1 00:03:13,401 --> 00:03:16,487 The arrow which felled the boar... 2 00:03:16,655 --> 00:03:20,242 ...belonged to Lord Ichimonji. 3 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:22,922 Drink to him! 4 00:03:33,547 --> 00:03:35,802 The wily old beast 5 00:03:35,966 --> 00:03:39,143 shot out right in front of me. 6 00:03:39,970 --> 00:03:43,933 My horse reared before I could aim, off I fell. 7 00:03:47,060 --> 00:03:48,483 Father, 8 00:03:48,812 --> 00:03:51,785 shall we roast the boar? 9 00:03:52,941 --> 00:03:55,037 He was old. 10 00:03:55,193 --> 00:03:57,745 His hide is tough; it stinks. 11 00:03:57,905 --> 00:03:59,499 Indigestible. 12 00:04:02,993 --> 00:04:05,590 Like me, old Hidetora. 13 00:04:06,872 --> 00:04:07,965 Would you eat me? 14 00:04:08,498 --> 00:04:11,300 You'd stick in our throats. 15 00:04:11,544 --> 00:04:14,676 That's why I joined your hunt, 16 00:04:14,838 --> 00:04:17,890 to reinforce our friendship. 17 00:04:18,050 --> 00:04:19,428 I, too! 18 00:04:20,135 --> 00:04:21,889 I would cement the bonds 19 00:04:22,054 --> 00:04:25,266 between the houses of Ichimonji and Ayabe, 20 00:04:25,432 --> 00:04:28,188 I would marry my daughter 21 00:04:28,351 --> 00:04:30,982 to your son Saburo. 22 00:04:31,146 --> 00:04:32,525 Hold on! 23 00:04:32,898 --> 00:04:35,153 That's my own invention. 24 00:04:35,776 --> 00:04:39,454 Lord Ichimonji, the day is propitious. 25 00:04:39,905 --> 00:04:41,875 Give us your answer. 26 00:04:42,199 --> 00:04:45,958 Whom will you have for Saburo, 27 00:04:46,119 --> 00:04:49,376 my daughter or Lord Ayabe's? 28 00:04:52,835 --> 00:04:54,931 Not an easy choice. 29 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:57,015 Two daughters 30 00:04:57,172 --> 00:04:58,847 for one son. 31 00:04:59,883 --> 00:05:03,846 A pity Jiro, my second son, already has a wife. 32 00:05:14,189 --> 00:05:15,613 Kyoami! 33 00:05:15,899 --> 00:05:17,368 Entertain us! 34 00:05:56,481 --> 00:05:58,828 From the far mountain 35 00:06:00,318 --> 00:06:02,995 From the near mountain 36 00:06:03,488 --> 00:06:06,621 Who comes hippety-hopping 37 00:06:07,159 --> 00:06:10,872 Showing off his handsome ears? 38 00:06:18,546 --> 00:06:19,890 A hare! 39 00:06:23,967 --> 00:06:26,814 Only one hare, Kyoami? 40 00:06:27,262 --> 00:06:28,310 Two, I think. 41 00:06:29,807 --> 00:06:34,066 Hopping here, to be eaten by Father. 42 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:36,615 Saburo, that's rude! 43 00:06:37,773 --> 00:06:38,946 Hold your tongue! 44 00:07:02,798 --> 00:07:05,144 The Great Lord is tired. 45 00:07:06,719 --> 00:07:09,726 Let us withdraw until he wakes. 46 00:07:28,115 --> 00:07:31,623 This is unlike Father. He only pretends to sleep. 47 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:35,881 After Saburo's insult, how else could he save face? 48 00:07:36,039 --> 00:07:38,636 All he did was hunt. 49 00:09:11,301 --> 00:09:13,271 In the old days, 50 00:09:13,428 --> 00:09:18,816 he'd rout an army and not be winded. 51 00:09:18,976 --> 00:09:21,528 It's impolite to our guests. 52 00:09:22,270 --> 00:09:24,195 Kyoami, wake him! 53 00:09:24,356 --> 00:09:25,530 Father worries me, 54 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,872 he's barely snoring today. 55 00:09:33,156 --> 00:09:35,206 Father, what is it? 56 00:09:35,367 --> 00:09:36,415 Are you ill? 57 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:44,800 A dream... 58 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,359 I had a dream. 59 00:10:01,351 --> 00:10:03,777 I was in a strange land. 60 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:07,155 A vast wilderness. 61 00:10:07,399 --> 00:10:11,362 I went on and on, but met no one. 62 00:10:12,404 --> 00:10:14,454 I called, I shouted, 63 00:10:14,615 --> 00:10:16,368 but no one answered. 64 00:10:19,537 --> 00:10:21,131 I was alone. 65 00:10:23,081 --> 00:10:26,258 Alone in the wide world. 66 00:10:28,754 --> 00:10:29,847 I felt a chill... 67 00:10:47,606 --> 00:10:49,359 Such stupidity! 68 00:10:50,067 --> 00:10:53,279 Taro's voice pulled me back. 69 00:10:54,321 --> 00:10:56,668 I saw my beloved children. 70 00:10:59,910 --> 00:11:01,585 Taro, 71 00:11:03,455 --> 00:11:04,925 Jiro, 72 00:11:06,792 --> 00:11:08,010 Saburo. 73 00:11:10,295 --> 00:11:13,472 Father, I've never seen you like this. 74 00:11:13,799 --> 00:11:14,847 It's not right. 75 00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:17,229 Quiet, Saburo! 76 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:20,518 Be thankful we have his affection. 77 00:11:20,764 --> 00:11:22,438 I'm puzzled, too. 78 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,527 I can scarcely believe my ears. 79 00:11:26,103 --> 00:11:29,566 Normally, all he asks is our obedience. 80 00:11:30,524 --> 00:11:32,402 That's affection enough. 81 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:36,699 All right. 82 00:11:43,787 --> 00:11:45,883 I've been considering an idea, 83 00:11:46,331 --> 00:11:49,053 and I've reached a decision. 84 00:11:50,043 --> 00:11:52,595 I want to tell it to you. 85 00:11:53,714 --> 00:11:57,221 Now is a good time to do it 86 00:11:57,593 --> 00:11:59,597 while we have with us 87 00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:02,644 Lords Fujimaki and Ayabe. 88 00:12:06,268 --> 00:12:07,647 Bring them! 89 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:21,119 I, Hidetora Ichimonji, 90 00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:29,380 was born in that small castle in the mountains. 91 00:12:31,001 --> 00:12:33,598 At that time, the entire plain 92 00:12:33,754 --> 00:12:36,510 seethed with constant battle. 93 00:12:36,674 --> 00:12:38,770 Many lords vied for power. 94 00:12:40,844 --> 00:12:43,691 At the age of seventeen, 95 00:12:45,599 --> 00:12:48,445 I flew my banner over that castle. 96 00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:52,233 I waged wars for fifty years, 97 00:12:54,191 --> 00:12:57,448 and at last the plain was mine. 98 00:12:59,947 --> 00:13:04,036 I hoisted my colours over the main castle. 99 00:13:05,202 --> 00:13:06,797 I spent more years 100 00:13:06,995 --> 00:13:11,506 fighting lance to lance with these two gentlemen. 101 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:15,007 Now, the moment has come 102 00:13:15,170 --> 00:13:17,676 to stable the steeds of war 103 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,436 and give free rein to peace. 104 00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:26,226 But old Hidetora 105 00:13:26,389 --> 00:13:28,611 is seventy years old. 106 00:13:36,024 --> 00:13:38,826 I hereby cede total authority 107 00:13:39,987 --> 00:13:42,367 over all my dominions 108 00:13:42,615 --> 00:13:44,118 to my eldest son Taro. 109 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:48,004 My lord, this is so sudden... 110 00:13:49,204 --> 00:13:50,753 Not at all. 111 00:13:50,914 --> 00:13:54,421 I've thought long and hard. 112 00:13:55,002 --> 00:13:56,881 There comes a time 113 00:13:58,839 --> 00:14:00,718 to step aside, 114 00:14:00,883 --> 00:14:04,767 and pass on the reins to younger hands. 115 00:14:05,137 --> 00:14:08,223 I say to you: that time is now! 116 00:14:08,390 --> 00:14:10,486 This is my will. 117 00:14:11,309 --> 00:14:15,615 Taro is now head of the Ichimonjis, 118 00:14:15,773 --> 00:14:17,777 lord of this lands. 119 00:14:18,150 --> 00:14:22,159 I will quit the castle keep 120 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,245 and move to the outer tower. 121 00:14:24,489 --> 00:14:27,245 I will retain a 30-man escort 122 00:14:27,409 --> 00:14:31,168 and give the title and insignia of Great Lord. 123 00:14:31,872 --> 00:14:34,127 But the actual leadership 124 00:14:34,291 --> 00:14:36,638 lies entirely with Taro. 125 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,046 I expect all of you to obey! 126 00:14:46,094 --> 00:14:47,564 I'll obey. 127 00:14:48,556 --> 00:14:51,232 But what about me and Saburo? 128 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:54,732 What do you intend for us? 129 00:14:56,814 --> 00:14:59,570 I give you, Jiro and Saburo, 130 00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:01,783 the Second and Third castles 131 00:15:01,944 --> 00:15:04,119 with their attendant lands. 132 00:15:04,279 --> 00:15:06,409 You will support Taro 133 00:15:06,574 --> 00:15:08,874 in the First Castle. 134 00:15:10,828 --> 00:15:13,584 I shall be your guest 135 00:15:15,165 --> 00:15:18,012 visiting each castle in turn, 136 00:15:18,711 --> 00:15:20,807 living out my remaining years. 137 00:15:26,051 --> 00:15:29,137 How hard it is to be old! 138 00:15:30,806 --> 00:15:32,275 I would speak. 139 00:15:33,559 --> 00:15:35,437 I respect your wishes 140 00:15:35,603 --> 00:15:37,903 and appreciate your trust, 141 00:15:38,063 --> 00:15:40,159 but I beg you to reconsider. 142 00:15:40,315 --> 00:15:41,694 Why? 143 00:15:42,568 --> 00:15:44,287 Though I am your eldest son, 144 00:15:44,444 --> 00:15:46,916 I could never take your place. 145 00:15:47,072 --> 00:15:49,452 It is too great a task. 146 00:15:49,992 --> 00:15:52,794 I always pray to the God of War. 147 00:15:52,953 --> 00:15:55,083 "Let his life last 100 years, 148 00:15:55,247 --> 00:15:58,299 "even if it means shaving a bit off mine." 149 00:15:58,751 --> 00:16:00,847 What a pretty speech. 