"Shimabara, the 15th year of Kan'ei (1638) (Subtitle Revised by HchC)" "It was a cruel war that went on for three long months." "Despite the continuing draught heavy taxes were being collected mercilessly, and Christians were being oppressed." "People had endured suffering until finally they couldn't take it any more and rose up." "They armed and locked themselves up in an old castle for 100 days." "The Tokugawa Administration dispatched over 1 20,000 soldiers to suppress the rebellion." "I'm Sukeza'emon Jinno, a subordinant of Etchu-no-kami Hosokawa." "You must be the rebellion leader, Shiro Tokisada Amakusa." "Finally, the time has come for me to leave this world." "Kill me." "Before we do, show me some of your Godly acts." "I hear you can walk on water." "You gather clouds and fly up in the sky, don't you?" "Demonstrate those Godly acts in front of us right now." "What's the matter?" "Did you make that all up?" "I..." "I no longer seek God." "The castle fell." "Fearing strange Christian spells, the Tokugawa Administration massacred all 37,000 rebels including women and children." "Reincarnation of Evil MAKAI TENSH O" "Senior Advisor:" "Izu-no-kami Nobutsuna Matsudaira" "Martial Arts Instructor:" "Tajima-no-kami Munenori Yagyu" "That was a difficult war." "But I gather we were at least able to wipe out the rogues who rebelled against the Administration." "I hope the time of peace will come at last." "We're not in the chaotic era of wars any more." "The Tokugawas' stability depends on even more strict supervision of every small area of the nation and gaining control over them." "Tajima..." "You know you have a big responsibility as an overseer." "Yes." "Oh, by the way, I heard stories about Musashi in Shimabara." "Musashi..." "Do you mean Musashi Miyamoto?" "Yes." "The famous double sword technique must have served well." "The days when Tajima and Musashi were called the two invincible towers of power are gone." "Today, one is a ronin, the other a government-hired instructor." "How different your lives have turned out to be!" "Martial arts have become no more than decoration for us today." "I'd say intellect will be the power to move the populace from now on." "My words may be disturbing to you who have lived your life in the way of the sword." "No." "Just as you said, I don't think the times call for living solely in the way of the sword." "over 10 years later" "Yorinobu Tokugawa was the government's second minister who ruled Kishu Province also known as the Dragon of the South Sea." "The son of the late Ieyasu Tokugawa and uncle of the third generation shogun Iemitsu Tokugawa, he was a highly respected figure." "Is it a heron?" " No, it's a pheasant." "How unusual to see a snow white pheasant!" "It's a good omen, my lord." "My lord!" "Please wait!" "Lord!" "It's dangerous to go any further!" "Great aim." "If you don't get it, eventually someone else will." "If it falls into someone else's hand, you won't be able to touch it." "Just like the desire of yours, Minister." "Desire?" "What kind of desire are you saying I have?" "The desire to conquer the world." "Who are you?" "I'm Shiro Tokisada Amakusa." "I led the rebellion against the government in the Battle of Shimabara." "Nonsense." "I heard you were killed in Shimabara." "But..." "Here I am, as you see." "Only the minister is allowed beyond this point." "The one who lives in the dark of the night rise from the ashes." "Abandon your home and appear to me in new flesh." "Come forth, and fill my cup of desire." "The one who lives in the dark of the night rise from the ashes." "Abandon your home and appear to me in new flesh." "Come forth, and fill my cup of desire." "You... betrayed me." "I can't see anything." "I can't move." "I sold you my life  to be treated like this?" "Strain your eyes." "I don't suppose you've forgotten your desire to return to this world." "An immortal life is already inside your body." "It's up to you whether you'll take up the sword again or not." "The sword?" "Give me the sword." "I'm going to kill him." "This is Mata'emon Araki who killed 36 men on the street of Kagiya out of revenge." "What magic!" "This is Makai Tensho." "It's a secret art which only I, Shiro Amakusa, knows how to use." "He died leaving behind his promising future as a Yagyu-style swordsman." "Regret." "Simply the thought of regret was what reincarnated him in this world." "He has the same appearance as before he died but his soul is of the demon." "He'd kill 100 or 1000 or however many men who'd rebel against you, at