"TOEI COMPANY, LTD" "FOUND GUILTY OF PIRACY" "19th Year of Kan-ei (1643) Chikubu Island, Biwa Lake" "The pirates of the lake used to do as they like until quite recently... but it seems there's no way to resist the Shogunate." "Even though it was the end of those who were behind the times... it's still merciless." "We're in the same circumstance as they were." "Our end will come, just like them, someday if we stay in Echizen." "YAGYU CHRONICLES 9:" "ASSASSIN'S SWORD" "KONOE Jushiro" "KAWARAZAKI Choishiro OKADA Chiyo MUNEKATA Nami HAYASHI Shinichiro" "OTOMO Ryutaro" "You're the only true successor... of the Shinkage School after my death." "Defeat Yagyu!" "Go to Edo, and destroy the Yagyu School!" "Master..." "May you rest in peace." "Directed by KURATA Junichi" "BAKURA TOWN, EDO" ""Traditional Shinkage School, Makuya Dojo."" "YAGYU SHINKAGE DOJO" "Why the hell do they name themselves the Shinkage School?" "This is obviously a challenge to the Yagyu School!" "I've never heard that name Daikyu." "He can't have any real skill." "Damn it, I can't stand it any more!" "Look, why don't we get some men and challenge them to a match?" "We pretend to be gentle at first, and then beat them down!" "Let's go now!" "Right!" "Yeah!" "Master!" "Master!" "The Lord is here." "Bow your heads!" "Bow!" "Our Lord will speak to us about Makuya Daikyu." "Listen to him respectfully!" "Daikyu is a secret student of Matsuda Oribenosho." "I've heard that the founder of our Yagyu Shinkage" "School, Sekishuusai, and Oribenosho... were both students of Master Kozumi Isenokami." "But because he was hired by Toyotomi..." "Oribenosho lived in... the mountains of Echizen without recognition of his achievements." "If he were still alive, his age would be 92 now." "It is said that when he was young... he was a master of the short sword." "Even Sekishusai was no match for him." "There is no way to know what skill his student, Daikyu, has." "You shouldn't make light of him as a country swordsman." "Excuse me, sir..." "But not challenging Daikyu would affect our honor." "MY lord!" "We must challenge them... and make them stop using our name." "Please!" "Please let us go!" "Lord!" "Master!" "Please!" "Lord!" "You really don't have enough confidence, do you?" "No matter how big Makuya Daikyu talk about himself... he's no match for the Yagyu Shinkage School." "Stop practicing!" "Today's lesson is done." "Yagyu Tajima receives 12500 koku now... and has the position of Inspector General now." "As a swordsman, it's incredible that he has this luck." "Tamaru, I heard that Yagyu has 3000 students." "I'm afraid what they'll do..." "Hey, are you saying we don't have any chance against them?" "No, I just..." "Master..." "I understand your feelings very well." "Just like Matsuda... you not only have a grudge against Yagyu... but your secret ambition is to take over the position Yagyu has." "In short..." "The higher position Yagyu has, the more convenient for you to replace it." "And you set your goal:" "kill Jubei Mitsuyoshi." "Your thought is right." "I assume if you kill Jubei... the Shogun will consider you to be the best." "Tomorrow, we'll leave early morning." "Let's take a rest." "Sir, stop a second, please." "Be careful!" " You insolent!" "I apologize for disturbing your way, but I must speak with you." "I am Makuya Daikyu, an Echizen Vagabond." "My sword is of the legitimate Shinkage School." "Izu, did he just said the "legitimate Shinkage School"?" "Yes, I did." "I came here to challenge Sir Jubei to a duel, as my Master willed." "Jubei, is this man insane?" "If so, just cut him down." "Even though I'd like to challenge Sir Jubei to a duel... it is disgraceful that I'm being called "insane"..." "Shogun, please read this." "This is the certificate of... the Shinkage School written by great Master Kozumi Isenokami... for the one who is the true successor." "And his short sword." "So I have these in possession since Oribenosho them to gave me." "You say that's the certificate?" "Yes, sir." "Now, would you admit that I'm not insane... and am a man of the legitimate Shinkage School... that exceeds the Yagyu School?" "However, you shouldn't assume anything... just because I have this piece of paper." "I believe that if Sir Jubei and I have a duel... the winner must be the true successor of the Shinkage