1. Distributed by TOHO CO., LTD.
And NIPPON HERALD FILMS, INC.Copy !req
2. The hero of today's hunt
is Lord Ichimonji.Copy !req
3. His was the arrow
that felled the boar.Copy !req
4. Let us drink to him.Copy !req
5. The infernal beast
charged right in front of me.Copy !req
6. My horse reared, and down I went
before I could even draw my bow.Copy !req
7. Father,Copy !req
8. shall we have the boar roasted?Copy !req
9. He was old.
His flesh would be tough and gamy.Copy !req
10. Not fit to eat.Copy !req
11. Just like me.Copy !req
12. Think you could eat me?Copy !req
13. You'd stick in our throats.Copy !req
14. No, our purpose in joining your huntCopy !req
15. was to deepen our friendship.Copy !req
16. Indeed.Copy !req
17. And it is to cement the bonds
between our two housesCopy !req
18. that I would have my daughterCopy !req
19. marry your third son, Saburo.Copy !req
20. Now wait a moment.Copy !req
21. That's my wish as well.Copy !req
22. Lord Ichimonji,
this is an excellent opportunity.Copy !req
23. Give us your answer.Copy !req
24. Whom would you choose
for your son, Saburo -Copy !req
25. my daughter or Lord Ayabe's?Copy !req
26. What a quandary.Copy !req
27. Two daughters
but only one son.Copy !req
28. A pity my second son, Jiro,
already has a wife.Copy !req
29. Kyoami.Copy !req
30. Come entertain us.Copy !req
31. From the far mountainCopy !req
32. From the near mountainCopy !req
33. Who comes hippety-hoppingCopy !req
34. With two tall blades
pointing out of his headCopy !req
35. A hareCopy !req
36. Just one hare, Kyoami?Copy !req
37. I think I see two.Copy !req
38. They've come hopping through
the mountains to be eaten up by Father.Copy !req
39. Hold your tongue, Saburo!Copy !req
40. Don't be an ass!Copy !req
41. It appears Lord Ichimonji is tired.Copy !req
42. Let us withdraw until he awakens.Copy !req
43. It's not like Father
to nod off in front of guests.Copy !req
44. He's just feigning sleep.Copy !req
45. After Saburo's insult,
how else could he save face?Copy !req
46. He's never done this before.Copy !req
47. It was only a boar hunt.Copy !req
48. He used to rout an entire army
and be none the worse for wear.Copy !req
49. It's impolite
to Lords Ayabe and Fujimaki.Copy !req
50. Kyoami, wake Lord Ichimonji.Copy !req
51. I'm more worried about Father.Copy !req
52. He's not snoring
as he usually does.Copy !req
53. - Father! Is something wrong?
- Are you ill?Copy !req
54. So it was a dream.Copy !req
55. I had a dream.Copy !req
56. I was walking
through a desolate field...Copy !req
57. never encountering another soulCopy !req
58. no matter how far I went,Copy !req
59. hearing no reply
no matter how loudly I shouted.Copy !req
60. I was alone.Copy !req
61. All alone in the whole wide world.Copy !req
62. I was terrified.Copy !req
63. How silly of me.Copy !req
64. Taro's voice
brought me back,Copy !req
65. and there you all were,
my beloved sons.Copy !req
66. Taro...Copy !req
67. Jiro...Copy !req
68. and Saburo.Copy !req
69. I've never seen you
like this, Father.Copy !req
70. You make me uneasy.Copy !req
71. Watch your tongue, Saburo!Copy !req
72. Have you no gratitude
for your father's affection?Copy !req
73. Actually, I too have difficulty
believing what Father just said.Copy !req
74. We're utterly helpless
without Father's guidance.Copy !req
75. Are you implying instead
that he relies on us?Copy !req
76. Patience, now.Copy !req
77. I've been thinking about that,Copy !req
78. and I've come to a decision.Copy !req
79. I want to tell you about it now.Copy !req
80. This is as good a time as any -Copy !req
81. especially with Lord Fujimaki
and Lord Ayabe in our company.Copy !req
82. Ask them to join us.Copy !req
83. I, Hidetora Ichimonji...Copy !req
84. was born in a small castle
on the far side of that mountain.Copy !req
85. In those days, this region
was in constant upheaval.Copy !req
86. Lords great and small
vied for power.Copy !req
87. As a lad of 17...Copy !req
88. I rode forth from that small castle
with my banner raised.Copy !req
89. For 50 years I waged war...Copy !req
90. and at last made
the entire region my domain.Copy !req
91. I hoisted the Ichimonji colors
atop that great castle.Copy !req
92. Even after that,Copy !req
93. I crossed lances a time or two
with Lords Fujimaki and Ayabe here,Copy !req
94. but we have now set aside
our differences,Copy !req
95. stabling the steeds of warCopy !req
96. and cultivating
bonds of friendship.Copy !req
97. But 70 years
have quickly come upon me.Copy !req
98. As of this day,Copy !req
99. I cede authority
over the house of IchimonjiCopy !req
100. to my eldest son, Taro.Copy !req
101. My lord!Copy !req
102. - This is too sudden!
- My lord!Copy !req
103. Not at all.Copy !req
104. I've been planning this
for quite some time.Copy !req
105. The day has
long been approachingCopy !req
106. for me to step asideCopy !req
107. and lay the mantle
on younger shoulders.Copy !req
108. I tell you now:
That day has come.Copy !req
109. I repeat.Copy !req
110. From this moment forth,
Taro is head of the house of Ichimonji,Copy !req
111. and lord of this domain.Copy !req
112. I will yield the keep
of the First Castle to himCopy !req
113. and move to the outer tower.Copy !req
114. With me will come
30 of my close attendants,Copy !req
115. and I shall retain the formal title
and privileges of Great Lord.Copy !req
116. But all actual authority
shall rest with Taro.Copy !req
117. This is my decree!Copy !req
118. We bow to your will, Father.Copy !req
119. But what of myself and Saburo?Copy !req
120. What do you intend for us?Copy !req
121. Jiro and Saburo,Copy !req
122. I bestow upon you the Second
and Third Castles and their lands.Copy !req
123. You will strengthen your fortifications
and aid Taro in defending the First Castle.Copy !req
124. I shall divide my timeCopy !req
125. among the three castles,Copy !req
126. and thus enjoy
my remaining years.Copy !req
127. Alas, the ravages of age.Copy !req
128. If I may, Father.Copy !req
129. It is a tremendous honorCopy !req
130. to be named
the head of our house,Copy !req
131. but I must beg you to reconsider.Copy !req
132. Why?Copy !req
133. Though I am indeed
your eldest son and heir,Copy !req
134. to rule in your place
is far beyond my abilities.Copy !req
135. I have long prayed
to the god of warCopy !req
136. that you might live
to be a hundred,Copy !req
137. even if it means taking
from my own allotment of years.Copy !req
138. My brother certainly has
a way with words.Copy !req
139. I'd never have the nerve
to speak such honeyed phrases.Copy !req
140. Makes me itch just to hear them.Copy !req
141. Don't be so contrary.Copy !req
142. Are you implying
Taro's words were mere flattery?Copy !req
143. Father, pay no attention
to Saburo.Copy !req
144. I share Taro's sentiment.Copy !req
145. I would far prefer
to remain behind your shield,Copy !req
146. but it's now our turn
to shield you from life's arrowsCopy !req
147. so that your remaining years
may be filled with ease.Copy !req
148. Reassuring words, Jiro.Copy !req
149. Bring me that quiver!Copy !req
150. Break this in two.Copy !req
151. Can you break this?Copy !req
152. Now...Copy !req
153. break these three arrows
together.Copy !req
154. A single arrow is easily broken.Copy !req
155. Not so three bundled together.Copy !req
156. Even should a great catastrophe
threaten to overwhelm Taro,Copy !req
157. if the three of you join forces
to meet the challenge,Copy !req
158. the house of Ichimonji
and its domains will be safe.Copy !req
159. Father, there are ways to break
even three arrows together.Copy !req
160. More of your contrariness.Copy !req
161. Stop playing the fool!Copy !req
162. You're the one playing the fool -Copy !req
163. talking nonsense all of a sudden.Copy !req
164. - Nonsense?
