01x31 - Akirame no warui otoko

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Is he breathing?

The symptoms
are identical to Sir Yoritomo's.

Do you think… Sir Zenjo's curse…?

How is he?

You were kind to
my grandfather Hideyoshi Sasaki.

You're Sasaki's grandson?

So?

There's still hope.

He's sweating.

Sweat is proof the body is trying to live.

It's a good sign.

That's all I can say at the moment.

It was the same with Sir Yoritomo.

Let's move him.
Sir Yoritomo died in that room.

It's bad luck.

We can take him.

No, the Hiki mansion
so Setsu can take care of him.

Our mansion is closer.

-There's no difference.
-Enough.

Will you?

-My place?
-Please.

My wife passed away last year
so it may not be perfect

but I will do my best.

The second lord collapsed
so much younger than the first.

The antagonism between the gokenin
also ran so much deeper.

The clouds of w*r are descending
on Kamakura.

He never was robust even as a child.

It's my fault.

He was born with a weak constitution.

It's my fault.

I raised him.

It's not your fault, Former Lady Wife.

It's mine.

For Sir Ichiman to become Sir Kamakura…

ICHIMAN, YORI-IE'S SON

…we need the imperial court's permission?

We'll have him appointed
Protector of All Japan.

Do it at once.

It's not a forgone conclusion that
Sir Kamakura will die.

You must be bored, Sir Ichiman.

Why don't you go play over there?

Okay.

There's only a one in a million chance
Sir Kamakura will pull through.

The doctor said sweating is a good sign.

I wouldn’t go by his word.

It was Sir Kamakura's intention
that Sir Ichiman succeed him.

At this point,

those with the Genji bloodline
in Kamakura were…

Yoritomo's sons Yori-ie and Senman.

SENMAN - YORI-IE

Zenjo's son, Raizen and Tokimoto.

TOKIMOTO - RAIZEN

Now that Zenjo was dead,

the candidates for succession were

Ichiman, Zenzai and Senman.

ICHIMAN - ZENZAI - SENMAN

The guardians were the Hiki
for Ichiman, Miura for Zenzai

and the Hojo for Senman.

Sir Hiki.

I won't let you have your way.

Then you must pray Sir Kamakura recovers

as soon as possible.

Excuse me.

If Yori-ie and Tsutsuji's child is a boy,

he will be the head of the Genji.

Yoshimura Heiroku Hyoenojo Miura
will be his guardian.

Did Sir Yoritomo leave this will?

Although it's just jotted down.

This is good.

If we have this, Hiki has no claim.

-You wrote this, didn't you?
-That's right.

What?

I have more.

Give me a break!

You don't want Hiki to take over, do you?

Of course not.

Then the only way is to let
Sir Zenzai succeed. Don't you see that?

Hiki won't agree to it.

If that happens, we go to w*r.

Let's destroy the Hiki.

Then Kamakura will split in two.

Are you so opposed to Miura having power?

That's not it.

-Then what?
-I'm thinking.

Before, I used flammable oakwood.

I'm thinking of mixing in pine this time.

I'll leave that up to you.

I'll go gather the wood then.

It seems you're very close to Sir Hiki,

-if…
-Even I know

Kamakura is split into
Hiki and Hojo factions.

But, I'm not on either side.

I'll go my own way.

We just received a message from Kyoto.

It's about Raizen, Sir Zenjo's son
who was training in Kyoto.

He was suspected of being
a co-conspirator with his father

by orders of a gokenin in Kyoto
Nakaakira Minamoto

he was beheaded.

Finally, Hiki is openly challenging us.

Gather the Hojo men.

Unforgivable.

He said it was Sir Kamakura's orders
but it's clear it was Hiki.

Does Mii know?

I just informed her.

Also to hide her other children
before Hiki gets to them too.

You have no right
to make decisions for me.

I will keep them close.
I won't let them go.

I understand how you feel but…

I refuse.

-Come with me.
-No!

I promise I will keep them away from Hiki.

Don't worry.

Let's play matching shells.

Go destroy the Hiki now.

Behead them. And display
their heads in order of age.

Let's raid Hiki's compound now.

Please wait.

I hear Hiki is prepared for w*r.

If we attack now, it will be a major w*r.

I want to prevent w*r
within Kamakura at all costs.

Do you have a plan?

Hiki is trying to make Sir Ichiman
the next Sir Kamakura.

We stop that first.

We push Sir Zenzai?

No. We'll use Sir Senman.

YORI-IE'S YOUNGER BROTHER

Sir Senman is old enough
to be considered of age.

The gokenin will approve.

That was my thinking too.

We do seem to agree
on a lot of things these days.

Is that okay with you?

That was Sir Zenjo's wish.

If that does not happen

then we'll resort to force.

Father.

Sir Hatakeyama.

Just in case, prepare for w*r.

Understood.

Koshiro.

