"ripped by qwerzz" "MIYAMOTO MUSASHI II" "Duel at Hannya Hill" "Duel at Hannya Hill" "Produced by Okawa Hiroshi" "Production Design:" "Tsujino Kimiharu" " Ogawa Takaya" " Okinaga Takao Original Work by Yoshikawa Eiji Screenplay:" "Uchida Tomu" " Suzuki Naoyuki" "Cinematography:" "Tsuboi Makoto Lighting Engineer:" "Watada Hiroshi Sound Engineer:" "Nozu Hiro'o Art Direction:" "Suzuki Takatoshi Music:" "Kosugi Taichirou Editing:" "Miyamoto Shintaro" "Assistant Director:" "Yamauchi Tetsuya Log Keeper:" "Umezu Yasuko Props:" "Yakata Kiyoshi Sets:" "Sato Akira Makeup:" "Hayashi Masanobu Coiffure:" "Sakurai Fumiko Costumes:" "Mikami Go Swordplay Choreography:" "Adachi Reijiro Production Supervisor:" "Kamisaki Jusho" "Cast" "Nakamura Kin'nosuke as Miyamoto Musashi" "Oka Satomi as Akemi Irie Wakaba as Otsu" "Kogure Michiyo as Oko Naniwa Chieko as Osugi (Obaba) Minami Hiroshi as Gion Toji Miyaguchi Seiji as Craftsman Kisuke Kurokawa Yataro as Hozo'in Inshun" "Kawaharasaki Choichiro as Hayashi Hikojiro Sasaki Takamaru as Ikeda Terumasa Abe Kusuo as Fuchikawa Gonroku Yoshida Yoshio as The Ceramics Potter Kagawa Ryosuke as Ueda Ryohei Oda Masao as The Innkeeper Murata Chieko (Daiei) as The Madam" "Yamamoto Rin'ichi as Agon Nakamura Tokinosuke as Otomo Hanritsu Hori Masao as Shoda Kisaemon Kato Hiroshi as Yamazoe Danpachi Nakamura Kinji as The Temple Accountant Kuni Ichitaro as Yokogawa Kansuke Ogata Shin'nosuke as The Bearded Palanquin Runner Takeuchi Mitsuru as Jotaro Akagi Harue as The Wife of Kisuke" "Omae Hitoshi as The Prelate Takamatsu Kin'nosuke as A Heckler Kataoka Hanzo as Owner of the Red Dog Toyama Kinjiro as A Yoshioka Cronie Karasawa Minken as A Yoshioka Cronie Arikawa Masaharu as A Yoshioka Cronie Nagoya Hajime as A Yoshioka Cronie Suzuki Kin'ya as The Monk at the Gate Awaji Daisuke as A Fellow Martial Artist Arishima Ryuji as A Ronin" "Nasu Shintaro as The Equestrian Officer Minakata Eiji as The Martial Artist Gori Heitaro as A Palanquin Runner Kazu Sakurao as A Palanquin Runner Oki Yasushi as A Palanquin Runner Noma Katsuyoshi as A Monk Kaneda Kozo as Monk #2 Egi Kenji as A Ronin Kasuga Hiroshi as A Ronin Miyagi Yukio as A Ronin Cronie" "Ebara Shinjiro as Yoshioka Seijuro Kimura Isao as Hon'iden Matahachi Tsukigata Ryunosuke as Nikkan" "Mikuni Rentaro as Takuan" "Directed by Uchida Tomu" "Takézo." "Teacher." "Have you been well?" "I have just returned from a journey." "It's been three years since I last saw you." "I wanted to see how you've been growing in your mother's womb." "My great debt to you..." "how may I repay you?" "Repay me, huh?" "I see you're finally starting to talk like a human being." "Come, let us go outside today." "Embrace the illuminating light and be among humanity." "What do you say, do you desire to serve me, Terumasa?" "Your offer is much appreciated... but I seek to freely wander for a while." "Your ancestors... the Akamatsu, perished at this castle." "Is that why you are reluctant?" "No, that is not why." "If I were to obsess over the anguished spirits of the past how would I have the strength to live in the here and now?" "I owe you a debt for these three years of study." "Now I want to apply what I have learned in the real world." "Please permit me, Takézo, to take my leave." "It will be good for you to travel while still young." "However, wherever you might go, never forget your upbringing and homeland." "From now, I deem it fitting for you to adopt the surname of "Miyamoto."" "Yes." "Call yourself "Miyamoto."" "Yes sir." "From the darkness of the womb today is your birthday; you have been reborn at last into a world of illuminating light." "Oh yes..." ""Musashi" uses the same Chinese characters as "Takézo." It means "martial repository." Change the reading of your name from "Takézo" to "Musashi."" "Yes." "Indeed. "Miyamoto Musashi" it is." "What a fine name." "I congratulate you." "Yes sir." "During the three years in which you lived in the dark library the world has changed greatly." "The Tokugawa regime has consolidated its power, and yet there remains a core of disenfranchised ex-Toyotomi loyalists coiled together, like slithering snakes, at Nara and Mt." "Koya." "In all, across the nation, there are at least 100,000 such men." "Nonetheless no matter how they struggle they're a band of outcasts without hope of carving a niche for themselves." "The days when lowly men could rise to become Lords are over." "There are many ways to train in the way of the warrior but the fact remains that you too are a disenfranchised warrior." "You too will be going out there, to become 1 of 100,000." "The path that "war orphans" like you must follow is a steep climb." "Be mindful as you walk it." "Yes." "Well then." "Let us part ways." "Farewell." "The Ione sword." "That's right." "The realm of the sword, that is where I shall live." "My sword will be my soul, and I shall diligently polish it." "How high can I climb on the mountain of humanity?" "All I have is this singular aim." "I am a youth of 21 it is not too late." "Hanada Bridge" "Banners: "Bamboo Crafts" "Resting Place"" "It was three years ago that I promised Otsu-san that I would meet her at the foot of this bridge." "I wonder how she's been?" "Could you be..." "Takézo-san?" "Otsu-san." "What are you doing here?" "Be it a hundred-days, be it a thousand days I was going to wait, and my wish has come true." "I have never been happier." "You mean to tell me you've been waiting for me here, for three years?" "I was waiting while working as an apprentice at that shop." "I've been waiting for you to arrive." "Today, in number of days is exactly the 970th day." "You will take me with you from here onward, won't you?" "Take you where?" "To wherever you are going." "Take you where?" "The road I'm taking will be fraught with hardship." "There's no frivolity there." "Otsu-san." "The truth is, until this very day during the 900-plus days while you have been waiting for me here I was cloistered in the tower of Shirasagi Castle, kept apart from the light of day." "In the tower?" "I was in darkness for three years and, having finally arrived at a partial understanding of the human path I have just been reborn, and have come outside." "From now on, I am no longer "Takézo"..." "but have become "Miyamoto Musashi."" "Each and every precious day I have no longing whatsoever other than to do battle with my