SANADA MARU
Written By: Mitani Kobi
Music By: Hattori Takayuki
Narrator: Udo Yumiko
CAST
Sanada Nobushige: Sakai Masato
Sanada Nobuyuki: Oizumi Yo
Kiri: Nagasawa Masami
Ume: Kuroki Haru
Hotta Sakubei: Fujimoto Takahiro
Sasuke: Fujii Takashi
Hojo Ujimasa: Takashima Masanobu
Uesugi Kagekatsu: Endo Kenichi
Lady Acha: Saito Yuki
Ideura Masasuke: Terajima Susumu
Takanashi Naiki: Nakahara Takeo
Muroga Masatake: Nishimura Masahiko
Honda Tadakatsu: Fujioka Hiroshi
Tori: Kusabue Mitsuko
Kaoru: Takahata Atsuko
Honda Masanobu: Kondo Masaomi
Tokugawa Ieyasu: Uchino Seiyo
Sanada Masayuki: Kusakari Masao
Translations by MTI
Director: Kobayashi Daiji
Episode 10: Expedient
The Sanada's alliance with the Tokugawa
dealt a crushing blow to the Hojo army.
But the Tokugawa and the Hojo suddenly joined in alliance.
Hence, the Sanada would lose their fief.
What will Sanada Masayuki do next?
You've been taken lightly!
The Hojo and the Tokugawa are doing as they please!
Kai and Shinano go to the Tokugawa!
Kozuke goes to the Hojo!
How dare they split our fiefs on their own!?
Say something, Masayuki!
I don't understand.
Seriously!
Ignore him.
It's his usual tantrum.
This happened right after we repelled the Hojo.
Why did the Tokugawa agreed to a peace treaty?
They must have been pressed for time.
What do you mean?
They had a reason for not wanting to drag it out.
The inability to predict the future...
may apply to all of us.
Sanada Masayuki is puzzled.
He must have been surprised.
We weren't going for a draw.
HAMAMATSU CASTLE, TOTOMI
The Hojo were repelled resulting in a Tokugawa's victory.
My Lord is well aware of that.
We believed Lord Ieyasu would keep his promise.
Hence, the Sanada became an ally.
Please do not forget that.
Sanada Nobutada is a sharp man.
Can I retain him as my vassal?
I doubt Sanada Masayuki would give him up.
Now,
how shall we handle that matter with the Sanada?
Ignore it.
I have no time for small fries.
That small fry can be deadly poisonous.
Deadly poisonous?
You should call him here.
I guess I have no choice.
Will you go to see him?
He's giving me the chance to negotiate.
It might be interesting to go along with that.
That move is...
I'm taking an aggressive approach.
This is Sanada Masayuki's eldest son, Nobuyuki.
Due to my father's sudden illness, I have to come in his place.
Thank you for repelling the Hojo for us.
We are honored.
We didn't anticipated you would join hands with the Hojo.
Those are my father's word.
Don't say that.
My father is worried about what to expect from here on.
Don't worry.
I will protect Shinano.
Do you know Kokuzo-San Castle?
Doesn't that belong to the Uesugi?
Kokuzo-San Castle is north of our Chiisagata,
TN: Amagabuchi is a natural moat formed by a diversion channel of the Chikuma River, south of Ueda Castle.
Kokuzozan-yama
Amagabuchi
Azumi
and touches Amagabuchi.
The Uesugi are planning to use it as a foothold...
to control (north) Shinano.
That's good to know.
Hence,
we ask you to build a new castle in preparation.
A castle?
That is correct.
At Amagabuchi.
Say we build the castle... who will defend it?
The Sanada will humbly protect it.
Are you asking me to build a castle for the Sanada?
You can forget it!
We lack the resource to build a castle there.
The Uesugi will someday become a threat to the Tokugawa.
Please build a castle at Amagabuchi.
Amagabuchi faces Kokuzo-San castle.
If you were to build a castle there,
you would be prepared to block the Uesugi.
All right.
I'll build a castle there.
Please wait.
The land in front of Amagabuchi is called Ueda Plain.
A huge castle can be built there.
I have the blueprint for such a castle.
Show me.
