1 00:01:06,025 --> 00:01:10,362 IT WAS A FAINT DREAM 2 00:01:17,745 --> 00:01:22,249 ART THEATRE GROUP OF JAPAN CHUSEI PRODUCTIONS 3 00:01:22,708 --> 00:01:26,921 PRODUCED BY KINSHIRO KUZUI, AKIRA TOJO, TOSHIHIRO OKADA 4 00:01:27,046 --> 00:01:30,257 SCREENPLAY BY SHIN OOKA 5 00:01:30,716 --> 00:01:34,929 MUSIC BY RYOHEI HIROSE 6 00:01:35,054 --> 00:01:39,600 PERFORMED BY C.A.P. ENSEMBLE 7 00:02:57,803 --> 00:03:01,056 JANET HATTA 8 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,478 KOTOBUKI HANANOMOTO, MINORI TERADA, SHIN KISHIDA 9 00:04:02,284 --> 00:04:06,497 In the mid-13th century on the Asian continent, 10 00:04:06,622 --> 00:04:12,086 Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai had built up the Great Mongol Empire. 11 00:04:12,211 --> 00:04:17,633 Attempting to place the Korean Peninsula and even Japan under its influence, 12 00:04:17,758 --> 00:04:20,719 he demanded that Japan should pay tribute to him. 13 00:04:22,930 --> 00:04:26,475 When a letter arrived suggesting the use of force, 14 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,353 it shook the Kamakura Shogunate. 15 00:04:29,478 --> 00:04:32,982 When the Imperial Court received this letter from the Shogunate, 16 00:04:33,107 --> 00:04:37,486 it turned pale at this unprecedented major incident. 17 00:04:39,905 --> 00:04:45,327 After repeated deliberation, the response to the Mongol demand was a refusal. 18 00:04:47,037 --> 00:04:55,004 Eventually, in 1274 and a second time in 1281, 19 00:04:55,671 --> 00:05:00,676 the great Mongol army invaded the coast of Kyushu. 20 00:06:15,584 --> 00:06:17,836 What's up with that lot? 21 00:06:17,961 --> 00:06:21,590 The Mongol monsters seem to be attacking Kyushu. 22 00:06:22,132 --> 00:06:26,720 To repel them, they're taking all kinds of scoundrels and sending them to Hakata. 23 00:06:27,971 --> 00:06:29,973 We'd better make a run for it. 24 00:06:38,649 --> 00:06:40,818 Help! Help! 25 00:06:40,943 --> 00:06:42,361 Halt! 26 00:06:55,165 --> 00:06:59,253 - Hey! What are you doing? - Mind your own business! 27 00:06:59,378 --> 00:07:01,797 Damn you! Where are you taking him? 28 00:07:03,632 --> 00:07:05,259 Let him go! 29 00:07:05,384 --> 00:07:09,430 No! Punish her! 30 00:07:09,555 --> 00:07:10,848 Yes, sir! 31 00:07:26,113 --> 00:07:27,948 Hatsune! 32 00:07:28,073 --> 00:07:30,200 Damn you, you murderers! Demons! 33 00:07:30,325 --> 00:07:31,785 What did you say? 34 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:35,914 You'll pay for this. 35 00:07:36,039 --> 00:07:39,418 Murderers like you are destined to burn in the demon's cauldron! 36 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,258 How could I kill people if I was afraid of those stories made up by priests? 37 00:07:46,383 --> 00:07:49,970 More importantly, the crows are already after him. 38 00:08:00,564 --> 00:08:03,734 - Brother! - Walk! Keep walking! 39 00:08:05,777 --> 00:08:06,987 Move! 40 00:08:09,490 --> 00:08:10,908 Brother! 41 00:08:17,748 --> 00:08:19,166 Brother! 42 00:08:21,376 --> 00:08:24,338 Such terrible things always happen to us. 43 00:08:51,782 --> 00:08:55,994 Zenshoji, you seem as bad at poetry as ever. 44 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:03,669 In my old age, I cannot quite follow your lordship's wishes. 45 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:07,798 I am as weak as my poetry. 46 00:09:07,923 --> 00:09:12,094 It no longer agrees with me, and I have said so many times. 47 00:09:12,219 --> 00:09:14,930 You don't compose poems, all you do is drink. 48 00:09:15,055 --> 00:09:17,516 You're a hopeless councilor of state. 49 00:09:17,641 --> 00:09:20,894 Let this be the last time. Please forgive me. 50 00:09:22,312 --> 00:09:29,194 The spring sun was like pork fat to my wrinkles. 51 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:37,035 And I fell pleasantly asleep. 52 00:09:39,037 --> 00:09:41,456 Was it not the wine that made you fall asleep? 53 00:09:41,582 --> 00:09:43,375 If you want love poems, 54 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:50,340 at this old age they will be meaningless anyway. 55 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:55,887 Behold the lively face of Saionji. 56 00:09:56,013 --> 00:09:59,933 - What is it, old man? - I'm saying that I envy you. 57 00:10:01,893 --> 00:10:05,105 Secret love. Love of ages past. 58 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:11,528 Love at daybreak. Love at midday. 59 00:10:11,653 --> 00:10:14,406 Faraway love. Nearby love. 60 00:10:14,531 --> 00:10:16,366 Love on a journey. 61 00:10:19,369 --> 00:10:22,164 It's almost as if it was precisely for you 62 00:10:22,289 --> 00:10:28,211 that Lord Tameie came up with these themes. 63 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:40,557 - By the way, Lord Tameie... - Yes? 64 00:10:40,682 --> 00:10:44,227 I heard today that you were famed as a kemari player in your youth. 65 00:10:44,353 --> 00:10:46,229 No, I wasn't that good. 66 00:10:46,355 --> 00:10:51,109 No, his technique was truly splendid. 67 00:10:51,234 --> 00:10:54,446 But it seems your honorable father had an incurable illness. 68 00:10:55,030 --> 00:10:56,365 Indeed. 69 00:10:56,490 --> 00:11:00,285 In his later years in his Mt Ogura retreat, he selected One Hundred Poems. 70 00:11:00,410 --> 00:11:04,831 He wrote it out in classical poetic form and had it prepared for display. 71 00:11:04,956 --> 00:11:09,878 The letters were bold and shaky, so it seems he even lost control of his hands. 72 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:14,925 But the elder lasted a long time. 73 00:11:15,050 --> 00:11:19,262 He also seemed to get on rather well with the samurai from Kanto. 74 00:11:20,430 --> 00:11:24,101 Unlike us, he seems no longer to have his eyes on practical affairs. 75 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,396 My dear Lord Sanjo, 76 00:11:27,521 --> 00:11:33,068 that is because he took a bride from Lord Saionji's household. 77 00:11:33,193 --> 00:11:38,407 Lord Tameie's mother was from the House of Saionji. 78 00:11:39,825 --> 00:11:41,576 They are so unlike us, 79 00:11:41,702 --> 00:11:48,875 who cower in the capital, fussing over ancient formalities like frogs in a well. 80 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:54,089 The Saionjis get on well with Kamakura. 81 00:11:54,715 --> 00:11:57,426 Their wits are robust enough for that. Is that not so? 82 00:11:58,468 --> 00:12:01,555 Is that not so, Lord Tameie? 83 00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:04,433 It is so, Lord Saionji. 84 00:12:07,811 --> 00:12:10,814 - Lord Tameie... - Yes? 85 00:12:10,939 --> 00:12:14,651 What do you think is the secret to improving one's poetry? 86 00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:18,864 - Well, my father Lord Teika... - Don't tell me about Lord Teika. 87 00:12:21,450 --> 00:12:23,952 I want to hear your own thoughts. 88 00:12:24,703 --> 00:12:29,875 Well, then, one does not necessarily need talent or learning to write poetry. 89 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,045 But it is important that it flows naturally from one's heart. 90 00:12:34,171 --> 00:12:37,382 As Emperor Juntoku and Emperor Go-Toba said... 91 00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:42,095 So, you'll tell us the words of Emperor Juntoku and Emperor Go-Toba now? 92 00:12:42,220 --> 00:12:44,222 But what I think is... 93 00:12:46,475 --> 00:12:49,978 What is required above all is regular practice. 94 00:12:52,647 --> 00:12:55,984 Even if one composes a beautiful poem on one occasion, 95 00:12:56,109 --> 00:12:59,404 neglecting practice will make the next a merely mediocre work. 96 00:12:59,529 --> 00:13:02,574 People will ask if somebody else wrote the poem, 97 00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:04,785 and it might make them scornful. 98 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:07,954 Practice, you say? 99 00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:10,749 That is indeed necessary. 