1 00:00:22,732 --> 00:00:30,130 Toho Company, Ltd. 2 00:00:31,773 --> 00:00:37,072 Katsu Productions presents 3 00:00:42,043 --> 00:00:45,338 SOFT SHADOW 4 00:01:26,156 --> 00:01:27,512 Daisen! 5 00:01:49,301 --> 00:01:55,981 The Yagyu family has power throughout Japan. 6 00:01:57,416 --> 00:02:02,511 It doesn't matter where you go, 7 00:02:02,635 --> 00:02:07,209 you won't be able to escape. 8 00:02:07,710 --> 00:02:10,645 THE LONE WOLF AND HIS CUB 9 00:02:11,807 --> 00:02:20,917 A PRAM ON THE STYX RIVER 10 00:02:23,102 --> 00:02:26,439 Production: Shintaro Katsu Hisaharu Matsubara 11 00:02:26,773 --> 00:02:27,982 Screenplay: Kazuo Koike 12 00:02:28,066 --> 00:02:30,109 Original Story: Kazuo Koike and Goseki KojimaGOSEKI KOJIMA 13 00:02:30,485 --> 00:02:35,824 Director of photography: Chishi Makiura Music: Tsuchitaro hayashi 14 00:02:36,115 --> 00:02:41,454 Lighting: Hiroshi Mima Producer: Akira Naito 15 00:02:41,830 --> 00:02:43,790 Distribution: 16 00:02:44,123 --> 00:02:47,460 TOMISABURO WAKAYAMA 17 00:02:47,794 --> 00:02:51,798 KAYO MATSUO MINORU OKI 18 00:02:52,131 --> 00:02:56,803 AKIJI KOBAYASHI SHIN KISHIDA SHOGEN NITTA 19 00:02:57,136 --> 00:03:02,475 IZUMI AYUKAWA MAKI MIZUHARA AKIHIRO TOMIKAWA 20 00:03:14,707 --> 00:03:19,162 Directed by Kenji Misumi 21 00:05:34,278 --> 00:05:37,945 Spend the night here! We have hot water. 22 00:05:43,392 --> 00:05:46,207 Come on, the bathroom is ready. 23 00:05:49,907 --> 00:05:53,046 How cute you are! Daigoro. 24 00:05:53,346 --> 00:05:56,813 Thank you for choosing us. 25 00:05:58,838 --> 00:06:00,617 Luggage? 26 00:06:02,140 --> 00:06:04,829 I'll take it later. 27 00:06:06,297 --> 00:06:09,824 Please accompany me to the first floor. 28 00:06:10,931 --> 00:06:13,038 He must be tired. 29 00:06:13,238 --> 00:06:16,091 Let's wash your feet. 30 00:06:16,690 --> 00:06:18,551 Omatsu! Yes. 31 00:06:20,508 --> 00:06:23,323 Idiot! Be a little more demanding with the guests. 32 00:06:23,451 --> 00:06:26,535 A poor man without a penny with his son... 33 00:06:26,730 --> 00:06:28,867 But we have... 34 00:06:28,962 --> 00:06:31,883 I am the one who decides whether we host them or not! 35 00:06:32,027 --> 00:06:35,692 We are a decent hotel for rich samurai. 36 00:06:37,857 --> 00:06:42,509 And if you don't want to pay and he gets violent? 37 00:07:05,004 --> 00:07:09,103 I am terribly sorry, but all our rooms... 38 00:07:09,214 --> 00:07:10,507 Patron! Yes? 39 00:07:11,122 --> 00:07:13,519 Can you save this for me? 40 00:07:17,234 --> 00:07:18,338 This...! 41 00:07:19,510 --> 00:07:25,023 It's 500 ryos. Yes, sir, I will keep it for you. 42 00:07:28,285 --> 00:07:30,433 Wake up! Yes. 43 00:07:30,545 --> 00:07:35,095 Dry our young master's feet! Idiot! 44 00:07:36,060 --> 00:07:38,773 He is a lovely boy... 45 00:07:39,737 --> 00:07:41,758 I will dry your feet. 46 00:07:50,031 --> 00:07:52,197 Thank you in advance for taking care of us. 47 00:08:03,522 --> 00:08:05,027 One... 48 00:08:05,581 --> 00:08:10,698 two... three... five... 49 00:08:11,857 --> 00:08:15,484 Daigoro, you have skipped a number. 50 00:08:16,854 --> 00:08:25,090 One two... three... yes, four... 51 00:08:27,687 --> 00:08:33,394 Three four five... 52 00:10:50,176 --> 00:10:52,373 Can I go out? 53 00:11:19,657 --> 00:11:24,178 I am Ozunu, master of the Kurokuwa clan. 54 00:11:24,678 --> 00:11:26,609 And I am Sayaka of the Akashi-Yagyu. 55 00:11:29,930 --> 00:11:33,084 I'm here to give you orders, by Retsudo, 56 00:11:33,180 --> 00:11:38,078 the leader of the Ura-Yagyu of Edo. 57 00:11:39,275 --> 00:11:40,883 tell these people to leave the room. 58 00:11:40,979 --> 00:11:44,769 It's okay, they are spies of the Akashi-Yagyu. 