1 00:00:00,442 --> 00:00:04,439 A SHOCHIKU-HAIYUZA COPRODUCTION 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:08,157 --> 00:00:14,243 A SHOCHIKU PRODUCTION 5 00:00:15,581 --> 00:00:18,951 Between 1760 and 1786, Japan was ruled... 6 00:00:20,019 --> 00:00:24,183 by the tenth Tokugawa shogun, Ieharu. 7 00:00:24,382 --> 00:00:27,717 Under the sway of Grand Councilor Okitsugu Tanuma, 8 00:00:27,843 --> 00:00:30,169 government business was riddled with bribery and corruption. 9 00:00:31,473 --> 00:00:34,095 The resultant breakdown in law and order... 10 00:00:34,308 --> 00:00:36,266 led to the rise of a shadowy underworld... 11 00:00:36,496 --> 00:00:39,866 of organized crime syndicates. 12 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:44,414 The people of the time called these groups... 13 00:00:44,788 --> 00:00:46,833 "hunters in the dark." 14 00:00:47,905 --> 00:00:54,822 HUNTERS IN THE DARK 15 00:00:55,329 --> 00:00:56,824 Executive Producers 16 00:00:57,039 --> 00:00:59,910 MASAYUKI SATO GINICHI KISHIMOTO, SHIGEMI SUGISAKI 17 00:01:00,542 --> 00:01:03,794 Based on the Novel by SHOTARO IKENAMI 18 00:01:04,046 --> 00:01:06,040 Screenplay by NAOTO KITAZAWA 19 00:01:06,173 --> 00:01:08,712 Associate Producers TAKESHI ENDO and HIDEJI MIYAJIMA 20 00:01:08,967 --> 00:01:11,257 Photography by TADASHI SAKAI 21 00:01:11,428 --> 00:01:13,552 Music by MASARU SATO 22 00:02:29,715 --> 00:02:32,384 Starring 23 00:02:32,593 --> 00:02:36,592 TATSUYA NAKADAI 24 00:02:36,889 --> 00:02:40,887 KEIKO KISHI, AYUMI ISHIDA 25 00:02:41,185 --> 00:02:45,053 MAKOTO FUJITA, ISAO NATSUKI 26 00:03:00,079 --> 00:03:04,658 KAYO MATSUO, AI KANZAKI TATSUO UMEMIYA. HAJIME HANA 27 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,628 Narrated by TOSHIYUKI HOSOKAWA 28 00:03:15,636 --> 00:03:19,551 TETSURO TAMBA. EIJIRO TONO 29 00:03:40,327 --> 00:03:44,243 YOSHIO HARADA, SONNY CHIBA 30 00:03:48,585 --> 00:03:53,498 Directed by HIDEO GOSHA 31 00:04:03,751 --> 00:04:07,593 EDO - 1784 32 00:04:10,607 --> 00:04:12,981 Our target is the first palanquin. 33 00:04:14,987 --> 00:04:17,619 Whatever you do, don't hit the second. 34 00:04:18,657 --> 00:04:21,860 We want the first one. You got that? 35 00:05:14,046 --> 00:05:15,541 Who's there? 36 00:05:57,548 --> 00:06:00,087 You keep staring at the lantern. 37 00:06:00,759 --> 00:06:02,285 Why? 38 00:06:46,723 --> 00:06:50,886 SECRET HIDEOUT - THE KAMESEN RIVERSIDE TEAHOUSE 39 00:07:01,195 --> 00:07:03,319 Good morning. 40 00:07:03,822 --> 00:07:05,982 What lovely red camellias. 41 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:07,944 The camellias? 42 00:07:10,204 --> 00:07:12,910 - Here you are. - Thank you. 43 00:07:14,249 --> 00:07:16,124 Good morning. 44 00:07:16,293 --> 00:07:17,836 Thank you. 45 00:07:25,427 --> 00:07:27,884 These are for the room in back. 46 00:07:31,058 --> 00:07:32,304 Is that right? 47 00:07:32,535 --> 00:07:35,406 I'm impressed. Not many people study Tenjin-Shirai sword technique. 48 00:07:35,562 --> 00:07:38,232 No, I've swung a stick around in fun - that's all. 49 00:07:38,399 --> 00:07:40,191 I apologize for last night. 50 00:07:40,359 --> 00:07:43,527 You got in so late, I had nothing to offer you. 51 00:07:43,696 --> 00:07:45,570 You could have let me know earlier. 52 00:07:45,739 --> 00:07:49,074 As they say, all is tasty to a hungry man. 53 00:07:49,201 --> 00:07:50,530 Isn't that right, Tanigawa? 54 00:07:50,755 --> 00:07:52,250 Absolutely. 55 00:07:53,338 --> 00:07:56,541 By the way, this is Omon. 56 00:07:56,763 --> 00:07:58,677 She manages this inn for me... 57 00:07:58,919 --> 00:08:02,206 and makes sure my men know what's going on. 58 00:08:02,675 --> 00:08:06,227 I am Yataro Tanigawa. Pleased to meet you. 59 00:08:07,094 --> 00:08:11,223 Tanigawa has agreed to work for me. 60 00:08:11,390 --> 00:08:13,015 Or rather, 61 00:08:13,225 --> 00:08:18,386 he's a formidable ally who will be my secret weapon. 62 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:23,050 Please take good care of him. 63 00:08:23,437 --> 00:08:27,495 See that he has a quiet place to rest up before evening. 64 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,408 I'm at your service, Mr. Tanigawa. 65 00:08:32,828 --> 00:08:34,822 Now, Tanigawa, 66 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,579 I want you to know how much I'm counting on you. 67 00:08:39,001 --> 00:08:41,956 Goodness! I really should change this scroll. 68 00:09:15,064 --> 00:09:17,390 So, what sort of mood was the boss in? 69 00:09:17,541 --> 00:09:19,166 He seemed pleased. 70 00:09:19,333 --> 00:09:21,077 It stands to reason. 71 00:09:21,627 --> 00:09:24,333 After all, with Tokuzo of Shirogane out of the way, 72 00:09:24,963 --> 00:09:29,959 he only has Jihei of Shiba to contend with for control of Edo. 73 00:09:31,887 --> 00:09:34,344 Everything gets decided tonight. 74 00:09:35,220 --> 00:09:39,526 Too bad I can't be there to see it. 75 00:09:41,115 --> 00:09:43,311 Don't get any ideas. 76 00:10:24,231 --> 00:10:26,521 Well, Tanigawa... 77 00:10:28,027 --> 00:10:31,610 it's time we got going. 78 00:10:46,754 --> 00:10:48,546 Omon. 79 00:10:54,178 --> 00:10:55,589 Omon. 80 00:12:08,210 --> 00:12:10,168 Are you sure everything will go as planned? 81 00:12:11,672 --> 00:12:13,998 There's no turning back now, you know. 82 00:12:14,174 --> 00:12:15,753 I suppose you're right. 83 00:12:17,056 --> 00:12:19,927 The arrow has left the bow. 84 00:12:21,932 --> 00:12:24,969 But... what if... 85 00:12:26,019 --> 00:12:27,266 what if - 86 00:12:27,438 --> 00:12:29,431 Forget the what ifs. 87 00:12:29,982 --> 00:12:33,316 Jihei's not the sort... 88 00:12:34,012 --> 00:12:36,468 to bungle a thing like this. 89 00:12:36,697 --> 00:12:41,490 They're supposedly meeting to divvy up control of the Edo underworld, 90 00:12:41,944 --> 00:12:43,928 but one quick stab... 91 00:12:44,913 --> 00:12:46,824 and Gomyo's finished. 92 00:12:47,058 --> 00:12:49,848 But what about that ronin? 93 00:12:51,128 --> 00:12:52,374 Can we really count on him? 94 00:12:52,841 --> 00:12:54,458 That ronin? 95 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:03,050 There's no doubt in my mind. 96 00:13:04,683 --> 00:13:06,262 He knows... 97 00:13:07,811 --> 00:13:09,717 that I saved his life. 98 00:13:41,887 --> 00:13:46,349 - Sorry to keep you waiting, Gomyo. - Hello, Boss Jihei. 99 00:13:47,184 --> 00:13:50,387 As agreed, I brought just one bodyguard, 100 00:13:50,979 --> 00:13:55,227 and I came unarmed. 101 00:13:56,652 --> 00:13:58,527 I'm not concerned about that. 102 00:14:05,119 --> 00:14:10,078 We're here for a heart-to-heart on how to divide up Edo's underworld. 103 00:14:10,165 --> 00:14:12,871 As I see it, my girl's all the bodyguard I need. 104 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,911 But your man with his double swords - 105 00:14:17,005 --> 00:14:19,877 rather looks like you're expecting trouble. 106 00:14:20,827 --> 00:14:23,615 No need to read anything into it. 107 00:14:23,929 --> 00:14:27,050 I'm sure we can settle things amicably. 108 00:14:28,727 --> 00:14:30,562 Listen to you. 109 00:14:31,437 --> 00:14:33,596 Boss Tokuzo was killed last night. 110 00:14:34,064 --> 00:14:38,395 Fell into a trap at Omodaka Bridge. 111 00:14:38,861 --> 00:14:40,727 What of it? 112 00:14:47,411 --> 00:14:50,676 Having one of the big three bosses gone... 113 00:14:50,879 --> 00:14:54,076 certainly makes our life easier. 114 00:14:55,669 --> 00:15:00,795 But what are the chances you were behind that little plot? 115 00:15:04,219 --> 00:15:05,798 Boss Jihei, 116 00:15:05,888 --> 00:15:10,467 I hope your thing for this girl hasn't turned you soft in the head. 117 00:15:11,310 --> 00:15:14,016 All this talk of traps and plots - 118 00:15:14,229 --> 00:15:16,804 maybe you need to educate your friend here... 119 00:15:16,997 --> 00:15:20,411 that in our line of work, you don't ask too many questions... 