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- Oh, poor thing...

Please, don't!

Please don't!

No! Help! Somebody help me!

- My lord!

A messenger from Edo is here!

- What!

Matsuura... I was waiting for you!

- Toshijiro, you look great.

- Never mind!

What happened to your promise to take me to Edo?

I can't take it any longer living in the mountains!

- Toshijiro-gimi.

This is the Inspector-General of Nishinomaru, Sano Kanjuro-dono.

- Toshiro-gimi, I came here to bring you to Edo.

- What? Is that true? - Yes.

Now is the time!

- In June of the 12th Year of Tenpo (1841),

Tokugawa leyoshi was confirmed as successor to the 11th Shogun, lenari.

In July of the same year, he went to Toshogu on Mt. Kuno to report the event.

On the third day of his trip, he arrived at Inspector-General Sano Kanjuro's home.

- Who are you?

- Tokugawa leyoshi...

- What?

NEMURI KYOSHIRO FULL MOON SWORDSMAN (Nemuri Kyoshiro Engetsu Sappo)

Planning by: FUJIMOTO Hatsunosuke Original Story by: SHIBATA Renzaburo Screenplay by: TAKADA Koji TAKAHASHI Minoru

Cinematography by: TAKEDA Senkichiro Sound by: OSUMI Masao Lighting by: MIMA Hiroshi Art Direction by: OTA Seiichi Music by: KOSUGI Taichiro

Narrator: SUZUKI Mizuho Title song: Daiei Records Sung by: MATSUKATA Hiroki Film Processing: TOYO LABORATORIES Film Editor: TANIGUCHI Toshio Sound Effects: KURASHIMA Nobu Fight Choreography: KUSUMOTO Eiichi Ass't. Director: OTAAkikazu Production Manager: MURAI Akihiko

Cast

MATSUKATA Hiroki

NARITA AZUSA SATO Mikio Eiko Tomomi (Shochiku)

KOYAMA SUZUKI NAKAHARA HASEGAWA KAWAZU Shigeru Mizuho Sanae Machiko Yusuke

DATE Takeshi OKAWA Osamu KIMURA Gen GOMI Ryutaro TANAKA Mitusko ISHIGURO Saburo ENDO Tatsuo HOJO Jutaro

SAITO Shinya ONOE Eigoro NATSUKI Sho MIZUMACHI Yukari OKI Tokio HORIKITAYukio OKA Natsuko IWATATadashi TAMAKI Kazue

OBAYASHI Kazuo MATSUDA Gobu ISHIHARA Sumao SANTO Yorie KUROKI Gen SHIBATA Soji ODA Rieko AKATSUKI Shinjiro MORIUCHI Kazuo

Directed by: MORI Kazuo

EDO CASTLE

- My lord.

Why are you always getting involved with married women?

The other day, the daughter of Tajima Masanoshin killed herself.

Since you went to Mt. Kuno,

what is going on in your life?

- Uneme, shut up!

- No, as your guardian at Nishinomaru Palace I can't just watch you!

You always looked after people and you were very smart,

but I don't understand why all of a sudden,

you started acting so crazy... - Shut up!

- Please wait!

Young lord, why has your personality changed?

You are so different.

What is going on?

- Get out of my way! - No, I won't!

You're going to Kyoto this fall

and you will be received by the Imperial government.

You're most important and will one day become Shogun.

My Lord!

Your hand... You are left handed...

You are not the heir...

Ah! Inspector-General!

This man is an imposter... he's a fake!

- Sano Kanjuro... You...

- Out of our way or I'll kill you!

- You're the Nishinomaru Palace heir, aren't you?

- Who are you?

- I am the sister of the man who was killed in your house,

Nagaoka Uneme, my name is Shizu.

- I see... you are Uneme's sister.

- My lord, I want to ask you...

why my brother, Uneme was suddenly killed?

I just want to know.

- Very well, I will tell you.

Come with me to the castle!

- As I thought, you killed my brother!

- What?

- Prepare yourself!

- Don't let her escape! Go after her!

- Don't worry about it! Just cut off her foot!

- We're retainers of the Shogun's heir. If you interfere, we'll kill you!

- Take it easy! You're going to make yourself a laughingstock.

- Go ahead, kill him!

- Ronin, leave that woman here!

I am Tokugawa leyoshi!

- I heard you...

but since you told me your name, I can't leave this woman to you!

- Rude bastard!

- You seem to be lefthanded.

That's unusual for a samurai.

- Hey you, tell us your name!

- Nemuri Kyoshiro.

- Oh Kinpachi-san. - Yes.

