"RONIN OF THE WILDERNESS" "MIFUNE Toshiro as Toge Kujuro" "OIDE Shun as Aiu Konosuke" "SAKGAMI Jiro as Jirokichi" "KAJI Meiko as Ofumi" "KUME Akira as Kai Horita TAIKI Shoji as Sekine Ichinosuke HAMADAYuko as Ritsu" "TERADA Minori as the Narrator" "EBARA Shinjiro as Ikuta Sinpachi" "The cutting winds blow but the path to his destination is even colder." "However, whenever he feels the wind this man thinks he's getting closer to his destination." "So, he keeps walking with the cold wind blowing through his clothes." "This man, his name is Toge Kujuro." "Fighting for Justice" "Hey, pick it up." "You don't look like you're in a hurry." "Why don't you come up and stay with us for a while?" "Hey, come on up." "Well, I don't have any money." "Unfortunately, I can't go right now." "I found this, so I'll take it with me." "Stop!" " Thief!" "Thief!" "Somebody, stop him!" "You killed him!" "Hey, are you alright?" "What's wrong?" "I was just wanted to scare him." "I'm just kidding!" "Pretending that he was dead..." "Damn!" "That's some rain!" "It's really bad." "I won't be tricked by a dog this time." "Who's there?" "If you want it so much, I'll give it back to you." "Here." "Please don't scare me." "You're laughing at me." "What?" "No, I'm not laughing at anything." "What's so funny?" "Don't laugh at me." "The rain stopped." "Wait!" "I hate when people laugh at me." "Why did you laugh?" "You're an idiot." "Don't act so stupid." "Unbelievable." "He's truly a great man." "I'll just keep following him." "I have never seen a man like him." "Unbelievable." "Hey, look." "The dice'll be in one of these bowls." "This is interesting." "If you get right, you can get twice money back." "You'll see who wins and who loses right away." "Hey, I'm about to start." "Everybody can come play this." "If you win, you can double your money." "What's going on?" "No more people?" "Okay, so I'm going to get started." "Oh, here's 20 mon, you' re the player." "Oh, you..." "Mr. Jirokichi, what are you up to?" "Go ahead and start." "Don't rush me." "What?" "Open it right now." "If I win, I double my money, right?" "Yeah, that's right, but..." "Here we go." "Oh no." "Delicious Sekiya Rice Cakes" "Listen, sister." "That was unbelievable." "He drew his sword so quickly, and right after that, he slashed in an instant." "Yeah, that was so amazing." "And then..." "What happened again?" "He has unbelievable skill even though he's a Ronin." "Unbelievable skill?" "He had a huge sword like this." "It must be... it must be Toge Kujuro." "Toge Kujuro?" "Yes, he's my father's enemy." "Enemy?" "Then where did he go?" "Road to Suzaka" "His next destination is northeast of Suzaka." "There are mountains on the distance and a small stream flowing into the Shinano river." "This city is a rest stop for weary travelers, and it has a bustling market." "What are you doing?" "A Samurai can't steal someone else's stuff!" "Oh, sorry." "I'm sorry, kid." "Forgive me, kid." "I'm not a kid." "My name is Genta." "Oh, your name is Genta." "Genta, your lips look pale." "You'll catch cold." "Give me 1 mon." "1 mon?" "For what?" "Those fish are my goods." "If I sell it in the market, I can make 1 mon." "Oh, you're working." "I'm saving money." "For what?" "When I grow up, I'm going to be a Samurai." "Samurai?" "What is so funny?" "Don't do that." "Being a Samurai isn't fun." "So, why did you become a Samurai?" "Well... you're right." "Hey, boy..." "I mean Genta..." "I like you." "Don't you cheat me." "I'm going to fish in over there." "Until I get back, you work here." "I'll let you use this." "All right." "I'll catch a big one." "You saw me, boy." "Damn." "Boy!" "Genta!" "Genta!" "Mr. Yamazaki!" "Mr. Yamazaki!" "He was killed." "Damn, who did it?" "Hey, I found this." "That's an lnro." "This is Sekine lchinosuke's crest." "It must be his." "So lchinosuke killed Mr. Yamazaki?" "No, lchinosuke's supposed to be out of town." "It can't be him... 3 and a half Ri to Suzaka" "Mr. Kyonosuke, we should go to Suzaka." "Please, let's go." "It must be better going to the city than going to the mountainous Yamazaki." "If we go to Suzaka, we'll have a good time drinking Sake and eating fresh sashimi." "That sounds nice too, but we're looking for Kujuro now." "Oh, that's right." "I really want to see that Samurai again too." "He's a guy I can rely on." "You like the guy too, huh?" "Ever since I was little, when I found something good, I stuck with it." "It'll be worthwhile being close to him." "He's a strange man." "I know it sounds stange, but he somehow caught my attention." "I'll go to Yamazaki." "You go to Joka Town to..." "Wait, wait!" "Don't leave me alone." "Why do you care about Yamazaki so much?" "Smells like something's