Tokugawa Ieyasu
Episode 45: The Cry From The Great Castle
Osaka Castle, the castle which intensified the ambitions
of those who wanted war...
When Hideyori refuses to leave that castle,
Ieyasu would have to punish him together with his son, Tadateru,
for disturbing the peace of the country.
Just then, Tadateru's dreams were growing
as he read a letter from Date Masamune...
This is the blueprint of the ship
which my father-in-law commissioned Carlos to build.
So, this is it...
When I think of going to Europe in this ship,
my blood tingles with excitement.
You must not do that.
I don't want you to go so far away.
Don't worry.
As my father's son, I have to do something courageous.
How can I be satisfied as a mere lord of Fukushima Castle?
What are you saying?
I heard that this castle was strategic
in protecting the northern areas.
He's being partial, so I want to realize my dream.
...Partial?
Tadateru, who had a tendency to act out his plans immediately,
strongly resembled his late son, Nobuyasu,
whom Ieyasu still missed deeply.
Father? I believe I should've gone.
As soon as that ship returns, I'd like to set out myself.
I see.
Unless you lead the way, we can't win abroad?
Yes!
I'll represent the Shogun abroad.
I have a favor to ask.
Please give Osaka Castle to me.
Osaka Castle?
Yes.
I'm ready to set out to the world.
It's not enough that I'm a mere lord of Fukushima Castle.
I'd like Osaka Castle.
Control yourself!
Who advised you to say that?
Protocol dictates that you ask the Shogun such things first!
Excuse yourself. Don't you dare tell this to anyone.
Excuse me!
The Christians and masterless samurai
weren't the only ones after that castle...
A secret conference was held that night in the study.
The latest report is that priests such as Paulo
are frequenting the castle
for secret meetings with Watanabe Kuranosuke.
What about the Christian lords?
Lord Akashi has been sending messengers to Takayama Ukon.
And Sanada Yukimura in Kudoyama?
Messengers enticing him to go to war have been sent often.
The cause of this situation lies in the fact that
you have forgotten the value of peace.
Some were born in the Sekigahara wars
and are ignorant of the cruelties of war.
But as long as we are alive,
we must tell them how the age of wars was like.
Who do you think was most guilty of allowing this?
I'm afraid that...
Quiet!
I, Ieyasu, am the most guilty.
I have inherited the desires of the late Lord Nobunaga,
and the late Regent, and established peace in the country.
Yet I have failed in educating my people in this.
I left Tadateru with that Nagayasu.
That laxness made him misunderstand me.
It was my mistake to let Yurakusai and Katagiri take care of Hideyori.
We were negligent...
I see...now that we understand, talking is useless.
The fire has already started...
Right, Shogun?
I agree.
How shall we extinguish this fire
with as little damage as possible?
I believe that their ambitions are intensified
not by Lord Hideyori, but by their castle.
Therefore, we must have Lord Hideyori move,
or we won't be able to settle this matter.
And how?
We must deal with the cause of this trouble.
Should the former Christian lords such as Takayama Ukon
call upon their followers for support, it may cause a riot.
That's possible, Masazumi?
We must handle Sanada Yukimura in Kudoyama
to keep this trouble at a minimum.
I believe that we must inform Lord Hideyori of this.
What do you mean?
Now that he's 20, he's a full-grown adult.
We must treat him as an adult.
I'll talk to him directly.
You, father?
If I call Katagiri Katsumoto over and talk to him,
my wishes will be relayed to Lord Hideyori.
I have a favor to ask.
What is it?
Can you increase his fief by 10,000 koku?
That's for the restoration of Hokoji Temple.
Do you all understand?
I don't want to disrupt the peace because of this.
Therefore, I made a request to the Shogun.
Don't forget that.
Ieyasu summoned the chief retainer of the Toyotomi clan,
Katsumoto Katagiri, to Sumpu.
Lord Hideyori must leave Osaka Castle.
Do you have any plans?
My Lord!
If left as is, don't you think he'll be dragged into war?
Well, I...
