1 00:02:51,871 --> 00:02:54,957 The arrow which felled the boar... 2 00:02:55,125 --> 00:02:58,712 belonged to Lord Ichimonji. 3 00:02:59,296 --> 00:03:01,392 Drink to him! 4 00:03:12,017 --> 00:03:14,272 The wily old beast 5 00:03:14,436 --> 00:03:17,613 shot out right in front of me. 6 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,403 My horse reared before I could aim, off I fell. 7 00:03:25,530 --> 00:03:26,953 Father, 8 00:03:27,282 --> 00:03:30,255 shall we roast the boar? 9 00:03:31,411 --> 00:03:33,507 He was old. 10 00:03:33,663 --> 00:03:36,215 His hide is tough; it stinks. 11 00:03:36,375 --> 00:03:37,969 Indigestible. 12 00:03:41,463 --> 00:03:44,060 Like me, old Hidetora. 13 00:03:45,342 --> 00:03:46,435 Would you eat me? 14 00:03:46,968 --> 00:03:49,770 You'd stick in our throats. 15 00:03:50,014 --> 00:03:53,146 That's why I joined your hunt, 16 00:03:53,308 --> 00:03:56,360 to reinforce our friendship. 17 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,898 I, too! 18 00:03:58,605 --> 00:04:00,359 I would cement the bonds 19 00:04:00,524 --> 00:04:03,736 between the houses of Ichimonji and Ayabe, 20 00:04:03,902 --> 00:04:06,658 I would marry my daughter 21 00:04:06,821 --> 00:04:09,452 to your son Saburo. 22 00:04:09,616 --> 00:04:10,995 Hold on! 23 00:04:11,368 --> 00:04:13,623 That's my own invention. 24 00:04:14,246 --> 00:04:17,924 Lord Ichimonji, the day is propitious. 25 00:04:18,375 --> 00:04:20,345 Give us your answer. 26 00:04:20,669 --> 00:04:24,428 Whom will you have for Saburo, 27 00:04:24,589 --> 00:04:27,846 my daughter or Lord Ayabe's? 28 00:04:31,305 --> 00:04:33,401 Not an easy choice. 29 00:04:33,765 --> 00:04:35,485 Two daughters 30 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:37,317 for one son. 31 00:04:38,353 --> 00:04:42,316 A pity Jiro, my second son, already has a wife. 32 00:04:52,659 --> 00:04:54,083 Kyoami! 33 00:04:54,369 --> 00:04:55,838 Entertain us! 34 00:05:34,951 --> 00:05:37,298 From the far mountain 35 00:05:38,788 --> 00:05:41,465 From the near mountain 36 00:05:41,958 --> 00:05:45,091 Who comes hippety-hopping 37 00:05:45,629 --> 00:05:49,342 Showing off his handsome ears? 38 00:05:57,016 --> 00:05:58,360 A hare! 39 00:06:02,437 --> 00:06:05,284 Only one hare, Kyoami? 40 00:06:05,732 --> 00:06:06,780 Two, I think. 41 00:06:08,277 --> 00:06:12,536 Hopping here, to be eaten by Father. 42 00:06:13,365 --> 00:06:15,085 Saburo, that's rude! 43 00:06:16,243 --> 00:06:17,416 Hold your tongue! 44 00:06:41,268 --> 00:06:43,614 The Great Lord is tired. 45 00:06:45,189 --> 00:06:48,196 Let us withdraw until he wakes. 46 00:07:06,585 --> 00:07:10,093 This is unlike Father. He only pretends to sleep. 47 00:07:10,922 --> 00:07:14,351 After Saburo's insult, how else could he save face? 48 00:07:14,509 --> 00:07:17,106 All he did was hunt. 49 00:08:49,771 --> 00:08:51,741 In the old days, 50 00:08:51,898 --> 00:08:57,286 he'd rout an army and not be winded. 51 00:08:57,446 --> 00:08:59,998 It's impolite to our guests. 52 00:09:00,740 --> 00:09:02,665 Kyoami, wake him! 53 00:09:02,826 --> 00:09:04,000 Father worries me, 54 00:09:05,870 --> 00:09:08,342 he's barely snoring today. 55 00:09:11,626 --> 00:09:13,676 Father, what is it? 56 00:09:13,837 --> 00:09:14,885 Are you ill? 57 00:09:21,470 --> 00:09:23,270 A dream... 58 00:09:36,110 --> 00:09:37,829 I had a dream. 59 00:09:39,821 --> 00:09:42,247 I was in a strange land. 60 00:09:43,700 --> 00:09:45,625 A vast wilderness. 61 00:09:45,869 --> 00:09:49,832 I went on and on, but met no one. 62 00:09:50,874 --> 00:09:52,924 I called, I shouted, 63 00:09:53,085 --> 00:09:54,838 but no one answered. 64 00:09:58,007 --> 00:09:59,601 I was alone. 65 00:10:01,551 --> 00:10:04,728 Alone in the wide world. 66 00:10:07,224 --> 00:10:08,317 I felt a chill... 67 00:10:26,076 --> 00:10:27,829 Such stupidity! 68 00:10:28,537 --> 00:10:31,749 Taro's voice pulled me back. 69 00:10:32,791 --> 00:10:35,138 I saw my beloved children. 70 00:10:38,380 --> 00:10:40,055 Taro, 71 00:10:41,925 --> 00:10:43,395 Jiro, 72 00:10:45,262 --> 00:10:46,480 Saburo. 73 00:10:48,765 --> 00:10:51,942 Father, I've never seen you like this. 74 00:10:52,269 --> 00:10:53,317 It's not right. 75 00:10:53,478 --> 00:10:55,699 Quiet, Saburo! 76 00:10:55,855 --> 00:10:58,988 Be thankful we have his affection. 77 00:10:59,234 --> 00:11:00,908 I'm puzzled, too. 78 00:11:01,070 --> 00:11:03,997 I can scarcely believe my ears. 79 00:11:04,573 --> 00:11:08,036 Normally, all he asks is our obedience. 80 00:11:08,994 --> 00:11:10,872 That's affection enough. 81 00:11:13,790 --> 00:11:15,169 All right. 82 00:11:22,257 --> 00:11:24,353 I've been considering an idea, 83 00:11:24,801 --> 00:11:27,523 and I've reached a decision. 84 00:11:28,513 --> 00:11:31,065 I want to tell it to you. 85 00:11:32,184 --> 00:11:35,691 Now is a good time to do it 86 00:11:36,063 --> 00:11:38,067 while we have with us 87 00:11:38,232 --> 00:11:41,114 Lords Fujimaki and Ayabe. 88 00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,117 Bring them! 89 00:11:56,958 --> 00:11:59,589 I, Hidetora Ichimonji, 90 00:12:03,090 --> 00:12:07,850 was born in that small castle in the mountains. 91 00:12:09,471 --> 00:12:12,068 At that time, the entire plain 92 00:12:12,224 --> 00:12:14,980 seethed with constant battle. 93 00:12:15,144 --> 00:12:17,240 Many lords vied for power. 94 00:12:19,314 --> 00:12:22,161 At the age of seventeen, 95 00:12:24,069 --> 00:12:26,915 I flew my banner over that castle. 96 00:12:28,073 --> 00:12:30,703 I waged wars for fifty years, 97 00:12:32,661 --> 00:12:35,918 and at last the plain was mine. 98 00:12:38,417 --> 00:12:42,506 I hoisted my colours over the main castle. 99 00:12:43,672 --> 00:12:45,267 I spent more years 100 00:12:45,465 --> 00:12:49,976 fighting lance to lance with these two gentlemen. 101 00:12:50,595 --> 00:12:53,477 Now, the moment has come 102 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,146 to stable the steeds of war 103 00:12:56,310 --> 00:12:58,906 and give free rein to peace. 104 00:13:01,940 --> 00:13:04,696 But old Hidetora 105 00:13:04,859 --> 00:13:07,081 is seventy years old. 106 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:17,296 I hereby cede total authority 107 00:13:18,457 --> 00:13:20,837 over all my dominions 108 00:13:21,085 --> 00:13:22,588 to my eldest son Taro. 109 00:13:24,629 --> 00:13:26,474 My lord, this is so sudden... 110 00:13:27,674 --> 00:13:29,223 Not at all. 111 00:13:29,384 --> 00:13:32,891 I've thought long and hard. 112 00:13:33,472 --> 00:13:35,351 There comes a time 113 00:13:37,309 --> 00:13:39,188 to step aside, 114 00:13:39,353 --> 00:13:43,237 and pass on the reins to younger hands. 115 00:13:43,607 --> 00:13:46,693 I say to you: that time is now! 116 00:13:46,860 --> 00:13:48,956 This is my will. 117 00:13:49,779 --> 00:13:54,085 Taro is now head of the Ichimonjis, 118 00:13:54,243 --> 00:13:56,247 lord of this lands. 119 00:13:56,620 --> 00:14:00,629 I will quit the castle keep 120 00:14:00,790 --> 00:14:02,715 and move to the outer tower. 121 00:14:02,959 --> 00:14:05,715 I will retain a 30-man escort 122 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:09,638 and give the title and insignia of Great Lord. 123 00:14:10,342 --> 00:14:12,597 But the actual leadership 124 00:14:12,761 --> 00:14:15,108 lies entirely with Taro. 125 00:14:15,430 --> 00:14:18,516 I expect all of you to obey! 126 00:14:24,564 --> 00:14:26,034 I'll obey. 127 00:14:27,026 --> 00:14:29,702 But what about me and Saburo? 128 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:33,202 What do you intend for us? 129 00:14:35,284 --> 00:14:38,040 I give you, Jiro and Saburo, 130 00:14:38,203 --> 00:14:40,253 the Second and Third castles 131 00:14:40,414 --> 00:14:42,589 with their attendant lands. 132 00:14:42,749 --> 00:14:44,879 You will support Taro 133 00:14:45,044 --> 00:14:47,344 in the First Castle. 134 00:14:49,298 --> 00:14:52,054 I shall be your guest 135 00:14:53,635 --> 00:14:56,482 visiting each castle in turn, 136 00:14:57,181 --> 00:14:59,277 living out my remaining years. 137 00:15:04,521 --> 00:15:07,607 How hard it is to be old! 138 00:15:09,276 --> 00:15:10,745 I would speak. 139 00:15:12,029 --> 00:15:13,907 I respect your wishes 140 00:15:14,073 --> 00:15:16,373 and appreciate your trust, 141 00:15:16,533 --> 00:15:18,629 but I beg you to reconsider. 142 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:20,164 Why? 143 00:15:21,038 --> 00:15:22,757 Though I am your eldest son, 144 00:15:22,914 --> 00:15:25,386 I could never take your place. 145 00:15:25,542 --> 00:15:27,922 It is too great a task. 146 00:15:28,462 --> 00:15:31,264 I always pray to the God of War. 147 00:15:31,423 --> 00:15:33,553 "Let his life last 100 years, 148 00:15:33,717 --> 00:15:36,769 "even if it means shaving a bit off mine." 149 00:15:37,221 --> 00:15:39,317 What a pretty speech. 150 00:15:39,598 --> 00:15:41,979 I cannot use such honeyed words. 151 00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:44,146 I'd be embarrassed. 152 00:15:47,564 --> 00:15:48,862 Don't be spiteful! 153 00:15:49,316 --> 00:15:53,325 You mean Taro only flatters me? 154 00:15:56,031 --> 00:15:58,252 Pay no attention to Saburo. 