"202)}RYOMANDEN:" "Episode 6 Season 1:" "Ryoma The Dreamer ..." "The katana is no more than a sewing needle!" "..." "Swords and knives have no use at all!" "Hey!" "For me!" "What purpose does kenjutsu training serve?" "I don't know anymore!" "If you feel there is no longer any purpose in studying the essence of kendo." "why are you still here?" "Get out please!" "I've done something really stupid!" "What have..." "What have I done!" "~" "[DRAGON]" "RYOMADEN" "SEASON 1 RYOMA THE DREAMER" "EPISODE 6 :" "Where is Shōin?" "[Shōin hadokoda?" "]" "Screenwriter:" "Fukuda Yasushi" "Music:" "Sato Naoki 151)}This is a free fansub." "NOT FOR SALE." "Please do NOT hardsub or stream this work on any streaming site." "Thanks for your understanding." "Fukuyama Masaharu as Sakamoto Ryoma" "Kagawa Teruyuki as Iwasaki Yataro" "Omori Nao as Takechi Hanpeita" "Hirosue Ryoko as Hirai Kao" "Terajima Shinobu as Sakamoto Otome" "Kanjiya Shihori as Chiba Sana" "Sato Takeru as Okada Izo" "Pierre Taki as Mizobuchi Hironojo" "Masuda Takeshi as Masahiro Abe" "Watanabe Ikkei as Chiba Jutaro" "Kaoru Okunuki as Tomi Takechi" "Miyasako Hiroyuki as Hirai Shujiro" "Tanihara Shosuke as Katsura Kogoro" "Min Tanaka as Yoshida Toyo" "Namase Kacheuhisa as Yoshida Shōin" "Kanie Keizo as Iwasaki Yajiro" "Mitsuko Baisho as Miwa Iwasaki" "Kondo Masashige as Lord Yamauchi Toyoshige" "Satomi Kotaro as Chiba Sadakichi" "Producer:" "Suzuki Kei" "Director:" "Ootomo Keiji" "Tosa Clan Lodgings]" "Miss?" "220)}[Mizobuchi Hironojo]" "Well... 222)}[Chiba Sana]" "I'm Sana from Chiba dojo." "Oh!" "The demon beauty of Chiba"?" "!" "("Chiba no Onikomachi"?" ")" "I am not a demon!" "no...no..." "I just never expected you to be such a lovely lady...." "Is Sakamoto Ryoma-san here please?" "Ryoma?" "He's left for training... at Chiba dojo." "Huh?" "Oh!" "Oh!" "I won!" "oji-chan (young uncle)!" "Yes!" "One more time." "OK?" "I have to go home now." "Me too." "Is it so late already?" "Let's go home." "Bye!" "Bye!" "see you all tomorrow!" "See you!" "It's Sakamoto Ryoma!" "Yes." "Huh!" "Ryoma." "Yep!" "~" "You're sweaty all over!" "as usual!" "Ah~~~" "You have a visitor." "Missy has come to see you." "Heh?" "Ah!" "O'Sana-sama!" "I just found out I've been duped by someone every day." "Why are you here?" "Sakamoto-san." "..." "You'll be kicked out of the school." "I've told a kenjutsu teacher... and the rest...." "He will never forgive me." "That's why you need to apologize and admit you were wrong." "But where have I got it wrong?" "!" "I don't understand at all." "A Samurai... that's our natural calling!" "Ah." "Sakamoto-san!" "I can't get the Black Ships out of my head!" "How on earth can you build such a thing?" "Just once..." "I wish I could go on and have a look..." "That's all I've been able to think of." "But why...?" "To give up kendo just because you see a Black Ship?" "Sakamoto-san is probably the only person in Edo who would do that!" "I still haven't given it up." "Oh for crying out loud... please!" "Please help me ask Father to let Sakamoto-san back." "205)}[Chiba Jutaro]" "I can't!" "It was Sakamoto's own decision to give up his sword." "after you've believed so stongly in something." "It could happen to anyone!" "Don't tell me that even you're just going to stand aside and do nothing!" "Sana" "You know..." "I like Sakamoto-san." "You said yourself..." ""I will help you bring your love to fruition! Sana." "Brother is a stupid idiot!" "what was Sana going on about?" "Eh?" "!" "Did she want Sakamoto to come back?" ".." "I don't know what's wrong with her  214)}[Chiba Sadakichi] to be honest." "Eh?" "If