1 00:00:01,168 --> 00:00:07,108 A DAIEI CO. LTD. PRODUCTION 2 00:00:31,698 --> 00:00:34,600 The wind is really kicking up the dust. 3 00:00:36,403 --> 00:00:39,771 It's a good thing I'm blind. 4 00:00:43,243 --> 00:00:49,205 ADVENTURES OF ZATOICHI 5 00:00:52,586 --> 00:00:55,146 Original story by KAN SHIMOZAWA Screenplay by SHOZABURO ASAI 6 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:07,829 Starring: 7 00:01:08,268 --> 00:01:10,863 SHINTARO KATSU 8 00:01:11,271 --> 00:01:14,503 MIWA TAKADA EIKO TAKI 9 00:01:35,596 --> 00:01:39,624 Directed by KIMIYOSHI YASUDA 10 00:01:57,017 --> 00:01:59,452 Over there. 11 00:02:39,059 --> 00:02:40,823 It's a kite! 12 00:02:45,365 --> 00:02:47,300 Does this belong to you kids? 13 00:02:49,469 --> 00:02:53,634 It startled me when it suddenly fell in front of my face. 14 00:03:03,383 --> 00:03:04,681 Here you go. 15 00:03:26,306 --> 00:03:28,537 Thanks, mister. 16 00:03:38,118 --> 00:03:40,644 Oh, to be as carefree as a child. 17 00:03:49,429 --> 00:03:52,888 Children may be the only ones... 18 00:03:53,266 --> 00:03:56,430 who can show their face to the sun without shame. 19 00:04:00,974 --> 00:04:03,307 Hey, where're you headed? 20 00:04:03,410 --> 00:04:06,278 I'm on my way to Kasama. 21 00:04:06,413 --> 00:04:08,678 That's perfect. Could I ask a favor? 22 00:04:09,750 --> 00:04:11,685 What sort of favor? 23 00:04:11,785 --> 00:04:14,721 If it's something a blind man can do-- 24 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:18,223 It'll really help me out if you do this for me. 25 00:04:18,992 --> 00:04:20,517 What is it? 26 00:04:23,563 --> 00:04:25,259 I need you to deliver this... 27 00:04:25,365 --> 00:04:28,426 to a maid named Sen who works at the Musashi Inn. 28 00:04:35,675 --> 00:04:37,200 I get it. 29 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:41,270 I'm blind, so you know I can't read your letter. 30 00:04:43,016 --> 00:04:44,450 It's not a love letter. 31 00:04:45,652 --> 00:04:49,282 Is that right? I guess I jumped to conclusions. 32 00:04:50,524 --> 00:04:52,254 But it's important that no one else sees it. 33 00:04:52,359 --> 00:04:54,590 Be sure to give it directly to Sen. 34 00:04:54,694 --> 00:04:56,356 I'll do that. 35 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:59,228 I wish I could pay you, but I don't have a coin to my name. 36 00:04:59,332 --> 00:05:02,427 That's all right. I'm going there anyway. 37 00:05:02,536 --> 00:05:04,903 Thanks for doing this. 38 00:05:15,682 --> 00:05:19,050 What a strange mission I've taken on. 39 00:05:19,419 --> 00:05:22,514 He said it wasn't a love letter, but I wonder what-- 40 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:28,322 Who knows? 41 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:35,229 Cleanse and purify this house. May business flourish here. 42 00:05:45,312 --> 00:05:50,979 Well, if it isn't Hanataro! You came again this year. 43 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:55,215 It's so good to see you. You're both looking well. 44 00:05:55,322 --> 00:05:57,120 Hanataro, Hanataro. 45 00:05:57,224 --> 00:06:00,194 Oh, shush. Are you trying to wear my name out? 46 00:06:00,293 --> 00:06:03,957 Names don't wear out. Hanataro, Hanata-- Oh, maybe they do. 47 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:05,930 - Stop being silly. - Sorry. 48 00:06:06,032 --> 00:06:07,796 Where's your lady? 49 00:06:07,901 --> 00:06:11,770 She's having a quiet soak before the bath gets crowded. 50 00:06:11,872 --> 00:06:13,932 Then I'd better hurry, too. Excuse me. 51 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:15,406 Hold it, hold it. 52 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:18,171 What gives you the idea she'd let you in with her? 53 00:06:18,278 --> 00:06:20,838 - You don't think she will? - You need to ask? 54 00:06:26,119 --> 00:06:28,679 Listen up, everybody. We're ready to assign spaces... 55 00:06:28,788 --> 00:06:30,484 so I want you all in the big hall. 56 00:06:30,590 --> 00:06:32,684 - Hold on a second, bagman. - Show some respect. 57 00:06:32,792 --> 00:06:35,455 We go door to door, so we don't need any space. 58 00:06:35,562 --> 00:06:38,031 It's the boss's orders. 59 00:06:38,131 --> 00:06:42,398 If you want to do business during New Year's, come to the big hall. 60 00:06:42,502 --> 00:06:45,301 - What shall we do? - Forget it. 61 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:46,737 What's that? 62 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:48,502 You don't have to glare at me like that. 63 00:06:48,608 --> 00:06:51,100 I meant we better forget what we said about not going. 64 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:52,804 Stop trying to confuse me. 65 00:06:52,913 --> 00:06:55,678 That hardly seems fair. 66 00:06:55,782 --> 00:06:57,978 Sounds like we can't do business without an assigned space. 67 00:07:08,361 --> 00:07:09,989 A daruma doll. 68 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:11,860 It's an eyeless daruma. 69 00:07:11,965 --> 00:07:14,594 You shouldn't say that to a blind man, dear. 70 00:07:14,701 --> 00:07:16,932 - That's all right. - They're for the New Year. 71 00:07:17,037 --> 00:07:20,007 You make a wish for the year and fill in the eyes if it comes true. 72 00:07:21,374 --> 00:07:23,741 I see. He gets eyes when your wish comes true. 73 00:07:23,843 --> 00:07:28,110 - I wish I could be a daruma. - Keep that one if you like. 74 00:07:28,214 --> 00:07:31,878 - But it's your merchandise. - We'd like you to have it. Right, dear? 75 00:07:31,985 --> 00:07:35,444 Thank you very much. 76 00:07:35,822 --> 00:07:39,452 Excuse me, but is this the Musashi Inn? 77 00:07:39,559 --> 00:07:41,084 That's right. 78 00:07:41,194 --> 00:07:42,924 Thanks. 79 00:07:46,232 --> 00:07:49,396 So an eyeless daruma becomes a blind man's companion. 80 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,937 I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, fella. 81 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:59,245 Sen, there's someone here asking for you. 82 00:07:59,346 --> 00:08:00,678 - Who is it? - A masseur. 83 00:08:00,780 --> 00:08:03,614 A masseur? I don't know any masseur. 84 00:08:03,717 --> 00:08:05,618 Excuse me a minute. 85 00:08:08,588 --> 00:08:12,252 - Hey, is my order about ready? - Yes, in a moment. 86 00:08:14,060 --> 00:08:16,154 You wished to see me? 87 00:08:16,262 --> 00:08:18,254 Are you Sen? 88 00:08:19,299 --> 00:08:24,363 I was asked to bring this to you. 89 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:36,747 Where did you get it? 90 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:39,319 Quite a ways outside the village. 91 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:42,116 - Did he say anything else? - No. 92 00:08:42,222 --> 00:08:43,622 I see. 93 00:08:43,723 --> 00:08:45,817 Thank you for bringing it to me. 94 00:08:47,127 --> 00:08:48,823 Is it bad news? 95 00:08:48,928 --> 00:08:50,920 No, nothing like that. 96 00:08:51,398 --> 00:08:55,335 I was worried that I might be the bearer of bad tidings. 97 00:08:55,668 --> 00:09:00,265 I'm looking for a place to stay. Would you have room for me here? 98 00:09:00,373 --> 00:09:03,775 I'm afraid we're full. With New Year's coming up... 99 00:09:03,877 --> 00:09:07,973 all the inns are jammed with vendors and entertainers. 100 00:09:08,081 --> 00:09:11,779 - But let me see what I can do. - I'd be much obliged. 101 00:09:12,652 --> 00:09:14,883 Please excuse me. 102 00:09:17,791 --> 00:09:20,351 I wonder if you'd be willing... 103 00:09:20,460 --> 00:09:24,727 to share this room with another guest. 104 00:09:24,831 --> 00:09:29,269 You can't expect us to share with a man, even if he is blind. 105 00:09:29,369 --> 00:09:32,032 It's fine with me. 106 00:09:32,405 --> 00:09:35,500 All the inns are full, so we all need to be accommodating. 107 00:09:35,608 --> 00:09:38,203 Thanks so much. Sir. 108 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:41,138 I'm much obliged. 109 00:09:48,188 --> 00:09:49,588 Thank you very much. 110 00:09:49,689 --> 00:09:52,056 Miss, Gosuke hasn't returned yet, has he? 111 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:53,592 No. 112 00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:56,326 He was going to Shinozaki. 113 00:09:56,429 --> 00:09:59,695 In that case, he may not get back today. 114 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:02,569 I see. Thank you. 115 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:12,970 I take it there are two of you ladies? 