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DAIEI PRESENTS

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS: SAKATA NO KINTOKI

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS: URABE NO SUETAKE

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS: USUI NO SADAMITSU

FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS: WATANABE NO TSUNA

LONE WARRIOR: HIRAI NO YASUMASA

GENERAL OF THE GENJI: MINAMOTO NO YORIMITSU

Now's our chance.

Shuten-doji is sleeping.

Gentlemen, let's go.

Prepare to die!

And so the world has come to know

of how the Demon of Mount Oe was conquered.

However, in truth...

THE DEMON OF MOUNT OE

PRODUCED BY MASAICHI NAGATA

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY MATSUTARO KAWAGUCHI

SCRIPT BY FUJI YAHIRO

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY HIROSHI IMAI

MUSIC BY AKIRA NAITO

CAST:

KAZUO HASEGAWA

RAIZO ICHIKAWA

SHINTARO KATSU

KOJIRO HONGO

GANJIRO NAKAMURA

YUTAKA NAKAMURA, NARITOSHI HAYASHI, RYUZO SHIMADA, JUN NEGAMI

TAMAO NAKAMURA, ATSUKO KINDAICHI,

YUKO HAMADA, MICHIKO Al, SACHIKO HIDARI

FUJIKO YAMAMOTO

DIRECTED BY TOKUZO TANAKA

Firstly, I must thank you once again

for shouldering the burden of governing the provinces.

I am honored to receive such wonderful gifts.

I will be sure to include news of your new appointments

in this year's ceremony.

This Tang silk is from Hizen no Kami?

Yes, only the finest imported goods.

- The gold is from Mutsu no Kami? - Yes.

Yamato no Kami.

The gift of a single sword.

I suppose it must have quite the legend around it.

Well, I wouldn't go that far.

But as you know, Yamato is a poor domain.

We've had bad harvests these last few years.

Unfortunately, our income has suffered.

Enough! Yamato is not the only clan to have suffered poor harvests.

With all due respect,

if we squeeze the farmers any more, they will have nothing left to live on.

Ridiculous!

The more you squeeze them, the more they make, understand?

No, farmers are people too.

Squeezing them to death is...

You dare to contradict me, the Kampaku?

Yamato no Kami, it seems you have little desire for advancement.

If that's how you feel, so be it.

Nagisa.

You're ready to go?

Yes, my lord.

Please don't think badly of me.

It's not because I no longer love you that I'm sending you to Raiko.

It's because I love you that I'm letting you go.

Now, now. There's no need for tears.

Raiko may not be a member of the court, but he is the general of the Genji clan.

It's nothing to be so upset about.

Come on, let's not waste the time we have left together.

Alright?

Why don't you dance for us before you go?

Yes, my lord.

Lost amid a brocade

of falling cherry blossoms

I sing and play

as if in a dream

Before pine trees that even wind cannot shake

to live in such a peaceful world

is bliss indeed

Foul beast!

Nagisa!

Nagisa!

I am Sakata no Kintoki, here to take Lady Nagisa to Raiko.

What's this?

Let her go, foul beast!

Lady Nagisa has arrived, go and greet her.

My lord, I've brought Lady Nagisa.

Thank you.

Something rather strange happened at the Kampaku's estate

which delayed my return.

What was it?

Many strange things have been occurring at the Kampaku's residence.

And they all seem to have happened around you.

It's me, I'm...

I'm cursed.

What? You're cursed?

What with?

- I'm afraid I... - You won't say?

The Kampaku feared my curse, so he...

I see, that's why he sent you here.

Yes.

The curse follows me wherever I go.

How curious.

I am Minamoto no Yorimitsu. You're under my care from now on.

My lord...

My lord, Higekirimaru is glowing!

The magical sword of the Genji.

They say it glows when in the presence of evil.

There must be another demon.

Raiko will be busy with his new bride tonight.

To Councilor Ikeda's estate!

Spare no one except the women.

Katsura!

No, let him go!

Hey!

