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PRODUCED IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 60th ANNIVERSARY

OF THE DEATH OF SHOZOMAKI NO, THE FATHER OF JAPANESE CINEMA

May his soul rest in peace.

Rest in peace.

It's not what you think.

This man's a total stranger to me.

You're strong! Very, very strong.

RONIN GAI

Young master, let's have a good time.

Hey, you. You're handsome.

Hey, let's have some fun.

- Hey! - What are you doing? Damn you!

I wouldn't have screwed you if I’d known you were such a hag.

- Let go! - Give me my money back.

Damn hag!

- Wait! - Let go!

Wait!

Where are you going?

- You thief!. - Old hag!

Damn it! You can't get me!

Hey, what's going on?

You guys already blew your wad, but you’re still horny?

Idiots!

What do you want?

Look.

When you're horny, get a woman.

When you're mad, take it out on a man.

Why not hit me in the head?

How about it?

You? In the head?

I'm a samurai.

Samurai? So what?

You're living in a good age.

Times have changed so much...

that even horse traders like you get a chance to clobber a samurai.

How about it? Fifty Mon for this one.

A hundred for this. See?

Isn't this great?

You've got a sword, though.

You want to trick us and kill us, don’t you?

I'll pay 50.

Thanks.

- I'll pay a hundred! A hundred! - Wait, young man.

A hundred. It's a deal.

Bastard!

A hundred. Remember that.

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Here you are.

Osato, roast more sardines.

Where is my sake?

It's coming. You people sure guzzle it up!

Don't do that!

Hey! Bull!

Staying off the street again tonight, Osen?

I decided to see how things go.

I don't want to be killed like Ochika was.

What are the officers doing? I want them to nail the killer quick-

- Osen! More sake! - Coming!

How can I survive like this?

I know, I know!

Bull, were you at it again?

Look. I'll pay a hundred for now.

Hey, you sure earned a lot!

But don't overdo it, or they'll knock you crazy.

- I can't get crazier than this. - That's true.

Hey.

Who's he?

Just vermin.

I guess she's not coming tonight.

- You're leaving? - Yeah. How much?

Twenty-four Mon all told.

Twenty-four? So little?

It's almost nothing.

Special just for you.

Thank you.

Hey, mister, you’re joking!

Oshin will cover what I'm short.

Oshin?

Just tell her Gennai Aramaki was here to drink.

Hey, wait, mister!

Wait.

Whoever you may be, your credit is no good in this shop.

Who the hell are you?

Stay out of this!

When I say I'm broke, I'm broke.

I mean it.

Madam, bring more sake.

Are you new around here?

Oshin.

It's been a long time.

You get slapped for free, huh? Stupid!

Idiot!

She slapped me because she loves me. Something you don't understand.

- More sake. - Hey!

If you can't pay, leave your head here!

You've been talking nonsense ever since I saw you.

How can I go home if I leave my head here?

This little brat's got a smart mouth.

Come with me.

All right, all right!

Just let go, huh?

With scum like you around, the world's getting filthy!

So long as I, ''Bull'' Akaushi, lives,

you can't eat or drink for free in this tavern!

Hey! Pay up!

What are you saying? You ass!

- You always eat and drink for nothing. - Look!

Ten Mon will be enough.

Just pay me 1 0, and we'll forget about this.

What a shameless pig!

Who'd pay you money?

What? You mean you refuse to pay?

You still want me to?

Good!

I'll give you something.

Sit down! I'll kill you!

Who called me "vermin samurai?"

- You? - Not me!

- I quit! - What? Draw!

- I quit! - You can't do it, can you?

See, you can't draw.

You’re just -

Serves you right!

The difference is here. See?

Hey, you all right?

- Place your bets. - Four Mon on the samurai.

You can make money using your head too.

Damn it, bastard!

When I was young

Go for it, Samurai! Don't lose!

I paid a visit to a holy shrine with my wife

A street whore spoke tome, saying

"Come and have a nice time with me."

But I couldn't answer because my wife was with me

Hey, Horo, you look happy tonight. Keep out of this, all right?

Nobody's stopping you, Bull. Go right ahead.

I'll watch to the end, so go right ahead.

You know each other?

You were singing such a bawdy song.

