All language subtitles for The.Wanderers.1973

KON PRODUCTIONS
JAPAN ART THEATRE GUILD PRODUCTIONS

THE WANDERERS
(Matatabi)

Producers: KUZUI Kinshiro
TOMIZAWA Sachio
OHOKA Hiromitsu

Screenplay by: TANIKAWA Shuntaro
ICHIKAWA Kon

Photography by: KOBAYASHI Setsuo
Art Direction: NISHIOKA Yoshinobu
KAMON Ryouichi
Sound Recording by: OHASHI Tetsuya
Lighting by: SHIONO Masahiro
Wardrobe Research: UENO Yoshio

Music by: KURISU Tei
ASAMI Yukio
Editors: HIRANO Saburobei
NAGATA Chizuko
Sound Effects: Yoyoonkyo
Continuity: TSUCHIYA Teruko
Production Manager: FUJITA Mitsuo

Cast

OGURA Ichiro
BITO Isao
HAGIWARA Kenichi

INOUE Reiko
TOKITA Fujio
KATO Yoshi

FUTAMI Tadao
NATSUKI Akira
SAKAMOTO Nagatoshi
NOMURA Akiko

MAYUZUMI Kotaro
KAMO Masaki
YOSHIDA Seiichi
WADA Fumio
ITO Shuichi

KATO Ken'ichi
FURUKAWA Nobuoki
OKAMOTO Yoko
YAMAGUCHI Akira
FUDA Yasuhiro
YOSHIDA Tom onori

OMIYA Toshimitsu
Narrator: TODA Hirohisa
Fight Choreographer: MIYAMA Shinpachi

Directed by: ICHIKAWA Kon

In 19th century Japan, there
were people called 'Toseinin'

Although they carry a sword,
they are not samurai.

They were formerly farmers
and townsmen,

and most of them were no longer
listed on the family register.

They were homeless and jobless,

and made their living from gambling
and its related petty crimes.

"In the world of “Toseinin" there were
various cumbersome conventions

to keep their feeling of solidarity.

This salutation called
”Jingi” was one of them.

Please let me greet...

Please let me greet first.

Please let me greet.

- Please let me greet first.
- Please let me greet.

Please let me greet first.

Please forgive me for greeting first.

Since you insist please go ahead first.

I am just an inexperienced novice.

I am also an inexperienced novice,
please let me greet.

- Please let me greet.
- Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

- Please let me greet.
- Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

I must follow the manner of the
formal greeting. Please let me greet.

Although I may not be
following the proper manner,

since you have insisted many times,
please go ahead and greet.

Please forgive me.

Thank you for letting me greet first.

Since this is the first time we meet,
let me introduce myself briefly.

I was born in Sakaomi in the Mino area.

And I was under my boss,
Yoshida no Iwasaburo.

I am an inexperienced
novice in this business,

and my name is Shinta,

and it is my pleasure to
make your acquaintance.

Thank you for your polite introduction.

As you have mentioned,
it is the first time we meet.

My name is Kanpachi.

I am just a plain old henchmen
in this family as you can see.

And it is also my pleasure
to make your acquaintance.

Now please sit down.

Please excuse me.

Please let me show you what I have.

Please.

I wondered what I should bring.

But as I was traveling,

I could not prepare anything impressive,

but I want you to accept this towel

to be used in your kitchen
by the lady of the house.

This is the best gift,

but I must refuse to receive.

Then it would be impolite.
So I would accept it gladly.

- Please let me greet.
- Please let me greet.

- Please let me greet.
- Please let me greet.

Please let me greet to
follow the right manner.

Although I may not be following
the manner, since you insist,

I will let you go first.
Please forgive me.

Thank you for letting me greet first.

Since this is the first time we meet,
let me introduce myself briefly.

I was born in Kinasemura village
in the Shinshu area

about 10 miles north of Sainogawara.

My name is Genta

and I am a novice "Toseinin"

who has been drifting from place to place.

And it is my pleasure to
make your acquaintance.

Thank you for your polite introduction.

As you have mentioned,
it is the first time we meet.

My name is Kanpachi,

I am just a plain old henchmen
in this family as you can see.

And it is also my pleasure
to make your acquaintance.

Now please sit down.

