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Morihei Ueshiba creator of Aikido

THE POWER OF AIKIDO

Aikido...

...is what the originator, Moriheio Ueshiba...

completed based on Koryu, Jujyutsu, Sojyutsu, and Kenjyutsu...

as a result of study and hard work.

Aikido is not an art to fight and defeat an enemy.

It is the road of faith and training in which one defends every attack...

that is possibly conceived with various precise skills.

Born as a child of an old family in Wakayama...

Ueshiba had been absorbed in the training of martial arts,

succeeding the violent characteristic of his father, a decendent of samurai.

But after serving in the Russo-Japanese War...

he was assigned as a leader of a reclamation group...

funded by the eminent people.

This story starts in the Shirataku reclaimed village in MonbetuGun, Hokkaido...

in the beginning of the Showa Era.

Leader...

Leader's back.

He's back.

Hey, everyone...

Leader is back.

Welcome back, leader.

You must be tired.

Who is this lady, leader?

What a pretty lady.

She's Ms Mine.

As of today, she's a member of this reclaimed village.

Take care of her, everyone.

Nice to meet you.

Next!

Your waist is too high.

Next!

What?

Isn't she the leader's woman?

Idiot.

There must be more to him than meets the eye.

If his wife in Wakayama finds out about this...

This is going to be serious.

Don't be silly.

Leader saved her when she was being harrassed by a group of men in Engal.

It's surely him.

But she has no relatives and place to go since she just arrived from Nagasaki.

That's why.

Hey, what are you whispering about?

Come over here.

I'm going to hammer some spirit into you.

All three of you!

Please...

Excuse me, leader.

Next!

I'm going to take a break.

Next.

Ouch!

Do you want another cup?

Yes.

Yes.

I'm sorry.

Was it hot?

I'm sorry.

Kyushu dialect is unusal.

What do you mean by ''unusual''?

''Unusal'' means...

That means...

interesting...

Oh, it means interesting.

Help me. I'm being chased.

What's going on?

I ran away from Hokkai School's massage group.

If I'm caught, I will be killed.

Leader...

What's the matter?

Hide him in the back.

What do you want?

Who the hell are you?

Our kid must've escaped in here.

Take him out.

As far as I see, he's merely a kid.

Let him go.

Don't be ridiculous.

We paid 20 yen for him.

20 yen?

Are you going to pay for him?

Do you have it?

Make an allowance for this.

It's a little bit short, though.

A little bit short?

Is it?

Too short.

Half of 20 yen is 10 yen.

The half of 10 yen is 5 yen.

The half of 5 yen is...

You make fool of me!

We have our rules!

We're going to take the kid back by all means.

Over there!

Damn.

It's your turn, Mr Natori.

Please take care of him.

You're quite good.

I'm Shinbei Natori of the Natori School of Karate.

Morihei Ueshiba of the Kitou School of Chujyutu.

Leader!

Leader!

Bastard!

Leader

It's working, it's working.

Leader!

I'll beat him even at the cost of my life.

Stop.

Bastard

It's over!

You're surely great, Mr Natori.

Finish him off quick.

No, he learned his lesson.

What did you do that for?

Leader!

No, no.

Where did that bastard go?

I'm sorry it's all my fault.

Never mind that.

Anyway, treat your injury and leave here.

Please let me stay here.

I'll be killed if I'm caught next time.

Okay.

Work here.

Thank you so much.

Leader...

Look after this.

Ms Mine.

Ms Mine!

What's the matter?

It's nothing.

It's really nothing.

Damned Shinbei Natori.

I won't be beaten by Karate.

One more drink.

If you cut the root, you lose the plant too.

Please think about it.

You've become out of shape.

Your debt gets bigger.

If you're in trouble, I'm in trouble too.

What are you going to do about it?

Mr Okita

Ueshiba, what do you want?

Tell me something.

Are you asking me to fight a farmer of a reclaimed village?

Kenzo Okita is underestimated.

I want to defeat Karate no matter what I do.

Karate?

I was beaten hard by Shinbei Natori of the Natori School.

of the Natori School.

Natori?

I heard the brothers are both well skilled.

Brothers?

Shinbei would be the younger one.

There is a rumor that his beloved wife died and he retired.

What a wimpy man!

By the way...

What school is your Yawara?

Kitou school

How about your sword?

Yagyu school

Mine is Fukushin Ittou School...

but I learned Yawara and Karate too.

Do you want to fight by swords?

Or by Yawara?

Let's have a match using both means.

