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10 DUELS OF YOUNG SHINGO Chapter 2 (Shingo Juban Shobu - Dai Nibu)

Original Story: KAWAGUCHI Matsutaro

KUNIHIRO Tomiyuki

OKADA Nana

MIFUNE Toshiro

Screenplay by: ISHIKAWA Takahito YOSHIDA Yoshio

Directed by: SAITO Kosei

YAMATO DOMAIN - YAGYU

- Halt!

You can't pass here without a travel permit.

-Well... I have... but...

- Really? Show me.

Why do you hesitate?

- Well...

- Oh my!

Aoi Shingo-sama! Please forgive our rudeness.

Please, wait!

If you are going to stay in our domain, we have to take good care of you.

We are so honored if you stay here.

- No, I am just passing by. Excuse me!

- Shingo left Edo without seeing his real father, the shogun.

Now he is on his way to see master swordsman Yagyu Kazunoshin

who had soundly defeated him in a sword fight.

Shingo wants to ask him for another match.

- Please excuse me.

I would like to see Yagyu Kazunoshin-dono.

- Well, I'm sorry but he is on the road now.

My younger brother travels most of the time.

- So, are you Yagyu Muneharu-dono?

- Yes, you know of me?

- Of course!

I've heard you're the best of the seven Yagyu samurai.

- If you like, I can practice fencing with you.

But, I will not go easy on you.

- Wait!

= Sensei...!

- You can't just go. Another match!

- No way.

- Wait, coward!

We can't let him go without beating him! Catch him!

- Don't be fools!

= Young Sensei! Kazunoshin!

- Only the strongest can win at fencing.

Don't resent him because your master has lost a match.

- Ka... Kazunoshin!

- My brother!

- I am sorry... I can't touch a sword again in my life...

= Sensei!

-I am sorry...

- Please call the doctor quickly! - Sensei...!

- You've improved so much, Aoi Shingo.

Someday, we will fight again.

YODO RIVER

- After meeting with Yagyu,

Shingo decided to go to Osaka through the Nara domain.

He didn't know what awaited him in the big castle town of Osaka.

- Help me! Help!

- Feel my blade!

- Please, please help me!

- You! Get out of here!

- Three samurai beating one man is unfair...

- Get out! - No!

- What?

- Draw!

- No, I don't kill without a reason.

- This man is strong. He uses Yagyu style.

- Leader, run!

-Daemon of Japan and Benten Boy Kikunosuke,

the famous pair of thieves have been following Shingo

because they had earlier fallen in love with his elegant sword skill.

- After them! - Don't bother.

That man won't survive anyway.

- I'm Yosuke... a servant of Yodoya in Osaka.

- Yodoya, the biggest merchant in Osaka?

- This...

- Is this a claim letter?

- I wanted to bring this to the shogun.

But... I couldn't...

Please bring this to the Tenjin Nagaya slum in Osaka and...

- Whom should I give this to?

- The master of Yodoya...

- Wait a moment.

Why would a rich merchant like Yodoya live in the Nagaya slum? Why?

- Stop, Kikunosuke.

I will definitely bring this to him. You have my word.

- Tell him...

that I am so sorry... I couldn't...

forgive me...

-Don't...!

This man lost his life to bring this letter

to my father... Shogun Yoshimune...

Is this just coincidence, or my destiny?

8th Shogun TOKUGAWA Yoshimune

Shogun's Sword Teacher YAGYU, Lord of Tajima

- Yoshimune can't tolerate being vulnerable.

He keeps practicing his sword skills.

- Your Highness, get serious!

Tajima-dono, don't hesitate!

- Great!

While I lost my concentration from his interruption, you made a bold move.

I am so proud of you.

- Hah, that's quite flattering.

- We, Yagyu never flatter.

- Inspector-General, excuse me.

There is an urgent message for you from the Yagyu dojo.

Yagyu Muneharu-dono is wounded.

- What?

EDO - YAGYU MANSION

- We are so sorry...

- Stop weeping! Why did you let that man go?

- Because it was a fair match, Young Sensei told us not to hold a grudge.

- What about Kazunoshin, where is he?

He should be the first to come here to report this.

- I am afraid that he went traveling again.