- Nemuri-dono is waiting for you.

- Oh yeah? I'm coming! - Yes.

- Welcome back!

Wow... she is beautiful!

Where did you catch her?

Maybe, she's the daughter of a hatamoto.

- Kinpachi, go find a doctor.

- Yes.

- Why did you... rescue me?

- I was there. That's all I can say.

- Excuse me! Excuse me! Excuse me!

Excuse me! Excuse me! You're a doctor, aren't you?

I hope so... - Huh?

- Never mind!

Doctor, please hurry! I have an injured person!

- Injured person? - Come on and hurry!

- You... what sword style did you study?

Is there also an Iga ninja technique for surgeons?

That's not a surgical scalpel,

but a killing weapon.

Kinpachi... - Yes!

- Leave! - Yes!

Sir!!!

- Withdraw!

- This is my house.

It's messy, but if you don't mind, it's a great hideaway.

Well, I am going to get a doctor.

Don't you worry! I'll bring a real one this time.

- Brother... Brother...

I am going to avenge you without fail.

If I ask the Inspector-General or Lady Matsuura-sama...

- Kanjuro.

I heard that his highness has retired and everyday there's an announcement

of a new successor by the Roju (Ruling Council).

You're finally going to Kyoto with the heir soon, aren't you?

- All the Elders of the Roju Council agree with his decision,

but I can't relax until Toshiro-sama receives an Imperial sanction.

- You better watch out for Chief Elder Mizuno Echizen.

If he hears about the heir's life lately...

Just in case,

let him move to the house of Ohama and watch him very carefully.

It's matter of you becoming a Roju Elder or not.

I am anxious...

- You're rude! Get away!

This is the carriage of Nishinomaru Palace's lady Matsuura-sama!

- I want to see Matsuura-dono.

You men can go. - Why, you!

- You rude man!

- There is an abandoned temple near by.

I want to see you there.

- I, Nemuri Kyoshiro, want to know about the death of Nagaoka Uneme.

- I don't know!

I don't know anything about it!

- You and Sano Kanjuro were there, weren't you?

You can't say you don't know.

- Uneme went insane.

He swung a sword at the heir.

Kyoshiro...

aren't you are the one who rescued Uneme's sister, Shizu?

Shizu is very beautiful, isn't she?

- Beautiful or ugly, a woman is just a woman.

I am not interested!

- You devil...

I heard that you're the son of Satan, born of the Bateren no Yu(Black Mass).

Please make love to me!

If I can make love to a man who is so handsome,

I won't mind going to hell for eternity right now.

- Well then, I'll let you hear the sound of hell.

In the Tokugawa family, if twins are born,

they abandon one and keep the other.

Matsuura...

You... you were the mid-wife when leyoshi-dono was born, weren't you?

Did leyoshi have a twin brother?

- Kyoshiro, never mind about that... I am...

- I think you know about that time when the newborn baby

was taken away.

Tell me!

You and Sano Kanjuro hid that newborn baby, didn't you!

- What an imagination!

Listen, Kyoshiro...

the heir to the Shogun is the man in Nishinomaru Palace, that's it!

"Clasp your hands in prayer." "Nemuri Kyoshiro"

- That Kyoshiro... he is challenging the lord!

A mere ronin...

Because of our mistake,

we don't know where Uneme's sister, Shizu is hiding.

- Now is the crucial time so,

any way we can, we must find Kyoshiro and kill him!

- Yes! - Yes! - Yes!

- Young lady, Nemuri-danna is here.

It's not too good.

Well, I'm going to get some food! Please make yourself at home!

- Shizu,

it's not the heir of Nishinomaru who killed your brother.

It was Inspector-General, Sano Kanjuro.

The man at Nishinomaru is just his puppet.

Your brother was a victim of Sano's wild dream.

You almost got trapped.

You must be thankful that you didn't get killed.

Now you must forget about all that and find a woman's happiness.

- Kyoshiro-sama...

Please help me

to kill Sano Kanjuro.

Only you can help me.

My brother died on behalf of the Tokugawa.

I don't want it to be in vain.

I don't care what happens to me!

Please help me!

- Do you think that your brother will be happy?

- Yes.

But in exchange...

I give you myself...

because I don't have anything else to give...

- For revenge, a woman even gives up her virtue.

This is your first time, isn't it?

You are so cold!

A woman's body as cold as a tombstone.

It fails to excite me!

- Kyoshiro-sama...

- My lord, what's the matter? - Shut up!

Sano deceives you.

I can't bother with such a woman!

- My lord, please wait!

- I am getting tired of this place!

