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{\an8}As Japan enjoys peace, the samurai era is waning.
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But this calm is threatened by the growing power of
Lord Naritsugu, the Shogun's sadistic younger brother.
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{\an8}Sir Doi realizes he will ruin the Shogunate
if he gains higher political standing.
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As Naritsugu's evil deeds are
quickly hushed up, Sir Doi must act.
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"OFFERED ABOVE"
(TO MY LORD)
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{\an8}On March 5 of the first year of the Koka era (1844),
Akashi Clan House Elder Mamiya Zusho commits harakiri.
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To the Shogun, Mamiya's harakiri
was against Lord Naritsugu.
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Lord Naritsugu was born
with a vicious nature.
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His lust for flesh and dishonorable
conduct cannot be pardoned.
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What should we do?
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Shogun Council Elders,
Sir Doi has returned.
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The Shogun orders us to settle the
matter of his half-brother quietly.
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{\an8}Sir Doi
Shogun Counsel Elder
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We blame those that named
Naritsugu an adopted Akashi son.
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This dilemma drove Mamiya to harakiri.
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- His appeal to us for action...
- I'm aware of that!
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But we must respect the Shogun's rule.
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His justice is sanctified
by heaven's will.
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Arguing is pointless!
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Shimada Shinzaemon, I presume?
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In the flesh.
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You're a hard man to find.
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13 ASSASSINS
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Sir Doi.
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Sorry for the late hour.
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I've been a widower for years,
with few family obligations.
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{\an8}Shinzaemon
Shogun Samurai
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Perhaps you've heard about the outrage.
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So...
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What do you make of Lord Naritsugu?
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Forgive my frankness...
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He is no worthy heir to
the noble Akashi Clan.
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With the Shogun's consent,
I suggest Naritsugu steps down.
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A more suitable heir is needed.
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The Shogun will not grant it.
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Why not?
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He has appointed Naritsugu
as his senior adviser,
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effective on Naritsugu's
next visit to Edo.
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The Shogun will allow that boy
to meddle in political affairs?
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Incidentally, I invited someone here.
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Speak with him.
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I'm Makino Yukie,
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a subject of Lord of Owari.
I serve the Agematsu in Kiso.
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I'm Shimada Shinzaemon.
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Kiso?
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I heard about an incident last year
between the Akashi and Owari clans.
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Rumors of a scandal...
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I'll tell you all.
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I'll keep no secrets.
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In April of last year...
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Lord Naritsugu of the Akashi Clan...
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stayed overnight at Kiso.
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{\an8}Lord Naritsugu
Akashi Clan Ruler
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He is the son of the former Shogun.
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Nobility must be properly served.
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Our wives and daughters were
brought in for his full hospitality.
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Uneme.
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Father.
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- Is his feast in order?
- Yes.
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And the picture scrolls
for his entertainment.
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I'll fetch them.
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Have your wife get them instead.
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Chise.
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My son had married Chise
only two months prior.
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I ordered her to do this petty task.
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And I'll regret it to my grave.
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Who might you be?
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I belong to the Makino Uneme family.
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My Lord, please release me.
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Chise.
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Chise.
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Chise!
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Chise...
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Kiso women are such mountain monkeys.
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They defy me by scratching.
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Are you a monkey too, servant?
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Monkey necks can be so tough.
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That same night...
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Chise slit her throat in disgrace.
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My son and his new bride slain...
before my very eyes.
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This is torture.
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Rather than living in
disgrace I ponder harakiri.
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But I can't... I remember the
shame my Lord Owari has endured.
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Mock me for grumbling.
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I continue my worthless life solely to
remain a living witness to this tragedy.
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As the Council Elder enacting
the Shogun's justice...
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some things can do, others I cannot.
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If I turn my back on the Shogun
and find fault with his lineage,
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then his rule will spiral into
chaos and destroy years of peace.
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As the Shogun's senior adviser,
I cannot do it.
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Are you asking if I can do something?
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Since Mamiya's harakiri
protest three days ago...
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I've searched my soul for a solution.
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I have decided it's you.
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Who's the woman?
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Akashi lands were once most fertile.
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But Naritsugu's relentless land taxes
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made starving peasants
hunger for revolt.
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This woman...
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is the daughter of the peasant leader.
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He did this...
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He cut off her limbs.
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And brought her to Edo as his plaything.
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But he grew bored with
her and cast her out.
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Is there no mercy?
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Shinzaemon,
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I need not mention my
honor and position.
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If this continues, chaos will ruin
our nation and the people will suffer.
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Poor woman...
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what of your family's fate?
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He cut out her tongue as well.
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"TOTAL MASSACRE"
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How fate smiles on me.
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As a samurai in this era of peace...
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I've been wishing for a noble death.
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Now fate has called me here.
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See, my hands...
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won't stop trembling.
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It's a warrior's battle shakes.
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I will accomplish your wish...
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with magnificence.
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Shimada Shinzaemon...
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with your gesture,
you resolve my official position.
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{\an8}Sir Hanbei
Naritsugu's Chief Samurai
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Sir Hanbei, thank you for coming.
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- Asakawa, where's Lord Naritsugu?
- In the banquet hall.
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The Mamiya?
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I told you not to trouble
the Mamiya family!
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I can't disobey Lord Naritsugu's orders.
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My Lord!
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Yes, Hanbei?
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Sir Doi has humbly requested that
you leave the Mamiya family alone...
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Governmental orders!
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Doi again!
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That grumbling Shogun adviser.
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Lord Naritsugu!
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Lord Naritsugu!
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What makes a samurai warrior?
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You men mindlessly chant
'loyalty, duty' like a Buddhist prayer.
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But if servants are spoiled,
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then one day,
they forget their duty to serve.
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Servants like Mamiya make light
of their master and revolt.
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Punishing one's servants, who are
the Shogun's certified property...
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Punishment is a master's duty.
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Dying for one's master
is the way of the samurai.
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Dying for one's husband
is the way of women.
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We must protect these ways,
right, Hanbei?
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Yes.
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After debating for three days...
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the conclusion was 'no punishment
due to diminished responsibility'.
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I wish they would behead me.
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I would like to experience that.
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The Tokugawa rule won't be long
for this world, will it, Hanbei?
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My Lord.
Don't say such things.
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You know, I will be the
Shogun's chief of staff.
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They won't let him get away with it.
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Things worked out too easily
for our Lord, don't you think?
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He was given special treatment.
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Though born of a different mother,
he is still the Shogun's brother.
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So how will Sir Doi save face?
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As the man in charge of
the nation's justice...
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he must deliver a verdict to save
his honor in a scandal like this.
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So, Sir Doi is plotting something?
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Who goes there?
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Attendant Deguchi at your service.
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Gather men to spy on Sir Doi.
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Bribe the gatekeepers and servants.
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Get his list of visitors
since Mamiya's harakiri.
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We protect our Lord at all costs.
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Such is our duty.
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This is not the one.
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Hyoudou Genba, The Office of Carpentry.
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Makino Yukie of the Owari clan?
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Owari?
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Makino?
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Makino was present
during our Kiso visit.
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So Makino met with Shinzaemon.
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Do you know this Shinzaemon?
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We attended the same school,
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even trained in the
sword at the same dojo.
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We were competitive classmates.
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Is he that skilled?
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He's not as shrewd,
not as strong.
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But he never gives up.
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Backed into a corner, he won't budge.
Won't overplay his hand.
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He's a man who beats you in the end.
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If Doi has picked him...
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then we've drawn the worst luck.
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Impressive as always, Hirayama.
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I'm sorry for always borrowing
your dojo without permission.
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You honor me by using it.
Your spirit keeps the dojo alive.
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A match for old time's sake?
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Better to save our energy
for bigger tasks, right?
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There are no big or small tasks.
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All are equally important.
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You follow me?
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Guess you still lack training.
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Since your teaching, I have been on
the path of the sword for ten years.
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As the months and seasons changed...
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I lived on the money you
gave me as a sword for hire...
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knowing that, one day,
I'd surrender my life to you.
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I thought a time would come
when I could repay you.
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Yet I have no choice but to regret...
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I have not been able
to repay you, master.
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Your appreciation...
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My small contribution means so much?
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I thank you.
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What a rare samurai in these times!
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Oh, Kuranaga!
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Kuranaga Saheita, Team Leader,
from the Public Security Office.
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I am closely connected with
Shinza in a fateful bond.
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I have become a great fan of him.
Just like you.
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I am Hirayama.
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We can't waste his spirit.
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Have him join us.
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I chose five of my men.
They await you inside.
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Mitsuhashi,
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get acquainted with Hirayama.
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I am Mitsuhashi, at your service.
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I present my subordinates,
Otake and Hioki.
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And my men, Higuchi and Horii.
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Hand-picked from hundreds.
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We are still so few.
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It's hard to find skilled
samurai in this day and age.
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Others are samurai of little worth.
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Our five lives are in your
hands, Sir Shinzaemon.
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I see.
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Then listen up.
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By private order of Sir Doi...
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we've been assigned to take the life
of Lord Naritsugu of the Akashi clan.
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Next month, Naritsugu will
leave Edo for the Akashi domain.
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If he enters Akashi land,
we can't touch him.
