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ZATOICHI AND THE CHEST OF GOLD

Produced by SHOZABURO ASAI
Original Story by KAN SHIMOZAWA

Screenplay by SHOZABURO ASAI
and AKIKAZU OTA

Cinematography by KAZUO MIYAGAWA
Art Direction by YOSHINOBU NISHIOKA

Original Music by ICHIRO SAITO
Edited by TAKASHI TANIGUCHI

Starring:

SHINTARO KATSU

SHOGO SHIMADA
MIKIKO TSUBOUCHI

MACHIKO HASEGAWA
KENZABURO JO

TATSUYA ISHIGURO
HIKOSABURO KATAOKA

MATASABURO NIWA
SABURO DATE

Directed by KAZUO IKEHIRO

Sir, we're almost in Itakura.
Where exactly did you want to go?

- Are you from here?
- Yes, sir.

Then perhaps you've heard
the name of Kichizo?

Did I say something wrong?

How do you know Kichizo?

Let's just say our paths crossed once.

He died the year before last.

So I'd heard.

I came here
to pay my respects at his grave.

February

13th

1842.

That day,

when I chose to stand aside
in the war between lioka and Sasagawa,

there was no need for me
to have cut you down.

Forgive me.
Please forgive me.

You were from Aikatsu
in Joshu Province, Kichizo by name.

That was all I could get from you
before your last breath.

In the Province of Joshu
and the County of Sai

Stands the village of Kunisada
known far and wide

Lived there a man named Chubei
a hardscrabble peasant

His second son
a boy named Chuji

From tender age a prodigy
of swordsmanship and judo

He loved to beat his peers
in all the martial arts

But when he entered
his twenty-fifth year

Hey, go tell that guy to join us.

Hey, mister,

if you're not in a hurry,
come have a drink with us.

A drink?

You're blind, are you?
Never mind that. Come, come.

- But I don't -
- It's okay, really.

We're just having a little celebration.

- Hey, we've got a guest.
- Have a seat.

You look like a man who
likes his drink. Here, take this.

I've been known to toss back a few.

You said something about a celebration?

We're getting the tax man off our backs.

He's been after us since last year.

We finally scraped together

the thousand ryo
we needed from our 18 villages.

After three years in a row
of bad harvests,

putting together a thousand ryo
was like giving flesh and bone.

With the tax man finally off our backs,

I feel like I've been reborn.

No kidding.

Let me pour you another.

Thank you.

That certainly is cause for celebration.

I wonder if I might have
a turn at the drum.

You'd like to beat the drum?
Hey, let this guy take the drum.

Right this way.

And raising his head
Chuji gave the nod

If that's how you feel
let's gird for battle

We'll need this, he said
and we'll need that

Then calling together
his most valiant men

He set out for Sakai
for a meeting with fate

Here they come.

TAX PAYMENT

What?
The money was stolen?

The tax payment was stolen!

Without that money,
we might as well be dead.

Who took it?

Everyone gather at the headman's house!

Everyone to the headman's house!

Three ronin ambushed us
and stole the money!

Moju and Yasuke were killed.

The dirty bastards!

No, they were some
of Chuji Kunisada's men,

holed up on Mt. Akagi.

I heard them say so with my own ears
when they ambushed us.

Chuji even raided the government
storehouses to help us farmers.

He's our friend.
He'd never let his men harm us.

But he's been on the run,
and he could be getting desperate.

Friend or not,
he's a yakuza at heart.

That traveling blind man
was there too.

I saw him sitting
on the money chest.

Don't try to play dumb with us.
We have a witness.

Son of a bitch!
After that show with the drum!

Where'd you hide the money?
Speak up, damn it!

I see. So that was
a money chest I was sitting on?

You're asking for it,
you son of a bitch!

As you can see,
I'm a blind man.

There's something a little fishy
about how that keeps coming up.

Being blind doesn't seem to have
kept you from being a yakuza.

That's right.
I bet Chuji put you up to it.

Boss Chuji wouldn't do
a thing like that.

Yeah?

Well, can you tell us
who the hell did, then? Huh?

See. You can't.

Just hold on a second, please.

This is some kind of misunderstanding.

A big misunderstanding.

Just let me go and talk to Chuji.
I'm sure we can clear it up.

How do we know you're not
going to clear out on us?

I won't run.

I swear I won't run.

So long as that money chest
is missing,

both Chuji and I
will remain under suspicion.