If you want to watch us fight, pay.

Fight hard, Bull.

''The wind is whistling,

the river water freezing.

Gone are men of holy valor down the river of eternity.''

Hey, you understand?

I'm glad you do.

Hey, Horo, don't go to sleep.

Wake up!

For a Ronin,

you seem pretty well off.

How come you lost your job?

Cut a corpse...

Maybe he's doing it for money.

This. Smell it. It stinks.

Smell it.

You can't wash it away no matter what.

It sure is rank, huh?

It's salty.

Hey.

What's going on between Oshin and you?

Shut up! It's none of your business!

Oshin's name always embarrasses him. Funny man!

Lay off!. You talk too much.

Hey, tell me.

What's Oshin to you?

What about Oshin?

I'm asking you what Oshin is to you.

She supports me.

I spend her money.

Don't look at me like that.

Hey, Bull.

Are you in love with Oshin?

What's wrong with me loving her?

Nothing at all. If you love her so much, take her.

But she's expensive, mind you.

What? Damn you!

Is this all right? Can you let him say that?

No, I can't!

"No, I can't." He says he can't.

When Horo says he can't, he really can't.

Hey!

"I can't. I can't."

You came as a customer?

Sure.

Pay a hundred Mon if you sleep with me.

That's robbery!

It's the going rate. Got any money?

No.

We don't have to sleep. I'll do it standing up. How's that?

Nonsense!

Where have you been? I've been waiting for you.

Why wait for me?

Well, I -

You were waiting for another woman, right?

What happened to the one in Hongo?

Oh, her.

Lung disease. She croaked.

- Liar! - It's true.

Hey, how many of your women have died of lung disease?

I can't help it. There was an epidemic.

I know your story.

Your woman kicked you out because you were broke.

The new woman dumps you, so you go back to the old one.

You think it's that easy?

Oh, I see.

I understand how you feel. You're absolutely right.

Leave. Quick.

That hurt.

Hey, what's wrong?

What's the big idea?

I've been thinking about you.

''Oshin, Oshin, Oshin.'' I was like that everyday.

- I'd already forgotten you. - You had?

You hate me?

I could kill you.

If you kill me,

I'll be glad to die.

It's cold tonight.

Sabu, come here.

What?

What's this smell?

Hey, they stink.

What's all this?

Look at their dung! They must have loose bowels.

Listen,

the stench comes all the way to my room.

Can’t you be considerate?

Hey. Do you roast and eat these birds?

I'm talking to you. Why don’t you say something?

Obun!

Sorry for inconveniencing you all the time.

Let me help you.

She's a gem among pebbles.

Didn't I tell you to keep the birds caged?

I'm sewing a kimono for Master Iseya's mistress.

What if the bird dirties it?

Why raise birds? They don't sell at all.

Our neighbors hate us for it!

Shut up!

I have plans too.

I used to work for a lord as a horse-riding coach.

Who wants to live like this?

That's why I told you to go to the lord's mansion.

Endo got promoted to chief retainer.

Everyone says it, so there's no mistake.

He promised, didn't he?

He said he'd hire you again when the right time came.

Women shouldn't meddle in the affairs of men.

What are you saying?

You're the one who makes your own sister work like this!

If it’s money you want...

sell my armor!

This is our lord's new sword.

Be careful when testing it.

Proceed!

This is a woman's body.

We brought it from the public execution ground this morning.

Rigor mortis hasn't set in yet.

Be careful to cut it properly.

Excellent!

Do it again. The waist this time.

Why not do it yourself?

If you refuse, you'll have to leave without payment.

Here. Ten Mon. Thanks.

- How many? - Three.

Here we go. Fifteen Mon.

- Thanks. - Thank you.

Obun!

You look busy!

The price of rice went up again.

Did you go somewhere?

I'm helping my brother get a job.

Welcome back!

Sakichi, don't make her work for you.

I'm doing this because I like it.

It's good to see that you’re doing well.

But it's hasn't been safe at night lately.

- Be careful on night patrols. - I will.

- Obun, you can go now. - I can?

- Will you take some? - Thank you.

Mister, don't pick on him, all right?

- That's the last thing I'd do. - Good-bye.

Give me two.

- No use loving her. - What?

