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Tales of Zatoichi

Pouring Rain

She's a beauty all right.

I hope I can meet her again.

I got you some charms to keep your family safe and ward off evil spirits.

I guarantee you'll live long if you pray every morning.

Thank you so much.

I don't think you can be saved with that piece of paper.

Watch your mouth, you damn fool!

Peasants are made to suffer like hell.

Take a look over there, granny. Mohei's daughter Omitsu is being sold.

He's lucky to have a daughter that can be sold.

Well, see you next year, granny.

Take care.

Don't look. It's better not to.

There was once a man that cried when a woman was sent away for prostitution.

It's been a while, Matazo.

Osei.

And you were trafficking young girls from villages.

You haven't changed a bit, Osei.

It's been 1 0 years. I'm sure you've tasted the bitter side of life.

Yes, of course. I've tasted quite a lot.

What about you?

It seems like you were quite successful.

Life isn't easy, you know.

That man who saw the woman being sent off...

...realized how scary the power of money can be.

How old are you?

1 6 years old.

I see.

1 6...

Hey Matazo, I'll buy her.

You shouldn't interfere in these kind of things.

You can't save people by showing sympathy.

It's embarrassing.

I feel like I'm looking at myself back then. Gives me the chills.

She's mine now. Give her to me.

I'll pay for the difference by selling my body.

Instead of worrying about others, why don't you worry about your family?

I'm talking about Eikichi.

He said he would become a yakuza in order to buy you out of prostitution.

How is he?

He's dead.

Dead?

Yeah, he was murdered.

Who? Who did it?

You did.

You gotta be kidding me.

It's true.

You killed him, all right.

You're the one who put him up to being a gambler. Because of you, Eikichi...

That's not true.

I did it for you. If Eikichi did some gambling I thought he could...

Make some money?

You should just go on living your life in disgrace.

Hey, who killed Eikichi?

Are we ready? Place your bets!

-Even! -Give me even too!

Here we go!

Seven, odds!

You stingy bastards. Anybody gonna bet? Eh?

Hey mister, you've been sitting there for a long time. You gonna bet or not?

Well, can you face me one-on-one?

Eh? One-on-one?

Easy money.

Can you let me throw the dice?

Oh, sure.

Here.

Thanks.

Here's the thing. I'm not gonna settle for anything less than a 12 even.

Eh? You won't take anything but a 12 of even?

So whether if it's even or odd, we win if you don't get a 12 even?

Yeah.

That's great. I'll bet everything I got.

-Yeah, me too. -Me too!

Hey, you people can't bet on this.

Are you ready?

You can't possibly win.

Here we go!

Well, what is it?

Since you're all silent, I'm guessing I won.

Hold it!

Let's get outta here!

Now, I want you all to take the money.

Thank you very much!

Don't ever gamble again.

They're bunch of honest people, aren't they?

You think you did something good?

Huh?

You have bad luck written all over you.

Excuse me.

I have this charm. Put it on your back or something.

Miss.

That's a charm that I used to curse that Zatoichi.

How do you know my name?

Do you have a grudge against me?

-Don't touch me! -I'm really sorry.

You're gonna spit out blood and die very soon.

Miss, do you have a grudge against me?

Serves you right.

Hey, listen up!

You better not be slacking off because someone died!

If you don't wanna end up like Orin, I suggest you all get some customers.

Got it?

-Kisuke! -Yes!

You asshole! You can't even do business without spoiling our goods.

-How much did we pay for her? -I believe it was 1 5 ryos.

-And how much did she make? -Roughly 170 ryos.

Well, I guess that's not bad.

Put the body in the shrine like always.

Hey!

Yes!

Boss, it's Matazo!

Hey, Matazo!

What happened?

Matazo, you came at the right time.

You see, our best girl just died.

She's pretty good looking.

Get inside.

Feel free to come inside. What's wrong?

That's too bad. She's mine.

-Who the hell are you? -What you see is what you get.

Well, you're a bit old but not bad. Plus you don't look like a good girl to me.

-Stop this nonsense! -Then, back off.

I'm a whimsical woman. If I see crooks, I just want to tease them.

Stop it, Osei.

Matazo, you two know each other?

Yes, sort of.

Listen up.

I won't let you sell this girl.

I'll prepare the necessary amount to buy her.

I'll get my revenge and the money all at once.

Miss.

We can't talk out here. Get inside.

Boss, I'm sorry.

Her situation's a bit complicated. Please give me some time.

Hey, I told you to get inside.

Hey.

Get inside.

-Kisuke. -Yes?

That woman looked real good for her age.

I understand.

Excuse me! Give me one more bottle.

