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Tales of Zatoichi

Yasuke!

Yasuke, we're almost near the border. Let's go cross the border.

Do it.

Kill them both!

Hey officer, you need a skilled assassin like me.

You should hire me.

How about 5 ryos for each kill?

5 ryos?

It's not a bad deal.

I'll give you 3 ryos.

Fine.

Struck with a back of the sword...

Sir, he was carrying this. -Letter of direct appeal.

I think he was going to report to the ministry of state affairs in Edo.

Who are you?

I'm just a traveling blind masseur. I didn't see anything.

Yes, I didn't see anything at all.

It's been three years...

"Burning Sunset in Bridal Pass"

Crap, I could've won a ryo if I hit the target.

Damn it.

Excuse me...do you really get a ryo for a bulls-eye?

It's true. You get a shiny gold coin.

Then let me give it a try.

Miss, sorry to ask you this but...

Can you just tell me where the target is?

It's upside down.

Okay, now...

You win!

I did it.

-Thanks so much. -Winner!

Hey, that ryo is mine...

What?

What is this?

What the hell do you want?

Thank you so much. I don't know who you are, but thank you.

Miss, let me have another shot.

You wi...

You both win!

Don't stick around here for long. You better leave this area.

Excuse me, sir...

But can you tell me your name?

Why can't I stay...

Excuse me.

-Excuse me. -lchi.

It's you, lchi.

Is that you, Sasuke?

-It's been a while. -lt sure has been a while.

It's been three years.

I'll go get the village headman.

Thank you.

Ichi, thank you for coming.

-Thanks for having me. -Who told you about it?

What's going on?

Then, you didn't know? Anyway, it's good to see you

My daughter Ochika is getting married today.

Ochika is getting married? I see.

Well, congratulations.

Sorry for bothering you on such a busy occasion.

Anyway, just come in for a second.

Yes, thank you.

Ichi.

Ochika, congratulations.

You're finally getting married.

Now, take a look at Ochika in her bridal kimono.

Father.

Oh, I'm really sorry.

I didn't really mean to say that...

No, I can picture her in a bridal kimono.

You look very beautiful.

You're like a doll.

Thank you.

She was weak as a child, but after you gave her a massage treatment...

She got so much better.

When you first treated me... I think I was about 1 2 years old.

At the time, I was hanging around in front of your place feeling hungry...

And I was given a rice ball.

I never had such a delicious rice ball before.

Ochika, I brought you a lucky charm that brings good health as I promised.

I'll keep on giving this to you every three years.

Thank you.

Ichi, Ochika is happy because of you.

No, don't say that. So who's the bridegroom?

His name is Minekichi, a farmer from Kiyokawa village on the other side...

...of the mountain pass.

Since you're marrying him, he must be a good looking guy.

Hey lchi.

Yes?

Do you know what this is?

This was my most important possession since I was a child.

Ah, your wedding doll.

You remembered.

Of course.

You were always saying that when you get older...

You're gonna be happy, just like that wedding doll.

Yes, you're right.

Ichi, I want you to have this.

Huh? For me?

Yes.

But it's your precious item...

That's why I want you to keep it.

Yes.

Then I'll take it.

Thank you very much.

So Ochika, this wedding doll is gonna be my bride, right?

Ochika, Minekichi has come for you.

Minekichi, here.

It's the local administrator. Hurry up and get the bride off the horse.

-What are you waiting for? -It's okay, at ease everyone.

Yozaemon, whose daughter is this?

It's my daughter, sir.

In the midst of a recession, you all chipped in for a wedding ceremony.

I'm happy for you.

Thank you very much.

Who's the bridegroom?

That would be me, sir.

My name is Minekichi...

...a farmer at Kiyokawa village on the other side of the mountain pass.

Huh? Minekichi?

I heard that name before.

Anyway, I didn't know you had such a beautiful daughter.

Fine, then I'll take care of the arrangements.

What?

You're going to arrange the marriage?

I'll prepare a magnificent ceremony at the local administration office.

But the marriage ceremony is already being arranged by...

...the Mohei couple from Kiyokawa village.

Plus they're preparing it over at the village as we speak...

You're not happy with me arranging the ceremony?

