01x38 - Toki o tsugu mono

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Without your oath,
your grandpa will have to die.

Sir Kamakura…

He's here, isn't he?

He's talking to the regent right now.

What?

The regent wants Sir Kamakura
to enter the priesthood.

Huh?

This is a revolt.

Circumstance has me
siding with the regent now,

but when Koshiro comes,
I intend to change sides.

I don't understand.

You don't have to.

Just follow my lead.

Out of my way. Let me through.

A man who was just another
minor clan lord of Izu…

The position that took 25 years to attain

is about to crumble away.

His fall took only a month.

Out of my way.

What are you doing?

I don't know what's going on

but it's an outrage to hold
a sword to Sir Kamakura.

Sir Kamakura won't write the oath.

Write it!

I can't do that.

You can just tear it up later.

If I abuse it, I will die
with blood pouring out of me.

That's what they say…

but I've never heard of
that actually happening.

You must make Sanetomo write that oath.

If you don't…

Father.

The compound is surrounded.

Hand Sir Kamakura over at once.

Tell Sir Kamakura to order
the siege be lifted.

Hurry.

But…

If you use force, even he will…

Why do you hesitate?

If you hand over Sir Kamakura,
they'll attack and it'll be over.

This is for our survival.

Do you want me to go in
and talk to Father?

Heiroku will persuade Father.

What's going to happen to Father?

He has to pay for what he has done.

What do you intend to do?

You stay out of it.

-Then why did you bring me?
-Don't interfere. Just watch.

I don't want Father to die.

Taro. This is my resolve.

To protect Kamakura,

I'll sacrifice my father.

This is wrong.

Get it through your head.

This man has k*lled many gokenin
on the charge of treason.

What will happen if he forgives
just because it's his father?

Well? It means he will
make enemies of all the gokenin.

You don't have to think twice.

Behead him.

First, we save Sir Kamakura.

Then…

The compound is completely surrounded.

Actually, I'm here
because Koshiro asked me.

I have a request.

You must leave Kamakura.

Tomomasa and Kiku are in Kyoto.

Go live with them.

And you?

I'll remain here.

No.

If I stay close to Sir Kamakura,

those outside won't attack.

Heiroku will take you out.

Once you're safely away,

I'll hand over Sir Kamakura and surrender.

Koshiro is a good son.

If I enter the priesthood and apologize

I'm sure he will forgive me.

Once this blows over,

the day will come when we'll meet again.

Heiroku. I leave her in your hands.

I'll take care of Mrs. Riku.

Please change into these clothes.

I'll wait in the hallway.

I will not go to Kyoto.

The regent?

He won’t be persuaded.

Mrs. Riku also refuses to budge.

I'm sorry I made you go through
this harrowing experience.

Please wait outside
until things are settled.

Come with me.

Buei refers to the middle palace guards.

It's not a friendly salutation.

Is that so?

Until last year, I was a buei.

Then why not?

Now I have a higher position. Urin.

Urin?

URIN

Mother.

Please raise your head.

My husband intends to die.

Since it's come to this,

he thinks that's the only way
to settle matters.

Did Father say that?

He doesn't have to tell me.

I was the one who planned all of this.

My husband only obeyed me.

It was all my fault.

How about this?

While you attack from the front,

my men and I go around back
and save Sir Kamakura.

I can't put him in any danger.

As long as we don't attack,
the regent won't harm him.

Former lady wife is here.

Sister?

Please spare Father.

Once we save Sir Kamakura, we will attack.

Can you live with the disgrace
of being a father k*ller?

Goro. Former lady wife
is returning to the palace.

Sir Yoritomo was a ruthless person too.

But he also had a merciful side.

Even in the cases of
Sir Yoshitaka and Sir Kuro

he never stopped trying to forgive.

Although circumstances prevented him,

he tried to believe he could.

You were there. You must have seen it all.

Take her back to the palace.

I think it's time.

Sir Kamakura.

I apologize for forcing you
to do the impossible.

I was truly impressed by
your inner strength.

In time

you will surpass
Sir Yoritomo as a great leader.

Please escort him out.

