1. THRONE OF BLOODCopy !req
2. Produced by
KUROSAWA AKIRA, MOTOKI SOJIROCopy !req
3. Written by KUROSAWA AKIRA,
HASHIMOTO SHINOBU,Copy !req
4. KIKUSHIMA RYUZO
and OGUNI HIDEOCopy !req
5. Photographed by
NAKAI ASAKAZUCopy !req
6. Lighting by
KISHIDA KUICHIROCopy !req
7. Art Direction by
EZAKI KOHEI and MURAKI YOSHIROCopy !req
8. Sound Recording by
YANOGUCHI FUMIOCopy !req
9. Music by
SATO MASARUCopy !req
10. Production Supervisor
NEZU HIROSHICopy !req
11. WithCopy !req
12. MIFUNE TOSHIRO
YAMADA ISUZUCopy !req
13. SHIMURA TAKASHI
KUBO AKIRACopy !req
14. TACHIKAWA YOICHI
CHIAKI MINORUCopy !req
15. SASAKI TAKAMARU
NANIWA CHIEKOCopy !req
16. KIMURA ISAO
MIYAGUCHI SEIJICopy !req
17. Directed by
KUROSAWA AKIRACopy !req
18. Behold, within this placeCopy !req
19. Now desolated, stoodCopy !req
20. Once a mighty fortressCopy !req
21. Lived a proud warriorCopy !req
22. Murdered by ambitionCopy !req
23. His spirit walking stillCopy !req
24. Vain pride, then as now, willCopy !req
25. Lead ambition to the killCopy !req
26. The North Castle has revolted.Copy !req
27. The renegades at once set fire
to Forts Four and Five.Copy !req
28. And Fort Three?Copy !req
29. It too was not prepared.Copy !req
30. Fort Two?Copy !req
31. Captain Yoshiaki Miki
combined forces with Fort Three.Copy !req
32. They are defending as best they can.Copy !req
33. And Fort One?Copy !req
34. Captain Taketoki Washizu,Copy !req
35. after Forts Four and Five had fallen,Copy !req
36. was surrounded by hundreds of rebels.Copy !req
37. They were men of Lord Inui.Copy !req
38. So it was he
who instigated the revolt.Copy !req
39. And Captain Washizu -
is there any hope?Copy !req
40. None.Copy !req
41. Attend to him.Copy !req
42. What to do?Copy !req
43. Shall we attack or stand a siege?Copy !req
44. We cannot leave the castle.Copy !req
45. To attack now would be to lose.
The enemy is winning.Copy !req
46. But place our men in the forest...Copy !req
47. It is a natural labyrinth,Copy !req
48. and the enemy will lose themselves.Copy !req
49. We will ambush and retreat.Copy !req
50. There is no other way.Copy !req
51. The supplies are barely enough
for a three-month siege.Copy !req
52. Sir!Copy !req
53. A messenger from Fort Two!Copy !req
54. Sir! I bring good news.Copy !req
55. Captain Yoshiaki Miki has fought well.
The enemy is halted.Copy !req
56. And Captain Taketoki Washizu
has broken Inui's siegeCopy !req
57. and come to Miki's aid.Copy !req
58. Brave Washizu!Copy !req
59. The enemy is fleeing,Copy !req
60. and now we are the winners.Copy !req
61. Sir! Captains Washizu and Miki have pushed
the rebels back to the North Castle,Copy !req
62. and now it is besieged.Copy !req
63. Fujimaki begs to surrender.
In apology he offers to shave his head.Copy !req
64. His offer is not accepted.Copy !req
65. Noriyasu!Copy !req
66. Go to the North Castle.Copy !req
67. Kill the traitor!Copy !req
68. Make certain that Inui
will not again invade.Copy !req
69. Then tell Washizu and Miki
to come here at once.Copy !req
70. This weather -
never have I seen the like of it.Copy !req
71. Hurry! His Lordship awaits us.Copy !req
72. This is where we stopped
a moment ago.Copy !req
73. Yes. Look at the hoofprints.Copy !req
74. Are you certain this is
His Lordship's forest?Copy !req
75. I am.Copy !req
76. Then the castle is not far away.Copy !req
77. Yet, for hours
we have been in the forest.Copy !req
78. Yes. This is a real labyrinth.Copy !req
79. Here the enemy would lose its way
and would never find our castle.Copy !req
80. So they would,
but we know every trail.Copy !req
81. An evil spirit - a spirit
of the forest is holding us here.Copy !req
82. I, with my spear,
will break through.Copy !req
83. And I, with my bow.Copy !req
84. What is that?Copy !req
85. Was there a hut here before?Copy !req
86. No, not that I know of.Copy !req
87. The evil spirit's, perhaps.Copy !req
88. My horse has never
been so frightened.Copy !req
89. Men are vain and death is longCopy !req
90. And pride dies first within the graveCopy !req
91. For hair and nails are growing stillCopy !req
92. When face and fame are goneCopy !req
93. Nothing in this world will saveCopy !req
94. Or measure up man's actions hereCopy !req
95. Nor in the next, for there is noneCopy !req