100 00:13:13,543 --> 00:13:18,924 By the way, Lord Tameie, do you enjoy the time spent composing poetry? 101 00:13:19,883 --> 00:13:23,053 Well, whether it is enjoyable... 102 00:13:25,514 --> 00:13:28,725 Those kind of things are not things that I usually... 103 00:13:31,978 --> 00:13:34,231 "...think about." Is that what you mean? 104 00:13:34,356 --> 00:13:35,774 Yes. 105 00:13:39,528 --> 00:13:43,782 What a happy way to live one's life. 106 00:13:47,702 --> 00:13:53,166 But I understand that a wind of futility blows 107 00:13:53,291 --> 00:13:56,169 through even such an effortless way of life. 108 00:14:25,824 --> 00:14:27,284 Your lordship! 109 00:14:33,248 --> 00:14:37,752 The palace has just sent notice that the enemy crossed the Tsushima Straits, 110 00:14:37,878 --> 00:14:39,337 passed Hizen Province and Matsuura. 111 00:14:39,462 --> 00:14:43,925 They made landfall in Hata and brought terrible weapons called guns. 112 00:14:44,050 --> 00:14:49,097 Just when the Mongol army approached and were about to pull their ships ashore, 113 00:14:49,222 --> 00:14:55,186 there was a sudden rainstorm and countless ships sank in the breakwater. 114 00:14:55,312 --> 00:14:58,899 The rest fled in panic towards the Korean shores. 115 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:05,614 Hearing about such tenacity of purpose, the people of the capital were overjoyed. 116 00:15:06,489 --> 00:15:11,494 Is that so? Fortune still favors this country, then. 117 00:15:14,789 --> 00:15:16,416 How auspicious. 118 00:15:18,251 --> 00:15:19,628 Yes. 119 00:15:19,753 --> 00:15:24,633 Let us also hold a celebratory feast here at Tominokoji. 120 00:15:25,550 --> 00:15:29,554 I have not held one in my hands for a while, but I will play the biwa. 121 00:15:29,679 --> 00:15:32,557 Gather together some accomplished dancing girls. 122 00:15:33,224 --> 00:15:35,185 And on the occasion, 123 00:15:35,310 --> 00:15:41,066 I might thoroughly tease Saionji for his lack of progress in composing poetry. 124 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:48,573 I'm afraid Lord Saionji is away negotiating with the military government in Kamakura. 125 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:51,868 Yes, that's true. 126 00:15:52,535 --> 00:15:57,707 He's a good man, but a fool to be always busying himself with things. 127 00:15:58,333 --> 00:16:00,335 Yes. 128 00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:06,716 With Shijo having returned home, Tominokoji feels like a colder place. 129 00:16:09,886 --> 00:16:12,555 The fleeting elegance has vanished. 130 00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:17,143 I will write a letter to Shijo. 131 00:16:17,268 --> 00:16:20,021 There is that matter of the maternity belt. 132 00:16:20,522 --> 00:16:25,110 It must undoubtedly be hard to give birth with such a weak body as hers. 133 00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:12,866 A message from his lordship. 134 00:17:12,991 --> 00:17:16,411 He will ask a servant to bring the maternity belt tomorrow. 135 00:17:17,871 --> 00:17:20,206 He asks me to look after my health, 136 00:17:20,331 --> 00:17:22,709 so that I may give birth to a vigorous heir. 137 00:17:22,834 --> 00:17:24,210 A maternity belt? 138 00:17:24,335 --> 00:17:27,130 But you stopped wearing one two months ago. 139 00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:31,468 Such matters must not be mentioned, not even in jest. 140 00:17:32,469 --> 00:17:40,143 What a sinful thing it is to deceive his lordship in this manner. 141 00:17:42,312 --> 00:17:45,148 For how long can he be kept in the dark? 142 00:17:46,357 --> 00:17:52,489 This terrible falsehood will surely come back to wreak its revenge. 143 00:17:55,700 --> 00:18:02,540 The thought of it... makes my hair stand on end. 144 00:18:02,665 --> 00:18:06,336 You should not blame yourself. 145 00:18:06,461 --> 00:18:08,546 It will affect your body. 146 00:18:10,090 --> 00:18:13,510 Shijo, who was favored by his lordship, 147 00:18:13,635 --> 00:18:19,307 had returned to her home to bear his second child. 148 00:18:20,517 --> 00:18:27,524 But the child she was to give birth to was not his lordship's. 149 00:18:29,734 --> 00:18:32,987 Before Shijo became his lordship's lover, 150 00:18:33,113 --> 00:18:36,533 a young nobleman loved her deeply. 151 00:18:37,659 --> 00:18:41,037 The child that Shijo was now about to give birth to 152 00:18:41,162 --> 00:18:47,460 was the result of her secret trysts with the young nobleman. 153 00:18:49,796 --> 00:18:57,262 Shijo's ladies-in-waiting called him Chief Councilor of the Mist at Dawn. 154 00:19:00,181 --> 00:19:03,017 It happened purely by chance. 155 00:19:03,143 --> 00:19:05,228 When Shijo had lied to his lordship 156 00:19:05,353 --> 00:19:08,940 and was about to give birth to her illegitimate child, 157 00:19:09,065 --> 00:19:12,360 the wife of her lover was also in confinement for childbirth. 158 00:19:12,485 --> 00:19:14,988 I think it was destined to happen. 159 00:19:19,367 --> 00:19:22,871 Every night, with breasts swelling with milk, 160 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:26,124 thinking of this lonely journey, 161 00:19:26,249 --> 00:19:28,793 I must abandon this child. 162 00:19:35,717 --> 00:19:37,719 I have an idea. 163 00:19:38,636 --> 00:19:44,267 Everybody, you must never say a word of this to anyone. 164 00:19:46,895 --> 00:19:50,315 This goes for the monks who prayed for an easy delivery to the ladies-in-waiting. 165 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:55,528 You must never reveal this to anybody outside. 166 00:19:56,821 --> 00:19:58,239 Understood? 167 00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:05,914 Now, prepare for the celebration. 168 00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:09,334 The long-awaited child has been born to the House of Saionji. 169 00:20:10,335 --> 00:20:14,672 A child? What did you say? A child has been born? 170 00:20:16,633 --> 00:20:19,552 A child was born into the House of Saionji. 171 00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:35,693 I can't. 172 00:20:37,612 --> 00:20:40,907 This body belongs to his lordship. 173 00:20:48,331 --> 00:20:52,335 You must not fall asleep. You must not fall asleep! 174 00:20:59,717 --> 00:21:03,888 You mustn't fall asleep! Put strength into your hips and... 175 00:21:08,893 --> 00:21:10,728 Deep breath! 176 00:21:45,596 --> 00:21:47,598 Oh, a girl child. 177 00:21:48,433 --> 00:21:50,393 Bring hot water. 178 00:21:50,518 --> 00:21:56,858 Tell the messenger waiting by the back to be ready to leave at any moment. 179 00:21:57,775 --> 00:22:00,111 Get some warm bedding and bring it here. 180 00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:09,120 Is the baby going to the manor? 181 00:22:10,038 --> 00:22:12,415 It's for the child's own sake. 182 00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:16,544 As a mother, you must pursue what is best for the child. 183 00:22:17,253 --> 00:22:22,050 What will his lordship say when he sees this child? 184 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:28,556 You cannot tell him that such a chubby girl, born in October, 185 00:22:28,681 --> 00:22:31,517 was a premature birth. 186 00:22:34,228 --> 00:22:35,521 Yes... 187 00:22:39,776 --> 00:22:43,404 I knew all along that I wouldn't be able to tell him. 188 00:22:46,074 --> 00:22:54,582 But I do not know what else to say to his lordship. 189 00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:59,587 It is a terrible and regrettable shame. 190 00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:08,346 But rather than letting this moment's faltering and affection become irreversible, 191 00:23:09,347 --> 00:23:12,809 it would be better to quickly part with the child. 192 00:24:20,501 --> 00:24:23,129 Twenty days have already passed. 