You're no match for her.

Slut.

"I thinked I would die

when he left me.''

Stupid! How many times must I tell you?

It's not "thinked." It's "thought."

See?

"I thought..."

"Thought." Not "thought."

'"Time is medicine. I found another love.''

Why is time medicine?

As time passes, you forget.

When your man leaves you, you think you’ll die.

But as time passes, you get over it.

And you find another man. That's the story.

- How many loves have you had? - As many as you think.

Welcome back.

- What troubles I have! - What happened, Tahei?

It's about the samurai who was murdered last night.

They asked me who might be guilty.

How should I know? Those stupid officers!

They're overreacting because the victim was a samurai.

Where's Oshin?

Maybe the Ronin we saw wouldn't let her go.

There's something going on between them.

Maybe she's the one who wouldn't let go.

Stupid! Oshin isn't like that.

Bull, come here.

Anyhow, it's good, huh?

You won't have any worries when you work at night, right?

Why?

They say the murdered samurai was a whore-killer.

What? Don't stare at me like an officer.

It wasn't me!

Excuse me.

Let me ask you something.

Does a samurai named Magozaemon Doi,

who was once with the Ogasawara clan, live around here?

I know him. But what is it about, sir?

I have a message for him from Shume Endo,

the chief retainer at the Ogasawara clan's residence in Edo.

"Heaven lies in the blue far above.

The blue is an accumulation of spirits.

It's the same as water that looks blue when it's deep.

Heaven is endlessly distant and has no form...''

How noisy! Making a fuss in the daytime.

I suggest you take such circumstances into full consideration.

Hey, did you get the job?

Did you make it?

Mr. Doi, will you share your luck with me?

Obun, did you ask him to give me a job?

Why did you meddle without telling me?

I just told them what you wanted to say.

And your wish has been granted, right? You can return to the clan.

You idiot!

Didn't I tell you? It's not a woman's concern!

Why are you so mad?

Is it that you can't return to the clan after all?

Master Endo said the clan would rehire me at my former salary.

Then we can return to the clan!

But I need money to get the job.

Money?

Master Endo can't decide on my reemployment by himself.

I have to bribe high officials of the clan.

How much will we need?

A hundred ryo. A hundred!

A hundred? That much?

You've disgraced me!

You caused it! Go raise a hundred ryo by yourself!.

Brother, why must you throw around so much as a hundred ryo ?

You just did as Master Endo told you. You took the blame for him.

Enough!

Go out and raise the money, then you can complain!

Miss, let me look at you.

You're pretty.

Let me tell you something. I'm expensive.

I won't mind paying extra for you.

Are you sure?

- I cost a hundred Mon. - A hundred? You must be joking!

Usually it's 24.

I said I'm expensive.

Who'd pay a hundred for a cheap whore? It's ridiculous!

Too bad, mister.

You agreed not to whore around here, didn’t you?

Once in a while I need to get out.

That man of yours told you to do this, didn't he?

I'm doing it on my own.

I feel sorry for the old greengrocer.

If you’re talking about my dad, lay off.

Oshin, I think this is the right time.

Just straighten yourself out and take over after me running my shop.

Then it'll prosper even more.

I'm too old to work hard anymore.

See? Think of it as helping me that way.

''But, in return, leave that man.''

Isn't that what you want to say?

I know what you’re thinking.

Good. We can come to the point.

If you find it hard to leave him, I can be your go-between and -

-Just don't interfere, all right? - I'm not interfering.

Your late father would want you to leave him.

What do you see in such a lout?

Frankly,

I don't know myself.

Osen!

Who the hell did this?

The way he slashed her, the killer must be a samurai.

She was only a whore. Who'd care if she were murdered?

Keep back. Go!

Osen!

Your life

Seems like it will never end

Spring comes every year

It seems like it never changes

Then you realize

It was all a dream

So you’re here, huh?

You're plastered to the gills!

- What's wrong with being plastered? - Nothing.

What have you been doing? You didn't even go to Osen's service.

I've been watching this.

Osen left this. Look!

Are stars so important? Damn it!

If I died,

you wouldn't shed a tear, right?

That's not necessarily true.

Yes, it's true!

You have no tears, no blood,

no sense of duty, no human sentiment.