96. This life must end in fearCopy !req
97. Only evil may maintainCopy !req
98. An afterlife for those who willCopy !req
99. Who love this world, who have no son,Copy !req
100. To whom ambition callsCopy !req
101. Even so, this false fame fallsCopy !req
102. Death will reign; man dies in vainCopy !req
103. Who are you?
Are you human - or a spirit?Copy !req
104. You can sing -
you must be able to speak.Copy !req
105. Most honored Captain Washizu,Copy !req
106. commander of the First Fort.Copy !req
107. What? Do you know me?Copy !req
108. Today you will become master
of the North Castle.Copy !req
109. Master of the castle?Copy !req
110. And one day you will become
the Lord of Forest Castle itself.Copy !req
111. Enough! That is His Lordship's!Copy !req
112. Are you angered by this prophecy?Copy !req
113. Would you not want to be
ruler of the forest?Copy !req
114. The ruler of the forest is His Lordship.Copy !req
115. You humans!
Never will I comprehend you.Copy !req
116. You are afraid of your desires -
you try to hide them.Copy !req
117. Wait!Copy !req
118. Whatever this woman may be,Copy !req
119. she would not risk
your anger for nothing.Copy !req
120. I will talk to her.Copy !req
121. Can you see the future
as plainly as I see you?Copy !req
122. Honorable Captain Miki,Copy !req
123. yours is the Second Fort.Copy !req
124. Today you will command Fort One.Copy !req
125. This very day?
In command of Fort One?Copy !req
126. And after that?Copy !req
127. Your luck turns slowly,Copy !req
128. but it lasts much longer
than that of Captain Washizu.Copy !req
129. What do you mean?Copy !req
130. You have a son.Copy !req
131. It is he who will become
Lord of Forest Castle.Copy !req
132. There is the castle.Copy !req
133. And finally we have come
out of the forest.Copy !req
134. I am tired.Copy !req
135. My armor has become heavy on me.Copy !req
136. And so it should.Copy !req
137. You have worn out
three horses since yesterday.Copy !req
138. Let us rest.Copy !req
139. My only wish would be
a long, quiet sleep.Copy !req
140. I feel I am already sleeping
and have had a frightening dream.Copy !req
141. What that witch or spirit said,Copy !req
142. that is what I dream of.Copy !req
143. We dream of what we wish.Copy !req
144. What warrior would not want
to be lord of a mighty castle?Copy !req
145. She said your son
would rule Forest Castle.Copy !req
146. Yes, but only after you.Copy !req
147. And that first I would become
master of the North Castle.Copy !req
148. And I would take command
of Fort One.Copy !req
149. We are fortunate!Copy !req
150. What were you going to say?Copy !req
151. You spoke first.Copy !req
152. Suppose...Copy !req
153. I am given North Castle today,
and you, Fort One...Copy !req
154. In honor of those distinguished
services rendered by Washizu...Copy !req
155. he shall from today
be master of North Castle.Copy !req
156. Miki...Copy !req
157. who fought no less bravely...Copy !req
158. shall take immediate command
of Fort One.Copy !req
159. How peaceful!Copy !req
160. Yes, peaceful and quiet.Copy !req
161. North Castle is a paradise
after life in the forest.Copy !req
162. We are fortunate to serve him.Copy !req
163. Our lord and lady
must be very happy.Copy !req
164. Have you decided, my lord?Copy !req
165. It was only a nightmare...Copy !req
166. caused by evil spirits. I will...Copy !req
167. consider it no more!Copy !req
168. To rule over Forest Castle!
I cannot dream of such a...Copy !req
169. Why not, my lord?
It is not beyond your power.Copy !req
170. What warrior would not want
to be lord of a mighty castle?Copy !req
171. No, I am satisfied
with myself as I am.Copy !req
172. I will rule this castle
and remain loyal to His Lordship.Copy !req
173. I would live in peace.Copy !req
174. But there can be no peace.Copy !req
175. If Miki were to tell His Lordship
of what happened in the forest...Copy !req
176. then here there would be no peace.Copy !req
177. His Lordship would think of you
as a traitor.Copy !req
178. At once he would have men
besiege our castle here.Copy !req
179. You must choose between the two...Copy !req
180. stay here and await
your own destruction,Copy !req
181. or kill His Lordship
and make Forest Castle yours.Copy !req
182. But that is high treason!Copy !req