- I have an order for all of you. -Sir!

- We have to find Aoi Shingo for the honor of the Yagyu.

- My Lord. We must take revenge for Muneharu-dono.

- Don't misunderstand. Who said anything about revenge?

Aoi Shingo presents grave danger for the shogun's family.

He threatens the position of the shogun's other son. Lady Osuma is really worried.

- His Highness is not coming to visit us tonight.

Oh, he must have forgotten about his son... my boy...

- If he doesn't disturb people's lives in Edo, we don't care.

But now, he is an enemy of the Yagyu.

We can't let him continue in this manner.

Understand?

Aoi Shingo must be assassinated.

- Onui, we have found out where Shingo is.

- Oh, my! Is that true?

- In Yamato, Shingo asked for a sword match with Yagyu Muneharu-dono.

Surprisingly, Shingo won the fight and Muneharu-dono was terribly wounded.

Muneharu is the dear son of the shogun's sword teacher Tajima-dono.

The shogun is also upset about this.

The day of reconciliation for father and son was set delayed again.

- One year has already passed since Shingo-sama left Edo.

I feel for you so much...

My Lady, please send me to Kamigata.

I promise you I'll find him.

- Onui, my dear... Would you please do that for me?

- Yes.

- Because you've known each other for so long.

I am sure Shingo will open his heart to you.

If you meet him...

please give him my letter.

This is his mother's wish.

-"If you are a man, live for people, feel for people, and follow your heart."

I will surely take this message to Shingo.

TENJIN SLUM

TENJIN SLUM - Oh, this is the place.

- Oh, this is the place.

- Well, I can't believe Yodoya lives in this kind of place.

- Please excuse us.

We want to know if Yodoya is here or not?

- What... what do you want?

- Are you here to collect a debt or something?

- He is sick. He will not see anyone!

- What are you talking about?

Don't be rude, this man here is...

- Don't say anything stupid.

Well, I just want to see Yodoya because a man called Yosuke asked me to.

- Yosuke asked you?

- Where did you meet Yosuke?

- Yosuke-san was killed by a samurai on the bridge.

- I am so sorry, Yosuke.

Please forgive me... forgive me.

What about the samurai who killed Yosuke?

- He was well dressed, and very skilled.

- I knew...

- Did you know?

- Well it didn't seem a very easy situation that he had a complaint letter to the shogun.

- Yosuke was killed because of that?

What is written in the letter?

- So did you know about this letter?

- No, no. I haven't opened it.

- No way!

- We are aware it's not good to open someone else's letter.

- Well, that's what he told us.

- I apologize for causing you trouble.

I'll tell you the truth.

Our Yodoya family have been lumber merchants for a long time.

However, since I took over, Yodoya's business fallen off considerably.

But we could still keep our business going

because Yodoya had so much land in the mountains.

YAMASHIRO - HACHIMAN

Especially, Mt. Yamashiro in Hachiman was the great forest

that for their contribution in the Battle of Osaka,

Yodoya was awarded it permanently by leyasu, the first shogun.

A few years ago, we finally made the decision to start cutting wood there.

- Father, look! So many great trees!

- Yes, all these are from our ancestor's efforts. We are so lucky.

- Sir! sir!

This is great for us.

Yodoya's business will soar from now on!

-Who are you people?

You can't come in here without permission.

Yamashiro, Hachiman belongs to the governor of Osaka!

- It can't be! This mountain is...

- Shut up!

- This belongs to us!

It's Yodoya's, Yodoya's! Yodoya...

Since then, our lives became a hell...

- Bill collectors came to our shop, and took away everything.

The local government didn't help us.

Rather than that, they started blaming us for our weakness.

- Please, help us!

- Father...

- Help us!

- How could that happen?

It was permanently given by the shogun, then became property of Osaka's governor?!

- We kept our land deed in a safe place.

But someone stole it.

- That's a terrible story!

- Young Lady!

- Welcome back! You must have come so far.

- No, not at all!

-Who are they?

- They are helping us to recover our business. Such good people.

- Osue-san, this is unforgivable!

We have to find who stole the land deed, whomever he is and bring it to the court.

- That's no use.

The only way is to bring the claim directly to the shogun.

