01x01 - Ôinaru kozeriai

[bunniefuu]

Princess. Hang on.

They're here.

A tiny crack is about to appear

in the Heike rule at the height
of its prosperity.

The new power is coalescing
under the Minamoto flag.

An upheaval in history is about to begin.



Successfully completing his duty
as Protector of Kyoto

Tokimasa Hojo of the influential Izu clan

was coming home
after a three-year absence.

Keep the food coming.

Can't have the guests waiting.

Yes, My Lady!

No matter how I look at it,
it's not enough.

Why didn't you buy more?

YOSHITOKI HOJO

TOKIMASA HOJO, YOSHITOKI'S FATHER

They're not cheap.

Then maybe one per family, not per person?

You're so kind you'll give them too many.

Where's Saburo?

I haven't seen him for a while.

Father.

MASAKO, YOSHITOKI'S OLDER SISTER

Why are you dressed like that?

You can't appear like that
in front of others.

I already have.

You just returned from Kyoto.

You must look more refined.

Hurry. Go change. Hurry.

Here…

-Sister… Masako?
-Hey, hey, hey!

I knew it.

You look so polished
after three years in Kyoto, Shiro.

You think so?

Oh, a gift from Kyoto. For you.

Thank you.

-Would you like one too, Heiroku?
-Father…

Now.

You must only have a limited number.

One per family is good for us.

I appreciate the sentiment.

Really?

Aren't you drinking, Koshiro?

I don't like banquets.

Have you heard about Grandfather?

Everyone's in an uproar.

What happened?

Remember the criminal
who was exiled from Kyoto

that Grandfather was taking care of?

Yoritomo Minamoto?

The Ito men are desperately
chasing after him.

You've lost me.

Ito's Yae whom you're so fond of…

Picking wildflowers

and delivering them
to the Ito compound… that Yae.

That's fine.

So what about Yae?

While Grandfather was away,

Yoritomo and Yae became lovers.

What?

When he came back
after his service in Kyoto

his daughter already had Yoritomo's child.

No wonder Grandfather is furious.

A child…

If the Heike found out,
there will be consequences.

Grandfather ordered his men
to k*ll Yoritomo,

but he escaped.

I feel sorry for Yae.

That's your concern?

When did you last see her?

At the banquet when Father
and Grandfather went to Kyoto.

Maybe they were already
seeing each other then.

Yae and Yoritomo.

To tell you the truth, I'm not interested.

But he is our father-in-law.

I'm sure he's going to order us
to find Yoritomo.

There’s something more important
I have to tell you.

I haven't even told my sons yet.

You're kidding.

Shiro!

Jiro!

Shiro. Shiro.

Yoritomo Minamoto.

YORITOMO MINAMOTO

He used to be the rightful heir
to the Genji clan,

the rival of the Heike clan.

Sixteen years ago,

the Genji under Yoritomo's father,
Yoshitomo,

battled with the Heike
led by Kiyomori Taira

and was defeated.

KIYOMORI TAIRA

Kiyomori saved the life
of Yoritomo, who survived

and exiled him to Izu Province.

At that time,

it was Sukechika Ito who was
ordered to supervise Yoritomo.

SUKECHIKA ITO, YOSHITOKI'S GRANDFATHER

Sukechika, now in Kiyomori's favor,

became the most powerful clan
in Izu Province.

SUKECHIKA ITO

Tokimasa Hojo and Yoshizumi Miura

were married to Sukechika's daughters.

Grandfather. Please take care of yourself.

Please don't overdo it.

THREE YEARS AGO

My grandchildren act as though
I'm an old man.

Don't worry.

I'll take care of Grandfather.

What? Don't be stupid.

I'll take care of you.

Grandfather. Let me dance for you.

And I thought she liked me.

I thought you'd be here.

Brother.

MUNETOKI HOJO, YOSHITOKI'S OLDER BROTHER

What do you think of Sir Suke?

Sir Suke?

I mean Sir Yoritomo.

Oh, that exile?

Don't say that.

YORITOMO MINAMOTO

When he was 13,

Sir Suke received the official post
Gonnosuke Hyoue from the emperor.

Thus, Sir Suke.

Is that an important post?

I don't know.

In any case,
he's in a different class from us.

And that Sir Suke is in trouble.

I heard.

Then I'll come to the point.

I'm going to help Sir Suke.

Grandfather got his present position
by pandering to Kiyomori.

I know you hate the Heike.