School." "Shogun, how would you feel?" "Jubei, what do you think?" "I cannot accept his challenge." "What?" "Sir Jubei, are you afraid?" "Sir Makuya, if you're a true samurai... you'd better learn proper protocol." "If you want a duel, there's a correct manner." "That is why Yagyu is called "dojo swordsmanship"..." "I doubt whether there's a manner for a duel of swords." "Let's." "Later." " Wait!" "Move back, insolent one!" "Don't you realize the Shogun is here?" "You crazy bastard, trying to find any reason to have a thoughtless match." "Leave Edo immediately." "Let's go, Sir." "Wait!" "Wait a minute!" "Jubei, why didn't you kill that man?" "Sir, please understand his position." "Jubei works for the Shogunate as your sword instructor." "Besides, the people all believe he's the best." "Of course I understand!" "My sword skill must be the best." "Nevertheless, if that certificate is real... it could be said that Makuya is the best." "Jubei, what will you do about this?" "What a coward you are!" "Oh my goodness!" "Everybody, come!" "It was Makuya Daikyu!" "God damn it!" "Stop it!" "Don't do it!" "Don't fight them!" "Everyone, go back and close the gate!" "Sharia, I wish I were a mere swordsman or chic-man." "Master..." "That is what Makuya wants." "He's waiting for me to take action." "The young students will soon run out of patience." "Even I can't guarantee what they'll do tomorrow." "If Makuya shows up again tomorrow... it might be possible for the authorities to catch him." "I hope there won't be any more trouble tonight." "Hosho Misorinosuke." "Mori Genta." "Naito Chikara." "There's about ten students from Yagyu Dojo." "We've done it!" "Sounds like our scheme was successful." "And, there are two on watch outside." "All right, I'll go kill them." "Wait a second." "Come on." "We'll have a talk." "Stay outside." "They have at least 20 men." "As soon as killing them all, we'll leave Edo." "We don't have to escape." "We should finish the fight in Edo." "With the authorities?" "No!" "With the Yagyu." "I've already planned it out." "If Jubei Mitsuyoshi is a courageous man... he'll chase us to the ends of the earth." "You men wait here for a while." "I'll split them up into two groups." "Daikyu is in Yoshiwara." "What?" "Yoshiwara?" "Such an outrageous man!" "He must be kidding us." "What about his students?" "I've confirmed every one of them is in their chic." "Really?" "All right..." "We'll split into two groups." "One group attacks the Makuya Dojo... and the rest will follow me and ambush him." "Understood?" "Kidokoro!" "You're unsightly." "Well, it's my first time using a real sword." "To tell the truth, me too." "Really?" "You too?" "There aren't too many chances to kill a man." "But, but it's different tonight!" "I'm going to kill Makuya..." "He's coming!" "It's Makuya!" " You sure?" "Are you all right?" "Calm down." "I'm sorry." "You've got good skill." "I'd like to ask for your name." "What's wrong?" "Take your sword." "Is this the way of the Yagyu Shinkage School?" "Is this the sword of Yagyu Shinkage School?" "Grab your sword!" "Take it!" "Eight..." "There's supposed to be one more..." "I heard there's a cowardly Yagyu student." "His name is Kidokoro Sanae." "Do you know him, Tajima?" "It can't be helped after it's done." "Sir Tajima, will you leave this to me?" "I intend to suppress the Makuya men by means of the government." "I can make any excuses for that." "No, that's no good, sir." "I'm afraid to say this... but since the conflict between Yagyu and Makuya is publicly known... that would cost the Yagyu School its reputation... if the government arrests Makuya Daikyu." "What are you talking about now?" "The Yagyu's reputation is a secondary matter." "We have to take the safest way to maintain the government's authority." "Only if Jubei kills Makuya... everything will work out." "What if Makuya defeats him?" "Jubei will never lose." "Jubei, what are you thinking?" "Say something!" "Sir Yagyu, your student, Shoda Kizaemon, is downstairs with urgent business with you." "I am waiting for you on Chikubu Island in Oumino County." "Signed, Makuya Daikyu of the true Shinkage School" "Shula..." "Have our best 10 students ready in one hour." "Master!" "Please, let me go, too!" "Please!" "Master!" "Master!" "Please, let me go, too!" "Please have mercy on me, Master!" "I would