150 00:16:01,128 --> 00:16:03,509 I cannot use such honeyed words. 151 00:16:04,172 --> 00:16:05,676 I'd be embarrassed. 152 00:16:09,094 --> 00:16:10,392 Don't be spiteful! 153 00:16:10,846 --> 00:16:14,855 You mean Taro only flatters me? 154 00:16:17,561 --> 00:16:19,782 Pay no attention to Saburo. 155 00:16:21,732 --> 00:16:25,365 I feel the same as Taro. 156 00:16:25,778 --> 00:16:28,990 We'd like nothing better than to stay behind your shield. 157 00:16:29,156 --> 00:16:33,119 But it's our turn to shield you 158 00:16:33,285 --> 00:16:36,668 from life's bitter arrow. 159 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:40,093 Well said, Jiro. 160 00:16:41,752 --> 00:16:43,597 Bring me that quiver! 161 00:16:58,644 --> 00:17:00,488 Break an arrow in two. 162 00:17:05,984 --> 00:17:07,613 Can you do it? 163 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:15,712 Bundle them 164 00:17:16,954 --> 00:17:18,799 and try again. 165 00:17:34,847 --> 00:17:37,272 A single arrow is easily broken. 166 00:17:37,432 --> 00:17:40,029 Not so three together. 167 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:45,487 Whenever Taro is in trouble, 168 00:17:45,649 --> 00:17:48,370 if you unite your forces, 169 00:17:48,527 --> 00:17:51,328 the house of Ichimonji will be safe. 170 00:17:58,328 --> 00:18:00,253 Even in a sheaf, three arrows can be broken. 171 00:18:08,547 --> 00:18:11,268 More of your pranks. 172 00:18:11,550 --> 00:18:12,723 Stop being foolish. 173 00:18:12,926 --> 00:18:16,639 It's you who are foolish. Your plan is absurd. 174 00:18:17,515 --> 00:18:20,316 You are either senile or mad. 175 00:18:20,475 --> 00:18:21,729 Silence! 176 00:18:23,979 --> 00:18:26,154 Do not insult your father! 177 00:18:27,941 --> 00:18:30,162 What madness have I spoken? 178 00:18:30,528 --> 00:18:32,999 Wherein lies my senility? 179 00:18:33,155 --> 00:18:34,625 I'll tell you. 180 00:18:34,823 --> 00:18:38,376 What kind of world do we live in? 181 00:18:38,536 --> 00:18:42,089 One barren of loyalty and feeling. 182 00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:44,969 - I'm aware of that. - So you should be! 183 00:18:45,125 --> 00:18:47,881 You spilled measureless blood. 184 00:18:48,045 --> 00:18:50,266 You showed no mercy, no pity. 185 00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:55,724 We too are children of this age, weaned on strife and chaos. 186 00:18:56,136 --> 00:19:01,068 We are your sons, yet you count on our fidelity. 187 00:19:01,224 --> 00:19:04,562 In my eyes, that makes you a fool. 188 00:19:04,728 --> 00:19:06,481 A senile old fool! 189 00:19:17,575 --> 00:19:18,998 So that's it! 190 00:19:20,452 --> 00:19:24,917 You mean one day, you'll forget I'm your father. 191 00:19:25,082 --> 00:19:26,380 You'll betray me. 192 00:19:26,542 --> 00:19:28,295 More folly! 193 00:19:28,460 --> 00:19:30,511 Does a traitor betray himself? 194 00:19:30,671 --> 00:19:32,971 Then you mean your brothers? 195 00:19:33,131 --> 00:19:37,015 He's jealous of Taro's position. 196 00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:41,231 Is that why you slander me? 197 00:19:41,473 --> 00:19:44,025 Brother or not, watch your step! 198 00:19:45,102 --> 00:19:47,779 Your lesson of the three arrows was wasted. 199 00:19:47,938 --> 00:19:50,740 The unity of the three sons is split. 200 00:19:54,111 --> 00:19:58,040 You scorn your father's wishes? 201 00:19:58,198 --> 00:20:01,205 Parents and children have no place in this world? 202 00:20:01,368 --> 00:20:04,420 Very well, since you'll have it so, 203 00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:07,507 I cut the bonds between us! 204 00:20:08,083 --> 00:20:11,842 You are a stranger to me! Out of my sight! 205 00:20:12,170 --> 00:20:13,218 You mustn't! 206 00:20:14,381 --> 00:20:15,930 Quiet, Tango. 207 00:20:17,593 --> 00:20:20,144 My mistake was to love him too well. 208 00:20:20,303 --> 00:20:22,559 I spoiled him. 209 00:20:23,306 --> 00:20:27,771 It's my fault, he's arrogant. 210 00:20:28,896 --> 00:20:30,992 But it's too late for regrets. 211 00:20:32,149 --> 00:20:33,903 When flesh is rotten, 212 00:20:34,317 --> 00:20:37,119 even our own cut it away! 213 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:38,493 Wait, my lord! 214 00:20:38,656 --> 00:20:40,250 Master Saburo is blunt, 215 00:20:40,616 --> 00:20:43,623 perhaps even disrespectful. 216 00:20:43,827 --> 00:20:48,007 But his words are honest, and come from the heart. 217 00:20:48,248 --> 00:20:51,300 Consider well: you will find 218 00:20:51,502 --> 00:20:52,629 he is not wrong. 219 00:20:52,795 --> 00:20:53,638 Silence! 220 00:20:54,713 --> 00:20:55,590 I will speak. 221 00:20:56,298 --> 00:20:57,346 Begone! 222 00:20:57,591 --> 00:20:58,969 I will stay. 223 00:21:09,562 --> 00:21:11,236 You disobey me? 224 00:21:11,564 --> 00:21:14,445 My duty to you is to speak my mind. 225 00:21:14,650 --> 00:21:17,280 Brandish your sword, I won't move. 226 00:21:17,820 --> 00:21:21,077 Revoke that rash decision. 227 00:21:21,239 --> 00:21:23,118 Your insolence matches his! 228 00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:25,789 I will not have it! 229 00:21:25,953 --> 00:21:27,001 I banish you both! 230 00:21:27,162 --> 00:21:28,380 Father! 231 00:21:52,646 --> 00:21:54,194 What misery! 232 00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:58,621 What will you do, now? 233 00:21:58,777 --> 00:22:01,989 I grieve for Father, not myself. 234 00:22:02,656 --> 00:22:05,663 The horror ahead of him... 235 00:22:06,577 --> 00:22:09,082 Tango, you're an idiot. 236 00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:11,211 Why? 237 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:14,129 For defending me and being banished. 238 00:22:14,668 --> 00:22:17,219 Your place is with Father. 239 00:22:18,922 --> 00:22:20,892 He needs you. 240 00:22:35,188 --> 00:22:38,240 They're following us! 241 00:23:25,447 --> 00:23:26,871 Wait, son-in-law! 242 00:23:27,866 --> 00:23:30,121 Why do you run away? 243 00:23:30,285 --> 00:23:31,458 Son-in-law? 244 00:23:31,620 --> 00:23:33,168 Hear me out! 245 00:23:33,789 --> 00:23:37,342 You're in disgrace, exiled from your lands. 246 00:23:37,626 --> 00:23:40,222 Lord Ayabe and I 247 00:23:40,378 --> 00:23:43,305 witnessed the whole incident. 248 00:23:45,050 --> 00:23:46,599 You are an outcast 249 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,060 little more than a beggar. 250 00:23:49,597 --> 00:23:51,693 Forgive my rudeness. 251 00:23:51,849 --> 00:23:54,195 What I am trying to say... 252 00:23:54,351 --> 00:23:56,151 I can't find the words. 253 00:23:56,311 --> 00:23:57,438 The meaning is clear. 254 00:23:57,605 --> 00:23:59,575 No lord chooses a beggar for his daughter. 255 00:23:59,732 --> 00:24:01,155 Of course not. 256 00:24:02,484 --> 00:24:04,831 No... Now hold on! 257 00:24:04,987 --> 00:24:09,371 Lord Ayabe rejected the marriage. 258 00:24:10,283 --> 00:24:14,121 But on my way home, 259 00:24:14,287 --> 00:24:16,417 I got a thinking 260 00:24:16,582 --> 00:24:20,511 of your extraordinary conduct. 261 00:24:21,253 --> 00:24:23,303 I like the way you spoke up. 262 00:24:23,463 --> 00:24:25,810 You have character and courage. 263 00:24:25,966 --> 00:24:27,310 You'd make a fine son-in-law. 264 00:24:27,467 --> 00:24:29,471 I retraced my steps, 265 00:24:30,220 --> 00:24:32,145 but you had gone. 266 00:24:32,890 --> 00:24:35,646 Does my offer interest you? 267 00:24:36,769 --> 00:24:37,987 How can I know? 268 00:24:38,145 --> 00:24:40,491 Then come stay with me 269 00:24:40,648 --> 00:24:42,778 while you think it's over. 270 00:24:44,151 --> 00:24:45,746 You too, Tango. 271 00:24:46,654 --> 00:24:49,205 You are honest and loyal. 272 00:24:49,615 --> 00:24:52,701 I can use you, will you come? 273 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,092 Thank you for your generosity 274 00:24:58,206 --> 00:25:00,085 but I cannot accept. 275 00:25:02,878 --> 00:25:05,258 Whatever disguise I must adopt, 276 00:25:05,422 --> 00:25:08,053 I shan't abandon the Great Lord. 277 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:42,798 What's going on? 278 00:25:43,001 --> 00:25:46,087 Hidetora's concubines are moving from the castle. 279 00:25:46,254 --> 00:25:48,601 They block my lady's retinue. 280 00:25:49,174 --> 00:25:50,392 Scandalous! 281 00:25:51,510 --> 00:25:54,140 I am now the mistress here! 282 00:25:54,304 --> 00:25:56,560 They must make way! 283 00:26:30,633 --> 00:26:34,767 My women kneeling to Taro's wife? 284 00:26:40,684 --> 00:26:41,902 Intolerable! 285 00:26:43,103 --> 00:26:44,527 Why do you say that? 286 00:26:45,272 --> 00:26:48,119 You gave him the castle keep. 287 00:26:49,151 --> 00:26:50,951 It's only natural. 288 00:26:56,158 --> 00:26:59,871 Gives away his house Gives away his land. 289 00:27:00,037 --> 00:27:02,634 His bounty earns him a new title 290 00:27:03,916 --> 00:27:05,545 Lord of the rice fields. 291 00:27:05,709 --> 00:27:07,759 A scarecrow! 292 00:27:10,923 --> 00:27:13,144 Call me a fool? 293 00:27:13,300 --> 00:27:16,147 No, the fool is me 294 00:27:16,428 --> 00:27:20,312 for serving as butt to your laughing-stock. 