"If this is a mortal battle, we will lose." "If this is a divine battle, we will win." "On September 9, 1561, the Uesugi army at Mt." "Saijo and the Takeda army at Kaizu Castle were glaring at each other... and waiting for a chance at the decisive battle." "So they don't plan to move, even if it means ravaging the villages." "Masatora is only human, too." "He can't overcome hunger." "No... if he was an ordinary man, he would've attacked us by now." "At this point, I guess we'll have to attack first." "I agree." "I have urgent news to report." "What is it?" "Sir Hara Mino is alive." "Demon Mino?" "Kansuke!" "So you came for me." "Sir Hara." "I'm glad you're alive!" "Ofuku, there, saved my life." "Granny, I have something to ask you." "I heard there's thick fog here at Kawanakajima." "Do you know when that happens?" "Tomorrow..." "Tomorrow?" "The clouds are moving from south to north now." "When the rain lets up in the night, the wind changes direction, and the moon appears, then there will definitely be thick fog..." "Tomorrow morning, Kawanakajima will be engulfed in fog." "Tomorrow..." "If the rain lets up tonight..." "There'll be a decisive battle... tomorrow." ""Swift as the wind"" ""Silent as the forest"" ""Conquer like the fire"" ""Unmovable as the mountain"" "FURIN KAZAN" "Episode 49:" "LIFE AND DEATH 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" "Yamanashi Dialect Coach:" "KASAI Kazuhiko Nagano Dialect Coach:" "ASO Yuri Biwa Coach:" "TOMOYOSHI Kakushin" "Cast" "YAMAMOTO Kansuke:" "UCHINO Masaaki" "TAKEDA Shingen:" "ICHIKAWA Kamejiro" "UESUGI Masatora:" "Gackt" "OBU Toramasa:" "KANEDA Akio" "BABA Nobuharu:" "TAKAHASHI Kazuya" "TAKEDA Nobushige:" "KASHIMA Noritoshi" "KOMAI Masatake:" "TAKAHASHI Issei TAKEDA Yoshinobu:" "KIMURA Ryo" "KOSAKA Toratsuna:" "TANAKA Kotaro OBU Masakage:" "MAEKAWA Yasuyuki" "KAWARAMURA Denbei:" "ARIZONO Yoshiki KUZUKASA Takichi:" "ARIMA Jiyu" "Shinome:" "SHIMIZU Misa" "YAZAKI Heizo:" "SATO Ryuta" "ITAGAKI Nobukata (flashback):" "CHIBA Shinichi" "AKIYAMA Nobutomo:" "ICHINOSE Hidekazu Hazuki:" "MANASE Juri" "TAKEDA Nobukado:" "MATSUO Toshinobu SANADA Nobutsuna:" "MORIWAKI Fumito" "KASUGA Gennojo:" "OBAYASHI Motoki Mukade:" "SUEMATSU Nobushige KANEMITSU Takemoto Myeong-Ju" "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" "OKUMA Tomohide:" "OHASHI Goro" "AIKI Ichibei:" "KONDO Yoshimasa" "Ofuku:" "MIDORI Mako" "MUROZUMI Torasada:" "KATO Takeshi" "USAMI Sadamitsu:" "OGATA Ken" "Executive Producer:" "WAKAIZUMI Hisaaki" "Produced by:" "NAKAMURA Takashi Art Direction by:" "AOKI Masakazu Technology:" "TANAKA Mitsuru Sound Effects:" "WADA Naoya" "Photography by:" "SASAKI Tatsunosuke Lighting by:" "USHIO Hirokazu Audio:" "NOHARA Tsunenori Image Art:" "YOSHIDA Kenji Continuity:" "SATO Hideki Editor:" "ABE Tadashi Art Direction Manager:" "TAKAHASHI Hideki" "Directed by:" "SHIMIZU Kazuhiko" "SEPTEMBER 9, 1561 KAIZU CASTLE" "I am like the pale moon..." "The lord is like the burning sun..." "Love is like the scattering flowers..." "The mind is like a dim forest..." "The archenemy is like a dragon..." "Battles... battles represent my life." "We'll split our army into two, to pincer attack the enemy." "Pincer attack?" "Of our 20,000 men army, we'll move 12,000 to eastern side of Mt." "Saijo in the cover of night, and attack their main camp." "That should force them to descend the mountain." "Then our remaining 8,000 men will confront them head on." "A woodpecker..." "A woodpecker?" "That is how a woodpecker gets its food." "It pecks the trunk of a tree from one side, to capture the worm that crawls out the opposite side." "That truly sounds like a woodpecker, all right." "That is the only strategy that we have." "So we'll launch a pincer attack from the front and the back." "Lord, I believe that is the best strategy." "Sir Usami!" "UESUGI'S ARMY, MT." "SAIJO" "This old woman asked to see you." "Why, hello." "It's good to see you." "Is it tomorrow?" "When the rain lets up, the clouds will move from north to south..." "From the feel of these winds, there's no doubt about it." "Tomorrow morning, Kawanakajima will be engulfed in fog." "Your vision ahead will be very limited." "Do the Takeda know that?" "That's not my business." "That's true." "Thank you for informing me." "When will we make our move?" "The earlier the better." "Tomorrow?" "Today." "What?" "We must make our move tonight." "The forces that are headed to Mt." "Saijo will attack at 6:00 AM tomorrow, at the crack of dawn." "Tomorrow morning, Kawanakajima will be engulfed in thick fog." "The enemy won't be able to see our main army's movements." "Is