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Toyotomi Hideyoshi led his army to Hakozaki in Chikuzen,
setting up his camp in Chiyo no Matsubara -
to attack Shimazu Yoshihisa.
TENSHO 15 (1587)
The battles have produced huge losses for us.
But finally it seems that our chancellor's reform will be spreading everywhere.
However, there is still one thing left that -
...worries us. We must solve it soon.
Do you understand, Mr. lshida?
You cannot grant freedom to...
the Christian feudal lords and to the priests.
The power of the Christian feudal lords in collusion with the priests -
...is as mighty as a sun.
They've won the people's religious enthusiasm...
as well as the profits of trading with the Europeans.
They get everything they want.
Their power will soon prevent our chancellor's idea: to unify the country
This is very clear.
We, the normal citizens of Eizannanto,
will never allow this situation.
Our chancellor has also been taking into account this matter for a long time.
Neither Sir Takayama Ukon nor any of the Christian feudal lords...
were brought to this battle in Kyushu by the lord.
- This shows vvho the lord is thinking of. - Good.
What you've just said fills us with courage.
Sir lshida, please intercede with the chancellor on our behalf.
- The chancellor trusts you greatly - All right.
You must be very tired after this long trip. Have a nice rest.
The tea you have on the battlefield must taste especially good.
Can you prepare one for me'?
- Rikyu, you have a daughter, right'? - Yes.
Her name is Gin.
That Gin...
I've heard she's the daughter of the late Matsunaga Danjo, a rough feudal lord,
vvho rebelled against the feudal lord Oda and finally killed himself on Mount Shigi.
Yes. It's true.
His Wife Riki...
I saw her once at Sir Danjds when she was still his wife.
Do you want something from Gin'?
I have a marriage proposal for her.
There is a man who desires her very much.
I've heard that his love for her is so big...
...that he postpones all marriage opportunities.
I understand that you don't want to resign to having your daughter married.
It is already dawning.
OGIN-SAMA (LOVE UNDER THE CRUCIFIX)
Producers: TSUKIMORI Sennosuke WAKATSUKI Sigeru
Original author: KON Toukou Script: NARUSAWA Masashige
Cinematography: MIYAJIMA Yoshio
Edit: OSUMI Jyunpei Sound: FUKUYASU Kenyou Music: HAYASHI Hikaru
Costumes design: NAGANO Kiyoko
Assistant directors: KIKUCHI Yasushi TAN BA Yasuji
Cast
ARIMA lneko
NAKADAI Tatsuya
NAKAMURA Ganjiro, TAKAMINE Mieko, TAKIZAWA Osamu
NANBARA Kouji, FUJI Manami, TSUKIOKA Yumeji, ITO Hisaya
CHIAKI Minoru, TAMURA Masakazu, KITA Ryuji, KATO Yoshi
SHIOMI Hiroshi, KAGAWA Ryosuke, ICHIKAWA Danjonosuke
ENDO Taksuo, MON Hachwo, ODA Sosuke
KISHI Keiko
Directed by TANAKA Kinuyo
Mr. Takayama has arrived.
Ever since we learnt...
the day before yesterday that Sir Takayama Ukon was coming,
you are very happy
You are even passing it on to me, and I feel so cheerful.
But you still haven't changed your clothes.
Do you feel ashamed of seeing him?
Make yourself look prettier.
Welcome.
I haven't seen you for a long time.
Thank you for receiving me.
As you know, my husband is in Chikuzen accompanying the chancellor.
When he learns you have visited us... He would have liked to see you.
The war is coming to an end. He will soon come back home.
This is Yokichiro.
Welcome.
So you are Yokichiro'?
We have built up a good relationship through the tea ceremony
I am very attached to you. As if we were mother and son.
And my husband feels the same.
When vve heard that you had been removed from the battle in Kyushu...
- My husband worried a lot... - Oh well.
This changing world...
has become inhospitable for the Christian feudal lords.
But I won't give up.
I hope that our faith will be able to guide everyone in the future.
I plan to watch how events will develop.
