17 - Ii the Red Demon

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[00:02] Nar
    Matsuida Castle has fallen.
[00:08] Nar
    The fortress chief, Daido Masashige,
     defended against the month-long siege in vain.
[00:12] Nar
    He realized further resistance would
    merely waste the lives of his troops,
[00:19] Nar
    so he surrendered to the attackers, namely,
[00:23] Nar
    to the allied armies
    of Maeda, Sanada, and Uesugi.
[00:30] nar
    Their conquest devastated
[00:32] nar
    one of the essential strongholds
    guarding Odawara Castle.
[00:38] Nar
    And...
[00:39] Nar
    the news of the fallen castle
    traveled to Hojo at Odawara.
SIGN    The Red Demon of Ii
[02:21] Ujimasa
    Hmm...
[02:24] Ujimasa
    Well, no matter.
[02:26] Ujimasa
    So a castle fell. It's only Matsuida Castle.
[02:30] Ujimasa
    We've got several fortresses
    guarding Odawara Castle.
[02:37] Ujimasa
    Why should we panic?
[02:42] Ujinori
    But, my brother, if things continue this way...
[02:44] Ujimasa
    You worry too much.
[02:48] Ujimasa
    Hideyoshi's armies won't attack us.
[02:52] Ujimasa
    I don't see them anywhere.
[02:56] Ujimasa
    Right, Ujinao?
[03:00] Ujimasa
    What's the matter, Ujinao?
[03:03] Ujinao
    F-Father.
[03:06] Ujinao
    Wh-What i-is th-that?!
[03:20] Ujimasa
    What the...
[03:23] Ujimasa
    What the hell?!
[03:26] Ujimasa
    This is a battlefield!
[03:51] Ujinori
    I heard that they brought
    prostitutes here from the capital.
[03:55] Ujinori
    Not only that, but I heard Hideyoshi
    also invited his concubines.
[03:58] Ujimasa
    Concubines?
[04:01] Ujinao
    Also?
[04:05] Ujimasa
    Damn you, Hideyoshi!
[04:07] Ujimasa
    How dare you make a circus of this war?!
[04:16] Hideyoshi
    That Hojo must be fuming right now.
[04:20] Hideyoshi
    But the fun has yet to begin...
[04:23] Hideyoshi
    I am going to take my sweet time...
[04:25] Hideyoshi
    and drive you into a corner.
[04:30] Hideyoshi
    And now for the next move.
[04:39] Kagekatsu
    The Chief Advisor is persistent
    about attacking the fortresses.
[04:42] Kagekatsu
    He's now urging us
    to bring down Hachioji Castle.
[04:46] Kanetsugu
    Hojo knows that fortresses don't fall easily.
[04:50] Kanetsugu
    That's why he opted
    to fight from the castles.
[04:52] Kanetsugu
    If his fortresses are
    besieged one at a time,
[04:55] Kanetsugu
    he will gradually
    become demoralized.
[05:00] Kagekatsu
    I see.
[05:02] Kagekatsu
    Out of all the fortresses,
[05:04] Kagekatsu
    Hachioji Castle is definitely
    the cornerstone of Kanto.
[05:06] Kagekatsu
    If it falls, it will have a great impact
    on the morale of Hojo's forces.
SIGN    Odawara Castle
[05:11] Kanetsugu
    But not even Lord Kenshin was able
    to conquer this Odawara Castle.
[05:16] Kanetsugu
    It's a giant, impregnable fortress.
[05:19] Kagekatsu
    Hmm...
[05:20] Kanetsugu
    The Chief Advisor knows this,
    which is why he wants to bring it down.
[05:26] Kagekatsu
    If it were to happen,
[05:28] Kagekatsu
    both our armies will sustain
    considerable casualties.
[05:32] Kanetsugu
    Yes.
[05:42] Kanetsugu
    How does the Chief Advisor
    perceive this battle?
[05:52] Kagekatsu
    Just as you perceive it.