your command." "You mean you didn't come back to spread Christianity in this world?" "We've discarded that desire a long time ago." "I'll never ask for God's mercy ever again." "This world doesn't belong either to God or the shogun's family." "It's only logical that the world be ruled by the truly powerful." "If it were the times of many wars, that is." "But such times have long since gone." "They aren't gone yet." "In order to conquer the world one is required to have the capacity that no one can dispute." "Which you have." "You have a far superior capacity than the current shogun on the throne." "You were originally supposed to have been given 1,000,000-koku in Surugu by the will of your father Lord Ieyasu." "But you ended up with mere 550,000-koku in Kishu here instead." "And you know why, don't you?" "The shogun's family is afraid of your power." "Could I conquer the world?" "How?" "Yagyu County" "My shoulders are stiff." "You've been sleeping too much, haven't you?" "Grandfather." "How's this?" "If you sleep so much, your famous sword skills will become rusty." "It's been a while, old man." "You aren't even attending the practice, and what are you doing instead?" "You're the eldest son of Lord Tajima-no-kami Yagyu, and look at you." "That's why you got kicked out of the family's main home in Edo." "You're right." "Don't say it when you don't even mean it." "Old man, besides that, what brought you here?" "I came to take Ohiro and Ohina home with me." "The executive official of our Clan, Sir Hyogo Makino sent me a notice requiring them  to come and see Lord Yorinobu, the second minister of Kishu." "The minister?" "What does he want from Miss Ohiro and Miss Ohina?" "Taking them as his mistresses, perhaps." "I, myself, don't quite understand, either." "Ensho Temple of the Kishu Clan" "Sir Kimura." "Yes." "We'll be sure to take the two under our care." "Yes." "Ohina." "It's another mile to Yagyu." "Go on." "But..." "Just go!" "Sukekuro Kimura of Kishu Clan will have a match with you." "Show some courtesy and tell me your name." "In the name of my master Sekishusai Yagyu, I won't let you proceed a single step beyond this point." "Miss Ohina!" "What happened?" " Lend her a hand!" "Miss Ohina!" "Hang in there!" "Seems she rushed here non-stop from Kishu." "Old man!" " Sir Kimura!" "Who are you?" "Are you here knowing it's the Yagyus?" "Mata'emon, I thought you were dead!" "I'm no longer of this world." "I live in the demonic world, so to speak." "Do you mean to wage a war against us?" "We all trained in the same school." "You should have gratitude but there's no reason to hold a grudge against us." "Gratitude or grudges aren't my concern." "Jubei..." "I returned from the dead just to get you." "The carefree and nonchalant head of the school living off of the grace of the Yagyu reputation." "I wonder how you'd fare in a real sword duel?" "I didn't realize the demonic power was so potent." "I can move in any which way I wish." "Stop!" "Let's have a duel without interruption next time." "What happened in Wakayama?" "Beside my sister and me  there were several other young women of the clan gathered there at Sir Makino's." "He acted very secretive and told us never to tell anybody about it." "Grandfather became suspicious of the order." "Hard to imagine but sounds like there's a major intrigue going on." "Some demonic thing is reviving dead people." "The women are going to be used as sacrifices at the ritual sooner or later and they will never return home alive." "What's this demonic thing about?" "I don't know the details." "Grandfather said that there's more than one person who has returned from death." "What happened to Miss Ohiro?" "And are the other women safe?" "My sister and I lost each other on our way, and I haven't seen her since." "Guess I'm going." "To where?" "To Wakayama." "I'll directly ask the minister about this incident." "You had the nerve to return here like this." "I don't feel ashamed." "You said you'd give me immortality." "Then, give me another arm." "I don't have the ear to listen to your nonsense." "Will you do what I tell you to?" "Or will you kill yourself and return to the other world?" "I won't die for your sake." "Jubei Yagyu..." "So he's that strong." "That's a fearless face." "Perfect for a flesh base." "What are you going to do to me?" "There's a dead man's bone buried inside your body." "The bone eats up your organs and gradually grows." "Eventually, it will eat up all of you rip open your stomach and come out into the world." "On the edge of