Yoshitoki (Shun Oguri) talking to Tokimasa (Yajuro Bando), who has fallen from power and entered the priesthood (C) NHK
Taiga drama “Kamakura-dono no Thirteen” (NHK), written by Koki Mitani and starring Shun Oguri, depicting Yoshitoki Hojo, the second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate. In the 38th episode “The Successor of Time” broadcast on October 2nd, Yoshitoki, who banished his father, Tokimasa, who plotted a rebellion once morest the Kamakura-dono, finally succeeds to the second regent and rises to the top of Kamakura. (There are spoilers below).
■ Father Tokimasa and son Yoshitoki, eternal farewell
With his wife Riku’s (Rie Miyazawa) scheme, Tokimasa (Yajuro Bando) invites Sanetomo (Hayato Kakizawa), the third generation Kamakura lord, into the mansion so that his son-in-law Tomomasa Hiraga (Takashi Yamanaka) becomes the new Kamakura lord. Pushing him in and pestering him for a petition to enter the priesthood. However, Sanetomo stubbornly refuses to write a petition, and when Tokimasa draws his sword, Wada Yoshimori (Yokota Eiji), who worries regarding Sanetomo’s health, breaks in and stops him alone.
Unable to obtain a letter of pledge, Yoshitoki, Tokifusa (Koji Seto) and others surround the mansion, and realizing that the plan has failed, Tokimasa secretly lets Riku escape and releases Sanetomo. Especially. Tokimasa praised Sanetomo for his core strength and encouraged him by saying, “You will become a Kamakura lord who surpasses Yoritomo.” He also said, “I entrusted the rest. A message to time is entrusted to Sanetomo and Yoshimori.
Tokimasa tries to kill himself, but Tomoie Hatta (Hayato Ichihara) stops him at the last minute. Yoshitoki, who has taken the lives of many vassals in the name of “protecting Kamakura”, was prepared to kill even his father Tokimasa, but his son Yasutoki (Kentaro Sakaguchi) and older sister Masako were killed. (Eiko Koike), and above all, Sanetomo’s petition to save his life shakes his determination.
In the end, Tokimasa was exiled to his hometown of Izu because he helped Yoritomo (Yo Oizumi) raise an army and was considered a person of merit who built the present Kamakura. Yoshitoki confronts Tokimasa, who has become a priest, and tells him in tears that he wanted Tokimasa to stay by his side forever, and that he regrets not being able to protect Kamakura together, and that this will be his farewell for the rest of his life.
Yoshitoki, who had adamantly refused to succeed to the regent, was banished to Izu together with Tokimasa, so Riku said, “If there is great power within your reach, take it away.” , decided to become the second regent. As his first job, he issued a preliminary order to subdue Hiraga Tomomasa, and Yoshitoki finally stood at the top of Kamakura while being helped by Yoshimura Miura (Koji Yamamoto).
■ Yoshitoki appealing in tears…One of the best scene
Hojo Tokimasa, who has been called “Tokimasa’s dad” on social media and has been loved to the point of being called “the national father”, has lost the “status he built over 25 years”, and instead Yoshitoki is wearing a black robe. This is the 38th time he has stepped down to the Imperial Palace as the second regent. For Yoshitoki, this is a major turning point in his life, on a par with Yoritomo raising an army and Yoritomo’s death.
For that reason alone, the farewell of Tokimasa and Sanetomo, the farewell of Yoshitoki and Tokimasa, the beginning of the confrontation between Yoshitoki and the Retired Emperor Gotoba (Matsuya Onoe), etc., are all included in the movie. 45 minutes full of highlights, like watching a movie.” “Fatigue, like reading a whole novel. The 38th episode is a god time.”
The scene that brought the viewers to tears was the scene where Yoshitoki called Tokimasa “father” instead of “regent” and tearfully appealed for the respect he had suppressed until now. In fact, it seems that this was the last shot of the scene where Oguri and Yajuro co-starred, and Oguri also said, “It was a mix of things” (from the official interview).
It can be said that it was one of the most famous scenes that was created by multiplying the parent-child relationship that Yoshitoki and Tokimasa had built up and the relationship between the actors that had been built up over a long period of filming.
On social media, he said, “Finally, I was able to change Yoshitoki’s name from being ‘Regent’, who should be eliminated, to being called ‘Father’, which is important to me.” , It’s just a public appearance. That’s what the tearful acting says.” I didn’t.
■ Yoshitoki VS The Last Boss, The Beginning of the Retired Emperor Gotoba
Yoshitoki, who often wore green clothes from the first appearance, finally wore black clothes in the key visual in the second half of this episode. At this moment, “Rather than reigning at the top of the 13-person council system, the figure that has swallowed everything and turned black”, “The birth of the fourth form”, “Birth of Hojo Darth Vader Koshiro Yoshitoki”, “Sashizume Yasutoki is Luke? ”, the voices of the audience who have been waiting for one following another.
In addition, the final boss of this work, the Retired Emperor Gotoba, mentions the name “Yoshitoki” for the first time and is strongly aware of its existence. I have a feeling that the final boss battle with Retired Emperor Gotoba is regarding to begin.” “It’s starting to look like Hojo vs. Retired Emperor Gotoba.” There were many voices of hope and fear.
■ Appreciation to Yajuro Bando, who played the beloved Tokimasa Papa
And we mustn’t forget to say to Yajuro Bando, who played the role of Tokimasa, that he was sent off, saying, “I loved Tokimasa Papa. Thank you very much.” I learned this time. I wonder if he will be active in video works in the future,” “I’m really glad that Yajuro Bando played Tokimasa Hojo,” and “I’m glad I met him in this drama.” There were comments that expected success.
There are also voices on SNS saying, “I want to see it on the Kabuki stage, which is my main business.” Yajuro will also appear in the second part of “Heisei Nakamura-za”, which will start from .
Moreover, it is a new kabuki that mixes rakugo and “Alice in Wonderland” written and directed by Kankuro Kudo, the screenwriter of “Idaten”. Although it is a Tokyo-only performance, Nakamura Shido, who played Kajiwara Kagetoki, will also appear (only in October), so if you are still worried regarding Tokimasa Paparos and Kajiwara-dono Ross, please go see it.
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“Kamakura-dono no 13-nin” is broadcast every Sunday at 8:00 pm on NHK General, and at 6:00 pm on BS Premium and BS4K. In the 39th episode “A Calm Day” broadcast on October 16th, the people of Kamakura will be shaken by the new system of Yoshitoki and the successor issue of Sanetomo. broadcasting talk shows).
Text/Yoshinaga Miwako