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So we strike en route?
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That's the plan.
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It's absurd with so
little time and few men.
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But these days, how many samurai
use their swords in actual battle?
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Not them, not us. A real challenge.
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He who values his life
dies a dog's death.
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You've entrusted me with your lives.
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I'll spend them at my disposal.
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Now, we are nine.
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How many other true samurai are left?
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I'll take my leave.
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What was that meeting?
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Akashi samurai?
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Now you know!
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How dare you point your
sword at us, novice!
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Who are you?
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State your name.
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Hirayama. I'm a Ronin.
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He killed our sword
masters in one slice.
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I won't permit such blatant moves again.
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If Sir Doi decides to,
the coals we once cooled...
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00:29:47,175 --> 00:29:51,598
will ignite into a blaze
burning down our clan!
255
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,160
Forgive me for my thoughtless act.
256
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,340
Now it's clear.
257
00:29:58,750 --> 00:30:00,750
It is Shinzaemon.
258
00:30:01,925 --> 00:30:03,825
Place your bets.
259
00:30:04,475 --> 00:30:05,842
Odd or even.
260
00:30:20,050 --> 00:30:21,050
Odd.
261
00:30:25,050 --> 00:30:26,150
Odd.
262
00:30:30,575 --> 00:30:33,273
Lady Luck is with you.
263
00:30:33,275 --> 00:30:34,825
Don't talk to me.
264
00:30:35,450 --> 00:30:36,723
What?
265
00:30:36,725 --> 00:30:38,821
Luck leaves when unlucky men talk.
266
00:31:11,750 --> 00:31:12,964
This isn't sake!
267
00:31:14,750 --> 00:31:18,480
Shogun retainer Shimada's third son.
268
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,323
You make a lot of money.
269
00:31:21,325 --> 00:31:24,423
I thought Mizuno's
reforms were finished.
270
00:31:24,425 --> 00:31:25,598
What a selfish jerk!
271
00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:27,350
Don't say such things.
272
00:31:34,225 --> 00:31:38,598
Samurai are always
asking to borrow money.
273
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,650
My shop is full of pawned swords.
274
00:31:42,425 --> 00:31:47,115
These days, swords are only
good for cutting radishes.
275
00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:00,895
Well, hello Uncle!
276
00:32:03,775 --> 00:32:09,305
Womanizing at your age is
bad form, don't you think?
277
00:32:13,650 --> 00:32:18,330
Bravo Nephew! You young rogue.
278
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:25,400
Sake bought with gambling
money tastes best.
279
00:32:26,300 --> 00:32:28,280
Spare me the irony.
280
00:32:29,225 --> 00:32:33,555
Gambling is the only time I feel alive.
281
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:38,000
Samurai status doesn't suit me.
282
00:32:39,650 --> 00:32:41,990
I too hated being a samurai,
but then I realized...
283
00:32:43,050 --> 00:32:47,330
I could never be a true
player by playing around.
284
00:32:48,825 --> 00:32:51,695
A true player doesn't try so hard.
285
00:32:53,397 --> 00:32:55,745
I'm not trying too hard.
286
00:32:55,750 --> 00:32:57,160
I wonder.
287
00:32:59,625 --> 00:33:01,165
How's your girl?
288
00:33:04,075 --> 00:33:05,345
Well...
289
00:33:07,975 --> 00:33:10,345
she hasn't kicked me out yet.
290
00:33:12,300 --> 00:33:15,110
Be yourself. But don't overdo it!
291
00:33:19,850 --> 00:33:23,760
Lords are making their
annual trips home.
292
00:33:24,375 --> 00:33:26,695
Shouldn't you be busy?
293
00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:31,800
Work is my excuse to gamble too.
294
00:33:34,225 --> 00:33:36,915
I'm on a mission, a long shot.
295
00:33:41,850 --> 00:33:44,098
Will that gamble pay off?
296
00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:45,370
Pay off?
297
00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,370
It's like walking through
the eye of a needle.
298
00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,230
Quit while you're ahead.
299
00:33:55,475 --> 00:33:57,015
You're clever.
300
00:33:57,550 --> 00:34:02,840
But your uncle is a born fool.
I go for broke and bet it all.
301
00:34:06,200 --> 00:34:07,720
And if you win?
302
00:34:10,750 --> 00:34:13,010
If by chance, I win...
303
00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,998
in time, someone might appreciate me.
304
00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:19,630
Maybe.
305
00:34:23,700 --> 00:34:29,463
Betting on yourself is true gambling.
Who's overdoing it now?
306
00:34:34,775 --> 00:34:36,975
I'll say this, Shinrokuro...
307
00:34:37,725 --> 00:34:45,015
My gamble is more exciting
than yours, with the same odds.
308
00:35:18,425 --> 00:35:20,935
Give us the money in your pocket!
309
00:35:22,625 --> 00:35:25,675
I was hoping I'd met a ghost,
but you're just a robber.
310
00:36:03,325 --> 00:36:04,615
Help...
311
00:36:05,725 --> 00:36:08,675
Please...
312
00:36:10,625 --> 00:36:12,485
Please.
313
00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:16,800
Pathetic.
314
00:36:38,975 --> 00:36:42,175
Shinrokuro, are you home?
315
00:36:51,525 --> 00:36:53,044
You tease.
316
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,200
If you're here, say so.
317
00:36:59,975 --> 00:37:02,785
I'm neither here nor there.
318
00:37:04,425 --> 00:37:08,105
No teasing. You're right here.
319
00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:14,790
I saw my uncle.
320
00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:18,640
Sir Shinzaemon?
321
00:37:20,525 --> 00:37:21,895
Yes.
322
00:37:30,150 --> 00:37:31,355
What's wrong?
323
00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:34,102
Did something happen?
324
00:37:41,100 --> 00:37:42,350
Tsuya...
325
00:37:46,450 --> 00:37:47,590
No.
326
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,128
Don't.
327
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,521
Shinrokuro.
328
00:38:06,900 --> 00:38:08,660
I'll be gone for a while.
329
00:38:17,300 --> 00:38:20,880
When will you return?
330
00:38:23,250 --> 00:38:24,497
Soon.
331
00:38:25,825 --> 00:38:27,825
But if I'm late...
332
00:38:31,300 --> 00:38:32,899
I'll be at the Festival of the Dead.
333
00:38:37,500 --> 00:38:39,720
Burn the honorary torch and wait.
334
00:38:52,600 --> 00:38:56,550
This is my one and only pupil.
335
00:38:57,175 --> 00:38:59,635
Ogura at your service.
336
00:39:00,900 --> 00:39:04,180
Are your parents still alive?
337
00:39:06,525 --> 00:39:11,095
Father died two years ago.
Mother passed when I was five.
338
00:39:12,825 --> 00:39:17,985
I come from a lowly family
serving a noble's concubine.
339
00:39:19,225 --> 00:39:23,298
Since deciding to live for the sword,
I've waited for this day...
340
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:25,980
to use my skills for society.
341
00:39:28,750 --> 00:39:31,130
Allow me to join you.
342
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,900
I request that you take him too.
343
00:39:35,850 --> 00:39:38,550
But he's too young.
344
00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:42,423
Shinzaemon, you're wrong.
345
00:39:42,425 --> 00:39:45,442
Devotion knows no age.
346
00:39:46,575 --> 00:39:49,585
A samurai's life isn't
measured in years, is it?
347
00:39:53,075 --> 00:39:55,435
My logic was shallow.
348
00:39:57,500 --> 00:39:59,608
May we ask your help?
349
00:40:00,825 --> 00:40:02,435
Thank you very much!
350
00:40:03,475 --> 00:40:06,245
I will surrender my life to serve you.
351
00:40:08,675 --> 00:40:11,148
And who might you be?
352
00:40:12,825 --> 00:40:15,825
Sahara, a lowly Ronin...
353
00:40:16,525 --> 00:40:19,975
with no redeeming merit but my spear.
354
00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,230
I vouch only for his skill.
355
00:40:23,725 --> 00:40:26,048
Hirayama told me of your mission.
356
00:40:26,050 --> 00:40:28,739
Fighting a larger enemy is admirable.
357
00:40:29,650 --> 00:40:31,829
I very much want to join but...
358
00:40:33,725 --> 00:40:36,105
One small request.
359
00:40:36,775 --> 00:40:38,123
Which is?
360
00:40:38,125 --> 00:40:40,541
Pay me 200 ryo up front.
361
00:40:41,175 --> 00:40:44,623
You're only joining for the money?
362
00:40:44,625 --> 00:40:46,648
Let me be clear.
363
00:40:46,650 --> 00:40:49,585
My sympathy with your cause
has nothing to do with money.
364
00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,873
With no relationship or debts to you,
365
00:40:53,875 --> 00:40:55,972
do you expect me to work for free?
366
00:40:56,750 --> 00:40:59,010
How will you use the money?
367
00:40:59,825 --> 00:41:03,085
The first 120 ryo for lifelong debts,
368
00:41:03,650 --> 00:41:06,520
plus something nice for my relatives.
369
00:41:07,950 --> 00:41:11,090
Thirty ryo for a tomb for my wife,
who died from my hardships.
370
00:41:12,175 --> 00:41:14,318
Twenty for my preparations as well.