59 00:11:48,019 --> 00:11:49,219 So... 60 00:11:56,494 --> 00:11:57,618 What? 61 00:12:07,966 --> 00:12:10,852 Damn you Itto Ogami! 62 00:12:11,404 --> 00:12:15,440 Itto Ogami won the duel. 63 00:12:15,841 --> 00:12:21,642 And because of the promise of the Yagyu In Edo he cannot fight him. 64 00:12:22,837 --> 00:12:29,713 Retsudo commissioned you, Sayaka of the Akashi-Yagyu, 65 00:12:29,913 --> 00:12:36,643 kill Itto Ogami. 66 00:12:36,743 --> 00:12:38,306 I see! 67 00:12:38,946 --> 00:12:42,926 Be careful. 68 00:12:44,383 --> 00:12:47,657 He was the official Kaishakunin, 69 00:12:48,061 --> 00:12:53,894 Master of the Suio technique. 70 00:12:54,976 --> 00:12:57,067 A difficult task! 71 00:12:57,295 --> 00:13:01,040 Ozunu, you don't take it seriously seriously to the Akashi-Yagyu. 72 00:13:02,371 --> 00:13:05,697 I wouldn't dare say so much... 73 00:13:06,369 --> 00:13:10,259 But he killed Bizen and Kurando. 74 00:13:11,526 --> 00:13:15,180 If required, we will help you... 75 00:13:17,202 --> 00:13:18,536 Are you kidding me? 76 00:13:41,946 --> 00:13:45,139 Are those your men? Yes. 77 00:13:45,884 --> 00:13:48,501 Who is the best? 78 00:13:51,100 --> 00:13:52,464 Junai. 79 00:14:18,883 --> 00:14:21,174 Try to escape to the garden. 80 00:14:24,479 --> 00:14:26,070 Let's go! 81 00:14:26,478 --> 00:14:30,588 No problem for a ninja. 82 00:14:30,695 --> 00:14:32,147 Come on, try it! 83 00:15:47,986 --> 00:15:52,153 Crazy! That's what you call a ninja? 84 00:16:09,672 --> 00:16:11,740 Where is Itto Ogami? 85 00:16:15,314 --> 00:16:18,676 You will reach Akashi's territory the day after tomorrow 86 00:17:04,637 --> 00:17:09,724 If you need Itto Ogami, the lone wolf 87 00:17:10,213 --> 00:17:14,968 place the drawing of a god in the temple. 88 00:17:17,009 --> 00:17:24,341 Itto will leave a sign where to find him. 89 00:17:25,344 --> 00:17:28,842 ��He uses Dokan Ota's signal? 90 00:17:29,145 --> 00:17:34,931 If you follow his signal, You will find Itto. 91 00:18:11,414 --> 00:18:13,554 Master! A sign! 92 00:18:15,871 --> 00:18:20,544 Here it says "Headquarters". Well, let's go there. 93 00:18:38,817 --> 00:18:43,520 I am Ichibe Hirano, counselor at Edo of the Awa clan. 94 00:18:43,993 --> 00:18:48,720 I am the murderer, the lone wolf and his cub. 95 00:18:49,350 --> 00:18:51,975 I don't distrust you, 96 00:18:52,275 --> 00:18:56,832 But can you prove it? 97 00:19:41,417 --> 00:19:43,845 You have nothing to fear. 98 00:19:48,272 --> 00:19:50,062 More tests? 99 00:19:53,789 --> 00:19:55,879 Can you...? 100 00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:33,867 I charge 500 ryos for murder. 101 00:20:37,201 --> 00:20:38,687 Bring it! 102 00:20:53,882 --> 00:20:55,660 Please tell it. 103 00:21:09,193 --> 00:21:14,215 But it should not hide any details. 104 00:21:16,116 --> 00:21:21,943 The official value of the province of Awa is 257,000 koku. 105 00:21:22,452 --> 00:21:28,214 The true value is much higher, We accumulate nearly 450,000 kokus. 106 00:21:28,797 --> 00:21:34,043 We are the beneficiaries of a special dye, "Awa-Indigo". 107 00:21:34,784 --> 00:21:37,292 We are in a way the monopolists. 108 00:21:37,503 --> 00:21:41,452 It allows us to earn approximately 330,000 ryos per year, 109 00:21:41,563 --> 00:21:45,199 the equivalent of 200,000 kokus. 110 00:21:45,977 --> 00:21:48,251 We were afraid that someone would betray us... 111 00:21:48,875 --> 00:21:52,170 and give the information of our missing technique, 112 00:21:52,792 --> 00:21:57,390 that's why we founded the secret police to make sure. 113 00:21:58,329 --> 00:22:03,017 Now the shogunate is trying to get it... 114 00:22:03,471 --> 00:22:06,781 to get rid of your problems financial. 