- Yes! You've either gone senile or mad.Copy !req
165. Silence!Copy !req
166. You dare to insult your father?Copy !req
167. What madness have I spoken?Copy !req
168. What senile nonsense?Copy !req
169. Very well, since you ask.Copy !req
170. Consider the times
in which we live.Copy !req
171. To survive, one must discard
loyalty and affection.Copy !req
172. - I know that all too well.
- As well you should,Copy !req
173. since the blood you've spilled
is beyond reckoning.Copy !req
174. Your lifelong code has been
no pity, no mercy.Copy !req
175. But remember, Father,Copy !req
176. we too are children of this age,
weaned on chaos and strife.Copy !req
177. Yet, because we are your blood,Copy !req
178. you trust in our undying fidelity
as you dream of peaceful retirement.Copy !req
179. To me, that is nothing
but madness and senility.Copy !req
180. Very well. I see.Copy !req
181. You're saying that someday
you might forget I am your fatherCopy !req
182. and turn against me?Copy !req
183. More nonsense still! What fool
announces his intent to betray?Copy !req
184. Then will Taro or Jiro
turn against me?Copy !req
185. You resent the fact
Father chose Taro to succeed him.Copy !req
186. Saburo, is that why
you slander us this way?Copy !req
187. You may be my brother,
but I'll only stand for so much.Copy !req
188. Father, see what's happened
to your three arrows already?Copy !req
189. Can a blood feud be far behind?Copy !req
190. How dare you?Copy !req
191. Would you trample
on your father's wishes?Copy !req
192. Very well! If you insist these times allow
no bonds between parent and child,Copy !req
193. then consider our bonds severed!Copy !req
194. You are now a stranger to me!
Out of my sight!Copy !req
195. You mustn't, my lord!Copy !req
196. Silence, Tango.Copy !req
197. My mistake was to dote on him
over the others.Copy !req
198. I coddled him too much.Copy !req
199. This swollen head, this insolence -
these are my own creation.Copy !req
200. But it's too late for regrets.Copy !req
201. When flesh is rotten,Copy !req
202. it must be cut away,
even if it's your own!Copy !req
203. Wait, my lord!
Master Saburo minces no words,Copy !req
204. and what he says may seem
disrespectful and even brutal.Copy !req
205. But it is his upright heart that leads him
to speak with unadorned candor.Copy !req
206. If you consider
his words carefully,Copy !req
207. you will find truth in them.Copy !req
208. - Silence!
- No!Copy !req
209. Desist!Copy !req
210. I will not!Copy !req
211. You...Copy !req
212. No, my lord!Copy !req
213. Have you lost your head,
my lord?Copy !req
214. As your advisor,
it is my duty to speak frankly.Copy !req
215. Brandishing your sword
will not make me budge!Copy !req
216. - Insolence!
- I beg you, revoke your rash decision!Copy !req
217. Your impudence matches Saburo's!Copy !req
218. I won't have it!
I banish you both!Copy !req
219. Father!Copy !req
220. A terrible predicament.Copy !req
221. What do you intend to do,
Master Saburo?Copy !req
222. It's Father I'm worried about,
not myself.Copy !req
223. It tears at my heart
to think what lies ahead for him.Copy !req
224. You're a fool, Tango.Copy !req
225. Why?Copy !req
226. Defending me
only got you banished.Copy !req
227. It's a mistake for you
to be separated from Father...Copy !req
228. no matter
what the circumstances.Copy !req
229. I think they may be after us.Copy !req
230. Wait a moment, will you?Copy !req
231. Why do you flee, son-in-law?
- Son-in-law?Copy !req
232. Let me explain.Copy !req
233. You incurred your father's wrath
and were exiled.Copy !req
234. Lord Ayabe and I both
witnessed it all.Copy !req
235. Now that you've been cast out
and are little more than a beggar -Copy !req
236. Oh, forgive me!
How should I put it?Copy !req
237. This is awkward -Copy !req
238. It's all right. Now that I'm
little more than a beggar -Copy !req
239. - The offer of marriage is off.
