"ripped by qwerzz" "MIYAMOTO MUSASHI III" "Birth of the Nito-ryu Style" "Produced by Okawa Hiroshi" "Production Design:" "Tsujino Kimiharu" " Ogawa Takaya" " Okinaga Takao Original Work by Yoshikawa Eiji Screenplay:" "Suzuki Naoyuki" " Uchida Tomu" "Cinematography:" "Yoshida Sadaji Lighting:" "Watada Hiroshi Sound:" "Watabe Yoshitake Art Direction:" "Suzuki Takatoshi Music:" "Kosugi Ta'ichiro Editing:" "Miyamoto Shintaro" "Assistant Director:" "Yamashita Kousaku Log Keeper:" "Umezu Yasuko Props:" "Tachi Kiyoshi Sets:" "Miyakawa Toshio Makeup:" "Hayashi Masanobu Coiffure:" "Sakurai Fumiko Costumes:" "Mikami Go Swordplay Choreography:" "Adachi Reijiro Production Supervisor:" "Kataoka Terushichi" "CAST" "Nakamura Kin'nosuke as Miyamoto Musashi" "Oka Satomi as Akemi Irie Wakaba as Otsu" "Kawarasaki Choichiro as Hayashi Kichijiro Minami Hiroshi as Gion Toji Takeuchi Mitsuru as Jotaro Tani Kei as Akakabe Yasoma Hira Mikijiro as Yoshioka Denshichiro" "Abe Kusuo as Gon Kataoka Eijiro as Murata Yosa Kagawa Ryosuke as Ueda Ryohei Toyama Takashi as Kimura Sukekuro Kuni Ichitaro as Yokogawa Kansuke Kusumoto Kenji as The Friend Hori Masao as Shoda Kizaemon Kanda Takashi as Debuchi Magobei" "Tokita Fujio as The Fisherman Dan Tokumaro as Tamihachi Toyama Kinjiro as Kobashi Fujiki Kin'nosuke as A Ronin Kawaji Makoto as An Officer Suzuki Kin'ya as Oike Osaki Shiro as The Inn Proprietor Kataoka Hanzo as The Liquor Store Proprietor Nakamura Kinji as Nishiyama" "Shimada Hyogo as The Student Messenger Hatano Hiroshi as A Minor Samurai Egi Kenji as The Young Samurai Takane Toshio as A Gatekeeper Oura Kazuko as An Inn Maid Arikawa Masaharu as A Student Nagoya Hajime as A Student Shimada Hideo as A Friend Tonegawa Hiroshi as An Inn Guest Mizuno Hiroko as Kocha" "Kimura Isao as Hon'iden Matahachi Susukida Kenji as Yagyu Sekishusai Naniwa Chieko as Osugi (Obaba) Kogure Michiyo as Oko" "Takakura Ken as Sasaki Kojiro Ebara Shinjiro as Yoshioka Seijuro" "Directed by Uchida Tomu" ""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!" "Wow." "We've finally arrived." "That's Lord Yagyu's castle, isn't it?" "That's right." "Within that fortress is the great martial arts master, Sekishusai Munetoshi." "Oh yes, a vassal of Lord Yagyu, who has a fief worth 11,500-koku." "It's quite amazing how he was able to maintain this little fortress despite the ravages of the civil war." "Huh?" "Master, what did you just say?" "It is here that I will put my sword to the test." ""Otono:" Sekishusai, the former Lord of the Yagyu Clan, now retired." "We appreciate your visit, but our Patriarch is elderly..." ""Lord Tajima:" the current Lord of the Yagyu, son of the Patriarch, Sekishusai." "...and Lord Tajima-no-kami is currently out of the province, in Edo." "We must decline all requests for a match, no matter who the challenger is." "Are you declining because I am Yoshioka Denshichiro of the Kyo-ryu School?" "No, there are no exceptions." "I see." "Sorry to have troubled you." "Alright, let's go." "Nice bath." "Nice bath." "Nice bath." "Hey, what was that aide's name?" "I think it was Shoda Kizaemon or something." "But seriously, if Yagyu is having his aides refuse matches for him then he might not be all that he's cracked up to be." "He said they have been turning down everyone." "I don't believe that." "They must have known that I'm the second son of the Yoshioka." "It seems like he's not worth fighting." "But after coming all this way we can'tjust leave without giving them a taste of our style." "That's right." "Otsu-san." "What do you say?" "The flowers I arrange are alive, aren't they?" "Truly..." "Patriarch you have mastered both the art of tea, and flower arrangement too." "That's silly." "I'm no aristocrat;" "I've never had formal training." "But... it sure seems like you have." "Nah." "I do arrange the flowers, but I do so using the way of the sword." "Well." "How can flowers be arranged by the way of the sword?" "Oh, it is indeed possible." "Flowers are arranged by Ki." "You don't bend them with the tips of your fingers you don't choke the necks of flowers like that." "You use them just as they blossom in the wild, but you infuse them with Ki." "That's why, as you can see, these flowers aren't dead." "Oh." "Did the Yoshioka brat go home?" "Yes." "But though I told him as you instructed..." "he's saying that after coming so far he definitely intends to come and greet you tomorrow Patriarch, face to face, before he returns home." "What a nuisance." "How rude of him to try and intrude, despite my polite refusal." "I don't know what to say." "So we have ourselves a young punk eager for a challenge." "It would be pointless for the Yagyu to accept, then send him home defeated." "He's forcefully insisting, and will be coming." "Should I teach him a lesson?" "Nah, don't bother." "Sons of high nobility... are very conceited, and they're easily offended." "It would be more appropriate to send him home politely." "Yes sir." "Hmm..." "If a man does it, it's bound to be somewhat harsh." "Otsu-san, I'd like it if you could handle this." "Yes." "I shall go do it." "Will you do that for me?" "The Patriarch has sent this to you." "Please read it." "I shall have a look." ""On occasion of your visit, I express my regret..." ""...that I, in my old age, have recently had a cold..." ""...but I would presume that even a single stem of the pristine peony is better, for consoling you..." ""...the noble, weary traveler... than the runny nose of an old man."" ""Thus a flower brings to you a flower..." ""...to deliver unto you my apologies."" ""I, in my old age, have immersed myself in deep seclusion..." ""...and it grieves me to even rise to the social surface." "It is laughable, it is laughable..."" ""Sekishusai, to Denshichiro-dono and his noble companions."" "Is this all?" "Yes." "Is this all?" "According to the Patriarch he would like to invite you for a cup of tea at least but the timing is poor, inasmuch as his son Munenori is out of the province, in Edo." "In order to avoid any lack of hospitality this time he said that he looks forward to accommodating you next time." "It seems Sekishusai-dono thinks we've dropped in for tea." "But that which we seek..." "is an instructive match." "He is well aware of that." "However, he is spending the remainder of his life in elegant tranquility." "As such, it has become his habit to allude to the tea ceremony in all matters." "It can't be helped, then." "Please tell him that I shall meet him the next time I visit." "Oh." "He wants you to take this with you to give you comfort as you travel." "Such were the words of the Patriarch." "What?" "He's giving me this as a gift?" "How stupid." "Tell him that peonies grow in Kyoto too." "I shall relay that to him upon my return." ""Onee-chan:" Older sister." "In many cases, this does not imply a blood relationship." "Big sister." "You're leaving already?" "Yes." "I've finished what I had to do." "You're leaving already?" "Is that a flower that grew at the castle?" "That's right." "Isn't it pretty?" "If you want, you can have it." "Please." "If you want, you can have it." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Master." "Hmm?" "Master." "You like flowers?" "You like flowers?" "I like them." "I like them." "Then I'll put it in water for you." "I like them." "Can you hold it for me?" "Alright." "Can you hold it for me?" "This wasn't cut by scissors." "Do you know who cut this flower?" "Someone from the castle gave it to me." "Do you know who cut this flower?" "Someone from the castle?" "So this flower must've grown at the castle." "Yes." "That's right." "So this flower must've grown at the castle." "Come sit over here." "Sorry, but could you hold this like this for me and make it stand like this, like it's growing out of the ground?" "Yes." "Like this?" "That's right." "Yes." "Like this?" "The mastery of the Yagyu Clan... might be even more than it is rumored to be." "Excuse me." "Did Kocha make trouble for you?" "Huh?" "Oh no, not at all." "By the way, proprietor." "Is there any way that you as a proprietor, could arrange a meeting with Sekishusai for me?" "You mean the Fief Lord?" "That would be a problem." "No matter who makes the introduction he probably will not meet with a mere knight-errant." "Are there any exceptions?" "I really don't know." "Are there any exceptions?" "I guess there's no way." "Yes." "I guess there's no way." "I have to find a way to meet with Sekishusai the old dragon they call the grand master of martial arts." "I want to bring him to his knees with my swordsmanship." "That would be a greatjewel of victory for my crown." "Musashi has come..." "Musashi has gone..." "I must leave my footprints on this land." "Big Sister!" "Big Sister!" "Up here!" "Well well, if it isn't the boy from Kichin." "I'm not with Kichin any more." "I'm learning to be a samurai." "Oh." "But what are you doing up there?" "I'm looking at the castle." "I'm looking at the castle." "The castle?" "That's right." "I came here with my master..." "The castle?" "...to duel Lord Yagyu." "To duel?" "My master is strong, you know." "To duel?" "I see." "But you know, little boy, if you aren't careful, you'll fall and hurt yourself." "I won't fall." "I'm a mountain-boy, a wind-boy, a samurai-boy." "That's fine, that's fine." "But Yoshioka's son, Denshichiro was it?" "Did he take the peony in hand and see it?" "Yes." "Yes." "Hmm." "And then?" "Hmm." "And then?" "And that was it." "Hmm." "And then?" "He then rejected it and gave it back to me." "Hmm..." "Did he look at the way the stem was cut?" "Not especially." "Was his attention drawn to it, and did he say anything about it?" "No." "I'm so glad I didn't meet with him." "He was no one worth meeting after all." "The Yoshioka School will last but a single generation." "Hey!" "Kid!" "Hold it!" "Challenge to a duel!" "Challenge to a duel!" "Is anyone here?" "Hey you!" "Twerp!" "Who gave you permission to come in?" "Come here." "Let go, I have business here." "Come here." "Business, yeah right." "Business, yeah right." "What's going on?" "What's going on?" "Sir." "What's going on?" "Oh, I know you!" "Well, if it isn't the boy from Kichin." "You know him?" "You know him?" "We've met." "We've met." "Yes sir." "We've met." "Hello." "This isn't a playground." "Go home." "I didn't come here to play." "I brought a letter from my master." "Your master?" "Oh yes." "Your master was a knight-errant, if I recall." "That's right." "Please have a look at this." "I don't have to read it." "Uncle, you can't read?" "What?" "Don't be ridiculous." "Uncle, you can't read?" "Then why don't you read it?" "What a pesky kid." "I know what it says already." "Now go home." "But it's good manners to at least read it, even if you already know what it says." "You've got a silver tongue, kid." "Give it." "Kid." "Did you bring anything else with you, besides this letter?" "Oh yeah, I forgot." "This." "Kid." "Wait here for a while." "As for which slice was made by a master and which slice is the inferior one can any of you discern the difference?" "I can't." "Undoubtedly one of these cuts was made by the Patriarch..." "He signed it, "Shin'men Musashi."" "Could this be the same Musashi that slew the hooligans at the Hannya plains?" "Since it was signed "Musashi," it probably is." "As it says in the letter, if he could discern so much from the cut of the branch maybe this guy has a bit of an edge on us." "I'd like to meet him." "But we're turning down all challenges and lessons right now." "We can't invite him to the dojo as a guest." "That's true." "How about we do this." "The mountain maples by the pond of Shinkage Hall have turned red." "We can bring some saké and discuss swordsmanship with him there." "I think he'll gladly join us." "And even if the Patriarch hears about it, he wouldn't reprimand us for that." "Hmm." "That's a good idea." "Shall we do it, then?" "What's taking him?" "Hey." "Bark at me." "Here's the reply to the letter." ""Miyamoto Musashi-dono" Here's the reply to the letter." "Good." "Jotaro." "What happened to your face?" "Nothing happened." "What do you mean, nothing happened?" "Are you alright?" "Yeah, it doesn't hurt or anything." "Anyway, please read the letter." "You're a stubborn one." ""In response to your request..." ""...as the mountain maples of Shinkage-do Hall are now a sight to behold..." ""...a discussion of swordsmanship and a humble banquet would make for an exquisite evening."" ""Please accept our invitation..." ""Shoda Kizaemon, Kimura Sukekuro, Murata Yozo, and Debuchi Magobei."" "An invitation from the top four students of Yagyu..." "What could this mean?" "At the very least, it means that I've gotten one step closer to Sekishusai." "I'll have to seize the chance when I get it." "What could this man Musashi be thinking?" "It's been two days since we replied." "Yet there has been no response." "Supposedly