"THE MUTE SAMURAI 'The Demon' Kiichi Hogan" "He was the boss of those pirates who have been pillaging around here." "When he voluntarily gave himself up he was quiet." "But, when he got the death sentence, he started protesting that he was not the real boss "Tornado Sabu"." "After that he escaped from the jail." "He's nothing but a coward..." "Kiichi Hogan." "Nagasaki Magistrate, Yanagida Toemon was his father." "Insisting he was an officer of the law, he had resisted pressure to allow illegal foreign trade." "As a result he and his wife were slain." "Cut down by a Spaniard skilled in sword, Gonzales, who then went on to slit the lad's throat, thus robbing the young man of his voice forever." "And he raped Kikuno, the youth's fiancée." "All this happened eighteen years ago." "KATSU PRODUCTIONS" "Planning by:" "WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo" "Producer:" "YOSHIOKA Tetsu" "Screenplay by:" "TOJO Masatoshi Original Story by:" "GOSHA Hideo" "Narrator:" "MUTSUMI Goro Music by:" "TOMITA Isao" "Cast" "Mute Samurai (Kiichi Hogan):" "WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo" "Chisato:" "Silvia WALKER" "Boss Amimoto:" "ABE Toru" "Directed by:" "MISUMI Kenji" "THE GIRL WITH BLUE EYES (Aoi Me no Shojo)" "He said that he left behind some very important business to take care of at Tateiwa." "What could it be?" "If we're going to kill him, we will need more men, you know." "Nikichi, on top of the 50 ryo reward I'll put an extra 20 ryo." "Won't that stir up a hornet's nest?" "I don't care." "We'll let bounty hunters take care of him." "You go ahead and tell Sanji about my extra 20 ryo for the reward." "Sanji's a constable, he might get suspicious." "I've been giving Sanji some money." "We don't need to tell him much." "Instead, tell him that it's all for our village." "Hey, we don't have to go fishing any more!" "On top of the 50 ryo reward from the police," "Boss Amimoto added an extra 20 ryo!" "Hey, quit fooling around!" "I'll kick your butt!" "Look at this!" "70 ryo!" "Saké!" "I'm sorry." "We're going to close." "Saké!" "Yes, yes!" "Those ronin are bounty hunters." " Yes..." " Yes..." " Yes..." "Are there just two of you?" "!" "Yes." "Yes." "Let me eat!" "Here." "Where are you going?" "!" "To the bathroom." "Stay here!" "Yes." "I'm not going to kill you!" "Grandpa!" "Grandpa!" "Grandpa!" "I'm Sanji from the police station!" "Please open!" "Grandpa!" "Are you sleeping?" "Oh, I'm sorry." "But I'm in a hurry." "This man might show up in this village tonight." "If you see him, please let us know." "Yes." "Grandpa!" "Are you ok?" "Oh, I'm ok." "Where's your kid?" "She's sleeping." "I see... anyway, take care!" " Yes." "Here." "How old are you?" "I'm 5 years old." "Uncle, are you a bad person?" "Shut up!" "Sorry about tonight." "But don't tell anybody about me." "If you do, I'll kill you and your granddaughter!" " Yes." " OK?" " Yes." " Are you sure?" " Yes." "Uncle, are you going already?" "Chisato, be still!" "70 ryo would make me a rich person!" "I hope my lazy husband goes into the mountains to hunt him instead of going fishing!" "But they say "Tornado Sabu" is a cold-blooded killer!" "Of course, getting 70 ryo is not an easy job!" "Besides, you won't see this kind of money in your whole life anyway!" "Yes!" "It's better off to bet your life on 70 ryo than fishing!" "What are you!" "Don't come here!" "You're dirty!" "Go away!" "Go!" "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Uncle..." "Uncle Sabu!" "Uncle!" "Uncle Sabu!" "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Uncle Sabu!" "Uncle!" "Uncle Sabu!" "Hey!" "What is it?" "Uncle, you must be hungry." "Are you alone?" "I brought some lunch." "Oh, really?" "Are you sure you're alone?" "I'm always alone." "I see..." "I see." "Who told you my name?" "Uncle, the posters with your face are all over the village." "Uncle, you're lonely being by yourself, aren't you?" "You're really lonely, aren't you?" " Enough!" "Here is some tea." "What are you praying for?" "My grandpa told me if I wet my hair with the mountain water and pray, my hair would turn black." "Nobody likes me because of my red hair." "Stop it!" "It won't change your hair color!" "My grandpa told me it will." "It won't!" "But I can change your hair color." "Really?" "But... from now on, you have to bring me a lot of food." "Yes!" "I'll do anything." "OK, then you