Oh, if it isn't the esteemed Princess Katsura.

She's too good for you.

I'll take her myself.

Alright, time to go!

You haven't yet retired?

Who might you be?

My name is Kotsuma.

I have served this house for many years.

Oh, I see.

I'm very glad to meet you.

For a courtier with dreams of glory,

receiving a gift from the Kampaku may be an honor,

but the samurai of the Genji care little for such things.

I heard that you were so distraught to come to our lord

that you cried in front of the Kampaku.

I didn't cry because I was upset about coming here.

It was the sorrow of a woman

passed from one man's hand to another

like a doll without a soul.

The thought of it grieved me so much that I began to cry.

Then you don't resent the Kampaku for abandoning you?

Lady Kotsuma, the Kampaku took me from the man I loved by force.

Once I...

I had a husband.

A husband?

And even so, he...

How awful.

Our lord, Raiko...

how does he feel about me?

I do not know.

Do you think he will come here,

tonight?

He will not.

Then what is to become of me?

My brother is to watch over you.

Your brother?

He is the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Watanabe no Genji, Tsuna.

Do you have far to go?

Yes.

I'm traveling from Omiya in Ichijo to Gojo.

There are lots of dangerous people in the capital.

You must be a brave woman.

Are you traveling alone?

It's frightening to be alone in the dark.

I try to go as quickly as possible.

It's only natural to be afraid.

I can accompany you as far as Gojo, if you like?

I would be most grateful.

I shall accept your kind offer.

How beautiful you are.

You have a very gentle manner,

for someone from the city.

How wonderful it would be to have a wife like you.

Oh, but you must be married already.

I'm just a country boy from Azuma.

No one wants to marry me.

I'm sure that's not true.

Everyone knows your name.

You're Lord Yorimitsu's bodyguard,

Watanabe no Tsuna.

How do you know who I am?

I am in love with you.

I know all there is to know.

To say you love me is a lie.

The reason you know my name is that you're a ghost!

A ghost?

I saw your true form reflected in the moonlight!

Demon, show yourself!

Foul spirit!

Let me go!

What shall we do with its arm?

The arm still contains

the remnants of the demon's fixation.

It will return to reclaim it.

Abe no Seimei, you are an expert...

...in matters such as these. What do we do?

Well...

Guard the arm closely for three days.

Fast while you do so.

The demon will soon lose its strength.

We have to keep it for three days?

That's right.

Keep the gates locked.

No one is to enter or leave.

Put this amulet on the gate.

It will keep evil at bay.

Abe no Seimei,

I will see to it.

I'm counting on you, Tsuna.

Tsuna, wait.

What's wrong?

Isn't there someone else who could guard the arm?

What do you mean?

I'm the one who cut it off, of course it should be me.

I'm so terribly afraid.

If anything were to happen to you...

You're all I have in the world.

This isn't like you.

Even if anything were to happen to me,

you have Lord Yorimitsu, don't you?

But now a beautiful woman like Lady Nagisa is here,

a country girl like me...

Don't be so silly.

All these years and you still don't understand him?

But in the presence of such a fine lady from the palace,

one day his feelings will surely change.

Come on, you know he thinks of you as his wife.

- It's too much to hope for. - Don't you trust him?

Have a little faith.

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

DAY THREE

Here we are. The last day.

Excuse me.

Your aunt from Watanabe is at the gate.

What? My aunt is here?

Hello? It's me, Tsuna.

Oh, Tsuna, is that you?

What are you waiting for?

Why won't you let me in?

We're in the middle of a purification ritual.

I'm afraid we can't let anyone in, not even you.

I don't know what's going on in there,

but I walked all this way with my stick just to come and see you

and you won't even let me in?

What a heartless man you've become!

Auntie!

You were never like this before.

You and your sister lost your parents so young.

I took you in when you had no one

and raised you like you were my own.

My only wish was that you grow up to become decent people.

Auntie, please...

- I'm sorry. - Fine, then.

You may have done well for yourself, but it's made you cold and hard.

