Original subtitles

Oh Ryu! Good morning.

Ryu.

You're looking strong today.

Is that because you brought your girlfriend?

Ryu.

I'm writing you a song. Wait a bit longer.

Oh it's just the stupid foreigner.

If you're a man show me the evidence.

No? Try not to worry about it!

Good Ryu.

Your techniques are getting stronger.

Let's leave it there for today.

It looks like they've arrived.

How are you?

Ryu!

What are you doing?

Naughty boy.

Master Gōken.

Master, we are ready.

Well...

Master, what is this place?

This is where I came from.

Fire! Fire!

Fire?

Where?

Master,

how did Gōtetsu die?

The death of a warrior... in combat.

By knowing where we have come from...

we can better shape where we are going.

You both now hold the torch that Soke Gōtetsu once carried.

Pay your respects to him.

Master Gōken?

Are you there?

Gōken?

Satsui no Hadō...

Gōtetsu.

Ansatsuken (Assassin's Fist) style, teaches three principal special techniques...

to generate Hadō, with devastating effect.

Tatsumaki Senpū-kyaku!

Shōryūken!

And Hadōken!

Musha Shugyō?

The most deadly Ansatsuken techniques...

can only be achieved by embracing Satsui no Hadō...

and focusing it upon your opponent,

through your mind, body, Ki and technique.

So that you not only strike your target,

but aim to obliterate it!

Understood Gōken?

Yes.

Understand Gōki?

Yes.

Then begin!

Shōryūken!

From now on, when you fight, put aside friendship,

you must see only an adversary, who must be overcome.

Understood?

Understood?

Yes!

Follow me!

Now...

Face one another!

Fight!

Your fighting spirits are strong,

your techniques fierce!

I encourage ferocious attack and belligerent defense.

These are the cornerstones of Ansatsuken.

Stop!

You may well be worthy of the title 'warrior' one clay.

Yes.

You are still beginners in the Ansatsuken killing techniques of Satsui no Hadō,

you are both forbidden to practice this without my permission.

The consequences could be grave.

I'm sure we can handle it.

Then you'll handle being dead!

Betray me at your own risk!

Yes.

Master.

My own brother, my last surviving Ansatsuken rival,

lost his mind; driven mad by abuse of Satsui no Hadō.

No one knows if he's dead or alive.

It is important that you purge your Ki of Satsui no Hadō after use.

Through your meditation you must cleanse your minds and bodies.

Understood?

Yes.

Look to the In-Yō.

Hadō...

Stop!

Focus, be calm. Will your Ki to surge into your fists.

Begin.

You are rushing, Ken!

Power of Nothingness cannot be forced into release by anger and frustration.

Quite the opposite.

Ken! 50 push-ups now!

Good Ryu, you are close.

Drive your Ki into your hands. Try this...

This allows me to concentrate the Ki flow...

into my hands before stepping into stance...

You see?

Amazing!

I felt it!

You are on the right path.

Well done man...

Ken, would you like me to show you the Kata?

Inside now!

Close the door!

You would be unwise to lie to me.

Okay then, let's talk about Satsui no Hadō.

Means nothing to me.

Who's lying now?

You can go.

Gōki.

What do you think you're doing?

You know we are forbidden to look over Master's scrolls!

What if he catches you?

Let him...

I don't care.

What the hell is up with you lately?

Stop now,

or I will come over there and you will be sorry.

Interesting...

I'd love to see you try!

Thought so.

I won't wait any longer.

Why shouldn't we learn all there is to know about Satsui no Hadō?

Do you really think Master won't find out?

Just look at you Gōki!

You can't control it anymore.

You hold back if you want to...

but I intend to reach my full potential!

You'd be foolish to stand in my way.

Uncle.

Killing blow.

Again!

Summon your own Ki, like an army, to unleash hell and destruction!

Goodnight Master.

Goodnight.

Wait, wait, wait! What are you doing here?

Did you come to fight?

Hmmmmm... I know a fighter when I see one,

but you're just spectating.

1000 Yen each.

5000 Yen each to fight.

We just want to watch.

What are you doing?

Don't worry.

1, 2, 3.

Disgusting!

Stupid foreigner!

You're underage, you're underage.

Stupid foreigner!

Good morning Master.

Good morning.

Looks like you had a rough night.

Yes.

Master...

why is Ken's father really here?

He wants his son to come home.

Is Ken leaving?

That is for Ken to decide.

What are you doing?

Yes.

I'm clone...

'Metsu' (Destruction)

Begin.