193 00:24:23,254 --> 00:24:25,715 Would you like to wash off the stains of labor 194 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:29,218 and perhaps go out in the garden? 195 00:24:29,343 --> 00:24:32,555 We have notified his lordship that the girl was stillborn. 196 00:24:32,680 --> 00:24:37,727 If you keep hesitating and looking so sad, 197 00:24:37,852 --> 00:24:41,105 his lordship will notice if he pays a visit. 198 00:25:41,374 --> 00:25:46,003 Just now, a messenger has arrived from the mansion bearing sad news. 199 00:25:46,128 --> 00:25:47,547 The prince... 200 00:25:47,672 --> 00:25:50,091 The prince has suddenly passed away. 201 00:25:53,511 --> 00:25:54,929 The prince? 202 00:25:55,930 --> 00:26:01,394 He started coughing two days ago, and his young body kept trembling. 203 00:26:01,519 --> 00:26:05,106 This morning, his eyes were blank. 204 00:26:05,231 --> 00:26:09,527 Then, just before noon, he passed away without a struggle. 205 00:26:13,239 --> 00:26:17,159 Even the prince was struck down in retribution for his mother's sins. 206 00:26:26,294 --> 00:26:28,337 How it hurts. 207 00:26:30,006 --> 00:26:32,675 My dear child, forgive me. 208 00:26:35,761 --> 00:26:40,975 It was your mother who should've gone to the place of darkness instead of you. 209 00:26:45,062 --> 00:26:47,898 When the wind blows 210 00:26:48,024 --> 00:26:51,861 Waves of flowers wash over the rocks 211 00:26:53,654 --> 00:26:58,826 And struggle across the current of a mountain river 212 00:27:02,163 --> 00:27:06,709 How good it would be to abandon this world like Saigyo the priest. 213 00:27:09,420 --> 00:27:17,303 Ever since she lost her father, Shijo always thought about this. 214 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:25,519 His lordship's mother looks so youthful. She doesn't look 60 years old. 215 00:27:25,645 --> 00:27:28,272 She's still young. 216 00:27:29,649 --> 00:27:32,943 It really was a merry celebration. 217 00:27:34,195 --> 00:27:36,614 I'm completely drunk! 218 00:27:36,739 --> 00:27:38,282 No wonder, 219 00:27:38,407 --> 00:27:42,578 since you danced to the beautiful voice of your lover, the general. 220 00:27:42,703 --> 00:27:46,123 Even his lordship, who is so masterful, was surprised. 221 00:27:51,170 --> 00:27:57,343 In any case, what do you think of how Lady Shijo was decked out? 222 00:27:57,468 --> 00:28:02,056 Flaunting his lordship's affection like that! 223 00:28:03,432 --> 00:28:08,062 She rode with his lordship in his carriage to visit the Empress Dowager. 224 00:28:09,397 --> 00:28:13,150 People were saying, "Here comes an imperial upstart!" 225 00:28:14,235 --> 00:28:16,779 They said it so it would be heard, 226 00:28:16,904 --> 00:28:20,574 but Shijo passed by, pretending not to hear. 227 00:28:23,244 --> 00:28:25,079 It's not strange 228 00:28:25,204 --> 00:28:29,291 that this would make her highness jealous and treat Shijo so harshly. 229 00:28:36,841 --> 00:28:40,636 Shijo has been by my side since she was little. 230 00:28:40,761 --> 00:28:43,389 She was brought up like my own child. 231 00:28:43,514 --> 00:28:50,271 She knows the depths of my heart and can hone in on the finest details. 232 00:28:51,689 --> 00:28:55,818 That's why I often make her walk with me. 233 00:28:56,944 --> 00:29:03,284 But careless people tell her imperial highness suggestive gossip, 234 00:29:03,409 --> 00:29:08,664 and so recently she's started to treat her badly all the time. 235 00:29:08,789 --> 00:29:11,041 Is that so? 236 00:29:11,167 --> 00:29:14,962 Her mother was the late Sukenodai. 237 00:29:16,046 --> 00:29:18,257 I believe you knew her. 238 00:29:18,382 --> 00:29:21,093 Oh, she's her daughter? 239 00:29:22,928 --> 00:29:25,014 I remember her. 240 00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:28,434 A beautiful person. 241 00:29:30,561 --> 00:29:36,734 You were certainly very fond of her when you were young. 242 00:29:46,285 --> 00:29:51,582 Speaking of which, she resembles her mother very much. 243 00:29:53,083 --> 00:29:57,755 As her father, State Councilor Masata, has recently passed away, 244 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:02,218 I can be said to be her surrogate father now. 245 00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:17,775 Shijo, this high priest is my younger brother. 246 00:30:18,901 --> 00:30:21,111 We have different mothers, though. 247 00:30:23,072 --> 00:30:29,787 My learned brother, please keep Shijo in mind from this day onwards. 248 00:30:54,603 --> 00:30:57,731 Having to deliver a letter 249 00:30:57,857 --> 00:31:03,404 to Itsuki-no-Miya village on his lordship's whim 250 00:31:03,529 --> 00:31:06,824 struck me as a rather arduous task. 251 00:31:06,949 --> 00:31:09,660 But once I was out of town, 252 00:31:09,785 --> 00:31:14,498 my mood improved for some reason, and it was an exhilarating feeling. 253 00:31:14,623 --> 00:31:17,459 Who is in the village of Itsuki-no-Miya? 254 00:31:17,585 --> 00:31:20,004 Do you not know, Mei? 255 00:31:21,589 --> 00:31:25,843 It's an imperial princess who serves at the Ise Shrine. 256 00:31:25,968 --> 00:31:28,512 A person of chastity. 257 00:31:28,637 --> 00:31:34,643 I met her when I was little, so this is truly nostalgic. 258 00:32:57,726 --> 00:33:03,732 I heard that they'd appeared in the capital recently. It's a Buddhist incantation sect. 259 00:33:05,734 --> 00:33:07,695 Buddhist incantation? 260 00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:10,114 Whether your faith is strong or not, 261 00:33:10,239 --> 00:33:14,576 just chanting the name of the Pure Land Buddha 262 00:33:14,702 --> 00:33:18,497 will guarantee your unconditional rebirth in paradise. 263 00:33:18,622 --> 00:33:22,835 I see it's different from the teachings of the hermits on Mount Eizan. 264 00:33:23,585 --> 00:33:28,799 Well, I don't know how much it differs. 265 00:33:28,924 --> 00:33:33,929 Whether it's Tendai or Shingon teachings, 266 00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:40,227 they're all teachings for exalted nobility like his lordship or your ladyship. 267 00:33:41,061 --> 00:33:43,522 But by doing what they do, the Pure Land chanters teach 268 00:33:43,647 --> 00:33:47,484 that even beggars and the sick can partake equally 269 00:33:47,609 --> 00:33:50,320 in the joy of the Pure Land. 270 00:33:52,948 --> 00:33:55,367 You're very knowledgeable on such matters, Mei. 271 00:34:00,748 --> 00:34:02,041 Is there something wrong? 272 00:34:14,678 --> 00:34:18,307 That monk looks strangely similar to the high priest. 273 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:25,898 Maybe I'm seeing things, but he seems to have something red in his eyes. 274 00:34:59,098 --> 00:35:03,769 You're probably unaware that, having loved you, 275 00:35:03,894 --> 00:35:07,106 your face lingers in my mind. 276 00:35:17,407 --> 00:35:22,663 I have only just returned from long service at the shrine at Ise. 277 00:35:23,789 --> 00:35:26,166 I am completely ignorant of the ways of the world. 278 00:35:27,793 --> 00:35:31,588 How should I reply to a poem like this? 279 00:35:32,548 --> 00:35:35,342 Moreover, though we have different mothers, 280 00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:38,679 your lordship and I have the same father. 281 00:35:41,390 --> 00:35:45,811 Your first response should be as full of praise as possible. 282 00:35:45,936 --> 00:35:52,901 But his lordship says that he loves you above anybody else. 283 00:35:54,528 --> 00:35:57,698 What a beautiful picture scroll. 284 00:36:17,509 --> 00:36:23,682 I had much help from your father with my preparations for going to Ise. 285 00:36:32,983 --> 00:36:37,529 I also vaguely remember the time when you were born. 286 00:36:39,489 --> 00:36:42,993 I was five or six years old. 287 00:36:43,785 --> 00:36:50,250 Your father was dancing with joy after the courtiers told him. 288 00:36:51,168 --> 00:36:56,298 It's now almost three years since my father passed away. 289 00:36:58,842 --> 00:37:02,971 Often, not even those kind of tidings are heard in Ise. 290 00:37:05,265 --> 00:37:13,106 You must also have played catching crabs by sunlit coves. 