That's why I'm siding with the Genji.

But I hear Sir Suke is missing.

He's in this compound right now.

-Here?
-Yup.

Kuro. Over here.

Well, how is Sir Suke?

He just keeps praying
to the Kannon statue.

Kuro is from the Ito clan,

but he doesn't agree with Grandfather.

I just don't want my sister
to suffer anymore.

Rejoice. My brother says he'll help.

That's great.

I haven't said I will.

Saburo. I'm going to leave now.

Let me know if Grandfather makes a move.

Okay. We're going.

Where?

I'm introducing you to Sir Suke.

Hold on.

Hey, we have to go.

Why hide him on a day
when there's a gathering…?

Does Father know about Sir Suke?

Shiro!

I haven't told him yet.

Are you sure about this?

Sir Saburo is here.

Sir Suke. I've brought
my younger brother Koshiro.

I am Koshiro Yoshitoki.

I'm sorry to bother you.

From now on my brother
will act as your arms and legs

and work for the Genji restoration.

Brother…

I am very grateful.

I promise to rescue Lady Yae
and the young prince,

and bring them to this Hojo compound.

So please wait a while longer.

This is going in a strange direction.

In Kyoto, Kiyomori thinks
he owns the world.

Even in this Bando region,

those connected to the Heike
are acting with impunity,

taking other's territories,
women and horses.

Koshiro.

With Sir Suke's help,
I'm going to destroy the Heike.

That's rather a tall order.

I'm talking about eventually.

I'm going to
keep Father company for a while.

You take some nourishing food to Sir Suke.

Are you kidding?

I'm really busy. Can't you tell?

Just throw something together
and take it to the cottage.

Who is it?

Brother's acquaintance. Just do it.

MIE, YOSHITOKI'S YOUNGER SISTER

Can you do something for me?

Try to be useful for a change.

Oh, it's you, Sir Kudo.

It's been a while.

Is something wrong?

Grandfather…
er, is Sir Sukechika Ito here?

Grandfather isn't here.

But please, come see my father.

Have you heard what Grandfather,
er, Sir Ito did to me?

More or less…

This is a celebration.

I won't talk about it today.

Here.

I am very grateful.

Excuse me.

Yes?

Er… by any chance…?

Yes?

You're Sir Suke, aren't you?

I am.

I've seen you several times,
wandering about on a horse.

It's my daily routine… wandering around.

I hope it suits your taste.

Name?

Turnip soup.

Your name.

Excuse me.

I'm Tokimasa Hojo's daughter, Masako.

Masako.

Thank you.

-Yoritomo's in this mansion?
-Shhh… Shhh…

Tell me.

If Sir Suke rises,
will the Heike fall out of power?

No way.

Although he's the Genji heir,
the Genji are scattered now.

I thought so.

Since he's a criminal,

his position must've been
taken away a long time ago.

Hmmm…

First of all,

if you harbor Yoritomo,
Grandfather will act.

Swear you won't tell anyone.

Alright.

Thank you.

Where are you now, Sir Kudo?

Since I've been chase out of Ito,
I've been going from relative to relative.

But Grandfather did an awful thing.

One more, if you'd like.

Hard as it was to have
my territory confiscated,

the hardest was being ordered
to divorce my wife.

Let's not talk about this.

Let's change the subject.

I was the rightful Ito heir.

And he took the position by force.

I couldn't complain to Kyoto
since the Heike were on his side.

No one will listen to me.

Yo.

What are you doing here?

Your brother summoned me.

He pleaded with us…

to protect Sir Suke.

Not so… loud.

-What's not to your liking?
-Everything.

If something happens to Sir Suke,

it would be a catastrophe.

So that's why I called upon them
to guard him.

Where is Sir Suke now?

He's at the cottage.

Here. I have to be near Father.

I leave the rest up to you.

Okay.

Are you serious about raising an army?

We're going to chase the Heike
out of Bando.

Then tell me this.

What are you so dissatisfied about?

What's wrong with him?

Are you saying you are fine
if the Heike keeps ruling, Sir Koshiro?

But it's been pretty peaceful around here.

The people I know that have
connections with the Heike,

are mostly unpleasant.

That's probably just coincidence.

You have no idea.

Never mind. It's decided.

Have you told Father?

Not yet.

I knew it.

So Sir Hojo doesn't know?

That wasn't my understanding.

So what? We'll leave the old folks
out of this.