This is the spirit of the tea ceremony
as my husband always says.
Do you remember'?
Six years ago...
you came here with me.
Nothing has changed.
Neither the stones, nor the pine trees,
nor you.
Do you think so'?
You were 21 then.
I was 16 years old.
You came to receive lessons of the tea ceremony from my father.
You gave me a nice book.
"Chastity is the most respectable thing."
That's how you taught me.
God's lessons...
...are the most correct ones.
You advised me like that.
I remember perfectly well.
To devote my life to these lessons...
brings me true happiness.
That's what I believe.
Mr. Ukon.
L---
lam in love with someone.
According to the book you gave me...
love passion is a sin.
Am I a sinner, then'?
I can't follow God's lessons.
- I can't. - Gin.
You are a flower of the earth that starts blooming.
Why don't you offer your chastity to the Virgin Mary.
And obtain true heavenly happiness?
L---
It's the only thing...
...I desire for you.
You...
...have a wife.
Happiness in this world...
And happiness from heaven. You have both.
L---
I don't desire happiness from heaven.
At least...
you will tell me how to aim for happiness in this world.
Happiness in this world...
...is fleeting.
Six years ago...
I swore that...
I would never get married without Mr. Ukon's permission.
Whatever happens...
I will never ever break...
...that oath!
My permission...
Thank you for bringing me.
Father. Welcome home.
Thank you for your work.
Congratulations for having won...
that battle with the Chancellor.
It's a reason to congratulate you.
Welcome.
- Is there any news? - Yes.
- Mr. Takayama has visited us. - Mr. Ukon has come'?
He came to receive a merchant priest...
...who arrived here by boat...
and...
Has he already gone back?
Not yet. He is in Sakaitsu.
At the end of the month he will celebrate a tea ceremony at the Nanshu Temple.
He has to pick up the customer.
Nowadays, the situation of the Christian feudal lords is getting worse.
I imagine that...
Mr. Ukon is in a difficult situation.
He asked Gin to take care of the ceremony
He said that it is an honour for foreigners to receive hospitality from women.
That's why he would like her to take care of it.
Father.
Could I go'?
You can go.
I have something to tell you.
When I was at the camp in Hakozaki,
Sir lshida talked with me.
It's about your marriage.
The Mozuya family likes you.
Do you mean Mr. Mozuya Shintaro'?
According to what Mr. Shintaro said,
he's been in love with you for a long time.
When I gave him lessons of the tea ceremony
he didn't show his feelings.
Such an offer, coming from Sir lchida,
can't be replied with a dry "no".
Gin.
I want to hear your opinion.
The Mozuya family is...
very famous among sea merchants in Sakai.
He is also one of the seven tea masters serving the Chancellor.
He is very appropriate for our daughter.
He is perfect among the local Sakai merchants.
Even though it is like that,
if you don't like him,
you cannot be forced.
Takayama Ukon
Stay like that.
Gin.
Yes.
Although he is your stepfather,
he holds you in higher esteem than if you were his own blood.
Sir lshida is...
...very powerful, so much that the Home Secretary shows him due respect.
If he rejects his proposal,
your father...
as well as Sakai village may suffer consequences.
Nevertheless,
the most important thing is your happiness.
As regards Mr. Shintaro,
since he sometimes came to our home to the tea ceremony gatherings,
I know him well.
I think he is worthy of you as a husband.
Don't you maybe...?
Don't you like Shintaro'?
It's not that.
I know him well...
He has a very kind character.
Mother, I will ask you a favour.
Can you wait for the answer...
until after that tea ceremony?
Please.
It's interesting.
The scent is intoxicating.
The meal seems to be ready
Let's go to the tea room.
We want to offer you a meal.
In accordance with the tea ceremony spirit,
the meal is made of fuki, sagebrush and grass sprouts...
...gathered from the mountain.
It's an earth-fruit meal.
I am very glad...
to receive food from the earth.
Come on...
The foreign priest is so good at it.
And this?
Mister priest.
Excuse me.
