"[GRUNTING]" "Fuck." "Fucking fuck!" "old man." "What the fuck?" "You're doing it wrong!" "MAN:" "NNeedle is doing what the needle does." "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" "The irezumi does not hide the skin." "The tattoo revealsNthe nature of the man and illuminates the four nobleNprofessions in The Book of Five Rings:" "the merchantNand the farmer." "If there is a conflictNbetween the needle and the skin between the mark and the man then perhaps the path you've chosenNis not the path for which you're suited." "old man?" "Huh?" "Ndid you?" "You that fucking stupid?" "You disrespect me and I'll tattooNthe ceiling with your fucking brains." "No disrespect." "You're lucky." "I can't kill youNuntil you finish this thing." "Bang." "Give me that mirror." "Let's see how it's looking." "not bad." "boss." "This just came for you." " What is it?" "N" " A letter." "dumbass." "What?" " What is it?" "NYAKUZA:" "It looks like sand." "Yep." "Sand." " Black sand.N" " No." "You know what this is?" "You wanna let us in on the joke?" "Years ago I watched a manNopen an envelope like that one." "There were many with him." "And they laughed as you laugh now." "And then it came from the shadows and their laughterNwas drowned in blood." "What came out of the shadows?" "I cannot say the word." "What word?" "That night one of their blades struck here." "I should have diedNbut for an accident of birth." "on the other side." "The fuck is that?" "boss." "A ninja?" "Are you kidding me?" "That's the wordNyou're afraid to say?" "Ninja?" "you old fuck." "[ALL LAUGHING] you had me going." " Ninja." "That's some good shit.NYAKUZA:" "Ninja." "[ALL LAUGHING]" "[WOMEN SCREAMING]" "huh?" "Wanna fuck with me?" "[YAKUZA SCREAMING]" "[SCREAMS]" "you don't have to do this." "NI'll double it." "I'll triple it." "You hear me?" "I'll pay you whatever you want." "Nyou cannot reason with it because it is not a human being." "It is a demon sent straight from hell." "old man!" "I'll blow your fuck..." "I've told your story." "aren't you?" "Is all that for the Delgata case?" "This is Delgata." " And the rest?" "N" " Evidence." "For?" "please." "What is the problem?" "NYou've trusted my research before." "Here's a question." "Which of theseNdoes not belong in this sentence:" "ninja." "All I'm asking for is an hour.NThat's all." "Why do I think I'm gonna regret this?" "MIKA:" "NRemember the Eulmi Incident?" "Nkilled by one of these ninja clans." "I think." "I've been going throughNthe original transcripts of the trial of Kunitomo Shigeaki." "The prosecutor questioned ShigeakiNabout a payment of 100 pounds of gold." "Shigeaki answered that he didn't knowNwhat the prosecutor was talking about." "The questionNwas never brought up again." "But what pinged for me was the amount." "The exact same amount rumoredNto have been paid to the Ozunu Clan for the yakuza massacre that happenedNlast week in Osaka." "Nin this ever-changing world if the cost of a man's lifeNremains the same." "a thousand years old?" "They probably don't change." "So I started looking atNinternational wire transfers targeting banks in the regionsNof several high-profile assassinations." "And bingo.NRussian Prime Minister Zhukov." "The day before the assassination... 