I have to clear our names
one way or another.

Besides, without that money
you're all in big trouble too.

I intend to find out who did this.

And I promise you, I'll get
your thousand ryo back for you.

MAGISTRATE'S RESIDENCE

You can forget
the sorry charade, Seiemon.

As the headman of Itakura,

you speak for all 18 villages
in Usui County.

If you're going to lie to me,
you'll have to do better than that.

- But, sir.
- Enough!

You have ten days to get your taxes in.

Is that clear?

I beg your pardon, sir,
but as you know,

this region has suffered three years
of unprecedented drought.

The farmers scarcely have
enough food to get through each day.

Drop the excuses!

You claim someone must have stolen
the money on its way here?

I've never heard
such ridiculous nonsense!

You have ten days.
That's final.

But please, Magistrate!

Please, sir, I beg you!

May I help you?

Why should I need help from you?

I just couldn't help wondering

why you avoided the government
checkpoint on the main road.

Perhaps you had reason?

- This isn't the main road?
- As if you didn't know.

You will have noted that I'm blind.

It can make it hard for me to tell
a main road from a back road.

Now, that's very interesting.

- Can I ask you something, miss?
- What?

You can see, can't you?

Yet even with two perfectly good eyes,

you chose to take the back road.

Which means...
you must be an outlaw.

Hello there.

Care for a massage?

Don't worry.

Unlike most men, I'm blind.

Nice body, miss.

Oh, you needn't be embarrassed
and cover yourself.

Like I said, I'm blind.

You're the lady who was avoiding
the checkpoint, aren't you?

Please, not so loud.

Where are you headed, anyway?

If you go down this mountain,
you'll come to Mizorogi.

That puts you at the foot of Mt. Akagi.

Ah, you're so kind.

But since I am blind,

I have no way of telling

where Mizorogi is
or where Mt. Akagi is.

Are you sure you can't see?

If I could see,
then right about now

I'd be peeping at you
through an opening somewhere.

Crazy blind man!

Wait!

You've been following that blind man
all the way from Itakura.

Come to my room.
I want to talk to you.

Who's there?

Sakichi. Yahachi.

Welcome back.

Thank you.

So, what did Tsunekichi say?

Well -

Well what?

He sent this.

So, Enzo,

I guess you didn't want me
to read the letter.

The man thinks only of staying
on the magistrate's good side,

so he can't find a single measure
of rice or sake to send.

You might as well forget about him.

What happened to the other three?

Yeah, what happened to them?
Speak up.

- Did they decide to bail out?
- No!

- Then where the hell are they?
- That's enough!

The way things are now,
I can hardly force anyone to stay.

Let them go wherever they want.

You guys too. If you want out,
you have my blessing.

Boss!

You're not being fair to them, Boss.

Forget it.

No, Boss, please hear me out.

They wanted to at least bring
a little sake back for you and Enzo.

And?

Speak up!

They -

They were killed.

Killed?

- By a strange twist, cut down -
- What?

Who did it?

A blind man
with a lightning sword.

MONJI'S RESIDENCE

If this blind bastard
was headed up Mt. Akagi,

he can't be up to any good.

That's what I figured.
That's why I followed him.

This girl tells me he's a yakuza
who goes by the name of Zatoichi.

Zatoichi?

She says he killed her brother,

so he must be
quite a strong swordsman.

There's no harm in being careful,

but how strong could a blind guy be?

I'll get your revenge for you,
young lady.

But I may need to ask you
to do a thing or two as well.

You understand?

- That's enough.
- Yes, sir.

Look at this, Ogin.

Oh, my! You finally got
your constable's hook?

It's my reward for taking on
this job for the magistrate.

Chuji talked big about protecting
the farmers and commoners,

but defying the magistrate
landed him on Mt. Akagi,

where he'll starve to death.

That leaves Eigoro Omaeda
as my only competition.

With this in hand, I'll be as strong
as an ogre with an iron club.

Who's there?

I wonder if I could speak
with Boss Chuji.

Ichi?

It's been a long time, Boss.

I heard in the village below about
all you've done to help the farmers.

First things first, Master Ichi.

I'm told you made a little misstep
with some of my men.

So it's true they were your men.

Why'd you kill them?

Why'd you kill them?

Why won't you answer?

People I've called my friends
are ignoring me.

My men are drifting away one by one

until I have barely a handful left.

Now you go and take three of
those remaining few away from me.