371
00:41:15,225 --> 00:41:16,740
And the rest?
372
00:41:17,300 --> 00:41:22,749
To experience the 'luxuries'
I never had in this life.
373
00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:30,625
My kind of man.
His spirit is a bargain at 200.
374
00:41:31,750 --> 00:41:33,660
Now, we're eleven.
375
00:41:34,350 --> 00:41:39,100
Our quality outshines our quantity.
376
00:41:42,775 --> 00:41:43,874
Shinrokuro is here.
377
00:41:56,575 --> 00:42:00,395
I'll take the odds on your big gamble.
378
00:42:01,125 --> 00:42:02,296
What do you wager?
379
00:42:02,625 --> 00:42:05,562
If it's a true gamble,
there's only one thing I can bet.
380
00:42:14,575 --> 00:42:18,915
If you refuse, start by killing me now.
381
00:42:31,450 --> 00:42:34,550
And now, we're twelve!
382
00:42:54,900 --> 00:42:56,432
No mercy!
383
00:42:57,650 --> 00:42:59,650
There's no samurai
code or fair play in battle!
384
00:43:06,275 --> 00:43:10,998
No sword? Use a stick.
No stick? Use a rock.
385
00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:13,791
No rock? Use your fists and feet!
386
00:43:14,425 --> 00:43:17,023
Lose your life.
387
00:43:17,025 --> 00:43:19,025
But make the enemy pay!
388
00:43:21,375 --> 00:43:22,375
Horii.
389
00:43:24,625 --> 00:43:25,625
Higuchi.
390
00:43:27,150 --> 00:43:29,420
Train in explosives.
391
00:43:46,975 --> 00:43:48,935
Rest in peace.
392
00:43:50,725 --> 00:43:53,325
I'll join you shortly.
393
00:43:56,450 --> 00:44:01,680
Hurry up with the preparations.
We depart soon.
394
00:44:21,675 --> 00:44:23,498
Sir Kito!
395
00:44:23,500 --> 00:44:26,298
The soldiers who can't get
home are starting to worry.
396
00:44:26,300 --> 00:44:27,948
Leave them.
397
00:44:27,950 --> 00:44:30,598
This isn't the usual annual trip home.
398
00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:32,840
The enemy will also be
getting soldiers ready.
399
00:44:33,475 --> 00:44:35,998
It's not easy to defend the road.
400
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:38,400
We can't take any that
will hold the others back.
401
00:44:39,650 --> 00:44:42,223
Use any means necessary.
402
00:44:42,225 --> 00:44:44,385
Be prepared for the unexpected.
403
00:44:46,450 --> 00:44:49,973
Lord Naritsugu departs tomorrow.
404
00:44:49,975 --> 00:44:51,923
Finally, he makes a move.
405
00:44:51,925 --> 00:44:55,915
So where's our best point of attack?
406
00:44:56,525 --> 00:44:59,348
How about the Toda boat crossing?
407
00:44:59,350 --> 00:45:02,998
They'll send half their men first.
408
00:45:03,000 --> 00:45:06,948
The others will stand guard
while Naritsugu crosses.
409
00:45:06,950 --> 00:45:11,323
Their troops split...
Better to attack then.
410
00:45:11,325 --> 00:45:14,398
No, they'll be on full alert.
411
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,798
Won't make any wrong moves.
412
00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:22,340
Let's keep them anxious and running,
never knowing where we'll strike.
413
00:45:25,450 --> 00:45:28,230
That's a good point to consider.
414
00:45:29,725 --> 00:45:32,425
Shinza? You here?
415
00:45:33,050 --> 00:45:35,449
It's Kito Hanbei of the Akashi Clan.
416
00:45:42,500 --> 00:45:43,710
Shinza!
417
00:45:53,175 --> 00:45:55,415
Hanbei. I knew you'd come.
418
00:45:57,500 --> 00:45:59,250
Glad to see you.
419
00:46:02,050 --> 00:46:04,410
I thought you'd left already.
420
00:46:06,225 --> 00:46:08,863
If we had time, I'd enjoy a match of go.
421
00:46:09,175 --> 00:46:11,965
I still lead in wins.
422
00:46:12,475 --> 00:46:15,605
Leave our score aside
until we meet again.
423
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:17,670
Again?
424
00:46:19,500 --> 00:46:21,403
For years I envied you:
425
00:46:22,175 --> 00:46:27,690
a man from a good family, close to the
Shogun appointed to his elite guards.
426
00:46:29,175 --> 00:46:32,976
After you moved up,
I commanded the same post.
427
00:46:34,350 --> 00:46:39,110
To catch up, I joined Lord Naritsugu.
428
00:46:40,300 --> 00:46:46,009
He earned a fortune when he
was adopted by the Akashi.
429
00:46:48,150 --> 00:46:50,560
That led me into this situation.
430
00:46:52,700 --> 00:46:55,530
What an ill twist of fate.
431
00:46:57,450 --> 00:47:00,970
Perhaps we both embraced fate.
432
00:47:02,350 --> 00:47:04,530
A samurai leads a helpless life.
433
00:47:05,900 --> 00:47:11,610
Mamiya should've committed
harakiri in front of his Lord.
434
00:47:13,350 --> 00:47:15,320
I once had that intention...
435
00:47:16,400 --> 00:47:22,850
but I could not betray his father,
the former Shogun.
436
00:47:25,950 --> 00:47:28,000
I lost my chance to move ahead.
437
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:32,660
I regret not beating you.
438
00:47:34,025 --> 00:47:37,115
I was unable to commit harakiri.
439
00:47:40,175 --> 00:47:45,075
As a samurai, I'll do what
must be done for the people.
440
00:47:47,425 --> 00:47:49,575
For the people?
441
00:47:53,575 --> 00:47:56,337
A samurai must do but one thing.
442
00:47:57,550 --> 00:47:59,550
Serve his master, correct?
443
00:48:09,675 --> 00:48:11,550
What an ill twist of fate.
444
00:48:14,300 --> 00:48:18,740
It's a long road to the Akashi domain.
445
00:48:19,550 --> 00:48:20,698
See you there.
446
00:48:21,725 --> 00:48:22,995
Bet on it.
447
00:49:25,900 --> 00:49:28,420
Bring me two women tonight.
448
00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:03,086
EDO
449
00:50:44,675 --> 00:50:49,115
Uncle, three days have passed
since Naritsugu left Edo.
450
00:50:50,825 --> 00:50:54,325
Where do we make our stand?
451
00:50:58,175 --> 00:51:01,085
How will Shinza make his move?
452
00:51:28,900 --> 00:51:30,980
We kept you waiting.
453
00:51:33,200 --> 00:51:34,582
It's been decided.
454
00:51:35,225 --> 00:51:38,735
Brothers, we take Lord Naritsugu at...
455
00:51:41,725 --> 00:51:45,295
Ochiai in the Mino province.
456
00:51:46,075 --> 00:51:48,127
OCHIAI
457
00:51:49,450 --> 00:51:54,590
Kiso is ruled by the Tenryo to the
north and the Owari to the south.
458
00:51:56,025 --> 00:52:00,445
The border lies on this river
between Fukushima and Kiso.
459
00:52:01,050 --> 00:52:06,500
Naritsugu offended the Owari
by killing Makino's son in Kiso.
460
00:52:07,850 --> 00:52:13,090
We can enlist Makino's help at Kiso.
461
00:52:13,675 --> 00:52:17,498
Ask him to sign a non-transit
act using Lord Owari's name...
462
00:52:17,500 --> 00:52:20,150
to ban Naritsugu from passing.
463
00:52:21,100 --> 00:52:26,637
He'll join us due to the murder
of his son and daughter-in-law.
464
00:52:27,075 --> 00:52:28,248
And then?
465
00:52:28,250 --> 00:52:32,498
The entourage will stall at the border.
466
00:52:32,500 --> 00:52:38,090
But stubborn Naritsugu
won't dare return to Edo.
467
00:52:38,850 --> 00:52:43,048
He'll avoid all Owari territories.
468
00:52:43,050 --> 00:52:47,648
Sending his entourage
through Owari land...
469
00:52:47,650 --> 00:52:51,923
Naritsugu and his bodyguards
will take this route,
470
00:52:51,925 --> 00:52:55,498
traveling south to Iida.
471
00:52:55,500 --> 00:53:01,830
From Iida to Okazaki,
then boating up river...
472
00:53:02,525 --> 00:53:05,615
And meeting up with
his entourage here.
473
00:53:06,350 --> 00:53:08,180
Or so you would think!
474
00:53:08,850 --> 00:53:15,160
Don't overlook the Naegi Clan of Mino,
positioned between the Owari lands.
475
00:53:16,500 --> 00:53:21,798
Naritsugu has already sent word
to all the clans along his route.
476
00:53:21,800 --> 00:53:27,070
He'll be a laughing stock if he skips
the tiny Naegi Clan, as if on the run.
477
00:53:27,950 --> 00:53:33,300
Naritsugu's pride will be his downfall.
He'll take a boat up the Nakatsu River.
478
00:53:35,250 --> 00:53:38,298
There are only two possible routes.