No. We have to have Sir Hojo
in with us, at the very least.

Or we can't go forward.

So why don't you go home for today?

We'll handle this.

Brother?

Sorry about that. I'll call on you again.

Thanks for coming all this way.

Here. This way.

-Come.
-Come, come.

I heard something interesting.

Where do you think
Yoritomo Minamoto is hiding?

In the Hojo compound.

Shiro never said a word…

It's all Saburo's doing, I hear.

But that's not good.

I feel trouble coming.

If Grandfather hears we kept silent…

we'll be in peril too.

What shall we do?

I think we should tell Grandfather.

If Ito becomes our enemy,
our clan can't survive.

I guess that's the only way.

But what will happen to the Hojo
who harbored Sir Suke?

I have a good idea.

Where are you taking that?

To the guest in the cottage.

Brother Saburo told me to.

I'll go.

But…

Never mind.

-I said never mind.
-But…

It's okay.

Please. It will refresh your palate.

I'm very grateful.

What is this?

What is this?

What do you think?

What is this?

-Where are you going?
-Ito's compound.

I'm going to fetch Yae
and the young prince.

What are you saying?

I promised Sir Suke.

Grandfather would never permit it.

Then I'll take them by force.

Did you tell Father?

Why don't you tell him?

You're joking.

Brother?

What is it?

So the guest in the cottage.

It's Sir Suke.

Don't tell anyone.

Sister…

What about Sister?

She's besotted.

What do you mean?

She loves people with refinement.

It never crossed my mind.

Hey. Maybe Masako and Sir Suke…

Are you out of your mind?

Sir Saburo.

Sir Sukechika Ito is here.

What? Grandfather?

He's here to pay respects to Sir Hojo.

This isn't good…

Things just keep getting worse.

That Kudo… He's a tedious fellow.

Father?

Grandfather is here.

That's unusual.

Father!

Where to?

The toilet.

What now?

-Isn't that lice?
-What?

Oh, I must have got it from Kudo.

Check my back too.

Look at this…

Check thoroughly.

-It's fine now.
-What?

Take a better look.

You're fine.

Really?

Oh, the toilet.

The toilet, the toilet.

You're pathetic!

What did you say!?

Very rowdy here.

I hear that no sooner have
you returned from Kyoto,

you're in deep trouble.

I will never forgive that man.

That Yoritomo Minamoto…

You haven't found him yet?

We have no idea where he is.

Tokimasa.

If Yoritomo comes to you
for help, this is what you do.

First, you accept him in,
then come tell me at once.

Got that?

Yes, sir.

I stopped by to tell you that.

We'll send our men out tomorrow
to search for him too.

Right, Saburo?

Or course.

Here goes.

There.

It's the Hojo girls.

Are we bothering you?

No. It's fine.

Do you play often?

-It's the first time.
-Every day without fail.

It's the first time today.

Would you like this?

I'm very good at shukiku.

You can go now.

Here, let me.

Wow!

Please go inside.

-I'm playing with Miss Masako…
-Hurry.

But I'm playing shukiku…

You too, Sister.

Go.

Really!

Our Ito Grandfather is here.

What?

Please don't do anything
to attract attention.

Please don't go to the toilet either.

I'll bring a pot or something…

-If possible, bring two.
-Two?

I can't share one with Sir Suke.

Not you. You can go behind the bushes.

Also, could you assign someone
as a look-out?

I feel uneasy by myself.

I'll find someone.

About Masako…

Yes, what about Sister?

She's not married at her age?

Is there a reason?

I don't want to speak ill of my family,

but she is ill-tempered
and she's not that smart.

Too bad, she's so pretty…

It's just makeup.

You wouldn't want to see her
without her makeup.

He seems to be very wary of me.

TO YAE

Please deliver this to Ito's daughter.

Her name is Yae.

So did you tell your family?

What about?

You know, that.

Er, no… No yet.

I thought I'd settle back in first.

What is it, Father?

Have him tell you later
when you have time.

I'm really envious.

Brother.

Alright…

The person in the cottage
asked me to deliver this.

You do it.

What?

What are you doing?

It's been some time…

There is no place for you here. Go away.

Please return my land to me.

-Enough.
-If not, I will have to die.

Stop that.

Let's go.

Grandfather.

Make him leave.

Yes, sir.

Grandfather arranged for me
to get married again.

Married?

Again?

She is the younger sister
of Munechika Maki.

Her name is Riku.

