16 - The Flute General Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [00:02] Nar     April, 1590. [00:05] Nar     Toyotomi Hideyoshi deployed his army to Odawara. [00:12] Nar     His troops numbered 32,000. [00:15] Nar     Furthermore, Otani Yoshitsugu, [00:19] Nar     Ishida Mitsunari and     others converged SIGN    Sunpu Castle Odawara Castle SIGN    Toyotomi Hideyoshi     Otani Yoshitsugu     Ishida Mitsunari SIGN    Chosokabe Motochika [00:21] Nar     with Chosokabe Motochika's navy. [00:23] Nar     In all, the troops numbered 180,000. [00:28] Nar     In addition, [00:29] Nar     the northern army of Maeda Toshiie,     Sanada Masayuki and Uesugi Kagekatsu, [00:36] Nar     was 35,000 strong. SIGN    Hachioji Castle [00:39] [SONG] ---     Ueda Castle SIGN    Northern Army:     Maeda Toshiie, Sanada Masayuki,     Uesugi Kagekatsu [00:39] Nar     By command of the Chief Advisor, Hideyoshi,     they attacked Matsuida Castle, SIGN    Matsuida Castle [00:45] Nar     which was the protective     fortress of Odawara Castle. [00:53] Nar     However... [00:55] Nar     the leader of the fortress,     Daidoji Masashige, led a strong defense. [01:00] Nar     The battle had both sides constantly     in flux between advance and retreat… [01:02] Nar     but the attackers were determined     to seize the fortress. [01:06] Kagekatsu     Matsuida Castle... [01:07] Kagekatsu     Daidoji Masashige...     quite an opponent. [01:12] Kagekatsu     Quite tough. [01:14] Kanetsugu     Yes. [01:16] Kanetsugu     But we shouldn't be too forceful     now and lose more troops... [01:20] Kanetsugu     Our lord, the Chief Advisor,     is in no hurry for victory either. [01:26] Kagekatsu     We can't make a move until     we completely encircle them. [01:32] Kanetsugu     Oshu and Date haven't joined us yet... [01:35] Kanetsugu     we don't have enough troops. [01:37] Kagekatsu     That's why we need the Chief Advisor... [01:41] Kagekatsu     Where could he be? [01:44] Kanetsugu     Reconnaissance said he's     somewhere near Sunpu Castle. [01:48] Kanetsugu     He's probably there proving his     military prowess to Tokugawa-dono... [01:53] Kanetsugu     No... To the whole nation. [02:01] Kagekatsu     He's going to offer Hojo of Odawara     as human sacrifice for that. [02:05] Kanetsugu     That's just the nature of this battle. [02:33] Honda     Look at the number of troops! [02:35] Ieyasu     Hojo's foolishness was that he     did not see the tide was turning... [02:39] Ieyasu     which has now given us the advantage. [02:42] Honda     Pardon? [02:43] Ieyasu     If Hojo were smart, the Chief     Advisor might have feared him, [02:48] Ieyasu     and collaborated with him... [02:51] Ieyasu     and thus chosen the path to attack     us with a cross-fire instead. [02:55] Honda     Lord... [02:57] Ieyasu     Look. [02:58] Ieyasu     Look at this massive army of troops. [03:01] Ieysau     What if the Chief Advisor's     command to attack Hojo [03:06] Ieysau     gets aimed at us instead? [03:11] Ieyasu     We would be decimated in an instant. [03:19] Ieyasu     A fearful thought, indeed. SIGN    The Flute Player Strategist [04:59] Voice     Announcement! [05:01] Voice     Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army has     infiltrated our Odawara fief! [05:06] Ujimasa     Fine. [05:08] Ujimasa     So the monkeys have arrived. [05:12] Ujinao     Well, well. Let's have a look     at those monkeys' faces. [05:32] Ujimasa     Damn you... [05:36] Ujimasa     Hideyoshi! [05:48] Hideyoshi     While Uesugi Kenshin was     laying siege to Odawara Castle, [05:53] Hideyoshi     Takeda Shingen overtook Kawanakajima. [05:58] Hideyoshi     Kenshin was forced to retreat to Echigo. [06:02] Hideyoshi     However... [06:04] Hideyoshi     I won't be going anywhere. [06:08] Hideyoshi     Because... [06:13] Hideyoshi     