You're no nephew of mine. I'm leaving.

You'll never see me again.

Auntie, please, don't go.

I'm coming.

Tsuna.

You came out to see me.

I'm under strict orders, but I couldn't turn you away.

Please, come in.

I was told that you have done something remarkable.

I don't mean to hide it from you,

but I'm not sure a demon's severed arm is something you really want to see.

Where is it?

I want to see.

My nephew cut off a demon's arm,

you could at least let me see it.

Well, seeing as you've been so good to me,

I'll let you have a quick look.

It's in here.

So, this is what a demon's arm looks like.

The ghost!

Damn you!

We'll catch them all at once.

Don't let Hakamadare get away.

Let's go.

Hakamadare's getting away!

He's making a run for it!

Come on.

You bastard.

What is the meaning of this?

You swore to round up Hakamadare and his gang for good,

but all you did was arrest a few bandits.

You let Hakamadare get away.

And on top of all that, Watanabe no Tsuna cut off a demon's arm

but he let the demon take it back again.

That's not fair.

Even a man like Tsuna would be taken in by such a powerful enemy.

Enough!

Strange apparitions and bandits plague the city day and night.

It's pandemonium out there.

If you can't catch them, then...

there are other samurai.

If you can't do it,

I'll find Someone who can.

Understood.

I give you my solemn word that I will destroy them all.

The capital will soon be at peace.

My lord, what did he say?

We are to destroy the strange forces plaguing the capital,

or I am to cut my belly.

Those are the only two options left.

But even if we clear the capital of its strange apparitions,

we cannot hope to overcome Shuten-doji's followers.

My lord, the only way to eradicate them

is to destroy Shuten-doji's stronghold on Mount Oe.

We've already sent numerous men

to ascertain the conditions on Mount Oe,

but so far none have returned.

I need to know who Shuten-doji is,

and what it's like on Mount Oe.

My lord.

I will go and find out.

Kotsuma, you can't be serious.

I want to atone for my brother's failure.

No.

The Genji would never stoop so low as to send a woman as a spy.

But I have heard that no man can enter the base on Mount Oe.

Only a woman is capable of fulfilling this mission.

Lord Sakata.

- What? To Mount Oe? - Yes.

Lord Yorimitsu said we can't let her go to the demon's lair alone.

He wants you to escort her seeing as you grew up in the mountains.

Don't go charging in there.

If Kotsuma is captured, leave her.

If you are captured, Kotsuma must return.

At least one of you must return here alive.

If for some reason I should not return,

I want you to take care of him for me.

This is his favorite incense.

It's of the highest quality.

Please burn some for him if ever he is in low spirits.

I would be glad to.

I'd also like to give you something to take with you.

Oh?

My father once gave me this dagger to protect myself.

Please carry it with you.

You'd really give me something so precious?

Please be careful.

You must return safely for Lord Yorimitsu's sake.

Thank you.

Well, what has he to say?

It seems he took the princess and returned to his mountain stronghold.

Who was it who broke into the Kampaku's estate

and tried to kidnap Lady Nagisa?

How should I know?

Was it the Demon of Mount Oe who came to reclaim

the arm Tsuna cut off?

There's no such thing as the Demon of Mount Oe.

How dare you! There's no point lying.

We saw that thing for ourselves.

If it wasn't a demon's arm, then what on earth was it?

You really want to know?

Shuten-doji of Mount Oe is our king.

He is surrounded by three powerful sorcerers,

lbaragi, Kidomaru, and Tsuchigumo, who protect him.

I'm sorry, did you say lbaragi?

We're going to storm the capital.

We'll get rid of all of you and make our king the Mikado.

Mark my words, your days are numbered.

Have your fun now while you still can.

Impudent fool!

You listen to me.

We'll take Mount Oe and all your heads. Not a single one of you will be spared.

As soon as you set foot on Mount Oe you're finished.

They'll hang you upside down to feed the birds.

How dare you!

Don't believe me?

How many of the men you sent to Mount Oe have ever returned?

