Kuroda Kanbei, the greatest military strategist of the Sengoku period.

This historical drama depicts the year he spent alone infiltrating an enemy castle and being betrayed.

Araki Murashige's rebellion, his imprisonment in Arioka Castle, and his ally Takenaka Hanbei—why did this greatest military strategist of the Sengoku period misread the mind of just one person?

He believed he was second to none when it came to reading people's minds.

This man, who relied on that belief, misread the mind of the very person he was trying to persuade, and fell into a year of darkness.

Based on recent research, this drama, presented in a manga-illustrated format, carefully explains the true story of Kanbei's imprisonment in Arioka Castle and his subsequent recovery, a story not told in textbooks.

If you are a fan of Sengoku warlords or Japanese history, please watch until the end.

Chapter
0:00 Opening
1:00 Mori or Oda? – Harima at a Crossroads
12:47 Hanbei's Lie
15:29 Rescue – "Someone came to help"
20:51 Survival from the Darkness
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*This video is based on historical facts, but

The characters' feelings and dialogue include staging and reconstruction based on historical sources.

■Interpretations and Research Based on

*The common view that Kanbei was imprisoned for "about a year in a dungeon" is based on the Kuroda Family Genealogy, but in recent years, the view that he was "under house arrest" has also been presented (according to research by the Itami City Board of Education, etc.). This drama follows the common view, but acknowledges that there are various theories.

*The story of Takenaka Hanbei saving Matsujumaru's life is an anecdote passed down in the Kuroda Family Genealogy, and it has been pointed out that it is heavily embellished in later generations. Hanbei died of illness in 1579 at the age of 36.

*Some images are AI-generated illustrations based on public domain images.

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