Sanadamaru
Season 1
The life of Japan's last great battlefield commander is chronicled in this historical drama. In war-torn 16th century Japan, Sandana Masayuki bravely leads his small clan to survival during a brutal time through cunning strategy.
Where to Watch Season 1
50 Episodes
- Disturbance
E29Episode 29DisturbanceUnder the direct prodding of Hideyoshi, Nobushige takes Haru, the daughter of Otani Yoshitsugu, as his lawful wife. Nobuyuki is put in charge of constructing Hideyoshi's newly-planned Fushimi Castle, but things don't go smoothly. Meanwhile, Kiri meets Hosokawa Gracia and becomes interested in the Christian religion. Hideyoshi, at the height of his power, worries about the future of his son and heir Hideyori. However, old age begins to mercilessly eat away at Hideyoshi. - Twilight
E30Episode 30TwilightFushimi Castle is destroyed in a massive earthquake before its completion. Masayuki, who had been ordered by Hideyoshi to build the castle, feels he has nothing to live for and becomes depressed. Hideyoshi starts talking about invading the continent again. He also cracks down on Christian missionaries. Tama, with whom Kiri has become friends, faces danger together with other Christians. Hideyoshi's senility only gets worse and creates confusion among Ieyasu and the other daimyos. Nobushige desperately tries to hide Hideyoshi's condition. - Tit-For-Tat
E32Episode 32Tit-For-TatUesugi Kagekatsu [Kenichi Endo], Ukita Hideie [Kazuya Takahashi] and other prominent daimyos are now in charge of running the Toyotomi government. Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] and Mitsunari [Koji Yamamoto] are busy throwing parties in a desperate effort to lure more daimyos to their respective sides. Kato Kiyomasa [Hirofumi Arai] and Date Masamune [Tomoharu Hasegawa] lean toward the Tokugawas and Mitsunari finds himself gradually losing ground. Mitsunari makes a move, ignoring objections from Nobushige [Masato Sakai] and Otani Yoshitsugu [Ainosuke Kataoka]. - Upheaval
E33Episode 33UpheavalUtterly ignoring Hideyoshi's will, Ieyasu strengthens his influence. Mitsunari [Koji Yamamoto] decides to raid the Tokugawa residence in the Fushimi Castle town in order to take the life of Ieyasu. However, the assassination plot is leaked to Honda Masanobu [Masaomi Kondo], who raises the alarm and calls out to the daimyos to come to the protection of the residence. In this way, Masanobu tests the daimyos to see whether they will support the Tokugawa family. The odds are suddenly against Mitsunari. In a bid to help Mitsunari, Nobushige [Masato Sakai] visits Masayuki [Masao Kusakari] and makes an outlandish proposal. - Risings
E34Episode 34RisingsMitsunari [Koji Yamamoto] is forced into confinement after a failed assassination plot against Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino]. However, Kiyomasa [Hirofumi Arai] isn't satisfied with the punishment and plans an assault on Mitsunari. Nobushige [Masato Sakai] fears a breakout of violence in the Fushimi Castle town and he tells Kiri [Masami Nagasawa] to return home to Ueda. Instead, Kiri goes to stay with Tama [Manami Hashimoto]. Nobushige and Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] rise up to protect Mitsunari. Ieyasu decides to attack Kagekatsu [Kenichi Endo] in Aizu. The Battle of Sekigahara is drawing near! - Inubushi
E35Episode 35InubushiThe Sanadas are on their way to join the Tokugawa-led campaign against Uesugi when they receive news that Mitsunari [Koji Yamamoto] and Yoshitsugu [Ainosuke Kataoka] have raised an army in Osaka to topple Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino]. At Inubushi in Shimotsuke Province, Nobushige [Masato Sakai], Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] and Masayuki [Masao Kusakari] engage in a heated debate over which side they should join. What decision do the three men make? Meanwhile, Kiri [Masami Nagasawa] goes to rescue Tama [Manami Hashimoto], who is being held hostage by Mitsunari. - Battle
E36Episode 36BattleMasayuki [Masao Kusakari] and Nobushige [Masato Sakai] part with Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] and head to Ueda Castle to prepare for the attack by the Tokugawa forces. On their way, they visit Numata Castle. However, Ina [Yo Yoshida] takes unexpected action against them. Meanwhile, Nobuyuki is ordered by Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] to spearhead the attack on Ueda. Hidetada [Gen Hoshino], together with Honda Masanobu [Masaomi Kondo], advances his troops in his first battle. Nobushige devises a plan in the hopes of repelling the Tokugawa forces while also avoiding a battle with Nobuyuki. Sasuke [Takashi Fujii] brings shocking news. - Nobuyuki
