1. Mr. Yamane.Copy !req
2. So, this is where you've been?Copy !req
3. Wow, it's hard to believe that Yamane
the Ogre is gonna be retiring today.Copy !req
4. We'll miss you around here.Copy !req
5. Starting tomorrow, I'll be just another old man.Copy !req
6. I'll live out my years, waiting for death.Copy !req
7. Still, it's pretty amazing...Copy !req
8. I mean, you never let a single person get
away with sneaking through the checkpointCopy !req
9. in the 30 years that you've been here, right?Copy !req
10. How long are you going to keep slacking off?Copy !req
11. Get back to your post, or I'll--Copy !req
12. Oops, there's that scary look... See you later.Copy !req
13. I've worked here at the Hakone checkpoint
for thirty years, man and boy.Copy !req
14. But even here, at this checkpoint
that was said to be impregnable,Copy !req
15. there was one day that was an exception.Copy !req
16. Even now, I remember as if it were yesterday...Copy !req
17. That one day that isn't recorded
here in the checkpoint log book...Copy !req
18. On that day alone, everyone was
able to pass freely through here,Copy !req
19. even thieves and criminals.Copy !req
20. Everyone embraced whoever was next to him,Copy !req
21. shouted at the top of
their lungs, beat the drums,Copy !req
22. and danced, letting themselves go.Copy !req
23. Yes, it's been thirty years now...Copy !req
24. A travel permit? What's that?Copy !req
25. You really don't know?Copy !req
26. I'm amazed that you managed to
get into Edo without knowing that.Copy !req
27. If you don't have a travel permit,
they won't let you through the checkpoint.Copy !req
28. Don't you have one, Jin?Copy !req
29. I did, of course.Copy !req
30. --But...
--But?Copy !req
31. I lost it.Copy !req
32. You bozos...Copy !req
33. Don't sweat it.Copy !req
34. If they stop us at the checkpoint,
we kill'em, that's all.Copy !req
35. Breaking through a checkpoint is
punishable by death on the spot.Copy !req
36. And Hakone's in particular is known for
being extremely difficult to get through.Copy !req
37. Especially for women who are leaving Edo.Copy !req
38. What're we gonna do?Copy !req
39. Hey, there, buddies. If it's travel
permits you need, I have'em.Copy !req
40. I have'em, and they can be yours for a song!Copy !req
41. Permits? You mean for the checkpoint?Copy !req
42. --You bet.
--Really?Copy !req
43. And if you act now, I'll even throw in
these good luck charms for traffic safety.Copy !req
44. It's a steal!Copy !req
45. "Hakone Checkpoint"Copy !req
46. Arrest them!Copy !req
47. What? What's going on?Copy !req
48. What's the problem?! We got permits, don't we?!Copy !req
49. These things are blatant forgeries.Copy !req
50. Did you seriously think you could pass through
the Hakone checkpoint with these things?Copy !req
51. That damn scalper is gonna pay...Copy !req
52. Take'em away!Copy !req
53. That was the first time that I saw them.Copy !req
54. That was back when I was still a footman.
I had just started as a government official.Copy !req
55. Yes, those were the
flashing eyes of a stray dog...Copy !req
56. "Beatbox Bandits "Copy !req
57. Come on, take off everything, even your kimono.Copy !req
58. It's bad enough that you caught us,
so why do I have to do this, too?Copy !req
59. Because you might be hiding
some kind of contraband.Copy !req
60. That doesn't mean you can--Copy !req
61. If you want, we could also do a cavity search
instead of just having you strip down.Copy !req
62. Take a good look! You'll be
joining those guys soon enough!Copy !req
63. This is Kinugusa, the top official
here at the checkpoint.Copy !req
64. He's a stereotypical government lapdog.
A man who's rotten to the core.Copy !req
65. But because his father has a lot of clout
in Edo, no one complains about him.Copy !req
66. Watch it, that's cold...Copy !req
67. With an attitude like that, I won't be able
to be nice and pretend I didn't see you.Copy !req
68. What? Are you serious?
How could that have happened?Copy !req
69. So which one has the bounty on
his head? Which one? Who is it?Copy !req
70. This happens every once in a while.Copy !req
71. When we catch someone trying to sneak
through who has a criminal record,Copy !req
72. if it was a violent crime, we have to escort himCopy !req
73. to the place that issued the warrant
instead of executing him at the checkpoint.Copy !req
74. That's why we're supposed to do a thorough
check before they're publicly crucified.Copy !req
75. But this man enjoyed killing people
too much to bother to do that.Copy !req
76. Bingo!Copy !req
77. Damn, we already killed him...Copy !req
78. What am I gonna do?
This is seriously bad news...Copy !req
79. I gotta think of a way to smooth
this over by the end of the day...Copy !req
80. --Excuse me, sir...