116 00:10:16,316 --> 00:10:20,253 It's a genuine pleasure. 117 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:24,256 Thanks to being blind, I get to share a room with ladies like this. 118 00:10:26,192 --> 00:10:28,821 Are you two traveling together? 119 00:10:28,928 --> 00:10:30,624 No. 120 00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:32,694 I see. 121 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:37,032 Well, since fortune has thrown us together in this room... 122 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:40,972 perhaps I can offer to massage your shoulders later. 123 00:10:41,074 --> 00:10:43,168 No, thanks. 124 00:10:43,776 --> 00:10:45,244 Forgive me. 125 00:10:48,281 --> 00:10:51,513 Kamozo, the assignments have all been made. 126 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:53,616 All right. Listen up, everyone. 127 00:10:53,820 --> 00:10:55,254 Starting this year... 128 00:10:55,355 --> 00:10:58,848 the charge for doing business here during the New Year's rush... 129 00:10:58,958 --> 00:11:02,326 will be 40 percent of your receipts. 130 00:11:02,428 --> 00:11:04,397 That's highway robbery! 131 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:06,193 That'll leave us no profit! 132 00:11:06,299 --> 00:11:09,269 We'd be better off not doing business at all! 133 00:11:09,369 --> 00:11:12,498 That's more than twice what we paid last year! 134 00:11:12,639 --> 00:11:14,267 Quiet! 135 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:17,811 If you don't like it, take your business somewhere else. 136 00:11:18,378 --> 00:11:21,007 It's too late for that. 137 00:11:21,114 --> 00:11:23,948 - And they know it, damn it. - The bastards. 138 00:11:24,450 --> 00:11:25,941 Who said that? 139 00:11:26,052 --> 00:11:29,489 I wonder. Was it you? You? You? 140 00:11:29,656 --> 00:11:31,784 - Who could it be? - Let me guess. 141 00:11:31,891 --> 00:11:33,917 If anybody objects, step forward. 142 00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:36,690 If you object, please step forward. 143 00:11:36,796 --> 00:11:38,765 - Please, sir. Spare me. - Oh, be quiet. 144 00:11:38,865 --> 00:11:40,925 Ooh, I'm scared, I'm scared. 145 00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:44,994 This isn't just the boss's decision. 146 00:11:45,104 --> 00:11:47,335 The word came straight from the new intendant. 147 00:11:47,473 --> 00:11:49,499 What did I tell you? 148 00:11:49,609 --> 00:11:52,602 I wanted to go somewhere else this year, but you wouldn't listen. 149 00:11:52,712 --> 00:11:55,580 This is a complete disaster. 150 00:11:59,886 --> 00:12:01,684 Very well, sir. 151 00:12:01,788 --> 00:12:04,189 - Congratulations, sir. - Enough of your antics! 152 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:06,355 Are we clear? 153 00:12:09,696 --> 00:12:11,358 Who are you? 154 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:16,665 Just an ordinary swordsman. 155 00:12:16,869 --> 00:12:19,065 Hold on. 156 00:12:19,372 --> 00:12:21,534 Care to rent my services? 157 00:12:25,778 --> 00:12:28,680 All right. We'll take you to the boss. 158 00:12:28,781 --> 00:12:30,545 Lead the way. 159 00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:43,888 Those damn bastards. We've got to-- 160 00:12:43,997 --> 00:12:46,023 Calm down. Don't do anything stupid. 161 00:12:46,132 --> 00:12:48,067 I mean, we've got to practice our comedy routine. 162 00:12:48,167 --> 00:12:50,830 You idiot. You had me worried. 163 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:54,529 I can't believe this. It's completely outrageous. 164 00:12:54,641 --> 00:12:57,406 They say this new intendant, a guy named Gorota Kajima... 165 00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:59,035 has a heart of stone... 166 00:12:59,145 --> 00:13:01,546 and he's really been causing the farmers grief. 167 00:13:01,648 --> 00:13:04,243 But there seems to be nothing we can do. 168 00:13:04,350 --> 00:13:07,252 Boss Jinbei bribed the intendant... 169 00:13:07,353 --> 00:13:09,481 and got deputized with a constable's hook and rope. 170 00:13:09,589 --> 00:13:11,615 He can pretty much do whatever he wants. 171 00:13:13,526 --> 00:13:16,496 - What are we supposed to do, damn it? - What a fix! 172 00:13:17,130 --> 00:13:18,792 Maybe we should go somewhere else, dear. 173 00:13:18,898 --> 00:13:21,026 But it's too late for that. 174 00:13:21,134 --> 00:13:23,160 I guess that means we're stuck. 175 00:13:26,072 --> 00:13:27,370 Kamozo... 176 00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,601 Shinsuke escaped from the island. 177 00:13:29,709 --> 00:13:30,768 Are you sure? 178 00:13:30,877 --> 00:13:33,039 We got it straight from the intendant. 179 00:13:37,417 --> 00:13:39,181 Does anyone know where he is now? 180 00:13:39,285 --> 00:13:40,913 He's apparently headed back here. 181 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:43,512 Damn. There's no telling what he might do. 182 00:13:43,623 --> 00:13:45,854 That's what the boss is worried about. 183 00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:48,951 The boss wants us to bring his sister Sen to him. She might know something. 184 00:13:49,062 --> 00:13:50,291 All right. 185 00:13:55,401 --> 00:13:56,494 Hold it, Sen. 186 00:14:01,941 --> 00:14:03,807 Out of my way! 187 00:14:08,681 --> 00:14:09,842 Pull yourself together. 188 00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:12,309 Is there some kind of problem? 189 00:14:12,452 --> 00:14:13,442 Blind son of a bitch. 190 00:14:15,221 --> 00:14:17,122 Sorry. Sometimes this thing has a life of its own. 191 00:14:17,557 --> 00:14:18,991 Drag him down here! 192 00:14:24,130 --> 00:14:25,154 Oops. 193 00:14:31,170 --> 00:14:34,538 You seem to be having trouble getting up the stairs. 194 00:14:34,674 --> 00:14:38,167 Are you saying you could get this blind fool out of our way? 195 00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:40,337 That's hard to say. 196 00:14:40,446 --> 00:14:42,438 But you haven't hired me yet. 197 00:14:44,851 --> 00:14:47,912 Crazy blind bastard! 198 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:54,260 Hey, don't forget about me. 199 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:05,196 They all left. 200 00:15:05,538 --> 00:15:07,029 Thank you. 201 00:15:07,140 --> 00:15:09,473 You're really strong. 202 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:13,841 Not at all. It was just blind flailing, really. 203 00:15:13,946 --> 00:15:17,439 They tripped and fell all on their own. They didn't need help from me. 204 00:15:17,550 --> 00:15:18,916 Are you sure? 205 00:15:19,018 --> 00:15:21,544 At any rate, it serves them right. 206 00:15:21,654 --> 00:15:24,089 I like to think so, too. 207 00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:28,059 Miss Sen, if they come again, you can hide in this room anytime. 208 00:15:28,161 --> 00:15:30,995 Thank you. 209 00:15:35,067 --> 00:15:37,059 I'm so glad. 210 00:15:37,970 --> 00:15:40,098 Yes, indeed. 211 00:15:41,107 --> 00:15:42,939 - They had it coming. - That's for sure. 212 00:15:43,042 --> 00:15:46,069 The blind man glares at him, and he slinks away in fear. 213 00:15:46,179 --> 00:15:48,410 Hold on. How can a blind man glare at someone? 214 00:15:48,514 --> 00:15:51,484 Well, that's exactly what he did. Like this. 215 00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:55,818 Watch out. 216 00:15:55,988 --> 00:15:59,755 Come on, he didn't look like that. 217 00:16:02,728 --> 00:16:04,959 Actually, this is no time to be laughing. 218 00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:08,501 If we have to pay 40 percent, it's all over for us. 219 00:16:10,269 --> 00:16:12,397 How long do you intend to keep that up? 220 00:16:12,505 --> 00:16:14,133 My eyes are stuck like this. 221 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:15,970 That could be a problem. Hey, someone dropped some money. 222 00:16:16,075 --> 00:16:18,135 - Where? - Your eyes are fine. 223 00:16:18,744 --> 00:16:21,646 Could you please check at the other inns? 224 00:16:21,747 --> 00:16:23,443 Yes, ma'am. 225 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:27,449 Are you looking for someone? 226 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:32,756 Miss Hanakoma, you're wanted in the big hall. 227 00:16:32,859 --> 00:16:33,952 What for? 228 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:38,122 They say they can't make any money if they have to pay 40 percent. 