I feel great. That's nice.

You're choking me.

Ow!

Damn you!

What a cold-hearted beast!

Damn you!

The kimono made by a samurai's daughter has a good strain and fits perfectly.

Here. The balance of your sewing fee.

Mistress Oyo, I have a request.

What is it? Speak frankly.

I need money.

Will you ask Master Iseya to lend me a hundred ryo ?

A hundred?

My brother has a chance to return to his clan.

But he needs money for it.

His clan is very wealthy.

So we'll repay the money with interest. Please.

Obun, it may sound odd of me to say this,

but I suggest you have nothing to do with Iseya.

What are you doing?

We're going to drink. Keep us company.

Insolent samurai!

You’re just a townsman's daughter. Don't act big.

- I'm a samurai's daughter. - What clan does your father belong to?

Now that you’ve mentioned it, we won't let you go unless you tell us.

We're direct retainers of the Tokugawa Shogun.

If you’re a samurai's daughter, greet us properly!

Wait a minute!

She's one of my acquaintances. Let her go!

Who are you? Say your name.

I'm only what you see now. My name isn't worthy of mention.

Silence!

You’re just a nameless Ronin. How dare you interfere with us!

I could apologize if you’re upset -

Prostrate yourself and apologize!

- I don't wish to dirty my clothes. - What?

Wait a moment!

If you make a scene here, it'll reflect on Master Iseya.

You must be tired. Please come inside and rest.

Sorry about that.

You're from Aizu?

- Yes. - I see.

- Sorry to be staying so late. - Don't be.

I'm doing this in return for causing you trouble.

Stay as long as you like.

The fact that you’re from my home town makes the sake taste extra good.

I don't feel like leaving you.

I'm from Aizu, but my family doesn't live there.

How are your guests doing?

They come only to drink, and they leave when they're ready.

Whenever they go riding in the forest near here,

they drop in to drink.

Master Iseya knows them because he stores their rice.

Then they're important clients.

Yes.

But I prefer a strong carp swimming upstream

to a school of minnows.

I see.

- Shivers, you say? - Yes!

The moment I kill, shivers run down my spine.

Don't lay a woman, kill her. That's best.

We're dry on sake!

More sake!

When we had nothing to eat,

we broke walls and boiled the plaster to eat it.

Eat like that for two days and you're dead.

What a cruel story.

But that was no reason for the villagers

to give you to Iseya in exchange for rice.

I was lucky. I was the only one who was.

You really think so?

Why not?

Don’t you hate the villagers?

Not at all.

Every day, I can eat well and wear nice -

Seems it stopped raining. I'll be going.

Be good children until I get back.

- Please take care of them. - Sure.

- Be careful, Otoku. - Thank you.

What stinks?

Tell me, tell me, Bull. Tell me!

I'm a bird dealer.

For the rest of my life!

I'll rot, remaining a bird dealer!

Endo betrayed me.

The clan people are asses!

Damn them and their hundred ryo! They're all my enemy!

I'll beat them!

Hey, Magoza, don't say that.

It won't get you anywhere.

I've got an idea.

Why don’t you help me get a job too?

Sure, don't get just one. Get two!

Good! I'll give you a plan.

It's your sister Obun.

She's a nice, pretty girl - a gem among pebbles.

She's from a samurai family, and she's a virgin.

Any merchant would pay a fortune for her.

You can sell her for a hundred, even 200.

So why not make her someone's concubine?

Wait!

Wait and let me finish.

Then, with the money, you go and see your lord.

You get back into the clan, right?

Then you ask your lord to hire me.

It doesn't matter what my rank is going to be.

I'll get Obun back from the merchant,

and I'll marry her.

That way Obun will be a samurai's wife

and live easily and peacefully for the rest of her years.

How's that?

Good idea, huh?

It's a good plan!

Let's do it.

Miss.

My master wants a woman. Will you come?

Sure.

Spare me!

The world is getting filthy and rotten

because of worms like you.

Scum!

I'm saying that,

if we can find the killer, things will be better.

So I urge you not to solicit until he's caught.

But we need money for rice. They won’t sell us rice on credit.

It's too late to start over in another town.

Maybe the best thing to do is hang ourselves.

Don't be silly!