Please excuse me.

Please let me show you what I have.

Please.

I wondered what I should bring.

But as I was traveling without much money,

I could not prepare anything impressive,
but I want you to accept this towel

to be used in your kitchen
by the lady of the house.

This is the best gift,

but I must refuse to receive.

Then it would be impolite.
So I would accept it gladly.

Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

- Please let me greet.
- Please let me greet.

Well...

Please let us abbreviate the
'Jingi' (formal salutation).

What do you say?

Huh?

What do you say?

Yes.

That's fine.

This is the hot water for rinsing.

Please use it the way you like.

Thank you very much.

Please!

Please enjoy it.

Thank you very much.

Traveling "Toseinin" have to be prepared
when they drink the cup of tea.

Once they drink the tea that was offered,
they would have to work for the family.

So even if their own bosses raid,

they must defy their
own bosses for the family.

Travelers must eat two servings of rice.

One serving is considered to be bad luck,

because that is the way rice
is offered to a dead person.

When one can't eat two servings of rice,

one has to eat just the center
part of the rice in the bowl

and adds the second serving
on the top to make two servings.

That was the manner.

Only two servings each?

He must have measured exactly.

That man lives here alone?

How shabby!

So you were with
Yoshida no Iwasaburo?

I didn't know that.

Huh?

That's what you said in your jingi.

- Huh?
I did?

Is there really a boss like that?

- Huh?
Were you just bluffing?

And who is this nobody?

Do you want to know?

I don't need to know.

I am not telling.

- No, you can't.
- What is this?

Well, it is getting late at night.

This is not very clean,
but please rest here.

Thank you very much.

Have you guys been traveling
together for a long time?

We just met about five days ago.

Are you traveling with a purpose?

Not really.

I heard that in this town, Sagawa, there
is a gambling boss named Rakunosuke.

He's still young, but supposedly he
has quite a presence as the boss.

I want to go there and pledge my loyalty

to the man as my boss
over cups of saké.

Once I stayed at Boss
Sukegoro's place in Shimosa.

It was amazing.

He was feeding at least
20 henchmen who live close by.

And they are in this huge building

with several places inside
where you can eat.

I heard that Sukegoro
used to be a fisherman.

Travelers sleep in their clothes.

They sleep holding their swords.

That is because they never
know when a fight breaks out.

Once they made the jingi,

they could get meals,

a place to sleep,

and a small traveling donation.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, visitors.

Please wake up.

I am sorry that I have not greeted you.

I am in charge of this place
and my name is Ishizu no Juzo.

Really?
You are the boss?

Shhh...

Is there going to be a raid?

Yes.

This man Naruo no Tanji
has been eyeing my territory.

And he had his men open a
gambling den within my territory.

We could not let them do that,

so we punished the man
by shaving half of his head.

So the bastard, Tanji, resented
and he is coming to raid tonight.

We can't forgive those who
break the Toseinin's code.

We have only a few men
staying at this place now,

so I need your help.

Don't worry.

It is our obligation

after your favor of lodging and meals,
we will help you by following the manner.

Although we are inexperienced,
we will be at the forefront.

A meeting by chance is preordained.

We devote ourselves to you, boss.

Thank you very much.

I appreciate all of you.

Go to hell!

Bastard!

Die!

Ouch. Ouch.
Ouch. Ouch.

Bastard!

Bastard, wait!

My eyes!
I can't see!

Kujuro!

Hey!
We won the fight!

Don't let them escape.
We're going to kill them all!

Don't forget about this!

I won't forget!
Get lost!

Damn!
Bastard!

- Please let me greet.
- Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

Thank you for letting me greet first.

Since this is the first time we meet,

let me introduce myself briefly.

I was born in the Shinshu area about
10 miles north of Sainogawa

in Kinasemura village.

My name is Genta

CHOJIRO
and I am a novice "Toseinin" who
has been drifting from place to place.

CHOJIRO

And it is my pleasure to
make your acquaintance.

- Second serving, please.
- Yes.

- Second serving, please.
- Yes.

Oh, there will be a battle.

The time is at 6 in the morning.

The enemy is Kakubei
from the town of Tazawa.

Kakubei-san of Tazawa...

Who is that?

That's Kakubei.