183. Do you forgetCopy !req
184. that he murdered his own master
to become what he is now?Copy !req
185. It was necessary-
to save his own life.Copy !req
186. His Lordship trusts me.Copy !req
187. I would tear out my heart for him.Copy !req
188. And does he know
what lies in that heart?Copy !req
189. In my heart?Copy !req
190. There is nothing.Copy !req
191. I know otherwise.Copy !req
192. I have no such ambitions.Copy !req
193. This may be so,Copy !req
194. but would His Lordship believe itCopy !req
195. after Miki had informed him
of this interesting prophecy?Copy !req
196. Miki would never speak of it.
He is my best friend.Copy !req
197. He is ambitious.Copy !req
198. Children kill their parents for less.Copy !req
199. This is a wicked world. To save
yourself you often first must kill.Copy !req
200. It is possible that Miki
has already betrayed you.Copy !req
201. I fear this.Copy !req
202. Asaji!
We must have faith in friends.Copy !req
203. Sir, men from Forest Castle
are coming from the hill at the rear.Copy !req
204. They were hiding among the hills
and woods surrounding the castle.Copy !req
205. They are men from Forest Castle.Copy !req
206. Their spears and banners are lowered
and they are coming this way.Copy !req
207. Lord Washizu of North Castle!Copy !req
208. His Lordship is on his way here.Copy !req
209. Sir, His Lordship is coming!Copy !req
210. Men, come out!Copy !req
211. Do not call your men,Copy !req
212. and do not receive him in state.Copy !req
213. His Lordship is on a hunting trip.Copy !req
214. Permit me to congratulate
your excellent hunting, sir.Copy !req
215. The hunting is a pretense.Copy !req
216. I wish to attack Inui
and take him by surprise.Copy !req
217. He must be punished.Copy !req
218. I had wanted to attack after
the rebellion, then decided to wait.Copy !req
219. Now I am ready.
This castle shall be my headquarters.Copy !req
220. We will march our troops to the border
and scatter the enemy.Copy !req
221. This must be kept a secret, however.Copy !req
222. I will reward you
with honorable posts.Copy !req
223. Let Washizu lead the attack
and Miki hold my castle.Copy !req
224. Asaji!Copy !req
225. You could not now
be so suspicious...Copy !req
226. now that you see how he trusts me.Copy !req
227. In doubting Miki you have shown yourself
bewitched by this evil spirit.Copy !req
228. Allow me to disagree.Copy !req
229. His Lordship trusts me
more than anyone else.Copy !req
230. And that is why he has given me
the honor of leading the attack.Copy !req
231. Where arrows will find you not only
from the front but from the rear.Copy !req
232. His Lordship has thought well.Copy !req
233. He has already
taken this castle from you.Copy !req
234. Miki is the keeper of Forest Castle.Copy !req
235. Miki is his favorite.
He must face no danger.Copy !req
236. But you, my lord.
You must not remain alive.Copy !req
237. Miki will be watching
from the tower.Copy !req
238. He will enjoy watching you die
without realizing the truth.Copy !req
239. We work here, sir.Copy !req
240. No one may approach
His Lordship's chamber.Copy !req
241. You may go no further.Copy !req
242. We do not go to His Lordship's chamber,
sir, but to the forbidden room.Copy !req
243. Where the traitorous rebel leader
killed himself.Copy !req
244. We had washed the floor, yet the blood
remained. So we closed the room.Copy !req
245. Then why do you go there now?Copy !req
246. We must open it
so that our master may sleep there.Copy !req
247. I understand. You may go.Copy !req
248. I have fought in many battles
and have seen blood...Copy !req
249. yet this stain horrifies me.Copy !req
250. Because this is the blood of a dog,
the blood of a despised traitor.Copy !req
251. He was a coward too.Copy !req
252. Cried for mercy
after his revolt was over.Copy !req
253. The crows caw - an ill omen.Copy !req
254. You say that I am suspicious.Copy !req
255. Yet I believe firmly
in that prophecy.Copy !req
256. But open your eyes and look.Copy !req
257. The stage is yours.Copy !req
258. There would be no difficulty
in your making this prophecy true.Copy !req
259. Have you no eyes?Copy !req
260. His Lordship has placed himself
in your hands.Copy !req
261. Now is your chance.
It will never come again.Copy !req