- This is Mr. Takayamafs fan. - Oh, is it'?
- It's Mr. Ukon's? - Yes.
Mr. Ukon and Miss Gin were having a very serious conversation.
L---
...don't vvant to marry Mr. Mozuya.
That's why
and depending on your opinion,
I would like to make a decision.
I think it is a very good proposal.
This...
...is what you really think?
Mr. Ukon.
Please.
I only want a word from you.
Tell me not to marry Mozuya.
That's all I want.
Why are you Saying this?
Today I have come...
determined to stake my life as a woman.
So far,
I have been in love with someone.
To take a vow of chastity for that someone...
that's what love consists of, doesn't it'?
That's what a woman's life consists of.
When chastity...
...is devoted to God,
it becomes truth.
No. It's not like that.
I don't believe as much in God as in you, Mr. Ukon.
Do you love me so much'?
I am a married man.
Yes.
Love in this world...
doesn't bring much happiness.
It only leads to sin.
It only gets you closer to the devil.
Mr. Ukon.
A woman willing to sacrifice her life wants to see her beloved,
even if she falls clown to hell afterwvarcls.
No...
She wouldn't regret anything.
When I left home,
I was willing to... leave my name and my life.
I am not a cold-hearted person.
I'm not frightened...
at receiving your love and suffering in hell.
But...
I---
can't break the vow I offered to Christ.
It's impossible.
So,
are you telling me...
to marry Mozuya'?
Do it.
Mr. Ukon.
I was...
...wrong.
Mr. Ukon...
treated me with affection, but it wasn't love.
He wanted me to be the Virgin Mary's servant.
It was because of that.
L---
...mistook it for true love on Mr. Ukon's side.
How silly I've been.
Mr. Takayama holds you in high esteem.
I understand his heart very well.
Mr. Takayama suffers as much as you do.
Perhaps he suffers more than you.
I understand perfectly well that Mr. Takayama loves you.
It's what I feel with my heart.
Miss Gin...
Do you intend to marry Mozuya'?
Do you think it's for the sake of your father and of Sakai village?
Don't tell me...
Miss Gin...
Don't tell me you mean to kill yourself!
Miss Gin...
V\Ath the excuse to return this fan,
do you vvant to see Mr. Ukon again?
Miss Gin.
No.
TENSHO 17 (1587), TWO YEARS AFTER GIN'S MARRIAGE WITH MOZUYA
Nowadays, the world is a difficult place to live in.
I have just seen the drainage work...
they are accomplishing on the Nagahori canal.
Nagahori is as if it was our hands and legs.
Even if they reward us,
it's no use if they take away our freedom of movement.
I confirm the arrival of 150 casks of sake from Kyushu.
And 5O kilos of cotton.
We're going to store them in the warehouse.
If the world isn't entangled in wars,
overseas trade increases.
The merchants from Sakai... are achieving great power.
The Chancellor worries a lot. That's why he does it.
Thank you.
And Miss Gin...
- How is Madam? - Fine.
She arranges the warehouse, runs up and clown with kitchen work... and with everything.
She works so much that her socks are worn out.
That's good!
Madam.
- What about this? - Take it to the lumber room.
I'll take care of it.
Please have a rest.
- There's less left now... - A merchant's wife...
has to work from early morning to very late at night.
There are many things to do.
- I feel sorry for you. - Nonsense.
Working...
...is preferable. It's a moment I enjoy
- We've arrived. - Mr. Shin of Mozuya.
- Mr. Shin. - Come, come! Go away There you are.
How cold!
- Enough! Go away -Well...
Come on!
The master has arrived.
Welcome home.
Welcome.
- Where is Gin'? - She's in the lumber room.
Gin...
A law forbidding the Christian religion has been enacted.
There has been a great upheaval at the castle.
The churches will be confiscated.
They will vanish without leaving any trace.
They will throw out the foreign priests.
But...
and the believers...
What vvill happen with them'?
I don't know.
If they don't give up their religion,
they will end up hanging or crucifying them sooner or later...