Oh no, that's Yaso.

Yoichiro...

Homen no Junai.

What's that smell?

We're closing in on Shuten-doji's stronghold.

You bastard.

Damn you.

Are you serious?

Wait.

Come back here, you bastard.

Dammit.

Kotsuma.

Well, well. Sakata no Kintoki.

How the hell do you know my name?

A thief like you is no friend of mine.

Oh, have you forgotten me already?

- We met at the Kampaku's estate. - What?

I was just about to leave with Lady Nagisa.

So that's who you are!

I'm the Kidomaru you're always hearing about.

I'll take my time getting back at you for that ax wound.

See you soon!

I can't fight him on an empty stomach.

Don't go charging in there.

If Kotsuma is captured, leave her.

If you are captured, Kotsuma must return.

At least one of you must return here alive.

I can't let the both of us get caught.

Sadly, it seems it's my turn to escape.

Lady Kotsuma.

She'll be alright. They said they don't kill women.

Sorry, Lady Kotsuma.

Come on.

- Kido. - What do you want?

Where did she come from?

She's Sakata no Kintoki's wife.

Kintoki's wife?

Alright, I've had a few run-ins with Kintoki over the years.

I'll give his wife a good seeing-to.

Come on.

I'll love you to death.

Not so fast, Hakamadare.

I haven't taken her to Lord Doji yet.

You'll have to wait.

Fair enough.

Go on, then.

This way.

She's mine though, alright?

Everyone else, back off.

Lord Doji will see you now.

What's your name?

My name is Kotsuma.

She's Kintoki's wife.

Are you blind?

How could this girl be someone's wife?

Excuse me?

- What do you mean? - She's a virgin.

A budding flower that has not yet known a man.

Oh, I see.

What shall we do with her? Hakamadare put in a request.

Hakamadare?

The dirty dog.

Alright, I'll take her.

You will?

Well, this is a surprise.

But, she could be a spy sent to infiltrate us.

Well, we'll find out soon enough.

You must be tired.

Have a bath and change your clothes.

Who's this?

Lord Doji.

You met just now.

He's the man I just met?

I see. Kotsuma has been captured.

Please forgive me.

Don't worry, you've done well.

Go and have a good rest.

Thank you.

Wait.

We'll be counting on you when we attack Mount Oe.

- Look after yourself, alright? - Yes, my lord.

Lady Nagisa, what are you doing there?

Yes, my lord.

The sight of a man consumed with thoughts of his beloved

is truly beautiful to behold.

What do you mean?

When I think about my life,

I feel so...

You're crying.

Yes.

I understand so well that it brings me to tears.

What is it that you understand?

The Kampaku took me by force.

The moment that he defiled my body...

Nagisa, stay strong.

My husband...

to think of him grieving for me just as you grieve for her now.

He must have cried for me too.

But now my husband places a curse on me.

I have no one to turn to.

I'm a wretched woman.

Nagisa, calm down.

Compose yourself.

Why did your husband curse you?

My husband

lost his faith in women.

Rather than take my own life after being violated,

he thinks I was living a life of luxury as the Kampaku's mistress.

All he could feel for me was hate.

He cursed me.

The Kampaku became his enemy,

and he vowed revenge.

My husband

is no longer the good and kind man he once was.

He is a terrifying demon hellbent on revenge.

Your husband,

who on earth is he?

My husband...

is the Demon of Mount Oe.

Shuten-doji.

What?

He holed up in the mountains

and recruited allies to attack the capital.

He tried to use his sorcerers to kidnap me to get at the Kampaku.

I see.

Doji was so filled with resentment

that he attacked the capital and disregarded the Mikado's laws.

I can't let him get away with it.

Intruder!

My lord, is everything alright?

Were fine.

Tighten security for the night.

Nagisa, tell me everything there is to know about you and Doji.

Yes, my lord.

Alright, let's hear it.

Yes, my lord.

Originally his name was Bizennosuke Tachibana no Tomotada.