295 00:27:20,473 --> 00:27:24,152 But you're another for losing your keep. 296 00:27:42,495 --> 00:27:44,295 You know, Kaede, 297 00:27:46,875 --> 00:27:49,848 the view is more pleasant 298 00:27:50,003 --> 00:27:52,680 now that it is mine. 299 00:27:54,842 --> 00:27:56,517 As I recall, 300 00:27:57,219 --> 00:28:00,648 a banner used to hang there. 301 00:28:02,808 --> 00:28:04,277 Yes, Father's banner. 302 00:28:04,434 --> 00:28:06,940 Also his helmet and armour. 303 00:28:07,104 --> 00:28:08,231 Where are they? 304 00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:10,822 I gave them to Father's men. 305 00:28:12,568 --> 00:28:14,618 The armour doesn't matter. 306 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:16,790 But the banner... 307 00:28:18,866 --> 00:28:20,244 My Lord, 308 00:28:20,576 --> 00:28:24,630 it belongs with the head of the house of Ichimonji. 309 00:28:25,998 --> 00:28:30,212 But Father is keeping his title and insignia. 310 00:28:30,377 --> 00:28:33,304 Without them, you are a shadow. 311 00:28:36,299 --> 00:28:37,644 What do you mean? 312 00:28:37,801 --> 00:28:40,306 He made it clear 313 00:28:40,470 --> 00:28:43,067 that I am now in command. 314 00:28:44,642 --> 00:28:46,361 In that case, 315 00:28:46,519 --> 00:28:49,491 behave as if you are. 316 00:29:12,252 --> 00:29:14,678 You want the banner? 317 00:29:15,506 --> 00:29:18,478 Ridiculous! You take back what you give. 318 00:29:19,510 --> 00:29:21,184 It is Lord Taro's order! 319 00:29:27,142 --> 00:29:30,605 See the lord, a gourd in the wind. 320 00:29:32,064 --> 00:29:34,239 Swinging this way... 321 00:29:34,692 --> 00:29:37,288 Swinging that way... 322 00:29:37,485 --> 00:29:40,241 Spinning as the breeze blows. 323 00:29:40,864 --> 00:29:41,912 So high up... 324 00:29:42,115 --> 00:29:45,167 Dangling hollow from the tower. 325 00:29:46,078 --> 00:29:47,456 Isn't it fun? 326 00:29:52,835 --> 00:29:56,092 Villain! I'll teach you! 327 00:30:26,118 --> 00:30:29,330 See the lord, a gourd in the wind. 328 00:30:31,456 --> 00:30:33,553 Swinging this way... 329 00:30:34,627 --> 00:30:36,882 Swinging that way... 330 00:30:37,755 --> 00:30:40,728 Spinning as the breeze blows. 331 00:30:41,008 --> 00:30:42,226 So high up... 332 00:30:42,384 --> 00:30:46,018 Dangling hollow from the tower. 333 00:30:46,555 --> 00:30:49,185 What fun, what fun! 334 00:30:53,270 --> 00:30:54,865 It's Ogura. 335 00:31:02,946 --> 00:31:04,324 I have a message. 336 00:31:04,489 --> 00:31:07,371 Lord Taro is holding a family gathering 337 00:31:07,535 --> 00:31:10,667 to celebrate the transfer of power. 338 00:31:10,829 --> 00:31:13,551 He invites his honoured father. 339 00:31:14,958 --> 00:31:16,758 You too, Lord Ikoma. 340 00:31:58,627 --> 00:32:02,055 Your "family gathering" is only us? 341 00:32:04,717 --> 00:32:06,767 Please, father-in-law, 342 00:32:06,927 --> 00:32:09,227 won't you sit down? 343 00:32:12,099 --> 00:32:14,730 I am to sit below you? 344 00:32:15,435 --> 00:32:17,405 Who am I? 345 00:32:18,188 --> 00:32:20,910 The honourable father of my husband. 346 00:32:21,609 --> 00:32:23,112 Is that all? 347 00:32:23,694 --> 00:32:27,156 And the Great Lord, is he dead? 348 00:32:27,322 --> 00:32:28,495 Don't joke. 349 00:32:28,657 --> 00:32:30,251 I am not joking! 350 00:32:38,709 --> 00:32:42,889 I retain my title and my status. 351 00:32:43,088 --> 00:32:44,341 Have you forgotten? 352 00:32:44,548 --> 00:32:46,803 No, of course not. 353 00:32:47,092 --> 00:32:48,562 It's you who forget. 354 00:32:48,719 --> 00:32:53,024 You gave full authority to me. 355 00:32:53,974 --> 00:32:55,352 What do you want? 356 00:32:55,518 --> 00:32:58,273 I gave you this castle... 357 00:32:58,436 --> 00:33:01,409 I moved out, reduced my escort... 358 00:33:01,607 --> 00:33:05,991 They may be few in number, but they're boisterous enough. 359 00:33:07,237 --> 00:33:09,709 What is that song? 360 00:33:20,793 --> 00:33:22,341 With such goings-on, 361 00:33:22,503 --> 00:33:25,054 how can I make myself obeyed? 362 00:33:25,213 --> 00:33:28,972 They are warriors, unschooled in manners. 363 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,605 They like comic songs. 364 00:33:31,804 --> 00:33:34,150 Comic songs can go too far! 365 00:33:34,306 --> 00:33:36,903 That song makes fun of me! 366 00:33:37,059 --> 00:33:40,066 My guard was defending my honour. 367 00:33:40,395 --> 00:33:44,074 Yet, you went ahead and killed him. 368 00:33:44,232 --> 00:33:46,533 I cannot allow that. 369 00:33:49,112 --> 00:33:51,709 This once, I'll overlook it. 370 00:33:52,074 --> 00:33:55,001 But I must have your promise 371 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,666 that it won't happen again. 372 00:34:06,421 --> 00:34:08,266 You will sign this 373 00:34:09,424 --> 00:34:11,555 and seal it with your blood. 374 00:34:23,396 --> 00:34:25,071 "Piedge?" 375 00:34:25,899 --> 00:34:27,699 This is nonsense! 376 00:34:28,777 --> 00:34:30,155 Read it. 377 00:34:36,994 --> 00:34:38,543 "Pledge: 378 00:34:39,037 --> 00:34:40,541 "Firstly, 379 00:34:40,706 --> 00:34:44,464 "I cede to Taro Takatora the domains of Ichimonji. 380 00:34:44,627 --> 00:34:45,595 "Secondly, 381 00:34:46,211 --> 00:34:50,847 "I make him sole ruler of the house of Ichimonji. 382 00:34:51,509 --> 00:34:52,978 "Thirdly, 383 00:34:53,135 --> 00:34:55,766 "though I am Taro's father, 384 00:34:55,971 --> 00:35:00,401 "I shall submit to his authority and act accordingly. 385 00:35:01,434 --> 00:35:04,486 "I swear by all the deities. 386 00:35:04,647 --> 00:35:07,277 "May they punish me if I disobey." 387 00:35:07,733 --> 00:35:10,910 I'm to seal it with my blood? This silly thing? 388 00:35:14,615 --> 00:35:17,166 Everything it contains 389 00:35:17,325 --> 00:35:20,002 was proclaimed by you yourself 390 00:35:20,162 --> 00:35:22,292 before witnesses. 391 00:35:25,208 --> 00:35:28,215 What does it change if you sign it? 392 00:36:14,925 --> 00:36:16,770 Are you a son? 393 00:36:17,135 --> 00:36:18,228 What do you mean? 394 00:36:18,386 --> 00:36:20,938 Is this a son's attitude? 395 00:36:22,933 --> 00:36:25,279 The hen pecks the cock 396 00:36:26,478 --> 00:36:28,859 and makes him a crow. 397 00:36:31,817 --> 00:36:33,662 I will not stay here. 398 00:36:36,238 --> 00:36:37,958 Fortunately, 399 00:36:39,116 --> 00:36:40,870 I have another son. 400 00:36:46,790 --> 00:36:49,261 Thank you, you did well. 401 00:37:27,540 --> 00:37:30,968 I was born and raised in this castle. 402 00:37:32,836 --> 00:37:35,057 It belongs to my father. 403 00:37:35,756 --> 00:37:38,477 I left it to marry you. 404 00:37:41,469 --> 00:37:45,228 My father and brothers, after the marriage, 405 00:37:45,390 --> 00:37:47,360 relaxed their vigilance. 406 00:37:48,936 --> 00:37:52,193 Hidetora murdered them. 407 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:02,374 Now I am back in my family castle. 408 00:38:05,452 --> 00:38:08,835 How I have longed for this day. 409 00:38:28,684 --> 00:38:30,232 Right there, 410 00:38:30,894 --> 00:38:33,319 my mother took her own life. 411 00:39:07,765 --> 00:39:09,690 Father is on his way. 412 00:39:12,144 --> 00:39:14,821 My brother sent him packing. 413 00:39:15,564 --> 00:39:17,694 He says Father grows eccentric... 414 00:39:17,858 --> 00:39:21,662 It would be unwise to let him stay here. 415 00:39:22,320 --> 00:39:24,165 Father's counsellor, Ikoma, 416 00:39:24,322 --> 00:39:27,249 is privy to my brother's plans. 417 00:39:44,259 --> 00:39:48,018 This severity is unlike Lord Taro. 418 00:39:49,973 --> 00:39:51,396 And you, my lord, 419 00:39:51,559 --> 00:39:54,030 why do you do nothing? 420 00:39:54,186 --> 00:39:55,565 He's right. 421 00:39:55,729 --> 00:39:59,658 You should succeed the Great Lord. 422 00:39:59,983 --> 00:40:03,240 Lord Taro is a weakling. 423 00:40:05,030 --> 00:40:07,661 The stake is large: gamble for it. 424 00:40:10,410 --> 00:40:14,545 Then you are willing to gamble with me? 425 00:40:15,290 --> 00:40:16,509 Absolutely. 426 00:40:16,667 --> 00:40:19,719 Dogs turn on a master who gives up the chase. 427 00:40:19,878 --> 00:40:22,429 Sounds the horn or become the quarry. 428 00:40:23,340 --> 00:40:25,060 How the dogs howl! 429 00:40:29,137 --> 00:40:31,734 I must say, I find it unfair. 430 00:40:32,683 --> 00:40:35,530 Born twelve months after Taro, 431 00:40:35,686 --> 00:40:39,398 so all my life I must grovel at his feet. 432 00:40:40,148 --> 00:40:41,652 Crack these bonds! 433 00:40:41,942 --> 00:40:43,946 Good for you, my lord! 434 00:40:44,236 --> 00:40:46,332 Don't lick your chops yet. 435 00:40:50,450 --> 00:40:52,375 Taro is easy pickings. 436 00:40:52,745 --> 00:40:56,252 His wife, Lady Kaede, is another story. 437 00:40:57,207 --> 00:40:58,631 Quite true. 438 00:40:59,918 --> 00:41:02,925 She'd be a perfect match for you. 439 00:41:03,380 --> 00:41:04,759 Why not steal her? 440 00:41:05,132 --> 00:41:07,307 Don't be impertinent! 441 00:41:08,969 --> 00:41:11,691 First of all, there's Father. 442 00:41:12,180 --> 00:41:15,232 He still has thirty warriors. 443 00:41:15,976 --> 00:41:18,447 Each one is worth a thousand. 444 00:41:19,688 --> 00:41:23,241 He'll soon be here and so will they. 445 00:41:25,235 --> 00:41:26,078 Any ideas? 446 00:41:32,951 --> 00:41:34,546 Open the gates! 447 00:41:35,538 --> 00:41:36,961 Hidetora is here! 448 00:42:11,949 --> 00:42:14,204 I will seek out Sué first. 