120 00:15:20,652 --> 00:15:23,524 about that sort of thing. 121 00:15:24,031 --> 00:15:26,320 True enough. 122 00:15:26,742 --> 00:15:31,986 But now it's my turn for a little plot of my own. 123 00:15:57,981 --> 00:16:00,189 Boss Gomyo, 124 00:16:00,609 --> 00:16:03,860 could you be an easier mark? 125 00:16:04,822 --> 00:16:09,900 How did a man like you ever get to be an underworld boss? 126 00:16:27,886 --> 00:16:29,465 Get this. 127 00:16:30,171 --> 00:16:35,048 Your right-hand man Yaichi, who arranged this meeting, 128 00:16:35,602 --> 00:16:38,141 has been getting real cozy with Omon... 129 00:16:38,321 --> 00:16:41,276 and long since sold out your sorry hide. 130 00:16:44,069 --> 00:16:46,442 What do you think of that? 131 00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:49,945 Eh, Boss Gomyo? 132 00:16:51,326 --> 00:16:52,952 Go to hell. 133 00:16:53,871 --> 00:16:55,769 If you're gonna kill me let's get it over with. 134 00:16:55,998 --> 00:16:57,761 That's the spirit. 135 00:16:57,958 --> 00:17:01,743 And I'm happy to oblige. 136 00:17:02,504 --> 00:17:04,083 Do it. 137 00:17:24,526 --> 00:17:26,437 You bastard! 138 00:17:39,124 --> 00:17:40,620 Damn you! 139 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:47,921 Damn you! 140 00:18:10,433 --> 00:18:15,790 SECRET HIDEOUT - LANTERN SHOP 141 00:18:16,839 --> 00:18:18,500 Welcome back. 142 00:18:27,182 --> 00:18:28,975 What do you think you're doing? 143 00:18:29,125 --> 00:18:32,210 You better have a good explanation or there'll be hell to pay. 144 00:18:41,739 --> 00:18:43,198 What's going on here? 145 00:18:43,757 --> 00:18:46,444 Did you think just because the boss was away... 146 00:18:46,733 --> 00:18:49,678 you could get uppity with his second? 147 00:18:49,872 --> 00:18:54,202 What's this about, Sakimatsu? 148 00:19:00,443 --> 00:19:04,406 - What in the world - - I suggest you be quiet, Omon. 149 00:19:06,768 --> 00:19:09,438 - Yaichi. - What? 150 00:19:09,683 --> 00:19:12,687 You said the boss was away. 151 00:19:13,423 --> 00:19:16,876 I'd like to hear from your lips exactly where he's gone... 152 00:19:17,185 --> 00:19:19,808 and what for. 153 00:19:20,232 --> 00:19:21,857 From my lips? 154 00:19:24,573 --> 00:19:26,448 You have any objection? 155 00:19:29,578 --> 00:19:30,990 All right. 156 00:19:31,789 --> 00:19:34,078 I'll give it to you straight. 157 00:19:34,708 --> 00:19:36,785 The boss 158 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,203 is no longer of this world. 159 00:19:39,338 --> 00:19:41,248 What's more, 160 00:19:41,961 --> 00:19:44,500 Jihei's men will be here any minute now... 161 00:19:44,712 --> 00:19:47,797 to shut every one of you up for good if need be. 162 00:19:49,098 --> 00:19:51,850 That's how it is. 163 00:19:52,226 --> 00:19:54,469 So you're saying... 164 00:19:54,813 --> 00:19:57,519 you sold Boss Gomyo out to Jihei? 165 00:19:57,856 --> 00:20:00,265 There's no time for questions. 166 00:20:01,152 --> 00:20:04,070 If you value your lives then swear loyalty to me. 167 00:20:04,738 --> 00:20:06,198 And be quick about it, or - 168 00:20:06,323 --> 00:20:09,408 And if I'm among those who value their lives? 169 00:20:18,777 --> 00:20:20,214 Boss! 170 00:20:49,408 --> 00:20:53,489 The underworld code says the penalty for betrayal is a slow death... 171 00:20:53,912 --> 00:20:57,365 by one stab of the dagger from everyone here. 172 00:20:57,950 --> 00:21:00,447 What about Omon? 173 00:21:21,818 --> 00:21:25,519 I never thought you would betray me. 174 00:21:25,736 --> 00:21:27,397 I'm ready. 175 00:21:27,708 --> 00:21:30,593 Do whatever you want with me. 176 00:21:34,583 --> 00:21:36,826 If I die at your hand, 177 00:21:36,958 --> 00:21:39,248 I'll have no complaint. 178 00:21:40,442 --> 00:21:43,978 Since you left me for that stranger who threw herself in the river, 179 00:21:44,463 --> 00:21:48,960 I've already fallen to the depths of hell. 180 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:04,722 Boss... 181 00:22:05,150 --> 00:22:06,811 we should follow the code. 182 00:23:13,814 --> 00:23:15,808 This picture again? 183 00:23:17,939 --> 00:23:21,226 You've certainly got a childish streak in you. 184 00:23:22,281 --> 00:23:24,191 Forever gazing at that same old picture. 185 00:23:25,150 --> 00:23:27,476 But we will go there someday, won't we? 186 00:23:30,134 --> 00:23:32,940 You promised we'd go together. 187 00:23:34,970 --> 00:23:36,873 Yes, someday. 188 00:23:37,395 --> 00:23:40,562 Since you want to go so badly. 189 00:23:54,544 --> 00:23:56,288 It's funny. 190 00:23:56,637 --> 00:23:59,343 With you always begging to go, 191 00:24:00,224 --> 00:24:04,078 I feel like I've already been there. 192 00:24:06,708 --> 00:24:08,286 Boss... 193 00:24:44,545 --> 00:24:46,604 Just finish me off. 194 00:25:12,546 --> 00:25:16,135 Just finish me off, please. 195 00:25:18,260 --> 00:25:19,720 Look, Yaichi, 196 00:25:20,054 --> 00:25:24,135 we all swore to live by the code. 197 00:25:24,725 --> 00:25:27,347 It's a little late to beg for mercy now. 198 00:25:28,145 --> 00:25:30,352 Falling in love with a forbidden woman - 199 00:25:30,991 --> 00:25:33,617 that was my undoing. 200 00:25:34,777 --> 00:25:38,396 I have no grudge against the boss. 201 00:25:38,864 --> 00:25:42,530 Just finish me off, like the code says. 202 00:25:43,077 --> 00:25:46,696 If it were anything else, we could offer apologies in your place, 203 00:25:47,581 --> 00:25:51,794 but an attempt on the boss's life is unforgivable. 204 00:26:04,932 --> 00:26:06,593 Omon... 205 00:26:36,338 --> 00:26:38,083 Boss... 206 00:26:39,508 --> 00:26:41,169 is something wrong? 207 00:26:42,469 --> 00:26:44,178 You look so grim. 208 00:27:02,364 --> 00:27:04,274 I've missed you. 209 00:27:07,494 --> 00:27:09,120 Yesterday... today. 210 00:27:16,128 --> 00:27:18,205 I've been so lonely without you. 211 00:27:18,964 --> 00:27:20,839 Don't say that. 212 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,292 Don't tell me you're lonely. 213 00:27:30,392 --> 00:27:33,679 I love you. 214 00:27:50,371 --> 00:27:51,949 Oriha. 215 00:28:50,222 --> 00:28:52,097 I'm floating. 216 00:28:55,060 --> 00:28:56,555 Floating... 217 00:29:09,116 --> 00:29:11,156 I feel like I'm floating. 218 00:29:16,749 --> 00:29:20,000 Is this it - the place where I'm to die? 219 00:29:23,088 --> 00:29:24,500 Omon, 220 00:29:25,674 --> 00:29:29,720 the laws of the underworld say women must be dispatched without blood. 221 00:29:30,498 --> 00:29:33,500 So accept what you've got coming and take a dive. 222 00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:35,427 Goodness, you needn't be in such a hurry. 223 00:29:36,311 --> 00:29:40,310 We've known each other for a long time. 224 00:29:40,731 --> 00:29:42,523 At least 225 00:29:42,733 --> 00:29:44,940 let me get ready. 226 00:29:54,286 --> 00:29:55,662 Omon... 227 00:29:57,748 --> 00:29:59,409 what are you doing? 228 00:30:00,334 --> 00:30:01,746 Don't do that. 229 00:30:02,176 --> 00:30:04,473 The famous mistress of Kamesen... 230 00:30:04,980 --> 00:30:07,476 is to wash up as a corpse. 231 00:30:08,248 --> 00:30:11,129 You can at least let me straighten my kimono. 232 00:30:23,991 --> 00:30:26,199 It's not gonna work, you know. 233 00:30:26,335 --> 00:30:29,835 I'm not like Yaichi. 234 00:30:36,732 --> 00:30:39,022 That's not gonna work with me. 235 00:30:44,086 --> 00:30:45,665 My, my... 236 00:30:46,004 --> 00:30:48,841 I never thought you were so timid. 237 00:30:51,677 --> 00:30:53,220 Look. 238 00:30:53,512 --> 00:30:56,300 No more sharp objects. 239 00:31:04,312 --> 00:31:07,251 Why don't you frisk me and see? 240 00:31:17,536 --> 00:31:19,530 I can't do that. 241 00:31:26,003 --> 00:31:27,546 No, Omon. 242 00:31:28,172 --> 00:31:29,833 I can't do that. 243 00:31:30,090 --> 00:31:32,629 You want me, don't you? 244 00:31:33,927 --> 00:31:36,502 Then why not have me? 245 00:31:37,556 --> 00:31:41,602 I'll be dead soon anyway. 