He was a member of the Imperial Guard.

It was a Spring day

not three months since we were married.

Stop the carriage.

What a beautiful woman.

Umanosuke, let's have a closer look.

Yes, my lord. Do as he says.

The Kampaku sent my husband to Kaga as an acting governor.

And while he was away...

the Kampaku mercilessly...

Let me go!

Please!

Have a drink.

No thank you, I don't drink.

The Kampaku is offering you a cup, surely you can make an exception.

To refuse would be incredibly rude.

We're as good as married now.

What?

From now on, you belong to me.

No need to go back to Bizennosuke.

Please, no.

From that day on,

my husband became a demon hellbent on revenge.

He's been after the Kampaku ever since.

Bizennosuke?

Bizennosuke has lost his mind.

Arrest him, now!

Nagisa!

Fool! There's no such woman here.

This is highly inappropriate.

Arrest him, now!

How dare you!

Damn you, Kampaku!

I will have my revenge!

Mark my words!

Get back here!

Seven years have passed since then.

Even so,

if I hadn't met lbaragi that day...

Wow, look at that sword.

It's fantastic.

Hey, hand it over.

You want this sword?

What's your problem?

Running your mouth off like that.

Aren't you afraid for your life?

My life'?

I don't care about that.

You don't care?

Huh?

I couldn't care less about my life.

Couldn't care less?

Whether I like it or not,

my life is long gone.

We've had enough chit-chat, take off your clothes.

Hand over the sword.

If you want it, come get it.

Stupid bastard.

Alright.

Fine, then.

Wait.

Ronin, you're much better than you look.

Fight me.

Give me all you've got.

Alright, you look like you've got what it takes.

Come at me.

Upstart punk. Let's go!

Wait, don't kill him.

Why?

You want to go next?

No, our boss wants to talk to you.

- Your boss? - Yeah.

We have orders to bring in strong men like you.

- Anyway, come and see our boss. - Please!

Alright. Let's go see him.

The boss will be here soon.

Is it you?

You're the boss?

That's right.

My name is Ibaragi.

Did you say "Ibaragi"?

I have heard that Ibaragi-doji...

...who lives in the mountains of Senjo-ga-take

is a demon.

Depending on who I'm dealing with, I can be a demon or a snake.

But they never mentioned

that lbaragi-doji was a woman.

I understand you may be surprised.

I have more ambition than a woman is allowed,

so I called myself "Doji".

So what is it, your ambition?

Punish the Fujiwara clan and depose Kampaku Michinaga.

We will rule this world like the gods.

Are you serious? You're going after the Fujiwara?

Lord Bizennosuke.

You said your life was long gone.

Couldn't you lend it to me for a while?

Lend you my life?

As you see, a large undertaking such as this

cannot be accomplished by a woman alone.

I've been looking for someone worthy of becoming our leader

for quite some time.

So what you're saying is,

you want me to be your leader?

The fire festival is underway.

Please make your way there.

Hakamadare!

Whatever it is, it can wait.

Stop it.

As you know, this woman is under my protection.

Whatever you say, I'm not letting anyone else have her.

Why take her when you've already got Ikeda's daughter?

That's nothing to do with this.

We can do whatever we like with the captive women,

that's the rule.

- I'm taking her. - No!

I won't let you.

Oh yeah?

Fine, then.

Lord Doji.

You've never shown any interest in women before.

Why is this one different?

There's no particular reason. I just felt sorry for her.

You felt sorry for her?

She's a threat to us.

A threat?

She is the sister of our greatest enemy,

Watanabe no Tsuna.

How did you know?

How could I not?

He cut my arm off, after all.

I'll have your life.

Wait.

Your dagger...

Nagisa had one just like it.

Tell me.

Did Nagisa give you this dagger to come here and kill me?

No, you've got it all wrong.

When a new man enters her heart, does she forget the old one?

She slept with the Kampaku and became his woman.

He sent her to Raiko, so now she's Raiko's.

Are women really so fickle?

No, it's not like that.