I'm going back to the castle! - No, you can't!

The Inspector-General told me to make sure you don't leave.

My lord, please be patient a little longer!

- No! You tell me to be patient every time you see me.

I won't listen anymore!

- My lord! My lord!

- How about it, are you working for Sano or for me?

Stop me again, and I'll kill you!

- My lord!

Please come over to the other wing.

- Other wing?

Is that Sano's order, too?

- I am sorry.

- This is my wife, Suga.

- She is beautiful, isn't she?

Are you sure that you're the man of this house?

Don't worry because I am not going to stay.

You can leave now! - Sir.

- Please wait!

I was told to come here to entertain the lord.

- I know that!

I will promote your husband to chief of the household staff.

- Thank you very much.

My husband may appreciate that

but I can't go back to my husband again.

No I won't!

So please, take me with you to Nishinomaru!

If you don't promise that, I am going to...

- Don't be childish!

I can't have another man's wife as my mistress!

- Then, please kill my husband.

- What?

- Just like Nagaoka Uneme.

He uses his wife as a tool for his own success even if it is his duty,

I don't want to call him my husband!

Please let me stay with you forever!

- Very well. I like you! I shall grant your wish.

- I am so happy!

- There, take a look!

What's wrong?

Didn't you set this up? I'm sure you don't mind watching.

Are you having fun playing with the wives of your household?

The Shogun's successor

is just like a sharp blade in a crazy man's hands.

- Damn you!

The Nishinomaru heir

leyoshi-dono is skilled in Yagyu Shinkage-ryu.

At Yagyu Dojo they said he is not left handed.

You are his younger brother, Toshijiro.

I guess I am right.

Where is the real leyoshi-dono?

- I don't know!

- Maybe he is already dead?

Tell me!

- He's alive!

Somebody! Somebody come here!

Kyoshiro, please spare my life!

- Don't worry.

If you become Shogun, the Shogunate will be a joke.

It's not bad to watch that, too.

- Kyoshiro, prepare!

- The moon is full tonight.

The time is right...

The place is right...

The real fight is later.

- Get him!

- Sir, come this way!

Hurry up!

Sir, you are okay now.

- Are you a ninja?

- Kyoshiro, you must die.

You know too much.

Don't move!

- You seem like an agent of the government.

Covering up the fishy goings-on.

Of course Tokugawa has a large household,

but they handle things the same... - Shut up!

Why you are bothering the Tokugawa heir?

- Because I want to.

- Don't you think that your life is important?

- I don't.

It keeps me motivated.

- Wait!

- Sister, that intruder sneaked in.

If we let him go... - What?

We won't let him do what he wants.

- Kyoshiro, drop your sword!

Or else I will kill this girl.

- Kyoshiro-sama, don't worry about me!

- Hurry up!

- Take my life instead.

- You...

Are you going to let the girl die?

- I give up my life... Please heed my last wish!

- How could you let her die?

- She died to bring about justice.

- You're going to fulfill her last wish,

aren't you?

If so, let me help you.

- Thank you, but no thanks.

- What?

- I just go my way.

- What can you do with such a rotten heart!

MIZUNO

- Oryo, don't you know leyoshi-sama's whereabouts yet?

- Sir, I am sorry.

- At last, the heir will come up to Kyoto

with Sano Kanjuro in the middle of next month.

- Really?

- Lf our scandal is leaked to the public,

it would cause violence to break out in the streets.

Can't you shut that ronin Nemuri Kyoshiro's mouth?

- Yes.

- What's wrong? It's not like you.

- I have a good idea. Please let me handle it.

- I'll allow you.

- Sano... It's like a dream.

After I come back from Kyoto, I'll become the Shogun.

I can do anything I want.

- That's right.

- Because of you... I'll never forget you.

- I am not worthy.

- By the way, leyoshi is still alive?

- But, he's just like a vegetable now.

- Where is he hidden away?

- Maybe I can tell you now.

- Very well!

Everybody... take off your clothes!

Come on...

Come on, come on, come on. Take off your clothes!

- Oh, no!

- Come on dance!

Take off your clothes!

- Everybody get out!

Stop!

It's loaded!

- You...

- My name is Oryo... I'm looking for somebody.

I just wanted to scare you men.

Sano-san, now you know what's going on, don't you?

Where's the man that you hid away?

- What are you talking about? - Don't act like you don't know!

- Stop it! Stop it!

- Oryo, I got it!

I will tell you, but first, you have to let this man go.

- No, I can't.

- Oh... Wait! Wait...

I'll tell you where leyoshi is.