291 00:37:14,858 --> 00:37:17,194 There were not many occasions like that. 292 00:37:19,279 --> 00:37:22,282 But we sailed to Futaminoura Beach, 293 00:37:22,407 --> 00:37:28,413 as well as the islands of Toshi, Gosen and Toru. 294 00:37:29,373 --> 00:37:33,961 On Gosen Island, we picked seaweed as offerings to the gods. 295 00:37:34,086 --> 00:37:40,050 On Toru, we passed between big rocks that hung down like a ceiling. 296 00:37:40,175 --> 00:37:43,595 We watched the fish dancing about between the twinkling waves. 297 00:37:44,846 --> 00:37:49,726 There were also pleasures very different from the games played in the capital. 298 00:37:51,061 --> 00:37:54,690 And it's the realm of the poet Saigyo. 299 00:37:56,900 --> 00:38:01,780 I have resolved in my heart that I will visit it someday. 300 00:38:05,617 --> 00:38:08,078 You look well, Mother. 301 00:38:10,664 --> 00:38:16,295 You look fresher than usual, and this makes me very happy. 302 00:38:18,088 --> 00:38:23,593 Your lordship also seems to be in good health, as always. 303 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:26,138 I am happy to see that. 304 00:38:27,431 --> 00:38:29,349 It just so happens that today 305 00:38:29,474 --> 00:38:35,856 the princess who returned to the capital from Itsuki-no-Miya will pay a visit. 306 00:38:35,981 --> 00:38:37,482 Wonderful. 307 00:38:38,191 --> 00:38:43,030 I believe your lordship has not yet met her. 308 00:38:43,155 --> 00:38:44,990 Yes. 309 00:38:45,115 --> 00:38:51,330 I hear that she's as lovely as the pure river that flows at Ise. 310 00:38:52,706 --> 00:38:57,419 I gave birth to both your lordship and the new high priest. 311 00:38:57,544 --> 00:39:00,797 Just the two of you, 312 00:39:00,922 --> 00:39:05,135 but blood relationships weave a mysterious thread through life. 313 00:39:05,260 --> 00:39:08,847 The fact that today your lordship will meet your sister, 314 00:39:08,972 --> 00:39:11,475 born to a different mother, 315 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:15,145 may be part of that thread. 316 00:39:24,029 --> 00:39:26,406 On another matter entirely, 317 00:39:26,531 --> 00:39:30,702 I hear rumors that there has been some misunderstanding 318 00:39:30,827 --> 00:39:34,664 between your lordship and your younger brother, the new emperor. 319 00:39:35,749 --> 00:39:38,293 Your ears have been hurt by trivial talk. 320 00:39:39,795 --> 00:39:44,633 It's something I cannot stomach. 321 00:39:44,758 --> 00:39:46,385 What is it? 322 00:39:50,931 --> 00:39:53,183 It's about the Crown Prince. 323 00:39:53,308 --> 00:39:57,145 The current emperor is my younger brother. 324 00:39:57,270 --> 00:40:00,440 My brother has real power over governmental affairs, 325 00:40:00,565 --> 00:40:07,030 but a promise was made that my son would be the next emperor. 326 00:40:07,155 --> 00:40:10,992 However, that promise seems to have been broken. 327 00:40:12,285 --> 00:40:16,331 I even heard rumors that you might enter the priesthood. 328 00:40:16,456 --> 00:40:21,878 Yes, I was so upset at one point that I said as much. 329 00:40:24,631 --> 00:40:29,761 As opposed to when it concerns oneself, or when it concerns one's child, 330 00:40:29,886 --> 00:40:35,892 I learnt that one can be overcome by a hideous anger. 331 00:40:36,017 --> 00:40:43,608 But it seems that Lord Tokimune changed the outcome in your lordship's favor. 332 00:40:44,818 --> 00:40:46,111 Yes. 333 00:40:47,571 --> 00:40:54,161 The era is now upon us when even internal court affairs cannot be resolved 334 00:40:54,286 --> 00:40:57,330 without help from the Eastern Provinces. 335 00:41:43,543 --> 00:41:49,966 Washing in pure forest water is supposed to make a woman beautiful. 336 00:41:50,091 --> 00:41:54,387 Your highness is truly an example of that. 337 00:41:56,139 --> 00:42:02,020 Someone who has spent her time oblivious to the harsh changes in society 338 00:42:02,145 --> 00:42:06,775 does not know how to answer such a remark. 339 00:42:06,900 --> 00:42:12,948 Your honorable mother must surely be delighted by your return. 340 00:42:13,073 --> 00:42:14,449 Yes. 341 00:42:38,765 --> 00:42:41,351 I would like to send my thoughts to Itsuki-no-Miya. 342 00:42:42,352 --> 00:42:45,480 Shijo, please let her know. 343 00:42:46,982 --> 00:42:49,025 You are too hasty. 344 00:42:49,651 --> 00:42:57,200 I am supposed to show her Imperial Highness the area around Saga tomorrow. 345 00:42:58,076 --> 00:43:00,453 So at least wait until tomorrow evening. 346 00:43:01,454 --> 00:43:08,295 One mustn't lose a single day to enjoy the cherry blossoms in full bloom. 347 00:43:10,046 --> 00:43:12,966 You speak only to suit yourself. 348 00:43:17,012 --> 00:43:19,347 In any case, just tell her. 349 00:44:04,976 --> 00:44:08,021 Cherry blossoms may be beautiful, 350 00:44:08,146 --> 00:44:12,901 but the branches are weak and the flowers easily scatter. 351 00:44:13,026 --> 00:44:15,320 Once you have plucked the flower, 352 00:44:15,445 --> 00:44:18,657 you quickly begin to think of your next lover. 353 00:44:19,741 --> 00:44:22,702 That does not satisfy a woman. 354 00:44:23,787 --> 00:44:26,331 Whether a man or a woman, 355 00:44:26,456 --> 00:44:29,668 both parties must deal with it intelligently. 356 00:44:31,002 --> 00:44:33,380 Attachment corrupts love. 357 00:44:35,840 --> 00:44:38,968 It is only in singular instants of truth 358 00:44:39,094 --> 00:44:42,555 that the most fragile flowers of love bloom. 359 00:44:42,681 --> 00:44:44,933 And then they scatter. 360 00:44:47,102 --> 00:44:51,815 A refined mind lets a flower fall freely. 361 00:44:53,358 --> 00:44:58,238 But it does not lament forever. 362 00:45:01,241 --> 00:45:03,952 I feel sorry for her Imperial Highness. 363 00:45:07,956 --> 00:45:11,626 Are you not jealous, Shijo? 364 00:45:12,961 --> 00:45:17,841 Did you not just say that a refined mind does not feel jealous? 365 00:45:23,304 --> 00:45:25,306 I certainly did. 366 00:45:28,226 --> 00:45:33,314 I think you are the only woman who understands my heart, Shijo. 367 00:45:36,651 --> 00:45:40,655 I find your heart difficult to understand. 368 00:45:42,198 --> 00:45:46,703 It's almost three years since your father passed away. 369 00:45:46,828 --> 00:45:48,246 Yes. 370 00:45:49,122 --> 00:45:53,585 Who protects you as your guardian now? 371 00:45:55,962 --> 00:45:59,507 My mother's uncle Lord Zenshoji. 372 00:45:59,632 --> 00:46:05,096 But as he is growing old, he seems quite helpless of late. 373 00:46:09,851 --> 00:46:12,437 I can understand that, if it's Zenshoji. 374 00:46:12,562 --> 00:46:17,525 But a woman who serves at court needs a strong guardian. 375 00:46:19,194 --> 00:46:23,114 There are also expenses to consider. 376 00:47:11,037 --> 00:47:15,917 Are the charms of Fushimi to your liking? 377 00:47:16,042 --> 00:47:19,546 As the poem by Fujiwara no Shunzei says: 378 00:47:19,671 --> 00:47:24,217 "When you open the door in the morning and look out on Fushimi, 379 00:47:24,342 --> 00:47:27,053 "behold the mist-shrouded River Uji." 380 00:47:28,721 --> 00:47:33,226 I always wanted to greet such a morning in Fushimi. 381 00:47:33,893 --> 00:47:35,770 Thank you. 382 00:47:39,065 --> 00:47:44,571 It is indeed wonderful to watch the gentle spring rain through the mist. 383 00:47:44,696 --> 00:47:47,907 While the sun hides away in the distance. 384 00:47:51,035 --> 00:47:53,746 So even a lover of politics like Saionji 385 00:47:53,872 --> 00:47:57,834 naturally speaks appropriately in this abode of tranquility. 386 00:47:59,836 --> 00:48:04,299 Or is it because you have a new woman in the capital? 387 00:48:28,698 --> 00:48:33,077 My lord, before the wine goes to our heads, 388 00:48:33,202 --> 00:48:40,001 I want you to reveal to me, here and now, the secrets of poetic style. 