155 00:16:00,202 --> 00:16:03,835 I feel the same as Taro. 156 00:16:04,248 --> 00:16:07,460 We'd like nothing better than to stay behind your shield. 157 00:16:07,626 --> 00:16:11,589 But it's our turn to shield you 158 00:16:11,755 --> 00:16:15,138 from life's bitter arrow. 159 00:16:16,968 --> 00:16:18,563 Well said, Jiro. 160 00:16:20,222 --> 00:16:22,067 Bring me that quiver! 161 00:16:37,114 --> 00:16:38,958 Break an arrow in two. 162 00:16:44,454 --> 00:16:46,083 Can you do it? 163 00:16:52,712 --> 00:16:54,182 Bundle them 164 00:16:55,424 --> 00:16:57,269 and try again. 165 00:17:13,317 --> 00:17:15,742 A single arrow is easily broken. 166 00:17:15,902 --> 00:17:18,499 Not so three together. 167 00:17:19,698 --> 00:17:23,957 Whenever Taro is in trouble, 168 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,840 if you unite your forces, 169 00:17:26,997 --> 00:17:29,798 the house of Ichimonji will be safe. 170 00:17:36,798 --> 00:17:38,723 Even in a sheaf, three arrows can be broken. 171 00:17:47,017 --> 00:17:49,738 More of your pranks. 172 00:17:50,020 --> 00:17:51,193 Stop being foolish. 173 00:17:51,396 --> 00:17:55,109 It's you who are foolish. Your plan is absurd. 174 00:17:55,985 --> 00:17:58,786 You are either senile or mad. 175 00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:00,199 Silence! 176 00:18:02,449 --> 00:18:04,624 Do not insult your father! 177 00:18:06,411 --> 00:18:08,632 What madness have I spoken? 178 00:18:08,998 --> 00:18:11,469 Wherein lies my senility? 179 00:18:11,625 --> 00:18:13,095 I'll tell you. 180 00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:16,846 What kind of world do we live in? 181 00:18:17,006 --> 00:18:20,559 One barren of loyalty and feeling. 182 00:18:20,842 --> 00:18:23,439 - I'm aware of that. - So you should be! 183 00:18:23,595 --> 00:18:26,351 You spilled measureless blood. 184 00:18:26,515 --> 00:18:28,736 You showed no mercy, no pity. 185 00:18:29,934 --> 00:18:34,194 We too are children of this age, weaned on strife and chaos. 186 00:18:34,606 --> 00:18:39,538 We are your sons, yet you count on our fidelity. 187 00:18:39,694 --> 00:18:43,032 In my eyes, that makes you a fool. 188 00:18:43,198 --> 00:18:44,951 A senile old fool! 189 00:18:56,045 --> 00:18:57,468 So that's it! 190 00:18:58,922 --> 00:19:03,387 You mean one day, you'll forget I'm your father. 191 00:19:03,552 --> 00:19:04,850 You'll betray me. 192 00:19:05,012 --> 00:19:06,765 More folly! 193 00:19:06,930 --> 00:19:08,981 Does a traitor betray himself? 194 00:19:09,141 --> 00:19:11,441 Then you mean your brothers? 195 00:19:11,601 --> 00:19:15,485 He's jealous of Taro's position. 196 00:19:15,647 --> 00:19:19,701 Is that why you slander me? 197 00:19:19,943 --> 00:19:22,495 Brother or not, watch your step! 198 00:19:23,572 --> 00:19:26,249 Your lesson of the three arrows was wasted. 199 00:19:26,408 --> 00:19:29,210 The unity of the three sons is split. 200 00:19:32,581 --> 00:19:36,510 You scorn your father's wishes? 201 00:19:36,668 --> 00:19:39,675 Parents and children have no place in this world? 202 00:19:39,838 --> 00:19:42,890 Very well, since you'll have it so, 203 00:19:43,050 --> 00:19:45,977 I cut the bonds between us! 204 00:19:46,553 --> 00:19:50,312 You are a stranger to me! Out of my sight! 205 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:51,688 You mustn't! 206 00:19:52,851 --> 00:19:54,400 Quiet, Tango. 207 00:19:56,063 --> 00:19:58,614 My mistake was to love him too well. 208 00:19:58,773 --> 00:20:01,029 I spoiled him. 209 00:20:01,776 --> 00:20:06,241 It's my fault, he's arrogant. 210 00:20:07,366 --> 00:20:09,462 But it's too late for regrets. 211 00:20:10,619 --> 00:20:12,373 When flesh is rotten, 212 00:20:12,787 --> 00:20:15,589 even our own cut it away! 213 00:20:15,790 --> 00:20:16,963 Wait, my lord! 214 00:20:17,126 --> 00:20:18,720 Master Saburo is blunt, 215 00:20:19,086 --> 00:20:22,093 perhaps even disrespectful. 216 00:20:22,297 --> 00:20:26,477 But his words are honest, and come from the heart. 217 00:20:26,718 --> 00:20:29,770 Consider well: you will find 218 00:20:29,972 --> 00:20:31,099 he is not wrong. 219 00:20:31,265 --> 00:20:32,108 Silence! 220 00:20:33,183 --> 00:20:34,060 I will speak. 221 00:20:34,768 --> 00:20:35,816 Begone! 222 00:20:36,061 --> 00:20:37,439 I will stay. 223 00:20:48,032 --> 00:20:49,706 You disobey me? 224 00:20:50,034 --> 00:20:52,915 My duty to you is to speak my mind. 225 00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:55,750 Brandish your sword, I won't move. 226 00:20:56,290 --> 00:20:59,547 Revoke that rash decision. 227 00:20:59,709 --> 00:21:01,588 Your insolence matches his! 228 00:21:01,753 --> 00:21:04,259 I will not have it! 229 00:21:04,423 --> 00:21:05,471 I banish you both! 230 00:21:05,632 --> 00:21:06,850 Father! 231 00:21:31,116 --> 00:21:32,664 What misery! 232 00:21:34,494 --> 00:21:37,091 What will you do, now? 233 00:21:37,247 --> 00:21:40,459 I grieve for Father, not myself. 234 00:21:41,126 --> 00:21:44,133 The horror ahead of him... 235 00:21:45,047 --> 00:21:47,552 Tango, you're an idiot. 236 00:21:48,633 --> 00:21:49,681 Why? 237 00:21:49,843 --> 00:21:52,599 For defending me and being banished. 238 00:21:53,138 --> 00:21:55,689 Your place is with Father. 239 00:21:57,392 --> 00:21:59,362 He needs you. 240 00:22:13,658 --> 00:22:16,710 They're following us! 241 00:23:03,917 --> 00:23:05,341 Wait, son-in-law! 242 00:23:06,336 --> 00:23:08,591 Why do you run away? 243 00:23:08,755 --> 00:23:09,928 Son-in-law? 244 00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:11,638 Hear me out! 245 00:23:12,259 --> 00:23:15,812 You're in disgrace, exiled from your lands. 246 00:23:16,096 --> 00:23:18,692 Lord Ayabe and I 247 00:23:18,848 --> 00:23:21,775 witnessed the whole incident. 248 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,069 You are an outcast 249 00:23:25,230 --> 00:23:27,530 little more than a beggar. 250 00:23:28,067 --> 00:23:30,163 Forgive my rudeness. 251 00:23:30,319 --> 00:23:32,665 What I am trying to say... 252 00:23:32,821 --> 00:23:34,621 I can't find the words. 253 00:23:34,781 --> 00:23:35,908 The meaning is clear. 254 00:23:36,075 --> 00:23:38,045 No lord chooses a beggar for his daughter. 255 00:23:38,202 --> 00:23:39,625 Of course not. 256 00:23:40,954 --> 00:23:43,301 No... Now hold on! 257 00:23:43,457 --> 00:23:47,841 Lord Ayabe rejected the marriage. 258 00:23:48,753 --> 00:23:52,591 But on my way home, 259 00:23:52,757 --> 00:23:54,887 I got a thinking 260 00:23:55,052 --> 00:23:58,981 of your extraordinary conduct. 261 00:23:59,723 --> 00:24:01,773 I like the way you spoke up. 262 00:24:01,933 --> 00:24:04,280 You have character and courage. 263 00:24:04,436 --> 00:24:05,780 You'd make a fine son-in-law. 264 00:24:05,937 --> 00:24:07,941 I retraced my steps, 265 00:24:08,690 --> 00:24:10,615 but you had gone. 266 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:14,116 Does my offer interest you? 267 00:24:15,239 --> 00:24:16,457 How can I know? 268 00:24:16,615 --> 00:24:18,961 Then come stay with me 269 00:24:19,118 --> 00:24:21,248 while you think it's over. 270 00:24:22,621 --> 00:24:24,216 You too, Tango. 271 00:24:25,124 --> 00:24:27,675 You are honest and loyal. 272 00:24:28,085 --> 00:24:31,171 I can use you, will you come? 273 00:24:32,589 --> 00:24:35,562 Thank you for your generosity 274 00:24:36,676 --> 00:24:38,555 but I cannot accept. 275 00:24:41,348 --> 00:24:43,728 Whatever disguise I must adopt, 276 00:24:43,892 --> 00:24:46,523 I shan't abandon the Great Lord. 277 00:25:20,220 --> 00:25:21,268 What's going on? 278 00:25:21,471 --> 00:25:24,557 Hidetora's concubines are moving from the castle. 279 00:25:24,724 --> 00:25:27,071 They block my lady's retinue. 280 00:25:27,644 --> 00:25:28,862 Scandalous! 281 00:25:29,980 --> 00:25:32,610 I am now the mistress here! 282 00:25:32,774 --> 00:25:35,030 They must make way! 283 00:26:09,103 --> 00:26:13,237 My women kneeling to Taro's wife? 284 00:26:19,154 --> 00:26:20,372 Intolerable! 285 00:26:21,573 --> 00:26:22,997 Why do you say that? 286 00:26:23,742 --> 00:26:26,589 You gave him the castle keep. 287 00:26:27,621 --> 00:26:29,421 It's only natural. 288 00:26:34,628 --> 00:26:38,341 Gives away his house Gives away his land. 289 00:26:38,507 --> 00:26:41,104 His bounty earns him a new title 290 00:26:42,386 --> 00:26:44,015 Lord of the rice fields. 291 00:26:44,179 --> 00:26:46,229 A scarecrow! 292 00:26:49,393 --> 00:26:51,614 Call me a fool? 293 00:26:51,770 --> 00:26:54,617 No, the fool is me 294 00:26:54,898 --> 00:26:58,782 for serving as butt to your laughing-stock. 295 00:26:58,943 --> 00:27:02,622 But you're another for losing your keep. 296 00:27:20,965 --> 00:27:22,765 You know, Kaede, 297 00:27:25,345 --> 00:27:28,318 the view is more pleasant 298 00:27:28,473 --> 00:27:31,150 now that it is mine. 299 00:27:33,312 --> 00:27:34,987 As I recall, 300 00:27:35,689 --> 00:27:39,118 a banner used to hang there. 301 00:27:41,278 --> 00:27:42,747 Yes, Father's banner. 302 00:27:42,904 --> 00:27:45,410 Also his helmet and armour. 