246 00:31:53,489 --> 00:31:54,984 I mustn't. 247 00:32:13,258 --> 00:32:15,133 Hey, Omon... 248 00:32:15,636 --> 00:32:17,428 what do you think you're - 249 00:33:13,764 --> 00:33:18,694 SECRET HIDEOUT - ICHINOYU BATHHOUSE 250 00:33:18,866 --> 00:33:23,659 Please finish up quickly. We're closing now. 251 00:33:23,871 --> 00:33:25,615 Sorry for the inconvenience. 252 00:33:27,166 --> 00:33:29,126 Well, well, it's the inspector from Kanatsugibashi. 253 00:33:29,835 --> 00:33:33,287 - I've come for a nice long soak. - Actually, we're closing early today. 254 00:33:33,547 --> 00:33:34,923 Perhaps another day? 255 00:33:35,174 --> 00:33:38,425 He likes the water piping hot. You got that? 256 00:33:39,344 --> 00:33:40,840 Please, Inspector. 257 00:33:42,514 --> 00:33:45,137 I'm an officer of the law in service to the shogun. 258 00:33:45,517 --> 00:33:48,389 Are you really sure you want to cross me? 259 00:33:48,562 --> 00:33:51,019 Not at all, sir. 260 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,331 "Profits gain in effect when given as an offering." 261 00:34:00,574 --> 00:34:02,283 Very good. 262 00:34:02,451 --> 00:34:06,153 "The civil servant's child must extend a grasping hand." 263 00:34:13,087 --> 00:34:14,831 Now that's the truth. 264 00:34:15,047 --> 00:34:18,381 From Lord Tanuma on high to us little guys walking the beat, 265 00:34:18,509 --> 00:34:22,590 nothing gets done unless palms get greased. 266 00:34:23,097 --> 00:34:25,589 That's what it's saying. 267 00:34:25,766 --> 00:34:28,223 Couldn't have said it better. 268 00:34:29,728 --> 00:34:32,730 Now hold on just one second! Are you mocking me? 269 00:34:33,065 --> 00:34:37,277 This is unforgivable! - Please, Inspector. He's upstairs. 270 00:34:37,444 --> 00:34:40,232 What? The boss is here? 271 00:34:50,124 --> 00:34:52,283 A comic ditty making the rounds at the time said, 272 00:34:52,376 --> 00:34:54,915 "Never could I aspire to Lord Tanuma's heights, 273 00:34:55,129 --> 00:34:59,044 but surely I can hope to at least become shogun." 274 00:35:00,050 --> 00:35:04,760 Okitsugu Tanuma's power and influence exceeded even the shogun's. 275 00:35:06,223 --> 00:35:09,510 The gate of the grand councilor's mansion 276 00:35:09,969 --> 00:35:12,924 was thronged with favor-seekers bearing bribes, 277 00:35:13,038 --> 00:35:15,577 turning the vicinity into a veritable marketplace. 278 00:35:22,448 --> 00:35:26,149 You seem deeply unhappy that you did not receive... 279 00:35:26,326 --> 00:35:30,009 the promised appointment as overseer of Ezo. 280 00:35:31,752 --> 00:35:33,689 Indeed, sire. 281 00:35:34,923 --> 00:35:40,287 Now that the seizure of Kitamae fief has been completed without incident, 282 00:35:41,193 --> 00:35:42,638 at this point... 283 00:35:42,859 --> 00:35:47,154 I believe my services are no longer necessary. 284 00:35:50,976 --> 00:35:52,637 You don't mince words. 285 00:35:53,353 --> 00:35:58,063 I appointed Lord Ishikawa of Kazue to that post. 286 00:35:59,016 --> 00:36:01,224 If you want to know why... 287 00:36:02,306 --> 00:36:07,074 it's because there are still elements who want to revive the Kitamae Clan. 288 00:36:09,495 --> 00:36:11,038 And your concern is? 289 00:36:11,720 --> 00:36:16,409 I hardly think the country samurai of Ezo can accomplish much, 290 00:36:16,708 --> 00:36:20,294 but should they uncover the slightest fault in what we've done, 291 00:36:20,932 --> 00:36:22,799 it could hurt you, 292 00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:24,823 or even me. 293 00:36:26,433 --> 00:36:29,987 Surely you needn't be concerned about that, sire. 294 00:36:31,767 --> 00:36:34,774 It's by being concerned with the slightest details... 295 00:36:35,285 --> 00:36:39,783 and attending to each of them with the greatest of care... 296 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:45,034 that I've maintained my hold on this position of power... 297 00:36:45,114 --> 00:36:47,477 for over ten years. 298 00:36:53,038 --> 00:36:56,704 Until these Kitamae malcontents have been completely rooted out, 299 00:36:57,626 --> 00:37:00,877 I need you to continue the undercover work... 300 00:37:01,088 --> 00:37:03,710 I've asked you to do here in Edo. 301 00:37:07,177 --> 00:37:10,547 When all cause for concern has been eliminated, 302 00:37:11,209 --> 00:37:14,896 I promise to make you governor of Ezo. 303 00:37:16,019 --> 00:37:17,515 Good enough? 304 00:37:51,533 --> 00:37:54,045 He seems nervous about us. 305 00:38:00,272 --> 00:38:04,141 Can't blame him, the way the boss dumped us on him. 306 00:38:05,194 --> 00:38:09,192 You're sure it's all right if I stay here with you? 307 00:38:10,783 --> 00:38:13,654 I doubt the boss would mind. 308 00:38:23,474 --> 00:38:25,135 Do you really - 309 00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:28,296 Do you really not remember anything... 310 00:38:29,292 --> 00:38:31,535 about your past? 311 00:38:32,799 --> 00:38:34,197 No. 312 00:38:34,722 --> 00:38:36,217 I don't. 313 00:38:40,980 --> 00:38:43,162 I hope you never do. 314 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,172 Why? 315 00:38:53,671 --> 00:38:57,539 I'm afraid of what might happen if you remembered. 316 00:39:00,886 --> 00:39:03,639 Even if a time comes when I do remember my past... 317 00:39:06,835 --> 00:39:08,698 I won't change. 318 00:39:09,562 --> 00:39:12,350 Then why don't you - 319 00:39:14,109 --> 00:39:15,400 What? 320 00:39:20,322 --> 00:39:23,028 If you go on working for the boss... 321 00:39:24,952 --> 00:39:27,740 I just know something terrible is going to happen. 322 00:39:28,390 --> 00:39:30,183 So it seems 323 00:39:31,083 --> 00:39:33,326 we're down to just seven men. 324 00:39:35,349 --> 00:39:36,928 The knaves... 325 00:39:37,339 --> 00:39:40,507 think they can stand up to Grand Councilor Tanuma. 326 00:39:41,969 --> 00:39:44,010 They're damn good with their swords, 327 00:39:44,388 --> 00:39:46,631 but they're also crafty sons of bitches. 328 00:39:46,766 --> 00:39:50,017 I must ask you to stop right there. 329 00:39:51,979 --> 00:39:54,352 The reason for an assignment... 330 00:39:54,732 --> 00:39:58,184 is something we don't inquire of our clients... 331 00:40:00,863 --> 00:40:02,691 in the underworld. 332 00:40:05,953 --> 00:40:08,575 I don't know about other bosses, 333 00:40:08,996 --> 00:40:13,992 but my practice is to make my own inquiries. 334 00:40:15,211 --> 00:40:16,872 Mr. Shimoguni, 335 00:40:17,589 --> 00:40:19,879 you used to be... 336 00:40:20,792 --> 00:40:23,877 the official representative in Edo... 337 00:40:24,061 --> 00:40:29,089 for the Kitamae Clan, whose fief was seized last year, 338 00:40:30,059 --> 00:40:33,927 and yet you plotted the breakup of the clan you represented, 339 00:40:34,317 --> 00:40:36,692 cozied up to Lord Tanuma... 340 00:40:36,964 --> 00:40:40,191 and became his trusted lieutenant. 341 00:40:42,666 --> 00:40:45,621 And I believe what you've asked me to do... 342 00:40:46,117 --> 00:40:49,617 is nothing other than to hunt down the remnants of the group... 343 00:40:49,870 --> 00:40:53,821 that has been trying to revive the clan. 344 00:40:55,751 --> 00:40:57,792 Then let me ask you this. 345 00:40:58,963 --> 00:41:01,087 What do you think of their leader... 346 00:41:02,717 --> 00:41:05,588 Chief Retainer Kakizaki? 347 00:41:07,507 --> 00:41:10,509 Talk of reviving the clan sounds noble enough, 348 00:41:10,702 --> 00:41:15,070 but he got where he is only by lineage and favoritism. He's incompetent. 349 00:41:17,178 --> 00:41:19,210 As for me, 350 00:41:20,151 --> 00:41:23,437 I'm a man who arranged the undoing of my own clan - 351 00:41:24,071 --> 00:41:25,981 a traitor. 352 00:41:41,797 --> 00:41:43,755 But let me say this, Gomyo. 