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SHADOW WARRIORS III (Kage no Gundan Ill)

TARAO Hanzo: CHIBA Shinichi

Ocho: SHIHOIVII Etsuko

Sasuke: SANADA Hiroyuki

Osuzu: NAKAMURA Akiko

Toramaro: KANIE Keizo

lnokichi: TACHIKAVVA Mitsutaka

Dairoku: SEIGC) Taishi Kobue: TSUKASA Rumiko Okimi: KURITA Yoko

JAC: KAI Michio INADA Tatsuo YANC) Kazuhiro

Orin: KIKI Kirin

FUJIKI Takashi IVIIYAGUCHI JirO

HONGO Naoki SATOIVII Vvaka

TAKAl-IASI-ll Toshiki TOMINAGA Kayoko l-IANAYAGI l-liroyasu MATONO Mai l-IOSOKAVVA Juniohi Title Cooperation: KOZAK

Narrator: HASH IZU ME Isao

Ayako: ABE Shizue

TOKUGAVVA Ivlitsusada: OZAVVA Eitaro

Senshu-ni: KISHIDA Kyoko

The nogaku (noh) performance to celebrate the engagement of

Shogun letsuna and Princess Asanomiya Akiko,

the daughter of Imperial Prince F ushiminomiya Sadakiyo,

had attendees from the court and shogunate.

/t was a grand banquet held in the garden of the

F ushiminomiya residence in Kyoto.

IMPERIAL REGENT KONOE HIROTADA

KISHU CLAN LORD TOKUGAVVA IVIITSUSADA

CHIEF COUNCILOR KUJO

I was enticed by the fragrance of the flower.

Imperial Regent!

Imperial Regent!

What is the matter?

He's dead!

THE FACE IN THE DARK (Yoru Hikaru Kao)

HIGUCHI RESIDENCE

Please deliver that to Lady Senshu-ni.

I should actually be the one to go, but...

If you, a man go, it'll only draw attention.

Sir Nobuhira, please stay and protect Princess Asanomiya.

Aya, you might die in the process...

I won't die.

Aya...

Come back safely now.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Lord Buddha...

Please let me see Lady Senshu-ni...

Lady Senshu-ni...

Excuse me. What's wrong?

She has a high fever.

What are you doing? Stop it!

Am I at Senshu-an?

Are you...?

I am in receipt of the letter from Sir Nobuhira...

After all that help from Imperial Regent Konoe...

I feel terrible about what happened to him.

He was pleased about the engagement between

Shogun letsuna and Princess Asanomiya Akiko.

During the banquet to celebrate their engagement...

I'm glad you made it here safely.

That should do it.

Do it over. - Why?

We are known to be the cleanest bathhouse in Edo.

And it is clean.

With an attitude like that, you will be disliked.

I am loved by everyone. - I know that.

Madam, the customers who are waiting outside,

are about to go elsewhere.

Let them in right away. - Okay!

I'm trying to make you the best stoker in Edo.

I'm only being mean for your own good.

I may seem like a demon to you, but...

There's a strange customer here!

Stop yacking!

Han-sen, will you wash down my back?

Han-sen, you have a visitor!

What?

I refuse.

Vvhy?

Princess Asanomiya's life is in danger!

Han-sen...

True, this is a political strife.

You must see the court and shogunate,

fighting behind the scenes of this wedding.

Still, I want the weakly shogun to take a wife.

Asanomiya is most fit to be letsuna's wife.

Even if she should end up as a political tool.

I am a woman who had shared the same fate.

I want her to be happy.

Do you care for her that deeply?

That is why I came here.

The princess is a kind and cute person.

She really is!

I've been serving her since she was a little child.

Please protect her life!

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Can't we somehow find out who he is?

Ino, bring him back to life.

Maybe your healing powers will work better.

Fool! I can only help living people!

Ino, will you check again?

There might be a clue on the corpse.

Let me see...

So he's with the Nachinin-to...

Nachinin-to?

It's a group of ninja that was created from a hundred years of training

by the ascetic monks of Nachi and the navy of Kumano.

Interesting!

I want all of you to rush to Kyoto.

Okay!

Osuzu...

