?
I want to make sure Miss Oseki, the daughter of this temple's priest, is safe.
No one is here. They've all evacuated.
- To where? - To Heimyo Temple by the shore.
- Miss Oseki is safe? - Yes, everyone's safe.
I'm glad...
But why did they head towards the shore...?
I see, this place is downwind of the fire. Plus, it's elevated ground.
It's terrible!
It's terrible! A crowd of people are coming this way!
What?
They're trying to evacuate to the temple grounds.
If we let them in, the temple will be destroyed! You must stop them!
They won't listen to me!
They're here!
Close the gate!
Hurry up!
Silence!
- Do you all want to burn to death? - What?
You may think this temple is safe, but it's downwind of the fire.
Fire spreads to high ground. This is the highest ground around here.
The wind blows in from the ocean too.
If you stay here, you'll be engulfed by fire and smoke, and die!
What should we do?
Shibahama is close from here.
- It's the safest place! - This samurai is right!
Let's go! Follow me!
- We've reached Shibahama! - We're safe!
You're safe now. Stay here until the fire subsides.
Yes! Thank you very much!
HEIMYO TEMPLE
Excuse me!
Miss Oseki!
Is Miss Oseki here?
- Sir Ibuya? - Miss Oseki, are you OK?
Yes, my father is safe too.
- How about you? - I'm fine.
His house is a mess, but Dr. Ryosen is OK too.
I see. I'm so glad.
Please.
Miss Oseki.
Yes?
I know it's inappropriate to say this at a time like this, but...
I...
Don't worry. I won't try to get a head start on you.
I won't lay a finger on Miss Oseki until you return from Osaka.
Sir Ibuya?
I'll tell you after Ryoan returns.
- Sir Ibuya... - Yes?
When you escorted me home the other day, you mistook a man for that ronin.
What do you want?
What would you have done if he was that ronin?
I would've killed him.
I won't forgive a man who committed violence towards you.
Why do you ask...?
I am a daughter of a priest.
I was taught by my father that life is precious.
No matter the reason, I believe taking someone's life is a sin.
It's how women are.
We do not want our husbands and children to kill people and become miserable.
You're saying that I am sinful?
No...
I trust that you are a kind person.
But I'm worried.
When you hate others and hurt them, it will eventually come back to you.
I don't want anything to happen to you.
You're concerned for me...?
I understand. I promise you.
I will never unsheathe my sword.
Yes.
Sorry Ryoan, but Miss Oseki is mine.
Sir!
- It's terrible! - What's wrong?
There's trouble at the shore. Please come!
Help!
Quiet!
I'll repeat myself.
This shore belongs to Kanbeyama family.
If you outsiders want to stay here, we'll have you pay a fee.
- Take out everything you've got. - Pay up!
She's pretty.
OSHINA
I'll pay you the money!
It's not enough. Move!
- Please stop! - Miss!
Stay out of it!
Gosuke!
Come with me.
Stop!
I brought them here.
If you've got a problem, say it to me.
It's best you stay out of it.
This is our territory.
What are you saying at a time like this?
You devils!
Don't talk big!
Damn it...
Don't forget this!
Miss Oseki...
Meanwhile, I had no idea about the earthquake that struck Edo.
Dr. Inokawa, please look.
Doctor, the inflammation has spread to the peritoneum.
This is...
...medicine poisoning.
What did you say?
You gave her a different medicine behind my back.
Enough with the jokes.
I held back from giving her a single dose of medicine out of respect for you!
Hurry up and help her before you blame others!
Don't give her any more deworming medicine!
Give her enteritis medicine.
It's not enteritis. It's tapeworms.
Are you still saying that?!
Tapeworms won't give her such a high fever!
Give it two or three days the parasite will die.
She won't last that long.
- Bring me lots of gauze! - Yes!
- What do you plan to do? - Stay out of it!
I'm saving her even if I have to cut her open.
Stop...
From this moment on, she is a surgery patient.
Everyone leave the room.
I don't want the dust to rise.
I have no choice but to do it...
This is the only way to save her.
I can't dare lose to Chinese medicine.
I can't... I can't...
I can't do it...