449 00:42:14,702 --> 00:42:17,709 Tell Jiro I want to see him. 450 00:42:44,690 --> 00:42:46,068 Sué! 451 00:43:02,875 --> 00:43:05,882 Praise be 452 00:43:06,044 --> 00:43:10,725 to the Eternal Western Paradise. 453 00:43:11,133 --> 00:43:15,564 Praise be to the Eternal Buddha in 36 trillion manifestations. 454 00:43:15,721 --> 00:43:22,394 Praise be to Amida Buddha 455 00:43:31,570 --> 00:43:33,289 I knew you'd be here. 456 00:43:33,446 --> 00:43:34,825 Father-in-law! 457 00:43:37,075 --> 00:43:39,079 Never mind the ceremony. 458 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:42,124 It's been a long time. 459 00:43:43,541 --> 00:43:45,215 Let me look at you. 460 00:43:48,796 --> 00:43:51,472 Still the same sad face. 461 00:43:52,465 --> 00:43:55,643 When I see you, it breaks my heart. 462 00:44:07,230 --> 00:44:09,485 It's worse when you smile. 463 00:44:12,653 --> 00:44:14,953 I burned down your castle, 464 00:44:15,113 --> 00:44:17,869 you father and mother perished. 465 00:44:19,952 --> 00:44:22,504 And you look at me like that! 466 00:44:24,414 --> 00:44:26,590 Look upon me with hatred. 467 00:44:26,750 --> 00:44:29,836 It would be easier to bear. 468 00:44:31,922 --> 00:44:34,804 Go on, hate me! 469 00:44:42,891 --> 00:44:44,816 I don't hate you. 470 00:44:47,605 --> 00:44:50,817 All is decided in our previous lives. 471 00:44:51,900 --> 00:44:54,451 The Buddha embraces all things. 472 00:44:54,862 --> 00:44:56,537 Buddha again! 473 00:44:57,280 --> 00:44:59,205 He is gone from the evil world. 474 00:44:59,366 --> 00:45:01,336 His guardians are in exile, 475 00:45:01,493 --> 00:45:03,999 routed by the fury of Ashur. 476 00:45:04,622 --> 00:45:07,298 We can't rely on Buddha's mercy. 477 00:45:08,542 --> 00:45:10,592 There you are, Jiro. 478 00:45:11,211 --> 00:45:14,013 I've come to be your guest. 479 00:45:18,677 --> 00:45:20,932 I'm disappointed in Taro. 480 00:45:21,096 --> 00:45:22,144 I already know. 481 00:45:22,305 --> 00:45:25,859 It's all in my brother's letter. 482 00:45:27,185 --> 00:45:29,360 Taro wrote to you? 483 00:45:30,898 --> 00:45:33,119 He says your guards 484 00:45:33,275 --> 00:45:36,077 were unruly and vulgar. 485 00:45:36,236 --> 00:45:39,448 I am to receive you with courtesy. 486 00:45:39,615 --> 00:45:42,336 But I cannot let your warriors 487 00:45:42,492 --> 00:45:44,964 inside the castle walls. 488 00:45:45,120 --> 00:45:46,498 What's this? 489 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:50,170 I'm to come alone, 490 00:45:50,333 --> 00:45:53,089 leaving my men to rot outside? 491 00:45:53,837 --> 00:45:56,388 My brother is the head of the clan. 492 00:45:56,549 --> 00:46:00,386 I have no choice but to obey him. 493 00:46:01,762 --> 00:46:04,267 If you dislike his conditions, 494 00:46:04,431 --> 00:46:07,313 then it might be best 495 00:46:07,475 --> 00:46:11,610 to go back and apologize. 496 00:46:13,524 --> 00:46:15,493 Apologize to Taro? 497 00:46:16,151 --> 00:46:18,247 Go back? 498 00:46:51,144 --> 00:46:52,523 Stop! 499 00:46:58,944 --> 00:47:00,413 Lord Kurogane! 500 00:47:00,654 --> 00:47:01,656 Lord Shirane! 501 00:47:02,447 --> 00:47:04,417 What does this mean? 502 00:47:07,285 --> 00:47:09,916 Lord Ikoma! 503 00:47:11,289 --> 00:47:13,419 An order from Hidetora. 504 00:47:13,751 --> 00:47:15,220 "We arrived suddenly, 505 00:47:16,169 --> 00:47:18,219 "the castle is unprepared. 506 00:47:18,421 --> 00:47:22,511 "Withdraw and wait outside." 507 00:47:38,316 --> 00:47:40,697 Enough is enough, 508 00:47:41,361 --> 00:47:42,910 I understand. 509 00:47:47,325 --> 00:47:48,829 You too, 510 00:47:50,704 --> 00:47:52,708 you're just like Taro. 511 00:47:55,709 --> 00:47:57,713 You want to be rid of me. 512 00:47:57,878 --> 00:48:00,224 I'm too much trouble. 513 00:48:00,463 --> 00:48:02,183 That's not true. 514 00:48:02,465 --> 00:48:05,894 If you were alone, I'd welcome you gladly. 515 00:48:06,053 --> 00:48:09,607 The Great Lord goes nowhere alone. 516 00:48:13,393 --> 00:48:15,774 You renounced your power. 517 00:48:16,063 --> 00:48:19,445 You have no need of an escort. 518 00:48:21,026 --> 00:48:23,953 Only the birds and the beasts 519 00:48:24,988 --> 00:48:27,334 live in solitude. 520 00:48:30,744 --> 00:48:33,090 I've heard enough excuses. 521 00:48:35,916 --> 00:48:37,670 Open the gates! 522 00:48:43,381 --> 00:48:44,851 You needn't worry. 523 00:48:45,759 --> 00:48:50,018 It's not for my men to enter, 524 00:48:50,180 --> 00:48:52,401 but for me to leave! 525 00:48:54,309 --> 00:48:56,063 Open the gates! 526 00:49:17,708 --> 00:49:19,461 Now close them! 527 00:49:23,672 --> 00:49:26,018 I will not see you again. 528 00:49:26,383 --> 00:49:27,807 Ever! 529 00:50:05,631 --> 00:50:07,931 The villages are deserted. 530 00:50:08,091 --> 00:50:11,770 Not a grain of rice anywhere. 531 00:50:11,929 --> 00:50:16,109 The peasants took everything and fled to the mountains. 532 00:50:56,682 --> 00:50:58,105 My lord! 533 00:50:59,977 --> 00:51:02,824 We must go to the Third Castle. 534 00:51:03,355 --> 00:51:04,904 It was your first victory. 535 00:51:05,065 --> 00:51:08,368 Go back where you started... 536 00:51:08,527 --> 00:51:10,075 No, Ikoma! 537 00:51:10,362 --> 00:51:11,991 If I could do that, 538 00:51:13,323 --> 00:51:16,250 would I roam the plain hungry? 539 00:51:17,911 --> 00:51:19,711 Use your head! 540 00:51:20,789 --> 00:51:24,467 What kind of welcome would I get, 541 00:51:25,335 --> 00:51:28,421 I, who banished the lord of the castle? 542 00:52:10,589 --> 00:52:12,935 By order of Lord Taro Takatora, 543 00:52:13,091 --> 00:52:16,018 head of the Ichimonji clan, 544 00:52:16,178 --> 00:52:20,062 I take possession of this castle. 545 00:52:21,850 --> 00:52:23,525 Open the gates! 546 00:52:40,911 --> 00:52:43,041 Without our master, Saburo, 547 00:52:43,205 --> 00:52:45,426 the castle is nothing to us. 548 00:52:45,624 --> 00:52:47,720 We leave it to you. 549 00:52:47,876 --> 00:52:51,680 We will follow him and die for him. 550 00:52:52,339 --> 00:52:56,052 We hear he is with us, Lord Fujimaki. 551 00:52:57,427 --> 00:52:59,649 We go to join him. 552 00:53:55,152 --> 00:53:56,576 It's Tango! 553 00:53:59,823 --> 00:54:02,499 I have rice, bean curd, plums... 554 00:54:10,250 --> 00:54:11,629 I followed you 555 00:54:12,335 --> 00:54:14,557 and saw how you suffered. 556 00:54:14,713 --> 00:54:19,895 Though banished, I am still your loyal vassal. 557 00:54:35,358 --> 00:54:36,907 Is it really Tango? 558 00:54:39,947 --> 00:54:41,325 Hold on! 559 00:54:41,699 --> 00:54:44,204 Don't take charity from peasants. 560 00:54:44,993 --> 00:54:47,840 A samurai will starve rather than beg. 561 00:54:55,212 --> 00:54:57,433 The peasants are presumptuous. 562 00:54:57,590 --> 00:55:00,927 Burn their villages! 563 00:55:03,386 --> 00:55:04,765 Wait, my lord! 564 00:55:05,055 --> 00:55:07,435 Don't blame the peasants. 565 00:55:08,058 --> 00:55:11,440 Rather than disobey Taro's decree, they fled. 566 00:55:16,233 --> 00:55:17,953 What decree? 567 00:55:18,569 --> 00:55:20,699 That you are banished. 568 00:55:20,863 --> 00:55:23,836 Anyone who helps you... 569 00:55:25,033 --> 00:55:26,411 will die. 570 00:56:07,492 --> 00:56:09,543 Now I understand. 571 00:56:10,871 --> 00:56:13,251 You tried to warn me of this. 572 00:56:19,713 --> 00:56:21,638 Laugh, Tango. 573 00:56:23,759 --> 00:56:26,014 Wretched Hidetora 574 00:56:29,139 --> 00:56:31,611 rejected by his children, 575 00:56:32,184 --> 00:56:34,610 driven from his castles, 576 00:56:35,938 --> 00:56:37,692 with no place to go. 577 00:56:37,856 --> 00:56:41,409 You have a place to go, my lord. 578 00:56:41,569 --> 00:56:43,322 Master Saburo 579 00:56:43,486 --> 00:56:47,074 has found refuge with Lord Fujimaki. 580 00:56:47,407 --> 00:56:49,161 Go to him. 581 00:56:50,578 --> 00:56:52,878 No, I can't. 582 00:56:55,373 --> 00:56:59,679 How could I ever face him? 583 00:57:00,087 --> 00:57:02,559 Listen to me! 584 00:57:03,841 --> 00:57:07,520 All Saburo wants is your welfare. 585 00:57:08,512 --> 00:57:11,142 If I'm disguised like this, 586 00:57:11,306 --> 00:57:13,903 if I followed you so far, 587 00:57:14,059 --> 00:57:16,861 it's all thanks to him. 588 00:57:17,187 --> 00:57:20,399 He sent me to protect you. 589 00:57:53,140 --> 00:57:54,358 I have news. 590 00:57:54,517 --> 00:57:57,694 Saburo's men gave up the castle. 591 00:57:57,853 --> 00:58:00,735 They went to join Lord Fujimaki. 592 00:58:03,942 --> 00:58:06,994 Now Fujimaki's plot is clear. 593 00:58:07,780 --> 00:58:10,285 First, he takes Saburo, 594 00:58:10,490 --> 00:58:12,494 then Saburo's warriors, 595 00:58:12,660 --> 00:58:14,710 then the lordship himself. 596 00:58:14,870 --> 00:58:18,207 The Ichimonjis battle each other. 597 00:58:18,874 --> 00:58:21,379 And he walks off with your land. 598 00:58:21,544 --> 00:58:22,842 That's a lie! 599 00:58:23,003 --> 00:58:25,053 He's not that kind of man! 600 00:58:25,213 --> 00:58:28,425 We must go to the Third Castle! 601 00:58:32,179 --> 00:58:34,901 But Taro's general has taken it! 602 00:58:35,558 --> 00:58:37,562 Ogura? He won't touch us. 603 00:58:39,562 --> 00:58:41,406 What do I smell? 604 00:58:41,564 --> 00:58:43,568 A very fishy stink! 605 00:58:45,275 --> 00:58:47,997 Ogura has only a few men. 606 00:58:48,529 --> 00:58:51,034 We can beat them easily. 