Aren't you coming, Grandpa?

This is where we say goodbye.

Come with me.

Let's go, Urin.

Tell Koshiro this.

I'm handing over the baton to you.

It is you

who will lead the Hojo and Kamakura.

I will do so.

Sir Kamakura.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

You're here too, Mother.

I'm glad you're safe.

The regent?

He's resigned to his fate.

Did he say anything?

He gave me a message for you.

What did he say?

You forgot?

I'm sorry.

"I'm handing over the baton."

"Lead the Hojo and Kamakura."

Thank you.

We're attacking.

-Brother!
-You still don't get it?

Father wants to die.

-Have him live and atone for his crime.
-Too lenient.

-Stop him, Tsurumaru.
-Yes, sir.

A child must never
k*ll his father. Not that.

I can't let my private feelings
interfere with governance,

Former lady wife…

As a daughter,
I am begging for my father's life.

Former lady wife!

Men.

Please forgive my father.

I'm sorry it wasn't your son.

Sir Kamakura.

I'm back.

They're both imprisoned…

Grandpa in his Nagoe compound,
Mrs. Riku at the palace.

Punishment will be handed down shortly.

He'll be let off
just by entering the priesthood?

I know Father.

Regardless of what he says,
he could be working behind the scenes.

You think too much.

You don't know how ruthless he is.

Father was going to k*ll Grandpa.

Isn't that the resolve he wanted
to show you?

How do I respect Father having seen that?

Clueless.

Yes. Father is clueless.

-No, you are.
-Me?

Your father wanted to tell you
not to be like him.

That's why he summoned you.

Am I wrong?

Please treat Tokimasa leniently.

But he is a traitor.

He never treated me roughly.

I am willing to forget the whole thing.

I beg of you.

It is I who am begging.

Kagetoki Kajiwara, Yoshikazu Hiki
and Shigetada Hatakeyama…

everyone who plotted rebellion
in the past has been vanquished.

So why is Sir Hojo the only one
that is forgiven?

There will be those
who will strongly disagree.

But we can't disregard
Sir Kamakura's wishes.

He should be punished severely.

How about exiling him?

That might be the best compromise.

I defer to you.

Why don't we have him return to Izu?

Too lenient.

Kamakura exists today
because he helped Sir Yoritomo in Izu.

Everyone acknowledges that merit.

What do you think?

I thank you as his son.

Then let's say Izu.

IZU

Izu…

Please spend the remainder of your life

in the place where you were
born and raised.

What will happen to Riku?

She'll go to Izu with you.

I want nothing more if she is with me.

Thank you for working on my behalf.

I believed beheading would have
been a just punishment.

If you want to thank someone,

thank Sir Kamakura and the civil servants.

Father.

I am bitterly disappointed.

I wanted you to be always by my side.

I wanted to protect the Kamakura

Sir Yorimoto created with you.

I've come this far, watching what you do.

You were always walking ahead of me.

Father, you were…

I…

It's alright.

This is goodbye forever.

I can't be with you
when you leave this world.

I won't be able to hold your hand.

You took that opportunity away from me.

I will hold that against you.

That song… Can you tell what bird it is?

No…

It's the warbler.

Warbler?

You probably think it’s song is
"hooo- hokekyo," don't you?

But it's not.

Only males call "hooo- hokekyo."

That’s their mating call.

Normally they sing,
"tcha, tcha-tcha-tcha."

That's a warbler.

I'm sure of it.

See?

Leap July 20th, 1205.

The first regent Tokimasa Hojo
leaves Kamakura.

He will never return.

You called?

Somehow,

I don't want to see her looking so shabby.

We may never see her again
so we should thank her properly.

You came to see
how miserable I was, didn’t you?

Hold on a second…

Too bad to disappoint you.

I had them deliver my kimono
from my mansion

and dressed up.

So please, burn this into your memory.

Sister, let's go.

Let me say just one thing.

You made my father very happy.

You make it sound like I'm already dead.

Father changed when he met you. Right?

He looked ten years younger.

Before that, he looked like
a dried-up old dog.

That's an exaggeration.

