"Under the "kitsutsuki" (woodpecker) strategy that Kansuke proposed, 12,000 of the Takeda troops advanced to Mt." "Saijo in the fog." "However, Masatora read through his strategy, and secretly descended the mountain with his entire army and crossed the Chikuma River." "Unaware of this, Shingen had sent his main army of 8,000 to Kawanakajima to confront the enemy being chased down the mountain." "But at dawn..." "The fog is lifting." "On the other side of the thick fog was the Uesugi army." "The Takeda army fought the gushing enemy forces with their" ""kakuyoku" (crane) formation, but because they were caught by surprise, they were forced to change their plans." "They had to hold back the enemy until their divided force rushed back from Mt." "Saijo." "Nobushige and Morozumi fought with a deathly resolve." "The hour that would determine the life or death of the Takeda clan was approaching." "Sir Nobushige!" ""Swift as the wind"" ""Silent as the forest"" ""Conquer like the fire"" ""Unmovable as the mountain"" "FURIN KAZAN" "Final Episode:" "DECISIVE BATTLE AT KAWANAKAJIMA" "Original Story by:" "INOUE Yasushi" "Screenplay by:" "OMORI Sumio" "Music by:" "SENJU Akira" "Theme Music Performed by:" "NHK Symphony Orchestra Theme Music Conductor:" "TAKASEKI Ken Performed by:" "The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra" "Title Letters by:" "KAKINUMA Koji Narrator:" "KAGAMI Sachiko" "Period Consultant:" "SHIBATSUJI Shunroku Customs Consultant:" "FUTAKI Kenichi Architecture Consultant:" "HIRAI Kiyoshi Wardrobe Consultant:" "KOIZUMI Kiyoko" "Sword Fighting/Martial Arts Coach:" "HAYASHI Kunishiro Conduct Coach:" "NISHIKAWA Minosuke Horse-Riding Coaches:" "TANAKA Mitsunori, TSUJII Keiji" "Imperial Palace Dialect Coach:" "HORII Reiichi Kyoto Dialect Coach:" "INOUE Yukiko Yamanashi Dialect Coach:" "KASAI Kazuhiko Nagano Dialect Coach:" "ASO Yuri" "Cast" "YAMAMOTO Kansuke:" "UCHINO Masaaki" "TAKEDA Shingen:" "ICHIKAWA Kamejiro" "UESUGI Masatora:" "Gackt" "Lady SANJO:" "IKEWAKI Chizuru" "OBU Toramasa:" "KANEDA Akio" "BABA Nobuharu:" "TAKAHASHI Kazuya" "KOMAI Masatake:" "TAKAHASHI Issei TAKEDA Yoshinobu:" "KIMURA Ryo" "KOSAKA Toratsuna:" "TANAKA Kotaro OBU Masakage:" "MAEKAWA Yasuyuki" "KAWARAMURA Denbei:" "ARIZONO Yoshiki AKIYAMA Nobutomo:" "ICHINOSE Hidekazu" "KUZUKASA Takichi:" "ARIMA Jiyu Okuma:" "ASADA Aoi" "YAZAKI Heizo:" "SATO Ryuta" "Princess Ogoto:" "KONNO Mahiru" "Hisa:" "MIZUKAWA Asami" "Momo:" "NISHIDA Naomi" "Ritsu:" "MAEDA Aki" "Princess Yu:" "SHIBAMOTO Yuki" "TAKEDA Nobutora (flashback):" "NAKADAI Tatsuya Lady OI (flashback):" "FUBUKI Jun" "ITAGAKI Nobukata (flashback):" "CHIBA Shinichi AMARI Torayasu (flashback):" "RYU Raita" "MUROZUMI Torasada (flashback):" "KATO Takeshi OYAMADA Nobuari (flashback):" "TANABE Seiichi" "Mitsu (flashback):" "KANJIYA Shihori HARA Toratane (flashback):" "SHISHIDO Kai TAKEDA Nobushige (flashback):" "KASHIMA Noritoshi" "YAMATAKA Heizaemon:" "NISHIMURA Makoto ISHIGURO Gorobei:" "DAN Tomoyuki MIYASHITA:" "TAKEDA Hisao FUKAI:" "HAGINO Hidenori" "Jugoro:" "YOSHIDA Sho Mitsu:" "AIHARA Kira WAKAKOMA HIMAWARI THEATRE GROUP AIZU BUSHIDO" "Photographed in Cooperation with:" "Yamanishi Prefecture Nagano Prefecture Niigata Prefecture Nagano City in Nagano Prefecture Tateshina City in Nagano Prefecture Nagawa City in Nagano Prefecture" "NAOE Sanetsuna:" "NISHIOKA Tokuma" "SANADA Yukitaka:" "SASAKI Kuranosuke" "KAKIZAKI Kageie:" "KANEDA Kenichi" "AIKI Ichibei:" "KONDO Yoshimasa" "MURAKAMI Yoshikiyo:" "NAGASHIMA Toshiyuki" "Ofuku:" "MIDORI Mako" "USAMI Sadamitsu:" "OGATA Ken" "Executive Producer:" "WAKAIZUMI Hisaaki" "Produced