desires." "If you were to accompany me on the long path of hardship that I must walk then the only certainty is that you would never find happiness." "The more I hear you say such things, the more my heart is drawn to you." "I believe that I have found the only real man in the world." "Say what you will, I cannot take you with me." "But I will follow you anywhere." "That's fine, isn't it, as long as I don't get in the way of your training?" "Right?" "Isn't that so?" "The shop has promised me some time off." "I'll go explain it to them, and get ready." "Please wait for me, alright?" "I'll have you know, if you leave without telling me, I'll be angry." "Wait for me here, alright?" "I'll be right back." "I'm so glad, I'm so glad." "I'm so glad, I'm so glad." "Come on." "It's been worth waiting a thousand days." "Otsu-san, you sure have good luck." "Otsu-san, don't let yourselves get separated again." "Hold onto him tightly, and don't let go." "Uncle..." "Auntie..." "Thank you for having cared for me for so long." "Don't mention it..." "now come on." "Hanada Bridge" ""Please forgive me"" "Takézo-san!" "Takézo-san!" "Takézo-san!" "Takézo-san!" "Takézo-san!" ""Please forgive me"" "Takézo-san!" ""Please forgive me"" ""Please forgive me"" "Now let me ask you other than our master, Yoshioka of the Kyohachi-ryu is there anyone in the nation who truly understands the sword?" "If there is, I want to be the first to meet him." "You always turn on the flattery when our Young Master is around." "The Yoshioka-ryu isn't the only path of the sword in the nation." "In Kyoto alone, there's the school of Tomita Seigen in Kurotani in Kitano there's Ogasawara Shinsai, in Shirakawa there's Ito Yagoro Ittosai..." "So what?" "So I'm saying your arrogance isn'tjustified." "Bastard!" "You yourself are Master Yoshioka's student;" "how can you demean him?" "I'm not demeaning him." "I'm just saying you're mistaken if you smugly assume that our Young Master and his students, are the best in the nation." "Mistaken, you say?" "You're young, and yet you lack confidence." "How pathetic." "Not at all." "I'm merely admonishing you to temper your smugness." ""Admonishing"?" "I don't like your cocky attitude!" "You don't have the authority to admonish anybody!" "So, without authority, I am not allowed to state my belief?" "You're not!" "Alright, alright, we get the point." "Now stop it, both of you." "You, women." "Bring saké, saké." "Come on, saké, saké..." "Saké it is, come on." "Young Master." "This is unpleasant for you, is it not?" "Perhaps you should come with me to someplace quieter." "It's more relaxing here." "Yes." "It's far more quiet, isn't it?" "Say." "Where's Akemi?" "She's putting on makeup." "She's doing that now?" "But the Young Master's here." "Hey, you're late, Akemi." "Welcome." "Come on, the Young Master has been waiting." "Come over here." "Oko." "Come here for a sec." "Yes." "Oko." "Come here for a sec." "Sensei." "Do you smoke tobacco?" "But tobacco has recently been made illegal." "But, everyone's smoking it in secret." "Let's try it then." "Let me light it for you." "Please." "It's bitter, isn't it?" "Where did Toji go?" "Probably in Mother's room again." "He seems to be fond of Oko." "That's my impression." "Toji ditches me sometimes." "I'll bet he's off alone with her." "Hmm... am I right?" "You're terrible." "What's so funny?" "Your mother fancies Toji too, doesn't she?" "I wouldn't know anything about such things." "Say, Oko." "We got ourselves a problem." "The Young Master is smitten with Akemi, and won't take no for an answer." "But what do you say, Oko?" "What do you think?" "Do something about it." "I don't know." "It's not a bad deal." "He may only be a sword-master, but the Yoshioka Clan is rich." "A generation back, their wrestling master was the Muromachi Shogun's personal instructor." "In terms of number of students, I'd say they're tops in the nation." "Not to mention Seijuro is still single..." "It's not a bad deal, no matter how you dice it." "I'm alright with it." "As long as you're alright with it, I have no complaints." "Alright then." "The both of us will be lodging here tonight." "Oh." "You still have a guest here." "Later." "You're a man, but you're alwaysjealous." "I'm really getting fed up." "Jealous?" "Eat shit." "I'm your husband, you know?" "What are you doing?" "If you're my husband, then act like it." "Who do you think is feeding you?" "What?" "You haven't earned 100-mon since we left Go-shu Province." "You've been fed by Akemi's talents, and mine." "You drink saké, and loaf around all day." "What makes you think you've got any right to complain?" "If you think you've got the right, I want to hear about it." "I have." "What have you got to say?" "My whole life is ruined..." "because of you." "Dammit!" "What's the matter?" "Huh?" ""Muromachi Government Martial Arts Instructor, Heian:" "Yoshioka Kenpo"" "Hey, Okabe." "Who's next?" "Hey, Taki." "Hey, Okabe." "Yeah." "Is he okay?" "Yeah." "Hey." "Hey." "Are you alright?" "Hey." "Hey." "Doesn't anybody know where our Young Master is?" "I wouldn't know about that." "No, we're sure." "The Young Master and Toji-dono should be here." "Like I said, I don't know." "Then take this message for me." "A wandering student from Sakushu Province, by the name of Miyamoto Musashi a ronin from Miyamoto Village, arrived at our dojo and none of the students can best him." "He's still there, and says he won't leave..." "until the Young Master returns." "So we ask for him to return immediately." "So, you say this man is a ronin from Sakushu Province and his name is Miyamoto Musashi?" "That's correct." "...and his name is Miyamoto Musashi?" "Miyamoto "Musashi."" "It's Také-yan!" "They've forgotten to light the candles..." "Hey." "Somebody light the candles!" "Who cares about the candles!" "All of you..." "You're always bragging about how great you are." "How do you plan to avenge us?" "Yokogawa!" "H..." "Hayashi!" "Are you going to hand the dojo over to that country bumpkin?" "Kill him!" "Kill him for me!" "Where are you going?" "You know where." "Where are you going?" "You." "Do you still insist on a match with the Young Master?" "I ask this of him." "Then you must be ready to accept the consequences." "It is as I have said before." "Then come now to the dojo." "I, Yokogawa Kansuke, shall be your match." "No." "I shall wait for