3 - Keiji's Righteousness

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SIGN    Tarobei's Mansion
[00:04] nar
    This man
[00:06] nar
    is the man who was known as
    an unparalleled samurai,
[00:08] nar
    as well as a legitimate eccentric.
[00:12] nar
    Maeda Keiji.
[00:14] nar
    And this other samurai
[00:18] nar
    is Naoe Kanetsugu.
[00:20] nar
    Part of the Uesugi clan,
    he is the governor
[00:21] nar
    of 300,000 koku
    of the Yonezawa fiefdom,
[00:24] nar
    and Keiji's best friend.
[00:28] keiji
    The moon upon the lake
    is a beautiful sight.
[00:33] keiji
    The moon...
[00:35] keiji
    If you think about it,
[00:37] ---
    the two of us are like moons
    that are shadows of the sun.
[00:41] kane
    Indeed.
[00:42] ---
    Originally, you were set
    to carry on the Maeda name...
[00:47] kane
    Yet, with one word
    from Lord Nobunaga,
[00:49] ---
    that title was stolen
    by Toshiie-dono.
[00:54] keiji
    It's all right.
[00:55] ---
    Because of that, I get to sit here
    and admire the beauties of nature.
[01:00] keiji
    However, the moon you had to bare
    was rather troublesome.
[01:07] keiji
    Because you concealed the fact
    that you were a retainer.
[01:12] keiji
    Therefore, for those who could see,
    it was beautiful
[01:16] keiji
    and for those who could not see,
    they didn't see a thing.
[01:22] keiji
    It took me by surprise
    when I found out, as well.
[01:37] keiji
    Indeed. It was during
    the battle for Sado in 1589.
[01:57] nar
    The character "gi" (righteousness),
    combines "oneself" with "sheep."
[02:01] nar
    "Sheep" is the same as "beauty."
[02:05] nar
    Therefore, "gi" means
    "to make yourself beautiful."
[02:09] nar
    I repeat.
[02:11] nar
    "Gi" truly means
    "For one to live beautifully."
[02:22] nar
    Two eccentrics enter battle.
[02:28] nar
    Dazzling Sengoku Period Story:
    Kanetsugu and Keiji.
[02:32] nar
    Gifuu Doudou!!
SIGN    Keiji's Righteousness
SIGN    Kyoto: Jurakudai
[04:01] kane
    It all started when my lord,
    Uesugi Kagekatsu
[04:06] kane
    was summoned to Jurakudai in Kyoto.
[04:11] keiji
    Indeed.
[04:12] keiji
    And the one waiting
    for him there was my uncle,
[04:15] [SONG] sign
    Maeda Toshiie
[04:16] ---
    Maeda Toshiie.
[04:18] kane
    And one other...
[04:20] kane
    The ruler of the land,
    Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
SIGN    Toyotomi Hideyoshi
[04:48] hide
    Welcome, Kagekatsu-dono.
[04:54] hide
    So, how have things been in Echigo?
[05:00] hide
    Securing peace in Echigo
    with the defeat of Shibata.
[05:05] hide
    They say a hot summer
    will be upon us.
[05:08] hide
    I'm sure that Kasugayama
    is now a lot easier to live in,
[05:11] hide
    and that you feel at ease.
[05:15] katsu
    Indeed.
[05:19] hide
    But...
[05:21] hide
    Do you not want Sado,
    Uesugi-dono?
[05:26] hide
    Two years ago when I headed
    to the capital, I thought I told you
[05:35] hide
    To conquer Sado.
[05:41] hide
    The Honma clan of Sado
    keep repeating their internal strife
[05:44] hide
    and refused to listen to any
    mediation from you.
[05:52] hide
    Are you not able to even conquer
    a tiny little island, Uesugi-dono?
[05:57] hide
    I'm asking you if you're incapable
    of conquering it or not?
[06:02] hide
    Well?! How about it, Kagekatsu-dono?
[06:08] toshi
    Ashina.
[06:11] toshi
    I've heard that the Aizu-Ashina clan
    are trying to get their hands on Sado.
[06:17] kage
    The Ashina?!
[06:25] hide
    Mataza-dono, it appears that Uesugi-dono is going to let the Ashina have Sado.
[06:58] kage
    Curse you, Ashina.
[07:01] kage
    Curse you, samurai of Sado!
[07:03] kane
    It was careless.
[07:05] kane
    I believe this is a trap.
[07:07] kage
    What?
[07:08] kane
    Ashina's current head, Yoshihiro,
[07:10] ---
    was just adopted in,
    is only fourteen,
[07:12] kane
    and is barely able to reign
    over his own land.
SIGN    Echigo Aizu
[07:17] kage
    True.