he's shut himself in his room at the inn, and hasn't come out." "Announcement." "A man called Musashi hasjust come, as invited." "So he has come." "Escort him, as promised, to Shinkage-do Hall." "Yes sir." "Thank you for waiting." "Please, this way." "Wait here." "Please." "Ah... welcome." "I am Shoda Kizaemon." "I am Kimura Sukekuro." "Debuchi Magobei." "I am Kimura Sukekuro." "Debuchi Magobei." "Debuchi Magobei." "I'm Murata Yozo." "I am Miyamoto Musashi." "This is a mountain hermitage, so we have little, but please make yourself at home." "Please, do not hesitate." "Yes, I will." "Regarding the peony stem you enquired about I am told that it was cut by the Patriarch himself." "No wonder." "It was splendid." "But how could you tell the cut was uncommon?" "How could I explain it?" "It was an intuition." "What do you mean, "It was an intuition?"" "Musashi-dono." "Would you enlighten us regarding this intuition?" "During Sensei Kami'izumi Ise-no-kami's stay, this place, Shinkage-do Hall was built for him as an annex." "It has a deep connection to swordsmanship." "I would think that it is the most appropriate venue for us to hear your words." "I am at a loss." "Musashi-dono." "Why are you being evasive?" "Being evasive?" "Intuition is what it is." "It is irreducible, and cannot be conveyed in words." "But if you want to see for yourself then you will have to draw your swords and try me." "Isn't that Taro, His Lordship's pet dog?" "That's not his usual bark." "Go and see!" "Excuse us for a moment." "He died." "He was killed." "He died." "You insolent brat, you killed our Lord's pet!" "Come down here!" "I won't come down." "I won't come down." "Come down!" "Come down!" "I won't come down." "Come down!" "I killed him because I had a reason to kill him." "I killed him because I had a reason to kill him." "What?" "What?" "He's dead." "What?" "Hey brat!" "This is no ordinary dog, don't you know?" "He is the precious dog that our clan requested, and received from, Lord Yorinobu of Kishu!" "Why should I care?" "Why should I care?" "What?" "I got my revenge on him." "What?" "I got my revenge on him." "I got my revenge on him." "Silence!" "Silence!" "How dare you!" "Silence!" "What's wrong with avenging myself?" "When I came here the other day this dog scratched my face." "So I challenged him to a duel." "And I won." "Shut up!" "You obnoxious brat, that's enough!" "I'll throttle you!" "From what I have seen, you are rushing to judgment." "Do all of you believe that this boy is guilty?" "Or do you lay the blame on me, his master?" "On both of you, of course!" "Fine." "Then master and student..." "the two of us, shall take you on." "There, take him!" "How dare you." "You ronin bum!" "Hold it!" "How dare you." "You ronin bum!" "The guilt of the brat is the guilt of his master." "I shall accept responsibility." "However inasmuch as I am a man of the sword I will have you know that we are now at odds." "How insolent!" "Who sent you?" "Surrender!" "Wait!" "Surrender!" "Watch out, don't attack him." "I perceive that this man has a deep strategy." "We cannot fall for it and get injured." "What would we say to our Lord?" "Leave this matter to the four of us." "The rest of you, return at once to your posts keep close watch, and do not let this man take even a step outside the castle." "Yes sir." "You, who calls himself "Musashi." Alas, your plot has failed." "As I see it, you were hired by someone to spy on us here at Koyagyu Castle." "Or perhaps you have come to commit sabotage." "Musashi." "Courageous suicide is fitting for a worthy warrior who has failed." "We shall wait for you to prepare yourself." "Cut your stomach!" "Cut my stomach?" "What foolishness." "Alright." "You return our kindness with impudence." "Speak no further." "Now go." "Go?" "Go where?" "The stockade." "Go?" "Go where?" "Fine." "Hey." "Where are you going?" "The stockade is not this way." "Go back." "I won't." "You won't?" "Fine then, where are you going?" "I am going to meet Sekishusai, the master of this castle." "What?" "And what do you intend to do when you meet the Patriarch?" "I am but a young upstart in the martial-arts." "Thus, to expand my experience I would implore the grand master of the Yagyu for an instructive match." "Why then did you forego protocol?" "Why did you not ask us first?" "Why ask, when the grand master refuses to meet with anyone?" "I have heard that he does not instruct knights-errant." "Of course." "Thus I have no choice but to challenge him." "Of course." "But even if I were to challenge him, he will not be inclined to accept." "Therefore I shall consider this entire castle to be my opponent and challenge it to a battle." "A battle, you say?" "...and challenge it to a battle." "Alright, a battle it shall be;" "this should be interesting." "As a testament to your spirit, we shall not call for reinforcements." "Debuchi." "Murata." "Shove him over to me." "Shove him over to me." "Alright." "Alright." "Alright." "We shall." "Alright." "Hmm... he's superb." "Draw." "Master." "Silence!" "Stand back." "Master." "That flute..." "Otsu-san." "Oh... dual-swords..." "Jotaro." "Run!" "Jotaro." "Run!" "Musashi, you coward!" "Musashi, you coward!" "Musashi!" "Musashi, you coward!" "Musashi!" "Musashi!" "Musashi, you would run from us?" "Musashi, you would run from us?" "Fall in!" "Fall in!" "Musashi, you would run from us?" "Musashi, you coward!" "Coward!" "Musashi, you coward!" "You scum!" "Show yourself!" "They called me a coward." "They called me scum." "The top four students are no match for me." "My target is Sekishusai and none other." "I will assuredly meet him at dawn." "That flute..." "But Otsu-san can't be here." "I must be confused." "No... perhaps it could be it could be Otsu-san..." "That's good." ""Officials, be not suspicious."" ""I merely prefer the mountain gates be closed."" ""There are no 'lengthy things' on this mountain."" ""There are only the pristine wild nightingales here."" "Those are the words of one who has renounced the world to frolic in the bosom of nature." "It would be heartless of me to disturb the tranquility of such a person." "If I defeat a person who does not seek honor or fame what would be the honor in that?" "Otsu-san." "Otsu-san." "Yes." "Otsu-san." "Jota-san." "Jota-san." "What's the matter?" "I saw Musashi-sama." "I'm sure of it." "What's the matter?" "What?" "My master?" "Otsu-san." "Hey, this is my wooden sword." "It must be him." "Master!" "Oh!" "Master!" "You're abandoning me!" "Master, you jackass bastard!" "Jackass bastard!" "Master, you jackass bastard!