You said when you fight a real battle, you use a sword.

So I want to try it.

How dare you say that!

I won't make any allowances.

Come on.

One more.

One more time.

The result will be the same.

But you have guts.

Damn.

I can't do anything with what I've learned until today.

Neither Karate...

nor sword.

So, go with sword only.

I'll train you.

This isn't the age when you can kill someone and just walk away.

You're so stubborn.

That's why you aren't accepted by society.

Ueshiba...

Master Soubei Honda of the Shiten school is going to go around Hokkaido...

for the martial training of the police soon.

I'm going to ask the master to recommend me...

to the martial department of the police.

Mr Okita...

...talking about the Shiten school, it's the Otome School of the Aizu Clan.

That's right.

It's the Shiten School of Yawara that doesn't go on loan.

Shiten school

Hey, Ueshiba,

don't think about any silly things.

The master is a very hard person to deal with.

So, he doesn't usually take any pupils.

Besides...

You would have to pay a lot to become one.

I heard you have to pay 50 or 100 yen to learn each art.

50 yen?

100 yen.

Shiten school of Yawara

You would have to pay a lot to become one.

I heard you have to pay 50 or 100 yen to learn each art.

Hey, do you think the leader's all right?

He doesn't eat enough lately.

I don't know. But there must be something.

Anyway, let's leave him alone for a while.

Kosuke...

Don't be so rash.

I'm all right now, Ms.

''Ms'' sounds like the woman of a gangster.

Leader!

His wife's arrived.

Leader. - Welcome.

I'm glad you came.

Dear.

You must be surprised because this is such a winterland.

No.

Mr. Masuke kindly told me many things on the way here.

This is a very nice place.

It's nicer when I think this is the village you made.

Let me introduce them.

This is Ms. Mine and this is Kosuke.

Nice to meet you. I'm Hatsu.

Thank you for taking care of my husband.

No.

He's the one who took care of me.

Good. Now there are two wives of the boss.

Kosuke.

Nice to meet you.

Did you get the telegram?

Yes.

Here you go, your 200 yen.

200 yen?

Thank you.

But why don't you think more about how your father and others feel?

When they got a letter, it says, ''Give me some money.''

But if I send them some money, they would faint.

But...

What are you going to spend it on?

Something.

Now, I'm getting into the spirit.

I'm going to finish work that I left.

Then I'm going to work hard too.

Go get your laundry and stuff.

Ms.

Cheer up.

I'm here.

Have this.

These bells are a good luck charm.

Thank you.

They sound good.

What's the matter, Ms?

Nothing.

Kosuke...

Could you do me a favor?

Hurry.

Hurry!

Ms. Mine.

I'm sorry for calling you here.

I have to go back to my hometown for a reason.

It's so hard to say goodbye that I'll leave like this.

Goodbye.

Ms., you liked leader, didn't you?

Ms.

Kosuke...

Don't be silly.

You, from before...

You are going to Engal, aren't you?

Give me a lift.

How's Ueshiba doing?

He's fine.

You've got a good brother.

He's going to be a great man soon.

There is some good in you.

Do you see it?

I got some rice balls. You want some?

Why are you being a bodyguard for the Hokkai group?

It was a place to sleep.

But I quit.

Ms. Mine.

Are you asking me...

to recommend you...

to the martial master of the Hokkeido Police?

It's not ''Hokkeido''.

It's Hokkaido.

I know.

I'm from a family of the Samurai class.

I learned in the Chiba Dojo in Tokyo...

and received a degree from the Hokushin Itto School.

I've never beaten in a match.

It doesn't matter.

I can't recommend you for those factors only.

Why not?

I don't know your real ability from your own praises.

I trust only those who had training in my place.

Then try my ability.

That's it.

Leave.

Stop.

Don't you fell the pity of the Samurai?

Mr. Okita.

It's you.

Introduce me to Master Honda.

I prepared money.

I won't recommend you.

He's a total phony.

I don't think so.

Ueshiba...

Don't throw your money away and come with me to Sapporo.

There is going to be a big martial arts tournament.

The position of the master is empty right now.

So if you win the tournament, you can advertise yourself.

I don't want to become such a thing.

It's the martial arts master.

I don't need the martial arts master.

Idiot.

In this age...

If you aren't on the side of Kanto, you would succeed.

You are going to go to Tokyo starting from Hokkaido, aren't you?

I'm going to have Master Honda's training by all means.

A farmer has a farmer's magnanimity.

Leader.

Kosuke.

What are you doing here?

