Even if one of Mariko’s (Anna Sawai) ladies-in-waiting didn’t spy on Yabushige (Tadanobu Asano) putting ninja assassins into Team Toranaga’s castle in Osaka, the series finale It would have been cooked. FX‘s general. This is because, as his nephew Omi (Hiroto Kanai) explains, a deep sense of guilt and sadness over Mariko’s death was conveyed to Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada). For Yabushige, the sheer horror of realizing that he was responsible for the woman’s death led to him being accused more than anything else.
For months, we’ve watched Yabushige secretly and unceremoniously betray his master, enjoy boiling people alive, and gleefully kill people left and right. So what was it about Mariko’s death that upset this eccentric person so much? Why was this the sin that accused him in his own eyes? Well, according to general Showrunner Justin Marks said the moment he realized Yabushige had helped kill Mariko was a moment that reminded him of Fredo in the movie. of The Godfather Part II Or even Adam Sandler. rough stone.
“First of all, I don’t think he expected her to die. That was a big part of this, right? [He expected] imprisonment [for her]” Marks said. “So it’s kind of a classic, ‘Fredo’ kind of thing.” Godfather II“I never said I would hurt Michael.” [scenario]. It’s like a betrayal that I never expected to reach that level. ”
“So, what did you expect to happen?!”
Yabushige misunderstands that Toranaga has essentially lost and decides to team up with Ishido (Takehiro Hira). Mariko became a thorn in Ishido’s side, publicly challenging Ishido’s claim that he had not taken the lords and ladies of Osaka hostage. Mrs. Ochiba (Fumi Nikaido) seemed to be able to persuade Ishido to give in to Mariko’s demands to leave town, but instead resorts to seppuku, but Ishido resorts to military force to resolve the issue. decided to exercise. He uses Yabushige to hire assassins and kill many of Toranaga’s supporters in Osaka with the goal of capturing Mariko.
However, when Mariko and her friends, including Yabuju, find themselves barricaded in a hut and the ninja assassins are preparing explosives to kill them, Mariko sacrifices herself to take the brunt of the attack. made to stand. She saves everyone else and thwarts Ishido’s plan…and exposes Yabushige’s ruthlessness.
“Part of [Asano’s] “I think the change in his performance and what he was portraying, which I think is very clear in episode 10, is this kind of shell-shocked physicality,” Marks said. “You know, his own About Henry This is the moment when you can see his life from afar. ”
general Co-creator Rachel Kondo said, “And now you’re looking at your life from afar and realizing, ‘Oh my god, I’m the bad guy.'”
“I think he really felt the weight of all these lies finally come crashing down,” Marks said. “Recently, he was talking and updating some writers, which was interesting, and Emily Yoshida reminded me. rough stone A reference book that I always used in Yabushige’s writer’s room. It’s like he’s just lied to another lie, and another lie, and another lie, and when will this one finally break? ”
“The ending of rough stone Sandler was so relieved that he was finally free of the lie. And I think there’s a hint of that in Yabuju as well, that he’s tired of it and is finally seeing himself that way. And because of Mariko, I can’t stand it anymore. ”
According to Kondo, Mariko is one of the few characters in this work. general He is an expression of pure faith and intent. With her death, Yabushige not only betrayed her friend, but the person who brought integrity to the world. “It’s you,” Kondo repeated.
That is Yabushige’s true identity. He is not a great man, but a destroyer of good.