That's why Yosuke was trying to bring the letter of claim on that day.

- Osue-san. The government should take care of this problem.

They must do justice.

- Excuse me.

Oh, I've been looking for you everywhere.

Well, I came here to see your father after a long time.

I am so sorry.

He is really sick these days.

I have a really good medicine for your father.

Why don't you come visit my place tomorrow?

Okay?

So, I will see you, tomorrow! Sayonara!

- He is Shosaburo from Naraya, a successful wood merchant,

that manages lumber from Mt. Yamashiro in Hachiman

under contract from the governor of Osaka.

- How does he know you?

- Well, he worked for Yodoya at first.

He learned everything about the lumber business from us.

Then he left us. I have no respect for him.

But even for such a man,

I have to be nice in order to survive.

- Shingo, is this all that you need?

- Yes, thank you.

- Are you serious about living in that slum?

- Yes, I just found a good room there.

- What a weird idea you have!

- Well, Kikunosuke. - Leader.

What are you planning to do there?

Are you trying to help Yodoya find the deed to their land?

- Well... I have two skilled thieves here to help me.

- Leader!

- Bring saké here!

- Kikunosuke... - Yes?

- Please tell me the truth. Are you a man or a woman?

- Even I couldn't figure that out for a long time.

Kikunosuke is a really good actor, or actress.

- I will tell you the truth someday!

- Hey, I put the change here. - Yes, thanks.

- Ha, what a rude samurai.

- Thanks for coming.

- Most welcome, we had a good time. - Come again, please.

- Oh, I saw a shooting star.

- Where did you see? I missed it!

- Watch out!

Who's there?!

- Feel my blade!

-Who are you?

You tried to assassinate me. Why?

- Tell us who sent you?

I think he's a secret Yagyu assassin.

- Secret Yagyu?

- Yagyu Tajima secretly trains them.

- But why? Why would Yagyu want to kill me?

- They resent your beating Muneharu.

- That was a fair match. Yagyu must have lost his samurai honor.

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- Look at that! He is so cute!

- Yes, I heard he came late last night.

- That's why he is still sleeping.

- He's got something. I can tell.

- Good morning. - Good morning...

- Time to wake up! - Yes.

- We have to clean your room up. - Clean up my room?

- I heard you are a single man. So you have to be tidy.

- Don't worry, we are doing this for our pleasure!

- Wow, you look so beautiful.

- Stunning!

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Is this for me? - It's nothing special.

Please, have your breakfast.

- Thank you very much.

Osue-san, where are you going?

- I'm just visiting a friend near by.

- Welcome Osue.

My boss is waiting for you. Please come in.

- Would you like to have another cup?

- No, thank you. I didn't come here to have tea with you.

I'd like to have the medicine you were talking about.

- Well, of course. I know it.

I have prepared medicine for your father.

This is medicine called Ginseng.

- Thank you very much. I will bring this to my father.

- Please marry me...

I want you!

- Don't! Please stop this.

- Don't be afraid. I will be good for you.

- I have one question for you. Please tell me the truth.

If you tell me the truth, I will be yours.

- Okay, I know. You need money.

I'll take care of you.

Why are you looking at me like that?

- Did you steal the land deed from us? I know it was you!

- Have you lost your mind? That's a funny thing to say!

- Now, I'm certain that you stole the deed and brought it to the Governor of Osaka.

That's why your business suddenly became so successful.

I knew it.

- Don't say anything stupid if you need this medicine and money.

Just open up for me!

- Don't touch me! Help! Help me!

- Be quiet!

Who are you?

- Scoundrel!

I will take this!

Osue, come with me.

- Come help! Catch them!

- This is the punishment for trying to bring a direct claim to the shogun.

- Stop them!

He's stealing my precious medicine! Please teach him a lesson!

- Take out your sword!

- Osue, let's go.

- I will not forgive you!

- Please, leave me alone!

- Did I interrupt you?

- Yes! Yes, you interrupted us.

I don't care about myself anymore.

I will do anything I can to save my father, our business...

- Are you willing to give yourself to that man?

- Help! Help!

- What's wrong?

- Osue... your father is...

- What's wrong with him?

Tell me what happened?

- He was... murdered...

- Father... my father...

- While I was away for work... he was...