You're not being fair to Lady Nagisa.

Then why didn't she take her own life?

Instead, she continued living in shame,

and just as she was taken by the Kampaku,

she must now be in thrall to Raiko.

Lord Doji!

Raiko won't be a problem for much longer.

He will soon become entangled in Tsuchigumo's web

where the life will be drained out of him.

Today, or perhaps tomorrow...

Thank you.

Are you feeling any better?

I am much more at peace.

You've been a great help to me.

It's no trouble.

Lady Kotsuma asked me to take good care of you.

Think of me as her.

Please let me know if there's anything I can do.

We share a strange fate.

Yes.

I'm sure you will find happiness again once the capital is at peace.

I hope that day will soon arrive.

Will such a day ever come for me?

It surely will.

Don't lose heart.

You must wait patiently for that day.

Yes, my lord.

It's late.

You should get some rest.

Yes, my lord.

Kotsuma...

Lord Raiko,

is your mind at peace?

Who's there?

Chiju of Eizan.

What business have you here?

I hear that you are afflicted by the curse of a vengeful spirit.

I came to dispel it for you,

though I know it is very late.

Is that so?

I shall rid you of it

with these Shingon prayer beads.

My lord, please wake up.

Take that, Raiko!

Foul spirit!

My lord, are you alright?

Kikuomaru, is that you?

- Hurry, call the Four Heavenly Kings. - Yes, my lord.

Look, there's a trail of blood!

Who's there?

Stay back, leave me alone!

What's that?

What? Tsuchigumo is dead?

Damn that Raiko!

What about Arakuma no Taro?

I'm afraid his head is on a spike in Rokujo.

He's dead too?

They fought bravely,

but died before ever seeing victory.

Hey, come on! She's just a kid.

She'll be a woman soon enough!

Early bird catches the worm, huh?

They said he used to rule Yamato, so I thought he'd be rich,

but it turns out he's dirt poor.

I was so annoyed, I walked off with this girl.

Wait, are you talking about Yamato no Kami?

Kuro, are you telling me you raided the former governor of Yamato?

Yeah, what's wrong with that?

What did you do to him? Tell me.

There weren't many of them, but they put up a good fight.

Father!

Father!

Stupid bastard.

So I gave it to him good.

Fool!

Yamato no Kami was the only honest man

in that whole rotten place.

How was I supposed to know?

Everyone respected him.

A truly noble man, and you killed him!

You even took his daughter!

What's it to me if he's good or bad?

Am I supposed to care about that?

We're bandits!

Demons, that's what we are!

Boss, Kuro was one of us!

So what?

If you break the rules, you die.

Have you forgotten our mission?

We rose up against the tyranny of the Fujiwara.

Why cause harm to a righteous man?

CEREMONIAL HALL, IMPERIAL PALACE

Settsu no Kami, Minamoto no Ason Yorimitsu,

by imperial decree,

you are to eliminate the bandits on Mount Oe.

Gather your strongest men without delay and launch your attack.

In accordance with the Mikado's request,

we shall set out to defeat the bandits forthwith.

Kada Genji's contingent of 600 men has arrived.

Kada's 600 men, acknowledged.

Ono Genji's 1300 men have arrived.

Kai Genji's forces have arrived.

Lady Nagisa,

the time has come for me to face Shuten-doji.

Whether I shall defeat him or be defeated,

only the gods can know.

If I should fail and fall in battle,

you are free to leave this place and find your own happiness.

I bid you farewell.

My lord, Lady Nagisa has killed herself!

What?

Suicide?

Nagisa!

Lady Nagisa, why would you do such a thing?

I admired...

your nobility...

But I could never forget...

the love I have for my husband.

So you still...

You're going to kill the man I love, or he'll kill you

and I am powerless to stop it.

All I feel is sorrow.

You love him so deeply?

My husband, Bizennosuke.

Please tell him that I...

yearned for him...

until the moment of my death.

Nagisa, Lady Nagisa!

They're here!

Yes, Raiko has crossed the border with 3000 men.