389 00:48:44,213 --> 00:48:49,761 Having received such hospitality, it would be rude of me not to tell you. 390 00:48:51,262 --> 00:48:57,393 So, let us sit over there, and I shall fulfill your wish. 391 00:49:01,814 --> 00:49:05,735 I also have a small favor to ask. 392 00:49:14,661 --> 00:49:20,583 My child? Where is my child and how is she? 393 00:49:22,168 --> 00:49:25,338 She's growing up in sound health. 394 00:49:28,174 --> 00:49:30,218 In your care? 395 00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:47,235 Our daughter was brought into this world because of our indiscretion. 396 00:49:48,778 --> 00:49:51,155 I cannot help but feel concern for her! 397 00:49:52,740 --> 00:49:56,160 Please, please tell me. 398 00:49:56,285 --> 00:49:57,912 I beseech you! 399 00:49:58,037 --> 00:50:00,873 I feel very much the same. 400 00:50:00,999 --> 00:50:04,377 The girl is growing up healthily. 401 00:50:04,502 --> 00:50:06,587 At least believe that. 402 00:50:06,713 --> 00:50:09,340 If I said she was in my care, 403 00:50:09,465 --> 00:50:13,219 that would only cause you more heartbreak. 404 00:50:13,344 --> 00:50:16,347 Therefore, I will say only that she is healthy. 405 00:50:17,098 --> 00:50:20,727 Can you not understand how it pains my heart? 406 00:51:15,573 --> 00:51:17,617 Thank you so much. 407 00:51:22,163 --> 00:51:26,918 Please bring the girl up to be healthy and pure. 408 00:51:53,027 --> 00:51:55,738 They will hear us in the other room. 409 00:51:56,781 --> 00:52:00,451 In any case, you are even more beautiful than before. 410 00:52:00,576 --> 00:52:04,288 I understand Lord Konoe's long-lasting infatuation with you. 411 00:52:16,509 --> 00:52:18,344 Lord Konoe? 412 00:52:49,709 --> 00:52:53,087 It has been a while since I've been this pleasantly intoxicated. 413 00:52:55,214 --> 00:52:58,467 I'm suddenly overcome by sleepiness. 414 00:52:59,552 --> 00:53:04,557 What an enjoyable day it has been. 415 00:53:10,521 --> 00:53:12,064 Lady Shijo? 416 00:53:13,441 --> 00:53:16,235 I have something to tell you. 417 00:53:16,360 --> 00:53:18,946 Will you come for a moment? 418 00:53:22,116 --> 00:53:26,954 Lady Shijo, I believe you can hear me. 419 00:53:27,955 --> 00:53:29,373 Lady Shijo? 420 00:53:31,375 --> 00:53:35,463 Just go. I don't mind. 421 00:53:46,599 --> 00:53:47,892 Your lordship. 422 00:53:53,105 --> 00:53:56,651 What a fortuitous encounter. 423 00:53:56,776 --> 00:54:01,781 His lordship is so compassionate. 424 00:54:03,199 --> 00:54:05,243 Such beautiful skin. 425 00:54:06,494 --> 00:54:12,083 I have not felt like this for so long, Lady Shijo. 426 00:54:13,793 --> 00:54:16,420 Leave it in my hands, 427 00:54:16,545 --> 00:54:23,052 and I, Konoe, will be happy to take on your guardianship. 428 00:54:24,887 --> 00:54:28,599 I shall never let you want for anything. 429 00:54:41,320 --> 00:54:44,407 Your lordship, you shall reap your reward. 430 00:54:54,750 --> 00:55:00,798 Hail to the Amitabha Buddha. 431 00:55:03,175 --> 00:55:10,766 Hail to the Amitabha Buddha. 432 00:58:11,739 --> 00:58:14,241 The evil spirits have been exorcised now. 433 00:58:15,034 --> 00:58:19,622 The evil spirits took possession of your lordship's body for five days. 434 00:58:20,706 --> 00:58:25,586 They provoked a high fever, made you confused and made you moan. 435 00:58:25,711 --> 00:58:29,340 You were terribly ill at ease. 436 00:58:31,342 --> 00:58:34,720 Are you saying I was consumed by illness for five days? 437 00:58:36,013 --> 00:58:38,974 - Yes. - I see. 438 00:58:43,312 --> 00:58:48,609 And did the high priest perform exorcism the whole time? 439 00:58:48,734 --> 00:58:52,821 Yes, he put his heart and soul into it. 440 00:58:54,657 --> 00:58:57,117 He hardly had time to sleep. 441 00:59:06,919 --> 00:59:12,800 A man invests so much emotion in a woman. 442 00:59:16,679 --> 00:59:18,764 In my dreams, 443 00:59:20,266 --> 00:59:23,477 the high priest said he longed for you all the time. 444 00:59:25,271 --> 00:59:28,315 He kept pestering me about it. 445 00:59:30,025 --> 00:59:32,695 In order to cure my illness, 446 00:59:32,820 --> 00:59:39,577 a priest who has no equal in this world exorcised me at the risk of his own life. 447 00:59:41,537 --> 00:59:44,665 But he was in two minds. 448 00:59:44,790 --> 00:59:47,376 He couldn't suppress it. 449 00:59:49,336 --> 00:59:53,757 He could not leave with your body by his side. 450 00:59:53,882 --> 00:59:56,510 Lordship, you're saying that in jest! 451 01:00:09,440 --> 01:00:12,443 Why did you say something so awful? 452 01:00:13,527 --> 01:00:15,738 This is no jest. 453 01:00:17,114 --> 01:00:21,910 I also have no adverse feelings toward my younger brother, the high priest. 454 01:00:22,995 --> 01:00:25,497 But I am concerned for you. 455 01:00:27,124 --> 01:00:29,835 If you invite a man's resentment, 456 01:00:29,960 --> 01:00:36,967 that man's soul could eventually drag yours down to hell. 457 01:00:39,845 --> 01:00:44,099 Frankly, the high priest seemed to be tormented by his feelings. 458 01:00:45,976 --> 01:00:51,190 If his love sickness intensifies, whatever his lineage or social rank, 459 01:00:51,315 --> 01:00:54,526 even if he overcomes his demons and achieves his goals, 460 01:00:54,652 --> 01:00:57,154 his resentment will grow. 461 01:01:00,491 --> 01:01:04,828 Don't you already know this from reading the Tale of Genji? 462 01:01:06,705 --> 01:01:08,707 This is terrible! 463 01:01:16,799 --> 01:01:19,343 He will finish by tomorrow. 464 01:01:20,761 --> 01:01:24,723 Once he's done, I will journey to the capital tonight. 465 01:01:27,518 --> 01:01:33,941 For the sake of the high priest, why don't you fill his night with despair? 466 01:01:37,027 --> 01:01:42,074 Lordship, why do such a terrible thing? 467 01:01:48,706 --> 01:01:50,332 More and more... 468 01:01:56,088 --> 01:02:00,217 ...your lordship seems to me like the worst person in this world. 469 01:02:43,844 --> 01:02:47,347 - What are you doing here? - Please forgive me. 470 01:02:48,932 --> 01:02:50,934 Just this night, please! 471 01:02:53,228 --> 01:02:57,691 Don't wake his lordship! Whether it takes me to heaven or hell, 472 01:02:57,816 --> 01:03:02,362 all I want right now is to throw my body on yours! 473 01:03:04,156 --> 01:03:06,325 I beg you! I beg you! 474 01:03:10,537 --> 01:03:13,665 Listen to me! Please listen to me! 475 01:03:17,795 --> 01:03:23,008 My raw desire has stained my reputation as an outstanding monk. 476 01:03:25,594 --> 01:03:29,181 I shall atone for it by holding a service by the altar. 477 01:03:32,434 --> 01:03:36,563 I shall pray for the Imperial Court and political stability. 478 01:03:38,398 --> 01:03:46,448 And I shall pray for the well being of all living creatures. 479 01:03:50,786 --> 01:03:53,288 Just look at the state of me! 480 01:03:53,413 --> 01:03:58,418 Since I first saw you, every time I see your face, I can't stop crying! 481 01:03:58,544 --> 01:04:02,840 When I try to meditate, you appear in the holy mantras. 482 01:04:02,965 --> 01:04:05,884 When I burn incense, I see you in the smoke. 483 01:04:06,009 --> 01:04:08,804 Since I shaved my head and put on my black priest's robes, 484 01:04:08,929 --> 01:04:12,558 I never thought I would feel such desire! 485 01:04:23,861 --> 01:04:25,946 What evil have I done? 486 01:04:29,241 --> 01:04:30,659 That woman! 487 01:04:31,785 --> 01:04:37,457 Dainichi Buddha, from now on, I will devote myself to the mantras. 488 01:04:37,583 --> 01:04:43,046 Sun Goddess Amaterasu, I will pray to countless gods of Shohachiman Shrine. 489 01:04:43,171 --> 01:04:46,508 I must either abandon all thoughts of you, 490 01:04:46,633 --> 01:04:49,511 or you must fulfill this love of mine! 491 01:04:49,636 --> 01:04:51,471 Tonight is the time! 492 01:04:52,306 --> 01:04:57,019 Make your decision! Make up your mind! 493 01:04:58,020 --> 01:05:03,108 I humbly... I humbly... I humbly beseech you! 494 01:07:21,079 --> 01:07:24,207 High priest... have mercy on me. 495 01:07:31,214 --> 01:07:32,674 High priest... 