- Share this money among yourselves. - Thank you.

Just follow my advice. Leave it to me.

- Thank you. - Don't worry.

Teacher!

Look! I learned fast!

Teacher Bull!

You just sent three whores to the devil, and you're not even sweating.

Do something or they'll all be killed. Or don’t you care?

Is being a bouncer such an easy job?

I wish I could be a bouncer.

You booze it up and stuff yourself every day.

So why not do your job?

Please. Don't say another word.

Lay off, or you’ll lose your head.

What?

I'm not the one you should be against. You don't make sense.

Oshin, I'll have to ask you again. Sorry to put you through hardships.

Hey, Bull!

Well, if it isn't Horo!

What brings you here?

Where's Aramaki?

I thought you came to talk to me.

Well, yes.

I have a favor to ask you.

Yeah?

Anyway, come in first.

It's cramped in here, as you see.

Oh, that? It's his.

He said he came to Edo to study that.

But somehow he got sidetracked.

Have some sake.

Will you sleep with me for this?

I know you have Aramaki as your lover.

But I -

I have no other love buyout.

To feel your skin...

Please.

Please!

Master.

Please raise your head.

Is it only my body that you want?

No.

I'm a prostitute.

You don't have to pay so much only to lay me.

But...

if you really love me that much,

if you’re serious,

take me away from him.

Take me somewhere far away where no one can reach us.

Listen.

We'll just have to run blindly away.

Please, Master Horo.

Oshin.

Don't embarrass him like that.

Your heart and body are inseparable.

You're an adult. You know you can't talk of love before you lay first.

Right, Horo?

Are you telling me to sleep with him?

Exactly. Go ahead.

- Why? - It's obvious.

You're something like a goddess to Horo.

That's why he'll pay so much for you.

It's your duty to show him your benevolence.

Wait!

Now that you’re here, watch us.

Watch what?

How we make love.

It might be fun. Do it.

Yes, I will!

Stop!

Fool!

When a woman says she'll do it, she really will.

I see. I'm sorry.

Horo.

Do it.

Step aside.

Do it!

Step aside, or-

You'll kill me?

Then make love?

You forgot something. Hey!

Look!

He paid so much for you.

Maybe he loves you more than I do.

Look...

you've got another woman again, right?

What are you saying?

You were ready to leave me anyway, weren’t you?

What are you saying?

Oshin!

Why are you doing that?

You say Lord Obata wants to see me?

Right.

I took your story as a lead and investigated him,

and he got really angry.

He insisted on meeting you directly to prove his innocence.

Why did you have to do that?

You'll see him, won’t you?

Yes, sir.

Buy my noodles!

Eat my noodles!

Welcome, sir!

What'll it be?

Noodles? Very well, sir.

Know something?

I used to be a samurai years ago just like you.

But being a samurai had meaning

only when there were many civil wars, like long ago.

The age of civil wars is over.

To be a samurai now,

-you have to be stubborn and showy. - Make it quick.

- Can you hurry? - I know.Just a minute.

So I quit being a samurai.

And now I take it easy.

The key to Osaka-style noodles is the broth.

Try my noodles with the broth.

Here you are.

- Osaka-style noodles? - That's right.

How are they?

- They taste like real Osaka noodles. - Thank you, sir.

Anything wrong with the noodles? Oh, I forgot pepper.

They're tasty. Excellent!

The true taste of Osaka noodles!

Thank you.

Thank you, sir. I'm happiest when people say that.

Even though I quit being a samurai,

I still fight every day.

If people say my noodles are good, I win.

But when they say they're lousy, I lose.

It makes me feel as if I were killed.

Then yours was a great victory.

I won.

They're good.

Really good.

For noodles like these,

I would pay one ryo. But anyway, do you have change?

No. It's free. I don't want money.

- Are you serious? - Of course.

But I must pay.

You paid with your tears. It's enough.

Thank you ever so much.

Well then -

Hey...

why don’t you call them "samurai noodles?"

- What? - Sounds good, huh?

"Samurai noodles?"

Good luck.

Thanks. Please come again.

Samurai noodles!

Samurai noodles!

Thank you.

Samurai noodles!

"Samurai noodles..."

Master Horo, you're alone today?