This is your first assignment.

Be careful now.

Han-sen...

You've been working hard, I see...

You're not Han-sen. Who are you?

I'm his replacement.

Replacement? You can't be sleeping at work!

Don't be so strict.

Where did he go? - To a relatives funeral.

A relative's funeral...

Did he have relatives?

CHIEF COUNCILOR KUJUS RESIDENCE

A convent?

Who is Senshu-ni?

Ayako went to see her?

Gyobu, are you the only one who returned alive?

Yes.

What a blunder, very unlike the Nachinin-to.

If the wedding between Princess Asanomiya and

Shogun letsuna comes true, then the shogunate

will have that as a merit to solidify their powers.

We will never be able to emerge again.

But if it falls through, we have a chance to...

That is why we must fight hard.

When you become shogun,

I will become imperial regent.

It appears the lga ninja stopped the Nachinin-to.

Iga ninja? Again!

Have they been giving you trouble?

I'll find out this time, who's behind them.

That is why I sent Nachi no Gyobu.

That was great.

We're sorry to keep you waiting.

Please have a drink.

The rat there...

Serve me. - Yes.

Splendid.

What is your name?

Shirayuri.

Shirayuri...

Show me your hand.

Oh my...

I was doing farm work in Yase.

Do you have a weapon on you?

This is just a decoration.

What about in your pocket?

You must be joking.

Wait.

I've taken a liking to you.

Come.

I'm tips)'-

Please be careful.

Watch your step.

It's dangerous.

You're not a courtesan, are you?

The rat there...

Why don't you come out and join me?

So they're the lga ninja...

They're nothing much.

So the Kishu are behind it, after all.

Chief Councilor Kujo is quite a villain himself.

I'll take care of the rest, so go back to Edo.

Why are you chasing me away at the best part?

Let me finish it! - He knows your face.

But... - Do as he says.

After killing the imperial regent, their ne>

Chief!

Are you crying?

No, I'm not!

Ino, what did you use today?

A tear-smoke bomb.

You were gone for a while. Where did you go?

Just somewhere...

Don't vvorry.

Ayako won't go anywhere again.

Nobuhira, you seem happy to have Ayako back.

That's not true...

Aren't you two in love with each other?

I am a woman who lives in the flovv of politics.

So my fate has been set from the time I was born.

But I want at least the two of you to be happy.

Will you promise me?

Princess...

I am not leaving your side.

I lost my parents soon after I was born...

and was raised in Sir Nobuhira's residence.

I've lived here with you from the time I was five.

In my heart, you are like a younger sister to me...

and Sir Nobuhira is like an older brother.

I will go to Edo with you.

I feel sorry for Nobuhira.

He looks troubled.

That's not true.

Too bad the three of us can't be together always...

Where were you?

Did someone give you a new bell?

Hovv cute.

Pardon me!

Are you all right?

Thank you for saving her.

Princess, she was sent by Lady Senshu-ni to protect you.

The three of us will protect you at all costs.

I heard about the explosion at the Fushiminomiya residence.

Hovv could you let that happen as her guard?

Chief Councilor... - I don't want to hear any excuses.

Listen...

Make sure nothing happens before the ball event.

If I may humbly speak up...

The princess isn't feeling well.

Are you saying that she's not attending the traditional

ball event at the shrine?

Even the emperor will be attending it.

The princess must attend.

You must protect her at all costs.

But... - Leave.

That's enough.

Yes, sir.

So this is a poisonous snake from Ryukyu...

Hovv scary.

A drop of its poison can kill a hundred people.

Yes, sir.

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Good day.

Isn't the weather nice?

It's lively, isn't it?

Everyone is staring.

Maybe they've seen through your act... - What's wrong with it?

Aren't I doing a fine job? They're just impressed.

I don't think that's it.

Walk faster.

Stupid. - It hurts.

Will you be careful?

It's quite difficult, isn't it?

Are you all right?

He's dead!

Please go quickly.

Hurry!

Chief!

Why, it's Sasuke!

Hey, Sasuke!

Where did the chief go? - He went to Kurama.

Kurama?

When did you arrive?

My body won't last, with Orin working me hard.

