TOKUGAWA IEYASU
Episode 8: Okehazama
Original Story By: YAMAOKA Sohachi
Screenplay By: OSANAI Mieko
Music By: TOMITA Isao
Theme Song Performed By: NHK Symphony Orchestra and Keio University Wagner Society Choir
Narration By: TATENO Naomitsu, NHK Announcer
CAST
Matsudaira Motoyasu (Tokugawa Ieyasu): TAKITA Sakae
Odai: OTAKE Shinobu
Oda Nobunaga: YAKUSHO Koji
Princess Noh: FUJI Mariko
Honda Tadakatsu (Nabenosuke): TAKAOKA Kenji
Sayo: KIUCHI Midori Sakai Utanosuke: OGASAWARA Ryochi
Hayashi Sado: KATSUBE Nobuyuki Takenouchi Kyuroku: TASHIRO Takahide
Ishikawa Aki: HAYAKAWA Jun'ichi Okubo Shinpachiro: KAWAHARA Sabu
Kinzo: KURATA Yasuaki Ginzo: SANO Koji
Kinoshita Tokichiro: TAKEDA Tetsuya
Sena: IKEGAMI Kimiko
Ishikawa Kazumasa: EHARA Shinjiro
Okubo Shinjuro: YOSHIDA Yukihiro Hiraiwa Shichinosuke: MANABE Bin
Torii Mototada: KUSAMI Junpei Shibata Gonroku: KAWAGUCHI Keishi
Hirano Kyuzo: ARASE Hiroki Sokyu: NAKAMURA Takeki
Shinseki Umanojo: OTANI Akira Negoro Taroji: ICHIKAWA Tsutomu
Iamagawa Yoshimoto: NARITA Mikio
Imagawa Ujizane: HAYASHI Yoichi
Takenouchi Namitaro: ISHIZAKA Koji
Produced By: SHIBUYA Yasuo
English Subtitles By: Koala Fansubs
Directed By: KATO Ikuo
With Matsudaira men's raised expectations,
Matsudaira Motoyasu faced his first battle.
MATSUDAIRA MOTOYASU (Ieyasu)
Matsudaira men, who had been working as Yoshimoto's vanguards,
showed even more valor for their lord's first battle.
Go!
Keep going!
Is Sado's wife home!?
AGUI
Welcome, my lord.
I'm sorry for having not greeted you.
- Takechiyo did it. - Yes?
He had a successful first battle.
Thank you, sir.
No need to thank me. Just listen.
First battles are just for form.
But he used my Oda forces to practice field battles.
But I'll stop going easy on him.
My goal is to fight against Yoshimoto during his campaign to Kyoto.
When I confront his grand army,
I'll go for broke.
I'm not just going to lose.
Yes.
I'm sure Takechiyo will be the vanguard when I confront the Imagawa.
Yes...
Tell elders in Okazaki...
...that I have no intention of making an enemy of Takechiyo.
This is an agreement between you and me.
Before Motoyasu returned Sunpu,
a baby boy was born.
But he didn't think he would survive until his son crawled and stood.
Sena.
Thanks.
Immediately, Motoyasu was ordered to go to another battle.
He had no time to rejoice his first son, Takechiyo's birth.
Odaka Castle has been sieged by Nobunaga.
Udono Nagateru asked me to send reinforcements.
Yes.
I'm going to send him provisions. That's the first priority.
That castle is an important wedge into the Oda fief.
I can't afford losing it before my campaign to Kyoto.
- Yes. - Who's your mounted guards?
Torii Mototada.
Ishikawa Kazumasa. Hiraiwa Chikayoshi.
They're all young.
You have senior vassals like Okubo Shinpachiro and Torii Tadayoshi.
You're not trying to avoid
sending your senior vassals to the battlefront, are you?
They're experienced.
So I'm going to use them as flying columns.
Are you?
Who will be in charge of your main army?
- I'll be in charge, sir. - What about Ishikawa Aki?
He's staying with me.