303 00:27:45,574 --> 00:27:46,701 Where are they? 304 00:27:46,866 --> 00:27:49,292 I gave them to Father's men. 305 00:27:51,038 --> 00:27:53,088 The armour doesn't matter. 306 00:27:53,790 --> 00:27:55,260 But the banner... 307 00:27:57,336 --> 00:27:58,714 My Lord, 308 00:27:59,046 --> 00:28:03,100 it belongs with the head of the house of Ichimonji. 309 00:28:04,468 --> 00:28:08,682 But Father is keeping his title and insignia. 310 00:28:08,847 --> 00:28:11,774 Without them, you are a shadow. 311 00:28:14,769 --> 00:28:16,114 What do you mean? 312 00:28:16,271 --> 00:28:18,776 He made it clear 313 00:28:18,940 --> 00:28:21,537 that I am now in command. 314 00:28:23,112 --> 00:28:24,831 In that case, 315 00:28:24,989 --> 00:28:27,961 behave as if you are. 316 00:28:50,722 --> 00:28:53,148 You want the banner? 317 00:28:53,976 --> 00:28:56,948 Ridiculous! You take back what you give. 318 00:28:57,980 --> 00:28:59,654 It is Lord Taro's order! 319 00:29:05,612 --> 00:29:09,075 See the lord, a gourd in the wind. 320 00:29:10,534 --> 00:29:12,709 Swinging this way... 321 00:29:13,162 --> 00:29:15,758 Swinging that way... 322 00:29:15,955 --> 00:29:18,711 Spinning as the breeze blows. 323 00:29:19,334 --> 00:29:20,382 So high up... 324 00:29:20,585 --> 00:29:23,637 Dangling hollow from the tower. 325 00:29:24,548 --> 00:29:25,926 Isn't it fun? 326 00:29:31,305 --> 00:29:34,562 Villain! I'll teach you! 327 00:30:04,588 --> 00:30:07,800 See the lord, a gourd in the wind. 328 00:30:09,926 --> 00:30:12,023 Swinging this way... 329 00:30:13,097 --> 00:30:15,352 Swinging that way... 330 00:30:16,225 --> 00:30:19,198 Spinning as the breeze blows. 331 00:30:19,478 --> 00:30:20,696 So high up... 332 00:30:20,854 --> 00:30:24,488 Dangling hollow from the tower. 333 00:30:25,025 --> 00:30:27,655 What fun, what fun! 334 00:30:31,740 --> 00:30:33,335 It's Ogura. 335 00:30:41,416 --> 00:30:42,794 I have a message. 336 00:30:42,959 --> 00:30:45,841 Lord Taro is holding a family gathering 337 00:30:46,005 --> 00:30:49,137 to celebrate the transfer of power. 338 00:30:49,299 --> 00:30:52,021 He invites his honoured father. 339 00:30:53,428 --> 00:30:55,228 You too, Lord Ikoma. 340 00:31:37,097 --> 00:31:40,525 Your "family gathering" is only us? 341 00:31:43,187 --> 00:31:45,237 Please, father-in-law, 342 00:31:45,397 --> 00:31:47,697 won't you sit down? 343 00:31:50,569 --> 00:31:53,200 I am to sit below you? 344 00:31:53,905 --> 00:31:55,875 Who am I? 345 00:31:56,658 --> 00:31:59,380 The honourable father of my husband. 346 00:32:00,079 --> 00:32:01,582 Is that all? 347 00:32:02,164 --> 00:32:05,626 And the Great Lord, is he dead? 348 00:32:05,792 --> 00:32:06,965 Don't joke. 349 00:32:07,127 --> 00:32:08,721 I am not joking! 350 00:32:17,179 --> 00:32:21,359 I retain my title and my status. 351 00:32:21,558 --> 00:32:22,811 Have you forgotten? 352 00:32:23,018 --> 00:32:25,273 No, of course not. 353 00:32:25,562 --> 00:32:27,032 It's you who forget. 354 00:32:27,189 --> 00:32:31,494 You gave full authority to me. 355 00:32:32,444 --> 00:32:33,822 What do you want? 356 00:32:33,988 --> 00:32:36,743 I gave you this castle... 357 00:32:36,906 --> 00:32:39,879 I moved out, reduced my escort... 358 00:32:40,077 --> 00:32:44,461 They may be few in number, but they're boisterous enough. 359 00:32:45,707 --> 00:32:48,179 What is that song? 360 00:32:59,263 --> 00:33:00,811 With such goings-on, 361 00:33:00,973 --> 00:33:03,524 how can I make myself obeyed? 362 00:33:03,683 --> 00:33:07,442 They are warriors, unschooled in manners. 363 00:33:08,230 --> 00:33:10,075 They like comic songs. 364 00:33:10,274 --> 00:33:12,620 Comic songs can go too far! 365 00:33:12,776 --> 00:33:15,373 That song makes fun of me! 366 00:33:15,529 --> 00:33:18,536 My guard was defending my honour. 367 00:33:18,865 --> 00:33:22,544 Yet, you went ahead and killed him. 368 00:33:22,702 --> 00:33:25,003 I cannot allow that. 369 00:33:27,582 --> 00:33:30,179 This once, I'll overlook it. 370 00:33:30,544 --> 00:33:33,471 But I must have your promise 371 00:33:33,630 --> 00:33:36,136 that it won't happen again. 372 00:33:44,891 --> 00:33:46,736 You will sign this 373 00:33:47,894 --> 00:33:50,025 and seal it with your blood. 374 00:34:01,866 --> 00:34:03,541 "Piedge?" 375 00:34:04,369 --> 00:34:06,169 This is nonsense! 376 00:34:07,247 --> 00:34:08,625 Read it. 377 00:34:17,507 --> 00:34:19,011 "Firstly, 378 00:34:19,176 --> 00:34:22,934 "I cede to Taro Takatora the domains of Ichimonji. 379 00:34:23,097 --> 00:34:24,065 "Secondly, 380 00:34:24,681 --> 00:34:29,317 "I make him sole ruler of the house of Ichimonji. 381 00:34:29,979 --> 00:34:31,448 "Thirdly, 382 00:34:31,605 --> 00:34:34,236 "though I am Taro's father, 383 00:34:34,441 --> 00:34:38,871 "I shall submit to his authority and act accordingly. 384 00:34:39,904 --> 00:34:42,956 "I swear by all the deities. 385 00:34:43,117 --> 00:34:45,747 "May they punish me if I disobey." 386 00:34:46,203 --> 00:34:49,380 I'm to seal it with my blood? This silly thing? 387 00:34:53,085 --> 00:34:55,636 Everything it contains 388 00:34:55,795 --> 00:34:58,472 was proclaimed by you yourself 389 00:34:58,632 --> 00:35:00,762 before witnesses. 390 00:35:03,678 --> 00:35:06,685 What does it change if you sign it? 391 00:35:53,395 --> 00:35:55,240 Are you a son? 392 00:35:55,605 --> 00:35:56,698 What do you mean? 393 00:35:56,856 --> 00:35:59,408 Is this a son's attitude? 394 00:36:01,403 --> 00:36:03,749 The hen pecks the cock 395 00:36:04,948 --> 00:36:07,329 and makes him a crow. 396 00:36:10,287 --> 00:36:12,132 I will not stay here. 397 00:36:14,708 --> 00:36:16,428 Fortunately, 398 00:36:17,586 --> 00:36:19,340 I have another son. 399 00:36:25,260 --> 00:36:27,731 Thank you, you did well. 400 00:37:06,010 --> 00:37:09,438 I was born and raised in this castle. 401 00:37:11,306 --> 00:37:13,527 It belongs to my father. 402 00:37:14,226 --> 00:37:16,947 I left it to marry you. 403 00:37:19,939 --> 00:37:23,698 My father and brothers, after the marriage, 404 00:37:23,860 --> 00:37:25,830 relaxed their vigilance. 405 00:37:27,406 --> 00:37:30,663 Hidetora murdered them. 406 00:37:36,790 --> 00:37:40,844 Now I am back in my family castle. 407 00:37:43,922 --> 00:37:47,305 How I have longed for this day. 408 00:38:07,154 --> 00:38:08,702 Right there, 409 00:38:09,364 --> 00:38:11,789 my mother took her own life. 410 00:38:46,235 --> 00:38:48,160 Father is on his way. 411 00:38:50,614 --> 00:38:53,291 My brother sent him packing. 412 00:38:54,034 --> 00:38:56,164 He says Father grows eccentric... 413 00:38:56,328 --> 00:39:00,132 It would be unwise to let him stay here. 414 00:39:00,790 --> 00:39:02,635 Father's counsellor, Ikoma, 415 00:39:02,792 --> 00:39:05,719 is privy to my brother's plans. 416 00:39:22,729 --> 00:39:26,488 This severity is unlike Lord Taro. 417 00:39:28,443 --> 00:39:29,866 And you, my lord, 418 00:39:30,029 --> 00:39:32,500 why do you do nothing? 419 00:39:32,656 --> 00:39:34,035 He's right. 420 00:39:34,199 --> 00:39:38,128 You should succeed the Great Lord. 421 00:39:38,453 --> 00:39:41,710 Lord Taro is a weakling. 422 00:39:43,500 --> 00:39:46,131 The stake is large: gamble for it. 423 00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:53,015 Then you are willing to gamble with me? 424 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:54,979 Absolutely. 425 00:39:55,137 --> 00:39:58,189 Dogs turn on a master who gives up the chase. 426 00:39:58,348 --> 00:40:00,899 Sounds the horn or become the quarry. 427 00:40:01,810 --> 00:40:03,530 How the dogs howl! 428 00:40:07,607 --> 00:40:10,204 I must say, I find it unfair. 429 00:40:11,153 --> 00:40:14,000 Born twelve months after Taro, 430 00:40:14,156 --> 00:40:17,868 so all my life I must grovel at his feet. 431 00:40:18,618 --> 00:40:20,122 Crack these bonds! 432 00:40:20,412 --> 00:40:22,416 Good for you, my lord! 433 00:40:22,706 --> 00:40:24,802 Don't lick your chops yet. 434 00:40:28,920 --> 00:40:30,845 Taro is easy pickings. 435 00:40:31,215 --> 00:40:34,722 His wife, Lady Kaede, is another story. 436 00:40:35,677 --> 00:40:37,101 Quite true. 437 00:40:38,388 --> 00:40:41,395 She'd be a perfect match for you. 438 00:40:41,850 --> 00:40:43,229 Why not steal her? 439 00:40:43,602 --> 00:40:45,777 Don't be impertinent! 440 00:40:47,439 --> 00:40:50,161 First of all, there's Father. 441 00:40:50,650 --> 00:40:53,702 He still has thirty warriors. 442 00:40:54,446 --> 00:40:56,917 Each one is worth a thousand. 443 00:40:58,158 --> 00:41:01,711 He'll soon be here and so will they. 444 00:41:03,705 --> 00:41:04,548 Any ideas? 445 00:41:11,421 --> 00:41:13,016 Open the gates! 446 00:41:14,008 --> 00:41:15,431 Hidetora is here! 447 00:41:50,419 --> 00:41:52,674 I will seek out Sué first. 448 00:41:53,172 --> 00:41:56,179 Tell Jiro I want to see him. 449 00:42:23,160 --> 00:42:24,538 Sué! 450 00:42:41,345 --> 00:42:44,352 Praise be 451 00:42:44,514 --> 00:42:49,195 to the Eternal Western Paradise. 452 00:42:49,603 --> 00:42:54,034 Praise be to the Eternal Buddha in 36 trillion manifestations. 453 00:42:54,191 --> 00:43:00,864 Praise be to Amida Buddha 454 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:11,759 I knew you'd be here. 455 00:43:11,916 --> 00:43:13,295 Father-in-law! 456 00:43:15,545 --> 00:43:17,549 Never mind the ceremony. 