Original subtitles

- Hey I need some light.

It is saltpeter, as I thought.

- Yes, it seems.

- We must report. - Yes.

- These are...

- What happened?

- Nothing.

YAGYU VILLAGE

- You got me.

- Shinpachi! - Yes.

- Hanjiro! - Yes!

- Young lord! How about some training?

- I am not young.

I am a 45 year old single man who was ordered from Edo

to confine myself here because of my drinking.

- You are still our young lord.

You are the one and only Yagyu Shinkage style's sword master in this area.

- Kansuke...

- Yes.

- What about my father?

- He is the Central government's Chief inspector and supervisor

and he is the shogun's swordsmanship instructor.

But the most skilled swordsman in Yagyu is you, Young lord.

- Shinkage style.

It is not bad working for the shogun's family with military fame,

but living here and drinking potato wine is not bad either.

- Excuse me!

= Please teach us!

- Young lord! It is not time for that!

You got a letter from Edo.

- What? From Edo?

- You must go there immediately.

YAGYU JUBEI THE FATE OF THE WORLD (Yagyu Jubei Yonaoshi Tabi)

- Idiot!

Why didn't you pass me?

Your horse had more energy than mine.

- Your Excellency!

- You and I are old friends, friends of Shinkage style.

Why are you so reserved?

- My spirit would not allow me to pass the ruler of the world.

- You called me the ruler of the world?

- Deceased Shogun Ieyasu and you are the rulers of the world.

- You are so square.

- And... What can I do for you?

- Yes, come to the castle tomorrow, all right?

Stop bowing.

- Your Excellency,

the fact none of our agents who were investigating have returned is too unusual.

There must be some threatening movement there.

- Each and every one of them was a very skilled swordsman.

And 10 of them have not returned.

Do you know a Shirakawa clan vassal, Honjo Shuri?

- Yes.

He was a skilled Itto style fencer,

but he wanted to study our Shinkage style in Edo as well.

We trained together.

- Is he tough?

- He also uses quick-draw Nen style. He is definitely a skilled martial artist.

- Who is tougher between he and you?

- I don't know.

Honjo was favored by the deceased master of the Shirakawa clan,

Lord Kuze Shuzen the master instructor for the clan.

Is he involved in this matter?

- After Shuzen died, no one knows where he is, nor if he is alive.

Jubei, an ordinary man cannot handle this investigation.

Only you who toured the country as my secret agent

to get rid of all the worrisome problems can handle this investigation.

Jubei, will you go there?

- I am grateful for your kind words.

I have devoted myself to you, Lord Iemitsu.

I would never refuse.

Kaede, I need your help for this investigation.

- Yes.

- Go into the Shirakawa clan in Oshu and start investigating secretly until I get there.

- Understood.

- That is all.

- I see...

Internal squabble.

SHIRAKAWA CLAN'S HEAD COUNCILOR ARAKAWA TANOMO

SHIRAKAWA CLAN'S HEAD COUNCILOR ARAKAWA TANOMO - Shirakawa's head Councilor, Arakawa Tanomo.

SHIRAKAWA CLAN'S HEAD COUNCILOR ARAKAWA TANOMO

And the infant head of the clan, Hidechiyo.

HIDECHIYO And the infant head of the clan, Hidechiyo.

HIDECHIYO

HIDECHIYO The former master, Lord Kuze Shuzen died suddenly one year ago.

The former master, Lord Kuze Shuzen died suddenly one year ago.

- I have heard about it. He died with something like heart illness.

- No, he was poisoned with mercury.

- Poisoned?

With mercury?

- As we ninja have dealt with mercury,

I could tell after researching the records of his illness.

Lord Shuzen was poisoned gradually.

- Only the head councilor, Arakawa Tanomo could do anything like that.

Who is Hidechiyo?

- He is a child borne by Lord Shuzen's concubine.

- Well, I have heard that Lord Shuzen had only one daughter.

- Yes.

That Hidechiyo-sama suddenly appeared after Lord Shuzen's death.

He was raised by the former concubine who has already left the castle.

They say that Arakawa Tanomo's vassal found out about him.