I've heard that...
Mr. Takayama Ukon, with whom you are friends,
his fief has been confiscated and then...
his whole clan has been exiled.
The Chancellor felt pity for him...
and exhorted him to give up his religion.
But he replied to him by saying that, after swearing before God as a samurai,
you can't just change so rashly even if it's been ordered by the lord.
He said it in a tense tone.
Mr. lshida laughed about it.
He says there is no medicine for each fool.
Anyway I don't care about that fellow.
What I'm worried about is hovv this vvill affect foreign trade.
That's the most important thing for our family
As for Mr. Ukon,
I suppose that...
my father is worried about him.
- Gin! Are you there'? - Yes.
Coming right away!
What do you wish?
Tomorrow we will carry out a tea ceremony in a boat on Yoclo River.
I want you to take care of it.
Yes.
Who is the customer?
Someone you know well.
It's Mr. Ukon.
Well...
Don't you accept?
Yes.
I haven't invited Mr. Ukon because of you.
It's about business.
R/Vnth the new law, westerners will be sent abroad.
Before this happens, I will try to keep contacts through Mr. Ukon -
and set up a smuggling base.
What do you say'?
Do you...
...love that man so much'?
- No. - Don't lie to me!
I'm not blind!
This is what I found in your chest of drawers.
It's signed by Mr. Ukon.
Gin...
Why can't you drop your feelings for that man?
He's someone who is going to be exiled in the future.
Why are you always looking at me like that?
Always that glance...
You have never treated me...
with the affection of a true wife.
Forgive me!
It's my fault!
I'm very sorry
It's only once I'm asking you...
and you don't...
You don't have the blood of a woman in you.
The Yodo landscape...
I'm seeing it for the last time today
lsee...
I didn't expect a law forbidding Christianity
I suppose you will keep away from society for some time.
I'll do my best to help you.
When you know where you are going to live, please let me know.
For a person who is being treated like a criminal
it is very nice to receive such a beautiful farewell.
I appreciate it very much.
For the time being, I intend to stay on a little island at Seto.
You seem to be happy
I'm very glad about it.
Do you have...
...any children?
As is commonly said,
a loving couple doesn't have the fortune to have children.
A boat!
Sir, the sedan chair is ready
lam going somewhere else. I'll come back late.
I had decided not to see him ever again.
I didn't want anyone to see me in my role as a wife.
He told me I seem to be happy
And he laughed a lot.
He laughed so shamelessly! I wish you had heard him, too!
Would you say...
you can see happiness in my face?
- No. - It's obvious!
But he...
laughed as if mocking me.
A criminal in a procession!
They say it's a young woman.
She disobeyed Sir Hidetsugu, the Chancellor's adopted son.
They are going to crucify her.
How dreadful.
For the Chancellor,
we peasants are like a little piece of ground.
Poor woman. They needn't kill her.
She's very young. Probably she has someone who loves her.
She rejected the huge fortune of becoming Sir Hidetsugu's concubine.
How silly of her to have chosen death.
No. It's admirable to follow what one's heart dictates in exchange for death.
Not everyone does that!
Listen!
It's a procession!
Away!
Sankichi!
Away!
Scatter!
I said: scatter!
Go away!
Out of the way! Leave!
How cruel.
Come on!
She is a very beautiful woman.
Hovv sad to be a woman.
To have disobeyed the authority
does it deserve this appalling treatment?
It's very cruel.
I can't understand it.
But she showed a serene face.
She didn't seem to be about to die.
NEW YEAR IN TENSHO 18 [1590]
A gathering has taken place this morning in Yamazatds hall, in the castle of Osaka.
Hicleyoshi has allowed the tea masters to take part, although they are low class.
Sohksu. Satan.
This is...
Senno Rikyu, who was the head of the tea masters for the late king Ocla Nobunaga.
About ten years ago, I think,
when the Law Secretary still lived,
I saw him at the tea ceremony that was celebrated in Azuohi Castle.
When the former monarch died, I hired him...
to have him continue the tea tasks.
