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THE SILENT SAMURAI KIICHI HOGEN

Why is that girl looking at me?

Why does her look scare me?

Is she judging me?

I am Kiichi Hogen.

Shouldn't I have become a bounty hunter to get back at my enemy Gonzales?

She can feel my fear and sadness.

Kiichi Hogen.

He is the son of Toemon Yanagida, a Nagasaki magistrate.

Who steadfastly refused to participate in smuggling acts for which

he was killed along with his wife by the Spanish swordsman Gonzales.

As well as slitting his throat and taking his voice, he raped his fiancée Kikuno.

All this happened 18 years ago.

AN ENCOUNTER FULL OF VICISSITUDES

PRODUCED BY KATSU PRODUCTION

Do it.

Good shot.

The silent samurai was on his way to Shimoda in Izu.

Shimoda port was the most open port to foreigners after Nagasaki.

His only hope was to cross the ocean to an unknown country: Spain.

Chiyo!

Miss!

Miss!

Chiyo!

Dear.

Chief, it's your daughter's body...

Magistrate…

They found the body of the village chief's daughter, Ichizaemon.

They say that they lent us

this building for you…

Magistrate! If we don't do something...

the life of your daughters!

It's okay.

I don't care about their lives.

How many hostages do they have?

Twelve.

No, eleven.

Including the daughters of Tanbaya, Izumiya,

Kidoya, and those of many other merchants.

What are the parents doing?

Raising the money for the ransom.

I'll go talk to the kidnappers myself.

Ask them for a meeting!

Magistrate!

That is very dangerous!

Why don't you call for backup?

No!

That will only increase the number of victims!

Nishimura.

Nothing can replace the life of a child.

Tell the villagers not to leave

their houses until this is solved.

Stop there!

I am...

the Magistrate of Shimoda,

Ogasawara Kawachi-no-kami.

We are the Followers of the Wind God.

I am the boss,

Ikuma Morishita.

Do not move!

Are the hostages safe?

Are you giving them water and food?

Do you still call yourselves humans?

I don't want to listen to your sermons!

You just have to listen to our requests!

Are the hostages okay?

Enough already!

Bring 5,000 ryos as

war funds tomorrow before noon.

I will repeat it to you.

5,000 ryos!

Do you think the Shimoda magistrate has such a large amount of money?

Say it's an order.

That's an order!

I can give you 3,000 ryos right away.

No!

Bring the 5,000 ryos!

Show him.

Take aim.

Shoot.

Magistrate!

What's going on?

Kusaburo Yamaoka heads towards the mountain.

How?

Sister.

Don't worry, Nobu.

Ogasawara Kawachi-no-kami!

We have something for you.

Take it!

Father!

Father!

There are children hostage!

Save the children!

Magistrate!

Give me back my son who was murdered!

They killed my heir.

Do you understand how I feel?

If we had given them the money they asked for,

my son would not have died.

Lord Ogasawara!

Why didn't you check with us before going to see them?

We could have given them the money...

I want you to take responsibility for this!

We will appeal

to the government in Edo.

I resent you more than

those who killed my son!

Won't you say anything?

Please wait a bit.

The magistrate also

just lost

his own daughter.

You shut up!

Do you think that losing

one of your two daughters

can you run away from responsibility?

Shut!

Nishimura!

It is true that

we made a mistake,

but you are talking too much!

I won't let you!

What will you not allow?

What do you plan to do about it?

I'll kill you!

Nishimura!

Magistrate!

Nishimura!

What did you do?

Nishimura.

Forgive me.

Now,

we have to be patient

no matter what happens.

Leave me alone, please.

Are you a member of the Followers of the Wind God?

You will not fool us!

Get off the horse!

Catch him!

Lord Ogasawara!

I am Jikai.

Jikai Priest.

What is a priest doing

in a place like this?

Okay.

Come in, please.

I went to Shimoda and

they told me you were here, so

I came to look for you.

Kikuno…

come in, please.

Lord Ogasawara.

Do you remember

this young woman?

A long time without seeing you.

It's Kikuno!

The daughter of Lord Kuranosuke Amamiya.

Kikuno.

That Kikuno?

It seems that I came at a hard time.

I am sorry.

If it wasn't for all this,

I could help you look for Mr. Kennosuke.