that true?" "Yes, it is." "Heaven will be with us." "The enemy might make their move." "What?" "Tomorrow morning, Kawanakajima will be engulfed in thick fog." "If the enemy knows that, they will take advantage of it." "So how will they attack?" "I would split the army in two, and send one force to Mt." "Saijo, to force us to descend the other side." "Then, have another force hide in the fog to attack us from the front unexpectedly." "What will we do then?" "Descend the mountain tonight." "The fog should keep us hidden." "Let's leave the flags and torches." "Wait a minute." "The enemy may not necessarily move so." "Even if they don't... this is our chance to descend." "I've been waiting for this fog." "You say that, but..." "The enemy will definitely move." "Look there." "Smoke." "Indeed." "So they're in need of provisions right away." "The forces that will be heading to Mt." "Saijo are..." "Obu..." "Baba..." "Kosaka..." "Sanada..." "and Aiki totaling 12,000." "Climb the mountain and attack the enemy's main camp at the crack of dawn." "The remaining 8,000 will be the main army and encamp at Hachimanbara." "We'll confront the enemy that have been forced to descend." "Men, prepare yourselves!" "We'll stake everything on this battle." "Let us settle the score for sure tomorrow." "September 10, the day of the decisive battle arrived." "Have a drink." "Thanks." "Have some, too." "Thanks." "Past midnight, the castle grounds were filled with warriors preparing for the big battle." "They all had a deathly resolve." "Have some." "Kansuke, isn't 12,000 too many to send to Mt." "Saijo?" "That's right." "We should ambush them at the bottom." "They will be desperate coming down." "That is why we need ample men to go up." "We must chase down the enemy first, so that they can later aid us in the pincer attack." "If I die on the mountain, I won't be able to see you again at the bottom." "Exactly." "It's been many years since I fought in a big battle like this." "It might be as far back as when I met Kansuke at Unnokuchi." "At that time, I had a deathly resolve, too." "Then again, at that time, the Takeda were my enemies." "When Kansuke and I met, we were enemies of the Takeda." "It's strange isn't it?" "Things changed after meeting our present lord." "He changed our destinies." "Lord, it is finally time for our decisive battle..." "Please exchange "sakazuki" cups with me." "In that case, Nobushige, call me "brother" tonight." "Yes, brother..." "At this time, the older brother, Shingen, was 41 years old." "The younger brother, Nobushige, was 37 years old." "Twenty years had passed since their father, Nobutora, was banished." "I've prepared lessons for my son, Nobutoyo." "You've prepared a lesson?" "As I started writing it down, I ended up with 99..." "I would definitely like to read it." "The first one is, he must never hold defiance against you." "That is the basis of it." "He must never commit treason, ever." "Then it sank deep into my heart..." "how I truly wish for a world... in which I wouldn't have to leave such words of remonstration." "Only by living it out, can you create a world like that." "Nobushige, live..." "You must live." "I have something to give you." "What is it?" "Open it up." "I wrote that on our late mother's kimono." "As the Chief Commander, I cannot fight alongside you." "However, as your brother, I wanted to protect you somehow." "Dear brother... 1:00 AM" "I'll be going first." "Father, I wish you success." "I'll be praying for your success as well." "Kosaka Danjo..." "I'll entrust everything that I have to you." "Don't rush to your death now." "You, too." "Before dawn on the 10th, one of the Takeda armies headed to Mt." "Saijo." "2:00 AM" "Kansuke, the fog is coming down the mountains." "It's almost time for us to go." "HALFWAY UP MT." "SAIJO" "Something is strange." "What is it?" "The spies we sent to the enemy camp haven't returned." "Don't tell me they read through our plan." "We'll just have to proceed." "The Takeda spies were all killed by the Uesugi men." "Meanwhile, the Uesugi army had secretly descended the mountain and were heading toward Chikuma-gawa River." "They quietly crossed the river without the sound of cracking whip." "It was the Uesugi's famous undercover strategy." "3:00 AM" "Just around the same time, the Takeda's main army quietly departed for Kawanakajima." "HACHIMANBARA, KAWANAKAJIMA" "Well?" "I can't see the enemy..." "although I see a faint light." "The attacking Takeda army was engulfed in thick fog, and was having trouble getting to the enemy's camp." "MATSUO CASTLE" "My Lady, what are you doing?" "I