Original subtitles

I am life I

am death I give

everything but

I take all

Savage Kingdom.

The old queen is dead now the greatest hunter takes

the throne She leads the

most brutal army in the realm

Matsumi

But the kingdom will test the new queen.

There are many Matsumi who would kill to own the great marsh.

Matsumi's young have a direct line to the throne.

She must make them warriors.

She is Godmother and Commander.

Your daughter shows promise.

She has gifts your sons do not.

She will be your heir.

There is more to leading than just killing.

Matsumi, the provider, must hold this volatile gang together

and appease her brutal king.

Rekakama.

Before him.

Least of all, his son.

Even Matsumi yields.

Colossal.

Violent.

Unpredictable.

All hail the king.

The great marsh.

Matsumi's inheritance.

Control this water, and you control everything.

Many want to take this from you, Matsumi.

To keep it, you'd better build your pride.

Armies and murderers are gathering in strength,

mathing beyond the mask.

Only the king can keep these threats at bay.

But his empire is vast.

And Sakakama must protect it all.

While he defends the South with his brother.

The North is vulnerable.

Insurgents grow bold.

They know the king is away.

Get off our land.

Hyenas infect the kingdom like a plague.

Where there is one, there will soon be many.

War is coming.

The Great Marsh.

It's the glory of the realm.

So much to win.

So much to lose.

Let them play a little longer They know nothing

of the game in store

Matsumi's

cubs must grow quickly

Soon they will have to fight to protect their marsh

Distant

roars carry on the wind Rivals prowl

The hills and forests of the north.

The

ragged

queen of the north.

She leads a small but ambitious pride.

They too would kill for the marsh.

They terrorize and take from all who cross their path.

The kingdom places enemies

on all fronts.

Only the strongest will hold the mart.

Matsumi needs more soldiers.

More teeth.

More claws.

It's time to mate.

This is Sakakama's divine right.

Don't get too close your father knows nothing of mercy

Matsumi belongs to the

king alone

Sekikama gives no second chances.

But Matsumi needs his services.

Whatever the price.

Just keep him away from the pride.

He is beyond their help.

Good night, sweet friend.

The king is calmed.

Her duty done.

Matsumi returns to an unsettled pride.

Never leave them again.

The cost of Thakakama's services has been paid for in blood.

The kingdom is ancient and blind.

It protects no one.

You carry Shikakama's cubs, Matsumi.

Keep him close.

Only he can defend your pride.

On the sand ridge that skirts the marsh an insidious

army builds in strength.

Hyenas breed generation after generation of soldiers in secret.

More teeth.

More jaws.

Ready to bring the fight to the lions.

Matsumi needs to harden her youngsters.

They need to learn to kill.

A dangerous rite of passage.

Some die in the test.

The scars are carried for life.

Nerves fail Matsumi's ears.

This is how it's done.

Watch and learn.

No time for fear.

No time for murdering.

Thanks to the king and the queen.

But her youngsters are not stepping up.

They're not maturing fast enough.

The hyenas grow restless.

Murderous scouts push ever deeper into the kingdom.

Soon they will infiltrate the marsh.

The kingdom doesn't care who lives or who dies.

But every cub must learn to kill just to survive.

Today Matsumi will give birth.

The queen must leave her pride again.

Newborns need a place of safety.

Matsumi heads for the hill where she was born.

The den is not what it used to be.

This has become a leopard's rock.

There is no safety here for cops.

On the edge of the marsh Matsumi has her cubs.

But only two.

enemies are closing in from all sides.

They just need time to grow.

The leaderless pride grows restless.

They find Matsumi's scent.

It's too soon.

They're too small.

Outnumbered by her murderous family that knows nothing of gentleness.

Instinct is hardwired, and Matsumi can do nothing.

There is no malice here.

They are just lions.

Her lions.

Both cubs are dead.

But there is no time to mourn.

With enemies on all sides.

Matsumi's next move will decide the future.

Kings rule.

But dynasties are built on the shoulders of queens.

Yet in one savage sweep, the

kingdom can take all.

Matsumi's precious marsh is withering.

And the great thirst begins.

Exodus.

With no water, the herds begin to leave for the vanishing river in the north.

Only the dead remain.

When the scavenging is done, the pride may starve.

Matsumi alone must provide salvation.

Leave the young pride to hold the marsh.

Follow the herds.

There is nothing more dangerous than a queen wandering alone.

In an unknown land.

Her cubs dead.

Matsumi's scent revealed that she had ready to mate.

Never trust the intentions of strangers.

Especially nomadic males.

Her scent has betrayed her.

You cannot escape this.

To reject him would be a death sentence.

But the king follows his queen's trail.

No one steals the queen.

The bloodied nomad is banished.

Sekikama and Matsumi are together.

But their pride is now alone.

Back on the Great Marsh.

Leaderless and inexperienced, their youngsters can do nothing but scavenge.

Hyenas.

in times of chaos.

They feed on weakness and uncertainty.

The day has come.

Humiliated, what's left of the pride leaves the marsh to the enemy and

heads north in search of their leaders.

reunited, but without their great marsh.

There's only one place to go.

To follow the herds deeper into hostile territory.

The Queen of the North sees the approaching army.

Outnumbered, she knows there is no place for her here.

The winds of

change blow.

The vanishing river, where the lost herds wallow.

Now's the chance to begin again.

The massing of the herds gives the buffalo an edge.

The dust and the chaos defeat them.

If they don't kill, their new beginning will be their end.

Strangers in a strange land.

Life will get no easier.

Matsumi has led them this far.

She can do no more.

Unless the pride rises behind her.

Together they would be unstoppable.

No more juvenile pursuits.

carve through the dust.

Make the chaos your strength.

Work as one and conquer this realm.

Matsumi's daughter rises to the challenge.

A young queen in the making.

Matsumi, mother, warrior, leader

McQueen.