- Naturally.Copy !req
240. No, you misunderstand!Copy !req
241. Those were Lord Ayabe's words
when he withdrew his proposal.Copy !req
242. But as I set out
on my way home,Copy !req
243. I began thinking.Copy !req
244. Your conduct showed
great strength of character.Copy !req
245. You're a most interesting fellow.Copy !req
246. Was I to let a man like you
slip through my fingers?Copy !req
247. And so I turned back to find you,Copy !req
248. only to have you flee.Copy !req
249. Is my proposal
disagreeable to you?Copy !req
250. I don't know what to say.Copy !req
251. Then come stay with me
while you think it over.Copy !req
252. You too, Tango.Copy !req
253. I admire a man
with your backbone.Copy !req
254. I want you to come as well.Copy !req
255. It's most kind of you,Copy !req
256. but I must decline your invitation.Copy !req
257. No matter what lowly disguise
I must adopt,Copy !req
258. I will remain near Lord Hidetora.Copy !req
259. If you'll excuse me.Copy !req
260. What is it?Copy !req
261. Lord Hidetora's ladies
are moving to the outer tower.Copy !req
262. They refuse to yield
to your retinue.Copy !req
263. This is a blatant affront!Copy !req
264. I am now the mistress
of this castle.Copy !req
265. Etiquette demands
that they make way.Copy !req
266. Why are my women kneeling
to Taro's wife?Copy !req
267. It's outrageous!Copy !req
268. I beg to differ.Copy !req
269. Now that you've yielded
the throne to Taro,Copy !req
270. it's only proper.Copy !req
271. He gives away his house
and gives away his landsCopy !req
272. A generous man,
the village headCopy !req
273. Now he's but a scarecrowCopy !req
274. Standing out in the fieldCopy !req
275. Are you calling me a fool?Copy !req
276. No, sire!
The fool kneels here before you.Copy !req
277. Enduring ridicule,
I seek to entertain.Copy !req
278. But you, my lord -
you've squandered your domain.Copy !req
279. You know, Kaede...Copy !req
280. now that it all belongs to me,Copy !req
281. the view
is even more magnificent.Copy !req
282. As I recall,Copy !req
283. a battle standard
used to be kept there.Copy !req
284. Yes, my father kept his standard
and suit of armor there.Copy !req
285. What happened to them?Copy !req
286. I gave them to Father's men
just now.Copy !req
287. The armor is of no importance,Copy !req
288. but the standard -Copy !req
289. My lord,Copy !req
290. that standard represents
the head of the house of Ichimonji.Copy !req
291. But Father said he would retain
the title and privileges of Great Lord.Copy !req
292. Are you then to be
merely a shadow?Copy !req
293. What are you saying?Copy !req
294. He made it clear
I am now lord of this domain.Copy !req
295. In that case,Copy !req
296. I suggest you act like a lord.Copy !req
297. Attendants!Copy !req
298. What?Copy !req
299. You want the standard back?
- That's right.Copy !req
300. What? One minute you give,
and the next you take back?Copy !req
301. Silence!
We have orders from Lord Taro!Copy !req
302. The new lord
is a gourd in the windCopy !req
303. Swinging this wayCopy !req
304. Swinging that wayCopy !req
305. Spinning in the breeze
on its spindly vineCopy !req
306. High in the keepCopy !req
307. Dangles an empty gourdCopy !req
308. Isn't it hilariousCopy !req
309. Insolent fool!Copy !req
310. I'll teach you!Copy !req
311. The new lord
is a gourd in the windCopy !req
312. Swinging this wayCopy !req
313. Swinging that wayCopy !req
314. Spinning in the breeze
on its spindly vineCopy !req
315. High in the keep
dangles an empty gourdCopy !req
316. Isn't it hilariousCopy !req
317. Who is it?Copy !req
318. Ogura, from the keep.Copy !req
319. I bring a message, sire.Copy !req
320. To celebrate
the transfer of power,Copy !req
321. Lord Taro wishes to hold
a family gathering in the keep tonight.Copy !req
322. He requests the honor
of your presence.Copy !req
323. Lord Ikoma is invited as well.Copy !req
324. You call this a family gathering?Copy !req
325. Father,Copy !req
326. won't you be seated?Copy !req
327. You expect me to sit below you?Copy !req
328. Who do you think I am?Copy !req
329. My husband's
most honorable father.Copy !req
330. Is that all?Copy !req
331. What happened to the Great Lord?
Is he dead?Copy !req
332. - Don't be silly.
- I'm not being silly!Copy !req
333. I retain the title and standing
of Great Lord. Have you forgotten that?Copy !req
334. Of course not.Copy !req
335. But it seems you've forgotten, Father,
that you made me head of the house.Copy !req
336. What are you talking about?Copy !req
337. I've yielded the keep to you,Copy !req
338. moved to the outer tower,
and reduced my retinue.Copy !req
339. Their number may be few,
but their conduct is intolerable.Copy !req
340. What am I to make of that song?Copy !req
341. Swinging this wayCopy !req
342. Swinging that wayCopy !req
343. Spinning in the breeze
on its spindly vineCopy !req
344. With such goings-on,
how am I to establish my authority?Copy !req
345. They're brutish warriors
with no use for niceties.Copy !req
346. You can't keep them
from enjoying a comic song.Copy !req
347. There's such a thing
as going too far.Copy !req
348. The fool's song
blatantly mocks me.Copy !req
349. It was only natural
for my guard to defend my honor.Copy !req
350. Yet you loosed your arrow
and killed my man.Copy !req
351. I cannot let such things pass.Copy !req
352. Just this once
I will overlook it,Copy !req
353. but I must have your bondCopy !req
354. that it will not happen again.Copy !req
355. You will sign that statementCopy !req
356. and seal it with your blood.Copy !req
357. " Covenant"?Copy !req
358. I'm astounded
you'd even suggest this.Copy !req
359. Read it!Copy !req
360. " Covenant.Copy !req
361. I cede control over all Ichimonji lands
to my first son, Taro.Copy !req
362. I declare my first son, Taro,
head of the house of Ichimonji.Copy !req
363. Although I am his father,Copy !req
364. I shall hereafter submit
to Taro's authorityCopy !req
365. and not act against his will.Copy !req
366. I attest to the above
in the name of all the deitiesCopy !req
367. and hereby affirm this covenant."Copy !req
368. You expect me to sign and seal
this nonsense with my blood?Copy !req
369. The items listed hereCopy !req
370. are nothing more
than what you yourself proclaimedCopy !req
371. before Lord Ayabe
and Lord Fujimaki.Copy !req
372. What does it change
to set it in writing?Copy !req
373. Are you really my son?Copy !req
374. - What a question!
