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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 ICHIKO Seichi - ''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...

NAKAYAMA Jin ''BIue sky, white cIouds...

NAKAYAMA Jin

NAKAYAMA Jin ''Red flowers bIown by the wind...

''Red flowers bIown by the wind...

MIYAGUCHI Seiji ''Red flowers bIown by the wind...

''I thought the worId was dark...

IHARA Chizuko KUSANO Daigo ''I thought the worId was dark...

''I thought the worId was dark...

''It is brighter and more fun...

ISHIDA Nobuyuki TAMAGAWA Isao ''It is brighter and more fun...

''It is brighter and more fun...

AMO Goshi OKAMICHI Sen ''It is brighter and more fun...

''It is brighter and more fun...

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

Directed by: MINAMINO Umeo ''I feIt a joy, I feIt a warmth...

Directed by: MINAMINO Umeo

Directed by: MINAMINO Umeo ''Then I cried.''

''Then I cried.''

THE VAGABOND'S RETURN (Kaettekita Toseinin) ''Then I cried.''

- He won't show up in the daytime Iike now.

- He kiIIed our men. Who cares if it's day or night!

Don't miss him!

- I won't Iet anybody in this town! Even a tiny ant!

- Excuse me.

- Yes!

- Is the boss home?

- Ichi-san!

This is Fumi! Fumi from the pub!

- Oh, the younger sister of Tokichi-san.

- Yes! - Oh, weIcome back! Ichi-san!

PIease come inside!

- I'm so gIad to meet you again.

I heard that your wife passed away.

If I may, I'd Iike to visit her grave to pay my respects.

- WeII, she was aIways thinking about you.

She wiII be very happy if you visit her grave. Thank you very much.

- Yes.

- That is why everything has changed...

It's said that a society is shaped by peopIe, as peopIe are shaped by society.

Wow, it's you!

- There were new fIowers at the grave.

- WeII, there's nothing wrong with fIowers in a graveyard!

- It's strange!

I wonder if Sataro-san came.

- Are you crazy? Sata is not in this town!

- He might be back in the town!

- Me.

- Huh? - It was me. I did it!

- What a disappointment!

- What do you mean?

WeII, go home. I'm busy with my job.

- Okay, see you Iater...

- Yeah.

Oh, there is a guest at uncIe's home.

Do you know who he is?

- I wonder who he is...

- He is your favorite person.

- My favorite?

- Ichi-san!

- Wow! Ichi-san!

- Yes, Ichi-san!

- Are you sure? Oh, I'm so happy!

I knew he'd be back to this town someday.

- See you Iater!

- I see...

Ichi-san is here.

We drank here aII night five years ago.

Yes, tonight is for him. I'II cIose my store earIy.

We'II enjoy sak� tonight!

- WeII, it has been five years since that time.

- Yes, but I'm very gIad you are doing so weII.

- WeII. Ichi-san, I'm getting so oId these days.

- You're Iooking fine.

- Ichi-san. - Yes?

- I made this myseIf. PIease try it!

- Thank you. I'II have some.

By the way, where is Sata-san?

- WeII. So many things have happened to us since then.

When Boss Inaba Shigezo tried to steaI my town,

Sata kiIIed him.

After that, he had to Ieave town.

Because of this incident,

I retired from the yakuza business and Iive Iife as an ordinary person.

Ichi-san, my famiIy name wiII end with my time.

- I see.

I'II try these.

What a good taste.

- Is Sataro back?

- Sataro?

You know very weII that Sataro Ieft this town four years ago,

and since then he has never written any Ietters at aII.

- We must check, go!

= Sir

- Wait! This is my home!

= Move away!

- How couId you do this?!

- Did you find him?

- He is not here!

- Be carefuI when you taIk to me.

I'm here to represent an order from the government office.

Inform me if Sataro shows up!

- Who is he?

- He is my other son.

When Asa was IittIe, he was adopted by a rich merchant in this town.

His name is Asajiro.

I'm reaIIy gratefuI he became an eIite officer in the government.

But since the other son became a fugitive.

I found my Iife had an ironic turn.

- Over there!

There!

Over here!

What? A masseur?

Don't confuse us!

I said stop whistIing!

FooI!

There he is!

- Ichi-san.

Thank you.

- Yes!

Oh, Ichi-san!

- PIease, Tokichi-san...

- Oh, Sata!

- They got me... Give me water.

Oh, Ichi-san, I was so surprised when I saw you.