You and I only get a
1 bu traveling donation,

but that fellow got 3 bu.

We were really undervalued.

They just don't know.

Wait and see.

On a day like this,

it will be slippery for our feet
as well as for our swords.

The rain will wash the blood off,
so that swords won't be as slippery.

What are those?

They are throwing knives.

How gimmicky!

Gamblers' feuds cost a
lot of money win or lose.

The cost for hiring the helpers,

the cost for treating injured and the
fee for funerals for those who die,

and the cost for a drinking party
after the fight would add up.

Therefore they get a mediator sometimes

in order to settle the matter while
saving face for both parties.

Thanks for waiting.

Please come closer.

But there were times that
mediation would not work.

It would cost a lot of money,
but it is unavoidable.

It is the men's pride.

Forget about it!

Let's kill them!

Bastards!

Get them!

Those gamblers try not to
fight in one on one situations.

That is because

the one to one confrontation usually
does not end until one is dead.

They clash head-on then each
swings his sword a few times,

then goes after another opponent,

which is not considered escaping.

Bastard!

Go to hell!

No I won't!

Die!

Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

Please let me greet.

Please forgive me for my
rudeness of introducing myself.

Since this is the first time we meet,
let me introduce myself briefly.

I was born in Matsudagori
in the Hida area.

The name of the town is Takane

...where winds blow through
the mountain peaks.

My name is Mokutaro
and I am just a novice.

And it is my pleasure

to make your acquaintance.

Hey greeting has not been finished yet.

You got up with your
dirty shoes in my house!

Is this a house?

Can't you tell?

That is a surprise.

Who cares?
Get down.

My friend is here.

Which one?

That's none of your business.

Hey, the code says those who ignore
the manner can be cut to death.

But you did not receive my greeting.

You can't do everything the
way you like. You blockhead!

You're a blockhead!

You don't operate a gambling den
and do nothing during the daytime.

Ouch!

Ouch! Ouch!

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

What are you doing?

RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATION

Hey!
What are you doing?

Why are you hanging around here?

What about you guys with those drifters?

Are you going to the festival
at the Kumasaka shrine?

This year, the principal building
for worship has been renovated

so five or six of the big name
gambling bosses from the Kanto

will be coming, I heard.

There will be a big gambling den.

- Aren't you going?
- No, I am not.

Why not?

Time like this,

there will be lots of gambling dens
run by amateurs in areas nearby.

Usually some guys are guarding,

but for the next few days,

all of them will be busy
at the Kumasaka shrine.

So it is the perfect time
to get their wallets.

I will get them!

How about it?

Odd!

Even!

Ah, I lost again.

Today is a bad day.

Idiot!

Greedy bastards!

Go away!

Serves you right.

Don't cut them so small.

You won't taste anything.

Deceased mother did not cut that way.

Why did you pour water over it?

That will take the slimy texture away.

Why don't you serve some
hot water to the guest?

You are just too slow.

You don't need to worry about me.

I did not make any promise
that I would come today.

I have been waiting,

but your old man doesn't come back.

Oh, he came back.

I have been waiting.

You are looking depressed.

Not much luck in gambling?

I wasn't gambling.

While your son was forced to work
on the construction of a bridge,

you were gambling and
marrying a young woman.

Hah!

What an outrageous father you are!

What is this?

You don't want it?

Old man,

you can't pay back the gambling
debt in installments.

That's all I have today.

For me,

you are a customer too.

So I don't want to be too tough.

But I have to pay the boss a
fee to operate a gambling den.

That is how it works.

You tempted me to gamble by repeating
that 1 mon would become 4 mon.

I was deceived.

You can't say that after you
had fun playing the game.

Complaining about the gambling
den is to insult the boss, old man.

If you are not taking this money,
I will put it away.

No more payment in installments.

I will wait for the rest till spring.

Have fun with your young wife.

I will be back.

I am not rearing silkworms for gangsters.

Damn gambling agent!

Uncollected debts are accumulating.

Yes.

I need your men to scare them a little.

Hey Yasukichi, aren't
you asking too much?

Yes.

Why am I letting someone

outside of the family run the gambling den
that is an important source of my income?

You can't take your profit and
ask me to do the collections.