229 00:16:38,264 --> 00:16:40,028 They've already agreed, right? 230 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:43,762 Yes, but they're wondering if something can't be done. 231 00:16:44,003 --> 00:16:46,495 I can't imagine what, but all right. 232 00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:52,970 What about you? 233 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:56,746 Shouldn't you be at the meeting too? 234 00:16:56,916 --> 00:16:59,112 Not really. 235 00:17:00,486 --> 00:17:02,512 You have to feel sorry for them. 236 00:17:03,623 --> 00:17:05,057 Why do you say that? 237 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:09,825 The people in this county have had nothing but suffering... 238 00:17:09,929 --> 00:17:11,864 since that new intendant came. 239 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:15,796 It's really that bad? 240 00:17:17,336 --> 00:17:18,895 Yes. 241 00:17:19,071 --> 00:17:22,838 He's been using Boss Jinbei as his enforcer. 242 00:17:24,110 --> 00:17:27,012 How do you fit into the picture? 243 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:30,615 I'm the daughter of the headman of Ota Village. 244 00:17:31,851 --> 00:17:36,312 I thought you seemed different from all the entertainers. 245 00:17:36,956 --> 00:17:40,256 What brings you here, then? 246 00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:42,419 A month ago... 247 00:17:42,528 --> 00:17:47,091 my father left for Edo with a petition for tax relief. 248 00:17:48,034 --> 00:17:51,027 We haven't heard from him since, and he was last seen near here. 249 00:17:52,772 --> 00:17:55,139 You must be terribly worried. 250 00:17:55,374 --> 00:17:57,775 Are you looking for him all by yourself? 251 00:17:57,877 --> 00:18:01,177 No, I have a manservant named Gosuke accompanying me. 252 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:04,148 He went to Shinozaki to ask around. 253 00:18:04,850 --> 00:18:06,944 I see. 254 00:18:09,121 --> 00:18:10,350 Sen. 255 00:18:12,124 --> 00:18:13,524 Shinsuke. 256 00:18:15,027 --> 00:18:18,464 - Did you get the money? - I couldn't, not on such short notice. 257 00:18:18,598 --> 00:18:20,931 Why did you have to go and break out, anyway? 258 00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:22,865 For revenge. 259 00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,598 I'm going to kill Jinbei. 260 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:27,367 Why? 261 00:18:27,873 --> 00:18:30,172 I was such a fool. 262 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,811 Jinbei tells me the sun will shine on my whole family... 263 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:36,609 that he'll even make me one of his chief deputies. 264 00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:38,712 But as soon as the deed is done... 265 00:18:38,818 --> 00:18:41,879 the officers are waiting right there to arrest me. 266 00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:45,656 When they put you on that island, it's for life, damn it! 267 00:18:45,791 --> 00:18:48,351 You killed a man. What did you expect? 268 00:18:48,494 --> 00:18:51,396 Jinbei and the intendant are in this together. 269 00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:55,366 They sent me to kill the guy to cover up their own crimes. 270 00:18:56,035 --> 00:18:57,401 Who's there? 271 00:18:59,538 --> 00:19:01,200 You're the guy I gave that letter to. 272 00:19:01,941 --> 00:19:05,605 You might want to lower your voice. 273 00:19:05,711 --> 00:19:07,407 So you heard everything-- 274 00:19:08,347 --> 00:19:13,217 Don't worry. Sometimes my ears can be as useless as my eyes. 275 00:19:14,186 --> 00:19:16,246 Son of a bitch! 276 00:19:16,355 --> 00:19:18,756 Wait! This man's a friend. 277 00:19:18,858 --> 00:19:21,157 He saved me from Jinbei's men. 278 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:22,228 What? 279 00:19:23,629 --> 00:19:26,428 I really didn't do anything, Miss Sen. 280 00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:29,662 The intendant's officers are looking for you. You need to run away. 281 00:19:29,769 --> 00:19:31,169 Forget it. 282 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:33,833 I'm going to kill Jinbei, whatever it takes. 283 00:19:33,939 --> 00:19:35,168 Please don't! 284 00:19:35,307 --> 00:19:36,673 Miss Sen. 285 00:19:36,776 --> 00:19:40,770 He's made up his mind, so there's no stopping him. 286 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:42,781 - Isn't that right, mister? - Shut up! 287 00:19:42,882 --> 00:19:44,714 You stay out of this. 288 00:19:44,817 --> 00:19:45,910 Sen. 289 00:19:46,052 --> 00:19:48,544 I'll be hiding in the charcoal kiln up the mountain. 290 00:19:48,754 --> 00:19:50,689 Get me that money. 291 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:58,393 "Jinbei" 292 00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:00,260 Get lost! 293 00:20:00,366 --> 00:20:02,392 I won't bother the other customers. 294 00:20:02,501 --> 00:20:04,970 I'll just watch quietly, so please let me stay. 295 00:20:05,071 --> 00:20:06,300 Forget it! 296 00:20:06,405 --> 00:20:09,603 You drink sake in the kitchen, you beg from the other customers-- 297 00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:12,645 Jinbei's gaming house doesn't want fleas like you crawling around. 298 00:20:12,745 --> 00:20:15,510 Please, I promise I'll watch quietly. 299 00:20:15,614 --> 00:20:18,083 Let me back in, please! 300 00:20:18,617 --> 00:20:21,883 If I have to throw you out again, you're going to get a broken back. 301 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:26,818 What's wrong with drinking leftover sake in the kitchen? 302 00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:30,590 It's already been paid for. 303 00:20:31,130 --> 00:20:33,599 You don't have to be so stingy. 304 00:20:36,268 --> 00:20:39,170 You must be a masseur. 305 00:20:41,540 --> 00:20:42,838 Are you drunk? 306 00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:47,009 How drunk can you get from cold leftovers? 307 00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:52,477 Is this Boss Jinbei's gaming house? 308 00:20:53,419 --> 00:20:55,251 A bunch of cheapskates. 309 00:20:55,354 --> 00:20:58,449 Go ahead. Go on in. But you won't find anybody... 310 00:20:58,557 --> 00:21:01,152 looking to rent the services of a masseur. 311 00:21:02,361 --> 00:21:04,694 But I assume they'll welcome my bets. 312 00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:08,894 You have money to bet? 313 00:21:09,001 --> 00:21:11,835 You've got to have money to make money. 314 00:21:11,937 --> 00:21:14,338 Let me show you the way. 315 00:21:14,507 --> 00:21:15,873 This way. 316 00:21:18,210 --> 00:21:20,338 - I warned you. - Take it easy. 317 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:23,177 I brought you a customer. 318 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:33,115 What the hell do you want? 319 00:21:34,326 --> 00:21:35,794 Ah, we meet again. 320 00:21:36,262 --> 00:21:38,026 I'm a blind man... 321 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:41,999 but I can't sleep until I've heard the sound of dice in a cup. 322 00:21:42,101 --> 00:21:43,729 Isn't it a shame? 323 00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:45,702 You can get your chips over here. 324 00:21:46,105 --> 00:21:48,404 Actually, Gramps... 325 00:21:48,507 --> 00:21:53,411 betting in tiny amounts with chips isn't my style. 326 00:21:56,282 --> 00:21:58,080 How much have you got in there? 327 00:21:58,184 --> 00:22:00,119 I wonder. 328 00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:03,452 Are you going to bet it all? 329 00:22:04,557 --> 00:22:06,924 It could be a test of my fortune for the coming year. 330 00:22:07,026 --> 00:22:10,793 If the dice favor me, I can double my money. 331 00:22:11,564 --> 00:22:15,194 Of course, they could just as easily tell me "no dice." 332 00:22:15,301 --> 00:22:17,065 Hey there... 333 00:22:18,437 --> 00:22:20,429 did you want to put all that money on the line? 334 00:22:20,539 --> 00:22:21,734 Uh-huh. 335 00:22:21,841 --> 00:22:23,969 Perhaps you'd like to go one-on-one with the house? 336 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,341 The stakes would be too high for our other customers. 337 00:22:26,445 --> 00:22:30,212 One-on-one with the house? That'd be great, if it's possible. 338 00:22:30,316 --> 00:22:32,512 Don't do it, mister. 