999 and 90 cents was transferredNfrom the Bank of Shanghai." "That is the exact market equivalentNof 100 pounds of gold." "Ryan." "They steal childrenNand turn them into assassins." "no one's denyingNthe historical facts but this thing doesn't make senseNin a modern world." "They're real." "You can call them spooksNor assassins or whatever you want... but they areNout there and they are killing people." "And nobody is doing a damn thingNto stop them." "Hi." "Excuse me." "Would you mind?" "Ncould you help me with this?" "What clan are you from?" "What are you doing in Berlin?" "I don't understand." "[BOTH SHOUTING AND GRUNTING]" "[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE ON TV]" "[WOMAN SCREAMS ON TV]" "What is going on?" "[WASHING MACHINE CLANGING]" "MIKA:" "NYou found something?" "MASLOW:" "I was digging around trying to seeNwhat I could come up with and I found this." "A report." "A friend of mine in MoscowNtipped me to it." "It was written during the Cold War by a high-ranking KGB agentNnamed Alexi Sabatin." "He raises the possibility thatNa number of political assassinations were conducted by an ancientNbut sophisticated network he calls the Nine Clans." "he doesn't call them ninjas.N" " What happened to him?" "Same thing that's gonna happen to meNif I hang around with you." "Kicked out of the serviceNfor mental instability." "don't you?" "Ninjas." "then why are you doing all this?" "I don't know." "But I can guarantee youNit has nothing to do with the fact that you're the most attractiveNresearcher I have ever worked with." "Mr. Nan." "you are back." "Nand I had to go into your apartment." " Is it all right?" "N" " It's all fixed." "You keep it very dark and spare in there." "but I couldn't helpNnoticing your suitcases." "Nmy father was a very sick man." "LANDLADY:" "ndo you have to leave Berlin soon?" "but I am expecting a phone call." "LANDLADY:" "NI'm sorry to hear that." "death will come for us all." "[OZUNU SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]" "OZUNU:" "NWherever you are wherever you may go you must never forget who you are how you came to be." "You are Ozunu." "You are part of me as I am part of you." "This is the truth of your lives and it will remain true after death." "This is my new son." "I have given him the name Raizo." "Welcome him as your brother." "Raizo." "[KETTLE WHISTLES]" "OZUNU:" "NThe body must obey the will." "Hunger and thirst..." "Nare the body's weakness." "Master them and you master the self." "[SPEAKING IN JAPANESE]" "This is the power of the Ozunu Clan." "This is the way of the ninja." "Eat tonight and you workNtwice as hard tomorrow." "[THUNDER RUMBLING]" "OZUNU:" "NWhat is the lesson?" "Look at your brother." "Life is combat." "You know this truth." "Abandoned by your parents..." "Nwithout people to care for you you should have died." "But instead you fought." "Nyou fought and you won." "without pity or remorse." "you must learnNto fear nothing at all." "OZUNU:" "NPain breeds weakness." "suffering exists only because weakness exists." "[SQUEAKING]" "You must hate all weakness." "hate it in yourself." "[GRUNTING SOFTLY]" "[RAIZO GRUNTS]" "[THUNDER RUMBLING]" "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "MIKA:" "Mrs. Sabatin?" "N" " Yeah." "I'm Mika Coretti with Europol.NWe spoke on the phone." "yes?" "Yes." "I understand the report caused someNproblems for him within the KGB." "The report caused problemsNfor Alexi's career the way Moses caused problemsNfor the Pharaoh." "Very unpleasant." "What happened?" "About two years ago after the assassination of Zhukov the report drew attention." "After that everything was different." "Alexi hired men to change all the locksNand put in more of them." "locks on the locks." "He put in cameras and motion sensors... lights." "he said." "No shadows." "a man came to the door." "and then the young man left." "My husband was a soldier." "Member of Russian intelligence." "He was not a man to frighten easily." "Nin his eyes I saw fear." "And then he stood up he kissed me and told meNthat he loved me very much." "[SPEAKING IN RUSSIAN]" "He said I should always remember that." "Do you know what they talked about?" "No." "He said it was safer that way." "Can I ask how he died?" "The lights went out." "[ALARM RINGING]" "You are the first person who