1 00:00:44,318 --> 00:00:48,838 Ancient feudal Japan, a land shrouded in mystery, 2 00:00:48,878 --> 00:00:50,758 forbidden to foreigners. 3 00:00:50,839 --> 00:00:54,478 A group of magical islands home to witches and demons. 4 00:00:55,558 --> 00:00:57,478 A nation of rival provinces 5 00:00:57,518 --> 00:01:01,799 whose lords were ruled by a shogun whose will is absolute. 6 00:01:03,559 --> 00:01:06,439 Peace in the realm is kept by the samurai, 7 00:01:06,479 --> 00:01:08,438 master swordsmen 8 00:01:08,519 --> 00:01:10,279 tasked with protecting their lord 9 00:01:10,358 --> 00:01:12,318 and their province at all costs. 10 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,279 Should a samurai ever lose or fail his master, 11 00:01:16,359 --> 00:01:20,320 he suffers the greatest shame in all Japanese society. 12 00:01:20,359 --> 00:01:22,439 He becomes a ronin. 13 00:01:23,919 --> 00:01:26,880 And yet, to know the story of the 47 Ronin, 14 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,360 is to know the story of all Japan. 15 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,600 It began with a boy. 16 00:01:36,559 --> 00:01:40,480 No one knew where he came from or how he found his way to Ako. 17 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,479 Some said he was a changeling, no better than a beast. 18 00:01:49,159 --> 00:01:51,279 Many believed he'd been raised by the Tengu, 19 00:01:52,999 --> 00:01:54,919 the demons of the forest 20 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,959 who had taught him their dark powers 21 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:00,199 and trained him in their lethal arts of killing. 22 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:07,879 The evil he had fled had left its mark upon him. 23 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,319 Oishi! 24 00:02:23,999 --> 00:02:26,160 My Lord, it is a demon. 25 00:02:36,679 --> 00:02:40,319 He's a child, just like you. 26 00:02:41,640 --> 00:02:43,960 Help me pick him up, Oishi. 27 00:02:45,799 --> 00:02:48,360 Lord Asano, of the province Ako, 28 00:02:48,839 --> 00:02:50,840 saved him that day, 29 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,439 seeing something in the boy that Oishi did not. 30 00:02:59,559 --> 00:03:03,880 Lord Asano's daughter, Mika, saw it too. 31 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,559 Mika's father allowed the boy to live amongst them, 32 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:25,599 against the advice of his samurai. 33 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:29,879 Look. 34 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:32,199 What do you see? 35 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:33,839 A branch? 36 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:35,520 No. 37 00:03:37,239 --> 00:03:38,599 It's a deer. 38 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,161 - Oh. - It took this path. 39 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,200 You keep it, Kai. 40 00:03:56,921 --> 00:03:58,360 The samurai believed his presence 41 00:03:58,441 --> 00:04:00,401 would bring misfortune to their land. 42 00:04:02,601 --> 00:04:04,921 Mika only saw a gentle boy. 43 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,281 Although he lived as an outcast, 44 00:04:09,321 --> 00:04:11,400 Kai was determined to repay the love 45 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,961 he received from Mika and her father, 46 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,280 whatever the cost. 47 00:04:30,281 --> 00:04:31,600 Kai. 48 00:04:36,601 --> 00:04:38,201 Well? 49 00:04:38,361 --> 00:04:39,972 There is something wrong with the creature. 50 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,841 It's up there on the rise, but it will come down again to hunt. 51 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,441 It would be safer to set a trap and wait for it here. 52 00:04:54,281 --> 00:04:56,400 It's up on the rise, Lord Asano. 53 00:05:49,001 --> 00:05:50,000 My Lord. 54 00:05:50,081 --> 00:05:51,120 Kill it! 55 00:08:22,401 --> 00:08:27,722 I would rather have been killed by that beast than saved by a half-breed. 56 00:08:36,203 --> 00:08:37,883 Yasuno! 57 00:08:56,203 --> 00:08:59,722 Ako owes you a great debt, Yasuno. 58 00:08:59,883 --> 00:09:03,162 We can finally welcome the Shogun without fear. 59 00:09:15,642 --> 00:09:17,443 For Ako! 60 00:09:17,643 --> 00:09:19,003 For Ako! 61 00:09:20,162 --> 00:09:21,363 Well done. 62 00:10:09,643 --> 00:10:10,603 Get out. 63 00:10:13,803 --> 00:10:14,843 Get out! 64 00:10:35,243 --> 00:10:37,323 Does Lord Asano live? 65 00:10:40,323 --> 00:10:41,323 Yes. 66 00:10:41,762 --> 00:10:42,843 Mmm. 67 00:10:58,762 --> 00:11:00,523 Hosting the Shogun's tournament 68 00:11:00,603 --> 00:11:02,283 is a great honor for my father. 69 00:11:02,363 --> 00:11:04,004 Everything must be perfect. 70 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:06,124 My Lady, Mika. 71 00:11:06,844 --> 00:11:08,764 Lord Asano and the hunting party have returned. 72 00:11:09,364 --> 00:11:10,604 They killed the beast. 73 00:11:26,364 --> 00:11:27,324 Father! 74 00:11:29,564 --> 00:11:30,924 I was worried. 75 00:11:31,484 --> 00:11:33,323 The hunt took longer than we hoped. 