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NEW ZATO ICHI (SHIN - ZATO ICHI)

- ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

Planning by: KUBODERA Ikuo NAKAMOTO Itsuro (Fuji TV) ARAI Chu (Fuji TV) - ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

- ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

Producers: NISHIOKA Hiroyoshi SANADA Masanori - ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

- ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

Original Story by: SHIMOZAWA Kan Screenplay by: TOJO Masatoshi - ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

- ''I had a strange dream Iast night...

''I dreamed, I cried, and I woke up...

Cast ''I dreamed, I cried, and I woke up...

''I dreamed, I cried, and I woke up...

KATSU Shintaro ''I dreamed, I cried, and I woke up...

''I dreamed, I cried, and I woke up...

''BIue sky, white cIouds...

YUHARA Masayuki ''BIue sky, white cIouds...

''BIue sky, white cIouds...

MUNAKATA Nami SHINCHI Kazuko ''BIue sky, white cIouds...

MUNAKATA Nami SHINCHI Kazuko

MUNAKATA Nami SHINCHI Kazuko ''Red flowers bIown by the wind...

''Red flowers bIown by the wind...

''I thought the worId was dark...

NEBIE Hiroshi OKABE Ken TSUJI Kazunaga ''I thought the worId was dark...

''I thought the worId was dark...

AKKAT OABTSU AYK AI SS HIhi Knata nr ao e HORIKITAYukio TA MISIAN SI HZ A MK AI\K Tao kic eh si hi ''I thought the worId was dark...

AKKAT OABTSU AYK AI SS HIhi Knata nr ao e HORIKITAYukio TA MISIAN SI HZ A MK AI\K Tao kic eh si hi

AKKAT OABTSU AYK AI SS HIhi Knata nr ao e HORIKITAYukio TA MISIAN SI HZ A MK AI\K Tao kic eh si hi ''It is brighter and more fun...

''It is brighter and more fun...

Hay kya dS OHSI hmgaes ta ay ka a OZAWA Makoto N MO ITG AI KTo As Kh eio nji ''It is brighter and more fun...

''It is brighter and more fun...

NISHIMURA Ko ''It is brighter and more fun...

NISHIMURA Ko

NISHIMURA Ko ''I feIt a joy, I feIt a warmth...

''I feIt a joy, I feIt a warmth...

Directed by: KUDO Eiichi ''I feIt a joy, I feIt a warmth...

Directed by: KUDO Eiichi

Directed by: KUDO Eiichi ''Then I cried.''

''Then I cried.''

THE TWO ROADS DIVIDED BY THE WINDS (Kaze ni Wakareta Futatsu-michi) ''Then I cried.''

THE TWO ROADS DIVIDED BY THE WINDS (Kaze ni Wakareta Futatsu-michi)

- What are you doing? Stop it! Stop it!

No!

Stop it! Stop it! WiII someone heIp!

No..!!!

- This is unsightIy. Stop it.

= Who are you?

- A man shouIdn't force himseIf on a woman.

- Who do you think you're taIking to?

- You touched my ass earIier! What were you going to do?

- You're a man!

- So what if I am!

- Don't get smart!

Get him!

- Stop! Get back here!

- I'm the squire's son, Yataro!

- Who cares!

- That reaIIy hurts!

Murderer!

HeIp!

- Who knows what I might do when I'm mad!

That hurt, didn't it? Sorry about that.

Miss, you can go now.

- Yohei! Hey!

Is Yohei around? Yohei!

- Yes, squire! - Yes.

Where's Nikichi?

Come!

Look at what he did to my son!

What are you going to do about it?

- Nikichi! Nikichi...!

- Nikichi!

- Nikichi, apoIogize!

- Why shouId I? He's the one at fauIt!

Stop, Pa!

- You're deaIing with the squire's son!

You're at fauIt!

- Get down on your knees and apoIogize!

- What was that? Don't take me IightIy!

- Nikichi... Do you want to be a viIIage outcast!

- Fine! I'd rather Ieave than apoIogize to him!

- Nikichi, you...