The Maki family are nobles

having an ancient and honorable origin.

While I was working as Protector,
she fell in love with me.

Love at first sight is a powerful thing.

She'll come when she has made
her wedding preparations.

That's it.

Isn't it too soon?

It hasn't been long since
stepmother Tsuru passed away.

I was lonely.

It's his fourth.

Third.

Why not? I think it's wonderful.

Right, Masako?

Since Father so decided, we won't object.

Thank you.

Is she young?

She is.

Father. May your life blossom again.

I would love to.

Koshiro?

Congratulations.

This is like a birthday and New Years
coming at once.

Brother. This is the opportune time.

At such a felicitous time as this,

there's something I need to tell you.

I'm sorry but could you leave the room?

Fool!

How could you do this?

Grandfather is hell-bent
on finding Sir Suke.

I can't tell him he's here
at this juncture.

Sir Suke had no place else to go.

It's not the same as
bringing home a stray dog.

If he rises,
a lot of Bando samurai will follow.

Those who are dissatisfied
with the current rule

will gather round Sir Suke.

What are you saying?

We're going to end Heike rule.

Is he serious?

It seems so.

Are you content
with the status quo, Father?

Those close to Heike become powerful,

those who aren't are oppressed.

-It is too unfair.
-Sorry. I don't hear you.

Like Masakado, Japan's shogun,
we're going to start a revolt in Bando.

He got beheaded in the end.

Why me?

Right when my birthday
and New Years are at once…

my funeral has come too.

I'm Tokimasa Shiro of Hojo.

I don't intend to stay long.

Once things calm down, I'll go.

Although I'm an exile now,

I, Yoritomo Minamoto,

will never forget your kindness.

He wasn’t a bad guy.

Since he’s the Genji’s rightful heir,

his words have weight.

So can Sir Suke stay here?

Well, for this.

-Three months?
-Three days.

We've progressed one step forward for now.

The Hojo has given us a watchman.

Sir Suke asked me to deliver this to Yae.

TO YAE

Could you do something for me?

Me?

I have a lot of things on my mind.

It's Zenji.

Come in.

Could I pay my respects to Miss Yae?

I'm an Ito relative.

Sentsuru.

Go play with Jiro.

Is Sir Suke well?

Yes.

That's good.

I look forward to seeing him.

I'll prepare right away.

Do you have the horses?

Where are you going?

To Sir Suke's.

I don't have any horses.

A carriage?

No carriage either.

You are to stay here.

Then why did you come?

To deliver the letter.

That makes no sense.

The letter says he wants
to see me right now.

When he says he wants
to see you right now,

it doesn't mean he will see you
right away…

Don't be ridiculous.

I think he means
even though you are apart,

he hopes there will come a time

when you will live together.

When will I be able to see him?

I don't know.

Then do something.

Make the effort so I can see him soon.

Yes…

I shouldn't blame you.

I apologize.

Then I'll be going.

Koshiro.

Yes?

You once delivered flowers to me.

When you came to visit the Hojo,
you mentioned

the hydrangea in the fields
were beautiful.

I remember.

That was ten years ago.

Thank you for remembering.

But I like flowers growing in the wild.

Picked flowers are dead flowers.

Prince Sentsuru-maru.

Let's go play in the river with Zenji.

I will catch some fish in the river.

So let's go. Let's go.

I did it!

Oh, it's you Koshiro.

Grandfather.

I wanted to ask you
about Father's betrothal.

So Tokimasa hasn't told you anything?

He did tell us
but nothing as to the purpose.

Her previous husband died of an illness
and she's living at home.

She's one of the most beautiful women
in Kyoto.

She has a birth mark on her face

but that makes her more appealing.

Tokimasa saw her on the boulevard in Kyoto

and fell for her at first sight

so I acted as his go-between.

As I thought… Father was the one
who fell for her.

Now it makes sense. Excuse me.

Koshiro.

Why don’t you tell me
the real reason you're here?

What do you mean?

Your father is just an excuse.

When I said she had a birth mark,

why didn't you ask what it looked like?

It proves you're not interested.

What kind of birth mark is it?

She has no birth mark.

Why are you here?

Is it Yae?

I take your silence as a yes.

So Yoritomo is at the Hojo compound.

Your suspicions are groundless.

Hand over Yoritomo at once.

If not, I'll take him by force.

Go home and tell Tokimasa so.

The Ito forces are coming.

Did Grandfather find out?

