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Hey, it's me. I'm home.

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Grandmother, are you feeling better?

3
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Of course
I'm not feeling any better.

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I'm sorry that I was so late.

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It took some time filling
the rice fields with water.

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Please, Grandmother,
you need to lay back down.

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For the wife of a land-owner
to be out in the fields and not at home!

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I never had to worry about that.

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What has this world come to?

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I've explained that to you many times.

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- Sato.
- Oh...

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Enough talk.
I need to start getting dinner ready.

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Please, Mother. You should rest
a little. I can take care of it.

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- You're helping too, Kae.
- Okay!

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ŌTHE INNER CHAMBERS

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Understood.

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So what we're suggesting
and seem to be in agreement on

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is to finalize our decision
to move the Dutch commercial house

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off the mainland
to a new location on Dejima Island.

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Pardon, Baron of Izu, but this may mean
we will have to make a show of it,

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and go ahead and publicly thank
the Christians for this opportunity.

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And we will be able to avoid suspicion
from foreign countries

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under the simple pretext
we're closing our borders

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for the purpose of
keeping out foreigners.

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- Do not speak so ironically, Tadaaki.
- Oh...

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Speaking of irony, the same
can be said about the Ōoku.

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We gathered all of the able-bodied men
into Edo Castle

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to prepare for a rebellion
from western provinces.

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But now that red-face smallpox is
ravaging the country,

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there's no worry of any feudal lords
rebelling against us anymore.

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Nowadays, the men of the Ōoku are no
longer warriors, just good-for-nothings.

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But if we were to decide
to dismiss so many men at once,

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people will begin
to grow suspicious as to why.

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We could also not ensure that it wouldn't
result in our liege's secret coming out...

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There's nothing to do except
to leave it as it is for the time being.

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Regarding our liege...
I heard that she unfrocked

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the pretty-faced monk
who came to pay his respects to her,

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and has now summoned
him to be her concubine.

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Hotta Masamori...
If only you hadn't been married,

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you could have been the one
to become the father of the next shogun.

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With your beauty, which
even the late Shogun Iemitsu favored,

42
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I'm sure his daughter
would also see the appeal...

43
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Perhaps that's true. However,

44
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that is something
my grandmother would not allow.

45
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Although there is no blood relation
between Masamori and myself,

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I consider him my grandson.

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You Six Representatives are now the core
of the top leaders of the shogunate.

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It is necessary for you
to be a united front for our country.

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I simply cannot allow any situation that
would make Masamori stand out in any way!

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So now you see what I mean,
don't you, Governor of Bungo?

51
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This is why no one could ever compete
politically with the Honored Kasuga.

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It would've been a lot easier
for us to rebel

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if you'd demonstrated jealousy
or ever showed a desire for power.

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Most of these men were
hand-selected by Kasuga

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when they were young, to become
the late Shogun Iemitsu's retainers.

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There you go, enjoy yourselves.

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In short, all of the current successes
these men have,

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they owe to Kasuga,

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and are therefore under
certain obligations to her.

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And now, gentlemen, if we may get back
to the political issues at hand?

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This plan you have to help
safeguard our country, Masakatsu-dono,

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one in which boys can no longer
come of age,

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is nevertheless quite an excellent one.

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I expect nothing less from the
sharp person you are, Baron of Tango.

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No... I didn't...

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Here. I believe that we should relocate
the Dutch commercial house

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to this small island here,
eh, Masakatsu?

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Oh, to have such wit and intelligence,
all while being unable to leave the Ōoku.

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If I could choose,
I would have wanted to include you,

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and call us
the Seven Representatives.

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I know you're doing this for your family,
but what a waste of talent.

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Now, all we need is for our liege
to give birth to an heir.

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But, at the present moment, our liege
still shows no sign of being pregnant,

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not even any morning sickness.

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You do not have to worry
about that small matter.

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I have already taken care of it.

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- Welcome home, Nobutsuna-dono.
- Mm-hmm...

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I'm going to rest early,
since today was a tiring one.

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It seems I am getting old.

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Hmm?

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Warm greetings and welcome home, Father.

