01x06 - Ladies of the Willow World

[bunniefuu]

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

I am daughter of
the late Lord Akechi Jinsai.

My father's lord was ruler
of Japan before the Taiko.

And my father k*lled him
out of love for the realm.

Get back!

Your husband's brutality
is no fault of yours.

We should not be seen together.

From this day forward,
the only words we share

will be from others' lips.

- [SCREAMING]
- [RUMBLING]

- [GRUNTING]
- [PANTING]

[DISTORTED CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

[GIGGLING]

[HUMMING SOMBER TUNE]

[LAUGHING]

[DISTANT SHOUTING]

[DISTANT SHOUTING]

[GRUNTS]

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- [BLADES CLACKING]
- [GRUNTING AND SHOUTING]

[MAN SHOUTS COMMAND]

- [WHISPERING]
- [GRUNTING RESUMES]

[BLADES CLACKING]

[MAN SHOUTS COMMAND]

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

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Anjin...

For your bravery,

he has decided to grant you a fief

that will provide
an annual salary of 600 koku.

[MARIKO] He has also made you
his chief admiral.

And general of the cannon regiment.

[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

Hai. Hai.

- Ho!
- [ALL] Ho!

[GROANS]

Eh?

Hmm.

[GRUNTS]

[SIGHS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[RAIN PATTERING]

[MARIKO PRAYING IN JAPANESE]

[CONTINUES PRAYING]

Our Father, who art in heaven...
hallowed be thy name...

[PRAYING STOPS]

- [PRAYING IN JAPANESE]
- Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done,
on Earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

- [PRAYING IN JAPANESE]
- And forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those
who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom.

The power and the glory,
forever and ever.

- Amen.
- [BLACKTHORNE] Amen.

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Please tell him I am sorry
about what happened to his army.

However, I must ask why he lavished me

with the gift of his
cannon regiment last night.

He asks if you refuse them.

[BLACKTHORNE]
It's not a matter of refusing.

I've already explained this
to him before.

I am unable to serve him
in the way he wishes me to.

So I wish to leave.

He asks what service
you would rather be given.

If I were to remain in the Japans,

I would formally ask, again,
for the return of my ship.

So that I may sail against
his enemies and mine:

the Portuguese.

As his chief admiral,

there are still ways
I can disrupt his enemies.

For example, I could att*ck
the Portuguese Black Ship at sea.

Harming trade to the ports controlled

by his Catholic rivals on the Council.

I'm told their names
are Kiyama and Ohno.

Thus stifling the flow
of Portuguese Catholic wealth

and its accompanying power,

which will ultimately be
brandished against him...

and his country.

This is not in our lord's interest.

I'm sorry, were you going to translate?

He says that the Portuguese
are a friendly nation.

And he would never att*ck their vessel.

Believe me, the Portuguese
are neither here

for the good of Japan nor Toranaga-sama,

they're here to gain
in the name of their god.

Why do you cling to this?

Excuse me. I am reminded

an interpreter should interpret only.

Well, as seeing as
you're my interpreter,

and nothing more,

I would politely ask you to tell him

Portugal is friendly
only to their profits.

That is all for now.

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[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[PIGEON SHRIEKING]

[GASPING]

[GRUNTS, MOANS]

[HORSE WHINNIES]

Refused at the gates.

It's even worse than we thought.

What has happened, Eminence?

Osaka Castle has been locked down.

Ishido claims there is a plot
to k*ll the Heir.

And he's ordered...

And he's ordered that no Regents
shall be allowed to leave

until they can elect a fifth member

and sentence Toranaga to death.

This is her doing.

The Lady Ochiba?

This campaign to eliminate Toranaga,

it has accelerated since her return.

That woman has no such power.

I would not underestimate her, Eminence.

Child of a m*rder*d busho,

the only consort to give
the Taiko an heir.

And she despises the Church.

I think the time has come for us

to turn towards Toranaga as an ally.

That man is a Minowara, Martin.

I've never understood
this hold he has on you.

Let us pray that we can
bring him to our side

when this is done.

[HUMMING]

[LAUGHTER]

[FIRE CRACKLING]

[WHIMPERING]

[DISTANT SHOUTING]

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[THEATRICAL SINGING]

[SINGING CONTINUES]

[THEATRICAL SINGING CONTINUES]

[GRINDING]

[SINGING ENDS]

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[MARIKO] This is a
great honor you have received.

Lady Kiku is the most
coveted courtesan in Izu.

It's not the honor so much
as being unable to understand

why in Christ's name I'm receiving it.

Usually, wives like me are not permitted
to go through the gate.

But in this case, a special
exception has been made.

Does Toranaga-sama know?

About...

There is nothing to know.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

Gin's Tea House is famed
for its many wonders.

But we must be careful.

Our every gesture is being observed.

[TRANQUIL MUSIC PLAYING]

What do I say?

[MARIKO] It is fitting
to share your reaction.

Tell her she's beautiful.

[MARIKO SPEAKS JAPANESE]

Does feel like we're being watched.

We must try our best to find
this as pleasurable as possible.

And how am I to find this pleasurable?

- [MARIKO] By not making a scene.
- [CHUCKLES]

For both of our sakes.

Compliment the way she poured your saké.

It is considered a rare art.

Courtesans like Kiku-dono
study it for years.

You pour very well.

She assumes it is different
from where you're from.

I'd say so.

Where I come from, our prostitutes

are neither this well presented
nor as inquisitive.

Ah. Why not?

Another fine pour.

Kiku-dono teachers her young apprentice

about empty space and its symbols.

Mariko-sama...

She wishes to explain to you
the meaning of the Willow World.

[MARIKO] Most come here to escape.

From boredom or pain.

Hardship or disappointment.

They believe this place
is about physical pleasure.

Which it is.

But it can be more.

The people she meets wish for a
different life or circumstance.

They want to be any place
other than where they are.

I offer you relief from this.

And safety...

to create one perfect moment

that you wish to inhabit completely.

Settle your eyes on what you desire.

My unclothed form.

Just as I am...

with nothing between us.

I ask you into my openness.

I ask you...

[BREATHING SHAKILY]

She invites you away with her now.

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[WHISPERING]

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Please tell Lady Kiku
I don't have the words to thank her.

She is honored.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

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[SPEAKS JAPANESE]

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Hai. Hai.

[ALL] Ho!

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING CONTINUES]