For me, who has all the power,
it's the only person vvho can speak out unreservedly
My achievements haven't followed the same path as his. My methods haven't, either.
His reputation of being a very good tea master...
goes as far as our territory of Kyushu.
One thing, Rikyu...
Yodo...
recommends me to build a golden tea hall.
A golden tea hall?
Yes.
A golden ceiling, golden columns and golden shelves.
Gold leaf walls and...
the stove and the pot made of gold, too.
Well!
It's a king's dream.
Yes. What'? What do you think, Rikyu?
Allow me to tell you my opinion.
There is a lively throng of tradesmen, craftsmen and peasants in Yamazatomaru this morning...
who have become lovers of the tea ceremony in austerity and serenity
This happening is a special favour done by his Highness and his wife.
They are so charitable that they have shared space to enjoy tea with these peasants.
This New Year...
...is a worthy day in their hearts, for they truly love the spirit of the ceremony
For me it's happiness.
Do you mean to say that...
the tea that humble people have...
in houses under grass roofs is the one that respects the true spirit?
Tea in a golden hall...
corrupts its spirit. Is that what you mean?
According to the ancients, a discreet flower in the snow...
can make you feel true spring.
Not the flowers in full bloom.
That's...
the genuine feeling practised at tea ceremony
I thinkthere is no other path to get to the soul of this ceremony
Yes. I heard...
...this opinion in Azuchi. - Yes.
I have been trying to accomplish my ambition as to the tea ceremony
for 60 years.
I can see the true heart of the tea ceremony in Nature's simplicity
You mean that this true spirit is understood by the Law Secretary don't you?
- No, I don't mean that. - I am not Nobunaga!
I am Hideyoshi, Chancellor of the Kingdom and Counsellor of the Emperor.
Rikyu...
...has only told his opinion.
Yodo...
I'll build a golden tea hall according to your taste.
Who is that woman?
Allow me to tell you...
that it's my wife.
Ah, Mozuyafs wife.
She is master Rikyu's daughter, her name is Gin.
Rikyu's daughter...
The Chancellor seems to have liked Gin a lot.
I think you'll get some news sooner or later.
By then,
you should prepare yourself mentally
There is a rumour...
about Gin and Takayama Ukon being intimate friends.
Do people say that?
- Didn't you know? - I did.
They're friends of the tea ceremony
She is crazy for Mr. Ukon.
She doesn't see anything else.
It is truly disgraceful to tell you this.
You have a problem you can't tell anyone.
- It seems Ukon will be back soon. - What'?
- Why'? - Keep it secret.
They have given a secret permission so that only Ukon can live here.
Mr. Hosokavva has interceded on his behalf so he can come back.
As the aim is to conquer the East area,
Mr. Hosokavva has hired him secretly for his army
Probably due to his many feats as a warrior.
But if we allow this,
the ban would crumble like a house of cards.
I won't let this happen.
I have an idea, Mozuya.
Why don't you allow Gin to meet Ukon?
Gin meeting Ukon?
I've heard that Gin is as stubborn as her father.
If both meet, we can accuse them. They will have to comply with the superior order.
It will be like killing two birds with one stone.
This is an important moment for you.
If you make up your mind, Mozuya will be the most powerful man in the castle.
Well, I've told you so that you can decide about it,
but your decision won't count so much before the Chancellor...
I haven't seen you for such a long time.
Yes.
How are you?
Fine. Thank God.
I brought...
this...
to give it back to you.
I am unable...
to serve God.
I thought that, being in possession of such an important thing,
and in case something happens, I wouldn't know hovv to apologize to you.
So I thought I'cl better return it to you.
Is that why you said you had to see me even if risking your life'?
I think that's what your letter said.
What'? Have I written...
...a letter?
I came...
because they told me you needed me.
I haven't said anything.
It seems there's a trap, then,
in Sir lshidafs words.
Mr. Ukon, watch out.
- What's the matter? - Near Sanmon gate...
there are suspicious fellows lurking about.
I guessed so. Damn lshida!