I can't do it. Forgive me... Tomiyakko...
I am Shinagawa Yujiro of the Nishimachi Magistrate.
Are you Tezuka Ryoan, the son of Hitachifuchu domain's head physician?
Yes, I am...
Is it true that you went against Dr. Inokawa and tried to force surgery onto the patient?
- I have not performed surgery yet. - You haven't?
Then why are the tools lined up?
I tried...
But...
...I couldn't.
You were scared and couldn't do anything?
You made a fool out of me.
How are you going to settle this?
First, you should get on your hands and knees and apologize.
Grovel before me and apologize.
If you can't do it, I'll have the officer tie you up and take you away!
I don't hear an apology.
I'm very sorry...
I have bad hearing.
You need to say it louder or I can't hear!
Doctor!
Tomiyakko!
It's too late.
She's dead.
That's odd... why did she die?
You said it was a worm.
Come on! Explain it to me.
Why did she die from a tapeworm?
It was a mandate from heaven.
What?
Mandate from heaven?!
Like you're some kind of diviner...
And you call yourself a doctor?!
Tomiyakko...
A doctor is useless now. We need a priest.
Tomiyakko!
Sir Shinagawa.
I have a favor to ask you.
What is it?
I want to check something before Tomiyakko is buried.
Check what?
Whether she died from a worm or an intestinal disease.
I'd like to do an autopsy.
What are you saying?
Whether I'll find tapeworms or an inflamed intestine, I want to set the record straight.
If I don't, Tomiyakko can't rest in peace.
Ranpoi are only allowed to perform autopsies on executed criminals
Autopsies on all other corpses are prohibited.
Sir Shinagawa...
Samurai have pride, don't they?
So what?
Like samurai, we, doctors have pride too.
This is a duel between the Ranpoi and Kanpoi.
You're overreacting.
Anyway, an autopsy is prohibited.
Understood?
You're burying her?!
Hey!
You buried her? You idiot! I came all this way...
Who are you?
Tomiyakko, I came to see you.
Now that she's buried, it's all over.
Tomiyakko? This is Jinbei's grandmother.
What?
Wasn't there a young woman? Oh, she's over there.
This one.
I'm glad.
- I'll pay you so give me a hand. - What are you going to do?
I'm a doctor. I'm going to perform an autopsy.
Tomiyakko, here I go.
If you don't like what I do, you can haunt me and my descendants.
I don't like it!
Sir Shinagawa!
I do not like it at all!
You've ignored my warning and are performing an autopsy? That's outrageous!
I'm prepared to be punished.
Take me to the guard house or wherever you please.
Idiot. Who said I was taking you to the guard house?
What?
Government offices aren't that rigid.
This fellow is a pupil of Ogata Kouan-sensei.
HARADA RAIZOU
From the Tekijuku?
Your protests were reexamined at the magistrate's office.
It was decided that someone from Tekijuku would do an autopsy in private.
I see... That's more like it.
The officials of Osaka are understanding, aren't they?
Let's start right away.
Idiot.
I didn't say I d let you do it.
He will do it.
You can be his assistant.
Let's begin.
Please look, Sir Tezuka. This is the large intestine.
You do the rest.
There's so much pus...
It's awful. Let's see if there are any tapeworms.
You'll have to cut the intestines open and see.
Are the intestines this long?
No worms.
What?
There are no worms. You win.
This woman died from an intestinal disease.
Your diagnosis was correct.
What's the matter?
If...
If I had cut open Tomiyakko...
I would've surely killed her.
I never imagined the inside of a human body was like this...
It's so complex. I don't have what it takes.
Everyone thinks the same thing when they first see it.
I did too.
After being admitted to Tekijuku, I witnessed many autopsies.
I'm finally getting used to it.
Tomiyakko... did it hurt?
Your death was not in vain.
I'll become a great doctor and save as many lives as I can.
I'll become Japan's greatest doctor.
Sir Ibuya.
Miss Oseki.
I broke my promise.
Damn it...
I'm not worthy of being with you.
I'm sorry.
Manjiro was honest to a fault.
At the time, Manjiro was broken hearted and unsure of his future.
However, the incident at Shibahama eventually changed his fate.