E37Episode 37NobuyukiFollowing the Western Army's defeat in the Battle of Sekigahara, Nobushige [Masato Sakai] and Masayuki [Masao Kusakari] surrender to the Tokugawas. Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] and Tadakatsu [Hiroshi Fujioka] frantically plead with Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] for mercy. As a result, Nobushige and Masayuki are spared their lives and ordered into exile at Mount Koya. However, in return, Ieyasu imposes harsh conditions on Nobuyuki. Meanwhile, Nobushige drops in at Osaka, where he finds out how Mitsunari [Koji Yamamoto] and Yoshitsugu [Ainosuke Kataoka] met their end. What awaits Nobuyuki and Masayuki at Mount Koya? - Masayuki
E38Episode 38MasayukiMasayuki [Masao Kusakari] and Nobushige [Masato Sakai] are confined in Kudoyama village in Kishu. Masayuki repeatedly pleads for a pardon through Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi], but Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] ignores the appeals and steadily pushes ahead to unify the country under his rule. Meanwhile, Kiri [Masami Nagasawa] and Haru [Mayu Matsuoka] start living under the same roof. Haru starts to worry after hearing Nobushige and Kiri reminisce about their time in Shinano. Time goes by and Masayuki knows he has not long to live. One night, Masayuki imparts to Nobushige the stratagems to be used if and when the Tokugawas and Toyotomis clash in the future. - Years
E39Episode 39YearsNobushige [Masato Sakai] is enjoying life in Kudoyama with Haru [Mayu Matsuoka] and the others. He tells Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] that there is no need to plead for a pardon for him anymore. However, as a father, Nobushige is worried about how to raise his eldest son Daisuke [Seishu Uragami]. Meanwhile, Taka [Yukino Kishii], whom Nobushige had helped flee to Luzon, comes visiting and brings a unique ribbon from overseas. Looking at the woven ribbon, Nobushige comes up with an idea. One night, a mysterious figure appears and says he has come to fetch Nobushige. - Yukimura
E40Episode 40YukimuraOne day, while Nobushige [Masato Sakai] is enjoying his life in Kudoyama, Ukita Hideie's former vassal Akashi Teruzumi [Kensaku Kobayashi] comes visiting. Akashi entreats Nobushige to fight against Tokugawa Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] at Osaka Castle. Nobushige refuses, but then someone appears before him. What does Kiri [Masami Nagasawa] say to Nobushige when he learns about the parlous situation faced by Toyotomi Hideyori [Taishi Nakagawa] and Chacha [Yuko Takeuchi]? Pressed to make a difficult decision, Nobushige calls his son Daisuke [Seishu Uragami] and urges him to draw lots. - Entry
E41Episode 41EntryYukimura [Masato Sakai] has made up his mind to fight for Toyotomi Hideyori [Taishi Nakagawa]. However, learning that masterless samurai are gathering at Osaka Castle, Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] orders the number of guards to be increased at Kudoyama. Yukimura contrives a way to get out of Kudoyama. Meanwhile, Nobuyuki [Yo Oizumi] receives an order from Ieyasu to go to war. Nobuyuki wants it to be his two sons' first battle, but Ina [Yo Yoshida] puts forwards a suggestion of her own. Yukimura heads to Osaka Castle and has a fateful reunion with Chacha [Yuko Takeuchi]. - Allies
E42Episode 42AlliesYukimura [Masato Sakai] and Chacha [Yuko Takeuchi] meet each other again after many years. Meanwhile, a fearful Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] hurries to take to the field after learning that Yukimura has joined the Toyotomi side. Among the masterless samurai who have gathered at Osaka Castle are Goto Matabe [Sho Aikawa], Mori Katsunaga [Kenichi Okamoto] and Chosokabe Morichika [Kenji Anan]. Toyotomi Hideyori [Taishi Nakagawa] wants Yukimura to serve as commander in chief, but Matabe and Katsunaga fiercely reject the idea. Yukimura then proffers a plan. - War Council
E43Episode 43War CouncilAs the Tokugawa troops march onto Osaka Castle, Chacha [Yuko Takeuchi] secretly meets Yukimura [Masato Sakai] and asks him to do something for her. Meanwhile, the Five Osaka Generals hold a war council in the presence of Hideyori [Taishi Nakagawa]. Yukimura insists on launching an attack on Ieyasu [Seiyo Uchino] in Kyoto, but everyone else is against such plan. Gradually, Katsunaga [Kenichi Okamoto] comes to approve of Yukimura's idea. However, Matabe [Sho Aikawa] remains adamantly opposed and argues that they should entrench themselves in the castle. Eventually, the time comes for Hideyori to make a decision.