He will blame me for violating the confinement...
...to imprison me. - No.
I sense that Shintaro is also implied in this plot.
Coward !
There is no choice.
Wait, Mr. Ukon.
- I won't fall into their trap just like that! - Wait.
Don't do it. Leave it to me.
But...
Mr. Ukon, you should leave now.
Don't worry about me.
They will bring up any reason if they catch either of you.
If you skirt round the mountain from behind, you will reach a path.
To lose patience now is premature.
All right.
Come on, Mrs. Gin.
Hurry UP-
Run!
You louts! Hovv dare you come in with your shoes on'?
Master, can you give me some water'?
Yes.
Is she hurt'?
It doesn't seem serious.
- Do you have ointment for wounds? - Yes.
You don't have to do it. I'll do it, Mr. Ukon.
Thank you very much.
It's started to rain.
I hope it will stop soon.
Although the cherry trees have blossomed, it's still cold.
I'm going to make a fire inside.
Have a rest until it stops raining.
It's still raining.
The sedan chair doesn't come this way Thus, to return to Sakai,
you'll have to wait until tomorrow.
I am sorry that this house is so humble. At least I can warm you up with a fire.
I suppose your wife is tired.
Have a good rest.
Mr. Ukon.
May I speak'?
Due to this circumstance,
are you sore...
with Sir lshida and my husband Shintaro,
OI'...
...are you sore with the rain'?
I am...
the one who is sore with you.
V\Ath me'?
Yes.
That's right.
I am aware of Sir lshidafs and the others' plot.
They are going to sacrifice me,
and they will use it as a springboard to get what they want.
That trap...
could have been avoided...
if you wouldn't keep your feelings hidden.
Why are you Saying this?
I also need help.
Pray to God like I do.
Again the same thing.
I've been thrown to hell and they laugh at me from paradise.
Like on that occasion...
at the tea ceremony in Yodogavva.
Ivvas sad because I had married Mozuya.
And you...
Why did you laugh like that?
I had promised myself not to see you again in this world.
Not only once, but twice...
Why did you allow us to meet'?
Although...
it wasn't arranged by you.
I can't tear out...
my feeling for you.
So I believe that I deserve to suffer this torture.
However,
I have the feeling that...
I also make Shintaro suffer.
Mr. Ukon.
I only want to know one thing.
Where is your heart really?
If I finally knew,
I would gladly accept any suffering.
Do you know...'? Do you know how to get rid of suffering?
It's the Christians...
...who know better than anyone what other people suffer.
That's why they preach the doctrines.
And the samurai...
can sometimes weep inadvertently
So...
Gin.
It's you...
...who I've truly loved in this world.
I laughed at the tea ceremony in Yodogavva because...
I lost serenity and was jealous...
seeing you and Mozuya as a married couple.
It didn't matter to me...
to risk my life and to break the rules...
because of seeing you twice.
When I was exiled,
my wife died.
But getting married again is forbidden.
I am willing to flee as far as Kaga, where Mr. Maeda is.
But before fleeing I wanted to see you, if only for a moment.
Your wife...
...died.
More than a year and a half ago.
Mr. Ukon.
But I will,
sooner or later, end up with blood on the cross.
I shouldn't make you sad.
I wish it would stop raining right now!
This is the proof.
I'm glad it's me who found it.
Imagine if the Chancellor had found it.
If he heard about Mozuyafs wife committing adultery...
with a delinquent of a forbidden religion,
they would confiscate our family wealth and crucify Gin.
The mere thought makes me tremble with fear.
If there is a feeling between Mr. Ukon and Gin beyond their childhood friendship,
I can't reproach them for it after all this time.
It's like the spirit of the tea ceremony
respectful towards nature.
We will receive Gin at home again.
I didn't mean that.
I wasn't thinking of divorcing.
That would harm the reputation of my business.
Whatever happens, Gin is Mozuyafs wife.
You can feel reassured,
Mrs. Gin hasjust come back home. She is safe.
You've been imprudent.