Stop.

Shōryūken.

Uncle!

Tatsumaki Senpū-kyaku.

Gōken,no!

Stop it.

Gōki.

In the Dōjō now!

Kneel

Was your intention to kill your brother?

You have become undisciplined and insubordinate.

Those traits have no place in this Dōjō.

You will apologise to your brother.

What am I apologizing for?

'To achieve one's true potential,

'one must bring everything to the fight

'and not hold back under any circumstance'.

Is this not the true teachings of Ansatsuken?

You have betrayed me.

You read the scrolls?

Am I not allowed?

Gōki,

do not test my mercy.

Please calm down.

You're scaring me!

He doesn't know what he is messing with.

Satsui no Hadō?

He can't control it,

it's poisoning him.

It is too dangerous.

It Will be OK.

Uncle just wants to talk to him.

No!

You just don't get, it do you?

Something must be done, I'm going to intervene.

Are you mad?

What are you able to do?

Go to your room and stay there until this is resolved.

You fool!

I can't sit around and do nothing but watch...

while this family falls apart.

I'm not asking you, I'm telling you.

If something happens to Gōki, I can't ignore it.

I think you've done quite enough for him.

What's that supposed to mean?

Gōken,

join us.

Enough talk.

Go to your room.

Gōki.

Will you leave here?

Once you decide there is no turning back!

Understood?

Master...

brother...

I'm sorry...

this is the end for you and me as we know it.

Gōki.

What do you mean?

You are my brother,

my only flesh and blood...

but also my greatest adversary.

Since we began learning Ansatsuken...

we unknowingly became part of a legacy.

I know now...

that our destinies are defined by it.

Master is trying to protect you from the truth.

Be quiet.

A truth he knows is inevitable.

There can only ever be one true living Master of Ansatsuken at any one time.

Silence!

Master is old, he will soon be gone leaving just you and me.

Sooner or later, brother or not, we will have to...

Stop!

That's enough!

You have chosen your own path.

Before the sun sets, gather your belongings and leave this place.

For if you return,

it will not be as student or family,

but as an enemy.

Understood?

I understand.

I thank you for raising me as your own,

and for taking me this far in my training.

I am honored that you chose me as your student.

It has not been in vain.

One clay I will make you proud.

Until we meet again...

in this life...

or the next.

Master please wait.

Is there no other way?

It is decided.

But...

Gōki?

Sayaka.

What are you doing here?

What has Gōki clone to you?

Where is he?

How could things get to this point?

He is your brother,

how could you let this happen?

It was not my fault.

The stubborn fool has clone this himself.

Master has made his decision.

You'll find Gōki outside.

Gōki.

What did you say to Sayaka?

I merely told her the truth.

Our destinies are set,

and it's now time for me to leave.

Sooner or later you are going to have to face the same truth.

A time will come when...

Gōki stop! Just shut up! That's enough.

Master is right, Satsui no Hadō is clouding your judgment!

You can't think straight. You are sick.

Despite what Master says, and what you have done here today,

you are still my brother,

and I don't want you to go.

Let me help you and I will beg Master to reconsider.

Gōken.

Come back into the Dōjō,

Gōki...

is leaving now.

Now!

I guess this is it then.

Yes.

Until the day our paths are destined to cross again.

Goodbye Gōken.

Train hard and stay strong.

The perfect Hadō technique ultimately requires 2 opposite components.

First, to generate stable Hadō in an instant,

you must use the 'Power of Nothingness'.

But to deliver it with power and accuracy,

requires intense aggression and the desire to overcome and destroy.

Understand?

Yes.

Begin!

Good Ken. Concentrate.

Ryu. Don't let him beat you. Answer back.

Strive for Shin KG. (True void)

I know it is within you.

Ryu. Throw it!

He has returned.

Are you lost stranger?

No more lost than you are.

Who are you?

Are you from the monastery?

I am not important,

but he might be...

this little one I found wandering in the woods.

My duty here is clone,

he goes with you now.

Hello my child. What is your name?

It will take more than that my friend.

If he has a voice I couldn't find it.

In time maybe you will...

I know why you don't speak.

You keep your emotions locked deep inside,

so no one can hurt you again.

In time, I will teach you to open up, and free your Ki.

There is a strength deep within you,

I have felt it,

your Ki is powerful,

rising like a dragon. (Ryu)

Ryu.

Ryu.

Be strong...

be strong.

Shit... Ken!

What happened?

My Hadōken...

His Ki flow is disrupted.