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I'm so ashamed of you.

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Out of the four sons we had,

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you, my youngest, were the only one
who didn't die of this terrible plague.

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But all you want to do
is loaf around all day

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without helping
the family business at all!

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Hey, Sutezo! Are you listening?

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The thing about that is, Pops...

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I've said this to you before.

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Nowadays, when a young boy is born,

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no one will make them help
with the family business anymore.

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Boys are raised with extra care,
all the way in the back of the house.

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They're raised so they don't
contract diseases and live to grow up.

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They're treated like a shogun,
with their food delivered to them.

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- Men are the treasure of the household.

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That's what I mean when I say I'm ashamed!

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- What have I done?
- Honey, let it go.

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I will not!

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Back in my day, men used
to go out and work proper jobs.

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- Not get coddled all day at home!

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They didn't used to be treasured
only because of their seed.

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We were treasured because
we would go out and work hard every day

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to make money to provide
for our wives and our children.

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Hmm...

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Well, then that means
I was born during a great time.

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Sute!

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To be honest, listening to stories about a
world before I was born is pretty boring.

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Besides, the money I make
by pleasing women

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is far more than we make in this family
business of selling used clothing.

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Just you wait, Mom and Pops,

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and one day I'm going
to buy a beautiful castle for you.

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- Why, you little--
- Oh, yeah. One more thing, Pops.

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A person who's suffered a stroke
shouldn't be running around like that.

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I was worried about you so I let you
catch me, but we shouldn't do that again.

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Damn! Damn it!

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If I was a little younger,
I'd punch him out,

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'cause that would keep him from...

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Oh, honey...

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Aw, man. Damn it!

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Hey there, O-Kon-chan.

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You changed your hair
to the Shimada style?

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Looks good, I must say.

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Oh, wow, thank you.

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Sute-san...

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- How much was it?
- She's adorable!

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Hmm.

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Must go, cheerio.

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What a strong resemblance.

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No matter how many times I see him,
he looks just like Arikoto.

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- You. Townsman.
Huh?

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I'm speaking to you.

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Uh-- Yes! How could I help
a fine samurai like yourself?

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I wouldn't address you
if you couldn't help.

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- Bow your head!

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So, then, young man.

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Would you be interested
in working at Edo Castle?

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Huh?

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I'm asking if you'd like to work for our
liege within the grounds at Edo Castle.

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The only memory
I have of my father

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is when I saw his lifeless body hanging
like a ragged doll from a crucifix

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at Awataguchi when we were
fleeing to Tosa province.

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My father, Saito Toshimitsu,

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who was a chief retainer
to Akechi Mitsuhide,

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was crucified as a traitor after all of
the fallout from the Honnoji incident.

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O-Fuku, let us go now.

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As the kin of a traitor,
we escaped the eyes of Hashiba Hideyoshi,

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and had to live our lives
wandering from one province to another.

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My feet are hurting.

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I don't want to walk anymore...

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Princess, please
endure a little bit longer.

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In time, we'll be
passing the mountain peak.

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- Mother...

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We've been wearing the same
dirty kimono for days now.

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When will we finally rest?

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This is so embarrassing. I might as
well just go die before anyone sees me.

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That would be so much better than this.

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- Sister, you shouldn't cry.

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If you cry, you're only
going to grow more hungry.

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Yes, O-Fuku is correct, girls.

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Come on. Let us hurry.

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You don't see
your younger sister whining, do you?

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If O-Fuku can manage that, then so can we.

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Yes, Mother.

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Come now, my Princesses.

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I was the only one
of my posh sisters

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who was already
used to feeling dirty and shabby.

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My face was completely covered
in ugly pockmarks

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from the smallpox
I had contracted as a baby,

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and I was always made
fun of by children my age.

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Riki!

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O-Fuku... did you kill O-Riki?

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I beg you to divorce me.

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You stupid idiot wench!

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A samurai's jealous wife
killing her husband's concubine

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is a damned unforgivable action!

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Damn it!

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00:10:27,251 --> 00:10:30,087
Your disgusting poxface
that no makeup can cover!