going on there." "Smell?" "Ooops, did I?" "Ronin of the Wilderness" "Mr. Isyo, here are the 50 cedar trees." "Hey, does anybody know that boy, Genta?" "Genta didn't come back from fishing yet." "Do you know where his house is?" "Genta's house is that liquor store." "You'll see the sign that says 'Yatoi.'" "Yahoi Liquor Store" "Stupid!" "You didn't bring back any fish, and you lost your kimono too!" "Why are you coming home naked?" "Go back and get your clothes right now!" "Dad, don't scold him like that." "This is unbelievable!" "Just don't say anything anymore." "Genta, it's your fault that you came home like that." "I'll go with you." "Let's go get your clothes." "I don't wanna go!" "What's wrong with you?" "What's the matter?" "Let's go." "What's eith you today?" "Boy, where's your energy you had earlier today?" "Why did you leave without your clothes?" "I know what happened." "You saw it, didn't you?" "What can you do?" "A man who wants to be a Samurai can't be afraid of such a thing." "Genta, are you still upset?" "Dad's gonna be mad again if you're like that." "I won't speak up for you this time." "The dinner's ready." "Here you go." "Thank you so much." "Since he got home, he won't say anything." "Genta, so what happened to you today?" "What's the matter?" "Excuse me." "Hello, ma'am." "Thank you for everything." "Can I have more Sake?" "Dad, here's Mrs. Isyo." "Okay, just a second please." "Hello, welcome." "Thank you for always coming to my store." "Will you have any guests tonight, too?" "Yes, my husband's friend, Mr. Sekine, is coming from the castle." "Oh, I see." "Just a moment please." "Emergency!" "Make way!" "Emergency?" "It's going to the castle." "I guess it's a message for the castle again." "Thank you for waiting." "Thank you." "Payment will be as usual." "Okay, I know." "No problem." "Ritsu, something terrible happened." "Mr. Yamazaki was killed in the mountains up north." "Mr. Yamazaki was killed?" "Not only that." "Ritsu, don't be shocked..." "Ichinosuke was arrested for the murder." "Mr. Sekine was arrested?" "I'm not sure what happened." "But I'm sure lchinosuke isn't the type of man who would do such a thing." "Ichinosuke received so much kindness and obligation from Mr. Yamazaki." "Mr. Sekine was arrested..." "Anyway, I'll go to the castle." "I might not be able to come home tonight." "What?" "You were seen?" "How stupid of you." "It's not a big deal." "I know where the boy is." "Keep the boy quiet, understand?" "You wouldn't know what would happen to you." "Go disappear somewhere after you're done." "Just make sure you finish off that boy." "Understand?" "Horses again." "Something must be going on." "Hey, sir, why are we going to this horrible town?" "If we went to Suzaka, we could be enjoying Sake now." "Forgot about that dead Samurai." "It doesn't matter to us who was killed." "What?" "It's not flying." "Maybe the wings are wrong..." "Oh, we found you." "Here you are." "It's been a while, sir." "Here you are!" "Sir, long time no see." "You're here, just as I thought." "Who are you two?" "Don't say that!" "You forgot me already?" "How can you forget me?" "You might've forgotten me, but I remember you." "I wanted to see you again too." "I don't want to see you." "Mr. Toge." "Somebody's after you." "I'm serious." "Some strange Samurai was watching you just a while ago." "Strange Samurai?" "Yeah, in the shadows." "Hey, what wrong with him?" "Suzaka Government Office" "But, Obugyo, lchinosuke isn't the type of man who does such a thing." "I know lchinosuke better than anybody else." "This must be a mistake." "Obugyo, please investigate further." "If you permit, I'll conduct my own investigation." "Kinpachi, how long has Sinpachi held his current rank?" "It's been 3 years." "Right, Sinpachi?" "Oh, 3 years." "That's a long time." "It's so tough for your wife to live in the mountains." "I heard you're trying to get work in the castle for a while from Yajuro." "Well, because of lchinosuke's arrest..." "We need to find a new officer right away." "That means you can be lchinosuke's replacement." "I'll talk about it with Yajuro again." "And I'll let you know." "Sinpachi, worry more about your own promotion than somebody else." "Or do you want to stay being lower officer in the mountains for rest of your life?" "You should think about your wife too." "Oh, Sinpachi!" "You made it here." "I was waiting for you." "I'm not the murderer." "It's impossible for me to kill Mr. Yamazaki." "You believe me?" "Somebody is trying to frame me." "You know that, right?" "Hey, Sinpachi, please prove my innocence." "I prove your innocence?" "You and I have been best friends since we were little." "Please, I can't do it by myself." "Even