Seijuro-dono to return, as long as it takes." "I don't understand it." "How can a beggar ronin student..." "be so confident?" "I don't understand it." "The Young Master has returned." "Young Master." "Where is the ronin?" "Young Master." "He insisted on staying until you returned so we have him waiting in that room." "Uhh..." "Toji-dono." "Toji-dono." "If you let that ronin leave alive it will bring ruin upon the name of the Yoshioka Dojo." "Kill him." "Don't let him out alive." "Call the ronin to the dojo." "Yes sir." "Wait." "Hold on a moment." "Yes sir." "Please lend me your ear." "What?" "A sneak attack?" "As my name is Seijuro, such an act of cowardice would be unbecoming." "What if it is said that we were afraid..." "and swarmed a pathetic country warrior?" "Leave this to us." "We can handle this." "All of you, do you think that I, Seijuro, could be defeated by this ronin?" "That is not the point." "Your victory over him accrues you no honor." "The entire group is in agreement;" "our Young Master cannot stoop so low." "It's not the kind of thing that would become known outside, anyway." "Besides, if we allow him to leave alive the world would become privy to the shaming of your clan." "Toji, we can't wait any longer." "Hey, Hayashi." "Yes sir." """ "Uji":" "Polite, somewhat formal honorific." "Miyamoto-uji." "Sorry to have kept you waiting." "Please come out for a moment." "Huh?" "He's escaped." "We blew it!" "He couldn't have gotten far!" "Find him!" "Yeah!" "Find him!" "What happened?" "He's a coward." "He fled." "What happened?" "Flowers for sale." "Flowers for sale." "Flowers for sale." "Flowers for sale." "Flowers for sale." "Flowers for sale." "Ronin..." "Me?" "Yeah." "Sir, might you be Miyamoto-sama?" "Me?" "I am." "Your name is Musashi?" "I am." "What can I do for you?" "Nothing." "Thanks..." "What can I do for you?" "Wasshoi, wasshoi, wasshoi..." "Hongan'do" "Please protect my one and only sister." "Please bring hardship upon Musashi." "Give me death, or make me the greatest swordsman in the nation." "Banners: "Depository"" "Where?" "That's the guy." "Where?" "Indeed, it is Takézo." "Oh..." "Obaba and Uncle Gon." "Let me down." "Let me down." "Gon, don't blow it." "Obaba..." "Don't come near me, Takézo." "I've been waiting a long time for my vengeance." "Water." "Bring water." "Yeah." "The old lady is... challenging that young man to a duel?" "It appears so." "Why are you in a panic?" "He's nothing but a snot-nosed twerp." "He's learned a little swordplay, but he clearly doesn't know much." "Just calm yourself down." "Obaba." "Obaba." "Obaba." "Bastard, you just try and lay a hand on her!" "What an impressive avenger!" "Who's laughing?" "!" "This isn't a laughing matter." "She's come all the way from Sakushu to punish the guy who took away her son's bride." "She's been waiting here for him, at Kiyomizu Temple." "She's challenging a ronin, despite her age." "Her spunk is irresistible!" "It's the humane thing to do to root for the underdog." "Isn't that right, everyone?" "We won't let anyone harm the elderly!" "Isn't that right, everyone?" "Do it!" "Don't let that ronin leave alive!" "Do it!" "Gon, are you ready?" "Takézo." "I've heard you've changed your name." ""Miyamoto Musashi" huh?" "An impressive-sounding name." "How pathetic." "Did you think that would stop Obaba from finding you?" "How foolish..." "The Buddha has revealed your hiding place." "Either you'll have my head or Obaba will take your life." "I challenge you!" "Get ready!" "It has been five years since you ran away from Miyamoto Village." "I suffered much hardship looking for you..." "I might be old, but I, Gonroku, will not be defeated by a twerp like you." "So get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Get ready!" "Obaba..." "Get ready!" "Why aren't you drawing your sword?" "Are you frightened, Takézo?" "Bastard!" "Obaba, be careful!" "Obaba!" "Takézo, are you running away?" "Hold it!" "Bastard, hold it right there!" "Takézo, are you running away?" "Are your swords for decoration only?" "Don't you know how to wield them?" "Hold it!" "Don't come near!" "Hold it!" "I'll butcher you all." "Hey, I see him!" "Hold it!" "Oh!" "He's gone!" "He's a fast runner!" "Oh!" "He's gone!" "He's a fast runner!" "He's a fast runner!" "He sure runs fast!" "He sure runs fast!" "Dammit!" "He sure runs fast!" "They're saying that the wandering student staying here at this flophouse is such a weakling, he's famous for it." "That's really annoying me." "Is it true that he ran away from a fight at Kiyomizu?" "I have no idea." "Hey kid, so you're here again." "I have no idea." "Oh, Master." "Were you eavesdropping?" "That's not fair." "You'll drink tonight too, right?" "I guess so." "You'll drink tonight too, right?" "I guess so." "I guess so." "5-go?" "5-go?" "I don't need that much." "5-go?" "I don't need that much." "I don't need that much." "3-go?" "I can't drink so much." "I can't drink so much." "Then how much?" "You're cheap, Miyamoto-san." "You're too much for me, kid." "The fact is, I'm almost broke." "I'm just a poor warrior." "Don't think badly of me." "I'll go have the dealer measure some for you, and get you a bargain." "He's finagled another bottle out of me." "He's an enterprising little tyke, isn't he?" "Innkeeper, got any spare clothes?" "Yeah, I figured you'd come back soaked." "Innkeeper, got any spare clothes?" "I've got them ready for you." "Miyamoto-uji." "I am..." "I've seen you before." "At the gate of Yoshioka Dojo and after that, I saw you at Kiyomizu." "You knew I was there?" "What can I do for you?" "Well, I came because I have a question I very much want to ask." "Why did you run away from the Yoshioka Dojo?" "It's strategy." "Strategy?" "It is as I thought." "Farewell, then." "We might meet again some time." "Who was that?" "An acquaintance?" "No." "I wouldn't quite say he's an acquaintance." "Master." "I got it." "You took so long." "Well, there was a drunk guy at the shop and he kept pestering me with questions about Musashi-san." "You blabbed stuff, didn't you?" "There's nothing I could tell him." "Everyone knows what happened at Kiyomizu-dera Temple the day before yesterday." "Master here was in a tight spot, surrounded by a mob of palanquin-bearers." "Jotaro." "Let's not talk about that any more." "I'll pour it for you, alright?" "Here." "Thanks." "Here." "Master, do