[05:56] Kanetsugu
    Lord...
[06:02] Ii
    The reason for my visit...
[06:04] Ii
    concerns the bloodline of Naoe Kanetsugu.
[06:07] Hanzo
    Indeed.
[06:10] Ii
    Hattori-dono, you'd do this for us?
[06:14] Ii
    It seems things are going to get bloody.
[06:18] Hanzo
    That...
[06:21] Hanzo
    is my duty.
[06:31] Hanzo
    According to what I hear,
[06:33] Hanzo
    Naoe Kanetsugu is the orphaned
    son of Uesugi Kenshin.
[06:42] Ii
    Sagen.
[06:42] Ii
    Don't be shy.
    Tell them what you know.
[06:54] Sagen
    So be it.
[06:56] Sagen
    Twenty-nine years ago, in 1561...
[07:01] Sagen
    Lord Uesugi Kenshin commanded
    a sculptor from Shukuin of Nara
[07:05] Sagen
    to sculpt Jizo Bodhisattva.
[07:08] Sagen
    But this statue of Jizo
    Bodhisattva was an odd one.
[07:13] Ieyasu
    Odd?
[07:14] Sagen
    Lord.
[07:16] Sagen
    Have you heard of "gem eyes"?
[07:18] Ieyasu
    What is that?
[07:20] Sagen
    Eyes are drawn in detail
    on the back of polished crystals.
[07:26] Sagen
    When inserted into the sockets of the statue...
[07:28] Sagen
    it is said they resemble real eyes.
[07:34] Ieyasu
    And?
[07:35] Sagen
    Lord Kenshin gave the sculptor
    an illustration in ink,
[07:38] Sagen
    which was a detailed copy
    of a particular design.
[07:43] Sculptor
    What is this?
[07:45] Kenshin
    They are the eyes of my son.
[07:47] Kenshin
    I drew them.
[07:50] Kenshin
    Make these eyes the gem eyes
    of the Bodhisattva's statue.
[07:55] Sculptor
    If I may ask why?
[08:01] Kenshin
    My son's mother died giving birth to him.
[08:06] Kenshin
    Thus...
[08:08] Kenshin
    I want to bring the Bodhisattva
    who bears my son's eyes,
[08:11] Kenshin
    to be present at her memorial tablet.
[08:15] Ieyasu
    Hmm... I would not have
    expected this of Lord Kenshin.
[08:21] Ii
    But there's more.
[08:23] Sagen
    The ink illustration was deposited
    into the body of the Bodhisattva's statue.
[08:27] Sagen
    "My son shall come. Masatora."
[08:30] Sagen
    That is what was written
    with the illustration,
[08:32] Sagen
    in the unmistakable
    handwriting of Lord Kenshin.
[08:36] Ieyasu
    Hmm... "Masatora"...
[08:39] Ieyasu
    Indeed. That was Lord Kenshin's
    name twenty-nine years ago.
[08:44] Hanzo
    But how did you acquire this information?
[08:48] Ii
    He was one of Takeda's Mitsumono.
[08:52] Nar
    The Mitsumono was a Ninja-spy
    group organized by Takeda Shingen.
[09:00] Nar
    They were Shingen's reconnaissance network,
    which was spread nationwide.
[09:07] Sagen
    The investigation was
    commanded by Lord Shingen.
[09:13] Hanzo
    Hmm.
[09:14] Ieyasu
    However, how does this
    tie in with Kanetsugu?
[09:20] Sagen
    There is an ancient technique for
    identifying persons using ocular patterns.
[09:26] Ieyasu
    Ocular patterns?
[09:28] Sagen
    Because each one is respectively unique.
[09:32] Sagen
    No two are the same.
[09:34] Sagen
    And the pattern never changes
    throughout one's lifetime.
[09:37] Ii
    Furthermore, it's said
    there are several unusual,
[09:42] Ii
    star-shaped black marks
    on the Bodhisattva's eyes.