For the preservation of peace and the Toyotomi clan,
I don't think there's any other way.
He will first leave, and go to Koriyama Castle.
If the Christians and the masterless samurai
influence him into fighting us,
I will have to suppress my feelings and destroy your clan.
Yes, but...
The clansmen in Osaka believe that their strongest allies
are the Christian, Takayama Ukon, and the warrior, Sanada Yukimura.
Once they set out to war,
they incorrectly believe that
Lords Tadateru and Date will join forces.
I see.
If things have become this complicated...
once the warriors enter their castle,
it would be to celebrate the fall of Hokoji Temple.
Ieyasu had a keen perception.
He had guessed the Osaka residents' intent.
I will persuade them,
so please postpone the move for a while.
All right.
Please tell Lord Hideyori and Lady Yodo that
I am seriously concerned about the Toyotomi clan's future.
In order to preserve the peace and the Toyotomi clan,
Ieyasu took several steps:
He expelled the influential Christian lord, Takayama Ukon.
Then, he ordered his sixth son, Tadateru, to move to Takada.
...I can't understand!
My lord!
I asked him for Osaka Castle.
Yet he wants me to move into the snowy Takada province!
I'm sure the Retired Shogun has a plan.
No!
I'm sure the Shogun instigated this!
What?
My brother hates me.
Don't you dare say such things.
Of all the siblings, why am I treated like this?
The Shogun's secretive!
He pretends to obey my father,
and protects himself against me.
Next, Ieyasu sent Matsukura, Lord of Bungo, to Kudoyama
to see the country's most highly reputed intelligent warrior,
Sanada Yukimura.
The Retired Shogun wishes to settle this matter peacefully.
I'll get to the point.
Can you promise not to join forces with Osaka?
Well...how shall I answer that...?
You already gave them a positive response?
No, I haven't yet.
Then?
Please tell the Retired Shogun that
whether or not I assist them, war is inevitable.
What?
Though he dreams to stop wars and make paradise here on earth,
there's truth in my father's words when he said,
'There will always be wars on earth.'
How is that related to what I said?
If war is inevitable,
I pity the present Toyotomi clan and can't bear to watch them.
That's strange. You'll fight a losing battle?
Lord Matsukura!
If wars will never cease,
I'd rather help pitiful Lord Hideyori,
than to achieve success by joining the winners.
Is that your answer?
Excuse me.
That's all I have to say.
Though he could not stop Sanada Yukimura
from assisting the men in Osaka Castle,
he proceeded with the arrangements
to let Hidetada's daughter marry into the court family.
This will solidify the Shogun's position.
In contrast to Ieyasu's quick actions to protect peace,
Katagiri Katsumoto in Osaka moved slowly.
He had not told Lady Yodo and Lord Hideyori about the transfer.
You summoned me?
Gramp?
There're disturbing rumors spreading in the country.
I'd like to convert my late father's gold bars into currency.
That will be interpreted as a desire to rebel!
We shouldn't think of it as military funds,
but Shuri says that we need money
to drive the Portuguese out of our castle.
My Lord!
The Retired Shogun has increased my fiefs so that
I may repair the Great Buddha.
Shuri will manage the Seven Advisors,
and you will oversee the repairs of Hokoji Temple.
If you remove me from military affairs, I cannot serve you...
Never mind.
I'll let Shuri handle military affairs
so that you may concentrate on your duties.
I want to lighten your load.
Katsumoto was at a complete loss.
600 of Lord Matsukura's men are guarding the path between
Lord Sanada Yukimura's residence in Kudoyama and our Osaka Castle.
Though we have no desire to fight, the war has begun.
Quiet!
Are you looking down on me as a woman?
I have ears, and I can think.
The Shogun and the Retired Shogun
have absolutely no desire to fight us!
Your source of information is the wife of the Shogun!
Even the sister of the Kyogoku clan has told me so.
Though they are your relatives, they side with the men in Edo.
You always talk of 'the men in Edo'.
But the Shogun and the Retired Shogun
don't differentiate between Osaka and Edo.
I'm telling you not to be the agitators. Can't you see?