He's your advisor. I see.
Fine.
Leave immediately.
Lord.
Welcome back.
Nabe, what are you doing here?
My mother sent me here.
I need your permission to go to battle with you.
You will agree, Lord, won't you?
If you leave me behind,
I can't face my mother again.
My mother said you might be prepared to die.
HONDA NABENOSUKE
Take me with you.
My grandpa and dad fought for the clan.
Can you keep up with the others while leading my horse?
If I can't, I'll take an enemy horse to keep up with you.
If something happens to you,
I'll die in your place.
If I fall behind, I'll feel bad for my grandpa and dad.
- Nabe. - What, Lord?
Battles involve deaths.
You should consider that.
I already did when my mother was pregnant with me.
That's what my mother said.
Say, Lord.
Battles are only about victory and loss.
You're taking me, aren't you?
All right.
Thank you, sir!!
The day before going to another battle,
Motoyasu was visited by Sayo, Honda's widow.
What brought you here?
Your mother in Agui sent you a message.
What did she say?
"Lord Nobunaga is going to confront Sir Takechiyo again..."
"...during Lord Yoshimoto's campaign to Kyoto."
Confront me again?
Is that what she said?
She wants to see you during Lord Yoshimoto's campaign.
So I can't see her this time?
This is not a good time to see her?
Please stop hesitating.
You shouldn't see her this time even if you win.
Even if I win?
That's right.
You should just win.
Mrs. Honda. I picked a name for Nabenosuke.
Yes.
Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu.
Since your family has been loyal for three generations,
he gets the Chinese character 'tada' which means 'loyal'.
Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu...
I chose the name.
Don't you like it?
Thank you very much, sir!
His manhood rites will be late.
Yes.
With his mother's message in his mind,
Motoyasu engaged in a battle, as ordered by Yoshimoto,
to deliver provisions to Odaka Castle.
It has been sixteen years...
...since Odai was divorced by Motoyasu's father.
She is now worried about her son,
Motoyasu, who went to battle three days ago.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Prince Bear is staying at Donwoo-in Temple.
He might be able to tell you something about Sir Motoyasu.
Prince Bear, also known as Namitaro,
has set his hopes as a man to Odai and her son.
Then...
Is the battle over now?
Sir Nobunaga was completely tricked this time.
Sir Motoyasu could deliver provisions with almost no casualties on his side.
He did...?
Yes.
He attacked Terabe Castle all of a sudden...
...with his decoy troops.
That was very amusing to me.
Amusing?
His abilities were recognized by Imagawa Yoshimoto and Oda Nobunaga.
He was recognized by his enemy and allies. That was amusing.
He displayed his abilities.
This battle pushed up his position.
Matsudaira forces are in Odaka Castle now.
But will Sir Nobunaga let them go home?
I know.
Knowing how Sir Nobunaga is,
he might be excited at Kiyosu, saying, "My brother from Mikawa won!"
- That can't be... - Well.
Okazaki forces had no casualties, which means,
Oda forces had no casualties.
Sir Nobunaga must be light-hearted.
But somebody lost face because...
...he did nothing to prevent Sir Motoyasu from entering Odaka Castle.
I know.
Do not worry.
I have an idea.
- Did you get it? - Yes, sir.
The Mizuno are trying to attack withdrawing Okazaki forces.
I can't let them fight now for our future.
While the Oda generals are discussing how to defeat Okazaki forces,
Motoyasu already started withdrawing.
Enemy attack! Ambush!
Don't let them split us.
Lord!
You have Honda Heihachiro Tadakatsu nearby!
Rest assured!
Matsudaira Motoyasu's main army!
Koishigahara Riverbank is...
...guarded by us, Mizuno Nobumoto's bannermen.
If you dare to pass here,
we'll make a heap of dead bodies!
Are they my uncle's bannermen?
Lord, we'd better cut through here.
Wait.
- Let's run away. - Run away?
Look.
They're just shouting. They aren't attacking us.