353 00:41:44,141 --> 00:41:48,056 I gave up on my clan and stood idly by as it was destroyed... 354 00:41:48,804 --> 00:41:50,383 only because I could see... 355 00:41:50,664 --> 00:41:55,183 that changing times had created forces no one could hold back. 356 00:41:56,312 --> 00:41:58,981 Listen, Gomyo. 357 00:41:59,648 --> 00:42:02,567 Once I saw the clan was doomed, 358 00:42:02,902 --> 00:42:05,394 I decided to make a clean break... 359 00:42:05,529 --> 00:42:08,282 and instead pursue a new dream... 360 00:42:08,532 --> 00:42:11,702 across the vast and boundless land of Ezo. 361 00:42:13,204 --> 00:42:14,236 Ezo? 362 00:42:14,955 --> 00:42:17,874 That's right. Ezo. 363 00:42:18,834 --> 00:42:21,504 I dream of opening up the land of Ezo... 364 00:42:21,754 --> 00:42:25,669 with my own hands, my own wits. 365 00:42:27,426 --> 00:42:29,087 Endless plains... 366 00:42:30,179 --> 00:42:32,505 vast herds of wild horses... 367 00:42:34,475 --> 00:42:36,433 more fish than anyone could catch... 368 00:42:40,022 --> 00:42:42,977 lakes where ten thousand waterfowl play. 369 00:42:45,027 --> 00:42:47,151 It's not just a dream! 370 00:42:47,780 --> 00:42:49,904 It's not just a dream! 371 00:42:56,956 --> 00:42:59,744 Once this business is taken care of, 372 00:43:00,577 --> 00:43:03,585 I will be named governor of Ezo. 373 00:43:05,172 --> 00:43:06,549 Think about it, Gomyo. 374 00:43:07,728 --> 00:43:11,513 There's more to life than being master of the underworld. 375 00:43:12,179 --> 00:43:16,723 Why not come out into the daylight? 376 00:43:17,393 --> 00:43:20,146 You and me, a samurai and a townsman - 377 00:43:20,271 --> 00:43:24,056 together we could pursue great dreams in Ezo. 378 00:43:24,859 --> 00:43:27,986 Isn't that what life's all about? 379 00:43:32,629 --> 00:43:33,996 Sorry. 380 00:43:34,192 --> 00:43:36,473 You're probably wondering what hit you. 381 00:43:36,620 --> 00:43:40,702 Don't worry. You have plenty of time to think it over. 382 00:43:46,297 --> 00:43:48,966 Hello, Inspector. Long time no see. 383 00:43:52,887 --> 00:43:56,257 - Hello there, miss. - We appreciate your vigilance, sir. 384 00:43:57,391 --> 00:44:00,642 You're so pretty. I can't stand it. 385 00:44:04,607 --> 00:44:05,888 Uh-oh. 386 00:44:07,068 --> 00:44:09,505 It's burning. 387 00:44:12,114 --> 00:44:13,609 Oh, well. 388 00:44:13,824 --> 00:44:16,316 It's a bit scorched, but it'll have to do. 389 00:44:21,332 --> 00:44:22,827 What's the matter? 390 00:44:23,345 --> 00:44:26,606 Don't worry about the police. They went on by. 391 00:44:28,214 --> 00:44:30,207 Here you go. 392 00:44:39,266 --> 00:44:41,474 Stop sulking, will you? 393 00:44:44,188 --> 00:44:46,976 You wouldn't be here if it weren't for me. 394 00:44:48,902 --> 00:44:50,556 And besides... 395 00:44:52,230 --> 00:44:54,749 I've tasted the fruit. 396 00:44:59,745 --> 00:45:02,202 What do you expect me to say? 397 00:45:04,834 --> 00:45:07,752 I'll never meet another woman like you, 398 00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:10,079 no matter how long I live. 399 00:45:11,924 --> 00:45:15,424 So I'm not letting you go, even if it kills me. 400 00:45:15,553 --> 00:45:17,926 Do whatever you want with me. 401 00:45:18,681 --> 00:45:20,259 I... 402 00:45:21,852 --> 00:45:23,642 I already... 403 00:45:24,110 --> 00:45:26,262 died once anyway. 404 00:45:27,898 --> 00:45:29,939 Stop saying that. 405 00:45:31,790 --> 00:45:34,479 Forget all about your underworld life... 406 00:45:34,864 --> 00:45:36,904 and being the boss's woman. 407 00:45:38,117 --> 00:45:41,902 I'll help you forget. Okay? 408 00:45:51,895 --> 00:45:53,769 Tonight's the night. 409 00:45:54,397 --> 00:45:58,230 The boss asked me to bring you your advance payment. 410 00:46:00,070 --> 00:46:01,613 And the target? 411 00:46:02,238 --> 00:46:04,908 The group's gathering for a meeting. 412 00:46:10,455 --> 00:46:12,864 I've got my work cut out for me. 413 00:46:18,213 --> 00:46:21,001 This one's gonna be a real matter of life or death. 414 00:46:25,161 --> 00:46:28,863 Two or three I can take on with confidence. 415 00:46:30,725 --> 00:46:32,518 But six or seven - 416 00:46:33,516 --> 00:46:35,512 You mean... 417 00:46:37,565 --> 00:46:39,974 Can you help me get ready, Sukegoro? 418 00:46:41,027 --> 00:46:42,606 Of course. 419 00:46:42,737 --> 00:46:45,988 I have another request too. 420 00:46:48,618 --> 00:46:50,528 If I get killed, 421 00:46:51,871 --> 00:46:55,158 I want you to give that money to Osaki. 422 00:46:55,625 --> 00:46:56,871 Sure. 423 00:46:57,127 --> 00:46:59,416 That'll be fine. 424 00:47:00,046 --> 00:47:01,458 I'm counting on you. 425 00:47:02,507 --> 00:47:04,002 All right. 426 00:47:22,193 --> 00:47:23,475 Welcome! 427 00:47:28,825 --> 00:47:31,494 We're out-of-towners who don't know Edo very well. 428 00:47:32,287 --> 00:47:36,202 Shimoguni's thugs are bound to catch up with us. 429 00:47:36,416 --> 00:47:37,959 Not necessarily. 430 00:47:39,588 --> 00:47:42,341 We've been blind to the perfect hideout. 431 00:47:43,642 --> 00:47:46,974 Next time, we'll meet at the Kitamae Clan's family temple. 432 00:47:47,954 --> 00:47:49,828 You mean the Hannya-in in Asakusa? 433 00:47:51,700 --> 00:47:53,575 It's gotten pretty run down lately, 434 00:47:54,740 --> 00:47:56,568 but it's the perfect hideout. 435 00:47:56,929 --> 00:47:58,673 Instead of worrying about a hideout, sir, 436 00:47:58,966 --> 00:48:01,173 why don't we go on the initiative 437 00:48:01,334 --> 00:48:03,126 and eliminate Shimoguni? 438 00:48:03,234 --> 00:48:07,696 Don't underestimate him. He's a formidable opponent. 439 00:48:07,933 --> 00:48:11,444 Then let me ask, sir: What is our plan? 440 00:48:11,762 --> 00:48:15,021 Plan? Plan for what? 441 00:48:15,663 --> 00:48:19,033 For reviving the Kitamae Clan. 442 00:48:19,167 --> 00:48:22,039 There was no hope of that to begin with. 443 00:48:22,295 --> 00:48:25,048 - No hope? - Sir! 444 00:48:25,548 --> 00:48:26,545 How can you say that? 445 00:48:26,841 --> 00:48:28,420 Look. 446 00:48:28,635 --> 00:48:32,468 How can we revive the clan when we don't even know where our young lord is? 447 00:48:32,639 --> 00:48:35,842 Then what have we been doing all this time? 448 00:48:35,975 --> 00:48:39,926 Looking for a way to push Shimoguni aside and get Lord Tanuma's ear. 449 00:48:41,856 --> 00:48:43,435 Look. 450 00:48:44,275 --> 00:48:46,518 Every plot slips up somewhere... 451 00:48:47,112 --> 00:48:49,817 and leaves a chink open in its armor. 452 00:48:50,281 --> 00:48:54,187 They left our young lord alive. We just need to find him. 453 00:49:12,429 --> 00:49:14,885 What are you grinning about? 454 00:49:19,853 --> 00:49:22,309 Planning sweet nothings with your lady after your nightcap? 455 00:49:22,856 --> 00:49:24,730 Must be nice. 456 00:49:25,066 --> 00:49:26,727 All right. Ready to go. 457 00:49:28,776 --> 00:49:31,612 I guess there's more to you than meets the eye, Kasuke. 458 00:49:32,574 --> 00:49:34,033 Welcome. 459 00:49:52,689 --> 00:49:54,230 Bring me sake. 460 00:50:07,358 --> 00:50:09,103 Here you are, sir. 461 00:50:30,048 --> 00:50:33,169 Aren't you keeping your lady waiting? 462 00:50:34,052 --> 00:50:36,758 It's cold out. I'll have one more for the road, nice and hot. 463 00:50:36,930 --> 00:50:38,508 Right away. 464 00:54:08,808 --> 00:54:10,303 Heizaburo? 465 00:54:21,571 --> 00:54:24,110 Heizaburo Sasao! 466 00:54:24,532 --> 00:54:26,692 You! 467 00:54:42,967 --> 00:54:46,634 Heizaburo, I'm your friend Sugioka! 468 00:56:20,398 --> 00:56:21,597 Omon! 469 00:56:33,244 --> 00:56:35,037 How about a drink? 470 00:56:35,455 --> 00:56:37,247 No, thanks. 471 00:56:55,266 --> 00:56:56,762 I'm not washed up yet. 472 00:56:58,103 --> 00:56:59,930 Not by a long shot. 473 00:57:02,232 --> 00:57:05,435 I've still got plenty of chances to hit it big. 474 00:57:11,324 --> 00:57:14,777 I'm not gonna be eating chaff forever. 