Assuming we destroy the Hiki…

Not yet.

What happens next?

I said…

Will the young Sir Senman
be able to govern?

Or are you going to?

I don't know.

The leader of the Hojo is my husband.

Do not forget that.

Please be frank with me.

Do you really think Father
is capable of governing?

Of course.

You don't understand a thing.

I believe in my husband's capacity.

You know what to do.

I have a proposal.

What if we divide the duties
of Sir Kamakura

between Sirs Senman and Ichiman?

Put the 28 Kanto territory gokenin

under Sir Ichiman…

the 38 Kansai territory gokenin

under Sir Senman.

You're suggesting aligning

the appointment of governors
and stewards into east and west?

That's an audacious plan.

There will be only one Sir Kamakura…

Sir Ichiman.

Clean up.

Yes, sir.

I didn't expect Sir Hiki to agree.

I'm sure you thought the same.

I did all that I could.

Sirs?

It was he who refused.

Do you know what you're doing?

Now we have just cause.

We'll destroy Hiki.

End of August.

Yori-ie's condition hadn't improved

and he entered the priesthood
while still bedridden.

Do the Hiki have to be destroyed?

Now that I look back,
Sir Yoritomo was right.

He showed no mercy to his enemies,
and he always attacked first.

This is what he taught me.

I have one request.

Do not k*ll Ichiman.

You must not k*ll anyone
with Sir Yoritomo's bloodline.

I will have Sir Ichiman
enter the priesthood.

Swear it.

I swear.

Taro.

If it comes to w*r,
k*ll Sir Ichiman first.

If he lives, he will become
the seed of disaster.

His mother too.

That is what Sir Yoritomo would have done.

HIKI YOSHIKAZU'S RESIDENCE

I'll go to see them tomorrow.

That'll be of great help.

Right now, any little detail
about Hiki is essential.

Leave it to me.

Sir Zenzai is behaving,
even though his mother is not here.

You should have invited Lady Tsutsuji too.

There's no need.

I just invited Sir Zenzai because
Sir Ichiman wanted to play with him.

What will happen to him in the future?

Let's have him serve the gods
at Hachimangu Shrine.

Oh. One second.

You look like Sir Yoritomo
around the nose.

YORIEE'S SON, YOSHIYA

I should be going.

Come see me again.

I'd love to. I am a Hiki woman.

I know you have
a deep connection to the Hojo.

But stop and think a minute.

Hojo has no future.

They don't?

I will become the moving force
in Kamakura.

Come over to my side while there's time.

You won't be disappointed.

If Sir Senman succeeds,

Sir Zenzai, your charge,
will never attain a position of power.

If Sir Ichiman succeeds,
you're saying the possibility remains?

Oh? Where's Sir Koshiro?

He's at the palace. Can I help?

Could you give this to him?

Is it urgent?

I think so.

Or maybe not.

No. It's urgent.

Alright.

Don't call me Mother.

Has Father changed?

Do you think he has?

People do change.

What's wrong with that?

Forget I said that.

I'm going.

Take care.

It seems Hiki is trying to
get Miura on his side.

How will Miura react?

-Father.
-Yes?

Did you use Mother?

She can come and go from the Hiki mansion.

Think of how she must feel.

Don't you feel bad

making her betray the Hiki?

Why are you so angry?

-I don't understand you.
-Wait.

There's something wrong with you, Father.

You'll go this far to establish Hojo rule?

That goes without saying.

Sir Senman is still an infant.

It will be the Hojo
who will lead Kamakura.

I'll ask you point blank.

-Father, do you…?
-You're asking if I'm prepared for that?

Yes.

I am.

What?

You say it so casually.

I am.

Riku told me.

She knows me better than anyone.

And she says so. I'll manage somehow.

Father, I want to know
what you really think.

There are three things I hold dear.

My land in Izu, Riku…

and my sons and daughters.

Isn't that four?

Sons and daughters are one.

If you say so.

I will protect those three things
with my life.

That is my purpose in life.

Yet, I caused Zenjo's death.

I made Mii feel miserable.

I will never do such a thing again.

From now on, I will protect
the Hojo to the very end,

standing at the apex of Kamakura.

I'll show you I can create Hojo rule.

You just watch.

Needless to say, I can't be
as attentive to detail

as Sir Yoritomo.

I'll need your help too.
Will that be okay?

Of course.

The first step is to vanquish Hiki.

-Before that…
-What?

I will speak to Sir Yoshikazu
one more time.

You don't give up, do you?

I'll give him one more chance.

Okay. Let me do that.

You'll get nowhere.

If he agrees, all for the good.

If not…

Here you are.

There's one thing I still regret.

When I heard Sir Yoritomo raised an army

I took a wait-and-see attitude.

If the Hiki had joined then

Sir Yoritomo may have won
the battle of Mt. Ishibashi.

In that case, I may have risen
above the Hojo.

Because of my decision,
I took a long detour.