though I'm trying to prove my innocence, I can't move at all." "I don't want to be executed because I'm innocent." "You don't leave me, will you?" "But they found your lnro." "My lnro?" "Hey, you doubt me too?" "No... but.." "I have no idea about that." "I think I lost it somewhere." "Oh..." "I remember." "I remember..." "In the bath." "It must be in the bath." "In the bath?" "When I went to your house in Yamazaki, I left it in the bath." "I thought I lost it somewhere." "Somebody might have taken it." "No..." "I don't know it." "Ichinosuke, you doubt me?" "No..." "Sinpachi, go." "Go home." "I want to be alone." "Please go home today." "Ritsu..." "Ritsu..." "No..." "Ritsu..." "No!" "Stop!" "Please stop!" "Ritsu..." "Ichinosuke was arrested for murder." "That's why I said we should go to the city." "There are no nice girls, only trees and hot springs here." "It's all surrounded by mountains." "Plus we have to stay in a room like a closet." "Hey, Mr. Kyonosuke..." "Please tell Mr. Toge that we should get out from here soon as possible." "Dinner's ready." "Oh, you already got out from the bath?" "It was so quick." "Oh, I know it." "Mr. Isyo's wife was in a bath, right?" "What?" "She's in a bath." "So, I'll go next." "What?" "She already went home." "So, I'll go with you." "What you talking about?" "Here." "Your dinner is ready." "Here's something important." "That's the record of execution." "The bold letter is true criminal, and the thin letter is the person who's killed." "There's a big gap." "Gap?" "Yeah, there's so many cases where innocent people were killed." "Right." "And the people who were killed were just victims." "True." "They might have found something out..." "And then killed." "Right." "Anyways, it's none of our business." "Let's go eat." "This is something worth five thousands mon or ten thousands mon to enemies that are in Suzaka." "It worth ten thousand mon?" "We have to sell it." "We need to keep it." "Keep it?" "Horses again." "All the time." "Dinner's ready." "Oh, can I go out with this?" "Dad, Mr. Ikuta came back from the castle." "Oh, he came back." "Okay, it's time to cook the fish the missus ordered." "Hey, Genta, can you deliver these fish later?" "I don't wanna!" "What!" "?" "I'm scared." "Idiot!" "It's right over there!" "Don't be so lazy, you idiot!" "Oh, let's start eating." "I'm so hungry." "What happened, Genta?" "You look like you're about to cry." "See?" "That stupid kid..." "He'll never grow up to be a strong man." "He's too scared." "The boy must know something." "Well, he did see a dead body, and it scared him." "Not just that." "I'm not sure though." "Ronin of the Wilderness" "Did you see Mr. Sekine?" "Yeah." "I'll serve dinner." "Ritsu." "Yes?" "You never said this but but you wanted to move to the city by the castle for a long time already." "You said, "l don't want to live in the countryside surrounded by mountains."" "Your hope may come true." "Really?" "Yeah, Gobugyo told me." "When?" "But I'll be a replacement for lchinosuke." "It doesn't matter." "Your best friend Mr. Sekine always gets promoted." "And you'll never by anything be a lower officer." "You're left out in the countryside like this." "Maybe if we can live in the city by the castle, we can start a new life." "This time, you'll be promoted, and Mr. Sekine is a criminal." "You can have a bright future." "Please forget about Mr. Sekine." "This is the first time..." "It's been over a year since we got married." "You've never spoken this much." "Oh, I wanted to ask you." "Why did you marry me if you hated living in the countryside?" "What you talking about now?" "Oh, I ordered fish from Mr. Yahoi's store." "I'll go get it." "Oh, how boring." "I heard women, working in the timber warehouse, pass by here all the time but they're all old." "That's why I hate the mountains." "What's going on?" "Genta hasn't come home yet." "What?" "I think he's at Mr. Ikuta's house." "Listen, Genta was taken to the timber warehouse by a strange Samurai!" "What?" "Stay here." "Genta!" "Mister!" "Mister!" "Stop!" "Otherwise, I'll kill this boy." "Stay back!" "Mr. Toge, what we are going to do?" "Stay back!" "Otherwise he'll die." "Put your sword down!" "Run!" "I saw him!" "That man killed Mr. Yamazaki!" "He did it!" "He's the one that killed him!" "Oh, that's why you were after Genta." "Mr. Sekine is the criminal." "But..." "Don't!" "Don't kill him!" "I'm lkuta Sinpachi." "I'm the government officer of this area." "My best friend, lchinosuke, was arrested for murder." "If this man is arrested, lchinosuke will be released." "This man is the proof." "Please don't kill him." "Whatever." "What?" "True criminal?" "Yes." "I just got a message from Mr. Ikuta in Yamazaki office