you like saké?" "Yeah, I like it." "Master, do you like saké?" "But you can't drink if you're poor." "Military strategists can get hired by fief lords and earn a lot, right?" "That's exactly right." "Is it true that Yagyu, who was hired by Lord Tokugawa got a stipend of 11,500 koku in Edo?" "It's true." "Then why are you so poor, Master?" "Is it because you're weak?" "Perhaps so." "By the way, let me ask you something." "What's your province?" "Himeji." "Ban-shu Province?" "Himeji." "You're from Saku-shu Province right, Master?" "Yeah." "We're neighbors." "You're from Saku-shu Province right, Master?" "What kind of work did your father do in Himeji?" "He was a samurai." "A samurai." "Note:" "Tanzaemon was the officer who was hunting Takézo (Musashi) in the first film." "My dad's name is Aoki Tanzaemon." "At one time, he had 500-koku." "What?" "Aoki Tanzaemon?" "Yeah." "But he became a ronin when I was six." "We had no money, so he got me a place here at the liquor shop and then joined a Zen monastery." "That's why I want to become a samurai, no matter what." "When you're a samurai, the most important thing is being good with a sword, right?" "Master." "Can you please make me your student?" "Please?" "I'll do anything." "Please, Master." "Come on." "Now now, Jotaro." "Don't go overboard and vex my customer." "No." "No." "Come on, Master." "It's alright, isn't it?" "Alright, alright." "I'll make you my student." "Come on, Master." "It's alright, isn't it?" "Now go and have a good talk with the master of your place." "Come back here after that." "Alright Master." "You promise." "You can't lie to me, you know." "Rain, rain, rain a lot, rain even more..." "Rain, rain, rain a lot, rain even more..." "Rain, rain..." "Innkeeper, thanks for all you've done for me." "If only that twerp didn't harass you with his demands." "It's not the kid's fault." "I intend to go and see the famous spearmen at Hozo'in in Yamato." "The kid will probably come back later and give you trouble, but I'll leave him in your hands." "Yes." "Have a safe trip." "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master, you're a jackass." "You're a liar, Master." "There's nothing to cry about." "I don't care!" "I don't care!" "I was in the wrong." "Calm down now." "I did not intend to deceive you, but you have a father and a master." "I couldn'tjust take you along without their permission." "That's why I told you to go and talk to your master." "Right?" "So what did he say?" "He said, "go."" "He said, "No normal warrior or dojo will accept a twerp like you as a student."" ""But that man staying at Kichin Inn is a famous weakling." "He'll be a perfect master for you..." ""...and you'll be a perfect lackey for him." He gave me this wooden sword as a parting gift." "He's a funny master." "I also dropped by to see the owner of the Kichin Inn and he gave me this hat." ""Kichin," huh?" "Also, Master..." "What?" "Also, Master..." "Here it is." "This." "What is it?" "Here it is." "This." "When I was getting you the saké last night there was this drunk guy at the shop who was asking about you." "Remember, I told you?" "You were saying something like that." "He asked me to give this to you." "You were saying something like that." ""Matahachi"" "Oh my." "Matahachi!" ""Matahachi"" ""Since we parted at the foot of Mount Ibuki, I have often thought of our homeland."" ""By chance, I overheard a Yoshioka Dojo student speaking of you."" ""I have been wavering ever since:" "Should I come and see you or not?"" ""In this indecisive state, I have gotten myself very drunk at the liquor shop."" "And so forth so on..." ""However..." ""...since parting ways with you..." ""..." "I have been imprisoned in a kennel of sexual desire."" ""And my flesh has withered in idleness."" ""Five frustrating years..." ""...have passed without purpose."" ""Your fame as a swordsman is on the rise."" ""More cups of saké, more cups of saké."" "So you'll give this to him, won't you?" "Yeah." "Good." "Yeah." ""Some people say..." ""...that Musashi is weak;" "that he is a coward."" ""Then there are some who say that he is a mysterious swordsman..." ""...and the 1,000 students of the Yoshioka Dojo have taken an interest in you..." ""...since the recent incident, and are desperately trying to find you." "Do be wary."" "One-thousand students..." "Jotaro." "Did this man tell you where he is staying?" "I didn't ask him." "Would the liquor-store owner know?" "I didn't ask him." "He probably wouldn't." "It was his first visit." "But maybe he does;" "I can ask." "Jotaro." "Let's get down to business right away." "I have a favor to ask of you." "What, Master?" "I want you to go to Kyoto on an errand." "I have to go back again?" "I want you to go to Kyoto on an errand." "I want you to deliver this letter..." "to the Yoshioka Dojo at Shijo." "And I've got one more favor to ask." "What?" "And I've got one more favor to ask." "That drunk guy that wrote me the letter his name is Hon'iden Matahachi, an old friend of mine." "I want you to go see him." "See him, and then what?" "Well..." "See him, and then what?" "Tell him this:" "That next year, on the first seven days of the year I will go to Gojo Bridge every morning and wait for him." "So ask him to meet me there." "Got it." "So ask him to meet me there." "I'll go on to Nara." "I'll tell the Hozo'in spearmen where I'm staying so ask for me there." ""To Yoshioka Seijuro and his students."" "Wow." "Jotaro." "I'm counting on you." "Yeah." "I'm counting on you." "You still doubt me?" "If I break another promise to you, strike off my head." "Yeah." "But wait for me for sure, alright?" "Alright." "Yeah." "But wait for me for sure, alright?" "You promised!" ""It has come to my attention that your students are inquiring about my whereabouts."" ""I am currently on the route of Yamato, and shall be touring Iga and Ise for about a year."" "Let him say what he will." ""But early in the spring, in the first month, I promise to pay you another visit."" "How cocky." "He's hinting that he's going to challenge us to a duel." "Early in the spring, the first month..." "Auntie, you're good at singing." "Who's that?" "Where are you from, kid?" "And how dare you call me "Auntie." I'm a young girl." "In that case, young girl, where's the teahouse called the Yomogi Inn?" "The Yomogi Inn, well, that would be us." "I see." "Then a man