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- Father!
- Huh?

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That is not what happened, Father.

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Mother was protecting me.

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O-Riki would always beat me and hit me
when no one else was around to see it.

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Mother found out, and in
the heat of the moment she...

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00:10:42,057 --> 00:10:43,475
Huh? Is that--

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00:10:46,103 --> 00:10:48,063
Is what he says true, Fuku?

185
00:10:49,857 --> 00:10:50,983
Masanari-dono...

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If word of this ever gets out, it would
be bad for you.

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It is much better for your reputation
that the reason for my leaving

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was because of my fits of crazy jealousy,
and nothing else.

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00:11:03,453 --> 00:11:05,747
So, please. Please give me a divorce.

190
00:11:09,585 --> 00:11:13,005
Senkuma... Masanari-dono is done.

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00:11:13,088 --> 00:11:14,631
- Uh...
- He’s done.

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00:11:14,715 --> 00:11:17,092
All was well until
he went over to the enemy,

193
00:11:17,175 --> 00:11:19,511
the Eastern Army
in the Battle of Sekigahara.

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But by doing so, he has offended
his lord, Kobayakawa Hideaki.

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00:11:23,599 --> 00:11:25,726
And because of that, now all he does

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00:11:25,809 --> 00:11:28,520
is drown in sake and women
every single night.

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If this type of behavior continues,
the whole Inaba clan will perish with him.

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00:11:33,859 --> 00:11:36,111
Is-- is all of that true?

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00:11:36,862 --> 00:11:37,738
Mmm.

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00:11:39,323 --> 00:11:41,908
I've heard that
in the faraway city of Edo,

201
00:11:41,992 --> 00:11:45,495
Lord Tokugawa Hidetada's
legitimate wife, Lady O-Eyo,

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00:11:45,579 --> 00:11:48,415
is with child
and is expecting a baby soon.

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00:11:49,374 --> 00:11:54,171
But, even though the shogunate is now
located in Edo, it's still savage land.

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00:11:54,254 --> 00:11:56,423
They are having trouble
finding a wet nurse,

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00:11:56,506 --> 00:11:59,134
and the shogunate has put up
a public notice board

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00:11:59,217 --> 00:12:01,970
in Awataguchi of Kyoto in search of one.

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00:12:04,556 --> 00:12:06,642
Listen carefully, Senkuma.

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00:12:07,184 --> 00:12:10,812
Your mother is considering taking the job
as wet nurse for the shogunate.

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00:12:12,564 --> 00:12:15,734
- Leaving my baby brother Naiki behind?
- That's right.

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00:12:17,319 --> 00:12:20,572
Does that make you think that
your mother has become a monster?

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00:12:21,907 --> 00:12:22,866
Mm-mmm.

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00:12:24,201 --> 00:12:27,037
Mother, I will go to Edo with you.

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00:12:28,163 --> 00:12:30,874
And if that baby happens
to become the successor,

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I will become the retainer
to that successor.

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00:12:35,545 --> 00:12:38,382
Will that be helpful,
if I do that for you, Mother?

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00:12:40,008 --> 00:12:44,304
Son, if I am granted the position of wet
nurse and you decide to follow me to Edo,

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00:12:44,388 --> 00:12:46,556
while we are within
the walls of the castle,

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you would never be able to call me Mother
ever again, is that understood?

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00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:55,357
Yes. Even so, I know I want to
accompany you and be near my mother.

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Sen... kuma.

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00:13:00,695 --> 00:13:02,656
Senkuma!

222
00:13:02,739 --> 00:13:03,782
Mother!

223
00:13:09,704 --> 00:13:11,581
The Honored Kasuga...

224
00:13:12,415 --> 00:13:13,708
The Honored Kasuga.

225
00:13:14,709 --> 00:13:16,628
- The Honored Kasuga!

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Sen... kuma.

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00:13:22,759 --> 00:13:25,637
Yes, Mother. I am here. It is I, Senkuma.

228
00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,104
I was just dreaming of the time
when you were still just a little boy.