- Is this how a son treats his father?Copy !req
375. The hen pecks the cockCopy !req
376. and makes him crow.Copy !req
377. I cannot stay here!Copy !req
378. Fortunately,Copy !req
379. I have another son.Copy !req
380. Thank you for your cooperation.Copy !req
381. I was born and raised here
in this, my father's castle...Copy !req
382. and sent forth from hereCopy !req
383. to marry you.Copy !req
384. After our marriage,
my father and brothersCopy !req
385. let down their guard...Copy !req
386. and fell to your father's sword.Copy !req
387. How I've longed for this day...Copy !req
388. ever since
I returned to this castle.Copy !req
389. It was in this very room
that my mother took her life.Copy !req
390. My father plans to come here.Copy !req
391. Taro has driven him
from the First Castle.Copy !req
392. My brother's letter saysCopy !req
393. Father has become so willful and erratic,
it would be unwise to let him stay.Copy !req
394. He adds that Father's counselor, Ikoma,
has secretly shifted his allegiance.Copy !req
395. It's quite unlike Lord Taro
to use such harsh language.Copy !req
396. If I may, my lord,
why do you just sit quietly by?Copy !req
397. My question exactly.Copy !req
398. You're the one who should
succeed Lord Hidetora.Copy !req
399. Taro is no match for the task.Copy !req
400. If we were you, we'd stake
our lives on a chance like this.Copy !req
401. Are you saying
you'd stake your lives on me?Copy !req
402. Exactly.Copy !req
403. But dogs will abandon a master
who abandons the chase.Copy !req
404. Shrink from this
and you become our quarry.Copy !req
405. How the dogs howl!Copy !req
406. I have given the situation
much thought.Copy !req
407. Just because
I was born a year after Taro,Copy !req
408. am I to grovel all my life
at his feet?Copy !req
409. I will throw off these shackles!Copy !req
410. Just what we wanted to hear.Copy !req
411. Control your impudence.Copy !req
412. Now listen.Copy !req
413. Taro will be easy to handle,Copy !req
414. but his wife, Lady Kaede,
is a different matter.Copy !req
415. True.Copy !req
416. Actually, she'd be
a perfect match for you.Copy !req
417. Perhaps you should steal her.
- Don't be impertinent.Copy !req
418. Our first concern is Father.Copy !req
419. Though officially retired,
he still has 30 retainers -Copy !req
420. seasoned warriors,
each worth a thousand men.Copy !req
421. He'll soon arrive at my gate
in their company.Copy !req
422. We need a plan.Copy !req
423. Open the gates!Copy !req
424. It's Hidetora!Copy !req
425. The Great Lord is here!Copy !req
426. I will see Sué first.Copy !req
427. Tell Jiro I'll see him later.Copy !req
428. Sué.Copy !req
429. Praise beCopy !req
430. To the eternal Western ParadiseCopy !req
431. Praise be to the eternal BuddhaCopy !req
432. In 36 trillion manifestationsCopy !req
433. Praise be to Amida BuddhaCopy !req
434. I thought I'd find you here.Copy !req
435. Father!Copy !req
436. Never mind the formalities.Copy !req
437. It's been a long time.Copy !req
438. Let me look at you.Copy !req
439. Always that same sad face.Copy !req
440. Every time I see you,
it tears at my heart.Copy !req
441. It's worse
when you smile like that.Copy !req
442. I burned down
your father's castle.Copy !req
443. Your parents and family
all perished.Copy !req
444. How can you smile at me?Copy !req
445. You should be glaring at me
with hatred.Copy !req
446. That would be easier to bear.Copy !req
447. Go on, let your hatred show!Copy !req
448. I do not hate you.Copy !req
449. Everything is determined
by our karma from previous lives.Copy !req
450. In all things I take comfort
in the Buddha's heart.Copy !req
451. The Buddha again!Copy !req
452. There is no Buddha in our world.
We live in a dark ageCopy !req
453. from which the Buddha's guardians
have been routed by the Asuras.Copy !req
454. The Buddha's great mercy
can no longer help us.Copy !req
455. Ah, Jiro!Copy !req
456. I've come to be your guest.Copy !req
457. I'm disappointed in Taro.
Let me tell you -Copy !req
458. There's no need, Father.
Taro explained everything in his letter.Copy !req
459. Taro wrote to you?Copy !req
460. He says your guards
were vulgar and unruly.Copy !req
461. I am to receive you
with the courtesy due my father,Copy !req
462. but he orders me not to allow
your men inside the castle walls.Copy !req
463. That's absurd!Copy !req
464. How can I leave my men
to rot outsideCopy !req
465. while I alone enter the castle?Copy !req
466. My brother is now
head of the clan.Copy !req
467. I have no choice
but to obey him.Copy !req
468. If you cannot abide
by his conditions,Copy !req
469. then perhaps your best courseCopy !req
470. is to return to the First Castle
and apologize.Copy !req
471. Apologize to Taro?Copy !req
472. Return to the First Castle?Copy !req
473. What's the meaning of this?Copy !req
474. This is outrageous!Copy !req
475. Stop!Copy !req
476. Lord Kurogane!
Lord Shirane!Copy !req
477. Why are we being
treated this way?Copy !req
478. Lord Ikoma!Copy !req
479. These are
Lord Hidetora's instructions.Copy !req
480. This sudden visitCopy !req
481. has caught
the castle unprepared.Copy !req
482. Wait outside the walls
until the castle is ready.Copy !req
483. I've heard enough.Copy !req
484. Now I see.Copy !req
485. You're no different...Copy !req
486. from Taro.Copy !req
487. You just want me out of the way.Copy !req
488. That's not true.Copy !req
489. Come alone and I'll welcome you
with open arms.Copy !req
490. You only say that
because you know I can't.Copy !req
491. You have stepped down.Copy !req
492. Under your own son's protection,
what need can you have of retainers?Copy !req
493. Only the wild beasts...Copy !req
494. can live without
the company of their own.Copy !req
495. I've heard enough excuses.Copy !req
496. Open the gates!Copy !req
497. What are you waiting for?Copy !req
498. Don't worry.Copy !req
499. My men aren't coming in.Copy !req
500. I'm leaving!Copy !req
501. Open the gates!Copy !req
502. Close the gates!Copy !req
503. I never want to see you again!Copy !req
504. The villages are all deserted.Copy !req
505. There's not a grain of rice
to be had anywhere.Copy !req
506. The peasants must have taken it all
and fled to the hills.Copy !req
507. My lord.Copy !req
508. The Third Castle
is our only choice.Copy !req
509. That was the first castle
you conquered.Copy !req
510. We can go there
and make a fresh -Copy !req
511. Fool!Copy !req
512. If I could do that,Copy !req
513. I wouldn't be wandering
the wilderness without food.Copy !req
514. Think a moment.Copy !req
515. Would the protectors
of the Third CastleCopy !req
516. welcome the man who banished
their lord and master?Copy !req
517. By order of Lord Taro,Copy !req
518. head of the Ichimonji clan,Copy !req
519. I have come to take possession
of this castle.Copy !req
520. Open the gates!Copy !req
521. Without Lord Saburo,Copy !req
522. this castle means nothing to us.Copy !req
523. Our sole desireCopy !req
524. is to follow Lord Saburo
and die protecting him.Copy !req
525. Word has come that he is
in Lord Fujimaki's domain.Copy !req
526. We go now to join him.Copy !req
527. By your leave.Copy !req
528. Lord Tango!Copy !req
529. I've brought rice,
miso and salted plums.Copy !req
530. I, Tango Hirayama,Copy !req
531. though banished,
have followed my lord in disguise.Copy !req
532. Seeing how you suffer,
I beg to offer you these provisions.Copy !req
533. Is that really you, Tango?Copy !req
534. Wait!Copy !req
535. Circumstances prevent us
from accepting these provisions.Copy !req
536. No matter how hungry, we will not
take charity from the peasants.Copy !req
537. That's right.Copy !req
538. The peasants' conduct
is unforgivable.Copy !req
539. Burn down all their villages!Copy !req
540. One moment, my lord!Copy !req
541. You mustn't blame the peasants.Copy !req
542. Lord Taro forced them to flee
their villages and hide from you.Copy !req
543. What exactly did he do?Copy !req
544. He issued a decree
banishing youCopy !req
545. and declaring
that anyone who helps you...Copy !req
546. must die.Copy !req
547. You tried to warn me of this.Copy !req
548. I should have taken it to heart.Copy !req
549. I remain your humble servant,
my lord.Copy !req
550. Go ahead and laugh, Tango.Copy !req
551. Laugh at Hidetora's
wretched plight.Copy !req
552. Betrayed by my own sonsCopy !req
553. and turned out of my castles,Copy !req
554. I have no place to go.Copy !req
555. That's not true, my lord.
You do have a place to go.Copy !req
556. Master SaburoCopy !req
557. has found refuge with Lord Fujimaki,
who wants him for a son-in-law.Copy !req
558. Go to him.Copy !req
559. No! Speak no more of that!Copy !req
560. How could I ever face Saburo now?Copy !req
561. My lord,
you must listen to me.Copy !req
562. Saburo's only thought
is for your welfare.Copy !req
563. It was at his biddingCopy !req
564. that I followed you
disguised as I am.Copy !req
565. It was he who insistedCopy !req
566. that I stay close by
and see to your safety.Copy !req
567. I bring news, sire.Copy !req
568. Saburo's men have turned over
the Third Castle to Lord OguraCopy !req
569. and departed
for Lord Fujimaki's domain.Copy !req
570. What?Copy !req
571. Now we see
Lord Fujimaki's scheme.Copy !req
572. First he makes Master Saburo
his son-in-law,Copy !req
573. then he takes in
Saburo's warriors,Copy !req
574. and finally your lordship himself.Copy !req
575. Then he foments war
among your divided clanCopy !req
576. and walks off with your domain
while you battle it out.Copy !req
577. That's absurd!
Lord Fujimaki is not that kind of man!Copy !req
578. We must go
to the Third Castle at once.Copy !req
579. But the castle
is in Lord Ogura's hands.Copy !req
580. What of it?
Ogura's a reasonable man.Copy !req
581. What's that I smell?
Something stinks.Copy !req
582. A very rotten stench.Copy !req
583. My lord, Ogura has
only a handful of men.Copy !req
584. We can easily overwhelm them
if necessary.Copy !req
585. Bring my horse!Copy !req
586. By all means hurry,Copy !req
587. what with hell so near
and heaven so far!Copy !req
588. Insolent brat!Copy !req
589. If you don't like it, begone!Copy !req
590. All we did...Copy !req
591. was speak the truth.Copy !req
592. My lord!Copy !req
593. - My lord, the attackers are -
- I know!Copy !req
594. Find Ikoma and Ogura for me!Copy !req
595. But it's they
who've betrayed us!Copy !req
596. The enemy is everywhere,
inside and out.Copy !req
597. Hell is upon us!Copy !req
598. Lord Taro is slain!Copy !req
599. - What?
- A terrible shame!Copy !req
600. It was a stray shot
from the tower!Copy !req
601. Such are the vagaries of war.Copy !req
602. The fates are kinder
to you than to Taro.Copy !req
603. What about Father?Copy !req
604. Harakiri, most likely.Copy !req
605. - My lord, we're doomed!