Are you making a fool out of me?

No. I want to pay your
fee as soon as possible.

Of course you do!

You must pay the fee as you promised.

I understand.

I can only operate the
business with your favor.

Then you must collect
all the debts quickly.

Yes.

Cleaning the yard and wiping the floor...

We should not stay at one place too long.

It is the manner that travelers must do
these chores from the fourth day they say.

I don't think the boss here, Bankame

is a man of large caliber to
pledge my loyalty as my boss.

I will wait for a few more days.

He does not seem to have
a good henchman either.

I will be that good henchman.

Huh?

Idiot.
I am going to...

You are working hard.
Excuse me.

Dad!

Dad?

Ah...
You are Genta.

You are really Genta.

What happened?

You grew big.

I didn't recognized you.

Is everyone all right?
Huh?

How is your mom?
Huh?

And your next sister...
Osaki.

Then next one is Jirosaku,

Seikichi, and Yosuke.

They must all be big now.
Huh?

You must all be helping in the field.

Working hard...

I am not a farmer now.

You quit being a farmer?

Is that right?

I see, being a poor farmer
is not for a real man.

Then what are you doing now?

I am in the world of "Toseinin."

What?

Come on!

Are you homeless now?

I left home two years ago.

I am probably not listed on
the family register anymore.

Two years ago?

Damn you, you left home leaving
your mom and small siblings?

What a brute you are.

You are the oldest child

that is supposed to take care
of the family without the father.

You must go home right away.

You are an outrageous bastard.

What about you?

What?

You are not going home?

Huh?
Well...

That is...
It was just not right for me.

Ah, excuse me.

Huh?
Yes.

Yes...

Yes...

So he did the trickery again?

This is the third time isn't it?

I am not going to forgive him this time.

I will go right now. Yes.

Well, see you later.
Come visit tonight.

Look for me in the Futaemura
village. You will find me easily.

I will feed you well.

Okumi! Okumi!

Where is she?

I let the gambling dealer do the trickery

and then reveal it on purpose,

to ruin the reputation of
Bankame's gambling den

so nobody goes there.

I am doing all of this by the
boss of Akayu's request.

When the gambling den's popularity
goes down, Boss Akayu's will come in

and take over Bankame's territory.

But don't worry about anything.

We have the gambling dealer on our side.

And I will become the Akayu family's
deputy manager for my achievement.

I am tired of working
as a gamblers agent.

And I don't want you feeling ashamed.

As long as you stay in this area,

it really doesn't matter to me.

I don't want to be a drifter anymore.

He came.

You must be Genta-san.

Please come in.

Hey, you are late.

I thought you were not coming.

That's Oharu.

You are a nice looking young man.
I will bring some rinsing water.

He doesn't need to rinse.

You've been drinking?

No.

How long have you been
staying at the Bankame's?

It has been five days.

Did you bring any recommendation
letter from some gambling boss?

No, nothing like that.
I am just traveling aimlessly.

Have you been with the
woman since you left home?

No.

She is a widow from this area.

Her deceased husband was a farmer.

Since it is too dangerous
for a woman to live alone

I have been taking care of her.

It has been three years.

I don't like her.
She is too flirtatious.

Don't say such a mean thing.

She is very kind to me.

Saying something like that would
put her in an awkward position.

Now please eat.

Have a drink.

I heard you ran into your
dad at the Bankame's place.

The world seems big yet it is so small.

Yes. Why don't you have some too?

All right.
I will.

Don't you get lonely traveling aimlessly?

I don't know about being lonely.

Is that right?

Staying at one place
makes me lonely too.

You started saying odd things.

How about it?

Don't we look like a
real mother and son?

You didn't even have a bellyache,
don't say a stupid thing like that.

Did you come here
to take your dad home?

But your dad won't go back.

That's none of your business.

That's not true.

Suddenly this boy came
saying that "I am his son."

I have to think, too.

You should stay here.

And the three of us
live together happily.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Come on.

Hey! Hey!

Bastard, confess!

Mesa saw that you were
working under Akayu.

Don't make light of me.

Do you want to die?

Huh?

You damn swindler!

I can't take it anymore after
getting my finger cut off

and getting beaten up.

I will tell you everything
so please forgive me.