hasNtaken my husband's work seriously." "It would be good to knowNthat he did not die without cause." "He would want you to have this." "MIKA:" "NWho are you?" "Hiyah!" "Did Takeshi's blow hurt you?" "You think this is pain." "You are mistaken." "[GRUNTING]" "[RAIZO SCREAMING]" "That is true pain." "[SCREAMING]" "Raizo." "Survive the night." "[RAIZO SCREAMING]" "[SCREAMING]" "[GRUNTING AND PANTING]" "Raizo." "Very good." "aren't you?" "Excuse me?" "Agent Zabranski lnternal Affairs." "Need to ask you a couple of questions." "yeah?" "N" " Mm-hm." "Forensic researcher." "Nthat right?" "yeah." "You have somethingNof a social relationship." " Excuse me?" "N" " You had lunch with him on the 13th and again on the 18th." "How do you know that?" " Isn't it true?" "N" " I'm not sure." "Nbut that's usually when we're working." "Has Agent Maslow seemed differentNto you lately in any way?" "has he said or done anythingNthat struck you as unusual?" "No." "Why?" "Has Agent Maslow done something?" "Just routine." "The agency cares aboutNits field operatives." "fatigue mental exhaustion." "Agent Maslow has a serious caseload." "That much work can wear on a man." "I got a surprise visit too." "Ryan.NThey're watching us." "Nbut I know a warning when I see one." " But why?" "N" " Why?" "It's obvious." "If this little fantasy of yoursNhas any chance of being real then these clans are gonna haveNsome pretty majorjuice protecting them." "what are you gonna do?" "you understand?" "You do nothing withoutNchecking with me first." " Got it?" "N" " Got it." "[CAMERA CLICKS]" "ALEXl:" "A 14th-century scroll refers toNone of the oldest of the Nine Clans as the Clan of Black Sand." "The Islamic explorer lbn BattutaNjourneyed with a group of orphans that were being takenNto a remote shido hidden among snowcapped mountains." "Battuta describes a ceremonial dinner followed by a display of martial skill." "Nneither beyond the age of 10." "His hosts explained that a man's lifeNmust be made meaningless..." "Own the meaning of a man's life and you own his heart." "[THUMPING]" "You shouldn't do that." "It's againstNthe rules." "If they catch you..." " Then they catch me.N" " They'll put you in the box." "I believe the heart of the treeNknows which way it needs to grow." " Trees don't have hearts.N" " Everything has a heart." "I don't." "Really?" "Let me see." "Hello?" "[HEART BEATING FAINTLY]" "It's saying hello back..." "Nbut it misses you." " Liar.N" " I'm not lying." "Listen to mine." "[HEART BEATING]" "you shall liveNwithout one of your senses beginning with the senseNyou rely on the most." "You must see with more than your eyes." "[SWORD SWOOSHING]" "[FOOTSTEPS]" "[SWORD SWOOSHING]" "[HEART BEATING]" "[HEARTS BEATING IN UNISON]" "[GRUNTS]" "Kiriko." "All failure must be sown into the flesh." "Cut him." "You know the law." "I told you." "I tried to warn you." "Yes." "You did." "Kiriko?" "Why?" "Why am I in here or why are you out there?" "[THUNDER CRACKING]" "RAIZO:" "NKiriko!" "Why are you doing this?" "I have to." "You know the law.NHe will cut your heart from your chest." "No." "He can never touch my heart." "[HEART BEATING]" "Come with me." "Where?" "What is out there?" "Life." "My life is here." "[PHONE RINGING]" "[WOMAN SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGENON PHONE AND HANGS UP]" "[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]" "MASLOW:" "NShh." "Ryan." "Mika.NThey're watching me." "Get in." "Where have you been?" "NI've been calling your office." "Now I know how Sabatin must have felt." "What's happened?" "Homeland Security the CIA and for all I knowNthe Martian military in my office tearing the place apart." "What are we gonna do?" "Ngo on holiday." "No way." "you gotta trust me." "I can't let you loseNyourjob because of me." "I'm