I am so sorry... I am sorry.

- We shouldn't have made any objection to the authorities.

It's nobody's fault, but my own.

I have decided to marry Naraya Shosaburo!

I don't care about getting back our land anymore.

I just want to stop this kind of tragedy from happening again.

Then, I will ask Naraya to hire all of you.

= Osue... Don't do it...

- No!

- Shingo-sama, I really appreciate your kindness.

However, you can't stay here forever.

So, please leave here and go on your quest.

Please, forget about us. Forget about Yodoya.

- No, I can't.

- We are from the Osaka court. We're looking for a man.

Are you Shingo-dono who broke into Naraya's and took his medicine away?

-Yes, I am. And I remember you killing an innocent citizen, Yosuke, on the bridge.

In this case, I could assume that Yodoya's master was also killed by your command?

- Shut up! You're not making sense.

Maybe it was you who killed Yodoya!

Take him!

We will take your sword too.

Let's go! - Sir!

- Shingo-sama!

- Osue-san, I will never stop fighting for Yodoya until my last breath!

- Shut your mouth up and just move!

- Shingo-sama!

Shingo-sama! Shingo-sama...!!!

- Don't worry, we will help him to get out for sure.

- Why didn't Shingo tell them about his family background?

- His family?

- Please, just let us do our job. Benten, watch your mouth!

10 DUELS OF YOUNG SHINGO

THE COURT

- I am a messenger from Lady Okoi, the shogun's wife.

I would like to meet the chief judge of the court.

- Walk faster!

- Shingo-sama!

- Onui! What are you doing here?

- Don't interrupt us!

- Onui! - Shingo-sama!

What happened to you?

- As you see, I'm under arrest.

- Shut up!

- Don't be rude!

You must know who he is!

I am humbled to say that he is the shogun's son, Aoi Shingo-sama!

- Onui... It's okay...

- Misusing the name of the shogun to save this man insults the government.

Arrest this woman, too! = Sir!

- Take this woman! - Shingo-sama!

- Onui, Onui!!

- Oh, well... it's becoming a lot of trouble.

- Aoi Shingo-sama? -Shhh!

- Oh, my. Is he that Aoi Shingo?

-He is.

He is the shogun's son.

- Then, why is a man of such high position trying to help us?

- I can't really figure out why. I think he believes in what's right.

Shingo can't tolerate any injustice.

And he cares about people and wants to help.

I think he is a really good person.

- Osue-san!

- Yes?

- Somebody came to see you. Please come quickly!

- Cheer up, Osue!

You have to recover Yodoya's business! I will see what I can do for that,

Okay?

- Hey!

- In the castle?

Let's go!

- Osue-san, I will never stop fighting for Yodoya until my last breath!

- I am so sorry...

- It's from Lady Okoi.

-"If you are a man, live for people, feel for people, and follow your heart."

Is this from my mother?

- She worries about you so much.

- Shingo...

- If she writes such a beautiful letter for me,

she must understand how I feel.

- Even so,

if she finds that we meet like this in a cell,

she will be so disappointed.

- Onui, don't cry. I am happy to see you whatever the situation is.

- Shingo-sama, what will happen to us?

-I don't know...

This is a gamble. If we are lucky, we will get out.

- Well, it isn't too deep.

- Okay, let's go then.

- Oh, my! What kind of trouble is he causing us?

- Don't complain, just swim! We have to help your beloved Shingo!

- What do you mean, "my beloved Shingo"?

- Hah, I am just teasing. Let's go!

- What? Aoi Shingo-dono is here?

Are you saying that you put Aoi Shingo in a cell in this castle?

- Yes, sir.

We locked up both him and his female servant.

- How stupid!

That's not good!

Aoi Shingo is the shogun's son. What should we do..

- Governor, I knew it very well.

- What?

Edo's Yagyu Tajima has ordered Aoi Shingo's assassination.

It's to be carried out in secret.

- Really?!

Has Tajima lost his mind by ordering the assassination of the shogun's son?

- Governor, I know the shogun has another son in Edo.

- Yes, certainly.

- So, do you see what the inspector-general's plot is?

- I guess, I understand...

- And, we also have a good reason to kill him.

- What?

- Come!