If my workers hear about it, the rumour will spread through the whole town.
Gin...
You have dragged Mozuyafs name through mud.
But I won't mention this matter anymore.
Frankly speaking,
Sir lshida has suggested to me that you should go to the castle.
If the Chancellor receives you, it will be a great honour for you.
It will be as well for Mozuya.
What do you think about it'?
Do you want to accept Sir lshicla's proposal?
Please...
I want to divorce.
Divorce?
Yes. Please.
Ever since I was a child,
I've only loved one person.
For this person...
I have reserved my chastity...
rather than give it to you.
Nonsense!
It's about a woman's life.
Last night, for the first time,
I accomplished my life as a woman.
You know only too well that you can't marry Ukon.
Me, Shintaro, lam your husband! Nobody else!
'Who was it who lit...
that fire in a married woman's heart?
Yourself!
Sir! Sir!
Sir! What are you doing'?
She insisted on divorcing and didn't give way at all.
She finally got her way
There is no woman in the world as impudent as she is.
Sir lshicla, although this is how I've ended up with Gin,
I know her character very well after being together for three years.
So I can help you with anything.
No.
I don't need your help.
Since you've already divorced Gin, we have nothing to do with each other.
From now on, without your help,
I'll go and speak to her myself.
But Mr. lshida,
the reason for ending up like this with Gin...
...is that I wanted to help you, Mr. lshida.
Shut up!
This matter about Gin and Ukon,
I've already communicated it to the Chancellor.
Your wife and a criminal exiled from the kingdom have committed adultery
Under normal circumstances,
you'd be exiled from town. But as you are already divorced, it's an unexpected luck.
I'll overlook this and forgive your misclemeanour.
You ought to thank me for it!
Stupid fool!
I see you're exactly the same as three years ago.
On seeing you together,
the three years in Mozuya seem to have been a dream.
I've changed.
In Mozuya...
my life elapsed in an empty way
Although I've been able to escape now,
I have the feeling that...
the Chancellor's shadow is standing in front of me.
Don't worry
Your father says you can rest...
just like you lived here before getting married.
Yes.
Your bath is ready
You can get ready without a rush.
Are you still feeling uneasy?
Mrs. Gin, what are you going to do with this?
I put it away from Mozuya.
Don't you have to go to Kaga to give it back to Sir Ukon?
Come to Kaga.
All my life will be an ordeal.
We'll live in hell.
I want to...
...suffer that ordeal, too.
If I can be with you,
I won't regret it, even if I must go to hell.
You don't belong to God anymore.
You are meant for me.
You are my life.
L---
...will certainly go to Kaga.
I am Kuwabara Jiroemon, the Chancellor's messenger.
I've come to pick up Mrs. Gin, as the Chancellor wished me to.
Welcome.
The Chancellor is waiting for you.
Bring it!
I will cover your eyes.
Take her there.
Everything has worked out as I had planned it.
If Gin accepts the Chancellor,
we'll bend that Rikyu's pride, who considers himself an intellectual.
If she rejects him, she will expose herself to the Chancellor's fury
I see you are very busy Sir lshida.
Damn hypocrite, he and all his serenity
Damn merchants from Sakai, who hinder our ambitions.
They'll see what happens.
I don't know if all this will be useful.
The resources they have are sometimes more powerful than...
arrows and guns.
Welcome.
Your father, who exclusively cares for simplicity
couldn't stand a place like this, so shining and powerful.
But today as I have to receive the most beautiful flower in the world,
I have precisely chosen this hall.
What do you think about it'?
Don't you think it's worthy of you'?
It's too much for me.
Don't hesitate so much, speak out your mind freely
Oh... there's one thing!
I've heard you are very good at arranging flowers.
Can you accomplish your art for this space?
I am afraid I wouldn't know what to do in such a luxurious space.
Don't be reserved.
You are Rikyu's daughter.
That's why I politely decline.
I am Rikyu's daughter.
Flowers are superfluous if you are here.
You can spend this night very calmly in the castle.
Don't tell me that...
you were thinking of going back home today?
