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It was a somewhat gloomy day.

A lone samurai walked into a small feudal domain up north.

Thank you.

Shall we go?

Yes.

He comes across a father and daughter on a pilgrimage.

We beg you...

He smirks. Not a smile, but a smirk.

The next moment.

His name is kake junoshin.

I beg your pardon.

My name is nagaoka shume, retainer to lord kuroae.

I am kake junoshin.

I have no master.

Why did you slay this man?

Because they will bring a terrible calamity to this land.

I did it to stop that from happening.

A calamity?

Indeed.

They are members of the bellyshaker party.

Bellyshaker?

They are a cult rapidly spreading like a plague.

Wiped out the ushichiku domain.

That's where these two came from.

One bellyshaker suggests at least 20 more in hiding.

The kuroae clan is already being infiltrated by them.

You mean...?

This place is doomed.

With that, kake turns around and begins to walk away.

Please wait!

What?

You mention a cult and say we are doomed.

You can't say ominous things like that...

And walk away without telling us what to do.

That's irresponsible.

I was kind enough to give you information.

You should be thankful, not angry. So long, then.

Kake says, and coolly walks away.

Stop!

Now you want to kill me?

.I am

threatening you.

You can't touch me.

I am a superhuman swordsman.

"Enough of your bullshit!" That's what he intended to say.

But this is what happened.

He drops his sword on "enough", and cowered on the ground.

- Ahh. Ahhh! - Don't cry.

- Aren't you a samurai? - But...

I don't know what to do...

- Tell me. - Don't ask me!

I decided to leave because of your ungrateful attitude.

You took my kindness for granted.

That annoyed me so I walked away.

Then you attacked me. I responded. Now you're crying and peeing yourself.

How ridiculous!

I... I panicked. I'm sorry.

Sorry is not enough. You must apologize.

I apologize!

- Please don't go! - On one condition.

What's wrong?

I'm merely making a business offer.

You can't expect me to help you for free.

Of course not. Go ahead.

I have been masterless for along time. I'd like to change that.

You wish to be a retainer?

I want you to put in a good word for me.

So I can work under the wings of lord kuroae.

That's my condition.

What a dumb-ass.

Do I really know how to stop the bellyshakers?

I Don t.

Sly as a fox.

He intended to fool nagaoka the moment he slayed the pilgrim.

What the...

H ey, h ey, h ey.

The man does not have the bellyshaker tattoo.

Which means...

Crap-a-doodle-doo.

He pops out a joke unintentionally.

Ahhh!

Should he kill the daughter?

Okay, listen. I will not kill you.

I can kill you, but I won't.

Remember that, and get out of here.

The truth is, he can't.

Perhaps that's why he's still a masterless Ronin.

If you show up again, next time I'll kill you for sure.

Now go! Take this for condolence.

How dare you!

You're dead meat!

I do not know of his background, but kake junoshin seemed outstanding.

Head of chief retainers naito tatewaki

pretends to listen, while thinking about his own personal agenda.

I see.

The infiltration of the bellyshaker party is alarming.

We must take measures.

Yes, my lord.

This situation could be used to bring down ohura shuzen.

Naito and ohura have hated each other since childhood.

This is their master kuroae naohito.

The most inflexible serious and eccentric

impulsive and straightforward troubling leader.

The clan was split between followers of naito and ohura.

The bellyshaker party? That's preposterous.

No, it's true!

I saw him do it.

He... he slayed'em! The bellyshakers!

Calm down!

So, kake.

How do we eradicate the bellyshakers?

How should I know?

I'm kidding. Of course, I know.

But even if I told you everything I know,

you morons can't stop them.

So I might as well say I don't know how.

What an insult!

I shall slay you myself!

Oh, really?

Go ahead. Do it!

Here!

Come on, now! Do it!

There is a reason for this reckless behavior.

Let's go back a few days.

To sondai—ji temple.

You're bluffing.

Huh?

You may know a few things about the bellyshaker party.

You used it as leverage to get here.

Pretend to help us, and ask for money.

In hopes of becoming a retainer.

What a sordid plan.

So obvious.

What are you saying? That's not true.

Hmm.

So you deny it and put up a front.

Alright, then.

You can't expect me to be that generous.

I'm not an old man looking for admiration.

I don't care about your feelings.

I will keep asking until you come clean.

Oh, come on.

I told you...

I hate that kind of sucking up.

Conciliating an old man,

somewhat like a male prostitute.

Trying to rise up the ranks without any qualification.

Forget it. It won't work.

Naito wins. Kake can't say a word.

Surprised? Thought I'd be an easy target?

Think again, wise guy.

- What?

You think I am lying. If I was,

- are you? - What would you do if I was?

- I'll kill you. - Don't!

- I will. - I don't want to die.

- So you admit it? - If I do, you'll kill me.

- You don't want to die? - Of course not.

- So you're denying it. - Absolutely.

- You're lying. - Yes.

Holy shit! That's cheating.

You made me say yes. I had no other choice.

What happens next?

I yell out an order to my men

who are waiting behind the screen.

They will cut you up to bits and pieces.

Wait! I'm a superhuman swordsman!

You don't want to kill me.

I shouldn't really say this, but I think I'll come in handy.

I could be an assassin, or a spy.

I have enough assassins. I sent my spy this morning.

His name is egere no konji.

He has connections and research ability.

He's fast. A top class spy.

I sent konji to ushichiku domain.

He will gather info about the bellyshakers.

So, I don't need you.

Except...

Except?

You're pathetic.

It's too late for that kind of attitude.

You're right.

Except what?

- No questions! That's annoying! - I'm sorry.

- Shut up if you want to live. - Yes, sir!

- Understand? - Yes, sir!

As long as you listen and do as I say,

I will not kill you.

Thank you!

In a few days,

I will suggest to our lord that we need to stop the bellyshakers.

Chief retainer ohura will respond like this.