607 00:58:51,782 --> 00:58:53,160 My horse! 608 00:58:55,077 --> 00:58:56,626 That's it, hurry! 609 00:58:56,829 --> 00:59:00,588 "Hell is ever at hand, which you cannot say of Heaven." 610 00:59:02,375 --> 00:59:04,722 Stay behind if you're afraid! 611 00:59:20,185 --> 00:59:21,780 And yet, 612 00:59:23,772 --> 00:59:27,075 all we did was tell the truth. 613 01:01:27,896 --> 01:01:29,319 The enemy... 614 01:01:29,481 --> 01:01:32,785 I know! Call Ikoma and Ogura! 615 01:01:32,943 --> 01:01:35,368 It's a trap; they tricked us! 616 01:01:35,529 --> 01:01:39,618 We're surrounded, overwhelmed! 617 01:01:40,743 --> 01:01:42,622 We truly are in Hell! 618 01:08:06,670 --> 01:08:08,469 Lord Taro is slain. 619 01:08:09,172 --> 01:08:10,220 What? 620 01:08:10,382 --> 01:08:11,931 So be it! 621 01:08:12,342 --> 01:08:14,438 A stray shot from the tower. 622 01:08:26,940 --> 01:08:28,740 The fortunes of war. 623 01:08:29,401 --> 01:08:31,953 The fates are kinder to you. 624 01:08:37,117 --> 01:08:38,541 And Father? 625 01:08:39,369 --> 01:08:41,465 He'll commit seppuku. 626 01:10:00,117 --> 01:10:01,461 We are lost! 627 01:10:01,619 --> 01:10:02,997 Prepare yourself. 628 01:10:03,829 --> 01:10:05,207 Farewell, my lord. 629 01:11:28,997 --> 01:11:30,375 Go back! 630 01:14:35,142 --> 01:14:36,566 Lord Jiro! 631 01:14:37,728 --> 01:14:40,233 The die is cast; do not falter. 632 01:14:40,397 --> 01:14:42,903 You chose this path, follow it. 633 01:14:43,651 --> 01:14:46,624 It leads to absolute rulership. 634 01:14:46,779 --> 01:14:49,581 You can no longer turn back. 635 01:16:43,186 --> 01:16:44,861 Is he mad? 636 01:16:45,856 --> 01:16:47,234 And better off for it. 637 01:16:47,399 --> 01:16:49,028 What do you mean? 638 01:16:49,442 --> 01:16:52,655 Please, my lord, come to your wits! 639 01:16:52,821 --> 01:16:56,283 In a mad world, only the mad are sane. 640 01:17:12,299 --> 01:17:14,144 What do you see? 641 01:17:15,803 --> 01:17:17,431 Forgive me! 642 01:17:20,473 --> 01:17:21,977 Oh, excellent! 643 01:17:22,142 --> 01:17:25,445 The failed mind sees the heart's failings. 644 01:17:28,691 --> 01:17:31,412 The wonder of it! 645 01:17:32,152 --> 01:17:35,706 I see on this withered plain 646 01:17:36,114 --> 01:17:39,246 All those I destroyed 647 01:17:40,077 --> 01:17:42,833 A phantom army 648 01:17:44,790 --> 01:17:49,551 One by one, they come floating 649 01:17:50,629 --> 01:17:52,975 Rising before me 650 01:18:09,982 --> 01:18:11,531 Who's there? 651 01:18:11,900 --> 01:18:15,282 Travellers stranded by the storm. 652 01:18:15,738 --> 01:18:17,663 Let us stay the night. 653 01:18:19,908 --> 01:18:23,211 My house is too poor for visitors. 654 01:18:23,370 --> 01:18:25,374 We ask nothing special. 655 01:18:27,207 --> 01:18:30,795 I'm sorry, I must be alone. 656 01:18:31,461 --> 01:18:34,263 Why? Are you diseased? 657 01:18:35,549 --> 01:18:36,597 No. 658 01:18:36,759 --> 01:18:38,638 Then let us in. 659 01:18:39,344 --> 01:18:41,064 I cannot. 660 01:18:42,681 --> 01:18:45,813 The one who seeks shelter 661 01:18:45,976 --> 01:18:48,322 is the Great Lord himself. 662 01:18:54,527 --> 01:18:56,121 We're coming in. 663 01:19:19,051 --> 01:19:22,479 Our Lord was taken ill. He is wet through. 664 01:19:25,599 --> 01:19:29,061 Bring something to cover him. 665 01:20:01,009 --> 01:20:02,432 I'm cold... 666 01:20:12,229 --> 01:20:13,778 Tango... 667 01:20:14,356 --> 01:20:17,238 He is himself again. 668 01:20:19,695 --> 01:20:21,073 More's the pity. 669 01:20:21,572 --> 01:20:23,371 He is better off mad. 670 01:20:29,371 --> 01:20:31,000 Listen to me. 671 01:20:33,166 --> 01:20:35,170 I, Hidetora, 672 01:20:36,920 --> 01:20:39,220 was attacked by my own sons. 673 01:20:39,381 --> 01:20:41,603 I was betrayed by my vassal. 674 01:20:45,303 --> 01:20:47,604 That's not the worst. 675 01:20:50,851 --> 01:20:52,947 Because of me, 676 01:20:56,106 --> 01:21:00,411 my loyal men died a useless death. 677 01:21:02,320 --> 01:21:04,495 As fate would have it, 678 01:21:06,324 --> 01:21:08,044 only I survived, 679 01:21:08,869 --> 01:21:11,044 I, who should have died. 680 01:21:23,717 --> 01:21:25,642 You there! Woman! 681 01:21:28,764 --> 01:21:31,520 I am not a woman. 682 01:21:32,768 --> 01:21:36,025 It's so dark, bring the light. 683 01:21:36,522 --> 01:21:38,491 I have no light. 684 01:21:39,482 --> 01:21:41,954 I have no need of one. 685 01:21:43,946 --> 01:21:45,996 Are your eyes so poor? 686 01:22:16,144 --> 01:22:18,741 Are you Lady Sué's brother, 687 01:22:19,106 --> 01:22:21,281 young Lord Tsurumaru? 688 01:22:27,656 --> 01:22:29,330 Tsurumaru? 689 01:22:34,663 --> 01:22:37,134 It's been a long time, 690 01:22:38,667 --> 01:22:40,420 Lord Hidetora. 691 01:22:43,463 --> 01:22:45,844 You remember me? 692 01:22:47,217 --> 01:22:49,221 How could I forget you? 693 01:22:51,471 --> 01:22:53,316 I was only a boy. 694 01:22:53,724 --> 01:22:56,445 But, could I forget the man 695 01:22:56,602 --> 01:22:58,777 who burned down our castle? 696 01:22:58,937 --> 01:23:01,442 Who, in exchange for my life, 697 01:23:03,025 --> 01:23:05,450 gouged out my eyes? 698 01:23:08,488 --> 01:23:10,914 I try to be like my sister. 699 01:23:11,491 --> 01:23:13,495 To pray Buddha, 700 01:23:13,661 --> 01:23:16,873 and rid myself of hatred. 701 01:23:20,125 --> 01:23:22,802 But not one day I do forget! 702 01:23:24,880 --> 01:23:28,137 Not one night do I sleep in peace! 703 01:23:38,143 --> 01:23:42,733 I regret I cannot welcome you 704 01:23:42,898 --> 01:23:45,278 as befits the Great Lord. 705 01:23:46,151 --> 01:23:50,536 Luckily... my sister gave me a flute. 706 01:23:56,369 --> 01:23:58,545 I will play for you. 707 01:23:59,456 --> 01:24:01,632 Lacking everything else, 708 01:24:01,792 --> 01:24:05,551 I give you hospitality of the heart. 709 01:24:08,674 --> 01:24:10,974 It is the only pleasure 710 01:24:12,469 --> 01:24:14,223 left to me. 711 01:25:44,227 --> 01:25:45,400 Sister-in-law, 712 01:25:45,729 --> 01:25:47,654 here is my brother's hair. 713 01:25:57,407 --> 01:26:00,870 He died in the battle. 714 01:26:01,078 --> 01:26:03,550 Unfortunately, it falls on me 715 01:26:04,331 --> 01:26:06,301 to bring this unhappy news. 716 01:26:09,461 --> 01:26:10,840 Ogura... 717 01:26:12,631 --> 01:26:15,136 Where is my husband's body? 718 01:26:16,510 --> 01:26:18,229 In this heat, 719 01:26:18,721 --> 01:26:22,228 it was too unsightly to be displayed. 720 01:26:23,266 --> 01:26:25,897 We burned it where it lay. 721 01:26:26,061 --> 01:26:28,988 We held funeral rites at a temple. 722 01:26:29,147 --> 01:26:30,526 Ogura... 723 01:26:31,233 --> 01:26:33,910 Where are his armour and helmet? 724 01:26:34,069 --> 01:26:35,744 You're mocking me. 725 01:26:36,530 --> 01:26:39,126 I'm wearing them. 726 01:26:39,282 --> 01:26:41,538 Surely you recognise them. 727 01:26:44,538 --> 01:26:46,634 Of course. 728 01:26:48,584 --> 01:26:50,303 But I didn't dream 729 01:26:51,044 --> 01:26:55,850 you would wear them so soon after his death. 730 01:26:57,510 --> 01:26:59,434 So I chose not to see them. 731 01:27:00,095 --> 01:27:02,647 You surprise me. 732 01:27:03,766 --> 01:27:06,943 I had thought 733 01:27:07,102 --> 01:27:11,533 my brother would be pleased to see me in his armour. 734 01:27:13,025 --> 01:27:14,904 It was stupid of me. 735 01:27:15,944 --> 01:27:17,322 Forgive me. 736 01:27:21,575 --> 01:27:23,830 Help me take it off! 737 01:27:28,081 --> 01:27:29,379 Sister-in-law, 738 01:27:29,542 --> 01:27:31,763 I am about to be naked. 739 01:28:07,580 --> 01:28:11,167 Lords Ikoma and Ogura, you have worked well 740 01:28:11,333 --> 01:28:13,087 to further our interests. 741 01:28:15,253 --> 01:28:16,426 We appreciate it. 742 01:28:16,630 --> 01:28:19,967 These gifts are a token of thanks. 743 01:28:28,934 --> 01:28:31,189 They're also a parting gift. 744 01:28:31,353 --> 01:28:32,196 Farewell. 745 01:28:34,940 --> 01:28:37,240 Lord Jiro feels it unwise 746 01:28:37,400 --> 01:28:40,988 to keep you in his service. 747 01:28:41,154 --> 01:28:44,366 Men who betray one master may betray another. 748 01:28:45,325 --> 01:28:47,581 A reasonable point of view. 749 01:28:47,745 --> 01:28:50,592 Naturally you are disappointed, 750 01:28:50,748 --> 01:28:52,467 but bear no grudges. 751 01:28:53,041 --> 01:28:55,341 Is that clear? 752 01:28:55,503 --> 01:28:57,006 Good! 753 01:29:08,557 --> 01:29:10,481 The Lady Kaede is here. 754 01:29:15,230 --> 01:29:16,153 Send her in. 755 01:30:20,754 --> 01:30:24,843 My apologies for my harsh words. 756 01:30:25,634 --> 01:30:27,730 I am ashamed. 757 01:30:28,637 --> 01:30:31,062 The incident is forgotten. 758 01:30:36,478 --> 01:30:40,738 They say your father has gone mad. 759 01:30:45,988 --> 01:30:47,833 That should please you. 760 01:30:49,241 --> 01:30:51,622 What do you mean by that? 761 01:30:52,661 --> 01:30:54,039 I spoke frankly, 762 01:30:54,204 --> 01:30:57,381 without gilding my thoughts. 763 01:30:57,583 --> 01:30:59,838 Forgive me if I offended. 764 01:31:00,252 --> 01:31:02,006 You must hate my father 765 01:31:02,170 --> 01:31:06,806 for what he did to your family. 766 01:31:07,510 --> 01:31:08,603 Am I wrong? 767 01:31:12,139 --> 01:31:14,941 Now it's my turn to be frank. 768 01:31:16,018 --> 01:31:18,443 You are just as pleased as I am. 769 01:31:20,313 --> 01:31:21,942 Lord Jiro, you are now head 770 01:31:22,107 --> 01:31:24,579 of the house of Ichimonji. 