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Tales of Zatoichi

How about that? You give up?

You're free to go.

I'm really sorry.

PIease forgive me. I don't know who you are, but...

Huh? What the hell?

Oh, it's a Kannon statue.

It's very nice to meet you.

I'm a masseur named Ichi. I always wanted to meet you.

What are you doing?

Hey, that hurts!

What the hell is this?

What are you doing? Stop doing that!

What are you doing?

I'm the one who wants to know!

I know you were just taking a piss.

And now you're tying up this Kannon statue.

- Stop this blasphemous act! - What are you saying?

This Kannon statue is here to be tied up!

Stop making things up! You...

Let go of me!

Ouch! Damn you!

You don't know what it is. This statue is supposed to be tied up.

If you tie it up and pray, they say your wishes come true.

Oh, you're a blind masseur.

Why don't you come here and pray?

Then maybe you can see again.

I see.

Now I understand.

Sorry for bothering you.

Damned fool!

Tales of Zatoichi The Kannon Statue That Was Tied

Hey! Hey, it's dangerous!

Hey somebody! It's dangerous!

Oh, you're all right.

Come this way, quick.

Huh? What the hell is that?

I've never seen such bad fighting in my Iife.

Man, it's no fun.

Oh, hey mister.

Is it the Kichibee family of Sukegawa and the Kangorou family of Hashiba?

- That's right. - Why are they fighting?

The Jizo statue.

Huh? The Jizo statue?

KANGOROU

- Hanji from Donden? - Yes.

I have no boss or henchmen...

Don't worry about introducing yourself. What do you want?

I heard the Sukegawa family is fighting over that Jizo statue by Tone River.

Yeah.

That's right.

A Iocal police station is gonna be constructed on that spot.

So they have to move that Jizo statue somewhere else.

I see.

But Boss, you know the festival once every three months...

...for that Jizo statue probably has Iarge turnouts.

Sukegawa and I have been taking turns Iooking after the gambling place...

...the Iocal administrator and the public officials allowed us to open.

If they move the Jizo statue, I would want it in my territory.

And you see, Boss, I have a great idea.

- Great idea? - Yes, Ichi.

That Zatoichi...

Zatoichi?

Yes, that's right. In order to get that Jizo statue, we need to use Zatoichi.

You know Zatoichi, right?

Yeah, I've heard of him.

But we don't have time to find the guy. You don't know where he is.

You got this all wrong, Boss.

I came to help you.

Ichi and I are real good buddies after we had drinks over at a Iodge in Itako.

I pretty much know where he's at.

You're gonna bring him here?

Yes, well, that depends on what you can give me.

That's it?

No, no, no! I'II take it.

If you bring him here, I'II give you five ryos.

Five ryos?

Yes, five ryos.

KlCHlBEE

You can say that because you don't know Ichi.

I saw him at the Matsuida Iodge over on Nakasen road.

It'II be a tremendous help if Ichi can join us.

Hey, bring him here as soon as possible.

Yes.

We'II talk after you bring Ichi over here.

With a gambling place by the Jizo statue, we can easily get twenty or thirty ryos.

I brought the masseur.

- I want the woman. - Yes.

I want the woman who can sing.

Yes.

Thank you very much.

I'm sorry that this unattractive fool came first.

Who should I give a massage first?

This is one scary room I've been invited to.

Gentlemen, if you're gonna tease me Iike that, I'II put a curse on you.

Unbelievable.

You smell. You're a smelly masseur.

I'm sorry. You people called me just as I was about to take a bath.

I'm finished.

I see.

Then who's next?

Me.

Thank you for inviting me this evening.

She's finally here.

Oh, it's you, from the Kannon statue.

- I never thought I'd meet you here. - Hey masseur, be quiet!

- Give me a massage! - Do something sexy will ya?

Yes.

When did you come back?

Don't you know me? Huh?

I may have seen you somewhere, but...

She's a fine Iooking woman.

You must know a thing or two to get a woman Iike this.

Nevermind.

Just do something.

What shall I do?

Since you returned from prison, how about a traditional folk song of Sado?

Yes.

Hey, she does have a tattoo.

Hey guys, take a Iook.

A woman's tattoo is very sexy.

- Yeah, she was in prison all right. - Why did you go to prison?

I wish I could sleep with a woman Iike this.

Enough.

Keep playing.

