Original subtitles

Ayaka Morita

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Narushi Ikeda

Miki Mizuno

Written & Directed by Takanori Tsujimoto

Where's my sister?

Where's Kilico?

Kumotani...

Kilico's just a schoolgirl. Let her go.

Let her go?

Kilina...

You're in no position to give me orders.

- Understand? - OK!

Please... release her.

Let go of Kilico!

You're pathetic, Kilina.

Kilico!

Betrayal hurts...

Feel the pain to your bones!

I'll send you to hell...

I don't care how, but I will!

Hey, Kilico...

when I'm finished with this job,

we can go somewhere far away.

Really? When?

After your graduation.

Where will we go to?

America, Europe... it doesn't matter.

Somewhere we can live without anyone bothering us.

All right...

That's not far off?

Very soon.

Sister...

Don't leave me alone.

Don't you leave me alone, kiddo.

I asked you not to leave me alone...

The operation was a complete success.

Has it been half a year already?

Yes, and now you're back.

Thank you, Doctor Shite.

Don't mention it.

I just did what I was paid to do.

The downside is...

that I couldn't save both of you.

The trauma will be more psychological than physical.

You need time to recuperate...

I have no time for that.

For these six months that man has been alive.

It's unforgivable!

I knew you'd say that.

I'll recover in no time in this body.

I've found you, Kumotani!

Who... are you?

You don't recognise me?

You...

Modern medicine...

allows one body to be replaced with that of another.

You...!

That scar...!

Betrayal hurts...

Feel the pain to your bones!

I'll send you to hell...

I don't care how, but I will!

- You... - That's right.

I came back in my sister's body.

I'm Kilina.

I see...

Kilina, the female assassin who betrayed us,

and was killed.

Killed by you, remember?

Sounds like you'd completely forgotten us.

This sword will help you to remember!

You...

You and I are the same.

I'm not a low life like you!

Revenge hurts too.

Feel the pain to your bones!

You're not Kumotani... where is he?

That's what I said...

you and I are the same.

Where are you, Kumotani?!

You're Kilina, survived inside Kilico.

The female assassin who betrayed us and was killed.

You're Kilina inside Kilico's body.

My brain is right up here.

Come and fight me!

Mr. Kumotani wanted to live in many new bodies...

so I decided to use this one, too.

KILICO

It was the Heisei Period.

The setting was a castle town,

where the old warrior spirit...

of the past still lingers.

It was to this town that a poor samurai family moved.

The Tsukues

This angelic boy with the "Harold Lloyd" glasses...

is the hero of this story, Ryutaro Tsukue.

A pure but poor 6th grader

Following the recent death of his father,

the future of the Tsukue family depends on him.

Ryutaro and Sae.

"From today, you will attend school in this new town.

"Your father left this to you.

"Study hard, so you won't disgrace your family.

"What is it?"

"I made an oath never to draw a sword...

"Father...

"Mother...

"We're off to school now."

"See you later, mother."

With Vanilla Yamazaki's narration,

we present the journey of a little samurai's mind and spirit...

KODOMO-ZAMURAI

The Tsukue children have arrived at Sword Grade School.

It's the winter semester, and snowflakes are falling.

"I am Ryutaro Tsukue.

"I hope you'll find me a worthy friend."

A classroom is a world of its own.

There are the weak ones,

the tough,

and the beautiful.

By changing schools, one is suddenly thrown into...

certain group dynamics.

Will this be a happy junction for Ryutaro or not?

Seems like our Ryutaro has already been sucked into a whirlpool.

After school...

"Master Tsukue!"

It was Enya, Ryutaro's new classmate.

"Going home already?

"As fate put us in the same class,

"we could take a detour and get some sweets."

"I appreciate your offer, but I can't.

"I'm sorry, but I have some matters to attend to."

"Is that so? Maybe next time then...

"Master Tsukue!

"I'll see you at school tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow."

Enya's invitation was really a plea for help,

but Ryutaro was too innocent to realise it.

Ryutaro is decent, well-mannered and righteous...

but not without worries.

"Ryutaro...

"Ryutaro..."

Every night, his late father appears in his dreams.

"Come at me!

"Be strong, Ryutaro!

"You're a samurai.

"Be humane, righteous, respectable, wise and reliable.

"Never forget these five qualities of a samurai."

"Father..."

A few days later...

"Master Ryutaro..."

This is Yurino, the class princess,

and captain of the flower arranging club.

"Hello, Yurino."

"Are you Ryutaro's sister? How do you like it here?"

"I like it very much."

"If you have any problems come see me at any time."

"Thank you."

"Sorry to have distracted you from your morning duties,

"but I'd love it if you took a look.

"I'd like to hear a gentleman's opinion."

"This is breathtaking..."

"Do you like it?"