like to kill Makuya with my hands." "Assistant Instructor!" "Oki!" "Deguchi!" "Kawamura!" "Please!" "Master!" "Master..." "LAKE BIWA" "Anybody who is going to the island, the boat is leaving." "Let's go." " Nice weather." " Thank you very much." "Please stay with us when you return." "Have a safe trip." "Oh, the pirates are at it again." "Master, why not use the pirates?" "The pirates?" "Let me handle this." "I don't know about anywhere else, but here they surely must be useful." "All right, I'll entrust it to you." "Pirates!" "Pirates!" "Hey..." "They heard us." "Hurry up!" "Pirates!" "Damn it!" "Who the hell are you?" "Asanuma Gen has gone mad at last, huh?" "What did you say?" "Don't you recognize me?" "You're Tamaru!" "Long time no see!" " Certainly!" "Hey, don't worry." "He's my friend." "When I attacked his boat three years ago, he captured me." "But he spared my life though." "Tamaru, this is Sugano Kimata, and that's Urano Goube." "Gen, where are the others?" "They're hiding in several places." "They can't show their faces just yet." "You're different now, huh?" "How many men you got?" "Well, about 40 to 50." "Somebody's coming!" "Come on, this way." "They're not here!" "I heard something here though." "Weird..." "Are you sure they're here?" " Yes, sir." "All right, search them out!" "Where the hell have they gone?" "I'm worrying about Mitsuru." "Right, let's go back." "Wait." " What?" "Makuya is on Chikubu Island with ten of his students right now." "Don't you want to ask Makuya for help?" "But..." " Gen..." "Master Makuya will be the new sword instructor of Shogun Tokugawa." "Really?" " Help us?" " Trust me." "Hi, may I help you?" " Is the owner in?" " He's not available now." "Would you like to dine?" "Actually, I heard that the owner is a ferryman to Chikubu Island." "Then wait for a while, please." "He should be back shortly." "Did something happen on the island today?" "Why do you ask?" " Well..." "I saw a bunch of samurai crossing over to the island this afternoon." "This afternoon..." "I see." "It must be Daikyu." "What about after that?" " Excuse me?" " Did you see a one-eyed man?" "I'm not sure." "I'm finally ahead of him." "Lady, is there another boat?" "No." "I need to get to the island as soon as possible." "I am Makuya Daikyu." "My name is Katadano Mitsuru." "Please, have a seat." "Ms. Mitsuru, where are the other men?" "I'm calling them together to this island." "I can intercede with the Shogunate for you if you like... but I need your assistance." "Assistance?" "Jubei will be here soon." "We'll finish him on this lake." "Yagyu Jubei is the sword instructor of the Shogun." "I see what your intention is." "Then you need me." "Think of it." "I don't think you can survive without my help." "And you can't defeat Jubei without our help." "How about you take my side?" "We'll join two powers into one." "Swear your allegiance to me." "I'd like you to marry me." "Master!" "Jubei just passed Surubari Peak." "You're sure?" "All right." "Yagyu got ten fellows in all." "They separated into groups to look for us." "All right." "I'll go to Nagahama with my men." "Master, they're at this island at last." "Sanzo..." "I'm going to leave five men with you." "Work together with Katada, and be the vanguard." "Please let me go with them." "All right." "Go." "Mitsuru!" "Oumi, just believe them." "We've already entrusted everything with them." "How do you feel about them, Master?" "They're quite dashing, aren't they?" "It's fine as long as we have that many." "They'll be useful to beat Jubei's men." "No, that's impossible." "Come back tomorrow." "Please, I was waiting for you." "I have to go to Chikubu Island for the sake of my samurai spirit." "Sir, please!" "You're bothering me." "Dad, can't you help him?" "Well, all right, I'll do it." " Pirates!" " That's right." "Hey, let me borrow this place." "What the hell you talking about?" "Hell no!" "I won't let scum like you stay here." "Get out of here!" "I'll call the authorities!" "Get out!" "You bastards!" "Dad!" "What the hell are you doing?" "Don't let him get away!" "Father!" "Father!" "From where do you think Yagyu will arrive?" "This is a Makuya student." "Then those who attacked us were..." "I don't think they're just fishermen." "They could be the pirates of the lake that I heard rumors of." "Pirates?" "Are