475 00:57:21,042 --> 00:57:22,537 Look, Omon. 476 00:57:24,379 --> 00:57:26,419 When I get my hands on a chunk of money, 477 00:57:27,633 --> 00:57:29,426 let's move to Osaka... 478 00:57:31,010 --> 00:57:33,384 and get a fresh start. 479 00:57:41,646 --> 00:57:44,731 You gotta understand how I feel. 480 00:57:47,318 --> 00:57:49,727 You can't give me the cold shoulder now. 481 00:57:50,822 --> 00:57:52,650 If you do - 482 00:58:09,549 --> 00:58:10,961 Boss... 483 00:58:24,415 --> 00:58:26,076 You're stuck on him. 484 00:58:28,585 --> 00:58:31,077 You're stuck on that Yataro fellow, aren't you? 485 00:58:32,072 --> 00:58:33,864 Why would you - 486 00:58:36,117 --> 00:58:38,075 Lately... 487 00:58:39,996 --> 00:58:43,580 you've had a new glow about you. 488 00:58:48,755 --> 00:58:51,673 Just because he showed you a good time... 489 00:58:53,593 --> 00:58:56,215 we can't have you going for wool and coming back shorn. 490 00:58:57,832 --> 00:58:59,113 That just won't do. 491 00:59:00,225 --> 00:59:02,099 Why do you think... 492 00:59:02,560 --> 00:59:06,226 Boss Jihei planted you in Gomyo's operation? 493 00:59:07,524 --> 00:59:09,648 It was for a chance just like this. 494 00:59:10,310 --> 00:59:12,103 But look at you! 495 00:59:12,278 --> 00:59:13,738 No, really, Oren. 496 00:59:14,108 --> 00:59:16,018 You have to trust me. 497 00:59:16,617 --> 00:59:20,699 Just tell me when and I'll lure him out for you. 498 00:59:22,497 --> 00:59:24,158 That's more like it. 499 00:59:25,151 --> 00:59:28,734 Otherwise how can Jihei ever rest in peace? 500 00:59:31,339 --> 00:59:32,834 Whatever it takes, 501 00:59:33,716 --> 00:59:36,255 even if I have to do it from my grave, 502 00:59:37,405 --> 00:59:39,529 I intend to avenge Jihei's death. 503 00:59:47,230 --> 00:59:48,642 Anyway, 504 00:59:49,143 --> 00:59:51,931 just so long as you remember you're living... 505 00:59:53,572 --> 00:59:55,198 by the code of the underworld. 506 00:59:56,865 --> 00:59:58,657 Right, Osaki? 507 01:00:18,604 --> 01:00:20,183 You're all right! 508 01:00:20,680 --> 01:00:22,425 Thank goodness! 509 01:00:27,228 --> 01:00:28,724 Undo my sash, would you? 510 01:00:40,867 --> 01:00:42,493 You'll get your kimono dirty. 511 01:00:42,829 --> 01:00:45,368 Take my things to the owner at the front counter. 512 01:01:26,167 --> 01:01:29,454 "From Tanigawa for Osaki." 513 01:02:30,852 --> 01:02:32,228 Osaki. 514 01:03:07,138 --> 01:03:08,681 Kill him! Now! 515 01:03:24,739 --> 01:03:26,116 Yataro! 516 01:03:42,715 --> 01:03:44,756 Kill him! 517 01:03:57,605 --> 01:03:59,398 Kill him! 518 01:04:39,591 --> 01:04:41,632 Now's our chance! Kill him! 519 01:04:53,703 --> 01:04:55,329 Yataro! 520 01:05:55,592 --> 01:05:57,384 Filthy bitch! 521 01:07:27,041 --> 01:07:29,082 Damn you! 522 01:07:41,664 --> 01:07:45,533 Tanigawa! Is it bad, Tanigawa? 523 01:08:04,227 --> 01:08:06,185 Hold on, Tanigawa. 524 01:08:17,536 --> 01:08:22,404 SECRET HIDEOUT - LANTERN SHOP 525 01:08:24,325 --> 01:08:26,864 He needs a doctor. What should we do? 526 01:08:26,989 --> 01:08:30,406 Just when the boss is out, too. 527 01:08:30,951 --> 01:08:33,574 - Tanigawa! - We've got to get a doctor! 528 01:08:34,246 --> 01:08:35,576 No! 529 01:08:36,300 --> 01:08:38,128 No doctors. 530 01:08:38,337 --> 01:08:40,331 Too many questions. Could get the boss in trouble. 531 01:08:40,461 --> 01:08:42,751 - Tanigawa! - Let me see what I can do. 532 01:08:47,843 --> 01:08:50,086 Sorry to barge in like this, ma'am. 533 01:08:50,721 --> 01:08:52,466 Are you all right, Mr. Tanigawa? 534 01:08:52,848 --> 01:08:55,138 I'm sure you men have other things to do. 535 01:08:55,392 --> 01:08:59,059 Right. We've gotta clean up. 536 01:08:59,480 --> 01:09:02,054 We'll leave him to you. 537 01:10:03,229 --> 01:10:05,021 Careful. 538 01:10:06,797 --> 01:10:08,209 Thanks. 539 01:10:14,101 --> 01:10:15,893 I'm afraid I don't know you. 540 01:10:18,225 --> 01:10:19,886 I'm sorry. 541 01:10:22,021 --> 01:10:24,180 My name is Yataro Tanigawa. 542 01:10:26,226 --> 01:10:27,935 Mr. Tanigawa? 543 01:11:04,688 --> 01:11:07,856 Thanks, Oriha. Good of you to step in. 544 01:11:08,192 --> 01:11:10,150 It was nothing. 545 01:11:11,946 --> 01:11:13,774 That's a nasty wound. 546 01:11:17,026 --> 01:11:19,898 I got caught with my guard down. Sorry. 547 01:11:20,079 --> 01:11:23,947 I'm the one who should apologize, but first thing now is to fix you up. 548 01:11:24,083 --> 01:11:26,290 Oriha? - Yes, sir. 549 01:11:27,973 --> 01:11:29,967 I need some cotton. 550 01:11:30,464 --> 01:11:33,087 - I'll go. - No, that's all right. 551 01:11:48,176 --> 01:11:49,588 Sir? 552 01:11:50,430 --> 01:11:52,046 It's been a long time. 553 01:11:55,613 --> 01:12:00,359 I believe I have some information you'd be interested in. 554 01:12:08,461 --> 01:12:11,214 Kasuke, was it? 555 01:12:11,857 --> 01:12:13,566 Yes, sir. Good to see you, sir. 556 01:12:14,383 --> 01:12:15,665 So, 557 01:12:16,093 --> 01:12:18,087 what is this information you speak of? 558 01:12:19,889 --> 01:12:22,974 The whereabouts of a samurai named Heizaburo Sasao. 559 01:12:24,727 --> 01:12:26,804 Heizaburo Sasao? 560 01:12:26,896 --> 01:12:31,144 The man who tried to kill you but wound up killing his own father instead. 561 01:12:36,406 --> 01:12:40,814 There were some killings at Esashiya last night. 562 01:12:44,181 --> 01:12:46,720 I believe he was the swordsman. 563 01:12:51,614 --> 01:12:56,751 There's a rumor going around that former retainers of the Kitamae Clan 564 01:12:57,153 --> 01:12:59,442 are quietly being eliminated by underworld assassins. 565 01:13:03,015 --> 01:13:05,684 What do you make of that, sir? 566 01:13:07,823 --> 01:13:10,315 - I'm not sure. - Well, as it happens... 567 01:13:11,978 --> 01:13:15,479 I hold two keys to solving that puzzle. 568 01:13:15,708 --> 01:13:17,252 Keys? 569 01:13:17,409 --> 01:13:18,691 That's right. 570 01:13:19,860 --> 01:13:24,988 There's a woman with a bitter grudge against underworld boss Gomyo. 571 01:13:27,123 --> 01:13:29,875 She happens to be living with me now. 572 01:13:37,531 --> 01:13:40,449 You want me to buy your pillow talk? 573 01:13:42,255 --> 01:13:44,221 There's something else. 574 01:13:45,516 --> 01:13:48,352 There were only two witnesses to Zenzaemon's Sasao death - 575 01:13:48,796 --> 01:13:50,589 his son Heizaburo... 576 01:13:51,355 --> 01:13:53,100 and myself. 577 01:14:03,200 --> 01:14:04,233 Heizaburo. 578 01:14:05,244 --> 01:14:06,739 Father! 579 01:14:10,249 --> 01:14:11,661 Asakusa... 580 01:14:12,543 --> 01:14:14,204 Hannya-in. 581 01:14:18,090 --> 01:14:21,009 Zenzaemon's dying words... 582 01:14:22,720 --> 01:14:25,722 have to be worth at least 100 ryo to you. 583 01:14:36,066 --> 01:14:37,894 I believe I'd like to hear 584 01:14:38,445 --> 01:14:40,812 the rest of that story sometime. 585 01:14:42,927 --> 01:14:45,170 Perhaps you could come to my house. 586 01:14:45,311 --> 01:14:47,020 Not a chance. 587 01:14:49,723 --> 01:14:52,013 That'd be like a moth flying into the flame. 588 01:14:52,705 --> 01:14:54,201 If you want to reach me, 589 01:14:54,412 --> 01:14:58,707 there's a riverside teahouse in Shinbori called Kamesen. 590 01:14:58,832 --> 01:15:01,584 Tie a note to a branch of the willow tree there. 591 01:15:01,919 --> 01:15:03,829 A teahouse in Shinbori? 592 01:15:04,345 --> 01:15:05,377 Yes. 593 01:15:06,014 --> 01:15:09,218 It's empty now. Nobody goes there. 594 01:15:09,351 --> 01:15:11,012 The name is Kamesen? 595 01:15:11,785 --> 01:15:14,075 Yes, sir. Now, if you'll excuse me... 596 01:15:30,246 --> 01:15:32,038 Are you satisfied... 597 01:15:33,833 --> 01:15:35,707 Mr. Sharaku? 598 01:15:46,152 --> 01:15:47,647 I've been looking... 599 01:15:48,779 --> 01:15:50,939 for a man like you. 600 01:15:56,162 --> 01:15:57,622 This... 601 01:15:58,748 --> 01:16:00,576 is all I can offer. 602 01:16:04,086 --> 01:16:06,413 You're worth 100 ryo yourself. 