76 00:11:34,004 --> 00:11:36,244 Yasuno showed great courage. 77 00:11:38,164 --> 00:11:39,643 Is anyone badly hurt? 78 00:11:41,804 --> 00:11:43,604 Who are you looking for? 79 00:11:49,964 --> 00:11:52,564 Is everything prepared for the Shogun's arrival? 80 00:11:54,124 --> 00:11:55,403 Yes, Father. 81 00:11:58,764 --> 00:12:01,804 I want all of Ako to share in this honor 82 00:12:01,884 --> 00:12:04,444 of hosting our great commander. 83 00:12:04,924 --> 00:12:06,343 I have made special arrangements 84 00:12:06,404 --> 00:12:08,043 for the visiting lords, as well. 85 00:12:13,964 --> 00:12:17,363 I've ordered stands put up all along the route. 86 00:12:19,324 --> 00:12:21,164 Your mother would have been proud. 87 00:12:38,763 --> 00:12:39,804 I was worried. 88 00:12:41,004 --> 00:12:42,684 You always worry. 89 00:12:47,924 --> 00:12:49,404 He so wants your approval. 90 00:12:50,003 --> 00:12:53,163 Chikara has been training every chance he gets. 91 00:13:05,204 --> 00:13:07,764 My Lady, Kai has returned. 92 00:13:38,925 --> 00:13:40,845 They told me you were hurt. 93 00:13:41,565 --> 00:13:42,804 It's nothing, My Lady. 94 00:13:45,925 --> 00:13:47,165 Your back. 95 00:13:50,965 --> 00:13:51,965 Sit down. 96 00:13:58,365 --> 00:14:00,685 Someone should have seen to this before. 97 00:14:11,365 --> 00:14:12,365 Thank you. 98 00:14:19,564 --> 00:14:23,525 I saw the shame in Yasuno's eyes when they were praising him. 99 00:14:24,925 --> 00:14:28,325 Even when you try to help them, they hate you. 100 00:14:29,125 --> 00:14:32,685 Your father's samurai have always treated me as well as can be expected. 101 00:14:33,045 --> 00:14:35,125 And is that all you expect? 102 00:14:37,645 --> 00:14:38,965 It's all I know. 103 00:14:41,245 --> 00:14:43,445 It doesn't have to be, Kai. 104 00:14:53,005 --> 00:14:54,925 This is no place for you, My Lady. 105 00:14:56,365 --> 00:14:58,125 Are you sending me away? 106 00:15:01,645 --> 00:15:04,285 Look at me and tell me you don't love me. 107 00:15:04,365 --> 00:15:05,645 I will always love you. 108 00:15:06,765 --> 00:15:08,685 But you have your place 109 00:15:09,685 --> 00:15:11,365 and I have mine. 110 00:16:16,606 --> 00:16:19,846 Asano Takumi no Kami, ruler of Ako. 111 00:16:20,726 --> 00:16:22,926 His Highness, Shogun Tokugawa, 112 00:16:22,966 --> 00:16:26,566 lord of provinces and master of all Japan 113 00:16:27,086 --> 00:16:29,326 thanks you for your welcome. 114 00:16:29,926 --> 00:16:31,206 Lord Asano, 115 00:16:32,206 --> 00:16:33,806 my friend. 116 00:16:34,126 --> 00:16:36,206 Ako is magnificent, 117 00:16:36,526 --> 00:16:38,006 as always. 118 00:16:38,606 --> 00:16:43,566 We anticipate with pleasure tomorrow's tournament. 119 00:16:44,886 --> 00:16:47,366 Great Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi... 120 00:17:01,646 --> 00:17:04,646 and hope the entertainment we have prepared 121 00:17:04,686 --> 00:17:06,606 meets your august approval. 122 00:17:10,486 --> 00:17:11,566 Father. 123 00:17:12,886 --> 00:17:14,606 What are you doing in my home? 124 00:17:15,926 --> 00:17:17,886 Last week at the hunt I saw a fox. 125 00:17:18,606 --> 00:17:21,486 I didn't realize at the time that it was a witch. 126 00:17:21,926 --> 00:17:23,286 A witch? 127 00:17:23,406 --> 00:17:26,126 I believe I saw the same creature again tonight. 128 00:17:26,246 --> 00:17:29,166 She was in human form among the nobles' concubines. 129 00:17:31,446 --> 00:17:32,486 My Lord. 130 00:17:39,006 --> 00:17:41,166 They say only demons have the power 131 00:17:41,206 --> 00:17:43,686 to see past a witch's disguise. 132 00:17:46,486 --> 00:17:48,047 Are you a demon? 133 00:17:50,046 --> 00:17:51,006 No. 134 00:17:53,406 --> 00:17:56,886 Then I suggest you are simply bewitched by a beautiful girl. 135 00:18:09,526 --> 00:18:13,526 Lord Asano, may we present Lord Kira Yoshinaka, 136 00:18:13,686 --> 00:18:16,726 master of Nagato, from the northern provinces. 137 00:18:29,327 --> 00:18:32,807 Ako is as beautiful as I remember, Lord Asano. 138 00:18:33,567 --> 00:18:35,927 We are honored by your visit, Lord Kira. 139 00:18:38,687 --> 00:18:40,767 I look forward to the tournament. 140 00:18:52,687 --> 00:18:57,087 I had no idea your concubine was so lovely, Lord Asano. 141 00:18:57,807 --> 00:18:59,167 She's my daughter. 142 00:19:02,528 --> 00:19:03,488 Oh. 143 00:19:03,687 --> 00:19:05,487 Forgive me, My Lady. 144 00:19:07,687 --> 00:19:09,887 May I ask that your daughter sit with us? 145 00:19:10,447 --> 00:19:12,967 I should like to make up for my rudeness. 146 00:20:23,087 --> 00:20:25,567 Father, who is that? 147 00:20:28,327 --> 00:20:29,687 My fighter. 148 00:20:36,007 --> 00:20:39,127 I'm sure your father's champion will be an even contest. 149 00:20:41,247 --> 00:20:42,407 Yasuno. 150 00:20:47,287 --> 00:20:49,207 Yasuno. Yasuno! 151 00:20:49,567 --> 00:20:50,527 Yasuno! 152 00:20:55,048 --> 00:20:56,008 What's wrong with him? 153 00:20:57,168 --> 00:20:58,289 Witchcraft. 154 00:20:58,808 --> 00:20:59,768 Get your father. 155 00:21:01,128 --> 00:21:02,688 There is no time. 156 00:21:08,008 --> 00:21:09,288 If we have no fighter, 157 00:21:09,768 --> 00:21:11,368 Ako will be disgraced. 158 00:21:11,888 --> 00:21:13,649 Only a samurai can fight. 159 00:21:24,328 --> 00:21:25,288 Enough. 