You took the plunge without hesitation.

I trusted the man,

Yoritomo Minamoto.

This son-in-law would eventually
do something big.

I admire you.

Listen. Why don't we strike a bargain?

-Accept Koshiro's plan.
-I refuse.

I've had enough of
gokenin fighting each other.

Same here. But I can't agree to that.

I beg you.

You didn't think you could
win me over with sentiment?

So why don't we do this?

Sir Senman can have Kyushu.

-Sir Ichiman will take the rest.
-I refuse.

Then there's nothing further
to talk about.

It seems that way.

Here's one thing you may be
interested in knowing.

There's nothing for you to regret.

Even if you had come in then,

Sir Yoritomo would have lost.

So what's the plan?

SEPTEMBER 2, 1203
THIRD YEAR OF THE KENNIN ERA

Tokimasa wants to talk peace.

Peace?

We must have intimidated him.

He said he thought about
the division of the country overnight

and he’ll agree to what I proposed.

Are you fine with that?

He’s such a fool.

If Sir Ichiman becomes Sir Kamakura,

I can negate any promise.

I’ll go seal the deal with Tokimasa.

I'll prepare our men.

Don't make it too imposing.

The Former Lady Wife
will be there to negotiate.

We mustn't offend her.

Your armor?

I'm going unarmed.

Will you be safe?

If they think I brought an army,

it could deteriorate into w*r right there.

But… Tokimasa is a Bando samurai too.

He knows that his clan will be
shamed for generations

if he kills an unarmed man.

I'm going to show him how brave I am.

Please.

I've been waiting for you, Yoshikazu.

What's the meaning of this?

I'm leaving.

As you can see…

I'm unarmed.

It seems that way.

If you pride yourself
on being a Bando samurai,

you know what'll happen if you k*ll me.

You weren't born in Bando

so you wouldn't understand.

Bando samurai

will do anything to win.

We never care what others will say.

If something happens to me

Miura will rise against you.

You shouldn't underestimate the Miura.

Miura has had
an inseparable friendship with the Hojo

for two generations.

Yoshikazu Hiki.

I hereby k*ll you for
the crime of treason.

He really did it.

He did it.

He did it!

He did.

Ouch.

Ow!

After him!

Damn you, Koshiro!

Oh, my.

Your indecisiveness

is what separates you and me.

The Hojo joined the army

while the Hiki hesitated.

Don't compare the Hiki clan

with an insignificant Izu clan.

Our priorities were different.

No excuses!

It just means the Hojo will do anything.

The hideousness of your actions

can never be erased.

Do it.

I have vanquished Yoshikazu Hiki.

We will raid his compound now.

-Attack!
-Don't run!

Mother?

That's right!

You're both very good.

I'm not too happy about this.

Why not?

It's different from fighting the Heike.

I fought alongside them.

Those with power remain.
That's all this means.

We just have to hang on for dear life.

Attack!

We're surrounded by Hojo's army.

Where's Sir Yoshikazu?

He hasn't returned.

We've been deceived.

Prepare our army to defend.

Damn Hojo!

Hojo put one over on us.

Forgive your foolish mother.

Mother!

Grandmama is waiting at the back.

-You must get away and survive.
-And you, Mother?

Go. Now!

Hurry!

Ichiman…

It's over.

Thanks.

I will begin the process to make
Sir Senman Sir Kamakura.

So Ichiman is safe?

If it is known that he's alive,

there may be those who will
use him as a rallying point.

For now, we’re saying that he is missing.

Are you sure we did the right thing?

I don't know if it we did or not.

However…

this was the only way.

Koshiro.

I want Bando to be ours alone.

To create a world
where Bando samurai rule.

And the Hojo will stand at the apex.

The Hojo will stand at the apex.

Although Yoshikazu Hiki
tried to take Kamakura,

we, Hojo, k*lled the entire clan

and their followers.

Good job.

Unfortunately, Sir Ichiman
is still missing.

Sir Senman will take over
as the new Sir Kamakura.

Sir Hojo will be the shogun guardian.

He will support Sir Senman,
and from now on,

he will rule Kamakura.

We will hold Sir Senman's
coming-of-age ceremony

as soon as possible.

Please arrange it, Sir Miyoshi.

The envoy to request
his appointment to shogun…

Unbelievable news!

Sir Kamakura…

I can't believe it.

It must be the gods' doing.

Mother.

Everyone…

I feel like I've slept for ages.

I want to see Ichiman right now.

Summon Setsu.

She will be overjoyed.

My head is so fuzzy…

I'm so glad. So glad…

Huh?

TO BE CONTINUED

What really happened?

This is all my fault.

NEXT TIME

This is the way it should be.

You're wrong, Father.

Will you attack the Hojo?

I had a dream the other night.

She has Hiki blood.

We must turn back time to
before Sir Yori-ie regained consciousness.

That's the only way.