479
00:53:38,300 --> 00:53:42,920
The Kiso Pass or the Kamizaka Pass.
480
00:53:43,850 --> 00:53:48,370
Either way, he must pass via Ochiai.
481
00:53:48,875 --> 00:53:53,245
We'll fortify Ochiai and strike hard.
482
00:53:55,000 --> 00:54:00,773
What if they forgo appearances and
don't pay respect to the Naegi clan?
483
00:54:00,775 --> 00:54:05,085
There's a chance they may not stop.
484
00:54:06,725 --> 00:54:09,005
But I wager they will.
485
00:54:11,950 --> 00:54:15,040
With twelve men challenging
a bigger enemy...
486
00:54:15,850 --> 00:54:21,149
no matter how much we plan,
we must have faith in luck.
487
00:54:22,150 --> 00:54:24,920
We choose here, and risk it all.
488
00:54:27,475 --> 00:54:32,875
With heaven's will, the dice say Ochiai.
489
00:54:38,300 --> 00:54:39,698
Interesting!
490
00:54:39,700 --> 00:54:44,773
Kuranaga, you're best suited
to get Makino's assistance.
491
00:54:44,775 --> 00:54:49,173
Leave it to me.
I'll get that road blocked.
492
00:54:49,175 --> 00:54:51,648
- Take Ishizuka with you.
- I'm grateful.
493
00:54:51,650 --> 00:54:53,180
Let's get moving.
494
00:54:54,450 --> 00:54:55,610
Excuse us.
495
00:54:58,000 --> 00:54:59,898
Mitsuhashi, ready the horses.
496
00:54:59,900 --> 00:55:02,448
Ready and waiting, sir.
497
00:55:02,450 --> 00:55:08,430
Go on ahead and negotiate
with the Mayor of Ochiai.
498
00:55:09,975 --> 00:55:13,385
Give him these orders from Sir Doi.
499
00:55:14,100 --> 00:55:17,790
Understood. How should I proceed?
500
00:55:18,300 --> 00:55:24,848
Ochiai has many inns. Buy them out
at 50 ryo each. 3,750 ryo in total.
501
00:55:24,850 --> 00:55:26,109
Buy them all out.
502
00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:29,220
Yes, sir.
503
00:55:31,050 --> 00:55:34,200
Get battle supplies
for our plan as well.
504
00:55:35,600 --> 00:55:39,670
I'll spend the money like
there's no tomorrow.
505
00:55:42,175 --> 00:55:43,815
See you there.
506
00:55:44,725 --> 00:55:46,335
I'll take Horii with me.
507
00:55:54,625 --> 00:55:55,732
Let's ride!
508
00:55:57,200 --> 00:56:00,800
Fast and hard to pass the enemy!
509
00:57:01,550 --> 00:57:03,748
I'm hungry.
510
00:57:03,750 --> 00:57:05,773
I want a bath!
511
00:57:05,775 --> 00:57:08,085
I want a woman.
512
00:57:45,775 --> 00:57:47,885
Are you Shimada Shinzaemon?
513
00:57:48,950 --> 00:57:50,280
In the flesh.
514
00:57:51,450 --> 00:57:53,320
Are you Akashi henchmen?
515
00:58:52,775 --> 00:58:53,854
Don't follow them!
516
00:58:55,725 --> 00:58:57,305
Anyone hurt?
517
00:59:00,900 --> 00:59:04,770
That Hanbei, he drew first blood.
518
00:59:05,550 --> 00:59:09,198
Probably put coins in the
hands of these broke Ronin.
519
00:59:09,200 --> 00:59:10,998
Not a real attack.
520
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:13,400
His aim was to break our strength.
521
00:59:21,775 --> 00:59:23,595
First time you killed as well?
522
00:59:24,850 --> 00:59:27,570
I've fenced with real
blades many times but...
523
00:59:28,950 --> 00:59:30,950
killing a man is a first.
524
00:59:37,925 --> 00:59:42,045
There's only one road, but we
don't know where they'll strike.
525
00:59:42,750 --> 00:59:46,150
If they attack harder next time,
we could get hurt.
526
00:59:48,625 --> 00:59:52,595
Let's accept Hanbei's welcome.
527
00:59:56,700 --> 01:00:01,080
And we'll vanish as well.
528
01:00:39,100 --> 01:00:42,220
Hioki's got some new friends!
529
01:00:45,400 --> 01:00:46,550
Disgusting!
530
01:01:13,125 --> 01:01:16,748
We'll travel northwest along the ridge,
and cut through the valley.
531
01:01:16,750 --> 01:01:20,790
Over the mountain to Owari territory.
532
01:01:22,225 --> 01:01:26,885
I had strict monastic training in
the mountains when I was young.
533
01:01:27,950 --> 01:01:34,591
The mountain brings blessings but
it's true nature is fear itself.
534
01:01:35,925 --> 01:01:37,205
I see.
535
01:01:46,550 --> 01:01:50,170
We are nobodies.
536
01:01:52,800 --> 01:01:58,050
He's right. No titles,
no affiliations. Nobodies.
537
01:02:38,525 --> 01:02:40,398
A buyout?
538
01:02:40,400 --> 01:02:41,760
That is our wish.
539
01:02:42,700 --> 01:02:46,820
I won't go against Sir Doi's orders.
540
01:02:47,600 --> 01:02:51,740
But convincing the town will be hard.
541
01:03:05,700 --> 01:03:06,777
Our deposit.
542
01:03:07,525 --> 01:03:08,525
Not enough?
543
01:03:17,425 --> 01:03:19,835
The forest grows thicker.
544
01:03:21,000 --> 01:03:24,250
Hirayama, we're lost.
545
01:03:26,075 --> 01:03:28,573
Perhaps we should've
turned at that cliff?
546
01:03:28,575 --> 01:03:30,855
- That can't be.
- But...
547
01:03:39,700 --> 01:03:42,080
Who are you?
548
01:03:42,775 --> 01:03:46,085
A bandit? Or a raccoon goblin?
549
01:03:47,775 --> 01:03:49,675
Do I look like a raccoon?
550
01:04:01,675 --> 01:04:06,100
Couldn't lower me down... Idiot!
551
01:04:06,550 --> 01:04:08,770
At least thank me.
552
01:04:11,075 --> 01:04:13,235
Are you from these parts?
553
01:04:15,450 --> 01:04:17,550
- Do I look like it?
- Insolence!
554
01:04:32,550 --> 01:04:36,100
I ain't no ghost or bandit.
555
01:04:38,275 --> 01:04:41,135
I hunt beasts from mountain to mountain.
556
01:04:41,700 --> 01:04:42,890
Any men with you?
557
01:04:44,550 --> 01:04:48,030
Gone. 'Cause I laid my hands on Upashi.
558
01:04:49,075 --> 01:04:50,263
Upashi?
559
01:04:52,375 --> 01:04:54,135
The boss's woman.
560
01:04:55,950 --> 01:05:00,110
So he punished you.
Fools are the same wherever you go.
561
01:05:01,075 --> 01:05:02,075
Hold your tongue!
562
01:05:02,650 --> 01:05:04,490
Got a name, son?
563
01:05:07,300 --> 01:05:08,650
Kiga Koyata.
564
01:05:09,125 --> 01:05:12,365
My ancestors were defeated warriors,
legitimate samurai stock.
565
01:05:16,500 --> 01:05:18,040
What's so funny?
566
01:05:18,650 --> 01:05:22,810
The name's Shinzaemon.
And these are my men.
567
01:05:25,575 --> 01:05:27,424
What are samurai doing out here?
568
01:05:28,925 --> 01:05:32,245
A shortcut made us lose our way.
569
01:05:36,575 --> 01:05:40,495
I'll be your guide, if you've got food.
570
01:05:42,600 --> 01:05:43,660
Deal?
571
01:05:45,950 --> 01:05:46,957
Deal?
572
01:06:02,050 --> 01:06:03,350
What's that?
573
01:06:04,700 --> 01:06:07,060
Don't like bugs? Watch.
574
01:06:12,325 --> 01:06:14,065
Don't be a little girl!
575
01:06:15,150 --> 01:06:16,310
What?
576
01:06:25,000 --> 01:06:26,110
Let's go.
577
01:06:30,775 --> 01:06:32,015
What now?
578
01:07:05,650 --> 01:07:07,116
Leave the rabbit.
579
01:07:08,400 --> 01:07:10,040
We have important work to do.
580
01:07:11,875 --> 01:07:13,502
More important than roast rabbit?
581
01:07:18,225 --> 01:07:19,385
Sir Hanbei!
582
01:07:20,275 --> 01:07:21,275
What is it?
583
01:07:21,775 --> 01:07:22,775
Emergency.
584
01:07:22,975 --> 01:07:25,473
Lord Naritsugu's passage is banned.
585
01:07:25,478 --> 01:07:27,928
What? His passage is banned?
586
01:07:35,000 --> 01:07:36,000
What's the matter?
587
01:07:44,700 --> 01:07:45,700
You fools,
588
01:07:46,575 --> 01:07:49,604
will you stand idly by
at this humiliation?
589
01:08:01,700 --> 01:08:04,170
Lord Owari is from the top three clans.