Probably, my uncle doesn't want to sit idle and let us pass,
because he feels obliged to help Sir Nobunaga.
I see.
Let's make a big right turn.
Lord!
Don't you get it?
Once we reach upper stream, we can cross the river.
If we go downstream, we'll be sandwiched from both sides.
Yeah, right on!
Let's go, Nabe. Follow me.
Are you running away, Lord?
This is to prepare for the next battle.
So we are moving forward to the next battle?
Good! Let's go!
Follow us!
He's running away.
That's good.
Reporting.
Sir Mizuno's army mistook our rappa (mercenary spies) as Sir Motoyasu's army.
They are moving downstream now.
That was close.
I need to see what kind of flowers will bloom on Motoyasu.
Until then, I don't want others to kill him.
Job's done. Dismiss the rappa (mercenary spies).
After Motoyasu completed his important mission and returned to Sunpu,
Utanosuke and others asked Yoshimoto to send Motoyasu home.
But Yoshimoto refused to approve that.
How long is he going to keep our lord in Sunpu?
That's frustrating.
That's a foolish thing to say.
Oh, hello, Lady of the North.
Lord Yoshimoto sees my lord as a man of ability.
He said to me, "I really want to keep him until I go to Kyoto."
"Because he's an important man to me."
And Sunpu is the best place in Japan.
Our children can grow up freely here.
That's the Lord and my wish.
Until the end of 1559 (Eiroku 2),
both Oda and Imagawa forces were nailed on the same frontlines.
In 1560 (Eiroku 3),
the battle between Uesugi Kagetora and Takeda Harunobu...
...fell in a stalemate at Kawanakajima.
Neither side could make a move.
That gave Imagawa Yoshimoto a golden opportunity to go to Kyoto.
Imagawa forces started preparing for their campaign to Kyoto.
In May...
Is your army all prepared?
Yes, it is.
You'll be the vanguard this time.
Needless to say,
this is a God-given opportunity for the Matsudaira clan.
Yes.
The Oda clan has been your enemy since your grandfather's time.
I let you work as the vanguard to pay honor to your ancestors.
You are appointed to the vanguard.
I am truly honored.
Look.
When I join the national political arena,
my subordinates in the Tokai region will become daimyo lords.
I encouraged them to distinguish themselves now.
Then, they all worked hard to gather soldiers.
The vanguard is the Matsudaira, 2,500.
The second army is Asahina Yasuyoshi, 2,500.
The third army is Udono Nagateru, 2,000.
The fourth army is Miura Bingo, 3,000.
The fifth army is Katsurayama Nobusada, 5,000.
The sixth army is my main army, 5,000.
Then, logistics has about 5,000.
So you are going to Kyoto with 25,000 men?
With all these men travelling with me,
I still have enough forces protecting...
...Sunpu, Hamamatsu, Yoshida and Okazaki Castles.
The 25,000 men are only travelling with me to Kyoto.
If the impudent Oda tries to block us,
Motoyasu, you must kill them all.
Yes.
If I may humbly speak up, sir...
His name is Kazumasa.
I hired him as my aide during my last battle at Odaka Castle.
What is it, Kazumasa?
ISHIKAWA KAZUMASA
Locals in that area are pretty...
What do you want to say?
Yes...
They are pretty feisty, sir.
When we were withdrawing last year,
we were attacked by them at night time.
We almost became prey for them.
Are you talking about nobushi (wandering samurai)?
Yes. We should stay alert.
Lord Yoshimoto, please be extra careful.
All right.
Hey, bring sake for Motoyasu.
Lord.
You did fine.
Lord Yoshimoto will be careful.
We, will too...
Yes.
If we are ordered to attack the Oda,
we can say, "We are stuck among nobushi (wandering samurai)."
Then, we can wait for the other troops following us.
I'm all prepared.
Lord?
I've been helped for a long time.
Yes?
Sunpu was a great training hall for me.
Look.
I had Mt. Fuji.
I had Elder Sessai.
My dear grandmother's grave is here.