All right.

Welcome.

She is gorgeous.

-Here you go. -Thanks a lot.

Miss, how about a drink?

Come on, let's have a drink.

Are you traveling alone?

Hey.

Is there a man who would be interested in a woman like myself?

You're looking at him.

Miss.

Miss, why did you...

Hey mister, we're kind of busy right now. Go away, go away, go away.

Whatever.

What are you doing to my friend?

Why did you...

I don't feel comfortable staying here. Why don't we go some place else?

I'll get serious.

I already am.

Then let's go.

-You're going? -You're very annoying.

Hey, what are you trying to do with that woman?

Why the hell do you care, you piece of shit!

What I do with my woman is none of your business!

You are...

Hey, you...are...

Hey.

You folks are pretty good looking.

Please let go of me.

You'll have to excuse me.

Miss, you better come with us.

If you're gonna be doing business around here, you better come and say hello.

Stop it!

You bastard!

What the hell do you want?

-You bastard! -You lout!

I'll get you for this!

Miss, do you have some kind of grudge against me?

My younger brother can't rest in peace until you die!

Did I know your brother?

As if you didn't know!

Eikichi was killed by Zatoichi.

Miss, are you sure about that?

Please forget about what I said.

Matazo.

As a trafficker in girls, if you start showing mercy, you'll be out of business.

Yes.

Yes, but I hope to sever my connections with this business and go straight.

Please forgive me.

Are you rebelling against me?

You're very courageous.

Hey, cut him up and dump him in the river.

Yes.

Hey, get up.

Hey, get up you, punk!

You bastard! Come on!

Good evening.

-Who the hell is this guy? -A masseur.

-Masseur? Who called him? -Nobody did.

I thought I should give you folks some treatment. Boss, I think I'll start with...

Get his ass outta here!

Boss.

Your men are holding on to something.

I'm here to take it back.

What do you want from my men?

Can I just get a light?

You shouldn't pocket other people's money.

You hear?

Hand over what that woman gave you.

Fine, I'll let you have it! Here!

If you lend someone money, you charge them interest.

You gotta be kidding me.

All right!

Take it.

Boss.

There's no light in your pipe.

You were still alive?

Thanks to you, we were able to flee.

I think this is enough to set this woman free, right?

Yes, this will do.

She's free to go.

You're lucky, you know?

I don't know how to thank you.

You should thank this lady over here.

-That money was earned by her... -Oh stop it.

I don't like looking after anyone.

But a flower should blossom beautifully.

If you become like me, you can't be called a woman anymore.

Am I right?

That masseur must be a yakuza.

If he goes on telling others how he embarrassed me, I'm gonna lose face.

Kisuke...

You people are good-for-nothings. Kill him with everyone attacking at once!

Boss, things are about to get interesting.

What is it?

Just now, I was told by a traveler that Karakkaze is coming here.

-Karakkaze? -Yes.

That's great news.

A glance from killer Karakkaze can silence babies and freeze blood solid.

We can ask him for help.

All right, I'm sure he's gonna ask for a mind-boggling sum of money.

But we gotta pay up, I don't think I can stand this anymore.

-Bring me Karakkaze! -Yes.

-Take her nonstop to Nakazato. -Sure thing.

She's a very young lady, so don't try anything funny.

You must be joking.

Seeya.

Take care.

-Let's go, partner! -All right!

Matazo.

You should be happy. Either way you look at it, you did good.

Osei.

Hurry up and take it to the pine room! Customers are waiting.

-Oh, good morning. Welcome back. -Yes, thank you.

Please go around and enter from the front.

Yes, well you see the thing is... I stayed here until last night.

But I used up all my money, so I was wondering if I can work here.

-You gambled, huh? -Yes.

Do you have a room I can stay at? I'm willing to work.

-ls the futon room okay? -Any place is fine.

Good.

-But can you work like that? -Yes, I have a pretty good hunch.

Miss, thanks for letting me work.

Shouldn't you toss this firewood in the flame?

That's...

Hey, Osei.

My feelings for you haven't changed at all.

When we were kids...

...we used to say that we should get married when we get older.

I haven't forgotten either.

If you haven't...

Osei...

I'm no longer involved in the trafficking of girls. We should get married.

Matazo.

Can you kill Zatoichi?

What?

No way.

He's too strong.

What if I tell you that I'll be your wife?

Really?

No, no. While there's life, there's hope.

Even if you can't kill him...

...you can at least steal his cane, right?

So you're really gonna be my wife?

Kisuke, where's Karakkaze?

I escorted him to the Kazusaya lnn.

I don't know if he used to be a samurai, but he's got some attitude.