603 01:16:10,843 --> 01:16:12,338 Is that right? 604 01:16:16,849 --> 01:16:19,009 I know where Gomyo's hiding. 605 01:16:20,353 --> 01:16:23,936 You can hit him when he comes crawling out into the open. 606 01:16:25,983 --> 01:16:27,692 Don't screw this up. 607 01:16:29,278 --> 01:16:30,857 Don't worry. 608 01:17:16,911 --> 01:17:18,255 Oriha? 609 01:17:36,823 --> 01:17:38,901 Thank you for taking good care of me. 610 01:17:45,563 --> 01:17:48,648 I read the book you lent me the other day. 611 01:17:51,861 --> 01:17:53,321 And? 612 01:18:03,956 --> 01:18:06,828 One of the stories was a travel journal. 613 01:18:09,378 --> 01:18:10,411 Yes. 614 01:18:12,215 --> 01:18:14,173 What about it? 615 01:18:20,556 --> 01:18:21,968 Mr. Tanigawa... 616 01:18:28,147 --> 01:18:29,726 Mr. Tanigawa... 617 01:18:32,485 --> 01:18:36,815 are you still unable to remember anything from the past? 618 01:18:40,188 --> 01:18:41,480 Yes. 619 01:18:43,746 --> 01:18:45,455 But oddly enough... 620 01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:49,959 I haven't forgotten how to read. 621 01:19:02,014 --> 01:19:03,640 Look at this. 622 01:19:04,195 --> 01:19:06,023 Doesn't this drawing... 623 01:19:06,714 --> 01:19:08,917 bring back any memories? 624 01:19:18,489 --> 01:19:19,984 This sound. 625 01:19:21,325 --> 01:19:23,034 The tinkle of this bell. 626 01:19:24,662 --> 01:19:26,490 Doesn't it awaken anything? 627 01:19:27,498 --> 01:19:28,910 Miss Oriha. 628 01:19:33,415 --> 01:19:34,706 Ezo. 629 01:19:36,799 --> 01:19:38,460 The Kitamae Clan. 630 01:19:40,469 --> 01:19:42,759 Don't those names mean anything? 631 01:19:44,015 --> 01:19:45,510 What are you asking, Miss Oriha? 632 01:19:57,224 --> 01:19:59,151 You know something, don't you? 633 01:20:00,860 --> 01:20:01,963 Miss Oriha! 634 01:20:19,592 --> 01:20:21,004 Heizaburo! 635 01:20:24,722 --> 01:20:28,174 You do know something. 636 01:20:32,230 --> 01:20:33,808 Miss Oriha! 637 01:20:36,734 --> 01:20:38,562 Heizaburo! 638 01:20:39,779 --> 01:20:42,947 You are Heizaburo Sasao! 639 01:20:53,084 --> 01:20:54,460 I don't understand. 640 01:20:58,214 --> 01:20:59,909 I don't know what you're talking about! 641 01:21:03,970 --> 01:21:05,798 I'm sorry. 642 01:21:15,398 --> 01:21:17,023 Tell me. 643 01:21:19,777 --> 01:21:21,189 Who are you? 644 01:21:25,074 --> 01:21:26,735 Tell me. 645 01:21:30,955 --> 01:21:32,284 The Hannya-in. 646 01:21:34,125 --> 01:21:38,622 Go to the Hannya-in temple in Asakusa. 647 01:21:42,383 --> 01:21:45,420 If you go there... 648 01:21:47,013 --> 01:21:48,923 everything will become clear. 649 01:22:27,720 --> 01:22:30,508 Yataro Tanigawa is a man 650 01:22:31,224 --> 01:22:36,059 SECRET HIDEOUT - SOMEZEN DYE SHOP whom I cannot afford to leave alive. 651 01:22:36,174 --> 01:22:40,671 Why don't you call him by his real name - Heizaburo Sasao? 652 01:22:42,193 --> 01:22:45,645 Heizaburo Sasao was a retainer of the former Kitamae Clan. 653 01:22:45,863 --> 01:22:49,198 Just before the clan was broken up, he disappeared 654 01:22:49,367 --> 01:22:53,745 after being attacked on the way to Edo with his wife. 655 01:22:58,292 --> 01:23:01,378 It was you who ordered the attack. 656 01:23:04,160 --> 01:23:08,576 Oh, you needn't tell me any more. 657 01:23:08,803 --> 01:23:11,093 That's the way of the underworld. 658 01:23:11,884 --> 01:23:13,961 At least that's what I'd normally say. 659 01:23:14,083 --> 01:23:15,282 Gomyo. 660 01:23:17,854 --> 01:23:20,013 At this point, 661 01:23:20,273 --> 01:23:22,266 being secretive gains me nothing. 662 01:23:24,482 --> 01:23:25,942 This goes back... 663 01:23:26,927 --> 01:23:28,837 to events of two years ago. 664 01:23:30,152 --> 01:23:32,609 When the Kitamae fief was to be seized, 665 01:23:33,161 --> 01:23:36,032 the only means we had of saving the clan... 666 01:23:37,685 --> 01:23:40,391 was through our young lord Kanemaru. 667 01:23:42,295 --> 01:23:44,419 With this in mind, 668 01:23:44,922 --> 01:23:48,125 Kanemaru's guardian Zenzaemon Sasao came to me, 669 01:23:48,634 --> 01:23:51,260 begging me to meet with Lord Tanuma... 670 01:23:51,429 --> 01:23:54,550 to forestall the breakup of the clan. 671 01:23:54,891 --> 01:23:59,047 After our lord killed himself in a fit of madness... 672 01:24:00,606 --> 01:24:03,976 it's only natural that the clan be disciplined. 673 01:24:04,570 --> 01:24:06,195 But abolishment, 674 01:24:07,165 --> 01:24:10,368 along with the seizure of clan lands, 675 01:24:10,781 --> 01:24:13,487 is going too far and must be prevented. 676 01:24:14,535 --> 01:24:16,778 Please embrace our young lord Kanemaru 677 01:24:17,288 --> 01:24:19,780 and appeal to Lord Tanuma... 678 01:24:21,000 --> 01:24:24,500 to allow our young lord to carry on the family name. 679 01:24:25,630 --> 01:24:28,161 Thankfully, 680 01:24:28,719 --> 01:24:31,507 you are on very close terms with Lord Tanuma. 681 01:24:32,532 --> 01:24:35,340 I beg you. 682 01:24:36,307 --> 01:24:37,933 He finally left, 683 01:24:38,476 --> 01:24:42,142 after reassurances from me. 684 01:24:45,566 --> 01:24:47,311 But on his way home, 685 01:24:47,461 --> 01:24:49,869 the crest on the lantern... 686 01:24:50,196 --> 01:24:52,569 caused him to be mistaken for me, 687 01:24:53,699 --> 01:24:55,907 and he was attacked by an assassin. 688 01:25:13,845 --> 01:25:15,589 The assassin... 689 01:25:16,222 --> 01:25:18,512 was none other than Zenzaemon's own son, Heizaburo. 690 01:25:21,686 --> 01:25:24,853 The man now in your employ by the name of Yataro Tanigawa. 691 01:25:28,025 --> 01:25:30,897 He killed his own father? 692 01:25:33,739 --> 01:25:35,069 A strange fate. 693 01:25:35,950 --> 01:25:38,407 With Zenzaemon's death, 694 01:25:38,953 --> 01:25:41,196 all possibility of saving the Kitamae Clan... 695 01:25:41,622 --> 01:25:43,830 vanished forever. 696 01:25:46,069 --> 01:25:48,193 But as Zenzaemon lay dying, 697 01:25:48,754 --> 01:25:51,543 he said something to Heizaburo. 698 01:25:52,406 --> 01:25:55,944 I must find out what it was and make sure there are no loose ends, 699 01:25:57,342 --> 01:26:01,128 or my dream for the future could be in jeopardy. 700 01:26:02,052 --> 01:26:05,635 Gomyo, remember when I spoke to you of my dream for Ezo? 701 01:26:06,398 --> 01:26:08,439 How about it? 702 01:26:11,319 --> 01:26:13,608 You just have to make up your mind. 703 01:26:14,906 --> 01:26:16,698 What do you say, Gomyo? 704 01:26:19,285 --> 01:26:24,031 Even a lotus mired in mud blossoms from time to time. 705 01:26:26,125 --> 01:26:28,961 I have no use for such dreams now. 706 01:26:29,378 --> 01:26:30,624 Gomyo! 707 01:26:34,987 --> 01:26:37,823 I'm afraid I can't give you an answer on the spot. 708 01:26:38,721 --> 01:26:39,753 Why not? 709 01:26:40,765 --> 01:26:43,008 My business is built... 710 01:26:43,267 --> 01:26:45,759 on the mutual exchange of favors... 711 01:26:46,481 --> 01:26:49,567 and the tangle of debts and obligations they incur. 712 01:26:50,910 --> 01:26:53,236 It's not so easy to break loose... 713 01:26:53,986 --> 01:26:56,443 purely out of self-interest. 714 01:26:58,136 --> 01:27:02,483 Are you saying you need time to do some untangling? 715 01:27:03,871 --> 01:27:05,664 And one other thing - 716 01:27:10,253 --> 01:27:12,412 What is it, sir? 717 01:27:12,755 --> 01:27:14,298 She threw herself in the river. 718 01:27:15,424 --> 01:27:17,502 Why would she do a thing like that? 719 01:27:18,135 --> 01:27:20,888 Stop asking useless questions and get a doctor. 720 01:27:30,893 --> 01:27:32,844 I need some time. 721 01:27:34,332 --> 01:27:36,290 I can't wait long. 722 01:27:37,667 --> 01:27:40,704 I'll give you until midnight tonight. 723 01:27:41,075 --> 01:27:42,654 Very well. 724 01:27:44,245 --> 01:27:46,203 Midnight tonight. 725 01:27:46,873 --> 01:27:48,202 Right. 726 01:27:53,754 --> 01:27:55,499 Right here. 727 01:28:02,388 --> 01:28:07,051 Bring Heizaburo Sasao here by midnight. 