496 01:08:51,294 --> 01:08:57,926 Nothing else matters, as long as I am with you. 497 01:09:04,099 --> 01:09:07,644 We could live in a cottage swept by the sea breeze, 498 01:09:07,769 --> 01:09:10,897 with my body burnt by the sun. 499 01:09:15,026 --> 01:09:19,990 Or we could go to the mountains. 500 01:09:24,035 --> 01:09:28,540 By a babbling brook, far from everybody. 501 01:09:31,459 --> 01:09:37,757 I can put up with poverty. Being with you is enough for me. 502 01:09:39,676 --> 01:09:41,094 And then... 503 01:09:47,017 --> 01:09:53,273 If only we can live with our soon-to-be-born child. 504 01:09:59,070 --> 01:10:03,700 That is good enough for me. 505 01:10:05,702 --> 01:10:09,206 At peace with the three realms of existence 506 01:10:10,165 --> 01:10:12,000 and with no reason to mourn. 507 01:10:12,125 --> 01:10:16,213 Is not all of creation about to go up in flames? 508 01:10:19,049 --> 01:10:23,553 Even when I put all my heart into transcribing the Five Precepts, 509 01:10:24,971 --> 01:10:30,894 my handwriting becomes like Shijo's, all by itself. 510 01:10:37,150 --> 01:10:41,404 I wrote this sutra by copying your handwriting. 511 01:10:43,698 --> 01:10:48,912 I have this foolish obsession of being united with you again 512 01:10:49,037 --> 01:10:51,289 when I am reincarnated. 513 01:10:53,625 --> 01:10:56,878 Thinking about it, it is despicable. 514 01:10:57,003 --> 01:10:59,506 Why do you go so far? 515 01:11:01,091 --> 01:11:06,638 When I leave this world, 516 01:11:08,515 --> 01:11:12,018 I want this sutra to be offered as kindling for the funeral pyre. 517 01:11:14,437 --> 01:11:20,819 I want to be wrapped around your body forever in the rising smoke. 518 01:11:21,861 --> 01:11:23,280 High priest... 519 01:11:30,245 --> 01:11:32,956 Why do you say such terrible things? 520 01:11:35,917 --> 01:11:38,712 On the days when I cannot see you, 521 01:11:39,879 --> 01:11:43,633 I will never take off this short-sleeved gown that we exchanged. 522 01:11:46,303 --> 01:11:51,891 I pray silently for the day we are reborn and meet again in the Pure Land. 523 01:12:24,257 --> 01:12:27,093 The baby that was born to them 524 01:12:28,470 --> 01:12:31,973 was secretly taken away by a servant of the imperial palace. 525 01:12:33,099 --> 01:12:38,355 This was for the child to be brought up properly as a member of his household. 526 01:12:40,023 --> 01:12:47,739 The fruit of the love between the virtuous priest and the high-ranking noblewoman 527 01:12:49,324 --> 01:12:52,243 was taken care of in secret 528 01:12:52,369 --> 01:12:56,790 on the orders of the palace, which disliked any scandal. 529 01:13:21,898 --> 01:13:27,821 The last Mongol invasion ended in shipwreck and defeat due to a huge storm. 530 01:13:29,697 --> 01:13:33,326 The sacred tree of Kasuga Shrine was brought to the capital in protest. 531 01:13:33,451 --> 01:13:37,914 It was a long time before the sacred tree was taken out of the capital again. 532 01:13:38,039 --> 01:13:40,083 There was unrest in the streets. 533 01:13:42,377 --> 01:13:46,423 The Shogunate planned to repel the invasion 534 01:13:46,548 --> 01:13:50,093 and conscripted the thugs of Yamato and Yamashiro Province. 535 01:13:51,719 --> 01:13:53,847 Epidemics spread far and wide. 536 01:13:57,434 --> 01:13:58,852 Lordship? 537 01:14:02,313 --> 01:14:04,774 What is it now? 538 01:14:04,899 --> 01:14:09,362 I wonder how the high priest's child is being brought up. 539 01:14:15,076 --> 01:14:16,870 Forgive me. 540 01:14:16,995 --> 01:14:20,373 On sleepless nights with my breasts swollen with milk, I think of my unfortunate child. 541 01:14:20,498 --> 01:14:22,959 - You say "unfortunate"? - Yes. 542 01:14:23,084 --> 01:14:29,883 You think the high priest's child would be happy growing up by your side? 543 01:14:30,008 --> 01:14:33,428 I mean, to have just one glance... 544 01:14:33,553 --> 01:14:41,144 You seem to have caught my half-brother's anxious nature! 545 01:14:45,398 --> 01:14:52,989 The child is being raised in a suitable home by a suitable person. 546 01:14:54,616 --> 01:14:56,159 Calm yourself. 547 01:14:56,284 --> 01:15:00,371 Would a child not want to be with its parents? 548 01:15:00,497 --> 01:15:01,998 Shijo! 549 01:15:02,123 --> 01:15:07,712 Where you are today places the parents and child on separate paths! 550 01:15:08,796 --> 01:15:11,007 Shijo, you'd better listen. 551 01:15:11,132 --> 01:15:18,264 My father abandoned me from a young age. 552 01:15:21,059 --> 01:15:26,439 And after all, I am undoubtedly the son of that man. 553 01:15:29,275 --> 01:15:32,362 When I was three, I was crowned emperor. 554 01:15:32,487 --> 01:15:39,244 At sixteen, the throne was handed over to my ten-year-old brother. 555 01:15:42,413 --> 01:15:46,918 Now I'm merely a retired emperor by name. 556 01:15:47,043 --> 01:15:51,506 The crown was taken from me in my prime 557 01:15:51,631 --> 01:15:55,176 and I've spent 20 years with no role! 558 01:15:58,304 --> 01:16:04,269 The blood of a poet and musician runs thickly in my veins, 559 01:16:04,394 --> 01:16:06,896 but not that of a ruler. 560 01:16:07,730 --> 01:16:12,569 Being apprehensive about this, my father the emperor shunned me. 561 01:16:14,445 --> 01:16:19,951 But look, governance now lies in the Eastern Provinces. 562 01:16:21,494 --> 01:16:25,039 Having imbibed the teachings of Zen monks from Fusa Province 563 01:16:25,164 --> 01:16:27,792 who despise the Mongols, 564 01:16:27,917 --> 01:16:31,045 has Tokimune not dashed ahead impetuously? 565 01:16:33,172 --> 01:16:35,967 And meanwhile, what has the capital done? 566 01:16:37,051 --> 01:16:41,889 My younger brother went to Ise in the face of this national disaster! 567 01:16:44,058 --> 01:16:46,686 And all he could do was pray. 568 01:16:47,854 --> 01:16:50,189 That's right. 569 01:16:50,315 --> 01:16:54,694 I never thought I'd become like my father the emperor. 570 01:16:55,820 --> 01:17:00,950 And this father completely disregarded me! 571 01:17:23,681 --> 01:17:27,977 The pestilence from the capital shows no signs of abating. 572 01:17:28,102 --> 01:17:31,522 It only seems to be spreading more. 573 01:17:31,648 --> 01:17:35,401 They say it is rare for a family not to have suffered death. 574 01:17:35,526 --> 01:17:38,279 To avoid being struck by the illness, 575 01:17:38,404 --> 01:17:40,323 people have shut themselves in their houses. 576 01:17:40,448 --> 01:17:43,159 There is only a scattering of people to be seen in the capital. 577 01:17:44,744 --> 01:17:48,206 The high priest must be busy at prayer. 578 01:17:49,791 --> 01:17:51,334 The high priest... 579 01:17:51,918 --> 01:17:53,711 It's the high priest... 580 01:17:54,462 --> 01:17:56,089 The high priest... 581 01:17:59,008 --> 01:18:01,010 It's the high priest... 582 01:18:01,636 --> 01:18:03,137 The high priest... 583 01:18:03,262 --> 01:18:06,849 Now, stop crying and tell me. What has happened? 584 01:18:06,974 --> 01:18:12,480 Three days ago, he came down with a strong fever and collapsed. 585 01:18:12,605 --> 01:18:15,525 A short while ago, he passed away. 586 01:18:27,995 --> 01:18:29,997 How terrible. 587 01:18:30,832 --> 01:18:34,877 He asked me to bring this to you, Lady Shijo. 588 01:18:46,639 --> 01:18:51,269 Just before he passed away, and although he was in great pain, 589 01:18:51,394 --> 01:18:56,649 he rose and put on the gown he had exchanged with you. 590 01:18:57,608 --> 01:19:01,028 He told me to leave it on him. 591 01:19:02,280 --> 01:19:05,116 Soon after, he drew his last breath. 592 01:19:24,969 --> 01:19:26,596 Mei... 593 01:21:10,616 --> 01:21:13,619 Your ladyship has taken well to travelling. 594 01:21:14,120 --> 01:21:17,415 Mei, there are no "ladies" here now. 595 01:21:18,374 --> 01:21:22,003 No matter how many times I tell you, you have that habit of speech. 596 01:21:22,128 --> 01:21:25,339 - We are nuns. - Yes, yes. 597 01:21:55,620 --> 01:22:00,082 My stomach has been bothering me for a while. 