339 00:22:32,718 --> 00:22:35,085 Bug off! Go to the kitchen and sponge some more sake! 340 00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,746 Right over here, then. 341 00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:39,223 See you later, Gramps. 342 00:22:45,598 --> 00:22:47,999 They're going to clean him out. 343 00:22:55,608 --> 00:22:58,237 Shall we get started, mister? 344 00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,010 Yes, please. 345 00:23:05,117 --> 00:23:07,814 Maybe you'll get payback for this afternoon. 346 00:23:12,992 --> 00:23:15,223 - Just a second. - What? 347 00:23:16,262 --> 00:23:20,256 As a blind man, I've learned I can never be too careful. 348 00:23:20,366 --> 00:23:24,133 Could I check the dice, please? 349 00:23:24,670 --> 00:23:26,070 Sure. 350 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:32,208 - Thanks. - We'll get started, then. 351 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:54,198 - You call it. - Even. 352 00:23:54,300 --> 00:23:55,996 Odd. 353 00:23:56,168 --> 00:24:01,129 Just to be sure, this game is played with two dice, right? 354 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,402 Of course it's two dice. 355 00:24:04,476 --> 00:24:06,001 What do we have? 356 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,921 I believe these are the dice we were playing with. 357 00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:35,908 Looks to me like we've got a problem here. 358 00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:39,305 Who might you be? 359 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:44,139 I'm the protection these folks hired today. 360 00:24:47,419 --> 00:24:49,752 Wait, wait. Take it easy. 361 00:24:52,558 --> 00:24:54,993 I have no desire to fight you here. 362 00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:00,626 All right, then. 363 00:25:01,300 --> 00:25:04,270 Perhaps you could take me to the boss. 364 00:25:04,403 --> 00:25:06,167 The boss? 365 00:25:06,472 --> 00:25:09,237 Tell him Zatoichi is here to see him. 366 00:25:10,209 --> 00:25:11,734 You're Zatoichi? 367 00:25:12,011 --> 00:25:15,448 Sorry about that little charade this afternoon. 368 00:25:15,948 --> 00:25:17,780 Not at all. 369 00:25:17,883 --> 00:25:19,044 Come with me. 370 00:25:20,519 --> 00:25:22,249 Mustn't forget these. 371 00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:33,592 Right this way. 372 00:25:34,433 --> 00:25:35,992 Thank you. 373 00:25:43,542 --> 00:25:45,170 That's Zatoichi? 374 00:25:46,078 --> 00:25:47,910 Excuse me, boss. 375 00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:50,273 Go away. 376 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:52,613 Don't bother me. 377 00:25:58,323 --> 00:26:00,315 I'll wait here. 378 00:26:00,426 --> 00:26:03,089 He get's that way when he's playing go. 379 00:26:04,363 --> 00:26:08,596 They say go players won't leave the board even for a dying parent. 380 00:26:08,834 --> 00:26:11,065 I'll bring you some tea. 381 00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:18,673 Zatoichi? 382 00:26:19,311 --> 00:26:23,009 I've heard of him, but he's blind. 383 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:26,347 I can't imagine he'd be of much use. 384 00:26:27,419 --> 00:26:29,513 Has Shinsuke been caught? 385 00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:31,954 Not yet. 386 00:26:32,057 --> 00:26:36,518 It could get messy for us if he blabs about you know what. 387 00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:39,759 Don't worry about that. 388 00:26:39,998 --> 00:26:42,968 The report issued by my office says... 389 00:26:43,068 --> 00:26:46,232 he killed a man while attempting a burglary. 390 00:26:46,605 --> 00:26:49,074 Excuse me, boss. 391 00:26:49,775 --> 00:26:52,870 What? You're still here? 392 00:26:59,585 --> 00:27:03,215 I gather your opponent is a government official. 393 00:27:03,355 --> 00:27:06,154 That's right. He's Intendant Gorota Kajima. 394 00:27:06,258 --> 00:27:08,557 I suggest you be on your best behavior. 395 00:27:09,561 --> 00:27:11,359 I see. 396 00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:15,730 I never expected to meet the intendant in a place like this. 397 00:27:19,872 --> 00:27:21,898 What's the matter, Gounosuke? 398 00:27:22,007 --> 00:27:24,567 I came to get a look at the one they call Zatoichi. 399 00:27:38,257 --> 00:27:39,850 Not bad. 400 00:27:40,092 --> 00:27:41,583 I'd heard as much. 401 00:27:47,166 --> 00:27:48,691 Boss Jinbei... 402 00:27:51,403 --> 00:27:54,498 I believe I'll ask you to excuse me for now. 403 00:28:06,585 --> 00:28:08,451 Why did you do that? 404 00:28:08,554 --> 00:28:10,318 I thought I could take him. 405 00:28:10,422 --> 00:28:12,948 You're a reckless fool. 406 00:28:13,926 --> 00:28:16,259 You gave me a real start, Gounosuke. 407 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:20,497 Forget about it. 408 00:28:26,405 --> 00:28:27,634 Gounosuke! 409 00:28:31,143 --> 00:28:32,441 What is it? 410 00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,069 Where'd the blind guy go? 411 00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:35,841 We weren't watching. 412 00:29:03,308 --> 00:29:04,901 Wait up. 413 00:29:13,051 --> 00:29:14,679 Aren't you kids going on up the mountain with the others? 414 00:29:14,786 --> 00:29:18,154 No, we're staying here until New Year's Day. 415 00:29:19,157 --> 00:29:20,887 - Where's your daddy? - He's with us. 416 00:29:20,993 --> 00:29:22,859 He's the best daddy in the world. 417 00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:27,999 That's good. 418 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:32,595 I was separated from my daddy when I was five. 419 00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:36,908 That must have been really hard. 420 00:29:37,943 --> 00:29:39,878 Do you wish you could see him again? 421 00:29:39,978 --> 00:29:41,708 I sure do. 422 00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:45,147 Though I couldn't actually see him, of course. 423 00:29:45,250 --> 00:29:47,446 Oh, I know. 424 00:29:47,586 --> 00:29:50,954 You could give your daruma some eyes. 425 00:29:51,056 --> 00:29:53,116 Then he can see for you. 426 00:29:54,593 --> 00:29:56,653 Hey, great idea! 427 00:29:56,762 --> 00:29:57,991 Master Ichi. 428 00:29:58,130 --> 00:29:59,860 Let's play sumo, Sankichi. 429 00:29:59,965 --> 00:30:01,456 All right. 430 00:30:05,937 --> 00:30:09,772 When do you think I should go see my brother? 431 00:30:12,177 --> 00:30:15,272 I think you'd better sit tight a little longer. 432 00:30:15,514 --> 00:30:18,245 Jinbei's men could catch on. 433 00:30:18,350 --> 00:30:22,151 Anyway, when the time comes, I'll go with you. 434 00:30:22,454 --> 00:30:23,717 Thank you. 435 00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:25,847 What? Seiemon's daughter is in the village? 436 00:30:25,957 --> 00:30:28,552 She checked into the Musashi Inn yesterday. 437 00:30:29,027 --> 00:30:30,256 You're sure? 438 00:30:30,362 --> 00:30:32,991 She's been asking about her father at all the inns. 439 00:30:33,098 --> 00:30:35,590 We can't have her arousing suspicion. 440 00:30:35,701 --> 00:30:37,602 Find a way to spirit her away quietly. 441 00:30:37,736 --> 00:30:41,867 Unfortunately, Ichi is staying at the same inn. 442 00:30:41,973 --> 00:30:43,635 Zatoichi? 443 00:30:44,776 --> 00:30:46,677 That makes things difficult. 444 00:30:46,778 --> 00:30:49,338 We've also been watching Sen... 445 00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:52,145 but she doesn't seem to have heard from Shinsuke yet. 446 00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:54,378 It's only a matter of time. 447 00:30:54,519 --> 00:30:57,648 I think Ichi may have heard something from Sen. 448 00:30:58,023 --> 00:31:01,050 So that's why he came sniffing around here. 449 00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:03,424 All right. Offer him some money. 450 00:31:03,595 --> 00:31:04,995 Buy him off. 451 00:31:05,097 --> 00:31:08,898 - I don't think Ichi would-- - Any man will jump for money. 452 00:31:09,034 --> 00:31:11,128 There are a few fools who won't, boss. 453 00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:13,501 I have yet to meet any. 454 00:31:13,605 --> 00:31:16,439 Let me think. Five ryo ought to be plenty... 455 00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:18,237 but offer him a little more. 456 00:31:18,610 --> 00:31:20,374 You're only paying me one ryo. 457 00:31:20,512 --> 00:31:24,381 We haven't seen you in action yet, either. 