[07:19] kane
    I believe that someone else
    is pulling the strings.
[07:22] kage
    Someone else?
[07:23] kane
    Indeed.
[07:25] kane
    It's not as if the civil war
    in Sado had just started,
[07:30] kane
    so why is the Chief Advisor
    interested in it now?
[07:36] kane
    In my opinion...
[07:38] kane
    I believe this is Sassa
    Narimasa all over again.
[07:41] kage
    That would be...
[07:43] nar
    Kagekatsu immediately understood
    what Kanetsugu was implying,
[07:46] ---
    and trembled at the thought.
[07:48] nar
    Because...
[07:50] kane
    Indeed.
[07:51] kane
    Around that time,
[07:53] ---
    Sassa Narimasa was moved
    from Etchu to Higo.
SIGN    Etchu
[07:59] keiji
    He was supposedly given that land
    as compensation for conquering Kyushu.
SIGN    Higo
[08:05] keiji
    It was supposed to appear
    like it was a happy move,
[08:10] ---
    but it was said that
    Higo's reign was difficult.
[08:14] keiji
    Despite that, Narimasa hurried
    to go survey the land.
[08:19] kane
    But the citizens there didn't agree
    to any of this, and revolted.
[08:24] kane
    Narimasa was not able
    to contain the revolts.
[08:27] kane
    And because of that...
[08:35] keiji
    Sassa Narimasa had to commit
    seppuku because of misrule.
[08:40] keiji
    His clan collapsed.
[08:43] keiji
    At first glance, it looked like
    a regular course of action,
[08:47] keiji
    but it was, in fact, an ingenious trap
[08:49] keiji
    that the Imperial Advisor had set
    for his former enemy
[08:53] ---
    who he felt was still in the way.
[08:57] kane
    My lord,
    the prize is not just Sado,
[09:00] ---
    but Echigo itself.
[09:06] kage
    That villain...
[09:08] kane
    No.
[09:09] ---
    It's because he is a villain that he
    was able to conquer the whole country.
[09:14] kage
    Then Kanetsugu...
[09:19] kane
    Since it's come to this,
[09:24] kane
    let's cause a riot.
[09:43] girl
    Have a drink.
[09:48] girl
    You, too, Keiji-han.
[09:49] ---
    Indeed.
[09:52] keiji
    I see.
[09:54] keiji
    So, attacking Sado...
[09:56] kane
    Yes. The details are as I explained.
[09:58] keiji
    So it's the Chief Advisor's bullying.
[10:01] kane
    However, the matter of Sado was one
    we eventually had to bring to a close.
[10:06] keiji
    I see.
[10:08] kane
    And that is why I've come to say
    farewell to you tonight, Keiji-dono.
[10:13] keiji
    Farewell?!
[10:14] kane
    Yes.
[10:15] ---
    I don't know when I'll be able
    to come back to Kyoto.
[10:17] kane
    Especially since Sado
    may end up being Hell.
[10:22] kane
    Oh, yes.
[10:23] ---
    My only regret is that I wasn't able
    to show you something interesting.
[10:28] keiji
    Something interesting?
[10:30] kane
    Indeed.
[10:31] ---
    After seeing your single blow
    with your spear the other day,
[10:35] kane
    I wanted to be able to pull off
    a similar move myself.
[10:40] keiji
    I see!
[10:42] kane
    Do you remember Mosuke?
[10:45] keiji
    Yes, your spear-bearer.
SIGN    Honkokuji
[10:50] kane
    Before he had met me,
[10:53] kane
    he was working as a blacksmith.
[10:56] kane
    He was quite famous for his skills.
[11:01] kane
    So I asked him to make me one.
[11:03] kane
    However,
[11:04] ---
    it was said that it would have been done
    right around the time of our departure,
[11:08] kane
    so I didn't think I'd be able to show you.
[11:12] keiji
    You have a point...
[11:20] kane
    Would you play me a tune
[11:23] kane
    as a farewell gift since
    I must head back to Echigo?
[11:30] keiji
    Sure.
SIGN    Echigo
SIGN    Kasugayama
SIGN    Sado
[12:45] keiji
    The location of Sado
[12:47] ---
    is almost as if there was
    a blade to Echigo's throat.
SIGN    Ashina Clan
[12:49] [SONG] sign
    Maeda Clan
[12:51] keiji
    And they have gold.
[12:54] keiji
    My uncle had wanted it.
[12:57] keiji
    My uncle and the Chief Advisor.
[12:58] keiji
    And then Sado's Honma clan.
[13:02] keiji
    They're all in this together.
[13:05] chick
    Well, that's rather
    unfortunate for Naoe-han.