named Hon'iden Matahachi is staying here, isn't he?" "Somebody at the Yoshioka Dojo told me." "He isn't." "He used to live here, though." "Where did he go?" "Well..." "I don't know." "You see, he ran away from home." "What am I going to do?" "Who sent you here?" "My master." "Who sent you here?" "Who's your master?" "Miyamoto Musashi." "Who's your master?" "Are you delivering a letter or something?" "No, I have a message for him." "Are you delivering a letter or something?" "What's the message?" "Maybe I can tell him for you, if he ever comes back." "He said that he really wants to meet the man called Matahachi." "Who wants to meet with him?" "Miyamoto-san." "Who wants to meet with him?" "Miyamoto?" "That's right." "His name's Miyamoto Musashi." "And how do you write the name "Musashi"?" ""Mu" is the "bu" of "bushi"." "The "bu" of "bushi"?" "Don't you know?" "It's like this." ""Mu"" ""Sashi" "Mu"" "Could he be called Takézo-san?" "It's Musashi." "But you can also read that as "Takézo"." "It's Musashi." "You're hard-headed." "So, this Musashi-san wants to meet with him?" "Tell him that he'll be waiting for him at the great bridge of Gojo, at the start of the new year." "The start of the new year, at Gojo Bridge?" "Yeah." "That's right." "Akemi." "What's taking you so long?" "Stop gossiping with that ragamuffin;" "hurry up and finish your duties." "Hey!" "I'm not a ragamuffin." "Akemi, come in already." "But I still have more laundry." "Let the maid do the rest." "But I still have more laundry." "Don't you have to take a bath, and put on your makeup?" "If Seijuro-san sees you like that, he'll lose all interest." "Weird woman!" "What did you call me?" "Say it again." "Whoops, she heard me!" "Yikesl It's dark in the western alley of Hon-no-ji Temple." "Old crones make themselves up with white cosmetics and give birth to Chinese girls, and red-haired boysl" "Tari- yan tari- yan tari- yan tan." "Now this is the life!" "I'll get there while I'm napping." "Even if the horse is common, when a great general rides it it's like the moon's reflection on a pond, and ink turns to gold leaf." "Piki- pee no toppiki- pi." "Even if the horse is common, if it lives in a muddy paddy it's got to tromp, it's got to carry." "Hin, hin, hin." "Piki- pee no toppiki- pi." "You rascal!" "Ouch!" "You rascal!" "Why are you riding on the end of the cart?" "It's not like you're the one pulling it, Uncle." "Who cares?" "Get out of here!" "Stingy jackass!" "Jackass!" "Ahh, that hurts." "Hey?" "It's gone." "Where'd it go?" "Little boy." "Did you drop something?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "Money?" "Money?" "No." "Money?" ""1-shaku:" About 1 foot." "Then was it a bamboo tube about 1-shaku long, with a string tied on it?" "Yeah." "That's it." "Yes." "In that case, when you were at the foot of Manpuku-ji Temple you got yelled at by the horse-keepers for messing with the horses, right?" "Yeah." "When you got scared and ran away, the string broke and it fell to the ground." "There was a samurai there who was talking with the horse-keepers and he picked it up." "You can ask him about it." "Really?" "Thanks." "Wait, you don't have to go back." "Here he comes now." "Kid." "You dropped this letter-tube at Manpuku-ji Temple, didn't you?" "Oh." "There it is." ""There it is" nothing." "That's an important message you've got there." "How will you, a message-bearer, answer to your master if you dilly-dally along the way?" "Sir, you saw what's inside, didn't you?" "It is only proper to inspect the contents of a lost item before returning it to its owner." "However, I did not break the seal of the letter itself." "You too, inspect the contents, and then receive it." "I'm not going to lose it again." "Thank you very much, kind sir." "It's nothing." "Miss... is this kid with you?" "No." "I don't know him at all." "No wonder, there's such a mismatch." "What a strange kid." "Look at his Kichin hat swaying." "How innocent he is, is he not?" "I wonder where he is going?" "What's your name, lady?" "Kid." "It's considered polite to introduce yourself before you ask for someone's name." "My name's Jotaro." "That's not fair." "I said my name, now it's your turn, sir." "Me?" "I am Shoda Kizaemon of Koyagyu." "Now it's your turn, lady." "My name is Otsu." "Now it's your turn, lady." "Otsu-san, huh?" "Ozo'in" "If I may ask you a question." "If I may ask you a question." "What is it?" "What is it?" "Is this temple called Ozo'in?" "What is it?" "It is as you see it written." "I was told that there was a Hozo'in temple here at Aburazaka but could I be mistaken?" "Hozo'in is behind this temple, they're back-to-back." "Are you going there to make a challenge?" "Are you going there to make a challenge?" "Yes." "Yes." "Well then, I suggest that you reconsider." "Yes." "You still have use of your arms and legs." "It's one thing if you're crippled, and have come here to be healed." "It's another thing to come all the way here, only to become crippled." "I have heard as much, but I know what I am doing." "So you still insist on proceeding?" "I have come this far." "So you still insist on proceeding?" "I have come this far." "I have come this far." "I suppose so." "I suppose so." "If it's back-to-back with this temple..." "I suppose so." "...which route should I take to get there?" "Go through the temple yard..." "...which route should I take to get there?" "...and out the back." "It's a lot closer that way." "I am much obliged." "A martial artist?" "Yes." "A martial artist?" "Why are you here at our hall?" "I have come seeking instruction." "Why are you here at our hall?" "Mmm." "Enter." ""Logbook of names of visitors, Hozo'in Deacon"" "Under whose tutelage did you study the martial arts?" "I am self-taught." "Under whose tutelage did you study the martial arts?" "You are probably aware that the Hozo'in style is a unique form of spearsmanship handed down for generations, and known nationwide." "It is rough." "It is fierce." "It is a merciless style of the spear." "Before proceeding, why don't you read the agreement in the logbook?" ""As I am here to receive instruction at the temple, if by chance I become maimed..." ""...or even if I bring death upon myself, I will not complain."" "I acknowledge." "In that case, this way." "Next!" "Next!" "Next!" "Who's next?" "How about you, there?" "Who, me?" "Indeed." "Who, me?" "Well, perhaps