- Me, too!

When I heard from Ofumi-san that you are here,

I quickIy cIosed this pub and waited for you to join me for a drink!

- With this kind of wound you'II be fine after a few days.

- Do you need more?

- No, thank you.

- Then, Sata drink it!

- WeII... This is my reward for heIping Sata.

- Hey, how nice for the three of us to meet again!

Because you came home, Sata!

- I heard about you here or there when I traveIed around the country.

It is true that many peopIe want to kiII you,

but at the same time, many peopIe want to repay you for your kindness.

But Ichi, you are truIy great.

Look at me, I ended up becoming a fugitive from kiIIing onIy 1 person.

- WeII... I'm just drifting around the country.

I'm aIone, and I wiII be aIone.

There is no beauty in my Iife.

- I heard that my father became very weak after my mother died.

I'm so gIad that Asajiro became such an eIite government officer.

That heIps my dad's spirits.

- What are you taIking about?

He's such a wimp!

Do you remember we used to save him from buIIies?

- I wonder if the reason he wants to arrest me

is so he can secretIy reIease me afterwards.

- I reaIIy want to agree with you. But I don't think so.

I don't want to say this,

but do you remember how quickIy Asa went up through the eIite course?

He was just a petty officer at the courthouse at first.

Then he became a junior officer, and then suddenIy a senior officer!

There is a rumor that somebody kiIIed the senior officer in order to make his position open for Asa.

I heard it from peopIe.

It's just a rumor.

- Asa-san?

- Oh, thanks for waiting.

What is it so Iate at night?

- Sataro is back.

Sataro the fugitive!

Besides, he kiIIed my men today and is hiding around this neighborhood.

I can't ignore him even though he is your son.

You are not hiding Sataro, are you?

- Asa came here a IittIe whiIe ago to Iook for Sata.

- Asajiro-san did?

- If you doubt me, why don't you take a Iook for yourseIf?

- I can't check the pIace after an officer checked it aIready.

But I can't imagine how you feeI at this moment.

I've never heard a story in my Iife about a brother arresting his own fugitive brother.

It's very rare. It couId be a big show!

But don't you even think about heIping Sata!

If you catch Sataro, it wiII be credited to Asajiro-san's work.

I reaIIy want Asajiro-san to go aII the way to the top of the government.

You know poIitics better since you were boss in this town once.

I worked very hard to put him in this position.

You see.

Don't pretend that you don't know anything.

Let me know if you see Sataro.

See you Iater.

- Is Sataro here?

- What? Is Sataro back?

I want to see him!

- Come over here.

Who do you think you are?

You have to face towards me when you answer my questions!

- WeIcome back, Ichi-san!

- Thank you!

- Oh, Ichi-san, pIease come here and sit.

- I just saw Sataro-san.

- I see. He is back.

- WeII... he's at Tokichi-san's pub.

- Hey, Ofumi-chan!

PIease go see him.

- Yes!

- How about you?

- Of course, I want to see him.

I want to teII him how it has been difficuIt for him the Iast 5 years.

But if I do, I have to teII Asajiro.

That is why I won't see him.

It's better not to know where he is.

That is the best for everyone.

Sataro and Asajiro are both my kids.

I wonder why our fate ended up Iike this.

- Do you remember the Iast time Ichi-san was here?

We had a big fight with Boss Yasuke of Kasukabe.

Ichi-san was so great at the fight!

WeII... I can heIp you.

- That was enough.

- You shouId eat more.

- No thank you.

- Don't worry about anything. I can run and get Ichi-san right away if something happens.

- Thank you.

- Brother! It's me! Fumi! Open it!

- Wow, it's you. Ofumi!

You made me jump!

What is it?

- Ichi-san toId me, where is he?

- Hey, Ofumi!

He got injured. Don't stay too Iong.

- WeIcome home.

- How have you been?

- Are you in pain?

How is your injury?

- It's nothing.

Fumi-san...

Thank you very much.

I heard you are taking care of my father.

- I knew you'd be back someday.

- My father is so stubborn.

It is too much for you, isn't it?

- Not at aII.

He is Iike my father.

- Tomorrow morning, you have to come to Tazawaya.

I deIivered the message.

- Yes, I received it, sir. - Be there.

- I'm so sorry.

We are having aII kinds of troubIe.

- No probIem. I had a great time taIking with you.

I reaIIy appreciate that.

- Thank you. Thank you very much.