Bellyshakers? That's preposterous! Ha! Ha! Ha!

He'll laugh the matter off.

That's when you come in.

O Kay.

Use that big mouth of yours

to ridicule ohura.

Got it?

Hence, the reckless behavior.

Here! Come on!

Slay me if you can!

Come on, you!

- You! - Ohura.

Our lord is watching.

Kake.

Your attitude is boisterous.

Restrain yourself.

Yes, sir.

My lord,

why don't we hire kake to control the bellyshakers. Let us act quickly.

No need!

Do not believe a word this man says.

It's a lie!

Totally absurd!

Hmm.

The bellyshakers brainwash people.

People start shaking. They stop working.

There'll be raids, arson, rape.

The police won't move because of the financial crunch.

And they'll start to ask. Who's responsible for this?

They'll blame someone for not taking countermeasures.

Who is that?

The man who dismissed you.

Sir ohura.

Yup.

Ohura's group will go down.

Naito will take the lead on domain policies.

- Oh, my god. - Oh, my!

- That's nasty. - Oh, yeah.

That same night, ohura shuzen was outraged.

That damn kid!

How dare he call me a moron!

I am a chief retainer!

I outrank you!

You asshole!

Where's magobe?

Answer me! Makubo!

At your service, sir ohura.

You heard that?

Oh, that feels so good!

Here you go.

Kake is staying at naito's place.

Drinking and partying all day. Taking a shit, then going to bed at night.

Oh, yes!

One day, he is taking a walk after a buzz.

Feeling the breeze and beautiful sunlight,

kake thinks to himself.

I look awesome.

At that moment.

What do you want?

Answer me!

I have a great voice.

The next moment...

Ayyyh!

Your life.

So, you know who I am. How despicable of you to ambush me.

Who are you?

Manabe gosenro

who's that on the ground?

He's unrelated.

What the hell is an unrelated guy doing here?

No time to explain!

Let me explain.

Going back to last night.

So, what brings you here?

Don't worry about interrupting my meal.

What is it that you want?

I know that ohura sent you to assassinate someone.

But I'm not just gonna say "sure. Who do you want dead?"

A samurai must speak up even if it's something hard to say.

Well, you see...

- It's hard to say. - Hmm.

Come on, say it!

This is the result of the so-called pressure-free education.

He was probably taught that being number-one isn't important.

Perhaps...

You want to learn how to fight?

No.that's not it.

Don't be shy.

I wanted some action myself.

Want to use a real sword?

No. No, thank you.

A real sword? You must be kidding.

- Hey. - What?

What did you just say?

Say that again.

- Did I say something? - Don't play dumb.

You just said that I must be kidding.

I kindly offered you a lesson. And what did you say?!

You must be kidding. And scratched your head.

You know what that means?

You think I'm so stupid that I don't even notice it.

You came here all the way

to tell me I'm a fool.

Interrupting my meal!

Is that it?

- Kiyahhou! - What?

Makubo was in a state of asphyxia.

He naturally faints when he faces an extreme situation.

I haven't done anything yet.

Kiyahhou!

Stealth sandal flip!

No make-up reception girl!

Turning table counterattack!

Horrific human firepan!

How dare you!

The battle is a vicious exchange of whatever they have up their sleeves.

Lethal balls on balls!

- Ass poke! - Ahhhh!

How dare you poke my ass!

Balls on balls to you!

Balls on balls to you, too!

Stigger?

That was kake's childhood name.

Only his parents used that name.

There was also aunt taniki, and...

Grubster?

Hey, it's really stigger!

You're grubster?

No wonder you're tough to beat.

Right back at you, man!

What a surprise! They were childhood buddies.

Both boys were abandoned

and grew up in a training yard known as the hole.

Together they learned various fighting techniques.

The two were great rivals.

Also, best friends.

Reunited after twenty years.

Makubo is surprised since he thought they were fighting for their lives.

"What happened while I was out...?"

So, you're also a lone samurai.

You, too?

I, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, i0! I win!

I sometimes work for the kuroae clan.

I'm their hit-man. 800 silver per head.

- Hit-man? - Uh-huh.

I'm not supposed to tell you, but I was hired.

Really? By him?

Nah, he's just ohura's runner.

Hey! Sir manabe to you!

Ouch.

You! I was about to kill a friend because of you.

You can have your money back.

Here.

Now, that feels better.

- Hey, grubster. - What?

- You mean, chief retainer ohura? - Uh-huh.

You're lucky you failed.

- Why? - Ohura will be ousted soon.

I'm on naito's side.

Kiyahhou!

Leader of esshu region, lord kuroae

so the reason for famine is neither floods nor droughts.

I believe,

the bellyshakers are the cause.

You're still talking such nonsense.

They are gaining strength in the west, causing many domains to perish.

Lord naohito is extremely straight-forward.

You need to stop them!

His words are always righteous.

I recommended we hire bellyshaker expert kake junoshin.

But sir ohura turned me down which led to today's crisis.

That man insulted you, my lord!

You need to see the big picture instead of picking on small manners.

I believe kake is suspicious!

Magobe...

I heard him say ohura is going down soon.

Is that true?

Yes. Manabe and kake were talking.

Why would hit-man manabe gosenro be talking with kake?

Sir ohura hired him.

He sent me.

Then, to my big surprise...

Maybe I shouldn't say this.

You see, it so happens that manabe and kake are from the same town.

They're like best buddies.

Magobe's big mouth puts ohura in trouble.

Ohura!

You attempted to assassinate an important man to our domain.

Hara-kiri! I demand you do it now!

One moment, my lord.

What is it, naito? Are you asking for mercy?

No, but with our financial crunch and the threat of the bellyshakers,

we can't afford to lose human resources.

Indeed. Well, then. What do you propose?

Let us deport him to hedakavillage.

The village monkey trainer shosuke died of a stroke.

There's been no one to take his place.