Ha-ah! To Sado Island...

Grasses and trees are being blown to Sado Island...

Okoma.

I believe it was three years ago.

This woman was with a wanderer three years ago.

Am I right?

She was with some inexperienced guy.

An actor.

She was supposed to marry the guy.

But the Ieader of the troupe fell in Iove with her.

He tried to rape her.

And that's when the actor came on to the scene.

He killed the Ieader of the troupe.

You took the Ieader's money, and ran away with the actor.

But they were eventually caught.

The guy was beheaded.

You were sent to prison.

And she was pregnant with his child.

I gave birth to a baby girl in a town nearby.

I never got to see my baby's face.

Then I was sent to a prison on Miyake island.

Every time my breasts get stiff, I think that my child needs breastmilk.

I really want to see her.

I cry every time I think about her.

I'm sorry you had to Iisten to all this.

Don't worry about it.

Did you get to meet your child?

When I got back to Edo, I went to find her straight away.

Luckily, a prison guard took care of her.

Really? That was very nice of him.

Everything was fine, but the guard quit his job and returned to his hometown.

And where is this guard's hometown?

I heard he Iives near Tone River, but...

I don't really know anything...

When you were tying up the Kannon statue, I thought you'd gone crazy.

I'm sorry if I offended you in any way.

I never told anyone about this until now.

And what's this guard's name?

I know his name is Kisuke.

But I've never met him.

I wonder what he named my child.

She's already three years old.

And how old is this fellow named Kisuke?

He's sixty years old.

You shouldn't feel discouraged.

Starting tomorrow, I'II help you find her.

But you can't...

I can't see, but I have ears.

Ms. Okoma, Iet's celebrate, shall we?

Let's drink it up. Drink it up.

Thank you very much.

I'II go and find her for you.

Mr. Ichi...

Even if you can't find her, please meet me at the ferry by Tone River.

Yes.

If I can get a meal by doing this, then I'II keep doing this easy job.

Excuse me.

Have you seen a man in his sixties named Kisuke...

...and a Iittle girl of about three-years old?

That is really none of my business.

Zatoichi, huh?

What have I done?

I wonder where he could be?

I have no Ieads to his whereabouts.

Ah, forget it! I'II just have to see how Iucky I am.

Oh! Hey, masseur!

You! Yeah, you right there!

Hey, come here, come here! This way, this way, this way!

Okay.

Hey, you're a masseur, right?

You know a masseur named Zatoichi?

-Zatoichi... -Right.

If you can pretend to be this Zatoichi, we can get twenty to thirty ryos.

Hey, hey! Wait, wait, just wait a minute!

If you're a masseur, you can only make Iike sixteen mon, right?

If we work together, you can get twenty to thirty ryos!

Twenty to thirty ryos?

Thanks, but no thanks.

What a punk!

It seems Iike you're all fighting over where this Jizo statue ends up.

But stop taking part in this useless fight.

I'II decide where the statue ends up within a month.

Each one of you wants a piece of this statue...

...but this statue will end up with a man of great power.

A man of great power?

It might not end up within either of your territories.

But officer, that Jizo statue has been on this Iand for a very Iong time.

Yes, that's right.

You should move the statue within the area of the Tone River fields.

Be quiet!

I won't take orders from you people.

I'II decide what to do.

I need a person who can manage the festival for the Jizo statue.

I don't care which side it goes to, I won't allow this kind of behavior.

Get my horse!

Hey!

I don't know who you are...

But I'm a masseur, so please Iet me pass.

I'm a public officer on patrol.

And why do I have to Iet a masseur Iike you pass by?

Besides, you smell horrible.

I won't Iet you walk on this road smelling Iike that!

I smell because of the sweat.

If I take a bath, it'II go away.

Hey!

You can't wash away the smell of corruption.

What did you say?

Let's go!

Officer!

Officer!

Master Shimokura!

Boss, it Iooks Iike we can get the territory by the Jizo statue.

Of course!

You noticed the officer was Iooking in my direction more than Kichibee's?

You can't forget the money you put up his sleeve. That's definitely gonna work!

Shinpachi, I'm gonna do it!

-Do what? -I'm gonna crush the Kichibee family!

He told us not to engage in a useless fight...

You idiot! He said that just for the hell of it. Are you kidding me?

Boss, that officer was saying something about a man of great power.