160 00:21:28,208 --> 00:21:29,328 Your fighter? 161 00:22:05,008 --> 00:22:07,368 Champions, prepare for combat! 162 00:22:08,568 --> 00:22:09,848 Bring them steel! 163 00:23:08,049 --> 00:23:09,368 Stop! 164 00:23:37,689 --> 00:23:40,410 You are not a samurai. 165 00:23:44,370 --> 00:23:45,649 Kill it. 166 00:23:47,169 --> 00:23:48,129 No! 167 00:23:48,849 --> 00:23:49,929 No! 168 00:23:53,570 --> 00:23:55,409 Forgive me, My Lord. 169 00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:58,409 The fault is mine. 170 00:24:13,330 --> 00:24:14,903 Strip him of his armor. 171 00:24:15,689 --> 00:24:16,969 Beat him. 172 00:25:09,810 --> 00:25:10,770 Stop! 173 00:25:15,209 --> 00:25:16,209 I'm sorry. 174 00:25:20,849 --> 00:25:21,809 My Lord! 175 00:25:23,410 --> 00:25:24,569 Not now! 176 00:25:26,889 --> 00:25:28,249 Father, please! 177 00:25:48,211 --> 00:25:51,490 Lord Asano's mind is unsettled. 178 00:25:52,491 --> 00:25:54,971 It is time to take Ako. 179 00:25:55,570 --> 00:25:59,650 It is what you hoped for, it is what we have planned for. 180 00:26:00,490 --> 00:26:02,771 What are you afraid of, My Lord? 181 00:26:05,771 --> 00:26:07,731 Show me your courage. 182 00:26:08,691 --> 00:26:10,891 Give me your heart. 183 00:26:12,410 --> 00:26:15,570 After this, there is no turning back. 184 00:26:16,491 --> 00:26:20,250 You are bound to me, and I to you. 185 00:26:25,170 --> 00:26:26,611 Rivers of blood 186 00:26:27,571 --> 00:26:29,811 and mountains of corpses 187 00:26:30,650 --> 00:26:33,290 will not stand in our way. 188 00:26:34,291 --> 00:26:36,931 Nor the tears of widows. 189 00:26:37,410 --> 00:26:40,850 Find your envy and hatred. 190 00:26:42,610 --> 00:26:47,051 And I will give you all you desire. 191 00:28:13,652 --> 00:28:14,732 Father. 192 00:28:17,931 --> 00:28:19,252 Father! 193 00:28:22,611 --> 00:28:24,292 Father! 194 00:28:28,531 --> 00:28:29,891 Mika. 195 00:28:31,811 --> 00:28:32,771 Father! 196 00:28:34,131 --> 00:28:35,412 Mika. 197 00:28:36,652 --> 00:28:37,652 Father! 198 00:28:45,491 --> 00:28:46,972 Father! 199 00:28:47,731 --> 00:28:48,732 Help! 200 00:28:59,891 --> 00:29:00,972 What is this? 201 00:29:02,012 --> 00:29:03,091 Stand back! 202 00:29:03,171 --> 00:29:04,131 My Lord! 203 00:29:05,131 --> 00:29:06,292 Please! 204 00:29:09,012 --> 00:29:10,012 Father! 205 00:29:25,332 --> 00:29:27,252 Everyone, go back to your posts! 206 00:29:47,412 --> 00:29:49,892 The law is clear. 207 00:29:50,292 --> 00:29:54,132 You have struck an unarmed guest and have shamed your home. 208 00:29:54,611 --> 00:29:56,372 The penalty is death. 209 00:29:57,612 --> 00:30:01,292 Because of your rank and the service you have done Ako, 210 00:30:01,491 --> 00:30:05,491 I will allow you to regain your honor and the honor of your house 211 00:30:05,692 --> 00:30:07,651 through seppuku, 212 00:30:07,892 --> 00:30:10,131 death by your own hand, 213 00:30:10,852 --> 00:30:15,491 so that you may show courage and dignity in death 214 00:30:16,851 --> 00:30:18,931 as you once showed in life. 215 00:30:22,491 --> 00:30:26,451 The Shogun could have had me hanged like a criminal. 216 00:30:28,251 --> 00:30:31,892 Instead, he has allowed me 217 00:30:32,732 --> 00:30:36,211 to take my life with honor. 218 00:30:37,732 --> 00:30:39,693 You were bewitched, My Lord. 219 00:30:40,493 --> 00:30:41,932 Your mind was poisoned. 220 00:30:42,533 --> 00:30:45,613 If I accept my fate, 221 00:30:46,853 --> 00:30:50,852 no one will question the honor of our people 222 00:30:51,053 --> 00:30:53,533 or punish them for my crime. 223 00:30:55,093 --> 00:30:56,053 Promise me 224 00:30:57,572 --> 00:31:02,013 you will protect Mika and Ako from our enemies. 225 00:31:02,493 --> 00:31:03,813 My Lord. 226 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:10,453 I am ready, Oishi. 227 00:31:11,452 --> 00:31:12,613 And when I die, 228 00:31:13,092 --> 00:31:17,492 I would be honored if you would act as my second, 229 00:31:18,613 --> 00:31:20,173 my friend. 230 00:31:38,612 --> 00:31:39,613 Father! 231 00:31:42,292 --> 00:31:44,372 Don't let them see you cry. 232 00:33:56,254 --> 00:33:57,494 No. 233 00:33:59,453 --> 00:34:00,654 We must have revenge. 234 00:34:01,854 --> 00:34:04,414 Whatever the cost, it is our duty. 235 00:34:04,494 --> 00:34:06,814 My Lord, what will you have us do? 236 00:34:11,974 --> 00:34:14,533 If we fight now, we die. 237 00:34:16,014 --> 00:34:17,854 And not just us. 238 00:34:17,934 --> 00:34:20,853 Every farmer and villager in Ako will be killed. 239 00:34:22,493 --> 00:34:24,214 We have to think of them first. 240 00:34:32,734 --> 00:34:35,894 Poison, My Lady. It will end your pain. 241 00:34:38,654 --> 00:34:41,254 We have not lost Ako yet. 242 00:35:13,933 --> 00:35:15,094 Your Highness. 243 00:35:41,535 --> 00:35:42,775 Lady Asano, 244 00:35:44,934 --> 00:35:47,375 I am sorry for your father's death. 245 00:35:47,575 --> 00:35:49,734 He accepted it with dignity. 246 00:35:49,815 --> 00:35:53,695 Your Highness, as my father's only child, 247 00:35:53,775 --> 00:35:58,374 I ask that I may look after his lands until such time as I marry. 