[09:58] Ieyasu
    I see.
[10:00] Ieyasu
    So if Naoe Kanetsugu has
    those black marks in his eyes...
[10:06] Ieyasu
    this Jizo Bodhisattva will be proof
    that Kanetsugu is Lord Kenshin's son.
[10:16] Sagen
    Yes.
[10:17] Ieyasu
    Then you must bring me
    this Jizo Bodhisattva.
[10:23] Ieyasu
    It would be an invaluable tool
    to effortlessly defeat Uesugi.
[10:28] Ieyasu
    Put your life on the line,
[10:29] Ieyasu
    and get it at all costs.
[10:35] Honda
    Oh?
[10:36] Honda
    Ii-dono took off to go
    see Naoe's black marks?
[10:41] Ieyasu
    Right.
[10:43] Ieyasu
    Does Naoe, indeed,
    have the alleged black marks?
[10:48] Ieyasu
    Ii said looking for the Bodhisattva statue
[10:50] Ieyasu
    would be pointless if he didn't have them.
[10:53] Honda
    I heard Naoe is headed
    to reconnoiter Hachioji Castle.
[10:57] Honda
    Ii-dono is going to him in person?
[11:01] Ieyasu
    He said he wants to meet him.
[11:07] Honda
    As far as I know, Naoe and
    Ii-dono are a year apart in age.
[11:11] Honda
    And yet, Naoe is
    the military leader of Uesugi,
[11:14] Honda
    as well as the Chief Retainer.
[11:15] Ieyasu
    It seems Ii has found himself a rival.
[11:28] Mosuke
    What's this?
[11:29] Peanut Gallery1
    Hey, come on.
[11:31] Peanut Gallery1
    There's no way.
[11:32] Peanut Gallery2
    He's no competition.
[11:33] Mosuke
    What? What? What's going on?
[11:37] Bruiser McDuff
    Why, you twerp!
[11:44] Mosuke
    What's this all about?
[11:46] Lavender Robe Gawker
    It's a vendetta.
[11:47] Mosuke
    What?
[11:48] Lavender Robe Gawker
    That samurai refused to pay for booze,
    and then he killed the store owner.
[11:53] Gawker2
    The kid is the store owner's son.
[11:57] Gawker3
    He's going to get himself killed.
[12:01] Bruiser McDuff
    The booze was lousy.
[12:07] Bruiser McDuff
    Yet he dared to demand payment for it.
[12:12] Bruiser McDuff
    And who are you?
[12:18] Kanetsugu
    I've come to the kid's aid.
[12:25] Bruiser McDuff
    Whoever you are, you must be drunk!
[12:36] Bruiser McDuff
    Can't you see my red-lacquered spear?
[12:41] Bruiser McDuff
    I am of Koshu's Takeda's army,
    the famed Red Armor Army. My name is...
[13:17] Ii
    Buffoon. How dare you feign
    being a Takeda retainer?!
[13:22] Nar
    It was no surprise that
    Naomasa would be angered.
[13:26] Nar
    Because it was Ii Naomasa
    himself who continued
[13:29] Nar
    the succession of the Red Armor
    Army in the Tokugawa clan,
[13:32] Nar
    which was known to have been
    the most powerful in the civil war times.
[13:37] nar
    He had employed Shimosaka Sagen and many
    other vassals after the death of Takeda.
[13:50] Kanetsugu
    Your courage is splendid.
[13:51] Kanetsugu
    You challenged a grown-up
    and stood your ground.
[13:56] Kanetsugu
    If there's anything I can do for you...
[13:58] Ii
    Hey! Wait a second!
[14:01] Ii
    I'm the one who came to his aid.
[14:04] Ii
    You're stealing my lines!
[14:09] Ii
    Hey, kid.
[14:11] Ii
    You were splendid.
[14:13] Ii
    If there's anything I can
    do for you, just ask.
