TAIGA DRAMA
Written By: Mitani Koki
Music: Hattori Takayuki
Narrator: Udo Yumiko
Sanada Nobushige: Sakai Masato
Sanada Nobuyuki: Oizumi Yo
Kiri: Nagasawa Masami
Ishida Mitsunari: Yamamoto Koji
Kato Kiyomasa: Arai Hirofumi
Haru: Matsuoka Mayu
Ina: Yoshida Yo
Sasuke: Fujii Takashi
Otani Yoshitsugu: Kataoka Ainosuke
Uesugi Kagekatsu: Endo Kenichi
Lady Acha: Saito Yuki
Ideura Masasuke: Terajima Susumu
Takanashi Naiki: Nakahara Takeo
Katagiri Katsumoto: Kobayashi Takashi
Chacha: Takeuchi Yuko
Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Kohinata Fumiyo
Honda Tadakatsu: Fujioka Hiroshi
Kaoru: Takahata Atsuko
Nei: Suzuki Kyoka
Honda Masanobu: Kondo Masaomi
Tokugawa Ieyasu: Uchino Seiyo
Sanada Masayuki: Kusakari Masao
Producers: Yoshikawa Kunio Yashiki Yotaro
Translation by MTI
Director: Tanaka Tadashi
Episode 30: Twilight
FUSHIMI CASTLE
I, Kato Kiyomasa, have arrived.
On that day, Kato Kiyomasa who was in Osaka,
had rushed first to Fushimi.
You've hung in there well.
The damage is great.
Fushimi Castle collapsed. SHELTER AT KOHATAYAMA
Hideyoshi took shelter at Kohatayama, north of the castle SHELTER AT KOHATAYAMA
That was his temporary sanctuary.
The location of the new castle has been changed to Kohatayama.
My father thought Kohatayama was ideal to defend Fushimi,
and was planning to build an outlying castle there.
The Taiko is brilliant to set his eyes on Kohatayama.
However...
the castle won't be for the purpose of battle.
What?
We must build his residence as soon as possible.
Lord Sanada, forget about the castle.
Help with the moats.
FUSHIMI - SANADA MANSION
The Taiko had ordered the construction of a sound castle.
I feel sorry for Father.
He had placed his bets on the construction.
While the new castle was being built at Kohatayama,
Hideyoshi returned to Osaka.
That's when it happened.
The arriving galleon is that Os San Felipe of Spain.
Last month on the 28th day,
they got caught in a storm and landed in Tosa.
Under orders from Chosokabe Motochika,
they were sent to Urado Bay.
This is troublesome.
What is the value of their cargo?
Roughly 700,000 koku.
Can I assume that the cargo belongs to me?
We need money because of the recent earthquake.
It's a godsend.
But...
four years ago you issued an edict that the cargo
cannot be taken selfishly.
You can't confiscate the cargo from innocent Spaniards.
It's fine as long as they are guilty.
Let's use the Christianity Expulsion Edict.
Why are there still Christians in Kyoto and Osaka?
Arrest them all.
Isn't that a great idea?
I'll order the immediate expulsion of Christians.
That's too lenient.
Cut off their ears.
As well as their noses.
Crucify them after a parade.
Is that clear?
Diego and Paulo were arrested. OSAKA - HOSOKAWA MANSION
Let us pray for our brothers and sisters. TAMA (GRACIA)
KICHIZO (FRANCISCO)
Why wasn't I arrested? KICHIZO (FRANCISCO)
Did you want to be arrested?
Everyone near Padre was arrested.
You're still new to Christianity.
Perhaps he arranged it that way.
I'm going.
Where to?
Important people were arrested.
I must take care of them.
But you'll be crucified.
I'm not afraid since I'll be with everyone.
If you go,
you'll waste the efforts of those who tried to save you.
Someone is coming.
Thank you for everything.
Kichizo!
Please don't die!
I'll just be crucified.
That means you'll die.
My body will.
But...
my spirit won't die.
That's what Padre said.
Good bye.
Six missionaries and 20 Japanese believers
would later be crucified in Nagasaki.
Among them was a carpenter named Francisco Kichi.