With no monkey shows to enjoy, the villagers are devastated.

Monkey shows are important?

Very important, my lord.

Villagers watch the show and laugh.

It gives them strength to plow the field and work hard.

Without a monkey show, the world is doomed.

Alright, indeed.

- Ohura! - Yes.

I appoint you as monkey commissioner!

Yes, my lord.

Magobe.

You did well by reporting ohura.

- From now, you work for naito. - Oh.

Thank you, my lord.

- Nagaoka, you go with ohura. - What?

Th-thank you, my lord.

At ease!

How's your monkey doing?

Stand! At ease!

Good, now sit.

Stand! At ease!

Good, and sit...

Hentaro, come on!

Good!

And now, stand!

One more time!

You, monkey!

How dare you shit on a chief retainer!

Stay! I will kill you!

Sir ohuralyou must not.

Please. Please!

Please...

After losing in the clan's power struggle,

ohura was miserable.

Damn you, naito!

And so, time goes by...

It's so peaceful.

It sure is.

Are you a pacifist?

I guess so. Yes, yes.

Maybe you are a peace envoy.

Ever since you came, nothing's happened.

Yes, yes.

What's with the yes, yes?

I'll kill you if you're fooling around.

You're joking.

The bellyshakers. When are they coming?

I... I don't know.

The man you slayed. Did he have the tattoo?

The tattoo...?

The bellyshakers all have this tattoo.

However, when we checked the body of that old man,

there was no tattoo.

Maybe you made a mistake.

What have you done to an innocent old man?

W-W-We can't just wait for the bellyshakers to come.

Let me check them out.

Are you running away?

I just received a report from my spy via a messenger.

This is your loyal spy, egere no konji.

I have put my heart and soul into this grand report.

The messenger's name is osamu.

Keep an eye on him. He's a bit dumb. He'll eat anything.

Before I get into my report,

let me start with some basic information about the bellyshaker party.

A man named sudo ranrinsai founded the bellyshaker party in gifu.

They believe the world exists inside a gigantic tapeworm.

Their goal is to escape, out of the tapeworm into the real world.

Yes, the creepy tattoo is a tapeworm.

They shake their bellies like crazy longing to see the real world.

Their mad behavior causes trouble with residents everywhere.

This is the bellyshaker problem.

Next. How to bellyshake.

Stand with your legs apart, and drop your rear.

Stretch your arms wide, and shake your belly vigorously.

Hey.

- Huh? - Do it!

Really?

O Kay.

Move your head in all directions.

Close your eyes halfway.

Say, ahhhhh!

Ahhhhhh!

Ooooh!

Ooooh!

How does it feel?

How am I supposed to feel?

What's the point of this?

It's supposed to be pointless.

So pointless the tapeworm will be in anguish.

And push you out from its anus.

This sacred act is called spewing.

Spewing...

It is an escape to the real world, a state of true enlightenment.

Run! Run!

Reaching spewland is not easy.

Rumors say...

There was a bellyshaker who kept shaking even after being beheaded.

Still trying to reach spewland.

Ohhhh!

That's scary! Toooo scary!

We can't let them bellyshakers invade this domain.

Sir naito!

I will leave this instant.

To ushichiku.

According to my research,

the bellyshakers

seem to have perished.

Nooooo!

Congratulations.

The bellyshakers are a forgotten past.

People are living in peace.

Huh!!

Guru sudo ranrinsai has been arrested due to a tip from a whistle-blower.

You... stupid moron!

Unlike the mad followers, the guru was sober. The cult was pure business.

When he was beheaded, he cried, peed, and even fainted.

Such an ungraceful death.

Ahh...!

All in all, ushichiku is very peaceful.

Yours truly, egere no konji

um... so, that means...

- What happens now? - You know...

I lose prestige for making a fuss about the bellyshakers.

You'll face death row.

D-D-Death? Oh, no...

What's the matter, con man? Don't worry.

The bellyshakers will be here.

What...? But...

So what if they perished?

We can pay people to shake their bellies,

and call them the bellyshaker party.

But, that would be fake.

Of course, it's fake.

The whole cult is fake!

You're a fake. I'm a fake.

This whole domain is fake.

It's corrupt. Financially and morally.

We're doomed!

You think we can come together and change the world?

It's not that easy.

So, we all pretend and say it's gonna be okay.

Making-up fake bellyshakers is easy as pie.

What are you afraid of?!

You're just a fake wearing a kimono, with a sword stuck to your waist.

- Yes. - Man up!

You're just a parasitic samurai!

You want to be a retainer?

You've got to do whatever it takes.

Or else, you're dead in no time.

- Do you understand? - Yes, sir!

I've said too much.

Kake thought, gosh.

This guy really has the guts. I'm no match.

So, the fake bellyshakers.

Who's in charge?

Me, me, me, me, me! I'll do it!

Sir naito.

About the messenger konji sent.

The half-wit. You look after him.

I did. But...

Um... please, follow me.

Why? Just say it.

No.you'll think I've lost my mind.

Please, come.

He ate all the rice, so I made him some noodles.

Osamu!

Aye!

This is someone very important. Him, not so much.

Introduce yourself.

What's that mean?

Say your name, and bow.

Name! Name! Name! Name! Name!

Your name is osamu!

Osamu! Osamu! Osamu! Osamu!

He's slower than I thought.

So, why am I here?

Show it to me, again.

Show what? I don't understand.

- The twirly thing. - Oh, twirly-twirly!

Whatever. Do it.

Aye!

What was that?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry!

What did you just do?

I won't do it again! I'm sorry!

Do it.Again.

He only listens to me because I fed him.

Osamu, show us hippetyhop beans.

Aye!

Wow.

He could be useful.

See? See?

Telekinesis.

He's had the power since childhood.

Whenever he used it, people freaked out and abused him.

So he stopped.

By the way, I'm konji. The spy.

Hi. I'm kake.