have to go home today." "Are you going to change my hair today?" "Well... not today." "I have to see if you are keeping our promise." "Yes, I even can do "Pinky"." "Well..." "What is your name?" "Chisato." "OK." "Go home today." "But from now on, you'll bring a lot of food for me, won't you?" "Yes!" "You're going to change my red hair to black hair, aren't you?" "Yes, I will." "Well, Sir, are you coming after "Tornado Sabu"?" "Please, have some." "If you do, please stay at Amimoto's." "This is a poor fisherman's village." "Boss Amimoto will let you stay for free." "So, please." "Follow me." "Hey!" "Give me the bill." "May I come in?" "This man is also our guest." "Say something." "I said, "say something"!" "He's the Mute Samurai, 'Kiichi' (Demon) Hogan." "Oh, you're a mute." "I'm thinking that if Sabu is coming to the village, he must take the back road over the mountain." "But if he's already in the village, what are we going to do?" "The back road is not easy!" "This village is so small that we can find each other even in the dark." "Even if he did come by the back way, he'll do nothing but hide in the mountain for a while." "Why does he want to come here?" "He's the leader of pirates." "Of course, he hides many of his treasures here and there." "One of the places is right here in the village." "Wow, if we catch him, we can get not only the rewards, but his treasure too." "That's why we should not let these samurai catch him." "We fishermen will then split all the money between us." "You're a genius." "Uncle, people are here in the mountain to catch you." "Do you know the house that belongs to Kanzo of Amimoto?" "Yes, I know it." "The big house!" "Everybody knows the house." "I see..." "Will you please do me a favor?" "Yes!" "Would you please take this and leave it inside the house?" " Yes." "Uncle, people will find you if you stay here." "I'm not easy to catch, you know." "Why don't you hide in the cave I found." "A cave?" "Yes." "Is it near here?" "Yes." "Then take me." "Redhead!" "Surprised you, didn't I?" "Are those samurai really good at what they do?" "Of course." "Bounty hunters make their living by doing this." "Boss, this letter was at the entrance." "Oh..." ""I'm waiting for you at the Chinju forest." "Sabu"." "This is from Sabu!" "Boss, do you know Sabu?" "Don't be absurd." "Why should I know him?" "Then what is this?" "He's angry with me now." "Angry with you?" "You're supposed to be able to guess it if you're a good cop." "He's angry with me because of my extra 20 ryo reward." "Well..." "Nikichi, tell our guest samurai to come here." "Yes." "Sabu is here!" "Sabu!" "Women and children, please stay home until we catch Sabu!" "Be careful!" "Hey, Chief!" "Chief Sanji!" "Oh, what is it, Grandpa?" "Yes..." "I get paid even if I only know his hiding place, don't I?" "Grandpa!" "Do you know where he is?" "No." "An old man like me, it's impossible to catch him." "But maybe I can find the place he's hiding." "Of course." "If you know the place he's hiding, it's almost the same as if you caught him." "You'll get 10 ryo." "10 ryo?" "No, maybe 20 ryo." "Hey!" "Sabu is here!" "Sabu is here!" "Sabu is here!" "You're really a good kid." "Uncle!" "When are you going to change the color of my hair?" "When I finish taking care of some very important business." "When are you going to finish?" "Well... soon, maybe tonight or tomorrow night." "Anyway, I'll do it in a few days." "Are you staying here after that?" "I'll bring lunch for you." "So, stay here." "You're very lonely, aren't you?" "Nobody plays with me." "What is wrong?" "Somebody is outside." "Nobody knows this place." "Would you please go and check outside?" "Yes." "Please, don't take him!" "Please don't take him!" "Please don't take him!" "Don't take him!" "Don't take him!" "Don't take him..." "Don't..." "Please don't take him!" "Don't take him!" "Thank you so much." "It was 5 years ago." "There were a lot of dead foreigners on the beach from a shipwreck by a big storm." "There was a baby in the arms of a dead mother." "The baby was very weak." "They called her a monster and nobody wanted to take care of her!" "So I adopted her." "She's been alone and lonely all her life because nobody likes her." "I feel so sorry for her and it makes me wonder if I did the right thing saving her life." "She is very lonely." "Until today, nobody talks to her." "But, Sabu