Your father teamed up
with a gambling dealer

and sold me out to the Akayu family.

You should know if you
live in the Toseinin's world.

As long as the sun is shining,
no such thing must be allowed.

Which do you take, Toseinin's
code or family sentiment?

If you want to purge yourself of suspicion,

bring the head of your father,
Yasukichi back!

Yes.

I will go get it.

Are you really going?

You don't need to kill your father,
do you?

But it is my obligation.

You haven't pledged loyalty
to him over cups of sake.

You don't need to get
involved in their turf war.

It would be different if you
were hired for your skill.

Oh, your father is away.

Well, come in.

Really?

What is?

When will he come back?

Well, did you need to see him?

No.

Please leave.

Everyone is in the field
and no one is here.

And I must go to the field too.

Do you want to run away with me?

Are you sure?

Yes.

Did you really understand what I said?

If we run away and get
caught, we may be killed.

Are you still all right with that?

He is going to do it.

Wait.

He is really going to do it.

That idiot!

This is the place.

Who are you?

No, he hasn't done it.

What is this so suddenly?

- Is that Yasukichi?
- He is.

Did Genta come?

Genta?

Ah, are you guys Genta's friends?

Genta should have come here to kill you.

What?

They found out about the conspiracy
you were working on with Akayu.

Are you an idiot?

Genta really didn't come here?

He was just talking about it.
He probably got scared.

Hey, you guys leave now.

Did you lose your mind?

Calm down.

I am...

your...

father.

The obligation for the Toseinin!

He did it...

Damn!
You are my father?

What did you do as a father?

I am going to kill you!

You left us to be with a woman!
We had to live miserably.

Have you ever thought
about mom's hardship?

This is your punishment
for making mom suffer!

Lazy bastard!

I left home because
I wanted to see you.

And I wanted to find you.

Damn!

Ouch.

Ah...
It is cold!

I had to purge myself of
the suspicion of breaking

into Bankame's
territory with my dad.

I should not have met
my father, damn it!

So I should not have left
home to begin with.

But my mother yelled at me
"Go away thief!" That's why I left.

She accused me of stealing
her clothes for gambling money.

As I was tired of living in poverty
I said, "Sure, I will leave anytime."

Then my mother tried to stop me
from leaving, but it was too late.

It was my father's fault that he
was working as a gambling agent.

That is a disgraceful profession for a man.

Holding a gambling den for amateurs in
someone else's territory by paying the fee...

That's filthier than being a beggar.

That's dirtier than a thief.

I was ashamed of that.

By the way that bastard Bankame

threw us out without even
a recommendation letter.

Six years ago,

when I succeeded the
previous boss, Tatsukichi,

there were only two 'Kobun' (henchmen).

But now there are sixteen men who
pledged their loyalty over cups of sake.

It is not easy to take care of those men.

I am not holding myself dear.

But because the family is important,
I can't give you a recommendation letter.

If this was an ordinary murder,
you could keep traveling carefree,

but killing one's parent
would be punished by death

after being displayed around
the town for a day.

If I send you out with my
recommendation letter,

any of the bosses may suffer trouble.

Then I would really lose face.

I followed the rule of Toseinin.

That's the traveling donation money.
Keep it.

That was just a tip.

Like a tip for a messenger. It was
not enough for a full fledged man.

He is stingy.

He gave Genta 1 shu but nothing for us.

He is outrageously stingy.

That was harassment.

Only thing he knows is to act big.
How despicable!

He is not a real man.

No, he isn't.

Maybe we should break
into his territory. Damn it!

Around that time,

the public order was maintained by
the Kanto area supervisor's office

that was like a mobile police force.

And the actual enforcing
officers were managed

by the local autonomous organizations

consisting of various kinds
of people such as gamblers,

village heads, land owners,
and group leaders.

Hey mister group leader,

why would I shelter a murderer who
committed the killing of his own parent?

We are called group leaders and
village officers, but we are just farmers.

Are we going to dispatch a posse?

We should, but everyone
has to work in the fields.

I don't mind being in a posse.

That is because you don't
like working in the fields.

I heard that Yasukichi's home town is
something like Sainogawa in Shinshu.

So if he is running away,
he is heading in that direction.