This is totally unexpected!
The 'agitator' is none other than the Retired Shogun!
The fact that he told Sanada Yukimura not to side with us
in exchange for the Shinano areas is proof enough!
I disagree.
The Shogun can't ignore us once the wars begin.
He would have to destroy the Toyotomi clan.
Therefore, to avoid that, he's stopping Sanada Yukimura.
Lord Sanada has sent a message to you.
He said whether we will go to war or not
will be determined before the Buddha is reconstructed.
What?
To celebrate the Buddha's reconstruction,
many masterless samurai will gather here.
If they sided with us, it'll be a problem for the men in Edo.
Therefore, they will act before then.
So, to test them, set a date for the celebration
and ask for their permission.
But...
If we set a date and nothing happens,
we will not go to war?
But...
His message warns us that
there will be talk of our transfer before then.
In early summer of 1614,
Ieyasu was waiting for the arrival of Katagiri Katsumoto.
6 months had passed since they vowed to avoid the wars.
Lord Katagiri has arrived from Osaka.
I'll see him immediately.
Has Lord Hideyori agreed to leave the castle?
Please give me more time on that matter...
Then...
The plans have no progressed since?
We are well aware of that,
but we were planning the Great Buddha Festival...
Is that Lord Hideyori's plan?
My young lord knows nothing of this.
I'd like to wait until the festivities are over...
That's too late!
This is my once-in-a- lifetime request!
Shut up!
This is a turning point for your clan!
What will you do if there is a riot among the crowd?
It must be before the Festival!
Do you think you can settle this
without having them move before the festival?
I understand how you feel.
I was too careless in my plans.
It's more important to ensure that there will be no riots
before you plan the Great Buddha Festival.
Think this over once again!
Cha...
I think I've lived too long.
What're you saying?
I may die before I can settle this matter.
Sire...
The same holds true for Tadateru and Hideyori.
There're many youths who don't know war.
They live in peace, yet they aspire to disturb the peace.
Once that disturbance becomes a full-scale war,
they have no power, so they'll be crushed.
Cha...
Yes?
I feel like crying.
If we revert to wars again,
my life of 73 years will have just been a useless nightmare.
When Katagiri Katsumoto came from Osaka once again,
Ieyasu didn't see him.
The request to consecrate the Buddha on August 3rd,
and hold a service on the 18th, was approved.
And he sent Masazumi to talk to him.
Munenori?
I've been treating Hideyori with respect,
and it seems to have caused his downfall.
So, I shall throw a problem at him.
A problem?
Right.
If he can't solve it,
we may have to go to war.
But I...
...don't want to kill Hideyori.
I'll break my promise with the late Regent.
Just in case, I'd like you to make plans
to save Hideyori and his mother.
I shall give it some thought.
Please wait 3 days for my answer.
All right.
Only you and I know of this.
Don't tell the Shogun.
I'll keep that in mind.
This was the home of the Yagyu men in Yamato.
In order to carry out Ieyasu's wishes
Munenori came to see his colleague, Okuhara Shinjuro.
You're telling me that war is imminent,
so you want me to join the Tokugawa's?
Shinjuro.
Just like my late father, I truly like the Retired Shogun.
I don't want to make him kill Hideyori.
So, I came to ask you for your help.
Can you take your men and go into Osaka Castle?
What? You want me to go into Osaka?
Right.
Under the guise of being an Osaka ally,
I'd like you to save Lord Hideyori and lady Yodo.
What if I refuse to accept this task?
I disclosed an important secret to you.
What if I said I'll have to kill you?
If I let you kill me, I'd disgrace my father's name.
So, I'll have to kill you.
Then the Yagyu and Okuhara families will be destroyed.
That's dangerous.
I cannot do as you desire.
We have no reason to begrudge the Toyotomi clan.
I don't want to side with the strong to destroy the weak.
It's safer to refuse to fight in such a war.
I can't let my long-lost cousin go home.
Have a meal with me.
Is anybody around?
Just as expected, you knew what was coming.
We're of the same school and were raised as close cousins.