- He is in Kofu!

In the Kofu Castle dungeon.

- You're not lying, are you? - It's true!

- I'm going to believe you.

- Inspector-General, Sano Kanjuro.

- You are...

- You're Nemuri Kyoshiro?

- I heard that he is not in Kofu,

but in the cave behind the Izu palace.

- Kyoshiro, I owe you a favor now.

- Oryo, you'll get killed sooner or later.

- No, I won't!

- Then, stick with me!

"Kami ga misuteta... (The gods left me with... )

"Kodokunokage ni... (this shadow of loneliness)

"Teki ga chikazuku... (My enemy sneaks in... )

"Shinobiyoru. (from somewhere.)

"Edo no Yozora no... (In Edo's night sky... )

"Hoshi ga mita. (the stars are watching.)

"Muso Masamune... ('Peerless' Masamune... )

"Kyo mo kiru." (kills again today.)

- Wait...

Hold it!

Wait...

- Please help me! Please help me!

- You bitch! You can't get away from us! Come back!

- What are you doing!

- The woman doesn't want to go.

- Samurai-san, we're from the brothel in Hodogaya town

and we bought this woman for ten ryo about 3 days ago.

She is a prostitute who refuses customers, saying they're not her type...

Not only that, she let a robber escape!

- It's a lie!

I just wanted to see my kid!

There is no law that says a prostitute can't see her child!

- Don't get smart with me! - Let go of me!

- What are you doing... - You bastards!

Let go of me!

- Samurai-san!

I thought you were tough, but I was wrong!

I'm coming! Are you happy?

You can cook or eat me any way you want to!

- Ah Samurai-san, why don't you come with me?

- Hey, handsome man...

WAKANl-YA INN

- Well, what kind of woman would you like?

- The woman with a dragon tattoo on her back.

- That woman is...

- Are you saying that she is not for sale?

- No... but... ah...

- She's my type.

Where are you hiding her?

In the closet or in the shed?

- It is... ah...

- I know! I'll go over there!

- Huh? Sir...

- You are...

- It's you... Do whatever you want.

- That was a very good act.

Especially about the child.

It was very well done.

- I don't know anything.

- Blow darts... nice try!

- I give up, Kyoshiro-danna...

You are frightening...

How could I ever defeat you?

- You can call your friend.

- I am alone.

I was named 'Dragon' Oren,

so I can't face anyone since I lost.

Go ahead, do whatever you want!

But... at least before I die,

I want to make love with a strong man like you...

Hey, sir... please make love to me!

Kyoshiro, I won!

Drink this poison, and your body rots away.

- Samurai-san, do you need a horse?

Is something wrong?

- No, it's nothing.

I am sorry, but can you give me water?

- Yes, I can.

Oh no, it's empty.

Oh yes! I am going to get water!

There are fresh springs over there.

- Fresh spring water on top of the mountain?

- I'll go to them! They're not too far from here!

That was fast, wasn't it? Drink up!

It is so delicious!

- That was so close, Nemuri-dono...

This water contains poison.

- Who are you?

- I'm on your side. You can say that I am your friend.

Sano Kanjuro sent this young lady.

The enemy has many ways to kill you, so you must be very careful!

Look at this lady's ugly face that reveals her true identity!

- Is that your horse over there?

- Yes. He came back not long ago,

but my sister is not back yet.

They always get back together...

Sister is late. Where did she go?

- Your parents?

- Don't have any. My mother died last year.

- Father?

- My father is in jail.

- In jail?

- The deputy administrator's jail...

He was put in jail along with the villagers.

- What is your father's name?

- Yoshimatsu.

OFFICE OF THE IZU DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR

- He's really strange.

He won't say his name nor why he did that.

- Put him in jail!

Some torture will make him open his mouth!

=Officer, please let us go home!

=Come on, let us go home!

- Hurry it up, please! - Come on, let us out!

- Officer, sir!

- Hey!

- What do you want?

- How long have you been in here?

- About three years.

The men in this jail

are all poor farmers. I had no one to talk to, and I was bored.

I'm a gambler, Matsudai no Gonroku.

What is your name?

- 'Nemuri' (Sleep).

- Sleep? That's a funny name.

- Gonroku... - Yeah?

- Are there more cells in back? - Yeah.

There are a few single cells in back.

- Do you know a man named Yoshimatsu?

- Yes I know him. Shinden no Yoshimatsu, right?

He was the leader of last year's peasant uprising,

He's in the single cell.

Nemuri-san...

Want to gamble?

- What are you betting on?

- Don't think I don't know!

I know that you have a lot of money hidden on you.