- Please excuse me sir, I am Naraya.

I am so pleased to meet you, sir.

We have a situation about Yodoya's land deed.

- We thought the story was finished after I killed the master of Yodoya.

- Aoi Shingo seems to know something.

- Are you sure?

- That's why we have to kill Aoi Shingo.

- Rats... just rats.

- No need to worry...

- You men. - Sir.

- Just kill Aoi Shingo. However, keep my name out of it!

Do it under the name of the Yagyu clan! Understood?

- Certainly, sir!

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Sir...!

Please forgive us for the rude way we have treated you.

Our governor is waiting to see you.

- Hey, leader!

- Don't be fooled, they're lying! They'll kill you in Yagyu Tajima's name!

- That's the man who actually killed Yodoya's master.

Leader! Take the sword!

- Wait!

- Benten! Catch that man!

- Of course!

- If you don't want to get killed, just do what I say.

- Yes, yes.

- Well... then...

- What the...?

- Hey you, governor!

I'd like to get back Yodoya's land deed.

- What are you saying? I don't know anything about it!

- You say you really don't know?

I am the Benten Boy Kikunosuke.

You can't fool me, just give me the deed!

- What's he doing?

Taking so long!

- Hey, don't try anything stupid!

This creep told me everything.

- Naraya!

- I see... you hid the paper there.

Well, this is it!

See you!

- You are just a sneaky thief.

- Fire!

- Dirty thief!

- Benten! - Benten... Benten...

- Shoot me if you can!

- Stop, stop, stop...

Help me...

- Listen, everybody! My name is Aoi Shingo!

For some reason, I am here fighting with you. But I will not run or hide myself anymore.

Don't interrupt me now!

I need time for my friend!

If you don't let me, I don't know what I will do...

My heart is filled with rage!

- Benten! Don't die...

- Kikunosuke?

Kikunosuke! Kikunosuke!

- Shingo... This is the deed... I got...

- Kikunosuke, I am so sorry... You did this for me...

- It's okay...

Hold me...

- Leader...

Benten, don't die... don't leave us...

- Shingo...

I am...

- Benten ...!!!

- Onui.

Please take this to the shogun.

- Yes.

- Benten... this is a farewell for you...

Benten! You had a great life!

You will not go to hell...!

I wish you to rest in peace!

Benten!

Onui-san will take the deed to the shogun!

Your effort will be rewarded for sure! Everything will be okay...

Aoi Shingo will fix everything in this crazy world!

I swear I will go with him and live my life for you!

- So many people got hurt to save us... for Yodoya...

- This is the real signature of the first shogun.

- Yes, sir.

- Then, the land will be Yodoya's as it is written in this deed.

- Excuse me, sir.

That will do no good for governing the region.

- Yodoya left this important deed in an unsafe place, and forgot about it for three years!

That is a serious issue to take blame for.

- Well, I hear your point.

However, in this case, the thief who stole the deed is more to blame.

- The governor of Osaka and Naraya will lose their family privileges.

The land should be under the management of the government.

- Yes... what do you think, Lord of Tajima?

- I would think that is appropriate.

- Shingo is in such a difficult situation...

- My Lady!

- Okoi, I will send a messenger to Osaka.

- Are you asking Shingo to come back to Edo?

What about Shingo?

Your Highness?

- I would also love to see my son.

I would like to hold him.

- If you want, it is not impossible...

- Okoi!

He is out of control. He killed a daimyo even if it was deserved.

I have to maintain rule over the country... I can't forgive him...

- You understand. Empty the mind. It's the way of the samurai.

It's the same for life.

- Sensei...

- Excuse me, the shogun has sent

Lord Yamato, an elder of the Ruling Council, to see you as soon as possible.

-Well...

The consequence of your action will be the cancellation of your travel permit.

For the next three years, you are not allowed to move from the Kishu domain.

- Kishu domain...

Elder, I have a question.

What about the land? Can Yodoya get their land back?

- No.

- Elder! How come?

- Although Yodoya did nothing to be blamed for,

the land should be under government management for now.

-Why?

I disagree!

I'll certainly accept my punishment to stay in the Kishu domain.

However, the land should be brought back to Yodoya! They deserve it! They are victims.