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Pull!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Pull!" "Go!" "Hey!" "Mealtime!" "Mealtime!" "My mother'd be so mad if she saw me now." "But I don't plan on doing this for long." "I'll become a successful man, I'll show 'em." "If Takézo can do it, so can I." "Nah, I'll be even more successful, and he'll be tailing behind me." "But until that happens, will Otsu wait for me, all by herself?" "Hold it!" "Hold it!" "Don't let him get away!" "Please, the money." "Money?" "He's dead." "It's money." "A letter." ""Chujo-ryu Style of sword technique."" ""Front:" "Lightning, Carriage, Circular Flow, Floating Boat."" ""Back:" "Diamond, High Ascent, The Unsurpassed."" ""The above are seven sword techniques."" ""Jyokyo-ji Village in Echizen Uzaka:" "Tomita Nyudo Seigen School."" ""For posterity, by Kanemaki Jisai." "To Sasaki Kojiro."" "We've already gathered so much in only two weeks." "It's an impressive testament to the powerful reputation of our previous master." "But it's awkward to go around gathering funds on the pretext of rebuilding our dojo." "Don't you agree, Yokokawa?" "Yeah." "Don't you agree, Yokokawa?" "You're still feeling bad?" "I drank too much last night." "What a bother." "What did you just say?" "I said you're a bothersome guy." "What?" "Alright." "I said you're a bothersome guy." "Yokokawa, wait." "You have an unusually fine sword." ""Nagamitsu:" Long Light." "It is an heirloom called Nagamitsu." ""Nagamitsu," huh?" "It seems to be too long to sling in your sash." ""1-shaku:" About 1 foot." "Indeed." "It measures 3-shaku." "That's a long sword." "It suits me." "Pardon my asking, but what is the name of your school?" "The Tomita-ryu." "But the Tomita-ryu uses the short sword." "That is so." "But having studied the Tomita Style does not legally require me to use the short sword." "I do not like to imitate people." "Hence, I defied my teacher and took up the long sword." "Whereby I invented the Gan-ryu "Swallow Flip Cut."" "I often went to the Kintai Bridge, where I killed flying birds." "The Kintai Bridge?" "What province would that be in?" "It is in Suwo, in Iwakuni Province." "By the way, are you from Osaka?" "No." "From Kyoto." "Kyoto." "Speaking of Kyoto, I have heard that Yoshioka Seijuro the inheritor of the Yoshioka Style, resides there." "Is he still there?" "I hear he's a big success there." "When I go to Kyoto I plan on having a match with Yoshioka Seijuro." "Are you confident that you won't be maimed in the process?" "Please." "He just inherited everything from his father." "He can't amount to much." "Shit!" "He can't amount to much." "You said that you invented your style by killing flying birds, did you not?" "Indeed." "Then you could easily kill those flying seagulls, right?" "It seems my dismissal of Yoshioka has gotten on your nerves." "You shouldn't be so full of yourself." "You're saying I'm full..." "You got it." "You're saying I'm full..." "The more I listened to you, the cockier you got." "Don't underestimate people." "Hey youngster." "Listen well." "This man is a senior student of Yoshioka, Gion Toji." "If you go around denigrating Yoshioka, you're not going to get away with it." "The youth are too cocky nowadays." "Excuse me." "Toji-sensei." "What is it?" "You said that I'm full of myself." "You have insulted me, and I must have satisfaction." "As you wish, I shall kill a seagull." "I would ask for you to join me." "Alright." "Hey." "You better not be posing, because you'll be a laughingstock." "You are unwell." "Stay out of it." "Toji-sensei." "You will join me, won't you?" "I shall see this with my own eyes." "Toji-sensei." "Please call those seagulls down here." "I'll kill as many of them as you like." "Shut up!" "Anyone can kill them after they are lured here." "The sea is infinitely vast..." "but the sword is 3-shaku." "Even I cannot kill that which is not near." "Cut the excuses." "If you can't do it, just apologize." "No." "I wouldn't take this stance if I intended to apologize." "Instead of seagulls, I'll kill something else." "Please take another step this way." "What?" "Let me have a look at your neck." "The neck that said I was full of myself." "It's more appropriate that I chop your neck than kill some innocent gulls." "What did you..." "Now do you understand?" "Where is Oko?" "She went to the port to greet Toji-san." "Where is Oko?" "Oh." "Speaking of which, the ship should be arriving about now." "We should go too." "We should go too." "Young Master... we shall all go." "Young Master... we shall all go." "Good job." "I'll be waiting." "Young Master... we shall all go." "Akemi." "Where are you going?" "Shut the door and sit down." "Why don't you come over here and make yourself warm?" "They were all thoughtful and left." "We won't have a chance like this again." "Isn't that right, Akemi?" "About what?" "Don't be such a tease." "Oko already knows about us." "Hey." "Hey." "Who is it?" "What was that for?" "Who is it?" "What was that for?" "Oko." "It's me." "Who is it?" "What was that for?" "Oh." "It's you." "Oko." "We got trouble." "What's the matter?" "Hey, the ship's come in." "What's the matter?" "It's the dojo guys." "Are they here for me?" "Yeah." "The Young Master's been at an inn at Sumiyoshi since yesterday." "They said they'd come to welcome you." "Damn." "What a slick young punk." "Hey, Oko's here." "Yokogawa." "What's going on?" "What's the matter?" "Not feeling well?" "Nah." "Where's Toji?" "Nah." "He made himself scarce as soon as the ship docked." "What?" "He vanished?" "And the money?" "Toji has it." "Toji has it." "Toji does?" "Toji does?" "Why did he leave you; what's he doing?" "Toji does?" "Something's not right." "Something's not right." "Maybe he's gone to the inn." "Maybe he's gone to the inn." "Alright, you go back and check." "Maybe he's gone to the inn." "Alright, I'll go and see." "But Oko should be here to greet him." "Did you see her?" "No." "I didn't see her." "She's not here..." "Let's go back..." "Let's do that." "Let's go back..." "Are you alright?" "I'm alright." "Are you alright?" "Why did you bring me here?" "You're being weird." "I'm in a pickle." "What's with the hood?" "It's not a laughing matter." "But you were so sexy, and now..." "I can't show my face like this." "I'm utterly