And I have a wife and a child here.
Lord.
He's so mean!
- Isn't he mean? - Sena.
I asked Lord Yoshimoto...
...not to send you to another dangerous battle.
I'm leading the van of a 25,000-strong grand army.
I'm just serving as Lord Yoshimoto's usher.
No need to worry. I'll be fine.
You promise?
As you said,
I'm Lord Yoshimoto's nephew-in-law.
He won't order me to fight in a way that grieves you.
But...
I want you to take a good care of yourself.
Please come home safely.
Your life is not only for yourself.
You have Takechiyo,
our unborn baby and me.
Please...
Please value your life.
Be safe.
Motoyasu was determined not to return Sunpu again.
"Can I meet my wife in a new land?"
"When can I see her again?"
His heart was overwhelmed by emotion.
KIYOSU CASTLE
Meanwhile, at Nobunaga's castle...
Is dinner ready yet?
Is it ready?
Yes, I'll bring over there.
So hungry!
I'm not talking about myself.
I mean, the Lord is hungry.
What's so funny?
Heart-to-heart communication is the most important to a human.
When he says, "Meal,"
you must be responsive enough to serve him a meal.
Yes, yes.
Were you responsive enough to get promoted, Magistrate?
When I became his stable hand,
I spent three full days to memorize equestrian terms.
A good stable hand is supposed to know equestrian terms.
Did you memorize sandal terms when you were his sandal keeper?
Don't say such a foolish thing.
Do sandals talk? They have no mouth.
I just warmed his sandals on my back.
Carrying something on my stomach gives me colic pain.
Oh, my.
Here.
Dinner is ready.
Thanks.
Kinoshita Tokichiro.
This newly appointed magistrate was a taster of Nobunaga's meals.
He started as a cleaning man in the stable.
Then, he became Nobunaga's sandal keeper,
harness holder for Nobunaga's horse,
Officer of Mountains and Forests, and Kitchen Magistrate.
He climbed the ladder of success quickly.
You know.
This abalone...
...doesn't taste good.
But...
...the miso soup tastes pretty good.
I want another bowl of rice.
Yes.
Lord.
- Monkey! - Yes!
My General!
Thank you for coming all the way here.
How can I help you, sir?
Come to my lounge.
Right away, sir!
Hey.
Put dinner tables away.
Yes.
Thanks for having tasted all the meals for me.
Today's dinner must have been a lot of work.
Chicken soup, sweet fish, young sea bream...
...and abalone.
I am of lowly birth.
Such a feast is too dazzling to me.
It makes me feel dizzy, sir.
Restraining myself to focus on tasting was...
How dare!!
From now on, have only one bowl of rice when tasting.
One more thing.
Miso has been too salty lately.
Really?
That surprised me. Miso is originally...
Miso is our lifeline.
What if we lack miso and have an unexpected battle?
We have too little miso in the miso warehouse.
By the way,
Imagawa Yoshimoto is about to leave Sunpu.
Tell me how many days he will take to enter Okazaki Castle.
That's...
...no use guessing. I'm not going to tell you.
What?
Such a grand military procession is the first time since the Onin War.
Where is the grand army going?
How many days do they stay in Yoshida and Okazaki?
That has nothing to do with us.
What do you want to know, sir?
Are you planning to attack the flood-like enemy...
...with only a few men?
Fool!
I'm asking you a question!
Oh, my apologies for being sidetracked.
Well, if I were you, My General,
my only concern would be, "When will they reach Owari?"
I wouldn't think about anything before that moment.
Then, do things you're supposed to do before that moment.
I'm going to take a nap.
At least,
you must wake me up when the Imagawa enters Owari.
When they are about to reach the Mizuno fief,
start reporting to me the details of their moves.
And...
...miso.
We have too little miso.
We do?
Ah, that's it...
This is going to be interesting!
Gentlemen.
We lack miso in the castle.
I want each one to lend me five men to buy miso.
To buy miso?
That's none of my business.
What are you saying?