Many Japanese Christians were also arrested. FUSHIMI - OTANI MANSION
In want of the Spanish cargo, he had innocent people crucified.
He's changed.
He might have...
lived too long.
The Taiko's actions do not make sense. FUSHIMI - TOKUGAWA MANSION
It appears...
we are right...
and he might have gone senile.
I'll check on it at once.
It's a letter from your father.
Between the Taiko and I, who do you prefer?
How silly.
Tell me who you like better.
The Taiko hasn't come at all recently.
I wonder how he's doing.
Oh, that's right.
Your son is one of his mounted guards.
Would you know anything about how he's doing?
Forget about the Taiko.
Excuse me.
What is it?
The work is done for the day.
Is it that time already?
We'll continue next time.
Please come again.
In September of 1596,
the Chinese envoys visited Osaka Castle to negotiate peace.
Face me.
I just met with the Chinese envoy.
- Seisho, what was his name again? - It's Yang-Fangheng.
- China has bowed to me. - Congratulations.
I received this.
Seisho, read the letter.
Let everyone hear it.
In simple terms so that we can understand.
To Toyotomi Hideyoshi...
There was a misunderstanding.
China did not surrender.
The Ming Court bestowed upon Hideyoshi
the title of King of Japan.
In return, they wanted him to withdraw from Joseon (Korea).
Wait a minute.
We are not subjects of China.
I am the ruler, even without them having to tell us.
Seisho, explain.
They think they won.
Don't mess with me!
We won!
This is war!
We'll cross the sea again with a huge army...
Sir Hiroi had an accident.
Alas!
Men, please wait.
Hence, Hideyoshi sent a huge army to Joseon once again.
I have something to tell you before hand.
The Taiko hasn't been feeling well lately.
He's lost some weight.
You tend to show it on your face.
Don't get teary-eyed in front of the Taiko.
I know that.
I, Kato Kiyomasa,
will cross the sea and go on a rampage.
I'm counting on you.
Very well.
Even after I die,
please take care of Hiroi.
Another war in Joseon (Korea)?
A war nobody wants.
Was it really Sir Hiroi who peed in his pants?
Of course it was.
I decided to go home once.
I received a letter from Sanjuro.
The land survey isn't going smoothly.
I'll give them a push.
Please give the people in Numata my regards.
Are you troubled?
You have a wrinkle here.
It doesn't concern you.
I'm betraying my brother.
And my brother knows it.
There were two people that I wanted to emulate.
They both told me the same thing.
To not be like them.
One abandoned his humanity for his clan.
The other bent his conviction for his clan.
So I tried to avoid that.
As Hideyoshi vassal,
defying the Toyotomi means to defy justice.
As a result, right now...
it is suffocating me.
It must be painful for you.
I didn't know it was this hard to adhere to one's principles.
If Hideyoshi collapses now, there could be disorder. KOZUKE - NUMATA CASTLE
Didn't I tell you so?
Hence, we will build a tower for Numata Castle,
and convert it into an impregnable castle.
Men, please work even harder for the Sanada.
Certainly.
It was worth living a long time.
Is Sir Genjiro doing well?
Genjiro is...
bold and promising.
Is Kiri doing well?
She seemed quite hurt by Sir Hidetsugu's incident.
But she has recovered.
I am relieved to hear that.
Men, I'm counting on you.
Yes, sir!
It looks like I can go to battle again while I'm alive.
Father, please think of your age.
Leave the fighting to us.
I won't lose to you yet.
I, Yazawa Yoritsuna,
can't die in bed!
Yazawa Yoritsuna served out his time
without going to battle again.
He died at 80 years old.
- Good morning, Kotai Itasu. - Yes.
What happen? The Taiko, I've been looking for him every where.
Sir Katagiri. Please do not divulge this to anyone else.
Ahhh...!
Hahhh...
Taiko!
I've been looking for you.
Where is the Tearoom? The Tadoritsuken.
It's too hard to find it in this huge castle.
A tea room?
It seemed like Rikyu had it hidden.
We'll have the young lord have his rite of manhood.
What?
It's unprecedented for a samurai son to have it at age five, but
it's common among nobles.
True, if Sir Hiroi has his rite of manhood,
that should reduce the stress on the Taiko.