It looks like it'll be a nice castle.
Start construction immediately.
The Tokugawa will supply the labor and lumber.
I would like to relay that to my father immediately.
In return...
I'd like to have Numata (in Kozuke).
Numata castle?
Can you agree to that?
Just the other day,
you vouched to let us keep Numata and Iwabitsu Castles.
I did?
Don't pretend.
When I met with the retired Hojo Lord...
After the Takeda's demise, Numata Castle belonged to the Oda.
It's the Hojo which repelled the Oda.
That is true.
The Hojo will take Numata.
That's fine.
That's what happened.
I agreed to give Kozuke to the Hojo.
Hence, please turn over Numata to the Hojo.
Uesugi
Hojo
Tokugawa
Iwabitsu Castle
Numata Castle
Giving up Numata and Iwabitsu castles
meant the forfeiture of a substantial fief.
Uesugi
Hojo
Tokugawa
Iwabitsu Castle
Numata Castle
Hojo
Tokugawa
Uesugi
Hojo
Iwabitsu Castle
Numata Castle
The answer is no.
But I already promised him.
What about your promise to the Sanada?
Giving Numata to the Hojo...
is utterly unreasonable.
But...
No buts!
Insolent!
I'll slay you!
Heihachiro.
I would like to discuss this matter with my brother.
All right.
We have a banquet planned for tonight.
Relieve your battle fatigue.
You did well.
That was brave of you.
I feel exhausted.
Why does Father want to build a castle at Amagabuchi?
Isn't it in preparation to oppose the Uesugi?
That's what he wants them to think. His real aim is...
...probably the Tokugawa.
That's what I thought.
What do you mean?
By building a castle at Amagabuchi,
you can defend against the Uesugi to the North,
or the Tokugawa to the South.
He anticipates later conflicts with the Tokugawa.
The castle to fight the Tokugawa...
will be built by the Tokugawa?!
In any event, we have to come out strong.
Brother, please keep up the good work.
That man sitting next to Ieaysu worries me.
Insolent!
I thought he was going to slay me.
I don't like people like him.
But you did well.
Nobuyuki will later marry Honda Tadakatsu's daughter, Ina....
but at this point, he had no clue!
I shouldn't have promised to give Numata to the Sanada.
It's getting to be troublesome.
Excuse me.
May I say something?
What is it?
Under your order,
I've been caring for the various hostages.
One of them...
happens to be a brazen old woman.
She claims...
to be Sanada Masayuki's mother.
What?
This is Lord Ieyasu.
Please raise your heads.
Where is she?
Oh.
That's her.
Are you Lord Sanada Masayuki's mother?
Indeed I am.
Where did you go?
To the mountain in the back.
I went to pick medicine herbs.
This is Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Actually, tonight...
I made special arrangements.
Is that so?
Grandmother!
So you are alive!
I'm fine, as you can see.
Grandmother, you look good.
Huh? I can't hear you.
She hasn't changed!
Nobutada, is it you?
Mother, it's been a while.
Nobutada, I haven't seen you in a long time.
Will you massage my shoulders?
Certainly.
Why are you here?
She was among Kiso Yoshimasa's hostages.
Let me pour you a drink.
Nobuyuki.
The Tokugawa and the Sanada have a tight bond now.
Hence, I would like to return the hostage to you.
That's too strong.
What?!
Drink up.
Please work out the Numata matter.
Massage her well.
Shall I massage her?
If we relinquish Numata,
Ieyasu said he would build a castle at Amagabuchi?
Yes.
In that case, for now...
let's drop Numata.
But Sir Yazawa is at Numata.
Will he agree to leave?
I refuse!
It'll be temporary.
We must hand it over to the Hojo to save Ieyasu's face.
NUMATA CASTLE, KOZUKE
But we'll retrieve it again later.
I refuse.
Granduncle!
In the first place,
Numata Castle lord
YAZAWA YORITSUNA
under the Lord's order,
we fought desperately to acquire this castle.
If you insist on giving it to them,
kill me right here and now!
Please don't do that!
Please!
He was the younger brother of Masayuki's father.
As an elder in the Sanada clan,
he was in charge of the Sanada's fief in Kozuke, including Numata castle.