He was always the center of attention.

Even though it seems
you're talking about me.

I don't have a single good memory
since I married into the Hojo clan.

I think that's an exaggeration.

When Sister was with child,

you said if the mother looked grim,
it would be a boy…

That's right. I tried desperately
to look grim.

-You laughed too, Mother.
-I didn't.

You did, right?

That's because you looked so funny.

What I can't forget is the time

when we were hiding
in Mt. Izu Gongen temple.

Cleaning the temple was our daily chore.

And you had no intention
of helping, Mother.

I was pregnant with Kiku at that time.

Yet, you were socializing
with the young monks-in-training.

There was one very cute one.

I wonder what he's doing now.

Why don't you go visit
when you're back in Izu?

Perhaps I will go see him.

He could be old and ugly by now.

Thank you for everything.

Your dinner is ready.

Mrs. Riku.

One last thing?

Tell me the secret.

Secret?

How to get along with the Hojos.

Don't try too hard to conform
to their ways.

Also, be proud.

Be proud?

I am proud I married into the Hojo clan.

I'm sorry to have bothered you.

I hear you're being exiled to Izu.

It seems that way.

I'll come visit you.

Don't.

You have to see me.

You owe me.

Who are you?

Go ahead and eat.

Be mine.

You will go to Izu.

Since I can't be in Kyoto,

Kamakura or Izu…
makes no difference to me.

Alright then.

You tried to k*ll me, didn't you?

Don't worry.

I won't try to incite your father anymore.

How regrettable.

I was that close to being on top.

But, the fire inside me
isn't extinguished yet.

I refuse to die in this Bando backwater.

Oh, no.

I've never used
such crass language before.

You became a Bando woman a long time ago.

Don't say that.

I heard you didn't take the regent's job.

What about it?

Cowards… both father and son.

When enormous power is
within your reach, grab it.

I can't stand it.

Who are you deferring to?

Listen, Koshiro.

You should lead Kamakura.

This is a parting gift from your mother.

Oh no.

A parting gift is the responsibility
of one that stays behind.

I will carry on the wishes of
you and father.

This is a parting gift from your son.

For starters, send orders to
the gokenin in Kyoto.

k*ll Tomomasa Hiraga.

What is his crime?

He attempted to unseat Sir Sanetomo

and become Sir Kamakura himself.

Understood.

That man poisoned Masanori Hojo

and put the blame on Shigeyasu Hatakeyama.

If he hadn't,

the Hatakeyama would not have perished,

and my father wouldn't have had
to leave Kamakura.

I will send the order at once.

He sent the order without permission?

It implies Tomomasa's master

is Sanetomo not I.

k*ll him.

Get his head.

Wait.

I never once tried to become Sir Kamakura.

How could they!

Kamakura is terrifying.

I've had enough.

You should flee at once, Mrs. Kiku.

Tomomasa…

This is the first time a large army
operated in Kyoto

since Yoshitsune chased away
Yoshinaka Kiso.

You must not let Sir Kamakura
have his way anymore.

I can't believe this is Sanetomo's doing.

I hear Tokimasa Hojo was forced
to give up his regent's position.

It's probably his successor.

What is his name?

Yoshitoki Hojo.

YOSHITOKI HOJO

From now on,

I, Yoshitoki Hojo

will govern Kamakura
in regent Tokimasa's place.

I object.

Did you oust Sir Tokimasa so you could?

Did you oust your own father
from the position of regent

for your own greed? Well?

That's not true.

I will protect Kamakura
in Tokimasa's place.

I am the only one who can do that.

-Who do you think you are…?
-You're right.

I know of no one other than Yoshitoki Hojo

who can be the head of the gokenin.

I'm not doing this for personal advantage.

Yoshitoki?

He's pushing his luck.

He won't get away with this.

TO BE CONTINUED

NEXT TIME

We're starting.

I'm going to transform Kamakura.

As soon as he ousted his father,
he does what he pleases.

I am on your side.

From the wide sea, ocean waves
boom and thunder across the coastline,

Smashing! Breaking! Cascading!

And eventually, they'll disappear.