Oh, how I've longed for this day.

Take your positions for battle.

Yes, sir.

Once we've dealt with Raiko, we have nothing more to fear.

We'll ride this wave all the way to the capital!

Advance!

To hell with the Genji and Raiko too!

This land is ours!

Don't count your chickens.

They were unfamiliar with the territory.

We haven't beaten them yet.

You saw for yourself.

I'll ride into the capital with Raiko's head.

Shuten-doji will be the new mikado and I'll be his kampaku.

That isn't what Doji has in mind.

He hates the Kampaku and wants to overthrow the Fujiwara,

but he has no desire for personal advancement.

As I'm sure you're well aware.

You're no fun at all.

Once we take down the Fujiwara, we can do whatever we want.

I'm going to be the kampaku.

I'm only flesh and blood, after all.

What do you mean by that?

Aren't you flesh and blood too?

Do whatever you want.

You should drop the ice queen act and tell Shuten-doji you love him.

How dare you!

Lord Kidomaru wishes to speak to you in private.

Kido does? Where is he?

Yes. He wants you to meet him in his bedroom away from prying eyes.

In his bedroom?

What are you doing?

Lord Doji will be here any minute.

Be a good girl.

Make a fuss and I'll kill you.

What are you going to do with me?

I'll have my revenge on your body.

Revenge for what?

I know how Lord Doji really feels,

so I tried to bring Lady Nagisa back here,

but she always got away.

What's that to do with me?

You're Raiko's woman, aren't you?

Raiko took Lady Nagisa,

so now Lord Doji can take you, alright?

You can't be serious!

Are you going to kill me?

No, I'm not. It's for me. I'll kill myself.

Why would you do that?

Kidomaru hasn't the first idea how I really feel.

Taking revenge on one woman because of my grudge towards another.

Do you really think that's the sort of man I am?

Lord Doji.

Raiko and I will face each other tomorrow.

It's a duel between men. One will win and the other lose.

I know.

No one will lay a finger on you. I won't permit it.

You have my word on that.

Thank you.

These men disgust me.

They'd sell their souls for drink and women.

In the beginning,

they burned with hatred for the Fujiwara,

but now they've forgotten all about our mission.

Lady Chiharu told me that your heart is ablaze

with the desire to overturn this rotten world

and put a beautiful one in its place.

Because of those heartless men,

all my hopes and dreams

are falling apart.

Lord Doji!

Do you understand me?

I'm glad.

Then I won't lose hope.

We'll win the battle tomorrow,

and bear down on the capital.

The capital will be ours.

Did you see that?

You saw it too?

Intruder!

- We're under attack. - Damn them.

Kidomaru!

Damn you, Kidomaru!

Kintoki, that's the arrow from the dream!

We can't win by pressing down on an enemy that knows the terrain.

But I have an idea.

And what is it?

We should take the initiative scouting them out,

wait for an opening and then strike.

If we can take out Doji, the rest is easy.

We can rout them without much difficulty.

But I've heard that not even the villagers or those in the mountains

know the way to Doji's stronghold.

I know my way around the mountains.

Whatever kind of maze he's set up there, I can sniff him out.

Where on earth are we?

Didn't you say you'd sniff him out?

The famed Kintoki of Mount Ashigara has lost his touch.

Kintoki, what is it?

This way.

Come on.

Young lady!

Young lady!

Are you Minamoto no Yorimitsu?

You know my name.

- You're from the capital? - Yes.

Councilor Ikeda was my father. My name is Katsura.

Oh!

The one who got kidnapped!

I'm saved, at last.

Please, help us. Show us the way to Doji's stronghold.

Of course.

Why are you here? What do you want?

I'm here for your body.

What are you doing? You beast!

Yes, that's exactly what I am.

Once I've caught sight of my prey, I never let them go.

Come on.

Get away from me, you brute!

Never!

Bastard!

What are you doing?

This lady is under the protection of Lord Doji.

To hell with him.

I brought Doji into the gang.