an indescribable ecstasy  the flame of your life goes out." "Do you want to die here now?" "Or will you be quiet and give us your body for a flesh base?" "I'm going to make it back to Yagyu, alive." "I respect your spirit at least." "The Yagyus' main home in Edo" "Jubei isn't here." "I, Inshun of Hozo-in Temple, won't move until I see him." "It's no use." "I sent him back to Yagyu County." "How come?" "He conducted some stupid training." "He was instructing Lord Iemitsu and beat him up until he was unconscious." "With the shogun?" "That's how sword training should be." "Jubei Yagyu is an ideal match for me." "That makes me want to challenge him even more." "I, Tajima, shall accept your challenge in place of my son." "Though you're supposed to restrict matches between schools?" "Are you ill?" "No need to have mercy on me." "The way of the sword is the ultimate carnage." "Why should you show mercy for your enemy?" "I don't." "My son's sword is for killing." "He knows very well that to lose is to die." "Who are you?" "Listen, Inshun." "What if by going against Buddha's teachings, you could acquire the ultimate staff skills?" "What if your staff skills would be so sharp that you could kill anyone at your will?" "You demon, are you trying to fool me?" "I'd do anything for the sake of the staff." "I'm not afraid of going to hell." "But what you're telling me is too incredulous." "Which would you choose?" "The staff or the teachings?" "Is it the staff, or is it the teachings?" "Why don't we test it?" "Go against the teachings and stab me in the chest." "You can't kill with that kind of a stab." "As long as you have Buddha in your heart, you can't even overcome me." "Kill!" "That's it." "Kill!" "Kill!" "It's nothing." "It's nothing at all!" "You see?" "To follow Buddha's teachings or to soak your staff with blood..." "Which is the real you?" "Your have an appropriate soul for the demonic world." "We've come for you." "Inshun..." "Inshun of Hojo-in Temple?" "He gave up his life in exchange for the ultimate staff skills." "All those who will serve as your shield are the most reputed swordsmen." "Even if they find out what's really going on  there's no need for you to worry." "If anything goes wrong, just reincarnate yourself in the demonic world." "Me reincarnating in the demonic world?" "What an outrageous idea you have!" "There isn't much else you could do." "Unless you feel things of this world aren't satisfactory, and have an enormous drive." "In case of trouble, use this body of mine to reincarnate." "What do you want?" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Reporting to you." "Jubei..." "Jubei Yagyu has brought himself here." "What?" "You've met me at Edo Castle." "Do you remember me, Minister?" "I'm Jubei Mitsuyoshi, the only son of Tajima-no-kami Yagyu." "I know." "So, what are you doing here?" "Well, for some urgent business that needs discretion." "I don't care." "Say it." "Well, some demonic thing has possessed a certain man, and it's plotting an extraordinary intrigue." "Who said such a thing?" "Would you recognize it if I said it was some man named Kimura?" "Are you offering to capture the demonic thing?" "I'm a samurai out of work who was kicked out of Edo." "How could I take on such an important job?" "So, what is the connection between the demonic thing and my Kishu Clan?" "Sister!" "If you hear of unruly things happening in this territory of Kishu, please stay uninvolved." "I don't wish for you to get caught in the whirlwind." "I came here out of my concern for your safety." "Drop the act already." "Looks like it's best that we don't keep secrets from each other." "Intruders!" "Intruders!" "What's going on?" "Seems like you have your hands full." "Excuse me." "Who are you?" "My name is Shiro Tokisada Amakusa." "So, the spiteful ghost of Shimabara appears in Wakayama." "Why are you bothering Kishu Clan?" "To avenge the spite of your revolting comrades?" "Spite..." "Have you ever seen hell?" "It was a massacre to show an example." "Behold what happened to those who had tried to escape from the tyranny of the Tokugawa rule." "It was true hell." "A human being is absolutely not born to be a dog on a leash!" "The Judgement shall be passed shortly, and the Tokugawa rule will sink in flames." "The society of leashed dogs will crumble." "The age of many wars shall return." "Are you Death?" "I'm the one to give you an immortal life." "Do you want me to keep on living?" "You are full of regrets." "Regrets will disappear once I die." "I wouldn't have come this