can really feel the winds tonight." "I am getting anxious." "Please go inside." "Is my lord in danger?" "That's the feeling I got." "If you want, I can go and check." "You needn't go." "I know..." "I have to believe..." "You should believe, too..." "in your husband." "A woman's battle is in believing..." "Yes." "Thus, dawn came to Kawanakajima." "The fog should lift soon." "Reporting!" "We can't see any movements from Mt." "Saijo!" "Nor can we hear anything!" "They appear to be a bit late because of the fog." "Kansuke, this fog may not only be advantageous to us." "Reporting!" "We see cavaliers ahead of us in the fog!" "The fog is lifting." "They've read through our plan!" "Kansuke, what is the enemy's battle formation?" "The "kurumagakari" (wheel) formation." "They've surrounded our main army." "Fire a gunshot to notify our men at Mt." "Saijo immediately." "Musket squad!" "Prepare to fire immediately!" "Fire!" "TOP OF MT." "SAIJO" "We've been tricked!" "Descend at once!" "6:00 AM" "The battle commenced at 6:00 AM." "The Takeda's vanguards were Obu Masakage and Okuma Tomohide." "Go for Masatora's head!" "The Uesugi's vanguard was Kakizaki Kageie." "Reporting!" "Our allies are descending from Mt." "Saijo!" "Send out the Akiyama forces." "Attack!" "I am terribly sorry!" "It was my miscalculation!" "Kansuke, don't panic." "You are the Takeda clan's military strategist." "The enemy is using the wheel, we are using the crane formation." "What should we do?" "Military strategist, Yamamoto Kansuke!" "Kansuke, you must become the moon's shadow... and let the lord shine." "That is what it means to be a military strategist." "You must become a true military strategist for the Kai province." "Tighten the security around the main camp!" "I want both ends to come forward!" "The back, go left and right!" "We must stick to the crane formation!" "However, it did not go as Kansuke wanted." "The series of attacks by the Uesugi army created disorder in the Takeda's formation." "We only have four hours." "At 10:00 AM, the enemy's reinforcements will arrive from Mt." "Saijo." "If we can't settle it by then, please withdraw our army immediately." "8:00 AM" "Lord..." "Nobushige..." "We will be attacking the enemy's main camp now." "In the meantime, please solidify our formation." "I am sure Obu is rushing down from Mt." "Saiji now." "Nobushige, that kimono will surely protect you." "Sir Nobushige..." "Gennojo!" "I have a favor to ask of you." "I don't mind losing my life, but I'd be very vexed to lose this kimono." "Please give it to Nobutoyo." "Leave this battlefield now to deliver it to him." "Listen, be sure to deliver it to him alive." "Lord, I can't heed that order." "Please let me accompany you." "Please do as I ask!" "Please look after Nobutoyo..." "Nobushige's heir, Nobutoyo, wore this keepsake kimono later at the Battle of Nagashino." "I wish you victory..." "I am Takeda Nobushige, the younger brother of Takeda Shingen!" "Echigo soldiers, I dare you to take my head as your merit!" "I am Takeda Nobushige!" "That's Takeda Nobushige!" "Kill him!" "Sir Nobushige!" "Sir Nobushige!" "We must rescue Sir Nobushige!" "Sir Nobushige, you mustn't die!" "Morozumi... we must bide time." "All right." "I will accompany you." "Sir Nobushige!" "The battlefield turned chaotic, with the Uesugi soldiers fighting for the head." "Takeda Nobushige died at the age of 37, with his former guardian, Morozumi Torasada, at Kawanakajima." "Reporting!" "Takeda Nobushige has died in action!" "Reporting!" "Sir Morozumi has died in action!" "Episode 49:" "LIFE AND DEATH AT KAWANAKAJIMA The End" "PREVIEW OF FINAL EPISODE" "Lord..." "Kansuke, we must win." "Follow me!" "What are you fighting for, at the stake of your province?" "It's Yamamoto Kansuke!" "Final Episode:" "DECISIVE BATTLE AT KAWANAKAJIMA" "FURIN KAZAN ERA" "Hachimanbara is where the fiercest battle at Kawanakajima was fought." "Presently, it is a park." "This statue is cherished as the symbol of the park." "In the battle at Hachimanbara, many key vassals of the Takeda died." "Tenkyu-ji Temple is where Nobushige, Shingen's younger brother, is buried." "Nobushige was loyal to his older brother until the very end." "Shingen was deeply saddened by his death." "The statue of Lord Enma on the park's premises was made by the later generations, to pray for the repose of the fallen soldiers." "Morozumi Torasada, who supported the Takeda family for two generations as their key vassal, also died in this battle." "He died at the age of 81." "Right after their deaths, the decisive battle at Kawanakajima would reach its climax."