The Lord is going to hole up in the castle.
That's why he needs miso.
Right? Right?
Who said the lord is going to hole up in the castle?
Nobody, but that's what he meant.
Narumi, Kasadera, Anjo, Kariya...
We need to buy miso up that far.
Each of you, please lend me five dependable men.
Got it?
This is confidential.
We decided to hole up in the castle to fight against the Imagawa's grand army.
That's why we are buying miso.
You can tell this much.
How can we tell such important information?
You can.
But...
...you must tell the relevant people in private.
You can start from Nagoya, Furuwatari and Atsuta...
...and gradually go down to Western Mikawa.
Ask people, "Can't you get miso for me?"
Tokichiro's goal was not to buy miso,
but to spread a rumor on their holing up in the castle.
Miso buyers understood his intentions.
They left for different destinations that night.
Imagawa Yoshimoto left Sunpu on May 12, 1560 (Eiroku 3).
He entered Okazaki Castle on the 16th.
He finished all the arrangements by the end of the 17th.
KIYOSU CASTLE
OKAZAKI CASTLE
To launch a full-scale attack on the Oda from the early morning of the 19th,
Yoshimoto was planning to advance his main army to Odaka Castle.
Determined Motoyasu left Okazaki...
...to attack the Oda's Fort Marune.
But Nobunaga in Kiyosu did not move yet.
On the 19th,
Okazaki forces led by Motoyasu...
...staged a fierce attack on Fort Marune.
Meanwhile,
Nobunaga started receiving reports from the miso buyers.
That morning, Yoshimoto left for Odaka Castle.
It was a humid day.
Reporting, my lord.
Reporting from Sir Matsudaira Motoyasu.
Stop the palanquin.
What is it?
Matsudaira Motoyasu attacked Fort Marune.
He's having a hard time fighting against valiant Sakuma Daigaku.
Against mere Sakuma?
Tell Motoyasu!
Do not yield an inch!
Go!
Advance!
Lord.
My General! Lord!
Monkey!!
Did you come to wake me up!?
Like you said!
Washizu Castle is taken.
Fort Marune is in a struggle.
Where's Jibu Tayu's main army!?
They left Kutsukake this morning!
I'm sure they're heading for Odaka Castle!
Damn Yoshimoto...
I won't just let him go...!
O-Noh! Armor!
Put armor on him quickly.
It's an important battle. Bring sake and chestnuts.
Yes, ma'am!
Even if it was reckless, he wanted to fight back.
As a man, he'd rather want to fight and die...
...instead of being trampled down and lowering his head.
Tokichiro was almost crying to see Nobunaga's determination.
Which short sword would you like?
Michitada!
Here's your Michitada.
Where's my Kunishige?
Here it is. I thought you wanted this.
Monkey!!
- I won!! - Yes!
O-Noh...
...read my mind!
Like you say, sir!
Please take the cup.
Let's go!!
Follow me!
Yes, sir.
Reporting.
OKEHAZAMA
Matsudaira Motoyasu pounded the enemy.
He killed Sakuma Daigaku and seven more warriors.
He put the enemy to flight.
Really?
- He did it? - Yes, sir.
Fort Marune is fully occupied by us, Matsudaira forces.
That's auspicious.
Go back and tell Motoyasu.
Excellent job.
Enter Odaka Castle immediately to rest the soldiers.
Certainly, sir.
Excuse me.
Lift the palanquin.
We must enter Odaka Castle before dark.
What a good start.
Reporting.
What is it?
Locals came over to congratulate your victory, sir.
I see.
As it stands now, Nobunaga will surrender by tomorrow night.
- I will see them. - Yes.
Come forward.
They are from Mizuno Shimotsuke's fief.
We are causing you trouble, but rest assured.
My vassals won't run wild.
Thank you very much.
We heard a rumor about you as a man of virtue.
We wanted to be of some help to you.
We brought 50 rice dumplings and 50 bushels of cooked rice.
It's lunch time.
We would be delighted if you could enjoy our humble gifts.