728 01:28:08,895 --> 01:28:10,390 Understand? 729 01:28:14,227 --> 01:28:15,639 And if you don't show... 730 01:28:17,223 --> 01:28:19,797 I trust you'll be prepared... 731 01:28:20,481 --> 01:28:22,689 for the consequences. 732 01:28:26,746 --> 01:28:28,490 You needn't worry. 733 01:28:28,748 --> 01:28:30,540 One good thing about my business... 734 01:28:30,917 --> 01:28:36,422 is that you learn to live without regrets. 735 01:28:37,673 --> 01:28:40,711 Now, if you'll excuse me. 736 01:28:43,554 --> 01:28:46,722 You better be here. Understand? 737 01:28:53,481 --> 01:28:55,225 Midnight! 738 01:28:56,818 --> 01:28:58,562 Midnight, Gomyo! 739 01:29:06,869 --> 01:29:09,788 He's not strong enough yet to go out on his own. 740 01:29:11,040 --> 01:29:13,164 Do you have any idea where he went, ma'am? 741 01:29:19,423 --> 01:29:21,797 He said something about a family temple. 742 01:29:23,187 --> 01:29:26,613 He said he came to Edo to visit - 743 01:29:33,896 --> 01:29:35,142 That's it. 744 01:29:35,898 --> 01:29:38,604 His family temple is Hannya-in, in Asakusa. 745 01:29:41,229 --> 01:29:42,641 Boss. 746 01:29:45,992 --> 01:29:47,191 That's got to be it. 747 01:29:48,744 --> 01:29:50,904 That must be where he went. 748 01:29:57,670 --> 01:29:59,165 Well, well. 749 01:29:59,881 --> 01:30:02,337 The face of the child lives on in the adult. 750 01:30:08,973 --> 01:30:11,216 Those eyes, that mouth - 751 01:30:11,893 --> 01:30:14,978 they show clear traces from 20 years ago. 752 01:30:16,189 --> 01:30:20,898 You are Zenzaemon Sasao's son Heizaburo. 753 01:30:21,924 --> 01:30:24,132 No doubt about it. 754 01:30:24,641 --> 01:30:26,635 You are Heizaburo Sasao of the Kitamae Clan. 755 01:30:42,264 --> 01:30:46,379 Sadahachi, take Oriha to the storehouse at Kamesen. 756 01:31:04,779 --> 01:31:06,155 No. 757 01:31:09,137 --> 01:31:10,882 I don't want to go. 758 01:31:12,370 --> 01:31:13,948 I don't want to be separated from you. 759 01:31:15,406 --> 01:31:16,273 No. 760 01:31:18,344 --> 01:31:19,840 Listen, Oriha. 761 01:31:20,170 --> 01:31:23,541 There's something I must do. 762 01:31:23,859 --> 01:31:26,149 As soon as I'm done, I'll meet you there. 763 01:31:26,261 --> 01:31:28,385 You go on ahead and wait for me. 764 01:31:29,679 --> 01:31:30,960 No. 765 01:31:31,806 --> 01:31:32,838 I won't. 766 01:31:33,015 --> 01:31:35,009 - That's enough! - No! 767 01:31:41,607 --> 01:31:42,308 No! 768 01:31:43,651 --> 01:31:45,692 - Boss! Take it easy! - Back off! 769 01:31:45,903 --> 01:31:47,778 Mind your own business! 770 01:31:59,510 --> 01:32:01,469 I'll attend to you myself later. 771 01:32:02,525 --> 01:32:04,101 Until then, 772 01:32:04,741 --> 01:32:06,948 please just do as I say. 773 01:32:08,303 --> 01:32:09,573 All right? 774 01:32:17,894 --> 01:32:19,353 Good. 775 01:32:19,812 --> 01:32:21,094 Now go. 776 01:32:21,814 --> 01:32:22,930 Go. 777 01:32:35,862 --> 01:32:38,271 What are you waiting for? 778 01:32:43,628 --> 01:32:44,957 Boss! 779 01:33:14,242 --> 01:33:15,737 Listen, everyone! 780 01:33:16,285 --> 01:33:19,655 Pay close attention to what I'm about to say and tell the others. 781 01:33:19,872 --> 01:33:22,245 Why so formal all of a sudden, boss? 782 01:33:23,361 --> 01:33:27,823 Starting right now, I'm bringing down the curtain on this organization. 783 01:33:28,056 --> 01:33:29,849 What? 784 01:33:30,091 --> 01:33:31,503 What the blazes do you mean? 785 01:33:31,742 --> 01:33:34,069 I don't have time to explain. 786 01:33:39,141 --> 01:33:40,471 I'm just... 787 01:33:41,352 --> 01:33:45,185 sick and tired of this business. 788 01:33:46,149 --> 01:33:47,395 Here's the deal. 789 01:33:47,942 --> 01:33:50,101 As a parting gift, let me give you just one tip. 790 01:33:51,195 --> 01:33:52,738 Tonight... 791 01:33:53,485 --> 01:33:55,775 when the midnight bells finish tolling, 792 01:33:55,886 --> 01:33:58,924 the Edo police will be out in force. 793 01:34:00,413 --> 01:34:05,206 So get your affairs in order by then, and run or hide to save your skin. 794 01:34:06,002 --> 01:34:09,787 If you're still hanging around here at midnight, you'll never see tomorrow. 795 01:34:10,006 --> 01:34:11,750 - Boss! - One more thing. 796 01:34:12,450 --> 01:34:15,571 In the back you'll find the strongbox with all the money you helped earn. 797 01:34:15,761 --> 01:34:17,340 Divide it up among yourselves. 798 01:34:17,680 --> 01:34:20,349 - Hold on a second, boss. - You can't do this! 799 01:34:20,474 --> 01:34:24,141 I don't wanna hear it! I'm not your boss anymore! 800 01:34:24,270 --> 01:34:26,145 We owe each other nothing! 801 01:34:27,148 --> 01:34:31,562 Cast off your shackles and start looking out for yourselves! 802 01:34:33,339 --> 01:34:34,882 Got that? 803 01:34:46,834 --> 01:34:49,160 Your father... 804 01:34:50,087 --> 01:34:53,707 left this letter case with me... 805 01:34:54,217 --> 01:34:56,839 when he returned to Ezo from Edo. 806 01:34:57,303 --> 01:35:01,931 He wanted me to give it to you should anything happen to him. 807 01:35:05,488 --> 01:35:07,639 Inside you'll find... 808 01:35:09,742 --> 01:35:14,193 the Kitamae Fief charter, signed by Ieyasu Tokugawa himself. 809 01:35:15,129 --> 01:35:18,464 "The land of Ezo shall be the hereditary fiefdom of the Kitamae Clan." 810 01:35:18,792 --> 01:35:20,833 If you show it to the shogunate, 811 01:35:20,969 --> 01:35:24,552 it's not something they can lightly ignore. 812 01:35:26,499 --> 01:35:29,121 The letter case also contains the location... 813 01:35:29,336 --> 01:35:34,794 where the young lord is hiding in the Chichibu Mountains. 814 01:35:36,634 --> 01:35:37,915 Reverend priest, 815 01:35:38,925 --> 01:35:40,919 what exactly... 816 01:35:41,106 --> 01:35:43,562 does that have to do with this Heizaburo you speak of? 817 01:35:44,112 --> 01:35:47,963 Your father laid down his life trying to save your clan and its retainers. 818 01:35:48,338 --> 01:35:53,132 You must carry on his will to ensure that his sacrifice was not in vain. 819 01:35:54,003 --> 01:35:58,251 Why should I care about any of that? 820 01:35:58,964 --> 01:36:02,749 Though a man must live in the present, 821 01:36:02,952 --> 01:36:04,531 he cannot discard the past. 822 01:36:05,134 --> 01:36:07,092 Listen to me, Heizaburo. 823 01:36:07,999 --> 01:36:12,412 A hesitant heart is filled with doubt. 824 01:36:12,962 --> 01:36:16,628 You must lay your life on the line to revive the clan. 825 01:36:19,526 --> 01:36:20,642 I don't know. 826 01:36:21,055 --> 01:36:22,929 Make no mistake, Heizaburo. 827 01:36:23,550 --> 01:36:26,469 The fate of the Kitamae Clan rests on your shoulders. 828 01:36:27,393 --> 01:36:28,343 I just don't know. 829 01:36:30,605 --> 01:36:32,183 Right now 830 01:36:33,158 --> 01:36:34,983 all that means nothing to me. 831 01:37:12,481 --> 01:37:13,781 What do you think you're doing? 832 01:37:14,524 --> 01:37:17,941 We've been listening with great interest. 833 01:37:18,277 --> 01:37:22,146 Heizaburo Sasao, your life and that letter case are ours. 834 01:37:22,657 --> 01:37:26,109 Would you take advantage of a clan crisis for personal gain? 835 01:37:26,285 --> 01:37:27,567 Get out! 836 01:37:29,038 --> 01:37:29,905 Heizaburo! 837 01:37:52,186 --> 01:37:53,979 The letter case! 838 01:37:58,901 --> 01:38:00,100 The letter case! 839 01:40:03,234 --> 01:40:04,350 Heizaburo! 840 01:40:51,199 --> 01:40:53,026 Hagino! 841 01:40:55,912 --> 01:40:57,656 Hagino! 842 01:41:29,695 --> 01:41:31,072 Tanigawa! 843 01:41:43,459 --> 01:41:46,414 Tanigawa! You must pull yourself together! 844 01:41:50,091 --> 01:41:51,586 It's me. 845 01:41:51,801 --> 01:41:54,340 You're gonna be all right. You can rest easy now. 846 01:41:54,679 --> 01:41:55,794 Tanigawa! 847 01:42:00,768 --> 01:42:02,596 Boss! 848 01:42:04,188 --> 01:42:05,470 What? 849 01:42:07,984 --> 01:42:09,776 I have something to tell you. 850 01:42:10,987 --> 01:42:15,116 I remember... 