--What is it?Copy !req
81. I'm in a bad mood right now, so ask me later.Copy !req
82. I have an idea.Copy !req
83. Oh, okay... That would work.Copy !req
84. Bring me those two men and
the girl who was with them!Copy !req
85. As I understand it, someone
gave you those forgeries,Copy !req
86. and you unwittingly tried to
pass through here with them.Copy !req
87. Public crucifixion would be
too harsh a sentence for that.Copy !req
88. That being the case, I'm willing to spare you.Copy !req
89. But only on one condition.Copy !req
90. I want you to deliver this
head before the day is out.Copy !req
91. Understand? These two are hostages.Copy !req
92. If you complete your task and return by sunset,Copy !req
93. I'll let the three of you
through the checkpoint.Copy !req
94. But if you don't, these two are as good as dead.Copy !req
95. You understand that, right?Copy !req
96. Make absolutely sure you
come back in time, okay?Copy !req
97. No problem, it's a piece of cake!
Just leave it to me.Copy !req
98. Before the sun goes down, okay?Copy !req
99. So, what's this I hear about
Tengu roaming these mountains?Copy !req
100. They are said to be a grotesque people
that are terrifying to look upon.Copy !req
101. They attack with the speed of the wind,Copy !req
102. and not a single man has seen
them and lived to tell the tale.Copy !req
103. No one dares to go near that mountain
these days, not postmen, and not footmen.Copy !req
104. --See ya!