Why did you do it?

Why did you kill them?
Answer me!

Boss.

After everything you've done
to help the farmers,

why would you suddenly turn around
and make them suffer?

Make them suffer?
What are you talking about?

Please return the thousand ryo.

Thousand ryo?

Ichi, if you had eyes to see,
you'd already know.

Right now I couldn't show you
even one ryo,

let alone a thousand.

Perhaps you couldn't, Boss,
but I believe two of your men could.

If you left,

perhaps I could have a word or two
directly with those men.

Are you saying
you can't talk to me about it?

- Right.
- Ichi!

There's nothing I hate more

than a man who
won't talk straight with me.

So you won't allow me?

That's right.

That money was
the farmers' tax payment.

Fools!

Are you trying to smear mud
on your boss's face?

Boss.

Kill me, Boss.
Cut me down like a mangy dog.

In a moment of weakness,

we let our judgment be blinded
by the farmers' precious gold.

- But we didn't steal it.
- We didn't take it.

No, we didn't take it, Boss.

I'm cutting you two loose
as of today.

Get out of my sight.

Ichi.

What can I say?

The blame for this is entirely mine.

You came on behalf of the farmers.

In their stead,
do with me what you will.

Don't be ridiculous, Boss.

I could never do that.
I'm just a lowly blind man.

If the world was as it should be,
I wouldn't even be here.

I only have one thing to say.

Please come down off this mountain.

Farmers all across Joshu Province
look to you as their protector.

They need you to stay alive.

Please don't throw away
your precious life here.

It is only by staying alive
that you can repay

your debt to the farmers.

Ichi the blind man begs you.

Please live on,
for the farmers' sake.

Ichi's right, Boss.

This isn't the time for you to die.

It's time to stop hiding out.
Let's get off this mountain.

Boss.

What's the matter, kid?

You have a child with you here?

Asataro's nephew.

That makes things difficult.

Where do you expect to go
when you leave here?

I suppose we'll first head
for Yasuemon's place in Kasukabe.

Then perhaps I should take
the boy for you.

You?

I'll probably attract less attention.

- So you'll take him to Kasukabe?
- I'd be glad to.

Much obliged.

I'll be on my way then, Boss.

The road ahead
is sure to be long and hard.

Please take good care of your health.

Ichi.

What you did for me here tonight

I'll never forget as long as I live.

What?
Chuji's coming down the mountain?

All right.
Go tell the magistrate right away.

What're you going to do
about the blind man?

We can squash that little bug
anytime we want.

Get going, men.

Ouch.

Hey, that's pretty.

- What's pretty?
- There's lots of pretty lanterns.

Wow, they just keep coming.
They're really pretty.

Lanterns?

- Which way are they headed?
- That way.

That's in Boss Chuji's direction.

Damn.

- What do you think?
- I'm not sure.

This way, men.

Chuji's over this way.

Look, kid.

I want you to pretend you're me

and keep your eyes closed for a while.

Okay.

Hold it right there.

- Where's Chuji?
- Show us the way to Chuji!

I'm scared!

Stay with me, kid.

I'm scared!

Boss Chuji!
It's so good to see you!

Please, come on inside.

We don't want to be any trouble.

If we could just rest a bit out here
and get a little water to drink.

It's no trouble at all.
Please make yourselves at home.

I'm so glad to see you unharmed.

We'll take care of this, Boss.

Get yourself out of here while you can.

Boss!

Please save yourself!

Master!

Hurry, Boss! Run!

Hurry, Boss! Run!

Please, Boss!

Don't let Sakichi die in vain.
Escape out the back!

Boss! Come on, Boss!

Hurry, Boss! Run!

Please, Boss! Save yourself!

So then,

did Chuji make it out alive in the end?

Yes, his men laid down their lives
one after the other

in order to save Chuji.

The only ones left standing in the end
were Enzo and Gantetsu.

They all asked me
to convey their thanks to you.

Thanks?

They said they owed it all to you

that they got down safely from Mt. Akagi.

Could there be anyone

more contemptible than
that Monji of Dodo Village?

He and Chuji should be protecting
each other as brothers,

but Chuji put his life on the line
for us farmers,

while that double-dealing Monji

played both sides of the fence
and tried to kill Chuji.

So it was this boss named Monji

who sent those men after Chuji?

It's only a matter of time
before we get Chuji.

The farmers think he's the one
who stole their gold.