"I'm speechless."

"Good. For girls, the way of flowers is like that of the sword for you.

"Practice every day sharpens my skills.

"I knew you'd understand, Ryutaro."

"Yurino..."

"Ryutaro..."

"Oh, the bell! I'll see you in class."

"OK."

- "Master Ryutaro..." - "Yes?"

"Thank you."

"Did you have a good time alone with Yurino, brother?"

"What are you implying?"

"Isn't that Enya?"

"Enya, what are you doing?"

"Nothing... You'd better not get involved."

"Brother!"

"Can you go home by yourself?"

"Yes."

"Watch out for cars and don't talk to strangers."

"Ryutaro, I'm your sister...

"I can take care of myself!

"Excuse me."

What a well-mannered girl!

"I can't stay out of this. Let me accompany you."

"But, Ryutaro..."

"Come on. What are classmates for?"

"Right."

Just out of town there was an arcade...

where the bad boys hung out.

"Where were you? Boss has been waiting for you."

It was the boy who'd outgrown his school cap, Moronao.

"Look who's here! The new kid.

"I'd appreciate it if you stayed out of our business."

"Moronao, what you're doing to Enya is..."

"We're just having fun, that's all."

"No! I can see that you're bullying him."

"No...

"Hey! It's just a game...

"isn't it, Enya?"

"Yes, it's just a game."

"Don't be rash!"

As Ryutaro put his thumb on the guard...

"Master!

"I'm Moronao's bodyguard, from Kikuichimonji junior-high.

"The name's Jinnai."

"Enya!"

"Why don't you draw your sword?

"You're no fun."

"Ha! He's a chicken-hearted samurai!"

"What do you have the sword for?"

"You're too weak to be called a samurai!"

"What should I do...?"

"A samurai always wins a fight!"

Later, supper at the Tsukue family home was not as happy as usual.

"Sae, it's supper time. Please eat your food."

"Yes, mother."

Women in a samurai family ask no questions...

There was a reason why Ryutaro had sealed his sword...

"Draw your sword!"

One year ago...

"What do you have a sword for?"

"I won't kill people!"

"You, son of a low samurai!"

The yells of the bullies stay with him.

Just another scene from the cruel world of children.

"You're too weak to be called a samurai!"

A samurai always wins a fight!

The father's strict discipline...

has been misunderstood by the son, Ryutaro.

The outcome was too tragic for him to bear.

I'll never draw my sword.

As if to reflect his confusion,

something was strange in the classroom that morning.

"What's that noise?"

Then he heard it!

"Let me out!"

That voice...

"Help me!"

"It's Enya.

"Out of my way!

He's been dishonorably stripped!

"You!"

Yurino comes in after her club activity...

"What's this, Enya?

"This is too cruel."

"Yurino..."

"I'm sorry. I was too afraid to stop them.

"Please forgive me."

"What's wrong?

"Come on...

"Come on!"

Just as the inevitable was about to occur...

"Stop messing about and put your clothes back on.

"Time for class!"

What an irresponsible teacher!

After school...

"Master Ryutaro...

"are you waiting for Sae?"

"Yes, but she's late."

And then...

"Ryutaro, there's an emergency!"

"Look!"

"Ryutaro!"

"Enya!"

"You have to come! Moronao... he's up to no good."

Again, the dishonorably stripped Enya...

"What's going on, Enya?"

"Moronao and the gang have Sae!"

"What?!"

"He gave me this message to deliver to you."

His hands tremble as he opens the letter of challenge.

It says: "Meet me at the river".

"Master Ryutaro..."

"He's gone too far!"

The sealed blade is now set free!

"I'm coming!"

"Ryutaro Tsukue is here!"

"Brother!"

A true samurai bends rules to protect what's important.

Ryutaro sees past his mistakes....

to become a true samurai.

"Brother!"

"Let me ask all of you:

"Are you ready to use your swords?"

"Ready to use your swords?"

"Listen to the cowardly samurai!

"Get him!"

"Sae - close your eyes.

"Your brother...

"is a samurai.

"Leave if you're not ready.

"If you get closer...

"I'll kill you!"

"Coward! Don't run away!

"Sae!"

One villain after another,

Ryutaro strikes down with his sword!

"My arm!"

"Brother!"

"Sae!"

"Be humane!"

Have compassion for others.

"Righteous!"

Be just and appreciate others.

"Respect!"

Show respect to others and uphold manners.

"Wisdom!"

Have the wisdom to find the correct path.

"Reliable!"

"Trust your friends and be trusted by them.

"You leave me with no choice...

"Master Jinnai!"

"Good. I've been waiting for this.

"Let's see if a 6th grader can strike me."

"It's so bright!"

"Master Ryutaro!"

Ryutaro's life is at risk.

"What should I do now...?