Ms. is sleeping in the Engal restaurant.

Blood was coming out of her mouth on the coach-ride.

Blood?

I'm sorry for what is happening here.

Don't worry.

I'm not in a hurry.

What?

You didn't take it at all.

You must take the medicine.

Ms. Mine...

when you get better...

do you want to go on a trip with me?

Let's go somewhere warmer.

It's good for your body too.

Are you sure you want to take me?

Yeah...

if you don't mind.

I want to leave Hokkaido too.

If I'm going to die as it is...

I want to die...

in the land of Kyushu where I was born.

Don't be silly.

Come on. Have some rest.

Bring Sake.

Have plenty tonight.

You're...

Kosuke.

You brat!

I'm going to take you back for sure this time.

Stop it!

What do you think you're doing?

Natori.

I'm going to tell the police about this.

Wait and see.

He's dead, leader.

He's dead.

Ms. Mine...

Are you all right?

Ms. Mine, I'm going to have to leave for the trip right now.

What about you?

Please take me with you, Mr. Natori.

Ms. Mine.

Please.

Ms. Mine.

You mustn't...

It's all right.

No.

It's all right. Take this.

Take care of yourself.

Let's go, Kosuke.

Leader.

Ms.

Did you spend that 200 yen already?

Yes.

On what?

Why?

Ms. Mine suddenly starting bleeding and fell in the Engal restaurant.

So...

I gave it to her.

I see.

Then...

You don't need to do that...

use my money.

Hatsu.

It's all right.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Get away from me!

So scary.

You're Master Honda, aren't you?

Please get on.

Who are you?

I'm Morihei Ueshiba.

I don't know you.

I got to go back to Sapporo now.

Going to Sapporo?

Good timing.

I'll take you there.

That horse is scary.

Not at all.

Here you go.

Please

Are you all right, Master?

Thank you.

Where are you going?

You mustn't lie to me.

What?

Stop.

I hate horses.

Hey, you stop it.

100 yen.

Please.

It can't be helped.

I permit you to join exempting from your enthusiasm.

Work hard.

Thank you.

Then please give me a lesson right away.

Don't be rash.

Once you became my pupil...

you got to clean and do laundry and take care of me first.

That's a part of training.

Yes.

By the way, I'm hungry.

Do you have something good?

Something good?

Yes.

Bring something good.

Here you go.

What is this?

Soba noodles. Go ahead.

It's long, isn't it?

No good.

I don't like it.

What?

How about this?

Kosuke, that's no good.

That's it.

Yes, this is good.

Good

Potatoes from Hokkaido are good.

Attack, any way you want.

Leader!

Brother!

How was it?

One more time.

That'll be another 50 yen.

Brother.

Dear.

Damn potato!

This is so out of control.

Come on.

Listen, make use of your opponent's strength.

If you make a move first, you wouldn't defeat spears and swords.

Swallow the opponent's movement into your movement.

This posture is no good.

The opponent can take your joints.

You don't need any posture.

Relax.

That's unfair.

You're off-guard.

Come on.

Stop me, master.

Damn.

You've improved.

It's a snake.

Hey, stop.

I'm telling you to stop.

Help me, Ueshiba.

I hate snakes.

Are you afraid of this?

It's good to eat.

Wait.

Why?

Sapporo

Why was a stranger chosen over me?

I won the martial arts tournament!

Explain.

It can't be helped it's because of the result of the selection.

I know what's going on.

That's because I have no connections.

I'm a descendant of the Kuroda Clan despite my appearence.

It's an appropriate family for the position.

We don't select according to family class.

Actually...

A commoner is one of the candidates of the martial master right now.

Who?

Morihei Ueshiba from Wakayama.

Ueshiba?

Did he come and push himself?

It's not that.

He was recommended by Master Soubei Honda.

Honda?

I see.

It was connections after all.

Does the police put importance on connections rather than real abilities?

Okita!

Watch your mouth!

Shut up.

I'll show you my ability.

You're drunk, aren't you?

Everything is under my control even though I'm drunk.

Mr. Okita...

You're disqualified in the aspect of characteristics.

Chief!

Chief

Catch him.

I'll give this to you. So work hard, Ueshiba.

What's the matter?

Aren't you happy receiving the license?

Don't take me wrong.

Nothing is better than this.

But I ran out of money.

Money?

To get a license...

I need a reasonable amount of money.

I don't take money when I give a license to a man who I trust.

Though I can sell skills...

My martial heart to carry out the faith I can not sell.