115 00:22:07,164 --> 00:22:09,581 Not only did they send spies to our province, 116 00:22:09,709 --> 00:22:14,273 they also tried to incite a rebellion of our peasants against us. 117 00:22:14,779 --> 00:22:21,613 They will fight for better treatment and better pay. 118 00:22:22,474 --> 00:22:28,100 If the peasants start the rebellion, will serve as an excuse for the shogunate... 119 00:22:28,910 --> 00:22:34,041 to invade the province and take over the monopoly. 120 00:22:40,143 --> 00:22:46,843 To avoid this, we got rid of their spies... 121 00:22:47,498 --> 00:22:53,862 And to the other instigators we were about to execute them. 122 00:22:54,893 --> 00:23:01,562 Chuzaemon Makuya, leader of the farmers, I escape from our province... 123 00:23:01,689 --> 00:23:04,046 To Takamatsu. 124 00:23:04,447 --> 00:23:08,960 Takamatsu Province is absolutely Poor, I always envied our abundance, 125 00:23:09,963 --> 00:23:15,420 there has always been a rivalry between us. 126 00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:20,471 They quickly reported of the incidents to the shogunate. 127 00:23:20,956 --> 00:23:23,101 They hide Chuzaemon, 128 00:23:23,312 --> 00:23:29,231 but they deny knowing where he is. 129 00:23:30,111 --> 00:23:35,213 And this is not the worst. 130 00:23:36,547 --> 00:23:40,963 Our spies have informed us that the shogunate has sent 3 brothers, 131 00:23:41,503 --> 00:23:49,212 Benma, Tenma and Kuruma, to Takamatsu to take Chuzaemon. 132 00:23:52,576 --> 00:23:54,531 You have to know, 133 00:23:55,175 --> 00:24:00,850 that even the Yagyu respect the abilities of these three brothers. 134 00:24:04,129 --> 00:24:08,541 All three are teachers of the Takeuchi technique. 135 00:24:08,806 --> 00:24:10,832 Benma uses a steel claw, 136 00:24:13,963 --> 00:24:15,947 Tenma uses a huge club, 137 00:24:19,839 --> 00:24:23,415 and Kuruma fights with his fist of steel. 138 00:24:23,615 --> 00:24:26,314 They are well known for their skills. 139 00:24:26,814 --> 00:24:30,149 They call them the gods of death, 140 00:24:30,776 --> 00:24:33,889 due to the large number of his victims. 141 00:24:34,669 --> 00:24:40,014 If the brothers manage to carry to Chuzaemon Makuya to the Shogunate, 142 00:24:40,506 --> 00:24:44,723 and the Shogunate finds out of our missing technique, 143 00:24:45,443 --> 00:24:49,606 all our abundance will be lost. 144 00:24:52,678 --> 00:24:57,900 Please kill Chuzaemon and help us save the province of Awa! 145 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:08,891 We have no other hope. 146 00:25:10,207 --> 00:25:14,790 The 'Eiraku-Maru' ship will arrive� the day after tomorrow to Akashi. 147 00:25:15,254 --> 00:25:19,639 The brothers are on board. 148 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:22,526 I want you to be there. 149 00:25:22,948 --> 00:25:29,446 The 'Eiraku-Maru' will leave port at six in the morning. 150 00:28:00,562 --> 00:28:01,450 Daigoro! 151 00:30:06,555 --> 00:30:08,274 I'm Sayaka Yagyu! Fight, trash! 152 00:32:35,086 --> 00:32:36,112 Beggar 153 00:32:49,684 --> 00:32:52,954 Daigoro, this has started! 154 00:35:54,410 --> 00:35:55,647 Dad. 155 00:36:08,942 --> 00:36:10,474 Again... 156 00:36:11,784 --> 00:36:15,596 In the name of the Akashi-Yagyu, I have to kill Itto Ogami. 157 00:36:16,548 --> 00:36:21,341 He was the official kaishakunin of the Shogunate... 