I can see Uncle's point.
It's getting to be troublesome.
If we reject the Tokugawa, they'll be furious.
What are you going to do?
We already brought the hostage home.
As a hostage,
I went from the Takigawa to the Kiso to the Tokugawa.
I was passed around.
I wouldn't say it was comfortable wherever I went.
I learned things.
I was able to see the outside world.
In this time of crisis,
what can we women do?
Let's think about that from now.
What can we do?
Let's think about that.
I'll go anywhere as a hostage.
You have to get well as soon as possible.
I'm sorry.
I've been thinking about the hostage situation.
O-Ko is sickly, and you are advanced in age.
Then I have my issue.
I can't let the whole burden fall on you.
Excuse me. What is the issue you are referring to?
It's about time Genjiro gets married.
No, that is...
He shouldn't get married just to provide a hostage.
Shouldn't his wife be with Sir Genjiro?
That's what I think.
What did Sanada Masayuki write?
He would like me to wait until he's able to
persuade Yazawa Yoritsuna.
Damn Sanada!
The Hojo will eventually invade Numata.
When that happens, the Sanada will have to give it up.
The Tokugawa are leaving the Numata matter to us.
Therefore, Ujinao...
Yes?
TN: rakugan: a type of sweet cake made of rice/soy flour and sugar
Go to acquire Numata Castle immediately.
Yes!
Sanada
Numata Castle
Hojo
Numata Castle is located at the transportation hub.
The Hojo would have full control of Kozuke by acquiring it.
Sanada
Numata Castle
Hojo
Sanada
Numata Castle
Hojo
To the Hojo who plotted to unify the Kanto region,
Sanada
Numata Castle
it was an essential castle.
This castle belongs to the Hojo.
Please surrender it at once.
Or else...
Lord!
He's gone overboard with his hot temper.
We can't avoid conflict with the Hojo.
That is true.
Damn Sanada.
They're making a complete mockery of us!
We now...
have an excuse to attack Numata.
We will attack Numata Castle.
Yazawa Yoritsuna, his vassals, as well as women and children,
will be exterminated.
Yes, sir!
Uesugi
Hojo
Tokugawa
Numata Castle
Odawara Castle
The Hojo commenced an attack on Numata Castle,
Uesugi
Hojo
Tokugawa
Numata Castle
defended by Yazawa Yoritsunba.
Uesugi
Hojo
Numata Castle
Uesugi
Numata Castle
Keep the Hojo out!
Yoritsuna was approaching the fragile age of 70,
but he fought hard and kept the Hojo out of the castle.
Consider this to be your grave!
I'm sorry.
My father has caused everyone trouble.
That is just like him.
He lacks sound judgment.
You must want to go to his aid.
If at all possible.
On Ueda Plain that faces Amagabuchi,
construction began on the new castle.
AMAGABUCHI, UEDA PLAIN
From this castle, known later as Ueda Castle,
Sanada Masayuki would twice repel Tokugawa Ieyasu's large army.
But, that is still down the road.
They are struggling at Numata.
At what point should I send reinforcement?
We're not sending any.
Now that the Tokugawa and the Hojo have joined hands,
we cannot openly fight the Hojo.
Uncle has to fight hard.
Lord, it's your turn.
Excuse me.
What is it?
He has something urgent to discuss with you.
I was just about to call you.
Come in.
Sorry.
Lord!
Sorry about that.
We can't continue anymore.
Sanjuro, I understand your feelings.
If Uncle sees his son's face, he'll be invigorated.
Head to Numata at once.
Yes, sir.
If it looks like the war will drag out,
bring Uncle home.
Numata is important,
but I can't afford to have him die there.
I don't think my father will quietly obey.
That's where you come in, Genjiro.
Yes.
Go to the Uesugi.
The Uesugi?!
We need help from the Uesugi
to end the battle at Numata.
Which means...?
We'll join hands with the Uesugi once more.
Will the Uesugi agree?
Probably not.
Not after I clearly betrayed them.
Hence...we will use a ploy.
What kind?
I don't know.
I beg your pardon?
Use your wits, Genjiro.
I'll leave it to you.
Yes!