Do me the favour.
How cheeky you are.
I desire you.
I am a living corpse.
Do you desire me all the same'?
My soul...
...is devoted to one person.
Do you mean Takayama Ukon?
According to what lshida has told me,
Ukon and you are intimate friends.
Would you not accept me even if something happened to Ukon?
These words don't seem to come from the Chancellor.
And in spite of that,
I love a man at the expense of my life.
I can't accept you, even though I sacrifice my life.
What about Rikyu's life, then'?
You desire me in exchange for my father's life'?
That's right.
I get what I want at all costs.
I don't make a sly detour as lshida does.
I won't stand for Rikyu's refusal.
That's all. I won't say more for today
I'll be waiting for two days.
You get your soul back to your body by then.
So he said in exchange for my life'?
Yes.
I've worked for him as a tea master.
But if people think that I escape because -
I've delivered my daughter to him, it would be a big disgrace for me.
Sir, someone is waiting at the back door.
- Who is it'? - He doesn't mention his name.
He looks like a rural tea master. He's old. He says he wants to see the tea room.
That's what he says.
You must be Mr. Rikyu?
Where have you come from'?
It's a very beautiful garden.
- You don't see that in Kaga. - Kaga'?
I'll get some tea ready for you.
Delicious.
Thank you very much.
Goodbye.
Come to see the snow.
"Come to see the snow."
He means that it shouldn't take me long to go and see him, doesn't he'?
Gin, you can leave.
Go to Kaga.
Live happily for me.
That's what you can do for me.
Yes.
Your departure tonight inaugurates a new stage.
We'll celebrate it all together.
I am very sorry because I haven't been able to return your favour -
...of having received all your affection until today
lam only an ungrateful person.
Please forgive me.
Your father has taken this decision...
because he wants to accomplish proudly his duty as a tea master.
No hesitation. Do what he says.
To look for your happiness...
...is what we truly want.
Do you understand?
Mrs. Gin, the boat is ready
You can leave.
I will send your bags at the right moment.
If anything is missing,
buy it there.
Yes.
It won't be like Sakai,
northern winters are very tough.
Take much care.
Well!
What's the matter?
- Go and look by the front door. - Yes.
You go that way
- Where is my sister? - She's in the lounge.
- There are watchmen all over the place. - What about the passage to ne><t door'?
Come on!
It's useless!
The house is surrounded by watchmen!
Mrs. Gin...
It's impossible to get out.
Allow me...
to die bravely
My mind is made up.
Are you sure'?
Yes.
I knew they would force the death penalty upon you...
if you went away with Mr. Ukon.
That's why...
I wanted you at least to be with your beloved.
Anyway
I was going to die first, but it turns out I'll go after you.
We'll have the chance to sit together...
on the lotus pedestal to enjoy tea.
Before that, as a farewell,
I'll offer you some tea.
I thank you very much...
for this farewell tea.
This is Mr. Ukon's. Mozuya gave it to me.
It's Mr. Ukon's soul.
Go with it.
Right now Pd be dead from love. You said: "See you.“
These words have kept me alive until today.
"See you"... keeps me alive.
I want you to take this...
this fan to Mr. Ukon.
Yes.
I'll send it to him...
at all costs.
I've caused you a lot of trouble until the end.
I'll never forget...
your frankness.
Mrs. Gin,
these things you are saying...
sound like from a big distance.
Send word to Mr. Ukon.
Tell him that...
Gin has ended her life proudly
I often remember...
the young woman we saw the other clay...
tied to a horse in Yodogavva.
She lived according to her heart.
She lived with her love feeling, and her face reflected complete serenity
Mrs. Gin, I don't believe that flowers bloom if they die.
What's the use of a feeling after death? It's too sad!
To waste away may be a fleeting thing.
However, in this world...
there is a very strong feeling that arises after completion.
Don't come.
In January the next year, Tensho 19 (1591), Rikyu got the order of house arrest in Sakai.
On 28th February he committed suicide. He was 70 years old.
THE END