That isn't the only reason.
After the rite, Hiroi's name was changed to Hideyori.
Hashiba Tokichiro...
Toyotomi's second in line... TOYOTOMI HIDEYORI
Hideyori. TOYOTOMI HIDEYORI
Why did Ishida hasten the rite?
It must indicate that the Taiko's end is near.
I want to know for sure.
I've sent spies all over.
Please wait a while.
Fushimi Castle is completed.
It'll be a farewell to this view.
Come to visit sometimes.
I wanted to build a castle that no one had ever seen.
Have a huge town around the castle.
I want it to be surprisingly lively and boisterous.
The number one city in the country with vitality.
It's turned out exactly as you wanted.
Only half of my wish came true.
Is this half?
Eventually...
I wanted to welcome the imperial prince from Kyoto.
What Taira no Kiyomori had accomplished,
I couldn't.
Sir Hideyori will accomplish it for you.
Hideyori...
On New Year day of 1598, FUSHIMI CASTLE
Hidyoshi summoned Uesugi Kagekatsu to Fushimi Castle FUSHIMI CASTLE
Relocate to Aizu.
Aizu?
Did we do something wrong?
That is not the case.
Only you can suppress the Date in Mutsu.
The Uesugi is comparable in strength and family status.
That is just an excuse.
I want you to watch the Tokugawa from the North.
Tokugawa?
After I die,
if Tokugawa makes any dangerous moves,
invade Kanto from the rear.
Please help Hideyori!
Please raise your head.
A ruler shouldn't do that.
Please!
On March 15,
the flower-viewing Hideyoshi hosted at Daigoji in Kyoto,
was the last great event of his life.
The invitees were mostly women.
The Toyotomi ladies and maids
gathered glamorously under the cherry blossom trees.
1,300 people attended.
This is the most glamorous view I've ever seen.
Being surrounded by so many women lifts your spirits.
Everyone, drink up.
His facial color looks better.
Glamorous setting match him well.
Mother!
Why do not you go over there?
To meet the Taiko... This is a long-awaited opportunity.
I just feel diffident and diffident Earlier I even felt dizzy and all.
Ine: You are a noblewoman. That's not unusal.
Kikuteidesu!
Don't mind me, go go.
Please ask... Please go well.
It's been a while.
You're here too?
Why wouldn't I be?
Sir Genjiro.
What?
Can I become a Christian?
Don't.
Acha, are you drinking?
Yes, I am.
I am truly honored to be invited as well.
Please tell Tokugawa
to take care of Hideyori.
Lord Tokugawa said he'll do his best for the Toyotomi.
and that he would like to renew his vows to you.
Is that right? I'm grateful.
I see, I see.
He wants to see the "Old Man Who Made Flowers Bloom".
Is that right?
All right.
Are you planning to climb a tree? Don't do it.
Hideyori wants to see it.
Bring a ladder.
Shouldn't you stop him?
Please don't do it.
Silence.
Move.
Ready.
Here I come.
He's nimble.
The old man will bloom the flowers for you.
I'll blood flowers on the withered tree!
That's enough!
I'll bloom flowers on the withered tree!
I'll bloom...
Be careful...
Taiko!
He's all right.
Everyone! He's all right!
You got carried away!
Sorry.
From that day on, Hideyoshi became bed-ridden.
The doctor said he won't be able to stand for a while.
It's time we prepare ourselves for the worst.
FUSHIMI - SANADA MANSION
HYAKUSUKE
Ko.
Call the Lord.
Yes.
These are secret letters to me from Lord Honda.
When I married you,
my father told me to spy on the Sanada family.
I had a feeling that was the case.
Sir Honda has asked me a number of times,
to find out the Taiko's condition from Genjiro.
Why are you telling me this?
I...
am your wife....
and Hyakusuke's mother.
Please rest assured.
I'll pretend these letters never came.
Ina...
Brother.
How was Numata?
I wish I could have seen Great Uncle once more.
He died peacefully.
How's the Taiko's condition?
Same as usual.
I heard he fell from the cherry blossom tree.
It's an exaggeration.
It's more like a stumble.
Genjiro.
If the Taiko really is in a serious condition,
stop pretending now.