- Prepare yourself!Copy !req
606. Farewell, my lord!Copy !req
607. Withdraw!Copy !req
608. My lord!Copy !req
609. The die is cast!
You must not falter!Copy !req
610. You have but one path to follow.Copy !req
611. It leads to absolute rule
of the house of Ichimonji.Copy !req
612. There's no turning back.Copy !req
613. Lord Hidetora!Copy !req
614. My lord!Copy !req
615. Has he gone mad?Copy !req
616. He's better off for it!Copy !req
617. What are you saying?Copy !req
618. Please, my lord!Copy !req
619. You must reclaim your wits!Copy !req
620. In a world gone mad,
it's madness to be sane.Copy !req
621. What on earth do you see?Copy !req
622. Forgive me!Copy !req
623. Ah, excellent!Copy !req
624. Your madness finally shows you
the true nature of your sins!Copy !req
625. Oh, the unspeakable horrorCopy !req
626. On a withered plain I seeCopy !req
627. All those I destroyedCopy !req
628. In all the many clansCopy !req
629. Phantom armies rise upCopy !req
630. One by one before meCopy !req
631. Who's there?Copy !req
632. Travelers stranded by the storm.Copy !req
633. We beg shelter for the night.Copy !req
634. My hovel is much too humble
for visitors.Copy !req
635. We ask nothing special.Copy !req
636. I have reasons
for wishing to be alone.Copy !req
637. Why? A contagious malady?Copy !req
638. No.Copy !req
639. Then, please!Copy !req
640. I'm sorry.Copy !req
641. Listen.Copy !req
642. The one who seeks shelter
is Lord Ichimonji himself.Copy !req
643. We're coming in!Copy !req
644. Our lord has taken ill.Copy !req
645. He's soaked to the bone.
Have you anything to cover him with?Copy !req
646. I'm cold.Copy !req
647. My lord.Copy !req
648. Is that you, Tango?Copy !req
649. Rejoice, Kyoami!
He's himself again.Copy !req
650. More's the pity.Copy !req
651. He was better off mad.Copy !req
652. Listen to me.Copy !req
653. I was attacked...Copy !req
654. by my own sons,
Taro and Jiro.Copy !req
655. And I was betrayed by Ikoma.Copy !req
656. Worse yet...Copy !req
657. I myself stood by and watchedCopy !req
658. as my loyal followers
died in vain.Copy !req
659. By some twist of fate...Copy !req
660. I came out of it alive.Copy !req
661. I should have died!Copy !req
662. You there! Woman!Copy !req
663. I am not a woman.Copy !req
664. I'm sorry. It's so dark.
We need a light.Copy !req
665. I have no light...Copy !req
666. and no use for one.Copy !req
667. What?Copy !req
668. Are you without sight?Copy !req
669. Are you not Lady Sué's brother,Copy !req
670. young Lord Tsurumaru?Copy !req
671. Tsurumaru?Copy !req
672. It's been a very long time...Copy !req
673. Lord Hidetora.Copy !req
674. You remember me?Copy !req
675. How could I forget?Copy !req
676. I may have been only a boy,Copy !req
677. but never could I forget
the manCopy !req
678. who burned down
my father's castleCopy !req
679. and gouged out my eyes...Copy !req
680. as the price
for letting me live.Copy !req
681. My sister taught meCopy !req
682. to pray to the BuddhaCopy !req
683. and banish hatred from my heart,
but try as I might...Copy !req
684. not for one day
have I forgotten...Copy !req
685. not one night
have I slept in peace.Copy !req
686. Now then,Copy !req
687. I regret I cannot show you
the hospitalityCopy !req
688. befitting a great lord.Copy !req
689. But I have a flute
my sister gave me.Copy !req
690. Perhaps I might play
a tune for youCopy !req
691. in place of the hospitalityCopy !req
692. I'm unable to offer.Copy !req
693. This is the only pleasureCopy !req
694. that remains for me now.Copy !req
695. My lord!Copy !req
696. Lady Kaede,Copy !req
697. I bring a lock
of your husband's hair.Copy !req
698. Unhappily it falls to meCopy !req
699. to inform you
of his death in battle.Copy !req
700. I curse the fates that made it so.Copy !req
701. Lord Ogura...Copy !req
702. where are
my husband's remains?Copy !req
703. In this fierce heat,Copy !req
704. the body would have become
too unsightly for you to view.Copy !req
705. We cremated it
at the Third CastleCopy !req
706. and held funeral rites
at a nearby temple.Copy !req
707. Lord Ogura,Copy !req
708. where are his armor and helmet?Copy !req
709. Do you mock me?Copy !req
710. I'm now wearing
the armor he wore.Copy !req
711. Surely you recognize it.Copy !req
712. Of course.Copy !req
713. I just couldn't believeCopy !req
714. you'd so quickly claim
these mementos of my husband...Copy !req
715. for yourself to wear.Copy !req
716. I'm stung by your words.Copy !req
717. I thought my brother would be pleased
to see me return to his castleCopy !req
718. wearing his armor.Copy !req
719. But I see it was
a rash decision.Copy !req
720. Forgive me.Copy !req
721. Help me remove this armor!Copy !req
722. Lady Kaede,Copy !req
723. forgive my disrobing before you.Copy !req
724. Lords Ikoma and Ogura,
you've been of great service to usCopy !req
725. during these upheavals
in the house of Ichimonji.Copy !req
726. Please accept these humble tokens
as an expression of our gratitude.Copy !req
727. These are
my parting gifts to you.Copy !req
728. Farewell.Copy !req
729. After careful consideration,Copy !req
730. Lord Jiro feels it unwise
to take into his serviceCopy !req
731. men who betrayed their masters
while serving as their counselors.Copy !req
732. His reasoning is unassailable.Copy !req
733. We are helpless to intervene.Copy !req
734. Please do not be offended.Copy !req
735. You do understand?
I'm so glad.Copy !req
736. If you'll excuse us, my lord.Copy !req
737. Lady Kaede is here, sire.Copy !req
738. Ask her to ascend.Copy !req
739. I'm afraid I was upset before
and spoke indiscreetly.Copy !req
740. I must apologize.Copy !req
741. Please think nothing of it.Copy !req
742. They say your father
has gone mad.Copy !req
743. That must please you.Copy !req
744. Why would you say
such a thing?Copy !req
745. Lady Kaede,Copy !req
746. I merely spoke what I felt
was the ungilded truth.Copy !req
747. Forgive me
if I've caused offense.Copy !req
748. But you must hate
my father fiercelyCopy !req
749. for what he did to your family.Copy !req
750. Or am I mistaken?Copy !req
751. I could say much the same:Copy !req
752. Lord Jiro too must be
most pleased.Copy !req
753. After all, you are now head
of the Ichimonji clan.Copy !req
754. This helmet is rightfully yours.Copy !req
755. I'm not blind, Lord Jiro!Copy !req
756. You drove your father mad, murdered
your brother and stole his lands!Copy !req
757. This is for my husband!Copy !req
758. You're wrong!Copy !req
759. You deny it even now?Copy !req
760. It wasn't me!
I didn't kill my brother!Copy !req
761. Then who did?Copy !req
762. Speak! Who was it?Copy !req
763. - Who was it?