He said that you should go see him.

What?

Thank you, if you happen to come to this area again, please stop by.

It's getting very cloudy.

It would be devastating if it started to rain.

It's about 32 kilometers...

But if we don't go, we'll never make it in time for the festival.

I don't think there was any sign of flooding today.

I think it's going to rain pretty hard.

Please, have some tea.

Look, it's pouring now.

Can you register your name?

-Mister, can you attend to the guests? -Sure, right away.

It's gonna cost you quite a lot.

We're aware of that.

And just how much are we talking here?

50 ryos?

If you think I'll take care of Zatoichi for 50 ryos, go find someone else.

Then 500 ryos?

That would be nice, but I'll settle for 1 50 ryos.

Thank you so much for calling me.

Yes, I'm the masseur.

Hello.

Now where do you want me to start?

Your body is pretty rugged.

This kind of body is called a masseur-killer.

I'm getting ripped off doing full body massages for 1 6 mons.

What exactly is your occupation?

Hey lchi, bring sake to the guests on the 2nd floor.

Yes.

Sake tastes real bad with the sight of you and the smell of blood.

Osei, I want you to hear what I have to say.

My little brother wanted to free me by joining the yakuza.

But he ended up getting killed.

By you!

Osei.

As you can see, I'm blind.

Even if you accuse me of killing Eikichi...

I really don't know who Eikichi was... or where I killed him.

You're conceited when it comes to killing a men.

Eikichi...

He risked his life for me.

If you kill him, I'll give you 30 ryos.

Give me money...

Osei, I don't think you'll understand but...

Even when I'm walking on the road...

If I hear the sound of straw sandals passing by...

Or the wind blowing away the leaves...

It's frightening to me.

Even when I'm sleeping...

If the wind blows hard against the door and makes a noise, I'm already holding...

...my sword in my hands.

Osei.

I don't mind if you bear a grudge against me or detest me.

But there's no point in drinking lots of sake...for you to ease the pain.

To me, sake is just like your cane.

You think you can throw away your cane?

I don't think you can, right?

When you have to, you'll use it to kill others in order to live.

If I get rid of my cane...

...will you stop drinking?

What are you saying? You know you can't let go of your cane.

What is Karakkaze doing?

He doesn't seem to be moving at all. He's playing with us.

Are you asleep?

Are you really asleep?

He always has his eyes closed, so I can't tell if he's asleep or not.

You were awake?

What is it?

No, I just came by to see if you wanted to drink.

You're looking for my cane, right?

It's not here.

I gave it away.

I gave it to Osei and promised I'll never use it again.

Welcome back.

What did you do that for?

I just wanted to see if you have what it takes.

Otherwise, I can't be your wife.

You said you'll be my wife if I kill him, right?

If he doesn't have his cane, he'll be like a fish out of water.

I'll use whatever method I can think of.

That guy made a fool out of me.

I can't even sleep at night until he's dead!

Boss, Karakkaze will take care of him tomorrow.

I can't wait 'til tomorrow.

If Karakkaze won't do it, then we'll take care of Zatoichi.

Kisuke, get the others!

Yes!

This is bad! The Bonten family has surrounded this place.

Hurry up and get the head clerk.

I wonder who they're after.

I know.

It's the guy who came in wearing a black poncho in the rain.

-He just came in from the back. -But I'm the head clerk.

-Of course we know that. -Why did you let him stay?

We didn't know that the Bonten family would come.

He's wanted by the Bonten family, so he must be dangerous.

Excuse me.

Who might you be?

Yes.

What did you do?

You folks...

Better stay inside.

Don't go out there, mister.

Thank you very much for everything.

You want the money? I ain't paying you 1 50 ryos.

You haven't even killed Zatoichi yet.

You called out your men since you can't trust me.

Besides, you people can't kill him.

I'll give 50 ryos to the one who kills him.

50 ryos!

50 ryos are mine!

Ichi!

Take it!

Karakkaze, kill him!

Karakkaze!

Give me my money back...

Karakkaze...

You shouldn't get paid without working.

It's a shame I have to kill you for 150 ryos.

But it's my job.

Matazo, it's okay, my hard feelings toward him have dispelled.

Ichi!

I used my cane again.

I guess I lose.

I was the one who lost.

To Be Continued...

Next Episode

Tales of Zatoichi

Even birds and beasts are frightened by Zatoichi's presence.

On the other hand, a calm swordsman accompanied by a bird shows up.

With Yujiro lshihara as a special guest, a sword of death battles a sword of life.

The next episode of Zatoichi, "A Bird Lands on lchi".

A Bird Lands on lchi

See you next time!