--We can trust you on this, right?Copy !req
105. Hey, what are you waiting for?Copy !req
106. Go keep an eye on him to
make sure he doesn't run away!Copy !req
107. You don't think he'd abandon
us and run away, do you?Copy !req
108. Hmm...Copy !req
109. One's on my tail, huh?Copy !req
110. Who are you?Copy !req
111. Who, me? I'm out jogging for
my health. Is there a problem?Copy !req
112. Son of a...Copy !req
113. Don't confuse me like that, damn it!Copy !req
114. Being assigned to watch over
him wasn't part of the plan...Copy !req
115. I guess even stupid officials are smart
enough to cover their own asses...Copy !req
116. Oops!Copy !req
117. This time, I know they're following me...Copy !req
118. There you are, you Tengu bastards...
Think you can keep up with me?!Copy !req
119. Huh?Copy !req
120. Where am I?Copy !req
121. You don't think he got lost
or something, do you?Copy !req
122. Hmm...Copy !req
123. What the hell is this?Copy !req
124. Ow...Copy !req
125. You don't think he got captured
by the Tengu or something, do you?Copy !req
126. Hmm...Copy !req
127. Where did he go...?Copy !req
128. Tengu?Copy !req
129. No... They're warrior priests!Copy !req
130. So that's what the Tengu really are!Copy !req
131. These are peaceful times, where the
famines of the past are long gone,Copy !req
132. along with the uprisings that went with them.Copy !req
133. Warrior priests were thought to have
disappeared into the shadows of history.Copy !req
134. I can't believe that they've
survived in this form...Copy !req
135. There are only two kinds of dogs
in this world, do you hear me?Copy !req
136. And those are stray dogs and pet dogs.Copy !req
137. Stray dogs, which, in exchange for freedom,Copy !req
138. wander in the rain and eat
the food of uncertainty.Copy !req
139. Or pet dogs, which wear a collar and do
nothing but eat the food of subjugation.Copy !req
140. So tell me, which kind of dog are you?!Copy !req
141. That's right.Copy !req
142. The ones who run this country now are
stupid samurai who indulge in indolenceCopy !req
143. and are interested in nothing
but maintaining their power!Copy !req
144. Them, and their pet dogs who never question
those samurai and simply do as they're told!Copy !req
145. And so, we do not recognize
the legitimacy of their rule!Copy !req
146. We will take back this
country from those peopleCopy !req
147. who are good for nothing but waving
their swords around and killing people!Copy !req
148. But our battle is one which will
make fighting itself a thing of the past.Copy !req
149. And that grass which erases all hatred,Copy !req
150. the grass we are creating in
our fields, has grown plentiful.Copy !req
151. But there are those who would
try to stop our revolution!Copy !req
152. And to those people, we will show no mercy!Copy !req
153. If they want to crush us, they'd better
be prepared to pay with their lives!Copy !req
154. And today, another such interloper
has appeared and has been captured.Copy !req
155. You don't look like one of
the Shogunate's dogs, though.Copy !req
156. Who are you?Copy !req
157. What's the matter?Copy !req
158. Are you a coward who's too scared to say
anything if his sword is taken away from him?Copy !req
159. That stuff you said just now,
I didn't understand a damn word of it.Copy !req
160. I see you at least have some spunk.Copy !req
161. But there's one thing that I do understand.Copy !req
162. It don't matter how many dogs you got hereCopy !req
163. if they don't have enough courage
to bark when they're by themselves.Copy !req
164. That's a good boy... You're an
interesting dogie, aren't you?Copy !req
165. Perhaps I'll show you a shortcut on the path
to the Amida Buddha's Western Paradise.Copy !req
166. Listen up! We're gonna execute
this guy in grand style tomorrow!Copy !req
167. We'll bury you with that head tomorrow.Copy !req
168. Do your best to rest in peace, all right?Copy !req
169. Everything in me says that I should run away.Copy !req
170. But...Copy !req
171. I don't know what it was...Copy !req
172. I couldn't stop thinking about him.
About that stray dog.Copy !req
173. Hey, are you alive? Hello?Copy !req
174. You don't think he was caught a long time ago
and is tied up in a straw mat now, do you?Copy !req
175. Hmm...Copy !req
176. We'll execute both of you tomorrow.Copy !req
177. So try to get along until then, all right?Copy !req
178. I could swear I've seen you before...Copy !req
179. You have. I'm an official
from the Hakone checkpoint.Copy !req
180. What the hell are you doing here, then?Copy !req
181. I've been following you ever since you left
to make sure that you didn't escape.Copy !req
182. Keep up the good work.Copy !req
183. Yeah, tell me about it.Copy !req
184. Who the hell are these guys?Copy !req
185. A bunch of warrior priests
that time left behind.Copy !req
186. --Warrior priests?
--Yes.Copy !req
187. There was a time when the priests of a temple
would take up arms and fight for the people.Copy !req
188. But with the country at peace like it is now,
nobody wants people like that anymore.Copy !req
189. But in spite of that, they still think they
can change the country all by themselves.Copy !req
190. What a bunch of morons...Copy !req
191. That's for sure...Copy !req
192. Agile little guy, ain't ya?Copy !req
193. It's a little trick I can do.Copy !req
194. Let me borrow this.Copy !req
195. Hey, what're you doing?Copy !req
196. Hey!Copy !req
197. Sorry, friend, but we need your help.Copy !req
198. Nanmaida...Copy !req
199. Fire! There's a fire!Copy !req
200. We're gonna burn alive!Copy !req
201. Oh, no!Copy !req
202. What's going on?Copy !req
203. There a fire in the storehouse!
It'll spread if we don't act fast!Copy !req
204. There's a what?!Copy !req
205. Fire! There's a fire!Copy !req
206. I see that you can't bring
yourself to wait until tomorrow.Copy !req
207. That's all right, we'll make
a change in plans for you.Copy !req
208. We'll reschedule your
execution and kill you right now.Copy !req
209. Hey. Get down.Copy !req
210. What the--?Copy !req
211. --Damn it, where are they?!
--Where'd they go?!Copy !req
212. --Find them!
--Where are they?!Copy !req
213. --T-The field!
--The field is catching fire!Copy !req
214. Our crop...! Our revolution!Copy !req
215. You bastards, do you have any
idea what you've just done?!Copy !req
216. You've destroyed our holy grass with your...Copy !req
217. Well, it's almost time.Copy !req
218. He ran away, huh?Copy !req
219. He wouldn't...! Please, wait a little longer!Copy !req
220. Come on, he might be right
over the horizon as we speak!Copy !req
221. Right?Copy !req
222. Well, I guess it's about time
you started saying your prayers.Copy !req
223. Look! Someone's coming!Copy !req
224. Mugen...Copy !req
225. I knew it... I knew you'd come!Copy !req
226. Who are you?Copy !req
227. Who, me? I'm just out jogging
for my health. Is there a problem?Copy !req
228. And without further ado...
Time for your execution.Copy !req
229. You gotta be kidding me!Copy !req
230. If you're gonna come back and
haunt someone, haunt your friend.Copy !req
231. "Weak spot here"
"Poop"Copy !req
232. Yes... On that night,
everyone loved one another.Copy !req
233. The gates of the checkpoint were thrown open,Copy !req
234. and everyone became equals, be they
government officials, thieves, or even animals.Copy !req
235. Everyone went on dancing until morning came.Copy !req
236. Yes, a revolution happened there, all right.Copy !req
237. For just one night.Copy !req
238. What do you suppose
happened back there, anyway?Copy !req
239. We should just be grateful that we were able
to cross the checkpoint in the confusion.Copy !req
240. I can't believe that Mugen...Copy !req
241. Not only didn't he come back by sundown,
it's morning and he still hasn't shown up.Copy !req
242. Wow, that was fun!Copy !req
243. Yeah, but it's all gone up in smoke!Copy !req
244. Don't sweat it, buddy!Copy !req
245. Yay!Copy !req
246. You jerk!Copy !req
247. Everyone went on dancing, as if in a dream.Copy !req
248. And then, the whole incident vanished
like the morning mist and was forgotten.Copy !req
249. You proud stray dog, do you still remember?Copy !req
250. Do you remember that summer of love,Copy !req
251. in which you ran and danced
and fought in the purple haze?Copy !req
252. Just kidding!Copy !req
253. Line 252Copy !req