458 00:31:24,483 --> 00:31:25,815 True enough. 459 00:31:25,917 --> 00:31:27,647 Can't argue with that. 460 00:31:47,272 --> 00:31:48,638 Thanks. 461 00:31:48,740 --> 00:31:50,208 That was scary. 462 00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:52,436 Are you going somewhere, Miss Saki? 463 00:31:52,644 --> 00:31:54,010 Master Ichi... 464 00:31:54,479 --> 00:31:58,280 I've decided to go to Shinozaki myself, to ask about my father. 465 00:31:58,683 --> 00:32:00,015 Miss Saki... 466 00:32:00,118 --> 00:32:03,088 I really don't think that's a good idea. 467 00:32:03,188 --> 00:32:06,420 I just don't feel right, putting all the burden on Gosuke. 468 00:32:06,525 --> 00:32:09,518 You mustn't think like that. He'll be back any time now. 469 00:32:09,628 --> 00:32:11,460 Then you can continue your search together. 470 00:32:11,596 --> 00:32:13,895 No, I've already decided. 471 00:32:14,466 --> 00:32:17,163 If Gosuke returns, please tell him where I've gone. 472 00:32:17,269 --> 00:32:19,932 - No, really, Miss Saki-- - Please let me go. 473 00:32:20,739 --> 00:32:23,709 I have to find out what happened to my father. 474 00:32:23,809 --> 00:32:26,074 Be careful on your way, Miss Saki. 475 00:32:26,878 --> 00:32:28,278 Thank you. 476 00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:44,420 You should hurry up and finish eating, mister. 477 00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:48,964 I suppose you're right. 478 00:32:53,205 --> 00:32:54,798 Let's finish our dinner. 479 00:33:00,178 --> 00:33:02,670 Do you think Miss Saki will be all right by herself? 480 00:33:03,882 --> 00:33:05,282 Miss Sen... 481 00:33:05,383 --> 00:33:07,181 could you tell me how to get to Shinozaki? 482 00:33:07,285 --> 00:33:10,744 If you're going anyway, why didn't you go with Miss Saki? 483 00:33:11,823 --> 00:33:14,383 I didn't want her to think I was a busybody. 484 00:33:14,493 --> 00:33:16,860 Right. You wouldn't want that. 485 00:33:16,962 --> 00:33:20,524 That's okay. We'll show you the way. 486 00:33:20,966 --> 00:33:23,265 I'd be much obliged. 487 00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:31,643 Hello there, miss. 488 00:33:40,085 --> 00:33:41,644 Take that. 489 00:33:43,455 --> 00:33:44,514 Hurry up. 490 00:33:44,623 --> 00:33:46,387 Let me go! 491 00:33:47,225 --> 00:33:50,024 Let me go! Help! 492 00:33:54,699 --> 00:33:56,429 Settle down! 493 00:34:06,912 --> 00:34:09,347 - Master Ichi. - Zatoichi. 494 00:34:10,549 --> 00:34:13,576 Such mischief, in broad daylight! 495 00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,115 Right under the watchful eye of Mister Sunshine. 496 00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:21,351 Put the young lady down. 497 00:34:24,262 --> 00:34:26,493 I don't hear an answer. 498 00:34:26,598 --> 00:34:29,864 If I'm blind, and you've gone mute... 499 00:34:29,968 --> 00:34:31,869 this could be difficult. 500 00:34:34,973 --> 00:34:36,601 No, no. Don't move. 501 00:34:36,908 --> 00:34:38,877 Move and you'll find yourself split in two. 502 00:34:41,913 --> 00:34:43,848 You just want us to let her go, right? 503 00:34:46,785 --> 00:34:48,981 Put her down. 504 00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:56,592 Very good. 505 00:34:56,695 --> 00:35:01,133 The young lady is safe, and you folks are safe, too. 506 00:35:12,877 --> 00:35:15,437 You're really strong, aren't you, mister? 507 00:35:15,780 --> 00:35:19,273 It's not that I'm strong. It's that they're weak. 508 00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:21,751 That's the same thing. 509 00:35:21,886 --> 00:35:24,253 I was scared, too, you know. 510 00:35:24,356 --> 00:35:26,848 You didn't look it. 511 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:30,785 Master Ichi. 512 00:36:01,326 --> 00:36:03,090 Miss Saki... 513 00:36:03,194 --> 00:36:07,996 I think it'd be best for you to go straight back to your village. 514 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:12,994 I'm even more worried about my father now. 515 00:36:14,105 --> 00:36:16,973 I mean, why did those people come after me like that? 516 00:36:17,075 --> 00:36:20,136 You shouldn't take it personally. 517 00:36:20,245 --> 00:36:23,841 I'm sure those scoundrels get into mischief like this all the time. 518 00:36:24,182 --> 00:36:25,650 I'm sorry. 519 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:27,819 I really must thank you. 520 00:36:27,919 --> 00:36:31,356 I hate to think where I'd be now if you hadn't come to my rescue. 521 00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:36,860 He was so worried, he didn't even finish eating. 522 00:36:36,961 --> 00:36:37,929 That's right. 523 00:36:40,398 --> 00:36:42,026 I'm so grateful. 524 00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:44,759 You talk too much, kids. 525 00:36:44,903 --> 00:36:46,599 Look, he's turning red. 526 00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:51,908 They're teasing me. 527 00:36:58,717 --> 00:37:01,118 Hurry up. 528 00:37:07,792 --> 00:37:10,591 Look at this, mister. We got a new top. 529 00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:32,577 Ichi. 530 00:37:33,885 --> 00:37:35,478 I've been waiting for you. 531 00:37:37,388 --> 00:37:39,653 I may have failed to draw blood yesterday... 532 00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:48,358 You mean at Jinbei's? 533 00:37:48,533 --> 00:37:49,865 But I want a rematch. 534 00:37:50,368 --> 00:37:52,166 I think I'll pass. 535 00:37:52,270 --> 00:37:54,205 We're right up against the new year... 536 00:37:54,305 --> 00:37:57,742 and it'd be a shame if one of us got hurt. 537 00:37:57,909 --> 00:38:02,108 - Come with me. - No, really. I decline. 538 00:38:02,881 --> 00:38:04,281 Decline? 539 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:07,642 Damn! 540 00:38:20,932 --> 00:38:23,424 You need to be more careful, kid. 541 00:38:29,140 --> 00:38:31,200 I suppose I'll let it go for today. 542 00:38:31,309 --> 00:38:32,777 Just a second. 543 00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:37,108 So long as you're here, can I offer you a drink? 544 00:38:39,684 --> 00:38:40,652 Master Ichi. 545 00:38:42,420 --> 00:38:43,820 Miss Sen... 546 00:38:44,022 --> 00:38:46,423 could I trouble you for some sake? 547 00:38:46,925 --> 00:38:49,793 - Just in the kitchen. - But-- 548 00:38:49,894 --> 00:38:53,194 We just want to talk a little. 549 00:38:53,398 --> 00:38:54,991 Please, come in. 550 00:39:11,316 --> 00:39:13,581 Thank you. 551 00:39:13,685 --> 00:39:15,244 I'm much obliged. 552 00:39:35,874 --> 00:39:39,367 I can't help wondering why a man of your skill... 553 00:39:39,510 --> 00:39:41,672 would be working as the bodyguard... 554 00:39:42,714 --> 00:39:46,242 of a country official. 555 00:39:55,260 --> 00:39:56,990 Thank you. 556 00:40:04,168 --> 00:40:06,797 Sorry. I suppose it's none of my business. 557 00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:12,639 For the third son... 558 00:40:13,244 --> 00:40:18,376 of a low-ranking retainer to a minor lord... 559 00:40:19,817 --> 00:40:22,719 maybe it's about the best I can expect. 560 00:40:27,158 --> 00:40:28,888 All I really care about anymore... 561 00:40:29,861 --> 00:40:32,695 is finding someone who can out-duel me. 562 00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:35,028 That's all. 563 00:40:35,233 --> 00:40:38,260 I suppose skill that rises above the ordinary... 564 00:40:38,736 --> 00:40:42,673 can sometimes actually hinder a swordsman's career. 565 00:40:43,141 --> 00:40:44,268 As I said before... 566 00:40:44,976 --> 00:40:47,002 I'm determined to have another match with you. 567 00:40:49,047 --> 00:40:51,039 I really must beg your pardon about that. 568 00:40:51,149 --> 00:40:54,677 I came here to worship the first light of the new year... 569 00:40:54,786 --> 00:40:57,051 from the top of Mount Myogi. 570 00:40:57,755 --> 00:40:59,223 I'm not backing down. 571 00:41:01,426 --> 00:41:05,329 We're having it out, you and me, first thing New Year's morning. 572 00:41:19,243 --> 00:41:20,871 That bum went in your shop! 573 00:41:22,313 --> 00:41:25,112 Get out of here, you deadbeat drunk! 574 00:41:25,216 --> 00:41:27,014 You're nothing but a curse. 575 00:41:27,118 --> 00:41:30,054 You can't stay if you don't have money. 576 00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:33,682 - Please. - Get out, damn it! Get out! 577 00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:39,189 Hey, it's you. Master Ichi, wasn't it? 578 00:41:40,031 --> 00:41:43,297 Yes, I remember you from last night. Care to join me for a drink? 