evening if your regrets were as small as dew drops that will disappear in the sunlight." "Lord Tajima..." "When was the last time you had a genuine sword duel?" "Since you gave up your pride as the swordsman to live a life of a government official have you encountered anyone who inspired you as your match?" "I never had the chance to meet Musashi." "One more person." "Now that Sir Musashi is gone, there's one more person in this world who is a match for you." "I don't need mention his name." "You said you'd give me life." "Will you allow me to live out my heart's desire?" "That's exactly what we wish for you." "To live for nobody else but yourself is the true path of a human being." "I don't care if you're a god or a demon." "Help me." "I promise to give you perfect life." "On that day, Yorinobu received news from Edo that Shogun Iemitsu is in a critical condition." "His son and heir to the throne Ietsuta was 6 years old at the time, awaiting his manhood ceremony." "Should anything happen to Iemitsu, confusion would undoubtedly spread all over the nation." "Wakayama Castle, Kishu" "When would the life of Lord Iemitsu come to a halt?" "I'd say in a little more than 10 days." "Father." "You remember the battles in Osaka, don't you?" "The Toyotomi's castle fell before I was able to join the army." "I've seen wars but never experienced them." "I'm leaving for Edo." "There are some 1,300 soldiers." "My guess is there's a total of over 3,000 men including carriers." "Sure, it's a courteous sick bed visit, bringing such a huge army with him." "Going at this rate, they'll reach Edo in 7 days, perhaps 8." "Let's get on with demon extermination." "Jubei." "I feel nostalgic just to hear your name." "I kept missing you and couldn't have a match with you while I was alive." "All the more for that, my yearning for what I couldn't have grew." "Master!" "Joma!" "The way of the staff is of carnage." "Killing is inevitable." "You demonic bastard!" "I'm not the only one." "That woman over there, too." "She bit off her own tongue and we reincarnated her." "We had expected her to eventually awaken and kill Jubei unaware." "But I don't sense from her any grudge or regret, or not even aggression." "What desire did you have that reincarnated yourself in this world?" "Look at me." "Nothing can tie me down any more." "It truly feels as if the fog has cleared away." "I can now see where life is." "I request a duel." "Fine with me." "How light it is!" "Is this the weight of your life?" "I've devoted everything of this life to the staff." "When the staff is broken, Inshun of Hozo-in Temple dies with it." "Come to the demonic world." "It's not so bad." "How did Inshun's last words sound to you?" "You can't possibly hide your soul as a martial artist." "Would you contribute that power of yours for our cause?" "An immortal life will be your reward." "It'd be too troublesome if I got that." "What are you protecting?" "Is it the Tokugawas, or Kishu?" "I don't take anyone's side." "But I intend to wipe out anything demonic." "Care to withdraw?" "No, I don't." "There are more than just those two who reincarnated into this world." "There are some in the Yagyu clan, too." "You'll see it with your own eyes eventually." "I promise to come and get you when you die." "Please let go of me!" "You can't take that demon's nonsensical words seriously." "It's true I bit my tongue off." "When I awoke, there was no sign of the wound." "Isn't that strange?" "Have you ever tried to kill our master?" "Have you ever helped those demons in anything?" "I never have." "Never!" "Nothing's different about her." "She's still Ohiro." "I have a request." "If I ever feel the way Mata'emon and Inshu did, kill me right there on the spot." "If you ever do." "Kakegawa Station, Kishu Clan's main camp" "Are you still having difficulties handling Jubei?" "That idiot Shiro, he talks such impressive talk and he's not helping at all." "We can't keep playing his martial art games." "There are 500,000 ronin everywhere in the nation." "They're gathering in Edo, one by one, awaiting the moment for Kishu to take over the government." "So everything's going as planned, is it?" " Yes." "Do you think the world will fall upon your lap without our help?" "You just sit back and watch." "If we ride on the confusion of shogun's death, it's a piece of cake to set Edo on fire." "I had hoped that the minister would end the life of Lord Iemitsu with his own hands." "What are you talking about?" "For what?" "If you cannot agree to do it, that's fine with