248 00:35:59,135 --> 00:36:01,415 I have already considered this, My Lady. 249 00:36:11,615 --> 00:36:14,535 So that there will be no feud between your clans, 250 00:36:14,615 --> 00:36:17,135 I decree that from this day, 251 00:36:17,615 --> 00:36:19,055 they will be one. 252 00:36:19,895 --> 00:36:23,495 Sealed by the marriage bond between you and Lord Kira. 253 00:36:24,215 --> 00:36:26,535 You are granted one year to mourn. 254 00:36:26,815 --> 00:36:31,055 But you will remain a guest of Lord Kira's until you are married. 255 00:36:31,255 --> 00:36:32,215 Oishi. 256 00:36:35,335 --> 00:36:36,895 You are now ronin. 257 00:36:38,455 --> 00:36:39,975 Masterless samurai. 258 00:36:41,495 --> 00:36:45,095 I forbid you to seek vengeance for Lord Asano's death. 259 00:36:47,095 --> 00:36:48,055 Lord Kira, 260 00:36:49,175 --> 00:36:51,815 I leave Ako with you. 261 00:37:09,815 --> 00:37:14,095 From this moment on, you are banished from these lands. 262 00:37:14,135 --> 00:37:16,695 Those who remain will be hunted down 263 00:37:18,495 --> 00:37:20,535 and executed. 264 00:37:35,935 --> 00:37:40,055 You will never see him again, My Lady. Take a last look. 265 00:38:09,976 --> 00:38:11,576 I don't trust Oishi. 266 00:38:11,616 --> 00:38:14,295 He no longer has the protection of his rank. 267 00:38:14,456 --> 00:38:15,896 Throw him in the pit. 268 00:38:16,376 --> 00:38:17,976 Break his will. 269 00:39:21,336 --> 00:39:22,336 Father! 270 00:39:23,456 --> 00:39:24,416 Father. 271 00:39:25,776 --> 00:39:27,776 Get away! Get away from me. 272 00:39:27,856 --> 00:39:29,696 Chikara, help him up. 273 00:39:42,456 --> 00:39:43,816 Where are my men? 274 00:39:46,296 --> 00:39:47,976 They have all left Ako. 275 00:39:49,376 --> 00:39:51,096 And Lady Asano? 276 00:39:52,416 --> 00:39:55,256 Her time of mourning is almost over. 277 00:39:56,376 --> 00:39:58,456 Lord Kira took her to his castle 278 00:39:58,616 --> 00:40:00,696 to begin preparing for their wedding. 279 00:40:02,176 --> 00:40:03,136 Chikara, 280 00:40:05,176 --> 00:40:07,336 what of the half-breed? 281 00:40:08,416 --> 00:40:13,336 Kira's men took him to the Dutch island and sold him into slavery. 282 00:40:25,896 --> 00:40:27,296 We need three horses. 283 00:40:29,617 --> 00:40:30,657 Now. 284 00:40:40,617 --> 00:40:41,577 Riku. 285 00:40:45,057 --> 00:40:49,177 You must make the whole world believe you've divorced me. 286 00:40:51,097 --> 00:40:54,617 It is the only way to protect you from what I have to do. 287 00:40:57,217 --> 00:41:02,497 No one but you and I can know that you are, 288 00:41:02,697 --> 00:41:04,537 and will always be, 289 00:41:07,337 --> 00:41:09,097 the joy of my life. 290 00:41:12,217 --> 00:41:14,697 I am the wife of a samurai. 291 00:41:17,417 --> 00:41:20,937 Whatever your duty is, it is mine too. 292 00:41:31,297 --> 00:41:32,257 Show them this 293 00:41:33,137 --> 00:41:36,017 and tell them to meet me at the black lake in a week. 294 00:41:37,018 --> 00:41:40,537 Remember, the enemy will be watching. 295 00:42:21,337 --> 00:42:23,217 Hey, stranger. 296 00:42:25,617 --> 00:42:26,977 What's your business here? 297 00:42:28,977 --> 00:42:30,817 I'm looking for a half-breed. 298 00:42:37,457 --> 00:42:39,177 Good luck, samurai! 299 00:43:16,298 --> 00:43:18,618 Half-breed! Half-breed! Half-breed! 300 00:43:50,418 --> 00:43:51,778 Kai! 301 00:43:56,258 --> 00:43:57,578 It's Oishi. 302 00:43:59,618 --> 00:44:00,619 Kai! 303 00:44:08,538 --> 00:44:09,498 It's me! 304 00:44:23,178 --> 00:44:25,498 Kai! Lady Asano. 305 00:44:26,298 --> 00:44:27,258 Mika. 306 00:44:29,498 --> 00:44:31,178 She needs your help. 307 00:44:36,298 --> 00:44:38,378 Half-breed! Half-breed! Half-breed! 308 00:44:39,898 --> 00:44:43,259 Kai! Soon Kira will marry Mika. 309 00:44:43,419 --> 00:44:45,578 We must stop him! Are you with me? 310 00:45:06,138 --> 00:45:07,578 Now! 311 00:46:14,459 --> 00:46:16,940 Lady Asano is to be married in a week. 312 00:46:17,659 --> 00:46:19,140 What do you care? 313 00:46:19,420 --> 00:46:21,740 When Kira took her away, you were on your knees. 314 00:46:22,219 --> 00:46:25,180 We would have all been killed. You too. 315 00:46:25,939 --> 00:46:27,739 What use are you to her dead? 316 00:46:28,659 --> 00:46:30,579 What use am I to you? 317 00:46:33,579 --> 00:46:37,380 Either follow me or go back to what you were. 318 00:46:37,540 --> 00:46:39,099 Don't turn your back on me, ronin. 319 00:46:41,019 --> 00:46:42,460 Follow you for what? 320 00:46:47,540 --> 00:46:50,379 Kira has 1,000 men under his command. 321 00:46:51,539 --> 00:46:55,620 He's also protected by witchcraft. 322 00:46:57,219 --> 00:46:58,940 When I told you that, you turned me away. 323 00:46:59,019 --> 00:46:59,979 I was wrong. 324 00:47:02,699 --> 00:47:04,499 I failed my lord. 325 00:47:08,819 --> 00:47:11,099 I don't know who or what you are, 326 00:47:12,659 --> 00:47:14,579 but I need your help. 327 00:47:24,459 --> 00:47:25,459 Clothes. 328 00:47:44,060 --> 00:47:45,339 I'll come with you, 329 00:47:45,499 --> 00:47:48,259 but if you ever kneel before Kira again, I'll take your head. 330 00:47:58,981 --> 00:48:00,941 Where did you learn to fight like that? 331 00:48:01,861 --> 00:48:03,140 From demons. 332 00:48:46,620 --> 00:48:48,580 My Lord, forgive me. 333 00:48:48,740 --> 00:48:51,460 The half-breed has escaped from the Dutch island. 334 00:48:52,221 --> 00:48:54,141 They say a samurai helped him. 335 00:48:58,020 --> 00:48:59,260 Oishi. 