disgraced." "It's heavy." "Say, Toji-sama." "Who is more precious to you, me or Seijuro-sama?" "With this much money, you and I could live out our days in luxury." "Don't you think so?" "Are you proposing that we elope with it?" "Oko says that you don't obey me because I'm not strong." "So today, I'm going to..." "Don't you run!" "You mustn't." "Let go of my arm." "I must have you." "I don't want to." "Please let go." "Akemi." "You would get me this worked up, then embarrass me?" "I don't know." "Let me go." "I won't let you go." "I don't know." "Let me go." "I won't let you go." "My body isn't yours." "My body isn't yours." "Fool, ask your stepmother." "My body isn't yours." "I paid her a good price for your body." "Mother might've sold me, but I never did." "You're a despicable man!" "I'd rather die!" "What?" "You would refuse me?" "Takézo-san." "Takézo-san." "In the new year, I, Akemi, will also go to the Gojo Bridge." "I will go to Gojo." "Obaba." "What's up with that woman?" "I wonder what happened?" "Takézo-san." "Takézo-san." "Gon, what did that woman just say?" "I'm sure she said, "Takézo."" "That's what I heard too." "She might have something to do with him." "Hurry up and go!" "Please wait!" "Please wait!" "Please wait!" "Please wait!" "People of the harbor!" "Help!" "Help!" "Please help them!" "Hey!" "We got trouble!" "People of the harbor!" "Help them!" "What is going on?" "Hey, here they come!" "Hey, here they come!" "They've been rescued, they've been rescued." "Gon!" "Gon!" "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "Gon!" "Gon!" "Wake up!" "Wake up!" "Gon!" "Gon!" "Wake up!" "Gon!" "Wake up!" "Please wake up!" "Gon!" "She's conscious!" "I'm so glad!" "She's conscious!" "Gon!" "Gon!" "She's a guest at our inn!" "Give me a hand." "She's a guest at our inn!" "Give me a hand." "Gon!" "Wasn't that Akemi?" "But Akemi should be with the Young Master." "Wasn't that Akemi?" "Did he come back?" "No." "Oko and Toji haven't returned." "Did he come back?" "What?" "Dammit, he's taken off with Oko." "They must've eloped with the money." "If the Young Master finds out, we're in trouble." "We must find them ourselves!" "Wait." "The two of them must've gone up the Yodogawa River." "That's right." "Let's wait for them upstream." "Alright." "Let's go." "Gon." "Gon." "He's a goner, he's too old." "What do you mean, "he's a goner?"" "How can she live and he die, how could that be fair?" "Get out of the way." "I, Obaba, will bring him back to life." "Alright shit-hag." "Bring him back to life if you can." "I'll make him live." "Gon." "Gon." "Open your eyes for me again." "Say something to me." "Gon." "You're going to leave Obaba and go before me?" "It's not fair." "Gon." "Gon!" "Excuse me." "What is it?" "Excuse me." "What is it?" "What is it?" "A messenger from Kyoto." "A messenger from Kyoto." "What?" "A messenger from Kyoto." "Hayashi, it's you." "Young Master, you must return home immediately." "Did something happen?" "This is from Musashi?" "That's right." "This is from Musashi?" "That's right." "That's right." "Did you read it?" "Did you read it?" "Yes, Ueyama-sama thought it prudent to do so." "Did you read it?" ""I hope you have been in good health." "As promised, I am writing you this letter."" ""I hope you have been steadfast in your training, as I also have been improving my skills."" ""Where is the place of our meeting, what is the day, what is the time?"" ""I shall go wherever you care to specify;" "all I seek is a match."" ""Post your reply at Gojo Bridge, in the first week of the new year;" "I shall be waiting."" ""Shin'men Miyamoto Musashi, name modified." "To Yoshioka Seijuro-dono."" "Hey, it's that boat." "Hey, it's that boat." "Hurry." "Hurry." "That must be it." "Hurry." "We must capture them." "Alright." "We must capture them." "Ferryman." "Hold it." "Hey." "That boat." "Hold it." "Ferryman." "Hold it." "A young woman and samurai must be on-board." "We will search inside." "Yes sir." "Hey, move." "What are you going to do to me?" "Hey, move." "Are they there?" "Are they there?" "No, they're not." "No, they're not." "They're not?" "They must've taken another route." "No, they're not." "We blew it." "You bastard!" "Well, well, if it isn't the sensei with the head-scarf." "Still hung over, are we?" "Shut up!" "You're the one who started this whole mess!" "You're not getting away with this unscathed!" "Not getting away unscathed?" "You're not getting away with this unscathed!" "Oh." "That Toji fellow took your money and ran so now you want to take it out on me, is that it?" "Silence!" "Do you know who you're talking to?" "We're from the Yoshioka School!" "Indeed I do." "And if you are of the Yoshioka School, I have you right where I want you." "How dare he!" "I let him off last time;" "he only lost his topknot." "But it seems that you just aren't satisfied." "I too am not satisfied." "Hold it right there!" "I was going to have my "washing rod" honed anyway..." "So I'll use it with wild abandon." "Shit!" "Hold it." "Is this all that the Yoshioka amount to?" "He's strong." "Hayashi, go stop them." "Yes." "Hold it." "Hold it, hold it." "The Young Master is here." "Oh!" "Young Master." "Exquisitely done." "Even though you are my opponent, I must compliment you on a splendid move." "I surmise that you must be Yoshioka Seijuro." "This is my chance." "Get ready." "Sasaki Kojiro, you set your aim high, as expected." "Indeed I am Yoshioka Seijuro." "We can have a match at any time." "But what has led to this situation?" "Please lower your sword." "How did you know that I am Sasaki Kojiro?" "So you are Kojiro-dono." "I have heard much about you from Ito Yagoro-dono." "Oh..." "You are acquainted with Ittosai-dono?" "Then you and I are not complete strangers." "Show our guest in." "Yes sir." "Show our guest in." "Please, this way." "Who is that?" "That's Sasaki Kojiro of the Gan-ryu Style." "Who is that?" "That's Sasaki Kojiro of the Gan-ryu Style." "That's Sasaki Kojiro of the Gan-ryu Style." "So that's him?" "Hey, has Toji come back?" "So that's him?" "Hey, has Toji come back?" "Hey, has Toji come back?" "No." "No." "Then he must've done it." "No." "Then he must've done it." "What happened?" "What happened?" "He eloped with Oko, and took the money." "What happened?" "What?" "Toji eloped?" "Who is that wild fellow?" "That's Gan-ryu Sasaki Kojiro." "He wields a sharp sword." "He's a worthy guest of our dojo." "Accommodate him