457 00:43:18,590 --> 00:43:20,594 It's been a long time. 458 00:43:22,011 --> 00:43:23,685 Let me look at you. 459 00:43:27,266 --> 00:43:29,942 Still the same sad face. 460 00:43:30,935 --> 00:43:34,113 When I see you, it breaks my heart. 461 00:43:45,700 --> 00:43:47,955 It's worse when you smile. 462 00:43:51,123 --> 00:43:53,423 I burned down your castle, 463 00:43:53,583 --> 00:43:56,339 you father and mother perished. 464 00:43:58,422 --> 00:44:00,974 And you look at me like that! 465 00:44:02,884 --> 00:44:05,060 Look upon me with hatred. 466 00:44:05,220 --> 00:44:08,306 It would be easier to bear. 467 00:44:10,392 --> 00:44:13,274 Go on, hate me! 468 00:44:21,361 --> 00:44:23,286 I don't hate you. 469 00:44:26,075 --> 00:44:29,287 All is decided in our previous lives. 470 00:44:30,370 --> 00:44:32,921 The Buddha embraces all things. 471 00:44:33,332 --> 00:44:35,007 Buddha again! 472 00:44:35,750 --> 00:44:37,675 He is gone from the evil world. 473 00:44:37,836 --> 00:44:39,806 His guardians are in exile, 474 00:44:39,963 --> 00:44:42,469 routed by the fury of Ashur. 475 00:44:43,092 --> 00:44:45,768 We can't rely on Buddha's mercy. 476 00:44:47,012 --> 00:44:49,062 There you are, Jiro. 477 00:44:49,681 --> 00:44:52,483 I've come to be your guest. 478 00:44:57,147 --> 00:44:59,402 I'm disappointed in Taro. 479 00:44:59,566 --> 00:45:00,614 I already know. 480 00:45:00,775 --> 00:45:04,329 It's all in my brother's letter. 481 00:45:05,655 --> 00:45:07,830 Taro wrote to you? 482 00:45:09,368 --> 00:45:11,589 He says your guards 483 00:45:11,745 --> 00:45:14,547 were unruly and vulgar. 484 00:45:14,706 --> 00:45:17,918 I am to receive you with courtesy. 485 00:45:18,085 --> 00:45:20,806 But I cannot let your warriors 486 00:45:20,962 --> 00:45:23,434 inside the castle walls. 487 00:45:23,590 --> 00:45:24,968 What's this? 488 00:45:26,510 --> 00:45:28,640 I'm to come alone, 489 00:45:28,803 --> 00:45:31,559 leaving my men to rot outside? 490 00:45:32,307 --> 00:45:34,858 My brother is the head of the clan. 491 00:45:35,019 --> 00:45:38,856 I have no choice but to obey him. 492 00:45:40,232 --> 00:45:42,737 If you dislike his conditions, 493 00:45:42,901 --> 00:45:45,783 then it might be best 494 00:45:45,945 --> 00:45:50,080 to go back and apologize. 495 00:45:51,994 --> 00:45:53,963 Apologize to Taro? 496 00:45:54,621 --> 00:45:56,717 Go back? 497 00:46:29,614 --> 00:46:30,993 Stop! 498 00:46:37,414 --> 00:46:38,883 Lord Kurogane! 499 00:46:39,124 --> 00:46:40,126 Lord Shirane! 500 00:46:40,917 --> 00:46:42,887 What does this mean? 501 00:46:45,755 --> 00:46:48,386 Lord Ikoma! 502 00:46:49,759 --> 00:46:51,889 An order from Hidetora. 503 00:46:52,221 --> 00:46:53,690 "We arrived suddenly, 504 00:46:54,639 --> 00:46:56,689 "the castle is unprepared. 505 00:46:56,891 --> 00:47:00,981 "Withdraw and wait outside." 506 00:47:16,786 --> 00:47:19,167 Enough is enough, 507 00:47:19,831 --> 00:47:21,380 I understand. 508 00:47:25,795 --> 00:47:27,299 You too, 509 00:47:29,174 --> 00:47:31,178 you're just like Taro. 510 00:47:34,179 --> 00:47:36,183 You want to be rid of me. 511 00:47:36,348 --> 00:47:38,694 I'm too much trouble. 512 00:47:38,933 --> 00:47:40,653 That's not true. 513 00:47:40,935 --> 00:47:44,364 If you were alone, I'd welcome you gladly. 514 00:47:44,523 --> 00:47:48,077 The Great Lord goes nowhere alone. 515 00:47:51,863 --> 00:47:54,244 You renounced your power. 516 00:47:54,533 --> 00:47:57,915 You have no need of an escort. 517 00:47:59,496 --> 00:48:02,423 Only the birds and the beasts 518 00:48:03,458 --> 00:48:05,804 live in solitude. 519 00:48:09,214 --> 00:48:11,560 I've heard enough excuses. 520 00:48:14,386 --> 00:48:16,140 Open the gates! 521 00:48:21,851 --> 00:48:23,321 You needn't worry. 522 00:48:24,229 --> 00:48:28,488 It's not for my men to enter, 523 00:48:28,650 --> 00:48:30,871 but for me to leave! 524 00:48:32,779 --> 00:48:34,533 Open the gates! 525 00:48:56,178 --> 00:48:57,931 Now close them! 526 00:49:02,142 --> 00:49:04,488 I will not see you again. 527 00:49:04,853 --> 00:49:06,277 Ever! 528 00:49:44,101 --> 00:49:46,401 The villages are deserted. 529 00:49:46,561 --> 00:49:50,240 Not a grain of rice anywhere. 530 00:49:50,399 --> 00:49:54,579 The peasants took everything and fled to the mountains. 531 00:50:35,152 --> 00:50:36,575 My lord! 532 00:50:38,447 --> 00:50:41,294 We must go to the Third Castle. 533 00:50:41,825 --> 00:50:43,374 It was your first victory. 534 00:50:43,535 --> 00:50:46,838 Go back where you started... 535 00:50:46,997 --> 00:50:48,545 No, Ikoma! 536 00:50:48,832 --> 00:50:50,461 If I could do that, 537 00:50:51,793 --> 00:50:54,720 would I roam the plain hungry? 538 00:50:56,381 --> 00:50:58,181 Use your head! 539 00:50:59,259 --> 00:51:02,937 What kind of welcome would I get, 540 00:51:03,805 --> 00:51:06,891 I, who banished the lord of the castle? 541 00:51:49,059 --> 00:51:51,405 By order of Lord Taro Takatora, 542 00:51:51,561 --> 00:51:54,488 head of the Ichimonji clan, 543 00:51:54,648 --> 00:51:58,532 I take possession of this castle. 544 00:52:00,320 --> 00:52:01,995 Open the gates! 545 00:52:19,381 --> 00:52:21,511 Without our master, Saburo, 546 00:52:21,675 --> 00:52:23,896 the castle is nothing to us. 547 00:52:24,094 --> 00:52:26,190 We leave it to you. 548 00:52:26,346 --> 00:52:30,150 We will follow him and die for him. 549 00:52:30,809 --> 00:52:34,522 We hear he is with us, Lord Fujimaki. 550 00:52:35,897 --> 00:52:38,119 We go to join him. 551 00:53:33,622 --> 00:53:35,046 It's Tango! 552 00:53:38,293 --> 00:53:40,969 I have rice, bean curd, plums... 553 00:53:48,720 --> 00:53:50,099 I followed you 554 00:53:50,805 --> 00:53:53,027 and saw how you suffered. 555 00:53:53,183 --> 00:53:58,365 Though banished, I am still your loyal vassal. 556 00:54:13,828 --> 00:54:15,377 Is it really Tango? 557 00:54:18,417 --> 00:54:19,795 Hold on! 558 00:54:20,169 --> 00:54:22,674 Don't take charity from peasants. 559 00:54:23,463 --> 00:54:26,310 A samurai will starve rather than beg. 560 00:54:33,682 --> 00:54:35,903 The peasants are presumptuous. 561 00:54:36,060 --> 00:54:39,397 Burn their villages! 562 00:54:41,856 --> 00:54:43,235 Wait, my lord! 563 00:54:43,525 --> 00:54:45,905 Don't blame the peasants. 564 00:54:46,528 --> 00:54:49,910 Rather than disobey Taro's decree, they fled. 565 00:54:54,703 --> 00:54:56,423 What decree? 566 00:54:57,039 --> 00:54:59,169 That you are banished. 567 00:54:59,333 --> 00:55:02,306 Anyone who helps you... 568 00:55:03,503 --> 00:55:04,881 will die. 569 00:55:45,962 --> 00:55:48,013 Now I understand. 570 00:55:49,341 --> 00:55:51,721 You tried to warn me of this. 571 00:55:58,183 --> 00:56:00,108 Laugh, Tango. 572 00:56:02,229 --> 00:56:04,484 Wretched Hidetora 573 00:56:07,609 --> 00:56:10,081 rejected by his children, 574 00:56:10,654 --> 00:56:13,080 driven from his castles, 575 00:56:14,408 --> 00:56:16,162 with no place to go. 576 00:56:16,326 --> 00:56:19,879 You have a place to go, my lord. 577 00:56:20,039 --> 00:56:21,792 Master Saburo 578 00:56:21,956 --> 00:56:25,544 has found refuge with Lord Fujimaki. 579 00:56:25,877 --> 00:56:27,631 Go to him. 580 00:56:29,048 --> 00:56:31,348 No, I can't. 581 00:56:33,843 --> 00:56:38,149 How could I ever face him? 582 00:56:38,557 --> 00:56:41,029 Listen to me! 583 00:56:42,311 --> 00:56:45,990 All Saburo wants is your welfare. 584 00:56:46,982 --> 00:56:49,612 If I'm disguised like this, 585 00:56:49,776 --> 00:56:52,373 if I followed you so far, 586 00:56:52,529 --> 00:56:55,331 it's all thanks to him. 587 00:56:55,657 --> 00:56:58,869 He sent me to protect you. 588 00:57:31,610 --> 00:57:32,828 I have news. 589 00:57:32,987 --> 00:57:36,164 Saburo's men gave up the castle. 590 00:57:36,323 --> 00:57:39,205 They went to join Lord Fujimaki. 591 00:57:42,412 --> 00:57:45,464 Now Fujimaki's plot is clear. 592 00:57:46,250 --> 00:57:48,755 First, he takes Saburo, 593 00:57:48,960 --> 00:57:50,964 then Saburo's warriors, 594 00:57:51,130 --> 00:57:53,180 then the lordship himself. 595 00:57:53,340 --> 00:57:56,677 The Ichimonjis battle each other. 596 00:57:57,344 --> 00:57:59,849 And he walks off with your land. 597 00:58:00,014 --> 00:58:01,312 That's a lie! 598 00:58:01,473 --> 00:58:03,523 He's not that kind of man! 599 00:58:03,683 --> 00:58:06,895 We must go to the Third Castle! 600 00:58:10,649 --> 00:58:13,371 But Taro's general has taken it! 601 00:58:14,028 --> 00:58:16,032 Ogura? He won't touch us. 602 00:58:18,032 --> 00:58:19,876 What do I smell? 603 00:58:20,034 --> 00:58:22,038 A very fishy stink! 604 00:58:23,745 --> 00:58:26,467 Ogura has only a few men. 605 00:58:26,999 --> 00:58:29,504 We can beat them easily. 606 00:58:30,252 --> 00:58:31,630 My horse! 607 00:58:33,547 --> 00:58:35,096 That's it, hurry! 608 00:58:35,299 --> 00:58:39,058 "Hell is ever at hand, which you cannot say of Heaven." 609 00:58:40,845 --> 00:58:43,192 Stay behind if you're afraid! 610 00:58:58,655 --> 00:59:00,250 And yet, 611 00:59:02,242 --> 00:59:05,545 all we did was tell the truth. 612 01:01:06,366 --> 01:01:07,789 The enemy... 