- It wasn't me.Copy !req
764. Kurogane shot him.Copy !req
765. Hypocrite!Copy !req
766. Would you give the order,
then deny the blame?Copy !req
767. A fine leader you are!Copy !req
768. You contemptible weakling.Copy !req
769. Now it's my turn to speak
the ungilded truth.Copy !req
770. Lord Jiro,Copy !req
771. I couldn't care less
about my husband's death.Copy !req
772. All I care aboutCopy !req
773. is myself!Copy !req
774. I refuse to live as a widow,
with my hair cut short,Copy !req
775. or as a nun,
with my head shaved.Copy !req
776. This castle was my father's.Copy !req
777. I will not be driven from it!Copy !req
778. Lord Jiro,Copy !req
779. if you'll grant my request,Copy !req
780. I will say nothing.Copy !req
781. I'll tell no one
of your abominable crimes.Copy !req
782. I'll not speak out
in bitter reproach against you.Copy !req
783. If I did, I could throw
this land into turmoil!Copy !req
784. It's in my power...Copy !req
785. to tear this domain to shreds!Copy !req
786. What do you say, Lord Jiro?Copy !req
787. My... lord?Copy !req
788. Yes, Lady Kaede?Copy !req
789. I didn't hear that.Copy !req
790. How can you still be
so formal with me?Copy !req
791. After what we've done,Copy !req
792. I really should be...Copy !req
793. your wife.Copy !req
794. But I already have Sué.Copy !req
795. Then am I to be
merely your concubine?Copy !req
796. No!Copy !req
797. You must belong to me alone.Copy !req
798. No one else can have you!Copy !req
799. You needn't cry, Kaede.Copy !req
800. I'd never make you
a mere concubine.Copy !req
801. But as long
as Lady Sué remains -Copy !req
802. I'll think of something.Copy !req
803. What can you do?Copy !req
804. I'll divorce her.Copy !req
805. That will not do!Copy !req
806. I can't bear to thinkCopy !req
807. that another woman
has known your touch.Copy !req
808. She can't be allowed to live!Copy !req
809. Do you know where we are?Copy !req
810. In more peaceful times, this would
have been Tsurumaru's castle.Copy !req
811. You now take shelter
in the ruins of a castleCopy !req
812. that you yourself burned down.Copy !req
813. Must be nice
having no idea what's happening.Copy !req
814. Your helmet, my lord.Copy !req
815. And those are your crest.Copy !req
816. Now you look even more grand.Copy !req
817. Look who's coming -
those demons!Copy !req
818. Two demons approaching!Copy !req
819. Dirty traitors!
You'll pay for your treason!Copy !req
820. No, wait!Copy !req
821. Let us explain!Copy !req
822. Excuses won't save you!Copy !req
823. Lord Hidetora told me
all about your treachery.Copy !req
824. My lord!Copy !req
825. Die, traitor!Copy !req
826. Jiro killed Taro!Copy !req
827. If Hidetora hadn't gone mad,Copy !req
828. he'd have been next!Copy !req
829. If he recovers his wits,
he'll be killed too!Copy !req
830. Jiro killed Taro!Copy !req
831. We must take Lord Hidetora
to Saburo at once!Copy !req
832. If only we could.Copy !req
833. Mention Saburo
and he runs away.Copy !req
834. He can't bring himself
to face Saburo after what happened.Copy !req
835. On that point he's sane.Copy !req
836. My lord.Copy !req
837. Why do you shrink
from Master Saburo?Copy !req
838. Let us go to him.Copy !req
839. No, our only choice
is to bring Saburo here.Copy !req
840. I'll go get him.Copy !req
841. I'll return as soon as I can.Copy !req
842. I leave our lord in your hands.Copy !req
843. My lord,Copy !req
844. you're allowing Lady Kaede
to lead you by the nose.Copy !req
845. If you wish to marry her, fine.Copy !req
846. But to kill Lady Sué?Copy !req
847. Sometimes it is necessary
to take a life,Copy !req
848. but to kill one
who needn't be killed -Copy !req
849. I'll have nothing to do
with such lunacy!Copy !req
850. Lord Kurogane.Copy !req
851. I trust the Second Castle
has ample stores of salt?Copy !req
852. Yes. Why?Copy !req
853. You'll need to bring
the head back wrapped in salt.Copy !req
854. Otherwise, in this heat,Copy !req
855. it'll be in such a frightful state,
we'll have to cover our eyes.Copy !req
856. For a woman
of Lady Sué's beauty,Copy !req
857. that would be too cruel.Copy !req
858. Since you will see to it personally,
I'm sure there will be no mishaps.Copy !req
859. I leave it
in your capable hands.Copy !req
860. Why do I stay
with this crazy old man?Copy !req
861. If the boulder you're sitting on
begins to roll,Copy !req
862. you'd best jump clear.Copy !req
863. Otherwise you'll be crushed.Copy !req
864. Only a fool refuses to jump.Copy !req
865. This place -Copy !req
866. Where are we?Copy !req
867. We're in paradise!Copy !req
868. Damn it all!Copy !req
869. Ever since I was a child,Copy !req
870. I've been tending to him.Copy !req
871. Now be a good boy.Copy !req
872. Time for beddy-bye.Copy !req
873. I have returned, my lord!Copy !req
874. Approach!Copy !req
875. You have been most diligent.Copy !req
876. At your service, my lady.Copy !req
877. In accordance
with your careful instructions,Copy !req
878. I have brought
the item you requested.Copy !req
879. Be so kind as to examine it.Copy !req
880. With your permission,
I will inspect it first.Copy !req
881. What is this?Copy !req
882. Is this some kind of a joke?Copy !req
883. - Is something wrong?