I doubt his powers are useful.

I'm makubo magobe.

Hi. So, it'll be the four of us?

Yeah, let's go. Ushichiku is ahead of the checkpoint.

Look! The beans...

Kake junoshin, makubo magobe, egere no konji, and osamu.

Members of the fake bellyshaker project, also called the hdp,

moved into the ushichiku domain.

Meanwhile,

these men were showing unexpected talent.

Welcome!

I am nagaoka. And my partner, taro.

Thank you so much for coming to our show.

Flip!

What is it?

Tell me again.

Oh, come on.

Now, the finale.

Taro, come!

Good.

Stand.

Here we go!

Midair handstand!

That's it, folks!

What's the matter, taro?

Nagaoka was inept as a samurai,

but showed excellent talent as a monkey trainer.

He was a genius.

Ohura was enjoying himself, as well.

- Nagaoka. - Yes, sir.

Coming here, I finally understand what human life is about.

Yes. Of all the years I've known you,

I've never seen you so calm and peaceful.

I don't care about the power struggle anymore.

I work, live, and sleep with monkeys.

That's the most important thing, now.

Come on! Let's go!

Except for osamu, no one was feeling up to it.

You can't blame them.

Resurrecting a fake cult is like making copies of a counterfeit.

You know, I thought I'd be working at the castle.

What about you, kake? Are you going for a promotion?

Did you just talk to me like I'm your friend?

Trying to get on top of me?

You can't just do that. It's not gonna work.

How much do you get paid, kake?

Let's hurry. We want to get there on time.

Konji wasn't up for this, either.

He's a spy, who usually works alone.

This mission is like organizing a school festival together.

They are on their way to meet chayama, an ex-high-rank bellyshaker.

So, who's this guy, cha?

It's chayama hanro.

Is he going to listen to us?

He was a bad-ass bellyshaker.

Sent so many followers to spewland.

What are we going to tell him?

Should I do the talking?

I actually have something prepared.

You do?

- Uh-huh. - Will you, then?

There it is!

Chayama's safehouse.

Wow!

We must be careful not to offend chayama.

He could spew us for laughing at him.

Excuse me!

Kake wishes he had left the room with konji.

We come from the kuroae domain.

Yeah. You live here, calling yourself a common peasant.

But in fact, you are chayama hanro. Ex-member of the infamous bellyshakers.

Yup.

Our investigation proved that.Yeah.

What's with his attitude?

Did he volunteer as negotiator to screw our whole plan?

Gather your things,

and come with us to the kuroae domain.Yeah.

We cannot tell you why.Yeah.

Actually, we need you for our plan to launch the Neo-bellyshaker party.

You will not get away by saying you are merely a peasant farmer.

That would be a lie!

No, that's not it. By the look on his face, kake knew.

Magobe is doing his best.

We cannot pay you.

Our domain is under a financial crisis.

So, will you cooperate?

- Got it. - Yeah.

Magobe is trying not to stutter or faint.

He studied, prepared a script, and memorized it.

We should commend his effort.

But it's gonna backfire!

Uh-oh. I think he's angry.

He's got to be angry.

Or... what does that face mean?!

You ask me to preach again?

No, not you. Chayama.

You want me to preach again?

Not you. Um...

- Yes! - Kake.

Their words, are your words, right?

No!!

H-Hey!

U-Um...

Please, preach again.

Let me ask one thing.

Are you serious?

Or, are you just fooling around?

Of course, we are dead serious!

He's just nervous to confront you.

Let me confess.

If we can't resurrect the bellyshakers, I am a dead man!

- Ahhhhhhh! - I mean it.

- Something's watching us! - I'm serious.

Look. Something's coming. What do we do?

Life is like twining leaves of aloe upon a crystal clear moon-drop.

Egubo has observed your drannar.

Let us go to kuroae.

You mean... You're coming with us?

Serious or not does not matter.

I shall preach anywhere on earth under egubo's guidance.

You are the first to come here.

Look at his weird face!

Excuse me.

Do not mind my face.

Never mention it again.

These tattoos were done in gifu.

I went crazy when I was a child.

Tasted human brains and indulged in ecstasy.

I am united with the devil. I am egubo's dog.

I will bring you tea.

Tea and ethics.

Teathic.

The universe will explode.

Meanwhile, egere no konji, who left the room to conceal his laughter,

Are you ill?

I'm feeling much better now.

Was falling in love.

I'm glad to hear that.

Who are you?

Ron.

I take care of chayama's chores.

I see.

I'm from kuroae...

Konji, is that you?

What are you doing?

Chayama's coming with us. He's serving us tea.

Stop right there.

Sorry. My mistake.

She's pretty.

Really pretty.

Let's go, konji.

All those beggars.

Are they refugees from ushichiku?

Nope. They fled kuroae, got kicked out of ushichiku and landed here.

Hmm.

Where's osamu?

Chayama's interested in his telekinesis.

They're mine! Mine! Mine!

Who's the black guy?

That's George. He escaped from dejima.

That Ron is some hot chic.

Is she chayama's lover?

Nah, I don't think so.

I agree. Even if she was...

- What? - Huh?

I didn't say anything.

That girl.

I think she's into me.

He's totally got it wrong. Kake looked down on him.

It's starting.

Are you suffering?

Were you born to be in agony?

No. One should seek pleasure and burst with laughter!

- Laughter! - That's how it should be.

Egubo is the creator of this world.

Egubo envisioned the world to be shaped like a cute human nose.

But donbora wanted it to be shaped like a menko-card.

Finally, after endless arguments the world was created.

Egubo was mortified.

This is wrong!

Egubo stabbed donbora in the liver with a bamboo stick.

With his blood, she created a tapeworm.

Egubo said.

Tapeworm! Swallow this delusional world!

Alas, this world is inside a tapeworm.

We are shit piled in its stomach.

Ha, ha! Very funny!

Makes no sense to me.