613 01:01:07,951 --> 01:01:11,255 I know! Call Ikoma and Ogura! 614 01:01:11,413 --> 01:01:13,838 It's a trap; they tricked us! 615 01:01:13,999 --> 01:01:18,088 We're surrounded, overwhelmed! 616 01:01:19,213 --> 01:01:21,092 We truly are in Hell! 617 01:07:45,140 --> 01:07:46,939 Lord Taro is slain. 618 01:07:47,642 --> 01:07:48,690 What? 619 01:07:48,852 --> 01:07:50,401 So be it! 620 01:07:50,812 --> 01:07:52,908 A stray shot from the tower. 621 01:08:05,410 --> 01:08:07,210 The fortunes of war. 622 01:08:07,871 --> 01:08:10,423 The fates are kinder to you. 623 01:08:15,587 --> 01:08:17,011 And Father? 624 01:08:17,839 --> 01:08:19,935 He'll commit seppuku. 625 01:09:38,587 --> 01:09:39,931 We are lost! 626 01:09:40,089 --> 01:09:41,467 Prepare yourself. 627 01:09:42,299 --> 01:09:43,677 Farewell, my lord. 628 01:11:07,467 --> 01:11:08,845 Go back! 629 01:14:13,612 --> 01:14:15,036 Lord Jiro! 630 01:14:16,198 --> 01:14:18,703 The die is cast; do not falter. 631 01:14:18,867 --> 01:14:21,373 You chose this path, follow it. 632 01:14:22,121 --> 01:14:25,094 It leads to absolute rulership. 633 01:14:25,249 --> 01:14:28,051 You can no longer turn back. 634 01:16:21,656 --> 01:16:23,331 Is he mad? 635 01:16:24,326 --> 01:16:25,704 And better off for it. 636 01:16:25,869 --> 01:16:27,498 What do you mean? 637 01:16:27,912 --> 01:16:31,125 Please, my lord, come to your wits! 638 01:16:31,291 --> 01:16:34,753 In a mad world, only the mad are sane. 639 01:16:50,769 --> 01:16:52,614 What do you see? 640 01:16:54,273 --> 01:16:55,901 Forgive me! 641 01:16:58,943 --> 01:17:00,447 Oh, excellent! 642 01:17:00,612 --> 01:17:03,915 The failed mind sees the heart's failings. 643 01:17:07,161 --> 01:17:09,882 The wonder of it! 644 01:17:10,622 --> 01:17:14,176 I see on this withered plain 645 01:17:14,584 --> 01:17:17,716 All those I destroyed 646 01:17:18,547 --> 01:17:21,303 A phantom army 647 01:17:23,260 --> 01:17:28,021 One by one, they come floating 648 01:17:29,099 --> 01:17:31,445 Rising before me 649 01:17:48,452 --> 01:17:50,001 Who's there? 650 01:17:50,370 --> 01:17:53,752 Travellers stranded by the storm. 651 01:17:54,208 --> 01:17:56,133 Let us stay the night. 652 01:17:58,378 --> 01:18:01,681 My house is too poor for visitors. 653 01:18:01,840 --> 01:18:03,844 We ask nothing special. 654 01:18:05,677 --> 01:18:09,265 I'm sorry, I must be alone. 655 01:18:09,931 --> 01:18:12,733 Why? Are you diseased? 656 01:18:14,019 --> 01:18:15,067 No. 657 01:18:15,229 --> 01:18:17,108 Then let us in. 658 01:18:17,814 --> 01:18:19,534 I cannot. 659 01:18:21,151 --> 01:18:24,283 The one who seeks shelter 660 01:18:24,446 --> 01:18:26,792 is the Great Lord himself. 661 01:18:32,997 --> 01:18:34,591 We're coming in. 662 01:18:57,521 --> 01:19:00,949 Our Lord was taken ill. He is wet through. 663 01:19:04,069 --> 01:19:07,531 Bring something to cover him. 664 01:19:39,479 --> 01:19:40,902 I'm cold... 665 01:19:50,699 --> 01:19:52,248 Tango... 666 01:19:52,826 --> 01:19:55,708 He is himself again. 667 01:19:58,165 --> 01:19:59,543 More's the pity. 668 01:20:00,042 --> 01:20:01,841 He is better off mad. 669 01:20:07,841 --> 01:20:09,470 Listen to me. 670 01:20:11,636 --> 01:20:13,640 I, Hidetora, 671 01:20:15,390 --> 01:20:17,690 was attacked by my own sons. 672 01:20:17,851 --> 01:20:20,073 I was betrayed by my vassal. 673 01:20:23,773 --> 01:20:26,074 That's not the worst. 674 01:20:29,321 --> 01:20:31,417 Because of me, 675 01:20:34,576 --> 01:20:38,881 my loyal men died a useless death. 676 01:20:40,790 --> 01:20:42,965 As fate would have it, 677 01:20:44,794 --> 01:20:46,514 only I survived, 678 01:20:47,339 --> 01:20:49,514 I, who should have died. 679 01:21:02,187 --> 01:21:04,112 You there! Woman! 680 01:21:07,234 --> 01:21:09,990 I am not a woman. 681 01:21:11,238 --> 01:21:14,495 It's so dark, bring the light. 682 01:21:14,992 --> 01:21:16,961 I have no light. 683 01:21:17,952 --> 01:21:20,424 I have no need of one. 684 01:21:22,416 --> 01:21:24,466 Are your eyes so poor? 685 01:21:54,614 --> 01:21:57,211 Are you Lady Sué's brother, 686 01:21:57,576 --> 01:21:59,751 young Lord Tsurumaru? 687 01:22:06,126 --> 01:22:07,800 Tsurumaru? 688 01:22:13,133 --> 01:22:15,604 It's been a long time, 689 01:22:17,137 --> 01:22:18,890 Lord Hidetora. 690 01:22:21,933 --> 01:22:24,314 You remember me? 691 01:22:25,687 --> 01:22:27,691 How could I forget you? 692 01:22:29,941 --> 01:22:31,786 I was only a boy. 693 01:22:32,194 --> 01:22:34,915 But, could I forget the man 694 01:22:35,072 --> 01:22:37,247 who burned down our castle? 695 01:22:37,407 --> 01:22:39,912 Who, in exchange for my life, 696 01:22:41,495 --> 01:22:43,920 gouged out my eyes? 697 01:22:46,958 --> 01:22:49,384 I try to be like my sister. 698 01:22:49,961 --> 01:22:51,965 To pray Buddha, 699 01:22:52,131 --> 01:22:55,343 and rid myself of hatred. 700 01:22:58,595 --> 01:23:01,272 But not one day I do forget! 701 01:23:03,350 --> 01:23:06,607 Not one night do I sleep in peace! 702 01:23:16,613 --> 01:23:21,203 I regret I cannot welcome you 703 01:23:21,368 --> 01:23:23,748 as befits the Great Lord. 704 01:23:24,621 --> 01:23:29,006 Luckily... my sister gave me a flute. 705 01:23:34,839 --> 01:23:37,015 I will play for you. 706 01:23:37,926 --> 01:23:40,102 Lacking everything else, 707 01:23:40,262 --> 01:23:44,021 I give you hospitality of the heart. 708 01:23:47,144 --> 01:23:49,444 It is the only pleasure 709 01:23:50,939 --> 01:23:52,693 left to me. 710 01:25:22,697 --> 01:25:23,870 Sister-in-law, 711 01:25:24,199 --> 01:25:26,124 here is my brother's hair. 712 01:25:35,877 --> 01:25:39,340 He died in the battle. 713 01:25:39,548 --> 01:25:42,020 Unfortunately, it falls on me 714 01:25:42,801 --> 01:25:44,771 to bring this unhappy news. 715 01:25:47,931 --> 01:25:49,310 Ogura... 716 01:25:51,101 --> 01:25:53,606 Where is my husband's body? 717 01:25:54,980 --> 01:25:56,699 In this heat, 718 01:25:57,191 --> 01:26:00,698 it was too unsightly to be displayed. 719 01:26:01,736 --> 01:26:04,367 We burned it where it lay. 720 01:26:04,531 --> 01:26:07,458 We held funeral rites at a temple. 721 01:26:07,617 --> 01:26:08,996 Ogura... 722 01:26:09,703 --> 01:26:12,380 Where are his armour and helmet? 723 01:26:12,539 --> 01:26:14,214 You're mocking me. 724 01:26:15,000 --> 01:26:17,596 I'm wearing them. 725 01:26:17,752 --> 01:26:20,008 Surely you recognise them. 726 01:26:23,008 --> 01:26:25,104 Of course. 727 01:26:27,054 --> 01:26:28,773 But I didn't dream 728 01:26:29,514 --> 01:26:34,320 you would wear them so soon after his death. 729 01:26:35,980 --> 01:26:37,904 So I chose not to see them. 730 01:26:38,565 --> 01:26:41,117 You surprise me. 731 01:26:42,236 --> 01:26:45,413 I had thought 732 01:26:45,572 --> 01:26:50,003 my brother would be pleased to see me in his armour. 733 01:26:51,495 --> 01:26:53,374 It was stupid of me. 734 01:26:54,414 --> 01:26:55,792 Forgive me. 735 01:27:00,045 --> 01:27:02,300 Help me take it off! 736 01:27:06,551 --> 01:27:07,849 Sister-in-law, 737 01:27:08,012 --> 01:27:10,233 I am about to be naked. 738 01:27:46,050 --> 01:27:49,637 Lords Ikoma and Ogura, you have worked well 739 01:27:49,803 --> 01:27:51,557 to further our interests. 740 01:27:53,723 --> 01:27:54,896 We appreciate it. 741 01:27:55,100 --> 01:27:58,437 These gifts are a token of thanks. 742 01:28:07,404 --> 01:28:09,659 They're also a parting gift. 743 01:28:09,823 --> 01:28:10,666 Farewell. 744 01:28:13,410 --> 01:28:15,710 Lord Jiro feels it unwise 745 01:28:15,870 --> 01:28:19,458 to keep you in his service. 746 01:28:19,624 --> 01:28:22,836 Men who betray one master may betray another. 747 01:28:23,795 --> 01:28:26,051 A reasonable point of view. 748 01:28:26,215 --> 01:28:29,062 Naturally you are disappointed, 749 01:28:29,218 --> 01:28:30,937 but bear no grudges. 750 01:28:31,511 --> 01:28:33,811 Is that clear? 751 01:28:33,973 --> 01:28:35,476 Good! 752 01:28:47,027 --> 01:28:48,951 The Lady Kaede is here. 753 01:28:53,700 --> 01:28:54,623 Send her in. 754 01:29:59,224 --> 01:30:03,313 My apologies for my harsh words. 755 01:30:04,104 --> 01:30:06,200 I am ashamed. 756 01:30:07,107 --> 01:30:09,532 The incident is forgotten. 757 01:30:14,948 --> 01:30:19,208 They say your father has gone mad. 758 01:30:24,458 --> 01:30:26,303 That should please you. 759 01:30:27,711 --> 01:30:30,092 What do you mean by that? 760 01:30:31,131 --> 01:30:32,509 I spoke frankly, 761 01:30:32,674 --> 01:30:35,851 without gilding my thoughts. 762 01:30:36,053 --> 01:30:38,308 Forgive me if I offended. 763 01:30:38,722 --> 01:30:40,476 You must hate my father 764 01:30:40,640 --> 01:30:45,276 for what he did to your family. 765 01:30:45,980 --> 01:30:47,073 Am I wrong? 766 01:30:50,609 --> 01:30:53,411 Now it's my turn to be frank. 767 01:30:54,488 --> 01:30:56,913 You are just as pleased as I am. 768 01:30:58,783 --> 01:31:00,412 Lord Jiro, you are now head 769 01:31:00,577 --> 01:31:03,049 of the house of Ichimonji. 770 01:31:15,759 --> 01:31:18,811 This helmet is rightfully yours. 771 01:31:33,568 --> 01:31:36,165 I am not blind! 772 01:31:36,946 --> 01:31:39,202 You murdered your brother, 773 01:31:39,366 --> 01:31:40,664 and stole his title! 