by:" "NAKAMURA Takashi Art Direction by:" "AOKI Masakazu Technology:" "KAWASAKI Kazuhiko Sound Effects:" "ISHIKAWA Takao" "Photography by:" "ISHIHASHI Masao Lighting by:" "IUCHI Minoru Audio:" "NOHARA Tsunenori Image Art:" "KANEZAWA Masato Continuity:" "SATO Hideki Editor:" "ABE Tadashi Art Direction Manager:" "TAKAHASHI Hideki" "Directed by:" "SHIMIZU Kazuhiko" "Reporting!" "Takeda Nobushige has died in action!" "Reporting!" "Morozumi Bungo has died in action!" "Who cares about the province..." "If there is no province, there is no battle..." "If there is no battle, imagine how the world would be..." "There cannot exist a world like that..." "In that case..." "What does Buddha exist for?" "Or, is there really no Buddha?" "Even Buddha cannot stop the battles in this world." "You are truly a sad man, aren't you?" "Lord, the army is finally in formation." "We should be able to hold out for a couple of hours." "Our reinforcements from Mt." "Saijo will be arriving shortly." "Then we shall rise victorious!" "Kansuke, we must win..." "To defend is not enough." "We must win!" "Yes, Sir!" "Move Sir Yoshinobu close to the main camp." "Very well." "We have no strategies left..." "Please protect the lord." "I'll go out, too." "SEKISUI-JI TEMPLE, KAI" "Lady Ogoto..." "Yes?" "Are you with child?" "Yes." "This is my third one." "Just relax." "You have the Takeda child in you, so you must take care of yourself." "Keep comfortable." "You needn't bow to me." "Yes, my Lady." "Thank you for your kind words." "I came here to talk to you today." "May I sit there?" "Yes." "What nice clouds..." "They're floating in the sky..." "I wish I could be like that." "Did you want to go somewhere?" "Well..." "When the winds blow, you just have to go with the flow..." "That's the fate of the clouds." "But it appears the lord and Yamamoto Kansuke... find their fate to be in creating those winds." "Lord, we took longer than we should have." "The enemy has brought their battle formation together." "Their reinforcements should be arriving shortly, too." "Then we'll be caught in their pincer attack." "Please think about retreating." "Usami, the enemy aren't withdrawing their forces." "As long as they don't flee, we have a chance to get Shingen's head." "However, if we don't retreat, they'll gain the advantage." "We should avoid death now." "Even if I flee, this land will remain." "I'm going to free this land, caught in a bad dream." "Men, follow me!" "Lord!" "KASUGAYAMA CASTLE, ECHIGO" "Listen, Unomatsu." "Your uncle is fighting as the incarnation of the Bishamonten." "Pray hard for his victory." "Meanwhile, the Takeda ambush force had come down Mt." "Saijo, crossed Chikuma River, and were approaching the back of the Uesugi." "Sanada Yukitaka!" "Murakami Yoshikiyo!" "Prepare to fire!" "Fire!" "Kill Sanada!" "Push them back!" "Sir Yamamoto!" "The enemy's soldiers are forging toward us!" "Notify the main camp immediately." "Denbei..." "Takichi..." "Lead the foot soldiers and attack the enemy's main camp." "Kansuke!" "Young Lord Yoshinobu, what are you doing here?" "I'll attack the enemy's main camp." "Please go back." "Please leave things to me." "If you move from your spot, the main camp will be open to attack by the enemy." "Please protect my father." "You must stay by his side." "Young Lord Yoshinobu!" "Do not take your life lightly!" "Your life is far more valuable than mine!" "You are the valuable heir to the Takeda family." "If you don't protect the lord, who will?" "Please go back!" "I cannot let you go any farther than this." "Please return to the main camp!" "Please take care of Young Lord