Everything's going
exactly according to plan.

So that thing cost you a thousand ryo.
You paid a steep price, Monji.

That's the way it goes.

Don't forget our share of the deal.

Of course not.
Here, have another drink.

Damn!

Is this any way to treat us,
after all we did for him?

That son of a bitch Monji
only has eyes for Jushiro.

Pisses me off.

Boss, some traveling blind guy
is really cleaning up in the game.

A blind guy?

That's six and two, even.

All right, odd!

Looks like you're doing
pretty well there, mister.

Yes, thank you.
I've been having a bit of a run.

Perhaps I could interest you
in a wager with higher stakes.

What kind of wager might that be?

Very impressive.

But I don't understand.
What did you wish me to wager on?

Can you do that
with your lightning sword?

My lightning sword?
You must be kidding.

Not at all. I happen
to have seen you in action once.

Five ryo.

I wonder where that could have been.

Well, all right.

Five ryo.

And since you say
you've already seen what I can do,

I suppose I'll raise you another ten.

All right.

I'll see that ten.

And I'll raise you -

Go ahead, Jushiro.
I'll cover your bets.

Twenty more.

That makes 35 altogether.
What do you say?

That certainly does make it
a big wager.

I like this.

Twenty more it is.

The bets are in.

Just to be sure,
I'd like to confirm.

All I have to do is
slice a one mon coin in half?

That's right.

Begin!

Ah, did I succeed?

Jushiro! Jushiro!

It's nice

when the boss running the game
carries a constable's hook.

You can gamble openly
and never worry about a raid.

Can't beat that.

Thank you.

Monji, make sure that bastard
doesn't go anywhere.

You can count on it.
We've got to get that money back.

And besides, he's got some
kind of connection with Chuji.

We might be able to get some
useful information out of him.

Please come in.

Your skill with that sword
is really amazing, sir.

Not at all.
It's only fit for parlor games.

You slice a one mon coin in two
and come away with 70 ryo in gold.

Why don't you order up some sake
and sweet-talk a maid?

Pour on the charm
and who knows where it could lead?

Me, charm a woman?
You must be joking.

When it comes to women,
all I ever do is give massages.

I seriously doubt that.

Let me take that for you.

It's a good time for it, you know.

All our ronin went out a while ago.

You mean there are others
besides Master Jushiro?

Oh, yes. Two others.

- What are you doing?
- Cut it out!

Stop putting on airs!

Where do you think you're going?

Get your hands off me.

Take it easy!

Damn it!

We deserve better than this.

We bring Monji a thousand ryo,
and this is the thanks we get?

This is no place
to be talking about that!

For the pittance he gave us,
I'll say whatever I want!

What are you thinking
so hard about, honey?

I was thinking you must be
a very pretty woman.

Oh, my, such a smooth tongue.

But how would you know?
You can't even see.

I may not be able to see,
but I can tell by the way you smell.

Do I really smell so good?

Sweet as a flower.

Sweet as a whole field full of flowers.

Though they seem to be pumpkin flowers.

Now you're being mean.

But you know,
you're a good-looking man yourself.

Wh-What are you doing?
Someone might come in.

Relax.
No one's going to bother us.

We can't let those bastards keep
the whole thousand for themselves.

We could go to Monji tomorrow and
demand he hand over a hundred to us.

Forget it. I won't settle
for less than three hundred.

Three hundred?

That'd be a hundred apiece.

You think that stingy
son of a bitch will agree?

Who cares whether he agrees or not?

We'll take it.

Wow!

That's the first time I've been
on the receiving end of a massage.

You can be sure I won't forget
the way you smell as long as I live.

What's your hurry, honey?

I've had enough for now.
But I'll come again.

You're forgetting the money.

You charge for that?

What did you expect?

So you charge for it.

She wants to be paid for that?
My, oh, my.

Yes, sir, I suppose she does.

Here you go.

You really should take a bath
now and then, you know.

- You looking for us?
- Yeah.

There was a little something
I wanted to ask you about.

What?

I wanted to hear a little more

about that business I overheard
you discussing a while ago.

What're you talking about?

You were saying something
about a thousand ryo.

What I'd like to know is

where you took the chest
containing that money.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Don't play games with me.

I heard you two grousing

about the small thanks you got
for doing such a big job.

But I'm not asking you
to tell me this for nothing.

I will pay you for your cooperation.

Or perhaps you'd like to see
my sword in action again?