Don't worry.

Kikuno's father...

Mr. Kennosuke's father...

and I…

…we got along so well that they called us “The Three Crows”.

I'm really sorry

I can't help you.

You have nothing

to worry about.

But, Mr. Ogasawara...

what worries me most

is the security of the hostages.

How many?

Ten.

It is something terrible.

Unfortunately

there is nothing I can do about it.

I would like to know more about the intruders.

Who are they?

They call themselves "Followers of the Wind God."

And who are these Followers of the Wind God?

I do not know.

Probably

a group of young samurai

unhappy with the government.

They kill anyone they don't like.

They take people's money for military purposes.

But worst of all,

they even take children hostage.

And who is the head of the Followers of the Wind God?

Their captain is a man

named Ikuma Morishita.

Kikuno…

What's going on?

Is something wrong, Miss Kikuno?

No.

I'm just a little tired.

That is not right.

Why don't you rest in the next room?

Then…

…excuse me, please.

Magistrate!

Nishimura? Come in!

We captured a man who appears to be one of the Followers of the Wind God.

Did you get any information?

We're trying to get it,

but he hasn't said a word.

Doesn't he speak?

What is his appearance?

He has a shaved head

and a strange appearance.

What else?

He has a scar on his throat.

Lord Ogasawara...

That man is Kennosuke.

It's Kennosuke Yanagida!

Now he's a bounty hunter...

...who calls himself Kiichi Hogen!

Stop!

Kennosuke!

Kikuno!

Kikuno!

IKUMA MORISHITA IS MY BROTHER. I'LL MAKE SURE TO STOP HIM. KIKUNO

What's going on?

The captain of the Followers of the Wind God,

Ikuma Morishita, is Kikuno's younger brother.

What's happening to you?

She wants to go to the bathroom. Untie her.

Mr. Kennosuke...

No.

Mr. Kiichi Hogen.

Could you give us your

services as a bounty hunter?

They have hostages that

they want to exchange for money.

We have to protect the lives

of children and young women.

But if we move,

they'll kill another hostage.

We are desperate.

I beg you!

Please understand the magistrate's pain.

The ransom demand

is an exorbitant amount.

And, if it wasn't enough,

a magistrate's daughter's also a hostage.

Nishimura!

They already killed one of them.

And the other…

Do not say it!

Do not say it.

Mr Hogen.

How much do we have to pay you?

Kennosuke...

Kikuno heads to the mountain.

Mr Hogen.

100 ryo?

Kennosuke!

What kind of person are you?

Do it please.

On behalf of the Shimoda magistrate,

Ogasawara Kawamachi-no-kami.

Don't shoot!

Moshita!

That's Kikuno,

your older sister!

Uncle!

Ikuma!

What happens

to you?

She is your sister,

captain.

Sister?

She is a hostage.

Capture her.

We told you not to try anything against us!

Did you forget about the hostages or what?

Ogasawara Kawachi-no-kami!

You broke your promise!

Bring the ransom money right away!

We will teach a lesson to

those who break their promises.

No!

Free all hostages!

And Kikuno too!

After that we will do everything you say!

If you want to kill someone, kill me!

Moshita!

I can't take it anymore!

I'm going to end

with the lives of all of you!

Tell him we don't mind losing it.

We don't mind losing our lives!

Get away!

Stay away!

I will kill the hostages!

I won't let any of them live!

We are the Followers of the Wind God!

I am

Ikuma Morishita, their captain.

We fight for our holy country,

which is about to be trampled by foreigners!

We will defeat the Tokugawa clan that has ruled for 300 years

and make our justice known to the whole world!

We will expel the foreigners and

we will raise money in

order to deter bandits!

Anyone who opposes this

must be punished by death!

Are you listening to me?

You are not…

…human.

We will defend Japan...

…to death!

Sister!

Help me!

Magistrate!

A smoke signal!

Did they launch it?

They used it.

Nishimura!

Such good news!

TO BE CONTINUE

IN THE NEXT EPISODE OF

THE SILENT SAMURAIOKIICHI HOGEN

THE SEIFU STEP

A ronin who was chasing a foreign swordsman to clear his honor is killed.

Kiichi Hogen's vengeful sword roars in search of Gonzales, his old enemy.

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