158 00:36:21,752 --> 00:36:25,609 and it will not be easy to defeat him. 159 00:36:30,238 --> 00:36:36,113 Ozunu, do you think that his technique is Suio? Is it superior to the Yagyu technique? 160 00:36:36,523 --> 00:36:41,642 I ask for your forgiveness, all your spies have been murdered... 161 00:36:41,848 --> 00:36:44,191 and we only have two ninja left. 162 00:36:45,330 --> 00:36:49,991 We are going to kidnap the son by Itto, Daigoro. 163 00:36:51,055 --> 00:36:54,953 But we are Yagyu, we cannot do something so shameful. 164 00:36:55,058 --> 00:37:01,738 But if not, he will simply kill you to make his name known. 165 00:37:02,624 --> 00:37:08,631 The loss of your child will influence in his combat skills. 166 00:37:11,831 --> 00:37:16,476 Kill Itto Ogami, no matter how. 167 00:37:18,597 --> 00:37:22,298 It is an order of the Retsudo Yagyu. 168 00:42:55,783 --> 00:42:57,218 Daigoro... 169 00:44:06,840 --> 00:44:09,646 You have come, Itto Ogami. 170 00:44:15,586 --> 00:44:16,737 You! 171 00:44:20,290 --> 00:44:22,903 The Yagyu were an honorable clan! 172 00:44:27,516 --> 00:44:29,567 What do you plan to do? 173 00:44:30,698 --> 00:44:36,176 The fight is over. Drop the sword, come on! 174 00:44:39,946 --> 00:44:43,510 And what happens... if I refuse? 175 00:44:46,351 --> 00:44:49,010 This is a bottomless pit. 176 00:44:49,974 --> 00:44:53,079 "If I shoot him he will die!" 177 00:44:59,641 --> 00:45:02,076 Kill him if you have to! 178 00:45:03,164 --> 00:45:05,059 But why? 179 00:45:06,647 --> 00:45:11,725 Kurokuwa, you are a good servant for the Yagyu Clan. 180 00:45:12,131 --> 00:45:17,050 Your wife was murdered because you opposed it. 181 00:45:17,776 --> 00:45:22,076 My son and I are not normal people. 182 00:45:23,060 --> 00:45:28,582 We swear to follow the path of hell and we are prepared for whatever comes... 183 00:45:29,265 --> 00:45:35,026 If it is our destiny to end Here is our path, so be it. 184 00:45:35,790 --> 00:45:41,048 "Then why have you come when Is your child in danger? 185 00:45:41,634 --> 00:45:45,265 Father's love? 186 00:45:45,918 --> 00:45:49,741 Who lets destiny decide alone from the beginning? 187 00:45:50,802 --> 00:45:55,944 �You try to be the best and look what happens! 188 00:45:59,689 --> 00:46:00,877 Daigoro, 189 00:46:03,452 --> 00:46:06,625 your mother is waiting for you in the river of the dead. 190 00:46:09,016 --> 00:46:09,904 Are you looking for that? 191 00:48:13,154 --> 00:48:14,294 Dad... 192 00:48:18,559 --> 00:48:19,972 Daigoro. 193 00:49:33,535 --> 00:49:36,701 And then the octopus caught him... 194 00:50:21,296 --> 00:50:27,810 I'm collecting the ticket who boarded the ship in Akashi. 195 00:51:12,736 --> 00:51:13,946 Big brother! 196 00:51:16,860 --> 00:51:19,762 The Awa Clan is trash! 197 00:53:23,720 --> 00:53:28,365 You have seen it, we had to kill them all. 198 00:53:30,245 --> 00:53:32,463 They attacked us. 199 00:53:35,229 --> 00:53:40,744 We will have to report this to the Takamatsu administration. 200 00:53:42,295 --> 00:53:46,085 Get the dead out of here! Just throw them into the water! 201 00:53:46,898 --> 00:53:49,338 Yes... Yes. 202 00:54:16,642 --> 00:54:18,072 With the puppy... 203 00:54:35,197 --> 00:54:37,684 These damn brothers! 204 00:54:41,482 --> 00:54:45,937 I'm scared! I don't want to stay here! 205 00:54:46,145 --> 00:54:48,637 Who knows what will come next! 206 00:54:48,907 --> 00:54:50,289 I don't want to be involved! 207 00:55:21,029 --> 00:55:25,264 Damn, I won't let them go to Takamatsu. 208 00:55:25,864 --> 00:55:29,352 I am earning 200 ryos for them. 209 00:55:29,752 --> 00:55:34,458 I'll get another 100 if they die in the fire. 210 00:55:35,149 --> 00:55:36,162 We'll see! 211 00:55:57,460 --> 00:56:01,880 Forgive me, but could you give me the knife from behind. 