I've been waiting for Bull, but -

There isn't a day when he doesn't drop in. I wonder what happened to him.

Listen, pop.

He may not be a great man, but you’ll take care of him, won’t you?

What do you mean by that?

I'm going on a trip.

On a trip?

Just tell Bull so.

I see.

Then, it's not like a farewell gift or anything,

but stay here as long as you'd like tonight.

- Are you going out? - Yes.

I have something to do. Sorry.

- Pop. - Yes?

Never mind.

Take care of yourself.

See to the shop.

MOURNING

Who did this to him? Why?

Who keeps on doing such terrible things?

What are the officers doing?

We can't count on them.

Right. We can't rely on others.

There's no one in the world we can depend on.

Look.

You didn't write ''T'' for tooth.

T? Tooth?

Teeth...

Sakichi.

Yes?

Where did the master say he would go?

He said it was a secret.

Tell me!

Who was it who killed him?

Next word.

It's a pack of seven samurai, direct retainers of the Shogun.

I can't think of anyone else.

Not only seven.

If they’re direct retainers,

each of them has at least 20 more working for him.

If they get together, they'll number over a hundred.

Far too many for any one man to handle.

I'm going back to my clan.

I can't get involved. I can't help.

Who asked for your help?

Do you men work here, or are you customers?

Anyone else here who's related to the master?

If so, bring him!

What is this regarding?

Are you women the whores who work this district?

So what?

We're direct retainers of the Shogun.

This shop's owner, Tahei, accused us without grounds.

Therefore we punished him.

If you seek revenge, we'll accept your challenge.

Call for help if you like.

Bring all the men you can find.

Whores are the root of the world's degradation!

Anyone who dares engage in such base conduct as seducing men

shall be punished by death, every last one.

Remember that well!

But we must work to eat, unlike you.

Brat!

He's only a kid. No need to get upset.

What?

You!

This your hangout, huh?

I see.

It was you rotten Ronin who got the idea to send Tahei to us. Is that it?

Quit jabbering!

You retainers to the Shogun or whatever you claim to be,

we're busy with Tahei's funeral service now.

If you’re through, get lost!

Silence, whore!

Oshin, what are you doing?

The old man's alone and lonely. Why not stay with him?

Let me settle this.

Bull!

Come with me.

Don't get us involved. They're all yours, Bull.

He never fights for free. I know what's on his mind.

You! Go help him now!

Why waste my life? Forget it!

I humbly apologize for their always being defiant, noble samurai.

Starting today, I, Akaushi,

will consider you my lord and serve you.

I implore you to consider me.

A hundred koku of rice will be enough for salary.

A hundred?

- Seventy will do. - Seventy?

Fifty koku will do!

Play a dog!

Act like a dog, and I'll hire you for 50 koku.

Get that sandal with your mouth and bring it back.

Sakichi! What happened?

I couldn't find him. I didn't hear anything about a dead person either.

I see.

Hey.

What are you doing?

Where do you think you are?

What is your problem?

This kitchen was just as important to old Tahei as his life.

It's a sacred place where we cook food.

What's wrong with washing my feet in the sink? Idiot!

Everything! Hey, where are you going?

I don't belong here.

- You running away? - From what? Say all you want.

I asked for your help, and yet you’d still leave us?

I told you, didn't I?

Whether Bull lives or dies, he does so on his own.

What a thing to say! You call yourself a man?

What?

- You mean you're a woman? - Damn you!

Ass!

It's outrageous!

Outrageous!

I'll kill them! I'll kill them all!

Brother!

Brother!

Master!

Teacher...

Thank you.

Starting today,

I'll call you "Dog" instead of "Bull." All right?

Come, Dog!

Lord, a stray dog is over there.

Please go ahead.

A stray dog?

- Don't let him fool you, huh? - Right.

Turn around and bark!

Hey, don't tell me you’ll kill me.

I don't even feel like it.

You envy me, right?

Because I found work paying even 50 koku, in these times of peace.

What a pathetic man!

Hey, are you really taking a trip?

Bull.

Don't let them kill any more whores.

And don't drink too much now that you’ve got a job.

Let me do it too. Let me help.

I want to do it alone. Leave it to me.

Please. Let me do something for you.