Yes, of course I am.

Thank you so much for your kindness...

Then it's all set.

Minekichi...

You are the luckiest man in the world.

Thank you.

Where's the bride?

Why did the local administrator do such a thing?

Here are the 6 ryos for your service.

I'll kill more people if you give me more money.

Father, thank you very much for everything.

Your mother was a good-natured woman.

I wish she could be here to see you.

I feel like the luckiest woman alive.

Yozaemon, I want you to leave us.

Huh?

Leave us.

Yes...

Your name is Ochika, right?

Yes.

Do you know how to be a real woman?

I'll teach you how to be a real woman.

-You're free to make some noise. -No...

You can scream all you want.

If you scream, maybe Minekichi will come to your rescue.

Please let me go.

Please let me go.

What's wrong?

This woman is not ready to get married.

How dare you all for making me prepare a ceremony for this immature woman.

Minekichi...

You haven't paid your taxes, so you don't deserve to get married.

Plus your older brother Yasuke was...

...planning on reporting to the ministry of state affairs in Edo.

You can't pay your taxes, but you want to get married? That's outrageous!

Leave.

Leave.

Everyone leave!

Minekichi, I need to ask you some questions about your older brother.

Come with me.

Minekichi!

Ochika.

It doesn't matter if it takes a month or six months, come to me when...

...you're ready to get married.

Murase, throw Minekichi in jail.

Ochika!

Administrator...

My brother...what happened to my brother Yasuke?

Direct appeal to the ministry is illegal, so we had to get rid of him.

Administrator is the one breaking all the laws.

He's taking taxes illegally from many villagers in this territory.

Shut up!

If you're an administrator, you can do whatever you want?

Shut up! I said shut up!

Officer, I'll take care of this guy. Stand up!

Come here! Now get in there!

What have I done to deserve this?

What have I done?

Miss...

Welcome.

Come on in.

Thank you.

Please.

-They're gonna hang Minekichi! -What? Minekichi?

So they told Ochika to go to the administration office for more questions.

It's a shame.

But why did Minekichi...

Ochika is going to get questioned, but she didn't do anything wrong.

But under these circumstances, she better go to the administration office.

What do you mean "under these circumstances"?

If we make the administrator angry, he might charge us more in taxes...

Yeah, that's right.

Sir, if they take away money for our food, we'll die of hunger.

We need Ochika to go to the administration office to settle all this.

That's right.

That would be the best.

Wait a minute, I can't do that.

I can't just send her off to the administration office.

Where's Ochika?

Where is she?

-Don't try to kill yourself. -Let me go.

-Come on, don't do this. -Let me go!

You'll gain nothing by dying.

Please...

Let me die.

Stop grabbing me there...

Stop.

Let me go.

Help...

Let me die.

Please...help...

Ichi, are you okay?

Are you okay?

Now tell me Ochika...why did you decide to jump into the river?

I don't really care about my life anymore.

It's cold outside.

What's the point in going for a swim?

Did something happen?

I'll never get married.

That's not true.

Your wedding dress is just wet.

It'll look fine after you dry it.

It won't go back to the way it was.

You're gonna catch a cold if you keep wearing that.

Let's remove that okay?

I'll remove my clothes too.

-Now you have to remove this too... -No!

I'm sorry.

You know, this should be good.

You gotta wear this.

You can't catch a cold. The bride can't catch a cold.

Now wear this.

And I'll wear this as well.

Now...

We're like dolls displayed on Girls' Festival.

Oh, it's you, Master.

What were you doing here?

What do you think I was doing?

I was following the young girl. The bride that is.

And where did she go?

The thing is, I lost sight of her. It's very unfortunate.

But from the looks of things, she may not be alive anymore.

Damn. Let's split up and find her as soon as possible.

Yes.

Ichi...

Yes.

They're taking me away to the administrator's place.

What? But why...

Boss, I found her.

Come with us, Ochika!

Master. Master!

Zatoichi!

Zatoichi?

We meet again.

I thought I told you not to stick around here.

In the dark, you folks are at a disadvantage, right?

Step outside.

Go.

Yes.

-Did you find her? -No, I didn't see her.