I knew one day you would come for the old man.

I have long awaited this moment.

I came here for Master...

...not you.

His time ended...

when I sent him to Hell.

Embrace your destiny.

I already have.

Then face me!

My path is different to yours.

I do not wish to fight you.

I walk my own path.

There can be only one Ansatsuken Master.

I once believed that killing you...

would bring me peace from the anguish you brought on this house,

but I realized long ago,

that the path you walk, the path of murder,

can never lead to peace and enlightenment.

You have no choice in your true destiny.

You are wrong! There is always choice.

I took an oath to never again use Satsui no Hadō.

If you want the title of Ansatsuken Master, then have it.

I will not fight you.

Pitiful!

Get on your knees and swear your subservience,

then I will spare you,

or else prepare to join the old man in Hell!

No! Stay where you are!

Master?

Stop!

You dare deceive me?

First I will put your cubs down.

They are not your concern.

Fine,

I will fight you,

but today is not that clay.

Now leave this place!

When the time is perfect, you will know.

Well then I shall be waiting.

Gōken, the day we next meet will be the last for one of us.

I promise you.

That Kanji... Master, who was that?

'On the field of battle, there is no friend or foe,

'no room for compassion,

'merely an opponent before you who must be destroyed.'

Such is the essence of Ansatsuken.

I am a veteran of the last great war of our time,

what do you know of war?

Ansatsuken was birthed...

from the blood, fire, and massacre of feudal times.

You cannot follow its words literally.

You will never understand,

it is for this reason,

I kept the full contents of the scrolls from Gōken and you.

Why?

It is the only way I can reach my full potential.

The Shun Goku Satsu, the pinnacle of mastery of Satsui no Hadō...

is not a myth.

Why?

To protect Gōken and you.

Look at you.

Your body is twisted by the power of Satsui no Hadō.

Yet you think you can master its greatest prize?

You fool.

I thank you for raising me as your own,

and for taking me this far in my training.

I am honored that you chose me as your student.

Gōki, what is it? I heard you all shouting in there.

I'm leaving.

What happened?

You know very well,

it's time for me to go.

Go where?

Don't say that.

It's okay. Talk to me.

Don't...

Don't make this any harder for me than it already is.

We both knew this clay would come.

It is destiny that today's events would unfold.

I have crossed the point of no return.

Master has given me an ultimatum,

and I have chosen my path.

Sayaka“.

I wish more than anything that I could stay with you,

but this is a path I must walk alone,

the path of the true warrior,

the Shin Oni.

Yes.

Gōki.

What did you say to Sayaka?

I found her in pieces.

I merely told her the truth.

Gōki!

Here,

this is for you,

something to eat on your journey.

Thank you.

You're too kind to me.

Go back to the house.

You have to,

before they think you are running away with me.

I know...

but I have one more thing to give you.

Heaven?

It represents immortal glory,

the person you are striving to be.

I think it will help you see clearly your journey's goal.

This is my parting gift to you.

Farewell Gōki...

I hope you've chosen the right path.

It's perfect.

The path of the Shin Oni drives me.

I shall not rest until Dark Had?) is mine.

I know you don't want to hear it...

but maybe your uncle is right.

I miss him too,

but no one has seen or heard anything for months.

So you think we should just give up?

Just forget him?

Even if we could find Gōki,

when he left he had made up his mind,

he was at peace with his decision.

I still feel you should have done more.

I know you care for him. I do too,

but don't forget he tried to kill me!

He has chosen a path which no one can follow him on.

We have to accept it, and move on.

This stops now.

Uncle.

What do you mean?

You know what.

You are hindering Gōken's training.

How can you all be so heartless?

I'm not getting in the way of Gōken's training.

You are still enamored with Gōki.

I'm just worried about Gōki.

Shame on you!

You think I didn't know about you two?

What matters now is helping Gōken.

Thinking about Gōki ends now!

Think of him as dead.

Understand?

Yes.

It is time.

Metsu... Hadōken!

Gōki was corrupted by Satsui no Hadō.

I'm not sure whether the ends justify the means.

The risk seems too high a price.

Is there not any other way to manifest Hadō?

Am I not living proof that one can balance the darkness with light?

A master's teachings are not to be followed blindly.

Ideas evolve with the times.

Centuries ago Ansatsuken was a young man's game,

the greatest masters were either destroyed...

in battle or consumed by the madness.

They never lived past their 40s.

I came to the conclusion that to have longevity in this art...

one must balance these extremes.

This harmony is what the In-Yo represents to rne.