Innocent people like Tahei and the women are killed. I feel -

It's not your concern!

Don't get involved,

or your whole life will be ruined.

I'm a samurai's daughter after all.

I'm prepared.

I'll give you this shop, the tenement, everything.

Sell it all, and it'll bring at least a hundred ryo.

So go home.

Go now.

Go home.

I said go home!

It's more convenient to give the magistrate this note than cash.

You can cash our note anywhere, anytime.

Thanks.

Leave the rest to us.

Enjoy your drinks first.

A hundred ryo.

If only I had a hundred ryo.

Silence!

Obun, is that you?

Excuse me.

Where's Obun?

She's been out since early evening.

Would you please give this letter to a lady named Oshin? It's urgent.

- Who are you? - Please do as I say.

The lives of you people are at stake. Please be sure to do it.

Miss.

She's the one we met at Iseya's villa the other day!

- What? - That's right.

I recall she said she's a samurai's daughter.

You lied!

Damn slut!

Brother, what do you suggest we do?

Kill her? Or poke at her?

Poke?

We'll poke her to the fullest.

It's you, Obun! What are you doing here?

What heavy makeup!

Teacher...

Come!

Hey, what do you think you're doing at a place like this?

Keep away from Obun.

I will allow no man to harm her!

Teacher...

Here I go!

Sakichi!

Seems the curtain rose on Act II, huh?

There's a moth in the fire!

Don't move, or I'll shoot.

I have only one bullet.

I can't afford to waste it.

There's only one man I want to kill.

Bull, stand aside!

I can't do that.

When my lord is in danger, how can I leave him?

I can't step aside.

True retainers must be prepared to die for their lord.

Now, shoot me!

I've met plenty of disgusting men in my day,

but you’re the lowest of them all!

It's Gennai!

Dog, you've done well! I'll guarantee your 50 koku.

Thank you, sir.

Those damn retainers!

Their attitude gets on my nerves.

- Are you all right? - You need to light my way!

I hear it's a method of punishment used in ancient China.

Two bulls pull apart the legs of a woman who's tied like this.

She gets ripped in half.

How's that?

Try, Bull.

That hurt!

How can I tear her crotch only by doing this?

You’re joking. Only real bulls can do it.

Two real bulls pull her legs.

Lord!

- There's a problem! - What happened?

The officer was killed. The note for a hundred ryo was stolen.

Who did it?

He ambushed us in the dark, so -

But I remember he smelled like bird shit.

Bird shit?

You -

Well -

Let's have sake! Let's celebrate in advance.

Horo.

Come join me.

Bird shit, huh? It must've been Gennai Aramaki.

There's no mistake.

Gennai Aramaki?

About that note, there's a way to cover it up.

And I doubt that the disappearance of one officer means much either.

Gennai Aramaki is one of the Ronin who loaf at the tavern all the time.

You're indeed great, Iseya. You know all about the common people.

It's nothing.

It's because my woman Oyo favors him.

Oyo does?

It's a shame to see such a thrilling show all by ourselves.

This could be a profitable show.

It would be fun! It really would be!

The plot is thickening. Let's drink to it again.

How exciting!

Obun?

I understand.

''The worms of the world eat, defecate, fornicate and still hesitate.

It's the same with everyone,

from the emperor down to the beggars.''

Mistress!

Why?

Why must you rescue us?

Damn it!

Master!

Oyo, what are you doing here? Why aren’t you entertaining my guests?

Master! I implore you!

Please ask the samurai to release these two ladies! Please!

Quit begging!

Have I ever rejected your request? Not even once, right?

And I send rice to your village every year.

Isn't that right?

Master-

Don't think you can fool me!

How long are you going to do this?

I already know that you love that filthy Ronin Aramaki!

For that I'll kill you!

Remember.

It will be in the Kogoi forest.

- Obun! - Sakichi!

Hurry! Quick!

Master!

Master!

Your brother is probably drinking. I'll take care of this.

All right!

Where's my brother?

What? He just left with Horo.

What's up, Obun?

Oshin will be killed. Don’t you care?

Can you call yourself a man? Can you even call yourself human?

They even got Iseya's mistress. She was innocent.

She tried to rescue them and was killed!

I won't risk my life for strangers.

