5 - Attack on Sado

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[00:02] keiji
    The moon tonight shines upon even
     the koi swimming under the water.
[00:07] keiji
    However, at Sado, we were, indeed,
     koi upon a cutting board.
[00:15] kane
    Yes.
[00:17] kane
    That was June of 1589.
[00:19] kane
    Due to the scheme of the Chief Advisor
     at the time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi,
[00:23] kane
    we headed to Sado, with the fate
     of the Uesugi clan in our hands.
[00:27] keiji
    However, what we saw there was
    a foolish play due to the fact that
[00:30] keiji
    the Kawarada-Honma clan of the north
     and the Hamochi-Honma clan of the south
[00:34] keiji
    had joined together secretly
    and were pretending to be at war.
[00:39] kane
    Because of that, we were unable to act,
[00:43] kane
    and we almost were destroyed
[00:46] kane
    without being able to bring
    the Chief Advisor's scheme to light.
[00:50] keiji
    And then your secret plan took flight!
[00:57] keiji
    These women...
[01:00] kane
    Kumano Buddhist nuns.
[01:02] kane
    They bear the sorrows of the world
[01:04] kane
    and have no choice
    but to rely on Buddha.
[01:10] keiji
    I see!
[01:12] keiji
    So Naoe-dono's secret plan
    was to make use of these women.
[01:18] seion
    Hideyoshi's messenger
    has already left Kyoto.
[01:24] kane
    That messenger will claim
    the Uesugi clan is incompetent
[01:27] kane
    for not being able to bring
    Sado under control.
[01:36] keiji
    That'd be more than
    enough of an excuse
[01:39] keiji
    for Hideyoshi to take
    the Uesugi clan's land from them.
[01:49] kane
    Because of that, we...
[01:53] both
    ...became fierce dragons!
[02:01] nar
    Two eccentrics enter battle.
[02:07] nar
    Dazzling Sengoku Period Story:
    Kanetsugu and Keiji.
[02:11] nar
    Gifuu Doudou!!
SIGN    Attack on Sado
[04:24] keiji
    They aren't even bearing flags...
[04:27] keiji
    They aren't soldiers.
[04:29] seion
    They are mere farmers.
[04:31] mosuke
    What?! Why are farmers
    dressed as soldiers?
[04:36] seion
    Those men had their families taken hostage
[04:40] seion
    and came to the river to be killed.
[04:43] keiji
    What?!
[04:46] soldier
    Stop struggling!
[04:46] farmer
    Please show mercy!
[04:47] soldier
    You don't care what
    happens to your family?
[04:50] farmer
    B-But...
[04:52] son
    G-Grandfather!
[04:54] soldier
    Shut up! All of you,
    keep your mouths shut!
[04:56] soldier
    Listen well.
[04:58] soldier
    These geezers have a very, very
    important job they must do for Sado.
[05:03] soldier
    Right.
[05:05] soldier
    They're going to throw away their lives
    and become targets for the enemy.
[05:10] soldier
    Now, get moving!
[05:12] son
    Grandfather!
[05:17] kane
    How horrible...
[05:18] kane
    Just for the sake of this foolish play?
[05:33] sub
    Well done, sir.
[05:35] taka
    Hmph. I can't really brag
    when the targets are that flimsy.
[05:38] taka
    I'm done.
[05:42] taka
    More importantly, what about
    the Chief Advisor's messenger?
[05:45] sub
    Yes, sir. They should reach Sado
     in about two days.
[05:54] fat
    I see. Two days, huh?
    I can hardly wait.
[06:01] sub
    Takatsuna-sama, the Uesugi army
     has ordered us to cross the river
[06:05] sub
    and attack the enemy.
[06:09] fat
    They say that,
[06:11] fat
    but as soon as we step into the water,
    we'll be greeted by a hailstorm of bullets.
[06:14] fat
    We'd like to move, but we can't.
[06:16] fat
    Right? Right?
[06:18] sub
    Yes, sir.
[06:20] fat
    However, since we should
    probably honor their request,
[06:24] fat
    go ahead and put more
    of the farmers into the river.
[06:33] fat
    Do your best at getting shot!
[06:43] kane
    I beg of you to wait.
[06:44] kane
    These men are not soldiers, but farmers
     who have nothing to do with this war.
[06:49] kane
    If you're going to attack the enemy,
    why not use your own men?
[06:54] fat
    What?!
[06:57] fat
    What are you talking about?
[07:00] fat
    Unlike you, our Kawarada-Honma
    clan lacks numbers,
[07:04] fat
    so we have no choice
    but to attack with farmers!
[07:10] fat
    Not to mention, these brave farmer
     soldiers have volunteered themselves
[07:16] fat
    to help the North ensure victory. Right?
[07:20] fat
    Speak the truth, and you know what'll
    happen to your family and village. Right?
[07:26] old
    Y-Yes, sir...
[07:29] fat
    See? It brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it?
[07:33] fat
    They're sacrificing themselves for Sado.
[07:40] mosuke
    These men...