For in all life there must be balance.

So you agree there must be other avenues to explore in Hadō?

You must make your own path.

Wha... what?

My face.

Master!

You were right.

No, not yet.

I have no choice...

I must become stronger.

Nature provides all that I need.

For two years I have trained in nothing but Satsui no Hadō,

strengthening my body day by day, in preparation.

I've been speaking to Master.

My training under him is coming to an end.

He has advised me to go on the Musha Shugyō. (Warrior's Pilgrimage)

You're leaving?

Not for a while,

I still have much to learn,

and...

this is where my heart is.

When I return, I will be the Master of this House.

I want you with me Sayaka.

What did my uncle say?

He thinks it will be good for us.

First you must take the Musha Shugyō alone,

as Gōki did.

I'm not like him.

Just promise me,

you'll come back.

It represents immortal glory...

the person you are striving to be.

Farewell Gōki.

One clay I'll make you proud.

Until we meet again...

in this life...

or the next.

To conquer Dark Hadō...

I must immerse myself in a state of Satsui no Hadō until we become one.

If my spirit is strong enough I may survive,

and if not, the process could consume me, and be my end.

I pay the price gladly.

Master?

May I speak with you?

Last night... I felt something strange...

I must have been dreaming...

Go on.

I think I felt Satsui no Hadō.

I prayed that this clay would never come.

Beyond the mountains, deep in the valley,

I felt a great power never felt before...

an explosion of Dark Hadō.

That of Gōki.

Are you sure?

He hasn't been heard from for over 2 years.

Gōki had ambitions of unlocking the power of Dark Hadō,

and ultimately, the Shun Goku Satsu.

You taught us that such a thing was myth.

Unlocking it would require such focus of Satsui no Hadō...

that one would become completely consumed by it.

No one has ever survived it.

It may well have been the death of Gōki...

or the birth of something legendary.

Something more darkly powerful than I have ever encountered.

The birth of an Akuma. (Demon)

So what happens now?

I don't know,

but if it is an Akuma...

he will come.

One Master must seek out another and destroy him,

it is the nature of Satsui no Hadō.

I must face him.

Master!

I'll face him. Let me.

It is my destiny to face the Akuma.

I created him...

so I must destroy him.

If I fail...

then I fear the balance I have sought to maintain in Ansatsuken will be lost...

and darkness will fall.

Gōken...

look after Sayaka.

Yes Master.

You must take charge of these scrolls.

Master, I can't.

I understand your reservations about Satsui no Hadō,

but do not be naive.

Gōki doesn't know everything written in the scrolls.

Should you ever have to face him,

you will need the full knowledge in ALL the scrolls.

Master,

have you felt anything over the past few nights?

No. Nothing unusual.

So...

you think he...didn't survive?

Come, let us spar,

let me see if I've taught you well enough...

to stand up to an old man like me.

Akuma!

I feel your dark presence...

come forth and show yourself.

You survived this long.

I see you have been hard at work.

Yes, old man,

your time is over.

This is the end.

Is that so?

Tonight, there will be murder!

Prepare yourself!

Gōken, what is it?

Stay here!

Hadōken.

Gōken, what's going on?

Hadōken!

Is it Gōki?

Yes.

Go-Hadō!

Tatsumaki Senpū-kyaku.

Go-Shoryu!

Metsu...

Prepare yourself!

Hadōken! One instant... a thousand strikes!

This is annihilation.

You were a great master and even through your defeat you have taught me much...

Shin-Oni. (True Demon).

But now a new Master is born.

Gōki!

What have you clone?

Stop, damn you!

Fight me.

You are not ready.

Gōken, stop please.

Sayaka?

Let's take a walk.

Go by yourself.

I'd rather just stay and finish my painting.

Gōken my love,

I have prepared a bag for you.

It is time you left this place...

and embarked on your Musha Shugyō.

No good can come of remaining here.

I wish words could explain,

but I can no longer be with you.

I pray that you may one day forgive me.

Be strong.

Goodbye.

Sayaka.

Gōken, forgive me.

Masterful reversal Ryu!

Stupid foreigner. You can't do it, Ryu is too strong for you.

Ryu.

I've finished your song. I play for you now.

Shut up! You've been saying that for a year you senile old bastard!

Shut up woman. I didn't ask you to sing over Ryu's song.

Right, I start.

It's perfect.

How was it?

Thank you. I love it.

Do that thing, or this thing, or this thing,

whatever it is just do it.

From there to there.

That's a pretty long way. Not sure I can make it that far.