Oshin is no stranger!

- Yes, she is. - I don't think so!

- Yes. - No, she's not!

Kids can't understand. Quit jabbering!

All right. You want money.

- I'll buy your precious life. - How much will you pay?

- Ten ryo. - Fifteen!

- Done! - It's a deal!

Here we go.

Bull! What's keeping him?

- Hey, Sakichi! - Yes?

They're heavy!

Looks like he isn't coming. Let's rip her!

Be patient. We'll get the note back first.

Brother!

Brother!

What's the big idea?

Obun, what happened to your face?

Brother, it's Oshin! She's -

What about her?

The Shogun's retainers got her.

They're going to tear her in half using bulls, in the Kogoi Forest!

What?

It's him.

Here he comes!

He finally showed up.

Kill him!

Oshin!

Oshin! You hear me?

You hear me, Oshin?

You hear me, Oshin?

I'm saying this for your own good.

- Don't worry about me. - I've got a hundred ryo.

Oshin's sacrificing herself for us.

How can you return to the clan, leaving her to die?

What kind of a samurai are you?

Obun.

You won't regret it?

No, I won't.

I understand.

Gennai!

Let me join you!

Sure thing!

Careful! It's wild!

Don't worry! I'm an expert!

Gonzo, I'm borrowing your horse!

Hey, where are you going?

Lout!

''The wind is whistling,

the river water freezing.

Gone are men of valor,

never, never to return...''

Bull -

Bull!

- Madam! - Yes?

Bring me more fish and miso soup.

- Madam! - Welcome!

Hey, it's still daytime.

Obun - I mean, madam, bring us some sake.

Oshin took to the road with Gennai.

Magozaemon went to Nagasaki.

He said he'll study Dutch medical science.

You loved this place best of all, didn’t you?

Stay as long as you like,

drinking and sleeping.

YAGOEMON AKAUSHI

Work hard and be a good madam.

Thank you. I'll expand the place. Be sure to come back.

Master!

All the dead samurai are regarded as having died from illness.

And Obata and the other survivors have been ordered to commit hara-kiri

for having disgraced the Shogun.

That's the world of the samurai.

Where are you going?

To Echigo. I'll visit my parents' grave.

Then I'll move on to Nagasaki and take care of Magozaemon.

Good timing.

Will you give this to Magozaemon?

Tell him to use it for his education.

Master, money comes and goes.

I'll earn it back and send some more. Good luck.

- Good luck! - Take care of yourself!.

Good luck!

Let's go back to work!

THIRTY-TWO YEARS LATER, IN 1868, THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE FELL,

AND A NEW REGIME UNDER EMPEROR MEIJI WAS ESTABLISHED.

Gennai Aramaki: YOSHIO HARADA

Oshin: KANAKO HIGUCHI

Gonbei Horo: RENJIISHI BASHI

Obun: KAORU SUGITA

Oyo: HIROKO ISAYAMA Sakichi: TAKUYA FUJISAKI

Otoku: MOEKO EZAWA Onaka: TATSU NAKAMURA

Osen: MANKO KURENAI Otsuya: YUKIE KAGAWA

Dendayu Obata: BUNMEI TOBAYAMA Constable Kashiwagi: TAKASHI TSUMURA

Gonzo: TAKUJI AOKI Biwa Player: HIDEYO AMAMOTO

Tahei: MICHITARO MIZUSHIMA Shichirouemon Obata: AKIRA NAKAO

Iseya: KEI SATO Noodleman: HIROYUKI NAGATO

Magozaemon Doi: KUNIE TANAKA

Yagoemon Akaushi: SHINTARO KATSU

Executive Producers: HISAO NABESHIMA, KANZABURO ADACHI, TAKEO MUTAI

Concept by HISAO NABESHIMA

Produced by YOSHITO YAMAZAKI, YOSHIKI NOMURA, YASUTAKA TARUMI

Supervised by MASAHIRO MAKINO

Based on a story by ITARO YAMAGAMI

Screenplay by KAZUO KASAHARA

Music by TEIZO MATSUMURA

Cinematography by JIN TAKAIWA Production Design by AKIRA NAITO

Special thanks to KAZUO MIYAGAWA

Directed by KAZUO KUROKI