Forget it.
I don't know anything.

Denials like that
don't get us anywhere.

Look.

You gain nothing if you lose your life.

- Tell me where the money is!
- I have no idea.

You'll have to ask at the intend -

Oh, I get it.

For lost and found,
go to the magistrate's residence.

Of course!

Why didn't I think of that?

Well, I must thank you.

Forgive me

if I spoiled your mood
coming back from a good time.

Here's a little something

for you to stop in somewhere
on your way home

and have another drink.

Here. Take it.

Master Seiemon!

Master Seiemon!
We've got trouble!

Iwa, Sahei and Kiyoji
went straight to the magistrate.

What possessed them
to do something like that?

They know the punishment
for not going through proper channels.

What are we going to do?

Send out a call for all
the village headmen to gather here.

And go make sure the villagers stay calm

and don't do anything rash.

Yes, sir.

I'm going to see the magistrate.

But, dear, what if something
happens to you?

Don't be silly.
If it's to protect the village,

what happens to an old guy
like me doesn't matter a bit.

Seiemon, headman of Itakura Village!

You're under arrest
for defying the authorities

and inciting
the farmers to rebellion.

Please let me speak
with the magistrate!

Are you all right, Iwajiro?

Hang on, Kiyo!

Hang on!

Sahei!

Such cruelty!

Please sir, let these men go.
They've done nothing wrong.

I beg you.
Please have mercy!

Listen here.

If anyone else in this rabble tries
to kick up a fuss, haul him in.

As you wish, sir.

And what shall we do
with the ones in custody?

Dirt-kickers trying to petition me
directly? It's outrageous!

Execute them
to make an example of them.

And one other thing.

Those three ronin you hired -
it's time to send them on their way.

Yes, sir,
that's what I've been thinking,

but they keep hanging around
and demanding money.

I suppose we'll have to deal
with them another way then.

Master Jushiro!

If you're discussing some new scheme
for making money, count me in.

So it's cold-shoulder time, is it, Gundayu?

We swipe the farmers' tax money for you,

and you tuck it away,

then you pretend you know nothing
about it and demand they pay up.

- What do you want?
- Money, of course.

If you want us to keep our mouths shut,

small change isn't going to do it.

Bad idea, Gundayu.

Unless perhaps

you're eager to give me your life
as well as the thousand ryo.

I'd say the wiser course
would be to simply pay up.

Halt. Where do you think
you're going?

Is something going on?

Some farmers attempted
to petition the magistrate.

- Petition?
- You don't want to get involved.

Actually, the magistrate
has requested my services.

For a massage?

All right. Follow me.

Thank you.

Much obliged.

Excuse me, sir.

Is no one else here besides you?

- No, no one.
- Is that right?

Perhaps we could step over here.

What is it?

I just wanted to -

The fool.

Sees the glint of money and
throws all caution to the wind.

That's the problem
with men who can see.

You!
What're you doing here?

You must be Boss Monji.

Someone told me

I'd find the lost and found
at the magistrate's residence.

Lost and found?
What are you talking about?

- It's no use playing dumb with me.
- You better watch it, mister.

Zatoichi.

Ah, Master Jushiro.

It was a pleasure to win
such a tidy sum the other day.

Why have you come here?

I don't know what you think you heard,

but I suggest you leave.

I'm not very fond of worms.

Worms?

Worms are petty little creatures.

Looking at worms makes me angry.

Makes me want to cut them to pieces.

And I enjoy doing it too.

But the problem with worms
is that they refuse to die.

How might this discussion
of worms relate to me?

They don't have eyes either.

One of these days,

I'm going to cut you to pieces
just like a worm, Ichi.

That's what looking at you
makes me want to do.

But I'm not going to do it now.

If I do it here, it'll only please
the magistrate and Monji.

I'd rather save the worm
for my own personal pleasure.

I see.

Well, if it's not going to get me
what I came to look for,

I don't gain anything
by fighting you here either.

So I suppose
I'll take my leave for now.

Hold it right there!

- Yes, sir?
- Arrest this man!

He's charged with defying the magistrate.

What the hell are you doing, Jushiro?

Your men don't have a chance
against this guy.

Go on, Ichi.
Get out of here.

But you better not try to run.

That sounds mighty tempting right now,

but I'm afraid I still owe
the magistrate a massage.

See you later.

Damn it!

Shimozaka.

Execute the four men in custody
at dawn tomorrow.