262. But... this would be
an act of highest treason.Copy !req
263. And afterwards, what then?Copy !req
264. His Lordship trusts you, you say.Copy !req
265. But the guards are Noriyasu's men,
and this is all the better.Copy !req
266. I will give the guards
drugged wine,Copy !req
267. and when they fall asleep,
you will kill him.Copy !req
268. The blame will be placed
upon Noriyasu and his men.Copy !req
269. Listen, even the crow is saying:Copy !req
270. The throne is yours.Copy !req
271. That is what it says.Copy !req
272. Without ambition, man is not a man.Copy !req
273. And after this, Forest Castle,Copy !req
274. then you may well hope
to rule the entire country.Copy !req
275. The room is ready, my lady.Copy !req
276. Tell me,
what are the guards doing now?Copy !req
277. Keeping watch, my lady,
with their spears ready.Copy !req
278. Admirable.Copy !req
279. I will take them some wine.Copy !req
280. Murder!Copy !req
281. His Lordship has been slain!Copy !req
282. Traitor!Copy !req
283. Let me go, Noriyasu.Copy !req
284. Calm yourself.
We must return to the castle at once.Copy !req
285. Washizu is the traitor.Copy !req
286. I must avenge my father.Copy !req
287. Master Kunimaru!
Washizu could kill us all.Copy !req
288. Never mind the others.
Find Noriyasu. He is the traitor.Copy !req
289. Where is Noriyasu?Copy !req
290. He has escaped, sir.Copy !req
291. He has fled with Master Kunimaru.Copy !req
292. Where did they go? To the castle?Copy !req
293. I understand!
Miki is guarding the castle!Copy !req
294. They must not reach the castle!Copy !req
295. Listen to us, Miki!Copy !req
296. On his way to attack Inui,Copy !req
297. His Lordship was killed
by the treacherous Washizu.Copy !req
298. Master Kunimaru and myself
have barely escaped in coming here.Copy !req
299. Please open the gate!Copy !req
300. Please, Miki.
They are close behind us.Copy !req
301. Open the gate!Copy !req
302. We must catch them.Copy !req
303. Wait!Copy !req
304. Wait, I say!Copy !req
305. We must discover Miki's intentions.Copy !req
306. He might well attempt
to keep the castle for himself.Copy !req
307. If so, we must first dispose of him.Copy !req
308. A message from Lady Asaji.Copy !req
309. She says:
If Miki will not open the gate,Copy !req
310. His Lordship's corpse will open it.Copy !req
311. Open the gate!Copy !req
312. His Lordship has returned.Copy !req
313. This is Washizu.
I am here with His Lordship's coffin.Copy !req
314. How is Her Ladyship?Copy !req
315. She killed herself.Copy !req
316. She did not want to live
to see an enemy take the castle.Copy !req
317. That spirit in the forest
did indeed see the future clearly.Copy !req
318. Now that His Lordship is dead,
Inui will very probably attack.Copy !req
319. Only the strongest
can protect this castle.Copy !req
320. I will say this at council
and recommend you as the successor.Copy !req
321. We will speak of this later.Copy !req
322. Where is the North Castle?Copy !req
323. There, beside the hill.Copy !req
324. It looks so small down there.Copy !req
325. We have climbed high
with Lord Washizu.Copy !req
326. Our luck would be complete
if only he had an heir.Copy !req
327. Are you still of the same mind?Copy !req
328. Do you insist upon
giving this castle to Miki's son?Copy !req
329. Without his father's recommendations,
this castle would not now be mine.Copy !req
330. I owe everything to Miki
and his friendship.Copy !req
331. I must pay my debts.Copy !req
332. You need not, my lord.Copy !req
333. Friendship did not enter
into Miki's recommendation.Copy !req
334. You know that very well.Copy !req
335. Enough!Copy !req
336. Miki is a brave man.
And he is also a wise one.Copy !req
337. He is both worst enemy
and best friend.Copy !req
338. By making his son my heir,Copy !req
339. I make certain his eternal loyalty.Copy !req
340. I will announce my decision
at the banquet.Copy !req
341. Be kind to Miki and his son tonight.Copy !req
342. I did not stain my hands with bloodCopy !req
343. to forward Yoshiteru, Miki's son.Copy !req
344. My reign ends with me.Copy !req
345. Miki's son then rules.Copy !req
346. That is what the spirit said.
There is no changing it.Copy !req
347. I will change it.Copy !req
348. How? We have no heir.Copy !req