And now he throws his weight around and ignores me.

I'll show him who's boss!

- Leave her alone! - Damn you.

Stop getting in my way.

You've gone and done it now.

What? Hakamadare's dead?

This doesn't bode well.

We must avenge him!

The men will demand her death.

That's right!

My lord!

A party of mountain ascetics is at the gate requesting an audience.

Mountain ascetics?

How did they find the hidden entrance?

Something's not right.

Bring them here. We'll kill the lot of them.

No, wait.

We'll hear them out. Bring them through.

A band of travelers? Who are you?

What is your business here?

We are mountain ascetics traveling as part of our practice.

We've heard that you will be going to battle with the Genii.

We thought our Shugendo could assist in overcoming the enemy

and came to offer our services.

Oh, that's very kind of you.

So then,

how exactly will you put your prayers to use?

We will appeal to the Five Great Kings of Wisdom

with altars at all points of the compass and at the center.

We shall light fires and pray.

Who are the Five Great Kings of Wisdom?

Gozanze in the east, Gundari in the south,

Daiitoku in the west, Kongoyasha in the north,

and in the center, Fudo.

And what is this Gozanze like?

He has three faces and eight arms.

He subjugates the three poisons, greed, confusion, and anger.

This is Gozanze.

You have answered well.

In that case, I would be grateful for your prayers.

You shall have them.

Wait.

I have something to request before the ritual begins.

What is it?

I've never seen an Ennen Dance.

Can you perform one for us now?

What?

You want me to perform an Ennen Dance?

Wait.

So be it. I will dance in his place.

You will?

Very well.

We meet again, Watanabe no Tsuna.

It's you!

We met at Modori Bridge.

Good day to you, Lord Raiko.

You won't get out of here alive. Drop your weapons.

Foul spirit, have a taste of my arrow.

Damn you!

Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu.

Ibaragi! What's wrong?

The arrow contains Buddha's prayer.

Ibaragi,

we've been fighting together all this time.

You can't die and leave me behind!

Lord Doji.

I...

I loved you...

Raiko, the time for our confrontation has arrived.

Draw your sword!

I hoped you'd say that. Draw your sword, Shuten-doji.

Let's go.

Wait, please.

Kotsuma, out of the way.

You can't kill him.

Why?

Since coming here I've realized that Lord Doji has a noble heart.

You can't kill him.

What are you saying?

If you don't move, I'll kill you too.

Kill me, then.

If you're going to kill a man as noble as Lord Doji.

Out of the way. It's not your place to interfere.

You can't kill Yorimitsu, please!

There's nothing you can do.

- I'll kill you if you don't let go. - Kill me, then.

Kill him and the city will fall into darkness.

Who else will protect the capital?

What are you talking about?

If you're going to kill Yorimitsu,

then go ahead and kill me first.

Let's call it off, Bizennosuke.

What?

There's something I have to give you.

What is it?

Her body may have been violated by the Kampaku,

but her heart remained untouched.

The bequest of a heartbroken woman.

You mean she's...

She couldn't bear the thought of your death.

So she took her own life.

Nagisa...

Raiko,

is what you've told me true?

Bizennosuke,

Lady Nagisa, your wife,

she never stopped loving you.

She longed for you

until the moment of her death.

Nagisa.

Oh, you pitiful woman.

What the hell's happened to our leader?

Kill them, leave no one alive.

Listen.

You should give up now.

You won't get out of here alive.

Reinforcements are on their way.

You bastards.

Think we'd fall for that?

Get them!

Wait!

As of today, there is no Shuten-doji.

The Demon of Mount Oe is dead.

Shuten-doji holed up on this mountain to overthrow the Fujiwara

and bring happiness to people across the land.

But now I've seen the general of the Genji,

I know it won't be long before power is in the hands of the samurai.

Even if I haven't taken down the Fujiwara or the Kampaku,

my aims are already fulfilled.

Surrender to the Genji.

I will stake my life on ensuring each of yours is spared.

What will you do?

THE END