You look happy.
I am. My father told me to devise a plan.
Are you going far?
To Echigo.
Please distinguish yourself. I'll be praying for you.
Your prayers will serve as my greatest strength.
I don't deserve it.
We'll both be waiting for your return.
Both, as in you and Sakubei?
If I include him, then it'll be three.
What?
I'm pregnant.
I'll have to succeed on this big assignment.
Kasugayama Castle
Shibata Shigeie
Numata Castle
Uesugi Kagekatsu was still unable to quell the revolt
Kasugayama Castle
Shibata Shigeie
Numata Castle
by former vassal, Shibata Shigeie.
Furthermore, the standoff with Sassa Narimasa in Etchu
Kasugayama Castle
Shibata Shigeie
Numata Castle
Sassa Narimasa
was in a very delicate state.
Kasugayama Castle
Shibata Shigeie
Numata Castle
Sassa Narimasa
Kasugayama Castle
Shibata Shigeie
Numata Castle
Sassa Narimasa
Sanada Masayuki's representative is here.
Go in.
KASUGAYAMA CASTLE, ECHIGO
You've got the gall to show your face!
Did you think we forgot about the Sanada's betrayal?
No, sir!
Show me your face.
You're Sanada Nobutada's son.
Thank you for your hospitality then.
I'm not actually Nobutada's son.
My father is Sanada Masayuki.
My name is Genjiro Nobushige.
You really had us fooled.
Uesugi senior chief retainer
NAOE KANETSUGU
He can't be forgiven. Let's slay him.
Get into position!
Wait.
He's piqued my interest.
Lord!
Speak your mind.
The Tokugawa are building a castle at Ueda Plain now.
Yes, I know.
It's to prepare for their invasion of (Northern) Shinano.
The Sanada will occupy it when it's completed.
Aren't the Sanada planning to attack Kozuko-San Castle?
That's only a front.
What do you mean?
It's actually a castle to oppose the Tokugawa.
You've lost me.
The Sanada will never serve the Tokugawa.
The Sanada has fiefs in Chiisagata of Shinano,
and Numata in Kozuke.
It's the land that we fought hard for and gotten.
And?
The Hojo and the Tokugawa split our fiefs without our consent.
We cannot accept that.
And?
We have our pride!
We would like to defend our samurai honor.
Are you asking for my help?
That won't happen even if hell freezes over!
Enough of your madness!
We are not expecting aid.
What is it that you want?
Please put on an act!
Pretend you are going to battle.
Pretend to go to battle?
The Sanada will attack.
Please do an excellent job in repelling us.
That's ridiculous.
What happens after that?
With momentum from defeating the Sanada,
we'll make it seem as if you'll next invade the Hojo in Kozuke.
Then the Hojo can't be bothered with taking Numata castle.
That is the purpose of the battle's pretense.
Interesting.
Lord!
It's just an act.
No!
You could be killed.
Yet you came.
In light of your courage,
I will go along with it.
Thank you!
He was an unexpectedly interesting lad.
Well, he's Sanada's son.
It could be some kind of conspiracy.
He's not that kind of man.
Lord, you are too trusting.
Should I have slain him?
I didn't say that.
It's unwise to have the Sanada as an enemy now.
I know that.
If the Sanada joins the Tokugawa-Hojo alliance,
we could lose Kokuzo-San Castle and all of Northern Shinano.
In that case,
let's test his sincerity.
To see if he is trustworthy or not.
If they trick us again,
then I must be incompetent.
Father!
Why are you here Sanjuro?
I rushed here since I worried about you.
Idiot!
This is my castle!
Even if I die, I won't hand it over to the Hojo!
Please rest assured.
Sir Genjiro will repel the Hojo shortly.
What?
Archery squad, up front!
Ready.
KOKUZOUYAMA CASTLE, SHINANO
The Sanada force number 500.
Don't lower your guard!
The Sanada can't be taken lightly!
The Uesugi army isn't making an move.
Notch the arrows!
Get into position.
Don't shoot yet!
Blow the war horn!
Blow our horn too!
Stop!
He's coming this way.
Young Lord.
Retreat.
Do the victory shout!
This is a cheap trick!