- I'll not have it!Copy !req
884. What in the world?Copy !req
885. Lady Sué must have been
a fox in disguise.Copy !req
886. Enough of your pranks!Copy !req
887. This is a statue from a shrine!Copy !req
888. A clever fox indeed!Copy !req
889. Now she's turned herself
to stone!Copy !req
890. Kurogane!Copy !req
891. Would you make a fool of me?Copy !req
892. Heavens, no.Copy !req
893. We have a great many foxes
in these parts,Copy !req
894. and it's said
they often play tricks on humans.Copy !req
895. You must be very careful,
my lord.Copy !req
896. Foxes often work their evil
in the shape of a woman.Copy !req
897. In Central Asia,
a she-fox seduced King Pan TsuCopy !req
898. and persuaded him
to kill a thousand men.Copy !req
899. In China, a she-fox became King Yu's
queen and brought down his kingdom.Copy !req
900. Here in Japan,
a white fox with nine tailsCopy !req
901. caused great havoc in court
as Princess Tamamo,Copy !req
902. before reverting back
to her true form.Copy !req
903. They lost track of the white fox
after that,Copy !req
904. but it's been suggestedCopy !req
905. she may have settled
in this area.Copy !req
906. So beware, my lord, beware.Copy !req
907. With your permission.Copy !req
908. I make one small request,
and this is how you respond?Copy !req
909. How could you do this?Copy !req
910. You conspired with Kurogane
to humiliate me!Copy !req
911. No, you're mistaken!Copy !req
912. I won't hear it!Copy !req
913. Stop, Kaede!
This was all Kurogane's doing!Copy !req
914. It's always Kurogane.Copy !req
915. Is that man your only vassal?Copy !req
916. First he plays the villain
by killing Taro,Copy !req
917. then he plays the hero
by saving Sué.Copy !req
918. And to think
this two-headed monsterCopy !req
919. is your right-hand man!Copy !req
920. Until I have Sué's head,Copy !req
921. you'll not see me again!Copy !req
922. Sister, I forgot my flute.Copy !req
923. There's no time now.Copy !req
924. But I've treasured it
since I was little.Copy !req
925. What can we do?Copy !req
926. Lord Kurogane said
your pursuers would be close behind.Copy !req
927. I'll go back for it.Copy !req
928. Your legs are weak.
I should be the one.Copy !req
929. No, we're almost to the ruins
of your family's castle.Copy !req
930. This is your only chance
to pray for your dead.Copy !req
931. Once you escape from here,
you might never return.Copy !req
932. Come, Tsurumaru.
Let us hurry.Copy !req
933. There it is, Tsurumaru!Copy !req
934. Our castle... what's left of it.Copy !req
935. Where, Sué?Copy !req
936. Over there.Copy !req
937. Where is it?Copy !req
938. Heaven and earth
have gone topsy-turvy.Copy !req
939. I was once the fool
who made him laugh.Copy !req
940. Now he's the fool,
and I'm the one laughing.Copy !req
941. Don't just stand there.
Say something.Copy !req
942. Blabber your nonsense
and I'll speak my truth...Copy !req
943. and we'll have a good laugh
comparing the two.Copy !req
944. Come on, old man!Copy !req
945. A serpent once had an egg
pure and white,Copy !req
946. while that of a bird
was speckled and dirty.Copy !req
947. This must be a castle.Copy !req
948. This is a stone wall.Copy !req
949. The bird gave up the speckled egg
to lay on the white one.Copy !req
950. This is strange.Copy !req
951. The egg cracked open
and out came a snake.Copy !req
952. Nothing but empty space
above the walls.Copy !req
953. Why is that?Copy !req
954. The bird was eaten
by the snake it hatched.Copy !req
955. What is this place?Copy !req
956. Who am I?Copy !req
957. You're a stupid bird!Copy !req
958. Saburo.Copy !req
959. The pain!Copy !req
960. I'm a worm.
Don't crush me.Copy !req
961. Crush you? Who'd bother
to crush a worm like you?Copy !req
962. Who are you?Copy !req
963. Someone's crying.Copy !req
964. Who could it be?Copy !req
965. Damn it!Copy !req
966. Man is born crying.Copy !req
967. He cries and cries,
and then he dies!Copy !req
968. My lord,
Saburo has crossed the riverCopy !req
969. and taken up a position
in Hachiman Field.Copy !req
970. That's odd. What does he hope
to do with so few men?Copy !req
971. - A messenger has come from Saburo.
- What?Copy !req
972. His message?Copy !req
973. Saburo has come
for your father.Copy !req
974. He will withdraw
as soon as he has him.Copy !req
975. My lord!Copy !req
976. Lord Fujimaki is at the border.Copy !req
977. I don't like this.Copy !req
978. I told Lord Fujimaki
I didn't want him here.Copy !req
979. There's nothing to fear.Copy !req
980. With him up there, the enemy
will be pinned down once they arrive.Copy !req
981. Meanwhile, we can safely fetch
your father from Azusano.Copy !req
982. But it's such
a massive show of force.Copy !req
983. One false move could mean war.Copy !req
984. Was it hasty of me to come?Copy !req
985. I came because I couldn't
just sit by and watch,Copy !req
986. though Saburo will surely
be angry with me.Copy !req
987. As long as we stay right here,
he shouldn't object.Copy !req
988. Prepare to march!Copy !req
989. My lord, this is not
the time to fight.Copy !req
990. Tell Saburo
he can have your father.Copy !req
991. Don't start a war.Copy !req
992. I can't let him have Father.Copy !req
993. Together they will accuse me
of treason and attack me.Copy !req
994. Even if we wanted to turn over
your father, we don't know where he is.Copy !req
995. Recent events have thrown
the whole domain into turmoil,Copy !req
996. and Fujimaki and Ayabe
are looking for an opening.Copy !req
997. We should be securing our bulwarks,
not marching into battle.Copy !req
998. My lord,Copy !req
999. I bring a message
from Lady Kaede.Copy !req
1000. She awaits you with sake
to celebrate your departure for battle.Copy !req
1001. A warrior riding into battle
mustn't leave his heart with a woman.Copy !req
1002. You must refrain.Copy !req
1003. The enemy approaches.
As soon as they're here,Copy !req
1004. we'll slip through those woods
to find his lordship.Copy !req
1005. Be patient.
Koyata, rest the horses.Copy !req
1006. Dismount!Copy !req
1007. Fool!Copy !req
1008. You're letting Kurogane
sway you again.Copy !req
1009. You're wrong!Copy !req
1010. To fight now
is not in our favor.Copy !req
1011. The leader's prowess
determines victory or defeat.Copy !req
1012. You have nothing to fear
from Fujimaki or Ayabe.Copy !req
1013. Your mistakeCopy !req
1014. was sparing your father
just because he went mad.Copy !req
1015. But how can I kill him
if I don't know where he is?Copy !req
1016. I'm sure Saburo
knows where to find him.Copy !req
1017. Why else would he have come?Copy !req
1018. All you need doCopy !req
1019. is send a messenger to Saburo
saying he can take your father,Copy !req
1020. then dispatch your assassins
to follow him.Copy !req
1021. I've lost my way.Copy !req
1022. All men lose their way.Copy !req
1023. This path...Copy !req
1024. looks familiar.Copy !req
1025. I've come this way before.Copy !req
1026. Men have been wandering
the same paths forever.Copy !req
1027. If you don't like it, then jump!Copy !req
1028. My lord!Copy !req
1029. Up there.Copy !req
1030. Who is that?Copy !req
1031. Sué!Copy !req
1032. Sister, whose voice was that?Copy !req
1033. This was her father's castle.Copy !req
1034. These are the ruins of the castleCopy !req
1035. that I burned down.Copy !req
1036. Why am I here?Copy !req
1037. Why is Sué here?Copy !req
1038. And Tsurumaru too!Copy !req
1039. Is this a dream?Copy !req
1040. No, this must be hell!Copy !req
1041. I'm in hell!Copy !req
1042. I'm in the depths of hell!Copy !req
1043. Mount!Copy !req
1044. A message from Lord Jiro!Copy !req
1045. Agreed.Copy !req
1046. He says they won't stand
in our way.Copy !req
1047. We're to take Father
and leave promptly.Copy !req
1048. Let us go at once.Copy !req
1049. No. We mustn't
reveal his whereabouts.Copy !req
1050. We'll wait until dark.
- My lord.Copy !req
1051. Ayabe's forces are massing
on that ridge.Copy !req
1052. The vulture!
He smells blood.Copy !req
1053. Remain calm, my lord.Copy !req
1054. On that ridge we have Ayabe.Copy !req
1055. On the other,
Fujimaki awaits his chance.Copy !req
1056. This is the moment of truth.Copy !req
1057. We must stand firm
and give them no excuse to attack.Copy !req
1058. He came to take Father,
yet he makes no move.Copy !req
1059. What's his plan?Copy !req
1060. Why is she taking so long?Copy !req
1061. I'll see what's keeping her.Copy !req
1062. No.Copy !req
1063. No, I don't need the flute.Copy !req
1064. You're acting like a child.Copy !req
1065. Sister, I don't ever want
to be alone again.Copy !req
1066. You won't be alone.Copy !req
1067. On this scroll is an image
of Amida Buddha.Copy !req
1068. It will protect you in my absence.Copy !req
1069. Sister!Copy !req
1070. I won't be gone long.Copy !req
1071. Sister!Copy !req
1072. My lord!Copy !req
1073. My lord!Copy !req
1074. I found Kyoami
in tears at Azusano.Copy !req
1075. Kyoami,
where's Lord Hidetora?Copy !req
1076. Forgive me!Copy !req
1077. I lost him.Copy !req
1078. You last saw my father
at Azusano?Copy !req
1079. We can no longer wait for dark.Copy !req
1080. Koyata!Copy !req
1081. Tango and I are going to Azusano.
Keep the enemy engaged here.Copy !req
1082. Ten of you
go with Lord Saburo!Copy !req
1083. They're on the move.Copy !req
1084. A detachment headed for Azusano,
with Saburo in the lead.Copy !req
1085. Gunnery captain!Copy !req
1086. Take your men to AzusanoCopy !req
1087. and lay an ambush.Copy !req
1088. Whoever kills Saburo
will be the hero of this battle!Copy !req
1089. This is insanity!Copy !req
1090. Break your word
and it will mean war!Copy !req
1091. So be it.
It has to happen sometime.Copy !req
1092. - We'll have to fight the others too.