The reason why I made you prepare money is all for training.

I've kept the money to return to you.

Here you go.

Master.

Abashiri Prison

Ueshiba...

Did you come to laugh at me?

I came to say goodbye because I'm going on a trip.

This is a present.

Eat.

Hey!

How wasteful!

I heard you turned down beimg the martial arts master.

Mr. Okita...

Come out as soon as possible.

And let's have a match again.

Fine.

A match of my sword and your Shiten style.

Ueshiba...

Wait looking forward to seeing...

what kind of skill I create while being shut out of the world.

Sendai

Hankan School, Jyurai Art

Kashima

Tokyo

Master Natori...

won't have a match with an unknown like you.

Go home.

I want him to have a match with me by all means.

How persistent.

Please.

I told you to go home.

Are you going to let me see him?

Karate is the art of killing.

You don't have to be rash to lose your life.

I'm all prepared.

I met Shinbei Natori in Hokkaido a couple years ago.

My brother?

Is my brother in Hokkaido?

No.

Now he's missing.

You can guess where he is, can't you?

We've been looking for him too.

I just want to defeat Shinbei Natori.

I've been beaten badly by him before.

Idiot!

A man who was beaten by my little brother is challenging me?

Don't say that please.

I want to learn Natori style.

Shut up.

Get him out of here.

Yes.

Come on.

How rude, bastard!

Excuse me.

Wait. I was caught off-guard.

Let's have an offical match.

I turn it down.

What?

Your art is far behind your brother's.

Master.

Hold on.

Ryuan Temple in Kyoto

Listen, the secret of Shiten School is clearing your mind.

No form...

No voice...

No posture...

When did you get out, Mr. Okita?

You look fine.

Mr. Issei Natori commits suicide

He committed suicide because he was defeated by you.

Do you want to become famous this much?

That's not true.

No.

There are people I want you to meet.

Follow me.

Give me what was promised.

Don't think badly of me, Ueshiba.

I'm going to cooperate with the Natori School family.

Mr. Okita.

Learn martial arts for money, weren't you told so?

This is the way to live in society. I learned this in my three years in prison.

Avenge the master!

Drop dead!

Stop.

Prepare to die!

Don't kill him!

Stop it!

Wait, wait.

I'm Onisaburo Deguchi of the Omotokyo faith.

You should be satisfied for doing this much.

Besides, your sword is already broken.

I'm afraid this is revenge for our master.

Please don't interrupt.

Don't be so narrow minded, saying revenge.

Open your eyes and look around.

The place for you young men to die is not here.

Ueshiba, we're going to settle this later.

Bring the carriage.

Hang in there!

How is he?

He's gotten as many as twenty stitches.

Though the one who cut him is a great swordsman...

the muscles of this young man are like iron.

If he had been an ordinary man, he would've been torn in two.

Even if it is you, that's too rash.

Relax.

I'm sorry I didn't greet you before, Master Deguchi.

I'm from Wakayama and...

Mr. Ueshiba, let's skip all the greetings.

I know everything about you.

I know about the dojo breaking of the Natori School and the reclaimation group.

You might be more famous than you think you are.

I'm still immature.

You seem to doubt yourself.

That's the wall everyone who aims for a goal confronts at least once.

To break the wall, training in just your art is not enough.

You have to train your mind too.

Train my mind?

You're going to be able to talk with god, beyond the human world.

For instance, there are diseases that doctors can't heal.

Only those who train their minds can heal them.

I've heard of that.

I heard you've accomplished many miracles.

What do you say, Mr. Ueshiba?

Why don't you come with me to Ayabe?

I'm not trying to push the beliefs on you.

I believe the Omotokyo faith is the only way to connect human beings with the divine.

Yes.

Omotokyo temple

After his injuries healed, Morihei Ueshiba went to Ayabe...

and started training his mind...

under the strict teaching of Onisaburo Deguchi.

I'm sorry. I'm terribly sorry.

Mr. Ueshiba, the master is calling you.

I'm so sorry.

Did you call me, master?

I found a house of a good size.

You open a Dojo right away.

Dojo?

Master, I haven't finished my own training yet.

No, you'll have real training when you teach someone.

You'll have a percise and dexterous mind...

when you have thousands of pupils.

I'm not going to stay where I am either.

I have the reason to live that I skewer the sun, moon and earth...

and eat sprinkling pieces of stars.

What do you say, Mr. Ueshiba?

Master, applicants are here.

Master Ueshiba, I'm Ozaki.

This is my granddaughter, Sanae.