"Ryutaro, I'll help you fight!

- "You're mine!" - "No!"

"Ryutaro!"

"Sae, don't look!"

"You got me..."

"Master's dead!"

"Halt!

"Don't move!"

Cunning Moronao draws a pistol.

"Ryutaro!"

"Drop it...

"or I'll shoot her in the head."

"Now you've got my sword. Release Sae."

"Fool, I didn't say I'd release her. You lose!"

"Brother!

"Don't worry about me."

"Sae! Let's do it."

"Yes!"

"No! Ouch!"

It flies across the sky and lands.

It's his cap.

"What...?!"

"A samurai kills, but also lets live...

"I won't kill you now.

"Live with the humiliation of being weak!"

"I'll get you someday...

"Ah, my cap!"

"Sae, are you alright?"

"Luckily, I wasn't hurt."

"Sae! Ryutaro!"

"Oh, I'm so happy nobody's hurt..."

"Yurino... I can't breathe."

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

"Yurino..."

"Ryutaro..."

"Oh, excuse me!

"A hungry samurai is no use in a war. Enough fighting for one day."

"Father, mother... I appreciate your guidance."

"Come on, Ryutaro!"

Kids fight and make friends again.

That's the way of the children's world.

Be humane, righteous and respectful.

This concludes one episode of KODOMO-ZAMURAI.

The End

Six centuries ago...

a brilliant sword smith made a sword.

Though praised during times of civic upheaval,

the sword had absorbed so much blood...

that it earned the name "Evil Blade".

The sword smith’s descendant resented the name.

Risking his life, he forged a dagger of the same steel.

Once stuck in a rock, the power was nullified.

But now, with the arrival of steel weapons called guns,

the Evil Blade was about to awaken from a long sleep...

End of the Meiji Era

Yuma Ishigaki

Kazuki Tsujimoto

Written & Directed by Minoru Tahara

What's that...?

Is it calling me?

ZAN-GUN

The present day

What's going on up there?

I don't know, but...

the place is notorious for unsolved mass murders.

Departed camp at 1400 hours.

How many SAT guys are down?

15 killed.

That leaves one survivor.

But we don't know where he is.

For all we know, he could be amongst the dead.

They train with loaded weapons - didn't they fight back?

Looks like they wasted their ammo.

Didn't even hit the target?

No ID on the killer's weapon.

I can't even begin to imagine how the men died.

The only thing we know is...

that it was all over in a split second.

Stay alert.

There's no predicting what might happen up there.

I know he's right up there...

I have no choice but to have a showdown with him.

I felt the dagger's presence, so I returned.

So the dagger possessed you!

You survived the carnage, but...

your luck is about to run out.

I agree with you on that.

You know that weapon is useless against me.

If the dagger doesn't reveal itself to me,

I'll slice you into pieces with it.

Turn your back on me and you'll die sooner.

You're absorbing the power of gunpowder and bullets!

Do you think your new powers will make you my equal?

Your equal?

You still don't know which of us is better.

The power of your blade deludes you.

That little dagger of yours...!

I'll bury you back in that mound,

and you'll stay there until you rust and rot.

Keep talking!

People have come to help you.

They're Special Forces.

Are they better than the men...

I killed earlier?

You're an idiot who gets high on carnage.

You too are an abominable creature of steel!

You'll never escape the pleasure you get from killing.

I'll satisfy my hunger...

by slicing you into pieces!

I can see you well, you imperfect thing!

Are you waiting for me to destroy you?

You lose!

"I know who you are."

The Gospel According to St. Mark 1:24

"There are two guardian angels.

"They guide you from both sides.

"The one on the right guides righteousness,

"and the one on the left governs sin."

1:Enoch 66-6

Yoko Fujita

Rinko Kikuchi

Subtitled by Lord Retsudo for ADC

Supervisor: Mamoru Oshii

Executive Producer: Issey Shibata

Producer: Atsushi Kubo

VFX Supervisor: Atsuki Sato

Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi

KILICO

Written & Directed by Takanori Tsujimoto

Kilico - Ayaka Morita

Kumotani - Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Music: Hikaru Yoshida

KODOMO-ZAMURAI

Director: Kenta Fukasaku

Ryutaro Tsukue - Takuya Mizoguchi

Moronao - Koji Kimura

Sreenplay: Dai Fujita

Music: Hikaru Yoshida & Vanilla Yamazaki

ZAN-GUN

Written & Directed by Minoru Tahara

Koichi Kuzumi - Yuma Ishigaki

Tadayasu Iwakura - Kazuki Tsujimoto

Music: Toshiyuki Honda

Written & Directed by Mamoru Oshii

Assassin Michael - Yoko Fujita

Female Prisoner Lucifer - Rinko Kikuchi

Music: Kenji Kawai

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