- But Princess Ake and Lady Otsuru would not accept such a thing.

- Princess Ake and Lady Otsuru

are dead.

Lord Shuzen's legal wife, Lady Otsuru's grief was immense.

LADY OTSURU Lord Shuzen's legal wife, Lady Otsuru's grief was immense.

LADY OTSURU

PRINCESS AKE

PRINCESS AKE - Mother! Mother!

- Mother! Mother!

Mother! Mother!

- Don't stop me!

- Lady! - Princess!

- Lady Otsuru! - Princess!

- What about their bodies?

- They were not found.

- So fearing discontinuation of the clan, Arakawa Tanomo

made Hidechiyo the master.

- Since then, the city has become desolate.

It is a deserted looking city now.

- Investigate Arakawa Tanomo's true intentions.

- Yes, sir.

- It was delicious.

- What!

HONJO SHURI

HONJO SHURI It is Jubei-dono.

HONJO SHURI

HONJO SHURI You are Yagyu Jubei-dono, aren't you?

You are Yagyu Jubei-dono, aren't you?

- Shuri!

- I am sorry.

What brought you to a place like this?

- You are...

Is she the princess, Ake-hime, daughter of Lord Kuze Shuzen who died last year?

- Indeed.

- I heard that she died.

What happened?

- This is the man whom we have been waiting for.

He is Yagyu Tajimanokami Munenori's heir,

and Shogun Iemitsu's personal bodyguard,

Yagyu Jubei-dono.

- Yagyu Jubei-sama!

- You can tell him everything without worry.

- It's me.

- Mother!

- Listen carefully Ake-hime.

If we stay here, only death will await us.

- Mother...

- I know this.

Our lord was killed by someone.

There are people who would kill us to take over the Shirakawa clan.

Who is it?

- It is Mitsu.

- What's the matter?

- Lady and Princess, you should leave this place at once.

- What?

- Hurry!

- You must live.

You should marry your fiancé,

Tanba Mitsushige from the Aizu clan.

You must protect this Shirakawa clan by giving birth to an heir.

I will protect you with my life.

Run away! - Mother!

- Hurry! Run away!

IKEGAMI JINPACHI

- Mother! No!

- Withdraw!

- Withdraw!

- Princess Ake!

Princess Ake!

Princess Ake!

Princess Ake!

Good! You were still wearing it.

That man with the shaven head had a scar on his forehead.

- The only man who could plan such an attack is...

- The head councilor, Arakawa Tanomo.

- Is there any proof?

- But mother said that everything was planned by Tanomo.

If that is true, I can't return to the castle.

- Only thing I am hoping is to bring the Shirakawa Clan to the right path

by letting the princess avenge her parents.

Jubei-dono, please help us.

Please!

- You don't need to be so formal. Shuri, we are close friends.

I am not sure how much I can help, but I will do anything I can.

- Jubei-dono!

- Shuri, I remember those days when we were competing.

You were the only man that may be able to defeat me, I thought.

- I am confounded.

- By the way is there any potato wine?

- Huh?

- Throw these as I taught you.

Look. Like this.

Think of that target as Tanomo and keep throwing.

Shuri, don't worry.

Although this place is outside the Shirakawa clan's territory,

I am guarding the place just in case.

- Thank you for your consideration.

- They should be searching for the princess

since her body has not been found.

Well, I should go have some potato wine.

Shirakawa's fine potato wine.

SHIRAKAWA CASTLE

What's the matter?

- Nothing.

- And...?

- One of Tanomo's lieutenants is a skilled fencer of the Shinmei style.

He is shaven headed with a scar on his forehead.

- What's the matter?

- Go back alone.

- Huh?

Hurry.

- Yagyu Shinkage style.

And you are not just an ordinary swordsman.

Are you Yagyu Jubei?

- What is your name?

Rokumonsen! (6 Coins Crest)

Sanada's crest...

- That time, Lord Yukimura rode down the Chausu mountain path on a horse

and headed straight to Ieyasu's headquarters in Tenoji.

He broke through Ieyasu's forces

and he cornered Ieyasu!