336 00:49:10,940 --> 00:49:14,301 Find Oishi. I need him dead. 337 00:49:34,581 --> 00:49:35,900 Yasuno, it's Oishi! 338 00:49:38,301 --> 00:49:39,421 He's back! 339 00:49:39,541 --> 00:49:40,768 Everyone, Oishi's back! 340 00:49:40,860 --> 00:49:42,421 Oishi's back! 341 00:49:57,661 --> 00:49:58,621 Father. 342 00:49:58,700 --> 00:49:59,740 Well done, Chikara. 343 00:50:17,662 --> 00:50:19,702 Today we may be ronin, 344 00:50:20,542 --> 00:50:23,582 but now the time has come. 345 00:50:24,542 --> 00:50:27,822 What I propose ends in death. 346 00:50:29,821 --> 00:50:31,421 Even if we succeed, 347 00:50:31,902 --> 00:50:37,341 we will be hanged as criminals for defying the Shogun's orders. 348 00:50:41,621 --> 00:50:43,501 I take a vow before you 349 00:50:44,341 --> 00:50:48,061 that I will not rest until justice is done, 350 00:50:49,342 --> 00:50:52,342 will not sleep until our master lies in peace, 351 00:50:53,022 --> 00:50:54,341 and will not pray 352 00:50:54,822 --> 00:50:58,461 unless it is to ask the heavens' forgiveness 353 00:50:58,621 --> 00:51:00,421 for sending Kira to hell! 354 00:51:15,422 --> 00:51:17,022 There are only two ways in. 355 00:51:17,302 --> 00:51:18,781 The main gate here 356 00:51:18,982 --> 00:51:21,261 and this point beneath the west wall. 357 00:51:21,941 --> 00:51:23,461 Both are heavily guarded. 358 00:51:23,622 --> 00:51:27,902 Our best chance is to strike when Kira leaves the safety of his fortress. 359 00:51:28,061 --> 00:51:31,901 He will travel to his ancestors' shrine to offer prayers. 360 00:51:32,422 --> 00:51:34,742 We don't know yet when he will make the journey. 361 00:51:34,781 --> 00:51:38,781 Isogai, you ride ahead to his temple town 362 00:51:38,821 --> 00:51:40,222 and see what you can find out. 363 00:51:40,861 --> 00:51:43,262 Remember, even near holy sites 364 00:51:43,421 --> 00:51:46,942 there are brothels and plenty of loose-tongued officials who visit them. 365 00:51:47,701 --> 00:51:51,381 Even if we know the route, we will need more men for an ambush. 366 00:51:51,541 --> 00:51:53,341 Then we'll get them. 367 00:51:53,502 --> 00:51:55,582 You and Chuzaemon and Okuda 368 00:51:55,742 --> 00:51:58,462 will gather as many of our former samurai as you can 369 00:51:58,622 --> 00:52:01,462 and meet us here at a farmhouse Horibe has found for us. 370 00:52:02,702 --> 00:52:07,301 Forgive me, sir, but how can we succeed without good swords? 371 00:52:08,462 --> 00:52:09,462 Take mine. 372 00:52:10,022 --> 00:52:13,662 When we meet again, I'll have more waiting for you. 373 00:52:15,462 --> 00:52:18,062 The rest of us will go to Uetsu. 374 00:52:18,222 --> 00:52:20,501 The finest swordmakers in the land work there. 375 00:52:20,942 --> 00:52:22,342 Why is the half-breed here? 376 00:52:25,342 --> 00:52:27,262 I asked him to come. 377 00:52:27,461 --> 00:52:29,821 We can't take him with us. He's not a samurai. 378 00:52:35,181 --> 00:52:37,822 None of us are samurai anymore. 379 00:53:34,542 --> 00:53:36,062 Who are you? 380 00:53:36,902 --> 00:53:39,303 We are farmers from Shimobe, sir. 381 00:53:40,103 --> 00:53:41,822 We have come to buy tools. 382 00:53:42,222 --> 00:53:44,862 This is Lord Kira's village now. 383 00:54:02,023 --> 00:54:04,343 These are not farmer's hands. 384 00:54:35,543 --> 00:54:37,943 Take the swords, whatever you can salvage. 385 00:54:38,943 --> 00:54:40,423 We'll need more. 386 00:54:42,383 --> 00:54:43,542 Help him. 387 00:54:53,022 --> 00:54:55,023 Eat, My Lady. 388 00:55:06,343 --> 00:55:08,863 You think I care if you starve? 389 00:55:09,543 --> 00:55:12,623 Soon my lord will be ruler of all Japan 390 00:55:13,384 --> 00:55:16,583 and you can take your life like your father did. 391 00:55:17,023 --> 00:55:18,704 You killed my father. 392 00:55:19,584 --> 00:55:22,304 Weren't you the one who broke his heart? 393 00:55:23,504 --> 00:55:26,063 You betrayed him with your lust. 394 00:55:42,824 --> 00:55:46,824 We can go to Hida. They will give us weapons. 395 00:55:47,944 --> 00:55:49,503 You will find nothing in Hida. 396 00:55:50,144 --> 00:55:53,024 Kira's men will have taken over this entire region. 397 00:55:53,984 --> 00:55:55,263 There is another way. 398 00:55:58,023 --> 00:56:00,264 You will find swords in the Sea of Trees. 399 00:56:01,544 --> 00:56:02,823 The Tengu Forest. 400 00:56:05,303 --> 00:56:06,984 That is just a myth. 401 00:56:08,423 --> 00:56:09,823 I've seen them. 402 00:56:29,504 --> 00:56:31,504 How do you know about the Tengu Forest? 403 00:56:32,744 --> 00:56:35,904 I was raised there before I fled to Ako. 404 00:56:37,464 --> 00:56:39,423 Those scars on your head. 405 00:56:39,744 --> 00:56:42,024 Are they the ones who marked you? 406 00:56:43,304 --> 00:56:44,344 Yes. 407 00:56:45,024 --> 00:56:46,464 And taught you to fight? 408 00:56:46,624 --> 00:56:48,223 To kill. 409 00:56:48,384 --> 00:56:50,304 They have many strange and magical ways 410 00:56:50,464 --> 00:56:52,384 to protect themselves and their beliefs. 411 00:56:54,464 --> 00:56:58,144 They wanted to show me that this life has nothing to offer but death. 412 00:57:00,224 --> 00:57:04,104 They wanted me to be like them and renounce the world. 413 00:57:05,223 --> 00:57:08,663 I vowed never to use the magical powers they taught me. 414 00:57:08,824 --> 00:57:13,303 Although I was still a child, I knew my place was among other men. 415 00:57:15,103 --> 00:57:18,744 And do you think that these Tengu would give us weapons? 