[13:08] keiji
    Curse you, Uncle.
[13:10] ---
    I had even prepared
    an ice water bath for him,
[13:14] keiji
    but he still hasn't come to his senses.
[13:17] keiji
    Usugumo, there is
    something that I need.
[13:24] usu
    My, what do you plan to do with that?
[13:29] keiji
    I'd like to show Kanetsugu-dono
[13:31] keiji
    something interesting, as well.
[13:35] usu
    But...
[13:36] usu
    You're dealing with the man
    who conquered the country, right?
[13:44] keiji
    That's why it'll be interesting!
[13:47] kane
    Onward!
[14:11] toshi
    They have departed!
[14:13] toshi
    The men of the Uesugi clan
    have departed for Sado!
[14:18] toshi
    They're heading right into our trap
    without suspecting a thing!
[14:24] hide
    I see! So they did leave!
[14:27] hide
    That means that Echigo
    will soon be in our hands!
[14:39] kane
    What was that?
[14:47] soldier
    R-Reporting.
[14:50] kage
    What is it?
[14:51] soldier
    A suspicious-looking man
    riding a terrifyingly large horse
[14:55] ---
    is blocking the road.
[14:57] kane
    Suspicious-looking man?
[14:58] kage
    Well? Did you kill him?
[15:01] soldier
    Um, uh, well...
[15:03] soldier
    A-Actually...
[15:18] soldier
    H-Halt! Halt!
[15:27] keiji
    Whoa, there.
[15:33] keiji
    This barbarian armor
    is built quite well!
[15:40] soldier
    Wh-Who the hell is this guy?!
[16:00] keiji
    Come on.
[16:03] kane
    Were you looking for someone to fight?
[16:17] kane
    If that's the case...
[16:41] soldier
    Wh-What the hell?!
[16:42] soldier
    Amazing!
[16:58] mosuke
    I finally caught up!
[17:07] kane
    Mosuke, bring out the thing.
[17:09] mosuke
    Huh? Y-Yes, sir.
[17:14] mosuke
    Here you are.
[17:24] kane
    I see...
[17:32] kane
    So this is what you're after?
[17:35] kane
    If that's the case...
[17:49] soldier
    What the...
[17:51] soldier
    Now he's just dodging!
[17:53] soldier
    But why? It's just a fan, isn't it?
[17:55] mosuke
    You fool!
[17:56] ---
    That is the ultimate fan I created!
[18:22] soldier
    Wh-What the hell?!
[18:24] mosuke
    I told you.
[18:26] ---
    It's the ultimate.
[18:28] mosuke
    It's made of iron, after all.
[18:31] soldier
    I-Iron?!
[18:33] soldier
    Iron? But he's waving it
    around like it's nothing?
[18:42] kane
    Very well done, indeed, Mosuke.
[18:45] mosuke
    Thank you.
[18:52] mosuke
    What?!
[18:57] kane
    I see...
[18:58] mosuke
    Hey, hey...
[19:01] mosuke
    That can't be...
[19:06] kane
    Well, then.
[19:32] mosuke
    What? He just hit him?
[20:00] kane
    That should be enough,
[20:03] kane
    Maeda Keiji-dono.
[20:05] all
    What?!
[20:19] keiji
    All right, all right.
[20:31] keiji
    A single blow from your iron fan
[20:33] ---
    is much more powerful
    than that of a bullet.
[20:37] keiji
    It reverberated in my armor,
[20:39] soldier
    and my ears are all messed up.
[20:47] soldier
    Th-That's the legendary Maeda Keiji?!
[20:50] mosuke
    What the hell?
[20:51] ---
    So you two were pretty much playing?
[20:53] kane
    Maeda-dono,
[20:55] ---
    what brought you here?
[20:57] keiji
    Well...
[20:58] keiji
    I wanted to see the interesting
    thing you spoke of, no matter what,
[21:03] keiji
    and see? I wanted to show you this, too.
[21:08] kane
    That wasn't your only motive.
[21:20] keiji
    I, Maeda Keiji, have come
    to aid in this battle!
[21:28] kane
    But this battle
[21:31] ---
    is like sticking your head
    into the tiger's den.
[21:35] keiji
    It's because you are battling a tiger
[21:38] ---
    that I have come to help.
[21:43] keiji
    That is my righteousness!
[22:02] kane
    All units, onward to Sado!
SIGN    Episode 4 Arrival in Sado
[23:41] Kane
    Next time on Gifuu Doudou: Kanetsugu and Keiji:
[23:44] kane
    Episode 4
    "Arrival in Sado."
[23:47] kane
    Let us discuss the path
    of righteousness next time, as well.