771 01:31:37,289 --> 01:31:40,341 This helmet is rightfully yours. 772 01:31:55,098 --> 01:31:57,695 I am not blind! 773 01:31:58,476 --> 01:32:00,732 You murdered your brother, 774 01:32:00,896 --> 01:32:02,194 and stole his title! 775 01:32:02,355 --> 01:32:03,984 Prepare to die! 776 01:32:04,149 --> 01:32:05,151 No... 777 01:32:05,317 --> 01:32:06,160 Even now, 778 01:32:06,359 --> 01:32:07,863 you deny it? 779 01:32:10,447 --> 01:32:12,748 It wasn't I who killed my brother. 780 01:32:12,908 --> 01:32:14,252 Then who did? 781 01:32:15,911 --> 01:32:17,289 Speak! 782 01:32:17,580 --> 01:32:19,003 Who was it? 783 01:32:25,253 --> 01:32:27,383 It was... 784 01:32:30,175 --> 01:32:31,895 Kurogane. 785 01:32:32,052 --> 01:32:33,647 Hypocrite! 786 01:32:34,346 --> 01:32:37,934 You gave the order, but won't take the blame. 787 01:32:38,809 --> 01:32:40,609 A fine leader! 788 01:32:52,615 --> 01:32:54,493 You give in so easily. 789 01:33:16,889 --> 01:33:21,353 Now I will tell you the truth! 790 01:33:37,951 --> 01:33:42,507 I don't care about Taro's death. 791 01:33:43,957 --> 01:33:46,212 What concerns me, 792 01:33:46,794 --> 01:33:48,548 is my own future. 793 01:33:50,297 --> 01:33:53,053 I won't be a widow with my hair cropped, 794 01:33:53,216 --> 01:33:56,223 nor a nun, with my head shaved. 795 01:33:57,054 --> 01:33:59,434 This castle was my father's. 796 01:33:59,598 --> 01:34:01,101 I won't leave it! 797 01:34:10,609 --> 01:34:13,330 Consider my request well. 798 01:34:13,821 --> 01:34:16,794 For my part, I'll say nothing 799 01:34:16,949 --> 01:34:20,456 of your abominable crimes. 800 01:34:22,120 --> 01:34:23,920 I won't reproach you, 801 01:34:24,081 --> 01:34:26,131 or speak against you. 802 01:34:26,750 --> 01:34:30,212 If I did, the kingdom would split. 803 01:34:31,922 --> 01:34:34,018 But always remember... 804 01:34:37,260 --> 01:34:38,764 I can destroy you! 805 01:34:45,519 --> 01:34:48,149 Is it a bargain, Lord Jiro? 806 01:36:32,417 --> 01:36:33,796 My Lord... 807 01:36:35,588 --> 01:36:37,718 Yes, sister-in-law? 808 01:36:37,881 --> 01:36:39,510 Sister-in-law? 809 01:36:39,675 --> 01:36:42,602 After what we've just done? 810 01:36:44,304 --> 01:36:46,183 By rights, 811 01:36:47,265 --> 01:36:49,646 I really should be 812 01:36:50,603 --> 01:36:52,356 your wife. 813 01:37:01,404 --> 01:37:04,126 I have my wife, Sué. 814 01:37:05,408 --> 01:37:07,834 I'll be merely your concubine? 815 01:37:10,247 --> 01:37:12,126 No... no... 816 01:37:14,793 --> 01:37:16,843 You're mine. 817 01:37:17,254 --> 01:37:19,726 No one else shall have you. 818 01:37:56,459 --> 01:37:58,429 Don't cry, Kaede. 819 01:37:58,879 --> 01:38:01,761 You won't just be a concubine. 820 01:38:03,425 --> 01:38:06,022 As long as Lady Sué is there... 821 01:38:07,179 --> 01:38:09,058 I'll attend to her. 822 01:38:09,848 --> 01:38:11,442 But how? 823 01:38:13,519 --> 01:38:15,193 I'll repudiate her. 824 01:38:16,104 --> 01:38:18,074 That's not what I want! 825 01:38:18,816 --> 01:38:20,490 After our ecstasy, 826 01:38:20,651 --> 01:38:22,906 I can't bear it that another woman 827 01:38:23,070 --> 01:38:25,325 has known your touch. 828 01:38:27,240 --> 01:38:29,495 Such a woman cannot remain alive. 829 01:38:39,211 --> 01:38:42,468 Well now, look where we are. 830 01:38:44,717 --> 01:38:46,687 If fortune had run true, 831 01:38:46,844 --> 01:38:49,099 Tsurumaru would live here. 832 01:38:50,305 --> 01:38:52,982 You shelter in the very ruins 833 01:38:53,141 --> 01:38:55,237 of the castle you burned. 834 01:39:00,983 --> 01:39:03,830 Ignorance is bliss, indeed. 835 01:39:46,612 --> 01:39:47,956 Your helmet, my lord. 836 01:40:14,097 --> 01:40:16,067 Your plumes. 837 01:40:17,518 --> 01:40:19,864 Don't you look regal! 838 01:40:52,302 --> 01:40:54,056 Help, here come demons! 839 01:40:54,847 --> 01:40:56,225 Two of them! 840 01:41:09,820 --> 01:41:12,245 Traitors! You must pay! 841 01:41:13,866 --> 01:41:15,369 No, wait! 842 01:41:15,784 --> 01:41:16,877 Let us explain! 843 01:41:17,035 --> 01:41:18,630 Save your breath. 844 01:41:18,787 --> 01:41:22,090 I know all about your treachery. 845 01:42:07,503 --> 01:42:09,472 Die, traitor! 846 01:42:11,423 --> 01:42:12,847 Jiro killed Taro! 847 01:42:13,926 --> 01:42:15,726 Madness saved Hidetora. 848 01:42:16,887 --> 01:42:19,017 If he recovers his wits, 849 01:42:19,222 --> 01:42:20,521 he'll be killed, too. 850 01:42:40,243 --> 01:42:42,624 Jiro slew Taro, our lord is next. 851 01:42:42,788 --> 01:42:45,293 We must take him to master Saburo. 852 01:42:45,833 --> 01:42:47,803 If only we could. 853 01:42:48,794 --> 01:42:51,676 Mention Saburo and he runs away. 854 01:42:52,840 --> 01:42:56,268 He doesn't dare face him. 855 01:42:56,677 --> 01:42:58,476 On that point, he's sane. 856 01:43:02,600 --> 01:43:04,821 What about Master Saburo? 857 01:43:08,689 --> 01:43:10,910 Would you like to see him? 858 01:43:18,699 --> 01:43:22,081 The only way is to bring Saburo here. 859 01:43:22,244 --> 01:43:24,419 Maybe he can talk sense to him. 860 01:43:24,872 --> 01:43:27,799 I'll be back as soon as I can. 861 01:43:29,292 --> 01:43:31,388 Take good care of him. 862 01:44:05,078 --> 01:44:08,541 Lady Kaede leads you by the nose. 863 01:44:12,127 --> 01:44:14,974 If you wish to marry, fine. 864 01:44:15,548 --> 01:44:19,101 But kill Lady Sué for that? 865 01:44:20,636 --> 01:44:23,357 Sometimes, killing is necessary. 866 01:44:24,014 --> 01:44:26,861 But to kill on a whim! 867 01:44:28,268 --> 01:44:30,443 The order is unreasonable, 868 01:44:30,604 --> 01:44:32,027 I must refuse. 869 01:44:57,089 --> 01:44:58,843 Lord Kurogane... 870 01:44:59,675 --> 01:45:01,144 At the Second Castle, 871 01:45:01,301 --> 01:45:03,476 there is a supply of salt? 872 01:45:05,931 --> 01:45:07,810 Of course. Why? 873 01:45:09,476 --> 01:45:11,857 When you bring back her head, 874 01:45:12,020 --> 01:45:13,695 salt it first. 875 01:45:14,022 --> 01:45:18,737 Otherwise, in this heat, we'll be unable to look at it. 876 01:45:20,654 --> 01:45:23,284 Lady Sué is so beautiful, 877 01:45:23,448 --> 01:45:26,250 it would be ungracious to her. 878 01:45:26,619 --> 01:45:28,497 Since you will go personally, 879 01:45:28,662 --> 01:45:31,133 there will be no mistake. 880 01:45:32,541 --> 01:45:34,511 Do it as you see it. 881 01:46:00,528 --> 01:46:03,660 Why stay with this mad old man? 882 01:46:05,323 --> 01:46:08,205 If the rock you sit on starts to roll, 883 01:46:08,619 --> 01:46:10,669 jump clear. 884 01:46:17,294 --> 01:46:21,725 Or you'll go with it and be squashed. 885 01:46:35,228 --> 01:46:37,654 Only a fool stays aboard. 886 01:46:42,110 --> 01:46:43,785 What is this place? 887 01:46:59,377 --> 01:47:01,381 Paradise! 888 01:47:23,026 --> 01:47:24,905 Think of it. 889 01:47:26,488 --> 01:47:28,539 All my life, 890 01:47:30,367 --> 01:47:32,623 I've been his nurse. 891 01:47:51,805 --> 01:47:53,353 Good boy... 892 01:47:58,145 --> 01:47:59,694 Sweet dreams. 893 01:48:46,902 --> 01:48:49,829 I, Kurogane, am back. 894 01:49:12,511 --> 01:49:13,889 Approach! 895 01:49:45,043 --> 01:49:47,515 Thank you for being quick. 896 01:49:48,213 --> 01:49:50,309 At your service, my lady. 897 01:49:52,676 --> 01:49:56,138 I have brought the object 898 01:49:56,304 --> 01:49:59,106 as per your instructions. 899 01:50:03,478 --> 01:50:06,405 Be so kind as to examine it. 900 01:50:18,368 --> 01:50:20,965 I'll be the first to look. 901 01:50:48,982 --> 01:50:50,405 What is this? 902 01:50:51,443 --> 01:50:54,120 Your joking goes too far! 903 01:50:54,279 --> 01:50:55,749 Is anything wrong? 904 01:50:59,492 --> 01:51:01,292 Imagine that! 905 01:51:02,913 --> 01:51:05,418 Lady Sué was a fox in disguise. 906 01:51:05,624 --> 01:51:07,628 Enough of your tricks! 907 01:51:07,876 --> 01:51:10,006 This is a statue of a shrine. 908 01:51:14,758 --> 01:51:17,890 Clever fox: first become a human, 909 01:51:18,762 --> 01:51:21,108 then turns himself to stone. 910 01:51:23,809 --> 01:51:27,522 Are you making a fool of me? 911 01:51:28,355 --> 01:51:29,904 Certainly not. 912 01:51:30,065 --> 01:51:32,662 There are many foxes hereabouts. 913 01:51:32,818 --> 01:51:36,155 It is said they take human form. 914 01:51:39,742 --> 01:51:41,997 Take care, my lord. 915 01:51:42,410 --> 01:51:45,964 They often impersonate women. 916 01:51:46,414 --> 01:51:50,754 In Central Asia, a fox seduced King Pan Tsu, 917 01:51:50,919 --> 01:51:53,470 and made him kill 1000 men. 918 01:51:53,631 --> 01:51:58,391 In China, he married King Yu and ravaged the land. 919 01:51:58,636 --> 01:52:00,732 In Japan, as Princess Tamamo, 920 01:52:00,888 --> 01:52:03,519 he caused great havoc at court. 921 01:52:03,682 --> 01:52:08,237 He became a white fox with nine tails. 922 01:52:09,354 --> 01:52:13,238 Then they lost trace of him. 923 01:52:13,859 --> 01:52:16,114 Some people say 924 01:52:16,319 --> 01:52:19,201 he settled down here. 925 01:52:20,323 --> 01:52:22,795 So beware, my lord, beware. 926 01:52:39,259 --> 01:52:42,847 This is how you keep our bargain. 927 01:52:43,013 --> 01:52:45,188 You conspire with Kurogane 928 01:52:45,348 --> 01:52:47,102 to humiliate me! 929 01:52:47,309 --> 01:52:49,109 No, you're wrong. 930 01:52:49,269 --> 01:52:50,487 Intolerable! 