Katsuyori." "Please give him your guidance." "Please protect the Takeda clan." "Now, go!" "Listen well." "The outcome of the battle isn't determined by who you decide to betray." "It's by what you protect, and what you stand to lose." "You must become the moon's shadow, so that the lord will always shine." "You must become a true military strategist to Kai." "Lord..." "Do not die..." "Princess..." "I get it now..." "That time, too..." "You were trying to stop me..." "Kansuke!" "Princess..." "No..." "But..." "You needn't worry..." "I am still alive." "As I am alive..." "I will not give up." "I want the lord to rule!" "I am still alive!" "Withdraw!" "Don't leave the main camp open to attack!" "Go back!" "Go back!" "Yamamoto Kansuke!" "Withdraw your forces!" "We'll just end up with unnecessary casualties!" "We'll both go down!" "Withdraw your forces!" "You're a fool!" "You'd let your province fall?" "What are you fighting for?" "Stop him!" "Lord!" "Are you all right?" "Look at this." "I blocked three strokes, but..." "There are seven slashes on it." "Who would've thought he would battle like that?" "He is truly the dragon god of Echigo." "You'd let your province fall?" "What are you fighting for?" "I fight...to live." "I fight for the people I care about!" "Master!" "I can see... our flags..." "I can see... my lord... my home flag..." "Lord, I can clearly see the road to supremacy." "What kind of road is it?" "You must first govern Shinano." "Then proceed on to Echigo." "Beyond Echigo is the sea." "Sea?" "You'll control the northern sea, then move on south to Suruga." "You'll cut through the two seas of the north and the south." "Kai will take the two seas?" "Then Kai will become the most powerful province in Japan." "I can see it..." "I can still see it..." "I can still fight..." "Heizo..." "Take my head..." "Kansuke..." "Take this..." "Heizo..." "What Kansuke saw was the Sanada flag rushing down Mt." "Saijo." "We won..." "We won!" "Lord..." "We won!" "Please give our shouts of victory!" "Takeda's military strategist, Yamamoto Kansuke," "I'm taking your head!" "KANSUKE'S RESIDENCE, KAI" "Where did the buddhist statue go?" "Okuma!" "Coming!" "Oh my." "Okuma!" "I brought some eggplants..." "Ritsu..." "Ritsu!" "You are my castle." "And I am the moon's shadow that covers it." "I am always watching over you." "The battle had come to an end." "In the morning, after the battle broke out, the Uesugi army was favored." "In the afternoon, when the Takeda reinforcements arrived from Mt." "Saijo, the Takeda was favored." "Countless soldiers died as a result." "However, even after this fierce battle, the score remained unsettled." "The Uesugi army retreated temporarily to Zenko-ji Temple." "Naoe, I want to see the heads at Mt." "Motodori, enroute back to Echigo." "We took the heads of Takeda Nobushige, Morozumi Bungo, and Yamamoto Kansuke." "Therefore, it is our victory." "No... the battles will continue." "The Takeda will surely wage another battle against us." "They may target Joshu next." "The Takeda's greed is endless." "The Takeda are fighting to survive these turbulent times." "They are going down the path of carnage." "This turbulent time is just a moment in a dream." "A person's life is like the morning dew." "Heizo..." "I named our son after my father... and our daughter after the woman you loved dearly in the past... because I wanted you to cherish life itself." "Mother, why aren't you eating?" "HEIZO'S RESIDENCE, ECHIGO" "It's all right." "When your father returns, he'll need something to eat." "I want him to eat his fill." "Are we low on food supply?" "Please eat