Let's hand Sir Suke over.

No way.

Sentsuru-maru was m*rder*d.

Grandfather is a horrific person.

If you are the Heike's enemy,

Grandfather will not show mercy
even if you're a relative.

This will be w*r.

Bring it on.

Er, no.

-Excuse me.
-Not now…

-Hey!
-I got you!

Sister!

Koshiro. I'm winning.

Excuse me.

-Hey.
-What's the matter?

Hey.

Nothing good will come of knowing him.

You're wrong. He is an upstanding person.

Hey.

Excuse me.

Sentsuru-maru was a friendly child.

He would go with anyone
without hesitation.

It can't be helped.

That was his fate.

Sir Suke.

I don't get you.

You have Yae,

but you look happy playing
a dice game with Sister.

I guess playing games is bad.

Brother rushes headlong into everything.

I'm not like him.

I have to protect the Hojo clan.

I will not be swept up.

In the first place,

do you really intend to raise an army?

Are you really going to
overthrow the Heike rule?

I…

have faced death many times.

But for some reason, I survived each time.

Heaven will always keep me alive.

For what reason? I don't know.

Probably, there's something
I have to do in this world.

That's all I can say.

Will I rise or will I not?

I don't know that either.

k*ll Sukechika.

What?

You'll feel better if it was my order.

k*ll Sukechika.

Sir Suke will look after you from now on.

I will do so.

Sukechika Ito.

I will never forgive you.

So he's come.

Guard the front.

Yes, sir!

Are you really going to w*r
with Grandfather?

Look after Sir Suke for me.

I know Yoritomo's here.

Hand him over at once.

There is no such person here.

Take your men and leave at once.

Saburo.

There's no point in fighting
among relatives.

It's for the best.

Bring Yoritomo out.

Grandfather, what are you doing
at your age?

Father.

-You're no match for him.
-But…

Now that it's come to this,
I've made up my mind.

If Sir Suke was here,
I would hand him over.

But I can't hand over someone
who's not here.

Stop feigning ignorance.

What?

If I say he's not here, he's not here.

Please go home.

Please hurry.

We have to get as far as we possibly can.

Your horse is ready.

You men keep watch over there.

Yes, sir.

There's Ito's men in the back too.

What now?

Shall we make a run for the stables?

If they see us, there will be an uproar.

-Have Sir Suke wear this.
-Sister.

This…

-But…
-There's no other way.

Will you wear this?

I'll change right away.

Hurry.

Withdraw your troops at once.

Everyone. Call me princess from now on.

Everyone. Please call him princess.

Let's go.

Sir Suke.

I pray for your safety.

Please be careful.

Princess. Have a nice time.

-I shall.
-Quiet…

This way.

Up you go.

Go, go.

After them. Hurry.

Princess. Hold tight.

Yes.

The change of an era is approaching.

Heike's commander-in-chief,
Kiyomori Taira.

He had built a port in what would
later become Kobe,

and amassed a fortune
trading with China's Song Dynasty.

He was at the height of his power.

KIYOMORI TAIRA

Soon Yoshinaka Kiso, the Asahi shogun

would lead the crusade
to destroy Heike and charge into Kyoto.

At this time, he was still hiding
deep in the mountains of Shinshu.

YOSHINAKA KISO

OSHU FUJIWARA

The Oshu Fujiwara clan
that built Hiraizumi,

a metropolis in the midst
of the Tohoku region

was ruled by
the third generation head Hidehira.

Their power was such that

even the Heike acknowledged
their superiority.

Here I go.

Under the protection
of Hidehira at that time,

was the genius strategist who would become

Yoshitsune Minamoto.

Wow!

This youngster would later cause
the downfall of the Heike clan.

YOSHITSUNE MINAMOTO

And Emperor Go-Shirakawa,

who loved intrigue more than anything

and was called
the biggest goblin of Japan.

Go-Shirakawa, ruled
the imperial court for a long time,

and his honeymoon with Kiyomori
was about to end.

He's coming. Get ready.

Princess. Hold on tight.

The unprecedented w*r

that completely changed
the course of this country's history

was near at hand.

TO BE CONTINUED

Please leave.

From Hojo.

I won't hand him over even if I die.

NEXT TIME

What? Mother!

I want to support you.

If Sir Suke becomes Hojo's adopted
son-in-law, the clan will be secure.

No way.

I'm not going to rise up.

I've decided. I hate w*r.