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00:13:34,187 --> 00:13:37,274
Why have you come to my bedchamber
this morning, Masakatsu?

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I'm terribly sorry.

231
00:13:39,234 --> 00:13:42,737
But you seem to be feeling
a touch ill these days...

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Perhaps today, maybe you
should stay here and rest...

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How can you be so foolish?

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00:13:49,494 --> 00:13:54,207
You dare to ask me to stay lying down
on a day as important as this?

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Bring Arikoto here.

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What? A new Groom of the Bedchamber
is coming here to the Ōoku?

237
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Wait, wait, wait...

238
00:14:02,507 --> 00:14:04,342
Master Wada and Master Katsuta,

239
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are you attempting to pull
something over on me here?

240
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I know you might be
getting along just fine now,

241
00:14:10,724 --> 00:14:14,436
but Master Arikoto is still the rival
who won our liege's heart from you.

242
00:14:14,519 --> 00:14:16,605
Wait a minute, Gyokuei.

243
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Your suspicions are always
leading you to assume the worst.

244
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This is just like what happened
when Arikoto-dono came here.

245
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Huh?

246
00:14:24,279 --> 00:14:26,239
It was the exact same back then.

247
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The Honored Kasuga ordered the spare room
in the first wing

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to be cleaned immediately.

249
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And because the preparations that occurred
many years ago are the same as now,

250
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we can assume an arrival.

251
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What do you mean by that?
Why are you telling me this?

252
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Gyokuei, we just wanted you to know.

253
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Arikoto-dono has kindly
appointed us positions here.

254
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We have the job of overseeing
all of the seasonal festivals,

255
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including New Year's in the Ooku.

256
00:14:52,807 --> 00:14:55,143
You have no idea how grateful we are

257
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and how helpful we have found it
to have a purpose

258
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while we live our lives
locked up in the Ōoku like this.

259
00:15:00,815 --> 00:15:03,860
You can rest assured
we no longer hold any grudges

260
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towards Arikoto-dono.

261
00:15:06,488 --> 00:15:07,656
Hmm...

262
00:15:13,411 --> 00:15:14,245
Hmm?

263
00:15:14,829 --> 00:15:18,166
Let's see. It's a match!
Well, looks like I win again.

264
00:15:18,249 --> 00:15:21,628
My liege is indeed very skilled
at the game of Kai-awase.

265
00:15:21,711 --> 00:15:24,005
Perhaps you are very bad
at this game, Arikoto.

266
00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:26,257
And why are you still using "my liege"?

267
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I have told you to call me by my name
when it's just the two of us.

268
00:15:30,136 --> 00:15:31,012
Yes...

269
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but we're not exactly alone right now.

270
00:15:35,850 --> 00:15:36,810
Hmm.

271
00:15:37,852 --> 00:15:40,313
What's wrong, huh? Why the serious face?

272
00:15:40,397 --> 00:15:41,523
It's not like you.

273
00:15:42,107 --> 00:15:43,858
Uh... it's nothing.

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Arikoto.

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O-Tama is feeling a little jealous,
I think, because you and I are so close.

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- My liege...
- Yes, that's absolutely true.

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I know I will never in my life be able

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to find a love as beautiful
and true as my liege.

279
00:15:58,623 --> 00:16:02,085
But, to be honest, I don't
understand what Master Arikoto sees in her

280
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that makes him adore
such an unmanageable woman.

281
00:16:05,171 --> 00:16:07,173
- Please excuse me, my liege.
- Huh?

282
00:16:07,257 --> 00:16:11,177
Master Arikoto, the Honored Kasuga is
currently asking for you.

283
00:16:11,803 --> 00:16:14,013
- She wants to see me now?
- Hmm...

284
00:16:16,391 --> 00:16:17,767
So that's it.

285
00:16:17,851 --> 00:16:21,354
Thank you for fulfilling your duty
with our liege up until today.

286
00:16:22,021 --> 00:16:26,276
From now on, this Sutezo will be
taking on that duty in your stead.

287
00:16:27,026 --> 00:16:29,195
Ka... Kasuga-dono.