- What of it?Copy !req
1093. If Ayabe and Fujimaki
violate our borders,Copy !req
1094. we'll rout their forces
and make their lands our own!Copy !req
1095. Brave words,
but words don't win wars.Copy !req
1096. What happened to the man
who rebuked me for timidity?Copy !req
1097. Kaede was right.
You play the villain, but you're gutless!Copy !req
1098. Under her spell yet again?Copy !req
1099. Silence!Copy !req
1100. If you're opposed,
stay behind!Copy !req
1101. If you fear the fight,
then begone!Copy !req
1102. My lord!Copy !req
1103. How could I leave you, my lord?Copy !req
1104. Where would I go?Copy !req
1105. You have your orders, Captain!
Go!Copy !req
1106. Runner!Copy !req
1107. Take this message to Lord Saburo:Copy !req
1108. " Enemy gunners are on the way.
Be on guard."Copy !req
1109. Infantry...Copy !req
1110. forward!Copy !req
1111. He thinks he's clever.Copy !req
1112. All forces...Copy !req
1113. move into the woods!Copy !req
1114. Right face!Copy !req
1115. Forward!Copy !req
1116. Lord Saburo!Copy !req
1117. - Father!
- Lord Hidetora!Copy !req
1118. Father!Copy !req
1119. My lord!Copy !req
1120. Look at that sky!Copy !req
1121. Is this the other world?Copy !req
1122. Am I in paradise?Copy !req
1123. Father!Copy !req
1124. How can you be so cruel?Copy !req
1125. Why do you drag me
from my grave?Copy !req
1126. Father!Copy !req
1127. Don't you know me, Father?Copy !req
1128. Father!Copy !req
1129. Father?Copy !req
1130. Who are you calling father?Copy !req
1131. Wait. I remember now.Copy !req
1132. I had three sons.Copy !req
1133. Are you one of them?Copy !req
1134. Yes. I am Saburo.Copy !req
1135. - Saburo! Is it really you?
- Father!Copy !req
1136. I have no face to show you,Copy !req
1137. no words to excuse myself.Copy !req
1138. If you have poison for me,Copy !req
1139. I will drink it.Copy !req
1140. You mustn't talk like that.Copy !req
1141. I bear you no grudge.Copy !req
1142. Don't lie to me!
I've had my fill of honeyed words!Copy !req
1143. My lord, has Master Saburo
ever been one to lie?Copy !req
1144. False words roll freely
off many tongues,Copy !req
1145. but look at him, my lord.Copy !req
1146. These tears do not deceive.Copy !req
1147. Father,Copy !req
1148. come with me.Copy !req
1149. Come live with meCopy !req
1150. and forget this frightful dream.Copy !req
1151. Please forget what I did.Copy !req
1152. Forgive me.Copy !req
1153. I was a senile old fool.Copy !req
1154. Father!Copy !req
1155. All forces...Copy !req
1156. attack!Copy !req
1157. The enemy has taken cover
in the woods.Copy !req
1158. Our superior strength
is useless there.Copy !req
1159. Then we'll burn them out!Copy !req
1160. Charge!Copy !req
1161. Press the attack!Copy !req
1162. Press the attack!Copy !req
1163. Pull back!Copy !req
1164. Pull back!Copy !req
1165. We should be crushing them!Copy !req
1166. Forward!Copy !req
1167. My lord!Copy !req
1168. Ayabe's army has crossed the border.
He's marching on your castle!Copy !req
1169. What?Copy !req
1170. Ayabe is on that ridge!Copy !req
1171. Damn it!
Those troops are decoys!Copy !req
1172. Pull back!Copy !req
1173. After them!Copy !req
1174. After them!Copy !req
1175. Cease pursuit!Copy !req
1176. Again!Copy !req
1177. I have so much to tell you.Copy !req
1178. Saburo,Copy !req
1179. you and I will talk quietly alone,Copy !req
1180. just father and son.Copy !req
1181. That's all I want.Copy !req
1182. Nothing else.Copy !req
1183. He's dead.Copy !req
1184. I've got wits enough to see that!Copy !req
1185. Saburo's dead.Copy !req
1186. You and I live...Copy !req
1187. but Saburo is -Copy !req
1188. You can't die.Copy !req
1189. I have things to tell you...Copy !req
1190. forgiveness to beg.Copy !req
1191. How can this be?Copy !req
1192. Are you really gone forever?Copy !req
1193. Don't touch me!Copy !req
1194. It grows dark.Copy !req
1195. Wretched old age!Copy !req
1196. This is the end.Copy !req
1197. My lord!Copy !req
1198. No, my lord!Copy !req
1199. Kyoami, do not call
his spirit back.Copy !req
1200. Would you have him suffer
still more?Copy !req
1201. Lord Saburo!Copy !req
1202. A surprise attack
by Ayabe's forcesCopy !req
1203. has sent the enemy in retreat
to the First Castle!Copy !req
1204. Victory is ours!Copy !req
1205. How can this be?Copy !req
1206. Of all things, at this moment,Copy !req
1207. why did Master Saburo
have to die?Copy !req
1208. Why did Lord Hidetora
have to go?Copy !req
1209. Are there no gods,
no buddhas?Copy !req
1210. If you exist, hear my words:Copy !req
1211. You're all cruel
and fickle pranksters!Copy !req
1212. You ease your boredom
in the heavensCopy !req
1213. by crushing us like worms!Copy !req
1214. Damn you!Copy !req
1215. Is it such sport
to see us weep and howl?Copy !req
1216. Stop it!
Do not curse the gods!Copy !req
1217. It is they who weep.Copy !req
1218. In every age they've watched us
tread the path of evil,Copy !req
1219. unable to live
without killing each other.Copy !req
1220. They can't save us
from ourselves.Copy !req
1221. Stop your crying!Copy !req
1222. Such is the way of the world.Copy !req
1223. Men live not for joy
but for sorrow,Copy !req
1224. not for peace
but for suffering.Copy !req
1225. Look at those
in the First Castle.Copy !req
1226. Even now they vie for the greater
share of sorrow and sufferingCopy !req
1227. and revel
in their mutual slaughter.Copy !req
1228. My lord!Copy !req
1229. We will defend this position.
You must go to the keep.Copy !req
1230. Inside!Copy !req
1231. Hurry up!
Close the gate!Copy !req
1232. Where's Lord Jiro?Copy !req
1233. Whose head is that,
Saburo's or Hidetora's?Copy !req
1234. Neither. It is another's,
on order of his lordship.Copy !req
1235. What?Copy !req
1236. Stop, Kurogane!Copy !req
1237. Who rules this domain,
you or Lady Kaede?Copy !req
1238. I pledged fealty to you,
but never to her!Copy !req
1239. She-fox!Copy !req
1240. Your vain schemes have destroyed
the house of Ichimonji!Copy !req
1241. Do you see now
how foolish you were?Copy !req
1242. On the contrary.Copy !req
1243. My sole desire
was to avenge my familyCopy !req
1244. by watching
the house of Ichimonji fallCopy !req
1245. and seeing this castle burn.Copy !req
1246. Silence!Copy !req
1247. My lord,Copy !req
1248. we are undone.
Prepare to die.Copy !req
1249. I will follow you directly.Copy !req
1250. Directed byCopy !req
1251. THE ENDCopy !req