we draw... I'm sure there's no way we can win." "sir!" "..." "It is even more important for Samurai to treat the sword as a part of themselves." "Constantly refining ourselves." "For men like Sakamoto." "It all depends on whether he's able to recognize this himself..." "It's just as Katsura-san had said before." "..." "They'll have their eyes on Japan." "was taken straight from Shōin-sensei's mouth*." "Hmm...?" "He'd seen this coming long ago." "Shōin-sensei*?" "[At the Chosu clan residence...]" "What is it this time?" "You look awful again... 214)}[Katsura Kogoro] I can't sleep at all." "I see." ".." "What is Shōin-sensei.." "...really like?" "Huh?" "right?" "Yoshida Shōin-sensei is an amazing person." "he was adopted by the Yamaga Ryū* military tactics teacher." "he taught in college." "Teacher?" "Yes." "..." "He stood in front of our daimyo Yoshichika-sama." "And gave a lecture on the "Bukyō Zensho" (The Complete Samurai's Creed)." "At 11?" "he is a genius!" "Please take me to see him!" "What?" "Shōin-sensei is sure to give me an answer! Please take me to see sensei now!" "I have things to ask sensei too!" "Oh~ let's go together!" "I can't!" "Why not?" "!" "Sensei has gone on a field trip." "Field trip?" "or Kyoto now." "Or maybe in Kyūshū?" "When will he be back?" "I don't know." "Katsura-san!" "~" "I have no idea!" "[In the wilderness...] Yoshida Shōin and Kaneko Shigenosuke make haste to reach their destination." "Can we stop for a rest?" "We don't have that luxury!" "sir." "178)}[Kaei 7 (1854) January 16] 1854 this time with a fleet of 9 ships." "Too soon!" "This is much too soon!" "199)}[Edo –jo] [Edo Castle]" "Didn't he say it'd be a year?" "!" "Maritime Defence Chief Inspector*] Perry's fleet has already sailed past Uraga!" "Huh?" "213)}[Abe Masahiro "Isenokami"] [Chief Senior Councillor]" "Are they coming straight for Edo?" "Just say to them..." "Let us talk" "Let us discuss this" "Tell Perry that!" "Yes sir!" "187)}[Yokohama] [Reception Hall]" "Perry landed at a place called Yokohama village." "Although a big city now." "It was no more than a fishing village at that time." "A temporary... 194)}[The American Navy Commodore] [Matthew Calbraith Perry] ...reception hall was quickly constructed." "And the negotiations determining Japan's future began." "203)}[in English] 203)}(in Dutch)" "Head of the Bakufu reception]" "Interpreter]" ".." "We request for the opening up of Japan." "And..." "If we should refuse?" "220)}(in Dutch) 220)}(in English)" "221)}(in English) 220)}(in Dutch)" "WAR!" "Please wait!" "37)}[At the Council of Elders...] America wouldn't try to start a war." "He thinks we're ignorant." "And wants to threaten us like that." "all we need to do is fight him off." "We cannot!" "We have no other choice." "Isenokami-sama! The Tokugawa reign can also go on forever." "It is for our own good that we open up our country!" "175)}[Shinagawa Coast]" "The domains were still unaware of the Bakufu's decision to avoid war." "And continued to keep vigil along the coast of Edo." "No-one's coming... How are we ever going to fight?" "Ryoma!" "As a "samurai"..." "Is this what we mean?" "!" "Shhh!" "Stop that treacherous talk there!" "221)}[Kochi –jo] [Kochi Castle]" "Negations between the Bakufu and Perry began." "This news reached Tosa at once." "the Tosa Daimyo Yamauchi Toyoshige... 232)}[Tosa Daimyo] [Yamauchi Toyoshige] ...was reading a letter from Takechi Hanpeita." "we cannot leave the future of our country in the hands of the Bakufu." "The one who is able to protect our country is none other than our beneficial Tosa ruler Yamauchi Toyoshige." "He's praised me to the skies! 