What about your job as the stoker?

This matches me better.

What a hopeless guy!

Chief!

Chief!

Chief!

Chief!

Chief...

What is it?

The enemy appeared again.

They are definitely after Princess Asanomiya's life.

I see...

What are you doing at an important time like this?

Looking for luminous moss.

Luminous moss?

You can find them in caves and damp places like this.

See?

What are you going to do with that?

They remit light in the darkness.

See?

The Kishu residence has a lot of rifles and ammunitions.

Rifles? - I found another one.

Gyobu, hovv can you fail again?!

I'm terribly sorry.

The ball play turned out to be a big joke.

This is it already

lfsjust beginning.

Are you going to attack the bridal procession?

If you fail at that, will you raid Edo Castle?

Novv, now...

What happens in Kyoto, will stay in Kyoto.

We'll round them all up.

With the lga ninja?

Hovv I wish so!

The chief of the lga ninja is Tarao Hanzo.

Nachi no Gyobu is your trusted vassal, all right.

He found that out for me.

I see...

For our plan to succeed, we need to wipe out the lga ninja.

Then killing Asanomiya won't be a problem.

Is that really possible?

Like a flovver against a storm...

It's going to be a bit brutal.

Just leave it to me.

Hanzo won't be coming here.

Unfortunately, he's not coming.

Did you send that letter then?

Hanzo with the lga ninja is promising, isn't he?

I'll be going now.

Don't you care what happens to Nobuhira?

What a big blunder on his part...

Fortunately, nothing happened to the princess.

He might be dismissed from his post and punished severely.

He's also suspected of delivering a secret letter to someone in Edo.

When the investigation is done,

we'll know who delivered the letter.

What will become of Sir Nobuhira then?

Come tonight. I'll send a palanquin over.

What is the matter?

Aya...

Do you really think of me as an older brother?

I've never thought of you as my younger sister.

I've been in love with you all along...

Sir Nobuhira...

Aya...

I love you!

I don't want to lose you.

I love you, too, Sir Nobuhira!

Aya, a palanquin is here for you.

Where are you going?

Please protect the princess for me...

Aya!

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I've been waiting for you.

So you will grant me my wish.

Was that it, after all?

Don't think too deeply.

Isn't it about Nobuhira?

I'll do as you want later.

Hovv cowardly can you be?

Aren't you behind all those incidents?

I like you even more.

You're going to be mine.

Did you come here, prepared to die?

Sir Nobuhira!

I thought so!

Hovv cowardly can you be, chief councilor!

Sir Nobuhira!

Sir Nobuhira!

Damn you, chief councilor...!

Sir Nobuhira!

Aya...

Sir Nobuhira!

With her as bait, the lga ninja will surely appear.

The shadow warriors are here!

The lga ninja are here! Shoot them!

Shoot all of them!

Don't kill me! Forgive me.

I will safely deliver Princess Asanomiya to Edo.

So please don't kill me.

My body is iron...

My mind is empty...

Evil shall be destroyed.

Aya...

I'm sorry for letting your beloved Nobuhira die...

What are you saying?

I was in love with Nobuhira, too.

Princess...

ls that right?

Please forgive me.

Love allows a woman to grasp happiness.

Princess...

Please go to Edo with peace of mind.

I'm sure Sir Nobuhira would want that, too.

Princess Asanomiya Akikds procession departed Kyoto

for her wedding with Shogun letsuna.

Ayako also went with hen.

with memories of Nobuhira at heart.

Ivlissus, please don't bathe the baby in the new water.

I hope you washed his butt well before you dipped him in.

What are you saying? He's my precious heir.

That doesn't sound clean.

Doesn't he look like a monkey?

Don't you know?

Even the shogun's heir looks like this when he's a baby.

Thanks for coming.

In ten years, you might be all alone here.

I need an heir...

I guess I'll settle for Han-san then.

Where did he go anyway?

Sorry to keep you waiting!

Please wash down my back. - Okay

Welcome back.

I won't complain about where you went, so...

Keep me company tonight.

What?

I need you to help me with an heir.

Heir?

I have a bad feeling about this.

Directed by: SEKIMOTO lkuo

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