590
01:08:05,050 --> 01:08:08,150
But I am the son of the former Shogun,
591
01:08:09,325 --> 01:08:12,145
and brother to the current Shogun.
592
01:08:13,225 --> 01:08:14,385
Cross over!
593
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:16,548
Watch and learn.
594
01:08:16,550 --> 01:08:20,558
We must go through Owari land.
Can our Lord swallow his pride?
595
01:08:20,750 --> 01:08:25,560
Let's see if he gets his
way as he usually does.
596
01:08:30,700 --> 01:08:32,080
Who are you?
597
01:08:34,175 --> 01:08:35,575
Identify yourself.
598
01:08:40,100 --> 01:08:41,140
Out of my way.
599
01:08:42,850 --> 01:08:44,820
Or I'll kill you without mercy.
600
01:08:46,750 --> 01:08:48,530
Last April...
601
01:08:49,225 --> 01:08:52,465
in Kiso, you killed my son...
602
01:08:53,600 --> 01:08:57,730
Makino Uneme and his wife.
I am Makino Yukie.
603
01:09:01,475 --> 01:09:03,635
Does daddy monkey have hard bones too?
604
01:09:06,900 --> 01:09:07,970
My Lord!
605
01:09:13,975 --> 01:09:14,975
Hanbei?
606
01:09:15,925 --> 01:09:17,030
Leave this.
607
01:09:17,775 --> 01:09:20,085
Let's go back.
608
01:09:30,525 --> 01:09:33,150
Owari only banned Lord Naritsugu.
609
01:09:34,325 --> 01:09:36,425
His entourage can enter.
610
01:09:37,075 --> 01:09:39,075
They are Akashi members.
611
01:09:39,900 --> 01:09:41,190
I see.
612
01:09:41,750 --> 01:09:43,580
The rest will guard our Lord.
613
01:09:44,525 --> 01:09:47,915
Skip the Naegi Clan visit
and go to Okazaki.
614
01:09:48,275 --> 01:09:49,275
Sir Kito...
615
01:09:50,250 --> 01:09:53,673
If people hear Owari blocked us...
616
01:09:53,675 --> 01:09:57,998
If we don't visit the Naegi,
our Lord will be ridiculed.
617
01:09:58,000 --> 01:09:59,890
Let them laugh.
618
01:10:00,800 --> 01:10:04,140
Within a year, our lord
will be second-in-command.
619
01:10:05,150 --> 01:10:10,800
You risk his life and the Akashi
clan by visiting the Naegi.
620
01:10:12,925 --> 01:10:17,173
You seem most afraid of Shinzaemon.
621
01:10:17,175 --> 01:10:20,964
What can a weak Shogun servant do?
622
01:10:21,550 --> 01:10:25,315
Since paying off the Ronin,
there's no sign of him.
623
01:10:25,900 --> 01:10:29,348
Perhaps he fears our clan and ran?
624
01:10:29,350 --> 01:10:33,680
Don't you see? He's the one
who blocked our passage.
625
01:10:39,550 --> 01:10:44,620
Do you cling to your life to
make me a laughing stock?
626
01:10:45,925 --> 01:10:48,191
Desperate times call for
desperate measures.
627
01:10:49,825 --> 01:10:55,675
I hear any samurai would chose death
over making his Lord a laughing stock.
628
01:11:07,650 --> 01:11:09,538
Choose the foolish path.
629
01:11:13,675 --> 01:11:15,785
It's more fun that way.
630
01:11:20,475 --> 01:11:22,843
Let's go, Hanbei.
631
01:11:23,575 --> 01:11:24,865
Move out!
632
01:11:33,450 --> 01:11:34,480
Join up!
633
01:11:35,825 --> 01:11:37,283
Move out!
634
01:12:37,900 --> 01:12:39,940
We've had enough.
635
01:12:55,425 --> 01:12:57,795
Oh, the road.
636
01:13:04,325 --> 01:13:06,319
The road!
637
01:13:06,950 --> 01:13:08,810
It's a straight run to Ochiai.
638
01:13:09,650 --> 01:13:12,948
Fast work, Mountain Man.
Much faster than I predicted.
639
01:13:12,950 --> 01:13:16,060
Koyata, thanks for leading the way.
640
01:13:16,975 --> 01:13:20,345
This... is for your help.
641
01:13:29,975 --> 01:13:33,473
I don't need anything,
but could you take me with you?
642
01:13:33,475 --> 01:13:34,973
What?
643
01:13:34,975 --> 01:13:38,275
You're not hiding.
You're hunting, right?
644
01:13:38,950 --> 01:13:39,950
Hunting?
645
01:13:40,275 --> 01:13:41,523
Am I wrong?
646
01:13:41,525 --> 01:13:43,985
It's not hunting. It's battle!
647
01:13:45,325 --> 01:13:48,498
Battle? That's great!
648
01:13:48,500 --> 01:13:49,540
Hey!
649
01:13:51,000 --> 01:13:52,000
What?
650
01:13:55,300 --> 01:13:56,300
What?
651
01:13:58,325 --> 01:13:59,865
What do you want?
652
01:14:01,075 --> 01:14:02,125
Hey!
653
01:14:05,275 --> 01:14:06,275
What?
654
01:14:07,175 --> 01:14:09,175
He's tough as steel.
655
01:14:09,650 --> 01:14:11,030
What do you want?
656
01:14:11,875 --> 01:14:17,459
He won't return to the hills.
How about getting his help?
657
01:14:18,325 --> 01:14:21,523
A man who has battled wild animals...
658
01:14:21,525 --> 01:14:25,805
might be more useful than
any unskilled samurai.
659
01:14:26,400 --> 01:14:27,710
I agree.
660
01:14:28,650 --> 01:14:31,948
He's tougher and smarter
than he looks.
661
01:14:31,950 --> 01:14:36,320
Without him, we might still be lost.
662
01:14:38,250 --> 01:14:40,100
Take me, Boss!
663
01:14:43,425 --> 01:14:45,515
I'm not the boss.
664
01:14:46,375 --> 01:14:49,508
- Shall we take him?
- Wow, Boss!
665
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:52,040
I said I'm not the boss.
666
01:15:06,350 --> 01:15:07,723
Welcome. We've been expecting you.
667
01:15:07,725 --> 01:15:08,923
You've prepared well.
668
01:15:08,925 --> 01:15:10,885
Progress couldn't be better.
669
01:15:11,600 --> 01:15:13,450
Did it work?
670
01:15:13,453 --> 01:15:19,698
Makino stopped them perfectly.
Naritsugu diverted his troops.
671
01:15:19,700 --> 01:15:21,073
Well, well.
672
01:15:21,075 --> 01:15:22,840
Our long shot paid off.
673
01:15:23,675 --> 01:15:25,098
How many men with Naritsugu?
674
01:15:25,100 --> 01:15:26,320
Seventy men.
675
01:15:26,775 --> 01:15:29,065
And Makino?
676
01:15:29,800 --> 01:15:32,249
He left nothing to chance.
677
01:15:32,250 --> 01:15:35,423
He chose the path of harakiri.
678
01:15:36,675 --> 01:15:41,055
He took full blame,
left no evidence behind.
679
01:15:42,550 --> 01:15:44,120
He was a mighty samurai.
680
01:15:47,625 --> 01:15:51,722
We must achieve our mission for him.
681
01:15:53,725 --> 01:15:55,655
Hey!
682
01:16:00,225 --> 01:16:02,116
I've got dinner!
683
01:16:02,500 --> 01:16:04,290
Who is he?
684
01:16:05,500 --> 01:16:08,290
He dropped in when
we entered the forest.
685
01:16:09,200 --> 01:16:10,200
Dropped in?
686
01:16:24,100 --> 01:16:25,320
I'm...
687
01:16:26,025 --> 01:16:28,475
Oh, wrong side...
688
01:16:29,650 --> 01:16:33,698
I'm Tokubei, the mayor of Ochiai.
689
01:16:33,700 --> 01:16:35,198
Sorry for the trouble.
690
01:16:35,200 --> 01:16:36,673
No trouble at all.
691
01:16:36,675 --> 01:16:43,523
We're very blessed to be
receiving such money.
692
01:16:43,525 --> 01:16:46,223
I guess money talks wherever you go.
693
01:16:46,225 --> 01:16:50,773
Do as you please. Rip the town down,
burn it... it matters not to me.
694
01:16:50,775 --> 01:16:52,748
But then you can't live here.
695
01:16:52,750 --> 01:16:56,823
Once you've finished your business here,
you won't need the town.
696
01:16:56,825 --> 01:16:59,575
So we'll just rebuild.
697
01:17:01,275 --> 01:17:08,098
If you need anything in... the female
department, for an extra fee...
698
01:17:08,100 --> 01:17:09,570
Enough!
699
01:17:10,125 --> 01:17:15,045
We're gambling our lives for the
country doing important work.
700
01:17:15,475 --> 01:17:17,585
Please mind your manners.
701
01:17:18,225 --> 01:17:22,875
Me and my big mouth!
Forgive it as a rustic man's joke.
702
01:17:23,300 --> 01:17:27,080
We're only renting your inns.
Be gone when you're done.
703
01:17:28,600 --> 01:17:30,590
We don't require special attention.