206)}[Tosa Clan Under-Secretary] [Yoshida Tōyō]" "This man called Takechi..." "Is extremely faithful to my Lord." "This man is not a Joshi!" "I understand." "36)}[At the Takechi residence...]" "Omaesan (My dear)" "Otome-san has brought us some cloth." "Otome-dono." "You're welcome." "Is Ryoma working hard in Edo?" "199)}[Sakamoto Otome] 199)}[Takechi Tomi] ..." "If we go to war with other countries..." "He'll cut off those foreign heads and bring them back." "Oh~" "The spirit of Joui* has awakened in Ryoma too." "Joui?" "It means the determination to expel all foreigners from Japan." "I'm writing my views for submission to My Lord." "For my Lord?" "His previous submissions were commended by my Lord." "Really?" "Tomi! You must not look so smug when talking about these things." "I'm very sorry." "Excuse me...." "Can I open this to have a look now?" "Sure!" "36)}[At Yataro's school...] Such is the all-embracing Rule of Conduct" (Chapter 12:" "The Classic of Filial Piety*)" "Iwasaki-sensei." "I've finished reading." "Oh..." "I see..." "He's spaced out again." "What a loser!" "Be quiet! I cannot accept it either." "How can they say they can't handle Sensei's submission!" "They... can't...handle..." "The lords in the castle have no idea how brilliant sensei is." "You don't know what I wrote either." "..." "Let me have a look!" "Eh?" "What Sensei is thinking about?" "too." "You want to know...?" "[On the streets...]" "Oh Yataro!" "Where are you off to?" "Uraga-machi." "A rice dealer called Tagaya has asked to see me." "What does a rice store want with you?" "They heard about my brilliance." "And decided to treat me to all the white rice I like." "Yoshida Tōyō-sama has summoned me." "Yoshida-sama?" "To be able to meet with high ranking officials in the domain." "Is such an honour." "What can the Tosa clan do from now on?" "I will tell them exactly what I think." "Why would a high ranking clan official want to summon a kashi?" "You still don't know what he wants with you!" "Just typical!" "176)}[Rice Dealer Tagaya]" "I am Tagaya Kyoemon." "I'm Iwasaki Yataro." "What is it you want with me?" "Oh! I read this." "Huh?" "This is my submission..." "What Iwasaki-sama wrote..." "We merchants felt... a superb opinion." "240)}How 258)}did you" "275)}get hold of my letter?" "Hirai Shujiro's sister." "Requested that I should have a look at it no matter what." "Kao-dono?" "Iwasaki-sama." "If ever you would like to further your studies in Edo." "We at Tagaya are happy to sponsor you. ...a great man some day." "Eh?" "[At Kochi Castle...]" "Raise your head." "Yes sir." "I am Yoshida Tōyō." "The opinions you submitted to my Lord." "I have read them too." "The thoughtfulness you show for Tosa." "Is indeed superb." "Thank you very much sir." "Yes." "Do you honestly believe Japan can expel all foreign people?" "What do you mean?" "Our ships are unable to reach the West." "western ships can..." "our disparity is plain to see." "Yoshida Tōyō-sama." "Are you saying it's fine for foreign people to step on Japan as they wish?" "Foreigners..." "Must be expelled!" "We can do this!" "Is that all you are capable of thinking about?" "Japan can no longer maintain its way of life as before." "If you can't even understand this..." "You mean to say..." "I should keep my mouth shut?" "That's enough." "Go now." "I'm used to this kind of treatment anyway." "[At Takechi dojo...]" "Yoshida..." "Tōyō!" "[At the Chosu clan residence...]" "What!" "Sensei!" "Oh!" "Katsura-san." "How are you? Let me off today." "Shōin-sensei is back." "Isn't he!" "No!" "I've