politely." "Yes sir." "Accommodate him politely." "Did you read the letter from Musashi?" "I read it." "I read it." "What shall we do?" "What shall we do?" "Did he bring that letter in person?" "What shall we do?" "Or did he have it delivered by someone?" "It was posted on the front gate at dawn." "Is Musashi in Kyoto already?" "That seems to be the case." "Is Musashi in Kyoto already?" "How should we respond?" "I know what to do." "Hayashi." "Yes sir." "Hayashi." "Yes sir." "Yes sir." "Let's go to the dojo." "Let's go to the dojo." "Yes sir." "Let's go to the dojo." ""Solemnity"" "Hayashi." "Yes sir." "Hayashi." "Yes sir." "Yes sir." "Bring a wooden sword." "Bring a wooden sword." "Yes sir." "Bring a wooden sword." "Ready!" "Those wooden swords sound like they're hollow." "This doesn't seem to be a place worth a long visit." "Jota-san." "No time to dally." "Let's make haste." "You don't have to be in such a hurry, it's alright." "We'll see my master in the morning of the New Year." "Kyoto's right ahead of us." "But first we must pay a visit to Sir Karasumaru Mitsuhiro's mansion." "We have to deliver the item Sir Yagyu entrusted to us." "We can't relax until then." "Are we spending the night at Sir Karasumaru's house tonight?" "Not a chance." "He is a Great Councillor." "They wouldn't let a scruffy boy like you, Jota-san, stay at a place like that." "Shucks." "I can't wait to see my master." "Jota-san." "Thank you for your patronage." "Hey." "Proprietor." "Hey." "Proprietor." "Yes sir." "Yes sir." "The kid that used to be here..." "Yes sir." "I don't see him around." "Where is he?" "I let him have some time off." "I don't see him around." "Where is he?" "I let him have some time off." "I let him have some time off." "Why?" "Why?" "He's traveling with a samurai, Miyamoto Musashi." "Why?" "What, with Musashi?" "Yeah." "What, with Musashi?" "Hey proprietor." "Yeah." "Hey proprietor." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Another bottle." "Make it hot." "Another bottle." "Make it hot." "Yes sir, right away." "Another bottle." "Make it hot." "Hey." "Excuse me." "Young man, how about a drink while you wait for your bottle." "Sorry, I've already started." "Thanks." "It's nothing." "Thanks." "Thank you for waiting." "Thank you for waiting." "Proprietor, keep 'em coming." "Yes sir." "Proprietor, keep 'em coming." "Whoops." "By the way, let me ask you something." "What is your perspective about the state of things?" "What do you mean?" "In other words, I'm asking you what you think about Ieyasu." "He ignores Lord Hideyori and calls himself the Great Shogun." "Don't you think it's ridiculous?" "Without Honda Masazumi and the other old loyalists, what does that geezer have?" "Eh?" "He's a schemer, he's cold-blooded, and he's got a little more political knowhow than the average samurai." "But that's about all he's got." "I hoped that Ishida Mitsunari would defeat him but alas, he was too authentic and upstanding and his family wasn't important enough." "Hey, you want some?" "Oh yes." "If a clash occurred between Kanto and Osaka, which side would you join?" "The Osaka side, of course." "The Osaka side?" "Well what'dya know." "You're a fellow who's on my side." "Let's drink up." "So the Osaka side, huh?" "What'dya know." "This tastes good." "This tastes extra good." "It seeps into my bones." "And which fief are you with?" "Me?" "Well, I'm..." "Forgive me." "Forgive me." "Let me introduce myself first." "I am a ronin of the Gamo fief, Akakabe Yasoma." "I was best friends with Ban Dan'emon." "So that's my story." "And you?" "Do you know the founder of the Tomita-ryu School of Jyokyo-ji Village in Echizen Uzaka Sensei Tomita Nyudo Seigen?" "I've heard of him." "My teacher is Kanemaki Jisai, who was his successor and who also created the Chujo-ryu Style." "Oh." "So you're a swordsman?" "That is correct." "My name is Sasaki Kojiro." "Ito Yagoro Ittosai was above me at the school." "What!" "My apologies." "I have heard of you." "Sasaki Kojiro is a true master of the sword;" "I apologize earnestly for my insolence." "Please, don't be so formal." "You're making me feel uncomfortable." "Come on, let's drink." "Come on, please." "Please raise your hands." "Who'da thunk I'd meet Sasaki Kojiro in a place like this?" "I am honored." "Please." "I'll drink what spills." "You should've seen me at Sekigahara." "I wish you could've seen it." "Wait a second." "I slashed the enemy like this." "Takézo-san." "Takézo-san." "Takézo-san." "In the New Year let's meet at the Gojo Bridge, alright?" "What's the matter?" "You're not a crazywoman, are you?" "Did you run away from home or something?" "Huh?" "You don't have to be afraid of me." "What do you say would you like to be my wife?" "Have you ever been with a man before?" "Of course you have, at your age." "Hey, hey there." "Hey, wait up." "If you don't calm down, I'II..." "I want to die." "You want to die?" "That's a waste." "You wretch!" "Ouch!" "Help me!" "Uh, darnit." "Huh?" "Akemi!" "Akemi, it's you." "Akemi." "Hey." "What are your intentions towards that woman?" "You two are in cahoots, aren't you?" "What do I intend?" "What were you going to do, chasing after a fragile woman?" "I was not chasing her." "Shut up, shut up." "Just you dare try and lay a finger on this woman." "I'll kill you." "You'll kill me?" "Well, how interesting." "I'll kill you." "What's so funny?" "Who do you think I am?" "I don't know." "Do tell." "How could I not tell?" "Don't be surprised when I tell you." "You're looking at Sasaki Kojiro." "Huh?" "My name is Sasaki Kojiro." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "I'll show you if you don't believe me." "This, right here." "This is my license from the Chujo-ryu School, bestowed by Sensei Kanemaki Jisai." "How about that?" "Are you impressed?" "I am impressed." "I've met all kinds in this world, but this is the most impressed I've ever been." "What are you laughing at?" "Kojiro-dono." "Let me ask you something." "Who do you think I am?" "How should I know?" "Then I'll tell you my name." "I am Gan-ryu Sasaki Kojiro." "What's the matter?" "You're trembling all of a sudden." "I apologize." "I did not know." "I was very rude." "Firstly, please accept this." "I am ashamed to say, but this summer, a samurai with your license was killed at the construction site of Fushimi Castle." "He gave me the license as he was dying." "And I got carried away." "Upon reflection, I do not need a license from Kanemaki-sensei as I now am devoted to my own style and I, Kojiro, have skills that now exceed those of my sensei." "Sasaki Kojiro-dono." "Please rise." "I will show you the form of the Sparrow Flip Cut, a method of Gan-ryu." "Lady." "Lady." "Young Master." "Hasn't our guest returned yet?" "Not since he left two days ago, saying he was going to take a tour of the town." "I see." "The day is drawing near, isn't it?" "It is." "We are here to discuss some of the details." "We must choose a time and location so we can inform Musashi." "How should this be decided?" "Tamihachi hasjust returned with a message." "How did it go?" "Yes." "This is a message from Denshichiro-sama:" "How did it go?" ""It would be better if I am away from home early in the New Year."" ""I shall therefore return by walking the Tanba road."" "It's the New Year, and he neglects us..." "how very unreliable of him." "I know he and the Young Master don't get along, but still..." "Our situation is dire." "What could he be thinking?" "Speak no more." "Musashi is merely one man." "We can do without Denshichiro." "Everyone, come in." "Yes sir." "Everyone, come in." "First, the place of the match." "I have decided that it will take place at Rendai-ji Temple in northern Kyoto." "Rendai-ji Temple... that should be fine." "And what's the day and time?" "Should it be in the first week of the first month, or later?" "The earlier the better." "We must prevent Musashi from concocting a cowardly scheme." "Then how about the eighth?" "The eighth... that should be fine." "It's the memorial day of our first master." "Is that the memorial of my father?" "Then let's not do that." "The morning of the ninth, then, in the latter hour of the Hare." "It's decided." "Let's do that." "Then shall we post the placard at the foot of Gojo Bridge tonight?" "Do it." "Yes sir." "Yes sir." "Do it." ""Solemnity"" ""I hope you have been steadfast in your training, as I also have been improving my skills."" ""Please let go." "Please let go of me."" "Young sensei." "Shouldn't you be getting some rest?" "Hayashi." "Yes sir." "Hayashi." "Hayashi." "What do you seek to get from our dojo?" "What do I seek?" "Why, the Kyohachi-ryu Style of martial arts, of course." "Is that all?" "I don't understand." "What else could I want?" "Is that all?" "Young sensei." "I was born into this dojo." "Young sensei." "I have been immersed in the Kyohachi-ryu Style since I was a toddler." "But all I can feel now is the burden of being the second-generation master of the Yoshioka School." "I lack something." "Something more than combat techniques." "Hayashi... this man called Musashi." "What is he seeking to find in the way of the sword?" "Is it fame?" "Is it success?" "Or is it something surpassing such things?" "Never mind... go ahead and get some rest." "In addition to Gion Toji, 10 other students have dropped out." "Gutless bastards." "Nah." "Let the cowards depart." "The rest of us shall guard the Yoshioka Dojo." "Right?" "Oh?" "Why are you dressed to travel so late at night?" "Where are you going?" "I am leaving for a while." "I am leaving for a while." "Leaving?" "Leaving?" "You... you're not running away, are you?" "Leaving?" "Of course not." "Hayashi-sama." "Hayashi-sama." "Oh, Tamihachi." "I'm off on a little trip." "Oh, Tamihachi." "I'm off on a little trip." "I know where you are going." "Oh, Tamihachi." "I'm off on a little trip." "Hayashi-sama." "You're going to get Denshichiro-sama, aren't you?" "That's right." "I will assuredly bring him here by the hour of the Hare, on the ninth." "Until then, take care of the Young Master." "Yes." ""There are no 'lengthy things' on this mountain."" ""There are only the pristine wild nightingales here."" "A shame." "I sought out Sekishusai but left without even seeing his face." "This sword..." "This one sword..." "Can a ronin like me ever reach the presence of Sekishusai, depending only on this?" "Three years have passed since I left Himeji Castle." "I vowed to surpass Takuan." "That mountain is like Prelate Takuan." "At its peak is Yagyu Sekishusai." "Alright." "I shall climb it." "I shall reach it." "If anyone gets in my way be it Seijuro or whomever I will show them no mercy whatsoever." "Oh." "Takézo." "Takézo." "Wait, Takézo." "You, you subhuman." "Are you deaf?" "Wait, I said." "Will you willingly turn yourself in or will you receive the focused blade of Obaba?" "Obaba." "Calm down." "How stubborn; talk is futile, submit to vengeance!" "Poor Gon, he died before he could take vengeance upon you." "Uncle Gon died?" "I am now avenging for Gon as well." "Uncle Gon died?" "Granny, please." "Please listen to what Musashi has to say." "No, I won't listen, I won't listen." "Please listen to what Musashi has to say." "I will not listen to your excuses." "Give the sword to Musashi for now." "Then go to Gojo Bridge, where you will find Matahachi." "Then everything will be clear to you." "What?" "Matahachi will be there?" "Yes." "I sent Matahachi a message in the spring of last year." "You did?" "I'm supposed to meet him at the bridge this very morning." "You're lying." "You're lying." "Obaba, calm down..." "Obaba, calm down..." "Liar! "Kanzeon Bosatsu." "Kanzeon Bo..." Obaba, calm down..." "You'll be too tired to travel." "Gojo Bridge is nearby." "Let's go there together." ""Namu Daiji Daiji"" ""Namu Daiji Daiji" Obaba." "Obaba." "Kanzeon Bosatsu." "Obaba." "Kanzeon Bosatsu." "Kanzeon Bosatsu." "Calm down." "Calm down." "Kanzeon Bosatsu." "Have mercy on me." "Calm down." "Have mercy on me." "Have mercy on me." "I got him!" "I got him!" "That's Obaba's "needle-spitting." I've been practicing." "You're not what you're touted to be." "You rank beginner!" "Namu Kanzeon Bosatsu." "Obaba." "Forgive me." "Obaba, please wait here for a while." "When it's daylight, I'll bring Matahachi here so you can see him." "It appears that Matahachi isn't here yet." "Response:" "As you wish, we shall meet on the plains of Rendai-ji Temple, north of Kyoto, on the ninth day of the New Year at the lower hour of the Hare." "The above is a sacred pact, and if one were to break it, they would be a laughingstock, and the gods in their wisdom might inflict divine retribution." "The 9th year of the Keicho period, during the ringing of the bell of the New Year:" "Second generation of the Yoshioka Style, Seijuro, to the ronin of Shinshu Province, Miyamoto Musashi-dono." "It's me..." "Takézo-san." "Akemi." "Is it