"THE MUTE SAMURAI 'KIICHI'(Demon) HOGAN" "KATSU PRODUCTIONS" "Planning by:" "WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo" "Producer:" "YOSHIOKA Tetsu" "Screenplay by:" "KINYA Naoi Original Story by:" "GOSHA Hideo" "Narrator:" "MUTSUMI Goro Music by:" "TOMITA Isao" "Cast" "Mute Samurai (Kiichi Hogan) WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo" "Denjiro TAKITA Yusuke" "O-Sen MAYAMA Tomoko" "O-Saki NISHIZAKI Midori" "Directed by:" "MORI Issei" "Kiichi Hogan's father" "Nagasaki Magistrate Yanagida Toemon had resisted pressure to allow illegal foreign trade;" "insisting he was an officer of the law." "As a result he and his wife were attacked, and brutally cut down by an expert swordsman from Spain, Gonzales." "He then cut the boy's throat, thus robbing the youth of his voice forever." "Then Gonzales raped Kikuno, the young man's fiancée." "All this happened eighteen years ago." "A SILENT PARTING OF THE WAYS (Kuchinaso no Wakareji)" ""Polluted Waters." "Do not Drink"" "A number of routes could be used to transport hardened criminals to Sado Island, where prisoners slaved in the gold mines." "This coastal route from Takasaki leading to the port of Izumosaki was the shortest from Edo." "It was the one used most often." "Stop!" "We'll rest here." "I want some, too!" "My throat's so dry it's about to crack!" "Quiet, monster murderess!" "Quit talking like a human!" "Last night in Takaoka, who came to put his paws on this monster?" " Quiet!" "Look, Officer, another 12 miles and it'll be Izumosaki." "You can't relax, though." "Somebody's sure to come after me." "If you don't want to slice your belly, don't you think you should untie me and give me a knife?" "Cut out the nonsense." "You can't get away, wench!" "Quit wasting our time!" "Keep still!" "Who are you?" "Hand over that woman!" "You'll be sorry if you get in our way!" "Do you want to try your skill against us?" "Have a match with us if you want to save her." "Say something!" "Are you a mute, too?" "I see, this one's a mute, too." "A mute woman and a mute samurai... a good match." "Say, I could fall for you." "Listen, Boss Genbei, stop gaping with your mouth open." "If you don't want to end up committing harakiri, you'd better ask that mute samurai to protect us." "Quit your blabbing!" "Come on, Izumosaki's just beyond!" "Let's go!" "That Shibugaki Mountain's been abandoned five years now, but it used to yield as much gold as Sado." "River's polluted now..." "fish... gone." "No life along the river." "Quiet!" "Listen, you can follow us like a stray dog, but don't expect any scraps!" "Yeah, you won't get a penny from this small-time lawman." "About time a wolf showed up." "What's that?" "I said you'll need that mute samurai's help pretty soon." "Ridiculous!" "There's no one along this highway who'd come after small-fry like you two!" "Who are you?" "We are with the Niigata Magistrate's office!" "Withdraw!" "Put out the fire!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop shooting those arrows!" "There's a girl here!" "Someone, shine a light on the girl!" "There's an empty shack beyond!" "Hurry or we'll all be killed!" "I know!" "Hurry!" "Come on!" "What are you doing?" "Now do you believe me about needing the guy's strength?" "Cut it out!" "Would you lend us a hand until we reach Izumosaki?" "How much do you want?" "How about five ryo?" "Six... seven..." "Ten ryo?" "Ten ryo!" "Ten ryo's cheap." "He's worth at least 100 ryo." "Stop interfering!" "I'm aware of it!" "When we arrive safely at the Izumosaki station," "I promise to pay you..." "all right?" "Fuden Fencing Dojo" "How can you call yourselves students of the tough Fuden Fencing Dojo?" "You have the gall th show up before me." "Very well, I'll teach you once more." "Stand up." "Attack with your own swords!" "Stand up, I said!" "If you don't get up, I'll bash in your heads!" "Come!" "I'll kill him!" "On my honor as the founder of this dojo," "I'll kill that mute samurai." "Since you saved my life, I'll tell you about the mute girl." "She's the only daughter of Kawamura Dokan, who lives in the Shibugaki Mountain stronghold." "That mountain is supposed to be an abandoned mine, but Dokan and I discovered a vein." "It's a secret gold mine." "I worked the vein for about a year, but I got homesick and left after getting my share." "I had a deal with a foreigner in Sakai to exchange my gold for coins." "Before that, though, the foreigner cheated me." "Worse, I was being hunted by killers sent by Dokan." "While I was running from them," "I did practically everything..." "armed robbery, arson..." "Then I made a dumb move, and here I am." "Of all the luck, we would have to pass this mountain on the way to Sado." "It's a good chance for Dokan to shut my mouth for good." "So that's why we're all involved." "Shut