Good deeds mean nothing.

Egubo hates to be inside a tapeworm.

You, idiots! Very funny!

Nothing is your fault! This world is wrong!

Shake your bellies! Be sacrilegious!

Let's spew out of this world!

Spew out!

Yeah, let's spew out!

Wow. Chayama's bellyshaking is quite something.

You think so? It's horrible.

Watching that belly makes me sad.

- Actually, it's cute. - I'm so sad.

- No! - Makubo?

I can't stand a world inside a tapeworm.

Hey, makubo. Your belly is shaking.

No way.

Uh-oh.

Oh no! Oh!

Spew!

Spew!

I gotta go!

Makubo!

This is it!

Is he going crazy? No.

Makubo was always on the verge. He tipped over.

He never wanted this promotion or mission.

That's why he faints.

All his worries and agonies are overflowing from his soul.

- Is that part of the plan? - Not that I know of.

He needs something to cling on to

so he can forget his own thoughts.

Anything that would put him in a state of frenzy.

It could have been a rock festival or an anti-war riot.

Spew! Spew!

He's not crazy. He's just an ordinary cheap youngster.

Is he okay?

At least, our mission's a success. We can report so.

Shake your belly all you want!

Never imagined they'd gobble up that mumbo jumbo.

Who believes the world exists inside a tapeworm?

They don't.

They don't believe it's true.

They just believe what they want.

They want to believe their hardship isn't their fault.

It's easier that way.

Oh! This is intense!

These are tokijiku nuts.

Give me one.

They are egubo's spew.

Yu m my.

Thank you! Thank you!

What's this about? Tell me!

- It's them. - Get out of my way!

Hi, ya.

Are you the leader?

Come with me!

Do not touch melyou dirty mutt!

You calling me a mutt? You morons!

Come on.

Ouch!

That hurt, you idiot!

Congratulations.

You cracked chayama's forehead. You made a small crack in this world.

I hear by make you...

Listen up!

A spew Saint.

Osamu, spew this man.

- What? - I can't! I can't!

Osamu! Do it!

Aye!

Osamu never defies a man who's fed him.

Spew him!

You did it!

I commend you, osamu.

Look what I got!

The man is now a spew Saint. Rejoice!

Hello! Anybody home?

Are they at the castle?

Where's the guard?

Anybody?

This is bizarre. Too quiet.

Kake feels anxiety all over his body.

- What is it? - Look at this.

It's an invitation from monkey commissioner ohura shuzen.

Stating he would love to unveil the skills he'd acquired to the lord.

Hence, the whole castle had left for hedaka village.

Of course, naito intends to give ohura a good banter.

My lord. It's been a while.

Ohura. Are you well?

- Yes. - Good.

Show me the monkey tricks.

Yes, my lord.

Go! Monkey trainer!

You will now witness many tricks performed by my monkey.

I am ohura shuzen. I used to be kuroae's chief retainer.

Please call me, shun-chan.

Shun-chan!

This is my partner, hentaro!

Stand.

At ease.

It's good to meet you.

Take a bow to our lord.

Come on, hentaro.

Ohura!

Yes, my lord.

Why doesn't he bow? How disrespectable.

With all due respect...

I condone it if the monkey lacks intelligence.

But if he's just being lazy,

you need to strictly punish him!

But, you see...

Hentaro.

With all due respect, what you just saw is part of the act.

Not bowing is part of the act?

That's right, my lord.

The sight of a man unable to control a monkey ignites laughter.

This reverse of the power structure is funny.

I trained the monkey not to bow.

I don't understand. I'm confused.

Naito, was that funny?

Well, funny or not depends on one's sense of humor.

Do I lack a sense of humor?

No. Of course not.

A monkey show is not just about tricks.

It's about the reverse of status.

People enjoy watching the monkey disobeying its human master.

But, be rest assured. It's only temporary.

At the end, the monkey will repent, and do the tricks.

Hey, you just gave it away.

Well then, just show us the monkey tricks.

But, my lord...

No need to beat around the bush

if you are confident with your show.

Yes, my lord.

Spew! Spew!

Spew! Spew!

That was the monkey ball-riding.

Indeed. The monkey is riding a ball.

I understand the act very well.

Next.

The next trick is called coin-fetching. He'll fetch some coins.

Usually, we start with a comedic dialogue

about the monkey being stingy, but we'll skip that.

The monkey does it because he wants a snack.

Here we go.

Hey, don't throw the money.

Well, well. How disrespectful.

Hentaro, come on.

My lord, why don't we take a rest?

Rest?

We are resting by watching the show.

Yes.

But if we take a rest within our rest, it would be even more relaxing.

Sir naito.

The lord is taking a rest. Come later.

The belly... belly...

What about your belly?

The bellyshakers are here!

Yesss!

Finally, they're here.

Yes, our plan worked.

But it's... Kind of going out of control.

Hmm.

Use force and overpower them.

There's too many.

Like, twenty or thirty?

A bit more.

They're peasants and townsfolk. Scare them away with Spears and guns.

There's more than fifty of them.

What? Like a hundred?

At least, a thousand.

Break free!

Shake and break free from this fake world!

How did you let that happen?!

Naito is upset because

there are only 30 kuroae gunmen.

Due to the budget cut, naito had flred many foot soldiers

so there are only 20 left.

Can we stop I, 000 of them with an army of 50?

What's the matter, naito?

Shut up, I'm thinking!

I didn't mean that.

The bellyshakers have infiltrated us.

The bellyshakers?

Yes, my lord!

Do not worry.

Our expert kake junoshin is already on the move.

My lord.

We shall stay here tonight to take cover.

Hey. Where's chayama?

This guy's not a bellyshaker! Kill him! Spew him!

In this turmoil, the expert was facing danger.

Spew him!

You're afraid of my sword?

Come on!

Ron.

Let us through!

It's been a while, ohura.