774 01:31:40,825 --> 01:31:42,454 Prepare to die! 775 01:31:42,619 --> 01:31:43,621 No... 776 01:31:43,787 --> 01:31:44,630 Even now, 777 01:31:44,829 --> 01:31:46,333 you deny it? 778 01:31:48,917 --> 01:31:51,218 It wasn't I who killed my brother. 779 01:31:51,378 --> 01:31:52,722 Then who did? 780 01:31:54,381 --> 01:31:55,759 Speak! 781 01:31:56,050 --> 01:31:57,473 Who was it? 782 01:32:03,723 --> 01:32:05,853 It was... 783 01:32:08,645 --> 01:32:10,365 Kurogane. 784 01:32:10,522 --> 01:32:12,117 Hypocrite! 785 01:32:12,816 --> 01:32:16,404 You gave the order, but won't take the blame. 786 01:32:17,279 --> 01:32:19,079 A fine leader! 787 01:32:31,085 --> 01:32:32,963 You give in so easily. 788 01:32:55,359 --> 01:32:59,823 Now I will tell you the truth! 789 01:33:16,421 --> 01:33:20,977 I don't care about Taro's death. 790 01:33:22,427 --> 01:33:24,682 What concerns me, 791 01:33:25,264 --> 01:33:27,018 is my own future. 792 01:33:28,767 --> 01:33:31,523 I won't be a widow with my hair cropped, 793 01:33:31,686 --> 01:33:34,693 nor a nun, with my head shaved. 794 01:33:35,524 --> 01:33:37,904 This castle was my father's. 795 01:33:38,068 --> 01:33:39,571 I won't leave it! 796 01:33:49,079 --> 01:33:51,800 Consider my request well. 797 01:33:52,291 --> 01:33:55,264 For my part, I'll say nothing 798 01:33:55,419 --> 01:33:58,926 of your abominable crimes. 799 01:34:00,590 --> 01:34:02,390 I won't reproach you, 800 01:34:02,551 --> 01:34:04,601 or speak against you. 801 01:34:05,220 --> 01:34:08,682 If I did, the kingdom would split. 802 01:34:10,392 --> 01:34:12,488 But always remember... 803 01:34:15,730 --> 01:34:17,234 I can destroy you! 804 01:34:23,989 --> 01:34:26,619 Is it a bargain, Lord Jiro? 805 01:36:10,887 --> 01:36:12,266 My Lord... 806 01:36:14,058 --> 01:36:16,188 Yes, sister-in-law? 807 01:36:16,351 --> 01:36:17,980 Sister-in-law? 808 01:36:18,145 --> 01:36:21,072 After what we've just done? 809 01:36:22,774 --> 01:36:24,653 By rights, 810 01:36:25,735 --> 01:36:28,116 I really should be 811 01:36:29,073 --> 01:36:30,826 your wife. 812 01:36:39,874 --> 01:36:42,596 I have my wife, Sué. 813 01:36:43,878 --> 01:36:46,304 I'll be merely your concubine? 814 01:36:48,717 --> 01:36:50,596 No... no... 815 01:36:53,263 --> 01:36:55,313 You're mine. 816 01:36:55,724 --> 01:36:58,196 No one else shall have you. 817 01:37:34,929 --> 01:37:36,899 Don't cry, Kaede. 818 01:37:37,349 --> 01:37:40,231 You won't just be a concubine. 819 01:37:41,895 --> 01:37:44,492 As long as Lady Sué is there... 820 01:37:45,649 --> 01:37:47,528 I'll attend to her. 821 01:37:48,318 --> 01:37:49,912 But how? 822 01:37:51,989 --> 01:37:53,663 I'll repudiate her. 823 01:37:54,574 --> 01:37:56,544 That's not what I want! 824 01:37:57,286 --> 01:37:58,960 After our ecstasy, 825 01:37:59,121 --> 01:38:01,376 I can't bear it that another woman 826 01:38:01,540 --> 01:38:03,795 has known your touch. 827 01:38:05,710 --> 01:38:07,965 Such a woman cannot remain alive. 828 01:38:17,681 --> 01:38:20,938 Well now, look where we are. 829 01:38:23,187 --> 01:38:25,157 If fortune had run true, 830 01:38:25,314 --> 01:38:27,569 Tsurumaru would live here. 831 01:38:28,775 --> 01:38:31,452 You shelter in the very ruins 832 01:38:31,611 --> 01:38:33,707 of the castle you burned. 833 01:38:39,453 --> 01:38:42,300 Ignorance is bliss, indeed. 834 01:39:25,082 --> 01:39:26,426 Your helmet, my lord. 835 01:39:52,567 --> 01:39:54,537 Your plumes. 836 01:39:55,988 --> 01:39:58,334 Don't you look regal! 837 01:40:30,772 --> 01:40:32,526 Help, here come demons! 838 01:40:33,317 --> 01:40:34,695 Two of them! 839 01:40:48,290 --> 01:40:50,715 Traitors! You must pay! 840 01:40:52,336 --> 01:40:53,839 No, wait! 841 01:40:54,254 --> 01:40:55,347 Let us explain! 842 01:40:55,505 --> 01:40:57,100 Save your breath. 843 01:40:57,257 --> 01:41:00,560 I know all about your treachery. 844 01:41:45,973 --> 01:41:47,942 Die, traitor! 845 01:41:49,893 --> 01:41:51,317 Jiro killed Taro! 846 01:41:52,396 --> 01:41:54,196 Madness saved Hidetora. 847 01:41:55,357 --> 01:41:57,487 If he recovers his wits, 848 01:41:57,692 --> 01:41:58,991 he'll be killed, too. 849 01:42:18,713 --> 01:42:21,094 Jiro slew Taro, our lord is next. 850 01:42:21,258 --> 01:42:23,763 We must take him to master Saburo. 851 01:42:24,303 --> 01:42:26,273 If only we could. 852 01:42:27,264 --> 01:42:30,146 Mention Saburo and he runs away. 853 01:42:31,310 --> 01:42:34,738 He doesn't dare face him. 854 01:42:35,147 --> 01:42:36,946 On that point, he's sane. 855 01:42:41,070 --> 01:42:43,291 What about Master Saburo? 856 01:42:47,159 --> 01:42:49,380 Would you like to see him? 857 01:42:57,169 --> 01:43:00,551 The only way is to bring Saburo here. 858 01:43:00,714 --> 01:43:02,889 Maybe he can talk sense to him. 859 01:43:03,342 --> 01:43:06,269 I'll be back as soon as I can. 860 01:43:07,762 --> 01:43:09,858 Take good care of him. 861 01:43:43,548 --> 01:43:47,011 Lady Kaede leads you by the nose. 862 01:43:50,597 --> 01:43:53,444 If you wish to marry, fine. 863 01:43:54,018 --> 01:43:57,571 But kill Lady Sué for that? 864 01:43:59,106 --> 01:44:01,827 Sometimes, killing is necessary. 865 01:44:02,484 --> 01:44:05,331 But to kill on a whim! 866 01:44:06,738 --> 01:44:08,913 The order is unreasonable, 867 01:44:09,074 --> 01:44:10,497 I must refuse. 868 01:44:35,559 --> 01:44:37,313 Lord Kurogane... 869 01:44:38,145 --> 01:44:39,614 At the Second Castle, 870 01:44:39,771 --> 01:44:41,946 there is a supply of salt? 871 01:44:44,401 --> 01:44:46,280 Of course. Why? 872 01:44:47,946 --> 01:44:50,327 When you bring back her head, 873 01:44:50,490 --> 01:44:52,165 salt it first. 874 01:44:52,492 --> 01:44:57,207 Otherwise, in this heat, we'll be unable to look at it. 875 01:44:59,124 --> 01:45:01,754 Lady Sué is so beautiful, 876 01:45:01,918 --> 01:45:04,720 it would be ungracious to her. 877 01:45:05,089 --> 01:45:06,967 Since you will go personally, 878 01:45:07,132 --> 01:45:09,603 there will be no mistake. 879 01:45:11,011 --> 01:45:12,981 Do it as you see it. 880 01:45:38,998 --> 01:45:42,130 Why stay with this mad old man? 881 01:45:43,793 --> 01:45:46,675 If the rock you sit on starts to roll, 882 01:45:47,089 --> 01:45:49,139 jump clear. 883 01:45:55,764 --> 01:46:00,195 Or you'll go with it and be squashed. 884 01:46:13,698 --> 01:46:16,124 Only a fool stays aboard. 885 01:46:20,580 --> 01:46:22,255 What is this place? 886 01:46:37,847 --> 01:46:39,851 Paradise! 887 01:47:01,496 --> 01:47:03,375 Think of it. 888 01:47:04,958 --> 01:47:07,009 All my life, 889 01:47:08,837 --> 01:47:11,093 I've been his nurse. 890 01:47:30,275 --> 01:47:31,823 Good boy... 891 01:47:36,615 --> 01:47:38,164 Sweet dreams. 892 01:48:25,372 --> 01:48:28,299 I, Kurogane, am back. 893 01:48:50,981 --> 01:48:52,359 Approach! 894 01:49:23,513 --> 01:49:25,985 Thank you for being quick. 895 01:49:26,683 --> 01:49:28,779 At your service, my lady. 896 01:49:31,146 --> 01:49:34,608 I have brought the object 897 01:49:34,774 --> 01:49:37,576 as per your instructions. 898 01:49:41,948 --> 01:49:44,875 Be so kind as to examine it. 899 01:49:56,838 --> 01:49:59,435 I'll be the first to look. 900 01:50:27,452 --> 01:50:28,875 What is this? 901 01:50:29,913 --> 01:50:32,590 Your joking goes too far! 902 01:50:32,749 --> 01:50:34,219 Is anything wrong? 903 01:50:37,962 --> 01:50:39,762 Imagine that! 904 01:50:41,383 --> 01:50:43,888 Lady Sué was a fox in disguise. 905 01:50:44,094 --> 01:50:46,098 Enough of your tricks! 906 01:50:46,346 --> 01:50:48,476 This is a statue of a shrine. 907 01:50:53,228 --> 01:50:56,360 Clever fox: first become a human, 908 01:50:57,232 --> 01:50:59,578 then turns himself to stone. 909 01:51:02,279 --> 01:51:05,992 Are you making a fool of me? 910 01:51:06,825 --> 01:51:08,374 Certainly not. 911 01:51:08,535 --> 01:51:11,132 There are many foxes hereabouts. 912 01:51:11,288 --> 01:51:14,625 It is said they take human form. 913 01:51:18,212 --> 01:51:20,467 Take care, my lord. 914 01:51:20,880 --> 01:51:24,434 They often impersonate women. 915 01:51:24,884 --> 01:51:29,224 In Central Asia, a fox seduced King Pan Tsu, 916 01:51:29,389 --> 01:51:31,940 and made him kill 1000 men. 917 01:51:32,101 --> 01:51:36,861 In China, he married King Yu and ravaged the land. 918 01:51:37,106 --> 01:51:39,202 In Japan, as Princess Tamamo, 919 01:51:39,358 --> 01:51:41,989 he caused great havoc at court. 920 01:51:42,152 --> 01:51:46,707 He became a white fox with nine tails. 921 01:51:47,824 --> 01:51:51,708 Then they lost trace of him. 922 01:51:52,329 --> 01:51:54,584 Some people say 923 01:51:54,789 --> 01:51:57,671 he settled down here. 924 01:51:58,793 --> 01:52:01,265 So beware, my lord, beware. 925 01:52:17,729 --> 01:52:21,317 This is how you keep our bargain. 926 01:52:21,483 --> 01:52:23,658 You conspire with Kurogane 927 01:52:23,818 --> 01:52:25,572 to humiliate me! 928 01:52:25,779 --> 01:52:27,579 No, you're wrong. 929 01:52:27,739 --> 01:52:28,957 Intolerable! 930 01:52:29,574 --> 01:52:31,704 It's Kurogane's doing. 931 01:52:37,374 --> 01:52:39,219 Always Kurogane! 932 01:52:40,044 --> 01:52:42,265 Is he your only vassal? 