- This was all decided by the shogun.

- I object to the decision! I will not accept this!

This decision must be changed! I have an objection!

- That Shingo... he lodged an objection to my decision!

Who does he think he is?

- But dear...

- What?

- I must say that I am quite unhappy with your decision this time.

- Okoi, my politics are not your business.

- No, this is about our son!

Shingo has been helping people without anything in it for himself.

He believed that he was doing justice!

- Stop, Okoi, don't blame me!

- Please understand he genuinely wanted to help people suffering from unfairness.

Trying to correct injustice, that is a good thing.

How could you dare punish...

- Stop it!

This is not women's business... Never interfere with me!

- Your Highness!

If you are like this... I would like to separate from you for while...

- What?

-I am a woman and a mother.

I can't think of anything but my own son.

I care most about him.

He must feel deeply disappointed with your unjust decision.

As his mother, I would like to go to him to show how much I care.

Please let me go...

Please...

- No.

I will not allow that.

No way!

- Onui...

- My Lady...

- Oh, Shingo-sama, you are so good!

- It's okay, I can do that by myself!

- Shingo-sama, excuse me, but we were asked to take good care of you.

Please, let us.

- As a prisoner here. I would at least feel free sometimes.

- Shingo-sama!

- He is a difficult man.

- I must consider what Okoi said.

How is Shingo doing in the Kishu domain?

- Is he in Kishu?

- You don't need to worry, Osue-san. I swear I will rescue him.

- Oh, my! Shingo-sama... Shingo-sama...

- Osue-san, please promise me you won't leave here.

- So, do you know where he is in Kishu?

- Certainly, sir.

- Don't fail to kill him! Go now!

- Yes, sir!

- Who's there?

- It's been a long time.

- Kazunoshin, how dare you come here so late? Where were you wasting your time?

- Father, I want you to know that Aoi Shingo has no ambition to succeed the post of shogun.

Please understand that...

- Shut up, son! It's too late to stop our fight!

- Shingo...

- Shogun Yoshimune...

Is this your justice to take away the land from Yodoya who has done nothing wrong.

I don't want to believe you are my father.

Sae?

- Shingo-sama... I feel you so much...

Take me... Shingo-sama...

- So this is who you really are.

Secret Yagyu female ninja!

Daemon! - Well done, leader!

I've been watching how you fought. So this is the famous female ninja of Yagyu.

- Kill me!

- Answer my question! Why does Yagyu want to kill me?

Why?

Daemon. - Yes.

- I'm happy that you found me. - Don't mention it.

- I'm going to Edo to fight with Yagyu Tajima!

- Yes!

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- Leader! Oh, this is endless!!

Leader! Watch your back!

- This is the end of your life!

- I saw you in Yagyu's house.

- No way...

- Oh, I am done...

That was so hard...

- Shingo-sama, I wonder where you are now.

His Highness and My Lady are so worried about you.

I wish you are doing well, Shingo-sama.

- Onui-san.

- Oh!

Daemon-San!

Come here, quickly! Quickly!

Where is Shingo-sama? Please take me to him. I can't wait!

- Yes, come here!

- I am so happy to see you alive.

I worried about you so much...

- Onui, please don't cry.

Your tears break my heart.

And I know I may have to make you cry more.

- Shingo-sama?

- Please forgive me, Onui.

Daemon. - Yes.

- You don't need to leave, stay here.

- Okay, well... then I will be in the next room.

- Onui. - Yes.

What can I do for you?

- I would like to meet my father... no, the shogun.

- I think he is angry with you, Shingo-sama.

-I don't care.

I need him to reverse his decision about Yodoya's land.

- About that, My Lady also disagreed with the decision.

- My mother...?

- However, the shogun turned her down.

-Why?

Do you know who advised the shogun on that decision?

- My Lady said...

- Tell me who?

- The Lord of Yamato and the Lord of Tajima.

- So, that's it.

- Shingo-sama...

- Well, Tajima certainly wouldn't like to help me.

I will try to have a swordfight with Tajima! Witnessed by Yamato-no-kami...

- Shingo-sama!

- Don't tell this to anyone! That goes for my parents!

- Yes... But!

- Onui, I have to finish this to keep my promise to Yodoya.