931 01:52:51,104 --> 01:52:53,234 It's Kurogane's doing. 932 01:52:58,904 --> 01:53:00,749 Always Kurogane! 933 01:53:01,574 --> 01:53:03,795 Is he your only vassal? 934 01:53:05,118 --> 01:53:07,544 He's the villain who kills Taro. 935 01:53:07,705 --> 01:53:10,552 He's the hero who saves Sue. 936 01:53:10,708 --> 01:53:12,883 A two-headed monster! 937 01:53:13,043 --> 01:53:15,139 This is your "right arm"? 938 01:53:17,506 --> 01:53:19,681 Until I have Sué's head, 939 01:53:19,842 --> 01:53:21,938 you shall not see me again! 940 01:53:38,276 --> 01:53:40,532 Sister... my flute! 941 01:53:40,696 --> 01:53:42,165 We've no time to get it! 942 01:53:42,322 --> 01:53:44,042 I've had it since boyhood. 943 01:53:44,199 --> 01:53:46,078 What shall we do? 944 01:53:46,243 --> 01:53:48,999 Kurogane said they'll pursue you. 945 01:53:49,162 --> 01:53:51,462 I'll go back for the flute. 946 01:53:51,624 --> 01:53:52,877 Your legs are old. 947 01:53:53,041 --> 01:53:54,966 I'm the one to go. 948 01:53:55,127 --> 01:53:57,974 We're near the ruins of your castle. 949 01:53:58,130 --> 01:54:01,593 Go there and pray for your dead. 950 01:54:01,759 --> 01:54:04,936 You may never be back again. 951 01:54:11,894 --> 01:54:13,990 Tsurumaru, let's hurry. 952 01:54:20,152 --> 01:54:22,704 I see our castle. 953 01:54:22,863 --> 01:54:25,334 That is, what's left of it. 954 01:54:25,490 --> 01:54:27,039 Which way, sister? 955 01:54:27,200 --> 01:54:28,749 Over there. 956 01:54:34,374 --> 01:54:35,753 Where? 957 01:55:23,882 --> 01:55:26,307 Earth and sky are topsy-turvy. 958 01:55:26,468 --> 01:55:29,145 I was the fool and made him laugh. 959 01:55:29,680 --> 01:55:32,653 Now the coin is flipped. 960 01:55:36,394 --> 01:55:38,650 Don't be mute, say something. 961 01:55:39,356 --> 01:55:42,910 You speak nonsense, I'll speak truth. 962 01:55:44,319 --> 01:55:46,745 We'll see what comes of it. 963 01:55:50,701 --> 01:55:52,922 Begin, old man! 964 01:56:04,882 --> 01:56:07,764 A serpent's egg is white and pure. 965 01:56:08,301 --> 01:56:10,305 A bird's is speckled and soiled. 966 01:56:11,263 --> 01:56:13,564 This is a castle... 967 01:56:15,643 --> 01:56:17,021 Here's a wall. 968 01:56:17,227 --> 01:56:20,404 The bird left the speckled egg for the white. 969 01:56:21,565 --> 01:56:22,613 Strange... 970 01:56:22,816 --> 01:56:24,946 The egg cracks, out comes a snake. 971 01:56:25,152 --> 01:56:28,455 Empty space above the wall. 972 01:56:29,573 --> 01:56:30,449 Why? 973 01:56:30,658 --> 01:56:32,958 The bird is gobbled by the snake. 974 01:56:39,875 --> 01:56:41,720 Where am I? 975 01:56:44,797 --> 01:56:46,597 Who am I? 976 01:56:47,049 --> 01:56:48,849 Stupid bird! 977 01:56:52,596 --> 01:56:54,224 Saburo... 978 01:57:01,939 --> 01:57:04,160 It hurts. 979 01:57:06,944 --> 01:57:10,121 I'm a worm, don't crush me! 980 01:57:11,657 --> 01:57:15,586 Who'd bother to crush a worm? 981 01:57:20,123 --> 01:57:22,754 Who are you? 982 01:57:47,150 --> 01:57:49,120 Is someone crying? 983 01:57:53,907 --> 01:57:55,877 Who's crying? 984 01:57:58,286 --> 01:57:59,665 Hell! 985 01:57:59,913 --> 01:58:01,883 Man is born crying. 986 01:58:02,040 --> 01:58:04,546 When he's cried enough, he dies. 987 01:59:37,427 --> 01:59:40,104 Saburo has crossed the river. 988 01:59:40,263 --> 01:59:41,983 He's now in Hachiman Field. 989 01:59:42,140 --> 01:59:43,188 It makes no sense. 990 01:59:43,350 --> 01:59:46,402 What can he do with such few men? 991 01:59:50,273 --> 01:59:52,152 Message from Lord Saburo. 992 01:59:54,486 --> 01:59:56,662 He is here to find his father. 993 01:59:57,990 --> 02:00:00,917 That done, he will leave in peace. 994 02:00:05,330 --> 02:00:07,426 Fujimaki is at the border. 995 02:00:21,138 --> 02:00:22,858 I don't like it. 996 02:00:23,015 --> 02:00:25,361 I didn't want reinforcements. 997 02:00:26,059 --> 02:00:27,904 You should be glad. 998 02:00:28,061 --> 02:00:29,610 Thanks to Fujimaki, 999 02:00:29,772 --> 02:00:32,574 the enemy is pinned down here. 1000 02:00:32,733 --> 02:00:36,822 We can rescue your father from Azusa Plain. 1001 02:00:37,821 --> 02:00:41,249 But it looks so aggressive. 1002 02:00:41,659 --> 02:00:44,791 One false move could mean war. 1003 02:00:53,253 --> 02:00:55,805 Maybe I was too hasty. 1004 02:00:56,549 --> 02:00:59,350 My worry spurred me on, 1005 02:00:59,510 --> 02:01:02,231 but my son-in-law will grumble. 1006 02:01:02,846 --> 02:01:06,559 Sitting here, we pose no threat. 1007 02:01:20,072 --> 02:01:22,418 Prepare for battle! 1008 02:01:25,661 --> 02:01:28,382 My Lord, this is ill-advised. 1009 02:01:28,539 --> 02:01:31,260 Let Saburo have his father. 1010 02:01:31,416 --> 02:01:33,170 Avoid this war. 1011 02:01:33,627 --> 02:01:35,723 Once he has Father, 1012 02:01:36,004 --> 02:01:40,765 he'll accuse me of treason and attack. 1013 02:01:41,885 --> 02:01:44,140 We can't give up Hidetora, 1014 02:01:44,304 --> 02:01:46,605 we don't know where he is. 1015 02:01:46,765 --> 02:01:49,772 There is much unrest in the land. 1016 02:01:49,935 --> 02:01:52,817 Fujimaki and Ayabe bide their time. 1017 02:01:52,980 --> 02:01:56,739 We need to retrench, not attack. 1018 02:02:00,696 --> 02:02:03,372 Lady Kaede awaits Lord Jiro 1019 02:02:04,533 --> 02:02:08,336 to celebrate his departure for battle. 1020 02:02:11,498 --> 02:02:15,679 A warlord doesn't run to his woman. 1021 02:02:16,086 --> 02:02:17,681 Stay away. 1022 02:02:44,322 --> 02:02:46,418 When the enemy is assembled, 1023 02:02:46,575 --> 02:02:48,955 we can go after his lordship. 1024 02:02:49,119 --> 02:02:52,092 Be patient... Rest the horses! 1025 02:02:53,373 --> 02:02:54,752 Dismount! 1026 02:02:56,752 --> 02:02:58,175 Weakling! 1027 02:03:01,924 --> 02:03:04,897 Kurogane has swayed you again. 1028 02:03:05,260 --> 02:03:06,514 No. 1029 02:03:07,012 --> 02:03:08,139 It's no time for war. 1030 02:03:08,305 --> 02:03:11,357 Wars are won by strong leaders. 1031 02:03:11,517 --> 02:03:14,694 Why fear Fujimaki and Ayabe? 1032 02:03:18,315 --> 02:03:20,069 Your mistake 1033 02:03:20,442 --> 02:03:24,577 was to spare Hidetora, mad or not. 1034 02:03:26,615 --> 02:03:29,827 To kill him, I have to find him. 1035 02:03:32,538 --> 02:03:35,750 Saburo knows where he is. 1036 02:03:36,834 --> 02:03:40,296 Otherwise, he wouldn't have come. 1037 02:03:50,013 --> 02:03:51,482 Send him a message. 1038 02:03:51,640 --> 02:03:54,441 Say he can have his father. 1039 02:03:55,393 --> 02:03:58,115 Watch his movements 1040 02:03:58,271 --> 02:04:00,527 and send out your assassins. 1041 02:04:16,373 --> 02:04:18,127 I'm lost. 1042 02:04:18,876 --> 02:04:21,176 Such is the human condition. 1043 02:04:25,048 --> 02:04:26,677 This path, 1044 02:04:28,260 --> 02:04:29,980 I remember... 1045 02:04:30,888 --> 02:04:33,018 We came this way before. 1046 02:04:33,181 --> 02:04:36,188 Men always travel the same road. 1047 02:04:36,810 --> 02:04:39,532 If you're tired of it, jump! 1048 02:05:28,654 --> 02:05:30,202 Up there. 1049 02:05:30,906 --> 02:05:32,454 Who is it? 1050 02:05:34,868 --> 02:05:36,291 Sué! 1051 02:05:44,670 --> 02:05:46,298 Sister, that voice... 1052 02:05:48,006 --> 02:05:50,512 This ruin was once a castle. 1053 02:05:51,677 --> 02:05:54,228 It belonged to Sué's father. 1054 02:05:54,805 --> 02:05:56,684 I destroyed it. 1055 02:05:59,560 --> 02:06:01,530 Why am I here? 1056 02:06:04,189 --> 02:06:06,410 Why is Sué here? 1057 02:06:08,193 --> 02:06:09,868 And Tsurumaru too! 1058 02:06:15,325 --> 02:06:17,295 Is this a dream? 1059 02:06:17,452 --> 02:06:19,833 No, this is Hell. 1060 02:06:20,497 --> 02:06:23,550 The lowest level of Hell. 1061 02:08:25,247 --> 02:08:26,215 Mount! 1062 02:10:20,738 --> 02:10:23,163 Message from Lord Jiro! 1063 02:10:46,013 --> 02:10:46,936 Very good. 1064 02:10:58,150 --> 02:10:59,825 He says he won't attack. 1065 02:10:59,985 --> 02:11:03,744 We're to leave once we have Father. 1066 02:11:04,573 --> 02:11:07,203 Let's go at once. 1067 02:11:08,285 --> 02:11:11,668 We'd give away his whereabouts. 1068 02:11:11,872 --> 02:11:13,125 Wait till dark. 1069 02:11:14,499 --> 02:11:16,846 Ayabe is on the move. 1070 02:11:46,323 --> 02:11:49,536 Vulture! He smells blood! 1071 02:12:03,048 --> 02:12:05,052 Stay calm, my lord. 1072 02:12:06,134 --> 02:12:07,604 Ayabe is watching, 1073 02:12:09,262 --> 02:12:10,480 so is Fujimaki. 1074 02:12:17,229 --> 02:12:19,576 They're waiting. 1075 02:12:19,732 --> 02:12:22,818 Don't give them an excuse to attack. 1076 02:12:24,236 --> 02:12:28,450 He wants Father, but makes no move. 1077 02:12:28,616 --> 02:12:30,916 What's his game? 1078 02:12:50,428 --> 02:12:52,729 She's taking so long. 1079 02:12:56,226 --> 02:12:59,483 I'll go to see what's keeping her. 1080 02:12:59,647 --> 02:13:01,025 No, don't! 1081 02:13:01,815 --> 02:13:04,070 Never mind the flute. 1082 02:13:04,234 --> 02:13:06,911 You're acting like a child. 1083 02:13:07,070 --> 02:13:10,373 I don't want to be alone again. 1084 02:13:11,449 --> 02:13:13,830 You won't be alone. 1085 02:13:20,959 --> 02:13:23,590 This image of the Buddha Amida 1086 02:13:23,754 --> 02:13:26,601 will protect you in my place. 1087 02:13:28,383 --> 02:13:29,853 Sister! 1088 02:13:31,178 --> 02:13:33,684 I won't be gone long. 1089 02:13:34,890 --> 02:13:36,359 Sister! 1090 02:13:57,412 --> 02:14:01,502 I found Kyoami crying on Azusa Plain. 