throughout the nation... [06:15] Hideyoshi     there is no one left to intimidate me! [06:36] Ii     Huh? Huh? [06:38] Ii     What the hell is this? [06:43] Ii     I rushed to Sunpu for this? [06:47] Ii     What an unimaginative positioning of troops. SIGN    Ii Naomasa [06:50] Nar     This man's name is Ii Naomasa. [06:57] Tadakatsu     I agree. SIGN    Honda Tadakatsu [06:59] Nar     And Honda Tadakatsu. SIGN    Sakakibara Yasumasa [07:04] Nar     Sakakibara Yasumasa. [07:07] Nar     These three generals were [07:09] Nar     the cornerstone of Ieyasu's     eventual conquest of the nation. [07:13] Nar     They came to be known in the world     as the "Three Heroes of Tokugawa." [07:19] Ieyasu     Do all of you agree about this? [07:22] Sakakibara     Yes. [07:24] Sakakibara     It looks here as if Tokugawa and     Toyotomi's armies are going to clash. [07:29] Tadakatsu     Indeed, look at the stations. [07:31] Tadakatsu     Six years ago in the battle     of Komaki and Nagakute, [07:35] Tadakatsu     we, with Oda, defeated Toyotomi's army. [07:38] Tadakatsu     He's forming the same positions,     as if to settle an old score. [07:41] Ii     Should we launch an attack now, then? [07:45] Tadakatsu     What? [07:48] Tadakatsu     You and your reckless schemes. [07:52] Ii     Oh, this one isn't. [07:54] Ii     The Chief Advisor's formations     are unexpectedly weak. [07:56] Ii     The positions could be considered good [07:58] Ii     only if they bring all their might     and have all the luck on their side. [08:02] Ii     However, if Date, who hasn't shown up yet, [08:07] Ii     brings reinforcements, victory is ours. [08:10] Tadakatsu     It won't be that easy. [08:11] Tadakatsu     The Chief Advisor is extremely cautious. [08:13] Sakakibara     That's correct. [08:14] Sakakibara     The allied forces of Maeda, [08:16] Sakakibara     Uesugi, and Sanada     are ready to attack Odawara. [08:20] Sakakibara     They're behind us. [08:22] Ii     But I hear they're running     into trouble capturing Matsuida Castle. [08:29] Ii     That army won't show up right away. [08:36] Sakakibara     Lord. [08:46] Ieyasu     We mustn't underestimate their forces. [08:52] Iesyasu     Especially because... [08:53] Ieyasu     Uesugi has Naoe Kanetsugu on their side. [08:57] Ii     Naoe Kanetsugu? [08:58] Tadakatsu     Isn't he the... [09:01] Ii     The one who acted as     an intermediary for Maeda Keiji. [09:12] Ieyasu     There's... [09:15] Ieyasu     something about him. [09:44] Kanetsugu     Whoa! You're so fast, so fast. [09:47] Kanetsugu     What an easy mountain hike. [09:57] Mosuke     Wait for us! [10:01] Mosuke     You said to find you a dog and     not give it water for a few days, [10:06] Mosuke     and now we're hiking mountains with that dog. [10:08] Mosuke     What's this all about? [10:11] Kanetsugu     Don't you know? [10:12] Mosuke     Nothing whatsoever. [10:14] Kanetsugu     Listen. [10:15] Kanetsugu     Dogs have a keen sense of smell. [10:17] Kanetsugu     So we're letting the dog     find a water source for us. [10:21] Mosuke     A water source? [10:22] Kanetsugu     An aqueduct that goes to the castle. [10:26] Kanetsugu     We can't lay siege [10:28] Kanetsugu     on a mountain castle like this     without controlling their water first. [10:31] Kanetsugu     No matter how formidable a fortress this is... [10:34] Kanetsugu     they don't stand a chance without water. [10:39] Mosuke     I get it now. [10:41] Mosuke     That's why we kept the dog thirsty. [10:56] Kanetsugu     Looks like he's sniffing out water. [11:14] Mosuke     Milord! [11:24] Mosuke     There are so many of them. [11:27] Kanetsugu     Looks like we... [11:31] Kanetsugu     have found the water source. [11:36] Soldier     Don't let them get away! [11:40] Mosuke     They're coming. [11:42] Mosuke     