Just one more step.

Ieyasu would have been dead if he could go one more step further.

But regretfully Lord Yukimura was killed in the battle.

Since then, I threw away my name.

Why didn't you step in further?

- I want you to tell me about the night at the river.

- If I tell you, will you finish me off?

- Understood.

- Tanomo!

Arakawa Tanomo.

You should remember.

At the summer siege of Osaka Castle,

you betrayed Toyotomi and your master Lord Kuroda.

And you sided with Kuze Shuzen who was on Tokugawa's side.

You are haunted by the vengeful ghosts of Kuroda and Toyotomi.

They are trying to curse you to death.

- I am sorry!

- Tanomo,

there is only one thing you should do.

Defeat Tokugawa and bring in a turbulent age again.

You have nothing else to do but take vengeance for Kuroda and Toyotomi.

Understand?

- I will defeat Tokugawa

and bring back a turbulent age again for sure.

- You don't need to eat so fast. The rice balls will not go away.

- Yes, thank you. We have not eaten for five days.

- Really? Why?

- Our dad told us that he would be back in one month.

He said that he would be back with lots of souvenirs.

But he has been gone for half a year.

- Genta, we have to go.

- Yes.

They told me not to tell anyone,

but this is a big job for the clan.

If I work hard in the mountain for one month, we can buy medicine for mom.

So be patient. Take care of your mom.

- How is your mom?

- She did not get any food, let alone any medicine.

- I see.

- What? A new enemy?

- Yes.

We killed Ikegami Jinpachi, but...

- Young boss, how should we deal with it?

- Kill him quickly as usual.

You must never let him out of Shirakawa.

= Yes.

- Its age is about 13 or 14.

It's like an unsophisticated girl.

Kaede, I prefer around your age.

They are not from Iga or Koga.

Who are they?

Kaede, even you can't tell?

- Correct.

- I see.

And how is Tanomo?

- This is a copy of the clan's account book.

They have been secretly smuggling guns from the Matsumae clan up north.

- Total of 1,000 guns.

- They have been secretly accumulating cannons and guns.

- If they have this many guns,

they must need a large amount of saltpeter, the main ingredient for gunpowder.

- A large number of townsmen have been secretly forced to work in the mountain.

I suspect that there is a hidden storage area in the mountain.

There are many people in town

that worry about their fathers, sons, and brothers who never return.

Many of them have been killed to be silenced.

- You drink some too.

- Father! Mother!

Shuri!

- What happened?

- Look at it!

- Princess! It is splendid!

- I will defeat Arakawa Tanomo

to avenge my father's and mother's regrets.

Shuri?

Shuri, what are you doing?

Shuri!

- Consider me your husband.

You will defeat Tanomo then you will make me your husband.

Then you will have the heir.

There is no other way to live for a filthy woman like you!

- Hurry up!

Hurry!

- Who are you?

Answer me.

- You let her escape?

And no one came back from the other group?

They made light of us, huh?

- Young boss!

- Tanomo!

The time draws near.

The time to take vengeance is very near.

Everything depends on you.

Get up!

Lord!

Vengeful ghosts are here!

You must get revenge for these vengeful ghosts now.

Tanomo,

destroy this rotten society and bring the turbulent age back again.

- It may be Fuma.

- It can't be.

Fuma is originally a ninja in the Sagami area.

So he served for the Hojo clan.

But after losing their master, Hojo, the fifth generation Fuma Kotaro

moved to Edo and became leader of a gang of bandits.

But in the eighth year of Keicho, Kotaro and his gang were captured.

They were all executed by decapitation.

They became extinct. So Fuma is dead.

- I know that.

But...

- So they are imposters?

- No. Every one of them is a skilled fencer.

They have mastered the skill.

- Kaede, why didn't you kill them all?

- I am sorry.

I thought I should find out where their hide-out is to report.

- No matter who they are, after confronting us like this,

they would be making some move.

You and I may die next.

- Whatever happens, it is my duty

I am always prepared.

- An Iga man!

- Maybe 20 men or so?

They left about 2 days ago.

If they moved because we know about this place,

they will never be back.