How annoying!
Stupid snake!

They say snakes in winter are Tengu's
messengers. You may be punished.

Really?
Maybe we will be in rain.

I told you. This is divine
punishment for that snake.

It is all that damn Bankame's fault!

He threw us out without giving any money.

They say good company on
the road is the shortest cut.

So you guys leave, too!

Huh?

Here are 2 bu!

Was it your stash?

You stole your husband's money?

That's all right.
We like a generous person.

This will really help us.

Yes, it will...

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

That hurts.
That hurts.

Is that your home?

Where did my mom go.

Without telling me anything?

Why don't you ask
someone in the village?

Idiot!

I can't grab any attention.

I am a criminal and
you are someone's wife.

Besides, I don't want to talk
to anyone in the village.

Ouch!

Who is that?

Rascal...

You are Yosuke!

Did you forget me?
It's me, your brother Genta.

I know!

What happened to mom?
Where is she?

She went to Yoshihama.

Yoshihama?
Where is Yoshihama?

Far away.

What about Jusaku and Osaki?

She took them.

Why are you here alone?

I was adopted by the Shimono's family.

Hey wait, Yosuke!

Ouch!

What are you doing?
People will see you.

What happened to your head?

What happened to your head?

Nothing.

Did you snatch any food
from your mother's place?

I guess not.

I didn't go there for that.

How is your foot?

It is swollen.

I don't want this foot.

Posse!

They finally came.

Damn!

Watch out!

There's at least a few.

No, I am not a posse.

Okumi, come home.

Who is this?

That is Heiemon-san.

That's right.
I am not a posse.

That's true.

Who is Heiemon?

I am Okumi's husband's son.

Come on.

Start walking.

You were sold by your father for
money and you came to be married.

So you can't behave as you please.

It is very inconvenient for
my dad and me without you.

Then your father should
have come to take her back.

I was looking for her because
my dad is too old.

What else could he do?

If you go home, you will have
a place with a roof and food.

There is nothing to worry about there.

I will keep it secret that
you were with those men.

If you stay with a murderer, you
will be considered a criminal, too.

Think hard about it.

Are you going to let
him talk to her like that?

I can't help it.
They are talking within the family.

You are just cajoling.

You just want Okumi for yourself
after your old father dies.

Well...
That's not true.

I came only for Okumi-san's sake.

Are you sure there's no posse?

Ah, I don't know anything about that.

I don't have any guilty
conscience toward Okumi.

Look, I have these for her.

Here.
Just follow me.

Shall we kill him?

If he reports, we will be in trouble.

Just leave him alone.
We move faster than them.

Please go away.

Damn.

If its fiddled with, it will get worse.

Are you going to sell
Okumi to a brothel?

The town of Shinmachi is close to here.

There are two small inns there.

I can go there and be back in one day.

That may be better.

Okumi would not want to go home at all.

What the man whom we just
buried said was the right thing.

She will be in trouble traveling
with a criminal like me.

Okumi is also a criminal now.

She is so absent minded, she does
not know what's going on at all.

Who is going?

I am.

You are?

If someone recognizes your face,
you will be in trouble. I will go.

I can't do that to Okumi.

I must go with her.

Shinta's foot may be the snake's curse.

I am sure it will get better.

As soon as Shinta gets better,
let's leave.

Where to?

To the Iioka family in Shimosa,
of course...

Once we are in Sukegoro's territory,

your status will be all right with the
connivance of the government.

"Meshimori Onna" (Rice server)

means the woman who serves
the meals to the customers.

But that meaning is only superficial.

They are prostitutes who were
tolerated by the shogunate.

Two prostitutes per inn were permitted

and they can only wear
clothing made of cotton.

But often that rule was violated.

Most of the women are the
daughters of poor farmers.

And they were sold for
anywhere from 1 to 5 ryo.

Is she healthy?

Huh?

Well... Yes.

Put up with it for a while.
I will make you better.

For a woman without a recommendation
letter from a gambling boss,

I will have to pay money
at the time of inspection.

You don't need to worry
about her background.

Before the development
of modem medicine,

illnesses were feared as the
curse of the gods and Buddha.

This illness with sharp pains
and violent convulsions

is called tetanus nowadays.

Can you write letters?