704
01:17:32,750 --> 01:17:33,770
Men, rest up.
705
01:17:34,575 --> 01:17:36,635
Show me around.
706
01:17:37,400 --> 01:17:40,070
Hiroyama, Shinrokuro, follow me.
707
01:17:41,325 --> 01:17:44,095
Everyone, this way please!
708
01:17:44,650 --> 01:17:45,650
Hey!
709
01:17:50,625 --> 01:17:51,973
Any fine women?
710
01:17:51,975 --> 01:17:54,805
Very fine and young and...
711
01:17:55,900 --> 01:17:59,364
Please come this way!
712
01:18:04,900 --> 01:18:08,898
Set a trap here using this rock wall.
713
01:18:15,900 --> 01:18:18,460
This alley is a hard nut to crack.
714
01:18:22,575 --> 01:18:24,725
Shinrokuro, what do you see?
715
01:18:25,575 --> 01:18:27,998
Looks like an ordinary boarding town.
716
01:18:28,000 --> 01:18:29,050
It is.
717
01:18:29,425 --> 01:18:34,285
So we'll transform it
into a town of death.
718
01:18:34,850 --> 01:18:37,430
Mitsuhashi, get busy
with the preparations.
719
01:18:38,700 --> 01:18:41,341
Send Ishizuka to keep watch.
720
01:18:51,975 --> 01:18:53,335
Upashi.
721
01:19:19,075 --> 01:19:20,445
Miss home?
722
01:19:23,200 --> 01:19:25,070
I miss Upashi.
723
01:19:26,800 --> 01:19:28,210
Is she that fine?
724
01:19:30,675 --> 01:19:35,485
Like no woman you've ever seen.
725
01:19:38,300 --> 01:19:43,510
Soon, this quiet town
will become a bloodbath.
726
01:19:45,000 --> 01:19:47,060
Go home alive while you can.
727
01:19:50,050 --> 01:19:51,923
I've got no home.
728
01:19:51,925 --> 01:19:55,615
This is our fight. You're not a samurai.
729
01:19:59,600 --> 01:20:01,423
Don't trifle with your life.
730
01:20:01,425 --> 01:20:02,555
Got it?
731
01:20:06,575 --> 01:20:08,505
Damn samurai!
732
01:20:09,575 --> 01:20:14,075
You and your honor and causes!
733
01:20:15,900 --> 01:20:17,850
I'll show you!
734
01:20:51,250 --> 01:20:51,898
Otake.
735
01:20:51,900 --> 01:20:54,030
This is Hell.
736
01:20:54,625 --> 01:20:59,605
Otake, hang in there!
Are you all right?
737
01:20:59,850 --> 01:21:01,223
- Hey,
- Otake!
738
01:21:01,225 --> 01:21:05,123
Bring me another girl!
Get the money from Shinrokuro.
739
01:21:05,125 --> 01:21:08,148
I beg your pardon but
that's every girl here.
740
01:21:08,150 --> 01:21:10,300
You've wasted them all!
741
01:21:11,900 --> 01:21:17,661
Town girls are a bit soft.
They've got no endurance.
742
01:21:22,575 --> 01:21:24,573
Hey, you! One more time!
743
01:21:24,575 --> 01:21:29,005
She's dead tired! Please stop!
744
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:39,950
What a splendid member...
745
01:21:44,525 --> 01:21:47,275
How charming.
746
01:22:13,950 --> 01:22:15,470
Upashi!
747
01:22:27,150 --> 01:22:28,170
Vanished?
748
01:22:28,700 --> 01:22:35,248
Lord Naritsugu passed through
Komagane along the Ina road.
749
01:22:35,250 --> 01:22:36,645
Then he vanished.
750
01:22:37,000 --> 01:22:39,128
Back to Edo?
751
01:22:39,450 --> 01:22:42,080
Not possible with Naritsugu in control.
752
01:22:42,675 --> 01:22:47,495
I'm concerned he'll cut through
to the Sanshu road and skip lida.
753
01:22:48,150 --> 01:22:50,270
Without visiting the Naegi clan?
754
01:22:52,800 --> 01:22:53,990
Stand down.
755
01:22:55,100 --> 01:22:56,820
Now, the playing field is level.
756
01:22:57,525 --> 01:23:01,015
Hanbei is trying to
ascertain our next move.
757
01:23:03,500 --> 01:23:06,080
We wait here. Prepare for battle.
758
01:23:12,550 --> 01:23:14,650
Batten down that side.
759
01:23:28,300 --> 01:23:30,100
Yes! Put it there.
760
01:23:56,625 --> 01:24:01,848
If they don't show today,
they must've gone to Okazaki.
761
01:24:01,850 --> 01:24:03,620
Another route?
762
01:24:04,700 --> 01:24:07,970
Waiting is killing our chances.
763
01:24:08,450 --> 01:24:11,898
Let's abandon Ochiai tonight.
764
01:24:11,900 --> 01:24:14,980
We can cross the pass
to the Sanshu Road.
765
01:24:16,775 --> 01:24:20,005
Shinzaemon, it's time to decide!
766
01:24:21,075 --> 01:24:21,823
Too soon.
767
01:24:21,825 --> 01:24:22,825
But...
768
01:24:24,600 --> 01:24:28,660
Do you know the secret to fishing?
769
01:24:32,225 --> 01:24:35,748
Wait till the fish swallows the hook.
770
01:24:35,750 --> 01:24:38,098
Reel it when it swallows. It's simple.
771
01:24:38,100 --> 01:24:46,610
But if you reel in too soon,
the fish will escape with the bait.
772
01:24:48,150 --> 01:24:52,060
So you're saying the Akashi are close?
773
01:24:53,900 --> 01:24:58,190
With Hanbei at Naritsugu's side,
there is a chance...
774
01:24:58,675 --> 01:25:00,812
They might skip the Naegi.
775
01:25:01,375 --> 01:25:03,605
Their numbers are not like ours.
776
01:25:04,175 --> 01:25:06,555
Even if they went off the road...
777
01:25:07,500 --> 01:25:12,980
seventy men cannot travel
without being noticed.
778
01:25:15,675 --> 01:25:21,055
They must be in one place,
awaiting our next move.
779
01:25:21,925 --> 01:25:24,245
And if this is so?
780
01:25:24,950 --> 01:25:28,468
They'll come if they think its safe.
781
01:25:29,900 --> 01:25:33,810
We wait until the fish
swallows the hook.
782
01:25:49,675 --> 01:25:50,985
They're here!
783
01:25:51,825 --> 01:25:53,235
They're here!
784
01:25:54,150 --> 01:25:55,410
They're coming!
785
01:25:56,400 --> 01:25:58,123
The Akashi men are coming!
786
01:25:58,125 --> 01:25:59,305
From where?
787
01:26:00,900 --> 01:26:05,698
Along the Ohira Road.
But there aren't seventy.
788
01:26:05,700 --> 01:26:06,700
What?
789
01:26:09,425 --> 01:26:10,675
Many more.
790
01:26:11,175 --> 01:26:12,695
Over two hundred!
791
01:26:13,200 --> 01:26:14,200
Two hundred?
792
01:26:32,475 --> 01:26:38,045
Hanbei! He bought time and
summoned troops from other areas!
793
01:26:39,150 --> 01:26:42,060
Twelve men can never
defeat two hundred.
794
01:26:44,875 --> 01:26:46,026
So what!
795
01:26:46,525 --> 01:26:50,155
As for the fish that takes the hook...
the bigger, the better.
796
01:26:57,400 --> 01:27:00,080
Heaven's will brought us all together.
797
01:27:09,400 --> 01:27:10,400
Thirteen.
798
01:27:15,325 --> 01:27:20,415
The time has come to lay down
your lives for the greater cause.
799
01:27:23,600 --> 01:27:24,850
Are you ready?
800
01:27:26,300 --> 01:27:27,890
Ready to die?
801
01:27:28,750 --> 01:27:29,850
Yes!
802
01:28:25,050 --> 01:28:28,600
Take your posts!
803
01:28:50,725 --> 01:28:52,335
Halt!
804
01:28:55,625 --> 01:28:56,910
Asakawa, wait here.
805
01:28:57,700 --> 01:28:58,940
Let me through.
806
01:29:35,425 --> 01:29:36,675
Move out!
807
01:30:26,475 --> 01:30:28,363
How much longer to Nakatsugawa?
808
01:30:31,100 --> 01:30:32,960
Tell me how far!
809
01:30:44,700 --> 01:30:46,098
What's the matter, Hanbei?
810
01:30:46,800 --> 01:30:47,800
Oh, no!
811
01:30:48,450 --> 01:30:49,450
My Lord!
812
01:30:55,550 --> 01:30:57,910
Turn back! My Lord!
813
01:31:36,400 --> 01:31:38,820
What fun. I'm going in, Hanbei!
814
01:31:41,825 --> 01:31:43,905
My Lord! Follow him!
815
01:31:49,075 --> 01:31:50,275
Hey!
816
01:31:53,050 --> 01:31:54,750
You can get past this way.
817
01:31:56,800 --> 01:31:58,990
This way, this way.
818
01:33:00,375 --> 01:33:01,585
Shinzaemon.