It's too far for the stupid foreigner, but not you, try it.

Right I'm watching.

Okay. Here goes.

Ah stupid foreigner. It's impossible for you.

You could never do it.

It's coming this way...

it didn't reach.

You couldn't do it after all.

Fine.

I will fight you,

but today is not that clay.

Well then, I shall be waiting.

The clay we next meet will be the last for one of us.

When the time is perfect, you will know.

Always fishing...

I don't know why.

Ah, stupid foreigner, are you by yourself?

Is there no one to play with you?

I feel sorry for you.

Okay Goma will play with you then.

That won't work, I can't lift this at all. Damn it.

Damn You!

Look this way.

What are you doing?

Are you daydreaming?

What are you doing? Just look this way.

Hey! Can't you hear me?

I said I'll play with you, come over here.

Help me, help me. When did I ask you to kill me?

You keep your Ki and emotions locked deep inside,

so no one can hurt you again.

In time,

I will teach you to open up,

to let go and be free.

There is a strength deep within you,

I feel it.

Be strong...

be strong.

Understood?

Yes.

He'll come at you with everything he's got.

Time to let go of fear.

Show him what you are truly capable of.

Don't hesitate! Let him have it.

Yes Master.

Go.

Hadōken.

Hadōken.

Tatsumaki Senpū-kyaku.

Hadōken.

Ryu.

Ryu.

Shōryūken.

Satsui no Hadō.

Hadōken.

Shōryūken.

Ryu.

Master!

Master!

I appreciate what you are saying Master...

Did you call me?

Resting.

I used to see boys lining up here each morning,

now I see men... Warriors.

It looks like your gloves couldn't stand up to the Hadō that you both now wield,

so it's time you inherited these.

Traditional Ansatsuken fighting gloves, strong enough to withstand Hadō.

Shall we?

Senzo... thank you.

The honor has been mine Ryu.

I've poured all of my knowledge and wisdom into you.

I love you like a son.

Be strong.

As fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest...

as daring as fire and immovable as the mountain.

Senzo! Let's go.

Did they make the bus to Osaka in time?

Yes...

they are safely on their way.

Good.

Join me.

Senzo...I owe much to you.

You guided me towards the Buddhist path...

and helped me find peace at a time...

when all I knew was turmoil and rage.

You have seen more of the Ansatsuken legacy...

than any person alive or dead.

Yes...

I have seen much.

Flames ignited...flames extinguished.

You have dutifully served my Master's household...

as you have served mine.

Whatever debt of honour you owed my Master...

has now been paid.

You are relieved of your services to me.

You have my eternal gratitude.

Thank you.

It has been an honour to serve you.

I ask one final thing of you.

He is close.

Yes.

I haven't much time.

I entrust my journal to you.

Whatever should happen...

ensure that you get it to my boys.

It shall be done.

You could no longer resist the call of your Satsui no Hadō.

You're show of force has brought me here.

Brother, look at you, you truly have lost your humanity.

Lost yourself in darkness.

Lost?

To transcend humanity...

I endured every hardship and loss.

Loss?

You have taken from me everything...

I ever held clear and sacred.

He is your brother...

how could you let it get to this.

You're still my brother...

and I don't want you to go.

Gōki!

What have you clone?

Stop damn you!

Gōken...

forgive me.

I've poured all of my knowledge and wisdom into you.

I love you like a son.

You know nothing of sacrifice.

For the sake of Ansatsuken, I lost more than you could ever comprehend.

Before the sun sets, gather your belongings and leave this place.

...but this is a path I now must walk alone,

the path of the true warrior,

the Shin Oni.

MY face!

Would I rather live my life never knowing, in fear of my true potential?

Or can I truly embrace destruction to find out, no matter the cost and consequence?

You cannot even comprehend what I suffered to become Master of Masters.

I walk in the darkness...

...even my shadow dare not follow me.

You proved nothing killing Gōtetsu!

He died with satisfaction...

for he had lived to witness Shin Oni.

Shin Oni!

His destruction was his release.

Consumed by Satsui no Hadō,

you have succumbed to the madness that took Sensei's brother.

Gōtetsu had it wrong, all the old masters did.

And they died for it.

What are you talking about?

They tried to become utterly consumed by Satsui no Hadō.

And you haven't been?

No. I did the unimaginable. I consumed Satsui no Hadō.

Are you ready to face destiny brother?

The brother I knew once, and loved, died a long time ago.

All that remains is Akuma.

I took a vow...

today I break it!