- Shingo-sama.

- Onui, please understand.

Onui, are you going?

- Yes, I have to see My Lady.

I keep my trust in you, Shingo-sama.

- Leader, are you really going to fight Tajima?

- Are you asking me to kill Aoi Shingo?

- Kazunoshin, even if he has no ambition to become shogun,

there will be many people who try to use him for their own purpose.

There's no doubt that Shingo

will cause uncertainty about peace in the nation.

Shingo has defeated all the samurai of Yagyu we sent so far.

We can't underestimate him.

But, Kazunoshin, I believe you can kill him.

Please... this is for the nation.

- Father, I understand.

I will fight him in a single fair duel.

Please promise me that you will stop chasing him even if I lose the fight.

- Yes, I promise that.

- My lord, we've received a message from Aoi Shingo!

- He requests a duel.

- "Tomorrow, at noon, in the NM yoga Field.

"I would like to ask the Lord of Yamato to be a witness."

I knew that he was coming to Edo.

- Who brought this? - Shingo's messenger awaits your answer.

- Sir... - Don't be afraid, please come here...

- Yes, sir.

- Thanks for bringing us the letter. - Sir!

- We accept the challenge.

- Sir! And how about the witness?

- We'll take care of that, too!

- Thank you, sir.

- Wait!

Tell Aoi Shingo that I, Yagyu Kazunoshin, will fight him.

- Yes!

Oh, my... this is serious.

- Sensei, I can't avoid this. I have to fight Yagyu Kazunoshin.

- He is the third son of Lord Yagyu Tajima, the shogun's sword instructor.

Even with his level of sword skill, he is still searching for any opportunity to learn more.

- Boy, you are too young to be proud of your sword skill!

- Leader, is your mind made up?

- Yes.

- Nothing can change your decision.

Benten, I can't stop him.

- Kikunosuke...

- This is our mountain! This is ours!

- Father!

- This is ours!

- Shingo-sama, what will happen to us?

- My mother...

- Leader, have you ever met your father, the shogun?

- No, not yet.

- I am sure he regrets that. He should have seen you at least once.

- I'd like to see him someday.

But I may be killed by their sword.

If that is my fate.

10 DUELS OF YOUNG SHINGO

- Kazunoshin!

- Shingo-dono, I lost.

- Shingo, I would like to fight you.

- I take the fight!

- No, you shouldn't father!

- Kazunoshin, that's how you fought?

- Have you forgotten your promise?

- I can't think of you as a Yagyu!

Out of my way! - Father!

- Move! I can't leave this man acting this way!

Come on!

- Do you really think that I am doing things out of greed?

- Yes, I do.

- I have a request for you.

My only wish is to get the land back to Yodoya!

- As long as you're alive, that won't happen!

- Then I will offer my life to save the people who have been suffering from injustice.

I don't care to live any longer. Just kill me as you like!

- You've defeated the Yagyu, Shingo-dono.

The truth is, the shogun already told us he reversed the decision about Yodoya's land.

- My father did...?

- Kazunoshin. -Yes!

You should be a happy man to have him as your friend.

The time has come to pass my leadership to the young.

- Shingo-dono.

Continue your journey.

- Thank you, sir.

Kazunoshin-dono!

- I'll see you again!

- Yes!

- Leader! Leader!

- The land of Yamashiro, Hachiman

will be owned by Yodoya forever.

Official announcement, Governor of Osaka.

- We get our land back! Forever! How great! At last!

= Yodoya! Yodoya! Yodoya!

- Thank you so much. My father would be happy, Shingo-sama.

Thank you so much, Shingo-sama!

- She is late, what's wrong with Onui?

- As a flower is a flower,

we have to live our destiny.

Please bring this flower to him.

- Your father told you to live your fate like a blossoming flower.

- Onui! Bye for now!

- As a flower is a flower,

people have to live their destiny.

Live life like a blossoming flower.

Shingo continues his journey.

He keeps his parents good wishes in his heart, and goes without fear.

- Yes, I will live my destiny like a blossoming flower.

Directed by: SAITO Kosei

MIFUNE PRODUCTIONS Translation by: Ai Onagi Subtitles by: Merlin David Authoring by: John Gainfort