Are those the men who fought against Kaede?

- I was anxious.

- Kaede.

- I cannot...

forgive them!

- Shuri, let's go.

- All of the Shirakawa's border checkpoints are guarded by my men,

so no one can escape.

You don't need to worry.

- They will make the next move.

They will attack.

Tanomo, make sure to guard yourself tightly.

- I am well prepared.

- The man is not just an ordinary secret agent.

Who is that man?

- Princess Ake, is your mind prepared?

Kaede, is it ready?

Good.

We will go in from the main gate.

Tell this to Arakawa Tanomo!

I am the direct messenger from Shogun Iemitsu,

Yagyu Shinkage style military strategy instructor, Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi.

I am investigating this place now.

Please come in.

Arakawa Tanomo,

do you recognize them

as the deceased master, Lord Kuze Shuzen's heiress,

Princess Ake, and vassal, Honjo Shuri?

- No, that is...

- Is she a former concubine of Lord Shuzen,

and the mother of Hidechiyo-sama?

You should tell the truth.

- Hidechiyo

that child

is not

the son of the deceased lord.

- Then who is the true father?

Tell the truth!

My order

is Shogun Iemitsu's order.

- Arakawa Tanomo, that man is!

- Damn! What are you saying?

- I just want to call my son by his real name,

Hidenosuke and hold him once!

- Kill her.

Yagyu-dono, you cannot be deceived.

They are telling complete lies.

It is all this man, Honjo Shuri's scheme.

He has a mad ambition

so he lied and pretends that woman is the princess to carry out his evil plan.

He is the worst evil man who is trying to deceive the world!

- What?

Kill him! Kill him now!

That man!

It is a total lie that he is Yagyu Jubei.

He is a fake pretending to be Yagyu.

Kill! Kill him!

= Yes!

- Now is the time. Kill him.

Kill him now!

= Sir! Sir!

- Ake-hime, it was splendid!

- Avenging ghosts!

Toyotomi's avenging ghosts!

= Sir! Councilor!

Prepare yourself...

- I've struck you with the blunt side. In Yagyu Shinkage style,

we don't kill people unnecessarily.

Listen everyone!

This lady is the deceased former master, Lord Shuzen's heiress, Princess Ake.

She will invite Tanba Mitsushige from the Aizu clan as her husband

in order to keep protecting the Shirakawa clan.

If you are pointing your sword toward this princess,

I, Yagyu Jubei Mitsuyoshi, will not forgive.

Kaede, take care of her.

- Where to?

- Arakawa Tanomo was controlled by that group of ninja.

The man pulling the strings must be

him...

- The fight between Yagyu Jubei and Fuma Kotaro will be a good show.

- "I want to see her one more time.

"I slept as I was held in mother's arms when I was a child.

"I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart..."

- Kaede, let's go.

You have been using evil tricks to control people's minds

to threaten Tokugawa's world.

Damn,

who are you?

Introduce yourself!

- You should remember this before your death

so you can tell the guards at the River Styx when you cross it.

I am the sixth Fuma Kotaro.

- Sixth?

- My father, the fifth Kotaro was captured and decapitated in Edo.

The rest of us escaped from Edo

and waited for our time while we travelled around the country.

Lord Hojo Soun was a ronin, but raised with his own power in the civil war era.

We follow Lord Soun's will to defeat the bitter enemy Tokugawa

and bring back the civil war era.

- Ridiculous!

- You've been living lazily in this peaceful world and just collecting your stipend.

A Tokugawa's dog like you would never understand!

Yagyu Jubei!

I will send you to hell with my own hands.

Start saying your Buddhist prayers!

- Fuma Kotaro.

Until the very end.

- It is finished now.

Now the Shirakawa Clan will be at peace again.

- No, you didn't notice about Princess Ake?

- Huh?

- There is one man in this world whom I can never forgive.

- It is Jubei-dono.

- Honjo Shuri!

You've forgotten the teachings of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu that we learned together.

And you pursued your own ambition.

- Ahh...

Someone like you would never understand.

I was born in a small rural domain. And the clan was unjustly dissolved.