you?" "You remember me." "There he is." "Otsu-san." "Master." "Oh." "Jotaro." "Why did you abandon me?" "You're a jackass, Master!" "A jackass!" "Alright, alright." "I've seen you before, little boy, haven't I?" "You're the girl from the Yomogi Inn." "Did you deliver the message for me?" "I haven't seen Matahachi-san yet." "Where's Matahachi, then?" "He doesn't know that you are here today, Takézo-san." "I see..." "Akemi." "How's Oko, your mother?" "Is she still with Matahachi?" "No." "Master, wait a moment." "Otsu-san." "Strange, where is she?" "Where did she go?" "Otsu-san, there's somebody there." "Obaba Hon'iden!" "Obaba-sama." "Obaba-sama." "Please wake up." "Obaba-sama." "I am ashamed to say it, but I am no longer an immaculate wildflower." "I will not say who did it, but it was against my will." "Yet my heart has remained constant." "At least believe that." "Akemi." "Is that un-coiffed man an acquaintance of yours?" "So you know him." "Who is he?" "I don't know him that well..." "You needn't explain." "What is his name?" "He is Sasaki Kojiro." "What?" "The creator of the Gan-ryu Style..." "Did Musashi come?" "Yes sir." "Over there." "Did Musashi come?" "Akemi." "You never returned." "We were worried about you." "Seijuro-dono." "Call off the match." "What?" "I'll give you a clear prediction." "What?" "I'm sorry, but you will lose." "You will lose your life to the man called Musashi." "How dare you..." "I am notjesting." "How dare you..." "You would be wise to take down the placard." "Silence!" "You would be wise to take down the placard." "If it's beneath the honor of your school to take down the placard..." "I can go and take it down for you." "What?" "How dare you!" "I can go and take it down for you." "Have I touched a nerve?" "I am speaking as someone who is entirely on your side." "Kojiro-dono." "I thank you, but the decision has been made." "Akemi." "Come here." "He is a frightening man." "If I don't go, I don't know what he'll do to me." "We're staying at the Juzuya Inn in Kamiyagawa." "Promise me you'll come and rescue me." "Promise me you'll come and rescue me." "There you all are." "You're late." "Where's the Young Master?" "Where's the Young Master?" "He just now headed off to Rendai-ji Temple." "He just now headed off to Rendai-ji Temple." "What?" "He went?" "He just now headed off to Rendai-ji Temple." "What?" "He went?" "What?" "He went?" "Did Musashi come?" "Did Musashi come?" "I don't know." "Did Musashi come?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "Someone better go with the Young Master." "No." "He ordered us to stay here." "Someone better go with the Young Master." "He only took Tamihachi with him." "Don't pull so hard, Otsu-san's hand will come off!" "Let her go!" "Shut up." "Obaba, Otsu-san saved you, you know." "You've turned on her!" "You fell for Obaba's wiles." "I've got something Otsu must see." "Let go." "Oh." "You are the students of the Yoshioka School." "What do you want?" "I saw the placard at the bridge, and came to see you." "I bear a grudge against Musashi." "I doubt that he will escape you, but please let me, Obaba, come to your aid with my sword." "Oh..." "Musashi." "Seijuro-dono." "Are you going to use a real sword in this match?" "Or would you rather..." "As you wish." "Trouble!" "Trouble!" "Tamihachi, what's happening?" "Tamihachi, what's happening?" "Musashi is there..." "Tamihachi, what's happening?" "Musashi is there..." "Musashi is there..." "What?" "What?" "...he came out of the bushes." "What?" "What?" "...he came out of the bushes." "...he came out of the bushes." "Explain clearly." "Clearly." "Explain clearly." "Clearly." "Musashi..." "Musashi..." "Musashi..." "Explain clearly." "Clearly." "Musashi what?" "We better go." "Musashi what?" "We better go." "We better go." "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Go!" "Alright." "Let's go!" "Young sensei!" "Young sensei!" "Young sensei!" "Forgive me." "I was defeated." "What are you saying?" "Come on." "Ouch!" "This is not good." "Someone go find a board, quickly, and bring it here!" "Please get a hold of yourself." "Please!" "Please!" "Musashi... has Musashi already left?" "There's the board!" "Please hang on!" "Please hang on!" "Gently." "Gently." "Come on." "Gently." "Let's go." "Hold it." "Let's go." "What happened, Seijuro-dono?" "Did Musashi get you?" "Where were you struck?" "The arm?" "This is bad." "The bone is shattered." "But you can't let him lie flat either." "The blood could rush to his head." "Take him off the board." "What are you talking about?" "Hurry, hurry!" "Wait." "What are you talking about?" "Hurry, hurry!" "Let him off the board." "Seijuro-dono..." "Can you stand and walk?" "Seijuro, you are the son of a famous sword-master." "What will happen if it becomes known that you returned on a stretcher?" "Your late sensei's honor will be disgraced." "Listen..." "Ueda." "Ueda!" "Listen..." "Ueda." "Ueda!" "Yes sir." "Cut off my left arm." "Yes sir." "Cut off my left arm." "But..." "But..." "You coward!" "Yokokawa!" "You do it!" "But..." "You coward!" "Yokokawa!" "You do it!" "You coward!" "Yokokawa!" "You do it!" "Yes sir." "Yes sir." "Do it!" "Cut off my arm!" "Yes sir." "Yes sir." "Cut it!" "Cut it off!" "Yes sir." "Very well." "If you want, I will do it." "Yes." "Please." "Stop the blood, quickly." "Yes." "Stop the blood, quickly." "Akemi, you should be gloating over this." "That's the man you've been cursing all this time." "Your stolen virtue has been splendidly paid for." "Get me off the board." "Get me off the board." "Yes." "I'm walking." "Let go." "I..." "I will return walking." "Young sensei." "Let go!" "Young sensei." "Young sensei!" "Young sensei!" "Hang in there!" "Hang in there!" "Young sensei!" "What the heck is going on here?" "Did Musashi do this?" "Denshichiro..." "I feel the agony of defeat." "Where is his opponent?" "Where did his opponent go?" "It's useless looking for him." "Musashi would not linger." "Damn it!" "Musashi..." "where could he have gone?" "Are you listening, Otsu?" "This is all the fault of that hateful Takézo." "Sensei." "I'm walking back!" "Sensei." "Don't touch me!" "I'm walking back!" "Sensei." "He was the child of a highly esteemed school." "I should not have fought him but nonetheless, I won." "The Kyo-ryu Style has existed since Muromachi times and I have defeated its master, Yoshioka." "However... my battles do not end here." "They have just begun." "THE END"