not talking about losing my job.NTake this." "no serial number." "I know." "arms dealers." "I've never faced this kind of heat." "For ninjas." "It's fucking unbelievable." "MIKA:" "NExcuse me." " Hey.NMAN:" "Hi." "what's going on?" "Nand that one across the street." "the light's out." "Okay." "Thanks." "[CLANGING]" "[GUNSHOTS]" "MIKA:" "nah!" "[PANTING]" "RAIZO:" "More will come.N" " What?" "They won't stop until you're dead." "God." "RAIZO:" "NA gun won't help you." "okay?" "I once took a Tae Bo class... all right?" "but you have to trust me." "MIKA:" "NOkay." "Do you know me?" "How?" "Security camera in New YorkNrecorded you fighting one of them." "You know about them?" "A little." "there are these clans." "they've beenNsupplying assassins to governments or anyone who hasN100 pounds of gold for the last thousand years." "RAIZO:" "nhis name was Jin." "you knew him?" " He was not born an assassin.N" " You're from his clan." "[DOG BARKING]" " They why did you stop him?" "N" " They're coming." "Who?" "Raizo." "Murderer." " Fresh kill.NNINJA 2:" "He's with the girl." "Still close." "Very close." "run." "OZUNU:" "NWeakness compels strength." "Betrayal begets blood." "This is the law of the Nine Clans." "Ah!" "[THUNDER CRACKING]" "[KIRIKO SCREAMING]" "OZUNU:" "NWe have been betrayed." "Nbetrayed us." "rejected our clan." "Her shame can only be purgedNwith blood." "You." "who returned herNshall have this honor." "Ah!" " Where are we going?" "N" " Doesn't matter." "You think they're following us?" "I know they're following us." "MIKA:" "NI don't see anything back there." "They have our scent." "Following our scent?" "Like dogs?" "No." "Like wolves." "by the way." "Raizo is the name I was given." "So you're an orphan?" "I'm gonna tryNand fill in some of the blanks here." "trained to be an assassin but something happened and youNdecided to opt out of the program." "I don't imagineNthat went over so well." "Since they're after meNforjust peeking through the keyhole... a major way." "Nwhich is why you're in Berlin." "Because Sabatin is one of the few peopleNpursuing the clans which is why they took him out." "But here's a question I can't answer." "Why did you save me?" "OZUNU:" "Your entire life has brought youNto this moment." "Do not fail yourself." "Do not fail your family." "He's wearing a gold watch." "Bring it to me." "[SIGHS]" "[HAND DRYER HUMMING]" "That kind of tickled." "boy!" "Ah!" "[THUNDER CRACKING]" "OZUNU:" "NKeep it." "It will remind you that every moment of your lifeNis a gift I have given you." "my son." "Now the time has comeNfor you to prove you are true Ozunu." "She tried to run from us from our family." "Takeshi caught herNand returned her to us." "Weakness compels strength." "Betrayal begets blood." "This is the law of the Nine Clans." "Hiyah!" "Kill him!" "[GRUNTING]" "[RAIZO SCREAMING]" "You need protection." "Nand I need your help to get him." "Exit here." " You are a size 36?" "N" " What?" "size 34." "If you leave while I'm gone they'll hunt you and kill you." "Do you understand?" "Get undressed." "but do not use soap.NDo you smoke?" "Put your clothes in here." "These jeans are a little tight." "You said 34." "I guess." "This is for our scent." "Right?" "Let's go." "[PHONE RINGING] it's me." "I'm in a bit of trouble." "you're in trouble." "You're in the deepest shitNyou've ever been in." "At least I'm not down here by myself." "Sabatin's guy from the tape?" "NIs he with you?" "Ryan." "Nbut he needs the agency's help." "Mika.N" " I trust him." "I'll do what I can." " Can you meet us?" "N" " Where?" "How about the usual?" "There he is." "it's all right." "He's a good guy." "are you okay?" "N" " Yeah." "Thanks to him." " Why have you done this?" "N" " Done what?" "People will die." " Now!" "NMIKA:" "No!" "AGENT 