416 00:57:21,624 --> 00:57:23,384 They will test our will. 417 00:57:43,985 --> 00:57:46,625 My wife just won't stop nagging me. 418 00:57:46,784 --> 00:57:50,545 She wants me to find her the best view of Lord Kira's procession. 419 00:57:50,705 --> 00:57:52,865 Procession? What procession? 420 00:57:53,025 --> 00:57:55,544 Nobody knows when Kira will leave his fortress, 421 00:57:55,704 --> 00:57:57,185 not even his own guards. 422 00:57:57,385 --> 00:58:00,025 He will hurry back before anyone is awake. 423 00:58:10,745 --> 00:58:12,225 What is your name? 424 00:58:12,625 --> 00:58:13,785 Yuki. 425 00:58:14,705 --> 00:58:17,104 Where do you come from, Yuki? 426 00:58:32,825 --> 00:58:34,865 You've come back. 427 00:58:39,905 --> 00:58:41,265 Are we lost? 428 00:58:43,345 --> 00:58:46,545 No. They know we're here. 429 00:58:49,705 --> 00:58:51,465 What is that noise? 430 00:58:51,585 --> 00:58:52,545 Ghosts. 431 00:58:52,744 --> 00:58:56,864 Spirits of the old and infirm who are left here to die. 432 00:58:59,464 --> 00:59:01,345 Unwanted children, too. 433 00:59:34,025 --> 00:59:35,305 Only you. 434 00:59:37,825 --> 00:59:39,185 I'm coming with you. 435 00:59:39,265 --> 00:59:40,225 No. 436 00:59:42,825 --> 00:59:43,865 Do as he says. 437 00:59:45,905 --> 00:59:46,945 Stay here. 438 01:00:13,226 --> 01:00:16,666 Whatever happens in there, whatever you see, 439 01:00:17,506 --> 01:00:19,186 don't draw your weapon. 440 01:00:38,466 --> 01:00:39,666 Wait here. 441 01:00:49,106 --> 01:00:52,226 How do we know the half-breed hasn't led him into a trap? 442 01:00:52,546 --> 01:00:53,786 Oishi trusts him. 443 01:00:53,946 --> 01:00:57,705 Of course, he has no choice. We need weapons. 444 01:01:00,506 --> 01:01:02,706 If he doesn't come back soon, 445 01:01:04,746 --> 01:01:06,426 I'm going after him. 446 01:01:40,466 --> 01:01:43,785 So the terrified boy returns as a man. 447 01:01:45,946 --> 01:01:47,746 I have come for your help. 448 01:01:48,626 --> 01:01:49,986 We are in need of swords. 449 01:01:51,266 --> 01:01:52,706 Then take it. 450 01:01:55,666 --> 01:02:00,066 These swords were forged to defend us against the hatred of men. 451 01:02:00,866 --> 01:02:04,386 Men who persecuted us for our beliefs. 452 01:02:04,986 --> 01:02:08,306 The same men who despise you for being different. 453 01:02:10,426 --> 01:02:12,866 And now you're here to help them. 454 01:02:13,306 --> 01:02:15,226 They are good men. 455 01:02:15,386 --> 01:02:16,786 Their cause is just. 456 01:02:18,626 --> 01:02:21,346 Many come for our steel, 457 01:02:22,426 --> 01:02:24,146 but none return. 458 01:02:25,986 --> 01:02:28,546 You told him not to draw his sword. 459 01:02:30,186 --> 01:02:31,747 If he does, 460 01:02:32,547 --> 01:02:35,787 he and all his men will die. 461 01:02:39,427 --> 01:02:43,107 Was it worth it? What you found in the outside world? 462 01:02:43,907 --> 01:02:47,707 The love of a woman you can never have? 463 01:02:48,667 --> 01:02:49,627 Yes. 464 01:02:52,707 --> 01:02:55,147 Let me tell you of love, Kai. 465 01:02:55,547 --> 01:02:57,227 The love of one night 466 01:02:57,827 --> 01:02:59,667 that brought you into this world. 467 01:03:00,947 --> 01:03:04,707 An English sailor and a peasant girl. 468 01:03:06,307 --> 01:03:10,947 Your loving mother abandoned you to die in these woods. 469 01:03:11,107 --> 01:03:14,307 A monster, a half-breed child. 470 01:03:15,867 --> 01:03:17,627 Yet we found you, 471 01:03:19,187 --> 01:03:21,587 accepted you, trained you. 472 01:03:24,187 --> 01:03:25,947 We taught you many things. 473 01:03:26,907 --> 01:03:28,707 But you fled 474 01:03:28,907 --> 01:03:31,827 and you turned your back on those gifts. 475 01:03:32,707 --> 01:03:34,227 Gifts of death. 476 01:03:34,387 --> 01:03:35,787 No matter what you do, 477 01:03:37,147 --> 01:03:40,227 Mika will never be yours in this life. 478 01:03:42,267 --> 01:03:46,067 Then I will go to my death and pray I find her in the next. 479 01:03:48,587 --> 01:03:49,547 Sir? 480 01:03:55,987 --> 01:03:57,707 What are you doing here? 481 01:03:58,227 --> 01:03:59,907 I told you to stay. 482 01:04:07,907 --> 01:04:09,467 No! Yasuno! 483 01:04:18,827 --> 01:04:20,587 Draw your sword. 484 01:04:25,187 --> 01:04:26,347 Save them. 485 01:04:27,427 --> 01:04:28,867 Draw your sword. 486 01:04:31,227 --> 01:04:32,427 Save them. 487 01:04:35,347 --> 01:04:36,387 Draw your sword. 488 01:04:40,347 --> 01:04:41,467 Save your men! 489 01:04:47,107 --> 01:04:48,467 No more talk. 490 01:04:49,947 --> 01:04:51,987 Will you give me what I ask? 491 01:04:53,667 --> 01:04:55,107 Take the blade, Kai. 492 01:04:55,427 --> 01:04:57,187 If you can reach it before me. 493 01:05:00,828 --> 01:05:03,228 Save your men. Help them. 494 01:05:12,828 --> 01:05:14,668 Draw your sword, Oishi. 495 01:05:18,748 --> 01:05:19,708 Save them. 496 01:05:26,308 --> 01:05:27,268 Chikara! 497 01:05:37,988 --> 01:05:40,708 A gift not forgotten. 498 01:05:59,748 --> 01:06:01,828 You passed their test. 499 01:06:01,988 --> 01:06:03,588 Your men are safe. 500 01:06:04,548 --> 01:06:06,348 You've got your swords. 501 01:06:19,508 --> 01:06:22,148 What's so special about these swords? 