Exactly.
Are you slowing down? Come!
My mentor's teaching was to win without killing.
Come! Don't be reserved!
'To win without killing'.
Munenori interpreted those words to mean that he accepted.
It was a silent understanding that nobody else knew.
You mentioned my father to make me lose fight!
That's the mystery of my master's teachings.
I won't hear any more! I'll let you go.
Farewell.
Don't go after him.
August, 1614.
The day before the consecration of the Buddha,
Kyoto was brimming with tourists.
Among them were masterless samurai
who were waiting to join the wars.
...against the Tokugawa clan is inscribed on the bell
that you have constructed for this ceremony.
In the secret code you have cut into our lord's name.
This is a dangerous curse.
You may not hold the service tomorrow. Postpone it.
That's a problem.
We are all prepared for tomorrow!
We can't stop now.
I'll apologize for this by committing seppuku later.
But please let us...
You are forbidden to hold the service tomorrow.
'Forbidden'?
I am the overseer of Kyoto.
If I let a service go on with such a rebellious curse,
I will fail in fulfilling my duties.
An apology after the service is insufficient.
I shall risk my life in stopping you!
What's this all about, Katsumoto?
They're telling me that I knew about their devious plans
yet I let the Shogun's wife trick me
into letting the enemy take the offensive.
Was I really tricked by them?
There's a commotion throughout Osaka Castle.
They're claiming that the inscription on the bell
is a curse against Ieyasu.
As for that...
Wait!
There may be some truth to that.
There are many in this castle who hate that old man
and are waiting for him to die.
They wanted to hold the service, and lead into a riot that day.
The one who stopped that was Katagiri Katsumoto,
an overly smart retainer.
Isn't that right? Shuri?
Watch Yourself!
And you, Kuranosuke, wanted to kill Katsumoto.
Then, let the samurai into this castle
to take the representative's mansion and Fushimi Castle.
Now, with provisions supplied by the Toyotomi supporters,
we can last 2 - 3 years.
...Right?
Exactly.
So, Katsumoto, such thoughts prevailed in your absence,
and are you ready to erupt into action?
You can't negotiate without knowing this,
so I thought I'd tell you.
This was done for Katsumoto's sake.
Reporting to His Excellency.
In order to avoid a riot, you postponed the event?
You should consult our lord first.
You're right.
Katsumoto? Did that cause a problem?
I asked Lord Mano Bungo to handle this matter.
A riot is highly unlikely.
That's good.
What're you going to do now?
Please, send me to Sumpu once more.
What're you going to say to the Retired Shogun?
He's angry.
The inscription on the bell caused this problem.
I'll explain the matter to him to dispel all suspicions.
I see.
I heard he is not well.
You go see him for me.
That's good.
I'd be upset too if someone was cursing me.
Let's have Katsumoto go to Sumpu immediately.
Give him a cup.
Until this point,
neither Hideyori of Yodogimi had any desire to fight.
Had Katsumoto told them Ieyasu's desire for their transfer,
they may have agreed.
I'll kill Katsumoto when he returns!
He's the venom in this Osaka Castle.
Right!
You called?
I have a request.
What do you want from an old man?
I'm worried about Katsumoto going to Sumpu alone.
Can you accompany him?
I have a chronic illness, and cannot travel.
But...
If you are sincere about relaying your desires to him,
why not send Lady Okura and Shoeini?
Why is that?
Lady Okura is Ono Shuri's mother.
Shoeini is Watanabe Kuranosuke's mother.
Whether the Retired Shogun will take them as hostages,
or send them home...
That will be the test.
Hostages?
Right.
Would Shuri and Kuranosuke still fight
if their mothers are taken hostage?
Samurai came pouring into the Seven Advisors' tenements.
Nobody had informed Hideyori of this.
Please, don't worry. Should war break out,
Lord Hideyori, Lady Yodo, and Princess Sen will be saved.
Well done.
But I really don't want to fight.
If he wants a service,
solve the problem like a man.
That's what I'm asking Lord Hideyori.
I'm praying...