us." "We won't ask you for anything any more." "How foolish and shameful!" "He's acting as if he's already gotten the world in his hand." "He's just as simple even though he's praised as a wise leader." "He can easily lose himself in greed." "The Tokugawa family killing their own flesh and blood shall be the appropriate inauguration of the era of wars." "Who else could get Iemitsu?" "Yorinobu isn't the only Tokugawa." "Toshogu Temple, Mt." "Kuno" "I hear that the Kishu Clan entourage was blocked in Sunpu down the road." "Blocked?" "I suspect the government has taken action." "Sunpu Castle" "Izu..." "I'm not going to follow your order." "Excuse me, but it's in the Regulations for Samurai Families laid out by the late Lord Ieyasu and no one shall ever break them." "Without the government's permission, you won't have your way even a tiny bit." "It's a time of emergency for the shogun family." "I need to go to Edo at all costs." "Izu, even as a senior advisor, you can't object to it, can you?" "Regulations are regulations." "I'm not going to back down." "In the past few days, there have been numerous disrespectful fellow who would use your name to gather unemployed samurai." "I'm certain they're just out of their mind and too trivial to take seriously  I beg you please to also forgive them." "What have you done with them?" "We've arrest them one by one and terminated them all." "Under such circumstances, if you insist on departing, I earnestly suggest that you travel in disguise." "Please leave your entourage here in Sunpu." "We'll keep all of your soldiers, swords, staffs, guns and the like in our care." "I will guard you safely on your journey to Edo myself." "Of course, a praised wise leader like you would surely agree to my suggestion, wouldn't you?" "Sir Takami!" "I'm a ronin from Sakushu..." "Musashi Miyamoto." "Step back." "A true martial artist is someone who lives his life in a flash and makes his sword shine." "My soul shall be immortal as long as there's a sword in my hand." "Sir Musashi." "Come at me, Jubei." "I shall!" "Sister." "I shall end the life of a demon... with demonic blood." "Ohiro." "Master." "Sister...." "Just so that she could see you again, she..." "Don't say it." "I'm going to Edo." "Master." "There's someone I must see." "I've got your lives in my hand." "Where's Shiro?" "Call him here." "Give me power!" "I thought you had enough power without our help." "Stop acting so brazenly!" "I'd be the nation's laughing stock if the story goes out that the government blocked my way and I backed down." "There'd be nothing more humiliating than that." "Then, take your own life right here." "Do you think we've done what we did so that we could help you?" "Everything was done for our own benefit." "You performed magic on yourself." "There's a dead person residing in my body already." "What?" "You die, too." "And Iemitsu, too." "All who inherit the Tokugawa blood should wage wars against their own flesh and blood and kill yourselves off." "Damn you!" "We'll cut Iemitsu's head off." "We'll make him a blood sacrifice and destroy this society." "There's no one more suitable than this one to kill the shogun." "Ieyasu, the Tosho Shinku." "Yorinobu." "Father!" "Are you really going to kill Lord Iemitsu?" "If you're my father, you wouldn't try to destroy our society with your own hand!" "I have no attachment, not even the slightest bit." "I sold the world in exchange for an immortal life." "An immortal life." "Then, me too!" "That's not necessary." "The era of wars is calling me." "I'm coming to Edo." "Shiro Tokisada Amakusa has arrived." "I was waiting for you, Jubei." "Well done, you made it here." "That's my boy." "It is you, father, as I suspected." "I've always wanted to have a good duel with you without interference." "There were times I hated your selfish and carefree attitude but you're simply precious to me now." "Your desire is my desire." "Whether a god or a demon, I thank it for giving us this moment." "Consider being killed by your own father supreme satisfaction." "Who do you think is the last enemies you're facing?" "I'll kill them whoever it is." "I don't care." "I'm my own person." "I never thought I'd see you again like this, grandfather." "Am I in this world, or in the other world?" "It's the turning point of the world tonight." "I'll end all that the Tokugawas' have built with your blood." "Jubei." "I'll be the one to listen to your last breath." "Where there's light  there's shadow." "That is the truth of the world." "(Subtitle Revised by HchC)"