212 00:57:02,012 --> 00:57:06,491 This is not soybean sauce, It's oil. 213 00:57:07,056 --> 00:57:11,335 I guess the Awa Clan is behind all this. 214 00:57:17,864 --> 00:57:21,245 Okay, you guys must be busy. drinking sake 215 00:57:24,669 --> 00:57:28,856 They brought me closer to death. I think they believed it. 216 00:57:30,154 --> 00:57:32,473 Now they will have what they deserve. 217 00:58:23,876 --> 00:58:28,110 Burned in a cage... 218 00:58:53,540 --> 00:58:56,062 Fire! Fire! 219 00:59:02,707 --> 00:59:06,125 We can agree with you, 220 00:59:06,890 --> 00:59:09,794 but with your son You have it more difficult. 221 00:59:10,673 --> 00:59:15,592 One more thing, In case you survive... 222 00:59:16,318 --> 00:59:20,809 We will go to Takamatsu to pick something up. 223 00:59:21,322 --> 00:59:25,190 Then we will continue the path from the dunes-Oura to Kitadomari, 224 00:59:25,765 --> 00:59:28,426 There we will take a boat to Edo. 225 00:59:29,408 --> 00:59:31,928 Stay away! 226 00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:36,879 We will not harm anyone, 227 00:59:39,616 --> 00:59:44,410 Unless you try to screw us. Be careful, until you... 228 00:59:44,820 --> 00:59:47,860 You were once the Kaishakunin of the Shogunate. 229 00:59:48,263 --> 00:59:50,601 I heard about the lone wolf and his puppy. 230 00:59:52,266 --> 00:59:54,647 It's useless to be a murderer if you're stuck here. 231 01:00:55,596 --> 01:00:58,809 Daigoro, calm down! 232 01:04:21,339 --> 01:04:23,041 Don't you dare! 233 01:04:39,313 --> 01:04:40,431 Daigoro. 234 01:04:47,940 --> 01:04:53,319 We don't have fire. If we don't together one with another we will die. 235 01:04:55,306 --> 01:04:58,281 Do you want to save me? 236 01:04:59,930 --> 01:05:06,281 You saved us. and we will be hotter with you than without you. 237 01:08:31,217 --> 01:08:34,349 Big brother, will they be the Awa prepared to attack us? 238 01:08:35,124 --> 01:08:41,097 Just dunes, as far as I can see. There is no one here. 239 01:08:42,306 --> 01:08:44,152 They are here. 240 01:08:44,881 --> 01:08:49,690 If we manage to carry to Chuzaemon Makuyana to Edo, 241 01:08:50,872 --> 01:08:54,404 Awa province will lose 200,000 koku per year. 242 01:08:55,336 --> 01:08:59,792 They will try to stop us! 243 01:11:35,202 --> 01:11:36,452 Kill them! 244 01:13:58,375 --> 01:13:59,930 You have returned. 245 01:14:00,430 --> 01:14:02,108 It was a miracle you survived. 246 01:14:04,481 --> 01:14:08,993 Do you want to end your life? What did you almost lose? 247 01:14:11,486 --> 01:14:12,419 I continue my way! 248 01:15:13,455 --> 01:15:16,991 You threw away the sword... 249 01:15:54,067 --> 01:15:55,595 My throat... 250 01:15:57,750 --> 01:16:01,628 The sounds of my throat... 251 01:16:02,474 --> 01:16:07,135 They are like the whistle of the wind. 252 01:16:10,981 --> 01:16:15,535 If you cut a throat... 253 01:16:17,386 --> 01:16:20,864 It sounds like the cold autumn wind. 254 01:16:22,730 --> 01:16:26,934 We call it 'Mogaribue'. 255 01:16:29,075 --> 01:16:30,590 I wish... 256 01:16:31,406 --> 01:16:35,407 make that move... 257 01:16:36,566 --> 01:16:41,490 ever. 258 01:16:44,167 --> 01:16:48,359 And now I hear that sound in myself. 259 01:16:49,484 --> 01:16:52,008 Just when I die... 260 01:17:37,289 --> 01:17:38,325 Get out! 261 01:17:43,028 --> 01:17:44,655 I am your murderer, 262 01:17:45,464 --> 01:17:47,346 the lone wolf with his cub. 263 01:17:48,287 --> 01:17:49,362 � he dies!