579 00:41:43,401 --> 00:41:46,667 Thanks. You're a man after my own heart. 580 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:51,200 Bring us some sake, and keep it coming. 581 00:41:51,843 --> 00:41:55,803 So he worms his way in again, the bum. 582 00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:58,883 Oh, well. Put one on to warm for them. 583 00:41:59,017 --> 00:42:00,713 I was worried about you last night. 584 00:42:00,818 --> 00:42:06,155 But, thank goodness, you saw right through their tricks. 585 00:42:17,235 --> 00:42:20,103 Damn, that feels good in my stomach. 586 00:42:22,040 --> 00:42:23,702 Oh, sorry. 587 00:42:27,578 --> 00:42:31,276 I don't guess it's polite to drink your sake for nothing. 588 00:42:32,283 --> 00:42:36,152 How about I sing you a song? All right? 589 00:42:36,254 --> 00:42:39,486 Sure, I'd like that. Let me hear a song. 590 00:42:49,100 --> 00:42:50,762 This chokes me up. 591 00:42:50,868 --> 00:42:54,669 All the villagers do is make fun of me. 592 00:42:55,406 --> 00:42:59,434 I don't know how long it's been since someone treated me kindly. 593 00:43:05,349 --> 00:43:07,284 All right. I'm going to sing. 594 00:43:08,553 --> 00:43:13,457 If it starts to rain 595 00:43:16,494 --> 00:43:21,592 I'll stop in Matsuida 596 00:43:23,301 --> 00:43:28,763 If the rain holds off 597 00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:35,102 I'll cross over to Sakamoto 598 00:43:39,484 --> 00:43:42,283 Where did you learn that song? 599 00:43:42,420 --> 00:43:45,219 It's from my hometown. 600 00:43:45,323 --> 00:43:47,485 A place called Shimokawa. 601 00:43:47,625 --> 00:43:49,617 That's where I was born and raised. 602 00:43:51,729 --> 00:43:54,198 Shimokawa? 603 00:43:57,001 --> 00:43:58,799 Thanks. 604 00:43:59,237 --> 00:44:02,071 Here, Gramps. Have a drink while it's warm. 605 00:44:03,307 --> 00:44:05,299 Pour it in this, will you? 606 00:44:13,518 --> 00:44:18,081 So, Gramps, don't you have any family? 607 00:44:18,189 --> 00:44:19,885 I had a boy. 608 00:44:19,991 --> 00:44:23,894 He'd be just about your age now. 609 00:44:24,428 --> 00:44:25,953 He died? 610 00:44:26,063 --> 00:44:28,362 I don't actually know. 611 00:44:28,466 --> 00:44:31,800 - Don't know? - Forget it. 612 00:44:31,903 --> 00:44:35,032 What does it matter anyway? I don't want to talk about it. 613 00:44:37,375 --> 00:44:39,003 The truth is... 614 00:44:39,410 --> 00:44:42,676 I'd really like to hear about it. 615 00:44:43,247 --> 00:44:44,840 All right, then. 616 00:44:46,617 --> 00:44:49,712 It was 18 years ago. 617 00:44:49,820 --> 00:44:52,551 I brought my boy here... 618 00:44:52,657 --> 00:44:55,559 to worship the first light of the new year on Mount Myogi. 619 00:44:55,660 --> 00:44:57,424 Damn fool thing, it was. 620 00:44:57,562 --> 00:45:01,761 On the way back down, I got separated from my boy. 621 00:45:01,866 --> 00:45:04,700 - And? - That's the last I saw of him. 622 00:45:05,836 --> 00:45:08,362 I went on home... 623 00:45:08,472 --> 00:45:10,532 but I couldn't sit still... 624 00:45:10,641 --> 00:45:13,372 and I set out again right away to look for him. 625 00:45:13,511 --> 00:45:17,141 I wandered all over the place, but wound up back here like this. 626 00:45:18,983 --> 00:45:21,475 Can I have a little more? 627 00:45:22,153 --> 00:45:24,088 Sure. Here. 628 00:45:24,355 --> 00:45:25,482 By the way, Gramps... 629 00:45:26,490 --> 00:45:29,426 - I still don't know your name. - It's Giju. 630 00:45:30,561 --> 00:45:31,859 Giju. 631 00:45:43,341 --> 00:45:46,539 His story has a lot in common with mine. 632 00:45:48,446 --> 00:45:50,074 Giju. 633 00:45:51,882 --> 00:45:54,044 No, I don't think so. 634 00:45:55,086 --> 00:45:57,055 Of course not. 635 00:45:57,555 --> 00:45:59,080 Welcome back. 636 00:46:00,925 --> 00:46:02,484 I'm getting really worried. 637 00:46:02,593 --> 00:46:05,028 I'm going to see my brother tonight. 638 00:46:18,109 --> 00:46:19,270 Miss Saki... 639 00:46:20,745 --> 00:46:25,911 I'd like you to stay right here and not go anywhere tonight. 640 00:46:26,384 --> 00:46:28,114 I have to step out for a bit. 641 00:46:28,219 --> 00:46:30,779 - Where to? - Don't worry. I'll be right back. 642 00:46:30,888 --> 00:46:36,418 You kids look after Miss Saki while I'm gone, okay? 643 00:46:36,594 --> 00:46:39,359 You can count on us. 644 00:46:39,563 --> 00:46:41,225 Much obliged. 645 00:46:45,269 --> 00:46:46,737 Master Ichi... 646 00:46:46,971 --> 00:46:49,270 I've been thinking about it a lot... 647 00:46:49,607 --> 00:46:52,441 and I fear my father may no longer be of this world. 648 00:46:53,844 --> 00:46:56,336 You mustn't think like that. 649 00:46:56,447 --> 00:47:00,475 You can't give up hope. 650 00:47:00,985 --> 00:47:06,014 Even after all these years and after losing my eyesight... 651 00:47:06,123 --> 00:47:10,857 I still carry with me the hope that I might see my father again... 652 00:47:10,961 --> 00:47:13,328 somewhere, sometime. 653 00:47:15,766 --> 00:47:17,598 Please stop worrying. 654 00:47:17,702 --> 00:47:20,433 I'm sure your father will be fine. 655 00:47:20,905 --> 00:47:23,397 Shall we make a bet? 656 00:47:25,042 --> 00:47:27,238 How about this? 657 00:47:27,678 --> 00:47:30,273 When we find your father alive and well... 658 00:47:30,381 --> 00:47:34,216 you can paint in one of my daruma's eyes. 659 00:47:39,457 --> 00:47:41,323 And you can paint in the other eye... 660 00:47:41,425 --> 00:47:44,088 when you find your father. 661 00:47:44,195 --> 00:47:46,130 Hey, that's perfect! 662 00:47:46,964 --> 00:47:49,126 All right. 663 00:48:04,615 --> 00:48:06,709 Shinsuke! 664 00:48:10,788 --> 00:48:12,347 Get inside. 665 00:48:14,392 --> 00:48:16,486 What did you bring him for? 666 00:48:16,594 --> 00:48:20,053 He said it was too dangerous to come by myself. 667 00:48:20,698 --> 00:48:22,223 What can a blind man do? 668 00:48:22,333 --> 00:48:24,598 Don't say that. 669 00:48:31,976 --> 00:48:33,467 Come, Master Ichi. 670 00:48:55,666 --> 00:48:57,897 Don't try to lecture me. 671 00:49:00,171 --> 00:49:03,141 I don't care what anybody says... 672 00:49:03,240 --> 00:49:05,573 I'm going to kill Jinbei. 673 00:49:08,779 --> 00:49:09,940 Shinsuke... 674 00:49:10,047 --> 00:49:12,414 you've made enemies of both the intendant and Jinbei. 675 00:49:12,516 --> 00:49:15,213 What can you possibly do all by yourself? 676 00:49:15,319 --> 00:49:17,811 Please, Shinsuke, just run away and save yourself. 677 00:49:18,522 --> 00:49:23,085 I have to try. I couldn't live with myself otherwise. 678 00:49:24,428 --> 00:49:26,988 Did you bring the money? 679 00:49:28,866 --> 00:49:31,199 Once I kill him, I'll have to hit the road right away. 680 00:49:39,910 --> 00:49:41,435 This is it? 681 00:49:52,323 --> 00:49:56,283 You really are a monumental fool, aren't you? 682 00:49:57,428 --> 00:50:01,456 A fool whose stupidity knows no bounds. 683 00:50:02,166 --> 00:50:03,964 You son of a bitch! 684 00:50:04,301 --> 00:50:06,031 Look at you. 685 00:50:06,136 --> 00:50:09,573 Such a nice sister, and all you can do is bring her grief. 686 00:50:09,974 --> 00:50:12,944 I'm not interested in sermons from you. 687 00:50:16,747 --> 00:50:18,613 What did you do that for? 688 00:50:19,950 --> 00:50:24,320 We've got company. They must have followed us. 689 00:50:24,421 --> 00:50:25,719 What? 690 00:51:27,084 --> 00:51:29,315 - Get out of here while you can. - How the hell-- 691 00:51:29,420 --> 00:51:31,753 Never mind that. 692 00:51:31,855 --> 00:51:33,483 Thanks. 693 00:51:40,731 --> 00:51:41,960 Shinsuke! 694 00:52:24,274 --> 00:52:25,867 Miss Sen... 695 00:52:26,710 --> 00:52:29,111 they're gone. 696 00:52:31,515 --> 00:52:33,746 Do you think Shinsuke got away? 697 00:52:47,131 --> 00:52:48,326 Shinsuke! 698 00:52:48,499 --> 00:52:50,866 Shinsuke, no! 699 00:52:50,968 --> 00:52:53,528 Please don't die! 700 00:52:56,006 --> 00:52:57,531 Sen... 701 00:52:58,776 --> 00:53:01,109 the man's right. 702 00:53:01,211 --> 00:53:04,340 I'm the biggest fool there ever was. 703 00:53:05,416 --> 00:53:07,783 Because Jinbei asked me to... 704 00:53:08,018 --> 00:53:12,683 I killed the headman of Ota Village. 705 00:53:13,557 --> 00:53:17,961 But it was a trap laid for me... 706 00:53:18,062 --> 00:53:21,032 by Jinbei and the intendant. 707 00:53:22,132 --> 00:53:25,432 I played right into their hands. 708 00:53:26,303 --> 00:53:28,033 Shinsuke! 709 00:53:30,207 --> 00:53:31,266 Sen... 710 00:53:32,443 --> 00:53:34,002 forgive me. 711 00:53:34,111 --> 00:53:36,444 Shinsuke! 