Like Father, I don't wish to revert back to the warring era.
But if he were to die now,
there will be instability.
No, there won't.
Yes, there will!
It's because he was too great.
You should know that best.
Who's going to support Sir Hideyori from now on?
Can Sir Ishida manage?
Or will the Tokugawa gain more power?
Who should the Sanada side with at that time?
Tokugawa wants to know the Taiko's true condition.
Going along with it is one strategy.
Let Tokugawa know to see how he'll react.
I see.
You're caught in the middle.
It brings me pain.
Genjiro.
Proceed on the path that you choose.
Not because Ishida warned you,
or your brother ordered you.
Those things don't matter.
Take the path that you feel is right.
That is your rightful path.
Genjiro.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
It's regarding the Taiko's condition.
Ever since the recent flower-viewing event,
he's in an extremely bad condition.
He's clearly weakening by the day.
Seeing his condition,
I doubt he'll recover,
and be able to walk on his own again.
Thanks for the information.
Genjiro.
Looks like the Taiko is in serious condition.
Is that right?
He hurt his back during the flower-viewing.
He can't even stand up now.
Poor man.
Don't tell anyone.
I wouldn't tell anyone.
Have a relaxing time.
I'll be back.
Why, hello.
Hey!
She's a spy.
Spy?
Sasuke!
The real courtesan Yoshino was in a brothel in Kyoto.
Masasuke.
I'm amazed you saw through her disguise.
We can tell our own by the look in our eyes.
She died?
Useless!
What is the matter?
Son-in-law.
I have something very important to tell you.
Did you call for me?
We will be seen.
It's all right.
What's wrong?
Don't ask.
Dear.
Grandfather. Grandmother. Senchiyo has woken up.
Senchiyo, come to Grandpa. SENCHIYO
Grandfather. Grandmother.
Come to Kaoru.
Distribution of mementos?
He wants to distribute his possessions.
The Enpo Kihan painting to Sir Tokugawa?
It's an ink painting from the Ming Dynasty that the Taiko treasured.
Sukesaku, for you...
Do we get something, too?
15 gold coins.
Thank you.
Please protect Hideyori.
With my life.
Sakichi.
50 gold coins.
Also...
this.
I'm unworthy of it.
Please take care of Hideyori.
What about you?
- I.... - What did you get?
What about Saemon-no-suke?
Who's that?
Sanada Genjiro.
I don't know him.
You haven't been here long, compared to us.
We've served him from the Omi-Nagahama days.
Thank you for your consideration.
He's sleeping now.
Please leave him to me.
Aren't you Lord Sanada's son?
Excuse me.
Later.
Come.
Ichimatsu is late.
Don't tell me...?
I'm Hideyoshi.
I'm going out. Come along.
What?
I'll take you to a fun place.
But...
aren't you supposed to meet Lord Uesugi from now?
That comes later.
I like intelligent youths.
I took an instant liking to you.
Thank you.
Serve me from now.
You should be lying down.
What's keeping Ichimatsu?
Sakichi will find us.
Sir Fukushima won't be coming today.
What?
Please go to bed now.
Let's go to visit courtesan Yoshino another day.
But I promised her.
She said to come another day.
Is that so?
Please have a good rest tonight.
I'll be by your side.
Please show me the castle tomorrow.
I want to play cards with Lady Chacha.
Lady Nei will be boiling potatoes.
I would like you to write it so we can do it later
Kill Ieyasu.
Hideyoshi spent his later years in Fushimi.
With developed waterway, it was a strategic point of traffic
The east of Fushimi Daigoji.
This temple devastated by the medieval war of the time.
was restored aggressively by Hideyoshi.
The Garden of Samboin no teien was personally designed by Hideyoshi.
In 1598, Hideyoshi...
invited 1,300 people to gather at the Daigo-ji Temple
It was to hear Hideyoshi songs at the time of the cherry blossom viewing.
"Do forgert the Flower of the vestiges"
It was not forgotten until I read that it is beautiful.
Commemorating Hideyoshi, each April the temple was crowded with cherry blossom viewing.
Hideyoshi opened this to the world at Daigo no Hanami.
Even now this still fascinate the people.