502 01:06:22,308 --> 01:06:23,908 What do they do? 503 01:06:25,588 --> 01:06:26,788 It depends. 504 01:06:27,548 --> 01:06:28,628 On what? 505 01:06:29,988 --> 01:06:31,108 Who uses them. 506 01:06:32,188 --> 01:06:37,989 What about a tall, strong, brave man like me? 507 01:06:45,028 --> 01:06:46,388 They cut. 508 01:07:03,068 --> 01:07:04,828 I think mine is broken. 509 01:07:28,629 --> 01:07:29,589 Your sword. 510 01:07:29,789 --> 01:07:32,629 You keep it, Hazama. I told you we'd bring others. 511 01:07:46,669 --> 01:07:48,269 I have the information you requested. 512 01:07:48,709 --> 01:07:51,749 Lord Kira leaves for his ancestors' shrine tonight. 513 01:07:53,830 --> 01:07:54,790 Well done. 514 01:07:54,949 --> 01:07:57,550 Come, Isogai. Gather the men. 515 01:07:58,230 --> 01:07:59,429 Father. 516 01:08:01,349 --> 01:08:02,669 I want to go with you. 517 01:08:03,469 --> 01:08:04,429 No. 518 01:08:04,950 --> 01:08:06,870 Horibe, stay with him. 519 01:08:38,189 --> 01:08:41,990 I ride to my ancestors' shrine to offer thanks for our wedding. 520 01:08:42,549 --> 01:08:44,669 Is there anything you wish me to pray for? 521 01:08:45,509 --> 01:08:48,030 My Lord will not like my answer. 522 01:08:49,309 --> 01:08:50,789 You may look down on me, My Lady, 523 01:08:51,229 --> 01:08:54,789 but our children and their children will be of one blood. 524 01:09:18,989 --> 01:09:20,469 Take care, Hazama. 525 01:09:47,670 --> 01:09:48,989 Sorry. 526 01:09:52,430 --> 01:09:55,430 It's a trap! Go! Go! 527 01:09:55,511 --> 01:09:57,831 Get back! Get back! 528 01:09:59,150 --> 01:10:00,190 Get out! 529 01:10:16,590 --> 01:10:17,550 Yasuno! 530 01:10:19,430 --> 01:10:20,390 Yasuno! 531 01:10:36,231 --> 01:10:38,711 Oishi, help me! It's Basho. 532 01:10:39,511 --> 01:10:40,550 Hazama! 533 01:10:49,791 --> 01:10:50,751 - No! - Oishi! 534 01:11:26,230 --> 01:11:28,870 It belonged to Oishi, My Lord. 535 01:11:43,270 --> 01:11:46,471 Your half-breed is dead. 536 01:11:51,111 --> 01:11:54,111 So are dozens of your father's men. 537 01:11:55,911 --> 01:11:57,870 All killed 538 01:11:58,150 --> 01:12:00,191 trying to save you. 539 01:12:03,830 --> 01:12:07,790 Perhaps now you understand 540 01:12:08,590 --> 01:12:10,630 the price of your love. 541 01:12:16,110 --> 01:12:18,310 I promised my lord 542 01:12:20,192 --> 01:12:22,311 I would not harm 543 01:12:23,311 --> 01:12:25,791 a hair on your head. 544 01:12:32,112 --> 01:12:35,911 But what you do to yourself 545 01:12:36,751 --> 01:12:39,672 is not my concern. 546 01:12:57,711 --> 01:12:59,272 Good night. 547 01:13:49,352 --> 01:13:50,592 Kai. 548 01:13:51,591 --> 01:13:54,231 I have a confession to make. 549 01:13:55,751 --> 01:13:57,671 When I was a boy, 550 01:13:57,712 --> 01:14:01,712 I used to wait in the woods outside your hut, 551 01:14:03,431 --> 01:14:05,552 and when you came out, 552 01:14:06,711 --> 01:14:09,831 I'd throw stones at you, 553 01:14:10,151 --> 01:14:12,071 then hide. 554 01:14:15,672 --> 01:14:17,511 I knew it was you. 555 01:14:18,351 --> 01:14:21,351 I could see your belly sticking out from behind the trees. 556 01:14:32,392 --> 01:14:33,672 I'm sorry, Kai. 557 01:14:34,831 --> 01:14:36,751 You're a good man. 558 01:15:04,073 --> 01:15:07,472 I should have acted the day Lord Asano died. 559 01:15:09,072 --> 01:15:11,832 Our anger should have been sudden and swift. 560 01:15:13,752 --> 01:15:16,072 Then even if we'd failed, 561 01:15:19,193 --> 01:15:21,192 it would have been with honor. 562 01:15:33,672 --> 01:15:35,113 You are samurai. 563 01:15:38,152 --> 01:15:40,632 We still have swords and the advantage of surprise. 564 01:15:42,152 --> 01:15:44,273 Kira thinks we're ghosts. 565 01:15:45,353 --> 01:15:48,192 We can use that, turn it to our advantage. 566 01:15:49,793 --> 01:15:51,393 He'll never expect us. 567 01:15:53,512 --> 01:15:56,393 We can still do what we came for. 568 01:16:18,993 --> 01:16:20,073 Eat. 569 01:16:22,192 --> 01:16:23,992 - Your arm? - Fine. 570 01:16:39,793 --> 01:16:40,833 Go get your father. 571 01:16:57,673 --> 01:16:58,710 Stay where you are! 572 01:17:02,473 --> 01:17:03,953 What is this? 573 01:17:04,032 --> 01:17:08,073 We are not some village troupe to be held up by bandits. 574 01:17:08,312 --> 01:17:11,913 Lord Kira himself has hired us to perform at his wedding. 575 01:17:12,193 --> 01:17:15,074 I have the letters and passes to prove it. 576 01:17:15,114 --> 01:17:16,233 There is no need. 577 01:17:17,193 --> 01:17:19,074 We saw you perform in Ako. 578 01:17:22,433 --> 01:17:24,394 You are Lord Asano's men. 579 01:17:26,474 --> 01:17:27,954 We need your help. 580 01:17:33,513 --> 01:17:34,473 Kai. 581 01:17:43,354 --> 01:17:46,474 Forgive me for not thanking you for defeating the beast 582 01:17:46,553 --> 01:17:47,714 and saving my life. 583 01:17:50,793 --> 01:17:54,154 A samurai does not take credit for victories of others. 584 01:18:00,994 --> 01:18:02,313 This belonged to Basho. 585 01:18:05,353 --> 01:18:08,034 A samurai wears two swords. 586 01:18:17,273 --> 01:18:19,514 When a crime goes unpunished, 587 01:18:20,354 --> 01:18:22,473 the world is unbalanced. 588 01:18:23,114 --> 01:18:25,154 When a wrong is unavenged, 589 01:18:25,474 --> 01:18:27,954 the heavens look down on us in shame. 590 01:18:29,554 --> 01:18:33,514 We too must die for this circle of vengeance to be closed. 