did talk to her..." "That's why she is so happy." "Here." ""You, coward!" "I'll see you later."" "Where did you find this?" "Over there." "They all left." "What a lazy man you are!" "Are you staying here for Sabu or for free food?" "!" "Leave him alone." "He makes me irritated on a day like this!" "Well, Sir!" "You're here, aren't you?" " Talk to us!" "Leave him out of this!" " Yes." "Grandpa, are you sure you know his hiding place?" "Yes." "How much can I get?" "If you really know, Boss will pay you 10 ryo." "Yes, of course I know." "My granddaughter has been bringing food for him for a while." "Wait here." "Grandpa!" "You know where Sabu is, don't you?" "Yes." "Give me your hand." "Here is 5 ryo." "Keep it." "Yes." "I'll pay another 5 ryo after we catch Sabu." "So, tell us." "The cave at the Jukoku Pass that my granddaughter found." "It's really difficult to find unless she guides you." "Jukoku Pass..." "Damn!" "He's hiding in a place like that..." "Are we really going to kill him?" "Don't be a sissy." "It's just like killing a tuna." "But..." "Don't you need money?" "Here he comes..." "Look!" "It's golden and shining." "Touch them." "I've never touched them before." " Let's get out of here!" " Don't worry." "It wasn't us." "Sabu is the one who did it." "Sabu killed him." "Do you know where he is?" "Take us to him if you want revenge." "What a strange kid..." "We'll get revenge for you." "Take us to him." "Yes?" "What took you so long?" "She won't say anything." "We know he's at Jukoku Pass." "Let's take her there." "Hurry up!" "Otherwise, he'll run away again." "Redhead!" "Come with us!" "It must be around here if the cave is in Jukoku Pass." "It's too big to search..." "Comb the whole area and find him!" "Found it!" "We found the cave!" "Uncle!" "Don't come out!" "Uncle!" "Don't come out!" "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "What a weasel you are!" "He's a fighter." "It's too dangerous to go in." "From now on, we'll count on you, Sensei." "Let's beat her up." "Her?" "Tie her around the tree!" "Sabu!" "You can't escape anymore!" "If you want save her, come out from the cave!" "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Uncle...!" "Uncle!" "Uncle!" "Uncle...!" "Uncle...!" "Uncle...!" "Uncle...!" "Uncle...!" "Stop!" "What are you?" "Have you no human feelings?" "I didn't tell them, Uncle..." "Yes, I know you didn't!" "I never doubted you!" "Sir!" "If you're looking for "Tornado Sabu" for the reward, then I'm useless!" "I don't care who "Tornado Sabu" is." "But your face is on the reward poster." "The real "Tornado Sabu" is right there." "He is the real "Tornado Sabu"." "Please don't kill Uncle!" "Please don't kill Uncle!" "Please save Uncle Sabu!" "Here he comes again." "We'll get the reward money." "I can't let you to have it." "Great!" "You'll have all the reward money." "I'm Saburota who is a henchman of the real Sabu!" "His tattoo isn't small like this!" "Isn't that true, Boss?" "!" "You're the leader of the famous pirates..." "What are you doing?" "That's it!" "That's the proof of the real "Tornado Sabu"!" "Bounty Hunter, don't be a fool." "He's the one with a price on his head, not me!" "He's here!" "If you catch him, I'll pay any amount you wish!" "Wow!" "I'm not Sabu!" "Don't move!" "Drop your sword!" "Hurry up!" "You're..." "Not me..." "Sada!" "Sada is the one who killed Grandpa!" "You bastard!" "You're a fishermen, aren't you?" "Uncle!" "I agreed with "Tornado Sabu" to become his body double." "Because he told me it would only be for a few years." "But when I find out I'd be executed, I had to escape." "Here is the contract with Boss." "It tells you everything." "I see..." "I understand." "But you are one of the pirates." "And we paid a reward of 50 ryo to the Mute Samurai." "You have to go jail anyway." "Yes." "I'll make sure she's well taken care of." "Yes." "You're going to change my hair, aren't you?" "I'm so sorry." "I told you a lie because I needed food." "Please forgive me!" "Sorry!" "Chisato, your hair is a gift from the gods." "It won't change color." "But your pure spirit has changed this man's dark spirit into pure white." "Okay?" "He is neither alive nor dead." "Cutting off all tender human feelings, burning with his one desire for revenge." "Keeping his personal misfortune deep within his heart," "Mute Samurai, 'Kiichi' Hogan presses onward." "TO BE CONTINUED"