[07:43] fat
    Alrighty, off you go...
    not to the River Styx, but to the River Kou.
[07:47] old
    Y-Yes, sir...
[07:50] mosuke
    Hey, wait a second!
[07:53] olds
    No... This is our duty...
[07:58] fat
    See? Have fun!
[08:08] fat
    See ya!
[08:12] mosuke
    So cruel!
[08:13] keiji
    This is annoying. How 'bout
    we take care of the fat one first?
[08:18] kane
    No, we'll just have to let them go for now.
[08:22] kane
    Keiji-dono. Did you not see
    the tears in those farmers' eyes?
[08:36] kane
    Those tears are not from the fear of dying...
[08:42] kane
    Those are tears of joy
[08:44] kane
    because they are able to protect
    their families and village.
[08:53] keiji
    Then...
[08:54] kane
    Indeed! Those are the farmers'
    tears of righteousness.
[09:01] keiji
    Then we will have to completely destroy
     this world of suffering known as Sado.
[09:07] kane
    Yes.
[09:18] kage
    It's been seven days since we arrived in Sado.
[09:22] kane
    It appears that we'll have to
     proceed with just our army.
[09:25] fuji
    But if that were to happen,
    the army of the North would betray us,
[09:29] fuji
    join up with the South, bear their fangs at us,
    and then have us surrounded.
[09:33] fuji
    You said that yourself,
     did you not, Naoe-dono?
[09:37] kane
    However, if the fangs
    of the South were to break...
[09:40] fuji
    What?
[09:44] kage
    The North would then attack the South
     since they have no chance of winning,
[09:47] kage
    and because they fear our fangs.
[09:51] fuji
    I-I see... do you plan on using
    some magic, then, Naoe-dono?
[10:02] kane
    It's about to begin...
[10:10] soldier
    Damn it...
[10:12] soldier
    We keep getting more and more geezers
    because Takatsuna-sama's having fun...
[10:22] soldiers
    Wh-What?!
[10:30] keiji
    Let's have you leave
    those old men behind.
[10:38] soldier
    M-Monster! Stay back! We'll kill them!
[10:51] keiji
    I apologize for frightening you.
    Now, go back to your villages.
[10:58] olds
    Thank you! Thank you!
[11:05] kane
    Mosuke!
[11:06] mosuke
    Y-Yes, sir!
[11:11] mosuke
    But why are we taking the North's flags?
[11:16] kane
    Do you not understand?
[11:17] kane
    The farmers who were shot
     in the river did not have flags,
[11:20] kane
    and Fujita's army that was
     attacked had the Uesugi flags.
[11:25] kane
    Meaning, the North and the South
    are attacking those who do not have flags.
[11:33] mosuke
    Huh?
[11:34] kane
    To put it another way, as long as we
    have the flags of the North army,
[11:38] kane
    the South will not fight seriously.
[11:42] kane
    However, that leaves them less guarded.
[11:45] mosuke
    I see!
[11:47] keiji
    Surprising the enemy and attacking
    at once will ensure our victory!
[11:52] mosuke
    But will it really go that easily?
[11:56] kane
    Of course, this is nothing
     more than a wager.
[12:01] kane
    But know this!
[12:03] kane
    Both Heaven and Hell are left behind;
[12:06] kane
    I stand in the moonlit dawn,
     free from clouds of attachment.
[12:11] keiji
    Those words...
[12:13] keiji
    resonated in my soul.
[12:16] kane
    Those are the words that
    Lord Kenshin said on his deathbed.
SIGN     Both Heaven and Hell are left behind;
    I stand in the moonlit dawn,
    free from clouds of attachment.
[12:23] keiji
    It doesn't matter whether
    the destination is Heaven or Hell.
[12:26] keiji
    Just like the moonlit dawn,
    my soul is bright.
[12:34] keiji
    A magnificent resolve in the face of death.
    Nothing less from Lord Kenshin.
[12:39] keiji
    And I was about to learn
    the greatest secret of the Uesugi clan
[12:43] keiji
    that linked Lord Kenshin
     and Kanetsugu-dono...
[12:48] keiji
    along with the end of the attack on Sado.
[12:52] kane
    Yes... But speaking of resolve...
[12:58] keiji
    The ones we should not forget
    are those beautiful soldiers...
[13:05] seion
    We shall accompany you.
[13:27] kane
    Y-You're...
[13:29] nar
    It can be said that in this age of war,
    there were no men and women in battle.
[13:36] nar
    It was not uncommon for women
     to be foot soldiers.
[13:41] kane
    But why would nuns like yourselves do this?
[13:45] seion
    I shall give you that answer if we survive.
[13:57] keiji
    It's as if they are flowers
     on the battlefield.
[14:01] fuji
    Naoe-dono is dangerous!
[14:03] fuji
    I heard that he is going to engage in battle,
     using a rather odd method.
[14:07] fuji
    At this rate, he'll end up as I did the other day when we were defeated by the South!
[14:13] kage
    Fujita!
[14:13] fuji
    Yes, sir!