up!" "Mining secretly is a crime." "But I'm letting you in on this deal." "How about raiding that treasure mountain with me?" "Dokan won't be able to touch us if we make a hostage of his daughter, the apple of his eye." "Well?" "How about it?" "What about me?" "I'll tell all if you try to cut me out." "Hold it now, don't worry." "When I get out of here, I'll take you with me." "Come on, let me out of this cage." "The mountain of gold is right in front of us." "Hello!" "Any law officers in there?" "Who're you?" "We are from the Niigata Magistrate's Office!" "This way!" "We were detained because of an attack by unknown assailants!" "You've traveled far." "We expected you sometime after midnight." "You were so late that we decided to come for you." "Thank you." "Saved by the bell, as they say." "Where are the caged prisoners?" "In this shack." "Please see for yourself." "We were sent by the Niigata Magistrate." "We will take over from here." "Is that understood?" "No!" "He's not from the Magistrate's!" "What's that, insolent one?" "Very well, let's see if you're right or not." "He's Dokan's man!" "I am Kanzaki Hanjiro." "You took good care of my students." "Outside." "Now's our chance." "Pick up the cages." "Hurry." "Where's Denjiro's head?" "Well, a tough bodyguard was with him, so..." "O-Saki-san's been taken hostage." "What?" "O-Saki...?" "With her out front, we couldn't do a thing." "To top that, some weird guy jumped out to help them." "We got slaughtered." "What about O-Saki?" "!" "I think the law took her and the others to Izumosaki." "Those rats... making a hostage of a girl who cannot talk." "Just wait and see!" "Come here." "Chief!" "Quiet!" "Listen, I have no use for gutless guys who run and leave their comrades behind!" "I don't think anyone's foolish enough to attack the station, but there's always that chance." "Take extra precautions." "I understand." "In a few hours, the prisoners will be on the sea." "I shall stay up and guard them." "Have some saké" "Oh, not at this crucial time." "No need for restraint." "We will be responsible for the outer premises." "Rest assured." "Thank you." "Now then, you two..." "We shared company for a long time, but we part tomorrow." "Time to pay your dues, I guess." "Don't worry about me." "It's the last night." "Go right ahead." "Stop talking nonsense." "Never mind here!" "Keep an eye out front!" "Me, too!" "Intruders!" "Assemble!" "Take me with you!" "You're heartless..." "leaving me behind, huh?" "I know where you're going." "You won't survive if I talk!" "Fools!" "Escaped?" "!" "Think you can get by with that?" "He'll come here." "I know it!" "He knows every inch of this place!" "I don't know which way he'll come from, but he will be here!" "Listen, he's a tough one." "We have two choices." "Either we let him have all the gold, or we defend it with our lives!" "That..." "Denjiro!" "Make a move and this girl is dead!" "Drop your sword!" "Come here." "Hey, 'Silent Boss', I can't figure it out." "How'd a man like you get to be money-mad?" "What are you after, anyway?" "Take half of the men and guard the short-cut trail!" "Take the rest and watch the area around this shack!" "He's coming." "Denjiro's coming." "What?" "It's been a while, but let's forget the greetings." "You after the gold?" "Yup, I risked my life to come back just so I can have it all." "Cut it out!" "From the frying pan into the fire... that's you!" "Better not!" "Think I came alone with nothing up my sleeve?" "Look at that." "Take a good look and then we can talk." " O-Saki!" " Don't move!" "Make a wrong move and I'll cut off this Priest's head together with the rope!" "Then she'll fall into the dry bottomless well." "'Devil' Dokan's soft on his daughter, all right." "Now then, hurry up and line up the bags of gold right here!" "What's the matter?" "Hurry up!" "The gold's in the mine." "Very well, lead the way." "Drop your swords!" "You rat!" "Here it is!" "At last it's mine." "I was saving that for O-Saki!" "See if you can take it!" "How'd you manage to get yourself out of the noose?" "You want this gold that much?" "!" "Then why?" "What're you after, anyway?" "!" "Oh, me." "So that's why you kept tailing me." "You figured I'd escape along the way." "Then you'd catch me and pick up the reward... 70 ryo." "Shrewd thinking." "Don't take me cheap." "Think you can catch me without a sword?" "Wait!" "There's a mountain of gold here!" "One bag's worth a hundred ryo!" "Let's make a deal." "Let's talk it over!" "Half... no, if you'll let me go, I'll make it more!" "You can have it all!" "He is neither alive nor dead." "Cutting off all tender human feelings, burning with his one desire for revenge." "Keeping his personal misfortune locked inside," "The 'Silent Demon', Kiichi Hogan presses onward." "TO BE CONTINUED"