1:" "NDon't move!" "[GRUNTING]" "MIKA:" "NThis is wrong!" "No!" "No!" "do you read me?" "AGENT 3:" "NMove him!" "What the fuck are you doing?" "Following orders." "sir.N" " Right." "sir." "Looks like he belongs in a boy band." "He couldn't have heard that." "Could he?" "AGENT 2:" "Sir?" "N" " Ryan?" "This is wrong." "it can't be legal." "What is this place?" "NYour own private Guantanamo?" "It's an old GDR safe house.NJamison wants this off the grid." "You're making a huge mistake." "I don't think so." "all tagging your boy." "The only problem we haveNis where to extradite him first." "Nthere's no such thing as ninja and now every city in the worldNhas a warrant for one?" "Mika." "Weren't you telling meNit was ourjob to stop him?" " You're not even listening.N" " You're not saying anything worth hearing." "Wanna do the insubordination tango?" "niet's go." "But not in front of the children." "get out." "let's go!" "I am just trying to..." "Shut up and listen to me.NWe don't have much time." "Now I don't knowNwhat we've stumbled into but somebody's pullingNsome major strings inside." "They want him dead.NHe's been fighting them for years." "I believe you." "I've been in this business too longNnot to smell a setup but we have to be very carefulNhow we handle this and I cannot riskNyou going AWOL on me again." "if you get into trouble you switch this on..." "NI'll find you." "Hey." "You looked thirsty." "NI didn't know about any of this." " I know.N" " You do?" "The only time you lied to meNwas when you told me your size." "How did you know that?" "Your heart." "It is special." "[WHISPERING] Maslow's on our side.NHe's gonna try to help you." "[WHISPERS]nit's too late." "MASLOW:" "NNo one goes here." "can I talk to you?" "Coretti?" "I just..." "I have reason to believe a groupNof ninja may be on their way." "am I right?" "but the situation we discussed..." "I'm working on that." " You have to give me time.N" " We don't have time." "are they?" "N" " They'll be here soon." "How soon?" "Raizo." "go." "we'reNon our way down to the holding cell." "What's your 20?" "AGENT 2 [ON RADIO]:" "NWe're just now entering section four." "AGENT 3:" "NHold your fire." "Hold your fire." " Good way to get killed.N" " I need that cell open." " We're moving the prisoner.N" " Those are not my orders." "RAIZO:" "Mika!" "Get out of here!" "N" " Not without you!" "Then we all die together." "[SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]" "AGENT 1:" "NOpen fire!" "Multiple targets!" " Open that gate.N" " I can't do that." "[MEN SCREAMING AND GUNFIRE] boys." "They're already in the room." "AGENT 1:" "NOpen fire!" "AGENT 2:" "NWe're under attack!" "Unknown number!" "[AGENTS SCREAMING]" "Shit." "[GUNFIRE AND AGENTSNSCREAMING NEARBY]" "Mika." "Shh." "I like you more and more." "all right." "Shit." "[AGENT SCREAMING] hurry.N" " Okay." "I don't wanna sound critical..." "I'm doing the best I can here." " We don't have much time!" "N" " Shit!" "Let's go." "God." "I repea..." "Wait here." "Let's go." "AGENT:" "NWe got two men over on the side!" "get down!" "Look out!" "The car's upstairs." "Go." " Go now.N" " Okay." "NINJA 1:" "NMurderer." "brother." "Nbrother." "Murderer." "NINJA 4:" "Death." "Kill." "Murderer." "Kill him.NJust. Vengeance." "[GRUNTS]" "TAKESHl:" "NLittle brother." "[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]" "Raizo." "[GRUNTING]" "[SCREAMING]" "where are you?" "[CAR STARTS]" "[GASPS]" "Shit." "[THUMP]N[MIKA SCREAMS]" "Ah!" "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "MIKA:" "NFuck!" "my God." "Okay." "Okay." "my God!" "[MIKA SCREAMING]" "[CAR ALARM WAILING]" "[GRUNTING]" "[TIRES SCREECHING]" "[CAR HORN HONKING]" "DRIVER 1:" "NCome on!" "[HORNS HONKING]" "DRIVER 2:" "NWatch it!" "Help!" "[HORNS HONKING]" "RAIZO:" "nah!" "[HORN