712 00:54:02,172 --> 00:54:03,504 Master Ichi. 713 00:54:04,575 --> 00:54:09,104 I'm so sorry for your misfortune, Miss Sen. 714 00:54:09,379 --> 00:54:13,111 How can I ever face Miss Saki? 715 00:54:14,384 --> 00:54:16,410 Perhaps it would be best... 716 00:54:16,520 --> 00:54:19,490 if you didn't return to the inn for a while. 717 00:54:22,126 --> 00:54:25,927 Is there someplace you can go? 718 00:54:37,775 --> 00:54:39,573 You're still here? 719 00:54:40,944 --> 00:54:44,005 I have no intention of fighting you. 720 00:54:45,249 --> 00:54:48,879 I figure my life is worth more than one piddling ryo. 721 00:54:52,823 --> 00:54:55,554 Perhaps we'll meet again sometime. 722 00:54:56,193 --> 00:54:57,388 So long. 723 00:55:16,980 --> 00:55:19,040 I wonder what's keeping Master Ichi. 724 00:55:21,552 --> 00:55:23,111 Hey! 725 00:55:23,487 --> 00:55:24,921 Why don't you go to bed? 726 00:55:25,022 --> 00:55:26,786 He asked us to look out for you. 727 00:55:39,536 --> 00:55:42,563 That really wasn't what I wanted to hear. 728 00:55:53,717 --> 00:55:57,176 I never should have left Shinsuke to you. 729 00:55:57,287 --> 00:56:00,917 But my men did kill him, as ordered. 730 00:56:01,091 --> 00:56:04,721 I'm thinking about that damned blind man, Zatoichi. 731 00:56:06,563 --> 00:56:10,125 Shinsuke was an escaped convict. 732 00:56:10,968 --> 00:56:14,928 I should have surrounded him with my own constables last night. 733 00:56:15,038 --> 00:56:17,269 Then I could have arrested Zatoichi as well... 734 00:56:17,374 --> 00:56:22,335 on charges of obstructing justice by aiding a fugitive. 735 00:56:22,512 --> 00:56:25,641 - We can still do it. - No, it's too late. 736 00:56:25,749 --> 00:56:28,776 I can't send out an arrest party without good reason. 737 00:56:30,621 --> 00:56:31,611 Gounosuke... 738 00:56:33,624 --> 00:56:36,526 do you think you can take him? 739 00:56:37,394 --> 00:56:39,454 I think I have a reasonable chance. 740 00:56:39,563 --> 00:56:43,466 I'd say we're pretty evenly matched. 741 00:56:43,600 --> 00:56:47,435 Why wait until New Year's? 742 00:56:52,809 --> 00:56:55,472 For a young fellow, he's an odd one. 743 00:57:16,433 --> 00:57:18,732 - You think he might be dead? - Yes. 744 00:57:18,835 --> 00:57:23,296 Around the first of this month, your father stayed in Fujioka. 745 00:57:23,407 --> 00:57:27,344 He left before dawn the next morning, saying he was going to Tagawa. 746 00:57:27,444 --> 00:57:28,412 Yes? 747 00:57:28,512 --> 00:57:32,040 But no one in Tagawa ever saw him. 748 00:57:32,215 --> 00:57:34,684 That's hardly enough to conclude that he's dead. 749 00:57:34,851 --> 00:57:36,342 That's true, but-- 750 00:57:36,486 --> 00:57:37,510 But what? 751 00:57:39,056 --> 00:57:41,321 A farmer in Fujioka saw something. 752 00:57:41,491 --> 00:57:44,552 It was also early in the morning around the first of this month. 753 00:57:44,661 --> 00:57:47,290 It was still pretty dark, so he couldn't see very well... 754 00:57:47,397 --> 00:57:51,164 but he says he saw an older man and a young gangster type... 755 00:57:51,268 --> 00:57:56,138 having a very heated exchange by a pond outside the village. 756 00:57:57,140 --> 00:57:59,666 In the end... 757 00:57:59,776 --> 00:58:04,373 the young man pulled out a dagger and stabbed the older man to death. 758 00:58:04,481 --> 00:58:06,450 You think it was my father? 759 00:58:06,550 --> 00:58:08,712 I hate to think so, but-- 760 00:58:10,854 --> 00:58:13,483 No, no, it couldn't have been my father. 761 00:58:13,590 --> 00:58:16,754 I refuse to believe it was my father. 762 00:58:44,988 --> 00:58:46,581 Miss Saki... 763 00:58:49,092 --> 00:58:52,551 I think perhaps it's time for you to go home. 764 00:58:54,364 --> 00:58:56,333 Why do you say that? 765 00:58:57,934 --> 00:59:01,234 You know something about my father, don't you? 766 00:59:04,107 --> 00:59:06,440 Please tell me, Master Ichi. 767 00:59:06,543 --> 00:59:08,171 Master Ichi! 768 00:59:14,751 --> 00:59:17,619 Please tell me what you know. 769 00:59:17,754 --> 00:59:19,279 Last night... 770 00:59:19,556 --> 00:59:21,923 I happened to run into a man... 771 00:59:22,025 --> 00:59:25,325 who said he had killed your father. 772 00:59:25,429 --> 00:59:27,159 Where's that man now? 773 00:59:28,698 --> 00:59:30,599 He's dead. 774 00:59:31,368 --> 00:59:33,928 Killed by one of his former friends. 775 00:59:34,071 --> 00:59:37,007 Why didn't you tell me this sooner? 776 00:59:41,244 --> 00:59:43,839 You're terrible. How could you? 777 00:59:44,114 --> 00:59:46,606 How could you know and not say anything? 778 00:59:48,919 --> 00:59:50,615 I'm sorry. 779 00:59:51,621 --> 00:59:53,522 I just didn't have the heart. 780 01:00:01,431 --> 01:00:06,460 The worst thing now would be if anything were to happen to you. 781 01:00:07,003 --> 01:00:09,529 Please go on home to Ota. 782 01:00:12,275 --> 01:00:13,368 Why? 783 01:00:14,778 --> 01:00:19,341 Jinbei intends to kill you. 784 01:00:20,617 --> 01:00:23,781 So Jinbei's the one who's behind my father's death? 785 01:00:26,223 --> 01:00:28,488 No, I won't go home. 786 01:00:28,592 --> 01:00:31,892 There must be something I can do to avenge my father's death. 787 01:00:32,329 --> 01:00:33,661 Miss Saki... 788 01:00:34,731 --> 01:00:38,566 don't you understand what I've been telling you? 789 01:00:39,903 --> 01:00:42,338 What would you do in my place? 790 01:00:43,540 --> 01:00:46,533 I'm afraid you can't compare yourself to me. 791 01:00:47,310 --> 01:00:50,542 Think of how it would make your dead father feel... 792 01:00:50,647 --> 01:00:53,549 if harm came to you as well. 793 01:00:55,252 --> 01:00:59,952 Heaven will not allow such evil men to have their way for long. 794 01:01:00,090 --> 01:01:03,527 Please just go quietly home to your village. 795 01:01:12,903 --> 01:01:14,735 Master Giju's here. 796 01:01:14,838 --> 01:01:16,363 Good. 797 01:01:17,007 --> 01:01:21,502 You sent for me, Master Ichi? 798 01:01:21,611 --> 01:01:24,979 Come over here and have a seat. 799 01:01:29,719 --> 01:01:32,746 - Let me pour you a drink. - Thanks. 800 01:01:35,192 --> 01:01:39,061 Actually, I need you to do me a favor. 801 01:01:39,196 --> 01:01:40,425 Me? 802 01:01:40,530 --> 01:01:42,692 I'd be happy to. What is it? 803 01:01:44,768 --> 01:01:47,636 There's someone I need to get to Ota... 804 01:01:47,737 --> 01:01:49,831 but I don't want Jinbei or his men to know... 805 01:01:49,940 --> 01:01:52,603 and I want to avoid government checkpoints and the guard station. 806 01:01:52,709 --> 01:01:54,735 You think you can do it? 807 01:01:58,181 --> 01:02:00,582 There's no one else I can ask. 808 01:02:01,151 --> 01:02:03,052 What do you think? 809 01:02:04,487 --> 01:02:07,218 I know I can trust you. 810 01:02:08,124 --> 01:02:10,355 Who is this person? 811 01:02:11,494 --> 01:02:13,429 A young lady. 812 01:02:13,563 --> 01:02:15,225 A young lady? 813 01:02:15,332 --> 01:02:17,733 Your sweetheart, I suppose? 814 01:02:19,436 --> 01:02:21,302 Hardly. 815 01:02:21,404 --> 01:02:23,896 How could a blind man like me-- 816 01:02:26,309 --> 01:02:28,938 She's the daughter of a village headman. 817 01:02:32,048 --> 01:02:33,880 A village headman? 818 01:02:37,587 --> 01:02:39,055 All right. 819 01:02:39,256 --> 01:02:43,125 Avoiding the guards and checkpoints... 820 01:02:43,226 --> 01:02:45,752 will mean going the long way around... 821 01:02:45,862 --> 01:02:47,660 but I'll escort her for you. 822 01:02:47,764 --> 01:02:50,734 You'll do it? I appreciate it. 823 01:02:50,834 --> 01:02:52,894 Let me give you this. 824 01:02:53,236 --> 01:02:55,569 It's a small token of my appreciation. 825 01:02:55,672 --> 01:02:57,971 No, no, you don't have to do that. 826 01:02:58,108 --> 01:03:01,408 Really, I mean it. You don't have to pay me. 827 01:03:02,112 --> 01:03:03,671 Well, all right. 828 01:03:03,780 --> 01:03:06,477 If you insist. 829 01:03:09,419 --> 01:03:11,149 Over here. 830 01:03:14,157 --> 01:03:17,423 I really appreciate this, Master Giju. 831 01:03:17,527 --> 01:03:20,395 You can count on me. 832 01:03:21,097 --> 01:03:22,224 Master Ichi. 833 01:03:23,700 --> 01:03:26,727 I'll take this with me. 834 01:03:26,970 --> 01:03:28,461 Please do. 835 01:03:34,110 --> 01:03:37,080 I couldn't fill in the eye for my father... 836 01:03:39,916 --> 01:03:43,978 but there's still the one for your father. 837 01:03:48,224 --> 01:03:50,125 Thanks so much for your help. 838 01:03:51,428 --> 01:03:52,726 Master Giju... 839 01:03:53,363 --> 01:03:55,093 be very careful. 