819
01:33:02,100 --> 01:33:07,990
I presume you are the Akashi
entourage of Lord Naritsugu.
820
01:33:10,750 --> 01:33:15,748
By the order of His Shogun's
subject Shinzaemon...
821
01:33:15,750 --> 01:33:19,860
we commemorate your passage with arrows!
822
01:33:22,400 --> 01:33:23,400
My Lord!
823
01:33:26,925 --> 01:33:27,925
My Lord!
824
01:33:30,000 --> 01:33:32,030
Leave the horses. Protect our Lord.
825
01:34:33,650 --> 01:34:34,650
My Lord!
826
01:34:45,375 --> 01:34:47,245
My Lord! Come this way.
827
01:34:48,550 --> 01:34:49,820
Please wait.
828
01:34:50,500 --> 01:34:51,555
Secure the interior.
829
01:34:53,175 --> 01:34:54,605
Secure the interior.
830
01:34:55,375 --> 01:34:56,955
Hey, secure the interior.
831
01:35:45,925 --> 01:35:47,935
Enough petty tricks.
832
01:35:54,800 --> 01:35:58,110
Only 130 left!
833
01:35:58,897 --> 01:36:00,346
What you paid for my life...
834
01:36:02,000 --> 01:36:03,710
was a real bargain.
835
01:36:06,025 --> 01:36:09,125
The enemy is not large! Don't panic.
836
01:36:10,100 --> 01:36:13,198
Show them the spirit of Akashi samurai!
837
01:36:13,200 --> 01:36:17,950
Trade your lives to protect our Lord.
838
01:36:36,975 --> 01:36:38,035
My Lord!
839
01:36:39,625 --> 01:36:41,340
Lord!
840
01:36:50,000 --> 01:36:55,440
"TOTAL MASSACRE"
841
01:36:56,900 --> 01:37:01,147
"TOTAL MASSACRE"
842
01:37:11,500 --> 01:37:14,540
Kill! Kill them all!
843
01:39:40,350 --> 01:39:41,490
Ogura!
844
01:40:01,125 --> 01:40:03,465
Fire? No, no!
845
01:40:46,950 --> 01:40:49,330
My Lord! I found a way out!
846
01:40:57,675 --> 01:40:59,914
No! It's a trap!
847
01:41:04,000 --> 01:41:05,130
My Lord.
848
01:41:13,750 --> 01:41:14,770
Come!
849
01:41:47,075 --> 01:41:48,075
Hioki!
850
01:42:01,125 --> 01:42:02,515
Go, go!
851
01:42:02,900 --> 01:42:04,297
This way, my Lord.
852
01:42:47,050 --> 01:42:48,050
Look.
853
01:43:14,100 --> 01:43:18,500
Ogura, kill the men that get past me.
854
01:43:19,650 --> 01:43:21,138
Don't leave one alive.
855
01:43:22,450 --> 01:43:23,450
Yes.
856
01:43:28,650 --> 01:43:30,110
Kill!
857
01:44:36,875 --> 01:44:37,875
Retreat!
858
01:44:42,475 --> 01:44:43,475
Ogura!
859
01:45:19,625 --> 01:45:21,995
Your samurai brawls are crazy fun.
860
01:45:22,575 --> 01:45:24,335
It's no brawl!
861
01:45:27,900 --> 01:45:29,960
Why are you samurai so arrogant?
862
01:45:33,250 --> 01:45:35,098
Why are you samurai...
863
01:45:35,100 --> 01:45:39,500
so arrogant!
864
01:45:50,500 --> 01:45:52,274
Higuchi, you okay?
865
01:45:54,825 --> 01:45:55,825
Thanks.
866
01:46:18,325 --> 01:46:19,365
Hioki!
867
01:46:59,050 --> 01:47:00,050
Hioki...
868
01:47:02,500 --> 01:47:06,030
You fought well. A true samurai.
869
01:47:10,500 --> 01:47:11,670
Shinzaemon.
870
01:47:15,075 --> 01:47:16,075
Higuchi!
871
01:48:00,850 --> 01:48:02,588
- Go!
- Finish the job.
872
01:48:04,275 --> 01:48:05,333
Ishizuka!
873
01:48:15,650 --> 01:48:16,851
Ishizuka!
874
01:48:25,000 --> 01:48:26,540
Otake...
875
01:48:28,600 --> 01:48:31,370
Our mission...
876
01:48:32,800 --> 01:48:36,020
finish it!
877
01:48:43,425 --> 01:48:44,425
Shinzaemon!
878
01:49:28,900 --> 01:49:30,120
Mitsuhashi!
879
01:49:41,400 --> 01:49:42,730
Damn!
880
01:49:49,950 --> 01:49:51,220
Mitsuhashi!
881
01:50:52,150 --> 01:50:53,230
You fool!
882
01:50:58,250 --> 01:50:59,450
Hanbei...
883
01:51:01,150 --> 01:51:03,839
You think the age of war was like this?
884
01:51:05,300 --> 01:51:06,870
Perhaps.
885
01:51:08,825 --> 01:51:10,855
It's magnificent.
886
01:51:14,200 --> 01:51:17,420
With death comes gratitude for life.
887
01:51:18,850 --> 01:51:23,590
If a man has lived in vain,
then how trivial his life is.
888
01:51:26,900 --> 01:51:28,990
Oh, Hanbei.
889
01:51:30,200 --> 01:51:32,290
Something wonderful has come to my mind.
890
01:51:35,125 --> 01:51:37,565
Once I'm on the Shogun's council,
891
01:51:38,450 --> 01:51:41,620
let's bring back the age of war.
892
01:52:29,175 --> 01:52:32,845
I'm Kuranaga Saheita.
893
01:52:33,950 --> 01:52:35,570
Lord Naritsugu...
894
01:52:36,175 --> 01:52:39,215
I've come for your life.
895
01:52:41,675 --> 01:52:43,112
Sir Hanbei...
896
01:52:44,475 --> 01:52:47,695
protect our Lord.
897
01:53:19,475 --> 01:53:20,945
Kuranaga!
898
01:54:10,400 --> 01:54:11,490
My Lord!
899
01:54:15,850 --> 01:54:16,850
Move!
900
01:56:37,625 --> 01:56:40,425
Master...
901
01:57:06,150 --> 01:57:07,500
Who are you?
902
01:57:09,300 --> 01:57:11,020
Kito Hanbei.
903
01:57:50,125 --> 01:57:52,065
Who are you?
904
01:57:55,000 --> 01:57:56,436
You're no samurai!
905
01:57:57,200 --> 01:57:58,356
So what.
906
01:58:05,800 --> 01:58:07,771
Do only samurai matter in this world?
907
01:58:14,225 --> 01:58:16,388
I thought samurai would be fun...
908
01:58:18,425 --> 01:58:20,535
but you bore me.
909
01:58:21,350 --> 01:58:24,030
You're useless.
910
01:58:25,000 --> 01:58:26,441
Even more useless in great numbers.
911
01:58:47,600 --> 01:58:49,824
This man speaks the truth.
912
01:58:50,425 --> 01:58:52,985
His reward is my short sword.
913
01:58:54,900 --> 01:58:57,843
If we can get past that...
914
01:58:59,000 --> 01:59:00,410
Remain focused.
915
01:59:00,900 --> 01:59:02,500
Victory is ours!
916
01:59:03,250 --> 01:59:06,110
Keep our Lord safe.
We'll win!
917
01:59:51,900 --> 01:59:52,873
Yes!
918
01:59:52,875 --> 01:59:53,944
My Lord!
919
01:59:55,400 --> 01:59:56,970
Let's run.
920
01:59:59,100 --> 02:00:00,100
Hanbei,
921
02:00:00,900 --> 02:00:03,233
victory is not yet ours.
922
02:00:18,275 --> 02:00:19,685
Shinza...
923
02:00:28,150 --> 02:00:29,430
Hanbei,
924
02:00:30,025 --> 02:00:31,834
I have no qualms with you.
925
02:00:33,925 --> 02:00:35,365
You will not pass.
926
02:00:36,675 --> 02:00:40,255
I'll trade my life to protect my Lord.
927
02:00:42,700 --> 02:00:45,213
I must do what must be done.
928
02:00:46,550 --> 02:00:51,298
Are you so hungry for my Lord's life?
929
02:00:51,300 --> 02:00:52,390
Yes!
930
02:00:54,600 --> 02:01:00,890
I gambled my life in this senseless
war of power and politics.
931
02:01:03,350 --> 02:01:05,406
If he joins the Shogun's council...
932
02:01:06,275 --> 02:01:12,723
you know disaster will
befall the people!
933
02:01:12,725 --> 02:01:15,340
- Am I wrong?
- So what then?
934
02:01:17,000 --> 02:01:19,447
Both you and I were born samurai.
935
02:01:20,800 --> 02:01:22,698
Ours is not to wonder why.
936
02:01:22,700 --> 02:01:24,200
Ours is...
937
02:01:25,425 --> 02:01:27,582
to obey our fate and die.
938
02:01:30,250 --> 02:01:32,998
If you were my ally...
939
02:01:33,000 --> 02:01:37,140
if you were not an Akashi retainer...
940
02:01:38,900 --> 02:01:40,898
wouldn't our task be easier?