you the owner?" "Yes." " Please let us stay here for a while." " Go ahead." "Is this area infested with pirates?" "Well, not sure 'cause they don't even have a place to live, you know?" "Do you know how many there are?" "I don't think it's that much." "Have you ever heard the name "Makuya Daikyu"?" "We've just killed three of them at the fishing hut." "There must be still seven or eight remaining..." "I have no idea at all." "Okay then." "Are you going over to Chikubu Island?" "What?" "Why?" "Because travelers who stop by here usually visit the island." "Can you leave immediately?" "Yes, anytime." "Well, let's go over to the island after taking a break." "Hey..." " Will you cook a meal for everyone?" " Sure." "Master!" "We don't care about eating!" "Why don't we just go to the island now?" "Don't be hasty." "We need to rest." "But..." "Open them." "Master..." "It's likely that Makuya has allied himself with the pirates." "Why don't we send our messenger to call more men... since Daikyu has such a large number of men." "No, we're fine with these men." "We should get reinforcements, Master." "Attack them now that the pirates are our enemies." "We won't need any help from anyone." "We'll beat Makuya by ourselves." "But we're not sure if Daikyu is on Chikubu Island." "He's probably there." "But I guess he'll try to hide himself from us." "As long as he kills me using whatever dirty tricks he has... he'll go to Edo and be able to say he's number one." "So I want to say we'll take any means to kill him before he does... but fortunately, we're in the position to wait." "There's a saying in the Shinkage School that says..." ""Let him cut flesh and break bones."" "That might be the only way to kill Daikyu." "What do you mean by that?" "That means we walk into the trap we already know they set up... and wait for their move." "For example, going to Chikubu Island." " We heard someone's voice, didn't we?" " That was female voice." "Go and check it." "We can't even estimate how many men Makuya has." "Thank you very much!" "Do you live here?" "Yes, my name is Shino." "Are you... from Edo?" "A short while ago, a companion of yours came here." "What?" "A companion?" "The boat is ready to leave." "Please come to the wharf." "Hurry up, the boatman is waiting." "You go first." "Hey!" "Let's go!" "Wait!" "What?" "Well..." "Please be careful about the pirates." "You'll be late for the departure." "Right." "Can you hurry and cook the rice?" "Master..." "That was also one of the pirates." "Kuramori, the oars." "Yoshi, put out the fire." "You men, get ready." "Go without splashing." "We've got plenty of time." "It's okay as long as we get there while it's dark." "What's that sound?" "I don't know." "The water!" "Watch the surface of the water carefully!" "Are you all okay?" "Kuramori!" "Kuramori!" "Damned pirates!" "There's more than we expected." "Stay calm." "Ouji, watch out!" "Kuruya..." "There's no choice!" "Retreat!" "Wait!" "Hanzo!" "It's Daikyu!" "You're here at last, Jubei." "Hattori, what's going on?" "Find Jubei!" "I'll give you any reward, as long as you kill Jubei!" "Who is that?" "Who is that?" "Master, this is Yagyu's assistant instructor, Shoda Kizaemon!" "I don't care who, just cut his head off!" "I did it!" "Am I the only one left alive?" "Yes." "What can I do to help?" "I want to know where their base is." "Please pull the boat ashore and get off." "That's reckless!" "You're injured." "I'm all right." "Okay." "What is it?" "Pirates." "It seems they have a base around here." "Right." "The pirates will sleep when the sun comes up." "If I have at least one sword, I could manage with it." "Don't move from here." "What is it?" " Well..." "Who's that?" "Wake up!" "Makuya Daikyu, fight me!" "I've avenge my comrades!" "Fight me!" "Don't let him get away!" "Daikyu!" "It's Jubei!" "It's Jubei!" " Jubei's here!" "Jubei..." "You're desperate this certificate, aren't you?" "Why don't you try to take it?" "You won, Jubei." "I'd like to hand the certificate over to you... as my praise for your swordsmanship." "I hope you will receive it willingly." "Mitsuru..." "Give me the certificate." "Jubei..." "The man who succeeds... the Shinkage School will always be me" " Makuya Daikyu." "I am ready to die." "Don't go against the tides of time." "Find yourself an honest man." "Shino!" "Shino!"