933 01:52:43,588 --> 01:52:46,014 He's the villain who kills Taro. 934 01:52:46,175 --> 01:52:49,022 He's the hero who saves Sue. 935 01:52:49,178 --> 01:52:51,353 A two-headed monster! 936 01:52:51,513 --> 01:52:53,609 This is your "right arm"? 937 01:52:55,976 --> 01:52:58,151 Until I have Sué's head, 938 01:52:58,312 --> 01:53:00,408 you shall not see me again! 939 01:53:16,746 --> 01:53:19,002 Sister... my flute! 940 01:53:19,166 --> 01:53:20,635 We've no time to get it! 941 01:53:20,792 --> 01:53:22,512 I've had it since boyhood. 942 01:53:22,669 --> 01:53:24,548 What shall we do? 943 01:53:24,713 --> 01:53:27,469 Kurogane said they'll pursue you. 944 01:53:27,632 --> 01:53:29,932 I'll go back for the flute. 945 01:53:30,094 --> 01:53:31,347 Your legs are old. 946 01:53:31,511 --> 01:53:33,436 I'm the one to go. 947 01:53:33,597 --> 01:53:36,444 We're near the ruins of your castle. 948 01:53:36,600 --> 01:53:40,063 Go there and pray for your dead. 949 01:53:40,229 --> 01:53:43,406 You may never be back again. 950 01:53:50,364 --> 01:53:52,460 Tsurumaru, let's hurry. 951 01:53:58,622 --> 01:54:01,174 I see our castle. 952 01:54:01,333 --> 01:54:03,804 That is, what's left of it. 953 01:54:03,960 --> 01:54:05,509 Which way, sister? 954 01:54:05,670 --> 01:54:07,219 Over there. 955 01:54:12,844 --> 01:54:14,223 Where? 956 01:55:02,352 --> 01:55:04,777 Earth and sky are topsy-turvy. 957 01:55:04,938 --> 01:55:07,615 I was the fool and made him laugh. 958 01:55:08,150 --> 01:55:11,123 Now the coin is flipped. 959 01:55:14,864 --> 01:55:17,120 Don't be mute, say something. 960 01:55:17,826 --> 01:55:21,380 You speak nonsense, I'll speak truth. 961 01:55:22,789 --> 01:55:25,215 We'll see what comes of it. 962 01:55:29,171 --> 01:55:31,392 Begin, old man! 963 01:55:43,352 --> 01:55:46,234 A serpent's egg is white and pure. 964 01:55:46,771 --> 01:55:48,775 A bird's is speckled and soiled. 965 01:55:49,733 --> 01:55:52,034 This is a castle... 966 01:55:54,113 --> 01:55:55,491 Here's a wall. 967 01:55:55,697 --> 01:55:58,874 The bird left the speckled egg for the white. 968 01:56:00,035 --> 01:56:01,083 Strange... 969 01:56:01,286 --> 01:56:03,416 The egg cracks, out comes a snake. 970 01:56:03,622 --> 01:56:06,925 Empty space above the wall. 971 01:56:08,043 --> 01:56:08,919 Why? 972 01:56:09,128 --> 01:56:11,428 The bird is gobbled by the snake. 973 01:56:18,345 --> 01:56:20,190 Where am I? 974 01:56:23,267 --> 01:56:25,067 Who am I? 975 01:56:25,519 --> 01:56:27,319 Stupid bird! 976 01:56:31,066 --> 01:56:32,694 Saburo... 977 01:56:40,409 --> 01:56:42,630 It hurts. 978 01:56:45,414 --> 01:56:48,591 I'm a worm, don't crush me! 979 01:56:50,127 --> 01:56:54,056 Who'd bother to crush a worm? 980 01:56:58,593 --> 01:57:01,224 Who are you? 981 01:57:25,620 --> 01:57:27,590 Is someone crying? 982 01:57:32,377 --> 01:57:34,347 Who's crying? 983 01:57:36,756 --> 01:57:38,135 Hell! 984 01:57:38,383 --> 01:57:40,353 Man is born crying. 985 01:57:40,510 --> 01:57:43,016 When he's cried enough, he dies. 986 01:59:15,897 --> 01:59:18,574 Saburo has crossed the river. 987 01:59:18,733 --> 01:59:20,453 He's now in Hachiman Field. 988 01:59:20,610 --> 01:59:21,658 It makes no sense. 989 01:59:21,820 --> 01:59:24,872 What can he do with such few men? 990 01:59:28,743 --> 01:59:30,622 Message from Lord Saburo. 991 01:59:32,956 --> 01:59:35,132 He is here to find his father. 992 01:59:36,460 --> 01:59:39,387 That done, he will leave in peace. 993 01:59:43,800 --> 01:59:45,896 Fujimaki is at the border. 994 01:59:59,608 --> 02:00:01,328 I don't like it. 995 02:00:01,485 --> 02:00:03,831 I didn't want reinforcements. 996 02:00:04,529 --> 02:00:06,374 You should be glad. 997 02:00:06,531 --> 02:00:08,080 Thanks to Fujimaki, 998 02:00:08,242 --> 02:00:11,044 the enemy is pinned down here. 999 02:00:11,203 --> 02:00:15,292 We can rescue your father from Azusa Plain. 1000 02:00:16,291 --> 02:00:19,719 But it looks so aggressive. 1001 02:00:20,129 --> 02:00:23,261 One false move could mean war. 1002 02:00:31,723 --> 02:00:34,275 Maybe I was too hasty. 1003 02:00:35,019 --> 02:00:37,820 My worry spurred me on, 1004 02:00:37,980 --> 02:00:40,701 but my son-in-law will grumble. 1005 02:00:41,316 --> 02:00:45,029 Sitting here, we pose no threat. 1006 02:00:58,542 --> 02:01:00,888 Prepare for battle! 1007 02:01:04,131 --> 02:01:06,852 My Lord, this is ill-advised. 1008 02:01:07,009 --> 02:01:09,730 Let Saburo have his father. 1009 02:01:09,886 --> 02:01:11,640 Avoid this war. 1010 02:01:12,097 --> 02:01:14,193 Once he has Father, 1011 02:01:14,474 --> 02:01:19,235 he'll accuse me of treason and attack. 1012 02:01:20,355 --> 02:01:22,610 We can't give up Hidetora, 1013 02:01:22,774 --> 02:01:25,075 we don't know where he is. 1014 02:01:25,235 --> 02:01:28,242 There is much unrest in the land. 1015 02:01:28,405 --> 02:01:31,287 Fujimaki and Ayabe bide their time. 1016 02:01:31,450 --> 02:01:35,209 We need to retrench, not attack. 1017 02:01:39,166 --> 02:01:41,842 Lady Kaede awaits Lord Jiro 1018 02:01:43,003 --> 02:01:46,806 to celebrate his departure for battle. 1019 02:01:49,968 --> 02:01:54,149 A warlord doesn't run to his woman. 1020 02:01:54,556 --> 02:01:56,151 Stay away. 1021 02:02:22,792 --> 02:02:24,888 When the enemy is assembled, 1022 02:02:25,045 --> 02:02:27,425 we can go after his lordship. 1023 02:02:27,589 --> 02:02:30,562 Be patient... Rest the horses! 1024 02:02:31,843 --> 02:02:33,222 Dismount! 1025 02:02:35,222 --> 02:02:36,645 Weakling! 1026 02:02:40,394 --> 02:02:43,367 Kurogane has swayed you again. 1027 02:02:43,730 --> 02:02:44,984 No. 1028 02:02:45,482 --> 02:02:46,609 It's no time for war. 1029 02:02:46,775 --> 02:02:49,827 Wars are won by strong leaders. 1030 02:02:49,987 --> 02:02:53,164 Why fear Fujimaki and Ayabe? 1031 02:02:56,785 --> 02:02:58,539 Your mistake 1032 02:02:58,912 --> 02:03:03,047 was to spare Hidetora, mad or not. 1033 02:03:05,085 --> 02:03:08,297 To kill him, I have to find him. 1034 02:03:11,008 --> 02:03:14,220 Saburo knows where he is. 1035 02:03:15,304 --> 02:03:18,766 Otherwise, he wouldn't have come. 1036 02:03:28,483 --> 02:03:29,952 Send him a message. 1037 02:03:30,110 --> 02:03:32,911 Say he can have his father. 1038 02:03:33,863 --> 02:03:36,585 Watch his movements 1039 02:03:36,741 --> 02:03:38,997 and send out your assassins. 1040 02:03:54,843 --> 02:03:56,597 I'm lost. 1041 02:03:57,346 --> 02:03:59,646 Such is the human condition. 1042 02:04:03,518 --> 02:04:05,147 This path, 1043 02:04:06,730 --> 02:04:08,450 I remember... 1044 02:04:09,358 --> 02:04:11,488 We came this way before. 1045 02:04:11,651 --> 02:04:14,658 Men always travel the same road. 1046 02:04:15,280 --> 02:04:18,002 If you're tired of it, jump! 1047 02:05:07,124 --> 02:05:08,672 Up there. 1048 02:05:09,376 --> 02:05:10,924 Who is it? 1049 02:05:13,338 --> 02:05:14,761 Sué! 1050 02:05:23,140 --> 02:05:24,768 Sister, that voice... 1051 02:05:26,476 --> 02:05:28,982 This ruin was once a castle. 1052 02:05:30,147 --> 02:05:32,698 It belonged to Sué's father. 1053 02:05:33,275 --> 02:05:35,154 I destroyed it. 1054 02:05:38,030 --> 02:05:40,000 Why am I here? 1055 02:05:42,659 --> 02:05:44,880 Why is Sué here? 1056 02:05:46,663 --> 02:05:48,338 And Tsurumaru too! 1057 02:05:53,795 --> 02:05:55,765 Is this a dream? 1058 02:05:55,922 --> 02:05:58,303 No, this is Hell. 1059 02:05:58,967 --> 02:06:02,020 The lowest level of Hell. 1060 02:08:03,717 --> 02:08:04,685 Mount! 1061 02:09:59,208 --> 02:10:01,633 Message from Lord Jiro! 1062 02:10:24,483 --> 02:10:25,406 Very good. 1063 02:10:36,620 --> 02:10:38,295 He says he won't attack. 1064 02:10:38,455 --> 02:10:42,214 We're to leave once we have Father. 1065 02:10:43,043 --> 02:10:45,673 Let's go at once. 1066 02:10:46,755 --> 02:10:50,138 We'd give away his whereabouts. 1067 02:10:50,342 --> 02:10:51,595 Wait till dark. 1068 02:10:52,969 --> 02:10:55,316 Ayabe is on the move. 1069 02:11:24,793 --> 02:11:28,006 Vulture! He smells blood! 1070 02:11:41,518 --> 02:11:43,522 Stay calm, my lord. 1071 02:11:44,604 --> 02:11:46,074 Ayabe is watching, 1072 02:11:47,732 --> 02:11:48,950 so is Fujimaki. 1073 02:11:55,699 --> 02:11:58,046 They're waiting. 1074 02:11:58,202 --> 02:12:01,288 Don't give them an excuse to attack. 1075 02:12:02,706 --> 02:12:06,920 He wants Father, but makes no move. 1076 02:12:07,086 --> 02:12:09,386 What's his game? 1077 02:12:28,898 --> 02:12:31,199 She's taking so long. 1078 02:12:34,696 --> 02:12:37,953 I'll go to see what's keeping her. 1079 02:12:38,117 --> 02:12:39,495 No, don't! 1080 02:12:40,285 --> 02:12:42,540 Never mind the flute. 1081 02:12:42,704 --> 02:12:45,381 You're acting like a child. 1082 02:12:45,540 --> 02:12:48,843 I don't want to be alone again. 1083 02:12:49,919 --> 02:12:52,300 You won't be alone. 1084 02:12:59,429 --> 02:13:02,060 This image of the Buddha Amida 1085 02:13:02,224 --> 02:13:05,071 will protect you in my place. 1086 02:13:06,853 --> 02:13:08,323 Sister! 1087 02:13:09,648 --> 02:13:12,154 I won't be gone long. 1088 02:13:13,360 --> 02:13:14,829 Sister! 1089 02:13:35,882 --> 02:13:39,972 I found Kyoami crying on Azusa Plain. 1090 02:13:40,429 --> 02:13:42,559 Where's our master? 