-I want you to go west. -Yes.

Ochika.

Here.

I made you some rice balls.

Here, try one Ochika.

Here, eat a rice ball and feel better.

It's delicious.

What do you think?

But what's going to happen to Minekichi?

If I stay here like this...

...my father might get in trouble too.

You have nothing to worry about.

You just have to look forward to the wedding.

Now eat more.

It's delicious, right?

Look, there's more.

Where's Ochika?

I don't know.

Sir, maybe the administrator wants to make Ochika his mistress.

Minekichi is about to get killed.

If we don't give them Ochika, our villagers will end up like Minekichi...

So you want me to sacrifice my daughter?

If they charge us more in taxes...

Please help us, sir.

-We're begging you. -Do it for the villagers.

-Elder! -Please!

Sir!

Let me go.

If I go to the administrator's office, Minekichi's life will be spared.

I'm going.

Ochika.

Have you forgotten what you used to say as a kid?

Until you can get married to Minekichi...

You have to stay here no matter what.

You shouldn't do anything to destroy your future.

What? A Hasshu lnvestigator?

Yes.

We just got word from Edo that he came into this area secretly.

Hasshu lnvestigator, huh?

I think they're here to see how much rice we collected as land tax.

I have prepared a plan in case something like this were to happen.

Come here.

Yes.

I want you to hang Minekichi.

Hang him...

If we hang Minekichi, all the villagers are going to gather at the site.

Murase, while that's going on, you will...

So this is where you were.

No...

-Murase, let me handle this. -Good.

Get them in here.

Come on, hurry up.

What's going on here? Why are you doing this?

Shut up.

Ochika!

I'll take care of the father as well.

What did I do?

What the hell did I do?

I'm not gonna die here. You can't kill me like a bug!

Shut up!

Let's kill this guy quickly.

You can get away with this? You think you can get away with this?

I'm about to get married.

You shouldn't do this on such a happy day.

Kill him.

-He killed an officer. -I wonder what they'll do to us.

He did a terrible thing.

Let's all go to the administration office!

Administrator is the one breaking all the laws.

What's wrong people?

I'm going!

Iwahana Administration Office

Mr. Nakayama. Long time no see.

I came here since someone filed a complaint about the taxes.

Mr. Isozaki.

Mr. Isozaki.

What do you want?

I'm busy talking with Mr. Nakayama.

Administrator...

I'm Nakayama, a Hasshu lnvestigator. How dare you interrupt me?!

Administrator has been overcharging us in taxes.

The rice storage in this office is filled with rice they took from us.

I haven't done anything wrong.

Yozaemon, the village headman is the one taking all the rice.

Village headman?

Take a look in his storage.

What's this?

It's clear that he was embezzling rice.

Who's that?

That's Yozaemon, the village headman.

He knew he was cornered, so he probably killed himself.

So it's true that the village headman Yozaemon was embezzling rice.

Mr. Nakayama.

You don't suspect me now, do you?

Well hello.

That's odd.

I don't think there was any rice in here this morning.

You ordered us to hang him, but...

But Yozaemon is our witness for your crimes.

You...

My name is Magobei Tsuji, a government spy.

Administrator Gennojo lsozaki.

You forced the people to pay more taxes and engaged in embezzlement.

You feared your misdeeds would be exposed, so you blamed it on Yozaemon.

I have more witnesses.

Yasuke, Umezo, and Ochika.

Come forward.

Kill them!

Don't kill him, lchi!

Hold him. Hold him down!

Excuse me...

How does the bride look?

I've never seen such a beautiful bride.

Really?

This is all because of you, Zatoichi.

Are you gonna arrest me?

Yes, I would like to if I can.

And which way will you be traveling?

Well, I'm planning to go that way.

Oh, that way, huh?

I'm thinking of going that way too. So how about it?

Can I travel along with you...

To Be Continued...

Next Episode

The appointed time is in two days, at 6 in the evening.

This journey is asking way too much, as he runs real fast.

One man falls in love with a woman, and kills his boss...

But Zatoichi grows fond of him.

He makes it on time, but what was waiting at the end of the journey...

Tune in for the next episode, "Rush Trip"

See you next time!

See you next time!