got other things to do." "Liar!" "Sakamoto-kun!" "You promised to take me to see him." "Katsura-san!" "Then you come with me!" "Yes sir!" "We'll look for Shōin-sensei together." "Look for...?" "Sensei wrote to me." "He wants to board the Black Ship." "And sail to America." "Eh?" "It'll be a disaster if the Bakufu hears about it." "We can't let the clan know either." "We must find sensei immediately." "And stop him!" "Board the Black Ship?" "It's the Black Ships." "He must take a boat from the shore." "Sensei will wait until it's dark." "Let's split up to look!" "[At Dusk...]" "We must not fear!" "We're going to America!" "We must not fear!" "Sensei too!" "We're going to America!" "Sensei!" "Sensei!" "Sensei!" "Sensei!" "Sensei!" "Sensei!" "It's me!" "Katsura Kogoro!" "Katsura-kun!" "please stop this!" "It's preposterous to try and board the Black Ship!" "That's right!" "It's no different from throwing your life away!" "Who are you?" "Tosa retainer." "My name is Sakamoto Ryoma." "We've come here to stop sensei!" "Why?" "sensei!" "Please don't try to stow away!" "What is this!" "195)}[Yoshida Shōin*]" "Kaneko-kun?" "Yep." "He is the son of a merchant." "194)}[Kaneko Shigenosuke]" "But he loves to study." "He wants to go too." "Pleading with me to bring him along." "That's right!" "Isn't it the same with you Katsura-kun?" "What is it like in other countries?" "aren't you?" "I am" "Sakamoto-kun?" "Huh?" "Don't you want to know what's on the other side of this ocean?" "I do." "I really want to see with my own eyes what a foreign country looks like!" "The Black Ships came over from there." "I'll be able to go to America!" "The country that is so much more civilized and advanced than Japan." "This opportunity now stands right before my eyes." "I can't let it slip away!" "it will be the death penalty for sensei! You won't be able to return to Japan ever!" "So what about it?" "We could fail in our quest." "Perhaps we'll get caught before we get to the ship" "Or the Americans might refuse to let us on board." "But that doesn't matter!" "Compared to not doing anything at all." "Our attempt will be a million times more worthy!" "I am not afraid to die." "I have a much stronger passion to live!" "Katsura-kun." "If you are really interested in foreign countries." "You'd be doing the same thing as me." "you didn't." "Why was that?" "Because you could die?" "You won't be able to see Japan again?" "Or because departures are just too sad?" "! Are just excuses!" "Look!" "I have no excuses at all!" "I have no regrets!" "There is something I must do now." "To board the Black Ship and go to America! Sakamoto-kun." "Thank you for worrying about me." "I have shivers all over." "To America now!" "Please wait!" "Shōin-sensei!" "Can you..." "Can you please take me with you?" "What? I finally realize how insignificant my own worries are!" "I'm ashamed to think back on it myself!" "Whether the sword is useful (in battle)." "That's not important anymore!" "I want to..." "I want to try to live the same way as sensei!" "Sakamoto-kun!" "Yes sir!" "You stupid idiot!" "Boarding the Black Ship for America... not you!" "Huh?" "Who are you?" "Why are you here in this world?" "!" "278)}What are the things..." "You need to do?" "!" "Don't think." "Look into your own heart!" "My heart?" "That's right." "The answer is already there." "The Black Ships are right there!" "Black Ship!" "Black Ship!" "please get in!" "America!" "America!" "Black Ship!" "Black Ship!" "America!" "... 180)}Ansei Gannen* (1854) March" "The year Ansei Gannen* 1854" "Japan and America finally concluded a treaty. 