Did you enjoy the show?

I know you came here to mock me.

I don't care.

I've come to understand...

That chief retainer and monkey trainer are both miserable jobs.

That show was embarrassing.

I pity myself, and also you.

The bellyshakers are rioting in our domain.

Seems like you're happy about it.

In a way, yes.

I felt a bit guilty seeing you with that monkey.

But, the bellyshakers really came.

I was right.

You deserve to be a monkey trainer.

Well...

If the bellyshakers ever come to kuroae,

it's because you planted them.

I know the bellyshakers perished. But I'm won't tell the lord.

I like working with monkeys. I really do.

And I pity myself for that.

It is a night of reconciliation.

They agree to disagree with each other no matter what.

The bellyshakers set up camp on the riverside.

Drumming and screaming all night.

Hi, there.

What a success.

The fake bellyshaker project is going great.

Actually, this is too much.

A hundred or so was enough.

But there's more than 2,000 idiots rioting.

What are you doing?

Tonight, our lord will stay in hedaka village.

Make it stop by tomorrow morning.

It can't just stop on its own. That would be weird.

We want it to look like the kuroae army suppressed the riot.

Have some head soup.

- Huh? - Head soup?

So, after we drink this, go ahead and stop the riot.

- The soup's name is creepy. - Just drink it.

The soup is clear if there is no sin.

But no one in this fake world is without sin.

The soup is clear because it's made from the head of a spewed man.

- What? - Is it good?

There's hair in it.

It's good.

See? It looks so good.

Kake thinks to himself. This is getting totally out of control.

Should we kill him?

Want more?

Yeah, let's kill him.

Osamu. You hold him while I kill him.

Osamu holds while you kill.

I mean chayama. That guy's insane.

Report to your master immediately.

Huh?

We will now burn the castle.

It is egubo's will. Chayama's tattoo was...

I know. He got it in gifu.

- Osamu! - I can't.

- Hold him! - I can't!

The hell with it!

Master chayama took care of me. So much...

Let me remind you. Osamu only listens to those who take care ofhim.

Hence, the only one who can save kake

is this man, who fed him.

I love bellyshaking!

Spew! Spew! Spew!

- He was kind... - Osamu, calm down.

- Konji, talk to him. - Why me?

What do you mean why?

Ahhh!

What?

I always wanted to tell you this.

You treat me like I'm your subordinate, but I'm not!

I'm naito's spy.

Which means, you and I are equals.

I know more about the bellyshakers.

You're all talk. You do nothing.

Right?

Kake thinks why does he have to say this now?

We will burn the castle. Report to your master.

Kake and konji head to hedaka village.

They do not talk.

Ron came along as a surveillant.

Look.

The western sky is turning red.

Spew! Spew! Spew!

Spew! Spew! Spew!

The castle. Our kuroae castle is burning.

Why? Why?

The bellyshakers are peasants and townsfolk.

We can gun them down all at once.

Let us fight!

Everyone! Calm down!

- Continue the report. - Yes.

2,000 bellyshakers are committing acts of looting, rape and murder.

They don't feel any guilt.

This is...

The bellyshaker sign.

They're everywhere. People write messages on them.

It's written in blood.

Thanks #bellyshakers.

Had a great time with a great group of people.

I wanna thank #chayama and his staff for their hard work.

Will come again.

That's enough!

We shall immediately castigate this madness!

Get my horse!

My lord, please sit down.

Let me go. They are burning my castle!

This is war.

We need to strategize, prepare,

and wait for the perfect moment to attack.

You are absolutely right!

We are outnumbered by too many.

For now, we should stay put.

Yes, we should stay put.

Why did this happen in the first place? Who's responsible?

Sir naito is in charge of controlling the bellyshakers.

You should commit hara-kiri.

Not now! We need a strategy.

We're gonna stay put.

- Don't change the subject. - Listen!

Kake junoshin was my expert. I trusted him to take care of it.

Don't blame your men!

Hara-kiri! It's your responsibility!

Alright!

I'll do it if it's going to solve the problem.

Junoshin.

I'm sick of this. Politicians saying the same thing! Stay put! Hara-kiri!

It's pathetic.

None of this will stop chayama.

Is there anyone who can come up with a constructive plan?

May I speak, then?

Huh?

Here.

I don't know if it's constructive, but I'll talk if you'll listen.

Deusu. Mind your manners.

But these guys are a bunch of idiots.

Watch your mouth, deusu!

No, that's not the problem.

My lord. I think I've lost my mind.

Ohura. Explain.

I'm terribly sorry you had to witness this.

There's no need to apologize.

I am asking why this monkey speaks the human language.

Well... We have absolutely no idea, my lord.

How can it be? A monkey is speaking!

We don't allow him on stage because it would scare the children.

Forget it. I shall ask the monkey myself.

Monkey! Come here.

Okay, o Kay.

Let me see your face!

Indeed! You are a monkey. Do you have a name?

Deusu nobu-uzu.

That is my name.

So, why are you able to talk?

Monkeys can understand the human language.

But usually, we don't use words. We just leave it at that.

But one day, I realized my head was full of words.

There was a whole new world inside me.

Naito can not make sense of the monkey's words.

He thinks, am I going crazy?

Perhaps I'm the only one seeing a monkey, and he's actully a man?

That's an example of my world with words.

You. You can read my mind?

Not just me.

I can put it into words,

but any monkey has a rough idea of what humans are thinking.

Show some respect to your superiors! Don't scratch your ass!

Why not? I'm a monkey.

As leader of this clan, I can not dismiss this talking monkey.

Then what? You gonna put me on death row?

I should.

If I die, there'll be more chaos.

- I won't tolerate this! - S-s-s-stop!

The bellyshakers are causing chaos.

They're actually causing more chaos than a talking monkey.

We should at least listen to his plan.

Hey, you're pretty clever.

Do you have a striking plan?

Maybe not that striking.