Huh?

I need your signature here.

Go ahead.

GENTA

Genta...

Eight coins.

Moats!

Omatsu!

I am leaving now.
Are you all right?

Are you really all right?

This place has a roof and food.

You can live a normal life.

You have to put up with it
for only three months.

You will be coming to take me back?

Yes.

I will come back to take you
back in three months for sure.

By the time, a little
cuckoo chirps, I will be back.

Please come to take me back again.

I will be waiting even
for a thousand years.

If you don't like this,

I can return this money.

Until you come back to take me,

I am not going anywhere
and will wait for you here.

TENPO YEAR 15
(1844)
THE SHIMOSA AREA

TENPO YEAR 15
(1844)
THE SHIMOSA AREA

Thank you for letting me greet first.

I was born in Kinasemura village in Shinshu
about 10 miles north of Sainogawara.

Since this is the first time we meet, let me
briefly introduce myself. My name is Genta

and I am a novice "Toseinin" who
has been drifting from place to place.

I have this issue with my status caused
by fulfilling the obligation as a Toseinin.

And it is my pleasure to
make your acquaintance.

Thank you for your polite introduction.

And excuse me for speaking
to you from a higher position.

As you have mentioned,
it is the first time we meet.

I am a henchman of the man in charge of
Iioka no Sukegoro's gambling den in Node,

Node no Hanbei.

My name is Hayamatsu and I
am a novice as you can see...

1844 was the year.

Iioka no Sukegoro, whose territory was in
Kujukurihama in Shimosa Unakamigori area

under the guise of a police arrest,

raided Sasagawa no Shigezo in
Katorigori near the Tonegawa riverbank.

It was the notorious incident
known as the 'Tenpo Suikoden.”

The cause of the feud

was a turf war over the fertile land
known as ”Higatahachimangoku.”

There have already been skirmishes
between the two families at that time,

and each side was waiting
for an opportunity to raid.

We got in at Node no Hanbei's place

and we could stay there tonight
instead of sleeping outside.

It would be better to stay
at Iioka no Sukegoro's place.

I don't understand you.

Then why didn't you go to
the Sukegoro's place first?

It is less than 5 miles away.

But...

We would feel awkward looking like this
to go to a big place like Sukegoro's.

But you have stayed
at the Sukegoro's before.

Did I say that?

You liar!

I heard this last night.

Node no Hanbei in the Iioka family

will betray and go
to Sasagawa Shigezo.

What?

You were sleeping well,

but when I got up to piss,

I heard Hanbei talking to his men.

Why are you running away from it?

I don't know.

But after hearing that,
I thought of something.

We should kill Hanbei.

We are going to Sukegoro's
place with Hanbei's head.

We would be brazen.

Huh?

Boss Sasagawa Sukegoro will favor us.

That won't work.

Why not?

No!

We have an obligation to Node no
Hanbei for the lodging and the meal.

This is a special circumstance.

- We still must respect the obligation.
- What the...

Just like I predicted, Hanbei
is going to talk to Sasagawa.

Ha!
Did you hear that in person?

He is wearing the official jacket.
And he seems restless.

He must be a skilled fencer.

It would be easy with a surprise attack.
You attack from behind.

I said I didn't want to.

Then I will do it alone.

You blockhead!
I won't let you!

Are you an idiot?

Hanbei will hear you shouting.

Don't you want to be
in Sukegoro's family?

That's a different matter.

Can you really cut me?

I have no obligation to you.

Wait, bastard!

Ouch!

Ouch!

Bastard!

Move!

Come on!

Are you serious?

You bastard, I will kill you!

You blockhead!

Toseinin's obligations are
not about loss and gain.

So you killed your father without the
considerations for loss and gain?

You wanted to gain
admiration as a man!

And you were holding yourself dear!

That's a lie!

That's not a lie!

Oh!
That's a lie!

Idiot!

I quit! I quit!
Stop it.

Stop it.

Wait!

Hey!

Is he taking a shit somewhere?

Hey!

Translation by: Jiro Matsuki
THE END Subtitles by: Merlin David
Authoring by: John Gainfort

Translation by: Jiro Matsuki
THE END Subtitles by: Merlin David
Hey! Authoring by: John Gainfort