349. Must we adopt someone?Copy !req
350. I am with child.Copy !req
351. Your horse has never before
been like this.Copy !req
352. He will not let us saddle him.Copy !req
353. This is an evil omen.
Let us stay here, Father.Copy !req
354. We are guests of honor. We must go.Copy !req
355. Father...Copy !req
356. as I have said, I much appreciate
your thinking of me, but...Copy !req
357. Are you complaining?Copy !req
358. I am not.Copy !req
359. Only I cannot believe this...Copy !req
360. this prophecy.Copy !req
361. You cannot?Copy !req
362. I heard it with my own ears.Copy !req
363. For Washizu it has all come true.Copy !req
364. Why not for us?Copy !req
365. You speak thus
because you are bewitched.Copy !req
366. Believing some poor forest hag
and acting on her words,Copy !req
367. then thinking they have come true.Copy !req
368. This is lunacy.Copy !req
369. Then disbelieve if you must.Copy !req
370. It is no lunacy to believe
that Washizu will make you his heir.Copy !req
371. Think...Copy !req
372. Forest Castle could be yours...Copy !req
373. without a drop of blood being shed.Copy !req
374. That possessed horse! I could not
go to the castle because of him.Copy !req
375. And so you missed the free wine.Copy !req
376. Our master's horse!Copy !req
377. What could be keeping Miki?Copy !req
378. Our lord too is wondering.
It is not like Miki to be late.Copy !req
379. All of you wicked, listen whileCopy !req
380. I tell of a man, vainCopy !req
381. Guileful, vileCopy !req
382. Who though ambitious, insolentCopy !req
383. Could not escape his punishmentCopy !req
384. Stop the dance!Copy !req
385. It is Miki!Copy !req
386. How dare you!Copy !req
387. Go away!Copy !req
388. Calm yourself.Copy !req
389. He has had too much wine.Copy !req
390. Sometimes when he has
drunk too much, he acts like this.Copy !req
391. I think His Lordship's death
still hangs heavy on his mind.Copy !req
392. I am drunk.Copy !req
393. What is the matter?Copy !req
394. Why do you not celebrate?Copy !req
395. Go on! Drink!Copy !req
396. Captain Miki is very late.Copy !req
397. It is said that enemy spies
are in our province.Copy !req
398. I am worried.Copy !req
399. He is here again.Copy !req
400. You who hate me,
why not draw your sword?Copy !req
401. Pay no attention.Copy !req
402. He will become himself
when he is sober.Copy !req
403. This happy occasion is spoiled.Copy !req
404. Please accept my apologies.Copy !req
405. Go!Copy !req
406. Admirable, my lord!Copy !req
407. You who would rule
the entire nationCopy !req
408. allow a ghost to frighten you.Copy !req
409. I have brought Miki's head.Copy !req
410. Leave me.Copy !req
411. You may go.Copy !req
412. My lord!Copy !req
413. There is something more
you must know.Copy !req
414. What about his son?Copy !req
415. I wounded him...Copy !req
416. but he escaped.Copy !req
417. My apologies, sir.Copy !req
418. What a wind!Copy !req
419. The whole castle is shaking.Copy !req
420. And no wonder.Copy !req
421. The foundations
have long been rotting.Copy !req
422. Many captains and generals used to
come to pay homage to our lord,Copy !req
423. but no more.Copy !req
424. The further away from him, the safer.Copy !req
425. Already his suspicions have forced
two commanders to kill themselves.Copy !req
426. Miki is said to have been killed
by Inui's men. Who knows?Copy !req
427. It is rumored that Yoshiteru,
Miki's son, is staying with Inui.Copy !req
428. And he would not be
if Inui killed his father.Copy !req
429. Both Noriyasu and Master Kunimaru
are also said to be staying there.Copy !req
430. What will come of it?Copy !req
431. I cannot believe that this castle
is as strong as it was.Copy !req
432. I heard something, too.Copy !req
433. The rats have begun to leave.Copy !req
434. It is said that rats leave the house
just before it burns.Copy !req
435. How is she?Copy !req
436. Is she all right?Copy !req
437. Tell me!Copy !req
438. Say something!Copy !req
439. I... I do not know what to say, sir.Copy !req
440. The child was stillborn.Copy !req
441. It had been dead within her.Copy !req
442. The lady, my lord, is near death.Copy !req
443. Fool!Copy !req
444. Fool!Copy !req
445. Fool!Copy !req
446. A messenger from Fort One, sir.Copy !req