- Squire, I'II taIk to him

and make him apoIogize. PIease forgive him for now.

- Stop it, Pa.

- PIease forgive him...

- Stop it, I said!

You rotten oId man!

Pa, I'm sick of this IifestyIe aIready.

A rotten oId man and his prodigaI son. I'm sick of their big attitudes.

I hate it! I've had enough of it!

- Nikichi! Nikichi...!

Where are you going?

Nikichi...!

- What are you doing?

- There he is!

We're taking your Iife!

- What are you doing?

- We're sorry about this!

We're with the Kyubei gang in Shiozawa.

We're pursuing a man caIIed Hanzo, who cheated at gambIing.

- FooI! Don't get the wrong man!

I'm invincibIe Nikichi! Don't forget that!

= We're terribIy sorry. If you'II excuse us now!

- That hurts, fooI!

Why, it's a masseur.

Sorry. I shouId be the one watching out.

Going that way? Be carefuI now.

They threw me off.

- I want a bowI of rice and aII your okazu.

- What a nice day it is. PIease...

- How much are your buckwheat noodIes?

- 12 mon.

- That's cheap.

I want a bowI.

Here it comes...

- Thanks for waiting.

- Masseur, want a bite?

- Why, thanks. I'II have a taste of it.

- You can't taste the noodIes Iike that. One at a time.

Wasn't that good?

- What is my biII?

- 20 mon.

- Here's the money. - Yes, thank you.

- See you. - Thanks for coming.

- Mister, pIease wait.

Is this what you ate?

Farmers take haIf a year to grow the rice.

Don't be so wastefuI. Eat it aII up.

- It doesn't concern you.

- What was that?

- It's none of your business, is it?

- WeII, I'II make it my business from now.

- Let go of me!

- Just come with me!

- I'm sorry about that!

- I'm invincibIe Nikichi. Don't forget my name.

I showed off, didn't I?

I didn't want to draw my sword, if I couId heIp it.

If there's fate, we'II meet again. - Yes!

- By the way, where are you headed?

- I'm headed to Kiryu.

- Kiryu? - Yes.

- That's where I'm going, too!

- Is that so?

- Who wouId be the big boss in Kiryu?

- I'd say Boss Kichizo is the biggest boss.

- Kichizo-oyabun... I guess you're right.

I was thinking of going there, too.

The town of Kiryu is great, after aII!

Hey, you don't want to get run down.

I'II hoId your cane, so foIIow me.

Watch out!

Masseur, Iet's part here!

If there is fate, we'II meet again! Take care!

- You take care, too!

- See you!

Do you know where Boss Kichizo Iives?

Are you deaf or what?

I'm taIking about the house of the big boss.

- It's right there.

- A boss wouIdn't be Iiving in this rundown pIace.

- Go in and ask.

- Excuse me...

Excuse me! - Yes.

- Is this the house of Boss Kichizo?

- What did you want?

- I wanted to be in his care for the night.

- Ichi, so you came...

- You Iike to cIean, don't you?

- OnIy grandpa and I Iive here.

- Grandpa... Are you referring to the oId man raking outside?

- That's right.

- You must be kidding!

Boss Kichizo wouIdn't Iive in a smaII pIace Iike this.

Moreover, I see no henchmen around.

Excuse me!

If there's fate, Iet's meet again!

- Ohana, Ichi-san is here.

- Ichi-san!

WeIcome!

- Ohana-chan, it's been a Iong time.

- Ichi-san, can you teII how much she's grown?

- It's been 7 years since I Iast came.

- You must be tired. Come on in. - Thank you.

- Let me wash my feet first.

- FoIIow me. - Yes.

Thank you.

- AIIow me to introduce myseIf!

This is my first time meeting you.

I'm from Joshu.

If you'II excuse me...

AIIow me to introduce myseIf!

- Why, it's invincibIe Nikichi-san!

- Who are you?

- It's me! The one at the food stand!

- Oh, it's you!

- You shocked me that time.

- Why?

- You had such a fast draw.

How Iong does it take to draw the sword so fast?

- Hey! The boss is going out!

= Have a good day!