1091 02:13:44,433 --> 02:13:45,811 Forgive me! 1092 02:13:49,188 --> 02:13:50,691 He's disappeared. 1093 02:13:52,274 --> 02:13:54,199 You lost him 1094 02:13:54,401 --> 02:13:56,030 on the plain? 1095 02:13:57,862 --> 02:14:00,459 Now we can't wait for dark. 1096 02:14:07,372 --> 02:14:09,092 I'm going to Azusa Plain. 1097 02:14:09,249 --> 02:14:11,925 Keep the enemy busy here. 1098 02:14:13,128 --> 02:14:15,929 Ten men follow Lord Saburo! 1099 02:14:33,273 --> 02:14:34,150 He's moving... 1100 02:14:34,649 --> 02:14:37,861 He's heading for Azusa Plain. 1101 02:14:40,072 --> 02:14:41,871 Gunnery captain! 1102 02:14:48,163 --> 02:14:50,509 Take your men to Azusa Plain 1103 02:14:50,665 --> 02:14:52,715 and lay an ambush. 1104 02:14:53,752 --> 02:14:56,838 A reward for whoever kills Saburo. 1105 02:14:57,589 --> 02:14:58,967 Are you mad? 1106 02:14:59,174 --> 02:15:01,804 Break your word and it's war! 1107 02:15:02,677 --> 02:15:05,934 So be it. It was inevitable. 1108 02:15:06,181 --> 02:15:09,028 Saburo is not our only enemy. 1109 02:15:09,184 --> 02:15:10,107 So what? 1110 02:15:10,769 --> 02:15:13,982 If they attack, we retaliate. 1111 02:15:14,773 --> 02:15:17,575 We grab their land, 1112 02:15:17,734 --> 02:15:19,079 and enlarge our own. 1113 02:15:19,403 --> 02:15:22,865 Fine words, but words don't win wars. 1114 02:15:23,073 --> 02:15:25,874 Where's the dog eager for prey? 1115 02:15:26,368 --> 02:15:27,712 Kaede's right. 1116 02:15:27,869 --> 02:15:30,625 You're a mouse posing for a mastiff. 1117 02:15:32,416 --> 02:15:34,637 Kaede barks and you grovel. 1118 02:15:35,085 --> 02:15:36,804 Silence! 1119 02:15:37,129 --> 02:15:38,302 Stay behind! 1120 02:15:38,880 --> 02:15:41,807 If you fear to fight, desert! 1121 02:15:46,013 --> 02:15:47,357 If I desert, 1122 02:15:47,556 --> 02:15:49,276 where could I go? 1123 02:15:51,185 --> 02:15:52,233 Captain! 1124 02:15:52,394 --> 02:15:54,569 You have your orders... Go! 1125 02:16:09,619 --> 02:16:11,498 Message for Lord Saburo. 1126 02:16:11,705 --> 02:16:15,464 "Enemy gunners coming: take care." 1127 02:16:22,257 --> 02:16:23,760 Infantry... 1128 02:16:24,676 --> 02:16:26,305 Forward! 1129 02:16:41,110 --> 02:16:42,829 Thinks he's smart. 1130 02:16:53,330 --> 02:16:55,005 Get ready, men! 1131 02:16:55,665 --> 02:16:59,971 We're moving into the woods! 1132 02:17:32,827 --> 02:17:34,081 Father! 1133 02:18:22,086 --> 02:18:24,466 What a sky! 1134 02:18:27,882 --> 02:18:29,979 Am I in the other world? 1135 02:18:34,389 --> 02:18:36,314 Is this paradise? 1136 02:18:39,103 --> 02:18:39,980 Father! 1137 02:18:40,145 --> 02:18:43,527 Why are you so cruel? 1138 02:18:43,690 --> 02:18:46,822 Why pull me from my grave? 1139 02:18:55,744 --> 02:18:58,045 Don't you know me? 1140 02:18:59,539 --> 02:19:00,962 Father! 1141 02:19:05,254 --> 02:19:06,848 Father? 1142 02:19:10,342 --> 02:19:13,189 What do you mean by "father"? 1143 02:19:16,390 --> 02:19:19,067 Wait, I remember. 1144 02:19:22,312 --> 02:19:25,068 I had three sons. 1145 02:19:33,073 --> 02:19:35,328 Are you one of them? 1146 02:19:35,492 --> 02:19:38,044 Yes, I am Saburo. 1147 02:19:40,747 --> 02:19:42,126 Saburo? 1148 02:19:53,218 --> 02:19:54,596 "'8 you! 1149 02:20:03,228 --> 02:20:07,112 I have no face to show you, 1150 02:20:07,732 --> 02:20:09,828 no words to excuse myself. 1151 02:20:10,652 --> 02:20:14,536 Give me poison to drink, 1152 02:20:15,115 --> 02:20:17,211 I'll swallow it gladly. 1153 02:20:18,452 --> 02:20:20,422 Don't talk like that. 1154 02:20:20,579 --> 02:20:23,210 I don't hate you, Father. 1155 02:20:23,373 --> 02:20:26,425 No sweet lies, I've had my fill. 1156 02:20:35,219 --> 02:20:38,066 Does he look like a hypocrite? 1157 02:20:39,473 --> 02:20:42,480 True, soft words often deceive. 1158 02:20:43,352 --> 02:20:46,279 But my lord, look at him! 1159 02:20:48,023 --> 02:20:49,697 Tears like this, 1160 02:20:49,858 --> 02:20:52,159 can only come from the heart. 1161 02:20:58,033 --> 02:21:00,129 Come with me. 1162 02:21:00,995 --> 02:21:03,375 You'll live with us, 1163 02:21:03,538 --> 02:21:05,588 and forget this bad dream. 1164 02:21:09,086 --> 02:21:11,056 If only you can forget 1165 02:21:11,213 --> 02:21:13,684 my cruelty to you. 1166 02:21:14,924 --> 02:21:16,678 Forgive me. 1167 02:21:17,427 --> 02:21:20,730 I am a stupid old fool. 1168 02:21:53,130 --> 02:21:55,226 Attack! 1169 02:22:54,816 --> 02:22:56,741 The enemy is in the woods. 1170 02:22:57,277 --> 02:23:00,659 Our superior strength is useless there. 1171 02:23:01,115 --> 02:23:04,201 Then, they'll burn them out! 1172 02:23:28,933 --> 02:23:30,152 Charge! 1173 02:23:47,494 --> 02:23:48,462 Pull back! 1174 02:24:03,802 --> 02:24:05,681 We outnumber them. 1175 02:24:06,013 --> 02:24:07,231 Crush them! 1176 02:24:58,273 --> 02:25:01,826 Ayabe is marching on the First Castle. 1177 02:25:02,527 --> 02:25:04,031 Impossible. 1178 02:25:04,238 --> 02:25:06,663 He's on the ridge! 1179 02:25:14,414 --> 02:25:17,136 Those troops are a decoy. 1180 02:25:25,425 --> 02:25:27,771 Pull back! 1181 02:26:16,143 --> 02:26:17,111 Forward! 1182 02:27:17,246 --> 02:27:18,794 That's enough! 1183 02:27:31,676 --> 02:27:33,396 Another cheer! 1184 02:27:50,320 --> 02:27:53,293 I have so much to say. 1185 02:27:56,243 --> 02:27:59,170 When we're alone and quiet, 1186 02:28:00,289 --> 02:28:03,546 we will talk, father to son. 1187 02:28:06,128 --> 02:28:08,474 That's all I want. 1188 02:28:09,756 --> 02:28:11,476 Nothing else. 1189 02:28:49,254 --> 02:28:51,429 He is dead. 1190 02:28:55,844 --> 02:28:57,940 I know when one is dead. 1191 02:29:12,569 --> 02:29:14,289 He is dead. 1192 02:29:15,947 --> 02:29:19,034 You and I live! 1193 02:29:20,244 --> 02:29:21,747 But Saburo... 1194 02:29:34,758 --> 02:29:36,728 You can't die. 1195 02:29:39,263 --> 02:29:41,359 I have tales to tell, 1196 02:29:43,392 --> 02:29:45,488 forgiveness to ask. 1197 02:29:48,230 --> 02:29:49,904 Is this justice? 1198 02:29:52,192 --> 02:29:55,904 Are you gone forever? 1199 02:29:59,199 --> 02:30:00,577 Keep away! 1200 02:30:08,958 --> 02:30:11,305 It grows dark... 1201 02:30:13,380 --> 02:30:15,180 Senile old fool. 1202 02:30:47,914 --> 02:30:50,261 Do not call back his spirit. 1203 02:30:51,585 --> 02:30:54,262 He has suffered enough. 1204 02:31:01,011 --> 02:31:02,104 Lord Saburo! 1205 02:31:12,731 --> 02:31:14,406 Victory is ours! 1206 02:31:14,941 --> 02:31:18,996 The enemy is retreating with Ayabe in pursuit. 1207 02:31:19,154 --> 02:31:21,158 We've won! 1208 02:31:23,867 --> 02:31:25,371 Alas! 1209 02:31:29,414 --> 02:31:31,669 It doesn't seem possible. 1210 02:31:32,126 --> 02:31:34,756 He isn't here to share this. 1211 02:31:35,379 --> 02:31:38,511 Hidetora is also gone... why? 1212 02:31:40,842 --> 02:31:44,271 Are there no gods... no Buddha? 1213 02:31:45,639 --> 02:31:47,735 If you exist, hear me! 1214 02:31:47,891 --> 02:31:50,488 You are mischievous and cruel! 1215 02:31:51,770 --> 02:31:53,649 Are you so bored up there, 1216 02:31:53,813 --> 02:31:56,899 you must crush us like ants? 1217 02:31:59,236 --> 02:32:01,992 Is it such fun to see men weep? 1218 02:32:02,156 --> 02:32:04,752 Enough! Do not blaspheme! 1219 02:32:06,285 --> 02:32:08,415 It is the gods who weep. 1220 02:32:10,372 --> 02:32:13,925 They see us killing each other 1221 02:32:14,084 --> 02:32:17,216 over and over since time began. 1222 02:32:17,921 --> 02:32:20,552 They can't save us from ourselves. 1223 02:32:26,638 --> 02:32:28,017 Don't cry. 1224 02:32:29,808 --> 02:32:32,234 It's how the world is made. 1225 02:32:32,436 --> 02:32:34,941 Men prefer sorrow over joy, 1226 02:32:35,105 --> 02:32:37,656 suffering over peace. 1227 02:32:38,775 --> 02:32:41,622 Look at them in the First Castle. 1228 02:32:41,778 --> 02:32:45,116 They revel in pain and bloodshed. 1229 02:32:45,490 --> 02:32:47,665 They celebrate murder. 1230 02:33:03,092 --> 02:33:05,313 We'll stay, you go to the tower. 1231 02:33:31,286 --> 02:33:32,914 Where's Lord Jiro? 1232 02:33:33,538 --> 02:33:37,592 Whose head is that... Saburo's or Hidetora's? 1233 02:33:37,959 --> 02:33:41,046 Neither. My lord ordered me to... 1234 02:34:18,417 --> 02:34:21,344 ls Lady Kaede the master here? 1235 02:34:21,586 --> 02:34:25,094 I serve you, but never her! 1236 02:34:33,390 --> 02:34:34,643 Fox-devil! 1237 02:34:34,808 --> 02:34:38,897 Your scheming destroyed the house of Ichimonji! 1238 02:34:39,063 --> 02:34:41,864 Such is the vanity of woman! 1239 02:34:42,024 --> 02:34:43,948 Vanity, you say? 1240 02:34:45,402 --> 02:34:49,081 I wanted to avenge my family! 1241 02:34:49,323 --> 02:34:51,874 I wanted this castle to burn! 1242 02:34:52,034 --> 02:34:54,789 I have done all I set out to do. 1243 02:35:14,431 --> 02:35:16,811 My lord, prepare to die. 1244 02:35:16,976 --> 02:35:19,481 I, Kurogane, will follow you. 1245 02:40:15,149 --> 02:40:16,868 Subtitles by Anne Brav 1246 02:40:17,026 --> 02:40:18,745 Subtitling by Eclair Media 1247 02:40:24,866 --> 02:40:27,247 This movie has been restored by STUDIOCANAL and KADOKAWA 1248 02:40:27,411 --> 02:40:28,789 Color grading validated by Shéji Ueda 1249 02:40:28,953 --> 02:40:30,673 In collaboration with Eclair Group 1250 02:40:30,830 --> 02:40:32,630 This project has been funded with the help of J-LOP.