447. Inui's men have crossed the border
and surrounded the fort.Copy !req
448. Noriyasu is the leader.
He says he will avenge the late lord.Copy !req
449. Fort Two is also besieged.Copy !req
450. Miki's son is attacking.Copy !req
451. Forts One and Two
have turned against us...Copy !req
452. have joined forces
to attack Fort Three.Copy !req
453. Cowards!Copy !req
454. In council for two hours,
yet no one has a useable plan.Copy !req
455. I will ask no more,
nor waste more time with you.Copy !req
456. Get my horse!Copy !req
457. Come out!Copy !req
458. Evil spirit!Copy !req
459. Come out, evil spirit!Copy !req
460. Honorable master of Forest Castle.Copy !req
461. Is it true that Miki's son
will succeed to the castle?Copy !req
462. So, you have reached your goal.Copy !req
463. I congratulate you.Copy !req
464. Answer me!Copy !req
465. Come! Tell my future if you can!Copy !req
466. Rest assured, my lord.Copy !req
467. You will never lose a single battle...Copy !req
468. unless the very forest
begins to move...Copy !req
469. and approaches the castle.Copy !req
470. How can a forest move?Copy !req
471. Impossible!Copy !req
472. Then I will never lose a single battle!Copy !req
473. If you choose ambition, lord...Copy !req
474. then choose it honestly, with cruelty.Copy !req
475. I will kill them all... Noriyasu,
Kunimaru, and Miki's son, too!Copy !req
476. If you would make
a mountain of the dead,Copy !req
477. pile it so it reaches the sky.Copy !req
478. I build anew atop these skeletons.Copy !req
479. If you would shed blood,
then let it run as a river.Copy !req
480. I will!
I will paint the entire forest!Copy !req
481. You, Noriyasu!Copy !req
482. Join Inui if you will,
and let others join you.Copy !req
483. Let all my forts turn against me.Copy !req
484. Let even your thousands
attack my castle!Copy !req
485. Listen, men.Copy !req
486. This forest is a natural labyrinth.Copy !req
487. If you follow the trails.Copy !req
488. Avoid them.Copy !req
489. Once within the forest, go straight ahead.
Do not let the trails deceive you.Copy !req
490. Our men have abandoned the forest?Copy !req
491. You fool!Copy !req
492. You let your men yield our best defense
without shooting a single arrow?Copy !req
493. The enemy is lead by Noriyasu.
He knows the forest well.Copy !req
494. There is no need for alarm.Copy !req
495. Listen, men!Copy !req
496. The victory belongs to those
who win the final battle.Copy !req
497. Courage, men!Copy !req
498. Trust me.Copy !req
499. I will not, cannot,
lose a single battle.Copy !req
500. If you do not believe me,
I will tell you.Copy !req
501. It was when I was
in command of Fort One.Copy !req
502. On my way here,
having crushed both revolt and Inui,Copy !req
503. I met a woman in the forest.Copy !req
504. She told meCopy !req
505. I would be the master of North CastleCopy !req
506. and then this one.Copy !req
507. Here I am.Copy !req
508. Her prophecy has proved true
in every detail.Copy !req
509. Today...Copy !req
510. I went again to the forest.Copy !req
511. I commanded her to tell me my future.Copy !req
512. Whatever may happen,Copy !req
513. I will not lose a single battle.Copy !req
514. The woman saidCopy !req
515. that unless this forest begins to move,
comes to this castle,Copy !req
516. I shall not be defeated.Copy !req
517. Men, do you think this forest
would ever move?Copy !req
518. If you trust me, raise your weapons!Copy !req
519. I can see nothing at all.Copy !req
520. They have not made even a fire.
What are they doing?Copy !req
521. Listen! What is that?Copy !req
522. Perhaps they are making fences,
expecting us to attack first.Copy !req
523. Noriyasu may be wise,Copy !req
524. but he cannot defeat the man
who planned this castle.Copy !req
525. They cannot see us here inside,Copy !req
526. while we can see them all.Copy !req
527. Wait until they come closer, then
let them learn the taste of our arrows.Copy !req
528. An evil omen!Copy !req
529. What cowardly remark is that?Copy !req
530. A fortunate omen.Copy !req
531. It means the enemy is trapped.Copy !req
532. My lady!Copy !req
533. Will it never be gone?Copy !req
534. The blood.Copy !req
535. I wash and wash,Copy !req
536. yet the blood remains...Copy !req
537. and the smell!Copy !req