I am not blind.

- So, what are you going to bet?

- I will not lose!

- Lf you lose, I will take your whole body!

- Oh, you can bake it or cook it, any way you want!

Game!

- My lord, Shinkei-sensei is here!

- Oh, send him in.

Ah, Sensei, good, good! Welcome!

- Onogi-san, it's been a while!

At last your dream has come true.

The Inspector-General left for Kyoto with the heir.

- That's good news!

And?

- The truth is... We must rid this world of that other man.

- We have no choice.

Keeping him there is the same as if we killed him...

- Onogi-san, excuse me.

- What's wrong?

- I think that I saw this before.

As I thought, this is a real Muso Masamune.

To whom does this belong?

- A ronin we put in jail.

What's the matter?

- Nemuri Kyoshiro...

- What? Is he?

- Kyoshiro...

He came past the guards and got in here.

- Odd!

- Game!

Oh, no!

I can't win!

I lost a total of 200 ryo!

- It's a lot of money for your body, but as promised

I am going to take it!

- I have no choice!

I am not going anywhere!

Be my guest!

- Kyoshiro got caught

so he can find out where leyoshi is.

- Isn't he always on his guard?

- But we caught him.

Onogi-san, please act like you don't know

and bring him out from the jail.

- I get it.

- Hey, stand up!

- Kyoshiro!

This is your Muso Masamune! Take it!

- Lf I try to,

your sword will slash at my head right away.

I best not...

- So, are you going to challenge me without your sword?

- I've no choice.

- You have guts!

Out of pity, I will use this 'Peerless' Masamune and kill you.

- Shinkenshi Hadori.... When did you learn this?

- Just now.

The innermost secret comes naturally from nothingness.

- You knew... Kyoshiro, come on!

- Kyoshiro, your 'Full Moon Cut' won't work in this thicket.

Can you defeat my Kashima-ryu 'Tetsuzaya no Ken'(Sword with iron case)?

- Yes... with my 'Engetsu Sappo'. (Full Moon Cut)

- What?

Kyoshiro, be ready!

- Be ready!

- It's all right.

Hurry up and kill me!

I'd rather die... than stay cooped up in this place.

- Leyoshi-sama!

Kyoshiro, help me!

Take him outside!

- It doesn't matter to me if he's a farmer or the Shogun.

- Wait!

If anything happens to this man, this country will be...

- Nemuri Kyoshiro has no concern about what happens to this country.

Are you Yoshimatsu?

- No, I am not. Yoshimatsu is in the next cell.

Are you helping us?

- Are you Yoshimatsu? - Yes!

Thank you!

- Your kids are waiting. - Yes.

- Hurry home! - Yes!

Thank you very much!

- Thank you very much! - Thank you very much!

- Come on everybody! Hurry up!

NIJOJO CASTLE

- Successor, it's time to go.

- Kyoshiro...

- Sano Kanjuro,

why don't you finish playing the puppet shows

and pull down the final curtain?

- What?

- You haven't woken up from your impossible dream yet.

Take a look around you.

There are no more puppets you can play with.

It seems like the script you wrote is too much to handle, isn't it?

- You loudmouth! Kill him!

- Stop it!

I don't want to splatter blood in this place!

Kanjuro...

Once 'Peerless' Masamune tastes blood, he doesn't know when to stop...

So, you'll be next!

- I can't forgive you!

- Sano!

- Everybody! Come out!

Come out!

Old lady!

- Sano, where is everybody? There's nobody here!

- They went to Edo to get the real successor, leyoshi-dono.

Leyoshi-dono has already left with Elder Mizuno Echizen

and is coming toward Kyoto.

- Sano, what shall we do?

What is going to happen to me?

- Successor... please be ready!

- Sano, what are you doing!

I am... the son... of the Shogun...

- Kyoshiro...

Because of just one ronin...

- I came here to get you.

Mizuno-sama is very grateful for what you did, and wants you

as sword instructor.

I don't think so either.

Now, where are you going?

- Destination unknown.

I will find something to do wherever I go.

Just like a man who came out from hell.

Oryo, if you hear some bad rumors,

just think of me and remember I am fine.

"- Asu ni ikinai... (Not for tomorrow)

"Ronin Sugata. (is the life of a ronin.)

"Hito niwa Misenai... (No one gets to see... )

"Kono Namida. (the tears that he sheds.)

"Edo no Yozora no... (In Edo's night sky... )

"Hoshi ga mita. (the stars are watching.)

"Nemuri Kyoshiro...

"Doko e Iku?" (where are you going?)

THE END