851 01:42:16,534 --> 01:42:18,113 Remember? 852 01:42:19,120 --> 01:42:20,496 You finally remember your past? 853 01:42:20,621 --> 01:42:22,117 I remember my past! 854 01:42:23,249 --> 01:42:24,828 Is that right? 855 01:42:25,334 --> 01:42:26,664 That's good. 856 01:42:31,507 --> 01:42:33,086 No! 857 01:42:33,926 --> 01:42:35,469 No! 858 01:42:38,014 --> 01:42:39,842 I wish I hadn't. 859 01:42:42,059 --> 01:42:47,980 I wish I hadn't remembered. 860 01:42:48,149 --> 01:42:49,858 Tanigawa! 861 01:42:50,318 --> 01:42:51,694 Tanigawa! 862 01:42:52,987 --> 01:42:54,862 Don't you dare die on me now! 863 01:42:55,490 --> 01:42:57,068 Boss! 864 01:42:59,410 --> 01:43:02,079 - We came to help! - What the hell? 865 01:43:02,413 --> 01:43:05,332 We always intended to live and die with you. 866 01:43:05,500 --> 01:43:06,995 Idiots! 867 01:43:07,210 --> 01:43:09,002 Boss! 868 01:43:10,421 --> 01:43:11,620 All right. 869 01:43:11,923 --> 01:43:14,462 You guys take Tanigawa to the storehouse at Kamesen. 870 01:43:14,926 --> 01:43:16,385 Yes, sir! 871 01:43:17,428 --> 01:43:21,343 Tanigawa, you've got to live! 872 01:43:52,496 --> 01:43:53,778 Boss. 873 01:43:54,373 --> 01:43:57,494 We got Tanigawa safely to a boat. - Good. 874 01:43:57,668 --> 01:44:02,414 We should go to Kamesen too. Miss Oriha is there. 875 01:44:03,465 --> 01:44:06,586 If we don't - - Everything will be fine. 876 01:44:07,136 --> 01:44:10,755 It's best to let those two be alone. 877 01:44:11,140 --> 01:44:13,762 Where will you go now, boss? 878 01:44:15,019 --> 01:44:18,389 Me? I have an appointment to keep... 879 01:44:18,981 --> 01:44:21,271 at midnight. 880 01:44:21,734 --> 01:44:23,146 Midnight? 881 01:44:23,360 --> 01:44:26,777 I have to meet Shimoguni... 882 01:44:27,281 --> 01:44:29,488 at the Somezen Dye Shop. 883 01:44:29,617 --> 01:44:31,278 Somezen? 884 01:44:31,452 --> 01:44:32,995 That could be a problem. 885 01:44:37,166 --> 01:44:40,168 That's where all the others are - the whole crew. 886 01:44:42,963 --> 01:44:44,506 What are you talking about? 887 01:44:47,259 --> 01:44:50,297 We wanted to delay the police long enough... 888 01:44:51,805 --> 01:44:55,258 to let you get further away from Edo. 889 01:44:55,434 --> 01:44:57,309 And everybody's there? 890 01:44:58,020 --> 01:45:00,856 Why did you do a fool thing like that? 891 01:45:10,324 --> 01:45:11,459 What the hell do you want? 892 01:45:12,159 --> 01:45:15,695 I'm in the same business as you. People call me Sharaku. 893 01:45:18,415 --> 01:45:23,244 This is where you both die. I'm afraid I can't offer you any rites. 894 01:45:26,465 --> 01:45:29,384 Asshole! Who do you think you're dealing with? 895 01:45:39,478 --> 01:45:41,057 Boss! 896 01:45:44,859 --> 01:45:46,568 You dog! 897 01:47:54,488 --> 01:47:57,691 Die, you lackey! 898 01:48:06,500 --> 01:48:07,960 Out of my way! 899 01:48:08,168 --> 01:48:09,794 I've got no use for you dogs! 900 01:49:35,381 --> 01:49:36,710 Gomyo... 901 01:49:39,093 --> 01:49:42,260 if you think this means you've won, don't bet on it. 902 01:49:44,014 --> 01:49:47,883 That ronin you risked your life 903 01:49:49,103 --> 01:49:50,728 to protect - 904 01:49:50,896 --> 01:49:51,893 What about him? 905 01:49:57,820 --> 01:49:59,612 He's being tailed by Oren, 906 01:50:00,072 --> 01:50:02,741 and right about now... 907 01:50:04,702 --> 01:50:06,612 she's probably - 908 01:51:12,811 --> 01:51:17,273 They've got to be here somewhere! Rip out the floorboards and find them! 909 01:51:24,482 --> 01:51:26,725 KAMESEN 910 01:51:30,184 --> 01:51:31,589 Damn! 911 01:51:31,914 --> 01:51:34,667 Still no good news on the willow. 912 01:51:42,550 --> 01:51:43,713 Omon! 913 01:52:05,990 --> 01:52:07,485 Perfect! 914 01:52:08,784 --> 01:52:11,572 Our quarry's come to us! 915 01:52:13,289 --> 01:52:14,950 Wait right here. 916 01:52:48,073 --> 01:52:50,032 We're here, Mr. Tanigawa. 917 01:52:50,284 --> 01:52:53,986 Don't worry about the boss. He'll be coming later. 918 01:53:15,601 --> 01:53:18,389 Omon! 919 01:53:24,026 --> 01:53:25,652 What the hell? 920 01:53:31,200 --> 01:53:34,949 Omon, you saw it too, right? That boat with the ronin? 921 01:53:35,458 --> 01:53:38,164 It disappeared right before my eyes. 922 01:53:40,334 --> 01:53:42,162 You must know. 923 01:53:42,419 --> 01:53:45,457 Is there some place along the river to hide a boat? 924 01:53:48,008 --> 01:53:50,002 A secret passage, 925 01:53:50,803 --> 01:53:55,098 or a tunnel from somewhere in this house to the river. 926 01:53:56,100 --> 01:53:57,892 You must know. 927 01:53:58,978 --> 01:54:00,177 I have no idea. 928 01:54:02,189 --> 01:54:04,349 We're looking at a gold mine here. 929 01:54:04,925 --> 01:54:07,511 The ronin's somewhere close by, and Gomyo will be here any minute. 930 01:54:07,648 --> 01:54:11,516 Then Shimoguni and the police rush in, 931 01:54:11,907 --> 01:54:14,031 and the stage is set just the way Shimoguni wants. 932 01:54:16,620 --> 01:54:18,614 He'll pay a pretty price to know where that ronin is. 933 01:54:19,248 --> 01:54:21,870 Come on, tell me, Omon. 934 01:54:37,349 --> 01:54:40,850 You can get to the river from the basement of that storehouse. 935 01:54:44,773 --> 01:54:46,317 Through there? 936 01:55:18,432 --> 01:55:20,556 Perfect. 937 01:55:22,478 --> 01:55:25,515 Hurry and give me the key. 938 01:55:49,725 --> 01:55:51,304 Forgive me. 939 01:55:51,899 --> 01:55:54,023 Forgive me. 940 01:55:58,806 --> 01:56:00,550 Please forgive me. 941 01:56:00,724 --> 01:56:03,810 How could you do this to me? 942 01:56:49,690 --> 01:56:51,565 I don't wanna die. 943 01:57:03,287 --> 01:57:06,205 When I find the boss, I'll bring him here. 944 01:57:06,790 --> 01:57:08,583 Sukegoro. 945 01:57:10,069 --> 01:57:11,612 Ma'am... 946 01:57:12,588 --> 01:57:14,083 take care of yourself. 947 01:58:17,500 --> 01:58:18,830 Darling! 948 01:59:25,693 --> 01:59:28,185 I've finally paid... 949 01:59:30,865 --> 01:59:32,859 my debt. 950 02:00:11,614 --> 02:00:12,944 Darling! 951 02:00:13,950 --> 02:00:15,362 Darling! 952 02:00:17,954 --> 02:00:19,449 I'm sorry. 953 02:00:20,623 --> 02:00:23,958 I'm sorry, Miss Oriha. 954 02:00:24,752 --> 02:00:27,291 No, my name is - 955 02:00:27,881 --> 02:00:31,547 My name is Hagino. 956 02:00:32,010 --> 02:00:34,087 I'm your - - No! 957 02:00:35,013 --> 02:00:36,259 Don't say it. 958 02:00:36,973 --> 02:00:39,595 You mustn't say it. 959 02:00:49,027 --> 02:00:51,519 Listen to me. 960 02:00:56,159 --> 02:00:59,493 You've got to save yourself. Go with the boss. 961 02:01:03,249 --> 02:01:06,666 Go with the boss and live. 962 02:02:34,894 --> 02:02:36,950 You must be Mr. Shimoguni. 963 02:02:42,891 --> 02:02:44,302 I implore you. 964 02:02:46,099 --> 02:02:49,350 Please spare the boss's life. 965 02:02:53,265 --> 02:02:54,760 The boss? 966 02:02:56,682 --> 02:02:58,391 In exchange I'll tell you... 967 02:02:59,434 --> 02:03:02,634 where to find the ronin you seek. 968 02:03:17,755 --> 02:03:19,307 Run! 969 02:03:19,636 --> 02:03:21,843 Hurry! Run! 970 02:03:22,722 --> 02:03:24,098 Run! 971 02:04:09,938 --> 02:04:12,477 You must be the wife of Heizaburo Sasao - 972 02:04:14,279 --> 02:04:15,229 Hagino. 973 02:07:41,672 --> 02:07:43,500 Wrapped in each other's arms... 974 02:07:44,311 --> 02:07:46,020 return home now to Ezo. 975 02:10:13,341 --> 02:10:15,002 Now! 976 02:12:59,533 --> 02:13:03,947 Is that the charter that the Kitamae Clan's fate rides on? 977 02:13:05,940 --> 02:13:09,226 The grand dream on which you've staked everything, 978 02:13:09,547 --> 02:13:12,983 and the sum of my life in the underworld - 979 02:13:13,605 --> 02:13:15,266 that's what's riding on it. 980 02:13:16,649 --> 02:13:18,809 Very well, Gomyo. 981 02:13:19,837 --> 02:13:21,961 Watch me seize that dream... 982 02:13:22,224 --> 02:13:24,217 with my own two hands! 983 02:17:21,944 --> 02:17:27,661 THE END