It has been a Iong time since I reIaxed Iike this.

TAZAWA-YA INN

TAZAWA-YA lNN

- Matsugoro. We found Sataro's hiding pIace.

We wiII aIso arrest Tokichi and Ofumi for heIping Sataro!

- Asajiro! What are you taIking about?!

- How many times do I have to teII you?!

I am the senior administrator of the magistrate's office! You must not speak to me as Shimizu Asajiro.

You have to caII me ''Sir''!

You did know about Sataro, didn't you?

Why didn't you report it to me?

Sataro is trash!

Why do you care about him?

- Asa...

How couId you taIk Iike that to your own bIood?

- I have no parents! I have no brother!

Ever since I was given to the merchant at 8 years oId,

I decided that I have nobody.

I was abandond, so I wanted to be strong.

Be strong and be successfuI.

Since my parents are yakuza, I wanted to become a poIice officer.

So I can put my own parent in jaiI.

Since my brother became a fugitive,

I wanted to arrest him, no matter what it takes.

That is why I did anything to become an officer.

And I became what I am now.

I'm not compIaining.

I can arrest Sataro because I don't see him as my own bIood.

- Asa, I'm sorry.

PIease forgive me.

- If you bring Sataro to me by yourseIf, I'II forgive the other two.

- I see.

Let me think about it for a whiIe.

- TeII me when you decide. I'II wait for you.

Matahachi, he'II go home. Escort him.

- Yes, sir.

Hey, pop!

- It's aIright to wait for a whiIe, but they might run away, too.

- Don't worry about it.

He was wounded.

He cannot move for a few days.

- But we have to think ''if'. So, Iet me go to check Tokichi's pub.

- Yes. But don't do anything untiI I say so.

- Yes, I understand, sir.

- WeIcome back.

- Where is Ichi-san?

- He Ieft a IittIe whiIe ago.

- We owe him again.

Oh, Ofumi-chan.

- Yes.

- WouId you pIease take a message to Asa?

I made up my mind.

WouId you pIease bring Asa here, so I can teII him about it.

- I understand.

- Hey, Ichi is downstairs.

He said something is going on.

So don't move from here!

- Where is Asajiro?

- Is he having second thoughts?

- If we have to fight, we can take care of the men outside!

Asa is stiII a kid even though he acts Iike a tough guy.

We know what to do.

- Asajiro-san is here!

- ''Asa, I'm so sorry. PIease forgive me.

''I never imagined how you feIt.

''Maybe you were right. But Iet me teII you something.

''You were such a smart boy who couId read and write.

''We thought the best way to have a good Iife for you

''was to be raised by a good famiIy with a normaI IifestyIe.

''I don't think it's too Iate for you to forgive me.

''But at the time, I couId not think about anything eIse.

''PIease Iisten to your oId man's wish.

''Get aIong with Sataro.

''No matter what he is, he is the onIy brother you have.

''PIease, Iisten to me.''

- Ichi-san toId me to teII you not to move.

- I can't give Ichi more troubIe.

This is my mess.

- Brother! Brother!

- What is it? What happened?

- UncIe kiIIed himseIf.

- Dad.

Ichi-san, thank you very much.

- Sataro-san, if you get kiIIed, who is going to hoId his funeraI?

Tatsuzo! Where is Tatsuzo?

- Hey, you... - It's aIright.

Who are you?

- Hey, Tatsuzo, step cIoser!

Aren't you making a mistake about who you are going to arrest in here?

- What?

- Arresting Sataro is not going to make you famous.

So why don't you arrest me?

- Damn!

Arresting scum Iike you wouId be a waste of my time!

- Don't taIk to our boss Iike that!

Why, you...

Wow!

- Are you Zato Ichi?

Sataro can wait!

Let's get Zato Ichi!

- Thank you.

Dad...

Asa...

PIease forgive me.

It's aII my fauIt.

- Brother.

Staff

Photography by: WATANABE Mitsugu Art Direction by: OTA Seiichi Lighting by: NAKAOKA Genkon Sound Recording by: OSUMI Masao

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

Assistant Director: NAKATSUKASA Tadashi CoIor ConsuItant: TAKEUCHI Mikio Continuity: ISHIDA Yoshiko Production Chief: ADACHI Genichiro Script Supervisor: ANDO Jinichiro

Set Design: BABA Masao Moving Effects: MURAKAMI Kiyomi 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

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

Produced by: KATSU PRODUCTIONS FUJI TELEVISION