another time." "You, sitting next to him?" "Me too, some other time." "Yes." "Oh... how about you, there?" "Oh..." "I'm not feeling too well today." "Not feeling well, eh?" "You there." "What will you do?" "Please." "You there." "What will you do?" "What do you mean, "please"?" "Please, allow me." "What do you mean, "please"?" "Idiot!" "Monk Agon, you are a great fool." "Observe him." "He is a board that will hit back." "Agon, it is futile." "Delay the match until the day after tomorrow." "Wait for Master Inshun to return." "Do you agree?" "Don't get cocky!" "Monk Agon!" "Are you alright?" "Guest." "What can I do for you?" "Reverend Nikkan would like to meet you." "Please do come in again." "Oh." "I'm glad you came." "Please." "Have a seat." "Yes." ""Chagayu:" Tea-flavored rice gruel or soup." "Let me offer you chagayu." "Yes." "This is notjust for you." "We serve it to all our visiting students." "It is a tradition here." "Please try it." "I shall." "By the way, I am a priest of the Ozo'in Temple in the back." "My name is Nikkan." "As Prelate Inshun is absent, I am greeting you in his stead." "I appreciate your polite greeting." "I have truly received a fine lesson today." "I am sorry about Monk Agon." "It's nothing." "Such things are to be expected in sparring." "He was aware of the consequences." "Do not concern yourself with it." "And his injuries?" "He died immediately." "So he died..." "Guest." "Yes." "Your name is Miyamoto Musashi, is it not?" "Yes it is." "Under whose tutelage did you learn the martial arts?" "I have no master." ""Jutte /Jitte":" "A 3-pronged hand-weapon that can be used to catch and bind a sword." "When I was a child, I learned the art of the jutte from my father Munisai." "More recently, I have been traveling around the country learning from any experienced man that I encounter and even considering the mountains and rivers under the heavens to be teachers." "Mmm." "That is commendable." "Nonetheless, you are too strong." "You are exceedingly strong." "No." "In my opinion, I am still very immature and inexperienced." "In that case... you must learn to control your strength." "You have to become much weaker." "Yes?" "A while ago, when I was working in the vegetable field, you walked by, didn't you?" ""Shaku:" A unit of measurement, approximately 1 foot." "At that time, you jumped about 9-shaku away from me, and kept going." "Why did you do that?" "Because I thought that the hoe that you were holding might come swinging sideways toward my feet." "Also, although you were looking down and digging up the soil your mind's eye encompassed the entirety of my being and you were probing for vulnerability, with a frightening, killing intensity." "You have it exactly backwards." "When you came walking toward me I palpably felt your killing intensity at the tip of my hoe, even from 10-kan away." "Each and every step you take bleeds with the energy of readiness for battle." "Therefore, naturally I reacted to it, and armed myself in my mind." "If you were a common farmer, and had passed me by just working in the vegetable garden then you would have seen me as a regular old geezer, hoeing his vegetables." "In other words, your perception of my killing intensity was a mere mirage." "You conjured up that mirage yourself, got frightened, and jumped away from it." "I have lost." "I have been defeated." "I know that I won in terms of strength." "Why is it then that I feel this sense of defeat?" "Did you forget something?" "No." "Perhaps tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow a child will come looking for me." "Please tell him that I will be lodging by the lake of Sarusawa so he should look for me at an inn in that area." "Oh, I see." "I appreciate it." "Oh, I see." "I had forgotten to leave him the message..." "Indeed, I was defeated." "A fledgling." "I'm a fledgling." "If only we had money." "You attacked a woman last night, didn't you?" "Hey... where are you going?" "I'm going to go take a leak." "Hey!" "Please." "Please return him to me." "Please return him to me." "You can have him back if you bring rice and saké." "What?" "How can you be so unreasonable?" "Please return him to me." "Please return him to me." "That's a tasty looking dog." "The red ones taste good." "How could you do that to him, poor dog." "We did it again." "Hey... prepare it." "Hey, there's the guy that killed Agon." "Oh." "So that's the samurai." "He's young but looks strong." "You." "What's the meaning of this, eating in hiding?" "Give it over." "What are you doing?" "Shit, this is mine." "Shit, this is mine." "How dare you say it's yours." "How dare you say it's yours." "I gave you some already, this is mine." "How dare you say it's yours." "This boy." "Was he irritating you, warrior?" "Not at all." "Babies are so cute." "Yes." "He's such a naughty one." "Oh no, Grandpa." "He nodded off again." "Your grandpa's a piece of work." "Please come in and rest a while." "Alright, I suppose I will." "Good boy..." "I will bring some tea." "Please relax." "Come on, let's go." "This is the house of my older sister so please make yourself comfortable, and do not worry about the cost." "Much obliged." "Please have a relaxing stay." "He's sleeping well." "Please." "The owner will arrive shortly in order to greet you." "Welcome." "You are the owner of this house?" "Yes." "You are the owner of this house?" "You might be wondering why I have invited you here." "Permit me to explain." "There are now many ronin in Nara, and most of them are of dubious character." "Their corrupt public behavior is unspeakable." "Recently, every night, these lawless ronin attack houses with no men in residence." "They make a pretense of paying a visit." "Indeed, it has been so frightening, so frightening, every night." "I see." "So that's where I come in." "Yes." "Indeed, it is rather forward of me, but given the circumstances, please stay as long as you like." "I am much obliged." "By the way, my companion will be looking for me." "I would appreciate it if you could post a sign for him at the gate." "I shall do as you ask." ""Miyamoto-sama'Lodgings"" "Bye." "Jotaro-san." "Be well." "Travel safely, alright?" "Uncle and Otsu-san, goodbye!" "Travel safely, alright?" "I know, I know." "Hey there, Miyamoto-uji." "What can I say, we were all amazed." "You are the only man to ever defeat one of the "Seven Legs" of the Hozo'in and you did it with a single blow;" "it's got to be unprecedented." "The arrogant Agon, he just groaned and keeled over." "It was the best thing we've seen in quite a while." "We're all talking about you all the time." "Everyone's asking, "Just who is this Miyamoto Musashi" guy?" "Anytime us ronin get together, we gossip about you." "They say that Hozo'in's reputation has been completely tarnished." "I wonder if there is anyone in the land who is your equal." "For a man with such remarkable skills to be a ronin is a crying shame." "And who are all of you?" "How rude of us." "I am Yamazoe Danpachi." "I am Otomo Banryu." "I am Yasukawa Yasubei." "I am Otomo Banryu." "And what is the reason for your visit?" "Let me get right to it." "We intend to stage a play at the foot of the Kasuga Shrine." "Now, when you hear the word "play," naturally you think of theatrical plays and the like..." "However, this is a "tournament" which will educate the public about martial arts." "We're setting up a place for it now, and the word is getting around." "Butjust three competitors is not enough." "And a talented challenger might swoop in and steal away all our winnings." "That's why we came to talk to you, in the hopes that you mightjoin us." "If you agree, of course we'll share the profits equally." "But in the meantime, we'll pay for all your food and lodging." "What do you say?" "You can make a bundle, and use it to fund your nextjourney." "If that is your business, then you needn't waste your time any longer." "I refuse." "Why?" "I am not a gambler." "I also eat my meals with chopsticks, not wooden swords." "What did you say?" "Don't you understand?" "I, Miyamoto, am a swordsman to the bone." "What did you say?" "Jackasses, get out!" "Alright." "Let's go!" "You're cocky." "We'll get you for this." "He's a ronin like the rest of us." "Who does he think he is?" "Damn him." "Damn him, we'll get him for this." "We'll get you!" "Damn him, we'll get him for this." "Oh." "It's Master Miyamoto." "Master!" "Hey." "Oh." "Master." "Hey." "Good, you found me." "Good job, good job." "Master." "Good job, good job." "Who were those guys?" "Did they come to bully you, Master?" "Never mind them." "Did you bring back a reply?" "Yeah, I got it." "Here." "This is the reply from the Yoshioka Dojo." "A job well done." "Unfortunately, I couldn't find the man called Hon'iden Matahachi." "I left the message for him with the people of his house." "I see." "Good." "You're covered with dust;" "you must be tired, is that not so?" "I don't want to put you out, but could you please give this boy a bath, and something to eat?" "Yes." "I shall." "I see... this is the cute guest that you've been waiting for." "Come on." "Come on over." "Don't hesitate." "Have them show you in." "Come here." "Come on." "Much obliged." ""Another match is indeed what I desire."" ""If you do not arrive by the promised winter..." ""...we shall deem you as having fled in a fit of cowardice."" ""We shall make your contemptible nature the laughingstock of the nation."" ""Bear that in mind." "Yoshioka Seijuro and School, to Musashi-dono."" "Written for him, most likely." "Good morning, Auntie." "Good morning to you." "Good morning, Auntie." "You will have to pardon me, but as a parting gift, I have been sewing this haori vest for the last several days." "I don't know if you'll like it, but please do take it with you." "Not only have you been a perfect hostess, but now you give me such a gift." "Oh no, it is nothing of consequence." "It was a memento of my late husband, who was a Noh-music master." "I thought it would be appropriate for a young knight-errant like you so I put some effort into it." "I am much obliged." "I shall receive it." "You're lucky." "Auntie, what are you going to give me?" "I wonder if I have a matching design?" "I don't want no kimono." "Is there anything you would like?" "Can I have this?" "Hey you, what's the idea?" "It's alright." "He can have it." "Hey you, what's the idea?" "But I ask you to take good care of it." "Alright?" "Yeah." "Enough." "What a scaredy-cat." "Don't play pranks." "What a scaredy-cat." "I'm going to scare everyone with this." "If you're going to do mischief with it, I'll take it away from you." "He's a mischievous kid." "Oh, you're still here." "Sister." "Sister." "What is it?" "Guest." "You cannot leave now." "Please return upstairs." "Did something happen?" "Yes." "When they found out you were leaving this morning..." "Did something happen?" "...about 20 Hozo'in monks, carrying spears led by the newly-returned Inshun, left for Hannya Hill." "They went to Hannya Hill?" "Inshun has returned." "Miyamoto-sama." "Leaving Nara today..." "Inshun has returned." "...would be tantamount to throwing your life away." "Please go back upstairs, and consider leaving at night instead." "Yes." "Did they say that they were going to wait for me at Hannya Hill?" "I do not know for sure, but they went in that direction." "According to town gossip, in addition to the Hozo'in monks the local Nara ronin have gathered at all the crossroads and are saying that they are going to capture the man called Miyamoto and hand him over to the Hozo'in." "Have you gone around slandering Hozo'in?" "I did no such thing." "But they're very angry, and accuse you of hiring people to post notices lampooning Hozo'in at all the crossroads of Nara." "Lampoons?" "Yes." "Here." "Such as this." "Lampoons?" ""Monks have no business swinging spears, they are only good at reading scriptures."" "I would never write anything like this." "Come on Jotaro." "Let's go." "Must you go, no matter what?" "Come on Jotaro." "Let's go." "If I wait until nightfall, calamity would assuredly befall your house." "I can't avail myself of your hospitality, only to make trouble for you." "Please do not concern yourself." "No." "I must go." "Please do not concern yourself." "Jotaro." "Express your gratitude." "Thank you for all you have done for us." "Alright." "Follow me." "Jotaro." "Yes?" "What is it?" "Jotaro." "Isn't traveling through these mountains wonderful?" "It feels like we're walking on the chirping of the birds." "What?" "What's that?" "You know, the birds." "Oh." "Yes." "You know, the birds." "The fields of Hannya are nearby." "The time is drawing nearer." "Jotaro." "Yes." "Jotaro." "You and I will part ways here." "Stay