that he caught true murderer of Mr. Yamazaki Shingo, Akazawa Tahichiro." "Understood." "You can go." " Yes." "Sinpachi will definitely send Akazawa to us." "We have to shut Akazawa's mouth." "Otherwise our cover will be blown." "If that happens, our plans are ruined." "And we'll have to commit Seppuku." "We definately have to stop his sending Akazawa." "We still have a way." "Hey." "What you doing?" "I can break out easily." "I'll send you soon after Gobugyo contacts me." "Until then, I need you to live as evidence." "I have to save my friend." "What happened?" "Gobugyo decided Sekine lchinosuke is the criminal and he said you don't have to send Akazawa for questioning." "What?" "And Sekine lchinosuke is going to be executed by Seppuku." "Seppuku?" "What the hell!" "Ichinosuke is not the criminal." "Seppuku?" "They believe Sekine lchinosuke is the criminal." "Poor man, he's about to lose his life because of one lnro." "So stupid." "Yes, it is." "They'd rather believe in the location of the lnro rather than the witnesses." "But his wife..." "There's something's strange with Sinpachi's wife." "I don't know what she's thinking." "Then, how?" "I'll send Akazawa until the time of final judgement." "Mr. Sekine was decided to be a criminal." "Did you already give up your promotion to move to the castle?" "I have to." "No!" "Ritsu..." "Although I know that man is the true criminal..." "You want me to pretend like I don't know anything?" "Yes, that's what you have to do." "Although I know lchinosuke is innocent, you want me to let him cut his stomach?" "Ritsu?" "Honestly, when Gobugyo told me about my promotion, I was so excited." "Because I thought about you." "I prayed that true criminal won't show up... ..while I was praying for lchinosuke's innocence." "But..." "I can't." "I can't betray lchinosuke." "He's my only friend since I was little." "I'll never... be able to betray him." "What has Mr. Sekine done for you?" "Even when he visited here, he was always looking down on you." "Is that what a best friend is supposed to be?" "I was always hurt by him." "I detest Mr. Sekine!" "Ritsu!" "Ronin of the Wilderness" "Look at her face." "That's a frightening look." "What's she thinking?" "Let's go." "Hey, sir, we should get out of here tomorrow morning or so." "No, I'll stay." "Don't say such a thing." " Excuse me." "Please do me a favor." "I want you to kill the criminal in that basket." "Kill the criminal?" "Yes." "Why?" "Can you do that?" "But that man is the true criminal and if he's not taken to the judge, lchinosuke will be executed." "Also, lchinosuke is your husband's best friend, right?" "He's already judged to be true criminal." "Why do you want him killed?" "But if he's not there by the final judgement, lchinosuke will be executed." "Aren't you thinking about your husband?" "I won't do it." "Hey, sir!" "Wait a minute!" "Oh, I wanted that 200 Ryo." "You're so greedy." "Fool!" "There are no greedy human beings." "I just hate making money from doing something underhanded." "Take care, boy." "Don't think about being a Samurai." "Are you leaving?" "Basket?" "Go and get horses!" "Protect the basket!" "Shoot!" "Shoot, now!" "Mr. Oba!" "Bring a rope." "Sir!" "Sir!" "There's only half a day left until final judgement." "You better hurry up." "Here." "I'll give you this proof of Obgyo's crime." "Obugyo's?" "Hurry up and go." "Thank you." "I wonder how Mr. Sinpachi is doing now." "Yeah." "He proved his friend's innocence, and he received a huge reward." "Now he doesn't have to worry about money." "I guess now he's about to move to castle from mountain with his wife." "I'm glad they're doing well." "He's got to be happy." "However, in Sinpachi's house..." "Ritsu..." "Ritsu..." "Why...?" "Why!" "?" "I granted your wish and we can move to the castle." "Ritsu..." "How can you do such a thing?" "Sinpachi, please forgive me." "I can't live anymore." "I'm just too sad to live in this world." "Sinpachi, I've been lying to you." "Before I got married with you, I slept with one man." "It was lchinosuke." "Ichinosuke..." "He raped me." "Since that day, I wasn't able to smile." "I've detested lchinosuke, but also somehow I cared for him." "I'm a terrible woman." "To forget about him, I wanted to kill him." "Then, I stole his lnro, and gave it to Mr. Oba." "Forgive me..." "Ritsu..." "Since that day, lkuta Sinpachi lost his will to live." "But by doing that, he tried to keep Ritsu living in his heart." "Ikuta Sinpachi stayed a lower officer for entire his life and his name disappeared from Suzaka government records." "However..." "Toge Kujuro didn't know that." "Neither did Ai Kyonosuke and Jirokichi." "Well, perhaps Kujuro just knew the weakness of the human heart."