288
00:16:30,947 --> 00:16:34,325
My goodness.
You two really do look quite alike.

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00:16:34,409 --> 00:16:35,326
Kasuga-dono--

290
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I'm sure our liege
will be content with him.

291
00:16:37,787 --> 00:16:39,914
- Kasuga-dono!
- Very nice.

292
00:16:39,998 --> 00:16:41,291
Kasuga-dono!

293
00:16:42,292 --> 00:16:43,376
This will not do.

294
00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:45,378
Our liege would not...

295
00:16:46,129 --> 00:16:47,964
Our liege would never do...

296
00:16:48,715 --> 00:16:50,717
Our liege would never allow this!

297
00:16:52,802 --> 00:16:54,596
I agree with you, Arikoto.

298
00:16:54,679 --> 00:16:57,640
That is why it will be you yourself
who's going to be tasked

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with officially requesting the role change
to our liege.

300
00:17:00,935 --> 00:17:02,478
Bu-- but--

301
00:17:02,562 --> 00:17:04,480
What do you not understand?

302
00:17:05,565 --> 00:17:09,861
You have been together with our liege for
over a year now, and yet we have no heir.

303
00:17:09,944 --> 00:17:12,864
The reason for that is
because you are seedless!

304
00:17:12,947 --> 00:17:15,700
Lying in bed night after night
with someone like yourself

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00:17:15,783 --> 00:17:18,077
does not help our liege in any way!

306
00:17:18,703 --> 00:17:21,623
You should know when to step down.
How dare you?

307
00:17:27,045 --> 00:17:28,087
I didn't...

308
00:17:29,339 --> 00:17:32,133
I didn't agree to come here
by my own will.

309
00:17:32,842 --> 00:17:36,888
Even so, I tried very hard
to find what I can do,

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00:17:36,971 --> 00:17:40,391
and at last, I've found a way
to live together with our liege.

311
00:17:41,100 --> 00:17:44,896
A little more... Isn't there a way for
you to give me a little more time?

312
00:17:44,979 --> 00:17:48,775
Treatment such as this is
far too cruel for our gentle liege.

313
00:17:49,484 --> 00:17:51,277
You're treating her like an animal!

314
00:17:51,861 --> 00:17:53,071
What's in it for you?

315
00:17:53,154 --> 00:17:57,408
Why do you insist on keeping
the bloodline intact at all costs?

316
00:17:57,492 --> 00:18:01,454
What does it mean to you to desperately
protect the Tokugawa clan

317
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in a way as brutal as this?

318
00:18:08,962 --> 00:18:13,216
It means a peaceful world,
without any battles or war.

319
00:18:17,303 --> 00:18:18,262
Uh--

320
00:18:29,357 --> 00:18:33,111
Why, though?
Why are you saying this to me, Arikoto?

321
00:18:33,611 --> 00:18:37,990
You're saying that I should sleep with
a man other than the one I'm in love with?

322
00:18:38,574 --> 00:18:39,450
Yes.

323
00:18:40,034 --> 00:18:41,536
And also from now on,

324
00:18:42,078 --> 00:18:45,790
I would like to be pardoned from
any further bedchamber duties as well.

325
00:18:46,582 --> 00:18:49,544
You're not the reason
why I cannot bear children.

326
00:18:50,169 --> 00:18:52,171
I am the reason. It's me.

327
00:18:52,839 --> 00:18:56,050
I had a difficult delivery
when I gave birth to my daughter.

328
00:18:56,551 --> 00:18:57,927
I think that's what it is.

329
00:18:58,469 --> 00:19:02,890
I won't get pregnant no matter what.
It doesn't matter who the man is.

330
00:19:03,599 --> 00:19:07,979
So, Arikoto. If that is the case,
you'll die with me, right?

331
00:19:11,065 --> 00:19:14,152
You will perish along with
the Tokugawa bloodline, right?

332
00:19:17,363 --> 00:19:18,322
Yes.

333
00:19:19,907 --> 00:19:20,908
Mmm.

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THE CHRONICLE OF THE DYING DAY

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THE CHRONICLE OF THE DYING DAY