840 01:04:03,807 --> 01:04:05,742 Come on. Pick up the pace. 841 01:04:17,787 --> 01:04:19,153 Miss Saki. 842 01:06:09,666 --> 01:06:11,794 That was Grandpa Giju. 843 01:06:14,103 --> 01:06:16,663 Hey, this is the daruma Master Ichi had. 844 01:06:16,806 --> 01:06:18,365 Something's fishy. 845 01:06:19,275 --> 01:06:21,176 Let us through. 846 01:06:52,842 --> 01:06:54,936 Sankichi, you keep watch here. 847 01:06:55,044 --> 01:06:58,879 - What are you going to do? - I'm going to get Master Ichi. 848 01:07:03,820 --> 01:07:06,654 So you've made yourself useful for once. 849 01:07:07,423 --> 01:07:11,360 You've always been very good to me, boss. 850 01:07:12,095 --> 01:07:15,156 Take the girl to the intendant. 851 01:07:18,301 --> 01:07:19,564 Master Ichi! 852 01:07:21,871 --> 01:07:24,500 - Would you know where Master Ichi went? - Sorry. 853 01:07:29,012 --> 01:07:31,277 I wonder where he went. 854 01:08:42,151 --> 01:08:44,347 Where'd that fool go? 855 01:08:56,299 --> 01:08:57,289 Scram! 856 01:08:58,601 --> 01:09:00,297 Get out of here! 857 01:09:03,506 --> 01:09:04,872 Go on! 858 01:09:26,195 --> 01:09:28,164 An untouched maiden. 859 01:09:28,264 --> 01:09:29,892 What a shame. 860 01:09:29,999 --> 01:09:33,993 You mustn't get any ideas, sir. She knows everything. 861 01:09:34,103 --> 01:09:35,765 Where's Zatoichi? 862 01:09:35,872 --> 01:09:39,900 He disappeared somewhere after sending the girl off. 863 01:09:40,710 --> 01:09:44,647 You never know. He might be looking for you. 864 01:09:45,581 --> 01:09:47,777 You've got to be kidding. 865 01:09:47,884 --> 01:09:50,319 I'm not about to be hunted down by the likes of him. 866 01:09:50,453 --> 01:09:52,445 You needn't worry. 867 01:09:52,555 --> 01:09:55,719 He's not likely to break into a guard station. 868 01:09:55,825 --> 01:09:59,284 That's why I brought the girl here. 869 01:10:00,229 --> 01:10:02,892 I wouldn't be so sure. 870 01:10:04,767 --> 01:10:07,532 Are you trying to scare us, Gounosuke? 871 01:10:09,405 --> 01:10:11,431 Where'd that idiot go? 872 01:10:17,280 --> 01:10:18,646 Tatsukichi! 873 01:10:19,248 --> 01:10:22,116 Damn it! I told you to stay here. 874 01:10:22,218 --> 01:10:25,313 They took Miss Saki to the guard station! 875 01:10:25,421 --> 01:10:26,650 The guard station? 876 01:10:28,624 --> 01:10:29,887 More sake. 877 01:10:40,303 --> 01:10:41,896 Master Ichi. 878 01:10:42,004 --> 01:10:45,236 One of those acrobat boys was looking for you. 879 01:10:45,341 --> 01:10:47,742 Looking for me? I wonder why. 880 01:10:47,844 --> 01:10:49,472 That table's open. 881 01:10:51,047 --> 01:10:52,811 Are they keeping you busy? 882 01:10:53,483 --> 01:10:54,974 This way. 883 01:10:57,854 --> 01:11:01,291 The place seems especially busy today. 884 01:11:02,291 --> 01:11:05,853 Everybody's trying to avoid the bill collectors. 885 01:11:07,497 --> 01:11:10,661 Just a couple more hours and the bells will start ringing. 886 01:11:10,767 --> 01:11:13,293 Then it's a brand new year and they get a fresh start. 887 01:11:13,402 --> 01:11:15,496 Yes, a fresh start. 888 01:11:16,372 --> 01:11:18,432 Warm a bottle for me, will you? 889 01:11:22,578 --> 01:11:25,173 A fresh start. 890 01:11:31,053 --> 01:11:32,749 There he is. 891 01:11:33,122 --> 01:11:34,317 Excuse me. 892 01:11:35,057 --> 01:11:37,788 Miss Saki's been kidnapped! 893 01:11:37,894 --> 01:11:39,658 - Where to? - The guard station. 894 01:11:39,762 --> 01:11:43,665 - You're sure? - They took her away in a palanquin. 895 01:11:50,039 --> 01:11:52,941 Then I suppose Grandpa Giju was killed. 896 01:11:53,075 --> 01:11:55,977 You mean that old drunk? 897 01:11:56,078 --> 01:11:59,537 We saw him go into Jinbei's place with the palanquin. 898 01:11:59,649 --> 01:12:01,277 Right? 899 01:12:05,688 --> 01:12:07,350 That Giju. 900 01:12:09,258 --> 01:12:15,164 If it starts to rain 901 01:12:19,402 --> 01:12:22,304 I'll stop in-- 902 01:12:30,780 --> 01:12:32,578 Giju... 903 01:12:35,218 --> 01:12:38,711 I seem to have misjudged you. 904 01:12:40,456 --> 01:12:44,120 Forgive me, Master Ichi. 905 01:12:44,360 --> 01:12:49,162 I apologize. I know it was wrong. 906 01:12:49,265 --> 01:12:52,599 Please forgive me. 907 01:12:52,835 --> 01:12:54,167 Giju. 908 01:12:55,104 --> 01:12:57,767 I suppose even a wretch like you wants to save his life. 909 01:12:57,907 --> 01:13:01,810 Have mercy on an old man. 910 01:13:02,645 --> 01:13:04,637 Please don't cut me down. 911 01:13:04,747 --> 01:13:07,012 Please don't kill me. 912 01:13:07,116 --> 01:13:11,281 I don't want to be cut down. I don't want to die. 913 01:13:13,890 --> 01:13:17,122 Please forgive me. 914 01:13:17,760 --> 01:13:20,628 Please don't kill me, I'm begging you. 915 01:13:49,258 --> 01:13:51,591 Perhaps it was only for a brief moment... 916 01:13:51,994 --> 01:13:55,624 but I actually thought I saw my father in you. 917 01:13:58,167 --> 01:14:01,001 I can't kill the man who gave me that. 918 01:14:15,718 --> 01:14:17,619 Take care of yourself, Gramps. 919 01:15:05,101 --> 01:15:10,438 "Guard Station" 920 01:15:13,976 --> 01:15:15,706 What do you want? 921 01:15:20,149 --> 01:15:25,645 I understand a young lady I know is enjoying your hospitality. 922 01:15:25,755 --> 01:15:27,883 I'd like you to take me to her. 923 01:15:27,990 --> 01:15:29,424 A young lady? 924 01:15:29,525 --> 01:15:31,687 Where the hell do you think you are? 925 01:15:31,794 --> 01:15:34,286 - This is the guard station. - I'm aware of that. 926 01:15:34,397 --> 01:15:40,064 The young lady I speak of was kidnapped and taken to the guard station. 927 01:16:02,625 --> 01:16:06,153 - Perhaps you'll take me to her now? - Yes, sir. 928 01:16:12,735 --> 01:16:14,067 Master Ichi! 929 01:16:16,539 --> 01:16:18,633 Hurry. 930 01:16:33,122 --> 01:16:34,784 Boys... 931 01:16:41,730 --> 01:16:44,222 I want you to get Miss Saki out of here. 932 01:16:45,367 --> 01:16:46,995 Hurry, let's go. 933 01:16:47,736 --> 01:16:51,798 - What about you? - I have something else to do. Hurry now. 934 01:16:52,541 --> 01:16:55,306 I'll be waiting for you at the inn. 935 01:16:56,011 --> 01:16:56,979 Go! 936 01:16:57,113 --> 01:17:00,550 - Promise me you'll come. - Come on! We need to hurry! 937 01:17:01,684 --> 01:17:03,778 Where did he go? Find him! 938 01:17:03,886 --> 01:17:06,651 - Where is he? - Look over there. 939 01:17:21,971 --> 01:17:23,735 What's the matter? 940 01:17:23,839 --> 01:17:25,501 Boss! 941 01:17:26,408 --> 01:17:28,274 - It's Zatoichi. - What? 942 01:17:28,377 --> 01:17:30,608 He freed the girl. 943 01:17:32,815 --> 01:17:35,944 Don't let him get away! 944 01:18:10,953 --> 01:18:12,546 Out of my way! 945 01:18:21,730 --> 01:18:23,926 So we meet again. 946 01:18:25,201 --> 01:18:28,365 You owe me a match. 947 01:20:30,559 --> 01:20:32,619 You win. 948 01:21:07,496 --> 01:21:09,260 What's the matter with you men? 949 01:21:09,365 --> 01:21:11,994 Breaking into the guard station is a grave offense. 950 01:21:12,101 --> 01:21:15,299 Blind son of a bitch, thumbing your nose at the law! 951 01:21:15,404 --> 01:21:17,134 You'll pay for this! 952 01:21:24,580 --> 01:21:26,879 Thumbing my nose at the law? 953 01:21:28,751 --> 01:21:32,313 Look who's talking. 954 01:21:33,322 --> 01:21:37,623 You trick Shinsuke into killing the village headman for you... 955 01:21:38,861 --> 01:21:43,094 then get rid of him by sending him into exile. 956 01:21:43,232 --> 01:21:46,760 - What are you babbling about? - Arrest him! 957 01:21:46,869 --> 01:21:49,737 If you can't take him alive, kill him. 958 01:21:53,575 --> 01:21:54,543 Jinbei. 959 01:21:54,676 --> 01:21:57,271 Damn it! Cut him down! 960 01:22:15,130 --> 01:22:16,621 After him! 961 01:22:40,055 --> 01:22:42,786 Go around the other way. Don't let him escape! 962 01:22:49,598 --> 01:22:52,591 The bastard has evidence against us. 963 01:22:52,701 --> 01:22:55,034 We can't afford to let him live. 964 01:22:55,137 --> 01:22:59,404 He's damn quick on his feet for a blind man! 965 01:23:28,237 --> 01:23:32,299 I only came here to worship the first light of the new year. 966 01:23:33,876 --> 01:23:39,144 I expected a quiet journey, with no need to draw the blade in this cane. 967 01:23:51,393 --> 01:23:54,591 You brought this all on yourselves. 968 01:24:07,943 --> 01:24:10,913 Find him! Don't let him get away! 969 01:24:21,256 --> 01:24:23,316 Seal off the mountain! 970 01:24:34,603 --> 01:24:36,936 I wonder what happened to him. 971 01:24:37,039 --> 01:24:38,905 He'll come. 972 01:24:43,211 --> 01:24:44,770 Master Ichi. 973 01:25:43,105 --> 01:25:49,045 THE END �1964 DAIEI CO. LTD.