[14:16] Boy
    U-Umm... Who are you, Mister Samurai?
[14:19] Ii
    Now listen carefully.
[14:23] Ii
    My name... is... Ii Naomasa.
[14:27] Boy
    Yes.
[14:28] Boy
    Thank you very much.
[14:30] Ii
    Mmm... Hmm.
[14:33] Ii
    Hey. Now it's your turn.
[14:36] Kanetsugu
    My name is Naoe Kanetsugu.
[14:40] Ii
    Wh-What?
[14:42] Kanetsugu
    Yes.
[14:43] Ii
    The premier of Uesugi, that's you?
[14:47] Kanetsugu
    And you are Ii Naomasa-dono,
    one of the Three Heroes of Tokugawa.
[14:54] Kanetsugu
    A fine coincidence that I get to meet you.
[14:56] Ii
    O-Oh, yeah.
[14:58] Ii
    How does it get more
    coincidental than that?
[15:03] Ii
    In that case, a drink.
[15:04] Ii
    Let's toast to our encounter.
[15:08] Kanetsugu
    I have no reason to refuse.
[15:10] Ii
    Good!
[15:13] Ii
    How convenient.
[15:15] Ii
    I'll get him smashed drunk,
    and check for the black marks in his eyes.
[15:20] Keiji
    Come to think of it.
[15:22] Keiji
    Perhaps that event marked the beginning
     of your big fight with Lord Ieyasu.
[15:28] Kanetsugu
    Lord Ieyasu revered
    and feared Lord Kenshin.
[15:35] Kanetsugu
    Hence the fight.
[15:38] Keiji
    The Tokugawa clan feared the blood
    of Lord Kenshin that runs in your veins.
[15:46] Kanetsugu
    Ii Naomasa-dono was desperate, too.
[15:49] Keiji
    When he got excited,
    his face would quickly turn red...
[15:54] Keiji
    They aptly called him
    "Ii, the Red Demon."
[16:03] Kanetsugu
    I'll never forget
    the look on Ii-dono's face.
[16:24] Ii
    This guy... Hasn't he had enough to drink?
[16:33] Mosuke
    Umm... Milord.
[16:35] mosuke
    Are you all right?
[16:36] Ii
    Nothing I can't handle.
[16:40] Mosuke
    In that case, here.
[16:41] Ii
    W-W-Wait.
[16:42] Ii
    Hey.
[16:45] Mosuke
    There.
[16:46] Mosuke
    Enjoy.
[16:50] Mosuke
    Bottoms up.
[17:01] Kanetsugu
    Pour me another one.
[17:02] Mosuke
    Yes, right away.
[17:06] Mosuke
    Enjoy.
[17:10] Ii
    You... How much more
    are you going to drink?
[17:15] Kanetsugu
    I'm from Echigo.
[17:17] Kanetsugu
    When it comes to wine,
    I'm a bottomless pit.
[17:20] Ii
    Y-Yeah, but still...
[17:28] Ii
    No... This is my chance.
[17:32] Ii
    Those black marks...
[17:35] Kanetsugu
    Hmm?
[17:36] Kanetsugu
    What's the matter?
[17:38] Kanetsugu
    Is there something on my face?
[17:41] Ii
    Oh, umm... It's nothing.
[17:44] Kanetsugu
    I've been noticing our eyes
    meeting here and there.
[17:48] Kanetsugu
    Is it just my imagination?
[17:49] Ii
    Huh?
[17:50] Ii
    Is that so?
[17:51] Ii
    Eyes?
[17:52] Ii
    Eyes?
[17:53] Kanetsugu
    Is something wrong with my eyes?
[17:55] Ii
    N-No. Nothing in particular.
[18:01] Ii
    This is getting awkward.
[18:02] Ii
    I must hurry and confirm
    the black marks in his eyes...
[18:07] Kanetsugu
    Here.
[18:09] Ii
    N-No. It's nothing. It's nothing.