[14:15] kage
    You will now know the real Kanetsugu.
[14:18] fuji
    Sir?
[14:27] fat
    Who the hell are they?
[14:39] taka
    They seem to be headed this way.
[14:41] sub
    They are carrying the flags of the North...
[14:45] taka
    We have no choice.
[14:46] taka
    Shoot some warning shots
     into the sky and scare them off.
[14:49] sub
    Yes, sir.
[15:06] soldier
    Hey, we don't have to attack because
     they have the North's flags, right?
[15:10] soldier
    Yeah, that's right.
[15:27] jiro
    All that's left is to get rid
    of this horse trap.
[15:35] taka
    But did the North have men
     who looked like that?
[15:42] sub
    That barbarian armor and giant horse...
[15:44] sub
    Could that be Maeda Keiji?!
[15:48] fat
    What?!
[15:50] sub
    That is the Uesugi army, after all!
[15:53] fat
    Im... Im... Impossible!
[15:57] fat
    Shoot! Shoot them!
    Shoot them to death!
[16:06] fat
    Wh-What?!
[16:18] kage
    All troops, forward!
[16:20] army
    Yeah!
[16:22] kage
    Kick the Kawarada army into the river.
[16:25] kage
    Cut down any who point a sword at you!
[16:32] taka
    Th-That's the Uesugi army!
[16:36] taka
    That means...
[16:52] seion
    Show these men no mercy!
[16:58] nuns
    Yes, Milady!
[17:06] soldiers
    Th-They're monsters—
[17:14] taka
    I-I-Impossible...
[17:17] fuji
    Wh-What a surprise!
    Is this Naoe Kanetsugu?!
[17:23] kage
    We will be going as well, Fujita.
    We cannot let Kanetsugu die!
[17:29] fujita
    Yes, sir!
[17:31] sub
    Mi-Milord! The South's army
     is being destroyed,
[17:35] sub
    and the Uesugi army is heading our way.
[17:38] sub
    What shall we do? Please decide!
[17:46] fat
    All troops attack the southern army!
[17:49] sub
    But, Milord, that's—
[17:50] fat
    I will not assist a crippled army.
[17:53] fat
    So we shall strike and destroy
    the South's army before Uesugi gets to them!
[17:58] fat
    That is the only way we will survive!
[18:12] taka
    Takatsuna! You betrayed us!
[18:16] fat
    Shut up! Sado is all mine!
[18:25] fat
    What?
[18:34] kane
    The winners and losers
    have been determined in this battle.
[18:37] kane
    Consequently, there is no need
    for anymore pointless bloodshed.
[18:41] kane
    Let those, both North and South,
[18:44] kane
    who pledge allegiance
    to the Uesugi clan, surrender now!
[18:46] kane
    However, if there are
     still those who oppose...
[18:49] kane
    I, Naoe Kanetsugu...
[18:52] keiji
    And I, Maeda Keiji...
[18:59] both
    Shall become fierce dragons
    and confront you with righteousness!
[19:37] nar
    The winners and losers were
    determined with this one battle.
[19:42] nar
    Not just the North and the South,
[19:44] nar
    but all the other leaders from Sado, as well,
    surrendered to Uesugi, one after another.
[19:50] nar
    The head of the South's army, Honma Takasue,
[19:54] nar
    ran back to Hamochi Castle after his defeat.
[19:57] nar
    And when the Chief Advisor's
     messenger arrived,
[20:02] nar
    everything was done.
[20:06] messenger
    I-Impossi—
[20:33] kane
    We would not have been able to win this
     battle without your help, Seion-dono.
[20:39] seion
    No, it is was all Buddha's guidance.
[20:43] kane
    Now that you've survived, what do
    you wish of the promise you made?
[20:57] seion
    Yes. I would like to bring
    a red-light district to this land...
[21:01] seion
    And I would like to run it.
[21:03] kane
    Wh-What?
[21:06] seion
    After this, there will be many men
    who will come here looking for gold.
[21:13] seion
    And from that,
[21:14] seion
    a world of suffering for women called
     the red light district will be born.
[21:19] kane
    Are you saying you will protect these women
     by becoming the master of this world of suffering?
[21:25] seion
    I have seen many forms
    of righteousness in this land.
[21:29] seion
    First, the righteousness as a samurai that you
     and the others have shown, Kanetsugu-sama.
[21:33] seion
    Another form was the farmers' righteousness
     to protect their families and village.
[21:37] seion
    Everyone had their own righteousness.
[21:41] seion
    Therefore, if we can save other women
    who are enduring a life of prostitution,
[21:46] seion
    that is the righteousness of us,
     who serve Buddha.
[22:04] kane
    If that is, indeed, righteousness,
     then there is no other choice.
SIGN    Episode 6 Uesugi's Righteousness
[23:40] Kane
    Next time on Gifuu Doudou: Kanetsugu and Keiji:
[23:44] kane
    Episode 6
    "Uesugi's Righteousness."
[23:47] kane
    Let us discuss the path
    of righteousness next time, as well.