1091 02:14:01,959 --> 02:14:04,089 Where's our master? 1092 02:14:05,963 --> 02:14:07,341 Forgive me! 1093 02:14:10,718 --> 02:14:12,221 He's disappeared. 1094 02:14:13,804 --> 02:14:15,729 You lost him 1095 02:14:15,931 --> 02:14:17,560 on the plain? 1096 02:14:19,392 --> 02:14:21,989 Now we can't wait for dark. 1097 02:14:28,902 --> 02:14:30,622 I'm going to Azusa Plain. 1098 02:14:30,779 --> 02:14:33,455 Keep the enemy busy here. 1099 02:14:34,658 --> 02:14:37,459 Ten men follow Lord Saburo! 1100 02:14:54,803 --> 02:14:55,680 He's moving... 1101 02:14:56,179 --> 02:14:59,391 He's heading for Azusa Plain. 1102 02:15:01,602 --> 02:15:03,401 Gunnery captain! 1103 02:15:09,693 --> 02:15:12,039 Take your men to Azusa Plain 1104 02:15:12,195 --> 02:15:14,245 and lay an ambush. 1105 02:15:15,282 --> 02:15:18,368 A reward for whoever kills Saburo. 1106 02:15:19,119 --> 02:15:20,497 Are you mad? 1107 02:15:20,704 --> 02:15:23,334 Break your word and it's war! 1108 02:15:24,207 --> 02:15:27,464 So be it. It was inevitable. 1109 02:15:27,711 --> 02:15:30,558 Saburo is not our only enemy. 1110 02:15:30,714 --> 02:15:31,637 So what? 1111 02:15:32,299 --> 02:15:35,512 If they attack, we retaliate. 1112 02:15:36,303 --> 02:15:39,105 We grab their land, 1113 02:15:39,264 --> 02:15:40,609 and enlarge our own. 1114 02:15:40,933 --> 02:15:44,395 Fine words, but words don't win wars. 1115 02:15:44,603 --> 02:15:47,404 Where's the dog eager for prey? 1116 02:15:47,898 --> 02:15:49,242 Kaede's right. 1117 02:15:49,399 --> 02:15:52,155 You're a mouse posing for a mastiff. 1118 02:15:53,946 --> 02:15:56,167 Kaede barks and you grovel. 1119 02:15:56,615 --> 02:15:58,334 Silence! 1120 02:15:58,659 --> 02:15:59,832 Stay behind! 1121 02:16:00,410 --> 02:16:03,337 If you fear to fight, desert! 1122 02:16:07,543 --> 02:16:08,887 If I desert, 1123 02:16:09,086 --> 02:16:10,806 where could I go? 1124 02:16:12,715 --> 02:16:13,763 Captain! 1125 02:16:13,924 --> 02:16:16,099 You have your orders... Go! 1126 02:16:31,149 --> 02:16:33,028 Message for Lord Saburo. 1127 02:16:33,235 --> 02:16:36,994 "Enemy gunners coming: take care." 1128 02:16:43,787 --> 02:16:45,290 Infantry... 1129 02:16:46,206 --> 02:16:47,835 Forward! 1130 02:17:02,640 --> 02:17:04,359 Thinks he's smart. 1131 02:17:14,860 --> 02:17:16,535 Get ready, men! 1132 02:17:17,195 --> 02:17:21,501 We're moving into the woods! 1133 02:17:54,357 --> 02:17:55,611 Father! 1134 02:18:43,616 --> 02:18:45,996 What a sky! 1135 02:18:49,412 --> 02:18:51,509 Am I in the other world? 1136 02:18:55,919 --> 02:18:57,844 Is this paradise? 1137 02:19:00,633 --> 02:19:01,510 Father! 1138 02:19:01,675 --> 02:19:05,057 Why are you so cruel? 1139 02:19:05,220 --> 02:19:08,352 Why pull me from my grave? 1140 02:19:17,274 --> 02:19:19,575 Don't you know me? 1141 02:19:21,069 --> 02:19:22,492 Father! 1142 02:19:26,784 --> 02:19:28,378 Father? 1143 02:19:31,872 --> 02:19:34,719 What do you mean by "father"? 1144 02:19:37,920 --> 02:19:40,597 Wait, I remember. 1145 02:19:43,842 --> 02:19:46,598 I had three sons. 1146 02:19:54,603 --> 02:19:56,858 Are you one of them? 1147 02:19:57,022 --> 02:19:59,574 Yes, I am Saburo. 1148 02:20:02,277 --> 02:20:03,656 Saburo? 1149 02:20:14,748 --> 02:20:16,126 "'8 you! 1150 02:20:24,758 --> 02:20:28,642 I have no face to show you, 1151 02:20:29,262 --> 02:20:31,358 no words to excuse myself. 1152 02:20:32,182 --> 02:20:36,066 Give me poison to drink, 1153 02:20:36,645 --> 02:20:38,741 I'll swallow it gladly. 1154 02:20:39,982 --> 02:20:41,952 Don't talk like that. 1155 02:20:42,109 --> 02:20:44,740 I don't hate you, Father. 1156 02:20:44,903 --> 02:20:47,955 No sweet lies, I've had my fill. 1157 02:20:56,749 --> 02:20:59,596 Does he look like a hypocrite? 1158 02:21:01,003 --> 02:21:04,010 True, soft words often deceive. 1159 02:21:04,882 --> 02:21:07,809 But my lord, look at him! 1160 02:21:09,553 --> 02:21:11,227 Tears like this, 1161 02:21:11,388 --> 02:21:13,689 can only come from the heart. 1162 02:21:19,563 --> 02:21:21,659 Come with me. 1163 02:21:22,525 --> 02:21:24,905 You'll live with us, 1164 02:21:25,068 --> 02:21:27,118 and forget this bad dream. 1165 02:21:30,616 --> 02:21:32,586 If only you can forget 1166 02:21:32,743 --> 02:21:35,214 my cruelty to you. 1167 02:21:36,454 --> 02:21:38,208 Forgive me. 1168 02:21:38,957 --> 02:21:42,260 I am a stupid old fool. 1169 02:22:14,660 --> 02:22:16,756 Attack! 1170 02:23:16,346 --> 02:23:18,271 The enemy is in the woods. 1171 02:23:18,807 --> 02:23:22,189 Our superior strength is useless there. 1172 02:23:22,645 --> 02:23:25,731 Then, they'll burn them out! 1173 02:23:50,463 --> 02:23:51,682 Charge! 1174 02:24:09,024 --> 02:24:09,992 Pull back! 1175 02:24:25,332 --> 02:24:27,211 We outnumber them. 1176 02:24:27,543 --> 02:24:28,761 Crush them! 1177 02:25:19,803 --> 02:25:23,356 Ayabe is marching on the First Castle. 1178 02:25:24,057 --> 02:25:25,561 Impossible. 1179 02:25:25,768 --> 02:25:28,193 He's on the ridge! 1180 02:25:35,944 --> 02:25:38,666 Those troops are a decoy. 1181 02:25:46,955 --> 02:25:49,301 Pull back! 1182 02:26:37,673 --> 02:26:38,641 Forward! 1183 02:27:38,776 --> 02:27:40,324 That's enough! 1184 02:27:53,206 --> 02:27:54,926 Another cheer! 1185 02:28:11,850 --> 02:28:14,823 I have so much to say. 1186 02:28:17,773 --> 02:28:20,700 When we're alone and quiet, 1187 02:28:21,819 --> 02:28:25,076 we will talk, father to son. 1188 02:28:27,658 --> 02:28:30,004 That's all I want. 1189 02:28:31,286 --> 02:28:33,006 Nothing else. 1190 02:29:10,784 --> 02:29:12,959 He is dead. 1191 02:29:17,374 --> 02:29:19,470 I know when one is dead. 1192 02:29:34,099 --> 02:29:35,819 He is dead. 1193 02:29:37,477 --> 02:29:40,564 You and I live! 1194 02:29:41,774 --> 02:29:43,277 But Saburo... 1195 02:29:56,288 --> 02:29:58,258 You can't die. 1196 02:30:00,793 --> 02:30:02,889 I have tales to tell, 1197 02:30:04,922 --> 02:30:07,018 forgiveness to ask. 1198 02:30:09,760 --> 02:30:11,434 Is this justice? 1199 02:30:13,722 --> 02:30:17,434 Are you gone forever? 1200 02:30:20,729 --> 02:30:22,107 Keep away! 1201 02:30:30,488 --> 02:30:32,835 It grows dark... 1202 02:30:34,910 --> 02:30:36,710 Senile old fool. 1203 02:31:09,444 --> 02:31:11,791 Do not call back his spirit. 1204 02:31:13,115 --> 02:31:15,792 He has suffered enough. 1205 02:31:22,541 --> 02:31:23,634 Lord Saburo! 1206 02:31:34,261 --> 02:31:35,936 Victory is ours! 1207 02:31:36,471 --> 02:31:40,526 The enemy is retreating with Ayabe in pursuit. 1208 02:31:40,684 --> 02:31:42,688 We've won! 1209 02:31:45,397 --> 02:31:46,901 Alas! 1210 02:31:50,944 --> 02:31:53,199 It doesn't seem possible. 1211 02:31:53,656 --> 02:31:56,286 He isn't here to share this. 1212 02:31:56,909 --> 02:32:00,041 Hidetora is also gone... why? 1213 02:32:02,372 --> 02:32:05,801 Are there no gods... no Buddha? 1214 02:32:07,169 --> 02:32:09,265 If you exist, hear me! 1215 02:32:09,421 --> 02:32:12,018 You are mischievous and cruel! 1216 02:32:13,300 --> 02:32:15,179 Are you so bored up there, 1217 02:32:15,343 --> 02:32:18,429 you must crush us like ants? 1218 02:32:20,766 --> 02:32:23,522 Is it such fun to see men weep? 1219 02:32:23,686 --> 02:32:26,282 Enough! Do not blaspheme! 1220 02:32:27,815 --> 02:32:29,945 It is the gods who weep. 1221 02:32:31,902 --> 02:32:35,455 They see us killing each other 1222 02:32:35,614 --> 02:32:38,746 over and over since time began. 1223 02:32:39,451 --> 02:32:42,082 They can't save us from ourselves. 1224 02:32:48,168 --> 02:32:49,547 Don't cry. 1225 02:32:51,338 --> 02:32:53,764 It's how the world is made. 1226 02:32:53,966 --> 02:32:56,471 Men prefer sorrow over joy, 1227 02:32:56,635 --> 02:32:59,186 suffering over peace. 1228 02:33:00,305 --> 02:33:03,152 Look at them in the First Castle. 1229 02:33:03,308 --> 02:33:06,646 They revel in pain and bloodshed. 1230 02:33:07,020 --> 02:33:09,195 They celebrate murder. 1231 02:33:24,622 --> 02:33:26,843 We'll stay, you go to the tower. 1232 02:33:52,816 --> 02:33:54,444 Where's Lord Jiro? 1233 02:33:55,068 --> 02:33:59,122 Whose head is that... Saburo's or Hidetora's? 1234 02:33:59,489 --> 02:34:02,576 Neither. My lord ordered me to... 1235 02:34:39,947 --> 02:34:42,874 ls Lady Kaede the master here? 1236 02:34:43,116 --> 02:34:46,624 I serve you, but never her! 1237 02:34:54,920 --> 02:34:56,173 Fox-devil! 1238 02:34:56,338 --> 02:35:00,427 Your scheming destroyed the house of Ichimonji! 1239 02:35:00,593 --> 02:35:03,394 Such is the vanity of woman! 1240 02:35:03,554 --> 02:35:05,478 Vanity, you say? 1241 02:35:06,932 --> 02:35:10,611 I wanted to avenge my family! 1242 02:35:10,853 --> 02:35:13,404 I wanted this castle to burn! 1243 02:35:13,564 --> 02:35:16,319 I have done all I set out to do. 1244 02:35:35,961 --> 02:35:38,341 My lord, prepare to die. 1245 02:35:38,506 --> 02:35:41,011 I, Kurogane, will follow you. 1246 02:40:36,679 --> 02:40:38,398 Subtitles by Anne Brav 1247 02:40:38,556 --> 02:40:40,275 Subtitling by Eclair Media 1248 02:40:46,396 --> 02:40:48,777 This movie has been restored by STUDIOCANAL and KADOKAWA 1249 02:40:48,941 --> 02:40:50,319 Color grading validated by Shéji Ueda 1250 02:40:50,483 --> 02:40:52,203 In collaboration with Eclair Group 1251 02:40:52,360 --> 02:40:54,160 This project has been funded with the help of J-LOP.