Heroes and Villains (TV Series)

Shogun (2008)

Koh Takeuchi: Hidetada Tokugawa

Quotes 

• Tokugawa - Ieyasu : [after the battle of Sekigahara]  See that he does it, make sure he acts like a true Samurai, like his brother did.

  Naomasa : [Walks toward Hidetada and then walks back]  You don't have to do this. After what happened now makes you the most powerful man in Japan. No one is making you do this.

  Hidetada : [Seeing Ieyasu walk toward him]  I'm sorry, father. I know my duty.

  [Pulls out a Tanto and puts it against his neck] 

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : 20 years ago, I had to prove my loyalty, and I lost a son. Now, my loyatly is to my family.

  [Takes the Tanto away from Hidetada's neck and sheathes the Tanto] 

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : and I'll be damned if I lose another.

  [Walks off] 

• Tokugawa - Ieyasu : So, I finally get my own bed back.

  Hidetada : [Coming in and being pinned down by Mototada]  It's me.

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : We can see.

  Hidetada : Who was that?

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : Mitsunari's men.

  Hidetada : Mitsunari? I'll kill him.

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : You'll do nothing, understand? Leave Mitsunari to me. You will do nothing.

• Tokugawa - Ieyasu : See that he does it, make sure he acts like a true samurai, like his brother did.

  Naomasa : [Walking towards Hidetada, and then back inside with Tokugawa]  You don't have to do this, your victory will make you the most powerful man in Japan. No one is making you do this.

  [Tokuogawa walks towards Hidetada] 

  Hidetada : I'm sorry, father. I know my duty.

  [Takes a dagger out of its holster and puts it against his neck] 

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : 20 years ago, I had to prove my loyalty, and I lost a son. Now, my loyalty is to my family.

  [Takes the dagger from Hidetada and puts it back in the holster] 

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : And I'll be damned if I lose another.

• Hidetada : I want to be a part of this fight. I'm not a boy.

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : We may not need to fight. If we move quickly. Hidetada, you were a gift on the day Nobuyasu died.

  Hidetada : So, I live my life wrapped in silk because of Nobuyasu?

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : I had to protect you.

  Hidetada : I don't need protecting. What I need is a chance to prove myself.

  Tokugawa - Ieyasu : Until you learn to think before you act, you can do exactly as I say, and I say we use politics, not war.