Milord, what do we do? [11:50] Mosuke     Lunch? At a time like this? [11:52] Kanetsugu     This thing. [11:54] Mosuke     Ah, that is... [12:15] Soldier     What is this? [12:17] Mosuke     How do you like these smoke bombs? [12:29] Kanetsugu     That'll do it, Mosuke. [12:30] Kanetsugu     Let's get out of here. [12:31] Mosuke     Yes. [12:35] Mosuke     Milord. [12:37] Kanetsugu     This castle is as good as captured now. [12:41] Ii     I see. [12:43] Ii     Naoe Kanetsugu... [12:45] Ii     sounds like an interesting fellow. [12:49] Ieyasu     If you get careless, he could     put you in a painful situation. [12:55] Ii     True. [12:56] Ii     But... [12:59] Ii     According to the late Takeda, [13:01] Ii     he is not the son of a coal     manager by the name of Higuchi. [13:06] Ii     In fact, he is said to be     the orphaned, only son... [13:12] Ii     of the lifelong celibate,     Uesugi Kenshin. [13:17] Tadakatsu     That can't be true. [13:19] Sakakibara     There you go again     with your stories. [13:28] Ieyasu     That's quite an interesting story you heard... [13:34] Keiji     At that time... [13:36] Keiji     lord Ieyasu's intentions     must have been clear. [13:41] Keiji     For example, remember the matter     concerning Saito Dosan... [13:46] Keiji     Some time ago, Dosan staged a coup     against his own lord, Toki Yorinari, [13:50] Keiji     and stole the province of Mino from him. [13:54] Keiji     In the end, however,     Dosan was killed in a family dispute. [14:02] Keiji     Yoshitatsu, Dosan's heir at Mino,     was actually the son of Yorinari. [14:08] Keiji     And... [14:09] Keiji     Yoshitatsu, having learned of the secret     of his own bloodline, killed Dosan. [14:15] Kanetsugu     Sometimes... [14:16] Kanegtsugu     blood can lead to evil deeds. [14:21] Ii     In other words, [14:22] Ii     If that is a fact... [14:25] Ii     It will some day become the fire of karma... [14:28] Ii     that will burn up Uesugi. [14:35] Ieyasu     Hm. And when will that day be? [14:43] Mosuke     Matsuida Castle... [14:46] Mosuke     will be captured soon. [14:49] Mosuke     All it took was [14:51] Mosuke     cutting off their water supply. [14:53] Mosuke     It sounds all too easy. [15:33] Kanetsugu     Beautiful. [15:34] Kanetsugu     What splendid flute playing. [15:36] Kanetsugu     I heard it last night, too. [15:38] Mosuke     He's a Shugen ascetic monk,     who's just passing by. [15:41] Mosuke     I heard he plays the flute to guide the dead. [15:45] Kanetsugu     Mosuke, you met him? [15:49] Mosuke     I was lured by the sounds     of his flute last night. [15:51] Kanetsugu     Did you get his name? [15:54] Mosuke     No. [15:55] Mosuke     But he told me the name of his flute. [15:57] Kanetsugu     The name of the flute? [15:58] Mosuke     It's called Sea Breeze. [16:01] Kanetsugu     Sea Breeze. [16:48] Kanetsugu     You want a drink? [16:52] Kanetsugu     This is sake from Yanagiya of Kyoto. [16:55] Kanetsugu     Lord Kenshin was very fond of it. [16:59] Kojuro     You... are Naoe Kanetsugu, aren't you? [17:05] Kojuro     Who else would be eccentric     enough to drink sake [17:08] Kojuro     with a strange Shugen monk... [17:12] Kojuro     here at this Uesugi encampment? [17:16] Kanetsugu     We are both strategists in battle, aren't we? [17:18] Kanetsugu     We can talk endlessly. [17:22] Kojuro     I see you already know who I am. [17:25] Kanetsugu     A master flautist,     whose favorite flute is Sea Breeze... [17:32] Kanetsugu     You must be none other      than Katakura Kojuro. SIGN    Katakura Kojuro [17:39] Mosuke     K-Katakura Kojuro... [17:42] Mosuke     the strategist of the Date clan, from Oshu? [17:48] Kanetsugu     Why are you here? [17:51] Kojuro     If Date and Toyotomi were to clash in battle... [17:55] Kojuro     you would