The problem is you're outnumbered. You can use my army, if you want.

Your army?

Monkeys.

So adorable.

Konji realized that he was madly falling in love with Ron.

Yes, so adorable.

Monkeys give me comfort.

They touch my maternal instincts.

This is my chance.

Ron.

What is it?

Dearest Ron.

Will you be my wife?

Alright, then. Let me go take a fart.

Nooooooooo!

With that, konji was never to be seen.

Meanwhile, kuroae clan leader naohito

decides to follow the monkey's advice.

You don't have to say everything out loud.

So, tell us the plan.

The fifty monkeys in hedakavillage are all well-trained soldiers.

If the war ground is in the mountains or in the city,

they're better than humans.

What do you mean?

We can travel through trees and roofs to get close to the enemy.

If we jump on your face and start scratching,

swords and Spears are useless.

Plus, I can gather monkeys from all across the country.

Thousands of them.

- We can win! - Don't let your guard down.

Deusu can gather monkeys, but chayama attracts idiots from across the country.

Monkeys versus idiots.

Kake remains somewhat calm as they discuss their strategy.

This meeting is weird.

I'll call the monkeys tonight.

And now, the monkey will leave.

The monkey announces himself out. How weird is that.

We will depart before dawn, and attack the bellyshakers at daybreak.

Until then, you should rest.

I spoke equally with humans and monkeys.

Or, was it my imagination?

Was I actually drooling and babbling nonsense?

Or, was I in a delusional world in which I was sane?

I can't figure it out.

Junoshin.

This is from deusu.

Ron, you stay low in the village.

I'll come for you after the war.

Be careful.

Bye-bye.

"It seems like Ron has feelings for me."

"I might be falling for her as well."

- What is this? - A Mark.

Under deusu's command, the monkeys will start to attack

friend and foe alike.

I have strictly instructed the monkeys

not to attack anyone wearing this purple scarf.

If you're not wearing this,

they will poke your eyes and bite your nose off.

Good. That's it.

Kuroae monkey army! Follow me!

Let out a war cry!

Before dawn.

Neo-bellyshaker guru chayama

is eating croque monsieur made by George.

Hey, this isn't gruyere cheese.

Huh?

They're all a bunch ofidiots.

Chayama begins to think from an objective point of view.

Why did it come to this?

Four idiots arrive and come up with a stupid plan.

I was only teasing them, you know.

Let us stand!

The sun is rising!

Another day, here we go!

Wake up!

Shake it, guys! It's a new day!

The idiots don't even understand the meaning of death.

Plus, the tokijiku nuts are making their brains trip.

As long as they're rioting like this, I'll be safe in here.

But how long should I let this continue?

Is it worth it?

Before all this, I was living safely in hiding.

I sold out the guru to stay safe.

4 guns. 4 bows. 50 men. 50 monkeys.

The whole kuroae force.

Shoot!

Fire!

How dare you!

Attack! Throw the rocks!

Spew them! Spew them all!

We win.

Just as naito sneers...

Ouch.

Retreat behind the banks!

Protect our lord!

D-Deusu! Deusu!

What?

If you may, order the monkeys to attack.

Monkeys don't fight well in the field.

Please. We'|I cover for them.

I'm not so sure.

Don't you think that monkeys should protect humans?

I knew it.

I knew that's how you thought of us.

So, here's my demand.

- If we win, I become a retainer. - You?

- Yes. - Like a samurai?

Yes.

- I don't know about that. - Because I'm a monkey?

You let the monkeys fight while you sit back and watch.

A samurai should put his life on the line when it comes to war.

That's why he gets to walk around with a sword.

What you say is correct.

A samurai must fight. It's his job.

Don't leave it to the monkeys.

All units! Attack!

Did you hear that?

- Attack! - Let's go!

Geji-geji!

The monkeys are outstanding.

Nagaoka is running around the war field.

Not flghting at all.

Ahh!

He feels safe.

He is happy to be running around like a monkey.

Oh!

Sorry.

No, no, no! I'm on your team!

Nagaoka shume. Age 35. Never married.

Super lethal balls on balls!

No time to mess around.

Die!

- Where's Ron? - I don't know.

You better be telling the truth!

What are you gonna do with her?

I told you, I don't know!

You get all the credit, and the girl? You, petty Ronin!

You and naito started this whole thing!

I can rat you out, you know!

A spy, with a big mouth.

Come on!

- What? - Come.

Egere no konji. Age 38. Too naive to be a spy.

Ron.

Deusu! We're almost there. Let's go!

- Wait! - Why?

- Let's retreat. - But why?

His lordship is in danger.

- I'm going in. - Don't.

We'll retreat and regroup.

No! We're almost there!

You can't win by diving in to them!

Don't be a stupid monkey!

Make up your mind!

Look.

I told you.

I can gather'em from across the country.

Geji-geji!

Oh, my...

The north side is full of monkeys. I00 million of them.

Monkeys killing monkeys!

Shit turning into more shit!

This will protect you from the monkeys.

Really? Wow.

- Osamu! - Aye!

Go up the tower, okay?

If anyone or any monkey comes near you,

spew them!

S-s-s-spew...

They are mindless immature uneducated weird living rotten human beings.

They wish to be spewed. By you.

Do it.

- Now. - Do it.

Aye!

What are you doing?

- Naito, what's happening? - I don't know.

A stampede of monkeys and idiots

start to fight against each other, then explode in midair.

That's exactly it.

Taro.

Jiro.

Hentaro.

Hanako!

Your lordship.

Osamu betrayed us.

Osamu. That idiot?

Look!

There's nothing we can do. He'll only listen to chayama.

Do something, kake.

Oh, come on! It's all your fault.

You decided to keep that idiot with weird powers. That led to this.

- Watch yourself! - He's right.

We should have handled this seriously.

Gotten our hands dirty.

- Keep your righteous mouth shut. - What did you say?