Please give us good guidance.

Hey, hey, be careful!

How rude!

This is the Ueshiba Judo Dojo.

I came to learn Judo from the Ueshiba Dojo.

Martial arts is not only for young people.

Isn't it right, Master Ueshiba?

You are...

I see.

It's my pleasure to have you.

Thank you for letting me in.

Let's show our appreciation, Sanae.

Please take this.

That is the work of a priest, isn't this?

You're surely great. I'm impressed.

Mine, I'm going to look for Ueshiba.

And I'm going to avenge my brother.

You stay here.

I'll go with you.

Please take me with you.

I'm your wife.

I'll be with you forever.

You're cheating, Naoji.

Do it as it should be.

Sanae!

You lack guts!

Ueshiba Dojo?

That phony!

I won't forgive you for speaking ill of my master.

Stop it, brother.

Ueshiba style Judo seems like play for children and women.

What? I'm not a child.

You want a piece of me?

Interesting.

Are you ready to see the Maizuru Marine Corps' Jigoku (hell) Jyujitsu?

Idiot.

Neither hell nor heaven.

All right.

What do I got to lose?

Stop.

Bitch!

I'll show you what Ueshiba style Jyujitsu is.

Follow me.

Make use of the opponent's power and let it go.

Do you understand?

Make use of it and let it go.

Master!

The Marine Corps are here!

This is Master Ueshiba.

Your Excellency.

Excellency?

Who is this old man, master?

Grandpa.

Idiot!

This is His Excellency, Admiral Ozaki.

Admiral?

Well, though I was an admiral, I'm retired and just an old man now.

A man is not to be judged by his look.

This old man is an admiral.

Hey, call him ''Excellency''.

All right.

Don't be so excited. His Excellency.

Your Excellency, you're of this.

Right, a pupil.

Good.

You all came to become pupils.

I'm sure you did.

Didn't you?

Yes.

I'm impressed.

As far as I see, it isn't too much to say that...

this Ueshiba style Jyujitsu is forefront of the modern martial arts.

Take his lessons right away.

Well, those were some really amazing skills.

They're truly something.

In all of Japan...

there's nothing that can defeat Mr. Ueshiba's Jyujitsu.

Okay. Let's make a toast for Ueshiba style Jyujitsu.

Natori.

Come with me, Ueshiba.

I'm sorry but I won't have a match out of with hate and revenge.

I decline.

It's not that.

Mine wants to see you.

Ms. Mine...?

Yeah.

As soon as we got here, her condition got worse.

Please visit her.

Mine, hang in there.

Ueshiba is here.

Ms. Mine.

Do you recognize him?

It's Ueshiba.

Cheer up, Ms. Mine.

Mr. Ueshiba...

I was just dreaming about Hokkaido.

A dream of the reclaimed village.

It was fun.

I want to go back there one more time.

You can.

With everyone.

Yeah.

Everyone is together.

Dear.

Hold on, Mine.

My dear...

Mine!

Mine seemed to like you.

What are you saying?

Ms. Mine died in your arms as your wife.

Ueshiba.

As you already know, I came to avenge my brother.

But the grudge is gone.

I know what Mine was trying to say on her death bed.

Mine wanted to tell us not to fight.

I heard you've improved a lot.

I think I've trained myself enough too.

What do you say?

I challenge you to a match as a martial artist.

All right.

I wouldn't be here...

if I wasn't completely beaten by you.

I accept it with my pleasure in that case.

Ueshiba, how about now?

Okay, let's go to Mt. Hongu.

Stop!

Stop it!

Don't interrupt.

Master Shinbei.

I'm going to have a match with Ueshiba.

I won't forgive you if you interrupt.

I'm sorry, master.

Don't kill him!

Ueshiba.

Ueshiba!

Don't interrupt!

Over my dead body.

Come on.

Over there!

Wait!

Idiots...

Wait!

Outta the way, bitch!

Go home.

Now we're even.

One more.

Okay.

You're quite good.

Natori.

Hold on tight.

Natori.

Ueshiba.

Bastard.

Hold on, Natori.

Ouch.

Ueshiba, that art to make use of the opponent's power is great.

You finally did it.

You mastered a ground that no martial artist have ever reached.

You are surely great.

Hang in there.

Don't die.

Nachi's waterfall

Disgarding conflicts of mind...

and despreately seeking the completion, Morihei Ueshiba...

made much of his difficult in-depth study...

and finally reached a new universal ground.

And in this way, Aikido was born.

THE END