NOTICE

"The aforementioned four persons,

having committed unpardonable acts
of defiance against the authorities,

are sentenced to die by beheading
at dawn on the 13th of February.

Magistrate of Iwabana
Gundayu Matsui"

Let's do it. Let's go rescue
Seiemon and the others!

Yeah, let's do it!

But how can we fight all the officers?

If we back down now,

you can be sure we'll get
the same treatment someday.

That's right.

If they're going to kill us anyway,
I'd rather die fighting.

Yeah, we've got nothing to lose!

Hey, it's the blind swordsman.

So what's the story, mister?
Did you ever find Chuji?

Where's the money
you said you'd bring us?

I did talk to Chuji, but he's not
the one who stole your money.

- Then who the hell did?
- Who's got our thousand ryo?

I know where the money is.

A likely story.
You're just telling us that.

The headman's going to be executed
at dawn tomorrow, damn it.

So it's true?

We don't have time
to be pussyfooting around.

Wait. Please let me explain.

I came to this village

to make amends for a mistake
I made three years ago.

By unfortunate circumstance,
I cut down a man I needn't have.

We don't care about any of that.

Please hear me out.

I was paying my respects
at the man's grave,

when fate frowned on me.

Having no idea it was a money chest,

I sat on a box to rest,

and suddenly I'm the prime suspect
in the theft of that chest.

I swear I'll get your money back.

It's the only way I can clear my name.

How're you going to do it?
Why should we believe you?

We've had nothing but trouble
since you got here.

Take your curse somewhere else.

We don't need yakuza to help us out.

Blind fool!

Master Ichi.

I suppose you want
to get your licks in too.

You deserve to kick me and beat me
and do what you want with me.

If you want to cut me down,
then do it with this cane.

You know who I am?

I sensed who you were
the first time I met you.

I've never stopped feeling sorry
for what I did to Kichizo.

I really did not intend
to kill him that day.

But since I'm blind,

when someone suddenly rushes at me,

I have no choice
but to unsheathe my cane.

Please don't hold it
against all those people.

They're not themselves right now
on account of the stolen tax money.

Forcing us to come up
with another thousand ryo

is as good as sentencing us to death.

So please forgive them.

Ochiyo, do me a favor.

Meet me by the entrance
to the village at dawn tomorrow.

What's the matter?

It's no use.
There's just no way.

- Why?
- There are just too many guards.

They've even got eight musket men,

four in front and four in back,
with their matches burning.

We wouldn't stand a chance.

We'd all be dead

before we took out
even one of the musket men.

Who're you?

What do you think you're doing?

What's going on?

What?
The prisoners were freed?

- Who did it? The farmers?
- No, sir.

The blind swordsman?

- What happened to the musket men?
- He cut them all down.

They were all killed?

Hey, everyone!

We've got to report this
to the commissioner in Edo.

Magistrate! Magistrate, sir!
What are we going to do?

Calm down, Monji.

What are you doing?

You intend to protect your own hide
by destroying the evidence?

Shut up!

You're my deputy.
You're as guilty as I am.

Damn it!

You're wrong if you think
you can save just yourself.

If this is how it's going to be,
then half of that money is mine.

I'll just help myself!

So this is where it was -

the farmers' precious gold.

You!

Look here, Magistrate.

To atone for trying
to tax the farmers twice,

you're going to give me a receipt
for their taxes, paid in full.

And to compensate the farmers
for what you put them through,

you'll also return
their thousand ryo to them.

Then you'll be an magistrate
worthy of the name.

This thousand ryo would have been
completely wasted on you.

I'm not here for the money.

I'll be waiting for you
down by Bodai Temple in an hour.

Master Ichi.

Please take this chest back
to your people in the village.

It proves that the one
who stole your tax payment

was neither Chuji nor me.

- What's this?
- Please don't say a word.

Please just take it.

I want you to put up a proper headstone
for your brother.

Master Ichi.

Are you leaving already?

I have an appointment to keep.

Wait. Don't go yet.

Go back with me
and beat the drum for us again.

Please don't leave without first seeing
the joy on everyone's faces.

See the joy on their faces?

That'd be a pretty good trick
for a blind man.

Ochiyo.

Tell you what.

I'll go now, but I'll come back
by the time the singing starts.

Promise?

I promise.

What's the matter, blind man?

How do you like that?

Think you can find your sword?

Damn!

Move it!

THE END