He must've been pointing something out.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.

I guess there's no other way but to crush the Kangorou family.

We must get Zatoichi to help us.

There we go.

Let's call it a day, shall we?

Yes.

I have to clean some of that, and...

Excuse me. Can I rest here for a bit?

Welcome.

Have a cup of tea.

Huh? Oh, thank you very much.

It's really hard to find people if you don't know the area too well.

Must be very hard for you if you can't see.

Who are you Iooking for?

Yes, well I'm Iooking for a Iittle girl about three-years old and...

Grandpa.

Hey, thanks.

Kisuke...

I'm Iooking for a man named Kisuke.

He used to be a prison guard in a small town.

I'm also Iooking for a cute Iittle girl just Iike her.

Who are you?

I'm just a traveling masseur.

Who sent you?

We can't talk here.

Come this way. Come on.

Hey, go play over there.

PIease.

Well, thanks.

Ever since I came here, I've never told anyone my real name or my past.

So why do you know about me?

What do you want?

That girl outside. I'm assuming she's Ms. Okoma's daughter.

Huh? You know Okoma?

No, I'm just a passerby.

Okoma came back from the island?

Where is she right now?

She'II be here soon. I arranged to meet her here.

Hey mister, I'm begging ya. PIease Ieave.

Pretend you didn't see anything and Ieave.

I'm used to not seeing anything.

But can you please explain why?

How old are you?

Three?

And what is your name?

Aya.

You really don't get it, do you?

I don't want that child to suffer because of her mother.

But her natural parent has come back.

I understand. I really understand that.

And I also realize that she's not a bad person.

Then why?

Mister, I was a prison guard and I know hundreds and thousands of criminals.

When a person commits a crime, they get a tattoo. You can't scrub that off.

I can't Iet a criminal take that child.

Ms. Okoma is not that kind of a person.

Even though she has a tattoo, she truly cares about her child.

She truly cares for her child, huh?

But how do you think people will treat her?

Even if she tries to Iive an honest Iife, she's gonna have a hard time.

I can't Iet that child be with a mother Iike that.

I already told her that her mother died a Iong time ago.

Mr. Kisuke.

If Ms. Okoma gets rid of her tattoo, can you give her back the child?

It's not Iike a painting by an artist, or a tattoo drawn by an actor.

It stays with you forever.

Then why not just burn it off?

It's a crime to burn off a tattoo Iike that.

PIease understand what I'm saying.

It's nice to meet you at Iast. I'm Okoma.

I know I'm not in any position to say this.

But I gave birth to my child, and I was not able to hold her even once.

PIease understand how I feel.

In these past three years, the only thing keeping me alive...

...was the thought of finding her and Iiving together with her.

If you can't hand me my child because I have a tattoo, then I'II be glad to...

...burn it off myself!

Ms. Okoma.

Where is your tattoo Iocated?

Mister, you...

Sorry about that. If I cut it off, it's the same thing as getting injured.

You won't be blamed for it.

Mr. Ichi...

Grandpa.

Aya...

It's your mother.

Let her give you a hug.

Mr. Kisuke...

Hey, Hanji! You bastard!

- Oh! It's the money Iender. - Where's Zatoichi?

I'm guessing you found him by now. Eh?

Well the thing is...

What is it?

Well, I found him all right.

But he said that he couldn't choose between the Sukegawa or Hashiba.

You bastard!

What the hell are you saying?

You took our money and ran. AII right, you wanna be Iike that?

I got a good idea!

It's a really good idea. Just wait right there.

I'II bring him over. Just wait right there.

Hey!

I'm not gonna get killed for just two ryos.

But what am I gonna do?

Oh, it's you again! I was Iooking all over for ya!

Can you just come with me? I'm not asking you to do anything difficult.

Did you say something about money?

Yeah, we can easily get five ryos.

I mean ten ryos!

No, fifty ryos!

Are you sure about that? Fifty ryos?

Yeah! Don't worry, you're gonna be safe with me. Okay?

- AII I have to do is sit in silence, right? - No, you can't just sit in silence.

You have to say a Iine or two.

What should I say?

Something Iike "What an unhappy Iife..."

Now Iet's go! I'm counting on ya! Hurry!

Who's this?

We were sent by the public official, Mr. Senjuro Shimokura, to assist in the fight.

Help us with the fight?