clear of me." "Otherwise, you'll get caught in the fray." "There is no point in you getting hurt." "Why are you crying?" "You're the student of a martial artist, are you not?" "If I get injured and am forced to flee, you can run in the same direction." "Head to the village of Yagyu." "Or, if I am struck down and killed return to the liquor shop, and tend to your duties again." "Understood?" "You stay here and watch..." "understand?" "Master, let's run!" "Let's run away!" "Master, let's run!" "Let's run away!" "Please run away!" "Please run away!" "Jotaro." "Listen well." "A samurai cannot run away." "You are becoming a samurai, are you not?" "I'm scared." "I'm scared to die." "Have pity on me, and run away." "Please run!" "I know, I too want to run away." "We are alike in that neither of us really knew our parents." "I wish I could run with you, but today, I cannot." "But Master, let's run away while there's time." "Let's run away." "You're a child of a samurai, are you not?" "I will not be defeated." "No, I will definitely win." "It's alright if I win, is it not?" "This is no good." "A guy like you can't be a warrior." "Go back to the liquor store!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Oh." "Musashi-dono." "Where are you headed?" "Where are you headed?" "We met the other day." "We met the other day." "I apologize for that day." "We met the other day." "I ask that it be considered water under the bridge;" "please pretend that you never heard us." "So, where are you headed?" "I think I will go through Iga, to the Ise Road." "And you?" "I have some business in Tsukigasé." "Strange." "What is?" "That smoke." "What is?" "What about it?" "I sense there is something demonic in that smoke." "How does it appear to your eyes?" "What do you mean, "demonic"?" "For example..." "What do you mean, "demonic"?" "...I can also see it in your eyes!" "I will release it!" "Hey!" "Yamazoe got killed!" "He got killed?" "He got killed?" "Hey!" "Yamazoe got killed!" "Dear Gods, please help him." "Deity Hachiman." "Deity Konpira." "The Gods of the Kasuga sanctum." "Please come to the aid of my master!" "Please." "Please." "Are you Inshun of Hozo'in?" "Indeed." "I would not write this kind of thing." "Things should not only be seen with the eyes and heard with the ears but also felt with the gut." "A monk ought to know that." "Talk is futile!" "A monk ought to know that." "Alright." "Talk is useless here." "Who will challenge me?" "I will!" "Who will challenge me?" "He's tough!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Help us!" "Deploy the spearmen!" "What are you waiting for?" "This isn't what you promised!" "Silence!" "We never promised you anything!" "This isn't fair!" "This isn't fair, monks!" "Alright." "Get them!" "What are you doing!" "Have you gone mad!" "You're not supposed to come after us!" "You're not supposed to come after us!" "Don't let a single one escape from the fields of Hannya!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Master!" "Jotaro." "Master!" "Master!" "Don't cry." "Don't cry!" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Miyamoto-dono." "You honored us with your visit the other day and I regret that I was absent at the time." "I observed your sword technique as you fought this rabble today." "I, Inshun, was impressed." "Please." "Come and wash away the defilement of blood, and rest with us." "This way." "Please wait." "I believed that all of you were my enemies today, and was prepared with a deep resolve." "Why then did you become my ally instead?" "I cannot help but be suspicious." "We never became your ally." "We might've played a little rough, but all we did today was clean up Nara." "What? "Cleaned up"?" "Concerning that, Master Nikkan, who knows you well, will give you all the details." "You can talk to him instead of me." "Monks of Hozo'in." "A job well done." "The civil office will clean this up." "Leave the rest to us." "You may now leave." "You fellows can head back now." "Old master, we shall take our leave then." "You fellows can head back now." "Well done, all." "Withdraw!" "Well done, all." "What do you think?" "Did you find today's events instructive?" "Instructive?" "Please enlighten me." "I beseech you." "Of course." "As it happens the officers who just left were in the service of Nara Magistrate Okubo Nagayasu." "The magistrate is new here, and his officers haven't yet gotten accustomed to the area." "Exploiting this, the evil ronin mooched, extorted, burgled, kidnapped women, and terrorized widows." "In short, they were despicable." "The magistrate had his hands full." "Yamazoe Danpachi, Yasukawa Yasubei, and so on about 14 or 15 of that bunch were the rotten core of the ronin." "Now, Yamazoe, Yasukawa, and so on, held a grudge against you, did they not?" "However, they knew they were no match for you so they came up with a nifty ploy to get the Hozo'in to do their dirty work for them." "Whereupon, I decided to use their scheme to launch a big cleanup of the city of Nara." "And thus I laid out a plan to Inshun." "And now, the monks are happy, the magistrate's office of Nara is happy and the local ravens are happy." "Hooray!" "Are you saying that the sword of Musashi was but a prop that danced to your plan?" "That I wasjust your puppet?" "Is that what you think?" "Indeed." "I am deeply mortified." "Is that what you think?" "No, no, that is not the case." "I too am of the school of Buddha." "I do not deceive people." "I do not use people." "If one believes that youth have the advantage in battle or that military might is all that matters, one is in grave error." "There are many paths to victory." "In time, if you too follow the path of your elders you will come to understand this." "Hey." "Child." "Child." "What is it?" "Child." "Instead of fooling around out there, go and bring some stones." "Stones." "Stones like this?" "That's a good one." "Now go get a whole bunch more." "Yes." "(Namu myo... )" "Here." "Good job." "Good job." "Go place them on the corpses." "It's an oblation to them." "Yeah." "Farewell." ""Namu myoho renge-kyo":" "The Daimoku chant." ""A prayer."" ""Myoho renge-kyo..."" "So you kill them, pay homage, and recite scripture... what a lie!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "Strategy is all about winning in battle." "I do not use my sword to pray." "I use it to win!" "THE END"