591 01:18:40,394 --> 01:18:43,633 We will leave this record of our courage 592 01:18:43,753 --> 01:18:47,954 so the world will know who we were and what we did. 593 01:18:57,674 --> 01:19:01,194 Tonight we will regain our honor 594 01:19:02,594 --> 01:19:04,714 and avenge our lord. 595 01:19:08,713 --> 01:19:12,034 None of us knows how long he shall live 596 01:19:12,234 --> 01:19:14,514 or when his time will come. 597 01:19:15,794 --> 01:19:20,434 But soon all that will be left of our brief lives 598 01:19:21,034 --> 01:19:25,993 is the pride our children feel when they speak our names. 599 01:19:36,234 --> 01:19:37,194 Kai. 600 01:20:08,234 --> 01:20:09,515 We end this now. 601 01:20:21,674 --> 01:20:22,875 Now 602 01:20:24,475 --> 01:20:26,515 we are 47. 603 01:20:36,354 --> 01:20:37,314 What do you see? 604 01:20:40,235 --> 01:20:41,834 The omens are good. 605 01:20:42,114 --> 01:20:44,635 Soon you will travel far. 606 01:20:45,515 --> 01:20:49,875 In every town and village, people shall bow before you. 607 01:20:59,515 --> 01:21:00,555 Halt! 608 01:21:23,674 --> 01:21:24,634 Let them through. 609 01:22:40,836 --> 01:22:42,236 Five minutes! 610 01:23:05,035 --> 01:23:08,956 Lord Kira, we are proud to present to you 611 01:23:09,476 --> 01:23:12,435 our performance as a gift for your wedding. 612 01:26:34,037 --> 01:26:35,677 Don't hurt the princess! 613 01:26:49,077 --> 01:26:50,077 Kai! 614 01:27:19,078 --> 01:27:20,238 Get them! 615 01:28:05,198 --> 01:28:06,558 Stay there! 616 01:29:24,438 --> 01:29:26,318 I knew you'd come for me. 617 01:29:26,838 --> 01:29:29,080 Nothing will ever keep me away from you. 618 01:29:49,039 --> 01:29:51,119 Nothing, half-breed? 619 01:29:52,759 --> 01:29:53,839 Even death? 620 01:29:54,559 --> 01:29:55,719 I know what you are. 621 01:29:56,399 --> 01:29:57,679 You have no idea. 622 01:29:58,799 --> 01:30:00,279 I'm not afraid of you. 623 01:30:01,359 --> 01:30:02,759 You should be. 624 01:31:32,999 --> 01:31:33,999 Come on. 625 01:32:18,440 --> 01:32:22,600 Know now the depth of my lord's courage. 626 01:33:46,521 --> 01:33:49,320 In the name of Lord Asano of Ako! 627 01:34:08,640 --> 01:34:10,200 For Lord Asano! 628 01:35:59,562 --> 01:36:00,721 Chikara. 629 01:36:40,201 --> 01:36:42,121 Rest now, My Lord. 630 01:36:43,761 --> 01:36:45,482 You are avenged. 631 01:36:53,203 --> 01:36:55,123 Oishi, 632 01:36:55,282 --> 01:36:58,683 I gave you a command forbidding you to take revenge. 633 01:36:59,803 --> 01:37:01,723 Forgive me, Your Highness, 634 01:37:03,682 --> 01:37:07,883 but a man may not live under the same heaven 635 01:37:09,042 --> 01:37:11,283 as the murderer of his lord. 636 01:37:14,762 --> 01:37:18,362 All I ask is respect for my men. 637 01:37:19,963 --> 01:37:22,442 They are brave, My Lord. 638 01:37:24,402 --> 01:37:25,843 The bravest I know. 639 01:37:31,082 --> 01:37:33,282 I beg you to let them die 640 01:37:34,242 --> 01:37:35,922 with the dignity they deserve. 641 01:37:43,322 --> 01:37:45,443 For the crime of disobedience, 642 01:37:47,203 --> 01:37:50,683 you should all be executed as common criminals. 643 01:37:53,123 --> 01:37:54,803 But you and your men 644 01:37:55,402 --> 01:37:57,763 followed the old ways of Bushido 645 01:37:59,362 --> 01:38:00,563 to honor your lord 646 01:38:01,083 --> 01:38:03,082 and to avenge treachery. 647 01:38:10,642 --> 01:38:13,123 I see only samurai before me. 648 01:38:14,882 --> 01:38:17,722 I grant you a samurai's death, 649 01:38:19,122 --> 01:38:21,042 to be buried alongside your lord 650 01:38:22,402 --> 01:38:23,802 with honor. 651 01:38:25,402 --> 01:38:29,363 Thank you, Your Highness. 652 01:38:48,482 --> 01:38:51,043 Lady Asano is like her father. 653 01:38:55,162 --> 01:38:58,963 She will make Ako great again. 654 01:39:01,683 --> 01:39:02,722 Yes. 655 01:39:04,522 --> 01:39:05,523 I know. 656 01:39:41,644 --> 01:39:43,404 My father told me 657 01:39:44,683 --> 01:39:48,084 this world was only a preparation for the next, 658 01:39:50,203 --> 01:39:55,243 that all we can ask is that we leave it having loved 659 01:39:55,403 --> 01:39:56,724 and being loved. 660 01:40:01,163 --> 01:40:04,843 I will search for you through 1,000 worlds 661 01:40:05,884 --> 01:40:09,403 and 10,000 lifetimes until I find you. 662 01:40:12,324 --> 01:40:14,924 I will wait for you in all of them. 663 01:41:04,964 --> 01:41:06,163 Wait! 664 01:41:09,284 --> 01:41:10,804 Chikara, 665 01:41:11,403 --> 01:41:12,483 son of Oishi, 666 01:41:13,124 --> 01:41:14,844 step out. 667 01:41:33,364 --> 01:41:34,924 Oishi, 668 01:41:35,764 --> 01:41:39,923 I will not deny our country your bloodline. 669 01:41:40,964 --> 01:41:42,803 Your son shall live 670 01:41:44,164 --> 01:41:45,524 to serve Ako 671 01:41:47,444 --> 01:41:49,885 as you and your samurai have done. 672 01:43:04,964 --> 01:43:09,645 I will search for you through 1,000 worlds 673 01:43:09,805 --> 01:43:12,325 and 10,000 lifetimes 674 01:43:14,045 --> 01:43:15,765 until I find you. 675 01:43:45,124 --> 01:43:47,685 The memory of the 47 Ronin 676 01:43:47,845 --> 01:43:51,645 who put duty and justice before their fear of death 677 01:43:51,805 --> 01:43:53,605 has lived down through the centuries 678 01:43:53,725 --> 01:43:56,725 as one of the greatest examples of honor and loyalty in Japanese culture.