The clan was dissolved unjustly.

You would never understand the feelings of a man

who has to rise in the world with only his sword skill while living a hard life.

- Say no more.

I can tell everything just by seeing your eyes.

- Stop your nonsense, idiot!

How can a man live in this rotten world without ambition?

Call me evil. I am fine being wicked.

I made myself become the great demon voluntarily. Ah..!

- Insanity!

- Listen, Princess.

You should repeat what I will say to you now.

I was bitten by a wolf at the hut on the mountain.

- "I was

"bitten by a wolf at the hut on the mountain."

- That is all.

- "That is...

- You must say it.

- "That is all."

- This body is clean, just as it was yesterday.

- "This body is clean...

I can't say it.

- You must say it, Princess!

- "This body is clean,

"just as it was yesterday"

- That's good.

- Jubei-sama.

- Forget all your nightmares.

You must live a happy life starting tomorrow.

This is the promise

you and I make that will be kept until we both go to heaven someday,

all right?

Ah! Your groom will be here.

- Is it... Is it really all right this way?

- All right!

Be happy.

- Dear!

- I am home now!

- Yagyu Jubei.

Today you should conquer yourself of yesterday.

Following that teaching of Yagyu Sekishusai,

he guided the second and third shoguns,

and instructed about 13,000 disciples in his time

and taught them how to unite mind technique, and reason.

- You did great, Jubei.

But Tokugawa's world is not in perfect peace yet.

Your help will be needed again in the future.

I am not only hoping for the security of the Tokugawa Clan of my generation.

I am hoping for the peace that will last for 100 years.

So that everyone would be living in peace.

We don't need a turbulent period any more.

- Those are certainly

the words of my lord who has been my friend since we were infants.

This Jubei just found something more important than my life now.

- By the way Jubei...

- Yes.

What!?

- That's all right! That's all right!

- How long has it been?

- About half an hour.

- Your Excellency..

Excuse me.

Your Excellency.. Your Excellency!

- Coming into a town incognito like this...

The Council of Elders will scold me.

- I need to come into town once in a while like this.

Otherwise, I would never be in touch with the world.

- Thank you for waiting.

Please!

Please!

I hope you like it.

Please enjoy.

- This is called saury.

Jubei, eat it.

- Thanks! - Yes!

- I am leaving money here.

- Thank you very much! - See you!

- Jubei,

Meguro's saury is the best.

- Your Excellency.

- Huh?

Yes.

- "I want to see her one more time.

"I slept as I was held in mother's arms when I was a child.

MATSUKATA Hiroki "I slept as I was held in mother's arms when I was a child.

"I slept as I was held in mother's arms when I was a child.

SUGIMOTO Aya "I slept as I was held in mother's arms when I was a child.

SUGIMOTO Aya

TANAKA Minako

TANAKA Minako "I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

NAKANISHI Yuki "I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

"I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

KAMEISHI Seiichiro "I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

"I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

SONE Harumi "I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

"I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

AIHARA Tomoko ITAMI Sachio NAKATA Hirohisa TANKOBO Kibaji HOTTA Shinzo FUKUMOTO Seizo "I sigh at evenings as I reflect on her gentle smiles that are kept in my heart.

AIHARA Tomoko ITAMI Sachio NAKATA Hirohisa TANKOBO Kibaji HOTTA Shinzo FUKUMOTO Seizo

YAMAGUCHI Yoshiyuki MOTOMIYA Yasukaze ICHINOSE Hidekazu NAKANO Yuto

YAMAGUCHI Yoshiyuki MOTOMIYA Yasukaze ICHINOSE Hidekazu NAKANO Yuto "To live... To live in this disordered time.

HONDA Hirotaro TEZUKA Mayu KAWAHARA Hideyuki Seishiro WATANABE Mai JINBO Ryunosuke Hagoromo "To live... To live in this disordered time.

TEZUKA mayu KAWAHARA Hideyuki Seishiro WATANABE Mai JINBO Ryunosuke Hagoromo "To live... To live in this disordered time.