From the public official?

So he was planning on helping us from the beginning.

Thank you very much. PIease!

We were sent by the public official, Mr. Senjuro Shimokura, to assist in the fight.

The Public official must be very sharp.

He thinks the Sukegawa family deserves it more. PIease, come in!

Hey, just wait here for a minute, will ya?

Excuse me!

Boss, what do you think? I didn't Iie to you, right?

I brought Zatoichi just Iike I promised.

We just had three people sent over from the public official.

And, we get Mr. Zatoichi. Now, we have nothing to fear.

Yes.

But Hanji, do you have any proof that this is the real Zatoichi?

Well, you know, yeah. Boss, have some drink.

Get ready, here, please.

I'm sorry.

Oh, damn it.

You don't Iike this Iife, right?

- Are we starting already? - You idiot!

What an unhappy Iife.

Hey Boss, what do you think? That was Zatoichi's famous Iine.

Well, then Iet's see those great sword skills, eh?

Sword skills?

Boss, you can see his sword skills in the fight...

Boss.

Can I get some sake?

Give him a cup of sake.

He's the real Zatoichi.

Okay, I'II take him!

Th... th... thirty ryos.

Come again?

-Fi... fi... fi... fi... fi.. -Fifty ryos!

Okay.

Can I get an advance payment?

Here's twenty-five ryos.

Twenty-five ryos? You said fifty...

I'II give you the rest after the fighting is done.

AII right, then Mr. Ichi...

Where are you going?

Well, you see, there's a woman waiting for Mr. Ichi outside.

Unbelievable, Mr. Ichi. You have weak eyes, but you're strong with women.

Okay, take your time.

Yes, I'II see you Iater.

PIease forgive me. I didn't really know you were the real Zatoichi.

Hey, please forgive me.

I don't really care about what you did. Give me the money.

Sure, sure.

Here it is.

Give me your hand.

Okay.

This is yours.

You're giving me this much?

But, I need you to do me a favor.

Sure.

Near the Jizo statue, is a woman named Okoma.

I want you to give her this money.

You want me to deliver this Iarge sum of money?

Oh, I'II deliver it all right.

But can you give this to me?

I mean, can you really give me this amount and trust me with it?

I'm counting on you.

I'II definitely deliver this.

This is the first time anyone's ever trusted me.

First time ever.

Thanks.

You... you must be Okoma.

Yes.

You're really Okoma, right?

I was told by Zatoichi to deliver this to you.

This is the first time I've delivered someone's money without stealing it.

Do you know how I feel right now?

You can't possibly understand!

You can't possibly understand!

Kill them!

Hey mister! What the... no...

What are you doing?

Hey, what's going on?

You're killing the wrong guys!

Hey, stop this!

Help me!

Stop! What the hell are you doing?

FIee...

Help me... help me!

Help me!

Just Iike we agreed, they were taken care of.

Thanks.

There's one more filthy bit of scum Ieft.

Masseur, stop right there.

If you go beyond there, you're going to hell!

I smell a man of corruption.

So we meet again.

Kill him!

I can't Iet a person Iike you Iive freely in this world.

Don't come any closer!

Don't come any closer!

Get off the horse.

Thank you very much for everything.

Ms. Okoma reunited with her daughter.

I need to ask you a favor.

My eyes...

Can you help me see just a Iittle bit?

I was waiting here, since this is the only path that Ieads to the main road.

Mr. Ichi, thank you very much for everything.

Mr. Kisuke said he wants to Iive with me and my daughter.

That's wonderful.

I'II never forget about you, Mr. Ichi.

Thank you for the money.

No problem.

A hairpin?

This is only a token of my gratitude, but please take it with you.

Thanks, I'II gladly accept it.

Kannon statue, please Iet me see what color this hairpin is.

I would Iove to hear your traditional folk song of Sado once more.

Ha-ah! To Sado Island...

Grasses and trees are being blown to Sado Island...

A-ryah-a-ryah-a-ryah-seh!

Sado Island is forty-nine miles away over the waves...

A-ryah-a-ryah-a-ryah-seh!

To Be Continued...

A wandering samurai with a blind sister gets acquainted with Zatoichi by chance.

But while doing dirty deeds for his boss...

...an irony of fate forces them to fight each other.

Watch the next episode of Zatoichi, "The Heartless Man, Touched By Compassion"