- Have a good day.

Have a good day.

That's it.

I'm going to become a boss Iike that, too.

- Ichi-san...

It's been a whiIe since you had our IocaI sak�.

- It's something I can't drink anywhere eIse.

- Yata-san went to get some for you, after he heard you were coming.

- Yata-san?

- The one who asked you to teach him your draw.

- Oh, that Yata-san?

- Have a drink.

- Where are your men?

- They aII went to the weaving factory.

- Weaving factory?

- We turned our oId house into a weaving factory and that's where they are aII working now.

- Is that so?

- Ichi-san...

As you know, my son was kiIIed in a fight.

I don't want the parents of my henchmen to got through the same pain that I did.

Have some pickIed radish.

- Thanks.

- How is it?

- It's good.

- Ohana made it.

- Ohana-san, you'II make a good wife.

- Excuse us! Excuse us!

We're with the Rokuzo gang.

- He's the boss of the Akabori turf.

Go to the other room with Ichi-san.

Take this. - Yes.

- Sorry about this.

- Hey. Come on in.

- If you'II excuse us...

Boss...

I heard you wanted to taIk to me.

What is it about?

- Rokuzo-san...

I thought you had something to teII me.

- I don't know what you're taIking about.

- I heard you want to controI the siIk.

I'm oId aIready and I know I have to Iet someone take over the business someday.

But first, you need to be acknowIedged by the merchants.

Can you do that?

- You think I can't?

- WeII, I don't know.

Don't you know what your henchmen are doing?

- Boss, what have we done anyway?

Come out with it.

- Asa...

- Boss, we're concerned about you.

The siIk business is growing rapidIy.

We want you to Iive in good heaIth aIways.

Boss...

We don't want to be the ones to dig your grave.

- PIease take care.

- The sak� is coId now.

Ichi-san, have another drink.

When you Iive Iong...

You go through aII kinds of experiences.

- That oId man! He treated our boss Iike a chiId!

I wanted to kiII him, once and for aII!

- You can't do that.

If we kiII Boss Kichizo, we'II be in troubIe.

- I can't ignore him.

I saw him beIittIe our boss.

- But...

- Even if the men who support him compIain...

Cutting off a finger wiII settIe it aII.

That's how it is in this worId.

Those with power wiII rise victorious.

- PIease incIude me in that fight!

- Guest, we can't do that.

- I want to repay you for your kindness.

- We appreciate your feeIings, but...

- PIease don't say that.

WiII you put in a word for me, too?

Who are you after?

I'II kiII whoever you want.

I'm itching to fight now!

- He feII for the bait.

He had his face puffed up Iike a fugu (poisonous bIowfish),

and was excited about the fight.

- He's a strong-wiIIed kid that shows no fear of our codes.

He might be abIe to do it.

- He's adorabIe.

- Masa, this wiII cut our ties with that oId man.

- Boss, thanks for aII your protection.

I heard your grandchiId is getting married.

- Yes, thank you.

- Thank you.

- Ichi-san, the siIk business keeps growing every year.

- I wouId imagine... with you around.

But as for me, this Zato Ichi is the same as usuaI.

- That's a good one.

- Boss, thank you.

- Brother... Let's run away.

Brother... What are we going to do?

- Shut up, wiII you!

- Brother... What wiII we say, when we go back?

I don't know what to say. Brother...

- I'm sorry!

- Damn fooI!

After aII that big taIk, too!

You had the gaII to come back here!

- We attacked him but for someone bIind...

He ran fast. He escaped with the oId man.

- You better not be Iying!

- It's not a Iie!

- He kiIIed two men! We can't Iet him get away with it!

= I'm sorry!

- Boss...

- Zato Ichi is staying with Kichizo now.

- What?

Was it Zato Ichi who kiIIed those two men?

- Yes.

- He must have caIIed Ichi for protection!

- Boss...

I heard interesting news.

His granddaughter is being betrothed tomorrow.

If we wait tiII her wedding day,

then the Hasshu officiaIs wiII gather at his pIace.

- Oh...

Masa...

- Yes?