598 01:22:01,751 --> 01:22:03,753 I wonder what it could be. 599 01:22:05,922 --> 01:22:09,342 And the color of your face... 600 01:22:09,467 --> 01:22:13,846 This is surely because you were walking under the midday sun. 601 01:22:13,971 --> 01:22:15,932 There you see, my lady. 602 01:22:16,057 --> 01:22:18,684 I told you to take a rest, 603 01:22:18,809 --> 01:22:22,188 but you insisted on arriving at Itsuku Island by sunset. 604 01:22:23,105 --> 01:22:25,775 - Oh, Mei! - My lady! 605 01:22:27,151 --> 01:22:30,154 What's wrong? My lady? 606 01:22:33,616 --> 01:22:34,951 My lady! 607 01:22:37,078 --> 01:22:38,162 My lady! 608 01:22:43,793 --> 01:22:47,254 I do apologize. Suddenly, my body felt... 609 01:22:47,922 --> 01:22:49,340 Don't mention it. 610 01:22:49,465 --> 01:22:51,801 It's women's karma to have a hard time, 611 01:22:51,926 --> 01:22:54,136 so we have to help each other. 612 01:22:54,261 --> 01:22:56,263 It must have been painful. 613 01:22:57,682 --> 01:22:59,100 Karma? 614 01:23:00,142 --> 01:23:07,525 You had the high priest's baby inside you, but you didn't realize. 615 01:23:08,484 --> 01:23:10,820 You had a miscarriage. 616 01:23:13,197 --> 01:23:15,658 A nun and a high priest? 617 01:23:15,783 --> 01:23:19,203 The ways of men and women don't ever seem to change. 618 01:23:22,707 --> 01:23:25,668 What unusual visitors you had today. 619 01:23:25,793 --> 01:23:28,254 What? Oh, it's you. 620 01:23:28,379 --> 01:23:32,383 Not long ago, you were talking about the red-eyed monk, 621 01:23:32,508 --> 01:23:34,760 but now you're sleeping with nuns, eh? 622 01:23:34,885 --> 01:23:39,807 You're so silly. They had some hardship so I'm letting them rest a while. 623 01:23:42,810 --> 01:23:45,271 So, are you not doing any business tonight? 624 01:23:46,939 --> 01:23:48,941 Wait a moment. 625 01:23:51,110 --> 01:23:53,362 Still not finished? 626 01:23:53,487 --> 01:23:57,158 You can wait over there. I'll lend them that room. 627 01:24:01,912 --> 01:24:03,956 Alright, then... 628 01:24:06,000 --> 01:24:10,629 This red-eyed monk that the gentleman just mentioned, 629 01:24:10,755 --> 01:24:13,758 might he be a wandering priest who dances? 630 01:24:13,883 --> 01:24:16,761 So you know about him? 631 01:24:16,886 --> 01:24:21,015 Yes, he has a red line through one of his eyes. 632 01:24:22,141 --> 01:24:25,352 According to him, even lowly women like me and people with syphilis 633 01:24:25,478 --> 01:24:31,859 are embraced by the Buddha if we sincerely chant "Namu Amida Butsu". 634 01:24:31,984 --> 01:24:34,028 That's what he teaches. 635 01:24:39,742 --> 01:24:44,705 He doesn't use difficult words, and he's always most grateful. 636 01:24:44,830 --> 01:24:48,793 In this port alone, several "women of pleasure" have gone with him. 637 01:24:51,337 --> 01:24:56,801 I stayed behind. But I do enjoy sleeping with men, after all! 638 01:24:56,926 --> 01:25:00,638 You can't stop doing something you like when it earns you money! 639 01:25:00,763 --> 01:25:03,432 Now, get a good night's rest. 640 01:25:07,394 --> 01:25:09,522 She's always so vulgar! 641 01:25:14,110 --> 01:25:16,112 She's such a noble person. 642 01:25:22,785 --> 01:25:28,499 Until now, I have lived my life understanding nothing, doing nothing. 643 01:25:31,085 --> 01:25:36,882 My late father said that if I was ever at a loss, I should turn to Buddhism. 644 01:25:38,551 --> 01:25:42,429 Now I feel that, for the first time, I understand why. 645 01:25:46,517 --> 01:25:50,563 When Shijo went travelling in this manner, 646 01:25:51,897 --> 01:25:58,028 the world she had inhabited until now seemed like an illusory dream. 647 01:26:25,514 --> 01:26:28,726 You're quite an accomplished painter. 648 01:26:28,851 --> 01:26:31,061 She really is. 649 01:26:31,187 --> 01:26:35,649 I have never seen anyone paint scenes from the capital as well as this. 650 01:26:36,817 --> 01:26:39,945 Look, it is a carriage. It's taking shape. 651 01:26:40,070 --> 01:26:43,657 - Will a person pull it? - No, stupid. It'll be an ox. 652 01:26:43,782 --> 01:26:47,703 - Look. Don't push! - Stand back. Stand back. 653 01:26:47,828 --> 01:26:52,458 Oh! It's like you said. It's an ox, a black ox. 654 01:27:11,393 --> 01:27:16,649 Sister, you should stay here with us for a while. 655 01:27:16,774 --> 01:27:19,276 - Don't you think? - Yes! 656 01:27:20,236 --> 01:27:23,489 I would love to hear more about life in the capital. 657 01:27:23,614 --> 01:27:28,118 And I would like our children to learn how to read and write. 658 01:27:28,244 --> 01:27:31,205 Did you say you were going to Kishu next? 659 01:27:31,330 --> 01:27:33,791 We plan to walk the Kumano pilgrimage. 660 01:27:34,667 --> 01:27:37,753 That'll be rather hard for a nun. 661 01:27:37,878 --> 01:27:42,216 Why don't you stay here for a while and set off when you've rested? 662 01:27:43,300 --> 01:27:45,469 What shall we do? 663 01:27:45,594 --> 01:27:52,101 Well, it's a very kind offer, so maybe just for two or three days. 664 01:27:53,227 --> 01:27:54,645 Excellent! 665 01:27:55,688 --> 01:28:00,651 Now that a beautiful noble nun has come here from the capital, 666 01:28:00,776 --> 01:28:04,613 it has improved the reputation of this house. 667 01:28:06,240 --> 01:28:08,617 We are so proud. 668 01:28:08,742 --> 01:28:15,791 And the children keep asking for you to teach them things. 669 01:28:16,959 --> 01:28:18,877 Bring it out. 670 01:28:20,629 --> 01:28:22,047 Here, sir. 671 01:28:25,467 --> 01:28:28,971 This is by way of appreciation for the picture you painted. 672 01:28:34,310 --> 01:28:35,728 Please. 673 01:29:00,085 --> 01:29:04,923 Hail to the Amitabha Buddha! Hail to the Amitabha Buddha! 674 01:32:40,472 --> 01:32:43,267 A poem by Saigyo... 675 01:32:45,394 --> 01:32:50,816 The smoke from Mt Fuji floats on the wind and vanishes into the sky 676 01:32:53,402 --> 01:32:58,824 Like that smoke, who knows where my thoughts will float? 677 01:33:00,534 --> 01:33:02,578 There's no smoke today. 678 01:33:03,745 --> 01:33:06,707 In the old days, I would recite this poem 679 01:33:06,832 --> 01:33:10,127 and contemplate the transience of human life. 680 01:33:10,252 --> 01:33:12,170 It would bring tears to my eyes. 681 01:33:12,296 --> 01:33:16,216 Ladyship, you have become truly resilient. 682 01:33:18,594 --> 01:33:25,309 I wonder why his lordship's face appears in my mind when I recite this poem. 683 01:35:10,872 --> 01:35:14,793 Five obstacles stand in the way of a woman. 684 01:35:14,918 --> 01:35:18,714 She may be pure of heart in her pursuit of enlightenment, 685 01:35:18,839 --> 01:35:23,218 but should the lotus seat open up to her, 686 01:35:23,343 --> 01:35:26,763 she will be denied Buddhahood. 687 01:35:28,223 --> 01:35:32,394 Five obstacles stand in the way of a woman. 688 01:35:32,519 --> 01:35:36,732 She may be pure of heart in her pursuit of enlightenment, 689 01:35:36,857 --> 01:35:41,862 but should the lotus seat open up to her, 690 01:35:41,987 --> 01:35:45,323 she will be denied Buddhahood. 691 01:36:00,297 --> 01:36:03,842 A woman has five impurities. 692 01:36:03,967 --> 01:36:07,345 It is said that she cannot reach the Pure Land. 693 01:36:07,471 --> 01:36:13,894 But even the pure lotus flower is born from the mud. 694 01:36:14,811 --> 01:36:18,899 Even a female incarnation of the appetites of the flesh 695 01:36:19,024 --> 01:36:24,946 is turned into a pure Buddha by chanting the Lotus Sutra. 696 01:36:58,980 --> 01:37:01,191 That way, my lady. 697 01:37:06,071 --> 01:37:07,531 We're alright. 698 01:37:07,656 --> 01:37:11,201 Now, then, sisters, here's a fowling net. Please use it. 699 01:37:11,326 --> 01:37:15,539 It's nothing special, but it'll keep you dry. 700 01:37:32,013 --> 01:37:36,643 I'm on the way home from a business trip. I've been away for three months. 701 01:37:36,768 --> 01:37:41,648 - Thank you for your kindness. - Don't mention it. 702 01:37:42,566 --> 01:37:48,071 This downpour's strong. We might get flooded. 703 01:37:52,450 --> 01:37:56,538 I think it's best if you wait before you continue your journey. 704 01:37:57,622 --> 01:38:01,793 My house is over there. It smells a bit moldy, but you can stay for free. 705 01:38:07,299 --> 01:38:10,302 It must be hard for a noblewoman. 