Kokuzouyama Castle
Uesugi
News of the Sanada's attack on Kokuzo-San spread like wildfire.
Kokuzouyama Castle
Uesugi
Numata Castle
Kokuzouyama Castle
Uesugi
Numata Castle
Tokugawa
Hojo
Kokuzouyama Castle
Uesugi
Numata Castle
Hojo
Tokugawa
The Sanadas were crushed.
We must be wary of the Uesugi's future movements.
Rumors have it they may advance troops into Kozuke.
We must rush the completion of the castle in Amagabuchi.
Kokuzozan-yama
Amagabuchi
Komoro
Azumi
Chiisagata
Chikuma
The Sanada attacked the Uesugi's Kokuzo-San Castle.
HOJO CAMP NEAR NUMATA
They were defeated instead.
The Sanada are idiots.
This is no laughing matter.
What?
With that momentum,
the Uesugi are heading this way.
Why?
To regain Kozuke, what else!
The Uesugi are coming?
Is that true?
Yes, it is.
Damn (Uesugi) Kagekatsu.
He's come back to life.
What shall we do about the Numata invasion?
I didn't think the Uesugi had such strength left.
Withdraw the troops at once and regroup.
Yes, sir.
I won.
It's my defeat.
Though not as strong as in the past,
the Uesugi in Echigo was still a formidable power.
The Hojo army gave up on the siege of Numata for now,
and withdrew.
Genjiro, good work.
You had the Hojo withdraw without engaging in battle.
Impressive.
Thank you.
Genzaburo and Genjiro.
The credit goes to both of you.
The Hojo won't make any moves for a while.
Lord (Tokugawa).
The Hojo....
Again?
They're making their appeal about Numata.
They are asking you to persuade the Sanada.
That's not my problem!
The Lord is preoccupied with the West.
When Hideyoshi invades,
he wants to know who will be his allies and enemies.
To focus on the West,
you should remove any threat to the East.
Namely, Sanada Masayuki.
It's about time we kill him.
Sakubei!
Young Lord!
Ume!
What's the matter?
I resolved the crisis without getting anyone killed,
using my own strategy!
Congratulations.
I owe it to you.
I don't deserve credit.
No! I owe it to you!
Ume.
Yes.
You are someone I need in my life.
I am happy to hear that.
Will you marry me?
I've been waiting to hear that.
Please wait here.
Yes.
Sir Honda!
Am I the only one who was invited?
That's right.
My Lord will be here shortly.
She's pregnant?
I'll take her as my wife.
This is truly auspicious!
I am so happy.
Have a drink.
Nobushige was unaware of the approaching crisis.
END OF EPISODE 10
Genjiro, congratulations.
I won't approve of it!
I'm surprised. I thought you were marrying Kiri.
Sanada Masayuki fooled me.
I'll take this opportunity to kill Masayuki.
Are you planning to shed blood at the wedding?
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture
In front of Lake Hamana lies Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle was a headquarter of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1570).
musical play by Nobuyuki Tsujii
Ieyasu leaped onto the national scene from this area.
TN: There's a custom known as hatsudako where kites are flown in celebration of the birth of a boy. May 5th is the day to pray for boys' good health and a bright future (career).
It's called the career castle.
Toshogu
Located on the ruins of a castle...
voice of announcer Odagiri Sen
in the shrine is the statue built last year of Ieyasu
official statue of young Ieyasu Tokugawa in Hamamatsu (Toshogu)
Mikatahara plateau
The young Ieyasu marched off from Hamamatsu Castle...
to confront Takeda Shingen at the Battle of Mikatagahara (in a nearby plain).
Mikatahara Battlefield mark
At that time, Ieyasu suffered a huge defeat (by the Sanada see ep.4).
A portrait was drawn of him conveying his heart broken figure from this time.
Ieyasu Tokugawa public effigy (Hamamatsu City Museum dark)
To celebrate the 400 years after his death, a life-size statue of him was made.
Taking full advantage of the lesson of his defeat Ieyasu will go on to be a great daimyo.
Finally, Sanada will become his fateful enemy.
Hamamatsu Castle Park
15 minutes walk from Hamamatsu station
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