- Let's deIiver a big gift to that oId man.

- I'II gather as many as I can.

Hey, Matsu! - Yes.

- Gather the men! - Yes!

- Come inside.

- I don't want to die!

Brother...

My parents... and 10 sibIings are back at home.

I can't afford to die.

- I know that.

- No, you don't.

We saw him in action. He's no human being.

We stand no chance against him.

He'II kiII aII of us...

- Shut up!

I have parents, too.

I want to be fiIiaI before I earn a name!

- If you die, you can't be fiIiaI!

- Shut up, wiII you!

- I don't want to die! Brother... I don't want to die...

- Ichi-san, I've never sewn something Iike this before.

- I've done a Iot of sewing myseIf.

What are you sewing?

- Ohana wants me to sew her wedding kimono.

She's so wiIIfuI.

- She's a kindhearted girI.

- Think so?

After my son died...

She never brought up her dad.

- She takes after you.

- My son wanted her to marry a straight man.

- I'II go answer it.

- You're sure?

Thanks.

- Ichi-san, is that you?

- The voice is... the invincibIe man.

- I need to taIk to you.

- Go ahead. - Yes.

The Rokuzo gang wiII be raiding here tomorrow.

I owe a night's debt to them so I can't run away.

That's what I came for.

I'II Ieave you money so pIease Ieave tonight.

- You're teIIing me? - Yes.

I don't want to fight you.

You understand, don't you?

Be sure to Ieave now.

If there's fate, we'II meet again.

Bye.

- He reaIIy Ieft money.

- Ichi-san, are you Ieaving?

On your way home, pass through Kinuta Forest.

- There's onIy one road down, right?

- Ichi-san...

I'm sorry.

- I'II come again when Ohana-chan has a chiId.

LONGEVITY

- Damn you, Zato Ichi!

- Rokuzo, a sardine can't become a sea bream, you know!

Rather than gathering dirty men

to test your fortune, you shouId go back down the road you came on.

- Shut up!

KiII him!

- Is invincibIe Nikichi in the group?

- I'm right here!

- When you attack, yeII!

- Very weII. Here I come!

- Brother...

- That hurts, fooI!

- Brother...

- PIease make me your henchman!

I'II do anything you say!

I want to be strong Iike you!

PIease take me in!

- Don't be fooIish.

Once you enter this worId,

you'II get caught in a spider's web and die.

Go back to your oId IifestyIe.

- No... I've had it being a farmer.

Ichi-san! I want to become a yakuza!

- If you insist on becoming a yakuza...

then I'II give you a test.

If you can touch me with your sword,

then I'II take you in.

- WiII you reaIIy? A scratch wiII do?

Ichi-san..!!

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Photography by: WATANABE Mitsugu Art Direction by: OTA Seiichi Lighting by: MIMA Hiroshi Sound Recording by: OSUMI Masao

Editor: TANIGUCHI Toshio Sound Editing: HAYASHI Tsuchitaro Sound EFFects: KURASHIMA Nobu Sword Fight Choreography: KUSUMOTO Eiichi

Assistant Director: MINAMINO Umeo Continuity: HIRAI Utsue Production Chief: ADACHI Genichiro Script Supervisor: ANDO Jinichiro

Set Design: BABA Masao Moving EFFects: NISHIMURA Isao Makeup: YUMOTO Hideo Hair: ISHII Emi Manager: MIYASHITA Yuzo

Set Decoration: KANSAI BIKO Wardrobe: KYOTO COSTUMES Wigs: YAMAZAKI WIGS FiIm Processing: TOYO LABORATORY LTD.

Music by: MURAI Kunihiko Performed by: HIDAKA Tomiaki & FIRE FoIk Music by: JOSHU YAGIBUSHI ASSOCIATION

Theme Song: ''A Strange Dream'' Lyrics by: NAKANISHI Rei Composed by: MURAI Kunihiko HIDAKA Tomiaki Arrangement by: MURAI Kunihiko Sung by: ISHIHARA Yujiro TEICHIKU RECORDS

Produced by: KATSU PRODUCTIONS FUJITELEVISION