Sanadamaru (真田丸)

TAIGA DRAMA

SANADA MARU

MITANI KOKI

HATTORI TAKAYUKI

UDO YUMIKO

CAST

SAKAI MASATO

OIZUMI YO

KIMURA YOSHINO

HIRA TAKEHIRO

NAKAHARA TAKEO

FUJII TAKASHI

TAKASHIMA MASANOBU

ENDO KENICHI

ENOKI TAKAAKI

NUKUMIZU YOICHI

YOSHIDA KOTARO

KUSABUE MITSUKO

TAKAHATA ATSUKO

UCHINO SEIYO

KUSAKARI MASAO

YOSHIKAWA KUNIO, YASHIKI YOTARO

TRANSLATIONS BY MTI

KIMURA TAKAFUMI

SAILING OUT

In February of 1582,

the illustrious Takeda clan in Kai faced a huge crisis.

Nine years had passed since Shingen's death.

They were invaded by Oda Nobunaga.

In the mountain where the vanguard approached,

a young Takeda vassal advanced alone.

Sir Genjiro, it's too dangerous beyond this.

We came this far.

If we're caught by the enemy, we are goners.

So, just don't get caught.

That's the Tokugawa army.

Let's turn back.

I wonder who the general is. Is it someone noteworthy?

Sir Genjiro!

Intruders!

Excuse me.

This youth who is frantically fleeing from the hollyhock flags...

would, 33 years later,

in the Osaka Summer Campaign,

almost corner Tokugawa Ieyasu into suicide,

and be famed as the bravest man in Japan.

Right now, he can only frantically flee.

SANADA GENJIRO NOBUSHIGE

SUWA - UEHARA CASTLE

Meanwhile, Takeda Shingen's son, Katsuyori,

was at Uehara Castle preparing for Oda Nobunaga's invasion.

The Uesugi in the north, the Hojo in the east,

the Oda in the west, and the Tokugawa in the south.

Surrounded by powerful daimyo clans,

the Takeda waited for a chance to recover their power.

But Katsuyori's brother-in-law, Kiso Yoshimasa,

suddenly betrayed them for the Oda.

Using this opportunity, Nobunaga advanced his army.

Sir Anayama... I thought you were in Suruga.

ANAYAMA BAISETSU

I came back to invigorate you unsettled men.

How reassuring, Baisetsu.

Ogasawara Nobumine at Matsuo Castle

has yielded to the Oda.

What?

Ogasawara did?

What an ingrate!

Let us send an army at once to punish Ogasawara.

Lord, we must act quickly...

to stop further betrayals.

No... we should return to Shinpu Castle for now.

Sir Anayama, what are you saying?

The Oda army is already approaching Tenryu River.

We should return to our base in Shinpu immediately,

and regroup our allies.

Are you suggesting we run from the Oda?

Your inaction is the cause!

What?!

Stop!

Lord of Awa, what is your thought?

If I may humbly speak...

I agree with Sir Anayama.

We should return to Shinpu.

Are you seized with fear?

Having lost Kiso Yoshimasa, our main defense in the west,

means our fief's west side is open for attack.

SANADA NOBUYUKI

If Yoshimasa allows the Oda army to surge through,

our allies will be crushed.

The best thing to do now is to retreat to Shinpu.

You must read the tide.

Now is the time to withdraw.

We must build our power and wait.

What do we do with Kiso?

We'll punish him later.

I'll personally spearhead it.

I'll use the tactics I learned from Lord Shingen

to take Yoshimasa's head.

Ogasawara's betrayal is hurting us.

We must take measures to prevent more betrayals.

There is no trace of the unity that the Takeda once boasted.

That just shows how great Lord Shingen was.

Lord of Awa, even if we are the only ones left,

let us protect our master,

and fight for the Takeda.

Absolutely.

This is do-or-die. I'm counting on you.

Certainly.

Sanada Masayuki...

In the Battle of Sekigahara,

he holed up in the Shinshu Ueda Castle with a small force,

and baffled the Tokugawa army of 38,000.

He was a renowned general of the warring era.

However, at this time, Masayuki was still a Takeda vassal.

Genzaburo, return to Shinpu first.

Very well.

More than the west,

I fear the south.

The Tokugawa should be advancing into Suruga soon.

Right.

I'll check out the situation.

At this time, Sanada Masayuki's family...

was living in Shinpu, Kai, the Takeda's home fief.

KAI SHINPU CASTLE, SANADA MANSION

The lords in the warring era, to prevent betrayals by vassals,

would keep their families in the castle towns.

In short, they were hostages.

Careful! They are expensive.

Handle them with care.

Handle that robe from the Konoe in Kyoto with care!

Yes.

Yes?

TORI

Say... how strong is Oda Nobunaga?

I can't say this out loud,

but he might be the strongest in Japan.

Stronger than the Takeda?

MATSU

In Nagashino, the Takeda cavalry was defenseless.

What will become of the Takeda clan?

I don't know.

Will we end up like Lord Imagawa?

OYAMADA SHIGEZO

He's Lord Shingen's heir.

He'll probably be all right.

I'm worried.

Well, we have your father.

Brother! Sister! You're both here!

Genjiro.

Have you adjusted to your new life?

We are enjoying it here.

Right?

Matsu, you've gotten prettier.

I won't buy that flattery.

By the way, Genjiro... is the battle going to start?

Don't ask me.

Who should I ask?

Oda Nobunaga!

Don't worry.

Even if we go to battle,

this is a castle that Father had put his all into for the Lord.

Even the Oda can't seize it.

Isn't that right, Brother?

Didn't I tell you not to worry?

I hope you're right.

Genjiro, I've been meaning to ask you this.

What is it?

For you brothers,

why is the eldest named Genzaburo and the second called Genjiro?

I was wondering about that, too.

Isn't it because the eldest tends to die young in the Sanada,

so to thwart that, they named the first boy Genzaburo.

That's what Father...

I didn't know that.

What about Genjiro?

After Genzaburo, it would normally be Genshiro.

He's the second son, so he's Genjiro.

There's no twist to that?

Father can be halfhearted.

He's not bothered by details.

That's what I like about Father.

When I entered Suruga,

I bumped into a Tokugawa scout at Abe River.

The Tokugawa army is approaching the border.

They must be waiting for the Oda in the west to act,

to concert an attack.

To keep them in the dark on our moves,

let us kill the scouts.

What is it?

Genjiro.

Do you realize what you've done?

Who gave you permission to go to that dangerous place?

Don't act on your own!

Brother, you are the Takeda's hostage,

whereas I'm not.

Being the second son, I can move freely.

I'm taking advantage of that.

The battle that threatens the Takeda's survival has started.

Things will get out of control if everyone acted on their own.

I know that, but if our survival rides on this battle,