941
02:01:40,900 --> 02:01:41,949
Don't lecture me!
942
02:01:43,925 --> 02:01:47,595
No matter how low I go,
Hanbei Kito is a samurai!
943
02:01:48,600 --> 02:01:51,654
I won't hand over my
Lord's head so easily.
944
02:01:59,925 --> 02:02:01,365
Shinza...
945
02:02:03,550 --> 02:02:06,207
to pass, you'll have to kill me.
946
02:02:13,800 --> 02:02:16,000
That I shall do.
947
02:02:17,322 --> 02:02:18,842
Fight!
948
02:02:30,425 --> 02:02:33,315
Such elegance in fighting one-on-one.
949
02:03:17,250 --> 02:03:19,990
How I missed crossing swords with you!
950
02:03:26,475 --> 02:03:28,025
Hanbei...
951
02:03:29,200 --> 02:03:33,208
in the dojo, we were an even match.
952
02:03:47,475 --> 02:03:48,945
Hanbei...
953
02:03:51,225 --> 02:03:53,005
see you in Hell!
954
02:04:28,000 --> 02:04:29,109
Some call it elegance.
955
02:04:30,275 --> 02:04:33,755
Some call it cruel and unfair.
956
02:04:35,025 --> 02:04:36,565
I like it.
957
02:05:06,725 --> 02:05:09,886
How could you kick his head?
958
02:05:11,900 --> 02:05:13,739
He gave his life for you!
959
02:05:15,725 --> 02:05:18,205
Kick my head if you want.
960
02:05:27,600 --> 02:05:33,423
For the Shogun, for the people,
for the many who died untimely deaths...
961
02:05:33,425 --> 02:05:35,798
for Makino Uneme and his wife...
962
02:05:35,800 --> 02:05:39,720
for his father Makino Yukie...
963
02:05:41,400 --> 02:05:44,830
and for my men scattering Ochiai.
964
02:05:45,975 --> 02:05:47,425
For that...
965
02:05:48,825 --> 02:05:51,298
innocent, nameless young girl...
966
02:05:52,975 --> 02:05:55,505
with severed arms and legs...
967
02:05:58,000 --> 02:06:00,020
I shall take your life!
968
02:06:02,450 --> 02:06:04,091
Ruling is convenient...
969
02:06:05,125 --> 02:06:07,945
but only for rulers.
970
02:06:09,150 --> 02:06:11,860
The people must live to serve.
971
02:06:14,375 --> 02:06:20,055
Even so, a time comes when servants
rise up against their masters.
972
02:06:23,700 --> 02:06:26,600
You're on top thanks to
support from the bottom.
973
02:06:28,050 --> 02:06:29,790
Don't you see?
974
02:06:38,400 --> 02:06:44,561
Your mistake is believing that your
decorative blade is not just for show.
975
02:06:47,200 --> 02:06:50,560
Nonsense. It's not for show!
976
02:06:51,500 --> 02:06:53,960
Decoration is for show.
977
02:06:55,800 --> 02:06:59,113
Be silent like the
decorative man you are.
978
02:07:02,550 --> 02:07:04,220
Servant!
979
02:07:09,100 --> 02:07:11,666
How is this for show?
980
02:07:37,575 --> 02:07:38,575
Uncle!
981
02:07:44,800 --> 02:07:45,800
Pain!
982
02:07:59,100 --> 02:08:00,350
It hurts!
983
02:08:03,875 --> 02:08:05,755
That's unexpected.
984
02:08:06,950 --> 02:08:08,914
Can you feel pain?
985
02:08:11,550 --> 02:08:14,280
Am I dying?
986
02:08:16,100 --> 02:08:17,330
Dying?
987
02:08:23,950 --> 02:08:25,948
I'm scared.
988
02:08:25,950 --> 02:08:28,473
So scared.
989
02:08:28,475 --> 02:08:29,475
Scared.
990
02:08:35,250 --> 02:08:36,790
I don't want...
991
02:08:39,600 --> 02:08:41,030
to die.
992
02:08:46,500 --> 02:08:48,010
I'm scared.
993
02:09:02,925 --> 02:09:03,925
My Lord...
994
02:09:05,400 --> 02:09:07,101
prepare yourself!
995
02:09:11,850 --> 02:09:16,210
So death comes for us all.
996
02:09:22,950 --> 02:09:28,090
Allow me to thank you, Shinzaemon.
997
02:09:38,000 --> 02:09:40,020
Of all the days of my life,
998
02:09:41,875 --> 02:09:44,685
today has been the most exciting.
999
02:09:48,875 --> 02:09:49,875
You're welcome!
1000
02:10:02,000 --> 02:10:03,289
It's over.
1001
02:10:09,300 --> 02:10:11,680
The big gamble paid off.
1002
02:10:19,250 --> 02:10:20,890
Shinrokuro...
1003
02:10:23,600 --> 02:10:25,640
being a samurai...
1004
02:10:27,700 --> 02:10:31,720
is truly a burden.
1005
02:10:38,150 --> 02:10:39,600
Do what you want...
1006
02:10:42,725 --> 02:10:44,475
with your life.
1007
02:12:22,725 --> 02:12:24,375
Are you immortal?
1008
02:12:26,250 --> 02:12:28,730
You got the Lord's head without me?
1009
02:12:31,000 --> 02:12:32,980
Our fight is over.
1010
02:12:35,050 --> 02:12:36,730
That ain't no fun.
1011
02:12:39,125 --> 02:12:40,545
You hurt?
1012
02:12:43,350 --> 02:12:48,600
Compared to fighting a wild bear,
these wounds are nothing.
1013
02:12:52,500 --> 02:12:53,810
All in all...
1014
02:12:55,900 --> 02:12:58,040
I want my Upashi.
1015
02:13:03,025 --> 02:13:06,065
I don't like towns
swarming with samurai.
1016
02:13:07,325 --> 02:13:10,795
I'll go home,
sweep Upashi off her feet...
1017
02:13:11,600 --> 02:13:13,385
and live far away!
1018
02:13:15,475 --> 02:13:17,085
Live your life.
1019
02:13:20,475 --> 02:13:21,945
Till the next life!
1020
02:13:29,125 --> 02:13:30,665
What are you going to do?
1021
02:13:34,250 --> 02:13:37,930
Whatever I want.
Been a samurai long enough.
1022
02:13:39,900 --> 02:13:41,675
Become a bandit.
1023
02:13:42,900 --> 02:13:48,620
The greatest bandit in Japan.
Jump ship to America, make love to women.
1024
02:13:50,750 --> 02:13:52,330
Now you're talking.
1025
02:13:54,550 --> 02:13:56,540
Say 'hi' to Upashi for me.
1026
02:14:01,625 --> 02:14:02,625
Sure.
1027
02:16:36,200 --> 02:16:46,510
{\an8}In May 1844, it was reported to the
1028
02:16:36,200 --> 02:16:46,510
Central Government that Lord Naritsugu fell ill and died.
1029
02:16:47,800 --> 02:16:55,250
{\an8}Some 23 years later,
the Shogunate system was abolished.
1030
02:16:47,800 --> 02:16:55,250
The modern Meiji era began.
1031
02:17:07,500 --> 02:17:11,498
YAKUSHO Koji
1032
02:17:11,500 --> 02:17:13,398
YAMADA Takayuki
1033
02:17:13,400 --> 02:17:15,298
ISEYA Yusuke
1034
02:17:15,300 --> 02:17:17,298
SAWAMURA Ikki
1035
02:17:17,300 --> 02:17:19,098
FURUTA Arata
1036
02:17:19,100 --> 02:17:21,098
TAKAOKA Sousuke
1037
02:17:21,100 --> 02:17:23,098
ROKKAKU Seiji
1038
02:17:23,100 --> 02:17:24,898
NAMIOKA Ikki
1039
02:17:24,900 --> 02:17:26,898
KONDO Koen
1040
02:17:26,900 --> 02:17:28,798
ISHIGAKI Yuma
1041
02:17:28,800 --> 02:17:31,098
KUBOTA Masataka
1042
02:17:31,100 --> 02:17:33,560
IHARA Tsuyoshi
1043
02:17:35,300 --> 02:17:37,720
MATSUKATA Hiroki
1044
02:17:39,400 --> 02:17:40,798
FUKISHI Kazue
1045
02:17:40,803 --> 02:17:41,998
TANIMURA Mitsuki
1046
02:17:42,000 --> 02:17:43,198
SAITO Takumi
1047
02:17:43,200 --> 02:17:44,230
ABE Shinnosuke
1048
02:18:05,000 --> 02:18:07,450
UCHINO Masaaki
1049
02:18:08,800 --> 02:18:12,698
MITSUISHI Ken
1050
02:18:12,700 --> 02:18:16,598
KISHIBE Ittoku
1051
02:18:16,600 --> 02:18:20,398
HIRA Mikijiro
1052
02:18:20,400 --> 02:18:23,080
MATSUMOTO Koshiro
1053
02:18:25,300 --> 02:18:27,780
INAGAKI Goro
1054
02:18:29,900 --> 02:18:32,290
ICHIMURA Masachika
1055
02:21:27,800 --> 02:21:37,040
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