HONKING]" "[GRUNTING]" "little brother." "Get in!" "I can't believe I found you." "I was waiting for you." "[GRUNTS]" "[RAIZO GRUNTING]" "God." "I have to get you to a hospital." "No." "Not a hospital." "Just keep moving." "[PHONE RINGING] where are you?" "N" " He told me to keep moving." "MASLOW:" "Is he still alive?" "N" " After a fashion." "I'm gonna bring you in." "not this time.N" " There are too many people involved." " It's just a matter of time.N" " I don't think we have much time." "Mika." "Shit." "I know you can't hear me so I'm sure this doesn't matter but I'm gonna say it anyway." "I'm just a forensic researcher." "It's like a fancy way of sayingNI'm a librarian." "I can't do anythingNto help you." "I wanted to thank you for saving my life." "And I hope you can forgive me for this." " Agent Maslow!" "The tracking device.NMASLOW:" "Yeah?" " You got a lock?" "N" " Triangulating her position now." "MASLOW:" "I want the International Task ForceNmobilized and ready to go in five minutes." "NINJA 1:" "nat last." "Kill him." "NINJA 2:" "NSlit his throat." "TAKESHl:" "NNo." "Our father should have the honor." " Take him to Father.NNINJA 1:" "Bring him to Father." "[POLICE SIRENS WAILING]" "AGENT 1:" "Clear.NAGENT 2:" "Clear." "[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]" "They took him 10 minutes ago." "He's gone." "OZUNU:" "NYou are Ozunu." "as I am part of you." "This is the truth of your lives." "And it will remain true after death." "[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]" "[GRUNTS]" "My child." "It is good to see you again." "Do you know there was a time when I looked at you I felt such pride." "No child ever showed more promise." "You are the son I was waiting for the one to take my place." "do you knowNwhat you have done?" "How you have shamed my family?" "How you have hurt me?" "Why do you think I did it?" "Get this thing out of my sight." "[GRUNTS]" "Tonight we avengeNour brothers and sisters." "Tonight we avenge our honor." "Let this death be rememberedNfor a thousand years." "Weakness compels strength." "[RAIZO GRUNTING]" "Betrayal begets blood." "Ah!" "RAIZO:" "NYou are getting weak old man." "RAIZO:" "nah!" "[BEEPING]" "Father!" "[BELL RINGING AND NINJA SHOUTINGNIN JAPANESE]" "AGENT:" "NMove it!" "Shit!" " What took you?" "N" " You knew I'd come?" "Just because I was asleepNdoesn't mean I couldn't hear you." "And I forgive you." "Mika!" "this way." "You swore to meNyou'd stay inside the APC." "sir!" "MASLOW:" "Hit it!" "NAGENT:" "Go!" "Stay here." "with me!" "little brother." "Let us play like old times." "NINJA:" "nah!" "Ah!" "NINJA:" "nah!" "My turn." "AGENT:" "NWatch the roof!" "Do you still think about her?" "Do you remember the sound she madeNwhen I stuck her?" "Ah!" "Ugh!" "TAKESHl:" "nah!" "RAIZO:" "nah!" "AGENT 1:" "NWatch the roof!" "now!" "You remember all I taught you." "[RAIZO SCREAMS]" "You are still Ozunu." "Come." "Beg your father for forgiveness." "Ah!" "OZUNU:" "NYour heart is weak." "Raizo!" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[GRUNTS] this waste because you put yourselfNbefore your family." "This is not my family." "You are not my father." "And the breath I take after I kill you will be the first breath of my life." "Ah!" "run!" "N" " Where is he?" "Where is he?" "RAIZO:" "NGet away!" "Mika!" "No!" "Most children are disappointments not worth the effort to raise." "[GRUNTING]" "Ah!" "[HEART BEATING]" "Mika." "what happened?" "She saved my life." "MASLOW:" "NMedic!" "Medic!" "She'll be all right." "Her heart is special." "I need a medic here now!" " Is she gonna be all right?" "NMEDIC:" "I don't understand." "but..." "My heart is over here." "Come with me." "[THUNDER CRACKING]" "[TAKES DEEP BREATH AND EXHALES]" "The end" "[ENGLISH SDH]"