be the one     in command, and no other... [18:00] Kojuro     Such being the case... [18:08] Kojuro     I thought I'd want to have a good look at you. [18:19] Keiji     The Flute Player Strategist,     Katakura Kojuro, eh? [18:23] Kanetsugu     Yes. [18:24] Kanetsugu     Will they side with Hojo and revolt     against the Chief Advisor? [18:29] Kanetsugu     Or will they come to the aid     of national unification? [18:33] Kanetsugu     The Date clan of Oshu is key     in the subjugation of Odawara. [18:38] Keiji     And here comes Katakura Kojuro     to the battlefield... [18:42] Keiji     What is his plan? [18:51] Kanetsugu     Date has not arrived on the fields yet. [18:55] Kanetsugu     Are they going to challenge Toyotomi? [19:03] Kojuro     We are still uncertain. [19:06] Kanetsugu     Uncertain? [19:08] Kojuro     It is a shameful thing, [19:10] Kojuro     but currently, the Date clan     is divided with regard to Toyotomi. [19:13] Kojuro     One faction wants to oppose him;     another faction wants to serve him. [19:15] Kojuro     The conflict is intense. [19:18] Kanetsugu     I have heard the rumors. [19:22] Kojuro     In defiance of our Chief Date Masamune, [19:25] Kojuro     the opposing faction is led by     the fierce commander of the Date clan, [19:29] Kojuro     Date Shigezane, along with     Lord Masamune's own brother, Kojiro-sama... [19:34] Kojuro     Lord Masamune is of the serving faction. [19:37] Kojuro     But he does not foresee     the value in betraying Hojo, [19:42] Kojuro     who was his father, Terumune's friend. [19:47] Kojuro     However, everyone is forgetting     the most essential point. [19:52] Kojuro     The Date clan knows nothing     of Chief Advisor Hideyoshi. [19:57] Kojuro     They do not know who they are dealing with,     whether he is friend or foe. [20:00] Kojuro     They have not seen or touched him, [20:03] Kojuro     yet they seek to devise     a grand plan to move against him. [20:05] Kojuro     Utter foolishness! [20:07] Kojuro     Which means we are no different from Hojo. [20:10] Kanetsugu     So, did you catch a glimpse     of the Chief Advisor in the encampment? [20:20] Kojuro     Yes, I did. [20:23] Kojuro     Like this. [20:30] Kojuro     Furthermore, I have found a way     to cripple their formations. [20:43] Kojuro     Do you want to kill me? [20:45] Kojuro     I might become your enemy. [20:48] Kanetsugu     I... [20:50] Kanetsugu     see righteousness in you. [20:53] Kojuro     Righteousness. [20:55] Kanetsugu     You put your own desires     aside for a higher purpose. [20:59] Kanetsugu     You are not cruel, but you are cold. [21:02] Kanetsugu     That is the righteousness of the strategist. [21:05] Kanetsugu     The righteousness of Uesugi     is to fight with dignity, [21:09] Kanetsugu     even against a tactician of your caliber. [21:13] Kojuro     Righteousness and dignity, eh? [21:16] Kojuro     I think I know now what I must do. [21:20] Kanetsugu     We shall meet again... [21:23] Kojuro     perhaps as enemies... [21:25] Kanetsugu     perhaps as allies... [21:26] Both     On the battlefield. [21:39] Nar     Soon thereafter, Katakura Kojuro [21:43] Nar     dauntlessly counseled     for the deployment to Odawara. [21:46] Nar     Date of Oshu departed from Aizu. [21:50] Nar     And in the shadows... [21:51] Nar     To avoid internal discord in the clan, [21:54] Nar     Date Masamune killed his own brother, Kojiro, [21:57] Nar     who was of the opposing faction. [22:00] Nar     He did it not out of cruelty, [22:04] Nar     but rather as a cold, calculated     measure to protect his clan. [23:41] ---     Next time on Gifuu Doudou:     Kanetsugu and Keiji: SIGN    Episode 17 "The Red Demon of Ii." SIGN    Episode 17 The Red Demon of Ii [23:49] ---     Let us discuss the path     of righteousness next time, as well.