175)}[Convention of Kanagawa*]" "There will be Hakodate and Shimoda." "220)}(in Dutch) 221)}(in English)" "219)}(in English) The Sakoku policy of the Tokugawa Bakufu ended." "And the course of Japan undertook a drastic change." "Yoshida Shōin's plan failed completely." "Shōin went straight to the Magistrate's office to turn himself in." "And he was sent back to Chōshū." "I have no excuses." "I have no excuses." "Yoshida Shōin?" "Yeah!" "37)}[At a ryoutei / restaurant...]" "I heard he wanted to board the Black Ship." "But he was refused!" "I heard he went to the Magistrate's office to turn himself in!" "What is that fellow thinking about!" "Who knows?" "!" "Who would want to give themselves up!" "So many weirdos in this world!" "[At Chiba dojo...]" "Sana!" "Go take a rest!" "Cease." "Next group!" "Sakamoto-san!" "Sakamoto!" "What do you want?" "Sensei..." "I was wrong." "I treated the sword... 278)}I treated the sword like a tool." "What am I..." "Where is the path I should take?" "It was only after..." "I had been forced into a corner. ...all of this." "I studied kenjutsu in the first place." "Please." "Forgive me!" "Once more..." "Please permit me to train in the dojo..." "Once more!" "Please allow my request!" "Sakamoto." "sir." "Can the sword fight against the Black Ship?" "lies not in the sword." "Sakamoto Ryoma and how I handle it." "It took you a while to figure that out." "Good." "Get ready for practice now." "Thank you very much!" "Father!" "Continue with your practice!" "sir!" "That's wonderful!" "It really is!" "Sakamoto-san!" "Yes it is!" "Sakamoto!" "Stop wasting time!" "Get on with it!" "sir!" "[The students practice their kata with bokken / wooden swords.] Ryoma completed his training in Edo." "For your guidance and care throughout this year." "I am grateful from the bottom of my heart. ...will not be in vain." "Sakamoto." "Jutaro-sensei." "Sadakichi-sensei." "Until we meet again." "Please take care." "So there you are!" "Let me help!" "No need." "I've just finished." "what a shame." "Thank you for looking after me. ...were the most precious time I had." "Thank you very much." "will you be setting out now?" "Yes." "You mustn't slack off just because you're back in Tosa." "I plan to apply with our clan office at once." "I want to continue my training in Edo for much longer." "O'Sana-sama must take good care of yourself." "Sakamoto-san!" "You must definitely come back!" "You must!" "Yes!" "I will be back!" "Promise me." "Eh?" "Pinky swear." "Sure." "* A thousand needles he will dine!" "*" "I'll really push needles down your throat." "If you lie." "Truly "Chiba no Onikomachi" "I'm not a demon!" "I know that." "I'm off!" "31)}[At Takechi dojo...]" "Before we start our lesson." "There is something I want to say to all of you." "Takechi-san?" "181)}J O U I 90)}Expel the foreigners" "261)}The Bakufu... 278)}..." "listen to every single word of the Americans." "they lifted our Sakoku (closed door)." "If we don't stand up now." "Our country will end!" "35)}[At Yataro's home...] come and eat!" "Yataro." "sake." "What are you doing?" "!" "I'm all wet!" "I'm fine!" "I'm fine!" "I can go to Edo!" "I can go to Edo!" "outside his school...]" "Iwasaki-sensei" "Please take care of yourself in Edo." "Kao-dono." "Will you come to Edo with me?" "Heh?" "Please be my wife!" "267)}[At Edo...] And all my sisters." "Wait for me!" "198)}I'll be 238)}back in Tosa soon!" "271)}Episode 6:" "Where is Shōin?" "~ The End ~ 97)}This is a free fansub." "NOT FOR SALE." "Please do NOT hardsub or stream this work on any streaming site." "Thanks for your understanding."