706 01:38:12,095 --> 01:38:14,222 - Ladyship... - This way! 707 01:39:44,187 --> 01:39:48,566 Mei, I realize that you're also a woman. 708 01:39:50,777 --> 01:39:53,905 I am not saying that it is vulgar. 709 01:39:56,449 --> 01:39:59,411 After all, the man appeared to be very kind. 710 01:40:01,121 --> 01:40:07,961 Yes, even I did the same, time and time again, in the capital. 711 01:40:10,255 --> 01:40:17,637 But, unlike you, I never voluntarily rushed headlong into improper conduct. 712 01:40:17,762 --> 01:40:23,643 Never once have I crept into a man's bed. 713 01:40:27,439 --> 01:40:30,400 I was a pitiful woman. 714 01:40:32,527 --> 01:40:36,865 Mei, I hope you live happily. 715 01:40:53,423 --> 01:40:56,801 "Dear Mei, 716 01:40:56,926 --> 01:41:02,265 "I write these few strokes of the brush, madly in love with you. 717 01:41:04,434 --> 01:41:08,813 "Enticed by the birdsong at dawn, 718 01:41:10,190 --> 01:41:14,027 "I saw the sun rise on my own. 719 01:41:16,071 --> 01:41:20,784 "I am not the least worried for you, 720 01:41:22,744 --> 01:41:27,540 "and I pray for your happiness. 721 01:41:29,626 --> 01:41:33,171 "From this moment, 722 01:41:33,296 --> 01:41:39,094 "I must enjoy this journey on my own." 723 01:41:44,808 --> 01:41:50,605 - Just look at Jirozaemon Taira. - He's the retired general. 724 01:41:50,730 --> 01:41:55,026 Look at the shogun blowing his nose! 725 01:41:56,945 --> 01:42:01,407 I'm sure he's quite scary. All these exalted people are... 726 01:42:03,034 --> 01:42:06,204 - The other way round! Turn it around! - Yes, but... 727 01:42:06,329 --> 01:42:09,499 This is how the palanquin of a trusted person should be carried! 728 01:42:09,624 --> 01:42:11,459 Turn it backwards! 729 01:42:21,845 --> 01:42:27,475 In today's world, you have to be from a warrior family, not lowborn. 730 01:42:27,600 --> 01:42:31,229 In today's world, you have to be from a warrior family... 731 01:42:57,547 --> 01:43:04,095 Lady Shijo, Jirozaemon's wife is asking for a favor. 732 01:43:04,220 --> 01:43:09,809 She wants to know how to sew a gown from fabric she got as a wedding present. 733 01:43:09,934 --> 01:43:15,398 She would like to learn from a person who has come down from the capital. 734 01:43:16,316 --> 01:43:22,322 Will you accept this request from a lowly Kamakura person like me? 735 01:43:24,324 --> 01:43:29,954 I will keep your identity secret from the others. 736 01:43:36,794 --> 01:43:39,756 These sleeves are wrong. 737 01:43:42,926 --> 01:43:50,558 For a garment with a center like this, the sleeves should be flat, not round. 738 01:43:53,228 --> 01:43:58,524 What an arrogant nun, acting like she was somebody in the capital! 739 01:43:58,650 --> 01:44:00,818 But she's beautiful, isn't she? 740 01:44:04,280 --> 01:44:08,243 I'm sure she's already caught the eye of my husband. 741 01:45:00,086 --> 01:45:04,257 When I first caught sight of you some days ago, 742 01:45:04,382 --> 01:45:09,012 I thought you were a person of high status who had disguised herself. 743 01:45:11,556 --> 01:45:13,433 Just as I thought! 744 01:45:21,858 --> 01:45:23,860 Your slender arms... 745 01:45:25,653 --> 01:45:27,655 Your supple nape... 746 01:45:29,073 --> 01:45:32,243 Your thin blood, you don't find in a warrior's daughter. 747 01:45:34,287 --> 01:45:36,914 Do not laugh at my coarseness. 748 01:45:37,040 --> 01:45:41,586 I may be coarse, but I cannot help desiring someone like you. 749 01:45:43,671 --> 01:45:45,423 Maybe... 750 01:45:46,591 --> 01:45:47,967 Maybe... 751 01:45:49,510 --> 01:45:54,390 Although you're a nun, you're still a woman, so maybe... 752 01:46:44,982 --> 01:46:51,948 How would this have been if he'd been like Tokimune Hojo? 753 01:46:54,992 --> 01:46:57,036 How would it have been? 754 01:49:18,636 --> 01:49:22,306 Has something happened in the lord's mansion? 755 01:49:22,431 --> 01:49:25,434 Don't come near, nun. You'll just get in the way. 756 01:49:25,560 --> 01:49:28,646 I once had a small connection to him. 757 01:49:29,480 --> 01:49:31,315 Please tell me what's happened. 758 01:49:32,858 --> 01:49:35,278 What has happened in his lordship's house? 759 01:49:35,403 --> 01:49:40,783 Lord Tominokoji has passed away. 760 01:49:42,243 --> 01:49:44,203 His lordship? 761 01:50:48,142 --> 01:50:53,147 Amida Nyorai, who sheds light through the ten quarters of the world, 762 01:50:54,440 --> 01:50:58,694 gather into your radiant heaven all who call upon your name. 763 01:51:56,210 --> 01:52:04,260 In the distant past, through my late father's connections, 764 01:52:04,385 --> 01:52:12,435 I knew the lord of this manor, the poet Saionji Nyudo. 765 01:52:19,191 --> 01:52:22,069 Maybe it is because I have aged, 766 01:52:22,194 --> 01:52:28,951 or maybe it's because you're dressed as a nun, but I do not remember you. 767 01:52:29,076 --> 01:52:33,080 Who were you? 768 01:52:35,708 --> 01:52:40,337 I discarded my name by the roadside long ago. 769 01:52:42,798 --> 01:52:48,262 There is just one thing I want to ask you, Lord Nyudo. 770 01:52:49,847 --> 01:52:54,185 Forgive me for asking you to think back. 771 01:52:54,310 --> 01:52:57,605 You want to ask me something? 772 01:53:01,317 --> 01:53:04,320 A long time ago, 773 01:53:04,445 --> 01:53:11,118 you took in a baby at this very mansion. 774 01:53:13,412 --> 01:53:18,667 Do you remember, she was born in the winter and you played with her? 775 01:53:25,508 --> 01:53:28,969 Oh! It's you! 776 01:53:31,430 --> 01:53:38,813 Lord Nyudo, I am but a humble nun who has forsaken her name. 777 01:53:43,901 --> 01:53:49,031 That baby girl, who grew up in this mansion, 778 01:53:50,908 --> 01:53:55,538 might she not be the very same person 779 01:53:55,663 --> 01:54:00,668 as the one who has now become a celebrated poet? 780 01:54:00,793 --> 01:54:06,590 I ask because the former baby's mother would like to know. 781 01:54:09,426 --> 01:54:12,680 Please tell the mother this... 782 01:54:14,557 --> 01:54:19,895 The person who has become a highly regarded poet 783 01:54:20,020 --> 01:54:24,108 was, indeed, born in this house. 784 01:54:26,735 --> 01:54:33,784 The woman who was her mother was a radiantly beautiful person. 785 01:54:36,161 --> 01:54:39,415 Now that I have aged, 786 01:54:41,584 --> 01:54:47,047 I shall never again see such a beautiful dream. 787 01:54:49,466 --> 01:54:53,470 Not as ugly and decrepit as I have grown with age. 788 01:54:55,097 --> 01:54:57,099 Thank you so much. 789 01:54:59,018 --> 01:55:04,481 When the mother learns that her daughter has grown up safely, 790 01:55:05,608 --> 01:55:08,485 she will surely be overjoyed. 791 01:55:15,242 --> 01:55:20,039 And if I may trouble you with this, 792 01:55:23,834 --> 01:55:32,176 would you, as her adopted father, present her with this picture scroll? 793 01:55:34,762 --> 01:55:38,849 I have painted shoddy scrolls for a long time. 794 01:55:39,767 --> 01:55:45,689 Painting has served as my travelling companion and my livelihood. 795 01:55:47,816 --> 01:55:51,403 I desire nothing more. 796 01:55:51,528 --> 01:55:59,787 The days are bright, and I own nothing superfluous. 797 01:56:01,538 --> 01:56:07,544 The only gift I can give is this. 798 01:56:08,629 --> 01:56:12,883 This is a most excellent scroll. 799 01:56:14,176 --> 01:56:20,182 Not even the painters in the capital display such skill as this. 800 01:56:21,725 --> 01:56:27,314 I thank you for your undeserved kindness. 801 01:56:47,167 --> 01:56:51,463 I remember seeing this monk... 802 01:56:53,048 --> 01:56:57,886 ...somewhere a long time ago. 803 01:56:59,638 --> 01:57:01,890 Do you, sir? 804 01:57:08,772 --> 01:57:14,194 Yes, there was once an eminent person... 805 01:57:15,779 --> 01:57:23,412 The high priest, who was the brother of the deceased lord, 806 01:57:23,537 --> 01:57:27,374 looked very much like this man. 807 01:57:28,333 --> 01:57:35,090 But he never roamed the land dressed in such tatters and rags. 808 01:59:30,414 --> 01:59:33,417 DREAM