Want to stop the explosions? It's easy.

What do we have to do?

Shoot that guy and kill him.

Oh, I see.

That won't solve your problem, though.

You have to ask yourselves.

Why are humans exploding and monkeys talking?

Osamu is having so much fun.

Look!

Ever since he was a child,

osamu was mocked for being dumb.

In his state of sadness and loneliness, there was one thing he enjoyed.

Making things float and explode.

Idiot! That's not a way to play!

After being scolded, he believed he should never do it.

- I'm sorry. - Never do it again!

- My money... - You asked me to ride that horse.

I'm not paying you! You, idiot!

When he worked as a horse driver,

sometimes, he secretly used his powers.

He felt so guilty.

Now, for the first time, he has permission to do it.

But, it doesn't make him feel any better.

As osamu collapses, he thinks

the happiest time in my life was when I was a horse driver.

Some people didn't pay me, but it was fun.

With that last thought, osamu dies. He was 25.

Spew! Spew! Spew!

- Good! - Keep it going!

The tapeworm is in agony.

Shake your belly!

Shake it more!

More!

More! More!

The crowd kept shaking.

They were idiots who blindly follow anything.

They do whatever everyone else does.

They never think on their own, but still claim themselves to be unique.

So of course, they go on and madly shake their bellies.

Ron.

Usually,

the not-so-important characters are the ones to die first.

But, there's an exception.

This man, makubo.

Look, Ron! Yay!

Come on!

Come join me!

Come on, Ron!

Ron! Ron! Ron!

Spew! Spew! Spew!

You!

Ron!

Junoshin.

Why did you come?

I don't need this to lose my sanity.

Let's go.

Oh, well.

Deusu gives up.

He tried to take leadership as a monkey, destroy the world, and create a new one.

But, like most revolutions, it wasn't so revolutionary after all.

He'd been defeated.

In the midst of battle.

Suddenly, he stops talking.

And roars like a monkey.

Ron.

Wait for me at eatery henko.

After I take care of this,

I'll be there.

The monkeys are retreating to heaven.

We can't win without them.

My lord, we lose.

Not yet!

The bellyshakers were originally our people.

I will talk to them directly.

We shall meet again

at sondaiji-temple!

Listen to me!

Listen!

My people!

You have been manipulated!

Wake up! Open your eyes!

Listen! You've been manipulated!

Wake up!

Don't!

Too late.

Why did all this have to happen?

You tell me.

Kake, you're alive.

You did it.

You ended it.

I am...

The punk samurai!

It's hot.

Ow! It's hot. It hurts!

Owwwwwww! It's so hot!

Oh, no!

Oww, ow, ow, ow!

Shit, it hurts!

My belly hurts!

Hey, look!

It feels weird.

It's that guy. What's his name?

He gonna spew. Turn into tapeworm shit.

Everybody, look!

Be foolish!

Deny your existence!

- The tapeworm is in agony! - Shut up!

Shake your belly!

Come on, do it!

I'm spewing...

Bye-bye.

Just like I preached!

Everybody, follow him!

He's all alone in a void!

Everyone has an asshole.

Everyone's asshole is different!

It's okay to be different! Follow him!

Come on!

Mommfl

congratulations!

Congratulations!

O Kay.

I'm gonna take a nap.

When I wake up, it might all be a dream.

See ya later.

Ron!

You're back.

I'm so glad to see you.

I don't understand any of it.

Talking monkeys. Osamu's weird power.

And I... killed too many.

I'm alive.

I'm sane.

What's so funny?

You're so naive.

Let me ask you.

Is there anything you do understand?

Like what?

Like...

That.

What is that?

It's not a natural phenomenon.

But, it's there.

As master chayama said

the world we live in, is fake.

This world might be fake.

But I'm alive.

I'm different.

I don't belong to any society or group.

I will stay alive on my own.

I won't ask how this world exists. I don't care.

I'm... the punk samurai.

Will you

come with me?

Yes.

I'd love to.

Ron.

Why?

You don't remember me?

You

killed my father.

Don't you remember?

He was ill.

I pretended to be blind so we could live as beggars.

This is revenge.

I pretended to have feelings for you so I could kill you myself.

You deserve this!

Why...?

You said this world is fake.

What's the point?

Why do you have to seek revenge?

The world doesn't make sense anyway.

The truth doesn't mean anything!

Why don't you just forget the details and live the easy way?

It pisses me off.

And...

Because this world is fake

there are things I will never let go.

Kake lays on the ground thinking, in this fake world,

I'm dying from a stab in the liver with a bamboo stick.

I wish I could see Ron's beautiful face one last time.

But she doesn't look back.

Ron exhales blue sky into the air.

It's so beautiful, it looks fake.

The punk samurai has been slashed.

Punk samurai

starring go ayano as kake junoshin

Keiko kitagawa as Ron

masahiro higashide as kuroae naohito

shota sometani as makubo magobe

jun murakami as manabe gosenro

wakaba ryuya as osamu

kouen kondo as nagaoka shume

kiyohiko shibukawa as egere no konji

tadanobu asano as chayama hanro

masatoshi nagase as deusu nobu-uzu

jun kunimura as ohura shuzen

etushi toyokawa as naito tatewaki

Original novel written by kou machida

screenplay by kankuro kudo

executive producers hisaou wakaizumi

executive producers chikara nishizawa/atsushi sasaoka

producer kazuhiro ito

co-producer yasushi minatoya

special effects katsurou onoue

production design yuji hayashida

cinematography yoshiyuki matsumoto

lighting takaaki miyanishi

sound masashi furuya

character & costume design kazuhiro sawataishi

Music toshiyuki mori

subtitles Tina kimura

Theme song anarchy in the UK by the sex pistols

No animals were harmed during the making of this film.

Produced by dtv

production company thefool inc.

©20 I 8 avex broadcasting & communications inc.

Directed by ishii gakuryu

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