538. Will my hands never again be clean?Copy !req
539. Asaji!Copy !req
540. There is still blood.Copy !req
541. My hands.
Why do they not become clean?Copy !req
542. I wash...Copy !req
543. and wash...Copy !req
544. still they smell of blood.Copy !req
545. Fools!Copy !req
546. This is no time to run.Copy !req
547. Sir! The forest! Look at the forest!Copy !req
548. The forest has begun
to move toward us!Copy !req
549. It is impossible!
How can a forest move?Copy !req
550. What are you doing?
Do not leave your posts!Copy !req
551. Go back to your posts!Copy !req
552. Cowards!Copy !req
553. You who would give my head
to the enemy, and then beg to surrender.Copy !req
554. Traitors! Dogs!
This is high treason!Copy !req
555. Who killed His Lordship?Copy !req
556. They can see us from the castle.Copy !req
557. Use the supply carts.Copy !req
558. Push them before you.Copy !req
559. Use the trees, branches, anything.
Do not let them see you.Copy !req
560. Behold, within this now desolated placeCopy !req
561. There once stood a mighty fortressCopy !req
562. There once lived a proud warriorCopy !req
563. Who was murdered by ambitionCopy !req
564. Still his spirit walks
His fame is knownCopy !req
565. For what once was, so now still is trueCopy !req
566. Murderous ambition will pursueCopy !req
567. Beyond the grave to give its dueCopy !req
568. THE END
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swearing vengeance
for the prince's father.Copy !req
569. The Second Fortress
is surrounded.Copy !req
570. Miki's son commands them.Copy !req
571. First and Second Fortresses
are both lost,Copy !req
572. our foe has joined forces
and approaches the Third Fortress.Copy !req
573. Cowards.Copy !req
574. It is two hours
since I called council.Copy !req
575. How can we greet this attack?Copy !req
576. Enough with you.Copy !req
577. What need for the advice of cowards,
who quake and pale under fire?Copy !req
578. Bring my horse.
My horse.Copy !req
579. Come forth.Copy !req
580. Evil spirit.Copy !req
581. Evil spirit.Copy !req
582. Come forth, evil spirit.Copy !req
583. Come forth, evil spirit.
Come forth.Copy !req
584. Show yourself.
I must know.Copy !req
585. Whom have we here?Copy !req
586. Is this not the Great Lord
of Spider's Web Castle?Copy !req
587. Damn you.
Answer me plainly.Copy !req
588. Is it true Miki's son
will be Lord of Spider's Web?Copy !req
589. So I see,Copy !req
590. you have finally come
to the end of your wanderings.Copy !req
591. You have done well.Copy !req
592. You have done well.Copy !req
593. Damn you. Tell me.Copy !req
594. If you have the power,
foretell the outcome of my battle.Copy !req
595. You may set your fears to rest.Copy !req
596. Until the very trees
of Spider's Web ForestCopy !req
597. rise against Spider's Web Castle,Copy !req
598. you will not be defeated in battle.Copy !req
599. The trees rise to attack?Copy !req
600. Such a thing is impossible.Copy !req
601. Which means,
I will not be defeated in battle?Copy !req
602. If you choose
the path of bloodshed,Copy !req
603. then climb to
the very pinnacle of evil.Copy !req
604. Noriyasu, the prince
and even Miki's son,Copy !req
605. I swear I shall kill them all.Copy !req
606. If you choose to build
a mountain of corpses,Copy !req
607. build its summit
as high as you dare.Copy !req
608. I'll lay a fresh mountain of corpses
over these bleached bones.Copy !req
609. If you will make blood flow,Copy !req
610. let it be a river,
no, an ocean of blood.Copy !req
611. A deluge of blood shall stain
these woods crimson.Copy !req
612. Come for me, Noriyasu.Copy !req
613. Ally yourself with Inui,
with the prince, and Miki's son.Copy !req
614. Join forces with the First
and Second Fortress, too.Copy !req
615. Thousands, tens of thousands.Copy !req
616. Bring every man you can find
and lay siege to Spider's Web!Copy !req
617. Heed this.Copy !req
618. The Spider's Web Forest
is but a web of trails.Copy !req
619. Do not let the paths beguile you.Copy !req
620. Avoid the trails.Copy !req
621. Once inside the forest,
ride straight through the trees,Copy !req
622. and press only forward.Copy !req
623. What? My hidden troops
in the forest have withdrawn?Copy !req
624. Cowards.Copy !req
625. The men who lay in waitCopy !req