TEZUKA mayu KAWAHARA Hideyuki Seishiro WATANABE Mai JINBO Ryunosuke Hagoromo

TEZUKA mayu KAWAHARA Hideyuki Seishiro WATANABE Mai JINBO Ryunosuke Hagoromo "I am sorry. I am sorry.

"I am sorry. I am sorry.

"My behavior was spoiled and I was not a good son.

"Ah! Ah!

ABE Yuji (Narration) "Ah! Ah!

ABE Yuji (Narration)

TCA- W-UP POP - EJA9 - KATO PLANNING

TAKEUCHI Riki

SAIGO Teruhiko

"Counting the stars in the night sky,

Executive Producer: ISHIDA Shigehiro Executive Producers: INOUCHI Tokuji OIKAWA Tsuguo KODAMA Katsuichi Producers: MAEDA shigeji KOMATSU Toshiki "Counting the stars in the night sky,

Original Draft by: KURASHINA Ryo Screenplay by: AZUMA Masayoshi Music by: ENDO Koji "Counting the stars in the night sky,

Photography by: OKA Masakazu (J.S.C.) Lighting by: MATSUKUMA Shinichi Sound Recording by: KAKU Akihiko OBARA Yoshiya Art Direction & Set Decoration: YAMADA Yoshio Set Decoration: SHIMIZU Shinji WADA Aya "Counting the stars in the night sky,

Photography by: OKA Masakazu (J.S.C.) Lighting by: MATSUKUMA Shinichi Sound Recording by: KAKU Akihiko OBARA Yoshiya Art Direction & Set Decoration: YAMADA Yoshio Set Decoration: SHIMIZU Shinji WADA Aya

Photography by: OKA Masakazu (J.S.C.) Lighting by: MATSUKUMA Shinichi Sound Recording by: KAKU Akihiko OBARA Yoshiya Art Direction & Set Decoration: YAMADA Yoshio Set Decoration: SHIMIZU Shinji WADA Aya "thinking about the old days.

Editor: KAMIYA Akira Sound Effects: SHIBAZAKI Kenji MATSUURA Hiroki Sound Editing: TAKEDA Naoki Continuity: WADA Aya "thinking about the old days.

"thinking about the old days.

Sword Fight Choreography: SEIKE Mitsuhiko (Toei Kenkai) Assistant Director: YAMAMURA Atsushi Production Manager: MINAMI Masashi Casting: ITO Masako "thinking about the old days.

"thinking about the old days.

"A shooting star shines, and my memory returns.

"My father and mother are still here with me.

Theme Song: "Ikiteyuku Konna Midareta Jidai o" Sung by: MATSUKATA Hiroki Lyrics by: Takamichi Composed by: Takamichi Arrangement by: FUJII Hirofumi Makeup Cooperation: Liberata "My father and mother are still here with me.

Theme Song: "Ikiteyuku Konna Midareta Jidai o" Sung by: MATSUKATA Hiroki Lyrics by: Takamichi Composed by: Takamichi Arrangement by: FUJII Hirofumi Makeup Cooperation: Liberata

Theme Song: "Ikiteyuku Konna Midareta Jidai o" Sung by: MATSUKATA Hiroki Lyrics by: Takamichi Composed by: Takamichi Arrangement by: FUJII Hirofumi Makeup Cooperation: Liberata "To live... To live in this disordered time.

"To live... To live in this disordered time.

"I am sorry. I am sorry.

"I could not even say some warm kind words to you.

Publicity & Distribution: YUME GROUP Production: RAKU FILMS "I could not even say some warm kind words to you.

Publicity & Distribution: YUME GROUP Production: RAKU FILMS

Publicity & Distribution: YUME GROUP Production: RAKU FILMS "Ah! Ah!"

MOVIE “YAGYU JUBEI“ PRODUCTION COMMITTEE YUME GROUP CONCEPT FILMS MARE TENDER PRO. "Ah! Ah!"

"Ah! Ah!"

Directed by: ISHIHARA Shigeru "Ah! Ah!"

Directed by: ISHIHARA Shigeru

Translation by: Jiro Matsuki Subtitles by: Merlin David Authoring by: John Gainfort