mine." "You needn't give up yours." "Mother, have mine." "It's all right." "Don't worry." "I'll eat up with Father later." "Kansuke!" "Kansuke!" "Kansuke!" "Kansuke!" "Kansuke..." "Yamataka Heizaemon..." "Ishiguro Gorobei..." "Thank you for retrieving the heads of Nobushige and Morozumi..." "Brother, it was hard on me." "Did you think I enjoyed behaving as Father wished?" "Father hated you because he was afraid of your brilliance." "I knew that I was inferior to you." "Nobushige." "Our vassals are aware, also." "Sir Nobushige!" "Even if our vassals thought I lacked the competence..." "Even if I had to swallow my pride on it..." "I was planning to succeed if you didn't rise." "Brother, I am truly glad that you made the decision..." "I am truly glad that you have risen against him." "I, Nobushige, know very well how hard it must've been on you." "I will gladly take orders from you." "Nobushige..." "Lord..." "It's Yamamoto Kansuke!" "Kansuke..." "Lord!" "Denbei!" "Takichi!" "It's the Master's head!" "I got it back!" "It's the Master's head!" "Is that really Kansuke's head?" "Yes, it certainly is." "Look at that face." "There's no doubt about it." "Takichi..." "Place it on his body." "Kansuke..." "The damn guy... is smiling..." "Yes, he is..." "Let's give our victory shouts." "Our victory shouts..." "Hurray!" "Hurray!" "4 PM" "Thus, at 4 PM, the Takeda gave their victory shouts and left Hachimanbara." "I'm not going to die..." "If I die, I can't go home." "Hisa..." "Jugoro..." "Mitsu..." "I'm coming home to you." "I've had enough of battles." "I'm going home to all of you..." "I'm not going to die..." "I'm going home..." "The decisive battle at Kawanakajima was thought to be the fiercest during the warring era." "In that battle, a certain military strategist had a heroic death." "He lived, loved, and died..." "Yamamoto Kansuke dreamt of Takeda Shingen's supreme rule." "It was a dream that enabled Kansuke to live his life out." "Those who chase dreams, will learn the endlessness of it." "Those with unfinished dreams are like glorious flowers in bloom." "Kansuke, I can see it..." "The flower blooming in you." "So I'm not scared of you." "THE END" "FURIN KAZAN ERA" "Kawanakajima is where the Takeda and Uesugi fought many battles." "In a fierce battle there, Yamamoto Kansuke died." "Despite the considerable sacrifices involved, the score was not settled in the fateful battles." "Shingen targeted Suruga after that." "His heir, Yoshinobu, whose wife was from the Imagawa family, opposed it." "In 1565, Yoshinobu was confined at Toko-ji Temple for treason." "He dies there in despair." "Some say he committed suicide, while others say he died of illness." "His key vassal, Obu Toramasa, was also punished with Yoshinobu." "Lady Sanjo died soon after Yoshinobu died." "In 1572, Shingen goes out to take supreme rule." "However, by then, his luck had run out." "He collapsed with illness." "He willed that his death be hidden for three years." "In the Battle of Nagashino, Princess Yu's son, Katsuyori, suffered a major defeat from Oda Nobunaga." "In this battle, he loses many key vassals, including Baba Nobuharu." "Three years later, another hero leaves this world." ""Even a life-long prosperity is but one cup of saké." "A life of forty-nine years is passed in a dream."" "It is said to be Uesugi Kenshin's death poem." "Nine years after Shingen's death, Katsuyori and his wife are forced to commit suicide by Oda Nobunaga." "That brought an end to the Takeda army that was known to be the strongest during the warring era." "The warring era that Kansuke lived in, was about to come to an end."