626. withdrew en masse
without receiving a single arrow?Copy !req
627. Our foe Noriyasu knows the forest.
We cannot entrap him.Copy !req
628. I was remiss.Copy !req
629. Men,Copy !req
630. hear me well.Copy !req
631. In battle,
the final victor takes all.Copy !req
632. Skirmishes mean nothing.Copy !req
633. Take heart.Copy !req
634. I, Washizu, demand your trust.Copy !req
635. On no account
shall I meet defeat in battle.Copy !req
636. If you do not believe me,
I'll tell you why.Copy !req
637. This happened when I still
commanded the First Fortress.Copy !req
638. As I returned to the castle
after rushing Fujimaki's mutiny,Copy !req
639. I saw an evil spirit
in Spider's Forest.Copy !req
640. According to its prophecy,Copy !req
641. I would that eve become
Lord of the North Garrison,Copy !req
642. and later, of this castle.Copy !req
643. Behold my fate.Copy !req
644. The prophecy foretold
my destiny precisely.Copy !req
645. And then, today.Copy !req
646. I spurred my steed
back into the ForestCopy !req
647. to ask the spirit
of my fortune once more.Copy !req
648. Rejoice.Copy !req
649. None may defeat me, though heaven
descends or the earth rends.Copy !req
650. The spirit told me,Copy !req
651. until the trees of the forest
rise to attack the castle,Copy !req
652. I shall never be defeated in battle.Copy !req
653. Men.Copy !req
654. Don't tell me.
Do trees attack?Copy !req
655. Those of you who trust my fate,Copy !req
656. raise your spears.Copy !req
657. Can't see a thing.Copy !req
658. Hey.Copy !req
659. What can the enemy be plotting,
with nary a torch?Copy !req
660. What can that be?Copy !req
661. No doubt they've abandoned
their attack to build defenses.Copy !req
662. Even the formidable NoriyasuCopy !req
663. has no power against
these legendary fortifications.Copy !req
664. The attackers can see nothing
inside the castle.Copy !req
665. Yet we have
a bird's-eye view of them.Copy !req
666. If they do attack us,Copy !req
667. let them draw near
and then shower them with arrows.Copy !req
668. What is it?Copy !req
669. Is it a covert attack?Copy !req
670. What is it?Copy !req
671. An ill omen.Copy !req
672. Commanders of cowardice
who quake and pale.Copy !req
673. Do you not see this
as good omen?Copy !req
674. How dare you let an auspicious omen
of our victory fluster you.Copy !req
675. My lady.Copy !req
676. My lady.Copy !req
677. It won't come out.Copy !req
678. What an awful bloodstain.Copy !req
679. No matter how I wash it,Copy !req
680. why won't this blood wash away?Copy !req
681. It reeks of blood even now.Copy !req
682. Why can I not clean
this blood from my hands?Copy !req
683. Asaji.Copy !req
684. What is the matter
with this blood?Copy !req
685. The stain will not leave my hands.Copy !req
686. No matter how many timesCopy !req
687. I wash and wash again,Copy !req
688. still these hands reek of blood.Copy !req
689. Asaji.Copy !req
690. This awful stain of blood.Copy !req
691. Fools.Copy !req
692. Why this confusion
as victory approaches?Copy !req
693. Quiet down.Copy !req
694. Quiet down, I say.Copy !req
695. Great Lord. The trees,Copy !req
696. the trees of Spider's Forest.Copy !req
697. - What of them?
- The trees have risen to attack us.Copy !req
698. Ridiculous.Copy !req
699. A madman's delusion.
How would a forest move?Copy !req
700. What is this?Copy !req
701. Hold your stations.Copy !req
702. Do not yield.Copy !req
703. Return to your stations.Copy !req
704. Cowards. I see it now.Copy !req
705. You'll slay me and offer my head
when you surrender.Copy !req
706. You traitors.Copy !req
707. Murdering a Great Lord
is high treason.Copy !req
708. And who killed
our last Great Lord?Copy !req
709. They know our every move
from the castle.Copy !req
710. Send the large and small carts first.
Hide yourselves beneath the carts.Copy !req
711. Conceal yourselves
among the branchesCopy !req
712. and don't expose yourselves.Copy !req
713. Look upon the ruinsCopy !req
714. Of the castle of delusionCopy !req
715. Haunted only nowCopy !req
716. By the spirits
of those who perishedCopy !req
717. A scene of carnageCopy !req
718. Born of consuming desireCopy !req
719. Never changing
Now and throughout eternityCopy !req
720. HERE STOOD
SPIDER'S WEB CASTLECopy !req
721. THE ENDCopy !req