They also brought lots of sake and appetizers.
They are being so good.
How considerate.
It's almost noon.
I'd be happy to taste it.
Thank you, sir.
Go ahead.
Have lunch in this basin.
Food doesn't last long in this heat.
Give the food and drinks to everyone.
Meanwhile, after entering Odaka Castle,
Motoyasu secretly left the castle with his aides.
Nobunaga was arriving at Zenshoji,
the fort right in front of Okehazama.
2,000 soldiers followed him there.
Nobunaga was going to shape destiny with the 2,000 soldiers.
Men!
I, Nobunaga, transcended life and death as I got onto the horse.
Entrust your lives to me.
Follow me only if you want to do so.
Outta my way.
Lord!
Enemy commander, Imagawa Yoshimoto...
...is resting at Okehazama!
What?
Yoshimoto is at Okehazama...?
Where's his 5,000-strong main army?
They are having lunch with him in a basin.
Thanks!
AGUI
Meanwhile,
a young warrior visited Odai's mansion in Agui.
Are you...?
I'm a passerby from further east.
I'd like to rest here.
My master is not here.
I will ask my lady.
Motoyasu remembers his mother's message...
...that she wanted to see him during the campaign to Kyoto.
Welcome, sir.
My name is Odai, Hismatsu Sado's wife.
You're sitting too far. I can't talk with you.
She parted with him when he was three.
His hand and finger nails looked just like hers.
By a strange fate,
I've caused you extraordinary troubles since I was born.
I, Motoyasu,
have been thinking about you every day.
I'm so grateful...
I heard you entered Odaka Castle.
My vassal told me so.
Your visit is totally unexpected and surprised me.
I appreciate it.
This time...
I'm fighting for Lord Yoshimoto during his campaign to Kyoto.
I'm his vanguard.
I might die on the battlefield.
That's why...
...I wanted to see you at all cost.
I snuck out of the castle.
This is like a dream.
You saw me off at the castle gate in Lady Ohisa's arms.
It seems like it was only yesterday.
You grew into such a fine general...
As your mother...
Sir Takechiyo.
I'm not Takechiyo.
I'm Motoyasu.
No.
You're Sir Takechiyo.
When you were born,
I saw various good omens.
You'll surely become the number one samurai in the Kaido region.
Do not haste to distinguish yourself.
Listen.
Attack straight into Yoshimoto's main camp.
This is your chance to make your name and restore your lineage.
But...
Don't fight selfishly.
Fight for our victory.
Work together to trample down the enemy.
Don't try to get other heads than Yoshimoto's.
Got it?
Go!!
Insolent!
You wretch!
Are you the Oda!?
Nostalgic memories made me forget all about time.
Your Ladyship!
A message from the lord!
What is it?
Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed by Lord Nobunaga!
What!?
- Is that true! - Yeah!
Lord Nobunaga went straight to Yoshimoto.
With Yoshimoto's head,
Lord Nobunaga declared victory and withdrew to Kiyosu Castle!
- Unbelievable. - Where?
Okehazama is a sea of blood now.
5,000 soldiers were all killed!
What about Odaka Castle?
Knowing Lord Nobunaga's personality,
I'm sure that the castle will be gulped by him tomorrow.
Lord.
Mother.
Farewell.
Lord.
Looks like we are stuck in the middle of the enemy.
Shall we go back to Odaka and die in the castle?
Shall we gather soldiers and attack Kiyosu Castle?
Lord...
Or shall we return Okazaki and die all together?
Great idea.
Good.
Mototada.
Run to Odaka Castle and work with Utanosuke to abandon the castle.
Make all of them come to Okazaki.
Certainly, sir.
I'll meet you at Okazaki if both of us are alive.
Have a safe trip, Lord.
Excuse me!
Every one.
Keep up with me.
Can I make it to Okazaki safely?
What is waiting for me at Okazaki?
Motoyasu didn't even know about his destiny
as he cut through the enemy territory.
End of Episode 8