[18:13] Ii
    You're the one who said it,
    so now I'm curious.
[18:17] Ii
    How am I going to do this?
[18:23] Kanetsugu
    Come on. Drink. Drink.
[18:27] Ii
    You gotta be kidding!
[18:28] Ii
    I'm gonna pass out!
[18:30] Kanetsugu
    There's more, more, more!
[18:33] Ii
    I can't have any more.
[18:34] Ii
    I'm telling you! I can't!
[18:39] Waitress
    Thank you for waiting.
[18:44] Kanetsugu
    You spilled, Ii-dono.
[18:55] Kanetsugu
    Are you all right, Ii-dono?
[18:56] Mosuke
    You're one to talk, Milord.
[18:59] Kanetsugu
    Ii-dono.
[19:02] Kanetsugu
    Ii...
[19:11] Ii
    I see them.
[19:12] Ii
    So he is Lord Kenshin's offspring.
[19:26] Jirobo
    This guy... Does he know of your secret?
[19:30] Kanetsugu
    Do not do what is unrighteous.
[19:33] Jirobo
    But...
[19:36] Kanetsugu
    Lord Kenshin would have let him be.
[19:55] Ii
    H-How did I get here?
[20:00] Sagen
    Looks like you had too much to drink.
[20:07] Ii
    How did I return here?
[20:09] Sagen
    You did not return.
[20:11] Ii
    Huh?
[20:12] Sagen
    Eihei said a famous warrior
    delivered you here.
[20:18] Ii
    Ouch...
[20:20] Sagen
    What happened?
[20:22] Ii
    I went on a drinking spree with him.
[20:26] Sagen
    Oh?
[20:27] Sagen
    Someone you know?
[20:31] Ii
    It was... Naoe Kanetsugu.
[20:34] Sagen
    Wh-What?
[20:35] Ii
    I ran into him quite by accident.
[20:38] Sagen
    A-And did you see his eyes?
[20:42] Ii
    The marks were there.
[20:45] Ii
    But on second thought,
[20:49] Ii
    we have no clue as to the
    whereabouts of the Bodhisattva statue.
[20:53] Ii
    What to do?
[20:55] Sagen
    Concerning that...
[20:56] Ii
    Huh?
[20:57] Ii
    Do you have a plan?
[20:59] Sagen
    Who was Kanetsugu's mother?
[21:03] Sagen
    Whose memorial tablet
    is the statue with?
[21:06] Sagen
    Indeed, even we do not know...
[21:10] Sagen
    However, that Jizo
    Bodhisattva statue was the
[21:13] Sagen
    work of the sculptor
    Genji of Nara's Shukuin.
[21:16] Ii
    Is Genji still alive?
[21:19] Sagen
    No, he has departed.
[21:23] Sagen
    But his children, grandchildren,
    and relatives are still alive in Nara's Shukuin.
[21:28] Ii
    I see.
[21:30] Sagen
    Furthermore, Genji was a famed master.
[21:35] Sagen
    Everyone in the world of his
    craft would know of him.
[21:38] Sagen
    A seasoned artist would know
    his style and spot his statue.
[21:40] Ii
    And...?
[21:42] Sagen
    So it is possible...
[21:46] Sagen
    that there are those
    with the knowledge to help us.
[21:49] Ii
    Oh... Oh... Oh!
[21:53] Sagen
    What is the matter?
[21:55] Sagen
    Are you still drunk?
[21:57] Sagen
    Your face is bright red!
[21:59] Sagen
    I can almost feel the heat.
[22:01] Ii
    I am Ii, the Red Demon!
[22:04] Ii
    This is proof that I am sober!
SIGN    Episode 18 The Death Robe of Date
[23:40] Nar
    Next time on Gifuu Doudou:
    Kanetsugu and Keiji:
[23:45] Nar
    Episode 18
    "The Death Robe of Date."
[23:49] Nar
    Let us discuss the path
    of righteousness next time, as well.